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SAN  FRANCISCO.  SATURDA  Y,  JANUARY  2,  1892. 


TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


PAOI 

LtADINO  ARTICLE*  : 

Item-  iu  Hrlcf  1 

Hew  Year  Suggestions  - 
Judge  Wallace 

■r  J  >ncs'  Views  - 
i  be  Ormud  Jury  b  Jeremiads 
The  Kir-l  of  tin-  lovestigatlnDfl 

Th.-  1-ate-t  Legislative  Combine  s 

Who  l,  luBUmeT  3 

8ocn.lv                          ..     ...  4 

Society  (continued)                  2."> 

New   ietf  Castonu  6 

Pleasure's  Wand                —  6 

Sparks.                     1 

Over  lu  Oakland 8 

Suap  Shots  (Di  Vernon  J     *J  ' 

The  Looker-Ou  .  1C-11 

You  Live  Me.  Don't  You?  (Poetry)  12  ' 


Paob 

idant  of  Corneille M 

Vo  the  New  Year  [Poeiryl  .  18 

That  Peculiar  Kind  of  Silence  ...   v.i 

Financial  Keview       11 

Town  Crier 16 

Vanities       If, 

-*nu  beams  17 

Wieabadeu  fPoetry) l* 

keal  Property  18 

The  Bour>e  and  Underwriter 19 

scientific  aud  Useful. '20 

J  he  Rose  Jar  21 

Tennis  and  Baseball      22 

"  Biz'  —Summary  of  the  Markets.  28 
"  Indigo  "  at  the  Baldwin  25 

.Sic  Trausit  Gloria  Muudi  (Poetry)  26 

The  Chief  Mau-Killer 28 

Comments  on  Foreign  Affairs  28 


THERE  is  some  consolation  in  the  statement  of  an  European 
scientist,  who  says  that  grip  recurs  at  intervals  of  about 
twenty  years,  and  then  prevails  for  about  four  years.  At  that 
rate  it  has  another  year  to  run.     We  have  bad  quite  enough  of  it. 

A  GOOD  New  Year's  resolution  for  the  Assessor  to  make  would 
be  to  hereafter  see  to  it  that  all  his  assessments,  whether  ar- 
bitrary or  not,  sbal!  be  so  fortified  by  figures  and  documents  that 
he  may  repulse  any  charges  against  him,  and  not  allow  allega- 
tions of  dishonesty  to  pass  unchallenged. 


LET  the  farmers  and  fruit  growers  thoroughout  the  State  re- 
solve on  New  Year's  Day  to  do  all  in  their  power  to  make 
tbe  Californian  Exhibition  at  Chicago  one  deserving  of  our  great 
State.  It  is  a  magnificent  opportunity,  of  which  we  should  take 
every  advantage. 

IF  the  stories  told  about  the  fiendish  acts'of  Bob  Sims  of  Ala- 
bama be  true,  the  friends  of  the  people  alain  by  him  are  justi- 
fied in  their  expressed  determination  to  wipe  Sims  and  his  gang 
off  tbe  face  of  the  earth.  To  protect  itself,  a  community  must 
get  rid  of  such  men  as  Sims,  and  the  more  summary  the  proceed- 
ing, the  better  the  effect. 


NO  W  arises  a  deep  question  in  Court  etiquette.  Tbe  Countess 
Clancarty,  tbe  erstwhile  charming  dance-hall  artist  has  present- 
te  her  husband  with  twins.  Will  the  Queen  make  an  exception  in 
this  case  of  twins,  and  give  the  mother  a  golden  token  of  the 
esteem  in  which  her  Sovereign  holds  her  for  having  done  her 
duty  so  well?     The  world  waits. 


THE  crank  who  wants  to  abduct  Jay  Gould's  daughter  is  not 
as  cranky  as  the  papers  try  to  make  hi  in.  The  scheme  is  a 
good  one;  there's  millions  in  it,  and  if  the  fellow  would  only  in- 
clude old  Jay  himself  in  the  abduction,  what  a  glad  New  Year's 
surprise  it  would  be  to  Wall  street. 


IT  is  said  that  Emperor  William  may  visit  America.  If  the 
erratic  Kaiser  does  make  a  tour  of  this  land  of  the  «» free  "  and 
home  of  the  b.  is,  he  will  find  it  advisable  not  to  utter  incendiary 
opinions,  for  while  he  may  succeed  in  brow-beating  the  rulers  of 
Europe,  he  will  find  it  a  different  game  talking  back  to  a  Tam- 
many Chief  or  a  Washington  boodle  ringer. 


GLADSTONE  was  eighty-two  years  old  on  Tuesday  last.  Re- 
spectora  of  good  government  the  world  over  join  in  wishing 
him  a  long  extension  of  his  lease  of  life,  and  a  continuation  of  his 
good  works  in  behalf  of  his  country.  He  is  one  of  the  few  mighty 
men  left  in  the  world,  whose  names  will  be  emblazoned  upon  the 
roll  of  their  country  forever. 

MR.  MOGAN  was  somewhat  slow  in  giving  up  the  title  of  his 
now  famous  strip  of  land  to  complete  the  Post  Office  site.  It 
is  now  a  question  whether,  in  face  of  the  storm  of  protests 
against  the  selection,  tbe  Washington  authorities  will  confirm  the 
choice,  even  with  a  complete  title.  The  site  is  not  a  popular  one, 
unwholesome  allegations  have  been  made  regarding  the  manner 
and  cause  of  its  selection.  All  the  papers  in  the  city  protest 
against  its  confirmation,  and  in  view  of  all  the  facts,  the  people 
at  Washington  could  not  do  better  than  to  give  the  local  commis- 
sion one  more  chance. 


TH  K  benefit*  of  the  leland  Stanford  Junior  University  are  t<>  be 
Increased  t»y  a  series  >'f  free,  popular  leotoreetobegtven  there 
daring  January,  Professor  John  Henry  Oomstock  will  give 
lectures  f->r  three  months,  on  Insects,  and  valuable  lectures  will 
aleo  be  given  on  fruit  growing  The  university  Is  n  very  lro« 
portent  Vector  for  the  public  good,  and  tbe  extension  of  us  in- 
fluence by  these  lectures  i*  highly  commendable. 

ANOTHER  victim  of  tbe  faith-care  has  died  in  New  York.  The 
patient  bed  ■  simple  case  of  Indigestion,  which  could  have  been 
easily  cured  by  medical  means,  but  she  rejected  all  physicians, 
and  placed  her  faith  in  the  prayers  of  other  believers,  the  In- 
tercession ol  Providence.  The  faith-carer  should  be  controlled  by 
penal  Statute,  and  if  the  cause  of  the  death  of  a  foolish  man  or 
woman,  should  be  made  to  answer  fur  it. 

THE  Morgae  should  have  a  separate  building.  Tbe  New  City 
Hall  is  not  the  place  for  it.  It  should  be  apart  from  any  oilier 
department  of  the  city  government.  For  years  this  city  bus  been 
trying  to  get  a  decent  place  fur  its  dead.-  The  recent  agitation  of 
the  Women's  Society  fur  the  Prevention  of  Public  Abuses  ban  had 
the  good  effect  (if  arousing  a  public  sentiment  on  the  Morgue 
question,  which  will  not  be  subdued  until  the  Supervisors  pro- 
vide a  proper  place  in  a  separate  building  for  the  Morgue. 


AT  an  entertainment  given  by  the  people  of  St.  Paul's  Church, 
on  last  Monday  evening,  according  to  the  programme,  "Good 
Tidings"  was  recited  by  Christopher  Buckley.  Was  that  ironical 
or  merely  a  peculiarly  happy  coincidence  in  name  and  subject? 
The  original  Christopher  has  been  reciting  good  tidings  ever  since 
the  Supreme  Court  was  heard  from  on  the  Grand  Jury  matter. 


THE  Texan  cowboys  who  captured  a  train  and  put  off  a  Chi- 
cago drummer  because  he  wore  a  red  cravat  and  a  high  silk 
hat,  should  receive  the  thanks  of  many  thousands  who  have  suf- 
fered silently  from  the  red  cravat  and  silk  hat  combination  for 
some  time.  A  man  who  so  attires  himself  is  a  suspicious  char- 
acter, and  should  not  be  allowed  in  the  society  of  cowboys  or 
other  respectable  freebooters. 


SAGE'S  dynamiter  seems  to  have  many  emulators  in  New 
York,  all  of  whom,  it  is  noticeable,  are  animated  more  by  a 
desire  to  become  suddenly  rich,  than  to  kill  any  one.  The  man 
who  wanted  to  examine  Vanderbilt's  brains  to  find  out  the  secret 
of  his  money-making  power,  had  a  method  in  his  madness,  for 
many  perfectly  sane  men  are  ready  to  take  oath  that  Vanderbilt 
and  the  other  Eastern  multi-millionaires  have  brains  of  abnormal 
construction,  with  a  particularly  large  amount  of  gray  matter, 
which  is  devoted  exclusively  to  acquisitiveness. 


THE  newspaper  correspondents  will  have  a  hard  time  of  it,  if 
the  Chilean  war  does  not  come  off,  according  to  dates.  After 
75,000  men  have  been  called  for,  according  to  fakirs,  ships-of-war 
prepared  for  action,  and  President  Harrison  and  his  cabinet 
attired  in  their  uniforms,  it  will  be  bitterly  disappointing  to  the 
space  writers  if  war  be  not  declared.  Among  the  disappointed 
will  also  be  the  gentlemen  at  the  Naval  Reserve,  who  recently 
smelled  powder  on  the  San  Francisco,  and  also  learnedjmuch  re- 
garding the  manipulation  of  a  derrick  in  repelling  boarders. 

THE  local  Democrats  want  harmony  in  the  party,  and  the 
County  Committee  has  clothed  itself  in  samite  and  entered 
upon  a  highly  moral  campaign,  in  which  the  usual  "hurrah" 
methods  are  not  to  be  indulged  in.  Buckley  is  of  course  a  dead 
duck  (according  to  the  reformers),  but  it  is  very  remarkable  how 
strong  bis  "recent"  followers  are  in  the  County  Committee. 
That  body  is  yet  in  the  hands  of  the  Boss,  and  if  he  return,  his 
boast  that  he  would  have  revenge  may  prove  no  idle  one.  Heroic 
measures  are  needed  to  rid  San  Francisco  of  this  incubus.  If  the 
local  Democracy  would  succeed  at  the  polls  let  it  purge  itself  of 
all  tbe  remnants  of  Buokleyism.  His  name  is  as  a  curse.  It  will 
kill  any  ticket.  All  known  Buckleyites  should  be  got  rid  of  as 
soon  as  possible. 

CALIFORNIA  has  received  a  generous  allowance  of  space  at  the 
World's  Fair,  24,000  feet  within  the  walls  of  the  horticultural 
building  having  been  awarded  us,  besides  several  thousand  feet  of 
table  space  for  an  exhibition  of  fruits.  Most  of  this  space  will 
doubtless  go  to  Southern  California,  the  leading  counties  of  which 
section  are  acting  together  in  an  endeavor  to  make  the  exhibition 
of  California  citrus  fruits  at  the  Fair  one  unequaled  in  the  dis- 
plays of  any  similar  exposition.  It  is  thought  that  the  northern 
citrus  belt  will  also  contribute  to  the  display,  and  the  people  of 
Auburn  and  vicinity  are  now  [exerting  themselves  to  make  a 
proper  representation  of  their  resources  at  Chicago.  California 
will  probably  be  called  on  for  a  large  number  of  palms  and  other 
tropical  trees  and  plants  for  general  decorative  purposes.  The 
Commissioners,  who  will  meet  in  this  city  on  the  12th  inst.,  are 
all  active,  energetic  men,  who  fully  appreciate  the  magnitude  of 
the  work  they  have  undertaken,  and  who  intend  to  make  the 
State's  exhibit  at  Chicago  one  that  will  arouse  the  envy  of  the 
world,  and  cause  thousands  of  desirable  immigrants  to  come  to 
us,  so  that  they  may  enjoy  our  bounties. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  2,  1892. 


NEW    YEAR    SUGGESTIONS. 


THE  year  1S02  comes  to  us  like  a  young  giant,  fall  of  strength 
and  promise.  Its  record  will  have  to  be  a  good  one  to  beat 
that  of  its  immediate  predecessor,  but  we  are  strong  in  the  faith 
that  it  will.  The  causes,  whose  effects  are  good  times,  appear  to 
be  present  in  an  exceptional  degree  Large  production,  great 
business  activity,  and  more  than  the  average  chance  for  money 
making  are  to  distinguish  the  new  year  now  close  upon  us,  or  we 
have  been  students  of  the  signs  that  indicate  material  prosperity 
to  little  purpose.  The  past  year,  as  we  have  said,  will  be  bard  to 
beat.  It  has  done  excellently  well  for  California,  and  our  country, 
as  a  whole,  has  had  reason  to  be  more  than  satisfied.  Even  that 
chronic  grumbler,  the  farmer,  has  been  silenced.  This  time  last 
year  the  "  croaker  "  was  abroad  in  the  land,  and  made  us  all 
fearfully  acquainted  with  his  presence,  through  his  lamentable 
predictions  of  what  was  about  to  befall  him  and  bis.  The  coun- 
try, it  was  declared,  was  going  to  the  "  demnition  bow-wows," 
unless  something  was  speedily  done  to  save  it.  The  farmers  of 
the  Great  West  were  denominated  the  back-bone  of  the  country, 
without  which  it  could  not  get  along.  Yet  they,  strange  to  say, 
proclaimed  that  they  had  lost  their  own  back-bone.  They  were 
disheartened,  and  demanded  that  the  Government  should  come 
to  their  aid,  and  do  all  sorts  pf  things  for  them  that  they  were 
better  able  to  do  for  themselves.  The  Farmers'  Alliance  was  one 
of  the  outcomes  of  that  period.  It  is  the  most  worthy  fact  of 
that  time  that,  whilst  the  farmers  were  willing  to  be  helped  by 
their  fellow-contributors  to  the  National  Treasury,  they  kept 
their  powder  dry.  In  other  words,  they  helped  themselves,  and, 
as  is  usually  the  case  when  men  do  that.  Providence  was  not  long 
in  giving  them  a  lift  out  of  the  rut  in  which  they  assumed  to  be 
stuck  fast.  They  put  in  crops  which  turned  out  splendidly,  and, 
large  as  they  were,  a  hungry  world  supplied  more  than  mouths 
enough  to  consume  them  all,  and,  as  a  consequence,  prices  are 
high,  and  will,  almost  certainly,  be  higher.  Thus  ended  the  oc- 
cupation of  the  croaker.  It  was  a  valuable  lesson,  that  may  well 
be  improved  at  this  time. 

The  trouble  with  all  too  many  of  our  people  is  that  they  do  not 
sufficiently  trust  the  land  to  which  they  have  fallen  heir?.  By 
"trusting  the  land"  we  do  not  alone  mean  relying  upon  its 
capacity  to  grow  wheat,  or  corn,  or  fruit,  or  edibles  merely : 
although  these  are  matters  of  tremendous  importance.  We  were, 
however,  thinking  of  the  natural  wealth  of  the  country  in  a 
broader  sense  than  in  its  capacity  to  produce  the  fruits  of  the 
earth.  We  were  thinking  of  it  in  comparison  with  other  lands, 
and  of  the  incomparable  manner  in  which  it  distances  them  all  in 
everything  that  goes  to  make  a  country  rich  in  resources  not  sup- 
plied by  the  art  of  man.  Its  vast  forests,  its  great  watercourses,  its 
inexhaustible  fields  of  coal,  iron  and  other  minerals,  the  enormous 
area  and  capacity  of  its  fertile  soil,  its  natural  oil  and  gas  wells, 
and  the  many  other  sources  of  wealth  natural  to  the  land  in 
which  we  live,  stamp  it — we  do  most  verily  believe — as  a  heritage 
reserved  by  a  special  providence,  until  men  were  prepared  to  love 
liberty,  practice  the  arts  of  peace,  and  further  the  progress  of 
civilization.  If,  as  a  people,  Amer  cans  err  in  one  thing  more 
than  another,  we  jare  persuaded  it  is  not  sufficiently  realizing 
and  trusting  the  destined  greatness  of  their  country.  If  they  had 
less  inventive  genius  than  they  happily  have,  or  were  endowed 
with  only  half  the  mechanical  skill  they  possess,  or  were  like 
Samson,  shorn  of  their  locks  and  reduced  to  the  average  physical 
stamina  of,  say,  the  South  American  Latin  races,  the  United 
States  would  still  become  rich  and  powerful.  A  country  with  its 
teeming  natural  wealth,  could  not  be  kept  poor  in  these  days  of 
railroads  and  steam  lines,  even  though  it  were  given  up  to  a 
much  less  virile  people.  We  say,  then,  that  if  we  will  but  trust 
the  land,  we  shall  never  have  much  to  complain  of  in  the  way  of 
material  prosperity.  But  we  must  twist  it  by  showing  our  con- 
fidence in  it,  in  much  the  same  manner  that  the  farmers  of  the 
West  did.  They  continued  to  till  it.  We,  in  like  manner,  must 
not  only  cultivate  it:  we  must  search  out  all  its  possibilities,  and 
with  these  revealed,  there  need  be  no  hard  times  in  this  highly 
favored  country. 

True  as  this  is  in  regard  to  the  country  as  a  whole,  the  people 
of  the  Pacific  Coast  have  the  happy  felicity  to  know  that  it  is,  in 
even  a  more  emphatic  sense,  true  of  California.  In  no  siaylar 
area  in  all  the  world  is  there  such  an  enjoyable  variety  of  climate, 
such  a  wide  range  of  products  useful  and  agreeable  to  man,  or 
such  an  abundance  of  riches  in  the  form  of  natural  wealth.  Our 
people  are  depending  more  and  more  upon  the  land  each  recurring 
year.  Yet  there  is  room  for  improvement  in  this  direction.  Too 
many  able-bodied  men,  aye,  and  women,  too,  crowd  our  cities  and 
live  by  their  wits.  They  should  betake  themselves  to  the  country, 
where  the  soil  only  waits  to  be  tickled  by  the  plow  in  order  to 
laugh  into  a  beautiful  harvest.  If  they  are  poor,  they  can  get 
employment.  If  they  have  a  little  money,  they  can  easily  secure 
enough  land  to  begin  with,  and  with  either  employment  or  money, 
they  need  not  doubt  the  future.  With  a  prosperous  new  year, 
there  will  be,  in  the  main,  a  happy  new  year,  and  that  is  what 
the  News  Lettek  wishes  its  readers  everywhere. 


JUDGE   WALLACE. 

JUDGE  WALLACE  is  conceded  on  all  sides  to  be  a  man  of 
high  legal  attainments,  and,  of  course,  nobody  doubted  that 
if  he  chose  to  violate  the  proprieties  of  his  position,  and,  from 
the  Bench,  attack  his  official  superiors,  he  would  bring  much 
learning  and  legal  acumen  to  his  assistancp.  But  we  venture  the 
assertion  that  no  jurist  in  this  State,  or  any  other,  will  approve 
the  course  he  sa.w  -fit  to  pursne  the  other  day.  For  the  Court 
below  to  sit  in  judgment  upon  the  reversal  of  its  own  decision  by 
the  Court  above,  is  to  inaugurate  a  new  departure  in  jurispru- 
dence that  violates  the  best  traditions  of  the  Bench  and  Bar;  that 
is  calculated  to  bring  the  law  and  its  administrators  into  con- 
tempt, and  to  cause  the  average  man  to  rebel  against  both.  It 
may  be  that,  in  order  to  accomplish  a  political  end,  Judge  Wallace 
intended  his  revolutionary  methods  to  result  in  just  that  kind  of 
rebellion.  But  if  that  be  the  role  upon  which  he  has  intentionally 
entered — and  no  man  I  etter  comprehends  the  logic  of  his  own 
acta  than  be  —  the  ermine  should  not  be  used  as  a  cloak 
to  cover  his  designs,  nor  to  shield  him  from  their  consequences. 
He  not  only  assumed  to  sit  in  judgment  on  the  Appellate  Court; 
he  pre- u rued  to*  insinuate  that  which  even  the  ignorant  could 
understand,  hue  which  he  did  not  find  the  courage  to  say.  He 
harangued  for  s'lne  two  hours  a  Grand  Jury  functus  officio,  and 
with  whom  he  had  therefore  nothing  more  to  do,  save  to  dismiss 
them.  To  serve  a  personal  end  he  violated  the  intent  and  spirit  of 
the  order  of  the  Court  above  for  two  hours,  and,  even  more,  be 
permitted  and  thanked  the  Dick,  Tom  and  Jerry,  he  bad, without 
color  of  law.  packed  into  the  jury-box  to  cowardly  slander  the 
Judges  elected  to  give  him  the  law,  and  he  even  thanked  the  retiring 
riff-raff  for  defiling  the  records  of  his  Court  with  a  document  that 
might  well  put  a  Billingsgate  fish  woman  to  blush.  It  greatly 
aggravates  Judge  Wallace's  offenses  that  he  is  an  ex-Chief  Justice 
of  the  State.  He  has  been  on  the  Supreme  Bench,  and  knows 
the  duty  due  it  by  the  Courts  below,  and  which  duty  no  Supreme 
Judge  was  ever  more  imperious  in  exacting  than  he.  The  trouble 
with  Judge  Wallace  is  that  be  is  an  able  man  run  wild  through 
disappointed  ambition.  Unable  to  regain  a  seat  on  the  Supreme 
Bench,  he  became  Buckley's  tool  to  pull  his  railroad  chestnuts 
out  of  the  fire,  promulgated  the  monstrous  doctrine  that  rail- 
roads were  public  and  not  private  property,  burnt  bis  fingers, 
and  has  been  nursing  his  sores  ever  since,  with  the  result  that 
they  are  sorer  to-day  than  ever. 


SENATOR    JONES'    VIEWS. 


SENATOR  JOHN  P.  JONES,  of  Nevada,  is  a  friend  of  the  Ad- 
ministration, a  clear  thinker,  a  cautious  speaker,  and  a  safe 
man  generally.  He  does  not  often  submit  to  the  »'  interviewer," 
but  when  be  does,  it  is  because  he  has  something  to  say.  He  is 
spending  the  holidays  at  hia  Santa  Monica  home,  and  there  has 
had  himself  interviewed,  because  be  evidently  thinks  he  is  in  the 
line  of  duty  in  referring  to  a  matter  that  is  ot  special  public  inter- 
est at  this  time.  He  regrets  that  this  country  has  not  treated 
Chile  with  "  greater  forbearance  and  patience,"  and  thinks  it 
should  have  »  made  allowance  for  the  fact  that  at  the  time  of  the 
Baltimore  incident  there  was  no  well-established  government,  and 
that  mob  rule  had  not  yet  been  supplanted  by  the  civil  author- 
ities." The  Senator  fears  that  wise  counsels  are  not  prevailing, 
and  that  there  may  be  needless  strife,  that  will  prove  inconvenient 
to  Pacific  Coast  interests.  That  is  the  view  this  journal  has  ex- 
pressed from  the  beginning.  He  agrees  with  the  News  Letter 
that  Seiior  Matta's  letter  completely  turns  the  tables  on  Blaine. 
As  the  matter  is  assuming  serious  importance,  we  print  in  parallel 
columns  Blaine's  dispatch  to  Italy  and  Chile's  dispatch  to  Blaine: 


Blaine  to  Italy. 
"Even  if  i he  National  tjovern- 
meut  had  the  eutire  juri.-dictiou 
over  the  alleeed  murderer-,  it  could 
not  give  assurauce  to  any  foreign 
power  that  they  should  he  punished. 
The  Pres  dent  is  unable  to  s-re  hnw 
auy  government  coul"  j 1 1  > 1 1  y  give 
an  assurance  of  this  character  in  ad- 
vance of  a  trial  and  a  verdict  of 
guilty.  I  have  informed  Barou  Fava 
that  the  unhappy  tragi  dy  at  New 
Orleans  will  be  must  thoroughly  in- 
vestigated *  *  lint  this  Govern- 
ment will  uot  permit  itself  to  be  un- 
duly hurried,  uor  will  it  make 
answer  to  auy  demand  until  every 
faci  essential  to  a  judgment  is  ascer- 
tained by  legal  authority." 


Chile  to  Blaine. 
"The  MiuUter  of  Foreign  Affairs 
can  only  rec-  guize  the  jurisdiction 
and  authority  of  nis  own  couutry  to 
judire  and  punish  the  guilty  in 
Chi  eau  territory.  The  Adminis- 
trative and  judicial  minorities  are 
investigating  the  matter  under 
Chilean  law  in  teeret,  but  the  time 
has  not  yet  arrived  to  make  known 
the  result  When  that  time  does  ar- 
rive he  will  communicate  the  re- 
sult, although  he  does  not  recognize 
auy  other  authority  compeieuc  to 
judge  criminal  cases  than  that  estab- 
lished by  the  Chilean  people  He  can 
see  nothing  iu  this  delay  that  should 
imperil  the  frieudly  relations  be 
tweeu  the  two  countries." 


THE  South  of  the  Park  Improvement  Club  has  shown  com- 
mendable enterprise  in  pushing  the  building  of  the  ocean 
boulevard.  This  boulevard  scheme  has  been  discussed  for  de- 
eades,  and  now  that  it  is  at  last  fairly  under  way,  the  work  should 
be  continued  rapidly  until  it  is  completed.  The  boulevard  will 
be  elevated,  one  hundred  feet  wide  and  two  miles  long,  extending 
along  the  ocean  beach  fron  the  Park  to  the  pueblo  line.  It  will 
be  macadamized  and  rolled,  and  put  in  as  fine  condition  as  the 
Park  driveways.  The  boulevard  should  be  very  popular,  as  it 
will  be  a  driveway  unequaled  in  the  world. 


Jan.  2.   1 


BAN   KK  ^NCISCO   NEWS   I  ETTER, 


THE    GRAND    JURY  S    J^REMIADE. 


TBI  iftimimm  wrrba  of  the  Grand  Jury**  report  is  before  US.  It 
b  a  remarkable— a  eery  remarkable  document.  In  the  name 
of  all  that  the  ootnmonesi  of  our  oommon  schools  ought  t « »  have 
done,  but  failed  to  do.  w  ho  \%  r.-u-  ||  :  Korenmn  Henley  repudiates 
having  bad  a  band  in  it?  construction.  It  was  hardly  nee 
he  should  have  taken  the  trouble,  for  by  no  possibility  could  it 
have  entered  any  sane  man's  bead  that  a  member  of  a  "  learned  " 
profession  bad  anything  to  do  with  it.  A  crazy-quilt  in  the  ir- 
regularity of  its  construction,  a  jumble  of  pieces  out  of  a  school- 
boy's puzzle  box  in  the  difficulty  of  matting  its  parts  tit  together, 
a  lover'?  maze  in  the  almost  superhuman  effort  required  to  find 
its  logical  beginning  or  end,  or  to  tuake  head  or  tail  of  it,  it  is  a 
mass  of  pretentious  words  strung  together  without  regard  to 
sense,  fact,  or  the  simplest  requirements  of  the  English  language. 
We  had  not  supposed  it  within  the  region  of  imaginable  possibili- 
ty that  a  "specially  selected"  Grand  Juryman  could  have  fathered 
such  a  document,  and  the  surprise  to  all  but  the  veriest  ignoram- 
uses is,  that  so  learned  and  distinguished  a  jurist  as  \V.  T.  Wallace 
did  not  take  precautions  to  prevent  an  occasion,  which  for  him 
was  a  very  important  one,  being  belittled  and  discredited  by  an 
official  document  that  would  have  disgraced  a  ten-year-old  boy 
oat  of  a  bedge  school  fifty  years  ago.  To  give  such  parts  of  the 
report  as  justify  this  description  would  be  to  quote  nearly  the 
whole  document,  and  that  would  be  a  fraud  upon  our  space  and 
a  failure  to  give  our  subscribers  their  money's  worth. 

To  give  a  fair  idea  of  the  courage  of  the  whole,  it  is  very  safe 
to  judge  it  by  the  parts  we  are  about  to  give.  It  is  worse  in  some 
other  places,  and  nowhere  better.  The  essential  element  of  a 
Grand  Jury  report  is  that  it  shall  be  true,  and  it  is  manifestly  not 
that  on  its  face  when  it  reports  one  fact  two  opposite  ways.  Of 
that  kind  of  thing  the  precious  document  contains  several  more 
or  less  pronounced  specimens.  For  reasons,  not  alone  known  to 
himself,  the  Grand  Jury's  singular  scribe  desired  to  placate  the 
school  teachers,  and  with  that  end  in  view,  proceeded  to  say : 
"  The  teachers,  with  few  exceptions,  are  efficient  instructors  of  our 
youth,  and  tbe  citizens  of  San  Francisco  have  just  cause  to  be 
proud  of  this  department  of  our  city  government."  Without 
stopping  to  inquire  how  he  knew  the  "  efficient  instructors  "  were 
"  few  "  or  many,  we  pass  on  to  what  he  says  of  the  department 
in  bis  very  next  paragraph:  "This  system  (appointment  by  in- 
dividual Directors  of  their  friends,  political  and  otherwise)  has 
engendered  a  greed  for  patronage  which  has  filled  our  schools  with 
a  large  number  of  useless  teachers.  *  *  Members  of  the  Board 
are  loaded  down  with  pledges  to  appoint  their  political  friends, 
irrespective  of  their  fitness  for  tbe  position.  *  *  Glaring  de- 
fects have  grown  up  in  the  course  of  years,  which  will,  in  time, 
destroy  the  usefulness  of  our  schools.  *  *  If  less  were  tp3nt  on 
teachers  not  required,  there  would  be  ample  funds  to  furnish  suit- 
able accommodation  to  every  child  applying  for  admission.  *  * 
Sorue  of  tbe  class-rooms  are  unfit  for  human  habitation."  Yet 
we  are  told  we  should  be  proud  of  the  department!  In  other 
words,  what  is  described  as  white  in  one  part  of  the  report,  is 
pronounced  black,  and  very  black  at  that,  only  a  few  lines  further 
on.  One  statement  or  the  other  must  be  false,  and  coming  from 
a  Grand  Juror,  sworn  to  find  nothing  but  the  truth,  is  a  reckless 
proceeding,  to  which  the  law  gives  another  name. 

A  judicial  body,  such  as  a  Grand  Jury  is,  bound  by  law, 
propriety,  and  the  requirements  of  a  good  example,  is  made 
to  blow  hot  and  cold  in  its  treatment  of  its  official 
superiors,  the  popularly  elected  Supreme  Judges  of  the 
State.  We  are  told  that  they  decided  against  ■«  tbe  law,  the  right, 
and  the  truth,"  and  that  "  when  there  is  r.o  confidence  in  the 
law-giver,  there  can  be  no  virtue  in  the  law."  In  the  very  next 
breath  we  are  assured  that  "this  apothegm  cannot,  perhaps,  be 
applied  to  this  body  (the  Supreme  Court)  for  it  has  been  selected 
by  the  people  and  they  (sic)  must  be  assumed  to  be  righteous  and 
honorable  men."  This  kind  of  cowardice  marks  the  entire  docu- 
ment. Although  it  is  full  of  the  tallest  kind  of  talk  about  rascals, 
no  names  are  mentioned,  save  those  of  Bruner  and  Buckley, 
whom  it  was  safe  to  name,  because  everybody  bad  named  them 
already.  Yet  it  would  have  been  of  all  things  interesting  to  learn 
who  the  o  vultures  "  are,  who  are  "  eating  into  our  vitals,"  rend- 
ering "  Christian  civilization  impossible,"  and  who,  if  not  speed- 
ily overtaken  and  punished,  will  "  cause  organi/.edjsociety  to  per- 
ish." Talk  of  this  kind,  born  of  the  stump,  is  well  enough  in  its 
way,  at  a  political  meeting,  but  is  altogether  out  of  place  in  an 
official  presentment  by  a  Grand  Jury,  unless  backed  by  names, 
facts,  dates  and  proofs.  A  Grand  Jury  has  every  right  to  indict 
men  for  proven  crime,  but  no  right  whatever  to  kill  them  by 
innuendo.  It's  sworn  duty  is  to  protect  them  from  that  sort 
of  thing.  Great  evils,  undoubtedly  afflict  this  community,  but  it 
has  happily  been  spared  tbe  greatest  evil  of  all:  the  Grand  In- 
quisition of  the  county  has  been  saved  from  falling  into  the 
hands  of  disgruntled  politicians,  disappointed  place-seekers,  and 
men  gangre-ned  by  private  malice,  The  Supreme  Court'i  decision 
finds  it's  sufficient  justification  for  setting  this  jury  aside  in  the 
stupidly  ignorant  and  cowardly  document  to  which  we  have  not 
space  to  further  allude. 


THE     FIRST    OF    THE    INVESTIGATIONS 

THE  tir-t  of  the  many  investigations  likely  to  be  Instituted  by 
tin-  Congress  baa  just  been  ordered.  Tbe  honesty  ol  the 
Pension  Bureau  has  long  i»rt*n  doubted,  and  now  the  bottom  fact* 
are  to  be  got  at  by  a  Special  Committee  of  tbe  blouse.  Lei  oa 
bope  that  tbe  Bureau  «  II  come  out  unscathed,  for  ||  would  be  " 
humiliating  Fact  to  discover  that  even  the  soldier's  pensions  were 
nol  safe  from  tbe  marauders  of  tbe  period.  Tbe  charges,  how- 
ever, are  not  of  a  very  reinsuring  nature.  General  B 
Iteved  i"  be  fn  league  with  the  pension  agents;  in  fact,  the  pnrt- 
ner  of  tbe  most  unscrupulous  of  tbenii  and  to  he  managing  the 
Pension  Bureau  in  their  interest,  lie  is  known  to  have  been  in- 
terested financially  in  a  doubtful  refrigerator  enterprise,  and  to 
have  practically  forced  employes  in  the  Bureau  to  take  stock  in 
it  by  giving  them  to  understand  that  they  would  thereby  improve 
their  chances  of  promotion.  Me  is  said  to  have  violated  tbe  civil 
service  rules  repeatedly  in  regard  to  changes  among  his  officers. 
His  own  son  was  detected  in  taking  money  of  the  Bureau  entrusted 
to  his  care,  and  in  appointments  which  were  obtained  oy  surrep- 
titious examinations,  and  was  allowed  to  resign  by  the  Presi- 
,  dent.  Baum's  most  recent  offense  is  charged  to  be  his  seeking  to 
I  have  discharged  from  the  Government  service  three  officers  who 
'  exposed  his  son's  rascalities.  The  most  serious  charges  against 
|  him  have  been  made  in  the  New  York  Tribune,  the  leading  or- 
gan of  the  administration.  The  pension  appropriations  are  so 
large  that  enormous  thefts  are  possible  somewhere  between  tbe 
Bureau  and  the  soldier's  pockets. 


WHO    IS    TO    BLAME? 


T 


HE  NEWS  LETTER  pursued  Buckley  during  the  whole  course 
1  of  bis  evil  public  career,  and  brought  more  of  bis  acts  of  wrong- 
doing to  light  than  all  -  of  its  contemporaries  put  together, 
ruany  of  whom  extended  him  aid  indirectly,  which  they  dare  not 
have  vouchsafed  openly.  Even  certain  of  tbe  most  active  of  the 
recent  illegal  Grand  Jury  were  then  his  pals,  and  never  tired  of 
inveighing  against  this  journal  for  its  opposition  to  the  great,  tbe 
successful  and  only  possible  leader.  The  question  is  now  being 
discussed  as  to  who  was  to  blame  for  this  man's  bold  on  power. 
The  only  fair  statement  in  the  whole  of  the  illegal  Grand  Jury's 
report  refers  to  that  point.  When  it  is  said  that  tbe  corporations 
which  "  came  down  "  at  his  bidding,  made  him  what  he  was,  that 
is  said  which  is  not  true?  Somebody  else  made  him  to  their  great 
cost.  The  money  which  first  enabled  him  to  carry  the  primaries 
made  him.  After  that  he  was  master  of  the  situation.  He  then 
controlled  "  tbe  machine  "  that  ground  out  nominations  and  made 
judges,  supervisors  and  legislators.  He  avowed  that  he  ran  poli- 
tics for  coin,  and  so  it  came  that  there  was  not  an  act  that  an 
official  could  perform,  but  could  be  had  by  purchase.  The  cor- 
porations were  in  turn  given  trouble  until  they  were  compelled 
"to  step  round  and  see  him."  That  is  his  history  in  brief.  Such 
history  is  now  in  process  of  repeating  itself.  Crimmins  and  Kelly 
are  being  given  a  greater  hold  on  power  than  he  ever  possessed, 
and  are  being  given  it  quietly,  whilst  "  the  dear  people  "  are  pur- 
suing a  false  scent  after  a  drowned  rat. 


THE    LATEST    LEGISLATIVE    COMBINE. 


FAYLOR'S  "combine"  of  Senators,  who  cleaned  up  $7,000  fur 
their  two  years'  term,  have  been  improved  upon  in  an  open 
way  down  in  Brazil.  It  took  Congress  there  fifty  days  to  pass 
its  first  important  bill.  It  related  to  members'  salaries.  Tbe 
precedents  hrought  out  in  the  debate  on  that  important  public 
question  showed  that  the  stipend  of  the  members  of  the  first 
Constituent  Assembly,  after  the  separation  from  Portugal,  was 
ff  1,200  a  year.  That  amount  continued  to  be  paid  to  members  of 
Parliament  down  to  1873,  when  the  change  was  made  to  the  rate 
of  $37  50  a  legislative  day  for  Senators  and  $25  a  day  for  Deputies. 
A  natural  indifference  to  the  length  of  sessions  was  observable 
under  that  arrangement,  and  was  used  as  an  argument  for  not 
continuing  it  under  the  Republic.  But  a  proposition  to  make  the 
pay  $500  for  tbe  whole  session  was  voted  down  and  the  old  plan 
of  payment  by  the  day  adopted.  There  arose  a  dispute  between 
the  two  houses  over  the  amount  tbe  members  of  each  should  re- 
ceive. It  was  finally  agreed  that  genuine  republican  principles 
required  equality  of  payment,  and,  as  tbe  Senator  would  not  come 
down,  the  Deputies  agreed  to  go  up,  and  the  rate  for  both  was 
fixed  at  $37.50.  So  it  came  that  each  member  received  $1,875  for 
the  trouble  of  voting  it,  and  expected  to  go  on  at  the  same  rate  as 
long  as  his  term  of  three  years  lasted.  Yet  our  well-informed 
dailies  have  been  abusing  Fonseca  fordissolving  such  a  Congress. 
It  ia  back  again,  however. 

THE  cbildrens'  day  at  the  Park  should  be  made  an  annual  insti- 
tution. Three  thousand  happy  orphans,  loaded  with  presents, 
and  burdened  with  go  d  dinners  and  countless  pop-corn  balls  and 
candies,  is  a  sight  to  make  ev-  n  an  old  Scrouge  happy.  The  Park 
Commie-oners  are  deserving  of  high  praise  lor  the  active  interest 
taken  by  them  in  all  charitable  matters,  and  for  the  willing  aid 
they  always  extend  whenever  it  is  in  their  power  to  assist  a  pop- 
ular movement. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  2,  1892. 


ASIDE  from  the  usual  preparations  for,  and  festivities  conse- 
quent upon,  the  Christtuasiide,  last  week  was  compara- 
tively quiet  in  society  circles.  Christmas  trees  and  Christmas 
dinners  were  thealmost  exclusive  thought  in  every  home,  and  the 
season  was  very  thoroughly  enjoyed  in  the  family  circle.  One 
of  the  most  enjoyable  of  the  Christmas  eve  parties,  was  that 
arranged  by  Mrs.  Volney  Spalding  at  the  Bella  Vista,  where  a 
gorgeous  Christmas  tree,  laden  with  gifts  for  the  young,  was  the 
chief  feature  of  the  early  hours.  Then  came  dancing  and  supper 
fur  the  elders,  and  afterwards  more  dancing  until  far  on  toward 
njorning. 


Tuesday  evening,  the  first  of  the  regular  hops  of  the  season, 
which  will  be  given  on  alternate  Tuesday  nights,  took  place  at 
the  Presidio, where  the  hop-room  was  prettily  trimmed  with  green 
boughs  and  red  berries. 

Irving  Hall  presented  a  very  attractive  appearance  during  the 
week,  the  ladies  of  the  Church  of  the  Advent  holding  therein 
their  Cnristuias  Bazar  in  aid  of  the  Building  Fund.  An  excellent 
lunch  was  spread  each  day,  and  in  the  evening  varied  perform- 
ances were  given. 


Mrs.  John  Landers'  recent  tea  was  a  very  pleasant  gathering. 
The  decorations  of  the  house  were  distinctly  Christmas  in  their 
character,  and  daylight  was  carefully  excluded.  Mrs.  Fred  Tal- 
lant  assisted  her  mother  in  receiving,  and  the  rooms  were  crowd- 
ed during  the  entire  time  of  the  reception.  The  "  Christmas  Mar- 
ket," given  by  Mrs.  Tallant  at  her  residence  on  Bush  street,  was 
an  old  idea  under  a  new  name.  It  was  in  aid  of  the  Girl's  Home, 
one  of  the  charities  under  the  direction  of  Trinity  Church,  of 
which  congregation  Mrs.  Tallant  has  long  been  a  prominent  mem- 
ber, and  resulted  in  netting  over  four  hundred  dollars.  The 
Muses  May  Pope,  Edith  Taylor,  and  Nellie  Tubbs  presided  at  the 
different  tables,  and  proved  themselves  to  be  efficient  sales- 
women. 


One  of  the  pleasantest  recent  events  was  the  party  given  on 
Wednesday  evening,  the  16ih,  by  Mrs.  Preston  Robinson,  at  the 
Fleasanton,  when  her  daughter,  Miss  Edna,  made  her  formal 
debut  in  society.  There  was  general  dancing  until  after  supper, 
when  a  few  figures  of  the  German  were  danced,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Mr.  Greenway. 


The  last  Friday  Night  Cotillion  was  a  decided  failure,  in  point 
of  attendance,  which  was  far  below  the  average.  Tho**e  who 
were  there  had  a  pleasant  evening,  with  plenty  of  room  for 
dancing.  The  figures,  led  by  Mr.  Geurge  Vernon  Grey,  were 
pretty,  though  none  of  them  new,  and  the  supper  was,  as  usual, 
excellent. 


The  bal  poudre,  which  will  take  place  on  Friday  night  of  next 
week,  promises  to  be  the  cotillion  of  the  season.which  will  prove 
the  most  successful,  as  all  the  members  announce  their  inten- 
tion of  "going  to  it  if  to  none  of  the  others."  For  it,  the  young 
ladies  are  reserving  their  chuicest  and  most  becoming  costumes. 
Miss  Emdy  Hager  will  lead  it  solus,  and  there  will  be  a  number 
of  handsome  favors  presented  by  her. 


The  exodus  of  fashion  to  Monterey  for  the  holidays  results  in 
a  comparative  quiet  in  social  circles  in  town  this  week  also. 
However,  for  those  who  remained  in  the  city,  a  good  time  has 
not  been  lacking.  There  have  been  numerous  holiday  musical 
gatherings,  and  among  other  entertainments,  the  hop  at  the 
Berkshire  and  the  reception  of  the  Crocker  Auxiliary,  at  the  Old 
People's  Home,  on  Tuesday  evening ;  the  receptions  at  the  San 
Francisco  Verein  and  Concordia  clubs,  the  hop  at  the  Hotel 
Pleasanton,  the  private  theatricals  and  dance  at  the  Bella  Vista, 
and  the  usual  St.  Sylvester  supper  at  the  Julius  B\indiuann's  on 
Thursday  evening;  the  reception  at  the  Maria  Kip  Orphanage 
taking  place  on  Saturday. 


The  wedding  of  Miss  Mary  Williams  and  Mr.  Seymour  Davison, 
which  took  place  at  the  Williams  residence  on  Fillmore  street,  on 
the  16lh,  was  one  of  the  prettiest  home  weddings  which  has  oc 
curred  for  some  time.  Tne  decorations  of  the  parlors,  which  was 
the  work  of  a  number  of  young  friends  of  the  bride,  were  par- 
ticularly beautiful,  combining  the  flowers  of  the  season  with 
foliage  most  artistically  arranged.  At  9  o'clock  the  wedding  j 
party  entered  the  room  and  took  their  places  in  the  bridal  bower, 
beneath  the  wedding  bell,  where  the  Rev,  Mr.  Bolton  performed 
the  marriage  service;  the  bride's  sister,  Miss  Weenonah  Williams, 
appearing  as  maid  of  honor,  the  groom  being  supported  by  Mr. 
Rothwell  Hyde  as  best  man.  Five  little  maids,  the  Misses  Elsie 
Tallant,  Ann  Williams,  Moilie  Dutton,  Maud  Luty  and  Beth 
Thompson,  led  the  cortege  as  the  party  came  upon  the  scene, 
wearing  gowns  of  white  India  silk  made  in  the  style  of  the  first 
Empire,   and   each   carried    a  Calla  lily  tied  with  yellow  ribbons. 


The  bridal  robe  was  a  combination  of  white  satin,  with  a  long 
court  train  of  white  brocade  trimmed  with  orange  blossoms,  and 
a  vail  of  white  nmleine.  The  costume  of  the  maid  of  honor  was 
of  corn-colored  crepe  de  Chine.  After  the  ceremony  there  was 
dancing  followed  by  supper,  and  an  inspection  of  the  many 
handsome  and  valuable  gifts  to  the  young  couple.  The  honey- 
moon is  being  spent  at  Del  Monte. 

The  Fisher-Jennings  wedding  was  one  of  the  events  of  last 
Wednesday,  the  ceremony  taking  place  at  the  home  of  the  bride, 
on  Sutter  street,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Williams,  of  Plymouth  Church, 
officiating,  in  the  presence  of  relatives  and  intimate  friends  only. 
The  honeymoon  is  being  spent  in  Southern  California,  and  upon 
their  return  to  San  Francisco,  Tuesdays  will  be  the  reception  day 
of  Mrs.  Fisher. 

Mr.  Charles  Rollo  Peters  and  Miss  Catherine  Francis  Murphy 
were  married  on  Wednesday  last,  and  departed  the  same  after- 
noon for  Europe,  expecting  to  remain  a  couple  of  years  abroad. 
The  wedding  of  Dr.  Briggs  and  Miss  Rideout  was  solemnized  on 
Thursday  evening,  at  the  residence  of  the  bride's  mother,  on 
Washington  street. 

The  Church  Club,  which  is  headed  by  Bishop  Nichols,  and 
composed  of  the  other  Episcopal  clergy  of  San  Francisco,  con- 
templates giving  a  reception,  at  the  Occidental  Hotel,  some  time 
during  January. 

During  the  stay  of  the  San  Francisco  in  port  last  week,  numer- 
ous parties  of  the  officers'  friends  visited  the  vessel.  On  Tuesday 
several  of  the  personal  staff  of  the  Commanding  General,  with 
their  respective  wives,  were  entertained  at  luncheon  on  board  by 
Admiral  Brown;  and  on  Wednesday  General,  Mrs.  and  Miss 
Ruger  were  the  guests  of  the  Admiral  on  board  the  cruiser.  The 
San  Francisco  sailed  on  Saturday  last,  presumably  for  Chilean 
waters. 


Miss  Mattie  Gibbs  has  gone  to  spend  Christmas  with  her  sister, 
Mrs.  Stafford,  at  St.  Louis;  Miss  Minnie  Houghton  will  be  with 
her  sister,  Mrs.  Bulkeley  in  New  Haven  for  the  New  Year  holi- 
day; Miss  Alice  Gritfeth  will  pass  most  of  the  winter  at  the  East, 
visiting  Miss  Jennie  McLane,  who  was  so  lately  her  guest  in  San 
Francisco,  at  the  home  of  the  McLane's  at  Baltimore;  and  Miss 
Alice  Ziska  has  gone  to  Vancouver,  Washington,  to  visit  the 
family  of  General  Kautz,  where  she  will  remain  until  the  end  of 
January.  Miss  Jennie  Sanderson,  who  will  be  another  loss  to 
our  young  society,  will  not,  however,  depart  until  the  spring, 
when  she  purposes  joining  her  mother  and  sisters  in  Paris,  and 
remaining  there  with  them. 

Del  Monte  is  again  this  year  the  scene  of  a  large  holiday  gath- 
ering, many  of  oar  social  lights  preferring  to  spend  that  season 
there  rather  than  in  the  city.  Among  the  guests  are  Col.  Fred 
Crocker  and  his  family,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Easton,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry 
T.Scott  and  Miss  Cunningham;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Webster  Jones, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joe  Eastland,  Captain  and  Mrs.  Taylor,  Miss  Edith 
Taylor,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  L.  Tubbs,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  B.  Tubbs, 
Miss  Nettie  Tubbs,  Mrs.  and  Miss  Pope,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  M.  A. 
Miller,  George  Pope,   Dan  Murphy  and  many  others. 


Mr.  and  Miss  Pullman,  who  spent  a  part  of  last  week  at  the 
Palace  Hotel,  are  now  settled  in  comfortable  quarters  at  Santa 
Barbara,  where  they  will  remain  all  winter.  Mrs.  Pullman's 
mother,  Mrs.  Sanger,  is  with  them. 


Captain  and  Miss  Collier  have  taken  a  bouse  in  town  for  the 
rest  of  the  winter  season.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  B.  Wilshire  have  re- 
turned from  their  visit  East.  Mrs.  George  M.  Stoney,  with  her 
children,  returned  from  China  by  the  City  of  Peking.  Mr.  D.  0. 
Mills  has  returned  to  New  York  from  a  visit  hereof  several 
weeks.  Senator  and  Mrs.  Stanford  are  now  occupying  their  resi- 
dence on  K  street,  in  Washington.  Mr.  M.  M.  Estee  is  at  the 
National  Capital,  as  were  also  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  Hinckley  Taylor 
when  last  heard  from. 


Another  of  our  heiresses  is  announced  to  be  engaged  to  a  New 
Yorker,  the  bride-elect  being  Miss  Agnes  McDonough,  who  is 
spending  this  winter  with  her  aunt,  Mrs.  Maria  Coleman,  in 
Washington  City,  and  her  fulur  is  Mr.  John  G.  Agar,  a  lawyer  of 
Gotham.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fred  May,  who  have  just  returned  from 
Eirrope,  are  also  the  guests  of  Mrs.  Coleman,  with  whom  they 
will  remain  until  their  handsome  new  house  is  ready  to  receive 
them. 


Miss  Jessie  Bowie,  who,  since  her  return  from  Mrs.  Collier's,  at 
Clear  Lake,  has  been  passing  some  weeks  with  her  brother  and 
bis  wife.  Dr.  Hamilton  and  Mrs.  Bowie,  at  San  Mateo,  is  now 
visiting  some  friends  at  Berkeley.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  Bowie 
were  in  Chicago  last  week. 


The  wedding  of  Miss  Hilda  Siessinger  and  Mr.  M.  A.  Roth- 
child  will  take  place  at  the  New  California  Hotel,  Monday  even- 
ing, January  18th.  On  the  following  day  the  young  couple  will 
leave  for  the  Hawaiian  Islands,  where  they  will  spend  their 
honeymoon. 

[Continued  on  Page  25.] 


Jan.   2     IR»2 


SAN    FR  INCISi  0  NEWS  I  ETTER. 


NEW    YiAR    CUSTOMS 


TU  ni»rk   with    ceremonial-.    .\:  .1    SnMing    ih*    hour    when  the 
tir-ptrtinpr  year  pcivr*  plan  to  a   custom  thai 

mu>t  he  a«  oM  »«  humanity.  f«"r  a*  far  back  as  can  be  traced  writ  fa 
any  certainty.  evMenors  are  F>mnd  ••(  it*  having  been  observed  as 
i  religious  festival.  It  wu  also  the  custom  of  the  Ancients  10 
ntTer  at  each  ilmes  apnn  ibe  t"  iibs  <■(  their  sooestors,  g'(u  to  the 
departe«l.  and  the  practice  Mill  continues  in  China.  India  and 
other  barbaric  countries.  Tli**  presentation  of  gifts  is  therefore 
nn  modern  idea.  It  is  older  then  L'hri»ttanlty.  The  oostom  is 
mentioned  by  two  Roman  writers,  Suetonius  and  Tacltns, 
na  the  early  Saxon*.,  gift  making  formed  a  portion  Of  the 
New  Year  festival.  Henry  lit  exit  rted  New  Year  presents  from 
.  'ject«.  and  the  Knghsh  carried  Ibe  habit  to  excess  during 
the  rei*n  of  BIlKSbfitb.  The  li-t  <>(  yearly  presents  to  the  Virgin 
y  leen  included  valuable  ornament"  for  her  palaces,  costly  articles 
of  personal  adornment,  both  dresses  and  jewels,  and  well  filled 
purses.  Gloves  were  the  most  ravorite  article  to  bestow  upon 
friends  at  this  period,  as  well  a«  the  newly  invented  pins,  both  of 
which  were  wry  high  priced.  Merry  makings  approprinle  to  the 
observance  of  New  Year's  Day,  .ire  also  of  very  ancient  date. 
In  England,  in  olden  time,  every  fanny,  and  every  monastery  also, 
bad  its  bowl  of  spiced  ale  called  H'.>..  nail,  from  the  Saxon  phrase 
IrTus-Aaef— to  your  health,  li  was  the  custom  of  poor  people  to 
carry  a  bowl,  decked  with  ribhons.  to  the  doors  of  the  rich, 
begging,  with  songs  suitable  to  the  occasion,  for  something  to  fill 
ii :  a  petition  never  denied.  Krom  this  wassail  bowl  sprang  the 
Loving  Cup.  a  double  handled  II  igon  of  sweetened  and  spiced  ale, 
which,  at  Corporation  Feasts  in  London,  was  passed  to  the  left 
from  the  person  who  presided,  till  it  made  the  circuit  of  the  board, 
all  standing  as  they  drank. 

t'ntil  1S12.  among  the  superstitious  Scotch,  the  first  person, 
who,  on  New  Year's  eve,  entered  a  house  after  midnight,  was. 
termed  the  First  Foot.  That  luck  might  come  to  the  family,  his 
hands  should  he  full  of  cakes,  etc.,  consequently  at  midnight  the 
heads  of  families  provided  with  kettles  of  wassail,  buns,  short- 
cakes,'bread  and  cheese,  would  sally  out  to  visit  each  others' 
houses,  where  they  called  every  member  of  the  household  to  eat 
and  drink  what  they  brought.  When  the  parties  met  in  the 
Mreet.  each  drank  from  the  others'  kettle,  and  the  streets  in 
Edinburgh  were  more  thronged  at  midnight  that  at  noonday.  But 
in  the  above-mentioned  year,  some  revelers  were  set  upon,  sev- 
eral dying  from  the  injuries  received,  an  event  which  proved  a 
fatal  blow  to  tue  custom.  The  old  Roman  calenders  contained 
more  holidays  than  working  days.  We  of  this  generation  are 
slaves  to  fortune,  and  festivals  are  now  few  and  far  between.  In 
England,  especially,  New  Year's  Day  is  usually  the  busiest  day 
in  the  whole  year.  Some  see  the  old  year  out  with  feasting, 
dancing  and  games,  but  many  consider  the  occasion  too  serious 
for  levities,  and  flock  to  the  churches,  where  midnight  services 
are  held.  With  the  Germans,  New  Year's  eve  is  a  time  of  uni- 
versal feasting  and  merriment.  The  festival  is  generally  ob- 
served by  great  crowds  congregating  together  for  the  purpose  of 
carousing.  Midnight  services  are  held  in  the  various  churches, 
some  being  crowded  to  suffocation.  The  next  day  the  doors  of 
wealthy  families  are  besieged  by  dependents  and  servitors,  who 
are  seldom  turned  away  euipiy-bamied.  In  France,  New  Year's 
Day  is  a  jour  defete.  Everybody  gives  to  everybody  else  For 
days  previous  to  the  great  occasion,  that  quarter  in  Paris  de- 
voted to  the  confectioners  is  almost  impassable,  so  densely 
blocked  is  it  with  vehicles  loaded  with  confections  for  the  pro- 
vinces. Parisian  bon-honnieres  are  marvels  of  art  and  ingenuity; 
formed  in  every  conceivable  shape;  suited  to  every  taste,  and 
one  may  do  the  correct  thing  equally,  by  presenting  to  a  friend 
some  trifling,  inexpensive,  yet  dainty  little  box  of  candies,  or 
make  a  valuable* o£yc(  cte  vertu,  a  receptacle  for  bon-bons. 

fn  Dublin  the  first  of  January  is  observed  as  a  public  holiday 
but  this  is  because  of  its  being  Lord  Mayor's  Day.  Early  in  the 
forenoon  a  procession,  formed  of  the  outgoing  and  incoming  Lord 
Mayors,  the  former  riding  in  the  glass  coach  presented  to  the  city 
by  William  HI.,  the  latter  following  in  his  private  carriage,  takes 
its  way,  attended  by  Councilmen,  Aldermen,  a  troop  of  cavalry 
and  police,  to  the  Guildhall,  where  the  new  Lord  Mayor  is  form- 
ally inaugurated.  Returning,  the  newly-made  official  occupies 
the  glass  coach,  while  his  predecessor  rides  behind  in  his  own 
more  modest  conveyance.  # 

In  the  United  States  the  first  day  of  the  New  Year  has  always 
been  observed  as  calling-day  by  the  gentlemen,  ladies  keeping 
open  house  to  receive  them.  This  custom  is  still  continued  in 
many  portions  of  the  country,  though  of  late  years  it  has  been 
inure  honored  in  the  breach  than  the  observance. 

The  Japanese  celebrate  January  1st  very  much  as  Americans 
do,  but  add  to  it  as  many  days  as  they  think  necessary  for  begin- 
ning another  year  in  proper  style.  They  are  great  callers.  In- 
timate friends  are  received  with  great  ceremony,  and  are  elabor- 
ately entertained,  while  mere  acquaintances  exchange  cards 
simply.  But  instead  of  stopping  when  midnight  ushers  in  an- 
other day,  they  keep  on  until  they  have  paid  each  person  of  their 
uncial  circle  a  New  Year  visit. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  2,  1892. 


L^JjigMwj) 


"  We   Obey    no    Wand    but    Pleasure's." — Tom  Moore 

LAST  Monday  night  found  the  San  Francisco  theatre-goer  with- 
out a  single  first-night  performance  at  the  leading  theatres. 
The  only  opening  announced,  that  of  the  Carleton  Opera  Com- 
pany in  Queen  Indigo  at  the  Baldwin,  did  not  come  off,  and  all 
the  other  places  of  amusement,  except  the  Orpheum,  were  run- 
ning second  weeks.  The  Carleton  company  was,  at  the  time  ad- 
vertised for  its  appearance,  several  hours'  time  out  on  the  road, 
The  disappointed  opera-seeker  should  have  gone  to  the  Orpheum 
— perhaps  he  did.  He  would  have  seen  and  heard  there  Balfe's 
musical  and  always  popular  Bohemian  Girl,  not,  perhaps,  with  the 
perfect  ensemble  of  the  Carleton  company,  certainly  not  with  its 
elegance  of  costuming  and  scenic  display,  but  well  interpreted 
and  well  sung  by  a  very  clever  company,  and  with  an  extremely 
creditable  stage  presentation.  Miss  Tellula  Evans,  as  Arline,  was 
graceful  and  interesting,  as  well  as  tuneful,  and  showed  herself  at 
her  best,  Henry  Hallani,  as  Thaddeus,  made  a  distinct  success, 
and  won  a  large  share  of  the  liberal  applause  by  his  fine  tenor 
voice,  spirited  singing  and  pleasing  stage  presence.  Charles  H. 
Drew  had  a  congenial  role  in  Devilsboof,  and  endued  that  pictur- 
esque and  melodious  vagabond  with  a  dash  and  tire  characteristic 
alike  of  the  gypsy  and  Drew.  The  cast  also  included  Emily 
Soldene  as  the  gypsy  queen,  Frank  Valerga,  George  Olmi  (a  noble 
Count  Arnheim),  and  others,  who,  with  a  well-rehearsed  chorus 
and  orchestra,  gave  the  favorite  opera  a  thoroughly  enjoyable 
production.  Notwithstanding  the  seeming  ill-luck  which  attends 
the  Orpheum  (undoubtedly  partly  due  to  bad  management)  Man- 
ager Frank  Burrill  is  making  more  than  a  tolerable  success,  which 
will  be  increased  as  the  public  gradually  discovers  the  genuine 
merit  of  the  entertainment,  and  also,  no  doubt,  as  he  gets  the 
management  of  the  theatre  more  into  his  own  hands.  The 
Orpheum  is  accessible,  cheap,  and  thoroughly  respectable,  and 
should  be  sustained  in  an  amusement-loving  community  not 
over-burdened  with  cash.  The  next  opera  wilt  be  The  Princess  of 
Trebizonde. 

*  #  # 

The  California  is  in  a  pleasant  state  of  excitement  over  its  un- 
expected windfall  in  E.  S.  Willard's  two  weeks'  engagement.  It 
will  doubtless  be  a  brilliant  one,  as  there  is  a  general  desire  to  test 
Mr.  Willard's  versatility  in  the  abrupt  change  from  the  nervous, 
intense,  pre-occupied,  and  nearly  worn-out  potter,  to  the 
athletic  and  wide-awake  young  end-of-the-century  clergyman. 
The  California  engagement  of  Mr.  Willard  begins  Monday  night, 
January  4th. 

»  »  » 

The  Bush  Street  will  have  Dan'l  Sully   in  The   Millionaire   next 
week.     Both  actor  and  play   are   too    well   known   here  to  need 
comment  in   advance,   and    both    are  popular.     To-night  and  to- 
morrow are  the  last  nights  of  U  and  I. 
»  #  # 

The  Tivoli  finds  its  Christmas  spectacle  so  popular,  that  it  is  in 
no  hurry  to  change,  and  will  keep  on  The  Island  of  Zenobar  until 
after  the  holiday  season,  at  least.  The  piece  is  full  of  life,  move- 
ment, color,  and  catchy  music,  original  and  "adapted,"  or 
adopted;  and  was,  by  the  way,  arranged  for  the  Tivoli  stage  by 
Harry  Gates,  for  many  years  leading  tenor  at  the  popular  opera 
house,  and  a  most  reliable  member  of  its  company. 

*  #  # 

"  The  Temple,"  on  Turk  street,  near  Taylor,  is  becoming  a  reg- 
ularly patronized  place  of  resort  for  a  large  class  of  amusement- 
seekers.  Plenty  of  music,  with  light,  warmth,  a  variety  of  crea- 
ture comforts,  and  the  privilege  of  a  pipe  or  cigar,  seem  attractively 
restful  and  free-and-easy  to  the  man  tired  with  work,  business,  or 
conventionality.  Ritzau's  band  of  soloists  is  a  lately-added 
attraction,  and  new  features  are  introduced  every  week. 

*  #  » 

The  Polish  Jewish  company  already  referred  to  in  this  column 
as  fully  deserving  of  the  much-misapplied  adjective  "  unique,"  is 
to  produce  Samson  at  the  Powell-street  Theatre  Sunday  night, 
January  3d.  There  would  certainly  be  no  sin  in  <<  bowing  down 
and  worshiping"  this  company  or  its  performances,  as  neither 
is  "a  likeness  of  anything  in  the  heavens  above,  the  earth  be- 
neath, or  the  waters  under  the  earth."  Whoso  cravetb  a  new 
sensation,  should  get  him  to  the  Powell-street  Theatre  and  Samson 
on  Sunday  night. 

*  #  » 

The  skating  rink  at  the  Pavilion  has  in  addition  to  the  charms 
of  the  rollers  and  the  wheels  something  new  for  its  patrons  every 
night.  This  week's  programme  includes  Mr.  Dan.  Canary,  a 
famous  trick  bicyclist,  a  ladies'  sweepstakes  race,  M'lle.  Girard  in 
grotesque  skating,  etc. 

*  #  * 

Wm.  Sherwood,  an  eminent  pianist,  and  present  director  of  the 
Chicago  Auditorium  Conservatory  of  Music,  will  soon  afford  our 
musical  people  something  novel  and  interesting  in  two  lecture- 
recitals.     The  lectures  will  be  scientific  and  analytical,  yet  popu- 


lar in  style,  so  as  to  interest  the  mere  mnsic-lover  no  less 
than  the  musician.  The  fame  of  Mr.  Sherwood  as  a  pianist  is 
European  as  well  as  American,  and  the  musical  illustrations  will 
be  a  rare  pleasure.  Owing  to  Eastern  engagements,  Mr.  Sher- 
wood can  give  but  two  lecture-recitals  here.  They  will  take  place 
Tuesday  evening,  January  12th,  and  Thursday  afternoon,  Janu- 
ary 14th,  at  Metropolitan  Temple.  Mr.  Sherwood  visits  this  city 
under  the  management  of  Marcus  M.  Henry. 

#  »  » 

Some  one  suggested  to  Marie  Wainwright  that  in  her  elaborate 
production  of  Amy  Robsart  she  should  adopt  a  dramatic  version 
which  deals  out  poetic  justice  by  letting  Amy  escape  and  Varney 
"  fall  into  the  pit  which  he  had  digged  "  after  the  scripturally  de- 
fined fashion  of  the  ungodly.  But  Miss  Wainwright  adheres  to 
Scott,  and,  as  the  loving,  hapless  Amy,  takes  the  plunge  in  all  its 
realistic  horror.  Miss  Wainwright  will  be  seen  in  Amy  Robsart  at 
the  California  before  long. 

»  #  * 

The  New  York  Musical  Courier  gives  its  readers  a  "  golden  num- 
ber "  for  a  holiday  present.  On  its  cover,  framed  in  a  broad  band 
of  gold,  is  the  head  of  the  great  Paderewski  in  all  its  artistic  wild- 
ness  and  unkempt  hairiness.  The  inside  is  adorned  by  life-like 
portraits  of  Patti,  Scalchi,  Lilli  Lehmann,  Marie  Van  Zand t,  Emma 
Eames,  Albani,  the  Ravogli  sisters,  Oapoul,  the  two  de  Reszkes, 
etc.     The  reading  is  equally  interesting, 

•  »  # 

Old  Californians,  as  well  as  patrons  of  the  drama  throughout 
the  United  States,  have  never  forgotten  that  bright  little  star, 
Alice  Kingsbury,  who  scintillated  through  a  wide  expanse  of  the 
theatrical  heavens  for  over  twenty  years.  Her  name  is  a  spell 
that  invokes  a  host  of  delightful  recollections:  a  charm  all  her 
own  invests  each  one  of  her  impersonations  with  peculiar  inter- 
est, and  the  woman,  as  well  as  the  actress,  receives  the  sincerest 
respect  and  admiration.  In  18G0  she  played  a  season  of  ten 
nights  at  the  old  Washington  Theatre,  under  Tom  Maguire's 
management.  Alice  Kingsbury,  now  the  widow  of  the  late  Col. 
F.  M.  Cooley,  of  the  Loyal  Legion,  has  been  living  in  San  Fran- 
cisco for  a  number  of  years,  appearing  on  the  stage  only  at  rare 
intervals.  On  the  evening  of  Thursday,  January  7,  1892,  at  the 
Powell-street  Theatre,  she  will  take  a  benefit  and  make  a  farewell 
appearance  in  a  play  in  which  she  always  ranked  at  her  best — 
Fanchon,  the  Cricket.  Her  son,  Frank  Cooley,  already  a  promising 
young  actor,  will  be  in  her  support. 
|.  *  • 

The  next  Musical  Sunday  Afternoon  at  Steinway  Hall  will  take 
place  January  10th.  An  unusually  fine  programme  is  an- 
nounced.  The  first  of  a  new  series  of  the  Carr-Beel  »  Pops  "  is 

set  tor  Saturday,  January  I6th. Nelson  Decker,  long  connected 

with  the  San  Francisco  stage,  and  well  and  widely  known  here, 
died  recently  in  the  Forrest  Home,  near  Philadelphia.     He  was  a 

reliable  actor  and  a  good  man. Kyrle  Bellew  and  Mrs.  Potter, 

having  conquered  India  and  the  Orient  generally,  are  now,  ac- 
cording to  Dunlop's  Stage  Neivs,  on  their  way  to  Bechuana  land, 
South  Africa,  to  delight  the  natives.     Send  along  another  ship-load 

of  missionaries,  quick! Mr.  Wilkinson's   Widows  is  said  to  be 

one  of  the  best  of  Mr.  Gillette's  comedies. 


The  Maison  Riche  is  the  favorite  restaurant  among  the  bon  vivants 
of  tne  city,  for  there  may  be  obtained  everything  that  the  heart  of  an 
epicure  may  long  for. 

BALDWIN  THEATRE. 

Al.  Hayman,  Lessee  and  Proprietor.  |  Alfred  Bouvier Manager. 

W.  T.  CARLETON  OPERA  COMPANY. 

This  Week.  Every  Evening  (except  Sunday).  Matinees  Friday  and  Sat- 
urday.   Strauss' 

INDIGO! 

With  New  Scenery  and  a  Great  Cast. 
Wednesday  Matinee,  Beuefitof  Commercial  Travelers'  Association, 


Second  Week—"  Dorothy,' 


NANON ! 
'  Gondoliers,"  etc. 


NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE. 

Handsomest    Theatre    in    the    World. 

Mr.  Al  Hayman,  Lessee  and  Proprietor  |  Mr.  Harry  Mann Manager. 

Monday,  January  4th.  Every  Evening  (except  Sunday).  Matinee  Sat- 
urday. Engagement  of  the  Emiueut  Actor,  MR.  E.  S.  WILLARD  and  Mr. 
Palmer's  Company,  presenting  for  the  first  time  in  this  city, 

JUDAHI 

Henry  Arthur  Jones'  Great  Play. 
Seats  Now  Selling. 


RUSH  STREET  THEATRE. 

M.  B.  Leayitt... Lessee  and  Proprietor  |  J:  J.  Goitlob Manager. 

Commencing  Monday,  January  4th,  the  clever  Irish  Actor,    DANIEL 
SuLLY,  in  Leander  Richardson's  Charming  Comedy, 

"THE    MILLIONAIRE  lj" 

Matinees  Wednesday  and  Saturday. 


J  An.  9 


BAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  I  ETTER 


Ool  the  inn  itgna  ihM  CbiistntM  has  been  with  us  i*  Ibe 
number  of  brand-new  purs«a,  tatchtlt  and  card  cases  lo   he 
•een    In    the    ladies'  harnl>   in   ib«  ftreets  or  car* ;  while  the  men 
lb  umbrellas,  canes,  gorgeous  neckwear  and  handkerchiefs. 

If  all  that  is  said  by  lh<  iave  a  shade  of  veracity  even, 

it  would  teem  *>  though  •■  ibe  little  rift  within  the  lute"  has  be- 
gun to  show  signs  of  ex  late  nee  in  the  lately  announced  Chicago 

engagement.  What  grounds  goaalp  has  f*»r  its  whisperings  it  is 
ffilble  to  tell,  but  that  there  are  whisperings  to  that  effect  is 
certain.  The  fair  fiancee  is  a  young  lady  of  strong  will,  and  ac- 
customed :o  have  ber  own  way.  and  possibly  has  shown  a  desire 
to  rule  not  exactly  pleasing  to  the  young  *■  congratulated,"  who. 
although  genial  and  frank,  is  by  no  means  without  character  of 

bis  own. 

«   •   • 

Another  on  (tit.  w  bich  comes  from  Nob  Hill,  is  to  the  effect  that 
a  rich  widower,  who  has  long  laughed  at  women's  wiles  when 
directed  by  Hyman.  has  struck  his  colors  at  the  shrine  of  a  well- 
known  widow,  who  dwell.-  in  his  neighborhood,  Shuuld  this  be 
true,  every  one  will  say  it  is  a  most  suitable  match  on  both  sides. 
Mrs.  Spaulding's  rout  to  may  yet  be  "  manana,  manana." 

That  pioneer  couple,  so  popular  i.i  society  life  for  many  years, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bamuel  Hort,  have  been  painfully  afflicted  by  the 
loss  of  two  favorite  grand-daughters,  of  late.  But  it  is  question- 
able in  many  minds  if  the  loss  of  Mrs.  Winn,  nee  Dora  Boardman, 
was  not  less  bitter  than  that  of  Mrs.  Maillard,  net  Tompkins. 
The  sympathy  of  the  entire  enmmunity  has  been  wilh  the  aged 
couple  and  their  daughters  in  their  double  trial. 

#  #  » 

The  intimate  friends  of  the  recently-wedded  Miss  Sally  Tbibault 
are  sincerely  hoping  that  lady  will  not  carry  out  the  intention 
ascribed  to  her  by  the  Paris  correspondent*  of  the  daily  papers, 
and  return  to  this  coast  wilh  her  latest  acquisition — a  husband. 
This  is  one  of  the  cases  in  which,  it  is  said,  "  distance  lends  en- 
chantment." 

»  #  * 

What  a  peculiar  people  those  in  our  swim  are,  in  the  way  of 
taking  up  a  line  or  idea  and  running  it  into  the  ground.  Once  it 
was  progressive  euchre  parties;  then  amateur  theatricals  or 
musicales.  Now  it  is  teas.  No  wonder  the  men  are  scarce  at 
such  entertainments.  It  is  very  well  for  a  woman  to  evoke  the 
breaking  of  the  tenth  commandment  by  all  the  other  women  in 
the  display  of  her  teacups,  but  a  man  fails  to  find  alluring  dissi- 
pation in  swallowing  scalding  or  lukewarm  tea,  and  talking 
twaddle  between  each  gulp,  no  matter  how  dainty  the  service  or 
pretty  the  girl  may  be  who  serves  it. 

#  #  * 

The  buzz  of  expectancy  anent  the  Leap  Year  cotillion  fills  the 
air.  Report  says  a  New  York  beau  or  two  will  grace  the  ball- 
room, and  our  girls  are  preparing  the  most  ravishing  toilettes.  The 
fact  of  its  being  de  rigueur  to  wear  powder  is  a  source  of  delight 
to  several  of  our  frisky  matrons,  whose  efforts  to  defy  Time's 
frosty  finger  have  compelled  them,  in  the  language  of  a  local 
wit,  "  to  dye  often  and  dye  hard." 

The  Roman  Catholic  fraternity  are  said  to  be  greatly  exercised 
over  the  rumor  of  the  engagement  of  Mrs.  Johnson  and  an  artist 
in  whom  the  rich  widow  has  taken  more  than  a  passing  interest. 

#  #  * 

Pretty  Miss  Catherwood  has  chosen  her  bridesmaids,  but  their 

names  are  a  secret  so  far. 

#  #  # 

Charming  Miss  May  Hoffman,  whose  sunny  smile  displays  an 
even  white  row  of  pearls,  inherits  the  conversational  ability  of 
her  esteemed  uncle,  the  late  Judge  Ogden  Hoffman. 

#  •  # 

Among  the  new  additions  to  our  army  of  beaux,  the  ladies  de- 
clare Lieut.  Sydenham  to  be  one  of  the  most  agreeable  and  pol- 
ished. 

#  #  * 

Why  is  it  that  when  a  man  or  woman  possesses  intellectual 
gifts  or  acquirements  of  more  than  average  ability,  they  become 
careless  as  to  their  personal  appearance.  Evidently  what  is  inside 
the  head  is  the  essential  point  in  their  eyes.  But  a  certain  very 
clever  Lieutenant  might  "  prink  up  "  a  little  to  advantage.  The 
question  of  his  being  so  difficult  to  interest  came  up  one  evening, 
and  a  bright  girl  who  lives  on  Pine  street,  remarked;  »  Pshaw, 
he's  been  scorched  already.  Why,  even  his  very  thoughts  are 
turned  to  ashes." 

w    #     » 

What  a  singular  thing  is  what  is  called  "  the  proprieties  of 
life.    People  who  are  careless  of  all  natural  obligations,  who  have 


no  Iota  For  home  or  kindred,  no  ftallng  •  •.  ravannoa  f<«r  anything 
human  or  divine,  will  -  a«anm«  a  virtue,"  and   tci   w  bai  Ibi 

i  for  the  sake  of  propriety,  i  be  old  rail  <■  v*  bo  laAoary- 
I  and  a  grandfather,  althoitRh  be  may  i.rmk  nil  the  com- 
mend men  la  in  private,  will,  on  Bonday,  appear  In  tb a  family 
paw  for  the  aak>  of  propriety.  The  husband  ami  wife  who  al 
bean  are  Impatient  ol  the  rattan  thai  bind  ihem,  will  In  public 
vie  with  each  other  In  affectionate  demonstration.  Prfenda  who 
are  at  variance  secretly,  will  openly  be  polite  and  courteous  to 
each  other.     All  is  vanity. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  2,  1892. 


OVER    IN    OAKLAND. 

CITW  Justice  Allen  made  a  desperate  attempt  to  grow  whiskers, 
so  tbat  he  could  look  patriarchal  and  distinguished  as  he  sat 
down  to  assault  the  family  turkey  on  Christmas  Day.  Hitherto, 
like  Lin  Church,  Judge  Nusbaumer,  Will  Dargie,  Cleve  Dam, 
Billy  Bond,  and  others  of  the  talent,  be  has  affected  the  Crrreco- 
Roman  smooth  shave,  despite  the  earnest  protestations  of  his  lady 
friends.  However,  he  decided  at  last  to  let  his  facial  tresses 
blossom  forth,  so  locking  up  his  ra/.or  he  let  nature  take  her 
course,  and  a  remarkable  course  she  took.  His  whiskers  bloomed 
in  three  different  colors;  red  near  his  hair,  gray  on  his  chin  and 
black  on  his  throat.  For  days  he  watched  their  progress  anxious- 
ly, hoping  and  praying  that  they  would  decide  on  one  color,  or 
compromise  in  some  manner,  but  nol  the  different  shades  grew 
liarcer  and  fiercer,  and  at  last  he  had  to  bring  his  trusty  blade 
fiom  its  lair  again.  The  wind  can  sob  a  requiem  in  vain,  he  says, 
for  he  will  never  try  the  experiment  again. 

Hugh  Craig,  the  Lord  Mayor  of  Piedmont,  is  having  a  lot  of 
trouble  at  the  school  house  there  regarding  the  ousting  of  a 
teacher.  Craig,  who  represents  the  New  Zealand  Insurance  Com- 
pany on  the  coast,  has  made  wonderful  strides  here.  When  he 
first  came  to  Oakland,  years  ago,  he  bucked  sawdust  in  a  water- 
front planing  mill,  whereas  now  he  owns  one  of  the  prettiest 
places  in  Piedmont.  He  is  an  eminently  religious  man,  and  the 
story  is  told  tbat  when  be  went  to  Denver,  not  long  ago,  to  es- 
tablish an  agency  there,  he  first  settled  up  the  business  part  with 
the  local  manager,  and  then  dropping  on  his  knees,  said: 

"And  now  let  us  invoke  the  Divine  blessing  on  our  enterprise." 

The  agent  nearly  had  a  fit,  but  he  flopped  down  and  listened  as 
Hugh  prayed  aloud.  Strange  to  say,  during  the  next  few  months 
Denver  was  visited  by  a  series  of  the  most  destructive  fires  in  her 
history,  and  the  New  Zealand  Company  lost  about  $100,000.  The 
agent  does  not  place  much  faith  in  prayer  nowadays. 

Nearly  everybody  in  and  around  Oakland  has  got  an  idea  tbat 
Montgomery  Howe,  President  of  the  Piedmont  Cable  Road,  and 
his  brother,  are  remarkably  rich  men,  in  fact  almost  millionaires. 
Now,  the  truth  is  that  for  many  months  past  matters  have  been 
gloomy  for  them ;  they  have  been  unable  to  pay  their  assessments 
to  the  car  line,  and  in  order  to  raise  the  wind,  it  is  said,  they  in- 
tend very  shortly  to  have  an  auction  of  some  of  their  effects. 
The  news  will  be  a  staggerer  to  many. 

Doctor  Chamberlain,  who  obtained  unenviable  notoriety  in  the 
daily  papers  recently,  is  a  very  artful  individual.  He  ran  a 
mining  development  bureau  here  for  a  little  while,  with  an  em- 
ployment agency  as  a  side-show.  The  sequel  to  this  occurred 
the  other  day,  when  an  ugly-looking  fellow  came  into  the  doc- 
tor's office  and  drawing  a  pistol,  said:  "  Now  I  want  the  $200 
you  got  from  my  wife,  or  I'll  put  a  hole  through  you.''  The 
doctor  delved  deep  and  often,  and  paid  without  a  murmur.  It  is 
rumored  quietly  that  as  soon  as  he  gets  a  divorce  he  is  striving 
for,  he  will  marry  Miss  Aikens,  of  Sacramento.  'Tis  said  that 
she  has  considerable  money. 

Bohemian  to  the  backbone  is  a  club  that  is  to  be  organized 
here  in  a  few  days,  under  the  name  of  »  The  Odd  Number  Club." 
Membership  will  be  limited  to  twenty-one,  and  the  sole  purpose 
of  organization,  is  to  have  a  monthly  dinner  at  one  of  the  leading 
restaurants  in  town.  At  this  feast  each  member  must  tell  an  ori- 
ginal story,  sing  a  good  song,  or  render  an  acceptable  recitation. 
Every  effort  will  be  submitted  to  the  diners  by  the  President  for 
approval,  and  if  it  has  not  come  up  to  the  mark,  the  offender 
will  be  fined  one  dollar,  which  will  go  into  the  treasury  of  the 
organization.  Each  dinner  will  be  novel  in  every  respect,  even 
as  regards  the  menu  and  observances,  and  it  is  determined  to 
have  nothing  but  originality  as  regards  the  conducting  of  every 
meeting.  That  the  club  will  be  a  bright  affair  is  certain,  for  this 
is  the  list  of  charter  members:  Ed.  H.  Hamilton.  Ed.  Clough, 
Charles  Yale,  Judge  Harry  Melvin,  Ed.  Cahill,  Judge  Henshaw, 
Scl.  N.  Sheridan,  Geo.  Allen  Watson,  Walter  Laymance,  Geo. 
Hatton,  Judge  Allen,  Paul  Goldsmith,  Johnny  Conners,  Joseph 
E.  Baker,  Dr.  Hatch,  Cleve  Dam  and  George  Carleton.  The  ma- 
jority, it  will  be  noticed,  are  newspaper  men,  and  the  others  are 
all  well  known  in  circles  where  bright  minds  are  appreciated. 
The  motto  of  the  club  is  Falstaff's  remark  to  Mrs.  Quickly  in 
TKa  Merry  Wives  of  Windsor: 

"There  is  divinity  in  odd  numbers,  either  in  nativity,  chance, 
or  death." 

The  amateurs  who  so  successfully  presented  Held  by  the  Enemy 
are  so  encouraged  that  they  now  intend  to  perform  Julius  Caesar 
for  some  other  charitable  organization.  The  parts  have  already 
been  given  out,  and  the  piece  will  probably  be  produced  some 
time  in  January. 

Probably  it  is  a  little  out  of  place  to  discuss  the  matter  here, 
but  the  social  status  of  a  barber  was  settled  very  decisively  by  a 
young  woman  the  other  night.  It  was  at  one  of  the  cheap 
dancing  academies  on  Twelfth  street,  and  the  weekly  hop  was  in 
full  swing.  The  young  person  in  question  was  a  stranger  there, 
and  when  a  gaudily  dressed  individual  of  about  twenty-two 
asked  the  favor  of  a  dance  with  her,  she  accepted,  and  was 
highly  entertained  by  his  eloquence  during  the  madding  whirl. 
Subsequently  she  sat  in  the  ladies'  parlor  with  a  couple  of  other 


girls,  and  she  asked  them  if  they  knew  who  it  was  she  had  been 
dancing  with. 

»  Why,  yes,"  was  the  reply,  ««  he's  a  barber  on  Ninth  street." 

"  Oh,  pshaw!  "  said  the  inquirer,  "  have  I  been  dancing  with  a 
■common  barber?"  And  as  the  individual  in  question  passed  by 
a  few  seconds  later,  and  bowed  to  her,  she  turned  up  her  nose 
scornfully  and  looked  the  other  way.  They  found  out  her 
identity  the  following  day.  Her  father  drives  a  swill  cart  in 
North  Oakland. 

Ex-County  Clerk  Charles  Boardman  has  taken  the  trouble  to 
write  to  the  dailies  here  and  deny  the  story  reprinted  by  them 
from  the  News  Letteu,  to  the  effect  that  he  was  a  performer  in  a 
bears'  den  at  the  Portland  Exposition.  One  of  his  friends  here, 
though,  who  was  at  Portland  at  the  time  and  saw  him,  will  vouch 
for  the  truth  of  the  News  Lettek's  story,  and  says  that  Charley  is 
only  bluffing  now  because  he  did  not  want   the  story  to  get  out. 

There  were  high  old  times  at  the  Athenian  Club  on  New  Year's 
eve,  for  1892  was  ushered  in  with  a  glorious  "  chirps."  Ed.  Ham- 
ilton was  Archon,  Harry  Melvin  bad  charge  of  the  music,  and 
Cleve  Dam  was  a  most  efficient  Lord  of  Misrule. 

Shainwald,  Buckbee  &  Co. ,  Real  Estate  Agents ,  make  a  specialty 
of  taking  full  charge  of  property  for  absentee  owners.  Houses  rented 
rents  collected,  real  estate  bought  and  sold  on  commission.  Office, 
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[Bt     Pi    Viiroi.] 

THK  woman1!  branch  -»f  tlir  Auxiliary  for  the  World*!  Con- 
■ive  laid  out  a  \  :i-t  ti-ld  of  work  for  themselves. 
Tin-  Woman*a  '  ouiiuIUmoI  iba  World*!  Uongreea  Auxiliary  on 
Labor  m   In  fit!   Iba   women  of  all  lands  to  unlt«  with 

thriii  in  the  ooiulderaUoti  of  question!  of  vital  In  tercel  to  women; 
stating  as  a  broad  and  grnrriil  propualtloo  (but  women  labor 
under  peculiar  difficulties  and  still  have  muofa  to  learn. 
and  many  a  field  to  conquer  before  they  can  be  said 
to  »iart  even  with  men  in  the  content  for  which  independ- 
ent existence  is  the  invaluable  prize  at  stake.  The  Aral  topic  to 
be  considered.  *  The  Industrial  Condition  o(  Women,11  involves 
a  discussion  of  the  industrial  conditions  under  which  women  now 
tabor;  the  relative  wages  they  receive  for  labor  compared  with 
men  in  the  same  fields,  the  relative  value  of  women's  work  and 
wages  as  proportioned  to  the  coat  <>f  living,  occupations  now- 
open  to  women,  and  possible  openings  in  the  future;  also,  the 
benefits  already  derived  from  organizations,  child-labor,  the  rights 
of  the  child  and  parental  obligations. 

The  second  topic,  "The  Economic  Dependence  of  Women," 
will  provoke  discussion  on  the  (liabilities  incident  to  such  de- 
pendence, and  as  to  bow  such  dependence,  whether  theoretical  or 
real,  jeopardizes  her  title  to  property  and  the  control  of  her  chil- 
dren, and  whether  the  present  laws  relating  to  marriage  and  di- 
vorce, and  other  domestic  relations,  may  not  be  modified  to  insure 
to  woman  the  right  to  labor,  and  to  enjoy  the  fruits  of  her  toil. 

Weighty  questions  these,  which  should  receive  the  careful  con- 
sideration of  every  profound  thinker,  every  student  of  sociology, 
and  of  every  woman.  It  has  been  said  that  happy  women,  like 
happy  nations,  have  no  history.  To  a  woman  who  has  been 
delicately  nurtured,  carefully  reared  and  chivalrously  protected 
from  contact  with  a  hard  world,  whose  every  wish  has  been  an- 
ticipated, who  holds  property  in  her  own  name,  whose  children 
rise  up  and  call  her  blessed  with  the  full  consent  of  their  mascu- 
line relatives,  to  such  a  woman  the  struggles  of  the  less  fortunate 
of  her  sex  should  hold  a  deep  interest  and  a  sacred  duty.  How 
many  women  know  that  in  the  State  of  New  York,  to-day,  a  man 
dying  before  the  birth  of  his  child  may  will  that  unborn  babe 
away  from  the  woman  who  is  to  pas3  through  her  deadly  hour 
of  peril,  and  in  the  travail  of  her  soul  groan  over  the  thought 
that  her  child,  for  which  she  is  to  suffer  the  pangs  of  maternity, 
is  to  be  taken  from  her  by  the  malice  of  a  man  and  the  strong 
arm  of  the  law  ?  The  discussion  that  will  arise  over  these  and 
kindred  topics  cannot  but  work  some  needed  reforms. 

•  •  » 

The  recent  case  of  a  man  in  the  East  who  was  bitten  by  a  dog, 
and  then  was  actually  scared  to  death  by  his  friends,  who  called 
to  offer  sympathy  and  to  see  how  he  was  getting  along,  only 
emphasizes  the  fact  that  there  are  lots  of  people  in  the  world  who 
are  never  so  happy  as  when  telling  bad  news  or  making  unpleas- 
ant remarks.  They  preface  their  speeches  with  the  hope  that" 
you  will  not  feel  hurt  by  what  they  ar«  going  to  say;  that  they 
speak  as  a  friend  for  your  own  good;  that  they  say  it  in  all  kind- 
ness, and  that  it  is  the  truth,  as  if  thatassurance  were  not  adding 
insult  to  injury!  One  thing  is  certain,  from  friends  of  the  plain- 
speaking  sort,  whose  candid  calmness  is  but  fuel  to  the  flame  of 
your  indignation,  it  is  always  safe  to  look  for  the  greatest  impu- 
dence and  outrageous  presumption. 

*  *  * 

Once  in  a  while  young  girls  say  something  that  is  rather  witty. 
I  overheard  a  party  of  recent  High  School  graduates  talking  over 
their  former  schoolmates.  "And  so  Nellie  Brown  and  Kitty 
Flynn  are  going  back  to  the  Normal  class.  They  are  tired  of 
society."  »■  Weil,  since  they've  been  in  it  for  two  years,  they're 
not  rosebuds  any  more."  "  Say,  girls,  notwithstanding  the 
pleasant  conversation,  the  morning  does  seem  to  drag,  neverthe- 
less." "  Well,  what  would  you  have;  we  are  not  Madam  De 
Staels."  "  Oh  I  she  was  too  conceited  for  anything.  She  wouldn't 
look  out  of  the  window  to  see  the  Bay  of  Naples  1  " 

Its  rather  amusing  to  see  people  affecting  simplicity  as  a  matter 
of  taste,  when  it  is  palpably  a  question  of  economy.  But  why  in 
the  name  of  consistency  do  they  attempt  to  gain  the  credit  for  a 
lavish  display  after  the  affair  is  over?  Why  are  only  a  few  friends 
invited,  because  of  the  well  known  quiet  taste  of  the  family,  and 
then  why  is  the  affair  heralded  in  terms  of  great  extravagance? 
But  stop,  it  may  all  be  due  to  the  wicked  reporters,  for  of  course 
it's  a  mystery  how  all  these  things  get  into  the  papers. 

#  *  * 

Every  now  and  then  the  social  world  is  startled  by  a  marriage 
between  people  widely  apart,  as  to  age,  station  and  interests.  It 
asks,  "  How  could  she  marry  him  ?"  "  Or  what  did  he  see  in 
her?"  Very  often  he  sees  money.  There  is  a  number  of  men 
in  this  city,  who,  for  years  have  been  on  a  bold  and  openly 
avowed  hunt  in  the  hopes  of  capturing  coin.  They  have  paid 
their  addresses,  which,  by  the  way,  was  about  all  they  did  pay, 
to  every  rich  rosebud  society  girl,  rich  widow — as  she  appeared 
on  the  horizon  with  the  mystic  dollar   sign   graven    between  her 


eyes.  Some  of  them  have  «urreeded,  tome  of  them  are  yet  In  the 
ind  not  a  few  have  fallen  by  the  wayalde,  and  not  sveii 
the  fowls  care  to  come  ind  devour  them.  Manj  a  |lrl  baa  mar- 
ried because  ids  saw  a  vis. on  of  old  maidenhood  itretoblngdown 
the  lengthening  years.  Buch  bara  alombered  on  In  a  nightman 
sleep  In  the  CasiIe-of-No-Men  Hath  Chosen-U!  ;..  bs  awakened 
by  the  tones  of  I'M  nee  I  harming.  Lei  him  be  lame,  ball  and 
blind,  he  will  not  live  single  any  longer.  The  old  maid  has  cap- 
tured the  prl 

«  •  f 

Charitleaand  churches  have  always  an  open  palm  for  donations, 
and  an  immense  reaching  ability,  and  a  good  grip  when  they 
reach  oui  after  some  desired  good,    lint  In  the  ra.se  of  soma  ol  the 

charitable  societies,  the  open  palm  to  receive,  may  clench  Into 
the  Hal  to  strike  at  a  friend.  For  instance,  newspaper  people  know- 
how  many  times  during  the  year  personal  appeals  are  made  to 
them  in  behalf  of  charitable  projects.  They  are  asked  to  make 
mention  of  a  coming  entertainment,  they  are  urged  to  give  meel 
ing  notices  space,  they  are  importuned  to  make  appeals  for  dona- 
tions, they  are  invited  to  attend  some  festive  occasion  and  write 
it  up  so  as  "to  keep  the  cause  before  the  public,  you  know." 
And  the  newspaper  people  do  it.  They  help  with  an  influential 
factor  not  to  be  despised.  The  notices  are  inserted,  the  affairs 
written  up,  and  advertisements  receive  a  big  discount  or  a  bill 
receipted  for  the  same.  With  what  result?  The  cause  is  bene- 
fitted, but  not  in  nine  cases  out  of  ten  does  either  the  paper  or 
the  reporter  receive  a  note  of  thanks.  And  the  very  next  time 
that  the  paper  which  has  rendered  the  charity  such  signal  ser- 
vice wishes  to  gain  a  little  information  concerning  the  society, 
the  request  is  either  met  with  a  flat  refusal  with  scant  courtesy, 
or  by  a  note  whose  suavity  of  expression  but  intensifies  the  ingrati- 
tude; "  the  ladies  connected  with  the  charity  shrink  from  any  fur- 
ther publicity,  therefore  we  cannot  furnish  you  with  a  list  of  our 
officers,  or  members.  But  when  we  need  any  further  notice  we 
shall  be  glad  to  receive  the  benefit  of  your  pen."  Ingrates, 
snobs,  has  it  ever  occurred  to  you  that  any  society  which  appeals 
to  the  general  public  for  financial  support  has  no  right  to  with- 
hold information  of  such  sort  from  the  public?  Next  time  you 
want  newspaper  favors,  take  a  new  field. 


Pure  is  one  thing ;  whole- 
some, another.  Pure  arsenic 
is  not  wholesome.  Pure 
ammonia,  pure  white  clay, 
or  pure  alum  cannot  make 
a  wholesome  baking  pow- 
der, even  if  it  is  called 
"absolutely  pure." 

Every  housekeeper  knows 
that  pure  cream  of  tartar, 
pure  soda,  pure  flour,  are 
wholesome.  These  three 
ingredients;  and  these  three 
only,  are  used  in  Cleve- 
land's Baking  Powder. 
Cleveland's  is  pure  and 
wholesome;  it  leavens  most, 
and  leavens  best,  but  its 
special  excellence  is  that  it 
is  perfectly  wholesome* 

F.  H.  AMES  «V  CO.,  Agents*. 


H.  MEYERFELD,  Proprietor  and  Gutter, 

Will  Guarantee  a  Stylish  Cut  and  Perfect  Fitting  Pair  of 
Pants,  and  keep  them  in  Repair  for  one  year  without  extra 
charge. 


10 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  2,  1892. 


rustler,  as  he  raked  in  the  pot. 
On  the  wall  was  a  sign  reading: 


IT  was  in  the  Press  Club,  just  after  the  Kickers'  Club  had  been 
called  to  order.  The  Kickers'  Club,  be  it  known,  is  an  organ- 
ization within  the  Press  Club,  to  which  no  one  can  belong  who 
has  not  rendered  himself  odious  to  his  fellow-members  ot  the 
latter  club  on  meeting  nights,  by  making  a  stump-speech  in  ex- 
planation of  his  "  kick  "  about  the  architecture  of  the  cuspidors 
or  the  fibre  of  the  paper  with  which  the  fires  are  lighted.  »  Sock- 
less  Harry  "  was  the  first  president  of  the  club,  but  he  was  de- 
posed, as  he  proved  untrue  to  the  rules  of  the  organization,  and 
allowed  one  Press  Club  meeting  to  pass  without  making  a  five 
minutes'  kick.  He  was  called  Sockteas  Harry  because,  being  a 
true  Bohemian,  he  glories  in  one  pair  of  socks  and  two  cutfs. 
-  Crimson  Phil  is  now  president  of  the  club.  He  derives  his  name 
from  a  flaming  red  necktie,  which  he  insists  upon  wearing,  prin- 
cipally for  the  reason  that  the  police  have  warned  him  to  retire 
it,  as  it  is  a  menace  to  life,  for  every  horse  that  catches  its  gleam 
shys  and  dashes  madly  down  the  street,  killing  and  maiming 
people.  It  is  said  that  Crimson  Phil  is  the  friend  of  a  student  in 
surgery  at  the  Receiving  Hospital,  and  thinks  it  bis  duty  to  send 
the  young  blood-letter  numerous  cases.  Every  "  Kicker  "  has  to 
sing  a  song,  tell  a  story,  dance  a  jig,  introduce  a  new  card  game, 
or — press  the  button.  Crimson  Phil  told  this  story. 
»  *  # 

"Say,  you  talk  about  the  Thompson-street  Pojser  Club,  but 
those  niggers  wouldn't  be  in  it  in  Arizona.  I  remember  that  I 
was  in  Tombstone  once,  as  Special  Commissioner  for  the  Inter- 
national Society  of  Archaeological  Rersearch " 

"  Oh,  break-away,  this  isn't  a  space  story,"  interrupted  Sock- 
less  Harry. 

"Say,  I'd  like  to  kuow  who  is  telling  this  story,  anyway? 
Gentlemen,  is  the  president  of  your  club  to  be  thus  interrupted  at 
the  very  outset  of  his  career,  by  a  man  who  has  been  false  to  our 
teaching;  who  has  proved  untrue  to  us;  who  has  not  made  a 
square  kick  in  open  meeting  for  a  month ;  who,  in  the  lan- 
guage of  John  P.  Irish,  has  '  done  us  dirt '  ?  Are  we,  I  say,  to 
allow  such  conduct  from  one  wbo — who " 

"  Fine  him!     Fine  him!"  yelled  Administration  Jim. 

"So  ordered.  Sockless  Harry  is  fined  the  beers.  The  victim 
being  found,  I  shall  now  proceed,  gentlemen,"  and  Crimson  Phil 
patted  his  necktie  and  continued.  "  As  I  was  saying,  I  was  in 
Tombstone,  and  happened  to  go  into  a  gambling  house.  Most  of 
the  Mugwumps  there  assembled  were  playing  poker.  The  wall 
was  decorated  with  signs  telling  tbe  rules  of  the  house.  While  I 
was  watching  proceedings,  in  came  a  long  limbed  tenderfoot  from 
Jeem's  Corners,  or  somewhere,  and  after  sizing  up  the  combina- 
tion he  said  be  thought  be  would  take  a  hand.  He  was  received 
with  open  arms.  It  was  table  stakes,  and  a  bard  game.  Things 
went  along  all  right,  until  the  tenderfoot  opened  a  jack-put, 
and " 

"  What's  that?"  asked  Sorrowful  Sara. 

"  I  say  some  one  opened  a  jack-pot,  and " 

"  What's  a  jackpot  ?" 

"  A  jack-pot,  my  son,"  answered  Crimson  Phil,  "is  a  pitfall 
dug  by  the  devil  for  the  discomfiture  and  despoiiation  of  tne  un- 
wary." 

"  Well,  the  jack-pot  was  opened  by  the  tenderfoot,  and  three 
men  saw  him,  and  one  raised.  Tbe  tenderfoot  raised  again. 
Everybody  dropped,  except  the  second  man,  wbo  came  back; 
and  they  kept  at  it  until  there  was  a  big  pile  of  chips  in  tbe  pot. 
Tbe  tenderfoot  drew  two  cards  and  the  other  fellow  took  three. 
Then  they  had  it  hot  and  heavy.  The  tenderfoot  was  game,  and 
as  he  had  a  big  wad  there  was  about  $500  on  tbe  board.  Finally 
he  weakened  and  called. 

"  '  I've  got  three  aces  and  a  pair  of  jacks,1  he  said,  in  a  some- 
what triumphant  tone. 

"  *  No  good,'  said  the  other  man;  •  I've  got  a  lalekooler.' 

"  '  A  what?1  said  the  victim. 

"  •  A  lalekooler.' 

"•  What's  that?' 

"  '  Why,  a  queen  and  a  jack.  Don't  you  know  what  a  lale- 
kooler is?' 

"  '  Never  heard  of  it,'  said  the  tenderfoot. 

"  'Well,  just  cast  your  optics  on  that  sign  on  the  wall,'  said  the 


LALEKOOLER, 
<i  V  ee  N     and    Jack 
Beats  Anything  in  Sight. 


"The  victim  read  it,  sighed,  and  said:  '  Well,  of  course,  I've 
got  to  abide  by  tbe  rules  of  the  game.' 

"The  play  continued,  and  in  about  half  an  hour  there  was 
another  big  jack-pot,  into  which  the  tenderfoot  plunged  reck- 
lessly. He  threw  down  twenties  as  if  they  were  beans,  and 
forced  every  one  out  but  bis  former  antagonist.  The  tenderfoot 
drew  three  cards,  and  the  other  fellow  two.  After  the  draw  the 
betting  went  wild,  until  there  was  $800  on  the  green. 

"  i  Call  yer,'  said  the  two-card  man,  finally  ;  *  what  yer  got  ?  ' 

'• -Oh,  I've  got  you  this  time,  my  boy,'  said  the  tenderfoot; 
'  I've  got  a  lalekoolar,'  and  he  reached  for  the  pot. 

"'Hold  on  there;  not  so  fast.  I've  got  three  deuces.  Lale- 
kooler's  no  good.' 

"  '  No  good  !     Like  to  know  why  ?  ' 

"  '  Just  read  that  sign  on  the  wall  behind  you.' 

"  The  tenderfoot  turned  around  and  looked  at  the  sign.  It  read : 


LALEKOOLER, 
Can  be  Played  Only  Once 
la  any  Game. 


It  was  a  happy  thought  on  the  part  of  tbe  Examiner  people  to 
commission  H.  J.  Stewart  to  write  a  special  Christmas  song  for 
the  holiday  issue  of  their  paper.  To  those  who  are  unacquainted 
with  Mr.  Stewart's  compositions  this  song  was  a  surprise,  and 
when  sung  in  Trinity  Church  on  Christmas  murning  by 
Donald  de  V.  Graham,  its  effect  was  truly  magnificent.  The 
music  has  been  placed  in  our  church  programmes  side  by  side 
with  the  immortal  "  Noel  "  and  "Nazarette,"  and  it  is  but  simple 
truth  to  say  that  it  has  not  suffered  by  comparison.  If  the  forth- 
coming opera  is  up  to  this  standard,  California  will  have  reason  to 
be  proud  of  the  composer  who  has  made  this  the  land  of  his 
adoption. 

The  Christmas  Jinks  of  the  Bohemian)  Club  which  took  place 
last  Saturday  night,  was  one  of  the  most  brilliant  and  successful 
events  in  the  history  of  the  institution.  James  D.  Phelan,  the 
President,  read  an  interesting  paper  at  the  opening,  Dr.  Bebr,  the 
veteran  scientist;  Captain  Woodruff,  U.S.  A.,  Alfred  Bouvier, 
General  W.  H.  L  Barnes,  George  T.  Bromley  and  others  con- 
tributed to  the  High  Jinks,  tbe  subject  of  which  was  "  False 
Gods."  The  decorations  of  the  rooms  were  Oriental.  Huge 
lanterns  depended  from  the  ceilings,  and  the  passage  ways  were 
lined  with  tropical  plants  and  shrubs.  The  musical  portion  of  the 
jinks,  under  the  direction  of  Professor  H.  J.  Stewart  was  superb. 
Mr.  Stewart's  original  ode  was  sang  by  Donald  De  V.  Graham  and  a 
chorus,  and  was  most  enthusiastically  received.  A  Chinese  play, 
written  by  Mr.  J.  D.  Redding,  was  given  at  the  "Low  Jinks," 
\\  hich  were  said  in  a  most  hutm  tjus  ai.d  skillful  manner  by  Mr. 
Al.  Gerberding.  That  gentleman's  opening  address  was  intensely 
humorous.  Mr.  Charles  Dickman  also  did  some  fine  wurk.  The 
play,  at  which  a  genuine  Chinese  Orchestra  assisted,  was  a  per- 
fect copy  of  the  Chinese  Theatre.  Mr.  Louis  Sloss  Jr.,  Mr. 
Mitchell,  Mr.  Porter  Asbe,  Mr.  De  Pue,  Mr.  Joullin,  Mr.  J.  D. 
Redding  and  others,  copied  the  antics  of  the  Chinese  actors  to 
perfection.  One  of  the  agreeable  incidents  of  the  evening  was  the 
presentation  of  a  fine  painting  by  Mr.  JuuIIin,  to  the  club,  by 
Mr.  Phelan. 

*  ■»  # 

Lee  Lash's  large  picture  is  now  on  exhibition  at  the  Bijou 
Theatre,  under  the  auspices  of  the  lady  patronesses  of  the  Old 
People's  Home.  Tbe  painting,  which  represents  morning  prayer 
at  tbe  Home,  is  an  interior  witii  the  inmates  gathered  for  morn- 
ing devotion.  The  reader  stands  at  the  head  of  the  long  library 
table,  around  which  the  aged  worshipers  are  grouped  in  reveren- 
tial attitudes.  These  figures,  of  which  there  are  thirty-six,  are 
all  portraits,  and  the  composition  is  strikingly  effective.  The 
detail  involved  in  such  work  and  tbe  exacting  nature  of  tbe  varied 


27-37  Kearny   St. 


HOUSE  COATS,  GOWNS, 

MACKINTOSH'S,  SILK  UMBRELLAS, 
OVERCOATS,  FINE  UNDERWEAR, 

NECKWEAR,  SATCHELS,  ETC. 


Jan.  2,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER, 


ll 


portraiture,  form  m  work  of  inch  magnitude  a*  mljibl  wall  caqm 
an  irtint  lo  lay  do  wo  his  broil  ur;   and.  a  Ten  while  re- 

■oloa.  one  Involuntarily  pay*  tribute  to  the 
equally  essential,  if  mora  prosaic  qualities—  the  indomitable 
energy  and  industry  wrhlcfa  have  kept  Hie  young  painter  Dp  t"  bit 
work  for  the  past  six  montbs.  The  effort  of  space  and  diatanoa 
is  admirably  managed,  and  the  Bgurea  themselves  are  full  of  life 
and  movement,  notably  the  while  haired  woman  in  the  left  fore- 
ground and  her  neighbor.  The  bands  rnoal  dlfflcnll  to  manage. 
and  usually  the  ••  deadest M  thing  In  a  portrait  i  of  tin-  num.  are 
marvel*  of  life-like  expression,  while  the  intensity  of  feeling  in 
the  noble  old  face  of  t tie  woman  is  so  instinei  with  vitality,  lliat 
one  would  hardly  be  astonished  to  see  the  firm  lips  part  in  speech. 
If  one  were  to  BpeoHy  the  aallenl  excellences  of  this  tine  paint- 
ing, he  might  find  them  in  atmospheric  effect,  strength  of  value, 
and  strong  characterization.  The  last  quality  noticeable  in  Mr. 
-  previous  works,  is  peculiarly  marked  in  this.  The  specta- 
tor feels  that  he  could  walk  among  those  old  people  in  their  cozy 
A  strikingly  artistic  effect  is  the  morning  light  coming 
in  through  the  windows  on  the  left.  So  delicate  and  airy  is  the 
painter's  touch,  that  the  first  impri  Bsion  is  of  a  stage  effect  which 
throws  light  from  behind,  through  a  transparent  canvas.  Mr. 
Lash's  work  bears  traces  of  the  French  school  in  which  he  was 
educated,  but  his  strong  individuality  overpowers  all  technical 
trammels,  and  makes  the  work  essentially  his  own  both  in  treat- 
ment and  character.  The  work,  in  effect  and  detail, is  worth 
study.     It  will  remain  a^the  Bijou  till  January  14th. 

'T«  v^  kind  of  you,  Buckley,  to  plainly  speak  out 

And  leave  the  dear  public  no  longer  in  doubt; 

We  knew  you  were  innocent,  honest  and  pure, 

But  of  the  real  rascals  we  never  felt  sure 

Till  you  pointed  them  out  beyond  any  mistake. 

The  judge  that  you  made  and  refused  to  remake, 

The  undeveloped  and  bang-haired  young  man  who  in  spite 

Turned  against  you  because  you  would  not  "down"  Steve  White, 

And  that  reformed  broker  who  got  raad  and  gave  battle 

Because  you.withheld  the  Congressional  rattle — 

Hub-a-dub-dub,  those  three  men  in  the  tub, 

Now  we're  perfectly  sure  who  they  be, 

The  justice,  the  broker,  the  newspaper-u  aker, 

We  '11  turn  the  rogues  out — all  three. 

#  *  • 

8o  quiet  has  the  story  been  kept  that  'tis  doubtful  if  half  a 
dozen  people  in  San  Francisco  and  Oakland  combined  know  of 
the  ordeal  through  which  the  Rev.  A.  L.  Hatch  baa  been  passing 
during  the  last  few  days.  Mr.  Hatch  is  well  known  on  both  sides 
of  the  bay.  In  addition  to  his  prominence  as  Commissioner  of 
Immigration  for  the  port  of  San  Francisco,  be  has  achieved 
notoriety  during  his  residence  in  Oakland  by  his  literary  feats,  his 
recent  agnostic  crusade,  and  last,  but  not  least,  his  espousal  of  the 
cause  of  Mrst  Liliengren  in  her  divorce  proceedings  against  Pastor 
Liliengren  of  the  Swedish  Methodist  Church.  Outside  of  all  this, 
though,  Mr.  Hatch  has  won  fame  through  his  social  qualities,  for 
he  is  a  capital  story-teller,  and  has  a  repertoire  of  anecdotes  that 
would  have  to  appear  in  French  should  they  ever  find  their  way 
into  type.  The  fact  that  he  is  the  originator  of  most  of  them,  too, 
added  extra  leaves  to  his  lanrels,  and  with  a  view  toout-Heroding 
even  himself,  he  composed  a  piece  of  poetry  the  other  day  called 
"  The  Maiden  and  the  Monk."  The  title  is  suggestive  enough, 
and  as  regards  the  wording — well  Secretary  C.  R.  Bennett,  of  the 
Society  for  the  Suppression  of  Vice,  can  tell  about  that,  for  Mr. 
Hatch's  manuscript  fell  into  his  hands  before  it  had  got  fairly 
well  on  its  travels.  Some  one,  who  had  a  grudge  against  the 
reverend  author,  was  the  cause  of  the  poem's  mishap,  and  Bennett 
was  then  urged  to  bring  prosecutory  proceedings.  He,  however, 
declined  to  do  so,  and  the  Hatch  escutcheon  still  hangs  untar- 
nished on  the  family  tree. 

#  #  # 

The  Union  League  Club  will  soon  have  its  annual  election,  and 
from  indications  it  seems  that  A.  E.  Castle  will  be  the  next  Presi- 
dent. The  project  of  a  building  is  again  being  discussed  by  the 
club.  It  is  proposed  to  form  a  club  house  corporation,  which  will 
purchase  the  land,  build  the  club  house  and  furnish  it,  all  of 
which  can  be  done  for  about  $100,000.  It  will  soon  be  proposed 
in  the  club  to  admit  army  and  navy  officers  to  the  club  privileges 
as  honorary  members.  It  will  be  an  honor  highly  esteemed  by 
these  gentlemen. 


LOUIS  R0EDERER  CHAMPAGNE. 

The  Highest  tirade  Champagne  in  the  World. 

(WHITE    LABEL) 

A  Magnificent  Rich  Wine. 

'-<3-:r_a-:n":d  aai3st  sec," 

(BBOWN  LABEL) 

Perfection  of  a  Dry  Wine. 
See  that  every  Bottle  bears  the  privatelabel  of 

MACONDRAY   &   CO., 

Sole  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast. 


A.  W.  STOTT, 

Jeweller, 

3  Montgomery  Street, 

I  inlor    Hie   Hwonlc    Temple, 

OFFERS     FOR     SALE 

A  Rare  and  Choice  Stock, 

UNSURPASSED  IN  SAN  FRANCISCO  FOR  HIGH 

QUALITY  AND  LOWJPRICE, 

DIAMONDS, 

RUBIES,  SAPPHIRES, 

Opals,  Emeralds,  Etc., 

Set    and.    TJnset. 

Swiss  &  American  Watches, 
Unique  Designs  in  Fine  Jewellery. 

A  visit  from, intending  purchasers  is  respectfully  solicited. 


THE  KALMIA, 


Rooms  I,  2,  3, 
112    Post   Street. 


The  most  elegantly  fitted  anr]  arranged  l)IKVATOi,o«I('Al  SAIOON 

in  the  United  States. 


THE  "KALMIA"  TOILET  PREPARATIONS 


For  beautifying  and  improving  the  Complexion,  and  for  the  Treat- 
ment and  Kemoval  of  all  facial  blemishes  hov  '  been  scientifically 
manufactured  under  the  supervision  of  askilledplijsiciaii  and  an  expe- 
rienced chemist. 

Manicuring  and  Chiropody,  Hyqienic  Facial  Treatment, 
Electrolysis,  Hair  Dressing,  Etc. 

MRS.  8PEDDING  ahd  MRS.  COPELAND. 


LOOIS  COOKS. 


WILLIAM  COOKS. 


MAX  COOKS. 


COOKS     BROS., 

ITSTTEiE/IOE,         DECOBATOBS. 

Dealers  in  Stained  Glass,  Wall  Paper,  Lincrusta  Walton,  Paper 

Mache,  Parquet  Floorirg,  Moorish  Fret  Work, 

Frescoing,   Wall    Mouldings, 

943  and  945  Market  St.,  between  5th  and  6th,  San  Francisco. 


)LNS^ 


Artistic  Hair  Dressing 
G>  VW^K  BEAUTIFYING  PARLORS, 

\^  ^^     VK  ^J  ,oe  Em*  st '  ,,<,ar  Powell, 

IMPORTERS  OP 

Human  Hiir  and  Parisian  Novelties, 
Toilet  Accessories,  Cosmetics.  Etc..  Etc. 

Dr.  Rowas'  Famous  Remedy  for  Sea-Sickness. 

If  you  intend  taking  a  trip  by  sea,  try  a  bottle  and  be  convinced  of  its 
merits.    To  be  obtained  from  all  druggists,  and  from 

L.  R.  ELLERT, 
S.  W.  corner  Kearny  and  California  streets,  S.  F. 
Price  per  bottle.    50  cents 


12 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  2,  1892 


YOU  LOVE  ME,  DON'T  YOU  ?—W,  II.  Robinson,  in  Wick's  Maga- 
zine. 


Oh!  love  yon  not  the  sunset  hour 

When  passion  wakes,  as  sleeps  the  flower? 

You  do,  sweet,  don't  you? 
And  when  that  sunset  hour  shall  come, 
And  hush  to  rest  man's  busy  hum  — 

You'll  meet  me,  won't  you? 

For  you  the  fairest  wreath  I'll  twine, 
Of  roses  form'd  and  eglantine — 

You'll  take  it,  won't  you? 
And   mind  you  not  when  first  we  met, 
And  cheeks  were  flush'd  and  eyes  were  wet — 

You  do,  love,  don't  you? 

You  sigh,  and  can  it  be  you  feel 
Love's  magic  influence  o'er  you  steal; 

You  do,  sweet,  don't  you? 
Then  oh!  at  evening's  sunset  hour, 
When  passion  wakes,  as  sleeps  the  flower; 

You'll  meet  me,  won't  you? 

A    DESCENDANT    OF    CORNEILLE. 

LEON  ALBERT  CORNEILLE,  a  descendant  of  the  great  French 
dramatist  of  the  same  name,  lives  in  New  City  Hall  place,  a  cul 
de  sac,  off  McAllister  street,  near  the  new  City  Hall.  He  is  23  years 
of  age,  and  has  already  had  a  career  that  is  full  of  interest.  An 
elder  brother,  Pierre  Rene  Corneille,  is  in  the  French  army,  and  it 
was  to  this  branch  of  the  public  service  that  Leon  Albert  first 
turned  for  a  field  in  which  to  win  fame  and  honor.  He  was 
rejected  because  of  an  imperfect  thumb,  the  result  of  a  boyish 
accident.  Then  he  went  to  Algeria,  where  he  sought  admission 
to  the  Spahis  Cuirassiers,  the  most  famous  of  the  French  dra- 
goons. Here,  too,  he  was  refused.  He  made  a  lour  of  Europe 
then,  and  finally  crossed  the  Atlantic.  While  in  this  country  he 
turned  his  attention  to  civil  engineering.  He  returned  to  France 
for  a  year  or  two,  and  then  came  back  to  America, 
this  time  to  San  Francisco,  to  prosecute  his  studies 
in  practical  civil  engineering.  He  went  to  work  in  the  Union 
Iron  Works,  where  he  could  get  an  insight  into  bridge  building, 
while  in  the  evening  he  attended  a  Civil  Engineering  Academy. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Technical  Society  of  this  city,  and  is  now 
in  the  employ  of  the  Southern  Pacific  Company,  in  the  depart- 
ment of  bridge  and  viaduct  construction.  It  is  worthy  of  men- 
tion that  Albert  Leon  Corneille  came  into  a  snug  little  fortune 
upon  his  twenty-first  birthday  that  placed  him  beyond  the  need 
of  working.  This  inheritance  is  bound  to  be  added  to  in  after 
years,  for  the  young  engineer  is  in  the  direct  line  of  descent  from 
several  very  wealthy  members  of  his  family.  The  name  of 
Corneille  is  held  in  the  same  veneration  in  France  as  the  name  of 
Shakespeare  by  English  speaking  nations.  In  France  one  finds 
the  Theatre  des  Corneille,  the  Maison  Corneille,  the  Rue  des 
Corneille,  and  even  a  famous  rock  in  the  Bay  of  Biscay  is  named 
after  the  great  dramatist.  Some  of  his  plays  are  yet  considered 
masterpieces. 

THE  Consolidated  Black  Cat  Company  is  the  name  of  an  organiza- 
tion recently  formed  in  Washington  State  for  the  propagation 
of  black  cats  on  Puget  Sound.  An  island  is  to  be  purchased,  ac- 
cording to  latest  advices  from  the  Pacific  Coast,  so  that  cats  can 
not  mingle  with  the  feline  population  of  the  surrounding  country, 
and  here  the  black-cat  breed  is  to  be  perpetuated  on  the  same 
commercial  principle  that  govern  the  breeding  of  cattle  on  West- 
ern ranches.  The  animals  are  to  live  on  fish,  which  are  plentiful, 
and  the  expenses  will  thus  be  reduced  to  a  minimum.  The  cats 
are  to  be  raised  and  killed  for  their  fur,  and  the  projectors  expect 
to  make  "  millions  "  out  of  it.  Mosl  of  the  original  stock,  it  is 
announced,  will  be  brought  from  Holland."  The  company  re- 
ferred to  is  connected  with  the  Buckley  Lamb  Propagation  Cor- 
poration, which  has  had  great  success  at  its  Bush  street  works 
during  recent  years. 

MARY  Queen  of  Scots  had  a  favorite  lapdog  which  is  said  to  have 
been  present  at  the  execution  of  its  poor  mistress  in  Fother- 
ingay  Castle.  After  the  royal  lady  had  been  beheaded,  the  faith- 
ful creature  refused  to  leave  her  dead  body,  and  had  to  be  carried 
out  of  the  hall  by  force.  At  that  period  lapdogs  were  the  pets  of 
men  as  of  women.  Dr.  Boleyn,  a  relative  of  the  unhappy  Queen 
Anne  Boleyn,  owned  one  "  which,"  as  it  is  written,  "  he  doted 
on."  Anne  once  asked  him  to  grant  her  one  wish,  and  in  return 
he  should  have  whatever  he  might  desire.  Knowing  his  affection 
for  the  dog,  she  begged  it  of  him,  and,  of  course,  the  doctor  had 
nothing  to  do  but  to  give  it  to  her.  "  And  now,  raadame,"  he 
said,  "  you  promised  to  grant  my  request."  "  I  will,"  quoth  the 
Queen.     "  Then,  I  pray  you,  give  me  my  dog  again." 


For  liver  and  stomach  troubles  try  Ayer's  Pills.  They  are  mild, 
pleasant,  thorough,  and  searching.  Your  druggist  has  Ayer's  Al- 
manac.   

Grandmas'  made  happy  with  ierfecl  fitting  glasses  from  C.  Muller,  opti- 
cian, 135  Montgomery  street,  near  Bush,  Sau  Francisco. 


3&oEida 


H 

DIRECT  FROM    EUROPEAN   CENTERS. 

An  assortment  not  to  be  found  in  any  olber  establish  tuenl  suit- 
able for  gifts.  A  number  of  new  paintings  and  aquarelles  just 
added    to  our  collection.         VISITORS  WELCOME. 

S.  &  G.  GUMP,  581  Market  Street. 
ofie^    iiaviEcrsriiETijS. 

GOLD  AND  SILVER  ELECTK°  «i?  PLATES. 


-MADE    SOLELY    BY- 


DR.  B.W.  HAINES,  Dentist,  JX1K5: 


Over  200  of  these  plates  are  now  in  use  in  this  city,  and  they 
give  entire  satisfaction.  Many  who  could  not  use  the  old  style 
plates  wear  these,  and  experience  the  greatest  comfort. 

To  those  who  cannot  be  fitted  by  the  old  processes,  we  guar- 
antee a  perfect-fitting  plate.     Difficult  cases  solicited. 

VAN  VLECK  ART  STUDIO, 

Rooms  6  and  7,  131   Post  Street. 


Artistic  Wood  Carving  from  original  designs 
a  specialty.  Instructions  in  all  Art  branches. 
Art  Novelties  of  all  kinds  on  exhibition  and 
sale. 

RENTING     HOUSES 


And   the    Collection    of    Rents    is    a 

Specialty  of 

TEVIS  &  FISHER,  14  Post  St. 


R.   J.    WHEELER. 


J.    W.   GIRVIN. 


J.  W.  GIRVIN  &  CO., 

Rubber  and  Leather  Belting,  Hose,  Packing,  etc. 

Rubber  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  etc. 

Pacific  Coast  Agents  for  Boston  Belting  Co.  aud  Fayerweather  &  Ludew, 
formerly  J-  B.  Hoyt  A  Co. 2  «V  4  California  St..  S.F.,<al. 

S.  L.  Jones.  E.  D.  Jones. 

S.  L.  JONES  &  CO., 

Auctioneers    and    Commission    Merchants, 

207   and  209  California  Street. 

Perrier-Jouet  &  Co. 


W.  B.  CHAPMAN, 

SOLE  AOENT   FOR 
PAOIFIC  OOAST, 

123CaliforniaSt..S.F 


EPERNAY     CHAMPAGNE. 

FOR  SALE  BY  ALL  FIRST-CLASS 

Wine    Merchants  and   Grocers. 


Jan.  2,  1S92. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


l  I 


TO    THE    NEW     YEAR 


How  do  yon  do, 

Young  Ninety  TwoT 
Well,  to  jodge  by  your  cheek*  row-tinted, 

You've  teen  Beat  Rock? 

The  Crocker  bli 
Is  our  climate  all  it  if  painted .' 

It's  bard,  you  - 

To  make  ri^rht   free 
t'ntil  we  (ire  better  acquainted. 

Of  course  you  know 

About  the  row 
O'er  the  Post-office's  position; 

The  thing  is  stuck 

Out  in  the  muck 
At  the  corner  of  Seventh  and  Mission. 

And  there  'twill  stick 

If  no  one  kick 
The  Commissioners  to  perdition. 

You   know,  no  doubt, 

We've  just  come  out 
Of  the  jaws  of  a  reformation  ; 

The  Supreme  Bench 

Gave  it  a  cinch 
And  it  died  of  strangulation; 

The  boodle  ring 

Now  has  full  swing, 
And  we  are  a-drifting  to  damnation. 

It  seems  no   use 

To  Gght  abuse; 
A  few  people  get  up  and  holler, 

Then  comes  the  sack, 

Gets  in  its  whack, 
And  resistance  succumbs  to  the  dollar; 

Dp  goes  the  sponge, 

And  with  a  lunge 
The  crowd  settles  back  to  its  collar. 

Of  course  we  hope 

That  you  may  ope 
Some  way  for  us  out  of  our  bother; 

We  hoped  the  same 

When  others  came, 
But  we're  yet  in  the  same  old  pother, 

And  it  looks   still, 

For  good  or  ill, 
One  year  will  be  just  like  another. 

We  do  not  do 

The  "  Happy  New 
Year  to  you,"  as  you  may  discover; 

That  is  played  out 

When  there's  about 
Us  no  prospect  where  hope  can  hover; 

We've  lived  your  best, 

And  bide  the  rest, 
And  shall  be  glad  when  for  us  they  are  over. 

You  may  not  find 

The  world  so  kind 
That  you  feel  you  shall  ever  regret  it; 

Long  ere  the  day 

You  pass  away 
You  may  wish  to  forsake  and  forget  it, 

And  prize  no  view 

It  offers  you 
Like  the  final  one  when  you  quit  it. 


THAT    PECULIAR    KIND    OF    SILENCE. 


*  ^    A  LFRED,"  said  Mrs.  Lovidovie,  "  you  do  not  love  me  as  you 

J\_  did  in  years  gone  by ;  you  no  longer  call  me  pet  names ;  you 
have  ceased  to  coin  new  terras  of  endearment  for  me;  years  ago 
all  the  newspapers  in  the  world  could  not  have  kept  you  from  my 
side  for  one  evening.     In  those  happy  days  you  were " 

"  I  was  a  young  ass,"  grunted  Mr.  Lovidovie,  from  behind  his 
paper. 

,i  True!  true',  true! "  sighed  the  neglected  wife,  "that's  just 
what  I  was  going  to  say."  And  a  long  time  afterward  she  added, 
"  You  are  older,  now." 

And  Lovidovie  read  the  same  paragraph  in  the  paper  over  and 
over,  and  tried  hard  to  think  of  something  to  say,  and  couldn't 
just  think  of  it  right  then,  and  so  kept  on  thinking  and  thinking 
and  thinking  and  thinking,  and  wanted  to  peep  over  the  paper 
and  look  at  her,  but  was  afraid  she  might  be  looking  at  him.  And 
he  couldn't  think  of  anything  to  say  back  until  some  time  the  fol- 
lowing day,  and  then  something  told  him  it  was  too  late. 

—  Burdette  in  Ladies1  Home  Journal, 


No  other  medicine  has  won  approval,  at  home,  equal  to  Ayer's 
Sarsaparilla  in  Lowell, 


FUR  NOVELTIES 

.A.T       PEICES 

Which  are  Positively  Less  than  One-half  of  what  is  Charged  by 
Other  Dealers  for  Similar  Goods, 


6000  FUR  CAPES, 

$2     and.     upward, 

4000  FUR  BOAS, 

$1  2S    and.    upward.. 

10,000  FUR  MUFFS, 

60e.    and    upward. 

§000  Children's  Fur  Sets, 

80o.    and    upward. 

FUR  EDGINGS  AND  TRIMMINGS 

Of-  IN  ALL  VARIETIES.  -%Q| 
We  also  wish  to  announce  that  we  have  just  received  a  shipment  of 

LONDON-DYED 

ALASKA  SEALSKINS 

of  superior  quality. 


Parties  wishing  to  order  should  do  so  at  once,  so  as  to  obtain 
the  pick  of  our  New  Skins. 


GARMENTS  IN  LEADING  STYLES,  $125  UPWARD. 

■  Send  for  Illustrated  Catalogue,  "TK4 


H.  LIEBES  &  COMPANY, 

(INCORPORATED), 

The  Largest  Exclusively  Fur  Establishment  in  the  World, 

133.  135,  137,  139  Post  Street. 

O  IP  T£l  JST      TU  ^T  TJJ  jsr- I  T5T  O  S  . 


14 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  2,  1892. 


THE  mining  market  on  Pine  street,  was  dull  and  lifeless  during 
the  week.  When  the  Board  opened  after  the  holiday?,  a 
small  accumulation  of  orders  built  prices  up  for  a  short  time,  but 
the  movement  did  not  last  many  hours,  and  the  market  fell  back 
into  its  old  rut.  The  business  is  now  practically  in  the  hands  of 
a  few  inside  manipulators,  who  are  content  to  regulate  prices, 
and  let  the  market  take  care  of  itself,  ao  far  as  trading  is  con- 
cerned. The  public  have  been  gradually  weeded  out  on  margin 
sales,  and  only  a  few  of  the  leading  brokers  seem  to  care  whether 
school  keeps  or  not,  so  far  as  a  clientage  is  concerned.  It  is  more 
fashionable  at  present  to  control  mines,  and  the  public  an- 
nouncement is  made  that  stockholders  in  despair  between 
the  devil  and  the  deep  sea,  can  find  their  savior  in  a  stock- 
broker. A  member  of  the  Board  in  discussing  an  article  which 
appeared  in  the  last  issue  of  the  News  Letter,  objected 
to  the  inference  that  the  Board  officially  countenanced 
any  movement  to  obtain  the  control  of  the  Comstock  mines. 
»  It  is  a  private  matter  altogether,"  he  remarked,  "  among  a  few 
brokers,  who  believe  that  they  are  in  a  position  to  make  a 
better  selection  in  the  way  of  directors,  and  vote  or  direct 
the  voting  of  stock  more  intelligently  than  their  clients.'1  It  all 
amounts  to  the  same  thing,  however,  and  if  the  Board  does  not 
see  fit  to  put  a  stop  to  its  members'  interfering  with  outside  busi- 
ness, it  may  be  taken  for  granted  that  it  approves  of  their  action. 
If  it  had  not  been  for  an  undue  ambition  in  this  direction,  the 
present  ill-feeling  which  exists  among  the  heavier  operators 
would  never  have  interfered  to  check  business.  The  brokers  have 
not  money  enough  among  theru  to  deal  stocks  and  interest  outside 
capitalists,  and  it  will  take  considerable  nursing  to  bring  back 
the  business  they  have  lost  recently.  It  is  a  misfortune  that 
mining  speculation  should  have  run  down  as  it  has  lately,  and 
the  brokers  have  no  one  to  blame  but  themselves.  It  behooves 
them  to  adopt  some  new  and  more  sensible  methods  after  the 
New  Year,  and  drop  the  unseemly  squabbling  which  has  been 
going  on  for  some  time  past. 

IIS 

A  FEW  weeks  ago  Mr.  Geo.  V.  Sims  passed  through  this  city  on 
his  way  north,  and  during  his  short  stay  a  daily  contempora- 
ry wrote  him  up  for  a  column  in  its  usual  sensational  style.  He 
was  made  to  say  things  in  this  interview  which  probably  the  un- 
fortunate man  never  dreamed  of,  and  combine  after  combine  was 
outlined,  until  there  was  hardly  an  undertaking  left  in  the  State 
which  was  not  bonded  by  the  enterprising  promoter.  He  had 
offered  to  take  up  all  the  stock  of  a  collapsed  banking  institution 
down  South,  had  control  of  a  complete  water  system  for  irrigating 
a  tract  of  some  million  acres  of  land,  and  was  just  about  to  close 
a  contract  covering  all  the  free  timber  tracts  up  North.  The  re- 
sult of  it  all  was  that  London  began  talking  about  the  matter, 
until  finally  the  Lombard  Trust  Company,  with  which  he  was 
said  to  be  connected,  deemed  it  expedient  to  take  action  and  deny 
the  impeachment  that  it  was  desirous  of  taking  possession  of  the 
entire  Pacific  Coast  States.  The  Board  of  Directors  met  accord- 
ingly, and  the  following  resolution  was  passed:  "That  a  com- 
munication be  made  to  the  press  to  the  effect  that  Mr.  Sims  is  in 
America  on  his  own  business,  and  is  entirely  without  authority 
from  this  company  to  represent  it  in  any  way,  or  to  enter  into 
any  contract  on  its  behalf,  and  that  the  several  statements  which 
have  been  put  forward  are  without  the  board's  authority  in  any 
way  whatever."  This  was  signed  by  Percy  Orr,  the  Secretary, 
and  C.  E.  Davidson,  Chairman.  This  resolution  may  amount  to 
much  and  it  may  only  be  for  effect.  When  Mr.  Situs  was  here 
he  made  his  headquarters  at  the  office  of  the  Lombard  Trust 
Company  in  this  city,  and  dealt  with  people  as  the  representative 
of  the  company.  Mr.  Sims  will  prubably  be  heard  from  next. 
tH 

A  COMPANY  has  just  been  formed  in  London  to  purchase  some 
gold  and  silver  mines  at  Tominil,  in  the  State  of  Durango, 
Mexico.  The  company  comes  out  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Mexican  Association,  Limited,  and  the  Mexican  Explorations, 
Limited,  two  corporations,  the  titles  of  which  would  suggest  that 
between  them  they  own  the  biggest  share  of  the  sister  republic. 
The  strange  part  of  the  business  is  that  the  new  company,  known 
as  the  Tominil  Mines,  Limited,  pays  no  cash  for  the  properties, 
but  takes  all  the  ground,  with  machinery,  stores,  reserves  of  ore, 
etc.,  for  a  consideration  consisting  entirely  of  shares.  This  is  the 
polite  way  ot  putting  it  before  the  public,  who  will  not,  however, 
get  their  shares  for  nothing.  In  view  of  the  extreme  liberality  of 
the  vendors,  credulous  investors  are  expected  to  swallow  the 
bait,  and  take  the  vendors'  shares  off  their  hands  at  par.  This 
is  the  latest  dodge  ot  confidence  operators.  Apparently  they  are 
thoroughly  disinterested  as  regards  financial  results,  but  they  get 
there  just  the  same,  even  if  the  way  around  the  stump  is  a 
little  long.  It  would  be  the  more  honorable  and  safer  plan  to  de- 
mand a  fair  price  for  the  property  and  have  done  with  it,  instead 
of  raiding  the  pockets  of  outside  investors  in  this  underhand 
manner. 


A  GENERAL  meeting  of  the  San  Jacinto  Tin  Company  has  just 
been  held  in  L  mdon.  Sir  John  Stokes,  who  presided,  in  mov- 
ing the  adoption  of  the  report  and  accounts,  stated  that  great  pro- 
gress had  been  made  at  the  mines.  A  water  dam  had  been  con- 
structed, four  batteries  were  on  the  ground  and  the  necessary 
concentrates  were  in  working  order.  At  the  present  time,  how- 
ever, only  one  battery  had  been  erected,  and  this  was  sufficient  to 
crush  48  tons  of  ore  per  day,  and  this  would  give  them  two  tons 
of  metal  per  day,  which  could  be  easily  sold  at  $500  per  ton. 
When  the  mines  had  been  still  further  developed  the  other  batter- 
ies would  be  erected,  which  would  mean  a  turn-out  of  an  addi- 
tional two  tons  of  tin  per  day  for  every  battery  worked.  Mr. 
Purcell,  an  engineer  who  had  recently  been  appointed  superin- 
tendent at  the  mines,  gave  a  description  of  thedevelopment  of  the 
property,  and  stated  that  the  average  amount  of  tin  produced 
from  the  ore  was  5  per  cent.,  which  was  about  double  tbat  pro- 
duced from  the  richest  mines  in  Cornwall.  He  characterised  the 
San  Jacinto  as  the  richest  tin  mine  in  the  world.  The  report  and 
accounts  were,  after  a  considerable  atuount  of  adverse  criticism 
and  discussion,  adopted. 

$$  ? 

IT  is  hopeless  to  expect  much  from  outside  stocks  when  the 
Comstocks  are  lifeless.  One  of  the  peculiar  features  of  stock 
speculation  in  this  city  is,  that  the  market  is  generally  controlled 
by  one  line  of  stocks.  If  they  advance,  up  goes  the  whole  line, 
and  vice  versa.  This  seems  most  unreasonable,  especially  when, 
as  in  the  case  of  the  Tuscarora  and  Quijotoa  shares,  the  mines  are 
located  hundreds  of  miles  apart  from  the  controlling  camp.  A 
bonanza  struck  in  North  Belle  Isle  or  Peer  counts  for  nothing  in 
its  effect  on  the  market,  if  the  weights  are  on  Con.  Cal-Virginia, 
and  B  st  <fc  Belcher  is  selling  below  a  dollar.  As  a  matter  of 
fact,  the  outside  mining  camps  are  in  a  more  flourishing  condition 
than  they  have  been  for  years,  and  a  little  independence  on  the 
part  of  the  managers  of  the  mines  would  soon  create  a  market 
for  their  own  stocks.  There  were  no  assessments  levied  during 
the  week,  but  one  or  two  are  pending  in  the  Comstock  companies. 
The  annual  meetings  of  Peer,  Peerless  and  Weldon  were  held  on 
Thursday. 

II  $ 

A  CONVENTION  of  the  miners  of  this  State  will  be  held  in 
the  city  on  January  '20th.  San  Francisco  will  be  represented 
by  10  delegates,  and  the  other  counties  of  the  State  wilt  have  30 
each.  From  the  address  issued  by  the  committee  issuing  the  call, 
the  general  condition  of  the  mining  interests  will  he  taken  up, 
and  the  convention  will  not  confine  itself  to  action  on  behalf  of 
the  owners  of  hydraulic  mines.  This  branch  of  the  industry  will 
not,  however,  be  overlooked,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  meet- 
ing will  result  in  deviling  some  means  for  the  resumption  of  work, 
on  these  valuable  properties.  The  people  of  this  State  are  inter- 
ested just  now  on  the  alleged  annual  loss  of  from  $7,000,000  to 
$10,000,000  in  gold,  and  it  will  be  the  miners'  own  fault  if  they 
do  not  set  the  case  fully  and  clearly  before  the  public  when  they 
have  a  chance,  and  carry  the  day  in  their  favor. 
%  $  t 

THE  New  York  promoter  is  again  at  work  in  Amador  County, 
and  a  number  of  claims,  including  the  Astoria,  Hollywood 
and  Middle  Bar  have  been  taken  up  for  stock  dealing  purposes. 
The  opinion  of  a  local  expert  is  not  very  Mattering  in  regard  to  the 
intentions  of  the  new  companies.  The  mines  are  unpatented,  and 
for  years  only  sufficient  work  has  been  done  on  them  to  sati>fy  the 
United  States  laws.  The  surface  works  and  underground  devel- 
opments are  not  worth  mentioning.  People  in  the  vicinity,  it  is 
said,  pay  no  attention  to  the  frivolous  operations  which  have  dis- 
tinguished these  claims;  they  cut  no  figure  whatever  in  the  min- 
eral development  of  this  region.  It  has  seemed  all  along  that  the 
object  is  to  work  off  stock  on  the  over-credulous  in  New  York, 
rather  than  an  honest  endeavor  to  search  for  mineral  treasures. 

*$$ 

THE  Daily  Financial  News,  of  New  York,  notes  the  fact  that  the 
old  Emma  Mining  Company,  Poker  Schenck  and  Trenor  W. 
Park's  great  bonanza  scheme,  out  Utah  way,  has  come  to  the 
front  again.  This  time  the  debenture  bondholders  are  asked  to 
take  stock  for  their  bonds;  last  time  the  stockholders  were  asked 
to  pay  an  assessment  and  take  bonds  for  their  stock.  Who  says 
the  law  of  evolution  does  not  exist?  and  the  end  is  not  yet;  in 
fact,  the  dividend  is  far  distant. 

it  $ 

ENGLISH  investors  are  now  asked  to  subscribe  the  capital 
necessary  to  build  a  railroad  from  Jaffa  to  Jerusalem,  with 
the  option  of  extensions  to  Natlous,  in  the  direction  of  Damascus, 
and  to  Gaza.  The  iron  horse  seems  destined  to  invade  sacred 
ground  as  well  as  the  benighted  regions  of  darkest  Africa,  and 
henceforth  even  a  pilgrimage  to  the  Holy  Sepulchre  wilt  lose 
much  of  the  romance  which  has  attached  to  it  ever  since  the  days 
of  the  crusaders. 

s$ : 

THE  recent  dividend  of  10  cents  declared  by  the  Standard  Con., 
of  Bodie,  is  its  seventy-seventh,  aggregating  to  date,  $3,615,- 
000,  or  $36.15  per  share.  After  paying  this  dividend  the  company 
will  have  a  cash  surplus  of  $30,000. 


Jin.   1 


SAN  n:  wo,  0  NEWS  LETTER. 


16 


*Hc*rf  Whil  the  devil  «i tl 

■  One  that  will  pUr  thedertl.tlr,  with  you." 


N 


OW  sit  you  down  before*  the  lire. 

And  while  the  Logi  blsM  cheerily. 
We'll  have  n  remiuiscent  talk. 
An  idle  stroll,  *  careless,  walk 
Through  lueiuurj'l  woods,  ami.  as  it  were, 
Pick  up  the  thread  of  the  old  year. 
Not  Mkdty,  friend,  but  merrily. 
Because  the  New  is  (nil  of  cheer. 

Fanny,  the  dark-eyed,  wears  the  ring 
Young  Nob  ton  on  her  linger  set, 

You  met  her  once  at  Napa  Springs, 
Or  Monterey.  I  may  forget. 

But  you  were  very  sweet  on  her, 

And  uiamma,  too,  seemed  to  concur. 

Then  coldness  came,  neglect,  and  then 

A  tbrong  of  fond  adoring  men 

To  worship  Fan,  to  hold  her  shawl, 

Although  she  liked  you  best  of  all, 

I  think  'tis  better  as  it  is. 

She  never  seemed  to  bold  a  kiss, 

A  sacred  thing  for  one  alone, 

She'd  kiss  Fernand  when  Dick  was  gone, 

And  let  stout  Harry  clasp  her  waist 

And  Milkpunch  Tom  her  sweet  lips  taste. 

So  much  for  Fan.     She's  Nobton's  now. 

May  no  tall  antlers  crown  his  brow. 

Some  of  the  jolly  lads  we  knew 
Now  lie  far  down  beneath  the  mould, 
The  warm  hands  we  pressed  are  cold, 
'And  one  within  the  vasty  blue 
A  sailor's  grave  has  found;  last  year 
He  talked,  as  we  are  talking  here, 
Of  those  who  when  we  called  the  roll 
Were  missing;  'twas  a  gentle  soul 
Within  that  giant  frame;  perchance 
When  down  and  down,  our  comrade  sped, 
Down  in  the  deep,  so  calm  and  fleet, 
The  cannon  shot  bound  at  his  feet. 
Some  sea-nymph  pillowed  his  fair  head 
Upon  her  breast,  and  from  the  dead 
Kissed  him,  to  live  beneath  the  waves 
A  life  of  love  in  coral  caves. 

'Tis  almost  midnight.     Noiselessly 

The  old  year  dies — for  you  and  me 

How   many  memories  with   him  glide 

To  rest  in  Time's  engulfing  tide. 

So  we  full  soon  shall  change  our  phrase, 

Not  of  to-days,  or  yesterdays 

To  speak,  and  mark  the  record  near, 

But  of  the  things  that  were  last  year. 

"Now  while  we  drink  a  toast  to  him 

It  mingles  in  our  requiem, 

The  sad,  yet  not  the  painful  theme,  • 

That  we,  awaking  from  a  dream 

Of  wine  and  women's  lips  and  song; 

And  all  the  glorious  things  of  earth 

Shall  find  the  threshold  near — so  near, 

And  pass  out  with  the  dying  year. 

NIGHT,  gentle,  soothing  night  was  softly  withdrawing  her 
mantle  from  the  bosom  of  the  earth,  but  Asa  Fisk  still  slum- 
bered. That  kindly  soul  was  dreaming  upon  all  the  wicked 
things  the  newspaper  men  had  said  about  him,  and  was  wishing 
that  he  bad  all  their  endorsements  on  ,one  mighty  note,  so  he 
could  crush  them  at  a  single  goshoop.  Ha!  ha!  ha!  laughed  a  de- 
moniac voice.  Asa  awoke  and  saw  before  him  a  curious  appari- 
tion. It  was  bulky,  bearded  and  much  resembled  a  man.  "  You 
have  come  for  me  too  soon,"  murmured  Asa,  "  I  ain't  half  through 
yet."  "  Foo,  forn,"  thundered  the  demon,  "  get  your  traps  ready, 
and  follow  me."  »  My  things  ain't  come  home  from  the  wash," 
protested  the  shivering  usurer.  "  Don't  care,"  said  the  demon, 
«  you'll  be  cooler  without  a  shirt  in  the  place  we  are  going  to." 
As  Mr.  Fisk  was  actually  on  the  point  of  fainting  from  sheer 
fright,  the  apparition  Hung  off  its  mask,  and  the  sunny  face  of 
David  Jacks  beamed  upon  Asa.  I'll  never  forgive  you  for  start- 
ling me  so,"  said  Mr.  Fisk."  "  You  will,"  said  Davy,  "  when 
you  see  what  I've  brought  you,"  and  the  good  epicure  produced 
a  beautiful,  skinny  Bologna  sausage  and  a  crust.  It  is  needless 
to  say  that  the  feast  was  delightful,  and  that  both  liberal-hearted 
gentlemen  enjoyed  themselves  hugely. 


J        II    IIBBBABD  hugraotsdj phloe  V   Utiles  *  divorce  from  WiL 
lUm  1.    DltiCk,  bfMlIN  <>f  hli  wilful  n. 

ft  wouldn't  .1...  Af  e  all  the  trouble  Wlllle'l  auntie  and 
mam  nil  took  in  visiting  the  rdit-.r*.  *,,  u  t,>  keep  their  little 
relative  from  becoming  newspaper-famous,  Willie  g"t  th< 
last.  A  simple  divorce  announcement  Is  not  rauob  In  Itself,  nor 
is  willful  neglect  generally  considered  any  great  cause  f"r  the 
^•'i""  But  behind  Willie's  willful  neglect  of  Josle  bangs  :i  tale. 
Josle  was  an  Oroville  girl,  or  from  some  place  up  In  the  northern 
citrus  belt.  She  must  have  been  pretty,  else  she  could  not  have 
enchained  Willie's  vagrant  fancy.  They  loved,  and  Joste's  papa 
Insisted  upon  an  immediate  marriage.  Alas!  tin-  groom  was  a 
1ml  without  any  visible  means  of  support.  HI  a  mamma  did  not 
approve  of  the  compulsory  marriage,  nor  did  -In-  believe  in  divid- 
ing her  income  wiih  a  daughter-) n-la w.  Willie  was  torn  from  his 
bride's  arms  and  sent  from  Sun  Francisco.  1'resuiiiably  cured,  he 
returned,  but  not  to  his  waiting  mother.  Joaie's  attractions  were 
too  great.  This  could  not  be  borne  by  his  fond  parent,  and  the 
naughty  boy  was  forced  to  go  abroad  again,  just  as  his  cousin 
Jed  Irwin  was  exiled  to  Australia  for  a  somewhat  similar,  but 
not  so  pronounced  an  escapade  with  an  Oakland  girl.  Josie  has 
been  granted  a  divorce. 

BY  all  odds,  the  most  inspiring  sight  in  the  Park  at  this  festal 
season  is  Mr.  Thomas  E.  Flynn,  astride  of  his  celebrated 
horse,  Ballyhooley.  I  had  occasion  to  refer  in  a  vein  of  respect- 
ful admiration  to  this  noble  steed,  shortly  after  he  came  into 
the  possession  of  the  incumbent.  The  winter  months  have  not 
dealt  harshly  with  Mr.  Flynn's  steed.  A  close  observer  might  say 
that  he  is  more  finely  drawn  in  the  region  of  the  vertebne  than 
when  he  first  owed  allegiance  to  the  accomplished  journalist,  and 
that  his  rib  lines  are  more  distinct.  Nor  is  be  as  hilarious  as 
formerly,  only  cavorting  now  when  the  perfume  of  roasted  chest- 
nuts reaches  bis  nostrils,  which  only  shows  the  close  sympathy 
between  horse  and  rider.  His  master,  too,  is  graver  than  he  used 
to  be,  which  may  be  attributed  to  an  advance  in  the  price  of  green 
feed.  On  Saturday  afternoons  the  Park  would  be  a  desolate 
wilderness  without  Ballyhooley  and  the  O'Flynn.  Even  the 
animals  have  grown  to  look  for  the  presence  of  that  symmetrical 
horse,  and  the  reindeer  eyes  him  curiously  as  he  hears  the  Lim- 
erick noble  clattering  on  toward  the  Pacific  ocean. 

THE  large  number  of  matches  arranged  in  Jewish  society  circles 
has  made  the  schatche /is  clap  their  ba  ds  with  delight  and  smile 
in  great  glee.  They  have  been  doing,  so  to  speak,  a  land-olfice 
business  recently,  as  is  evidenced  by  the  large  number  of  engage- 
ments announced.  The  schatchen's  business  is  to  find  heiresses 
for  young  men  whose  finances  are  in  a  delapidated  state,  and  to 
assist  young  or  aged  maidens,  who  are  desirable  only  from  a 
financial  point  of  view,  in  finding  husbands.  For  his  services  the 
schatchen  gets  a  percentage  of  the  marriage  dowry  or  a  stated  fee. 
There  are  only  two  or  three  in  the  business  here,  and  those  who 
require  their  services  pay  rather  high  rates.  An  opposition  firm 
of  schatchens  would  do  a  good  business  at  cut  rates. 

A  DOMESTIC,  recently  from  the  wilds  of  Tulare,  but  now  wrest- 
ling with  the  kettles  and  pans  in  a  kitchen  on  Jones  street,  at- 
tended a  theatrical  performance  a  few  nights  ago.  It  was  her 
first  visit  to  a  city  theatre,  and  from  her  seat  in  the  gallery  she 
enjoyed  two  hours  of  rapturous  pleasure.  The  next  day  she 
described  to  her  mistress  the  wonders  of  the  play,  and  then,  as  if 
suddenly  reflecting  upon  the  hole  made  in  her  month's  wages, 
said:  "  But  I  think  six-bits  was  an  awful  price  for  a  ticket." 

<•  Yes,"  answered  her  mistress,  "  but  you  know,  Julia,  that 
some  performances  cost  much  more  than  that.  Occasionally  a 
theatre  or  opera  ticket  costs  three  or  four  dollars." 

"  Oh,  yes,  I  know  they  do  for  Sullivan  and  them,"  said  Julia. 

THE  parallel  between  the  war  rumors  in  Chile  and  the  orange 
crop  in  San  Bernardino  is  really  remarkable.  For  example, 
one  morning  we  read :  "  War  in  Chile  certain.  Nothing  can  avert 
it."  On  the  next,  when  we  open  our  paper,  thirsting  for  gore,  we 
see,  to  our  intense  disgust,  that  Chile  has  not  smote  an  American 
sailor  recently,  and  that  the  War  Department,  therefore,  is  laying 
upon  its  oars.  So  with  San  Bernardino.  Monday  we  were  as- 
sured that  the  orange  crop  would  be  a  total  failure.  Wednesday 
the  report  was  contradicted,  and  we  are  told  that  the  oranges  are 
all  right,  and  that  San  Bernardino  will  yield  a  fine  crop.  Well,  of 
course  we  allow  the  necessity  for  the  existence  of  newspapers, 
but  good  Lord,  how  refreshing  it  would  be  if  they  aimed  even  at 
telling  the  truth. 

NEW  YEAR  resolutions  are  going  out  of  fashion  and  there  is 
the  pity.  For  there  was  a  certain  satisfaction,  it  must  be 
confessed,  in  working  about  the  close  of  the  year  on  this  bitumin- 
ous pavement,  which  they  say,  constitutes  an  important  portion 
of  the  lower  regions. 

Tis  better  to  swear  off,  and  smash, 
Thau  never  to  swear  off  at  all. 

A  morning  paper  has  sent  a  very  clever  writer,  a  brilliant  man, 
but  devoted  to  the  booze  to  Los  Gatos  to  exhibit  himself  on  bi- 
chloride of  gold.  He  ib  expected  to  describe  all  bis  symptoms 
in  the  most  acurately  literary  manner.  It  is  sure  to  be  highly  in- 
teresting stuff,  and  if  a  cure  is  wrought,  there  will  be  joy  in  San 
Francisco  saloondoom. 


16 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  2,  1892. 


ANOTHER  acceptable  gift  is  a  lampshade,  and  some  of  them 
are  marvelous  erections.  A  pale,  green  silk  shade  has  a  ruche 
round  the  top,  and  a  deep  frill  of  coarse  black  net  on  which  the 
key-pattern  is  embroidered  in  mauve  baby  ribbon.  The  lamp- 
shade has  eight  corners,  and  the  frill  forms  festoons  by  being 
caught  up  at  each  corner  by  bunches  of  pansies.  A  triangular 
shaped  shade  is  covered  on  the  top  by  a  billowy  mass  of  pale 
green  and  blue  erepe  de  chine.  Deep  frills  of  the  two  shades  are 
turned  back  and  caught  at  the  corners  by  a  cluster  of  small  shells, 
showing  the  two  colors.  A  shade  made  in  Pagoda  form  is  com- 
posed of  yellow  silk,  with  a  wide  flounce  of  black  lace,  which  is 
ornamented  at  the  corners  with  rosettes  of  ribbon.  A  Spanish 
looking  shade  is  in  poppy-red  silK,  powdered  with  black  pom- 
poms. A  fringe  of  black  chenille  ending  in  pompoms  hangs  over 
a  red  frill,  while  at  the  corners  are  hung  tambourines. 


Handkerchief  sachets  embroidered  with  ribbons  or  silk  are 
easily  made,  and  are  always  acceptable  presents.  One  made  in 
mauve  satin,  with  the  corner  turned  back  and  the  name  em- 
broidered in  gold,  is  bordered  with  Parma  violets,  and  scented 
with  the  corresponding  perfume;  and  another,  in  pale  green  silk, 
has  a  deep  frill  of  the  same,  caught  up  with  forget-me-nots  at  ir- 
regular intervals.  These,  it  is  needless  to  add,  are  French,  bnt 
would  really  not  be  difficult  to  make.  A  large  cushion  of  pale 
pink  silk  had  a  diamond-shaped  piece  of  silk  of  the  same  color, 
embroidered  with  violets,  laid  on  the  center.  A  deep  frill  of  pink 
silk  is  attached  to  the  cushion  by  a  violet-colored  cord,  fastened 
at  the  corners  by  tiny  bunches  of  the  flowers. 

In  these  days  of  dandyism,  it  is  easier  than  it  was  a  Tew  years 
since  to  give  men  what  is  likely  to  please  them.  Handkerchiefs, 
with  the  initial  or  autograph  embroidered  in  the  corner,  are  al- 
ways acceptable;  while,  for  men  who  have  bachelor  quarters,  a 
lamp-shade,  lamp,  or  photograph  frame  are  useful  presents.  A 
lovely  cigar-case,  prepared  for  a  fiance,  was  in  hammered  gold, 
with  a  miniature  of  the  fiancie,  surrounded  by  diamonds  in  one 
corner.  A  tortoiaeshell  cigarette  case  had  the  owner's  initials  in 
diamonds  at  one  side  and  his  address  in  gold  letters  at  the  other. 
A  silver  cigarette-case,  filled  with  cork-tipped  cigarettes,  had  the 
advertisement  picture  enameled  on  the  outside.  A  tie-case  of 
morocco  leather,  with  apenures  for  studs,  sleeve-links,  and  pins, 
and  a  stand  with  a  clock,  calendar,  and  thermometer,  are  useful 
gifts. 


The  prejudice  against  opals,  which,  by  the  way  were,  until  the 
beginning  of  the  present  century,  always  considered  the  most 
unlucky  of  precious  gems,  is  rapidly  disappearing,  and  now  that 
they  are  found  in  our  own  country,  people  are  commencing  to 
appreciate  the  beauty  of  this  wonderful  jewel,  and  favor  jewelry 
in  which  it  is  seen.  One  of  the  prettiest  and  most  attractive  breast- 
pins this  season  shows  the  variegated  and  changeful  tints  of  an 
opal  clover,  enhanced  by  a  circle  of  alternate  rubies,  emeralds  and 
diamonds. 


One  of  the  fads  of  the  season  in  Paris  threatens  to  be  the  prac- 
tice of  tattooing.  There  are  at  present  there  two  Americans,  a 
man  and  a  woman,  who  are  not  only  decorated  nearly  over  their 
bodies,  but  are  also  professors  of  the  art.  They  produce  all  kinds 
of  pictures  on  the  human  form  divine  in  various  colors,  and  with 
scarcely  any  pain,  and  they  are  already  doing  a  good  business  in 
this  particular  form  of  art.  Strange  to  say,  many  ladies  have 
gone  in  for  the  new  craze. 

The  beautiful  enamel  flower  decoration  on  watch  cases,  which 
has  recently  been  revived,  and  which,  until  this  season,  cnuld 
only  be  applied  to  solid  gold,  is  now  shown  on  rilled  cases,  and 
this  enables  many  with  slender  purses  to  possess  time-pieces  that 
have  always  been  beyond  the  reach  of  any  but  those  of  means. 
A  pretty  design,  that  has  just  been  introduced,  is  a  pansy  of  soft 
velvet  colors  on  a  plain  polished  surface. 

Some  young  ladies  may  consider  it  impertinent  to  present  their 
beau  with  a  scarf-holder  simulating  an  interrogation  point,  of 
Roman  gold  set  with  diamonds  and  turquois;  but,  notwithstand- 
ing, such  an  ornament  has  been  placed  on  the  market,  and  is 
creating  luuch  favorable  comment  on  its  suggestiveness  and 
unique  appearance,  says  the  Ladies'  Home  Journal. 

A  dog  belonging  to  a  French  lady  was  seen  the  other  day  posi- 
tively attired  in  stockings  and  some  brown  material  several 
times  darker  than  its  natural  coat,  and  to  these  stockings  were 
attached  leather  soles,  in  which  the  pampered  spaniel  went  pat- 
tering and  clattering  along  the  pavement.  The  stockings  came 
half-way  up  his  legs,  and  were  fastened  with  elastic  bands. 

Mothers  be  Sure  and  Use  "Mrs.  Winslow's  Soothing  Syrup  "  for  your 
children  while  Teethiug.    Price,  25  cents  a  bottle. 


H.  M.  NEWHALL  &  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchants, 

AND  

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Nos.  309  and  311  Sansome  Street.  San  Francisco,  California. 

NATIONAL   ASSURANCE   CO.  OF   IRELAND; 
ATLAS    ASSURANCE    CO.    OF    LONDON; 
BOYLSTON    INSURANCE    CO.  OF    BOSTON; 
OCEAN   MARINE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LONDON. 

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SHIPPING   AND    COMMISSION    MERCHANTS, 
UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 

Agents  for— 
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Company,  (L'd.), 

"  The  California  Line  of  Clippers,"    The   Baldwin  Loeomotive  Works, 

from  New  York,  Steel  Rails  and  Track  Material. 

"  The  Hawaiian  Line  of  Packets,"    I 

J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros., 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

Agents  for  Spreckels'  Liue  of  Hawaiian  Packets,  S.  8.  Hepworth'B  Centri 
fugal  Machines,  Reed's  Patent  Pipe  and  Boiler  Covering. 
327  Market  Street,  corner  Fremont. 

8AN    FRANCISCO. 

SCHOOL  OF  ELOCUTION  AND  EXPRESSION. 

1170  Market  St.,  Donohoe Building. 

The  school  furnishes  the  most  thorough  and  systematic  training  for 
voice,  bndy  aud  mind.  Courses  are  arranged  to  meet  all  classes.  Pupils 
prepared  for  the  staee,  public  readers,  teachers  of  elocution  and  expression 
or  social  accomplishment.  The  Delsarte  system  of  dramatic  training  aud 
development  of  grace  aud  ease  a  specialty. 

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((Graduate  Boston  School  of  Expression) 

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Dainties  and  Luxuries  from  every  market  of 
the  world,  New  Jordan  Almonds,  New  Ger- 
man Potatoes,  New  French  Candied  Fruits, 
New  Maillards  Candies,  New  Bon-bons,  New 
Smyrna  Figs,  New  Carton  Raisins  (just  the 
thing  to  send  your  Eastern  friends)  New  Mince 
Meat,  New  Weisbaden  Fruits,  in  juice,  wine 
and  arrae,  New  Shell  Fish  in  glass. 

HAVANA     CIGARS. Weekly     shipments. 

Splendid  Selections.     Cigars   sold   on  the  basis 

of  grocer's  profit. 

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Jan.  2.  1892. 


BAN  PRANCISl  0  NEWS  I  ll  i  Ti: 


1 


SUNBEAMS 


ERE  Capld'fl  dart  had  ceu«d  to  smart 
Whale'er  she  thought  of   doing 
He  sanctioned;  thus  she  ih  railed  hlfl  heart 

With  btUing  and  with  i 
Hut  since  the  honeymoon  i*  "\-r 
Tia  plain  that  he  -i  be  willing 
To  have  her  coo  a  little  n; 

Am!  bring  about  less  billing. 

—  Waihitigton  Star. 
At  the  baths  an  important  young  man  walked  up  to  the  door  of 
one  of  the  compartments  and,  knocking  at  the  same,  testily  inquired  : 
*•  When  in  thunder  are  you  going  t*>  get  those  trowsers  on?"  There 
was  a  faint  giggle,  and  a  silvery  voice  replied:  "When  I  gel  mar- 
ried, I  suppose.       He  fainted  at  once.     He  had   mistaken   the  door. 

— Irish  Times. 
"  tioing  to  decorate  a  grave?  I  thought  your  lot  was  in  the 
other  cemetery."  '•  It  is  ;  but  when  I  was  first  married  my  wife  made 
a  sponge  cake  for  me.  which  a  tramp  stole  and  ate.  I  got  Ins  body 
From  the  Coroner  and  every  year  1  lay  a  wreath  of  flowers  on  his 
grave  as  a  mark  of  gratitude.  — Life. 

^^  T  ''mnn—  Why  do  you  send  her  so  many  flowers  if  it 

is  mi  horribly  expensive  and  you  cannot  atfurd  it?     The  Young  GenlU- 

That's  just  the  trouble.     If  I  should  stop   sending  the  flowers 

the  florist  would  think  I  was  losing  the  girl,  and  I  should  have  to  pay 

up.  — Life. 

She  always  used  to  shake  my  hand 

With  touch  light  as  a  feather; 
Last  night  I  said  I  loved  her,  and 

She  shook  me  altogether.         — Harper's  Bazar. 
Mrs.  Bingo — My  dear,  while  I  was  in  the  tobacco  store  the  other  day 
buying  those  cigars  for  your  Christinas,  your  St.  Bernard  dog  came 
in  and  tried  to  pull  me  out.    What  do  you  suppose  he  meant?    Bingo 
—  He  probably  wanted  to  save  my  life.  — Life. 

Prof.  Hardhead — I  am  surprised.  Miss  Giddie,  to  find  that  you  play 
chess.  Mi$s  Giddie {making  a  move) — Why  so,  Mr.  Hardhead?  "You 
said  you  never  indulged  in  games  of  chance."  "Why,  Mr.  Hardhead! 
Do  v'ou  consider  chess  a  game  of  chance?"    "  It  is  as  you  plav  it." 

—Life. 
Mrs.  Greatmann— What  are  you   worrying  over?    Nobody  will  be- 
lieve what  those  papers  say.  now  that  you  have  boldly  sued  them  for 
libel.   Hon.  Mr.  Greatmann  {despondently) — I'm  afraid  I  can't  keep  the 
case  from  coming  to  trial.  — Puck. 

Little  Tot  {lugging  away  at  her  Papa's  leg)—  Dinime  dime,  Papa  !  Her 
Papa- -Why  f  bless  you!  What  for.  child?  Little  Tot— I  heard  brover 
George  tell  sister  Tillie  'at  he  pulled  you1  leg  for  live  dollars  last  night. 
I'll  do  it  for  less'n  that !  — Puck. 

A  five-gallon  demijohn  of  whisky,  corked  and  sealed,  was  found  in 
the  stomach  of  a  whale  that  drifted  ashore  the  other  day.  Antiquar- 
ians will  now  ascertain  whether  Jonab  was  in  the  habit  of  carrying  a 
corkscrew.  — Detroit  Free  Press. 

—The  coquette  laughs  and  sorrows  not 
As  she  ber  conquests  doth  recall, 
'Tis  better  to  have  loved  a  lot 

Than  never  to  have  loved  at  all. 

— Chicago  Times. 
Lady  (at  the  theatre  who  has  been  bobbing  arouad  in  her  seat)— Shall  I 
take  off  my  hat?  "   Giinsey—No,  ma'am;  not  necessary.     I  am  a  pro- 
fessional contortionist.  — Frank  Leslie's. 

Mrs.  X. — Yes ;  but  have  they  any  children  ?    Mrs.  Y. — Children  ? 

Mercy!    What  are  you  thinking  of?    No,  indeed!    Why,  those  peo- 
ple are  Americans— not  Irish. 

—Clerk — The  hotel  is  so  crowded  sir,  that  the  best  we  can  do  is  to 
put  you  in  the  same  room  with  the  proprietor.  Guest— That  will  be 
satisfactory.    Will  you  kindly  put  my  valuables  in  the  safe? 

— Puck. 
— — Jinks— What  are  your  objections  to  cremation?    Filkins — Well, 
I  should  bate  to  be  put  into  a  jar  where  the  first  man  who  came 
along  might  mistake  me  for  a  new  brand  of  tooth-powder. 

— New  York  Herald. 

— -"  Tommy  Figg,"  said  the  teacher,  "  you  wrote  this  excuse  your- 
self." '•  Yep,"  admitted  Tommy.  "  You  see,  paw  writes  such  a  poor 
hand  'at  I  felt  'shamed  for  you  to  see  it."      — Iadiana,polis  Journal. 

"  Heh,  you  feller!  Come  backund  pay  for  dot  beer!"  The  "  Tough 
Customer"  {making  Ms  exit)— "Ah,  conie  off!  Didn't  you  say  de 
frot'  'd  settle?"     "  —Judge. 

Customer— I  want  a  clock  to  run  thirty  days.  Jeweler  {politely)  I'm 
sorry  to  disappoint  you,  sir;  but  we  conduct  an  exclusively  cash 
business.  —Jewelers'  Weekly. 

Lady — Don't  you  consider  it  ridiculous  to  plume  yourself  so  much 
on  your  birth?    Gent— Not  at  all;  I  couldn't  exist  without  it. 

— Scherzshafter . 


Things  Never  Sold.— Pope. 


Riches,  like  insects,  while  concealed  they  lie, 
Wait  for  wings,  and  in  their  season  fly; 
To  whom  can  riches  give  repute  and  trust, 
Content  or  pleasure,  but  the  good  and  just? 
Judges  and  senates  have  been  bought  for  gold; 
Esteem  and  love  are  never  to  be  sold. 


THE  DELBECK 

THE  EXTRA  DRY 


THE    PERFECTION    OF  A  DRY  WINE. 


THE  lIluT, 

The  highest  grade  ot  Champagne  without 
sweetness. 


THE    BARTON    &    GUESTIER 

(established  1725,  Bordeaux) 

Clarets,   White   Wines  and   Olive    Oils. 


JAMES  DE  FREMERY  &.  CO.,  -    San  Francisco, 

General  Agents,  Pacific  Coast, 

ARE  YOU  BUILDING? 

DO  YOU  INTEND  TO  BUILD? 

IF  SO 

Call     and     see    our    Elegant   Stock    of   Artistic 
Hardwood    MANTELS,   at    ex- 
tremely   low    prices. 

California  Gas  Fixture  Company, 

STARR    KING    BUILDING, 

123   geary   street.  

Fall  Millinery  ! 


I  will  be  pleased  to  have 
you  examine  our  large  stock 
of  FALL  MILLINERY. 

I  will  convince  you  that 
you  will  save  at  least  25  per 
cent  by  purchasing  your 
Millinery  from  the  direct 
im  porter. 


P.  F.  BUTLER, 


808  Market  Street,  Phelan  Building. 


18 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  2,  1892. 


WIESBADEN. 


The  London  fog  was  black  and  thick 
As  through  the  streets,  at  double-quick, 
A  stranger  rattled  in  a  hack, 
This  label  on  his  carpet-sack, 

"  Wiesbaden.' 

*  In  search  of  baths  why  have  you  come 
So  far  from  your  delightful  home, 
Where  you  have  full  a  dozen  Spas 
As  good?"     The  only  answer  was, 

"  Wiesbaden.' 

1  Return,  you  poor,  tired   Boss,  and  rest 
Again  in  your  own  Golden   West. 
The  Grand  Jury  is  overthrown;" 
But  still  he  answered  with  a  moan, 

"  Wiesbaden. 

'Think  you  another  may  be   drawn 
As  fearless  as  the  one  ibat's  gone? 
Think  you  at  last  the  wrathful  tide 
Has  turned  against  you?"     He  replied: 

"  Wiesbaden.' 

At  the  next  term  they  will  report, 
The  caller  cried.  "  Gome  into  Gourt, 
Christopher  Buckley!"  and  the  cry 
Received  this  only  in    reply, 

"  Wiesbaden.' 

There  in  a  bath,  o'er  seas  away, 
In  perfect  health  and  peace  he  lay, 
And  calmly  puffed  at  his  cigar, 
And  said,  "    "fwas  well  I  came  to  far 

11  Wiesbaden. 


£^k  Pfr°PZKTJB 


THERE  is  a  difference  in  opinion  in  local  real  estate  circles. 
Some  say  the  New  Year's  activity  will  begin  the  first  of  the 
month ;  others  maintain  that  not  until  the  middle  of  January  will 
the  boom  be  with  us.  About  the  fact  of  the  matter  is  that  one- 
balf  of  the  real  estate  world  will  not  begin  to  do  big  business  till 
two  weeks  or  so  after  the  holidays,  while  the  other  half  will  begin 
its  boom  immediately.  It  is  all  according  to  the  kind  of  real  es- 
tate business  one  does.  There  is  great  unanimity,  however,  in 
the  firm  belief  that  1892  will  be  a  guod  year  for  the  real  property 
man.  A  great  many  new  tracts  are  to  be  opened  in  January,  more 
yet  in  February  and  still  more  in  March,  and  so  on  throughout 
the  year.  At  least  three  lines  of  electric  street  railways  will  be 
finished  during  the  year,  one  or  more  branch  steam  railways  will 
be  completed,  additional  ferryboats  are  to  be  put  on,  and  in  a 
score  of  different  ways  the  suburbs  of  the  metropolis  are  to  be 
brought  nearer  to  the  city. 

Renting  is  dull,  yet  there  is  a  demand  for  modern  stores  and 
dwellings  with  all  improvements  and  conveniences.  The  signs  of 
the  times  are  that  the  "  to  let  "  signs  will  be  on  the  increase  this 
year  on  all  old-fashioned,  badly  constructed  houses  in  which  the 
plumbing  is  bad  and  the  sanitary  conditions  worse.  This  is  a 
healthy  sign,  the  renting  agencies  declare,  and  shows  that  San 
Franciscans  mean  to  liv    well,  if  it  does  coat  a  little  more. 

Away  from  South  Omaha  and  the  Town  of  Lake,  Chicago,  come 
inquiries  to  O'Farrell  &  Lang  for  Baden  property.  Already  there 
area  number  of  Baden  land  owners  frofri  Omaha  and  the  World's 
Fair  cities. 

The  GarnallHopkins  Company  will  open  the  Knox  Park  tract 
in  Oakland,  on  the  first  of  the  year.  This  is  not  a  large  property, 
but  is  billed  as  the  Cream  of  Oakland  lots.  It  is  on  Knox  avenue 
between  Telegraph  avenue  and  Grove  street. 

There  have  been  several  good  sales  in  the  past  week,  despite 
the  inevitable  dullness  of  a  holiday  season.  S.  P.  Middleton  sold 
a  $15,500  improved  house  and  lot  on  Clementina  street,  between 
First  and  Second  Tevis  &  Fisher  sold  Senator  Stewart's  old 
residence  on  Hyde  street,  near  Clay,  to  Dr.  MacMonagle  for 
$16,000,  and  a  building  lot  on  Geary  street,  near  Franklin,  for 
$9,500  to  Dr.  John  A.  Miller,  who  will  put  up  a  handsome  and 
costly  residence  at  once.  There  were  many  other  less  important 
sales  during  the  week,  and  as  much  inquiry  as  could  be  expected 
at  this  season. 

The  Belvedere  roads  have  been  graveled  lately,  and  are  now  in 
an  excellent  condition,  despite  the  wet  weather.  There  is  a  good 
demand  for  property  on  the  peninsula  and  prices  are  firm. 

Building  lots  were  not  very  generally  distributed  this  year  as 
Christmas  presents. 


Steam  Boiler  Incrustations. 

Old   Scale   Removed,  Formation  of  New  Scale  Prevented. 

Without  the  Aid  of  ChemicalB,  by  the  Use  of  the 
LLEWELLYN     FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONDENSER  I 

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THKRE  b*9  been  a  holocmi-t  of  Iowm  on  the  Pacific  Cout  in 
Ihvpasi  week,  which  brings  ih.-  mooib'a  lire  lou«  (..r  ilmi 
section  up  to  and  above  half  a  million  dollars.  This  has  been  the 
tn<  -t  .i:sa>irou3  year  the  tire  insurance  oompantes  ol  the  United 
Slates  have  experienced  since  the  big  Boston  tires,  and  a  careful 
estimate  places  the  outgo  fully  |20  000,000  more  than  the  income, 
for  the  fire  business  generally.  The  Pacific  Coast  has  been  a  com- 
paratively favored  district.  There  is  scarcely  an  agency  or  a  com- 
pany out  here,  but  that  will  find  a  balance  on  the  credit  sheet 
thit  year. 

Underwriters  are  bead  over  heels  in  figures  just  now,  preparing 
the  annual  statements.  These  will  be  completed  and  made  public 
about  the  middle  of  January,  when  there  will  be  news  enough. 
and  much  food  for  cogitation. 

At  last  the  Pacific  Insurance  I'nion  has  wakened  up  to  the 
importance  of  the  sprinkled  risks  question.  For  weeks  they  have 
been  struggling  with  tbe  problem.  The  result  is  now  announced 
in  a  25  per  cent,  reduction  on  all  sprinkled  fire  risks.  The  Arm- 
strongs seem  to  have  forced  this  action  on  tbe  Union.  Armstrong 
was  a  reformer  and  had  many  good  ideas.  Now  that  he  is  figur- 
atively dead,  every  underwriter  will  admit  that-  And  like  every 
reformer,  though  be  comes  to  grief  himself,  the.  impress  of  his 
work  is  left  to  posterity,  and  the  world  is  better  for  his  having 
lived  and  struggled — yes,  and  failed.  Armstrong  recognized  the 
importance  of  preventing  large  conflagrations  and  forsaw  that  a 
properly  protected  risk  could  be  taken  at  a  much  less  rate  than  one 
not  protected.  He  foresaw,  too,  what  underwriters  are  just  now 
waking  up  to.  that  protected  risk3.  no  matter  how  small  the  rate, 
were  more  profitable  than  even  small  lines  on  unprotected  risks. 
He  started  out  to  take  big  lines  on  sprinkled  risks,  and  his  plan  was 
to  take  nothing  but  sprinkled  risks.  Had  be  adhered  to  this  plan 
and  been  satisfied  with  a  moderaie-sized,  though  profitable  busi- 
ness, he  would  not  now  be  non  est.  Here  are  the  figures  to  prove 
it:  Out  of  $4,000,000  worth  of  premiums  on  sprinkled  risks  in  a 
given  period,  Armstrong's  loss  was  less  than  $75,000.  He  had 
another  good  plan.  It  was  to  do  business  directly  with  the  as- 
sured. This  really  was  the  keynote  of  his  phonomenal  success. 
He  gave  John  Smith  tbe  benefit  of  the  middleman's  40  per  cent. 
John  Smith  soon  realized,  loo,  that  it  was  money  in  bis  pocket,  to 
do  business  with  Armstrong.  Armstrong's  expenses  were  17.79 
per  cent,  of  his  income.  All  these  things  should  be  well  studied 
by  the  stock  companies.  They  are  not  so  perfect  but  that  they 
may  learn  even  from  the  misguided  and  unfortunate  reformer. 

But  have  tbe  Mutuals  gone  out  of  business?  Armstrong  has 
retired,  but  it  is  not  so  certain  about  the  retirement  of  his  Mutu- 
als.  Toe  New  York  Daily  Commercial  Bulletin  is  authority  for  the 
statement  that  the  directors  have  a  movement  on  foot  looking  to 
tbe  continuance  of  the  Mutuals;  tlfat  W.  JE.  Lowe,  Seth  Milliken 
and  Nathan  D.  Bill  have  given  assurances  of  financial  support  to 
the  extent  of  .|^5,000  each,  and  that  George  W.  Montgomery  or 
J.  (J.  Hatie,  or  both,  will  manage  the  reconstructed  concern.  After 
all,  it  may  only  be  Armstrong  out  and  some  one  else  in. 

Insurance  men  say  there  is  a  disposition  on  the  part  of  the 
owners  of  risks  with  large,  open  areas,  to  avoid  the  increased 
rates  by  adopting  elevator  traps,  automatic  sprinklers,  and  other 
protectives.  This  will  suit  underwriters  to  a  nicety,  as  the  sole 
object  of  the  increased  rates  have  been  to  make  the  risks  more 
secure. 

The  Equitable  Life  will  be  one  of  the  tenants  of  the  new  Crocker 
building  as  soon  as  the  latter  is  ready  for  occupancy. 

H.  L.  Low  will  take  possession  of  the  Transatlantic,  of  Ham- 
burg, on  the  first  of  the  year.  George  Leonard,  also  of  Butler  & 
Holden's  agencies,  will  be  the  assistant  manager.  The  new 
offices  will  be  located  on  the  second  floor  at  220  tiansotne  street 

F.  Wigan,  inspector  and  chief  auditor  of  tbe  United  States 
Branch  of  the  Alliance  Company,  of  London,  has  arrived  in  this 
city  from  Europe,  and  has  reported  for  duty  to  Manager  James. 
Mr.  Wigan  has  been  with  the  Alliance  for  seventeen  years,  and 
his  transfer  to  this  coast  shows  that  tbe  Alliance  means  to  enter 
tbe  field  here  in  earnest,  and  make  this  one  of  their  most  im- 
portant branches. 

The  U'hitesboro,  which  went  ashore  at  Little  River  on  Tuesday 
last,  was  not  much  damaged,  and  was  but  lightly  insured. 
Marine  underwriters  do  not  breath  freely  these  days,  and  are  con- 
stantly on  the  watch  for  disasters. 


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Jan.  2,  1892. 


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THE  important  medical  manuscript  whicb  George  Ebera  ac- 
quired at  Luxor  eighteen  or  nineteen  years  ago,  writes  the 
Berlin  correspondent  of  the  Lancet,  only  fragments  of  which  have 
hitherto  been  translated,  is  now  accessible  to  all  who  can  read 
German.  A  complete  translation  has  been  made  by  a  Berlin 
medical  man,  Dr.  Henrich  Joachim,  who  learned  Egyptian  for 
the  purpose.  By  his  assiduous  labors  the  oldest  medical  work  in 
the  world,  written,  it  is  supposed,  at  latest,  1550  b.  c,  and  many 
parts  of  which  are  of  a  much  older  date,  is  now  common  prop- 
erty. It  consists  mainly  of  receipts,  interspersed  here  and  there 
with  proverbs.  The  treatise  shows  that  many  methods  at  present 
in  use  were  practiced  by  the  old  Egyptian  physicians. 

—  A  remarkable  case  of  successful  removal  of  a  piece  of  metal 
imbedded  in  the  retina  is  reported  by  Dr.  Tatbam  Thompson, 
ophthalmic  surgeon  to  the  Cardiff  Infirmary.  A  blacksmith  was 
engaged  in  December  last,  at  a  colliery  near  Pontypridd,  in  stamp- 
ing some  new  tools,  when  a  small  splinter  of  steel  Hew  off  and 
struck  him  in  the  white  of  the  left  eye,  causing  irritation  and 
other  symptoms  which  eventually  rendered  it  necessary  either  to 
remove  the  eye  or  to  make  an  attempt  to  extract  the  cause  of  the 
trouble.  The  latter  daring  experiment  being  decided  on,  the 
patient  was  put  under  the  influence  of  ether.  The  little  wound 
was  then  reopened  with  an  instrument  known  as  a  »  cataract 
knife,"  and  the  curved  pole  of  the  electric  magnet  was  introduced. 
This  was  then  passed  across  the  vitreous  body  as  nearly  as  could 
be  judged  in  the  direction  traversed  by  the  splinter.  On  the  first 
withdrawal  nothing  appeared ;  but  a  second  attempt,  in  which 
the  pole  was  passed  still  further,  ended  in  the  fragment  of  steel 
passing  easily  through  the  opening  "in  tow ;t  of  the  magnet. 
The  sufferer  is  stated  to  have  since  resumed  his  duties  with  re- 
scored  sight. 

At  the  meeting  of  the   Royal    Botanic  Society   in  London, 

recently,  there  were  upon  the  table  some  interesting  illustrations 
of  the  various  substitutes  used  for,  or  in  the  place  of,  tea.  The 
secretary  said  that  mankind  in  all  parts  of  the  world  had  selected 
some  vegetable  product  from  which  to  obtain  an  agreeable  and 
useful  beverage,  and  it  was  a  remarkable  fact  thatall  these  drinks 
thus  obtained,  whether  they  were  from  leaves  or  fruits,  con- 
tained more  or  less  of  the  remarkable  property  known  under  the 
name  of  theine  and  the  like.  He  submitted  to  the  meeting  samples 
of  coffee-tea,  or  prepared  coffee  leaves,  grown  in  the  society's 
conservatory,  and  said  it  had  been  estimated  that  the  percentage 
of  theine  in  the  leaves  of  coffee  is  1-26,  as  against  100  in  the 
beans;  and  as  the  leaves  may  be  easily  grown  in  many  parts  of  the 
world  where  it  is  difficult  to  insure  good  crops  of  coffee  beans,  he 
thought  it  might  prove  a  valuable  agricultural  productin  many  of 
our  warmer  colonies.  At  present  only  some  2,000,000  of  men 
used  coffee-tea,  in  comparison  to  110,000,000  who  used  the  bean, 
and  500,000,000  who  drank  Chinese  and  Indian  tea. 

A  valuable  invention  has  been  under  trial  in  Germany,  and 

has  now  been  definitely  adopted  as  an  adjunct  to  the  manufac- 
tories of  explosives  for  military  use.  The  liability  to  explosion 
with  compounds  used  for  charges  of  torpedoes  and  similar  pur- 
poses is  very  great.  A  German  inventor  has  devised  a  vacuum 
chamber  for  drying  these  substances,  so  that  on  the  incidence  of 
any  explosion  the  gases  have  room  to  expand,  and  when  the  ex- 
pansion is  sufficient  to  exert  pressure  on  the  sides  of  the  chamber, 
a  number  of  small  doors  or  escape  valves  open  automatically  and 
permit  the  harmless  egress  of  the  gas.  The  whole  force  of  an  ex- 
plosion is  thus  neutralized,  and  the  only  damage  likely  tu  arise 
is  the  consumption  of  the  charge  in  the  chamber.  It  is  found 
also  that  the  process  of  the  drying  is  more  rapidly  accomplished, 
and  thus  smaller  charges  can  be  dried,  so  that  a  still  further 
diminution  in  the  risk  of  manufacture  is  effected.  Herr  Emil 
Fassburg,  of  Breslau,  has  done  good  service  to  his  country  in  per- 
fecting this  apparatus. 

One  of  the  attractions  for  loafers  just  now  is  the  new  stearu 

plow  tnat  has  made  its  appearance  in  the  streets  of  London. 
This  has  come  into  use  as  an  aid  to  the  street-menders,  who  are 
busy  at  this  time  of  the  year  remetalling  the  roads  that  are  mac- 
adamized. The  metal  is  pressed  down  so  hard  by  the  steam 
rollers  that  the  task  of  breaking  up  the  surface  with  pick  by  hand 
is  a  painfully  laborious  and  prolonged  operation.  The  pLow 
harnessed  to  a  powerful  traction  engine  travels  up  and  down  the 
road,  tearing  open  the  surface  easily  and  rapidly  as  it  goes.  In 
its  path  follow  the  carts  laden  with  metal,  which  are  tipped  and 
spread.  Finally  comes  the  steam  roller,  and  the  work  is  com- 
pleted in  about  a  quarter  of  the  time  it  used  to  occupy. 

— —  A  process  by  which  iron  and  steel  plates  can  be  coated  with 
nearly  pure  lead  is  now  in  operation  at  works  in  London.  Hith- 
erto it  has  not  been  possible  to  get  lead  to  adhere  to  iron  without 
the  aid  of  tin,  since  lead  has  little  or  no  affinity  for  iron,  but  in 
the  new  process  this  difficult  feat  is  accomplished,  the  coating 
being  effected  with  a  bath  of  lead  of  about  98J  per  cent,  purity. 
The  plates  or  other  articles  to  be  coated  are  first  pickled  in  a  bath 
to  remove  scale. 


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WM.  ALVOBD,  President. 

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DIRECTORS: 

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A  Ueneral  Banking  Business  Transacted. 

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tho  reuter),  for  me  care  of  all  valuables.     Trunks  and   Packages  taken  on 

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Successor  to  Sather  &  Co.,  Established  1851,  San  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON ....President 

J.  L  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  S.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

Directors:  Chas.  Maiu,  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  Wm.  P.  Johu&on, 
C.  F.  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  ahepard,  James  K.  Wilson. 

Agents:  New  York — Drexet,  Morgan  &  Co.  Boston— Downer  &  Co. 
Philadelphia — Drexel  &  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  National  Bank.  St.  Louis — The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City— First  National  Bank.  Loudon— Brown, 
Shipley  &  Co.    Paris— Drexel,  Harjes  &  Co. 

WELLS,  FAR60  &  COMPANY-BANKING  DEPARTMENT. 

JV  £.  Corner  San  some  and  Sutler  Streets. 

SAN     FRANCISCO,    CAL. 

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS $5,500,000.00 

DIRECTORS: 
Lloyd  Tevis,  President:  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chas.  F.  Crocker,  J.  C.  Fargo,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Wm.  Norris,  Geo.  E.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  Wadsworth,  Cashier. 
Receive  Deposits,  issues  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Ban  kin 
Business. 

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND   DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS f-ORTCOSTA,  California. 

Storage  Capacity,  100,000  Tous.      Regular    Warehouse   lor  Sau 
Fraucisco  Produce  Excliauge  Call  Board. 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  handling  and  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  aud  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  and  smutty  Wheat. 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  etored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  sold, 
if  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  of  the  Company.  2C2  Sansome  St..  over  the  AnglO'California  Bank. 


THE  CROCKER-WOOLWORTH  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

822     PINE     STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL 11.000,000. 

DIRECTORS : 
CHAS.  F.  CROCKER,  I  E.  H.  MILLER,  Jr. 

R.  c.  WOOLWORTH President. 

W.  E.  BROWN Vice-President. 

WM.  H.  CROCKER       Cashier 

SECORITY  SAVIN6S  BANK. 

Guarantee  Capital $800,000 

OFFICEHS: 

President  JEROME  LINCOLN  I  Secretary S.  L.  ABBOT.  Jr. 

Vice-President W.  S.  JONES  I  Attorney SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

OFFICE— No.  228  Montgomery  Street.  San  Francisco. 


BAN  Ki:  INCI8C0  NEW8  T  BTTBR. 


21 


THE    CHESSBJAhi 


Irene,  rlo  you  yet  remember, 

ire  were  grown  to  itdt*  «rl 
Those  evenings  in  ibe  l>le*k   December 
1'urtained   warm  from  the  snowy  weather 
When  you  and   I   j>  .  together, 

Checkmated   by  each   other*!  •: 
Ab,  still   I   see  y.<ur  -«"ft  white  hand 
Hovering  warm  o'er  Queen  and   Knight. 

Brave  Pawns  In  valiant  battle  stand; 
The  double  Ci-tles  guard  the  wings! 
The  Bishop  bent  on  distant  things, 
M.ves,  sidling  through  the  fight. 

Our  fingers  touch:    our  glances  meet, 
And  falter;    falls  your  golden  hair 
Against  my  cheek;  your  bosom  sweet 
Is  heaving.     Down  the  field,  your  Queen 
Rides  slow  her  soldiery  all  between, 
And  checks  me  unaware. 
Ah!   me,  the  little  battle's  done, 
Disperst  is  all  the  chivalry; 
Full  many  a  move,  since  then,  have  we 
'Mid   life's  perplexing  chequers  made. 
And  many  a  game  with   Fortune  play'd — 

What  is  it  we  have  won? 
This,  this  at  least — if    this  alone;  — 
That  never,  never,  never  more.  ■ 
Aa  in  those  old  still  nights  of  yore, 

(Ere  we  were  grown  so  sadly  wise) 
Can  you  and  I  shut  out  the  skies, 
Shut  out  the  world,  and   wintry  weather, 
And,  eyes  exchanging  warmth   with  eyes, 

Play  chess,  as  then  we  play'd  together. 

A    GARDEN     FAIR. 


A  garden   fair, 

An  Autumn  air, 
Aye!  golden  leaves  a-falling  down; 

And  she  is  there. 

And  he  is — where? 
Oh,  sky  so  blue!  Oh,  leaves  so  brown  I 

Tho'  far  be  he, 

No  care  need  be; 
Aye!  dainty  words,  sweet  billet-doux! 

Tho'  winter  call 

Tho'  leaves  may  fall, 
I  know — I  know   my   love  is  true! 


A   FRAGMENT.— 7?//  Norah  FilzIIenry. 


Only  an  old,  old  wall,  yet  doth  it  form 

A  picture,  in  itself  complete, 

Where  trailing  wreaths  of  ivy  creeping  o'er 

And  hanging  down,  their  graceful  tendrils  meet 

And  intertwine. 

And  here  and  there  are  little  tufts  of  moss; 

Seeming  more  emerald  green 

In  contrast  to  the  old  gray  stone. 

With  grass  and  golden  dandelion  the  summit  crowned. 

While  deep-hued  wallflowers  fill  the  air  around 

With  fragrance.    Who  shall  say, 

"  Only  an  old  stone  wall;  there  is  no  beauty  there?" 

The  soul  that  seeks  for  beauty  finds  it  everywhere. 


FOR    NEW    YEAR'S 


DAY.—  (Union 
Journal. 


ScuUard  in  Ladies'   Home 


Friend,  if  thou  dost  bethink  thee  now 
To  lip  some  earnest  pledge  or  vow, 
Search  well  thy  heart,  nor  idly  let 
The  burden  on  thy  soul  be  set. 
Lead  not  thy  faith  until  it  strain^ 
And  break,  and  all  be  worse  than  vain; 
Measure  thy  power,  and  for  the  rest 
Beseech  thy  God  to  bless  the  test. 

Love. —  William  Wilfred  Campbell. 

Love  came  at  dawn  when  all  the  world  was  fair, 

When  crimson  glories,  bloom  and  song  were  rife ; 
Love  came  at  dawn  when  hope's  wings  fanned  the  air, 

And  murmured,  "  I  am  life." 
Love  came  at  even  when  the  day  was  done, 

When  heart  and  brain  were  tired,  and  slumber  pressed ; 
Love  came  at  eve,  shut  out  the  sinking  sun, 

And  whispered,  "  I  am  rest." 


BANK    OF    BRITISH    COLUMBIA. 

CAPITAL  PAID  UP  m,K„>h1(, , 

BESEHVE  mm  t<M  000 

Bontheul  corner  Bait  hh.1  9  uii 

HEAD  OFFICE  OU  LOMBARD  STREET.  LONDON. 

I,,;VN;  .mm. m.   Portland:,  0 

808  BriiUhr«  imtmtef,  \  «. aw,  rfantlmo  And  Kamloopi, 

i,T,'','\'.',',"k, "■""-"••'-  »  General  Banking  Biulneaa.    Aoc i-  npe I  lab 

leet  to  Check,  Aud  spec posit,    .  .  ommurclalCrc.il, 

I«oJ J    ,e    .'     '  '"":  Ipprovod  Bill.  dUoouuted  nad  «.l 

"'"'"   I-""",1."11  ',•■'■  »"d  UmnchM.  aud  upon  lit  Ageula,  a,  follow*: 

v    ,\       ,      '  '.     '   *''";'   *  CAnAUA— B»uk    r  Montreal;  LIVER1 

-North  and  south  H,  ,  lueuCompauy;  [RK- 

LANU-Bauk  ol ^Ireland:  MEXICO  aud  80 UTH  IMERIC*  Loudon  bank 
pi  Mexloo and South  America  CUIHA  aud  JAPAK  Chaitercd  Bank  ol 
ludla,  Australia  on. I  .  hlua;  AUSTRALIA  au.l  NEW  ZEALAND- Bauk  of 
Australula,  commercial  Bunking  Company  ol  Sydney,  EugllBb  Scottlch 
aud  Aiiatrallau  Chartered  Bauk  and  National  Bunk  „|  AnMrala.,1,.;  dkm- 
EltAKA  ami    I  BIMlnn  (We>l  Indira)— Colonial  Hank. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVINGS  UNION. 

032  1'alliurula  street,  turner  Webb  street. 

Branch  Office    1700  Market  Street,  Corner  r..lk. 

DopoalhhJnue  30.1891  »»8,3U,U61  oo 

Uuurauleetl  Capital  au<l  Surplus    I.34U.U35  00 

DIRECTORS. 

M^^rtirMilleJ''  P^/lent  George  W.  Beaver.  Vice-President:  Thomas 
Magee.  E  B  Pond,  Charles  Pace,  Dauiel  E.  Marliu,  VI.  C.  B.  DeFremerv 
George  C.  Boardmau,  J    ..  Ea»llaud;    Love'l  While,  Cashier. 

Keeeives  Deposits,  and  Loans  only  on  real  esiale  security.  Country  rc- 
™r,f„"cerr  m?,  bf  slut  bJ  Wells'  Far«°  &  Co.,  or  by  checks  of  reliable 
parties,  payable  in  ban  Francisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  savings 
Bank  commences  ouly  with  the  actual  receipt  of  the  money.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  is  made 
for  pass  book  or  entrance  lee.  Othce  Hours-a  a.  at.  to  3  e.  M.  Saturday 
evenings,  ~* 'ou  to  o. 


THE  6ERMAN  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  626  Calilornla  Street,  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RESERVE  FUND $    1,576,000  00. 

Deposits  duly  1,  1891 26,749,898  34. 

Officers— President,  L.  GOTTIG;  Vice-President,  EDW.  KRUSE 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGERS  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  R  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN  :  Secretary,  GEO  TOURNY  Board 
of  Direetors-L.  Gottig.  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  Schoemauu,  E. 
Meyer,  F.  lillmauu,  H.  Horstmauu,  M.  Ehrmau,  B.  A.  Becker.  Attorney 
John  R.  Jabbob.  j' 

MUTUAL  SAVINGS  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building. 

Uuaranty  Capital,  $1,000,000. 

OFFICERS. 

JAMES  G.  FAIR President 

JAM  BS  PHELAN,   S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-Presidents 

DlBECTORS—James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper  C.  G  Hooker 
James  Phelau,  James  Motiitt,  S.  G.  Murphy,  Chas.  Cad walader  and  James 
D.  Phelau. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecuntieB. JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

HUMBOLDT  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY, 

No.  18  Gear/  Street,  San  Francisco. 

Incorporated  November  24,  1869. 

ADOLPH  C    WF.BER     ■  .PRESIDENT.  I  ERNST  BRAND SECRETARY 

LONDON.  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  BANK  (Limited), 

N.  W.  Cor.  Sansome  and  Sutter  St9. 

vt  it  lied  Capital. $2,600,000  \  Paid  Up  Capital 92,000,000 

Heserue  Fund  $650,000. 
Hbad  Office  ....     58  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Agents— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  PariB  and  American  Bank 
(Ltd.),  No.  10  Wall  3t.,N  Y.    PARIS— Messrs.  Lazard  Freres  &  Cie,  17Boule 
vard  Poissoniere.    Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.  Com 
mercial  and  Travelers'  Credits  issued.            EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 
LP.  Althchpl,  Cashier. 

~~  THE  ANGLO-CALIFORNIAN  BANK,  Limited. 

N.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

Capital  Authorized $6,000,000  I  Paid  up $1,500,000 

Subscribed 3,000,000  |  Reserve  Fund. 650,000 

Head  Office— 3  Angel  Court,  Loudon,  E.  C. 
Agents  at  New  York— J.  &  W.  Seligman  &  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  banking  business,  sells  drafts,  makes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  aud  issues  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
world.    Sends  bills  for  collection,  loans  money,  buys  aud  sells  exchange 
and  bullion.  IGN.  STEINHART    | 

P   N.  LILIENTHAL.t 


Managers. 


COLTON  DENTAL  ASSOCIATION, 

806  Market  Street  (Pbelaa  Building). 

Gas  Specialists.  Originated  the  use  of  Pure  Nitrous  Oxide  Gas  for  pois- 
tively  extracting  teeth  without  pain.  '•Coltou  Gas"  has  au  established  aud 
unrivaled  world-wide  repu'ation  for  its  purity,  efficacy  aud  perfect  safety 
in  all  ea«es.  Thirty -five  tuousaud  references.  Established  l»b3.  ludorsed 
and  recommended  by  all  reputable  dentists  and  physicians.  Also  performs 
all  operations  in  dentistry. 

DR.  CHARLES  W.  DECKER 


22 


SAN  FKANCieCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  2,  1892 


TENNIS    AND    BASEBALL. 

THE  tournament  on  Christmas  Day,  was  a  grand  success;  the 
number  of  entries  showed  the  amount  of  interest  taken  by  the 
members.  The  next  match  will  take  place  in  about  three  months, 
and  it  is  expected  that  the  entries  will  be  even  larger  than  before. 
Joe  Tobin,  Will  Taylor  and  A.  B.  Wilberforce  constituted  the 
tournament  committee,  and  were  hard  at  work  in  keeping  the 
players  playing  and  the  result  wab,  that  the  tournament  was 
finished  in  two  days,  instead  of  dragging  on  for  weeks.  PJay 
commenced  at  10  a.  m.  sharp,  and  the  game  was  called  at  4  p.  m., 
it  being  too  dark  to  finish.  Hubbard  and  Yates  had  fought  their 
way  through,  and  it  was  settled  to  play  the  finals  the  next  day  at 
2:30p.m.  Yates  defeated  Hobart,  6—4,  6—1;  A.Taylor,  6—1, 
6—0;  Detrick,  6—2,  6—1;  and  S.  Hoffman,  6—1,  6—0.  Hubbard 
defeated  Field  6—1;  6—0.  Wilberforce,  6—0;  6—4.  Madison, 
6—0;  6—1.  lie  Long,  6—2;  6—1.  Gray,  6—4;  6—0.  It  was 
remarkable  how  easy  some  of  the  sets  were  won.  During  the 
whole  tournament  there  were  very  few  close  sets,  but  in  nearly 
every  match,  every  game  was  bitterly  contested.  There  was 
only  one  set  when  the  contestants  reached  five  all,  and  that  was 
the  one  between  A.  Taylor  and  Collier,  finally  won  by  Taylor. 
Vernon  Gray  and  Wilberforce  both  fell  before  Hubbard  with  the 
same  score,  the  remarkable  thing  being  that  Gray  defeated  Tobin 
6 — 3,  6 — 3,  playing  very  good  tennis,  but  he  seemed  quite  power- 
less to  do  anything  against  Hubbard.  Wilberforce  on  the  other 
hand  played  quite  a  dashing  game  in  the  second  set  and  would 
have  probably  won  it  if  he  had  kept  his  heart  up  and  been  in 
practice,  but  at  present  he  is  no  match  for  his  formidable  oppo- 
nent. We  were  pleased  to  notice  the  improvement  some  of  the 
more  bashful  members  have  made,  and  feel  convinced  that  before 
long  they  will  be  very  favorably  mentioned. 

There  was  quite  a  good  crowd  to  witness  the  finals  on  Satur- 
day, and  for  once  we  bad  impartial  applause.  The  crowd  came 
to  see  tennis,  and  applauded  a  good  stroke,  no  matter  who  made 
it.  The  first  set  fell  to  Yates.  6-4;  the  next  to  Hubbard,  6  1 ;  the 
third  to  Yates,  6  1;  the  fourth  and  deciding  ones  to  Hubbard  at 
6-4,  6  1.  From  this  it  can  be  seen  that,  none  of  the  sets  were  very 
close,  yet,  as  in  other  matches,  the  games  were  hotly  contested. 
Hubbard  played  with  his  usual  dash,  but  Yates  did  not  do  him- 
self justice.  Quite  a  number  present  were  disappointed  at  the 
game,  and  expected  to  see  a  much  harder  match.  We  cannot  re- 
frain from  saying  that  the  tennis  displayed  could  and  ought  to 
have  been  better,  but  taking  it  all  through,  it  was  pretty.  Both 
players  made  more  double  faults  than  necessary,  and  several 
points  were  lost  by  badly  smashing  an  easy  ball.  Nevertheless 
Hubbard  worked  bard  for  bis  victory,  and  deserved  the  applause 
he  got.  We  shall  not  be  at  all  surprised  to  see  the  tables  turned 
at  the  next  meeting,  but  it  will  be  unfortunate  if  these  players 
meet  early  in  the  draw,  as  Hubbard  will  have  to  enter  as  every 
one  else  does,  as  there  is  no  defending.  After  the  match  Presi- 
dent Linderman,  with  his  usual  grace  and  a  neat  speech,  presented 
the  cup.  In  the  evening  Gus  Taylor  gave  a  theatre  party  at  the 
California  to  several  members,  and  the  evening  passed  very 
pleasantly. 

The  finals  of  the  league  games  between  Taylor  and  Tobin,  and 
Bates  and  Neel,  will  be  played  either  to-day  or  next  Saturday,  at 
the  grounds  of  the  California  Club;  the  result  will  give  the  much- 
coveted  pennant  to  one  of  the  clubs. 

We  expect  to  see  some  good  tennis  at  Monterey  Ibis  New 
Year's,  as  the  Taylors,  Wilberforce,  Schmieden  and  others  will  be 
there  with  their  rackeis. 

Had  the  weather  been  favorable  since  the  Portland  and  San  Jose 
teams  commenced  playing  baseball  for  the  coast  championship, 
the  contest  would  have  ended  in  favor  of  either  by  this  time. 
When  the  unfavorable  weather  is  taken  into  consideration,  it  must 
be  conceded  that  both  teams  have  played  very  good  baseball,  with 
the  exception  of  the  first.  All  the  games  have  been  played  when 
the  days  were  cold,  rainy,  foggy  or  otherwise  disagreeable.  Hoff- 
man will  be  given  a  chance  to  again  pitch  against  the  Portlands, 
either  this  afternoon  or  to-morrow.  The  Portland  and  San  Jose 
teams  will  play  at  the  home  of  the  latter  to-morrow.  If  it  should 
rain  heavily  tonight  the  game  will  have  to  be  postponed,  as  the 
San  Jose  diamond  and  grounds  are  composed  of  adobe  soil.  The 
manager  of  the  San  Franciscos  is  trying  to  sign  McNabb,  now 
with  the  Portlands,  for  the  next  season.  In  the  contemplated 
series  of  games  between  the  San  Francisco  and  Portland  teams 
the  home  club  will  play  Reitzau  on  third  base  and  Peeples  at  short- 
stop. This  will  retire  Nick  Smith.  The  San  Franciscos  will  play 
a  picked  nine  at  the  Haight-street  grounds  to-morrow. 


i-Nrarrs-^ifrc^:. 


Chas.  Lainer.  artistic  photographer.  71o   Market  street.    Crayon 

Eortraits  a  specialty.    There  is  an  unmistakably  air  of  truth  about  all 
is  portraits,  from  the  smallest  card  photo  up  to  the  most  ambitious 
specimen  of  the  photographic  art. 

The  Poet. — Robert  Lovcman. 

No  sooner  doth  one  song  depart 

In  fancy's  realm  to  soar. 
Another  stands  outside  my  heart 

And  taps  upon  the  door. 


Insurance  Company, 
capital $1 ,000,000,  |  assets 12,660,000. 

D.  J.  STAPLES     President. 

WILLIAM  J.  DUTTON Vice-President. 

B.  FAYMONVILLE Secretary 

J.  B.  LEVISON  ...Marine  Secretary 

Agents  in  all  prominent  localities  throughout  the  United  States. 

THE  STATE  INVESTMENT  AND  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

[ESTABLISHED    1871. J 

CAPITAL    STOCK  Paid  Up _ .1400,000. 

PRINCIPAL  OFFICE    278  AND  220  HANSOME  STRtET, 

San   Francisco,  California. 

GEORGE  L.  BRANDER, 

President. 


CHAS.  H.  CD8HING, 
Secretary. 


Queen  Insurance  Company  of  Liverpool,  Established  1857. 
Royal  Exchange  Assurance  Corporation  of  London, 

[INCORPORATED  1720]. 

Connecticut  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  Hartford,  Conn. 

ROBERT    DICKSON,    Manager, 

N.W.  Cor.  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Streets. 


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Guaranteed  Capital $15,000,000  OO 

Ajisela     7,852,366  69 

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No.  316  Calltornla  Street,  San  Francisco. 

-  THE  NEW  EN6LAND  MUTUAL  LIFE  INSURANCE  CO., 

OF  BOSTON.  MASSACHUSETTS.  Assets.  S19.724.538.4S. 

President,  BENJAMIN  F.  STEVENS.  I  Vice-President,  JOS.  M.  GIBBEN8. 
HENRY  K.  FIELD,  General  Agent, 
324  Montgomery  Street.  San  Francisco. 


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FRANCISCO   NEWS  LETTER. 


SUMMARY    UF    THE    MARKETS. 

Flour  Is  tcttre;  foreign  demaud  >pod:Kztni|Bu3^A|5.?6:Saperfloi 

Wh.  v  -    -  l   Milling  $l  - 

evnul. 
B&rler  Udull:  R-  Peed, 1  "V.tjl.10  per  ctl. 

Oabt.  Milling.  II  I. 

ffhlte.fl  i<vfi  ij's     Yellow,  J!      '*»1.S">  |HT  «  fl. 
By  .  >1  demand,  fl.70^11  :      Cement,  f2.O0A2.75. 

eat,  Slft^SK.  Alfalfa,  fll<$fl2. 

lemaii'l.     It  ran.  JiTuji.'  per  ton. 

"  d&SOc  per  ctl. 
Eastern,  lac  to  20c. 
. 
ElolM  f.  Com '■.:■'-  -M  '       Extract  \  ■    V    iltry  iu  good  supplv. 

;i>  are  worth  %c@lc.    Beeswax  la  lower  at  \z:c  ■■ 

ed— active,    Fruil  i*  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 
Kafsln;-  and  Dried  Grapes  in  hich  favor  al  good  pa  vine  rales. 

are  bteady;  Dry,  7cAl0c     Wool  is  iu  demand  ai  Ue.@22c. 
■  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  seller  al  S@S%c 
Coffee  higher  at   18c022c  for  C.  A.    (.'aimed   Fruits  of  all  kinds  iu  favor. 
Coal  Is  lower,  with  adecliuiue  tendency.    LStata  find  ready  j-ale. 
Quicksilver  I*  scarce  at  14^00  per  iln-k.   Hops  arc  in  demand  at  H@13c. 
Sugar,  eood  slocc  of  both  Kaw»  and  Kefiued.    Whites,  d^gs-V^e. 

The  rains  of  December  have  been  of  incalculable  benefit  to  the 
tillers  of  the  soil  throughout  the  length  and  breadth  of  the  State 
and  enter  upon  the  new  year  with  cheering  prospects  for  the 
future. 

The  Steamship  Monowai,  from  the  Colonies  via  Honolulu, 
brought  us  275.000  English  Sovereigns  of  the  value  of  $1,375,000— 
previous  steamers  in  the  past  few  months  have  landed  here 
over  $7,000,000  in  gold  from  Australia,  all  of  which  was  sent  to 
the  Mint  for  recoinage.  For  cargo  the  Monowai  brought  3,164 
bales  of  Wool,  200  ingots  Sydney  Tin,  225  bales  Flax,  72  sks  Kari 
Oudj;  also  from  the  Islands,  520  sks  Copra;  30  crates  dessicated 
Cocoanuts;  from  Honolulu,  2,000  bchs  Bananas,  etc. 

During  this,  the  holiday  week,  business  is  very  sluggish  with 
few  sales  of  Wheat  to  record;  prices,  spot,  $1.80  pr.  ctl.  Barley  is 
dull  of  sale  at  $1.05@$1.10  per  ctl.  for  feed,  brewing  $1.15(541.22. 
Oats  ond  Corn  are  quite  neglected.  Hay  is  in  good  request;  Beans 
in  moderate  demand,  Potatoes  are  weak  and  onions  steady  in 
price.  Dairy  produce  in  fair  supply,  with  a  promise  of  increased 
supplies  of  fresh  Grass  Butter  at  an  early  date. 

Receipts  of  Domestic  Produce  from  the  beginning  of  the  harvest 
year  to  date,  of  leading  items,  are  as  follows:  Flour  and  Wheat 
combined,  reduced  to  Grain,  11,600,000  ctls. ;  same  time  last  year, 
9,000,000  ctls.;  increase  this  season,  2,600,000  ctls.  Barley,  1,900,- 
000  ctls. ;  same  time  last  season,  9G1.000  ctls.,  nearly  a  million  ctls. 
increase  this  year.  The  Corn  receipts  this  year  are  less  than  last 
season,  so  also  of  Potatoes.  We  note  the  arrival  of  a  carload  of  Rye 
from  Utah,  which  sold  at  $1-70  pr.  cental. 

Exports  during  the  week  include  the  Agnes'  cargo  for  Sydney, 
consisting  of  262  M.  feet  of  Lumber,  343  M.  feet  Shingles,  4,546 
Doors  and  50  pkgs.  Machinery,  value  $20,194.  Schr.  Howard, 
for  Mexico,  carried  1,050  cs.  Powder,  61  M.  feet  Lumber,  24,765 
lbs.  Blue  Stone,  69  flsks.  Quicksilver,  etc.,  value  $23,476.  The 
bark  Alex.  Black,  for  Liverpool,  carried  41,349  ctls.  Wheat,  5,861 
ctls.  Barley,  3,000  cs.  Canned  Fruit,  5,254  cs.  Salmon,  9,861  galls. 
Brandy,  value  $124,578.  Schr.  Anna,  for  Kahului,  carried  200 
bbls.  Flour,  550  sks.  Bran,  676  ctls.  Barley,  etc. 

Of  Flour  for  Ireland,  the  Br.  ship  Abercarne,  for  Sligo,  carried 
19,050  bbls.  Extra  Flour,  valued  at  $88,000. 

Wheat  clearances  for  the  European  continent  this  December 
will,  no  doubt,  reach  40  full  cargoes,  and  since  July  1st,  191  ves- 
sels have  cleared  with  Flour  and  Grain. 

Oregon  continues  to  send  us  liberal  supplies  of  Flour  and  Wheat 
and  other  .produce.  At  the  same  time  there  are  now  thirty  ships 
in  the  Columbia  River,  all  under  charter  to  load  Wheat  and  Flour 
— the  largest  fleet  on  record. 

Washington  is  also  exporting  more  largely  tha"  ever  before. 

There  are,  at  this  writing,  fifteen  ships  at  Peat  ^osta  and  Val- 
lejo,  loading  Wheat  for  Europe,  in  addition  to  these  now  in  our 
bay  waiting  cargo. 


One  who  has  enjoyed  a  dinner  at  the  Original  Swain's  Bakery,  at 
213  Sutter  street,  will  be  certain  to  go  there  again,  for  it  is  without  a 
superior  in  the  city  as  a  restaurant  where  first-class  meals  may 
always  be  had,  served  in  a  perfect  manner.  It  is  known  among  the 
elite  as  one  of  the  few  restaurants  in  the  city  which  is  as  near  per- 
perfection  as  possible. 

The  oysters  of  Moraghan,  of  the  California  Market,  are  unsur- 
passed.   He  enjoys  the  patronage  of  all  the  good-livers  of  the  city. 

Go  to  J.  Carmany's,  of  25  Kearny  street,  if  you  want  to  purchase 
any  gift  goods  in  the  gentlemen's  furnishing  line. 

THOS.  W.  BREE~ 
«?-s— #S^TEACHER  OF  BANJO,  GUITAR  AND  MANDOLIN 

**>^  305  Seventh  Street. 

MANUFACTURER  OF  BANJOS,  GUITARS,  Etc. 


nSTSTT  -R  A-lsTC  "E . 


REMOVAL! 
HOME  MUTUAL  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

Now  Ocoapisa  Pramliea  »i  Hie  N.  K.  c.r.  California  and  Sansome 

8ts.,   S.  P.,  Lately  Vacated  by  Wells.  Fargo  A  Oo.  Hank. 

Twenty-seventh  Annual  Exhibit. 

Jniiunry  1.  1H01. 
INCORPORATED    A.    I).    1864. 
Losses  p'd  since  org«nl'u.$.'!,l7'',7M.21  I  Reinsurance  Reserve  . . . 
Assets  January  1.  1891  867.51119    Capital  paid  up.  Gold     . 

Surplus  for  policy  holders    M4.M4.6g  |  Nel8urplnaoYerev'yth'g 
Income  lu  1S90  .. ..  »».M,i84.82  |  Fire  Losses  paid  In  1890. 

Fire  Losses  unpaid.  January  1.  1891 

President...  J.  F.  HOTOHTON  I  Secretary     ...  CHARLE8  R.  STORY 

Vice-President  .HENRY   I.     DODGE  I  General  Agcnt.ROIIERT  H.  MAOILL 

TRANSATLANTIC    FIRE    INSURANCE   COMPANY, 

OF  HAMBURG,  GERMANY. 

Capital  ....   .....        $1,500,000.00 

Invested  in  U.  S.   534,795.72 


300,000.00 

278,901.10 

M2,S38.90 

11.40-1.00 


GEO.   MARCUS   &   CO., 

£32  California  St.,  S.F.,€al. 

£3^"General  Agents  for  the  United  States  and  Territories  west  of  the 
Rocky  Mountains. 

THAMES  AND  MERSEY  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANY  (Limited) 

Of  Liverpool,  London  and  Manchester. 

Capital  Subscribed (10,000,000 

Capital  Paid  Up 1,000,000 

Cash  Reserve  (in  addition  to  Capital} 2,125,000 

Total  Assets  December  31,   1888 6,124,057.60 

WM.    GREER    HARRISON,   Manager, 

305  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

PACIFIC    DEPARTMENT 

LONDON  AND  LANCASHIRE  FIRE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

Capital $10,625,000 

Cash    Assets 4.701,201   39 

Cash  Assets  In  United  States 2,272,084  13 

REINSURERS  OF 

Anglo-Nevada  Assurance  Corporation 

AND 

Southern  1'allrornla  Insurance  Company. 
"W3VE.    3VCA-C3D035TA.IJI3. 

MANAGER. 

D.  E    MILES,  Assistant  Manager. 

315  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  S.  F. 

THE  SWISS  MARINE  ASSURANCE  COMPANIES  COMBINED. 

SWITZERLAND  of  Zurich— Capital,  5,000,000  Francs.  HELVETIA  of  St. 
Gall— Capital,  10,000,000 Francs.  BALOISE  of  Basle— Capital  5,000,000 Francs. 
TheBe  three  companies  are  liable  jointly  and  severally  for  all  losses  that 
may  be  sustained.  Losses  made  payable  in  all  the  principal  seaports  of  the 
world.  In  the  settlement  of  all  claims  under  au  English  policy,  these  com- 
panies will  strictly  adhere  to  the  conditions  and  customs  adopted  at  Lloyds' 
and  submit  to  English  jurisdiction.  HARRY  W.  SYZ,  Agent,  410  California 
street,  San  Francisco- 

Phoenix  Assurance  Company  of  London, England [Establs'd  1782] 
American  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  [Estab.  1857.1 

BUTLER  &  HALDAN,  Gen'l  Agents  for  the  Paeifie  Coast. 
413  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

LONDON  ASSURANCE  CORPORATION  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  by  Royal  Charter,  1720.  J 

NORTHERN  ASSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  1836.) 
Office— Northwest  corner  Sacramento'and  Montgomery  Streets. 

GEO.  F.  GRANT,  Manager. 

3PA.CI3PIG    3D3i!3?A.33,,3?3Vn3i]3SrT 

GUARDIAN  ASSURANCE  CO.,  SUN  FIRE  OFFICE, 


OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1821. 
Paid-up  Capital,    -    -    -    I  5,000,000. 
Cash  Assets, $21,911,915. 


OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1710. 

Cash  Assets, $9,031,040. 

Assets  in  America,   -    -    -    $1,956,331. 


WM.  J.  LANDERS,  flen'l  Agent,  20i  Sansome  St.,  San  Francisto,  Cal. 


ILITIMS 


INSORANCE  COMPANY- LTD. 

fa  OFMANCHESTEH,  EN  S  l_y\rslo7^3 

Capital  paid  cj  guaranteed  S 3,000,000,01). 

Chas  A  Latph,  Manager1, 
439  6a!iforri[a  St.  Sa>:  FraMiSEO,, 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  2,  1892. 


/ETNA 


MINERAL 


WATER 


CURES 


DYSPEPSIA 


SOLD    EVERYWHERE. 


PARKE    &    LACY   CO., 

21  and  23  FREMONT  STREET. 
SAN  FRANCISCO.  CAL. 

MINING,    WOOD    AND    IRON    WORKING    MACHINERY. 

ENGINES,    BOILERS.    STEAM     PUMPS. 
BELTING.  OILS  AND   8UPPLIE8. 


ANNUAL  MEETING. 


Peer     Mining     Company. 
The  regular  annual  meetiug  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Peer  Miuiug  Com- 
pany will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  Koora  26,  Nevada  Block, 
San  Francisco,  California,  ou 

Thursday,  the  3 1st  Day  of  Decern  be'.  1891,  at  the  hour  of  1   o'clock, 

for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 

year,  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 

meeting. 

Transfer  books  will  close  ou  Monday,  December  25th,  at  3  o'clock  p.  m. 

NAT.  T.  MESSER,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  26,  Nevada  Block.  San  Francisco,  California. 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

Mutual     Savings     Bank     of    San     Francisco. 

For  the  half  year  ending  December  31st,  1891,  a  dividend  has  been  declared 
at  the  rate  of  five  and  four-tenths  (i  410)  per  ceut  per  annum  on  Term  De- 
posits and  four  and  one  ha'f  (A\2)  per  cent  per  anunmon  Ordinary  Deposits, 
payable  on  and  after  Saturday,  January  2,  IS  2. 

JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

Office— 33  Post  street 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

Eureka     Consolidated     Mining     Company. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Rnard  of  Trustees,  held  December  15,*  1891,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  room  21  101  eausome  street,  fan  Francisco,  a  divi- 
det.d  (No  90)  of  i  weuty  five  (25c)  per  share  wa-  declared  upou  the  capital 
stock  of  the  above  company,  payable  Tuesday,  Jauuary  b.  18'2 

Transfer  books  will  close  Monday,  December  28, 1S9L,  at  3  o'clock  p.  m. 

H.  P.  BUSH.  Secretary. 

Note.— Dividends  on  stock  issued  in  New  York  since  May  1, 1884,  payable 
at  the  office  of  C.  E.  Laidlaw,  14  Wall  street,  New  York. 


DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 


Savings    and     Loan     Society. 
101  Montgomery  street,  ci.ruer  Sutter. 
For  the  half  year  ending  December  31. 1S91,  a  dividend  has  been  declared 
at  the  rate  of  five  aud  fonr-teuths  (5  4-10)   per  cent  per  anuiim  on  Terrr. 
Deposit  aud  [our  aud  one-half  (4\£1  per  c^nt  per  annum  on  Ordinary  De- 
posits, free  of  taxes,  payable  ou  and  after  Saturday,  January  2,  1892. 

CYRUS  W.  CARMANY,  Cashier. 


DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 


The     German     Savings     and     Loan     Society. 
For  the  half-year  ending  December  81, 1891,  a  dividend  has  been  declared 
at  the  rate  of  five  aud  four  tenths  (5  4-10)  per  ceut  per   annum   on  Term 
Depo-its  aud  four  aad  one  half  14J^)  per  cent  per  anuuin  ou  Ordinary  De- 
posits, payable  on  aud  after  Saturday,  January  2  18J2. 

GEORGE  TOUBNY,  Secretary. 
Office— .">2Ci  California  street. 

Dividend  notice. 

Oceanic     Steamship    Company. 
Divideud  No.  70  (Fifty  Cents  per  share)  of  the  Oceanic  Steamship  Com- 
pany will  be  pa>  able  at  the  office  of  the  company,  327  Market  street,  on  aud 
after  Moudav.  lauuary  4ih.  1892. 
Transfer  books  will  cose  Monday,  December  2Sth,  1891,  at  3  o'clock  p.  m. 

E.  H.  SHELDON,  Secretary. 


ASSESSMENT   NOTICE. 

Justice     Mining     Company. 

Location  of  prinripul  place  of  business,  San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  work — Gold  11.11  Minin  f  District,  Storey  county,  Nevada 

Notice  is  hereby  given  thut  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Director-;,  held 
ou  the  28d  dav  of  December,  1*91,  an  assessment  (No  49>  of  Tweutv-fivc  (25) 
Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  CHpital  stock  of  the  corporation,  pay- 
able imnipd'alely,  in  United  states  eold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office 
of  lhe  company.  No  4l9t"ali  ornia  str->*  t,  *oom  3  Sai  Frtucisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  whicli  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  ou 

The  Twen'y-e  ghth  Day  of  January,  1092.  will  be  delinquent. 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  oo  WEDNESDAY,  the  17th  day  of  February  is  2,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  aud 
expenses  of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

R.  K.  KELLY,  Secretary. 
Office— No.  419  California  stre  t,  room  3,  Sau  Fraucisco,  Caliioruia. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Crown  Point  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  Business — San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
tion of  works — Gold  Hill,  storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  second  day  of  December,  1891,  au  assessment.  No.  56,  of  F  fry 
Cents  per  share  was  levied  upou  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  room  2,  331  flue  street,  Sau  Fraucisco  Stock  Exchange 
Building,  San  raucisco,  California. 

Ally  stock  upou  which  this  assessment  shall  remaiu  unpaid  ou 

The  Sixth  Day  of  Januiry,  1892,  will   be  delinquent. 

aud  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  aud  uuless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  ou  WEDNESDAY,  the  27th  day  of  January,  18y2,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  aud 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

JAMES  NEWLANDS.  Secretary. 
Office— Room  3.331  Pine  stre  t,  San  Fraucisco  block  Exchange  Building, 
Sau  Fraucisco,  California. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 


Crocker     Mining     Company. 

•an  Fraucisco,  California. 


Lo- 


Location  of  principal  place  of  business— 
cati  .n  of  works— Quijotoa,  Arizona. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  held 
ou  the  15th  day  of  December,  1891,  an  assessment  No  11)  of  Tea  Cents  per 
share  was  levied  upou  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable  imme- 
diately, in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  ih-  office  of  the  com- 
pany, No.  20  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  Sau  Fraucisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upou  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  ou 

The  Nineteenth  Day  ol  January,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  aud  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  THURSDAY,  the  eleventh  day  of  February,  1892.  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  aud 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

NAT.  T.  MESSER,  Secrctarv. 
Offic  e— No.  309  Montgomery  s'reet,  San  Frauc  sco,  California. 


ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Hale  &  Norcross  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco.  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works — Virginia  Mining  District,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held 
on  the  21st  day  of  December,  1891,  an  assessment  (No.  10.))  of  Fifty  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  on  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately,  iu  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  «t  the  office  of 
the  company,  room  58,  Nevada  BloL-k,  No  3J9  Mou  gomery  street,  Sau  Frau- 
cisco. California. 

Any  .stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remaiu  unpaid  ou 

Tuesday,  the  Twenty-sixth  Day  ot  January,  1892,  will  be  delinquent. 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  aud,  unless  paymeut  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  WEdNKSDaY,  the  17tli  day  of  February,  1SJ2,  to  pay 
the  deliuquent  as  essmeut,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertisiug  aud  ex- 
peusea  of  bale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

A.  B.  THOMPSON,  Secretary. 
Offitf.— Room  58,  Nevada  Block,  No.  303  Montgomery  street,  Sau  Francis- 
co, Caiiforuia. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Weldon     Mining     Company. 

The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  W  Idou  Mining 
Compauy  wi  1  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  compauy,  room  26,  Nevada  B.uck, 
Sau  Francisco,  California,  on 

Thursday,  the  31st  Day  of  December,  1891,  at  the  hour  of  1  o'clock, 
for  the  purpose  of  electiug  a  Hoard  of  Directors  1o  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year  aud  tne  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  coma  befjre  the 
meeting. 
Transfer  books  will  close  ou  Monday,  December  28th,  at  3  p.  M 

AUG.  WATERMAN.  Secretory. 


ANNUAL  MEETING. 


Pee 


jrless     Min  ng     Company, 
The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the   Peerless  Min- 
ing Compauy  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  Koum  2ti,  Nevada 
Block,  Sau  Fraucisco,  California,  on 

Thursday,  the  31st  Day  ot  December,  1891,  at  the  hour  ot  1   o'clock, 

for  the  purpose  of  electiug  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 

year  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  busiuess  as  may  cume  before  the 

meeting. 

Transfer  hooks  will  close  on  Mondav,  December  28th,  at  3  o'clock  p.  m. 

AUG.  WATERMAN,  Secretary. 


Jan-  9 


SAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS   LETTER. 


Thr  Mioses  I'tnmnd.  n  ho  fere  n->w  •ruled  In  Iheir  new  hoove  no 
Wa«hmjrt»n  street,  will  receive  on  W.  tne«d*»y«  in  January.  Mr 
■ml  Mrs.  Jo»pph  Muttn  **fr  Muriel,  are  refilling  m  2503  Pi II mora 
Mrerl.  where  Friday  will  be  Mrs.  Manlen'it  day  At  home.  Mrs. 
H.  J.  Booth  and  her  daughter*  will  be  n\  hotnr  Tuesday*  in  Jan- 
aary.  at  1316  California  itreet.  Mr.  and  Mn.  A.  1'opeTalbot. 
who  are  ^prnding  the  winter  at  the  Palace  Hotel,  will  hold  their 
wedding  receptions  on  Mondays  in  January. 


Mrs.  and  Mips  Rising,  of  Virginia  City,  Capt..  Mrs.  and  Miss 
Kohl,  of  San  Mateo,  have  been  among  the  recent  guests  at  the 
Palace  Hotel.  Mr  Nick  Kittle  left  f-»r  the  East  last  Saturday, 
and  will  he  absent  for  several  w«  ks.  Mr.  Lansing  Kellogg  is  one 
of  our  prospective  losses,  as  he  contemplates  an  early  departure 
the  continent,  where  he  will  make  a  protracted  stay.  Mr. 
J.  A.  Kolger  is  expected  home  from  his  Eastern  trip  next  week. 

Mr*.  Worth,  wife  of  Major  \V.    8.  Worth,    is    visiting    Captain 
and  Mrs.  A.  E.  Wood,  at  the  Presidio. 


Ceneral  \V.  H.  Dimond  and  family  are  now  domiciled  at  their 
Washington-street  house.  The  Misses  Dimond  will  receive  on 
Wednesdays  in  January. 

Colonel  Crocker,  Mrs.  Easton  and  the  Crocker  children  will 
pass  the  holidays  at  Del  Monte. 

The  closing  hop  of  the  Boya'  High  School,  Friday  afternoon, 
December.  18th,  was  a  most  enjoyable  affair.  The  rooms 
were  beautifully  decorated,  and  there  were  nearly  eighty  couples 
present.  The  affair  was  the  pleasantest  dance  given  in  the  his- 
tory of  the  High  School. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paris  Kilbourn  will  be  at  home  on  the  first  and 
third  Tuesdays,  at  704  Post  street. 

The  Club  of  '91  gave  a  party  last  Saturday  evening,  at  the  resi- 
dence of  Mrs.  Isaac  Hecht,  corner  of  Post  street  and  Van  Ness 
avenue.  The  residence  is  particularly  well  fitted  for  events  of 
this  kind,  and  the  young  folks  present  spent  a  delightful  evening, 
dancing  and  in  other  social  pastimes.  Supper  was  served  at  mid- 
night, after  which  dancing  was  renewed. 


Miss  Salina  Dannenbaum  is  visiting  friends  in  Portland, 
Oregon. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cass  Zemansky,  nee  Walter,  have  returned  from 
their  honeymoon.  The  young  couple  reside  at  the  home  of  the 
bride's  parents,  2104  Bush  street. 


Miss  Josie  Frank  and  Mr.  D.  Sutton  receive  at  the  residence  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  J.  Frank,  1807  Laguna  street,  Sunday  night. 
Their  engagement  was  announced  last  week  in  these  columns. 


The  engagement  is  announced  of  Miss  Julia  Erlanger,  of  this 
city,  and  Mr.  Jacob  Small,  of  Redwood  City.  They  will  receive 
their  friends  Saturday,  January  3d.  Miss  Erlanger  is  an  artist  of 
considerable  ability,  and  has  a  host  of  friends. 

The  members  of  the  Calliopean  Club  had  an  enjoyable 
time  at  their  high  jinks  last  Saturday  evening.  Mr.  Bachman's 
speech  was  the  event  of  the  evening.  Some  of  the  vocal  music 
would  have  done  credit  to  professionals. 


The  Thenius  Club  also  had  a  little  family  gathering  at  their  club- 
rooms.  An  evening  of  song  and  story-telling,  interspersed  with 
liquid  refreshments,  was  the  event. 


There  seems  to  be  an  epidemic  of  engagements  in  Jewish  society 
circles.  All  past  records  have  been  broken.  The  latest  engage- 
ment announced  is  that  of  Miss  Beatrice,  the  beautiful  and  ac- 
complished daughter  of  Mrs.  Aaron  Cook,  to  Mr.  Albert  Sire,  a 
talented  young  New  York  lawyer.  Miss  Cook  is  well  known  in 
society  circles.  There  were  receptions  at  Mrs.  Cook's  residence, 
1308  Post  street,  last  Sunday  and  on  New  Year's  Day. 


Miss  Whartenby  gave  a  dinner  Christmas  eve,  at  her  mother's 
residence,  1917  Franklin  street,  in  honor  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles 
A.  Carlisle.  Twelve  guests  were  invited  to  meet  the  newly 
wedded  couple.  Mrs.  Carlisle  is  the  daughter  of  Hon.  Clem 
Siudebaker,  of  South  Bend,  Ind.,  and  is  en  route  for  home,  after  a 
four  months'  wedding  tour  through  the  United  States  and  Mexico. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carlisle  breakfasted  with  Judge  and  Mrs.  Estee  and 
dined  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Erbe,  on  Christmas  Day. 


Announcement  is  made  of  the  engagement  of  Miss  Emily  L. 
Phillips,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  Phillips,  to  Mr.  Benjamin 
Lauer,  of  Alturas,  Cal.  They  will  receive  their  friends  at  1247 
Franklin  street,  on  Sunday  afternoon,  January  3d,  and  Tuesday 
afternoon,  January  5th. 


Mr.  and    Mrs.  Edward  Austin   Rix  will  receive  at  1076  Union 
street,  on  Fridays,  after  January  1st.  Felix. 


A  Sore  Th  rout  or  Congli,  if  suffered  to  progress,  often  results  in  an 
incurable  throat  or  luug  trouble.  "Brown's  Bronchial  Troches"  give  instant 
relief. 


"IN DICK)"    AT    THE    BALDWIN 


Tl!  B  delayed  Carleton  Company  opened  at  the  Baldwin  Tm-.lny 
night  to  a  v. tv  good  house,  in  ipIlQ  of  the   depression  <>f  the 
all-pervading  nut  door  welm  \   Mule  jam  o(  carriages  at  the 

curbstone;  adeshnl  light  or  brilliant  oolor  among  the  ladles  In 
dress,  wrap  or  feather,  and  a  scattering  display  ol  0CC0 pants  in 
the  boxes,  gave  quite  an  operatic  tone  to  the  evening.  Tndigo  is 
aBtrauM,  hence  a  waits-opera.  The  sweet,  familiar  strains  ol  the 
Thonsand  and-One-Nlghu  and  Blue  Danube  waltsea  run  through 
the  three  arts,  as  an  embroidery  of  melody.  The  ground -work 
itself  is  taking,  very  little  ■  rilling"  being  evident.  Mr.  Carleton 
has  a  clever  ami  well  balanrcd  company  and  a  good  chorus.  The 
details  of  stage  appointment  and  costuming  have  received  the 
minute  attention  characteristic  of  the  manager.  The  costumes, 
especially,  are  elegant,  tasteful  and  effective.  Each  act  opens 
with  a  full  stage  and  tableau,  bringing  in  the  best  work  of  the  erli- 
cient  chorus.  Miss  Clara  Lane  is  as  graceful  and  vivacious 
as  we  remember  her,  and  sings  well.  Mr.  Carleton  is,  of  course, 
the  youthful  lover,  Janio,  (once  a  young  baritone,  always  a 
young  baritone  in  opera)  and  sings  the  part  exceptionally  well, 
even  if  not  as  he  once  might  have  sung  it,  but  yet  very  well. 
How  is  it,  by  the  way,  that  Mr.  Carleton  always  contrives  to 
dress  his  head  and  his  lower  extremities  respectively  so  as  to 
make  himself  look  top-heavy?  The  new  comedian,  Mr.  Cbas.  A. 
Bigelow  made  a  hit  in  King  Indigo,  showing  himself  possessed  of 
a  humor  both  genuine  and  distinctive.  His  leading  of  the  or 
chestra  in  ■•  a  little  melodee  "  was  a  novelty  and  very  amusing- 
winning  the  decided  recall  of  the  evening.  Mr.  Fitzgerald  did 
well  as  donkey-driver,  sang  a  good  song,  »  Never  in  a  Thousand 
Years,"  and  made  considerable  fun  in  the  slave  buying  scene. 
The  local  favorite,  J.  K.  Murray,  was  too  ill  to  appear,  but  Mr. 
Basil  Ptetson  took  his  place  acceptably  and  made  a  solemn, 
Pooh-Babish  prime  minister.  Miss  Clara  Wisdom  can  be  funny, 
but  she  has  no  chance  in  Indigo.  Miss  Alice  Vincent  was  an 
athletic  Toff  ana,  the  donkey-driver's  wife,  and  was  viragoish 
enough  to  scare  a  larger  husband,  if  she  had  not  sung  so  well.  A 
pretty  clean-limbed  donkey  and  a  handsome  horse  with  a  counte- 
nance of  winning  kindliness,  are  attractive  members  of  the  com- 
pany. The  entr'actes  should  be  shortened.  Next  week  Dorothy, 
The  Gondoliers,  etc.,  will  be  given  with  matinees  on  Wednesday  and 
Saturday.  Chas.  Frohman's  comedy  company  in  Wm.  Gillette's 
latest,  Mr.  Wilkinson's  Widows,  will  follow  the  Carleton  Company, 
Monday,  January  11th. 


People  intending  to  send  floral  gifts  to  their  friends,  with  the  com- 
pliments of  the  season  on  New  Year's  Day,  should  not  overlook  the 
important  fact  that  they  can  satisfy  both  themselves  and  their  friends 
by  purchasing  their  buds  and  orange  blossoms  from  Charles  M.  Leo- 
pold, the  florist  and  decorator,  of  35  Post  street.  His  decorative 
work  is  unsurpassed,  being  charming  in  design  and  artistic  in  execu- 
tion. 

THE  NUIONAL  PANORAMA  COMPANY 

EXHIBITS   AT 

203  Powell  Street,  near  O'Farrell. 

Series  of  Views  of  the  First  Order,  taken  from  Nature,  of  all 

Countries  on  (lie  Globe. 

OP*  They  met  with  uuparalleled  success  In  the  great  cities  of  Europe. 
Admission,  25  cents.       Children,  10  cents, 

CALIFORNIA  LEAGUE  BASEBALL  GROUNDS, 

End  of  Gulden  Gate  Park  Cable  Cars. 

New  Year's  Day,  at  2  P.  M PORTLAND  vs.  SAN  JOSE 

Saturday,  at  2:80  p.  in    PORTLAND  vs.  SAN  JOSE 

Sunday,  at  2  P.  M SAN  FRANCISCO  vs.  PICKED  NINE 

Admission,  25  cents.     Reserved  Seats,  25  cents  extra  on  Sunday. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  2,  1892. 


SIC    TRANSIT    GLORIA    MUNDI. 


In  these  degenerate  later  days — 

Fin  du  si'.cle! — century's  closing! 
I've  witnessed  militant  displays 

That  other  people  thought  imposing; 
I've  seen  one  of    the  haughty  Czars 

Review  a  hundred  thousand  henchmen; 
I've  seen  upon  the  Champ  de  Mara, 

Napoleon  scan  as  many  Frenchmen; 
I've  seen,  devoid  of   glory's  boasts. 

Our  own  immortal  soldier-tanner 
Watch  grimly  the  returning  hosts 

That  bore  the  Union's  glorious  banner; 
But,  though  the  spectacles  conferred 

Home  pleasure  by  their  size  and  lustre, 
None  stirred  my  heart  as  it  was  stirred 

When  first  I  saw  a  village  muster. 

I  stood  a-munching  gingerbread 

When  some  one  shouted  they  were  coming. 
And  here  they  rattled!— at  their  bead 

One  man  a-fifing,  one  a-drumming. 
Full  sixty  menl     All  tall,  at  that, 

And,  what  made  their  appearance  bolder, 
A  red  cockade  in  every  hat, 

A  tin  spontoon  to  the  right  shoulder! 
They'd  march  one  way  awhile,  right  large, 

Then  turn  around  and  march   the   other, 
And  then  they'd  lower  their  spears  and  charge 

Upon  some  enemy  or  other; 
And  so  they  marched,  and  wheeled,  and  scoured 

Around  the  common's  grassy  borders, 
Saul  Gifford  flourishing  his  sword 

And  shouting  out  his  thrilling  orders! 

Saul  Gilford  was  a  graceless  scamp, 

For  all  his  pomp  and  martial  hauteur; 
To-day  he  would  be  called  a  tramp, 

Then  he  was  only  the  town  pauper; 
The  poor-house  long  had  been  his  home, 

The  only  hope  and  hold  remaining. 
But  every  year  when  muster  came 

They  let  him  out  to  boss  the  training; 
For,  though  his  life  was  so  low   down 

You  can't  imagine  lower  faring, 
He  was  the  only  man  in  town 

Of  military  skill  and  bearing; 
And  I  have  often  thought  since  then, 

Though  in  some  slight   respect  they  differed, 
I've  seen  a  heap  of  martial  men 

About  the  measure  of  Saul  Gilford. 

But  in  those  days  war  had  for  roe 

A  charm  that  has  no  feeling  altern; 
I  would  have  given  worlds  to  be 

Saul  Gifford  or  his  least  subaltern; 
I  would  have  forfeited  the  best 

Of  life — I  fancied  then  so  splendid 
To  be  a  soldier  like  the  rest 

And  march  as  proudly  as  those  men  did! 
0,  thoughtless  youth,  that  looks  at  gaud 

With  only  the  desire  to  wear  it! 
0,  guiless  eyes,  that  see  in  fraud 

A  thing  as  genuine  as  merit! 
I'd  give  the  remnant  of  life's  drool, 

Misguided  fate  to  me  has  granted. 
To  be  one  hour  the  happy  fool 

I  was  ere  being  disenchanted! 

Joseph  T.  Goodman. 
San  Francisco,  January,  1892. 


The  Pacific  Auxiliary  Fire  Alarm. 

A  merchant  carrying  a  large  stock  of  goods,  or  any  easily  inflam- 
mable material,  or  whose  premises  are  located  in  what  is  considered 
a  hazardous  district,  is  always  under  heavy  penalties  for  an  insur- 
ance policy,  and  in  the  majority  of  cases  has  no  means  of  knowing 
,  at  night  time  whether  an  alarm  from  his  store  district  is  rung  for  a 
fire  in  his  place  or  not.  Both  these  objections  may  be  obviated  by 
the  boxes  of  the  Pacific  Auxiliary  Fire  Alarm,  the  office  nf  which 
company  is  at  323  Pine  street.  The  boxes  are  placed  in  residences  or 
at  any  other  place,  and  in  the  event  of  a  fire  in  a  store  or  office  down- 
town, thealarm  is  at  once  rung  in  the  residence  of  the  merchant.  The 
presence  of  the  owner  at  the  scene  of  a  fire  always  results  in  greater 
saving  than  could  be  effected  otherwise.  Recognizing  this  fact  the 
Pacific  Insurance  Union  gives  reduced  rates  on  risks  having  the«e 
auxiliary  hre  alarm  boxes. 

The  Panorama  opened  at  203  Powell  street  is  a  novelty  in  the  wav 
of  amusements  that  will  be  greatly  appreciated.  Over  100  colored 
photographic  views  of  scenes  and  places  in  foreign  countries  are  on 
exhibition,  and  are  at  once  instructive  and  interesting  for  old  and 
young.  It  tikes  fully  an  hour  to  see  all  the  pictures,  and  the  time  is 
well-spent.  The  views  are  changed  weekly.  This  week  sights  in  the 
Holy  Land  and  Switzerland  are  exhibited. 


S.  F.  NEWS  LETTER 

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ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Bullion  Mining  Company. 
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ing Company    will  be  held  at  the    office  of  the  company,   room  21,  331 
Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  ou 

Tuesday,  the  1  2,h  day  of  January.  1892,  at  the  hour  of  2  o'clock  P.  M., 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 
meeting. 

Transfer  books  will  close  on  Saturday,  the  9th  day  of  Jauuarv,  1S92,  at 
12  o'clock  uoon. 

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Office— Room  21,  331  Pine  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  AND  NORTH  PACIFIC 
RAILWAY. 

"THE   OONAHUE    BRO»OG»UGE    ROUTE." 

COXMEM  I.V',  BUXDAY,  KOV.  39.  I»l,  aod 
unul  further  notice.  Boat,  ml  rrmliu  wii 
leare  from  io<]  art-Ire  at  ihc  San  Fram-;.  t». 
»»n«er  D*j>ol.  MARKET  STREKI  WII.U  1  .  •• 
follows : 

Frost  San  Francisco  for  Point  Tiburon  Bel.eder.  and 

San  Rifail. 
WEEK     PAYS— 7:«0  A.  «..  9 JO  A.  ».,    11  I)   A.  » 

snor.  at.,  s«i  r.  *..  6  30p  m. 

gATl'KP  \YS  uNl.Y-Au  Ollra  trip  at  1  50  r.M. 
SI'.SPAYS— »«l  ».M.,  9:30  a.m..  11  .tu  a.m..  2.-00  r.M 

6:00  r.  m..  t-.l&r.  M. 

From  San  Rafael  lor  San  Francisco. 
WEEK   DAYS— «26    \     ■.,   1         >.    m.,  930   A    M. 

1.-  I  •  r.M.,   I  -«P  P  M  .6*6  P  M. 
SATTKPAYS  ONLY— An  ixtra  trip  at  6:30  p.m. 
oTNPAYS— 8:10  a.m.,  »:*0  a.m.,  12:16  p.  m..3.«0p.M. 

5:00  »  «..  6:26  P.  M. 

rrom  Point  Tiburon  to  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  PAYS-  6:60  a.m..  8:20  a.m.,  9:66  a.m.:  1:10 

p.  M.  4:06  P.  M..  5:!0  P.  M. 

Saturdays  only  au  extra  trip  at  6:65  P  m 
SI'S  PAYS— 8:33    A.M..    10:05   A.M..   12  4  J   P.M., 
1:05p.m..  5:30  P.M.,  6:50  P.M.      


LiatiS.  F. 


Days. 


Sunday*, 


Destination. 


arbive  in  S.  F. 
Sunday   JM* 


7:40a.K  8:00a. 
3:30p.M.  9:30a. 
5:00  p.M    5:0Op. 


Petaluma 

and 

Santa  Roea. 


7:40a.  M 

3:30P.M.  8:00a. M 


Fulton 
Windsor, 
Healdsburg. 
Litton  SprinCT, 
Cloverdale  & 
Way  Stations 


7:40a..  M.  *:Q0  a.  m 


Hopland 
and  Ukiah, 


10:40  A.M|8:50  A.M. 
6:05p.mIi0:30a..v 

7:2of.H.6:10p.M. 


7:40a.m.  8:00a.m.  Querneville.  7:25p.m.  L0:30a.m. 
3:30  P.M.  6.10  p.m. 


I0:30a.M 
6:10p.M 


7-40  a.  m.  8:00a.m.    Sonoma  and  10:40a. M.  8:50a.m. 
5X0  p.m.  5:00  p.  M     Glen  Ellen.     6.05P.M  ifi:10P.M. 


7:40  a.  M  I  8:00a  M  |  Sebastopol  |  10:40  A. M  I  10:30am 
3:30  P.M  |  5:00  P.M  I j    fijOftp.M  j  6:10  p.M 

Stages  connect  at  Santa  Rosa  lor  Mark  West 
Springs;  at  Geyserville  for  Skaggs  Springs, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Point  Arena;  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieia  for  High- 
land Springs,  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bay;  at  Hopland 
for  Lakeport;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springs,  Saratoga 
Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Upper  Lake,  Lakeport, 
Willits,  Canto,  Mendocino  City,  Fort  Bragg,  West- 
port,  Usal,  Hydesville  aud  Eureka. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To Petaluma,  Jl  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  ?2  25:  to 
Healdsburg,  $3  40;  to  Cloverdale,  $4.50;  to  Hop- 
land,  $5.70;  to  Ukiah,  $6.75:  to  Seba^topol,  $2.70; 
to  Guerueville,  $3.75;  to  Sonoma,  $1.50;  to  GleD 
Ellen,  $1.80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only- 
To  Petaluma,  $1;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $1  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, $2.25:  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ukiah,  $4,50;  to 
Hoplaud,  $3.80  to  Sebastopol,  $1.80;  to  Guerne- 
vilfe,  $2.50;  to  Sonoma,  $1;  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1.20. 
H.  C.  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 

PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C.j  and  PUGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  a.  m.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  M.  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Oregon,  in  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  San  Simeon, 
Cayucos,  Santa  Baebaea,  San  Buenaventura, 
Hukneme,  San  Pedko,  Los  Angea.es  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  aud  HOOKTON,  Hum- 
boldt Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  y  a.  m. 

Ticket  Office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL,  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  San  Francisco 

ATLANTIC  &  PACIFIC  R.  R. 

(Santa  Fe  Route) 

Trains  Leave  an*  Arrive  at  San  Francisco. 
(Market  St.  Ferry.) 


K<Vp  COO.-      QtOTffi    \\      . 

Is  a  lion  in  the  way? 

Keep 

Tell  him  you  reaped  bin  pride, 

Tell  him  thai  the  world  i-  wide 

Ami  that  bo  must  Bland  aside. 

Keep  cool. 

Decor&ffv^ 


300  Post  Sreet. 

Art    Novelties    and   Holiday,    Birthday 
and   Wedding   Presents. 
Oriental    Draper  ies. 


L've  Daily  |        f  rom  Nuv.  1, 1891.        |  Ar  ve  Daily 


5:00  p.  M. 
9.00  a.  M. 


Fast  exp,  via  Mojave 
AtlaiUic  hxpress 
via  Los  Auge les 


12:15  a.  M. 
8;45  P.  M. 


Ticket  Office,  650  Market  St.,   Chronicle  Build- 
ing, S.  F.  W.  A.  BISSELL, 

General  Passenger  Agent. 


THE  CALIFORNIA 
SAVINGS  &  LOAN 
SOCIETY, 

Corner  of  Eddy  and  Powell  Streets. 

(Established  1873.) 
Savings  Bank   Deposits  received    and   interest 

Eaid  on  same  semi-aunually— in  January  aud  July, 
oaus  made  on  Real  Estate  Security.    Open  Sat- 
urday evenings. 

DAVID  FARQUHARSON,  President. 
VERNON  CAMPBELL,  Secretary. 


KNABE 


It  is  a  fact  universally  conceded 
that  the  KNABE  surpasses  all  other 
instruments. 


L.  BANCROFT  &  CO., 

303  Sutter  street. 


PIANOS 


OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  S.  S.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing, 

8teamers  leave  wharf  corner  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  p.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Steamer  1891 

Gaelic    Saturday,  Nov.  28,  12  m. 

Bblgic Saturday,  December  19. 

Oceanic  Tuesday,  Jan.  12,  18^2. 

Gaelic  (via  Honolulu). ..Thursday,  Feb.  4, 1892. 

ROUND  TRIP  TICKETS  AT    REDUCED    RATES. 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 
for  sale  at  8.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Townsend  streets,  San  Fran- 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  atthe 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.  H.  GOODMAN,  Gen.  Pass.  Agt. 

GEO.  H.  RTOE.  Traffic  Manager 


OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 
rying the  United  States,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
Mails,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

For    Honolulu    Only, 
S.  S.  Australia  (3,000 tons)  Tuesday  Dec.  22, 1891,  at 

2  P.  M. 

Fop  Honolulu,  Auckland  and 

Sydney,  Direct, 

S.  S.  Monowai Jauuary  7,  1892,  at  3  P.  m 

For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  Office,  327  Mar 
ket  street. 

JOHN  D.  SPRECKEL8  &  BROS., 
aen^rfll  4txpT't« 


CUNNINGHAM, 

CURTISS  & 

WELCH, 

holcsale  Stationers  and  Booksellers 

327,  329,  331  Sansome  Street. 


SOUTHERN   PACIFIC   COMPANY. 

PAClFir    BY8TEM. 

Trnin*  t.««v«  and   nro  Due  to  Arrlva  at 

SAN     FRANCISCO: 

mav«:     From  December  6.  1991. 

Be  at  eta,  Kunuey,  Sac  rami 
7:8oa.  Uirwudi,  Hue*  and  nan  > 

8.00a.  Martluui,  »au  Hamuli  and    Ual- 

...  ■ 

*8.00  a.  Kl  Verauo  and  Santa    BOM. 

*.ou  a.  iaonunfoi*  nodding,  vm  varls. 
8:00  a.  Second  cia**  [orOgdenand  East, 

hi  id  first  Qla»  locally       10:4ft  P. 

8:30a.  Mllea,  Sau  Jose,  .-Jioekton,  lone, 
Sacrmmento.  uarjavllle,  Oro- 

vi lie  and  Red  Jil u"iT                ....       4:46  P. 
9:00a.  Los    Angeles    Express,    Fresno, 
Baker.sflul'l,   ttailU  Barbara  A 
Lou  Angeles.       . ...  12:1ft r. 

1200m.  Haywards,  Nilcs  and  Livcrmore      7:15  p. 

*1:0Up.  SH<Tainentu  River  Steamer* '9:00  p, 

3:00  p.  Haywards,  Niles  aud  Sau  Jose. .  9:45  a. 
4 :00  p.  Martinez,  Suu  Ramon  &  Stockton  9 :45  a. 
4:00p.  Vallejo,  Cahstoga,  El  Vcmuu  and 

Sauta  Rosa       .      .....    9.45  a. 

4:30p.  Beuiola,  Vaoaville,  Sacramento.    10:4ja. 

4:30p.  Woodland  and  uroville  10:45a. 

*4;oup.  IS  lies  aud  Livermore. .       *S:4o  a. 

5:00p.  Sunset  Route,  Atlantic  ExpresB, 
Sauta  Barbara,  Los  Angeles, 
Deming.Kl  Paso.iNew  Orleans 

aud  East     8:4&P. 

5:00  p.  Sauta  Fe  Route,  Atlautic  Express, 

for  Mohave  aud  East 12:15  p. 

6:00p.  Haywards,  Niles  aud  Sau  Jose. .      7:45a. 

.   ...  Niles  and  Sau  Jose J6:15p. 

6:00  p.  Ogden  Route  Atlantic  Express, 

Ogden  aud  East 11:45  A. 

17:00  p.  Vailejo +8:46  p. 

7:U0p.  Shasta  Route  Express,  Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding,  Port- 
land,  Puget  Sound  and  East. .       8:16  a 

Santa  Cruz  Division. 

8:15a.  Newark,  Ceuterville,  Sau  Jose, 
Felton,    Boulder    Creek   and 

Santa  Cruz 6 :20  p. 

•2:15 p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,    Boulder    Creek    and 

Santa  Cruz. *10:50a. 

4:15  p.  Ceuterville.  San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,  y:t»lA 
fll:45p.  Huuters"  Traiu  to  Newark,  Al- 

yiso,  Sau  Juse  aud  Los  Gatos.,       J8:Q5p. 

Coast  Division  (Third  a  id  Townsend  Streets). 

7 :0U  a.  aan  Jose,  Almaden  aud  Way  Sta- 
tions        2:30  p. 

8:30a.  San  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tres  Pinos.Pa- 
jaro.SamaCruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove,  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  and  Santa 
Margarita  (San  Luis  Obispo) 
aud  principal  Way  Stations  6:10  p. 
10:37A.  Sau  Jose,  and  Way  Stations..   .  6:10p. 

12:16  P.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 4 :00  p. 

*2  :30p.  San  Jose,  Tres  Pinos,  Santa  Cruz, 
Salinas,  Monterey,  PacificGrove 
aud  principal  Way  Stations.  ...*10.48a. 

*3:30  p.  Menlo  Park,  Sau  Johe  and  Prin- 
ciple Way  Stations.    ...  ..  *10:03a. 

*4:15p.  Meulo  Park  aud  Way  Stations. . .    *S.06a. 

6 -.15  p.  Sau  Jose  aud  Way  Stations 9:03  a, 

6;3Up.  Meuio  Park  and  Way  Stations. ..  6:35  a. 
rll:45p.  Meulo  Park  aud  principal  Way 

Stations +7:30  P. 

a.  for  Morning .  p.  for  Afternoon. 

♦Sundays  excepted.  +Saturdays  only. 

tSundays  only. 

PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY. 

The  Company's  Steamers  will  sail 
For    New     York    via    Panama, 

8.  S.  "Sau  Jose" Wedue>day,  Dec.  23rd,   1891 

at  12  O'CLOCK  M., 
Taking  freight  aud  passengers  direct  for— 

ACAPULCO, 

CHAMPER1CO, 

SAN  JOSE  DE  GUATEMALA, 

ACAJU1LA, 

LA  LIBERTAD, 

LA  UNION, 

PUNTA  ARENAS, 
—  AKD  - 

PANAMA, 
And  via  Acapulco  for  all  lower  Mexican  and  Cen- 
tral American  ports.  v 

For  Hongkong    via    Yokohama, 

S.  8.  "  City  of  Peking,"  ..Thursday,  Dec.  31, 1891, 

at,3o'clock  p.  m. 
S.  S.  City  of  Rio  de  Janeiro,  8atarday,  Jan.  23, 

18v2,  at  3  o'clock  p.  m., 
8.  S.  "China,"     ..     Wednesday,  Feb.   17th,  1892. 

at  3  P.  m. 
Round-Trip  Tickets  to  Yokohama  and  return  at 
reduced  rates. 
For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  the  Office, cor- 
ner First  and  Brannan  streets. 
Branch  Office,  202  Frout  street, 

ALEXANDER  CENTER, 

General  Agent. 
N.  B.— Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing  of  China 
Line  Steamers. 


23 


SATC  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  2,  1892. 


GRAND  DUKE  SERGtUS  is  suspected  of  conspiring  against 
the  Czar.  Whether  the  rumor  is  well  founded  or  not,  it  is 
certain  that  the  Grand  Duke  is  ambitious,  and  for  an  ambitious 
member  of  the  House  of  Romanoff  the  temptation  must  be 
great,  since  the  unpopularity  of  the  Czar  has  been  increasing 
from  day  to  day. 

Nothing  indicates  better  the  corruption  of  the  civil  authorities 
in  Russia  than  the  discovery  made  last  week  that  the  large  con- 
sign men  t  of  barley-flour  purchased  by  the  Government  from 
dealers  in  Libau  for  the  purpose  of  supplying  food  to  the  inhab- 
itants of  the  famine-stricken  districts,  was  adulterated  with 
chalk  and  other  deleterious  matter.  If  such  crimes  can  be  per- 
petrated in  the  capital  and  under  the  very  eyes  of  the  Govern- 
ment, one  may  imagine  what  is  happening  in  the  more  remote 
districts,  and  if  the  officials  connive  at  cheating  the  poor  starving 
wretches  in  the  famine  districts,  one  may  be  certain  that  tbey 
will  not  be  over-scrupulous  with  regard  to  other  matters. 

By  the  death  of  Sir  William  White,  British  Ambassador  to 
Turkey,  England  loses  a  diplomatist  whose  knowledge  of  the 
conditions  of  southeastern  Europe  made  him  a  very  valuable  ad- 
visor to  the  Foreign  office,  and  his  counsel  will  be  missed  especially 
at  the  present  moment,  when  the  Oriental  question  promises  to 
become  again  a  problem  of  more  than  common  importance  in 
European  politics. 

The  defeat  of  Michael  Davitt  at  Waterford,  Ireland,  and  the 
election  of  Redmond,  was  due  to  two  causes,  one  of  them  the 
great  popularity  of  the  Redmond  brothers  all  over  Ireland,  the 
other  the  fact  that  nowhere  in  the  Emerald  Isle  have  the  Catholic 
clergy,  who  supported  Davitt,  less  influence  than  just  in  Water- 
ford.  There  was  nothing  especially  remarkable  in  the  contest, 
except,  perhaps,  the  fact  that  the  election  passed  off  without  one 
of  the  scandalous  riots  which  have  been  quite  frequent  of  late 
in  Ireland,  and  which  were  rarely  ever  absent  even  in  former 
times. 

By  the  death  of  the  Duke  of  Devonshire,  the  Marquis  of  Hart- 
ington  becomes  a  Duke,  and  thus  a  member  of  the  House  of 
Lords.  It  is  a  great  loss  to  the  Liberal  Unionist  party  in  the 
House  of  Commons  that  Lord  Hartington  will  no  longer  be  able 
to  lead  it  during  the  debates.  Although  Lord  Hartington's 
speeches  lacked  emphasis  and  were  somewhat  monotonous,  as 
far  as  delivery  is  concerned,  they  were  ma^terworks  as  regards 
style  and  logic,  and  they  were  always  listened  to  with  the  great- 
est attention,  even  by  his  political  antagonists.  His  fairness  and 
impartiality,  even  in  questions  where  he  felt  strongly,  was  ad- 
mirable, and  although  perhaps  nobody  would  have  been  more 
excusable  than  he  for  a  display  of  temper  when  replying  to  the 
Irish  members,  since  his  own  brother  had  been  murdered  by  Irish 
conspirators  in  Rhtenix  Park,  Lord  Hartington  always  spoke 
calmly  and  with  moderation  even  during  the  most  heated  debate 
on  the  Irish  question,  and  was  guided  merely  by  his  own  strong 
conviction.  The  new  Duke  of  Devonshire  will  be  a  great  orna- 
ment to  the  House  of  Lords,  and  even  there  he  will  no  doubt 
continue  to  aid  his  party  by  his  great  talent  and  his  conspicuous 
moral  qualities,  but  his  usefulness  will  be  greatly  limited,  for 
the  House  of  Commons  is  the  only  place  in  which  a  talented 
British  politician  can  utilize  bis  ability.  If  Lord  Salisbury  should 
be  a  member  of  the  Lower  House,  be  would  have  a  much  better 
chance  of  making  his  influence  felt  than  in  the  House  of  Lords, 
and  Mr.  Gladstone  knew  perfectLy  well  that  if  he  would  have 
accepted  a  peerage  which  was  offered  to  him  on  several  occasions 
he  would  have  been  practically  rendered  helpless,  and  his  politi- 
cal usefulness,  or  rather  influence,  would  have  been  considerably 
curtailed. 

Mr.  Joseph  Chamberlain,  it  is  said,  will  become  the  leader  of 
the  Liberal-Unionists  in  the  House  of  Commons.  Mr.  Chamber- 
lain is  a  brilliant  orator,  a  good  debater,  a  clever  diplomatist  and 
a  gentleman  of  the  highest  education.  As  far  as  oratorical  gifts 
are  concerned,  be  is  second  only  to  Mr.  Gladstone,  but  as  regards 
the  more  sterling  virtues  of  a  statesman,  high  principles,  steadfast 
purpose,  genuine  patriotism  and  strict  fairness,  he  would  hardly 
be  able  to  obliterate  the  memory  of  his  pr*  decessor,  Lord  Harting- 
ton, who  in  these  better  qualities  excelled  all  his  colleagues. 

The  present  Chancellor  of  the  German  Empire  has  delivered  his 
first  great  speech  in  the  German  Reichstag,  on  the  occasion  of 
introducing  the  new  commercial  treaties,  and  although  be  dis- 
played a  great  deal  of  talent  and  political  sagacity,  it  cannot  be 
said  that  he  produced  any  very  pronounced  impression.  All 
actions  of  the  new  head  of  the  German  Government  must  lead  to 
invidious  comparisons  with  his  great  predecessor,  and  under 
these  circun.stii.cjs  Chancellor  di  Caprivi   would   always   labor 


under  a  great  disadvantage,  even  if  he  were  a  much  greater  states- 
man than  he  really  is. 

Prince  Bismarck  had  a  narrow  escape  last  week  from  being 
killed  by  a  railway  train  which  threatened  to  collide  with  his  car- 
riage. The  death  of  Prince  Bismarck,  although  he  no  longer  is  at 
the  helm  of  the  government  in  Germany,  would  be  a  great  disaster 
for  Germany,  because  even  now  the  greater  part  of  the  German 
population  looks  upon  him  as  the  man  who  will  come  to  the  aid 
of  the  government  if  real  danger  should  threaten  the  Fatherland. 
The  feeling  is  growing  that,  if  European  affairs  reach  a  crisis  ibe 
Emperor  will  be  forced,  although  perhaps  unwillingly,  to  listen  to 
Bismarck's  voice,  which  will  surely  be  heard  on  the  eve  of  the 
outbreak  of  the  storm  that  is  now  brewing,  provided  that  fate 
spares  the  old  statesman's  life  until  that  time. 

A  rumor  says  that  Russia  is  willing  to  consider  a  commercial 
treaty  with  Germany  similar  to  that  made  between  Germany  on 
the  one  hand,  and  Austria,  Italy  and  Switzerland  on  the  other. 
This  rumor  is  hardly  based  on  fact,  for  it  would  mean  a  practi- 
cal isolation,  and  at  this  moment  Russia  could  hanMy  atford  to 
give  offense  to  her  only  ally  during  an  eventual  conflict  with  the 
triple-alliance. 

THE    CHIEF    MAN-KILLER. 


THE  conversation  turned  on  "  killers  "  and  other  bad  men,  at 
an  up-town  club  the  other  day,  and  a  resurrected  San  Diegan 
perpetrated  this  truthful  tale:  Among  the  "  killers  "  at  San  Diego 
during  the  boom,  was  Wyatt  Earp,  of  the  notorious  Earp  brothers, 
known  as  "  gun-fighters  "  and  men  slayers  from  **  way  back." 
So  well  established  was  his  reputation  as  a  quick  pistol  puller 
and  a  dead  shot,  that  the  minor  toughs  kotowed  to  him,  and  fre- 
quently allowed  disputes  to  be  settled  by  his  arbitration.  If  a 
shooting  match  were  on,  both  men  to  it  were  held  off  by  their 
friends  until  Earp  had  investigated  the  matter,  and  his  decision 
was  final.  Bob  Cahill  ran  a  "  bank  "  at  San  Diego  in  those  days. 
The  limit  was  $25.  A  man  named  Kelly  was  a  regular  player. 
One  night  he  was  in  good  luck,  and  began  forcing  the  game. 
Several  times  he  placed  $50  on  a  card,  notwithstanding  Cahill's 
protest.  Finally  Bob  told  him  that  he  would  have  to  stay  with 
the  limit  or  quit  the  game,  as  be  did  not  intend  to  have  any  one 
come  in  his  own  bank  and  break  him.  Kelly  bet  ?50  again,  and 
bis  card  won. 

"  I  told  you  not  to  top  the  limit,"  said  Cahiil,  as  he  pushed  him 
$25;  "  that's  all  you  get." 

"  Don't  you  intend  to  pay  me  the  fifty?"  Kelly  asked,  sullenly. 

»  No,  sir,"  said  Cahill;  "  I  told  you  several  times  to  stay  with 
the  limit  "  • 

•  «  Well,  I  guess  you  better  pay  me,"  said  Kelly,  and  he  dropped 
his  right  hand  for  his  gun. 

"  Well,  I  guess  not,"  said  Cahill,  who  also  reached  for  his  re- 
volver. Immediately  the  other  players  fled,  and  in  a  minute 
there  would  have  been  a  fusilade,  if  Joe  Bell,  a  friend  of  Kelly, 
had  not  caught  him  by  the  arms  and  hustled  him  inlo  another 
room.  Cahill  was  also  taken  away.  Then  the  friends  of  both 
men,  instead  of  summoning  the  police  or  the  sheriff,  sent  for 
Wyatt  Earp  to  get  the  benefit  of  his  experience  in  the  matter. 
Earp,  it  was  conceded,  knew  more  about  the  ethics  of  man  kill- 
ing than  any  other  man  in  San  Diego. 

He  came  and  listened  to  explanations.  Then  he  saw  Kelly, 
and  said,  "You  want  to  ki  1  Bob,  eh  ?*' 

"  That's  right,  Wyatt,"  said  the  gambler. 

Cahill    was  next   interviewed    by    the  boss  man  slayer. 
<<You  want  to  kill  Kelly,  do  you  ?"  said  Earp. 

"  Well,  I  want  to  prevent  him  killing  me,  Wyatt,"  said  the 
dealer. 

Earp  then  returned  to  the  gambling  room,  and  weighed  the 
testimony,  the  gamblers  waiting  in  respectful  silence  for  his  de- 
cision. Both  disputants  were  summoned  by  his  orders,  and  then 
stepping  over  to  Kelly,  Earp  said;  "Kelly,  I've  heard  all  the 
testimony  in  this  case,  and  from  all  the  evidence,  I  don't  think 
you've  got  no  kill  a-coming." 

"  All  rif.h\  Wyatt,  that  settles  it;  let's  all  lake  a  drink,"  said 
Kelly.  He  and  Cahill  shook  hands,  and  everybody  drank;  then 
there  was  a  round  on  the  bouse,  and  Kelly  and  Cahill  resuming 
their  seats  at  the  faro  table,  the  game  went  on. 


DiV  DENO  NOTICE. 

The  California  Savings  and   Loan  Society. 
Coruer  of  .FoweJl  and  Eddy  sts. 
For  the  half  year  ending  Decern berHl,  1891,  a  divideud  has  been  declared 
t  the  rale  oi  five  and  fonr-teuths  (5  4  10)  per  c-ut.  per  annum  ou  term  de- 
posits, aud  four  and  oue-half  i4V<)  per  ceut.  per  autium  ou  ordiuary  de- 
posits, payable  ou  aud  alter  Saturday,  January  2,  18*J2 
y VERNON  CAMPBELL,  Secretary. 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

People's     Home     Savings     Bank, 
Corner  of  Market  aud  Fourth  streets,  iu  tue  Flood  building.  City. 
For  the  half-vear  ending  December  31. 1891.  a  divideud  has  been  declared 
at  the  rate  of  Five  aud  four  tenths  16  4-10)  per  ceut  per  annum  nu  Term 
Deposits  and  Four  aud  one-half  (4\£)  per  cent  per  annum  on  Ordinary  De- 
posits, free  of  taxes,  payable  on  aud  after  January  2, 1892. 

B.  C.  CARR,  Secretary. 


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Canada.  $4;  6   MonlA  I  monfa*,    $1  30;    Foreign,  $5; 
6  noma*.  $3:  3  moiUAf.  $1 


SAN  FRANCISCO.  SATC.WAY.  JANUARY  ".  1892. 


TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


Pag* 

LllDlNO  ARTICLES  : 

Item-  in  Brief  1 

ej  i  Loodou  Interview.  "J 
-  Hin  Mail  Subsidy  Law 
!;•■  tailing  Chile's  Frieud^h  p.  2 
A  ;  -.'■••p'liabie  Appointment.  3 
Att  We  MaaiifacltiriugTiu'.*  3 
.\  .Ww-  Charier  Needed.  8 
Bv  Wav  of  the  Straits  of  Magel- 
lan                  .3 

Society 4 

Society  (continued)  7h 

The  Concordia  Ball 5 

At  the  Telepnoue 5 

Pleasure's  Wand '• 

Pleasure's  W*ud  (coutinued) 7 

Overfu  Oakland 8 

Snap  Shots  (Dl  Veruou)   9 

The  Looker-On      10 

The  Looker-Ou  (couttuued)    11 


Page 

Sparks.  12 

The    Night    After   New    Year 

Poetryl 13 

To  the  Late  Grand  Jury  (Poetry).  19 


Financial  Review 

Town  Crier       

World.  Flesh  and  Devil 

Sunbeams         

Real  Property  

The  Bourse  and  Underwriter. 

Vanities  

The  Rose  Jar 


1  i 
16 
16 
17 

18 

iy 

.  20 
21 

Who  Is  It?  (Poetry)     22 

Chronicles  of  the  Builders      22 

"  Biz" — Summary  of  the  Markets.  23 
Scientific  aud  Useful.  .    ...  24 

The  Claucarty  Twins  (Poetry)  ...  2(3 

Tenuis  aud  Baseball     2G 

New  Rel.gious  Edifices      28 

Comments  ou  Foreigu  Affairs    ...  28 


THE  Republican  newspapers  are  pretty   well    agreed    that    the 
Speakership  contest  was  a  good  thing  for  their  party. 


THE  United  States  Senate  should  abolish  secret  Executive  ses- 
sions.    They  are  too  much  like  the  Star  Chamber,  of  despica- 
ble memory. 

IT  is  understood  that  Buckley  is  not  altogether  out  of  the  Boss 
bnsiness.  It  is  said  that  Crirumins  and  Kelly  are  carrying  out 
the  divide  fairly,  namely,  60  per  cent,  to  the  winners,  and  40  per 
cent,  to  the  losers. 


CANADA  imported  goods  from  the  United  States  last  year  to 
the  value  of  $43,700,000.  The  total  purchases  from  us  by  all 
South  America  amounted  to  $37,500,000.  Yet  we  scotf  at  the  one 
trade,  while  we  go  wild  over  the  other. 


THERE  is  talk  now  of  locking  up  the  Eastern  anthracite  coal 
supply  in  a  big  trust.  If  these  coal  barons  do  not  want  their 
property  ruthlessly  seized  by  the  State,  they  will  take  care  how  they 
proceed  to  tamper  with  the  grate  and  destroy  the  people's  fireside. 


HERBERT  SPENCER  has  recanted  his  views  in  favor  of 
woman  suffrage,  and  in  his  recently  published  book, "Justice," 
argues  that  for  fundamental  reasons  the  spheres  of  activity  of  the 
sexes  must  be  kept  apart,  and  especially  must  the  participation 
of  women  in  government  be  limited, 

THE  Boston  Police  Commission  takes  a  hand  in  carrying  the 
elections  in  favor  of  license,  and  ibis  has  so  incensed  a  num- 
ber of  the  voters  that  the  result  was  close  the  other  day,  for  the 
first  time.  It  is  said  that  if  the  Commission  does  not  quit  there 
will  surely  be  a  year  of  prohibition. 

IF  the  ordinance  for  the  cleansing  of  Morton  street  can  be  car- 
ried into  effect,  it  will  be  a  good  thing  for  the  city.  That  street 
is  a  moral  lazaretto,  which  ought  to  have  been  suppressed  long 
ago,  and  would  have  been,  were  it  not  for  the  pull  which  certain 
landlords  of  the  disreputable  houses  possessed. 

MR.  BLAINE  recently  complained  that  he  found  great  difficulty 
in  procuring  the  services  of  young  men  sufficiently  well  ac- 
quainted with  modern  languages  to  qualify  them  to  fill  desirable 
places  in  the  diplomatic  service,  as  secretaries  and  attaches. 
Many  young  men  would  promptly  qualify  themselves,  if  they 
were  certain  they  could  get  and  keep  the  places. 

SENATOR  STEWART  thinks  he  has  found  a  short  way  across 
lots  to  the  free  coinage  of  silver;  but  the  Chronicle  defies  him 
and  all  his  works,  and  will  enter  into  the  citadel  of  bimetallism 
by  the  broad  road  or  not  at  all.  8tewart  cares  more  for  results 
than  he  does  for.  the  means  by  which  the  results  may  be  attained. 


A  CONFIDENTIAL  circular  has  been  issued  to  the  Government 
railroads  in  Germany  directing  retrenchment  and  the  discharge 
of  a  certain  percentage  of  employees.  This  will  not  tend  to 
allay  the  socialistic  feeling  which  the  young  Emperor  dreads  more 
than  a  foreign  war.  Economy  may  be  necessary,  but  midwinter 
is  a  bad  time  to  practice  it,  so  far  as  employees  are  concerned. 


TRB  farther  ••  Korashan"  Toad  geti  In  his  icheme  to  m< 
■JI  th*  BplrllUI  .nl    dual    r\  pie   in 

inUrj  Hit*  n  ■  Bod  <"it  about  this  latter  dsy  &  pottle. 

The  lnte-i  itory  ibnui  him  la  that  he  dtaertod  bli   wife  and  child 
li\  e  years  Ago,  an. I  La  OOnatdefOd  bj  ihoM  Who  k  new    him 
at  the  East  a-*  an  arrant  fraud.     Thai  in  also  our  opinion. 


UNLESS  the  law  i  nongb  t..  deal   with  the  blgoblnder 

element  ■>(  Chinatown,  there  is   serious  danger  that  (hi  mat- 
ter will  be  taken  out  ol    the    hands   of    the    authorities    hj    an  up- 
ri^iuc  of  the  people        The  daily    average  of   murder?  is  InefG 
entirely  too  rapidly  for  the  safety  of  the  nty. 

FORAKEEUmade  a  bold  dash   for  the  Henatnrship  In  Ohio 
old   John   Sherman    carried    too    many    guns   for    him.      Tin- 
chances  are  that  Sherman  will  be  Senator  from  Ohio  as  long  u  he 
iives,  if  he  wants  to  he.      He  is  a  man  of  considerable  ability  and 
of  vast  experience,  and  he  always  stands  up  for  Ohio. 

IT  seems  that  the  curved  armor  plates  for  the  Monterey,  manu- 
factured by  the  Bethlehem  Steel  Works,  do  not  come  up  to  the 
contract  requirements,  and  will  not  be  accepted  by  the  Na\\  De 
partnient.  It  is  refreshing  to  see  the  Government  hold  its  own 
for  once  against  the  contractors,  even  though  the  completion  of 
our  harbor  defense  vessel  be  delayed. 


WORK,  at  Nicaragua  has  been  suspended,  and  we  now  learn 
for  the  first  time  how  much  has  been  accomplished.  A  jetty 
has  been  built  on  the  Atlantic  side,  a  machine-shop  and  eleven 
miles  of  rail  have  been  laid.  The  canal  has  been  cut  3,000  yards 
long,  150  feet  wide,  but  only  17  feet  deep.  It  is  clear  that  there 
is  no  capital  at  the  back  of  the  existing  company. 


JAMES  PHELAN  showed  a  commendable  spirit  in  undertaking 
the  direction  of  the  Metropolitan  Hall  meeting.  He  is  one  of 
our  weathy  men;  is  young,  able  and  ambitious,  and  has  promise 
of  a  brilliant  future.  If  more  of  our  millionaires  would  interest 
themselves  in  behalf  of  good  government,  San  Francisco  would 
not  be  so  notoriously  corrupt. 


THE  World's  Fair  Commissioners  should  appoint  a  General 
Manager  or  Superintendent  of  their  work,  who  would  have 
the  direction  of  all  the  details  for  the  State  exposition.  Such  an 
officer  should  be  a  man  of  ability,  experience,  diplomacy  and 
liberal  ideas.  If  the  Secretary  of  the  Board  could  be  induced  to 
accept  such  an  office,  he  would  be  the  right  man  in  the  right 
place. 


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ET  the  Tax  Collector  resolve  to  make  it  a  requisite  for 
J_j  service  at  his  office,  that  the  applicant  shall  be  a  gentle- 
man, or  at  any  rate,  have  some  idea  of  a  gentlemanly 
manner;  also,  that  his  subordinates  shall  be  required  to  treat 
taxpayers  with  more  consideration  than  they  now  receive.  Im- 
press on  the  clerks  the  interesting  fact  that  they  are  the  servants 
and  not  the  masters  of  the  people. 


THOS.  J.  BRADY,  of  Star-route  fame,  is  now  free  to  express  the 
comfort  he  finds  in  the  elevation  of  his  associate,  Elkins.  He 
said  to  an  interviewer:  "  It  is  very  gratifying.  It  shows  that  the 
reign  of  terror  of  the  Garfield  and  Arthur  days  is  over.  But 
who  would  have  thought  then  that  the  King  of  the  Star-routers 
would  be  appointed  to  the  Cabinet  of  the  first  Republican  suc- 
cessor of  Garfield  and  Arthur?"  Who,  indeed  ?  The  world  does 
move. 

MESSRS.  WALLACE,  Henley,  Lynch  &  Company  must  have 
thought  that  the  Superior  Judges  of  this  city  were  "  dod- 
gasted  idiots,"  as  the  late  lamented  SpO'.pendyke  would  have  put 
it,  to  elect  Wallace  Presiding  Judge  a  second  time,  after  the  slap 
in  the  face  which  he  administered  to  his  brother  Judges  in  throw- 
ing out  their  list  of  Grand  Jurors.  The  re-election  of  Wallace 
would  have  been  an  admission  that  he  was  right,  and  that  they 
were  all  scoundrels  and  boodlers. 


GRAND  JURY  stories  are  as  plentiful  around  the  street  as 
blackberries  in  season.  They  say  that  Doc.  Cleveland  was 
the  funny  man  of  the  team,  and  was  constantly  joking  Jerry 
Lynch  about  the  happenings  in  the  Buckley  camp  when  they 
were  both  members  of  it.  Captain  McDonald  invariably  sat  down 
upon  the  irrepressibles.  He  wouldn't  sign  the  final  report,  al- 
though Lynch  begged  him  to  do  so  "with  tears  in  his  eyes."  "It 
is  a  document,"  said  the  reformed  broker,  "that  will  cause  your 
name  to  be  emblazoned  on  the  rolls  of  San  Francisco's  Mayors." 
"Can't  help  it,"  quietly  rejoined  the  Captain;  "  I'm  no  fool." 

CONSIDERABLE  important  business  will  be  transacted  at  the 
meeting  of  the  State  Board  of  World's  Fair  Commissioners  on 
Tuesday  next.  AH  the  Commissioners  take  great  interest  in  the 
work  before  them,  and  their  well-known  ability  and  energy  al- 
lows no  doubt  of  the  grand  success  of  our  State  exhibit  at  Chi- 
cago. Governor  Markham,  who  is  greatly  interested  in  the  suc- 
cess of  California  at  the  Columbian  Exposition,  may  be  at  the 
meeting  next  week,  to  give  the  Commissioners  the  benefit  of  any 
suggestions  which  he  may  have  to  make  upon  the  question  of 
the  exhibition,  which  he  has  been  closely  studying. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  9,  1892. 


BUCKLEY'S    LONDON    INTERVIEW. 

BUCKLEY  told  theS«»  interviewer  sortie  home  truths  the  other 
day  that  ought  not  to  be  allowed  to  lightly" pass  out  of  mem- 
ory. He  came  pretty  near  telling  the  whole  truth  as  to  how  we 
are  governed  in  this  city.  No  wonder  the  Englishmen  who 
listened  to  the  story  "  lost  their  gravity,  seeming  to  think  they 
were  hearing  a  fairy  tale."  What  else  could  they  think  ?  To 
have  an  insignificant  blind  peddler  of  whisky  tell  how  in  an  in- 
credibly short  time  he  had  risen  from  poverty  to  affluence  by 
running  the  politics  of  this  great  American  ciiy,  selling  judicial 
decisions,  United  States  Senatorsbips,  Legislative  acts.  City  fran- 
chises, and  pretty  nearly  all  else  that  officials  could  grant  or  do, 
must,  indeed,  have  sounded  "  like  a  fairy  tale."  The  questioning 
of  the  listeners  is  not  reported,  but  we  can  easily  understand 
with  what  keen  curiosity  they  proceeded  to  inquire  how  came  it 
that  one  man  of  but  li&tle  education,  low  instincts  and  occupa- 
tion, criminal  surroundings,  and  sightless  at  that,  could  have  so 
subjected  a  whole  city  full  of  free  and  independent  American  sover- 
eigns to  his  corrupt  will.  How  could  it  be  that  one  man,  and 
he  the  insignificant  creature  before  them,  could  so  manipulate  free 
institutions  as  to  subordinate  60,000  voters,  made  up  of  mer- 
chants, lawyers,  doctors,  storekeepers,  mechanics,  etc.,  to  his 
own  bad  aggrandizement?  How  came  it  that  a  free  press  had 
not  cried  aloud  and  refused  to  be  silenced  until  a  fiery  public  in- 
dignation had  been  aroused  ?  How  could  it  be  possible  that  de- 
scendants of  the  sturdy  and  liberty  loving  Briton  had  so  degen- 
erated as  to  tolerate  fixed  juries  and  packed  judicial  benches  for  a 
single  day  ?  Such  a  state  of  things,  they  would  be  beard  to  de- 
clare, would  create  a  revolution  in  any  country  in  Europe 
within  a  month.  Before  these  intelligent  questioners  there  sat 
the  miserable  miscreant  himself — a  sickly,  sightless  embodiment 
of  the  state  of  things  that  Macauley  so  long  ago  predicted.  What 
a  valuable  object-lesson  he  would  prove  to  the  Tory  lecturer, 
who  might  hire  his  presence   to  paint   a  moral  and  adorn  a  talel 

Though,  as  is  usual  in  cable  dispatches,  the  questions  are  not 
given,  the  answers  are.  Only  such  queries  as  we  have  suggested 
could  have  drawn  out  the  answers  telegraphed.  No  more  ominous 
statements  ever  Mashed  along  an  Atlantic  wire.  Buckley,  to  do 
him  justice,  fraukly  and  truly  met  the  issues  presented  to  him, 
and  thereby  did  the  good  service  of  showing  our  people  just  where 
the  dilficuhy  lies.  What  he  says  applies  to  all  American  cities  as 
well  as  our  own.  "The  fact  is,"  said  Buckley,  "  the  ballot  is  a 
more  dangerous  thing  when  given  to  everybody  than  you  imag- 
ine. The  people  are  indifferent  to  their  political  duties,  and  the 
result  is  a  system  of  what  we  call  •  practical  politics '  in  every 
great  American  city.  My  business  is  politics,  and  you  know  they 
say  politicians  are  public  enemies.  The  indifference  of  citizens 
is  such  that  politics  has  every  show  with  us.  Public  spirit  is  so 
much  weaker  a  force  than  private  ambition  that  a  managing  man 
has  a  good  game  to  play,  if  he  has  got  brains  enough  to  play  it. 
You  can  never  get  pure  politics  till  yon  have  the  united  action  of 
a  majority  of  honest,  public-spirited  citizens.  Until  you  get  that, 
all  corporate  interests,  all  heavy  interests,  in  fact,  will  simply  be 
compelled  to  protect  them  helves  against  adverse  legislation." 
That  is  it  exactly.  The  mass  of  citizens  are  two  engrossed  in 
their  private  affairs  to  have  either  time  or  thought  for  public  mat- 
ters. They  are  hunting  the  nimble  dollar,  or  their  own  pleasure, 
all  the  time.  If,  for  a  moment,  you  arrest  their  attention  and 
try  to  turn  them  aside  to  safeguard  some  public  interest,  they 
will  ask  in  effect,  if  not  always  in  words,  "  what  is  there  in  it 
for  me?" 

Where  everybody  acts  upon  that  principle,  bow  can  the  man- 
aging man,  or  Boss,  as  he  is  called,  be  reasonably  expected  to 
be  an  exception  to  the  rule?  Moreover,  wben  he  sees  a  good 
thing  lying  around  loose  in  politics,  he  would  hardly  be  a  man  of 
the  times  if  he  did  not  make  every  effort  to  seize  it.  We  are  all 
in  search  of  <•  good  things,"  and  not  infrequently  use  the  elegant 
phrase  of  "  feeling  like  kicking  oursefcves,"  upon  the  slightest  sus- 
picion of  having  missed  a  promising  chance.  It  is  only  fair  to 
say  that  nine  out  of  every  ten  of  us  would  have  done  pretty  much 
as  Buckley  has,  if  the  opportunity  had  offered.  Worse  men  than 
he  have  been  Bosses,  and  worse  ones  are  now  trying  to  fill  his 
shoes.  There  is  more  rascality,  more  corruption,  and  more  in- 
famy generally  concentrating  around  the  new  combine  than  ever 
found  a  lodgment  on  Bush  street,  even  in  its  worst  days.  The 
dailies  know  this  as  well  as  we  do,  but  none  of  them  are  fighting 
the  New  Ihiqtjity,  whilst  several  of  them  are  in  with  it.  It  thus 
becomes  only  a  question  of  choice  between  corrupt  Bosses.  For 
years  we  have  been  pointing  out  in  these  columns  that  if  we 
would  preserve  popular  government,  there  must  be  aroused  a 
public  spirit  and  conscience  equal  to  the  task.  Failing  that,  we 
shall  have  a  continuation  of  Buckleys,  each  worse  than  the 
previous  one. 

MR.  BLAINE'S  stomach-ache  has  created  as  much  commotion, 
seemingly,  as  the  reported  insanity  of  Emperor  William  or 
the  threatened  decease  of  Queen  Victoria.  The  state  of  the  di- 
gestion of  one  of  our  uncrowned  kings  ought  not  to  be  a  matter 
of  such  moment.  Candidates  for  the  Presidency  are  so  plentiful 
that  the  temporary  illness  of  one  of  them  should  not  convulse  the 
whole  nation. 


THE    STEAM    MAIL    SUBSIDY    LAW. 

FOR  more  years  than  we  care  to  recall,  the  News  Letter,  in 
season  and  almost  out  of  it,  has  advocated  a  national  policy 
of  subsidizing  steam  mail  lines  on  new  routes  which  might  seem 
to  offer  a  reasonable  probability  of  building  up  a  profitable  trade. 
We  have  known,  from  time  to  time,  the  great  things  Great  Britain 
was  accomplishing  iu  this  direction,  and  we  simply  desired  that 
our  country  should  profit  by  her  example.  By  this,  however,  we 
did  not  mean  the  perpetration  of  any  jobs.  Neither  did  we  mean 
that  a  premium  should  be  offered  for  running  inferior  steamers, 
or  any  steamers  at  all,  on  the  routes  already  sufficiently  well  sup- 
plied. Where  a  trade  has  built  up  a  steam  line,  a  subsidy,  so  far 
from  being  needed,  becomes  a  public  injury,  because  it  prevents 
competition.  Subsidies  should  be  helps  to  the  pioneering  and 
winning  of  new  commercial  outlets,  simply  that,  and  nothing  more. 
When  the  traffic  becomes  sufficient  to  sustain  a  steam  line,  the 
subsidy  should  cease.  When  it  has  already  called  into  existence 
sufficient  steam  communication,  a  subsidy  is  obviously  not  called 
for.  From  all  of  which  it  follows  that  this  matter  of  creating 
commerce-winning  steam  lines  by  means  of  government  aid  wants 
managing  with  the  same  discrimination  that  a  private  merchant 
would  apply  means  to  the  achieving  of  desired  ends.  It  is  to  be 
regretted  that  the  new  steam  mail  subsidy  law  does  not  appear  to 
admit  of  being  operated  in  that  way.  It  seems  that  it  is  not  to 
be  destined  to  call  into  being  a  single  steam  line  that  did  not 
exist  before.  When  the  Postmaster-General  recently  called  for 
bids  he  laid  out  a  promising  programme  of  sixty-two  routes,  some 
of  them  trans-Atlantic,  and  others  calling  tor  the  establishment  of 
new  lines  o  South  America  and  different  other  parts  of  the  world. 
Only  eleven  roiues,  however,  were  bid  upon.  Of  these  only  four 
called  for  new  lines,  and  three  out  of  the  four  have  since  been 
withdrawn,  leaving  only,  as  a  new  and  original  proposal,  the  bid 
by  which  second-class  ships  are  to  begin  running  from  New  York 
to  Buenos  Ayres  on  Decemher  1st,  1894,  provided  nothing  mean- 
while occurs  to  discourage  the  contractor.  Four  of  the  contracts 
go  to  the  Pacific  Mail  Company,  which  promises  to  improve  its 
service,  and  the  three  others  go  to  companies  already  established, 
and  for  lines  they  now  operate  without  a  subsidy.  It  is  not  a 
cheerful  showing.  We  had  hoped  that  the  Pacific  Coast  in  general 
and  San  Francisco  in  particular  would  have  reaped  substantial 
advantages  from  the  initiation  of  so  promising  a  policy. 


RECALLING    CHILE'S    FRIENDSHIP. 

BEFORE  we  conclude  lo  fight  Chile  fur  answering  us  precisely 
as  we  answered  Italy,  it  *ni  be  well  to  recall  how  Chile 
treated  us  during  and  subsequent  to  our  own  civil  war;  for  the 
Republic  of  Chile  was  once  our  friend,  than  which  none  other  was 
more  ardent  or  sincere.  The  facts  and  the  titue  are  well  worth 
recalling  at  this  juncture.  It  was  during  the  civil  war,  when  our 
nation  was  struggling  desperately  for  life.  Chile  was  enthusiast- 
ically on  the  aide  of  the  Union.  Her  people  contributed  more 
money  to  the  Sanitary  Commission  for  the  benefit  of  the  northern 
sick  and  wounded  soldiers  than  was  sent  through  all  the  other 
legations  of  this  Government  combined!  The  Chilean  authorities, 
moreover,  at  that  crucial  moment  in  our  history,  voluntarily  and 
cheerfully  acknowledged  and  paid,  with  interest,  a  large  claim  that 
had  originally  been  preferred  against  their  Government  by  ours  as 
early  as  1819.  As  the  war  drew  to  a  close,  news  from  the  North 
was  awaited  with  extreme  eagerness  by  the  people  of  Chile.  One 
night,  in  the  spring  of  1865,  the  American  Minister  at  Santiago 
was  awakened  from  his  sleep  by  a  band  of  music  playing  "  Hail 
Columbia"  in  front  of  the  legation.  Making  his  way  to  the 
balcony,  he  was  bailed  by  a  venerable  man.  This  was  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  Chilean  Republic,  and  it  is  our  Minister  of  that  day, 
the  Hon.  T.  H.  Nelson,  who  now  tell>  the  story.  "  Richmond 
has  fallen !"  shouted  the  President;  "  Lee  lias  surrendered!  The 
war  is  over!  "  and  ihe  music  began  again,  mingling  its  joyous 
notes  with  the  glad  cries  of  the  people.  A  day  of  feasting  was 
proclaimed,  all  business  was  suspended,  and  there  was  naught 
but  rejoicing  in  the  Chilean  capital  that  the  greatest  of  American 
Republics  was  saved  and  peace  restored.  A  procession  20,000 
strong,  headed  by  the  President,  cabinet  officers,  both  branches 
of  Congress,  civic  bodies,  etc.,  paraded  the  streets  to  the  soul- 
stirring  music  of  one  hundred  bands  playing  American  airs. 
What  has  changed  all  this?  After  making  all  allowance  for  a  hot- 
blooded  people  ju-t  escaping  from  a  civil  war  of  their  own,  can 
one  refrain  from  the  belief  that  to  have  begotten  a  progeny  of 
hate,  the  latter-day  policy  of  the  United  States  Government  must 
in  some  way  have  been  wretchedly  conceived  and  bunglingly 
executed?  But  then  we  are  living  under  "  a  great  Secretary  of 
State,"  and  Pat  Egan  is  his  Minister,  so  that  everything  must 
have  been  well  ordered.     Yet  we  see  what  we  do  see. 


THE  Democratic  party   in    New    York    will   re-apportion 
Slate  so  as  to  insure  the  control  of  the  Legislature.     In 


that 
1  State  so  as  to  insure  the  control  of  the  Legislature.  In  view 
of  the  doubled-and  twisted  gerrymander  by  which  the  Repub- 
licans have  held  the  Slate  so  long,  they  can  hardly  be  blamed  for 
taking  advantage  of  iheir  opportunity.  Their  course  may  not  be 
defensible  ethically,  but  morals  and  politics  seldom  row  in  the 
same  boat. 


Jan 


-  w   FR  VNCISCO   NEWS  !  ETTER. 


A    NEW    CHARTER    NEEDEP 

WK  have  had  on?  till  of  holidays,  »nd  now  for  bo 
has  been  taken,  the  balance  ol  profit  am-I  loaa  ascertained) 

an  interregnum  ol  rt->t  Ami  recrratiun  enjoyed,  and  DOW  it  i>  lirut* 
to  buckle  down  to  work  again  and  (sot*  the  future,  Business 
men  In  regard  to  their  private  alTa  for  himself  in  bis 

own  way.  rewire  ti>  du  that,  ami  need  do  suggestions  from  with- 
!i   i»  the  relation  everj  en  should  bear  to  public 

affairs  that  we  are  concerned  about.  The  old  year  went  out 
under  a  cloud  of  local  '■■•  g  maoajraments  nml  corruptions. 

If  some  of  the  resolves  of  (he  new  year  have  not  pertained  to 
tbe  curing  of  at  least  a  part  of  throe,  a  period  of  good  Intentions 
has  been  passed  through  with  singular  Inutility.  We  prefer  to 
believe  that  there  has  been  soniewbat  of  a  quickening  ol  the 
public  energy  and  conscience.  As  citizens  of  Sun  Francisco,  we 
owe  it  to  our  great  and  promising  city,  as  well  as  to  our  own  ma- 
terial interests  therein,  that  there  should  be  a  renovation,  an  im- 
proving, and  a  general  uplifting  of  things.  It  is  idle  to  say  that 
we  are  powerless  to  help  ourselves,  ami  that  nothing  is  left  us 
but  to  go  along  in  tbe  old  rut.  The  way  to  do  a  thing  is  to  do  it. 
The  way  to  reform  the  municipal  mismanagement  of  this  city  is 
to  reform  it.  It  is  said  that  the  present  Consolidation  Act  has 
outlived  its  usefulness,  and  that  the  city  has  far  outgrown  the 
powers  it  confers.  Very  well.  Let  us  then  promptly  frame  and 
adopt  a  new  charter.  That  is  undoubtedly  tbe  most  pressing 
public  engagement  hefore  us.  It  should  be  set  about  in  dead 
earnest  and  at  <  nee;  to  the  end  that  all  tbe  preliminary  steps  may 
be  completed  during  tbe  year  and  the  new  insttument  advanced 
far  enough  to  be  ratified  by  the  Legislature  in  January  next.  We 
are  persuaded  that  a  vast  majority  of  our  citizens  are  now  ready 
to  vole  for  any  reasonably  good  measure.  The  last  submitted 
charter,  if  it  had  to  be  voted  upon  to-day,  would  be  surely  rati- 
fied. The  active  opposition  of  the  Bosses  and  official  classes, 
aided  by  the  supineness  of  good  citizens,  led  to  its  defeat  last 
time,  or  rather  to  its  receiving  so  slender  a  majority  that  it  was 
easily  counted  out.  .Mayor  Sanderson  should  signalr/.e  his  remain- 
ing year  of  office  by  putting  this  charter  business  in  shape.  A 
new  organic  law  is  needed  for  the  city  as  a  means  to  tbe  accom- 
plishment of  many  necessary  ends.  Tbe  dreadful  lesson  tbe 
death  rate  is  teaching  us  to-day  ought  to  make  short  work  with 
our  rotten  and  defective  sewers.  With  the  necessary  public  spirit 
aroused,  all  else  would  follow. 


A    DISREPUTABLE    APPOINTMENT 


BY    WAY    OF    THE    STRAITS    OF    MAGELLAN. 


T1 


"'HE  Traffic  Association  should  be  encouraged  to  go  ahead  and 
1  establish  its  steam  line  by  way  of  the  Straits  of  Magellan 
without  more  ado.  It  is  a  route  on  which  there  are  immense 
possibilities.  All  down  tbe  Pacific  Coast  to  the  straits,  and  all  up 
the  Atlantic  to  New  York  there  are  ports  with  which  it  is  quite 
practicable  for  us  to  do  a  business  that  could  be  cultivated  into 
large  proportions.  To  be  sure,  it  is  not  tbe  business  with  the  way 
ports  that  the  Traffic  Association  is  assuming  to  calculate  upon, 
but  a  through  competing  business  with  New  York  that  shall  have 
tbe  effect  of  bringing  the  railroads  into  subjection  and  compelling 
them  to  accept  whatever  freight  rates  are  offered.  No  practical 
man  needs  to  be  informed  that  there  can  be  no  competition  worthy 
of  the  name  between  a  sixty-day  steamer  and  a  ten-day  locomo- 
tive. A  steamship,  when  tbe  conditions  are  anywhere  near  equal, 
successfully  competes  with  the  sailing  vessel,  but,  when  they  are 
as  grossly  disproportioned  as  they  are  in  this  case,  the  steamer  is 
nowhere  when  pitted  against  the  iron-horse.  Steamers  by  way 
of  the  Straits  of  Magellan  to  New  York  would  possibly  take  away 
from  sailing  vessels  such  freight  as  would  bear  a  raise  of  about 
one  hundred  per  cent.  It  could  not  be  carried  by  even  the  whale- 
back  for  less,  and,  at  best,  it  would  not  be  the  kind  of  freight  that 
now  goes  by  rail.  There  is  simply  nothing  in  tbe  proposition  to 
make  the  new  route  a  menace  to  the  railroads.  But  tber-,  is  not 
a  little  in  the  suggestion  that  an  economical  steam  service  on  this 
long-round  voyage  could  be  made  to  build  up  a  business  of  its 
own  that  would  pay,  and  greatly  expand  wiih  each  recurring 
year.  Instead  of  taking  business  away  from  the  railroads,  it 
would  bring  business  to  them.  The  steamers  would  not,  how- 
ever, leave  here  loaded  down  with  heavy  freight,  whose  bulk  must 
not  be  broken  until  New  York  is  reached.  That  is  the  present 
idea  of  the  Traffic  Association,  but  it  is  an  impracticable  one  that 
would  not  work,  would  not  pay,  ami  would  soon  be  abandoned 
by  the  steamship  owners,  who  would  find  it  to  their  advantage  to 
culiivate  a  trade  with  tbe  numerous  wayports,  in  which  they 
would  discover  the  very  best  of  markets  for  many  of  the  products 
peculiar  to  California.  Our  canned  fruits  and  even  much  of  our 
mining  machinery  would  find  buyers  in  this  direction.  We  be- 
lieve in  steamers.  The  more  of  them  the  better.  We  believe  in 
good  routes  to  put  them  on.  and  we  believe  the  entire  coast  line 
around  North  and  South  America  one  of  the  most  promising  in 
the  world. 


DURING  the  past  year  the  sum  of  $200,033  was  expended  in 
Alameda,  a  city  of  about  12.000  inhabitants,  for  public  street, 
sidewalk  and  sewer  improvements.  Does  this  suggest  anything 
to  the  city  of  San  Francisco,  with  its  300,000  inhabitants? 


Tin    appointment  of  Klkinsm  Secretary  of  War  It  very  ninch  to 
be  regretted,     h   is  a  distinct  lowering  of  tbe  standard  of  In- 
.   presumed  I  of  Cabinet 

appeared  In  tbe  political   arena  In  1872  as  Con 

from  \,.\\  m,  m,  o  R«  lerred  two  terms  In  this  capacity,  I 
Ing  mining  and  other  ventures,  all  of  which  had  special  <  < 
sional  grants,  or  Territorial  Courl  decisions,  or  some  other  pi 
complication  which  greatly  enhanced  their  value  to  Bikini 
of  his  tuosl  fam.m-  ventures  ai  tin-  Llini  was  the  Maxwell  land 
grant,  with  a  bill  behind  It.  Elkins  worked  so  assiduously  for 
this  lull  that  it  passed,  and  the  grant  was  subsequently  sol 
Dutch  syndicate  For  several  millions  of  dollars,  giving  rise  to  a  se- 
ries of  very  ugly  scandals.  n<>  man,  except  Dorsey,  was  more  In- 
timately associated  with"  tbe  Star  route  manipulations  than  Elkins, 
Mr.  Blaine  was  about  this  period  interested  with  him  In  certain 
•■good  things,"  and  he  is  still  his  partner  in  enterprises  in  \V« -i 
Virginia  and  other  places.  The  two  men  have  hum  been  political, 
as  well  as  business  allies,  and  it  is  well  understood  that  Harrison's 
reluctant  appointment  of  Elk  Ins  is  part  of  the  price  paid  to  keep 
the  Blaine  forces  quiet  at  the  Minneapolis  Convention.  Elkins 
was  "  engineer"  of  the  Blaine  campaign  of  1884,  and  worked  as  if 
if  he  had  a  personal  interest  in  it.  It  turned  out  that  he  bad.  When 
Bayard  came  in  as  Secretary  of  State,  he  found  pending  a  claim 
which  Blaine  had  been  pressing  upon  Brazil  for  $50,000,000,  and 
for  the  promotion  of  which  claim  Elkins  was  the  attorney.  It  had 
twice  been  rejected  by  Evans,  but  Blaine  had  taken  it  up  in  dead 
earnest,  and  instructed  our  Minister  at  Rio  de  Janeiro  to  press  it 
as  a  claim  due  an  American  citizen,  that  »  in  justice  and  equity 
could  not  be  escaped.''  Mr.  Bayard,  passing  on  the  same  matter, 
wrote:  "  Such  a  claim,  so  stated,  shocks  the  moral  sense,  and  can- 
not be  held  to  be  within  the  domain  of  reason  or  justice."  When 
the  Beh ring  Sea  controversy  was  about  ripening  for  settlement,  it 
turned  out  that  Elkins,  as  a  member  of  the  North  A merican  Com- 
mercial Company,  had  an  interest  in  preventing  a  closed  season, 
and  that  he  had  cunningly  roped  the  President's  son  into  the  tran- 
saction. Blaine's  method  of  dealing  with  tbe  matter  at  that  time 
was  simply  inexplicable,  but  his  illness  gave  the  President  an  op- 
poitunity  to  settle  the  whole  dispute  in  the  public  interest, which  he 
promptly  did.  More  might  be  added,  but  sufficient  has  been  said 
to  enable  the  reader  to  judge  how  far  tbe  appointment  of  Elkins  is 
a  misfortune  and  a  scandal. 


ARE    WE    MANUFACTURING    TIN  ? 

TIN  is  so  large  an  article  of  domestic  use,  its  manufacture  em- 
ploys so  many  men  and  would  keep  so  much  money  in  tbe 
country,  that  every  patriotic  citizen  must  ardently  desire  to  see 
the  industry  successfully  domesticated  in  the  country.  The 
McKinley  tariff  has  given  it  every  chance.  The  enhanced  price 
which  resulted  was  a  serious  handicap  to  our  canners,  but  they 
had  no  right  to  complain,  seeing  that  th*-y  were  more  than  com- 
pensated by  free  sugar,  and  were  bound  to  extend  that  protection 
to  others  which  they  claimed  for  themselves.  The  question  now 
arises  as  to  what  tbe  effect  of  the  tin  duty  has  really  been.  Does 
it  give  a  reasonable  promise  of  creating  a  new  industry?  The 
News  Letter  has  diligently  searched  for  information  on  that 
point,  but  without  satisfactory  results.  We  had  heard  a  great 
deal  about  what  was  doing  at  Temescal,  in  this  State,  and  sin- 
cerely hoped  it  was  true.  It  would  be  a  great  thing  for  California 
f.  become  a  great  tin  producing  State.  The  company  gave  out  a 
quantity  of  couteur  de  rose  information,  which  an  investigation  of 
the  facts  does  not  justify.  The  Los  Angeles  Herald  publishes  the 
true  state  of  things.  The  output  for  August  was  4}  tons;  on 
September  5tb,  October  6th,  and  during  November  work  was  sus- 
pended, as  tbe  furnace  had  burned  itself  out,  and  repairs  were 
not  being  hurried.  Six  tons  altogether  had  been  smelted  prior  to 
August,  so  that  the  total  output  from  first  to  last  has  been 
twenty  two  tons,  all  of  which  ha^  been  shipped  to  St.  Louis. 
Supposing  it  sold  there  at  $500  a  ton  (the  latest  market  report 
from  Cornwall  is  $200  a  ton),  the  total  product  would  be  $11,000. 
The  Herald's  authority  estimates  that  every  ton  of  tin  has  cost  the 
Temescal  company  $1,000.  If  we  turn  to  the  Eastern  States  the 
outlook  is  no  betUr.  The  ore  is  too  poor  to  be  profitably  worked. 
That  seems  to  be  the  trouble  all  along  the  line.  The  Springfield 
Reptiblican  reports  that  the  much  advertised  Britton  factory,  near 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  is  an  entire  failure,  and  that  at  Apollo,  Pa.,  the 
tin-bearing  ore  has  petered  our.  All  this  i»  very  much  to  be  re- 
gretted. With  a  discovery  of  really  rich  mines,  all  else  would,  of 
course,  be  easy,  but  we  have  no  stream  tin  in  the  country,  and, 
as  we  have  not,  it  is  argued  that  we  can  have  no  tin  ore  worthy 
of  the  name.  If  that  be  true,  no  amount  of  protection  can  pro- 
duce that  which  does  not  exiot. 


IT  is  almost  a  pity  that  the  brilliant  scheme  which  was  con- 
cocted to  rob  the  pool- rooms  all  over  the  United  States  should 
have  miscarried.  Shakespeare  s*ays,  "  'Tis  sport  to  have  the 
engineer  hoist  with  his  own  pttard,"  and  to  have  the  biter  bitten 
would 'have  delighted  almost  everybody,  and  especially  those 
who  have  been  made  victims  by  the  delusive  promises  of  the 
pool-rooms. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  9,  1892. 


SOCIETY  baa  scarcely  settled  itself  down  again  in  town  after 
the  holiday  visit  to  Del  Monte,  and  as  a  consequence,  festivi- 
ties have  not  been  so  numerous  as  they  ought  to  have  been  at  this 
season.  The  chief  events  were  the  '*  party  calls  "  receptions  at  the 
Pleasanton  and  at  the  Berkshire  on  Tuesday  evening,  where  there 
was  dancing ;  the  second  of  the  regular  hops  at  the  Presidio  the  same 
evening,  and  the  bal  poudrc  of  the  Friday  Night  Cotillion  Club  at  Odd 
Fellows' Hall  last  night.  Among  other  affairs,  were  the  very  de- 
lightful theatre  party  given  by  Miss  Emily  Hager,  at  the  California 
on  Tuesday  evening,  in  honor  of  her  guest,  Miss  Emma  Childs,  of 
Los  Angeles,  the  party  being  composed  ot  five  other  ladies,  Mrs. 
Mervyn  Donahue  being  the  chaperon,  and  six  young  gentlemen,  a 
supper  at  the  Hager  residence,  on  Gough  street,  concluding  the  en- 
tertainment; and  the  pleasant  meeting  of  the  Euchre  Club  at  Mrs. 
Webster  Jones',  on  Thursday  evening.  To-day  Mrs.  Charles  A. 
Belden  will  give  a  tea,  from  rive  until  eight  o'clock,  at  her  pretty 
home  on  Gough  street,  in  honor  of  Mrs.  George  B.  Williams,  of 
Washington  City,  who  is  visiting  her  at  present.  Miss  Lucy  Upson, 
of  Sacramento,  has  also  been  a  guest  of  Mrs.  Belden  this  week. 

The  several  New  Year  eve  dances,  both  in  town  and  out  of  it,  pass- 
ed off  to  the  satisfaction  of  nearly  every  one  concerned.  The  inclem- 
ency of  the  weather  put  rather  a  damper  on  the  out-of-door  day 
amusements  at  Del  Monte,  but  the  dance  in  the  evening,  and  more 
especially  the  supper  which  followed  it,  made  amends  for  that,  and 
the  advent  of  the  New  Year  was  appropriately  celebrated.  This  was 
also  the  case  at  the  Bandmann's  on  Lombard  street,  where  dancing 
was  in  order  till  11  o'clock,  and  the  midnight  hour  found  the  guests 
all  assembled  at  the  supper  table,  where  1802  was  ushered  in  with 
toasts,  speeches  and  cheers,  and  other  joyous  demonstrations  of 
greeting  to  the  New  Y'ear. 

TheSylvestre  ball  at  the  San  Francisco  Verein  Club  was  an  elabor- 
ate entertainment.  The  rooms  were  handsomely  decorated,  the 
ladies' costumes  were  beautiful,  the  supper  was  bountiful,  and  Kal- 
lenberg  provided  the  music  for  dancing,  which  was  indulged  in  with 
spirit  until  a  very  late  hour.  Last,  though  by  no  means  least,  the 
ball  at  the  Pleasanton  was  one  of  the  most  charming  of  the  many  en- 
tertainments Mrs.  Pendleton  has  given.  Two  bands  provided  con- 
cert selections  and  dance  music  for  those  who  tripped  it  over  the 
carefully  canvased  floors  of  the  parlors  and  dining  room.  Theladies 
were  handsomely  attired,  an  elaborate  supper  was  served  just  before 
midnight,  and  dancing  was  continued  afterwards  for  several  hours. 

The  Hotel  Colonial  gave  its  dance  on  New  Year's  night,  and  though 
it  did  not  aspire  to,  or  reach,  the  dignity  of  a  ball,  it  was  pronounced 
to  be  a  most  enjoyable  gathering  by  all  who  participated. 

One  of  the  incidents  of  New  Year's  day  at  Del  Monte  was  the 
baptism  of  the  infant  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Austin  Tubbs.  The 
ceremony  was  performed  by  Bishop  Wingfield,  in  the  little  chapel  in 
the  grounds,  and  was  largely  attended  by  guests  from  the  hotel. 


The  wedding  of  Miss  Grace  Rideout  and  Dr.  William  E.  Briggs 
was  one  of  the  happy  events  of  New  Year's  eve.  The  marriage  took 
place  at  the  home  of  the  bride,  on  Washington  street,  which,  under 
the  tasteful  and  skillful  fingers  of  Miss  Bates,  presented  a  most  beau- 
tiful appearance.  The  ceremony  was  performed  by  Rev.  Dr.  James, 
beneath  the  boughs  of  the  bridal  bower,  in  the  front  parlor,  the  at- 
tendants on  the  bride  being  her  two  young  cousins,  Miss  Helen  and 
Master  Justice  Greely.  Then  followed  congratulations  and  supper, 
after  which  there  was  dancing  for  an  hour  or  more.  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Briggs  left  for  the  East  and  Europe  the  next  day,  where  they  will 
spend  the  honeymoon,  and  several  other  moons,  also,  ere  they  turn 
their  footsteps  homeward. 

Among  recently  announced  engagements  are  those  of  Miss  Char- 
lotte Bermingham  to  Surgeon  Stokes,  of  the  Navy,  who  is  at  present 
attached  to  the  Naval  Hospital  at  Mare  Island,  and  of  Miss  Ruby 
Dore  to  Mr.  W.  E  Bond,  of  Oakland,  and  the  date  for  the  latter 
we  ding  is  set  for  early  in  the  spring.  The  engagement  heretofore 
existing  between  Miss  Lena  Merry  and  Mr.  Jerome  Watson  has  just 
been  det  lared  ,l  off." 


Intellectual  San  Francisco  society  is  awaiting  with  pleasure  and 
impatience  the  series  of  afternoon  entertainments,  that  are  to  be 
under  the  auspices  of  some  of  our  well-known  ladies,  at  which  the 
authoress,  Miss  Sutan  Hale,  will  give  her  readings,  "  Afternoons  with 
the  Old  Novelists,"  which  have  been  so  successful  in  Eastern  cities 
during  the  past  year.  Miss  Hale,  who  is  a  sister  of  Edward  Everett 
.  Hale,  purposes  spending  some  time  in  California. 


The  cruiser  Baltimore  steamed  into  harbor  last  Tuesday,  but  will 
only  remain  in  this  vicinity  until  next  week,  spending  most  of  the 
time  upon  the  dry  dock  at  Mare  Island.  This  is  not  the  first  visit  of 
her  valiant  commander,  Captain  Schley,  to  San  Francisco.     He  was 


quite  a  feature  at  the  society  gatherings  of  the  middle  sixties,  when 
he  visited  this  port  as  First  Lieutenant  of  the  Wateree,  the  double- 
ender  man-of-war  which  was  afterwards  washed  ashore  by  a  tidal 
wave  on  the  South  American  coast. 


When  the  Press  Club  train  arrives  next  week  it  will  bring  us  a 
number  of  distinguished  visitors  well  known  in  the  world  of  letters, 
and  among  the  guests  of  the  delegates  will  be  Mrs.  Frank  Leslie- 
Wilde  and  her  husband,  who  is  a  brother  of  the  esthetic  Oscar;  Miss 
Kate  Field  and  Mr.  Eugene  Field.  Extensive  preparations  are  be- 
ing made  for  the  entertainment  of  the  party,  a  good  many  of  a  pri- 
vate nature  being  in  contemplation  besides  those  which  will  be  of  a 
public  character.  It  is  hoped  on  all  sides  that  the  weather  will  not, 
as  usual  on  such  occasions,  go  back  on  us. 

News  has  been  received  of  an  accident  to  Lady  Hesketh,  nee  Flora 
Sharon,  in  the  hunting  field,  which  happily  was  not  attended  by  any 
very  serious  results.  Lady  Hesketh  has  become  an  ardent  lover  of 
hunting  since  taking  up  her  residence  in  England,  and  being  a  fear- 
less rider,  is  even  happier  than  when  following  the  hounds. 

Miss  Sybil  Sanderson's  success  on  the  Parisian  operatic  stage  still 
continues,  though  hitherto,  according  to  those  who  profess  to  know, 
it  has  been  rather  that  of  a  pretty  woman  than  of  a  grand  artiste. 
Pier  field  has  now  become  more  extended,  and  we  shall  soon  hear 
what  is  thought  of  her  by  the  Russians,  as  she  was  to  leave  Paris  for 
the  Czar's  dominions  last  Thursday,  to  fulfill  an  engagement  in  St. 
Petersburg. 

It  is  quite  on  the  cards  that  San  Francisco  will  have  a  visit  from 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fred  "Sharon  before  the  close  of  the  winter.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Alfred  Holman  are  now  residents  of  this  city,  and  Seattle  will 
hereafter  know  them  no  more,  much  to  the  delight  of  Mrs.  Holman's 
mother  and  sister,  Mrs.  and  Miss  Durbrow. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Pinckard  are  domiciled  at  the  California 
Hotel,  where  Mrs.  Pinckard  will  receive  on  Mondays  in  January. 
Hon.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Boyle  are  visiting  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hale  at  the  Occi- 
dental Hotel.  Mrs.  Boyle  has  been  in  California  for  some  time,  hav- 
ing hastened  her  coming,  so  as  to  be  present  at  the  wedding  of  her 
cousin,  Miss  Porteous.  Mr.  Boyle  joined  his  wife  here  a  couple  of 
weeks  ago.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  N.  J.  Brittan  of  Redwood  City,  have  been 
at  the  Palace  Hotel  during  the  week.  The  Misses  Blanche  and 
Octavia  Hoge,  who  have  been  spending  the  last  three  months  at  the 
Palace  Hotel,  have  gone  to  reside  on  McAllister  street. 

Joe  Grant  is  back  again  in  San  Francisco,  from  his  several  months 
wandering  abroad.  He  arrived  home  last  week.  Mrs.  Flood  and 
Miss  Jenny  have  tired  of  Gotham,  and  will  arrive  from  New  York 
next  week.  Major  and  Mrs.  Rathbone  will  accompany  them,  making 
the  trip  overland  in  the  Flood's  private  car. 

Miss  Hope  Ellis,  who  is  visiting  the  Misses  Dimond  at  their  home 
on  Washington  street,  will  remain  in  San  Francisco  for  several 
weeks.  Mrs.  Geo.  Loomis  did  not  return  to  the  Pacific  Slope  with 
her  husband,  who  arrived  a  few  days  ago;  she  will  spend  the  winter 
with  her  niece,  Mrs.  Etkins,  nee  Katie  Felton,  passing  the  time 
between  Philadelphia  and  Washington  City. 

The  date  for  the  marriage  of  Mrs.  Louis  Haggin's  young  daughter 
to  Count  Festitics  has  not  yet  been  announced.  It  may  interest 
those  of  their  friends  who  would  incline  to  the  belief  that  a  foreign 
fortune-hunter  had  captured  with  his  title  another  of  our  American 
heiresses,  to  know  that  the  Count  is  a  man  of  wealth  himself.  He 
was  an  intimate  friend  and  member  of  the  "  set"  of  the  unfortunate 
Crown  Prince  Rudolph  of  Austria,  and  upon  that  Prince's  tragic 
death,  the  Count  was  among  those  of  his  associates  who  were  ban- 
ished from  the  Empire.   

George  A.  Knight  returned  on  Tuesday  last  from  a  visit  to  the  City 
of  Mexico.  

The  engagement  has  been  announced  of  Miss  Phrcbe  Saalburg  to 
Mr.  J.  Prager,  a  young  merchant  of  Portland,  Or.  Miss  Saalburg  is 
well-known  in  society  circles,  and  is  a  charming  young  lady.  Miss 
Annie  Euphrat,  a  very  pretty  and  accomplished  young  lady,  is  be- 
trothed to  Mr.  B.  Nathan,  a  young  business  man,  well  known  in  this 
city.  

Major  Frank  McLiughlin  and  his  wife  and  daughter  arrived  Thurs- 
day morning  from  Oroville,  and  are  staying  at  the  Palace,  where 
they  will  remain  for  two  weeks. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ansley  Davis  celebrated  the  seventeenth  anniversary 
of  their  wedding,  at  their  residence  on  Scott  street,  on  Wednesday 
evening,  in  a  most  enjoyable  manner.  A  large  number  of  the  friends 
of  the  hosts  were  present,  and  were  charmingly  entertained  in  the 
bijou  theatre,  which  has  been  built  as  an  annex  to  the  residence. 
Among  those  who  contributed  to  the  evening's  enjoyment  were 
Nathan  Landsberger,  the  violinist. and  J.  Franklin  Brown.  Judge 
Levy  was  the  presiding  genius  of  the  evening. 

Rev.  W.  W.  Davts  has  reconsidered  his  resignation  from  St.  Luke's 
Church,  and  has  decided  to  remain  in  San  Francisco  as  pastor  of  that 
congregation. 

[Continued  on  Page  25.] 


Jan.   9 


SAN  FRANCISCO   NEWS  I  FTTH; 


THE     CONCORDIA    BALL 


THE    Oonoordia    ball 
pleasantest      and 
tpI  glvmi  by  that  t'lub. 

•uples   present. 
the     ladles     were     very 


New     Ynr'i    eve 
roost      thoroughly 
There  were  about 
to  mat    <>f 

beautiful.        Mr. 


Loufs  Haas  was  floor  manager,  and 
he  was  ably  assisted  by  Mr.  An- 
drew Arruer.  President  Joseph  RotbeMld 
and  wife  led  the  grand  man-It.  which  was 
given  a  very  pretty  elTect  under  the  colored 
rays  of  various  calcium  lights.  Before  sup- 
per there  were  four  dances,  ami  on  the  pro- 
grammes was  the  notice  to  »  Await  Develop- 
ments." and  not  to  engage  for  any  dances 
after  supper.  The  last  lancers  was  a  novel 
affair.  The  lights  were  extinguished  and 
(be  calciums  turned  on,  and  at  intervals, 
while  the  orchestra  played  appropriate  selec- 
tions, lightning  Hushed  across  the  hall, 
thunder  roared  and  the  New  Year  was 
ushered  in  very  impressively.  After  supper 
the  "developments"  were  the  announce- 
ment of  Mrs. Joseph  Rotbcbild  as  floor  mana- 
ger, and  several  young  ladies  as  assistants. 
Pretty  lithographed  folders  with  rules  for 
the  leap  year  dance  and  the  programme 
of  dances  were  distributed.  The  rules  were 
very  amusing,  one  being  that  »  Gentlemen 
mu>t  act  in  a  lady-like  manner;  "  another, 
"  Ladies  are  requested  to  see  that  no  gen- 
tlemen remain  as  wall-flowers:"  ••  Ladies 
must  engage  their  partners  without  regard 
to  good  looks."  Mrs.  Rothchild's  gown 
was  a  Worth  garment  of  brocaded  cream- 
colored  silk,  trimmed  with  gold,  and  was 
particularly  becoming  to  the  lady's  type  of 
beauty..  Among  the  pretty  young  ladies 
present  were  Misses  May  and  Hilda  Sles- 
singer.  Miss  Leah  Gerst,  Miss  Beatrice  Cook, 
Miss  Tillie  Ettinger,  Miss  Henrietta  Mayer, 
Miss  Stella  Seller,  Miss  Julia  Newmann,  and 
the  Misses  Rose  and  Lillie  Goodman.  The 
latter  were  debutantes,  as  was  Miss  Rosie 
Steinhart. 


AT   THE    TELEPHONE. 


"  TJELLO,  Central!" 
II  "  Well?  " 

"  I  want  a  thousand." 

"  I  know  lots  of  people  in  your  fix." 

"  I  say  I  want  a  thousand. " 

"So  do  I." 

"  Don't  get  impudent,  Miss." 

"  Don't  let  that  keep  you  awake  nights." 

'•  I  wan't  to  know  if  you're  going  to 
give  rae  a  thousand." 

»  What  for?" 

"  Because  I  want  it." 

"  Well,  if  you  get  it  before  I  do,  ring  me 
up." 

m  Are  you  going  to  give  me  a  thousand?" 

"  Wouldn't  a  hundred  do  ?  " 

"  No,  I  want  a  thousand  or  nothing." 

"  Well,  don't  bother  me  if  you  do;  I'm 
no  savings  bank." 

»  Will  you  or  will  you  not  give  me  what 
I  ask  for?" 

"  If  I  were  a  man  I'd  hunt  you  up  and 
give  you  something  you  didn't  ask  for." 

11  You  are  either  insane  or  trying  to  be 
funny." 

"  I  think  the  shoe  is  on  the  other  foot." 

"I  shall  ask  you  once  more,  will  you 
give  me  one  thousand — Brown,  Jones  & 
Robinson?  " 

"  Oh,  you  want  the  telephone  number — 
one,  three  naughts  ?  Why  didn't  you  say 
so  before  ?  " 

"  Blank -blank -biankety- blank  a  tele- 
phone, anyhow  ?" 

— Survey  Brown  Jr.,  in  Puck. 


LITTLE    GIRL     (running    to    her    colored 
nurse) — Oh,   Cynthy,  dear,  the  boys  are 
calling  me  skinny,  and   all  sorts  of  nasty 
things  1  Colored  Nurse — Nebber  mind,  deary; 
de  nearer  de  bone  de  sweeter  de  meatl  " 
— Moonshine* 


was     one 


of     the 
affairs 


For  llr.uirhUt.   tolhmntlr  *nl  I'nl in.r(  <  oiupUltilv 

atrktblt  onratlve  pro] 

MotHBai  by  Bun  and  Dm  "Xn  Wloalow'i  Soothing  Srrap"  t«r  %..ur 
chIM-  ethic*     iTlrr.  ttrenu  *  bottle 


40  rears  the  staodnnl 


A  Pure  Cream 
Tartar  Powder 


ROYAL, 

Contains  Ammonia. 


TAYLOR'S  ONE  SPOON. 

Contains  Alum  and  Ammonia. 


Dr.  Price  gives  larger  and  fuller  cans  than  those 
of  any  other  Baking  Powder  manufacturer. 

Above  cut  represents  the  comparative  size  of  one  pound  can  each 
''Dr.  Price's,"  Royal"  and  "Taylor's  One  Spoon."  These  cans  were 
set  side  by  side,  then  photographed  down  in  exact  proportions  to 
admit  the  plate  in  this  space.  Ask  your  grocer  to  set  a  one  pound 
can  of  any  other  brand  alongside  1  lb.  Dr.  Price's  Cream  Baking 
Powder,  and  observe  the  difference,  as  illustrated  above. 

Adulterated  powders  may  usually  be  detected  by  their  heavier 
bulk,  as  shown  by  the  small  cans,  and  these  scantily  filled,  often 
containing  a  circular  to  help  fill  out  the  cans.  It  is  a  singular  fact 
that  many  of  the  ammonia  and  alum  baking  powders  are  advertised 
as  "Absolutely  Pure,"  All  official  examinations  prove  that  it  would 
be  safe  to  reject  all  powders  labeled  absolutely  pure. 

The  economy  in  using  Dr.  Price's  Cream  Baking  Powder  does 
not  consist  alone  in  the  fact  that  much  larger  and  fuller  cans  are 
given,  but  Dr.  Price's  is  a  stronger,  purer  and  more  wholesome  bak- 
ing powder  than  any  other  known.  Does  better  work,  and  goes 
farther,  hence  more  economical  in  every  way. 

What  woman  would  use  an  ammonia  or  alum  baking  powder  if 
she  knew  it  ?  Such  powders  not  only  undermine  the  health,  but 
ammonia  gives  to  the  complexion  a  sallow  and  blotched  appearance. 
Dr.  Price's  Cream  Baking  Powder  is  reported  by  all 
authorities  as  free  from  ammonia,  alum,  lime,  or  any  other 
adulterant.  The  purity  of  this  ideal  powder  has  never  been 
questioned. 
Refuse  all  substitutes.    They  conceal  either  ammonia  or  alum. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  9,  1892. 


"We    Obey    no    Wand    but    Pleasure's." — Tom   Moore 

SINCE  Mr.  Willard's  first  appearance  at  the  Baldwin  in  the 
Middleman,  three  weeks  ago,  the  nomadic  San  Franciscan  has 
crushed  the  stay-at-home  with  his  pitying  superiority  in  the  con- 
stantly repeated  aspiration,  "  If  you  could  only  see  him  in 
Judah!"  This  disparaging  phrase,  with  the  shake  of  the  head 
which  expresses  the  inexpressible,  has  made  the  untraveled  in- 
habitant feel  that  nothing  but  seeing  Judah  could  lift  him  out  of 
the  dust  and  debasement  of  provincialism.  And  lo!  Providence — 
represented  for  the  occasion  by  Messrs.  Hayman,  Palmer  and 
Harry  Mann  of  the  California — graciously  inclined  its  ear,  can- 
celed outside  dates,  and  brought  out  Judah  at  the  California  last 
Monday  night. 

*  •  * 

There  has  been  a  general  concession  from  public  and  critics 
that  Judah  is  a  strong,  even  a  great  play,  and  as  greatly  played. 
As  perhaps  the  salient  figure  in  the  striking  picture,  Marie  Bur- 
roughs— beautiful,  intense,  and  charged  to  the  finger-tips  with 
emotional  magnetism — has  flashed  nightly  across  the  canvas, 
looking,  with  unearthly  pallor  and  flashing  eyes,  like  a  vision 
from  another  sphere.  Not  an  angel,  the  pearl-powder,  kohl  and 
henna  so  lavishly  laid  on  suggesting  rather  a  black-eyed  houri 
from  Mahomet's  paradise,  transfused  with  the  high-wrought 
agonies  of  modern  sentimentalism.  It  is  hardly  fair,  however,  to 
dwell  upon  Marie  Burroughs'  personality.  It  is,  undoubtedly,  a 
strong  element  in  the  powerful  charm  of  Yashti  Dethic,  yet 
altogether  subordinate  to  the  artistic  portrayal  of  an  exacting 
role.  Mr.  Willard's  Judah,  while  not  more  dramatically  strong, 
perhaps,  than  his  Cyrus  Blenkarn,  seems  to  be  so  from  the  fact  of 
its  appealing  to  a  far  wider  range  of  human  sympathy.  The 
same  strength  of  mentality  is  evident,  and,  if  one  may  call  it  a 
fault,  the  same  fault  which  attached  to  his  characterization  of  the 
old  potter — an  over-refinement  leading  to  an  extreme  repose  and 
repression,  which,  however  satisfying  to  the  intellectual  Vere  de 
Veres,  does  not  reach  and  "  knock  down  "  the  average  American 
audience  as  would  an  occasional  lapse  into  the  stage  tragedy 
which  tears  a  passion  to  tatters  and  splits  the  ears  of  the  ground- 
lings. Even  the  most  conservative  of  theatre-goers  has  in  his 
make-up  more  or  less  of  "the  groundling,"  and  the  actor  must 
atoop  now  and  then  to  satisfy  this  element.  Aside  from  this  lack 
of  needful  concession,  Mr.  Willard  gives  in  the  high-strung  and 
over-sensitive  young  clergyman,  a  noble  companion  picture  to 
Marie  Burroughs'  Vashti  Dethic;  and  the  Palmer  Company  need 
wish  no  higher  praise  than  that  it  forms  in  every  instance  an 
adequate  support  to  the  two  principals.  The  senior  Pralls  (Mr. 
Barfoot  and  Miss  Rivers),  their  scientific  son  and  his  iron-clad 
fiancee,  Miss  Jopp  (Zetfie  Tilbury),  Lady  Eve  (Nannie  Craddock), 
Dethic,  the  charlatan  (Royce  Carleton),  and  other  leading  people 
are  all  worthy  of  critical  notice.  F.  H.  Tyler  makes  a  distinctive 
and  well  sustained  character  of  Juxon  Prall,  a  special  merit  be- 
ing his  clear  enunciation  under  the  handicap  of  a  scientifically 
suppressed  drawl. 

*  #  » 

The  attendance  at  the  California  during  the  week  has  been 
remarkable,  even  for  that  lucky  house.  The  rush  began  in 
curiosity,  and  has  kept  up  on  genuine  interest.  The  immense 
demand  in  advance  for  seats  has  determined  the  management, 
wisely,  to  keep  Judah  on  for  the  second  and  last  week  of  Mr. 
Willard's  California  engagement,  instead  of  changing  to  The  Mid- 
dleman, as  contemplated. 

*  #  # 

The  Carleton  Opera  Company  has  been  giving  this  week,  at  the 
Baldwin,  a  good  production  of  standard  comic  operas  to  very 
poor  houses.  The  fact  may  be  due  to  strong  novelties  elsewhere, 
but  still  remains  in  a  certain  degree  unaccountable. 

*  *  # 

Next  Monday  night  Mr.  Wilkinson's  Widows  will  be  presented  at 
the  Baldwin  by  Chas.  Froh man's  Comedians.  The  piece  was 
adapted  to  the  American  stage  by  Wm.  Gillette,  from  a  French 
farce,  Feu  Toupinei,  by  Alexandre  Bisson,  and  is  said  to  be  the 
happiest  effort  of  the  great  adapter.  The  story  runs  thus:  The 
late  Mr.  Wilkinson — an  eminently  respectable  London  city  man — 
left  two  widows,  having  been  "  giddying  "  sub  rosa  and  unsus- 
pected, till  death  and  his  two  widows  bring  to  light  his  misdeeds. 
The  ladies,  extremely  diverse  in  character,  both  marry  again  and 
come  together  in  a  London  apartment  house,  where  they  are  in- 
troduced to  the  audience,  and  trouble  begins.  The  resulting 
collisions  and  revelations  keep  the  apartment  house  lively  and 
the  auditors  amused.  The  piece  had  a  two  hundred  nights  run  in 
New  York,  and  will  wake  up  the  Baldwin  first-nightera. 

*  »  # 

Dan'l  Sully  and  The  Millionaire  are  at  the  Bush,  apparently  to 
the  gratification  of  its  patrons.  The  play  is  full  of  plot  and  real- 
ism, but  might  be  improved  for  the  general  taste  by  cutting  out 
the  clap-trap  about  Ireland  and  the  Irish.     Also,  if  one  may  say 


it,  by  cutting  out  the  present  Mrs.  "Van  Buren  and  putting  an 
actress  in  her  place.  Mr.  Sully  is  a  genial  Irishman  without  over- 
acting, and  has  a  remarkably  easy  stage  manner  and  appearance. 
Play,  player  and  support  are  too  well  known  here  to  need  special 
notice.  The  good  attendance  at  the  Bush  testifies  to  their  popu- 
larity. 

*  •  » 

The  next  Bush-street  attraction  will  be  Captain  Swift,  C.  Haddon 
Chambers'  play,  with  Mr.  Arthur  Forrest  in  the  leading  part,  the 
production  being  under  the  general  direction  of  A.  M.  Palmer. 
The  piece,  which  has  a  London  record  of  three  hundred  nights, 
with  the  same  in  New  York,  has  been  already  seen  here  at  the 
Baldwin,  yet  will  lose  no  interest  on  that  account.  T.  J.  Myers, 
advance  agent,  is  making  every  arrangement  for  a  creditable  pro- 
duction of  the  popular  play. 

*  »  * 

The  Island  of  Zenobar,  the  Tivoli's  successful  holiday  produc- 
tion will  be  taken  off  after  Sunday  night,  and  on  Monday,  Janu- 
ary 11th,  Audran's  The  Mascot  will  be  produced,  with  Gracie 
Plaisted  as  the  Mascot,  Tillie  Salinger  as  Fiametta,  Arthur  Mess- 
mer  as  Frederic,  Phil  Branson  as  Pippo,  and  Tom  Ricketts  alter- 
nating with  J.  W.  Norcross,  Jr.,  as  Prince  Lorenzo  and  Farmer 
Rocco. 

*  *  * 

The  Orpheum  kept  on  its  excellent  production  of  The  Bohemian 
Girl  till  Thursday,  owing  to  delays  in  transportation  of  the  materi- 
als for  the  production  of  The  Princess  of  Trebizonde.  This  oper- 
atic comedy  is  one  in  which  Chas.  H.  Drew  is  famous,  and  the 
performance  will,  no  doubt,  prove  popular  with  the  great  major- 
ity of  theatre-goers,  who  prefer  fun  to  genuine  music.  ■  The  piece 
will  be  finely  staged  and  excellently  cast. 

*  #  * 

The  members  of  the  Mr.  Wilkinson's  Widows  company  are 
mostly  already  popular  here.  Joseph  Holland,  a  favorite  of  the 
old  California,  has,  in  Percival  Perrin,  a  most  exacting  comedy 
role,  his  performance  being,  according  to  the  New  York  critics, 
"  worthy  of  serious  and  close  study.'  Mrs.  Georgie  Drew  Barry- 
more,  Emily  Bancker  (formerly  Rosina  Vokes'  leading  lady), 
Annie  Wood,  Thos.  H.  Burns,  Mattie  Ferguson  and  others  are  in 
the  cast. 

*  %  # 

Miss  Nina  Bertini's  concert,  last  Thursday  evening,  was  largely 
attended,  and  the  young  prima  donna  made  a  strong  impression. 
A  marked  characteristic  of  her  voice  is  its  extreme  flexibility,  the 
brilliancy  of  her  trill  being  notable.  Her  training  has  been  in  the 
Italian  school,  under  the  most  famous  vocal  teachers.  The  num- 
bers selected  for  her  concert  were  calculated  to  display  the  purity 
of  her  high  soprano  voice  and  her  brilliant  execution.  Mile. 
Bertini  was  assisted  by  Donald  de  V.  Graham,  Adolph  Lada, 
'celloist;  Gustav  Schultheiss,  pianist,  and  Hother  Wismer,  violin- 
ist.   A  most  enjoyable  evening  was  the  result. 

A  piano  recital  was  given  Wednesday  evening  by  Robert  Tolmie, 
at  Steinway  Hall,  which,  while  not  so  largely  attended  as  it 
should  have  been,  was  highly  enjoyed  by  the  fortunate  ones  pres- 
ent. The  varied  programme  was  well  adapted  to  display  Mr. 
Tolmie's  versatility,  from  the  extreme  delicacy  of  his  touch  in  the 
menuetto  of  the  Beethoven  number  to  the  brilliancy  of  his  Liszt 
selections. 

*  #  * 

Miss  Magda  Bugge,  the  Norwegian  pianist,  gave  her  friends  a 
rare  treat  in  a  musicale  at  her  residence,  1608  Pacific  avenue,  last 
Saturday  evening.  As  an  interpreter  of  Grieg's  lyric  music,  Miss 
Bugge  is  particularly  felicitous,  and  in  her  selections  from  Schubert 
and  Chopin  she  showed  an  equal  facility  and  comprehension. 

*  «  * 

The  first  lecture-recital  of  Wm.  H.  Sherwood  will  be  given 
Tuesday  evening,  January  12th,  at  Metropolitan  Temple;  the 
second,  Thursday  afternoon,  January  14th.  The  plan  of  these  re- 
citals is  novel  and  instructive,  including  an  analytical  study  of 
the  composers  illustrated  on  the  piano,  and  they  will  be  particu- 
larly interesting  to  students  and  professional  musicans. 

*  #  * 

The  following  well-known  lecturers  will  visit  this  city  during 
the  present  season,  under  the  management  of  John  F.Bragg: 
Geo.  W.  Cable,  novelist  and  reader,  February  and  March;  Max 
O'Rell,  author  of  "  John  Bull  and  His  Island,"  etc.,  latter  part  of 
March;  Sir  Edwin  Arnold,  the  famous  poet,  April.  These  will  be 
followed  later  by  "Ben  Hur  "  Wallace,  Bill  Nye,  James  Whit- 
comb  Riley,  and  others  equally  distinguished. 

*  *  * 

The  fourth  Musical  Sunday  Afternoon,  at  Steinway  Hall,  under 
the  direction  of  F.  W.  Ludovici,  will  take  place  to-morrow,  Sun- 
day, January  10th,  with  the  following  excellent  programme: 
String  quartette,  Beethoven,  No.  12  in  E  flat,  op.  127,  Hermann 
Brandt  String  Quartette ;  Concerto,  violin  and  piano,  Mendelssohn, 
Misses  Florence  Fletcher  and  Ada  Weigel;  Songs,  Grieg  and 
Curschmann,  Nina  Bertini;  Quintette,  piano  and  strings,  Dvorak, 
Miss  Weigel  and  Hermann  Brandt  String  Quartette. 


Jan.  9,  : 


BAN  n;  \\(MS(  0  NEWS  I  ETTEB 


The  riral  of  the  nc»  mi  .  H   popt    will  take  place  at 

Irvin*  Hall.  Saturday,  January  Ifllh.al  3  P.  *.  Music  lovers  will  be 
dedicated  to  bear  that  Mrs.  Car*  (who  should  be  heard  in  a  solo  at 
every  concert)  baa  consented  to  play  a  tolo,  BMthoven'i  8Sd 
variation  to  C  minor.  Tbe  concert  will  he  entirely  devoted  t<« 
ren.     Mrs.  i"arr  an. I    I  111   play  the  Aral  of   the 

Beethoven  sonatas  for  piano  ami  violin,  the  plan  being  to  pro- 
duce them  in  their  right  order.  It  was  expected  to  secure  Mr. 
tirabam  as  vocalist,  but  at  this  writing  Ibis  is  uncertain. 

The  San  Francisco  Operatic  Society  will  Rive  Von  Snppe's  Trip  to 
it  tbe  Powell  Street  Theatre  Wednesday  night  Jan.  LSth, 
for  the  benefit  of  St.  Joseph's  Home.  The  society,  of  which  Miss 
Alvina  If.  Heuer  is  the  prima  donna.  Signor  Pelapiane  musical 
director,  and  A.  M.  Tbornt-in  stage  manager,  has  been  in  exist- 
ence two  years,  and  has  done  much  good  work  for  charity,  beside 
giving  pleasure  to  music-lovers.  A  full  chorus  and  complete  pro- 
fessional orchestra  will  assist  in  the  coming  production. 

A  letter  from  a  near  friend  of  Charlie  Reed  brings  the  sad  tidings 
that  the  favorite  comedian  lies  seriously  ill  at  tbe  Gedney  House  in 
New  York  City. 

*  •   • 

Mr.  Won.  J.  Kotaier,  whose  coming  production  of  Louis  XI.  at 
the  Grand  Opera  Huuse,  was  recently  announced  in  this  column, 
so  far  from  being  an  "  aspiring  amateur,"  is  a  professional  of  long 
standing,  having  for  three  years  supported  W.  E.  Sheridan  in 
Shakespearean  roles.  Mr.  Kohler  has  devoted  fifteen  years  to  the 
study  of  tbe  legitimate  drama,  and  has  given  a  careful  study  of 
history  as  applying  to  Louis  AY.,  of  which  play  he  proposes  soon 
to  give  a  grand  spectacular  production. 
<  *  * 

The  Goodwin  Comedy  Company  will  give  a  dramatic  entertain- 
ment, with  dancing  as  a  supplement,  at  Saratoga  Hall  next  Thurs- 
day evening.  The  farcical  comedy.  French  Flats,  will  be  produced, 
and,  from  the  reputation  of  tbe  company,  will  doubtless  be  well 
played. 

*  *  # 

Tyndall,  the  mind-reader  and  hypnotist  extraordinary,  is  hold- 
ing nightly  seances  at  Irving  Hall.  As  an  exponent  of  the  new 
element  in  medical  practice,  Mr.  Tyndall  is  one  of  the  most  re- 
markable yet  seen  here,  and  his  entertainments  are  interesting, 
both  to  the  scientific  and  the  curious. 
»  «  * 

The  Olympian  Skating  Rink  is  largely  patronized,  especially  the 
training  school,  by  the  growing  crop  of  ambitious  'cyclers.  Man- 
ager Nevin  has  some  new  attraction  nightly  for  his  patrons. 

•  *  * 

The  Temple,  on  Turk  street,  near  Taylor,  is  a  cosy  after-theatre 
resort.  It  is  open  all  day,  with  stage  performance  from  8  to  12  p.m. 

#  #  » 

A  Texas  Steer  will  follow  Mr.  Willard,  at  the  California,  January 
18th. 


Some  New  Pictures. 


Among  the  recent  acquisitions  in  the  art  line  are  half  a  dozen 
fine  paintings,  just  received  by  S.  &  G.  Gump.  A  private  view  of 
the.  as  yet,  unframed  pictures,  shows  them  to  be  of  unusual  merit 
and  acceptability.  Two  are  from  the  atelier  of  Gustavo  Simoni, 
whose  reputation  as  a  painter  of  Moorish  and  Arabian  subjects 
equals  that  of  Geronie.  One  canvas,  "  The  Pasha  and  Slave  "  is  a 
masterpiece;  the  texture  and  coloring  of  the  Persian  rugs,  the  ara- 
besques and  carvings  on  the  wall  are  marvelously  produced;  and  the 
central  figure  of  the  girl,  who  standi  in  a  graceful,  shrinking  pose, 
expresses  the  utmost  delicacy  and  beauty.  The  other  canvas  repre- 
sents the  exterior  of  a  mosque,  with  its  arches  and  pillars  and  richly 
colored  prayer-rugs.  At  the  base  of  a  pillar  an  Arab  has  dropped 
down  in  his  picturesque  rags,  while  a  tall  figure,  in  a  crimson  coat, 
entering  tbe  mosque,  makes  a  vivid  spot  of  color  against  the  neutral 
tint  of  the  walls.  Two  charming  little  interiors,  by  L.  Blurue  Siebert, 
are  very  suggestive  of  Defregger's  work.  The  figures  are  animated 
and  vivacious,  handled  with  much  spirits,  and  the  effect  is 
bright  and  attractive.  August  Humborg,  Munich,  has  one  of 
his  clever  paintings  of  monks.  The  interior  of  the  kitchen 
is  represented,  and  two  genial  looking  padres  are  offering 
snuff  to  another,  whose  hands,  wet  with  the  blood  of  the 
freshly-cleaned  fish,  cannot  touch  the  proffered  treat.  The  tone  of 
the  picture  is  decidedly  humorous,  the  expression  on  the  faces  of  the 
monks  being  especially  good,  and  the  flesh  well  handled.  "  The 
Traveling  Physician,"  a  salon  picture  from  the  Milan  exhibition,  is 
by  Luigi  Bianchi,  and  is  very  attractive,  by  reason  of  the  subject  and 
manner  of  treatment.  The  doctor,  who  has  alighted  from  his  horse, 
stands  on  the  doorstep,  looking  at  the  baby,  whose  anxious  mother 
awaits  his  verdict.  The  scene  is  wintry,  and  the  snow  lies  deep  in 
the  yard  and  field,  a  striking  contrast  to  tbe  bright  colors  of  the 
women's  dresses.  These  paintings  are  a  valuable  addition  to  the  fine 
collection  now  hanging  in  the  art  rooms. 

If  one  wishes  a  good  meal,  excellent  in  every  particular,  he  should 
visit  the  Orignal  Swain's  Bakery,  at  213  Sutter  street,  which  enjoys 
the  well-earned  reputation  of  being  the  best  and  most  popular  restaur- 
ant in  the  city.  The  menu  always  includes  all  the  delicacies  which 
make  glad  the  heart  of  the  epicure.  Hence  the  wide  popularity  of  the 
establishment. 


BALDWIN  THEATRE. 

U    H,\  viv  i ,;,  |  i  ItfMD  Boonn  Manager 

<  JJVnf.v"',''  '■•"■>'•    '»'■»«)•  Hill,   I'HAKi.r.    FROIiaAX'n 

MR.    WILKINSON'S    WIDOWS  I 
">'  AK "  I  lbs  Amoriinn  nag* by  WUIUm 0 

SThe  Company  Inrl,  :  ,    ,,„.,,    |,Hrrvm„ri,     |Uu  MMI 

nson  Mis.  Kmll]  ft  «,„  ,,,  Meltlde  Orey,  Mr  Jo..  Holland. 

Ir.  Tbos.  ii.  m.n,..  Mr    rhoi   W   i;yi.-v.  Mr.  Jobn  W. Thompson,  Mr.  >d- 
ward  Co  einan-u  played  wo  times  in  S'ew  York. 


NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE. 

Handsomest    Tlientre    in    the    World. 
Mb.  Al.  Havman,  Lessee  and  Proprietor  |  Mb.  Harry  Mans.         Mauager 

Mouday  January  lltli.    Last  Week.    List  Matinee.     MK.  E.  8.  WILLARD 
aud   Mb.  Palmer's  Company,  in 

JUDAH | 
Heit  Week— Hoyt's  Hest  Comedy,  A  TEXAS  STEER. 
£W*  Seats  on  Sale  Thursday. 


BUSH  STREET  THEATRE. 


.Manager. 


M.  B.  Lbavitt  ..Lessee  aud  Proprietor  |  J.  J.  Gottxob 

Laat  Week  1 

DANIEL  SULLY  in 

THE    MILLIONAIRE! 

.  rM.°S?'KVTJ  o«VS!X  l?th-A-  M-  Palmer's  Madison  Square  Theatre  Success, 


TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Keeling  Bros  Proprietors  and  Managers . 

Last  Week!     Crowded  Houses  Nightly!     Five  New  Specialties!     New 
Amazon  March !     Great  Transformation  Scene ! 

THE     ISLAND     OF     ZENOBAR I 

Second  Edition. 
Monday,  January  11th— THE  MASCOT. 
Popdlab  Prices  2Sc.  and  60c. 

TYNDALL, 

THE     MXITID     I^E-A-IDEK,, 

WILL  APPEAR  AT 

Irving  Hall,  139  Post  Street,  To-Night,  and  every  Night  Next  Week. 

Admission,  50  cents.         Reserved  Seats,  75  cents. 
Matinee  ill  is  Saturday.    Prices  25c.  and  50c. 

IRVING  HALL. 

JANUARY  16,  1892,  3  P.  M. 
Fifth  Series 

CARR-BEEL     SATURDAY     POP     CONCERT. 

MRS.  CARMICHAEL-CARR,  Soloist. 

Single  subscriptions  for  the  Series,  $3.     Can  be  had  by  applying  to  Mr. 
Sigismund  Beel,  care  Sherman,  Clay  &  Co. 

METROPOLITAN  HALL. 

The  Emiaent  Pianltt  aud  Musical  Lecturer, 

WILLIAM     H.     SHERWOOD, 

Will  give  Two  Recitals,  Tuesday  Evening,  January  12th,  and  Thursday 
Afternoon,  January  14th. 

Seats  Now  on  Sale  at  Kohler  &  Chase's,  26-28-30  O'Farrell  street. 


THE  TEMPLE. 

J.  B.  Francis Proprietor  and  Manager. 

Turk  Street,  near  Taylor. 
First  Class  Concert  Hall  and   Family  Resort. 
A  Tremendous  Hit ! 

VIENNA     LADIES'     ORCHESTRA  I 

Vocal  Selections  by  well-known  Artists.     Performance  every  Evening,  8 
to  12.    Sunday  Matinee  from  2  to  5. 
Admission 10and20cents 

JAMES  B.  NEAL, 

LATE    OP    NEW    YORK, 

IF1  I-.  O  :R, -A- I-.       -A-X^TIST, 

106  Grant  Avenue.)  (Telephone  No.  1550. 

Decorator  of  Inauguration  Ball,  Washington,  D.  C,  March  4th,  1885,  March 

4th,   1889. 

Table  and  Wedding;  Decorations  a  Specialty. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  9,  1892. 


OVER    IN    OAKLAND. 


THE  gilded  youth  of  Alameda  are  somewhat  jealous  of  the  praise 
that  has  been  lavished  on  the  Oakland  boys  who  displayed  so 
much  talent  during  the  recent  amateur  theatricals,  and  in  order 
to  even  things  up  a  little  they  intend  also  to  launch  forth  as 
Thespians.  Their  first  efforts  will  be  as  misstrels,  and  in  a  few 
days  they  will  announce  the  date  of  the  entertainment,  which 
will  be  given  at  the  Opera  House,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Alameda 
Flower  Mission.  Will  F.  Cbipman  will  be  the  interlocutor,  and 
the  company  will  be  know  as  the  "  Incogs."  The  event  will  of 
course  be  a  great  society  one  for  the  trans-marshites. 

The  disposition  of  the  Merritt  estate  has  been  the  topic  princeps 
during  the  past  week.  It  is  rather  hard  on  the  next  of  kin- 
Fred  and  Jim  Merritt— that  they  should  have  been  remembered 
by  Mrs.  Garcelon  to  the  extent  of  only  an  oil  painting  each. 
Every  one  wished  them  better  luck,  for  they  are  generous  and 
good-hearted,  and  gentlemen  from  top  to  toe.  In  view  of  the 
bequests  made  to  them  the  ballad  of  "The  picture  that  is  turned 
towards  the  wall"  will  probably  be  tabooed  in  their  households 
in  future. 

It  would  be  hardly  fair  to  give  her  name,  but  she's  well  known 
in  the  Madison  street  part  of  town,  and  has  had  a  little  trouble 
lately,  so  some  may  find  a  means  of  identification  in  that  descrip- 
tion. It  was  her  troubles,  in  fact,  that  leads  up  to  the  whole 
story.  She  went  into  a  Seventh  street  drug  store  the  other  night, 
and  asked  for  twenty-five  cents'  worth  of  laudanum,  adding  in 
explanation  that  she  was  going  to  use  it  for  a  severe  toothache. 
The  druggist,  though,  is  a  veteran  at  his  business,  and  he  realized 
that  something  was  queer,  so,  instead  of  giving  her  tne  fatal 
draught,  he  made  up  and  sold  her  a  compound  in  which  lobelia 
figured  largely.  He  labeled  it,  however,  with  the  customary 
death's  head  and  cross-bones  poison  sign,  and  she  hurried  away 
with  it,  thinking  that  she  had  the  laudannm  sure  enough. 

About  two  hours  afterward   a  young   man  rushed   wildly  into 
the  store,  and  said  to  the  wily  prescription  compiler: 
•<  Did  you  sell  my  sister  that  laudanum?" 

The  old  man  smi.ed,  and  gave  an  Irish  answer  by  asking,  "  Did 
she  take  it?" 

"  Yes,"  said  the  visitor,  with  a  groan,  "  and  she's  poisoned." 
The  druggist  laughed  this  time,  and  then  said,  quietly,  "  Don't 
you  bother  about  her.  She'll  be  the  sickest  girl  in  town  for  a  day 
or  so,  but  that's  all  the  harm  it  will  do  her.  She's  on  the  outside 
of  a  big  dose  of  lobelia,  and  by  the  time  she's  through  with  it,  she 
will  be  to  her  senses  again,  and  anxious  to  live." 

His  predictions  were  correct,  for  the  would-be  suicide  is  around 
town  again  now,  and  apparently  satisfied  to  remain  in  this  mortal 
coil  until  death  shuttles  her  off  of  bis  own  accord. 

Every  now  and  then  one  sees  in  print  the  list  of  eligible  bache- 
lors of  this,  that  and  the  other  city,  but  until  the  present  time  no 
one  has  seen  fit  to  so  mention  the  "  catches  "  of  Oakland.  As  one 
of  the  attorneys  said  during  the  famous  contestfor  the  Tichborne 
estates:  "  There  are  three  classes  of  men  who  are  liable  to  get 
along  all  right  in  this  world— first,  those  who  have  money  and  no 
brains;  second,  those  who  have  brains  and  no  money,  and  third, 
those  who  have  both  brains  and  money."  In  one  of  these  three 
classes  is  each  individual  whose  name  appears  in  the  following 
list;  the  reader  who  knows  them  can  easily  do  the  classifying.  So 
with  this  introduction  here  they  are,  and,  as  it  is  leap  year,  the 
ladies  can  make  their  own  selections:  Cleve  Dam,  Harry  Melvin, 
Ed.  Vincent,  Henry  Squires,  Tim  Brady,  "  Brick  "  Wheaton,  Selby 
Adams,  Frank  O'Brien,  Bert  Brayton,  Billy  Bond  (but  he's  en- 
gaged), J.  J.  Archibald,  Judge  Allen,  Harry  Houghton,  Phil.  Remil- 
lard,  Andy  Stone,  Harry  Coleman,  Doctor  Fisher,  Doctor  Buteau, 
Ed.  Holland,  Jack  Connors,  Gus  McDonald,  Alfred  Clement,  Joe 
Clement,  Lester  Herrick,  Will  Powning,  Henry  Wadsworth,  Ar- 
thur Goodhue,  W.  Finch,  Frank^Hume,  Frank  Bentley,  Ed.  Prin- 
gle,  Will  Crane,  Ralph  Stockman,  Shafter  Howard,  Carl  Howard, 
Wallace  Hyde,  Will  Fenton,  Will  Fine,  Charles  Bates,  Louis  Jones 
and  Ben  Wade. 

Joe  Dillon  is  one  of  the  landmarks  of  Oakland.  He  is  one  of 
the  old  regime,  and  when  he  was  Assessor  of  the  city  he  ran 
affairs  so  that  Republican,  Democrat,  Mugwump,  et  ai.,  swore  by 
him  as  a  friend.  He  is  getting  on  in  years  now,  but  he  may  be 
seen  every  day  on  Broadway,  and  despite  the  havoc  of  the  grip, 
he  declines,  as  he  has  ever  done,  to  wear  an  overcoat.  He  thinks 
the  habit  is  effeminate. 

There  is  talk  of  forming  a  City  Hall  glee  club,  for  the  hallowed 
building  wherein  the  affairs  of  Oakland  are  attended  to  contains 
many  a  sweet  singer,  as  is  evidenced  by  the  rehearsals  held  almost 
daily  in  City  Clerk  Jim  Brady's  offices.  The  organization  will 
consist  as  follows:  Tenors,  Frank  O'Brien,  City  Treasurer  Zach 
Gilpin  and  Police  Judge  Ogden;  falsetto,  Auditor  Snow;  contral- 
tos, Stewart  McMullen,  Ed.  Holland  and  Jesse  Wall;  baritones, 
Geo.  Kaufman,  Paul  Schafer,  Billy  O'Brien  and  Sam.  Mitchell; 
bassos,  City  Attorney  Johnson,  Dave  Bostree  and  J.  W.  Mc- 
Clymonds;  director  of  music,  Jim  Brady. 

Hector  La  Fleur  will  be  well  remembered  by  a  good  many  in 
San  Francisco,  Oakland  and  Los  Angeles.  He  was  a  tall,  angular 
youth,  with  a  wild  disposition,  which  resulted  in  his  being  kept 
oy  his  rich  relatives  where  the  grass  was  short,  and  for  a  while 


be  had  a  pretty  hard  time  of  it  in  this  part  of  the  country.  But 
now  the  kaleidoscope  of  fortune  has  made  a  complete  change  for 
him.  An  arrival  the  other  day  from  Ottawa,  Can.,  says  that 
Hector  has  fallen  in  for  a  large  estate  in  the  Dominion,  and  is 
now  rolling  things  very  high  in  the  winterpleasure  resorts  around 
Montreal  and  Quebec. 

The  religious  element  will  be  sorry  to  hear  that  Dr.  Dille,  the 
pastor  of  the  First  Methodist  Church,  will  bid  farewell  to  Oakland 
in  April.  In  that  month  he  is  to  be  transferred  to  San  Francisco, 
and  probably  Dr.  McCann,  of  the  Bay  City,  will  be  appointed  in 
his  place.  Dr.  Dille  was  one  of  the  leaders  in  the  recent  crusade 
against  the  pool-rooms,  and  bas  always  interested  himself  in  mat- 
ters of  public  note,  so  he  will  be  greatly  missed. 


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is  portraits,  from  the  smallest  card  photo  up  to  the  most  ambitious 
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SNAP     SHUTS. 

(By    Pi    Viiioi.] 

'*  A  RK  the  Chinese  good  i  o  ika  la  a  question  often  uked  by 
Pi  -imniter*  whu  ire  Impressed  with  the  relation  whirh  tin' 
CeleMial  bears  to  our  domestic  arrangements.  In  a  general  way 
the  question  may  be  answered  In  the  affirmative,  bat  when  it 
comes  to  particulars,  woe  for  the  gastronomic  peace  of  the  ques- 
tioner. In  the  first  place,  all  Chinese  cooking  is  alike  in  this  re- 
spect: the  seasoning  is  at  fault.  A  fhinese  rook  is  quite  apt  to 
serve  bis  viand?  and  dish  bis  vegetables  guiltless  of  salt,  or  be 
may  pirkle  them  in  brine.  As  for  appreciating  the  difference  be- 
tween seasoning  produced  by  tbe  use  of  pepper  and  salt  while 
the  food  is  cooking,  ami  that  dredged  on  by  a  heavy  hand  just 
before  tbe  food  is  placed  on  the  table,  that  is  a  point  beyond  him. 
He  has  a  curious  knack  of  making  everything  taste  alike  when 
vegetables  pass  through  his  preparations.  As  for  the  utensils  he 
(UMi,  he  would  just  as  leave  cook  and  mash  potatoes  or  boil  mush 
in  a  saucepan  which  has  done  duty  for  onions.  That  one  flavor 
may  impart  itself  to  tbe  next  article  does  not  trouble  him  in  the 
least.  He  would  have  no  objections  lo  placing  his  freshly  baked 
bread  on  a  table  so  it  would  lean  against  the  freshly-painted 
wainscoting,  and  he  would  see  no  reason  for  hesitating  to  stand 
a  steaming  loaf  of  cake  upon  a  pine  board.  Let  a  beatben  once 
gain  the  idea  tbat  some  people  like  tomatoes  sweetened,  and  he 
will  use  sugar  instead  of  salt  on  everything,  even  the  meat.  I 
have  known  high-priced  Chinese  cooks  not  only  to  do  this,  but 
to  send  half-baked  cake  to  a  table,  and  to  commit  that  crowning 
crime  against  our  stomachs,  to  serve  cranberry  sauce  that  had 
been  cooked  in  a  metal  saucepan  and  sweetened  with  brown 
sugar!  All  this  may  be  accounted  for  on  the  grounds  of  the  Ce- 
lestial's taste  being  at  variance  with  our  own.  I  have  known 
Chinese  cooks  who.  after  having  been  trained  to  cook  to  the  per- 
fection of  our  Caucasian  fancy,  preferred  tbeir  own  characteristic 
diet  of  rice  and  tea.  A  Chinaman  may  serve  a  dinner  in  a  style 
to  suit  tbe  most  fastidious,  but  he  will  do  so  only  under  the  in- 
telligent supervision  or  direction  of  the  one  for  whom  he  cooks. 
I  do  not  mean  tbat  the  lady  of  the  house  must  stand  over  him, 
amid  the  pots  and  kettles,  but  that  she  must  give  him  explicit  di- 
rections every  now  and  then  as  to  the  seasoning,  or  he  will  lapse 
into  tbe  tasteless,  flavorless  style. 

#  #  # 

Ella  Wheeler  Wilcox  has  written  forcibly  and  well  upon  sleep 
as  a  beautifier,  and  condemns  the  practice  of  forcing  young  girls 
to  rise  early  after  a  night  spent  in  social  gaieties.  Now,  to  my 
mind  there  is  nothing  more  irritating  than  the  sensation  of  being 
suddenly  awakened.  Surely,  with  our  perfect  mechanism  of  a 
human  body,  with  its  quietly  moving  involuntary  action,  it  was 
never  meant  that  we  should  go  to  sleep  with  a  jerk  or  wake  up 
with  a  start;  fling  ourselves  out  of  bed  and  into  our  clothes  in  just 
so  many  minutes.  Worse  of  all  is  to  be  aroused  either  from 
slumber  or  meditation  by  a  loud  noise.  I  had  an  acquaintance 
with  whom  I  once  had  the  misfortune  to  share  tbe  same  room  in 
the  country,  whose  delight  it  was  to  awaken  me  from  a  sound 
sleep  by  yelling  at  the  top  of  her  voice  from  the  hall,  or  even  at 
the  door  of  the  room.  Had  I  arisen  and  annihilated  her  on  the 
spot,  I  am  sure  it  would  have  been  justifiable  homicide. 

#  »  • 

It  would  be  a  tiresome  task  to  attempt  to  enumerate  the  differ- 
ent memory  systems  that  have  been  invented  to  improve  the  art 
of  not  forgetting.  But  they  are  all  distinguished  by  this  feature: 
each  one  is  more  troublesome  to  master  in  all  its  details  than  it 
would  be  to  remember  the  independent  facts  as  they  occur.  But 
in  one  of  these  memory  systems  I  found  an  idea  which  is  worth 
more  than  a  passing  thought.  The  sensation  of  being  lost  in  a 
strange  place  is  terrible.  Not  to  see  one  familiar  landmark  strikes 
one  with  dismay.  Not  to  know  which  way  to  turn  means  utter 
confusion.  Here  is  the  valuable  suggestion:  When  traversing  a 
locality  for  the  first  time,  if  the  traveler  will  stop  at  frequent  in- 
tervals, and  turn  and  loot  backward  over  the  way  he  has  come, 
he  will  remove  all  possibility  of  losing  his  way  when  he  returns. 
For  in  retracing  his  steps  a  traveler  sees  the  landscape  and  sur- 
rounding objects  from  a  point  of  view  just  opposite  from  his  first 
view.  The  road  running  south  must  look  different  from  what  it 
looked  running  north.  Having  gained  an  idea  of  both  aspects  of 
the  road  by  looking  back,  the  traveler  shuts  (t  that  strange  look" 

out  of  his  path. 

#  #  # 

In  some  respects  country  children  have  a  much  quicker  intel- 
ligence than  city-bred  boys  and  girls.  I  noticed  this  during  a 
winter  tbat  I  passed  on  a  Point  Reyes  ranch.  "  Some  one  is  com- 
ing," said  the  little  girl,  a  child  of  six;  "perhaps  he'll  bring  you 
some  letters."  All  eagerness  for  home  news  I  rushed  to  the  door. 
"Oh,  he  isn't  here  yetl  "  laughed  the  child;  "  he's  way  off  on  the 
mountain."  For  a  moment  I  was  provoked,  thinking  that  the 
child  was  making  game  of  me.  "  What  do  you  mean,  Gracie?  " 
said  I ;  »  surely  you  cannot  see  any  one  at  this  distance."  "But 
don't  you  see  that  cloud  of  dust  high  up  there  on  the  road?  "  the 
child  replied  with  that  air  of  polite  commiseration  for  my  ignor- 
ance, so  much  affected  by  children  able  to  instruct  their  elders; 


"  that  doat  li  coming  thla  way.  and  it's  tome  one  In  a  buggv." 
And  the  Child  was  right.  Hut  few  rity  children  would  bftT« 
ihown  the  same  *  ktloil  in   regard   lo   features  ol    their 

daily  life. 

•  •  • 

In  *  recent  issue  of  a  local  weekly,  fault  was  foun.l  wilh  Anicri 
can  girls  lor  not  knowing  liow  to  cook,  and  (or  being  incapable 
of  supervising  a  household.  That  many  American  girls  do  not 
rill  the  bill  may  be  true,  but  there  are  ninny  Of  tbeni  who  are 
good  plain  cooks,  capable  housekeepers  and  excellent  seam- 
stresses. It  duel  not  follow  that  unless  an  American  girl  is  visi- 
bly engaged  in  the  laudable  task  of  baking  bread,  sweeping  a 
room  or  darning  stockings  that  she  docs  not  know  how.  There 
are  some  who  still  ding  to  the  idea  that  it  is  more  praiseworthy 
for  a  woman  to  spend  time  and  brain  power  and  eyesight  in  the 
making  of  her  own  underclothes  than  to  earn  the  money  to  buy 
them  ready-made,  or  to  hire  some  one  to  do  it  for  her.  It's  a 
poor  political  economist  who  cannot  see  in  tbe  plan  which  brings 
the  greatest  good  to  tbe  greatest  number  a  course  of  action  to  be 
both  commended  and  followed.  For  my  part  I  long  ago  reached 
the  conclusion  that  when  a  girl  had  learned  how  things  should  be 
done,  when,  if  necessary,  she  could  take  bold  and  do  them  her- 
self, but,  better  yet,  could  intelligently  direct  their  performance 
with  such  executive  ability  as  to  insure  the  smooth  and  equable 
running  of  the  household,  she  was  more  to  be  admired  and  emu- 
lated than  the  faithful,  patient  plodder  who  spent  ber  life  "  doing 
chores."  One  day,  on  a  railroad  train,  1  had  the  felicity  of  listen- 
ing to  a  conversation  between  a  society  old  young  man  and  a  so- 
ciety old  young  girl.  He  was  giving  us  both  his  views  on  wo- 
men and  their  work.  He  said:  "I  never  want  to'hear  anything 
about  work — about  cooking.  I'd  much  rather  my  wife  wouldn't 
even  know  how  to  cook.  I  think  a  woman  ceases  to  be  fasci- 
nating when  she  can  attend  to  so  many  details."  Aud  to  my  great 
amazement  my  companion  agreed  to  every  word.  Amazement,  I 
say,  for  she  had  been  the  factotum  in  her  family  for  years,  and  I 
had  respected  her  ability  and  honored  her  for  years,  only  to  hear 
ber  avowing  such  sentiments,  to  see  her  ashamed  of,her  womanly 
skill.     They  were  a  pair  of  snobs.     I  despise  snobs. 


The  four 

Official  Reports, 

U.  S.  Govern't,  Bulletin  No.  io  ; 
Canadian  Gov't,Bulletin  No.  13  ; 
Ohio  Food  Commission,  and 
N.  J.  Food    Commission,    show 

Cleveland's 
Baking  Powder 

strongest  of  all 

pure  cream  of  tartar  powders, 
yielding  (average)  12.87  percent, 
carbonic  acid  gas. 

The  Scientific  American,  after  a 
most  careful  examination,  of  the 
Official  Reports,  says :  "  The  show- 
ing Cleveland's  makes,  compared 
with  all  the  principal  brands,  is  such 
as  to  put  it  emphatically  at  the  head," 
F.  II.  AMES  A  CO.,  Agents. 


H.  MEYERFELD,  Proprietor  and  Cutter, 

Will  Guarantee  a  Stylish  Cut  and  Perfect  Fitting  Pair  of 
Pants,  and  keep  them  in  Repair  for  one  year  without  extra 
charge. 


10 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  9,  1892. 


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ALL  his  acquaintances  know  that  M.  H.  Hecht  is  one  of  the 
most  fiery  Colonels  who  was  ever  on  a  General's  staff.  He  is 
imbued  with  patriotism,  he  exhales  valor,  and  for  a  chance  to 
distinguish  himself  upon  the  field  of  battle  he  would,  forsooth, 
give  his  good  right  arm.  So  great  does  he  consider  the  honor  of 
his  position  in  the  military  service  of  this  State  that  he  allows  no 
opportunity  to  escape  of  announcing  his  title  to  the  world. 
Thereby  hangs  this  tale.  During  Mr.  Hecht's — beg  pardon — 
"  Colonel  "  Hecht's — recent  travels  in  Europe  he  met  Mr.  Nickels- 
berg,  also  a  local  merchant,  on  the  Alps,  which  the  Colonel  was 
crossing  from  Italy  to  Switzerland,  Mr.  Nickelsberg  being  bound 
for  Italy.  Both  were  traveling  in  diligences,  and  greeted  each 
other  warmly.  On  his  road  Mr.  Nickelsberg  stopped  for  the 
night  at  a  wayside  hostelry.  He  is  a  small  man,  of  not  a  very 
impressive  physique,  and  though  an  American,  did  not,  at  first, 
receive  much  attention.  When  he  went  to  the  register  he  saw 
upon  the  page,  in  a  large  flowing  hand,  the  signature,  »  M.  H. 
Hecht,  Colonel.  N.  G.  C,  America."  Nickelsberg  smiled,  all  by 
himself,  and  then  signed:  "Mr.  Nickelsberg,  General,  M.  D.  S. 
E.,  America."  The  innkeeper  came  in  soon  after,  and  when  he 
saw  the  signature,  at  once  imagined  he  had  another  distinguished 
military  man  from  America  with  him.  He  hemmed  and  scraped 
and  bowed  again  and  again,  as  he  assured  Mr,  Nickelsberg  of 
his  profound  pleasure  in  entertaining  so  distinguished  an  Ameri- 
can. "  By  the  way,"  he  added,  "  there  seems  to  be  very  many 
American  officers  visiting  Europe  now ;  how  can  they  be  spared?" 
"  Oh,"  replied  the  »  General,  M.  D.  8.  E.,"  <<  there  is  no  war  now; 
we  are  at  peace  with  everybody,  and  we  are  off  on  furloughs." 

'*  One  of  your  compatriots,  a  Colonel,  honored  my  house  by  bis 
presence  yesterday,"  said  the  Italian,  showing  Colonel  Hecht's 
signature. 

"  Oh,  yes,"   said   Nickelsberg,  "  that's  Colonel  Hecht;   quite  a 
good  officer.     He's  on  my  staff." 
#  *  # 

In  the  Palace  Hotel  lobby,  on  Monday  night,  Patrick  Egan, 
United  States  Minister  to  Chile,  was  under  discussion  by  a  num- 
ber of  Chicagoans.  One  of  them,  who  has  known  Egan  ever 
since  be  came  to  America,  said  that  first  of  all,  he  objected  to 
Egan  because  he  was  not  an  American.  "  He  came  to  this  country 
in  1884,"  said  the  Cbicagoan,  "  and  had  not  been  here  a  week  be- 
fore he  began  to  make  incendiary  speeches  of  the  same  nature  that 
made  him  a  fugitive  from  Europe.  His  first  speech  was  at  a  Clan- 
na-Gael  camp  meeting  in  Philadelphia,  and  these  are  some  of  his 
utterances:  <  I  have  been  reading  up  the  records  of  the  Italian 
banditti,  and  from  them  I  have  come  to  believe  in  this  rule:  To 
meet  our  enemies  with  smiles  on  our  faces  and  with  a  warm  shake 
of  the  hand,  having  a  dagger  in  our  sleeves  ready  to  stab  them 
to  the  heart.'  Egan  was  one  of  the  five  *  kill  Cronin  '  members 
of  the  nine  national  executives  of  that  then  unlawful  organiza- 
tion— its  constitution  has  been  revised  since  the  murder  of  Dr. 
Cronin — known  as  the  Clan-na-Gael,  and  when  he  resigned  to  go 
to  Chile  his  place  was  filled  by  that  equally  notorious  dynamitard, 
James  Furlong.  Egan  was  a  member  of  the  inner  circle  of  the 
clan,  and  a  chum  of  Alexander  Sullivan  and  the  spy  Le  Caron. 
Since  his  advent  in  America,  at  least,  he  has  been  an  Irish  patriot 
for  revenue  only,  it  is  said,  and  pretty  fat  revenue  it  was,  too, 
before  the  exposures  of  Dr.  Cronin.  Dr.  Cronin  was  killed  be 
cause  he  tore  the  mask  from  the  faces  of  such  men  as  Egan  and 
his  confreres  in  the  triumvirate  of  the  Clan-na  Gael.  During  the 
trial  of  the  murderers  of  Dr.  Cronin  at  Chicago,  Egan  was  in 
communication  with  the  friends  and  adherents  of  the  murderers, 
and  two  different  emissaries  were  sent  from  Chile  to  Chicago. 
Egan  had  not  been  in  the  United  States  very  long  when  he  got 
the  Chilean  portfolio,  yet  he  succeeded  in  earning  for  himself  the 
distrust  and  dislike  of  all  law-abiding,  loyal  Irish-Americans. 
This  is  the  man  who  wants  the  United  States  to  go  to  war  with 
Chile.  Why?  So  that  English  merchants  may  seize  the  nitrate 
beds.  This  postulate  may  seem  far-fetched  to  those  who  do  not 
know  the  real  character  of  this  loud-mouth  British  lion  tail- 
twister,  but  the  fact  is,  that  Egan  has  played  his  countrymen 
false,  from  first  to  last,  since  his  advent  in  this  country,  as 
his  friendship  for  Le  Caron  proves." 


It  has  an  oldish,  weather-worn  appearance,  though  one  can  see 
that  it  does  not  lack  the  care  of  the  living.  The  quaint,  low 
walls  are  storm-eaten,  moss-covered  and  vine-clad,  though  not  in 
ill  repair.  There  is  a  well-kept  lawn  in  front,  and  here  and  there 
some  patches  of  flowers.  If  you  stood  behind  the  iron  doors  and 
looked  out  through  the  rusty  gratings  to  the  left  a  little,  you 
would  see  see  an  old  live-oak  tree,  and  the  thought  would  come 
to  you,  as  it  came  to  me,  that  old  oak  is  a  fitting  monument  for 
the  author  of  that  beautiful  ballad,  "The  Old  Oaken  Bucket."  It 
is  not  the  only  vault  in  Laurel  Hill  Cemetery,  but  one  recognizes 
in  it  at  once  a  most  fitting  spot  for  the  resting  place  of  the  bones 
of  Samuel  Woodworth,  poet  and  literateur.  It  is  not  generally 
known  that  Samuel  Woodworth's  remains  are  buried  here,  and 
still  less  generally  known  that  two  surviving  daughters  of  the  poet 
reside  in  this  city.  One  of  the  daughters  is  a  Mrs.  James  S.  Weth- 
ered,  and  her  oldest  son  is  named  after  the  dead  author.  Samuel 
Woodworth  died  in  New  York  City,  December  9th,  1842.  His 
mother  and  other  relatives  were  then  in  California,  and  hither  his 
remains  were  conveyed  and  placed  in  the  family  vault  at  Laurel 
Hill.  The  true  story  of  the  inspiration  for  "The  Old  Oaken 
Bucket  "  has  never  before  found  its  way  into  print,  though  sev- 
eral ingenious  fabrications  about  that  interesting  event  have  been 
published,  one  quite  recently.  It  was  while  Woodworth  was  ed- 
iting the  New  York  Mirror  and  resided  in  New  York  City.  Re- 
turning from  his  office  to  luncheon  one  warm  summer  day,  he 
drank  a  glassful  of  cold  spring  water  that  his  wife  had  secured. 

"  Ah,  it's  so  good!  "  said  Woodworth,  as  he  downed  the  last 
glittering  drops.  "  It  reminds  me  of  the  well  water  I  used  to  get 
at  home  in  Massachusetts  from  the  old  oaken  bucket." 

"There,  Sam,  is  a  subject  for  you  to  write  prettily  about,  the 
old  oaken  bucket,"  said  bis  wife. 

This  was  the  inspiration  of  the  immortal  ballad,  which  was 
conceived  and  completely  written  before  Woodworth  returned  to 
his  editorial  duties  that  afternoon. 

*  *  » 

How  inconsistent  "  our  society  "  is,  is  shown  to  a  degree  by  the 
slim  patronage  given  the  exhibition  of  Mr.  Lee  Lash's  painting 
at  the  Bijou  Theatre,  of  the  Old  People  of  the  Crocker  Home  at 
Morning  Prayer.  The  swim  is  ever  complaining  that  there  is  no- 
where to  go — no  place  to  meet  one's  friends.  Now  here  is  both 
olfered  them — a  delightful  lounge  for  half  an  hour  or  so,  a  won- 
derfully good  picture  to  see,  and  best  of  all  to  the  feminine  heart, 
a  chance  to  be  seen.  Yet  the  exhibition  languishes.  Possibly 
the  inclement  weather  is  in  a  great  measure  to  blame  for  this.  It 
has  been  suggested  to  continue  the  exhibition  throughout  next 
week,  so  that  the  prominent  journalists  from  the  East,  who  will 
then  be  in  the  city,  may  enjoy  it. 

*  #  # 

The  railroad  official  who  caused  the  erection  of  the  signal  post 
at  the  junction  of  Hyde  and  California  streets,  would  not  make 
his  fortune  as  a  civil  engineer.  The  post  has  been  placed  on  the 
sidewalk  on  the  southwest  corner  of  the  streets  named,  on  a  line 
with  a  row  of  eucalyptus  trees  on  Hyde  street,  which  prevent  the 
post  being  seen  more  than  fifty  yards  away  by  the  gripman  of  an 
approaching  car.  The  post  should  be  placed  on  the  opposite 
corner,  in  such  a  position  that  it  could  be  seen  at  least  a  block 
away  from  approaching  cars. 

*  *  # 

While  on  the  subject  of  cable  cars,  I  suggest  that  the  companies 
afford  more  protection  to  the  gripmen  in  stormy  weather.  The 
gripman  has  a  hard  enough  time  of  it,  but  when  he  faces  a  heavy 
wind  and  a  drenching  rain,  his  lot  is  particularly  not  a  happy 
one.  Could  not  a  high  wind  and  rain  guard,  or  a  glass  frame  be 
rigged  in  front  of  the  freezing  manipulator  of  the  grip,  to  protect 
him  partially  from  the  elements. 

»  #  * 

A  Fourth  and  Market  streets  Italian  boot-black  has  imported 
an  automatic  shoe-blacking  machine  from  Chicago,  and  will  have 
it  in  running  order  in  a  few  days.  The  device  comprises  two 
small  boxes,  open  only  at  one  end,  for  the  insertion  of  the  foot. 
In  these  boxes  are  a  system  of  brushes  worked  by  electricity. 
You  stick  your  foot  in,  press  the  button,  and,  presto,  you  have  a 
shine.  The  machine  does  its  work  so  quickly,  is  so  simple  and 
cheap,  that  its  owner  says  he  can  make  money  by  giving  two 
shines  for  five  cents.  Of  course  a  man  don't  want  two  shines  at 
once,  but  the  scheme  is  to  give  each  patron  a  return  check.  This 
innovating  boot-black  expects  to  be  boycotted  by  the  other  mem- 
bers of  his  profession  for  departing  from  the  traditional  methods, 
but  he  says  he  thinks  he  can  stand  that  if  his  machine  is  a 
success. 


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BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  I  ETTER. 


11 


J.  t>.  Keddinx  always  itsri  that  the  papers  invent  t: 
■onal  notes.  At  00«  lime  they  hs-1  htm  in  Bgypt(  when  he  hail 
never  stirred  farther  away  from  town  than  BftoratoftOto,  Mark 
Twain  would  have  considered  it  bis  'Inly  to  embark  [or  fiftTpl  al 
once,  merely  to  make  Rood  Ihe  statement,  0n«  would  Dot  faney 
a  person's  getting  angry  because  a  society  editor  forgo  1  to  men- 
Hem  his  trip  across  ihe  bay.  Yet  that,  or  something  similar, 
was  the  case  recently  with  a  lady  in  this  city,  who  is  well  known 
in  society  and  church  circles,  and  has  no  end  of  rich  relatives  and 
connections  to  back  her  up.  Her  'laughter  came  up  from  the 
South  to  pay  her  a  visit,  and  her  mother  immediately  sent  the 
notice  of  her  arrival  to  the  papers.  One  weekly  did  not  publish 
fi.  She  waited  till  the  following  week,  but  it  did  not  yet  appear. 
"  Then,"  she  said  to  a  friend.  »«  I  was  so  provoked  that  I 
stopped  the  paper!  "  How  bad  that  paper  would  feel  if  it  knew 
why  it  lost  a  subscriber! 

Kate  Castleton's  connections  in  East  Oakland  intend  to  leave 
soon  the  bouse  on  Thirteenth  avenue,  of  which  they  have  so 
long  been  the  care-takers.  They  will  return  to  their  New  York 
home.  Then  the  famous  dogs  will  be  scattered  to  the  four  corners 
of  the  globe— almost.  Chris,  the  bull-pup,  will  go  East,  In  the 
care  of  Kate's  ex-father-in-law.  Jim  will  also  accompany  them. 
Ned.  the  big,  black  Newfoundland,  will  remain  in  East  Oakland, 
where  Rocks  will  also  stay.  Tatters,  the  homely,  but  affection- 
ate and  bright  Scotch  terrier,  will  come  to  San  Francisco  to  live 
with  friends  of  the  family. 

»  »  * 

The  prospective  marriage  of  Senor  Ojeda  and  the  daughter  of 
the  late  President  Barrios,  brings  to  mind  a  little  story  about 
another  transplanted  South  American,  8enor  Alvarado,  who,  for 
a  long  time,  made  this  city  his  home.  He  intended  to  embark 
for  his  native  land — I  forget  whether  it  is  Mexico  or  Chile.  His 
plans  were  all  made  and  his  relatives  notihed.  Warm-hearted 
Spaniards,  they  all  assembled  on  the  wharf  to  see  him  off.  Now, 
the  youth  had  a  dear  friend  of  the  opposite  sex,  in  the  person  of 
a  Tivoli  chorus  girl — a  pretty,  plump  creature  of  some  thirty 
summers.  8he  also  announced  her  intention  of  going  to  see  the 
Senor  orf.  He  was  embarrassed,  but  could  not  say  her  nay. 
However,  he  had  the  presence  of  mind  to  invite  his  relatives  to 
inspect  his  state-room.  Then,  when  the  fair  Emma  drove  down 
in  her  carriage,  he  left  the  others  for  a  moment,  begging  them  to 
excuse  him.  Then  from  one  to  the  other  he  paid  flying  visits, 
neither  of  which  gave  him  any  pleasure.  He  could  not  enjoy 
his  friend's  presence,  through  fear  that  bis  relatives  would  find 
him  out.  But  he  got  away  undiscovered,  and  the  town  has  not 
seen  him  since. 

»  #  » 

Ho,  Rainey,  on  your  lonely  ranch! 

Ho,  Bruner,  in  the  vast! 
Ho,  Kelly,  at  the  Mission  branch! 
The  thrilling  cry  of  "En  revanche  1  " 
Comes  over  seas,  and  we  must  launch 

Our  fortunes  on  the  cast. 

Ho,  Crimmins,  in  your  dive  whatward ! 

Ho,  Stow,  where  it  may  suitl 

Ho,  all  the  members  of  the  Guard! 

The  fiery  cross  has  gone  abroad — 

It's  war  to  the  last  stroke  of  sword, 

And  foes  cry,  "  Sauve  qui  puet!  " 

Bold  Buckley's  coming  home  once  more, 

In  his  imperial  might; 
He  counts  upon  us  to  restore 
Him  to  his  freehold  as  of  yore, 
And  for  the  service  will  give  o'er 
The  city  as  our  right. 
*  #  * 
How  many  local  beauties  are  proud    possessors  of  the  collar  of 
Venus,  those  three  neck  circlets  which    are   considered,  by  some, 
evidences  of  the  favor  of  the  Goddess   of   Beauty!     A  Paris  paper 
announces  that  only  on  the  fair  throats   of   American    ladies    are 
these  lines  seen  in  perfection.     It  was  by  them  that  the  Duke  de 
Rochefoucauld's  attention  was  attracted  to  our  little  blonde  beauty, 
Miss   Mitchell,   dining   one   night   at  St.    Germain.     Marie   "Van 
Zandt's  white  throat  is  minus  these  marks.     As   a   rule   it   is  an 
adornment  more  excusable  in  a  mother   than    in  a  daughter,  and 
at  about  the  time  a  woman's  throat   becomes   plump  enough  for 
their  appearance  her  instinct   craves   some  strings  of  pearls  with 
which  to  hide  them,  says  New  York  Truth. 
♦  #  * 
A  new  cotillion  figure  has  been    introduced   in    Paris.     All    the 
men  are  provided  with   silk  handkerchiefs,  upon  which  are  em- 
broidered   various   initials.     Standing  in  a  circle,  the  dancers  are 
reviewed  by  each  lady  in  turn,  who  writes  on  a  board  the  initial 
she  selects.     When  all  the  initials  are  thus  disposed  of  the  men 
claim  their  handkerchiefs,  and  the  lady  who  has  attached  herself 
to  the  same.     The  initials  have,  of  course,  in  the  first  place  been 
distributed  indiscriminately. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  9,  1892. 


THE  recent  rains  have  played  havoc  with  the  Presidio  bops, 
uipon  a  recent  Tuesday  hop,  but  two  ladies  being  present,  as 
against  a  large  contingent  of  beaux,  the  affair  was  brought  to 
a   summary   end,  the  band  sent   back  to  quarters,  and — "lights 

out." 

*  #  # 

Apropos  of  la  grippe,  it  is  a  well  known  fact  that  whisky  is 
prescribed  as  an  infallible  preventive — or  aid  to  cure— and 
society  at  a  fashionable  watering  place  wondered  on  the  eve  of 
the  New  Year  if  a  fair  Eastern  lady  had  been  taking  the  pre- 
scription con  amore.  It  certainly  looked  like  it,  say  those  who 
were  there. 

*  *  # 

On  dit,  a  double  wedding  will  signalize  the  nuptials  of   Romie 
S.  Watson  and  his  sister,  with  Miss  Merry  and  Geo.    Shreve.     St. 
Luke's  Church  will  be  the   locale,  one   of  the   brides-elect  being  a 
foremost  member  of  that  church. 
»  #  * 

Lovely  Mollie  Torbert  is  coming  out  of  her  seclusion,  and  as 
the  period  of  mourning  passes,  is  likely  to  be  seen  more  and  more 
among  society's  gatherings. 

*  »  » 

The  wily  device,  entitled  a  »  cobweb  party,"  is  one  of  the  most 
dangerous  pastimes  a  susceptible  young  man  can  indulge  in. 
Should  he  yield  to  the  temptations  to  be  more  than  ordinarily 
demonstrative  to  the  companion  of  his  search,  he  is  apt  to  be  dis- 
covered at  an  inopportune  moment,  as  in  all  the  windings  and 
twistings  of  the  web,  people  are  popping  up  in  all  directions.  An 
illustration  of  this  was  given  not  long  since  at  an  affair  of  the 
kind. 

*  *  * 

Mrs.  Belle  Donahue  made  her  first  appearance  since  her  return 
from  the  East,  at  a  dinner  given  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  J).  Splivalo 
on  New  Year's  Day.  This  gay  young  widow  is  looking  her  pret- 
tiest since  her  visit  to  Grtbam,  and  says  that  although  she  had  a 
delightful  time  there,  is  very  glad  to  be  in  San  Francisco  again. 

*  *■  * 

Society  is  in  rather  a  dormant  state  at  present.  The  young 
folks  are  grumbling  over  the  paucity  of  balls  or  even  small 
dances.  It  is  on  the  cards,  however,  that  one  of  our  big  houses 
will  open  its  doors  in  honor  of  the  bride-elect,  who  has  so  re- 
cently returned  from  a  Kentucky  visit. 

#  #  # 

It  is  said  that  Jack  Parrott  is  going  to  the  quietude  of  his  San 
Mateo  home  in  order  to  elaborate  his  operatic  work,  the  formu- 
lating of  which  was  begun  during  his  late  visit  to  Germany. 

»  »  • 

Musical  circles  are  begirining  to  be  impatient  for  the  produc- 
tion of  Bluff  King  Hal,  rehearsals  of  which  are  going  on  regu- 
larly. 

#  *  * 

There  was  no  more  elaborate  "get  up  "among  the  beaux  at 
Del  Monte  during  the  holidays  than  that  sported  by  the  Fresno 
capitalist,  M.  Theo.  Kearney.  From  diamond  stud  to  patent 
leather  pumps,  he  was  a  thing  of  beauty  and  a  joy  forever.  Like 
the  proverbial  bee  he  buzzed  from  flower  to  flower;  but  also  like 
that  busy  worker,  he  flits  as  well  as  buzzes. 

#  #  # 

"What  is  the  matter  with  the  majestic  Carey  Friedlander  that 
one  never  hears  of  him  in  the  leading  role  these  days,  either  in 
the  halls  of  fashion  or  the  loge  of  a  dive?  Can  it  be  that  his 
newspaper  friends  are  going  back  on  him  and  ignore  his  exist- 
ence ? 

#  »  # 

Allan  St.  John  Bowie  is  another  brilliant  light  in  the  social 
firmament  that  has  not  been  shining  with  wonted  lustre  of  late. 
Why  is  this  thus  Y 

#  #  » 

A  very  charming  but  somewhat  garrulous  society  girl,  who 
dwells  on  Sacramento  street,  has  confided  to  several  friends — in 
the  strictest  confidence — that  the  army  and  navy  german  will 
take  the  prize  for  novelty  and  beauty  of  figures.  One  feature  will 
be  a  sabre  drill  figure,  and  some  of  the  girls  are  already  practicing 
it  sub  rosa, 

#  #  # 

Among  the  New  Year's  guests  at  Monterey  much  regret  was 
expressed  at  the  absence  of  that  popular  couple,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Alvord,  who,  with  their  grand-daughter,  Miss  Keeney,  and  her 
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FOB  SALE  BY  ALL  FIRST-CLASS 

Wine    Merchants  and   Grocers. 


Jan.  9,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  in  ill; 


THE    NIGHT    AFTER    NEW    YEAR 
Or.  a  V;  N:ck. 


Twm  the  night  after  New  Year,  when  all  through  the  bonse 

Not  a  creature  was  lUrriog,  not  eTen  a  mouse; 

My  garment*  —  that  i*.  tboM  I  usually  wear. 

Wan  s»»oie  on  the  mantel  ami  soma  on  a  chair! 

The  rest  of  the  boarders  were  snug  in  their  bedb, 

While  visions  of  liirkey-ha«h  danced  in  their  heads! 

And  I,  who  had  been  on  a  New  Year's  Day  **  booze," 

Had  just  settled  into  a  sort  of  a  snooze — 

When  out  on  the  street  there  rose  such  ■  clatter, 

I  sprang  from   my  bid  to  Bee  what  was  the  matter. 

Away  to  the  window  I  Bew  like  a  tlash, 

Tore  open  the  shutters,  and  threw  up  the  sash, 

The  glare  of  the  street  lamp.  Jusl  ovel  the  way. 

Made  it  almost  as  brilliant  as  if  it  were  day. 

When,  what  to  my  wonderinp  eyes  should  appear. 

But  a  small  Black  Maria,  and  when  it  drew  near 

I  could  see  that  its  coursers,  outriders  and  flunkies 

Were  nothing,  in  short,  but  the  queerest  of  monkeys, 

With  a  little  horned  driver,  so  lively  and  quick, 

I  knew  at  a  glance  that  it  must  be  Old  Nick! 

Mitre  rapid  than  bell-boys  his  coursers  they  caiue, 

And  be  shouted  and  swore,  and  called  some  by  name — 

"Now,  Bourbon  I  now,  Rum    I'uncb  !  now  Absinthe,  you  vixen  I 
Just  see  you're  not  mixed  again!     Donner  und  Blitzen! 
To  the  top  of  the  fence,  to  the  top  of  the  wall! 
I  have  work  for  you,  quick  !  get  a  move  on  you  all  1  " 
As  the  boot-jacks  and  brickbats  one  sometimes  lets  fly, 
When  they  meet  with  a  feline,  mount  up  to  the  sky, 
8o,  up  to  the  house-top  the  monkeys  they  flew. 
With  the  vehicle  so  drear,  and  His  Majesty,  too. 
And  then  on  the  roof  {I  was  speechless  with  fear), 
The  scratching  and  digging  of  claws  I  could  heart 
As  I  drew  in  my  head,  and  was  turning  around, 
Down  the  chimney  His  Ma  esty  came  with  a  bound. 
He  was  d:essed  all  in  red,  from  his  head  to  his  foot, 
And  his  clothes  were  all  tarnished  with  beer  stains  and  soot; 
His  eyes  were  deep-sunken,  and  glistened  like  coals, 
(This  may  have  been  due  to  his  thirst  for  men's  souls! } 
His  little  moustache  and  goatee  were  coal  black, 
And  a  lot  of  blue  monkeys  were  perched  on  his  back! 
Held  tight  in  his  teeth  was  a  fresh  cigarette, 
(I  did  not  observe  whether  Old  Judge  or  Pet) 
His  hands  were  like  claws,  and  his  features  were  pale; 
And  over  one  shoulder  protruded  his  tail! 
He  was  haggard  and  thin,  a  most  ghoulish  old  elf — 
I  shuddered  and  shivered  in  spite  of  myself; 
But  his  crestfallen  a?r,  and  grim  shake  of  the  head, 
Soon  gave  me  to  know  I  had  little  to  dread — 
For  I'd  caught  him,  you  see,  at  his  devilish  work, 
Which  is  ever  in  secretl — he  turned  with  a  jerk; 
And,  laying  his  claw  on  the  side  of  his  nose, 
With  a  whisk  of  his  tail,  up  the  chimney  he  rose. 
He  sprang  to  his  seat,  gave  a  nod  to  the  groom, 
And  away  they  all  Hew  in  the  nebulous  gloom; 
But  I  heard  him  exclaim,  ere  he  drove  out  of  sight, 

»  I  will  leave  him  some  monkeys,  the  next  time  he's  tight  I  " 
San  Francisco,  January  9,  1S92.  C.  F.  Davis. 


TO  THE  LATE  GRAND  JURY. 


Scott,  who  did  as  Wallace  bid, 
Men  whom  Barclay  Henley  led, 
Prepare  your  everlasting  bed, 
Or  fight  for  victory. 

Rough  on  you  will  be  the  hour 
When,  with  sore  head  and   temper  sour, 
Boss   Buckley  shall  return  to  power, 
Revenge  and  tyranny. 

Who  of  you  would  misbehave  ? 
Who  would  bow  before  the  knave? 
Who  under  any  squeeze  would  cave? 
Let  him  show  his  hand. 

A  recreant  Supreme  Bench  shall  feel 
It's  not  the  court  of  last  appeal 
In  questions  that  affect  the  weal 
Of   an  entire  land. 

Above  it  towers  the  people's  will, 
Which  is  the  supreme  power  still, 
And  you  its  mandate  did  fulfill 

With  spirit  bold  and  high. 

By  all  the  ills  bossism  entrains, 
By  good  which  only  valor  gains, 
Stand  firm  and  fight  while  life  remains — 
To  conquer  or  to  die. 


GOLD  AND  SILVER  ™bo  «it  ^^ 


MADE   SOLELY    BY 

DR.  B.  W.HAINES,  Dentist,  SSSXSi 

These  plates  are  made  by  an  entirely  new  process  and  are  absolute- 
ly "perfect,"  being  light,  elastic  and  of  "  purest  metals."  and 
"overcoming"  all  "disadvantages"  of  "rubber"  and  all  former 
metal  plates.  The  "  leading  dentists  "  throughout  the  East  are 
using  them  "  exclusively."  with  the  most  "  gratifying  "  results. 
To  those  who  cannot  he  filled  by  the  "old  process  "  we  "  guarantee" 
a  "perfect  fitting  plate." 

DIFFICULT    CASES    SOLICITED. 

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Parties  c'esiring  to  send  to  their 
frieuds  East  the 

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Frauciwco  prices  aud  of  freight  at 
car-load  rates  added,  thus  taving 
a  great  expense  by  leaving  their 
orders  iu  time  with 

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14 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  9,  1892. 


WHEN  Congress  set  aside  the  reservation  known  as  the  Yellow- 
stone Park,  it  was  certainly  never  intended  that  in  the  de- 
sire to  accommodate  a  class  of  idle  pleasure-aeekers  with  the  sight 
of  a  real  live  buffalo  in  his  native  haunts,  the  important  business 
interests  of  the  country  should  be  interfered  with,  or  its  develop- 
ment be  hindered  or  delayed.  This  has  been  done,  nevertheless, 
and  for  years  past  Congress  has  been  laboring  over  a  proposition 
to  grant  a  right  of  way  over  a  few  miles  in  the  extreme  northeast 
corner  of  the  reservation,  which  would  permit  one  of  the 
wealthiest  mining  sections  of  the  State  to  be  opened  up.  Bill  after 
bill  has  been  introduced,  only  to  be  shelved  after  arguments  as 
vapid  and  meaningless  as  those  of  some  hoosier  Senator,  who 
could  not  tell  a  ship  from  a  camel,  debating  on  questions  pertain- 
ing to  the  navy  appropriation.  Near  Cooke  City,  in  Montana,  is 
looated  a  mining  district,  where  over  1,100  valuable  claims  have 
been  staked  out  by  hardy  prospectors,  who  braved  the  dangers  of 
the  plains  years  before  any  tourists  ventured  to  indulge  their  in- 
quisitive propensities  under  the  protection  of  Government  troops. 
The  ores  are  low  grade,  and  it  is  impossible  to  work  them  profit- 
ably on  the  ground,  as  coke  would  have  to  be  brought  in  for  the 
smelters  at  a  heavy  cost.  The  miners  keep  their  annual  work 
up,  and  it  is  calculated  that  at  least  $50,000  is  spent  every  year  in 
protecting  locations.  A  creek  runs  down  from  Cooke  City,  skirt- 
ing the  precipitous  mountains  which  form  the  northeastern 
boundary  of  the  reservation.  The  miners  want  the  Government 
to  grant  them  permission  to  build  a  railroad  along  this  creek  on 
the  reservation  side,  a  distance  of  some  sixty  miles,  and  it  is  over 
a  privilege  of  this  trivial  character  that  so  much  wrangling  has 
been  going  on  for  years  past. 

5  5    5 

AS  may  be  supposed  there  is  a  reason  for  the  determined  op- 
position to  any  encroachment  on  the  national  domain,  and 
for  the  interest  taken  in  the  proposition  to  build  this  little  strip 
of  railroad.  It  would  not  act  as  a  feeder  to  a  grasping  railroad 
monopoly  which  has  fastened  itself  on  the  territory  north  and 
west  of  the  reservation.  Millions  of  dollars  contained  in  the  ores 
of  the  New  World  district,  as  it  is  termed,  must  be  buried  in  the 
earth,  because  this  corporation  is  not  able  to  control  the  transpor- 
tation. If  the  Northern  Pacific  had  everything  its  own  way,  a 
flourishing  mining  district  would  be  increasing  the  annual  wealth 
of  the  United  States.  Because  it  cannot  reap  the  full  benefit,  the 
representatives  of  the  people  at  Washington,  from  the  South, 
Ea?t  and  North,  are  all  ready  to  stand  in  and  maintain  it  in  its 
position  ot  dog  in  the  manger.  This  y.-ar  another  bill  will  be  in- 
troduced in  Congress,  which  provides  that  the  creek  alluded  to, 
will  be  considered  the  northeast  boundary  of  the  Yellowstone 
Park.  This  looks  fair  enough  on  its  face,  and  the  specious  argu- 
ment will  doubtless  be  presented  that  this  change  in  the  lines 
will  benefit  the  mine  owners  of  the  New  World  district,  who  will 
then  be  free  to  construct  a  line  of  railroad  along  the  north  side  of 
the  creek,  without  encroaching  on  Government  territory.  As  it 
happens,  however,  the  originators  of  this  bill  know  very  well 
what  they  are  ahout,  and  that  in  making  this  apparent  conces- 
sion to  the  mine  owners,  they  are  in  reality  putting  an  obstacle 
in  the  way  which  will  prove  fatal  to  their  plans  for  the  construc- 
tion of  a  line  of  railroad.  Steep  cliffs  arise  upon  this  side  of  the 
creek,  in  some  places  attaining  the  height  of  over  3,000  feet,  and 
the  engineering  difficulties  are  such  that  it  would  be  impossible 
to  overcome  them  short  of  an  outlay  of  fabulous  sums  of  money. 
It  is  further  said  that  this  bill  will  be  presented  by  a  representa- 
tive who  is  also  on  the  salary  list  of  the  railroad  company,  inter- 
ested in  defeating  any  project  which  might  result  in  competition 
''om  rival  lines.  This  should  in  itself  be  enough  to  kill  the 
measure,  and  bring  support  to  the  mine  owners,  who  only  re- 
quire an  opportunity  to  build  up  an  important  industry. 

its 

THE  Directors  of  the  Valley  Gold  Company  have  confirmed  an 
agreement  between  the  company  and  Mr.  John  Haya 
Hammond,  the  well-known  mining  engineer  of  this  city, 
whereby  they  will,  trom  time  to  time,  raise  the  capital  of 
the  company  by  the  creation  of  not  more  than  50,000  shares  of  $5 
each,  and  resolving  that  the  new  shares  should  be  called  equip- 
ment shares,  and  whatever  their  number  might  be,  they  should 
be  entitled  to  one-half  of  the  net  profits  of  the  company  available 
for  dividend  in  every  year,  notwithstanding  the  preference  given 
to  the  holders  of  preference  shares.  The  board  has  been  in  treaty 
with  Mr.  Hammond,  who  represents  some  well  known  capitalists 
in  San  Francisco,  for  raising  from  $150,000  to  $250,000,  to  bring 
water  from  Bear  Lake  and  to  lay  down  a  complete  hydraulic 
plant  to  treat  the  gravel  on  a  large  scale.  These  capitalists  would 
only  subscribe  the  necessary  funds  after  a  complete  examination 
had  been  made,  and  the  mine  had  been  found  as  rich  as  they  be- 
lieved it  to  be.  The  statement  goes  on  to  say  that  the  favorable 
reports  of  mining  men  who  had  seen  the  property  hitherto  had 
never  varied,  and  therefore  the  Directors  thought  the  shareholders 


might  look  forward  to  this  examination  with  some  confidence. 
This  is  an  absolute  untruth.  The  only  men  who  have  so  far  re- 
ported on  the  property,  outside  of  Del  Mar,  who  sold  it  to  the 
English  dupes,  condemn  it.  A  Director  named  Lloyd  came  out 
here,  and  having  no  confidence  in  his  own  ability  to  expert  the 
property,  he  employed  a  Mr.  Williams,  one  of  the  best  gravel 
miners  in  the  State,  to  do  the  work  be  was  supposed  to  look 
after.  Williams  condemned  the  property,  and  Lloyd  took  the  un- 
favorable report  home  in  his  pocket,  and  it  stayed  there  for  aught 
the  shareholders  learned  of  it,  although  the  News  Letter  subse- 
quently published  it  in  full.  If  John  Hays  Hammond  says  there 
is  a  mine  there,  that  settles  the  question  fo  far  as  we  are  con- 
cerned, but  until  he  does,  our  opinion  remains  unchanged  that 
the  whole  concern  is  a  fraud  and  a  humbug. 
I  $  X 

THE  miners  of  California  will  meet  in  convention  within  a  few 
days,  with  the  avowed  intention  of  agreeing  upon  some  plan 
of  action  in  regard  to  the  resumption  of  work  in  the  hydraulic 
mines.  It  will  be  welt  for  them  to  confine  themselves  to  this  is- 
sue. The  people  of  the  State  are  in  sympathy  with  the  proposi- 
tion, and  now  is  the  time  to  gain  the  point,  if  ever.  The  decrease 
in  the  production  of  gold  has  attracted  public  attention,  and  the 
merchants  recognize  that  to  this  they  are  indebted  for  the  falling 
off  in  their  business.  It  will  not  do,  however,  to  bring  in  other 
questions,  as  some  of  the  delegates  intend;  and  if  they  are  not 
stopped  in  time,  the  convention  will  result  in  a  fizzle.  Old  sores 
need  not  be  opened,  and,  outside  of  the  debris  dispute,  there  is 
other  recourse  for  those  who  believe  their  liberties  have  been  en- 
croached upon.  The  list  of  delegates  from  this  city  includes 
representative  men  in  all  branches  of  business;  and,  while  they 
will  be  found  ready  and  willing  to  rehabilitate  the  hydraulic 
miner  in  his  business,  there  are  some  other  points  which  may  be 
presented,  which  they  cannot  and  will  not  support. 
131 

THE  report  of  the  Directors  of  the  Golden  Feather  Channel, 
Limited,  is  rather  different  from  what  some  of  the  local  min- 
ing authorities  would  have  people  believe  had  they  their  way. 
The  English  investors,  after  a  careful  examination  of  the  works, 
by  their  own  men,  consider  it  a  great  source  of  satisfaction  to 
note  that  in  spite  of  all  delays  and  difficulties,  the  great  work — 
the  greatest  which  has  ever  been  undertaken  in  the  history  of 
alluvial  mining — has  been  completed  at  a  cost,  but  little,  if  at  all, 
above  the  original  estimates.  There  is  nothing  now  to  prevent 
the  successful  attainment  of  the  object  for  which  the  company  was 
formed — that  of  winning  the  gold  from  the  bottom  of  the  Feather 
River.  The  trial  washings,  the  report  goes  on  to  say,  have  proved 
beyond  question  the  value  of  the  deposits  in  the  river-bed,  about 
$3,300  having  been  taken  out  up  to  November  30th, by  manual  labor 
applied  on  a  limited  scale.  The  upper  gravel  from  which  this 
amount  has  been  taken  have  yielded  an  average  of  about  2£ 
ounces  of  gold  to  the  cubic  yard. 

5  5  1 

SOME  time  ago,  when  the  Callustro  Company  was  in  its  infancy, 
and  about  to  pass  into  the  hands  of  Proctor,  the  Chicago  oc- 
topus, the  News  Letter  warned  the  owners  of  the  property  that 
they  were  making  a  mistake.  The  inside  workings  of  the  East- 
ern boodler  were  shown,  and  everything  was  said  which  would 
serve  to  put  investors  in  this  city  on  their  guard.  It  seems  that 
the  ladies  in  charge  of  the  company's  affairs  believed  that  they 
knew  better,  and  it  is  only  at  this  late  day  that  tbey  have  found 
out  their  error.  They  are  now  on  the  lookout  for  Mr.  Proctor, 
but  it  is  just  possible  that  if  that  amiable  gentleman  should  turn 
up,  that  he  could  again  successfully  pull  the  wool  over  the  eyes 
of  the  female  gudgeons,  and  pack  the  remainder  of  the  sack  over 
the  Rockies.  As  usual,  the  dailies  are  in  at  the  heels  of  the 
hunt,  on  the  alert  for  the  bogie  man,  who  paid  them  bills  for  ad- 
vertising the  fake.  It  is  strange,  in  reviewing  some  matters, 
how  easily  people  are  fooled,  and  particularly  the  smart  set,  who 
always  know  more  than  any  one  can  tell  them. 

SSI 

THE  local  mining  market  is  dull,  with  prices  unchanged.  A 
vigorous  bear  movement  has  been  made  during  the  week  on 
the  North  End  stocks,  but  so  far  it  has  proved  futile.  The  Alta 
deal  has  not  yet  materialized,  but  those  who  ought  to  know  claim 
that  this  group  of  mines  will  start  the  market  on  the  boom  which 
has  been  predicted  for  months  past.  The  Union,  Gould  it  Curry 
and  Alta  mines  were  assessed,  during  the  week,  25,  30  and  50  cents 
respectively.  An  improvement  is  reported  on  the  1300  level  of 
Belcher. 

15  5 

LOCAL  capitalists  are  rather  amused  at  the  announcement  that  a 
company  has  been  incorporated  in  London  to  supply  this  city 
with  gas  and  water.  The  capital  is  said  to  be  in  the  neighbor- 
hood of  $10,000.  This  amount  would  not  buy  a  good-sized  duck 
pond  out  here. 

55  3 

THE  Bank  of  British  Columbia  is  now  paying  the  half-year's 
interest  now  due  on  the  six  per  cent,  and  four  per  cent, 
debentures,  issued  under  the  British  Columbia  Loan  Acts  1877 
and  1887. 


Jan.  9,  1892. 


SAX  PR  we:-.  0  M'W 


16 


'llc»rlhec"rlcr'"    "Wh.t  the  dfril  art  thou: 
•  One  tint  will  plmr  the  lerll.  .If.  with  you." 


H 


AI'l'V  the  man  woo.  on  s  gloomy  day, 
When  the  streets  are  mud  and  mire. 
Can  put  the  business  of  the  hour  away. 
And  before  a  biasing  fire 
Sip  to  bis  heart's  desire. 
E'en  as  be  gazes  on  the  crackling  log. 
The  hottest  kind  of  grog. 

Hoi  to  the  millionaire  alone  doth  Fate  vouchsafe 
Wot  rain  and  cold,  this  pleasing  recompense. 
Philosophers  of  ripened  common-sense 
Can  tranquilly  surrender  business  obligation. 
And  put  (such  is  the  great  law  of  life's  compensation) 
Upon  their  doors,  while  they  the  goblet  sip, 
*•  Gone  borne  to  bed — la  grippe." 
Though  churchyards  fatten,  and  the  doctor  sees 
With  each  declining  sun,  increasing  fees, 
For  many  more  than  plausible  apologies 
We  are  indebted  to  la  grippe; 
The  tlorid  face  which  follows  terrapin 
And  burgundy,  and  every  kind  of  ain, 
The  morning  of  the  night  of  song  and  gin, 
The  bloodshot  eye,  the  furnace  fire  within 
We  place,  (alas  for  man's  mendacious  lip), 
To  that  convenient  visitant  la  grippe. 
Why  reeled  the  model  citizen,  the  man  whose  mind 
Is  ne'er  to  pleasures  bibulous,  inclined  ? 
Is  that  demeanor  staid,  upset  by  wine? 
He'll  tell  you  whisky,  whisky  and  quinine 
For  grippe  the  doctors  said,  he  took  it,  life 
Must  be  preserved  though  an  indignant  wife 
Might  scold  a  man  with  bitter  biting  word 
For  coming  home,  his  starboard  tacks  aboard. 
For  various  kinds  of  ailment  doctors  pour 
Into  the  patient  horrid  nauseous  doses 
Which  make  the  muses  gasp  and  hold  their  noses, 
And  tear  the  victim  to  his  bosom's  core  ; 
They  leech  and  blister  and  in  other  ways 
Inferno's  margin  with  their  tortures  graze, 
But  in  the  grippe  changed  is  the  painful  scene, 
And  the  afflicted  sips  with  brow  serene 
His  medicine  which  nought  his  soul  distresses, 
He  only  mourns,  when  he  convalesces, 
Nor  finds  in  grippe  the  welcomed  dear  excuse 
That  friend  afforded  for  his  daily  booze. 

THERE  are  two  consuls  in  this  city,  whose  toil  in  looking  after 
the  subjects  of  the  nationalities  they  represent  will  never 
make  them  round-shouldered.  One  is  Consul  Hall  for  Turkey, 
the  other  Consul  Holloway  for  Uruguay.  There  is  one  genuine 
Turk  in  this  city,  and  one  native  of  Uruguay,  There  is  a  scatter- 
ing of  Armenians  and  but  one  Turk;  a  scattering  of  South  Amer- 
icans, but  one  genuine  Uruguayan.  As  it  might  be  naturally  sup- 
posed, a  friendly,  but  well-sustained  jealousy  exists  between  Con- 
suls Hall  and  Holloway.  Mr.  Hall,  meeting  Mr.  Holloway  on 
the  boulevard  in  the  morning,  scoffingly  inquires,  "  How  is  that 
old  Uruguayan  of  yours  looking  to-day?"  To  which  Mr.  Holloway 
replies,  "A  deuced  sight  better  than  your  old  Turk— pish— paugh," 
and  then  they  pass  on.  Both  gentlemen  are,  as  it  may  easily 
be  conjectured,  extremely  careful  about  the  sanitary  condition  of 
their  respective  wards.  If  Mr.  Hall's  Turk  were  to  die,  there 
would  be  no  need  of  a  Consul  for  Turkey,  and  the  same  blank 
would  be  made  should  Mr.  Holloway's  interesting  foreigner  drop 
into  one  of  our  cemeteries.  Mr.  Hale  writes  once  a  week  to 
Mustapha  Ali  in  Constantinople,  giving  a  bulletin  of  his  Turk's 
health.  He  warns  his  Turk  not  to  indulge  too  freely  in  the  deadly 
candies  that  subject  of  the  Sultan  vends  daily  on  the  corner  of 
Montgomery  and  Sacramento  streets.  The  Turk  knows  his 
power.  If  the  diplomatic  Mr.  Hall's  purchases  do  not  amount  to 
a  certain  sum  per  diem,  the  Moslem  disappears,  and  Mr.  Hall 
suffers  agonies  of  anxiety.  He  is  in  the  thraldom  of  the  infidel. 
Now  Mr.  Holloway'a  charge  is  a  barkeeper,  so  he  has  less  diffi- 
culty in  inspecting  him  than  his  brother  Consul.  But  he  does  not 
feel  a  bit  well  if  the  Uruguayan  displays  a  pimple  on  his  nose,  or 
any  other  evidence  of  having  trifled  with  the  bottle.  Both  diplo- 
mats are  eager  for  some  imbroglio  between  the  United  States  and 
the  countries  they  represent,  so  that  they  may  prove  their  title  to 
that  great  gift — diplomacy. 

DETECTIVE  BROWN,  of  Cincinnati,  has  given  us  a  curious  in- 
sight into  the  methods  some  of  the  profession  use  to  gain 
their  ends.  They  put  a  premium  on  perjury.  They  assume  that 
because  they  are  in  some  measure  representatives  of  the  law,  all 
crookedness,  as  long  as  it  comes  from  their  side,  must  be  legiti- 
mate. 


Til  K  reform  movement  may  be  simply  an  Idle  tourist,  or  It  may 
bare  ooma  t..  itay.  The  infernal  trouble  ft  bo  a  I  I 
logs  1?  that  it  gives  cranky  people  a  ohanoe  to  ventilate  their 
Imaginary  grievances,  and  go  rocketing  ibont  the  hall  on  tfaell 
pat  bobby-boraea,  1  have  always  regarded  Dr.  Btebblna  as  ft 
level-headed  gentleman.  While  believing  that  the  Church  iboold 
keep  its  hand",  off  politics,  and  content  itself  with  gathering  in 
souls,  there  are  limes  when  a  parson  may  be  permitted  lo  address 
laymen  in  a  non-official  capacity,  but  be  should  not  DBS  that 
privilege  as  Dr.  Btebblna  did,  to  abuse  the  press.  Who  for  years 
has  reported  l>r.  Btebblna1  sermons?  The  Prase.  Who  has  sent 
the  good  doctor's  jokes  and  anecdotes  ringing  down  the  ages? 
The  Tress.  Who  will  save  Dr.  Btebblna1  name  for  posterity?  The 
Press.  In  view  of  all  these  things,  tho  learned  divine  should  have 
spoken  mildly,  at  least  of  the  members  of  the  Fourth  BstfttO. 
True,  the  press  may  have  its  imperfections,  but  then  it  was  stead- 
fast to  its  task  of  publishing  Sunday  sermons  in  the  Monday 
morning  newspapers.  It  has  ever  cherished  the  kindliest  feelings 
for  the  pulpit.  Dr.  Stebbins  is  ungrateful.  His  memory  of  past 
favors  is  shockingly  defective. 

IT  is  more  than  probable,  that  Mr.  Pete  Bigelow,  journalist,  will 
depart  for  Chile  at  an  early  day,  to  act  as  Examiner  correspond- 
ent. The  Chilean  Government  gets  even  with  this  glorious 
country  by  charging  $2  a  word  for  every  dispatch  sent  from  those 
sassy  shores  to  the  land  of  the  eagle.  Wolff,  of  the  New  York 
Herald,  being  quite  solid  with  the  authorities,  works  bis  cables  at 
60  cents  a  word.  It  is  rotten  apples  to  Navel  oranges  that  Pete  will 
knock  them  all  out,  if  he  gets  half  a  chance.  He  is  the  smooth- 
est article  on  the  San  Francisco  press  to-day.  He  has  more  prop- 
erty smiles  at  command  than  the  soubrette  of  a  dime  variety 
show.  His  Spanish  may,  it  is  true,  be  a  little  rusty,  but  he  can 
brace  it  up  so  with  pigeon  English,  that  it  will  pass  muster.  He 
cannot  fight  a  bull;  Pete  is  nothing  of  a  matador,  but  he  can  do 
more:  he  can  make  a  bull  with  any  Irishman  that  ever  ran  a  San 
Francisco  primary.  Give  him  but  five  days  in  Valparaiso,  and 
Mr.  Bigelow  would  be  domesticated  with  the  Commandante,  and 
singing  0  mi  alma,  mi  manteca!  under  the  lattice  of  the  prettiest 
senorita  in  the  town.  There  is  great  money  in  Pete,  if  he  be  but 
dispatched  before  the  Chile  fever  cools. 

WILLIS  POLK,  the  architect,  whose  proposition  for  a  World's 
Fair  in  San  Francisco  in  1900,  illustrated  and  described  in 
the  Christmas  Examiner,  was  so  clever,  has  conceived  a  project 
for  a  Home  for  Decayed  Journalists.  Mr.  Polk's  idea  is  that  the 
institution  should  be  situated  on  the  summit  of  some  western 
sand  dune,  thus  presenting  no  inducements  to  the  inmates  to 
walk  abroad,  and  get  their  shoes  full  of  sand.  There  will  be 
models  of  real  editorial  rooms  for  the  poor  old  imbeciles  to  play 
at  writing  articles,  and  a  toy  city  prison  in  the  basement,  where 
make  believe  topers  will  be  hauled  in,  to  give  police  reporters, 
suffering  from  softening  of  the  brain,  the  amusement  of  practising 
their  once  beloved  profession.  Stuffed  effigies  of  newspaper  pro- 
prietors will  be  set  up  in  different  corners  of  the  room  for  the 
journalists  to  kick  at  when  the  memories  of  their  old  grievances 
crowd  thick  and  fast  upon  them.  Rev.  Dr.  Stebbins  has  been 
named  as  chaplain  for  the  new  institution,  the  corner-stone  of 
which  will  be  laid  on  or  about  April  1st. 

SOME  men  are  gifted  with  the  most  vivid  and  remarkable 
imaginations.  A  friend  of  mine,  who  does  business  on  Cali- 
fornia street,  has  a  cork  leg.  He  swears  that  if  he  does  not  wear 
rubbers  on  that  cork  foot  it  aches  more  than  the  one  of  flesh.  Not 
unlike  Roger  Magee,  who  protested  that  the  perfume  of  tube  roses 
always  made  him  sick.  Buying  a  bonnet  one  day  in  a  milliner's 
shop  on  Kearny  street,  Mr.  Magee  suddenly  grew  pale,  and  almost 
fell  into  the  arms  of  a  young  brunette  assistant.  "  What  is  the 
matter,"  inquired  the  milliner?  "  Oh,  those  roses,  those  tube 
roses,"  moaned  Mr.  Magee.  The  beautiful  bonnet-trimmer  flew 
to  remove  the  vase,  but  suffered  some  embarassment  afterwards 
when  explaining  to  Mr.  Magee  that  the  tuberoses  were  but  clever 
paper  imitations  of  that  fragrant  and  exquisite  flower. 

THE  forthcoming  marriage  of  Prince  Albert  to  the  Princess  of 
Teck  has  created  much  pleasurable  excitement  in  Sausalito. 
As  soon  as  the  news  was  confirmed,  a  subscription  was  pet  on 
foot  to  oil  the  church  on  the  hill,  and  make  other  preparations 
suitable  for  this  great  event.  The  English  colony  does  not  mean 
to  leave  anything  undone  to  show  its  appreciation  of  this  event. 
Indeed,  since  the  lines  have  been  broadened,  not  a  few  of  our 
young  Britishers,  now  temporarily  exiled  from  the  family  estates, 
but  feel  that  they  might  in  the  course  of  time  chip  in  and  capture 
one  of  the  grand-daughters. 

THE  weather  never  is  too  bad  to  keep  the  ladies  {God  bless  'em) 
in-doors.  This  week,  a  beastly  one  in  regard  to  mud  and  gen- 
eral discomfort  underfoot,  saw  them  paddling  about  from  day- 
light to  dark,  peering  into  shop  windows,  and  springing  over  the 
deep  and  dangerous  lakes  at  the  curb-stones.  And  they  all  wear 
black  stockings.  That  is  the  worst  of  winter.  A  black  stocking 
is  an  abomination.  It  gives  no  idea  of  symmetry.  A  girl  with 
underpinnings  like  Venus  di  Milo,  when  in  black  stockings  ar- 
rayed, might  be  mistaken  for  a  parlor  match. 


16 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  9,  1892. 


A  COLLECTION  of  cat-nmuiniies  has  recently  been  sent  from 
Egypt  to  England,  to  be  used  as  manure.  That  is  rather  an 
ignoble  end  for  the  animal  wbich  was  worshiped  by  an  ancient 
people.  M.  Leraormant  has  treated  of  the  topic  elaborately  in  one 
of  his  oriental  studies,  and  be  gives  Asia  as  the  place  where  the 
feline  race  started.  It  is  curious  that  neither  in  the  Bible  nor  in 
Homer  is  the  cat  mentioned.  But  it  is  rendered  immortal  by 
poets  and  prose-writers.  Scott  remarked  the  first  signs  of  age 
when  be  learned  to  like  a  cat.  Gray  has  an  elegy  on  the  death  of 
a  faithful  cat,  drowned  in  a  tub  of  gold  fishes.  Dr.  Johnson  liked 
his  Hodge  so  much  that  he  was  afraid  of  hurting  its  feelings  by 
any  disparaging  comments.  Cowper  tells  how  he  slew  a  viper 
among  his  kittens;  Wordsworth  and  Shelly  have  both  devoted  a 
poem  to  the  cat,  and  Keats  has  sung  of  the  "  bright  languid  seg- 
ments green  "  of  its  eyes.  The  cat  is  really  a  friend  of  poverty  and 
age. 

The  return  by  the  Dean  and  Canons  of  St.  Paul's  to  the  use  of 
the  old-fashioned  scarf  in  public  worship  has,  says  a  London  cor- 
respondent, considerably  perturbed  the  High  Church  mind  in 
London.  Dean  Gregory,  when  appointed  canon  in  1868,  was  the 
first  to  wear  a  black  stole  with  crosses.  The  reason  of  the  change 
was  explained  in  a  paper  read  last  week  to  th*1  members  of  the  St. 
Paul's  Ecclesiological  Society,  when  the  history  of  the  scarf  was 
traced  to  a  pre-Reformation  period.  It  was  the  survival  of  the 
old  fur  amice,  but  was  confined  as  a  scarf  to  the  dean,  canons  and 
chaplains  of  the  diocese  and  cathedral.  It  was  worn  by  them  at 
all  offices  except  that  of  the  Eucharist,  when  the  stole  was  worn 
by  the  celebrant  with  the  vestments  or  cope,  and  the  stole  crossed 
over  the  side  by  the  acting  deacon.  It  is  claimed,  therefore,  to  be 
the  oldest  survival  in  the  Anglican  communion  of  a  pre-Reforma- 
tion vestment.  — Yorkshire  Post. 

An  English  bicyclist  was  coming  at  great  speed  down  one  of 
the  steepest  streets  in  Edinburgh,  when  his  machine  turned  over 
and  landed  him  in  the  middle  of  the  road.  Two  carters  were 
passing,  and  they  promptly  came  to  bis  assistance.  "  Maun,  boo 
did  ye  fa'  ?  "  kindly  inquired  one  of  the  carters.  To  which  he  re- 
ceived this  answer:  "  I  was  coming  down  thatdeclivity  with  such 
velocity  that  I  lost  my  gravity  and  fell  on  the  macadamised  road." 
The  carter  turned  from  the  unfortunate  rider  with  true  insular 
contempt.  "  C'wa',  Jock,"  he  said  to  his  mate,  "if  I'd  kent  the 
cratur'  wis  a  forriner,  he  would  hae  lain  in  the  gutter  lang  enouch 
for  me!  " 

The  following  is  a  translation  of  a  Chinese  joke:  Two  brothers 
cultivated  the  same  plot  of  land.  One  day  the  eldest,  on  leaving 
to  get  dinner  ready,  called  to  his  brother  to  come  with  him.  He, 
however,  shouted  out  at  the  top  of  his  voice:  "  Wait  until  I  have 
hidden  my  spade,  and  then  I  v\i  1  come."  While  they  were  hav- 
ing their  meal  the  other  reproached  him  bitterly  for  his  indiscre- 
tion. "  When  one  hides  a  thing,"  said  he,  «  one  ought  to  preserve 
silence,  or  at  any  rate  not  speak  above  a  whisper,  for  in  shouting 
as  you  did  just  now  one  invites  people  to  steal."  Dinner  over, 
the  younger  brother  returned  to  the  field,  looked  forbis  spade,  and 
found  it  gone.  So  running  to  his  brother,  he  whispered  in  his  ear, 
"  My  spade  is  stolen !  " 

The  life  of  the  late  Dean  Burgon  contains  a  good  deal  of  anec- 
dote, for  the  Dean  was  a  story-teller.  He  was  wont  to  relate  how 
Allen,  the  Quaker,  waited  on  the  Duke  of  Sussex  to  remind  his 
Royal  Highness  how  he  had  promised  to  present  a  petition  against 
capital  punishment.  The  Duke  did  not  seem  quite  to  like  the 
job,  and  observed  that  Scripture  had  declared :  "  Whoso  sheddetb 
man's  blood,  by  man  shall  his  blood  be  shed."  »  Please,  your 
Royal  Highness,"  replied  the  Quaker,  "  when  Cain  killed  Abel  he 
was  not  hung  for  it."  "  That's  true,"  rejoined  the  Duke;  "  but  re- 
member, Allan,  there  were  not  twelve  men  in  the  world  then  to 
make  a  jury." 

An  eminent  Scotch  clergyman  happened  to  dine  with  some 
learned  lawyers  of  the  Edinburgh  bar.  He  appropriated  to  him- 
self a  large  dish  of  cresses,  upon  which  he  fed  voraciously.  Er- 
skine,  wishing  to  admonish  him  for  his  discourtesy,  remarked: 

"  Doctor,  you  remind  me  of  Nebuchadnezzer  in  his  degradation. 

Just  as  this  pat  allusion  was  causing  roars  of  laughter  from  the 
legal  lights,  the  reverend  vegetable  eater  retorted: 

"  Ay,  do  I  mind  ye  o'Nebuchadnezzar'f1  Doubtless  because  I  am 
eating  among  the  brutes." 

Dr.  Barrow,  meeting  the  Earl  of  Rochester  one  day,  the  witty 
peer  exclaimed:  "Doctor,  I  am  yours  to  the  shoe-tie,"  to  which 
the  clergyman  replied:  "  My  lord,  I  am  yours  to  the  ground."  The 
peer  continued :  *•  Doctor,  I  am  yours  to  the  center."  "  My  lord," 
retorted  the  doctor,  I  am  yours  to  the  Antipodes."  Determined 
not  to  be  outdone  by  a  parson,  his  lordship  said :  "  Doctor,  I  am 
yours  to  the  lowest  pit  of  hell."  On  which  Barrow  turned  on  his 
heel  and  said,  "  And  there,  my  Lord,  I  leave  you." 


Xl>rSTJ"3a-A.l<3"ODB. 


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Twenty-seventh  Annual  Exhibit. 

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INCORPORATED    A.    D.    1864. 

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IKK." 


'  remarked  Brutus  a*  he  strolled  inlu  ihe  great  Cmstr's 

tent,  "did  I  ever  tell  you  of   the  fi^ht    I  once   had   among 

the  AHobroges?"     [Qtit  oj    along  wind}/  iate  involving    the  tingtr- 

■■'  daughter  of  eleven  irfrarwru.)     *■  Brute,  my  boy," 

rcmarki  >lemnly.  when  he  had  finished,  "  l  admire  Gaul, 

ally  Transalpine  (ianl.  but   -till  I  must  Bay  that  you  remind 

me  of  a  harp  shattered  by  the  lightning  of  (treat  Jove."    "  Bon 

inquired    Brutus,   unwarily.     •■  Because    you're    :t    blasted    lyre," 

answered  Ca  sar,  taking  a  long  pull  at  a  flask  of  Chian  of  the  7m  vin- 

And  from  that  day  forth  BruttU  began  to  meditate  on  the 

ton  of  March.  —Yale  Re 

FttUow-citisens,"  thundered  the  impassioned  orator,  bringing 

down  hard  on  the  table.  "  What.  I  ask  again,  is  our  country 
coming  to?  And  echo  answer?  What  V  "  "  Pardon  me,  sir."  inter* 
posed  a  mild-looking  man  in  the  audience,  rising  to  his  feet,  "  did  I 
understand  your  question  to  be—'  What  is  our  country  coming  to?  '  " 
■■  Yes,  sir."  "  And  you  say  echo  answers  '  What?'  ""  "  That  is  what 
I  said,  sir."  "  Then  there's  something  wrong  with  the  acoustics  of 
this  building."  said  the  mild-looking  man,  shaking  his  head  in  a  per- 
plexed way  and  sitting  down  again. 

■  Elnquenl  Philosopher  (to  assembled  group  of 'contemporaries) — Yes, 
the  true  basis  of  human  happiness  you  wili   find,   my  fellow  philoso- 
phers, consists  in  the  supremacy  of  the  will  over  the  desires,  and  the 
contempt  one  learns  to  feel   for  the  earth's  greatest  dross— riches. 
"/  Philosophers— Ah,  how  true!     Eloquent  Philosopher  (continu- 

hut) — Now,  to  illustrate "    Club  Waiter  (picking  up  a  silver  piece) — 

Which  of  you  gentlemen  does  this  dollar  belong  to?  (Philosophers to 
a  man) — Me! 

"  What  is  in  the  package?"  asked  the  clerk  at  the  express 

office,  proceeding  to  fill  out  a  blank.  "Old  letters,"  replied  the 
young  woman.  "  Value?  "  mechanically  inquired  the  clerk.  "  Fifty 
thousand  dollars."  And  the  plaintiff  in  the  breach  of  promise  case 
of  Joone  agt.  De  Ceinber,  who  had  just  remitted  a  batch  of  documents 
to  her  lawyer,  walked  out  of  the  express  office  with  a  vivid  but  busi- 
ness-like gleam  in  her  eye.  — Chicago  Tribune. 

Upson  Doumes  (7  A.  J/.)— Great  Ccesar!  A   sneak-thief  has  been 

in  our  room  and  taken  all  our  clothes.  What'll  we  do?  Rownede 
Bout— Not  all.  He  has  missed  our  dres3-suits.  We  can  put  them  on. 
"  What?  Dress-suits  in  the  morning?  We'll  be  eternally  disgraced." 
"  Can't  be  helped.  We  must  put  them  on  and  go  out  to  breakfast. 
Perhaps  our  friends  will  think  we've  been  out  all  night."  "  By  Jove! 
Good  idea !    We'll  pretend  to  be  drunk."  —Puck, 

City  Editor  (sternly)— What  do  you  mean  by  heading  this  item, 

"  A  Slight  Mishap  on  the  23rd  Street  Line?  Assistant — Why,  the  man 
wasn't  hurt;  the  car  merely  run  over  bis  wooden  leg.  City  Editor — 
Never  mind,  sir;  head  it,  "  Under  the  Juggernaut's  Wheels."  I'm 
afraid  you'll  never  do  for  the  newspaper  business !  — Puck. 

(  The  young  man  recalls  divers  damsels  who  have  refused  him  in  the  past, 
then  whispers,  tenderly) — "  Ethel,  I  am  utterly  unworthy  of  you.  And 
there  is  the  sob  of  a  lost  soul  in  his  voice.  "  That's  precisely  what 
papa  and  mamma  think,  George,"  she  replies.  And  for  a  long  time 
thereafter  he  is  silent.  — Life. 

"  Comstock  and  Bagley  were  pretty  full  when  they  drove  into 

the  yard  last  night."  "  Yes ;  it  was  the  result  of  a  miscalculation." 
"  How  was  that?  "  "  Well,  Bagley  tells  me  they  procured  liquid  sup- 
plies for  ten  miles  and  afterward  found  the  drive  was  only  seven." 

— Judge. 

Pepperby — Mawson,  how  can  you  eat  lobster  and  cream?    It's 

suicide.  Mawson—  I  know  it  is,  Pep;  but  I  can't  help  it.  I've  got  a 
hero  in  my  novel  that  does  the  same  thing,  and  I've  got  to  know  just 
what  the  sensations  are. 

How  are  you,  Parkinson.    Busy  as  ever?"    "Yes.    I've  got  a 

heavy  controversy  on  hand."  "  What's  the  subject?  "  "  Is  Marriage 
a  Failure?  "  "  Which  side  do  you  take?  "  "  Negative  for  the  Bazoo, 
and  affirmative  for  the  Critic.  — Puck. 

"  Aw,  my  deah  fellah,  what  is  the  mattah  with  your  eye,   that 

you  should  keep  it  shut?  "  "  Me  doctah  says  me  eyes  are  failing  very 
fast  and  that  I  must  take  great  care  of  them,  so  I  only  use  one  of 
them  at  a  time."  — Life. 

—  Crawley— You  ain't  got  another  pie  like  th'  one  you  give  me 
this  mornin',  has  yer  ?  Housewife— Are  you  hungry  again  ?  Crawley — 
Not  'xactiy ;  but  I've  got  t'walk  on  a  stone-ballast  railroad  track,  an' 
I  wan'  ter  perfect  both  my  feet."  — Judge. 

What  will  the  Governor  of  North  Carolina  say  to  the  Governor 

of  South  Carolina  when  the  prohibition  bill  in  the  latter  State  becomes 
a  law?    Not1'  Happy  New  Year,"  surely. 

Frederick  (who  is  backward) — I   would  like  to  be  an   old  time 

knight,  to  fight  for  you.  She— Wouldn't  it  be  better  if  you  were  a 
man-at-arms? 

—  Mrs.  Behring  (shivering  in  new  sealskin)— Isn't  it  fearfully  cold  ? 
Miss  Welherbee  (in  new  Autumn  dress)— Why,  I  thought  it  delightfully 
warm !  —Puck. 

Kickshaw— Did  you  make  any  New- Year's  calls?     Dimmick— 

One.    Kickshaw— What  did  the  other  man  bold  ?  —Judge. 

Atlas  was  the  first  leading  gentleman.    He  supported  Earth  in 

her  great  roll. 

Ted— Did  you  go  calling  in  a  cab?     Ned — No;   I  came  home  in 

one.  —Judge. 

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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  9,  1892. 


^M^MstwM 


BOULEVARDS  and  electric  street  railways  should  be  the  watch- 
words of  all  real  estate  men.  The  indications  are  especially 
bright  for  immediate  progress  on  these  lines,  and  this  is  equiv- 
alent to  saying  that  the  real  estate  outlook  is  excellent.  A  force 
of  one  hundred  men  is  putting  the  ocean  boulevard  to  rapid 
completion,  and  the  time  now  confidently  set  for  its  completion 
is  within  the  next  sixty  days.  A  splendid  two-mile  driveway, 
one  hundred  feet  wide,  will  be  no  small  attraction  to  San  Fran- 
cisco. The  singular  thing  about  the  boulevard,  is  the  cheapness 
of  the  contract  for  which  the  work  was  taken.  Four  and  a  half 
cents  a  yard  is  considered  dirt  cheap,  even  building  a  road.  It  is 
to  be  hoped,  however,  that  with  the  completion  of  this  stretch  of 
boulevard,  the  interest  in  the  matter  will  not  die  out.  Real  estate 
men  should  be  the  first  to  see  the  importance  of  good  boulevards, 
and  plenty  of  them.  Aside  from  the  necessities,  such  as  good 
sewers  and  passenger  transportation  facilities,  nothing  adds  so 
quickly  to  the  value  of  real  property  as  its  proximity  to  a  good, 
well  paved  driveway.  San  Francisco  should  not  be  content  with 
a  single  boulevard.  She  should  have  a  perfect  system  of  them, 
running  to  all  parts  of  the  city,  and  especially  one  encircling  the 
entire  bay  shore.  Of  course  such  a  system  would  cost  money,  but 
suppose  bonds  were  floated  for  the  enterprise,  is  there  a  reason- 
able doubt  but  that  the  increased  taxation  from  the  increased  real 
values  would  more  than  redeem  them  before  their  expiration? 

It  is  not  every  day  that  an  elec  ric  street  railway  is  built  and 
equipped  with  its  paid-up  cash  capital.  But  this  is  the  fact  with 
regard  to  the  new  line  that  is  to  run  from  the  Baldwin  Hotel  to 
the  beach.  Not  a  single  bond  has  been  put  out,  and  work  is  pro- 
gressing with  prodigious  strides.  The  first  payment  made  by  the 
stockholders  was  $180,000  in  coin.  When  the  road  is  opened,  by 
the  first  of  April,  every  inch  of  it  will  have  been  paid  for  in  cash, 
and  its  total  indebtedness  will  be  nil.  The  power  house  will  be 
erected  on  Carl  street,  west  of  Willard.  Three  miles  of  the  road 
have  been  completed  already,  and  a  force  of  150  workmen  is  em- 
ployed constantly.  The  completion  of  this  road  will  open  some 
of  the  best  residence  property  in  the  city.  It  is  the  opening  of  all 
this  outside  territory  that  speaks  well  tor  the  real  estate  market 
this  year.  Money  is  concentrated  at  present,  but  its  holders  must 
soon  be  tired  of  only  bank  interest.  Then  la  d  selling  will  take 
a  boom,  and  the  real  business  will  be  brisk  again. 

Of  couse  business  is  not  especially  brilliant  at  this  season  of  the 
year.  A  week  or  two  must  elapse  before  the  year's  business  is 
fairly  started  upon.  Yet  things  are  stirring,  and  sales  are  being 
made  constantly.  There  is  a  good  demand  for  $30,000  or  $40,000 
properties,  but  such  are  scarce.  Renting  is  not  at  all  bad,  and 
modern  houses  are  not  long  without  tenants.  There  is  a  good 
deal  of  inquiry,  and  there  is  a  great  deal  of  business  in  the  air.  It 
will  all  come  down  soon,  however,  and  the  indications  are  that 
none  of  it  will  go  up  in  smoke. 

Bovee,  Toy  &  Co.  sold  a  lot  on  Castro  street,  north  of  Twenty- 
sixth,  with  a  frontage  of  175  feet,  for  $10,500,  last  week.  Fer- 
nando Nelson  was  the  purchaser.  He  will  erect  at  once  seven 
two-story  dwellings. 

The  improvements  in  the  Richmond  district  are  commendable. 
The  San  Francisco  Land  Company  has  thirteen  new  blocks  now 
under  contract  for  street  grading,  paving  and  other  work  neces- 
sary to  putting  it  on  the  market  for  sale  in  first-class  shape. 
Property-holders  in  that  part  of  the  city  are  falling  in  line  with 
great  readiness  in  the  matter  of  street  improvements.  Just  at 
present  there  is  more  activity  in  Richmond  than  in  any  other 
portion  of  the  Western  Addition.  The  report  of  the  Post-street 
Extension  Commissioners  is  expeclgd  daily  now,  and  when  this 
is  made,  it  will  only  be  a  question  of  a  short  time  when  one  of 
the  cable  roads  will  be  extended  out  there. 

Tevis  &  Fisher  sold  the  property  at  1311  Hyde  street  to  Dr. 
Beverley  Macmonagle  for  $15,000,  a  lot  on  the  east  side  of  Vicks- 
burg  street,  north  of  Elizabeth,  for  $1,200,  and  one  on  Elizabeth 
street,  near  Castro,  for  $2,300. 

There  have  been  numerous  small  sales  of  outside  property  and 
an  activity  in  that  department  which  speaks  well  for  the  near  fu- 
ture. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Union     Consolidated     Silver    Mining    Company, 

Locatiouof  principal  place  of  business— Sau  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Virginia  Minius;  District,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held  on 
the  6th  day  of  January,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  45)  of  Twenty-five  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable  im- 
mediaiely  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  Room  11,  No  303  California  street.  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Efeventh  Day  of  February,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  adverl  ised  for  sale  at  public  auction ;  and  unless  payment  in  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  WEDNESDAY,  the  2d  day  of  March,  18P2,  to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

A.  W.  BARROWS,  Secretarv. 

Office— Room  11,  No.  303  California  street,  San  Francisco,  California." 


A     CARD. 


We  desire  to  extend  thanks  to  our  FRIENDS 
and  the  PUBLIC  for  the  LIBERAL  PATRON- 
AGE they  have  bestowed  upon  us  in  the  past, 
and  to  say  WE  HAVE  MOVED  OUR  OFFICE 
TO  26  O'FARRELL  STREET  (Kohler  &  Chase 
Building),  where  we  shall  continue  in  the  Fur- 
niture business.  Designs  submitted  and  esti- 
mates given  for  the  Furnishing  of  Hotels,  Pub- 
lie  Buildings  and  Private  Residences  in  their 
entirety. 

F.  S.  CHADBOURNE  &  CO. 

7--KEARNY    STREET--7 


NO       MORE      RIPPING. 

THE     IMPROVED 

Xs .      CB1TTEMBEI      <Sc      CO., 

KID    GLOVES. 


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Dr.  J.  H.  STALLARD 

—  AND  — 

Dr.  J.  CLARK, 

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Pine  Table 
Wines 

From  our  Celebra- 
ted   Orleans 
Vineyard. 


(&S2»    J  Producers  of 

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The  Orleans  Vineyards  of 
Messrs.  Arpad  Haraszthy  & 
Co.  are  situated  among  the 
foot  hills  of  Yolo  County,  three 
miles  west  of  Esparto,  near 
the  entrance  of  the  Capay  Val- 
ley, and  comprises  640  acres 
of  rolling  hill  land,  of  which 
360  are  planted  with  the 
choicest  Imported  European 
Grape  Vines,  whose  product 
ranks  with  the  highest  grade 
Wines  produced  in  California. 


Jan.  9,  1892. 


BAN  H:  INCI8C0  NEW8  T  BTTER 


10 


BKYONlUhe  Ions  of  ihe  iteaincr  Telephone,  *l  the  mouth  of 
the  Willamette  River  Tuesday  morning,  this  has  been  an 
easy  week  (or  the  Pacific  Coast  manna  underwriters.  She  was 
the  finest  passenger  boat  on  the  Columbia  River,  and  belonged  to 
the  Columbia  Transportation  l,ine.  She  ran  on  the  breakwater 
in  a  fog.  and  is  now  at  the  bottom.  Her  passenger?  were  rescued. 
The  hull  was  valued  at  $60,000,  and  her  cargo  at  J500.  Borne  ol 
the  local  companies  carried  small  lines  on  the  hull,  which  is  not 
a  complete  loss,  it  is  thought. 

The  grip  epidemic  is  making  a  heavy  call  on  the  resources  of 
the  life  companies  all  over  the  country.  Perhaps  this  fact  is  re- 
rible  for  the  further  fact  that  reform  is  abroad  in  the  land  of 
life  insurance;  reform  as  to  shaving  down  useless  or  not  entirely 
necessary  expenses  in  the  management  of  the  offices.  President 
Hyde,  of  the  Equitable  Life,  has  written  a  long  letter  for  circula- 
tion among  the  offices  of  Ibat  company,  advising  retrenchment 
in  the  expense  of  management. 

There  is  surely  no  good  reason  for  a  gloomy  forecast  for  this 
year's  fire  insurance  business  in  the  United  States.  It  is  darkest 
before  dawn.  It  has  been  very  dark,  and  there  is  every  reason 
to  believe  that  1892  is  the  dawn  of  good  business.  Underwriters 
have  themselves  to  blame  to  no  small  extent  for  the  past  year's 
bad  business.  There  has  been  too  much  cutting  and  not  enough 
combination.  The  question  as  to  1892  is  only  this:  Will  the  fire 
underwriters  continue  to  carry  on  their  business  in  an  unprofit- 
able manner,  or  will  they  cease  cutting  each  other's  throats  at  the 
expense  of  capital  and  surplus,  and  come  together  on  some  equit- 
able ba3is  ?  Of  course,  these  remarks  apply  to  the  country  in 
general.  On  the  Pacific  coast,  upon  the  whole,  the  year  has  not 
been  unprofitable,  and  some  companies  have  done  excellently. 

There  has  been  a  constant  fear  abroad  that  the  Pacific  Insur- 
ance Union  could  not  weather  it  much  longer,  but  these  fears  are 
no  doubt  allayed,  for  the  time  being,  at  least,  by  the  obvious  fact 
that  already  begins  to  show  through  the  only  half-compiled  an- 
nual statements,  to  wit:  that  the  losses  have  come  too  heavily  to 
permit  of  any  rate  pruning.  Yes,  the  Union  will  live.  So  much 
seems  a  safe  prediction,  and  throat-cutting  in  California  and  the 
rest  of  the  Union  will  be  unfashionable  this  year.  When  one 
gets  near  the  bone  one  must  stop  cutting  recklessly,  or  the  blade 
will  be  broken. 

The  scare — if  there  ever  was  a  genuine  scare — about  the  Ameri- 
can fire  companies  being  swallowed  up  in  the  capacious  maw  of 
the  British  companies  is  all  over  now,  despite  the  recent  efforts 
of  sensationalists  to  revive  it.  Robert  Lewis,  chief  secretary  of 
the  Alliance,  of  England,  has  been  rere  nearly  two  weeks.  Mr. 
Lewis  is  on  his  way  to  Australia.  Naturally  enough,  he  stopped 
over  here  to  have  a  talk  with  Mr.  James,  of  the  Union,  and  to 
complete  the  arrangements  for  the  taking  over  of  the  Union's 
business,  which  was  purchased  some  time  ago.     That  is  all. 

The  Royal  Canadian  Fire  Company,  of  Montreal,  which  has 
just  been  absorbed  by  the  Alliance,  of  England,  was  formerly 
represented  on  this  coast  and  in  several  Eastern  States,  but  was 
con  pelled  to  withdraw  from  the  United  States,  on  account  of  the 
heavy  losses  sustained  here. 

The  adjustment  of  the  Baker  &  Hamilton  loss,  at  Sacramento, 
is  still  unsettled.  Messrs.  Wetzlar  &  Easton  are  still  wrestling 
with  the  proposition,  and  trying  to  secure  all  the  salvage  they 
deem  the  companies  entitled  to. 

The  Manchester  has  re-insured  one  of  the  oldest  Western  Amer- 
ican companies,  the  Marine  Insurance  Company,  of  St.  Louis, 
which  was  organized  in  1835. 

Franz  Jacoby  has  been  appointed  manager  of  the  Prussian 
National  for  all  the  territory  west  of  the  Rocky  Mountains.  His 
partner  in  the  local  management  of  the  Prussian  National,  Mr. 
Hirschfeld,  has  retired  from  business  to  attend  to  bis  private 
affairs.  Mr.  Hirschfeld  has  been  looking  for  a  favorable  oppor- 
tunity to  retire  for  some  time.  With  the  first  of  the  year,  and 
the  change  in  the  firm's  business,  he  took  the  bull  by  the  horns, 
and  stepped  down  and  out. 

W.J.  Landers,  of  the  Guardian  Assurance,  will  leave  Sunday 
evening  for  New  York  city,  to  confer  with  the  managers  of  the 
Sun  Fire  Company,  of  London,  and  the  Guardian  Assurance, 
which  he  represents  on  the  coast.  He  has  had  an  unusu- 
ally successful  year,  his  loss  ratio  for  the  coast  being  but  33  per 
cent. 

The  rumored  withdrawal  of  the  City  of  London  from  the 
United  States  does  not  apply  to  this  side  of  the  Rocky  Mountains, 
greatly  to  the  happiness,  no  doubt,  of  W.  J.  Callingham,  the 
local  manager. 

George  Mel  has  resigned  his  position  in  the  State  Investment, 
to  accept  a  place  in  the  Svea. 

The  Maison  Riche  is  second  to  no  restaurant  on  the  coast,  and  en- 
joys the  favor  of  the  city's  bon  vivanta. 


THE  DELBECK 


THE  EXTRA 


THE    PERFECTION    OF  A  DRY  WINE. 


THE  HII  BRUT 


I 

The  highest  grade  ot  Champagne  without 
sweetness. 


THE    BARTON    &    GUESTIER 

i  (vc.Mi-.Jn.il  1725,  Bordeaux) 

Clarets,   White   Wines  and   Olive    Oils. 


JAMES  DE  FREMERY  &  CO.,  -    San  Francisco, 

General  Agents,  Pacific  <l'oast. 


>ETNA 

MINERAL 

WATER 

CURES 

DYSPEPSIA. 
SOLD    EVERYWHERE. 


PARKE    &    LACY   CO., 

21  and  23  FREMONT  STREET. 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MINING,    WOOD    AND   IRON   WORKING    MACHINERY. 

ENGINES,    BOILERS,    STEAM    PUMPS, 

BELTING,   OIL8  AND   8UPPLIE8. 

A.    LUSK    &   CO., 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Packers  of  the  following  celebrated  brands: 

CELEBRATED   LUSK    BRANDS, 

J.    LUSK    CANNING    COMPANY. 

SAN    LORENZO    PACKING  CO. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  9,  1892. 


W'^  (N 


ORNAMENTED  ribbons  are  used  for  necklaces  in  France,  not 
only  for  evening  wear,  but  with  day  dresses  instead  of  a  col- 
lar. They  are  generally  made  of  bands  of  velvet  or  satin,  jew- 
eled, and  edged  witli  fur  or  lace.  Bands  of  Parma  violets  or  tiny 
roses  are  edged  with  a  ruching  of  satin  ribbon  or  laid  on  a  delicate 
piece  of  old  lace.  Gold  or  silver  galon  spangled  in  serpent-green, 
sapphire-blue  or  ruby-red,  in  quaint  Egyptian  designs,  makes 
striking  necklets,  especially  for  night  wear.  The  only  danger  of 
wearing  these  collarettes  lies  in  the  fact  that  they  are  very  warm, 
so  that  a  great  difference  is  felt  if  they  are  dispensed  with.  They 
are  generally  lined  with  Persian  silk,  and  sometimes  fastened  with 
long  ribbons  at  the  back;  they  are  very  easily  contrived,  and 
therefore  need  not  be  expensive. 

There  never  was  a  bonnier  nor  more  exquisitely  dressed  bride 
than  Miss  Daisy  Cornwallis  West,  when  she  was  married  to  Prince 
Hans  Heinrich  of  Pless,  the  other  day.  The  Empire  gown  of 
pearl  white  satin,  with  its  clouds  of  the  daintiest  lace,  its  under- 
bodice  of  silver,  its  garlands  of  orange  blossoms  and  its  five  yards 
of  brocaded  train,  attached  to  the  shoulders  by  a  silver  collar,  was 
almost  past  description.  8he  wore  only  the  diamonds  given  by 
the  groom's  family.  These  were  a  diamond  and  pearl  crown, 
given  by  the  Prince  of  Pless  to  hold  the  Brussels  lace  veil,  a  cross 
from  the  Princess  of  Pless,  and  the  bridegroom's  necklace — a  mag- 
nificent single  stone.  The  bridegroom's  gifts  were  diamonds,  some 
of  them  set  with  rubies,  pearls,  sapphires  and  turquoises,  and 
must  have  cost  many  thousands  of  pounds.  Among  them  were 
two  necklaces,  two  bracelets,  three  rings  and  three  brooches. 
The  Prince  and  Princess  of  Wales  gave  a  pearl  necklace,  and  the 
Duke  and  Duchess  of  Connaught  a  clock. 

Fur  will  be  used  a  great  deal  for  millinery  purposes  this  winter, 
and  sable  in  particular.  Small  toques  have  a  sable  tail  round  the 
brim,  with  the  head  of  the  sable  nestling  on  the  hair  in  front.  A 
close  black  felt  hat  has  purple  velvet  twisted  round  the  upper 
part  of  the  crown,  with  upstanding  ends  in  front,  and  a  sable 
placed  round  the  brim,  with  the  tail  standing  up  high  at  the  back, 
and  the  head  lying  on  the  hair  in  front.  Another  toque,  com- 
posed entirely  of  the  new  iridescent  spangles,  has  two  wings  of 
them  in  front,  with  a  sable's  head  between,  them,  and  the  tail 
twisted  round  on  the  top  of  the  crown. 


Velvet  has  this  winter  happily  taken  the  place  of  plush,  which 
is  always  a  little  showy  and  theatrical,  and  many  delicate  shades 
of  olive,  sage  and  gray  are  used  for  dresses  and  mantles,  as  well 
as  the  royal  blue,  grasshopper  green  and  strong  purple,  which  are 
considered  the  fashionable  tints  of  the  season.  A  beautiful  gown 
of  willow-green  velvet  is  edged  with  silver  fox,  which  also  bor- 
ders the  round  cloak  lined  with  shimmering  gray  and  primrose 
shot  silk,  the  combined  tones  of  the  whole  costume  recalling  the 
tender  modulations  of  color  to  be  found  in  the  silvery  catkins  of 
the  willow  palm. 


Jeweled  trimmings  are  used  to  some  extent,  but  spangled  net 
and  spangled  gauzes,  used  in  combination  with  velvet,  are  es- 
pecially sought  for.  For  everyday  wear,  bonnets  are  made  up  of 
the  materials  of  the  dress  more  than  ever,  and  are  trimmed  in 
some  dainty,  graceful  manner  with  twists  of  velvet  and  of  gauze. 
Trimmings  of  quills  are  in  demand  for  round  hats. 

— Good  Housekeeping. 

The  favorite  high-class  topcoat  of  the  season  is  a  heavy,  dull- 
finished  black  beaver,  with  velvet  collar  ample,  but  not  too 
noticeably  so.  The  lapel  is  made  tff  roll  quite  low  down,  to  ad- 
mit the  disclosure  of  a  good-sized  scarfing.  The  single-breasted 
style  holds  precedence.  It  is  roomsome  in  fit,  and  falls  grace- 
fully from  the  shoulder  to  the  calf. 

The  bonnets,  as  the  season  advances,  are  exceedingly  small, 
and  even  the  round  hats  have  taken  in  their  dimensions  per- 
ceptibly. For  theatre  wear,  a  yellow  velvet  bonnet,  trimmed 
with  black  jet  in  Spanish  fashion,  is  frequently  made  up.  There 
are  also  bonnets  of  bright  rose  velvet  and  jet. 

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fat)  is  the  "Leverette1'  Obesity  Pills,  which  gradually  reduce  the 
weight  and  measurement.  No  injury  or  inconvenience — Leaves  no 
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scientific  principles,  and  has  been  used  by  one  of  the  most  eminent 
Physicians  of  Europe  in  his  private  practice  "  for  five  years,"  with 
the  most  gratifying  results.  Mr.  Henry  Perkins,  29  Union  Park, 
Boston,  writes:  From  the  use  of  the  "  Leverette"  Obesity  Pills  my 
weight  has  been  reduced  ten  pounds  in  three  weeks,  and  my  gen- 
eral health  is  very  much  improved.  The  principles  of  your  treat- 
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gratitude  I  herewith  give  you  permission  to  use  my  name  if  you  de- 
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istered mail.  All  orders  supplied  direct  from  our  office.  The  Lev- 
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b-a_hstjk:s- 


BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA,  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Capital  *3,000,000  00 

Surplus 1,000,000  00 

Undivided  Profits (July  1st,  1890) 3,275,919  48 

WM.  ALVOB.D,  President. 

Thomas  Brown.    Cashier  I  B.  Murray.  Jr  ..  .Assistant  Cashier 

Irving  F.  Moclton,  2nd  Assistant  Cashier. 

CORRESPONDENTS: 

NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  Bank  of  California;  B03TON— Tremont 
National  Bank;  CHICAGO— Union  National  Bank;  ST.  LOUIS— Boatman'B 
Bank;  NEW  ZEALAND— The  Bank  of  New  Zealand.  Correspondent  in 
London— Messrs.  N.  M.  Rothschild  &  Sons.  Correspondents  in  India,  China, 
Japan  and  Australia. 

The  Bank  has  Agencies  at  Virginia  City,  and  Correspondents  in  all  the 
principal  Mining  Districts  and  Interior  Towns  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Letters  of  Credit  issued,  available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Draw  direct 
on  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  New  Orleans,  Denver,  Salt  Lake, 
Cincinnati,  Portland, O.,  Los  Angeles,  London,  Dublin,  Paris,  Berlin,  Bremen, 
Hamburg,  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  Antwerp,  Amsterdam, Copenhagen,  Stock- 
holm, Christiana,  Locarno,  Melbourne,  Sydney,  Auckland,  Hongkong 
Bhanghai,  Yokohama,  Genoa,  and  all  cities  in  Italy  and  Switzerland. 


THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK. 


Geo.  A.  Low, 
N,  Van  Bergen, 
Thomas  Jennings, 


N.  W.  Corner  Sansome  and  Bush  Streets. 

Established  1870.  U    S.  Depositary. 

CAPITAL  {PAID   UP) $1,600,000 

SURPLUS $600.000|   UNDIVIDED    PROFITS $166,000 

S.G.  MURPHY President  I  E.  D.  MORGAN  Cashier 

JAMES  MOFFITT...  .Vice-President  |  GEO.  W.  KLINE Ass't  Cashier 

directors: 
George  C.  Perkins.  8.  G.  Murphy, 

James  D.  Phelan,  James  Momtt. 

John  A.  Hooper,  J.  D.  Harvey. 

A  iipnera]  Banking  Business  Transacted. 
SAFE    DEPOSIT   DEPARTMENT, 
JAMES  K.  LYNCH,  Manager, 
Safes  to  rent  from  $5  to  $100  per  auuum  (under  the  exclusive  control  of 
tho  renter),  for  the  care  of  all  valuables.    Trunks  and   Packages  taken  on 
Btorage.    A  specialty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a.  m.  to  6  p.m. 

LONDON  AND  SAN  FRANCISCO  BANK,  Limited. 

Authorized  Capital ?3,5OO,00O     I     Capital  paid  up 2.450,000 

Reserve 395,000 

San  Francisco  Office,  424  California  St.  I  London  Office 73  Lombard  51., E.  C 

Portland  Branch.  48  First  St.    Tacoma  Branch.  1005  A  Street. 

Man  ARTHUR  SCRIVENER;  Assistant  Manager,  WILLIAM  8  EEL 

Cashier,   GUSTAV  FRIEDERICH. 

LONDON  BANKERS— Bank  of  England  and  Loudon  Joint  Stock  Bank. 
NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  4  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

This  Bank  is  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex- 
change Business  in  London  and  San  Francisco,  and  between  said  cities  and 
all  parts  of  the  world.  

THE  SATHER  BANKING  COMPANY. 

Capital $1,250,000. 

Successor  to  Satheb  &  Co.,  Established  1851,  San  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON President 

J.  L.  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  S.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

Directors:  Chas.  Main,  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  VVm.  P.  Johnson, 
C.  F.  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K.  Wilson. 

Agents:  New  York— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.  Boston— Downer  &  Co. 
Philadelphia— Drexel  &  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  National  Bank.  St.  Louis— The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City— First  National  Bank.  London— Brown, 
ahipley  &  Co.    Paris— Drexel,  Harjes  &  Co. 

WELLS,  FAR60  &  COMPANY-BANKING  DEPARTMENT. 

>.  £.  Corner  Sansome  aiul  Salter  Streets. 
SAN     FRANCISCO,    CAL. 

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS $5,500,000.00 

DIRECTORS: 
Lloyd  Tevis,  President :  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chas.  F.  Crocker.  J.  C.  Fargo,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Wm.  Norris,  Geo.  E.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  Wadsworth,  Cashier. 
Receive  Deposits,  issues  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Ban  kin 
Business. 

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND   DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS    PORT  COSTA,  California. 

Storage  Capacity,  100,000  Tons.     Regular    Warehouse  for  San 
Francisco  Produce  Exchange  Call  Board. 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  handling  and  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  and  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  and  smutty  Wheat. 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  stored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  sold, 
if  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  of  the  Company.  202  Sansome  St..  over  the  Anglo-California  Bank. 

THE  CROCKER-WOOLWORTH  NATIONAL  RANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

822    PINE    STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL tl.000,000. 

DIRECTORS : 
CHAS.  F.  CROCKER,  |  B.  H.  MILLER,  Jr. 

E.  C.  WOOLWOETH President. 

W.  E.  BROWN Vice-Presidbnt. 

WM.  H.  CROCKER Cashier 

SECURITY  SAVIN6S  RANK. 

Guarantee  Capital $300,000 

OFFICERS: 

President  JEROME  LINCOLN  I  Secretary 8.  L.  ABBOT.  Jr. 

Vice-President W.  S.  JONES  I  Attorney SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

OFFICE— No.  228  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


BAN  Ffl  INCISCO  NEWS  T  KTTER. 


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1  :a  t>t  BCS. 


TO    THE    DEAD    YEAR.-^m./h.'i.  MUlrr. 

What  shall  be  said.  O  gray  year  dead — 

Old  gray  dead  year  so  full  of  days? 
Above  thy  »tusi  what  shall  be  said? 
Shall  we  give  praise,  or  sharp  dispraise? 
If  thou  wert  well  entombed  lo  day, 
As  Egypt  laid  her  dead  away, 
What  could   be  told,  what  should  be  told, 
When   lime  thy  mummy-cloth  unrolled? 
What  shall  befall?     What  shall  be  all 

Of  Europe's  deeds  when   time  is  done? 
Why.  cannon-ball  and  bugle-call. 

And  guns  thai   weighed  an  hundred  ton; 
Fat  bloodhounds  baying!     And  each  hound 
Athirst  and  eager  that  the  ground 
Shall  voice  his  brother's  blood;  that  tlame 
And  sword  shall  claim  bis  puny  name. 
And  we,  the  new-born  stalwart  world? 

Why  we,  we  turn  our  faces  back 
And  cheer  each   battle-flag  unfurled. 

And  track  the  baying  bloodhound's  track 
And  praise  these  paltry  cowards;  praise 
The  wretch  who  dares  not  stoop  and  raise 
His  brother  up;  give  praise  divine — 
Give  peace  and  love  a  single  line. 

And  all  o*jr  own  small  tyrants  praise, 

And  name  them  kings.     We  chronicle 
Their  coming,  going;  all  their  ways 

Of  airy  walk  and  speak  them  well. 
And  yet  the  true  king  far  away 
Amid  his  corn  stands  bowed  to-day; 
A  mortgage  on  his  field,  his  corn, 
A  mortgage  on  his  babe  unborn. 
The  hero  of  an  hundred  wars 

With   want,  with  hunger,  with  disease 
Stands  pensionless,  for  all  his  scars 

Won  'mid  the  victories  of  peace; 
Stands  helpless,  friendless,  stands  alone, 
His  stout  heart  turning  into  stone; 
Stands  quite  at  bay.     The  while  we  gaze 
At  pompous  fools  and  praise  and  praise. 

DUTY'S    PATH.— %  Mia  Wheeler  Wilcox. 

Out  from  the  harbor  of  youth's    bay 

There  leads  the  path  of  pleasure; 
With  eager  steps  we  walk  that  way 

To  brim  joy's  largest  measure. 
But  when  with  morn's  departing  beam 

Goes  youth's  last  precious  minute, 
We  sigh  "  'twas  but  a  fevered  dream — 

There's  nothing  in  it." 
Then  on  our  vision  dawns  afar 

The  goal  of  glory,  beaming 
Like  some  great  radiant  solar  star, 

And  sets  us  longing,  dreaming, 
Forgetting  all  things  left  behind, 

We  strain  each  nerve  to  win  it, 
But  when  'tis  ours — alas  I  we  find 

There's  nothing  in  it. 
We  turn  our  sad.  reluctant  gaze 

Upon  the  path  of  duty; 
Its  barren,  uninviting  ways 

Are  void  of  bloom  and  beauty. 
Yet  in  that  road,  though  dark  and  cold, 

It  seems  as  we  begin  it, 
As  we  press  on — lo!  we  behold 

There's  Heaven  in  it. 

SWEETHEART,     SWEETHEART. 


The  wild  bird  hid  in  the  thicket, 

Sings  "sweetheart,"  over  and  over, 
And  "  sweetheart,  sweetheart,  sweetheart," 

Buzz  the  brown  bees  in  the  clover. 
The  brook  that  ripples  and  gurgles, 

The  bending  reeds  and  grasses, 
The  winds,  with  loving  cadence, 

Sing  »  sweetheart,"  as  she  passes. 
Blow  softly,  O  winds  of  summer, 

Bend  blue,  0  sky,  above  her, 
0,  whispering  reeds  and  grasses, 

Whisper  to  her,  I  love  her. 
San  Francisco,  January  9,  1892.  Florence  A.  Jones. 


BANK    OF    BRITISH    COLUMBIA. 

CAPITAL  PAID  UP  $3  ooo.OOO 

RESERVE  FUMD  1.000.000 

"•"in i  ooroor  Biuta  ud 

HEAD  OFFICE  80  LOMBARD  STREET.  LONDON. 

BBAK0IIB8    Victor!.,  Brillth  OolnmbU:   Portland,  0  lie  and 

i  aooma,  Wiifchlugloa. 
B0B-BKANCII1  tmloilor,  VuaouTtr,  Nanalmo  «ad  Kkn 

British  Columl 
This  Bank  trau  loral  Banking  Bnaloou.    aooonnt*  nponod 

ok,  aud  Special  Uopoalta  reoolvod.    Commi  ranted 

available  lu  nil  parts  "I  ih.'  world,     Approved  lull-  discounted  and  ad 

vanoea  made  on  g i  collateral  noarUy.     Draws  direct  at  current  rules 

upon  ii>  Head  Oflicc  and  Branches,  tm.1  upon  Its  agenlc  ai  lollowi 
XE\v  yiikk.  CHICAGO  and  CANADA— Bank  i  I  M,.u  i  real:  LIVERPOOL 

—North  and  South  Wales  Bank;  SCOTLAND— British  I. u  Company;  ikk- 

UAND— Baukol  Irelaud;  MEXICO  and  SOUTH  AMERICA— London  Bank 
of  Mexico  and  Bouth  America;  CHINA  and  JAPAN-Chartered  Bank  "I 
India,  Australia  and  China;  AD8TRALIA  and  NEW  ZEALAND— Bank  Ol 
Australasia,  Commercial  Banking  Company  of  Sydney.  English,  Scottish 
and  Australian  Chartered  Hank  and  National  Buiik  of  Australasia;  1>KM- 
ERARA  and  TRINIDAD  (West  Indies)— Colonial  Ban k. 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVINGsTnION. 

632  (nllioriila  Street,  Corner  Webb  Street. 

Branch  Office  1700  Market  Street,  Comer  Polk. 

Deposit*,  June  30.  1891    •SS3.311.061   00 

Uuarauteed  Capital  and  Surplus  1,340,635  00 

DIRECTORS. 

Albert  Miller,  President;  George  W.  Beaver,  Vice-President;  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond,  Charles  Pace,  Daniel  E.  Martin.  W.  C.  B.  DeFremery, 
George  C.  Boardmau,  J.  G  Eastlaud;    Lovell  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  aud  Loans  only  on  real  estate  security.  Country  re- 
mittances may  be  sent  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  or  by  checks  oi  reliable 
parties,  payable  in  San  Francisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  Savings 
-Bank  commences  only  with  the  actual  receipt  of  the  money.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  is  made 
for  pass  book  or  entrance  fee.  Office  Hours— 9  a.  m.  to  3  p.  m.  Saturday 
evenings,  t>:30  to  8. 

THE  GERMAN  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  526  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RESERVE  FUND $    1,410,000  00. 

Deposits  Jan    2,  1892 27,138,129  14. 

Officers— President,  L.  GOTTIG;  Vice-President,  EDW.  KRUSE 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGERS  ;  Cashier,  A,  H.  R.  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN  ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TOURNY.  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  Schoemann,  E. 
Meyer,  F.  Tillmann,  H.  Horstmann,  M,  Ehrman,  B.  A.  Becker.  Attorney 
John  R.  Jaeboe. 

MUTUAL  SAVINGS  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny... Mechanics'  Institute  Building. 

Guaranty  Capital,  $1,000,000. 

OFFICERS. 

JAMES  G.  FAIR President 

JAMES  PHELAN,   S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-Presidents 

Directors— James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper,  C.  G.  Hooker, 
James  Phelan,  James  Moffitt,  S.  G.  Murphy,  Chas.  Cadwalader  aud  James 
D.  Phelan. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecurities. JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

HUMBOLDT  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY, 

No.  18  Geary  Street,  San  Francisco. 

Incorporated November  24, 1869. 

ADOLPH  C.  WEBER  ...President.  |  ERNST  BRAND Secretary 

LONDON.  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  BANK  (Limited), 

N.  W.  Cor.  Sansome  and  Sutter  Sts. 

uttciied  Capital $2,500,000  \  Paid  Up  Capital $2,000,000 

Reserve  Fund  $560,000. 
Head  Office 58  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Asents— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
( Ltd. ),  No.  10  Wall  St. ,  N.  Y.    PARIS— Messrs.  Lazard  Freres  &  Cie,  17  Bonle 
vard  Poissoniere.    Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.   Com 
mercial  and  Travelers'  Credits  issued.           EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 
LC.  Altschpl.  Cashier. __^ 

THE  ANGLO-CALIFORNIAN  BANK,  Limited. 

|ii.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

Capital  Authorized $6,000,000  I  Paid  up $1,500,000 

Subscribed 3,000,000  |  Reserve  Fund. 650,000 

Head  Office— 3  Angel  Court,  London,  E.  C. 
Agents  at  New  York— J.  &.  W.  Seligman  &  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  banking  business,  sells  drafts,  makes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  and  issues  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
world.    Sends  bills  for  collection,  loans  money,  buys  and  sells  exchange 
and  bullion.  IGN.  STEINHART    } 

P.  N.  LILIENTHAL.t 


•  Managers. 


COLTON  DENTAL  ASSOCIATION, 

806  Market  Street  (Phelan  Building). 

Gas  Specialists.  Originated  the  use  of  Pure  Nitrous  Oxide  Gas  for  pois- 
tively  extracting  teeth  without  pain.  "Coltou  Gas"  has  an  established  aud 
unrivaled  world-wide  reputation  for  its  purity,  efficacy  and  perfect  safety 
in  all  eases.  Thirty  five  thousand  references.  Established  1863.  Indorsed 
and  recommeuded  by  all  reputable  dentists  and  physicians.  Also  performs 
all  operations  lu  dentistry.  ^  CHARLBS  ^  MCKER 


22 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  9,  1892. 


"WHO    IT    IS.—  Clothier  and  Furnisher. 


Who  is  it  stands  for  fourteen  hours 

Within  a  dry  goods   store, 
And  cometh  home  at  night  so  tired 

She  scarce  can  ope  tbe  door  ? 

Who  is  it  entertains  her  friends 
Each  night  in  gorgeous  style, 

And  when  the  breakfast  comes  in  late 
She  greets  you  with  a  smile? 

Who  is  it  wears  the  newest  gown 
And  puts  your  wife  to  shame, 

And  makes  you  feel  so  small  at  timeB 
You  long  to  change  your  name? — 

Your  servant  girl. 


CHRONICLES    OF    THE    BUILDERS. 


THE  History  Company  has  issued  Volume  II.  of  the  Chronicles 
of  the  Builders,  which  is  the  third  volume  of  the  series  pub- 
lished. It  sustains  the  high  reputation  gained  for  this  excellent 
series  of  historical  studies  by  the  volumes  which  have  preceded 
it,  for  it  is  replete  with  interesting  information  regarding  the  de- 
velopment of  the  Western  country,  and  the  men  who  made  it  the 
glorious  empire  it  is  to-day.  The  first  chapter  is  devoted  to  a 
general  view  of  the  growth  of  the  government  of  the  new  coun- 
tries, in  which  political  corruption  is  referred  to  in  words  of  un- 
mistakable condemnation.  "  Bossism,"  says  Mr.  Bancroft,  "  is 
one  of  the  main  props  of  the  money  power  in  politics,  which 
asserts  itself  on  this  coast  in  so  objectionable  a  degree."  The  City 
Councils  of  San  Francisco  are  charged  with  having  squandered 
her  once  enormous  landed  wealth,  and  sinking  in  the  pockets  of 
politicians  half  the  money  paid  as  taxes  by  the  people.  The  gov- 
ernments of  Central  America  and  Mexico  are  reviewed  from  aborig- 
inal rule  to  the  present  day,  and  a  very  interesting  chapter  is  de- 
voted to  political  history  and  government  in  California,  which  is 
brought  down  to  the  end  of  Governor  Waterman's  administra- 
tion. Chapters  are  also  given  to  the  government  of  the  interior 
States,  including  Arizona,  New  Mexico,  Utah  and  Nevada;  the 
government  and  development  of  Colorado,  Texas  and  the  States 
of  the  Mississippi  Valley,  and  to  Oregon.  The  biographies  in  this 
volume,  each  of  which  is  accompanied  by  an  excellent  engravingof 
the  subject,  are  of  Lorenzo  Sawyer,  John  G.  Downey,  George  C. 
Perkins,  Orville  C.  Pratt,  James  A.  Waymire,  Milton  A.  Wheaton, 
George  Hyde,  Annis  Merrill,  Charles  Maclay,  Robert  M.  Widney, 
Jeremiah  F.  Sullivan,  Peter  Dean,  Charles  F.  Lott,  Matthew  P. 
Deady,  Henry  W.  Corbett,  Solomon  Hirsch,  La  Fayette  Grover, 
Philip  A.  Marquam,  Van  B.  de  Lashmutt  and  Joseph  Simon. 
The  volume  is  probably  the  most  reliable,  interesting  and  valuable 
yet  published  upon  the  very  important  topics  which  it  covers. 
Every  interesting  detail  is-fully  explained  to  the  great  satisfaction 
of  the  reader,  and  many  new  facts  are  related,  which  can  nowhere 
else  be  found,  as  Mr.  Bancroft's  vast  reference  library  gives  him 
unparalleled  opportunities  for  throwing  the  fullest  light  upon  all 
subjects  he  writes  on.  The  biographies  of  many  of  the  men 
prominent  to-day  upon  the  Pacific  Coast,  which  are  published  in 
the  volume,  are  as  interesting  as  romances,  and  will  well  repay 
perusal. 

Volume  VI.  of  the  "  Chronicles  "  was  issu  d  during  the  week. 
The  greater  portion  of  it  is  devoted  to  railway  development  in 
California,  Nevada,  Utah,  New  Mexico,  Arizona,  Texas,  Oregon, 
Idaho,  Montana,  Washington,  British  Columbia,  Mexico  and 
Central  America,  and  in  a  most  interesting  manner  the  progress 
of  events  is  reviewed  from  the  initial  surveys  to  the  completion 
of  the  great  railways  which  now  join  the  Pacific  Coast  with  the 
cities  of  the  East.  On  this  subject  Mr.  Bancroft  becomes  enthu- 
siastic, and  expresses  confidence  in  the  idea  of  a  cosmopolitan 
railway  passing  through  Alaska  aid  Siberia,  and  uniting  the  sys- 
tems of  the  Old  World  and  the  New.  The  completion  of  the 
great  trans-Siberian  road,  now  in  course  of  construction,  will  place 
such  a  cosmopolitan  road  within  the  easy  range  of  probabilities. 
Nearly  forty  pages  are  given  to  the  biography  of  Charles  Crocker, 
in  the  account  of  whose  eventful  life  is  woven  a  history  of  the 
Central  Pacific.  No  better  illustration  of  the  enterprise  and  T.tanic 
energy  of  tbe  railroad  builder  could  be  given  than  that  on  page  58, 
descriptive  of  the  day  on  which,  under  his  superintendence, 
10  miles  and  185  feet  of  the  Central  Pacific  track  were  laid 
between  daylight  and  dark.  The  volume  gives  a  complete  his- 
tory of  railway  development  in  California,  including  an  account 
of  the  various  Legislative  and  Congressional  enactments,  and 
chapters  are  also  devoted  to  the  growth  of  commerce  on  the 
western  coast  of  the  United  States.  The  biographies  are  those  of 
Charles  Crocker,  George  H.  Sisson,  Josiah  Failing,  Henry  Failing, 
James  Steel,  Donald  Macleay,  Adolph  G.  Russ,  Joseph  P.  Hale, 
George  H.  Bonebrake,  Albert  Miller,  Joseph  Emeric,  Orville  D. 
Baldwin,  Chauncey  H.  Phillips  and  Jerome  B.  Wheeler.  For 
sale  by  The  History  Company.] 


White's  Hat  Store,  at  014  Commercial  street,  is  the  favorite  place 
among  men  who  desire  stylish  tiles. 


H.  M.  NEWHALL  &  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchants, 

AND  

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Nos.  309  and  311  Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco,  California. 


NATIONAL   ASSURANCE   CO.   OF   IRELAND; 
ATLAS    ASSURANCE    CO.    OF    LONDON  ; 
BOYLSTON    INSURANCE   CO.  OF    BOSTON  ; 
OCEAN   MARINE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LONDON. 

WILLIAMS,  DIMOND  &  CO. 

SHIPPING    AND    COMMISSION    MERCHANTS, 
UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 

Agents  for— 
The  Cunard  Royal  Mail  Steamship  I  The  China  Trade  and  Insurance  Co. 

Company,  (L'd.), 

"The  California  Line  of  Clippers,"  I  The   Baldwin  Locomotive  Works, 

from  New  York,  Steel  Rails  and  Track  Material. 

"The  Hawaiian  Line  of  Packets,"    | 

J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros., 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

Agents  for  Spreckels'  Line  of  Hawaiian  Packets,  8.  8.  Hepworth'8  Centrl 
fugal  Machines,  Reed's  Patent  Pipe  and  Boiler  Covering. 
327  Market  Street,  corner  Fremont. 

8AN    FRANCISCO. 

SCHOOL  OF  DESIGN. 

The  Spring  Term  of  this  School  opened  on 
MONDAY,    JANUARY     4th. 

Instructors — R.  D.  Yellaud,  Arthur  F.  Mathews,  Oscar  Kuuath,  Amedee 
Joullia  and  Lee  Lash. 

Terms:  Regular  Classes— Drawing,  $10  per  month,  $24  per  term.  Oil 
Painting,  $12  per  mouth,  $30  per  term  Saturday  Class,  $4  per  mouth,  or  $12 
for  four  mouths. 

MR.  R.  D.  YELLAND  will  deliver  Lectures  on  PERSPECTIVE,  illus- 
trated on  the  Blackboard,  ou  Wednesdays  throughout  the  term. 

For  particulars  inquire  at  the  School,  430  Pine  street. 

J.  R.  MARTIN, 

Assistant  Secretary. 


MME.    B.    ZISKA,    A.  M. 

REMOVED  TO 

ieo6  T7--Au:tT  oshess  aveittje. 

Classes  were  resumed  January  7,  1892. 

SGHOOt  OF  ELOCUTION  AND  EXPRESSION. 

1170  .Market  St.,  Donohoe  Building. 

The  school  furnishes  the  most  thorough  and  systematic  training  for 
voice,  body  and  mind.  Courses  are  arranged  to  meet  all  classes.  Pupils 
prepared  for  the  stage,  public  readers,  teachers  of  elocution  and  expression 
or  social  accomplishment.  The  Delsarte  system  of  dramatic  training  and 
development  of  grace  and  ease  a  specialty. 

i  'irs.  May  Joseph!  Kim-aid, 
PRINCIPALS  ]  Prof.  J.  Kobtrts  Kliicaid, 
{(Graduate  Boston  School  of  Expression) 

ST.  MATTHEW'S  HALL,  SAN  MATEO,  CAL. 


A  SCHOOL  FOR  BOYS. 


Twenty-sixth  Year. 


Rev.  ALFRED  LEE  BREWER,  1)D.,  Rector. 


Madame  Waldow  Cohen, 

Teaclier    of     Piaao    I^oxte     and 
1815  CLAY  STREET. 


Sin.g-iiig', 


LOUIS  R0EDERER  CHAMPAGNE. 

The  Highest  (trade  Champagne  in  the  World. 

CABTB    BLAUCHE." 

(WHITE    LABEL) 

A  Magnificent  Rich  Wine. 

'■Giaj^isriD  -viisr  sec," 

(BROWN  LABEL) 

Perfection  of  a  Dry  Wine. 
See  that  every  Bottle  bears  the  private  label  of 

MACONDRAY   &   CO., 

Sole  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast. 


I'l;  LNCISCO  M'.w  9  I  ETTKR. 


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SUMMARY    UF    THE    MARKETS. 

Flour  is  Arm:  foreign  dcmatiii  Rood    Bxira  $?*  i  *<t*1  75:  Bnperfloe,  $8*75. 
Wheat  is  art!  to:    (air  lnd«;    Snipping,  II. *0;  Mining,  »1.82'v^l  ^'  POT 
c*ntai. 
B*rler  is  Arm;  Brcwlne,  11.1**11  J"    Fi  •■  I.  II  <vy*$l .12W  Per  ctl. 
Oats, Milling, |l.4J1-'*li-V»:  FeeO,  |l    -.*|i.<uper  ctl. 
Corn.  White,  |1  SStMl  371*:  Yellow.  |1.^>^W1.85  per  ctl 
Rye,  no  stock,  Rood  demand.  II  •'■  l\*|l  <  v    rcmoni,  $2.00@2-7&. 
Hay  Is  steady:  Wheat.  li*44K>-  Oata,  fl30S16;  Alfalfa,  I~11(#*1'2  ~-0, 
MUUiufT-.  eood  demand.     Bran.  |l7i*lly  per  ton. 
Beau>.«'*>d  request,  9L85®$2.Su  per  ctl.     Potatoes.  30*v@50c  per  ctl. 
Butter  is  higher:  Choice,  PsJr.90o.A2So;  Eastern,  lie  to  25c. 

•.  light  stock,  10c.(*12c.     Ecu'-.  light  supply,  S6c@45c. 
limey.  Comb,  10c.@13c.:  Extra-  ,<'•  Poultry  in  good  supply. 

Onions  are  worth  V4r.     Beeswax  i?  lower  m(  2"2c.@24c. 
Fruit— all  kinds  dried — active.    Fruit  la  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 
Raisins  and  Dried  Grapes  in  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates. 
Hides  are  s-ieady;  Dry.  7e(il0c.      Wool  is  in  demand  at  14c.@22c. 
Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  Ibe  seller  at  6@&  jc. 
•"offee  plead y  at  150.321c.  ror  C.  A.    Canned  Fruits  of  all  kinds  in  favor. 
Coal  is  lower,  with  a  declining  tendency.    Nuts  find  ready  t-ale. 
Quicksilver  is  scarce  at  J4S.00  per  flask.   Hops  are  in  demand  at  14@20c. 
Sugar,  good  stocK  of  both  Raws  aud  Refined.    Whites,  5@5%C 

The  year  1892  opens  auspiciously;  recent  rains  have  been  suffi- 
cient to  set  the  plows  in  motion  in  all  parts  of  the  State.  Seed 
sowing  is  now  in  order.  The  hiils  and  valleys  are  covered  with 
living  green:  pasturage  is  now  pood  for  cattle  and  sheep,  and  the 
dairymen  are  jubilant  at  the  bright  prospect  before  them. 

The  steamship  Oceanic,  from  the  Orient,  brought  for  Cargo  48 
pkgs.  Silk  Goods,  557  rolls  Matting,  662  bags  Coffee,  289  pkgs. 
Gambria,  1,417  pkgs.  Sugar,  48  pkgs.  Opium,  1,863  pkgs.  Oil,  972 
pkgs.  Tea,  33,000  mats  Rice,  10.000  pks.  Mdse. ;  also  in  transit  to 
go  overland  1,604  pkgs.  Raw  Silk,  39  pkgs. Silk  Goods,  2,000pkgs. 
Tea,  268  pkgs.  Curios,  344  pkgs.  Mdse.;  for  Central  and  South 
America,  42  pkgs.  Silk  Goods,  etc. 

The  lowest  grain  charter  for  the  past  year  was  that  of  the  Br. 
iron  Bk.  Cloncalrd,  1,300  tons,  Wheat  to  Cork,  U.  K.,  Havre,  Ant- 
werp or  Dunkirk  at  £1  2s.  6d.  Since  then  the  Br.  iron  Bark  Dun- 
nerdale,  1,066  tons,  chartered  for  same  voyage  at  £1  3s.  9d.,  show- 
ing quite  an  advance. 

The  Pacific  Mail  Steamship  San  Juan,  sailed  for  the  Isthmus  on 
the  5th  inst.,  carrying  to  Central  America  Mdse.  value  of  $27,317, 
consisting  in  part  of  2,547  bbls.  Flour.  1,000  ctls.  Wheat,  1,037  ctls. 
Corn,  3,834  lbs.  Tallow,  5.106  lbs.  Lard,  etc. ;  to  Mexico,  700  gals. 
Wine,  etc.;  to  Panama  57  bbls.  Flour,  27,354  lbs.  Sugar,  Rice  and 
Beans,  value  $1,817;  to  Peru  23  cs.  Salmon  and  1,200  lbs.  Dried 
Fruits;  also  to  New  York  in  transit  110  bales  Rags,  35,469  gals. 
Wine,  111,018  lbs.  Borax,  978  gals.  Brandy,  etc.,  value  $24,736. 
Total  value  of  Cargo,  $60,334. 

The  steamship  City  of  Peking,  December  31st.  hence  for  China, 
carried  16,350  bbls.  Flour,  14,642  lbs.  Borax  and  other  Mdse.,  value 
$147,778;  also  in  Treasure  $254,806;  to  Japan  $34,000  in  Treasure, 
329  bbls.  Flour,  65  pkgs.  Leather,  7,482  lbs.  Sugar,  2,000  gala. 
Wine,  etc.,  value  $17,095;  to  Calcutta  16,377  lbs.  Hops;  to  Batavia 
50  cs.  Canned  Goods;  to  Penang  75  cs.  ditto;  to  Sourabaya  175  cs. 
Canned  Goods,  etc.,  value  $811.  * 

Coffee  of  the  better  grades  of  Guatemala  for  shipment  overland 
is  in  active  request,  but  otherwise  there  is  very  little  business 
doing.  We  note  a  sale  of  500  bags  good  green  unwashed  Salvador 
at  194;C  Sales  from  first  handy  during  the  past  month  aggregated 
2,097  bags  Central  American.  During  the  month  of  December 
3,338  bags  Central  American  sold  to  go  overland. 

Sugar,  since  our  last  weekly  reference,  has  been  reduced  £c.  per 
lb.  for  all  grades,  ruling  since  October  last. 

The  Wool  product  of  California  in  1891  aggregated  33,183,475 
lbs.  We  exported  by  sea  and  rail  26,362,952  lbs.  The  stock  on 
hand  at  the  close  of  the  year,  2,500,000  lbs.  We  received,  in  addition 
to  the  above,  some  7,000,000  lbs.  from  sister  States.  It  is  esti- 
mated that  local  mills  consumed  about  18,000,000  lbs.  last  year, 
of  which  some  7,500,000  lbs.  was  stock  carried  over  from  1890. 
The  freight  on  Wool  by  rail  to  the  Atlantic  in  the  grease  is  l£c. 
per  lb.,  |c.  by  water;  on  scoured  wool,  2£c.  by  rail  and  lc.  per 
lb.  by  water.  The  wool  clip  of  the  State  for  the  past  five  years 
averages  33,000,000  lbs. 


J.  Carmany,  of  25  Kearny  street,  has  the  most  varied  assortment 
of  gentlemen's  furnishing  goods  in  the  city. 


Rich,    juicy    and    delicious    oysters   may    always    be   had    at 
Moraghan's  famous  stand  in  the  California  Market. 


PLUMBING 


Fina.Sanitary  Plumbing  and  Gas-fitting 
Estimates  furnished.  Jobbing  promptly 
attended  to. 

CHARLES  E.  ANDERSON, 
1616  Polk  Street,  near  Clay,  and  1214. 
Polk  Street,  near  Sutter, 
telephone  No.  2107. 


ASSESSMENT    NOTICE. 

.Ill-  '.    ■  "      Mini  rm     t 

Lnrniirm  ,,i  prtoolpil  piaca  ,,t  bwtoaaa,  Ban  FranalMo,  California.    Lo- 

i    cation  of  wort Id  111 II  Mlnlnt  Dlttrlct,  Btoror  counlr,  Norarta. 

roo  ih. i  hi  a  mci-tliiK  of  tin-  li. ... r- 1  ..(  Director.,  hd.i 
on  too  2.1.1  .lav  of  December,  MM,  an  aaaasmnonl  [No,  Wiof   rwonli 

par  share  waa  levied  upon  Ibe  r.piiai  Moot  "f  in rporaUon,  pay- 
able Immediately,  in  I'mted  sulci  v. .1.1  coin,  lo  im(.  Secretary,  al  i1 

nf  the  company.  No  119  California  reroet,  i 1  8,  s«n  Pranclaoo,  California. 

Any  Mock  upon  which  ih  -  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Twonti-c'jhth  Day  ol  January.  1892.  will  be  delinquent. 

and  advertlaed  for  sale  «'  i-ui.Hr  miction;  am]  nnleaa  payment  is  maAa 
before,  will  bo  s-oi.i  on  WEDNESDAY,  tng  17th  .Iny  «l  February, 
pay  the  delluqucnt  assessment,  togethei  aritta  oosti   .>f  advertising  mni 
espouses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Hoard  of  Directors. 

It.  E.  KELLY.  Secretary. 
Office— No.  419  California  strctt.  room  3,  Sau  Francisco,  California. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Crocker     Mining     Company, 

Location  of  principal  place  nf  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Quljotoa,  Arizona. 

Notice  is  hereby  Riven  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  15th  day  of  December,  1891,  au  assessment  'No  11)  of  Ten  Cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable  imme- 
diately, in  United  States  ftold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  com- 
pany, No.  26  Nevada  Block.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Nineteenth  Day  of  January,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  THURSDAY,  the  eleventh  day  of  February.  1892.  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

NAT.  T.  MESSER,  Secretary 
Office— No.  303  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Hale  &  Noreross  Silver  Mining  Company, 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Virginia  Mining  District,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  held 
on  the  21st  day  of  December,  1891,  an  assessment  (No.  100)  of  Fifty  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  on  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  company,  room  58,  Nevada  Block,  No  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

Tuesday,  the  Twenty-sixth  Day  ot  January,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and,  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  WEDNESDAY,  the  17th  day  of  February,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

A.  B.  THOMPSON,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  58,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francis- 
co, California. 


ASSESSMENT  NOTICE, 


Alta    Silver    Mining    Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— Sau  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Gold  Hill  Mining  District,  Storey  county,  Nev. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  fifth  (t>th)  day  of  January,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  41)  of  Fifiy  (50) 
Gents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately  in  Uuited  States  gold  coin  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  Room  33,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  California 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Ninth  (9th)  Day  of  February,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  aud  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  MONDAY,  the  twenty-ninth  (29th)  day  of  February, 
1892,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costsof  advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

L.  OSBORN,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  33,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francis- 
co, California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Gould    &    Curry    Silver    Mining    Company, 

Assessment No.  68 

Amount  per  Share 30  cents 

Levied January  5,  1802 

Delinquent  in  Office February  8, 1892 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  Stock  March  1, 1892 

ALFRED  K.  DURBROW,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  No.  69,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San 
Francisco,  California. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Home    Mutual    Insurance    Company. 

San  Francisco,  January  2, 1892. 
Conformably  to  the  provisions  of  Section  1  of  the  By-Laws  of  this  Com- 
pany the  next  annual  meeting  of  stockholders  will  be  held  at  its  principal 
office' (northeast  corner  of  California  and  Sansome  streets,  San  Francisco, 
California),  at  1  o'clock  p,  m  ,  on  MONDAY,  January  18th,  a.  d.  1892,  for  the 
election  of  Directors,  to  serve  until  their  successors  shall  be  elected,  under 
the  provisions  of  said  by-lawfi.     The  polls  will  be  open  from  1  to  4  o'clock. 

CHAS.  R.  STORY,  Secretary. 


24 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  9,  1892. 


MA83AGE  is  being  advocated  by  the  French  faculty  in  certain 
corneal  opacities.  The  cases  most  suitable  for  this  treatment 
are  those  in  which  the  opacity  results  from  abscess  or  ulceration 
of  the  cornea,  and  in  which  there  is  not  much  dense  cicatrical 
tissue.  A  small  quantity  of  an  ointment  containing  lanolin  and 
hydrargyrum  in  equal  parts  is  introduced  beneath  the  eyelid 
once  a  day  and  gentle  friction  made  with  the  finger  on  the 
closed  eyelid;  the  motion,  we  are  told,  should  be  in  a  circle,  and 
should  be  kept  up  for  one  minute.  The  eye  is  subsequently  irri- 
gated with  a  3  per  cent,  solution  of  boric  acid.  This  treatment 
must  be  continued  for  months,  and  requires  great  patience  on  the 
part  of  the  medical  man  and  the  patient.  Generally  the  patient, 
or  a  parent  or  friend,  can  be  taught  to  carry  out  the  treatment. 
Inflammatory  conditions  of  the  cornea  or  neighboring  structures 
are  contra-indications  to  massage. 

In  a  London  paper  an  account  is  given  of  some  experiments 

with  boilers,  in  which  the  difficulty  of  shortness  of  water  being 
met  by  turning  on  feed  water,  is  illustrated.  For  this  purpose  a 
boiler  was  constructed,  and  the  tests  were  conducted  under  con- 
ditions closely  approximating  to  those  of  every-day  work.  The 
furnaces  were  bared  of  water  by  opening  the  blow-off  cock  and 
allowing  the  water  to  escape,  while  good,  bright  fires  were  burn- 
ing, which  could  not  fail  to  overheat  the  plates.  When  suffi- 
ciently heated  to  melt  discs  of  lead,  tin  and  zinc,  the  feed  was 
suddenly  turned  on,  through  special  pipes,  which  injected  the 
water  directly  on  to  the  heated  plates,  but  in  no  case — as  is  often 
assumed — was  this  followed  by  a  sudden  generation  of  steam  at 
an  excessive  pressure,  but  in  one  instance  a  reduction  of  pressure 
actually  took  place;  this,  however,  being  clearly  proved  to  be 
due  to  not  turning  on  the  feed  soon  enough.  In  some  other  tests 
different  types  of  boilers  were  put  to  work,  and  the  differtnt 
temperatures  carefully  taken  above  and  below  the  furnaces, 
pointing  out  the  inadvisability  of  hurrying  fires  when  raising 
steam. 

—  Any  one  who  may  feel  so  disposed,  can,  with  the  aid  of  an 
ordinary  candle,  be  enabled  to  see  a  reflection  of  the  minute 
blood-vessels  that  are  situated  at  the  back  of  his  or  her  own  eye. 
The  experiment  may  be  performed  in  the  following  manner:  A 
lighted  candle  is  held  up  a  few  inches  from,  and  on  a  level  with 
the  right  eye,  and  the  other  eye  closed.  An  up  and  down  motion  is 
now  given  to  the  candle  and  a  beautiful  sight  presents  itself  to 
the  experimenter.  First  of  all  the  light  of  the  candle  seems  to  be 
darkened  by  a  whitish  mist,  out  of  which  a  beautiful  net  or  tree- 
like structure,  composed  of  fine  black  lines,  gradually  reveals 
itself  standing  out  boldly  or  faintly  as  the  motion  of  the  candle  is 
increased  or  lessened.  There  should  be  no  other  light  in  the  room 
save  that  used  in  the  experiment. 

Prince  Lucien    Bonaparte   has    bequeathed   to   the  English 

nation  his  well-known  »  Cabinet  of  Chemical  Elements."  In  all, 
there  are  sixty  elementary  substances  in  various  quantities,  some 
so  rare  as  to  be  of  especial  value,  and  a  few  almost  priceless.  Among 
them  is  the  finest  and  purest  gold,  platinum  still  more  precious; 
a  sample  weighing  6J  ounces  troy  of  iridium  (about  the  size  of 
half  a  walnut);  three  times  the  value  of  platinum;  germanium, 
still  higher  in  money  value,  the  market  price  being  sixty  times 
that  of  pure  gold.  The  contents  have  been  estimated  at  between 
£250  and  £300.  The  late  Prince  was  greatly  aided  by  the  Princess 
in  his  laboratory  work,  for  she,  too,  had  a  great  love  of  chemistry. 
He  spent  much  of  his  time  in  this* research. 

—  A  most  interesting  surgical  operation  is  reported  from  one 
of  the  German  hospitals,  says  Anthony's  Photographic  Bulletin, 
where  a  portion  of  the  cornea  of  the  eye,  which  had  been  injured 
and  turned  to  a  dark  brown  color  by  the  action  of  nitrate  of  sil- 
ver, was  removed  by  a  very  minute  trephine,  and  a  portion,  the 
same  size,  from  the  cornea  of  a  young  rabbit  inserted  in  its  place; 
after  a  few  weeks  the  eye  had  completely  healed,  and  the  color  ot 
the  entire  cornea  was  perfectly  transparent. 

Two  armor-plated  trains  have  been  designed   for  the  Czar. 

The  carriages  are  to  be  lined  with  steel  plates  of  large  size, which  are 
being  made  at  the  Alexandrowski  Works  of  the  Soci6te"  Franco- 
Russe.  This  firm  has  devised  a  method  of  producing  sheets  of 
steel  60  feet  long  by  4  feet  wide  from  a  single  ingot. 

The  price  of  platinum   has   advanced    fully  100  per   cent., 

owing  to  its  increased  use  for  electrical  purposes. 

—  A  Swedish  cavalry  officer  has  invented  a  horseshoe  on 
which  the  calks  and  clips  are  changeable. 


Good  Liquors,  excellent  service,  genial  company  and  numerous 
comforts,  are  the  distinguishing,  characteristics  of  the  Grand  Central 
Wine  Rooms,  of  16  and  IS  Third  street.  The  bar  is  the  most  popu- 
lar in  town  among  men  who  understand  and  can  appreciate  the  best 
of  wines  and  liquors. 


ANNUAL  MEETING, 


Sierra    Nevada     Silver    Mining     Company. 
The  reeular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Sierra  Nevada 
Silver  Mining  Company  will   be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  Room 
15,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  California",  on 

Wednesday,  the  2Cth  Day  of  January,  189?,  at  the  hour  of  one  o'clock  P.  M.. 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 
meeting. 

Transfer  books  will  close  on  Monday,  the  18th  day  of  January,  1892,  at  3 
o'clock  P.  M. 

E.  L.  PARKER,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  15,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  Street,  San  Frau- 
cisco,  California. 


ANNUAL  MEETING. 


Crocker    Mining     Company, 
The  regular  annual  meetiug  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Crocker  Mining 
Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  cimpauy.  Room  26,  Nevada  Block, 
309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on 

Monday,  the  18th  Day  of  January,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  1  o'clock  P.  IY1.. 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 
meeting. 
Transfer  books  will  close  on  Friday,  Jauuary  15th,  at  3  o'clock  p.  m. 

AUG.  WATERMAN,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  26,  Nevada  Block,  San  Fraucisco,  California 


ANNUAL  MEETING. 


Pajaro    Valley    Railroad    Company. 
The  regular  auuual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the   Pajaro  Valley 
Railroad  Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  327  Market 
street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on 

Monday,  the  18th  Day  of  January,  1 89'.  at  the  hour  of  1 1  o'clock  A.  M., 

for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 

year,  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 

meeting. 

Transfer  books  will  close  on  Tuesday,  January  5th,  1892,  at  3  o'clock  p.  M. 

E.  II.  SHELDON,  Secretary. 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

The    Hibernia    Savings    and     Loan    Society, 
N.  E.  corner  Montgomery  and  Post  streets. 

San  Francisco,  January  2, 1892, 
At  a  regular  meetiug  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  this  society,  held  this 
day,  a  dividend  has  been  declared  at  the  rate  of  Four  aud  one-quarter  (4*4) 
per  cent  per  annum  on  all  deposits  for  the  six  months  ending  December  31, 
1891,  free  from  all  taxes,  aud  payable  on  and  after  January  2,  1892. 
R.  J.  TOBIN,  Secretary. 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

The  California  Savings  and   Loan  Society. 
Corner  of  Powell  and  Eddy  Sts. 
For  the  half  year  ending  December  31, 1891,  a  dividend  has  been  declared 
t  the  rate  of  five  aud  four-tenths  (5  4  10)  per  cent,  per  annum  on  term  de- 
posits, and  four  aud  one-half  (41;,)  per  cent,  per  annum  on  ordinary  de- 
posits, payable  on  and  after  Saturday,  January  2, 1892. 

VERNON  CAMPBELL,  Secretary. 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

People's     Home    Savings     Bank, 
Corner  of  Market  and  Fourth  streeis,  in  tne  Flood  Building,  City. 
For  the  half-year  ending  December  31, 1891,  a  dividend  has  been  declared 
at  the  rate  of  Five  and  four  tenths  (5  4-10)  per  cent  per  annum  ou  Term 
Deposits  aud  Four  and  one-half  (4)4)  per  cent  per  annum  on  Ordinary  De- 
posits, free  of  taxes,  payable  ou  anil  after  January  2, 1892. 
B.  C.  CARR.  Secretary. 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

Mutual    Savings    Bank    of    San    Francisco. 

For  the  half-year  ending  December31st,  1891,  a  dividend  has  been  declared 
at  the  rate  of  Ave  and  four-tenths  (5  4-10)  per  cent  per  annum  on  Term  De- 
posits and  four  and  one-half  (,i}4)  per  centper  annum  ou  Ordinary  Deposits, 
payable  on  and  after  Saturday,  January  2, 1892. 

JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

Office— 33  Post  street. 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

Savings     and     Loan     Society. 
101  Montgomery  street,  corner  Sutter. 
For  the  half-year  ending  December  31. 1891,  a  dividend  has  been  declared 
*.t  the  rate  of  five  and  four-tenths  (o  4-10)  per  cent  per  annum  on  Term 
Deposits  and  four  aud  one-haif  (4V£)  per  cent  per  annum  on  Ordinary  De- 
posits, free  of  taxes,  payable  on  and  after  Saturday,  January  2, 1892. 

CYRUS  W.  CARMANY,  Cashier. 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

The    German     Savings     and     Loan     Society. 
For  the  half-year  ending  December  31, 1891,  a  dividend  has  been  declared 
at  the  rate  of  five  and  four-tenths  (5  4-10)  per  cent  per  anuum  on  Term 
Deposits  and  four  and  one  half  (4J^)  per  cent  per  annum  on  Ordinary  De- 
posits, payable  on  aud  after  Saturday,  January  2, 1892. 

GEORGE  TOURNY,  Secretary. 
Office— 526  California  street. 

PACIFIC    TOWEL    C OIVL IF ^IST"^, 

9     LICK    PLACE, 
Furnishes  Clean  Towels  at  tne  following  low  rates: 

6  Clean  Hand  Towels  each  week.  $1.00  per  month;   12  Clean  Hand  Towels 

each  week,  $1.50  per  mouth;  4  Clean  Roller  Towels  each  week.  $1.00  per 

month;  6  Clean  Roller  Towels  each  week,  $1.25  per  month. 


Jan 


BAN   n:  INCI&  0  NEWS  LETTER 


!,  vhi)  hut  U  immcr  and  autumn 

with  hrr  mother.  Mi  .  iel,  h.*->  x  mt  1 ! » - 1  to  join 

Mr-  Jobi  -.  .-       the  winter  in  town 
at  ih«*  PaUoa  Hoti  I. 

,  Mr*,  and  Ms--  Chipinau  in  rho  left  for  the 

rU.it  last  w«  etaod  MiM  AltceSkem  have  al»o  Ron 

want.  ■•■!  Haymond  hi  abroad.     11 

from  New  York  about  ten  days  ajto,  ind  haibjF  this  time,  no  doubt, 
rear hnl  the  haven  where  he  would  he  I  t -I  -h.nl.  <  ilonel,  Mre.  and 
the  llissea  Irwin  at>-  passing  Lb  the  Virginia  1 1  ■  *  t  *  - 1  in  Chi- 

cago.    Col.  Irwin  is  now  Medical  lMiwtoron  General  MUes'a  Staff, 

The  widow  of  the  late  Maj  »r  6   .1     fl^n^eley.  at  one  time  a  popular 
menilHT  of  our  society,  is  now  a  resident  of  Oregon  City,  where  she 
harming  home.      She  is  s\  en  ling  thfl  winter,  however,  with 
her  daughter.  Mrs.  Will  Thornton,  in  Montana. 

Mr?.  Albert  \\\  Scott  is  still  confined  to  her  room,  though  quite 
on  the  road  to  recovery. 

There  was  a  most  enjoyable  party  at  the  residence  of  Miss  Julia 
Krlanger,  California  street,  last  Sunday  evening  in  honor  of  the 
young  lady's  engagement  to* Mr.  Jacob  Small,  of  Redwood  City. 
About  one  hundred  of  the  young  people's  friends  were  present  to 
offer  congratulations  and  make  merry.  Upon  the  same  evening 
there  was  a  gathering  at  the  residence  of  Miss  Emilie  Phillips, 
1,247  Franklin  street,  in  honor  of  the  young  lady's  betrothal  to  Mr. 
Benjamin  Laver,  of  Alturas,  Cal.  The  evening  was  delightfully 
spent,  and  at  midnight  rather  an  elaborate  table  was  spread.  The 
young  people  were  heartily  congratulated. 

The  New  Year's  Eve  ball  of  the  San  Francisco  Verein  was  a 
great  success,  although  the  attendance  was  not  as  large  as  at  the 
Concordia.  Mr.  Ben  Arnold  was  floor  manager.  Mr.  Hugo 
Rothschild  and  wife  lead  the  grand  march,  which  was  composed 
cf  about  one  hundred  couple.  The  hall  was  brightly  lighted  and 
nicely  decorated.  The  supper  march  was  at  11 :45  o'clock,  and  at 
midnight,  mid  the  clinking  of  glasses,  the  b'owing  of  horns,  and 
the  general  interchange  of  good  wishes,  a  huge  hour  glass,  labeled 
■*  1891,"  was  suddenly  reversed,  and  showed  the  figures  "  1892," 
surrounded  by  a  circle  of  light.  After  supper  dancing  was  re- 
sumed, and  continued  until  a  late  hour.  Among  the  prettiest 
young  ladies  present  were  Miss  Viola  Hyman  and  Miss  Rosie  and 
Miss  Minnie  Fechheimer. 


From  the  announcement  of  the  committee  in  charge  of  the 
event,  it  is  learned  that  the  »  Kinder  Fest,"  to  be  given  by  the 
San  Francisco  Verein  on  the  evening  of  January  30th,  will  be  in 
the  nature  of  an  International  Costume  Children's  Ball.  Invita- 
tions will  be  sent  to  the  children  of  members  and  their  friends, 
whose  names  must  be  presented  by  this  evening.  The  children's 
ball  will  be  from  7  untill  11  o'clock,  after  which  there  will  be 
dancing  and  supper  for  the  adults.  The  choice  of  costume 
is  left  to  the  parents.  From  present  indications  this  novel  affair 
will  be  a  great  success. 

A  most  pleasant  theatre  party  was  that  given  last  Monday 
night  at  the  California  Theatre  by  the  Friday  Night  Bowling  Club 
of  the  Concordia.  The  Friday  Night  Club  is  composed  entirely 
of  young  ladies;  and,  taking  advantage  of  their  leap  year  privi- 
leges, Miss  Phemy  Armer,  Miss  Bell  Armer,  Miss  Rose  Mannheim, 
Miss  Lucy  Cabn,  Miss  Sophie  Rosenberg  and  the  other  mem- 
bers of  the  Bowling  Club  organized  the  theatre  party,  and  invited 
their  young  gentlemen  friends.  After  the  performance  an  adjourn- 
ment was  taken  to  the  residence  of  Miss  Mannheim,  where  the 
young  gentlemen  were  given  a  champagne  supper.  There  were 
eleven  couples  present,  and  the  example  promises  to  be  followed 
by  other  coteries  of  young  ladies. 


Mr.    and    Mrs.  M.  Ehrman   and    family    will  leave  for  Europe 
to-morrow. 


Mr.  Sanford  Feigenbaum  leaves  for  Europe  next  Thursday. 


Mrs.  Brinn  and  her  charming  daughters,  Miss  Ray  and  Miss 
Tenie,  have  returned  to  their  home  at  Sutter  Creek,  after  a  long 
visit  here. 


Colonel  Theodore C.  Marceau,  accompanied  by  Mrs.  Marceau,  will 
depart  at  an  early  date  for  Paris,  where  this  popular  and  successful 
gentleman  intends  to  interest  himself  financially.  Their  stay  abroad 
will  be  of  some  duration,  as  they  will  visit  St.  Petersburg,  Norway, 
Sweden  and  all  places  of  interest  in  Europe  and  Asia.  The  return 
home  will  be  made  via  Japan.  The  Colonel  and  Mrs.  Marceau  will 
then  remain  in  San  Francisco  and  Fresno  county,  as  heretofore. 


Among  the  many  pleasant  events  of  New  Year's  week,  was  the 
delightful  party  on  New  Year's  eve,  given  by  Misses  Fannie  and 
Eleanor  Lewis  at  their  mother's  residence  at  Belmont,  where  they 
entertained  a  number  of  their  lady  and  gentleman  friends. 

Felix. 


Eveev  parent  should  have  their  children's  eyes  examined,  beginning 
from  10  to  12  years  of  age.  Often  great  suffering  and  injury  is  relieved  by 
C.  Muller,  refraction  specialist. 


S.  F.  NEWS  LETTER 

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Century  Magazine |4  00                   IS  00  $7  00 

The  Forum     500                   900  7  60 

Harper's  Monthly                  400                     800  650 

Scribner's  Magazine         3  00                     7  00  6  00 

Harper's  Weekly     400                     800  6  70 

American  Cultivator 2  00                     6  00  5  90 

Cultivator  aud  Country  Gent                 ....300                     700  620 

Scientific  American  (A.  A  B  Edit.)  2  50                     6  50  5  50 

Decoratoraud  Furnisher  4  00                     8  00  6  50 

Army  aud  Navy  Journal 6  00                   10  00  8  50 

Blackwood's  Magaziuc 300                     700  626 

Critic 300                     700  6  10 

Nation 200                   600  5  25 

Freuud's  Music  and  Drama 4  00                     800  700 

Electrical  World 3  00                   7  00  6  25 

Engineering  and  Mining  Journal     ..-.400                     8  00  700 

Iron  Age     4  50                     8  50  7  50 

Clothier  and  Furnisher 100                    500  425 

Harper's  Bazar     4  00                     8  00  6  70 

Frank  Leslie's  Weekly  . 400                    800  6  70 

Good  Housekeeping    250                   650  5  25 

Judge 4  00                     9  00  7  50 

Life 5  00                     9  00  7  75 

Puck  5  00                     9  00  7  50 

St.  Nicholas  300                     700  600 

Wide  Awake  2  40                   6  40  5  50 

Albany  Law  Journal      500                     900  7  75 

Insurance  Law  Journal  600                    900  7  75 

American  Medical  Digest  200                    600  525 

Boston  Medical  aud  Suigical  Journal 5  00                   9  00  7  75 

Medical  Journal 500                   900  7  75 

Catholic  World 4  00                    8  00  6  75 

Christian  Union 3  00                     700.  600 

Congregationalist   3  00                   7  00  6  00 

Jewish  Messenger 4  00                     8  00  6  75 

Lutheran  Observer 2  50                     650  550 

Hall's  Jourual  of  Health 100                   5  00  4  50 

Popular  Science  Monthly 5  00                   9  00  7  50 

Science    3  50                   760  650 

Home  Journal  (N.  Y.) —  2  00                   600  500 

Town  Topics  (N.  Y.)      4  00                     8  00  6  50 

Truth                 400                     800  6  50 

American  Field 5  00                     9  00  7  50 

Forest  and  Stream, 4  00                     8  00  6  50 

Ontiug    3  00                     7  00  6  00 

Spirit  of  the  Times  600                   900  800 

Cas&ell's  Fami'y  Magaziue  150                     5  50  4  70 

Cassell's  Magazine  of  Art  3  50                    7  50  6  80 

Current  Literature     3  00                     7  00  5  90 

Clipper.N.Y 4  00                    7  00  6  70 

Dramatic  Mirror 4  00                    8  00  6  70 

Demorest's  Family  Magazine  3  00                   6  00  6  00 

Dramatic  Times 4  00                    8  00  6  70 

Harper's  Young  People  2  00                     6  00  6  00 

Frank  Leslie's  Popular  Monthly 3  00                    7  00  5  90 

Magazine  of  American  History 5  00                     9  00  7  50 

Munsey's  Weekly 3  00                   7  00  5  90 

North  American  Review     5  00                     900  750 

New  York  Weekly 3  00                    7  00  5  75 

Public  Opinion  3  00                     7  00  5  75 

Photographic  Times  5  00                    9  00  7  25 

Scientific  American  3  00                   700  600 

Scientific  American  Supplement 5  00                   9  00  7  50 

Shooting,  Fishing  3  00                    7  00  6  00 

The  Story  Teller 150                     5  50  4  70 

Texas  Sittings    3  50                     7  50  6  00 

Turf,  Field  and  Farm    6  00 9  00  7  25 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Bullion  Mining  Company. 
The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Bullion  Min- 
ing Company    will  be  held  at  Lhe   office  of  the  company,  room  21,  331 
Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on 

Tuesday,  the  12th.  day  of  January,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  2  o'clock  P.  M., 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  and  the  transaction  oi  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 
meeting. 

Transfer  books  will  close  on  Saturday,  the  9th  day  of  January,  1892,  at 
12  o'clock  noon. 

R.  R.  GRAYSON,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  21,  331  Pine  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


26 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  9,  1892. 


THE    CLANCARTY    TWINS. 

The  British  nobility 
And  all  the  gentility 

Were  furious  at  Belle  Bilton, 
When  her  fortune  had  run  low 
And  she  caught  Lord  Dunlo, 

And  the  peerage  made  full  tilt  on. 
Old  Earl  Clancarty 
Would  be  no  party 

To  his  wild  son's  mesalliance, 
And  fought  the  singer 
With  tooth  and  finger, 

And  died  in  his  vain  defiance. 
But  Belle  is  a  winner, 
Kept  her  even  tenor, 

And,  in  spite  of  the  rage  of  all  parties, 
Presents  to  nobility, 
As  proof  of  fertility, 

A  brace  of  acknowledged  Clancartys. 

TENNIS    AND    BASEBALL. 

THERE  is  quite  a  good  deal  of  talk  over  the  coming  match 
between  Taylor  and  Tobin,  and  Bates  and  Neel,  which  will, 
in  all  probability,  take  place  on  Saturday,  the  16th  inst.,  at  the 
Courts  of  the  California  Club.  The  Oaklanders  have  been  making 
good  use  of  their  time,  and  are  constantly  in  practice  with  Frof. 
.loe  Daily.  They  are  different  in  this  respect  to  their  apponents, 
especially  Tobin,  who  seems  to  give  more  attention  to  football. 
Will  Taylor  has  been  keeping  bis  hand  in  at  the  Monterey  courts, 
and  will  probably  be  in  good  form  for  the  match.  There  have 
been  quite  a  number  of  bets  made,  as  both  sides  are  confident  of 
victory.  Anyhow,  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  when  the  match  comes 
off,  there  will  be  none  of  the  ilisagreeableness  which  was  so 
noticeable  in  the  game  between  Yates  and  Taylor,  and  Bates  and 
Neel.  Moreover,  we  hope  the  Committee  on  Arrangements  has  a 
sufficient  number  of  impartial  umpires,  who  know  their  duty, 
and  who  will  not  remain  in  the  way  of  the  players. 

It  ia  strange  to  notice  how  easily  the  papers  make  mistakes  in 
the  names  of  players.  Several  papers  printed  the  report  of  the 
California's  first  tournament,  and  nearly  all  made  the  same  error, 
saying  Yates  defeated  Will  Taylor,  instead  of  A.  Taylor.  It  must 
be  rather  annoying  to  the  Champion,  who  was  not  in  the  match 
at  all. 

The  courts  at  the  Hotel  del  Monte  were  well  patronized,  and 
on  Saturday  some  good  matches  were  played.  The  principle 
feature  noticeable,  was  the  fine  driving  by  a  Taylor,  who  beat  his 
brother  one  set  by  6—1.  Will  Taylor  beat  A.  Wilberforce,  6—2, 
6—5;  beat  A.  Taylor,  6—3,  and  then  lost, 6—1.  Wilberforce  heat 
A.  Taylor,  6—0;  beat  K.  Eyre,  6—4;  and  A.  Taylor  and  A.  Wil- 
berforce beat  W.  Taylor  and  R.  Eyre,  6—4.  Eyre  is  now  a 
rapidly-rising  young  player,  who  will  do  very  well  in  the  future 
with  steady  practice,  some  of  his  shots  being  remarkably  fine. 

The  Alameda  County  Championship,  which  was  begun  some 
time  ago,  and  was  adjourned  to  New  Year's  Day,  had  to  be  post- 
poned till  to-day,  owing  to  bad  weather.  If}  the  matches  are  un- 
finished they  will  not  be  commenced  till  the  23d,  the  finals  of  the 
League  being  set  for  the  16th  inst.  The  committee  have  de- 
cided not  to  let  the  two  things  clash. 

At  this  writing  the  contest  for  the  Pacific  coast  baseball  cham- 
pionship is  undetermined.  Portland  has  to  win  two  games  and 
San  Jose  three  before  the  result  will  be  known.  These  clubs  will 
play  in  San  Jose  this  afternoon  and  to-morrow,  if  the  weather 
and  grounds  will  permit.  The  consolidation  between  the  Pacific 
Northwest  and  California  leagues,  so  far  as  the  managers  are  con- 
cerned, is  practically  settled,  and  a  satisfactory  schedule  has  been 
arranged.  Everything,  however,,  depends  upon  the  rates  the 
railroad  companies  will  concede.  As  the  schedule  provides  for 
games  being  played  between  Seattle  and  Los  Angeles,  the  jump 
will  be  a  very  long  one  in  traveling  between  these  points.  Games 
will  be  played  at  Tacoma  and  Portland  on  the  northern  circuit, 
and  at  San  Francisco  and  San  Juse  in  the  southern  division.  The 
cost  of  transportation  and  the  living  expenses  on  the  trips  will 
be  very  heavy,  as  the  season  will  last  eight  months.  It  is  not 
generally  known  that  the  managers  bear  all  the  expenses  of  the 
team  and  players  when  the  club  is  playing  away  from  home.  To 
illustrate— a  player  of  the  San  Francisco  club  can  leave  San 
Francisco  with  a  nickel  in  his  pocket  and  travel  to  all  the  league 
cities  and  return  home  with  the  nickel,  unless  be  wishoa  to  spend 
it,  as  he  is  under  no  expense  for  food,  steamer  or  railroad  travel. 
It  is  the  same  with  the  umpires.  When  the  home  team  is  away 
from  here,  gam  s  will  be  played  here  on  Saturdays  and  Sundays  by 
the  Central  league.  Oakland  would  have  been  in  the  new  league 
had  the  managers  any  assurance  that  that  city  would  support  a 
club.  The  experience  of  the  Ian  two  seasons  shows  that  Oak- 
land will  not  do  it.  The  same  may  be  said  of  Sacramento  and 
Stockton.  It  cost?  more  money  than  the  public  have  any  idea  of 
to  conduct  and  support  a  first-class  club  during  a  season. 

Young  Misses  suffering  from  nervous  prostration,  tendency  to  hysteria, 
complaiuiue  of  neuralgic  pains  of  the  eyes,  cousi.lt  free  of  charge,  C  Mnl- 
ler,  refraction  specialist,  135  Montgomery  street,  near  Bush. 


Fall  Millinery  ! 


I  will  be  pleased  to  have 
you  examine  our  large  stock 
of  FALL  MILLINERY. 

I  will  convince  you  that 
you  will  save  at  least  25  per 
cent  by  purchasing  your 
Millinery  from  the  direct 
importer. 

P.  F.  BUTLER, 

808  Market  Street,  Phelan  Building. 


Steam  Boiler  Incrustations. 

Old  Scale   Removed,  Formation  of  New  Scale  Prevented, 

Without  the  Aid  of  Chemicals,  by  the  Use  of  the 

LLEWELLYN     FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONDENSER  I 

.Over  300  In  Dally  Use  on  the  Pacific  Coast.) 

I  Removes  all  Impurities  from  the  Water  before  Entering  the  Boiler. 
Heats  the  Water  to  212°.  Saves  from  25  to  50  per  cent,  in  the  Amount  of 
Water  Used. 

Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Pamphlet  Forwarded  on  Application  to 


Llewellyn    Steam    Condenser    Manufacturing 

330  Pine  street,  Ban  Francisco,  Cal. 


CO., 


Artistic  Hair  Dressing 
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Toilet  Accessories.  Cosmetics,  Etc.,  Etc. 

OCCIDENTAL     HOTEL, 

San    Francisco. 

Ji.       QUIET      H  O  JUL  IE 

CENTRALLY        LOCATED, 

FOR  THOSE  WHO  APPRECIATE  COMFORT  AND  ATTENTION. 

WM.  B.  HOOPER.    Manager. 


RECAMIER 
BAZAAR, 

930  Market  Street, 

(Baldwin  Aunex.) 


1     Medici's  Complexion  Creme, 
Siempre   Viva, 

1    And  all  the  Choicest  and  Best  Toilet 
Requisites. 

>  HAIR  DRESSING  and  MANICURING 


Systems—"  Slattery  "  Induction;  "  Wood  "  Arc.     Factories— Fort  Wayne, 
Indiana:  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Electric  Improvement  Company. 

General  Agents  for  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Arizona  and  Washington 
of  the  Fort  Wayne  Electric  i.fcrlii  «'o ,  Fort  Wayne,  Iiul 

Estimates  furnished    for  Electric   Kailways,   Eluetric  Light  and  Steam 
Plants,  House  Wiring,  etc.    Murine  Work  a  Specialty. 


35  New  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisc. 


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Jan.  ' 


s.W   PR  VNCISCO   NEWS  LETTER 


SAU  FRANCISCO  AND  NORTH  PACIFIC 
RAILWAY. 

"THE    001HHUE    BROaonauGE    ROUTE" 
rOMJCK'  «n.i 

unlit   f'ir.:i.  -  ixm    an.l    i' 

lemrr  from  and  imvc  at  ihr  3au 
•enior   D«pol,  MARKET  STREET  WHARF    •> 
», 
Freai  San  Francisco  for  Point   TIburon   9eKtd>rt  and 

San  Rafael. 
WEEK    DATS— 1  l"    i    «  .  1        ■    a  10    .    a 

3  .«0r.  «.,.s<»  r  «.,  I  .ii  r.  x. 
8*Tl"RI>AVS  ONLY— An  ealra  Irfn  v 

8["M'AY.->-^-u>  A.M..9J0  A.M..  llflOA.K     .'OOr.M. 
»«r.  «.,  I  1-  p.  «. 

From  San  Rafael  lor  San  Francisco. 
WEEK    I  X.,  »:30   A    M.  I 

12  is  r.M.,  I  n  r  n.,  6*6  p.m. 

BATCRDAYd  ONLY— An  i-xlra  trip  >l  6:30  r.M. 
ol  M'AYS— 8:10  A.M..  9:*0  A.M..  IJ  15  I    X 
6:00  k  M..6:2S  p.  M. 

rrom  Point  Tiburon  to  San  Francisco. 
WF.EK  DAY3-6iO  a.m..  S:20  A.M.,  9:56  a.*.;  1:10 
r.  H..  4:05  p.  M..  5::0  p.  M. 
daturdav?  onlv  au  extra  trip  at  6:55  p  m 
SIN  DA  Yd — 6:35    a.m.,    10.O6  a.m..  12.4J  P.M., 
106  p.m..  5:30  P.M.,  6:50  p.m. 


Leaves.  F. 


AEE1VK  IN  S.  F. 


Days. 


Sundays 


Destination.: 


ISundaybl 


Week 
Days. 


7:40a.m.  SOOa.m.      Petaluma 
3:30p.m.  9:30  am  and 

6:00  p. m  5:00pm    Santa  Rosa. 


Fulton 

Windsor, 

7:40a.m.      ...  Healdsburg, 

3:30p.m.  8:00a.m.    LittoD  Spring. 

Cloverdale  A 

Way  Station;- 


7:40a.m.  8:00a.m.    J^ffial     ' 


10:40a.*  8:50a.  M. 
6:06  P.M  10:30a. M 
7:25p.m,6:1Qp.m. 


7:40  a.m.  9:00a. 
3:30  p.  M 


jGuerneville.  7:25p.m.  10:30a.m. 
6:10  p.  M 


10:30a.  V 
6:10  p.M 


7:40a.  M.  8:00a.m.    Sonoma  aud    10:40a.m.  18:50a. M. 
5:C0p.m.  5:00p.m     Glen  Ellen.     6-.05P.M    6:]0p.m. 


7:40  a.m  I  8:00  am  |  Sebastopol  |  10:40a.  m  |  10:30am 
3:30  P.M  (5:00  P.M  • |    6.05  p.  m  |  6:10  p.M 

Stages  connect  at  Santa  Rosa  lor  Mark  West 
Springs :  a  t  Geyserville  for  Skaggs  Springs, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Pniut  Arena:  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land Springs,  KelsSyville,  Soda  Bay;  at  Hopland 
for  Lakeport ;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springe,  Saratoga 
Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Upper  Lake,  Lakeport, 
W ■  illits,  Cahto,  Mendocino  City,  Fort  Bragg,  West- 
port,  Usal,  Hvdesville  and  Eureka. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To  Petaluma,  $1  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  ?2  25:  to 
Healdsburg,  $3  40:  to  Cloverdale,  R50;  to  Hop- 
land,  $5.70;  to  Ukiah,  $6.75:  to  Seba^topol,  $2.70; 
to  Guerneville,  $3.75;  to  Sonoma,  $1.50;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  $1.80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only- 
To  Petaluma,  $1 ;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $1  50;  to  HealdB- 
burg,  $2.25:  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ukiah,  $4,50;  to 
Hopland,  $3.80:  to  Sebastopol,  $1.80;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2.50:  to  Sonoma,  $1;  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1.20. 
H.  C.  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 


PACIFIC   COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  this  Compauy  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C,  and  PUGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  a.  m.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  m.  connect  at  Port  Towuseud  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Oregon,  in  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  San  Simeon, 
Cayucos,  Santa  Baebaea,  San  Buenaventura, 
Hubneme,  San  Pedro,  Los  Ange.  es  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  secoud  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  aud  HOOKTON,  Hum- 
boldt Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  a.  M. 

Ticket  Office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL,  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  San  Francisco 

OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 
rying the  United  states,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
Mails,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

For    Honolulu    Only, 

S.  S.  Austealia  (3,000  tons)  Tuesday  Dec.  22, 1891,  at 

2  P.  M. 

For  Honolulu,  Auckland  and 
Sydney,  Direct, 

S.  S.  Monowai Jaauaryll,  L892,  at  3  P.  M» 

For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  Office,  327  Mar- 

JOHN  D.  SPRECKELS  &  BROS., 
General  AgentB 


THE  CONFFSSIONALS  SECK1 

Tin    quest  Ion  whether  a  prtaai    i*  bound 
t<>  R  ■  In  court  on  tin-  ilrength 

of  Information  tlrrived  under  the  teal  nl  the 
-  '>n.ii.  which  wu  tnswered  lately  in 
the  affirmative  by  the  Judicial  •uthorlUai  ••{ 
a  Norman  town,  ba*  y\*\  been  negal  I 
the  I'ar.N  Court  «>f   Cassation.     Tin-  i 
a  village  in  the  Department  «>f  the  <  lalvados. 

dtirinp  the  trial   of  a  husband  who  bad  Bert 

ou-iy  wounded  a  man  whom  be  believed  to 
be  on  too  friendly  term;*  with  his  wife,  was 
questioned  with  a  view  to  ascertain  whether 
the  woman  had  really  furnished  the  prisoner 
with  a  reasonable  pretext  for  the  assault 
The  abbe  refu?eii  point-blank  to  throw  any 
lipht  on  the  matter,  and  when  urged  to  do  so, 
declared  that  he  could  not  betray  secrets 
which  be  had  teamed  in  his  ecclesiastical 
capacity.  He  was  immediately  condemned 
to  the  payment  of  a  Bne  of  £4,  and  appealed 
against  this  sentence.  In  reversing  the 
judgment,  the  Court  of  Cassation,  quoting 
from  one  of  the  clauses  of  the  1'enal  Code. 
expressed  the  opinion  that  ministers  of  all 
religious  denominations  recogni'/.ed  by  the 
State  were  in  duty  bound  to  maintain  strict 
silence  on  the  subject  of  all  the  revelations 
which  might  be  made  to  them  in  the  exer- 
cise of  their  profession.    * 

ATOTLET  brush  is  made  of  two  halves 
which  are  hinged  and  are  detachable, 
one  half  being  the  brush  and  the  other  half 
the  mirror,  while  in  the  space  between  is  a 
comb,  a  tooth  brush  and  a  button  hook. 


300  Post  Sreet. 
Art   Novelties    and  Holiday,    Birthday 
and   Wedding   Presents. 
Oriental    Draperies. 

PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 


Through  Line  to  New  York,  via  Panama. 

Steamers  will  sail  at  NOON  on  the  5th,  15th  and 

25th  of  each  month. 

DEPARTURES  OF    |  CALL    AT 

5th  aud  25th I  Mazatlan  and  La  Libertad. 

5th,  15th  and  25th    Acapu  co. 

25th.       I,  Ocos,  La  Union,  [temala. 

5th  and  15th  Champerico,  San  Jose  de  Uua- 

15th |  Acajutla,  Corinto,  Point  Arena. 

Through  Une  Sailings.—  January  15th,  S.  S.  City  of 
New  York;  25th,  S.S.  SauBiaa;  February  5th,  "City 
of  Sydney." 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Potts 
and  t-anama.—  Steamer  sails  at  noon  15th  of  each 
mouth,  calliug  at  Mazatlau,  San  Bias,  Mauzauillo, 
Acapulco.  Port  Augel,  Saliua  Cruz,  Tonala,  San 
Benito,  Ocos,  Champerico,  Snu  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajutla,  La  Libertad,  la  Union,  Amapala,  Cor- 
into, San  Juan  del  Sur  and  Punta  Arenas. 

Way  Line  SaMrg.— January  15th,  S.  S.  Acapulco. 

JAPAN  AND  CHINA  UNE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 
HONGKONG, 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 
Shanghai,  and  at  Hongkong  for  liast 
Indies,  Straits,  etc.: 
City  of  Rio  de  Janeiro— Saturday,  January  23, 
18t>2,  at  3  p.  m. 
Chiua— Wednesday,  February  17,  1892,  at  3  p.  m. 
"City  of  Peking"— Saturday,  March  12,  1892,  at 
3  P.  M. 

Round  Trip  Tickets  to  Yokohama  aud  return  at 
reduced  rate's. 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Braunan  streets.  Branch  office— 202 
Front  street.  ALEXANDER  CENTER, 

General  Agent. 


SOUTHERN   PACIFIC   COMPANY. 

PACIFIC    iTBTEII. 

r>*.n«  L.««v«  and    »r«  Due  to  Arrive  at 

SAN      FRANCISCO: 

lbave  i     From  December  6.  189?. 
i    Ben  tela,  kunuer,  Sacramento 
Haywaraa,  Nuea  and  tfau  J 

<"«..  M«r!iiM-*,  sau  Itnimiii   and    (,'ai- 


8  uuj 
8:00  i 


i  i  verano 


■ 


uid  Snntrt    1: 

JaeraxntoA  Koddlnc,  vm,  imvin 

It  forOgdeli  'in-!  Kant, 
aud  Ii  10;45  p. 

8:80a.  Mllea,  Han  Jose.  tJtocktOQ,  lone, 

Sacramento,   Marysvllle,  Oro- 

vilU-  and  Red  Bhnf      4:46  p. 

9:00a.  L<-s  AjQgelea  Kxprt^s,  Fresno, 
bakersfleld,    bauta    Barbara  A 

1        kAgelea  I2:ifir. 

12  00m.  liayward*,  Mies  and  Llvermore  7:16  t, 

*l:0o p.  Sacramento  River  Steamers  "j;ou  i\ 

8:00  p.  Haywardh,  Nlles  and  Sau  JoBe  -  y;4&  a. 

4;0uf.  MartLoeSaBan  Ramon  a  Stockton  y:4&A. 

4:00  p.  Vallejo,  Cahsloga,  El  Vurauoand 

Sauta  Ku.sa  9.46  A. 

1:80 p.  Beulclft,  Vacavllle,  Sacramento.    10:4oa. 

4::iop.  Woodland  and  uruvlliu 10:4&a. 

*4:dup.  Nile»  and  Livermore *8:4&a 

5:00p.  Sunset  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 
Santa  Barbara,  Los  Angeles, 
Demlug.El  Paso,  New  Orleans 

aud  East 8  46  P. 

6:00 p.  Santa  Fe  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 

for  Mohave  and  East  12:15  p, 

6:0Op.  Haywards,  Niles  aud  Sau  Jose  .      7:40a.. 

.   ...  Nile*  and  Sau  Jose J6:l&  p. 

(i:00p.  Ogdeu  Rou^e  Atlantic  Express, 

Ogdeu  aud  East 11:45a, 

I7:00p.  Vailejo +8:46  P. 

7:uup.  Shasta  Route  Express,  Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding,  Port- 

land,  Puget  Sound  aud  East. . .     3:15  a 

Santa  Cruz  Division. 
S:15a.  Newark,  CeuterviTle,  San  Jose, 
Felton,    Boulder    Creek   and 

Santa  Cruz 6  20  p. 

*2:15p.  Ceuterville,  San  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,    Boulder    Creek    aud 

SautaCruz *10:50a. 

4 15  p.  Centerville,  SauJose,  Los  Gatos,      b:&lA 
t11:45p.  Huuters'  Train   to  Newark,  Al- 

viso,  Sau^use  aud  Los  tiatos.        J8:05p. 


Coast  Division  (.Third  a  id  Town  send  Streets). 
7 :0J  a.  San  Jose,  Almaden  aud  Way  Sta- 

tious 2:30p. 

8:30a.  San  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tres  Pinos.Pa- 
jaro.SantaCruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove,  Saliuas,  Sau  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  aud  Santa 
Margarita  (San  Luis  Obispo) 
aud    principal  Way   Stations     6:10  p. 

Lu;t.7A.  San  Jose,  and  Way  Statious 5:10  p. 

12:15  p.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 4-00  p. 

*2  :30p.  San  Jose,  Tres  Pinos,  Santa  Cruz, 
Salinas,  Monterey,  PacificGrove 
and  principal  Way  Stations.  . .  .*10:48  A. 
*3:30  p.  Menlo  Park,  San  Jo^e  aud  Prin- 
ciple Way  Statious. ..  *10:03A. 

*4:15p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations.. .   *8;06a, 

5 15  p.  Sau  Jose  and  Way  Stations. 9:03  a, 

6:30  p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. ..      6:36  a. 
j-11:45p.  Meulo  Park  and  principal  Way 
Stations f7:30p. 


a.  xor  Moruiug.                          p.  for  Afternoon. 
"Sundays  excepted.                    -(-Saturdays  only. 
__         ISundays  only. 

OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  S.  S.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 
Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

Steamers  leave  wharf  corner  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  P.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Steamer  1391 

Gaelic  Saturday,  Nov.  28,  12  m. 

BhLGic Saturday,  December  19 

Oceanic Tuesday,  Jan.  12,  1892. 

Gaelic  (via  Honolulu). ..Thursday,  Feb.  4, 1892. 
^OUND  TRIP  TICKETS  AT    REDUCED    RATES. 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 
for  sale  at  S.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Towusend  streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  atthe 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.  H.  GOODMAN,  Gen.  Pass.  Agt. 
GEO.  H.  RTCIF,    Pmffl,.  Mmifieer. 

ATLANTIC  &  PACIFIC  R.  R. 

(Santa   Fe  Route) 

Trains  Leave  au^  Arrive  at  San  Francisco. 
(Market  St.  Ferry.) 


L've  Daily  1 


prom  Nuv.  1, 1891. 


500  P  M       ^ast  exp-  via  Mojave 
9:00a'.m:  AUautic  hxpress 

vm  Los  Angeles 


|  Ar  ve  Daily 


1215  a.  m. 
8:45  p.  m. 


Ticket  Office,  650  Market  St.,  Chronicle  Build- 
ing, S.  F.  W.  A.  BISSELL, 

General  Passenger  Agent. 


28 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  9,  1892. 


THE  English  seem  to  have  been  very  successful  of  late  in  the 
Cashmere  region  against  the  Hunya  Nagaris,  who  attempted 
to  prevent  the  building  of  a  road  from  Gilgit  to  the  Pamir  district. 
The  latest  dispatches  announce  that  the  hostile  tribes  have  been 
put  to  flight  by  the  British  forces,  and  that  they  no  longer  offer 
resistance  to  the  enterprise.  The  importance  of  the  victory  of 
the  British-  troops  cannot  be  over-estimated,  since  the  new  road 
will  secure  Great  Britain  free  access  to  the  Pamir  region,  the 
coveted  territory  where  the  interests  of  three  great  powers,  Eng- 
land, China  and  Russia  meet.  The  Hunya  Nagaris  who  offered 
resistance'  to  the  progress  of  the  English  are  friendly  to  Russia, 
and,  no  doubt,  Colonel  Yanoff  a.id  his  Cossacks  used  their  influ- 
ence to  incite  these  people  and  to  misrepresent  the  intention  of 
the  British  authorities,  probably  pretending  that  if  the  road  to 
Chalt  was  constructed  it  would  lead  to  the  annexation  of  the 
Hunya  territory. 

Lord  Lytton's  successor  as  representative  of  Great  Britain  at 
Paris  is  certainly  one  of  the  most  able  statesmen  of  his  country, 
and  no  better  person  could  have  been  chosen  than  the  Marquis 
of  Dufferin  and  Ava.  Lord  Dufferin  greatly  distinguished  him- 
self as  Viceroy  in  India,  as  well  as  in  his  former  positions,  and 
his  great  talents,  his  adaptability  and  his  large  experience  will 
certainly  enable  him  to  represent  his  government  in  the  most 
successful  manner  in  Paris,  where  his  cultivated  taste,  his  literary 
ability,  and  also  his  Irish  birth,  will  gain  him,  in  a  very  short 
time,  the  sympathies  of  the  French,  who  always  have  received 
in  a  friendly  spirit  persons  of  Celtic  origin. 

The  national  differences  existing  among  the  inhabitants  of 
Austria-Hungary,  instead  of  disappearing,  seem  to  become  greater 
from  day  to  day,  and  late  events  in  Bohemia  show  how  loosely 
connected  are  the  parts  of  the  Austrian  Empire.  It  would  not 
be  astonishing,  if  the  next  European  conflict  would  produce  so 
great  a  shock  to  the  country  that  the  result  will  be  the  disintegra- 
tion of  Austria-Hungary.  In  a  speech  delivered  last  month  in 
the  Austrian  Reichsrath,  Dr.  Gregr,  a  member  of  the  Young 
Czech  party,  speaking  on  the  "  Appropriation  Bill,"  used  expres- 
sions that  would  hardly  be  tolerated  in  any  other  monarchical 
country.  Among  other  things,  he  said :  "  The  majority  of  the 
Czech  population  of  Bohemia  is  utterly  wretched  in  the  midst  of 
this  alien  empire.  The  bond  between  the  Crown  and  Bohemia 
will  be  severed  if  the  traditional  rights  of  Bohemia  are  scouted 
much  longer.  The  Mannlicber  rifle  will  be  of  little  use  in  the 
hand  of  a  people  without  loyalty  and  without  enthusiasm,  but 
instead  of  kindling  that  enthusiasm  for  the  State  by  making  the 
Bokemian  people  contented,  they  are  brought  to  hate — I  repeat, 
to  hate — this  State.  And,  mark  my  words,  the  day  of  reckoning 
will  come."  A  country  where  such  a  spirit  of  disloyalty  prevails 
has  little  chance  of  success  against  a  foreign  foe,  but  the  Austrian 
Government  is  responsible  for  this  state  of  things,  since  for  cen- 
turies it  has  done  nothing  to  consolidate  the  Empire,  and  has 
failed  to  enforce  the  adaptation  of  one  official  language,  without 
which  a  great  country  cannot  remain  united. 

Mr.  Gladstone  is  becoming  more  radical,  not  to  say  anarchistic, 
every  day.  At  present  he  is  preaching  to  the  agricultural  laborers 
that  they  must  try  to  organize,  and  that  the  "  law  of  conspiracy  " 
ought  to  be  abolished.  He  has  even  the  courage  of  making  the 
monstrous  proposition  that  "nothing  shall  be  a  crime  because  it 
is  done  by  a  combination  of  men,  unless  it  be  in  itself  an  offense 
against  the  letter  and  the  spirit  of  the  law."  Mr.  Gladstone  has 
missed  his  vocation.  He  ought  to  come  to  the  United  States  as  a 
labor  agitator;  he  would  certainly  make  a  good  walking  delegate. 


TWO  pretty  school  "  mams  "  in  a  street-car.  Says  one,  "  I  have 
sent  that  boy  Maginnis  to  your  class-room  to  have  you  dis- 
cipline bim."  Says  the  other,  "  All  right,  I'll  take  him  in  hand." 
A  day  later,  in  the  school-room.  "  Did  you  Hog  that  wretch 
Maginnis  ?  "  Clever  Girl :  '  Not  I ;  wait,  dear,  until  the  teachers' 
contest  Is  over,  and  then  I'll  take  his  hide  off." 


REV.  CHALMER8  EASTON,  though  he  may  be  enduring  a  slight 
attack  of  la  grippe,  certainly  is  not  suffering  from  lack  of 
notoriety.  He  is  prominently  identified  with  the  Sydney  Bell 
case,  and  his  attack  on  the  police  Tuesday  evening  will  give  bim 
more  publicity  than  if  he  bad  gone  on  preaching  sermons  till 
doomsday. 

IF  the  Timber  Trust  scheme  engineered  by  J.  P.  Scupham  is  not 
more  successful  than  the  infamous  Quartz  Mountain  affair 
with  which  he  was  connected,  his  backers  here  will  not  have  much 
profit  for  tbeir  pains.  The  English  investors  had  better  do  a  little 
digging  for  information  at  Narbonne,  in  France,  before  they  put 
any  money  in  the  new  venture. 


NEW    RELIGIOUS    EDIFICES. 

THE  NEWS  LETTER  presents  as  a  supplement  to  its  readers 
this  week,  artotypes  of  four  churches  erected  during  1891, 
which  are  noteworthy  in  being  representative  uf  four  distinctive 
styles  of  architecture.  All  are  very  handsome  edifices  and  illus- 
trate the  progressive  spirit  of  San  Francisco  as  displayed  in  the 
many  ornate  structures  which  have  recently  been  erected  in  the 
city.  The  commercial  prosperity  of  a  metropolis  is  in  no  manner 
better  evidenced  than  by  the  architectural  beauty  of  its  buildings, 
and  particularly  is  this  so  in  reference  to  religious  edifices,  for  with 
the  accumulation  of  wealth  in  a  community  its  citizens  pay  greater 
attention  to  the  beauty  and  adornment  of  their  places  of  worship. 
The  churches  selected  are  those  of  four  different  denominations, 
and  surely  show  that  the  question  of  creed  is  not  to  be  much  con- 
sidered when  good  architectual  effect  is  desired.  The  Synagogue 
Beth  lsnel  was  constructed  from  designs  drawn  by  W.  Curlett, 
the  well-known  architect,  whose  offices  are  in  the  Phelan  Building 

THE  Japanese  Silurians  who  object  to  the  appropriation  of 
government  funds  for  the  purpose  of  extending  relief  to  the 
sufferers  by  the  recent  great  earthquakes,  must  know  something 
of  political  affairs  in  this  city.  The  progressive  spirit  of  Japan 
is  certainly  antagonistic  to  silurianism,  and  the  sooner  that  fact 
is  impressed  upon  the  opponents  of  the  administration  the  better 
will  it  be  for  the  Land  of  the  Rising  Sun. 

Participants  in  amateur  theatricals,  fancy-dre?s  parties,  mas- 
querade balls  and  other  entertainments,  know  how  very  necessary  it 
is  that  they  should  procure  costumes  which  shall  assist  them  in  ac- 
curately portraying  the  characters  they  represent,  and  shall  in  all 
respects  assist  in"  the  success  of  any  spectacle  in  which  they 
appear.  The  best  place  in  the  city  to  procure  such  costumes  is  at 
Goldstein  &  Cohn's  extensive  establishment.  The  firm,  which  has 
succeeded  Jahn  &  Foster,  has  removed  to  the  Scbevra  building,  at  28 
O'Farrell  street. 


TRUSTEE'S  NOTICE 

OF 


The  undersigned, 
creditors  of 


J.  C.  Maynard,  Trustee  for  the  benefit  of  the 


M.  J.  FLAVIN  &  CO., 

Of  the  City  and  County  of  San  Francisco,  invites  sealed  proposals 
for  the  stock  of  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  Furnishing  Goods,  Hats, 
Caps,  etc.,  now  in  his  possession  and  contained  in  the  premises  gen- 
erally known  as  the  I  X  L  STORE,  Nos.  920-030  Market  street.  San 
Francisco,  as  well  as  for  the  Fixtures,  Showcases  and  Safe  contained 
therein.  Separate  bids  are  invited  for  the  entire  stock  of  Merchan- 
dise and  for  the  Fixtures,  Showcases  and  Safe.  Bids  are  invited  at  a 
percentage  of  the  dollar  upon  the  cost  inventory  valuation  of  said  stock 
and  at  a  Jump  sum  for  the  Fixtures,  Showcases  and  Safe.  Inspection 
of  inventory  and  of  stock  may  be  had  on  application  to  the  under- 
signed on  tne  premises. 

A  certified  check  for  10  per  cent,  of  the  amount  bid  must  accom- 
pany each  tender.  Bids  will  be  received  up  to  and  including  the  19th 
day  of  January,  1892,  and  all  bids  wilt  be  opened  at  the  law  offices  of 
Rothschild  cfc  Ach,  No.  303  California  street,  San  Francisco,  on  the 
20th  day  of  January,  1892,  at  2  o'clock  p.  m.  Bidsshould  be  directed  to 
the  undersigned,  at  the  office  of  Rothschild  &  Ach.  Terms  cash.  The 
right  to  reject  any  and  all  bids  is  hereby  reserved. 

J.  C.  MAYNARD, 
Trustee  for  the  benefit  of  the  creditors  of  M.  J.  Flavin  &  Co. 

San  Francii-CQ.  January  7,  1892. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Oceanic    Steamship    Company. 

The  regular  animal  meeting  of  stockholders  of  the  Oceanic  Steamship 
Compauy  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  327  Market  street,  San 
Fraucisco,  California,  on 

Thursday,  the  21st  Day  of  January,  1892,  at  the  hour  ol  11   o'clock  A.  M., 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year  aad  the  trausactiou  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 
meeting. 

Transfer  books  will  close  ou  Friday,  January  8th,  at  3  p.  m. 

E.  H.  SHELDON,  Secretary. 


S.  L.  JONES. 


E.   D.  JONK6. 


S.  L.  JONES  &  CO., 

Auctioneers    and    Commission    Merchants, 

207    AND    200  CALIFOKNIA    STREET. 

JOSEPH   GILL0TTS   STEEL    PENS. 

Gold  Medals,  Paris  1878—1889. 
C^-The6e  Pens  are  "  the  best  in  the  world."    Sole  Agent  for  the  United 
3  t  ates,  MB.  H Y.  HOE,  91  John  St.,  N.  Y.    Sold  by  all  Stationers. 


air. 


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California  ^dJbjtrttscv. 

OCVOTCO  TO  THE  LEADING  MTtfttSTS  Of   Cal>*ORNiA  AND  THE  PACIFIC  GOAST . 

prieior,  Kuepkrick 
Marriott.  Flo**i  Build*  ■      Warkrt  Streets,  San  Fran- 

eitco.      Annual  Si  .   [Tutted  Statt 

Canada,  *4;  6   months.    $2  50;    i  month.*,    $1   30;    /Wi;;i»,  |6; 
6  month*.  f3;  3   mmilV-,   $1 


SAN  FRANCISCO.  SATURDAY.  JANUARY  /»'.  1892. 
TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


Pagi 
lcadiso  articles  : 

Items  tu  Brief  1 
Thf  Electric  L*ght  Wire  Ordl- 
iiauce 

Chicago  **  »  Seaport  .: 

A   M-ute  Carlo  iu  California  2 

Who  i-.  tngoto  Chlua?  8 
Mayor   Sanderson   ami  a  New 

Coflrter        - 

■  1  Jurors.  3 

laa'a  Triumph 3 

Our  Kxport  Trade 

Oar  City's  Pb\;ical  aud  Mo  al 

ilea'tii           "    3 

Distribution  of  Ability  in  the 

United  States     

Society 4 

Society  (continued)      .  32 

Tennis  and  Baseball  f> 

God's  Love  (Poetry) 5 

Over  in  Oakland     C 

Snap  Shots  (Di  Vernon)  ...  7 

Pleasure'* >  Wand  .     8 

Pleasure's  Wand  (continued)  —  y 

Our  Theatrical  Sharps     10 

Koreshan  aud  I  (Poetry)      11 


Paok 
itory  Lines  to  \v.  \v.  stow 

..U 

u'ter  Death     n 

Sparks.  12 

A  Straight  "Cocktail  "  (Poetry)  .  13 

The  Looker-Ou      1 1 

ifcer-Oa  (coutiuued)      15 

Financial  Review ]r, 

Town  Crier  n 

Real  Property is 

He  Had  '•  Kept  Bookm  " is 

The  Bourse  aud  Underwriter.     .    ly 

World,  Flesh  aud  Devil 20 

Vanities 21 

Sunbeams 22 

The  Rose  Jar 23 

Au  Ivory  Smile  (Storv)      .   .        24-25 
Wells,  Fargo  A  Co.'s  Annual  Re- 
port            .26-27 

"  Biz"— Summary  of  the  Markets.  28 
Let  Me  Believe  (Poetry)  ...  29 
Told  on  the  Late  Watch  .30-31 

Virginia  City  (Poetrv) 31 

Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  ...  31 
Comments  on  Foreign  Affairs 32 


SENATOR  CHANDLER  charges  New  England  brewers  with 
having  sold  breweries  to  an  English  syndicate  for  $6,300,000 
tbat  cost  $1,000,000,  and  were  assessed  for  $500,000.  He  thinks 
the  venders  should  be  behind  jail  bars  as  «  stupendous  felons." 


LOUISIANA  is  in  the  throes  of  a  heated  State  election,  which  is 
worth  watching.  It  is  a  question  of  lottery  or  no  lattery. 
The  Democrats  have  two  tickets  in  the  field,  while  the  Repub- 
licans are  skillfully  trying  to  make  a  point  by  carrying  water  on 
both  shoulders. 

FOREIGN  claims  upon  Chile  to  the  amount  of  $70,000,000, 
growing  out  of  the  civil  war,  have  already  been  presented, 
and  the  end  is  not  yet.  England  demands  $50,000,000.  Italy 
and  Spain  $5,000,000,  and  Germany  a  sura  not  mentioned  yet, 
besides  our  own  claims  which  are  not  yet  audited. 


HOW  little  reliance  is  to  be  placed  in  most  of  the  associated 
press  dispatches  gotten  up  for  home  consumption,  is  shown 
by  the  telegraphed  statement  that  Sir  George  Baden  Powell  had 
told  a  correspondent  just  how  far  Lord  Salisbury  wanted  to  try 
the  United  States  without  provoking  war  on  the  Behring  Sea 
question.  It  is  the  veriest  bosh,  that  ought  not  to  deceive  a 
school-boy. 

IT  ia  amazing  that  a  law-abiding,  police-regulated  city  like  San 
Francisco  should  have  so  few  terrors  for  the  societies  of 
Chinese  highbinders,  who  are  a  law  unto  themselves,  sentence 
their  countrymen  to  death,  and  execute  judgment  without  re- 
gard to  American  laws.  They  early  acquired  a  contempt  for  our 
police,  and  that  is  why  they  show  no  manner  of  respect  for 
them. 

WHEN  the  Quebec  Government  resolved  to  give  a  hundred 
acres  of  public  lands  to  every  father  who  succeeded  in  rais- 
ing a  dozen  or  more  children,  it  could  hardly  have  been  prepared 
for  the  drain  tbat  has  been  made  upon  its  land  reserves.  Last 
year  over  one  thousand  happy  fathers  came  forward  duly  quali- 
fied, and  this  year  fully  an  equal  number  are  expected  to  be  added 
to  the  list.  Who  shall  say  that  Canada's  climate  is  rrot  a  healthy 
one?  " 

THOMAS  LAKE  HARRIS,  the  Santa  Rosa  seer  and  socialist 
leader,  is  receiving  a  great  deal  of  gratuitous  advertising  just 
at  the  present  time.  The  more  the  matter  is  stirred  up  the  worse 
it  looks  for  Harris,  who  seems  to  be  a  sort  of  disciple  of  the 
Oneida  community,  and  whose  notions  on  many  matters,  parti- 
cularly those  relating  to  the  question  of  sexuality,  are  very  pecu- 
liar, to  say  the  least.  The  young  woman  who  has  taken  upon 
her&elf  the  labor  of  exposure,  seems  sincere,  and  she  is  certainly 
zealous  and  untiring.  It  might  be  suggested  that  a  Sonoma 
County  Grand  Jury  could  find  material  for  investigation  in 
the  doings  of  Harris  and  his  associates,  or  victims,  as  the  case 
may  be. 

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March.  R.  q   \s  nttor  from 

T*xa»,  to  Oil  ■  nstor  Kenpnii.      When  a 

man  from  I  he  8ooih  n   ■  ^  in  nation. 

ftlfUOil  safely  r*  ly  upon  either  keeping  hit  place  or  obtain!  0| 


Till:  aatunl  btnei  I  ol  ol  tin-  International  i 

ol  Press  Clubs  w»*   10  (treat   at  Sndlt  ill  ol  cltroa 

fruits  el  tin-  Auburn  Pair,  tbftt  some  of  tbe  newspaper  men  from 
this  city  could  not  rctiat  the  temptation  to  work  In  on  them  the 
old,  old  story,  ol  pickli  ■   nnowshoes.     it  wu  new  to 

the  visiting  journalists,  and  <i nances  are:  that  it  ha 

to  the  Bast,  vouched  f«>r  by  more  than  one  special  correspond- 
ent. 

SPEC!  I  LTION8  in  Eastern  papers  as  to  Blaine's  Presidential 
intentions  are  almost  endless,  and   they  take  on  all  iorl 
picturesque  coloring.     There  i*  a  pretty  atrong  under-current  of 

belief,  however,  that  Blaine  in  delaying  the  declaration  of  ins  in- 
tention? in  order  to  hopelessly  Blde-traob  candidates  other  than 
Harrison.  The  News  Lbttbb concurs  In  that  view,  The  Demo- 
cratic fight  is  an  open  one,  but  the  Republican  nominee  is  not  In 
doubt. 


FOUR  out  of  the  five  highbinders  arrested  while  holding  a 
council  of  war,  have  been  sentenced  to  aix  months'  imprison- 
ment, and  the  fifth  paid  a  line  of  $2.i0.  The  charge  against  them 
was  carrying  concealed  weapons.  Perhaps  this  may  be  a  step  in 
the  direction  of  breaking  up  the  Tongs  and  restoring  Chinatown 
to  a  less  belligerent  altitude  than  it  now  occupies.  A  small  but 
well  formed  Vigilance  Committee  would  be  the  most  effective 
agency  for  getting  rid  of  tbe  highbinders. 

IT  looks  very  much  as  though  Cleveland's  star  were  still  in  tbe 
ascendant.  Hill  may  have  captured  the  organization  in  New 
York,  and  the  defeat  of  Mills  for  Speaker  may  be  placed  to  the 
credit  of  Tammany,  but  when  the  Democratic  party  meets  in 
convention  the  victory  of  Cleveland  in  1JSM4  will  be  an  argument 
which  will  be  used  with  much  effect.  Hill  may  be  a  very  adroit 
politician,  but  he  baa  not  tbe  hold  on  tbe  affections  of  the  Demo- 
crats of  the  United  States   tbat  Cleveland  still  retains. 


THE  policy  of  the  present  House  of  Representatives  in  matters 
of  finance,  will  be  in  striking  contrast  to  the  "  Billion-Dollar 
Congress,"  if  Mr.  Hoi  man  of  Indiana  is  allowed  to  have  bis  way. 
Mr.  Holman  proposes  to  cut  down  expenditures  to  the  very  lowest 
notch,  and  to  make  appropriations  only  for  the  actual  running 
expenses  of  the  Government.  The  ••  Great  Objector  "  should  be 
an  authority  on  appropriations,  as  his  long  term  of  service  in  the 
House  has  put  him  in  a  position  to  judge  between  the  proper  and 
unproper  use  of  the  money  of  the  people. 


THE  Czar  of  Russia  occupies  a  very  singular  position.  He  has 
declared  publicly,  on  several  occasions,  that  famine  does  not 
exist  in  Russia,  but  at  the  same  time  it  appears  that  65,000,000 
roubles  have  already  been  appropriated  from  tbe  imperial  treas- 
ury to  relieve  that  which  tbe  Czar  declares  does  not  exist.  All 
this  money  has  been  expended  in  feeding  tbe  starving,  and  there 
is  to  be  an  additional  grant  of  an  equal  amount  for  tbe  same 
purpose.  The  Czar  would  show  much  more  sense  by  admitting 
the  facts  and  accepting  the  offers  of  relief  made  by  other  countries. 
It  is  no  time  for  false  pride  or  silly  notions  of  etiquette  when  a 
nation  is  perishing  of  hunger. 

WE  are  not  out  of  the  woods  yet  with  the  Chilean  affair. 
While  the  United  States  should  avoid  anything  which  may 
savor  of  bullying  or  jingoism,  if  it  be  conclusively  shown  that 
the  attack  on  the  sailors  of  the  Baltimore  in  the  streets  of  Valpa- 
raiso was  a  premeditated  affair,  and  not  merely  a  street  brawl,  as 
the  Chileans  pretend,  our  self-respect  will  force  us  to  demand 
something  more  than  a  formal  apology.  We  must  insist  that 
Chile  make  due  and  proper  reparation,  and  that  she  signify  her 
regret  for  the  occurrence  by  the  payment  of  an  indemnity  to  the 
families  of  the  men  who  were  murdered,  and  our  demand  should 
be  made  so  peremptory  as  to  be  unmistakable. 


OUR.  Eastern  exchanges  print  accounts  of  the  final  settlement 
by  the  Manhattan  Bank  Directors  with  Jimmy  Hope,  the  no- 
torious burglar.  The  last  of  the  bonds  stolen,  amounting  to 
$300,000,  hav  just  been  delivered  to  their  rightful  owners.  This 
makes  near!./  $1,500,000  recovered  from  first  to  last.  The  reason 
there  has  been  so  much  delay  in  obtaining  these  last  bonds,  is 
that  they  were  in  the  hands  of  one  of  Hope's  pals,  whom  he  had 
much  difficulty  in  bringing  to  terms.  It  is  understood  that  a  sum 
in  the  neighborhood  of  $100,000  was  demanded  and  ultimately 
paid  for  this  last  surrender  alone.  It  can  now  be  seen  how  right 
the  News  Letter  was  in  accounting  for  the  milk  in  the  cocoanut 
that  k*-pt  Jimmy  Hope  in  our  City  Prison  so  many  months  after 
he  ought  to  have  been  delivered  up  to  the  State  of  New  York. 
He  never  would  have  been  delivered  up  had  he  been  willing  to 
trust  our  officials  to  handle  the  bonds.  It  will  be  remembered 
how  strenuouj-ly  it  was  denied  at  the  time  that  there  were  any 
such  bonds.  Time  invariably  verifies  the  correctness  of  informa- 
tion appearing  in  this  journal. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  16,  1892. 


WHO    IS    TO    GO    TO    CHINA  ? 


IT  will  be  remembered  that  ex-Senator  Blair  had  so  set  his  heart 
upon  going  as  United  States  Minister  to  China,  that  when  the 
Peking  government  refused  to  receive  him  as  a  persona  grata,  he 
was  downcast  and  refused  to  be  comforted.  President  Harrison, 
good  kind  soul  that  he  is,  tried  to  cheer  up  New  Hampshire's 
disconsolate  ex-Senator,  and  did  so  in  a  very  substantial  way.  An 
embassy  of  greater  rank  and  importance  was  placed  at  his  dis- 
posal. Poor  Blair  would  have  none  of  it:  he  would  either  "  go 
to  Hongkong,"  or  go  nowhere,  and  at  that  point  the  matter  rested 
for  nearly  a  year.  As  Congress  was  about  to  assemble,  and,  as 
sufficient  time  bad  elapsed  to  make  it  sure  that  Blair  knew  his 
own  mind,  the  President  began  to  cast  about  for  a  new  man  to  fill 
the  China  mission.  His  eyes  fell  upon  Senator  Squires,  of  Wash- 
ington, and  it  is  understood  that  the  appointment  was  tendered 
to  and  accepted  by  him.  From  his  State  comes  the  news  that  his 
constituents  are  urging  him  to  hold  on  to  the  offer  and  to  go  to 
China  by  all  means.  The  President  wanted  him,  because  he  had 
taken  no  part  in  hostile  Chinese  legislation  and  yet  was  well-up 
in  Pacific  Coast  politics,  knows  how  we  feel  out  here  about  the 
Chinese,  and  would  be  an  acceptable  Minister  to  our  people  gen- 
erally, and,  strange  to  say,  the  Chinese  government  wanted  him, 
because,  when  he  was  Governor,  he  called  out  the  militia  and  re- 
quested the  presence  of  United  States  troops  to  protect  some  Chi- 
nese from  rioters.  But  behind  all  these  reasons  seems  to  lie  the 
fact  that  somebody,  several  somebodies,  want  the  seat  of  Squires 
in  the  Senate.  It  must  be  confessed  that  these  many  causes  com- 
bined make  out  a  pretty  strong  case  why  Squires  should  go,  and 
a  couple  of  weeks  ago  that  seemed  the  irrevocable  programme. 
But  since  then  there  has  been  another  turn  of  the  kaleideoscope, 
and  all  is  changed.  Blair,  it  appears,  has  some  strong  missionary 
friends  in  England  and  in  China,  and  after  considerable  diplomacy 
they  have  succeeded  in  inducing  Li  Hung  Chang  to  believe  that 
Blair  is,  after  all,  a  lover  of  the  Chinaman,  and,  as  such,  worthy  to 
be  received  and  treated  nicely  as  United  States  Minister.  As  a  con- 
sequence the  Chinese  government  has  suddenly  made  known  to 
the  authorities  at  Washington  its  withdrawal  of  all  objections  to 
Blair,  who,  it  will  be  remembered,  was  duly  appointed  by  the 
President,  confirmed  by  the  Senate,  and  was  on  his  way  to  Peking, 
with  his  commission  in  his  pocket,  when  the  news  came  that  he 
would  not  be  received  in  China.  That  edict  has  been  withdrawn ; 
he  now  clains  the  office  as  his  of  right,  and  his  friends  in  the  Sen- 
ate say  that  nobody  else  can  be  confirmed  who  deprives  him  of 
it.  This  again  makes  the  outlook  blue  for  Squires.  The  question 
recurs:  Who  will  go  to  China? 


MAYOR    SANDERSON    AND    A    NEW    CHARTER. 

HAS  Mayor  Sanderson  the  courage  of  his  convictions  ?  We  do 
not  believe  there  is  a  doubt  about  it,  and  in  that  case,  a  very 
plain  path  of  duty  lies  straight  before  him,  which  he  cannot  too 
soon  enter  upon  and  pursue  to  the  end.  He  himself  marked  it 
out.  Being  interviewed  by  a  morning  contemporary  at  the 
beginning  of  the  new  year,  he  said  San  Francisco's  greatest  need 
at  this  time  was  a  new  charter.  He  forcibly  pointed  out  how 
completely  the  city  had  outgrown  the  thing  of  patches  and 
shreds  known  as  the  Consolidated  Act,  and  how  impossible  it  was 
for  the  municipality  to  cure  evils  under  its  present  limited  grant 
of  powers  as  interpreted  by  successive  Supreme  Courts.  In  all 
of  which  the  News  Letter  perfectly  agrees  with  Mayor  Sander- 
son. Horace  Hawe's  act,  originally  a  sufficient,  simple  and  safe 
enactment,  has  been  changed  beyond  recognition.  Almost  every 
Legislature  we  have  had  for  twenty  years  past  has  made  addi- 
tions to  it,  and  the  worst  of  it  is,  that  those  additions  were  almost 
invariably  designed,  promoted  and  passed  by  people  who  had 
axes  to  grind.  That  is  how  we  came,  for  instance,  by  a  system 
of  police  and  other  pensions,  that  will,  in  a  few  years,  become 
an  intolerable  burden.  The  process  of  adding  and  amending  has 
grown  apace  during  recent  years,  and  each  successive  Legislature 
carries  the  bad  practice  further  than  the  previous  one.  We  should 
adopt  a  new  charter  if  only  to  render  it  more  difficult  for  the 
boodlers  of  Sacramento  to  interfere  with  home  rule  in  this  muni- 
cipality. We  think  the  most  intelligent  citizens  are  agreed 
on  that  point.  The  whole  subject  matter  has  been  well  threshed 
over,  and  is  ripe  for  settlement.  Then  why  not  settle  it  V  The 
authorative  answer  to  that  question  lies  more  with  Mayor  Sander- 
son than  with  any  other  man  in  this  community.  The  power  of 
initiative  is  with  him.  A  call  for  an  election  of  fifteen  freeholders 
to  frame  a  charter  is  the  initial  step,  and  is  within  the  control  of 
the  Mayor.  This  brings  us  back  to  the  question  with  which  this 
article  begins:  Has  Mayor  Sanderson  the  courage  of  bis  convic- 
tions ?  If  he  has,  nothing  stands  in  the  way  of  bis  going  ahead 
and  giving  them  effect.  We  are  very  sure  he  wields  the  neces- 
sary influence  with  the  Supervisors  and  Board  of  Election  Com- 
missioners to  command  their  hearty  cooperation.  It  takes  the 
best  part  of  a  year  to  go  through  the  preliminaries  necessary  to 
the  ratification  of  a  charter,  so  that  it  is  not  too  soon  to  begin 
now,  if  the  instrument  is  to  be  ready  for  submission  at  the  next 
session  of  the  Legislature. 


THE    ELECTRIC    LIGHT    WIRE    ORDINANCE. 

THE  announcement  of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  that 
be  was  about  to  enforce  the  city  ordinance  prohibiting  the 
placing  of  electric  light  wires  upon  house-tops,  has  caused  con- 
siderable unfavorable  comment  in  circles  best  qualified  to  know 
of  the  safeties  or  dangers  of  house-top  construction.  The  insur- 
ance companies  are  at  variance  with  the  municipal  powers  as  to 
the  matter,  which  fact  is  fully  shown  by  the  further  one  that  the 
Electric  Improvement  Company  possesses  the  full  confidence  of 
the  underwriters.  This  company  seems  to  be  the  object  of  the 
attack  of  the  municipal  authorities,  for  were  this  ordinance  in- 
forced  the  company  would  be  compelled  to  go  out  of  business. 
That  their  method  of  laying  wire  is  a  good  one  is  shown  by  the 
statements  of  the  electrical  expert  of  the  Pacific  Insurance 
Union,  who,  in  an  able  paper,  read  before  that  body 
recently  said  that  he  had  "often  thought  that  a  first-class  system 
of  house-top  construction  would  be  far  safer  and  far  more  satis- 
factory than  distributing  circuits  of  pole  lines.  I  cannot  but  feel 
that  proper  house-top  construction  has  a  legitimate  field  for  use- 
fulness." He  also  says  that  if  all  electric  light  wires  were  placed 
on  substantial  frames,  firmly  secured  to  tire-walls,  and  so  con- 
structed as  to  maintain  all  wires  at  least  ten  feet  above  flat  roofs, 
and  if  all  telegraph  and  telephone  wires  were  placed  on  similar 
structures,  entirely  separate  and  apart  from  the  electric  light 
racks,  then  crossed  circuits  would  occur  with  less  frequency,  the 
streets  would  be  free  from  poles,  and  firemen  would  not  be  ham- 
pered by  wires  every  time  they  endeavored  to  raise  a  ladder  to  a 
burning  building.  The  Electric  Improvement  Company  has  all  its 
wires  upon  house-top  constructions  at  least  ten  feet  above  roofs,  as 
approved  by  the  expert.  This  is  the  system  enforced  by  city  ordi- 
nance in  Boston,  where  no  poles  are  allowed  in  the  business  por- 
tion of  the  city,  all  the  wires  being  on  house-top  constructions. 
Not  only,  therefore,  does  this  company  lay  their  wires  in  the 
manner  approved  by  the  highest  authorities,  but  they  also  give 
the  people  the  benefit  of  very  low  rates,  their  prices  for  both  gas 
and  electric  lights  being  exceedingly  low.  Their  position  is  a  very 
strong  one.  They  follow  the  best  methods  and  give  satisfaction 
to  the  people,  and  therefore  should  not  be  interfered  with  to 
satisfy  rival  corporations. 

CHICAGO    AS    A    SEAPORT. 


CHICAGO  is  nothing  if  not  ambitious.  She  now  aspires  to  rival 
New  York  as  a  seaport.  Fact!  "  A  deep  water  Congress" 
was  held  the  other  day  at  Detroit,  at  which  Chicago  made  an 
elaborate  showing  of  how  easily  great  ocean  going  steamers  could 
be  enabled  to  come  up  to  her  wharves  and  grain  elevators,  and 
take  freight  and  passengers  through  the  lakes  and  waterways  to 
the  Atlantic.  She  proposes  a  26-feet  channel  from  Duluth  to 
Lake  Erie,  to  cost  $3,500,000,  and  another  channel  from  there  to 
the  sea  at  a  cost  not  stated.  It  was  argued  that  the  West  is 
bound  eventually  to  have  maritime  communication  with  the 
ocean,  and  that,  of  course,  means  that  Chicago  is  to  be  a  great  in- 
land seaport,  as  it  were.  The  important  questions  were  discussed: 
"Shall  the  old  Erie  Canal  be  reconstructed  so  that  Chicago  may 
become  a  seaport?"  "Shall  an  outlet  be  sought  by  way  of  the 
St.  Lawrence,  uniting  Canadian  and  American  interests?"  These 
problems  are  engaging  serious  attention  at  Buffalo  and  other 
points  along  the  route.  The  proposed  schemes  are  declared  to  be 
quite  practicable,  and  are  only  questions  of  so  much  money.  If 
that  be  true,  Chicago  will  sooner  or  later  conquer  what  she  be- 
lieves to  be  her  manifest  destiny.  New  York  when  surprised 
when  the  Young  Giant  by  the  Lake  carried  the  World's  Fair 
from  her  She  will  be  much  more  astonished  to  wake  some  fine 
morning  and  find  Chicago  a  seaport.  It  would  be  an  immense 
thing  to  bring  great  ocean  carriers  right  into  the  heart  of  the  con- 
tinent. Among  other  things,  it  would  cheapen  through  freights 
to  San  Francisco. 

A    MONTE     CARLO    IN    CALIFORNIA. 


IS  the  beautiful  island  of  Santa  Catalina,  which  is  capable  of 
being  made  the  most  healthful  sea-side  resort  on  our  coast,  to 
be  turned  into  a  Monte  Carlo,  or  place  of  outlawry,  where 
gambling  on  a  grand  and  attractive  scale  is  not  only  to  be  toler- 
ated, but  to  be  fostered  and  encouraged  by  all  that  money  can  do 
for  it  ?  Nearly  a  year  ago  there  were  rumors  on  the  streets  to 
that  effect,  but  they  soon  died  away,  and  it  seemed  that 
either  there  was  nothing  in  the  project,  or  that  it  had  been 
abandoned.  This  week,  however,  the  press  dispatches  from 
the  East  inform  us  that  the  proposal  has  taken  on  form  and 
shape,  and  is  in  a  fair  way  to  be  carried  out.  It  is  stated 
that  a  company  has  been  formed,  stock  allotted,  and  capital 
paid  up.  The  island  is  United  States  territory,  and  within  the 
boundaries  of  the  State  of  California.  How  the  incorporators 
propose  to  get  around  the  laws  of  the  State  against  gambling, 
does  not  appear,  but  with  such  legislators  as  we  have  had  in  the 
past,  and  are  likely  to  have  in  the  future,  that  is  not  a  matter  of 
any  very  serious  difficulty.  The  project  would  be  bitterly  fought 
by  our  best  people,  who  would  grieve  to  have  the  fair  fame  of 
California  smirched  by  the  toleration  of  such  an  institution. 


Jan. 


FR  \\.  [Si  0   NEWS   I  ETTER. 


SECURING    GOOD    JURORS 


Till  way  lo  *c«     -  >c  legal  way.     The  opt  ati«m 

has  jual  been  K'"»nc  uir-i  i^'i  in  |  '    the 

whole  people,  and    leaves  nothing  »•»  be  desired  in  that  direction. 
If  the  144  names  now  in  the  _  reteol  h  on  eat,  In- 

lent  cfttxens,  ibere  are  none  such  in  California.  Bach  Superior 
Judge  selected  twelve  names,  and  was  not    afraid    to   take  the  re- 
■    bllltj  ol  bis  acts.     Accordingly,  the  whole   !>>i   appears   in 
Ibe  dailies,  and  will  bear   the  closest    examination.     As  none  but 
good  names  are  now  in  the  box,  it  is  certain  that  no  bad  oni 

■  it.  Very  careful  design  has  been  displayed  in  bringing  to- 
gether 9°  strong  *"  array  of  good  jurj  material.  Now  design  very 
properly  ceases,  and  chance  determines  which  particular  nineteen 
out  ol  the  total  of  144  names  shall  constitute  the  next  Grand  Jury, 
ling  Judges  will,  of  course,  very  carefully  see  to  it  that  no 
ballots  bearing  any  sort  of  distinguishing  mark  are  allowed  to  be 
used,  although  if  they  were,  what  good  that  would  do  boodlera, 
now  that  there  are  no  suspicious  names  on  any  of  the  ballot 
papers,  does  not  appear.  However,  as  the  law  intends  that  the 
drawings  shall  be  Mrictly  matters  of  chance,  presiding  judges  will 
doubtless  hereafter  take  care  that  no  occasion  for  scandal  shall 
arise  on  that  score.  Well,  that  is  the  wayand  the  only  legal  way 
in  which  we  come  by  Grand  J  urie?.  Who  sball  say,  now  that  the 
worked  up  excitement  of  the  hour  has  passed  away,  that  it  is  not 
an  infinitely  better  and  safer  way  than  to  delegate  the  power  to 
one  obscure  individual  to  go  into  the  highways  and  by-ways  and 
call  his  associates,  soreheads  every  one,  lo  join  in  a  feast  of  po- 
litical revenge?  We  have  happily  escaped  a  most  dangerous  pre- 
cedent, got  back  to  real  methods,  and  that  is  well.  Henceforth 
let  the  dailies  continue  to  publish  (as  they  might  always  have 
done)  tbe  names  selected  by  each  Superior  Judge,  and  let  the  pub- 
lic maintain  a  scrutinizing  eye  upon  the  lists  so  published.  It  is 
noticeable  that  Judge  Wallace  did  not  include  in  his  twelve  se- 
lections the  name  of  any  one  of  the  men  who  were  recently  the 
choice  of  bis  Elisor.  If  they  were  all  that  was  at  one  time  claimed, 
he  should  have  stood  by  every  man  of  them.  But,  doubtless, 
that  final  report  disgusted  him.  He  is  too  well-freighted  with 
common  sense,  and  has  too  keen  an  appreciation  of  the  ridiculous 
to  render  himself  responsible  for  men  who  could  attach  their  sig- 
natures to  such  a  document.  His  retreat,  however  pusillanimous, 
was  a  fortunate  escape  from  weaklings  he  could  not  afford  to 
stand  by.  Now  that  we  have  an  unexceptionable  jury  list,  it  is  to 
be  hoped  that  excuses  will  not  be  made,  and  that  they  will  not  be 
accepted  if  they  are. 

DISTRIBUTION  OF  ABILITY  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES. 


AMIDST  the  conflict  of  nationalities  in  the  United  States  which 
best  holds  its  own?  Which  race  and  which  country  has  sup- 
plied the  most  brains,  stamina,  nerve  and  fiber  in  developing  and 
building  up  this  great  country  of  ours?  These  interesting  ques- 
tions are  raised  in  a  remarkable  article  which  appeared  in  the 
Century  for  September,  and  has  since  been  widely  quoted  and  dis- 
cussed, both  at  home  and  abroad.  In  it  Henry  Cabot  Lodge 
undertakes  to  find  a  basis  upon  which  these  inquiries  may  be 
answered  with  a  reasonable  approximation  to  accuracy.  His 
method  is  to  accept  as  the  aggregate  of  ability  the  names  men- 
tioned in  Applcton's  Encyclopedia  of  American  Biography,  over  four- 
teen thousand  in  number,  and  arrange  and  classify  the  same 
according  to  race  and  according  to  birth-place  as  to  States  and 
groups  of  States.  These  fourteen  thousand  persons  include  all 
not  immigrants,  who  "  by  their  ability  have  raised  themselves 
even  slightly  above  tbe  general  level.  It  ia  not,  of  course,  an  ab- 
solutely perfect  standard  of  comparison,  but  it  would  be  difficult 
to  suggest  where  to  lay  our  hands  on  a  fairer  one.  The  first  table 
shows  the  classification  of  these  persons  by  race,  from  which  it 
appears  that  10,376  were  of  English  extraction,  1,439  of  Scotch- 
Irish,  436  Scotch,  159  Welsh,  109  Irish,  659  German,  336  Dutch, 
85  French,  589  Huguenot,  31  Scandinavians,  7  Spanish,  7  Italians 
and  5  Swiaa.  These  figures  are  worth  comparing  together  and  tell 
their  own  story.  It  ia  furthermore  curious  to  know  that  of  the 
23  Presidents  the  United  States  has  had,  18  were  of  English  ex- 
traction, 3  of  Scotch-Irish,  1  of  Welsh,  and  1  of  Dutch.  Two 
States,  Massachusetts  and  New  York,  have  furnished  more  than 
a  third  of  the  ability  of  the  entire  country,  whilst  Virginia  is  in 
the  lead  in  the  matter  of  the  production  of  statesmen.  Mr.  Lodge 
concludes:  "The  race  table  shows  the  enormous  preponderance 
of  the  English  in  the  up-building  of  the  United  States,  and  if  we 
add  to  the  English  the  people  who  came  from  other  parts  of  the 
United  Kingdom,  that  predominance  becomes  overwhelming.  The 
same  table  shows,  also,  what  1  think  ia  the  most  important  result 
of  the  whole  inquiry,  that  the  people  who  have  succeeded  in  the 
United  States  and  produced  the  ability  of  the  country,  are  those 
who  become  most  quickly  and  most  thoroughly  Americans.  This 
is  a  moral  of  wide  application  and  carries  a  lesson  which  will 
never  be  forgotten."  This  brief  reference  to  a  highly  intereating 
subject  ahould  aerve  to  whet  the  appetite  of  the  reader  for  a  cloaer 
acquaintance  with  the  article  to  which  it  refers. 

IT  ia  to  be  hoped  the  police  will  keep  up  their  raid  upon  the  drug 
stores  that  sell    morphine  to  fiends  without  a  physician's  pre- 
scription.    It  is  a  bad   business  that  ought  to  be  rendered  odious. 


:  \N  s    TKITMPH. 

WoaU  tht 

United  -   ■  ■■■<  i  personal  ••  triumph,"  bat  most  rt 

lag  men  Will  think  that  there  n  U  too  moot)  humiliation  mi  , 
to  it  to  render  it  a-  mi  a  triumph  a*  the  nation  at  large 

wonld  hare  liked  It  to  have  been,     it   li  limply  discredit! 
Ohio  that  her  legislator*  oa,  nroald  have  pushed  John 

Bharmin  to  the  wait,  In  order  to  make  way  for  Poraker,  v. 
conduct  in  the  gubernatorial  chair  \om  the  Bute  to  blfl  party  four 
year*  a*o.  u  is  an  open  Moral  thai  if  to. a  whole  power  ol  the 
Administration  had  nol  been  brought  to  bear,  and  that  if  the 
pressure  from  New  York  and  other  money  centers  bud  bean  less 
than  it  was,  the  veteran  Senator  and  statesman  was  «  beaten 
man.  Even  with  those  aids  he  had  to  leave  his  official  duties  at 
Washington,  go  to  Columbus,  keep  open  house,  button-hole 
legislators,  make  bargains  and  dickers  he  doubtless  would  gladly 
have  b^en  spared,  and.  in  general  terms,  was  compelled  to  descend 
into  the  filthy  pool  of  politics  and  engage  in  a  rough-and-tumble 
tight  to  retain  a  position  that  ought  not  to  have  been  seriously 
disputed.  If  ever  a  Senator  bud  earned  the  right  to  an  easy  re- 
turn to  a  place  of  distinguished  public  usefulness.  John  Stienn  in 
was  that  Senator.  If  ever  a  State  owed  a  debt  of  gratitude  lo  a 
public  man,  Ohio  owed  one  to  the  representative  who  had  for 
forty-four  long  and  trying  years  done  her  honor  in  the  halls  of 
national  legislation.  Besides,  both  the  nation  and  his  party  bad 
special  need  of  the  peculiar  experience  of  Sherman  at  this  period. 
His  power  as  a  debitor,  and  his  skill  as  a  manager  of  the  Senate, 
gave  us  the  present  silver  law  as  a  foil  to  the  larger  and  more 
dangerous  proposition  of  free  and  unlimited  coinage.  His  pres- 
ence in  the  Senate  is  abiiit  the  best  guarantee  we  have  that  there 
will  be  no  alarming  financial  legislation. 

OUR    EXPORT    TRADE. 

THE  United  States  increased  it-*  exports  last  year,  but  not  to 
Sjuth  America,  where,  despite  the  Fan-American  Congress  and 
reciprocity  talk,  there  was  a  considerable  falling  off  in  the  amount 
of  sales  we  effected.  Of  course,  the  troubles  in  Argentina,  Brazil 
and  Chile  had  something  to  do  with  this  bad  showing.  The 
figures  of  our  total  exports  for  the  last  two  fiscal  years  are  given 
by  the  Bureau  of  Statistics  as  follows: 

1890.  1891 

Europe     ?G77,284,3»5  $697,614,106 

British  North  America  38,544,454  43  813.54J 

South  America 37,745,002  37.34..515 

Abiaaod  Oceanica 35,920,152  88,41fi,l78 

West  ladies     32,183,071  33,226,401 

Mexico,  Ceutral  America  aad  British  Honlura*.    IS  118  J47  21,236,545 

Africa 4,590,127  4,738,8*7 

All  other 906,810  879,172 

Total.    ...7$84i,293,828  $872,270,233 

Though  reciprocity  treaties  were  in  force  with  two  or  three  of 
the  South  American  countries  during  the  latter  months  of  the 
year,  their  purchases  from  us  continued  to  fall  off,  but  of  course 
it  is  too  early  yet  to  predict  anything  like  failure  from  the  re- 
cently negotiated  arrangements.  It  happens,  singularly  enough, 
that  the  countries  with  which  we  do  not  seek  to  specially  en- 
courage trade  have  been  doing  exceptionally  woll  by  us.  It 
should  be  noted  that  the  country  to  the  north  of  us  has  been  a 
better  customer  of  ours  than  all  of  South  America,  taking  five 
per  cent,  of  our  total  exports  to  the  tatter's  four  per  cent.,  whilst 
Europe  takes  no  less  than  eighty  per  cent.  Our  large  exports  of 
food  products  will  make  the  showing  still  better  this  year. 

OUR    CITY'S    PHYSICAL    AND    MORAL    HEALTH. 

THE  vital,  criminal  and  other  statistics  of  our  city's  condition 
during  the  past  year  are  not  as  comforting  to  contemplate  as 
they  might  be.  An  alarming  increase  was  recorded  in  the  mortu- 
ary rate,  the  deaths  in  the  city  being  6,875  for  1891,  as  against 
6,i48  for  1890,  an  increase  of  727.  During  the  last  month  of  De- 
cember the  deaths  numbered  exactly  800,  arising  largely  from 
diseases  entirely  preventible.  Until  the  rain  of  last  week  came, 
our  sewers  were  in  a  frightfully  congested  condition,  and  no 
doubt  had  a  large  share  in  the  increased  death  rate.  These  figures, 
which  speak  louder  than  words,  ought  to  arouse  public  opinion  to 
the  necessity  of  better  sanitation,  or  we  may  well  despair  that 
anything  will.  During  the  year  1891  there  were  35  murders  com- 
mitted in  San  Francisco,  but  nobody  was  hanged,  and  if  any 
homicide's  neck  is  in  serious  danger  we  are  unacquainted  with 
the  fact.  In  addition  to  these  successful  murders,  88  persona 
were  arrested  for  assault  to  murder,  275  for  assault  with  a  deadly 
weapon,  1,625  for  disturbing  the  peace,  and  745  for  battery. 
Truly  we  are  a  bellicose  people.  There  were  no  fewer  than  98 
suicides  and  319  insane  commitments;  770  suits  for  divorce  were 
commenced.  Of  the  1,204  male  prisoners  in  San  Quentin,  425  are 
under  25  years  of  age,  many  of  them  being  as  young  as  16  years, 
and,  of  course,  these  do  not  include  the  boys  in  the  Industrial 
School  and  the  House  of  Correction.  The  number  of  places  within 
the  city  limits  at  which  intoxicants  may  be  bought  is  put  at 
4,223.  The  census  gives  San  Francisco  a  total  population  of 
300,000.  These  are  lamentable  figures  that  ought  to  make  an  im- 
pression on  every  good  citizen. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  16,  1892. 


THE  event  of  the  present  week  has  been  the  coming  of  the  Press 
League,  and  everything  possible  has  been  done  to  ensure  our 
guests  baving  a  pleasant  visit  hereabouts.  Even  the  clerk  of  the 
weather  gave  them  a  royal  welcome,  in  providing  one  of  our 
ruost  beautiful  days  for  their  first,  experience  of  winter  in  San 
Francisco.  If  we  could  only  show  them  an  uninterrupted  series 
of  them,  there  would  be  actually  nothing  to  regret. 

The  hat  poudri  was,  as  every  one  expected  it  would  be,  a  brilliant 
affair.  How  could  it  have  been  otherwise,  with  such  concomi- 
tants for  success  as  a  large  and  fashionable  attendance,  good 
music,  wine  supper,  pretty  women  and  brave  men?  Odd  Fellows' 
Hall  was  elaborately  decorated  for  the  occasion,  the  prevailing 
colors  being  pink  and  blue;  while  a  profusion  of  Japanese  lan- 
terns, umbrellas  and  Pullman  car  bead-lights  served  to  vary  the 
green  foliage  and  streamers.  Powdered  hair  was  the  rule,  but  it 
must  be  acknowledged  the  effect  of  whitening  the  locks  was  more 
becoming  to  the  women  than  the  men.  In  the  latter  case,  being 
combined  with  the  dress-coat  of  the  Nineteenth  Century,  made 
the  men  seem  prematurely  aged,  while  the  ladies,  in  a  majority 
of  cases,  donned  a  robe  of  a  period  to  suit  the  powder.  The  ball- 
room was  a  charming  scene  during  the  Hashing  of  different  col- 
ored calcium  lights  upon  the  dancers.  Miss  Hager,  who  led  the 
cotillion,  is  to  be  congratulated  upon  the  success  of  the  evening. 

The  tea  given  by  Mrs.  Charles  A.  Belden  last  Saturday  after- 
noon, was  largely  attended.  The  house  was  charmingly  decorated 
with  a  profusion  of  eucalyptus  bougis  and  olive  branches,  roses 
and  violets,  and  presented  one  of  the  tnost  attractive  interiors 
seen  this  season.  During  the  hours  of  the  reception  the  parlors 
were  thronged;  orchestral  music  and  light  refreshments  were  par- 
taken of.  The  guest  of  honor,  Mrs.  Williams,  received  with  Mrs. 
Belden,  who  was  assisted  in  her  duties  by  Miss  Lucy  Upson,  of 
Sacramento,  and  several  other  very  pretty  young  ladies.  Mrs. 
Williams  left  for  her  home  in    Washington  City  on  Tuesday  last. 

The  tea  given  at  the  residence  of  Mrs.  C.  L.  Ashe,  the  same 
afternoon  {Saturday),  was  almost  entirely  composed  of  her 
daughter's  young  lady  friends,  but  was  none  the  less  pleasant  on 
that  account. 

The  Century  Club  gave  a  reception  at  their  rooms  on|  Wednes- 
day last,  in  honor  of  Miss  Susan  Hall,  who  is  at  present  visiting 
Sau  Francisco  for -a  few  weeks. 


Theatre  parties  appear  to  be  rivaling  in  favor  and  number  the 
teas,  which  have  so  far  constituted  so  large  a  proportion  of  the 
season's  dissipation.  Judah,  at  the  California,  and  the  Carleton 
Opera  Company,  at  the  Baldwin,  were  favored  with  several  last 
one,  and  Mr,  Wilkinson's  Widows  has  been  equally  so  during  the 
present  one.  Suppers  have  in  every  instance  followed  the  per- 
formance, and  they  have  all  been  pronounced  "  delightful." 

Among  the  entertainments  of  the  near  future  are  the  Jarboe 
tea,  the  dance  at  the  Pleasanton  on  the  26th,  the  Parrott  ball  and 
the  Friday  Night  Cotillion  on  the  22d.  Probably  the  one  that  is 
arousing  the  most  interest  is  the  fortieth  anniversary  reception 
and  ball  of  California  Comniandery,  No.  1,  Knights  Templar, 
which  will  be  given  on  the  28th,  at  Odd  Fellows'  Hall.  The  list 
of  names  of  the  several  committees  gives  assurance  that  it  will  be 
one  of  the  most  brilliant  entertainments  of  the  kind  ever  given 
on  the  Pacific  Slope.  The  army  and  navy  german,  which  wirl  be 
the  last  of  the  season's  Friday  night  cotillions,  will  be  under  the 
leadership  of  Lieut.  Cotton,  and  it  remains  to  be  seen  whether  he 
or  Miss  Hager  will  be  entitled  to  first  honors. 

All  the  enjoyment  of  this  month  is  not,  it  seems,  to  be  monopo- 
lized by  the  grown-up  folks,  as  a  children's  international  costume 
ball  will  be  given  at  the  San  Francisco  Verein  rooms  on  Saturday 
evening,  the  30th  inst.,  which  promises  to  be  not  only  an  inter- 
esting event,  but. an  unusually  pretty  sight.  The  hours  will  be 
from  seven  till  eleven,  after  which  time  the  children  of  a  larger 
growth  will  be  allowed  to  dance  until  as  late  an  hour  as  they  care 
to  keep  it  up,  and  an  elaborate  supper  will  be  served  to  both  sets 
of  guests. 

Miss  Catherwood's  wedding  day  has  been  named,  and  the  pro- 
gramme announced  is  that  the  ceremony  will  take  place  at  St. 
Mary's  Cathedral,  on  Thursday,  the  4th  of  February,  when  a 
nuptial  mass  will  be  sung,  and  Archbishop  Reardon  pronounce  the 
blessing.  Then  will  follow  a  wedding  breakfast  at  the  home  of 
the  bride's  mother,  Mrs.  Catherwoud,on  Pacific  avenue,  and  later 
in  the  day  a  general  reception  will  be  held.  The  groom,  Mr. 
Ernest  La  Montagne,  his  sister  and  brother,  who  will  officiate  as 
maid-of-honor  and  best  man,  respectively,  are  expected  to  arrive 
in  about  ten  days,  and  possibly  several  intimate  friends  of  the  La 
Montagne  family  will  accompany  them  in  their  special  car. 

St.  Luke's  Church  was  the  locale  of  a  marriage  last  Monday, 
when  one  of  our  war  veterans,  Col.  W.  C.  Parnell,  was  married 


to  Mrs.  Hattie  Faull,  widow  of  the  junior  member  of  the  firm  of 
Merry,  Faull  &  Co.,  Rev.  Mr.  Davis  officiating.  It  was  a  very 
quiet  wedding  party,  only  a  few  friends  witnessing  the  ceremony, 
the  gallant  Colonel  and  his  fair  bride  leaving  directly  after  it  for  a 
trip  to  the  southern  counties.  Col.  rarnell  is  a  veteran  of  not 
only  our  own  late  war,  but  of  the  Crimean  war  also,  having  been 
one  of  the  riders  in  the  celebrated  charge  of  the  Six  Hundred  at 
Balaclava. 


The  marriage  of  Miss  Gertrude  Ames  to  her  cousin,  Mr.  Wood, 
of  Boston,  which  was  to  have  taken  place  in  the  near  future,  has 
been  indefinitely  postponed. 


The  reception  day  of  Mrs.  Milton  S.  Eisner,  who  has  recently 
moved  to  1800  Pierce  street,  will  be  the  second  and  fourth  Thurs- 
days of  the  month. 

Mrs.  Torbert  has  returned  from  her  visit  East,  accompanied  by 
her  daughters,  who  will  remain  in  Ban  Francisco  all  winter.  Her 
sister,  Mrs.  John  F.  Swift,  who  went  East  recently,  is  at  present 
in  Washington  City. 

Mrs.  Grace  Porter  Campobello  is  visiting  her  parents,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  David  Porter,  on  California  street,  and  will  not  probably  re- 
join her  husband,  in  Memphis,  Tenn.,  until  some  time  in  the 
spring.  Miss  Sperry  is  the  guest  of  Mrs.  Will  Crocker's  this  week. 

Mrs.  Judge  Boalt,  who  has  been  so  seriously  ill,  at  the  Palace 
Hotel,  is  now  slowly  convalescing.  Other  sufferers  of  la  grippe, 
Mrs.  Webster  Jones,  Mrs.  W.  S.  Hobart,  Mrs.  M.  D.  Boruck  and 
Judge  Burnett,  are  all  on  the  road  to  recovery. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Will  Fisher  returned  on  Wednesday  from  their 
honeymoon  trip  down  South,  and  are  domiciled  at  the  Palace 
Hotel.  Mrs.  L.  C.  Redington  and  her  son,  Mr.  Henry  Redington, 
are  also  at  the  Palace  Hotel  for  the  rest  of  the  winter.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  H.  B.  Chase  will  arrive  in  town  next  week  for  the  balance 
of  the  season.  The  Misses  Goad  have  been  among  their  recent 
guests  at  their  country  home  in  Napa,  Stags  Leap.  Miss  Frank, 
who  has  been  visiting  her  brother  and  his  wife,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  F. 
A.  Frank,  for  several  weeks,  has  returned  to  her  home  in  Port- 
land, Oregon. 

Mrs.  and  Miss  Flood,  Major  and  Mrs.  J.  L.  Rathbone  are  with 
us  once  more,  "  tired  of  the  snow,  the  cold,  and  the  slushy  streets  " 
of  Gotham. 


Col.,  Mrs.  and  Miss  iyre  are  expected  to  return  from  their  visit 
to  New  York  within  the  next  two  weeks.  Other  returns  include 
Col.  Chas.  F.  Hanlon  and  Messrs.  Burginand  McGlynn  from  their 
legal  visit  East. 

Mrs.  Frances  Edgerton,  who  leaves  for  a  visit  to  friends  in 
Boston  and  other  Eastern  cities,  will  make  an  extended  visit  to 
the  Atlantic  Coast.  Col.  Fred  Crocker  has  already  departed  East- 
ward, via  Arizona,  and  Mr.  Will  Babcock,  who  -follows  suit, 
intends  making  a  visit  of  some  duration  the  other  side  of  the 
continent  before  returning  to  California. 

Those  inveterate  globe-trotters,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  Gillig,  are 
about  to  leave  on  another  trip  to  Japan  and  China,  and  will 
probably  make  a  complete  circuit  of  the  world  before  returning 
to  their  apartments  in  New  York  for  a  brief  rest,  ere  starting  off 
again  in  some  other  direction.  It  is  rumored  that  a  trip  to  the 
North  Pole  is  in  contemplation  by  this  restless  couple  of  wand- 
erers. 


Mrs.  Edith  Coleman  and  her  sister,  Miss  Lena  Blanding,  will, 
by  their  physician's  advice,  spend  February  and  a  part  of  March 
in  the  mild  air  of  Santa  liarbara. 

Mr.  R.  Porter-Ashe  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  E.  Wise  were  in 
New  York  the  early  part  of  this  week,  as  were  also  Mrs.  Samuel 
Blair  and  son,  W.  S.  Blair,  at  the  Fifth  Avenue  Hotel. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Rollo  Peters  sailed  from  New  York  last 
wtek  for  Europe. 

A  very  enjoyable  engagement  party  was  that  given  at  the  resi- 
dence of  the  parents  of  Miss  Annie  Euphrat,  2408  Pine  street, 
last  Sunday  evening.  Miss  Euphrat  is  engaged  to  Mr.  B  Nathan, 
a  prosperous  young  merchant,  who  is  about  to  make  his 
residence  in  this  city.  Quite  a  number  of  the  young  lady's  friends 
assembled,  and  their  congratulations  were  heartfelt  and  sincere. 
Amid  dancing,  singing  and  speech-making,  a  pleasant  evening 
was  spent. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Moses  Heller,  Jr.,  have  returned  from  their 
honeymoon,  and  are  domiciled  at  the  residence  of  the  bride's 
parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  D.  N.  Walter,  corner  of  Sacramento  street 
and  Van  Ness  avenue.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Heller  will  receive  their 
friends  next  Wednesday  evening.  For  the  present  they  will  re- 
side at  the  New  California  Hotel. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mose  Gunst  leave  for  Cuba,  via  New  York  and 
Florida,  Sunday  a  week.  They  expect  to  be  gone  about  two 
months. 

[Continued  on  Page  32.] 


SAN   V\X  VXCISCO   NEWS   I  ETTKR 


TENNIS    AND    BASEBALL. 

SIHCB  lhe  Irtffue  jramr  between  T»Tlnr  and  Yale*,  unci  BatU 
am!  Nwl,  Iherr  h»-  been  *  .■  ■  I  <lra|  ol  »nlir»K  to  the  ptptn, 
and  dboocstoo  about  thr  point  f\vtn  a»  a  -lei"  by  Ull  It  n  tam  to. 
Bowvtct,  it  Ncmi  to  n»  io  b*  ol  no  pirat  difficulty  in  answrrinn 

it.  and.  moreover,  in  saying  that  the   writer   in   the    Pacific    FUtd 

is   quite  in    the   w  run  ft      W«   hold  that  the  bnslneu  of  a 

Bowman  la  doI  to  give  any  decli  »n  oatalda  "f  whether  a  ball  Is 

a  fault.  Io  or  -"it.  or  to  •  fool  fault  "  a  player,  and  the  linesman 
in  the  league  match  ought  to  have  known  his  bualneaa  better  than 
to  let  the  player  force  him  Into  giving  an  answer  which.  Orally 
ought  to  have  come  from  the  referee,  and,  secondly,  was  entirely 
wrong,  iiranted  that  rule  2  says  a  lineman  shall  stand  opposite 
the  service  line  and  then  drop  down  to  the  base  line,  etc.  This 
rale  was  probably  made  when  umpires  were  scarce,  and  is  hardly 
recognized  now,  when  there  are  so  many  who  would  readily 
volunteer  to  act  as  linesmen.  In  all  championship  matches  East 
and  abroad  there  are  seven  linesmen,  one  scorer  and  a  referee, 
and.  moreover,  these  linesmen  are  permanent  fixtures,  provided 
with  seats,  some  five  yards  away  from  the  court,  where  they  can- 
nut  interfere  with  the  players,  and  are  particularly  asked  not  to 
move  during  the  set.  The  idea  of  our  learned  friend  in  referring 
to  rule  21.  and  saying,  •*  As  the  ball  hit  the  linesman  and  pre- 
vented Neel  from  getting  it,  the  linesman  very  properly  called  it 
a  *  let,'  "  is  very  funny,  as  the  linesman  "  very  properly  "  was  in 
the  wrong,  and  even  our  friend  knows  that,  yet  he  calls  it  proper. 
We  should  not  be  surprised  if  this  same  gentleman  should  try  to 
make  rules  for  tennis  to  suit  every  emergency  which  may  arise, 
owing  to  the  mistakes  players  make,  before  beginning  a  match, 
in  not  seeing  that  everything  is  as  it  should  be,  in  a  first-class 
competition.  It  seems  to  us,  however,  that  it  was  a  great  pity 
that  the  committee  did  not  appoint  enough  umpires  for  this 
match,  as  it  would  have  saved  a  great  deal  of  talk  and  disagree- 
ableness,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  they  will  see  fit  to  appoint 
enongb  for  to-day's  match. 

One  discussion  leads  to  another.  The  question  now  is,  "  how 
wide  should  the  base  line  be?"  This  seems  a  trivial  question,  but 
in  reality  it  is  an  important  one,  for  in  the  matter  of  "  foot  fault- 
ing "  the  width  of  the  line  is  a  very  great  factor.  The  rule  tells 
one  that  one  foot  must  be  behind  the  line  and  the  other  on  it,  but 
supposing  the  line  is  a  thin  one,  it  would  be  very  easy  to  "  foot- 
fault." The  base  line  at  Wimbledon  last  year,  during  the  cham- 
pionship, was  fully  three  inches  wide,  and  if  this  turns  out  to  be 
the  case,  that  three  inches  is  allowable,  it  would  benefit  some 
players  very  materially.  We  would  be  glad  to  bear  from  any  one 
who  is  thoroughly  conversant  with  the  right  sizes. 

The  Alameda  County  championship  was  continued  last  Satur- 
day, and  remained  unfinished.  The  final  matches  will  be  played 
next  Saturday.  C.  Neel  beat  F.  Neel,  6-2,  7-5;  Bates  won  by  de- 
fault from  Cooke;  Haslett  beat  Younger,  6-4,  6-2,  and  in  thesemi- 
finals  Neel  defeated  Allen,  6  3,  6  2.  The  match  between  Bates 
and  Haslett  was  called  on  account  of  darkness,  but  Bates  had 
won  the  first  set,  6-4,  and  was  3  1  in  the  second,  so  it  is  nearly  a 
foregone  conclusion  tha.t  Bates  and  Neel  will  meet  in  the  finals. 
It  was  a  pity  that  Hubbard  defaulted  to  Bates,  as  by  so  doing 
the  onlookers  were  robbed  of  a  good  match. 

The  struggle  for  the  Pacific  Coast  championship  did  not  termin- 
ate as  satisfactorily  as  was  desired.  San  Jose,  however,  won  it 
fairly,  and  in  accordance  with  the  rules  governing  baseball.  When 
the  Portland  Club  arrived  in  San  Francisco  it  expected  to  defeat 
the  club  winning  the  championship  of  the  California  League  with 
ease.  In  this  it  was  greatly  mistaken,  and  under-estimated  the 
playing  ability  of  the  Californians.  There  is  no  question  that 
the  Portland  team  that  played  here  was  a  very  strong  combina- 
tion, picked  from  the  Pacific  Northwest  League.  The  games 
played  here  during  the  last  ten  days  have  never  been  surpassed 
by  any  contests  on  the  California  diamond.  The  consolidation 
between  the  California  and  Pacific  Northwest  League  has  not  yet 
been  consummated.  There  are  many  things  to  be  looked  after 
and  arranged  before  this  can  be  effected.  The  cost  of  transporta- 
tion of  the  players  between  Los  Angeles  and  Seattle  is  the  most 
difficult  matter  to  be  provided.  The  San  Francisco  and  Portlands 
will  play  in  this  city  this  afternoon  and  to-morrow,  after  which 
the  players  will  commence  to  scatter,  some  going  North,  others 
going  South,  and  not  a  few  returning  to  their  families  and  relations 
in  the  East,  where  they  will  remain  until  ordered  to  report  for  duty 
here  in  time  for  the  opening  game  of  next  season,  which  will  take 
place  about  March  27th,  before  which  time  consolidation  or  no 
consolidation  will  be  settled,  and  it  will  be  determined  which, 
cities  will  compose  the  California  League. 

God's  Love. — Household  Words. 


God's  world  has  one  great  echo, 

Whether  calm  blue  mists  are  curled, 

Or  lingering  dewdrops  quiver, 
Or  red  storms  are  unfurled; 

The  same  deep  love  is  throbbing 

Through  the  great  heart  of  God's  world. 


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Jan.  16,  1892. 


OVER    IN    OAKLAND. 

THE  Ensemble  Club  Concert  on  Thursday  night  was  a  delight- 
ful affair.  Sigmund  Beel  went  across  the  bay  to  give  one  of 
his  violin  solos,  and  Miss  Gussie  Kuegel,  Heine,  and  Mrs.  Carr  all 
contributed  charmingly  to  the  entertainment. 

Col.  J.  C.  Robinson,  who  built  the  cable  roads  in  Los  Angeles, 
and  then  came  to  live  in  this  part  of  the  country,  has  returned  to 
his  native  heath,  and  bas  opened  offices  in  London,  Eng.  For 
some  reason  or  other,  he  has  taken  a  spite  against  California,  for  a 
friend  writing  from  the  British  capital,  says  that  Robinson  is  pour- 
ing communications  into  the  English  press  condemning  the  cus- 
toms and  conditions  in  this  part  of  the  New  World.  It  is  rather  bad 
taste  on  his  part,  to  say  the  least  of  it,  for  he  cleared  up  a  nice 
snug  sum  during  his  residence  on  the  coast,  and  he  was  always 
treated  well  both  in  social  and  business  circles. 

Names  of  some  of  the  Oakland  boys  who,  on  the  morning  of  the 
1st  of  January  in  the  present  year  of  grace,  swore  off  all  kinds  of 
entertainment  except  those  provided  for,  and  encouraged  by,  the 
constitution  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.:  Selby  Adams,  Billy  O'Brien, 
Jim  Baker,  Jim  Brady,  Billy  Monroe,  Witherow  Hart,  Will  Miller, 
Cleve  Daro,  Ben  Wade,  Lin  Church,  Frank  O'Brien,  Harry  Melvin, 
Judge  Allen,  Pat  Cadogan,  Jim  Spafford,  Bob  Miller,  Walter  Lay- 
mance,  Judge  Nusbaumer,  Ed  Rodgers,  Ches.  Doyle,  Tom  Gush- 
ing, Ed  Holland,  Bob  Edgar,  George  Furrey,  Fred  Sinclair,  Doc 
Stoakes,  Paul  Schafer,  Wm.  Heitmann,  George  Earl,  J.  A.  Fon- 
taine, Geo.  Kaufman,  J.  Sands,  Myron  Whideen,  Bob  Leckee, 
Henry  Allen,  A.  L.  Frick,  Frank  Tbwaites. 

Names  of  those  who  have  already  broken  aforesaid  pledge: 
Same  as  above. 

The  proposition  to  have  an  informal  musicale  at  the  Athenian 
Club  every  Saturday  night  is  a  good  one.  There  is  lots  of  vocal 
talent  in  the  club,  and  Sigmund  Beel  has  generously  offered  to 
organize  and  manage  the  entertainments,  if  there  is  a  good  re- 
sponse to  the  suggestion. 

Young  Arthur  Davis,  of  Market  street,  has  gone  to  Vermont 
with  tbe  avowed  intention  of  studying  for  the  Ministry.  But 
"  thereby  hangs  a  tale."  Not  very  far  from  the  Davis  place 
dwells  Thomas  A.  Mitchell,  the  San  Francisco  agent  of  the  North 
American  Insurance  Company,  with  his  wife  and  family.  Now 
Miss  Alice  Mitchell  is  a  charming  young  lady  of  about  seventeen, 
and  as  Davis  called  at  the  house  a  good  deal,  it  was  naturally 
tnought  that  there  was  a  case  of  love  hatching. 

But  Mrs.  Mitchell  is  herself  a  comparatively  young  woman,  and 
is  of  that  striking,  classic  style  of  beauty  that  makes  the  mascu- 
line heart  go  pit-a-pat  without  notice.  So  it  was  not  long  before 
some  of  the  members  of  the  school  for  scandal  (and  it's  a  big  one 
in  Oakland)  found  out  that  it  was  to  the  married  lady  Davis  was 
paying  attentions  instead  of  to  the  single  one.  At  least  they 
claimed  to  have  made  such  a  discovery,  though  when  any  one  no. 
in  their  charmed  circle  asked  them  for  information  about  the  affair, 
they  simply  uplifted  their  eyes  and  shook  their  heads  mysteri- 
ously. In  all  probability,  therefore,  there  is  but  little  in  tbe  story, 
though  they  did  connect  the  fact  that  Mrs.  Mitchell  and  Davis 
were  at  Honolulu  at  the  same  time,  and  attempted  to  make  much 
capital  thereby.  Anyhow  the  gossip  on  the  subject  was  worked 
up  so  much  that  the  result  is  that  Davis,  who  is  only  about 
twenty,  has  been  shipped  beyond  the  Rockies  to  breathe  the  hal- 
lowed air  of  one  of  the  New  England  communities. 

Major  Frank  O'Brien,  of  the  N.  G.  C,  who  also  performs  the 
onerous  duties  of  deputy  city  clerk,  is  an  object  of  great  interest 
to  the  life  insurance  companies.  His  pet  hobby  appears  to  be  the 
massing  up  of  premiums  on  bis  life,  and  the  canvassers  for  the 
different  agencies  have  evidently  got  him  spotted  for  an  easy 
game,  for  there  is  almost  a  continual  procession  of  them  during 
business  hours.  Of  late,  the  Major  has  been  trying  to  refuse  all 
new  solicitations  for  the  honor  of  his  name  and  patronage,  but 
tbe  wily  callers  always  succeed  in  talking  him  down,  and  he  is 
now  in  a  regular  state  of  seige.  What  the  total  of  premiums  on 
his  life  already  amounts  to  he  doe's  not  know,  but  it  is  well  up  in 
the  thousands,  so  the  Major  would  be  a  good  catch  for  some  girl, 
who  could  marry  him  now  and  persuade  him  to  die  in  the  course 
of  a  few  years.  During  the  recent  complications  with  Chile  the  in- 
surance men  were  very  nervous,  for  they  feared  the  gallant  N.  G.  C. 
would  be  sent  down  to  combat  tbe  foe,  and  if  so,  the  Major  would, 
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[Bt     I>i     Vinov.] 

IT  la  a  rooal  do  com  fori  able  aiaic  of  affair*,  if  it  be   *afe  to  Judge 
from  app*ir*nc*9.  to  be  in   artvanca  of  one'*  own  act,  or  *u- 

prrt-tr  t.»  Iba  station  in  which  one  wai  horn.  and  yet  DOt  he  quite 
up  (•>  the  station  above      9  pie  are  compelled  to  be  always 

'  In  suspense.  like  Mahomet's  colli n.   iwixl  heaven  and  earth. 

*  •   • 

It  is  not  pleasant  to  meet  people  who  talk  with  their  nose?,  not 
simply  through  them,  but  irtlA  them,  each  utterance  being  accom- 
panied by  a  movement  of  that  member,  a  sort  of  combination  ef- 
fect of  upper  lip.  muscles  of  the  cheek  and  of  the  base  of  the  nose. 
It  is  too  suggestive  of  that  loquacious  bird,  the  poll  parrot,  which 
Is  the  favorite  type  of  a  talker  of  the  bra  nless  sort.  By  the  way. 
"pollies"  are  strange  birds.  One  belonging  to  a  French  lady 
was  good  friends  with  everybody  until  some  one  whistled  the 
Marseillaise  in  its  bearing,  and  then  it  went  mad  and  bit  tbe 
whistler. 

Necessity  is  the  mother  of  invention.  It  was  at  a  summer  re- 
sort. A  hop  was  projected.  A  society  girl  had  pink  «ilk  stock- 
ings and  fancy  slippers,  but  as  the  slippers  had  no  elastics  they 
would  not  stay  on.  The  country  lown  boasted  but  one  store, 
and  in  all  its  varied  stock  which  ranged  from  nails,  butter,  dry 
goodi  and  head-gear,  there  was  not  to  be  found  a  single  piece  of 
elastic  of  any  color  other  than  white.  Had  it  been  possible  to 
buy  black  elastic  the  girl  would  not  have  hesitated  to  cast  aside 
her  pink  silk  hose  for  black  lisle  threads,  but  imagine  a  band  of 
white  elastic  crossing  either  black  or  pink  stockings!  The  con- 
trast was  not  to  be  endured.  But  the  girl  was  equal  to  the  emer- 
gency. She  bought  the  narrow  white  bat  elastic,  and  then  stained 
it  a  delicate  pink,  to  match  her  stockings,  by  using  her  tooth- 
wash  as  a  dye.     Clever  girl! 

*  *  » 

A  writer  in  Kate  Field's  Washington  says  that  American  women 
abroad  never  look  like  anything;  that  they  are  dowdy,  ill-dressed 
and  seem  to  be  wearing  out  their  old  clothes.  How  true  that 
may  be  is  still  an  open  question,  but  it  certainly  is  a  fact  that 
many  women,  no  matter  what  their  nationality  may  be,  are  alto- 
gether too  careless  of  their  personal  appearance.  It  is  not  possi- 
ble for  a  woman,  and  perhaps  I  had  better  specify  and  say  a  busi- 
ness woman,  to  look  as  if  she  had  just  come  out  of  tbe  proverbial 
bandbox.  In  the  hurry  that  is  a  part  of  business  life  in  this  part 
of  the  world,  she  will  sometimes  betray  some  evidences  of  untidi- 
ness. Of  course,  it  ought  not  to  follow,  but  it  will.  When  a 
man  appears  with  a  button  off  bis  coat  people  say:  "  Poor  fellow ; 
he  has  no  one  to  look  after  him."  But  a  woman  who  earns  her 
own  living  by  working  all  day  long,  receives  no  sympathy.  But 
she  may  be  pardoned  if  at  night  when  she  reaches  home,  and  per- 
haps has  to  cook  her  own  dinner,  she  looks  wearily  at  the  shoe 
button  that  is  hanging  by  a  thread,  and  hopes  that  it  will  last 
another  day,  although  she  knows  that  it  will  come  off  when  she 
buttons  her  shoes  in  the  morning,  and  that  she  then  cannot  stop 
to  sew  it  on  again.  My  sympathies  are  with  her  when  she  deftly 
pins  the  errent  button  back  in  place.  It  is  only  right  to  accord 
all  honor  as  a  benefactor  of  his  race  to  the  man  who  invented  a 
process  by  which  shoe  buttons  could  be  riveted  on  the  shoe  and 
never,  never  come  off. 

*  #  * 

But  it  is  one  thing  to  be  untidy  in  the  sense  of  having  a  lack  of 
agreement  among  one's  hooks  and  eyes,  and  quite  another  in  be- 
ing dirty.  It  is  too  bad  to  have  to  admit  it,  but  many  women, 
in  addition  to  being  untidy,  do  not  look  what  is  expressed  by 
the  phrase,  "clean  and  wholesome."  Of  course  health  may 
have,  indeed,  will  have,  a  great  deal  to  do  with  it;  but  there  can 
be  no  excuse  for  neckwear  that  is  soiled,  gloves  that  are  dirty, 
hair  that  looks  raussy,  or  braids  ragged  and  hanging  at  the  bot- 
tom of  a  dress.  Be  it  far  from  me  to  blame  a  woman  because  her 
bacK  hair  will  elude  the  most  deftly  woven-in  hair  pin  in  the 
world  and  stream  out  behind  in  long  locks  that  are  aught  but  at- 
tractive. But  a  well-washed  skin  and  a  well-groomed  head  carry 
a  charm  of  their  own.  It  is  said  that  we  women  cannot  escape 
the  dictates  ot  fashion,  and  that  we  shall  soon  be  sweeping  up 
the  streets  as  of  yore.  When  that  unhappy  time  comes,  I  sup- 
pose we  shall  all  have  to  take  to  black  underwear.  Some  people 
wear  it  now. 

Walter  Besant  recently  said:  "  There  never  yet  existed  an  au- 
thor, the  type  is  not  possible,  who,  even  when  he  bad  poured  his 
whole  soul  into  his  work,  put  into  it  all  the  art  of  which  he  is 
capable,  all  the  wisdom,  all  the  beauty  of  which  he  is  possessed, 
was  indifferent  to  the  pecuniary  value  of  the  work."  Such  testi- 
mony from  auch  a  man  must  carry  weight;  he  speaks  with  au- 
thority as  well  as  one  of  the  scribes.  But  still,  people  will  babble 
on,  and  talk  about  the  conceit  of  a  writer  who  permits  himself  to 
have  a  moderately  good  estimate  of  his  own  intellectual  powers. 
Who  wants  to  employ  a  physician  who  only  hopes  he  knows 
how  to  treat  a  disease?  who  wishes  to  go  to  a  druggist  who  mod- 
estly saya  he'll  try  to  read  the  prescription?     Why,  then,  should 


a  literary  man  beadvereely  rriticfted  for  havln,-  |n  htl 

own  pow*r»?    Writer*  arc  the  modera  slaves  of  the  lamp 

■      •      a 

a  long  lime  ago,  a  clever  reotiiloqolst,  Dartte  by  name  . <ap 

tared  the  lown  by  hi*  talking  manikin*,  which  -at  DpOll  hi* 
knee  and  talked  bat  k  lo  him  at  a  wprlslng  rat*.  By  working  a 
thumb  lerer  In  tbe  back  of  their  head*.  Da  vies  made  Ifaem  wag- 
gle their  jaw*  ami  r..||  their  rye*  vigorously.      Some  ..f    nur 

crop  of  emotional  antora  remind  one  ol  tbe  Da ▼  lea'  manikins,  for 
they  roll  their  eyes  until  lbs  audience  can  almost  bear  tbera  rntiie 
in  their  socket*,  and  tin -y  drop  iheir  lower  jaws  with  a  jerk  that 
suggests  the  click  of  Iba  lever.  If  in  real  life  a  man  acted  a 
of  our  atage-ekrattlng  darlings  perform,  from  tin*  lighting  ol  a 
cigarette  to  the  registering  «-r  an  oath  of  vengeance,  people  would 
be  sure  he  was  going  to  have  a  fit,  or  what  is  known  in  country 
vernacular  as  •«  spazzuma." 

•  •   • 

It  is  said  that  the  good  die  young;  certainty,  some  of 
those  who  live  to  be  old  are  very  bad.  There  is  an  elderly 
female  who  haunts  the  vicinity  of  Jones,  Jackson  and  Wash- 
ington streets.  For  years  she  has  been  a  terror  to  the  neighbor- 
hood and  a  curse  to  herself.  She  gets  drunk:  nay,  rather, 
she  is  drunk  all  the  time;  that  is  her  normal  condition.  Her 
husband  has  deserted  her.  and  not  long  since  her  landlord,  exas- 
perated by  her  non-payment  of  rent,  turned  her  out  of  his  house. 
That  made  no  difference  to  madame  of  the  bibulous  tendencies, 
for  she  crawled  into  the  back  room  of  an  empty  store  and  lay  in 
a  drunken  stupor  for  three  days  and  nights  on  the  bare  Moor, 
with  scarcely  a  rag  to  cover  her.  And  yet  she  is  not  dead.  She 
lives,  while  others  caich  the  grip,  and  then  are  caught  and 
carried  off  by  pneumonia.  But  that  is  nothing — her  sleeping  un- 
protected from  the  cold  and  the  draughts  of  an  unoccupied  house. 
During  our  last  great  storm  she  distanced  all  her  other  achieve- 
ments. One  evening,  just  about  dusk,  she  was  seen  wandering 
around  the  top  of  the  bill  near  Washington  and  Jones,  high  above 
the  grade,  and  in  the  morning  she  was  found  lying  in  a  drunken 
sleep  on  the  sidewalk.  She  was  covered  with  mud  and  clay;  evi- 
dently she  had  slid  down  the  slope;  she  had  lain  there  in  the  rain 
all  night,  yet,  soaked  and  drabbled,  she  calmly  slept  on.  As  it 
neared  school  time,  the  boys  of  the  Washington  Grammar  School 
came  by.  Between  them  and  herself  there  existed  that  good  fel- 
lowship born  of  an  interchange  of  rocks  which  they  "heaved" 
right  merrily  at  each  other,  the  one  woman  against  a  throng  of 
boys.  These  boys,  I  say,  on  their  way  to  school,  discovered  their 
antagonist  lying  in  tbe  mud,  and  with  a  readiness  to  take  advan- 
tage of  an  opportunity  which  characterizes  the  American  small 
boy,  especially  if  he  be  born  of  foreign  parents,  discovered 
that  she  had  on  no  shoes,  and  how  they  tickled  the  soles  of  her 
stockinged  feet  1     Bad  boys  I     Poor  woman  1    Wretched  drink  1 

Traveler—  Say,  my  friend,  there's   no  meat  in   this  sandwich. 

Waitress— "Not  Traveler— Don't  you  think  you'd  better  give  that  pack 
another  shuffle  and  let  me  draw  "again  ?  — Life. 


How 
They  Differ, 

In  make  up:  Most 

baking  powders  contain  am- 
monia or  alum.  Cleveland's 
does  not ;  not  a  particle. 

It  is  made  of  pure  cream  of  tartar 
and  bi-carbonate  of  soda,  with  a 
little  flour  to  keep  the  strength,  noth- 
ing else.     Cleveland's  is  wholesome. 

Ill  Strength:  hrounded 
spoonful  of  Cleveland's  does 
better  work  than  a  heaping 
spoonful  of  any  other. 

A  large  saving  on  a  year's  bakings. 
Cleveland's  leavens  most. 

In  results :  Cake  made 
with  Cleveland's  is  fine 
grained,  keeps  moist  and 
fresh. 

Cleveland's  leavens  best. 

F.  H.  AMES  A  CO.,  Agents. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.   16,  1892. 


[^i/ggW^p 


""We    Obey    no    Wand    but    Pleasure's." — Ton  Moore 

MATTHEW  ARNOLD'S  dictum,  «  The  theatre  is  irresistible," 
and  the  consensus  of  belief  that  widows  are  ditto,  have  re- 
ceived a  partnership  corroboration  this  week  at  the  Baldwin  in 
Mr.  Wilkinson's  Widows,  As  before  statpd  in  this  column,  the 
play  is  founded  on  the  French  of  Alexandre  Bisson.  Win.  Gillette, 
with  a  rare  tact  in  the  dramatic  adapter,  has  brought  over  into  the 
American  version  the  real  French  esprit,  attuned  to  harmony  with 
Anglo-Saxon  propriety.  With  all  the  gallant  Major's  philander- 
ing, which  makes  a  nucleus  for  most  of  the  fun,  there  is  a  de- 
lightfully domestic  atmosphere  thrown  around  the  young  couples 
who  occupy  the  adjoining  London  apartments,  and  their  conjugal 
devotion  is  not  the  least  pleasant  element  in  the  charming  ensemble. 
The  strong  feature  of  the  play,  as  presented  by  Mr.  Frohman's 
company,  is,  however,  its  irresistible  comedy.  From  opening  to 
close  the  play  is  amusing  to  the  laughing  mark,  and  even  a  first- 
night  Baldwin  audience  had  to  yield  to  the  spell.  The  repeated 
bursts  of  loud  laughter  that  floated  out  on  "  the  listening  ear  of 
niebt  "  must  have  astonished  the  habitual  loungers  in  that 
locality,  unused  to  hear  such  demonstrative  mirth  emanating 
from  those  decorous  portals.  It  was  no  fashionably  repressed 
giggle  or  gurgle,  no  perfunctory  cackle  of  tbe  dilettante,  but  a 
healthy  abandonment  to  genuine  enjoyment  of  a  comedy  which 
surprised  even  the  most  conventional  into  naturalness  and  spon- 
taneity. It  is  well  for  an  audience  to  be  shaken  up  in  this  way 
now  and  then,  and  in  this  case  the  enjoyment  is  double,  combin- 
ing the  refinement  of  what  was  called  in  the  past  dramatic  par- 
lance "  genteel "  comedy,  with  the  modern  farcical  element  which 
gives  to  the  people  more  humanity  and  less  of  the  suggestion  of 
finely  executed  lay  figures.  Mr.  Wilkinson's  Widows  is  a  comedy 
which  should  live  long  on  the  American  stage,  and  when  its  time 
comes  to  go  the  way  of  all  flesh,  it  may  allow  itself  to  be  buried, 
in  the  sure  hope  of  resurrection  in  niany  a  future  "  revival." 

*  »    w 

Of  the  people,  the  central  figure  is  unquestionably  our  old  young 
friend  of  the  Old  California,  Joseph  Holland.  His  voice  and  his 
genial  face  are  tbe  same,  but  his  style  has  taken  on  a  comedy 
sprightliness  which,  though  not  unpromised,  was  yet  undeveloped 
in  the  old  days  when  he  did  yeoman's  service  in  tbe  losing  fight 
against  financial  disaster,  so  gallantly  sustained,  and  ending  in  as 
gallant  a  surrender  at  the  Old  California  under  the  E.  D.  Price  re- 
gime. San  Francisco  never  lets  go  her  maternal  hold  on  those  who 
have  had  either  their  natural  or  artistic  birth  here;  and  alarge  in- 
fusion of  local  pride  adds  to  the  satisfaction  with  which  she  sees 
Joseph  Holland  so  easily  carrying  off  the  honors  of  Mr.  Gillette's 
successful  comedy.  Georgie  Drew  Barrymore  has  an  excellent 
part  in  Mrs.  Perrin  and  plays  it  with  spirit,  though  the  palpable 
imitation  of  Rosina  Vokes'  inimitable  bird-like  jerkiness  and  curt- 
ness  detracts  somewhat  from  the  auditor's  satisfaction.  Perhaps, 
as  a  friend  suggests,  it  is  Rosina  who  has  imitated,  but  if  so  she 
carries  it  with  a  superiority  which  entitles  her  to  the  patent.  Pro- 
bably either  lady  would  rather  bear  the  charge  than  claim  the 
precedence  of  age,  and  we  may  leave  them  to  tight  it  out,  but  cer- 
tain it  is  there  is  an  imitation  between  them.  The  other  remar- 
ried widow  of  the  lamented  but  discursive  Wdkinson  is  charm- 
ingly presented  by  Miss  Emily  Bancker,  who  gives  to  her  comedy 
a  dash  of  feeling  very  pleasant  to  see.  Miss  Bancker  has  much 
of  that  sympathetic  element,  so  hard  to  define,  so  readily  felt,  in 
which  Mrs.  Barrymore,  with  all  her  artistic  ability,  is  compara- 
tively lacking.  Mr.  Ryley  is  satisfactory  as  the  fond  husband  of  the 
once  gay  widow.  Mattie  Ferguson  makes  an  ideal  Irish  servant 
girl.  She  has  tbe  good  humor  and  the  saucy  wit  of  her  class  with 
a  few  little  natural  touches  whioto  her  stage  congeners  have  gen- 
erally overlooked.  Annie  Woods'  cook  is  rather  a  caricature  than 
a  character,  but  as  a  bit  of  rough  comedy  it  helps  along  the  fun. 
Major  Mallory,  as  personated  by  Mr.  Burns,  is  a  fit  companion  to 
Holland's  Mr.  Perrin.  As  an  •<  inspired  idiot,';  the  Major  "  puts 
his  foot  in  it"  with  the  concentrated  ability  of  the  whole  Mala- 
prop  family,  and  Mr.  Burns'  "masterly  inactivity  "  under  the  fire 
of  abuse  is  one  of  the  irresistible  points  in  the  performance. 

The  undiminished  attendance  at  the  California  through  the 
week  has  fully  justified  the  judgmeut  of  the  management  in  keep- 
ing on  Judah  through  Mr.  Willard's  engagement,  which  from  the 
opening  night  to  the  close  has  been  an  unbroken  series  of  crowd- 
ed houses.  Next  week  w;ll  see  A  Texas  Steer,  with  Tim  Murphy 
as  Brander  Matthews,  and  Flora  Walsh  as  the  lively  Bossy,  back 
at  the  California  for  a  two  weeks'  engagement. 

#  *  # 

Dan'l  Sully,  one  of  the  neatest  and  least  conventional  of  stage 
Irishmen,  will  finish  to-morrow  evening  his  two  successful  weeks 
at  the  Bush  Street  Theatre  in  The  Millionaire.  Mr.  Sully  never 
overacts  his  part — a  virtue  as  rare  as  commendable  in  his  line  of 
characterization. 


Captain  Swift,  0.  Haddun  Chambers'  comedy,  will  open  a  two 
weeks'  engagement  at  the  Bush  next  Monday  night.  The  piece 
has  achieved  a  remarkable  run  at  tbe  Haymarket  Theatre,  Lon- 
don, and  tbe  Madison  Square,  New  York,  and  will  be  produced 
at  the  Bush  under  A.  M.  Palmer's  direction.  If  Mr.  Arthur  For- 
rest, now  starring  in  Captain  Swift,  merits  the  press  notices  he 
has  won,  he  will  prove  a  more  than  acceptable  representative  of 
the  title  rule. 

*  *  * 

The  Orpheum  is  giving  an  excellent  and  spirited  production  of 
The  Princess  of  Trebizonde.  Offenbach's  bright  opera  is  rather  an 
operatic  comedy  than  a  comic  opera,  yet  .  it  has  some  very 
musical  numbers,  which  are  well  rendered  by  Mr.  Bumll's  com 
pany.  Tellula  Evans,  Emily  Soldene,  Chas.  H.  Drew  and  George 
Olmi  are  sufficient  to  carry  any  comic  opera,  and  the  entire  com- 
pany is  equal  to  the  various  requirements  of  the  cast.  The 
choruses,  and  ensembles  generally,  are  unusually  good.  Next  week 
ITermine  will  be  produced. 

»  #  » 

The  lecture-recital  given  by  William  H.  Sherwood  last  Tuesday 
evening  was  attended  by  a  musical  crowd  appar  ntly  full  of  great 
expectations,  the  latter  warranted  by  tbe  pianist's  high  reputa- 
tion and  justified  later  on  by  his  performance.  Mr.  Sherwood 
has  tbe  qualifications  of  a  great  pianist,  many  of  them  in  a  pre- 
eminent degree.  Among  these  is  an  unusual  gift  in  descriptive 
music,  conveying  the  composer's  idea  as  clearly  as  words  could 
do.  An  extreme  delicacy,  yet  distinctness,  characterizes  his  pianis- 
simo passages,  the  latter  quality  being  preserved  even  to  the 
vanishing  point  of  sound.  It  may  be  noted,  in  passing,  that  the 
thoughtless  auditors  who  sibillaled  their  remarks  during  one  of 
these  passages  must  have  felt  highly  complimented  by  the  direct 
personal  attention  bestowed  upon  them  by  the  irritated  arti3t.  Mr. 
Sherwood  showed  his  versatility  in  the  equally  adequate  inter- 
pretation of  an  extremely  varied  programme,  which  ranged  from 
the  severely  classical  to  the  better  class  of  popular  composition. 
With  a  perfect  technique  and  thorough  comprehension  of  the 
composer,  Mr.  Sherwood,  while  assuming  the  independence  of 
the  modern  school  of  piano-playing,  is  remarkably  free  from  its 
mannerisms  and  affectations.  The  critical  and  analytical  com- 
ment, with  which  he  introduced  each  numbpr,  while  interesting 
in  themselves,  owed  nuthing  to  the  speaker's  manner,  which  is 
dry  and  bard,  nor  to  his  personality,  which  is  singularly  uninag- 
netic.  The  programme  of  Thursday's  recital  (too  late  for  review 
here)  was  equally  varied  and  exigent.  As  an  artist  Mr.  Sherwood 
will  hold  high  rank  here  among  the  best  pianists  who  have  fa- 
vured  us  with  a  visit. 

#  #  # 

The  sixth  Musical  Sunday  Afternoon  at  Steinway  Hall  at- 
tracted an  audience  uf  tbe  usual  size  and  high  standard  of  musi- 
cal intelligence.  The  highest  praise  that  can  be  accorded  these 
admirably  arranged  mu-iicales  is  in  their  ever-increasing  attend- 
ance and  the  evident  culture  which  characterizes  the  audiences. 
The  vocalist  of  the  last  Afternoon,  was  Mile.  Nina  Bertini.  Her 
selections  were  hardly  favorable  to  the  display  of  her  best  abili- 
ties, and  her  voice  seemed  too  large  for  the  hall.  Of  the  instru- 
mentalists, one  can  hardly  say  too  much.  The  development  in 
regard  to  power  and  handling  which  Mr.  Brandt  has  attained 
during  the  past  year  is  marked,  despite  his  former  excellence, 
and  much  the  same  is  true  of  the  quartette.  Miss  Ada  Weigel 
is  not  only  an  accomplished  pianist,  but  has  the  still  rarer  gift  of 
being  a  sympathetic  accompanist.  The  final  number,  a  quin- 
tette for  piano  and  strings  by  Dvorak,  was  full  of  the  character- 
istic poetry  of  the  composer,  and  receivtd  as  poetic  interpretation 
by  Miss  Weigel  and  the  Hermann  Brandt  String  Quartette.  The 
exquisite  feeling  of  the  andante  will  not  soon  be  forgotten.  A 
charming  surprise  was  in  the  duet  for  piano  and  violin  by  Miss 
Weigel  and  Miss  Florence  Fletcher.  It  is  not. often  that  an  audi- 
ence is  favored  with  the  sight  of  two  charming  young  ladies  play- 
ing these  two  difficult  instruments  with  the  skill  of  snuffy  old 
professors.  Miss  F'letcher  has  an  unusually  fine  tone  on  the 
violin,  and  will  be  known  am  mg  violinists  if  she  pursue  her 
artistic  career  as  she  has  begun  it.  The  next  concert  will  take 
place  February  12th. 

At  theTivoli  is  the  ever  popular  Mascot,  with  Audran's  music  and 
the  dialogue  by  I.  W.  Norcross.  The  cast  includes  Gracie 
Plaisted  as  Bettina,  TilMe  Salinger  as  Fiametta,  Messmer  as  Prince 
Frederic,  Branson  as  Pippo,and  Ricketts  and  Norcross  alternating 
as  Rocco  and  Prince  Lorenzo.  The  last  two,  as  well  as  Nat  Cantor 
in  the  Doctor,  are  rather  over-pronounced,  even  for  comic  opera. 
The  melodious  Gobble  song  and  the  graceful  dancing  of  Bettina 
and  Pippo  are  very  enjoyable.  Next  Monday  evening  The  Yeo- 
man of  the.Quard  will  be  produced. 
»  #  » 

The  Pavilion  Skating  Rink  is  well  patronized,  and  the  special 
entertainments  provided  each  evening  are  interesting  and  enter- 
taining.    The  bicycle  riding  school  is  particularly  popular. 

•  *   » 

The  Temple,  on  Turk  street,  near  Taylor,  is  a  handy  after- 
theatre  resort.  A  musical  and  specialty  programme  is  given 
every  evening, 


an.    16 


BAN   KK  VNCISI  0   NKM  9  !  ETTKR. 


-venlnic*   with   Tyndtll.  Ihp   mlnd-rMdtr,  mine  t«»    » 
•  *d»jr    nijfht.     Charlatan    ..-    rnthoaiut,    Mr.    TymUll  cer- 
tainly has  Ihr  jtift  of  enchaining  his  audience  by  hi*  wnnl,  almost 
onranny  roiMavm.     A  pobl  i.  h  powers  can  ntvrr  be 

quite  satisfactory,  the  possibility  nf  >Uoa1oD.  '  nwever  unlikely, 
being  too  obvious.  Bat  as  almost  ...  ry  one  at  the  present  day 
a-liuits  that  there  is  "  something  in  it,"  and  no  one  (Including  it" 
exponent*'  knows  just  what  it  is,  mind  reading  may  for  lb< 
•nl  be  classed  with  aruosements  rather  than  with  subjects  for 
scientific  research.  Mr.  Tyndall  will  mystify  the  Oaklanderatbls 
week,  and  afterward  tour  the  interior. 

*  «   • 

The  new  series  of  Carr-Beel  ••  pops  "  begins  to-day.  Even  the 
brief  interval  since  the  last  series  shows  the  hold  these  concerts 
have  gained  on  our  musical  public.  This  afternoon's  programme 
will  be  exclusively  Beethoven.  The  sweet  singer  from  the  Pre- 
sidi-i.  Mrs.  Brechemin,  will  sing  several  Beethoven  song?,  includ- 
ing some  Scotch  hallads  arranged  by  Beethoven,  with  violin  and 
*cello  accompaniment. 

*  •  • 

A  Trip  to  Africa,  von  Suppe's  comic  opera,  was  very  creditably 
rendered  last  Wednesday  evening,  at  the  Powell-street  Theatre, 
by  the  San  Francisco  Operatic  Society.  Miss  Aivina  Hener,  the 
prima  donna,  has  a  clear  and  beautiful  voice,  well  known  and 
appreciated  in  social  circles.  Miss  Heuer  displayed  a  decided  gift 
for  light  opera,  on  its  dramatic  as  well  as  musical  side.  Mrs. 
Madden,  Miss  Kreling,  Miss  Turton,  Messrs.  Schleicher,  Wood, 
Ooffin  and  others,  sang  and  acted  well  tbeir  respective  parts. 
The  large  and  fashionable  audience  gave  generous  applause  to 
the  talented  amateurs,  and  St.  Joseph's  Home  must  have  reaped  a 
substantial  benefit. 

Minna  Gale  will  follow  Mr.  WUhmson's  Widows,  at  the  Baldwin. 
As  Mr.  Lawrence  Barrett's  leading  lady,  Miss  Gale  has  won  a 
reputation  which  will  stand  her  in  good  stead  in  her  starring 
venture.  Her  repertory  includes  Romeo  and  Juliet,  As  You  Like 
It,  The  Hunchback,  and  similar  plays.  Mr.  Theodore  Bromley  is 
manager  for  Miss  Gale,  and  it  will  be  of  local  interest  to  know 
that  R.  M.  Eberle — San  Francisco's  "Bob" — will  come  with  her 
as  stage  manager. 

*  «  * 

Freund's  Music  and  Drama  says  that  tbere  is  at  present  an  epi- 
demic of  weddings  in  theatrical  companies.  A  few  funerals  in 
some  of  those  which  have  visited  us  lately  would  give  both 
variety  and  improvement. 

#  *  » 

A  concert  for  the  benefit  of  the  Fabiola  Hospital,  of  Oakland, 
will  be  given  some  time  in  February,  under  the  direction  of 
Sefiors  Sancho  and  Lombardero,  leaders  of  "  Los  Bandurristas," 
which  popular  club  will  take  part.  The  programme  is  now  being 
arranged,  and  will  include  some  hundred  and  fifty  performers. 

#  *  * 

L.  R.  Stockwell,  Geo.  Osbourne  and  Alf.  Ellinghouse  have  taken 
the  Powell  Street  Theatre,  and  will,  it  is  to  be  hoped,  make  a  pay- 
ing success  of  that  unlucky  house.  It  may  be  suggested  that  the 
less  the  two  actor-managers  remember  of  Alcazar  methods  the 
better  the  prospect  of  a  happy  result.  Mr.  Ellinghouse 
was  connected  with  the  late  management  of  this  theatre, 
and  his  efforts  and  popularity  did  much  toward  staving  off  the 
final  failure.  The  work  of  entirely  remodeling  and  renovating  the 
theatre  will  be  begun  about  the  middle  of  this  month,  and  the 
opening  will  take  place  March  1st. 

#  *  # 

Some  four  hundred  Mystic  Shriners  will  attend  the  Baldwin  in 
a  body  and  in  full  regalia  next  Wednesday  night. Mr.  Hay- 
man,  through  Manager  Alfred  Bouvier,  has  extended  to  the  Press 
League  an  invitation  to  visit  Mr.  Wilkinson's  Widows,  at  the  Bald- 
win Tuesday  night. The    advance  sale  for  Captain  Swift  at  the 

Bush  is  promisingly  large. Francis  Wilson,  Richard  Mansfield 

and  Thermidor   are   coming    Baldwin   attractions. The   N.    Y. 

Musical  Courier  comes  enlarged,  and  in  a  handsome  new  dress.  Its 

"inside  matter"  is  bright  and  newsy  as  ever. Wm.  Castle,  the 

well-remembered  tenor,  sang  recently  in   Chicago  at  a  banquet  in 

honor  of  Scalchi. Guille,    "  the  little  tenor,"   sings  with    Patti 

during  her  concert  tour  of    America. The  Clunie  Opera  House, 

Sacramento,  has  been  leased  by  W.  Norton,  who  will  open  it  with 
a  stock  company  on  the  18th  inst. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  16,  1892. 


OUR    THEATRICAL     SHARPS. 


THERE  are  two  sets  of  men  one  can  always  tell  at  a  speedy 
glance— the  traveler  ami  the  theatre-goer.  Thelong-acuu-tninrii 
traveler  soon  rinds  his  way  to  his  seat,  and  seems  not  at  all  dis- 
turbed by  the  noises  around  him.  He  picks  his  way  easily  and 
cleanly,  avoids  an  altercation  with  the  woman  with  the  lunch 
basket  and  the  gentleman  with  the  complaint  against  corporations. 
Indeed,  he  is  quickly  at  home.  The  theatre-goer  can  easily  be 
told.  He  goes  straight  to  his  seat,  gets  his  bat  under  his  chair, 
manages  to  do  away  with  his  over  coat  and  isat  ease.  He  glances 
about  the  theatre,  nods  to  a  friend,  is  at  home  with  the  curtain, 
knows  what  to  do  with  bis  legs  and  leaves  his  mustachios  alone. 
The  gentleman  from  the  country  is  not  quite  at  home  in  the 
theatre.  He  has  an  innate  feeling  of  respect  for  the  man  who 
thumps  the  drum,  and  has  a  c>Id  feeling  of  shame  for  the  chap 
with  the  baton.  Then  he  is  rather  afraid  of  the  usher,  and  is  aw- 
fully put  out  by  the  putting  down  of  the  banging  seats.  Then 
the  rush  of  the  ushers,  why  do  they  rush,  makes  him  imagine 
that  a  fire  is  in  progress,  especially  under  his  seat,  and  he  can't 
understand  why  women  alwaya  come  in  late,  nor  is  he  at  home 
when  the  curtain  has  gone  up  and  the  ushers  begin  charging  about 
more  furiously  than  ever.  He  dare  not  turn  bis  head  round  for 
fear  of  being  knocked  in  the  eyes  by  the  prominent  cane  of  the 
dude  with  the  lisp,  behind  him. 

But  how  different  it  is  with  the  regular  theatre-goer.  Take 
Peter  Robertson,  for  instance.  Peter  never  comes  in  early.  He 
generally  slides  into  his  seat  in  an  apologetic  way,  and  toys  with 
that  mustache  of  his.  It  is  really  quite  a  mustache,  but  it  is 
thought  by  several  well-known  actors  that  Peter  Robertson  could 
not  write  a  criticism  if  his  mustache  were  not  there  to  help  him 
out.  Peter  has  quite  a  dreamy  air  when  he  is  at  the  theatre.  It 
is  certainly  not  a  composing  thing  to  watch  him,  at  least  that  is 
from  the  theatrical  standpoint. 

George  Barnes  is  generally  standing  about  listlessly.  No  one 
ever  saw  George  Barnes  in  a  seat  at  the  theatre  for  any  length  of 
time.  Dinsruore,  on  the  contrary,  studies  his  programme  with  an 
intensity  of  purpose  which  is  quite  enchanting.  Mrs.  Chrictien, 
who  is  no  end  of  a  clever  critic,  has  quite  an  interested  face  when 
she  watches  the  progress  of  a  play,  and  exchanges  opinions  with 
W.  E.  Brown,  who  is  quite  an  ardent  theatre-goer.  T.  T.  Williams, 
who  has  a  slashing  pen,  used  to  be  very  attentive,  and  had  an 
honest  guffaw  which  ended  with  a  sneering  snicker.  His  criticism 
of  Dixey  when  he  first  appeared  as  "  Adonis  "  went  all  through 
the  Eastern  press.  These  are  the  principal  newspaper  critics.  But 
there  are  other  critics  besides  those  who  write.  J.  A.  Fillmore  is 
an  admirer  of  the  drama.  The  play  has  to  be  amusing  to  suit 
him,  and  he  can  laugh  as  jovially  as  any  one. 

George  A.  Knight  laughs  at  the  worst  shows  that  come  to  town, 
and  enjoys  the  bad  and  the  good  alike.  George  is  sensible.  He 
goes  to  be  amused,  and  amused  he  is. 

Al.  Tobin  is  a  great  theatre-goer.  He  has  wept  copiously  when 
Rhea  acted. 

Donald  de  V.  Graham  is  an  admirer  of  the  drama,  and  lost  sev- 
eral pounds  of  Mesh  watching,  with  tremulous  sides,  the  fantastic 
acting  of  the  widow  in  The  Senator. 

Admiral  Gutte  is  a  great  patron  of  the  drama.  He  eschews  the 
Baldwin  and  the  Bush  and  the  California,  but  enjoys  the  drama, 
with  the  aid  of  his  telescope,  at  more  classical  resorts. 

Julius  Bandmann  knows  a  good  thing  when  he  sees  it,  and  is 
more  at  borne  in  the  Baldwin  than  he  is  even  in  his  own  dining 
room.  He  was,  however,  much  disconcerted  by  the  angry  re- 
monstrance of  an  idle  youth  who  objected  to  his  head  being  used 
as  a  rest  for  his  binoculars  when  he  was  taking  an  observation  of 
the  plump  continuations  of  a  chorus  girl  in  Dorothy. 

Richard  M.  Tobin  is  an  extensive  patron.  He  loves  music,  and 
has  an  idea  that  Faust  Up  To  Date  was  not  properly  appreciated 
by  the  Know  nothings  of  ban  Francisco. 

Edward  M.  Greenway  is  a  great  critic.  His  style  runs  more  to 
the  DeviVs  Auction  sort  of  play  than  to  Julius  Caesar.  Mr.  Green- 
way  would  abandon  the  theatre  if  girls  had  to  appear  in  bloomer 
costumes. 

Ward  McAllister  is  not  much  of  a  play-goer.  Of  course  he  at- 
tends now  and  then,  but  the  play  has  to  be  severely  moral,  or  else 
he  would  not  go. 

Phil.  Lilienthal  is  quite  an  admirer  of  the  cultivating  art,  and 
goes  only  when  the  play  is  good. 

Dr.  Julius  Rosenstem  has  a  devouring  love  for  the  drama.  The 
Baldwin  is  his  favorite  theatre,  and  he  likes  a  seat  near  the  or- 
chestra. 

Daniel  Murphy  and  a  party  of  three  attend  the  theatre  quite 
frequently.  There  is  generally  a  suspicion  in  the  minds  of  the 
Philistines  whether  they  go  to  see  or  to  be  seen. 

The  two  Casserley  boys  look  upon  the  California  Theatre  as 
their  home,  and  are  hated  by  all  who  happen  to  sit  near  them. 

Colonel  Perrie  Kewen  has  an  eye  for  the  beautiful,  and  many  a 
chorus  girl  has  been  transfixed  by  the  ardent  light  that  flies  from 
his  brave  blue  eyes.  He  thumps  the  floor  quite  freely  with  his 
stick  as  marks  of  his  approval. 

William  Tevis,  since  his  mama-in-law  has  produced  a  play,  is  an 
authority  on  plays  and  theirproduction.  It  is,  indeed,  instructive 
to  hear  him  dilate  upon  this  theme. 


Robert  Bolton  was  a  theatre-goer.  He  was  a  regular  escort 
fiend  once,  but  times  are  changing. 

Raphael  Weil  has  but  a  sole  regret,  and  that  is  that  he  cannot 
criticise  plays  in  the  press. 

Dr.  Regensburger  is  a  theatre  fiend. 

A.  B.  Wilberforce  is  a  hero  is  his  way.  He  is  supposed  to  have 
taught  Rosina  Vobes  all  her  funny  business. 

James  D.  Phelan  never  goes  to  anything  unless  it  is  extremely 
classical.  He  attends  the  opera,  but  solely  because  it  isEashiona- 
ble. 

Mr.  J.  Dunphy  is  a  lover  of  the  art.  Jack  Featherston  is  his 
mentor  in  this  respect. 

John  Boggs  thinks  the  Senator  and  the  Nominee  the  greatest 
plays  he  has  ever  seen,  while  the  Texas  Steer  need  not  be  ashamed 
of  itself. 

Captain  Merry  has  a  love  for  the  opera.  "  Pretty  girls,"  muses 
the  church-warden,  "  are  the  flowers  of  our  prosaic  workaday 
field,"  and  so  he  always  takes  a  front  seat. 

Alexander  Montgomery,  the  virtuous  capitalist,  loves  a  play 
where  the  villian  in  discomfited. 

Attorney-General  Hart  is  a  Little  Lord  Fauntleroy  sort  of  indi- 
vidual, and  wants  stuff  of  that  nature. 

Lloyd  Tevis'  eyes  have  been  blind  with  weeping  over  Hazel 
Kirke. 

Colonel  Finnegan  admires  vastly  U &  I.  Only  he  transforms  it 
generally  to  ■<  1  &  U."     But  that  is  his  becoming  modesty. 

Grunfeld,  the  Pianist. 


Alfred  Grunfeld  has  made  the  artistic  success  of  the  musical  sea- 
son. There  is  a  unanimous  feeling  that  he  is  the  greatest  pianist  that 
has  come  to  this  country  since  Rubinstein.  His  success  is  so  com- 
plete that  he  is  booked  for  a  large  number  of  engagements  in  all 
parts  of  the  country,  extending  to  the  Pacific  Coast.  We  are  pleased 
to  note  that  he  expresses  an  unqualified  preference  for  pianos  of 
American  manufacture.  He  accord*  a  full  moiety  of  his  triumphs  to 
the  Knabe  pianos,  which  he  has  used  at  all  his  concerts. 

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BAN   FRANCIS*  0  NEWS  I  II  I'll; 


11 


EOREE 


If  WOtat  poor  lad  of  Niurtth 

Who  M*  ihc  dawning  of  our  cm. 
And  in  (he  rage  of  jrootb'l  hot  breath 

BoMt  and  fought  the  son  of  Mary. 
Had  in  (he  age's*  ftftcrg 

EUrlewed  hi*  boyhood*!  bad  behavior. 
How  would  his  heart  have  sunk  to  know 

He  badgered  and  knocked  out  the  Savior! 
So  I,  who  as  a  careleM  kid. 

Made  childhood's  days  one  long  fandango, 
And  shared  with  little  t'yrus  Teed 

Life's  happy  morning  in  Chenango, 
Now  stand  appalled  as  I  look  back 

And  think  with  what  unawed  aggression, 
And  with  how  impious  a  whack 

I  settled  once  (he  great  Koreshan. 

Front  Creek  his  bonie,  a  place  that  lay 

Within  a  range  tbey  called  Triana, 
While  mine  was  just  three  miles  away 

Beside  the  lovely  Susquehanna. 
He  and  his  brother  George  had  made 
6>"^»A  little  cart,  a  perfect  dandy, 
They  hauled  about,  and  plied  a  trade 

In  hickory-nuts,  pop-corn  and  candy. 
We  loathed  them  as  the  thrifty  rich, 

And  circus  nor  the  muster  drumming 
Could  rouse  us  lads  to  such  a  pitch 

As  did  the  Teed  boys'  regular  coming; 
We'd  lay  for  them  along  the  path, 

Gangrened  by  envy's  wicked  virus, 
And  one  day,  with  unrighteous  wrath, 

I  rose  in  might  and  basted  Cyrus. 

It  was  a  mean  and  vicious  hit, 

And  penitently  I  regret  it, 
So,  O  Koreshan,  when  you  sit 

Upon  your  Judgment  Throne,  forget  it! 
For,  though  to  evil  I  am  prone, 

I  think  the  chances  are  that  I  a 
Heap  more  prudence  would  have  shown, 

If  conscious  you  were  the  Messiah. 
Show  something  of  the  charity 

Taught  by  your  gentle  Savior  brother, 
And  for  the  bat  I  gave  one  eye, 

Forgivingly  present  the  other. 
Old  chums  like  us  should  feel  akin 

And  you  might  kindly  tell  Saint  Peter, 
When  I  apply,  to  let  me  in, 

Though  way  below  the  standard  meter, 
San  Francisco,  January  16,  1891.  Joseph  T.  Goodman. 


CONSOLATORY    LINES    TO    W.    W.    STOW. 


On  the  Occasion  of  His  Having  the  Grippe. 

So,  friend,  the  whirligig  of  time 

Has  brought  in  its  revenges; 
It  came  like  frost  at  autumn  prime, 
And  splashed  your  bushy  beard  with  rime, 
And  harassed  your  meninges. 

It  stole  into  your  trustful  heart, 
A  base,  though  gay  deceiver, 

And  tortured  you  with  many  a  smart, 

And  left  a  pain  in  every  part 
And  torpor  in  your  liver. 

In  short,  you've  had  the  grip,  they  say, 

But  you  should  still  be  mirthful 
For  any  grip  the  Furies  may 
Have  got  on  you  is  but  child's  play 

To  how  you've  gripped  the  earth  full. 

If  I  were  lord  like  you,  Sir  Stow, 

Instead  of  understripper, 
I'd  welcome  all  fate  could  bestow, 
And  smile  complacently  to  know 

I  could  out-grip  the  gripper. 


Honor  After  Death.—  William  A.  Taylor. 


Old  Homer,  begging  in  the  streets 
Of  seven   cities,  sang  in  vain; 

Each  thrust  him  out  of  gilded  gates, 
To  hunger  on  the  arid  plain. 

Old  Homer,  lying  in  his  grave, 

A  god  was — turned  to  dust, 
And  madly  fought  for,  where  his  songs 

Gained  not  the  vagrant's  dole  of  crust. 


GOLD  AND  SILVER  EtECTE VIS?!?  plates. 


-MADE   SOLELY    HY- 


I  Powell  SI.  Cor.  Ellis, 
Opposite  Baldwin  lintel. 


DR.  B.W.HAINES,  Dentist,;, 

These  plates  are  made  by  an  entirely  new  process  and  are  absolute- 
ly "perfect,"  being  light,  clastic  and  of  "  purest  metals,"  and 
"overcoming"  all  "disadvantages"  of  "rubber"  and  all  former 
metal  plates.  The  "  leading  dentists  "  throughout  the  East  are 
using  them  "exclusively,"  with  the  most  "gratifying"  results. 
To  those  who  cannot  be  tided  by  the  "old  process  "  we  "  guarantee" 
a  "  perfect  fitting  plate." 

DIFFICULT    CASES    SOLICITED. 

Good  Cheer  and  a  Souvenir  of  California  for  our  Eastern  Friends. 

Parties  desiring  to  seud  to  their 
friends  East  the 

INGLENOOK  TABLE  WINES 

Can  have  their  or  'er3  filled  at  San 
Francisco  prices  aud  nf  freight  at 
car  load  r,  tea  added,  thus  saving 
a  great  expense  by  leaving  their 
orders  iu  time  with 

F.  A.   HABER, 
Office  and   Depot  Inglenook  Vineyard,  122  Sansome  St.,  S.  F 


LOTJIS  COOKS. 


WILLIAM  COOKS. 


MAX  COOKS. 


COOKS     BROS., 

IISTTEBIOB         ZDZECOZEa-AJTOrRS. 

Dealers  in  Stained  Glass,  Wall  Paper,  Lincrusta  Walton,  Paper 

Mache,  Parquet  Flooring,  Moorish  Fret  Work, 

Frescoing,   Wall    Mouldings, 

943  and  945  Market  St,,  between  5th  and  6th,  San  Francisco. 
Dr.  Rowas'  Famous  Remedy  for  Sea-Sickness. 

If  you  intend  takiDgatrip  by  sea,  try  a  bottle  and  be  convinced  of  its 
merits.    To  be  obtained  from  all  druggists,  aud  from 

L.  B.  ELLERT, 
S.  W.  corner  Kearny  and  California  streets,  S.  F. 
Price  per  bottle.    50  Cents 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  16,  1892. 


SINCE  the  recent  engagement  between  Miss  Fanny  Morrison 
and  a  gallant  riding  master,  parents  and  guardians  are  dis- 
posed to  let  their  charges  go  without  further  knowledge  than  a 
brother  may  be  able  to  give  tbera  of  the  equestrian  art. 

History  is  snre  to  repeat  itself,  and  grooms  have  been  known 
to  elope  with  their  masters'  daughters  before  now.  Propinquity  is 
a  dangerous  thing,  and  th^  placing  of  feminine  fingers  in  a  cor- 
rect position  on  the  reins,  admits  of  many  a  pressure  which  leads 

to  love  making. 

*  #  » 

The  charming  Miss  Hager  is  fast  developing  a  talent  for  man- 
aging, inherited,  no  doubt  from  her  mamma.  She  leads  a  cotil- 
lion, or  engineers  a  theatre  party  with  equal  success. 

»  *  » 

Apropos  of  this  handsome  young  lady,  notwithstanding  so 
many  men  have  had  the  credit  of  capturing  her,  it  would  seem 
from  laet  accounts  as  though  Ed  Sheldon,  one  of  her  earliest  ad- 
mirers, was  closest  to  the  winning  stake  after  all. 

Can  a  rumor  of  this  fact  have  had  the  effect  of  hastening  the 
return  from  New  York  of  Miss  Flood  and  her  mother  ? 

*  *  * 

The  Hotel  Bella  Vista  is  not  to  be  the  scene  of  Miss  Lizzie  Sin- 
ton's  nuptials,  as  has  been  generally  understood.  The  Sinton 
family  have  removed  to  Mrs.  Hogan's  boarding-house. 

The  bal  poudre  was  very  trying  in  its  requirements  of  frosted 
locks  to  the  blondes  present,  unless  they  had  dark  eyes  and  pink 
cheeks.  But  to  the  sparkling  brunette  type  it  was  a  great  beau- 
tiuer. 

*  #  # 

Could  anything,  for  example,  set  or?  Mrs.  Will  Crocker's  bright 
complexion    and    dark    orbs    more    than    the  powdered  coiffure  ? 
Her  sister,  Miss  Beth  Sperry,  also  appeared   to  great  advantage. 
»  »  # 

The  contingent  known  in  the  community  as  the  Opera  Box 
Brigade  are  reveling  in  the  return  of  the  Floods  before  the  arrival 
of  La  Diva  Patti. 

*  #  # 

Notwithstanding  the  oft-repeated  assurances  by  those  who  pro- 
fess to  know,  that  New  York  held  too  powerful  a  magnet  to  ad- 
mit of  the  return  to  'Frisco  of  the  ladies'  pet.  Charley  Baldwin, 
that  fortunate  young  gentleman  made  his  appearance  at  the 
recent  bal  poudre,  and  was  as  assiduous  in  his  devotion  to  the 
charming  leader  as  ever. 

*  #  # 

The  absence  of  piquant  Miss  Jessie  Bowie  from  the  cotillions 
this  season  has  been  sincerely  regretted  by  her  friends  and  ad- 
mirers. Her  radiant  face,  sparking  with  animation,  has  always 
been  one  of  the  most  attractive  of  the  many  pretty  ones  at  these 
dances. 

*  *  * 

What  has  become  of  Milty  Latham's  pretty  ma?  This  ques- 
tion has  been  frequently  asked  of  late  in  society  circles. 

*  *  » 

On  dit  Mrs.  Parrott's  projected  ball  is  in  honor  of  Miss  Roberta 
Nuttall,  her  late  husband's  grand-daughter. 

w     #     # 

It  is  also  rumored  that  Mrs.  Frank  Pixley  will  inaugurate  her 
recently-built  ball-room  by  giving  a  dance  for  her  neice,  Miss 
Daisy  Topping. 

*  *  # 

What  a  number  oT  social  "bummers,"  so  to  speak,  exists  in 
our  swim.  People  who  accept  every  invitation,  go  everywhere, 
and  yet,  although  having  homes  of  their  own,  and  {presumably) 
means,  never  open  their  doors  in  return,  unless  a  cup  of  tea, 
tendered  once  in  a  decade,  can  be  termed  entertainment. 

The  many  friends  of  the  fascinating  Mrs.  Marion  Wise — and 
their  name  is  legion — are  hoping  it  may  be  on  the  cards  that  her 
sweet  voice  shall  be  beard  among  us  again.  The  lady's  musical 
gifts  are  above  the  average,  and  her  talent  has  been  aided  by  cul- 
tivation. 

It  seems  that  after  all  society  will  not  have  the  opportunity  of 
testing  the  hospitality  of  Mr.  Edgar  Mills  in  his  recently  acquired 
residence  on  California  street,  until  the  post-Ienten  seasun,  when 
not  only  the  fair  daughter  uf  the  house  will  have  returned  from  the 
East,  but  the  son  also,  thereby  giving  our  belles  a  most  desirable 
addition  to  their  local  beaux. 

*  ■*  » 

Apropos  of  beaux,  of  all  those  who  shone  at  the  last  cotillion, 
none  made  a  greater  success  than  the  handsome  friend  of  young 
Baldwin.  His  aristocratic  features  and  repose  of  manner  created 
a  decided  impression  upon  the  girls. 


C.  MAREY  &  LIGER  BELAIR'S 


NUITS, 

BURGUNDY     WINES. 


Cbablis,  (White) 
"  1878 


Chambertin,  Clos-Vougeot, 

Beaune,  Pommarti, 

In  Case.---,  Quarts  and  Pints. 

G.  M.  PABSTMANN  SOHN, 

MAINZ    &     HOCHHEIM, 

RHINE     WINES. 

G.    M.    PABSTMANN    SOHN.    MAYENCE— 

Geisenheimer  Liebfraumilch  Hochheimer  (own  growth) 

Marcobrunner  Ruedesheiiner  Sleinwein  ( Bosbeutel) 

Johannisberger,  Schloss.  Steinberger.  Cabinet, 

andKOENIGIN  VICTORIA  BERG,  Bronze  Label. 

.CHARLES  MEINECKE  &  CO., 

Sole  Agents,  314  Sacramento  St  ,  S.  F. 

HIGHLAND     BRAND 

EVAPORATED  CREAM. 

ABSOLUTELY     PURE, 

UNSWEETENED. 

Awarded  Gold  Medal  at  the  Paris  Un'versa 
Exposition  Over  all  Competitors. 

A  popular  table  luxury. 
A  superior  and  most  eco- 
nomical culinary  article, 
and  a  perfect  infants'  food, 

be! n fiT  thoroughly  sterilized. 

The    John    T.    Cutting    Co.,   Agents, 

San  Francisco.  California. 

IvTackintosh 

COATS 

FOR 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen 

MANUFACTURED  BY 


JAMES  B.  NEAL, 

LATE    OP    NEW    YORK, 

FLORAL       ARTIST, 
1Z6  Grant  Avenue.)  (Telephone  No.  1550. 

Decorator  of  Inauguration  Ball.  Washington,  D.  C,  March  4th,  18S5,  March 
4th,  1889. 
Table  and  Wedding  Decora* ions  a  Specialty. _ 


MR.  ASHTON  P.  STEVENS, 

T  IE -A.  C  H  E  IK,      O^      BAKTJO. 
Studio— 26  Montgomery  8treet,  Room  8. 


Artistic  Hair  Dressing 


tAS' 


BEAUTIFYING  PARLORS, 

10G  Ellis  St.,  near  Powell, 

^^j  \  IMPORTERS  OF 

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Toilet  Accessories,  Cosmetics,  Etc.,  Etc. 


Jan.   16, 


BAN  FRANCIS*  0  NEWS  I  iiiti: 


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A    STRAIGHT       COCKTAIL 

Shall  the  grarM  Advancement  fail. 
•i  one  recreant  turn  tail 
And  belittle  it  with  nil  his  puny  might? 
\\V  bavt  learneti  within  brief  measure 
cmal  displeasure. 
And  the  very  childish  reason  for  his  spile. 

Has  fresh  news  from  over  seas 
Tut  his  Highnesa  at  bis  ease. 

That  he  thus  stultifies  himself  without  delay? 
11  *«  the  whanging  sheet  nn whanged? 
Has  the  banged  yoong  man  unhanged. 

And  developed  in  a  very  common  way' 

Oh.  the  tale  it  is  as  old 

As  the  pleasant  stories  told 

For  a  thousand-and-one  nights  to  the  cadi ; 
We  know  just  what  we  are, 
But  are  very,  very  far 

From  knowing  what  within  a  week  we  maybe. 


A    MILLION    A    YEAR. 

Lottery    and    Prize  Schemes   Used    to  Sell  Alum    and  Ammo- 
nia Baking  Powders. 


ANEW  YORK  concern,  manufacturers  of  an  ammonia  baking 
powder,  boasts  that  its  yearly  profits  are  over  a  million  dol- 
lars. While,  perhaps,  none  of  Ihe  makers  of  alum  powders  indi- 
vidually can  show  so  large  earnings,  yet  their  profits  are  enor- 
mous. 

A  business  so  profitable  will  always  attract  to  itself  those 
whose  greed  will  cause  them  to  utterly  disregard  the  effect 
their  traffic  may  have  upon  the  health  or  life  of  others. 

Alum  baking  powders  are  introduced  largely  by  gifts,  prizes 
and  lottery  schemes.  A  piece  of  glassware  or  china,  a  child's 
wagon,  sled,  a  pewter  spoon,  or  some  other  article  of  attractive 
appearance,  but  of  small  intrinsic  value  or  cost,  is  given  with 
each  purchase,  or  a  number  is  attached  to  the  can,  which  entitles 
the  customer  to  a  similarly  numbered  article  or  to  a  prize  of  some 
kind.  It  is  in  some  such  way  as  this  that  the  trade  in  alum  and 
ammonia  baking  powders,  which  has  now  attained  such  giant 
proportions,  and  their  consumption  by  the  public,  which  has 
reached  an  extent  which  is  truly  alarming. 

The  highest  authorities  of  all  countries  condemn  the  use  of  alum 
in  bread  without  reserve.  In  America  the  most  distinguished 
physicians,  chemists  and  hygienists  have  declared  that  the  traffic 
in  alum  baking  powders  should  be  suppressed  by  law.  In  Eng- 
land and  France,  where  the  subject  of  pure  food,  and  its  effects 
upon  the  system,  has  been  more  fully  considered  and  made  the 
subject  of  extended  experiments  by  the  scientists,  so  serious  a 
matter  is  the  use  of  alum  in  bread  or  other"  food  considered  to  be 
that  most  stringent  laws  have  been  enacted  to  prevent  it.  These 
laws  are  rigidly  enforced,  and  the  sale  of  alum  baking  powders 
would  not  be  permitted  for  an  hour.  Any  one  who  attempted  to 
make  them  for  use  in  food,  or  attempted  to  use  them  for  raising 
bread,  biscuit  or  cake,  would  suffer  severe  penalties. 

The  ill  effects  upon  the  system  of  food  raised  by  alum  baking 
powders  are  the  more  dangerous  because  of  their  insidious 
character.  It  would  be  less  dangerous  to  the  community  were  it 
fatal  at  once,  for  then  such  food  would  be  avoided;  but  their  del- 
eterious action,  because  imperceptible  at  first,  is  no  less  certain. 

The  puckering  effect  which  alum  has  when  taken  in  the  mouth 
is  familiar  to  every  one.  Physicians  say  this  same  effect  is  pro- 
duced by  it  upon  the  delicate  coats  of  the  stomach  and  intestines. 

What  housewife  would  take  home  to  her  family  a  can  of  alum 
or  ammonia  baking  powder  if  she  knew  it?  Such  powders  not 
only  undermine  the  system,  but  it  is  pointed  out  that  ammonia 
taken  into  the  system  in  even  infinitesimal  doses  day  after  day, 
impart  to  the  complexion  a  sallow  and  blotched  appearance. 

It  is  safe  to  discard  all  baking  powders  sold  with  a  prize  or 
gift. 

What  a  misnomer  are  the  words  (l  Absolutely  Pure,"  as  applied 
to  baking  powders.  Two  of  the  largest  selling  brands,  one  made 
from  alnm,  the  other  containing  ammonia,  and  both  of  these 
drugged  baking  powders  have  stamped  upon  their  labels  and  cir- 
culars these  words,  absolutely  pure;  as  a  matter  of  fact  they  are 
"Absolutely  Poor,"  as  shown  by  official  examinations. 


THE  members  of  the  Chinese  Sabbath  School  Association  who 
met  in  New  York  recently,  and  protested  against  the  attacks 
made  on  the  instructors  in  religion  of  the  coolies,  should  come  to 
San  Francisco  and  get  acquainted  with  the  gentle  John  in  his 
native  slums  before  they  arise  to  protest.  Theories  make  beau- 
tiful arguments,  but  San  Francisco  needs  neither  when  the  Chinese 
question  is  at  issue,  tor  there  we  are  at  home;  we  know  whereof 
we  speak,  and  knowing,  can  say  without  exaggeration  that  it  is 
to  the  physical  and  moral  detriment  of  any  young  woman  to  in- 
struct Chinese  in  the  manner  prevalent  in  most  Sunday  Schools. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  16,  1892. 


Jig-  'I^^KER-cpN"7771777^  0 


SUCH  a  raking  over  as  Thou  as  Lake  Harris,  the  Fountain 
Grove  mystic,  is  receiving  at  the  hands  of  Miss  Alzire  A. 
ChevaiHier.  his  former  adherent,  has  rarely  been  given  by  any 
woman  to  any  man  in  California.  She  has  been  down  in  Pasa- 
dena, interviewing  some  former  members  of  Harris'  queer  cult, 
and  they  have  given  her  enough  testimony  as  to  his  immorality 
to  provide  material  for  a  dozen  passion  novels.  It  has  been  dis- 
covered by  the  little  lady  that  many  things  that  Harris  told  her 
while  she  was  at  Fountain  Grove  were  wholly  untrue,  particu- 
larly some  very  naughty  statements  witb  reference  to  the  chastity 
of  literary  women  with  whom  he  had  come  in  contact  in  a  social 
way  (for,  be  it  known,  Harris  is  one  of  the  social  lions  of  his  sec- 
tion of  Sonoma  county).  Miss  Chevaillier  will  hire  a  hall  in  Los 
Angeles,  and  deliver  a  scorching  lecture  against  Harris.  She  be- 
lieves this  to  be  her  duty,  as  she  has  been  told  that  Harris  has 
been  attempting  to  psychologize  many  young  women  of  Southern 
California,  and  that  he  has  been  successful  in  many  cases.  After 
giving  her  lecture  there  she  will  come  to  San  Francisco,  and  take 
the  platform  against  the  "  social  monster,"  as  she  terms  the 
Primate  of  the  Fountain  Grove  community.  She  says  in  a  letter 
to  a  friend  here,  that  she  has  made  the  breaking  up  of  the  Foun- 
tain Grove  harem  one  of  the  objects  of  her  life-work.  She  has 
been  very  successful  in  lecturing  on  social  reform  and  woman 
suffrage,  and  she  believes  that  with  such  an  attractive  subject  aa 
"  Harris  and  the  Harrisites,"  she  is  bound  to  have  full  houses. 
■*  *  * 
One  of  the  best  known  B.itish  sea  captains  coming  to  this  port 
is  Captain  John  Wilson,  of  the  Duchess  of  Albany,  whose  vesssl 
arrived  here  last  Thursday  from  Liverpool,  after  a  passage  of  130 
days,  with  a  cargo  of  3,000  tens  of  general  merchandise.  This  is 
Captain  Wilson's  seventh  round  voyage  on  the  Duchess.  His  ves- 
sel was  fully  described  in  the  News  Letter  upon  her  arrival 
here  on  her  first  trip  about  five  years  ago.  The  Captain  has  been 
sailing  to  this  port  &ince  1870,  in  which  year  he  commanded  the 
Douglass.  Unfortunately,  like  many  other  vessels  lately  arrived 
at  this  port,  the  Duchess  of  Albany  has  suffered  from  the  decline 
in  charters,  and  it  is  likely  that  she  will  be  laid  up  for  some  time, 
unless  an  improvement  should  take  place  in  freights. 

"  P-R-E-S-S  C-L-U-B,  Club,  rah,  rah  !  "  That  is  the  cry  which 
has  been  startling  the  good  people  of  the  State  from  the  mud- 
holes  of  Auburn  to  the  Cliff  House,  since  Tuesday  last.  It  is  the 
slogan  of  the  Press  Club  of  San  Francisco,  every  good  and  true 
member  of  which  has  a  headache,  a  sore  throat,  a  husky  voice, 
and  is  possessed  of  "  that  tired  feeling,"  which  is  relieved  only 
by  the  patent  medicine  advertised  in  this  journal.  Everybody  in 
town  knows  that  the  delegates  to  the  Convention  of  the  National 
League  of  Press  Clubs  are  with  us;  that  is  the  reason  >o  many 
columns  of  boiler-plate  matter,  ancient  stories,  and  mouldy  jokes 
have  been  printed  in  the  dailies  during  the  week.  All  the  report- 
ers have  been  too  busy  entertaining  to  do  their  work.  The 
League  delegates  are  a  very  bright  crowd  of  ladies  and  gentlemen, 
all  of  whom  have  been  most  favorably  impressed  with  what  they 
have  seen  of  California,  and  whose  written  praises  of  the  Golden 
State,  should  do  much  to  induce  the  immigration  we  so  much 
desire.  The  local  newspaper  men  have  only  two  themes  during 
theirentertainment  of  the  visitors.  These  are:  "This  is  God's 
country,"  and  "  We  are  the  people."  All  the  delegates  have  the  most 
implicit  belief  in  both  statements,  for  they  have  been  captured 
physically  and  mentally,  and  cry  with  one  voice,  "  Hurrah  for 
California."  They  have  been  hailed  wjth  cheers  from  the  Sierras 
to  the  sea;  loaded  with  fruits,  Mowers  and  wines,  and  presented 
witb  the  freedom  of  the  State.  The  local  committee  endeavored 
to  obtain  the  key  of  the  Golden  Gate  to  present  to  President 
Keenan,  but  unfortunately  the  key  had  been  misplaced  and  could 
not  be  found. 

Among  the  most  famous  of  the  visitors  are  Mrs.  Frank  Leslie- 
Wilde  and  Miss  Kate  Field.  The  former  has  been  for  years  the 
subject  of  newspaper  comment,  as  she  is  known  as  a  woman  of 
wealth,  ability,  and  business  enterprise,  with  some  pretentions  to 
good  looks.  She  brought  her  husband,  Willie  Wilde,  with  her, 
and  her  manner  of  treating  the  gentle  giant  is  very  amusing. 
Willie  is  as  tall  as  Joe   McAuliffe,  and  is  heavily  built.     He  will 


never  be  famous,  for  he  is  the  victim  of  peculiar  conditions,  being 
known  as  "  the  brother  of  Oscar  Wilde,  the  teithetic,  you  know," 
and  also  as  "  the  man  who  married  Mrs.  Frank  Leslie."  A  man 
whose  claim  to  distinction  lies  in  the  fact  that  he  is  the  husband 
of  his  wife,  always  has  a  hard  time  to  evoke  an  individuality  for 
himself,  and  Willie  looks  like  a  man  who  is  willing  to  be  satisfied 
with  existing  circumstances.  On  the  trip  overland  Mrs.  Leslie 
and  the  man  who  married  her  had  separate  staterooms,  and 
Willie  treated  her  with  distinguished  consideration.  If  Mrs. 
Wilde  is  introduced  as  »  Mrs.  Wilde,"  she  immediately  announces 
in  no  uncertain  tone,  in  her  husband's  presence,  that  her  name  is 
"  Mrs.  Frank  Leslie."  When  I  first  heard  her  do  this  I  looked  at 
the  gentle  giant,  and  wondered  how  he  liked  his  identity  to  be 
blotted  out  by  the  shade  of  a  dead  man.  Mrs  Leslie  will  give  her 
Willie  a  chance  to  make  a  name  for  himself.  If  he  does,  she  will 
consent  to  be  known  as  Mrs.  Wilde;  if  not — not. 

*  #  » 

Kate  Field  is  well  known  by  reputation  in  this  State.  She  had 
a  famous  controversy  with  Governor  Waterman,  which  she  has 
not  forgotten,  and  of  which  she  is  not  loath  to  speak.  She  is  a 
small,  bright-looking  woman,  whose  face  gives  indication  of  the 
vigorous  mind  behind  it.  These  two  ladies,  being  best  known, 
divide  the  honors.  Miss  Otis,  however,  a  bright  and  handsome 
woman,  with  an  attractive  manner,  has  made  many  friends,  and 
will  be  well  remembered  by  those  who  have  met  her.  Another 
notable  figure  in  the  party  is  that  of  Marshall  Wilder,  the  fun- 
maker.  He  is  little,  but  "  oh,  my!  "  Wilder  enjoys  the  peculiar 
distinction  of  being  the  only  man  on  earth  who  ever  caused  a 
smile  to  illumine  the  solemn  face  of  a  government  mule.  A  man 
who  can  do  that  will  rind  a  seat  high  among  the  gods.  At  the 
jinks  at  the  Press  Club,  on  Wednesday  evening,  he  told  several 
good  stories  in  an  inimitable  manner.  In  lact,  his  manner  is 
alone  worth  the  price  of  admission.  He  has  a  very  bright  face, 
and  is  possessed  of  one  of  the  best  broad  grins  ever  seen  on  any 
stage.  He  just  speaks  right  on,  without  seeming  effort,  but  never 
loses  a  point.  Two  men  were  playing  cards,  he  said.  They 
drew.  One  wanted  to  draw  a  heart.  He  drew  a  spade — and  he 
had  to  go  to  work.  Another  of  his  tales  of  woe  had  a  few 
wrinkles  on  its  brow.  It  was  the  tale  about  the  two  Irish  women 
I  in  a  car.  One  is  weeping.  The  other  says,  "  An*  are  yer  in 
mourning,  Mrs.  Maginnis?"  "  Yis,  alanna;  boo-hoo,  boo-hoo." 
"  An'  who  is  did,  mavourneen?"  "  My  man,  Mike,"  (sobs  ac- 
cording to  the  temper  of  the  audience).  "Oh,  my;  oh,  my.  Wow 
isn't  that  terrible?  An' what  did  he  die  of,  dear?"  <<  Shure,  he 
died  of  a  Chewsday ;  boo-hoo;  boo-hoo."  "  An'  ain't  that  awful, 
now?" 

*  *  ♦ 

One  of  the  greatest  attractions  to  the  visitors,  while  crossing 
the  ferry,  was  the  flock  of  sea-gulls  which  followed  the  steamer 
to  capture  the  pieces  of  bread  thrown  from  the  decks.  The 
Easterners  showed  great  delight  in  watching  the  gulls  catch 
bread  in  their  beaks  while  on  the  wing,  and  the  birds  did  great 
credit  to  their  trainer.  In  fact,  the  show  was  a  sort  of  gull,  any- 
how, for  the  reception  committee,  at  great  expense,  had  secured 
the  services  of  Scar  Faced  Charley,  the  bird  man  at  the  beach, 
and  he,  disguised  as  a  reporter,  stood  on  the  lower  deck,  directing 
his  feathery  flock,  which  he  had  trained  to  catch  anything  on  the 
fly  thrown  at  not  more  than  one  hundred  yards.  Charley  will  be 
thanked  by  the  committee  for  his  efficient  services.  Other  unique 
entertainments  are  also  in  store  for  the  visitors.  One  will  be  a 
knock-out  at  the  California  Club,  when  the  delegates  will  be 
shown  the  deadly  effects  of  the  La  Blanche  swing,  the  Dempsey 
cross-counter  and  the  Jackson  corner  push.  Several  gladiators,  in 
order  to  insure  the  pleasure  of  the  city*s  guests,  have  offered 
themselves  as  sacrifices.  The  entertainment  committee  has  also 
entered  into  negotiations  with  the  Bo  Sing  Seer  to  furnish  two 
highbinders  to  waylay  a  member  of  the  Lee  Sing  Seer,  at  some 
convenient  spot,  during  the  Chinaiuwn  trip,  and  put  holes 
through  him.  The  committee  was  furtunate  in  getting  the 
shooters,  who  have  also  attained  some  fame  as  hatchet  men,  at 
low  rates,  as  just  at  present  the  man  slaying  industry  is  a  little 
dull  in  the  Celestial  quarter.  It  is  an  excellent  opportunity  to 
show  any  Coolie  admirers  in  the  party  just  how  the  thing  is  done 
in  the  Far  West,  and  so  the  committee  took  advantage  of  it.  An 
endeavor  was  also  made  to  secure  a  thoroughly  honest  Supervisor, 
but  as  the  c  mmittee  bad  only  a  month  to  make  preparations, 
this  idea  was  given  up,  on  account  of  lack  of  time.  Several 
"  lambs  "  have  been  corralled,  however,  and  will  be  exhibited  at 
the  proper  time. 

*  #  # 

The  Press  Club  has  instructed   its   delegation  to  vote  for  M.  H. 


s 


27-37  Kearny   St. 


HOUSE  COATS,  GOWNS, 

MACKINTOSH'S,  SILK  UMBRELLAS, 
OVERCOATS,  FINE  UNDERWEAR, 

NECKWEAR,  SATCHELS,  ETC. 


Jan.   16,  1892. 


BAN  n;  INCISCO  M'v. 


15 


■)r  Young  f-^r  President  »f  ih«  Internttional  I  nmip,  Tb«  ••curing 
o(  ibe  Presidency  o\  (he  L«agui  la  an  bonof  t>»  tbr  Club,  W  hW  h  in 
Mr.  de  Younit  present*  lo  the  League  an  able  Journalist,  tht  an- 
nouncement u(  whose  ipi    e»»ful  <  »re<r  Is  in  (Helen  I  en<  omlum. 

*  •  • 

President  Ssbin,  of  the  Tell  ; -any.   una  provided    the 

'phone  girls  with  a  very  comfortnMnloncn  room  In  the  Mm 
Library  building  on  Bush  street.  There  the  company  .*<er\  r*  ilu-iu 
with  an  excellent  hot  lunch,  and  provides  them  ca\v  chain, 
lounges  and  other  inducements  lo  rest  and  ease.  There  it«  a  woman 
cook,  neat  tables,  accom>Mtaiinc.  four  people,  and  other  attractions. 
If  any  one  fails  to  get  a  prompt  reply  from  »  central  "  at  the  noun 
hour  let  him  be  patient,  for  ruoal  of  the  girls  are  probably  dl 
ing  chops  and  examining  eggs,  while  the  others  are  beginning  to 
think  they  are  famishing.  One  of  Wilder'a  best  stories,  by  the 
way.  is  a  telephone  story.  He  gives  an  exact  imitation  of  the 
bell,  the  bu/.z  in  the  box  and  the  mufTled  tones  of  the  fellow  at  the 
other  end. 

As  a  rule,  the  '*  bright  saying9  "  of  children  are  discernible  only 
by  fond  and  doting  parents,  whose  mental  perceptions  are 
dulled  by  overweening  pride  in  their  precocious  offspring.  The 
following,  however,  is  a  ca*e  where  the  remark  is  bright  enough 
to  be  appreciated  by  all.  A  pretty  little  girl  of  four  years,  who 
lives  in  the  city,  sleeps  in  the  room  with  her  nurse,  a  woman  of 
mature  years,  whose  hair  is  turning  gray.  The  little  one  is  in  the 
babit  of  getting  into  "nurse's  bed"  every  morning  until  it  is 
time  to  get  up.  This  morning  nurse  was  sleepy,  and  continued 
to  doze  after  the  child  was  with  her.  The  latter  amused  herself 
by  pulling  out  the  gray  hairs  plainly  visible  in  the  head  beside 
her,  to  the  discomfort  of  the  nurse,  who  told  her  to  slop.  The 
child  continued  her  work,  and  was  again  told  to  stop,  with  the 
same  result,  until,  thoroughly  aroused,  nurse  said,  ll  Baby,  stop, 
you  must  not  do  that."  "Why  not?"  asked  the  little  voice, 
"I'se  only  pullin'  out  the  bastin*  /reads." 
»  *  • 

Mrs.  Georgie  Drew  Barrymore  possesses  a  number  of  relatives 
in  this  city.  One  of  theru,  Charles  B.  Hill,  was  formerly  assistant 
astronomer  at  Mt.  Hamilton,  but  is  now  connected  with  the  Ex- 
aminer. 

Even  in  its  pioneer  days,  when  San  Francisco's  ways  were  of 
the  free-and-easy  order,  a  strictness  prevailed  in  the  churches,  es- 
pecially against  people  of  tbestage.  Alice  Kingsbury,  wbo-e  fare- 
well appearance  as  ■'  Fanchon  "  occurred  last  Thursday  evening 
at  the  Powell  Street  Theatre,  might  give  an  instance  of  this. 
When  a  lovely  and  innocent  young  girl,  she  came  here  in  the 
early  fifties,  she  at  once  identified  herself  with  the  First  Baptist 
Church,  then  on  Washington  street,  near  the  Plaza.  For  some 
time  she  taught  in  the  Sunday  School,  and  was  greatly  beloved  by 
her  scholars.  But  an  enterprising  deacon,  who  was  also  the 
school's  superintendent,  came  to  the  conclusion  that  it  was  vastly 
immoral  and  deteriorating  to  the  school  to  have  as  a  teacher  one 
of  those  women  who  earn  their  living  by  appearing  behind  the 
footlights.  He  requested  Miss  Kingsbury  to  resign  her  class. 
With  sore  heart  and  wounded  feelings,  she  complied.  To  show 
that  all  church  officers  are  not  so  bigoted  as  this  one  was,  the  fact 
may  be  mentioned  that  Mrs.  Uooley  is  now  an  honored  member  of 
a  church  in  the  broad-minded  Mission,  where  the  fact  that  she 
was  once  a  favorite  actress   only  endears   her   the   more   to   her 

friends  there. 

*  *  • 

Mrs.  Johnson,  who  is  to  follow  the  Hopkins-Searles'  example, 
and  marry  a  man  of  fewer  years  than  herself — Mr.  Carl — is  noted 
not  only  as  being  the  erstwhile  owner  of  Toby  Rosenthal's 
"  Elaine,"  but  also  for  her  collection  of  cats.  No  less  than  thirty 
of  the  feline  tribe  make  their  home  in  the  mansard  roof  of  her 
residence  on  the  corner  of  Post  and  Leaventhwortb  street.  Maltese, 
Japanese,  Persian,  tortoise-shell  and  common  varities  all  dwell  in 
harmony.  One  wonders  how  the  young  bridegroom  will  like  the 
proximity  of  these  furry  pets.  Strozinski,  the  hair-dresser,  pos- 
sesses two  cats  of  a  long-haired  species,  said  to  be  Mrs.  Johnson's 

gift. 

•  #  » 

It  is  quite  amusing,  not  to  say  interesting  and  instructive,  to  once 
in  a  while  see  ourselves  as  others  see  us.  For  instance,  the 
way  Australians  see  us.  as  shown  by  the  following  extracts  from 
an  article  on  politics  in  the  United  States,  from  a  Melbourne 
paper: 

The  Democratic  candidates  in  the  States  of  Virginia  and  New  Jersey  are 
polling  very  heavily.  Brown  was  elected  for  Fast  Maryland  hy  a  majority 
of  10,000,  Flower  for  New  York  by  a  majority  of  16,000,  and  Major  McKinley 
for  Ohio  by  10,000.  The  Republican  candidate  who  btood  for  Pniladelphia 
was  returned  by  the  astounding  major  ty  of  4j,000. 

The  London  Times,  in  commenting  on  the  United  States  elections,  regrets 
the  return  oi  Major  McKinley  for  Ohio,  but  beliuves  that  the  electiou  w.ll 
result  in  tbe  preservation  of  peace  w.th  Chile. 

If  State  Secretary  B'aine  is  not  a  candidate,  the  nomination  will  probably 
go  to  General  B.  Harrison. 

This  afternoon,  at  the  grounds  of  the  California  Club,  corner  of 
Scott  and  Bush  streets,  lovers  of  tennis  ought  to  assemble  to  see 


the    linal    match    for    the  prnant  oil  A  the 

lengur.  bstWi  r«yb»r  and   Tobl  ng  Lhe  Tali- 

n  ho    sj ill    ogbl    f->r    lhe 

lakland  Club.     Both  iMh  bava  been  hard  m   practice,  and 

iti>  sxpect*  d  thai  m  and  good  match  will  be  the  retail 

ol  their  labors,     i  f,.r  J  p  u.,  end  it  ranger*  will 

fee  to  the  grounds,  which  ere 
,  roodate  ■) nlte  :»  good  «  rowd. 

Art  lovers  are  ahoul  to  iportunity  to  satisfy  theli 

tor  works  by  famous  masters,  for  ii  i*  said  thai  8  &G  (Jump  will 
bold  a  sale  «>f  their  fincsl  oil  patntfnjH  an  I  aquarelles  before  M  ■ 
raon  Gump  leaves  on  his  annua)  Boring  vUH  i.>  the  an  centers  "f  Eu- 
rope. Messrs,  >•  imp  have  nol  held  s  sale  for  two  (rears,  Tbeir  gal- 
lery contains  man v  of  tbe  chffd  i  ipean  master  ,  tbe 
sale  "f  which  will  be  received  with  much  satisfaction  by  conn  il 
who  will  doubtless  make  the  even!  very  successful.  The  sale  will 
probably  be  noteworthy,  botb   for  the  pictures  and   the  reasonable 

prire-. 

ORIENTAL  ART  ROOMS! 


CONSTANTINOPLE. 


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OF  

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NOW  ON  EXHIBION  AT 


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The  public  is  invited  to  inspect  this  Grand  Collection,  which  will  be  on 
Exhibition  until  SATURDAY,  and 

A  GRAND  AUCTION  SALE 

Will   commence   MONDAY,  January    IStli,   as  per  Catalogue. 

CATALOGUES  NOW  READY. 

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3    Montgomery  St, 
Under   Masonic   Temple. 


16 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  16,  1892 


THERE  is  only  one  point  which,  if  dwelt  on  with  sufficient 
stress,  at  the  coming  convention,  and  presented  properly  to 
the  people  of  California,  will  interest  iheiu  on  behalf  of  the  hy- 
draulic miners.  It  is  the  heavy  loss  of  gold  which  the  State  has 
suffered  since  the  mines  were  closed  down.  This  is  an  argument 
which  is  unanswerable,  and  when  tbe  fact  becomes  generally 
known  that  $80,000,000  in  gold  has  been  kept  out  of  the  channels 
of  trade  to  cater  to  the  whims  of  a  few  truculent  individuals, 
who  have  been  making  a  mountain  out  of  a  molehill  for  years, 
there  will  be  no  difficulty  experienced  in  bringing  about  the  re- 
sumption of  hydraulic  mining.  The  merchants  of  San  Francisco 
are  more  directly  interested  in  this  matter  than  any  one  else. 
Their  trade  has  fallen  off  to  a  marked  extent  recently  with  the 
States  and  Territories  surrounding  California.  In  the  future  they 
must  depend  mainly  on  the  interior  towns  of  the  central  and 
northern  portions  of  the  State  for  business,  and  a  renewal  of  ac- 
tivity in  the  old-time  mining  camps  is  a  matt  r  of  vital  import- 
ance in  this  respect.  All  that  the  opposing  faction  can  do  or  say 
should  be  powerless  in  the  future,  when  the  true  position  of  the 
case  is  clearly  put  before  the  people.  Their  claim,  which  has 
been  dinged  into  the  ears  of  every  one  who  would  listen  to  the 
demagogues,  that  damages  aggregating  millions  of  dollars  had 
been  done  to  the  agricultural  lands  of  the  State,  is  reduced  to  the 
trifling  sum  of  $2,500,000,  covering  a  period  of  twenty  or  thirty 
years,  according  to  the  report  of  the  commission  appointed  to 
investigate  the  matter  by  the  Federal  Government.  This  is  a 
very  small  item  in  comparison  with  a  loss  of  eighty  million  dol- 
lars in  the  short  space  of  eight  years,  since  the  mines  were  closed. 
This  convention  was  called  originally  in  the  interests  of  the  hy- 
draulic miners,  and  its  labors  should  be  confined  solely  to  procure 
them  relief.  There  is  plenty  of  time  to  take  up  other  matters  at 
a  future  session  of  the  delegates,  which  should  be  called  for  the 
middle  ol  the  year.  Outside  issues  brought  up  now  will  be  a 
mistake  which  may  prove  a  fatal  one.  This  is  really  the  first  fair 
chance  the  hydraulic  men  have  had  to  gain  a  public  hearing,  and 
it  should  not  be  thrown  away  or  wasted. 

s  s  i 

MESSRS.  HARVEY  AND  KIRKPATRICK,  tbe  committee  ap- 
pointed to  visit  the  river  mines  at  Oroville.  have  sent  in 
their  report  to  the  Directors  of  the  Golden  Gate  Alluvial  Syndi- 
cate, who  in  turn  have  published  it  in  full.  It  is  a  very  inter- 
esting document,  and  very  complimentary  to  Major  Frank  Mc- 
Laughlin, the  General  Manager  of  the  companies.  Speaking  of 
the  prospects  at  the  mine,  the  report  goes  on  to  say:  "  That  its 
contents  will  prove  extremely  rich  when  tbe  lower  pay  gravels 
are  reached  is  placed  beyond  doubt  by  the  results  of  prospecting 
the  poor  upper  gravel  removed  in  working  down  to  the  deep  pit. 
We  have  brought  home  39  ounces  of  gold  dust,  weighed  and  val- 
ued by  our  bankers  at  Oroville  (Messrs.  Rideout,  Smith  &  Co.)  at 
$18  30  per  ounce,  equals  $710,  which  were  taken  out  by  panning 
in  a  few  days,  just  before  the  mine  was  flooded.  This  gold,  as 
you  will  see,  is  of  heavier  and  better  quality  (though  obtained 
under  precisely  similar  circumstances)  than  that  of  the  adjoining 
Golden  Feather  claim,  and,  from  a  very  close  examination  of  the 
river  banks,  I  have  no  hesitation  in  saying  that,  length  for 
length,  the  Golden  Gate  will,  in  all  likelihood,  prove  richer  than 
the  Golden  Feather  claim.  The  impossibility  of  bottoming  tbe 
deep  pools,  prevented  the  reaching  of  the  rich  pay  dirt,  but  of 
the  wealth  contained  in  it,  there  can  be  no  possible  question  un- 
less every  experience  obtained  in  river  mining  is  to  be  treated  as 
wurihless.  Foiled  in  his  attempt  to  succeed  by  hand  labor,  but 
never  beaten,  Colonel  McLaughlin  has  placed  at  the  disposition 
of  the  company  the  Hendrick's  Reservoir,  his  own  private  prop- 
erty, and  also  the  Miocene  water,  also  his  own  property,  now 
loaned  to  the  Feather  Channel  claim  as  soon  as  that  claim  is 
cleaned  up,  so  that  tbe  results  expected  from  the  Golden  Gate 
river  bed  deposits  are  only  temporarily  postponed  pending 
the  clean-up  of  Golden  Feather,  while  the  value  of  these  re- 
sults is  assured  both  by  the  prospecting  in  the  claim  itself,  as 
well  as  the  already  achieved  success  in  the  Golden  Feather." 

s  * 3 

A  LETTER  has  recently  been  received  in  this  city  from  Mr.  Geo. 
V.  Sims,  in  which  he  expresses  much  indignatioti  at  state- 
ments which  have  appeared  about  him  in  some  of  the  London 
papers.  The  whole  trouble  arose,  it  seems,  from  a  highly  sensa- 
tional article  in  a  morning  paper  in  this  city,  which,  like  the  non- 
sensical stuff  it  ran  some  months  ago  about  the  Oroville  river 
mines,  did  more  harm  than  good  to  the  men  it  intended  to  bene- 
fit. There  is  no  denying  the  fact  that  Mr.  Sims  was  the  active 
man  of  the  Lombard  Trust  Company,  of  London.  He  was  former- 
ly connected  with  Villard,  and  at  one  time  was  tne  foreign  agent 
of  the  Canadian  Pacific.  In  last  October  Mr.  Latim.  r,  a  promi- 
nent director  of  the  Lombard  Company,  wrote  to  a  friend  here, 
that  all  tbe  affairs  of  his  syndicate  had  been  placed  in  the  hands 
of  Sims,  who  assumed  full  charge  of  every  thing.     In  view  of  this 


it  Is  deemed  strange  here  that  his  authority  to  act  has  been  repu- 
diated. In  the  letter  referred  to  above,  Sims  says  he  has  just  closed 
up  the  transfer  of  stock  in  tbe  San  Diego  Bank,  which  failed  some 
time  ago  to  Eastern  capitalists  for  a  large  amount  of  money,  and 
that  the  institution  will  open  its  doors  again  for  business  on 
February  1st.  He  has  also  made  a  sale  of  a  large  brewing  con- 
cern up  North,  the  price  paid  being  in  the  neighborhood  of  $500,- 
000.  It  is  likely  that  there  will  be  some  music  in  the  air  before 
the  dispute  with  the  London  Company  is  settled. 
t$  $ 

THE  phenomenal  success  of  the  Tominil  mines  promotion 
scheme  in  London  is  to  be  deplored.  The  subscriptions  for  the 
capital  of  this  undertaking  were  so  numerous  that  pro  rata  allot- 
ment of  shares  has  been  made,  applicants  receiving  about  43  per 
cent,  of  their  application.  Judging  from  tbe  opinion  of  some 
people  here,  who  know  these  Mexican  properties,  the  subscribers 
who  failed  to  get  in  on  the  allotment  will  be  the  most  fortunate 
in  the  long  run.  The  last  purchaser  of  the  property,  a  Mr.  White- 
sides,  dropped  some  $80,000  in  trying  to  work  it.  The  rush  for 
these  shares  is  another  case  of  the  poor  discrimination  of  English 
investors.  A  few  months  ago  they  declined  to  notice  tbe  Brad- 
ford quicksilver  mine,  in  California,  which  has  just  been  sold  to 
D.  0.  Mills  and  other  prominent  capitalists  of  this  city,  and  now 
they  swarm  like  bees  around  a  sugar  cask  in  an  endeavor  to  pro- 
cure an  interest  in  a  very-questionable  property,  located  in  an 
out-of-the-way  place  in  Mexico.  There  is  no  accounting  for  such 
strange  freaks,  which  prove  very  clearly  that  Carlyle  was  not 
very  far  astray  in  his  remarks  about  tbe  people  of  England. 

tit 

THE  Com  stock  market  was  more  active  during  tbe  week. 
Prices  remain  much  the  same,  and  with  the  exception  of  Bel- 
cher, the  fluctuations  have  been  few  and  light.  The  advance  in 
Belcher  was  due  to  an  improvement  in  the  1,300  level,  in  new 
ground,  200  feet  east  of  the  old  workings.  Tbe  discovery  is  con- 
sidered of  importance,  and  it  is  probable  that  the  stock  will  be  act- 
ive until  tbe  extent  of  the  new  find  has  been  defined.  There  was 
some  talk  of  an  improvement  in  Con.  Cal.  Virginia,  but  it  was 
only  a  street  rumor,  and  the  stock  did  advance  in  response.  At 
other  points  along  tbe  lode,  work  is  active  with  some  good  pros- 
pects for  ore  in  several  quarters.  The  mills  are  not  doing  much 
at  present,  but  the  ore  extraction  will  be  heavier  before  long. 
Business  was  dull  in  outside  stocks.  The  Quijotoa  mill  is  run- 
ning, but  bullion  production  has  been  slow,  owing  to  the  neces- 
sity for  repairs  to  the  plant.  The  Bulwer  mill  is  crushing  ore  of 
fair  grade,  but  the  stock  is  dull.  There  were  assessments  of  25 
cents  levied  on  Mexican  and  Challenge  Con. 

*  $  s 

JOHN  HAYS  HAMMOND,  the  mining  engineer,  has  been  at 
Los  Angeles  during  the  week,  giving  expert  evidence  in  tbe 
litigation  between  J.  S.  Doe  and  the  Waterloo  Mining  Company, 
of  Wisconsin.  This  case  involves  the  question  of  the  right  of  a 
prior  locator  to  all  the  ores  lying  within  the  walls  of  the  lode  lo- 
cated by  him,  notwithstanding  tbe  fact  that  only  one  wall  of  the 
lode  is  within  the  limits  of  the  claim  located  by  him,  and  the 
other  wall  is  within  tbe  boundaries  of  a  junior  and  adverse  loca- 
tion. In  other  words,  that  the  term  lode,  as  used  in  the  mining 
law  of  Congress,  designates  any  zone  or  belt  of  mineralized  rock 
lying  within  boundaries  clearly  separating  it  from  the  neighboring 
rock.  This  is  agreeable  to  the  decision  of  Judge  Field  in  the 
celebrated  Eureka-Richmond  case,  which  has  stood  unchallenged 
for  many  years. 

til 

THE  Eureka  Con.  mine  has  tbe  distinction  of  being  the  only 
company  listed  on  the  local  Stock  Exchange  which  has  paid 
dividends  in  excess  of  its  capitalization.  Tne  disbursements  to 
shareholders  aggregate  $5,005,000  —  over  $100  per  share.  The 
prospects  in  the  mine  are  still  favorable  for  still  further  pay- 
ments, and  the  company  is  about  to  open  up  some  new  ground, 
which  it  is  believed  will  prove  rich  in  mineral.  The  Richmond 
people  still  pursue  a  policy  of  masterly  inactivity,  while  the 
energetic  management  of  the  adjoining  property  is  reaping  the 
benefits  due  to  their  industry  and  enterprise.  The  shareholders 
of  this  concern  are  to  be  pitied. 

*  $  $ 

AN  English  syndicate  is  now  said  to  have  obtained  an  option  of 
purchase  on  all  the  leading  type  foundries  of  the  United 
States,  including  those  of  this  city.  Tbe  price  agreed  upon  reaches 
from  $25,000,000  to  $30,000,000,  and  is  based  upon  tbe  profits  of 
the  foundries  for  the  past  three  years.  Experts  have  been  en- 
gaged for  some  time  in  examining  the  books  and  accounts  of  the 
foundries  sought  to  be  purchased.  If  the  purchase  is  made  it 
will  be  completed  during  the  present  month. 
$ 

NATIVE  silver  has  been  discovered  in  the  black  metallic  sand, 
principally  magnetic,  tuat  covers  the  shore  at  the  entrance  of 
the  Bay  of  San  Bias.  This  discovery  may  lead  to  great  results  for 
Argentina,  as  the  profundity  of  this  black  metallic  sand.'whicb, 
according  to  Professor  Kyle,  is  teeming  with  silver  pellets,  is  so 
great  that  the  whole  city  of  Buenos  Ayres  might  be  covered  with 
it,  and  yet  from  the  seashore  not  be  missed. 


Jan.   16, 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NBW8  LETTER. 


1; 


■BwtthaCrtu Wh«i  :  he  drill  ariitou"' 

'One  that  will  pUr  the  ■Icrll.ilr.  with  foil." 


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S  every  side  Ull  buildings  grow. 
And  streets  wax  old  which  once  were  new. 
And  busy  crowds  pa*.*  (a  and  fro. 
And  many  take  the  place  of  few; 
The  stately  new  dwarf  the  old, 
And  with  their  shadow?  huge  enfold 
The  house  which  we  once  thought  great. 
Pride  of  the  city  and  the  State. 

But  'mid  this  mighty  march,  so  fleet, 
Unchecked  and  wise,  no  doubt  —  I  hold 
The  reverence  thai  we  pay  the  old, 
la  justly  claimed  by  Merchant  street. 

Asphaltuni  pavements  may  be  laid 
On  other  highways,  changed  their  grade, 
Their  surveys  altered,  and  the  stride 
Of  modern  progress  marked  wilb  pride, 
But  Merchant  street,  like  some  old  sage, 
Who's  read  life's  book,  from  page  to  page, 
Laughs  at  the  tumult  of  the  age. 

Serene,  amid  the  hammer's  clang, 
The  pavior's  ever  busy  gang; 
The  masons,  chipping  at  the  stone. 
The  iron  post,  the  derricks  groan. 
Swinging  the  great  weights  into  place, 
Old  Merchant  street,  with  tranquil  face, 
Happy  in  being  left  alone, 
8its  on  its  old  historic  throne. 

'Tis  rich  in  legendary  lore, 

And  sometimes  garrulous — behold 

In  days  when  ruen  cared  less  for  gold. 

Than  those  who  followed  them,  for  dimes — 

Aye,  in  those  grand,  untrammeled  times, 

Yon  building,  now  a  cobbler's  store, 

Saw  thousands,  piled  in  dust,  await 

The  fortune  of  the  gambler's  fate; 

Careless  to  lose  or  win  the  wad 

Upon  the  turning  of  a  card. 

Some   lead,   no  doubt,  was  mixed  with   gold, 
And  powders  scent,  with  wine's  perfume; 
Some  nights  within  the  faro  room 
Was  mingled,  too— but  then  few  cared, 
For  all  who  came  there  freely  dared 
The  worst,  and  if  they  got  tbe  best. 
They  dared  again,  and  still  they  pressed 
Their  luck,  those  free  souls  of  the  West. 

Thus,  while  the  world  about,  each  day 
Is  marked  by  progress  of  each   kind — 
The  lofty  house,  the  widened  way, 
Content  to  be  thus  left  behind; 
Old  Merchant  street  consumes  time's  lees, 
Wrapped  in  its  own  rich  memories. 

SAM  DAVIS,  ESQ.,  of  Carson  City,  editor  and  proprietor  of  the 
Carson  Appeal,  is  a  humorist.  Fun  permeates  Mr.  Davis' 
system.  Nor  is  this  admirable  quality  confined  to  his  writings 
alone.  Sam  loves  to  be  jocose  in  deed  as  well  as  in  word.  Actu- 
ated by  this  unflagging  spirit  of  humor,  Mr.  Davis  accosted  an 
old  granger  on  Market  street.  The  ancient  agriculturist  was  look- 
ing about  him  in  that  vague  way,  peculiar  to  a  countryman 
dumped  into  a  strange  town.  Mr.  Davis  at  once  hailed  him : 
<<  Lookin'  for  a  hotel,  are  you?"  said  the  Carson  humorist. 
"  Yessir,"  replied  the  ancient,  getting  a  fresh  hold  on  his  grip. 
"Come  in  here,  this  is  the  Palace,  and  I'll  introduce  you  to 
my  friends.  'Tis  a  good  and  a  cheap  bouse."  "That  just  suits 
me,"  said  tbe  granger,  and  Mr.  Davis,  winking  at  his  friend, 
blithely  led  the  way.  "Give  my  friend  from  the  country  one  of 
the  best  rooms  in  the  house,"  said  Mr.  Davis  to  Mr.  Smith,  the 
clerk,  and  the  latter,  not  being  in  on  the  joke,  and  assuming  that 
the  old  gentleman,  though  eccentrically  dressed,  was  a  wealthy 
farmer,  put  him  in  a  suite,  at  the  modest  tariff  of  $6  a  day.  This 
was  Mr.  Davis'  joke,  but  the  granger's  joke  came  when  he 
solemnly  averred  that  the  Carson  humorist  bad  assured  him  that 
$1  a  day  would  be  the  price  of  tbe  rooms.  Mr.  Davis  is  now 
charged  with  the  difference,  and  of  course  will  have  no  hesitation 
about  settling  the  bill. 

A  DRAMATIC  writer  furnishes  the  information  that  Mr.  Willard 
will  give  place  to  "  A  Texas  Steer."  I  should  think  he  would. 
Most  any  man  who  sets  a  value  upon  his  carcass,  would  give  a 
Texas  steer  all  the  way  the  most  ambitioqs  animal  could  desire, 


MK    KU  Wk    COM  INS   ||  A   rpOftsmsn,  an  angler  from  Water 
ford,  hut  in  |     itoelvet  ..n  the  stream      Foi 

example,  last  Bnndav  Mr  ComffjS,  with  an  slaborttS  OUtflt.ee- 
labllsbed  himself  m  the  tail  of  Mill  Valley  ereok  to  onptore  lalmon 
trout,  or  steel-beads,  ea  Mr.  Jordan,  ol  the  Stanford  University, 
will  rail  them.  In  addition  to  the  angler's  general  outfit,  Mr. 
Doming  had  picked  up  an  India-rubber  fob,  a  clever  Imitation  ol 
a  Silver  salmon.  Now,  a  favorite  walk  for  the  people  of  BftOM- 
lltols  the  Mill  Valley  road.  Mr.  Oonilni  was  fishing  in  full  rle« 
Of  the  road,  and  every  pedestrian  that  passed  was  regaled  by  the 
spectacle  of  Mr  Comlna  struggling  with  his  india-rubber  fish.  At 
la«t  the  inhabitants  ol  Mill  Vaileygrew  wildly  excited.  The  word 
was  pasaed  around,  yea.  even  to  the  cascades,  that  a  mighty 
angler  was  making  a  terrific  killing  on  the  creek  in  the  marsh. 
Down  came  the  crowd,  and  watched  with  awe  Mr.  Frank's  per- 
formance with  his  dummy  fiah  on  the  banks  of  the  creek.  When 
young  Mr.  Comlna  had  landed  bis  dummy  for  the  last  time,  be 
quietly  disjointed  his  rod,  as  if  weary  of  the  sport,  and  sauntered 
towards  the  Magee  villa.  And  to  this  moment  the  spectators  of 
that  remarkable  fishing  scene  are  wondering  if  he  packed  away 
his  salmon  or  left  them  on  the  bank,  and  if  he  did  carry  them  off, 
how  the  deuce  he  managed  to  do  it. 

THE  journalists  will  be  well  taken  care  of.  But,  oh  ye,  who 
are  born  of  the  soil,  forbear  to  fill  these  gentlemen  quite  too 
awfully  full  of  the  glories  of  the  land.  Nature,  which  I  suppose 
has  something  to  do  with  the  weather,  has  treated  them  with  re- 
markable kindness.  They  have  come  from  the  snows  into  the 
sunshine,  (alas!  how  often  will  tbey  hear  this  before  they  shake 
the  golden  dust  from  their  feet),  they  have  entered  the  land  of 
perennial  summer  (I  heard  General  Sbeehan  work  this  off  five 
times  in  five  minutes):  tbey  will  see  in  our  markets  marvelous 
fruits,  and  growths  of  garlic  and  things  that  will  astonish  them. 
They  must  make  up  their  minds  to  be  surprised.  We  are  on  our 
mettle,  and  we  are  ambitious  to  do  the  very  best  we  can  to  show 
these  gentlemen  that  everything  they  have  read  about  us  in  Bret 
Harte'a  stories  is  true  business — that  we  are  yet  fiery,  untamed, 
and  very  Westernly.  We  must  have  the  gifted  Joaquin  trill  a 
Song  of  the  Sierras  for  them,  with  a  mustang,  a  maid  and  an  out- 
law in  it.  Deuce  take  us  if  we  cannot  ride  them  to  tbe  Park  in  a 
colossal  pumpkin,  and  let  them  eat  oranges  on  a  beet,  cut  table- 
wise. 

FROM  the  position  of  an  ordinary  vagrant,  a  miserable  wretch, 
the  associate  of  criminals,  and  himself  a  prominent  figure  in 
the  ranks.  Affidavit  Campbell  has  been  elevated  to  a  lofty  position 
in  public  interest.  This  grotesque  thing  is  continually  confessing, 
and  playing  with  perjury  as  a  child  with  a  jumping-jack.  In 
most  instances  the  spectator  of  a  crime  is  treated,  according  to  the 
astonishing  ethics  of  San  Francisco  justice,  quite  as  harshly  as  if 
he  were  himself  guilty  of  the  offense.  He  is  jailed  and  fed  on 
prison  fare,  unless  he  can  furnish  bonds  for  his  appearance  as  a 
witness  when  summoned  by  the  authorities.  Campbell's  case  is 
altogether  different.  He.  the  companion  of  Bell  at  the  moment 
of  the  commission  of  the  murder,  is  now  making  an  Eastern  tour, 
drawing  money  whenever  he  needs  it,  and  having  in  every 
respect  a  mighty  jolly  time  of  it.  Never  was  foot-pad,  vagrant, 
and  opium  fiend  so  fortunate.  Well,  the  Lord  be  praised,  there 
are  a  few  communities  in  this  republic  where  such  a  glaringly  ab- 
surd condition  of  affairs  could  have  no  existence.  We  have  an 
unexampled  climate,  but  we  are  the  most  legally  grotesque  people, 
the  most  inconsistent,  the  most  folly-stricken  of  any  under  the 
light  of  tbe  mind-weakening  moon. 

MR.  WILLIAM  WILDE,  who  had  the  good  fortune  to  marry 
Mrs.  Frank  Leslie,  is  coming  in  for  his  full  share  of  notoriety. 
His  arrival  reminds  me  of  the  days  when  Oscar,  tbe  great  apostle, 
was  with  us.  There  walks  not  upon  the  expansive  surface  of  this 
earth  very  many  beings  who  can  boast  of  tbe  possession  of 
leveler  heads  than  Mr.  Oscar  Wilde  carries  upon  his  shoulders. 
His  dress  was  fantastic,  because  there  was  money  in  it.  He  took 
fortune  at  the  flood,  and  floated  into  a  snug  harbor.  D'Oyley 
Carte  was  the  most  merciless  of  showmen.  He  had  bonded 
Oscar,  and  he  objected  to  Oscar  making  himself  too  public.  Now 
all  is  changed.  Oscar  has  cut  his  hair  and  is  married,  and  good 
luck  attend  him,  for  he  was  a  bright  soul,  and  in  every  respect  a 
sterling  fellow. 

A  BOUQUET  was  sent  to  a  highly  respectable  funeral,  one  day 
this  week,  addressed  to  the  deceased,  and  marked  R.  8.  V.  P. 
The  undertaker,  one  of  the  most  estimable  of  his  kind,  read  the 
card,  while  a  look  of  pate  horror  stole  over  his  professionally 
mournful  countenance.  Ha  meant  R.  I.  P.,  thought  the  grave 
man  but  when  a  broken  column  from  the  same  source  met  his 
eye,  and  bearing  tbe  same  legend,  he  took  a  mental  note  of  the 
fact,  and  the  next  day,  meeting  the  donor  of  the  floral  offerings, 
asked  him  what  he  meant.  And  that  good  old,  well-meaning 
member  of  the  Big  Board  is  now  hunting  about  for  the  newspaper 
man  by  whose  treacherous  advice  be  demanded  from  the  dead  an 
acknowledgment  of  bis  sentimental  gifts. 


18 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  16,  1892. 


THERE  is  no  excitement  in  the  real  estate  market,  but  the 
opening  this  week  was  very  satisfactory.  The  inquiry  for  all 
kinds  of  property  is  developing  even  better  at  this  early  day 
than  was  expected  by  the  most  sanguine-  It  would  be  almost  safe 
to  say  that  the  year's  business  has  fairly  begun.  There  is  a  fair 
demand  and  any  number  of  transactions  in  course  of  negotiation. 
There  have  been  some  good  sales,  too,  in  the  past  week,  but  their 
number,  while  encouraging,  are  not  great.  Outside  property  has 
sold  very  well.  The  Carnall-Hopkins  Company  sold  six  lots  at 
Parkside  on  Monday,  at  $1,600  each;  on  Wednesday,  two  lots  at 
Lakeview,  and  80  acres  at  the  Cottonwood  Park  Fruit  Colony. 

Renting  is  very  lively,  though  there  are  many  vacant  houses, 
and  the  reason  at  this  time  of  the  year  is  obvious.  The  moving  is 
mostly  among  city  people,  as  the  season  is  not  yet  far  enough 
advanced  to  expect  a  very  lively  demand  from  outsiders.  Ten- 
ants going  into  new  houses,  naturally  means  others  leaving  old 
houses.  The  old  houses,  and  those  lacking  modern  improve- 
ments are  the  ones  to  suffer  most.  Still,  there  is  a  silver  lining  even 
to  the  cloud  which  hovers  over  the  old  houses.  There  has  been, 
and  is  still,  and  will  be  for  a  week  or  two  yet,  a  temporary  lull 
in  building,  so  the  vacant  houses,  must  soon  fill  up. 

O'Farrell  and  Lang  sold  three  dwelling  houses  in  the  city  this 
week  for  $8,000  each.  Their  sales  for  the  week  aggregate  $36,- 
000. 

These  are  the  days  when  real  estate  men  have  little  time  for 
talk,  but  when  they  do  catch  a  moment,  their  words  fly  at  once 
to  the  city  improvements  which  should  be  made,  but  can't  be 
made  under  the  present  city  charter.  "  We  want  a  new  city 
charter,"  is  a  unanimous  sentiment  daily  and  hourly  given  voice 
by  the  real  estate  men.  The  city  should  be  made  healthful  and 
beautiful.  In  fact,  there  is  a  general  desire  on  the  part  of  all 
public-spirited  citizens  for  a  new  charter  that  will  permit  the 
issuance  of  bonds  for  city  improvements.  New  sewers,  new  pave- 
ments, new  drives  and  boulevards  are  the  need  of  the  hour. 
Were  the  conditions  favorable,  there  is  but  little  doubt  but  that 
these  much  needed  improvements  would  be  set  on  foot  at  once. 

A  feature  of  the  year's  real  estate  business  promises  to  be  the 
erection  of  numerous  modest  homes.  To  this  end  the  building 
associations  are  coming  into  prominence.  Since  the  banks  re- 
fused to  loan  money  on  improvements,  the  building  and  loan 
associations  have  taken  an  active  part  in  the  work  of  funhering 
the  needs  of  small  property  owners,  with  whom  they  are  very 
popular. 

One  of  the  signs  of  the  times  that  speaks  well  for  the  future  of 
San  Francisco  is  the  tendency  toward  Eastern  architecture — that 
is,  the  erection  of  modern  buildings  like  those  in  Chicago  and 
New  York.  There  are  plenty  of  croakers  who  declare  that  when 
the  Mills  and  Crocker  buildings  are  completed  and  ready  for 
occupancy,  the  old  business  offices  and  blocks  will  be  totally  de- 
populated by  the  rush  for  modern  quarters.  There  will  be  a  rush 
for  modern  quarters;  that  is  quite  true — indeed,  there  always  is — 
but  the  demand  will  be  greater  than  the  supply.  Everything 
seems  to  indicate  this,  and  everything  seems  to  point  to  the  need 
for  more  such  structures  as  the  Mills  and  Crocker  buildings. 
Dyspepsia  or  a  badly  digested  dinner  seems  to  be  the  only  war- 
rant for  looking  at  the  real  estate  market   through   burnt  glasses. 

Will  E-  Fisher  has  just  returned  from  a  trip  in  the  South.  He 
says  the  climate  down  there  is  fine  and  the  fruit  glorious,  but  his 
advice  is  to  invest  money  in  real  estate  in  and  about  San  Fran- 
cisco, if  one  wants  speedy  and  profitable  returns. 

HE    HAD    "KEPT    BOOKS." 

EMPLOYER  (bordering  on  insanity) — What  have  you  been  do- 
ing to  this  ledger?  What  do  these  entries  mean?  Why,  you're 
not  fit  to  keep  books  for  a  peanut  stand,  and  you  told  me  you 
had  kept  books  for  over  fourteen  years  1 

New  Bookkeeper  (cheerfully)  —  Well,  so  I  have. 
"  In  the  name  of  blazes,  what  kind  of  books  were  they?" 
"  Well,  they  were  scientific,  biographical  and  works  of  fiction, 
loaned  to  me  by  friends,  such  as  *  Dick's  Christian  Philosopher,' 
'Memoirs  of  Thomas  Guthrie 'and  (neatly  stopping  a  can  of 
lunch  tongue,  and  slipping  it  into  his  coat-tail  pocket,  as  he 
backed  to  the  door)  '  The  Last  of  the  Barons,'  by  Lord  Lytton.     I 

have  also  kept  Thomas  Paine's  celebrated "     But  it  was  never 

known  at  the  store  which  of  Mr.  Paine's  celebrated  books  he  had 
"  kept,"  because  the  (senior  partner  suddenly  following  up  his 
attack  with  a  patent  mop,  drove  him  down  Market  street  for  five 
blocks. 


ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 


THE  French  are  now  painting  their  war  vessels  a  dull,  sulphur- 
ous gray,  exacily  the  color  of  smoke  as  it  arises  from  can- 
nons. They  say  this  color  has  the  advantage  of  being  as  illusive 
and  indistinguishable  in  fogs  and  sea  mists  and  darkness  as  dur- 
ing the  smoke  of  battle.  It  is  more  baiting  to  the  search  light 
than  any  other  tint. 


Chollar    Mining    Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works— Virginia,  Storey  couuty,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  eighth  day  of  January,  1892.  an  assessment  (No.  32)  of  Fifty  Cents 
(50)  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  Company,  room  79,  Nevada  Block,  No.  30j  Montgomery  street, 
San  Fraucisco,  California. 

Auy  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Eleventh  (lltb)  Day  of  F  bruary.  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold   on  THURSDAY,  the  third  day  of  March,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of   advertising  and 
expenses  of-sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

CHARLES  E.  ELLIOT.  Secretary. 

Office— Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  Street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Hale  &  Norcross  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business — San  Fraacisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Virginia  Mining  District,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held 
ou  the  21st  day  of  December,  1891,  an  assessment  (No.  10J)  of  Fi.ty  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  on  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately,  in  Uuited  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  company,  room  58,  Nevada  Block,  No  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

Tuasday,  the  Twenty-sixth  Day  ot  January,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction:  and,  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  WEDNESDAY,  the  17th  day  of  February,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

A.  B.  THOMP?ON,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  58,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francis- 
co, California. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE, 

Alta     Silver    Mining     Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Gold  Hill  Mining  District.  Storey  couuty,  Nev. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  fifth  (oth)  day  of  January,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  41)  of  Fif'y  (50) 
Ceuts  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  Room  33,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  California 

Auy  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Ninth  (9tb)  Day  of  Febru  ry,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  paymeut  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  MONDAY,  the  twenty-ninth  (29th)  day  of  February, 
1892,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.      By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

L.  OSBORN,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  33,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Fraucis- 
co, California. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Utah     Consolidated     Mining     Company. 

The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Utah  Consoli- 
dated Mining  Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  room 
23,  Nevada  Bloct  No-  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Fraucisco,  California,  on 

Wednesday,  the  27. h  day  of  January,  1 892,  at  the  hour  of  1 :30  o'clock  P.  M., 

for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 
meeting. 

Transfer  books  will  close  on  Saturday,  January  23d,  at  12  m. 

A    H.  FISH,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  23,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Occidental  Consolidated  Mining  Company. 

Assessment No.  9 

Amount  per  Share     25  cents 

Levied January  11, 1892 

Delinquent  in  Office ..February  16,  18y2 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  Stock  ...  — Man  h  10, 1892 

ALFRED  K.  DURBROW,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  No.  69,  Nevada  Block,  No.  30y  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Belcher    Silver    Mining    Company. 

The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Belcher  Silver 
Mining  Coripauy  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  Room  8,  No. 
331  Piue  street,  San  Fraucisco,  Califoru  a,  ou 

Tuesday,  the  26  h  Day  of  January,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  1   o'clo?  k, 

for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  aud  the  transaction  of  su  h  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 
meeting. 

Transfer  books  will  close  Sa'.urday,  the  23d  day  of  January,  1892,  at  12 
o'clock  M. 

C.  L    PEKKINS.  Secretary. 

Office— Room  8,  San  Francisco  Stock  Exchange  Building,  331  Piue  street, 
San  Francisco,  California. 


16,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER 


11 


THB  latest  news  to  the  Insurance  world  Hon  on  the 

part  "f  the  r^t.  rati  I  Life  Insnrmncfl  Company  lo  open  a  de- 
partment for  the  insurance  of  impaired  live?.  The  thing  has 
been  talked  of  in  a  vague  way  before,  bnl  this  in  the  tirst  organ* 
Ixed  effort  to  put  the  idea  in  effect.  The  very  latest  rumor  in  this 
connection,  is  that  Armstrong  is  expected  to  break  out  in  this 
scheme  of  life  insurance.  Truly.  Armstrong  is  not  dead.  It  now 
appears  (bat  the  Lancashire  is  not  to  control  all  the  old  Arm- 
strong companies;  that  they  have  bitten  off  more  than  they  can 
swallow,  or  at  least,  that  something  is  not  going  the  way  it  was 
expected.  It  is  now  well  understood  that  E.  S  Van  Slyke,  here- 
tofore connected  with  the  general  agency  of  the  Lancashire  for 
the  Pacific  Coast,  has  ceased  his  connection  with  that  company, 
and  will  hereafter  represent  the  Mutual,  of  New  York,  which 
now  blossoms  into  life  again  with  a  paid-up  capital  of  $250,000. 
From  this  it  would  appear  that  when  Mr.  Armstrong  agreed 
with  the  Lancashire  to  go  out  of  the  fire  business  for  at  least 
five  years,  be  did  not  include  the  Mutual  Company. 

A.  A.  Snyder,  who  has  acted  for  years  in  this  city  as  appraiser 
of  fire  losses  for  the  insurance  companies,  was  buried  Thursday 
afternoon  from  St.  Stephen's  Church.  He  had  attained  the  age 
of  three  score  and  sixteen  years,  and  until  within  a  few  days  be- 
fore his  death  was  enjoying  the  best  of  health,  and  was  as  spry 
and  energetic  as  a  young  man  of  twenty-five.  Mr.  Snyder  wa«  a 
character  in  bis  way.  and  was  known  as  the  first  man  in  San 
Francisco  to  wear  a  button-hole  bouquet.  It  will  be  difficult  to 
fill  the  place  left  vacant  by  bis  death. 

Everything  is  lovely  within  the  fold  of  the  Pacific  Insurance 
Union,  and  every  one  is  agreed  that  there  is  every  prospect  for  a 
most  harmonious  year. 

The  Standard  Oil  Company's  recent  $2,000,000  loss  was  unin- 
sured. The  same  is  true  of  the  $5,000  tire  at  the  Pacific  Rolling 
Mills  this  week.  By  and  by,  say  local  underwriters,  these  big 
companies  will  come  to  see  the  unprofitableness  of  carrying  their 
own  insurance.  The  past  few  months  has  been  disastrous  for 
the  people  who  do  not  insure. 

The  annual  reports  are  all  in  hand  of  the  Insurance  Commis- 
sioner. They  furnish  much  .food  for  reflection,  and,  as  a  general 
thing,  prove  that  the  past  year  has  been  a  profitable  one  for  in- 
surance on  this  coast. 

William  Sexton's  statements  for  the  Lion  and  the  Imperial 
shows  a  net  income  for  California,  of  $288,000.  His  fire  losses 
have  been  45*  per  cent.,  while  the  expense  account  aggregates 
about  33*  per  cent. 

At  its  annual  meeting  on  the  9th  inst.,  the  State  Investment 
reduced  its  directors  to  seven,  one  of  whom  will  reside  in  New 
York  and  one  in  Chicago.  Charles  H.  Gushing,  the  old  secretary, 
who  has  been  with  the  company  since  its  inception,  was  elected 
Vice-President,  while  Charles  M.  Blair,  another  old-timer  on 
the  company's  pay-roll,  was  elevated  from  the  position  of  chief 
clerk  and  assistant  secretary,  to  the  position  left  vacant  by  the 
promotion  of  Mr.  Gushing. 

There  is  a  movement  on  foot  for  a  fire  insurance  exhibit  at  the 
World's  Fair.  A  company  has  been  organized  to  erect  and  main- 
tain a  fire-proof  building  on  the  grounds,  in  which  will  be  shown 
all  sorts  of  protective  devices. 

Early  in  December  the  Insurance  Commissioner  sent  out  blanks 
to  the  life  companies  upon  which  to  file  their  annual  statements. 
The  figures  on  these  blanks  would  have  shown  the  bona  fide  life 
business  paid  for  during  the  year.  This  was  as  it  should  have 
been,  but  what  followed  was  all  wrong,  and  several  of  the  lead- 
ing life  insurance  companies  here  have  issued  a  vigorous  protest. 
What  did  follow  was  the  recall  of  these  blanks  and  the  substitu- 
tion.for  them  of  blanks  which,  when  all  compiled,  will  show  the 
amount  of  business  written.  Now,  there  is  a  vast  difference  be- 
tween the  number  of  policies  issued  and  the  number  paid  for, 
and  these  misleading  blanks  permit  companies  who  care  more  to 
make  a  big  showing  than  to  state  the  facts  about  their  business, 
to  inflate  the  returns  beyond  the  legitimate  business  transacted. 
Business  written  is  a  most  uncertain  gauge.  An  indefinite  num- 
ber of  men  may  be  sent  before  the  medical  examiner  without  af- 
terward receiving  policies;  any  number  of  policies  may  be  issued 
and  then  forfeited  immediately  after  the  report  is  in  the  hands  of 
the  commissioners,  and  last,  but  not  least,  is  the  somewhat  prev- 
alent method — in  other  cities,  at  least — of  writing  two  policies 
for  the  same  amount  on  one  application,  in  the  hopes  that  the  ap- 
plicant may  be  induced  to  double  the  amount  of  his  policy.  Of 
course,  these  things  are  not  done  in  San  Francisco,  but  they  might 
be  done,  and  the  blanks  upon  which  the  present  annual  state- 
ments will  be  made  out  would  make  such  inflation  profitable,  for 
appearances  sake,  at  least. 

The  schooner  Jessie  D.,  which  was  lost  off  Cedras  Island,  is  not 
known  to  local  marine  underwriters.  The  whaling  bark  John  P. 
West,  which  was  burned  this  week  15  miles  off  Diamond  Head,  at 
the  entrance  to  Honolulu  harbor,  was  insured  by  local  companies 


to  ths  amount  of  J  t  hall  wu  rained  at  $17,000,  sod 

D«  outllw  it  ,.  WU  halms  and  the  Federal  both  carried 

small  lines  on  the  bark,  n-  did    the  Kin-nun  -  Pond  and  Otban  ol 
LOIS  city. 


ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Norih    Commonwealth    Mining    Company. 

The  rcciilv  (dimmI  n Una  ..f  the  stookholdi  irth  Common- 

.llulug Company  ,mii  i„.  r . r- i . l  «i  i 
I  ine  street,  r..  imi  mud  17.  Sao  Praaelno,  California,  on 

Tu  sda».  the  28th  Oar  of  Jinu   ry.  1892.  at  the  hour  ol  1   oclock  P.  H.. 

for  the  purpose  .if  electing  a  Board  .ii  Directors  t"  leire  f»r  (he  ensuing 

rear  ami  toe  transaction  ol  inch  other  baslneu  as  mar  come  before  the 

mectliiR. 

Trftu>fer  books  Will  close  on  Friday,  January  22,  1892,  at  :t  o'clock  P.  K. 

„  J.  W,  l'F.w,  Becretary. 

off:< n— 310  Pine  street,  roomr,  16  and  it.  Ban  Francisco,  California. 


ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Pnjnro     Valley     R.-iilroad     Company, 
The  regular  animal  raeotlntr;  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Pajaro  Valley 
Railroad  Company  will  bo  held    at   the  olllce   of  the   company,  &!7  Market 
street,  pan  Francisco,  California,  on 

Monday,  the  18th  Day  of  January.  189?.  at  the  hour  cl  11  o'clock  A.  M.. 

for  the  purpose  of  eleetiug  a  Board  of  Directors  to  .serve  For  the  ensuing 

year,  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 

meeting. 

Transfer  books  will  close  ou  Tuesday,  January  5th.  1*92,  at  3  o'clock  P.  M. 

E.  H.  SHELDON,  Secretary. 


ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Oceanic    Steamship    Company. 

The  regular  annual  meetiug  of  stockholders  of  the  Oc*auie  Steamship 
Company  will  be  held  at  the  bftice  of  the  compmiv,  327  Market  street,  Sao. 
Francisco,  California,  on 

Thursday,  the  21st  Day  ot  January.  1892.  at  the  hour  of  1 1  o'clock  A.  M.. 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year  and  tne  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 
meetiug. 

Transfer  books  will  close  on  Friday,  January  8th,  at  3  p.  m. 
E.  H.  SHELDON.  Secretary. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Home     Mutual     Insurance     Company. 

San  Francisco,  January  2,  1892. 
Conformably  to  the  provisions  of  Section  I  of  the  By-Laws  of  this  Com- 
pany, the  next  ami  ml  meetiug  of  stockholders  will  be  held  at  its  principal 
office  (northeast  c  irner  of  California  and  Sausome  streets,  San  Francisco, 
California),  at  1  oVb-ck  p.  m  ,  on  MONDAY,  January  18th,  A.  D.  1892.  for  the 
election  of  Director!*,  to  serve  until  their  successors  shall  be  elected,  under 
the  provisions  of  said  bylaws.  J  he  polls  will  be  open  from  1  to  4  o'clock. 
CHAS.  R.  STORY,  Secretary. 

DiV.DEND  NOTICE. 

The    Hi  hernia    Savings    and    Loan    Society, 
N.  E.  corner  Montgomery  aud  Post  streets. 

San  Francisco,  January  2, 1892, 
At  a  regular  meetiug  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  this  society,  held  this 
day,  a  dividend  has  been  declared  at  the  rate  of  Four  and  one-quarter  (4Vi) 
per  cent  per  aumira  on  all  deposits  for  the  six  mouths  ending  December  31, 
1891,  free  from  all  taxes,  and  payable  ou  aud  after  January  2,  1892. 

R.  J.  TOBIN,  Secretary. 


DIViOEND  NOTICE. 


The  California  Savings  and  Loan  Society. 
Corner  of  Powell  and  Eddy  Sts. 
For  the  half  year  ending  December  31, 1891,  a  dividend  has  been  declared 
tthe  rate  of  five  and  four-tenths  (5  4  10)  per  cent,  per  annum  on  term  de- 
posits, aud  four  and  one-half  t4K>)  per  cent,   per  annum  on  ordinary  de- 
posits, payable  on  aud  after  Saturday,  January  2, 1892 

VERNON  CAMPBELL,  Secretary. 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

People's     Home     Savings     Bank, 
Corner  of  Market  and  Fourth  streets,  in  the  Flood  Building,  City. 
For  the  half-year  ending  December  31, 1891,  a  dividend  has  been  declared 
at  the  rate  of  Five  and  four  tenths  (5  4-10)  per  cent  per  annum  on  Term 
Deposits  and  Four  aud  one-half  (4J-0  per  cent  per  annum  on  Ordinary  De- 
posits, free  of  taxes,  payable  ou  and  after  January  2, 1892. 

B.  C.  CARR,  Secretary. 


DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 


Mutual     Savings     Bank    of    San     Francisco. 

For  the  half-year  eu'ling  December  31st,  1191,  a  dividend  has  been  declared 
at  the  rate  of  five  and  four-tenths  (n  4-10)  per  cent  i  er  annum  on  Term  De- 
posits and  four  and  one  ha  f  (4%)  per  ceut  per  annum  on  Ordinary  Deposits, 
payable  on  aud  after  Satuiday,  January  2,  18  2 

JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

Office— 33  Post  street 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

Savings    and    Loan    Society. 
1  1  Moutgomery  street,  corner  Sutter. 
For  the  half-year  ending  December  31  1891,  a  dividend  has  been  declared 
at  the  rate  of  five  and  four-tenths  (5  4-10)  per  ceut  per  annum  on  Term 
Deposits  and  four  aud  one-half  {4%)  per  cut  per  anuum  ou  Ordinary  De- 
posits, free  of  taxes,  payable  ou  and  after  Saturday,  January  2, 1892. 

CYRUS  W.  CARMAN Y,  Cashier. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  16,  1892. 


ZB^HSTKTS. 


A  NORTH  of  England  journal  bas  told  the  strange  and 
amusing  story  of  an  absent-minded  poet  of  the  present  gen- 
eration. He  received  an  invitation  to  dinner,  accepted  it,  and 
went.  His  conversation  at  table  was  brilliant  in  the  extreme. 
Later,  in  the  drawing-room,  he  read  from  his  own  works,  and 
expounded  the  inner  meaning  of  his  verses.  From  the  beginning 
to  the  end  of  the  pleasures  of  the  evening  he  was  leader  and  lion. 
But  astonishment  was  in  preparation  for  his  host.  Two  or  three 
days  after  the  party  he  met  the  poet  and  listened  to  voluble  apol 
ogies;  one  excuse  after  another  was  given.  It  transpired  that 
the  honored  guest  of  the  evening  was  absolutely  ignorant  of  the 
fact  that  he  had  duly  fulfilled  his  engagement.  His  absence  of 
mind  was  so  extreme  that  he  had  supposed  the  promise  broken. 
Advantage  has  been  taken  of  these  dreamers.  A  tale  bas  been 
passed  round  in  certain  circles  of  an  absent-minded  peer  and  a 
practical  joker,  who  knew  all  about  the  little  peculiarity.  Both 
were  members  of  a  club,  and  frequently  dined  there.  The  wit 
happened  to  come  into  the  dining-room  one  day  hungry.  The 
tables  were  full.      "Borry,  sir;    no  room,"   said  the  waiter.     But 

the  other  caught  sight  of  the  peer.      »  Has  Lord  X dined?  " 

"  No,  sir."  "Well,  obey  me — take  him  his  bill."  The  waiter  en- 
tered into  the  joke,  and  the  account  was  rendered.  "  Dear  me!  " 
said  the  self-obvious  victim.  ••  Have  I  really  dined?  I  thought 
I  was  just  going  to  have  dinner.  I  must  have  made  a  mistake." 
It  is  said  that  he  got  up  and  left,  that  his  smart  friend  was  pro- 
vided for  in  his  place,  and  was  able  afterwards  to  compare  notes, 
and,  with  a  chuckle,  admit  the  ruse. 

One  of  the  most  remarkable  showings  made  by  the  c  nsus,  says 
a  New  York  physician,  and  one  that  is  most  likely  to  be  mislead- 
ing, is  that  in  reference  to  insanity.  There  were  last  year  97,535 
cases  of  insanity  treated,  while  in  1881  there  were  but  56,205. 
This  shows  an  inciease  in  nine  years  of  74  per  cent.,  or  in  other 
words,  that  the  insane  have  increased  25  per  cent,  faster  than  the 
rest  of  the  population.  This  is  a  proof  of  the  fact  that  figures 
can  outlie  anything  else  when  properly  manipulated.  I  have 
given  a  great  deal  of  attention  to  insanity  cases  for  the  last  thirty 
years,  and  know  that  there  is  far  less  of  it  than  there  used  to  be. 
The  reason  that  the  census  shows  such  an  increase  is  to  be  as- 
cribed to  the  different  manner  in  which  insanity  is  now  regarded. 
When  I  first  went  into  practice  the  relations  of  a  person  whose 
mind  was  unbalanced  took  the  greatest  pains  to  prevent  the  fact 
being  known.  It  was  looked  upon  as  something  terribly  dis- 
graceful. The  insane  were  secluded  in  the  homes  of  relatives, 
and  never  sent  to  an  asylum,  save  as  a  last  resort.  Even  when 
an  asylum  was  decided  upon  choice  was  made  of  some  private 
establishment  that  carefully  preserved  secrecy  in  regard  to  its  in- 
mates. As  a  result,  very  few  cases  of  insanity  were  reported. 
All  this  is  changed  now.  People  are  more  accustomed  to  consider 
want  of  mental  balance  as  the  same  in  kind  as  other  diseases, 
and  the  secret  asylum  is  practically  a  thing  of  the  past.  Asa 
consequence  there  is  apparently  more  insanity,  while  really  there 
is  much  less. 

A  Paris  newspaper  recently  announced  the  sale  of  one  of  the 
most  curious  violins  in  the  world.  It  formerly  belonged  to  Paga- 
nini,  the  great  violinist,  and  at  first  sight  merely  presents  the  ap- 
pearance of  a  mis-shapen  wooden  shoe.  Its  history  is  curious 
and  not  without  interest.  During  the  winter  of  1838  Paganini 
was  living  in  Rue  de  la  Victoria.  One  day  a  large  box  was 
brought  there  by  the  Normandy-diligence,  on  opening  which  he 
found  two  inner  boxes,  and  wrapped  carefully  in  the  folds  of 
tissue  paper  a  wooden  shoe  and  a  letter,  stating  that  the  writer, 
having  heard  much  of  the  wonderful  genius  of  the  violinist, 
begged,  as  a  proof  of  his  devotion  to  music,  that  Paganini  would 
play  in  public  on  the  oddly  constructed  instrument  inclosed.  At 
first  Paganini  felt  this  to  be  an  impertinent  satire,  and  mentioned 
the  facts  with  some  show  of  temper  to  his  friend,  the  Chevalier 
de  Baride.  The  latter  took  the  shoe  to  a  violin  maker,  who  con- 
verted it  into  a  remarkably  sweet-toned  instrument,  and  Paganini 
was  pressed  to  try  the  shoe  violin  in  public.  He  net  only  did  so, 
but  performed  upon  it  some  of  his  most  difficult  fantasias,  which 
facts,  in  the  handwriting  of  the  violinist,  are  now  recorded  on  the 
violin  itself. 

The  inundation  of  1701,  which  swept  away  a  great  part  of  the 
old  Tyne  Bridge,  Newcastle,  was  long  remembered  and  alluded  to 
as  "the  flood."  On  one  occasion  Mr.  Adam  Thompson  was  put 
into  the  witness-box  at  the  assizes.  Ttxe  counsel,  asking  his  name, 
received  for  answer,  "Adam,  sir — Adam  Thompson."  "  Where 
do  you  live?  "  "At  Paradise,  sir."  Paradise  is  a  village  about  a 
mile  and  a-half  west  of  Newcastle.  "And  how  long  have  you 
dwelt  in  Paradisel"  continued  the  barrister.  "  Ever  since  the 
flood,"  was  the  reply,  made  in  all  simplicity,  and  with  no  inten- 
tion to  raise  a  laugh.  It  is  needless  to  say  the  Judge  asked  for  an 
explanation. 


BANK    OF    BRITISH   COLUMBIA. 

Incorporated  by  Royal  Charter. 

CAPITAL  PAID  UP $3  000,000 

RESERVE  FUND 1,000,000 

Southeast  corner  Bush  and  Sausome  Streets. 

HEAD  OFFICE   60  LOMBARD  STREET,   LONDON. 

BRANCHES— Victoria,  British  Columbia;    Portland,  Oregon;    Seattle  and 

Tacoma,  Washington. 
SUB-BRANCHES— New  Westminster,  Vancouver,  Nanaimo  and  Kamloops, 
British  Columbia. 
This  Bank  trausacts  a  General  Banking  Business.  Acrouuts  opened  sub- 
ject to  Check,  aud  Special  Deposits  received.  Commercial  Credits  granted 
available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Approved  Bills  discounted  and  ad- 
vances made  on  good  collateral  security.  Draws  direct  at  current  rates 
upon  its  Head  OrhYe  aud  Branches,  and  upon  its  Agents,  as  follows: 

NEW  YORK,  CHICAGO  and  CANADA—  Bank  ■  f  Montreal;  LIVERPOOL 
—North  aud  South  Wales  Bank;  SCOTLAND— British  Linen  Company;  IKE- 
LAND— Bank  of  Ireland;  MEXICO  and  SOUTH  AMERICA— Loudon  bank 
of  Mexico  aud  South  America.  CHINA  aud  JAPAN-Chaitered  Bank  of 
India,  Australia  and  China;  AUSTRALIA  aud  NEW  ZEALAND— Bank  of 
Australasia,  Commercial  Banking  Company  of  Sydney,  English,  ScoUi>h 
aud  Australian  Chartered  Bduk  and  National  Bank  of  Australasia;  DEM- 
EKARA  and  TRINIDAD  (Weft  Indies)— Colonial  Bank. 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVINGS  UNION. 

532  4  alilorula  street,  Corner  Webb  street. 

Branch  Office  1700  Market  Street,  Corner  Polk. 

Deposits,  June  30,  1891    $23,31 1,061  OO 

Guaranteed  Capital  aud  Surplus    1,346,635  OO 

DIRECTORS. 

Albert  Miller,  President.  George  W.  Beaver,  Vice-President;  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond,  Charles  Pace,  Daniel  E.  Martin,  W.  C.  B.  DeFremery, 
George  C.  Boardman,  J.  G  Eastland  ;    LoveU  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  and  Loaus  only  on  real  estate  security.  Country  re- 
mittances may  be  sent  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  or  by  checks  of  reliable 
parties,  payable  in  San  Francisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  Savings 
Bank  commences  only  with  the  actual  receiptor  the  money.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  is  made 
for  pass  book  or  entrance  fee.  Omce  Hours— 9  a.  m.  to  3  p.  m.  Saturday 
evenings,  6-.30to  8. 

THE  6ERMAN  SAVIN6S  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  626  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RESERVE  FUND S    1,410,000  00. 

Deposits  Jan    2,1892 27,133,129  14, 

Officers— President,  L.  GOTTIG;  Vice-President,  BDW.  KRUSE 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGERS  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  R,  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN  ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TOURNY.  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Esgers,  O.  Schoemann,  E. 
Meyer,  F.  Tillmann,  H.  Horstmann,  M.  Ehrman,  B.A.Becker.  Attorney, 
John  R.  Jarboe. 

MUTUAL  SAVINGS  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building. 

Guaranty  Capital,  $1,000,000. 

OFFICERS. 

JAMES  G.  FAIK President 

JAMES  PHELAN,   S.  G.  MURPHY    Vice-Presidents 

Directors— James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper,  C.  G.  Hooker, 
James  Phelan,  James  Moffitt,  S.  G.  Murphy,  Chas.  Cadwalader  and  James 
D.  Phelan. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecurities. JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

HUMBOLDT  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY, 

No.  18  Gear/  Street,  San  Francisco. 

Incorporated November  24,  1869. 

ADOLPH  C.  WEBER  . .  .President.  |  ERNST  BRAND..    SErRETARY 

LONDON.  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  BANK-  (Limited), 

N.  W.  Cor.  Saneome  and  Sutter  Sts. 

uticiied  Capital $2,500,000  j  Paid  Up  Capital $2,000,000 

Reserve  Fund  $550,000. 

Head  Office 68  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Agents— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
(Ltd.).  No.  10  Wall  St.,N.  Y.    PARI8— Messrs.  Lazard  Freres  &  Cie,  17Boule 
vard  Poissoniere.    Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.   Com 
mercial  and  Travelers'  Credits  issued.           EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 
LC.  Altschpl,  Cashier. 

THE  AN6L0-CAUF0ANIAN  BANK,  Limited. 

N.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

Capital  Authorized $6,000,000  I  Paid  up. $1,500,000 

Subscribed 3,000,000  |  Reserve  Fund 650,000 

Head  Office— 3  Angel  Court,  LoLdon,  E.  C. 
Agents  at  New  York— J.  &  W.  Seligman  &  Co.,  21  Broad  st  eet. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  banking  business,  sells  draft  ,  nukes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  and  Issues  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
world.    Sends  bills  for  collection,  loaus  money,  buys  and  sells  exchange 
and  bullion.  IGN.  STEINHART    )  Mflnft„firfi 
P.N.  LILlENTHAL.i  Maoagers- 

Fine  Sanitary  Plumbing  and  Gas-fitting 
Estimates  furnished.  Jobbing  promptly 
attended  to. 

CHARLES  E.  ANDERSON, 
1616  Polk  Street,  near  Clay,  and  1214 
Polk  Street,  near  Sutter, 
telephone  No.  2107. 


PLUMBING 


Jan.    16, 


BAN  Ki:  VNCISCO  NEWS  1  ETTRR. 


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HANKS. 


TIIK  favorite  lutle  tables  jusi  now  are  an  Improvcmeol  on  those 
with  ora»  l»c«.  whoM  grm>  ij  is  to  likely  t<>  b«  apset.  When 
the  legs  are  only  three  atui  bend  >imiewh*l  inward.  »  small  sbclf 
set  in  between  a*ldi  la  iln -.r  solidily.  In  the  cue  of  lour,  the 
sfell  becomes  wide  enough  to  be  of  re»l  use.  Made  of  plain 
wood,  they  are  covered  with  plash — ollao  combinations  of  light 
blue  or  mauve  and  terra  cotta  pink,  or  gray  or  mignonette 
green  or  puce— pompadour  tints,  but  secured,  nevertheless,  with 
the  same  rose  gold-headed  nails  used  for  I.ouis  XIII.  tables,  ami 
having  a  smsll  wo.den  trimming  creeping  up  each  leg.  like  the 
fringe  of  a  moccasin.  Some  women  who  have  lately  taken  up 
upholstering  a-  a  pas'ime, and  wield  hammer  and  tacks  instead  of 
their  needle  and  thread,  will  find  tbat  these  tables  fall  within  an 
amateur  scope.  The  plush  must  be  secured  firmly  and  must  be 
evenly  put  on.  The  tables  with  two  or  four  folding  leaves  might 
be  a  little  above  the  unlearned  dexterity  of  the  beginner.  This 
form,  however,  is  in  favor  not  merely  for  such  trivialities  in 
plush,  but  for  tbe  solid  wooden  table  occnpying  the  center  of  a 
library,  study  or  one  of  those  mom=— half  studio,  half  picture 
gallery— now  so  often  found  in  the  new   semi-artistic  residences. 

Opera  cloaks  and  light-colored  wraps  for  evening  wear  are  in 
considerable  variety,  regarding  size  and  material,  some  being  no 
more  than  medium  sized  capes,  while  others  envelop  the  figure 
completely.  Very  elegant  wraps  are  of  rich  white  silk,  showing 
interwoven  figures  or  Moral  designs  in  raised  gilt  and  bordered 
with  marabout  feathers."  Others,  equally  handsome,  are  in  heavy 
corded  silk  or  brocaded  bengaline,  lined  with  white  mandarin  lamb. 
Small  white  matatasse  capes  without  sleeves  and  edged  round  tbe 
neck  and  down  the  front  with  Thibet  fur,  are  brought  out  for 
young  girls;  also  light-colored  cloth  capes  lined  and  trimmed  with 
fur.  Elegant  long  cloaks  are  a  combination  of  white  matalasse 
and  colored  plush,  with  high  collar  and  long  white  passementerie 
pendants  falling  over  tbe  shoulders  and  down  the  front.  Crimson 
cloth,  strew  n  with  gilt  figures  and  combined  with  black  plush  and 
feather  trimming  makes  a  handsome,  rich-looking  cloak  for  an 
elderly  person;  preference,  however,  is  usually  given  to  white  or 
very  delicate  hues. 

A  lady  recently  paying  a  visit  to  a  noted  modiste  in  this  city 
remarked  a  delightful  odor,  like  tbat  of  violets,  pervading  the  at- 
mosphere of  the  long  "  display  parlor."  Not  seeing  any  flowers 
to  account  for  it,  the  lady  made  inquiry,  and  was  told,  to  her 
surprise,  that  the  scent  proceded  from  a  dress  which  was  adjusted 
to  a  "dummy  "  figure  standing  near.  Looking  puzzled  still,  it 
was  explained  that  the  intended  wearer,  when  sending  the  ma- 
terial to  the  dressmaker  had  also  inclosed  a  small  sachet  of  orris- 
root  powder  mixed  with  heliotrope,  which  she  desired  might  be 
sprinkled  between  the  lining  and  tbe  material  composing  the 
bodice,  and  also  introduced  in  any  available  situation  in  the  skirt 
of  the  dress.  This  love  of  perfumery  is  considered  an  evidence 
of  refinement;  that  is,  if  it  is  not  carried  too  far,  and  provided, 
also,  the  very  best  extracts  only  are  used.  In  the  open  air  a  waft 
of  some  delicate  perfume  isdelightful;  but  in  the  crowded  rooms, 
where  ventilation  is  neglected  or  insufficient,  the  effect  of  much 
perfume  is  nauseating  and  vulgar. 

Lovely  crapes  and  silks,  with  the  pattern  stamped  on  them, 
have  been  embroidered  and  made  up  into  useful  things.  A 
"  cherry  blossom  "  bed-spread  has  a  Japanese  design  of  their  fa- 
vorite flowers,  on  a  rainbow-colored  background,  beautifully  em- 
broidered in  different  shades  of  pink  ar.d  green.  Other  attractive 
articles,  in  the  shape  of  piano-covers  and  chair-backs,  are  also 
embroidered,  or  else  when  they  are  made  in  the  lovely  rainbow- 
tinted  crape,  the  dull  gray  or  black  printed  pattern  alone  is  suffi- 
cient decoration.  A  screen,  covered  with  dark  blue  Irish  linen, 
has  a  deep  heading  of  crape,  with  a  bold  Japanese  design  in  dark 
blue  on  a  white  ground,  and  several  bed-spreads  are  made  of  the 
linen  with  a  border  of  the  crape.  Table-centres,  made  of  crape, 
and  book  covers  or  music  portfolios,  embroidered  with  delicate 
Japanese  designs  and  coloring,  are  useful  presents,  as,  indeed,  are 
most  of  the  things  collected. 

Chas.  Lainer,  artistic  photographer,  715  Market  street.  Crayon 
portraits  a  specialtv.  There  is  an  unmistakably  air  of  truth  about  all 
his  portraits,  from'the  smallest  card  photo  up  to  the  most  ambitious 
specimen  of  the  photographic  art. 

In  this  season  of  the  year,  when  every  fashionably  dressed  man 
desires  to  have  a  hat  of  the  latest  style,  it  should  not  be  forgotten 
that  White's,  614  Commercial  street,  is  famous  for  the  superior  qual- 
ity of  the  goods  sold  there. 

Gentlemen  desiring  fashionable  underwear,  gloves,  neckties  and 
other  furnishing  goods,  should  patronize  J.  W.  Carmany,  25  Kearny. 

Mothers  be  Sure  and  Use  "Mrs.  Wiuslow's  Soothing  Syrup"  for  your 
children  while  Teething.    Price,  25  cents  a  bottle. 


Capital 
Surplus 
Undivided  Profits 


BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA.  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


19,000,001  nit 
1.000.000  00 
3,276,919  48 


Geo.   A,  Low, 
N.  Van  Bergen, 
Thomas  Jennings, 


(juir  it**. 

WM.  AI.VOKD.  PTMldtnt 

THOHAr  Brown.  iruhtor  I  B.    MrrniAV.Jr  AmIkUuiI    Stabler 

Irmmi  P.  Hoi  i.t.in.  2nd  Assistant  UMbter. 

rOKRBSPOHDEH  IBi 

NEW  YORK— Agonrv  ol  Hie  Bank  of  i:miloruia;  BOSTON— Tremonl 
National  Bank:  CHICAGO—  futon  National  Bauk;  8T.  LOUIS— Boatman's 
Bank;  NEW  ZEALAND— The  Bank  of  New  Zealand.  Correspondent  in 
London— Mes-r-.  N  If.  Rothschild  A  Sous.  Correspondents  tu  India,  China, 
Japan  and  Australia. 

The  Bank  hat.  Agencies  at  Virginia  City,  and  Correspondent*  in  all  the 
principal  Mining  District!)  and  Interior  Towns  of  the  Pacific  Coast 

Letters  of  Credit  issued,  available  In  all  part*  of  the  world.  Draw  direct 
on  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  New  Orleans,  Denver.  Salt  Lake, 
Cincinnati,  Portland, O.,  Los  Angeles,  Loudnu,  Dublin,  Paris,  Berlin,  Bremen, 
Hamburg,  Fraukfort-on-the-Mafn,  Antwerp,  Amsterdam, Copenhagen,  Stock- 
holm, Christiana,  Locarno,  Melbourne,  Sydney,  Auckland,  Hongkong 
Shanghai,  Yokohama.  Genoa,  and  all  cities  in  Italy  aud  Switzerland. 

THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK, 

v  W.  Corner  Nausome  and  BunIi  Street*. 

Established  1870.  U    S.  Depositary. 

CAPITAL  {PAID    UP)    . SI, 500,000 

SURPLUS  $500,000  j   UNDIVIDED    PROFITS $166  000 

S.  G.  MURPHY President  I  E.  D.  MORGAN   Cashier 

JAMES  MOFFITT.... Vice-President  I  GEO.  W.  KLINE  Ass't  Cashier 

DIRECTORS: 

George  0.  Perkins,  S.  G.  Murphy, 

James  D.  Phelan,  JameB  Moflitt. 

John  A.  Hooper,  J,  D.  Harvey. 

A  Ueneral  Hauklng  llusincss  Transacted. 

SAFE    DEPOSIT    DEPARTMENT, 

JAMES  K.  LYNCH,  Manager, 

Safes  to  rent  from  $5  to  $HH>  per  auuum  (under  the  exclusive  control  of 

i  In.  renter),  for  tne  care  of  all  valuables.    Trunks  aud   Packages  taken  on 

storage.    A  speoslty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a,  m.  tofi  p.  m. 

H!ondoTand  SAN7RANCISC0  BANKTumiteaT 

Authorized  Capital $3,500,000     |     Capital  paid  up 2.450,000 

Reserve  395.000 

San  Francisco  Office.  424  California  St.  |  London  Office 73  Lombard  ou.  E.  C 

Portland  Branch.  48  First  St.    Tacoma  Branch.  1005  A  Street. 

Man  ARTHUR  SCRIVENER;  Asi-ietant  Manager,  WILLIAM  8  EEL 

Cashier,    GUSTAV  FRIEDERICH. 

LONDON  BANKERS— Bank  of  England  and  London  Joint  Stock  Bank. 
NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

This  Bank  is  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex- 
change Business  in  London  and  San  FranciBCO,  and  between  said  citieB  and 
all  parts  of  the  world. , 

~ THElATHER  BANKING  COMPANY. 

Capital $1,250,000. 

Successor  to  Sather  &.  Co.,  Established  1851,  San  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON ...  .President 

J.  L.  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  S.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

IDlrector*:  Chas.  Main,  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  Wm.  P.  Johnson, 
C.  F.  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K.  Wilson. 

Agent.*:  New  York— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.  Boston— Downer  &  Co. 
Philadelphia— Drexel  &  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  National  Bauk.  St.  Louis— The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City— First  National  Bank.  Loudon— Brown, 
Shipley  &  Co.    Paris— Drexel,  Harjes  &  Co. 

WELLS,  FARGO  &  COMPANY-BANKING  DEPARTMENT. 

N.  E.  Corner  Sauaoine  and  Sutter  Streets. 

SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 

CA-H  ZAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS.  ..  16.000,000.00 

Dirt  EC  TORS  I 

Lloyd  Tevis,  President:  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chas.  F.  Crocker.  J.  C.  Fargo,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Wm.  Norris,  Geo.  E.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  WadBWorth,  Cashier. 

Receive  Deposits,  issues  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Ban  kin 

Business.        

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND   DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS PORTCOSTA,  California. 

Storage  Capacity,  100,000  Tons.      Regular     Warehouse    lor  San 
Francisco  Produce  Exchange  Call  Board. 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  tbe  rapid  handling  and  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  and  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  and  smutty  Wheat.  .  . 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  stored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  sold, 
if  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  of  the  Company,  202  Sansome  St..  over  the  Anglo-California  Bank. 

THtTcROCKER-WOOLWORTH  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

822    PINE    STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL 11,000,000. 

rH  DIRECTORS: 

CHAS.  F.  CROCKER,  1  B.  H.  MILLER,  Jb. 

R  c   WOOLWORTH  President. 

W  E  BROWN Vice-President. 

WM.  H.  CROCKER Cashier 

^SECURITY  SAVINGS  BANK. 

Gnarantee  Capital $300,OCO 

OFFICERS: 

Prudent  .JEROME  LINCOLN  I  Secretary S.  L.  ABBOT.  Jr. 

viol  President  . .  W.  S.  JONES  I  Attorney SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

OFFICE— No.  228  Montgomery  Street.  San  Francisco. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  16,  1892. 


5UNLCAMS 


il  T\®  you  ^ink  y°u  slia'l  always  be  as  fond  of  me  as  now?  " 
\j  asked  Mr,  Eld  R.  Lee  of  his  young  bride.  "I'll  try." 
"  Try!  There  will  be  no  effort  needed  to  keep  my  affection  for  you 
unchanged."  ''Oh,  of  course.  That  is  where  you  have  the  advan- 
tage.    People  of  jour  age  are  always  very  set  in  their  ways." 

— Indianapolis  Journal. 

First  Boy — What  did  yer  mother  do  to  yer  fer  goin'  skatin'  on 

thin  ice  an' gettin'  in?  Second  Boy— She  boxed  me  ears.  "Did  it 
hurt?  "  "  Nope.  She  was  so  mad  she  didn't  wait  fer  me  to  git  me 
ear  muffs  off."  —Street  £■  Smith's  Good  News. 

Wife—  John,  how  is  it  that  you  have   not  smoked  any  of  the 

cigars  I  gave  you  Christmas?  John— I  tried  one  Christmas,  and 
concluded  it  was  better  to  keep  them  until  Lent  and  use  them  as  a 
means  of  self-mortification. 

Mrs.  Ipstein—Vot  for  are  you  bowing  and  scraping  to  dot  man? 

Is  he  a  friend  ohf  yours?  Mr.  Ipstein—'So;  dot  is  Mr.  Soaker;  he 
has  been  dree  monts  by  dot  Keeley  Cure,  und  his  system  is  chock 
full  ohf  gold.  — Puck. 

"  Tell  me  what  you  read,  and  I'll  tell  you  what  you  are,"  said 

the  Philosopher.  "  Well,"  said  the  Boston  girl,  "  I  read  Ibsen,  with 
pleasure."    "  Then,"  said  the  Philosopher,  "  you  are  a  curiosity." 

— Puck. 

First  Girl  (waiting  for  the  yuan  who  doesn't  come) — David  said  in 

his  haste:  "  All  men  are  liars."  The  Other  Bitter  Oae — If  he  lived  in 
the  present  age,  he  might  have  made  the  statement  at  his  leisure. 

— Lijc. 

A.  young  wife  who  lost  her  husband  by  death    telegraphed  the 

sad  tidings  to  her  father  in  these  succinct  words:  "  Dear  John  died 
this  morning,     Lo^s  fully  covered  by  insurance." 

— Farmers1  Almanac. 

"  Hello,  old  man,  have  any  luck  shooting?"    "I  should  say 

I  did.  Shot  seventeen  ducks  in  one  day."  "*  Were  they  wild?" 
"  Well — no— not  exactly ;  but  the  farmer  who  owned  them  was." 

— Harper's  Bazar. 

Shocked  Lady— Do  you  know  what  becomes  of  little  boys  who 

swear?  Little  Boy— Yes "m.  Wen  they  gits  big  'nough  they  kin  earn 
two  an'  a  half  a  day  drivin'  a  team."    — Street  dt  Smith's  Good  News. 

—  Bell  Boy  (excitedly,  to  hotel  clerk)— Lightning  has  stru  k  through 
in  to  -iOO,  sir.'  Clerk—  Is  499  hurt?  Bell  Boy— 'No,  sir.  He's  all  rigut. 
Clerk  (to  boo k keeper)— Charge  499  $2  for  extra  heat.  — Life. 

—Miss  Angle  Nue — Do  you  know,  Mr.  Holdoff,  why  this  cham- 
pagne does  not  remind  me  of  you?  Mr.  Holdoff— No,  really.  Miss 
Angle  Nue— Because  it  pops. 

Jack— Why  has  Miss  Bonpoint  gone  in  for  theosophy  ?    Alice— 

Never  tell.  Jack;  but  I've  heard  that  she  imagines  her  astral  body 
may  be  a  little  less— er— robust,  —Harvard  Lampoon. 

Wife— But,  George,  you  are  drinking  your  sixth  glass  of  wine. 

Husband — Well,  what  of  it?  Do  you  expect  me  to  drink  the  seventh 
glass  after  the  Hfth?  — Texas  Siftlngs. 

Heinz — Sol,  go  down  by  dot  blace  on  Sulifan  streed  und  puy  dot 
chob  lotof  umprellas.  I  hafe  chust  fixed  it  mit  der  rain-maker  for  a 
forty-days'  rains.     I  vant  to  gorner  der  market."  —Judqe. 

Jinks—  A  prize  fight  is  quite  a  striking  affair.     FHkins—Yea, 

but  it  can't  hold  a  candle  to  a  convention  of  walking  delegates. 

— New  York  Herald. 
m  —Prospective  Buyer — Seems  to  me  you  ask  an  exorbitant  price  for 
that  house.   Would-be  Seller — Yes;  buttnen  you  see  it's  hand-painted. 

— Puck. 

The  ashes  of  a  New  York  man  weighed  only  seven  ounces,  and 

yet  in  his  life-time  he  could  manipulate  two  wards. 

—  Topeka  Saturday  Evening  Lance. 

Inquiring  Child—  Papa,  why  do  people  cry  at  weddings?    Papa 

(abstractedly)—  Most  of  'em  have  been* married  themselves. 

—New  York  Weekly. 

Teacher—  Tommy,  what  time  is  it  when  both  hands  stand  out 

straight  on  the  right  side?     Tommy — Time  to  start  a  museum, 

— Jeweler's  Weekly. 
'  -—  Sin — What  is    writer's  cramp,  anyway?     He — As  a  general 
thing  it  is  indistinguishable  from  what  they  call  the  pangs  of  hunger. 

—Life. 

—  No  man  need  expect  to  play  on  a  golden  harp  in  heaven  who 
only  contributes  to  the  church  collection  on  a  mouth  harmonica  basis. 

•Ada  (boastingly)-No  man  has  ever  kissed  me.  Belle — You 
should  make  yourself  more  attractive  looking,  dear. 


Men  who  enjoy  a  drink  of  good  liquor  now  and  theri  have  found 
that  no  place  in  the  city  suits  them  better  than  the  Grand  Central 
Wine  Rooms,  at  1U-1S  Third  street.  That  is  the  reason  this  popular 
bar  is  always  crowded,  for  it  is  well  known  among  men  about  town 
that  only  the  best  of  stock  is  carried  on  its  shelves.  Straight  goods 
is  its  motto. 

If  one  desires  a  good  dinner,  made  more  pleasant  by  unsurpassed 
service,  he  should  patronize  the  Original  Swain's  Bakery,  at  213  Sutter 
street.  The  aim  of  this  restaurant  is  to  present  to  its  patrons  a  menu 
which  cannot  be  excelled  in  tee  city.  The  chef  is  a  master  of  his  art, 
and  he  has  gained  for  the  Original  Swain's  Bakery  a  very  high  repu- 
tation. 


i:r>rsTT:R,_A_:D>rc:G_ 


REMOVAL! 
HOME  MUTUAL  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

Now  Occupies  Premises  at  the  N.  E.  Cor.  California  and  Sansome 

Sta.,   S.  F.,  Lately  Vacated  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  Bank. 

Twenty-seventh  Annual  Exhibit. 

January  1,  1891. 

INCORPORATED    A.    D.    1864. 

Losses  p'd  since  organi'n.$3,l75, 759.21 1  Reinsurance  Reserve $266,043.59 

Assets  January  1, 1891  - . .      8b7,512.ly    Capital  paid  up,  Gold  . . .      300,000  00 
Surplus  for  policy  holders     844,944.69  |  Net  Surplus  over  ev'yth'g      278,901.10 

Income  in  1890    $394, 184.52  |  Fire  Losses  paid  in  1890.      142,338.90 

Fire  Losses  unpaid,  January  1, 1891 11,404.00 

President J.  F.  HOUGHTON  I  Secretary  .   .    CHARLES  R.  STORY 

Vice-President.. HENRY  L.    DODGE  |  General  Agent. ROBERT  H.  MAGILL 

TRANSATLANTIC    FIRE   INSURANCE   COMPANY, 

OF  HAMBURG,  GERMANY. 

Capital $1,500,001.00 

Invested  in  U.  S 534,795.72 

GEO.   MARCUS   &   CO., 

332  California  St.,  S.  F.,  Cal. 

^l^^General  Agents  for  the  United  States  and  Territories  west  of  the 
Rocky  Mountains. 

THAMES  AND  MERSEY  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANY  (Limited) 

Of  Liverpool,  London  arid  Manchester. 

Capital  Subscribed (10,000,000 

Capital  Paid  Up 1, 000, 000 

Cash  Reserve  (In  addition  to  Capital) 2,126,000 

Total  Assets  December  31,  1888 6,124,057.60 

WM.    GREER    HARRISON,   Manager, 

305  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

PACIFIC    DEPARTMENT 

LONDON  AND  LANCASHIRE  FIRE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

Capital Jlo.625.ono 

Cash    Assets • 4.701,201   39 

Cash  Assets  In  United  States  2,272,084  13 

REINSURERS  OF 

Auglo-Xevaila  Assurance  Corporation 

AND 

Southern  California  Insurance  Company. 

"vv"3«n.    HVCA-CDO^-A-IjID. 

MANAGER.  ' 

D.  E    MILES,  Assistant  Manager. 

315  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block.  S.  F. 

THE  SWISS  MARINE  ASSURANCE  COMPANIES  COMBINED. 

SWITZERLAND  of  Zurich— Capital,  5,000,000  Francs.  HELVETIA  of  St. 
Gall— Capital,  10,000,000 Franca.  BALOISE  of  Basle— Capital,  5,000,000  France. 
These  three  companies  are  liable  jointly  aud  severally  for  all  losses  that 
may  be  sustained.  Losses  made  payable  m  all  the  principal  seaports  of  the 
world.  In  the  settlement  of  all  claims  under  an  English  policy,  theBe  com- 
panies will  strictly  adhere  to  the  conditions  and  customs  adopted  at  Lloyds' 
and  submit  to  English  jurisdiction.  HARRY  W.  SYZ,  Agent,  410  California 
street.  San  Francisco. i __ 

Phoenix  Assurance  Company  of  London, England [Establs'd  1 782] 
American  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  [Estab.  1857.] 

BUTLER  &  HALDAN,  Gen'l  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast. 
413  California  Street,  San  Francisco- 


LONDON  ASSURANCE  CORPORATION  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  by  Royal  Charter,  1720. J 

NORTHERN  ASSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  1886.) 
Office— Northwest  corner  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Streets. 

GEO.  F.  GRANT,  Manager. 

PACIFIC    IDEP^-K.TnM:S3SrT 

GUARDIAN  ASSURANCE  CO.,  SUN  FIRE  OFFICE, 


OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1821. 
Paid-up  i  apital,    -    -    -    J  5, 000,000. 
Cash  Assets, 121,911,915. 


OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1710. 

Cash  Assets, J9.031,040. 

Assets  in  America,    -    -    -    $1,956,331. 


WB.  i.  USHERS,  fien'l  Agent,  20S.  Sansome  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


K 


INSURANCE  COMPANY- LTD. 

CHESTER  .  E:tNH3UyQ,rMD.^l 


Capital  paid  6j  guaranteed  Si  3,000,000,(10  . 
ChasA  Latum,  Manager, 

439  eailfars.ii  St.  .11a;.:  Fi-anessca. 


Jan.   16,   1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


A    BALLADE    OF     LOYERSLAND.— /.<•>•./.»»    Wortd. 

In    I.nversland  Ihe  ak.M  are  blue. 

Or  barred  with  rosy  clouds  between; 
Tbe  flowers  are  fairer  far  of  bue 

Than  ever  flowers  of  earth  were  seen; 

And  all  day  long,  through   meadows  green, 
Beside  the  river,  hand  in  hand. 

Walk  youths  and  maids  of  gentle  mien  — 
In  Loversland,  in  Loversland. 

And  some  there  are  that  lightly  strew 

With  roses  all  the  way  serene. 
And  some  that  pleasant  odors  brew 

From  elder-Mower  and  eglantine; 

And  others  still,  in  dell  and  dene, 
With   brows  the  kindly  sun  has  tanued, 

Who  sow  the  grain  and  harvest  glean 
In  Loversland,  in  Loversland. 

T>an  Cupid  schools  a  merry  crew 

Beneath  the  beeches1  leafy  screen, 
And  bids  each  ardent  swain  construe 

The  glances  from  his  mistress'  een; 

No  harder  task  than  this,  I  ween, 
Was  ever  there  for  scholar  planned, 

To  sing  and  serve  his  fancy's  queen 
In  Loversland,  in  Loversland. 

ENVOI. 

Ah!  can  it  be  that  we  have  been. 

Sweet  Heart,  on  that  enchanted  strand, 

That  we.  too,  know  what  life  may  mean 
In  Loversland,  in  Loversland? 


TRIOLET.— A  rlo  Bates. 


'Twas  a  Jacqueminot  rose 

That  she  gave  me  at  parting; 

Sweetest  flower  that  blows. 

'Twas  a  Jacqueminot  rose. 

In  the  love  garden  close, 

With  the  swift  blushes  starting — 

'Twas  a  Jacqueminot  rose 

That  she  gave  me  at  parting. 

If  she  kissed  it,  who  knows — 

Since  I  will  not  discover, 
And  love  is  that  close, 
If  she  kissed   it,  who  knows? 
Or  if  not  the  red  rose 

Perhaps,  then,  the  lover  1 
If  she  kissed  it,  who  knows, 

Since  I  will  not  discover. 

Yet  at  least  with  the  rose 

Went  a  kiss  that  I'm  wearing! 

More  I  will  not  disclose, 

Yet  at  least  with  the  rose 

Went  whose  kiss  no  one  knows, 
Since  I'm  only  declaring, 
"  Yet  at  least  with  the  rose 

Went  a  kiss  that  I'm  wearing." 

AS    ROSEBUDS    WILL.— Carrie  Slake  Morgan  in  Chicago  Times. 


The  dewdrop  loved  the  rosebud,  and  the  rosebud  loved  the  dew; 
But  the  frost  king,  hoary-headed,  came  between  the  lovers  true. 

Oh,  a  million  jewels  brought  he  to  entice  the  rosebud  sweet, 
Ten  hundred  thousand  diamonds,  and  cast  them  at  her  feet. 

The  dewdrop's  tender  opals  paled  before  such  kingly  show, 
The  rosebud  chose  the  diamonds,  as  rosebuds  will,  you  know. 

And  now?     Oh,  well,  the  sequel  can  be  whispered  in  a  breath- 
She  had  her  hour  of  splendor  and  she  paid  for  it  with  death. 


•THE    COMING    MAN."— Philadelphia  Press. 


"The  coming  man  will  be  this  and  that," 
The  spinster  said,  as  alone  she  sat, 
"And  will  do  great  things,  so  the  papers  say; 
But  the  coming  man  stays  long  away. 
I've  looked  for  him  for  several  years, 
And  he'll  find  me  ready  when  he  appears, 
And  what  he  is,  and  what  he'll  be, 
I  care  not  if  only  he  come  to  me." 


Insurance  Company, 
capital.  11.000.000.  |  assets  »2.660.000 

D.  J.  8TAPLE9  Prcnldcnt 

I '  H    i  iKm?,1mLLK Secretary 

J.  B.  LKVISON    Mnrluc  Secretary 

Agents  In  all  prominent  localities  throughout  the  United  Stales. 

THE  STATE  INVESTMENT  AND  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

[ESTABLISHED    1871.] 

CAPITAL    STOCK  Paid  Up  1400.000. 

PRINCIPAL  OFFICE 2IS  AND  220  SANSOMt  SJHtCT, 

San    Francisco,  California. 


GEORGE  L.  BKANDER, 

President. 


CHAB.  H.  CU8HING, 
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SAN  FKANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  16,  18i>2. 


AN    IVORY    SMILE. 

THE  following  sketcb,  written  by  Col.  J.  McCloud,  of  Kentucky, 
was  recently  given  to  me  by  a  son  of  that  well-known  gentle- 
man : 

I  lived  in  Kentucky  and  owned  a  number  of  slaves.  Among 
them  was  an  enormous  man,  named  Amos.  I  think  he  was  the 
strongest  human  being  I  ever  have  seen.  Once,  when  I  was  a 
boy,  I  went  with  Amos  to  a  circus.  During  the  performance  the 
ring-master  announced  that  he  had  a  wonderful  mule.  ••  I  will 
give  this  mule  to  any  man  who  can  either  ride  him  or  lead  him 
around  the  ring."  Amos  arose.  I  plucked  his  coat  and  excitedly 
asked  what  he  was  going  10  do.  1  asked  this,  although  I  knew 
well  enough  what  was  on  his  mind. 

"  Chile,"  said  he,  "  dar  ain't  no  man,  white  nur  black,  dat's 
gwine  bluff  me  wid  er  mule;"  and  before  I  could  by  persuasion 
restrain  him,  he  had  stalked  into  the  ring.  The  mule  was  a  small 
animal  and  depended  for  success  upon  that  quality  which  so  well 
served  the  small  man  and  the  politician — trickery.  Amos  turned  to 
the  ring-master  and  said  : 

«  You  means  dat  I  kin  hab  dis  mule  ef  I  kin  ride  him  ur  lead 
him?" 

"That  is  exactly  what  I  mean." 

"  Ah,  hah,  an'  doe3  you  mean  dat  ef  I  takes  dis  yere  mule 
outen  de  ring  I  kin  hab  him?" 

"  Yes,  if  you  can  take  him  out  of  the  ring  he  is  your  property." 

Atuos  seized  the  mule,  and  I  don't  know  how,  but  in  a  mo- 
ment had  him  on  bis  back.  The  frightened  animal  struggled,  but 
Amos,  amid  the  wildest  applause,  carried  him  out  of  the  ring. 

"  He's  mine,"  Amos  shouted,  as  he  put  down  his  burden. 

»  Not  so  fast,  my  good  fellow,"  the  ring-master  cried,  quickly 
following  him.  "  I  said  you  might  have  him  if  you  could  lead 
him  out  of  the  ring." 

"  An'  den  you  said  I  could  had  him  ef  I  tuck  him  out?" 

"Oh,  no,"  the  ring-master  answered,  taking  hold  of  the  bridle. 
"  I  said  if  you  could  lead  him;  but  now  to  show  that  there's 
nothing  mean  about  me,  I  will  solemnly  swear  in  the  presence  of 
these  good  people,  that  I  will  give  you  the  elephant  if  you  take 
him  on  your  shoulder  down  to  the  river  and  give  him  a  bath." 

The  audience  roared  as  though  the  world's  greatest  witticism 
had  just  been  uttered,  and  Amos,  disgusted  with  the  perfidy  of 
showmen,  returned  to  his  seat. 

I  was  deeply  attached  to  Amos,  who,  my  father  assured  me 
was  my  individual  property;  and  I  used  to  smile  over  the  absurd- 
ity of  so  small  a  boy  owning  so  large  a  man.  When  I  grew  up, 
and  when  the  death  of  my  father  gave  to  me  the  sad  inheritance 
of  all  the  slaves,  I  depended  on  Amos  as  a  sort  of  general  man- 
ager. He  was  so  faithful  and  had  so  apparent  an  affection  for 
rut;,  that  in  gratitude  and  especially  in  a  Christian  prompting,  I 
resolved  to  set  him  free.  So,  one  day  just  b  fore  Christmas,  I 
called  him  as  he  was  crossing  the  yard. 

"  Good  mawnin',  Mars  George;  how  does  you  feel  dis  mawnin', 
sab  ?  " 

"  First  rate,  Amos.  In  fact,  I  feel  so  well  that  I  have  decided 
to  give  you  a  great  Christmas  present." 

"  Thankee,  sah,"  be  replied,  reiuoving  his  hat  and  bowing  low, 
"an'  lemme  tell  you  dat  de  Lawd  ain't  gwine  furgit  you  fur  dat. 
Lawd  duu  said  He  is  mighty  in  lub  wid  de  cheerful  giber,  an'  ef 
you  ain't  one  I  doan  know  who  is.  Look  yere,  Mars  George, 
whut  it  gwine  be  ?  " 

>■  Never  mind,  I'll  tell  you  when  Christmas  morning  comes." 

"  Dat's  right  an'  proper,  sah,  but  somehow  I'd  like  ter  hab  er 
little  sorter  idee.  I  wanter  know  bow  ter  shape  myself.  Man 
'pear  like  he  wanter  be  s'prized,  but  still  he'd  rather  know  whut 
he  gwine  be  s'prized  erbout.  When  de  dog  trees  er  'possum 
would  like  ter  be  s'prized  ez  ter  whut  sort  o'  varment  dar  is  up 
dar,  still  he'd  ruther  know  whuther  it's  er  'possum  ur  er  coon 
'fo'  he  chops  down  de  tree." 

"That's  all  right,  Amos,  but  you  go  ahead  and  cut  down  the 
tree  and  leave  it  to  me  to  provide  against  disappointment.'' 

"  Wall,  ez  you  nebber  has  diserp'inted  me,  I'll  do  dat.  I  got 
up  ter  go  ober  in  de  woods,  sah,  an'  see  erbout  hawlin'  up  some 
back-logs  fur  Christmas.  Doan  want  none  de  white  folks  ter  git 
cold  on  dat  day,  I  assho  you.  Dar  ain  t  nutbin'  dat  takes  de 
brightness  offen  Christmas  day  like  chilly  white  folks.  Good- 
mawnin',  Mars  George." 

He  went  away,  singing  the  blithe  song  of  a  light  heart.  He 
was  a  giant  but  he  was  a  child. 

Before  daylight,  one  morning  shortly  afterward,  while  I  was 
yet  in  bed,  a  house  servant  tapped  on  the  door  and  told  me  that 
Amos  wanted  to  see  me.  "Tell  him  to  come  in,"  I  answered. 
The  giant,  black  in  the  dark  shadows  of  the  dim  lamp-light  and 
the  early  morning,  entered  the  room  and  stood  near  my  bed-side. 
There  was  the  sudden  gleam  of  an  ivory  smile,  then  a  low  musi- 
cal laugh  and  the  warm  tones  of  a  good-mawnin',  Mars    George." 

"  Well,  Amos,  what  do  you  want  this  time  of  day?" 

"  Dat's  whut  I  come  ter  tell  you,  sah.  I  woke  up  'bout  mid- 
night, an'  fo'  de  Lawd  I  couldn't  go  ter  sleep  ergin  fur  'layin'  dar 
worryin'." 

"  What  about?" 

"  Wall,  sah,  jes  dis:  I  wuz  wonderin'  whut  in  the  worl'  yon 
gwine  gib  me  fur  dat  Christmus  present.     Now  I  know  you  gwine 


turn  ober  wid  one  dem  flounces  de  white  folks  has,  an'  say  I'se 
fool^h  an'  ain't  got  no  sense,  an'  I  'low  niebbe  you'd  be  right  ef 
you  did  say  so,  but  1  jest  couldn't  he'p  it,  Mars  George?" 

But  I  did  not  turnover  with  one  oi  those  flounces  that  the 
"  white  folks"  have;  I  reached  out  and  took  his  band.  "My 
poor  child,"  said  I,  "  my  poor  child — "  and  I  really  could  say 
nothing  else.     He  broke  down.     The  giant  was  on  his  knees. 

"  Oh,  you  calls  me  er  chile,  when  it  wa'n't  but  de  udder  day 
dat  I  toted  you  in  my  arms,  showing  you  de  geese  swimmin'  in 
de  pond,  an1  now  you  is  er  gre't  big  man  an'  calls  me  chile.  Ole 
Marster's  time  does  fly  monstrus  fast  when  de  little  toddler  o'  yis- 
terday  terday  takes  you  by  de  ban'  like  he  gwine  lead  you,  an' 
calls  you  chile.  But  I  wush  you  would  tell  me  whut  dat  present 
gwine  be.  It  doan'  pear  like  I  kin  stand  it  no  longer,  Mars 
George."  With  the  tenderness  of  a  mother's  holy  touch  his  hand 
stroked  my  hair.  "Tell  me  jest  dis  time,  Mara  George,  an' I 
won't  ax  you  no  mo." 

"Amos,  you  have  only  two  more  days  to  wait,  and  I  don't  be- 
lieve that  it  would  be  real  kindness  to  tell  you  now." 

"  Wall,  sah,"  he  said,  slowly  arising  to  his  feet,  "  it  will  hatter 
go,  I  reckon.  Ain't  dar  er  jug  in  dat  closet,  sah?  Dat  one  right 
dar?" 

"  Yes,  I  think  so." 

"  Wall,  would  you  mind  ef  I  wuz  ter  tilt  it  up  ez  er  sort  o'  good 
mawnin'  ter  dis  new  bo'n  day,  sah?  " 

"  Help  yourself,  Amos." 

"  I  thanks  you,  I  does.  Ef  dar's  anythin'  dat  smoothes  out  de 
wrinkles  o'  er  diserp'intment,  it's  one  deze  fine  articles  o'  licker." 

He  drew  out  the  jug  and  lilted  a  long  good  morning  to  the  new- 
born day,  and  then,  slowly  wiping  bis  mouth  with  the  back  of  his 
hand,  declared  that  he  was  strengthened  against  the  trials  of  an- 
other season  of  disappointment. 

He  did  not  again  speak  of  the  present  until  early  Christmas 
morning.     Then  he  came  and  tapped  on  luy  bed-room  door. 

"  Mars  George,  oh,  Mars  George." 

"  fa  that  you,  Amos?  " 

"  Yas,  aah,  an'  I  come  ter  :mind  you  dat  Christmas  done  come." 

"I  know  that,  Amos. 

"  Yas,  sah,  I  'lowed  you  did,  but  I  wuz  sorter  skeered  dat  ole 
Satan  ruout  put  suthin'  in  yo'  way  ter  make  you  furgit  it." 

"  You  haven't  known  him  to  put  many  things  in  ray  way  to 
make  me  forget  promises,  have  you?  " 

"  No,  sah,  but  still  you  kain't  nebber  tell  what  Satan  gwine  do. 
De  Good  Book  say  he  alius  pokin  round  seekin'  whut  he  kin 
'vower." 

'■  Well,  I'll  be  out  pretty  soon,  and  give  you  the  present." 

"  All  right,  sah,  but  you  ain't  gwine  turn  ober  an' go  ter  sleep 
ergin,  is  you  ?  " 

"  No,  I'm  getting  up  now;"  and  then  I  heard  him  mutter: 
"  thank  the  Lawd  fur  dat." 

There  had  been  so  much  speculation  among  the  negroes  as  to 
what  Amos'  present  was  to  be,  that  I  was  greeted  by  nearly 
every  man,  woman  and  child  on  the  plantation  when  I  stepped 
out  upon  the  gallery.  I  shall  never  forget  that  morning.  The 
sun  was  rising.  Far  in  the  west  the  loitering  stars  were  fading 
one  by  one,  and  above  them  hung  the  quartered  moon,  stripped 
of  her  majesty  and  paled  by  the  brightening  glory  of  the  morn. 
Far  down  the  creek,  where  the  lurking  shadows  hid  under  the 
bending  willow  boughs,  the  rushing  waters  playtd  a  deep-toned 
symphony,  and  in  the  woods  a  tired  dog,  barked  unheeded, where 
he  had  "  treed  "  at  midnight. 

"  Amos,"  I  said,  stepping  forward, 

"  Yas,  Mars  George,"  he  answered,  bowing. 

"  I  promised  you  a  Christmas  present,  and  in  view  of  my  great 
attachment,  you,  with  reason,  supposed  that  it  was  to  be  some- 
thing to  be  valued  far  above  the  ordinary  gift." 

"  Yas,  Mars  George." 

"Amos,  I  am  going  to  give  you  something  which  many  of  the 
world's  greatest  men  ha\e  died  for,  and  for  which  any  great  man 
would  shed  his  hlood.      Amos,  I  give  you  freedom." 

He  did  not  bound  in'"  ihe  air.  a*  I  had  expected ;  he  wiped  his 
mouth  with  the  lack  o    his  hii.d  a  d  que  ly  said: 

"  I  'lowed  you  gw  i:  e  gimme  dat  'possum  dog." 

"What!  You  old  rascal,"  I  exclaimed  "would  you  rather 
have  a  dog  than  your  freedom  ?  ' 

He  looked  up  an  i  tuns  replied :  "  Er  ole  man  kin  hab  comfort 
wid  er  'possum  d  u,  sah  but  when  freedom  comes  ter  er  ole  raan 
it  makes  him  feel  foolish." 

"  Amos,  you  are  not  so  old.  I  will  give  you  two  hundred  dol- 
lars, and  you  can  go  away  and  be  a  free  man.  Although  I  am 
deeply  attached  to  you,  yet  I  would  advise  you  to  stay  here. 
Come,  and  I  will  give  you  the  money." 

Y"ears  passed  and  the  war  came.  I  went  as  a  captain  into  the 
Confederate  army.  I  shall  say  but  little  of  my  military  career, 
for  there  is  but  a  small  part  of  it  that  concerns  this  narration. 
While  on  a  raid  in  Kentucky  I  was  captured.  A  number  of 
depredations  had  been  cimmitted  upon  Union  men,  and  I  was 
charged  with  these  wanton  outrages.  I  was  innocent,  but,  un- 
fortunately, ha  i  no  proof  at  my  command.  I  was  court-martialed 
and  sentenced  to  be  shot.  My  captors  were  men  who  knew  me — ■ 
most  of  them  were  my  neighbors,  and  despised  me  for  not  having 
taken  sides  with  them. 


Jnn.   16,   : 


.    Fi:  VNCISi  "  NEWS   I  II  fKR. 


Tlif  nijhl  *»(  inirn..  ' .  -    >  I    lay,  hound  with 

•  ropr  re  n->  tent-  nmd  «u       ider  marching 

order*.     There  wrrc  do  •. »«   botlllDg  bul  i:l  ■■""  and  a 

(rrrzlng  atnui»pbrrr.     one  -•'  niy  guards  was  a  man   who  owned 
a  small  farm  near  mine.     I  had  done  bint  favor*. 

.»»«  standing   near  me  —  ■  Mills.  Ihli  war 
buyin*  ■  erious,  Isn't 

•■  li  is  for  traitors,'   ba  ana 

••  Thai's  all  right.  Mills;  hm  ynii  shouldn't  talk  that  way  to 
me  simply  because  I  bold  an  opinion  opposite  to  your  own." 

■  My  opinion  is  tbe  one  hi:  Slate,"  be  replied.  -Von 
must  remember  that  Kentucky  didn't  go  out  o!  •the  Union. 
Therefore,  you  are  n . ■  i  oiilv  a  traitor  to  the  general  government, 
but  a  traitor  to  your  own  commonwealth." 

■  You  look  at  it  Hint  way,  and  perhaps  you  are  right,  but  I 
was  born  in  Virginia,  and  Virginia  has  gone  out.  I  am  inclined 
to  believe  that  we  made  a  mistake.  As  for  myself,  I  should  hute 
to  see  this  country  disrupted." 

■  Yes.  it  seems  so."  he  sarcastically  answered.  »•  The  certainty 
of  being  shot  at  daylight  ha-  a  tendency  to  make  a  man  thought- 
ful at  midnight." 

■•  Mills." 

>«  Well;  hut  don't  talk  so  loud.  You  aie  supposed  to  keep 
silent;   but  what  were  ynn  going  to  say?" 

'■  I  was  going  to  say  that  I  don't  want  to  be  shot  at  daylight." 

"Oh,  you  were.     How  did  so  strange  a  thought  occur  toyonT" 

"  It  occurred  to  me  in  a  most  natural  way.  Now,  just  change 
places  with  me  and — " 

•■  No,  thank   yon." 

■•  I  mean  that  you  just  suppose  yourself  in  my  fix." 

»  My  imagination  isn't  that  -trong.  At  school,  you  know,  I 
was  always  a  matter-of-fact  sort  of  fellow.  You  were  the  imagina- 
tive boy  of  the  class." 

"  Yes.  and  that  8  one  of  tbe  reasons  wby  I  don't  relish  the  idea 
of  being  shot  at  daybreak.  It  strikes  me  that  if  I  were  in  your 
position  and  you  in  mine,  I  would  do  something  for  you." 

"  Ob,  yes,  when  a  man's  fancy  is  wrought  up,  as  yours  must  be, 
anything  is  likely  to  strike  him." 

o  Mills,  don't  you  remember  that  if  it  hadn't  been  for  tuy  father 
your  brother  might  have  gone  to  the  penitentiary?" 

"  Yes;  but  what's  that  got  to  do  with  this  affair?" 

"  I  should  think  that  gratitude  would  arise  and  answer  that 
question." 

o That  was  very  well  said,  bnt  you  must  know  that  gratitude 
rarely  keeps  a  man  from  being  shot  at  sunrise.  I  gad,  it  rarely 
keeps  him  from  starving  to  death.  There  is  no  gratitude,  Cap- 
tain." 

o  There  may  not  be  with  some  people." 

"  I  mean  that  no  man  is  grateful  enough  to  risk  his  life.  But 
before  you  go  any  farther,  let  me  say  that  it  would  have  been 
better  had  that  brother  of  mine  gone  to  the  pen." 

"  Why?" 

o  Well,  he's  in  the  rebel  army." 

"  Mills,"  1  said,  after  a  few  moments'  silence,  '<  if  it  were  not 
for  one  thing,  to-morrow  morning  could  not  strike  so  great  a 
terror  to  my  heart." 

"  What's  that?" 

o  I  am  engaged  to  marry  Mary  Caldwell." 

o  Handsome  girl,  but  she'll  soon  forget  you." 

o  I  wish  I  were  untied." 

o  Yes,  I  reckon  you  would  like  to  take  to  your  heels." 

o  I  would  run  away,  but  not  until  1  had  knocked  you   down." 

o  Good  boy;  but  I  reckon  you'd  better  stop  talking  now  and 
go  to  sleep.  You  want  to  be  in  good  trim,  you  know,  for  the 
devil's  dress  parade." 

He  walked  off  a  short  distance  and  sat  down,  I  imagined,  for  I 
could  not  see.  I  wondered  what  time  it  was,  and  just  then  I 
heard  Mills  say,  in  answer  to  an  inquiry,  that  it  must  be  about 
four  o'clock.  I  beard  something  move  on  the  ground  near  me, 
and  then  there  came  a  whisper  that  thrilled  my  heart: 

"  Doan  say  er  word,  Mars  George— I'se  yere." 

Then  1  felt  myself  slowly  dragged,  and  then  I  was  lifted  from 
the  ground  and  carefully  carried  away  in  the  deepened  darkness 
of  the  thick  woods. 

oDoes  you  know  me?"  came  another  whisper. 

o  Yes;  God  bless  you." 

o  Hush.  Let  me  git  you  round  on  my  back  an'  den  we'll  be 
all  right." 

He  seemed  to  be  running,  especially  after  he  struck  a  path,  and 
shortly  afterwards  the  raking  boughs  of  tbe  trees  assured  me  we 
were  again  in  the  thick  woods. 

o  Put  me  down  and  untie  me,"  I  whispered. 

"Hush!" 

He  hastened  along,  going  faster  and  faster.  He  crossed  a  frozen 
stream  and  began  to  climb  a  hill. 

"I  can  put  you  down  now,"  he  said,  after  a  long  time.  He  put 
me  down  and  cut  the  rope  that  bound  me.  I  was  so  stiff  and  sore 
that  I  could  scarely  walk. 

The  grayish  advance  of  dawn  was  marching  down  the  hillside 
when  we  halted.  Old  Amos  turned  to  me.  Again  there  was  the 
sudden  gleam  of  an  ivory  smile. 


■•  Mai  tai  not  makln'  mi 

o'  dal    ;  •  irvr. 

•torn  what  ■!••  l.aud  has  permitted  mi  ler enjoy;    and   now,  sab, 
us  ruewnirj 

"This  li  Christmas.  A [  bad  not  thought nl 

"Yas.au  rrprreent,     You'll  And 

ar  buaa  In  dat  Hi  le  liable  down  yander.pab.     G  i  may 

da  I. and   Met 


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the  moat  gratifying  results.  Mr.  Henry  Perkins,  20  Onion  I'.irk. 
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weight  has  been  reduced  ten  pounds  In  three  weeks,  arid  m; 
erul  health  is  very  much  improved.  Tbe  principles  of  yourtreat- 
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gratitude  I  herewith  give  you  permission  to  uae  my  name  if  you  de> 
siretodoso.  Price $2  per  package,  or  three  packages  for  |5  by  reg- 
istered mail.     All  orders  supplied  direct   from  our  office.    The  Lav- 

;:    n    Spkcipii    Co..  33!)  Washington  St,   Boston.  Mass, 

H.  M.  NEWKALL  &  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchants, 

AND  

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Nos.  309  and  311  Sansnire  Street.  Sin  Francisco,  California. 


NATIONAL  ASSURANCE  CO.  OF  IRELAND; 
ATLAS  ASSURANCE  CO.  OF  LONDON; 
BOYLSTON  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  BOSTON; 
OCEAN  MARINE  INSURANCE  CO  OF  LONDON. 


WILLIAMS,  DIMOND  &  CO. 

SHIPPING    AND    COMMISSION    MERCHANTS, 
UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 

Agents  for— 
The  Cunard   Royal    Mail   Steamship  I  The  China  Trade  and  Insurance  Co. 

Company,  (L'd.), 

o The  California  Line  of  Clippers,"  I  The   Baldwin  Locomotive  Works, 

from  New  York.  i        Steel  Rails  aud  Track  Material. 

"The  Hawaiian  Liue  of  Packets,"    | 

J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros., 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

Agents  for  Spreckels'  Liue  of  Hawaiian  Packets,  8.  8.  Hepworth's  Ceiitri 
fugal  Machines.  Reed's  Patent  Pipe  and  Boiler  Covering. 
327  Market  Street,  corner  Fremont, 

____^___ SAN    FRANCISCO. 

Systems— "Slattcry  "  Induction;  "  Wood  "  Arc.     Factories— Fort  Wayne, 
Indiana;  Brooklyn  New  York. 

Electric  Improvement  Company. 

General  Agents  for  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Arizona  and  Washington 
of  the  Fort  Wayne  Kleclric  IJirlit  Vo ,  Fort    Wayne,  I  ml 

Estimates   furnished    for  Electric    Rnilwnys,   Electric  Light  and  Steam 
Plants,  Hou&e  Wiring,  etc.    Marine  Work  a  Specialty. 


35  New  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


B.  J.    WHEELER. 


J.   W.   GIRVIN. 


J.  W.  GIRV!N  &  CO., 

Rubber  and  Leather  Belting,  Hose,  Packing,  etc. 

Rubber  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  etc. 

Pacific  Coast  Agents  for  Boston  Belting  Co.  and  Fayerweather  &  Ladew, 
formerly  J  B.  Hoyt  ,t  Co. 4  California  St..  S.  I..  <ul. 

LOUIS  ROEDERER  CHAMPAGNE. 

The  Highest  Untile  Champagne  in  the  World. 
c_A_:e,T:E   blauchb." 

(WHITE    LABEL) 

A  Magnificent  Rich  Wine. 

''<3r?Etj±2<rjD  vmsr  sec," 

(BROWN  LABEL) 

Perfection  of  a  Dry  Wine. 
See  that  every  Bottle  bears  the  private  label  of 

MACONDRAY   &   CO., 

Sole  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast. 


26 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  16,  1892. 


LLOYD  TEV1S.  President.  San  Franoisoo. 
JNO.  J  VALENTINE,  Viob- President 

and  Gem.  Manaoer,  San  Francisco. 
JAMES  HERON,  SiC'ETARY.  San  FRANCISCO. 
H.  B  >'AKS  Na..issr.  Sboy.  Nsw  York. 
H    WADS     ORTH    Irbasopbr.  San  FRANCISOa 

office  of  the 
Vice-Pres't  and  Gen'l  Manager. 


&$ 


Saiv  eFicmcisco,  *3)cce-w-tGct-  31,  1891. 

Dear  Sir:  The  following  is  our  Annual  Report  of  Precious  Metals  produced  in  the  States  and  Territories  west  of  the 
Missouri  River  (including  British  Columbia)  during  1891,  which  shows  in  the  aggregate :  Gold,  $31, 975,994;  Silver,  $60,614,004; 
Copper,  ^13,261,663;  Lead,  12,385,780.  Total  gross  result,  $118,237,441.  The  "commercial  "  value  at  which  the  several  metals 
named  herein  have  been  estimated  is:  Silver,  9S  cts.  per  oz,;  Copper,  11  els.  per  lb.;  and  Lead,  $4.30  per  cwt. 

As  in  former  reports,  allowance  must  be  made  for  probable  variations  from  exact  figures,  by  reason  of  constantly 
increasing  facilities  for  transporting  bullion,  ores  aud  base  metals  from  the  mines  outside  of  the  .Express,  aud  the  difficulty  of 
getting  entirely  reliable  data  from  private  sources.  Especially  is  such  the  case  in  the  reports  from  Montana  and  Colorado; — 
in  fact,  we  have  estimated  the  amount  credited  to  Moutana.  Statistics  gathered  in  this  way  are  liable  to  be  exaggerated;  but, 
with  some  modifications  on  this  account,  made  herein,  the  final  general  results  reached,  while  only  approximately  correct, 
may  be  accepted  as  the  closest  approximation  possible  under  the  circumstances.  No  bullion  or  coin  received  by  Wells,  Fargo 
&  Co's  Express  from  the  west  coast  of  Mexico  during  iSgr. 


STATES  AND  TERRITORIES. 


California 

Nevada 

Oregon 

Washington 

Alaska 

Idaho  

Montana 

Utah 

Colorado 

New  Mexico 

Arizona 

Dakota 

Texas  

British  Columbia. 


Total . 


Gold  Dustsnd  Bul- 
lion by  Express. 


Gold  Dust  and 

Bullion  by  other 

Conveyances. 


9,104,772 

2,679,675 

954,000 

187,000 

2,520,000 
2,S40,000 

101,696 

4.647.322 
469,649 
759.132 

3,i96,S3S 
290,876 


#27,750,960 


£1,350,716 

50,000 

30,000 

850,000 


ioo.ooo 
ico,ooo 


$2,480,716 


Silver  Bullion 
by  Express. 


$   475.745 

4,oS6,92i 
S4,ooo 
112,000 

4,Soo,ooo 
17,012,000 

2,253,045 

i9,o43.75& 

36,821 

521,344 
209,133 
264,423 


148,899,  iSS 


Ores  and  Ease 
Bullion  by  Freight. 


$    I,2S4  OOO 
I,979,OI5 


4,275,000 
8,159,000 
11,053.752 

4.51 1.959 

3,631,270 

4,195,681 

16,900 


$39,106,577 


TOTAL. 


$  12,215,233 

8,745,611 

i,oS8,ooo 

329,000 

8,30,000 

11,595,000 

2S,OII,OCO 

I3.40S.493 

28,203,037 

4,237,740 

5,576,157 

3,422,871 

264,423 

290,876 


$118,237,441 


The  gross  yield  for  1S91,  shown  above,  segregated,  is  approximately  as  follows: 

Gold 27TV5 $31,975,994 

Silver 5'tSV 60,614,004 

Copper Hr'oV 13,261,663 

Lead  ioxYj 12,385,780 

Total $118,237,441 

ANNUAL  PRODUCTS  OF  LEAD,  COPPER,  SILVER  AND  GOLD   IN  THE  STATTS  AND  TERRITORIES  WEST  OF  THE  MISSOURI  RIVER,  1870-1801 . 


YEAR. 

Production  as 
perW.  F.StLo's  State- 
ments, including 
amounts  from  British 
Columbia  aud  West 
Coast  of  Mexico. 

Product  after 
deducting  Amounts 

from  British 

Columbia  and  West 

Coast  of  Mexico. 

The  Net  Troducts  of  the  States  and  Territories  West  of  the  Missouri  River,  exclusive 
of  British  Columbia  and  West  Coast  of  Mexico,  divided,  is  as  follows: 

Lead. 

Copper. 

Silver. 

Gold. 

1870    

1S7I 

$  54,000,000 
58,284,000 
62,236,959 
72,258,693 
74,401,045 

80,889,057 
90,S75.i73 
98,421,754 
81,154,622 
75,349,501 
So,  167,936 

S4.504.4t  7 
92,411,835 
90,313,612 

S4.975.954 
90,181,260 
103,011,761 
104,645,959 
If4,34i,592 
127,677,836 
127,166,410 
118,237,441 

$  52,150,000 
55,784,000 
60,35 1,  S24 
70, 139,  S60 
71,965,610 
76.703,433 
87,219,859 
95, Si  1,582 
78,276,167 
72,6S3,SSS 
77,232,512 
81,198,474 
S9, 207. 549 
84,639,212 
81,633,835 
87.3u.382 
100,160,222 
103,327,770 
112,665,569 
126.723.384 
126  Sot,855 
117,946.565 

$  i.oSo.ooo 
2,100,000 
2,250,000 
3,450,000 
3,800,000 
5,100,000 
5,040,000 
5,085,250 
3,452  000 
4,iS5,769 
5.742.390 
6.361.902 
S,ooS,i55 
8,163.550 
6  S34.091 
8,562.991 
9,185,192 

9.631,073 
11,263,630 

14.593,323 
1I.509.57I 

12,385,780 

$17,320,000 
19,286,000 
19.924,429 
27,483,302 
29,699,122 

31,635,239 
39,292.924 
45,846,109 
37,24s, 137 
37.032,857 
3S.033.055 
42,987,613 

48,133,039 
42,975,101 

43,529.925 
44,516  599 
52. 136,851 
50,833,884 
53,15^,747 
64,808,637 

6^,930,S3i 
60,614,004 

$33,750.ooo 
34,39S,oco 

38,177.395 
39,206,558 
3S,466,4SS 
39,968,194 
42,SS6,935 
44,SSo,223 
37,576,030 
31,470,262 
32,559,067 

30,653.959 

29,011,  ^iS 

27,816,640 

25.  iS3,567 

26,393,756 

29.561,424 

32.500,067  ■ 

29,987,702 

32,527,661 

31.795.361 

31,685,118 

1873 

1S74 

IS75 

1S76 

IS77 

1S7S 

1879 

1SS0 

1SS1 

1SS2 

iSS? 

I8S4  

U85 

ISS6 

ISS7 

I8S8 

iSSg 

1S91 

$     89S  000 
1,195,000 
4.055,037 
5.6S3  921 
6,086,252 
7,S3S.o36 

9,276.755 
10,3:2,746 
iS,26i,49'j 

14.793,763 
20,569,092 
13,261,663 

The  exports  of  Silver  during  the  past  year  to  Japan,  China,  the  Straits,  etc.,  have  been  as  follows:  From  London, 
$33,467,075;  from  San  Francisco,  $7,912,370.  Total,  $41,379,445,  as  against  $47,974,309  last  year.  Pounds  Sterling  estimated 
at  $4.84. 


Jan.  IB,  1892. 


BAN  PB  wr  W8  '  i:i  in;. 


Wvviteb    ^ la  lc  >    of    ^lUA-ico. 

ITATBCBfT    Of    TBI    P.O0CC1   OP  OOLD  AMD  SO.VSK  U    n  .  „  CT,  „  TK..M   ,• 

VA1  sis 


YEARS 

Cold. 

si:  -. 

T-.TAI 

*     7I7.000 
881,000 

942,000 

1,013,000 

000 

956000 
1,055,000 

914,000 
1,026,000 
1,047,000 
1,031,000 
1.040,000 
1,100,000 
1,150,000 

7.000 

'.OOO 

29.234,000 

LOCO 

29,569,000 
11.000 
33.226,000 
34. 1  r 2,000 
34,600,000 
34,912.000 
40,706,000 
41,500,000 
43,000,000 



1879 

1S79-1SS0    

1SS0-1SS1 

1S81-1S82  

^7.712.000 
I7.000 

1S82-1S8',   

i.OOO 

iSSi-i.SS4 

i^;-iSSs 

32.750,000 

;-iSS6   

3  1.140,000 

18S6-1RS7 

35,138,000 

18S7-1888 

1S8S-1SS9 

35.647,000 
35.943.000 

41.746,000 
42,600,000 

18S9-1S90 

1890-1891 

Total 

113,839,000 

$458,645,000 

$472,484,000 

EXHIBIT  OF    COINAGE  OF   GOLD,  SILVER   AND   COPPER,   IN   TIIE   REPUBLIC  OF  MEXICO,    FROM   THE   1ST  OF  JULY     187? 

TO  THE  30TH   OF  JUNE,    189I.  ' 


YEARS. 

Gold  Dollars. 

Silver  Dollars. 

CorrER  Dollars. 

1873-1S74    

IS66.743 
862,619 
809,401 
695,750 
691,998 
658,206 
521, S26 
492,068 

452,590 
407,600 
328,698 
423,250 
425,000 
410  000 
340,320 
305,100 
243,298 
308,000 

$18,846,067 
I9-3S6,95S 
I9.454.054 
21.415.12S 
22,084,203 
22, 162,987 
24.01S.52S 
24,617.395 
25,146,260 
24,083,921 

25.377.379 
25,840,728 
25,850,000 
25,600,000 
26,711,000 
25,274,500 
24,328,326 
24,238,000 

$15,966 

1S75-1S76 

30.654 

1876-1S77 

1S77-1S78 

9,035 
41,364 
16,300 
14.035 
42,258 
.  ",972 

187S-1S79 

iSSo-iSSr 

18S1-1S82 

18S2-1S83  

1883-1S84 

18S4-18S5 

1SS5-18S6 

1886-18S7 

1887-1SSS 

1888-1S89 

1889-1890 

Total 

19,242,467 

I424.435.434 

$203,296 

Summary.— Totals  :     Gold,  #9,242,467  ;    Silver,  $424,435,434  ;    Copper,  $203, 296  ;    Grand  Total,  #433,881,197. 


EXHIBIT  OF  THE  COINAGE  OF  MEXICO  FROM  THE  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  THE    MINTS    IN     I537  TO    THE  END   OF  TEE 

FISCAL  YEAR  OF   1891. 


Colonial.  Epoch. 

Gold. 

Silver. 

Copper. 

TOTAL. 

$  8,497,950 
.19,889,014 
40.39M47 

$752,067,456 
441,629,211 
888,563,989 

$200,000 

$760,765,406 
461,518,225 
929,298,329 

342,893 

Independence. 

$68,778,411 

$2,082,260,656 

$542,S93 

$2,151,581,960 

$      557,392 
45,040,628 

$  18  .575.569 
740,246,485 

$  19,132,961 
790,522,290 

Republic  Eagle — 1824  to  30th  June,  1873 

$5,235,177 

Republic. 

$45,598,020 

$758,822,054 

$5,235,177 

1809,655,251 

Eagle   coin,    from   1st  July,    1S73,    to  30th   of 

$9,242,467 

$424,435,434 

$203,296 

I433.88i,i97 

SUMMARY. 

Colonial  Epoch — from  1537  to  1821,  $2,151,581,960;  Independence— from  1822  to  1873,  $809,655,251  ;  Republic — from 
1873  to  1891,  $433,881,197.     Total,  $3,395,118,408. 

The  returns  from  Mexico  continue  to  show  a  steady  forward  movement,  in  full  accord  with  the  healthy  progress  of 
mineral  developments  and  mining  interests  in  the  United  States.  This  result  is  owing,  in  great  measure,  to  the  liberal  and 
friendly  policy  of  the  Federal  Government  of  Mexico,  which  has  afforded  enterprises  of  the  kind  every  reasonable  encour- 
agement.    The  prospects  for  the  future  are  also  very  bright. 


/i^c^^z^o^f<^j 


Vice-President  and  General  Manager. 


23 


SAN"  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTEK. 


Jan.  16,  1892. 


SUMMARY    OF    THE    MARKETS. 

Flour  is  steady;  foreign  demaud  good;  Extras  ?5.40@$5.55:  Superfine,  $3.45. 

Wheat  is  dull;  light  trade;  Shipping,  $1.77%!  Milling,  $l.80@$1.82>£  per 
cental. 

Barley  is  slack;  Brewing,  $1  lS@$l  20;  Feed.  $1  05@$1.121£  per  ctl. 

Oats.  Milling,  *1.4'2^r^l.o0;  Feed,  $l.35(#*l.-l0  per  ctl. 

Corn, .White,  $1  35@ft  l  '6l\'z\  Yellow,  $l.27l£rg$1.35  per  ctl. 

Rye,  no  stock,  good  demaud,  $1.55y&$1.60.    Ce ra.fi ut,  ?2.00@2.75. 

Hay  is  steady;  Wheat,  $13(#*UJ:  Oats,  $13@$15;  Alfalfa,  $11@$1'2  50. 

Millstuffs,  good  demaud.    Bran,  ?17®?19  per  ton. 

Beaus,  good  request,  $l.S5@$J.30  per  ctl.     Potatoes,  30<*.@50c  per  ctl. 

Butter  is  higher;  Choice,  8.5c. @37VoC. ;  Fair,  20c.@25c;  Eastern,  15cto'25c. 

Cheese,  light  stock.  10c. @12c.     Eggs,  light  supply,  35c.@45e. 

Houey,  Comb,  10c.fg)13c. :  Extracted,  6e.@i\%c.  Poultry  in  good  supply. 

Onions  are  worth  U£c.    Beeswax  is  lower  at  22c.@24c. 

Fruit— all  kiuds  dried— active.     Fruit  is  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 

Raisins  and  Dried  Grapes  in  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates. 

Hides  are  steady;  Dry,  7c@10c.      Wool  is  in  demand  at  14c  @22c. 

Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  sel  er  at  7@7'.£c 

Coffee  steady  at  15c.@21c.  for  C.  A.    Canned   Fruits  of  all  kinds  in  favor. 

Coal  is  lower,  with  a  decliniug  tendency.    Nuts  find  ready  sale. 

Quicksilver  is  scarce  at  $<K00  per  flask.   Hops  are  iu  demaud  at  14@20c. 

Sugar,  good  stocn  of  both  Raws  and  Refined.     Whites,  5@b%c. 

The  arrival  of  deep  water  vessels  thus  far  during  the  month 
have  been  numerous,  adding  largely  to  our  stocks  of  home  and 
foreign  merchandise.  Our  bonded  and  other  water  front  ware- 
houses are  filled  to  repletion  with  Cement,  Salt,  Pig  Iron,  Coal, 
etc.,  to  say  nothing  of  general  merchandise. 

Business  in  the  foregoing  mentioned  lines  of  goods  is  dull,  and 
trade  is  exceedingly  inactive.  Tonnage  \s  for  the  time  being 
superabundant,  and  grain  charters  are  down  to  bed-rock  prices, 
with  little  or  no  demand.  Exporters  of  grain  have  their  fill  of 
charters  at  rates  far  above  current  nominal  figures. 

The  weather  thU3  far,  during  the  winter  months,  has  been  and 
is  every  way  favorable  to  the  agricultural  and  horticultural  inter- 
ests. Farmers  are  busy  plowing  and  seeding  the  grounds.  Some 
slight  injury  has  befallen  the  citrus  fruits,  but  not  to  an  extent 
to  affect  the  market  supply. 

The  Tubbs'  Cordage  Company  has  raised  the  price  of  the  differ- 
ent kinds  of  their  rope  from  J  to  lc  per  pound. 

There  is  soiue  talk  of  a  boom  in  the  Calcutta  Bag  market,  but 
this  seems  to  us  to  be  rather  premature,  from  the  fact  of  some 
20,000,000  bags  having  already  been  contracted  for  in  Calcutta; 
and  this,  added  to  our  carry-over  stock  of  5.000,000  bags,  and  to 
the  proposed  out-put  of  the  local  Prison.  The  question  of  a 
large  or  small  Wheat  crop  is  yet  an  uncertain  quantiiy. 

Imports  include  the  Eclipse  cargo  from  Philadelphia,  consisting 
largely  of  Iron  Rails,  Iron  Pipe  and  other  heavy  goods,  embracing 
6,000  cases  Merchandise.  The  ship  Melville  Esland,  from  London, 
had  for  leading  items  of  cargo  7,010  cks.  Cement,  500  kegs  Nails, 
975  bags  Sugar,  435  pkgs.  Almond  Stones,  etc.  The  ship  General 
Knox,  from  New  York,  had  for  cargo  5  753  Steel  Rails  and  a  large 
quantity  of  Manufactured  Iron,  etc.  The  Duchess  of  Albany  had 
for  cargo  from  Liverpool  5.500  boxes  Tin  Plate,  6.244  sks.  Salt, 
1.184  coils  Rope,  300  drrus.  Caustic  Soda,  10,000  bars  and  bundles 
Iron,  2,140  kegs  Nails,  etc. 

The  ship  Alcido  is  en  route  from  Liverpool  with  53,000  boxes 
Tin  Plate. 

The  steamer  Australia  is  to  hand  from  Honolulu  with  4  443 
bags  Sugar,  U30  bags  Rice  and  6,937  bunches  Bananas;  also  900 
bdls.  Hides. 

From  the  Isthmus  and  way  ports  we  have  the  Pacific  Mail 
steamship  San  Bias,  with  a  large  New  York  cargo  of  394  pkgs. 
Sheetings,  Iron  and  other  heavy  goods;  from  Europe,  22  pkgs. 
cbeese,  490  pkgs.  Oil,  150  pkgs.  Soap,  21  pkgs.  Sheep  Shears,  etc. ; 
from  Central  America,  3.936  sks.  Coffee;  from  Mexico,  782  bxs. 
Limes,  13  crts.  Pineapples,  etc, 

The  British  Columbia  Salmon  pack  the  last  season,  as  published 
by  Commerce,  aggregated  312,197  cases.  In  1890  the  pack  was 
409  4G4  cases,  and  in  1888,  414,294  cases.  The  market  at  present 
is  lifeless. 

The  Br.  steamship  Monowai  sailed  for  the  Colonies  on  the  12th 
inst.,  carrying  Government  mails,  passengers,  and  for  cargo  mer- 
chandise valued  at  $94,080,  consisting  in  part  of  the  following 
leading  items:  To  Australia,  46,761  lbs.  Dried  Fruit,  1,427  cases 
Conned  Fruit,  50  bbls.,  500  £-bbls.,  25  J  bbls.  and  1  427  cs.  Canned 
Salmon,  387  flsks.  Quicksilver,  502  gals.  Whale  Oil,  15  rolls 
Leather,  182  bbls.  Oil,  30,608  lbs.  Broom  Corn,  7,500  lbs.  Codfish, 
50  csks.  Beer,  1,204  Doors,  13  929  lbs.  Coffee,  etc.  To  New  Zea- 
land, 760  cs.  Salmon,  3,600  lbs.  Codfish,  1,957  lbs.  Hops,  150  cs. 
Canned  Fruit,  1,250  lbs.  Dried  Fruit,  etc.  For  Honolulu,  1,725 
lbs.  Cheese,  1,112  lbs.  Bacon  and  Hams.  To  Apia,  600  lbs.  Cod- 
fish, 12  bbls.  Flour,  etc.     To  Fiji,  24  cs.  Canned  Fruit. 


Skainwald,  Buckbee  &  Co.,  Real  Estate  Agents,  make  a  specialty 
of  taking  full  charge  of  property  for  absentee  owners.  Houses  rentea, 
rents  collected,  real  estate  bought  and  sold  on  commission.  Office, 
407-409  Montgomery  street. 

Monkey  fur  slippers,  solid  comfort  for  Eastern  friends  at  Marsh's 
Japanese  Art  Repository,  under  Palace  Hotel. 


TRUSTEE'S  NOTICE 

OF 

SALE! 


The  undersigned,  J. 
creditors  of 


C.  Maynard,  Trustee  for   the  benefit  of  the 


M.  J.  FLAVIN  &  CO., 

Of  the  City  and  County  of  San  Francisco,  invites  sealed  proposals 
for  the  stock  of  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  b'urnishing  Goods.  Hats, 
Caps,  etc.,  now  in  his  possession  and  contained  in  the  premises  gen- 
erally known  as  the  I  X  L  STORE.  Nos.  920-930  Market  street.  San 
Francisco,  as  well  as  for  the  Fixtures,  Showcases  and  Safe  contained 
therein.  Separate  bids  are  invited  for  ihe  entire  stock  of  Merchan- 
dise and  for  the  Fixtures,  Showcases  and  Safe.  Bids  are  invited  at  a 
percentage  of  the  dollar  upon  the  cost  inventory  valuation  of  said  stock 
and  at  a  Jump  sum  for  the  Fixtures,  Showcase's  and  Safe.  Inspection 
of  inventory  and  of  stock  may  be  had  on  application  to  the  under- 
signed on  the  premises. 

A  certified  check  for  10  per  cent,  of  the  amount  bid  must  accom- 
pany each  tender.  Bids  will  be  received  up  to  and  including  the  19th 
day  of  January,  1892,  and  all  bids  will  be  opened  at  the  law  offices  of 
Rothschild  tfc  Ach,  No.  303  California  street.  San  Francisco,  on  the 
20th  day  ot  January,  1892,  at  2  o'clock  p.  m.  Bids  should  be  directed  to 
the  undersigned",  at  the  office  of  Rothschild  &  Ach.  Terms  cash.  The 
right  to  reject  any  and  all  bids  is  hereby  reserved. 

J.  C.  MAYNARD, 
Trustee  for  the  benefit  of  the  creditors  of  M.  J.  Flavin  &  Co. 

San  Francisco.  January  7.  1892. 


Fall  Millinery  ! 


I  will  be  pleased  to  have 
you  examine  our  large  stock 
of  FALL  MILLINERY. 

1  will  convince  you  that 
you  will  save  at  least  25  per 
cent  by  purchasing  your 
Millinery  from  the  direct 
importer. 

P.  F.  BUTLER, 

808  Market  Street,  Phelan  Building. 


>ETNA 

MINERAL 

WATER 

CURES 

DYSPEPSIA. 
SOLD    EVERYWHERE. 

LAVER,    MULLANY    &,    LAVER, 

ARCHITECTS, 

Furnish  plaus,  specifications,  and  Superintendence  for  the  construction 
or  renovation  of  dwelling  houses,  aud  every  description  of  building. 
Office:  93  Flood  Building,  Cor.  nil  and  Market  sis.,  S.  F. 


Jan.   lfi,   1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


39 


SOUTHERN   PACIFIC   COMPANY, 

PAHFir    SYSTEM. 

Trains  L««ve   nnd   are  Due  to  Arrive  at 

SAN     FRANCISCO: 

liatb        From  December  6,   1891. 


7  00  a     B«Qiria,  Hutn>of,  Sacramento 
TA)i.  H»rw*rO*.  Mueaand  omn 
840a.  ManiDei.  ?au  Kam»u  and   Ual- 


7  15  r. 
•li.iar. 

6:15  r. 


•8  00  a.  El  Vorauo  aud  Santa    Ko»a 
SOOa.  iacram'to  ji  Kcddlug,  TiaLiavta 
840  a.  Swoud  Cla#*  forOffdeu  and  E**t, 

and  fir.-i  class  locuty 
8:30a.  Nile*.  Sail  JOM.  Slucktou,  Imie, 
Sacramento,  Marv»vii,. 
Ttlleand  Ked  Blurt" 
9:00a.  Los    Angeles    KxpreMi.    Fresuo. 
Baker^fleld,  uuU  Barbara  A 
Los  Aueek-s. 
12-00*.  Haywards.  Niles  and  Livermore 
■lOOr.  Sacramento  River  Steamer- 
8KW  p.  Hsywanl.-,  Nik's  and  .-an  Jose 
4.00  p.  Marti uez,  San  Kammi  a  Stockton 
440  P.  Vallejo,  cali^toga,  El  Yerauoaud 

Sauta  Rosa 
4.10  P.  Benicta,  Vacaville,  Sacramento. 

4.30P.  Woodland  aud  Oroville 

HstfUr.  Nile*  and  Livermore 

5;00p.  Sunset  Koute,  Atlantic  Express, 
Sauta  Barbara,  Los  Augeles, 
Deming,  El  Paso,  New  Orleans 

and  East    

5:00  p.  Sauta  Fe  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 

for  Mohave  aud  East 

6:00  p.  Hay  wards,  Niles  aud  San  Jose.. 

Ntlea  and  San  Jose 16:15  p. 

6:00  p.  Ogden   Route  Atlantic  Express, 

Ogden  and  East. 11:45  a. 

17:00  p.  Vallejo  +8:45  P. 

7:U0p.  Shasta  Route  Express,  Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Bedding,  Port- 

laud,  Fuget  Sound  and  East. 

Santa  Cruz  Division. 
8:15a.  Newark,  Ceuterville,  San  Jose, 
Felton,    Boulder    Creek   and 

Santa  Cruz. 

•2:15  P.  Centerville,  dan  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,   Boulder   Creek    and 

SantaCruz.. *10:50a. 

415p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,      y:tolA 
fll:45p.  Hunters' Train  to  Newark,  Al- 
viso,  San  Jose  aud  Los  Gatos.        J8:05p. 


10.46  P. 


(1>F. 


12:15  T. 

T  1  .  r. 
•v4ur. 
V:4oa. 
9:46  A. 

9.45A. 
1U.4ja. 
10  :45  a. 
•0:45  a. 


8:45  P. 


12:15  P. 
7:45  a. 


8:15  A 


6:20  p. 


Coast  Division  (Third  a  id  Townsend  Streets). 


7:00  a.  San  Jose,  Almaden  and  Way  Sta- 
tions  

8:30a.  San  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tres  Pinos.Pa- 
jaro, SantaCruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove,  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  and  Santa 
Margarita  (San  Luis  Obispo) 
and  principal  Way  Stations 
10:37a.  San  Jose,  and  Way  Stations  — 
12:15  p.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 

*2:30p.  San  Jose,  Tres  Pinos,  Santa  Cruz, 
Salinas,  Monterey,  PacificGrove 

aud  principal  Way  Stations. ' 

*3:30p.  Menlo  Park,  Sau  Jose  and  Prin- 
ciple Way  Stations * 

*4:15p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . . 

5 :15  p.  San  Jose  and  Way  Stations  . .   ... 

6:30  p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . . 

f-Tl:45p.  Menlo  Park  and  principal  Way 

Stations 


6:10  p. 
5:10  p. 


10:48  A. 

10:03  A. 
*8:06a. 

9:03  a. 

6:35  a. 

+7:30  p. 


a.  tor  Morning.                        p.  for  Afternoon. 
•Sundays  excepted.                    +Saturdays  only. 
ISundays  only.       

OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  S.  5.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 
Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

Steamers  leave  wharf  corner  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  p.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Oceanic Saturday,  Jan.  K>,- 1892. 

Gaelic  (via  Honolulu).. .Thursday,  Feb.  4, 1892. 

Belgic     Tuesday,  March  1st,  1892. 

Oceanic Thursday,  March  24,  1892 

ROUND  TRIP  TICKETS  AT    REDUCED    RATES. 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 
for  sale  at  S.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Townsend  streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  atthe 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.  H.  GOODMAN,  Gen.  PasB.  Agt. 

GEO.  H.RICE.  Traffic  Manaeer. 

ATLANTIC  &  PACIFIC  R.  R. 

(Santa   Fe  Route) 

Trains  Leave  an*  Arrive  at  San  Francisco. 

(Market  St.  Ferry.) 


L've  Daily  |        *rom  Nuv.  1,  1S91.        |  Ar've  Daily 


5:00  p.  M. 
9:00  a.m. 


Fast  exp.  via  Mojave 
Atlantic  Express 
via  Los  Angeles 


12:15  a.  m. 
8:45  p.  m. 


LETT    ME    BELIEVE 

I*ot  me  believe  you.  l«»v<\  or  lei  mi 
If  on  four  faith  I  may  nol  n 

Beyond  all  chanCC  "1    pond  venfur. 

Trusting  y«mr  hall  avowals  sweet  and  shy, 

,\s  trusts  the  lark  tin-  pallid,  lawn-lit  sky, 
Then  wnuiii  I  rather  In  aome  grave  obscure 
Repose  forlorn,  than  living  on,  endure 

A  question  each  dear  transport  to  belie. 

It  is  a  pain  t<>  thlrsl  anil  do  without. 
A  pain  to  MitWr  what  \w  deem  unjust, 
To  win  it  joy  and  lay  it  in  the  dust; 

But  there's  a  Dercer  pain  the  pain  <<i  donbl 
Prom  other  griefs  death  Bets  the  spirit  free 
Doubt  --teals  the  light  from  immortality  ! 


IT  is  astonishing  how  few  English  palaces 
have  stitfereil  from  fire.  Whithall  was 
destroyed,  certainly,  and  Kensington  Pal- 
ace was  burnt  down  in  the  seventeenih 
century.  But  there  has  never  been  a  fire 
of  consequence  at  Buckingham  Palace,  nor 
in  any  of  the  Queen's  palaces.  The  fire  at 
8t.  James's  Palace  in  the  early  days  of  this 
century  was  a  very  paltry  affair,  and  the 
last  fire  at  Hampton  Court  was  extinguish- 
ed with  a  few  bucketfuls  of  water.  Great 
care  is  taken,  of  course,  much  greater  than 
at  Sandringbam,  where  fires  are  lighted  in 
every  room  in  the  house  for  some  days  be- 
fore the  Prince  or  Princess  arrives,  and 
often  after  tbey  are  in  residence.  All  visi- 
tors to  the  place  find  fires  in  their  bed- 
rooms—  fires  which  are  kept  alight  day  and 
night;  and  in  numbers  there  is  an  un- 
doubted danger. 


OreJ2M& 

300  Post  Sreet. 

Art   Novelties    and  Holiday,    Birthday 
and   Wedding  Presents. 
Oriental    Draperies. 


PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 


Through  Line  to  New  Yoek,  via  Panama. 

Steamers  will  sail  at  NOON  on  the  5th,  15th  and 

25th  of  each  month. 


CALL    AT 


Ticket  Office,  650  Market  St.,  Chronicle  Build- 
ing, 8.  F.  W.  A.  BISSELL, 

General  Passenger  A  gent. 


DEPARTURES  OF 


5th  and  25th |  Mazatlau  and  La  Libertad. 

5th,  15th  and  25th  I  Acapuco. 

25th.  |  Oeos,  La  Union.  [texrala. 

5th  and  15th  Champerico,  San  Jose  de  Gua- 

16th |  Acajutla,  Corinto,  Point  Arena. 

Through  LlneSailings.— January  25th, S  S.  SauB'aa; 
February  5th,  "City  of  Sydney;  "  15th,  S.  S.  "San 
Jose." 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Po  ts 
and  rat.ama.—  Steamer  sails  at  noon  15th  of  each 
month,  calling  at  Mazatlan,  San  Bias,  Manzauillu, 
Acapulco.  Port  Angel,  Saliua  Cruz,  Tooala,  San 
Benito,  Oeos,  Champerico,  San  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajutla,  La  Libertad,  La  Union,  Amapala,  Cor- 
into, San  Juan  del  Sur  and  Punta  Arenas. 

Way  Line  Saili-g.— February  15th,  S.  S.  "Colima  " 

JAPAN  AND  CHINA  LINE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 

HONGKONG, 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 

Shanghai,  and  at  Hongkong  for  East 

Indies,  Straits,  etc.: 

China— Wednesday,  February  17, 1892,  at  »p   M 

"City  of  Peking"— Saturday,  March  12, 1892,  a' 

3  P.M. 

Round  TriD  Tickets  to  Yokohama  and  return  at 
reduced  rates. 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  aud  Brannau  streets,  Branch  office— 202 
Front  street.  ALEXANDER  CENTER, 

General  Agent. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  AND  NORTH  PACIFIC 

RAILWAY. 

"THE    DONAHUE    BROAD-fl AIIGE    ROUTE." 

■     »l'NI»AY.  -I.     and 

until    further    notice,    H.mt*    Mid     I'raln*    will 

leave  fr>>m  and  »rnvc  at  lh«  Ban  Kranrlf.cn  Pa*- 

I    Depot.  MAKKKTSTRKKI    WHAKK.  an 

wiv: 

From  San  Francisco  tor  Point   Tfburon   Belvedere  and 

San  Rafael. 
WEEK     PAYS -7:40   a.m..  9:20a.m.,    11:40   A.  M.; 

a  SOp.  M..SO0  p.  M.,fi-J0p.  M. 
BATTKDAYS  ONI  V     An  ,-xira  trip  At  I:M>p.m. 
BTNDA  .  '.i.30  a.m.,  11:00  A.M.;  2:00  P.M. 

m.,  6:16 p.  m. 
From  San  Rafael  tor  San  Francisco. 
WEEK    DAYS— 048   a.    m.,  7  K    *.    H.,  9:30   a.   m. 
12  l     P.M.,   3:40  p.m.,  6:05  P.M. 

SA  riTRDAYS  ONLY— An  extra  trip  m  0  BQ  p.m. 

B|  Ni'AY.i  — vIO  a.m.,  9:10  a.m..  12  I  >  i  .  M., 8:10 P.M. 

6*0  r  M..r.:25  P.  M. 

r-rom  Point  Tlburon  to  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAY3-0:60  A.M.,   8:20  a.m.,  9:55  a.m.;  1:10 

p.  m.,  1:06  P.  m.,  5.:. i.i  p.  m. 

Saturdays  only  an  extra  trip  at  6:56  p  m 

SUNDAYS— «:85    A.M.,    10:05   A.M.;  12:10   P.M., 
1:05p.m.,  5;30p.M.,  6:50  p.m. 


LkayeS.  F. 

Arkive 

INS.  F. 

Da^   :s»U(ifly« 

Destination. 

Sundays 

Week 
Days. 

7:10A.M. 
3:30  p.m. 
5:00  P.M, 

3:00a.m. 
9:30  a.m. 
5:00f.  M. 

Petaluma 

and 

Santa  Rosa. 

10:40 a. M  8:5(1  a.  M. 
6:05  P.M  10:80 A. M 
7:25P.M   <1:10p.M. 

8:00A.M. 

Fulton 

Windsor, 

Healdsburg, 

Litton  Suriinrs. 

7:40  a.m. 
3:30  p.m. 

7:26  p.m. 

10:30a. M 
6:10  P.M 

7:40a.  M. 

8:00  a.m. 

Hoplaud 
and  Ukiah. 

7:25  p.  m. 

6:10  p.m. 

7:40  a.m. 
3:30  p.m 

8:00a.  m. 

Guerneville. 

7:25p.m. 

10:30  a.m. 
6:10  p.m. 

7:40  a.m. 
5;C0  p.  M. 

8:00a.m. 
5:00  P.M 

Sonoma  and 
Glen  Ellen. 

10:40a.m. 
6:05  p.m 

S:50a.M. 
6:10p.m. 

7:40  a.  m 
3:30  P.M 

8:00a.m 
5:00  p.ar 

Sebastopol  |  10:40  a.  m 
J    fr;05  p.  m 

10:30  am 
6:10  p.m 

Stages  connect  at  Sauta  Rosa  for  Mark  West 
Springs ;  a  t  Geyserville  for  Skaggs  Springs, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  aud  Point  Areua;  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land Springs,  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bay;  at  Hopland 
for  Lakeport ;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Spfi  ngs,  Saratoga 
Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Upper  Lake,  Lakeport, 
willits,  Canto,  Mendocino  City,  Fort  Bragg,  West- 
port,  Uisal,  Hydesville  and  Eureka. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
iays— To  Petaluma,  ?1  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $2  25;  to 
healdsburg,  ?3  40:.  to  Cloverdale,  $4.50;  to  Hop- 
land,  |5.70;  to  Ukiah,  $6.75:  to  Sebastopol,  $2.70; 
to  Guerneville,  $3.75;  to  Sonoma,  $1.50;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  $1.80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only— 
To  Petaluma,  $1 ;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $1  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, $2.25;  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ukiah,  $1,50;  to 
Hopland,  $3.80:  to  Sebastopol,  $1.80;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2.50;  to  Sonoma,  $1;  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1.20. 
H.  C.  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  Pasd.  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 

PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows; 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C,  and  PUGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  a.  m.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  m.  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Oregon,  in  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MUNTEREY,  San  Simeon, 
Cayucos,  Santa  Barbara,  San  Buenaventura, 
Hueneme,  San  Pedro,  Los  Angei.es  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARC  ATA  and  HOOKTON,  Hum- 
boldt Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  a,  m. 

Ticket  Office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL,  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  San  Francisco 

OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3 , 000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 
rying the  United  ftaies,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
Mailb,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

For    Honolulu    Only, 
S.  S.  Australia  (3,000  tons)  Tuesday  Dec.  22, 1891,  at 

2  P.  M. 

Fop  Honolulu,  Auckland  and 

Sydney,  Direct, 

S.  S.  MoNOWai     January  11,  1892,  at  3  P.  m« 

For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  Office,  327  Mar- 
ket street. 

JOHN  D.  SPRECKELS  &  BROS., 
General  Agents 


TOLD    ON    THE    LATE    "WATCH. 


THERE  were  five  of  the  gang  in  the  reporter's  room  and  only- 
one  packet  of  plug-cut  tobacco.  Plug-cut  tobacco  ia  generally 
used  for  pipes,  but  reporters  prefer  cigarettes,  and  that  is  way 
they  were  not  as  happy  as  they  might  have  been  under  other  circum- 
stances. 

It  was  Monday  night  and  everybody  disclaimed  owning  a  nickel. 
It  was  also  too  late  to  hope  to  encounter  an  "  angel,"  and  all  things 
considered  the  late  watch  had  reason  to  feel  sad. 

An  "  angel,"  by  the  wa}1 — and  this  par  parenthese — is  one  of  the  few 
streaks  of  sunshine  that  illumine  the  darkness  which  invariably  be- 
sets the  latter  half  of  the  reporter's  fiscal  week.  It  is  a  party  who 
possesses  a  purse,  a  thirst,  and  a  convivial  disposition.  Often  report- 
ers go  out  looking  for  "  angels  "  just  the  same  as  they  go  out  on  de- 
tails after  murders  and  things;  and  it  is  truly  wonderful  to  note  the 
number  of  journalistic  f 'iends  that  one  reporter  can  meet  between  the 
moment  of  his  first  meeting  any  given  "angel"  and  accepting  his 
invitation  to  have  something  in  the  nearest  caravansary. 

Even  more  beautiful  still  it  is  to  watch  the  diplomatic  way  in  which 
the  lucky  one  will  pilot  his  open  hearted  comrade  past  even  three  or 
four  reputable  licensed  victualers'  establishments,  if  he  knows  that 
there  are  a  couple  of  his  equally  thirsty  comrades  hanging  around 
the  door  of  a  fifth  one  beyond.  But  this  talk  about  "  angels"  is  di- 
gression. It  was  Monday  night,  and  there  were  no  "  angels  "  at  all 
in  the  dismal  reporter's  pen  at  police  headquarters. 

"  This  is  what  I  call  tough  !  "  said  Harkell,  as  he  rolled  another 
cigarette  in  a  covering  of  copy  paper. 

"  Tough  in  my  eye!  "  ejaculated  Kane.  "  Why,  you've  nothing  to 
do  but  sit  here  and  wait,  while  lots  of  fellows  are  plodding  through 
ten  miles  of  mud  for  two  sticks  of  copy,  and  don't  kick  at  it 
either." 

"  How's  that  ?  "  chorused  the  other  four,  with  the  interest  begotten 
of  sympathy. 

"  Why,  that  is  what  the  fellows  have  to  do  who  cover  night  police 
for  the  New  York  agencies.  If  I'd  a  nickel  for  every  time  I've  covered 
that  assignment — we  call  a  detail  an  assignment  back  East — I  would 
not  be  trying  to  twist  cigarettes  out  of  Wilson's  plug-cut  to-night." 

"  I  remember  one  night  I  was  doing  the  East  Side  stations,  when  I 
happened  on  what  looked  like  a  good  sensation  at  the  Bellevue  Hos- 
pital. The  episode  is  one  that  never  fully  found  its  way  into  print; 
it  happened  away  back  in  the  eighties,  but  it  was  one  that  I  have 
never  been  able  to  get  out  of  my  head,  and  if  you  wait  till  I  roll  my- 
self another  cigarette  I'll  tell  it  to  you." 

The  reporter  carefully  tilted  back  his  chair  as  he  spoke,  and  with 
his  heels  balanced  on  the  desk  in  front,  proceeded  to  help  himself 
from  the  only  packet  of  tobacco  in  the  place,  and  to  curse  the  quality 
of  said  tobacco  with  deep  and  earnest  fluency.  When  he  had  finished 
his  self-imposed  task,  he  let  his  heels  fall  with  a  bang.  "  Now  boys," 
said  he,  "  I'll  tell  you  how  a  girl's  grit  knocked  the  bottom  out  of  an 
Al  story. 

"  It  was  nearly  midnight  when  I  got  to  Bellevue  Hospital,  and,  so 
far,  I  had  not  picked  up  a  line  of  news  in  the  stations  along  my 
route.  I  looked  over  the  book  for  a  list  of  cases.  There  were  half  a 
dozen  broken  legs  and  things,  a  few  contusions  and  split  scalps  that 
were  not  worth  even  a  local  brevity;  and  then,  with  no  particulars  of 
her  hurt  or  ailment,  was  written  the  name  '  Carrie  Stein.' 

"  Now  Carrie  Stein  is  as  common  a  name  among  Germans  as  May 
Smith  would  be  among  English  people;  nevertheless  it  interested  me 
then,  and  I  asked  the  attendant  what  was  the  matter  with  the  woman, 
whoever  she  was,  and  why  her  illness  had  not  been  regularly  entered 
on  the  register. 

"'Well,'  said  he,  '  we're  just  waiting  for  developments,  and  I 
guess  it  is  a  Coroner's  case  anyhow.  There's  an  officer  over 
there  who  will  tell  you  more  than  I  can.  He  is  waiting  for  the 
Coroner  to  come  and  take  her  ante-mortem  statement.' 

"  Luckily  I  knew  the  officer.  He  ^vas  from  the  19th  Precinct;  I 
had  met  him  on  a  couple  of  other  cases  previously  and  we  had  be- 
come quite  friends. 

"  He  told  me  the  story  tersely  enough.  Carrie  Stein  was  a  young 
girl  and  a  beautful  one.  What  her  real  name  was  she  refused  to  tell, 
and  there  was  nothing  whatever  in  her  possession  whereby  she 
could  be  identified. 

"'She's  Dutch,  sure;'  said  he,  'but  for  all  that  she  do  be  a  rale 
lady.    She's  dying,  too,  an'  that's  as  sure  as  God  made  little  apples.' 

"  Then  he  told  me  the  rest  of  her  story.  Some  one  had  ruined 
her;  who  it  was,  the  girl  refused  to  tell.  She  had  gone  to  one  of 
those  criminal  practitioners  in  which  all  big  cities  abound,  and  his 
treatment  had  killed  her. 

"  '  She  gave  the  doctor's  name  quick  enough,'  said  the  officer,  '  an' 
Sergeant  Duggan's  gone  to  arrest  him.  They'll  be  here  rightaway, 
and  the  Coroner  wid  'em;  an'  den  we'll  get  her  deposition,  an,' 
please  God,  the  man  as  is  responsible,  will  be  after  swingin'  for 
murder.' 

"  Even  as  he  spoke  the  door  opened  and  the  sergeant  entered  with 
his  prisoner.  Behind  him  came  Coroner  Eidmann  and  four  other  re- 
porters, who  had  '  got  on  '  to  the  story  at  the  19th  precinct  station. 

"  They  were  all  dripping  wet  and  shivering  with  the  cold,  for  it  was 
a  dreary  night  out-side.  All  were  excited  over  the  prospects  of  a  big 
story,  that  is  all  except  the  wretched  doctor,  who  was  pale  as  a  ghost 


with  terror,  and  whose  nose  and  forehead  were  reaking  with  big 
beads  of  perspiration. 

"  'Mv  God!'  "  he  said,  "  'I  never  did  it!  It's  a  He!  I  nerer  saw  the 
girl!     it's '" 

'"Shut  up!  '"said  the  Sergeant.  "  'What  are  you  hollerin' for?  Who 
said  you  done  anything?" 

"At  that  moment  one  of  the  hospital  physicians  came  into  the 
office. 

"  '  Coroner,'  said  he,  '  if  you  want  that  woman's  ante-mortem  state- 
ment you  had  better  hurry  up  stairs.    She's  sinking  fast.' 

"We  wasted  no  more  time,  but  all  got  into  the  elevator,  the  police 
and  their  prisoner  entering  first,  while  we  boys  followed  with  the 
Coroner. 

"  I  can  remember  what  followed  as  plainly  as  though  it  occurred 
but  yesterday. 

"  We  all  crept  into  the  ward  stealthily.  The  gas  was  turned  so  low 
that  the  beds  looked  like  white  catafalques  in  the  gloom,  and  you 
could  hear  nothing  but  the  moaning  of  wretched  women  as  they 
tumbled  on  beds  of  pain,  and  occasionally  the  short  stentorous  grunts 
of  others  endeavoring  to  suppress  unbidden  shouts  of  agony.  Three 
big  block  folding  screens  had  been  placed  around  one  cot,  and  to  that 
we  were  beckoned  by  one  of  the  nurses. 

"  On  the  bed  behind  the  wall  of  screens  lay  Carrie  Stein— one  of 
the  loveliest  women  I  have  ever  set  my  eyes  on.  She  was  tall  and 
dark.  Great  masses  of  wavy  black  hair  were  tossed  about  her  pillow, 
and  her  clear-cut  features  were  simply  patrician  in  their  regularity. 
She  had  one  of  those  cupid-bow  mouths,  and  black  eyes  that  gleamed 
like  coals  in  her  feverishness.  One  could  see  by  her  thin,  narrow 
hands  and  almon  i-shaped  nails  that  she  had  never  had  to  work  for  a 
livelihood;  in  fine,  she  was  gentle-born,  and,  as  the  officer  had 
described  her,  a  lady. 

'■  She  tried  to  smile  when  we  clustered  around  her  bed,  and  even 
endeavored  to  greet  us,  but  was  too  weak  to  do  so. 

"  The  Coroner  was  a  little  bit  nervous.  It  was  a  hard  task  for 
him  to  tell  such  a  sweet-looking  girl  that  she  was  about  to  die;  but 
she  saw  the  look  of  trepidation  on  his  face  and  understood  it. 

"  '  I  am  dying  sir! '  said  she,  I  know  it! ' 

"  You  have  seen  those  blank  forms  on  which  they  write  ante-mor- 
tem statements.  Well,  Eidmann  had  a  bundle  of  them  in  his  pocket, 
and  he  handed  them  to  me.  '  You  can  write  quicker  than  I  can, 
Kane,'  said  he,  '  jot  down  what  she  says,  while  I  question  her.' 

"  There  was  a  little  table  at  the  head  of  the  bed,  and,  using  it  for  a 
desk,  I  endeavored  to  write  out  her  story. 

'* '  You  know  you  are  going  to  die  ? ' 

"  '  Yes,  sir.' 

"  '  Do  you  know  this  man?  ' 

"  The  Sergeant  brought  his  prisoner  to  the  bedside. 

" '  Yes,  sir.' 

" 'She  doesn't!  I  swear  she  doesn't!'  cried  the  wretch;  while  the 
Sergeant  seized  him  by  the  neck  as  though  to  throttle  him,  and 
whispered  in  his  ear,  '  Don't  shout  before  women  folk  that  are 
dying! ' 

"  '  Did  he  do  anything  to  you  ?  '  continued  the  Coroner. 

"  The  girl  looked  at  the  wilting  scoundrel,  and  then  back  to  her 
questioner. 

"  '  He  killed  me,'  she  whispered,  and  then  she  closed  her  eyes. 

"The  nurse  held  a  little  glass  of  brandy  to  her  lips,  but  the  girl 
was  slow  to  revive.  I  watched  her  and  saw  that  her  lips  were  getting 
blue,  and  that  the  black  rings  beneath  her  eyes  were  deepening.  Out- 
side the  screens,  and  through  the  dark  passage-way  of  the  ward  the 
accused  practitioner  was  stalking  up  and  down  between  the  beds 
like  a  madman. 

"  '  I  am  not  guilty!  I  am  not  guilty!  '  I  heard  him  say;  and  then 
he  would  go  up  to  the  cot  of  some  suffering  woman  and  clutch  her 
by  the  arm,  and  reiterate  '  I  am  not  guilty  !  ' 

"  The  girl  revived  a  little,  and  the  examination  continued.  She 
told  all  the  particulars  of  her  visit  to  the  physician.  She  gave  her 
age  as  nineteen,  her  birthplace  Germany. 

"  '  Where  abouts  in  Germany?'  asked  the  Coroner. 

"  '  I  will  not  tell.' 

"  '  And  your  name?' 

'' '  Carrie  Stein.' 

"  '  Is  that  your  real  name?' 

"  '  No;  but  it  will  do.' 

"  '  But  what  is  your  real  name?' 

"  '  I  will  not  tell.' 

"  Some  extra  data  about  how  and  when  she  met  the  physician  were 
coaxed  from  the  dying  girl,  and  then,  for  a  second  time,  she  fainted 
away.  As  soon  as  she  recovered  the  examination  commenced  again  ; 
but  not  a  word  could  we  get  from  Carrie  that  would  implicate  any 
one  but  the  doctor. 

"  The  end  was  drawing  very  near,  and  for  the  third  time  the  Coroner 
attempted  to  secure  the  name  that  might  be  the  link  to  the  girl's  en- 
tire history. 

"  '  You  had  a  lover,'  he  said. 

'"  I  had.' 

"  '  Does  he  know  that  you  are  dying?  ' 

"  The  tears  came  into  her  black  eyes  as  she  answered  '  No.' 

"  '  Won't  you  tell  us  his  name?  ' 

"  '  No!  '  she  answered;  and  the  third  time  a  gleam  of  a  smile  shone 
through  the  pallor  of  her  face. 


Jan.   16, 


BAN   n:  INCIS<  0  NEWS  I  ETTttR, 


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!  whv  VOO'1  >'•!  '  '   whcrrflr*!  |hr  OofOtlcr. 

-in  jrmre  a  *««!>.     Her  thin   ringer-"  rltnrhrd.  an  4  with  a 

r  -rt   -hi-  rai*c  1  herself  on  her  ■  in  *«*  her  •?«  now. 

antl  (m*I  the    ■  b  Rrsi  il  me   for  I  wa»  DOarest   t«>  her,  am) 

then  at  Coroner  Kiilmann.     It  «,w  ,n  «urc  of  triumph,  an   exulting 

gleam  of  con  |Q6St, 

Wbj       »h« Cried.  '  Why '-Why  will  I  m.l  tell  you'  ' 

Irh  liebe,  frh  HH         <     I  love  him  !  I  love  him  '  "  i 
-ank  back. ami  her  I  again,  and  the  nurse  hastened 

p  her.    As  she  did  so  th<  i  oroner  tomed  around  ami  hoed  as 
repor- 

•  :iiii  he.  aii.l  hi-  to  I  ha  sky, '  Boys,  that  girl  is 

a  brick.  You  may  want  a  Btory  from  her.  but  1  respect  grit.  I  11  be 
hanged  if  I'll  ask  her  again  for  the  name  of  the  man  that  betrayed 
her!    >he   loved   him.  you  see,  and  ?oiue  of  us  have  had  lovers  our- 

•' You  will  have  no  more  occasion  to  question  her,  Coroner, '  in- 
terjected the  h'wpital  physician,  at  this  point.  '  Gentlemen.'  h<>  con- 
tinued. '  we  had  better  go  down  to  the  office;  Carrie  Stein  is  dead." 

Edward  A.  Mokphy. 


WELLS.    FARGO    &    CO. 


IN  this  number  of  the  News  Letter  we  present  Wells,  Fargo  & 
Co.'s  annual  report  of  precious  metals  product  in  the  United 
States  and  Mexico,  a  generally  recognized  and  leading  authority 
on  the  subject. 

In  this  connection,  a  brief  resume  of  the  career  of  this 
popular  company  will  not  be  amiss.  In  the  month  of 
March.  1852,  Henry  Wells.  William  G.  Fargo  and  others 
organized  in  New  York  City,  under  the  laws  of  the  State 
of  New  York,  Wells,  Fargo  Sc  Company,  to  transact  an  ex- 
press, exchange  and  banking  business,  particularly  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  but  also  between  San  Francisco.  New  York  ami  Europe. 
The  company  sprang  into  existence,  Minerva-like,  fully  equipped 
for  service,  and  at  once  engaged  upon  its  long  mission  of  trust 
and  responsibility,  ever  since  maintaining  itself  successfully 
amidst  some  of  the  most  trying  commercial  vicissitudes;  extend- 
ing its  lines  farther  and  farther,  over  mountains,  across  deserts 
and  plains,  and  along  inland  water-ways,  until  it  spans  the 
broad  continent,  extending  throughout  forty-one  States  and  Ter- 
ritories witbin  tbe  United  States  and  Mexico,  as  well  as  reaching 
Great  Britain  and  Continental  Europe.  In  1888  it  acquired  the 
Erie  system,  centering  in  New  York,  and  extensive  auxiliary 
lines,  thus  securing  its  own  direct  through  lines  to  New  York, 
Boston  and  all  other  large  commercial  centers,  and  where  it  is 
now  prominently  represented.  The  company  operates  nearly 
40,000  miles  of  lines  by  railway,  stage  and  steamer;  has  2,830 
agencies,  and  over  6,000  employees ;  transacts  millions  of  business 
annually  in  its  express  department;  and  bandies,  in  its  banking 
department,  its  accumulated  capital  and  deposits  amounting  to 
over  $10,000,000.  The  main  office  of  the  company  in  New  York 
City  is  at  63  Broadway,  but  its  headquarters  proper,  or  general 
accounting  office,  is  in  San  Francisco. 

It  was  Wells,  Fargo  &  Company  that  originated,  in  1860,  the 
famous  Pony  Express,  for  the  most  rapid  conveyance  then  pos- 
sible of  important  mail  correspondence  across  the  continent.  The 
success  of  the  undertaking  demonstrated  Its  practicability,  and 
suggested  other  possibilities  of  accommodating  the  needs  of  the 
age.  The  narrow  trail  of  the  pony  may  be  said  to  have  marked 
out  the  course  soon  afterwards  followed  by  the  capacious  mail  and 
passenger  coaches,  along  with  the  telegraph  wires;  and  in  no  less 
quick  succession,  that  of  the  railroad  track  and  swift-speeding 
locomotive,  which  now  unite  in  one  bond  of  fraternal  intercourse 
the  widely  separated  extremities  of  the  continent.  The  express 
building  in  San  Francisco  is  one  of  the  marked  architectural 
features  of  this  city,  its  massive  exterior  covering  two-thirds  of  a 
block,  and  it  is  probably  tbe  largest  and  best  appointed  express 
office  in  the  world. 


PEARS'  SOAP  is  about  to  be  incorporated  in  London,  and  the 
prospectus  will   soon    be  issued.     The  amount  of  the  floating 
capital  has  not  yet  leaked  out. 


Inflamed  Eyrs  and  Lids  nermauently  cured  if  caused  from  defective 
sight.  Consult  (free  of  charge)  C.  Muller,  refraction  specialist,  135  Mont- 
gomery street. 


DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 


The    German    Savings    and    Loan    Society. 
For  the  half-year  ending  December  31, 1891,  a  dividend  has  been  declared 
at  the  rate  of  five  aud  four-tenths  (5  4-10)  per  cent  per  annum  on  Term 
Deposits  and  four  and  one  half  K^A)  per  cent  per  annum  on  Ordinary  De- 
posits, payable  on  aud  after  Saturday,  January  2, 1892. 

GEORGE  TOUBNY,  Secretary. 
Office— 526  California  street. 

DIVIDEND  No.  196. 

The  Home  Mutual  Insurance   Company 

Will  pay  its  regular  monthly  dividend  of  one  dollar  (?1|  per  share  upon  Its 
capital  stock  on  January  11, 1892.. 

CHAS.  R.  STOKY,  Secretary. 


VIRGINIA    CITY 

\  wayfarer  *boM  path  haa  wound 

O'ei  desert,  plain  ami  mountain  ragged, 
Who.,-  itepa  bave  atomblad  underground 

In  eager  search  of  gIMrd   nnppcl. 
I  n  reached  (bit  goal— •  alok-room  ilrcar, 

My  erntobea  near  roe— more'a  the  pity— 
\rnl  far— three  thooaand  mile,  from  here— 

The  outskirts  of  Virginia  Cltyl 

<».  dear,  wild  western  town!— the  hues 

Of  youth  and  mirth   my  visage  redden 
\>  memory  illumes  the  views 

Of  thy  glad  days  of  joy  and  freedom. 
5Iy  heart  hints  high  as  I  evoke 

Each  jovial  tone,  each  rousing   ditty 
That  made  life  fair  and  care  a  joke 

Within  thy  bounds,  Virginia  City  I 
I  mind  me  of  the  birth  of  hope, 

The  ardent  dream  of  fame  and  glory, 
The  grave  ambitions  without  scope 

That  dazed  our  armed  knights  of  story, 
They  wielded  a  reporter's  pen, 

Dipped  in  the  office  ink  all  gritty, 
But  fame  has  crowned  no  brighter  men 

Than  we  claim  for  Virginia  City. 

A  guiding  genius  ruled  their  fate, 

And  governed  tbe  progressive  daily, 
Bestowed  their  copy — entered  late, 

And  joined  their  festive  meetings  gaily, 
Whenever  signs  of  failing  stirred, 

Or  longings  born  of  work  to  quit,  he 
Braced  up  the  weakling  with  a  word, 

"  We're  booming  for  Virginia  City." 

0  memories  dear!     0  past  more  bright 

Than  all  the  wealth  the  Comstock  yielded, 
Your  radiance  dazzles  my  poor  sight 

From  visions  fair  long  sadly  shielded. 
Come  back,  0  comrades  of  old  days, 

With  sallies  gay  and  stories  witty, 
And  shine  before  my  wearied  gaze, 

Dear  faces  of  Virginia  Cityl 

Ah,  no!  a  stranger  river  flows 

Before  my  door  in  sluggish  motion, 
As  disinclined  to  blend  it  goes 

Against  its  will  to  meet  tbe  ocean. 
The  sage-brush  plain,  the  treeless  hill, 

The  road  with  dust  and  shale  all  gritty; 
The  simple  speech,  the  hearty  will 

Of  far-away  Virginia  City, 

Are  but  a  vision,  giving  zest 

To  my  worn  eyes,  too  dim  to  sever 
The  true  scene  from  tbe  palimpsest 

That  clouds  the  honest  picture  over. 
Unto  the  God,  one  prayer  I'd  make, 

That  when  my  parting  soul  shall  flit,  He 
Will  grant  these  yearning  eyes    may  wake 

On  Heaven  in  Virginia  City. 
New  York,  January,  1892.  Anne  Toland. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Challenge     Consolidated    Mining     Company, 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— tiau  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  work>— Gold  Hill,  Neva  a. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
or  the  fouiteenth  day  of  January,  1892,  an  a-sessment  (No.  10)  of  Twenty- 
five  Ceats  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin  to  the  Fecretery,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  331  Pine  street,  Room  3,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  Lhis  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Seventeenth  Day  of  February,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  aud  unle-s  pavmeut  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  WEDNESDAY,  the  ninth  day  of  March,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of   advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale,    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors 

C.  L.  McCOY,  Secretary. 

Office— 331  Pine  ftreet,  Room  3,  San  Francisco.,  California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Mexican  Goid  and  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Virginia,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  14th  day  of  January,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  44)  of  Twenty-five  (25) 
Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  company,  Room  79  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Seventeenth  Day  of  February,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for- sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  THURSDAY,  the  tenth  day  of  March,  1S92,  to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

CHAS.  E.  ELLIOT,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 


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THE  Duke  of  Clarence  and  Avondale  is  dead,  and  the  next  heir 
to  the  throne  of  England,  in  case  Queen  Victoria  and  the 
Prince  of  Wales  should  die,  is  Prince  George;  the  latter,  the 
youngest  son  of  the  present  heir  to  the  crown,  is  himself  by  no 
means  of  a  strong  constitution,  and  his  life  was  even  despaired  of 
not  long  ago.  Some  months  ago,  when  the  Duke  of  Fife's  little 
daughter  was  born,  people  ridiculed  the  idea  that  she  would 
ever  become  Queen  of  England,  but  as  matters  stand  now  her 
succession  to  the  throne  is  by  no  means  impossible,  and  though 
at  her  birth  the  title  of  Princess  was  refused  to  her,  she  may  once 
rule  one  of  the  mightiest  empires  of  this  globe. 

In  Japan  Christianity  makes  fair  progress.  The  only  question 
is  whether  the  converts  adopt  the  new  faith  for  religious  or  polit- 
ical reasons.  According  to  statistics  lately  published  there  are 
thirteen  members  of  the  Japanese  Parliament  that  have  become 
converts  to  the  new  faith.  It  would,  however,  be  unfair  to  judge 
the  percentage  of  conversions  in  the  Empire  by  this  standard,  for 
in  that  case  one  would  have  to  estimate  the  Christian  population 
of  Japan  as  amounting  to  over  one  million  and  a  half,  which, 
however,  is  by  no  means  the  case.  There  are,  on  an  average, 
many  more  converted  Christians  amongst  the  so-called  educated 
classes  than  amongst  the  other  classes  of  the  population.  In 
general,  the  percentage  of  Christians  in  Japan  is  said  to  be  .27  to 
10,000,  while  in  the  higher  classes  it  amounts  to  .433  outof  10,000. 

Cardinal  Manning  has  died  at  the  age  of  84  years,  and  with 
him  disappears  one  of  the  most  conspicuous  figures  of  modern 
England.  His  conversion  to  the  Catholic  faith  in  1851  created  a 
profound  sensation  throughout  the  United  Kingdom,  but  though 
apostates  are  rarely  esteemed.  Cardinal  Manning's  sincerity  was 
never  doubted,  and  even  bis  antagonists  never  dared  to 
question  his  motives.  His  literary  work  was  of  the  very 
highest  standard,  and  his  activity  during  the  long  period  of  life 
that  was  granted  to  him.  was  always  directed  towards  the  wel- 
fare of  his  fellow-men.  There  are  many  who  disagreed  with  him, 
but  nobody  denied  the  fact  that  he  honestly  attempted  to  do 
good,  and  was  successful  in  almost  everything  he  did. 

Belgium,  situated  between  two  great  military  powers,  begins 
to  recognize  that  she  will  have  to  imitate  her  neighbors  and  make 
military  service  obligatory  upon  every  citizen.  King  Leopold  is 
in  favor  of  making  a  change  in  this  direction,  recognizing  that 
Belgium  can  no  longer  feel  safe  without  a  strong  standing  army. 
It  is  rather  odd  that  the  Cabinet,  and  especially  the  Minister  of 
War,  M.  Pontus,  opposes  the  innovation,  while  General  Brial- 
mont  and  nearly  all  the  other  military  authorities,  favor  it.  The 
causes  of  the  discussion  are  political  differences,  but  those  who 
recognize  the  probability  of  a  general  European  conflict  will  agree 
that  Belgura  would  be  at  the  mercy  of  its  strongest  neigh- 
bor, if  the  present  system  was  maintained. 

The  JIambtirger  Nachrichten  comments  somewhat  severely  on  the 
new  commercial  treaties  of  Germany,  but  since,  as  is  well  known, 
its  views  in  most  cases  coincide  with  those  of  the  ex-Chancellor 
of  the  German  Empire,  the  opinion  of  that  paper  is  always 
worthy  of  consideration.  The  paper  characterizes  the  manner  of 
proceeding  with  regard  to  the  treaty  with  Austria  as  an  attempt 
to  favor  industry  at  the  expense  of  agriculture,  that  will  lead  to  a 
conflict  between  these  branches  of  labor.  The  "  Zollverein  " 
policy  of  1878  was  the  result  oi  a  successful  effort  to  unite  these 
interests,  and  it  would  be  deplorable  if  the  harmony  obtained 
then  should  be  disturbed,  especially  since  the  new  treaties  did 
not  originate  with  the  representatives  of  German  trade  and  in- 
dustry, but  are  a  political  experiment.  Prince  Bismarck's  organ 
says  these  treaties  are  merely  the  "  product  of  theorizing  free- 
thinkers, who  use  the  influence  tbey  have  lately  obtained  in  high 
quarters. "  This  view  is  somewhat  prejudiced.  The  initiative 
with  regard  to  the  new  treaties  was  taken  by  the  Government 
and  not  by  the  representatives  of  industry  in  Germany,  and  the 
small  concessions  made  to  the  latter  are  by  no  means  sufficient  to 
hurt  the  interests  of  agriculture.  In  fact,  the  commercial  treaties 
are  undoubtedly  the  best  achievement  of  the  new  Administration, 

The  accession  of  the  new  Khedive  of  Egypt  will  by  no  means  in- 
jure the  interests  of  Great  Britain  in  that  country.  Abbas  Pacha  was 
educated  by  an  English  teacher  and  imbibed  English  ideas.  As  great 
a  friend  of  England  a^  Tew  rite  Pacna  has  been,  bis  son  is  almost 
certain  to  be  even  more  friendly  to  Grvat  Britain,  and  France  will 
be  greatly  disappointed  if  she  expects  a  changed  state  of  affair-. 
Lord  Salisbury  has  again  proved  himself  an  excellent  diplomatist 
by  his  prompt  action  in  bringing  about  the  recognition  of  the  new 
Khedive  by  the  Powers,  as  well  as  his  appointment  by  the  Sultan. 


(Society  Concluded.) 
On  Monday  evening.  Miss  HildaSlessinger  and  Mr.  M.  A.  Roth- 
I    child  will  be  married.     The  wedding  will  take  place  at  the  New 

California  Hotel.  Rabbi  Voorsanger  will  perform  the  ceremony. 
1  It  will  be  a  social  event.  The  bride-elect  is  one  of  the  belles  of 
j  Jewish  society  circles,  and  carried  off  the  honors  at  the  Concordia 
\  Club's  opening  ball,  where  she  made  her  debut.  She  is  a  brunette, 
;    and  has  dark,  expressive  eyes.     Mr.  Rothchild  is  a   well-known 

and  popular  wholesale  merchant.     The  hooneymoon  is  to  be  spent 

in  the  Hawaiian  Islands,  for  which  place  they  leave  on  Tuesday. 

The  bride's  costume  will  be  an  elegant  creation. 

General  E.  D.  Keyes.  a  pioneer,  left  New  York  for  San  Fran- 
cisco by  the  Aspinwall  steamer,  January  11th.  It  is  nearly  forty- 
two  years  since  he  firat  crossed   the  Panama  Isthmus,   bound  to 

:  California  to  take  command  of  his  company  at  the  Presidio.  He 
is  a  true  representative  of  California,  who   always,  by  word  and 

1    deed,  upholds  the  high  reputation  of  the  Golden  State. 


A  very  pretty  family  wedding  was  that  of  Miss. Beatrice  Cook 
and  Mr.  Albert  Sire,  last  Thursday  evening,  at  the  residence  of  the 
briile's  mother,  1308  Post  street.  Rabbi  Voorsanger,  of  the 
Temple  El  Emanuel,  performed  the  ceremony.  The  house  was 
decorated  with  smilax  and  flowers,  and  presented  a  very 
pretty  appearance.  The  bride  looked  simply  lovely,  and  was  at- 
tired in  a  becoming  and  elegant  costume  of  white  brocaded  silk. 
Mrs.  M.  Blaskower,  sister  of  the  bride,  wore  an  elegant  straw- 
colored  silk.  The  happy  young  couple  leave  to-mcrrow  for  New 
York,  where  Mr.  Sire  has  a  lucrative  law  practice.  Mrs.  Sire  will 
be  greatly  missed  in  Jewish  society  circles,  where  she  was  an 
acknowledged  belle. 

The  San  Francisco  Verein  will  have  Professor  Tyndall,  the 
thought-reader,  give  a  private  exhibition  of  his  powers  next  Sat- 
urday night.  Only  members  and  tbeir  families  are  to  be  present. 
Tyndall  ^  acknowledged  to  be  the  best  in  bis  peculiar  branch  of 
science  since  Bishop;  and  the  members  of  the  club  will  be  very 
enjoyably  entertained. 

The  wedding  of  Miss  Jennie  Ries  to  Mr.  Abe  Lewis  will  take 
place  at  the  Harmonie  Club  rooms.  Union  Square  Hall,  to-mor- 
row night.  The  rooms  have  been  beautifully  decorated  in  pre- 
paration of  the  event.  Miss  Ries  is  a  very  popular  and  pretty 
young  lady  of  the  brunette  type.  Mr.  Lewis  is  a  prosperous 
down-town  merchant.  Nearly  150  invitations  have  been  issued 
for  the  affair.  The  young  people  will  leave  for  Southern  Cali- 
fornia on  their  wedding  trip. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  L.  Romer  and  Miss  Roruer  and  Lormas 
Romer,  of  Anacortes,  Wash.,  are  making  an  extended  tour  of 
Mexico  and  the  Eastern  States.  Felix. 


The  magnificent  collection  of  Oriental  Rugs.  Carpets,  Tapestries 
and  Bric-n-brac,  now  being  exhibited  by  Costikyan  &  Bedrosian, 
will  be  sold  at  auction  in  the  Real  Estate  Exchange,  16  Post  Street, 
beginning  on  Monday  next.  All  of  these  articles  have  been  imported 
direct  from  Constantinople,  and  are  the  best  ever  seen  in  this  city. 
Connoisseurs  have  been  enraptured  by  them.  Every  one  in- 
terested in  beautiful,  artistic  creations  should  visit  the  exhibition  at 
the  Exchange,  where  the  articles  to  be  sold  are  subject  to  inspection. 

C„  Moi-ler,  135  Montgomery  street,  near  Bush,  refraction  specialist.  Es- 
tablished 1863. 

OLYMPIAN    RINK, 

(  Mechanics'      Pavilion.  ) 

This  (Saturday)  Afternoon— Special  Matinee  for  Ladies  and  Children. 
Saturday  Evening — Kaces  for  Trophies  for  the  Public  s  Amusement. 
Admission — Afternoon,  including  Skates,  15  cents.     Evenings,  including 
Skates,  "25  cents. 

Look  out  for  the  Carnival. 
510.000  in  Prizes!  510.000  in  Prizes 


rot.  xur. 


,am  r"*Noi«eo 


Xumhtr  t. 


News  Better 

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Printed  and   Published    <-■  ■  .r,  Krkdkrick 

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SAN  FRAHCISCO.  SATURDAY,  JAM  1           1.1892. 

TABLE     OF 

CONTENTS. 

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Parliamentary    Government  in 

Japan 
The  Newpaper  of  To-morrow 
Ho*   Manv  briuks  Should   We 

Take' 
No     Subsidies,      BouDties     or 

The  Looker-On 

The  Looker  Ou  (coulinurd) 

a  Legend  ol  the  "  Homeless" 

Nauky  Poo  and  I  (Poetrv) 

il  Keview      ."     

10 

...    11 
12 

13 

11 

Cardiual  M*unine's  Death 

The    Royal    Family's    Kereave- 

ment   "                                    

The  War  to  cet  Pure  Politics 
The  Keely  Cure      

Onlv  a  Mouih  (Poetrv) 

Sauborn.  Vail  &  Co.'c  Sew  Quar- 
ters        

Sleieh  Bells 

The  Message  (Poetry)  ... 

Pleasure?  Wand    

Real  Propertv               is 

The  Bour.-eaud  Underwriter,         ly 
Scientific  aud  Useful.                       20 
The  Ko*.e  Jar    .                                   21 

Sunbeams     28 

"  Biz'"— Summary  of  the  Markets.  24 

Society  (continued)                          27 

HALF-TONE  ENGRAVING 

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itigh  n?  Sc  -nes  at  T  u  kee 

IT  appears  that  it  is  a  disqualification  for  Grand  Jury  service  to 
speak  ill  of  a  Superiur  Judge.  There  are  not  many  qualified 
jurors  in  this  city  and  county  in  that  case,  and  there  will  be  fewer 
about  the  time  of  the  next  election. 


THERE  is  a  periodicity  in  the  Chilean  war  waged  by  the  daily 
papers  which  is  amusing.  Roughly  speaking,  war  and  peace 
alternate  at  periods  of  twenty-four  hours.  If  the  war-demon 
shrieks  on  Monday,  the  white-winged  dove  of  peace  coos  gently 
on  Tuesday,  and  so  on  through  the  week — which  is  funny. 

THE  news  from  Tanger  is  certainly  exaggerated.  The  true  fact  is 
probably  that  a  revolt  of  the  peasants  again3t  the  Governor  has 
commenced,  which  is  important  enough  as  far  as  local  interests 
are  concerned,  but  to  speak  of  eventual  international  complica- 
tions is  merely  absurd.  If  the  European  great  powers  are  look- 
ing for  a  casus  belli,  they  can  find  it  nearer  home. 

CONGRESSMAN  GEARY,  of  this  State,  does  not  take  much 
stock  in  the  stories  about  Blaine  being  a  very  sick  man.  He 
called  on  him  a  few  days  ago,  and  said  that  if  anybody  is  bunt- 
ing for  an  invalid  he  will  do  well  not  to  tackle  Blaine.  The  fact 
seems  to  be  that  Blaine's  health  is  good,  though  delicate,  and  that 
he  has  to  take  excellent  care  of  himself  to  keep  entirely  well. 

WHEN  the  mercury  gets  down  to  26  or  30  degrees  below  zero 
it  may  be  said  to  be  cold,  and  this  was  its  range  for  several 
days  in  St.  Paul,  Duluth  and  a  number  of  other  places  in  the 
Northwest  during  the  early  part  of  the  week.  While  the  delegates 
to  the  International  League  of  Press  Clubs  were  driving  or  walk- 
ing about  here  in  California  without  their  overcoats,  Chicago  was 
shivering  in  a  blizzard  and  growling  over  a  snow  blockade.  There 
is  something  in  climate,  after  all. 

CAPTAIN  SCHLEY  is  reported  to  have  aaid,  that  if  with  the 
Baltimore  he  cannot  make  the  Esmeralda  haul  down  her  colors 
in  ten  minutes,  be  hopes  he  may  shiver  his  tarry  toplights,  or 
something  equally  awful  and  terrible.  Nobody  wants  to  see  war, 
but  if  it  must  come  we  would  like  to  see  the  conceit  taken  oat. of 
that  much  advertised  and  bepuffed  vessel,  the  Esmeralda.  Our 
Yankee  gnns,  served  by  Yankee  sailors,  would  certainly  make  it 
very  interesting  for  her  for  a  little  while. 

LOIE  FULLER'S  story,  as  told  at  some  length  by  dispatches 
from  New  York,  seems  to  present  a  case  of  monumental 
cheek  and  sublime  impudence.  On  the  strength  of  having,  as 
she  says,  sold  two  pictures  of  herself,  in  a  decidedly  undress  cos- 
tume, to  a  broker  in  New  York,  she  claims  to  have  become  his 
wife,  and  has  caused  bis  arrest  on  a  charge  of  bigamy,  he  having 
married  another  woman.  If  this  be  the  law  of  marriage  in  the 
State  of  New  York,  it  certainly  needs  amendment.'  There  is 
nothing  novel  in  the  existence  of  illicit  relations  between  an 
actress  and  a  broker,  but  when  the  former  devises  for  herself  a 
new  marriage  law,  it  becomes  a  little  startling,  to  say  the  least. 
This  episode  may  make  an  argument  in  favor  of  a  national  law 
of  marriage  and  divorce,  a  subject  which  has  been  discussed 
quite  extensively  within  the  past  three  or  four  years. 


I*n  be  drarr  <*kUy 

It  that  not  a  word  ran  br  flihi 

Mini  u  II  Ui« 

rrtjrnfnR  |t  Ullm  r,n  ,|(l  DQ  wrong, 

Til  VT  Mftlooi   Democrat  ami   good  Call  tarn  I  tit,   at,    K.  Tarpey, 
ha*  been  reported  a«  twin*  hurled  In  a  mow  bank  to  maw  bet* 
ii  Harrison  rg   an.)  Washington.  Instead  ol  being  In  the  na 
I  Ipllal,  making  a  flghl  for  San  Francisco  •«  Ihi 
entfon  city.     Weill  know  the  Ban   Pranclecan  o(  whom  il 
was  aaid  ■«  It's  a  cold  daj  whan  Alack  gets  left;"  but  the  saying 
blda  fsir  to  be  changed  by  the  inbilltnlloo  ol  Tarpey'a  name  f->r 
Badlam'a. 


HYDRAULIC  mining  i«  a  subject  of  vast  importance  to  Califor- 
nia. When  we  re  dec  I  thai  a  Govern  menl  Commission  has 
asserted  that  closing  down  toe  hydraulic  mines  for  eleven  years 
or  thereabouts  has  cost  the  miner's  more  than   $100,000,000,  we 

ran  form  some  Idea  of  the  enormooa  an. nunt  of  gold  which  Bllll 
lies  beneath  the  surface  of  the  bills  and  mountains  <>f  the  Sierra 
Nevada**.  It  is  certainly  to  be  hoped  that  Borne  scheme  may  be 
devised  by  which  hydraulic  mining  operations  may  he  resumed. 

THE  French  Chamber  of  Deputies  is  becoming  a  regular  bear- 
garden. There  have  been  slaps  in  the  face,"  list  fights,  chal- 
lenges to  duels,  and  nil  sorts  of  skirmishes  lately,  reminding  the 
student  of  history  uf  some  of  the  scenes  enacted  in  our  own 
House  of  Representatives  in  antebellum  times.  All  such  exhi- 
bitions are  disgraceful  in  the  extreme,  and  should  be  punished; 
but  the  Chamber  of  Deputies  seems  to  have  no  rules  by  which  it 
can  preserve  order  or  punish  unruly  and  riotous  members.  The 
outcome  is  usually  a  duel,  in  which  it  is  very  seldom  that  any  one 
is  seriously  hurt,  if  wounded  at  all. 

WHEN  Chile  talks  about  English  and  German  intervention  in 
case  of  war  with  the  United  Slates,  she  talks  the  most  ar- 
rant nonsense.  It  is  a  foregone  conclusion  that  neither  country 
would  espouse  the  cause  of  Chile,  for  H  would  be  absolutely 
disastrous  for  them  to  do  so.  They  would  not  sacrilice  their 
trade  with  the  United  States  for  the  trade  of  Chile  a  hundred 
times  over,  to  say  nothing  of  the  indirect  results  of  a  war  with 
this  country.  One  or  both  might  offer  to  mediate  in  case  of  war, 
but  that  is  certainly  as  far  as  they  would  go.  Self-interest  would 
keep  them  out  of  war  with  the  United  States. 

CONSULS  Hall  and  Hollo  way  have  most  diplomatically  objected 
to  my  statement  of  the  number  of  their  wards.  Mr.  George 
Hall  proudly  asserts  that  he  has  five  hundred  Moslems,  and  fiery 
Moslems  at  that,  distributed  through  this  city,  from  the  Latin 
quarter  to  Cemetery  avenue.  Mr.  Holloway  stakes  his  reputa- 
tion on  the  fact  that  Powell  street,  below  Broadway,  is  heavily 
stocked  with  Uruguaus.  Therefore,  as  both  these  gentlemen 
have  the  perfect  confidence  of  their  respective  governments,  I 
must  submit  to  the  multiplication  of  the  Turk  and  the  raising  of 
the  Uruguan  to  a  high  numerical  value  in  the  city  census. 


A  CASUAL  inspection  of  the  list  of  names  selected  to  be  placed  iR 
the  Grand  Jury  box  completely  upsets  the  assertions  made  by 
the  admirers  of  Judge  Wallace  and  his  cross-lo's  methods,  that  a 
good  Grand  .lury  cannot  be  obtained  without  the  intervention  of 
an  elisor  and  a  special  venire.  A  dozen  elisors  could  not  find  in 
the  whole  city  of  San  Francisco  an  equal  number  of  citizens  bet- 
ter qualified  for  a  Grand  Jury,  or  would  do  their  duty  in  that 
capacity  more  honestly,  fearlessly  and  intelligently.  It  is  quite 
time  that  this  city  returned  to  its  senses,  and  to  a  proper  respect 
for  the  law  of  the  land. 


MFLOQUET'S  assertion  in  the  French  Chamber  that  Pope 
,  Pius  IX.  had  been  a  Free  Mason  in  his  youth  has  revived  a 
very  old  controversy.  Catholics,  of  course,  says  the  Paris  cor- 
respondent of  the  Daily  Telegraph,  scout  indignantly — if  not  as 
emphatically  as  M.  Paul  de  Cassagnac — the  statement,  and  main- 
tain that  the  rumor  about  Pio  Nono  being  a  "  Mason  "  was  prop- 
agated sedulously  by  members  of  French  and  Italian  lodges  who 
had  been  excommunicated  and  anathematized.  There  exists,  in 
fact,  a  document  purporting  to  be  the  "  Masonic  Diploma  "  given 
by  the  Palermo  Lodge,  in  August,  1839,  to  Giovanni  Mastai  Fer- 
retti,  who  was  afterwards  Pius  IX.  An  obscuie  Masonic  journal 
also  published,  in  1874,  a  decision  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Free 
Mason"  of  the  Scotch  Rite  of  the  Orient  of  Palermo,  expelling 
Pius  IX.  from  membership  for  having  excommunicated  his  former 
brethren.  The  authenticity  of  these  documents  has  been  con- 
tested energetically  by  the  late  M.  Caubet,  a  former  chief  of  the 
Paris  Municipal  Police,  who  in  his  lifetime  was  one  of  the  digni- 
taries of  the  Grand  Orient  of  France.  M.  Caubet  notes  that  in 
1865  another  document  was  circulated,  in  which  it  was  specified 
that  Pius  IX.,  while  traveling  in  North  America  as  a  Legate,  was 
enrolled  a  member  of  the  Philadelphia  Lodge.  The  Grand  Master 
and  the  secretary  of  this  lodge,  however,  on  being  applied  to  for 
confirmation  of  this  statement,  affirmed  that  the  name  of  Mastai 
Ferretti  did  not  appear  in  their  books;  but  that  a  Martin  Ferrety 
had  been  admitud  to  membership  in  a  branch  of  the  lodge  in 
Cuba,  in  the  year  1819.  M.  Caubet,  in  fact,  shows  conclusively 
by  facts  and  dales  that  Pio  Nono  never  belonged  to  the  Great 
Brotherhood  of  Masons.  Anyhow,  the  legend  has  siill  a  definite 
and  substantial  shape,  as  was  proved  by  M.  Floquet's  assertion. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  23,  1892. 


PARLIAMENTARY    GOVERNMENT    IN    JAPAN. 

IP  haste  in  imitating  Western  methods  be  indicative  of  real  pro- 
gress, it  must  then  be  admitted  that  the  Japanese  are  the 
most  progressive  people  on  the  face  of  the  globe.  They  have 
now  a  written  Constitution  and  a  full-Hedged  system  of  Parlia- 
mentary government.  The  change  was  suddenly  resolved  upon  by 
the  Mikado. promptly  accepted  by  his  aeople  and  put  into  operation 
with  a  celerity  that  shows  that  the  Japs  are  as  quick  in  regard  to 
great  movements  as  they  are  smart  and  dapper  in  respect  to  small 
ones.  It  may  well  be  questioned  whether  institutions  not  indi- 
genous to  the  soil  and  snapped  up  in  a  hurry,  will  work  as  well 
as  they  do  in  countries  where  tbey  have  experienced  a  gradual 
growth  and  development  of  centuries.  The  Japanese,  as  good 
imitators,  can  no  doubt  readily  adapt  themselves  to  the  outward 
forms  of  parliamentary  proceedings,  but  whether  they  can  enter 
into  their  spirit  force  and  character  is  altogether  another  matter. 
We  rather  fear  that  they  will  play  with  parliamentary  forms,  as 
children  do  with  new-fangled  toys,  rather  than  use  them  as 
means  to  accomplish  great  and  practical  ends.  We  reach  that 
conclusion  not  alone  from  what  is  known  of  the  characteristics 
of  the  Japanese,  but  from  the  proceedings  already  had  in  connec- 
tion with  the  inauguration  of  their  new  system.  In  the  first 
place,  tlieir  election  did  not  result  in  the  formation  of  distinct 
parties  with  well-defined  principles,  but  in  the  return  of  a  large 
number  of  small  coteries  attached  to  clubs,  or  societies,  each 
jealous  of  all  the  others.  A  government  party  was  formed,  but 
its  members  fall  far  short  of  a  majority.  We  have  before  ua  a 
copy  of  the  Japan  Weekly  Gazettee,  in  which  appears  a  report  of 
parliamentary  proceedings.  The  impression  gained  from  reading 
this  is  that  the  members  were  mere  children  in  intellect  playing 
with  a  toy.  Atone  sitting  they  disposed  of  bills  treating  of  two 
very  important  subjects,  namely,  the  freedom  of  the  press,  and 
the  right  to  assemble  and  discuss  grievances  in  public  meeting. 
Mr.  Spirane,  on  behelf  of  the  govornment,  desired  to  take  power 
to  suppress  a  newspaper  that  incited  to  public  tumult,  or  sougnt 
to  depose  the  reigning  dynasty,  but  the  power  of  suspension,  he 
said,  should  only  be  used  "  as  a  last  expedient  in  case  of  danger- 
ous matter  being  continually  published."  But  this  did  not  suit 
Mr,  Fujino,who  argued  "  that  Japan's  great  progress  required  the 
utmost  freedom  of  the  press."  Ultimately  the  bill  was  referred 
to  a  committee.  The  Public  Meetings  Regulations  bill  proposed 
that  meetings  should  be  limited  to  the  discussion  of  grievances 
curable  by  constitutional  means,  but  that  did  not  please  the  ma- 
jority, and  the  bill  had  to  go  to  a  committee  to  be  amended. 
Since  then  the  Mikado  has  had  to  dissolve  his  first  Parliament 
because  it  would  not  vote  supplies  enough  to  carry  on  the  public 
service. 

OUR    CHINESE    MISSIONS. 


DO  the  missionaries  uplift  the  Chinese  to  their  level  or  do  the 
Chinese  drag  down  the  missionaries  to  theirs — which?  The 
marriage  of  Miss  May  Foster,  Missionary  teacher  among  the 
Chinese  at  Los  Angeles,  to  Li  Ling,  a  not  over  attractive  or  in- 
telligent specimen  of  the  Mongolian  race,  renders  the  foregoing 
inquiry  pertinent  at  this  time.  When  Miss  Foster  first  became  a 
Missionary  teacher  she  would  as  soon  have  thought  of  marrying 
a  Chinaman  as  she  would  a  sea-serpent.  She  was  then  an  at- 
tractive girl,  of  winning  ways  and  fair  accomplishments,  who 
went  to  teaching  for  a  livelihood  but  with  a  weather  eye  open 
for  a  good  chance  to  marry  off.  No  ordinary  white  man  would 
have  suited  her  at  that  time.  He  would  at  least  have  been  re- 
quired to  be  above  the  average  of  young  men  in  habits,  attain- 
ments and  character.  What  has  happened  since  then  to  so  lower 
her  ambition  as  to  cause  her  to  louk  with  favor  upon  the  advances 
of  an  iguorant  Chinaman  of  foul  body,  benighted  mind,  and 
heathenish  ways?  Something  must  have  occurred  to  so  change  a 
young  Christian  American  lady  of  beauty  and  cultivated  taste. 
We  pau3e  and  refrain  from  pushing  the  inquiry  further  on 
that  line.  It  is  enough  for  our  present  purpose  that  Li  Ling 
has  succeeded  in  dragging  down  by  whatever  means,  the  once 
lovely  and  accomplished  May  Foster  to  bis  own  level.  Of  such 
a  marriage  nothing  but  evil  can  come,  and  the  marvel  is  that  it 
should  have  the  warm  sanction  of  lady  managers  who  would  ab- 
hor it  for  themselves  or  one  of  their  daughters.  For  the  good  in- 
tentions of  these  estimable  ladies  we  have  theprofoundest  respect, 
but  tbey  take  too  much  for  granted  and  do  not  open  their  eyes  to 
many  things  it  is  their  duty  to  see.  How  many  more  unfortu- 
nate May  Fosters  are  committing  themselves  to  entangling  and  un- 
happy alliances  with  Chinese  vices?  We  fear  that  the  local 
Chinese  Missionary  Endeavor  is  proving  a  work  not  fitted  for  or- 
dinary women.  We  are  very  sure  it  ought  to  be  personally  par- 
ticipated in  by  only  men,  or  aged  females.  We  know  it  is  spread- 
ing the  opium  habit  in  places  little  suspected,  and  that  alone  is 
something  so  terrible  in  its  consequences  that  lady  managers  may 
well  pause  and  deeply  reflect  upon  their  responsibilities.  Better, 
a  thousand  times  better  that  none  of  the  Chinese  should  learn  to 
read  and  write  English  than  that  one  good  American  girl  should 
become  au  opium  fiend  or  a  Chinaman's  wife. 


HOW    MANY    DRINKS    SHOULD    WE    TAKE? 

AVERY  interesting  discussion  has  recently  taken  place  through 
the  columns  of  the  London  Times,  as  to  the  number  of  drinks 
the  average  man  may  safely  take  in  the  course  of  every  twenty- 
four  hours.  It  began  by  an  assertion  on  the  part  of  total  abstain- 
ers, that  he  would  be  better  without  any  drinks  at  all,  and, 
although  this  view  was  supported  by  the  ablest  talent  available 
to  it,  the  sledge-bararaer  blows  of  some  of  the  highest  scientists 
in  the  land  smashed  it  into  smithereens.  Without  going  into  de- 
tails, we  propose  to  very  briefly  give  the  conclusions  that  seemed 
to  finally  prevail.  In  the  first  place,  it  was  well  maintained  that 
alcoholic  stimulants,  of  pure  quality  and  proper  quantity,  were 
good  for  man's  use.  Their  frightful  and  dangerous  adulteration 
was  freely  admitted,  and,  of  course,  no  attempt  was  made  to 
cover  up  the  alarming  tendencies  of  fusel  oil,  sulphuric  acid,  and 
other  heating  ingredients,  which  are  for  the  most  part  responsible 
for  the  insatiable  longing  for  another,  and  yet  another  drink, 
which  so  enthralls  a  large  percentage  of  the  human  race.  For 
the  use  of  such  adulterants,  nothing  but  unqualified  con- 
demnation was  employed.  Happily,  they  have  now  in  England 
such  a  rigid  system  of  food  inspection  that  pure  liquor  is  within 
the  reach  of  everybody,  and  it  was  with  that  understanding  the 
discussion  proceeded.  At  an  early  stage  in  the  controversy,  Dr. 
Mortimer  Granville  easily  came  to  the  front  a1*  the  first  authority 
in  the  kingdom  upon  the  subject.  He  held  that  "  there  must  be 
stimulation,  because  there  must  be  momentum.  The  highway  of 
life  is  very  crowded,  and  it  takes  a  lot  of  forcing  to  get  through 
straight,  and  this  is  not  to  be  obtained  without  alcohol.  If  there 
was  no  alcohol  at  all  in  the  diet  of  the  abstainers  themselves,  the 
most  of  them  would  die  of  sheer  inertia.  Alcohol  was  given  to 
man  for  his  mental  and  nervous  stimulation ;  wine  to  make  glad 
the  heart  of  man;  not  unfermented  wine,  which  never  made 
any  man's  heart  glad,  and  never  could  be  good  wine."  At  the 
same  time,  the  learned  gentleman  laid  it  down  as  a  fixed  law  that 
two  ounces  of  pure  alcohol  was  the  maximum  limit  of  what  a  man 
could  beneficially  take  in  twenty-four  hours,  except  in  rare  cases, 
where  a  medical  attendant  has  disease  to  combat.  This  would 
give  of  spirits  containing  from  forty  to  fifty  per  cent,  about  two 
sherry-glassfulls  of  whisky  or  brandy  per  day.  In  the  lighter 
wines  there  is  about  ten  per  cent,  of  alcohol,  so  that  a  pint  is  the 
limit  of  a  day's  consumption.  Lager  beer  has  about  five  percent, 
of  alcohol,  and  therefore  two  pints  are  enough  for  any  man. 
Any  more  creates  irritation  and  does  harm,  whilst  none  at  all, 
says  the  doctor,  causes  debility,  loss  of  force,  incapacity  to  resist 
disease,  and  a  low  tone  of  mental  and  physical  life. 


THE    NEWSPAPER    OF    TO-MORROW. 


VERILY,  of  newspaper  prophets  there  are  many  abroad  in  the 
land.  One  of  them  has  just  been  among  us  in  the  person  of 
a  Mr.  Foster  Coates,  managing  editor  of  the  "  truly  good  "  Colonel 
Elliot  F.  Shepherd's  New  York  Evening  Mail  and  Express.  Mr. 
Coats  knows  exactly  what  the  coming  newspaper  is  going  to  be, 
and  took  his  confreres  of  the  Press  Convention  into  his  confidence 
the  other  evening  at  the  Powell-street  Theatre.  "The  weekly 
paper  and  the  magazine,"  he  confidently  asserts,  "will  be  ab- 
sorbed in  the  daily,"  and  yet  in  the  same  breath  he  is  just  as  sure 
that  the  coming  newspaper  will  have  "either  better  editorials,  or 
none  at  all."  That  is  the  daily's  misfortune  and  the  weekly's 
opportunity.  It  is  a  necessity  of  the  situation  that  the  newspa- 
per of  to-morrow  cannot  have  better  editorials,  and  therefore 
must,  according  to  our  prophet,  dispense  with  them  altogether. 
The  good  all-round  writers  of  full,  accurate  and  satisfying 
criticisms  of  the  larger  affairs  of  States  and  nations,  such  as  Gree- 
ley, Raymond,  Bennett  and  Dana,  are  either  dead  or  dying,  and 
very  few  of  their  like,  possessed  of  natural  aptitude  and  acquired 
ability,  are  coming  along,  and  those  few  will,  for  obvious  reasons, 
prefer  to  write  for  the  weeklies.  The  average  daily — there  are  of 
course  exceptions — are  treadmills  of  labor,  on  which  no  deep- 
thinking  writers  work  unless  they  must.  The  slap-dash-burry- 
up-and-"say-something"  style  of  writing  editorials,  growing  more 
in  vogue  every  day,  neither  satisfies  the  thoughtful  reader,  nor 
contents  the  capable  writer.  Thus  it  is  that  there  are  dailies  to- 
day with  millions  at  their  backs  that  publish  editorials  beneath 
contempt.  There  are  simply  not  better  ones  in  the  market  upon 
their  terms  of  price  and  conditions  of  labor.  Yet  there  are  now, 
and  there  always  will  be,  a  numerous  class  of  cultured  men  and 
women  in  every  large  community  who  are  not  going  to  be  satis- 
fied with  anything  short  of  the  best  in  editorial  writing.  They  are 
and  must  continue  to  be  the  clientele  of  the  most  carefully  written 
and  better  class  of  weeklies,  which  will  grow  in  importance  and 
power  in  the  near  future,  as  they  have  not  done  in  the  past,  and 
for  the  reason  that  the  dailies  are  abandoning  to  them  the  fruitful 
and  profitable  field  of  thoughtful  writing.  The  coming  daily,  as 
a  hair-brained  gatherer  of  miscellaneous  items,  more  or  less  unre- 
liable and  sensational,  is  going  to  make  work  for  the  weekly  in 
extracting  the  boiled  down  juice  of  thought  and  fact  from  the 
undigestible  mental  pabulum  of  which  the  coming  period  is  to  be 
so  prolific. 


Jan 


BAN  PR  \\"<  [Si  0   \i  ii;k. 


THE    KEELY    CURE. 

THE   SB Wfl  LETTER  his  been  clo*ety  watching  for  »onn 
•  It  that  ha«  been  written.  »aul  and  dune  about  the  K  •  e 

ind  until  i  ■  refrained    from  com  in  U- 

ting  ountlvea  to  an  op  nloi  D<  e  did    not  justify 

the  judgment  one  way  or  the  other      Hut   the   eubjeel 
launched  on  the  "ea  of  publii  Dot,  we  think,  to  Its  ad- 

vantage,  that  it  has  become  a  matter  for  examination  with  lucfa 
UgnU  rt-  we  have.  It  would  have  been  much  better  if  tin1  so- 
called  bi-cbloride  ol  gold  treatment  could  have  been  submitted 
to  adenttflc  teste  before  Its  fame  became  so  noised  abroad.  The 
public  is  justified  in  viewing  with  suspicion  all  secret  remedies, 
because  there  Is  now  no  real  need  for  secrecy  to  protect  the  inter- 
I  the  discovery,  ami.  therefore,  when  he  inM*ts  upon  with- 
holding the  facto,  the  reasonable  presumption  is  that  they  will 
not  bear  examination  by  experts.  Dr.  Keely,  as  a  regularly  di- 
plomaed physician  of  the  homeopathic  school,  was  bound  by 
el  ethics  and  his  college  oath  to  give  science  the  benefit  of 
whatever  discoveries  be  might  make.  It  was  on  that  condition 
he  received  from  his  teachers  whatever  information  ihey  pos- 
I.  It  is  that  excellent  principle  of  handing  on  to  others  the 
ascertained  result  of  experiments  that  is  enabling  science  to  be- 
come progressive  and  of  practical  use  to  the  world.  When,  there- 
fore, a  duly  educated  practitioner  disregards  his  honor  pledged  to 
bis  alum  water,  bis  obligations  to  the  learned  professor  who  made 
him  what  he  is.  and  bis  sacred  duty  to  the  noblest  of  sciences,  he 
must  have  some  strange  motive  for  resorting  to  the  much  con- 
demned practice  of  the  quack,  and  what  can  that  motive  possibly 
be,  if  not  a  desire  to  become  inordinately  rich  by  false  pretenses: 
that  is,  by  pretending  to  own  a  secret  specilic,  which  he  knows 
would  not  bear  scientific  investigation?  Dr.  Keely  is  a  very  rich 
man,  and  has  no  real  need  for  the  million  a  year  that  is  now  roll- 
ing into  his  coffers,  but  if  he  thinks  he  has,  let  him  pa  ent  his 
remedy,  and  whilst  thereby  securing  theprofit  of  future  sales,  let 
him  afford  science  an  opportunity  of  investigating  and  determin- 
ing its  merits.  The  so-called  cure  tests  are  no  tests  at  all.  They 
may  be  effects  of  the  imagination,  or  mind  cures,  and  it  is  already 
apparent  that  most  of  them  are  only  temporary.  The  greatest 
success  (as  an  advertisement)  Keely  has  yet  met  with  was  the 
case  of  a  well-known  New  York  literary  man,  who  was  «  cured," 
took  to  the  lecture  platform  to  tell  how  it  was  done,  and  wrote 
the  well-known  article,  on  its  success,  in  the  November  number 
of  The  North  American  Review,  over  the  signature  of  "  Felix  Old- 
boy."  With  the  money  he  got  for  that  ariicle  he  went  on  a  worse 
drunk  than  usual,  and  was  found  dead  on  his  own  door  stoop. 
Whilst  suspicious  of  Keely's  "  cure,"  we  do  not  denounce  it  as  a 
fraud,  because  we  are  not  in  possession  of  the  information  neces- 
sary to  the  determination  of  the  fact. 


NO    BDBBID1E8     BOUNTIKS    OB    «.KANTm. 


THE    WAY    TO    GET    PURE    POLITICS. 

IT  is  charged  that  the  administration  of  our  city's  affairs  is  now, 
and  long  has  been,  corrupt  from  the  center  all  round  to  the 
circumference;  that  there  is  hardly  an  act  that  an  official  can  per- 
form but  can  be  influenced  by  money.  Even  the  judiciary  has 
not  always  risen  higher  than  its  source,  nor  forgotten  that  its 
nomination  had  its  origin  in  a  whisky  mill.  All  these  things  are 
thrice  told  tales.  The  question  now  is  as  to  whatweare  going  to 
do  about  it.  The  answer  in  regard  to  what  we  can  do  about  it  is 
simple  enough.  We  can  obtain  a  pure  municipal  administration 
without  further  or  other  effort  than  that  of  putting  a  clean  ticket 
in  the  field  and  voting  for  it.  Simply  that  and  nothing  more  is 
required.  In  times  past  it  was  not  just  as  easy  to  accomplish 
that  as  it  seemed.  It  was  difficult  to  get  a  ticket  printed,  distribu- 
ted and  voted  unless  it  came  through  the  regular  party  organiza- 
tions. But  the  Australian  ballot  law  under  which  we  now  live 
renders  all  that  very  easy  of  accomplishment.  If  a  Boss- 
nominated  ticket  hereafter  amounts  to  anything,  it  will  be  be- 
cause a  majority  of  the  voters  carefully  and  intentionally  select 
the  names  upon  it  from  among  those  nominated  by  independent 
citizens.  Of  course,  in  that  case,  there  is  nothing  more  to  be  said. 
If,  with  a  ballot  placed  before  them  containing  the  names  on  both 
the  boodle  and  honest  tickets,  a  majority  of  the  voters  deliberately 
set  the  mark  of  their  approval  against  the  names  of  the  boodlers, 
it  will  be  idle  any  longer  to  pretend  that  this  city  is  ready  for 
honest  government,  or  wants  it.  But  that  is  a  matter  that  has 
yet  to  be  submitted  to  the  test.  We  are  not  very  sanguine  of  the 
result,  although  we  should  be  if  we  could  be  assured  that  all  hon- 
est citizens  could  be  aroused  to  a  due  decree  of  activity.  But  that's 
the  rubl  What  is  everybody's  business  is  nobody's  business,  and 
is  neglected  in  consequence.  Hence  the  great  opportunity  of  the 
corrupt  Boss.  He  makes  "  business  "  out  of  politics,  and  it  pays 
him  to  see  that  nothing  is  lost  through  supineness  or  neglect.  He 
pays  his  workers  with  patronage  and  soft  things  generally,  and, 
as  he  sails  under  a  party  name,  trusts  to  honeet  but  foolish  parti- 
sanship to  make  up  the  balance  of  votes  needed.  What  we  should 
like  to  see,  and  ought  to  see  at  the  next  election,  is  a  non-partisan 
ticket  placed  in  the  field,  not  by  a  nominating  convention,  but  by 
the  signing  of  a  nomination  paper  by  the  number  of  citizens  {about 
3,000  in  San  Francisco,  requisite  to  have  its  names  placed  on  the  of- 
ficial ballot. 


T,n   '  '■  i-y  so  larjre  a  majority  of  the  it. 

noi  to  approve  ol  any   subsidy,  bounty   or 
*r«nt  at  this  aeealon,  was  to  have  i  t  It  fa  «  far- 

ig  change  ol  polli  y  nil  the  same,  It-  directness  ol  language 
would  seem  to  leave  no  hope  f.-r  the  steam  mall  subsidy  lav 

■ogw  I illea,  or  the  gram   ol  oredil   to   the   Nicaragua  canal, 

>  at.  if  wisely  operate  d,  nil  inn  I  measures  f..r  the  coun- 

try generally,  and  ol  spi 

sore,  the  rteamahlp  subsidy  law  was  nol  being  operated  to  the 
besl  advantage,  but  thai  Is  something  thai  could  be,  and  ougbl  to 

,M'  ;l oded  at  this  session.    The  sugar  bounties  are  mori 

realising  the  expectations  o!  their  advocates,  and  bid  Fall  to 
much  for  the  Dnited  States  n*  ihey  have  for  France  and  Germany, 
We  bear  ol  beeta  being  planted  and  factories  being  erected  In 
quite  a  number  of  Slates.  If  the  Nicaragua  canal  scheme  la  nol 
to  be  strengthened  by  the  loan  of  the  Government's  credit,  it  may 
a*  well  be  abandoned,  it  cannot  raise  money  abroad,  and  borne 
capital  lights  bhy  of  it.  Yet  it  is  a  safe  enough  adventure  if 
pushed  thro. mh  with  rapidity  and  economy,  and  DlOSt  assuredly 
it  would  greatly  benefit  California  and  the  whole  Pacific  Coast. 
It  remains  to  be  seen  whether  the  resolution  adopted  the  other 
day  will  be  given  in  practice  the  wide  scope  that  its  words  im- 
ply. We  do  noMhink  it  will.  We  believe  the  faith  of  the  Gov- 
ernment will  he  held  to  be  pledged  to  the  payment  of  the  angar 
bounties  and  mail  subsidies,  and  that  enough  Southern  members 
will  favor  the  Nicaragua  bill  to  ensure  its  passage,  but  in  all 
other  respects,  subsidies,  bounties  and  grants  are  for  the  present 
at  an  end. 


CARDINAL    MANNING'S    DEATH. 


A  GREAT  Englishman  died  when  the  Archbishop  of  Westmin- 
ister and  Prince  Cardinal  of  the  Roman  Church  pffssed  over 
to  the  majority  last  week.  He  was  the  son  of  a  London  mer- 
chant, who  was  a  rigid  Protestant,  and  a  Tory  member  of  Par- 
liament. Educated  at  Oxford,  Manning  was  a  college  chum  of 
Gladstone,  and  the  two  ran  a  neck-and-neck  race  for  first  honors. 
Their  mutual  respect  and  admiration  lasted  through  life  and  until 
death  them  did  part.  Gladstone  was  away  at  the  time  in  the 
Riveria,  seeking  to  recuperate  in  preparation  for  the  next  session 
of  Parliament.  When  the  news  came  he  took  it  to  heart  as  a 
personal  blow,  and  refused  to  be  comforted,  although  numerous 
visitors  called  upon  him  for  that  purpose.  It  has  always  been  an 
open  secret  in  England  that  the  men  were  fast  friends,  and  it  has 
been  credited  to  Gladstone  as  weakness  that  he  wrote  uncelebrated 
pamphlet  against  the  Papacy  for  no  higher  or  better  purpose 
than  to  have  the  Nonconformists  of  England  suppose  that  he  was 
in  no  manner  under  the  influence  of  Manning.  It  is  believed 
that  the  latter's  slow  conversion  to  Home  Rule  for  Ireland  had 
much  to  do  with  taking  Gladstone  along  with  him.  When  so 
sturdy  an  Englishman  as  the  Cardinal  could  see  safety  to  his 
country  in  the  proposition,  the  great  commoner  had  his  qualms 
of  conscience  satisfied,  and  could  no  longer  withhold  his  assent. 
The  Cardinal  was  bound  to  outwardly  hold  that  there  was  no 
salvation  without  the  pale  of  his  church,  but,  with  the  peculiar 
subtlety  of  that  institution,  was  entitled  to  all  the  "  mental  re- 
servations" he  pleased.  One  of  these  was  surely  the  belief  that 
he  and  Gladstone  would  meet  on  the  other  side. 


THE    ROYAL    FAMILY'S    BEREAVEMENT. 

THE  death  of  the  young  Duke  of  Clarence  and  Avondale,  the 
heir  apparent  to  the  British  throne,  will  be  regretted  most 
because  of  the  blow  it  strikes  at  three  good  women.  The  world 
dearly  loves  a  lover  and  especially  so  when  he  is  a  young  and  ar- 
dent one  and  Princling  and  coming  King  at  that.  Prince  Albert 
Victor,  Duke  of  Clarence,  might  have  gone  farther  and  aimed 
more  ambitiuously  than  he  did,  but  Mary  of  Teck  was  good 
enough  for  him,  and  with  singular  unanimity  and  enthusiasm  the 
people  of  England  approved  his  choice,  and  declared  her  to  be  good 
enough  for  their  future  Queen.  An  English  Princess,  her  home 
life,  her  accomplishments,  and  her  ways  were  well  known  and 
appreciated.  There  was  no  chance  work  and  therefore  no  risk  of 
failure  in  such  a  marriage,  and  for  that  reason,  if  for  no  other,  it 
satisfied  the  common  sense  conservation  of  the  people  of  Eng- 
land. It  was  a  love  match  and  as  such  appealed  to  the  sym- 
pathy of  the  sentimental,  The  pair  were  to  have  been  married 
in  about  three  weeks  hence.  But  fate  had  decreed  otherwise  and 
now  everybody  is  more  or  Ipss  touched  at  the  sad  and  forlorn 
condition  of  the  hapless  maiden.  The  aged,  widowed  and  good 
Queen  of  England  has  lost  her  favorite  grandchild,  and  the  dark- 
ness of  sorrow  has  once  again  crossed  her  path.  Beloved  for  her 
good  qualities,  her  people  participate  in  her  sorrows.  The 
Mother  Princess,  too,  has  universal  sympathy.  Coming,  a 
stranger  from  her  native  Denmark  to  England,  she  has  acted  well 
her  part,  and  rendered  herself  popular  with  all  classes.  For  the 
rest,  England  will  survive  her  loss.  She  had  long  ago  betrayed 
her  preference  for  the  more  capable  brother  who  remains. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  23,  1892. 


LAWRENCE    J.    KIP    BECOMES    A   CATHOLIC. 

A  SENSATION    will    be 
caused  in  hie;h  church 

and    social  circles  tbit 

morning,    when    this    an 

nouncenient  is  read — thai 

Lawrence   J.  Kip,  grand 

son   of  the  venerabli 

Bishop    Kip,  will  be  bap 

ti'/.ed  in  the  Roman  Cath 

olic   faith,   at  St.    MaryV 

Cathedral,   on   Van    Nest 

avenue,  by  Father  Mont- 
gomery, at  10 o'clock  nexi 

Monday     morning.       Hi- 
sponsor  will  be  Mr.  Will 

iam  Callaghan,  son  of  Mr 

Daniel  Callagban,  tbe  we] 

known    ban  k  e  r  .      Th« 
manner  in  which  Mr.  Ki] 

has    become    an    aposiat 

from  the  religious  belief  i 

his  fathers  can  be  only  out 

lined    in    the    brief   spac- 

which  we  are  able  to  givi 

the  matter  in  this  issue  o. 

the  News  Letter.    He  has 

always  been  a  deep  student,  and   though    now  only  twenty-three 

years  of  age,  he  is  far  advanced  in  thought  and  learning. 

It  was  while  traveling  through  the  State  with  his  grandfather, 
that  Mr.  Kip's  thoughts  were  first  directed  to  a  comparison  of 
the  dogmas  and  doctrines  of  the  two  great  churches  of  the  world. 
His  natural  inclinations,  his  associations,  and  his  propensity  for 
investigation  all  led  him  to  make  a  deeper  examination  of  the 
principles  of  both  faiths.  This  examination  caused  hitu  to  wish 
to  learn  more  about  the  Roman  Catholic  Church,  and  he  began 
studying  zealously  all  its  teachings.  His  first  preceptor  in  the 
mysteries  of  the  great  Church  of  Rome  was  Father  Sasia,  then 
Superior  General  of  the  Society  of  Jesus  upon  the  Pacific  Coast. 
With  him  Mr.  Kip  studied  for  a  year  and  a  half,  and  for  the  last 
nine  months  he  has  been  instructed  by  Father  Montgomery.  It 
was  nnt  without  a  due  appreciation  of  the  consequences  in  a 
worldly  sense,  to  himself,  that  he  decided  upon  the  step  he  is 
about  to  take.  He  realizes  that  it  is  contrary  to  what  might  be 
considered  his  best  personal  interests,  but  as  he  is  convinced  that 
the  Roman  Catholic  Church  is  the  only  one  which  will  give  com- 
plete satisfaction  to  the  deep  student,  he  has  determined  to  enter 
its  fold.  If  the  bible  be  considered  a  true  mentor,  he  is  fully  con- 
vinced that  the  doctrines  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church  are  the 
only  ones  that  are  full  and  complete.  He  is  fully  in  accord  with 
the  dogma  of  the  infallibility  of  the  Pope,  and  compares  the 
Pontiff's  position  to  that  of  the  Supreme  Court.  From  the  Pope, 
in  religious  matters,  there  is  no  appeal;  from  the  Supreme  Court, 
in  legal  matters,  there  is  no  appeal.  Both  are  infallible,  the  dif- 
ference being  that  in  one  case  infallibility  is  expressed;  in  the 
other,  implied.  In  the  matter  of  absolution,  Mr.  Kip  believes 
fully  in  the  Roman  Catholic  doctrine,  which  holds  that  there 
can  be  no  true  absolution  unless  tbe  sinner  be  penitent.  Abso- 
lution is  conditional  upon  contrition,  which  to  be  complete  must 
involve  our  interior  and  sovereign  sorrow  for  our  sins.  The 
Episcopal  Church  pronounces  absolution,  and  has  the  same  belief 
regarding  penitence  as  the  Roman  Catholic.  Mr.  Kip  has  a  high 
respect  for  the  many  learned  clergymen  of  the  Roman  Catholic 
Church.  Leo,  he  considers  the  intellectual  peer,  if  not  the  supe- 
rior, of  any  man  of  the  day.  If  a  man  lives  up  intelligently  to 
the  doctrines  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church,  says  Mr.  Kip,  he  can 
be  a  better  Christian  than  be  can  in  any  other  church.  He  has 
entered  fully  into  the  spirit  of  its  teachings. 

Lawrence  J.  Kip  was  born  in  Inglewood,  N.  J.,  in  1SG9.  At 
the  age  of  sixteen,  he  entered  tbe  University  of  California,  but 
did  not  complete  his  course,  being  compelled  to  retire  when  half 
through  tbe  junior  year,  on  account  of  ill-health.  Some  six 
months  later,  he  began  to  study  with  D.  M.  Delmas,  and  on  No- 
vember 11,  1890,  just  after  attaining  his  majority,  was  admitted 
to  the  bar.  He  has  since  been  practicing  his  profession  in  this 
city.  When  seventeen  years  old,  be  was  appointed  Councilman 
for  the  Pacific  Coast  for  St.  Andrews'  Brotherhood.  He  resigned 
this  office  about  a  year  later,  when  he  began  his  studies  with 
Father  Sasia.  His  father  is  \V.  I.  Kip,  Jr.,  of  this  city.  His 
mother  is  tbe  daughter  of  Hon.  W.  B.  Kinney,  who  was  United 
States  Minister  to  Turin.  She  was  raised  in  Italy,  and  was  mar- 
ried by  Bishop  Kip  to  his  son  in  the  English  Chapel  at  Nice. 
Mrs.  Kip  is  a  cousin  of  Orover  Cleveland,  and  a  half-sister  of  Ed- 
mund Clarence  Stedman.  An  elder  brother  of  Mr.  Kip  is  now 
studying  for  the  Episcopal  ministry  at  the  General  Theological 
Seminary,  New  York  City.  Bishop  Kip  is  well  known  through- 
out the  world  as  a  prominent  Episcopalian  prelate.  He  was 
consecrated  a  Bishop  in  1854,  and  is  the  second  Bishop  in  the 
United  States.  His  text-books  are  used  at  Oxford,  Cambridge, 
and  the  University  of  Canada. 


ONLY    A    MONTH. 

Chaelie  Willis  Died  December  23rd,  1891. 


Only  a  month  since  they  did  strew 

Their  flowers  above  my  one, 
My  bud   that  faded  e'er  its  dew 

Had  vanished  in  life's  sun. 
And  yet  each  waking  minute  seems 

An  endless  year  of  pain. 
Soothed  only  when  night's  blessed  dreams  s 

Gives  back  my  boy  again. 
The  silent  house  is  haunted  now, 

And  whispers  of  the  dead, 
I  fear  the  lonely  morning  hour, 

The  evening  hour  I  dread. 
For  always  then  his  dear  lips  sought 

His  morn  and  evening  kiss. 
Ah!  only  mothers  know  how  naught 

Can  bound  life's  joy  like  this. 
Only  a  month,  yet  what,  indeed, 

Is  all  the  petty  score 
Of  years  that  still  may  drag  or  speed, 

Until  on  that  bright  shore 
1   meet  and  clasp  my  own  again  ? 

Enough   that  till  it  be, 
Though  all  his  months  be  happy  ones, 

He  longs  and  waits  for  me. 
Januaiy  23rd,  1892. 

SANBORN,    VAIL    &    CO.'S    NEW    QUARTERS. 

NO  better  indication  of  the  steady  increase  of  a  city's  business 
interests  can  be  given  than  the  demand  of  large  business 
houses  for  more  extensive  quarters  for  the  comfortable  transaction 
of  their  affairs.  Such  an  evidence  of  prosperity  has  been  recently 
given  here  by  the  announced  removal  of  Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co.  from 
their  large  store  on  Market  street,  opposite  Powell,  to  the  five- 
story  building  on  Market  street,  opposite  Grant  avenue,  recently 
vacated  by  F.  S.  Chadbourne  &  Co.  Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co.  have 
leased  this  very  large  building  for  a  long  term  of  years,  and  when 
the  improvements  they  are  making  are  completed,  and  they  be- 
come well  settled  in  it,  they  will  have  the  largest  building  in  tbe 
State  entirely  devoted  to  the  business  of  a  private  firm.  Their 
removal  has  been  necessitated  by  the  rapid  d  velopment  of  their 
affairs,  for  notwithstanding  tbe  establishment  of  branch  stores  at 
Los  Angeles  and  at  Portland,  they  found  themselves  without 
sufficient  accommodation.  The  new  Market-street  store  is  50x175 
feet.  On  the  first  floor  will  be  exhibited  moldings  and  frames, 
artists'  materials  ami  beautiful  paintings.  This  floor  is  decorated 
in  cream  and  gold,  and  other  delicate  tints,  in  keeping  with  tbe 
artistic  qualities  of  the  goods* exhibited.  The  offices  are  also  on 
the  first  floor.  On  the  second  floor  there  has  been  arranged  a 
special  exhibit  room,  50  feet  square,  where,  under  a  powerful 
electric  light,  famous  paintings  may  be  shown.  A  notable  feature 
of  this  exhibition-room  will  be  that  the  same  even  light  will  be 
kept  on  it  night  and  day.  This  is  the  manner  in  which  pictures 
are  shown  in  the  art  centers  of  Europe.  It  is  considered  the  best 
method  in  vogue,  and  has  always  been  very  successful.  On  this 
floor  there  is  also  a  room,  facing  Market  street,  devoted  to  the 
exhibition  of  etchings,  steel  engravings,  aquarelles,  and  other 
works  of  art. 

The  wholesale  department  is  on  the  third  floor,  and  on  the 
fourth  the  picture  frames  are  manufactured.  The  fifth  floor  is 
converted  into  a  remarkable  store-room,  and  there,  in  1,500  com- 
partments,' as  many  different  style  moldings  are  placed.  In  the 
basement  are  stored  frames,  moldings  u-ed  in  house  decoration, 
and  manufactured  work.  The  business  of  this  firm  is  now  in 
three  different  localities.  H  has  the  large  basement  of  the  Flood 
Building;  an  immense  warehouse  on  Eighth  street,  and  the  store 
on  Market,  opposite  I 'o well.  By  moving  into  the  large  structure 
on  Market,  opp  »site  Grant  avenue,  it  will  centralize  all  its  busi- 
ness, and  will  be  able  to  afford  customers  greater  and  better  facil- 
ities for  tbe  examination  of  stock. 

An  extraordinary  sale  of  standard  and  high-bred  brood  mares 
from  the  Palo  Alio  stuck  farm  will  be  made  by  Killip  &  Co.,  at  tbe 
salesyards  at  the  corner  of  Van  Ness  avenue  and  Market  street,  be- 
ginning at  10  a.  m..  February  24.  1892.  One  of  the  principal  advan- 
tages of  this  sale  is  the  opportunity  to  obtain  foals  from  the  noted 
young  stallions  by  that  famous  sire,  Electioneer,  whose  sons  have  in- 
herited his  great  breeding  powers.  All  the  animals  to  be  offered  are 
possessed  of  some  of  the  most  noted  and  fashionable  strains  now  in 
use. 


Shainwald,  Buckbae  6c  Co.,  Real  Estate  Agents,  make  a  specialty 
of  taking  full  charge  of  property  for  absentee  owners.  Houses  rented, 
rents  collected,  real  estate  bought  and  sold  on  commission.  Office, 
407-409  Montgomery  street. 

White's  hat  emporium,  of  b'14  Commercial  street,  is  the  place  to 
get  your  hats,  for  it  is  the  boast  of  the  house  that  only  the  latest  and 
best  goods  are  sold  there. 

The  Maison  Riche  is  considered  among  epicures  the  very  best 
restaurant  in  town  for  diuuer  parties. 


Jan 


BAN  FRANCIS*  0  M  w        !  i  n-'i:. 


SLEKiK     BELLS 

JInflc.  U1U;  Jlo«lr.  twll»    jiaflv  all  tfce  d»y. 

Oh,  what  fun  II  ■  oo«-hor*«  opeu  *)cl«h. 

THAT  i»  the  son*  of  the  hour  among  San  Franciscans  who  are 
-mined  to  get  all  the  errj  ■ .  rotnl  possible  out  of  life.  Man 
Is  never  satisfied;  nor  woman,  either;  particularly  woman,  and, 
therefore,  though  we  of  the  <  V.v  bj  the  Golden  ttale  have  been 
enjoying  midsummer  weather  in  January  for  many  dayi 
tbe  other  fashionables  have  demanded  new  enjoyments,  ami  they 
have  found  them  in  ■•  dashing  o'er  tbe  snow,"  hchind  a  (ram  of 
iters,  tilling  their  lung-*  w  ith  ihecrisp  air  «.f  tbe  mountains, 
and   in   half  an  hourga:-  .-  by  the  exercise.      Where  is 

all    this   enjoyment   to   be  bad  '     Why,  at  Truckee.  only  twelve 
hours  away.      You  take  the  <;  p.  m.  fast  mail  train  from  this  city, 
get  into  the  Pullman  coach,  and  at  7  o'clock  next  morning  break- 
fast at  Truckee.    There  the  si  -;»l   feet  deep,  tbe  air  is 
•Id  enough  to  be  bracing,  and  there  is  sufficient  <  n.-jmess  to 
put  a  warm  glow  upon   any   cheek,  be  it  never  so  pallid.      Excel* 
lent    accommodations   are    easily  obtained  at  the  Truckee  Hotel, 
and  at  Irwm'g  Stables  coaches,  cutters,  double    seat,   single    seat, 
or    any    other    kind   of  sleighs   may   be  obtained,  with  ?xeellent 
teams.     The  roads  are  all  in    first-class  condition,  and  a  dash  over 
the  s-now  is  one  of  the  greate-t  novel  pleasures  that  can  be  otfered    i 
to    tbe   people  of  this   country  of  winter  sunshine  and  (lowers. 
Before  starting  from  the  hotel,  tbe  genial  proprietor,  Mr.  McKay, 
put?  a  couple  of  hot  bricks,  wrapped  in  blankets,  into  the  sleigb, 
on  which  a  lady  may  rest  her  feet,  thus  frightening  off  any  lonely    ! 
cough  or  cold  which  may  be   lurking  along   the  road  and  waiting 
for  victims.     The  drive  out  on  tbe  Sierra  Valley  road  is  one  of  tbe    : 
most  popular,  as  it  may  be  taken   any    lime   during    tbe    winter. 
The  first  stop  is  usually  made  at  a  bill,  four  miles  from  Truckee,    ' 
w  here  tbe  merry-makers    may  dismount  and  try    their   prowess    ' 
upon  snow-shoes,  or  lose  their  breath  tobogganing   upon  the   hill- 
side.     Two   m  les   further  are  tbe  ice-ponds,    which    afford    ex- 
Del  lent   opportunity    for  skating.     On   a  road  leading  southerly 
from  Truckee,    Ponner    Lake  id  reached,  about   four  miles  away.    ' 
This  is  also  a  deligbtful    drive.     Wben    tbe  lake  is    frozen   over, 
its   surface    will    present   a  malchless  skating   field.     Many  vis-    I 
tors,  taking  their  skates    from    Truckee,  go    out  to    tbe    ponds,    i 
skate    until     lunch     time,     return    to    the    j~ 
town,    and     then,    after    lunch,  return  to 
their  amusement,   going   back    to   Truckee 
for  dinner.    One  must  be  of  a  dull  imagina- 
tion who  cannot  entertain   tbe  delights  of 
sleighing  or  skating  during  one  of  the  glori- 
ous moonlight   nights    which     Truckee    so 
often  enjoys.     The   Truckee   trip    has  cap- 
tured many  local  people,  and  if  the  exodus 
to  the  snow  roads  and  ice  ponds  continues, 
society's  ranks  will  soon  be  depleted.  Some 
parties  have  made  tbe  trip,  and    others  are 
now  preparing  for  it.     Those  who  contem- 
plate going  should  not  lorget  to  take  plenty 
of  warm  clothing,  including  wraps,  gloves, 
over-shoes,    veils    or    blue    glasses,    over- 
coats, etc.     All    these  necessaries    for  com- 
fort can,  of  course,  be  procured  at  Truckee. 
If  one  wishes  only  a  few  hours'  sleighing 
or  skating,  the  return  trip  may  be  made  on 
the  train  which    leaves  Truckee   at   noon, 
and   arrives   here   at   10:45  o'clock  in    tbe 
evening.      Another    train    leaves   Truckee 
at  midnight  and  arrives  here  at   11 :45  a  m. 
It  is  one  of  the  most  delightful  trips  within 
easy  reach  of  the  city.     There  are  in  San 
Francisco  many  hundreds,  and  even  thou- 
sands, of  young  people  who  have  never  bad 
a  sleigh-ride,  nor  put  on  a  real  skate.     This 
is  a  glorious  opportunity  for  them  to  enjoy 
themselves  in  a  manner   more  exhilarating 
and   beneficial   than  any   dozen  parties   or 
cotillions.     The   half-tone   engravings   pre- 
sented   with  this  issue  of  the  News  Lettee 
are  from  photographs  taken  last  week  of  a 
party  who  went  to  Truckee  for  a  sleigh  ride. 

i  a  note  I  want  you  to  hand 
lively  when  you  are  sure  no- 
body is  looking,"  said  a  New  York  society 
man  to  a  colored  servant  at  a  fashionable 
Fifth  avenue  residence. 

"Yea,   Bah,"   said   Sambo,    showing  his 
ivories. 

"  But  mind  you,  don't  whisper  a  word  to    j 
a  living  soul." 

"  You  kin  jess  rest  easy  about  that,  boss. 
Yisterday  I  fotched  dat  ar'  same  woman  a  j 
letter  from  anudder  gemman,  an'  I  ain't 
Baid  a  word  'bout  it  to  nobody  yit.  You 
kin  jess  rest  easy  erbout  my  opening  my 
mouf."  — Exchange. 


THE    MESSAGE 

1*0  the  haunt*  of  the  faithful  'tWH  Radolpfa  W 

Wllb  tb te  of   \VirM»aden  * t ill  .lank  on  bll  frame. 

And  In-  rous. d   tbe  shorn   lambs  into  infinite  gle« 
&J  be  .-ned.   I>nnk  a  bumper   to  BuoklCJ  with 

I've  a  message  from    Buoklaj  which    I'm   to  post   high, 
He's  out  of  the  racket—  keep  your  ga/.e  on   my  eye — 
He's  out   of  all  politics— JuSt  as  a  cat 
Is  out  of  the  cream   when  you  watch   what  she's  at. 

He'll  assist  a  few  friends     can  you  doubt  wbom  be  means? 
Who'?e  DOen  loyal  and  steadfast  through  all  the  late  S06I1M, 
And   he'll   tighten    tin-   thumbfJOTOWl    he's    for^im-   till 
Kvery  cur  that  took  courage  to  bark  at  his  heels. 

Yon  kew  him  loo  well  to  believe  that  he  will 
Howard  from  bin  purse  while  there's  a  popular  till, 
<>r  to  punish  be  wilt  not   make  free  u*e  of  the  ."nme; 
Hut  remember  tbe  watchword—  Buck's  out  of  the  game. 

He'll  remain  at  Wiesbaden— the  cure  is  sublime 
For  indictment  and  chronic  congestion  of  crime— 
He'll  remain  at  Wiesbaden  till  1  wire  him  fully 
If  tbe  Grand  Jury  drawn  will  be  olfcast  or  bully. 

If  otTcast,  he'll  stay— for  his  health  is  precarious; 
If  bully,  you'll  see  him  here,  well  and  hilarious ; 
So  fill  up  your  glasses  and  drink  to  Buck's  cure, 
For  if  the  Jury  goes  wrong  he  is  not  in  it,  sure. 


Under  the  name  of  >«  Le  Dansk,"  there  is  being  introduced 

into  England,  so  says  Industries,  by  M.  Auguste  Pellerin,  of  Paris, 
a  butter  substitute  which  appears  to  possess  the  merit  of  being 
wholesome  as  well  as  economical.  Its  manufacture  has  just  been 
begun  at  large  works  which  have  been  erected  at  Southampton, 
and  which  were  recently  opened.  "  he  Dansk  "  is  already  known 
in  the  trade,  having  hitherto  been  produced  at  M.  Pellerin's  fact- 
ory in  Paris.  Its  basis  is  the  fat  obtained  from  freshly  slaughtered 
cattle,  which  is  first  converted  into  oleomargarine  and  afterward 
treated  and  made  into  "  Le  Dansk." 


Pastry  Without  Butter. 


"  rjEREiaa 
ll.  Mrs.  Liv 


Light,  flaky  and  digestible  pie  crust  and  all  kinds  of 
fine  pastry  can  be  made  with  Dr.  Price's  Cream  Baking  Pow- 
der without  butter  or  with  one  half  the  usual  portion,  if  pre- 
ferred, or  with  a  small  quantity  of  lard  or  other  shortening 
as  desired.  Pie  crust  made  in  this  way  is  more  wholesome 
and  digestible  besides  being  more  economical  and  easier  pre- 
pared in  addition  to  saving  all  the  butter  if  desired.  One- 
third  the  flour  is  also  dispensed  with,  and  the  crust  is  rolled 
that  much  thinner,  the  raising  qualities  of  Dr.  Price's  Powder 
swelling  it  to  the  requisite  thickness.  Those  who  enjoy  the 
appetizing  qualities  of  the  delicious  home  made  pie  will 
rejoice  to  know  this  secret. 

Dr.  Price's  Cream  Baking  Powder  is  the  only  powder 
that  contains  the  white  of  eggs. 

Dr.  Prtee's  Cream  Baking  Powder  is  re- 
ported by  all  authorities  as  free  from  Ammonia, 
Alum,  or  any  other  adulterant.  In  fact,  the 
purity  of  this  ideal  powder  has  never  been  ques- 
tioned. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  23,  1892. 


"  We    Obey    no    Wand    but     Pleasure's." — Tom  Moore 

ON  Tuesday  evening,  in  response  to  an  invitation  extended  by 
Manager  Bouvier,  a  large  contingent  oE  the  visiting  Press 
Clubs  attended  tbe  performance  at  the  Baldwin  Theatre,  and  were 
themselves  scarcely  a  secondary  attraction  to  tbe  immense  local 
andience.  The  people  on  the  stage  seemed  to  feel  tbe  incitement 
of  the  supposed  extra  infusion  of  critical  intelligence  in  the  au- 
dience, and  exerted  themselves  to  beat  their  own  record.  The 
evening  was  undoubtedly  one  of  the  most  highly  enjoyed  of  tbe 
engagement.  On  Wednesday  .evening  some  hundred  or  so 
Mystic  Sbriners  (who  by  tbe  way  seem  to  be  an  eminently  jolly 
and  junketing  order  of  pilgrims  through  this  vale  of  tears)  visited 
the  theatre  in  full  regalia,  and  looking  more  like  Mystic  Shiners 
in  glittering  jewels  and  gold  and  purple  fezzes.  Altogether 
this  has  been  a  gala  week  at  tbe  Baldwin,  and  Mr.  Wilkinson's 
Widows  has  entirely  escaped  tbe  comparative  cessation  of  interest 
incident  to  second  weeks  in  general.  The  last  week  of  the  popu- 
lar comedy  bids  fair  to  equal,  if  not  to  exceed,  the  success  of-the 
first  two.  Following  Frobman's  comedians  at  tbe  Baldwin  conies 
Minna  Gale,  in  a  well-chosen  repertory  of  classic  plays. 

*  *  » 

Hoyt  is  a  comedy  original.  One  may  criticize  his  productions, 
and  tell  why  they  are  not  funny — but  tbe  iangh  comes  in  just  as 
spontaneously  and  irresistibly  at  every  turn  of  dialogue  and  situ- 
ation. In  A  Texas  Steer  the  author  has  taken  a  somewhat  higher 
flight  even  than  that  essayed  in  The  Midnight  Bell,  the  play  in- 
volving considerable  satire,  pointed,  if  not  new,  on  political 
methods  and  Washington  morals.  A  noticeable  fact  in  the  present 
production  of  A  Texas  Steer  at  the  California,  is  that,  with  perhaps 
one  or  two  qualifications,  it  is  better  than  the  last.  We  have  the 
same  Maverick  Brander  and  the  same  Bossy,  and  it  is  hard  to 
imagine  an  improvement  on  either.  Flora  Walsh  seems  to  have 
just  the  personality  for  a  fresh  country  girl,  sufficiently  pretty, 
more  than  sufficiently  shrewd  and  quick-witted,  and  without  any 
over-developed  idea,  even  at  the  last,  of  the  refinements  of  con- 
ventionality. Mr.  Murphy's  characterization  of  the  Texan 
Congressman  hardly  received  full  appreciation  on  a  first  seeing. 
It  deserves  more  than  the  superficial  "  awfully  funny,"  being  in 
many  respects  of  detail,  and  in  tbe  sustained  peculiarity  of  man- 
ner and  accent,  never  exaggerated,  a  study.  The  same  comment, 
verbatim,  may  be  made  on  Will  Bray's  inimitable  "  Minister  to 
Day-homey."  Mrs.  Walsh's  old  part,  Mrs.  Brander,  is  unexcep- 
tionally  taken  by  Miss  Lizzie  du  Roy.  Julius  Eahn,  of  this  city, 
who  took,  at  very  short  notice,  Newton  Chisnell's  place  as  Col. 
Brassy  Gall,  did  remarkably  well  under  the  circumstances,  though 
on  Monday  and  Tuesday  evenings  his  evident  nervousness  led  to 
an  overstrained  restlessness  which  became  tiresome  and  monot- 
onous. Doubtless  this  toned  down  as  Mr.  Kahn  became  ac- 
customed to  his  work.  One  of  tbe  most  thoroughly  charming 
bits  in  the  comedy  is  that  furnished  by  Miss  Dorothy  Sherrod  as 
Dixie  Stile,  the  pretty,  dangerous  little  lobbyist  from  Indiana. 
Miss  Dorothy  looked  so  pretty  and  so  bright,  talked  with  so 
captivating  a  drawl,  cast  up  her  bright  eyes  with  such  bewitch- 
ing simplicity,  and  made  herself  altogether  such  a"demnition 
fascinating  little  sweetness  "  that  even  the  women  in  the  audi- 
ence wished  she  would  prolong  tbe  interesting  interview  ;  and  as 
to  the  men,  it  is  a  wonder  they  let  her  go  off  tbe  stage  at  all. 
Probably  they  would  not  if  they  were  not  filled  with  envy  for  tbe 
lucky  Brander.  "  A  thing  of  beauty  and  a  joy  forever  "  some- 
times springs  up  unexpectedly,  even  on  the  arid  soil  of  farce- 
comedy. 

Cap'ain  Swift  is  an  interesting  play,  but  too  generally  known 
here  to  warrant  reproduction  unless  by  an  exceptional  company. 
It  is  acceptably,  but  not  exceptionally  well  played  by  Mr.  Arthur 
Forrest  and  his  support.  Mr.  Forrest  seems  to  feel  and  compre- 
hend his  part,  and  setting  aside  some  rather  unpleasing  manner- 
isms of  voice  and  carriage,  makes  quite  a  realistic  part  of  the  re- 
pentant bushranger.  Tbe  entire  company  seemed  to  have  taken 
out  a  patent  on  a  new  reading  of  Noah  Webster.  They  were  evi- 
dently determined  to  have  it  noticed,  too,  as  they  used  the  word 
"int'resting  "  {three  syllables,  accented  on  the  first)  twenty-four 
times,  by  actual  count,  in  half  as  many  minutes.  With  a  more 
extended  repertory  Mr.  Forrest  might  fill  here  a  longer  engage- 
ment, but  limited  to  one  play,  and  that  not  a  new  one,  his  bright 
manager  has  shown  his  good  judgment  in  cutting  down  his  stay 
to  one  week. 

*  »  • 

Next  week  Bobby  Gaylor  will  occupy  the  Bush  with  Spo'rt  Mc- 
Allister; one  of  the  Four  Hundred. 

*  *  » 

Those  who  enjoy  the  music  of  the  Carr-BeeL  "  pops  "  gave  the  trio 
a  warm  reception  last  Saturday  afternoon,  at  the  opening  concert 
of  their  third  series.  The  afternoon  was  devoted  to  Beethoven, 
the  master  composer.  The  programme  opened  with  a  sonata  for 
violin  and  piano,  op.  12,  No.  1,  which    was    played    in    excellent 


manner  by  Mrs.  Carr  and  Mr.  Beel.  The  many  admirers  of  Mrs. 
Carr's  fine  piano  work  were  glad  to  see  that  lady's  name  on  the 
programme  for  a  solo,  but  unfortunately  her  selection  was  such 
as  to  somewhat  detract  from  the  pleasure  usually  derived  from 
her  playing.  Her  execution  was,  as  always,  brilliant  and  fin- 
ished, but  the  composition,  Thirty  two  Variations  in  C  Minor,  is 
a  series  of  technical  difficulties,  without  sentiment  or  feeling. 
The  last  number  was  the  delicate  and  melodious  trio  in  C  Minor 
for  violin,  viola  and  'cello,  to  which  the  three  musicians,  Messrs. 
Beel,  Heine  and  Siering,  did  full  justice.  Mrs.  Brechemin's 
charming  mezzo-soprano  was  heard  in  three  songs,  one  of  Beet- 
hoven's "  Neue  Liebe,  Neues  Leben ;"  the  other  two,  Scotch 
songs,  to  the  simple  airs  of  which  Beethoven  gave  some  delightful 
instrumentation  in  the  form  of  obligatos  for  violin  and  'cello. 
The  third  song,  "  Again,  My  Lyre,"  was  especially  pleasing,  and 
was  sung  by  Mrs.  Brecbemin  with  extreme  feeling.  The  next 
concert  will  take  place  on  the  30th  of  this  month,  and  it  is  to  be 
hoped,  for  the  encouragement  of  the  painstaking  musicians,  that 
a  larger  audience  will  greet  them. 

*  *  » 

The  Orpheum  is  giving  a  good  production  of  Erminie,  and  to 
very  good  patronage.  As  the  two  thieves,  Ravannes  and  Cadeaux, 
Douglas  Flint  and  Chas.  H.  Drew  have  had  three  or  four  recalls 
every  evening.  Tellula  Evans  sings  Erminie  well,  and  costumes 
it  nattily  and  tastefully.  The  Queen's  Lacs  Handkerchief  will  come 
next. 

#  *  # 

At  the  Tivoli  one  of  the  most  musical  of  Gilbert  &  Sullivan's 
operas,  The  Yeomen  of  the  Guard  has  been  the  week's  entertain- 
ment. Gracie  Plaistedis  pretty  and  piguante  as  Sergeant  Meryll's 
daughter,  and  Phil.  Branson  is  a  graceful  and  effective  Jack 
Point.  Next  week  a  new  prima  donna,  Miss  Kitty  Marcellus, 
will  be  heard  at  the  Tivoli,  making  her  first  appearance  as  Boccac- 
cio, in  Von  Snppe's  opera,  alternating  wilh  Tillie  Salinger.  The 
Tivoli  management  has  been  lately  adding  several  new  members 
to  its  company,  which  will  soon  be  as  efficient  as  even  this  am- 
bitious house  can  desire.  Ferris  Hartman,  comedian,  and  Will 
Henshaw,  tenor,  are  soon  tn  appear,  and  negotiations  are  pending 
with  two  other  Eastern  singers. 


A  number  of  interesting  matches  in  racing,    foot-ball,  etc., 
entertained  the  Rink  patrons  at  the  Pavilion  this  week. 


have 


Miss  Gale's  leading  man  is  Creston  Clark,  a  son  of  John  Sleeper 
Clark  and  nephew  of  Edwin  Booth.  Tbe  first  week's  repertory 
will  be:  Monday  and  Thursday,  Romeo  and  Juliet;  Tuesday,  Ingo- 
mar;  Wednesday,  The  Hunchback;  Friday,  Lady  of  Lyons;  Satur- 
day matinee,  Much  Ado  About  Nothing;  Saturday  night,  Duchess  of 
Padua. 

*  #  * 

"  My  Brown-eyed  Marie  "  is  tbe  title  of  a  new  "  song  and  dance,'' 
composed  by  Ashton  V.  Stevens  and  published  by  Broder  and 
Schlam,  26-30  O'Farrell  street.  It  is  much  above  the  average 
music  of  its  class,  as  well  as  extremely  catchy  and  effective,  and 
will  be  more  than  an  ordinary  acquisition  to  this  line  of  music. 

*  *  * 

Continuing  the  course,  Beethoven's  sonata,  op.  12,  No.  2, 
will  be  played  by  Mrs.  Carr  and  Mr.  Beel,  at  their  next  concert. 
Mrs.  Carr  will  also  take  part  with  Mr.  Heine  in  a  sonato  by  Men- 
delssohn for  piano  and  'cello.  A  duo  for  violins,  by  Alard,  played 
by  Messrs.  Beel  and  Landsberger,  will   complete   the  programme. 

Professor  Tyndall  entertained  the  members  of  the  San  Francisco 
Verein,  last  Wednesday  night.  His  mystifications  were  well  re- 
ceived, and  most  of  his  experiments  were  loudly  applauded. 
Only  members  and  their  families  were  present,  but  they  were 
sufficiently  numerous  to  fill  the  ball. 

*  •  » 

Sydney  Rosenfeld's  comedy,  The  Club  Friend,  in  which  Roland 
Reed  has  made  his  latest  success,  will  be  produced  at  the  Cali- 
fornia February  8th,  under   the  direction  of   Mr.  E.  B.  Jack. 

Maud  Granger,  in  her  new  play,  Inherited,  will  be  seen  at  the 
Bush-street  Theatre  in  the  near  future. Tbe  next  Musical  Sun- 
day Afternoon  at  Steinway  Hall  will  take  place  February  12th. 

A  twenty-four  hours'  race  for  a  prize  of  $500,  for  which  there 

are  fourteen  entries,    will    begin   at    the    Pavilion    Skating  Rink, 

January  30th. Stuart   Robson,  in  his   brilliant  production  of 

She  Stoops  to  Conquer,  will  follow  Miss   Gale  at  the  Baldwin.     He 

will  also  be  seen  in  the  delightful  comedy,  The  Henrietta. The 

Musical  Courier  says  that  UAmi  Fritz  (Friend  Fritz),  Mascagni's 
new  opera,  is  now  called  «  Dear  Friend,"  in  view  of  the  high 
price   for    the    rights    placed    upon    it    by    his    publisher,  Son- 

sogni. A  young    and    brilliant    tragedy   star,    Adalbert    Mat- 

kowsky,  a  Pole,  who  created  a  sensation  at  Am  berg's,  New 
York,  has  made  an  equal  bit  in  high  comedy.— ^Remenyi,  the 
eccentric  but  seraphic  violinist,  is  in  America,  and  will  probably 

reach  San  Francisco  while  in  thecountry. Russell's  comedians, 

they  of  the  New  City  Directory,  will  produce  next  A  Society  Bluff, 
a  musical  comedy  by  Louis  Harrison.-^— Nellie  McHenry,  one  of 
San  Francisco's  established  favorites,  is  making  one  of  her  best 
hits  in     Grattan    Donnelly's   A   Night  at  the    Circus. Richard 


Jan. 


SAN  PR  W'  ISi  0  NEWS  I  I  rni: 


Mans! 

my*  thai  In  tax  in   be  :U.«l  all 

mean*  <>f  * 
paper.      Sensible    Man-t         tblt,    ih  o    popular 

*t  and  rra.Jcr.  i*  next  .in  J.hn  K.  Kraftfc's  list  o(  leot. 

S*"  *"  H«  will  be  berc  in  February  ftnd    March. 7*<" 

irr  uVaN  with  the  love  tr.-nble*  of  two  yoQDg  dentllU. 

Uoogl  Mr.  Huiue.  buabaod  of  handsome  Cher- 

bate  Bebrene,  San  Kranclaco'a  buxom  beauty,  baa  just  discovered 
that  he  is  jealous  of  Robert  Mantell.  At  Charlotte  has  been  for 
year?  traveling  about  the  country,  in  Ibe  capacity  of  leedingledy, 
with  the  handsome  actor,  Mr.  Hume  It  evidently  one  in  whose 
breast  the  sleeping  lion  wakes  up  slowly. 


LATEST    TENNIS    NEWS. 


NF.VER  in  the  annals  of  tennis,  on  this  coast,  has  there  been 
such  interest  and  excitement  shown  a?  in  the  match  laal  Sat- 
urday, between  Taylor  and  Tobin.  and  Bates  and  Neel,  for  the 
final  round  of  the  league  games.  After  a  slight  delay  the  match 
Itarted  at  2:30  o'clock,  and  the  first  sett  fell  to  Bates  and 
Neel  at  6-2.  Taylor  and  Tobin  then  got  down  to  work,  and  won 
the  next  two  at  6-1  and  6-4,  but  lost  the  next  at  6-2.  Daring  the 
final  sett  ibe  silence  was  at  times  oppressive,  and  the  next  mo- 
ment the  applause  (and  jeers)  were  tremendous.  When  the  score 
was  called  at  5-2  in  favor  of  the  East  Oakland  team,  the  hearts 
of  the  Californian  boys  and  those  of  their  friends  sank  very  low, 
but  Taylor  and  Tobin  made  a  gallant  stand,  and  after  some  really 
fine  play  pulled  up  to  five  games  all.  Then  came  the  exciting 
time,  and  every  stroke  was  loudly  applauded.  When  ten  games 
all  was  called,  it  was  decided  to  call  the  match  off,  owing  to  the 
darkness,  and  the  final  set  will  be  played  again,  probably  on  Jan- 
uary 30tb. 

The  play  throughout  was  not  as  good  as  expected,  the  players 
all  playing  too  carefully.  Each  side  made  several  bad  mistakes, 
and  each  player  made  a  double  fault.  Neel,  as  usual,  made  his 
"gallery  jump"  over  the  net,  while  Taylor  amused  some  by- 
standers by  bis  attempt  to  smash  several  balls  too  high  for  him. 
The  umpiring  on  the  whole  was  good,  and  did  not  deserve  the 
hissing  received  from  the  Oakland  contingent.  It  was  a  pity, 
however,  that  the  tournament  committee  did  not  select  at  least 
two  more  linesmen,  as  this  would  have  prevented  the  attempted 
umpiring  of  guests  of  the  club,  who  might  have  been  prejudiced. 
It  is  unnecessary  to  state  that  the  courts  were  crowded  with  both 
ladies  and  gentlemen. 

Our  friend  F.  R.  Z.,  in  the  Field  Sports,  writes  a  most  mysterious 
article,  in  which  he  explains  that  if  he  had  been  the  umpire  in 
the  Taylor-Yates  and  Bates-Neel  match  he  would  have  given 
things  so  ond  so.  Perhaps  it  is  better  for  the  parties  concerned 
that  he  was  not,  a3  we  think  bis  remarks  show  a  certain  amount 
of  ignorance.  Referring  to  Dr.  Dwight's  rule  (rule  XVIII),  its  de- 
cision, etc.  may  be  all  right;  but  if  the  umpire  says:  "  Yes,  the  lines- 
man got  in  the  way  of  Mr. ,  but  I  don't  think  Mr. could 

have  taken  that  ball,  had  the  linesman  not  been  in  his  way," 
should  it  then  be  a  let?  Our  opinion  is  that,  if  a  player  fails  to 
see  that  things  are  as  they  should  be,  before  beginning  the  match, 
it  is  his  own  carelessness,  and  he  should  loose  the  points  should 
anything  arise  out  of  neglect  on  his  owu  part  to  interfere  with  his 
play. 

The  finals  of  the  Alameda  County  championship  are  on  the 
tapis  for  to-day,  and  the  honors  rest  with  either  Bates  or  Neel.  It 
will,  no  doubt,  be  an  exciting  game,  and  numerous  are  the  con- 
jectures as  to  the  winner. 

The  California  Club  will  hold  a  tournament  on  Washington's 
birtbday,  but  at  present  it  has  not  been  decided  whether  it  shall 
be  class  singles  or  double  handicap.  Anyhow,  whatever  it  will 
be,  there  will  be  a  large  number  of  entries.  All  the  members  are 
putting  in  good  work  during  practice  days. 


The  Chicago  and  Northwestern  Railway, 
With  its  connections,  is  the  fastest  line  across  the  continent,  land- 
ing passengers  at  Chicago  one  hour,  and  at  New  York  nearly  four 
hours  ahead  of  all  competitors.  It  is  the  only  line  furnishing  through 
sleeping  and  dining-car  service  from  the  Pacific  Coast  to  Chicago 
without  change;  and  it  is  also  the  only  line  connecting  with  all  fast 
afternoon  trains  from  Chicago  to  Eastern  cities.  Aside  from  this  ele- 
gant and  best  daily  service,  this  line  will  also  run  an  elegant  special 
first-clasp  sleeper,  of  the  latest  improved  pattern,  through  from  San 
Francisco  to  New  York  without  change  on  the  following  dates,  viz.: 
January  25th  and  26th,  February  16th  and  March  15th.  Berths  in 
any  of  these  through  cars,  tickets  and  all  information  can  be  ob- 
tained at  the  company's  general  offine,  2  New  Montgomery  street, 
under  Palace  Hotel,  San  Francisco;  E.  A.  Holbrook,  General  Traffic 
Agent. 

The  Pioneer  Brand  of  Shredded  and  Desiccated  Cocoanut  is  used 
by  the  leading  hotels,  families  and  bakers,  because  it  is  the  best  and 
purest  in  the  world.  Can  be  had  from  all  the  leading  wholesale  and 
retail  grocers.  If  your  grocer  has  not  this  brand,  do  not  be  misled 
into  taking  any  other,  but  address  postal  card  to  L.  G.  Sresovich  & 
Co.,  505  Sansome  street,  San  Francisco,  Cat.,  who  will  send  you 
sample  free,  and  if  any  ordered  and  not  giving  satisfaction,  may  be 
returned  at  our  expense. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  23,  1892. 


OVER    IN    OAKLAND. 


A  WAVE  of  divorce  cases  seems  to  have  struck  Oakland  just 
now.  All  sorts  and  conditions  of  society  are  indulging  in  the 
unhappy  affairs,  and  two  or  three  new  suits  are  brought  nearly 
every  day.  The  story  told  by  the  News  Letter  last  week  regard- 
ing the  troubles  of  T.  A.  Mitchell,  of  the  North  American  Insur- 
ance Company,  and  his  wife,  was  verified  in  every  detail  as  soon 
as  it  was  published,  for  divorce  proceedings  were  immediately 
commenced  by  the  husband.  On  Wednesday  of  this  week,  though, 
the  case  was  dropped,  for  both  parties  realized  that  the  court  pro- 
ceedings would  bring  disastrous  notoriety  on  them,  so  they  decided 
to  compromise. 

Banker  A.  C.  Henry's  son  George,  of  Oakland,  has  somewhat 
blotted  the  family  escutcheon  by  opening  this  week  a  saloon  right 
in  the  heart  of  the  City  of  Oaks.  He  has  sarcastically  named  the 
place  "  The  Four  Hundred,"  probably  in  revenge  for  his  treatment 
by  society  people. 

The  Bohemian  Club  whiskers  are  becoming  ultra-fashionable 
in  Oakland.  Every  one,  of  course,  has  observed  the  style  set  by 
Joe  Redding  of  full  mustachios  and  closely  trimmed  beard, 
peaked  on  the  chin,  such,  in  fact,  as  was  worn  by  the  Prince  of 
Wales  during  his  most  festive  career.  Well,  Charley  Yale,  Ed 
Hamilton  and  other  Bohemians  soon  drew  up  in  line  also,  and 
now  the  "  croppies  "  may  be  seen  all  over  Oakland.  Ed  Clough, 
George  de  Goha  and  Judge  Laidlaw  are  some  of  the  exponents  of 
the  fashion,  and  it  is  said  that  Senator  Dargie  had  serious  thoughts 
of  following  suit,  though  after  a  private  consultation  with  the 
leading  barbers  in  town,  he  decided  that  he  had  better  not. 

Phil  Gaffey,  of  Los  Angeles,  brother  of  John  Gaffey,  of  the 
State  Board  of  Education,  is  in  this  part  of  the  country  on  a  visit. 
Phil,  in  company  with  Charley  Kearney,  the  politician,  and  Jack 
Quigley,  of  the  Barbary  coast,  bad  a  remarkable  experience  at 
Santa  Monica  last  summer,  that  has  never  before  seen  print. 
From  Col.  Kowalsky's  hotel,  the  Arcadia,  to  Bob  Eckert's  restau- 
rant, on  the  bluffs,  is  a  distance  of  about  100  yards,  and  between 
the  two  places  formerly  existed  a  roller  coaster.  It  was  rather  a 
dangerous  affair,  though,  for  it  ran  over  a  ravine,  and  the  grades 
were  so  steep  that  the  coaster  was  kept  chained  at  the  Eckertend 
whenever  the  man  who  operated  it  was  away.  On  the  night  in 
question,  though,  Phil,  Kearney  and  Quigley  bad  been  having  a 
glorious  supper  at  Bob's,  and  when  they  sallied  forth  to  go  home 
they  were  a  veritable  razzle-dazzle  trio. .  They  were  tired,  too, 
and  Quigley,  who  was  always  good  on  scheming,  said,  "  Let's 
unlock  the  coaster,  and  ride  over  to  the  hotel  in  it." 

The  others  thought  it  was  a  good  idea,  so  they  all  piled  in  the 
roller,  and  then  after  experimenting  with  several  keys  finally  lib- 
erated it.  Down  it  rushed  the  first  grade,  and  Phil  remarked 
"  This  ish  fine  "  as  the  summer  air  was  stirred  into  a  delightful 
breeze.  It  was  not  far  to  the  other  end  and  soon  tbey  had  ar- 
rived but 

There  was  no  one  to  capture  the  coaster,  and  after  stopping  for 
scarcely  a  moment,  it  started  back  again  for  Eckert's.  The  trio 
looked  surprisedly  at  each  other,  but  only  laughed  and  made  up 
their  minds  that  everything  would  be  all  right  when  they  got 
back  to  their  starting  point.  But  no!  the  coaster  repeated  its 
performance  of  the  other  side  and  soon  they  were  on  their  way 
back  to  the  Arcadia  hotel.  And  so  they  went  on  and  on.  trip 
after  trip,  for  fully  an  hour.  They  were  too  uncertain  of  gait  to 
attempt  any  acrobatic  Mights  at  either  end,  and  they  did  not  like  to 
shout  for  help,  for  they  knew  that  such  a  procedure  would  mean 
having  the  whole  town  laughing  at  them  the  next  day.  At  last, 
though,  they  got  desperate.  There  was  one  place  where  the 
coaster  came  within  fifteen  feet  of  the  sand  and  they  decided  to 
jump  on  reaching  this  spot.  And  that  is  bow  they  escaped. 
Gaffey  sprang  first,  Quigley  fell  on  him  and  Kearney  landed  on 
top  of  them  both  with  a  terrible  crash.  Then  they  arose  sadly 
and  slowly,  walked  down  to  the  ocean-side,  swore  eternal  secrecy 
regarding  their  night's  adventures^  and  going  to  their  rooms  in 
.  the  hotel  started  taking  the  sand  out  of  their  shoes,  pockets  and 
hair. 

At  1:30  p.  m.  on  Monday  a  full  dress  matinee  will  be  given  at 
Cavalry  Hall  by  Mrs.  Ada  Clark.  A  large  number  of  invitations 
has  been  sent  out. 

It  is  occasionally  astonishing  to  see  how  quickly  and  admirably 
a  woman  can  adapt  herself  to  the  most  novel  surroundings.  In 
one  of  the  most  fashionable  boarding  houses  on  Tenth  Street, 
there  came  to  live  this  winter  a  charmingly  dressed  lady  from  the 
Eastern  States.  The  place  in  question  has  a  very  religious,  in 
fact,  almost  a  Puritanical,  tone,  for  the  young  men  about  the 
place  are  high  in  rank  in  church  societies,  and  the  older  folk  are 
equally  gloomy  as  regards  the  pleasures  of  this  life.  The  visitor, 
however,  seemed  to  be  exactly  adapted  to  this  sort  of  thing,  and 
in  the  dining-room,  during  the  ascetic  debates  which  prevailed, 
she  invariably  took  part  and  acquitted  herself  with  high  honors. 
And  so  the  days  ran  on,  until  the  first  part  of  this  week,  when 
she  started  again  for  her  Eastern  home,  accompanied  by  the 
prayers  and  blessings  of  her  newly-found  friends.  But  what  a 
shock  it  would  be  to  their  fine  sensibilities  if  they  could  see  her 
in  her  surroundings  as  she  is  now.  Her  husband  is,  in  fact,  a 
bookmaker  at  the  Guttenberg  race  track,  and  one  of  the  greatest 
sports  around  New  York,  while  she  herself  can  polish  off  a  bottle 


of  fizz  like  a  rounder.  The  holy  expression  which  she  wore  so 
cleverly  in  the  Oakland  mansion  is,  of  course,  now  abandoned, 
and  she  has  doubtless  many  a  good  story  to  tell  of  her  days  of 
piety  in  California. 

Washington  Hall,  in  East  Oakland,  was  all  aglow  last  night,  for 
the  Lyric  Orchestra  and  Social  Club  gave  its  first  anniversary  re- 
ception and  ball  there.  It  was  a  full-dress  affair,  and  the  guests 
were  very  select. 

Many  and  many  a  time  has  attention  been  called  to  the  queer 
occupations  young  Englishmen  of  good  birth,  breeding  and  edu- 
cation, are  reduced  to  in  this  country.  Oakland  has  got  her  in- 
stances, too — plenty  of  them.  Inarestaurant  at  the  City  Market 
one  young  fellow,  who  was  educated  at  Bedford  Grammar  School, 
is  engaged  as  a  scullion;  a  Cambridge  University  man  is  working 
on  the  streets  for  $1.75  a  day,  and  an  ex-army  officer  is  walking 
his  feet  off  as  a  boot:  agent.  In  San  Francisco  there  was,  until 
recently,  a  very  notable  example,  too.  A  conductor  on  the 
Geary-street  cable  line,  named  Stapleton,  had  occasion  to  remem- 
ber, as  he  helped  people  on  and  off  the  cars,  that  one  of  his 
brothers  is  an  officer  in  the  Life  Guards,  the  crack  regiment  of 
the  British  army,  and  another  brother  is  the  Prior  of  one  of  the 
swellest  Dominican  monasteries  in  England. 

The  Mystic  Shriners  had  an  enjoyable  theatre  party  on  Wednes- 
day night.  They  left  Oakland  for  the  Baldwin  some  thirty 
strong,  with  City  Treasurer  Gilpin,  wearing  red  fez  and  Sacred 
Star  of  the  Zem-Zem,  in  the  lead.  Southard  Pasha  was  the  mar- 
shal of  the  evening. 

The  Pacific  Auxiliary  Fire  Alarm. 

The  Pacific  Auxiliary  Fire  Alarm  has  been  doing  excellent  work 
since  its  organization  in  this  city.  By  the  introduction  of  its  boxes 
into  a  uumber  of  residence  and  business  houses,  it  has  so  greatly  re- 
duced the  dangers  arising  from  fire  that  in  recognition  of  that  fact 
the  insurance  companies  have  made  special  rates  on  risks  in  which 
the  boxes  are  placed.  A  very  large  number  is  now  in  use  throughout 
the  city,  no  argument  being  necessary  to  convince  business  men  of 
the  advantages  of  the  system.  At  the  office  of  the  company,  at  323 
Pine  street,  one  may  obtain  all  detailed  information  regarding  the 
advantages  and  workings  of  the  system.  It  is  a  simple  plan,  a  small 
box  attached  to  the  fire  alarm  system  being  so  placed  that  it  may  be 
easily  reached  in  case  of  fire,  and  an  alarm  be  immediately  turned  in. 

The  Grand  Central  Wine  Rooms,  of  1G  and  18  Third  street,  has  in- 
creased its  patronage  with  the  beginning  of  the  new  year.  It  retains 
its  popularity  because  it  is  well  known  that  its  goods  are  always  of 
the  best  class,  the  rule  of  the  house  being  that  only  the  best  brands 
shall  ever  cross  its  bar.  It  is  the  most  popular  bar  in  town  among 
connoisseurs. 


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Jan. 


BAN   PR  W<  [Si  O   NEWS  I  KTTER. 


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SNAP    SHOT8. 
[Bt     D  i    Viiioi.] 


»»  \A/*'AT  constilulcs  a  newspaper  woman?  "  is  a  queMi.<n 
VV  often  asked  and  seldom  adequately  answered.  Per b ftp* 
il  is  oot  to  •**?  to  define   Ihe  chai  and   ihe  qualifica- 

tions entitling  one  tu  claim  the  proud  distinction  ol  being  a 
*•  representative  of  the  press."  in  Ibe  first  place,  being  a 
newspaper  woman  and  writing  for  newspapers,  are  very  different ; 
very  different  indeed.  There  are  two  ways  of  giving  a  definition  : 
one  is  to  make  a  positive  statement :  the  other,  a  negative;  in  other 
one  set  of  phrases  will  tell  what  a  thing  is.  the  other  what 
tt  is  not.  Let  tue  avail  myself  ol  the  negative  form.  A  news- 
paperwoman is  not  one  who?,-  attainments,  stop  with  sending 
sweet  spring  poems  to  newspapers,  or  little  poetical  effusions, 
which  illustrate  in  themselves  a  hack  ward  spring,  since  they  are 
tbe  "return  balls"  of  literature,  and  leap  home  to  the  Bender. 
A  newspaper  woman  is  not  one  wbo  once  "  a  long  time  ago 
wrote  a  little  something  and  sent  it  to  a  paper  and  it  was  published, 
and  not  one  of  the  family,  nor  even  the  editor,  ever  knew  who 
wrote  it."  Compilers  of  report?  of  charitable  societies,  solicitors 
of  advertisements,  those  who  overwhelm  editors  with  flowery 
accounts  of  church  sociables,  strawberry  festivals  and  chrysan- 
themum teas;  those  wbo  write  up  entertainments,  or  whose  sole 
claim  to  being  "  literary  "  is  that  they  have  corrected  school-girls' 
compositions,  are  in  no  sense  of  the  word  newspaper  women. 
Tbey  have  no  right  to  call  themselves  such,  or  to  invoke  the 
name  of  tbe  press  as  belonging  rightfully  to  them.  It  is  a  pre- 
tense. Cranks  and  fad-fanciers  and  intellectual  pretenders  should  be 
rebuked.  Granted  they  have  a  perfect  right  to  organize  themselves 
into  a  society  of  mutual  admiration,  and  recount  how  this  one 
had  a  poem  printed  in  the  Sunday  Sea  Qull,  and  that  one  had  a 
manu=cript  accepted  by  the  weekly  Wastcbaskct,  tbey  are  at 
liberty  to  call  their  organization  any  grand  sounding  title  that 
may  recommend  itself  to  their  picturesque  imaginations.  Per- 
haps "The  Literary  Ladies'  Relief"  is  as  good  a  name  as  any, 
but  let  thera  not  lay  hands  of  misappropriation  upon  the  great 
name  of  the  press. 

To  a  professional  newspaper  woman — one  who  earns  her  living 
by  her  pen — the  attempts  that  some  women  make  to  pose  as 
writers  is  at  first  amusing  and  then  exasperating.  For  to  be  a 
successful  newspaper  woman,  to  be  a  power  on  tbe  staff  of  a  live, 
wide-awake,  influential  publication,  requires  brains,  ability  to  see 
both  sides  and  around  the  corner  of  a  question  all  at  once;  more  than 
ordinary  ability  of  rapid  expression,  and  a  strong  sense  of  what  is 
news,  what  is  available  and  what  the  public  wants.  A  position 
in  the  newspaper  world,  where  one's  name  as  a  writer  shall  be 
known  and  respected;  where  one's  writings  shall  be  widely 
quoted  and  due  credit  given,  is  not  to  be  earned  in  a  day,  nor  by 
any  dilletanteism.  Therefore,  we,  oF  the  craft,  cannot  stand  su- 
pinely by  and  see  others  who  have  never  worked  in  the  harness, 
who  are  back  numbers,  uncut  copies,  publications  without  an  in- 
dex, who  are  unknown  and  unnoticed  save  by  the  thousand  eyes 
of  their  owd  egotism,  take  to  themselves  the  name  "  newspaper 
women,"  without  a  protest. 

Some  women  are  to-day  posing  as  newspaper  women  who  have 
never  been  inside  of  a  newspaper  office  in  their  lives.  They  have 
been  in  the  habit  of  corresponding  with  the  editor,  and  have  had 
no  occasion  to  call  upon  the  cashier.  They  have  a  vague  idea 
that  the  business  office  and  the  editorial  room  are  one  and  the 
same.  Tbey  don't  know  whether  a  proof  sheet  is  wet  or  dry 
when  it  comes  off  the  galley;  they  don't  know  what  the  stone  is; 
they  roll  their  manuscripts,  and  have  not  the  faintest  idea  what 
is  meant  by  "copy."  They  belong  to  the  same  class  who  fancy 
that  all  those  wbo  are  employed  regularly  on  a  paper  must  know 
the  identity  of  every  contributor,  and  that  to  know  any  one  con- 
nected with  a  paper  will  insure  the  insertion  of  any  item  or  the 
acceptance  of  any  article  that  may  be  sent  to  the  acquaintance  in 
question. 

A  newspaper  woman  will  not  pride  herself  upon  her  ignorance 
of  current  affairs;  she  will  not  say  "I  never  read  the  papers,"  nor 
will  she  vote  to  adopt  resolutions  of  sweeping  condemnation  of 
the  press  as  it  is  today.  She  will  have  too  much  newspaper 
sense  to  imagine  that  any  paper  will  care  whether  she  or  her 
friends  stop  reading  it  because  it  has  dared  to  rebuke  the  preten- 
sions of  literary  fakirs.  She  will  not  wish  to  exclude  reporters; 
she  will  not  talk  about  "  those  horrid  newspaper  men,"  nor  will 
she  wonder  how  things  get  into  the  papers.  If  she  were  a  news- 
paper woman,  she  would  know  without  asking.  A  newspaper 
woman  will  never  give  utterance  to  such  arrant  fool  nonsense  as 
to  declare  that  no  one  should  ever  dare  to  write  up  a  society 
woman,  or  to  presume  to  speak  of  her  at  all,  no  matter  in  how 
complimentary  a  strain,  until  the  permission  of  the  aforesaid 
society  woman  has  been  obtained.  Did  any  one  ever  hear  such 
an  absurdity?  The  newspaper  woman  who  writes  for  her  living 
knows  that  the  newspaper  editor  is  like  the  centurion  of  old, 
who  said :  "  For  I  also  am  a  man  set  under  authority,  having  un- 
der me  soldiers,  and  I  say  to  one,  Go,  and  he  goeth ;  and  to  an- 
other, Come,  and  he  cometh,  and  to  my  servant,  Do  this,  and  he 
doeth  it." 

The  women's  columns   in  many  of   our  dailies  are  responsible 


for  the  epidemic  i  f  the  lit  i.  for  scribbling.  For  the  simple  Might 
of   seeing    them*.  |  rtnt,    a    botl     of     ||||y     women     ruifa 

their    effusion  I   nnder    the    editorial    VI,    and    because   they    are 

women  and  represent  no  outlay  of  oolnt  loeJr  "itoff"  li 
taken  for  padding,  end  nothing  do  they  reoetoe,  Bot  this,  in 
their    own  eyev  entitle-    them    to    the  prood    dletlDOttOO  "f    being 

newspaperwomen.      Bahl    If-ti for  the   fane  to  Mop.     Berth* 

biers,  writers,  authors,  anything  but  members  of  the  press. 

see 
Kate  Field  is  a  public  speaker  who  always  has  the  intelligent 
attention  ol  her  audience.  She  has  a  good  presence,  speaks  with 
rare  powers  of  distinct  enunciation,  and,  besides,  she  is  always  In 
such  ■•  dead  earnest  "  I  aim  one  of  those  who  have  a  great  ad- 
miration for  Kate  Field,  and  consider  her  foremost  among  the 
newspaper  men  of  the  age.  All  the  more,  then,  were  we  sorry  to 
have  Miss  Field,  at  the  Powell  Street  Theatre  on  Friday  night, 
declare  that  the  Chinese  never  get  drunk.  Indeed  they  do,  Miss 
Field;  indeed  they  do  get  abominably  drunk,  and  on  opium, 
too.  Miss  Field,  and  when  they  are  opium  fiends  it's  very 
complete  flends  that  they  are.  An  opium  Chinaman  will  smoke 
his  favorite  drug  incessantly,  until  under  its  influence  he  falls 
like  a  log  on  the  floor,  or  lies  like  one  on  his  bed,  deaf  to  all  sound, 
oblivious  to  all  that  passes  around  htm.  The  family  may  wait  in 
vain  for  their  breakfast,  his  candle  may  burn  low  in  its  socket  and 
set  his  table,  and  bed  and  hedding  on  fire.  It  matters  not  to  him. 
He  is  lost  in  tbe  stupor  of  the  opium  smoker,  and  cannot  be 
aroused.  Happy  the  family  whose  Chinese  servant  takes  to  his 
bed,  or,  better  yet.  skips  his  place,  when  he  "  hits  the  pipe."  For 
when  an  opium  fiend  tries  to  keep  at  his  work  while  he  is  com- 
ing under  the  influence,  great  is  the  havoc  that  may  be  wrought 
by  him.  Ob,  yes,  Miss  Field,  if  you  will  permit  the  correction, 
the  Chinese  do  get  drunk. 

*  •  * 

One  of  the  Sunday  papers  had  a  disillusioning  account  of  the 
prototypes  of  the  characters  in  Helen  Hunt  Jackson's  story  of 
Ramona.  It  was  given  with  the  zest  of  a  new  discovery.  That's 
nothing;  old  residents  of  California  knew  all  that  long  ago,  or, 
to  be  more  exact,  tbey  knew  that  Ramona  was  a  beautiful  poem 
in  prose,  that  no  such  Indians  as  Alessandro  had  ever  existed. 
And  Helen  Hunt  knew  it,  too,  for  while  she  was  in  Southern 
California  she  utterly  refused  to  talk  about  her  book,  to  give  any 
reasons  for  her  views,  or  to  tell  about  the  types.  She  evaded  the 
question  every  time.  This  was  told  me  by  a  resident  of  River- 
side, who  vainly  tried  to  engage  her  in  conversation  on  the  char- 
acter of  Alessandro. 


Every-Day 

Economy. 

One 

rounded 

teaspoonful  of 

Cleveland's    SuDerior   Bale- 

x 

ing  Powder  does  better  work 
than  a 
fif  ^\  heaping 
tea- 
spoon- 
ful of  anv  other.  Cleveland's 
is  wholesome,  leavens  best 
and  1»"vp<i.n  rrnst. 

F.  II.  AMES  A  CO.,  Agents. 


LOUIS  ROEDERER  CHAMPAGNE, 

The  Highest  tirade  Champagne  in  the  World. 

CABTB    ZBIi-A-USrOZHriE.." 

(WHITE   LABEL) 

A  Magnificent  Rich  Wine. 
'"G-ia-AJSI-ID  "VI3ST   SEC," 

(BBOWN  LABEL) 

Perfection  of  a  Dry  Wine. 
See  that  every  Bottle  bears  the  privatelabelof 

MACONDRAY   &   CO., 

Sole  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast. 


10 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  23,  1892. 


^c^^^f^^^^r^ — m~^fa> 


■LOOKER-  orsT77777^ 


U-t^Pl'^lfi  -Jl*  \JLU^ 


THERE  were  many  humorous  incidents  in  connection  wiita  tbe 
visit  of  the  League  of  Press  Clubs  to  this  city  which  are  well 
worth  the  telling.  When  the  party  arrived  in  this  city  all  of  the 
visitors  were  driven  in  coaches  and  carriages  from  the  ferries  to 
the  Baldwin  Hotel,  for  here  accommodations  had  been  provided 
for  them  by  the  local  committee.  The  best  rooms  in  the  hotel 
had  been  reserved  for  the  delegates,  each  of  whom  was  given  a 
suite  with  bath.  The  local  committee  were  not  personally  ac- 
quainted with  the  visitors,  but  as  the  list  of  visitors  had  been 
made,  there  was  no  confusion.  One  gentleman,  a^  visitor,  re- 
mained standing  at  the  Baldwin  counter  after  the  others  had  gone 
to  their  rooms,  and  a  committee-man,  approaching  him,  asked 
him  if  he  were  of  the  Eastern  party.  He  said  he  was,  and  gave 
his  name,  Leon  Frank,  which  was  on  the  list.  Mr.  Frank  was  at 
once  shown  to  a  fine  suite,  decorated,  as  were  all  the  others,  and 
in  which  was  a  large  basket  of  flowers.  At  Monterey,  Mr.  Frank 
was  also  assigned  an  excellent  room.  When  the  coaching  parties 
were  being  made  up  for  the  Cypress  Point  drive,  Mr.  Frank  again 
patiently  awaited  his  turn.  When  only  the  seat  by  the  driver 
was  left,  a  committee-man  asked  Mr.  Frank  to  take  it,  and  then 
climbed  up  beside  him.  "  Pardon  me,"  said  the  local  man,  *<  but 
though  I  have  met  most  of  the  Eastern  party,  I  have  not  had  the 
pleasure  of  an  introduction  to  you.'* 

"  Oh,  my  name  is  Leon  Frank,"  said  the  other,  "  and  I  am  the 
barber  of  the  party.  But,  say,  you  boys  have  just  treated  me 
magnificently." 

■#  #   * 

At  the  Stanford  University,  the  visitors,  while  in  the  quad- 
rangle, noticed  in  the  artificial  stone  pavement  the  name,  «■  George 
Goodman,"  and  some  asked  what  it  meant,  and  who  it  was. 
"  Poor  Goodman,"  said  Sam  Davis ;  "  he  died  an  untimely  death, 
and  is  buried  here  within  the  precincts  of  the  University,  whose 
successful  foundation  was  his  chiefest  wish.  He  was  a  very 
learned  man,  and  a  poet  of  charming  qualities.  As  an  authority 
upon  Sanscrit  and  arcbaslogy,  he  was  facile  princeps.  He  was  a 
brother  of  Joseph  T.  Goodman,  tbe  well-known  litterateur,"  and 
Sam  turned  away  his  head  and  wept,  while  the  visitors  mourn- 
fully walked  from  the  "  tomb." 

#  ■   # 

When  the  train  on  the  way  home  from  Santa  Cruz  was  passing 
Menlo  Park  one  of  tbe  enthusiastic  committee  called  to  the  visitors 
to  rush  out  and  see  the  banana  tree  beside  the  track  before  the 
train  left.  They  did  so,  and  gazed  in  wonderment  at  a  fine  cen- 
tury plant  in  bloom. 

#  *  * 

Willie  Wilde  is  proud  of  the  fact  that  he  is  an  Irishman.  At 
the  De  Young  reception,  the  other  night,  when  speaking  to  a  lady, 
he  said  that  he  hoped  that  he  had  not  left  in  this  country  the  im- 
pression that  he  is  an  Englishman.  "  Why,  I  thought  you  were 
an  Englishman,"  said  the  lady.  "  No;  I  am  an  Irishman,"  said 
Wilde,  "and  am  descended  from  Irishmen.  An  Englishman!  I 
hope  I  have  not  left  that  impression  in  this  country." 
»  *  * 

When  Lucky  Baldwin  drove  his  tallyho  coach  loaded  with 
delegates  and  visitors  out  to  the  Sutro  Heights,  he  remained  upon 
the  box,  holding  the  reins,  until  most  of  the  excursionists  had 
gone  into  the  residence  for  lunch.  Then,  as  he  was  about  getting 
down,  one  of  Sutro's  men,  who  did  not  know  him,  called  out: 
"Say,  my  man,  you  can  get  some  lunch  down  in  the  servants' 
quarters.     You  need  not  go  into  the  house." 

While  Baldwin  was  endeavoring  to  recover  from  the  surprise 
of  this  announcement,  Marshall  Wilder  said  to  him :  »  Pretend  to 
do  it,  and  then  slip  into  the  dining  hall."  Baldwin  did  so,  and 
when  the  Major  Dorao  saw  and  scowled  at  him  in  the  hall. 
Lucky  said :  li  Say,  old  man,  don't  give  m,e  away,  will  you!  I 
just  slipped  in,  and  I  want  to  get  a  good  lunch."  The  servant 
was  about  to  reply  angrily,  when  some  one  told  him  who  Bald- 
win was,  and  the  man  went  away  and  hid  himself. 

#  #  * 

The  only  unpleasant  incident  in  connection  with  the  tour  of 
the  Press  League  happened  at  Auburn.  When  the  reception  com- 
mittee from  this  city  met  at  Auburn  the  committee  of  that  town, 
it  accepted  the  invitation  of  the  Auburnites  for  "  everybody  to  go 
over  to  the  hotel  and  take  a  drink."    The  band  played,    the  Kick- 


ers' Club  forgot  its  sorrows,  and  sang,  and  a  right  royal  time  was 
had.  Then  the  chairman  of  the  San  Francisco  committee  set  'em 
up  again.  About  thirty  men  drank,  and  when  the  barkeeper 
was  asked  for  the  bill  he  smiled  sweetly  and  softly  said  :  »  Twenty- 
three  dollars  please!  "  Then  the  Kickers'  Club  communed  for 
some  moments,  and  an  indignant  member  told  the  barkeeper  that 
although  "we  are  from  tbe  city,  we  don't  like  to  be  robbed." 
Finally  the  hotel  man  took  $5,  which  was  more  than  his  liquor 
was  worth,  apologies  were  made,  it  was  said  the  thieving  bar- 
keeper would  be  discharged,  and  the  visitors  withdrew. 

*  •  • 

On  Tuesday  evening  an  enthusiastic  Californian  was  saying 
good-bye  to  a  number  of  visitors,  and  as  he  was  not  acquainted 
with  a'.l  the  party,  he  bade  farewell  to  local  people  and  Eastern- 
ers indiscriminately.  Seeing  an  austere-looking  gentleman  stand- 
ing alone  on  one  side  of  the  hall,  upon  tbe  edge  of  a  crowd  of 
jolly  people,  the  enthusiast  rushed  up  to  him,  and,  shaking  him 
by  the  hand,  said:  "  Well,  as  I  may  not  see  you  again,  let  me 
take  this  opportunity  to  say  good-bye.  I  hope  you  have  enjoyed 
your  trip  immensely.  We  tried  to  make  your  stay  with  us  a 
happy  one,  and  if  we  have  succeeded  we  are  amply  repaid.  I 
hope  you  will  return  to  San  Francisco,  which  I  assure  you  is  one 
of  the  best  cities  in  the  universe  to  live  in.  Do  you  take  the 
morning  train?  " 

"  No;  I  will  not." 

"  Ah,  then  you  wish  to  remain  with  us  longer.  That's  right, 
for  we  will  treat  you  royally.  I  hope  you  have  visited  all  the 
points  of  interest  about  here.  The  City  Hall  is  a  grand  structure. 
You  should  inspect  it;  and  have  you  seen  our  seals?  By  the 
way,  from  what  part  of  the  East  are  you?" 

"  Oh,  I'm  not  from  the  East;   I'm  a  San  Franciscan." 

"  Oh,  the  deuce  you  are,"  said  the  enthusiast,  taken  aback 
somewhat;  "  then  who  the  devil  are  you?" 

"  Only  the  Mayor  of  San  Francisco,"  said  tbe  quiet  gentleman, 
and  the  enthusiast  smiled  sadly,  sighed  deeply,  and  made  for  the 
punch  bowl. 

*  *  * 

Mrs.  Frank  Leslie's  declaration  that  she  would  not  permit  her- 
self to  be  called  by  the  name  of  her  present  husband,  William 
Wilde,  until  the  latter  bad  distinguished  himself  so  as  to  attain 
the  high  literary  pedestal  on  which  she  stood,  has  caused  much 
comment  and  a  bon  mot.  The  latter  was  spoken  at  the  Hotel 
Vendome  at  San  Jose,  during  tbe  citizens'  banquet  to  the  visit- 
ing delegates  last  Sunday  nigbt.  Mrs.  Leslie  and  William  Wilde 
sat  side  by  side  in  places  of  honor  and  were  the  recipients  of 
many  attentions  from  those  present.  As  the  feast  was  drawing 
to  a  close  some  of  the  guests  even  left  their  places  to  go  and  pay 
their  respects  to  the  distinguished  woman.  One  of  them,  a  blunt 
fellow,  with  more  fun  and  wit  in  his  make-up  than  he  had  savoir 
vivre,  leaned  over  betwesn  the  chairs  of  the  couple. 

"Sir!"  exclaimed  Mr.  Wilde,  turning  abruptly,  "who  are 
you?" 

"  Well,"  slowly  said  the  one  addressed,  thinking  of  the  very 
secondary  position  Mrs.  Leslie  accorded  her  husband,  ••  If  I  were 
you,  I'd  be  Wilde  William." 

*  *  * 

There  can  be  no  impropriety  in  relating  another  story  apropos  of 
this  distinguished  couple  since  Mrs.  Leslie  did  not  hesitate  to  lay 
its  foundation  within  the  hearing  of  a  number  of  ladies  and  gen- 
tlemen at  the  Hotel  del  Monte.  She  was  surrounded,  as  usual' 
by  numerous  admirers — and  others.  In  the  conversation  she 
had  many  nice  things  to  say  about  California  and  Californians, 
but  she  expressed  a  slight  disappointment  regarding  Del  Monte. 
It  was  not  quite  up  to  what  she  had  been  led  to  expect. 

"The  door  leading  to  Mr.  Wilde's  apartment  is  locked,"  she 
said,  "  and  to  reach  it,  he  must  pass  through  mine.  ' 

"That  would  rather  please  most  California  wives,"  a  lady 
present  asserted. 

At  Monterey  the  visitors  had  a  "huge"  time.  The  Cypress 
Point  drive  was  one  of  the  events  of  the  trip,  and  was  greatly  en- 
joyed by  all  the  Easterners.  One  of  the  prominent  members  of 
the  reception  committee  was  made  useful  in  a  novel  manner  by 
the  party  in  his  coach  when  the  vehicle  was  rattling  down  the 
heavy  grades  on  the  return.  The  brake  was  not  strong  enough 
to  hold  the  coach  off  the  haunches  of  the  team,  and  at  the  sug- 
gestion of  a  bright  little  Bostonian,  Colonel  Kowalsky  placed  his 
couple  of  hundred  pounds  of  avoirdupois  on  the  back  steps,  where 
he  acted  as  a  drag,  and  kept  the  coach  in  proper  balance. 

At  the  Del  Monte  hotel  a  "  lady  "  visitor  was  so  greatly  impresse 


27-37  Kearny   St. 


HOUSE  COATS,  GOWNS, 

MACKINTOSH'S,  SILK  UMBRELLAS, 
OVERCOATS,  FINE  UNDERWEAR, 

NECKWEAR,  SATCHELS,  ETC. 


Jan 


8AN    PRANCI8I  <>  \r\\  -lit  rri; 


1! 


with  the  bn«ptialiiy  .-f  idr  <    >  by  the 

climate  ib»t  «h.*    rrruatned    at    the    flub-hoBM  bar   until    . 
drinKtn*  Uqaora.  tod  declaring.  :t»  led  tone-,  that  Ibis 

fftt  ib« graaMast  oouolrj  on  earth.  \n  obtarrat,  curiooa  a*  to 
mtUora  of  physical  dertlopment,  mtjrbl  have  had  an  excellent 
aubjert  in  IbbfaJr  me  from  beyond  the  Rockies,  whose  capacity 
seemed  to  increase  with  the  age  of  the  night.  She  did  not  know 
the  akitt  dance,  and  regretted  that  she  wa*  not  a  hieh  kicker,  bo  I 
did  what  she  could  to  assure  e  ;imt    aba  trosJd  not  pssi 

by  any  bottle.  It  is  proper  to  Bay  here  that  this  was  the  only 
case  In  which  any  cf  the  lady  visitor!  forgot  the  dignity  which 
we  of  the  woolly  West  presume  attaches  to  the  higher  civilization 
or  the  East. 

•  •   • 

8am  Davis  had  a  woeful  experience  on  the  night  of  the  banquet. 
He  made  an  excellent  speech,  but  his  efforts  so  far  overcame  him 
that,  when  he  subsequently  visited  the  University  Club,  he  was 
able  to  drain  only  two  bumpers  of  the  seductive  mixture  of  porter 
and  champagne,  with  which  the  learned  gentlemen  of  that  club 
fiU  up  their  love  cup.  When  Sam  was  seen  next  day,  there  was 
a  sad  expression  on  his  face.  He  seemed  wandering  in  a  dream. 
"  Hello,  Sam,"  I  called  to  him.  ••  bow  do  you  find  yourself  to-day?  " 
"Slightly  mixed ;  slightly  mixed,"  he  «aid,  solemnly;  "the  fact  is 
I  retired  early  last  night,  but  I  woke  up  this  morning  in  bed  with 
a  man  I  didn't  know." 

»  »  ■ 

So,  Doctor  Cogswell,  you  revoke 
Your  gorgeous  polytechnic  gift, 

And  the  Superior  Court  invoke 

To  bear  your  pleadings  and  be  swift 
To  give  you  just  and  plenary  shrift. 

May  Heaven  inspire  you  to  renege 
Your  gifts  of  statuary,  too; 

Just  say  you  will,  and  we  will  pledge 
Oar  honor  that  you  need  not  sue 
To  have  them  carted  back  to  you. 

Many  have  doubttess  noticed  the  great  change  that  has  taken 
place  of  late  in  Lin  Church  the  sweet-voiced  Assistant  District 
Attorney  of  Oakland.  Once  he  was  volatile,  light-hearted  and 
gay,  now  he  is  deep,  mysterious  and  gloomy;  once  he  delighted 
to  stay  around  with  the  boys  and  chat  and  tell  stories;  now  be  has- 
tens away  the  minute  his  duties  are  over,  and  even  on  the  streets  is 
so  occupied  with  his  thoughts  that  he  scarcely  acknowledges  the 
salutations  of  the  many  who  greet  him.  Of  course  there  is  a  rea- 
son for  all  this,  and  the  fact  is  that  Lin  has  become  a  theosopbist. 
He  always  was  inclined  to  investigate  matters,  weird  and  unna- 
tural, and  when  William  Judge  delivered  his  recent  course  of  lec- 
tures in  tbis  section  Lin  found  what  his  soul  had  long  yearned 
for.  The  creed  of  the  Mabatmas  with  its  opportunities  for  a  flight 
into  a  higher  and  mystical  world  appealed  at  once  to  his  sensi- 
bilities, so  be  plunged  deep  into  "  Isis  Unveiled,"  and  the  teach- 
ings of  Blavatsky,  Olcott,  Keightley  et  al.and  soon  had  the  men- 
tal foundation  st  me  of  his  new  creed  securely  laid.  But  he  did 
not  end  his  studies  there.  The  midnight  hour  always  found  him 
poring  over  works  so  grave  that  even  Buston's  "Ode  on  Melan- 
choly "  would  seem  humorous  by  contrast,  and  at  last  he  worked 
himself  up  to  that  stage  of  true  belief  where  the  tinkling  of  astral 
himself.  For  BUch  a  communication  Lin  hoped  and  prayed  and 
bells  might  be  expected  or  even  a  spirit  letter  from  Koot  Hoomai 
on  Saturday  night  last,  as  he  happened  to  feel  particularly  spiritu- 
elle  he  locked  himself  in  his  room  and  invoked  the  presence  of 
one  of  tbe  "  brothers."  Waving  on  high  the  mystic  tripod  with 
its  lettering  "There  is  no  religion  higher  than  truth"  he  paced 
up  and  down  awhile,  and  then  sitting  down  in  a  corner  buried 
his  face  in  his  hands  so  as  to  entirely  shut  out  the  world  from 
his  thoughts. 

A  minute  or  so  passed  and  then  be  arose  to  resume  bis  march. 
He  turned  towards  the  door  and  then — what,  what  was  that? 
Right  on  the  carpet  close  up  to  the  door  lay  a  white  crumpled 
note.  With  a  heart  beating  at  fever  heat,  for  here  was  undoubt- 
edly a  missive  from  Koot  Hoomai  at  last,  he  bowed  humbly  and 
then  with  reverential  air  picked  the  note  from  the  floor  and  ner- 
vously but  eagerly  unfolded  and  perused  it.  And  this  is  what  he 
read: 

January  9th. 
Mr  Church: 
Sir:— Your  long-standing  wash  bill  amounts  to  $6.80,  and  until  you  call 
and  settle  it  I  cauaot  let  you  have  this  week's  wash. 

J.  Muston,  Collector,  Union  Laundry. 

#  *  » 

A  railroad  man  of  this  city  had  the  pleasant  task  the  other 
night  of  escorting  two  married  ladies  through  Chinatown.  The 
ladies  were  from  the  East,  but  they  were  not  prudish.  They  said 
they  had  heard  much  of  the  wonderful  sights  in  Chinatown 
and  they  wanted  to  see  it  all 

"  See  it  all  ?"  repeated  their  friend  in  a  deprecatory  tone. 

"  Yea,"  they  persisted,  "we  want  to  see  everything.  We  have 
been  slumming  in  New  York.  It  can't  be  much  worst  than  that. 
We  don't  want  to  miss  a  thing." 

The  railroad  man  pressed  his  lips  together  determinedly,  and 
said  "  All  right.     You  shall  see  everything,  if  you  insist  upon  it." 

He  showed  them  through  the  cavernous  passages  under  the 
sidewalk  on   Waverly  Place,  and  introduced  them  to  all  the  hor- 


the  actor*  .if  th«   W  |    Hic-alre.  |,„,  ,|u.v  ,,n|, 

at  IhOM.     ■■  I*  toll  ii  bad  as  fou  bavr  bl 

it  nothing."  he  n  "W«ll,  don't   fool   ns.    Boon    u 

•wjthlng."    Bo  ho  c I  u  ted  thorn  Into  the  dark  passagi 

lead    off  from    Dupnnl    ■  treat,  and    let  them    fm-t    tbolr    I 
the  slants  there.     After  m  blob  he  net  Oum  Oook  alley  before  thorn 
In  all  Its  naked  splendor.     Down  In   one  of  th€   bo 
menu,  where  the  flea*  and  the  fool  odon  sie  with  each  other  to 
make  pagan  life  happy,  one  ol   the  indies  closed   her  «y< 
Leaned   heavily  back  In  the  anna  "f  bei  escort.    She  had  fallen 
into  a  dead  faint.     The  other   woman  looked    very    whlti 
the  gilN  and  the  railroad  man.  staggering  under  the  weight  ..f  his 
lovely  burden,  made  bis  way  Into  tbe  street   with  fear  and  trem- 
bling.    Had  botb  women  rain  ted  at  onoe  he  would  have  fainted 
himself,  be  declares.     He  did  not  stop  to  ask   them  if   they  were 
satisfied,  but  called    a  back  and    took    them   to    their   hotel    in    a 
hurry. 

•  *   • 

When  A.  ('.  Basset!  was  at   the    head    or  affairs    on    the    I 
Division  of  the  Southern  Pacific ,  be  introduced,  in  his  latter  days 
of  authority,  many  radical    changes    in    the   style  of  things,  and 
the  company  has,  ever  since  his  dismissal,    been    repairing    dam- 
ages done  to  its  old    and    time-honored    methods.     For   instance, 
,:    Mr.  Bassett  made  the  Third  and  Townsend  streets  building  of  the 
company  a  ••  passenger  station,"  and  on  one  door  were  the  words 
"  Men's  Waiting-room  "  and  on    the    other    "  Women's    Waiting- 
room."     Tbe  "  passenger  station  "  has  been  remedied,  and  is  now 
;    a  "  passenger  depot."  while  the  waiting-rooms  will   soon    become 
!    places   of    accommodation    for    "ladies    and    gentlemen."     It    is 
thought    that    Mr.    Bassett's    originality    and    simplicity  of  style 
partly  accounts  for  the  fact  that  he  is  now  running  a  lumber-mill 
instead  of  a  railroad. 

»  •  # 

Colonel  C.  F.  Crocker,  who  is  now  making  bis  first  journey 
through  Mexico,  will  be  absent  six  weeks  from  tbe  city.  He  will 
look  over  the  projected  line  of  his  company  to  Durango,  and  will 
then  go  to  the  City  of  Mexico  and  to  Vera  Cruz.  After  that  he 
will  go  to  New  York  to  confer  with  Messrs.  Stanford  and  Hunt- 
ington with  regard  to  tbe  advisability  of  building  the  new  line. 
He  writes  to  a  friend  in  tbis  city  that  on  this  present  trip  he  has 
had  his  eyes  opened  as  to  the  real  extent  of  tbe  interests  of  the  com- 
pany of  which  he  is  an  officer.  It  is  not  generally  known,  or  if 
known,  but  little  thought  of.  that  the  Southern  Pacific  Company 
owns  nearly  500  miles  of  railroad  in  the  southern  republic. 

#  #  » 

R.  P.  Doolan  has  received  much  praise  for  his  active  work  in 
making  certain  the  success  of  the  performance  of  A  Trip  to  Africa, 
given  by  tbe  San  Francisco  Operatic  Company  at  the  Powell- 
street  Theatre  last  week,  for  the  benefit  of  tbe  Home  for  In- 
curables. It  was  thought  that  the  affair  would  be  a  lamentable 
failure.  The  sate  of  tickets  was  very  poor,  and  it  seemed  that  the 
society  would  be  in  debt  instead  of  being  able  to  aid  tbe  charity. 
Then  R.  P.  Doolan  came  on  the  scene,  and  in  a  week,  it  is  said, 
he  sold  the  entire  seating  capacity  of  the  house,  and  crowded  in 
two  hundred  more  people.  The  theatre  was  packed,  the  perform- 
ance highly  successful,  and  the  Home  for  Incurables  realized 
$1,260.  It  is  said  that  the  "  hoodoo  "  has  now  been  removed  from 
the  theatre. 

*  #  » 

Mr.  H.  C.  Barker  resides  in  the  beautiful  little  city  of  Napa. 
The  letteringon  Mr.  Barker's  door  asserts  that  be  is  an  attorney 
and  counsilor-at-law.  Mr.  Barker  is  fairly  endowed  with  this 
world's  goods,  and  so  manages  to  grow  corpulent  in  spite  of  clients 
being  few  and  far  between.  But  Mr.  Barker  talks  like  a  very  busy 
and  important  gentleman,  and  is  usually  found  around  town  be- 
wailing the  ravages  his  large  practice  is  making  on  bis  health. 
One  sunny  morning  last  week,  before  going  out,  be  wrote  upon 
the  slate  near  the  entrance  to  bis  thought  foundry,  "Will  return 
at  2  P.  M."  An  hour  later  some  unfortunate  individual  strayed 
into  the  building  and  wrote  beneath  the  announcement  upon  the 
slate,  "What  for?  " 


The  Original  Swain's  Bakery,  of  213  Sutter  street,  is  the  most 
popular  restaurant  in  San  Francisco  among  people  who  enjoy  a  first- 
class  dinner,  excellently  served  in  a  charming  apartment.  The  menu 
cannot  be  excelled  in  the  city,  and  it  always  includes  the  daintiest 
dishes  possible  for  the  season.  The  chef  b  a  past-master  of  his  de- 
lightful profession,  and  does  great  honor  to  himself  and  his  establish- 
ment^  __ 

FINE   DIAMONDS, 

Gold    and   Silver   Watches. 

The  newest  designs  in  jew- 
elry of  first   quality   only,  at 
very    reasonable   prices. 
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Under   Masonic   Temple. 


12 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  23,  1892. 


A    LEGEND    OF    THE    "HOMELESS.' 


T1 


By  Dr.  G.  A.  Danzigeb. 

"'HE  night  was  calm  and  glorious.  Not  a  breath  of  wind,  nor 
1  a  cloud  in  the  sky.  The  moon  threw  her  silver  light  in  one 
gigantic  beam  upon  the  ocean,  and  the  stars  glittered  in  their  ir- 
ridescent  background,  while  our  ship,  The  Homeless,  gently  rocked 
upon  the  heaving  bosom  of  the  deep.  Of  the  thousand  pas- 
sengers on  board  nearly  all  were  on  deck.  Almost  every  nation 
of  the  civilized  world  was  represented.  They  were  steering  for 
the  land  ol  freedom  and  endeavor — America.  They  were  remark- 
ably quiet  at  this  moment;  were  they  awed  by  the  grandeur  of 
the  ocean  ?     Probably. 

Suddenly  the  trumpet-like  voice  of  the  captain  broke  the 
silence.     Every  one  started. 

"  Let  us  have  a  song,  ladies  and  gentlemen.  Give  us  a  nice 
song,  a  song  in  which  all  may  join." 

"Oh,  yes,  sir;  please,  sir,"  chimed  an  Anglo-Saxon  maiden 
from  the  county  of  Yorkshire.  ll  Let  us  have  a  genuine  English 
song,  sir.     I  propose,  sir,  we  sing  ■  God  Save  the  Queen,'  sir." 

'*  I  beg  your  pardon,"  said  a  portly  German.  »  The  Queen  is 
nothing  to  us.  Let  us  sing  something  that  will  remind  us  of 
loyalty  and  bravery  and  deeds  done.  Captain,  I  propose  we  sing 
»•  Die  Wacht  am  Rhein.'  " 

"  Au  diable  with  the  Wacht  am  Rhein,"  cried  an  excitable 
Frenchman.  "Gentlemen  and  ladies,  I  humbly  crave  your  par- 
don; but  I  must  protest  against  German  songs.  The  best  German 
product  is  Limburger  cheese.  I  mean  no  offense.  But  liberty 
was  won  when  every  man  of  France  sang  the  one  great  song,  *  La 
Marseilliease.'     Captain,  I  propose  this  very  popular  song." 

"  Presto,  Signor  Capitano,"  said  an  Italian.  "  Ah,  there  is 
nothing  like  Italy's  great  song,  '  Patria,  mia  Cara.'  Captain,  we 
sing  the  Italian  song,  i  Patria,  mia  Cara.'  " 

At  this,  a  girl  approached  the  Captain.  She  was  remarkably 
beautiful.  And  as  the  moonlight  fell  upon  her  figure,  she  looked 
like  one  of  those  forms,  modeled  by  the  Greek  masters,  the  poise 
and  symmetry  of  which  take  the  soul  captive,  and  fill  the  heart 
with  longing. 

"  Ladies  and  gentlemen,"  she  said,  and  her  voice  sounded  soft 
and  melodious,  like  the  deep,  melting  tones  of  a  iiute.  "  I  am  an 
American.  My  patriotism,  though  strong,  is  rather  cosmopolitan. 
But  an  American  neither  fights  nor  sings  for  trifles,  being  ready, 
however,  to  do  both  for  the  blessings  of  his  home.  If  I  under- 
stand the  Captain  correctly,  it  is  his  intention  that  we  should 
have  a  song  to  inspire  the  soul  and  fill  the  heart  with  memories 
and  hopes.  To  accomplish  this,  yoa  must  sing  a  song  to  voice 
the  sentiments  of  all  on  board.  But  for  this  you  need  not  go  to 
London,  Paris,  Berlin  or  Rome.  The  name  of  the  ship  we  are  on 
Is  quite  suggestive  of  the  general  feeling:  -Homeless!'  Are  we 
not  homeless  just  now,  floating  between  life  and  eternity?  And 
what  could  possibly  be  nearer  to  our  hearts,  from  whatever 
country  we  may  hail,  than  the  thought  of  home,  and  those  loved 
ones  we  left  behind  us?  I  am  certain  there  is  no  one  on  this  ship 
who  would  not  fall  in  with  those  who  sing  *  Home,  Sweet 
Home.'  " 

"  Alas !  yes,  there  are,"  said  a  man  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of 
the  charming  and  eloquent  American.  "  Yes,  Miss,  there  are  over 
two  hundred  heartbroken  Jews  below  in  this  ship,  who  would 
rather  lament  as  did  their  ancestors :  <  By  the  waters  of  Babylon, 
there  did  we  sit  and  weep,  remembering  thee,  O!  Zion.'  We  had 
homes  and  happiness,  but  the  Czar's  cruelty  and  the  mob's  bru- 
tality robbed  us  of  both.  Let  those  sing  of  a  sweet  home  who 
have  homes,  but  to  us,  homeless  wanderers  of  nigh  on  two  thou- 
sand years,  to  us  home  is  a  stigma  and  a  curse.  It  is  very  hard 
to  be  driven  from  the  land  of  your  birth,  to  be  declared  homeless, 
but  it  is  harder  still  to  join  in  a  joyous  chorus  when  one's  soul  is 
in  agony  and  the  heart  is  broken." 

And  the  poor  man  covered  his  jace  and  wept. 
"My  friend,"  said  the  beautiful  American,  "  you  should  not 
weep  over  past  misfortunes.  You  are  going  to  a  land  of  liber- 
ty, and  your  future  happiness  will  far  outweigh  your  past  misery. 
In  suggesting  the  song,  <  Home,  Sweet  Home,1  I  thought  of  you 
also.  I  thought  of  all  those  that  are  homeless.  While  it  is  true 
that  some  of  us  are  returning  to  old  established  and  happy  homes, 
still  others,  and  those  are  by  far  in  the  majority,  go  to  America 
to  found  homes  and  rear  families.  A  few  years  hence  and  your 
past  life  will  be  like  a  dream,  aye,  a  bad  dream,  but  gone  and 
forgotten.  You  and  your  people  will  be  citizens  of  a  great  repub- 
lic, respected  and  honored  by  your  fellow-citizens.  Some  of 
America's  best  citizens  are  of  your  faith,  who,  coming  like  you, 
poor  and  homeless,  have  made  for  themselves  names,  homes  and 
fortunes.  And  were  you  to  ask  the  least  of  them  whether  they 
prefer  their  old  to  their  new  homes,  I  am  certain  they  would  be 
in  favor  of  the  latter.  Cheer  up,  then,  my  friend,  and  in  antici- 
pation of  your  future  happiness,  sing  with  us  of  the  glory  and 
sweetness  of  home." 

"  God  bless  you,  Miss,"  said  the  Jew,  while  every  one  on  deck 
cheered  the  wise  and  fascinating  girl. 

Again  the  voice  of  the  Captain  resounded,  but  there  was  a  slight 
tremor  in  his  deep  tones  as  he  said,  "Let  us  sing  •  Home,  Sweet 
Home.' " 


He  gave  the  signal,  and  the  air  was  filled  with  the  chorus  of  a 
thousand  voices,  some  singing  and  some  sobbing,  "Home,  Sweet, 
Sweet  Home!  " 

The  monsters  of  the  deep  rose  to  the  surface,  the  sea  heaved, 
the  moon  shone  in  tranquil  beauty,  the  stars  blinked  approval. 
It  was  a  beautiful  night;  it  is  a  memory  now. 


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I  ; 


NANKY    PUO    AND    I. 

I  have  a  bird  named  Nanky  Poo. 
A  pretty  Australian  roiclla, 
A  matter  -piece  of  scarlet,  b 

Gr*en.  mauve,  while,  orange,  black  an. I  yellow. 
Australian  does  not  mean  that  be 
II is  little  self  ha<  immigrated, 
But  that  way  then  beyond  the  sea 

His  ancestors  first  met  And  mated. 
And  bred  and  loved  their  little  ones, 
'Mid  kangaroos  and  fllatypusses, 
Till  some  oue  from  ulterior  zones, 

Enamored  of  the  canning  cusses, 
Ensnared  a  lovely  pair  or  two 

And  brought  them,  in  vile  durance  bolden. 
To  our  fair  State,  where  Nanky  Poo 

Of  native  sons  is  far  most  golden. 
He  cannot  talk  and  scold  and  swear, 
Up  to  a  notch  of  eighteen  carats. 
Nor  scoff  and  shriek  and  rip  and  tear, 

Like  more  extolled  and  gifted  parrots; 
He's  only  a  poor  paroquet, 

With  limitations  rather  doleful — 
A  whistle  very  faint  yet  sweet, 

A  trill  not  very  loud  but  soulful; 
But,  though  his  notes  are  short  and  low. 
And  have  the  sadness  of  repression, 
He  hath  some  thought  witnin,  I  know, 

Beyond  his  power  of  expression; 
And  hour  with   Nanky  I  beguile 

In  watching  his  impatient  bother 
To  make  his  meaning  clear,  and  smile 

To  think  how  much  we're  like  each  other. 
He  chirps  when  everything  is  well, 
I  chirp  when  all  is  in  bonanza; 
He  whistles  when  his  joy  is  full, 

I  likewise  trill  some  joyous  stanza; 
He  hops  about  and  makes  a  fuss 

To  summon  those  at  his  dependence, 
And  I  jost  jump  around  and  cuss 

Until  I  get  the  like  attendance; 
Anon  he  flies  against  his  cage 

And  wounds  himself  in  senseless  anger, 
And  I  in  just  as  silly  rage 

Indulge  in  just  as  foolish  clangor; 
Till  no  more  strive  I  to  subdue 

His  freaks  by  stern  and  lofty  dealing, 
For  I  have  learned  that  Nanky  Poo 

And  I  have  wondrous  fellow-feeling. 
I  look  across  the  line  that  lies 

Between  the  Here  and  the  dread  Whither, 
Which  all  that  creeps  or  walks  or  flies 
Must  presently  confront  together; 
And  wonder  if,  when  my  poor  feet 

Shall  tread  eternity's  first  headline, 
And  I  look  back,  my  paroquet 

Will  sink  behind  me,  at  the  deadline. 
I  want  no  share  in  such  a  split, 

I  wish  his  pinions  to  be  tossing 
Beside  me,  or  that  we  both  hit 

A  balk  line  that  admits  no  crossing; 
And  I'm  not  going  to  presume 

That  Heaven  was  made  for  beings  hoary, 
And  not  for  creatures  rainbow-plumed, 
And  ready  to  enhance  its  glory. 
San  Francisco,  Jan.  23,  1892.  Joseph  T.  Goodman. 


DRAMATIC  people  have  something  to  learn  still ;  and  one  inter- 
esting item  seems  to  have  been  picked  up  at  the  Ober-Am- 
mergau  Passion  Play  last  summer.  Hitherto  it  has  been  supposed 
impracticable  to  introduce  the  barn-door  fowl  as  part  of  a  stage 
realism  with  any  effect,  because  the  bird  of  the  poultry-yard  could 
not  be  educated  to  crow  to  order.  The  peasants  of  Ober-Amroer- 
gau  overcame  this  difficulty  very  simply.  Day  after  day  the  cock 
crew,  and  Peter  went  out  and  wept  bitterly,  precisely  as  the  stage 
manager  gave  the  cue,  the  expedient  being  to  tickle  tbe  bird's 
neck.  Ere  long  crowing  is  sure  to  form  a  prime  incidental  in 
drama  or  comedy:  and  it  might  be  made  a  very  comic  or  a  very 
serious  event.  Suppose  any  clever  fellow  wrote  a  piece,  such  as 
The  Bells,  in  which  some  horrible  crime  was  always  brought  to 
the  murderer's  recollection  by  cock-crowing!  It  would,  at  any 
rate,  be  unique  in  the  manner  of  worldly  expiation — perhaps 
highly  effective  from  a  gallery  point  of  view,  seeing  some  such 
bipeds  apparently  get  located  there  occasionally. 


MAUD:  Can  we  play  at  keeping  stores,  mamma? 
Mamma  (who  has  a  headache) — Certainly,  but  you  must  be 
very,  very  quiet. 
Maud— Well,  we'll  pretend  we  don't  advertise. — N.  Y.  Comic. 


GOLD  AND  SILVER  EL£cteo  d 


DENTAL    PLATES. 


-MADE    SOLELY    BY- 


DR.  B.  W.HAINES,  Dentist,  fiKBKB 

These  plates  are  made  by  an  entirely  new  process  and  are  absolute- 
ly "perfect,"  being  light,  elastic  and  of  "  purest  metals."  and 
"overcoming"  all  "disadvantages"  of  "rubber"  and  all  former 
metal  plates.  The  -  leading  dentists  "  throughout  the  East  are 
using  them  "exclusively."  with  the  most  "gratifying"  results. 
To  those  who  cannot  be  titled  by  the  "old  process  "  we  "guarantee" 
a  "  perfect  fitting  plate." 

DIFFICULT    CASES    SOLICITED. 

Good  Cheer  and  a  Souvenir  of  California  for  our  Eastern  Friends. 

Parties  desiring  to  send  to  their 
friends  East  the 

INGLENODK  TABLE  WINES 

Can  have  their  orders  filled  at  San 
Francisco  prices  aud  of  freight  at 
car-load  rates  added,  thus  saving 
a  great  expense  by  leaving  their 
orders  in  time  with 

F.  A.  HABER, 

Office  and   Depot  Inglenook  Vineyard,  122  Sansome  St.,  S.  F 


LOUIS  COOKS. 


WILLIAM  COOKS. 


MAX  COOKS. 


COOKS     BROS,, 

IUTBEIOB         DBCOBATOBS. 

Dealers  in  Stained  Glass,  Wall  Paper,  Lincrusta  Walton,  Paper 

Mache,  Parquet  Flooring,   Moorish  Fret  Work, 

Frescoing,   Wall    Mouldings, 

943  and  945  Market  St.,  between  5th  and  6th,  San  Francisco. 
Dr.  Rowas'  Famous  Remedy  for  Sea-Sickness. 

If  you  intend  taking  a  trip  by  sea,  try  a  bottle  and  be  convinced  of  its 
merits.    To  be  obtained  from  all  druggists,  and  from 

L.  E.  ELLERT, 
S.  W.  corner  Kearny  and  California  streets,  S.  F. 
Price  per  bottle.    50  cents 


14 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  23,  1892. 


IT  is  amusing  to  »  read  that  portion  of  the  regulation  oration  of 
the  chairman  of  the  Esmeralda  Consolidated  at  the  annual  meet- 
ing of  the  company  in  London,  where  he  refers  to  the  difficulty 
experienced  in  collecting  the  last  assessment  or  "Call  "as  the 
English  term  it.  He  says,  "Many  men  have  been  able  to  pay 
where  we  gave  them  time  and  humored  them,  and  took,  install- 
ments, whereas  if  we  had  gone  in  with  a  crusher,  and  pressed 
them  for  the  full  amount,  we  should  not  have  got  anything  at 
all.  The  board  have  issued  scores  of  summonses,  and  we  are 
working  them  as  welt  as  we  can,  but  when  a  man  says  he  will  go 
into  court  if  we  summon  him,  what  is  the  use  of  doing  bo?" 
If  this  little  speech  had  been  made  on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic,  it 
would  have  provoked  some  nasty  insinuations  about  «>  Yankee 
gall."  It  certainly  would  not  have  been  much  use  in  going  into 
court,  but  outside  of  this  particularly  mild  way  of  putting  the  pro- 
position, it  might  have  been  dangerous;  resulted  in  a  crusher  on 
the  wrong  side  of  the  house,  as  it  were.  The  directors  of  this 
company  would  have  bad  a  remarkably  lively  time  in  raking  in 
the  money  from  any  of  the  California  shareholders,  provided 
they  knew  the  inside  running  of  affairs.  The  gentleman  who  sug- 
gested that  a  committee  of  investigation  should  be  appointed  had 
a  level  head  on  his  shoulders,  only  he  should  not  have  allowed 
himself  to  be  bluffed  down.  Another  gentleman  hurt  the  feelings 
of  the  management  by  alluding  to  their  latest  investment  down  in 
New  Mexico  as  "another  freak  up."  The  Chairman  in  horrified 
amazement  replied :  "  You  say  another;  kindly  tell  me  the  first?" 
"This,  gold?  mine";  retorted  the  shareholder.  "  Freak  up  "  is 
a  very  soft  term  for  the  Esmeralda  Consolidated,  and  its  London 
manipulators,  know  it.  If  their  dealings  with  the  New  Central 
Mines  are  the  same  as  they  were  with  the  Nevada  Company,  the 
shareholders  are  to  be  pitied. 

SSI 

THE  mining  market  is  beginning  to  show  revival,  and  consid- 
erable activity  has  prevailed  in  the  leading  Comstock  shares 
during  the  week.  Prices  have  been  higher  at  the  North  end, 
Con.  Cal. -Virginia  selling  up  to  $5  at  one  time  under  a  strong  de- 
mand. This  is  said  to  be  due  to  an  improvement  on  the  1800- 
level,  in  an  upraise  which  was  intended  to  cut  the  downward  ex- 
tension of  the  ore  body  encountered  on  the  1750  level.  Another 
feature  of  the  week's  business  was  a  sharp  upward  movement  in 
Chollar  on  the  strength  of  a  strike  in  a  west  cross-cut  near  the 
Hale  &  Norcross  line.  The  ore  taken  out  at  this  point  is  said  to 
run  $40  to  the  ton,  but  its  extent  has  not  yet  been  determined. 
The  brokers  who  are  desirous  of  combining  mine  management 
with  the  equally  lucrative  business  of  carrying  clients'  accounts 
on  margin  at  one  and  one-half  per  cent  per  month,  did  not  make 
much  of  a  success  in  their  first  fight  for  control.  They  would 
like  to  have  elected  a  full  Board  of  Directors  for  Sierra  Nevada, 
but  got  off  lucky  with  one  man  on  the  Board.  He  will  be  like 
the  fifth  wheel  of  a  coach — more  ornamental  than  useful.  The 
Belcher  election  comes  off  on  the  26th,  and  the  result  there  will 
be  about  the  same  as  in  Sierra  Nevada.  Probably  if  business 
looms  ap  a  little  more  the  members  of  the  Exchange  who  are  for- 
tunate enough  to  have  a  clientelle  will  have  enough  to  do  with- 
out interfering  in  outside  matters.  There  were  no  assessments 
levied  during  the  week,  excepting  a  small  one  on  Found  Treasure, 
which  is  now  practically  a  private  concern,  with  very  few  shares 
out  on  the  market.  Outside  stocks  have  been  dull,  with  steady 
prices.  The  news  from  both  the  Quijotoa  and  Tuscarora  camp 
continues  favorable. 

f  s  s 

THE  convention  of  miners  whigh  has  just  been  held  in  this 
city,  was  a  decided  success  in  every  respect.  It  was  a  most 
orderly  assembly,  and  its  business  was  transacted  without  the 
slightest  friction,  in  a  manner  highly  creditable  to  the  members. 
The  best  of  harmony  prevailed  throughout  the  entire  session,  and 
everything  tended  to  show  that  the  long  and  bitterly  fought  war 
between  the  miners  and  the  men  of  the  valleys  was  at  an  end. 
The  resolutions  were  all  couched  in  conciliatory  terms,  which 
conceded  the  right  of  the  farmer  to  protection,  while  claiming  the 
same  for  the  mining  industry.  A  memorial  was  drawn  up  for 
presentation  to  Congress,  asking  for  the  necessary  financial  as- 
sistance to  confine  the  debris  in  such  a  manner  as  to  permit  the 
resumption  of  work  on  the  mines  without  injury  to  the  navigable 
rivers  or  the  farming  lands  of  the  State.  The  demand  made  on 
the  Federal  Government  is  very  moderate,  and  it  will  be  benefited 
in  a  great  measure  by  tne  increased  output  of  gold.  Before  ad- 
journment, a  permanent  organization  was  formed,  under  the 
name  of  the  Miners'  Association  of  California.  Mr.  Neff,  of 
Nevada  county,  who  so  ably  presided  over  the  convention,  was 
elected  President  of  the  association,  and  W.  O.  Ralston  Secretary. 
A  number  of  Vice  Presidents  were  also  elected,  each  county 
furnishing  one  and  San  Francisco  five.  Annual  sessions  will  be 
held. 


A  CIRCULAR,  under  date  December  31,  1801,  states  that  the 
$250,000  derived  from  Second  Debentures,  issued  and  fully 
taken  up,  is  being  applied  towards  the  completion  of  works  and 
purchase  of  stores,  etc.  The  balance  remaining  will  be  held  for 
any  contingencies  that  may  arise.  Mr.  Pigou,  who  is  well  known 
here,  left  England  on  October  17th  for  Mexico,  and  arrived  at 
Palmarejo  on  November  10th.  Since  that  date  communications 
have  been  received  from  him,  from  which  it  appears  the  Pal- 
marejo mill  is  a  grand  one.  The  mine  is  looking  first-rate.  Con- 
sidering the  great  difficulties  attending  the  obtaining  and  prepar- 
ation of  materials  at  the  mine,  the  mill  is  worth  the  money  it  has 
coat.  It  is  as  complete  as  it  can  be.  The  information,  taken  in 
conjunction  with  the  report  of  the  Mexican  Mineral  Railway 
Company,  points  to  the  whole  of  the  works  being  in  full  opera- 
tion and  the  mill  running  within  a  few  weeks. 

*$$ 

THE  latest  farce  in  the  way  of  trusts  is  the  attempt  to  dispose 
of  the  lumber  firms  on  the  Coast  to  an  English  syndicate.  A 
few  months  ago  the  mills  on  the  Pacific  Coast  were  supposed  to 
be  going  the  same  way,  but  an  expert  who  examined  the  books 
of  one  concern  broke  up  the  enterprise  by  his  report.  The  lum- 
ber business  is  not  in  the  most  flourishing  condition  just  now, 
and  one  or  two  of  the  larger  firms  control  the  trade.  Mr. 
Scupham,  who  was  connected  with  the  Quartz  Mountain  mine, 
which  cost  the  residents  of  Narbonne,  in  France,  such  an  immense 
amount  of  money,  all  of  which  was  ultimately  swept  away  by 
the  failure  of  the  mine,  is  said  to  be  engineering  the  new  deal. 
ttt 

SAM  DAVIS,  the  irrepressible,  having  given  up  Pine  Nut  in 
disgust,  is  now  industriously  working  on  a  scheme  to  manu- 
facture asphaltum  pipe  by  machinery.  His  idea  is  to  establish 
works  in  Nevada,  and  it  is  said  lhat  a  number  of  Comstock  mag- 
nates are  backing  the  enterprise.  An  attempt  was  made  here 
some  time  ago  to  float  stock  in  one  of  these  companies,  but  it 
failed,  owing  to  the  fact  that  the  pipe,  stronger  and  cheaper  than 
iron,  melts  easily  under  a  light  heat.  It  does  very  well  for  places 
where  water  freezes  in  the  winter  time,  as  the  cold  cannot  pene- 
trate the  material  used  in  the  manufacture. 
tt  t 

THE  suit  between  the  Southern  Nevada  and  the  Holmes  mine 
will  be  resumed  next  week,  and  it  is  intended  by  the  latter 
company  that  no  more  continuances  will  be  granted,  if  they  can 
help  it.  Quite  an  array  of  talent  will  appear  on  both  sides,  and 
from  all  appearances,  the  battle  will  be  stubbornly  contested. 
Professor  Price  has  been  retained  as  an  expert  by  the  Southern 
Nevada  and  Louis  Janin  by  the  Holmes.  Half  a  dozen  lawyers 
will  argue  the  case  for  plaintiff  and  defendant. 

i  S  ? 

THE  Auxilliary  Fire  Alarm  Company  held  its  annual  election 
during  the  week.  There  were  18,000  shares  of  stock  repre- 
sented, electing  the  fnllowing  officers  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year:  Louis  Sloss,  Jr.,  President;  Wm.  Fries,  Vice-President; 
Percy  T.  Morgan,  A.  Van  Booklen,  J.  D.  Phelan  and  J.  Hodges, 
Directors.  W.  Hansen  was  reelected  Secretary.  The  company 
had  a  very  prosperous  business  during  the  year. 

ss  s 

THE  annual  meeting  of  the  Calaveras  Con.  has  just  been  held 
in  London.  The  report  showed  that  during  the  year  $100,000 
worth  of  debentures  had  been  issued,  and  of  that  amount  $76,950 
had  been  subscribed.  Of  this  sum  the  board  had  sent  out  $50,000 
here  for  the  development  of  the  mine,  and  the  balance  is  still 
available.  The  new  20-stamp  miil  should  be  ready  to  start  up  by 
this  time,  although  no  report  has  yet  been  received  from  the  mine 
to  that  effect. 

sss 

MAJOR  FRANK  McLAUGHLIN  bad  the  honor  of  a  nomina- 
tion as  Vice-President  of  the  Miners'  Association  of  Califor- 
nia, at  the  Convention  which  met  in  this  city  during  the  week, 
froui  two  counties — Plumas  and  Butte.  At  the  suggestion  of  the 
President  of  the  Association,  his  name  was  afterwards  with- 
drawn, in  order  to  make  him  one  of  the  Executive  Committee  of 
the' organization. 

SSS 

THE  Ventanas  mines  of  Mexico  are  again  offered  to  the  British 
public.  They  are  a  better  and  more  promising  investment 
than  the  Tominil  prospects,  which  were  snapped  up  the  other 
day,  but  this  may  prove  a  poor  recommendation  in  London, 
where  wildcat  schemes  are  more  farorably  received  than  legiti- 
mate propositions. 

tt* 

THE  manufacture  of  water  gas  does  not  seem  to  have  proved  a 
success  in  Great  Britain,  and  the  companies  operating  there 
at  different  points  all  show  losses  for  the  past  six  months.  One 
concern  in  Yorkshire  reports  a  direct  loss  of  $6,960  for  the  year, 
notwithstanding  that  there  has  been  considerable  cutting  down 
of  expenses,  and  that  the  directors  have  only  taken  fees  for  three- 
quarters  of  the  year. 


Jan. 


BAN  KK  IXCT8C0  NEWS  I  ETTETt 


r 


'Hear the  Crier!"    "Whil  :he  dert]  *rt  thmi: 
'Ooeibftt  wlllpUr  tbe  •  arHhroa." 


"  \IJ  HO  la  making  the  war,  p»pa?  " 


The  newspaper  man.  dear,  with  bis  jaw  , 
He  site  in  bis  ro  tod  rang, 

A  pipe  in  his  mouth,  bis  feet  on  the  rug. 
At  his  elhow  a  well-filled,  commodious  jug; 
And  be  loudly  shrieks,  between  puffs  ami  sips, 
11  Sons  of  Colombia,  bring  on  your  sbipsl  " 

•■  Would  the  newspaper  man  go  fight,  papa?" 
He's  the  greatest  fighter  yon  ever  saw. 
On  paper,  my  child,  but  he  likes  to  write 
About  war,  so  you  see  lie's  no  time  to  fight. 
He  tells  the  Generals  what  to  do, 
He  posts  the  Admirals  on  tbe  crew, 
And  he  hears,  seated  safe  in  his  cosy  room, 
The  trumpets  blare,  and  tbe  cannons  boom. 

•■  He  must  be  a  very  wise  man,  papa." 

Yes,  dear,  he  is,  he  knows  the  law 

Of  nations,  gunnery,  seamanship, 

A|horse  with  the  glanders,  a  fowl  with  the  pip; 

He'll  tell  you  at  once  the  dose  to  apply, 

But  of  al!  things  earthly  he  lovetb  far 

To  chat  at  his  ease  of  tbe  art  of  war. 
"  Then  he  must  be  fond  of  gore,  papa." 

He  is,  dear,  he  sucks  it  through  a  straw; 

He  takes  it  hot  and  be  takes  it  cold, 

He  doesn't  like  new  gore,  he  loves  it  old, 

With  a  bit  of  lime  at  the  glasses  rim, 

One  lump  of  sugar  will  do  for  him; 

When  he  quaffs  a  dozen  of  fine  old  gore, 

His  soul  is  mighty,  he  howls  tor  war. 

MR.  ROBERT  DUNCAN  MILNE  has  contributed  a  most  in- 
teresting article  to  the  Examiner  anent  his  experiences  with 
tbe  bi-chloride  of  gold  treatment.  Mr.  Milne  has  made  a  great 
sacrifice  in  the  cause  of  scientific  investigation.  At  his  ancestral 
castle,  on  tbe  bank  o'  Clyde,  is  fully  balf  an  acre  of  cellarage. 
These  vaults  are  stored  with  priceless  Burgundy  and  rare  old 
Glenlivet.  And  now,  when  Mr.  Milne  falls  heir  to  tbe  family 
estates,  he  must,  forsooth,  be  content  to  behold  the  servitors  of 
his  ancient  bouse  enjoy  those  fine  liquids,  while  he  looks  coldly 
on.  The  guest,  bidden  to  the  banquet  hall,  will  drink  deep,  and 
sing,  to  compliment  Mr.  Milne,  "  Robbie  brewed  a  peck  o'  maut," 
while  Robert  looks  sadly  on.  Fumes,  fragrant  and  dense,  will 
ascend  from  tbe  hot  Glenlivet,  but  to  Robert's  nostrils  they  will 
be  as  mere  violets.  He  has  lost  his  appreciation  of  the  bouquet, 
bis  lips,  trained  to  cold  water,  will  never  burn  more  with  the 
juice  of  the  barley.  Souchong,  Oulong  and  the  Arabian  berry 
imported  by  the  Saracen  into  Europe,  will  be  the  melancholy  con- 
solers of  the  heroic  Robert.  May  bis  reward  be  great  in  the  next 
world,  for  truly  his  sacrifice  of  as  fine  a  thirst  as  ever  man  was 
gifted  with  in  this,  has  been  indeed  heroic. 

THERE  is  a  haunted  house  in  Mill  Valley,  a  pretty  cottage  on 
the  west  side  of  Throckmorton  avenue,  not  five  minutes'  walk 
from  the  station.  Shrieks  and  groans  have  been  heard  at  the  dead 
hour  of  night  issuing  from  this  dwelling.  The  owner,  who  at  this 
season  inhabits  it  only  on  Sabbath  evenings,  can  offer  no  explana- 
tion of  the  phenomena.  The  residents  of  the  valley  speed  timidly 
by  this  house,  and  those  of  the  faith  cross  themselves  devoutly, 
and  tell  their  beads  when  obliged  to  traverse  the  avenue  after 
dark.  On  last  Sunday  the  spooks  were  unusually  active.  Mr. 
Pat  Brady,  Mr.  Pete  Bigelovv,  Mr.  Roger  Magee  and  other  reputa- 
table  citizens  allege  that  at  midnight  a  tall  figure  was  seen  skip- 
ping about  the  piazza,  moaning:  "  It's  all  given  out;  ah,  woe, 
woe!  empty,  empty."  When  they  couragiously  endeavored  to  lay 
the  ghost,  and  Mr.  Fothrell,  the  land  manager,  produced  a  candle, 
bell  and  book,  the  spook,  with  a  horrid  yell,  plunged  a  corkscrew 
into  its  breast,  and  went  skimming  over  the  tops  of  the  tallest 
trees.  The  presumption  is  that  the  poor  apparition  is  tbe  ghost 
of  some  old  saw  miller,  who  camped  on  the  place  long  before  Mr. 
Magee's  beautiful  villa  "Sabbath  Calm"  was  projected. 

MR.  DAN  HANLON  has  just  recovered  from  a  very  dangerous 
illness.  He  is  now  about,  and  rapidly  recovering  his  old 
sleekness.  But  while  Mr.  Dan  was  lying  at  the  point  of  death, 
be  called  his  brother  Charles,  the  attorney,  to  his  side.  Now,  Dan 
is  a  fine  musician,  who  plays  upon  a  dozen  instruments,  and  plays 
them  all  well.  "What  can  I  do  for  you,  Dan?"  asked  his 
brother.  "I  wish,"  said  tbe  invalid,  feebly,  "that  you  would 
send  me  up  that  waiter  Alphonse  from  Marchands  who  plays 
the  harp  so  nicely."  "  And  what  do  you  want  him  for?  "  asked 
Charley.  "  Because,"  murmured  Dan,  huskily,  "  I'd  like  to  know 
something  about  the  harp,  dear  boy,  to  please  St.  Peter  when  I  go 
on  the  other  side." 


WAK  uUUng  wai   stalks  through   the 

>H    Mm- 

card-rooiuB,  can  pi  i.v  tha  bar.  and  makes  lUtll  at  bom«  In   tb« 
billiard-room.     And  it  h  to  nay-     For  too  nimbvn  "f 

lh»*  *-  n  nave  declared  thai   iboold 

i   much  further  with  bar  trifling,  there  lb  all  ba  formtd  I 
Pad fio  Onion  01  ub  Legion  whose  Intentions  and  -  will 

be  far   from  |  rt,   yon    live,  Mb,      Al  n    matter  of  fact 

tubmen  can  talk  ol  nothing  but   war,     Th  ay  wan  I   bl i. 

What  ar«>  baseball  victories  In  comparison  with  these  oonfllcta 
where  to  ran  well  rod  base,  and  where  eaoh  side  b 

own  nmplreT  The  {Legion,  by  reaaon  ol  a  long  Indulgence  iu  ter- 
apln  and  sparkling  winej  w  ill  have  to  do  soma  lively  drill  work 
at  the  country  club  in  Marin  County,  packing  their  rlflea  over  the 
and  practicing  the  goose-step  at  the  lake-,  Colonel  \.  «•. 
Hawes,  because  ol  long  service  In  the  Civil  War.  will  probably 
command  the  legion  with  Km!  Webster,  Ed  Boaqul,  Dan  Murphy 
for  Junior  officers.  This  does  not  mean  that  there  will  not  be 
other  officers.  No  man  will  serve  unless  he  has  a  commission  of 
some  sort.  How  this  war  business  gOl  its  Start  nobody  can  tell. 
Some  are  of  the  opinion  that  it  was  born  one  nigh  I  from  the  bile 
engendered  by  an  excessive  consumption  of  Welsh  rarebits, while 
others  hold  that  it  [a  the  natural  evolution  from  a  long  spell  of 
intense  laziness.  But  no  matter  how  or  when  its  origin,  it  is 
business  right  from  tbe  start.  A  company  of  sappers  ami  miners 
from  the  Legion  will  be  directed  early  next  week  to  throw  up 
breast  works  along  tbe  banks  of  Mission  Creek,  so  it  can  be  made 
mighty  hot  for  an  enemy's  Meet,  pushing  on  to  capture  the  Po- 
trero.  Butchertown  will  be  strongly  fortified,  and  if  necessary  tbe 
old  San  Bruno  road  will  be  mined  to  prevent  the  enemy  getting  a 
foothold  in  San  Mateo  County.  In  that  case  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin 
will  be  the  commanding  officers' headquarters.where  meals  will  be 
served  to  tbe  staff  either  table  d'hote  or  to  order,  no  extra  charge 
for  wine. 

HORACE  PLATT,  genial  witty  Horace, -who  onty  wants  a  villa 
at  Tu^culum  to  make  him  the  perfect  prototype  of  bis 
namesake,  the  Latin  poet,  is  a  bon-vivant  from  the  ground  up.  Ah, 
a  gay  roiurier  is  Horace,  and  a  fine  judge  of  the  age  of  wines. 
Yet  the  boys  tell  a  strange  story  about  him,  in  which  I  believe 
there  is  hardly  a  ground  of  foundation.  It  was  at  dinner,  and 
Mr.  Piatt  was  enjoying  with  gusto  a  plate  of  remarkably  fine 
mock  turtle  soap.  "  I  have  read,"  said  Mr.  Piatt,  as  he  pensive- 
ly poured  out  a  glass  of  dry  sherry,  "  ot  the  habits  of  tbe  turtle; 
be  is  captured  on  the  sands,  and  sometimes  afloat,  and  how  the 
female  creeps  ashore  on  moonlight  nigbts  to  lay  her  eggs.  But 
pray  tell  me  is  the  mock  turtle  likewise  an  amphibious  reptile?  " 
And  after  this  very  natural  inquiry  nothing  was  beard  for  a  few 
moments  but  the  soft  glug,  glug  of  tbe  decanter  bewailing  its 
parting  with  the  rich  Awantilado. 

WHEN  Ned  Hamilton,  journalist  and  basso  profundo,  makes  a 
joke,  it  is  always  a  good  one.  Deep,  it  is  true,  some  may 
be,  and  therefore  requiring  moments  of  thought  to  fathom,  but 
when  one  does  get  at  the  rich  pearl  at  the  bottom  of  this  well  of 
humor,  be  cannot  but  confess  that  it  was  well  worth  the  labor. 
Mr.  Hamilton's  latest,  and  a  jeu  d'esprit  which  is  now  going  the 
rounds  of  the  clubs,  runs  as  follows :  •'  I  was  on  a  car,"  says  that 
brilliant  raconteur,  *' on  the  rear  platform,  and  I  saw  seated  inside 
a  man  named  Grant,  with  his  grandson.  Now,  why  was  the  boy 
like  twins?"  At  this  stage  Mr.  Hamilton  pauses.  The  audience, 
of  course,  give  it  up.  »  Because,"  continues  Mr.  Hamilton,  <<  he 
was  Grant's  son  and  grandson."  A  mot  like  this,  composed  in 
the  reign  of  Louis  Quatorze,  would  have  won  its  author  a  Mar- 
quisate. 

ASPARAGUS  has  appeared  in  the  markets,  but  Dr.  Bartlett  is 
still  overdue  on  bis  prize  poem  in  praise  of  spring  vegetables. 
Heaven  bless  him,  how  he  does  ring  the  changes  on  peas  and 
asparagus.  Let  no  man  say  that  the  divine  spark  does  not  linger 
yet  in  the  bosom  of  Dr.  Bartlett.  He  is  getting  a  little  frosty 
now,  it  is  true,  and  the  complexion  of  his  nose  affects  the  rose 
rather  than  the  lily,  but  the  same  vigorous  onslaught  of  space 
characterizes  this  most  pious  and  exemplary  of  the  old  guard. 

DETECTIVE  BROWN  of  the  Bell  case,  is  a  man  of  singular 
humor.  As  a  compiler  of  the-day-after  evidence,  he  has  not 
his  peer  on  the  face  of  the  globe.  A  clever  man,  too,  to  enlist  the 
church  in  the  person  of  the  great  destroyer  of  mass  meetings,  the 
Rev.  Chalmers  Easton.  Mr.  Brown  remarked,  quaintly,  the 
other  day,  "  If  I  owed  the  devil  forty  liars,  and  handed  him  over 
one  in  the  person  of  Campbell,  I  should  expect  a  receipt  in  full." 

AS  a  projected  dinner  party  induces  a  slovenly  housekeeper  to 
polish  her  spoons  and  dust  off  her  furniture,  so  the  Chilean 
business  has  called  Uncle  Sam's  attention  to  his  navy.  The  din- 
ner party  may  not  come  off,  and  tbe  Chilean  war  certainly  will 
not,  but  the  good  effect  in  both  cases  remains  the  same. 

THE  style  of  the  California  building  for  the  World's  Fair  Expo- 
sition is  to  be  Moorish.  Why  not  Chinese?  They  are  the 
people  we  have  made  all  the  fuss  about.  Let  us  reproduce  a  Joss 
house,  an  opium  den,  and  Sullivan  alley  during  a  highbinder  war, 
and  we  will  own  the  crowning  attraction  of  the  show. 


16 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  23,  1892. 


AMONG  the  great  noblemen  who  possess  over  one  hundred 
thousand  acres  in  the  United  Kingdom  the  Duke  of  Devon- 
shire comes  second  in  point  of  rental,  having  over  one  hundred 
and  eighty  thousand  pounds  a  year;  while  the  Duke  of  Buccleuch, 
with  a  quarter  of  a  million,  conies  first.  No  one  has  estates  in  so 
many  counties  as  the  Duke  of  Devonshire;  he  owns  land  in  eleven 
English  and  in  three  Irish  counties,  fourteen  in  all.  Half  his  acres 
and  half  his  income  are  attaching  to  his  estates  in  Derbyshire,  in 
which  county,  at  Chatsworth  and  Hardvvicke,  which  is  practically 
the  Marquis  of  Hartington's,  he  owns  two  of  the  finest  and  state- 
liest of  all  the  "stately  homes  of  England."  Numerous  as  are  the 
counties  in  which  he  has  estates,  he  owns  not  a  single  acre  or  foot 
of  land  in  the  county  from  which  he  takes  his  title;  he,  the  Lord 
Lieutenant  and  largest  landowner  in  the  county  of  Derby,  in  this 
coinciding,  oddly  enough,  with  the  Earl  of  Derby,  who,  with  a 
rent  roll  nearly  as  large  as  his  grace  of  Devonshire's,  has  not  one 
single  acre  in  the  county  of  Derby.  The  Duke  is  one  of  the  few 
surviving  M.  P.'s  of  the  unreformed  Parliament.  Thus  far  there 
has  never  been  a  Duke  of  Devonshire — and  there  have  been  seven 
of  them — who  has  not  been  a  K.  G. 


A  novel  clock  is  now  being  exhibited  by  the  Watchmakers' 
Union  in  London.  It  is  of  wood,  beautifully  carved,  and  stands  six 
feet  in  height.  The  case  is  a  perfect  fort  in  miniature,  and  instead 
of  a  bell  and  striking  hammer,  the  hours  are  announced  by  a  bu- 
gler who  emerges  from  a  door  at  one  side  of  the  fort,  and  blows 
the  call  to  assemble  and  march.  Almost  instantly  doors  open  on 
all  sides,  a  regiment  of  automatic  soldiers,  six  abreast,  march  out, 
wheel  to  the  left,  stop  a  few  seconds  to  »  mark  time,"  and  then 
march  through  another  part  of  the  fortress  to  the  barracks.  These 
marches  and  counter  marches  occur  each  hour.  If  they  come  out 
to  announce  the  hour  of  one  o'clock,  one  soldier  tires  his  tiny  gun, 
at  two  o'clock  two  soldiers  tire  their  pieces,  increasing  with  the 
hour  until  the  twelve  leaders  fire  their  guns,  the  rear  ranks  bow- 
ing their  heads  and  pointing  with  their  bayonets  towards  the  dial 
of  the  clock. 

A  celebrated  French  journalist,  Mr.  Hagues  Ie  Roux,  was  told 
that  a  begger  could  make  15  francs  a  day  in  the  Champs  Elysses 
district,  so  he  resolved  to  put  the  statement  to  the  test.  Getting 
himself  up  appropriate  costume,  he  began  his  rounds.  The  wife 
of  a  physician  gave  him  an  old  garment.  An  elderly  gentleman 
gave  him  two  francs.  More  wonderful  was  his  good  fortune  with 
a  Countess,  who  received  him  as  if  he  were  "somebody,"  and  gave 
him  10  francs,  directing  to  call  again  In  a  very  short  number  of 
calls  he  made  a  sum  equal  to  20  francs.  It  is  interesting  to  read 
that  at  the  house  at  which  he  received  10  francs  the  concierge 
claimed  a  commission  on  his  good  luck. 

A  splendid  present  has  been  made  to  the  Czar  and  Czarina  by 
the  French  colony  established  in  St.  Petersburg.  The  gift  is  a 
tray  of  solid  silver,  with  a  dull  surface,  upon  which  are  laid  in 
letters  of  blue  enamel  the  words  of  an  address.  Above  this  inscrip- 
tion are  the  letters  XXV.  in  gold,  and  initials  of  their  Majesties 
surmounted  with  a  crown  of  gold.  The  arms  of  France  and  Rus- 
sia face  each  other  at  the  sides.  Below  are  the  arms  of  Paris, 
Lyons,  Orleans  and  St.  Petersburg.  A  newspaper  suggests  that 
the  Municipality  of  Paris  should  celebrate  the  visit  cf  the  Czarina 
to  Paris  by  altering  the  name  of  the  Rue  Mazarine  to  Rue  Ma 
Czarine. 

A  once  celebrated  beauty  has  just  died  in  Poland,  where  she 
expired  unmarried  in  her  fifty-seventh  year.  The  Princess  Htilene 
Sagonsko  was  to  the  last  a  famous  figure  at  court,  and  was  among 
the  rather  numerous  ladies  who  refused  the  hand  of  Napolean  III. 
Perhaps,  when  she  watched  the  events  that  followed  the  unsub- 
stantial brilliancy  of  the  short-lived  second  Empire,  she  had  cause 
for  thanksgiving  that  she  had  not  allowed  herself  to  be  tempted 
by  the  glamour  of  an  Imperial  crown.  She  also  rejected  several 
Austrian  grand  seigneurs,  on  the  ground  of  an  unrequited  affection 
for  some  person  whose  name  never  transpired. 

A  French  journalist,  who  publishes  an  amusing  portrait  sketch 
of  Monsieur  Taine,  finds  fault  with  the  famous  author  for  being 
the  worst  dressed  man  in  France.  He  recalls  the  story  of  the 
dandy  Due  de  Richelieu's  apostrophe  to  his  too  negligent  friend, 
Due  d'Aumont,  and  transcribes  it:  "Monsieur  Taine,  God  has 
given  you  great  intelligence,  the  Sorbonne  has  given  you  prizes, 
and  the  Academy  has  made  you  an  •Immortal.'  It  behooves 
you  to  do  something  in  return,  and  we  can  only  beseech  you  to 
brush  your  clothes!  " 

Alfonzo  XIII.  of  Spain,  though  still  a  baby,  has  had  his  biogra- 
phy written — probably  the  shortest  life  that  ever  yet  had  itself  re- 
corded in  a  book.  The  authors  of  this  piece  of  royal  biography 
are  Frances  and  Mary  Arnold-Forster.  The  title  of  the  book  is, 
"  Born  a  King." 


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REMOVAL! 
HOME  MUTUAL  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

Now  Occupies  Premises  at  the  N.  E.  Cor.  California  and  Sansome 

Sts.,   S.  F.,  Lately  Vacated  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  Bank. 

Twenty-seventh  Annual  Exhibit. 

.lauuary  1,  1891. 

INCORPORATED    A.    D.    1864. 

Losses  p'd  since  organi'n. $3,175,759.21 1  Reinsurance  Reserve $266,043.59 

Assets  January  1,  1891  ...      8(37,512.19    Capital  paid  up,  Gold  . . .      300,000.00 
Surplus  for  policyholders    844,944.69  |  Net  Surplus  over  ev'yth'g      278,901.10 

Income  in  1890 $3y4, 184.52  |  Fire  Losses  paid  in  1890.      142,338.90 

Fire  Losses  unpaid,  January  1, 1891 11,404.00 

President...   ....      J.  F.  HOUGHTON  I  Secretary CHARLES  R.  STORY 

Vice-President..HENRY  L.    DODGE  I  General  Agent.ROBERT  H.  MAGILL 

TRANSATLANTIC   FIRE   INSURANCE   COMPANY, 

OF  HAMBURG.  GERMANY. 

Herbert  I..  Low.  Manager  for  the  Pacific  .  oast, 

22(1  Sansome  St.,  S.  F. 

Capital $1,500,000.00 

Invested  in  U.  S. 534,795.72 

GEO.   MARCUS   &   CO., 

Agents  City  Department, 
■  23'-fl  California  St..  S.  F.,  «al. 

THAMES 7M~MEHSEY  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANY  (Limited) 

Of  Liverpool,  London  and  Manchester. 

Capital  Subscribed $10,000,000 

Capital  Paid  Up 1,000,000 

Cash  Reserve  (in  addition  to  Capital) 2,125,000 

Total  Assets  December  31,  1888 8,124,067.60 

WM.    GREER    HARRISON,   Manager, 

305  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

PACIFIC    DEPARTMENT 

LONDON  AND  LANCASHIRE  FIRE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL 

Capital <  1 0.625.000 

Cash    Assets 4.701,20)   39 

Cash  Assets  In  United  States  2,272,084  13 

REINSURERS  OF 

Anglo-Nevada  Assurance  Corporation 

AND 

Southern  1'alitorula  Insurance  Company. 

"wim:.  :M:A_c;:Do:Lsr_A_ij:D. 

MANAGER. 

D.  E    MILES,  Assistant  Manager. 

315  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block.  S.  F. 

THE  SWISS  MARINE  ASSURANCE  COMPANIES  COMBINED. 

SWITZERLAND  of  Zurich— Capital,  5,000,000  Francs.  HELVETIA  of  St. 
Gall— Capital,  10,000,000  Francs.  BALOISE  of  Basle— Capital  5,000,000 Francs. 
These  three  companies  are  liable  jointly  and  severally  for  alllosees that 
may  be  sustained.  Losses  made  payable  in  all  the  principal  seaports  of  the 
world.  In  the  settlement  of  all  claims  under  an  English  policy,  these  com- 
panies will  strictly  adhere  to  the  conditions  and  customs  adopted  at  Lloyds' 
and  submit  to  English  jurisdiction.  HARRY  W.  SYZ,  Agent,  410  California 
street.  San  Francisco. 

Phoenix  Assurance  Company  of  London,  England  [Establs'd  1 782] 
American  Fire  insurance  Company  of  New  York  [Estab.  1857.] 

BUTLER  &  B ALDAN,  Gen'l  Agents  for  the  Paeifie  Coast. 
413  California  Street,  San  Francisco- 

LONDON  ASSURANCE  CORPORATIoToTToNDON. 

[Established  by  Royal  Charter,  1720.J 

NORTHERN  ASSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  1836.] 
Office— Northwest  corner  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Streets. 

GEO.  F.  <;  It  AM'.  Manager. 

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GUARDIAN  ASSURANCE  CO.,  SUN  FIRE  OFFICE, 

OF   LONDON.  I  OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1821.  Established  a.  d.  1710. 

Paid-up  capital,    -    -    ■     J  5,000,000.  I  Cash  Assets, $9,031,040. 

Cash  Assets, $21,911,915.  I  Assets  in  America,   -    -    -   11,956,331. 

Wffl.  J.  UBERS,  Gen'l  Agent,  20i  Sansome  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


INSURANCE  COMPANY- LTD. 

fc  OF-  MANCHESTER  ,  EI1NH3  L.>\rMoT^1 

Capital  paid  oj  guaranteed  S 3,000,000,00 . 

ChasALatom,  Manager. 
439  QaVifoFs.n  St.  San  Frasjissscu 


Jan 


FKANCISCO  NEWS  T  ETTER 


TBI  newel  French  material  for  wioler  we*r,  writf?  a  la-ly  or- 
pODdeol,  ts  a  dark  navy  blue  aruamn  dotb  «  Ufa  BpoU,  or 
iwn  over  it  at  even  distances,  of  various  colore.  One 
has  sputa  of  two  semi -circular  lines;  the  one  amber  green,  the 
Oth«r  pan  l»V<Dder.  This  pattern  looks  well-made  with  a  hell 
skirt,  at  the  hem  two  lines  of  tinted  ribbon  an  Inch  w  Mr  ,  the  one 
of  amber  preen  velvet,  the  upper  of  lavender  s-ilk.  The  bodice  la 
to  be  made  in  coat  j-hftpe.  with  folded  basque;  Ibe  vest  end  collar 
to  be  of  soft  drawn  lavender  p- -Tit:<-e  silfcj  the  revere  and  the  lin- 
ing of  a  short  medfei  collar  to  he  of  ambergreen  velvet.  Anothei 
cloth  has  splashes  of  gray  and  tan.  It  looks  well  with  a  long  Wftlst- 
coat  of  tan  suede  leather,  and  the  loose  coat  to  be  trimmed  with 
edging  of  soft  gray  curled  silk  braid  fringe.  The  hem  of  the  skirt 
f  the  suede  leather,  2  in.  deep,  headed  with  the  gray  fringe. 
Yet  another  blue  cloth  has  a  large  geometrical  figure  of  dark  tan 
and  gray.  It  should  have  a  waistcoat  of  gray  and  navy  blue 
striped  corduroy  velvet,  and  re  vers  of  the  tan-colored  velvet.  It 
should  have  large  cuffs  of  the  cord u toy  lined  and  edged  with  the 
tan  velvet,  and  two  cross-cut  bands,  one  of  tht  tan  velvet  and  one 
of  the  corduroy,  overlapping  each  other  on  the  hem. 

The  Ulster-shaped  tweed  overcoat  for  ladies,  with  the  upper 
cape,  is  being  also  used  in  other  and  more  dressy  materials.  One 
of  the  handsomest  I  have  seen  was  made  of  dark  ntle-green 
amazon  cloth.  It  was  edged  at  the  hem,  both  of  the  skirt  and 
the  cape,  with  seven  rows  of  tan  braid,  and  in  each  corner  there 
was  a  handsome  arabesque  design  of  the  same  braid.  The  cape 
was  lined  with  tan-colored  silk.  A  hat  of  green  felt  to  match  was 
worn  with  it.  It  had  a  square  brim,  and  was  trimmed  with  dark 
tan  velvet  and  feathers  shading  from  tan  to  brown.  Another 
coat  was  of  gray,  soft,  thick  woollen  material,  with  a  handsome 
arabesque  pattern  of  dark  blue.  The  cape  was  lined  with  blue 
silk,  and  was  edged  with  a  thick  cord  of  blue  silk.  The  cord  also 
went  round  the  foot  of  the  skirt,  round  the  large  collar,  and  tied 
with  a  loose  bow  at  the  neck  and  ends,  finished  with  soft  balls  of 
gray  and  blue  silk,  fell  to  the  foot  of  the  skirt.  The  hat  worn  with 
it  was  of  gray  silk  beaver,  and  was  trimmed  with  handsome  open 
work,  blue  silk  embroidery,  and  blue  feathers  clasped  with,  a 
diamond  buckle. 


The  gloves  for  evening  wear  in  Paris  are  handsomely  embroid- 
ered with  old-fashioned  patterns,  in  beads  or  silk.  In  some  cases 
small  feathers  will  be  appliqued  on  to  them,  with  a  bordering  of 
gold  thread.  The  old  style  of  wearing  rings  outside  the  gloves 
even  threatens  to  come  in  again,  and  one  handsomediamond  ring 
will  be  seen  placed  over  the  glove  on  the  third  finger  of  the  wearer. 
Thick  fur-lined  gloves  are  very  ugly  for  ladies'  wear,  and  even 
those  covered  with  fur  in  gauntlet  form  make  the  hands  look  un- 
naturally large.  Those  who  can  afford  these  really  expensive 
gloves  would  do  much  better  if  they  had  a  large  muff,  as  it  would 
keep  their  hands  equally  warm,  and  have  a  much  better  appear- 
ance. A  large  mutf  is  really  a  very  pretty  article  of  dress,  espe- 
cially when  the  coat  and  hat  are  trimmed  with  fur  to  correspond. 

Moir<5  silks,  striped  with  all  the  colors  of  the  rainbow,  threaten 
to  become  the  rage  for  evening  materials.  These  silks  are  specially 
suited  to  the  plain  long  skirts  and  the  Empire  gowns,  which  prom- 
ise to  be  worn  this  winter.  The  wider  stripes  are  generally  only 
in  two  colors,  and  pink  and  green  have  a  very  good  effect  on  an 
ivory-cream  ground.  Even  dark  colors,  such  as  brown  and  navy- 
blue,  are  seen  among  the  narrow  stripes,  which  throw  up  the 
brilliancy  of  the  many  bright  shades  excellently.  A  pretty  gown 
made  in  one  of  these  striped  silks  has  a  ceinture  of  numerous 
small  baby  ribbons  repeating  all  the  colors  that  are  shown  in  the 
silk  itself.  A  deep  fall  of  6cru  lace,  nearly  reaching  the  waist, 
is  caught  up  at  intervals  with  rosettes  of  the  same  ribbons,  and 
the  whole  effect  is  very  striking  and  original. 

A  queer-shaped  toque  of  velvet  rather  in  the  style  of  a  Glen- 
garry cap,  has  appeared  in  Paris  recently.  It  is  cleft  in  the  mid- 
dle, and  has  a  bordering  of  fur  round  the  brim.  An  aigrette  or  os- 
prey  sticks  up  at  one  side,  fastened  by  a  handsome  brooch  or 
buckle.  Small  bunches  of  grapes,  in  green  and  purple  velvet, 
decorate  many  of  the  hats,  and  threaten  to  take  the  place  of 
feathers  and  ribbons.  Lace  is  used  a  great  deal,  and  for  theatre 
bonnets  especially.  Nearly  all  these  have  long  white  satin  strings, 
which  are  hardly  becoming  to  many  complexions. 

The  French  sable,  which  years  ago  was  de  rigueur,  and  paid 
large  sums,  and  has  of  late  been  completely  shelved  and  out  of 
date,  has  this  winter  been  again  received  into  favor;  so  those  pos- 
sessing good  fur  of  the  kind  will  now  have  opportunities  of  using 
what  inexorable  fashion  has  compelled  to  lie  useless,  a  prey  to 
pepper,  camphor  and  various  other  moth  antidotes  for  so  long. 

Monkey  fur  slippers,  solid  comfort  for  Eastern  friends  at  Marsh's 
Japanese  Art  Repository,  under  Palace  Hotel. 


Insurance  Company. 
c'pit*l  11.000.000.  i  assets  12.650.000 

i).  j.  status 

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B.  P.\-»  MU.SVI1.I.K  rcUM 

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THE  STATE  INVESTMENT  AND  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

[ESTABLISHED    1871.  J 

CAPITAL    STOCK  Paid  Up  1400.000. 

PRINCIPAL  OFFICE    218  AND  220  SAN80MF  STRUT, 

San    Francisco,  California. 

QEOROE  L.  BRANDER.  CHA8.  H.  CUSHINO 

President Secretary. 

Queen  Insurance  Company. 
Royal  Exchange  Assurance, 

[INCORPORATED  1720]. 

Connecticut  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  Hartford,  Conn. 

ROBERT     DICKSON,  Manager. 
Gesebal  Office — N.  W.  Cor.  California  and  Montgomery  Sis. 
City  Dei-art.mest — N.  W.  Cor.  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Sis. 

INSURE  your  property  against  FIRE  in 

T 1 1!  T     Tl,e  Lion  Fire  lnsurar,ce  Company  of  London. 
I   I  M  I       lill,ierial  Fire  lnsurance  Con,Pany  °f  London, 

I   |_  WM.  SEXTON,  R.  C.  MEDCRAPT, 

Manager.  Sub-Manager. 

Faclflc  Department,  214  Saiisoine  St.,  S.  I". 

SWAIN  &  MURD0CK,  City  Agents. 

BRITISH  AND  FOREIGN  MARINE  INS.  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL, 

CAPITAL  $6,000,000 

AGENTS: 
BALFOUR,  GUTHRIE  &  CO., 

No.  316  Calllornla  Street.  San  Francisco. 

THE  NEW  ENGLAND  MOTOAL  LIFE  INSURANCE  CO., 

OF  BOSTON,  MASSACHUSETTS.  Assets,  $19,724,638.45. 

President,  BENJAMIN  F.  STEVENS.  I  Vice-President,  JOS.  M.  GIBBEN8. 
HENRY  K.  FIELD,  General  Agent, 
324  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


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PARKE    &    LACY   CO., 

21  and  23  FREMONT  STREET, 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MINING,    WOOD    AND    IRON   WORKING    MACHINERY. 

ENGINES,    BOILERS,    STEAM    PUMPS, 
BELTING,  OILS  AND  SUPPLIES. 

Dr.  Ricord's  Restorative  Pills. 

Buy  none  but  the  Genuine— A  Specific  for  Exhausted  Vitality,  Physical 
Debility,  Wasted  Forces,  etc.— Approved  by  the  Academy  of  Medicine,  Paris, 
and  the  Medical  Celebrities.      Agents  for  California  and  the  Pacific  States. 

J.  tt.   STEELE  A  CO., 
No.  635  Market  street  (Palace  Hotel),  San  Francisco. 
Sent  by  mail  or  express  anywhere. 

PKICES  REDUCED.  Box  of  50  pills,  $1  25:  of  100  pills,  $2;  of  200  pills. 
?3  50;  of  400  pills,  $6;  Preparatory  Pills,  $2.    Send  for  Circular. 

JOSEPH  GILLOTT'S  STEEL   PENS. 

Gold  Medals,  Paris  1878—1889. 
10^-These  Pens  are  "the  best  in  the  world."    Sole  Agent  for  the  United 
States,  MR.  HY.  HOE,  91  John  St.,  N.  Y.    Sold  by  all  Stationers. 


18 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  23,  1892. 


THE  realty  market  is  firm.  There  is  a  good  demand  for  inside 
business  property  of  the  better  class,  aud  the  demand  is  in 
excess  of  the  supply.  In  the  outer  districts  the  demand,  though 
very  good,  is  for  homes  rather  than  for  investment.  There  is  a 
fair  inside  demand  Tor  investment,  but  the  speculative  market, 
inside  and  out,  is  duller  than  dry  bones.  This  latter  fact  is  not 
troubling  the  brokers  any,  however,  and  experience  the  world 
over  teaches  that  the  joys  and  profits  of  speculative  booms  are 
fleeting. 

Easton  &  Eldridge  have  an  auction  set  for  early  in  February, 
but  this  is  about  the  only  one  in  sight  for  the  near  future.  It  will 
be  a  sort  of  miscellaneous  sale  of  inside  and  outside  properties. 

Inquiry  for  modern  and  improved  realty  of  almost  every  de- 
scription is  exceedingly  good,  but  yet  the  buyer  and  seller  are  not 
quite  jear  enough  to  satisfy  the  most  sanguine  of  the  brokers. 

In  outside  property  there  has  lately  been  a  brisker  movement 
at  Presidio  Heights  than  anywhere  else.  Shainwald  &  Buckbee 
sold  a  50  vara  lot  at  Sacramento  and  Walnut  streets,  this  week, 
that  will  be  built  upon  at  once.  Handsome  residences  are  to  be 
erected  and  placed  on  the  market  for  sale.  Quite  recently  the 
some  firm  sold  the  ground  at  Washington  and  Lyon  streets,  upon 
which  a  number  of  handsome  twelve-room  residences  are  now 
being  built.  Their  selling  price  will  be  $12,000  each.  There  is  a 
good  deal  of  talk,  and  indeed  every  prospect,  that  the  Sacramento- 
street  cable  will  soon  be  extended  past  the  1st  tract,  and  this  fact 
doubtless,  has  had  its  weight  in  causing  the  little  boom  there. 
The  entire  tract  is  macadamized,  graded  and  sewered,  and  is  all 
ready  for  building.  The  extension  of  the  cable  road  would  stim- 
ulate the  building  at  this  point  considerably. 

Shainwald  &  Buckbee's  sales   for  the  week  aggregate  $150,000. 

O'Farrell  &  Lang  are  having  splendid  luck  with  their  Cranston 
&  Keenan  houses.  Eight  more  modern  hem  i  are  in  course  of 
construction  by  the  latter  firm  now  at  the  northeast  corner  of 
Fulton  and  Broderick  streets.  They  are  finished  in  Eastlake, 
have  every  modern  convenience,  and  will  range  in  price  from 
$7,500  to  $13,500.  In  two  weeks  they  will  be  completed,  and  the 
indications  are  that  in  two  weeks  more  they  will  be  all  sold.  Men 
on  modest  incomes  may  purchase  these  homes,  as  the  terms  are 
so  that  one  can  be  obtained  by  paying  but  $75  a  month.  O'Far- 
rell &  Lang's  sales  for  the  week  amount  to  over  $50,000. 

McAfee,  Baldwin  &  Hammond  are  preparing  to  place  on  the 
market  a  new  subdivision  at  the  Potrero.  There  will  be  three 
blocks  in  all,  in  the  neighborhood  of  Twenty-fourth  and  Rhode 
Island.  The  contract  for  the  street  work  will  be  let  immediately, 
the  rough  estimates  being  $10,000  for  this  work.  The  tract  will 
be  drained,  graded,  macadaruized,  and  put  in  readiness  to  build 
before  being  placed  on  the  market. 

The  day  has  gone  by  in  and  about  San  Francisco  when  a  sub- 
division  ca»  be  handled  tc  advantage  unless  it  be  improved  right 
up  to  the  handle.  The  cry  everywhere  is  for  improvements  and 
modern  properties. 

G.  H.  Umbsen  &  Co.  have  some  acre  and  city  property  still  left 
in  the  J.  M.  Donahue  estate.  It  is  now  announced  that  this  resi- 
due will  be  closed  out  cheap,  as  those  most  interested  desire  an 
early  settlement  of  the  estate. 

About  this  cry  for  improvements.  There  is  something  to  be 
said  on  both  sides  of  the  question,  and  the  trouble  all  is,  or  a 
great  deal  of  it  is,  with  the  unequal  tax  levy.  It  is  claimed  now 
that  shanties  in  back  streets,  or  even  on  main  streets,  pay  hand- 
some profits,  while  the  splendid  modern  buildings  must  be  satis- 
fied with  a  return  of  only  about  3  per  cent.  This  apparent  con- 
tradiction is  explained  by  the  fact  that  the  taxes,  instead  of  (be- 
ing levied  on  the  income  a  property  brings  in  is  placed  on  the 
value  of  the  improvements.  And  this  discourages  improvements, 
manifestly.  From  an  old  rookery,  with  just  enough  modern  fix- 
ings in  the  interior  to  make  it  safe  and  sanitary  or  nearly  so; 
while  the  taxes — based  on  the  value  of  the  improvements,  or 
rather  lack  of  improvements — are  merely  nominal,  very  often  a 
handsome  revenue  is  realized,  while  the  great  office  structures 
like  the  Chronicle,  Mills,  and  Crocker  buildings,  with  the  taxes 
based  on  the  value  of  the  building,  are  placed  at  a  great  disad- 
vantage. It  is  safe  to  say  that  many  owners  are  deterred  from 
building  structures  because  of  these  facts.  As  long  as  we  must 
have  taxes  on  improvements,  why  not  compute  them,  upon  the 
basis  of  the  percentage  they  pay  on  the  amount  of  money  in- 
vested? 


One  of  the  most  remarkable  sales  of  Oriental  rugs,  carpets,  tapes- 
tries and  bric-a-brac  that  has  ever  taken  place  in  this  city  is  that  now 
being  held  daily  at  the  Real  Estate  Exchange,  at  10  Post  street.  The 
goods  are  from  the  famous  collection  of  Costikyan  &  Bedrosian,  of 
Constantinople.  The  public  is  invited  to  inspect  the  collection,  and 
should  do  so  at  once,  as  the  sale  will  continue  only  until  VVednesday, 
the  27th  inst.  Catalogues  fully  describing  the  goods  presented  for 
sale  may  be  had  at  the  Exchange.  The  Costikyan  collection  is  so 
very  well  known  to  all  lovers  of  the  beautiful  and  curious  that  de- 
scription of  it  is  unnecessary. 


ORIENTAL  ART  ROOMS! 


CONSTANTINOPLE. 


THE  COSTIKYAN   COLLECTION 

OF  

o:R,iKnsrT.A_:r_,  ze^tto-s, 

CARPETS,    TAPESTRIES,    BRIC-A-BRAC,  Etc., 

KOW  ON  EXHIBITION  AT 


SAN  FRANCISCO  REAL  ESTATE  EXCHANGE 


16  POST  STREET. 


The  public  is  invited  to  inspect  this  Grand  Collection,  which  u  being  sold 

AT  AUCTION  DAILY 

Until  Wednesday,  January  37,  1892. 

CATALOGUES  NOW"  READY. 

COSTIKYAN  &  BEDR0SIAN, 

IMPORTERS, 

Real  Estate  Exchange,  16  Post  Street, 

J     V^    Vj     V\  %^  1°°  Elli*  s'-.  nf"  Powell, 

/70mm~'^^^^^^^^^f  \  IMPORTERS  OF 

^^^^^»     ™  Human  Hair  and  Parisian  Novelties, 

Toilet  Accessories.  Cosmetics,  Etc.,  Etc. 


Artistic  Hair  Dressing 
BEAUTIFYING  PARLORS, 


RECAMIER 
BAZAAR, 


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Siempre  Viva, 


y   And  all  the  Choicest  aud  Best  Toilet 
Requisites. 

930  Market  Street,  

(Baldwin  Annex.)     •  HAIE  DRESSING  and  MANICURING 

B.  D.  Jones. 

S.  L.  JONES  &  CO., 

Auctioneers    anrl    Commission    Merchants, 
207  anh  209  Oalifohnia  Street. 


Pine  Table 
Wines 

Prom  our  Celebra- 
ted   Orleans 
Vineyard. 


/5}^W    J  Producers  of 

^ECLIPSE 

CHAMPACNE, 

630¥ashingtonSt. 

SAN  FBAUCISCO. 


The  Orleans  Vineyards  of 
Messrs.  Arpad  Karaszthy  & 

Go-  are  situated  among  the 
foot  hills  of  Yolo  County,  three 
miles  west  of  Esparto,  near 
the  entrance  of  the  Capay  Val- 
ley, and  comprises  640  acres 
of  rolling  hill  land,  of  which 
360  are  planted  with  the 
choicest  Imported  European 
Grape  Vines,  whose  product 
ranks  with  the  highest  grade 
Wines  produced  in  California, 


Jan.  23 


PAN  n:  wri-i  o  NEWS  I  ETTEB 


ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 


19 


IN  the  world  Inhibited  i,t  underwriters,  pert)  •  p.  nnre  lhan  in 
•  njr  nther  «phere.  no  nt«)  i«  crnrrally  (totxl  new!,  Certainly 
ihn  uj  true  in  the  marine  insurance  world,  «inre  it«  newa  la  chiefly 
made  up  of  .1>.«a.»ters  at  tea— wreck,  and  frightful  oc.an  accidents. 
Were  it  not  f..r  the  many  changes,  reinsrjftneee,  births  and  deaths 
of  new  and  old  companies,  lb  onld  he  equally  true  of  the 

fire  business,  since  il«  best  items  of  news  are  to  he  found  in  the 
sensational  columns  of  the  daily  paper,  under  •  scare  beads,"  and 
in  double  leaded  accounts  of  the  -ravages  of  the  fire  fiend."  There 
is.  however,  just  one  hit  of  genuine  news  this  week,  that  is  also 
good  news  to  at  least  a  few  of  the  marine  underwriters.  It 
is  that  some  merchants  have  found  it  necessary  to  obtain  war 
risks  on  vessels  and  cargoes  bound  from  Eastern  ports  to  tbe  Pa- 
cific Coast,  via  Cape  Horn.  Tbe  cautious  bankers  are  responsible 
for  this  move,  and  quite  a  number  of  these  financiers,  who  have 
advances  on  tbe  bills  of  lading,  have  required  this  additional  pre- 
caution. 

This  is  surely  grabbing  old  Father  Time  by  the  forelock  with 
both  bands,  for  if  the  war  bluster  does  not  soon  blow  away,  it  will 
certainly  be  a  long  time  yet  before  our  merchantmen  are  likely  to 
be  troubled  by  Chilean  privateers. 

Tbe  result  of  last  year's  business  must  certainly  be  gratifying 
to  local  fire  underwriters,  for  the  figures  show  an  increase  of  fully 
$1,000,000  over  the  fire  business  of  1890.  Before  congratulating 
themselves,  however,  fire  insurance  men  will  be  likely  to  con- 
sider the  great  cost  at  which  this  increase  was  obtained.  While 
the  extra  expense  will  not  entirely  overshadow  tbe  sunny  side  of 
thequestion.it  will  be  remembered  that  extra  specials  and  the 
most  liberal  of  commissions  to  agents  and  solicitors  were  ex- 
pended in  order  to  procure  this  great  increase.  To  a  man  up  the 
tree,  who  knows  nothing  at  all  about  the  question,  it  would  ap- 
pear though,  that  tbe  only  problem  is,  whether  the  game  was 
worth  the  powder  and  shot  it  cost  to  bring  it  down. 

But  underwriters  are  not  agreed  to  this.  For  such  great  efforts, 
they  say,  we  should  reap  a  profit  more  commensurate  with  tbe 
expenses  and  the  exertions  put  forth.  And  then  they  go  on  to 
instance  the  fact  that  whereas  the  Compact  strictly  forbids,  under 
severe  penalty,  the  rebating  of  commissions  and  such  obnoxious 
things,  it  is  nevertheless  an  open  secret  that  these  obnoxious 
things,  and  especially  the  rebating,  are  being  constantly  perpe- 
trated to  no  inconsiderable  extent.  Yes;  by  members  of  the 
Compact,  sworn  to  obey  its  rules.  Well,  what's  to  be  done? 
Find  out  the  guilty  ones  and  make  examples  oi  them?  Of  course. 
But  bow's  this  to  be  done?  Aye,  there's  the  rub,  for  in  this 
multiplicity  and  intricacy  of  modern  business  methods,  there's 
more  than  one  way  to  skin  a  cat  alive. 

It  may  be  stated,  though,  for  the  benefit  of  these  rebaters,  that 
tbe  P.  I.  U.  is  after  them. 

The  German-American  Fire  Insurance  Company  has  increased 
its  assets  in  tbe  last  year  fully  $300,000.  This  is  deemed  little 
short  of  phenomenal,  considering  how  disastrous  business  has 
been  in  the  East. 

Tbe  average  percentage  of  losses  to  premiums  on  fire  risks  in 
California,  for  1891,  was  36.1,  for  the  year  previous  43  7;  on  ma- 
rine risks  for  1891  the  percentage  was  38.2,  for  the  previous  year 
72.7.  The  ratio  of  losses  to  premiums  on  fire  risks  for  this  State, 
in  1890,  was  43.7,  as  against  41.7  for  1889,  and  50.1  for  1888. 

The  amount  of  fire  insurance  written  in  the  past  year  was 
$378,529,166,  an  increase  over  tbe  previous  year  of  $9,917,801. 
The  premiums  on  the  same  for  tbe  last  year  amounted  to  $6  669,- 
998,  an  increase  of  $366,674.  The  losses  paid  were  $2,408,156, 
being  a  decrease  over  those  of  1890  to  the  amount  of  $345,236. 
The  ratio  of  losses  to  premiums  was  36  1. 

In  marine  insurance  for  the  State  the  amount  written  last  year 
was  $163,305,218,  or  an  increase  of  $28,877,134.  The  premiums 
on  the  same  amounted  to  $1,927,088,  an  increase  of  $400,635.  The 
losses  paid  were  $736,735,  or  a  decrease  of  $372,696. 

The  yearly  figures  for  the  California  life  insurance  business  for 
the  last  year  show  that  there  were  6,734  new  policies  written  by 
the  twenty-three  companies,  as  against  only  5,514  for  the  year 
before.  Tbe  amount  of  the  policies  written  was  $25  383,998,  an 
increase  in  the  year  of  $2,543,880.  The  premiums  on  the  same 
aggregated  $1,085,009,  an  increase  of  $103,813.  The  number  of 
policies  renewed  were  19,094,  as  against  17,972  for  1890. 

Eight  accidental  insurance  companies  did  business  here  last 
year.  They  wrote  12,120  new  policies,  the  amount  written  for 
which  was  $45,330,283,  while  tbe  premiums  thereon  amounted  to 
$144,673.  With  all  these  figures  the  re-assertion  that  the  Califor- 
nia underwriters  have  enjoyed  a  most  prosperous  year,  seems  a 
very  safe  one. 

The  Pbenix,  of  Brooklyn,  has  issued  a  very  handsome  and 
useful  advertisement,  in  Houghton's  reversible  political  and 
United  States'map  combined.  On  one  side  is  a  political  map,  and 
on  tbe  other  Rand,  McNally  &  Oo.'s  map  of  the  United  States. 


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rarstur  lnunp.|lalelr.  In   l    ,  <.  I  *i».,..  („|,|  , .,, 

CalfornlaV"  '"'""''" 

Any  tfook  upon  which  i'  •  |hal]  remain  unpaid  01 

the  T.cnl,. fourth  Oat  of  Ftbrulr,.  1892.  will  be  delinquent. 

?','r'l"'!.vl'n'!M"1  f;'.r  """.'M  I'-'-i'''  moUoii:  an ■  Mnnenl  i,  mad,  i,„. 

;,"•■"  IV,  ii,.-   nil,  ,l«j-  ,.f   u.rch,  ISM,  t„  nay 

""'  dellnqyen    »-.  !(..r  „|tn   ,|„.  „  ,lf  „,lv,.r, M  -, 

»«PW" '  "»1"     B]  l!.,„r.!  ,,(  Din 

Orrics-810  Pine  Mroet.  room!  II  an, I  17.  San  Franc  ^r..'  fMltofSS!"*' 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Challenge    Con  I  .      i    Mining    Company, 

Location  of  prlnci,  „i  place  <,i  bastneaa-San  Francisco,  California.    Lo- 

I  nil.  Neva  n. 
Notice  i-  herebs  fi.M  that  al  a  mectlnc  of  the  Board  of  Directors   held 
or  the  f..n  (eenth  day  of  January,  1892,  ao  a-ae al  (No.  10  "I  Fwentr- 

enta  per  share  Was  levied  upon   the  capital   stock  of  the  COITJO 

payable  Immediately  I u  United  Mate*  soli In  to  tbe  Pecrel  rv  al  the 

otlicc  of  the  company.   IS]  IV,,     Beet,  Koom  :l,  s»n  FraocIsCO  California 

Any  stork  upnn  which  this  at nn-iit  siiaii  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Seventeenth  Day  of  February.  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  al  public  audi ami  mile  s  payment  is  made  he- 
fore,  will  be  Bold  on  WEDNESDAY,  the  ninth  day  of  March    1892  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Hoard  of  Directors 

„      „.  C.  L.  Mcf'OY,  Secretary. 

Office— 331  Pine  itrect,  Room  3,  San  Francisco.,  California. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Mexican  Cold  and  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— Sau  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works — Virginia,  Nevada, 

Notice  is  hereby  giveu  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  held 
on  the  14  th  day  of  January,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  44)  of  Tw^ulv-flve  (26) 
Ceutsper  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  slock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  iu  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  company,  Room  79  Nevada  Block,  3U9  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Seventeenth  Oay  of  February,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;   aud  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  THURSDAY,  the  tenth  day  of  March,  1892.  to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

CHAS.  E    ELLIOT,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  Sau  FraiiH«"o 
California.       _  

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE, 

Alta     Silver    Mining     Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Cold  Hill,  Gold  Hill  Mining  District,  Storey  county,  New 

Nutice  is  hereby  given  that  al  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  fifth  (nth;  day  of  Jauuary,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  41)  of  Fif  y  (50) 
Cents  per  share  was  levied  upou  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately  iu  United  States  gold  coin  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  Room  33,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street, 
Sau  Francisco,  California 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Ninth  (9th)  Day  of  Febru.ry,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  aud  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  MONDAY,  the  twenty-ninth  (29th)  day  of  February, 
1892,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising 
aud  expenses  of  sale.      By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

L.  OSBORN,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  33,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francis- 
co, California. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Belcher    Silver    Mining     Company. 

The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Belcher  Silver 
Mining  Conpauy  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  Room  8,  No. 
331  Pine  street,  San  Fraucisco,  Californ'a,  on 

Tuesday,  the  26  h  Day  ot  January,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  1  o'clock, 

for  the  purpose  oi"  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  aud  the  trausaction  of  sujh  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 
meeting. 

Transfer  books  will  close  Saturday,  the  23d  day  of  January,  1892,  at  12 
o'clock  M. 

C.  L   PERKINS.  Secretary. 

Office— Room  8,  San  Francisco  Stock  Exchange  Building,  331  Piue  street, 
Sau  Francisco,  California. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Del  Monte  Mining  Company. 
The  regular  annual  meeting   of    the    Stockholders  of   the    Del    Monte 
Mining  Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  Ni».  310  Pine 
S  re  t,  rooms  15  and  i7,  San  Francisco,  California,  on 

Wednesday,  the  27th  Day  of  January,  189  \  at  the  hour  of  1  o'clock  P.  M., 

for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 

year,  aud  tbe  trausaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 

meeting. 

Transfer  books  will  close  on  Saturday,  Jauuary  23. 1R92,  at  12  o'clock  M. 

J    W.  PEW,  Secretary. 
Office— No.  310  Pine  Street,  rooms  15  and  17,  San  Francesco,  OaJ. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.   23,  1892. 


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THE  art  of  manufacturing  marine  engines  has  almost  reached 
the  acme  of  perfection.  As  an  illustration  of  the  wonderful 
completeness  of  ocean  machinery  may  be  mentioned  the  case  of 
the  British  steamer  Woolloomooloo,  which  steamed  from  London 
to  Melbourne,  a  distance  of  12,125  miles,  at  the  rate  of  twelve 
knots  an  hour,  and  was  obliged  to  stop  on  the  way  but  once,  and 
that  but  for  one  hour  for  the  purpose  of  repacking  a  gland.  This 
feat  is  remarkable,  and  shows  how  absolutely  perfect  the  huge 
steamship  engine  is  nowadays.  Distance  and  long  continued  mo- 
tion seem  to  have  no  effect  upon  it,  and  beyond  the  occasional  ne^ 
cessity  of  having  to  stop  to  repack  a  gland,  it  runs  with  the 
smoothness  and  regularity  of  Father  Time's  chronometer.  The 
marine  engine  as  it  is  to-day  is  a  magnificent  triumph  of  the  engi- 
neer's art. 

Of  various  attempts  to  replace  our  present  brittle  glass  by  a 

similarly  transparent  but  flexible  and  resisting  body,  that  of  the 
Austrian  engineer,  Herr  Eckstein,  appears,  says  Iron,  to  be 
worthy  of  record.  His  process  is  as  follows:  From  four  to  eight 
parts  of  collodion  wool  are  dissolved  in  about  1  per  cent,  in  weight 
of  ether  or  alcohol;  this  solution  is  intimately  mixed  with  from 
2  to  4  per  cent,  of  castor  oil,  or  other  non-resinous  oil,  and  from  4 
to  10  per  cent,  of  resin  or  Canada  balsam.  This  mixture  is  spread 
on  a  glass  plate  and  dried  under  the  influence  of  a  current  of  hot 
air  of  about  50  deg.  Cent.,  by  which  it  is  transformed,  in  a  com- 
paratively short  space  of  time,  into  a  transparent  hard  vitreous 
plate,  the  thickness  of  whish  can  be  regulated  as  desired.  The 
material  thus  obtained  is  said  to  resist  the  action  of  salts,  alkalies 
and  acids,  and,  besides  being  transparent,  is  odorless.  The  ad- 
vantages which  it  possesses  over  glass  are  that  it  is  flexible  and 
almost  unbreakable.  Its  inflammability  is  much  inferior  to  that 
of  other  collodion  combinations,  and  it  can  be  further  reduced  by 
the  addition  of  magnesium  chloride,  while,  an  admixture  of  zinc- 
white  produces  an  ivory  appearance.  Any  color  or  shade  may 
be  imparted  to  the  new  glass. 

■The  Rev.  Owen  Wat-kins  has  been  prospecting  in  Mashona- 
land,  in  the  interests  of  the  Wesleyan  Missionary  Society.  In  a 
recent  letter  he  says  he  is  presumably  the  first  white  man  to  see 
the  Mount  of  Footprints,  which  he  thus  describes:  At  last  we 
came  to  one  large  mount  of  rocks  on  the  top  of  the  hills.  Here 
are  thousands  of  impressions  on  the  granite  rock.  Hundreds  of 
human  footsteps,  thousands  of  footprints  of  animals — lions, 
jackals,  wolves  and  antelopes.  On  the  top  of  the  mount  the  ap- 
pearance is  as  if  a  crowd  of  animals  and  men  had  rushed  together 
in  fright.  At  whatever  period  these  footprints  were  made.it 
must  have  been  before  the  outer  surface  of  the  rock  had  hardened. 
The  distance  from  where  the  footprints  begin  to  where  they  cul- 
minate on  the  mount  is  200  yards. 

A  most  ingenious  system  exists  by  which    the   director  at 

Port  Said  can  tell  at  a  glance  the  exact  position  of  all  the  vessels 
in  the  Suez  Canal,  and  thus  decide  how  their  passages  are  to  be 
arranged.  The  director  has  a  model  of  the  canal  before  him,  the 
whole  canal  being  worked  from  headquarters  by  means  of  the 
telegraph.  When  a  vessel  enters  the  canal  from  either  end  the  in- 
telligence is  wired  to  the  office,  and  a  figure  to  represent  it  is 
placed  on  the  model.  Its  movements  are  communicated  from 
each  station  it  reaches,  and,  whenever  it  is  necessary  for  vessels 
to  pass  each  other,  notice  is  sent  to  the  station,  which  signals  to 
the  particular  one  indicated  to  »  tie  up  "  for  the  purpose. 

The  most  ancient  of  all  toys  is  the  doll.  It  has  been  dis- 
covered in  excavations  in  Persia,  in  Greece,  in  Home  and  in  Cy- 
prus. Mariette  Bey  found  dolls  lying  side  by  side  with  Egyptian 
mummies,  and  they  have  also  been  obtained  from  tombs  in  an- 
cient Gaul.  After  the  doll  came  the*  wooden  horse.  There  is  at 
Cambrai  a  curious  collection  of  these  rudimentary  quadrupeds, 
rudely-carved  blocks  with  head  and  mane,  but  mostly  without 
tails,  which  date  from  the  time  of  Charles  VI.  Little  Roman 
boys,  however,  during  the  reign  of  the  Caesars  were  in  the  habit 
of  bestriding  wooden  rocking-horses. 

A  new  electric  lamp  for  miners  has  just  been  brought  under 

the  notice  of  some  experts  in  such  matters.  It  is  the  invention 
of  a  Frenchman,  resident  at  Cardiff,  who,  it  is  said,  has  spent  six 
years  in  perfecting  the  lamp.  A  South  Wales  paper  describes  it 
with  as  much  of  minuteness  as  the  writer  apparently  deems  fair 
to  the  patentee.  Its  light  is  said  to  be  equal  to  ten  candles,  and 
its  prime  cost  five  shillings;  the  weekly  outlay  for  replenishment 
is  fivepence  halfpenny,  and  it  will  last  for  five  years.  It  might 
be  useful  to  lighten  the  darkness  elsewhere  than  in  a  coal  pit. 


bjlidjtikis- 


Chas.  Lainer.  artistic  photographer,  715  Market  street.  Crayon 
portraits  a  specialty.  There  is  an  unmistakably  air  of  truth  about  all 
his  portraits,  from  the  smallest  card  photo  up  to  the  most  ambitious 
specimen  of  the  photographic  art. 

Mothers  be  Sure  and  Use  "Mrs.  Winslow's  Soothing  Syrup  "  for  your 
children  while  Teething.    Price,  25  cents  a  bottle. 


BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA.  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Capital $3,000,00C  00 

Surplus 1,000,000  00 

Undivided  Profits (July  1st,  1890) 3,275,919  48 

WM.  ALVORD,  President. 

Thomas  Beown. Cashier  |  B.  Mueeay,  Jr  ..  .Assistant  Cashier 

Irving  F\  Moulton,  2nd  Assistant  Cashier. 

CORRESPONDENTS: 

NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  Bank  of  California;  B03TON— Tremont 
National  Bank;  CHICAGO— Union  National  Bank;  ST.  LOUIS— Boatman's 
Bank;  NEW  ZEALAND— The  Bank  of  New  Zealand.  Correspondent  in 
London — Messrs.  N.  M.  Rothschild  &  Sons.  Correspondents  in  India,  China, 
Japan  and  Australia. 

The  Bank  has  Agencies  at  Virginia  City,  and  Correspondents  in  all  the 
principal  Mining  Districts  and  Interior  Towns  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Letters  of  Credit  issued,  available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Draw  direct 
on  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  New  Orleans,  Denvert  Salt  Lake, 
Cincinnati,  Portland.O.,  Los  Angeles,  Loudon,  Dublin,  Paris,  Berlin,  Bremen, 
Hamburg,  Frankf  ort-on-the-Main,  Antwerp,  Amsterdam,  Copenhagen,  Stock- 
holm, Christiana,  Locarno,  Melbourne,  Sydney,  Auckland,  Hongkong 
Shanghai,  Yokohama.  Genoa,  aud  all  cities  in  Italy  and  Switzerland. 


THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  RANK, 


N.  W.  Corner  Sansonie  and  Busli  Streets. 

Established  1870.  U    S.  Depositary. 

CAPITAL  {PAID   UP) $1,600,000 

SURPLUS $B00.000|   UNDIVIDED    PROFITS $166,000 

8.  G.  MURPHY President!  E.  D.  MORGAN  Cashier 

JAMES  MOFFITT.. .  .Vice-President  |  GEO.  W.  KLINE Ass't  Cashier 

DIRECTORS: 

Geo.  A.  Low,  George  C.  Perkins,  8.  G.  Murphy, 

N.  Van  Bergen,  James  D.  Phelan,  James  Moffitt. 

Thomas  Jennings,  Johu  A.  Hooper,  J.  D.  Harvey. 

A  General  Banking  Business  Transacted. 

SAFE    DEPOSIT    DEPARTMENT, 

JAMES  K.  LYNCH,  Manager, 

Safes  to  rent  from  $5  to  $100  per  annum  <under  the  exclusive  control  of 

tho  renter),  for  cue  care  of  all  valuables.    Truuks  and   Packages  taken  ou 

storage.    A  specialty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a.  m.  to  6  p.  m. 

LONDON  AND  SAN  FRANCISCO  BANK,  Limited. 

Authorized  Capital $3,500,000     I     Capital  paid  up 2,450,000 

Reserve  395,000 

San  Francisco  Office,  424  California  St.  I  London  Office 73  Lombard  St.,  E.  C 

Portland  Branch,  48  First  St.    Tacoma  Branch.  1006  A  Street. 

Man         .  ARTHUR  SCRIVENER;  Assistant  Manager,  WILLIAM  S  EEL 
Cashier,    GOSTAV  FRIEDERICH. 

LONDON  BANKERS— Bank  of  England  and  London  Joint  Stock  Bank, 
NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

This  Bank  is  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex- 
change Business  in  London  and  San  Francisco,  and  between  said  cities  and 
all  parts  of  the  world. 

~  THE^ATHER^ANKlNG^OllMNY^ 

Capital $1,250,000. 

Successor  to  Sather  &.  Co.,  Established  1851,  San  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON President 

J.  L.  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  S.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

directors:  Chas.  Main,  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  VVm.  P.  Johnson, 
C.  F.  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K.  Wilson. 

Agents:  New  York — Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.  Boston— Downer  A  Co. 
Philadelphia— Drexel  &  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  National  Bank.  St.  Louis— The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City— First  National  Bank.  London— Brown, 
Shipley  &  Co.    Paris— Drexel,  Harjes  &  Co. 

_ WELLST  FARGO  &  COMPANY-BANKING  DEPARTMENT^ 

10.  £.  Corner  Sansonie  and  Sutler  Streets. 
SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 

CiPITIL  $     500,000.00 

SURPLUS 5,488,393-72 

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS *    5.988,393~00 

DIRECTORS: 
Lloyd  Tevla,  President :  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chas.  F.  Crocker.  J.  C.  Fargo,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Wm.  Norris,  Geo.  E.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  Wadsworth,  Cashier. 
Receive  Deposits,  issues  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Ban  kin 
Business. 

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND   DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS PORT  COSTA,  California. 

Storage  Capacity,  100,000  Tons.      Regular    Warehouse   tor  San 
Francisco  Produce  Exchange  Call  Board. 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  handling  aud  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  aud  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  and  smutty  Wheat. 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  stored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  Bold, 
if  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  of  the  Company.  202  Sansome  St..  over  the  Anglo-California  Bank. 

THE  CROCKER-W00LW0RTH  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

822     PINE     STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL Sl.000,000. 

DIRECTORS  : 
CHAS.  F.  CROCKER,  |  E.  H.  MILLER,  Je. 

R.  C.  WOOLWORTH Pbesident. 

W.  E.  BROWN Vice-Pbestdent. 

WM.  H.  CROCKER Cashier 

SECURITY  SAVIN6S  BANK. 

Quanuitee  Capital 4800,000 

OFFICERS: 

President JEROME  LINCOLN  I  Secretary 8.  L.  ABBOT.  Jr. 

Vice-President W.  8.  JONES  I  Attorney SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

-  OFFICE— No.  228  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


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HUNKUM    HILL      Yank*  Bmde. 

I  used  to  gaze  on   Hunkum  Hill 

And  think  it    very  bigb, 
And  one  of  Nature's  niightj  props 

That  helped   uphold   the  >ky. 
One  day  I  tod-lied  Dp  its  *ide 

And  stood  upon  it?  top. 
And  then   I  learned   the  sky  must  rest 

t'pon  some  other  prop. 
And  there  I  saw  it  just  heyond. 

Another  bill  much  higher, 
Its  summit  mingled   with   the  sky 

All  fused  with  sunset  lire. 
•That  hill's  a  button  on  the  earth," 

Said  I  to  Little  John. 
•The  great  sky  spreads  its  buttonhole 

And  there  it  hitches  on." 
One  day  I  climbed  this   other  hill, 

And  found   with   heavy  heart, 
The  button  and  the  button-bole 

Were  very  far  apart. 
But  there  against  the  crimson  west 

Another  hill  was  seen, 
A  mighty  spangled  cushion   where 

The  big  sky  loved  to  lean. 
And  so  I've  kept  on  climbing  hill 

From  busy  day  to  day. 
But  from  the  topmost  peaks  I  find 

The  sky  is  far  away. 
In  spite  of  many  tumbles,  still 

This  sermon  I  would  preach, 
Life's  greatest  fun  is  grasping  for 

The  things  we  can  not  reach. 


ENGAGED.— Eva  MacDonagh. 

The  little  bond  that  links  your  life  to  mine 

Seems  slight  and  fragile;  do  you  think   'twill  hold, 
And  bear  the  changes  of  the  coming  time, 

When  life  is  dark  and  all  is  bleak  and  cold? 
And  do  you  think  that,  purified  by  pain, 
We  can  take  up  our  lives  and  love  again? 
Or  when,  like  the  inconstant  skies  of  spring, 

Our  lives  are  clouded  as  ber  sunny  air, 
And  we  know  pain  that  summer  could  not  bring, 

Will  you  not  find  it  all  too  hard  to  bear? 
And  when  these  storms  and  weary  hours  have  tried  us, 
Can  we  live  on  and  let  no  power  divide  us? 
Then  if  this  little  chain,  so  frail  and  weak 

It  trembles  when  our  lives  are  fair  and  bright, 
Could  find  a  voice  and  each  small  link  could  speak, 

Would  it  not  say  'twas  frighted  of  the  night? 
If  it  must  break,  and  we  must  humbly  bow, 
In  pity  for  my  weakness,  break  it  now. 
But  if  you  think  that  it  can  bear  the  weight 

Of  fiery  trials  as  they  come  and  go, 
We  can  take  heart  and  boldly  meet  the  fate 

That  gives  impartially  of  joy  and  woe; 
And  be  it  summer  fair  or  winLry  weather, 
We  can  be  brave,  and  meet  all,  love,  together. 

THE  LARK  AND  THE  OWL.— J.  B.  Stedman  in  Lije. 


The  blithesome  lark  on  morning  wing, 

ltises  to  greet  the  light; 
The  owl,  though,  does  the  proper  thing 

In  sitting  up  at  night. 
Wearied  with  early-rising  cares 

The  lark  rests  with  the  sun; 
The  owl,  the  joys  of  darkness  shares — 

His  lark  has  just  begun. 
Let  bird  that's  up  at  daybreak,  kite 

And  carol  as  it  may, 
The  bird  that's  bumming  round  at  night 

Is  wisest,  all  men  say. 

GREAT  PAN  IS  DEAD!— Henry  Peter  son,  in1' Deus  in  Naht 

"Great    Pan    is  deadl"   a  dying   creed 
Wailed  'neatb  Sicilian  skies. 

"Great  Fan  is  dead!"  in  hour  of  need 
A  spent  faith  always  cries. 
Take  comfort,  soul;  for  know,  indeed, 
That  great  Pan  never  dies! 


Ecra. 

BANK    OF    BRITISH    COLUMBIA. 

CAPITAL  PAID  UP  S3  0Z0  000 

ft£S£HV£  FUND  I  obb'.OOO 

roof  Bull  ud  ■  <t. 

HEAD  OFFICE  OO  LOMBARD  STREET,  LONDON. 

BRAMj  Portland,  I  ilo  mid 

SUB  UK  INCH]  U  r.  VmirniiTer.  Nunnlmonnd  Kai.. 

British  Columbia. 
Tins  K*tik  ir,  ml  Banking  Btutneu.    AoronnU  opened 

ject  to  Check,  ».id  ~i-<  lal  In  onilu  rewired     Commercial  Credit,  trained 

available    111  all  ].arl-   ..I  ll„.    world.       Improved   Hill 

■  ■  nrilj       Dram  dlrecl  al 
"I""'  ts  Head  i  and  upon  Ita  Agents,  ■>  loll 

HB«   ruKK,  CHli  Mii.i    Banket  Montreal    LIVERPOOL 

— North  and  south  Walc»  Bauli    jCDTLANI  i 

LAND— Bank  of  Ireland :    MEXICO  aud  SOUTH  AMERICA— Loudon  Bank 
pi  Mexico  and  South  i  a  HA  and  JAPAN    Chartered   Hunk  of 

India,  Australia  and  i  JTBAUA  and  NEW  ZEALAND— Bank  ol 

Australasia,  commercial  Banking  Company  ..I  Sydney,  Eugllah,  Scottish 

and  Australian  Chartered  Hank    and    National   Bank  of  Australasia.     I'l'l 
BKARA  and  TRINIDAD  (West  llldli  .    Hank. 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVINGS  UNION. 

£32  C'allionila  strati,  Corner  Webb  street. 

Branch  Office 1700  Market  Street,  Comer  I'nlk. 

l>pposlta,.lunc  30.  1891      $33,311,061  00 

Uuaranteol  Capital  unci  surplus    1,340,030  00 

DIRECTORS. 

Albert  Miller,  President.  George  W.  Beaver.  Vice-President:  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond.  Charles  Pace,  Daniel  E.  Martiu,  W.  G.  it.  DeFremery 
beorgeC.  Bnardman,  J.  u  Eastland:    Lovell  White,  Cashier. 

Kerrivus  h.pnsits,  and  I, nan-  only  on  real  estate  security.  Country  rr- 
miltauces  may  be  sent  by  Wells,  Eargo  &  Co.,  or  by  checks  ol  reliable 
parties,  payable  iu  Sau  Francisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  Savings 
Bank  commences  only  with  the  actual  receipt  ol  the  money.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accotnpauy  the  first  deposit.  Ko  charge  is  made 
for  pass  book  or  entrance  fee.  Office  Hours— a  a.  m.  to  3  p.  m.  Saturday 
evemugs,  f>:30  to8.  3 

THE  GERMAN  SAVINGS  ANdToTnIoCIETY. 

No.  626  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RESERVE  FUND $    1,410,000  00. 

Deposits  dan    2,1892 27,138,129  14. 

Officerb— President,  L.  GOTTIQ;  Vice-President,  EDW.  KRUSE 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGERS  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  R  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  \VM.  HERRMANN  ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TOURNY  Board 
of  Directors-L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  Schoemaun,  E 
Meyer,  F.  1'illmauu,  H.  Horstmann,  M.  Ehrmau,  B.  A.  Becker.  Attorney 
John  R.  Jarbqb. Jl 

MUTUAL  SAVINGS  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building. 

Guaranty  Capital,  $1,000,000. 

officers. 

JAMES  G.  FAIR President 

JAMBS  PHELAN,   S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-Presidents 

Directors— James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper,  C.  G.  Hooker 
James  Phelan,  James  Motfitt,  S.  G.  Murphy,  Chas.  Oadwalader  and  James 
D.  Phelan. 

Interest  paid  ou  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecurities. JAMBS  A.  THOMPSON.  Cashier. 

HUMBOLDT  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY, 

No.  18  Gear/  Street,  8an  Francisco. 

Incorporated November  24,  1869. 

ADOLPH  C.  WEBER  . . .President.  |  ERNST  BRAND Secretary 

LONDON.  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  BANK  (Limited), 

N.  W.  Cop.  Saneome  and  Sutter  Sts. 

uti a  ied  Capital. $2,500,000  \  Paid  Up  Capital $2,000,000 

Reserve  Fund  $650,000. 

Head  Office 58  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Agents— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
(Ltd.),  No.  10  Wall  St.,  N.  Y.    PARIS— Messrs.  Lazard  Freres  &  Cie,  17Boule 
vard  Poissoniere.    Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.  Com 
mercial  and  Travelers'  Credits  issued.           EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 
LC.  Altschdl.  Cashier. 

THE  ANGLO-CALIFQRNIAN  BANK.  Limited. 

N.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

Capital  Authorized ?G,000,000  I  Paid  up $1,500,000 

Subscribed 3,000,000  |  Reserve  Fund.  650,000 

Head  Office— 3  Augel  Court,  London,  E.  C. 
Agents  at  New  York— J.  &  W.  Seligman  &  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  banking  business,  sells  drafts,  makes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  aud  issues  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
world.    Sends  bills  for  collection,  loans  money,  buys  and  sells  exchanga 
and  bullion.                                                        IGN.  STEINHART    t  ManfteerH 
P.N.  LILIENTHAL.I  Managers. 

Fine  Sanitary  Plumbing  and  Gas-fitting 
Estimates  furnished.    Jobbing  promptly 
attended  to. 
PLUMBING.  CHARLES  E.  ANDERSON, 

1616  Polk  Street,  nearClay,  and  121-4 
Polk  Street,*iear  Sutter, 
t-elephone  No.  2107. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  23,  1892 


IT  seems  to  be  the  tendency  of  the  present  season  to  go  in  for 
small  and  early  dances.  Why  there  should  be  so  few  large 
parties  one  is  at  a  loss  to  make  out— there  being  many  large 
houses  well  adapted  for  ball-giving,  owned  by  people  of  the 
wealth  requisite  for  that  style  of  entertainment,  it  would  be  but 
natural  that  house  and  means  should  be  utilized  for  the  delecta- 
tion of  the  dear  Four  Hundred. 

•  #  » 

But  aw  contraire,  the  flimsiest  pretext  is  eagerly  taken  advantage 
of  as  an  excuse  for  not  offering  extended  hospitality.  The  days 
of  lavish  entertainment  are  apparently  relegated  to  the  past.  An 
unwilling  hostess  was  questioned  ihe  other  day  as  to  why  she 
had  given  up  ball-giving;  to  which  she  made  reply,  the  difficulty 
of  getting  dancing  men  in  sufficient  number  to  insure  a  brilliant 
ball  had  long  since  disgusted  her,  and  made  her  determined  not 
to  make  the  effort  this  season. 

There  is  no  doubt  there  is  much  that  is  just  in  her  remark. 
People  growl  if  there  is  nothing  going  on,  and  yet  when  invita- 
tions reach  Ihem  for  a  swell  function  they  immediately  begin 
debating  whether  it  will  "  pay  "  to  undergo  being  "  bored,  don't 
you  know." 

One  of  the  visiting  Press  people  was  asked  what  struck  her  as 
the  most  marked  feature  of  our  society  as  she  had  seen  it.  The 
answer  was,  how  much  older  the  girls  seemed  than  the  young 
men.  Another  fact,  in  the  language  of  the  Immortal  Bard,  »  'tis 
true,  'tis  pity,  and  pity  'tis,  'tis  true." 

There  is  a  rumor  going  round  tbat  Charley  Baldwin  has  half 
promised  several  of  his  young  lady  friends  to  give  a  fHe  Cham- 
pHre  at  his  ranch,  near  Mountain  View,  some  time  in  the  early 
spring,  while  the  grass  is  yet  green. 

One  of  the  prettiest  girls  present  at  the  Presidio  hop  on  Tues- 
day evening  last,  was  the  charming  young  daughter  of  Inspector- 
General  Burton,  of  the  Army. 

*  »  » 

Harry  Babcock  is  looming  up  as  quite  a  society  beau;  so  it  is 
on  the  cards,  say  tbe  quid  mines,  that  a  great  friend  of  his  medical 
brother-in-law  has  a  mate  picked  out  for  him  from  the  rosebud 
garden  of  girls  on  Pacific  Heights. 

#  #  » 

Mervy  Donahue's  pretty  widow  is  emerging  from  her  weeds, 
and  is  among  those  who  affect  the  late  fad,  masculinity  in  attire; 
shirt  front,  neck-tie  and  cutfs  being  of  the  approved  mode. 

It  was  at  the  last  Friday  Night.  A  gentleman  asked  a  friend  to 
introduce  him  to  a  charming  young  lady — one  of  a  group.  They 
approached.  »  Miss  Blank,"  said  the  friend,  "allow  me  to  have 
tbe  pleasure  of  presenting  my  friend,  Mr.  Spiiggins."  Just  then 
a  dancer  became  entangled  in  Miss  Blank's  train,  and  as  she  res- 
cued her  drapery,  she  said  sarcastically  to  the  waltzer,  "  Excuse 
me  !  "  Spriggins  and  his  friend  saw  her  turn,  and  heard  her  ex- 
clamation as  he  was  presented.  They  were  dumbfounded  for  a 
moment,  and  then  hurried  away.  Spriggins  is  now  nursing  his 
wrath  at  what  he  considers  a  wanton  insult. 

*  *  » 

No  sooner  did  the  dailies  announce  the  marriage  engagement  of 
pretty  Rose  Magagnos  to  Lieutenant  Johnson,  U.  8.  R.  M.,  than 
another  member  of  the  Oakland  family  displayed  an  ambition  to 
get  his  own  name  in  tbe  papers.  He  had  a  little  bout  with  Fritz 
Wittram,  on  Monday  morning,  on  the  Oakland  ferry,  in  which 
the  latter  came  off  second.  Fritz  is  the  Berkeley  youth  whose 
mother  had  him  arrested  a  few  months  past  for  abstracting  valu- 
ables from  her  bureau  drawer.  He  was  acquitted;  but  once  ac- 
quired, the  taste  for  newspaper  notoriety  is  notoriously  hard  to 
eradicate.  All  this  apropos  of  the  lad's  antecedents.  About  five 
or  six  years  ago,  F.  Wittram,  real  estate  agent,  established  him- 
self in  a  rather  good-looking  house  on  California  street,  near 
Webster.  His  wife  prepared  to  storm  society's  portals,  and  in- 
troduce her  daughter  Lena  therein.  The  first  step  was  to  take 
her  children  from  the  Public  School  and  send  tbem  to  a  more 
select  one.  The  Plymouth  Congregational  Church  was  found  too 
plebeian,  and  a  more  patrician  place  of  worship  chosen.  The 
plan  succeeded.  Lena,  a  bright,  vivacious,  somewhat  too  plump 
blonde,  made  friends  among  "the  swells,"  and  in  time  was 
launched  upon  the  first  wave  of  the  Four  Hundred's  sea.  She 
gave  little  parties,  which  numbers  of  our  highest-toned  belles  and 
beaux  attended.  Then  came  a  lull.  Her  parents  split  upon  the 
matter  of  bills.  They  separated,  Lena  and  her  only  brother  going 
with  their  father.  When  her  parent's  money  went,  Lena  also 
departed,  with  a  stalwart  Englishman.  Lately  she  returned  to 
Berkeley,  and  was  concerned  in  the  same  suit  as  that  her  mother 
brought  against  the  belligerent  Fritz. 


It  is  singular  how  the  tastes  of  some  of  our  leading  men  run  in 
opposite  grooves  from  their  occupations.  For  instance,  Lloyd 
Tevis  is  known  to  be  devoted  to  sweets,  candy  being  a  daily  pur- 
chase of  the  capitalist.  D.  0.  Mills  rarely  omits  a  soda  water 
drink  during  his  day  down  town.  Senator  Fair  has  a  weakness 
for  perfumes,  and  Nat  Brittan  buys  Japanese  curios.  Tom  Mad- 
den collects  photographs  of  theatrical  celebrities,  and  Judge  Boalt 
indulges  in  chuddy  gum. 

*  •  • 

People  are  wondering  if  Mrs.  Kate  Johnson  will  adopt  Mrs. 
Frank  Leslie's  style  of  retaining  no  one's  name.  We  take  it,  how- 
ever, that  Carl  has  an  individuality  of  his  own,  and  would  never 
consent  to  play  the  role  of  a  wild  Willie. 

*  *  * 

Already  the  girls  are  discussing  a  Lenten  Club,  where  a  simple 
form  of  amusement  is  to  be  the  order  of  the  gathering,  Now  ex- 
actly what  may  come  wilbin  this  category  is  the  question.  The 
simplest  of  our  oabyhood  frolics  embodied  <>  Kiss  in  the  Ring" 
and  "  Hunt  the  Slipper."  Can  it  be  that  we  are  to  have  a  return 
to  our  childhood's  pastimes  as  a  proper  manner  of  passing  the 
penitential  period? 


A.  de  LUZE  &  FILS', 

(BORDEAUX) 

FINE     OL^IR/IETS. 


St.  Estephe, 
Pauillac, 

Brown  Cantenac, 
St.  Julien, 


Pontet  Canet, 
Chat.  Leoville, 
Chat.  Larose, 
Chat.  Paveil, 


Chat.  Margaux, 
Chat.  Beychevelle, 
Chat.  Montrose, 
Chat.  Lafite. 


FINE     SAUTERNES, 

Sauternes  Sup'r.,  Haut  Sauternes,  Chateau  Yquem 

In  Cases,  Quarts  aud  Pints. 

CHARLES     MEINECKE     &.     CO., 

Sole  Agents.  314  Sacramento  Street. 

HIGHLAND     BRAND 

EVAPORATED  CREAM. 

ABSOLUTELY     PURE, 

UNSWEETENED. 

Awarded  Gold  Medal  at  the  Paris  Urn  versa 
Exposition  Over  all  Competitors. 

A  popular  table  luxurv. 
A  superior  and  most  eco- 
nomical culinary  article, 
and  a  perfect  infants'  food, 

beinff  thoroughly  sterilized. 

The    John    T.    Cutting    Co.,    Agents, 

San  Francisco.  California, 


JAMES  B.  NEAL, 

LATE    OF    NEW    YORK, 

FLORAL       ARTIST, 

1C6  Grant  Avenue.)  (Telephone  No.  1550. 

Decorator  of  Inauguration  Ball,  Washington,  D.  C,  March  4th,  1885,  March 

4th,  1889. 

Table  and  Wedilios  Decorations  a  Specialty. 

Mr.  ASHTON  P.  STEVENS, 

TEACHER      OP      BANJO. 
Studio — 26  Montgomery  Street,  Room  8. 


Jnn    23,   1899 


BAN  PRANCI8C0  NEWS  l  UTTER 


3&5UNBEAM5 


AIV0U8  little  man,   in   the   ball  of  tb*  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce balldlng,  was  tellinc  of  *  .laring  robbery  on  Christ  mis 
Why.  they  hel.i  m*  up.  in*l  took  mi  watch,  niv  n 
ind   hit   kn  0  ildesl    thing    I  evi 

-T 11  - 1  think  of  it.  before  midnl 
that'"    Then,  with  an  impressive  im*  ..(  hi*  head,  he  added :      it  - 
I  thing  I  didn't    have   n  I  tell  von."    "  Wh 

■  I  listener.  ■■  \Vh\  »oT  Why  so?  Why,  confound 
it  all.  man  alive,  if  1M  had  my  revolver,  they-  they'd  have  taken 
that,  b  —Chicago  fnfer-Oown. 

— — Year*  aco.  in  a  famous  article  on  the  totnba  <<f  the  Napoleons, 
the  I  >odon  Dniiy  Telegraph  dining  i  shed  Itself  by  the  statement  that 
the  remains  of  the  greatest  of  that  family  reposed  in  a  cenotaph. 
The  /'.  r.  has  happily  nol  forgotten  its  cunning,  as  a  passage  in  one 
of  this  week's  leading  articles  will  testify.  There  we"  read  that  "  at 
i  lock  on  the  morning  of    -  i  cold.  Mack,  dismal  hour 

—the  dead  man,  unknown,  came  along  the  street  and  sat  down  on 
some  trestles.*'  —Globe. 

—  '  Pah  seems  ter  been  some  kin'  ob  feeling  'tween  dem  two." 
said  a  colored  man.  "Yas.  dey  does.  Hit  stab,  ted  f'um  er  pokah 
game."  "You  doan  says."  "Yas  indeed.  Yoh  see,  Jackson  he 
hel*  foh  ares."  "Good  hand."  "  Sho;  tm'y  two  ob  'em  wus  de  ace 
nnnds.  an'  Mr.  Skillies  i-  waitin' for  an  explanation,  which 
Jackson  hab  as  yet  eniiably  failed  to  perjace.*1    —  Washington  Star, 

——'You  see,  Mrs.  Oilriz."  said  the  suave  young  man.  "  thev  called 
them  *  Canaanites '  because  they  came  from  Canaan."  '*  Oh,  I  un- 
derstand," said  the  old  lady,  affably.  "  There's  something  that  Mr. 
Oilriz  knowed  and  I  didn't."  "Indeed?"  "Yes.  He  bad  heard 
that  you  spent  several  years  in  Paris,  and  he  spoke  of  you  yesterday 
as  •  a  Parisite.1  "  —Judge.  * 

•  Wasn't  your  dog  sick  the  other  day?  "    "  Yes."    "  How  did 

you  treat  him?"  "  Made  him  swallow  a  dose  of  tartar  emetic." 
"  How  much?  "  "  About  a  gill."  (Next  day.)  "  Didn't  you  tell  me 
you  gave  your  dog  a  dose  of  tartar  emetic?"  "Yes."  "  Well,  I 
tried  it  on  a  sick  dog  of  mine  and  it  killed  him  in  two  minutes." 
"That's  right.    Fetches  'em  every  time.    Nasty  day.  isn't  it?  " 

— Chicago  Tribtiue. 

Pastenger— Look  here.  Cabby,  can't  you   make  your  horse  go 

faster?  I  must  catch  the  2:30  train.  Cabby — Yes, sir;  my  boss  is  an 
old  racehoss.  boss,  and  the  best  way  to  make  him  go  faster  is  fur  vou 
to  bet  me  a  dollar  that  he  won't  catch  the  2:30  train.  Directly"  he 
hears  that  it'll  put  him  on  his  mettle,  and  he'll  go  like  greased 
lightnin*.  —Comic. 

— —Mrs.  (Jiifl(/rnji-Mr,  Rennet  {coyly)—  George,  I  have  carefully 
considered  your  proposal  of  yesterday,  and  while  I  cannot  give  you  the 
first  love  that  your  true  worth  demands,  if  you  will  accept  my  good 
will  instead  I  am  yours.  Little  Deckle  {who  has  come  in  unannounced) 
—Say,  mamma,  do  I  go  with  tbe  good  will  of  the  business. 

— Judge. 

Bummer  Pete — Now,  Bill,  you   can't  deny  dat  Mr.  Depew  is  a 

great  after-dinner  speaker.  Trampinq  BUI— But  I  claim  dere  is  em- 
bryonic talent  dat  can  knock  him  silly.  Now,  fer  instance,  you  or 
me  might  be  able  to  do  him  if  we  could  only  get  a  chance  at  de  din- 
ner.    I  tell  vou,  Pete,  opportunity  makes  de  man.  — Judge. 

t— A  certain  Bishop  once  called  on  a  lady  of  his  flock,  whose  pre- 
cise and  regular  habit  of  increasing  the  population  has  won  her  some 
notoriety.  As  he  rose  to  leave,  the  lady  remarked,  "But  you 
haven't  seen  my  last  baby."  "  No,"  he  replied,  quickly,  "  and  I  don't 
expect  to !  "    Then,  it  is  reported,  he  fled. 

'How    old    is    your  boy?"     "Twelve."    "Can   be  write?" 

"  No."  "  Read?  "  "  No."  "  Whv,  aren't  you  ashamed  to  deprive 
him  of  ordinary  education?  "  "  Hush  !  I'm  educating  him  to  bean 
acceptable  juror,  and  it's  the  terror  of  my  life  that  he  may  run  away 
.and  go  tofcchool."  — Washington  Star,  ' 

First  Little  Boy — I   thort  you  said   you   lived  in  a  flat.    Second 

Little  Boy— We  does — tenth  story.  "  Wot  do  you  folks  want  wif  a 
great  big  bulldog  like  that  if  you  live  in  a  tenth-story  Hat?"  "We 
has  to  have  him.  Mamma  always  takes  him  along  when  she  wants 
to  talk  to  the  janitor."  — Good  News. 

d'A uber. —  1  want  to  ask  your  advice  about  a  political  cartoon. 
It  represents  the  hungry  ox  and  the  dog  in  the  manger.  Sizzers—Rut 
neither  the  ox  nor  the  dog  has  any  head.  d'Auber — That's  it;  shall 
I  give  them  to  Harrison  and  Blaine,  ur  Cleveland  and  Hill? 

—ruck. 

—-Citizen— Why  is  it  you  contractors  want  twice  as  much  for 
cleaning  the  streets  this  year  as  you  got  last  year?  Contractor— 
There's  twice  as  much  dirt  to  clean.  Citizen — Why  so?  Contractor — 
We  didn't  do  any  cleaning  last  year.  — Puck. 

The  Waiter—  'Xcuse  me,  sab,  but  p'raps  dat  quail  was  hung  a 

little  too  long,  sah.  Mr..  Wedderfietd—Hungl  Why,  you  black  chip- 
munk, ain't  my  money's  good's  any  one's?  Fetch  me  a  snipe  killed 
by  'lectricity  I  —Judge. 

"She  is  a  perfect  Amazon."    "  Why  do  you  say  that?    She  is 

not  ut  all  like  the  Amazons  of  old."  "  Oh,  no;  "I  mean  like  the  river. 
She  has  a  large  mouth  and  babbles  on  forever."  — Judge. 

Mrs.  Chinner— Why  does  young  Mr.  Gurley  always  knock  at  the 

door  when  he  calls  on  you?  Miss  Chinner— He's  afraid  if  he  comes 
with  a  ring  1,11  regard  it  as  a  proposal. 

She— I  don't  like  flattery.     Please  don't  flatter  me,  Charlie. 

He— When  I  tell  you  you  are  the  best  girl  in  the  world,  that  isn't 
flattery— (sotto  voce)— it's  a  lie.  — Epoch. 


Fall  Millinery  ! 


I  will  bi  I  to  hava 

you  o\  .  u   I  urge  stock 

Of  FALL   MILLINERY. 

1  will  convince  yon  thnt 
you  will  save  at  least  28  per 
cent  by  purchasing  your 
Millinery  from  the  direct 
importer. 

P.  F.  BUTLER, 

808  Market  Street,  Phelan  Building. 


/ETNA 


MINERAL 


WATER 

CURES 

DYSPEPSIA. 
SOLD    EVERYWHERE. 

MME.    B.    ZISKA,    A.  M. 

REMOVED  TO 

1SOS     -V-a.3NT     ItTIESS     ^.T^E2SrTjrE. 
Classes  were  resumed  January  7,  1892. 

SCHOOL  OF  ELOCUTION  AnTeXPRESSION. 

1170  Market  St.,  Uonolioe  Building* 

The  school  furnishes  the  most  thorough  aud  systematic  training  for 
voice,  body  and  mind.  Courses  are  arranged  to  meet  all  classes.  Pupils 
prepared  for  the  stage,  public  readers,  teachers  of  elocution  and  expression 
or  social  accomplishment.  The  Uelsarte  system  of  dramatic  training  aud 
development  of  grace  and  ease  a  specialty. 

t'irs.  May  .lose plil  Klncaid, 
PRINCIPALS  jPror.  .8.  Kobi  rin  Klucalcl, 
___^__ ^(Graduate  Boston  School  of  Expression) 

ST.  MATTHEW'S  HALL,  SAN  MATEO,  CAL. 


A  SCHOOL  FOR  BOYS. 


Twenty-sixth  Year. 


Rev.  ALFRED  LEE  BREWER,  1)D.,  Rector. 


Madame  Waldow  Cohen, 

Teaclier    of     na.no    IForte     and     Singing', 
1215  <I.AV  STREET. 

J.     F.     B.     McCLEERY, 

Billiard  Instructor, 

Flood  Building,  San    Francisco. 


24 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  23,  1892. 


SUMMARY    OF    THE    MARKETS. 

Flour  is  lower;  foreign  demand  good;  Extras  $5.30@$5.50:  Superfine,  $3.35. 

Wheat  is  dull;  light  trade;  Shipping,  $1.75;  Milling,  $1.S0$U.S2J£  per 
cental 

Barley  is  firm;  Brewing,  $l.l5fi£?1.20;  Feed,  ?1.05@$1.12'2  per  ctl. 

Oats,  Milling,  $1.42' £@?1.50;  Feed,  $1.35@$1.40  per  Ctl. 

Corn,  White,  $1.35(g).H-S")2:  Yellow,  n.-z7\4®U-'&  per  ctl. 

Rye,  no  stock,  good  demand,  $1.55$$l.(j0.    Cement,  $2.00@2.59. 

Hay  is  steady;  Wheat,  $13@*16;  Oats,  $13©$15;  Alfalfa,  $11@$12.50. 

Millstuffs,  good  demand.    Bran,  ?17(j)$19  per  ton. 

Beans,  good  request,  $1.85@$2.30  per  ctl.     Potatoes,  30e.@50e  per  ctl. 

Butter  is  lower;  Choice,  3  c.@35e. ;  Fair,  20c.@25c;  Eastern,  locto  25c. 

Cheese,  light  stock,  10c.@l2c.    Eggs,  light  supply,  35c.(gi45c. 

Honey,  £omb,  10c.(g>13c. ;  Extracted,  Hc.@(j>%c.  Poultry  in  good  supply. 

Onious  are  worth  l'4c.    Beeswax  is  lower  at  22c.@24c. 

Fruit— all  kinds  dried— active.    Fruit  is  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 

Raisins  and  Dried  G-rapes  in  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates. 

Hides  are  steady;  Dry,  7c@10c.      Wool  is  in  demand  at  14c.@22e. 

Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  seller  at  l(gfll4c. 

Coffee  steady  at  15c.@21c.  for  C.  A.    Canned  Fruits  of  all  kinds  in  favor. 

Coal  is  lower,  with  a  declining  tendency.    Nuts  find  ready  sale. 

Quicksilver  is  scarce  at  ?4S.OO  per  flask.  Hops  are  in  demand  at  14@20c. 

Sugar,  good  stocK  of  both  Raws  and  Refined.  Whites,  i%(g)-ilaG- 
Grain  freights  to  Europe  during  the  current  month  of  January 
have  touched  the  lowest  rate  for  iron  ships  in  the  trstory  of  the 
grain  carrying  trade  of  California.  In  point  of  facts,  two  iron 
ships,  one  under  the  German  tta&  and  the  other  that  of  the  Brit- 
ish, have  been  chartered  United  Kingdom  and  the  Continent  for 
£1  each — both  ships  of  light  tonnage,  and  re-charters  at  that — 
their  original  charters  being  at  £2  and  upwards,  thus  entailing  a 
heavy  loss  upon  the  original  charters.  These,  however,  are  not 
the  only  ships  in  the  same  fix — the  course  of  the  freight  market 
this  winter  being  a  great  disappointment  to  the  trade  in  general. 
The  Italian  iron  ship,  Battisin  Aceama,  1,0S7  tons,  has  now  been 
chartered  for  Cork,  U.  K.,  Havre  or  Antwerp,  at  £1.0s  9  d,  which, 
is  an  advance  over  the  lowest  rate  of  the  season. 

Overland  shipments  Eastward  and  Southward  by  the  S.  P.  K. 
R.  for  December  last,  were  13,000,000  lbs.  greater  than  in  the  cor- 
responding month  of  the  year  preceding,  the  chief  item  of  in- 
crease being  of  Sugar,  7,000,000  lbs.  The  total  carrying  traffic  for 
the  year  1891,  655,130,900  lbs.,  being  an  increase  of  75,715,206  lbs. 
over  that  of  1890.  Of  fruit  shipments  during  1891,  say  in  the 
shape  of  Canned  Goods,  Dried  Fruit,  Green  Fruit  and  Raisins, 
250,838,800  lbs.  This  fruit  exhibit  shows  a  wonderful  increase 
over  the  past. 

The  Ger.  bark  Felix,  hence  for  Mollendo  on  the  15th  inst., 
carried  30,836  Railroad  Ties,  value  $11,101. 

The  steamship  Oceanic  sailed  hence  for  the  Orient  on  the  16th 
inst.,  carrying  passengers,  Government  mails  and  treasure  to 
Hongkong,  $276,249;  to  Japan,  $143,000,  chiefly  silver,  say  a 
total  of  $419,249;  also,  cargo  of  the  total  value  of  $140,214,  say  to 
China,  14,215  bbls.  Flour,  6,989  lbs.  Ginseng,  19,000  lbs.  Beans, 
1,021  gals.  Whale  Oil,  400  bxs.  Pearl  Barley,  and  8,000  lbs.  Butter, 
Ham  and  Cheese,  value  $10,378;  to  Japan,  621  bbls.  Flour,  3,500 
gals.  Wine,  162  rolls  Leather,  8,868  lbs.  Sugar,  Canned  Goods, 
Provisions,  etc.;  to  Manila,  500  bbls.  Flour,  etc. 

The  steamship  Australia  sailed  hence  for  Honolulu  on  the  19th 
inst.,  carrying  passengers,  Government  mails,  $75,000  gold  coin, 
and  for  cargo,  912  bbls.  Flour,  1,128  ctls.  Barley,  336  ctls.  Wheat, 
5,000  gals.  Wine,  1,497  ctls.  Oats,  676  pkgs.  Beer,  1,495  sks.  Bran, 
2,500  lbs.  Oleomargarine,  13,524  lbs.  Tobacco,  36,000  lbs.  Pro- 
visions, etc.,  valued  at  $98,918. 

Exports  of  wheat  from  the  North  are  far  in  excess  of  any 
previous  years,  both  from  Oregon  and  Washington.  There  are 
now  twelve  ships  on  the  Sound  for  wheat,  making  forty-six  for 
the  season,  and  there  are  now  six  more  ships  en  route  to  Puget 
Sound  for  like  purpose,  and  four  more  to  follow. 

The  Pacific  Mail  steamship  City  of  New  York,  hence  for  the 
Isthmus  on  the  15th  inst.,  carried  in  transit  for  New  York  mer- 
chandise value  of  $41,782.27,  consisting  in  part  of  84,462  galls. 
Wine,  50,376  lbs.  Borax,  864  galls.  Brandy,  2,186  lbs.  Herbs,  21,- 
584  lbs.  Glue,  1,438  lbs.  Beeswax,  etc.  To  Panama,  100  bbls. 
Flour,  50  crates  Onions,  1,511  lbs.  Beans;  value. $621.  To  Central 
America,  2,062  bbls.  Flour,  2,500  galls.  Wine,  20,360  lbs.  Malt,  250 
cs.  Canned  Goods.  15,371  lbs.  Tallow,  31,102  lbs.  Rice,  500  sks. 
Potatoes,  etc.;  value,  $36,000.  To  South  America,  1,125  bbls. 
Flour,  etc.;  value,  $6,748.  The  steamer  Acapulco,  of  same  line, 
carried  to  Central  America  9,110  bbls.  Flour,  15,000  galls.  Wines, 
and  other  merchandise;  value,  $66,500.  Also,  to  Mexico,  3,898 
lbs.  Cinnamon,  12,300  lbs.  Blue  Stone,  250  flsks.  Quicksilver,  and 
other  merchandise;  value,  $36,000. 


Good    Cooking 

Is  one  of  the  chief  blessings  of  every  home.    To  always  insure  good 

custards,  puddings,  sauces,  etc.,  use  Gail  Borden   "Eagle"   Brand 

Condensed  Milk.     Directions  on  the  label.    Sold  by  your  grocer  and 

druggist.  

John  W.  Carmany,  of  25  Kearny  street,  has  the  largest  and  best 
stock  of  gentlemen's  furnishing  goods  in  the  city.  Buy  your  shirts 
there. 


H.  M.  NEWHALL  &  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchants, 

AND  

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Nos.  309  and  3 1 1  Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

NATIONAL   ASSURANCE   CO.   OF    IRELAND; 
ATLAS    ASSURANCE    CO.    OF    LONDON  ; 
BOYLSTON    INSURANCE   CO.  OF    BOSTON  ; 
OCEAN   MARINE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LONDON. 

Steam  Boiler  Incrustations. 

Old  Scale   Removed,  Formation  of  New  Scale  Prevented. 

Without  the  Aid  of  Chemicals,  by  the  Use  of  the 

LLEWELLYN    FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONDENSER  I 

vOver  800  in  Dally  Use  on  the  Pacific  Coast.) 

r  Removes  all  Impurities  from  the  Water  before  Entering  the  Boiler. 
Heats  the  Water  to  212°.  Saves  from  26  to  50  per  cent,  in  the  Amount  of 
Water  Used. 

Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Pamphlet  Forwarded  on  Application  to 

Llewellyn    Steam    Condenser    Manufacturing    Co., 

380  Pine  street.  «an  Francisco,  Cal. 

J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros., 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

Agents  for  Spreckels'  Line  of  Hawaiian  Packets,  S.  S.  Hepworth's  Centrl 
fugal  Machines,  Reed's  Patent  Pipe  and  Boiler  Covering. 
327  Market  Street,  corner  Fremont. 

8AN    FRANCISCO. 

Systems—"  Slattery  "  Induction;  "  Wood  "  Arc.     Factories— Fort  Wayne, 
Iudiaua;  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Electric  Improvement  Company. 

General  Agents  for  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Arizona  and  Washington 

of  the  Fort   Wayne  Electric   M^lu  Co  ,  Fort  Wayne,  Iml. 

Estimates  furnished   for  Electric   Railways,  Electric  Light  and  Steam 
Plants,  House  Wiring,  etc.    Mariue  Work  a  Specialty. 


35  New  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco, 


R.  J.   WHEELER. 


J.   W.   QIRVIN. 


J.  W.  GIRV!N  &  CO., 

Rubber  and  Leather  Belting,  Hose,  Packing,  etc. 

Rubber  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  etc. 

Pacific  Coast  Agents  for  Boston  Belting  Co.  and  Fayerweather  &,  Ladew, 
formerly  J.  B.  Hoyt  &  Co.  4  California  St.,  S.  F..  Cal. 

WILLIAMS,  DIMOND  &  GO. 

SHIPPING   AND    COMMISSION    MERCHANTS, 
UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 

Agents  for— 
The  Cunard  Royal   Mail  Steamship  |  Vi.iau  Sous  Yellow  Metal  Sheathing 

Company,      "  Har-o  ana's  Kahtjen's  Composition 

"The  California  Line  of   Clippers,"  I  The  China  Trade  and  Insurance  Co. 

from  New  York,  (L'd.). 

"  The  Hawaiian  Line  of  Packets,"       The    Baldwin  Locomotive  Works, 

to  and  from  Hoaolulu.  Steel  Rails  and  Track  Material. 


Jan 


BAN  PR  »NCI8C0  NEWS  I  RTTER. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  AMD  NORTH  PACIFIL 
RAILWAY. 

"THE   DONaHUE    BROaDRtUGE    ROUTE." 
COMMK:.  '  \m\,    an<l 

antll  further    n^'.lcc.   Boal 
leave  from  and  L.-rivr  at  I 

•enter   Depot,  MARKET  ^TKKKT    UHAKF.  a. 
»» 
Fren  San  Francisco  for  Point   Tlburon   B?l»cdtr«  ant 

San  Rafael. 
WEEK    DAYS-7  «  «    v..  '!»>.>,    11  I  ■    .    w 

S  30  r.  »..  S  TO  r   x..  '  a  P  «. 
8AT1K1' VYS  ONI  V  -An  oxlra  trip  at  1  SO  r.at 
St'Nl'A  Vd-4A0a.il..  9  JO  a.m..  1100a* 
orOBr.  m..  «isr.  m. 

From  San  Rafael  lor  San  Francisco. 
•TOE  DAYS— «3G    i     «  m  .  »  30  a    m. 

1.  I  ■  i  y  .  I  l"  v  M..  6:06  P.M. 
SATTKI'AY.-  ONLY— An  ixlra  trip  at  f. 
SI'S  DA  Yd— 8:10  A.M.  .9:40  A.M..  12  lip.  M .  .3  40  P.M. 
6:00  ■>  M..  fi:25  p.  M. 

rrom  Point  Tlburon  to  San    Francisco. 

WEEK  DAYS— 6-.S0  A.M..  8:20  A.M..  9^6  A.M.;  1:10 

p.  M..  4  .On  p.  M..  3:C0  p.  M. 

Saturdays  ouly  au  extra  trip  at  6:55  p  M 

d  IS  1>A  Yd— 8:35    A.M.,    10.O5   A.M.:   12:40   P.M., 

4:05P.M..  5:30  P.M..  6:50  P.M. | 

LiaveS.  F.      I  arrive  in  s.  F. 

Destination.! 


£«,k    Sunday 


ISundays    £«* 


7:40a. K.  8:00a.m.      Petaluma 
S:30p.M.  9:30a.M  and 

5:00  p.m.  5:00p.  m     Santa  Rosa. 


10:4«i  a. M  8:&0a.M. 
6:05  p.m  10:80a. V 
7:25p.m]  6:10P.M. 


Fulton 

Windsor, 

7:40a.m.    Healdsburg, 

3:30p.m.  8:00a.m.    LitUm  Sonne*. 

I  Cloverdale  A 

, ...  Way  Station!. 


':40a.m.  8:00  a.  m. 


Hopland 
and  Ckiah. 


Ma  R  w    u*^^  +  roT  bvbomtla 

rid  ling  here,  anil  remalocd  It.ng  runnel,  to 
attrml  tin-  wp.niitiK*  "f  her  hrothrr.  Mr.  M. 
A.  Rothohlld,  t.>  aflu  Hilda Slwilngar,  ia*t 

Monday  evrninc 

THF.V  are  playing  football  for  rharity 
ilown  in  Knn-an.  <■  Charity  otvoketh 
a  moltllodfl  of  iblni,*'  la  the  rpvi^'d  and 
accepted  version  in  that  protfre^ivr  <■■  in 
mon wealth.  —  Minntapolit  Trihunr. 

ONE  of  the  most  successful  and  bfgblj 
enjoyable  events  of  the  week  was  the 
reception  on  Tuesday  evening  given  l>y  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  M.  H.  de  Young,  ai  their  residence, 
in  honor  of  the  visiting  journalists. 

MISS  Jean  Murray  has  returned  from  her 
trip  through  Australia  and  New  Zea- 
land, and  is  located  at  the  Bella  Vista,  where 
she  has  an  elegant  studio. 

MR.  and  Mrs.  Albert  Sirl  have  left  for 
Coronado  Beach,  prior  to  their  depart- 
ure for  New  York,  where  they  will  reside 
in  the  future. 


7:40  a.m.  8:00a.  M.Guerneville. 
3:30  p.  m 


10:.10a.M 
6:10P.M 


:25p.m.  10:30a.M. 
16:10  p.  M 


7:40a.m.  8:00a.m.   Sonoma  and  ,10:40a.m.  S:50a.m, 
5:00  p.m.  5:00P.  M     Glen  Ellen.    6:05p.m    6:10p.m. 


7:40 a.M  I  8:00a  m  I  Sebastopol  |  10:40 a. m  [  10:30AM 
3:30  P.H  |5:00  P.M  j j    R.05P.M  |  6:10  p.M 

Stages  connect  at  Santa  Rosa  for  Mark  West 
Springs:  at  Geyserville  for  Skaggs  Springe, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Point  Arena;  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land Springs,  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bay;  at  Hopland 
forLakeport;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springs,  Saratoga 
Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Upper  Lake,  Lakeport, 
Willits,  Cahto,  Mendocino  City,  Fort  Bragg,  West- 
port,  Usal,  Hydesville  and  Eureka. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To Petaluma,  $1  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  ?2  25;  to 
Healdsburg,  $3  40:  to  Cloverdale,  $4-50;  to  Hop- 
land,  $5.70;  to  Ukiah,  $6.75;  to  Seba.stopol,  $2.70; 
to  Guemeville,  $3.75;  to  Sonoma,  $1.50;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  $1.80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only- 
To  Petaluma,  $1;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $1  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, $2.25:  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ukiah,  $4,50;  to 
Hopland,  $3.80:  to  Sebastopol,  $1.80;  to  Gueme- 
ville, $2.50:  to  Sonoma,  $1;  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1.2u. 
H.  C.  WHITTNG,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt, 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 


PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C,  and  PUGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  a.  M.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  m.  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Oregon,  iu  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  San  Simeon, 
Cayocos,  Santa  Barbara,  San  Buenaventura, 
Hueneme,  San  Pedro,  Los  Ange  es  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  and  HOOKTON,  HuM- 
boldt  Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  a.  m. 

Ticket  Office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL,  PERKINS  A  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  San  Francisco 


OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 
rying the  United  states,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
Malls,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

For    Honolulu    Only, 
8. 8.  Australia  (3,000tons)  Tuesday  Feb  16, 1891,  at 

2  P.  M. 

For  Honolulu,  Auckland  and 

Sydney,  Direct, 
S.  8.  Alameda February  4,  1892,  at  3  p.  M. 

For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  Office,  327  Mar- 

JOHN  D.  SPRKCKELS  A  BROS., 
General  Agents 


MISS  HAMBERGER  has  returned    from 
a  three-months'visit  through  the  North- 
west. 


DOLL  that  writes  letters  on  a  slate  is  a 
recent  invention  of  a  German  machinist. 


300  Post  Sreet. 

Art   Novelties    and  Holiday,    Birthday 
and  Wedding   Presents. 
Oriental    Draperies. 

PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 


Through  Line  to  New  York,  via  Panama. 

Steamers  will  sail  at  NOON  on  the  5th,  15th  and 

25th  of  each  month. 

DEPARTURES  OF    I  CALL   AT 

5th  and  25th.         |  Mazatlan  and  La  Libertad. 
5th,  15th  and  25th    Acapu-co,  Champerico,  San 

Jose  de  Guatemala. 
15th I  Acajutla,  Corinto,  Point  Arena. 


Through  L  'ne  Sailings.— J&u  nary  25th,  S.  S.  Sau  B  'as ; 
February  5th,  "City  of  Sydney;  '  15th,  S.  S.  "Sau 
Jose." 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Po-ts 
and  t-anama.—  Steamer  sails  at  noon  15th  of  each 
mouth,  calling  at  Mazatlan  Srin  Bias,  Mauzanillo, 
Acapulco.  Pi.rt  Angel,  Salina  Cruz,  Touala.  Sau 
Benito,  Ocos,  Champerico,  S«n  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajutla,  La  Libertad,  La  Union,  Amapala,  Cor- 
iuto,  San  Juan  del  Sur  and  Funta  Arenas. 

Way  Line  Saiti  g.— February  15th,  S.  S.  "Colima." 

JAPAN  AND  CHINA  LINE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 

HONGKONG. 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 

Shanghai,  and  at  Hongkong  for  East 

Indies,  Straits,  etc.: 

China— Wednesday,  February  17, 1892,  at  3  p   M. 

"City  of  Peking"— Saturday,  March  12,  1892,  at 

Round  Trip  Tickets  to  Yokohama  and  return  at 
reduced  rate's. 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Braunan  streets  Branch  office— 202 
Front  street.  ALEXANDER  CENTEK, 

General  Agent. 


A.  BUSWELL, 

Book-Binder,  Paper-Ruler,  fruiter  and  Blank  Book  flaimlan 

torer, 
543  Hay  Street,        - '       Near  tfontgoinerj 

San  Francisco. 


SOUTHERN   PACIFIC   COMPANY 
PACT) 
Tr»tn«  L«*v«  and    «re  Due  to  Arrlvt  at 
3AN     FRANCISCO: 

fro*   December  6,  1391. 

■ 

Haywarda,  HUM  and  Han  Jom      *u  LA  r. 
lUitUu  r.  tfcu  EUmoo  and  Gal< 
.■toga 

•  i  rmno  ku>i  Btnta  Rom 
l*cram 'to**  Koddlus,  via  Davit       v  lor. 
Dond  OIbm  foi  Ogdeu  ami  Kaet, 

■    tl  clan  local Ij  10:46  p. 

8:30 a.  :• 

Sacrament",  alary svl He.  Oro- 
rille  and  Ked  Hl.iir  4:46 P. 

S.CKja.  Loh   Angela*    Expreaa,    Pn 

Hnkersflebl,    bauta    Barbara  A 
lx>h  Augelca.  12:15  p. 

1200m.  Hay  wards,  Nlies-  and  I.lvrrmorr  7  1  1  P. 
•1:00 P.  Si  "j:t«j  v. 

3:00  p.  Haywarda.  Nllei  and  Bau  Jose  9:46  a. 
1:00  v.  MaitloeZ,  Ban  Uainou  A  Stockton  'J:45a. 
4;oop.  Vallejo. calistoga,  Bl  Verauoaud 

Santa  ftosa  ,    .  B.4 1  v. 

Bonlda,  Vacavillc,  Sticrameuto.     !0:4iA. 

4:80p.  Wnodlaud  and  Orovillu 10  ISA. 

■1..HI'.  H lies  and Llvermore "o:4oa. 

&;00p.  Sunset  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 
Santa  Barbara,  Loj>  Angeles, 
Dcming.El  Pa^o,  New  Orleans 

aud  East 8:45  p. 

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26 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  23,  1892. 


DINNERS  were  quite  numerous  last  week,  among  the  hostesses 
being  Mrs.  Henry  Bothin,  whose  party  was  in  honor  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  C.  A.  Spreckels;  Mrs.  Will  Crocker,  as  an  adieu  to  Mrs. 
George  B.  Williams,  of  Washington,  D.  C. ;  Mrs.  Peter  Donahue, 
where  Judge  and  Mrs.  Morrow  were  the  chief  guests,  and  Mrs. 
Sidney  Cushing,  at  the  Occidental  Hotel.  Other  pleasant  parties 
taking  place  were  the  dance  given  by  Miss  Nellie  Hillyer  at  Mrs. 
Dunphy's,  the  cobweb  party  and  dance  at  Mrs.  Salisbury's  for 
her  nieces,  Miss  Mamie  Scott  and  Miss  Marcado,  and  the  tea  and 
reception  on  Saturday  given  by  Mrs.  James  and  her  daughter, 
Mrs.  Graves,  in  honor  of  some  Eastern  relatives  now  visiting 
them.  From  four  o'clock  until  seven  Mrs.  James'  prettily  deco- 
rated rooms  were  filled  with  callers.  Mrs.  Will  Ashe  and  several 
young  ladies  assisted  the  hostesses  in  their  duties.  In  the  even- 
ing the  guests  were  chiefly  young  people,  and  dancing  was  in 
order,  varied  by  several  guitar  and  mandolin  selections,  rendered 
by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hansbrow,  Miss  Code  and  Miss  Robinett.  Sup- 
per was  served  in  the  billiard  room,  and  as  the  last  guest  de- 
parted, the  affair  was  pronounced  to  be  a  decided  case  of  » linked 
sweetness,  long  drawn  out." 

There  was  also  a  large  gathering  of  society  youths  and 
maidens  at  the  tennis  court  of  the  California  Club  on  Saturday 
afternoon.  It  was  said  to  have  been  the  largest  crowd  ever  con- 
gregated at  a  tennis  game.  Another  event  of  Saturday  was  the 
driving  of  the  first  nvet  in  the  battle-ship  Oregon  at  the  Union 
Iron  Works,  which  was  performed  by  General  Ruger  and  Ad- 
miral Irwin,  in  the  presence  of  quite  an  assemblage  of  guests  from 
Mare  Island  and  the  city.  The  steamer  McDowell  brought  General 
and  Miss  Ruger,  General  and  Mrs.  Hankins,  Colonel  and  Mrs. 
Chandler,  Colonel  and  Mrs.  Hunter;  the  Mare  Island  launch  Ivy 
had  Admiral  Irwin  and  a  number  of  officers  from  the  Navy  Yard, 
and  the  tug  Active  had  on  board,  among  others,  Mrs.  Will  Crocker 
and  her  sister,  Miss  Sperry,  Miss  Alice  Hobart,  Miss  Alice  Scott, 
Miss  Deming,  Miss  Voorhies  and  Mr.  Irving  Scott.  Lunch  was 
served  on  the  Active,  where  success  to  the  new  vessel  was  drank 
with  due  honors. 

Miss  Emma  Childs,  of  Los  Angeles,  who  has  been  visiting  Miss 
Emily  Hager,  was  the  motif  last  week  for  several  very  pleasant 
gatherings,  including  a  dinner  given  by  Mr.  Ed  Sheldon  at  his 
bachelor  quarters,  lunches  at  the  bands  of  Miss  Hager  and  Miss 
Ashe;  a  tea  at  the  Misses  Voorhies';  a  theatre  party  by  Mr.  Joe 
Tobin;  and  last,  though  by  no  means  least,  the  dance  at  Mrs. 
Hager's  on  Friday  evening,  which  was  the  first  entertainment 
given  by  that  lady  this  season.  Now  that  Mrs.  Hager  has  broken 
the  ice  in  her  new  home,  it  goes  without  saying  that  her  doors 
will  often  be  thrown  open  to  her  friends,  as  she  has  the  reputation 
of  being  one  of  the  most  frequent  and  untiring  entertainers  in  our 
swim.  Already  it  is  known  that  she  purposes  giving  a  large  ball 
in  February,  and  whispers  are  afloat  of  private  theatricals,  to  fol- 
low the  ball  sometime  before  the  season  closes,  to  say  nothing  of 
dinners  and  numerous  small  affairs.  It  is  a  pity  that  we  have 
not  a  few  more  hostesses  like  Mrs.  Hager. 


Miss  Susan  Hale,  who  has  also  been  a  favored  guest  at  lunches 
and  teas,  and  ber  Tuesday  afternoon  readings  from  old  novelists 
have  been  greatly  enjoyed  and  well  attended.  Under  the  auspices 
of  the  Society  for  Church  Work,  she  gave  an  entertainment  in 
the  rooms  of  the  Unitarian  Church,  on  Franklin  s:reet,  last 
Wednesday  evening,  and  another  will  be  given  next  Wednesday 
evening,  the  third  of  the  series  to  take  place  the  following  Satur- 
day afternoon. 

The  present  week  has  been  one  of  the  best  filled  with  social 
events  of  the  season,  among  the  many  events  being  the  reception 
to  the  ladies  of  the  Press  League  by  the  Pacific  Coast  Women's 
Press  Association,  at  the  Pleasanton  on  Monday  evening,  the 
gentlemen  of  the  party  being  banqueted  at  the  Palace  Hotel  the 
same  night;  the  hop  at  the  Presidio  and  the  Press  reception  at 
Mrs.  de  Young's  on  Tuesday  evening;  the  tea  at  the  Misses 
Wethered's  on  Wednesday  afternoon,  and  the  reception  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Moses  Heller,  Jr.,  at  the  Walter  residence  on  Van  Ness 
avenue,  on  Wednesday  evening;  the  reception  at  Angel  Island  on 
Thursday,  and  the  cotillion  at  Odd  Fellows'  Hall  last  night. 


The  Army  is  doing  what  it  can  to  hold  up  its  end  of  the  social 
festivities  of  the  season.  The  hop  at  the  Presidio  on  Tuesday 
evening  was  a  charming  little  affair,  many  from  the  city  going 
out  to  enjoy  the  dance.  Military  dances  are  always  pleasant, 
and  therefore  it  is  pleasant  news  to  hear  that  dancing  receptions 
are  to  be  resumed  at  Angel  Island.  They  will  be  given  on  the 
third  Thursday  of  every  month,  the  first  of  the  series  being  the 
one  alluded  to  above. 

The  tea  at  Mrs.  Adam  Grant's  on  Tuesday,  the  hop  at  the 
Pleasanton  on  Tuesday  evening,  and  the  Templar  reception  at 
Odd  Fellows'  Hall  on  Thursday  evening  are  some  of  the  events 


for  the  coming  week.  Another  is  the  first  production  of  the 
operetta  of  Fantine,  which  will  be  sung  at  the  Bijou  Theatre  on 
Friday  evening,  with  Mrs.  Martin  Schultz  in  the  leading  role. 
Apropos  of  music,  news  has  been  received  of  Miss  Sybil  Sander- 
son's first  appearance  at  St.  Petersburg,  where  she  sang  in  the 
opera  of  Esclarmonde,  and  it  is  said  achieved  quite  a  success. 

There  hare  been  several  notable  weddings  of  late,  the  first  tak- 
ing place  at  the  residence  of  Mrs.  J.  D.  Spreckels,  on  Howard 
street,  last  Saturday  evening,  when  her  sister,  Miss  Emily  Siebein, 
was  married  to  Mr.  Walter  Gibson,  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Gibson,  in 
the  presence  of  a  large  party  of  friends.  The  bridal  bower  in  the 
bay  window  where  the  ceremony  was  performed,  was  composed 
of  smilax,  white  violets  and  streamers  of  white  ribbons.  Ferns, 
sniilax,  orange  boughs  laden  with  blossoms  and  fruit,  were  used 
with  a  lavish  hand  in  decorating  other  portions  of  the  handsome 
mansion.  The  lovely  bride  was  charmingly  arrayed  in  a  beauti- 
ful robe  of  white  faille  Francaise,  made  with  a  court  train;  her 
little  maids  of  honor,  the  Misses  Grace  and  Lillie  Spreckels.  being 
costumed  in  gowns  of  white  India  silk  and  wreaths  of  pink 
blossoms.  Mr.  Ed.  H.  Sheldon  supported  the  groom  as  best  man 
and  Mr.  J.  D.  Spreckels  gave  the  bride  away.  Brandt's  orchestra 
performed  concert  selections  during  the  reception  wbicb  followed 
the  ceremony,  and  at  11  o'clock  an  elaborate  supper  was  served. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gibson  are  spending  their  honeymoon  at  Coronado, 
and  upon  their  return  will  reside  at  the  Pleasanton,  and  receive 
on  Mondays  in  February. 


The  other  weddings  were  those  of  members  noted  in  the  busi- 
ness and  social  life  of  Jewish  circles.  Miss  Hilda  Slessinger,  one 
of  this  season's  debutantes,  and  Mr.  Maurice  Rothschild  were 
married  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Voorsanger,  at  the  California  Hotel,  on 
Monday  evening,  when  the  upper  floor  of  the  house  was  given 
up  to  the  bridal  party  for  the  nuptial  celebration,  and  dancing 
was  in  order  till  a  late  hour.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rothschild  sailed  for 
their  wedding  trip  to  the  Sandwich  Islands  on  Tuesday,  and  will 
be  absent  several  weeks. 


The  wedding  of  Miss  Georgia  Schweitzer  and  Mr.  Solomon 
Ehrman  was  celebrated  at  the  residence  of  the  bride's  parents,  on 
Post  and  Leavenworth  streets,  on  Tuesday  evening,  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Voorsanger  again  officiating.  The  house  was  elaborately  dressed 
with  festoons  of  flowers,  silken  scarfs,  ferns  and  palms,  artistic- 
ally arranged,  and  was  filled  with  guests  for  the  happy  event,  the 
ceremony  taking  place  in  the  large  room  to  the  left  of  the  en 
trance.  The  bride's  sister.  Miss  Schweitzer,  was  bridesmaid  and 
Mr.  Albert  Ehrman  best  man.  Dancing  followed  for  an  hour  or 
two,  when  supper  was  served  in  a  large  tent  in  the  grounds,  at 
tete-a-tete  tables.  The  costumes  were  remarkable  for  their  ele- 
gance, and  the  presents  were  numerous  and  costly,  running  the 
gamut  from  bric-a-brac.  laces  and  paintings,  to  gold  and  silver 
services,  and  a  parure  of  diamonds,  the  gift  of  the  groom  to  his 
bride.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ehrman  will  reside  at  the  Palace  Hotel  until 
their  new  home,  a  gift  of  the  bride's  father,  is  ready  to  receive 
them. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Downey  Harvey  have  gone  to  housekeeping  on 
Franklin  street,  near  Broadway. 

Mr.  Frank  Carolan,  who  has  been  visiting  the  Pullmans,  at 
Santa  Barbara,  accompanied  them  on  a  trip  to  Pasadena,  last 
Monday,  where  they  are  guests  at  the  Raymond  Hotel. 

Mrs.  Frank  McCoppin  is  said  to  be  quite  charmed  with  her  new 
residence  at  Vallejo,  and  has  been  a  constant  guest  at  dinners  and 
lunches  ever  since  her  arrival,  besides  visiting  among  her  many 
friends  at  the  Navy  Yard,  Mare  Island. 

The  old  Polhemus  place  at  Menlo  Park  has  changed  hands,  and 
has  become  the  property  of  Col.  Eyre's  son-in-law,  Mr.  Girvin, 
who  is  making  some  repairs  and  alterations,  in  anticipation  of  its 
becoming  the  family  residence  this  coming  summer.  At  San 
Mateo,  Jack  Parrott  is  making  extensive  additions  to  his  pretty 
cottage  in  that  vicinity,  and  in  the  meantime  he  and  his  family 
are  guests  at  Bay  wood,  his  mother's  beautiful  home  at  that  place. 

Mrs.  Sielcken,  who,  accompanied  by  her  young  family,  has 
gone  to  take  up  her  residence  at  her  father's,  Dr.  Beverly  Cole's 
country  home,  near  Calistoga,  expects  to  remain  there  several 
months,  country  air  being  recommended  for  the  youngest  child  in 
preference  to  that  of  the  city. 

Mrs.  and  Miss  Flood  have  been  ill  in  their  Menlo  Park  residence 
almost  ever  since  their  return  from  the  East.  The  impaired  con- 
dition of  Miss  Jenny's  health  is  causing  her  friends  much  anxiety. 


Col.  and  Mrs.  Eyre  expect  to  leave  New  York  upon  their  re- 
turn to  San  Francisco  on  Monday  next.  Miss  Eyre  will  accom- 
pany them.  Mrs.  John  Coleman  and  her  daughter,  Miss  Jessie, 
are  enjoying  all  the  gaieties  of  a  season  in  Washington  City  very 
thoroughly,  and  do  not  anticipate  returning  to  the  Pacific  Coast 
until  the  commencement  of  the  Lenten  season. 


Miss  Salina   Dannenbaum    has    returned    from    Portland,   Or., 
where  she  has  been  visiting  friends. 


Jan.  23,  1892 


BAN  l'l:  INCia  0  NEWS  '  ri  in: 


Mi«.    Lillian    W.ier.  it  again  >  cir.i  at  the  llrlla  VtoU 

\  aniirwaler.  who  l«  »  r f   thai   bolel.  ha.   t>rrn  very 

-ly  III  with  pneumonia,  an.l  i<  ton  »k»wlj  recovering  fron'i 
the  attack. 

mg  recent  arrival,  mar  be  noted  that  ..f   Mr..  Kant,-,  who 
render  life  pl»a«>ni  al  Angel  I. Ian. I  dorll 
botbat  there.    Gen    Kama  ha.  lately  hern  In  command 

at  VaneoUTer,  an.l  was  pUrcl  up..n  the  retired   list  a  (.■«  weakl 

Mlaa  Kautr.  accompanies  her  n,,.ther,  an.l  Uiaa  Alice  Zi.ka. 
Who  ha.  dmd  a  gneat  ol  the  Kami  family  at  Vancouver,  has  alao 
returned  to  San  Kr.inci.ico. 

Mr.  Loail  A.  Garnet!  i.  en  route  homewanls  from  Europe,  and 
is  about  die  here.  It  is  the  intention  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Herman 
Oelricbs  to  viail  the  Pacific  Coa.t  next  month,  on  business  con- 
necte.l  witli  Mrs.  Fair's  estate.  Mlaa  Birdie  Fair  will  also  be  of 
the  party. 

Mr..  I>r.  Henry  Glbbona  returned  last  week  from  a  delightful 
i(  several  months  to  friends  and  relatives  in  the  East.  Dr. 
Gibbons  bas  sailed  for  Europe,  and  will  spend  the  ensuing  three 
monthi  in  France  and  England.  Mrs.  Blair  and  her  son.  \V.  S. 
Blair,  are  also  back  in  town  from  an  Eastern  trip,  which  occupied 
several  weeks. 

Mr.  an  I  Mrs.  0.  0.  G.  Miller  anticipate  an  early  departure  for 
Europe,  and  will  remain  abroad  some  time.  Mrs.  Tucker  and 
another  ol  her  daughters  will  also  go  abroad  with  the  Millers. 
Mr.  \V.  s.  McMurtey  has  returned  from  his  trip  East  and  to 
Europe. 

Gossip  says  that  Miss  Jessie  Bowie  is  meditating  a  European 
trip,  with  a  view  of  joining  her  friend,  Miss  Laura  McKinstry, 
who  is  at  present  abroad. 

Mr.  Tim  O'Brien  gave  a  very  enjoyable  lunch  to  a  quartette,  at 
the  California  Hotel,  on  Wednesday  last. 

The  engagement  is  announced  of  Mr.  Ben  Levy,  a  well-known 
young  merchant,  to  Miss  Bertha  Weil,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
H.  Weil.     They  will  receive  to-morrow,  at  1310  Pine  street. 

The  engagement  has  been  announced  of  Gus.  Simon,  a  well- 
known  and  wealthy  merchant  of  Portland,  Or.,  to  Miss  Belle 
Lewison,  of  this  city.  Miss  Levvison  is  a  very  pretty  and  accom- 
plished young  lady,  well  known  and  popular  in  Jewish  society 
circles. 


leave  to-morrow  for  Havana,  Cuba,  via 
Mrs.  Gunst  will  not  accompany  him. 


Mr.   Mose  Gunst  will 
Neiv  York  and  Florida. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cass  Zemansky  will  leave  Monday  on  an  extended 
trip  through  Southern  California.  They  intend  to  be  gone  about 
two  months.  On  their  return  they  will  receive  at  2104  Bush 
street. 


The  International  costume  ball,  for  the  children  of  members 
and  friends  of  members  of  the  San  Francisco  Verein,  will  occur 
next  Saturday  night.  The  affair  promises  to  be  a  success  in  every 
way,  and  those  fortunate  enough  to  be  present  will  have  a  most 
enjoyable  time.  Other  entertainments  are  in  store  for  the  Verein's 
members. 


A  dramatic  entertainment  will  be  given  at  the  Bijou  Theatre, 
Thursday  evening,  January  28th,  by  a  number  of  society  ladies 
and  gentlemen,  under  the  auspices  of  the  Helping  Hand  Society, 
for  the  benefit  of  their  Kindergarten  work.  Two  comedies, 
Withered  Leaves  and  The  Toadies,  will  be  presented  by  the  follow- 
ing caste:  Miss  Ivy  Ashton,  Miss  Blanch  Bates,  Miss  Kendrlck, 
Mr.  John  I.  Housman,  Mr.  Frank  Murasky,  Mr.  H.  G.  Hockey, 
Mr.  0.  W.  Jackson,  Mr.  Frank  Mathieus,  Mr.  Wilson,  Mr.  Cooley 
and  others.  Full  orchestra,  under  the  direction  of  Prof.  Marcus 
Blum.  Seats  may  be  reserved  at  the  box  office  of  the  theatre 
without  extra  charge  on  Wednesday  and  Thursday,  January 
27th  and  28th. 

The  ladies  are  complaining  that  the  leap-year  privileges  so 
eagerly  availed  of  at  the  bal  poudri  have  not  panned  out  as  well 
as  anticipated.  For  instance,  men  who  were  invited  to  dance  by 
hitherto  unappreciated  women,  have  not  responded  and  asked  to 
be  accepted  as  partners  for  the  forthcoming  cotillion.  When  will 
girls  learn  the  true  lesson,  that  men  like  to  do  the  seeking,  and 
never  do  appreciate  being  sought.     It's  an  old,  old  story. 

The  greatest  sympathy  has  been  extended  to  the  bereaved 
young  widower,  Lieut.  Winn,  by  his  comrades  at  the  military 
post,  since  his  return  to  his  erstwhile  happy  home  there.  Angel 
Island  has  entered  the  lists  with  the  Presidio,  but  the  dances  will 
be  afternoon  affairs  and  once  a  month,  while  at  the  latter  place 
they  are  fortnightly  evening  hops. 


While  we  have  a  few  exceptionally  good  singers,  the  season's 
concerts  have  revealed  the  fact  that,  in  number  and  variety,  San 
Francisco's  vocal  talent  is  far  below  her  instrumental  ability. 
Mr.  Carlisle  Greig,  a  baritone  just  from  New  York,  will  therefore 
be  a  welcome  addition  to  our  list  of  vocalists.  Mr.  Greig  has  not 
yet  sung  here  in  public,  but  a  few  of  our  leading  musicians  who 


h.veheard  him.  1.,,,-r..  thcm-lvr.  dtJIffalfd   with  h 

method     He  will   m>it«  hit  tir.t  appearance 

B«l  '  ■  irdav.  January  .Villi 


the  next  larr- 

m 


Miimms  Champagne. 


Whan  the  Entertain nl  Committee  of  the  Bag  p„ 

<i'ii"'.  in  |uei  ii,..   . 

'".''"'"•  "it  to  Ihr  gentlemen  from  the  l.a.t  only  tin 

hat  (he  market,  of  the  world  afforded.     (1    II    Milium  A  n 

■  ■■  ink  al  the 

Banquet  al  the  Palai  ■   Hold,  which wa leded  bv  nil  whoattended 

to  have  been  one  of  Hie  n  dinners  ever  gin 

rhewlneofO.  II    Milium  i   Oo.  wag  also  laker)  upon  all  the 
excursionsgiven  the  visitors  by  the  local  dab  and  rrom  Auburn  to 

Monterey  the  hearts  ol   the  wise  men  who  had  <n loot  from  the 

■    made  glad 
sparkle  ol  this  mosl  populai  uli  bampagnes.    The choosingol  Minnm 
bampagneb]  the  Pn  is  Club  «»  a  high  compliment.    Tbe  popu- 
larity of  Mumin  Champagne  In  the  United  Blataa  is  well  shown  by 
Uiis  reeord  of  the  importations  of  champagne  into  the   I  nited  State 
tram  July  1st  to  December  31,  1881 


'J.  EL  Munim  ,fc  lo 
Itoel   A  Chand,.u 
Perrler  Jouet 
Pommery 
Veuve  Ciioqnot 

Dry  Monopoly   

L.  Rotdcrer 


»'.,r,S:-,  rases 
l\4JO      " 
18,884      " 
10,882      " 
'.1,702      " 

7,685     " 

.  b,703      " 

Jones.  M iin.lv  A  Co.,  of  16  Front  street,  are  the  Pacific  Coast  agents 
for  G.  H.  Munim  ,*.  Co. 


A  dramatic  event  in  this  citv  next  week  will  be  the  presentation, 
at  the  Grand  Opera  House,  beginning  next  Monday  evening,  of  Lowu 
,<,'•'  i  • '  •  'Jllam  Julln  Kohler,  of  this  city.  He  will  be  supported 
by  Miss  Lizzie  Vigouieiix  und  a  strong  Shakespearean  company.  The 
presentation  will  be  tirst-class  in  all  respects,  and  as  Mr.  Kohler  has 
already  made  a  hit  in  the  title  role,  the  indications  are  that  the  en- 
gagement will  be  very  successful. 


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Central  to  all  points  of  interest,  principal  stores  and  places  of  amusement. 

Select  Music  in  Restaurant  every  evening  between  6  and  8. 

A.  F.  It  IX/.l.KH,  Manager. 


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Tourist  Hotel  in  San  Francibco.    Lighted  by  Electricity  throughout. 

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Dinners,  Parties,  Weddings,  etc. 
The  Cuisine  a  Special  Feature. 

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Proprietor  and  Manager. 

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Ladies  and  Gentlemen 

MANUFACTURED  BY 


***  AGENTS.   'SAN  FRANCLBCO.     W 


23 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  23,  1892. 


OUR    HYDRAULIC     MINES. 


THE  convention  of  miners,  which  met  in  this  city  during  the 
week,  has  attracted  public  attention  more  forcibly  than  ever 
to  the  importance  of  the  mining  industry  in  California.  Never 
before,  since  the  days  when  g<dd  alone  was  considered  the  source 
of  our  wealth,  and  the  basis  of  the  State's  prosperity,  have  so 
many  representatives  from  the  mining  region  been  gathered  to- 
gether in  San  Francisco.  Their  presence  has  awakened  old  mem- 
ories, recalling  scenes  in  the  early  history  of  California,  which, 
unfortunately,  have  faded  in  the  lapse  of  years.  Everything  now 
points  to  the  revival  of  mining  and  a  marked  increase  in  the 
annual  production  of  gold,  which  will  naturally  follow.  The 
main  object  in  holding  this  convention  is  to  consider  the  proper 
measures  for  insuring  the  resumption  of  work  in  the  hydraulic 
mines,  the  stoppage  of  which  has  resulted  in  serious  injury  to 
the  industry.  The  question  is  how  to  permit  the  work  to  con- 
tinue without  detriment  to  the  agricultural  interests  of  the  val- 
leys. The  miners  acknowledge  that  the  farmers  have  equities  on 
their  side,  and  the  latter  now  frankly  admit  that  the  provisions 
of  the  present  law  are  a  hardship  as  they  stand  in  regard  to  the  total 
prohibition  of  mining.  The  hostile  feeling  has  died  out  on  both 
sides,  and  the  question  will  in  the  future  receive  calm  considera- 
tion, looking  toward  the  protection  of  the  interests  of  all. 

The  importance  of  the  matter 
has  also  been  recognized  by  the 
Federal  Government,  which  ap- 
pointed a  commission  for  the  pur- 
pose of  inquiring  into  and  reporting 
on  the  extent  to  which  the  debris 
from  the  hydraulic  mines  had  ob- 
structed the  navigation  of  the  San 
Joaquin,  Sacramento,  and  Feather 
rivers,  and  damaged  the  farming 
lands  along  these  streams  and  tribu- 
taries. Restricted  in  their  labors  by 
the  ridiculously  inadequate  appro- 
priation of  $10,000,  the  Commis- 
sioners could  do  little  but  review 
the  situation.  During  the  course  of 
their  investigation,  they,  however, 
procured  sufficient  data  to  enable 
them  to  make  many  valuable  sug- 
gestions. 

Their  report  which  was  subsequently  published,  after  briefly 
reciting  the  history  of  hydraulic  mining,  the  methods  of  working 
and  process  of  law  whereby  it  was  suspended,  goes  on  to  give  an 
estimate  of  the  damage  done  by  the  debris  from  the  mines.  Ac- 
cording to  this  statement,  the  loss  along  the  Feather,  Yuba  and 
Bear  rivers  aggregates  39,214  acres,  valued  at  $2,871,685,  and  of 
land  more  or  less  injured,  a  total  of  13,955  acres,  valued  at  $422,450. 
This  gives  a  total  loss  to  the  land  owners  of  $3,294,035.  As  against 
this  there  is  an  estimated  decrease  in  the  gold  output  annually  of 
from  seven  to  ten  millions  of  dollars,  which  dwarfs  the  loss  by 
mining  operations  into  comparative  insignificance. 

The  Commissioners,  while  questioning  the  probability  of  any 
recommendation  of  theirs  being  likely  to  result  in  the  rehabilita- 
tion of  the  industry,  in  face  of  the  legal  status  of  the  question, 
express  the  opinion  that  the  mining  debris  could  be  so  far  im- 
pounded that  it  would  cause  no  injury  to  any  interest  or  property. 
Toward  this  end  they  suggest  the  construction  of  several  dams  at 
different  points  along  the  rivers  named,  the  cost  being  estimated 
at  $1,690,000,  and  $20,000  annually  for  maintaining  navigation  on 
the  Feather  river. 

It  would  be  beyond  the  power  of  the  miners  to  construct  and 
maintain  these  dams,  and  there  is  nothing  left  but  for  the  Fed- 
eral government  to  come  to  the  assistance  of  the  people  of  Cali- 
fornia, and  carry  on  the  work  which  will  permit  the  resumption 
of  operations  in  the  mines.  The  government  will  benefit  largely 
by  doing  so,  from  the  addition  of  from  $10,000,000  to  $20,000,000 
per  annum  to  the  gold  of  the  country. 

California  has  added  materially  to  the  wealth  of  the  world  in 
gold,  and  this  fact  should  not  be  overlooked.  Since  the  discovery 
of  gold  here,  the  world's  gold  circulation  has  been  increased  by 
the  introduction  of  about  $4,500,000,000  due  in  a  great  measure  to 
the  output  of  the  precious  metal  from  this  State.  Of  the  entire 
production  of  California  gold,  not  less  than  nine-tenths  has  been 
yielded  by  the  auriferous  gravels,  in  which  more  than  $100,000,000 
has  been  invested.  But  outside  of  the  direct  benefit  which  the 
world  at  large  will  derive  from  the  revival  of  this  branch  of  the 
mining  industry  the  people  of  this  State  engaged  in  business  of 
all  kinds  will  profit  in  a  still  greater  degree.  The  miner  aids  every 
other  calling,  while  he  competes  with  none. 

The  State  presents  an  illimitable  field  for  mining  outside  of  this 
particular  branch  of  the  industry.  There  is  scarcely  a  county 
which  does  not  possess  valuable  mineral  deposits  of  some  kind, 
and  all  that  is  required  to  develop  them  is  capital.  With  the  re- 
storation of  confidence,  the  repeal  of  antagonistic  legislation,  and 
with  harmony  prevailing  among  the  representatives  of  sister  in- 
dustries, it  will  not  be  difficult  to  procure  the  necessary  funds  for 
this  purpose. 


The  meeting  of  the  valley  men  and  the  miners,  which  has  just 
been  brought  around,  will  have  a  most  beneficial  effect.  It  will 
be  the  means  of  having  the  claims  of  the  miners  presented  before 
Congress,  backed  by  a  wave  of  popular  sympathy,  which  will 
sweep  away  all  obstacles  which  have  hitherto  blocked  every  en- 
deavor to  obtain  relief.  It  will  show  an  honesty  of  purpose  on 
all  sides,  and  a  desire  to  join  issues  for  the  common  weal  of  a 
State  which  stands  always  first  in  the  hearts  of  all  favored  with 
right  and  privilege  to  call  it  home. 


State  Mineralogist. 


DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

The     Hibernia     Savings    and     Loan     Society, 
N.  E.  corner  Montgomery  and  Post  streets. 

8an  Francisco,  January  2, 1892, 
At  a  regular  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  this  society,  held  this 
day,  a  dividend  has  beeu  declared  at  the  rale  of  Four  and  one-quarter  (4*4) 
ner  ceut  per  aunura  oil  all  deposits  for  the  six  mouths  ending  December  31, 
1891,  free  from  all  taxes,  aud  payable  ou  and  after  January  2,  1892. 
R.  J.  TOBIN,  Secretary. 

DiV.DEND  NOTICE. 

The  California  Savings  and   Loan  Society. 
Corner  of  PoweJl  and  Eddy  Sts. 
For  the  half  year  eudiug  December  31, 1891,  a  dividend  has  been  declared 
t  the  rate  of  five  aud  four-tenths  (5  4  10)  per  cent,  per  annum  ou  term  de- 
posits, aud  four  and  one-half  ii]4)  per  ceut.  per  annum  on  ordinary  de- 
posits, payable  ou  aud  after  Saturday,  Jauuary  2, 1892 
VERNON  CAMPBELL,  Secretary. 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

People's     Home     Savings     Bank, 
Corner  of  Market  and  Fourth  streets,  in  the  Flood  Building,  City. 


DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

Mutual     Savings     Bank    of    San     Francisco. 

For  the  half  yeareudingDecember31st,  1891,  a  dividend  has  been  declared 
at  the  rate  of  five  aud  four-tenths  (o  4-10)  per  ceut  per  aunum  on  Term  De- 
posits and  four  and  one  ha'f  (4J4)  per  ceut  per  annum  on  Ordinary  Deposits, 
payable  on  and  after  Satui day,  Jauuary  2,  18'j2. 

JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

Office— 33  Post  street. 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

Savings    and    Loan    Society. 
101  Montgomery  street,  corner  Sutter. 
For  the  half-year  eudiug  December  31. 1891,  a  dividend  has  been  declared 
at  the  rate  of  five  and  four-tenths  (o  4-10)  per  cent  per  anuum  on  Tent 
Deposits  and  four  and  oue-half  (4V£)  per  cent  per  annum, on  Ordiuary  De- 
posits, free  of  taxes,  payable  on  and  after  Saturday,  January  2,  1892. 

CYKUS  W.  CARMANY,  Cashier. 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

The    German    Savings    and    Loan    Society. 
For  the  half-year  ending  December  31, 1891,  a  dividend  has  been  declared 
at  the  rate  of  five  aud  four  tenths  (5  4-10)  per  cent  per  annum  on  Term 
Deposits  aud  four  and  oue  half  (4*4)  per  cent  per  annum  ou  Ordinary  De 
posits,  payable  on  aud  after  Saturday,  Jauuary  2, 18J2. 

GEORGE  TOURNY,  Secretary. 
Office— 526  California  street. 

A.   LUSK   &   CO, 

SAN  FBANCISCO 
Packers  of  the  following  celebrated  brands: 
CELEBRATED   LUSK     BRANDS, 

J.     LUSK    CANNING    COMPANY. 

SAN     LORENZO     PACKING  CO. 

Dr.  J.  H.  STALLARD 

—  AND  — 

Dr.  J.  CLARK, 

FHT-SICIA.1TS    and    STJRGEOITS, 
632    £  utter    Street. 

T^^-CITTXC    TOWEL    COMUP^TSTIT, 

9     LICK     PLACE, 
Furnishes  Clean  Towels  at  tlie  following  low  rates: 

6  Clean  Hand  Towels  each  week.  Jl.OOper  mouth:  12  Clean  Hand  Towels 

each  week,  *1  5"  per  month;  4  Cleau  Holler  Towels  each  week.  $1.00  per 

month;  6  Clean  Roller  Towels  each  week,  $1  25  per  month. 


XL  I 


News  Better 

California  ACHjtrtis^r. 

DCVOTCO  TO  THt  LtAOiHO  INTtftUri   Of   >.  I  ..■►,',.*  *nu  THE  PACIFIC  OOAST  . 

Printrd,  and    Pubh  tW  AvjtHftor,  PnBDBUCI 

M  arriott.  Flood  Bui.  "  ■■.San  Fran- 

cuvo.  Annual  Subscription,  including  pMlaqe,  Unitod  States  and 
Onuu/n.  $4;  6  month*,  $2  50;  :i  iioni**,  $1  30;  Jorrij/u.  |6; 
6  montns.  $3;  3  monM*.  $1  50. 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  JANUARY  30,  1892. 


TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


Paoi 

LlADINO  \RTICL19  : 

Item>  in  Brief                  1 

Can    we    Capture    the    Soutu 

American  Trade?  ....  2 

-  Against  the  Frauchise  J 

:  tie  the  Excises  of  .Iiir-»r>  2 

,:y  Ratified  Kather  l-ate    .  :: 

The  Parmer*  and  Miner-       ....  3 

What    i.i   in    Kt'M-rve   for   Rich 

:: 

Blaiuc  or  Harrisnu— which".'     . .  3 

To  the  Niueteeu  (Poetry). 4 

ITwo  Municipal  Pietnr-;.-     1 

Buckleys  FarewelHPoetry)  . 

La  est  Teuui;.  Ne»> ■"> 

Pleasure's  Wand *'• 

The  Dritik  of  the  Country  .   7 

Overiu  Oakland  8 

Snap  Shots  (Di  Veruoo)    'J 


PAOR 

The  Looker-On      .  lu 

The  Looker-ou  (continued)    11 

The  Nation's  Voice  (Poetry),  la 

A  Ej< rviau  Let-end.                        .  12 

Sparks.  18 

Financial  Review... 11 

rtex       15 

Scientific  and  Useful.  Lti 

;  lean  and  UeviJ 17 

Real  Property        18 

The  Bourse  and  Underwriter  lit 

ttuubeams 20 

The  Rose  Jar 21 

a  Queer  Divorce ti 

Vanities         .23 

'•  Biz"— Summary  of  the  Markets.  24 

Society     26 

Society  (continued)  27 

Commeuts  on  Foreign  Affairs    ...  28 


I 


F  the  Democrats  in  Congress  feel  that  they  must  have  a  tub  to 
jl  throw  to  the  Silver  whale,  an  international  conference  will  do 
as  well  as  any  other. 

AN  amateur  athletic  festival  of  the  English-speaking  countries 
and  colonies  of  the  world  is  the  scheme  now  being  agitated  in 
Loudon.  The  United  States  and  Australia  are  expected  to  be 
strongly  represented. 


THE  two  fellows  who  stole  the  clock  from  a  lawyer's  office, 
and  tried  to  pawn  it  were  probably  trying  to  take  time  by  the 
forelock.  They  may  have  fancied,  too,  that  it  was  no  crime  to 
steal  from  a  lawyer,  but  the  police  heartlessly  refused  to  deal  with 
such  subtle  distinctions. 


THE  Frankfurter  Zeitung,  a  well-known  German  paper,  was  con- 
fiscated this  week  for  publishing  an  article  by  Guy  de  Mau- 
passant, the  brilliant  French  writer.  Mrs.  Grundy  has  been 
ruling  in  Germany  since  Emperor  William  II.  began  suffering 
from  tits  of  morality. 


REV.  J.  MORROW,  who  was  expelled  from  the  Bethany  Home 
for  kissing  every  woman  whose  cheek  he  could  reach,  finds 
it  hard  work  to  practice  what  he  considers  biblical  injunctions. 
It  is  said  he  is  now  quartered  in  a  family  which  has  four  pretty 
sisters,  so  that  bis  lines  are  after  all  cast  in  pleasant  places. 


THE  free  raw  material  amendments  to  the  tariff  are  being  pas- 
sionately supported  throughout  New  England,  and  are  highly 
favored  in  parts  of  the  West.  Even  so  staunch  a  Republican  and 
protectionist  paper  as  the  Chicago  Tiibune  says:  "Free  wool 
would  not  only  strengthen  the  prices  of  domestic  wool,  but  give 
the  people  cheaper  clothing  and  the  manufacturers  a  larger 
market." 

ELKINS  and  Foraker  claim  that  they  have  already  enough  dele- 
gates to  nominate  Blaine,  whether  he  consents  or  not,  and  in- 
dications, especially  in  Pennsylvania,  Ohio,  and  even  Indiana, 
point  to  the  probability  that  they  are  right.  Though  a  hard  fight 
has  been  made,  the  President  will  not  have  a  majority  of  the 
delegates  from  his  own  State. 

WITHIN  an  hour  after  an  explosion  in  the  new  water  tunnel 
being  dug  under  the  lake  at  Chicago,  in  which  several  work- 
men were  killed,  the  places  of  the  victims  were  applied  for  a 
dozen  times,  and  this  notwithstanding  that  the  work  is  dangerous 
and  the  pay  small.  It  is  said  that  there  are  now  25,0U0  unem- 
ployed men  in  Chicago,  who  expected  to  get  work  at  the  prepara- 
tions for  the  World's  Fair. 


NOW  that  this  city  has  a  Grand  Jury  which  is  beyond  cavil  or 
attack,  so  far  as  its  legality  is  concerned,  we  have  a  right  to 
expect  that  something  will  be  accomplished.  The  work  of  the 
recent  Grand  Jury,  though  it  could  result  in  nothing,  will  not  be 
wholly  lost,  for  it  will  operate  to  furnish  the  key-note  to  the 
present  Grand  Jury,  and  to  supply  the  clew  to  many  things  which 
might  otherwise  escape  notice. 


T  Bulled   Bute*  with  btYlni 

*"**'■  •  ,  ;    of   «  diapelota  from  Uli 

,  l.TiUndcr  and  caltinin\ 

il  took  only  one  III  *|  UMMM  lOCIpOMlbfl  fal-el I. 

I  not  tbt  v*  %  political    opponent.     The    charge 

was  hardly  less  Insulting,   if  at  all.  than  the  Malta  not*,  which 
Chile  was  forced  t>.  withdraw. 


There  seeenH  to  he  a  renewed  tnlereM  in  the  lubjeet  o!    dl 
in    tin*    I  niiel   State*,    springing,    very    possibly,   from    |ht 
notoriety  which  the  dlvon  s  colony  of  Booth  Dakota  baa  an  i 

i  I  to  enact   a   law  of   <  [dating   the 

whole  subject  of  marriage  and  divorce,  and  establishing  a  uni- 
form rule,  but  the  best  legal  opinion  ananas  to  be  that  this  could 
not  be  done  without  an  amendment  to  the  constitution, 

THE  United  Stales  baa  been ao  patient  with  Chile  thai  every 
little  second  or  third  rate  power  in  the  world  thinks  it  may  in- 
sult as  with  Impunity.  For  example.  SI  Tiempo,  a  Mexican 
journal,  calls  the  people  of  the  United  States  an  execrable  race  of 
cowards,  who,  because  they  are  powerful,  would  attack  a  small 
nation.  Hard  words  break  no  bones,  but  Mexico  lies  too  close 
to- the  United  States  to  moke  it  prudent  for  her  to  talk  too  Im- 
pudently. The  last  time  she  tried  it  it  cost  her  Texas  and  Cali- 
fornia. 


THE  Chilean  question  has  overshadowed  everything  else  of 
late.  We  do  not  believe  that  any  sober-minded,  intelligent 
person  in  this  country  has  believed  sincerely  that  there  would  be 
war,  but  many  did  believe  that  it  would  be  necessary  for  us  to 
make  a  demonstration  in  torce  before  Chile  would  believe  that  we 
were  in  earnest.  The  Chilean  Government,  however,  seems  to 
have  come  to  its  senses  without  the  intervention  of  an  American 
fle^t,  and  we  may  fairly  conceive  that  the  difficulty  is  at  an  end,  at 
least  for  the  present. 


IT  is  amusing  to  read  the  articles  in  the  leading  newspapers  of 
the  East  on  the  political  situation,  especially  on  the  Democratic 
side.  While  they  agree  that  this  is,  or  ought  to  be,  a  Democratic 
year,  they  cannot  agree  upon  a  candidate  for  the  Presidency. 
The  Hill  faction  declares  that  Cleveland  could  not  carry  New 
York,  and  therefore  could  not  be  elected,  and  the  Cleveland  fac- 
tion vows  that  the  nomination  of  Hill  would  spell  ruin.  Between 
thern  it  is  at  least  possible  that  a  dark  horse  may  slip  in  and  win 
the  race  for  the  nomination. 


"  QEFORE  I  could  be  induced  to  join  the  Liberal  party  again," 
J3  says  Mr.  Chamberlain,  »  it  would  have  to  be  shaken  free  of 
the  English  Nihilist  element  and  the  Irish  rebel  section.  The 
term,  Nihilist  element,  is  rather  strong,  but  not  loo  strong  if  one 
considers  the  fact  that  Mr.  Gladstone  and  bis  followers  have  been 
supporting  nearly  every  political  or  social  movement  that  was  di- 
rected against  the  government,  whether  justifiable  from  a  consti- 
tutional point  of  view,  or  not.  From  the  time  that  theex-Premier 
of  England  gave  his  moral  aid  to  the  Trafalgar  Square  rioters  until 
the  time  that  he  expressed  his  radical  views  on  labor  matters,  or 
made  his  utteranceswith  regard  to  Egypt,  he  has  been  an  agitator, 
whose  only  aim  seemed  to  be  to  annoy  the  authorities  in  power. 
If  be  and  his  party,  therefore,  are  called  Nihilists,  they  hardly 
can  complain. 

IT  does  not  seem  possible  to  ascertain  whether  the  steamship 
line  to  New  York  by  the  way  of  the  Straits  of  Magellan  is  go- 
ing to  materialize  or  not.  One  of  the  daily  papers  stated  posi- 
tively, a  few  days  ago,  that  a  corporation  was  to  be  formed  in 
this  city  to  build  and  operate  a  line  of  freight  steamers,  but  that 
is  aa  far  as  the  matter  has  gone.  There  is  every  reason  why  such 
a  move  should  be  made,  but  the  business  men  of  San  Francisco 
lack  the  energy  necessary  for  the  pioneering  of  a  new  enterprise. 
Whether  our  leading  citizens  and  men  of  wealth  are  rich  enough 
already,  or  whether  ihe  weight  of  years  has  crushed  out  their 
ambition,  cannot  be  said,  but  it  is  certain  that  they  do  not  display 
the  vigor  and  push  which  have  built  up  such  cities  as  Chicago, 
St.  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Duluth,  and  many  other  flourishing  and 
prosperous  towns  in  the  West.  San  Francisco  ought  to-day  to 
have  a  population  exceeding  that  of  Chicago,  and  would  have, 
had  oar  citizens  displayed  the  energy  which  has  characterized  the 
Windy  City. 

THE  Street  Committee  of  the  Board  of  Supervisors  has  formu- 
lated a  preliminary  plan  for  a  sewer  system  for  this  city.  It 
proposes  in  the  first  place  to  have  made  a  complete  and  accurate 
map  of  the  existing  sewers,  so  that  it  may  be  determined  what 
portion,  if  any,  of  such  sewers  may  be  incorporated  into  a 
new  system.  This  being  done,  it  will  offer  prizes  for  the  best 
plans  and  specifications  for  a  complete  system  of  sewers  for  the 
city,  and  will  make  its  offer  large  enough  to  bring  forward  the 
best  sanitary  engineering  talent  in  the  United  States,  or  even  in 
the  world.  As  to  the  carrying  out  of  the  plans  when  adopted, 
there  will  be  ample  time  for  decision  as  to  ways  and  means.  The 
first  thing  is  to  arrive  at  an  exact  understanding  of  the  present 
condition  of  things,  and  to  know  the  immediate  cause  of  the 
zymotic  diseases  which  cause  so  many  deaths  among  the  in- 
fants and  children  of  this  city.  When  that  is  done  the  people  of 
San  Francisco  will  not  delay  long  before  remedying  matters. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  30,  1892. 


CAN  WE  CAPTURE  THE  SOUTH  AMERICAN  TRADE? 


THE  trade  of  our  neighbors,  the  South  American  Republics,  is 
in  the  aggregate  a  big  thing.  The  time  having  arrived  when 
we  must  either  rind  new  markets  or  limit  our  manufactures,  both 
political  parties  and  our  industrial  interests  generally  are  keenly 
alive  to  trade  considerations.  The  present  national  administra- 
tion sees,  as  did  the  one  before  it,  that  South  America  offers  the 
most  promising  field  for  our  commercial  activities.  It  was  Secre- 
*  tary  Bayard,  under  Cleveland,  who  issued  the  invitations  that 
brought  the  Pan-American  Congress  together,  and  it  was  Secretary 
Blaine,  under  Harrison,  who  handled  the  delegates  when  they 
came;  enthused  them  with  his  eloquence,  surprised  them  by  an 
early  and  late  view  of  our  great  country,  and  captured  them  by 
his  matchless  savoir-faire.  Clearly  all  parties  realize  that  if  we 
cannot  succeed  in  extending  our  trade  among  our  neighbors,  we 
cannot  reasonably  expect  to  succeed  anywhere.  The  Pan-Ameri- 
can Congress  was  well  conceived.  It  gave  to  the  sensitive  Latin- 
Americans  the  idea  that  we  were  concerned  about  their  welfare, 
anxious  to  extend  their  commerce  as  well  as  our  own,  and,  above 
all,  desirous  of  maintaining  peace  and  good  will  alt  round.  The 
idea  was  carried  out  in  a  manner  that  left  nothing  to  be  desired. 
We  tickled  our  visitors  into  extreme  complacency,  dined  and 
wined  them  into  a  most  submissive  mood,  and  sent  them  home 
happy  with  themselves  and  contented  with  us.  We  had  agreed 
that,there  should  be  no  more  war,  and  that  everything  should  be 
settled  by  arbitration.  We  had  declared  that  a  silver  dollar 
should  be  a  dollar  everywhere.  A  great  railroad,  and  many  steam 
lines  were  to  connect  all  the  Americas  together,  affording  means 
of  frequent  communication,  and  meeting  the  needs  of  a  new  and 
greatly  developed  commerce.  Then  came  the  crowning  keystone 
that  was  to  complete  this  strong  arch  of  peace  and  prosperity. 
Reciprocity  was  the  word  to  conjure  with.  It  was  obviously 
idle  to  talk  of  extending  trade  when  each  country  maintained  a 
wall  of  exclusion  in  the  shape  of  a  high  tariff.'  The  fence  we 
had  put  around  ourselves  was  to  be  so  extended  as  to  take  in  all 
the  Americas,  and  the  partition  walls  between  us  were  to  be 
knocked  down.  It  was  a  broad  conception  that  seemed  to  leave 
nothing  undone  that  could  be  done  by  statesmen  to  promote 
peace  and  advance  trade.     What  is  the  outlook  for  success? 

That  inquiry  brings  us  to  the  source  whence  the  suggestion  of 
this  article  sprang.  Ever  since  reciprocity  seemed  to  be  one  of 
the  trump  cards  in  the  political  pack,  Russell  Harrison  has  been 
playing  it  for  all  it  was  worth  in  the  interests  of  his  father.  The 
young  man  owns,  in  part,  Leslie's  Illustrated  Weekly,  and  therein 
he  some  time  ago  created  a  sensation  by  claiming  and  showing 
that  the  President,  and  not  Blaine,  was  entitled  to  whatever  credit 
was  due  for  the  measure  of  acceptance  reciprocity  had  met  with 
in  South  America.  Then,  and  since,  the  articles  in  the  paper  have 
shown  an  intimacy  with  inside  knowledge  that  has  caused  them 
to  attract  a  degree  of  attention  they  would  not  otherwise  have  re- 
ceived. The  latest  is  a  two-column,  double-leaded  editorial,  that 
is  evidently  meant  to  be  taken  as  one  of  more  than  ordinary  im- 
portance. Its  burden  is  that  reciprocity  is  going  to  fail  in  South 
America,  if  somebody  does  not  do  something  that  is  not  defined, 
or  susceptible  of  being  very  clearly  understood.  It  is  made  ap- 
parent enough  that  »  all  the  sentimentalism  about  the  Monroe 
doctrine,  Pan-American  banquets,  tariff  discriminations,  and  hol- 
low international  courtesies,  have  done  nothing  to  further  our 
commercial  intercourse  with  South  America."  During  the  last 
half  of  189L  our  exports  to  our  Pan-American  guests  fell  off  very 
considerably,  and  touched  a  tower  mark  than  for  many  years. 
On  the  other  hand,  Canada,  that  we  would  not  invite,  and  with 
whom  we  wilt  enter  into  no  reciprocal  arrangements  whatever, 
enlarged  her  trade  with  us,  and  took  goods  worth  seven  millions 
more  than  the  combined  purchases  of  all  South  America.  The 
reasons  for  the  apparent  failure  of  reciprocity  are  given,  and  some 
of  them  seem  pretty  conclusive.'  It  is  said  that  our  English  and 
German  competitors  are  determined  to  keep  the  trade  they  have, 
even  if  done  at  a  loss  for  a  time.  Our  articles  of  commerce  are 
shown  to  be  not  only  the  dearest,  but  inferior,  and  not  at  all 
suited  to  the  peculiar  tastes  and  requirements  of  the  market. 
Moreover,  it  is  alleged  that  »  England  has  introduced  such  im- 
mense capital  into  these  countries,  investing  it  in  colossal,  in- 
dustrial and  mineral  enterprises,"  that  she  has  virtually  all  South 
America  in  pawn  to  her. 

What  further  can  we  do  about  it?  The  oracular  son  of  his 
father  tells  us  that  "the  great  advantage  our  competitors  have 
over  us  is  that  they  are  their  own  freight  carriers,  have  large 
moneyed  interests  in  the  country,  and  are  better  represented 
there  both  by  commercial  and  consular  agents."  The  oracle  does 
not  vouchsafe  any  information  as  to  how  these  and  our  other 
disadvantages  are  to  be  overcome.  The  burden  of  his  cry  is 
simply:  "Reciprocity,  is  going  to  prove  a  failure."  It  seems  a 
kind  of  hedging  preparatory  to  the  lamentable  showing  the 
statistics  of  the  nsxt  half  year  will  make.  The  sober  truth  about 
the  matter,  to  our  way  of  thinking,  is  that  foreign  trade  is  not 
built  up  in  a  day;  that  it  is  not  to  be  built  up  at  all  when  cheap- 
ness and  quality  are  against  us,  and  that  that  is  not  reciprocity 
which  only  offers  exemption  of  duties  on  articles  which  we  had 
already  found  it  to  our  interest  to  put  on  the  free  list. 


CRIMES    AGAINST    THE    FRANCHISE. 


IT  is  net  true  that  "all  is  fair  in  politics."  Very  far  from  it.  In 
point  of  fact  it  is  a  wicked  falsehood,  that  says  little  for  the 
moral  perception  of  the  people  who  employ  it,  and  ought  to  be 
resented  as  an  insult  by  every  honest  man  to  whom  it  is  ad- 
dressed. Under  a  government  like  ours  the  franchise  is  the  basis 
of  sovereignty.  It  is  the  source  of  all  that  is  true,  honorable  and 
of  good  repute  in  our  system.  He  who  conspires  to  defraud  the 
result  of  the  ballot  box  is  a  traitor  against  his  country,  and  should 
be  tried  as  for  high  treason.  The  8  to  7  decision  to  steal  the 
Presidency  is  a  damned  spot  that  will  not  out.  Governor  Hill's 
success  in  turning  a  minority  of  the  New  York  Senate  into  a 
majority  was  smart,  because  done  under  the  color  of  legal  deci- 
sions, but  itremains  a  scandal  and  a  shame  all  the  same.  Nor  is 
it  bettered  by  reason  of  its  having  made  him  a  party  hero.  That 
only  shows  how  morally  blunted  we  are  becoming  by  the  fre- 
quency of  such  frauds.  Nebraska  has  had  a  usurper  for  Governor 
for  over  a  year  past.  Boyd,  the  Democrat,  had  a  large  majority 
at  the  polls,  had  been  a  member  of  the  constitutional  convention 
that  framed  the  organic  act  of  his  State,  had  sat  in  both  branches 
of  its  legislature,  and,  if  not  otherwise  a  citizen,  as  he  at  all  times 
believed  he  was,  he  certainly  was  made  one  by  the  act  of  Con- 
gress which  declared  all  residents  of  Nebraska  at  the  time  of  its 
admission  to  be  citizens,  but  because  he  cannot  find  the  naturali- 
zation papers  of  his  father,  the  Governor  holds  on,  and  the 
Republican  Supreme  Court  at  Washington  is  in  no  hurry  to  see 
that  right  is  done.  But  a  worse  case,  if  possible,  exists  in  Puritan 
New  England.  Nearly  two  years  ago  the  people  of  the  State  of  Con- 
necticut, of  olue  law  fame,  voted  for  a  Governor.  In  order  to 
win  in  that  State  a  majority  over  ail  is  necessary.  During  late 
years  the  Democrat  has  usually  had  a  plurality,  but  failed  to  poll 
more  than  all  the  other  candidates  combined,  and,  because  of  an 
old  gerrymander  by  which  certain  towns  elect  a  number  of  rep- 
resentatives out  of  all  proportion  to  their  population,  the  legisla- 
ture has  always  been  Republican,  and  has  invariably  elected  the 
man  beaten  at  the  polls.  Two  years  ago,  however.  Judge  Morris, 
the  Democratic  candidate,  had  the  necessary  majority  over  all 
and  was  elected.  Yet  he  has  never  been  in  office  a  day,  and' 
neither  has  his  opponent.  Bulkeley  holds  over  by  no  other  or 
better  title  than  that  the  Republican  House  refuses  to  comply 
with  the  law  and  "declare  the  result  of  the  election."  The  Su- 
preme Court  of  the  State  has  decided  that  it  has  no  power  to  in- 
terfere. It  gives  its  decision  to  the  constitutional  interloper  and 
legal  usurper,  but  its  morality  to  the  swindled  Governor.  It  says: 
'■Morris  was  elected.  The  will  of  the  people  has  failed  to  be  ac- 
complished. A  great  wrong  is  being  done  to  them."  Call  that  a 
government  by  the  people?  Bah  1  It  is  a  government  by  rascals, 
through  rascals  and  for  rascals.  It  is  the  embodiment  of  the 
principle  that  all  is  fair  in  politics. 

ACCEPTING  THE  EXCUSES  OF  JURORS. 

UP  to  the  last  moment  a  very  creditable  effort  was  this  year 
made  to  get  together  a  Grand  Jury  that  should  be  above  fear 
and  beyond  reproach,  both  as  to  its  morale  and  the  methods  of  its 
impanelment.  But  the  News  Letter  knew  where  the  sharp 
corner  was,  and  warned  the  well-meaning,  but  young  and  inex- 
perienced Presiding  Judge  that  it  was  just  ahead  of  him,  and 
assured  him  it  was  an  exceedingly  difficult  and  dangerous  cape  to 
turn.  Only  two  weeks  ago  we  expressed  the  hope  that  "  no  ex- 
cuses by  Grand  Jurors  would  be  made,  and  that  they  would  not 
be  accepted,  if  they  were."  Yet  it  turned  out  that  about  every 
juror  who  asked  to  be  excused  was  let  off,  and  that  more  than 
one-half  of  all  whose  names  came  out  of  the  box  escaped  in  that 
way.  The  juror  would  walk  up  to  the  Judge's  desk,  exchange  a 
few  pleasant  words  with  his  Honor,  beg  to  be  excused,  and  his 
wish  was  gratified  accordingly.  It  was  a  repetition  of  the  same 
old  game  that  the  corruptionists  have  won  with  time  out  of  mind. 
There  are  only  two  classes  of  persons  who  do  not  ask  to  be  ex- 
cused from  doing  jury  duty.  The  first  are  good  citizens,  who 
conscientiously  believe  that  the  performance  of  jury  obligations 
is  a  sacred  duty  due  to  good  government.  Unfortunately,  this 
excellent  class  does  not  equal  more  than  one  in  ten  of  the  whole 
number  summoned.  The  remaining  class  of  willing  jurors  is 
very  much  more  numerous.  It  has,  for  more  years  than  we  care 
to  recall,  been  made  up  of  men  who  have  had  personal  reasons  of 
one  kind  or  another  for  desiring  to  serve.  Some  had  been  asked 
not  to  excuse  themselves  by  people  who  expected  to  have  need 
of  their  services.  Some  had  private  sympathies  in  regard  to 
matters  in  hand,  and  wished  to  be  in  a  position  to  give  their 
sympathy  and  not  their  conscience  a  treat.  Others  were  men 
who  "  stand  in  "  on  general  principles,  anxious  to  make  a  dollar, 
serve  an  important  interest,  make  a  friend,  or  gain  a  point  in  any 
way  possible.  It  is  needless  to  say  that  these  very  willing  minds 
make  the  worst  of  jury  material.  As  time-serving  sycophants  are 
numerous  in  the  world,  and  are  much  given  to  bowing  and  scrap- 
ing to  Judges,  they  succeed  in  getting  their  names  into  the  Grand 
J  ury  box  in  unexpected  numbers,  and  defile  it.  Independent  men 
are  always  glad  to  escape  service,  and  always  will,  so  long  as  they 
can  be  excused  by  the  mere  asking.  No  regularly  drawn  jurors 
should  be  excused,  except  for  legal  reasons,  and  they  should  be 
proven  by  sworn  testimony  given  from  the  stand. 


Jan.  30,  1892. 


S\\"  FUW'I-.m   SEWS  LETTER 


WHAT    IS    IN    RESERVE    FOR    RICH    MKN 

THE  attempt  to  blow  R  -,,   the  next  world,  made 

by  a  coveted  dynanniard  red  in  many  ways 

by  Eastern   newspaper-  it    he  who  invented    the 

bomb  ihat  "antlgbtened  the   ■  the  k tiling  ami  mangling 

of  the  late  Caar  of  Russia,  builded  b»  iter  than  he  knew,  and  put 
in  the  hands  of  poverty  ihe  means  of  bringing  riches  to  terms. 
Another,  of  a  religious  turn,  sees  the  linger  ol  Divine  Providence 
in  the  dangers  in  which  it  believes  the  rich  to  be  Involved  on 
every  band.  It  believes  there  will  be  no  more  failures  Ilka  unto  the 
one  in  Russell  Saee's  case.  The  next  millionaire. we  are  told. will  sue* 
cum  bright  away  to  any  man  who  makes  a  demand  with  a  satchel  in 
bis  hand.  We  are  furthermore  assured  that  there  will  be  an  Irrepres- 
sible conflict  that  has  hardly  yet  commenced  by  which  the  poor  trill 
not  consent  to  protect  the  gold  of  the  rich  for  any  mere  pittance, 
such  as  is  now  paid,  and  in  that  good  time  that  is  coming  the  mil- 
lionaire is  to  act  as  ■•  his  own  night-watchman*  soldier,  policeman 
and  jailor,"  because  poverty  is  becoming  educated  to  know  us  in- 
terests too  well  to  act  much  longer  as  tbe  paid  guardian  of  hoards 
of  wealth  that  are  rendering  tbe  poor  poorer.  Tbe  Bible  is  then 
relied  upon  as  tbe  high  authority  upon  which  it  is  to  go  hard  with 
the  rich  man.  We  are  told  that  "it  is  harder  for  a  rich  man  to 
enter  the  Kingdom  of  Heaven  than  for  a  camel  to  pass  through 
the  eye  of  a  needle."  which,  by  the  way,  is  not  a  true  translation 
of  tbe  original.  Camels  in  the  East  were  trained  to  stoop,  so  as  to 
pass  under  low  arches  and  door  ways,  and,  although  it  was  a 
somewhat  difficult  performance,  it  was  very  far  from  being  im- 
possible, and  that  is  what  is  meant  and  conveyed  in  tbe  original 
Greek  testament.  Then  we  are  informed  that  rich  men  fare  badly 
at  the  hands  of  Scripture,  and  the  example  is  quoted  of  tbe  one 
that  was  commanded  to  "go,  sell  all  thou  hast,  and  give  to  the 
poor.  Then  follow  me."  But  we  think  the  Bible  is,  upon  the 
whole,  an  authority  the  other  way.  Rich  men  then,  as  now, 
fared  all  the  better  for  being  rich.  Joseph  lorded  it  over  all  his 
brethren  through  becoming  the  greatest  cornerer  of  wheat  the 
world  ever  saw,  and  God  in  a  vision  told  him  how  to  do  it.  Abra- 
ham was  "  very  rich  in  cattle,  in  sheep  and  in  gold."  In  fact,  he 
was  a  cattle  king  of  those  days,  and  a  usurer  to  boot.  Jacob 
stole  his  brother's  birthright,  yet  he  was  divinely  told  where  to 
go  and  what  to  do,  and,  by  fraud,  he,  too,  became  a  cattle  king. 
Solomon  was  given  wisdom,  and  with  it  secured  revenues  almost 
beyond  computation.  Tbe  incomes  of  Sage,  Gould  and  Vander- 
bitt  seem  insignificant  in  comparison.  Moses  was  the  leader  of  a 
people  whose  very  statuary  was  made  of  gold,  and  stolen  gold  at 
that.  Even  tbe  Temple  was  ordered  to  be  ornamented  with  gold 
and  silver  as  no  temple  ever  was  before  or  since.  Manifestly,  it 
will  not  do  to  quote  Scripture  against  success  in  life. 


A  TREATY  RATIFIED  RATHER  LATE 


BLAINE    OR    HARRISON—WHICH? 

BLAINE  took  suddenly  ill  at  a  critical  moment  tbe  other  day 
at  a  cabinet  meeting.  There  is  no  doubt  about  that  fact,  be- 
cause he  had  to  be  taken  home  right  away,  and  was  unable  to  at- 
tend to  his  official  duties  for  several  days.  The  President  was  at 
the  moment  considering  a  message  to  Congress  concerning  Chile 
that  his  Secretary  of  State  is  reported  not  to  have  approved  of. 
Last  year  Blains  fell  suddenly  ill,  and  at  a  critical  moment  that 
time  also.  The  President  was  not  in  accord  with  Blaine's  treat- 
ment of  the  Behring  Sea  controversy,  and  desired  to  change  it, 
when  Blaine's  illness  removed  him  out  of  the  way  until  the  whole 
matter  was  practically  settled.  Yet  the  burning  question  of  tbe 
day  is,  as  to  whether  Blaine  is  a  candidate  for  the  Presidency 
this  year.  It  would  seem  not  to  be  apolitical  question,  but  a 
medical  one.  A  man  given  to  taking  ill  at  critical  moments  is 
hardly  the  person  to  hold  the  great  office  that  has  more  critical 
periods  in  it  than  any  other  position  on  earth.  Still,  Blaine's 
friends  are  capturing  the  primaries  for  him  all  over  the  East  and 
West.  Pennsylvania  has  elected  a  solid  delegation  for  him,  and 
wherever  a  Harrison  man  made  a  fight  he  was  defeated.  On  the 
other  hand,  the  Republicans  of  the  South,  mainly  office-holders, 
are  electing  Harrison  delegates.  It  is  a  curious  spectacle.  How 
can  it  possibly  be  a  real  contest?  For  the  President  and  his  Pre- 
mier Minister  to  be  open  combatants  for  the  succession  to  the 
chief  place  would  put  both  in  equivocal  positions.  It  would  indi- 
cate that  Harrison  was  afraid  to  dismiss  a  rival,  intriguing  and 
distasteful  minister.  It  would  place  Blaine  in  a  position  of  hold- 
ing on  to  office  as  a  vantage  ground  from  which  to  stab  his  too 
generous  chief.  We  believe  there  is  an  understanding  between 
tbe  two  men,  and  that  Harrison  is  to  be  the  candidate. 


WHY  is  it  that  there  is  so  little  respect  paid  nowadays  to  testa- 
mentary dispositions  of  property?  A  few  years  ago  it  was 
very  seldom  that  a  will  was  successfully  contested,  unless  the 
testator  were  clearly  shown  to  have  been  of  unsound  mind,  but 
of  late  wills  have  been  set  aside  time  and  again,  when  it  was  evi- 
dent that  the  only  reason  was  that  the  jury  did  not  agree  with 
the  testator  as  to  what  was  the  proper  disposition  of  his  property. 
If  this  is  to  be  the  rule  in  cases  of  wills,  the  law  might  as  well  be 
repealed  which  provides  for  the  making  of  a  will,  and  let  every- 
body who  has  any  claim  on  the  estate  scramble  for  it,  and  divide 
it  as  best  they  can. 


Till,  Sen.it.  „f  r  ■  x\r>%  DM  |osl   SOOOmpllshed  an  act 

that  it  ought  to  have  performed  mors  than  a  year  ago.     Bingo- 
larly  enough  our  country  li   the  lasl   to  oonsanl  to  tha  treaty  ol 
>v(dlng  that   the  extinction  ol  » I  every  iball  bi 

■    real.     The  treaty  was  the  outcome   of  nn  In  ten 
one  ol  the  most  humane  and  therefore  one  <>f  the  | 

1    held  upon  earth,  which  met  In  Bmasell   about  the  end  of  | 
which  the  United  ,\   tome  what   tardy  representaUve- 

ft  was  itlpulsted  that  the  treaty,  to  be  operative,  should  ■ 
the  final  ratification  <>f  tha  leventeen  powers  thai  were  parties  to 
It,  by  tbe  10lb  June.  1890.     The  time  was  supposed  to  be  ample, 
rhe  United  States  Senate  was  In  latalon  at  tbe  time,  bnl  was  too 
much  engaged  In  the  losing  ftgbt  over  the  Pores  Kill  to  give  heed 

;    to  the  small  outside  matter  of  the    effectual    suppression   ol    the 

j  African  slave  trade,  and  at  one  time  it  look-.]  as  if  the  wliols 
matter  must  fall  to  the  ground  for  the  want  of  our  consent.  By 
some  tact  and  much    perseverance,   certain    of   the    whole  SOUled 

|  workers  in  the  cause  succeeded  in  procuring  an  extension  ol 
in  which  ratification  might  be  had.  The  treaty  looks  to  the  pow- 
ers consenting  and  aiding  the  Congo  free  state  to  establish 
strongly  fortified  stations,  so  as  to  make  repressive  action  effect- 
ive, the  construction  of  railroads  and  telegraph  lines,  the  restric- 
tion of  the  importation  of  fire-arms  and  ammunition  of  modern 
patterns,  the  diminution  of  tribal  wars,  by  arbitration,  the  pro- 
hibition of  the  importation  and  sale  of  intoxicants,  tbe  initiation 
of  the  natives  in  agricultural  pursuits  and  the  extirpation  of  can- 
nibalism. To  the  treaty  designed  to  accomplish  these  ends  tbe 
Senate  has  just  given  its  approval,  but  not  without  an  ungracious 
growl.  It  attached  a  protest  in  the  shape  of  a  protocol,  which 
declared  that  the  United  States  «  having  neither  possession  nor 
protectorates  in  Africa,  disclaims  any  intention,  in  ratifying  the 
treaty,  to  indicate  any  interest  whatsoever  in  the  possessions  or 
protectorates  claimed  on  that  continent  by  the  other  powers,  or 
any  approval  of  the  wisdom,  expediency  or  lawfulness  thereof." 
A  commercial  convention,  rendered  necessary  by  tbe  terms  of  tbe 
treaty  with  the  Congo  free  state,  was  also  ratified  by  tbe  8enate. 
The  other  signatory  powers  recognized  the  right  of  Congo  to  im- 
pose duties  on  imports  in  order  to  raise  a  revenue,  whereas  the 
United  States  had  made  tbe  admission  of  their  products  free  of 
duty  a  condition  of  their  recognizing  the  flag  of  tbe  new  State. 
This  demand  is  now  so  far  modified  that  we  have  agreed  that  du- 
ties may  be  levied  not  to  exceed  ten  per  cent  for  fifteen  years, 
beginning  1890.  We  confess  that  we  do  not  comprehend  the 
rationale  of  all  this  haggling  on  our  part. 


THE    FARMERS    AND    MINERS. 


THE  miners  of  tbe  mountains  and  the  farmers  of  the  valleys 
seem  in  a  fair  way  to  compose  their  differences  at  last.  If 
dams  can  be  built  away  up  in  the  canyons  large  enough  and 
strong  enough  to  impound  the  debris  of  the  miners,  and  engineers 
say  they  can,  the  motive  for  further  opposition  ceases  and  no 
further  reason  exists  why  mining  operations  should  not  be  re- 
sumed the  moment  the  dams  are  ready  to  receive  the  quartz; 
bowlders,  soil  and  water,  of  which  hydraulic  operations  are  so 
prolific.  The  contest  has  been  a  long-drawn  out  one,  that  might 
have  been  much  more  easily  compromised,  had  more  moderate 
counsels  prevailed  on  both  sides.  The  miners  having  acquired 
leases  from  the  Government  entitling  them  to  mine  under  and 
upon  certain  described  lands,  they  proceeded  to  construe  these 
instruments  as  giving  them  the  right  to  carry  on  all  the  opera- 
tions incidental  to  mining.  The  tearing  down  of  mountain  sides 
by  means  of  water  was  one  of  those  operations.  Of  course,  the 
debris  thus  formed  had  to  find  its  level,  and  it  unfortunately 
happened  that  that  level  constituted  the  beds  of  our  only  navi- 
gable rivers,  and  a  large  quantity  of  our  most  highly  cultivated 
land  in  the  State.  The  Government  could  not  give  any  set  of 
men  the  right  to  destroy  the  property  of  another  set,  and  the 
United  States  Courts  so  decided.  That  decision  has  for  years  past 
practically  put  an  end  to  hydraulic  mining.  If  the  hopeful  com- 
promise now  in  sight  is  reached  some  $10,000,000  to  $15,000,000 
worth  of  gold  will  be  extracted  from  the  earth  annually,  and  the 
State  enriched  to  that  extent.  It  is  well  that  the  vexed  question 
should  be  set  at  rest.  It  has  been  the  cause  of  more  legislative 
corruption  than  will  ever  see  the  light. 

WHITELAW  RE  ID  is  threatening  to  resign  the  French  mission, 
and  return  to  New  York  to  take  charge  again  of  the  Tribune. 
We  have  always  been  a  little  surprised  that  any  self-respecting 
journalist  would  condescend  to  leave  active  newspaper  work  for 
such  a  position  as  United  States  Minister  to  a  foreign  country. 
How  can  the  hand  which  has  controlled  the  lever  that  moves  the 
world  form  itself  to  the  inditing  of  protocols  or  tbe  writing  of 
diplomatic  notes?  There  are  plenty  of  ordinary  men  in  tbe 
United  States  from  whom  to  select  Ministers  and  Ambassadors, 
without  making  havoc  in  the  ranks  of  the  Fourth  Estate.  Come 
back,  brother  Reid,  and  be  one  of  us  again,  and  leave  diplomacy 
to  men  who  are  not  of  sufficient  mental  caliber  to  be  newspaper 
men. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  SO,  1892. 


TO    THE    NINETEEN. 


Embodiment  of  power  august, 
Pick  of  the  good  and  true, 

Who  hold  our  destiny  in  trust, 
We  wait  to  hear  from  you. 

It  is  no  common  duty  we 

Expect  you  to  perform, 
There  are  fierce  breakers  on  our  lea, 

To  windward  there  is  storm. 
On  whichsoever  side  we  sound, 

The  same  tale  tells  the  lead, 
Of  dangerous  sl  allows  all  around 

And  sunken  rocks  ahead. 

Unlawful  parties,  who  approached, 

But  were  forbid  to  speak, 
Have  whispered  tbat  our  cargo's  broached, 

Our  vessel  all  aleak; 
Our  timbers  shattered  like  a  wreck, 

Our  tackling  worn  and  old, 
With  contrabandists  on  our  deck 

And  pirates  in  the  hold. 

We  look  to  you  to  re-survey 

The  good  craft  through  and  through, 

And  tell  us  if  the  things  which  they 
Report  be  false  or  true. 

You  hold  the  helm,  you  have  the  chart, 

Yours  is  th,e  full  command; 
We  bid  you  nobly  act  your  part 
And  bring  us  safe  to  land. 
San  Francisco,  January  30,  1892. 


THEATRICAL    REMINISCENCES. 

9  

MY  first  appearance  on  the  stage,  said  a  well-known  comedian 
yesterday,  was  at  Astley's  Theatre,  in  London,  ill  1864.  The 
play  was  a  heavy  melodrama  called  The  Chain  of  Guilt.  Theresa 
Furtado,  afterwards  Mrs.  John  Clarke,  who  made  such  a  great 
reputation  in  F.  C.  Bernard's  IxUm,  was  the  star  of  tbe  evening, 
and  our  strongest  scene  was  a  very  realistic  shipwreck.  This 
scene  was  mounted  without  regard  to  cost.  The  ship  was  sus- 
pended by  powerful  machinery  from  above,  which  allowed  it  to 
swing  about  freely  to  any  part  of  the  stage,  and  the  bowsprit, 
being  constructed  on  the  Telescope  principle,  could  be  instantly 
shortened  to  avoid  striking  the  proscenium  boxes,  and  then  run 
out  clear  over  tbe  heads  of  those  occupying  front  seats.  The  hull 
was  like  a  bellows,  so  that  when  it  was  hoisted  and  lowered  by 
the  tackle  above,  the  ship  appeared  to  the  audience  to  be  rising 
and  sinking  in  tbe  waves.  James  Gates,  a  prominent  scenic  art- 
ist, who  had  painted  the  scenery,  came  down  after  rehearsal,  and 
not  being  altogether  satisfied  with  the  sea  cloth  he  got  his  brushes 
to  work,  and  laid  on  a  lot  more  white  foam.  Now,  this  sea  cloth, 
after  hanging  all  day  and  then  getting  the  heat  from  so  much 
burning  gas  in  the  evening,  was,  as  you  may  suppose,  thoroughly 
dry  when  the  shipwreck  scene  came  on,  and  the  white  paint 
used  to  represent  foam  could  be  almost  blown  about  with  the 
breath.  I  had  not  a  leading  role  on  this,  my  first  appearance  be- 
fore an  audience.  I  was  only  *ia  wave  of  the  sea,  driven  by  tbe 
winds  and  tossed,"  and  as  the  time  lor  the  shipwreck  drew  near, 
I  experienced  a  sickening  feeling.  At  last  the  shipwreck  came 
on,  and  I  was  hustled  under  the  sea  cloth,  along  with  a  dozen 
other  "  supes."  Our  business  was  to  make  tbe  sea  arise  in  its 
might  and  wreck  tbe  gallant  ship.  We  had  been  repeatedly  cau- 
tioned at  rehearsal  not  to  use  our  hands,  but  to  go  down  on  all- 
fours  and  produce  the  foaming  billows  by  "  bumping  "  our  backs 
up  and  down.  This  was  a  very  trying  exercise;  it  was  much 
easier  to  use  our  bands,  though  it  gave  to  the  tolling  billows  a 
jagged  and  unnatural  appearance,  and  when  the  dry  white  paint 
sifted  freely  through  the  cloth,  covering  us  up,  choking  and  blind- 
ing us  as  the  climax  approached,  I  commenced  in  a  fit  of  despera- 
tion to  use  my  hands,  so  as  to  dodge  the  foam  as  much  as  possi- 
ble and  keep  it  from  totally  blinding  me.  But  I  was  soon  per- 
ceived by  the  stage  carpenter,  who  instantly  dived  under  the 
cloth,  laboring  under  wild  excitement,  and  commenced  cursing 
me  in  dumb  show  for  not  bumping  my  back  as  I  had  been  told 
to  do.  He  was  so  fierce  that  I  quickly  edged  away  from  him. 
This  made  him  worse.  He  signaled  me  to  come  back.  I  edged 
away  a  little  father,  and  a  moment  later  stood  up  through  a  hole 
in  the  cloth  as  big  as  a  barn  door,  in  the  midst  of  tbe  angry  break- 
ers, and  covered  from  head  to  foot  with  the  white  powder.  There 
was  not  a  sound  in  the  house  until  I  gave  a  terrific  "cha-boo!" 
and  suddenly  dived  back  under  the  waves.  Then  you  couldn't 
have  heard  the  report  of  an  eighty-ton  gun  ten  yards  away.  As 
I  scrambled  out  and  made  a  wild  break  for  the  door,  the  late  Ed- 
ward Stirling,  who  was  stage  manager,  called  me  back,  and  be- 
tween fits  offered  me  a  sovereign  every  time  I  would  repeat  my 
performance,  but  notwithstanding  this  liberal  offer  and  many  very 
flattering  press  notices,  it  was  months  before  I  could  ever  bear 
the  sight  of  a  theatre. 


TWO    MUNICIPAL    PICTURES. 


tiT  OOK  on  this  Picture."  A  man  named  Kelly  was  recently 
1j  discharged  from  the  Police  force  on  a  charge  of  using  language 
which  reflected  seriously  upon  the  character  of  Sergeant  Wittman. 
He  had  said  that  on  one  occasion  he  had  acted  as  a  go-between  in 
a  case  where,  for  a  certain  monetary  consideration,  Wittman  had 
succeeded  in  keeping  a  witness  out  of  the  way,  so  that  when  the 
case  came  to  trial  a  dismissal  followed.  Kelly  also  alleged  that  he 
could  furnish  ample  evidence  in  support  of  the  fact  that  Wittman 
was  receiving  regular  fees  from  keepers  of  gambling  places  and 
disreputable  houses.  Believing  that  he  could  prove  these  state- 
ments, he  preferred  charges  against  Wittman.  To  him  the  Ser- 
geant's downfall  meant  his  own  re  instatement.  In  his  charge 
against  Wittman  he  averred  that  the  Sergeant  had,  "  on  divers 
occasions,  paid  to  divers  persons,  divers  sums  of  money,"  and 
requested  that  blank  subpcenas  be  issued  in  order  that  his  wit- 
nesses might  be  properly  summoned.  Clerk  Hall  then  told  Kelly 
that  unless  he  furnished  the  names  of  the  witnesses  in  advance 
the  case  could  not  come  up  before  the  Police  Commissioners. 
Kelly  argued,  through  Mr.  Davidson,  his  lawyer,  that  such  a 
course  was  anfair  to  him;  that  he  was  afraid  that  his  witnesses 
would  be  tampered  with,  and  that  after  his  evidence  was  in  the 
person  charged  would  have  ample  opportunity  to  prepare  his  de- 
fense. But  when  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners  met  they 
decided  not  to  go  on  with  the  case  unless  the  course  outlined  by 
Hall  was  adopted,  and  Kelly  was  instructed  to  furnish  a  new 
complaint,  in  which  he  was  directed  to  give  the  names  of  the 
persons  who  had  bribed  Wittman,  the  dates  upon  which  the 
money  had  been  paid,  and  the  amounts  given  on  each  occasion. 
This  was  done.  So  satisfied  was  Lawyer  Davidson  that  he  had  a 
good  case  tbat  when  he  undertook  to  conduct  it  he  agreed  to 
work  on  a  contingent  fee,  taking  four  promissory  notes  of  $25 
each  from  Kelly,  and  four  notes  of  $25  each  from  ex-Policeman 
Briggs,  who  also  expected  to  be  benefited  by  Wittman's  downfall. 
Mark  the  result!  When  the  case  came  up  for  trial  Lawyer 
Davidson  found  it  impossible  to  be  present  and  conduct  it,  so  re- 
turned the  notes  to  his  clients,  and  every  witness,  without  a 
single  exception,  who  had  been  subpoenaed  at  Kelly's  request, 
upon  whose  positive  statements  Kelly  bad  formulated  his  charges, 
swore  emphatically  that  they  had  never  paid  Wittman  any 
money;  that  they  knew  of  no  one  who  had ;  that  they  had  never 
stated  that  they  had  paid  him  any,  and  that  he  was,  as  far  as 
they  knew,  one  of  the  most  efficient,  most  honest  and  most  con- 
scientious officers  on  tbe  force.  The  charges  against  him  were 
dismissed. 

"  And  on  This." — District  Engineer  M'Carthy,  of  the  Fire  De- 
partment, was  suspended  the  other  day  upon  a  complaint  filed 
with  the  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners,  charging  him  with  having 
received  bribes  in  connection  with  his  duties  as  a  Fire  Warden. 
Chief  Scannell  alleged,  in  his  complaint,  that  the  money  had  been 
paid  to  Mc'Carthy  by  John  Doe,  Richard  Roe  and  Joseph  Doe, 
the  object  in  using  these  time-honored  mythic  names  being  to 
conceal  tbe  identity  of  the  persons  upon  whom  he  depended  to 
make  good  bis  case.  "But,"  argued  the  hapless  M'Carthy,  "  I 
want  to  be  prepared  to  meet  these  charges.  1  do  not  want  to  be 
brought  face  to  face  with  my  accusers  unprepared,  and  fall  a 
victim  to  a  possible  snap  judgment.  Give  me  some  idea  of  what 
you  say  I  am  guilty,  so  that  I  may  be  prepared  to  explain  mat- 
ters, and  show  tbat  I  am  innocent."  Tbe  answer  he  got  was  a 
flat  refusal,  both  the  Chief  and  the  Chairman  of  tbe  Board  de- 
claring tbat  they  would  not  show  their  bands,  and  give  the  ac- 
cused an  opportunity  in  advance  of  rebutting  the  evidence  they 
declare  they  have  against  him.  The  result  of  the  case  *w ill  probaby 
let  in  some  light. 

Fair-minded  people  will,  doubtless,  see  in  this  contrast  a  game 
of  "  heads  I  win,  tails  you  lose  "  on  the  part  of  the  city,  and  a 
need  for  some  definite  rule  in  regard  to  such  matters.  Either  the 
Police  Department  or  the  Fire  Department  is  wrong,  and  one  can 
not  help  feeling  that  the  power  with  which  they  are  invested  in 
dealing  with  cases  of  this  kind  should  enable  them  to  give  an 
accused  employe  every  possible  opportunity  to  make  his  fight 
unhampered. 

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm. 

Home  of  Sunol,  2:08%;  Home  of  Palo  Alto.  2:08^;  Home  of 
Arion.  2:10%;  Home  oi-  Bell  Bibd.2:26J  [. 
Chas  Marvin  writes  under  date  of  January  9,  1890.  He  found  by 
feeding  the  Red  Ball  Brand  Manhattan  Food  to  the  horses  under  his 
charge,  that  it  proved  to  be  as  represented ;  also  Mr.  William  Corbitt, 
of  the  San  Mateo  Stock  Farm,  speaks  in  the  highest  terms  of  it,  as  he 
hay  fed  it  for  the  past  two  years  with  excellent  results.  All  owners 
of  horses  will  do  well  to  adopt  this  celebrated  food.  It  supplies  horses 
with  tonic  and  cooling  properties  so  beneficial  to  them  when  stall  fed. 
This  food  is  not  a  condition  powder,  and  contains  neither  antimony 
or  any  poisonous  drug.  It  is  fed  and  recommended  by  the  foremost 
vets  of  California— Masoero,  Burns,  Egan,  Creely  and  others.  One 
who  knows.  c.  k.. 

Many  housekeepers  have  made  a  visit  during  the  week  to  the  office 
of  the  Armour  Butterine  Company,  at  657  Market  street,  where  is  ex- 
hibited their  silver  churn  butterine.  Opportunity  is  given  to  sample 
it  on  hot  rolls,  cakes,  etc.,  and  the  result  is  said  to  be  more  than  sat- 
factory. 


Jan.  30, 


SAN  FRANCISl  0   NEWS  1  BTTER. 


BUCKLEY  S    FAREWELL. 

Farewell  to  the  party  an. I  L'oonl J  Oomtnlttm, 

Whose  powpr  I  created,  w  hoM  course  I  cootrollad ; 
Farewell  lo  tbe  thankle*..  yet  beautiful  t-ity . 

I  kept  as  a  shephenl  secure  in  my  fold; 
It  has  turned  like  a  viper  and  wounded  the  spirit 

That  warmed  it  to  being,  and  loved  it  so  will. 
It  has  uttered  the  wish  that  I  never  come  near  it, 

8o  from  far-off  Wiesbaden  1  waft  this  farewell. 
I'm  not  tbe  first  blind  man  kicked  out  of  a  city. 

Old  Homer  was  shown  every  gale  on  the  earth. 
Till  at  length,  with  a  gall  that  arouses  our  pity, 

They  turned  round  and  [ought  for  the  praise  of  his  birth ; 
And  you.  San  Francisco,  whose  passion  hysteric, 

Has  hoisted  me  out  as  the  vilest  of  dross, 
When  I  die  with  celebrity  more  than  Homeric, 

Will  contend  for  the  honor  of  rearing  the  Boss. 
I  went  into  politics  when  the  developments 

Called  for  a  firm  and  executive  band  ; 
I  stood  by  your  town  when  its  terrible  elements 

Had  wrecked  it  without  a  strong  arm  to  command; 
If  I  gave  some  positions  'twas  only  a  tittle 

To  the  infamous  cormorants  seeking  control, 
If  I  cast  out  some  sop  it  was  preciously  little 

For  the  open-mouthed  Cerberus  wanting  the  whole. 
If  with  the  intractable  troop  that  I  gathered 

I  feathered  my  nest,  it  was  prudently  done, 
For  whose  nest,  I  ask  you,  would  not  be  unfeathered 

If  I  had  consented  to  lead  the  gang  on  ? 
There  are  times  we  atop  looting  a  town  by  displaying 

An  easier  prize  as  a  preferable  lay. 
And  I  saved  your  city  by  craftily  saying 

I'd  rob  it  myself  and  then  divy  straightway. 
You  will  find,  when  the  flood  of  your  grand  reformation 

Has  swept  roe  away  and  made  everything  pure, 
There  are  ills  far  surpassing  a  boss  domination, 

And  evils  more  rank  than  corruption,  to  cure; 
When  the  weaklings  empowered  by  senseless  illusion 

Grow  faint  at  the  wheel,  when  the  ship  goes  awrack, 
And  mutiny  follows  on  brainless  confusion, 

You'll  wish  tbe  calm  strength  of  the  banished  one  back. 
Farewell;  you  have  ordained  my  part;  I  accept  it; 

I'm  too  proud  to  beseech  and  too  rich  to  ask  alma; 
I  have  only  this  prayer,  and  I  hope  you'll  respect  it, 

They're  the  words  of  a  greater  One — Fodder  my  lambs. 
I*  forgive  you,  as  in  a  scene  just  as  unluckly 

He  forgave,  and  I  wait  for  tbe  slow  years  to  tell 
If  your  proud  city  better  can  do  without  Buckley, 

Or  he  without  it.     All  is  said.     Fate  you  well. 
San  Francisco,  Jan.  30,  1892. 

LATEST    TENNIS    NEWS. 

THE  final  of  the  Alameda  County  championship  was  played  at 
the  Alameda  courts  last  Saturday.  The  honors  rested  with 
Bates,  who  defeated  Neel  by  three  setts  to  one,  8-6,  3-6,  7-5,  6-4. 
There  was  quite  a  large  attendance,  but  little  enthusiasm,  as  both 
players  are  members  of  the  same  club.  Bates  played  a  very  fair 
game,  but  neither  player  did  as  well  as  they  do  together  as  part- 
ners. Neel,  moreover,  was  not,  from  all  appearances,  looking 
well,  and  after  the  match  was  quite  "  washed  out."  It  is  owing 
to  his  indisposition  that  the  last  sett  with  Taylor  and  Tobin,  with 
Bates  and  Neel  will  not  be  played  today.  It  has  been  decided  to 
play  off  on  February  6lh,  at  the  California  Club. 

The  victory  of  Bates  now  makes  him  champion  of  Alameda 
county,  but  in  justice  to  Hubbard,  who.  for  reasons  best  known 
to  himself,  defaulted  in  the  early  part  of  the  match,  we  will  say 
we  consider  him  by  far  the  best  player  in  the  county.  Last  Fri- 
day Hubbard  played  Bates  at  the  Bast  Oakland  courts  and  won 
with  ease.  The  score  was  10  8,6-1,6-4.  In  the  first  set  Hub. 
bard  was  5-2  and  ought  to  have  taken  the  set  at  that  score. 

Play  was  not  very  lively  at  the  California  Club  last  Saturday, 
as  some  had  gone  to  witness  the  Bates-Neel  match,  but  more  were 
to  be  found  at  the  football  game,  where  Tobin  so  distinguished 
himself.     We  think  be  is   a   belter  football   than  tennis  player. 

Hubbard  and  Will  Taylor  played  some  very  good  tennis,  and 
the  result  was  sett  all.  "  Sontbblow  "  or  "  Peachblow  "  Hoff- 
man is  now  in  great  form,  and  if  be  continues,  will  be  in  demand 
in  the  betting  ring  when  the  championship  is  played.  Bobby 
Eyre  and  Stetson  are  among  the  rising  players,  and  play  remark- 
ably well.  Charlie  Yates  was  heard  to  remark  that  the  old  ones 
would  not  be  in  it  in  a  few  monlhs  with  some  of  the  youngsters. 

Washington's  Birthday  is  creeping  on,  and  as  we  are  not  to 
play  ball  with  Chile,  it  would  be  as  well  to  know  what  the  Di- 
rectors are  going  to  do  about  the  tournament.  Whether  it  is  to 
be  a  class  tournament  or  doubles.  We  fancy  it  is  almost  settled 
now  that  the  class  matches  will  be  on  the  tapis. 

Modieska  has  now  the  late  champion  of  Southern  California  in 
her  company.  The  tall  and  willowy  Carter  has  forsaken  the 
racket  to  try  his  hand  at  being  a  champion  actor. 


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to  announce  that  he  will  give  Lessons  at  his  office,  his  residence,  or  at  the 

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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  30,  1892. 


THE  folly  of  serious  criticism  is  never  more  elaborately  shown 
up  than  in  dealing  with  a  play  which,  without  a  gleam  of 
original  humor,  draws  crowded  houses  and  is  by  them  "  received 
with  roars  of  inextinguishable  laughter,"  not  only  in  the  vaulting 
nights  of  fancy  of  the  fervid  press-agent,  but  in  actual  fact.  Such 
alwork  of  supererogation  would  be  a  review  of  Sporl  McAllister,  now 
delighting  the  patrons  of  the  Bush.  The  central  idea  seems  to  be 
the  careful  exclusion  of  everything  new.  One  can  hardly  expect 
new  jokes  from  a  comic  monologist,  but  a  little  new  business  or 
a  spice  of  novelty  in  an  occasional  situation  would  be,  perhaps, 
not  too  much  to  ask.  You  may  ask,  but  you  won't  get  it  in  Sport 
McAllister.  Even  the  lithe,  powerful  and  clever  dancer,  Miss 
Georgie  Parker,  must  be  set  down  on  the  bill  as  »  the  American 
Cartnencita,"  which  (the  title)  if  not  coeval  with  the  Flood, 
ought,  at  least— to  use  an  appropriate  figure— to  be  on  its  last 
legs.  It  may  be  that  Mr.  Gaylor's  "  imitations  "  (unannounced) 
might  be  criticized  and  his  jokes  assigned  to  their  respective  dates 
in  archaic  chronology,  were  it  not  that  he  shrewdly  heads  off  in- 
vidious comment  by  assuming  the  hail-fellow-well-met,  here-we- 
are-again  title  of  "  Bobby."  This  cheap-John  trick,  suggestive  of 
stale  goods  behind  the  counter,  would  be  lost  on  any  individual 
member  of  a  knowing  public;  but  it  captures  them  in  the  mass. 
We  feel  that  in  some  mysterious  way  Bobby  is  "  one  of  us. 
Robert  Gaylor  would  be  called  to  stand  on  his  merits;  but  "  Bob- 
by "  Gaylor  must  be  clapped  on  the  back,  God  bless  'urn!  He 
gets  the  slap,  the  Bush  is  crowded  every  night,  and  everybody 
laughs  away  the  evening  in  good-humored,  unquestioning  hilar- 
ity. And,  while  the  public  laughs  and  pays,  what  cares  Bobby 
Gaylor  that  a  few  weary-eyed  critics  detect  in  his  jokes  and  his 
stories,  his  incipient  dances  and  his  colloquies  with  the  orchestra, 
the  flotsam  and  jetsam  thrown  overboard  from  the  minstrel  craft 
in  the  days  of  forty-nine,  and  worked  over  and  over  ever  since 
by  succeeding  generations  of  specialty  men?  It  draws,  and 
Bobby  would  probably  tell  you  in  his  sporting  capacity,  ■■ ' 
in  the  draw." 


■It's  all 


■•But,  oh!  what  a  difference  in  the  morning,"  should  be  em- 
blazoned as  an  heraldic  motto  on  Wm.  J.  Kohler's  coat  of  arms— 
if  the  expenses  of  producing  his  play  have  left  him  a  coat  even 
of  that  unsubstantial  kind.  At  night,  wearing  the  robes  of  a  double 
royalty,  that  of  station  and  of  genius— Louis  XL  and  Wm.  E. 
Sheridan— and  next  day  beleaguered  in  his  castle,  on  Tenth  street, 
near  Howard,  by  a  howling  mob  of  supers,  bent  on  blood  or  back- 
pay. They  got  neither,  by  the  way,  Louis  XL  keeping  discreetly 
in  the  middle  distance  of  his  lodging,  with  dropped  portcullis  and 
drawbridge  up,  and  the  money  being  represented  by  fifteen  dollars 
in  the  treasurer's  hands,  returnable  to  ticket-buyers,  who  could 
not  see  a  play  that  was  never  to  be  played.  The  sum  and  sub- 
stance of  the  matter  is,  that  Mr.  Kohler  had  neither  right  nor 
reason  for  his  ambitious  attempt.  Genius  is  not  contagious,  and 
a  man  may  be  "fifteen  years  with  Sheridan,"  and  -exposed  to 
it  "  all  the  time,  without  catching  it.  Mr.  Wm.  J.  Kohler  has 
utterly  escaped;  not  a  mark  or  sign  of  genius  is  on  or  in  him.  To 
give  the  ambitions  actor  his  due,  he  staged  the  play  magnificently. 
Never  has  the  envoy  of  bold  Burgundy  come  upon  the  San  Fran- 
ciscan stage  so  bravely  horsed  and  housed.  The  array  of  spirited 
steeds  and  the  clank  of  prancing  iron  hoofs  was  actually  inspir- 
ing; the  scenic  setting  was  well  studied  and  effective;  the  two 
hundred  people  on  the  vast  stage  (none  too  large  for  the  display) 
marched  and  bugled,  danced  and  posed,  as  well  as  if  they  had 
their  pay  in  their  pockets;  and  if  Louis  XL  himself  had  been 
anything  more  than  a  thin  and  piping  imitation  of  the  only  Louis 
XL  ever  seen  here  (or,  probably,  elsewhere),  the  production  would 
have  been  a  great  one.  The  migBty  "If"  killed  it.  When  a 
man  digs  ditches,  plows,  herds  hogs,  or  sets  type  to  the  very  best 
of  his  ability,  we  may  at  least  respect  his  efforts  and  deal  gently 
with  his  shortcomings.  But  the  world  can  rub  along  without 
Louis-the-Elevenths,  and  no  one  is  called  upon  to  increase  the 
supply,  unless  he  can  give  us  the  best.  Wm.  E.  Sheridan  seemed 
born  for  this  ungracious  but  exacting  role.  The  greatest  of  our 
modern  actors  have  felt  their  probable  inadequacy  in  this  peculiar 
character,  and  have,  for  the  most  part,  with  that  "  common  sense 
which  is  genius,"  let  it  alone.  Where  these  angels  have  feared  to 
tread,  Mr.  Kohler  rushed  in,  and  he  must  not  complain  if  he  hear 
the  truth.  From  the  backing  promised  him,  but  which  seems  to 
have  been  backing  out,  he  should  belong  to  the  Trades  Union. 
Perhaps  it  can  get  him  a  job,  but  it  certainly  should  not  be  as 
Louis  XL     The  brief  and  not  brilliant  engagement  closed  as  it 

began,  on  Monday  night. 

»  •  « 

Mr.  Wilkinson's  Widows  closes  to-night  its  remarkably  successful 
three-weeks'  season  at  the  Baldwin.  Monday  evening  Miss 
Gale's  season  of  the  legitimate  drama  will  begin  with  Borneo  and 
Juliet,  which  will  be  repeated  Thursday  evening.  Ingomar,  The 
Hunchback,  The  Lady  of  Lyons,  Much  Ado  About  Nothing,  are  also  in 


the  first  week's  repertory,  and  on  Saturday  night  Miss  Gale  will 
appear  in  The  Duchess  of  Padua,  its  first  production  here.  The 
second  week's  new  plays  will  b<!  As  You  Like  It,  Monday,  Thurs- 
day and  Saturday,  and  on  Friday  evening  Pygmalion  and  Galatea 
and  The  Wonder.  So  varied  a  bill  with  Miss  Gale's  ability  and 
support  should  keep  up  the  interest  throughout  the  engagement. 

*  *  * 

There  is  so  much  in  A  Texas  Steer  beside  mere  fun.  and  so 
much  of  that,  that,  notwithstanding  its  familiarity,  its  third  week 
will  no  doubt  sustain  the  success  of  the  first  two. 

*  *  » 

The  Tiroli  has  introduced  to  the  public  this  week  a  new  prima 
donna,  Miss  Kitty  Marcellus,  a  young  lady  who  comes  to  us  with 
considererable  Eastern  reputation  and  the  additional  prestige  of 
having  recently  traveled  with  her  own  company.  She  has  al- 
ternated with  Tillie  Salinger  this  week  as  Boccaccio.  Next  Mon- 
day night  two  more  of  the  Tivoli's  lately  engaged  people,  Ferris 
Harm. an,  comedian,  and  Will  Henshaw,  tenor,  will  make  their 
first  bow  to  a  San  Francisco  audience  in  A  Pretty  Persian. 

*  #  * 

On  Wednesday  evening  the  Orpheum  replaced  Erminie  with  an 
equally  good  production  of  The  Queen's  Lace  Handkerchief.  The 
opera  is  particularly  well  cast.  Miss  Tellula  Evans  has  the  figure 
and  the  voice  for  the  youthful  queen,  and  though  Henry  Hallara 
is  not  strikingly  royal  in  appearance,  he  has  a  sweet  voice,  and 
uses  it  very  well.  George  Olrni  makes  a  noble  Cervantes,  and  the 
other  characters  are  well  taken  and  well  sung.  Emily  Soldene 
can  safely  sustain  the  further  inroads  of  time  on  her  medium  re- 
gister for  some  years  or  decades  to  come  without  ceasing  to  be 
every  inch  an  artiste.  Her  thoroughly  artistic  and  spirited  acting 
held  the  eye  of  the  audience,  and  made  her  the  focus  of  attention. 
The  chorus  and  ensemble,  generally,  were  excellent,  the  grand 
chorus  at  the  conclusion  of  the  second  act  winning  three  succes- 
sive recalls. 

T»         *         # 

The  Young  Ladies'  Orchestra,  consisting  of  thirty-five  young 
society  ladies,  under  the  direction  of  J.  H.  Kosewald,  will  give  a 
concert  on  Tuesday  evening,  Feb.  16th,  at  Metropolitan  Temple. 
Mrs.  Selden  S.  Wright  is  president  of  the  orchestral  society,  which 
includes  more  than  an  average  amount  of  musical  talent.  Much 
interest  attaches  to  the  coming  concert,  both  from  the  standing 
of  the  lady  members  and  the  well-known  ability  of  Mr.  Rosewald 
in  training  and  directing  similar  organizations. 

*  »  » 

To-night  an  interesting  musical  event  is  to  take  place  at  the  San 
Francisco  Verein  Hall,  on  Sutter  street,  irfthe  production  of  Rom- 
berg's Kinder  Symphony  by  the  children  of  the  Verein,  under  J. 
H.  Rosewald's  direction.  The  young  people  have  been  in  training 
by  Mr.  Rosewald  for  five  weeks  past,  and  will  give  an  excellent 
rendition  of  the  symphony.  Metra's  Spanish  dances  will  also  be 
given. 

*  »  # 

At  the  Carr-Beel  concert  today  the  vocalist  will  be  Mr.  Carlisle 
Greig,  a  baritone  just  out  from  New  York,  as  mentioned  in  last 
week's  News  Letter.  Another  interesting  item  in  the  programme 
will  be  the  continuation  of  the  Beethoven  sonatas,  in  regular 
order,  by  Mrs.  Carmichael-Carr  and  Mr.  Beel. 

*  *  * 

The  next  Bush-street  attraction  will  be  Maude  Granger.  She 
will  personate  Maude  Carrutbers  in  Inherited,  an  emotional  play 
by  Mrs.  Lucy  Hooper  and  Richard  Davey. 

*  #  * 

At  the  concert  to  be  given  in  February,  in  aid  of  the  Fabiola 
Hospital,  Oakland,  under  the  direction  of  Senors  Sancho  and 
Lombardero,  the  latter  will  play  for  the  first  time  here  his  new 
Figaro  waltz. 

*  #  » 

The  Club  Friend  will  be  brought  out  at  the  California  by  Roland 
Reed,  February  8th. 

»  #  • 

To-night  the  twenty-four  hours'  race  begins  at  the  Pavilion 
Skating  Rink.  Fourteen  entries  have  been  made,  including  three 
ladies.  The  contestants  are  Californians,  who  will  attempt  to 
beat  the  world's  record. 

»  *  » 

Creston  Clarke,  Miss  Gale's  leading  man,  is  a  son  of  John  S. 
Clarke  and  of  Edwin  Booth's  sister  Asia.     Several  members  of 
Miss  Gale's  support  formerly  belonged  to  the  Booth-Barrett  Com- 
pany.    Mr.  Theodore  Bromley  is  the  manager. 
m  #  » 

Young  Alexander  Salvini,  despite  his  illustrious  father's  pre- 
diction, is  taking  high  rank  as  an  exponent  of  the  romantic 
drama,  for  which  his  handsome  person  and  youthful  grace  of  car- 
riage, as  well  as  his  inherited  talents,  eminently  fit  him.  His 
repertory  includes  D'Ennery's  version  of  Don  Caesar  de  Bazan, 
Dumas'  Three  Quardsmen,  and  A  Child  of  Naples.  Young  Salvini  is 
an  avowed  American  in  heart  and  intention,  and  will  do  honor  to 
his  chosen  country. 


Jan.  30, 


BAN  PR  INCISCO  NEWS  I  BTTER, 


Lorers  ol  orjcan  music  will  enjoy  \  tr*at  In  «n  orgtn  recital  i«» 
be  given  at  2:80  P.  M.  tn-dty  by  Mr  '.cirite  BrMTV,  OTR*ul»1  ..f 
<e's  Church,  this  my.  Mr.  Hr*wer  Is  a  graduate  of  an 
ih  conservatory  of  music,  and  i«  a  fine  organist.  Ilia  pro- 
gramme is  an  extremely  varied  one  for  the  organ,  varying  trotn 
UendeUsobn'a  Prelude  and  Fugue  in  0  and  Bach's  Andante  and 
Allegro  in  (.  to  a  Gavotte,  by  All  lovers  of  organ  music 

are  invited,  as  no  admission  fee  will  be  charged. 
•   •   * 

Rumor  says  that  Mr.  I  furnished    the  Burgundians* 

steeds  at  the  ft  rand  Opera  House  Monday  night,  is  out  about  $130 
on  the  operation.  He  can  console  himself  that  they  were  the  star 
performers.  By  the  way.  Semoun  doMfVM  honorable  mention 
for  valiant  conduct  on  that  disastrous  field.  Left  alone  during  the 
awful  moments  of  an  interminable  stage  wait,  be  gallantly  faced 
a  cold  and  tittering  audience,  holding  his  horse  and  the  stage  with 
the  aplomb  of  an  old  professional  till  the  call-boy  at  last  brought 
the  laggards  to  bis  rescue.  He  strode  the  stage  with  martial 
clang,  and  never  flinched  even  when  his  waving  pink  plume  fell 
from  its  roost  on  bis  helmet  and  lay  inglorious  in  the  dust.  Grab- 
bing it  fiercely  and  recking  naught  of  the  bob-tailed  effect  on  his 
warlike  crest,  he  waved  it  defiantly  at  his  tardy  foe,  like  the 
white  plume  of  Navarre.      -'Nemours"    would  be  a  most  useful 

member  of  a  company  liable  to  emergencies. The  next  Musical 

Sunday  Afternoon   will    take  place    at    Steinway  Hall.  February 

14th. The  coming  event   at    the    Pavilion   is    the  great  bicycle 

race,  to  continue  from  the  15th  to  the  20th  of  February.  Famous 
wheelmen  from  Chicago,  Omaha,  Australia  and  San  Francisco  will 

compete. One  of  the  prettiest  and  most  original  of  the  season's 

dramatic  souvenirs  is  one  commemorating  the  50th  performance 
of  The  Lost  Paradise,  at  Proctor's  Theatre,  New  York.  It  is  in  the 
form  of  an  ornamental  lamp-shade  and  contains  portraits  of  Frank 

Mordaunt,  Annie  and  Maud  Adams,  and  other  familiar  faces. 

Al  Hayman  is  one  of  the  managers  of  the  new  Columbia  Theatre, 

Brooklyn. Eugen    d'Albert    will    come    to     this    country   in 

March. The  ladies  of  the  Catholic  Aid  Society  will  give  a  novel 

and  delightful  entertainment  on  the  18th,  19th  and  20th  of  Febru- 
ary. The  three-days' programme  will  be  announced  in  this  col- 
umn next  week. 


THE    DRINK    OF    THE    COUNTRY. 

BEER  is  the  national  drink.  Statistics  show  that  its  increasing 
general  consumption  is  followed  by  a  decreased  consumption 
of  alcoholic  drinks,  and  that  it  is  strange  to  say,  a  promoter  of  temper- 
ance. Beer  to-day  is  the  favorite  beverage  of  the  American  people, 
and  it  is  consumed  not  only  by  the  thirsty  public  in  drinking  places, 
but  in  the  houses  of  the  people  and  by  the  wives,  mothers  and 
daughters  of  the  Republic.  It  is  becoming  to  the  American  tablewhat 
oin  ordinaire  is  and  has  been  to  the  French,  and  its  wholesome,  flesh- 
giving  qualities,  its  invigorating  and  stimulating  nature,  have  placed 
it  not  in  the  list  of  luxuries,  but  of  necessities,  to  a  people  whose  in- 
tensity of  nerve  force  is  such  under  the  condition  of  our  climate  and 
atmosphere  as  to  demand  a  beverage  that  is  at  once  gratifying, 
soothing  and  refreshing.  This  is  what  beer  is,  and  this  is  why  beer 
has  become  the  drink  of  the  country. 

Prior  to  the  passage  of  the  McKinley  bill,  the  breweries  in  the 
Eastern  States  were  enabled  to  manufacture  lager  beer  from  Cana- 
dian barley  malt;  but  since  the  high  duty  imposed  by  this  bill,  every 
inducement  is  offered  to  them  to  use  corn,  which  is  very  cheap  in  the 
Eastern  States,  rather  than  pay  the  high  price  for  Canadian  barley. 
There  is  no  disputing  the  fact  that  the  purest  beer  is  brewed  from 
barley  malt;  nor  can  it  be  disputed  that  the  best  barley  for  this  pur- 
pose is  grown  in  Canada  and  in  California.  We  have  at  least  two 
breweries  in  California  which  are  now  manufacturing  a  lager  beer 
thatisuniversallyrecognizedasequal,it'  not  superior,  to  anything 
made  in  America.  The  John  Wieland  Brewery,  located  on  Second 
street  in  San  Francisco,  and  the  Fredericksburg  Brewery  at  San 
Jose,  use  nothing  but  the  finest  malt  manufactured  from  California 
barley  and  the  choicest  of  Russian  River  and  Sonoma  hops,  with  the 
addition  of  just  enough  Bohemian  hops  to  give  the  beer  that  excel- 
lent flavor  that  consumers  require. 

Eastern  breweries,  by  the  use  of  corn,  are  enabled  to  make  beer 
cheaper  than  either  of  these  breweries,  which,  while  they  make 
money,  at  the  same  time  cheat  the  public.  The  nickel  coin  which 
purchases  the  glass  of  beer  for  the  thirsty  consumer,  will  secure  a 
malt  beer  instead  of  a  corn  beer,  if  the  consumers  will  confine  them- 
selves to  the  home  manufactures.  The  famous  beers  of  Germany 
and  Austria  are  so  closely  imitated  by  these  breweries,  that  many  a 
consumer  in  San  Francisco  is  drinking  Culmbacher  and  Pschorr 
manufactured  at  the  Fredericksburg  brewery,  thinking  he  is  indulg- 
ing his  palate  with  the  imported  article. 

The  beer  purchaser  should  distinguish  the  finer  from  the  coarser 
grades  and  accept  for  his  money  only  the  perfected,  superior  article 
manufactured  i,n  California,  where  the  best  barley  is  grown  and 
where  corn  is  so  high  that  it  is  not  profitable  to  lower  the  standard 
by  its  use.  ^ 

S.  &  G.  Gump,  the  famous  art  dealers,  are  now  preparing  a  cata- 
logue for  an  auction  sale  of  European  paintings  and  water  colors, 
which  they  have  decided  to  hold  about  the  middle  of  March.  The 
catalogue  itself  will  be  a  work  of  art,  well  in  keeping  with  the  style 
and  beauty  of  the  artistic  productions  it  will  describe.  It  is  unneces- 
sary to  dilate  upon  the  great  beauty  and  value  as  works  of  art  of  all 
the  pictures  to  be  offered,  for  the  house  of  Gump  is  famous  through- 
out America  as  one  of  the  leaders  on  the  American  continent  in  art 
dealing.  The  corning  sale  will  be  one  of  the  most  successful  ever  held 
in  this  city. 


Al    BATH&X  ACQ 


BALDWIN  THEATRE. 

n  |  alprrd Boortaa,     ...      kCanagw. 

MR.    WILKINSONS    WIDOWS  I 
mI:iM**i-7n,y""l"!'  * '"■  p",'"""'>'  i»t-Mi»«  Dili  udaOompltti  Qr» 
Honda}  IDd  Thiin'lay-KOMRo  ANli  jrl.lFT.       T.i0«<Uy-INOOlJAH 
«.-i.i.-.l«y-THK  HUNCHBACK      Frld.y-I.AHYoFI.YuNS.    y.iiirdur 
[MUlnec   -MICH  ADO  ABOI   I    NOTHING.      Saturday   Nlght-DI  . 
OF  I'AI'lA.        (»■  mm.  X.,«  gn  lilj. 


NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE. 

Handsomest    Theatre     in    the    World. 

Al.  Hayman  £  Co.  Proprietor".  |  IUrby  Mann  Manager. 

Next  Monday,  February  Ut.    Third  and  Lost  Week.    HOTT'a— 

A     TEXAS     STEER  1 

La-t  Matloec,  Saturday. 


Mouday.  Feb'ry  8th- 
CLCB  FRIEND.        m 


Roland  Rbkd,  in  his  Latest  Comedy  Succcsb,  THE 
■""  Beats  on  8a  e  next  Thursday. 


BUSH  STREET  THEATRE. 

M.  B.  Leavitt. Lessee  and  Proprietor.  |  J.  J.  Qottlob Manager. 

Last  Week.    The  Laughing  Hit!    Bobby  Gaylob  as 

sport   McAllister, 

£iaF~One    0r    the     Four    Hundred. 
Entire  change  of  Songs,  Dances  and  Specialties. 
Mouday,  February  8— MAUDE  GRANGER. 


TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Keeling  Bros  Proprietors  and  Managers. 

To  Night!    Suppe's  Beau  Ideal  of  all  Opera, 
BOCCACCIO  I 

Monday,  February  1st—  "FALKA."     First  Appearance  of  Ferris   Hart- 
man,  Comedian,  Will  Henshaw,  Tenor,  and  Warrick  Ganor,  Baritone. 

Popular  Prices  25c.  and  50c. 


EIGHTEENTH 


IRVING  HALL 

SATURDAY 


POP     CONCERT, 

TO-DAY  AT  3  P.  M. 

Mr.  Carlisle  N.  Grieg Vocalist. 

Sigmund  Beel  and  Nathan  Lansbkrger Soloists. 

Admission,  50  Cents. 

SATURDAY  MORNING  ORCHESTRA. 

DEBUT     CONCERT, 
Under  Direction  of  J.  H.  Rosewald,  at  Metropolitan  Temple, 

TUESDAY  EVENING,  FEBRUARY  16th,  1892, 

IN  AID   OF  THE 

LADIES'     PROTECTIVE     AND     RELIEF     SOCIETY. 

Admission,  $1,  including  reserved  seat 

This  organization  is  composed  exclusively  of  ladies  (amateurs),  and  com- 
prises all  the  string  aud  reed  instruments  necessary  for  a  regular  orchestra. 

OLYMPIAN    RINK, 

{  Mechanics'      Pavilion.  ) 

THE  BEST  ROLLER  SKATING  FLOOR  IN  THE  WORLD. 

SATURDAY  EVENING!         SATURDAY  EVENING! 
Beginning  of  the  tireat  a  t-HourV  Roller  Skating  Contest. 

Entries— Joe  Walstein,  W.  E.  Sharp,  Frank  Blythe,  Joe  Matheson,  M. 
Jacobs,  C.  Andrews,  J.  Kelly,  C.  L.  Murphy,  J.  Knell,  J.  Keuna,  George 
Blake,  Miss  Maud  Cameron,  Miss  Annie  Pierson  and  Miss  Susie  Kellogg. 

Caiifornians  against  the  World's  Record.  Racers  will  appear  in  Costume 
every  eveuiug. 

Admission  on  this  occasion.  25  cents. 

ERNST  H.  LUDWIG, 

THE  

^MEBICAiT     O^.TEEEE, 
1206  Sutter  Street, 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 


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HAM  &  CO.,  or  E.  L.  0.  Steele,  Publisher. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  30,  1892. 


OVER    IN    OAKLAND. 

COURT  COMMISSIONER  FRED.  WHITNEY  told  a  good  story 
the  other  afternoon,  when  the  subject  of  forgetting  names  was 
being  discussed  by  a  few  bon  vivants. 

"  You  all  know  Dr.  Cole,"  he  said,  and  as  every  one  nodded, 
he  continued.  "  Well,  as  he  was  walking  down  Broadway  a  short 
time  ago,  he  was  stopped  by  an  elderly  gentlemen,  whose  face  he 
knew  but  whose  name  he  could  not  recall,  try  as  he  would.  The 
acquaintance,  though,  entered  into  conversation  with  him  with 
all  the  ease  of  an  old  friend,  and  while  the  two  were  talking,  an- 
other passer-by  halted,  and  shaking  hands  with  Cole,  said,  ■  Doc, 
I'm  glad  to  see  you.' 

"  The  Doctor  turned,  recognized  another  friend,  and  then  felt  a 
good  deal  like  a  fool,  for  he  could  not  remember  the  new-comer's 
name,  either,  and  as  his  two  acquaintances  did  not  seem  to  know 
each  other,  he  wanted  to  introduce  them.  It  was  an  awkward 
predicament,  but  the  Doctor  is  quick  at  thinking,  and  it  did  not 
take  him  long  to  decide  what  to  do. 

"  '  Gentlemen,'  he  said,  *  I'm  ashamed  to  confess  it,  but  I  can't 
recall  either  of  your  names  at  this  moment.' 

"They  smiled,  told  him,  the  Doctor  introduced  them,  and  tben, 
amidst  the  laughter  which  followed,  he  said,  i  Now,  to  prove  to 
you  that  forgetting  names  is  a  malady  on  my  part,  I  will  tell  you 
something  that  happened  to  me  yesterday  afternoon.  1  went  to 
the  Postortlce  to  get  my  mail,  looked  through  the  glass  door  of 
my  box,  saw  some  letters  there,  and  then  dug  down  in  my  pocket 
for  my  key.  I  found,  though,  that  I  had  forgotten  it,  so  I  went 
to  the  window  and  said  to  the  clerk,  •  Will  you  give  me  my  mail, 
please,  from  box  84.' 

"  '  But  there  was  a  new  man  on  duty  and  he  didn't  know  me. 
1  What  name,  please  ?  '  he  asked. 

"  '  I  pledge  you  my  word,  gentlemen,'  continued  the  Doctor,  'I 
could  not  recall  my  own  name;  I  stammered  a  minute  and  then 
said  to  him,  <  Why,  you  know  me;  every  one  in  Oakland  knows 
me;  give  me  my  mail  at  once.' 

»  '  Not  until  you  tell  me  your  name,'  answered  the  clerk,  who 
had  now  grown  suspicious,  and  I  turned  away  indignantly  and 
made  for  the  street.  Just  as  I  was  going  out,  though,  a  friend 
came  in,  and  holding  out  his  hand,  said,  '  Good  afternoon,  Dr. 
Cole,  how  are  you  to-day  ?  ' 

"  *  I  didn't  answer  him,  but  I  rushed  back  to  the  window  and 
said  to  the  clerk,  ferociously,  Cole,  sir;  Cole's  my  name;  now 
give  me  that  mail.     And  he  did.'  " 

Cleve  Dam,  of  the  firm  of  Westover  &  Dam,  had  a  tronbled  look 
on  his  face  when  he  came  down  to  business  the  other  morning 
with  a  big  book  under  his  arm.  The  reason  for  it  was  as  follows : 
After  leaving  the  Athenian  Club  the  night  before,  he  thought  that 
as  he  did  not  feel  much  like  sleeping,  he  would  go  into  his  store 
and  get  a  big  book  of  travels,  lent  him  by  a  friend  during  the  day, 
and  take  it  home  to  read  in  bed.  He  accordingly  unlocked  the 
door  and  went  into  the  office,  where  he  began  to  feel  around  for  a 
match.  He  could  not  locate  one,  but  it  didn't  matter,  for  be 
knew  where  he  had  left  the  book,  right  on  the  safe — yes,  there  it 
was.  He  forthwith  picked  up  the  tome,  locked  up  the  store 
again,  and  went  straight  home. 

Arriving  in  his  room,  he  lit  the  gas,  doffed  his  clothing,  put  on 
his  imported  lace-fronted  robe  de  nuit,  and  crawled  into  bed.  All 
was  fixed  now,  and,  with  a  sigh  of  satisfaction,  he  settled  down 
for  a  long  read,  and  reached  out  and  got  the  book,  which  he  bad 
laid  on  a  chair  by  the  bedside.  He  opened  it  before  looking  at  it, 
and  then  turned  his  eyes  at  its  pages. 

If  a  photographer  could  have  got  a  snap  shot  of  him  then,  the 
plate  would  have  been  worth  a  fortune,  for  Cleve's  eyes  stuck 
out  so  that  you  could  have  knocked  them  off  with  a  stick,  while 
his  lower  jaw  dropped  down  almost  onto  his  chest.  And  the 
reason  of  this  was  that  it  was  the  San  Francisco  Directory  he  was 
looking  at,  for  he  had  brought  away  the  wrong  book  in  the  dark. 

Apropos  of  the  pool-rooms,  which  are  again  engaging  a  good 
deal  of  attention  in  the  daily  papers,  it  is  noteworthy  that  Kings- 
ley,  Schwartz,  Bassanio  and  all  the  rich  bookmakers  are  burly  of 
build,  and  travel  to  and  from  Oakland  on  the  broad-gauge  boat. 
The  players,  who  are  getting  poorer  every  day,  and  are  gradually 
drifting  to  destruction,  are,  however,  strange  to  say,  nearly  all 
tall  and  gaunt,  and  funnier  still,  as  if  to  make  the  comparison 
even  more  complete,  they  patronize  almost  exclusively  the  nar- 
row-gauge line. 

How  to  Get  Thin. 
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fat)  is  the  "Leverette"  Obesity  Pills,  which  gradually  reduce  the 
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Physicians  of  Europe  in  his  private  practice  "  for  five  years,"  with 
the  most  gratifying  results.  Mr.  Henry  Perkins,  29  Union  Park, 
Boston,  writes:  From  the  use  of  the  ■'  Leverette"  Obesity  Pills  my 
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gratitude  I  herewith  give  you  permission  to  use  my  name  if  you  de- 
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GOLD  AND  SILVER  ELECTK0  SM™? 


DENTAL    PLATES. 


-MADE   SOLELY   BY- 


Un.  d.  W.  nAIINLb,  UentlSt,  opposite  BaMwinHotei! 

These  plates  are  made  by  an  entirely  new  process  and  are  absolute- 
ly "perfect,"  being  light,  elastic  and  of  "  purest  metals,"  and 
"overcoming"  all  "disadvantages"  of  "rubber"  and  all  former 
metal  plates.  The  "  leading  dentists "  throughout  the  East  are 
using  them  "exclusively."  with  the  most  "gratifying"  results. 
To  those  who  cannot  be  fitted  by  the  "old  process  "  we  "  guarantee" 
a  "perfect  fitting  plate." 

DIFFICULT    CASES    SOLICITED. 

Good  Cheer  and  a  Souvenir  of  California  for  our  Eastern  Friends. 

Parties  desiring  to  send  to  their 
frieuds  East  the 

INGLENOOK  TABLE  WIS 

Can  have  their  orders  filled  at  San 
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LOUIS  COOKS. 


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MAX  COOKS. 


COOKS     BROS., 

IUTEEIOE         DBCOBATOES. 

Dealers  in  Stained  Glass,  Wall  Paper,  Lincrusta  Walton,  Paper 

Mache,  Parquet  Flooring,  Moorish  Fret  Work, 

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E.  D.  Jones. 


S.  L.  JONES  &  CO., 


Auctioneers    and    Commission    Merchants, 
207  and  209  California  Street. 


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Jan.  80,   1892. 


BAN  VU  \\«  t8C0  NEWS  l  BTTER. 


SNAP    SHUTS. 
[  By     Di    V  k  axon.] 

A  SCULPTOR  sal  by  himself.  His  heart  wan  in  bis  work,  and 
he  bent  with  love  ami  ■rtniiration  over  the  image  before  him. 
The  door  of  bis  studio  was  o;  ■  absorbed  was  he  thai  he 

took  no  heed  of  what  went  on  beyond  his  threshold.  Suddenly  a 
shadow  fell  on  his  work.  II"  lo  ike  I  up.  In  the  door  Mood  an 
uncouthjcreature,  hideous  in  appearance,  ferocious  of  countenance. 
Plainly  be  was  an  escape  from  (be  i  li.un-gang  quarrying  rock  near 
by.  for  he  dragged  a  ball  at  his  ankle,  and  in  his  hand  was  the 
heavy  hammer  used  for  breaking  stones  on  the  highway. 

m  Y«>u  poor  fool,"  said  he  to  the  sculptor  in  a  harsh,  gutteral 
voice.  **you  slave  of  a  mean  industry.  There  is  no  touch  of  ge- 
nius in  your  work,  no  force,  no  dash,  nothing  I  Just  see  me  do  it," 
and  raising  his  heavy  hammer,  be  let  it  fall  upon  the  graceful  fig- 
ure, breaking  it  into  a  thousand  frag  men  to. 

••  What  have  you  done!  "  exclaimed  the  sculptor  in  grief  and 
rage.  "  You  have  destroyed  my  statue;  you  have  shattered  the 
work  of  years  in  a  moment!  " 

"That  is  true,  replied  the  chain-pang  giant,  "but  consider — 
only  one  blow  and  look  at  the  number  of  pieces!  " 

•  •  « 

It  is  a  recognized  fact  that  one  can  borrow  or  buy  the  use  of  al- 
most anything.  At  a  great  crush  it  is  understood  that  those  who 
entertain  may  have  hired  most  of  their  chairs,  and  there  are  ca- 
terers who  make  it  their  business  to  rent  out  entire  dinner  services. 
It  is  a  matter  of  harmless  conjecture  as  to  how  many  young  men 
at  a  dancing  party  wear  their  dress  suits  by  the  grace  of  five  dol- 
lars a  night,  or  by  the  more  knavish  procedure  of  stealing  the 
use  of  a  second  hand  one  from  a  friend  underpromise  to  pay  when 
"remittances  come  from  home,  don't  you  know."  But  there  are 
times  when  social  swells  rebel  against  paying  even  a  modest  sum  for 
an  accomodation  in  the  way  of  supplying  what  their  menage  lacks. 
There  is  not  a  leading  merchant  in  this  city  who  could  not  tell  some 
scandalous  tales  concerning  people  of  wealth  and  social  standing 
who  have  had  goods  sent  home  *•  on  approval."  There  is  abso- 
lutely no  limit  regarding  the  style  and  variety  of  the  articles  thus 
pressed  into  service.  Opera  cloaks,  fans,  jewelry  and  head-wear 
are  kept  over  night,  and  then  returned  the  next  day,  after  having 
done  duty  at  some  social  function  within  the  twenty-four  hours 
that  they  have  been  absent  from  the  store.  Since  the  greatest  of- 
fenders in  this  respect  are  often  the  firms'  best  customers,  the  vic- 
tims are  forced  to  grin  and  bear  the  imposition  as  best  they  can, 
and  so  the  polite  knavery  is  passed  over  in  silence.  But  it  has 
been  reserved  for  some  of  San  Francisco's  new  rich  to  play  a  trick 
upon  trustful  importers  of  bric-a-brac.  When  certain  people  enter 
the  art  rooms,  look  at  cut  glass  wear,  and  order  several  of  the 
handsomest  specimens  to  be  sent  up  to  the  house  »  this  evening, 
be  sure  you  send  them  up  this  evening  for  my  husband  to  see 
them  by  gas  light,"  the  clerks  know  full  well  that  a  big  dinner  is 
on  the  tapis.  In  this  supposition  they  are  sustained  on  the  return 
of  the  goods  by  the  unmistakable  signs  of  dried  soap  suds  in  the 
deeper  crevices  of  the  rose  cuttings.  Sometimes  these  "  society" 
frauds  do  have  the  grace  to  retain  one  piece  and  pay  for  it,  as  the 
price  of  the  cut  glass  display  which  their  assurance  enabled  them 
to  make  before  their  guests  of  the  night  preceeding,  but  quite  as 
likely  the  whole  lot  will  be  returned  without  compunction,  and 
with  regrets. 

*  ♦  » 

Some  time  ago  society  took  up  the  fad  of  china  painting,  and 
several  artists,  particularly  one  who  had  his  own  firing  establish- 
ment, numbered  their  scholars  by  the  hundreds.  Oneof  the  most 
successful  of  the  amateur  artists  was  a  lady,  who  had  determined 
to  paint  a  complete  dinner  set  for  her  own  table.  The  meat  plat- 
ter was  a  work  of  art.  It  was  placed  in  the  oven  in  the  center  of 
a  collection  that  represented  a  great  deal  of  money,  taste  and  time. 
Imagine  the  proprietor's  horror,  when  he  opened  the  oven  door, 
only  to  find  that  the  big  platter  had  exploded  into  a  multitude  of 
pieces,  each  one  marking  the  spot  where  it  fell  on  cup,  saucer  or 
dainty  bit  of  china.  The  whole  firing  was  ruined.  Why!  how? 
Because  the  platter  had  been  used  before  it  had  been  painted  and 
fired,  and  the  glazing  had  undoubtedly  absorbed  some  of  the  salt 
from  the  meat  or  fish  which  had  rested  upon  it.  It  had  been 
brought  by  the  lady  herself,  in  her  carriage  direct  from  the  store 
to  the  studio.  She  bad  been  the  victim  of  goods  sent  up  "  on  ap- 
proval "  and  returned  as  unavailable." 

#  *  * 

The  frequent  mention  of  a  society  belle  and  the  constant  news- 
paper adulation  of  her  charms  of  face,  figure  and  manner,  of  late, 
have  recalled  to  my  mind  an  incident  of  the  borrowing  sort  in 
which  the  young  lady  was  the  central  figure,  so  to  speak.  When 
she  first  came  into  her  kingdom  of  young  ladyhood,  she  went  to 
a  photographer  to  have  some  pictures  taken.  She  was  a  very 
pretty  girl,  and  with  his  eye  for  artistic  effect,  the  photographer 
saw  that  she  would  make,  under  certain  conditions,  a  very  fine 
picture.  She  sat  for  it,  and  it  was  finished  exquisitely  in  water 
colors.  Then  there  was  some  higgling  about  the  price,  and  at  last 
the  family  concluded  that  they  did  not  want  the  picture  because 
they  «  did  not  like  a  profile  view,  any  way?"  So  the  photographer, 


although  he  could  h*\r   foroad    them  to  Ukl  tbt  plctura,  d«0ld«d 

lp  It  himself  for  «  *bow   card.      He    therefore  wr.  te    lo    the 

mother  that,  although  tie  had  paid  the  artist  for  his  work,  «  hit  b 

torn  he  would  Ion  by  bet    bang*  of  dai  Won,  bt  would  not  praaa 

his  claims  if  the  would  permit  him  to  display  her  daughter's  pic- 
ture at  his  do  .,,  Mcapo  the  payment  uf  the  thirty  dol- 
lars, which  had  been  the  price  at  first  agreed  npon,  the  mother 
wrote  back  "Certainty,"  and  down  wool  the  pu  ture  to  the  en- 
trance. In  the  oo ur |  the  month,  the  mother oama  to  the  studio 

in  a  lowering  rage,  and  demanded  by  what  right  he  had  subjected 
her  daughter  to  the  curious  atare  of  a  Market  street  multitude. 
She  repudiated  her  note  by  saying  that  she  thought  he  meant  to 
hang  the  picture  in  the  reception  room,  but  as  for  leaving  It  where 
it  was,  that  she  would  never  permit.  80  the  photographer,  being 
an  amiable  man,  brought  the  picture  up  into  his  reception  room, 
where  it  hung  for  over  a  year.  He  was  then  surprised  by  a  rlafit 
from  the  young  lady  herself.  8he  had  come  to  know  if  he  would 
have  any  objections  to  her  borrowing  the  picture  for  a  few  weeks, 
as  the  family  were  about  to  entertain  some  rich  relatives  from  the 
East,  and  the  picture  would  look  particularly  well  on  the  parlor 
wall.  And  the  photographer  let  her  borrow  her  own  picture!" 
"  I  know  she  expected  me  to  let  her  keep  it,"  said  he,  »  but  I  sent 
for  it  at  the  end  of  a  month."  Was  not  that  a  sublime  capacity 
for  borrowing? 


Ammonia:  —  touch  ft, 
taste  it,  smell  it ;  see  what 
the  dictionary  says  it's  made 
of ;  ask  your  doctor  about 
it ;  yet,  because  it  is  cheap, 
it  is  used  in  baking  powder 
advertised  far  and  wide  as 
"absolutely  pure." 

Is  your  baking  powder 
ammonia-tainted  ? 

Test  it  yourself : 

Boil  thoroughly,  in  a  tin  cup,  a  heap- 
ing teaspoonful  of  the  powder  in  a  tea- 
spoonful  of  water,  and  smell  the  steam. 

There  is  not  a  particle  of 
ammonia,  or  any  other 
adulterant  in  Cleveland's 
baking  powder,  but  test  it 
yourself. 

You  will  find  Cleveland's 
pure  and  wholesome. 

Cleveland's  baking  pow- 
stands  all  tests. 

r.  H.  aiHn  .v  DO.,  Agents. 


Artistic  Hair  Dressing 

AND  

\  BEAUTIFYING  PARLORS, 


106  Ellis  St.,  near  Powell, 

IMPORTERS  OF 

Human  Hair  and  Parisian  Novelties, 
Toilet  Accessories,  Cosmetics,  Ktc,  Etc. 


RECAMIER 
BAZAAR, 

930  Market  Street, 

(Baldwin  Annex.) 


•     Media's  Complexion  Creme, 
Siempre  Viva, 

'  And  all  the  Choicest  and  Best  Toilet 
Requisites. 

I  HAIR  DRESSING  and  MANICURING 


OLIVE  TREES  FOR  SALE. 

Large  numbers  of  splendidly  rooted  trees  of  different 
New  process  of  rooting,  the  result  of  ten  years' 
experimenting.     No  artificial  heat  used.     Address 

W.  ALSTON  HAYNE,  Jr., 

Santa  Barbara,  Cal. 


10 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  30,  1892. 


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IT  is  with  sorrow  that  I  announce  that  old  Sam  Brookes,  the 
artist,  is  about  to  cash  in  his  checks.  He  has  been  confined  io 
his  bed  with  a  kidney  complaint  for  two  weeks  past,  and  it  is  not 
thought  he  will  recover.  Brookes  is  seventy-six  years  old,  and  as 
he  has  not  been  well  for  several  years  past,  the  chances  are  de- 
cidedly against  him.  Every  one  in  this  city  who  has  ever  taken 
any  interest  in  local  art,  knows  Brookes,  for  bis  brushes  have  been 
at  work  here  for  thirty-five  years  past.  He  is  an  Englishman, 
but  came  to  the  United  States  when  qaite  a  boy,  so  tbat  all  his 
interests  have  been  formed  in  this  country.  Many  interesting 
stories  are  told  about  the  old  man,  one  of  which  he  often  told 
himself  with  much  gusto.  When  a  young  man,  before  he  had  pro- 
duced anything  which  had  any  claim  to  be  known  as  a  work  of 
art,  he  copied  a  picture  by  a  French  master,  the  property  of  a 
gentleman  who  had  taken  some  interest  in  him.  The  copy  was 
a  good  one,  and  as  Brookes  placed  it  beside  the  original,  and 
compared  them,  be  felt  very  well  satisfied,  and  said  to  himself : 
"  Sam,  old  man,  you're  an  artist."  Some  time  later,  he  tried  his 
'prentice  hand  on  a  landscape,  sketching  from  nature.  When 
the  canvas  was  completed,  he  looked  at  his  sky  and  trees  and 
grass,  and  then,  glancing  out  of  the  window,  surveyed  the  beau- 
ties of  nature.     Then  he  again  communed  with  himself,  saying: 

<•  Brookes,  you're  a fool." 

The  highest  price  he  ever  received  for  a  painting  was  $2,500, 
which  Mrs.  Hopkins-Searles  paid  him  for  a  magnificent  life-size 
peacock.  There  is  a  good  story  about  that  peacock.  The  day 
after  the  canvas  had  been  completed,  Snow,  who  was  then  deal- 
ing in  art  here,  dropped  into  Brookes'  studio.  He  saw  and  greatly 
admired  the  painting,  which  was  certainly  an  excellent  produc- 
tion. 

"  What  do  you  ask  for  that  peacock,  Brookes  !  "  he  asked. 
"Well,  Snow,"  the  artist  replied,   "I  think  I  ought  to  get  at 
least  $750  for  that  canvas." 

"  Oh,  yes,  that's  always  your  way.  Why  don't  you  ask  $7,000, 
and  be  done  with  it.  You'll  have  just  as  mucb  chance  of  getting 
it.  Whenever  you  have  a  good  thing,  you  always  put  the  price 
up  so  that  no  one  can  reach  it  with  a  ten-foot  pole." 

That  made  Brookes  angry,  and,  slamming  his  list  on  a  table,  he 
shouted,  "  Well,  now.  Snow,  after  what  you've  just  said,  tbe 
price  of  that  canvas  is  $1,000.  and  no  man  takes  it  out  of  this 
studio  for  less  money.  If  I  don't  sell  it  for  that  price,  I'll  keep  it 
all  my  life." 

The  picture  remained  in  tbe  studio,  whither  many  people  went 
to  see  it.  It  received  much  praise  and  Brookes  gradually  raised 
the  price.  From  $L,000  it  went  to  $1,200;  then  $1,500;  then 
$1,750.  P.  J.  Finigan  dropped  in  to  see  it  one  day,  and  said,  "Why 
don't  you  ask  $2,000  for  it?  Its  a  good  thing."  And  $2,000  be- 
came the  price.  Tim  Hopkins  went  to  see  it.  He  liked  it  and 
said  he  would  bring  Mrs.  Hopkins  down  to  see  it.  She  came  and 
asked  the  price. 

"Well,  Mrs.  Hopkins,"  said  Brooks,  "the  price  was  $2,000; 
now  it  is  $2,500,  I  have  no  money,  bat  I  have  the  picture,  and 
here  it  stays  until  I  get  my  price." 

She  said  she  would  think  over  it.  Before  going,  however,  she 
took  an  apple  piece  for  $300,  and  Tim  said  he  wanted  a  small 
fish  piece.  A  couple  of  days  later  Tim  called  again  on  Brooks, 
who  agreed  to  throw  in  the  apples  and  fish  with  the  peacock,  and 
the  sale  of  the  gaudy  bird  was  made  for  $2,500. 
*  *  x 
Brookes  hated  the  name  "  fish  painter,"  given  him  by  the  ad- 
mirers of  his  fish.  His  fish,  I  think,  were  the  best  things  he  ever 
did.  He  was  always  eccentric.  lie  would  never  paint  a  salmon 
while  a  salmon  canvas  remained  in  his  studio.  He  sold  his  large 
salmon  for  $500  each.  Several  are  owned  in  this  city.  When  he 
put  a  price  on  a  canvas,  old  Satan  himself  could  not  get  a  reduc- 
tion. He  said  he  knew  the  value  of  his  work,  and  he  either  got 
the  price  or  kept  the  painting.  He  has  not  done  much  work  for 
the  last  two  years,  not  having  been  in  good  health  during  that 
time.  He  painted  his  last  salmon  over  two  years  ago.  As  he 
did  not  sell  it,  he  never  painted  another.  Brookes'  studio,  on 
the  top  floor  of  the  old  Clay-street  building,  always  reminded 
me  of  the  Old  Curiosity  Shop.  It  was  small,  close,  and  stuffed 
with  pictures  and  curios.  He  had  been  there  for  a  quarter  of  a 
century.  During  all  those  years  he  had  tramped  down  two  flights 


of  stairs  daily  to  get  water  to  wash  his  brushes,  and  had  prob- 
ably consigned  the  landlord  to  warm  regions  innumerable  times 
for  not  having  put  a  faucet  up  under  the  roof  near  his  studio. 
One  day  a  man  gave  his  place  a  general  cleaning  up,  and  found 
in  one  corner  of  the  studio,  under  an  old  bat  which  had  hidden 
it  for  two  decades,  a  water  faucet,  with  enough  head  of  water  on 
to  put  out  a  burning  building.  Brookes  had  never  known  of  its 
existence;  or  if  he  had,  had  totally  forgotten  it. 
»  #  » 

During  war  times  the  artist  made  a  good  portrait  of  Fargo,  the 
liquor  dealer.  One  day  Fargo  met  him  on  the  street,  and  said: 
"Brookes,  I  would  like  you  to  make  a  portrait  of  my  wife.  I 
haven't  any  money,  but  I  tell  you  what  I'll  do.  I'll  give  you  a 
barrel  of  whisky." 

"Goes!  "said  Brookes,  for  in  those  days  whisky  came  high. 
Denny  and  some  other  artists  were  in  the  old  man's  studio  one 
day,  when  an  expressman  entered,  and  said  there  was  a  barrel  of 
whisky  downstairs  for  Mr.  Brookes.  Tbe  latter  had  forgotten  all 
about  it,  the  portrait  having  been  finished  and  delivered. 

"  Send  up  the  stuff,"  yelled  Denny. 

"  But  I  can't  roll  a  barrel  of  whisky  up  all  these  stairs,  all 
alone,"  said  the  expressman. 

"Hire  a  man!  Hire  two  men!  Must  have  it!  Get  it  up 
here!  "  cried  the  artists,  and  up  it  came.  Denny  then  borrowed 
a  trying  tube  in  the  vicinity,  and  they  all  tested  Fargo's  best. 
That  tube  remained  there  until  the  barrel  was  empty. 

*  *  * 

Under  the  title,  "Tales  of  Soldiers  and  Civilians,"  Ambrose 
Bierce  has  issued  a  volume  of  nineteen  of  his  famous  short  stories, 
all  of  which  were  originally  published  in  this  city.  "  Denied  ex- 
istence by  the  chief  publishing  houses  of  the  country,  this  book 
owes  itself  to  Mr.  E.  L.  G.  Steele,  merchant,  of  this  city,"  says  Mr. 
Bierce,  in  a  note  at  the  beginning  of  the  volume.  All  the  stories 
show  the  strong  hand  which  has  given  Bierce  more  than  local 
fame.  His  style  is  his  own.  Terse,  clear  and  with  an  admirable 
manner  of  expression,  all  his  stories  are  intensely  interesting 
from  the  first  sentence  to  the  last.  He  seems  particularly  happy 
when  describing  the  terrible.  There  are  ten  tales  of  soldiers  and 
nine  of  civilians.  "A  Horseman  in  the  Sky,"  which  has  the 
place  of  honor  in  the  volume,  is  one  of  the  best  short  stories  ever 
written,  descriptive  of  scenes  and  incidents  of  the  Civil  War. 
Bierce  was  a  Union  staff  officer  during  the  Rebellion.  Among  the 
tales  which  will  make  delightful  fireside  reading  on  a  stormy 
night  are,  "A  Watcher  by  the  Dead ;  "  «•  Tbe  Boarded  Window;  ,T 
"  The  Man  and  the  Snake;"  and  •'  The  Middle  Toe  of  the  Right 
Foot."  This  volume  should  take  prominent  place  among  the  best 
works  of  Californian  authors. 

#  «  * 

Timothy  Hopkins,  whose  iesthetic  taste  has  been  shocked  by 
the  barrenness  of  the  school-yards  on  this  Coast,  has  become 
anxious  to  beautify  them.  He  has  undertaken  to  do  what  he  can 
toward  improving  their  condition,  and  has  set  about  it  in  a  really 
practical  way.  He  has  sent  word  to  the  different  school  teachers 
that  if  any  of  their  pupils  will  pledge  themselves  to  plant  and 
cultivate  a  garden  of  flowers  in  their  school-yards,  he  will  let 
them  have  all  the  necessary  plants  and  seeds.  A  large  number  of 
school  teachers  have  signified  their  willingness  to  undertake  the 
encouragement  of  the  floral  taste  among  their  pupils,  and  without 
any  doubt  there  will,  in  a  short  time,  be  a  great  improvement  in 
the  appearance  of  our  school-yards,  which,  from  tbe  deserts  that 
they  are,  will  soon  blossom  out  into  beautiful  flower  gardens. 
In  his  statement  to  the  teachers  on  this  subject,  Mr.  Hopkins 
says:  "Most  of  our  school-yards  and  buildings  are  so  barren 
and  uninviting  that  it  is  little  wonder  that  the  children 
want  to  stay  at  home,  or  go  anywhere  rather  than  to  school. 
This  neglectful  system  is  all  wrong,  and  is  crude  and  barbaroua. 
The  finer  instincts  of  our  children  should  be  fostered  and  culti- 
vated, not  only  by  surrounding  them  by  beautiful  flowers  and 
trees  at  home,  but  the  school-yards  should  be  made  beautiful,  that 
they  may  take  a  pride  and  a  delight  in  having  an  individual 
ownership  in  them.  A  mere  memorizing  of  the  contents  of  a 
book  does  not  mean  education  in  the  higher  sense;  but  in  the 
contemplation  of  Nature,  in  its  most  beautiful  and  perfect  forms, 
tbe  thoughts  are  lifted  out  of  the  rugged,  tortuous  channel  of  life's 
routine,  and  placed  upon  tbe  higher  plane  of  original  investiga- 
tion, which  may  lead  to  the  greatest  possibilities."  All  the 
leading  educators  of  this  city  are  in  perfect  accord  with  Mr. 
Hopkins  in  these  sentiments,  and  will  be  glad  to  see  him  begin 
the  good  work  of  making  the  unsightly  school  grounds  bloom 
with  flowers  and  delight  the  eye  with  their  greenery. 


s 


27-37  Kearny  St. 


HOUSE  COATS,  GOWNS, 

MACKINTOSH'S,  SILK  UMBRELLAS, 
OVERCOATS,  FINE  UNDERWEAR, 

NECKWEAR,  SATCHELS,  ETC. 


Jan.  SO,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCI8CO  NKW8  LETTER. 


11 


0*O*fml  Traffic  M»n»^r  Richard  Oray  of  the  Southern  Pacific 
\ny.  who  ts  on  bis  way  home  fnjro  Japan,  i*  coming  back 
reeled  and  refreshed.  Mr  Gray  Is  >na  of  the  har.lr  ■ 
that  freat  hive  of  industry,  the  general  office*  «»f  the  company  at 
Fourth  and  TownMod  street*.  H*  i>  known  anions  the  Other 
railroad  men  as  ■-Quiet  Gray."  He  ha*  leaato  say  than  many  of  the 
others,  though  when  it  comes  t.>  a  sound  argument  on  the  ques- 
tion of  freights.  Mr.  Gray  is  "always  there,"  At  the  time  <>( 
holding  the  meetings  of  the  Transcontinental  Association,  the 
representative;!  of  the  different  lines  who  gather  at  Chicago  or 
New  York  to  fight  over  the  division  of  percentages,  always  have 
an  extraordinary  good  time,  and  much  poker  la  played  and  much 
champagne  passes  down  thirsty  throat*.  Mr.  Gray  does  not  like 
lo  have  himself  considered  a  dry  sort  of  fellow,  but  at  the  same 
time  he  has  no  festive  inclinations.  The  members  of  the  asso- 
ciation have  a  habit  of  going  to  a  man's  hotel  and  getting  him  up 
at  any  hour  of  the  night  whether  he  will  or  no,  and  making  him 
join  them  in  their  frolics.  The  last  time  Gray  went  with  them 
he  played  one  company  of  festive  fellows  against  another.  He 
never  could  be  found  at  his  room  in  the  hotel  where  he  was  said 
to  be  stopping,  and  next  day  he  had  always  "been  out  with  the 
other  crowd."  a*  he  declared,  when  asked  where  he  had  been  on 
the  previous  night.  "Gray  is  getting  to  be  an  awfully  dissipated 
fellow,  after  all,"  the  railroad  boys  would  say.  "That  is  the  way 
these  quiet  men  go  when  they  once  get  started."  The  fact  of  the 
matter  was  that  Gray  had  taken  a  room  at  another  hotel,  and 
was  doing  the  early-to-bed-and-early-to-rise  act  right  along.  The 
boys  had  much  respect  for  him  when  they  found  it  out  and  were 
afraid  to  guy  him.  They  knew  he  was  on  the  right  track,  though 
it  was  a  dry  one. 

*  •  * 

It's  a  great  and  good  tbing,  really, 
Yon  are  doing,  Mr.  Keely, 

And  I  hope  you'll  stick  right  to  it 
Till  you've  killed  the  last  bacterium 
That  ever  caused  delirium — 
Supposing  true  the  theorem 

That  those  little  fellows  do  it. 

But  be  careful,  Mr.  Keely, 

That  you  don't  make  cures  too  freely, 

Lest  you  over-tempt  the  flesh; 
For  'tis  tempting  to  the  sore-eyed 
To  know,  when  they  are  florid, 
And  their  scuppers  have  grown  torrid, 
And  their  dreams  are  getting  horrid, 
They  can  hoist  in  some  bi-chloride, 

And  then  start  in  afresh. 

*  #  * 

The  Garza  revolutionary  movement  is  the  cause  of  more  con- 
cern to  the  Diaz  Government  than  the  Mexican  officials  are  will- 
ing to  admit.  Garza  is  described  as  being  a  fugitive  and  an  out- 
law, who  is  supported  in  his  overt  acts  by  a  few  border  outlaws. 
These  statements  are  contraverted  by  Dr.  A.  N.  Simpson,  a  resi- 
dent of  Lordsburg,  N.  M.,  who  arrived  in  this  city  last  Monday. 
He  states  that  Garza  is  a  man  possessed  of  keen  political  acumen, 
and  is  regarded  by  bis  followers  with  that  deep  infatuation 
which  marked  the  affections  of  the  French  people  for  the  first 
Napoleon.  "  Garza  is  the  Napoleon  of  Mexico,"  said  Dr.  Simp- 
son, with  considerable  enthusiasm.  "  He  is  the  '  man  of  destiny,' 
who  shows  the  star  of  hope  to  the  enslaved  peons  of  Mexico. 
Everything  is  favorable  to  his  cause.  His  strength  is  under- 
estimated by  far.  He  can  call  to  his  assistance  30,000  men,  who 
are  well  armed  and  equipped  with  Winchester  rifles  and  modern 
side  arms.  He  is  backed  by  millions  of  dollars,  supplied  by 
wealthy  Americans  and  Mexicans,  who  have  implicit  faith  in  the 
successful  outcome  of  the  cause  which  he  advocates.  Garza  is 
plentifully  supplied  with  arms,  which  are  smuggled  over  the 
border  in  the  guise  of  soap  and  other  articles.  Not  two  weeks 
ago  a  carload  of  soap,  destined  for  the  Mexican  side,  was  in- 
spected, and  found  to  consist  of  Winchester  rifles,  Colt's  revolvers 
and  ammunition  enough  to  carry  on  a  vigorous  campaign. 
"Mexico  is  ripe  for  revolution,"  says  Dr.  Simpson,  who  is  evi- 
dently a  Garzaite,  "  and  it  requires  but  one  word  from  Garza  to 
set  the  country  in  flames.  Diaz  has  made  enemies  by  the  thou- 
sands, and  a  new  man  appearing  on  the  scene  opens  up  an  op- 
portunity for  revenge  which  will  be  taken  advantage  of.  Diaz 
officials  may  pretend  to  laugh  at  Garza,  but  deep  in  their  hearts 
they  have  a  fear  of  the  result.  He  recently  published  a  mani- 
festo, offering  liberation  to  the  peons  and  recognizing  the  rights 
of  the  clerical  party.  This  document  found  its  way  to  all  parts 
of  Mexico,  and  was  a  bombshell  of  consternation  to  the  Diaz 
regime."  According  to  Dr.  Simpson,  Garza  is  an  Imperialist,  and 
his  ambition  is  to  sit  on  the  throne  of  Maximillian, 

*  #  * 

Though  Willie  Wilde  is  gone,  he  is  not  forgotten.  From  the 
statements  of  those  who  traveled  with  Mrs.  Leslie's  big  boy 
across  the  continent,  it  seems  that  Willie  acted  throughout  the 
trip  with  all  that  disregard  for  the  conventionalities  which  char- 
acterizes the  globe-trotting  Briton.  Frequently,  it  is  said,  he 
paraded  the  sleeping-car  in   deshabille,  and   on   more   than  one 


occasion  sat  on  the  »ld«  ..f  hit  berth.  and  puttii.fi  lbs  cortalni  t  fr- 

h*nri  n  ittoni  on  hit  shin,  or  itlsndad  t 

I  ortlon  -d  ins  attire,  ail  to  ths  oonfu4on  of  the  |  ad  fat  in   U 

Why  Mrv  Leslie,  after  »«  nring  M  flOS  ft  looking  husband,  should 

have  refused  him  her  pressnov,  was  one  ..f   the  ourloi 

of  the  trip. 

•  •   * 

The  members  of  what  Co  mad  Ian  Toole  termed  "the  upper  crust 
of  Oakland,"  .lid  nol  have   any  event  of  any  great  Importance  t-» 

engage  their  attention  during  the  week  |nal  ending,  and  in  fact 
will  not  be  particularly  interested  until  the  approaching  charity 
given  at  til.-  Urand  Opera  Bonae.Ban  Praoolioot  on 
February  lOtb  In  aid  of  the  Fabiola  Hospital.  The  concert  will 
be  given  by  Professors  Bancho,  Lombarderro  and  pupils,  embrac- 
ing one  hundred  and  fifty  bandnrrias,  mandolin?,  guitars,  violins 
and  cellos,  and  composed  nf  the  following  clubs:  Figaro,  Hutch- 
ison, Sketch  Club,  Orago  and  the  famous  Los  BandurristaM.  The 
stage  of  the  Grand  Opera  House  will  be  specially  arranged  for  the 
occasion,  and  the  event  promises  to  be  one  of  great  interest,  and 
commends  itself  to  the  attention  of  all  music-loving  people.  Mrs. 
Mary  Wyman  Williams,  mezzo  soprano;  Mr.  Howland,  baritone; 
Senor  Galvani,  Senor  Martinez  and  Mr.  Keating  will  also  assist. 
With  the  co-operation  of  these  well-known  artists,  the  success  of 
the  charity  concert  is  assured.  The  affair  will  be  under  the  super- 
vision and  patronage  of  the  following  well-known  ladies:  Mrs. 
D.  B.  Hinkley,  Mrs.  Kemi  Chabot,  Mrs.  W.  W.  Standeford,  Mrs. 
Wallace  Everson,  Mrs.  Q.  A.  Chase,  Mrs.  G.  M.  Stolp,  Mrs.  Pedar 
Sather,  Mrs.  .1.  A.  rolger,  Mrs.  It.  M.  Remillard,  Mrs.  W.  S.  Snook, 
Mrs.  Albert  Brown,  Mrs.  Sarah  Snell,  Mrs.  J.  N.  Knowles,  Mr. 
W.  W.  Cameron,  Mrs.  T.  F.  Chapman,  Mrs.  T.  L.  Barker,  Mrs.  N. 
W.  Murray,  Mrs.  John  Yule. 

•  *  » 

The  Chicago  Figaro  has  discovered  that  Paderewski,  the  Polish 
pianist,  is  not  a  Pole,  as  has  been  so  often  stated,  but  an  Irish- 
man, pure  and  simple,  who  is  now  suffering  from  an  unpro- 
nounceable name  because  his  progenitors  happened,  on  a  time,  to 
wander  in  the  domains  of  the  Czar.  The  argument  is,  that  his 
name  was  originally  Patrick  Rooney,  the  name  of  his  father. 
This  father,  being  a  true  Irishman,  must  have  been  a  singer  of 
the  Cruiskeen  Lawn,  and  his  Polish  friends  being  unable  to  pro- 
nounce that  name,  nicknamed  him  "  Cruskee,"  which  became 
corrupted  into  "Rewski."  The  boy's  Christian  name  being  Paddy, 
he  thus  became  known  as  Paddy  Rewski.  A  prominent  Chicago 
Irishman,  to  satisfy  himself  and  friends  upon  this  important 
matter,  called  on  the  pianist,  and  thus  reports  the  interview :  "  I 
asked  him  to  play  the  '  Harp  That  Once  Thro'  Tara"s  Hall.'  He 
didn't  know  what  I  meant,  by  I  struck  him  plum  in  the  center 
by  asking  for  the  'Harpsky.'  do  you  mind,  "that  Onesky'  through 
1  Tara's  Hallsky.'  Then  be  played  it  with  all  the  suavity  of 
oriental  hospitality,  and  as  if  he  was  to  the  manor  born.  He 
followed  it  up  with  ■  Kathleen  Mavourneensky,'  <  Rory  O'Moore- 
sky '  and  *  St.  Patrick's  Daysky.'  And  I  tell  you,  boys,  it  was 
grand." 

•  #  # 

I  have  heard  of  remarkable  feats  o  animals,  but  what  I  saw 
the  other  day  was  really  a  wonderful  surprise.  I  was  on  a,  Kearny 
street  car,  when  suddenly  I  noticed  a  fine  large  Better  dog  running 
with  great  speed  up  Washington  street,  toward  Kearny,  and  along 
the  latter  street  after  the  car.  Reaching  it  he  bounded  upon  the 
front  platform  with  the  driver,  who  was  greatly  surprised,  and 
allowed  the  animal  to  stay.  On  reaching  California  street  the  dog 
looked  about  him,  and  suddenly  jumping  off,  boarded  a  California 
street  car,  evidently  bound  for  his  home. 

For  Debilitated  Men!  IE  you  desire  to  be  restored  to  complete 
vigor  and  manhood,  promptly,  permanently  and  cheaply,  we  will 
send  you  full  particulars  (sealed)  of  a  reliable,  unfailing  Home 
Treatment  free.  No  electric  nonsense,  no  stomach  drugging. 
Address  Albion  Pharmacy  Co.,  Box  L.  Albion,  Mich. 

The  Original  Swain's  Bakery,  of  213  Sutter  street,  has  for  years 
had  an  enviablereputation,  forin  all  particulars  it  is  always  first-class. 
Its  menu  is  the  best  in  the  city,  and  its  service  can  nowhere  be  ex- 
celled. It  is  particularly  popular  for  the  purpose  of  small  dinners  or 
family  parties  or  similar  gatherings,  the  success  of  which  require  at- 
tractive surroundings. 

If  you  want  to  drink  first-class  liquor,  and  are  looking  for  a  place 
where  you  may  be  sure  of  getting  it  at  all  times,  we  recommend  the 
Grand  Central' Wine  Rooms,  at  16-18  Third  street.  The  rule  of  that 
popular  establishment  is  that  only  the  best  of  brands  shall  ever  be  al- 
lowed to  enter  its  doors. 

FINE   DIAMONDS, 

Gold   and   Silver  Watches. 

The  newest  designs  in  jew- 
elry of  first   quality   only,  at 
very   reasonable   prices. 
A.   W    STOTT, 

3    Montgomery  St, 
Under  Masonic   Temple. 


12 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  30,  1892. 


THE    NATION'S    VOICE. 

To  arms!  too  long  we've  meekly  borne 

Base  and  insulting  fare; 
We  are  a  spiteful  people's  scorn 

Because  we  still  forbear. 
The  insolent  and  angry  foe 
Our  patient  courage  do  not  know, 
And  never  will  until  a  blow 

Has  taught  them  to  beware. 
They've  struck  a  blow  upon  our  shield, 

And  wait  the  swift  return; 
By  all  the  gods  of  flood  and  field, 

Let  not  the  braggarts  yearn! 
We've  cast  the  pearls  of  peace  too  long 
Before  tbese  swine;  now  let  the  wrong 
Be  righted — let  them  feel  how  strong 

And  fierce  our  wrath  can  burn  I 
Unfurl  the  banners!  longer  pause 

Would  shame  the  colors  bright; 
And  never  weakling  deem  the  cause 

Unworthy  of  our  might: 
Not  in  the  magnitude  of  war 
Sublimity  and  glory  are, 
But  in  the  object  battled  for, 

And  ours  will  be  the  Right. 

A    SERVIAN    LEGEND. 


"If  a  Servian  refuse  anything  to  his  guest,  his  race  will  be  cursed,  and 
the  wolf  Kalgris  will  come  up  from  hell  to  destroy  him." 


IT  is  cold.  The  moon  shines  sadly  over  the  plains  covered  with 
snow,  and  the  plains  covered  with  snow  send  sadly  back  to 
the  moon  her  wan  light.  The  old  trees  clothed  in  white  look  like 
stiffened  phantoms;  and  in  the  forest,  around  the  mossy  oaks, 
the  wood-fairies  lead  their  mad  dances. 

In    the  cabin  of  the  Servian   Paraska,  the  old    man    with    the 

white  beard,  the   balaika  resounds  'neath    the   fingers  of  Janka, 

the  child  with  the  curling  locks;  and  Janka,  the   child   with    the 

curling  locks  sings  with    her  clear  voice  the  ballad  that  he  loves: 

'*  Tis  I  who  am  Jauka,  poor  mistletoe  of  the  oak, 

That  a  blast  of  wind  would  destroy."    *   *   * 

And  now,  see,  a  stranger,  with  black  eyebrows,  knocks  at  the 
door  of  the  cabin.  He  has  traversed  the  plains  covered  with 
snow  and  the  forest  where  the  fairies  are  fighting;  and  the  light 
has  already  coursed  many  times  over  the  high  tops  of  the  white 
trees,  and  he  has  not  yet  drunk,  neither  has  he  eaten,  and  he  has 
not  slept,  and  he  entered  the  cabin  of  the  Servian  Paraska  where 
the  balaika  resounds  'neath  the  fingers  of  Janka,  the  child  with 
the  curling  locks. 

"  Am  I  welcome,  0  my  hosts  ?  "  says  he. 

"  Thou  art  welcome,"  says  Paraska,  the  old  man,  to  him.  And 
Paraska,  the  old  man,  turns  himself  towards  his  wife,  the  beauti- 
ful Luibitza  with  the  eyes  of  gold,  and  he  says  unto  her: 

*<  Luibitza  with  the  eyes  of  gold,  prepare  supper  for  our  guest." 

And  the  beautiful  Luibitza  replies: 

"Thou  art  welcome,  O  our  guest.  The  forest  is  vast  and  the 
owls  hoot  in  the  distance,  and  the  faggot  crackles  and  blazes  on 
the  hearth,  but  I  have  no  supper.  Twice  already  has  the  light 
coursed  over  the  high  tops  of  the  white  trees,  and  we  have  not 
yet  eaten." 

Shame  and  confusion  seize  the  heart  of  Paraska,  the  old  man, 
for  he  does  not  ignore  that  "  if  a  Servian  refuse  anything  to  his 
guest,  his  race  will  be  cursed,  and  the  wolf  Kalgris  will  come  up 
from  hell  to  destroy  him,"  and  he  opens  the  cupboard  and  be 
mounts  to  the  loft  without  being  able  to  discover  a  piece  of 
bread,  nor  yet  a  fruit. 

"Art  thou  a  Servian?"  says  the  stranger  with  the  black  eye- 
brows, "  and  hast  thou  nothing  to  give  to  thy  guest?" 

"  I  am  a  8ervian,M  replies,  with  a  sad  voice,  the  old  man  with 
the  white  beard,  "  and  I  have  nothing  to  give  to  my  guest!" 
Shame  and  confusion  seize  his  heart. 

And  the  stranger  says:  "Here  are  nourishment  and  fresh  meat." 

And  be  places  his  hand  upon  the  head  of  Janka,  the  child  with 
the  curling  locks. 

And  Luibitza  with  the  eyes  of  gold  shrieks  out  and  falls  upon 
the  ground,  for  she  knows,  as  do  the  stranger  with  the  black  eye- 
brows, and  Paraska,  the  old  man  with  the  white  beard,  that  "  if  a 
Servian  refuse  anything  to  his  guest  his  race  will  be  cursed,  and 
the  wolf  Kalgris  will  come  up  from  bell  to  destroy  him." 

<«  I  am  a  Servian,"  repeats,  with  a  manly,  energetic  voice,  Paras- 
ka, the  old  man. 

And  the  long  burnished  knife  cuts  the  throat,  so  white,  of  Janka, 
the  child  with  curling  locks. 

And  in  the  cabin  of  the  Servian,  Paraska,  the  old  man  with  the 
white  beard,  instead  of  the  balaika  which  resounded  'neath  the 
fingers  of  the  beloved  child,  one  hears  no  longer  but  the  noise  of 
the  fire  which  blazes  on  the  hearth,  and  the  hissing  of  the  red-hot 
coals,  as  their  tongues  of  flame  lick  up  the  fat  of  Janka,  the  child 
with  the  curling  locks. 

— From  the  Servian  of  Kalenik-Basavriouk  into  French  by  Charles  Mon- 
ville.    From  the  French  by  Virginia  Flam  Thibault. 


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IS 


Oof  the  ■murine  sights  •>.  Ihr  day  ||  the  rav.ilrn.L'  -»f  pleas- 
ure seeker?  (■>  t-e  seen  in  the  park  on  ft  8»turd«y  afu >rnoon.  <>r 
vehicles  there  are  all  styles,  from  the  ityltlh  private  rqalpRg*  to 
the  hired  hack.  But  the  moat  absurd  l|  the  would-be  swell  who 
apes  the  English.  *•  ye  know*"  and  rails  ftgregioQBly  i<>  carry  out 
the  true  conception  of  a  British  one.  The  cbftp  who  drives  a  doR- 
oart  Undem  should  instruct  hi>  groom  bow  to  sit  at  the  back; 
anus  crossed  over  the  breast  i>  the  correct  thing,  not  .*  lounging, 
go-as-you-please  attitude,  hand?  in  the  pockets  as  like  as  not.  The 
tally-ho  coach  Is  another  specimen  of  misguided  ambition.  The 
owner  drives  well,  as  why  should  he  not,  being  »  to  the  manner 
born." 

•  *  * 

The  equestrians  are  in  most  Instances  a  sight  to  behold.  Every 
style  is  to  be  seen,  from  the  languid,  swaying  figure,  that  sits  to 
one  side,  to  the  stir?,  bolt  upright  rider  who  never  swerves  from 
the  position  the  riding  master  has  told  her  to  assume.  The  men 
are  not  much  better.  The  ungainly,  long-legged  fellows,  whose 
knees  appear  above  their  horse's  heads;  the  chunky,  stout  chaps, 
who  sit  far  back  and  jolt  up  and  down  in  an  attempt  at  "English 
trotting,"  are  out  in  numbers.  The  one  who  takes  the  cake  is 
the  jovial  tooth-puller,  whose  ample  body  is  twisted  half  side- 
ways, and  whose  feet  stick  out  in  their  stirrups,  the  heels  against 
the  horse's  sides  and  the  toes  pointing  north  and  south. 

*  •  * 

When  young  Hermie  Oelrichs  arrives  with  his  mamma  next 
month  what  a  cooing  of  girls'  voices  will  be  heard  on  the  hill.  All 
the  pretty  bridesmaids  will  vie  with  one  another  in  trying  to 
smother  the  fortunate  young  gentleman  with  kisses  and  caresses. 
His  advance  cards  have  already  been  received,  fastened  to  those 
of  his  mamma  with  a  tiny  knot  of  white  satin  ribbon. 

*  »  » 

The  hop  at  Angel  Island  last  week  lacked  but  one  tbing  to 
make  it  a  brilliant  success,  and  that  was  a  plentiful  supply  of 
beaux.  The  weather  was  perfect,  the  ladies  charming,  the  hosts 
of  the  occasion  hospitality  itself,  the  band  played  its  loveliest 
wal.zes,  but  there  were  not  men  enough  to  go  round. 

*  *•  # 

The  martial  Strother  is  among  us  again,  and  no  doubt  will  be 
a  central  figure  at  the  coming  army  and  navy  german,  which  is 
to  cast  the  bal  poudr&  far  into  the  shade. 

*  *  # 

A  sensational  on  dit  goes  that  the  desciples  of  Boston  "culchaw," 
so  largely  represented  here,  are  about  to  copy  the  last  fad  intro- 
duced in  the  swell  circles  of  the  Hub.  Already  some  of  our  most 
agile  belles  are  doing  the  high  kick  act  in  their  boudoirs,  prepara- 
tory to  the  establishment  of  a  club. 

*  *     * 

And  now  Mr.  Carl  asserts  that  he  is  not  engaged  at  all.  The  an- 
nouncement, he  remarks,  was  concocted  by  his  fellow  artists, 
doubtless  out  of  professional  jealousy. 

*  *  * 

It  seems,  according  to  what  gossip  says,  that  a  certain  young 
benedict  of  our  city  has  a  very  pretty,  but  alas!  a  very  jealous 
wife. 

*  #  + 

For  the  past  two  weeks  the  Oakland  papers  have  reveled  in  the 
tangled  affairs  of  Harry  Phillips,  his  ex-wife,  Kate  Castleton,  and 
her  relatives,  the  Freemans.  The  head  of  the  last-named  family 
styles  himself  Captain,  though  the  source  of  his  title  is  as  ambigu- 
ous as  that  of  a  Kentucky  Colonel.  Apropos  of  the  Freemans,  is  a 
little  romance  concerning  their  daughter  Ada,  a  story  not  yet,  if 
I  am  credibly  informed,  the  property  of  the  Oakland  town-talker. 
Ada  resembles  her  sister  Kate  somewhat.  She  is  pretty,  with  a 
round  face  and  curly  hair.  Her  husband  has  lived  apart  from  her 
for  many  years,  though  they  were  not  legally  separated.  Not 
long  since  an  East  Oakland  grocer  fell  in  love  with  the  fascinating 
Ada.  He  pressed  his  suit,  but  she  did  not  care  enough  about  ac- 
cepting him  to  go  to  the  trouble  of  obtaining  a  divorce  from  her 
absent  husband.  But  the  grocer's  importunities  finally  won  the 
day.  Ada  applied  for  an  absolute  divorce,  on  the  grounds  of 
willful  desertion,  I  believe.  It  was  granted,  and  she  prepared  to 
fall  into  her  grocer's  arms.  The  marriage  day  was  set,  an  elab- 
orate trousseau  being  prepared  by  the  expectant  bride.  Alas  I  It 
was  not  to  be.  The  eve  before  the  wedding  day  Ada  received  an 
anonymous  note,  saying  that  her  intended  husband  was  already 
a  married  man,  with  children  of  his  own.  A  place  was  men- 
tioned where  she  might  substantiate  the  statement.  Ada  is  a 
quick-witted  woman,  who  would  not  condemn  a  person  upon 
mere  hearsay.  Dressed  in  boy's  clothes,  she  went  to  the  house 
indicated  in  the  note,  verifying  it  at  once,  and  establishing  the 
grocer's  perfidy.  She  is  yet  a  grass-widow,  and  doubtless  still 
smarting  from  the  wound,  which  was  only  inflicted  a  short  while 
ago.    The  grocer  lives. 


|    the    I.P.I     mrll,  DtlblOI 

youruj  ohildren.    On©  bold  to  moral  loaaloo,  wbllt  tbt  other  da- 

■   bad  always  worked  good  retail*.     \\  hi 
oblldren  ware  sulky,  ili-i  >r  qaarraiaoma,  iba  gave  com- 

mand thni  the?  ai  once  cbaaa  their  ponta  away  bj 
change  their  whine  Into  ft  load  and  merry  taagfa     "n  tbli  won 
not  done  nt  once,  if  the  inunb  did  not  follow  (lit-  oororuand,  then 

the  children  got  the  whipping,     It  itraok  ti thai  mother  aa  a 

novel  plan,  and  gbe  declared  it  waa  worth  trying. 

Brilliant  Ball  of  the  Bouapartist 

Washington,  D  c  .  January  \0  -C  rtonel  an  l  hfme.  Bonaparte. 

descendants  of  the  b  S  ipoli the  Great,  gsvoa  sumn 

Dali  at  the  Arlington,  to  introduce  their  daughtei  I  Tba 

great  ballroom  Buitea  were  magnificently  decorated,  and  the  sapper 
served  al  small  tables,  waa  the  most  elaborate,  the  champagne  for  the 
occasion  being  G.H.Mumin  a  Extra  Dry.  the  favorite  o!  royalty. 
i  iir  iii-i.iitanir  w,!-  dr.  —  * . i  in  white,  her  ornaments  beautiful  pearls 
heirloom-  pi  the  Bonaparte  family.  The  popularity  of  Mumin  Cham- 
pagne in  the  t  nue<l  Mates  is  well  shown  by  tbia  record  ol  the  im- 
portations of  champagne  into  tin*  United  States  from  Julv  1st  to  De- 
cember 31,  1891  : 


<t.  II.  Miunm  it  Co 

Moel  A  Cbandon 

Pcrrier  Jouet 
Pom  m  cry 
Veuve  Clicquot 

Dry  Monopola  

L.  Roederer  


86,685  cases 

lfl.tJO  " 

18,384  " 

10,8*2  " 

H.702  " 

.     7,686  " 

.  6,708  " 

Jones.  Mundy  &  Co.,  of  10  Front  street,  are  the  Pacific  Coast  agents 
for  G.  H.  Mumni  it  Co. 


DUFF    GORDON     SHERRY 

THE  MOST  CELEBRATED  AND    BEST   KNOWN  BRAND  IN 

THE  WORLD. 

Sold  by  the  Leading  nine  Merchants  and  Grocers. 

Charles  Meinecke  &  Co., 


Sole  Agents  Pacific  Coast. 


314  Sacramento  St.,  S.  F. 


HIGHLAND     BRAND 
EVAPORATED  CREAM. 

ABSOLUTELY     PURE, 

UNSWEETENED. 

Awarded  Gold  Medal  at  the  Paris  Uni versa 
Exposition  Over  all  Competitors. 

A  popular  table  luxury. 
A  superior  and  most  eco- 
nomical culinary  article, 
and  a  perfect  infants'  food, 

being  thoroughly  sterilized. 

Cutting    Co.,    Agents, 

San  Francisco.  California. 

JAMES  B.  NEAL, 

LATE   OF   NEW    YORK, 

PliOKAL       -(a-HTIST, 

106  Grant  Avenue.)  (Telephone  No.  1350. 

Decorator  of  Inauguration  Ball,  Washington,  D.  C,  March  4th,  1885,  March 

«h,  1889. 

Table  and  Wedding  Decorations  a  Specialty. 


The    John 


14 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  30,  1892. 


THE  Conistock  market  has  been  subject  to  sufficient  fluctuations 
during  the  week  to  permit  dealers  making  some  active  turns 
at  a  fair  profit.  The  movement  in  the  market  is  due  to  a  con- 
tinued improvement  in  the  Con.  Cal. -Virginia  mine.  No  new  dis- 
coveries have  been  made,  but  the  ore  in  the  different  openings  on 
the  1650  and  1850-levels  has  been  of  higher  grade,  which  accounts 
for  the  marked  improvement  in  the  pulp  assays  for  the  past  two 
weeks.  There  is  a  good  life  in  the  old  mine  yet,  and  the  predic- 
tions in  certain  quarters,  some  time  ago,  that  the  property  was 
on  its  last  legs,  are  not  likely  to  be  realized  for  some  time  to  come. 
There  is  a  good  chance  for  some  of  the  present  bodies  of  ore 
opening  out  extensively  in  the  course  of  development,  and  on  a 
question  of  merit  alone  the  stock  is  worth  double  its  present 
figures.  The  worst  of  it  is,  that  the  market,  during  the  intervals 
of  neglect  on  the  part  of  the  heavy  manipulators,  is  apt  to  be  con- 
trolled temporarily  by  small  cliques  of  wealthy  dealers,  who  twist 
prices  up  and  down,  on  a  limited  scale,  to  their  own  advantage. 
The  mine  cuts  no  figure  in  a  game  of  this  kind,  the  success  of 
which  is  dependent  altogether  on  the  good  luck  of  the  operators 
in  turning  the  bear  clique  to  advantage.  The  South-End  stocks 
have  been  rather  quiet  of  late,  and  the  rumors  of  a  contest  for 
control  of  Belcher  flattened  out  when  the  would-be  mine  operators 
lost  their  first  battle  at  the  Sierra  Nevada  election.  Outsiders  are 
not  inclined  to  take  much  stock  in  the  promises  of  reform  used 
as  an  argument  for  their  good  feeling  and  assistance,  when  they 
see  that  the  proxy  system  is  only  condemned  when  employed  by 
any  one  outside  of  the  combination  of  brokers.  Fortunately  for 
all  interested  in  the  future  of  the  Belcher  mine,  the  election  was 
carried  by  the  old  management,  who  voted  stock  sufficient  to 
knock  out  a  sufficient  number  of  proxies  to  prevent  anything 
like  a  change  of  control.  One  Director  was  elected,  but  this  con- 
cession would  have  at  all  times  been  granted  had  the  application 
been  made  by  the  proper  parties,  and  in  the  proper  manner  by 
this  or  any  other  of  the  Comstock  companies. 
$$$ 

A  SHIPMENT  of  $10,287  in  bullion  was  received  from  Belcher 
during  the  week.  The  water  in  the  lower  levels  of  this 
and  the  other  Gold  Hill  mines  is  being  reduced  at  a  rate 
which  is  highly  satisfactory,  and  it  will  not  be  long  now  until  the 
lower  levels  are  again  clear  for  work.  There  was  nothing  new 
reported  lately  from  the  Chollar  find,  and  it  probably  was  one  of 
those  bunches  of  ore  which  are  cut  now  and  then  in  this  portion 
of  the  lode.  The  very  fact  that  they  exist,  however,  is  good 
proof  of  the  highly  mineralized  character  of  the  ground,  which 
suggests  the  hope  that  some  day  they  may  lead  to  an  ore  body 
which  is  believed  to  exist  in  the  vicinity.  There  were  no  new  as- 
sessments levied  during  the  week.  The  Justice  assessment  was 
delinquent  in  office.  The  Standard  Con.  dividend  was  payable. 
At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Utah  Mining  Company,  which  has 
just  taken  place,  the  old  officers  were  re-elected. 
sss 

OUR  London  contemporary,  the  City  Leadcr,in  commenting  on 
an  article  in  the  News  Letter,  on  the  poor  judgment  generally 
displayed  by  the  British  investor  in  the  selection  of  mining  invest- 
ments offering  from  California,  winds  up  with  the  following  para- 
graph : 

But  what  has  the  Calaveras  Consolidated  Gold  Company,  which  is,  we 
believe  identical  with  the  Union  Gold  of  Calaveras,  to  say  about  its  being 
called  a  "wild-cat"  enterprise.  At  the  meeting  of  this  company  held  in 
London  on  the  very  day  the  News  Letter  reached  us,  Mr.  H.  Setou-Karr, 
M  P.,  the  chairman,  gave  a  verv  rosy  account  of  tde  company's  prospects, 
'■if  the  mine,"  he  Batd,  "anything  like  fulfills  their  reasonab  e  anticipa- 
tions, it  wouid  become  a  very  valuable  property  indeed."  The  two  opin- 
ions are  hardly  reconciliable,  and  the  question  arises,  which  is  the  more 
likely  to  be  the  correct  oue-that  of  Mr.  deton-Karr,  who  has  ju&t  returned 
from  an  inspection  ot  the  mine,  or  that  %t  people  who  are  always  on  the 
spot  ?  But  Mr.  Seton-Karr  sa>d  "if."  There  is  much  virtue  in  that  "if." 
S$  $ 

THE  City  Leader  is  as  badly  mixed  on  its  geography  as  its 
readers  are  when  they  come  to  distinguish  between  a  legiti- 
mate mining  transaction  and  a  "  wild  cat."  The  Calaveras  Con- 
solidated is  located  miles  away  from  the  miserable  little 
jewelry  box,  known  as  the  Union  Gold.  The  writer  probably 
was  thinking  of  the  Cordova,  the  alias  under  which  the  Union 
Gold  is  now  offered  to  the  public.  The  people  at  the  head  of  the 
Calaveras  Consolidated  are  from  a  different  class  than  those  who 
rigged  the  public  with  the  other  worthless  shares.  Besides,  this 
company  has  a  very  good  prospect  for  a  mine,  and  its  manager 
here  is  pushing  the  work  of  development  in  a  careful  and  eco- 
nomical manner,  which  cannot  be  too  highly  commended.  Prob- 
ably before  this  will  acquaint  our  esteemed  contemporary  of  its 
error,  it  will  have  been  set  right  on  the  facts  by  the  officers  of  the 
Calaveras  Consolidated,  who  have  been  done  an  injustice,  which 
was  undoubtedly  unintentional. 

Ill 

THE  maiden  shipment  of  bullion  from   Peer  was  made  during 
the  week,  amounting  to  $5,938.     The  management  of   these 


and  the  other  Quijotoa  mines  have  very  sensibly  determined  to 
abate  the  expense  now  Incurred  in  transporting  the  ore  from 
Peer,  which  at  present  has  to  be  handled  at  least  six  different 
times  before  it  reaches  the  mill.  To  do  this,  after  the  present 
accumulation  of  ore  has  been  worked  at  the  mill,  further  extrac- 
tion will  be  postponed  until  a  tunnel  can  be  run  in  the  Peer 
ground,  at  a  depth  of  480  feet,  to  tap  the  ore  chute.  Stoping  will 
then  go  on  upwards,  and  the  ore  can  be  extracted  in  a  more 
miner-like  manner,  and  with  greater  economy  for  the  shareholders 
of  the  company. 

SSS 

THE  Tuscarora  mines  have  been  dull  and  unchanged  during  the 
week,  although  the  reports  from  the  mines  would  justify  a 
material  advance  in  prices.  Tne  annual  meetings  of  the  Del 
Monte  and  North  Commonwealth  companies  passed  off  quietly, 
and  all  the  old  officers  were  re-elected.  An  arrangement  has  just 
been  made  with  a  prominent  bank  in  this  city  which  will  enable 
the  Union  Mill  Company  to  carry  on  the  same  business  as  that 
now  being  done  with  the  Utah  Smelters.  In  the  future  the  mill 
will  buy  the  ore  direct  from  the  companies,  and  pay  cash  down, 
on  a  basis  of  the  assay  value.  Sampling  works  have  been  put 
up  at  the  mill,  and  everything  is  in  readiness  to  start  up  on  Feb- 
ruary 1st.  This  should  be  a  good  thing  for  the  camp  and  help  to 
build  prices  up  to  a  figure  which  would  be  more  in  comparison 
with  the  value  of  the  properties.  Take,  for  instance,  North 
Commonwealth,  selling  at  the  rate  of  $50,000  for  the  whole  mine. 
Last  week  a  shipment  of  42  tons  of  ore  was  sold  for  $20,580, 
equal  to  $490  per  ton.  It  is  about  the  same  with  other  mines  in 
the  camp,  more  ore  could  be  taken  out  inside  of  a  couple  of  days 
than  would  suffice  to  purchase  the  property  out  and  out  at  its 
present  market  valuation.  It  is  difficult  to  reconcile  these  facts 
and   figures  with  the  present  condition  of  affairs   on  Pine  street. 

s  s ; 

THE  following  letter,  received  during  the  week  from  Mr.  Davis, 
is  self-explanatory: 

Editor  News  Letter; — Your  last  issue  makes  a  statement  regarding 
asphalt  pip**,  whicb  is  somewhat  misleading.  The  assertion  that  it  melts 
easily  is  incorrect.  The  company  with  which  lam  connected  makes  apipe 
from  Ventura  asphalt,  which  is  in  no  way  affected  by  ordinary  heat.  .Pro- 
fessor Henry  E.  Hanks,  ex-State  Miuerologist,  alter  testing  it,  incorporated 
the  following  in  his  report:  "It  begins  to  soften  at  212  Fahr.;  becomes 
waxy  at  248,  begins  to  volatilize  at  347,  but  is  uot  liquid;  it  begins  to  melt 
at  383.  It  is  not  affected  by  t>alt  water  or  gasses,  and  is  only  decomposed 
and  destroyed  by  combustion." 

Asphalt  is  often  coufouuded  with  bituminous  rock,  which  decomposes 
becauses  of  its  larger  percentage  of  volatile  oil.  Ventura  asphalt  only  con- 
tains oue-balf  of  one  per  cent,  of  volaUle  oil,  according  to  Professor  E.  W. 
Hilgard's  analysis.  Sam  Davis. 

San  Fraucisco,  January  24, 1892. 

Enclosed  with  this  letter  was  a  copy  of  the  analysis  of  asphalt 
from  the  Ventura  Asphalt  Company,  referred  to  above: 

"The  mineral  is  unusually  bard  and  tough;  it  begins  to  soften  at  212 
Fahr. ;  becomes  waxy  at  248;  beg  ns  to  volatil  ze  at  347,  but  is  not  liquid; 
begins  to  melt  at  333.  It  is  not  affected  by  salt  water  or  gasses,  and  is  ouly 
decomposed  and  destroyed  by  combustion. 

"tSigued)       Henry  G  Hanks," 

SSS 

THE  space-writer  has  again  been  getting  in  his  deadly  work  in 
a  morning  contemporary,  and  the  men  here,  at  the  head  of 
the  scheme  for  the  colonization  of  a  large  and  fertile  tract  of  well- 
watered  land  in  Inyo  county,  were  highly  amused  at  the  effusion, 
which  was  not  only  interesting,  but  instructive.  It  was  some- 
thing like  the  Irishman's  letter,  which,  in  order  to  understand, 
you  have  to  commence  at  the  end  and  read  backwards.  It  is 
highly  improbable  that  the  colonists  will  come  over  the  route 
named,  and  they  are  not  coming  from  the  estates  of  Mr.  Herbert,  at 
Muckross.  There  are  not  enough  people  there  to  colonize  Goat 
Island,  even  if  they  could  be  persuaded  to  exchange  the  smug- 
glers' poteen  from  Macgillicuddy's  Reeks  for  tangle-foot  whisky. 
The  selection  has  fallen  on  men  from  the  other  side  of  the  Chan- 
nel, small  tenant  farmers  frcin  the  highlands  of  Scotland.  They 
have  not  yet  left  for  America,  but  it  is  understood  here  that  all 
arrangements  have  been  completed,  under  the  direction  of  men  in 
Great  Britain,  who  can  be  depended  upon  to  do  the  right  thing  by 
all  who  are  brought  in  contact  with  them  on  business  matters. 

SIS 

ARRANGEMENTS  have  been  completed  to  light  the  Stow  quartz 
mine  and  mill  at  Forbestown,  in  Butte  county,  by  electricity. 
The  dynamo  will  be  run  by  the  same  water  power  that  propels 
the  machinery  in  the  mill.  Wires  will  be  run  underground  to  all 
portions  of  the  workings,  and  take  the  place  of  candles,  hereto- 
fore used  by  the  miners.  It  is  also  said,  upon  good  authority, 
that  twenty  additional  stamps  will  be  placed  in  position  as  soon 
as  the  weather  will  permit.  This  is  the  first  improvement  of  the 
kind  in  mining  to  be  made  in  Butte  county. 

ANOTHE  discovery  of  gold    is  reported    in    Ireland,    this   time 
near  Ballintrira,  Tyrone,  on  Lord  Belmore's  estate. 
I  $  $ 

COLONEL  WM.   J.  SUTHERLAND   and   Captain  W.  C.  Hulse 
have  returned  from  Nevada. 


Jan.  30,  1892. 


BAN  PRANCISCO  NEWS  I  ETTKR 


l' 


"Hearth*  Cr  |rT|I  artthnu" 

"One  that  will  pUr  the •1ori}.»ir.  erftfaya 


TBK  Liberty,  from  6m   Bruno  height.*,   may    now 

continue  to  look  calmly  over  the  blur  Pacific,  for  no  Chilean 
tleet  will  cause  tier  this  Uroe  lo  avert  her  eyes  in  horror.  Yet  it 
was  a  light  pretty  bit  of  blaster  while  it  lasted.  It  am  used  the 
Cabinet,  gave  Mr.  Harrison   :i  ily    unbecoming   warlike 

aspect,  and  kept  the  newspaper*  agreeably  busy.  01  course  this 
will  lead  to  the  immediate  disband  in  en  t  of  the  Asa  Flak  Legion. 
which  for  volunteers,  was  a  well  equipped  and  valorous  body  ol 
men.  Colonel  Fisk,  and  Major  David  Jacks,  ol  Monterey,  both 
of  whom  bad  looked  forward  to  a  brush  with  the  enemy,  are  in- 
consolable. Their  plan  waa  an  ingenious  one.  Every  man  in 
the  command  was  armed  with  a  blank  note.  The  idea  was.  as 
soon  as  the  Chileans  hove  in  sight,  for  Colonel  Fisk  and  his 
legion  to  push  off  under  protection  of  a  Bag  of  truce,  loan  the 
Chileans  money  at  thirty  days,  interest  compounded  every  ten 
minutes,  and  take  a  mortgage  on  the  fleet  for  security.  "Thus, 
you  see."  Colonel  Fisk  remarked,  when  outlining  the  plan  of 
campaign  to  his  staff,  ••  they  cannot  escape  us.  They  will  never 
be  able  to  pay  the  interest,  and  even  if  we  have  to  sell  the  ships 
for  old  iron,  we  do  not  lose  a  cent.  Then  we  shall  get  into  tbe 
Grand  Navy  of  the  Republic,  and  possibly  your  commander  may 
be  brevelted  Grand  Shaver  of  United  States  Warrants  for  the 
Division  of  the  Pacific. 

COLONEL  DAN  BURNS.  Mr.  William  Weils  and  company  had 
a  hard  time  of  it  in  the  Mexican  country.  Nor  does  this  re- 
mark refer  to  the  incarceration  of  Colonel  Burns,  but  to  a  deeper, 
darker  misfortune,  beyond  any  temporary  deprivation  of  liberty. 
When  those  gentlemen  started  from  Mazatlan  tbey  were  well 
provided  with  liquid  comfort, good  stuff,  which  was  to  lighten  for 
them  the  fatigues  of  travel.  Their  mules  bore  them  bravely  on 
toward  the  mines,  and  at  night  they  halted  at  a  little  Mexican 
inn.  Barring  the  tleas,  and  other  kindred  incoveniences,  they 
rested  well.  The  next  morning,  when  Mr.  Wells  went  to  the 
panniers  of  his  mule  to  procure  the  ingredients  for  the  morning 
cocktail,  lo !  his  searching  fingers  encountered  naught  but  broken 
glass.  The  landlady  was  summoned,  but  she  knew  nothing  of 
the  casualty.  She  was  dumb  as  an  oyster,  and  when  the  gentle- 
men pressed  the  inquiry,  she  protested  that  they  could  have  bad 
nothing  but  broken  glass  in  tbe  panniers  in  the  first  place,  as 
her's  was  a  highly  respectable  house,  where  tbe  rights  of  every 
Caballero  were  respected.  Sadiy  they  departed,  and  alcoholess 
tbey  rode  for  days  over  that  arid  country,  until  they  came  to  the 
ranch  of  Senora  Contraraca  Smith,  the  "  Angel  of  Durango,"  who 
had  an  ample  demijohn  on  hand,  and  made  the  thirsty  miners 
happy.  William  Wells  and  the  Colonel  have  not  yet  recovered 
from  tbe  dread  experience  of  that  awful  journey. 

THERE  are  certain  old  duffers  who  make  a  practice  of  mashing, 
in  the  most  offensive  sense  of  the  word,  in  the  Park,  not  on 
Sundays,  but  when  the  path  ways  are  not  crowded.  Those  an- 
tique statues  make  a  particular  set  upon  that  class  of  domestic 
which  comes  under  the  general  bead  of  baby-hawker.  First  they 
are  attracted  by  tbe  dear  little  child  in  the  baby-carriage,  bless  his 
little  heart,  yum,  yum,  you  beauty,  and  then  those  crafty  elders 
begin  to  compliment  Susannah  herself.  And  when  did  she  come 
from  Ireland*,  or  England,  or  the  States.  Now,  wouldn't  she  like 
a  nice  dish  of  ice  cream  ?  or  a  cup  of  tea  ?  or  a  package  of  candy  ? 
Poor  Susannah  would,  of  course,  and  admires  the  benevolent  old 
gentleman  who  is  so  kind  to  her,  a  perfect  stranger.  If  she  is  not 
smart,  the  dear  old  man  makes  an  engagement  with  her  on  the 
spot,  or  takes  her,  baby  and  all,  to  one  of  the  outside  resorts 
where  every  class  of  custom  is  welcome,  and  no  questions 
asked.  Those  old  wretches  should  be  dienched  at  the  muzzle  of 
a  fire-hose,  or  else  cast  in  to  Ben  Harrison,  the  buffalo,  to  have 
the  stuffing  kicked  out  of  them. 

THOSE  Austrians  that  murdered  servant  girls  by  the  wholesale 
are  a  shocking  lot,  and  the  case  is  all  the  more  aggravated 
when  we  consider  that  the  girls  never  had  a  chance  in  the  kitchen, 
but  were  killed  before  they  ever  put  a  match  to  tbe  stove.  Now, 
in  California  there  might  be  just  a  shadow  of  an  excuse  for  servant 
girl  murder,  assuming  that  it  were  done  in  cold  blood.  To  hew 
down  a  domestic  before  she  had  a  chance  to  burn  the  soup,  flab- 
bigast  the  steak,  lead  the  biscuits,  furnish  her  "  follower  "  with 
her  employer's  best  brandy  and  cigars,  negotiate  with  the  grocer 
for  illegitimate  profits,  wear  her  mistress' bonnet  to  tbe  theatre, 
break  the  Sevres  tea-pot,  or  commit  any  of  the  other  numerous 
atrocities  common  to  the  tribe,  would  be  rank  cruelty,  punish- 
able by  fine  and  imprisonment,  or  both.  Yet,  when  we  reflect 
upon  the  extenuating  circumstances  which  every  day  present 
themselves  in  the  servant  girl  persecution,  it  is  marvelous  that 
any  of  them  are  permitted  to  inhale  the  oxygen  of  this  coast. 

A  SAUSAGE    maker   was  stopped   and  robbed   one   night  this 
week.     The    barking   of    the   dogs   failed   to  scare  the  bold 
scoundrels,  who  finally  fell  into  the  arms  of  a  policeman. 


MR   WILKINSONS  WIDOWS  are  Mwbcrs  by  ootnpartaon  to 
vr».  who  are  turning  op 

remarkabli  addition  to  the  collection  i<  Mr-.  Henrietta  H 

who  waa  wife,  flrvt  cousin  and  step-eiiler  ol  lbs  I  a  mi 
Hen  is  a  combination  of  relationship  absolutely  appalling.    Tho 
ofendearmeni   it  afforded   art   bewildering.    ■■  Dear 
wife,  affection  a  U  lt   I11V 

I,    tbeJudgs  might  appropriately  re- 
mark I  ilsterly,  cousinly,  conjugal   affection  all   In 
one.  when  it  most  have  been  an  earthly  paradise,    hut    thfl 
ence  of  the  other  widows  proves  It   lo  have  been  quite  otherwise 

Til  B  mock  marriage  season  is  now  in  full  blast.  It  appears  to 
have  Its  favorite  home  In  the  Bo  u  lb  em  counties,  where  tin- 
orange  trees  blow.  Susceptible  young  maidens  receive  the  atten- 
ol  wandering  clerks,  and  never  pause  to  Inquire  if  there  are 
any  Incumbrances,  wives  or  things  wbo  have  a  claim  upon  tbe 
fascinating  Stranger.  Merrily  chime  the  bells,  but,  alas!  in  a  few 
months  or  weeks,  as  the  case  may  be,  the  groom  disappears,  and 
the  bride  is  left  lamenting.  This  haste  to  get  married  is  due  to 
the  lamentable  neglect  of  the  really  eligible  bachelor  to  propose. 
And  those  deplorable  discussions  ns  to  the  failure  of  marriage  are 
responsible  for  all  this  melancholy  business. 

A  GENTLEMAN  from  Fresno  has  brought  tidings  to  town  of 
grave  import  to  us  interested  in  natural  history.  He  tells  of 
a  three-legged  clam,  which  wanders  from  the  shores  of  Tulare 
Lake  to  browse  upon  the  young  grain.  Now  let  tbe  Petrified 
Giant  hide  his  diminished  head,  and  the  New  Jersey  Sea  Serpent 
blush  until  the  tide  about  him  taketh  a  crimson  hue.  Where  are 
your  talking  gorillas  now,  your  land  snakes  which  swallow  entire 
families,  your  alligators  playing  mandolins  among  the  groves  of 
Florida?  Nowhere.  They  are  absolutely  not  in  it.  The  three- 
legged  grain-eating  clam  of  Mr.  Ennis,  of  Fresno,  has  sent  them 
hissing  into  eternal  oblivion,  from  which  they  may  never  more 
be  extricated. 

DESCRIPTIVE  pieces  are  becoming  popular.  The  orchestras 
give  us  music  illustrating  fires,  shipwrecks,  races  on  the  Mis- 
sissippi, etc.  Applied  to  local  events  this  business  might  put 
money  into  the  pockets  of  a  clever  musician.  Take,  for  example, 
a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Supervisors.  Man  to  get  a  franchise — 
slow  music — obliquity  of  Supervisors — man  pleading,  andante — 
chorus  of  ring,  "Come  down,  come  down,"  fortissimo — grand 
chorus,  "I  know  a  bank  whereon  the  wild  thyme  grows  " — chorus 
by  Grand  Jury,  "Where  is  the  sack  that  thou  gavest."  Finale, 
"San  Quentin  by  the  sea." 

WINTER  shooting  at  Angel  Island  has  taken  a  new  and  in- 
teresting turn.  The  soldiers  of  the  garrison  are  posted  sixty 
yards  apart,  with  instructions  to  shoot  anyone  passing  tbe  dead 
line.  This  beats  quaiThunting  all  to  pieces.  But  it  must  make 
all  parties  uncomfortable — the  men  at  the  post  and  tbe  quaran- 
tined. It  is  notpieasant  to  think  that  while  the  infected  persons 
may  be  under  lock  and  key,  the  smallpox  germs,  which  don't  care 
a  pin  for  all  tbe  sentries  in  Uncle  Sam's  army,  may  be  wandering 
over  the  hills  looking  for  mushrooms. 

IT  may  be  ungallant  to  say  so,  but  the  truth  remains  that  we 
were  all  a  bit  disappointed  about  Mrs.  Frank  Leslie's  beauty. 
Talented  the  lady  is,  beyond  a  doubt,  and  in  the  golden  past  she 
may  have  been  lovely,  but  those  days  are  gone,  never  to  return. 
One  thing  is  certain,  however,  and  that  is  she  has  a  daisy  foot. 
It  takes  a  number  one  shoe.  It  is  small  enough  to  go  into  a  fel- 
low's vest  pocket.  It  is  clad  only  in  the  finest  of  leathers,  extra 
patent.  And  that  is  one  of  the  reasons  why  Mrs.  Leslie  is  so 
strong  an  advocate  of  short  dresses  for  ladies. 

il  TF,"  said  the  Hon.  J.  J.  Maloney,  mournfully,  on  reading  of  the 
1  prospects  of  peace,  "  the  Chileans  came  up  here  they  would 
clean  us  out.  Tbey  would  have  lots  to  do,  a  big  month's  work, 
in  fact,  for  they  would  have  to  clean  out  the  city  sewers,  the  Fire 
Department  and  the  New  City  Hall.  Besides,"  added  Mr.  Ma- 
loney with  a  sigh,  "  we  would  send  down  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic  and  the  Indians  to  fight  them,  and  that  would  be  a  great 
relief  to  the  country." 

BLACK  stockings  for  ladies  are  going  out  of  fashion  since  Profes- 
sor Jordan  of  the  Stanford  University  has  discovered  that  noth- 
ing gives  one  less  idea  of  the  symmetry  of  a  ladies  "limb"  than 
black.  This  was  revealed  to  the  Professor  during  his  recent  as- 
cent of  the  Matterhorn,  which  formed  the  subject  of  his  lecture 
Wednesday  evening. 

REV.  MR.  JACKSON,  riding  out  on  his  old  horse  to  make  sick 
call,  is  overtaken  by  young  sportley  on  new  bicyle. 
"Say,   Mr.  Jackson,   what  makes  your  horse's  tail  wag  that 
way?  " 

"  Oh,  I  suppose,  the  same  thing  that  makes  your  tongue  wag — 
sheer  weakness,  sheer  weakness." 

££  T  SHOULD  say  butchering  was  a  very  hazardous  trade,"  re- 
1  marked  Smoothbore,  after  pondering   a   long   time.     "  Why 

so  ?  "  asked  Mrs.  S.,  mechanically,  as  she  hunted  for  her  scissors. 
"  Because  a  man's  life  is  continually  at  steak." 


16 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  30,  1892. 


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THE  management  of  the  London  Times  has  utilized  the  telephone 
in  a  unique  way.  Telephone  wires  have  been  laid  in  the  un- 
derground railwaytunnel  between  the  composing  room  in  Printing 
House  Square  and  the  Parliamentary  reporters'  gallery  in  the 
House  of  Commons.  A  copy  reader  placed  at  the  telephone  reads 
the  stenographic  "  turns  "  from  the  note  book:  as  fast  as  it  is  pos- 
sible for  the  compositors  to  take  them  on  their  type-setting  ma- 
chines in  the  Times  building,  a  mile  and  a  half  away.  At  first  the 
reporters  did  not  take  kindly  to  the  innovation,  but  when  they 
found  that  they  could  dictate  their  notes  direct  to  the  composing 
room  without  the  trouble  of  transcribing  them,  they  began  to  look, 
at  the  arrangement  in  an  entirely  different  light.  Proofs,  of  course, 
are  sent  to  them  for  correction.  Each  machine  can  produce  from 
five  to  six  columns  of  solid  minion  a  night.  The  Times  Is  able  to 
print  in  time  for  the  5  A.  M.  newpaper  trains  going  to  all  points  of 
the  United  Kingdom  the  whole  of  the  debates,  which  are  often 
continued  until  after  3  a.m. 

Prof.    Rowland    of   the  John  Hopkins  University  has  just 

finished  for  his  wonderful  driving  engines,  with  which  he  rules 
tens  of  thousands  of  lines  to  the  inch,  what  u  known  as  a  perfect 
screw,  says  the  Safety  Valve.  After  he  shall  have  fitted  this  to  its 
new  bearings  and  made  other  changes  in  the  third  dividing  engine 
that  he  is  constructing,  he  will  have,  no  doubt,  the  most  nearly 
perfect  machine  in  the  world,  and,  in  many  respects,  the  most 
wonderful  that  has  ever  existed.  With  these  machines  he  makes 
the  "  grating,"  with  its  myriads  of  lines  drawn  regularly  across  it, 
by  means  of  which  he  and  other  scientists  of  the  world  are  enabled 
to  study  accurately  the  spectrum  of  the  sun  and  to  determine 
what  elements  known  to  us  are  there,  and  to  unravel  other  mys- 
teries about  the  nature  of  the  great  luminary,  as  also  to  learn  the 
composition  and  distance  of  other  stars  in  the  firmament. 

At  the  last  meeting   of   the  Royal    Meteorological   Society, 

Mr.  F.  J.  Brodie  read  a  paper,  "  On  the  Prevalence  of  Fog  in  Lon- 
don during  the  Twenty  Years,  1871  to  1890."  The  popular  notion 
that  November  is  par  excellence  a  month  of  fog  is  not  confirmed  by 
the  figures  given  by  the  author.  The  number  of  fogs  in  that 
month  is,  if  anything,  slightly  less  than  in  October  or  January, 
and  decidedly  less  than  in  December,  the  last-mentioned  month 
being  certainly  the  worst  of  the  whole  year.  The  latter  part  of 
the  winter  is  not  only  less  foggy  than  the  earlier  part,  but  is  clearer 
than  the  autumn  months.  In  February  the  average  number  of 
days  with  fog  is  only  6-6,  as  against  8-9  in  January,  10-2  in  De- 
cember, 9-2  in  October,  and  8-8  in  November.  — Industries. 

Kinsland  Smith,  who  introduced  the  roller  process  of  wheat 

crushing  twelve  years  ago,  and  who  is  a  practical  miller  of  thirty 
years'  experience,  is  going  to  substitute  electricity  for  water  or 
steam  for  running  an  immense  mill  on  the  site  of  the  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  roller  mill,  burned  two  years  since.  If  successful  here  it 
is  stated  that  all  the  mammoth  mills  of  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis, 
including  those  of  the  Pillsbury  English  syndicate,  will  be  operated 
by  electricity.  The  water  at  the  Falls  of  St.  Anthony  will  alone 
be  used  for  the  generation  of  the  fluid  lightning.  — Safety  Valve. 

It  is  a  curious  fact   that   the  practical  man  of  to-day  is  far 

ahead  of  the  college  professor  in  his  own  department.  Having 
bad  quite  an  extensive  experience  with  electric  lightning  com- 
panies' electricians,  as  well  as  with  college  faculty,  we  take  the 
responsibility  for  the  assertion  that  the  practical  men  have  a  far 
more  intimate  knowledge  of  the  theory  as  well  as  the  practice  of 
electrical  science.  So,  too,  in  steam  engineery,  the  college  faculty 
could  take  lessons  with  great  profit  from  the  designers  in  the  big 
boiler  and  engine  shops. 

Compressed  air  for  cleaning   cars  is  used  on  the  Union  Pa- 

cifia  Railway  at  its  Portland  shops.  The  air,  under  a  pressure  of 
50  lbs.  per  square  inch,  is  delivered  from  a  flexible  hose  with  a 
small  nozzle,  and  is  used  as  water  would  be.  Engineering  News 
says  the  results  achieved  are  reported  to  be  very  satisfactory,  es- 
pecially in  cleaning  the  plush-seat  cushions. 

-  ■  As  one  result  of  the  English  protectorate  in  Egypt,  new  ir- 
rigation works  have  been  pushed  in  all  directions,  and  the  agricul- 
tural productions  of  the  country  greatly  increased.  Last  year  four 
hundred  millions  of  younds  of  cotton  were  produced  in  Egypt,  be- 
ing nearly  one-quarter  of  the  entire  quantity  consumed  in  Great 
Britain. 

—  Bulging  of  boilerplates  frequently  comes  from  accumulation 
of  scale  on  the  fire-sheet.  Accumulations  of  oil  or  grease  in  the 
boiler  will  bring  about  a  like  result,  gathering  the  surface  sedi- 
ment, as  it  does,  and  gradually  forming    upon  the  bottom  plates. 


Chas.  Lainer,  artistic  photographer,  715  Market  street.  Crayon 
portraits  a  specialty.  There  is  an  unmistakably  air  of  truth  about  all 
his  portraits,  from  the  smallest  card  photo  up  to  the  most  ambitious 
specimen  of  the  photographic  art. 


Mothers  be  Sure  aud  Use  "Mrs.  Winslow's  Soothing  Syrup' 
children  while  Teething.    Price,  25  cents  a  bottle. 


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REMOVAL! 
HOME  MUTUAL  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

Now  Occupies  Premises  at  the  N.  E.  Cor.  California  and  Sansome 

Sts.,   8.  F.,  Lately  Vacated  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  Bank. 

Twenty-seventh  Annual  Exhibit. 

January  1,  1891. 

INCORPORATED    A.   D.    1864. 

Losses  p'd  since  organi'n.?3, 175, 759.21 1  Reinsurance  Reserve $266,043.59 

Assets  January  1, 1891  ...     867,512.19    Capital  paid  up,  Gold  ...      300,000.00 
Surplus  for  policy  holders     844,944.69  |  NetSurplusoverev'yth'g      278,901.10 

Income  In  1890    $394,184.52  |  Fire  Losses  paid  in  1890.      142,338.90 

Fire  Losses  unpaid,  January  1, 1891 ll.4O4.O0 

President J.  F.  HOUGHTON  I  Secretary CHARLES  R.  STORY 

Vice-President. .HENRY  L.   DODGE  I  General  Agent.ROBERT  H.  MAGILL 

TRANSATLANTIC   FIRE   INSURANCE   COMPANY, 

OF  HAMBURG,  GERMANY. 

Herbert  L.  Low,  Manager  for  tile  Pacific  Coast  Branch, 

22o  Sausome  it.,  S.  r. 

Capital $1,500,000.00 

Invested  in  U.  S 534.795.72 

GEO.   MARCUS   &   CO., 

Agents  City  Department, 

33a  California  St.,  S.  F„  4  a  I. 

THAMES  AND  MERSEY  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANY  (Limited) 

Of  Liverpool,  London  arid  Manchester. 

Capital  Subscribed S 7 0.000,000 

Capital  Paid  Up 1,000,000 

Cash  Reserve  (In  addition  to  Capital) 2,125,000 

Total  Assets  December  31.  1888 6,124,057.60 

WM.    GREER    HARRISON,   Manager, 

305  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

PACIFIC    DEPARTMENT 

LONDON  AND  LANCASHIRE  FIRE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL 

Capital Jl  0,62  6.000 

Cash    Assets 4.701,201  39 

Cash  Assets  In  United  States  2,272,084  13 

REINSURERS  OF 

Aiijilo-Xevaila  Assurance  Corporation 

AND 

Southern  California  Insurance  Company. 

wim:.  n^A.ci3onsrA.iiiD. 

MANAGER. 

D.  E    MILES,  Assistant  Manager. 

315  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  S.  F. 

THE  SWISS  MARINE  ASSURANCE  COMPANIES  COMDINED. 

SWITZERLAND  of  Zurich— Capital,  5,000,000  Francs.  HELVETIA  of  St. 
Gall— Capital,  10,000,000 Francs.  BALOISE  of  Basle— Capital  5,000,000  Francs. 
These  three  companies  are  liable  jointly  and  severally  for  all  losses  that 
may  be  sustained.  Losses  made  payable  in  all  the  principal  seaports  of  the 
world.  In  the  settlement  of  all  claims  under  an  English  policy,  these  com- 
panies will  strictly  adhere  to  the  conditions  aud  customs  adopted  at  Lloyds' 
and  submit  to  English  jurisdiction.  HARRY  W.  SYZ,  Agent,  410  Calif orriia 
street,  San  Francisco. 

Phoenix  Assurance  Company  of  London, England [Establs'd  1782] 
American  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  [Estab.  1857.] 

BUTLER  &  HALDAN,  Gen'l  Agents  for  the  Paeifie  Coast. 
413  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

LONDON  ASSURANCE  CORPORATION  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  by  Royal  Charter,  1720.J 

NORTHERN  ASSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  1836.  J 
Office— Northwest  corner  Sacramento  aud  Montgomery  Streets. 

GEO.  F.  GRANT,  Manager. 

PACIFIC    IDIEIE'.A-ie.TIMIIEIsrT: 


GUARDIAN  ASSURANCE  CO., 

OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1821. 
Paid-up  Capital,    -    -    -     I  5,000,000. 
Cash  Assets,    -----   $21,911,915. 


SUN  FIRE  OFFICE, 

OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1710. 

Cash  Assets, J9.031.040. 

Assets  in  America,    -    -    -    $1,956,331. 


VIM.  J.  LANDERS,  fieo'l  Agent,  20&  Sansome  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


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INSPRAHCE  COMPANY- LTD. 

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Capital  paid  &j  guaranteed  !i 3,000,000,00. 

Chas,  A  Latdh,  Manager. 
438  California  St.  San  Francisco. 


Jan.  30,  1892. 


BAN  PRANCISCO   NEWS  I  !  nil:. 


t: 


ACH  Btorj  from  Momow  is  to  the  effect  that 

the  Grand  Duk«  Bergius,  «..>%.  rnor  o(  the  city,  disguised  him- 
self recently  as  a  moojit,  In  order  I  dlaoorw  the  troth  <-f  certain 
allegation.'  a*  to  the  difficulty  of  diving  small  quantities  of  bread. 
Hi-  presenteJ  himself  at  a  bakers  shop  and  inquired  the  price  of 
bread  per  puund,  and  was  told  three  and  a  half  copecks,  lie 
asked  to  be  served  with  loree.  «  -rth.  «ayin»;    that  it  was 

all  the  money  he  possessed.  The  b.iker  refused  to  sell  !e;<s  than 
a  pound,  but  he  insisted  on  his  ripbt  to  buy  as  much  as  the  money 
he  offered  was  worth.  Believing  he  had  to  do  with  a  peasant, 
the  baker  commenced  abusing  him  and  bade  him  leave  the  prem- 
ises. This  the  Grand  Duke  declined  to  do,  whereupon  the  baker 
called  in  the  police,  who,  after  severely  hustling  the  pretended 
peasant,  finally  ejected  him  into  the  street,  and  proceeded  to  draw 
up  a  proc's  verbal  prior  to  taking  him  in  charge.  When  the  docu- 
ment was  written  the  prisoner  was  invited  to  sign,  which  he  did 
with  his  full  name  and  title  of  Governor,  after  which  he  threw  off 
bis  disguise  and  revealed  himself  to  the  astonished  crowd,  all  of 
whom  naturally  recognized  him  at  once.  The  same  evening  three 
police  officials  implicated  in  the  affair  committed  suicide,  and  with 
the  closing  of  four  bakers'  shops,  the  incident  terminated. 


Dean  Ramsay  tells  strange  stories  of  snuff-taking  among  the 
Scots.  "  When  the  text  had  been  given  out,"  he  says,  *•  it  was 
usual  for  the  elder  branches  of  the  congregation  to  hand  about 
their  Bibles  amongst  the  younger  members,  marking  the  place 
and  calling  their  attention  to  the  passage.  During  service  an- 
other handing  about  was  frequent  among  the  seniors,  and  that 
was  a  circulation  of  the  sneeshirwuull  or  snuff-box.  Indeed,  I 
have  beard  of  the  same  practice  in  an  Episcopal  church,  and  par- 
ticularly in  one  case  of  an  ordination,  where  the  bishop  took  bis 
pinch  of  snuff,  and  handed  the  mull  to  go  round  amongst  the 
clergy  assembled  for  the  solemn  occasion  within  the  altar  rails." 
In  another  place  the  Dean  tells  us  of  the  honest  Highlander  who 
saw  at  the  hotel  door  a  magnificent  man  in  full  tartans,  and  no- 
ticed with  much  admiration  the  wide  dimensions  of  the  nostrils 
in  a  fine  up-turned  nose.  The  Highlander,  a  genuine  lover  of 
"  sneeshin,"  went  to  the  stranger,  and  as  his  most  complimentary 
act  offered  him  his  mull  for  a  pinch;  but  the  stranger  drew  him- 
self up,  and  said  rather  haughtily:  "  I  never  take  snuff."  "Oh," 
said  the  other,  "that's  a  peety,  for  there's  grand  accommodation." 

A  Vienna  correspondent  writes  that  he  hears  from  Dolni-Tuzla, 
in  Bosnia,  of  the  appointment  in  that  town  of  a  lady  medical 
practitioner.  Fraulein  Doktor  Beyer,  as  she  is  called,  is  the  first 
of  her  sex  to  practice  in  the  Occupied  Provinces.  The  appoint- 
ment is  significant  from  the  fact  of  the  Mahomedan  women  hav- 
ing hitherto  been  deprived  of  the  attention  of  the  healing  faculty, 
medical  men  being  excluded  access  to  the  harem,  even  in  the 
gravest  of  cases.  The  spread  of  disease  has,  in  consequence,  been 
appalling,  as  the  so-called  remedies  prescribed  by  female  quacks 
and  soothsayers  have  done  nothing  to  stay  contagious  maladies. 
Now  that  the  Government  has  taken  in  hand  the  appointment  of 
lady  doctors,  the  sanitary  and  hygienic  state  of  the  country  stands 
a  good  chance  of  being  speedily  ameliorated.  The  Government 
has  in  view  the  appointment  of  lady  doctors  in  all  the  Mahomedan 
settlements,  but  they  are  experiencing  some  opposition  on  the 
part  of  the  local  Turkish  authorities,  who  are  strongly  averse  to 
reforms  calculated  to  "  westernise"  the  orthodoxy  of  their  elders. 

The  annual  mortality  of  the  entire  human  race,  according  to  a 
French  journal,  amounts,  roughly  speaking,  to  thirty-three  mil- 
lions of  persons.  This,  it  is  observed,  implies  that  the  average 
deaths  per  day  are  over  ninety-one  thousand,  being  at  the  rate  of 
3,730an  hour.  The  notion  of  sixty-two  people  dying  every  min- 
ute of  the  day  and  night  all  the  year  round  presents  our  death 
statistics  in  the  most  lugubrious  aspect  that  is  possible.  Pursuing 
his  cheerful  researches,  this  authority  finds  that  a  fourth  of  the 
race  die  before  completing  their  eighth  year,  and  one-half  before 
the  end  of  the  seventeenth  year;  but  the  average  duration  of  life 
is,  nevertheless,  about  thirty  years.  Further,  he  has  ascertained 
that  centenarians  are  so  rare  that  not  more  than  one  person  in  a 
hundred  thousand  attains  this  patriarchal  age. 

Emperor  William  has  ordered  a  new  throne  to  be  constructed, 
of  which  the  frame  and  decorations  are  to  be  of  pure  gold,  while 
the  coverings  and  draperies  will  be  of  the  richest  purple  velvet. 
The  old  throne  of  the  Kings  of  Prussia  was  broken  up  after  Jena, 
for  the  sake  of  the  precious  metals  with  which  it  was  adorned, 
and  since  that  period  their  Majesties  have  possessed  only  a  couple 
of  State  chairs.  I  recommend  to  the  consideration  of  His  Imperial 
Majesty  the  words  of  Napoleon:  "A  throne  is  nothing  but  a  seat 
of  wood  covered  with  drapery.  All  depends  on  the  man  who  sits 
on  it.'* 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  30,  1892. 


B^_R*°PeralB 


THE  down-town  streets  have  been  in  a  bad  way.  Almost  any- 
where on  Sansome  street  one  had  to  wade  up  to  the  ankles  in 
mud  to  get  across,  and  the  same  was  more  or  less  true  on  all 
streets  in  the  heart  of  the  city,  from  the  ferries  to  Larkin  street. 
No  class  of  citizens  complain  of  this  state  of  affairs  more  than 
ihe  real  estate  men.  To  say  the  least,  the  foul  condition  of  our 
streets  does  not  help  the  real  estate  market. 

But  in  spite  of  the  muddy  streets,  there  is  a  good,  firm  move- 
ment in  the  market.  Since  the  first  of  the  year  the  dullest  branch 
of  the  business  has  been  in  country  sales.  There  has  been  a  de- 
cided improvement  in  the  country  market  this  week,  and  one  that 
speaks  well  for  the  future.  The  largest  outside  sales  were  made 
by  the  Carnali-Hopkins  Company.  They  sold  2,400  acres  in 
Mendocino  county  to  Dr.  O.  W.  Leek,  for  $40,000.  The  Doctor 
will  utilize  the  land  for  a  fancy  horse  farm.  The  same  firm  sold 
640  acres  in  Kern  county,  for  an  alfalfa  farm,  for  $22,000,  and  ten 
acres,  with  improvements,  at  Hillside,  the  residence  of  the  late 
Judge  Head,  for  $7,000,  besides  a  number  of  smaller  transactions 
in  country  properties. 

At  Ashbury  Heights  and  Parkside  the  building  movement  is  on 
the  boom.     The  demand  is  for  homes. 

Each  week  brings  with  it  more  inquiry  for  city  property.  The 
Carnali-Hopkins  Company  is  preparing  to  subdivide  a  block 
south  of  the  Park.  It  will  face  on  the  line  of  the  proposed  elec- 
tric road. 

Park  improvements  are  doing  a  great  deal  just  now  to  help  the 
real  estate  market,  and  as  the  season  advances  will  do  a  great 
deal  more.  The  big  lake  being  excavated  at  Strawberry  Hill  will 
be  a  splendid  attraction.  When  completed  it  will  cover  an  area 
of  100  acres,  and  will  make  an  island  of  Strawberry  Hill.  Al- 
ready six  acres  are  finished  and  the  water  turned  in.  Doubtless 
this  feature  will  draw  thousands  to  the  park  this  summer  who 
would  not  otherwise  be  attracted.  Fifteenth  avenue  will  be  the 
next  great  entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Park.  Already  the  Omnibus 
Cable  Company  owns  a  franchise  to  extend  the  cable  out  I  street 
and  down  Fifteenth  avenue  to  the  Park,  and  active  work  in  this 
direction,  it  is  expected,  will  soon  be  commenced. 

The  Park  Lane  tract  and  Seventeenth-street  Improvement  Club 
is  again  agitating  the  long  delayed  and  much  to  be  desired  grad- 
ing of  Seventeenth  street  from  Douglass  to  Ashbury.  They  are 
going  at  the  matter  in  the  right  way  now  and  with  much  energy. 
It  is  to  be  hoped  that  their  efforts  will    be  crowned  with  success. 

The  opening  of  Potrero  avenue  to  the  county  line  is  one  of  the 
good  signs  of  the  times  which  go  to  refute  the  old-time  superstition 
that  San  Francisco  is  still  under  the  iron  heel  of  the  Silurians. 
Wejare  going  ahead;  there's  no  denying  it;  probably  not  as  fast 
as  the  most  sanguine  could  desire,  but  all  the  same  steadily  and 
surely,  and  when  the  sewer  question  has  once  been  solved  and 
settled,  San  Francisco  will  jump  way  ahead  at  a  pace  that  will 
surprise  the  lower  strata. 

»  The  future  of  San  Francisco  is  practically  assured,"  said  a  well- 
known  real  estate  expert,  who  is  not  himself  interested  in  real  es- 
tate, and  is,  therefore,  an  unprejudiced  authority.  "Those  who 
have  invested  in  real  estate  here  need  not  fear  any  sudden  collapse 
in  values,  as  is  frequently  met  with  in  large  cities,  for  the  reason 
that  our  growth  and  real  estate  enhancement  has  been  a  gradual 
one.  Perhaps  no  city  on  the  globe  possessing  a  harbor  like  ours 
and  a  similar  climate  can  be  found  where  real  estate  sells  at  a 
lower  figure,  and  the  time  is  not  far  distant  when  San  Francisco  will 
become  a  manufacturing  city  and  be  able  to  compete  with  almost 
any  city  in  the  Union.  The  completion  of  the  Nicaragua  Canal 
must  greatly  enhance  real  estate  values  in  this  city,  and,  from 
present  appearances,  this  will  be  an  accomplished  fact  before  the 
close  of  the  century." 

A  very  distinguished  author,  now  dead,  who  had  visited  and 
resided  on  every  continent,  once  declared  that  for  residence  pur- 
poses throughout  the  year  there  was  no  city  on  the  face  of  the 
globe  tnat  equaled  San  Francisco,  nothwithstanding  her  summer 
winds  and  winter  fogs. 

A  suburb  of  this  city  that  has  not  received  much  attention  from 
the  real  estate  men  is  Redwood  City,  which  will  be  within  25 
minutes'  ride  from  the  metropolis  as  soon  as  the  shore  line  is  com- 
pleted. Here  is  a  little  city,  the  county  seat  of  San  Mateo,  entirely 
free  from  fogs  and  winds  and  only  pleasantly  warm  in  summer. 
Real  estate  there  may  be  had  for  almost  any  price. 

Tevis  &  Fisher  sold  the  northwest  corner  of  Washington  and 
Lyon  streets  this  week  for  $25,000;  also  the  southeast  corner 
Gough  and  Oak  streets  for  $13,000. 

The  Von  Rhein  sale  of  the  Pearson  water  lots  was  not  as  success- 
ful as  expected.  The  price  realized  was  $192,000.  It  may  not  be 
confirmed  by  the  Probate  Court. 

Sickness  Among  Children, 
Especially  infants,  is  prevalent  more  or  less  at  all  times,  but  is 
largely  avoided  by  giving  proper  nourishment  and  wholesome  food. 
The  most  successful  and  reliable  of  all  is  the  Gail  Borden  "  Eagle  " 
Brand  Condensed  Milk.     Your  grocer  and  druggist  keep  it. 


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AT     SALESYARD, 
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-A-T     lO     O'CLOCK     OiT 
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY  24,  1892. 

"Catalogues  now  ready.    Will  be  sent  upon  application. 
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Ladies  and  Gentlemen 


-MANUFACTURED  BY- 


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ARCHITECTS, 
Furnish  plans,  specifl  jatious,  and  Superintendence  for  the  construction 
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DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

Oceanic    Steamship    Company. 
Dividend  No.  71  (fT  ft?  cents  per  share)  of  the  Oceanic  Steamship  Com- 
pany will  be  payable  at  the  office  of  the  company,  327  Market  street  on  and 
after  Monday,  February  1st,  1892. 
Transfer  books  will  close  Monday,  January  25th,  X892,  at  3  p.  m. 

E.  H.  SHELDON,  Secretary. 

LOUIS  R0EDERER  CHAMPAGNE. 

The  Highest  Hrade  Champagne  in  the  World. 
CABTE     BIj.A-irsrOIHIE." 

(WHITE    LABEL) 

A  Magnificent  Rich  Wine. 
'"GEi^LIsTTJ  STUST  SBC," 

(BROWN  LABEL)  ' 

Perfection  of  a  Dry  Wine. 
See  that  every  Bottle  bears  the  private  labelof 

MACONDRAY   &   CO., 

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Jan.  30.  1892. 


BAN  VI  '  NEWS  I  I  I  in:. 


19 


J  AN  DAB  Y  has  b«n  an  e  xceptionall  j  favorable  month  this  year 
for  marine  underwriters  on  ibis  coast  The  orenn  dial 
have  been  few  and  far  between,  considering  the  reason,  and  the 
marine  meu  are,  in  consequence,  jubilant.  The  hark  Dominion, 
which  recently  put  into  Victoria  in  distress,  has  been  condemned. 
Her  cargo  of  lumber,  which  was  bound  for  Australian  pari*,  will 
probably  be  forwarded  by  another  vessel.  It  is  still  too  early  to 
compute  the  loss  to  local  underwriters. 

The  Anna  Ca  fartna  has  put  in  at  Honolulu  in  distress.  She 
will  probably  have  to  discharge  her  cargo  and  go  on  the  dock  for 
extensive  repairs. 

California  is  considered  one  of  the  best  life  insurance  States  in 
the  I'nion.  There  are  more  policies,  and  a  larger  lump  sum  of 
life  insurance — in  proportion  to  the  population— carried  by  the 
people  of  California  than  by  those  of  almost  any  other  State.  A 
veteran  life  underwriter  ascribes  this  to  the  fact  that  people  out 
here  have  a  higher  appreciation  of  life  insurance  than  anywhere 
else,  and  it  is  true,  he  says,  that  where  the  people  are  most  in- 
telligent, there  the  life  insurance  companies  tind  their  best  field. 
The  figures  show  that  California  is  getting  belter  and  belter  each 
year  in  this  respect,  even  when  due  allowance  is  made  for  the  in- 
crease of  population.  In  all  this  there  is  a  very  flattering  com- 
pliment for  California.  It  is  not  that  culture  and  refinement  is 
more  general  here,  but  that  the  general  intelligence  of  the  people 
of  this  State  is  far  above  tbat  of  many  of  the  etfele  and  cultured 
States  in  the  East.  The  average  Californian  carries  a  $4,000  life 
policy,  if  be  be  insured  at  all. 

There  has  been  a  wonderful  display  of  patriotism  in  Oakland 
this  week,  probably  induced  by  the  fiery  character  of  the  recent 
press  reports.  School  Director  Girard,  presumably  a  native  of  the 
United  States,  offered  a  resolution  to  the  effect  that  the  three  in- 
surance policies  now  held  by  ihe  Guardian,  of  London,  be  can- 
celed, and  the  same  amount  placed  in  American  companies. 
Such  a  course  would  have  involved  a  certain  loss  to  the  tax- 
payers, it  is  true,  but  Director  Girard  believed  in  America  for 
the  Americans,  even  if  it  were  costly.  The  resolution  was  tabled. 
Mr.  Girard  was  angry. 

Here  are  some  interesting  figures.  They  show  the  business 
done  in  the  past  year  by  the  eleven  offices,  whose  net  premiums 
on  the  Pacific  Coast  exceed  $300,000: 

The  five  companies  of  Brown,  Craig  &  Co.  earned  in  net  pre- 
miums $638,268,  their  losses  were  $223,148,  and  the  loss  ratio. 35; 
Firemans  Fund  office,  net  premiums  $580,069,  losses  $227,770,  loss 
ratio  .39;  Balfour,  Guthrie  &  Co.,  net  premiums  $406,047,  losses 
$141,241,  loss  ratio  .35;  Liverpool  and  London  and  Globe.net 
premiums  $388,254.  losses  $144,036,  loss  ratio  .37;  Robert  Dick- 
son, net  premiums  $380,653,  losses  $141,081,  loss  ratio. 37;  London 
and  Lancashire,  net  premiums  $375,708,  losses  $102,528,  loss  ratio 
.27;  Win.  J.  Landers,  net  premiums  $370,351,  losses  $119,481,  loss 
ratio  .32;  Commercial  Union  Assurance  Co.,  net  premiums  $348,- 
097,  losses  $109,599,  loss  ratio  .3H;  Home  Mutual  Insurance  Co., 
of  California,  net  premiums  $327,157,  losses  $132,196,  loss  ratio 
.40;  Home  and  Pbcenix,  of  Hartford,  net  premiums  $323,735, 
losses  $160,372,  loss  ratio  .40A ;  J'-tna  Insurance  Co.,  net  premiums 
$310,006,  losses  $118,790,  loss  ratio  .38. 

It  ia  stated,  on  very  good  authority,  that  the  Armstrong  Fire 
Insurance  Company  will  be  resurrected  under  new  management. 
This  announcement,  coupled  with  the  fact  that  the  Mutual  has 
already  got  well  started,  seems  to  indicate  that  while  P.  T.  Arm- 
strong is  apparently  dead  to  the  insurance  'world,  he  yet  liveth, 
and  is  probably  still  connected  with  these  reconstructed  com- 
panies. Armstrong  acknowledges  having  received  a  bonus  of 
$20,000  from  the  Lancashire  to  induce  his  personal  retirement, 
but  he  now  claims  that  this  bargain  can  in  no  wise  affect  the  in- 
dividual stockholders  of  his  concerns,  none  of  whom,  so  far  as 
known,  ever  received  $20,000  or  cents  from  the  Lancashire.  It 
all  looks  like  a  piece  of  very  clever  generalship  on  the  part  of  Mr. 
Armstrong. 

Mr.  Van  Slyke  has  returned  from  the  East  and  will  represent 
these  newly  constructed  companies  on  the  coast.  He  will  write 
lines  only  on  risks  equipped  wilh  the  automatic  sprinklers.  It  is 
probable  that  the  P.  I.  U.  will  meet  Mr.  Van  Slyke  rather  more 
than  half  way  on  these  risks,  which  have  proven  so  exceedingly 
profitable  in  the  East,  even  at  the  extreme  low  rates  charged. 

Manager  Duval  of  the  Pacific  Insurance  Union  has  decided  tbat 
no  member  of  the  Union  has  a  right  to  apoint  the  Stockton  syndi- 
cate known  as  the  Stockton  Investment  Company,  as  agents. 
After  a  careful  examination  of  the  syndicate's  proposed  methods 
Mr.  Duval  is  satisfied  that  their  scheme  is  but  another  plan  for  al- 
lowing the  commission  to  the  insured. 


Gentlemen's  Furnishing  Goods  of  all  descriptions  may  be  obtained 
at  the  popular  store  of  John  W.  Carmany,  at  25  Kearny' street. 

The  famous,  juioy,  luscious  Oysters  of  Moraghan,  of  the  California 
Market,  are  unequaled  anywhere  in  San  Francisco, 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 


"•u  rnaeliao,  California 


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NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Union    Consolidnlcd    Silver    Mining    Company. 
Location  of  principal  place  of  bnslncM-San  Francisco.  California     Lo- 
catlonofworks— Virginia  Mining  Dl.lrlct,  Storey  county  Nevada 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Hoard  of  Director.,  held  on 
the  «h  day  of  January,  18W,  an  assessment  (No.  I.)  of  Twenty-five  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  Ihe  capital  stock  o[  the  corporation,  'pa  val.le  im- 
mediately In  rutted  states  cold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company.  Room  11,  No  803  California  street.  Sao  Francisco,  California 

Auy  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remalu  unpaid  on 
The  Eleventh  Da,  ol  February,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction:  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on    WKI&KSDAY,  the  2d  day  ol  March,  1S1  -.  to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment   together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  aud  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  '        " 


Office— Room  11.  No. 


A.  W.  BARROWS,  Secretary. 

; tmih  street.  Sun  Fnuicisro,  California. 


ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Chollar    Mining    Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Fraucisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works— Virgiuia,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  giveu  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  held 
on  the  eighth  day  of  January.  1892.  an  assessment  (No.  32)  of  Fifty  Cents 
(50)  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation 
payable  immediately,  m  tTuited  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary  at  the 
office  of  the  Company,  room  79,  Nevada  Block,  No.  30J  Montgomery  street 
San  Fraucisco.  California.  J  ' 

Auy  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Eleventh  (lltb)  Day  of  February.  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
aud  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction:  and  unless  paymeut  is  made  be- 
fore, will   be  sold  on  THURSDAY,  the  third  day  of  March,   1812    to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

CHARLES  E.  ELLIOT,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  No.  303  Montgomery  street  Sau  Fran- 
cisco, California. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Consolidated  Imperial  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held  on 
the  twenty-second  day  of  January,  189',  au  assessment  (No.  33)  of  Three  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  iu  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  No.  331  Pine  street,  Room  3,  Sau  Fraucisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upou  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  ou 
The  Twenty-fifth  Day  of  February,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
aud  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auctiou;  and  unless  paymeut  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  fifteenth  day  of  March  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  w.ith  costs  of  advertising   aud  ex- 
penses of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

C,  L,  McCOY,  Secretary. 

Office— 331  Tine  street,  room  3,  San  Francisco,  California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Exchequer     Mining     Company, 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— Sau  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Wold  Hill,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  22d  day  of  January,  1892,  au  assessment,  No.  32,  of  Twenty-five  (23) 
Cents  per  share  was  levied  upou  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-fifth  Day  of  February,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  aud  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  THURSDAY,  the  seventeenth  day  of  March,  1892,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together    with   the  costs  of   advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

CHA8.  E.  ELLIOT,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
California. _______„ 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Gould    &    Curry    Silver    Mining    Company. 

Assessment  No.  68 

Amount  per  Share 30  centa 

Levied January  5,  1892 

Deliuquentin  Office Februarys,  1892 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  Stock      March  1,  1892 

ALFRED  K.  DURBROW,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  No.  69,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San 
F  rancisco,  California. 


20 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  30,  1892. 


5UNBCAM5I 


SAID    Daintycus,    "The   sentiment,    'He   gets   there   just   the 
same,' 

Is  good,  but  then  the  style  is  not  commanding; 
If  you'd  avoid  vulgarity,  adjust  it  to  this  frame — 
'  He  attains  his  destination  notwithstanding.' 
As  thus:  'The  coleopteran  of  .Tune  has  gaudy  wing, 

The  firefly  has  a  lustrous  Hame  expanding, 
The  cimex  lectnlarius  doth  not  a  pinion  bring, 

Yet  he  attains  his  destination  notwithstanding.'" 

— Melbourne  Sun. 

— -Young  Father—  I've  just  made  a  big  deposit  in  a  savings  bank, 
in  trust  for  my  baby  boy.  When  he  is  twenty-one  I  will  hand  him 
the  bank-book,  tell  him'the  amount  of  the  original  deposit,  and  let 
him  see  how  things  count  up  at  compound  interest.  Old  Gentleman — 
Won't  pay.  1  tried  that.  My  boy  drew  the  money  and  got  married 
with  it,  and  now  I've  got  to  support  him  and  his  wife  and  eight 
children.  — New  York  Weekly. 

There  is  a  respected  divine  in  Sydney  who  is  rather  hard  of 

hearing.  "  Yes,"  said  one  member  of  the  company  as  they  took 
their  seats  at  the  dinner  table.  "  this  influenza  has  been  very  fatal 
among  the  lawyers;  we  have  lost  four."  And  then  the  parson 
chipped  in  with  "  For  these  and  all  other  mercies  may  the  Lord  make 
us  duly  thankful." 

Practical  Girl— You  wish  me  to  marry  you,  and  to  go  to  the  far 

West  to  struggle  for  existence  on  a  timber  claim.  Do  you  not  fear 
that  when  poverty  comes  in  at  the  door,  love  will  go  out  of  the  win- 
dow? Ardent  Suitor— No,  indeed.  We'll  live  in  a  dug-out,  and  there 
won't  be  any  window.  — Puck. 

Operatic  Manager— I  can't  afford  to  pay  you  over  seventeen 

dollars  a  week  and  expenses,  and  you  must  permit  me  to  announce 
you  as  receiving  one  thousand  dollars  a  night.  Madame  Iliahnote— 
Make  it  twenty,  and  you  may  announce  me  at  two  thousand  dollars 
a  night.  '  —  Puck. 

The  Czar— A  horrible  thought  strikes  me!  The  Lord  High  Exe- 
cutioner—What is  that,  your  majesty?  The  Czar— If  that  dentist  was 
a  Nihilist  he  may  have  filled  myteeth  with  dynamite.  Then  the 
first  time  I  bite  hard  I  shall  blow  the  top  of  my  head  off!     —Puck. 

—— JMiss  Finehout — f  see  that  Mrs.  Porker  seems  to  have  an  in- 
creasing affection  for  the  memory  of  her  late  husband.  Mr.  Dunn — 
What,  is  he  dead?  I've  been  away,  you  know.  Miss  Finehout — No; 
but  he's  made  a  heap  of  money  since  their  divorce.  — Judge. 

—  Feather stone — I  tell  you,  old  man,  you  ought  to  be  in  with  a 
girl  like  Miss  Grossgrain.  Her  fathe-  travels  a  great  deal,  and  while 
he  is  away  we  have  a  lovely  time.  Ringway—  What  do  you  do  when 
he  comes  home?    Featherstone — Then  I  travel.  — Judge. 

Old  Nick  0'Teene{to  his  young  wi/e)— My  first  wife  was  always 

cold  and  distant.  I  like  the  sweet,  confiding  way  you  nestle  up  to 
me.  His  Young  Wife—  Oh,  I  don't  mind  it;  I  used  to  work  in  a 
tobacco  factory  I  — Puck. 

Sweet  Girl  (affectionately)— Papa,  you  wouldn't  like  me  to  leave 

you,  would  youY  Papa  (fondly) — Indeed,  I  would  not,  my  darling. 
Sweet  Girl—  Well,  then,  I'll  marry  Mr.  Poorchap.  He's  willing  to 
live  here.  — New  York  Weekly. 

The  Boss—  Look  here,  Tomson,  you  painted  that  laundry  sign 

"  Laudry."  What  do  you  mean  by  such  work  as  that?  Journeyman 
— I  dode  dow  how  it  was,  udless  its  because  I've  got  ad  dawfui  cold 
id  the  head.  — Harper's  Bazar. 

lie—  Mrs.  Redd-Clay.  allow  me  to  present  to  you  my  friend, 

Mr.  Reginald  Robinson.  She  (who  always  tries  lo  say  something  pleas- 
ant)—  What  an  aristocratic  first  name  you  bear,  Mr.  Rubinson. 

—Judge. 

——Tanks— The  man  who  wrote  "  'Twas  off  the  Blue  Canary 
Isles,"  had  something  to  go  along  with  that  last  cigar.  Ban ks—  What 
makes  you  think  so?     Tanks—  Did  you  ever  see  a  blue  canary? 

—Life. 

Belated   Traveler— How  far  is.it  from  here  (hie)  to  Charing 

Cross?  Policeman — Fifteen  minutes'  walk.  Belated  Traveler — For 
(hie)  me  or  for  (hie)  you?  — Zenophons  Book  of  Etiquette. 

Two  old  sports  are  playing  poker.     "  I  call  you,"  says  one. 

"What  ye  got?"  "Four  aces*"  "What's  yer  outs'ide  card?  Got 
four  aces  myself." 

——  Yellowback— When  you  were  out  West  did  you  see  any  In- 
dians? Goodplair — See  them  ?  Hardly.  They  raised  me  out  every 
time.  — Boston  Post. 

"  The  White  House  is  said  not  to  be  properly  supplied  with 

exits."  "  Won't  Mr.  Harrison  be  able  to  leave  when  his  term  ex- 
pires?" —  Puck. 

When  a  man  is  negative  and  his  wife  is  very  positive,  a  lively 

battery  in  the  family  is  a  natural  incident.  —Boston  Post. 

"  That's  a  poor  waiter,"  said  the  now  impatient  guest.    "  If  he 

is  very  poor,  you  should  tip  him." 

Ward  McAllister's  New  Year's  Ball. 


B^ZEsTIKIS. 


This  great  New  York  society  event  of  the  winter  took  place  re- 
cently, and  all  of  the  Four  Hundred,  and  many  more,  too,  werepres- 
ent.  '  There  were  about  100  subscribers,  each  of  whom  paid  $100  and 
received  ten  invitations.  All  swelldom  was  there — the  Astors,  Van- 
derbilts,  Goelets.  Livingstons,  Vice  President  and  Mrs.  Morton,  the 
Diplomatic  Corps,  Ministers  of  foreign  powers,  etc.,  Moet  &,  Chandon, 
Brut  Imperial,  and  White  Seal,  1SS1,  were  the  only  wines  drank. 


BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA.  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Capital $3,000,000  00 

Surplus 1,000,000  00 

Undivided  Profits (July  1st,  1890) 3,275,919  48 

WM.  ALVOBD,  President. 

Thomas  Beown.  Cashier  I  B.  Mubbay.Jt  ..  .Assistant  Cashier 

Irving  F.  Moolton,  2ud  Assistant  Cashier. 

CORRESPONDENTS : 

NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  Bank  of  California;  BOSTON— Tremont 
National  Bank;  CHICAGO— Union  National  Bank;  ST.  LOUIS— Boatman's 
Bank;  NEW  ZEALAND— The  Bank  of  New  Zealand.  Correspondent  In 
London— Messrs.  N.  M.  Rothschild  &  Sons.  Correspondents  in  India,  China, 
Japan  and  Australia. 

The  Bank  has  Agencies  at  Virginia  City,  and  Correspondents  in  all  the 
principal  Mining  Districts  and  Interior  Towns  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Letters  of  Credit  issued,  available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Draw  direct 
on  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  New  Orleans,  Denver,  Salt  Lake, 
Cincinnati,  Portland, O.,  Lob  Angeles,  London,  Dublin,  Paris,  Berlin,  Bremen, 
Hamburg,  Fraukf ort-on-the-Main,  Antwerp,  Amsterdam,  Copenhagen,  Stock- 
holm, Christiana,  Locarno,  Melbourne,  Sydney.  Auckland,  Hongkong 
Shanghai,  Yokohama,  Genoa,  and  all  cities  in  Italy  and  Switzerland- 


THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK, 


N.  W.  Corner  Sansome  and  Bush  Streets. 

Established  1870.  U.  8.  Depositary. 

CAPITAL  {PAID    UP) $1,500, 000 

SURPLUS $500.0001   UNDIVIDED    PROFITS $166,000 

S.  G.  MURPHY President  I  E.  D.  MORGAN Cashier 

JAMES  MOFFITT.... Vice-President  |  GEO.  W.  KLINE Ass't Cashier 

DIRECTORS: 

Geo.   A.  Low,  George  C.  Perkins,  S.  G.  Murphy, 

N.  Van  Bergen,  James  D.  Phelan,  James  Moffitt. 

Thomas  Jennings,  Johu  A.  Hooper,  J.  D.  Harvey. 

A  General  Banking  BuslnewN  Transacted. 

SAFE    DEPOSIT    DEPARTMENT, 

JAMES  K.  LYNCH,  Manager, 
Safes  to  rent  from  $5  to  $100  per  annum  (uuder  the  exclusive  control  of 
tho  renter),  for  the  care  of  all  valuables.    Trunks  and  Packages  taken  on 
storage.    A  specialty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a.  m.  to  6  p.  m. 

tONDON  AND  SAN  FRANCISCO  BANK,  Limited. 

Authorized  Capital ?3, 500,000     |     Capital  paid  up 2.450,000 

Reserve 395,000 

San  Francisco  Office,  424  California  SI.  I  London  Office 73  Lombard  St., E.  C 

Portland  Branch.  48  First  St.    Tacoma  Branch.  1006  A  Street. 

Man  :  ARTHUR  SCRIVENER;  Assistant  Manager,  WILLIAM        EEL 

Cashier,   GUSTAV  FR1EDERICH. 

LONDON  BANKERS— Bank  of  England  and  London  Joint  Stock  Bank. 
NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

ThiB  Bank  is  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex- 
change Business  in  London  and  San  Francisco,  and  between  said  cities  and 
all  parts  of  the  world.  

~THFTSATHER  BANKING  COMPANY. 

Capital $1,250,000. 

Successor  to  Sather  &  Co.,  Established  1851,  San  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON President 

J.  L.  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  S.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

IHreelors:  Chas.  Main,  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  Wm.  P.  Johnson, 
C.  F.  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K.  Wilson. 

Agents:  New  York — Drexel,  Morgau  &  Co.  Boston — Downer  &  Co. 
Philadelphia— Drexel  A  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  National  Bank.  St.  Louis— The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City— First  National  Bauk.  London— Brown, 
Shipley  &  Co.    Paris— Drexel,  Harjes  &  Co. 

WELLS.  FAR60  &  C0MPANY-BANKIN6  DEPARTMENT. 

N.  E.  Corner  Sansome  anil  Sutter  Streets. 
SAN    FRANCISCO.    CAL. 

CIPITAL  $      500,000.00 

SURPLUS  5,488,393.72 

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS *    5,988,393  00 

DIRECTORS: 

Lloyd  Tevis,  President:  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chas.  F.  Crocker.  J.  C.  Fargo,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Wm.  Norris,  Geo.  E.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  Wadsworth,  Cashier. 

Receive  Deposits,  issues  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Ban  kin 

Business. 

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND   DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS PORT  COSTA,  California. 

Storage  1'apaelty,  loo, OOO  Tons.      Regular    Warehouse  lor  San 
Francisco  Produce  Exchange  Call  Board. 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  handling  aud  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  and  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  aud  smutty  Wheat. 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  stored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  sold, 
if  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  ol  the  Company,  202  San  so  me  St..  over  the  Anglo-California  Bank. 

THE  CROCKER-WOOLWORTH  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

822     PINE     STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL 11.000,000. 

DIRECTORS : 
OHAS.  F.  CROCKER,  |  E.  H.  MILLER,  Jb. 

R.  C.  WOOLWORTH President. 

W.  E.  BROWN Vice-President. 

WM.  H.  CROCKER Cashier 

SECORITY  SAVINGS  BANK. 

Guarantee  Capital $300,000 

OFFICERS: 

President  JEROME  LINCOLN  |  Secretary 8.  L.  ABBOT.  Jr. 

Vlce-PreBident W.  S.  JONES  I  Attorney 8IDNET  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

OFFICE— No.  228  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


Jan.  3ft, 


BAN  IT  '  i  NEWS  I  '  I  ill:. 


SI 


"TtJE  RoSsM. 


J"KS. 


BALLADE    OF    LOVELACE  Moort. 

My  days  for  singing  and  loving  are  over, 

And  stark  1  lie  in  my  narrow  bed; 
I  care  not  at  all  if  rosea  cover 

Or  if  above  me  the  snow  Is  spread: 

I  am  weary  of  dreaming  «»f  my  sweet  dead  — 
Vera  and  Lily  and  Annie  and  May. 
And  my  soul  is  set  on  tbe  present  fray. 

In  piercing  kisses  and  -iittle  snares; 
Bo  gallants  are  conquered,  ah.  well  away. 

My  love  was  stronger  and  fiercer  than  theirs. 

Oh,  happy  moths  that  now  Hit  and  hover 

From  tbe  blossom  of  while  to  tbe  blossom  of  red, 
Take  heed,  for  I  was  a  lordly  lover 

Till  tbe  little  day  of  my  life  had  sped; 

As  straight  as  a  pine  tree,  a  golden  head, 
And  eyes  as  blue  as  an  austral    ".ay. 
Ladies,  when  loosening  your  satin  array. 

Reflect;  in  my  years,  bad  you  lived,  my  prayers 
Might  have  won  you  from  weakly  lovers  away; 

My  love  was  stronger  and  fiercer  than  theirs. 

Through  the  *ong  of  the  thrush  and  the  pipe  of  tbe  plover 

Sweet  voices  came  down  through  the  binding  lead; 
0  queens  that  every  age  mu«t  discover 

For  men,  that  man's  delight  may  be  fed; 

Ob,  sister  queens  to  tbe  queens  I  wed 
For  tbe  space  of  a  year,  a  month,  a  day. 
Iso  thirst  but  mine  could  your  thirst  allay; 

And  oh,  for  an  hour  of  life,  my  dears, 
To  kiss  you,  to  laugh  at  your  love's  dismay — 

My  love  was  stronger  and  fiercer  than  theirs. 


Prince  was  I  ever  of  festival  gay, 

And  time  never  silvered  my  locks  with  gray; 

The  love  of  your  lovers  is  a  hope  that  despairs, 
So  think  of  me  sometimes,  dear  ladies,  I  pray. 

My  love  was  stronger  and  fiercer  than  theirs. 


CUPID'S    GOLDEN    ARROW. 


Young  Cupid  went  storming  to  Vulcan  one  day, 

And  besought  him  to  look  at  his  arrow; 
'Tis  useless!  "  he  cried  ;  »  you  must  mend  it,  I  say! 

'Tis  not  fit  to  let  fly  at  a  sparrow. 
There's  something  that's  wrong  in  the  shaft  or  the  dart, 

For  it  flutters  quite  false  to  my  aim ; 
'Tis  an  age  since  it  fairly  went  home  to  the  heart, 

And  the  world  really  jests  at  my  name. 

1  I  have  straightened,  I've  bent,  I've  tried  all,  I  declare, 

I've  perfumed  it  with  sweetest  of  sighs; 
'Tis  feathered  with  ringlets  my  mother  might  wear. 

And  the  barb  gleams  with  light  from  young  eyes; 
But  it  falls  without  touching— I'll  break  it,  I  vow— 

For  there's  Hymen  beginning  to  pout; 
He's  complaining  his  torch  burns  so  dull  and  so  low, 

That  Zephyr  might  puff  it  right  out." 

Little  Cupid  went  on  with  his  pitiful  tale 

Till  Vulcan  the  weapon  restored; 
'  There,  take  it  young  sir,  try  it  now— if  it  fail 

I  will  ask  neither  fee  nor  reward." 
The  urchin  shot  out,  and  rare  havoc  he  made, 

The  wounded  and  dead  were  untold; 
But  no  wonder  the  rogue  had  such  slaughtering  trade, 

For  the  arrow  was  laden  with  gold. 


THE  PRAIRIE   HUNTER'S   SONG.— L.  Fidelia  Woolley  Gillsey 
in  Woman's   Work. 


Ho,  my  bonny  steed! 

Beauty  of  fire  and  speed— 
The  river-waves  blu3h  'neath  the  morning's  red  glow, 

The  blossomy  grass 

Bends  low  as  we  pass, 
And  away  o'er  the  prairies  together  we  go. 

The  birds  on  the  wing, 

The  deer  at  the  spring, 
And  in  his  wild  tent  is  the  buffalo  dreaming, 

Away  in  our  flight 

Like  arrows  of  light, 
To  camp  in  the  greenwood  when  moonlight  is  gleaming. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  30,  1892. 


A    QUEER    DIVORCE. 

THE  "pleadings,"  as  the  lawyers  term  the  particulars  of  the 
case,  were  as  follows: 

Bertie  West,  a  fairly  rich  man,  and  a  fairly  good  looking  one  to 
boot,  was  the  respondent.  Fellow  members  of  the  Stock  Ex- 
change called  Bertie  a  good  fellow,  and  he  was  a  good  fellow  in 
every  sense  of  that  somewhat  elastic  term. 

When  they  grew  tired  of  sounding  his  virtues,  his  friends  anx- 
iously inquired  when  he  intended  getting  married.  There  was 
no  precise  reason  why  he  should  take  unto  himself  a  wife.  He 
was  perfectly  happy  as  he  was,  and  he  said  so.  "A  confirmed 
bachelor — that's  what  I  am  and  what  t  intend  to  remain."  That 
was  his  stereotyped  reply  to  all  queries  concerning  his  future. 

But  man  is  weak,  very  weak  at  times,  and  one  of  those  particu- 
lar periods  when  his  strength  departs,  and  he  becomes  as  pliable 
as  a  lump  of  dough,  and  as  silly  as  a  little  toddler  in  short  frocks, 
is  when  he  falls  into  the  hands  of  a  woman.  This  happened  to 
Bertie.  He  met  Carrie  Fane  at  a  dance,  waltzed  with  her  six 
times  during  the  evening,  saw  her  to  her  carriage,  and  then  went 
home  and  dreamt  about  her.  The  Fanes  were  smart  people;  he 
was  introduced  into  their  domestic  circle,  and  became  a  different 
man. 

In  the  course  of  a  few  months  he  proposed,  was  accepted, 
"  asked  papa,"  was  welcomed  with  great  joy,  and,  last  scene  of 
all,  actually  got  married.  No  one  was  more  astonished  probably 
at  this  unexpected  d6nouement  than  Bertie  himself.  Of  course  he 
gave  up  his  chambers  and  other  bachelor  frivolities.  He  took  a 
nice  house  near  Eaton-square,  and  played  the  part  of  an  affection- 
ate husband  with  great  success. 

However,  when  Bertie  packed  up  his  traps  at  Criterion  Cham- 
bers, gave  his  old  clothes  to  his  man,  and  sold  his  pictures  and 
curios,  he  omitted  to  dispose  of  one  little  article  de  vertu — more  or 
less — which  had  interested  him  a  good  deal  during  his  days  of  so- 
called  single  blessedness.  Pauline  was  a  nice  little  woman,  with 
black  eyes  and  the  smallest  pair  of  hands  in  London.  Bertie 
really  liked  her,  and  she  had  become  uncommonly  fond  of  him. 
They  had  had  some  very  jolly  times  together,  and  when  the  hour 
for  parting  arrived  it  found  Bertie  uncommonly  agitated.  There 
was  a  scene  when  the  impending  marriage  was  disclosed,  and  it 
took  Bertie  all  his  time  to  soothe  little  Pauline.  As  a  matter  of 
fact,  he  did  not  quite  succeed  in  pacifying  her.  Pauline  had  hot 
blood  in  her  veins,  and  instead  of  kissing  Bertie,  wishing  him 
every  happiness,  and  saying  good-bye,  she  went  out  slamming 
the  door  behind  her,  and  uttering  threats  of  revenge  in  the  dim 
and  misty  future.  At  first  Bertie  felt  a  little  uneasy.  One  can 
never  tell  what  a  woman  will  do  when  she  is  put  out.  But  the 
feeling  of  uneasiness  soon  passed  off,  and  Bertie  forgot  all  about 
Pauline. 

For  a  time  Bertie  found  married  life  very  delightful,  but  twelve 
months  had  scarcely  elapsed  when  a  craving  for  his  old  bachelor 
days  and  his  old  bachelor  friends  came  over  him.  He  spent  most 
of  his  time  at  his  club,  or  at  other  men's  clubs,  and  bis  wife  com- 
plained of  his  neglect.  At  first  she  cried,  and  then,  beine  of  an 
uncommonly  jealous  disposition,  she  began  to  invent  all  sorts  of 
explanations  of  her  husband's  continued  absence.  It  was  not 
long,  as  you  will  guess,  if  you  happen  to  know  anything  at  all 
about  feminine  jealousy,  before  she  decided  that  a  woman  was  in 
the  case.  She  did  not  breathe  the  subject  to  a  soul,  but  brooded 
silently  over  it,  analyzing  bis  every  word  and  action  in  order  to 
discover  some  proof  of  the  charge,  which  she  was  prepared  to 
level  at  his  head  at  any  moment.  One  evening,  in  an  affectionate 
outburst,  Bertie  took  his  wife  to  the  theatre.  It  was  a  wretched 
night,  cold  and  misty.  The  mist  had  turned  into  a  thick  fog 
when  the  audience  crept  shivering  out  of  the  theatre,  and  it 
was  with  the  greatest  difficulty  that  Bertie  found  his  brougham. 
He  put  his  wife  in  and  was  about  £o  enter  himself,  when  Carrie 
cried  out  that  she  had  lost  her  diamond  bracelet.  ■•  I  must  have 
dropped  it  in  the  box.  Kun  in,  there's  a  good  boy,  and  see  if  you 
can  find  it.     I  wouldn't  lose  it  for  worlds." 

Bertie  closed  the  door  of  the  brougham,  and  telling  the  driver 
to  draw  up  in  a  convenient  bye-street,  he  hurried  back.  He  ar- 
rived ju3t  as  an  attendant  was  picking  up  the  bracelet.  He 
tipped  the  man,  and  ran  out  of  the  theatre  and  up  the  street. 
The  fog  was  very  dense,  but  there  was  his  brougham,  and  with  a 
great  sigh  of  relief,  he  jumped  inside,  shouted  out  "  All  right," 
and  banged  the  door. 

"  I  have  got  it,  darling,"  he  said  to  his  wife;  "  stretch  out  your 
arm  and  I'll  clasp  it  round  your  wrist."  She  did  as  she  was  bid, 
and  then  gave  a  little  sigh  and  sank  back  in  the  dark  corner  of 
the  carriage. 

"  That's  right,  dear,  keep  your  mouth  well  covered;  this  beast- 
ly fog  is  choking." 

Carrie  lay  quite  still,  swaddled  in  cosy  wraps,  and  not  another 
word  was  exchanged  until  the  brougham  stopped.  The  journey 
had  been  a  long  one,  for  owing  to  the  density  of  the  fog  the  car- 
riage had  been  compelled  to  crawl  along. 

"  Thank  goodness,  home  at  last!  " 

Bertie  jumped  out  of  the  carriage,  ran  up  the  steps  of  the  house 
and  rang  the  bell.  Then  he  returned  for  his  wife.  The  hall-door 
was  opened,  and  a  flood  of  light  poured  out  into  the  stuoky  night, 

"  My  God  I  what'a  happened?" 


It  was  Bertie  who  gave  vent  to  the  exclamation,  and  the  cir- 
cumstances which  were  responsible  for  it  were  two  in  number. 
First  of  all,  he  saw  that  the  house  he  was  about  to  enter  did  not 
belong  to  him,  and,  secondly,  the  lady  who  leant  on  his  arm  was 
not  his  wife.  Like  one  in  a  dream,  he  led  her  into  the  house;  the 
hall  door  closed  with  a  bang,  and  pulling  off  her  opera  cloak,  the 
form  and  features  of  little  Pauline  appeared  suddenly  before  him. 

"  Don't  kick  up  a  row,"  said  the  lady,  coolly,  "  it  won't  do  you 
any  good,  and  may  do  you  any  amount  of  harm.  Come  into 
this  room  a  moment,  and  have  a  chat.  It  seems  years  since  I 
saw  you  last.  Don't  be  afraid,"  she  added,  as  he  hesitated,  "I 
won't  hurt  you." 

He  went  in  slowly. 

"  What  do  you  want?"  he  said. 

«  Nothing — only  to  thank  you  for  bringing  me  home." 

"  But  I  didn't." 

*(  Well,  the  coachman  and  the  servant  saw  you.  But  don't  be 
angry.  I've  never  felt  so  jolly  before.  And  do  you  know  why? 
It's  all  owing  to  that  beautiful  bracelet  you  gave  me  to-night." 

"  Bracelet — gave  you? — but  I  didn't,  I  swear!  " 

"Oh,  yes,  you  did.  Here  it  is."  And  Pauline  held  up  her 
pretty  round  arm,  and  there  was  the  precious  gee-gaw  clasped 
round  it.  "  Now,  you  can't  deny  that  you  put  it  on  your  very 
own  self."  And  she  laughed  a  little  laugh  of  womanly  triumph. 
For  a  moment  he  was  nonplussed,  but  recovering  himself  quickly, 
he  said — 

"  What  are  you  going  to  do  now?" 

"  Nothing,  Bertie — only  give  you  a  piece  of  advice.  Married 
men  shouldn't  drive  pretty  ac.resses  home,  and  give  them  dia- 
monds.    You  mustn't  do  it  again,  that's  all." 

That's  all !  Wasn't  it  enough,  in  all  conscience!  He  knew 
that  Carrie  was  frightfully  jealous,  and  that  her  parents  were  not 
the  sort  of  people  to  gloss  over  the  matter,  even  if  his  wife  did. 
It  was  devilish  awkward,  and,  worse  still,  he  didn't  see  how  he 
was  going  to  explain  matters,  and  the  story  would  want  such  a 
real  lot  of  explaining,  too.  He  stood  there,  silent  and  uncom- 
fortable. 

"Won't  yon  have  some  supper?"  said  the  imperturbable 
woman,  pointing  to  the  little  table  drawn  up  close  to  the  fire. 

"  Damn!  "  he  muttered,  viciously. 

"  No — truffles,"  she  replied,  "  and  there  is  some  of  your  favorite 
liquer  brandy — you  see  I  haven't  forgotten  you." 

"  Give  me  that  bracelet." 

"  I  never  return  presents." 

"Then  I'll  call  the  police." 

•'Certainly,  if  it  pleases  you."  Even  that  threat  did  not 
frighten  her,  for  she  added,  sarcastically,  "  I'll  send  the  servant, 
if  you  like;  you'd  probably  lose  your  way  in  the  fog." 

He  felt  inclined  to  strike  her,  she  exasperated  him  so,  but  he 
was  conscious  that  it  would  do  no  good.  He  simply  grumbled, 
"  Tell  me  the  name  of  this  infernal  street,  and  I'll  go." 

She  told  him,  and  he  went,  vowing  vengeance  the  following 
morning.  It  took  him  hours  to  get  from  Bayswater  to  Eaton 
Square,  and  he  had  to  concoct  a  story  to  explain  his  long  absence. 
Of  course  be  stood  in  mortal  dread  of  his  wife  getting  wind  of  the 
right  story,  and  his  life  for  the  next  few  days  was  one  long  spell 
of  feverish  anxiety.  He  had  to  tell  Carrie  that  the  bracelet  had 
not  been  found,  and  his  wife  was  perpetually  bothering  him  to 
put  an  advertisement  in  the  papers  offering  a  reward  for  the  re- 
covery of  the  jewels.  For  very  obvious  reasons  he  did  not  carry 
out  the  suggestion.  One  day,  however,  his  wife — weary  of  mak- 
ing the  old  request — went  out  and  inserted  an  advertisement  her- 
self, without  telling  him.  A  day  or  two  elapsed,  and  then  a  lady 
was  announced  at  the  Eaton  Square  mansion,  and  Mademoiselle 
Pauline  appeared,  looking  very  charming. 

"I  have  called  about  the  bracelet  mentioned  in  the  advertise- 
ment of  the  Baity  Twaddler." 

"  You  have  found  it?  " 

"  Not  exactly.  You  see,  I  happen  to  possess  a  bracelet  answer- 
ing exactly  to  the  description,  and  I  thought — " 

"  Will  you  allow  me  to  see  it?  " 

"  With  pleasure,"  and  Pauline  held  out  her  hand. 

"  Ah,  that  is  mine,"  Carrie  exclaimed,  excitedly. 

"  Oh,  no,"  and  Pauline  laughed  as  if  the  whole  thing  were  a 
play.  "  I  have  had  it  some  months  now.  It  was  given  me  by  a 
gentleman." 

"When?" 

"  Madame  is  very  curious,  but  there  is  no  reason  for  secrecy. 
On  the  night  of  November  24,  a  gentleman  drove  me  home,  and 
then " 

"  He  gave  you  that?  " 

Pauline  bowed. 

"  His  name?  " 

»  Madame  must  pardon  me  if  I  decline  to  answer." 

"  Is  it  West?  " 

"  Why  do  you  ask?" 

"  Only  because  I  am  Mrs.  West,  and  my  husband  did  not  reach 
home  until  six  o'clock  that  morning. 


Decree  nisi,  with  costs. 


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P»K  ladies  who  »re  gettinp  tired  of  Up-doff*.  several  new  kindi 
miuended.  Kor  instance,  there  is  the  sonicate, 
described  as  an  active,  rivaciou*,  pretty  little  fellow  about  ten 
inchei  lonp.  with  green ish-hrow n  f-ir.  deep  bright  eyes,  short 
pointed  nose,  and  dainty  paws;  also  the  American  gray  squirrel, 
a  much  prettier  animal    than    our    own    species,  and    the    brown 

im  from  Tasmania.  This  little  animal's  fur  is  of 
dark  brown.  It  has  a  pink  nose  and  very  large  brown  eyes,  and 
a  compound  hand  with  claws  on  the  lingers,  and  an  almost  hu- 
man and  clawkss  thumb  with  which  it  can  hold  a  wine-glass.  A 
writer  owned  one  that  was  the  u  osl  fearless  and  affectionate  pel 
ever  known.  It  had  a  mania  fur  cleanliness;  it  made  friends 
with  the  dogs,  and  would  "wash  "  their  faces  for  them.  The 
staircase  and  banisters  furnished  it  with  a  gymnasium  for  exer- 
cise in  winter,  and  in  summer  it  could  be  trusted  among  the  trees 
in  the  garden.  I" uforttinately  this  opossum  is  becoming  scarce, 
but  specimens  can  still  be  bought. 

Miss  Marion  Terry's  costume  in  Forgiventu, now  on  in  London, 
in  the  last  act,  when  she  is  miserable,  and  when  at  one  time  it 
would  have  been  thought  necessary  for  her  to  appear  in  trailing 
black — or,  at  any  rale,  gray — draperies,  is  a  graceful  shot  silk 
gray  and  yell;  w  gown,  with  a  curious  curved  pattern  running 
through  it,  and  made  with  a  parapluie  skirt.  The  bodice,  which 
has  yellow  cbitfou  frills  prettily  arranged  about  the  throat,  is  con- 
fined at  the  waist  by  a  bigh  belt,  made  of  gray  velvet,  wound 
round  the  figure,  and  fastened  with  a  bow  at  one  side.  Another 
of  her  dresses  is  a  black  evening  gown  of  what  looks  like  satin 
merve,  made  with  a  long  trained  sacque,  with  twisted  velvet 
round  the  waist  as  in  the  other  dress.  This  goes  under  the  sacque. 
and  black  velvet  crosses  the  bust  and  is  caught  by  a  large  old 
paste  buckle  at  one  side.  The  sleeves,  reaching  the  elbow,  are 
very  high  and  full,  and  Miss  Terry  wears  a  large  bunch  of  yellow 
roses  from  one  shoulder  to  the  waist.  A  piece  of  black  velvet  in 
her  hair  is  fastened  by  another  buckle. 

One  of  the  warmest  materials  for  winter  gowns  is  Irish  frieze. 
A  lady  who  rejoices  in  a  Redfern  costume  of  this  material  calls  it 
her  "  blanket,"  so  thoroughly  comfortable  is  it  for  out-door  wear 
in  frosty  weather.  Tweeds  are  not  nearly  so  warm,  unless  they 
are  of  great  weight,  which  precludes  the  possibility  of  long  walks 
and  skating,  owing  to  the  fatigue  they  cause.  There  would  be  a 
much  larger  demand  for  Irish  frieze  if  its  excellent  qualities,  in- 
cluding an  astonishing  durability,  were  better  known.  It  is  es- 
pecially admirable  for  costumes  fur  young  boys  and  school-girls. 
One  of  the  latter,  in  a  pleasant  mixture  of  brown  and  gray,  and 
made  on  the  scientific  dress-cutting  system,  which  allows  abund- 
ant room  for  the  expansion  of  youthful  chests — an  all-important 
point  too  often  overlooked — is  likely  to  last  for  at  least  a  couple 
of  years. 

In  heavy  materials,  "cable  cord  "  bengaline  is  the  latest  variety 
of  that  much-favored  fabric;  for  expensive  wedding  dresses  and 
opera  cloaks  its  simplicity  and  elegance  are  strong  attractions. 
Many  hansome  dinner,  reception  and  New  Year  costumes  are  of 
Irish  poplin,  trimmed  with  a  combination  of  lace  and  fur,  or  passe- 
menterie; girdles  with  pendants  falling  to  the  knee  are  not  an 
unusual  addition. 

A  novelty  is  asmall  looking-glass  introduced  into  a  lady's  glove. 
Doubtless,  the  fair  owner  would  not  object  to  extend  her  hand  to 
a  male  for  his  use,  if  he  wishes  to  see  if  the  parting  of  his  hair  is 
all  right. 


Fall  Millinery  ! 


1  will  be  plea  led  to  linvo 
you  examine  our  inrge  stock 
of  FALL  MILLINERY. 

1  will  convince  you  thru 
you  will  sf>- 

cent  by  purchcising  your 
Millinery  from  the  direct 
importer. 

P.  F.  BUTLER, 

808   Market  Street,  Phelan  Building. 


/ETHA 

MINERAL 

WATER 

CURES 

DYSPEPSIA. 
SOLD    EVERYWHERE. 


PARKE    &    LACY   CO., 

21  and  23  FREMONT  STREET. 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MINING,    WOOD    AND    IRON    WORKING    MACHINERY. 

ENGINES,    BOILERS,    STEAM    PUMPS, 
BELTING.    OILS  AND   SUPPLIES. 


TO 

Gk  "W.   CLAE/K   &c   CO., 
653   Market  Street, 

FOR 

WALL      PAPER, 

WINDOW      SHADES, 

And    CORNICE     POLES. 


CAMELLINE 

F®E  THE    C°^PL£XI®Af 

The  amy  T&ce  prep&raiien  sanctioned  as  lp 
ABsekiteJy  harmless  By  the  medical  profession^ 


24 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  30,  1892. 


SUMMARY    OF    THE    MARKETS. 

Flour  is  lower;  foreign  demand  good;  Extras  $5.15@$5  25:  Superfine,  $3.35. 

Wheat  is  dull;  light  trade;  Shipping,  $1.72}£;  Milling,  $1.75@$1.80  per 
cental 

Barley  is  firm;  Brewing,  $1.15@$1. 20;  Feed,  $l.05@$l.lu  per  ctl. 

Oats,  Milling,  J1.421  ^$1.50:  Feed,  U.32@*1.40  per  ctl. 

Corn,  White,  $1.30@H.35;  Yellow,  $1.2'^@$l  25  per  ctl. 

Rye,  no  stock,  good  demand,  $1  65@$1.70.    Cement,  $2.00@2.5"i. 

Hay  is  steady;  Wheat,  $13@*16:  Oats,  $13(g)$15;  Alfalfa,  $li@$12.50. 

Millstuffs,  good  demand.    Bran,  $20®  (22  per  ton. 

Beans,  good  request,  $L85@$2.30  per  ctl.     Potatoes,  30o  @50c  per  ctl. 

Butter  is  lower;  Choice,  3  c.@3nc;  Fair,  20c. @25c;  Eastern,  15c  to  25c. 

Cheese,  light  stock,  10c.@12c.    Eggs,  light  supply,  23c.@35c. 

Houey,  Comh,  10c.@l3c. :  Extracted,  tic.@G^c.  Poultry  in  good  supply. 

Onions  are  worth  l'^c.    Beeswax  is  lower  at  22c.@24c. 

Fruit— all  kinds  dried— active.    Fruit  is  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 

Raisins  and  Dried  Grapes  in  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates. 

Hides  are  steady;  Dry,  7c@10c.      Wool  is  iu  demand  at  14n.@22c. 

Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  seller  at  7@71.^c 

Coffee  steady  at  15c.@2lc.  for  C.  A.    Cauued  Fruits  of  all  kinds  in  favor. 

Coal  is  lower,  with  a  declining  tendency.    Nuts  find  ready  sale. 

Quicksilver  is  nominal  at  $47.00  per  flask.  Hops  are  in  demand  at  14@20c. 

Sugar,  good  stoci£  of  both  Raws  and  Refined.    Whites,  4^@5c. 

The  Pacific  Mail  steamship  San  Bias,  hence  for  the  Isthmus  on 
the  25th  inst.,  carried  in  transit  for  New  York  36,000  galls.  Wine, 
of  the  value  of  $11,434;  also,  to  same,  6,307  ctls.  Barley,  3,942  lbs. 
Beans,  456  galls.  Brandy,  21,618  lbs.  Glue  and  71  bales  rags.  To 
Central  America,  280  bbls.  Flour,  16,209  lbs.  Kice,  4,360  lbs.  Lard, 
15,228  lbs.  Tallow,  etc.;  value,  $10,377.  To  Panama,  26,280  lbs. 
Rice,  etc.;  value,  $3,578.  To  Mexico  16  M  feet  Lumber,  72  pkgs. 
Beer,  etc.;  value,  $8,139.     To  Ecuador,  9,705  lbs.  Malt. 

The  steamship  City  of  Sydney,  from  Panama,  arrived  here  on 
the  25th  inst.,  bringing  a  large  cargo  from  New  York,  including 
214  cs.  Sheeting,  400  bales  Oakum,  Nails,  Iron,  hardware,  etc. 
From  Central  America,  4,150  bags  Coffee.  From  Mexico,  1,137 
sks.  Ore,  6  pkgs.  Treasure,  490  bxs.  Limes,  etc.,  5  bdls  Deerskins. 
Flour  for  Ireland — The  Italian  bark  Avanti,  hence  for  Sligo  on 
the  25th  inst.,  carried  22,450  bbls.  Flour,  shipped  by  Starr  &  Co. ; 
value,  $107,000. 

From  Mexico,  per  stmr.  Newbern,  we  are  in  receipt  of  61  bxs. 
Limes,  300  sks.  Plumbago,  175  sks.  Shells,  135  bbls.  Bullion,  252 
sks.  Copper  Ore,  706  sks.  Lead  Ore,  1,154  sks.  Silver  Ore,  85  sks. 
Silver  Tailings,  25  pkgs.  Silver  Coin,  15  Turtles,  116  sks.  Bark,  etc. 
Imports  from  the  Colonies,  per  steamer  Alameda  on  the  21st 
inst.,  embraced  1 .672  bales  Wool  from  Sydney,  226  bales  Shearlings, 
292  ingots  Tin,  39  pkgs.  Raisins,  etc. ;  from  Auckland  6  cs.  Gums 
and  7  cs.  Mdse. ;  from  Apia  11  cs.  Limes;  from  Honolulu  149  bales 
Wool,  1,629  bchs.  Bananas. 

Since  our  last  reference  two  steamers  have  arrived  from  the 
Orient:  the  City  of  Rio  de  Janeiro,  on  the  20th  inst.,  with  Treas- 
ure, $19,500,  and  for  Cargo  194  bales  Calcutta  Gunnies,  193  rolls 
China  Matting,  100  flsks.  Quicksilver,  1,400  bxs.  MikadoOrang«s, 
417  bags  Sugar,  45  pkgs.  Opium,  42  pkgs.  Silk,  901  pkgs.  Tea,  17,- 
566  mats  Rice  and  200  pkgs.  Mdse.;  in  transit  to  go  overland  95 
pkgs.  Straw  Braid,  51  pkgs.  Silk,  1,877  pkgs.  Raw  Silk,  1,222  pkgs. 
Tea,  140  pkgs.  Mdse.;  also  for  Honolulu,  1,072  bags  Beans  and 
Rice  and  4,360  pkgs.  Mdse.,  and  for  Central  and  South  America 
18  pkgs.  Silks. 

The  steamship  Gaelic,  from  China  and  Japan,  reached  here  on 
the  21st.  inst.,  bringing  for  Cargo  636  pkgs.  Fruit,  644  bags  Coffee, 
568  bags  Beans,  1,184  rolls  Matting,  66  pkgs.  Opium,  1,921  pkgs. 
Oil,  2,356  pkgs.  Tea,  39.289  mats.  Rice,  11,000  pkgs.  Mdse. ;  also  in 
transit  to  go  overland  640  rolls  Matting,  927  pkgs.  Raw  Silk,  2,127 
pkgs.  Tea,  500  pkgs.  Mdse. ;  for  Honolulu,  37pkgs.  Mdse.,  and  for 
Central  and  South  America,  170  pkgs.  Mdse. 

The  local  coal  market  seems  to  be  surfeited  with  stock;  the 
yards  and  all  available  places  seem  to  be  filled  to  repletion,  and 
although  very  low  prices  prevail/  dealers  are  loth  to  purchase, 
having  no  storage  room  at  command. 

The  market  for  Quicksilver  is  exceedingly  sluggish,  and  prices 
nominal. 

Canned  Fruits  are  in  good  request,  and  stocks  are  moving  off 
rapidly. 

Coffee  is  in  fair  demand  for  the  East,  notably  of  the  better 
grades  of  Central  American.  Sugar  has  been  reduced  one-eighth 
cent  per  pound. 

VICE'S    FLORAL    GUIDE,     1892. 


TRUE  and  trjed  friends  are  always  welcome,  consequently 
"  Vick's  Floral  Guide  "  is  sure  of  a  warm  reception,  especially 
when  dressed  as  daintily  as  this  year.  The  "  Nellie  Lewis  " 
carnation  on  the  front  cover,  and  "  Brilliant  Poppies  "  on  the 
back,  are  unusually  attractive,  and  the  numerous  colored  plates 
of  flowers  and  vegetables  are  certainly  works  of  art  and  merit. 
Tbe  first  twenty-four  pages,  printed  in  violet  ink,  describe  nov- 
elties and  spe-cialties.  Send  ten  cents  to  James  Vick's  Sons, 
Rochester,  N.  Y.,  and  procure  a  copy  of  this  attractive  and  use- 
ful catalogue.  It  costs  nothing,  as  tbe  ten  cents  can  be  deducted 
from  the  first  order. 


H.  M.  NEWHALL  &.  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchants, 

AND  

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Nos.  309  and  311  Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco,  California, 

NATIONAL   ASSURANCE   CO.   OF    IRELAND; 
ATLAS    ASSURANCE    CO.    OF    LONDON  ; 
BOYLSTON    INSURANCE   CO.  OF    BOSTON; 
OCEAN   MARINE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LONDON. 

Steam  Boiler  Incrustations. 

Old  Scale   Removed,  Formation  of  New  Scale  Prevented. 

Without  the  Aid  of  Chemicals,  by  the  Use  of  the 
LLEWELLYN     FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONDENSER  I 

.Over  300  In  Dally  Use  on  the  Pacific  Coast.) 

T  Kemoves  all  Impurities  from  the  Water  before  Entering  the  Boiler. 
Heats  the  Water  to  212°.  Saves  from  25  to  60  per  cent,  in  the  Amount  ol 
Water  Used. 

Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Pamphlet  Forwarded  on  Application  to 

Llewellyn    Steam    Condenser    Manufacturing    Co., 

330  Pine  street.  San  Francisco.  Cal. 

J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros., 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

Agents  for  Spreckels'  Line  of  Hawaiian  Packets,  8.  8.  Hepworth'B  Centri 
fugal  Machines,  Reed's  Patent  Pipe  and  Boiler  Covering. 
327  Market  Street,  corner  Fremont. 

SAN    FRANCISCO. 

Systems— "  Slattery  "  Induction;  "  Wood  "  Arc.     Factories— Fort  Wayne, 
Indiana;  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Electric  Improvement  Company. 

General  Agents  for  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Arizona  and  Washington 

of  the  Fort  Wayne  Electric  right  Co.,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 

Estimates  furnished  for  Electric  Railways,   Electric  Light  and  Steam 
Plants,  House  Wiring,  etc.    Marine  Work  a  Specialty. 

35  New  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


E.   J.   WHEELER. 


J.  W.   GIRVIlf. 


J.  W.  GIRVIN  &  CO., 

Rubber  and  Leather  Belting,  Hose,  Packing,  etc. 

Rubber  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  etc. 

Pacific  Coast  Agents  for  Boston  Belting  Co.  and  Fayenveather  &  Ladew, 
formerly  J.  B.  Hoyt  &  Co.  4  California  St..  S.  F.,  I'aL 

WILLIAMS,  DIMOND  &  CO. 

SHIPPING    AND    COMMISSION    MERCHANTS, 

UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 

Agents  f^r— 
The  Cunard  Royal   Mail  Steamship  I  Vi  ■  iaa  Sons  Yellow  Metal  Sheathing 

Company,  Har-mflnu's  Kahijen's  Composition 

"The  California  Line  of   Clippers,"  I  The  China  Trade  and  Insurance  Co. 

from  New  York,  (L'd.), 

"The  Hawaiian  Lineof  Packets,"       The    Baldwin  Locomotive  Works, 

to  and  from  Honolulu.  I         Steel  Rails  and  Track  Material. 


Jan.  30,  ISO*:. 


SAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  I  ETTER. 


25 


SOUTHERN    PACIFIC    COMPANY. 

PACIFir    sY-TKSI. 
Traini  Leave  »nd    nre  Due  lo  Arrive  ftl 

SAN     FRANCISCO: 
liavi;      from  DectmUr  6,  l$91. 
7:00  a.  Bcuicib,   KuniM'y,  9«cnmcu(n 
7  JO  a-  BftyWUtU,  Nile*  and  san 
*  00a.  SUriiuei.  oau  Kamuu  aud  Cal* 

IclOSrt 

•8.00  a.  El  Vermno  and  Santa  Rosa 
8:00  a.  Jacram  loA  Redding,  via  DavU 
S.OO  a.  Second  Cla»»  forogdcu  and  Ea*i, 

and  fir.-t  cla-»  locrtliv 
0:30a.  Nile.-,  Sau  Joee,  Stockton.  lone, 

Sacramento,  Marv.-vi; 

Title  aud  Red  Bluff 
9:00a.  Los   Augelei>    .Express.   Freaoo, 

Baker.sfleld,   Santa  Barbara  A 

Los  Angeles. 
12-OOm.  Haywardf,  Mies  and  Livcrmore 
MWp.  Sacramento  Kiver  Steamt-r? 
8:00  p.  Hay  wards,  Nile:*  and  San  .]•<-<■ 
4:00  p.  Martinez,  San  Kamcu  A  Stockton 
4*0  p.  Vailejo,  Cahbtoga,El  Veranoaud 

Sauta  Ru»a  ...  • 

4:30  p.  Beuicia,  Vacaville,  Sacramento. 

4:30p.  Woodlaud  aud  Oroville 

•4:»up.  Nileb  and  Livermore "8:46*. 

5.00p.  Sunset  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 

Santa  Barbara,  Los  Angeles, 

Demiag.El  Paso,  New  Orleans 

and  East 

5:00 P.  Santa  Fe  Route,  Atlantic  Expre^, 

for  Mohave  aud  East 

6:00p.  Haywardo,  Niles  and  San  Jose.. 

.     ..  Niles  and  Sau  Jose ]6:15p. 

»>:00p.  Ogden  Route  Atlantic  Express, 

Ogd en  and  East 11:45  a. 

17:00p.  Vailejo +8:45  p. 

7:00p.  Shasta  Route  Express,  Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding,  Port- 
land,  Puget  Souud  and  East. .       8:15  a 


6:I5P. 
10:45  r. 


4:45  P. 


12:15  P. 
706*. 

•y.uup. 

JM>X. 
9:45A. 

9.45  A. 
10:4oa. 
10:45  A. 


8:45  p. 


12:15  P. 
r:45A. 


Santa  Cruz  Division. 


0:20  p. 


8:15a.  Newark,  Centerville,  San  Jose, 
Felton,    Boulder   Creek  and 

Santa  Cruz 

•2:15  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,   Boulder   Creek    aud 

SantaCruz- *10:60a. 

4:15  p.  Centerville.  San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,      y:i>GA 
Tll:43r.  Hunter:?'  Train  to  Newark.  Al- 
viso,  San  Juse  aud  Lus  Gatos.         I8;05p. 


Coast  Division  (Third  a  id  Townsend  Streets). 
7:00  a.  Sau  Jose,  Almaden  and  Way  Sta- 
tions        2:30p. 

8:30a.  San  Joee,  Gilroy,  Tres  Pinos,Pa- 
jaro, SantaCruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove,  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  and  Santa 
Margarita  (San  LuiB  Obispo) 
and  principal  Way  Stations  6:10  P. 
10:S7A.  San  Jose,  and  Way  Stations..  ..  5:10p. 
12:15  p.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 4:00  p. 

•2;30p.  San  Jose,  TresPinos,  Santa  Cruz, 
Salinas,  Monterey,  PacificGrove 
aud  principal  Way  Stations.  .   .*10:4Sa. 
♦3:30  p.  Menlo  Park,  San  Jo.se  and  Prin- 
ciple Way  Stations *10:03  a. 

*4:lo  p.  Menlo  Park  aud  Way  Stations. . .    *8:06  a. 

5  -.15  p.  Sau  Jose  and  Way  Stations 9 :03  a, 

6:30  p.  Menlo  Park  aud  Way  Stations. ..      6:35  a. 
rll:45p.  Menlo  Park  and  principal  Way 

Stations +7:30p. 


a.  lor  Morning.                          p.  for  Afternoon. 
•Sundays  excepted.                    -{-Saturdays  only. 
jSundays  only. 

OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  S.  5.  CO. 

FOB  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

Steamers  leave  wharf  corner  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  p.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Oceanic Saturday,  Jan.  16, 1892. 

Gaelic  (via  Honolulu). ..Thursday,  Feb.  4, 1892. 

Bblqic Tuesday,  March  1st,  1892. 

Oceanic Thursday,  March  24,  1892, 

ROUND  TRIP  TICKETS  AT   REDUCED    RATES. 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 
for  Bale  at  8.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Townsend  streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  atthe 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.  H.  GOODMAN,  Gen.  Pass.  Agt. 

GEO.  H.RICE,  Traffic  Manager. 

ATLANTIC  &  PACIFIC  R.  R. 

(Santa   Fe  Route) 

Trains  Leave  an^  Arrive  at  San  Francisco. 
(Market  St.  Ferry.) 

L've  Daily7!        From  Nov.  1, 1891.        |  Ar've  Daily 


5:00  p.  m. 
9:00  a.m. 


Fast  exp.  via  Mojave 
Atlantic  Hxpress 
via  Los  Angeles 


12:15  a.  M. 
8:45  P.  M. 


Ticket  Office,  650  Market  St.,  Chronicle  Build- 
ing, S.  F,  W.  A.  BISSELL, 

General  Passenger  Agent. 


FEBRUARY 

The   /rt'/i-  ■  ml. 

The  world  IIm  bath«d  in  wfa  I 

t  ami  hollow  and  hill . 
The  for»*«t  trim  hath  a  purple  rim 

And  the  river's  heart  in  Mill. 
Then  hey  for  that  dim  hour  fleet. 

Horn  ol  the  day  and  the  Hark. 
When  the  earth* flame  red  dotfa  leap  to  meet. 

Its  fur-olT  phantom  spark. 
Ati'l  hn!  for  who  comes  Dlghf 

With   his  yellow  hair  ablow  I 
Is  warmth  and  cheer  for  the  traveler  here. 

Or  wilt  thou  hid  him  go? 
Nay,  for  he  rideth  to  win, 

With  the  young  year  bonny  and  bold; 
Then  open  thy  door,  and  let  love  in. 

Good  neighbor,  from  out  the  cold. 


HAN  FRANCISCO  AND  NORTH  PACIFIC 
RAILWAY. 

IHE    00S»HUE    BROHD-nidGE    ROUTE." 

COMMF.Ni  IS..     91'NDAY,  -.1,     and 

mill]   further    notlaa,    Sofia    ami    Train,    wli: 

'r.>m  anil  arrive  at  the  Han  FrancLm  Paa- 

•    Depot.  MAKKKT HTKKKT  WIIAKF.  a. 

follow. 

From  San  Francisco  for  Point  Tlburon  Beliadera  and 

San  Ralaal. 
WERE    rUY8-7:40  a.  ».,  9:20a.  ».,    11  «0  a.  M.- 
SW  p.  H.,HH1  p.  M.,  6*30  P.  fcf. 
,  SATl'KI'sYs  ONLY— An  .xlra  trip  at  1  SOr.K. 
Bl  NHAYK—B-00  A.M.,  940  a.m.,  11  K»  a.m.;  2  00  P.M. 
6ffl)P.  M„  (imp.  M. 

From  San  Rafael  for  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS— «3B  a.  m.,  ra  a.  m„  9:80  a    m. 

:     r.M.,  8<0  P.M.,  5:0ft  P.M. 
BA1  l- u  HAYS  ONLY—  An  .■lira  trip  at  6:30  P.M. 
■*l  NLA  YS— 8:10  a.m.,9:»  A.M.,  l'2:i.'i  p.  M.;  3:40  P.M. 
ft:00  p  M.,  6:26  P.  M. 

Prom  Polnl  Tlburon  to  San  Francisco. 
WF.EK  DAYS-6^0  a.m.,  8:20  A.M.,  9:66  a.m.;  110 
~   M.,  «:06r.  M.,  6:S0  r. 


300  Post  Sreet. 

Art    Novelties    and  Holiday,    Birthday 
and   Wedding    Presents. 
Oriental    Draperies. 


Saturdays  only  an  extra  trip  at  fi;55  r  m 
Sl'NDAY8-8:36   A.M,     ' 


LlATlS.  P. 


10:06 
0p.m.,  6:60  p.m. 


12:40  P.M., 


K#   !8«»«1.7. 


[  7:40a.m.  8 
3 :30  p.  M.  9 
6:00  P.  M   " 


PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 


Through  Line  to  New  York,  via  Panama. 

Steamers  will  sail  at  NOON  on  the  5th,  15th  and 

25th  of  each  month. 


CALL    AT 


DEPARTURES  OF 


5th  and  25th.         I  Mazatlau  and  La  Libertad. 
5th,  15th aud  25th  I  AcapU'co,  t'hamperico,  San 

Johe  de  Guatemala. 
15th |  Acajutla,  Corinto,  Point  Arena. 


Through  LineSailings.— February 5th,  "City  of  Syd- 
ney; '  15th,   S.  S.  "8an  Jose;"  25th,  '-San  Bias." 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Po-ts 
and  i  anama.—  Steamer  sails  at  noon  15th  of  each 
mouth,  calling  at  Mazatlan  S«n  Bias,  Manzauillo, 
Acapulco.  Pi.rt  Augel,  Saliua  Cruz,  Tonala,  San 
Benito,  Ocos,  Champerico,  Sun  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajutla,  La  Libertad,  La  Union,  Amapala,  Cor- 
into, San  Juau  del  Sur  and  Punta  Arenas. 

Way  Line  Saili  g.— February  15tb,  S.  S.  "Colima." 

JAPAN  AND  CHINA  LINE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 

HONGKONG, 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 

Shanghai,  and  at  Hongkong  for  East 

ludies.  Straits,  etc.: 

China— Wednesday,  February  17,  1892.  at  3  p.  m. 

"City  of  Peking"— Saturday,  March  12, 1892,  at 

3  p.  M. 

Round  Trip  Tickets  to  Yokohama  and  return  at 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Braunan  streets.  Branch  office— 202 
Front  street.  ALEXANDER  CENTER, 

General  Ageut. 


MOUNT  VERNON  CO., 

BALTIMORE. 

SaW*  The  undersigned  having  been  appointed 
AGENTS  FOR  THE  PACIFIC  COAST  for  the  sale 
of  the  manufactures  of  above  company,  have  now 
in  store: 

Sail  Duck— all  Numbers; 
Hydraulic— all  Numbers; 
Draper  and  Wagon  Duck, 
From  80  to  120  Inches  Wide,  and  a  Complete  As- 
sortment of  All  Qualities  28^-Inch  DUCK,  from 
7  ozb.  to  15  ozs.,  inclusive. 


A-  BUSWELL, 

Book-Binder,  Paper-Ruler,  Printer  and  Blank  Book  Manufac- 
turer, 
543  Clay  Street,        -         Near  Montgomery 

San  Francisco. 

ANSY    PILLS! 

B»re  and  Sure.    Send  4c  tat  "  WOMAN'S  SAF3 

8UARD."  Wilcox  SpeclUe  Co..  rhllo..  Pa. 


7:40A.  M 
3:30  P.M. 


7:40a.m. 
3:30  p.m. 


7:40a.  m 
5:C0  p.m. 


1:00a.m. 
':30  a.  II. 
<:00p.  m. 


8:00a.m. 
5:00  p.  M 


Arbivkin  8.  F. 


Destination 


Isundays    Week 


Petaluma 

and 

Santa  Rosa, 


Fulton 
Windsor, 
Healdsburg, 
Litton  SprinpH, 
Cloverdale  & 
Way  8tations 


Hopland 
and  Uklah. 


Guerneville. 


Sonoma  and  10:40a.m 
Glen  Ellen.    6:05p.m 


10  10a. m 
6:05  P.M 
7:25  P. M 


8:50a.  h. 
10:30  a.h 
6  :10  p.m. 


7:40a.  m     8:00  AM     Sebastopol  |  10:40a.m     10:30am 
3:30  P.M     5:00  p.M J    fr;05P.M     6:10  P.M 


10:30A. M 
6:10p.m 


6:10  p.m. 


8:50a.M. 
6:10p.m. 


Stages  connect  at  Santa  Rosa  for  Mark  West 
Springs ;  a  t  Geyservllle  for  Skaggs  Springs, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Poiut  Arena;  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land Springs,  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bay;  at  Hopland 
for  Lakeport;  at  Uklah  for  Vichy  Springs,  Bar atoga 
Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Upper  Lake,  Lakeport, 
Willits,  Cahto,  Mendocino  City,  Fort  Bragg,  West- 
port,  Usal,  Hydesville  and  Eureka. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To Petaluma,  $1  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  ?2  25;  to 
Healdsburg,  J3  40;  to  Cloverdale,  14.50;  to  Hop- 
land,  ?5.70;  to  Ukiah,  $6.75;  to  Sebastopol,  $2.70; 
to  Guerneville,  $3.75;  to  Sonoma,  $1.50;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  $1.80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only— 
To  Petaluma,  $1;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $1  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, $2.26:  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ukiah,  $4,50;  to 
Hopland,  $3.80:  to  Sebastopol,  $1.80;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2.50;  to  Sonoma,  $1;  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1.20. 
H.  C.  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 

PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C.(  and  PUGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  a.  m.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  m.  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Oregon,  in  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  SAN  SIMEON, 
Cayocos,  Santa  Babbaba,  San  Buenaventuba, 
Hukneme,  San  Pedbo,  Los  Angei.es  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  and  HOOKTON,  Hum- 
boldt Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  a,  m. 

Ticket  Office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL   PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  San  Francisco 


OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  (splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 
rying the  United  States,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
Mails,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

For    Honolulu    Only, 

S.  S.  Australia  (3,000  tons)  Tuesday  Feb  10, 1891,  at 

2f.m. 

For  Honolulu,  Auckland  and 

Sydney,  Direct, 

S.  8.  Alameda February  4, 1892,  at  8  p.  M, 

For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  Office,  827  Mar- 
ket street. 

JOHN  D.  SPBKCKELS  &  BROS., 
General  Agents 


26 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  30,  1892. 


TIME  was  that  ladies'  lunches — which  were,  I  believe,  a  purely 
Californian  invention  in  its  early  days — were  exclusively  con- 
fined to  married  ladies,  and  an  unmarried  one  never  appeared,  I 
have  been  told,  excepting  to  fill  a  seat  left  unexpectedly  vacant 
at  the  last  moment.  Now,  however,  the  young  maidens  appear 
not  only  as  sole  guests  of  some  married  friend,  but  taking  a  leaf 
out  of  their  mothers,  and  their  grandmothers,  tablets,  themselves 
give  elaborate  lunches  to  their  maiden  friends,  to  which  none 
others  are  bidden.  In  this  latter  line  the  recent  lunch  of  Miss 
Mamie  Holbrook  probably  takes  the  lead  of  any  thus  far  at- 
tempted, in  the  number  of  guests  entertained,  the  completeness 
of  all  the  details,  including  the  menu,  and  the  total  absence  of  any 
matron. 

Next  in  importance  to  Miss  Holbrook's  entertainment  was  the 
young  ladies'  lunch  given  by  Mrs.  Adam  Grant,  on  Tuesday  last, 
to  about  sixty  of  her  young  friends,  as  a  parting  compliment  to 
Miss  EmmaChilds,  who  has  been  so  frequently  the  guest  of  honor 
of  late.  Lunch  was  served  at  a  number  of  small  tables,  which 
were  prettily  decorated  with  llowers,  and  at  each  plate  was  a 
dainty  souvenir  of  the  occasion.  Brandt's  orchestra  played  a 
selection  of  concert  music  while  the  guests  were  at  table,  and 
afterwards  there  was  vocal  music  in  the  drawing  rooms. 


This  evening  Mrs.  Hall  McAllister,  Sr.,  will  give  a  tableau  party 
at  her  country  home,  Miramonte,  in  Ross  Valley.  Much  secrecy 
bae  been  observed  as  to  what  subjects  of  the  living  pictures  are 
to  be,  and  some  very  handsome  costumes  have  been  procured, 
a.id  the  rehearsals  have  been  so  numerous  that  success  is  assured. 
There  will  also  be  a  vocal  selection  rendered  between  each  set  of 
tableaux,  and  with  such  charming  exponents  of  the  lyric  art  as 
Mrs.  McAllister  and  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Marion  Wise,  a  delightful 
evening  is  a  foregone  conclusion. 

February  promises  well.  Besides  the  numberless  teas  and 
lunches  sure  to  be  given,  some  of  the  large  events  announced  to 
take  place  are  Miss  Catherwood's  wedding,  Mrs.  Hager's  ball, 
the  Army  and  Navy  cotillion,  the  Russian  charity  ball,  hops  at 
the  Presidio,  Navy  Yard  and  Angel  Island.  Possibly  one  of  the 
most  interesting  events  of  the  month  will  be  the  production  of 
Bluff  King  Hal,  at  the  Grand  Opera  House,  on  the  24th.  These 
annual  benefits  of  the  Art  Association  are  pre-eminently  society 
affairs,  and  the  forthcoming  one  promises  to  be  not  a  whit  less 
brilliant  than  any  of  those  gone  before.  The  list  of  performers 
includes  many  favorites,  among  them  being  Mrs.  Wyraan  Will- 
iams, Mr.  Donald  deV.  Graham  and  Joe  Redding,  as  well  as  Mrs. 
Brecheman,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dickman,  Louis  Sloss,  Jr., and  Aruadee 
Joullin. 


Young  ladies'  lunches  appear  to  be  the  fad  just  now,  and  one  of 
the  pleasantest  of  the  many  was  given  last  Saturday  afternoon, 
by  Mrs.  John  Reis,  to  a  dozen  of  her  unmarried  maiden  friends. 
Mrs.  Reis  has  been  a  prolific  party-giver  in  the  past,  but  ao  far 
this  season  has  not  appeared  before  as  a  hostess.  But,  now  that 
she  has  broken  the  ice,  it  is  hoped  she  will  not  retire  again  dur- 
ing the  few  weeks  that  remain  before  Lent. 

Miss  Ada  Hoffman's  tea  must  not  be  omitted  from  the  list  of 
pleasant  little  gatherings.  The  tea  to  be  given  to-day,  by  Miss 
Nellie  Smedberg,  promises  to  be  equally  enjoyable. 

Ouryoung  people  have  made  several  new  departures  this  winter 
in  the  mode  of  entertaining  their  friends,  as  for  instance  the 
Welsh  rarebit  party  given  by  Miss  Adele  Perrine,  last  week,  to 
about  a  dozen  young  ladies  and  gentlemen.  It  was  rather  an  un- 
usual choice  for  a  lady,  and  especially  a  young  one,  to  make,  but 
it  proved  to  be,  possibly  from  its  novelty,  one  of  the  best  enjoyed 
of  the  season. 

The  first  of  the  aeries  of  hops  at  Angel  Island,  last  Thursday, 
was  a  very  pleasant  affair.  In  the  hop-room,  which  was  deco- 
rated in  true  military  style,  with  sabres,  small  arms,  flags  and 
foliage,  Mrs.  Shafter,  assisted  by  her  daughter,  Mrs.  McKittrick, 
and  several  ladies  belonging  to  the  post,  received  the  guests  from 
the  Presidio  and  the  city,  and  dancing  to  the  excellent  music  of 
the  First  Infantry  Band  was  indulged  in  for  a  couple  of  hours. 
Punch,  chocolate  and  tea  were  served  between  the  dances,  and 
much  regret  was  expressed  that  the  time  for  adieus  to  be  said 
seemed  to  come  so  quickly. 

It  was  scarcely  a  matter  of  surprise  that  the  cotillion,  last  Fri- 
day night,  should  suffer  in  comparison  with  the  brilliant  one 
that  preceded  it.  Mr.  Greenway  led,  with  Miss  Jenny  Blair  as 
his  partner,  and  while  attempting  nothing  very  intricate  in  the 
way  of  figures,  chose  the  prettiest  and  best-known  of  the  old 
ones,  and  in  that  way  the  cotillion  was  perhaps  more  enjoyable 
to  those  who  participated  than  had  there  been  new  ones  to  learn. 
The  usual  supper  was  served  at  midnight,  but  there  was  no 
dancing  afterwards. 

The  Baldwin  has  been  the  scene  of  several  theatre  parties  this 
week,  and  among  others  was  one  matronized  by  Mrs.  Audenreich , 
who  preceded  it  by  a  dinner  at  the  Richelieu,  and  gave  a  supper 
after  the  play. 

The  hop  at  the  Pleasanton,  on  Tuesday  evening,  was  another  of 
the  successes  which  the  parties  there  usually  are.  While  not  so 
large  a  gathering  as  the  New  Y"ear's  eve  dance,  there  were  enough 
people  present  to  make  it  a  very  pleasant  affair. 

The  little  Bijou  Theatre  has  been  the  scene  of  two  society  per- 
formances this  week.  On  Thursday  evening  the  Helping  Hand 
Society  was  the  beneficiary,  when  the  comedy  of  IVi  hered  Leaves 
and  The  Toodles  were  excellently  performed  by  some  of  our  noted 
amateurs,  and  last  evening  Fantinc  was  very  well  sung,  for  the 
benefit  of  the  Alta  operatic  Society,  which  produced  it.  In  both 
instances  large  and  fashionable  audiences  were  present. 

To-night  the  youngsters  will  show  what  metal  they  are  made 
of,  at  the  Kinderfest,  to  be  given  at  the  club-rooms  of  the  San 
Francisco  Verein.  Some  of  the  costumes  prepared  for  the  children 
are  very  beautiful,  and  there  will  also  be  a  series  of  tableaux  pre- 
sented, of  various  scenes  in  the  old  story  of  the  Pied  Piper  of 
Hamelin.  Later,  the  elders  will  have  a  dance,  and  there  will  be  a 
bountiful  supper  for  both  sets  of  guests. 


It  is  not  any  exaggeration  to  say  that  the  topic  of  the  week  has 
|    been  Mr.  Lawrence  Kip's  decision  in  favor  of  Romanism,  and  his 
I    public  baptism  at  St.  Mary's  Cathedral  last  Monday.     There  was 
a  large  crowd  of  the  curious  in  attendance  at  the  hour  named  for 
I    the  ceremony,  but,  probably  fearing  it,  the  service  took  place  an 
|    hour  earlier,  at  which  none  of  the  young  man's  family  were  pres- 
ent excepting  his  two  sisters.     The  engagement  of   Mr.  Kip  to 
Miss  Callaghan    is  at  last  made  public  property,  and  there  being 
now  no  religious  barrier  to  the  marriage,  it  will,  it  is  said,  take 
place  directly  after  Lent. 

Messrs.  Ed.  Greenway,  Osgood  Hooker,  Shortridge,  Byrne, 
George  and  Aleck  Loughborough  are  the  ushers  selected  to  do 
duty  at  the  approaching  Catberwood-La  Montague  wedding. 

It  is  on  the  cards  that  the  musical  club,  composed  of  Mrs.  Ed 
Eyre  and  the  Misses  Anna  Head,  Vassault,  Beaver,  Helen  Otis, 
Page  and  others  will  give  a  concert  at  an  early  date  for  one  of 
our  popular  charities,  but  whether  at  a  public  hall  or  in  one  of 
our  large  private  mansions  has  not  yet  been  decided.  At  present 
all  the  rehearsals  are  held  at  Miss  Head's  residence,  on  Taylor 
street. 

The  Haggin  family  may  now  be  said  to  be  permanent 
members  of  the  California  Colony  in  Gotham,  and  Mrs.  Haggin,  the 
elder,  is  enjoying  better  health  and  taking  more  part  in  the 
pleasures  of  life  than  she  has  for  several  years  past.  Mrs.  Louis 
Haggin  entertains  a  good  deal,  and  the  marriage  of  her  pretty 
daughter  to  Count  Fesieties,  which  will  take  place  in  the  very 
immediate  future,  will  be  handsomely  celebrated,  though  owing 
to  the  late  family  bereavement,  it  will  be  more  of  a  family  and 
intimate  friend  gathering  than  a  large  and  public  entertainment. 
Mrs.  McAfee,  who  recently  returned  from  Europe  with  her 
children,  is  spending  the  winter  with  her  mother,  Mrs.  J.  B. 
Haggin,  in  New  York. 


Mr.  Sampson  Tarns  arrived  from  New  York  on  Thursday  last, 
bringing  with  him  the  body  of  his  late  wife,  Mrs.  Carolina  Larfein 
Tarns,  for  interment  in  the  family  vault  in  Laurel   Hill  Cemetery. 

Colonel,  Mrs.  and  Miss  Eyre  have  returned  from  their  visit  to 
New  York,  where  they  passed  the  last  three  months,  and 
are  at  the  California  Hotel.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Will  Ralston  have 
been  spending  the  last  ten  days  in  town  as  guests  at  the  Colonial 
Hotel.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cheeseman,  of  Salt  Lake,  accompanied  by 
their  daughter,  are  visiting  San  Francisco  at  present,  and  are  to 
be  found  at  the  Palace  Hotel. 

Mrs.  W.  B.  Collier,  who  is  located  at  2115  Pacific  avenue  for 
the  winter,  has  had  Miss  Clement,  of  Oakland,  visiting  her  during 
Captain  Collier's  absence  at  his  ranch  in  Lake  county. 

Colonel  and  Mrs.  Parnell  have  returned  from  their  honeymoon 
trip  down  South. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  William  E.  Briggs,  n'e  Hideout,  have  arrived  in 
Bremen,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Rullo  Peters  in  Paris,  and  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  W.  W.  Belvin  in  London.  Baron  and  Baroness  Von  Schroeder 
were  also  in  Paris  at  last  accounts. 


Mr.  John  W.  Coleman  is  in  Washington  City,  and  when  he  re- 
turns, his  wife  and  daughter  will  accompany  him  westward. 

Last  Saturday  Miss  Hoffman  gave  a  delightful  tea  to  about 
eighty  of  her  friends.  The  hours  were  from  4 :30  to  6  o'clock,  and 
the  time  passed  very  pleasantly.  Neely  O'Sullivan  and  Miss 
Lawlor  helped  every  one  to  enjoy  themselves  by  their  singing. 
After  the  tea  there  was  a  surprise  party  given  by  many  of  those 
present  to  Miss  Hillyer,  where  they  danced  a  german,  the  princi- 
pal figure  representing  the  game  of  football. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Will  E.  Fisher  will  be  at  home  Tuesday  evenings, 
February  2d  and  9th,  1210  Sutter  street. 

-  <-    >--    -■-   -■ i ' ~ ' ' 


Jan.  30. 


BAN  PR  Wn-M  0  NKW8  LRT1 


Mr  ihelm    and  wife,   of    «r*M  Valley,  uh.»  bar* 

b««n  vi»inn«e   reUlWea   in  this      lj,  will  Imtv   If onttay  for  Ibelr 
home. 

The  wedding  of  Mils  Annie  .■■■--    Mr.  and  Mrs. 

U  Eupbrat  !r.  B.  Nathan,  will  take  place 

al  the  California  Hotel,  on  the  evening  of  March  50 lb.      It 
pected  that  there  will   be  over  one    hmdred  guest*  present.     The 
wedding  feast  is  now  being  prepared. 

ry  enjoyable  affair  was  the    first    bop  of  the  Scientific*  ol 
the  Girls'  High  School,  given  in  hunt's  Hall,  last  Tvh 
evening. 

An  event  in  Catholic  circles,  next  month,  will  be  the  entertain- 
ment to  be  given  by  the  Catb  \ .  ;  -  ■■  -.  ty  of  this  city 
aod  Oakland,  in  the  armory  of  the  Second  Artillery  Regiment,  at 
Page  and  though  streets.  The  society  feels  the  need  of  assistance. 
for  during  the  winter  the  calls  made  upon  its  treasury  have  been 
many  and  heavy.  All  the  ladies  are  working  earnestly  for  the 
success  of  the  entertainment,  which  promises  to  be  one  of  the 
most  enjoyable  of  the  kind  ever  given  in  the  city.  A  novel 
feature  will  be  a  ballot  for  Babies  McKee  and  Cleveland,  on  Feb- 
ruary 20th,  wben  all  patriots  will  turn  oat  en  masxe  to  show  their 
appreciation  of  the  heir  presumptive.  No  tickets  for  anything 
but  the  babies  will  be  sold  in  the  hall. 

Last  Saturday  night  was  the  anniversary  of  the  wedding  of 
Mr.  nnd  Mrs.  Sylvian  Weil.  They  were  surprised  by  some  fifty 
of  their  relatives  and  friends,  who  called  and  took  possession  of 
their  home  on  Sacramento  street.  A  pleasant  evening  was  spent 
dancing  and  singing.  The  happy  couple  were  earnestly  congrat- 
ulated, and  were  the  recipients  of  a  number  of  costly  and  useful 
presents.     It  was  a  late  hour  when  the  visitors  finally  departed. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Greenbaum  gave  a  most  enjoyable  reception  last 
Sunday  evening  at  the  Hotel  Richelieu  on  Van  Kess  avenue.  The 
affair  was  in  honor  of  Mr.  Gus  Simon,  of  Portland,  Oregon,  and 
Miss  Belle  Lewison,  of  this  city,  whose  engagement  was  an- 
nounced last  week.  There  were  nearly  one  hundred  guests  pres- 
ent, and  the  evening  passed  most  pleasantly  and  far  too  soon  for 
those  in  attendance.  At  midnight  a  very  elaborate  repast  was 
served,  after  which  the  gaieties  were  renewed. 

The  reception  given  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ignatz  Steinhart  at  their 
residence  on  Post  street,  last  night,  was  a  very  successful  affair. 
Nearly  one  hundred  of  their  friends  spent  a  very  enjoyable  even- 
ing. There  were  the  unsual  music,  dancing  and  singing,  the 
hostess  and  others  adding  to  the  pleasures  of  the  evening  by  their 
accomplishments. 

The  Calliopean  Club  will  give  an  entertainment  during  the  lat- 
ter part  of  February  or  early  in  March.  It  has  not  yet  been  de- 
cided what  it  will  be,  but  it  is  sufficient  to  announce  that  the  af- 
fair will  be  a  success. 

The  entertainment  committee  of  the  Concordia  Club  are  discuss- 
ing the  advisability  of  an  entertainment  in  March.  A  masquerade 
ball  was  suggested,  but  did  not  meet  with  general  approval.  It 
is  probable  that  a  calico  party  will  be  decided  upon.  It  is  doubt- 
ful if  the  "dancing  men"  who  attended  the  New  Year's  eve  ball 
will  be  present,  although  their  presence  at  that  event  added  greatly 
to  the  pleasure  of  the  ladies. 

To-night  there  will  be  a  joyous  assemblage  at  the  rooms  of  San 
Francisco  Verein.  The  children  and  their  parents  will  be  there  in 
full  force.  The  novel  international  costume  ball  arranged  for  the 
young  one's  benefit  meets  with  responses  greatly  in  excess  of  the 
committee's  anticipations.  A  dance  of  nations  and  several  tab- 
leaux have  been  arranged.  After  eleven  o'clock  the  older  folks 
will  take  possession  of  the  ball  room,  and  at  midnight  supper  will 
be  served,  after  which  dancing  will  be  renewed. 

The  Working  Women's  Club,  of  Oakland,  which  had  trouble 
regarding  a  colored  member,  as  recited  in  the  News  Letter  some 
weeks  ago,  gave  a  charming  social  last  night  in  the  Chabot  Home, 
near  Oak  street.  The  guests  assembled  in  the  spacious  parlors  at 
7:30,  and  at  9  o'clock  the  floor  was  cleared  for  dancing,  which 
was  kept  up  until  a  late  hour.  The  ladies  on  the  committee  were 
as  follows:  Dawn  Prescott,  Myra  Knox,  Adeline  Knapp,  Harriet 
Hale,  Katie  McDaniels  and  Jennie  Naismith. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Lathrop  have  moved  into  their  handsome 
new  residence,  north  of  Lake  Merritt.  It  is  one  of  the  prettiest 
suburban  homes  in  Alameda  county. 


Colonel  Theodore  C.  Marceau,  who  is  about  to  make  a  tour  of 
Europe,  and  who  will  begone  for  several  months  upon  his  travels, 
has  resigned  his  commission  on  the  Governor's  staff.  Since  his 
connection  with  the  National  Guard  of  this  State,  Colonel  Mar- 
ceau, who  was  one  of  the  most  popular  men  in  the  service,  has 
shown  himself  an  able  and  energetic  officer. 

foe  Unity  Club,  of  the  First  Unitarian  Church,  of  Oakland,  will 
present  Hawthorne's  Marble  Faun  on  Tuesday  next.  There  is  a 
strong  caste  for  the  occasion,  among  the  performers  being  Miss 
Phcebe  Smith.  Felix. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jan.  30,  1892. 


A  PROPOSAL  hag  been  made  by  somebody  in  England  to  utilize 
the  funds  raised  for  the  late  Duke  of  Clarence's  wedding  tes- 
timonials for  the  purpose  of  collecting  a  dower  for  Princess  May, 
whenever  she  may  be  wedded.  The  proposal  is  a  rather  indeli- 
cate one.  It  is,  therefore,  not  to  be  wondered  at  that  some  of  the 
English  papers  sarcastically  comment  on  it,  and  that  one  of  them 
says  that  the  project  practically  means  "offering  the  Princess  a 
purse  in  lieu  of  a  lover."  The  newspaper  comments,  however, 
are  still  more  indelicate  than  the  proposal  itself,  and  it  is  a  pity 
that  so  few  of  them  have  shown  the  tact  of  passing  over  in 
silence  the  whole  affair,  especially  at  this  moment,  when  the 
whole  country  is  still  in  mourning  for  the  dead  Duke. 

Mr.  Balfour,  in  his  new  position  as  leader  of  the  House  of  Com- 
mons, continues  to  display  his  old  firmness.  It  is  said  that  he  has 
advised  the  Government  not  to  press  the  Irish  Local  Government 
Bill,  unless  as  an  uncontested  measure.  Mr.  Balfour  is  too  well 
acquainted  with  Irish  tactics  not  to  know  that  if  the  bill  is  con- 
tested it  will  take  the  better  part  of  the  session  to  pass  it,  for,  al- 
though since  the  famous  home-rule  debates  obstruction  has  been 
rendered  difficult,  it  still  is  an  efficient  weapon  in  the  hand  of  the 
Irish  members.  Under  these  circumstances  the  leader  of  the 
House  acts  very  wisely  in  utilizing  the  advantage  that  he  has  as 
master  of  the  situation.  He  evidently  intends  holding  over  the 
measure  for  several  months,  provided  it  is  not  accepted  without 
unnecessary  discussion,  and  if  he  introduces  it  it  may  be  assumed 
that,  as  matters  stand,  the  opposition  will  pledge  itself  to  offer  no 
objection  to  the  second  reading,  though  there  may  be  quite  a 
number  of  amendments  when  the  bill  is  debated  in  committee. 

Of  all  the  mistakes  committed  by  the.  German  Emperor,  none 
may  result  in  more  dangerous  consequences  than  his  attempt  to 
use  all  his  influence  to  induce  the  Reichstag  to  accept  the  Sectarian 
Education  bill.  The  Germans,  notwithstanding  their  loyalty  to 
their  monarchs,  are  a  very  liberal  people  at  heart,  and  nothing 
will  irritate  them  more  than  a  law  which  forces  them  to  have 
their  children  educated  in  some  creed  recognized  by  the  State,  for 
a  very  great  number  of  them  do  not  belong  to  any  creed,  or  to 
creeds  which  the  Government  refuses  to  sanction.  Chancellor  di 
Capri vi,  no  doubt,  disapproves  himself  of  the  bill  in  question,  but, 
in  his  position,  and  not  possessing  the  individuality  of  Prince  Bis- 
marck, he  cannot  resist  his  royal  master.  Herr  Miguel,  Minister 
of  Finance,  strenuously  opposes  the  bill,  and  his  political  ante- 
cedents make  it,  of  course,  impossible  for  him  to  act  otherwise, 
for  his  liberal  views  have  gained  him  his  reputation.  It  is  very 
doubtful,  however,  whether,  even  if  he  should  threaten  to  resign, 
his  colleagues  will  stand  by  him,  although  Furth  and  Shelling  are 
known  to  share  many  of  his  opinions. 

Lord  Randolph  Churchill  has  returned  from  Africa  to  the  British 
capital,  and  the  Government  is  already  anxiously  considering  the 
question  how  to  get  rid  of  him  again.  Though  he  has  few  poli- 
tical followers,  he  is  still  quite  capable  of  seriously  embarrassing 
Lord  Salisbury  and  bis  colleagues  by  his  peculiar  escapades,  and 
there  is  no  member  of  the  House  of  Commons  who  is  more  feared 
as  an  enfant  terrible  by  the  Tories  than  Lord  Randolph.  Very 
likely  the  Government  will  offer  him  some  diplomatic  post  where 
he  cannot  do  much  harm,  although  experience  has  shown  that 
Lord  Randolph  Churchill  is  not  quite  harmless  to  his  friends  even 
when  abroad.  It  is  only  necessary  to  remember  his  impolitic 
letters  from  Africa. 

Mr.  Chamberlain,  the  well-known  revisionist  member  of  the 
British  Parliament,  has  defined  his  future  position  in  the  British 
House  of  Commons  in  a  speech  lately  delivered  by  him,  and 
which  contains  the  expression,  "I  neither  look  for  nor  desire  re- 
union." Mr.  Chamberlain,  according  to  his  own  explanation,  does 
not  wish  to  indicate  that  he  is  ready  to  join  the  Conservative 
party,  but  he  feels  not  inclined  to  become  a  member  of  the  Glad- 
stonians.  Mr.  Chamberlain  is  very  judicious  and  for  this  reason 
hi  decision  is  of  special  value  as  regards  the  question  of  the 
chances  of  the  Gladstonians  at  the  coming  general  election. 

Mr.  Balfour,  the  present  leader  of  the  House  of  Commons, 
knows  full  well  how  to  appreciate  the  bearing  of  Mr.  Chamberlain's 
declaration  that  he  does  not  desire  reunion  with  his  former  par- 
tisans; for  in  a  speech  made  in  Glasgow  he  characterizes  it  as 
"  most  important  and  significant."  Mr.  Chamberlain  is  said  to  be 
found  on  the  winning  side,  and,  in  so  far  his  decided  statement 
indicates  that  the  Gladstonians  will  have  little  chance  at  the 
ballot-box,  provided  Mr.  Chamberlain's  views  can  be  relied  upon; 
and  usually  they  can,  for  Mr.  Chamberlain  is  a  shrewd  man. 


Eyes  tested  according  to  physiological  laws  of  light  and  not  by  ma- 
chinery. C.  Muller,  the  progressive  opticiau  and  refraction  specialist,  135 
Montgomery  street,  near  Bush. 


SANBORN,    VAIL    &    CO. 

SANBORN,  VAIL  &  CO.  are  losing  no  time  in  completing  the 
refitting  and  decoration  of  the  immense  establishment  on 
Market  street,  opposite  Grant  avenue,  which  they  are  now  pre- 
paring for  their  great  business.  During  the  week  forty  men  have 
been  hard  at  work  upon  the  first  floor,  which  they  have  completely 
transformed.  The  galleries  have  been  completed,  and  on  their 
shelving  the  large  stock  of  artists'  materials  has  been  placed.  The 
painting  has  been  completed,  and  the  beautiful,  delicate  tints  give 
the  whole  interior  as  much  light  as  the  outer  world.  The  painting 
of  the  great  show  windows  has  also  been  finished.  On  the  second 
floor,  where  the  pictures  are  to  be  exhibited,  all  the  wooden  strips 
have  been  placed  upon  the  walls  for  the  proper  hanging  and  display 
of  the  works  of  art,  and  the  carpenters  are  now"  at  work  on  the 
counters  and  shelving.  This  room  will  probably  be  the  best  ap- 
pointed in  every  respect  ever  seen  in  the  citv  for  the  artistic  display 
of  paintings  and  other  studio  productions.  The  side  shelving  is  in 
place  on  the  third,  or  wholesale  floor,  and  the  workmen  are  busily 
engaged  on  the  counters.  The  racks  for  the  hanging  of  the  magnifi- 
cent display  of  mirrors  are  in  place,  and  many  of  the  mirrors  are 
hung.  On  the  fourth  floor  there  is  a  forest  of  moldings,  several 
hundred  specimens  of  the  very  numerous  designs  of  the  house  being 
in  place,  among  the  nearly  two  thousand  compartments  prepared 
for  their  reception.  But  little  work  has  yet  been  done  upon  the  fifth 
floor,  as  the  firm  is  waiting  for  the  laying  of  300  feet  of  pipe  from  the 
electric  light  generating  house,  through  which  steam  will  be  con- 
veyed to  the  fifth  floor  of  Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co.  This  steam  will  be 
used  for  the  beating  of  glue  pots,  steam  chests  and  compo-boxes. 
This  floor  has  been  newly  whitened,  to  give  the  strong  light  neces- 
sary for  the  fine  work  to  be  done  there. 

THE  Victoria  Hospital  Association,  a  corporation  formed  dur- 
ing the  Queen's  jubilee  year  to  organize  a  fund  for  the  estab- 
lishment in  this  city  of  a  hospital  for  Britons,  will  have  its  annual 
meeting  next  month.  There  is  about  $6,000  on  hand  in  the 
hospital  fund,  and  there  is  no  indication  of  sufficient  funds  ever 
being  collected  to  secure  the  consummation  of  the  worthy  desire 
which  animated  the  organization  of  the  association.  Meanwhile, 
many  would  be  benefited  by  the  money  which  has  been 
contributed  for  their  use,  are  suffering.  We  suggest  to  the  cor- 
poration that  it  use  the  money  it  has  for  the  purposes  for  which 
it  was  given,  by  buying  beds  in  St.  Luke's  or  some  other  hospital, 
so  that  some  benefit  at  least  may  be  derived  by  those  whom 
their  countrymen  wish  to  aid. 


Shainwald,  Buckbee  &  Co.,  Real  Estate  Agents,  make  a  specialty 
of  taking  full  charge  of  property  for  absentee  owners.  Houses  rented, 
rents  collected,  real  estate  bought  and  sold  on  commission.  Oflice, 
407-409  Montgomery  street. 

SILVER-CHURN    BUTTERINE ! 


Healthful, 


Wholesome, 


Economical. 


Not  one  in  every  hundred  who  discusses  the  matter  knows  anything 
whatever  about  it;  henr*e  enlightenment  ou  this  subject  in  San  Francisco 
is  a  necessity,  aud  we  have  undertaken  the  task. 

Ordinary  Batter  is  nowhere  in  comparison.  Seeing  Is  welter- 
ing and  tastiug  is  the  proof. 

WE  INVITE  HOUSEKEEPERS 

To  sample  it  at  No.  657  Market  street,  where  everything  that  is  served  in 
the  way  of  Hot  Rolls,  Cakes,  Waffles,  etc.,  contains  Sil,er-Churn  Butterine 
instead  of  butter.  ' 

Retailed  at  Grand  Arcade  Market,  Sixth  street,  San  Francisco, 
and  City  Market,  Oakland. 

Wholesale  at  211  and  213  Clay  street,  San  Francisco. 

ARMOUR  BUTTERINE  COMPANY. 

JOSHUA  HENDY  MACHINE  WORKsT 

PROPRIETORS  OF  THE 

CITY  IRON  WORKS. 

Office  51  Fremont  Street, 

S-A-HSr    FBAlsTCISCO,  -       -       C-A-Ij. 

Manufacturers  of  and  Dealers  in 

Boilers,  Engines,  Pumps  and  Machinery  of  Every  Description. 

Patent  Lead-Lined   Coupled   Tubing,  for   Users.       Water 
Pipe  for  Sale  Cheap. 


News  Better 

UTnliforma  AiUurtiscr. 

DCVOTCDTO  THE  LEAOiNO  INTt«L_.TS  Or  O*  .   'ORNiA  AND  THE  PACIFIC  COAST  . 

Printed    and    Published    <■  -  '-,  the   Proprietor.  KuKnruicK 

Marriott,  Wood  Building,  :  V  ■.       ;  Fran- 

An*ual  8  including  Portage,  t'nited  Stat' 

Canada.  U:   '-    monM^.    $2  50;   3  m**M*t   $1  30;    Foreign,  |6; 
6  monlA*,  $3;  3  motif  V?.  (1  50. 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATCRDAY,  FEBRUARY  6,  1892. 


TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


Leaping  Articles  : 
lu  Brief 
•  .roH>  er  Hoi 
A  Foollth  Funeral  Ce remony 
Why  to  much  Opposttlou? 

The  History  of  a  Name    

-  La  Qrtppe 
The  Electric  Liuht  War. 
Our  City  Peal  Honse 
9aa  tfaUM  irregularities. 

Aleck  Had  lam's  Crime 

Clarence  and  Avondale. 

Pleasure's  Wand        . 

Plea»ure>  W'aud  (cohtinued).     - 

The  "  Old  Pard  "  Ghost  { Poetry) 

Over  iu  Oakland  

Snap  Shots  (Di  Vernon)     

The  Looker-Oa      


Page 

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10 


The  Looker-Oil  (eontiuued)    

Sparks* 

l'lie  Little  Boss  (Poetry) 

i  ennlfl  New-  

Financial  Review 

rown  Crier  

Vanities 

World,  Flesh  and  Devil 

Real  Property  . .   . 

Obituary    

Scientific  and  Useful 

"  Biz  "—Summary  of  the  Markets. 

On  the  Diamond   

Su  u  beams 

Society       

society  (continued) 

The  Revival  of  Pastel  ....... 

Comments  on  Foreign  Affairs 


ATTORNEY  BRUSIE,  of  Sacramento,  attempts  to  exculpate 
himself  in  the  matter  of  the  Hyer  papers,  by  saying  that  the 
mistakes  were  not  intentional,  but  were  caused  by  his  negligence. 
That  may  be  a  good  enough  excuse  for  Sacramento,  but  the 
people  of  this  city  prefer  a  better  one.  Brusie  seems  to  be  be- 
tween Scylla  and  Charybidis. 


THE  Board  of  Supervisors  seem  really  in  earnest  over  the  mat- 
ter of  a  new  sewer  system  for  this  city.  It  may  have  been 
noticed  that  the  Bulletin  and  Call  have  been  singularly  reticent 
since  the  proposition  was  mooted.  Can  it  be  that  silurianism  is 
going  to  die  a  natural  death,  and  that  public  improvements  may 
be  made  unaccompanied  by  a  storm  of  obloquy  and  abuse? 

WITH  the  approach  of  a  national  campaign  the  members  of  the 
administration  begin  to  show  appreciation  of  the  wishes  of 
the  people.  The  latest  evidence  of  this  fact  is  the  announcement 
that  the  Washington  officials  are  now  prepared  to  hear  testimony 
in  support  of  the  statements  that  there  has  been  fraud  in  connec- 
tion with  the  selection  of  the  Postoffice  site  in  this  city.  If  all 
the  statements  made  regarding  this  matter  be  true  tbe  evidence 
of  fraud  should  not  be  hard  to  procure. 


TOM  REED  finds  himself  confronted  at  every  turn  with  some 
assertion  or  declaration  of  his  which  is  entirely  inconsistent 
with  the  position  he  is  now  defending;  but  on  the  other  hand  he 
is  able  to  quote  from  such  stanch  Democrats  as  Springer,  Black- 
burn and  Tucker,  who  have  made  the  arguments  he  is  making 
now.  The  truth  is  that  there  is  altogether  too  much  politics  in 
the  House  of  Representatives  and  entirely  too  little  legislation, 
and  so  far  as  the  blame  for  this  state  of  things  goes,  honors  are 
easy.  Each  party  thinks  too  much  of  partisan  advantage,  and 
not  enough  of  the  interests  of  the  people,  a  fault,  we  may  observe, 
common  to  all  legislative  bodies,  whether  in  this  country  or  else- 
where. 

WILLIAM  DEAN  HOWELLS  undertook  a  contract  of  greater 
magnitude  than  he  imagined  when  he  went  to  the  defense 
of  Thomas  Lake  Harris  of  Santa  Rosa.  One  may  write  tomes  of 
rhetoric  about^the  theoretical  beauties  of  Harris'  system  of  free 
love,  but  we,  untesthetic  people  of  the  far  West,  always  prefer 
the  fact  to  the  fiction.  There  is  no  denial  of  the  fact  that  Harris 
is  a  grossly  immoral  man,  whose  influences  for  evil,  particularly 
upon  women,  are  very  great.  California  does  not  want  bim,  and 
Thomas  knows  it.  We  have  not  the  slightest  objection  to  Mr. 
Harris  removing  all  his  clan  to  tbe  luxurious  East  at  once.  There 
he  might  appoint  Howells  Chief  Inspector  of  the  Harem,  a  posi- 
tion which  a  well-trained  literary  man  should  fill  with  consider- 
able grace. 


MRS.  Addie  L.  Ballou  says  she  likes  men.     She  is  a  free  thinker, 
and  has  liberal  ideas  of  love.     We  make  this  statement  to  put 
all  old  bachelors  and  grass  widowers  on  their  guard. 


THE  Iroquois  Club,  one  of  the  leading  Democratic  organizations 
of  the  city,  has  established  classes  of  instruction  in  the  way 
to  vote  under  the  Australian  ballot  law.  This  is  eminently  proper 
in  itself,  but  it  may  occur  to  the  average  citizen  that  a  ballot  law 
which  requires  the  casting  of  a  ballot  to  be  preceded  by  a  special 
course  of  instruction  is  a  little    too  complicated  for  everyday  use. 


Tin:  Sacramento  Grand  Jury  La  m  a  whit^i  sepulchre,     i 
■  "'ii'  far  b  i  results  to 

any  one,  and   it  li  not  likely  that  it*  future  »•  lion  will  be.     With 
all  the  e  Tide  nee  before  It.  ..r  w  nloh    may  ra-ily  be  obtained 
It  cannot  perform  it*  .  -  -.   wltboul   tbe  Indtctnx 

several  ol  Ihl  bOOdUn    in    the  Stat*.      If  Indloa- 

lions  mean  enylbli  n  mt-  ol    pro  mini 

rful  people  will  be  made.  It  la  always  ihe  small  scoundrel 
who  baa  to  suffer.  If  even  a  few  ..f  Ihe  smalt  fry  were  rotated  It 
would  do  soma  g i. 


N<'\v  another  sensational  story  oomes  from  Fresno.  This  time 
it  is  a  pretty  girl,  nol  more  than  16  years  old,  who  has 
married  once,  eloped  ■  couple  .-f  times,  and  has  half  the  young 
men  o!  the  countryside  In  love  with  bar,  Fresno  County  will 
not  be  behind  when  sensations  are  desired.  Us  leat  was  tbe  drajron 
yarn;  then  Tulare  came  in  with  the  truthful  tale  of  the  three 
legged  clams.  Now  Fresno  is  again  to  the  front,  and  cbal 
all  the  other  southern  counties  to  produce  achild  as  precocious  as 
its  own  i  Ihloe  Lizelt  ■  Brad  way.  This  county  rivalry  i^,  ol  course, 
commendable.  It  makes  business  for  the  newspaper?,  which,  as 
everybody  knows,  are  the  true  strength  of  a  community. 

MATERNITY  has  become  fashionable  among  the  New  York 
Four  Hundred,  within  whose  charmed  circles  it  is  now  con- 
sidered quite  proper  that  a  young  matron  Bbonld  retire  at  certain 
intervals.  Since  the  birth  of  the  Oelrich'a  infant,  and  the  an- 
nouncement of  tbe  astonishing  fact  that  Gotham's  society  women 
had  begun  to  appreciate  that  they  were  human  beings  with  a 
mission,  and  not  puppets  of  fashion,  maternity  has  also  been 
looked  on  with  more  favor  among  the  society  women  of  San 
Francisco.  It  is  a  good  sign.  If  society  women  would  give  more 
attention  to  their  duties  as  wives  and  mothers,  they  would  not  be 
troubled  wben  they  glanced  at  their  weaklings  of  daughters  with 
the  question:  "What  will  we  do  with  our  girls?" 

niTY  AND  COUNTY  ATTORNEY  DURST  holds  that  the 
\j  municipal  authorities  have  no  power  to  contribute  money 
toward  a  fund  for  the  defrayment  of  tbe  expenses  of  the  Miners' 
Committee,  which  is  to  go  to  Washington  to  promote  the  passage 
by  Congress  of  a  hydraulic  mining  bill.  Tbe  money  should 
therefore  be  raised  by  subscriptions  to  the  fund  by  those  who 
will  be  most  directly  benefited  by  the  passage  of  the  desired 
measure.  The  re-opening  of  the  hydraulic  mines  will  be  of  great 
benefit  to  the  State,  and  this  city  will  receive  much  of  the  profit 
arising  from  the  increased  trade  with  the  mining  regions.  Busi- 
ness men  of  this  city  should  therefore  take  more  than  a  passing 
interest  in  this  matter,  and  should  not  be  reluctant  to  help  the 
miners  to  accomplish  their  desired  ends. 

CHICAGO  is  tbe  representative  American  city.  Its  people  are 
men  of  energy,  ability,  daring  and  filled  with  pride  for  their 
magnificent  metropolis.  It  is  said  that  they  have  agreed  to  take 
upon  their  own  shoulders  the  financial  responsibility  of  the 
World's  Fair  rather  than  to  wait  for  the  tardy  action  of  Congress. 
That  means  tbe  guaranteeing  by  private  citizens  of  several  mil- 
lions of  dollars,  that  the  honor  of  their  city  shall  be  protected. 
Let  San  Francisco's  moneyed  men  display  like  commendable  en- 
terprise, and  within  a  year  we  should  be  lifted  out  of  the  lament- 
able condition  into  which  we  are  gradually  sinking.  Half  a  mil- 
lion would  give  us  a  start  on  a  good  sewer  system,  which,  when 
inaugurated,  would  increase  the  value  of  property  and  protect  tbe 
lives  of  citizens.  It  seems  impossible  for  the  city  to  do  the  work. 
Who  .will  be  the  first  millionaire  to  start  it? 


IT  does  not  seem  at  all  likely  that  a  free  coinage  bill  will  be 
passed  at  the  present  session,  even  by  the  House.  When  the 
matter  was  canvassed  a  few  days  since  it  was  found  that  the 
.Presidential  election  was  in  the  way  of  affirmative  legislation,  as 
it  has  been  and  will  be  all  this  session,  and  that  some  of  the  mem- 
bers of  the  House  who  were  free  silver  men  in  principle  were  not 
ready  to  make  their  practice  square  with  their  theories.  There  is 
an  evident  disposition  to  keep  the  coinage  question  out  of  the 
coming  national  campaign,  and  we  are  not  certain  but  what  it  is 
a  wise  thing  to  do.  Free  coinage  should  come,  if  at  all,  by  a 
general  demand  from  the  people  of  the  United  States,  and  not  as  a 
measure  fathered  by  any  political  party  or  faction.  If  the  people 
want  free  coinage  they  should  have  it;  if  they  do  not  want  it  no 
party  should  attempt  to  force  it  on  them  under  the  crack  of  the 
party  whip. 

THE  power  to  punish  for  contempts  has  always  been  deemed 
necessary  to  the  independence  and  even  to  the  very  existence 
of  courts  of  law.  Judges  have  been  left  to  determine  what  con- 
stituted contempt,  because  it  was  something  next  to  impossible 
to  define  by  statute.  Tbe  vast  authority  thus  vested  in  courts  is 
exercised  in  most  places  without  tbe  slightest  tendency  towards 
abuse.  Jndicial-minded  men  recognize  that  so  large  a  grant  of 
power  can  only  be  maintained  by  a  discreet  exercise  of  it.  Lord 
Chancellors  in  England  have  time  and  again  said  that  once  let  a 
reckless  judge  get  on  the  Bench  and  punish  for  a  contempt  to 
which  another  and  adequate  remedy  was  applicable  and  away 
would  go  a  power  which  was  difficult  of  justification  but  which 
experience  proved  to  be  necessary.  That  is  very  much  what  is 
happening  in  this  State.  Judges  have  not  always  used  the  weapon 
placed  in  their  bands  with  circumspection. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  6,  1892. 


THE    DE    GREAYER    HOMICIDE. 


THE  killing  of  Harry  De  Greayer,  in  Golden  Gate  Park,  by 
Officer  Harper,  was  one  of  the  most  deplorable  incidents  that 
has  occurred  daring  the  existence  of  the  pleasure  grounds.  Until 
all  the  evidence  of  the  homicide  has  been  adduced,  we  do  not 
consider  it  advisable  to  predicate  an  opinion  regarding  the  claim 
of  self-defense  upon  the  ex  parte  statements  of  the  officer,  nor 
upon  the  contradictory  testimony  given  by  those  who  gay  they 
were  witnesses  of  the  affair.  Of  the  fact  that  Officer  Harper  is 
not  possessed  of  the  coolness  requisite  for  the  successful  fulfilling 
of  his  duties,  however,  there  seems  to  be  no  doubt.  The  known 
facts  are  these:  That  the  officer,  an  expert  horseman  and  pistol- 
shot,  was  mounted;  that  the  man  he  killed  was  on  foot;  that  the 
mounted  officer  was  approached  by  De  Greayer,  and  that  the 
officer  shot  and  killed  him.  The  contradictory  statements  involve 
the  point  whether  or  not  the  slain  man  drew  his  revolver  before 
he  was  shot.  That  an  officer  of  the  law,  whose  duty  it  is  to 
maintain  the  peace  of  the  community  whose  interests  he  is  ap- 
pointed to  protect,  should  not  consider  himself  when  involved  in 
a  difficulty  with  one  whom  he  looks  on  as  a  law-breaker,  the  same 
as  he  would  if  he  wore  no  star,  no  one  will  deny.  An  officer 
should  at  all  times,  and  particularly  when  he  is  performing  what 
he  considers  an  official  act,  be  fearless  and  cool-headed.  It  is  not 
sufficient  for  an  officer  to  say  that  he  thought  his  life  was  en- 
dangered, and  that  therefore  he  killed  his  prisoner.  Such  a  de- 
fense is  particularly  weak,  when  it  is  shown,  as  in  this  case,  that 
the  officer  was  mounted,  and  even  if  fired  at,  which,  however,  is 
not  shown,  could  have  easily  avoided  personal  injury.  While  it 
may  be  considered  the  proper  tbing  among  plainsmen,  and  others 
wnose  lives  are  passed  in  districts  where  might  makes  right,  to 
take  the  law  into  their  own  hands,  and  execute  summary  ven- 
geance upon  any  who  may  have  affronted  them,  such  procedure 
is  not  consistent  with  the  methods  of  the  appointed  protectors 
of  civilized  communities.  Pending  the  obtaining  of  all  the  facts 
in  this  case,  we  are  not  now  prepared  to  say  that  we  consider 
Officer  Harper  guilty  of  murder,  but  on  the  light  we  have,  we 
think  that  the  killing  of  De  Greayer  could  have  easily  been 
avoided  by  one  possessed  of  the  requirements  which  go  to  make 
up  a  fully  capable  officer  of  the  law.  In  his  first  statement,  made 
while  tbe  facts  were  heavily  impressed  upon  his  mind,  Harper, 
in  defense  of  his  action,  said  that  the  slain  man  was  drunk.  If 
that  were  bis  opinion,  was  such  a  fact  not  all  the  more  reason, 
then,  that  he  should  have  avoided  the  tragedy?  It  should  be 
impressed  upon  all  police  officers  of  this  county  that  they  are  the 
servants  and  not  the  masters  of  citizens.  Many  instances  may 
be  cited  of  wanton  brutality  and  an  utter  disregard  of  human 
life,  by  policemen  of  San  Francisco.  The  case  of  Harper  is  one 
which  should  served  as  a  lesson  to  all  bearers  of  stars. 


A    FOOLISH    FUNERAL    CEREMONY. 

PEOPLE  very  rarely  take  into  consideration  upon  what  appar- 
ently insignificant  circumstances  depends  the  fate  of  a 
European  country,  where  the  system  of  hereditary  monarchy 
prevails.  The  heir-apparent  to  the  British  throne,  the  Duke  of 
Clarence  and  Avondale,  as  it  is  now  ascertained,  seems  to  have 
died  in  consequence  of  the  perpetuation  of  a  mere  fashion,  name- 
ly, that  of  remaining  uncovered  during  the  funeral  services  at  the 
grave,  however  severe  the  weather  may  be.  The  British  Court 
Circular  of  January  16th,  which  contains  the  obituary  notice  in 
honor  of  his  Royal  Highness,  says:  "There  is  some  reason  to 
fear  that  the  Duke's  illness  was  induced  by  exposure  to  severe 
weather  experienced  at  the  funeral  of  Prince  Victor  of  Hohenlohe, 
which  took  place  on  Monday  week.  A  keen  northerly  wind 
swept  across  the  burial-ground  while  the  committal  prayers  were 
being  read  by  the  Bishop  of  Rochester,  and  although  the  Princes 
were  warmly  wrapped  in  fur-lined  coats,  it  was  evident  that  they 
and  the  other  mourners,  as  they  stot>d  bare-headed  near  the  grave, 
suffered  acut-ly  from  the  severe  cold  to  which  they  were  ex- 
posed." With  all  due  respect  to  religious  reverence,  it  may  be 
well  to  draw  attention  to  the  fact  that  the  custom  of  remaining 
uncovered  at  the  grave — which,  by  tbe  way,  has  no  foundation 
whatever  in  religion  itself — has  been  the  cause  of  many  untimely 
deaths  amongst  sick  or  aged  men,  who  otherwise  might  have 
continued  for  years  to  live  and  to  be  useful  to  their  country.  It 
is  the  more  appropriate  to  mention  this  fact  here,  since  just  in 
our  city,  by  one  of  our  own  fellow-citizens,  a  movement  has  been 
inaugurated  for  the  abolition  of  this  custom,  and  has  already  met 
with  great  success.  Several  clergymen  have  assented  to  Captain 
Geo.  A.  Raabe's  proposal  that  gentlemen  should  remain  covered 
while  standing  in  the  open  air  at  the  grave,  and  several  prominent 
lodges  of  "  Redmen,"  as  well  as  of  the  Odd  Fellows,  together  with 
the  German  society,  •«  Eintracht,"  have  passed  resolutions  accept- 
ing Mr.  Raabe's  proposal.  Amongst  the  famous  medical  journals 
which  hold  the  same  view  may  be  mentioned  the  London  Lancet. 
The  propaganda  of  the  San  Francisco  social  reform  is  spreading 
rapidly.  Tbe  death  of  the  Duke  of  Clarence  is  by  no  means  the 
only  one  that  has  been  caused  by  the  exposure  of  a  bare  head  to 
chill  winds,  but  the  prominence  of  the  person  who  died  from  it  a 
few  weeks  ago  will  contribute  greatly  in  making  new  converts  to 
this  very  sensible  innovation  with  regard  to  funeral  ceremonies. 


"WHY    SO    MUCH    OPPOSITION? 

WHY  is  there  so  much  opposition  to  free  and  unlimited  coin- 
age of  silver  into  money?  The  average  citizen  knows  that 
the  present  silver  dollars  are  good  enough  for  him,  and  his  only 
trouble  is  that  he  has  not  more  of  them.  His  keen  desire  for  more 
makes  him  an  earnest  supporter  of  free  silver  coinage,  because  we 
think  that  would  render  dollars  more  easy  to  obtain  and  more 
plentiful  in  every  man's  pocket.  Why  should  anybody  oppose  a 
tbing  so  apparently  good  to  everybody?  We  are  all  after  the 
mighty  dollar.  Why  should  anybody  object  to  its  being  rendered 
easier  of  obtainment,  seeing  that  we  are  all  engaged  in  its  pursuit? 
Said  a  car  conductor  the  otner  day,  when  asked  by  a  lawyer  what 
his  occupation  was:  "Sir,  r  am  a  nickel  catcher."  And  that  is 
what  every  mother's  son  of  us,  from  President  to  plow-boy,  may 
claim  as  his  business.  We  may  differ  in  our  methods  of  going  for 
tbe  nimble  coin,  but  the  end  is  the  same,  no  matter  how  pursued. 
Why,  then,  we  ask  again,  should  anybody  object  to  there  being 
more  dollars  to  catch?  If  that  were  all  that  is  involved  in  tbe 
free-coinage-of-silver-proposition,  it  would  be  amazing  that  any- 
body should  oppose  it.  There  are  people  who  say  there  is  a  great 
deal  more  in  it  than  that.  They  declare  that  putting  the  Govern- 
ment stamp  on  eighty  cents'  worth  of  silver  does  not  make 
it  in  truth  and  fact  a  dollar,  although  it  may  be  called  by 
that  name.  Call  it  by  whatever  name  you  will,  they  say, 
it  will  remain  eighty  cents  still,  and  will  only  buy  eighty 
cents'  worth  of  food  or  clothing.  The  working  man,  they 
claim,  would  not  get  any  more  silver  coins  than  he  does  now. 
and  those  he  would  get  would  be  depreciated  in  their  purchasing 
power  to  the  extent  of  twenty  per  cent.  The  silver  dollar  now 
buys  one  hundred  cents  worth  of  goods,  because  the  government 
undertakes  on  demand  to  redeem  that  silver  dollar  with  a 
hundred  cents  in  gold.  The  stiver  men  say  that  free 
and  unlimited  coinage  of  silver  would  soon  use  up  all  the 
supply  of  the  metal  and  cause  it  to  enhance  in  price  until  it  at- 
tained its  old-time  parity  with  gold.  If  that  can  be  conclusively 
demonstrated,  as  Senator  Stewart  and  Mr.  Newlands  say  it  can, 
there  is  no  reason  why  we  should  not  all  become  silver  men.  So 
long  as  the  dollar  in  our  pockets  is  a  good  dollar  that  will  he  ac- 
cepted everywhere  for  a  hundred  cents  we  need  not  care  for  the  so- 
called  "gold  bugs."  But  we  better  be  very  sure  how  that  fact  ia. 
If  after  changing,  say  ?100  in  gold,  we  have  but  $80  worth  of  sil- 
ver, manifestly  we  shall  not  have  engaged  in  a  profitable  opera- 
tion. All  this  is  very  elementary  and  very  simple,  yet  it  is  all  there 
is  in  the  silver  question,  which  seems  to  some  people  too  compli- 
cated for  ordinary  comprehension. 

THE    HISTORY    OF    A    NAME. 


IT  is  interesting  to  recall  the  history  of  a  name  that  was  once 
patriotic,  but  has  become  debased  to  tbe  point  of  infamy.  The 
word  Mafia  is  made  up  of  an  acrostic,  each  letter  of  which  is  the 
initial  of  a  sentence  in  much  use  by  the  Sicilians  at  the  revolt  of 
Palermo,  six  centuries  ago.  The  revolt  and  cry  arose  in  a  way 
peculiar  to  the  times,  but  out  of  date  now.  At  a  festival  on  Easter 
Tuesday,  a  multitude  of  the  inhabitants  of  Palermo  thronged  to 
a  church,  about  half  a  mile  out  of  the  city,  dedicated  to  the  Holy 
Ghost.  The  religious  service  was  over  and  the  merriment  had 
begun;  the  tables  were  spread  and  amusements  of  all  stilts,  danc- 
ing and  games  were  going  on  under  the  shade  trees.  Everything 
was  proceeding  gayly  when  the  harmony  was  suddenly  inter- 
rupted and  (he  joyousness  chilled  by  the  appearance  of  a  body  of 
French  soldiery,  under  the  pretext  of  keeping  the  peaee.  The 
French  mingled  freely  with  the  crowd  and  soon  became  rough  and 
not  over-respectful  to  the  women.  This  excited  the  young  Sicil- 
ians, who  told  the  Frenchmen  to  go  their  way.  Said  the  latter, 
"these  rebelious  Paterins  must  have  arms  or  they  would  not  dare  be 
so  insolent,"  and  on  that  pretense  a  search  for  arms  was  instituted. 
The  two  parties  were  already  worked  up  to  a  high  pitch,  when,  as 
the  story  goes,  the  beautiful  daughter  of  Mastrangelto,  a  maiden  of 
exquisite  beauty  and  modesty,  approached  the  church  with  her 
bridegroom.  A  Frenchman  named  Drouet,  either  in  wantonness  or 
insult,  came  up  to  her,  and,  under  pretense  of  searching  for  arms, 
thrust  his  hand  into  her  bosom.  The  girl  fainted  in  her 
bridegroom's  arms  and  he  in  his  agony  uttered  the  fatal  cry:  Morte 
alia  Francia  Italia  A  acta.  The  cry  ran  through  the  crowd  to  the 
city  and  all  the  French  there  were  hunted  down  and  slain  with- 
out regard  to  age  or  sex.  Every  house  was  searched,  and  when 
an  enemy  was  found  the  cry  went  forth  "Mafia,"  the  whole  sen- 
tence being  too  long  for  ready  use.  The  initial  of  each  word  put 
together  became  a  word  in  themselves  and  a  rallying  cry.  Thus 
the  now  notorious  name  originated,  which  literally  interpreted 
means:  "Death  to  the  French  Italy  desires."  Eventually  it  was 
used  to  designate  a  society  for  the  protection  of  th<e  poor  and  in- 
nocent, against  the  aggressions  of  the  rich  and  powerful.  Finally 
that  society  degenerated  until  it  became  nothing  better  than  a 
band  of  cutthroats  and  outlaws.  Many  of  them  have  left  their 
country  for  their  country's  good,  but  the  methods  of  the  Mafia 
will  not  be  tolerated  in  the  United  States. 

WHY  do  daily  papers  which  claim  to  have  some  influence  for 
good  in  the  community  give  columns  of  space  to  the  rot  pro- 
mulgated by  the  asses  known  as  the  Liberal  Unionists? 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


SAN     MATEO    IRREGULARITIES 


AS    TO    LA    ORIPFE 


JUDGING   from  the  recently-mads  report  of  ttip  '.rand  Jury  of 
San  Mateo  county.  its  .urii-ials  have  taken  pattern  from  IhOM 
of  the  metropolis,    and    have   been   en*ag»-d    for   some  lime  In  ft 

frame  of  grab-all,  which  should  reaall  in  some  of  them  being 
shown  the  doors  of  the  County  Jail.  The  jury  was  assembled 
and  sworn  on  December  15,  lvM.  It*  report  was  made  before  it 
completed  its  labors,  for  it  was  ordered  by  Judge  Buck  to  make 
a  report  forthwith,  and  therefore  filed  tbe  result  of  it?  investiga- 
tions on  Wednesday  last.  The  report  severely  censures  several 
of  the  officials,  and  also  condemns  In  no  measured  tones  the  nit- 
business-like  method?  which  distinguish  the  administration  of 
the  Supervisors'  affairs.  It  is  said  that  $3,000  has  recently  been 
expended  on  the  county  road  between  t'olraa  and  Daly's,  in  Dis- 
trict 1.  without  improving  its  condition  to  any  extent,  as  the  rock 
used  is  soft  sandstone,  or  decomposed  rock,  which,  when  wet, 
makes  mud.  The  roadways  in  other  districts  were  also  found  to 
need  repairs.  The  jury  next  calls  attention  to  the  fact  that  on 
December  9.  1891,  the  Board  of  Supervisors,  without  notice  of 
any  kind  to  the  public,  or  any  public  petition  whatever  therefor, 
and  before  tbe  cars  began  to  run,  undertook  to  raise  the  rate  of 
fare  on  the  electric  road  to  one  and  a  half  cents  a  mile,  or  nearly 
three  times  as  much  as  originally  contracted  for.  This  outrage 
on  the  public  was  prevented  by  Supervisors  Lawrence  and  Staf- 
ford, who  are  thanked  by  the  Grand  Jury.  Tbe  intimation  in 
the  report  is  plain  enough  that  the  other  Supervisors  are  a  lot  of 
rascals.  It  is  shown  that  so  loose  has  been  the  Supervisorial 
method  of  transacting  financial  business  that  some  claims  have 
been  allowed  twice,  and  the  money  paid  on  them  twice.  The 
Supervisors  were  happily  trustful  of  each  other,  and  each  told 
the  Grand  Jury  that  he  did  not  think  it  necessary  to  question  any 
bill  presented  and  approved  by  another  member  of  the  Board.  It 
is  found  that  the  law-  has  been  frequently  violated  in  the  matter 
of  the  granting  of  licenses,  and  the  Board  of  Supervisors  is 
severely  censured  for  its  action  in  this  matter.  Large  claims  have 
been  allowed  and  paid  by  these  country  political  jobbers  for 
work  alleged  to  have  been  done,  when  it  was  not  shown  that  the 
material  contracted  and  paid  for  had  been  delivered  and  distrib- 
uted over  the  road.  The  County  Surveyor  and  Eoadmaster  de- 
clare, under  oath,  that  they  knew  nothing  about  the  paid-for 
material.  Justice  of  the  Peace  W.  R.  Welch  was  found  to  be 
short  in  his  accounts.  He  certified,  on  February  4,  1891,  that  he 
had  paid  to  the  County  Treasurer  $145,  as  fines  and  fees  collected 
by  him  in  January,  when  in  fact  the  money  was  not  paid  until 
July,  1891.  Another  sum  of  $115  was  not  paid  in  by  him  till 
January  27,  1892,  after  he  had  been  notified  of  his  shortage.  The 
Grand  Jury  has  a  grievance  in  the  fact  that  Judge  Buck  ordered 
them  to  report  before,  in  their  opinion,  their  work  was  finished. 
Why  he  did  so,  he  himself  best  knows.  The  report  is  to  be  pub- 
lished in  pamphlet  form.  One  regret  is  expressed  by  all  who 
know  of  the  official  corruption  in  San  Mateo  county;  that  is  that 
the  Grand  Jury  did  not  indict  some  of  those  whom  it  knew  to  be 
dishonest.  To  make  its  work  have  good  results,  a  Grand  Jury 
should,  as  soon  as  it  finds  a  rascal,  put  him  into  the  hands  of  the 
law.     Let  no  stealer  of  tbe  public  moneys  escape. 

OUR    CITY    PEST    HOUSE. 


ONE  of  the  crying  disgraces  of  our  city  is  unquestionably  the 
condition  of  the  County  Jail.  Public  attention  has  been 
called  to  it  time  and  again,  yet  nothing  is  done.  Instead  of  carry- 
ing out  the  intention  for  which  it  was  designed,  namely,  the  con- 
finement of  accused  persons  pending  trial,  witnesses  who  cannot 
give  bonds  for  their  appearance,  and  murderers  under  sentence  ol 
death,  this  prison  is  indiscriminately  used  for  the  confinement  of 
vagrants,  morphine  fiends,  persons  convicted  of  misdemeanors 
and  petty  criminals,  all  of  whom  should  properly  be  sent  to  the 
House  of  Correction  by  the  Courts.  There  is  plenty  of  room  in 
the  House  of  Correction,  many  of  the  inmates  of  which  ought  to 
be  serving  out  their  sentences  in  the  State's  Prison.  The  conse- 
quence is  that  our  County  Jail  has  become  a  hotbed  of  disease, 
moral  and  physical.  The  innocent  witness  is  made  to  endure  tbe 
same  hardships  as  the  hardened  criminal.  Young  and  old  are 
huddled  together  in  the  same  foul-smelling  cells.  There  is  only 
one  bathtub  in  the  building.  Tbe  city  should  bestir  itself  to 
have  a  jail  built  adequate  to  its  needs.  The  Board  of  Supervisors 
cannot  move  in  the  matter  for  lack  of  funds,  and  it  is  hard  to 
enlist  public  sympathy  for  criminals.  Besides,  the  necessity  for 
some  Immediate  action  is  urgent,  and  jails  cannot  be  built  in  a 
day. 

IT  has  of  late  become  necessary  for  the  Police  officers  stationed 
at  the  most  densely  crowded  street  crossings  to  require  drivers 
to  pall  up  when  about  to  roll  over  the  flags  and  to  pass  the  corn- 
ers at  a  walk.  In  no  other  city  in  the  Union  do  drivers  display 
as  little  regard  for  the  life  or  limbs  of  pedestrians.  They  dash 
around  corners  and  gallop  down  streets  as  if  they  owned  the 
earth  and  the  people  on  foot  were  alive  only  by  their  forbearance. 
It  has  been  suggested  that  drivers  should  be  licensed,  and  that 
their  licenses  should  be  revoked  for  any  improper  actions.  It  is  a 
good  idea,  and  some  way  should  immediately  be  found  for  carry- 
ing it  out. 


SOME  two  yean    ,.-.,   |a  trlppa  made  it<  Bnt  appearam 
lorn  A>ia.  ■■•  .  m  >m|  rnoal  ol   thi 

that    periodically  iflllcl   mankind.     Soon   it  spread   rteall  all  over 

•■.  »«'  not  l..rn:  reaching  America,  and  at  last  took  ; 
slon  of  even  the  Antipodes.     Australia  has  recently  had   It  badly, 
many  of  her  lending  citizens  having   ■Ocoumbed  to  Its  ras 
In  onr  own  Eastern  Stales  it  Is  this  year  partli  In 

many  cities  and  towns  it  has  hail  quite  a  depressing  effect  upon 
thi-  general  population,  and  it  is  i-v.n  yel  proi  Ins  n  serious:  .In  ik 
to  business.     There  is  laid  to  he  scarcely  an  office  Hi  il  Ii 

been   depleted    by   the   epidemic,  and    manufactories    have   I i 

seriously  crippled  by  the  laying  oft  of  indlspensible  man.  Tin 
number  of  prominent  personages  in  all  parts  of  the  world  who 
have  been  carried  olf  by  it  is  surprising.  The  most  robust  are 
seized  quite  as  frequently  ns  weaklings,  and  the  dwellers  in  Hie 
purest  atmospheres  are  no  more  exempt  from  it  than  those  who 
live  in  the  slums.  At  first  it  was  deemed  a  severe  form  of  influ- 
enza, but  we  now  know  that  was  erroneous.  Its  symptoms  and 
effects  are  totally  different.  Besides,  the  microbe  of  the  disease 
has  been  distinctly  located  and  identified  by  methods  and  men, 
that  leave  no  further  room  for  doubt.  Even  photo-microscopic 
pictures  have  been  taken  of  it.  which  demonstrate  that  it  was 
well  called  the  grip,  its  long  tenticles  being  well  constituted  to 
fasten  themselves  deep  into  the  lung  tissue.  The  indications  are 
that  it  comes  in  certain  conditions  of  tbe  atmosphere,  and  passes 
away  only  when  those  conditions  are  changed.  All  of  which 
shows  what  puny  creatures  we  are,  and  how  possible  and  easy 
it  would  be  to  depopulate  the  globe.  We  could  all  be  killed  olf 
by  a  little,  wretched  microbe,  too  small  for  notice  by  the  human 
eye! 

THE    ELECTRIC    LIGHT    WAR. 

THE  competition  between  the  Electric  Improvement  Company 
and  the  California  Electric  Light  Company  has  become  so 
keen  that  tbe  entire  business  community  is  watching  it  with 
interest.  The  outcome  of  the  fight  is  fraught  with  great  interest 
to  all  users  of  electric  lights,  for  it  will  decide  whether  the  high 
rates  of  the  old  company  or  the  fair  ones  of  the  new  are  to  main- 
tain. The  California  Electric  Light  Company  has  made  no  secret 
of  its  boasted  intention  to  force  its  rival  out  of  business,  and  to 
gain  its  point  it  has  used  extraordinary  means.  The  Electric  Im- 
provement Company,  however,  as  its  officers  state,  are  in  the 
battle  to  stay'.  It  has  made  heavy  inroads  upon  the  business  of 
its  rival,  and  has  gained  the  confidence  of  the  business  men  of  the 
city,  who  see  in  its  efforts  a  way  to  escape  heavy  taxation  for 
what  has  become  a  necessary  adjunct  of  every  large  business 
house.  The  sympathies  of  electric  light  users  seem  to  be  with 
the  Electric  Improvement  Company,  which  is  fighting  its  rival 
upon  square  business  principles.  It  gives  a  good  light  for  a  fair 
price,  and  does  not  deny  that  it  expects  a  reasonable  profit  upon 
its  investment.  It  gives  its  customers  excellent  service,  attends 
to  all  their  wants,  and  pays  prompt  attention  to  all  their  sugges- 
tions. The  California,  it  is  said,  offers  to  furnish  lights  at  half 
rates,  being  willing  to  stand  a  loss  if  they  can  succeed  in  driving 
their  energetic  rival  out  of  business,  so  that  they  may  enjoy  the 
resultant  monopoly,  and  the  consequent  high  rates  which  their 
position  would  then  enable  them  to  enforce.  The  indications  now 
point  to  the  success  of  the  Electric  Improvement  Company, 
which,  in  the  minds  of  the  mercantile  community,  is  a  consum- 
mation devoutly  to  be  wished. 


IT  is  a  great  pity  that  the  cold  wave  of  economy  rolled  over  the 
House  of  Representatives  just  at  the  time  when  the  Nicaragua 
Canal  needed  the  encouragement  and  indorsement  of  the  Govern- 
ment. The  Canal  Company  did  not  ask  Congress  to  grant  it  a 
subsidy,  nor  to  make  the  United  States  responsible  for  the  pay- 
ment of  any  money,  without  adequate  security.  What  it  wanted 
was  to  have  the  bonds  guaranteed,  so  as  to  make  them  market- 
able, the  United  States  to  be  secured  by  a  first  mortgage  on  the 
canal  and  on  all  the  concessions  of  the  company.  It  is  very  gen- 
erally believed  that  such  a  guarantee  would  never  cost  the  Treas- 
ury a  cent,  but  the  plan  has  a  subsidy  sound  about  it  which  the 
"  Great  Objector  "  could  not  stand,  and  it  is  not  at  all  likely  that 
the  measure  will  meet  with  any  degree  of  favor  at  present. 


SENATOR  FELTON'S  presentation  of  the  case  of  California  as 
regards  appropriations  of  public  money  by  Congress,  was  a 
very  strong  one.  He  pointed  out  that  while  this  State  has  con- 
tributed $118,000,000  to  the  National  Treasury  within  the  past 
eleven  years,  she  has  had  during  the  same  period  only  about 
$2  300  000  allowed  her  for  the  improvement  of  her  rivers  and 
harbors  and  only  $2,119,000  from  the  time  she  became  a  State 
until  now  for  public  buildings.  Congress  has  been  extremely 
illiberal  to  California  in  the  matter  of  appropriations,  the  principal 
reason  being  that  tbe  older  States  have  secured  all  they  need,  and 
have  become  indifferent  to  the  needs  of  the, new  States.  There 
will  have  to  be  a  Western  combination  formed  to  get  Congress  to 
do  us  justice  in  this  matter. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  6,  1892. 


ALECK    BADLAM'S    CRIME. 

LAST  summer,  when  out  prospecting.  I  stayed  all  night  at  a 
hermit's  cabin  on  Trout  Creek,  Humbolt  County,  Nevada. 
Along  in  the  evening  the  old  fellow  told  roe  a  queer  story.  As 
near  as  I  can  recollect  it  went  something  like  this: 

"My  name  is  Billings;  that  is  not  my  real  name,  but  it  is  the 
name  I  go  by  here.  Up  to  four  years  ago  I  was  by  profession  a 
follower  of  the  Lord.  I  left  California  under  somewhat  peculiar 
circumstances.  It  was  the  will  of  my  Master  that  I  should  be- 
come the  eye  witness  of  a  terrible  crime.  I  saw  a  human  being 
shot  down  before  my  eye  by  one  of  my  nearest  friends,  and  I 
fled  the  country  to  avoid  being  a  witness  in  the  trial.  According 
to  Biblical  law  he  should  have  atoned  for  his  misdeed,  for  does  not 
the  Scripture  say,  "An  eye  for  an  eye,  and  a  tooth  for  a  tooth?" 
But  I  see  by  your  eyes  that  you  would  learn  more  particularly 
of  this  terrible  crime.  Listen,  then,  for  you  are  the  first  man 
to  whom  I  have  ever  confided  the  dreadful  secret  of  my  life. 

"Four  years  ago  to-night  I  was  the  guest  of  a  man  whose  name 
I  would  not  mention  to  you  for  the  world.  He  was  a  person  of 
somewhat  luxurious  tastes,  and  he  owned  a  pond  for  the  artificial 
propagation  of  trout.  The  night  before  the  awful  tragedy  we 
were  sitting  by  the  fire,  when  he  told  me  of  the  trouble  he  had 
protecting  his  fish  from  the  depredations  of  the  wicked.  They 
came  day  by  day  to  despoil  him  of  his  trout,  and  he  had  borne 
it  with  becoming  meekness  and  Christian  humility,  but  the  out- 
rage was  telling  on  his  temper,  and  he  told  me  that  there  was  a 
limit  to  his  Christianity  and  his  forebearauce,  and  the  time  was 
near  at  hand  when  he  would  rise  up  in  his  might  and  smite  the 
Egyptian. 

"I  wrestled  that  night  with  him  and  his  rebellious  spirit,  and 
when  I  retired  I  communed  with  my  Maker  to  soften  the  cruel 
spirit  of  revenge  in  him.  In  the  morning,  when  I  looked  out  of 
my  window  toward  the  fish  pond,  which  was  not  over  two  hun- 
dred yards  from  the  house,  I  saw,  with  a  heavy  heart  that  a  man 
was  fishing  there,  and  I  felt  that  something  terrible  was  about  to 
happen.  When  I  went  down  stairs  my  host  was  pacing  the  floor 
in  an  angry  mood  and  cursing  horribly.  My  ears  will  hear  that 
man's  horrible  blasphemy  to  my  dying  day. 

"  •  Blaspheme  not  the  Most  High ! '  were  the  words  I  addressed 
to  him  as  he  paced  the  floor  faster  and  faster.  He  grew  more 
and  more  terrible  in  his  rage,  and  I  tried  to  console  him.  Finally, 
with  a  fearful  imprecation,  he  went  to  the  corner  of  the  room 
and  grasped  a  fowling  piece. 

"  «  Do  not  shed  innocent  blood  1 '  I  cried,  as  I  laid  my  hand  on 
his  arm.  "  He  only  replied  by  pointing  at  the  pond,  and  there  was 
the  lone  fisher  casting  his  line  and  pulling  it  out  again  wholly  un- 
conscious of  the  danger  he  was  in. 

"  4  I  have  stood  ;he  man  enough,'  cried  my  host,  as  he  began 
loading  his  weapon. 

"  Do  you  solemnly  swear  that  you  will  not  divulge  what  I  tell 
you  now?  " 

I  raised  my  right  hand,  and  the  hermit  took  my  solemn  word 
not  to  repeat  his  story.  As  we  finished  the  oath  the  logs  in  the 
fireplace  fell  with  a  sudden  crash. 

"After  he  had  loaded  his  weapon  he  strode  out  of  the  house 
cursing  like  a  mad-man,"  the  story  teller  continued. 

"  What  are  you  smiling  at,  sir?  "    the  hermit   asked   suddenly. 

"  I  did  not  intend  to  smile,  sir." 

"  I  beg  pardon.  Perhaps  I  was  mistaken.  Yes,  thank  you, 
the  spirits  you  carry  seem  unctions  to  the  stomach."  He  took  a 
draught  longer  than  the  first,  that  stirred  the  flask  to  its  lowest 
depths,  and  continued. 

"  I  tried  to  stay  the  man's  rush  to  the  pond  and  avert  the  mur- 
der. What  do  you  see  so  amusing  in  my  story,  sir?  "  He  spoke 
angrily  and  rose  from  his  chair. 

"  You  must  be  mistaken,  sir,"  I  said,  composing  my  features 
and  handing  him  the  flask. 

When  he  laid  the  empty  thing  on* the  table  he  grew  more  calm, 
and  continued  with  great  earnestness.  "  My  efforts  were  of  no 
avail.  He  dragged  me  along  with  him,  and  yelled  and  cursed  at 
the  poor  fisherman.  Finally  he  wrenched  his  arm  free,  and  then, 
with  another  dreadful  curse,  fired  both  barrels  of  bis  murderous 
weapon.  The  unfortunate  fisher  tottered  and  fell  dead  upon  the 
ground,  and  the  frenzied  murderer,  rushing  forward,  began  stamp- 
ing upon  his  prostrate  body.  I  could  no  longer  bear  the  dread- 
ful sight  of  a  fellow  mortal  slain  before  my  eyes,  and  his  murderer 
my  near  friend.  I  fainted  on  the  ground,  and  when  I  came  to 
my  senses  I  was  in  Mr.  Ba ." 

Here  the  man  paused,  and  a  shudder  passed  over  biro  as  he 
realized  how  near  he  had  been  to  revealing  the  murderer's  name. 
Recovering,  he  resumed.  "I  rose  from  the  sofa  where  he  had 
laid  me,  and  he  begged  me  never  to  reveal  the  terrible  crime. 
«  My  passion  was  beyond  my  control,'  he  said;  *  leave  me  in  my 
misery  and  pray  for  my  soul's  salvation.'  I  left  the  house,  and 
for  fear  that  my  sense  of  duty  would  cause  me  to  tell  the  officers 
of  the  law,  I  came  to  this  mountain  fastness,  and,  hidden  from  the 
sight  of  man,  I  pray  daily  for   the  soul  of  my  misguided  friend." 

As  he  finished  I  burst  into  an  uncontrollable  fit  of  laughter. 

"This  is  the  best,  decidedly  the  best  I  ever  beard,"  I  shrieked, 
as  I  once  more   snorted   with  merriment  almost   in  my  clerical 


friend's  face.     "  It  beats  the  earth,  but  let  me  tell  you  more." 

"  Mad-man!  "  he  cried,  "  to  thus  make  light  of  iniquity.  Is  the 
murder  a  joke?  Is  my  voluntary  hermitage  here  in  this  scene  of 
desolation  a  piece  of  pleasantry?  " 

I  finally  stopped  laughing  from  sheer  exhaustion,  and  begged 
my  friend  to  sit  down  and   I  would  talk   further  of  the  murder. 

"  Now,  my  friend,"  said  I,  still  howling  at  intervals  with  laugh- 
ter, "  let  me  describe  to  you  how  I  saw  Aleck  Badlam  kill  a  man 
for  poaching  on  his  trout  pond.  Some  years  ago  I  was  there  at 
Badlam's  place,  and  Joe  Grismer,  the  actor,  happened  along  the 
same  night.  We  saw  a  man  fishing  there  in  the  pond,  and  Bad- 
lam rushed  for  bis  gun.  We  begged  him  not  to  kill  the  man.  It 
was  in  the  evening,  and  the  fisher  was  indistinct,  as  it  were.  We 
could  see  his  pole  go  up  and  back  as  he  landed  the  fish.  Finally, 
Grismer  agreed  to  lick  the  man  if  Badlam  would  spare  his  life. 
Well,  Joe  went  down  and  yelled  to  the  man  to  quit,  and  swore  at 
him  considerably,  but  the  man  paid  no  attention;  simply  kept 
on  landing  fish  as  cool  as  could  be.  Finally,  Grismer  became 
greatly  enraged,  and  rushed  up  to  the  man.  •  No  violence,  Joe! ' 
called  out  Badlam. 

"  '  I'll  break  his  blasted  neck,'  roared  Grismer,  and,  rushing 
up,  he  planted  a  blow  between  the  man's  eyes.  The  man's  head 
went  off,  and  rolled  down  the  bank." 

"  What!  His  head  went  off?   Come,  now,  don't  trifle  with  me." 

,:  It  did,  indeed.     You  see,  the  man  was  a  dummy." 

"  Pardon  me,  but  the  man  I  saw  killed  was  endowed  with  life 
and  motion.     He  kept  casting  his  line." 

"  Yes,  just  so.  You  see,  Badlam  had  a  lever  attached  to  a  little 
water  wheel,  and  it  ruoved  the  man's  arms  and  pole.     See?" 

A  queer  look  came  over  the  hermit's  face.  Combine  relief  with 
anger,  and  you  get  the  look.  He  rose  again,  and  strolled  oyer  to 
me  so  as  not  to  lose  a  word. 

"  Well,  he  also  had  a  string  hitched  to  the  man." 

"  You  mean  the  dummy,"  broke  in  the  hermit. 

"  Yes,  exactly,  and  when  he  would  shoot  him,  a  small  boy  be- 
hind the  fence  would  jerk  the  string  and  the  man  would  fall;  then 
Aleck  would  rush  out  and  jump  on  the  man,  and  grind  his  teeth." 

(» Damnation!"  cried  the  parson,  as  he  paced  up  and  down; 
"  what  did  Grismer  say  when  he  saw  what  he  had  done;  when 
he  saw  he  was  deceived?  " 

"  He  agreed  to  give  Badlam  and  myself  a  basket  of  wine  if  we 
would  keep  the  story  out  of  print.  He  sent  the  wine,  but  he  only 
did  so  once.  We  kept  quiet — once,  as  you  may  say.  Badlam  took 
us  back  to  the  bouse  and  spent  an  hour  telling  how  he  had  fright- 
ened you  out  of  your  senses.  Your  name  is  Collins,  I  believe; 
Rev.  Joseph  Collins." 

"That  is  indeed  my  name,  sir." 

"  Well,  I  used  to  get  men  up  there,  and  we  used  to  work  the 
same  trick  that  caught  you.  Most  of  these  men  set  up  the  wine 
instead  of  taking  to  the  hills." 

Rev.  Collins  walked  over  to  the  demijohn  and  remarked:  "A 
great  load  is  off  my  mind ;  let's  get  drunk." 

We  attempted  to  act  on  the  idea,  but  the  bottle  gave  out.  Next 
morning,  Rev.  Collins  started  away  from  his  little  cabin  with  a 
rifle  on  his  shoulder. 

"  Where  are  you  going  now,"  I  said. 

"Going  to  kill  Badlam,"  was  the  reply.  Sam  Davis. 

San  Francisco,  January  6,  1892. 

Champagne. 


The  importations  of  Pommery  Sec  in  1891  into  the  I'nited 
States  amounted  to  60,503  cases,  and  were,  as  usual,  larger  than 
those  of  any  other  brand,  an  indisputable  proof  of  the  great  popu- 
larity which  this  renowned  brand  is  acquiring  in  the  more  select 
circles  of  American  society.  The  Illustrated  London  News,  of  Novem- 
ber 23d,  reports  that  Messrs.  Pommery  &  Greno,  whose  stock  of  fine 
champagne  is  the  largest  in  the  world,  and  commands  the  highest 
price  in  the  market,  have  purchased  this  year  one-sixth  of  last  year's 
vintage,  which  is  of  excellent  quality  in  every  way.  The  price  paid 
for  this  vintage  being  the  highest  ever  known,  the'  purchase  has  cost 
that  great  firm  the  large  sum  of  over  £(J00,000,  a  transaction  of  mag- 
nitude never  equaled  in  the  trade  by  any  firm  or  company.  With 
such  unceasing  efforts,  the  above  flattering  showing  of  Pommery  Sec 
is,  therefore,  not  surprising.  — Eastern  Exchange. 

Perrier-Jouet  &  Co. 


W.  B.  CHAPMAN, 

SOLE  AGENT   FOR 
PAOIFIO  0OA8T, 

123CaliforDiaSt,.S.F. 


EPERNAY     CHAMPAGNE. 

FOB  SALE  BY  ALL  FIBST-CLAS8 

Wine    Merchants  and  Grocers. 


*eb.  '..  ' 


BAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  LKTTKR, 


CLARENCE    AND    AVONDALE 

THE  Dakc  ol  Clarence  and  -ami  Bari  of  Athole  wu 

born  on  the  Sth  of  January.  |S6|.     Burke**  f ull  description  o( 
the  Puke,  his  titles,  offices  n-  ml        n       •■  HlaRojal 

Htgbnem  Prince  Albert  Vlcioi  i:ircnce 

and  Avondaleand  Earl  ol  Athlone,  K.O.,  K.  P.,  Major  10th  Hue- 
HH,  Aide  de-Camp  to  the  Qoeen.  Hon.  Lieutenant  RoyaJ  Naval 
rve,  Hon.  Colonel  4th  Bombay  Cavalry.  Hon.  Colonel  Ufa 
Hepimont  o!  Bengal  Infantry.  Hon.  Colonel  1st  Volunteer  Bat- 
talion Queen's  Own  Cameron  Highlander*,  H<>n.  Colonel  3rd 
London  Rifle  Volunteers,  Bencher  of  the  Middle  Temple,  LL.D. 
Cambridge.  LLP.  Trinity  College,  Pnbltn;  has  the  Imperial 
Turkish  Order  of  Osmanli,  the  German  Order  of  the  Black  Eagle, 
the  Collar  of  Charles  ill.  of  Bpain.  the  *iran<l  Cross  of  the  Neth- 
erlands, the  Insignia  of  the  Anminciata  ol  Italy,  and  the  Star  of 
Bon  man  I  a." 

It  has  been  said  tbat  the  14th  day  of  the  month  is  a  day  of 
singular  significance  with  the  English  Royal  Family,  ami  with 
some  apparent  reason.  The  Prince  Consort  died  on  the  14th  of 
December,  the  Princess  Alice  died  on  the  14th  of  December,  the 
Driaifl  in  the  Prince  of  Wales'  terrible  illness  happened  on  the  14th 
of  December,  and  the  Duke  of  Clarence  breathed  his  last  on  the 
14th  of  January. 

On  the  occasion  of  the  Jubilee  Service  at  St.  Patrick's  Cathedral. 
Dublin,  in  1S87,  when  Princes  Edward  and  George  of  Wales  were 
present,  it  was  noticed  by  the  superstitious  that  by  an  accident 
Prince  George  was  put  into  the  seat  in  the  Viceregal  pew  which 
is  surmounted  by  the  Royal  Arms.  This  seat  is  usually  occupied 
by  the  Lord  Lieutenant  as  the  representative  of  the  Sovereign, 
and,  as  he  vacated  it  on  this  occasion,  it  should  in  the  usual 
course  have  been  occupied  by  Prince  Edward.  The  circumstance 
is,  of  course,  recalled  to-day  by  many  persons  who  but  for  the 
Duke  of  Clarence's  death  would  never  have  thought  again  about 
the  *■  omen." 

Labouchere  gays,  in  Truth,  that  it  was  said  by  a  member  of  his 
entourage  that  Prince  Eddie  was  deeply  enamored  of  the  Princess 
Helena  of  Orleans,  and  tbat  in  his  case,  no  more  than  any  other, 
the  course  of  true  love  never  did  run  smooth.  I  have  since 
learned  from  members  of  Orleanist  organizations,  who  were  con- 
stant pilgrims  to  Sheen  House,  tbat  this  was  true.  The  difficulty 
lay  in  the  religion  of  the  Princess,  and  the  Comte  de  Paris  being 
a  Pretender,  and  not  having  yet  quite  realized  tbat  he  was  not  to 
expect  pecuniary  help  from  his  wealthy  partisans.  For  the  mis- 
fortune of  the  Duke,  the  Comte  regarded  himself  as  the  eldest  son 
of  the  Church,  and  the  Clergy  and  narrow-minded  aristocracy  of 
France  would  not  suffer  bim  to  quit  that  attitude.  The  Princess 
went  to  Rome  to  try  and  bring  the  Pope  round  to  influence  the 
former  on  her  behalf,  and  was  disposed,  if  his  Holiness  authorized 
an  apparent  conversion,  to  be  as  Catholic  an  influence  as  Hen- 
rietta Maria.  But  nothing  came  of  her  prayers  or  offers,  the 
Pope  wanting  to  stand  well  with  the  French  Republic  until  the 
suit  of  the  Marquis  de  Colbert,  to  break  the  will  of  the  Marquise 

de  Pleasis  Belliere  in  favor  of  bis   Holiness    ■ — 

is  decided.  Hence,  it  was  explained,  the 
cloud  of  sadness  tbat  never  passed  away 
from  Prince  Eddie,  so  far  as  I  could  see,  and 
the  state  of  brown  study.  The  Duke  would 
gladly,  for  the  sake  of  the  French  Princess, 
have  withdrawn  to  a  back  place  in  the 
Royal  B'amily.  She,  however,  was  ambi- 
tious, and  wanted  less,  perhaps,  the  hus- 
band than  the  position  he  could  have  given 
her,  were  she  not  a  Catholic.  It  was  also 
thought  of  sending  him  and  her  as  semi- 
Catbolic  Viceroy  and  Vicereine  to  Ireland; 
but  this  did  not  do  either. 

The  Orleanist  papers  think  it  hard  that 
the  Princess  of  Teck  should  be  the  sole  ob- 
ject of  a  nation's  sympathy  as  a  widowed 
maid.  They  claim  some  for  the  Princess, 
who  "  was  immolated  to  the  religious  faith, 
of  which  her  ancestors  were  the  most  il- 
lustrious defenders  this  world  ever  saw." 

The  Duke  of  Clarence  apparently  was 
smitten  by  the  Princess  Helena  at  the  wed- 
ding of  his  uncle  Waldemar.  A  match  was 
spoken  of  there  to  the  Queen  of  Denmark. 
Queen  Victoria,  who  approves  of  love- 
matches,  favored  her  grandson's  suit,  but 
was  determined  tbat  there  should  be  no 
yielding  on  the  religious  question,  although 
she  generally  is  averse  to  converts.  Was  it 
•  because  ebe-dieamt  of  a  Guelpb-Cc-burg- 
Bourbon  marriage  tbat  she  insisted  on  Great 
Britain  not  being  represented  by  her  Am- 
bassador at  tbe  opening  of  the  Universal 
Exhibition  of  1889? 

The  engagement  of  the  Duke  of  Clar- 
ence to  the  Princess  Mary  of  Teck  came 
like  a  thunderbolt   on  tbe  intimate  friends 


:r    <!r    Part*.    )u%t    a*    the    <  onU    bad    given 
■   hli  Intention  ol   not 
supporting   it    after   ihi 

Lb  a  I  the  Duke  •  I  d  iUnl  lo  bli 

early  love,  and  that  thlnjti  might*  whan  LfaeCotnte      ■ 
raiiie  a  mare  plalonlc  prelendtr,  be  arranged  for  a  marriage.     Bat 
lhay  counted  without  the  I  Until  ol  Print 

a  drrad,  it  appear*  even  in  the   Marlborough  u 
ol  the  I  Mike  of  Fife  becoming  tha  Pi  irt  <<f  one  who  baa 

no   mind  "f   her  own.     rtia  Donate  da   Parla   In  regard   to  bli 

itar*i  match  i  dd  la  have  fallen  between  two 

by  bis  want  ol  decision. 

The  successive  and  calamltoai   mala. lie"  In  tba  Walai  family 
have  sat   OS  looking  up  St.  Simon's  a note  ol  tba  mortality 

which  swept  away  all  the  male  posterity  in  France  of  Loalfl  XIV., 

save  the  Infant,  whom  bla  governess,  the  Daohaai  da  Ventadouri 

watched  as  the  apple  of  her  eye.  It  is  remarkable  that  microbes 
of  typhoid  or  of  influenaa  have  not  been  at  the  trouble  to  attack 
the  Princesses  of  Wales. 


THAT  the  San  Fran  ci  sco  girl  can  bold  her  own  in  point  of  looks 
and  nimbieness  of  tongue  is  an  established  fact.  The  following, 
which  has  Moated  back  from  New  York  through  the  medium  of 
a  letter,  is  one  more  convincing  proof  of  the  latter.  The  girl,  well- 
known  here,  was  visiting  relatives,  In  whose  family  is  a  lady  of 
uncertain  years,  who  still  lingers  on  the  parental  tree.  Despite 
her  years  she  claims  the  attention  due  younger  women,  and  envy, 
hatred  and  malice  lilied  her  ancient  breast  when  she  was  obliged 
to  step  back  on  tbe  advent  of  the  stranger  from  the  far  West. 
Various  anil  many  were  the  nipping  speeches  made  at  and  to  tbe 
girl  of  California,  who  accepted  them  all  with  a  smile,  until  tor- 
bearance  ceased  to  be  a  virtue.  It  was  at  a  dinner  party,  and  al- 
lusion being  made  to  the  height  of  the  visitor,  who  possesses 
goodly  inches,  the  spinster  said,  spitefully;  "Oh,  in  California 
the  girls  grow  up  like  weeds."  ,l  Yes,''  shot  the  answer  from  Miss 
San  Francisco,  "  but  they  don't  go  to  seed.1'  There  was  an  in- 
stant's silence,  then  every  one  shouted  and  tbe  spinster  crimsoned 
up  under  her  bang. 

ASIDE  from  the  announced  engagements  come  rumors  of  two 
more  couples  who  have  resolved  to  be  "all  and  everything"  to 
each  other  for  all  time  to  come.  The  son  and  daughter  of  the 
wealthy  carpet  man  out  on  Market  street  have,  'tis  said,  found 
their  affinities  in  the  two  friends  who  made  the parlie  carrec  which 
traveled  through  Southern  California  with  Papa  last  Fall.  Pro- 
pinquity works  wonders,  so,  girls,  if  you  feel  tbat  your  chances 
are  getting  slim,  select  the  one  with  whom  you  are  willing  to 
spend  the  rest  of  your  days,  and  manage  to  give  bim  your  undi- 
vided society  for  three  or  four  months.  If  you  have  not  made  an 
impression  by  that  time,  you  might  as  well  give  up  all  idea  of 
matrimony. 

— —  Bouitown — Do  you  belong  to  the  Actors'  Club?    New  Aoguaint- 
ance— No,  I'm  an  actor.    I  belong  to  the  press  club.— N.  Y.  Weekly. 


One  Pure  Baking  Powder. 


Like  Telling  a  Secret. 

A  story  is  told  and  it  is  a  true  story  that  over  seventy 
per  cent,  of  all  the  baking  powders  sold  contain  either  alum 
or  ammonia,  and  many  of  these  powders  contain  both.  The 
ill  effects  upon  the  system  of  food  raised  by  alum  or  ammo- 
nia powders  are  the  more  dangerous  because  of  their  insidious 
character.  It  would  be  less  dangerous  for  the  people  were  it 
fatal  at  once,  for  then  such  food  would  be  avoided,  but  their 
baneful  action  because  imperceptible  at  first  and  slow  in  its 
advances,  is  no  less  certain. 

Dr.  Price's  Cream  Baking  Powder  is  declared  by  all 
authorities  as  free  from  alum,  ammonia  or  any  other  adul- 
terant. Its  purity  has  never  been  questioned,  and  while  it 
does  finer  and  better  work,  it  costs  no  more  at  retail  than 
many   of  the  adulterated  powders. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  6,  1892. 


l^df^VPfD 


"  We    Obey    no    Wand    but    Pleasure's." — Tom  Moore 

THE  appearance  of  a  new  star,  either  in  the  heavens  or  upon 
earth,  must  be  a  matter  of  Interest.  The  advent  of  Miss  Minna 
Gale  among  the  constellated  bodies  was,  therefore,  something  of 
an  event  at  the  Baldwin  Monday  night,  and  the  audience  was, 
though  not  particularly  large,  a  more  than  ordinarily  interested 
one  and  alive  to  every  effect  or  defect  in  the  production.  The 
interest  was,  no  doubt,  heightened  in  this  case  by  the  fact  that 
the  new  star  is  young  and  handsome  as  well  as  a  charming,  well- 
bred  lady.  It  may  be  that  this  ought  to  have  nothing  to  do  with 
the  matter;  but,  while  this  world  is  this  world  and  not  an 
Utopian  Temple  of  Justice,  youth  and  beauty  will  exert  their 
"sweet  influences"  on  the  best  balanced  judgment  and  the 
crabbedest  censor.  For  this  reason  Miss  Gale  would  have  done 
well  on  Monday  night  to  have  made  herself  (as,  with  such  a  start, 
she  no  doubt  could  have  done)  a  more  beautiful  Juliet.  It  might 
have  done  something  toward  disarming  criticism  and,  to  speak 
frankly,  criticism  needed  disarming.  Miss  Gale  was  an  intel- 
ligent, but  not  a  winsome,  Juliet.  Intellectual  comprehension  is 
a  basis  for  good  acting,  but  only  a  basis.  The  superstructure,  the 
actual  presentation,  demands  a  totally  different  set  of  abilities,  art 
and  inspiration  in  about  the  respective  proportions  of  the  oil  and 
vinegar  in  the  Spanish  recipe  for  salad.  Miss  Gale  appears  to 
understand,  as  one  with  her  stage  training  must,  the  require- 
ments of  the  fair  Capulet,  but  she  does  not  meet  them  so  as  fully 
to  satisfy  the  imagination  of  her  audience. 

*  ♦  * 

It  may  be  that  Miss  Juliet  does  not  think  it  worth  while  to  put 
on  her  best  war-paint  and  don  her  bravest  bravery  to  please  the 
eye  of  such  a  Romeo.  Creston  Clarke  has  great  congenital  claims 
to  being  an  actor,  but  there  is  nothing  more  than  circumstantial 
evidence  to  support  the  claim.  His  Romeo  may  perhaps  be  ac- 
corded the  distinction  of  being  about  the  worst  ever  seen  here. 
Only  once  did  he  rouse  himself  from  the  coldness  and  apathy 
which  chilled  Juliet  and  the  audience  at  once.  That  was  in  pie- 
paring  his  house's  foe  to  fit  the  Shakespearean  phrase,  "  bloody 
Tybalt."  Mr.  Clarke  set  upon  that  quarrelsome  Capulet  with  a 
vim,  and,  as  an  amateur  critic  in  the  dress-circle  remarked  ap- 
provingly, "killed  him  well,  by  George!  "  Mr.  Clarke  should 
ask  his  great  "  Uncle  Ned  "  to  see  him  play,  leaving  his  avuncular 
partiality  behind,  and  should  regulate  his  dramatic  aspirations 
by  the  resulting  dictum.  I  do  not  believe  it  would  assign  him  to 
star  parts. 

»  *  » 

In  Ingomar,  which  was  presented  Tuesday  night,  Miss  Gale 
made  a  distinctly  better  impression.  Her  noble  figure,  with  its 
delicate  classic  drapery,  her  graceful  carriage  and  light  swift  step, 
made,  to  the  eye,  an  almost  ideal  Parthenia.  But  for  a  certain 
affectation  and  an  unpleasant  thickness  and  cloudiness  of  voice, 
and  perhaps  a  want  of  subtle  gradation  in  adapting  herself  to  the 
barbarian  camp-life,  Miss  Gale's  Parthenia  would  be  considerably 
more  than  a  promise  of  her  success  as  a  star.  Mr.  Clarke  came 
scarcely  nearer  to  the  ruggedness  of  the  woman-hating  Ingomar 
than  to  the  tender  impatience  of  the  ardent  Romeo.  Perhaps  his 
white  teeth  led  him  into  temptation,  but  certain  it  is  that  they 
gleamed  too  often  in  smiles  to  suit  the  fierce  and  saturnine  savage, 
unless  some  enterprising  drummer  had  suborned  the  chief  of  the 
Alemanni  to  advertise  the  virtues  of  sozodont.  Ingomar's  occa- 
sional lapses  into  savage  moroseness  seemed  to  be  merely  spasms 
of  awaking  to  the  exigencies  of  the  character,  and  his  smiling 
playfulness  the  groundwork.  To  quote  the  old  song-fable, 
"  Twixt  tongue  and  teeth,"  the  teeth  had  it,  but  paradoxically 
assured  the  timid  auditor  that  the  Barbarian's  bark  was  worse 
than  his  bite. 

*  #  # 

It  may  be  scarcely  respectful  to  the  two  principal  performers, 
but  it  is  pretty  near  the  unvarnished  truth  that  the  honors  of 
both  the  opening  productions  lay  with  Mr.  H.  A.  Weaver,  Jr., 
whose  Mercutio  was  one  of  the  best  features  of  a  rather  tame 
production  of  Romeo  and  Juliet,  and  whose  rendering  of  the  mi- 
serly Maasilian,  Polydor,  was  both  artistic  in  conception  and  ad- 
mirably sustained. 

*  #  « 

A  Texas  Steer  has  finished  its  brilliant  engagement  at  the  Califor- 
nia with  a  remarkably  successful  third  week.  Next  Monday 
night,  February  8th,  Roland  Reed  will  open  a  two-weeka'  season 
at  the  California  with  The  Club  Friend,  under  the  direction  of  E. 
B.  Jack.  Sydney  Rosenfeld's  comedy  has  been  very  generally 
praised  by  the  Eastern  critics,  and  Roland  Reed  is  a  comedian 
who  is  well  qualified  to  bring  out  all  the  humor  in  a  play. 

*  »  * 

Maude  Granger,  who  comes  next  week  to  the  Bush-street  Thea- 
tre, brings  her  own  company  and  two  new  plays  here,  Inherited 
and  The  Creole.     She  will  also  play  Camilla  during  ner  first  week. 


The  debut  concert  of  the  Saturday  Morning  Orchestra,  under 
the  direction  of  J.  H.  Rosewald,  will  be  given  on  the  evening  of 
the  16th  inat.,  in  Metropolitan  Temple,  in  aid  of  the  Ladies'  Pro- 
tection and  Relief  Society.  The  soloists  will  be  Mrs.  Ivy  Wan- 
desforde  Kersey  and  Miss  May  Worth,  vocalists;  Mr.  J.  H.  Rose- 
wald, violinist,  and  Mrs.  W.  J.  Younger,  accompanist, 
w  #  # 

Falka  has  had  a  somewhat  notable  production  at  the  Tivoli  this 
week,  in  the  introduction  of  three  new  people,  all  strong  addi- 
tions to  the  Tivoli  corps.  Will  Henshaw  and  Warwick  Ganor, 
tenor  and  baritone,  add  to  good  voices  and  pleasing  vocal  methods, 
a  creditable  acting  ability,  and  Ferris  Hartman  displays  more 
than  average  strength  as  a  comedian.  The  new  prima  donna, 
Kitty  Marcellus,  is  also  making  herself  a  decided  favorite  with 
the  Tivoli  audiences.  A  stock  company,  however  reliable,  is 
likely  to  become  monotonous  to  a  novelty-craving  public,  and  the 
introduction  of  four  new  members  is  a  welcome  change,  which 
will  infuse  new  life  even  into  this  steadily  prosperous  place  of 
amusement. 

*  *  * 

The  Orpheum  programme  for  next  week  will  be  La  Grande 
Duchesse,  It  is  an  opera  in  which  the  leading  members  of  the 
company  should  be  thoroughly  at  home,  and  it  will  no  doubt 
prove  an  attraction  worthy  of  the  previous  productions  of  the 
engagement. 

*  *  * 

Beside  the  skating  and  cycling,  the  Pavilion  Rink  offers  some 
attraction  nightly  in  the  way  of  races  or  exhibitions  of  some 
kind.  The  great  bicycle  tournament  to  take  place  about  the 
middle  of  this  month  promises  to  create  much  interest  among  the 
local  wheelmen.  Competitors  from  various  American  cities  and 
from  Australia  are  expected  to  take  part. 

*  *  * 

The  Loring  Club  concert  on  Wednesday  evening  crowded  Odd 
Fellows'  Hall  notwithstanding  a  pouring  rain  which  might  have 
dampened  the  ardor  of  the  most  enthusiastic  music  lover.  The 
piece  was  a  Norse  saga,  one  of  the  productions  which  the  Lorings 
seem  to  affect  greatly.  It  was  rendered  with  the  spirit  and  pre- 
cision which  characterize  all  the  work  of  this  club,  the  choruses 
being  strongly  effective.  The  characters  in  the  saga  are  four — 
Editha  (Mrs.  J.  M.  Pierce),  a  priestess  of  the  Hertha  Temple  who 
loves  a  knight,  contrary  to  her  vows;  Thorhild  (Miss  Ella  V.  Mc- 
Closkey),  a  prophetess  who  denounces  Editha;  the  knight 
Runolf  (Mr.  C.  A.  Howland),  and  Helgi  (Mr.  C.  B.  Stone),  a  priest 
of  the  Hertha  Temple.  The  lines,  which  are  extremely  poetic, 
are  by  Heinrich  Seitz,  and  the  music,  which  is  at  once  grand  and 
full  of  melody,  is  the  work  of  Heinrich  Hoffman.  Mrs.  Pierce 
was  apparently  a  great  favorite  with  her  audience,  and  received 
much  of  the  liberal  applause.  Miss  McCIoskey,  who  was  received 
very  favorably,  has  a  remarkably  rich  contralto  voice,  which  if 
properly  trained  and  developed,  will  insure  her  a  decided  success 
on  the  concert  stage.  She  has  a  good  stage  presence  and  future 
honors  await  her.  Mr.  Howland  has  a  full,  sweet  baritone, 
though  his  singing  is  mostly  devoid  of  color  and  expression.  Mr. 
Stone  sang  the  part  of  Helgi  well  and  with  strong  dramatic  effect. 
The  entire  evening  was  a  genuine  enjoyment  to  all  those  fortunate 
enough  to  be  present. 

*  *  * 

A  remarkably  full  and  interesting  collection  of  paintings,  by 
Theodore  Wores,  is  on  exhibition  at  Morris  &  Kennedy's,  and 
will  remain  open  till  the  16th  inat.  Mr.  Wores'  specialty  in  Chi- 
nese subjects  is  widely  known,  no  other  artist  having  made  so 
careful  a  study  of  this  line  of  subjects  and  with  such  striking  re- 
sults. The  present  collection  includes  also  Eastern  subjects,  as 
well  as  a  number  of  landscapes,  painted  during  hia  late  residence 
in  England.  The  collection  should  be  seen  by  every  art-lover  in 
the  city. 

*  *  • 

In  addition  to  the  plays  reviewed  above,  Miss  Gale  baa  pre- 
sented this  week  The  Hunchback  and  The  Lady  of  Lyons,  At  the 
matinee  to-day  Much  Ado  About  Nothing  will  be  given;  and  to- 
night, for  the  first  time  here,  The  Duchess  of  Padua.  Next  week's 
programme  will  be:  Monday  and  Thursday,  As  You  Like  It;  Tries- 
day,  The  Hunchback ;  Wednesday,  Ingomar;  Friday,  a  double  bill, 
Pygmalion,  and  Galatea,  and  The  Wonder;  Saturday  matinee,  Romeo 
and  Juliet. 

*  *  * 

One  of  the  funniest  things  in  Wilkinson's  Widows  was  the  cook's 
waddle.  Now,  that  waddle  hath  a  history.  Miss  Wood,  who 
plays  the  cook,  models  her  gait  precisely  upon  that  of  Sarony,  the 
New  York  photographer.  Sarony,  with  his  queer  little  bow-legs, 
funny  little  wizened  face  and  red  fez,  is  as  much  a  feature  of  New 
York  as  Broadway  itself.  When  the  fat  »  kook  "  waddled  off  the 
stage  the  first  night  in  New  York  there  was  a  regular  uproar  of 
delighted  recognition.  Mr.  Sarony  was  in  a  box,  and  his  feelings 
were  mixed,  to  say  the  leaat.  But  his  well-known  good  humor 
came  to  the  rescue,  and  he  applauded  the  "  Sarony  waddle  "  with 
wild  delight. 


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BAN  FRANi  1 1  ];. 


To-morrow    .-ninJiT>  rrrnlns;  will  b*  lh»  Uut  ni|th: 

tar «/  tlu  >*0'ir  Hmmdnd  at  thr    Huth— Slutrt    IS. •!••>. n    «ii 
follow  Mm  '■»!<•  at  the  lUMw.-i   in  «n  rlsborsl*  revival  ol 
■Bilk's  tlrlttrhtful  comedy.  >'V  Si    r,  I*  > 'anaiur.     Thi 

:!.i  ii  »»i>l    to    be    an  ideal  Tony   l.umpkln. In    ? 

I  Roland  Keed    per..>nM<>.    Mr.    Mnrre»»nt  Filbert,    frhOM 
reputation  for  levity  prevents  bis  ever  being  taken  serious 
when  niost  in  eariu'M Qeo.  W.  i 'a Sle  will  give  a  series  of  read- 
ings here  in  February  ami  March    under  J.    F.    BrajDj'l    nianage- 

ment. Uichard  Hanaficld  will  loon  he  seen    at  the  Baldwin  In 

a  repertory  of  bjabaal  pl.tys. The  central  idea  in  7' 

i«  t"  satirize  the   humbuggery  of  the   fashicnable   physician. 

Paul  will  sing  twice  at  the  Grand  "pera  House  during   the  last 

week  in  February. The  production  of  H.  J.  Btewarl  and  Pan- 

iel  O'Conncll's  opera,  Bluff  A'i-i 7  Hal,  has  been  set  for  Feb.  Jllli 
An  original  opera  by  a  local  composer  and  librettist,  and  sung  by 
an  aicatenr  company,  will,  if  one  may  judge  by  the  rehearsals, 
astonish  the  natives  by  the  amount  of  hitherto  unsuspect- 
ed operatic  talent  among  us.  The  cast  will  be  about  the 
same  as  that  of  the  successful  Oirojfj-Gtrojla  production.—— 
Mrs.  Kersey  ionce  Ivy  Wandesforde)  and  May  Worth  will  be 
vocal  soloists  of  the  concert  to  be  given  at  Metropolitan  Hall  Feb- 
ruary 16th,  by  the  Saturday  Morning  Club,  under  J.  H.  Itosc- 
wald's  direction.  The  funds  will  be  for  the  benefit  of  the  Ladies' 
Protection  and  Relief  Society.     The  concert  will  be  a  fashionable 

event. Mr.  Carlisle  Grieg  is  to  be  the  vocalist  of  the  next  Carr- 

Beel  Pop,  which  was  postponed  to  February  13th  on  account  of 
Mrs.  Carmicbael-Carr's  serious  illness.  The  third  concert  of  this 
series  will  introduce  to  San  Francisco  a  brilliant  young  singer 
fresh  from  her  study  in  the  Berlin  Conservatory — Miss  Ottilie 
Liedelt,  a  dramatic  mezzo-soprano   of  exceptional    brilliancy  and 

power. A  new  play  brought    out    recently  at    the  Lyceum    in 

Sew  York  is  Squire  Kale.  The  play  was  taken  by  Robert  Bu- 
chanan from  the  French  Ln  Permicre,  written  by  Armand  d'Artois 
and  Henry  Paget,  and  produced  at   the  Ambigu  in  1889.     Georgie 

Cay  van  was  the  "Squire  Kate  "  of  the  New  York  production. 

Carroll  Johnson,  the  graceful   ex-niinstrel,    has   been   engaged    to 

take  \V.  J.  Scanlan's  part   in  Mavourncen   next  season. Guille 

and  del  Puente,    both    favorites  here,  sing  with  Patti,  and  "  dear 

old  Arditi  "  still  conducts. Giannini,    "the  divine,"    has    gone 

the  way  of  all  tenors,   and   is   teaching   in    New  York,  where  he 

lately  gave  a   very  successful  pupils'   concert. The   Carr-Beel 

Trio,  consisting  of  Mrs.  Carmichael-Carr,  pianist,  Sigmund  Beel, 
violinist,  and  Louis  Heine,  'cellist,  is  engaged  to  play  at  Santa 
Cruz  this  (Saturday)   evening,   and    at   Berkeley  University  next 

Tuesday   night. The  Toy  Symphony,  under  J.  H.  Rosewald's 

direction,  will  be  a  feature  of  the  entertainment  at  the  new  Ar- 
mory of  the  2nd.  Regiment  next  Thursday  evening.  The  pro- 
gramme of  the  three-nights' entertainment  will   be  found    in    the 

Society  column  of  this  issue. Miss  Loraine  Hotlis,  assisted  by 

a  complete  dramatic  company,  will  open  the  Bijou  Theatre  Mon- 
day evening  next.  This  young  Californian  is  an  actress  of  un- 
questioned ability.  She  was  for  two  seasons  one  of  the  Daly  com- 
pany's leading  ladies,  and  her  acting  brought  her  considerable 
favorable  press  notice.  Her  present  venture  is  undertaken  solely 
by  herself  to  see  what  a  woman  who  is  ambitious  can  do.  Her 
enterprise  is  certainly  deserving  of  success.  She  will  play  a  four 
weeks'  engagement  at  the  Bijou,  opening  in  The  Tigress. 


MTJMM'S    CHAMPAGNE. 

The  most  notable  event  of  the  year  in  New  York  society  was  the 
marriage  of  Mrs.  Marshal  O.  Roberts,  one  of  the  leaders  of  Gotham's 
Four  Hundred,  to  Colonel  Ralph  Vivian  of  the  Scots  Guards,  Queen 
Victoria's  household  troop.  The  ceremony  took  place  at  Calvary 
Church,  New  York  City,  on  January  6th.  At  the  magnificent  break- 
fast subsequently  served  the  fellow-officers  of  Colonel  Vivian,  who  at- 
tended the  wedding,  appreciated  very  highly  the  thoughtful  compli- 
ment shown  to  their  taste  as  connoisseurs  by  the  use  of  that  famous 
brand  of  G.  A.  Mumm  &  Co.'s  Extra  Dry  Champagne,  so  well  known 
as  the  only  wine  used  by  that  crack  regiment  when  it  gave  its  cele- 
brated dinner  to  the  Prince  and  the  Emperor  of  Germany  on  the  lat- 
ter's  recent  visit  to  England.  This  is  the  same  wine  used  at  the  re- 
cent receptions  given  by  the  local  Press  Club  to  the  distinguished 
visitors  from  the  East  who  were  our  guests.  The  popularity  of  Mumm 
Champagne  in  the  United  States  is  well  shown  by  this  record  of 
the  importations  of  champagne  into  the  United  States  from  July  1st 
to  December  31, 1891: 

G.  H.  Mumm  &  Co  86,685  cases 

Moet  AChandon W20     ", 

Perrier  Jouet 18,384     ' ' 

Pommery  10,382     " 

Veuve  Clicquot 9'702       ' 

DryMonopole  7,535 

L.  Roederer  5,703     ' 

Jones.  Mundy  &  Co.,  of  16  Front  street,  are  the  Pacific  Coast  agents 
for  G.  H.  Mumm  &  Co.  Champagne. 

Why  are  the  Grand  Central  Wine  Rooms,  at  16-18  Third  street, 
always  crowded?  Because  the  men  who  go  there  know  a  good  thing 
when  they  taste  it.  Why  do  they  go  there  to  taste  it  ?  Because  they 
know  that  the  Grand  Central  sells  only  first-class  brands.  Why, 
therefore,  does  the  Grand  Central  take  first  rank  among  local  bars? 
Because  it  sells  only  first-class  liquor  and  has  only  first-class  patron- 
age.    Verb.  sap. 


tZL    S1U0. 

Npportunlly  lor  •ecurinit  bargaina  In  furnishing   gooda 
tnd  otllv  linoa  Included  in  ,.f   a  large    furnishing 

nas  bean  ottered   for  a  long  time  «.  that  now  prevented  In 

inaugurated   ,,,,    \\  ..,,,„.,  1, ,.    , ,  .        , ,,         ,,,.   wn,   ,„,.. 

thai  offer  '  Pot  the 

all  I..-  refused,  end 

lo  give  the  public  the  In fit  of  any  n  a  prices  thai 

might  be  made.     B                    rl<   marked  down  prices  fully  SO  per 
though,  onh  Ik. 11  the  ratal  ol  Hie 
will  re. nli  in  n  return  to  il redlton  twin  II    the 


receives 


iffer;  the  nub 
tin-  full  benefll  ol  the  reduction  made.    Tin-  slock  1 
and  Bnesl  in  the  city 

One  of  the  finest  milln,.  d  the  alt;  la  the  new  establish- 

""' I  Maria  Btacom,  143   deary   street.    This   lady   la   known 

throughout  the  length  and  breadth  ol  the  State  a*   the   leading 

milliner  of  this  city.    She  has  always  on  band  a  full  - It  of  the 

latest  styles  and  novelties,  and  her  ability  is  unquestioned.  Her  new 
store  is  a  model  ol  neatness,  and  la  lilted  in  a  moal  artistic  and  elab- 
orate manner.  Miss  Stacom  will  leave  In  a  few  daya  for  the  Bast,  to 
secure  the  newesl  styles  in  spring  and  summer  wear. 


BALDWIN  THEATRE. 

Ax,  Haymax  ,(:  Co    Proprietors,  I  ai-fiieo  Itouvtsn Manager 

Engagement  of 

MISS    GALE, 

Supported  by  Ma.  Creston  ii.akke,  under  the  Management  of  Theodore 
Bromley. 

Saturday  Mali uee MUCH  APO  ABOUT  NOTHING. 

Saturday  Night     ....     Til li  DttCHKSS   OF  PADUA. 

Extrn  Next  Week.— Monday.  Thursday  aud  Saturday— As  You  Like  It. 
Tuesday— The  Hunchback.  Wednesday— ingomar  Friday— Double  Com- 
edy Bill,  Pygmalion  and  Galatea,  and  the  Wonder  (Miss  Gale  in  both 
plays).    Saturday  Matinee— Romeo  and  Juliet.     #"aF"~  Seats  Now  Selling. 


NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE, 

Handsomest    Theatre    in    the    World. 

Al.  Havman  &  Co. Proprietors.  |  LIarry  Mann  Mauager. 

Monday,  February  S-h.  Every  Evening,  Sunday  included.  Matinee 
Saturday.  Roland  Rbed,  presenting  for  the  first  time  in  this  city,  the 
Brilliant  Comedy  Success, 

THE     CLUB     FRIEND! 

Seats  Now  Selling  for  all  Performances. 

BUSH  STREET  THEATRE. 

M.  B.  Leavitt. Lessee  and  Proprietor.  |  J.  J.  Gottlob .Manager. 

Last  Nights.    Matinee  Saturday.    The  Fuuuiest  Comedy, 

sport   McAllister, 

fl^-One    of    the     Four    Hundred,^! 
New  Songs,  Dances  and  Specialties.       Bobby  Gaylor,  Georgie  Parker, 
Olympia  Quartet. 
Next  Monday— Maude  Granger  in  INHERITED.    Seats  Now  on  Sale. 


TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Kreltng  Bros Proprietors  aud  Managers. 

To  Night!    One  Week  Only!    Revival  of  a  Great  Success, 
" FALKA  I  " 

First  Appearance  of  Ferris  Hartman,  Comedian;  Will  Hensiiaw,  Teuor; 
Warwick  Ganor,  Baritone, 

Popular  Prices 25c.  and  50c. 

DEBUT     CONCERT 

OF  the 

SATURDAY  MORNING  ORCHESTRA. 

Under  the  Direction  of  J.  H.  Rosewald,  at  Metropolitan  Temple, 

TUESDAY  EVENING,  FEBRUARY  16th,  1892, 
IN  AID  OF  THE 

LADIES'     PROTECTIVE     AND     RELIEF     SOCIETY. 

This  Orchestra  is  composed  exclusively  of  ladles  (amateurs),  and  com 

prises  all  the  string  aud  reed  instruments  necessary  for  a  regular  orchestra. 

SOLOISTS  FOR  THIS  CONCERT, 

Mrs.  Ivy  Wandesforde  Kersey,  Vocalist.  Miss  May  Worth,  Vocalist,  Mr. 
J.  H.  Rosewald,  Violinist,    Mrs.  W  J.  Younger,  Accompanist. 

Admission,  ?1,  including  reserved  seat.  Tickets  on  sale  at  all  music 
stores. 

IRVING  HALL. 

E'G  ITEENTH  SATURDAY  POP  CONCERT, 

•      FEBRUARY  13th,  AT  3  P.  M. 

Me.  Carlisle  N.  Grieg  Vocalist. 

Sigmund  Beel  and  Nathan  Landsbkrger Soloists. 

Admission,  50  Cents. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  6,  1892. 


THE    "OLD    PARD"    GHOST. 

Poor  Governor!  how  it  must  sweat 
Your  brow  to  think  they'll  ne'er  forget 
That  "  Old  Pard  "  scrawl,  but  even  yet 

Thrust  it  before  your  eyes. 
We  thought  your  good  square  lie  had  laid  it, 
Though  sorry  for  you  when  you  made  it, 
But  evil  men  must  still  parade  it 

To  show  how  hard  truth  dies. 
0  to  call  back  the  days  that  are  not! 
O  for  another  chance  to  swear  not 
The  idle  commonplaces  were  not 

Your  own  in  part  or  whole! 
Than  Governor  or  King,  'twere  better 
You  had  confessed  the  harmless  letter; 
You  fooled  no  one,  but  placed  a  fetter 

Forever  on  your  soul. 
But  Heaven  is  kind;  your  wretched  lot 
Will  pass;  oblivion  will  blot 
Your  name  and  fame — all  be  forgot 

Save  this,  which  will  abide: 
Truth  crushed  to  earth  will  rise  again, 
The  eternal  years  of  God  her  r*»ign, 
But  error,  wounded,  writhes  in  pain 

And  dies  as  Markham  died. 


OVER    IN    OAKLAND. 


PJ.  G.  KENNA,  of  Thirteenth  avenue,  is  a  brother  of  Father 
.  Kenna,  of  the  Santa  Clara  College,  and  this  little  fact  led  to  a 
somewhat  droll  incident  at  the  recent  swell  gathering  at  the  Kenna 
mansion,  in  honor  of  the  debut  of  Miss  Blix  Smith,  Mr.  Kenna's 
daughter-in-law.  The  two  brothers  come  from  a  west  of  Ireland 
family,  and  of  course  the  proper  pronunciation  of  their  name  is 
Kennah,  short  and  quick.  The  clergyman,  in  fact,  calls  himself 
that  way,  but  his  brother,  at  the  occasion  of  his  marriage  not  long 
ago  with  the  wealthy  Mrs.  Smith,  decided  that  it  would  be  better 
to  make  his  entree  into  society  under  a  more  fashionable  name, 
and  therefore  changed  the  pronunciation  of  bis  cognomen  to  Ken- 
narr,  so  as  to  give  it  a  Parisian  tinge.  Now,  at  the  reception  of 
Miss  Smith  the  other  night,  a  visitor  who  did  not  know  of  the 
circumstances  of  the  relationship,  was  struck  by  the  great  re- 
semblance a  portrait  of  the  Santa  Clara  cleric  bore  to  his  host. 

"  Who  is  this  gentleman?"  he  asked. 

"  Oh,  that's  Father  Kenna,"  some  one  replied,  "  he's  Mr.  Ken- 
narr's  brother." 

The  guests  present  tried  hard  to  keep  their  faces  straight,  but 
they  could'nt  manage  it,  and  finally  an  audible  smile  went  around 
the  room. 

Oakland  Parlor,  Native  Sons,  will  give  its  anniversary  banquet 
this  evening.  Judge  Snook,  Cleve  Dam,  Phil  Remillard,  Fred 
Crist  and  Ed  Roberts  are  implicated  in  the  arrangements,  so  the 
evening  is  sure  to  be  a  pleasant  one. 

Visitors  to  the  State  University,  Berkeley,  will  do  well  to  cast 
their  eyes  to  the  hills  a  couple  of  miles  to  the  north,  for  there  it 
was  that  General  Fremont  camped  with  his  men  at  the  close  of 
the  '40's,  a  fact  not  generally  known.  Domingo  Peralta  was  the 
owner  of  all  Alameda  county  at  that  time,  and  had  big  herds  of 
cattle  roving  over  where  Oakland,  Berkeley  and  Alameda  now 
stand.  Fremont's  men  did  not  stint  themselves,  therefore,  as  re- 
gards fresh  meat,  and  in  their  descents  on  the  stock  they  fre- 
quently killed  and  carried  away  yoke  oxen  for  their  larder.  Old 
Peralta  stood  it  for  a  little  while,  and  then  sent  a  highly  polished 
note  to  General  Fremont,  in  which  he  stated  that  his  Excellency 
was  welcome  to  what  stock  he  wanted,  and  in  order  that  only 
the  best  meat  should  be  given  him,  good  fat  cattle  would  be 
sorted  out  and  sent  on  order. 

"  This  method,"  concluded  the  diplomatic  old  Spaniard,  "  will 
insure  that  your  Excellency's  men  will  not,  by  mistake,  take  any 
yoke  oxen,  the  meat  of  which  is  very  tough." 

General  Fremont  saw  at  once  through  the  suave  meaning  of 
the  missive,  and  from  that  time  on  the  valuable  working  steers 
were  left  unscathed. 

D.  H.  Jackson,  the  Eighth  avenue  capitalist,  has  a  long  journey 
before  him.  For  some  time  past  he  has  looked  after  the  affairs  of 
an  English  mining  syndicate  at  Candelaria,  Nev.,  and  now  he  is 
going  to  South  Africa,  to  establish  some  further  properties  for 
them.  He  will  go  into  the  wilds  of  Griqua  Land  West,  and  will 
follow  for  a  good  distance  in  the  steps  of  Lord  Randolph  Churchill. 

The  Kindergarten  Club  gave  an  enjoyable  musical  and  dramatic 
entertainment  last  night.  The  programme  inclnded  a  recitation 
by  Miss  Grace  Dothea  Fisher,  violin  and  piano  duet  by  Miss 
Annie  M.  Herrick  and  Miss  Margaret  Herrick,  vocal  solo  by  Miss 
Carleton,  and  «  The  Potato  Child  "  by  Miss  Florence  Hooper,  MiBS 
Edna  Kelly  and  Miss  Annie  Brook. 

If  you  enjoy  an  excellent  meal,  served  with  perfection,  dine  at  the 
Original  Swain's  Bakery,  at  213  Sutter  street,  where  a  masterly  chef 
provides  that  only  the  most  delectable  dishes  appear  upon  the  table. 
This  restaurant  has  enjoyed  an  unrivaled  reputation  for  many  years 
among  the  elite  of  the  city,  for  it  has  always  been  the  rule  of  the 
house  to  serve  only  a  first-class  table. 


MME.    B.    ZISKA,    A.  M. 

REMOVED  TO 

xsoe   -s7-.A.:fcT  itess   -a."v-:bit-c7E. 

Classes  were  resumed  January  7,  1892. 

SCHOOL  OF  ELOCUTION  AND  EXPRESSION. 

1170  Market  St.,  Donohoe  Building. 

The  school  furnishes  the  most  thorough  and  systematic  training  for 
voice,  body  and  mind.  Courses  are  arranged  to  meet  all  classes.  Pupils 
prepared  for  the  stage,  public  readers,  teachers  of  elocution  and  expression 
or  social  accomplishment.  The  Delsarte  system  of  dramatic  training  and 
development  of  grace  and  ease  a  specialty. 

i-Urs.  May  Joseph  i  Elncald. 
PRINCIPALS  ?Prof.  J.  Roberts  Klncald, 
({Graduate  Boston  School  of  Expression) 

ST.  MATTHEW'S  HALL,  SAN  MATEO,  CAL. 

A  SCHOOL  FOR  BOYS. 

Twenty-sixth  Year. 

Rev.  ALFRED  LEE  BREWER,  DD.,  Rector. 

Madame  Waldow  Cohen, 

Teaclier    of     Piano    Porte     and     Singling:, 

1215  t T  AY  STKKICT. 


Mr.  ASHTON  P.  STEVENS, 

TE-A-CHEK.     OF     BANJO. 
8TUDIO— 26  Montgomery  Street.  Room  8. 

ALFRED  J.  KELLEHER, 

Professor  of  VOCAL  MUSIC  AT  MILLS'  COLLEGE  (18th  year),  desires 
to  announce  that  he  will  give  Lessons  at  his  office,  his  residence,  or  at  the 
residence  of  the  pupil. 

Office— 14  Grant  avenue,  rooms  62  and^63.  Residence— 2324  Clay  street, 
San  Francisco. 

Garcia  Vocal  Method.       Solfeggio  Pauseron. 


J.     F.     B.     McCLEERY, 


Billiard  Instructor, 


Flood  Building 


San   Francisco. 


BY    AMBROSE    BIERCE. 

TALES  OF  SOLDIERS  AND  CIVILIANS. 

PEIOB,     $1. 
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HAM  &  CO.,  or  E.  L.  G.  Steele,  Publisher. 


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FRAN*  IS<  O   NEWS   I  II  fER 


P    SHOTS. 
[  B  t    D i    Vm 

IT  !»trike?  me  that  the  sparrow*  arr  birds    unappreclalive  of  the 
*«ings  that  literally  are  show  •  -  tin.      I  atn  n 

to  this  sa*e  reflection  by  bav  .    m  altitude  ol 

fresh,   Itucloos    worm*   that   arai  ■  -    lldewalki   after    a 

•bower,  and  which  wriggle  around  ungathered  until  their  fate 
overtakes  them.  The  fowls  of  the  air  do  not  come  and  gather 
them  up.  more's  the  pity  and  the  waste  of  good  material,  but 
when  the  sun  comes  up,  thev  arc  withered  away.  Wbj  Ifl  lb  la 
thus' 


A  great  deal  of  folly  owes  it?  existence  to  feminine  fancies,  to 
woman's  weakness.  The  dear  companion  ol  Adam's  joys,  and 
the  prime  cause  of  all  his  woes,  if  we  are  to  believe  all  the  poets 
of  the  Miltonic  period,  has  been  satirized  by  wits  and  tongue- 
twisters  of  all  ages,  and  by  none  more  completely  than  by  £sop 
himself.  But  it  has  been  reserved  for  the  present  generation  of 
the  makers  of  •■  horn  books  "  to  perpetrate  a  most  unkind  and 
uncalled  for  attack  upon  a  woman's  wit,  wisdom  and  common 
sense.  In  the  second  reader  of  the  California  series  of  school 
text  books  occurs  that  familiar  fable  of  the  Fox  and  the  Goat.  In 
.V.sop  the  names  of  personages  are  mentioned  with  the  respect 
which  goes  with  a  big  capital  letter  at  the  beginning  of  a  word. 
The  goat  figures  in  tbe  fable  proper  under  the  caption  of  "  Long- 
beard."  and  is  referred  to  as  "  she."  Think  of  it,  a  "Nannie 
Goat  "  with  a  beard !  Perhaps  my  natural  history  is  at  fault,  but 
I  have  always  regarded  beards  and  extensive  horns  as  the  ex- 
clusive property  of  the  animal  respectfully  referred  to  as  a  Billy 
goat!  And  then  witness  tbe  sly  insinuation  that  is  conveyed  by 
tbe  change  of  sex  as  indicated  by  the  pronoun.  As  if  it  could  be 
but  a  woman  whose  credulity  would  give  the  crafty  fox  his 
escape  from  the  bottom  of  the  well !  In  my  indignant  protest  .in 
the  name  of  my  sex,  I  turned  to  old  JEsop  himself.  Ah,  be  was 
a  sage  as  well  as  a  wit;  the  fable  as  ended  by  him  says:  "The 
fox  sprang  out,  leaving  the  poor  goat  at  the  bottom  of  the  well 
to  shift  for  himself."     That  settles  it." 

*  *  * 

Our  Italian  Colony  is  happy  once  more.  Lent  draweth  nigh, 
and  their  prayers  go  up  for  a  great  draught  of  fishes,  only  they'll 
swear  great  oaths  if  it  break  the  nets.  Christmas  is  a  dull  season 
for  the  fishermen.  During  the  holiday  season,  a  gentleman  walk- 
ing along  the  wharves,  came  upon  several  sons  of  the  net  and 
line.  They  were  surrounded  by  boxes  and  piles  of  fish  and 
looked  very  disconsolate.  After  some  trouble  he  found  a  man 
who  could  "  spik  Ingleae,"  and  his  remarks  in  explanation  of  the 
quantities  of  fish  took  on  this  form:  "Ah,  to  hella  Christmas;  no 
body  buya  fisb.  Everybody  eata  turk',  goose,  duck;  no  buya 
fish."  "  Why  don't  you  send  some  of  all  these  fisb  to  the  hos- 
pital?" was  asked.  "Oh.no;  giva  hospital  once,  no  coma  back 
buya  no  more.  Say,  you  buya — giva  one  box  thirty  cents.  To 
hella  Christmas." 

#  *  * 

It  is  very  funny,  the  troubles  that  overwhelm  our  public  school 
system.  One  of  tbe  rules  of  tbe  department  is  that  the  yards  of 
the  school-houses,  in  fact,  everything  about  the  school  premises 
shall  be  kept  neat  and  clean.  The  children  are  forbidden,  under 
pain  of  penalty,  to  scatter  scraps  of  paper  on  the  floor,  to  drop 
them  in  tbe  yard,  or  to  be  prodigal  of  apple  cores  and  orange  peel. 
Tbe  tanks,  huge,  open-beaded  cylinders  of  zinc,  stand  in  the 
corners  of  the  play-ground,  and  the  children  are  expected,  and 
watched  to  see  that  tbey  do  as  they  are  expected,  to  throw  all 
lunch  debris  in  the  tanks,  and  not  to  leave  so  much  as  a  crumb 
to  mark  the  spot  where  they  devoured  their  lunch.  I  have  seen 
a  whole  school-yard  resolve  itself  into  a  court  of  inquiry  to  find 
out  who  left  a  piece  of  bread  under  a  bench.  .  Consequantly  the 
yards,  as  far  as  the  teachers  and  scholars  are  concerned,  are 
always  in  a  good  condition.  But  the  general  public  often  take  a 
band  in  upsetting  tbe  proper  order  of  things,  and  they  do  so  in  a 
manner  which  the  school  authorities  are  powerless  to  prevent. 
The  school-yards  are  often  overlooked  by  windows.  When  those 
windows  are  in  private  houses,  the  matter  is  easy  of  adjustment, 
for  the  householder  can  be  held  individually  responsible  for  all 
debris  which  reaches  the  school  premises  by  way  of  his  windows. 
But  when  it  is  a  hotel  that  overlooks  the  school-yard,  the  case  is 
very  different.  The  school  authorities  may  send  the  proprietor  a 
threat  to  prosecute,  but  how  to  detect  the  offender  is  another 
thing  altogether.  The  Lincoln  Grammar  School  faces  on  Fifth 
street,  and  behind  it  is  the  Lincoln  Primary,  of  which  Miss  Agnes 
Manning,  a  lady  not  unknown  in  literature,  is  the  efficient  and  hon- 
ored principal.  To  reach  the  buildings  of  the  Lincoln  Primary 
School,  a  long,  wide  alley-way,  stretching  between  the  Lincoln 
Grammar  School  and  the  rear  of  the  Market  street  hotels,  must 
be  traversed.  It  is  of  almost  daily  occurrence  for  tbe  alley-way 
in  question  to  be  adorned  with  a  motley  collection  of  old  hats, 
shoes,  socks,  in  brief,  almost  every  article  of  wearing  apparel. 
There  are  hundreds  of  people  who  stay  in  San  Francisco  but  one 
night.     During  their  brief  stay  they  shuffle  off  a  good  deal  of  this 


mortal  ooll  of  OQUtd«  corvriag,  drat  up  in  Lhafr  moral  pnrohMW. 
•  nd  during  tiio  nfgbi  ihi  %r.ir.i  am.  |« t  ol  1 1 . - 

I     the    hr»,|.    ,.f     tl   ■ 

partment  at  the  <|i?  Hall.  at.  i  ballad  to  timk«  thi 

plaint,  but  the  bird  1m*  ilnwn   away   on  an  earlv  train,  and  what 
is  there  to  do  about  UT 


We 


name  on  the  Hbel 
everything  use  1  in 
Cleveland's  baking 
powder ;  the  ingre- 
dients are  all  so  wholesome 
that  we  are  glad  to  let 
people  know  what  they  are. 
Cleveland's  baking  powder 
is  perfectly  wholesome. 


Others 
Don't 


tell  all  they 
use  in  mak- 
ing   their 
baking 

powder  ;  they  would'nt  like 
people  to  know  they  were 
beine  dosed  with  ammonia  or 
alum  when  taking  their  meals 

F.  H.  AMES  «*  DO.,  Agents. 


A 

WELL 
DRESSED 
MAN 


GETS  HIS  CLOTHES  FROM 

SMEDLEY    &    THOMASON, 

7  Kearny  Street. 

They  have  the  Newest  and  Finest  lin 

of  Good**  in  the  market. 

For  Fit  aud  Work  ma  nslilp  they  can 
not  be  excelled. 


H.  MEYERFELD,  Proprietor  and  Cutter, 

Will  Guarantee  a  Siylish  Cut  and  Perfect  Fitting  Pair  of 
Pants,  and  keep  them  in  Repair  for  one  year  without  extra 
charge. 

Fall  Millinery  ! 


I  will  be  pleased  to  have 
you  examine  our  large  stock 
Of  FALL  MILLINERY. 

I  will  convince  you  that 
you  will  save  at  least  2S  per 
cent  by  purchasing  your 
Millinery  from  the  direct 
importer. 

P.  F.  BUTLER, 

808  Market  Street,  Phelan  Building. 


10 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  6,  1892. 


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cssgTOEcy  jlaj^" 


HE  was  from  Boston,  and  as  it  was  understood  that  he  was 
possessed  of  a  large  percentage  of  the  "  culchaw  "  which 
centers  at  the  Hub,  it  was  with  great  satisfaction  that  several 
members  of  the  University  Club  sat  down  with  him  to  dinner  at 
their  club  house  the  other  day.  They  were  as  greatly  disappointed, 
however,  as  were  those  who  saw  him  recently,  with  Mrs.  Frank 
Leslie.  He  gulped  down  his  soup  with  much  gusto,  spread  him- 
self all  over  the  table,  and  threw  wine  down  his  yawning  throat 
with  that  abandon  noticeable  in  a  fireman  shoveling  coal  into  an 
engine  fire.  Fortunately  the  dinner  was  not  long  drawn  out. 
Before  leaving  the  table,  the  exponent  of  «•  culchaw"  began  re- 
moving particles  of  duck  and  threads  of  entrees  from  between  bis 
pearly  teeth  with  the  prongs  of  a  fork.     That  was  the  last  straw. 

"  Here,  take  this  and  blow  them  out.  Don't  waste  your  time 
with  a  toothpick,"  said  one  of  the  boys,  as  he  drew  a  derringer 
from  his  pocket,  and  presented  it  to  the  gentleman  from  Boston. 
"  That's  the  way  we  do  out  here.     Saves  time." 

But  the  man  from  the  Hub  of  the  Universe  did  not  see  the 
point,  and  calmly  continued  to  wear  the  points  off  the  fork 
prongs. 

The  Cosmos  Club  has  re-employed  its  old  chef,  a  Japanese, 
whose  discharge  some  months  since  created  considerable  discus- 
sion in  the  club.  It  appears  that  one  of  the  members  lost  a  gold 
watch.  He  said  it  had  been  stolen  in  the  club  rooms.  The  watch 
was  found  in  the  chef's  apartments.  He  avowed  his  innocence  of 
the  theft,  and  a  number  of  the  members  had  faith  in  his  integrity. 
Others,  however,  affirmed  he  was  guilty,  with  the  result  that 
their  opinion  prevailed,  and  the  Japanese  was  discharged.  He 
was  also  arrested,  and  sentenced  to  a  term  of  imprisonment  in 
the  County  Jail.  Capcain  Daly  was  Commissary  of  the  Jail  at 
that  time,  and  he  learned  of  the  skill  of  the  prisoner  to  good  ac- 
count. The  Captain  frequently  gave  a  "  spread,"  and  invited 
the  newspaper  boys  to  the  feasts.  They  were  fine,  too,  and  the 
imprisoned  Japanese  looked  on  and  smiled  while  the  newspaper 
men  extolled  his  skill,  and  washed  down  the  viands  with  fine 
wines.  Now  the  Jap  is  again  in  the  Cosmos.  It  was  necessary, 
it  is  said,  to  heal  the  breach  which  existed  between  those  who 
expressed  diverging  opinions  regarding  his  guilt. 

*  »  » 

There  are  a  few  members  of  the  Bohemian  Club  who  are  agitat- 
ing a  new  method  of  entertainment.  They  propose  something 
novel.  The  plan  is  to  have  every  member  who  attends  the  jinks 
come  in  disguise,  and  not  to  reveal  his  identity  to  a  living  soul, 
except  the  master  of  ceremonies,  who  will  be  solemnly  pledged  to 
secrecy.  A  number  of  the  disguised  club  men  will  then  be  re- 
quired to  mount  the  rostrum,  and  in  a  lecture  of  ten  minutes  tell 
all  they  know  about  some  other  member  of  the  club— restricted 

to  his  bad  qualities. 

#  *  » 

Will  Schmidt  and  his  wife  did  not  go  to  Honolulu  after  all.  At 
the  time  of  his  marriage  to  Governor  Perkins'  daughter  Will  told 
his  friends  that  he  was  going  to  take  his  bride  to  Hawaii,  the 
scene  of  their  early  love.  He  was  on  California  street  the  other 
day,  though,  in  a  flannel  shirt  and  slouch  hat,  and  owned  up  to 
it  that  he  had  not  been  far  away  at  all,  and  was,  in  fact,  living  in 
a  boarding-house  on  Octavia  street.  Harry  Allen,  his  rival  for 
Miss  Susie  Perkins'  affections,  has  been  disconsolate  since  the 
marriage,  and  is  said  to  be  pining  away. 

•  »  * 

There  is  a  hitherto  unwritten  history  regarding  the  reason  of 
the  suit  for  divorce  brought  in-Oakland  by  Mrs.  Kate  Laidlaw,  on 
Tuesday  last,  from  her  husband,  Murray,  on  the  ground  of  failure 
to  provide.  The  whole  affair  involves  a  story  almost  as  in- 
teresting and  sensational  as  the  Pratt  case,  but  the  daily  papers 
could  only  hint  at  it,  and  say  that  "  Murray  is  doing  the  gen- 
tleman act."  However,  here  are  the  complete  facts.  Murray 
Laidlaw  is  a  brother  of  ex-Judge  Laidlaw,  who  became  famous  a 
couple  of  years  ago  by  fining  himself  $50  for  drunkenness.  Mur- 
ray, who  was  born  in  England,  is  a  quiet,  gentlemanly,  clever 
young  fellow,  and  has  made  himself  quite  noted  as  an  orator  at 
Democratic  Conventions.  He  married  a  few  years  ago,  his  wife 
being  the  daughter  of  the  late  Colonel   Fellows,  of  the  Southern 


Pacific,  and    the   widow   of   Sam    Dixon,  a   well-known   society 
young  man  of  Oakland. 

About  four  months  ago,  Will  Gibson,  whose  term  as  District 
Attorney  of  Stockton  closed  last  year,  went  to  Oakland,  and  into 
partnership  in  the  legal  business  with  ex-Judge  Laidlaw.  He  | 
proved  a  boon  companion,  struck  up  a  friendship  with  Murray, 
and  through  him  became  acquainted  with  Mrs.  Laidlaw.  How 
far  that  friendship  extended  is  somewhat  of  a  mystery,  but  cer- 
tain it  is  that  Gibson  became  very  confidential  with  Murray's 
wife — too  much  so,  according  to  the  wagging  tongue  of  Dame 
Scandal.  At  last  came  the  climax,  and  a  denouement  with  a  very 
striking  tableau  it  was. 

On  Wednesday  of  last  week,  it  is  said,  Murray  caught  his  wife 
with  Gibson  in  a  place  on  Washington  street.  He  had  too  much 
good  sense  to  indulge  in  a  tragedy,  but  he  armed  himself  with  a 
horse-whip  and  waited  for  vengeance.  His  vigil  was  rewarded,  and 
he  then  proceeded  to  cowhide  the  ex-District  Attorney  right  on  the 
street,  regardless  of  the  crowding  of  spectators.  Nightfall  was 
just  closing  in,  though,  so  but  few  witnessed  the  scene,  and  of 
those  who  did,  only  one  or  two  knew  the  actors.  It  was  that 
night's  performance  that  has  resulted  in  the  divorce  suit.  Murray 
announced  to  his  wife  that  they  would  have  to  separate,  but  in 
order  to  save  any  court  expose,  he  agreed  to  allow  her  to  bring 
divorce  proceedings  against  him  for  failure  to  provide.  It  was  a 
noble  act,  considering  the  way  he  was  injured,  but  then  the  Laid- 
laws  are  gentlemen  anyhow.  As  for  Gibson,  he  has  been  keep- 
ing very  quiet  in  Oakland  ever  since.  It  was  he  who  made  the 
financial  fight  for  J.  V.  Coleman  at  the  last  gubernatorial  cam- 
paign, and  it  is  rumored  that  he  went  to  Oakland  still  in  the  in- 
terests of  Coleman,  who  yet  has  the  Governor's  bee  in  his  bonnet. 

#  #  * 

Between  the  new  babies  and  the  latest  engagements  the  girls 
have  had  more  than  enough  to  keep  their  lively  tongues  busy  at 
the  numerous  lunches  and  teas  which  have  crowded  the  last  two 
or  three  weeks.  The  arrival  of  twins  at  the  house  of  McLaren 
caused  a  decided  sensation  and  made  things  lively  for  the  various 
relatives  of  the  little  strangers.  The  sister  of  the  young  mother 
was  so  "rattled"  by  the  unexpected  honor  of  being  aunt  to  two  that 
she  lost  her  wits  completely.  The  girls  tell  this  story  on  her— that 
she  went  to  the  stationer's  and  asked  for  stamps.  The  clerk  said: 
"How  many?"  She  answered:  "Two,"  and  when  he  asked, 
"  What  kind?  "  she  responded :  »  A  boy  and  a  girl ;"  then  realizing 
what  she  bad  said,  fled  in  wild  dismay. 

#  #  # 

As  to  the  engagements,  most  of  them  seem  to  give  general  satis- 
faction, which  must  be  a  matter  of  congratulation  to  the  parties 
chiefly  interested.  Comments,  however,  were  being  made  around 
a  cozy  five  o'clock  tea-table  the  other  day;  one  pretty  creature  re- 
marked, in  a  confidential  tone:  "  Well,  my  hair-brusher  says  his 
father  sells  fish  in  the  market  at  Washington!"  which  called  out 
a  chorus  of  "Oh,  no!"  and  "  The  ideal  "  and  the  clever  girl  of  the 
crowd  remarked  that:  "  That  probably  accounts  for  his  name." 

#  #  # 

A  society  man  with  a  good  voice,  and  happily  possessed  of  a 
champagne  appetite  and  a  steam-beer  income,  has  discovered  a 
new  way  to  collect  simolians.  He  is  employed  in  singing  nursery 
rhymes  down  the  throats  of  phonographs,  which  are  to  be  utilized 
in  the  manufacture  of  singing  dolls. 

The  last  time  the  late  Professor  John  Le  Conte  stood  before  his 
class  in  physics  he  worked  on  the  blackboard  behind  his  desk  a 
problem  in  mechanics.  When  the  good  old  man  was  taken  sick 
and  was  nearing  death,  some  of  his  admirers  wrote  on  the  board 
beneath  the  problem,  "  Do  not  erase."  The  figures  are  still  pre- 
served on  the  board,  and  when  the  final  transfer  of  the  physics 
department  is  made  to  South  Hall,  Professor  Slate  intends  to  have 
the  blackboard  cut  out,  and  the  last  writing  of  Professor  Le 
Conte  will  be  preserved  by  the  University. 

#  #  # 

That  uniformed  hoodlum,  Policeman  Knott,  has  again  given  an 
exhibition  of  his  uncontrollable  desire  to  maim  every  one  so  un- 
fortunate as  to  get  into  his  clutches.  On  Monday  night  he,  with 
another  officer,  took  a  drunken  man  into  the  City  Prison. 
The  prisoner  was  not  much  more  than  a  boy,  and  was  helplessly 
drunk.  Still,  the  officers  bad  bent  his  arms  up  behind  his  back, 
and  treated  him  as  if  he  were  a  red-handed  murderer.  As  they 
reached  the  prison  gate,  Knott  rushed  the  man  against  the  boards 
forming  the  end  of  the  hall,  banging  the  defenseless  man's  head 
so  hard  against  the  partition  that  all  the   reporters    rushed    from 


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SAN   PRAM  [S<  0   SEWS  I  1ITI  i; 


their  r....m  to  tacorUIn  the  nm  •  >(  the  notM.  It  wm  *  wanton- 
ly brutal  act.  which  call*  (or  llir  tercml  mnilemnatlnn  from  Hie 
policeman's  superior  ..iHcerj.  Thii  roan  Knoll  h«)  Riven  many 
•Tidenccs  of  his  brutality.  A  prisoner  It  not  safe  in  his  hands, 
•ml  (he  police  fore*  would  be  better  without  him.  I  un.l.r.tan.l 
lhal  me  Monday  nlgbt  incident  has  been  brought  to  the  attention 
of  Chief  ..(  Police  Crowley,  who  intends  to  bring  the  mailer  be- 
fore the  Police  Commissioners. 

«   •   • 

In  a  profusely  illustrated  article  on  'Pioneer  Pays  in  San  Fran- 

in    the  current  Century.  Dr.  John  Williamson  Palmer,  the 

well-known  writer,  describes,  from   personal    knowledge,  the  a.l- 

renturous   life   and   divers    types    that    lent  romantic  color  an.) 

growth  of  this  metropolis  of  the  West. 

a  •  « 

One  day  when  Roland  Reed  was  playing  theCftifi  Friend  in  Sew 
York  he  strolled  down  to  the  riverside,  and  paused  to  watch  a 
■loop  disembarking  a  load  of  lobsters.  He  bad  not  been  long  thus 
engaged  when  a  broken  down,  battered  man  with  a  seedy  coat 
and  the  meanest  parody  of  a  hat  sidled  up  to  him,  and  regarded 
the  actor  for  a  moment  as  though  mentally  taking  his  measure 
and  estimating  the  extent  of  his  good  nature. 

"  I  beg  pardon,"  said  the  tramp,  •■  them's  lobsters,  aren't  they?  " 

Reed  replied  mechanically:  "Of  course  they  are;  you  didn't 
mistake  tbem  for  humming  birds,  did  you?  " 

The  man  slowly  evolved  a  sickly,  faded  sort  of  smile,  and  went 
on:  "  I  ask  pardon,  but  I've  been  snatched  from  the  jaws  of 
drink,  and  now  Im  dying  of  hunger.  It's  been  so  long  since  I've 
eaten,  that  food  has  almost  forgotten  its  way  down  my  throat. 
I've  not  tasted  lobsters  for  ten  years,  sir:  would  you  kindly  give 
me  a  quarter,  that  I  might  bear  this  day  fondly  in  my  memory. 
Twenty-five  cents  won't  wreck  you,  and  it'll  make  a  new  man  of 
me." 

The  outcast  put  so  much  pathos  into  his  voice — these  tramps 
are  rare  comedians — that  Reed  gave  him  the  sum  solicited.  He 
fairly  snatched  the  coin,  leaving  a  monogram  of  his  filthy  paw  on 
Reed's  fingers,  and  iu  another  instant  he  darted  into  a  low  grog 
shop  at  the  corner  of  the  street.  ,( I  watched  till  he  came  out," 
said  Roland,  in  relating  the  anecdote,  "  when  I  tackled  him.  <  You 
imposter,'  I  said,  'you  told  me  you  were  starving,  and  that  you 
hadn't  tasted  lobster  for  ten  years  1 '  "  "  And  it's  the  Bible  truth, 
my  good  sir,"  exclaimed  the  man,  with  an  exasperating  grin, 
"  but  just  as  you  guv  me  the  money,  sir,  I  suddenly  remembered 
that  I  hadn't  tasted  whisky  for  eleven  years,  and  knowing  that  lob- 
ster was  indigestible  on  an  empty  stomach,  I  gave  whisky  the 
preference!  " 

*  «  * 

The  programme  for  the  entertainment  of  the  Catholic  Ladies 
Aid  Society  to  be  given  on  the  18th,  19th  and  20th  of  this  month 
in  the  new  armory  hall  of  the  Second  Artillery  Regiment  has  been 
completed.  The  first  night's  programme  will  consist  of  national 
and  patriotic  songs,  a  military  drill,  concerted  pieces  by  the 
Second  Regiment  band,  a  minuet  under  the  direction  of  Mrs.  Ada 
Clark,  and  voting  for  the  national  babies — Baby  McKeeand  Baby 
Cleveland.  The  last  is  a  novel  idea  and  promises  much  amuse- 
ment. The  fortunate  infant  who  gains  the  greater  number  of 
votes  will  receive  a  clear  title  to  one  of  the  lots  in  the  society's 
new  town  near  Santa  Cruz.  The  second  evening  will  be  devoted 
to  Scotch  and  Irish  ballads,  drills  by  companies  of  the  First  and 
Third  Regiments,  a  toy  symphony  under  J.  H.  Rosewald's  direc- 
tion, the  voting  continued,  and  a  novelty  in  the  shape  of  a 
"Bachelors'  Table,"  where  the  lone,  lone  man  may  find  every  con- 
venience in  the  way  of  pin  cushions,  needles,  thread,  and  all 
other  accessories  calculated  to  supply  the  place  of  woman's 
ministrations — without  bother  or  new  bonnets.  Saturday  after- 
noon will  be  the  Children's  Hour,  enlivened  by  Bteriopticon  views 
by  Mr.  Parker,  a  Punch  and  Judy  show,  etc.;  and  Saturday 
evening  the  entertainment  will  close  with  tableaux  and  other 
amusements.  Gentlemen  are  notified  that  positively  no  tickets 
will  be  offered  for  sale  except  those  for  admission  and  the  baby 
voting. 

A  number  of  young  society  ladies  are  practicing  Minna  Gale's 
walk.  It  is  a  graceful  glide,  the  stride  being  taken,  not  from  the 
knee,  but  direct  from  the  hip.  When  attired  in  a  neat,  close- 
fitting  gown,  properly  draped,  and  of  handsome,  clinging  material, 
a  girl  can  display  herself  to  great  advantage,  in  a  manner  alto- 
gether modest,  by  the  use  of  the  Gale  glide. 

*  *  # 

Very  young  ladies,  who  have  yet  had  no  affair  of  the  heart,  and 
their  elder  sisters,  who  are  determined  to  take  advantage  of  every 


1! 


eap  year  privilege  ever  known   aid  «  itn.  ..  the  inne  I.. 

»n.l   le.rn  •  I    the  art  ,.! 

ore.     If  there  be  In  the.,,  da,,,  „„|  in  „,(,  ,,ilv   .  ,, 

uat  be  will  not  declare  bli  paeston,  but  will  ,,niv  ilgb  and  roll 

5™  '*•*    "  '  ladj  fair,  then    treat  bin,,  girls,  as 

did  i ho  loving   Helen   her   fearful  oos,    Thli 

popular  one  to  rcprodi in  amateur  theatricals.     It    wool 

any  girl  all  the  chance  she  wlebee. 

Sale-  of  Palo  Alto  fitock. 


One  of  the  most  import  1 1,,„, ■,.  broodman ado  In  the 

euj  for  a  long  time  will  be   thai  announced  bj  Klllip  ,<  Co.,  ol   Palo 
a.ito  stock,  to  be  held  nt  thi  at  the  corner  o(  Market 

street  and  \  an  Ness  avenue. on  Wednesday .  the  Htb  in  t.,  al  10  \.  m. 

ii  .  "'"V."  ,      Hercdarcbv  Kentucky  Prince,  General  Belmonl 

Heton,  Piedmont,  A.  W.  Richmond,  Arthnrton,  Mohawk  Ublel 
Messenger  Dnroc,  Milton,  Medium,  BeneHl  Contractor,  and  other 
noted  stallions. 


1884 


VINTAGE. 


Deutz  &.  Geldermann's  Gold  Lack  Sec. 

Superior  to  any  other  Champagne  imported, 

CABINET  GREEN  SEAL. 

This  favorite  and  well-known  Wine  is  admirably  adapted  for  banquets 
and  festive  gatherings.    In  magnums,  quarts  and  pints. 

Charles    Meinfcke&  Co., 

Sole  Agents  Pacific  Coast. 


HIGHLAND     BRAND 

EVAPORATED  CREAM. 

ABSOLUTELY     PURE, 

UNSWEETENED. 

Awarded  Gold  Medal  at  the  Paris  Uni versa 
Exposition  Over  all  Competitors. 

A  popular  table  luxury. 
A  superior  and  most  eco- 
nomical culinary  article, 
and  a  perfect  infants'  food, 

being  thoroughly  sterilized. 

Cutting    Co.,   Agents, 


The   John    T 

San  Francisco.  California 


FINE   DIAMONDS, 

Gold    and    Silver   Watches. 

The  newest  designs  in  jew- 
elry of  first   quality   only,  at 
very   reasonable   prices. 
A.   W    STOTT, 

3    Montgomery  St, 
Under  Masonic   Temple. 


27-37  Kearny  St. 


HOUSE  COATS,  GOWNS, 

MACKINTOSH'S,  SILK  UMBRELLAS, 
OVERCOATS,  FINE  UNDERWEAR, 

NECKWEAR,  SATCHELS,  ETC. 


12 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  6,  1892. 


THE  club  dinners  to  girls  and  young  matrons  are  again  coming 
to  the  fore.     It   seeras    a   pity  that   the   belles    (married    and 
single)  should  give  ill-natured   tongues   a   chance   to  wag  for  the 

sake  of  a  dinner. 

#  »  * 

Society  professes  itself  as  being  perfectly  prepared  for  the  an- 
nouncement of  Bessie  Hooker's  betrothal,  as  the  devotion  of  the 
young  man  has  been  well  known  for  more  than  a  year  past. 
George  is  a  lucky  fellow,  and  is  warmly  congratulated,  as  his 
pretty  fiancee  is  deservedly  popular. 

#  *  » 

The  good-looking  chaplain  of  the  big  white  cruiser,  who  has 
captured  Mrs.  Norris'  charming  niece,  will  not  settle  down  until 
the  ship  goes  out  of  commission ;  and  then  it  is  quite  on  the  cards, 
say  his  friends,  that  a  shore  berth  may  be  procured  for  him,  at- 
tached to  one  of  our  city  churches. 
»  »  * 

But  what  does  create  a  sensation  among  the  girls  is  the  sur- 
render of  Oyster  to  Nettie  Tubbs.  Quid  Nuncs  say  tbe  match  was 
accomplished  finally  (after  much  persistent  wooing)  through  the 
skillful  efforts  of  a  mutual  friend. 

#  #  * 

Among  all  the  varied  form  of  entertainment  offered  by  our  elite 
in  aid  of  pet  charities,  it  is  strange  that  none  have  thought  of  an 
amateur  circus  1  Any  one  at  all  familiar  with  our  society  will  see 
at  a  glance  the  vast  amount  of  material  there  is  therein  to  draw 
from.  Tbe  riding  master,  who  has  made  a  presto  change  of  a  ring 
into  a  golden  fetter,  would  no  doubt  lend  valuable  aid.  Of  clowns 
there  would  be  a  superfluity  among  our  gilded  youth.  And  as  to 
the  ladies,  full  scope  would  be  afforded  for  the  high-kick  act  lately 
introduced  in  Boston  with  such  success;  and  one  of  our  most 
stylish  matrons  would  be  singularly  at  home  in  the  vaulting  busi- 
ness, her  ability  to  rise  to  and  go  through  any  undertaking  being 

acknowledged. 

»  #  # 

No  wonder  our  girls  get  a  craze  on  for  an  Eastern  visit  when 
they  hear  of  the  delightful  time  Miss  Ailene  Ivers  has  had  and  is 
having.  Attentions  are  showered  upon  her  from  all  sides,  and  it 
is  more  than  doubtful  if  San  Francisco  society  will  see  her  again 
as  a  resident. 

#  »  » 

It  is  a  novelty  to  hear  a  man  deny  an  engagement,  especially 
when  the  lady,  although  »  getting  on,"  is  wealthy.  But  artists  are 
proverbially  original,  and  most  of  them  have  ideals  that  even  gold 
cannot  buy. 

#  *  * 

If  any  one  could  doubt  that  the  army  people  at  present  sta- 
tioned hereabouts  are  not  rich  in  beauty  and  fascination,  they 
should  have  been  at  Miss  Smedberg's  tea,  on  Saturday  last,  and 
viewed  the  galaxy  of  loveliness  from  the  city  and  its  vicinity. 

#  #  # 

Society  girls  have  been  wondering  if  the  sons  of  the  millionaire 
car-builder,  Pullman,  will  not  be  likely  to  visit  their  sister  when 
she  becomes  a  member  of  our  swim  as  the  wife  of  Frank  Caro- 
lan,  and  therefore  be  available  as  eligible  beaux.  But  for  their 
information  we  would  state  that  the  sons  aforesaid  are  twins,  and 
much  younger  than  either  of  their  sisters,  therefore  not  yet  in  the 
race  for  matrimonial  stakes.  Moreover,  there  is  a  whisper  in  the 
air  that  Miss  Requa  has  already  been  looked  upon  with  a  favor- 
able eye  by  theparents  of  the  fflrrtunate  twins,  combining  as  she 
does  the  requisite  youth,  beauty  and  wealth. 

»    w    * 

There  is  a  member  of  the  Pacific  Union  Club  who  is  avoided  by 
his  fellow  clubmen  as  if  he  were  the  victim  of  a  vile  contagion. 
The  reason  for  tbis  aversion  is  not  due  to  his  bad  breath  or  worse 
manners,  but  on  account  of  cheating  at  cards.  Although  this 
avoided  individual  is  regarded  as  a  pillar  in  the  club,  he  is  to  be 
frozen  out.  It  would  cause  too  much  scandal  to  expel  him  from 
membership,  so  the  constant  frigidity  of  his  fellow  members  is 
calculated  to  be  of  sufficient  potency  to  cause  the  marked  man  to 
seek  other  places  for  recreation  and  amusement.  It  is  probable 
that  the  scandal  may  become  public.  If  so  it  will  create  a  sensa- 
tion, as  the  cheater  and  his  victims  are  prominent  in  club  and  so- 
ciety life. 

#  *  # 

So  pretty  little  widow  Hastings  has  hied  her  to  pastures  new, 
and  left  her  many  swains  in  San  Francisco  lamenting.  Their 
grief  is  muchly  assuaged,  though,  in  the  reflection  that  if  the 
cruel  courts  should  so  decree,  her  pretty  face  will  be  her  fortune, 
like  the  maid  in  tbe  nursery  rhyme.  And  in  these  days  of  luxury 
and  self-indulgence  a  fellow  must  have  a  wife  able  to  foot  his 
bills,  don't  you  know,  and  all  that  sort  of  thing. 


Ed  Sheldon  is  emerging  from  his  retirement  and  has  essayed 
tbe  role  of  host  once  more.  P<.tites  diners  are  more  to  his  taste 
now  than  leading  cotillions. 

*  #  # 

If  anything  could  illustrate  tbe  growth  of  the  fashionable  world 
of  San  Francisco,  and  the  sets  within  sets  which  now  exist  in  the 
swim,  it  would  be  tbe  announcement  of  two  dinners  to  be  given 
on  the  same  evening  by  two  prominent  society  members,  Mrs. 
John  S.  Hager  and  James  D.  Phelan.  Each  number  the  same  ac- 
quaintances on  their  list,  but  it  is  safe  to  assume  the  jolliest  crowd 
was  that  at  tbe  bachelor's  spread.  Sixteen  guests  at  one,  and  eigh- 
teen at  the  other,  prove  that  the  swim  is  in  a  decidedly  flourishing 
condition. 

*  •  » 

It  befits  bachelors,  when  they  wish  to  entertain  lady  friends  at 
their  private  apartments,  to  be  sure  that  nothing  of  a  compromis- 
ing nature  will  be  en  evidence.  If  the  girls  are  not  drawing  upon 
their  imagination,  a  pair  of  gloves  of  six-button  length,  some 
hair  pins  and  a  vail  were  among  the  toilet  articles  in  a  "catch 
all,"  not  intended  for  investigation,  at  a  recent  entertainment  of  a 
society  bachelor. 

•  »  #  * 

Though  Albert  G.  Lang  is  deposed  from  his  former  high  estate 
at  the  State  University,  his  friends  there  have  by  no  means  for- 
gotten his  existence.  They  are  talking  of  getting  up  another 
theatre  party,  such  as  those  two  famous  ones  at  the  Tivoli,  and 
"  Al"  has  been  asked  to  take  the  same  part  of  head  organizer, 
which  was  bis  when  Patience  and  The  Beggar  Student  were  on  the 
tapis.  Negotiations  are  under  way  with  the  Orpheum  to  give 
them  the  use  of  that  house  for  their  jollification.  Big-eyed  Bebe 
Vining  will  then  receive  the  applause  Mollie  Stockmeyer  used 
to  receive.  If  she  does  a  skirt  dance  with  her  usual  vim,  she  may 
get  the  flowers  also  in  the  usual  clothes-basket. 

*  #  * 

If  Dr.  R.  Beverly  Cole  covets  the  reputation  of  a  successful  after- 
dinner  speaker,  he  will  have  to  concoct  something  better  than  that 
weary  chestnut  about  the  word  "  woman  "  being  bis  preference  to 
that  of  "  lady  "  and  the  theme's  variations.  It  is  a  sad  thing  to 
record,  but  many  a  guest  who  heard  the  celebrated  medico  discourse 
last  Thursday  evening  at  the  banquet  table  of  Californiaii  Com- 
mandery,  at  Odd  Fellow's  Hall,  felt  an  insane  desire  to  sing,  with 
Charlie  Reed  and  May  Irwin,  "The  Same  Thing  Over  Again." 
Scarcely  a  word  was  changed  since  the  speech  was  delivered  at  a 
former  Mystic  Shriner's  banquet.     Don't  do  it  again,  doctor. 

The  idea  of  an  army  title  adding  to  a  citizen's  dignity  seems  not 
only  to  prevail  in  the  South.  A  sewing-machine  agent  rang  the 
bell  of  the  parochial  residence  on  California  street,  adjoining  the  old 
St.  Mary's  Cathedral,  one  day  last  week. 

"I  want  to  see  the  General,"  he  said,  suavely,  in  the  manner 
affected  by  solicitors. 

"  Who?"  asked  the  astonished  servant. 

"  Why,  General  Prendergast,  of  course.     Is  he  at  home?  " 

"He  don't  live  here,     You  mean  Father  Prendergast." 

"Oh,  yes.  It's  all  the  same.  He's  the  Vicar-general  of  the 
parish,  ain't  he?  " 

As  the  Reverend  Father  does  not  sew  his  own  gowns,  I  don't 
fancy  the  agent  got  a  hearing. 

»  «  * 

When  George  Lent,  whose  engagement  to  the  Bush  street  heir- 
ess has  just  been  made  public,  was  a  little  boy,  he  attended  a 
small  private  school  on  Larkin  street.  Among  his  schoolmates 
were  Jed  Irwin,  now  an  exile  in  Australia ;  "  Tudie  "  Bryan,  the 
son  of  the  ex-postmaster;  Johnny  Blanchard,  a  favorite  dancer 
now  in  the  Friday  Night  Club;  "  Nickie  "  Kittle,  and  Percy  Gar- 
vey.  Percy  is  now  a  member  of  A.  M.  Palmer's  Madison  Square 
Company,  in  New  York.  Mrs.  William  Forsyth,  of  Fresno,  then 
Miss  Lottie  Verdenal,  also  attended  the  school.  "  Tudie  "  was  her 
especial  favorite,  but  she  also  liked  "  Sollie  "  Lent.  The  last-named 
afterwards  went  abroad  with  his  parents,  and  many  an  amusing 
letter  reached  his  San  Francisco  friends,  describing  his  European 
adventures;  kissing  the  Pope's    mitten,    and    other  as  interesting 

experiences. 

»  #  * 

Was  it  not  a  curious  episode,  that  of  a  Grand  Commandery  of 
Knights  Templars,  a  wealthy  Masonic  order,  giving  a  ball  in  Odd 
Fellows'  Hall?  Some  of  the  members  remarked:  "It  must  not 
occur  again.  We  must  build  a  hall  of  our  own."  Golden  Gate 
Commandery,  containing  fewer  rich  and  influential  members  than 
the  older  organization,  is  already  projecting  such  a  building  for  its 
own  use.  No  doubt  the  Masons  have  forgotten  their  former  idea 
of  purchasing  the  Castle  residence  on  Sutter  street,  and  converting 
it  into  a  great  Temple. 


MR.  THOMAS  MILLER,  a  young  gentleman  of  this  city,  has 
invented  a  very  ingenious  puzzle.  It  is  a  sort  of  disinteg- 
rated chess-board,  which  takes  much  ingenuity  to  put  together 
in  proper  shape. 


Peb.  6,  1802. 


S\\    PRAN1  I8<  0    NEWS   I  FTITI; 


II 


THE    UITLE    BOBS. 


My  name  i*   Maurice  Behi 
You  can  b*(  your  life  on  It. 
And  don't  any  one  forpet 

I'm  a  tnortlDg  little  how; 
1  pulled  for  Buckley  stout. 
But  now  he's  lighted  out, 
I  own  the  whole  d d  route. 

And  am  going  to  be  bosi. 

I  run  the  Fire  Department, 
And  have  a  big  assortment 
Of  strings,  both  long  and   short,  lent 

To  give  me  a  strong  pull; 
I've  the  stalwart  Stock  Exchangers, 
The  Board  of  Froduce  grangers, 
The  Sutter-Geary  rangers. 

And  the  cheek  of  a  brass  mule. 

I  propose  to  show  these  diggings 
That  Buckley  and  Bill  Higgins 
Were  a  couple  of  green  sp  riggings 

Who  had  very  little  wit; 
The  politics  they  plotted 
Are  already  dead  and  rotted, 
And  their  names  will  soon  be  blotted 

And  replaced  by  that  of  Schmitt. 

Lest  any  one  should  squiny 
At  O'Shaunnessy  and  Keeny 
Joining  forces  with  a  Sheeny, 

I'll  reveal  part  of  my  knack: 
It's  the  very  simple  plan 
Of  a  brotherhood  of  man 
To  rake  all  that  it  can 

And  then  divide  the  sack. 


LATEST    TENNIS    NEWS. 


THE  courts  at  the  California  Club  have  been  very  much  in  de- 
mand lately,  as  every  one  is  practicing  up  for  the  class  tourna- 
ment, which  will  be  held  on  the  20th,  21st  and  22d  inst.  The 
entries  so  far  are:  G.  V.  Gray,  W.  McGee,  P.  C.  Moore,  J.  H. 
Bishop,  F.  C.  Beazley,  J.  A.  Code,  C.  R.  Detrick,  W.  M.  Drown, 
Dr.  J.  C.  Spencer,  H.  H.  Haight,  W.  O'Connor,  R.  M.  Eyre,  H.  G. 
Gardiner,  Del  Linderman,  E.  Schmieden,  J.  S.  Tobin,  O.  Hoffman, 
W.  B.  Collier,  Jr.,  H.  Stetson,  G.  A.  Loughborough,  A.  Taylor,  R. 
J.  Woods,  A.  Oarrigan,  A.  B.  Wilberforce,  W.  Ames,  E.  N.  Bee,  8. 
Hoffman,  H.  Siropkins.  There  will  be,  in  all  probability,  several 
others,  like  Hubbard,  Yates,  and  perhaps  McGavin,  who  is  atill 
making  it  pretty  warm  for  some  of  his  opponents.  The  players 
will  be  placed  in  three  classes,  and  handsome  prizes  will  be  given. 
The  club  grouuds  are  open  to  the  public,  and  visitors  will  be  wel- 
comed. 

Taylor  and  Tobin  were  out  in  full  swing  on  Sunday,  and  if 
Tobin  plays  as  well  next  Saturday  as  he  did  8unday,  there  ought 
to  be  no  difficulty  in  winning  from  the  East  Oakland  team.  Tobin 
beat  Taylor  two  straight  setts  at  6-1  and  6-4.  In  doubles  no  one 
could  touch  them.  C.  Yates  and  A.  Taylor  had  a  bout  with 
them,  but  came  out  losers  by  6-0  and  6-1.  Yates  then  lost  two 
setts  to  A.  Taylor  at  6-4  and  7-5,  and  Wilberforce  defeated 
McGavin  12-10.  The  games  were  surprises  to  many  of  the  players, 
who  now  see  signs  of  distinct  improvement  in  so  many.  The 
game  played  by  Stetson,  Hobart,  Eyre,  and  several  of  these  be- 
ginners is  really  an  excellent  one,  and  it  will  be  interesting  to 
notice  what  place  they  take  in  the  coming  class  match.  We 
think  that  by  July  some  of  these  younger  players  will  astonish 
the  public  by  beating  some  old  and  experienced  player,  just  as 
Bates  and  Xeel  caused  surprise  at  the  tournament  in  San  Rafael 
last  year. 

The  officers  of  the  Lakeside  and  East  Oakland  Clubs  have  put 
a  suggestion  before  their  members  that  the  two  clubs  should  unite. 
The  idea  is  suggested  partly  for  the  purpose  of  building  new 
courts,  and  also  with  the  idea  that  a  union  would  result  in  the 
strongest  club  on  the  other  side  of  the  bay. 

To-day  will  see  the  close  of  the  league  matches,  and  the  Cali- 
fornia Club  will  probably  be  crowded  to  witness  the  struggle.  As 
only  one  sett  is  to  be  played,  the  excitement  will  be  intense,  as 
the  honor  of  both  clubs  rests  on  the  issue.  As  the  league  has 
been  such  a  success,  we  think  it  would  be  well  if  something  simi- 
lar were  formed  to  keep  all  clubs  on  the  qui  vive  during  the  Spring, 
as  U  would  certainly  lead  to  our  having  a  finer  championship 
meeting  in  July,  as  every  one  would  be  in  proper  trim.  The  great 
secret  of  success  in  tennis  is  to  keep  in  proper  practice,  so  that 
when  the  time  comes  for  an  effort,  you  will  find  yourself  capable 
of  and  ready  for  victory.  Through  practice  one  becomes  confident 
in  his  own  game,  and  it  is  very  hard  to  beat  a  confident  man. 

Shainwald,  Buckbee  &  Co.,  Real  Estate  Agents,  make  a  specialty 
of  taking  full  charge  of  property  for  absentee  owners.  Houses  rented, 
rents  collected,  real  estate  bought  and  sold  on  commission.  Office, 
407-409  Montgomery  street. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  6,  1892. 


A  SCOTCH  gentleman,  writing  from  Edinburgh  to  a  friend  here, 
encloses  a  clipping  from  the  News  Letter  of  an  earlier  date, 
which  he  says  reflects  the  trne  condition  of  the  mining  market  in 
Great  Britain.  "  What  with  the  bad  harvest,"  he  remarks,  »  and 
the  Baring  affairs  still  unsettled,  financial  matters  of  all  kinds  are 
dull.  Most  of  the  banks  have  guaranteed  the  liabilities  of  this 
firm,  the  five  or  six  banks  in  this  place  (Edinburgh)  having  been 
heavily  assessed  to  secure  about  $3,500,000  each.  They  have  now 
to  wait  and  see  if  the  South  American  government  bonds  and 
loans,  which  the  Barings  had  on  hand,  will  be  sufficient,  when 
realized  upon,  to  pay  up  on  and  relieve  the  guarantors.  This  in 
itself  keeps  things  dull." 

S  S  $ 

THE  San  Francisco  and  North  Pacific  Railroad  is  on  the  market, 
and  it  is  not  likely  that  such  a  valuable  property  will  go 
a-begging  for  any  length  of  time.  It  seems  a  pity  that  some  ar- 
rangements could  not  be  made  with  the  Donahue  estate  to  turn 
the  entire  concern  over  to  the  men  who  have  had  charge  of  it  for 
years,  and  give  them  time  to  pay  for  it.  While  Messrs.  Burgin 
and  McGIyn  are  executors  of  the  estate,  it  is  not  likely  that  a 
proposition  of  this  kind  would  come  from  them,  but  the  heirs 
might  do  much  worse  In  making  an  out-and-out  sale,  than  in 
keeping  their  money  there  where  it  is  well  secured.  The  road  can 
pay  a  good  interest  on  six  millions;  it  has  a  great  prospective 
value,  and  if  any  one  is  to  derive  the  benefits  in  the  future,  why 
not  the  gentlemen  named,  who  have  had  more  to  do  with  putting 
the  company  on  its  present  solid  financial  basis  than  any  one  else. 
The  property  is  essentially  Californian;  it  was  built  with  money 
made  here;  the  bulk  of  the  profits  have  been  expended  in  building 
up  this  city  and  the  territory  through  which  it  runs,  and  the 
ownership  should  be  kept  here.  Owing  to  the  prosperous  con- 
dition of  the  road,  it  would  not  be  very  difficult  to  finance  the 
Burgin-McGlyn  party  into  power,  if  some  concessions  were  made 
by  the  estate. 

$  $  * 

SOME  time  since  the  Central  and  South  American  Cable  Com- 
pany, which  is  a  North  American  enterprise,  extended  their 
cables  to  Valparaiso,  and  shortly  thereafter  they  purchased  the 
land  lines  connecting  Chile  with  Buenos  Ayres  from  the  Transan- 
dine  Telegraph  Company,  which  was  a  Chilean  company.  It  was 
pointed  out  at  the  time  that  all  communication  between  Europe 
and  the  West  Coast  of  South  America  must  pass  through  Amer- 
ican agencies.  In  order  to  obviate  this,  and  also  to  provide  a 
better  service,  the  English  telegraph  companies  connected  with 
South  America,  namely,  the  Eastern,  Brazil  Submarine,  Western 
and  Brazilian,  and  West  Coast  of  South  America  Companies,  have 
recently  formed  a  company  to  provide  capital  for  the  construction 
of  an  independent  land  line  from  Buenos  Ayres  to  Valparaiso.  A 
contract  has  been  completed  with  Messrs.  J.  E.  and  M.  Clark  & 
Co.  for  the  construction,  and  the  materials  will  be  shipped  at 
once.  The  method  of  construction  will  be  in  accordance  with  the 
most  modern  practice,  and  the  line  will  be  carried  underground 
across  the  cordillera  of  the  Andes,  where  otherwise  liability  to 
interruption  or  destruction  might  arise  in  consequence  of  the 
great  snowstorms,  which  are  of  such  frequent  occurrence  in  that 
region. 

$?$ 

THE  Queen,  of  Liverpool,  is  chartered  in  New  York  as  the  Queen 
of  America.  Knowing  fire  insurance  men  declare  that  this 
is  a  straw  indicating  the  trend  of  future  legislation  regarding 
foreign  insurance  companies,  or  that  at  least  the  Queen  people 
took  this  precautionary  step,  fearing  that  legislation  hostile  to 
foreign  insurance  companies  would  soon  be  enacted.  It  is  quite 
an  old  story,  about  American  and  foreign  insurance  companies 
not  being  on  an  equal  basis  here,  but  the  matter  is  being  talked 
over  a  great  deal  just  now,  and  it  would  not  be  at  all  surprising 
were  a  law  enacted  by  this  Congress  taxing  all  insurance  com- 
panies, foreign  or  domestic,  on  the  capital  invested.  And  there 
is  a  considerable  difference  between  one  million  dollars — the  stock 
of  the  Queen  of  America — and  one  million  sterling,  the  capital  of 
the  Queen  of  Liverpool. 

*  ?  ? 

ANOTHER  legal  matter  that  insurance  men  are  talking  of  now  is 
the  desirability  of  Congress  fixing  a  uniform  fire  policy  for  the 
whole  country.     They  argue  that  such  an  enactment  would  re- 
move   many   intricacies    from    the   business  of  fire  underwriting 
business  and  greatly  simplify  matters  for  the  insured. 
**  ? 

THE  STOCK  EXCHANGE  year  book  for  1892,  published  by 
Mr.  Thomas  Skinner,  has  made  its  appearance  for  the  18th 
year  in  succession.  In  the  introductory  preface  the  compilation, 
usual,  gives  a  graphic  summary  of  the  financial  events  of  the  past 
year.  In  the  present  case  1891  is  described  as  "  a  period  of  liquida- 
tion, and  consequently,  in  many  cases,  of  most  serious  deprecia- 
tion.    Wherever  speculation  usually  prevails  there  has  been  more 


or  less  of  a  collapse."  For  the  future,  he  says  "  it  is  to  be  feared, 
therefore,  that  1892  will  be  but  a  stagnant  year."  There  were  ex- 
isting at  April  1891,  14,873  companies,  representing  a  total  capita] 
of  $4,457,520,560. 

$  $  $ 

THE  Italian  ship  E.  Raggio,  fully  loaded  with  wheat  and  about 
to  embark  from  Tacoma,  was  found  to  have  four  feet  of  water 
in  her  hold.  She  was  provided  with  a  steam  pump  and  a  com- 
plicated system  of  pipes  leading  to  the  bottom  of  the  vessel.  It 
is  supposed  that  the  water  entered  through  an  open  sea  cock. 
Whether  the  cock  was  open  by  accident  or  design  is  still  a  mys- 
tery. Her  cargo  is  being  discharged  rapidly,  but  owing  to  the  gas 
rising  from  the  saturated  wheat,  no  estimate  has  yet  been  made 
of  the  loss.  It  is  said  that  the  marine  underwriter  will  contest 
the  payment  of  this  loss,  on  the  ground  that  the  owners  of  the 
hull  are  the  responsible  parties. 

SSI 

THE  loss  of  the  River  Nilh,  on  the  coast  of  Ireland,  this  week, 
will,  it  is  estimated,  eat  up  fully  25  per  cent,  of  the  entire  grain 
risk  premiums  for  the  season  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  Still,  as  the 
wheat  rate  is  somewhat  higher  this  year,  owing  to  the  combine 
among  the  British  companies,  the  marine  underwriters  are  not 
losing  sleep  on  this  account,  and  declare  themselves  satisfied,  pro- 
viding fate  has  no  harder  blow  to  hit  this  season.  The  River  Nith 
had  a  cargo  of  flour  valued  at  $90,000. 
9  *  S 

THE  Health  Insurance  Corporation,  of  London,  is  one  of  the 
latest  wrinkles.  Its  plan  is  to  cover  risks  on  scarlet  fever,  small- 
pox, typhoid  fever,  typhus  fever,  lockjaw,  hydrophobia,  measles, 
whooping  cough,  and  most  of  the  other  ills  that  human  flesh  is 
heir  to.  For  an  annual  premium  of  half  a  guinea  the  corporation 
will  pay  £10  in  non-fatal  cases,  and  £50  where  death  results. 
This  arrangement  seems  to  "  go  one  better"  on  the  project  to  in- 
sure impaired  lives. 

sss 

LOCAL  marine  companies  sustain  quite  a  loss  by  the  collision  of 
the  Orissa  and  Gowanburn,  in  Mission  Bay,  this  week.  The 
Orissa's  mizzen  and  main  masts  were  carried  clean  away,  and  the 
loss  to  her  rigging  was  considerable.  It  is  altogether  probable 
that  the  Orissa,  which  was  the  offending  vessel,  will  be  libeled  for 
the  small  damage  sustained  by  the  Gowanburn. 
f  S  s 

THE  suit  of  the  Southern  Nevada  has  been  postponed  again,  on 
the  prayer  of  the  plaintiffs,  they  paying  all  expenses  of  counsel 
and  experts  incurred  during  their  recent  appearance  in  court.  In 
the  interest  of  all  parties  no  further  delay  should  take  place,  and 
it  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  next  time  the  case  comes  up  it  will  be 
decided  one  way  or  the  other  at  once  and  for  all  time. 
$  $  $ 

THE  American  Association  of  Tin  Plate  Manufacturers  has  de- 
cided that  it  will  not  be  possible  to  produce  home-made  tin 
plates  unless  the  present  customs  duty  is  made  at  least  one  cent 
per  pound  higher.  The  members  of  the  association  are  consider- 
ing the  advisability  of  asking  Congress  to  increase  the  duty.  So 
far,  therefore,  the  English  manufacturers  hold  the  field. 
$  $  5 

ANOTHER  wonderful  silver  mine  is  making  a  sensation  in  Tas- 
mania. It  is  the  Sylvester.  Mr.  Alfred  J.  Taylor  has  made 
an  assay,  attested  by  Professor  Black,  of  Dunedin  University, 
which  gave  17,694  oz.  to  the  ton.  The  Government  analyst  has 
assayed  19,130  oz.  and  20,210  oz.  per  ton.  The  variety  and  rich- 
ness of  the  ores  in  the  mine  have  caused  a  great  deal  of  surprise. 
$** 

THE  approximate  earnings  of  the  Mexican  Central,  whole  sys- 
tem, for  the  second  quarter  of  January,  were  $137,373.16.  The 
gross  local  receipts  of  the  Interoceanic,  for  the  week  ending  Jan- 
uary 16th,  were  $34,913.87.  The  gross  receipts  of  the  Mexican 
(Vera  Cruz}  Railway  during  the  second  week  of  the  current  year 
amounted  to  $65,12G.27  against  $76,379.40  in  the  corresponding 
period  of  1891. 

THE  schooner  Mabel  Gray,  in  ballast  from  San  Pedro  to  Eureka, 
went  ashore  near  Centerville,  in  the  gale  of  Saturday  night  last. 
She  was  a  lumber  schooner,  with  a  capacity  of  275,000  feet.  Her 
hull  was  very  badly  damaged,  and  doubts  are  expressed  as  to 
whether  she  will  ever  be  floated  again. 

sss 

THE  British  ship  Ferndale  went  ashore,  last  Saturday,  off  the 
entrance,  to  Gray's  Harbor.  Twenty  men  were  lost,  and  the  hull 
and  cargo  were  wrecked  completely.  The  Ferndale  carried  coal 
from  Newcastle,  and  was  assigned  to  Balfour,  Guthrie  &  Co.,  at 
Portland. 

SSS 

IT   appears   that  the  war  against  the  P.  I.  U.  is   still  rather  vig- 
orous.    The  American,  Lloyds,  the  Mutuals,  and  the  old  Arm- 
strong, are  all  now  arrayed  against  the  Union.     A  new   agency 
/"or  these  companies  has  recently  been  established  in  San  Diego. 


■  PB  we:-,  n  NEWS  i  i"i 


•Hearlh.—  I    at  the  .levll  aMthouT 

•  One  mat  will  pUt  the  ■Ictii.  .Ir.  with  too." 


w 


ril.T  tbou.  oh  Bel  ol  monstrous  throat. 

Launch  might;  shall  with  deafening  shriek. 
Or,  on  untroubled  water.'  Boat, 

In  golden  silence  ol  the  '.reek? 
Comely  thou  art,  as  cannons  go, 

A  trifle  bulky  at  the  waist, 
A  maiden  yet  that  knout  not  foe, 

With  palate  strange  to  powder  ti 
With  what  delight,  bold  Bet,  thou'lt  feel 

The  sulphurous  morsel  downward  glide, 
The  ponderous  shell  of  pointed  steel 

Will  softly  tickle  tby  inside. 
And  then  will  come  the  impulse  fierce, 

To  hurl  it  forth  in  noise  and  flame, 
The  foeman's  armored  side  to  pierce. 

And  win  for  tbee  a  deathless  name. 
Then  will  thy  metal  heart  beat  high, 

Tby  veins  with  lust  of  battle  thrill, 
Tby  soul  exult  to  mark  men  die, 

Proud  of  thy  power  to  maim  and  kill. 
The  hungry  shark  will,  in  thy  roar, 

A  summons  hear  to  claim  his  prey; 
The  vulture  then  will  scour  the  shore 

For  victims  cast  up  from  the  fray. 
And,  as  the  slaughter  grows  apace, 

Thy  heated  bulk  for  food  still  craves, 
Thy  smoke  obscures  the  sun's  fair  face, 

Tby  thunders  hush  the  booming  waves. 
The  foeman's  flag  lies  on  the  deck, 

With  blood  is  stained  its  colors  bright, 
And  from  the  helpless,  sinking  wreck 

Speed  the  survivors  of  the  fight. 
E'en  then,  as  they  draw  near  to  thee 

For  mercy,  had'st  thou,  Bet,  the  will, 
You'd  hurl  them  in  the  yawning  sea. 

Fierce  tigress — victims  craving  still. 

ALAS,  you  rich  men,  you  do  not  always  know  how  dangerous 
a  weapon  wealth  is  in  careless  hands.  I  know  a  modest, 
gentle,  industrious  person,  who  for  years  never  missed  a  meal 
with  his  family.  He  was  never  guilty,  up  to  a  certain  period,  of 
dining  down  town  and  indulging  in  the  kick  shaws  of  a  French 
restaurant.  Roast  Beef  and  Yorkshire  pudding  (he  is  English) 
were  good  enough  for  him,  poor  fellow,  and  the  red  wine  around 
the  corner  had  all  the  bouquet  he  wanted.  In  an  evil  hour  he 
became  intimate  with  an  epicurean  millionaire.  The  latter  took 
a  fancy  to  the  gentle  exile,  and  used  to  listen  for  hours  to  his  tales 
of  wild  life  among  the  Siwashes  of  British  Columbia,  where  he 
had  mined  in  early  days.  These  conversasiones  were  always 
followed  by  a  dinner  at  some  swell  restaurant  of  the  town. 
Gradually  a  change  came  over  the  ex-miner.  He  sniffed  the 
Burgundy,  be  grew  suspicious  of  the  Sauterne,  he  kicked  if  the 
Champagne  was  too  sweet,  his  palate  was  undergoing  an  evolu- 
tion. He  was  heard  once  to  declare  that  the  omlette  soufiee  was 
pasty,  and  that  an  exquisite  potage  a  la  Riine  had  not  the  proper 
consistency.  And  thus  the  evil  grew.  He  became  more  critical 
as  the  nights  wore  on,  and  once  waxed  so  indignant  over  a  vol  au 
vent  that  the  host,  with  tears  in  his  eyes,  apologized  for  the  chef. 
The  business  which  brought  the  millionaire  in  contact  with  the 
miner  was  at  last  consummated,  and  the  dinner  invitations  fell 
with  a  dull  thud  into  the  gulf  of  never  more.  The  first  time  the 
poor  miner  fell  back  on  plain,  wholesome  roast  beef,  prime  mut- 
ton chops,  meat  pies  and  Yorkshire  puddings,  he  grew  faint  from 
hunger.  His  palate  was  ruined.  The  good  red  wine  from  around 
the  corner,  which  he  had  so  praised  to  his  guests  in  the  past,  he 
pushed  from  him  with  a  groan,  as  be  gasped,  "  Oh  for  Pomarde, 
where  is  the  clos  vougcot  ?  "  They  tried  to  wean  him  with  spark- 
ling cider,  and  to  please  him,  put  a  champagne  label  on  the  bottle. 
The  affectionate  ruse  succeeded  for  a  time,  but  when  he  discov- 
ered it  did  not  make  the  jag  come,  he  again  burst  into  tears,  and 
refused  to  be  comforted.  He  is  gradually,  however,  convalescing, 
and  has  been  coaxed  to  ham  and  eggs.  And  the  man  who  made 
this  wreck  still  eats  frogs  a  la  poule.te,  washed  down  with  dry 
wine,  just  as  if  nothing  had  occurred. 

MANY  who  saw  The  Texas  Steer  no  doubt  greatly  envied  the 
young  lieutenant  who  kissed  Bossy  with  such  evident  warmth 
and  affection.  Bossy  is  Flora  Walsh  (Mrs.  Charles  Hoyt).  En- 
vious ones  in  the  company,  it  seems,  commented  on  the  manner 
of  the  kiss,  and  Flora  heard  of  the  talk.  So  one  night  she  said  to 
her  husband:  "  Charley,  do  you  really  think  that  the  lieutenant 
kisses  me  too  hard?  He  has  to  put  some  life  into  the  part, 
doesn't  he?" 

"  Well,  my  dear,"  said  Hoyt,  "  he'd  be  a fool  if  he  didn't." 


W.»v,   beard  nothing   lately  (mm    Mr.   Knniv  the  |MlltDH 
iboul  the  111  lams 

that  devastal  bborhood    ..[    Tulare 

iiir  tale  related  by  Mr   Nad  Ran 
arnallsl   and  iboul   the   sensitive   [aro  which 

flourishes  on  the  window    illl  ol  Mr.  Hamilton's  itadj 

plant  was  captured  by  Mr  Hamilton  on  A  lull  n  creek 
morning  lollowlng  the  Uldeummsx  Jinks  of  the  Bobamlan  Ulob. 
Whan  he  dog  II  ..tit  of  the  moist  clay,  an. I  breathed  upon  it.  the 
fern  shrank  liny  from  him.  This  tlrsl  attracted  Mr.  Hamilton's 
attention  to  the  peculiar  sensitiveness  ol  the  plant.  Carefully 
averting  bia  ben. I.  be  sprinkled  it  with  water,  and  it  resumed  its 
normal  shape,  Now  this  naturalist  protests  that  the  lorn  has 
to  know  linn.  When  any  one  else  approaches  il  with  the 
watering  pot,  it  erects  its  leaves  as  if  In  anger,  but  when  be  shakes 

'here!  >PS    on    it,    Ihe    fern    swells,  and  emits      so  Mr, 

Hamilton  says  — a  pungent  odor,  accompanied  by  a  low  purring 
sound.  If  he  speaks  harshly  to  it.  this  wonderful  plant  quivers 
as  if  agitated  by  the  wind.  A  lump  of  sugar,  placed  on  the  earth 
by  its  stem,  disappears  before  morning.  Mr.  Hamilton  has  fre- 
quently set  up  very  late  at  night,  for  no  other  purpose  than  to 
watch  his  fern  consume  ihe  sugar,  but  it  never  eats  while 
watched.  These  are  carious  facts,  and  well  worth  the  closest  in- 
vestigation by  botanists.  Dr.  Behr's  opinion  is  that  the  fern 
belongs  to  the  Vulgo  Stendaxicitit,  and  is  a  rare  and  valuable 
specimen. 

WITH  the  demise  of  Moses  Hopkins  comes  the  fact  of  a  grand 
patron  of  the  flute  gone  to  that  place,  let  us  hope,  where  the 
harp  is  preferred.  .Mr.  Hopkins  played  the  llute  early  and  late, 
in  bed  and  out  of  bed,  in  the  drawing  room,  in  the  dining  room 
and  in  the  stable.  Any  man  who  was  fond  of  his  favorite  in- 
strument received  a  hearty  welcome  at  his  place  at  Kedwood.  As 
many  as  ten  flutists  have  sat  down  to  Mr.  Hopkins'  table,  and 
hurried  through  their  dinner  to  return  to  the  llute.  Mr.  H.  Bradley, 
an  ardent  devotee  of  the  flute,  has  sat  up  with  Moses  Hopkins  all 
night  alluting  until  the  gray  dawn  looked  reproachfully  in  the 
oriel  windows.  The  neighbors'  dogs  knew  when  there  was  a  flute 
party  on  hand,  and  fled  to  the  hills.  Yet  lovers,  roaming  in  the 
moonlight  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  Hopkins  house  were  not 
disconcerted,  but  seemed  to  enjoy  the  moving  strains.  Silver 
flutes  were  the  fashion,  and  at  night,  when  the  concert  was  over, 
they  were  all  carefully  locked  away  in  Mr.  Hopkins'  safe,  to  be 
resumed  before  breakfast.  Many  will  miss  the  kind-hearted  old 
millionaire. 

THE  members  of  the  Produce  Exchange  want  batteries.  They 
want  Point  Lobos  fortified,  so  the  blessed  carrots  and  the  fra- 
grant turnip  of  the  peninsula  may  be  held  inviolate  from  the 
enemy's  guns.  And  a  right  good  project,  too.  It  brings  us  back 
to  revolutionary  days,  when  every  man's  hand  was  in  bis  pocket 
to  skin  out  a  dollar  for  the  defense  of  the  flag.  Scoffers  may  say 
that  they  did  not  expect  this  heroic  movement  from  quiet  gentle- 
men, whose  fingers  are  more  accustomed  to  handle  wheat  than  to 
pull  the  trigger,  and  whose  noses  are  more  familiar  with  must 
than  gunpowder,  but  it  is  of  just  such  stuff  as  this  that  warriors  are 
made.  And  if  necessary,  the  Produce  Exchange  might,  as  was 
done  in  old  London,  organize  a  volunteer  artillery  company  to 
serve  those  guns  when  the  loud  blast  of  war  blows  in  our  ears. 
I  should  like  to  see  Carey  Friedlander  standing  upon  the 
ramparts,  defying  the  insolent  foe,  and  waving  the  flag  of  his 
country  to  animate  the  bold  artillerymen  to  shoot  the  stuffing  out 
of  the  enemy. 

IT  is  delightful  to  read  bow  a  New  Jersey  crank,  with  a  small 
satchel,  paralyzed  business  in  Jay  Gould's  office  for  over  an 
hour,  and  had  the  clerks  on  their  knees,  shriving  themselves  for 
the  next  world.  George  Gould  was  peeping  around  the  corner 
while  his  trembling  clerk  interviewed  the  crank,  and  when  the 
miserable  bookkeeper  tried  to  cut  the  conversation  short,  Mr. 
Gould  insisted  upon  his  continuing.  Truly  the  small  satchel,  in 
the  hands  of  any  sort  of  wild-eyed  man,  is  now  a  more  formidable 
weapon  than  the  revolver.  It  is  a  new  feature,  too,  in  offensive 
instruments,  and  a  safe  one,  for  to  shoot  a  fellow  because  he 
carried  a  small  satchel  would  not  come  within  the  law's  idea  of 
self-defense.  We  have  not  had  that  species  of  crank  out  West 
yet.  But  our  day  will  come.  He  will  drift  this  way  yet,  and 
make  a  dreadful  half-hour  for  some  capitalist. 

PROFESSOR  MOHAMMED  GREEN,  the  Turkish  magician, 
has  started  on  his  long  walk  from  Cincinnati  to  this  city.  This 
intelligence  was  received  with  much  joy  by  Consul  George  Hall, 
who  will  hail  with  feelings  of  unmixed  pleasure  this  welcome  ad- 
dition to  the  Turkish  colony.  The  Sultan  will  be  expected  to  de- 
fray the  bill  for  the  paring  of  Mohammed  Green's  corns,  when  he 
shows  up  here  after  his  tramp,  the  same  to  be  duly  O.  K.'d  by 
Mr.  Hall.  Simple  bunions  and  water  blisters  will  be  treated  from 
the  funds  now  in  the  Consul's  possession. 

SENATOR  FELTON,  in  conversation  with  a  newspaper  cor- 
respondent, is  credited  with  the  profound  remark  that  if  the 
Chinese  are  not  allowed  to  start  for  this  country,  they  cannot  get 
in.  Well,  no,  not  exactly,  which  reminds  one  of  Sir  Boyle 
Roche's  statement,  that  a  man  could  not  be  in  two  places  at  once, 
unless  he  was  a  bird. 


16 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  6,  1892. 


THE  newest  thing  in  Paris  is  the  Lancer  hat,  the  crown  of 
which  is  flat  and  square,  with  a  rolled  brim  fitting;  the  head 
tightly.  This  hat  has  the  crown  generally  made  of  velvet  in 
some  bright  color,  with  trimmings  of  black  feather  or  fur.  An 
orange  one  is  edged  with  beaver,  with  a  tuft  of  black  feathers  at 
one  side,  and  a  flame-colored  one  is  trimmed  with  Astrachan  with 
an  upstanding  osprey  in  the  front.  A  Valois  capote,  in  mauve 
cloth,  is  edged  with  sable,  with  violet  strings  tying  in  a  rosette  at 
one  side.  A  light  brown  felt  hat  has  rose  pink  velvet  bows 
fastened  by  a  paste  buckle  in  the  very  front,  with  cream  wings 
standing  from  them;  a  narrow  bordering  of  sable  forms  the  brim. 
Another  brown  felt  hat  has  tiny  bows  of  velvet  placed  all  round 
the  crown,  and  at  one  side  a  wing  of  velvet  and  a  panache  of 
feathers  clasped  by  a  large  brilliant  buckle. 

Lady  Londonderry,  the  famous  English  beauty,  has  a  peculiar 
system  for  keeping  her  youth,  which  seems  to  have  succeeded 
marvelously  thus  far.  One  day  in  every  ten  she  lies  in  bed,  al- 
though her  health  is  excellent.  On  this  day  of  literal  rest  she 
sleeps  in  the  morning  until  she  wakes  naturally,  then  takes  a  hot 
batd,  and  then  goes  back  to  bed,  where  a  light  breakfast  is  served. 
After  that  she  tries  to  go  to  sleep  again,  and  if  she  does  not  suc- 
ceed, lies  quietly  without  even  thinking  in  the  darkened  bed- 
room. At  6  o'clock  she  rises,  slips  on  a  peignor,  dines  in  her 
cabinet  de  toilette,  and  then  sits  by  the  fire  idly  until  10  o'clock, 
when  she  goes  to  bed  for  the  night.  Under  no  circumstances 
does  her  ladyship  depart  from  this  rule  of  making  periodical  dis- 
appearance from  the  social  whirlpool  every  ten  days. 

Mink  has  become  so  fashionable  in  London  that  it  is  sometimes 
almost  as  dear  as  sable,  and  certainly  has  as  good  an  effect.  Nar- 
row borderings  of  mink  trim  many  evening  dresses,  and  when  it 
is  really  good,  it  is  a  beautifully  soft  fur.  Now  tbat  skirts  are 
made  so  plainly,  nothing  makes  a  prettier  finish  than  a  bordering 
of  fur,  which  looks  lovely  on  satin  or  silk.  A  dress  in  pale  lily- 
of-the-valley  green  satin,  with  narrow  edgings  of  mink  round  the 
bottom  and  above  the  hem  of  the  dress,  has  the  space  between 
studded  with  green  jewels.  The  bodice  had  bands  laid  flat  round 
it  of  alternate  jeweling  and  fur,  and  above  this  was  a  frill  of  green 
spangled  chiffon,  twisted  into  a  knot  on  the  shoulders  with  coils 
of  mink. 

Natural  cut  flowers  are  now  being  colored  artificially  in  Paris. 
Sky-blue  orchids,  pink  narcissuses,  green  and  violet  roses  and  ul- 
tramarine chrysanthemums  have  lately  been  sold  by  florists  at 
very  high  prices,  as  they  were  taken  for  specimens  of  very  rare 
flowers.  It  now  appears  that  the  flowers  were  simply  dyed  by  a 
new  process.  The  coloring  matters  are  dissolved  in  variable  quan- 
ties,  according  to  the  depth  of  the  hues  that  are  to  be  obtained,  in 
filtered  water,  in  which,  to  hasten  the  solution  of  the  coloring 
matter,  a  few  drops  of  alcohol  have  been  poured.  The  stalk  ends 
of  the  flower  are  then  placed  in  the  dye,  and  the  fluid  by  capillary 
attraction  is  drawn  up  into  the  flower.  The  dye,  however,  only 
colors  freshly  cut  flowers. 

A  screen  covered  with  green  crepe  de  Chine,  painted  with 
sprays  of  flowers,  is  decorated  with  hanging  creepers,  while  grow- 
ing in  a  basket  at  the  bottom  of  it  are  hyacinths,  lilies  of  the  val- 
ley and  palms.  Another  screen,  rather  like  it,  has  a  lyre-shaped 
back  with  gilded  strings.  At  one  side  sprays  of  white  lilac  droop 
over  it,  while  asparagus  fern  and  creepers  fall  over  the  other  side, 
fastened  by  a  bow  of  white  ribbon,  at  the  bottom.  A  basket  tied 
with  yellow  and  white  bows  has  a  loose  arrangement  of  yellow 
roses  and  lilac  covered  with  ferns. 


A  small  brown  straw  hat  is  powdered  with  Parma  violets  and 
mimosa,  with  pale  green  rosettes  fastening  the  strings  at  the  back ; 
and  a  tiny  capote,  with  a  gold  crown  edged  with  sable,  has  a 
bunch  of  violets  at  the  back  and  front.  A  black  velvet  hat, 
almost  flat,  has  a  ruche  of  forget-me-not  blue  ribbon  fastened  at 
intervals  by  tiny  blue  rosettes  and  forget-me-nots.  A  large  brown 
felt  hat  is  trimmed  with  rosettes  of  green  and  pink  ribbon,  while 
on  the  left  side  is  a  tuft  of  shaded  feathers.  The  strings  are  of 
satin  ribbon  in  the  two  colors. 


Bealskin  is  very  scarce  just  now,  and  consequently  ruinously 
dear,  but  Persian  lamb  seems  to  have  taken  its  place  for  coats. 
The  kind  known  as  moire'  is  by  far  the  most  fashionable,  and  the 
curled  is  not  much  used  for  jackets,  though  for  trimming  hats  or 
for  collars  and  cuffs  it  is  still  worn.  Many  of  the  loose-crowned 
hats  will  have  a  bordering  of  astrachan  and  a  sort  of  plume  in 
front,  or  at  one  side,  made  of  the  fur. 


iisrsTTia_A_^rcs. 


John  "W.  Carmany,  of  25  Kearny  street,  always  has  on  hand  a 
very  expensive  stock  of  gentlemen's  furnishing  goods. 


REMOVAL! 
HOME  MUTUAL  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

Now  Occupies  Premises  at  the  N.  E.  Cor.  California  and  Sansome 

8ts.,  S.  F.,  Lately  Vacated  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  Bank. 

Twenty-seventh  Annual  Exhibit. 

January  l,  1891. 

INCORPORATED    A.   D.    1864. 

LosBes  p'd  since  organi'n.$3,175,759.21 1  Reinsurance  Reserve J266.043.59 

Assets  January  1, 1891  .. .     867,512.19    Capital  paid  up,  Gold. . ..      300,000.00 
Surplus  for  policy  holders    844,944.69  |  Net  Surplus  over  ev'yth'g     278,901.10 

Income  in  1890  1394,184.52  |  Fire  Losses  paid  in  1890.      142,338.90 

Fire  Losses  unpaid,  January  1, 1891. , 11,404.00 

President J. F.  HOUGHTON  I  Secretary CHARLES  R.STORY 

Vice-President. .HENRY  L.   DODGE  I  General  Agent.ROBERT  H.  MAQILL 

TRANSATLANTIC   FIRE   INSURANCE   COMPANY, 

OF  HAMBURG,  GERMANY. 

Herbert  L.  Low,  Manager  for  the  Pacific  Coast  Branch, 

230  Sansome  St.,  S.  F. 

Capital $7,500,000.00 

Invested  in  U.  S. 534,795.72 

GEO.  MARCUS   &   CO., 

Agents  City  Department, 
233  California  St.,  S.  F.,  Cal. 

THAMES  AND  MERSEY  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANY  (Limited) 

Of  Liverpool,  London  arid  Manchester. 

Capital  Subscribed ..$70,000,000 

Capital  Paid  Up 7,000,000 

Cash  Reserve  (In  addition  to  Capital) 2,725,000 

Total  Assets  December  37,   7888 8,724,057.00 

WM.    GREER    HARRISON,   Manager, 

305  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

PACIFIC    DEPARTMENT 

LONDON  AND  LANCASHIRE  FIRE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

Capital »l  0.626.000 

Cash    Assets 4,701,201   39 

Cash  Assets  In  United  States 2,272,084  13 

REINSURERS  OF 

Anslo-NeTada  Assurance  Corporation 

AND 

Southern  California  Insurance  Company. 

■WJUL.    IMT.A-CIDOISrj&.IiID. 

MANAGER. 

D.  E.  MILES,  Assistant  Manager. 

315  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  S.  F. 

THE  SWISS  MARINE  ASSURANCE  COMPANIES  COMBINED. 

SWITZERLAND  of  Zurich— Capital,  5,000,000  Francs.  HELVETIA  of  8t. 
Gall— Capital,  10,000,000 Francs.  BALOISE  of  Basle— Capital,  5,000,000  Francs. 
These  three  companies  are  liable  jointly  and  severally  for  all  losses  that 
may  be  sustained.  Losses  made  payable  m  all  the  principal  seaports  of  the 
world.  In  the  settlement  of  all  claims  under  an  English  policy,  these  com- 
panies will  strictly  adhere  to  the  conditions  and  customs  adopted  at  Lloyds' 
and  submit  to  English  jurisdiction.  HARRY  W.  8YZ,  Agent,  410  California 
street,  San  Francisco. 

Phoenix  Assurance  Company  of  London, England [Establs'd  1782] 
American  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  [Estab.  1857.] 

BUTLER  &  HALDAN,  Gen'l  Agents  for  the  Paeifie  Coast. 
473  California  Street,  San  Francisco- 

LONDON  ASSURANCE  CORPORATION  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  by  Royal  Charter,  1720.J 

NORTHERN  ASSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  1836.] 
Office— Northwest  corner  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Streets. 

GEO.  F.  GRANT,  Manager. 

pacific  aDEr^-iaTi^iEasrT 
GUARDIAN  ASSURANCE  CO.,  SUN  FIRE  OFFICE, 


OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1821. 
Paid-up  Capital,    -    -   -    $  5,000,000. 
Cash  Assets, $21,911,915. 


OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1710. 

Cash  Assets, $9,031,040. 

Assets  in  America,   -    -    -   $1,956,331. 


WE  ).  UDDERS,  Gen'l  Agent,  20i  Sansome  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


M 


INSURANCE  COMPANY- LTD. 

E~sxE:F=t ,  E:r*isL_y=\rM0.^1 


Capital  paid  &j  guaranteed  33,000,000,00. 

ChasA  Latdu,  Manager. 
439  California  St.  San  Francisco. 


Pob.  6,  1892. 


PR  INCI»  D  MKW8 


17 


^V°rld'  rhiSish  ^ 


A  QUESTION  baa  been  »<>kcil  in  tht  M>  ■  rning 

the  B Object  ■>(  Sabbath  observance  in  relation  to  Itaetueof  the 
•lactric  light,  and  ...  the  well-known  electrician, 

has  replied:  "It is  ft  rule  of  the  Jewish  religion  that,  on  the  Sab- 
bath  l>»y.  no  tire  may  be  kindled.  The  observant  Jew?  obey  this 
law  Tery  strictly,  and  abstain  from  any  act  which  directly  or  in- 
directly can  cause  the  production  of  fire  or  the  consumption  of 
anything  by  fire.  The  follow  Ing  acts,  for  instance,  are  abstained 
from:  Touching  fire,  lighting  or  extinguishing  fires;  striking 
matches  or  smoking:  lighting  or  extinguishing  gas  lamps,  oil 
lamps  or  candles;  moving  or  turning  op  or  down  gas  lamps,  oil 
lamps  or  candles  when  alight;  putting  anything  into  the  fire  or 
taking  anything  out."  The  question  was:  "Would  a  man  be 
transgressing  these  rules  of  conduct  by  switching  off  or  on  electric 
glow  lamps?"     Professor Crook  es  replies:  "The  words  'fire'  and 

*  tiame '  have  in  all  ages  and  countries  been  associated  with  the 
idea  of  what  we  now  term  ■  combustion.'  That  is,  the  rapid  union 
of  the  atmospheric  oxygen  with  combustible  material,  which,  in 
the  majority  of  cases,  would  be  compounds  of  carbon  and  hydro- 
gen. The  carbon  burns  to  carbonic  acid  and  the  hydrogen  to 
water,  both  going  off  into  the  atmosphere  in  an  invisible  form. 
Historical  research  shows  that  the  ■  sacredness '  of  fire  and  flame 
in  the  old  Eastern  religions  was  intimately  connected  with  com- 
bustion, and  consequent  purification.  All  the  instances  of  acts  to 
beabstained  from  given  above  involve  combustion  and  flame.  The 
modern  glow  lamp   has   no  connection,   direct    or  indirect,  with 

•  fire,'  ■  flame, '  or  •  combustion.'  " 

The  origin  of  men  wearing  two  studs  in  their  evening  dress 
shirts  is  this:  A  distinguished  gentleman,  and  somewhat  of  a 
leader  of  fashion,  had  three  perfect  Oriental  pearls  absolutely 
alike.  He  lost  one,  and  was  unable  for  a  long  time  to  find  a 
match  for  his  other  two.  Consequently  he  had  an  outfit  of  shirts 
with  two  buttonholes,  and  being  a  man  of  mark  in  his  set,  he 
found  many  imitators.  Then  he  had  a  note  from  his  jeweler  to 
say  that  a  match  for  his  pearls  was  procurable.  He  immediately 
secured  it,  and  took  to  three  buttonholes  in  bis  shirt  front  again, 
to  the  no  small  annoyance  of  his  followers,  who  felt  that  he  was 
a  very  fickle  leader.  At  one  time  the  Prince  of  Wales  had  a  great 
craze  for  rings,  of  which  ornaments  he  wore  very  many,  which 
would  now  be  considered  outrageous.  Then,  needless  to  say, 
H.  R.  H.  was  lavishly  copied,  and  possibly,  having  plenty  of  op- 
portunity for  observing  the  effeminate  effect  on  other  manly 
hands,  he  gave  up  rings  altogether.  Now  the  Prince  wears  but 
one.  He  always  wears  a  gold  curb  chain  padlocked  bangle,  and 
so  does  the  Duke  of  Edinburgh. 


An  interesting  Btory  has  recently  been  told  about  the  late  Sir 
George  Airy,  the  famous  astronomer,  and  his  courtship.  By  rea- 
son of  his  timidity,  he  seemed  doomed  to  be  a  bachelor  for  life. 
But  fortune  favored  him,  and  he  drifted  into  matrimony  in  an 
unexpected  way.     An  intimate  friend  remarked  to  him  one  day, 

"  Have   you   ever   observed    Miss 's  eyes?    They   have    the 

property  of  double  refraction."  "Dear  me,  that  is  very  odd," 
he  exclaimed,  "  I  should  like  to  see  that;  do  you  think  I  might 
venture  to  call?"  And  call  he  did,  and  begged  permission  to  ex- 
amine the  young  lady's  eyes.  The  novelty  of  the  situation  may 
have  fascinated  him.  At  any  rate  he  begged  the  privilege  of  a 
second  call,  to  look  at  the  eyes  in  a  clearer  light.  The  problem 
grew  so  interesting  that  he  at  length  came  to  the  conclusion  to 
make  it  a  life  study.  The  boldness  born  of  scientific  curiosity 
enabled  him  ultimately  to  propose.  He  was  accepted,  and  the 
strange  courtship  ended  in  a  happy  marriage. 

The  King  of  Siam  has  ordered  an  English  governess  to  be  sent 
out  for  the  education  of  his  daughters.  The  place  is  a  splendid 
one — about  £700  a  year  salary,  residence  in  the  palace,  and  all 
kinds  of  privileges.  His  Majesty  insists  upon  his  children  be- 
coming proficient  in  the  English  language,  which  he  declares  will 
become  the  language  of  the  East.  The  Emperor  of  China  seems 
to  be  of  the  same  opinion,  as  he  has  begun  to  take  lessons  in 
English  of  a  professor  who  has  resided  some  time  in  China  as 
photographer  to  the  Court. 

PROFESSOR  E.  W.  HILGARD,  of  the  State  University,  haa 
issued  the  report  for  1890  of  the  work  of  the  agricultural  ex- 
periment stations  of  the  University.  The  volume  is  replete  with 
interesting  and  valuable  information. 

THE  new  art  of  type-settiug  by  machinery,  now  an  assured  suc- 
cess, is  described  at  length  in  the  January  Engineering  Maga- 
zine by  Walter  E.  Crane,  who  has  had  much  experience  in  the 
construction  of  machinery  of  this  class. 

Mothers  be  Sure  and  Use  "Mrs.  Winslow's  Soothing  Syrup"  for  your 
children  while  Teething.    Price,  25  cents  a  bottle. 


CAPITAL 

D.  J.  BTAPLE8 
WILLIAM  J    [i 
B.  FAYMoM 
i.  B.  LI 


Insurance  Company. 
11.000.000.  I  ASSETS 


•2.550.000 

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Serr.-ury 

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Agent*  In  oil  prominent  Irx-Alllle*  throughout  the  I'nltcd  Slates. 

THE  STATE  INVESTMENT  AND  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

[ESTABLISHED    1871.) 

CAPITAL    STOCK  Pild  Up  1400  000 

PMHCIPAl  OFFICt  218  AMD  220  SAMS0MF  STRICT, 

San    Francisco,  California. 


GEORGE  L.  BRANDER, 

President 


CHA8.  M.  BLAIR, 
Secretary. 


Queen  Insurance  Company. 
Royal  Exchange  Assurance. 

[INCORPORATED  1720.] 

Connecticut  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  Hartford,  Conn. 

ROBERT     DICKSON,  Manager. 
General  Office — N.  W.  Cor.  California  and  Montgomery  Sts. 
City  Department — N.  W.  Cor.  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  81s. 
INSURE  your  property  against  FIRE  in 

The  Lion  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  London, 
Imperial  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  London, 

WM.  SEXTON,  K.  C.  MED0RAPT, 

Manager.  Sub-Manager. 
Pacific  Department,  214  Sansouie  si.,  s.  F. 
SWAIN  &MURDOCK.  City  Agents. 


FIRE 


BRITISH  AND  F0REI6N  MARINE  INS.  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

CAPITAL  S6,000,000 

AGENTS: 

BALFOUR,  GUTHRIE  &  CO., 

No.  316  Calllornla  Street,  San  Francisco. 

THE  NEW  ENGLAND  MUTUAL  LIFE  INSURANCE  CO., 

OF  BOSTON,  MASSACHUSETTS.  Assets.  SI  9,724.538.46. 

President,  BENJAMIN  F.  STEVEN8.  |  Vice-President,  JOS.  M.  GIBBENS. 
HENRY  K.  FIELD,  General  Agent, 
324  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


MWOW$h 


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Company?  y- 


PARKE    &    LACY  CO., 

21  and  23  FREMONT  STREET, 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MINING,    WOOD    AND    IRON   WORKING    MACHINERY. 

ENGINES,    BOILERS,    STEAM    PUMPS, 
BELTINO.  OIL8  AND  SUPPLIES. 

"ouvFtree^  for  sale. 

Large  numbers  of  splendidly  rooted  trees  of  different 
ages.  New  process  of  rooting,  the  result  of  ten  years' 
experimenting.     No  artificial  heat  used.     Address 

W.  ALSTON  HAYNE,  Jr., 

Santa  Barbara,  Cal. 

E.  D.  Jones. 

S.  L.  JONES  &  CO., 

Auctioneers   and    Commission    Merchants, 

207   AND  200  OALIFORNIA   8TREET. 


18 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  6,  1892. 


THERE  are  many  signs  of  improvement  in  the  real  estate  mar- 
ket, and  though  January's  sales  were  a  million  less  than 
those  for  che  same  month  in  1890,  there  has  been  a  most  satis- 
factory increase  over  December's  business.  Therefore  the  real 
estate  men  are  hopeful.  Because  the  business  transacted  in  a 
certain  month  of  a  given  year  is  not  as  large  in  volume  as  that 
done  the  previous  year  during  the  same  month,  it  does  not  fol- 
low that  the  year,  as  a  whole,  will  be  a  poorer  cne  than  the  pre- 
vious one.  Months  vary  in  the  real  estate  business.  Sometimes 
in  a  very  dull  month  there  may  be  two  or  three  very  large  trans- 
actions which  will  swell  the  total  of  sales  way  beyond  those  of  a 
very  good  business  month. 

With  the  approaching  completion  of  the  San  Francisco  and  San 
Mateo  electric  street  railway,  outside  property  in  that  vicinity 
must  surely  take  on  a  little  boom  to  itself.  The  15th  of  this 
month  is  the  date  set  for  the  running  of  the  first  car,  but  the 
probabilities  are  that  this  event  will  not  transpire  before  the  end. 
of  the  month. 

Whoever  the  parties  may  be  hack  of  the  elevated  railroad 
scheme  that  was  introduced  at  the  last  meeting  of  the  supervisors 
they  will  be  received  with  open  arms  by  the  real  estate  men. 
Some  say  the  Southern  Pacific  is  behind  the  movement,  others 
that  a  syndicate  of  Chicago  capitalists  is  backing  it.  But  be  the 
backers  whom  they  may  the  real  estate  men  will  give  the  move- 
ment their  hearty  co-operation. 

"Just  think,"  said  Mr.  Carnall,  what  an  impetus  an  elevated 
line  from  the  ferries  to  the  Mission  would  give  to  outside  property. 
No  one,  not  prejudiced  against  the  plan  for  some  special  reason, 
doubts  that  San  Francisco  needs  rapid  transit.  And  this  is  the 
shape  it  must  come  in.  We  are  not  far  enough  advanced  for 
underground  railways,  and  the  overhead  system  is  the  only  other 
way." 

Certainly  the  progressive  citizens  will  favor  the  elevated  road, 
except,  perhaps,  those  living  along  the  proposed  route.  The  cry 
will  doubtless  be  raised,  here  as  elsewhere,  that  an  elevated  road 
will  decrease  the  value  of  property  on  the  streets  through  which 
it  will  pass.  At  first  sight,  it  looks  as  though  there  were  some- 
thing real  about  this  scare,  but  experience  in  other  cities  has 
shown  that  property  bordering  on  the  elevated  roads  has  not 
only  not  decreased  in  value,  but  has  maintained  a  healthy  increase, 
along  with  the  city's  growth.  This  cry  is  only  a  bugbear,  and 
will  frighten  none  but  the  thoughtless.  And  even  were  it  genuine, 
it  is  so  narrow  in  its  effect  as  surely  not  to  influence  one  who  has 
really  the  interest  of  the  city  at  heart.  The  rapid  enhancement 
of  suburban  properties  would  more  than  repay,  many  times  over, 
any  possible  loss  to  the  adjoining  holdings. 

There  is  one  especially  healthy  sign  in  the  real  estate  market. 
It  is  that  home-seekers  are  coming  to  the  front.  O'Farrell  &  Lang 
report  an  excellent  business  in  this  respect.  They  are  doing  busi- 
ness for  many  of  the  best  building  and  loan  associations,  and  are 
selling  substantial  homes  on  easy  terms  of  from  $3,000  to  $12,000 
value.  In  this  particular  line  building  is  quite  good,  and  the  de- 
mand for  houses  brisk. 

There  afe  any  number  of  good  cash  buyers  in  the  market  who 
have  all  the  way  from  $6,000  to  $12,000  to  invest.  One  house 
alone  reports  having  heard  from  no  less  than  forty-seven  men  of 
this  class  within  the  past  week. 

Easton,  Eldridge  &  Co.  will  have  a  special  credit  sale  auction 
next  Tuesday. 

Tevis  &  Fisher  say  the  demand  for  Belvedere  villa  sites  is  great- 
ly on  the  increase. 

Plans  are  now  being  drawn  fdr  a  five-story  building  to  be 
erected  on  Geary  street,  adjoining  California  Furniture  Company, 
and  to  be  occupied  by  S.  &  G.  Gump.  The  lot  is  30J  feet  front, 
widening  at  the  rear  to  65  feet,  and  130  feet  in  depth. 


The  marked  success  with  which  the  country  department  of  the 
great  firm  of  Easton,  Eldridge  &,  Co.  has  been  selling  villa  homes  in 
the  beautiful  subdivision  of  the  Polhemus  Tract,  near  Menlo  Park,  is 
being  fully  verified  by  the  construction  of  artistic  buildings  at  differ- 
ent quarters  thereon.  The  purchasers  are  not  speculators,  but  emi- 
nent business  men  of  this  city,  whose  desire  is  to  have  something 
more  than  a  town  lot  of  ordinary  size,  on  which  to  erect  a  summer 
home.  Through  its  many  natural  advantages  this  tract  has  been 
brought  to  the  front.  Possessing  all  the  requisites  of  health,  comfort 
and  pleasure,  rich  soil,  heavy  oaks,  unlimited  supply  of  pure  moun- 
tain water  piped  to  each  subdivision,  proximity  to  Menlo  Park, 
accessibility  to  San  Francisco,  with  nine  daily  trains,  wide  roads 
leading  direct  to  Stanford  University,  and  with  a  climate  unequaled 
in  our  broad  State. 

pacific  towel  coiMiP'.AJsr-Y, 

9     LICK     PLACE, 
Furnishes  Clean  Towels  at  the  following  low  rates: 

G  Clean  Hand  Towels  each  week,  $1,00  per  month;    12  Clean  Hand  Towels 

each  week,  $1.50  per  mouth;  4  Clean  Roller  Towels  each  week,  $1.00  per 

mouth;  6  Clean  Holler  Towels  each  week,  $1.25  per  month. 


THE  monthly  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  San 
Francisco  Society  for  the  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Animals 
was  held  on  the  28th  ultimo.  Mrs.  W.  W.  Gollin,  J.  B.  McAvoy, 
C.  H.  Crocker,  J.  B.  Fleming  and  C.  W.  Wind  were  elected  mem- 
bers. The  Committee  on  Appointment  of  Officers  reported  favor- 
ably upon  the  petitions  of  E.  Thompson,  H.  W.  Martin,  Willis  Mc- 
Millan, Henry  E.  Holmes,  G.  E.  Davis,  M.  D.,  Rudolph  Horner, 
William  G.  Mills,  John  H.  Mangels,  Richard  G.  C.  Harms  and 
John  G.  Libby,  who  were  appointed  officers  of  the  society.  James 
S.  Hutchison  resigned  as  a  member  of  the  Committee  on  Appoint- 
ment of  Officers  and  F.  A.  Osborn  was  appointed  to  fill  the 
vacancy.  The  Secretary's  report  showed  that  during  the  month 
there  had  been  146  complaints  received  and  investigated,  31  prose- 
cutions, 102  lame,  sick,  galled  and  worn  out  horses  taken  from 
work,  11  taken  from  the  streets  by  the  society's  ambulance,  5 
killed,  and  4639  animals  of  all  kinds  relieved.  That  the  receipts 
were  $296  and  the  disbursements  $384  21. 

PALO  ALTO  STOCK  FARM 

IMPORTANT  SALE 

OF 

SIXTY  HUE^A-ID 


CHOICE    BROOD    MARES. 

By  KENTUCKY  PRINCE,  GENERAL  BENTON,  ALMONT, 
PIEDMONT,  A.  W.  RICHMOND,  ARTHORTON,  MOHAWK 
CHIEF,  MESSENGER  DDROC,  MII-TON  MEDIUM,  BENE- 
FIT, CONTRACTOR  and  other  noted  stallions.  These  mares  are 
stinted  to  Palo  Alto  2:08$;  Electricity  2:17$;  Azrnoor  2:20£; 
Whips  2:27J;  Amigo  2:16$;  Alban  2:24;  MacBenton,  Benefit, 
Good  Gift,  etc.,  sons  of  Electioneer,  General  Benton,  etc. 

AT    SALES  YARD, 
CORNER  MARKET  ST.  AND  VAN  NESS  AVE., 

-A.T     lO     O'CLOCK     ON- 
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY  24,  1892. 

-Catalogues  now  ready.    Will  be  sent  upon  application. 
KIIXIP  A  CO.,  Jtactloueers, 
^ 3?  Montgomery  Street. 


>€TNA 

MINERAL 

WATER 

CURES 

DYSPEPSIA. 
SOLD    EVERYWHERE. 


BAN    PR  VNCISI  0  NEWS   1  II  IKi:. 


19 


oBrriARY 

ClNBl     rUOM     -  ORAY.  on*  .»(  the  mo«l  hl«hl.T  rt-, 
ol  California*  ,v  la«t.  at  thr   mldonea 

of  his  il»uRhicr<.    Mr.  ■■     LighlDW  «n.1    Mlai  Qoule  <;raj. 

Manta  Clara,  lie  w»j  born  at  Cloaca,  Inland,  In  180S,  tod  came 
-rica  with  his  parents  in  1819.  lie  lired  (or  ioine  tinio  at 
:i».  where  he  was  Collector  ol  the  l'orl  for  several  years. 
He  came  to  this  coast  in  1858,  and  for  many  years  hei.i  very 
prominent  place  in  the  community.  With  the  late  Horace  llt\\.» 
be  collaborated  the  Consolidation  Act  and  tie  bill  giving  married 
women  the  homesteads  right.  After  the  death  of  his  wife  he 
made  his  home  with  his  daughters,  in  Santa  Clara  county.  Dar- 
ing the  war  he  went  East,  and  served  in  tbe  Quartermaster's 
Department.  I'pon  his  return  he  accepted  an  office,  in  the  Cus- 
toms service.  Colonel  <iray  was  a  true  type  of  the  gentleman 
and  soldier,  for  he  was  without  reproach.  His  death  will  be 
greatly  regretted  by  bis  very  large  circle  of  friends. 

SAMl'El.  M.  BROOKES,  the  artist,  died  at  his  residence,  on 
January  3lst,  last.  He  was  a  native  of  London,  England, 
and  nearly  76  year9  old.  Every  one  who  ever  knew  the  kindly 
painter  will  regret  his  death,  for  he  was  possessed  of  the  many 
human  qualities  which  gain  friends,  of  whom  he  had  many. 

MRS.  ELIZABETH  MALI. ON.  wife  of  John  Mallon,  the  well- 
known  art-glass  manufacturer,  died  at  her  residence,  an  Sac- 
ramento street,  on  January  29th.  The  funeral  was  from  St. 
Dominic's  Church,  last  Monday,  interment  being  at  Mount  Cal- 
vary Cemetery. 

NB.  STONE —News  has  reached  us  of  the  death  of  this  well- 
,  known  Californian,  who  died  in  New  York  during  the 
early  part  of  the  week.  He  was  an  old  pioneer,  has  held  many 
public  ortices,  having  been  Postmaster,  President  of  the  Board  of 
Education,  etc. 


Throat  Diseases  commence  with  a  Cough.  Cold,  or  Sore  Throat. 
"Brown't  Bronchial  lYoc-ftW"  give  immediate  relief.  Sold  only  in  boxes. 
Price  25  cents. 

Isfumrd  Eyes  and  Lids  permanently  cured  if  caused  from  defective 
sight.  Consult  (free  of  charge)  C.  Muller,  refraction  specialist,  135  Mout- 
gomcry  street. 

REMOVAL  NOTICE. 


THE  OFFICES  OF  THE 

CLINTON  CONSOLIDATED  GOLD  MINING  COMPANY 

Have  been  removed  from  110  Phelan  Building  to  234  Montgomery  street, 
Room  7. 

C  S.  WIEL \M>.  President. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 


;  Yellow  Jacket  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business,  San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  this 
company,  held  on  the  first  day  of  February,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  50)  of 
Fifty  (r>0)  Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  each  and  every  share  of  the  cap- 
ital stock  of  said  company,  payable  immediately  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  or  to  James  Ncwlands,  Transfer  Secretary,  Room  3, 
331  Pine  ttre-t,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
Friday,  March  4,  1892,  will  be  deemed  delinquent, 
and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;   and  unless  pay- 
ment is  made  before,  will  be  sold  on  WEDNESDAY,  the  sixth  day  of  April, 
1892,  at  1  o'clock  p.  M.,  in  front  of  the  office  of  the  company,  to  pay  the  de- 
linquent assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
W.  H.  BLAUVELT,  Secretary. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Savage     Mining     Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Virginia  Mining  District,  Storey  county,  State  of  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  held 
on  the  second  day  of  February,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  78)  of  Fifty  Cents 

fier  share  was  levied  on  the  capital  stock  of  the   corporation,  payable 
mraediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  company,  room  4,  Nevada  Block,  No  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 
Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Eighth  Day  ot  March.  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and,  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  MONDAY,  the  twenty-eighth  day  of  March  1892,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 

expenses  of  -sale.  _   „    _,   „     „     „ 

E.  B.  HOLMES,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  4,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Gould    &    Curry    Silver    Mining    Company. 

Assessment    No.  68 

Amount  per  Share 30  cents 

Levied  January  5,  1892 

Delinquent  in  Office February  8, 1892 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  Stock  March  1,  1892 

ALFRED  K.  DURBEOW,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  No.  69,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San 
Francisco,  California. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 


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.„.,   .,      if  S;>,"'l",,,,,'  D"  "•   Febtmr,.  1892.  .Ill  bt  dtllnquenl. 
■"'  "''  ■  ••  «'  pnhlle  auction:  and  nnlen  pmymorj    li  made 

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NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Union    Consolidated    Silver    Mining    Company. 

Location  of  principal  nla.-o  ,,f  btMtnaa-Su  FranoUoO,  California     Lo- 
cation  of  worl  cl.  Storey  county,  Nevada 

Notice  Li  nerebj  given  thai  at »  meeting  ol  the  Board  of  Director*,  I  - 
the  Mh  day  ol  January,  ime,  an  aaaeumenl  (No.  li)  oi  Twenti  8vi 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  ol  I 

mediately  In  I  , I  State,  sold  coin,  lo  the  Secretary;  at  the  offl r*  of  the 

Company  Room  n.  :■  rnia street, San  Pranolico, CaUiornla 

Any  stock  upon  which  I  hi.  ■ ment  shall  remain  unpaid  OS 

The  Eleventh  Day  ol  February.  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 

S5i"£7nfc!."£!i§)r '"',';:', KM!! *Sc&ui  ,""1  "'"-'•- p»yment i* mode  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  WEDNESDAY,  the  2d  day  of  March,  1692.  to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  "f  advertising  and  ezoonses 

of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Hoard  of  Directors. 

,      ,.  A.  W.  BARROWS,  Secretary. 

)  California  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 


Office— Room  11,  No. 


ASSESSMENT   NOTICE, 

Clrollar     Mining     Company. 

Location  of  priucipal  place  of  busiuexs-San  Fraucisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works— Virginia,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  Biven  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  held 
on  the  eighth  day  ol  January.  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  32)  of  Fifty  Cents 
(50)  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation' 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary  at  the 
orhce  of  the  Company,  room  79,  Nevada  Block,  No,  30J  Montgomery  street 
8an  Fraucisco,  California.  '  ^ 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Eleventh  (lttb)  Day  ol  F,bruary.  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold   on  THURSDAY,  the   third  day  of  March,  1892    to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,   together  with   the  costs  of   advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

CHARLES  E.  ELLIOT,  Secretary 

Office— Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  No.  809  Montgomery  Street.  Sau  Fran- 
cisco, California. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Consolidated  Imperial  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  priucipal  place  of  business— San  Fraucisco,  California  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  Couuty,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meetiugof  the  Board  of  Directors,  held  on 
thetweuty-second  day  of  January,  189 .',  an  assessment  {No.  33)  of  Three  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upou  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  ollice  of  the 
Company,  No.  331  Pine  street,  Room  3,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upou  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-fifth  Day  ol  February,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  fifteenth  day  of  March  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of   advertising    and  ex- 
penses of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

C.  L.  McCOY,  Secretary. 

Office— 331  Pine  street,  room  8,  San  Fraucisco,  California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Exchequer    Mining     Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Fraucisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  couuty,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the '2'2d  day  of  January,  1802,  an  assessment,  No.  32,  of  Twenty-five  (25) 
Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately,  in  Uuiled  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-fifth  Day  of  February,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  THURSDAY,  the  seventeenth  day  of  March,  1892,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together   with  the  costs  of  advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

CHAS.  E.  ELLIOT,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Fraucisco, 
California. 

"ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Sierra     Nevada    Silver    Mining     Company. 

Assessment    No.  lOl 

Amount  per  share 30  cents 

Levied -. February  1,  1892 

Delinquent  in  Office March  4,  1S92 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  StocK March  24,  1892 

E.  PARKER,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  15,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  Street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 


20 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  6,  1892. 


DR.  WOLF,  of  Heidelberg,  has,  the  London  Times  says,  dis- 
covered two  minor  planets  by  means  of  photographic  plates, 
taken  on  December  22d  and  23d.  One  of  these  is  new  (No.  323), 
but  the  other  is  probably  identical  with  Sapientia  (No.  275),  which 
has  only  once  been  observed  in  opposition.  Since  Dr.  Wolf's  dis- 
covery the  two  planets  have  been  watched  by  Dr.  Palisa,  at 
Vienna.  The  art  of  stellar  photography  has  made  rapid  strides 
of  late  years,  and  has  now  become  a  powerful  instrument  in 
astronomical  research.  It  has  been  expected  that  new  planets 
would  be  discovered  by  this  means,  since  if  two  photographs  of 
the  same  region  of  the  heavens  be  taken  at  different  times,  upon 
comparison,  a  planetary  body  will  betray  itself  by  its  movement 
with  regard  to  the  fixed  stars  in  the  interval,  or,  if  a  single  plate 
be  exposed  long  enough,  the  planet  will,  by  its  movement,  trace 
a  "  trail  "  upon  the  plate,  whereas  the  images  of  the  stars  will  be 
dots,  the  telescope  being  driven  by  clockwork  so  as  to  keep  them 
always  in  its  field  as  they  apparently  revolve  around  the  earth  in 
consequence  of  the  diurnal  motion. 

Some  ingenious  Frenchman  has  found  a  new  use  for  broken 

glass.  In  Paris  fragments  of  broken  glass  of  various  colors  were 
mixed  together,  after  having  been  broken  to  a  suitable  size;  they 
are  then  placed  in  molds  lined  with  silica,  talc,  or  some  other  re- 
sisting material,  and  fired.  A  coherent  mass  is  produced,  which 
can  be  dressed  and  cut  into  bJocks,  which  are,  of  course,  irregularly 
colored.  Such  blocks  may  be  used  as  artificial  marble.  The 
blocks  are  usually  rough  on  one  side,  owing,  perhaps,  to  incom- 
plete fusion.  This  gives  a  surface  which  is  admirably  adapted  for 
causing  them,  especially  if  they  are  slab-like  in  form,  to  adhere 
to  walls  with  the  addition  of  a  little  mortar.  Fine  decorative 
effects  can  thus  be  produced.  Designs  in  relief  can  be  obtained 
by  pressure  while  the  block  or  slab  is  still  plastic. 

—  Plowing  with  dynamite  is  ar.  agricultural  novelty.  The  in- 
ventor of  this  ingenious  tilling  of  the  soil  drills  holes  two  or  three 
feet  deep  and  five  feet  apart,  making  1,600  to  the  acre.  In  each 
hole  is  placed  a  sufficient  quantity  of  the  explosive,  connected 
with  a  wire  leading  to  the  battery,  and  after  the  holes  have  been 
plugged  with  clay,  the  whole  is  discharged  by  a  spark.  In  recent 
experiments,  after  the  explosion  the  ground  appeared  to  be  lifted 
two  feet,  some  clods  being  thrown  to  the  height  of  thirty  feet, 
while  the  earth  was  found  to  be  broken  to  the  depth  of  thirty 
inches  at  the  point  of  explosion  and  for  a  considerable  distance 
around  the  holes. 

It  may  be  remarked,  if  only  in  justification  of  "  the  wisdom 

of  our  ancestors,"  that  one  of  M.  Pasteur's  young  men  has  dis- 
covered that  no  living  germ  of  disease  can  resist  the  antiseptic 
power  of  essence  of  cinnamon  for  more  than  a  few  hours.  In 
destroying  microbes  it  is  not  less  effective  than  corrosive  subli- 
mate. Even  the  scent  kills  them.  A  decoction  of  cinnamon 
should  be  drunk  in  localities  where  typhoid  fever  or  cholera  pre- 
vails. Ages  ago,  in  the  various  preventatives  used  to  avert  plague 
and  other  infectious  diseases,  cinnamon  was  a  leading  ingredient. 

—  An  electric  railway  is  contemplated  in  Paris.  It  is  proposed 
to  connect,  by  an  underground  railway,  the  southeast  with  the 
northwest,  from  the  Bois  de  Vincennes  to  the  Bois  de  Boulogne, 
a  direction  corresponding  to  the  greatest  extent  of  the  town.  The 
main  line  follows  the  route  of  the  Rue  de  Rivoli,  and  the  Avenue 
des  Champs  Elysees,  and  the  main  terminal  stations  are  to  be 
erected  with  slight  deviations  at  the  terminal  points  of  these 
streets. 

Portable  electric  lamps  are  among   the   latest   novelties   of 

the  opticians'  shops.  They  are  desc/ibed  as  consisting  of  a  battery 
enclosed  in  a  wood  box,  with  a  small  lamp  outside.  By  touching 
a  small  switch  the  current  is  turned  on  and  the  lamp  emits  a  good 
light.  The  cost  of  these  lamps  is  not  excessive,  and  they  are  very 
suitable  for  domestic  or  office  purposes. 


Some  very  interesting   experiments   in  welding   cables    by 

electricity,  for  use  on  cable  roads,  have  recently  been  made  by 
the  Thomson  Electric  Welding  Company.  It  has  been  demon- 
strated, so  it  is  claimed,  that  while  by  means  of  a  splice  30  per 
cent,  only  of  the  strength  of  a  perfect  cable  can  be  secured ;  by  an 
electric  weld,  which  can  be  readily  made,  87  per  cent,  of  the  ef- 
ficiency can  be  attained,  thus  proving  the  greatly  superior  ef- 
ficiency of  the  latter  method  of  making  joints  on  cables  employed 
for  traction  purposes. 


Those  "who  desire  an  excellent  dinner,  served  in  the  highest  style 
of  art,  should  patronize  the  Maison  Riche,  at  the  corner  of  Geary 
street  and  Grant  avenue. 


The  most  fashionably  dressed  men  in  the  city  buy  their  hats  at 
White's  hat  emporium,  at  614  Commercial  street. 

The  oysters  of  Moraghan,  of  the  California  Market,  have  been 
famous  for  years  as  the  most  appetizing  in  California. 


:B_A.:r>r:K:s_ 


BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA,  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Capital  $3,000,000  00 

Surplus 1,000,000  00 

Undivided  Profits (July  1st,  1890) 3,275,919  48 

WM.  ALVOKD,  President. 

Thomas  Brown Cashier  |  B.  Mdbeat,  Jr  . .  .  Assistant  Cashier 

Irving  F.  Moulton,  2nd  Assistant  Cashier. 

CORRESPONDENTS : 

NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  Bank  of  California;  B03TON— Tremont 
National  Bank;  CHICAGO— Union  National  Bank;  ST.  LOUIS— Boatman's 
Bank;  NEW  ZEALAND— The  Bank  of  New  Zealand.  Correspondent  in 
London— Messrs.  N.  M.  Rothschild  &  Sons.  Correspondents  in  India,  China, 
Japan  and  Australia. 

The  Bank  has  Agencies  at  Virginia  City,  and  Correspondents  in  all  the 
principal  Mining  Districts  and  Interior  Towns  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Letters  of  Credit  issued,  available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Draw  direct 
on  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  New  Orleans,  Denver,  Salt  Lake, 
Cincinnati,  Portland, O. ,  Los  Angeles,  London,  Dublin,  Paris,  Berlin,  Bremen, 
Hamburg,  Frankfort-on- the -Main,  Antwerp,  Amsterdam,  Copenhagen,  Stock- 
holm, Christiana,  Locarno,  Melbourne,  Sydney,  Auckland,  Hongkong 
Shanghai,  Yokohama,  Genoa,  and  all  cities  in  Italy  and  Switzerland. 


THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK, 


N.  W.  Corner  Sansome  and  Bush  Streets. 

Established  1870.  U.  3.  Depositary. 

CAPITAL  (PAID   UP) $1,600,000 

SURPLUS $500.000  1  UNDIVIDED   PROFITS $166,000 

8.  G.  MURPHY President  I  E.  D.  MORGAN Cashier 

JAMES  MOFFITT. . .  .Vice-President  I  GEO.  W.  KLINE Ass't  Cashier 

niRECTORS: 

Geo.  A.  Low,  George  C.  Perkins,  S.  G.  Murphy, 

N.  Van  Bergen,  James  D.  Phelan,  James  Moffitt. 

Thomas  Jennings,  John  A.  Hooper,  J.  D.  Harvey. 

A  General  Banking  Business  Transacted. 

SAFE    DEPOSIT    DEPARTMENT, 

JAMES  K.  LYNCH,  Manager, 

Safes  to  rent  from  $5  to  $100  per  annum  (under  the  exclusive  control  of 

tho  renter),  for  the  care  of  all  valuables.    Trunks  and  Packages  taken  on 

storage.    A  specialty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a.  m.  to  6  p.  m. 

LONDON  AND  SAN  FRANCISCO  DANK,  Limited. 

Authorized  Capital J3,500,000     I     Capital  paid  up 2.450,000 

Reserve 395.000 

San  Francisco  Office,  424  California  St.  I  London  Office 73  Lombard  St..  E.  C 

Portland  Branch.  48  First  St.    Tacoma  Branch.  1005  A  Street. 

Man         :  ARTHUR  SCRIVENER;  Assistant  Manager,  WILLIAM       EEL 

Cashier,    GUSTAV  FR1EDERICH. 

LONDON  BANKERS— Bank  of  England  and  London  Joint  Stock  Bank. 
NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

This  Bank  is  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex- 
change Business  in  London  and  San  Francisco,  and  between  said  cities  and 
all  parts  of  trie  world.  

~ THnATlE^nANKINT  COMPANY. 

Capital $1,250,000. 

Successor  to  Sather  &  Co.,  Established  1851,  Sau  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON President 

J.  L.  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  S.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

Directors:  Chas.  Main,  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  Wm,  P.  Johnson, 
C.  F.  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K.  Wilson. 

Agents:  New  York— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.  Boston— Downer  &  Co. 
Philadelphia— Drexel  &  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  National  Bank.  St.  Louis— The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City— First  National  Bank.  Loudon— Brown, 
Shipley  &  Co.    Paris— Drexel,  Harjes  <fc  Co. 

~  WELLS,  FAR60  &  COMPANY— BANKING  DEPARTMENT. 

>".  £.  Corner  Sansome  and  Sutler  Streets. 
SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 

CIPITAL  $      500,000.00 

SURPLUS  5,488,393.12 

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS $    5,988,393  00 

DIRECTORS: 
Lloyd  Tevis,  President:  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chas.  P.  Crocker.  J.  C.  Fargo,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Wm.  Norris,  Geo.  E.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  Wadsworth,  Cashier. 
Receive  Deposits,  issues  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Ban  kin 
Business. 

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND  DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS PORTCOSTA,  California, 

Storage  Capacity,  100,000  Tons.      Regular    Warehouse  for  San 
Francisco  Produce  Exchange  Call  Board. 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  handling  and  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  and  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  and  smutty  Wheat. 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  stored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  sold, 
if  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  of  the  Company,  202  Sansome  St..  over  the  Anglo-California  Bank. 

THE  CROCKER-WOOLWORTH  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

822     PINE     STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL *1,000,000. 

DIRECTORS  : 

CHAS.  F.  CROCKER,  1  E.  H.  MILLER,  Je. 

B.  C.  WOOLWOBTH President. 

W.  E.  BROWN VICE-PBB8IDENT. 

WM.  H.  CROCKER Cashier 

SECURITY  SAVINGS  BANK. 

Guarantee  Capital $800,000 

OFFICERS: 

President  JEROME  LINCOLN  I  Secretary 8.  L.  ABBOT.  Jr. 

Vice-President W.  8.  JONES  I  Attorney SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

OFFICE— No.  228  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


t  IS 


BAN    IT.  VNCISI  0  NEWS   1  IT  111; 


11 


SUMMARY    UF    THE    MARKETS. 

Flour  is  lower:  foreign  demand  ?•»! .  Extra*  IMrd^  iv  Siiperntn 
Wheat    1>  dull:   ll(ht  lr«de.   r-hipplng.  tl.'-d:    Willlne.   II . :•■.•!. 

mm 

Barter  l>  weak :   Brewlns.ll  l&ail  1'.   Feed.  I10H.W  per  ell. 

Oat».  SimiDC.lt  «.'V**1  ''   Feed.  ll.XJ4ll.WMr  ell. 

Cora.  White,  ll.»*4»li'.;  Yellow  (  per  ctl. 

Rye.  DO  stock,  cood  demao.l.  II  ^y4ll.7\V    Cement,  f2.00@2.'O. 

Hay  i«»tea.ly:  Wheat,  Hn*ll      oai*.  I:'.»HV  AHalfa,  Illl4lli.«. 

HlllstufTa,  cood  demand.     Bran,  taayffl  per  too. 

Beau>.  cood  re.-jiie?l.  I  l.V»£$£30  per  ctl.     Potatoes.  30e  @7>e  per  ctl. 

Butter  is  lower;  Choice.  3  r. -cca.se. ;  Fair.  'J0c(jb)25c-.  Eastern.  Ific  to  ioc. 

Cheese,  light  stock,  10c.(*12e.    Eccs.  licht  -upply.  2>c.(**>e. 

Honey,  Comb,  10c.(413c.:  Extra.  ,      Poultry  in  cood  supply. 

Onions  are  worth  lT.c.    Beeswax  is  lower  at  22c,@24c. 

Fralt— all  kinds  dried — active.    Fruit  i*  eery  plentiful  and  cheap. 

Raisins  and  Dried  Grapes  Id  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates. 

Hides  are  steady:  Dry,  7c@10c.      Wool  is  in  demand  at  14c.@22c. 

Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  seller  at  TiipTSc. 

Coffee  steady  at   l.V:.(a>21c.  for  C.  A.    Canned  Fruits  of  all  kinds  iu  favor. 

Coal  is  lower,  with  a  declining  teodency.    Nuts  find  ready  sale. 

Quicksilver  is  nominal  at  145.00  per  flask.   Hops  are  In  demand  at  ll@20c. 

Sugar,  cood  stock  of  both  Raws  and  Refined.  Whites,  1JK35&C. 
It  is  very  gratifying  to  see  that  an  opening  abroad  is  found  for 
our  grape  brandy.  The  German  bark  Oberon,  for  Hamburg,  has 
now  on  board  the  largest  shipment  ever  made  from  this  port,  say 
98(456  gals.  Last  .Tune  a  shipment  of  72,000 gals,  was  made  to  the 
same  port,  and  the  Scottish  Knight  has  just  sailed  for  Liverpool 
with  13,781  gals,  of  same,  and  the  ship  Manuel  Llaguna,  for  New 
York,  has  42,500  gals.  same. 

Grain  charters  dropped  at  the  close  of  January  to  £1.  The  Br. 
iron  ship  Orissa,  lf199  tons,  having  been  secured  for  Wheat  to 
Cork,  U.  K.,  Havre,  Antwerp  or  Dunkirk  at  this  figure  by  Starr 
it  Co.  The  Ger.  iron  ship  Professor  Koch,  1,400  tons,  Wheat 
same  voyage,  £1,  chartered  by  same  parties.  Later  the  Br.  iron 
ship  Archilles,  1,521  tons,  has  been  secured  for  the  same  voyage 
at  18s.  9d. 

For  Mexico  the  steamship  Newbern  carried  cargo  valued  at 
$45,000,  consisting  in  part  of  2,000  galls.  Wine,  4,444  lbs.  Tallow, 
6,160  lbs.  Sulphur,  303  pkgs.  Machinery,  72,000  ft.  Fuse,  Corn, 
Bread,  Beans,  Potatoes,  etc. 

The  Pacific  Mail  steamship  China,  from  the  Orieot,  arrived  here 
on  the  2d  inst.,  13  days  from  Yokohama,  bringing  for  cargo  4,437 
rolls  Matting,  401  pkgs.  8ugar,  1,675  pkgs.  oil,  1,513  pkgs.  Tea, 
30,742  mats  Rice,  57  pkgs.  Opium  and  8,000  pkgs.  Mdse.  Also  in 
transit,  to  go  overland,  652  rolls  Matting,  186  pkgs.  Straw  Braid, 
1,155  pkgs.  Raw  Silk,  412  pkgs.  Tea,  70  pkgs.  Silks  and  500  pkgs. 
Mdse.,  and  for  Central  America  150  pkgs.  Mdse.,  and  for  Hono- 
lulu 600  pkgs.  Mdse. 

Wool  for  Boston,  via  Victoria  and  the  Northern  Pacific  route, 
232  bales,  value  $43,500;  also,  via  steamer  Umatilla,  for  Victoria 
for  reshipment  to  Calcutta,  94  cs.  Canned  Goods,  value  $402;  also, 
to  8oarabaya,  43  cs.  Canned  Fruit,  and  to  Batavia,  for  same,  40 
cs.  ditto. 

Beet  Sugar — The  Western  Beet  Sugar  Company  has  just  received 
$50,000  from  Secretary  Treasury  Foster,  for  bounty  on  this  sea- 
son's out-put.  There  fs  due  the  Watsonville  Company  $86,000 
bounty  on  its  out-put  of  some  2,200  tons  Crude  Sugar. 

The  Quicksilver  receipts  for  the  month  of  January  aggregate 
1,704  flasks,  which  is  an  increase  over  the  same  month  of  last 
year  of  139  flasks  and  881  flasks  over  that  of  January,  1890.  The 
market  is  sluggish,  and  the  price  dropped  to  $45.  Exports  in  Jan- 
uary, 1892,  637  flasks,  which  is  largely  in  excess  of  the  same 
month  in  the  two  preceding  years- 

Tbe  Pacific  Mail  steamship  Colima,  from  the  Isthmus  and  way 
ports,  brings  up  from  Mexico  $43,980  in  Treasure  and  64  bags 
Silver  Ore;  also,  from  same,  773  bags  Coffee,  etc.  From  Central 
America,  3,300  bags  Coffee,  etc.  From  South  America,  $1,800  in 
Gold  Dust  and  9  bags  Cocoa;  and  from  New  York,  600  bxs.  Soap, 
478  pkgs.  Sheetings,  401  pkgs.  Stampedware,  Iron,  Glassware,  260 
cs.  blacking,  etc. 

For  New  York,  the  ship  Manuel  Llaguna  has  sailed  hence  with 

a  valuable  cargo,  consisting  in  part  of  502  tons  Borax,  42,500  gals. 

Brandy,  201,000  gals.  Wine,  27,500  lbs.  Mustard  Seed,  1,536  cs. 

Salmon,  220  bales  Rags,  27,000  lbs.  Honey,  2,870  cs.  Canned  Fruit, 

420  tons  Copper  Matte,  21,500  lbs.  Ginger,  80  tons  Chrome  Ore,  100 

tons  Lead,  2,000  Hides,  etc. 


IT  is  beginning  to  be  realized  very  generally  that  the  health  of 
city  and  village  populations  depends  upon  nothing  else  more 
than  sewage  disposal.  The  various  methods  of  treatment  of  sew- 
age in  American  cities  are  treated  by  George  W.  Rafter  in  the 
January  Engineering  Magazine,  introducing  the  details  of  important 
investigations  made  by  the  Massachusetts  Board  of  Health. 

Chas.  Lainer,  artistic  photographer,  715  Market  street.  Crayon 
portraits  a  specialty.  There  is  an  unmistakably  air  of  truth  about  all 
his  portraits,  from  "the  smallest  card  photo  up  to  the  most  ambitious 
specimen  of  the  photographic  art. 


BA.JSTICS. 

BANK    OF    BRITISH    COLUMBIA. 

ral  Charier 

CAPITAL  PAID  UP  13  000  MO 

RESERVE  FUND  lf0O0,  MO 

Boalhaoat  corner  Bnah  mad     - 

HEAD  OFFICE  OO  LOMBARD  «TREET.   LONOON. 

BRASCMFS-victoria.  British  Colombia.;   Portland,  Onion;  Bwttli  ud 

Tacoma.  Within] 
BUB'BRANCUl  Imlnster,  Vancouver.  Nanalmo  and  Kamlnop*. 

lb  Colombia. 

Bank  trail. act.  a  '..-ti^ral  Banking  BOail Account,  oponajd  .'it. 

Check,  and  Special  I'  .inmerclal  ,'r,..|n*  (ranted 

available   In  all  pan*  of  the    world.      Am  inted  and  ad 

vauees  made  on  good  collateral  security.  Iiraw.  dlreol  at  current  rates 
upon  Its  Head  Office  an. I  Branches,  and  upon  Its  Agents,  as  fa 

NEW  YORK,  CUP  (JADA— Bank  of  Montreal;  LIVER] 

— North  and  Month  Wales  Banl  iTLAHD—  British  LI Company    n:i 

LAND— Bank  of  Ireland;  MEXICO  and  SOUTH  IMBKICA  -London  Bank 
of  Mexico  ami  South  America:  CHINA  ami  JAPAN- Chartered  Hank  of 
India,  Australia  and  China;  AI'STHM.IA  an. I  NEW  ZEALAND— Bank  of 
Australasia,  Commercial  Hanking  Compauv  of  Svilnrv.  Knv'llsh.  Scottish 
and  Australian  Chartered  Kauk  and  National  Bank  of  Australasia.  DEM- 
ERARA  and  TRIM  ha  I'  (Weal  Indlesl-Coloulal  Bank. 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVIN6S  UNION. 

:•■'■:  t  .iiii.'i-i.lii  Street,  corner  Webb  street. 
Branch  OrpXCB  ....       ,,  ,700  Market  Street,  Corner  Polk. 

Deposits,  June  30. 1S9I     923,311,06100 

Uuarauteefl  Capital  and  Surplus 1,340,635  OO 

DIRECTORS. 

Albert  Miller,  President;  George  W.  Beaver.  Vice  President;  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pood,  Charles  Pace.  Daniel  E.  Martin.  W.  C.  B.  OeFremerv, 
George  C.  Boardmau,  J.  G.  Eastlaud ;    Lovell  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  and  Loans  only  on  real  estate  seenritv.  Country  re- 
mittances may  be  bent  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  or  by  cheeks  of  reliable 
parties,  payable  in  San  Frauci pco,  but  the  responsibility  of  thisSnviugs 
Bank  commences  ouly  with  the  actual  receipt  of  the  money.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  is  made 
for  pass  book  or  entrance  fee.  OlBce  Hours— 9  a.  m.  to  3  f.  m.  Saturday 
eveuiugs,  6:30  to  8. 

THE  GERMAN  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  626  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RE8ERVE  FUND t    1,610,000  00. 

Deposits  Jan    2,  1892 27,138,129  74 

Officers— President,  L.  GOTTIQ;  Vice-President,  EDW.  KRU8E 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGERS  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  R.  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN  ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TOURNY.  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  8choemaun,  E. 
Meyer,  F.  Tillmann,  H.  Horstmann,  B.  A.  Becker,  H.  L.  Simou.  Attorney, 
John  R.  Jabbob. 

MUTUAL  SAVINGS  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building 

Guaranty  Capital,  $1,000,000. 

OFFICEBB. 

JAMES  G.  FAIR President 

JAMES  PHELAN,  S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-Presidents 

Directors— James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper,  C.  G.  Hooker, 
James  Phelan,  James  Moffitt,  S.  G.  Murphy,  Chas.  CadwaladeraudJam.es 
D.  Phelau. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecurities.  JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

HUMBOLDT  SAVIN6S  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY, 

No.  18  Guar/  Street.  San   Francisco. 

Incorporated November  24, 1869. 

ADOLPH  C.  WEBER  ...President.  |  ERNST  BRAND Secretary 

LONDON.  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  BANK  (Limited), 

IS.  W.  Cor.  Sansome  and  Sutter  Sts. 

ubiaied  Capital. $2,500,000  |  Paid  Up  Capital 92,000,000 

ReseruB  Fund  $650,000, 
Head  Office 58  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Agentb— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
(Ltd.), No.  10  Wall  St.,N,  Y.    PARIS— Messrs.  Lazard  Freres  &.  Cie,  17Bonle 
vard  Poissoniere.    Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.  Com 
mercial  and  Travelers'  Credits  issued.           EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 
LC.  Altschul,  Cashier._ 

THE  ANGLO-CALIFORNIAN  BANK,  Limited. 

N.  E.  Comer  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

Capital  Authorized 16,000,000  |  Paid  up 11,500,000 

Subscribed 3,000,000  |  Reserve  Fund 650,000 

Head  Office— 8  Angel  Court,  London,  E.  C. 
Agents  at  New  York— J.  &  W.  Seligman  &  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  banking  business,  sells  drafts,  makes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  and  issues  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
world     Sends  bills  for  collection,  loans  money,  buys  and  sells  exchange 
and  bullion.                                               IGN.  STEINHART    j  ManftKers 
a  P.  N.  LILIENTHAL.t  Mftnftgers- 

Fine  Sanitary  Plumbing  and  Gas-fitting 

Estimates  furnished.    Jobbing  promptly 

attended  to. 
PLUMBING  CHARLES  E.  ANDERSON, 

'UU  '  1616  Polk  Street,  near  Clay,  and  121-4 

,     Polk  Street,  near  Sutter. 

[telephone  No.  2107. 


22 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  6,  1892. 


ON    THE    DIAMOND. 

THE  California  Baseball  League  held  a  meeting  in  this  city  last 
Tuesday,  President  Mone  presiding.  After  awarding  to  San 
Jose  the  championship  of  last  season  and  closing  the  business  of 
that  campaign,  the  business  of  the  year  was  declared  closed.  The 
season  of  1892  was  then  opened  with  San  Francisco,  San  Jose, 
Oakland  and  Los  Angeles  composing  the  circuit.  Sacramento  will 
be  out  of  the  league  this  year,  Los  Angeles  taking  her  place,  from 
the  mismanagement  of  the  Capital  City  Club  during  the  laat  year. 
Her  retirement  from  the  league  has  not  surprised  any  one.  Some 
people  made  an  effort  to  have  the  club  of  that  city  retained  in  the 
league  this  year,  but  gave  the  league  officials  no  substantial  evi- 
dence that  the  club  would  play  the  season  out.  Van  Der  Beck, 
who  will  manage  the  Los  Angeles  Club,  has  had  considerable  ex- 
perience in  baseball,  and  has  the  means  to  place  a  club  in  the  field 
that  will  equal  any  team  of  the  other  cities.  He  has  already  en- 
gaged Glenalvin,  who  was  captain  of  the  Portland,  Or.,  club  last 
year,  and  who  played  second  base  for  the  Portlands,  and  was  their 
captain  during  the  Coast  championship  series  recently  played  in 
this  city  against  the  San  Jose  team.  Glenalvin,  before  playing 
with  Portland,  was  a  member  of  the  Chicago  club.  As  he  refused 
to  sign  a  contract  with  the  Portlands  when  he  joined  them,  he 
could  not  be  reserved,  and  at  the  end  of  the  season  was  at  liberty 
to  sign  with  Los  Angeles.  He  is  now  in  the  East  engaging  play- 
ers for  the  latter  club.  The  league  will  have  a  meeting  two  weeks 
from  to-day,  in  this  city,  at  which  time  the  schedule  will  be  pre- 
pared, and  the  committee  on  legislation  will  make  its  report. 
President  Mone  will  probably  not  announce  who  will  compose 
his  staff  of  umpires  and  scorers  until  next  month,  and  at  which 
time  he  will  designate  the  ball  he  has  selected  to  be  the  official 
ball  of  theleague  during  the  season.  With  Ebright,  Glenalvin  and 
Carroll,  the  San  Jose,  Los  Angeles  and  Oakland  clubs,  respective- 
ly, will  have  first-class,  hard-working  and  experienced  captains. 
It  is  not  yet  known  who  will  be  the  captain  of  the  San  Francisco 
team. 


SANBORN,    VAIL    &    CO. 

TO  appreciate  the  great  changes  which  may  be  effected  in  a  few 
days  by  workmen  under  good  direction,  one  needs  only  to 
have  seen  the  new,  large  establishment  of  Sanborn,  Vail  <fc  Co.  a 
week  or  two  ago.  and  to  see  it  now.  Then  it  was  a  mass  of  magnifi- 
cent disorder.  Now  artistic  completeness  has  been  evolved  from 
chaos.  Where  a  week  ago  the  painters,  carpenters  and  other  work- 
men hung  upon  the  walls,  beautiful  pictures  are  now  displayed.  The 
establishment  is  beginning  to  give  evidence  of  the  magnificent  ap- 
pearance it  will  present  when  all  the  ideas  of  the  firm  have  been  car- 
ried out  to  successful  completion,  Nearly  all  the  side  shelving  is 
now  on  the  first  floor,  and  the  offices  are  rapidly  taking  on  the  altered 
form  they  have  been  given  to  suit  them  to  the  requirements  of  the 
linn's  large  business.  On  the  second  floor,  the  tissue  paper  and 
study  department  has  been  finished,  and  the  clerks  are  now  there 
ready  for  business.  The  'easels  are  all  in  place,  and  pictures  and 
mirrors  adorn  the  walls.  All  the  painting  in  the  establishment  has 
been  finished  except  on  the  third  llnor.  All  the  tables  are  now  in 
place  on  this  Moor.  On  the  fifth  Hoor  power  has  been  put  in,  and 
within  a  few  days  that  department  will  be  ready  for  the  workmen. 
All  the  molding  has  been  properly  stored  on  the  fourth  floor,  where 
one  may  now  enjoy  the  novel  sight  of  examining  more  beautiful  de- 
signs in  molding  than  any  but  the  uninitiated  could  have  ever 
thought  existed.  When  completed,  the  great  establishment  will, 
without  a  doubt,  be  the  most  complete  in  all  of  its  details  upon  the 
Coast.  Every  department  will  be  an  establishment  in  itself,  in  which 
everything  appertaining  to  its  special  line  may  be  had  for  the  asking. 

BELVEDERE    IN    WINTER. 

NOWHERE  in  California  can  a  more  delightful  place,  for  either 
summer  or  winter  residence,  be  found  than  Belvedere.  When 
the  north  wind  howls  about  the  city's  hill-tops,  or  when  the  sea  sends 
in  its  banks  of  heavy  fog  to  mass  our  streets  with  their  damp,  chilling 
breaths.  Belvedere  remaius  as  charming  as  if  protected  by  the  huge 
outspread  hand  of  some  great  genii,  who  considers  its  groves  and 
vales  his  own  special  care.  Probably  one  of  the  greatest  charms  in 
connection  with  life  at  Belvedere  is  the  magnificent  marine  view 
which  may  be  enjoyed  from  its  wooded  hillsides.  To  the  east  and 
south  lies  the  broad  and  smiling  bay  ;  to  the  west  one  sees  the  Golden 
Gate,  and  in  the  distance  the  beautiful  Pacific,  upon  whose  pulsing 
bosom  rise  and  fall  incoming  vessls  freighted  with  joys  and  sorrows 
for  those  who  await  them  in  the  city,  whose  hilltops  and  steeples  are 
distinctly  visible.  The  scene  is  incomparably  grander  and  more 
beautiful  than  that  from  Presidio  Heights,  where  a  number  of  people 
have  lately  established  their  household  gods.  Belvedere  is  the  most 
beautiful  suburban  resort  in  the  State,  and  its  attractiveness  is  great- 
ly increased  by  the  delightful  acquaintances  to  be  made  there.  Society 
has  thrown  its  mantle  upon  it,  and  Belvedere  has  become  the  Tuxedo 
of  the  Pacific.  All  its  land-titles  are  guaranteed.  Tevis  A  Fisher, 
the  well-known  real  estate  agents,  of  14  Post  street,  are  the  agents  of 
the  property. 

THE  sugar  crop  in  Cuba  this  year  promises  to  be  the  largest  on 
record.     Last  year  it  was  600,000  tons,  but  it  is  expected  that 
it  will  reach  a  million  tons  this  year. 


O.  Muller,  135  Montgomery  street,  near  Bush,  refraction  specialist.    Es- 
tablished 1863. 


H.  M.  NEWHALL  &  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchants, 

AND  

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Nos.  309  and  317  Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco,  California, 

NATIONAL   ASSURANCE   CO.   OF    IRELAND; 
ATLAS    ASSURANCE    CO.    OF    LONDON  ; 
BOYLSTON    INSURANCE   CO.  OF    BOSTON; 
OCEAN   MARINE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LONDON. 

Steam  Boiler  incrustations. 

Old   Scale    Removed,  Formation  of  New   Scale  Prevented. 

Without  the  Aid  of  Chemicals,  by  the  Use  of  the 

LLEWELLYN    FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONDENSER  I 

>Over  300  In  Dally  Ute  on  the  Pacific  Coast.) 

i  Removes  all  Impurities  from  the  Water  before  Entering  the  Boiler. 
Heats  the  Water  to  212°.  Saves  from  25  to  50  per  cent,  in  the  Amount  of 
Water  Used. 

Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Pamphlet  Forwarded  on  Application  to 

Llewellyn    Steam    Condenser    Manufacturing    Co., 

330  Pine  street,  gan  Francisco,  Cal. 

J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros., 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

Agents  for  Spreckels'  Line  of  Hawaiian  Packets,  S.  8.  Hepworth's  Centri 
fugal  Machines,  Reed's  Patent  Pipe  and  Boiler  Covering. 
327  Market  Street,  corner  Fremont. 

8AN    FRANGI8CO. 

Systems—"  Slattery  "  Induction;  "  Wood  "  Arc.     Factories— Fort  Wayne, 
Indiana;  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Electric  Improvement  Company. 

General  Agents  for  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Arizona  and  Washington 

of  the  Fort  Wayne  Electric  right  Co.f  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 

Estimates  furnished  for  Electric  Railways,  Electric  Light  and  Steam 
Plants,  House  Wiring,  etc.    Marine  Work  a  Specialty. 


35  New  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


J.    WHEELER. 


W.   GIRVIN. 


J.  W.  GIRVIN  &  CO., 

Rubber  and  Leather  Belting,  Hose,  Packing,  etc. 

Rubber  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  etc. 

Pacific  Coast  Agents  for  Boston  Belting  Co.  aud  Payerweather  &  Ladew, 
formerly  J.  B.  Hoyt  &  Co.  4  California  St..  S.F.,Cal. 

WILLIAMS.  DIMOND  &  CO. 

SHIPPING   AND    COMMISSION    MERCHANTS, 

UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 

Agents  for— 
The  Cunard  Royal   Mail  Steamship  I  Vivian  Sons  Yellow  Metal  Sheathing 

Company,  Hartmann's  Rahtjen's  Composition 

"The  California  Line  of  Clippers,"  I  The  China  Trade  and  Insurance  Co. 

from  New  York,  (L'd.), 

"The  Hawaiian  Line  of  Packets,"       The    Baldwin   Locomotive  Works, 

to  and  from  Honolulu.  Steel  Rails  and  Track  Material. 

COKE— CHEAPEST  FUEL! 

Reduction  in  Price. 

Wholesale  (50  bbls.  or  more),  80c.  per  bbl.    Retail  (auy  quantity 

under  50  bbl*.),  90c.  per  bbl. 

AT  THE  WORKS  OP 

THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  GASLIGHT  COMPANY, 
HOWARD  AND  FIRST  STS..  and  FOOT  OF  SECOND  STREET. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Holmes    Mining    Company. 

The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Holmes  Mining 
Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  Room  79,  Nevada  Block, 
No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on 
Tuesday,  the  Ninth  Day  of  February.  1 892,  at  the  hour  of  one  U)  o'clock  P.  M., 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 
meeting. 

Transfer  books  will  close  on  Saturday,  February  6, 1S92,  at  12  o'clock  m. 

CHAS.  E.  ELLIOT,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francis- 
co, California. 


''••  1892-  BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 

IMPORTANT! 

CLOSING  -  OUT     SALE 

INAUGURATED     AT    THE 

IXL  sto:r:e  IXL 

924   TO  930  MARKET  ST.,  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Sale  Will  Continue  Daily  Until  Further  Notice. 


The  immense  and  complete  stock  of  goods  has 
been  marked  down  to  50  cents  on  the  dollar. 

We  quote  a  few  of  the  prices  that  goods  are 
sold  at : 

Boys'  Overcoats $  1  35 

Star  Waists 50 

Mother's  Friend  Waists 50 

Boys'  Percale  Collars  5 

Boys'  All- Wool  Cassimere  School  Suits 1  50 

Men's  Pine  French  Calf  Gaiters,   Congress,  Button  and  Lace 

Shoes,  former  price  $6,  will  be  sold  at 2  50 

Boys'  Lace  and  Button  Shoes,  former  price  $2,  sold  for 1  00 

Men's  Business  Suits,  former  price  $12  50,  will  be  sold  for....     5  50 

Working  Suits,  former  price  $9,  will  be  sold  at 4  00 

Gentlemen's  Dress' Suits,  former  price  $27  00,  sold  at 13  50 

AND  SO  ON  TO  THE  END  OF  THE  CATALOGUE. 

Store  Fixtures  for  Sale.  Office  Furniture  for  Sale.  A  Large  Safe,  Burglar-Proof  Vault  for  Sale. 

f(J&~  The  Trustee  has  personally  seen  that  prices  are  marked  on  the 
goods  as  stated.  He  has  adopted  the  above  method  of  disposing  of  this  stock 
of  merchandise  rather  than  throw  it  into  the  auction  room. 


J.  C.  MAYNARD,  trustee. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  6,  1892. 


5UNBCAMS1 


A 


PRETTY  girl,  with  a  horrid  cold, 
Spoke  to  a  horrid  man, 
And  said,  "  a  cold's  a  horrid  thing," 
And  then  to  cough  began. 
"  Sometimes  I  think — in  fact,  1  fear" — 

This  said  between  each  cough— 
"  That  by  this  horrid  cough  some  day 
I  will  be  carried  off." 
The  horrid  man  then  told  anew 
The  story  that  is  old : 
"  I  wish,"  said  he,  "  that  I  might  be 

"  That  horrid,  horrid  cold."    — New  York  Herald. 

First  Friend — You  have  not  been  looking  well  lately.     You 

should  try  dieting.  Second  Friend— By  Jove,  old  fellow,  you 
ought  to  diet.  Third  Friend — Say,  old  boy,  your  blood  is  out  of 
order.  Try  plain  food  and  little  of  it  for  a  while.  Doctor  (after  a  brief 
examination)— All  you  need  is  dieting.    Five  dollars,  please. 

— Street  &  Smith's  Good  News. 

—  The  editor  of  the  Republican  at  Burlington,  Kan.,  thus  makes 
an  important  announcement:  "The  editor  of  this  paper,  Grover 
Cleveland  and  Prince  Henry  of  Battenberg.  the  husband  of  <^ueen 
Victoria's  youngest  daughter,  have  had  additions  to  their  families 
within  the  "last  few  weeks.    It  is  a  great  year  for  the  aristocracy. 

'■  Always  those  dressmakers' bills!  "  growled   the  head  of  the 

house.  "  Why  don't  you,  like  other  women,  make  your  own  clothes?" 
"  And  pray  what  doyou  make  for  yourself  ?  "  "I?"  he  exclaimed 
in  astonishment.  "Why,  haven't  lever  since  we've  been  married 
made  my  own  cigarettes?  "  —Miegende  Blatter. 

—  "  Sweet  maid,"  said  he, 
"  I  ask  of  thee 

To  fly,  to  fly.  to  fly  with  me." 
"  Young  fel,"  said  she, 
"  Now  don't  you  be 
Too  fly,  too  fly'too  fly  with  me." 

— Fresno  Sunday  Sayings. 

-^Mr.  Sliptong ue— I  have  not  met  your  wife?  Is  she  here  this 
evening?  Mr.  Ilansome—Yes.  but  just  at  this  moment  she  is  engaged 
—over  there  at  the  piano.  Mr.  Shptongue  {with  affected  enthusiasm)— 
Ah,  I  see.  She  is  that  goddes-like  beauty  who  is  playing  an  accom- 
paniment for  the  mountain  of  flesh  who  is  singing.  Mr.  Bansome 
{stiffly)— My  wife  does  not  play.    She  sings.  —N.  T.  Weekly. 

"William."  she  said  at  breakfast,  "  what  time  did  you  get  home 

last  night?"  "  Half-past  eleven,"  replied  the  husband,  who  is  actively 
interested  in  politics.  "  I'm  very  sorry,"  she  said  with  a  sigh,  "  but 
I  can't  help  suspecting  that  you  have  been  falsifying  the  returns." 

—  Washington  Star. 

First  Newspaper  Reader— What  is  your  paper?  Second  Newspaper 

Reader— The  Firmament.  First  Newspaper  Reader—  It  won't  compare 
with  the  Solar  System.  First  N.  R.— Bah!  The  Solar  didn't  give  any 
details  about  Peffer's  whiskers  being  trimmed.  Second  N.  R. — Yes, 
but  it  announced  exclusively  Blaine's  Turkish  bath  last  night. 

— Life. 

"  Whatever  became  of  that  greyhound  you  had?  "asked  Velox 

of  Top.  "  Killed  himself,"  laconically  replied  the  chief.  "  Really  !  " 
"  Yes.  He  tried  to  catch  a  fly  on  the  small  of  his  back,  and  miscal- 
culated.    He  bit  himself  in  two."  — Topical  Times. 

The  church  was  one  of  the  old  fashioned  kind, 

The  benches  were  not  built  for  ease, 
And  the  trowsers  of  every  male  member,  of  course, 

Had  a  terrible  bag  at  the  knees,  — Brooklyn  Eagle. 

What  shall  we  give  Cousin  Helen?    She  is  to  be  married  again, 

on  the  17th,  in  St.  James's  Church,  Chicago."  "  Oh,  send  her  a  silver 
pen-holder;  this  is  the  third  time,  you  know,  and  she  can't  expect 
very  much."  —Life. 

Mr.  Grunypps— What's  that  queer  odor?    Smells  like  burning 

lye.  Mrs.  Grufnpps — Don't  know,  I  haven't  put  anything  in  the  fire, 
except  some  of  your  old  love  letters.  — New  York-  Weekly. 

——JTe—l  rather  favor  the  English  mode  of  spelling.  She — Yes? 
He — Yea.  indeed.  Take"  parlor  '  for  instance.  Having  uin  it  makes 
all  the  difference  in  the  world.  —Indianapolis  Journal. 

Miss  Talkphxist—  My  hands  are  quite  dudey.  May."    Miss  Chat- 

terby—  What  do  you  mean,  dear?  Miss  Tal kphast—Why ,  chappy, 
you  know."  — Leslie's  Wc-kly. 

Briggs— I  thought  the  minister  lived  next  door  to  the  church? 

Griggs— He  did.  But  the  bell  woke  him  up  so  early  in  the  morning 
that  he  had  to  move.  — Life. 

Editor— There  are  not  enough  feet  in  this  line,  sir.     Poet— Feet. 

sir!  Feet!  I  don't  sell  it  by  the  foot.  It's  a  poem— not  a  cord  of 
wood.  — Life. 

—  "  So  the  ice  crop  is  a  failure  again?  "  "  Yes;  it's  so  cold  up  the 
Hudson  that  it  has  killed  the  plants  of  the  ice  companies. 

— Brooklyn  Eagle. 

"Pat,  Pat!  you  should   never  hit  a  man  when  he  is  down." 

"  Begorra!  what  did  I  work  so  hard  to  get  him  down  for?  " 

—  Brandon  Bucksaw. 

False  Economy 
Is  practiced  by  many  people  who  buv  inferior  articles  of  food  be- 
cause cheaper  than  standard  goods.  Surely  infants  are  entitled  to 
the  best  food  obtainable.  It  is  a  fact  that  the  Gail  Borden  "  Eagle  " 
Brand  Condensed  Milk  is  the  best  infant  food.  Your  grocer  and 
druggist  keep  it. 


HAVE   YOU   GOT 

Dyspepsia,  Bright's  Disease,  or  Dia- 
betes, or  do  you  want  a  pleasant, 
healthful  drink?     If  so,  buy 

ARCADIAN  WAUKESHA  WATER, 

Recommended  by  our  best  physi- 
cians as  the  healthiest  drink  on  earth. 
Johnson-Locke  Mercantile  Company 
Agents,  204  Front  St.,  S.  F. 

GOLD  AND  SILVER  ELEeTE0  fflg2»* 


DENIAL    PLATES. 


-MADE    SOLELY    BY- 


nR    R    W   UAINFQ    ncintiet    21  Powell  St.  Cor.  Ellis, 
L»n.  D.  VV.  n/AIMLO,  UtMIUbl,  opposite  Baldwin  Uotel. 

These  plates  are  made  by  an  entirely  new  process  and  are  absolute- 
ly "perfect,"  being  light,  elastic  and  of  " purest  metals,"  and 
"overcoming"  all  "disadvantages"  ot  "rubber"  and  all  former 
metal  plates.  The  "  leading  dentists  "  throughout  the  East  are 
using  tbem  "exclusively,"  with  the  most  "gratifying"  results. 
To  those  who  cannot  be  fitted  by  the  "old  process  "  we  "  guarantee" 
a  "perfect  fitting  plate." 

DIFFICULT    CASES    SOLICITED. 

/£)  Artistic  Hair  Dressing 

\  G  \?\0\  BEAUTIFYING  PARLORS, 

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-^*— ^n-r  ^fff  \  IMPORTERS  OF 

^^BB^^r     ^  Human  Hair  and  Parisian  Novelties, 

Toilet  Accessories,  Cosmetics,  Etc.,  Etc. 


RECAMIER 
BAZAAR 


f   And 


Media's  Complexion  Creme, 
Siempre  Viva, 


all  the  Choicest  and  Best  Toilet 
'  Requisites. 

930  Market  Street,  

(Baldwin  Annex.)     0  HAIE  DBESSING  and  MANICURING 

JAMES  B.  NEAL, 

LATE    OF    NEW    YORK, 

FLOBiLL       ARTIST, 

106  Grant  Avenue.)  (Telephone  No.  1350. 

Decorator  of  Inauguration  Ball,  Washington,  D,  C,  March  4th,  1885,  March 

4th,  1889. 

Table  and  We<I<Hi)£  Decorations  a  Specialty. 

Dr.  Ricord's  Restorative  Pills. 

Buy  none  but  the  Genuine— A  Specific  for  Exhausted  Vitality,  Physical 
Debility,  Wasted  Forces,  etc.— Approved  by  the  Academy  of  Medicine,  PariB, 
and  the  Medical  Celebrities.     Agents  for  California  and  the  Pacific  States. 

J.  U.    STEELE  A  CO., 

No.  635  Market  street  (Palace  Hotel),  San  Francisco. 
Sent  by  mail  or  express  anywhere. 

PRICES  REDUCED.  Box  of  50  pills,  ¥1  25;  of  100  pills,  52;  of200pills. 
$3  50;  of  400  pill  =  ,  *«'  Prpp-irninrv  Pill*.  W      Send  for  Circular. 

DR.  J.   H.   STALLARQ 


Dr.  J.  CLARK, 

632     Sutter     Street. 


Good  Cheer  and  a  Souvenir  of  California  for  our  Eastern  Friends. 

Partie*  desiring  to  send  to  their 
friends  Ha>t  the 

INGLENODK  TABLE  WINES 

fan  have  their  orders  filled  at  San 
Francisco  prices  a.id  of  ficiehtat 
car  load  rites  added,  thn>  saving 
a  trreat  expence  by  leaving  their 
orders  in  time  with 

F.  A.  HABER, 
Office  and   Depot   Inglenook  Vineyard,  122  Sansome  St.,  S.  F 


t,  1892. 


BAN  l  '   • 


M*  FRANCISCO  AND  MOUTH  PACIFIC 
RAILWAY. 

THE    OOK»MUE    8I0A0-G1UGE    ROUTE' 
COMSO  S'DAT.  ■.*»!      ud 

UQlll   further    DOtlo*,    Bottta    u 
te«Tc  from  and  arrive  at  : 
•riucr   Depot.  MARKET  ^TRK> 
w. 
Froa  San  Francisco  lor  Point  Tiburon   9«t>tdert  ana 

San  Ralael. 
WEEK    MAYS--  «0    t    ».,  930  a.  m  ,   11  ao  a.  ».; 

J  »  r.  m.,.s<:o  p  «.,  r.  .x>  r.  at. 
BATI/KPAYa  OSLY— An  oilra  trip  at  1  H>  r  a 
SI'M'AYS— »O0i)l.. 9J0A. «..  11    ■ 
5:00  r.  M.,  6:lSr.  M. 

Fran  San  Ralael  lor  San  Francisco. 
WEKK  llAYS-625  a.   ».,  TV,   a.   ».,  9:90   a    a. 

l.  l    r  *..  s*0r.a..5A15r.M. 
UTCKDAYS  ONLY— Ad  .-Atra  trip  »l  6:30  r.a. 
SINI'AYS— «:10A.a.,  9:40  a.m.,  1':1't.  a. 
6:00  f  a.,  f.  is  p.  a. 

rrom  Point  Tiburon  lo  San   Francisco. 
WEEK   DAYS-6JOA.a..   8-20  A.a..  9:55  A.a.:  110 
P.  a..  4:05  P.  a.,  5:S0  p.  a. 
Saturdays  onlv  au  extra  trip  at  6:56  p  m 
S  I' .N  DAYS— 8:35    A.a.,    10:06   A.a.:   1240  P.M., 
4:06p.a..  5d0p.a.,  6:50  P.a. 


LiaviS.  F. 

ABR1VE 

i>'vF. 

S.V.*    Sunday. 

Destination. 

Sundays 

Week 
Daya. 

7:40a. k.  3:00a.m.      Petaluma 
8:80 P.M.  9:30a.m.           and 
6.-00  p.m.  5:00p.m.    3nnta  Rosa. 

10:40  a.m!8:50a.M. 
6:05p.m  10:3©a.M 

7:25p.m|  6:10P.M. 

Fulton 

Windsor, 
7:40a.  a.                    Healdsburg. 
S:30r.  a.  8:00a. a.    Litton  Sprincn. 

7:25  p.  a. 

10:30A.a 
6:10p.a 

Way  Stations. 

7:40A.a.8K»A.a.    aHoplandh     -:25p „ 

6:10  p.  a. 

7:40  A.a.  8:00a.  a.  1  Guerneville.  7 :25 p.  a. 
8:30  p.  a. 

10:30A.a. 
6:10p.M. 

7:40a.  m.  8:00a.m.   Sonoma  and   10:40a.m. |8:50a.m. 
5:C0p.m.  5:00 p.  m     Glen  Ellen.  .  6:05p.m.  ,6:10p.m. 


7:40a. M  I  8:00  am  I  Sebastopol  |  10:40  a.m  |  10:30  am 
3:30  p.m  [5:00  p.m  I  |    6:05  p.m  |  6:10  p.m 

Stages  connect  at  Santa  Rosa  lor  Mark  West 
Springs :  a  t  Geyserville  for  Skaggs  Springs, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Point  Arena:  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land Springs,  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bav;  at  Hopland 
for  Lakeport ;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springs,  Saratoga 
8prings,    Blue    Lakes,    Upper    Lake,    Lakeport, 


villits,  Cahto,  Mendocino  City,  Fort  Bragg,  West- 
port,  L'sal,  Hydesville  and  Eureka. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To Petaluma,  81  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  82  25;  to 
Healdsburg,  83  40;  to  Cloverdale,  84.50;  to  Hop- 
land,  85.70;  to  Ukiah,  86.75:  to  Sebastopol,  $2.70; 
to  Guerneville,  83.75;  to  Sonoma,  81.50;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  81-80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only— 
To  Petaluma,  81;  to  Santa  Rosa,  81  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, 82.25;  to  Cloverdale,  83;  to  Ukiah,  ?4,50;  to 
Hopland,  83.80:  to  Sebastopol,  $1.80;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2.50;  to  Sonoma,  81:  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1.20. 
H.  C-  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  PasB.  and  Tkt.  Agt, 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 

OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 
rying the  United  States,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
Mails,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

For    Honolulu    Only, 

8.  S.  Australia  (3,000 tons)  Tuesday  Feb  16, 1891,  at 

2  p.m. 

For  Honolulu,  Auckland  and 

Sydney,  Direct, 

S.  S.  Alameda February  6,  1892,  at  3  p.  m. 

For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  Office,  327  Mar- 
ket street. 

JOHN  D.  8PRECKELS  &  BROS* 
General  AeentB 

ATLANTIC  &  PACIFIC  R.  R. 

(Santa   Fe  Route) 

Trains  Leave  an^  Arrive  at  San  Francisco. 

(Market  St.  Ferry. ) 


L've  Daily  |        From  Nov.  T,  1891.        |  Ar've  Daily 


5:00  p.  m. 
9:00  a.m. 


Fast  exp.  via  Mojave 
Atlantic  Express 
via  Los  Angeles 


12:15  a.  M. 
8:45  p.  m. 


Ticket  Office,  650  Market  St.,  Chronicle  Build- 
ing. S.  F.  W.  A.  BISSELL, 
General  Passenger  Agent. 

consumption; 

I  have  a  positive  remedy  for  the  above  disease;  by  its 
usethonsands  of  oases  of  the  worst  kind  and  of  long 
standing  have  been  cured.  Indeed  so  strong  is  my  faith 
in  its  efficacy,  that  I  will  send  TWO  bottles  free,  with 
a  VALUABLE  TREATISE  on  this  disease  to  any  suf- 
ferer who  will  send  me  their  Express  and  P,  O.  address, 
T,  A.  Slocnin,  M.  C.,  183  Pearl  St.,  N.  V. 


B1TTFK  SWEET. 

Whrn   Ton   would  make  n  j  - 
Your   l.'vr   to  tctitv  ; 

You  lincl.  while  it  i.  plaannt, 

ll  -   llM    viry    high. 


SOUTHERN   PACIFIC   COMPANY. 

PACTI 
Tr*laa  l-««v«  and   «r«  Due  to  Arrtv*  «i 
FHANCISCO: 

""       fnm  Orctmbtr  6.  IS9I. 


300  Post  Sreet. 

Art    Novelties    and  Holiday,    Birthday 
and    Wedding    Presents. 
Oriental    Draperies. 

PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Through  Line  to  New  York,  via  Panama. 

Steamers  will  sail  at  NOON  on  the  5th,  15th  and 

25th  of  each  month. 


DEPARTURES  OF 


CALL    AT 


5th  and  25th.     . .  I  Mazatlan  and  La  Libertad. 
5th,  15th  and  25th  I  Acapu'co,  Champerico,  San 

Jose  de  Guatemala. 
15th. J  Acajutla,  Coriuto,  Point  Arena. 


Through  LfneSailings. — February  5th,  "City  of  8yd 
ney;  '  15th,  8.  S.  "San  Jose;"  25th,  '-San  Bias." 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Po>ts 
and  hanama.—  Steamer  sails  at  noon  15th  of  each 
month,  calling  at  Mazatlan.  Sin  bin-,  Mauzauillo, 
Acapulco,  Port  Angel,  Saliua  Cruz,  Touala,  San 
Benito,  Ocos,  Champerico,  San  Joscde  Guatemala, 
Acajutla,  La  Libertad,  La  Union,  Amapala,  Cor- 
iuto, San  Juau  del  Stir  and  Putita  Arenas. 

Way  Line  Saili  g.— February  15th,  S.  S.  "Colima." 

JAPAN  AND  CHINA  LINE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 

HONGKONG, 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 

Shanghai,  and  at  Hongkong  for  East 

Indies,  Straits,  etc.: 

China— Wednesday,  February  17, 1892,  at  3  p.  m. 

"City  of  Peking  "-Saturday,  March  12,  1892,  at 

3  P.  M. 

Round  Trip  Tickets  to  Yokohama  and  return  at 
reduced  rates. 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Brannan  streets.  Branch  office— 202 
Front  street.  ALEXANDER  CENTER, 

General  Agent. 


OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  S.  S.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 
Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

Steamers  leave  wharf  corner  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  p.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Oceanic Saturday,  Jan.  16, 1892. 

Gaelic  (via  Honolulu). ..Thursday,  Feb.  4, 1892. 

Bblgic Tuesday,  March  1st,  1892. 

Oceanic Thursday,  March  24,  18'J2. 

BOUND  TRIP  TICKETS  AT    REDUCED    RATES. 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 
for  sale  at  S.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth,  and  Townsend  streets,  San  Fran- 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  atthe 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.  H.  GOODMAN,  Gen.PasB.  Agt. 

GEO.  H.RICE.  Traffic  Manager. 


STRANGER— I  believe  yon  are  connected 
with  the  thirty-third  national  bank. 
Gentleman — Yes,  air. 
Stranger — Will  you  be  kind  enough  to 
tell  rue  something  of  the  financial  standing 
of  the  institution? 

Gentleman— Well,   really,    I'm    afraid   I 
can't;  I'm  simply  ft  director,  you  know. 
— S-  and  L.  Gazette. 


A  CORRESPOND! 
that  formerly  Annul  OD*htll  <>f  Ihfl 
children  in  the  nly  died  from  the  Ming  of 
the  •COrplon;  bat  now  nearly  all  the  livei 
ire  uved,  if  taken  In  time,  by  the  a 
strong  tincture  of  aconite,  of  which  Bva  Of 
six  drops  are  put  in  a  tumbler  half  full  of 
water  and  a  teaspoonful  given  at  frequent 
intervals.  — JTercfc'j   Bulletin. 


'  .Mih.'i,    rp.ii    LUmnti    and    (J«J 


Utoga 

'.  ■  rano  and  ttanta  K.«*a 


7    IT. 


acram  to*  k.mii.k,  vntimvl* 
aai  for  Oft  den  aud  Kaat, 

aud  flr.-i  oUm  !•><  mii  , 
■     ■  ■  ■  . 
■  rainaiito,  llan  -\  tlh 
rtllcand  Red  Bhitr 
9:00a  [cm    Expreait,    Fresno, 

Knk.T.rii-i.1.   Hunts   Barbara  A 
Loft  Aiiki'Ii'a. 

12-00  m.  Haywi  md  Lirennorc 

*i^X)r.  Bacnmeato Bivor  Bleamen 

3;00  p.   Ilayward*.  NUea  ntid  San  Jose 

4:00p.  Marti doi,  san  Ramoa  .v  Stockton 

4:00  p.  Vallcjn  .Callhtoga,  Kl  Yerauo  and 

Swuta  Bon 
4:30 p.  ik'nicia,  Vacavi,].-,  Bacramento.   -. 
i  30 p.  Woodland  and  Orovllle 10:45a. 

'4:KUP.  Nlles  and  Livermi»rt' '8;46a. 

■  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 
Santa  Barbara,  Lis  Angeles, 
Demiug.Kl  Paso,  New  Orleans 

and  East 

5:00p.  Santa  Fe  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 

for  Mohave  aud  East  ... 
6:00  p.  Haywards,  Nilesaud  San  Jose.. 

Nile*  aud  San  Jose 1615  p 

6:00  p.  Ogdeu  Route  Atlantic  Express, 

Ogden  and  East 11:45  a. 

1T:00p.  Vallejo f8:4€  p. 

7:00  P.  Shasta  Route  Express,  Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding,  Port- 
land,  PugetSouud  and  East.         8:16  a 


id   I- I. 


4.46  P. 


12:16  p. 

7   1  ■  P, 

0:401.. 

LO  15  v. 


8:45  P. 


12:13  P. 

7:45A. 


Santa  Cruz  Division. 


8:15a.  Newark,  Ueuterville,  Sau  Jose, 
Feltou,    Boulder    Creek   and 

Santa  Cruz. 6 :20  P. 

*2:l5p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,    Boulder    Creek    and 

Santa  Cruz *10:M)a. 

4:15p.  Centerville,  Sau  JoBe,  Los  Gatos,      9:b0A 
fll:45P.  Hunters'  Train  to  Newark,  Al- 

VIbq,  San  Jose  and  Los  Gatos.        t8:05p. 

Coast  Division  (Third  a  id  Townsend  Streets). 
7 :00  a.  San  Jose,  Almadeu  aud  Way  Sta- 
tions        2:30p. 

8:30a.  Sau  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tres  Pinos.Pa- 
jaro.SautaCruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific* Grove,  Salluas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  and  Sauta 
Margarita  (San  Luis  Obispo) 
aud    principal  Way   Stations      6:10  p. 

10:37a.  San  Jose,  and  Way  Stations 5:10p. 

12:15  p.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 4 :00  p. 

*2:30p.  Sau  Jose,  Tres  Pinos,  Sauta  Cruz, 
Salinas,  Monterey,  PacificGrove 

aud  principal  Way  Stations *10:48  A. 

*3:30  p.  Menlo  Park,  Sau  Jose  and  Prin- 
ciple Way  Stations *10:03  A. 

*4:15p.  Meulo  Park  aud  Way  Stations...    *8:06a. 

5  -.15  p.  Sau  Jose  and  Way  Stations 9 :03  a. 

6:30  p.  Meulo  Park  and  Way  Stations...      6:35  a. 
|-11:45p.  Meulo  Park  and  principal  Way 

Stations f7:30  p. 

a.  for  Morning.  p.  for  Afternoon. 

•Sundays  excepted.  +Saturdays  only. 

JSundays  only. 


PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C,  and  PUGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  a.  m.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  m.  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Oregon,  in  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  SAN  Simeon, 
Cayocos,  Santa  Barbara,  San  Buenaventura, 
Hueneme,  San  Pedro,  Los  Angei.es  and  San 
Diugo,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  aud  HOOKTON,  HUM- 
BOLDT Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  a.  m. 

Ticket  Office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL,  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  San  Francisco 


I  CURE  FITS! 

When  I  sny  cure  I  do  not  mean  merely  to  Btop  them 
for  a  time  and  then  have  them  return  again.  I  mean  a 
rail ical  cure.  I  have  made  the  d'.&anse  of  FITS,  .EPI- 
LEPSY or  FALLING  SICKNESS  a  life-long  study.  I 
warrant  my  remedy  to  cure  tbo  worst  cases.  Because 
others  have  failed  is  no  reason  for  not  now  receiving  a 
cure.  Send  at  once  for  a  treatise  and  a  Free  Bottle  of 
my  infallible  remedy.  Give  Express  and  Post  Omce. 
H.  G.  ROOT,  M.  C  183  Pearl  St.,  N.  Y. 


26 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  6,  1892. 


THE  event  of  this  week  was  the  wedding  of  Thursday,  when  Miss 
Louise  Catherwood  was  married  to  Mr.  Ernest  la  Montagne 
with  all  the  pomp  and  ceremonial  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church. 
The  main  body  of  pews  in  St.  Mary's  Cathedral  were  well  filled, 
though  by  no  means  crowded  with  guests,  and  here  and  there  a 
few  light  costumes  were  seen,  but  the  majority  were  in  dark- 
colored  walking  attire.  The  altar  was,  of  course,  a  blaze  of  light, 
and  profusely  adorned  with  bouquets  of  crimson  flowers,  green 
and  crimson  being  the  prevailing  colors  everywhere  about  the 
sanctuary.  Promptly  on  time  a  loud  burst  of  music  proclaimed 
the  advent  of  the  bridal  party,  which  proceeded  up  the  south 
aisle,  the  four  ushers  coming  first.  These  wore  the  regulation 
dress,  light  gray  trowsers  and  cutaway  coat.  Then  the  maid-of- 
honor,  Miss  La  Montagne,  whose  costume  was  of  shrimp  pink 
brocade  and  gauze,  with  hat  to  match,  preceded  the  bride,  who 
was  supported  by  Mr.  Thomas  P.  Madden,  and  finally  a  pretty 
little  girl,  in  a  white  gown  and  large  white  hat,  who  afterwards 
performed  the  duty  of  arranging  the  bride's  train  whenever  the 
exigencies  of  the  service  demanded  it.  As  the  party  reached  the 
chancel  the  groom  and  his  best  man  advanced  from  the  side  to 
meet  hiR  bride,  and  proceeding  to  the  foot  of  the  altar,  the  cere- 
mony was  performed  by  Archbishop  Reardon  in  his  full  robes 
and  mitre,  after  which  a  nuptial  mass  was  sung.  The  bride  was 
magnificently  costumed  in  a  wedding  robe  of  white  satin  and 
point  lace,  over  which  was  a  court  train  of  heavy  white  brocade, 
a  point  lace  veil  and  diamond  ornaments.  The  groom,  a  hand- 
some man  of  the  Herbert  Kelcey  type,  wore  a  black  Prince  Albert 
coat  and  dark  trowsers.  The  bride's  mother,  Mrs.  Catherwood, 
wore  an  elegant  gown  of  silver  gray  satin,  trimmed  profusely 
with  Chantilly  lace,  a  hat  to  correspond,  and  an  ermine  cloak. 
After  the  service  in  church  there  was  a  wedding  dejeuner  at  Mrs. 
Catherwood's  residence  on  Pacific  avenue,  followed  by  a  large  re- 
ception. 

Colonel  and  Mrs.  Parnell,  who  recently  returned  from  their 
trip  to  the  South,  were  very  pleasantly  surprised  on  Friday  after- 
noon, January  29th,  at  their  residence  on  Washington  street,  by 
the  members  of  the  Daphne  Club.  After  the  ladies  had  gathered 
at  the  residence,  Mrs.  Parnell  was  requested  to  withdraw  for  a 
short  time.  After  the  preparations  had  been  completed,  a  com- 
mittee of  •<  goddesses  "  escorted  the  Colonel  and  bis  wife  into  the 
presence  of  the  fair  assemblage  in  the  parlors.  Silently  and  sub- 
missively they  were  seated,  when  the  President  of  the  club  (Mrs. 
Dr.  O.  V.  Thayer),  in  an  eloquent  speech  of  welcome  and  congrat- 
ulations, presented  them  with  a  beautiful  evergreen  plant,  a  young 
laurel  tree,  the  emblem  of  the  club.  In  language  flowing  with 
love  for  the  members  of  Daphne  Club,  and  the  highest  apprecia- 
tion of  this  token  of  friendship  by  them,  Mrs.  Parnell,  for  herself 
and  husband,  feelingly  accepted  the  gift.  All  then  repaired  to 
the  dining-room,  where  they  were  waited  upon  by  their  cup- 
bearers, "  Hebe  "  and  "  Gannymede."  The  members  of  the  club 
are:  Mrs.  Dr.  0.  V.  Thayer,  President;  Mrs.  W.  H.  Rodda,  Secre- 
tary; Mrs.  P.  D.  Jewett,  Mrs.  C.  C.  Jones,  Mrs.  S.  Roberts,  Mrs. 
W.  H.  Carr,  Mrs.  C.  Stone,  Mrs.  J.  G.  Conrad,  Miss  N.  O'Brien, 
Mrs.  E.  R.  Taylor,  Mrs.  T.  W.  Collins,  Mrs.  J.  S.  Gray,  Mrs.  C.  E. 
Peterson,  Mrs.  W.  R.  Parnell. 


One  of  the  most  charming  weddings  of  the  year  was  that  on 
last  Wednesday  evening,  of  Miss  Belle  Ames  and  Mr.  James  Gil- 
bert. The  ceremony,  which  was  performed  by  Rev.  Dr.  Gibson, 
took  place  at  the  residence  of  the  bride's  mother,  which  was 
crowded  with  the  large  number  of  relatives  of  the  happy  couple. 
The  residence  had  been  very  handsomely  decorated  with  ferns, 
flowers  and  potted  plants  in  hoaor  of  the  occasion,  and  presented 
a  very  beautiful  appearance.  As  the  bride,  who  was  magnificently 
attired,  entered  the  parlors,  the  strains  of  Mendelsohn's  wedding 
march  proclaimed  that  the  loving  couple  were  about  to  be  made 
one.  Their  troths  were  plighted  under  a  large  and  handsome 
floral  marriage  bell,  suspended  between  the  folding  doors.  The 
bride's  sister  and  too  little  nieces  acted  as  her  bridesmaids.  The 
occasion  was  made  the  happier  from  the  fact  that  the  wedding 
occurred  upon  thebride's  birthday.  Dancing  and  an  enjoyable 
supper  followed  the  ceremony. 

That  the  good  things  of  this  life  in  the  shape  of  fluids  and 
edibles  have  been  in  demand  of  late  can  need  no  further 
proof  than  a  glance  at  the  list  of  lunches,  teas  and  dinners  that 
have  been  given  by  our  society  hostesses.  Mrs.  T.  B.  Bishop,  Mrs. 
A.  T.  Dean  at  the  Presidio;  Mrs.  Ed.  Hopkins,  Mrs.  Michael 
Castle,  Mrs.  Charles  Simpkins,  Mrs.  Younger,  Mrs.  Sidney  Smith, 
Mrs.  Adam  Grant  and  Mrs.  John  Hays  Hammond  are  among  the 
lunch  givers.  Miss  McMullin,  Miss  Nellie  Smedburg,  Miss 
Hoffman,  Miss  Florence  Reed  and  Mrs.  E.  R.  Dimond 
entertained  their  friends  at  tea,  while  Mrs.  Rutherford, 
Mrs.  Wilson,  Mrs.  Joe  Crockett  and  Mrs.  Sheldon  chose  dinners 
as  the  medium  to  dispensing  hospitality.  The  lunches  of  Mrs. 
Smith  and  Mrs.  Hammond  were  in  honor  of  Miss  Susan  Hale, 
whose  last  reading  "From  Age  to  Youth,"  was  such  a  success. 


Among  charity  events  on  the  tapis  is  a  dramatic  version  of 
Tennyson's  "  Princess,"  which  will  be  given  at  the  Irving  Insti- 
tute on  the  evening  of  the  22nd.  The  young  ladies  of  the  Insti- 
tute will  be  the  participants,  even  to  the  orchestra,  which  will  be 
composed  of  members,  and  the  funds  thus  raised  will  be  applied 
to  paying  off  apart  of  the  debt  upon  St.  John's  Episcopal  Church. 
It  is  looked  forward  to  with  much  interest.  Another  one  will  be 
the  concert  to  be  given  by  the  Young  Lady's  Orchestra  at  Irving 
Hall  on  the  16th,  Professor  Rosewald  directing.  The  entertain- 
ment in  aid  of  the  Fabiola  Hospital  of  Oakland  will  take  the  form 
of  a  concert,  and  will  be  given  at  the  Grand  Opera  House  on  Wed- 
nesday evening  of  next  week.  The  Catholic  Ladies  Aid  Society 
will  give  a  series  of  entertainments  at  Armory  Hall,  Page  and 
Gougb  streets,  on  the  18th,  19th  and  20th. 

The  death  of  Mrs.  Alfred  Poett,  at  Santa  Barbara,  has  caused 
much  regret  to  the  large  circle  of  her  friends  in  San  Francisco, 
the  city  of  her  birth,  where  she  grew  up,  married  and  lived  for 
several  years  afterwards.  As  Miss  Mollie  Williams,  she  was  a 
great  favorite  in  society,  and  during  the  later  sixties  took  a  lead- 
ing place  among  the  belles  of  that  period.  Santa  Barbara  has 
been  the  home  of  the  Poetts  for  the  past  few  years,  and  a  couple 
of  pretty  daughters  completed  the  family  circle.  The  two  sons 
resided  in  this  city,  with  their  venera  ,le  grandmother,  Mrs.  H. 
B.  Williams. 


"It's  the  only  one  in  town."  What  V  Why  Mrs.  Louis  Hag- 
gin's  new  coup£.  The  latest  Eastern  agony  in  "wagons"  was 
seen  on  the  thoroughfares  last  Tuesday  for  the  first  time.  The 
body  of  the  coup6  is  narrower  than  the  old  style,  and  higher, 
while  the  door  is  also  higher  and  easier  of  access.  The  coup£  is 
painted  in  the  popular  shade  of  blue  and  presents  a  stylish  ap- 
pearance. The  steeds  are  elegantly  caparisoned,  and  the  En- 
lish  style  of  banging  the  tail  and  mane  is  strictly  adhered  to. 
Others  of  the  Four  Hundred  have  ordered  similar  coupe's. 

Mrs.  Pixley  has  changed  her  mind,  and,  instead  of  the  projected 
dance,  will  give  a  musicale  on  next  Tuesday  evening  to  inaugurate 
the  newly  completed  ball-room  at  her  residence  on  Union  street. 
The  entertainment  will  be  for  the  benefit  of  the  little  chapel  of  St. 
Mary,  the  Virgin,  opened  in  that  part  of  the  city  about  a  year, 
and  among  those  taking  part  in  the  musical  programme  will  be 
Mrs.  Pixley's  neice,  Miss  Daisy  Topping,  and  other  well-known 
society  amateurs,  and  it  promises  to  be  well-attended.  There  will 
be  dancing  later  in  the  evening. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sire  (nee  Beatrice  Cook),  have  arrived  in  New 
York  and  are  domiciled  at  their  beautiful  home,  corner  of  Fifth 
avenue  and  Fifty-ninth  street.  Before  going  to  New  York 
the  young  couple  spent  two  weeks  at  Los  Angeles  and  Coronado 
Beach.  A  stop  wai  made  at  New  Orleans,  where  some  of  the 
groom's  relatives  reside.and  they  were  the  recipients  of  many  social 
honors.  In  New  York  several  receptions  have  already  been  given 
for  their  benefit  by  relatives  and  friends. 

Bachelors'  Sunday  teas  are,  it  is  said,  to  be  the  next  attempted 
fad  in  society,  Mr.  Greenway  breaking  the  ground  last  Sunday, 
when  he  had  Mr.  Allen  St.  John  Bowie  to  assist  him  in  doing  the 
honors  of  his  bachelor  quarters  on  Ellis  street.  The  rooms  were 
prettily  decorated  with  flowers,  etc.,  and  Brandt's  orchestra 
played  some  of  its  choicest  selections  between  the  hours  of  4  and 
6,  during  which  time  light  refreshments  were  served  to  the  callers, 
who  pronounced  the  new  idea  to  be  a  decided  success. 

The  springtime  always  brings  us  a  batch  of  weddings,  and  the 
announcements  of  marriage  engagements  promise  to  be  quite  as 
numerous  as  that  of  any  previous  season.  Among  the  latest  are 
those  of  Miss  Nettie  Tubbs  and  Lieutenant  Oyster;  Miss  Bessie 
Hooker  and  George  Lent;  Miss  Ida  Carleton  and  Frank  Thomp- 
son; Miss  Susie  Davis  and  Frank  Wright,  and  it  is  confidently 
expected  there  will  be  two  others,  if  not  more,  made  public  dur- 
ing the  ensuing  ten  days. 

The  entertainments  of  the  present  week  have  been  largely  com- 
posed of  dinners,  with  a  good  deal  of  music  interspersed.  First 
conies  the  dinner  given  by  the  groom  elect,  Mr.  La  Montagne,  at 
the  Palace  Hotel,  on  Monday,  at  which  the  entire  wedding  party 
was  present.  This  was  followed  by  another  dinner  on  Tuesday 
evening,  at  which  one  of  the  ushens,  Mr.  Shortridge,  played  the 
host  to  a  large  party,  the  guests  of  honor  being  Miss  Catherwood 
and  Mr.  La  Montagne. 

Miss  Bessie  Shreve  accompanied  Miss  Childs,  as  her  guest, 
when  that  young  lady  returned  to  Los  Angeles,  last  week,  where 
they  arrived  just  in  time  to  take  part  in  one  of  the  Cotillion 
Club's  germans,  which  are  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Frank 
Hicks,  Miss  Emily  Hager's  brother.  Miss  Bessie  will  remain  in 
the  City  of  the  Angels  until  after  the  leap  year  cotillion,  which 
will  take  place  about  the  end  of  the  month,  with  Miss  Emma 
Childs  as  leader. 

After  many  false  alarms,  pretty  Mrs.  Bob  Hastings  has  at  last 
taken  leave  of  her  many  admirers  in  San  Francisco,  and  will 
spend  some  time  in  New  York,  whither  she  departed  last  week. 
It  is  quite  on  the  cards  that  she  will  go  to  Europe  before  she  re- 
turns here,  though  some  of  her  friends  seem  to  think  she  will  be 
back  with  us  again  in  a  few  weeks. 


8.  1892. 


B  IN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  t  UTTER. 


The  amount  realized  by  the  rwcnl  art  loan  exhibition  In 

-m    Krudaoo    PoItcIIi        reached  the   handsome   mm  ol 
h  the    net    balan 
over  to  that  society  by  the  President.  Mrs    M.  H.  de  Young.  The 
lady  patroni  \n..iher  entertainment  for  the 

tame   purpoM  some  time  during  the  «umni«r.  though  what  form 
It  will  take  Is  yet  quite  problematical. 

Progressive  eucbre  has  Dot  quite  lost  us  charm,  it  would  seem, 
(or  card  patties  have  been  numerous  recently.  Miss  Belle  Mr- 
Pberson  gave  one  on  Wednesday  evening  to  a  party  of  her  young 
friends:  the  Misses  Voorbiea  another  ol  their  pleasant  series  on 
Thursday  evening;  and  still  another  was  on  Saturday  evening 
last,  when  Mrs.  H.  L.  Hutchinson  entertained  a  large  party  at  the 
f'leasanton. 


In  the  reception  line  the  list  is  very  touch  smaller. one  of  the  pleas- 
antest  combining  a  nuisicale  being  given  by  Mrs  B.  F.  Norris  in 
honor  of  her  neice.  Miss  Ida  Carleton.  and  her  liance.  Chaplain 
Thompson.  Flowers  and  foliage  added  beauty  to  tbe  pretty 
rooms,  which  were  well  filled  with  friends  and  acquaintances. 
Tbe  music  was  listened  to  with  pleasure,  and  the  supper  greatly 
enjoyed. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  P.  Bowie  have  arrived  at  their  San  Maleo 
borne  from  their  trip  East,  which  occupied  several  weeks.  Miss 
Babette  Howard  accompanied  them.  Mrs.  Bowie  has  just  pre- 
sented to  St.  Matthew's  Episcopal  Chapel,  at  8an  Mateo,  a  very 
handsome  stained  glass  window  as  a  memorial  to  her  late  hus- 
band, George  H.  Howard,  who  took  a  great  interest  in  the  little 
church,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the  founders. 

Two  engagements  are  reported  this  week.  That  of  Miss  Rose 
Stern  to  Mr.  Isaac  Frohman,  a  well-known  young  attorney  of 
this  city,  and  that  of  Miss  Fannie  Stern  to  Mr.  Henry  S.  Nathan, 
a  young  business  man,  also  of  this  city.  The  young  ladies  are 
sisters,  and  are  well  known  and  popular  in  society  circles.  They 
are  prepossessing  and  accomplished,  and  have  many  friends  who 
will  wish  them  happiness  and  prosperity. 

Mr.  B.  L.  Schmidt  celebrated  his  eightieth  birthday  anniversary 
on  Tuesday  evening  last.  His  relatives  and  a  number  of  friends 
assembled  at  his  residence,  1603  Post  street,  and  a  pleasant  even- 
ing was  passed.  Among  the  presents  sent  was  a  beautiful  silver 
mounted  walking-stick  from  his  grandchildren.  The  employes 
of  the  Sutter  Street  Railroad,  of  which  Mr.  Schmidt  is  a  Director, 
also  sent  a  testimonial. 


On  Tuesday  evening  there  was  another  charming  little  hop 
given  at  the  Presidio,  and  the  weather  proving  all  that  could  be 
desired,  there  was  quite  a  large  contingent  present  from  the  city. 
The  same  evening  Mr.  and  Mrs.  will  Fisher  gave  the  first  of  their 
wedding  receptions  at  their  residence,  on  Sntter  street.  The  sec- 
ond one  will  take  place  next  Tuesday  evening. 

Invitations  for  the  leap  year  party,  to  be  given  by  the  Young 
Ladies'  Auxiliary  of  tbe  Crocker  Home,  at  the  residence  of  Mrs. 
A.  W.  Scott,  will  be  at  a  premium,  and  the  young  gentlemen  re- 
ceiving them  may  well  feel  honored,  as  'tis  proposed  to  make  it 
one  of  the  social  events  of  the  season;  no  expense  or  pains 
will  be  spared  to  this  end  and  aim. 

The  reception  given  by  Mrs.  C.  C.  Catherwood  on  Sunday  even- 
ing was  mainly  one  of  welcome  to  her  prospective  son-in  law, 
Mr.  La  Montagne,  who  with  his  sister  and  brother  arrived  from 
the  East  on  Friday.  A  large  number  of  Mrs.  Catherwood's 
friends  responded  to  her  invitation,  and  the  occasion  was  a  pleas- 
ant one  to  all. 

General  Kantz  arrived  on  Monday  last  from  Vancouver,  and 
with  Mrs.  Kautz  is  at  the  Occidental  Hotel.  They  will  remain 
several  weeks  in  San  Francisco.  Miss  Kautz  is  visiting  Miss  Alice 
Ziska,  who  gave  a  musical  last  week  in  honor  of  her  young  guest, 
who  recited  several  selections  most  charmingly. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  B.  Carroll  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  B.  Wright,  of 
Sacramento,  have  been  guests  at  the  Palace  Hotel  during  tbe 
week.  There  also  have  been  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  Gillig  nee  Amy 
Crocker,  who  arrived  on  Monday  last  from  New  York,  en  route 
to  Japan  on  their  second  trip  around  the  world. 

Edna  Wallace,  the  San  Francisco  girl  who  appears  with  Roland 
Reed's  Company  at  the  California  on  Monday  evening,  the  8th 
inst.,  has  met  with  unusual  success  in  all  the  Eastern  cities.  No 
doubt  her  friends  will  give  her  a  royal  welcome,  as  San  Francisco 
is  never  behind  in  hospitalities  to  its  own. 

The  formal  opening  of  the  new  Mercantile  Library  building  on 
Van  Ness  avenue  will  take  place  this  evening,  when  those  favor- 
ites, Mrs.  Williams  and  Mr.  de  V.  Graham,  Messrs.  Beel  and  Lands- 
berger,  will,  with  others,  render  a  muBical  programme  for  the 
pleasure  of  the  members  and  their  guests. 

On  Wednesday  Mrs.  J.  8.  Hager  and  Mr.  Joseph  Phelan  were 
among  the  dinner-givers;  Mrs.  Hager  entertaining  eighteen  guests 
at  her  residence,  on  Gough  street,  while  Mr.  Phelan  had  Mrs. 
Will  Crocker  to  matronize  his  bachelor  party  of  sixteen,  which 
took  place  at  the  Bohemian  Club. 


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r'"    "1" ''  •   '  l«b  "ill  Rive  a  banquet  to  member,  and  friends 

at  their  slab  rooms.  Onion  Bqaar*  Hall,  on  Sunday  night.  Kel.ru 
ary.'lst.  in    celebration    of    Washington'!    Birthday.     Thl 

lias  s  little  surprise  in  connection   with   the  allair,  and  a 
gay  time  is  anticipated. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Prod  Sharon  are  still  in  Paris,  where  Mrs.  Sharon 
is  busily  perfecting  herself  In  Instrumental  music.  Dr.  Harry 
Tevis.  who  is  in  New  York,  has  turned  bis  thongb'.s  to  musical 
composition,  and  Intends  to  devote  the  rest  of  hii  life  to  that 
pursuit. 


Mrs.  Robert  Graves,  who  is  now  occupying  the  Mayo  Newhall 
residence  on  Post  street,  will.  It  la  said,  give  either  a  tea  or  a 
musicale  some  time  during  the  month.  Mr.  nnd  Mrs.  Newhall 
left  for  New  York  last  Monday,  and  will  be  absent  several 
months. 

The  grand  charity  ball,  to  be  given  under  the  auspices  of  the 
San  Francisco  lodges  of  tbe  order  of  B'nai  B'rith,  in  aid  of  the 
suffering  Russian  refugees,  will  be  held  on  Wednesday  evening, 
March  2d,  at  B'nai  B'riMi  Hall.  The  price  of  admission  will  be  %l. 

Mr.  Florian  Waldeok  entertained  a  party  of  his  young  gentle- 
men friends  last  Monday  night,  on  the  occasion  of  his  birthday 
anniversary.  The  party  first  attended  the  Baldwin  Theatre,  and 
afterwards  were  entertained  at  an  elaborate  banquet. 

Tbe  Cotillion  Club,  of  Oakland,  will  give  a  leap  year  and  bal 
poudrr  on  Friday  evening  next.  Miss  Pierce  will  lead  tbe  german, 
and  the  ladies  will  select  their  partners  for  the  after-supper  dances. 
Powdered  hair  will  be  de  rigucr  for  the  occasion. 

The  President  and  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Mercantile  Library 
Association  have  issued  cards  lor  the  opening  of  the  library  in  its 
new  building,  this  evening  at  8  o'clock,  at  the  northeast  corner  of 
Van  Ness  and  Golden  Gate  avenues. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Head,  accompanied  by  their  charming  daughter, 
Miss  Anna  Head,  will  be  among  our  social  losses  ere  long.  Their 
projected  visit  East  and  to  Europe  will  probably  extend  until  late 
in  the  coming  summer. 

Mrs.  Dr.  Henry  Gibbons,  who  recently  returned  from  an  ex- 
tended visit  East  gave  a  very  pleasant  reception  last  Monday  at 
her  pretty  home  on  Polk  street,  and  will  be  oat  home"  every  Mon- 
day in  February. 

Mr.  M.  Blasknwer  and  wife  will  leave  on  Monday  for  Havana, 
Cuba,  via  New  York  and  Key  West,  Florida.  They  will  be  gone 
about  two  months.  Mr.  Blaskower  intends  to  combine  business 
with  pleasure. 

Friday  evening  next  will  be  a  great  social  night  in  Alameda,  for 
the  local  dramatic  club  will  open  the  new  Linderman  Opera 
House,  with  Daly's  comedy,  A  Night  Off.  Every  one  and  his  wife 
will  be  there. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  G.  Kittle,  of  Ross  Valley,  are  spending  the 
winter  at  the  Palace  Hotel,  where  their  daughter,  Miss  Lucie 
Kittle,  gave  a  tea  to  some  of  her  young  friends  last  Tuesday  after- 
noon. 

Col.  and  Mrs.  J.  D.  Fry  are  not  expected  home  until  some  time 
in  April.  They  went  to  Florida  to  recuperate  after  their  illness 
in  New  York,  and  are  at  present  visiting  New  Orleans. 

Mrs.  Joe  Redding,  who  is  now  In  Vienna,  will  spend  the  early 
spring  in  Italy.  She  made  a  protracted  visit  in  Dresden,  and 
while  there  was  presented  at  the  Saxon  Court. 

The  Cercle  Francais  intends  giving  a  masquerade  sometime  in 
March.  Their  balls  are  the  events  in  the  French  colony  society 
circles  and  are  always  successful. 

Lieutenant  Oyster  is  among  the  recent  airivals  from  the  East. 
Mr.  J.  F.  Burgin  and  C.  V.  Hanlon  returned  from  their  trip  over 
the  road  on  Tuesday  last. 

Miss  Grace  Spencer,  of  ban  Jose,  has  been  visiting  her  sister, 
Mrs.  James  de  la  Montanya,  during  the  past  week. 

A  tea  will  be  given  by  Mrs.  W.  R.  Quinan  this  afternoon  at  her 
residence  on  California  street,  from  three  till  six  o'clock. 

Mrs.  Shatter  and  her  daughter,  Mrs.  McKittrick,  have  gone  on 
a  visit  of  inspection  to  their  new  ranch. 

The  Friday  Night  Club  gave  its  fifth  reception  yesterday  even- 
ing in  Harmony  Hall,  Alameda. 

Charley  Fair  has  betaken  himself  across  the  Atlantic,  and  will 
not  return  for  several  months. 

M.  J.  Burke  will  leave  to-day  on  the  Alameda  for  Honolulu. 

Mrs.  Anne  Toland  is  at  the  Palace  Hotel.  Fflix. 

Wedding  and  Visitino  Cards,  correct  styles.  Harboume  Stationery  Co., 
5  Montgomery  street. 


28 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  6,  1892. 


THE    REVIVAL    OF    PASTEL. 


FROM  the  telegrams  of  last  week,  regarding  mass-meetings  in 
Chelsea,  the  well-known  suburbs  of  London,  it  might  appear 
to  persons  unacquainted  with  the  condition  of  things  in  the 
British  metropolis,  that  the  police  had  interfered,  somewhat  arbi- 
trarily, with  the  liberty  of  speech.  All  who  were  present  during 
the  Trafalgar-square  riots,  however,  will  recall  what  dangerous 
effects  the  words  of  anarchist  agitators  had  upon  the  London 
mob.  It  is  no  wonder,  therefore,  that  the  municipal  authorities 
have  recently  been  doing  all  in  their  power  to  prevent  inflamma- 
tory speeches,  and  such  assemblages  of  the  people  as  would 
seriously  obstruct  the  traffic  of  the  metropolis.  On  the  whole, 
however,  there  is  scarcely  a  country  in  the  world  where  liberty 
of  speech  is  more  respected  than  in  England. 

Mr.  T.  P.  O'Connor,  the  well-known  Irish  member  of  the 
British  Parliament,  hints  that  Lord  Randolph  Churchill  intends 
to  embarrass  the  Government  when  the  Irish  Local  Government 
Bill  comes  up  for  discussion  in  the  House  of  Commons.  He  says 
that  Lord  Randolph  "  has  a  knife  up  his  sleeve,  which  Mr.  Bal- 
four, the  new  leader  of  the  House,  will  find  very  sharp  during 
the  debate."  Nobody  has  ever  doubted  Lord  Randolph's  mis- 
chievous desire  to  annoy  the  party  to  which  he  himself  nominally 
belongs.  But  Lord  Randolph  likes  surprises,  and  it  is,  therefore, 
not  likely  that  even  Mr.  X.  P.  O'Connor,  well  informed  though  he 
may  be,  should  be  able  to  foretell  Lord  Randolph's  next  move. 
Nevertheless,  it  might  be  well  for  Lord  Salisbury  to  give  the  noble 
lord  some  employment  at  a  considerable  distance  before  the  Irish 
Local  Government  Bill  comes  up  for  debate. 

Prince  George  of  Saxony,  heir  apparent  to  the  throne,  and, 
since  1888,  a  Field  Marshal-General  of  Germany,  has  issued  a  de- 
cree, in  which  he  announces  that  all  officers  of  the  army-corps 
over  which  he  has  control  who  treat  the  soldiers  under  their  com- 
mand unjustly  or  with  cruelty,  will  be  severely  punished.  The 
Prince  quotes  instances  of  such  maltreatment,  and  correctly 
points  out  the  disastrous  results  which  must  be  its  consequence. 
Discipline  in  the  German  army  has  always  been  very  strict,  but 
.  at  the  time  when  William  I.  was  ruling  the  country,  justice  was 
the  standard  which  was  employed  almost  without  exception. 
Since  the  accession  to  the  throne  of  William  II.,  however,  non- 
commissioned as  well  as  commissioned  officers  of  the  lower  grade, 
paradigm  the  conduct  of  their  royal  master,,  have  become  over- 
bearing and  dictatorial  in  a  degree  heretofore  unknown  in  Ger- 
man military  life.  As  usual,  the  imitators  have  only  made  more 
prominent  the  bad  parts  of  the  original  which  they  followed,  and 
it  is  very  satisfactory  to  see  that  one  of  the  German  princes,  who 
holds  a  responsible  position  in  the  army,  is  ready  to  use  his  in- 
fluence to  put  a  stop  to  actions  which,  in  case  of  war,  may  bring 
about  the  most  dangerous  resentment  on  the  part  of  the  rank  and 
file  of  the  service. 

Cardinal  Ledochowski  has  been  appointed  by  the  Pope  succes- 
sor of  the  late  Cardinal  Simeoni  as  Prefect  of  the  Propaganda 
Fide.  The  appointment  is  important  in  so  far  as  Ledochowski, 
althongh  not  an  enemy  to  Italian  unity,  is  certainly  in  favor  of 
the  restoration  of  the  Pope's  temporal  power,  and  no  doubt  will 
use  all  his  influence  in  that  direction.  It  is  not  likely  that  his 
efforts  to  bring  about  the  cession  of  the  city  of  Rome  to  the 
Vatican  will  meet  with  any  success,  but  there  is  no  doubt  that 
there  exists  in  all  Catholic  countries,  powerful  adherents  of  the 
party  that  believes  that  the  Popes  have  a  legitimate  right  to  be 
the  rulers  of  Rome.  Under  these  circumstances  it  is  almost  cer- 
tain that  the  appointment  of  the  new  Prefect  of  the  Propaganda 
will  lead  to  a  diplomatic  activity  that  will  make  itself  strongly 
felt  in  the  intercourse  of  the  European  powers. 

STORIES  of  Charlie  Hoyt  are  numerous.  He,  as  have  other 
managers,  has  a  particular  aversion  to  all  stage  hands,  those 
gentlemen  with  hob  nail  boots  who  insist  upon  making  enough 
noise  to  wake  the  dead,  when  crossing  the  stage.  It  was  on  one 
of  his  Western  tours  that  Hoyt,  one  evening  suddenly  stopped  a 
stage  hand  who  was  crossing  the  stage,  and  asked;  "Do  you 
smoke  ?"  "Yes  sir,"  said  the  man  who  was  somewhat  astonished. 
"Smoke  now  ?"  said  Hoyt.  "Yes  sir."  "Here,  take  this  cigar 
then,"  and  the  playwright  handed  him  a  fine  Havana,  at  the 
same  time  saying  in  explanation:  "You  are  the  first  stage  hand 
I  have  seen  west  of  the  Missouri  who  walked  on  tiptoes  across 
the  stage." 

THE  faith  cure  business,  with  its  tag  of  Christian  science,  is 
flourishing  throughout  the  country,  to  the  great  delight  of  the 
Undertakers.  The  doctors  have  not  quite  made  up  their  minds 
whether  to  like  or  dislike  it.  They  agree  that  it  makes  the  sick, 
sicker,  but  the  deuce  of  the  business  is  that  the  wretched  dolts 
will  stick  to  the  treatment  until  they  are  too  far  gone  even  for  the 
doctors  to  take  a  crack  at  them  before  the  old  reaper  has  them  by 
the  heels. 


A   VISIT   to    the   studio  of   Julius  Ludovici  at   131  Post  street, 
found  that  artist   busy  with    several  pastel  portraits,  two  of 
which,  full   length    portraits    of  a    boy    and  a   young  girl,  being 
especially  beautiful — natural    and   life-like   in  pose  and   coloring. 
On  questioning  the  artist  about  the    exact  nature  of   these  paint- 
ings he  referred  us  to  a  paper  by  Elizabeth  Champney,  published 
in  the  December  Century.     The  article,  called  "The  Golden  Age  of 
Pastel,"  proves    conclusively,  Mr.  Ludovici  thinks,  the    superior 
durability   of    pastel    over  oil    color  and  its  equal  artistic  possi- 
bilities, by  comparing  the    best  pastels  of  the  eighteenth  century 
with  the  work  of  the  greatest  painters  in  oil,  of  the   same  period. 
!    For   chemical   reasons,  as    Miss    Champneys  states,  colors,  mixed 
with  chalk  (pastel)  must   be   purer   and   more  lasting  than  those 
j    mixed   with   oil   and    varnish.     She    names  as  the  only  enemy  of 
i    this    medium      dampness,     which    causes      mildew,    but    gives 
]    no    method    for    removing     this     mildew.       Mr.     Ludovici     in- 
I    formed  us    that   he    had   frequently  restored  pastel  portraits  thus 
|    affected,  and  had  always  succeeded  in  bringing  back  the  colors  in 
j    their  original  brilliancy.     Theremedy  is  sure,  quick  and  inexpen- 
i    sive,  consisting  only  in  lightly  touching  with  the  finger  the  parts 
;    affected,  the  mildew  being  entirely  superficial.     Compared  to  the 
|    tedious  and  costly  process    of  restoring  by  relining  oil  paintings 
when  discolored  or  beginning  to  crack,  this  is  certainly  so  simple 
as  to  afford  a  strong  proof  of  the  advantage  of  pastel.     Mr.  Ludo- 
vici thinks  that  what  is  said  of  the  pastels  of   two  hundred  years 
ago,  which    were   painted    on    paper,  must   be  infinitely  truer  of 
those  of  to-day,  which  are  done   on    the  pastel  canvas  employed 
by    the   great  French  painters,  who  have  lately  revived    this    art 
with  much  enthusiasm. 

It  was  with  the  view  of  drawing  the  public  attention  to  this 
form  of  art,  so  eminently  adapted  to  portrait  painting,  that  we 
interviewed  Mr.  Ludovici,  who  is  known  as  making  a  strong 
stand  in  this  city  in  favor  of  pastel  as  opposed  to  oil  colors,  after 
many  years'  experience  in  both. 


THER3  seems  to  be  a  prevailing  idea  among  the  young  girls  of 
to  day  that  in  order  to  be  attractive  to  the  men  they  must 
be  loud  and  boisterous  in  manner,  careless  and  familiar  in  conver- 
sation, and  masculine  in  style;  and  the  result  is  they  follow  that 
line  with  a  persistency  worthy  of  a  better  cause.  The  truth  is, 
however,  that  no  man  who  is  worthy  the  name  is  ever  at- 
tracted by  a  loud  woman.  There  is  a  subtle  charm  in  purely 
feminine  grace  that  allures  more  surely  than  any  slangy,  noisy 
!  tongue  can  do.  A  soft,  sweet  voice,  a  gentle,  ladylike  manner,  a 
j  dignified  self-respect,  which  compels  that  of  others,  is  the  type  of 
girl  a  man  woos  for  his  wife.  What  men  call  a  breezy  girl  will 
do  admirably  for  a  lark — to  take  out  "  buggy  riding,"  or  to  the 
theatre.  Makes  a  capital  partner  for  the  cotillion,  but  when  it 
comes  to  a  partner  for  life,  that's  a  very  different  thing,  they  will 
tell  you.  Unless  the  girl  has  golden  charms,  a  well-fixed  pa  or  social 
position  which  will  help  the  man  on  in  life,  he  will  never  seek  to 
cull  the  treasure.  'Tis  over  strange  our  bright  girls  do  not — to 
use  one  of  the  fashionable  expressions  of  the  swim — tumble  to 
the  situation. 


The  Pacific  Auxiliary  Fire  Alarm. 

Since  its  organization  the  Pacific  Auxiliary  Fire  Alarm  has  been 
of  the  greatest  benefit  to  the  merchants  of  this  city,  who  now  uni- 
versally recognize  in  it  an  absolutely  certain  way  of  reducing  their 
fire  losses.  That  its  ministrations  are  of  practical  benefit  is  shown 
by  the  recognition  of  them  given  by  the  Pacific  Insurance  Union, 
which  has  agreed  to  reduce  the  rate  on  fire  risks  which  are  provided 
with  the  auxiliary  fire  alarm  boxes.  A  large  number  of  these  boxes 
are  also  used  in  private  residences,  and  no  hotel  or  lodging  house  is 
complete  in  its  appointments  unless  it  has  one  or  more  of  the  auto- 
matic boxes  within  its  walls.  The  office  of  the  company  is  at  323 
Pine  street,  where  upon  inquiry  one  may  obtaiu  all  the  data  regard- 
ing the  auxiliary  fire  boxes  and  their'manner  of  operation.  The 
mechanism  of  the  boxes  is  very  simple.  Each  has  a  glass  front, 
which  is  broken  in  case  of  a  fire,  exposing  a  ring  which,  when  pulled, 
rings  the  lire  alarm  bell. 

The    Miimm. 


For  a  long  time  the  central  portion  of  the  city,  west  of  and  within 
easy  reach  of  Kearny  street,  has  been  without  a  high-class  resort, 
where  gentlemen  might,  during  the  afternoon  or  evening,  indulge  in 
the  wine  that  cheereth  or  the  weed  that  comforteth.  During  the 
week  a  resort  has  been  opened  at  109  O'Farrell  street,  opposite  the 
Alcazar  Theatre,  which  fulfills  all  the  desires  of  those  to  whom  its 
presence  fills  a  long-felt  want.  This  place,  known  as  The  Mumm,  is 
handsomely  fitted,  and  is  stocked  with  only  the  best  of  wines,  liquors 
and  cigars"  Its  proprietors  recognize  the  fact  that  if  one  would  in- 
dulge between  the  acts,  he  demands  the  best  of  liquors.  The  bar 
therefore  knows  only  the  leading  brands. 

DIVIDEND  No.  197. 

The  Home  Mutual  Insurance   Company 

Will  pay  its  regular  monthly  dividend  of  one  dollar  ($1)  per  share  upon  its 
capital  stock  on  February  10,  1S92.. 

CHAS.  R.  STORY,  Secretary. 


NevvsLetter 

(California  ACbcrttscv. 

OtVOTEO  TOTMtLt*UiHai-  tUPOMUMOTNl  PACIFIC  OOAST  . 

I   ttmd   /':'  li  .-.  Fbkdebick 

Marriott.  Flood  Bui  •:, 

-■■».      -1'hi'mI  Skoktij  .      r  ■•>■./■•   ■.■'  51  Oct  aiut 

50;   3   HOntiUj    *l 
6  monHj,  M;   3   month.'.   ?! 


5^AT  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY.  fEBRUARY  13,  1892. 


TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


Leading  Articles!  : 

Items  in  hrief 

A  Hint  fr.'in  Chicago 

Booming  a  Orosa  Fraud 

through  a  Duke's  Eyes 

Fad*  in  Literature 

California's  Katsin  Industry 

Police  C  art  Methods 

Investment  iu  Irrigated  Lands. 
atlag  the  Negroes 
Obituary 
The    Shakespearean    Method    of 

SiugiuLr 
The  I 'ime  Showman  (Poetry). 

My  Valentine   Poetry)    

La  e&t  Tenuis  News 

Pleasure 's  Wand 

Congress  at  last  takes  Action 


Pack 

Blaine  (Poetry)      ......  ......    8 

Over  in  Oakland     B 

Snap  Shots  (01  Vernon)    9 

The  Looker-Ou  .     ..  1Q 

The  Looker  Ou  (continued)      ....    11 

-  Ticket 12 

Sparks.  -  13 

Financial  Review     li 

i'tini  Crier  lb 

World,  Flesh  and  Devil 16 

;  he  EtO«  Jar  ..  .......  17 

Mine  .  18-i9 

iflc  aud  Useful. 20 

Vanities .21 

Heal  Property    .   . 22 

••  Biz"— summary  of  the  Markets.  21 

Society 26 

Society  (continued)      ........         27 


HAS  anyone  noticed  that  that  big  spot  on  the  snn  looks  like  a 
tiger  skin?  Can  it  be  possible  that  after  capturing  a  capital, 
stealing  a  State  and  clothing  himself  in  the  Senatorial  toga,  tbat 
David  B.  Hill  has  placed  his  trademark  on  the  face  of  old  Sol? 

THE  Brooklyn  newsdealer  who  met  such  a  horrible  death  last 
Wednesday  was  not  the  only  man  who  has  been  killed  by  his 
tongue,  a  fact  which  young  politicians  should  bear  in  mind.  The 
swelling  of  the  head,  though  a  dangerous  disease,  is  not  nearly  as 
rapid  in  its  fatal  consequences  as  the  development  of  the  tongue. 

THE  Board  of  Education  is  now  allowing  itself  to  be  a  party  to 
a  disgraceful  row  over  the  appointment  of  a  negro  janitor.  If 
the  School  Directors  expect  to  hold  ihe  respect  of  the  community 
and  develop  any  strength  for  future  political  honors,  they  should 
manage  their  affairs  in  better  style,  and  nut  be  made  the  butts  of 
the  city  by  the  appointment  of  a  janitor. 

IF  the  Board  of  Health  had  attended  to  its  business  the  dreadful 
accident  to  Dennis  Whalen  on  the  Potrero  marsh  would  not 
have  occurred.  Whalen  fell  from  a  amall  bridge  into  a  slough 
filled  with  lye  and  refuse  from  several  adjoining  soap  and  candle 
factories,  and  was  burned  to  death.  This  pit  of  death  should  be 
filled  up,  and  the  factory  refuse  led  by  proper  conduits  to  tide 
water. 


THE  local  political  pot  is  beginning  to  boil,  and  the  only  things 
to  be  seen  through  the  steam  are  the  heads  of  present  or  as- 
piring bosses  and  members  of  "  gangs."  Crimmins,  Kelly,  Burns, 
Wilson,  Schmitt,  Dougherty,  Ames,  Long,  McNab,  Sullivan  and 
others  are  all  bobbing  up  and  down  serenely,  and  now  and  then 
one  sees  traces  of  the  "  Third-street  Gang,"  the  *<  Sutter-street 
Gang,"  and  even  of  the  still  kicking  »  Bush-street  Gang." 

WE  DIRECT  the  attention  of  the  Grand  Jury  to  the  adminis- 
tration of  "  justice"  in  the  Police  Courts,  and  to  the  methods 
of  officials  of  the  Street  Department.  These  are  the  two  depart- 
ments of  the  city  government  which  have  been  notoriously  cor- 
rupt for  years.  Investigation  by  fearless  and  able  Grand  Jurors 
should  cause  the  indictment  of  some  of  the  robbing  "  lawyers" 
of  the  old  City  Hall,  and  of  a  few  deputies  of  the  Street  Depart- 
ment, even  if  higher  heads  are  not  reached. 

FRANK  LESLIE'S  Weekly,  of  the  6th  inst.,  published  an  ex- 
cellent illustration  of  an  artistically  arranged  collection  of 
some  of  the  handsome  young  society  ladies  of  Santiago,  Chile. 
The  Chileans,  judging  from  these  specimens,  are  beautiful  women, 
and  therefore  it  is  that  there  is  now  much  sighing  and  lamentation 
among  the  National  Guardsmen  and  the  marines  on  account  of 
the  failure  of  the  Chilean  war.  Then  all  those  Chilean  nabobs 
are  so  beastly  rich. 

THERE  is  no  particular  reason  why  an  American  girl  should  not 
marry  a  French  Duke  if  she  wants  to,  except  that  she  rather 
makes  a  mesalliance  by  so  doing.  Every  American  girl  is  a 
Princess  in  her  own  right,  and  it  is  really  a  matter  of  condescen- 
sion on  her  part  if  she  consents  to  bestow  her  hand  on  any  one 
below  her  own  rank.  In  the  case  of  the  Duchess  de  la  Roche- 
foucauld the  marriage  seems  to  have  been  one  of  real  affection, 
not  of  interest,  which  is  a  safe  guarantee  for  happiness  in  the 
married  state. 


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H  **■'  '  -are  again*!  It. 

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befogged  end  befuddled  than  another,  it  i->  the  itlvt 
Onedayli  li  ,:1K».  end  the  ■•  dollar*  ol  out 

daddies/'  and  on  the  next  It  raves  about  the  dishonesty  ol  trying 

•y  cent>  in  ilh  ■  r  pass  for  a  dollar.    The  questloi 
complicated  one,  it  is  tr  n  why  the  Bulletin 

should  make  confusion  worse  confounded.     If  it  does  nol  know 
anything  about  free  coinage— as  it  manifestly  does   nol     it  might 
have  the  grace  to  keep  quiet,  and  not  mix  it*  readers   up  bj 
tradictory  expressions  ol  opinion. 

TM  B  action  of  the  Press  Club  In  Withdrawing  from  the  Interna* 
tional  League  of  Press  Clubs  was  Ill-advised,  and  the  manner 
of  it  was  not  consistent  with  the  dignity  of  an  organization  which 
is  supposed   to  have  upon   its  rolls  the  brainiest  men  of  the  city. 

It    has   caused    much    surprise    in    the    business  I im unity,  the 

members  of  which  contributed  nearly  $8,000  to  the  fund  raised 
by  the  club  for  the  entertainment  Of  the  delegates  to  the  annual 
convention  of  the  International  League.  The  gentlemen  who 
freely  gave  their  money  so  that  the  Eastern  journalists  might  be 
properly  entertained,  say  tb  It  it  was  rather  late  in  the  day,  after 
the  money  had  been  expended,  for  the  local  club  to  rind  out  that 
its  purposes  were  not  in  sympathy  with  those  of  the  league. 

AS  coming  events  cast  their  shadows  before,  so  the  Presidential 
election  of  the  present  year  projects  its  shadow  over  every- 
thing, even  at  this  early  day.  It  is  yet  several  months  to  the 
meeting  of  the  first  national  convention,  yet  the  chances  of  candi- 
dates are  as  eagerly  discussed  as  though  the  nominations  were  to 
be  made  next  week.  The  impression  seems  to  be  gaining  ground 
that  the  Democratic  nominee  must  be  from  the  West,  as  it  is  be- 
lieved tbat  the  antagonism  between  Cleveland  and  Hill  will  ren- 
der it  impolitic,  if  not  impossible,  to  nominate  either  of  them,  and 
New  York  has  no  other  candidate.  Dana,  of  the  New  York  Sun, 
pipes  up  occasionally  in  a  feeble  way  for  Gorman,  of  Maryland, 
but  the  only  plank  in  his  platform,  upon  which  Dana  has  com- 
pletely settled,  is — anything  to  beat  Cleveland. 

THE  Chinese  Exclusion  Bill  reported  by  Stump,  of  Maryland, 
on  behalf  of  the  Committee  on  Immigration,  ia  vastly  superior 
to  any  measure  of  the  kind  heretofore  passed  by  Congress,  inas- 
much as  it  provides  a  system  of  registration  for  Chinese  under  the 
control  and  direction  of  the  Internal  Revenue  Department.  The 
trouble  has  always  been  that  there  was  no  certain  method  of  dis- 
tinguishing the  Chinese  who  had  a  right  to  be  in  the  United  States 
from  those  who  had  smuggled  themselves  in,  a  fact  of  which  the 
wily  Mongolians  never  failed  to  take  advantage.  We  presume 
some  sentimentalist  from  some  Eastern  Slate,  who  never  saw  a 
dozen  Chinamen  in  his  life,  will  go  on  the  stale  plea  of  the  father- 
hood of  God  and  brotherhood  of  man  in  opposition  to  the  bill, 
but  there  is  some  evidence  tbat  the  East  knows  more  about  the 
merits  of  the  Chinese  question  than  it  did  some  years  ago. 


A  BILL  has  been  introduced  in  the  House  of  Representatives  to 
cut  off  pensions  paid  to  non-resident  pensioners,  and  there  is 
at  least  a  possibility  that  it  may  become  a  law.  On  the  30th  of 
last  June  there  were  2,646  of  this  class  on  the  pension  rolls,  scat- 
tered all  over  the  world,  from  Samoa  to  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope, 
and  from  Norway  to  Uruguay.  The  most  suggestive  feature  of 
this  fact  is  that  there  are  1,315  of  these  pensioners  in  Canada,  and 
while  we  are  loath  to  cast  any  reflections  on  the  courage  of  our 
neighbors,  we  venture  to  say  that  ninety  per  cent,  of  these  pen- 
sioners were  original  members  of  the  bounty-jumping  fraternity, 
who  brought  up  in  Canada  after  their  last  saltatorial  exploit,  and 
did  not  reappear  until  the  war  was  over  and  the  pension  harvest 
was  ripe  for  gathering.  The  proper  way  would  be  to  make  a 
clean  sweep  of  all  these  non-American  and  un-American  claim- 
ants on  the  Government's  bounty. 


NEVER  in  the  history  of  the  State  has  there  been  a  greater 
unanimity  of  public  sentiment  than  there  is  at  present  upon 
the  question  of  the  resumption  of  hydraulic  mining,  provided  it 
can  be  carried  on  under  proper  restrictions.  The  State  needs  the 
gold  that  is  lying  idle  in  the  mountains  and  old  river  beds  of  the 
Sierras,  and  the  farmers  feel  this  need  as  much  as  anybody.  It 
seems  to  have  been  determined,  by  scientific  tests  and  experi- 
ments, that  it  is  entirely  feasible  to  impound  mining  debris  by 
proper  restraining  dams,  and  an  effort  is  being  made  to  induce 
Congress  to  take  hold  of  the  enterprise,  at  least  in  an  experi- 
mental way.  The  miners  say  that  if  Congress  will  build  one  or 
two  dams,  so  as  to  give  impounding  an  absolutely  fair  and  im- 
partial trial,  if  the  experiment  does  not  succeed  they  will  abandon 
hydraulic  mining  and  resort  to  some  other  process.  The  offer  is 
a  fair  one,  to  which  even  Holman,  of  Indiana,  ought  not  to  ob- 
ject. 


A    HINT    FROM    CHICAGO. 


CHICAGO  enterprise  is  nearly  as  well-known  in  Central  Africa 
as  in  England,  but  heretofore  its  conquests  have  been  mainly 
in  the  slaughtering  of  pigs  and  steers,  the  development  of  railroads 
and  the  pushing  of  trade  to  all  parts  of  the  world.  Of  late,  how- 
ever, it  has  turned  to  less  material  things,  but  the  same  energy  and 
"  horse  sense  "  are  shown  in  this  new  departure,  as  in  the  old  pur- 
suits of  trade.  When  a  Chicago  millionaire  like  Newberry  wishes 
to  found  a  great  free  library  he  does  not  give  just  enough  to  erect 
a  building,  leaving  to  some  other  the  providing  of  books.  What 
be  does  is  to  endow  the  institution  so  liberally  that  it  can  afford 
to  engage  the  best  librarian  in  the  country,  and  to  put  scarcely 
any  limit  to  the  acquisition  of  the  best  books  in  all  departments. 
Twenty  years  will  see  the  Newberry  library,  if  Poole  is  allowed 
to  carry  out  his  plans  unhampered,  the  greatest,  free  library  in  the 
world.  The  same  spirit  has  moved  Chicago's  rich  men  who  have 
a  taste  for  books.  A  recent  estimate  made  by  an  expert  showed 
that  there  were  more  valuable  private  libraries  in  Chicago  to-day 
than  in  New  York,  and  that  in  the  great  book  auctions  of  London 
Leipsic  &  Berlin,  the  Chicago  buyer,  usually  obtained  the  rarest 
treasures.  It  has  become  so  much  the  custom  for  the  East  to 
sneer  at  Western  culture,  and  especially  what  it  is  pleased  to  call 
the  chromo  culture  of  wild  and  woolly  Chicago,  that  very  few  peo- 
ple, even  those  living  in  the  West,  have  any  conception  of  the  ad- 
vance made  by  that  city  in  ten  years  in  the  way  of  pictures,  books 
and  schools.  The  latest  illustration  is  furnished  by  two  additions 
that  have  just  been  made  to  the  faculty  of  the  new  Chicago  Uni- 
versity. These  are  Dr.  Hermann  von  Hoist,  the  famous  German 
historian,  and  Professor  William  Ireland  Knapp,  the  well-known 
professor  of  modern  languages  in  Yale  University.  Von  Hoist 
is  a  recognized  outhority  in  American  constitutional  history.  His 
great  work  on  "The  Constitutional  and  Political  History  of  the 
United  States"  has  gained  praise  even  from  critics  who  dissented 
radically  from  its  conclusions,  as  it  showed  a  grasp  of  mind  and 
an  industry  in  gathering  facts  such  as  have  no  parallel  among 
writers  on  the  same  subject.  He  will  probably  lecture  on  Consti- 
tutional law,  and  bis  reputation  ought  to  bring  him  students  in 
this  specialty  from  all  parts  of  this  country,  if  not  from  abroad. 
As  the  modern  languages  are  gaining  in  importance  every  year  in 
the  college  curriculum,  it  was  wise  judgment  to  secure  a  man  like 
Professor  Knapp,  of  Yale,  for  this  chair.  He  is  the  master  of  a 
score  of  tongues,  but  he  has  devoted  himself  especially  to  the  ro- 
mance languages,  which  are  the  sources  of  the  culture  of  modern 
Europe.  He  is  something  more  than  a  mere  student,  for  he  served 
as  correspondent  of  the  London  Times  at  Madrid,  and  accom- 
panied Alphonse  on  his  tour  of  Africa  and  the  Bulearic  Islands. 
During  his  many  years'  residence  in  Europe,  Professor  Knapp  has 
gathered  a  library  of  6,000  volumes,  which  is  rich  in  works  on 
the  romance  languages.  These  additions  to  the  faculty  or  Chicago 
University  are  noteworthy  because  they  represent  a  new  and 
powerful  movement  in  education  in  the  West.  Something  of  the 
same  spirit  ought  to  animate  our  own  State  University,  but,  un- 
happily, it  is  conspicuous  by  its  absence.  The  University  of  Cali- 
fornia has  been  for  many  months  without  a  bead;  several  of  its 
chairs  are  filled  by  third-rate  men;  it  has  only  one  professor  of 
national  reputation;  it's  effective  strength  is  partly  wasted  in 
petty  factional  quarrels.  Its  income  is  liberal,  but  what  it  needs 
above  all  is  the  special  endowment  of  several  professorships  and 
the  injecting  of  new  life  into  departments  that  are  infected  with 
dry  rot.  Something  will  have  to  be  done  speedily  to  remedy  the 
evil,  and  in  considering  means  of  reform,  the  Chicago  university 
furnishes  excellent  hints  how  to  put  life  into  a  great  training 
school. 

BOOMING  A  GROSS  FRAUD. 


IT  IS  remarkable  how  easy  it  is  for  a  fraud  to  get  a  large  amount 
of  free  advertising,  and  how  tenaciously  it  clings  to  life.  The 
so-called  "  winter  racing'-  at  the  Guttenberg  track  in  New  Jersey 
is  a  good  case  in  point.  This  was  started  originally  purely  for  the 
sake  of  the  pool-rooms.  It  was  written  up  as  a  novelty,  but  of 
course  any  one  acquainted  with  the  turf  knows  that  there  is  not 
one  day  in  a  month  in  the  Eastern  winter  when  it  is  safe  to  per- 
mit a  good  horse  to  trot  or  run  on  any  uncovered  racetrack.  Gut- 
tenburg  track  is  perched  on  a  bleak  hill,  exposed  to  wind  and 
rain,  and  on  three-quarters  of  what,  by  courtesy,  is  called  racing 
days,  the  track  is  either  liquid  mud  or  frozen  slush.  No  owner 
of  a  valuable  horse  would  allow  him  to  appear  on  such  a  track; 
hence  the  Guttenburg  programmes  are  filled  with  old  hacks  whose 
names  are  unknown  to  the  racing  experts.  The  place  would  not 
last  a  month  if  it  were  not  for  the  publicity  given  by  the  newspa- 
pers throughout  the  country.  Detailed  reports  of  the  races  on 
this  track  are  sent  out  regularly,  and  the  curious  thing  is  that 
newspapers  which  frown  on  many  other  frauds  help  this  along 
by  printing  the  reports.  Apparently  they  fancy  that  there  is 
some  public  demand  for  these  reports,  but  if  they  make  any  can- 
vass among  sporting  men  they  would  find  that  this  demand  ex- 
ists only  in  the  imagination  of  those  who  are  booming  the  Gut- 
tenburg fraud.  Legitimate  sport  of  every  kind  should  be  encour- 
aged in  this  country,  as  we  are  a  people  who  take  life  too  seri- 
ously; but  no  gross  caricature  of  genuine  sport  should  be  per- 
mitted to  live  and  flourish. 


SEEN  THROUGH  A  DUKE'S  EYES. 


THE  Duke  of  Marlborough,  when  he  visited  this  country,  did 
not  receive  very  delicate  treatment  from  American  newspa- 
pers. They  called  him  a  cad,  and  they  gave  abundant  proof  that 
he  acted  like  a  cad  on  many  occasions.  Yet  there  is  a  good  deal 
more  in  the  descendant  of  the  hero  of  Blenheim  than  one  would 
suppose  from  bis  actions  while  engaged  in  the  sport  of  stalking 
an  American  heiress.  The  Duke  has  just  written  an  article  for 
the  New  Review,  in  which  he  sums  up  his  observations  of  Ameri- 
can life,  and  presents  comparisons  between  it  and  English  life.  It 
is  by  all  odds  the  fairest  article  of  its  kind  that  has  been  written 
in  recent  years  by  any  Englishman.  It  may  be  that  the  coin 
which  his  American  wife  brought  him  sotfened  the  Duke's  anger 
toward  her  people.  It  may  be  that  the  clearing  off  of  many  an- 
noying debts  and  the  renewal  of  the  shabby  but  historical  Blen- 
heim castle,  cleared  his  vision.  Whatever  the  reason,  he  has 
certainly  judged  many  aspects  of  American  life  fairly,  and  he 
makes  some  suggestions  that  are  worthy  of  attention.  He  was 
struck  with  the  enormous  influence  of  the  lawyers,  and  of  the 
practical  control  which  they  have  quietly  obtained  of  all  the  law- 
maKing  apparatus  in  this  country.  Next  to  them  he  regards  the 
millionaires  as  the  chief  depositaries  of  power.  He  was  evidently 
powerfully  impressed  with  the  spectacle  of  men  who  had  made 
forty  or  fifty  millions  by  their  own  shrewdness  and  the  luck  of 
circumstances.  So  Sir  Edwin  Arnold  was  impressed,  when  he 
made  his  first  visit  here  several  years  ago,  and  a  Bohemian  asked 
him  whether  he  would  like  to  see  some  of  our  literary  men  or 
some  of  our  millionaires.  »  Oh,  show  me  the  millionaires,"  was 
the  prompt  reply.  The  Duke  predicts  that  the  next  generation 
will  see  an  enormous  increase  in  the  luxury  of  life  in  America, 
due  to  the  piling  up  of  colossal  fortunes.  He  thinks  the  sons  of 
very  rich  men  will  not  be  content  to  slave  as  their  fathers  are 
slaving,  simply  to  pile  up  millions.  He  prophecies  that  they  will 
descend  upon  Europe  and  make  more  costly  pictures,  books  and 
every  object  of  art.  We  think  be  is  at  fault,  as  many  other 
clever  observers  have  been,  when  treating  of  this  aspect  of  Amer- 
ican life.  The  great  fortunes  cannot  be  kept  intact,  and  the  tend- 
ency among  many  of  the  rich  is  to  revert  to  simpler  life.  There 
is  no  question  that  new  mechanical  devices  and  the  cheapening 
of  hundreds  of  articles  that  were  once  luxuries  will  raise  the 
average  of  comfort  among  those  who  work  for  their  bread  in  the 
sweat  of  their  brows,  but  that  we  will  ever  have  a  large  leisure 
class,  devoted  wholly  to  culture  and  pleasure,  is  not  probable. 
The  Puritan  strain  endures  well.  The  American  inherits  a  genius 
for  work  and  a  contempt  for  mere  idling,  which  cannot  be  effaced 
even  by  great  wealth.  So  if  the  Duke  could  return,  say  in  the 
year  2000,  in  the  guise  of  the  historic  New  Zealander,  he  would 
find  the  conditions  of  life  much  as  they  are  to-day,  with 
the  chief  aim  of  three-quarters  of  Americans— the  piling  up  of 
the  Almighty  Dollar. 

FADS    IN    LITERATURE. 


IF  thousands  of  Englishmen  were  told  that  they  have  made  a 
fetish  of  Gladstone,  they  would  probably  deny  the  charge  with 
great  heat,  yet  in  politics  and  in  literature  he  is  the  finest  living 
example  of  the  influence  of  authority.  Of  the  political  para- 
doxes he  has  imposed  on  his  disciples  it  is  unnecessary  to  speak 
here.  Suffice  it  to  call  attention  to  some  cases  ot  literary  fetish- 
worship.  The  memoirs  of  Marie  Bashkirtseff — that  strange 
jumble  of  abnormal  precocity,  boundless  ambition,  high  aspira- 
tion and  ignoble  desires — were  very  slow  of  sale  in  Great  Britain 
until  Gladstone  read  the  book,  and  pronounced  it  one  of  the  most 
notable  works  of  the  century.  Then  Mudie  bought  up  the  whole 
edition,  but  even  this  did  not  meet  the  demands  made  for  the 
Russian  girl's  book.  In  the  same  way  "  Robert  Elsouere " 
languished  until  the  Liberal  leader  wrote  an  extravagant  eulogy 
of  this  tedious  agnostic  novel.  At  once  the  demand  for  the  book 
outran  the  capacity  of  the  printing  presses.  It  was  the  proper 
thing  in  Belgravia  to  discuss  the  book,  and  so  the  fad  went  down 
through  all  grades  of  society.  It  even  crossed  the  sea,  and  raged 
in  this  country  almost  as  fiercely  as  in  England.  Now  the  author 
of  "  Robert  Elsrnere  "  bas  just  finished  her  second  book — "The 
History  of  David  Grieve" — an  incomparably  greater  and  finer 
story  than  her  first  religious  novel.  It  is  saturated  with  the 
spirit  of  religion,  but  it  is  so  natural,  and  it  discusses  some  social 
problems  so  plainly  that  Gladstone  will  probably  not  find  that  he 
can  say  a  good  word  for  it.  As  a  kind  of  reaction,  the  English 
newspapers  damn  it  with  faint  praise.  Yet  the  entire  first  half 
of  the  book  is  as  strong  and  as  beautiful  as  "The  Mill  on  the 
Floss,"  while  the  second  part  sounds  those  deeps  of  passion  into 
which  the  novelist  seldom  descends.  If  one  has  not  time  to  read 
the  whole  story,  let  him  read  the  chapters  that  tell  of  David's 
visit  to  Paris,  and  of  the  hero  s  escape  from  the  abyss  of  despair. 
Not  since  George  Eliot  dropped  her  pen  has  such  fiction  as  this 
come  from  any  English  writer. 

THE  examination  of  Mrs.  Sarah  L.  Savory  for  insanity  developed 
some  very  "  unsavory  testimony."  Judge  Coffey  perpetrated 
that  pun  first.  His  duties  seem  to  be  wearing  on  the  honorable 
jurist's  gray  matter.  He  must  display  greater  wit  than  that  if 
he  would  retain  his  reputation. 


F«b.  13, 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEW8  LETTER 


CALIFORNIA'S     RAISIN     INDfSTRY 


THK  London  Cbtrrvr  tries  to  tell  it«  readers  something  About  the 
r*i*in  Industry  ol  tola  Stele,  but  :n  M  doing  intkn   *    woeful 
m«»  Ol  it.     Here  is  what  it  hu  t<>  «»y  on  the  sobJ4 

"  tUlitoa  are  on*  Untely  prorfii. .  i  Id  California,  the  Industry,  whleh  li 

of  eery  recem  dale,  baring  lental   drvlujr  of  th* 

fr-iit    oc    th.  oer     La  t    jroar   the 

UBOOQtod  to  otic  and  a  hft  ■  <  .  i    -  ten  r  vIdi  rard*  have  tint 
yet  cnmp  iaio  beartuc-    Th< 

reotly  wiih  the  iu.T.  i  0|  ,-aLf.irula  an.-  uot 

beglnuioc  to  pay  greater  af  tefli  of  the  work." 

K'T  the  benefit  of  those  who  are  not  acquainted1  with  the  facts 
in  regard  to  this  matter,  it  i?  worth  while  repeating  the  more 
salient  points.  Taking  up  the  points  made  by  the  Caterer,  it  is 
quite  true  that  raisins  are  now  largely  produced  in  this  Slate. 
Whether  the  industry  is  of  very  recent  date  or  not.  is  a  matter  ol 
comparison.  What  some  might  fancy  a  recent  occurrence,  others 
are  prone  to  regard  a?  ancient  history.  Kaisins  were  successfully 
made  here  as  far  back  as  1862.  and  possibly  earlier.  They  be- 
came a  ••  commercial  prop  ;siiion  "  first  in  1873,  nineteen  years 
ago,  which  can  scarcely  be  called  a  ■•  very  recent  date."  The  dis- 
covery that  raisins  could  be  produced  here  was  not  all  owing  to 
"  the  accidental  drying  of  the  fruit  on  the  vines  during  a  very  hot 
summer."  It  was  entirely  owing  to  the  »  discovery  "  by  expert 
foreign  grape  growers  that  our  soil  and  climate  resembled  in  a 
marked  degree  those  of  the  best  raisin  and  wine  grape  regions  of 
Southern  Enrope.  The  proper  varieties  of  grapes  for  the  produc- 
tion of  the  raisin  were  thereupon  introduced,  with  this  express 
object  of  raisin-growing  in  view,  and  the  success  of  the  venture  was 
simply  the  success  that  attends  any  well-planned  business  experi- 
ment, where  the  elements  of  success  are  already  known  to  exist. 
Instead  of  the  output  of  the  raisin  vineyards  of  California  having 
amounted  to  only  a  million  and  a  half  boxes  last  year,  the  pro- 
duct was  considerably  more  than  two  and  a  half  million  boxes — 
reckoning  the  raisins  put  op  in  sacks  at  twenty  pounds  to  the 
box,  these  being  none  the  less  raisins  because  of  being  maiketed 
in  muslin  packages  instead  of  those  made  of  wood.  The  remark- 
able growth  of  the  industry  may  be  seen  from  the  fact  that  while 
the  amount  shipped  in  1873  was  only  6,000  boxes,  in  1883  it  was 
125,000;  1887,  800,000;  1888,  1,250,000;  1889,  1,633,000;  1890, 
2,300,000;  1891,  2,500,000.  The  proposition  that  the  quality  has 
not  improved  with  the  increased  output  is  not  w«ll  founded,  and 
it  is  difficult  to  see  upon  what  the  charge  of  the  Caterer  is  based. 
The  quality  of  our  raisins  certainly  has  improved  from  the  outset, 
as  is  evidenced  by  the  fact  that  they  are  rapidly  taking  the  place 
of  the  imported  product,  and  bid  fair  in  a  few  years  to  completely 
displace  it.  Every  one  who  is  familiar  with  the  raisin-producing 
sections  of  the  State,  knows  that  each  year  sees  improvement  in 
the  processes  of  drying  and  packing,  and  consequent  improve- 
ment in  quality.  It  is  true  there  is  much  carelessness  shown,  but 
the  different  grades  of  California  raisins  will  certainly  compare 
favorably  with  the  similar  grades  of  the  imported.  There  are 
brands  of  our  raisins  that  have  established  a  reputation  for  excel- 
lence which  sell  for  equal  prices  with  the  imported,  and  each 
year  sees  the  education  of  our  growers  to  better  methods,  and 
consequently  better  results.  It  is  safe  to  say  that  the  editor  of 
the  Caterer  would  be  unable  to  detect  any  difference  between  the 
choice  products  of  many  of  the  Fresno  and  Riverside  vineyards 
and  those  of  Malaga  or  Valencia,  unless  he  were  to  depend  upon 
the  guiding  marks  upon  the  packages. 


EDUCATING    THE     NEGROES. 


EVER  since  the  Emancipation  Proclamation  formed  a  new  and 
numerous  class  of  citizens  in  the  United  States,  thinking  men 
of  all  political  faiths  have  been  endeavoring  to  formulate  some 
plan  whereby  the  liberated  slaves  could  be  shown  the  way  to  the 
full  enjoyment  of  their  enfranchisement.  8chooIs,  seminaries  and 
colleges  have  been  established  for  the  education  of  the  negro,  and 
some  of  the  colored  brethren  have  made  excellent  use  of  the  op- 
portunities presented  to  them.  Their  own  leaders,  among  whom 
are  a  number  of  eminently  able  men,  are  using  their  best  endeavors 
to  ameliorate  the  condition  of  their  people.  To  this  end  a  conven- 
tion of  negroes  has  been  called  to  meet  at  Tuskeegee,  Ala.,  on 
the  23rd  inst.  The  assemblage  will  be  under  the  auspices  of  the 
school  at  Tuskeegee,  of  which  Booker  I.  Washington  is  principal. 
In  the  call  it  is  stated  that  it  has  been  sought  to  bring  together  in 
this  conference  »  not  the  politicians  and  those  usually  termed  the 
leading  colored  people,  but  representatives  of  the  masses — the 
bone  and  sinew  of  the  race;  the  common,  hardworking  farmers, 
with  a  few  of  the  best  ministers  and  teachers.  The  objects  of 
this  convention  are  to  ascertain  the  actual  industrial,  moral  and 
educational  condition  of  the  masses  of  the  negro  population  of 
the  United  States,  and  to  get  as  much  light  as  possible  on  the  best 
way  for  the  young  men  and  women  who  are  now  being  educated 
in  various  institutions  throughout  the  country  to  use  the  educa- 
tion they  have  thus  acquired  in  helping  the  colored  people  to  lift 
themselves  up."  This  convention  is  fraught  with  great  import- 
ance. It  means  the  deep  consideration  of  problems  submitted 
with  a  view  to  the  improvement  of  the  condition  of  a  people  who 
form  no  inconsiderable  portion  of  the  population  of  this  great 
oountry. 


POL  Ml  I  MUDS. 

Tm  slled   attention  to  the 

fraudulent  mrth-  di  |n  connection  with  the  edmlnlstratl 
the  Police  Couru  of  thti .  \  reoenl  o*M  dm  again  d 

attention  to  the  manner  in  wbh  b  the  ••capper*,"  whi 
Police  Court  p<  Itlfotjren   (•••  .  Qa>a  ,,f 

those  who  find  their  way  into  the   Police  Co  art  docke.     Oorili 
Oannlnghau]  wet  -  vagrancy  and  disturbing  th. 

B.  P.  Duggan,  a   clerk    ror    Waller   Uallagher.  an   old   City    II. Ml 
■■lawyer,'  undertook  with  lire.  Cunningham  to  gel  ber  bo 
bail,  have  his  o*se  postponed  f«>r  two  months,  and  then  1 
quashed,  provided  be  was  paid  »-  the  money  Lb 

I   sold  her  baby  carriage  for  |s,  borrowed  IS  from  her  mother,  end 

B*'«  ih«  ney  thus  hardly  obtained  t..  ipper," 

who  had  previously  obtained  *i"  from  the  prisoner's  mother, 
Notwithstanding  the  payment  of  the  money,  however,  Lb< 
1  oner  was  conviou-d  And  sentenced  to  twenty-five  days'  Imprison" 
ment  in  the  House  ol  Correction.  It  is  now  charged  that  the 
arresting  officer,  Hawea,  caused  the  failure  of  the  plans  of  the 
••cappers,"  because  they  did  not  divide  the  money  they  obtained 
with  him.  This  case  is  only  one  of  hundred*  of  Blmllai 
known  to  those  acquainted  with  Police  Court  method-..  Some 
;  time  since  Chief  Crowley  forbade  the  entrance  o!  any  of  the 
!  •*  cappers  "  into  the  City  Prison,  where  they  had  been  accustomed 
j  to  go  to  solicit  business.  Notwithstanding  this  order,  Crocker, 
I  Duggan,  Gallagher,  an. 1  all  their  ilk,  continue  to  wax  fat  upon 
the  money  they  obtain  from  the  unfortunates  who  get  into  their 
clutches.  These  follows  allege  that  they  have  a  •<  pull  "  with  the 
Police  Judges,  and  that,  without  their  assistance.no  man  who 
ever  enters  the  Police  Court  can  hope  to  escape.  The  Police 
Judges  owe  it  to  themselves,  and  to  tbepeople  by  whose  suffrages 
they  were  placed  upon  the  bench,  to  clear  their  judicial  skirts  of 
the  stains  placed  upon  them  by  the  harpies  by  whom  tbey  are 
surrounded.  They  know  better  than  any  one  else  who  are  the 
worst  offenders  in  the  crowd  of  shysters  who  appear  before  them, 
and  it  should  require  no  suggestion  from  the  press  to  cause  self- 
respecting  and  honest  officials  to  rid  themselves  of  the  presence 
of  men  whose  breath  is  pollution,  and  whose  touch  is  contaminat- 
ing. Any  one  who  knows  anything  about  the  administration  of 
justice  in  San  Francisco  need  not  be  told  that  for  years  the  Police 
Court  has  been  considered  synonymous  with  fraud.  It  is  said  it 
is  harder  for  a  poor  man,  however  innocent  he  may  be,  to  get 
justice  in  the  Old  City  Hall  than  it  would  be  for  him  to  get  his 
deserts  in  certain  of  the  Superior  Courts  without  that  powerful 
aid  known  as  a  "  pull."  The  Police  Judges  and  the  Police  De- 
partment should  combine  in  suppressing  the  unlawful  and  de- 
grading practices  now  current  in  connection  with  the  Police 
Courts. 


INVESTMENT  IN  IRRIGATED  LANDS. 

IN  THE  current  Forum  Governor  John  H.  Irwin  of  Arizona  has 
a  very  interesting  article  on  the  irrigation  of  thearid  lands  of 
the  West.  To  capital  seeking  investment  in  a  large  way,  he  says 
irrigation  enterprises  in  the  West  offer  a  most  solid,  lucrative  and 
tempting  held.  That  is  a  statement  which  the  News  Letter  has 
made  repeatedly  for  the  benefit  of  the  capitalists  of  this  and  East- 
ern States  who  were  endeavoring  to  find  a  suitable  field  for  the 
profitable  investment  of  their  spare  millions.  The  beneficial 
effects  af  irrigation  in  California  have  been  so  often  expanded 
upon  that  it  is  an  old  story  to  our  people  or  those  acquainted 
with  the  transformation  of  waste  places  throughout tbeState into 
most  fruitful  districts  by  means  of  irrigating  canals.  Yet,  not- 
withstanding the  known  fact  that  land,  when  enriched  by  irriga- 
tion, will,  on  an  average,  become  from  $50  to  $100  an  acre  more 
valuable  than  it  was  theretofore,  the  irrigation  {districts  of  this 
State  find  the  utmost  difficulty  in  placing  their  bonds.  The  bonds 
are  first  liens  upon  the  land,  and  the  Supreme  Court  has  decided 
that  the  law  under  which  they  were  issued  is  constitutional.  Cap- 
ital is  needed  to  develop  the  irrigation  districts  of  California,  and 
to  the  East,  it  seems,  we  must  look  for  that  assistance  which  our 
own  moneyed  men  refuse  us,  in  pursuance  of  the  niggardly  pol- 
icy by  which  they  prefer  to  be  distinguished.  California  is  by  no 
means  alone  in  its  desire  to  obtain  capital  to  promote  irrigation 
schemes.  The  arid  region  of  the  United  States  covers  an  area  of 
1500  miles  in  its  widest  part,  from  east  to  west,  and  over  1000  miles 
from  north  to  south.  This  space  covers  a  million  of  square  miles, 
equal  to  more  than  600,000,000  acres.  All  of  Arizona,  Utah,  Ne- 
vada, New  Mexico,  Wyoming,  Idaho,  Colorado  and  portions  of 
California,  Oregon,  Washington,  Texas,  Kansas,  North  and  South 
Dakota  lie  within  this  belt.  Secretary  of  the  Interior  .Noble,  in 
his  report  for  1891,  says  that  120,000,000  acres  that  are  now  desert 
may  be  redeemed  by  irrigation  so  as  to  produce  the  cereals,  fruits 
and  garden  products  possible  in  the  climate  where  the  lands  are 
located.  The  area  of  the  States  of  Ohio.  Indiana  and  Illinois  com- 
bined- about  equal  120,000,000  acres.  They  have  a  population  of 
about  15,000,000,  and  could  easily  support  three  times  that  num- 
ber. Estimating  the  cultivable  area  of  the  arid  region  at  Secre. 
tary  Noble's  figures,  the  United  States  has  in  the  desert  lands  an 
empire  awaiting  development,  capable  of  supporting  in  comfort 
a  population  almost  equal  to  the  now  existing  population  of  the 
entire  Republic*. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  13,  1892. 


THE    SHAKESPEARIAN    METHOD    OF    SINGING. 

SHAKESPEARE,  Wm.— Born  Croydon,  England,  1849.  Studied  under  Lam- 
perte,  Molique,  Reinecke  and  Slerndale  Bennett.  Gained  King's 
Medal  aud  Mendelssohn  Scholarship,  and  won  distinction  as  vocalist, 
composer  and  pianist.  Formerly  frofessor  of  Singing  and  Conductor 
of  Royal  Academy  Concerts.  Success  as  a  singer  due  tj  wonderful 
purity  of  vocal  production. 

THE  merits  of  the  Shakespeare  method  of  singing  is  a  subject 
upon  which  I  have  been  asked  numberless  questions,  and 
having,  while  in  New  York,  made  a  particular  study  of  this 
school  of  singing,  under  Mr.  Frank  Herbert  Tubbs,  the  repre- 
sentative exponent  of  Shakespeare's  art  in  New  York,  I  feel  it 
would  be  of  general  interest  to  explain  some  of  the  practice  as 
well  as  the  ideal  of  his  teaching. 

The  best  singing  methods  bave  very  much  the  same  aim.  The 
manner  of  teaching  them,  however,  usually  leads  to  a  confused 
tangle  of  ideas,  often  ending  in  misconceptions  of  the  most  serious 
kind.  When  the  student  has  been  told  and  re-told  of  the  "  prac- 
tice of  registers,"  ,(  glottic  stroke,"  "  flattening  of  the  tongue," 
"  tightening  of  the  palate,"  etc.,  the  sense  of  mystery  is  twice 
obscured,  and  the  crop  of  faults  quickly  becomes  a  rich  harvest. 
Simplicity,  we  are  told,  is  almost  a  lost  art.  Shakespeare  has 
made  it  bis  first  and  last  effort  to  re-discover  the  simplest  elements 
in  the  art  of  song.  His  method  teaches  that  there  are  four  things 
absolutely  necessary  to  perfect  singing:  Deep  breathing,  loose 
throat,  free  pharynx  and  clear  speech.  Going  further,  this  teacher 
says  "  singing  consists  of  holding  the  breath  and  talking;  "  the 
voice  was  primarily  planned  for  speech  and  not  for  s^ng,  there- 
fore, "  those  who  read  well  will  sing  well."  The  sum  total  of  his 
method  consists  in  controlling  the  breath  in  the  diaphragm  and 
making  the  singing  as  natural  as  speech.  Breathing,  the  means 
by  which  tone  is  made,  is,  according  to  Shakespeare,  the  first 
thing  in  singing.  On  this  point  he  insists  upon  the  minutest 
analysis,  which  properly  understood,  cannot  fail  to  prevent  that 
most  serious  and  striking  error  in  singing — bad  breathing.  With- 
out struggle  or  effort  in  inhaling  or  exhaling,  this  is  the  end  to 
which  his  iteration  and  reiteration  of  natural  principles  unfail- 
ingly points. 

Briefly,  the  directions  for  breathing  as  taught  in  this  school  are: 
Inhale  through  the  nostrils,  completely  fill  the  lungs,  permit  the 
waist  to  expand  and  the  abdomen  to  protrude,  and,  at  its  fullest 
expansion  hold  the  breath  with  the  aid  of  the  muscles  of  the 
diaphragm  only;  avoid  violence,  action  of  the  upper  chest,  and, 
above  all,  sustain  the  position  of  the  throat  with  perfect  freedom 
from  every  sort  of  tension.  To  exhale  with  absolute  control  of 
the  breath,  the  teaching  demands  that  the  chest  should  always  be 
held  as  it  is  when  the  diaphragm  is  fully  inflated,  the  waist  mean- 
while diminishing,  and  the  necessary  contraction  of  the  muscles 
is  free  from  tension.  While  the  tone  is  being  produced  the  feeling 
in  the  throat  should  be  as  easy  as  when  taking  breath;  with 
slight  flexible  changes  of  position;  the  voice-box  or  larynx  being 
allowed  to  move  as  in  the  act  of  speech. 

The  same  flexibility  and  freedom  is  taught  with  reference  to 
the  pharynx  or  back  of  the  mouth,  and  to  verify  the  desired 
looseness  kee,  koh  and  koo  are  practised  instead  of  the  old-fash- 
ioned ah,  which,  practised  exclusively,  often  brings  about  the 
worst  effects. 

Regarding  the  last,  or  articulatory  department,  Shakespeare 
says :  "  Recognizing  that  correct  speech  in  song  is  absolutely 
necessary  to  correct  singing,  the  tongue  and  lips  should  be  trained 
to  articulate  vowels  and  consonants  with  uniform  delicacy,  free- 
dom and  distinctness."  Of  registers,  Shakespeare  teaches  little; 
his  idea  follows  nature  with  a  strict  striving  after  unity,  and 
from  the  lowest  tone  to  the  highest,  the  quality,  he  insists,  should 
be  the  same  in  round  and  floating  purity, 

A  New  York  tenor,  who  had  studied  under  Shakespeare  for  a 
time,  returned  to  his  position  in  that  city,  and  being  asked  his 
opinion,  said:  "Oh,  Shakespeare's  teaching  is  mostly  fads  run 
wild.  I  haven't  gained  anything  from  it."  One  of  his  hearers 
quietly  put  in,  "  Really !  why  the  congregation  are  surprised  at 
the  improvement  in  everything  you  do."  None  so  blind  as  those 
who  won't  see.  Teaching  brings  light  only  to  those  who  are 
willing,  as  well  as  capable  of  illumination.  My  first  winter  in 
New  York  was  spent  in  study  with  a  teacher  who,  at  the  com- 
mencement, desired  me  to  practice  with  a  spoon  in  the  mouth  to 
keep  the  tongue  down  during  home  work.  A  short  trial  con- 
vinced me  it  was  ruinous  in  every  respect,  and  I  candidly  tuld 
him  so,  and  begged  to  be  excused  from  the  practice.  This  master 
is  an  excellent  musician,  who  numbered  among  his  pupils  Lili 
Lehmann,  Mrs.  Raymond  (Annie  Louise  Gary)  and  scores  of 
metropolitan  singers;  he  has  a  mine  of  ideas  to  impart  on  the 
rendition  of  German  lieder,  opera,  oratorio  and  ballad,  and  from 
him  I  learned  ideas  of  the  highest  value.  It  is  only  after  repeated 
failures  that  one  grows  to  a  full  appreciation  of  a  just  method  of 
emitting  pure,  even  tones,  without  experiencing  muscular  fatigue 
or  nervous  strain. 

Having  studied  with  some  of  the  best  teachers  in  America  I 
have  derived  the  greatest  benefit  from  him  who  taught  the  Shakes- 
pearean method.  In  teaching  1  uphold  the  theories  of  this  school, 
and  adding  the  ideas  my  experience  and  studies  have  taught  me, 
feel  the  work  I  am  doing  to  be  right,  helpful  and  progressive. 

Eleanora  Cohkell. 


THE    DIME    SHOWMAN. 

You  never  chanced  before  to  see 

Or  read  of    Whisky  Bar,  perhaps? 
Just  so.     I'm  told  Thermopylae 

Itself  once  wasn't  on  the  maps; 
And  some  of  the  old  charts  forgot 

To  locate  even   Waterloo, 
While  Appomattox  is  a  spot 

But  very  lately  brought  to  view. 

Their  acres  for  long  ages  were 

As  cheap  as  any  of  this  ground, 
But  some  affairs  were  settled  there 

That  gave  their  real  estate  a  bound; 
And  I  bave  just  corralled  the  land 

Eor  half  a  mile  round  where  we  are, 
Foreseeing,  when  folks  understand, 

There'll  be  a  boom  at  Whisky  Bar. 

You  never  met  with  nor  heard  tell 

Of  Dobie  Joe,  you'll  likely  own? 
Well,  history  repeats  itself: 

Leonidas  once  wasn't   known; 
While  Junius  Brutus  and  his  breed 

Just  knocked  about  unfamed  for  years, 
And  no  one  heard  of  Winkelried 

Until  he  rushed  against  those  spears. 

I  guess  with  any  of  that  lot 

A  dime  show  would  feel  mighty  puffed, 
But  they're  no  longer  to  be  got 

For  exhibition,  live  or  stuffed; 
But  I  have  got,  alive  and  fresh, 

A  freak  as  good  as  them  to  show, 
And  you  just  wait  and  see  the  rush 

When  I  exhibit  Dobie  Joe. 

A  band  of  Indians  once  out-braved 

This  camp  in  its  defenseless   state, 
And  slaughtered  every  man,  but  saved 

The  women  for  a  crueler  fate — 
Killed  every  man  but  Dobie  Joe, 

Who  was  at  work  in  a  deep  drift 
And  nothing  knew  of  all  the  woe 

Till  he  came  off  his  regular  shift. 

He  stood  spell-bound  and  horrified, 

Till  flash-like  the  perception  came, 
There  were  no  women  'mong  the  dead, 

And  then  his  soul  broke  out  aflame. 
He  took  the  situation  in, 

Seized  what  he  thought  could  best  avail — 
A  small  tin  can,  a  jug  of  gin — 

And  started  on  the  Indians'  trail. 

He  overtook  the  band  right  here; 

They  halted  for  him  unalarmed, 
For  what  had  forty  braves  to  fear 

From  one  lone  straggler  quite  unarmed; 
He  drew  them  from  their  prize  away 

By  gayly  flourishing  the  gin 
And  tapping  the  tin  can,  to  say 

There  was  good  medicine  within; 

But  when  he  thus  bad  lured  them  on 

Till  they  were  all  concentered  well, 
He  dashed  the  nitro-glycerine  down 

And  blew  the  savages  to  hell; 
And   blew  himself,  too,  mostly  thither, 

But  what  was  left  of   Dobie  Joe 
The  grateful  women  patched    together, 

And  that's  the  freak  I'm  going  to  show. 

OBITUARY. 


JAMES  G.  FAIR,  Jr.,  eldest  son  of  ex-Senator  James  G.  Fair, 
died  in  his  rooms  at  the  Lick  House  at  12:20  o'clock  Fri- 
day morning,  from  heart  disease.  He  had  recently  returned  from 
tne  East,  improved  in  health.  On  Thursday  evening  he  was  in 
his  father's  apartments  until  11:30  p.  m.,  chatting  with  the  latter. 
While  reading  some  newspapers  in  his  own  room,  after  mid- 
night, he  suddenly  fell  from  his  chair  with  a  cry  of  pain,  and  fif- 
teen minutes  later  died  in  the  presence  of  his  father  and  the  phy- 
sicians who  had  been  hurriedly  summoned.  The  deceased  was  a 
native.of  Virginia,  Nev.,  twenty-nine  years  old.  Senator  Fair  is 
prostrated  by  his  affliction. 

AUGUSTUS  LAVER,  the  two-year-old  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Gharlea  J.  Laver,  died  at  Sausalito,  on  the  10th  inst.  The 
funeral  services  will  be  held  to-day,  at  9  a.  m.,  at  Christ's  Church, 
Sausalito,  and  will  doubtless  be  attended  by  many  sympathizing 
friend-    .f  the  bereaved  parents. 


RosaUe—  How  shall  I  "wear  my  hair  to-night?     Grace  (sweetly) — 

On   yo»r  nead,  I   should  say.     Rosalia  (gently) — I   was  thinking  of 
wearing  itdowu  my  back.-     '  — Soundings, 


rV     18,  1892, 


S\V    K  KAN  CISCO  NEWS  T.KTTKK. 


MY    VALENTINE. 


Bright  was  your  beauty  long  ago. 

When  Youth,  with  roay  finger-tips. 

Incarnadined  youi  eheekj  and  lips 
With  chWTj-coloi  and  peacb-blow, 
And  all  your  being  w  i-  aglow 

With  the  rare  tinge  and  sparkling  glints 
That  nature  give?  t,»  morn  and  spring; 
For  youth,  love,  beauty — everything 

Kre-h  and  inspiring— always  blntfl 

Of  springtide  hues  and  morning  tints. 

Kich  was  your  beauty  at  the  time 
Maturer  years  gave  to  your  face 
The  fuller  bloom,  the  queenly  grace 

That  only  comes  at  summer-prime; 

And  all  your  feelings  were  in  chime 

With  the  intense  and  rapturous  strain 

That  nature,  in  her  quietude. 

Sings  to  the  growing  fruit  and  grain; 

For  sympathetic  is  the  mood 

Of  summer  with  all  womanhood. 

But  sweeter  is  your  beauty  now, 

When  Time  has  made  his  petty  theft 

Of  all  your  tints,  and  only  left 
The  spotless  flower  above  your  brow  ; 
I  come  in  winter  to  avow 

A  love  more  prodigal  and  warm 
Than  that  awakened  at  spring's  dawn, 

Or  that  confirmed  by  summer's  charm; 
A  love  the  closer  to  you  drawn 
By  all  the  youthful  graces  gone. 
Ban  Francisco,  February  13,  1892.  Joseph  T.  Goodmam. 


LATEST    TENNIS    NEWS. 


THE  league  games  have  at  last  been  brought  to  a  close,  and  the 
California  Club  is  the  proud  holder  of  the  pennant,  for  Taylor 
and  Tobin  beat  Bates  and  Neel,  the  final  set  at  6-3.  As  our 
readers  will  remember,  each  club  had  won  two  sets  and  were  ten 
games  all,  when  the  darkness  closed  the  game,  and  it  was  decided 
to  play  the  final  set  over  again.  Last  Saturday  was  the  day  fixed, 
and  the  sun  overcame  the  rain  just  long  enough  for  the  match  to 
be  finished.  The  court  was  in  excellent  condition,  having  been 
kept  dry  by  the  court-keeper.  The  first  game  went  to  Taylor  and 
Tobin,  and  the  second  and  third  to  Tobin  and  Neel.  In  the  fourth, 
after  some  pretty  play  on  the  part  nf  the  California  boys,  when 
the  score  was  40-30,  Bates  put  an  easy  smash  into  the  net  and 
"two  all"  was  called.  The  fifth  game  fell  to  the  Californias, 
amid  much  excitement,  but  Bates  and  Neel  made  an  effort  and 
secured  the  next,  making  the  score  three  all.  Then  Taylor  and 
Tobin  put  in  some  very  fine  work,  winning  the  next  three  games 
and  set  and  match;  score,  6-3.  The  play  was  very  good  all 
through,  and  we  have  not  a  double  fault  to  report.  Both  Taylor 
and  Tobin  were  at  their  best,  and  some  of  the  former's  strokes 
were  pretty  in  the  extreme,  especially  the  shot  drop  over  the  net 
-which  won  the  match.  Tobin  played  with  great  ease  and  self- 
possession,  and  smashed  with  the  power  of  a  Renshaw.  The 
team  work  of  the  Californias  was  better,  but  they  several  times 
left  one  side  of  the  court  open,  and  only  their  agility  saved  them 
when  the  balls  were  placed  there.  Neel  played  a  pretty  game  and 
made  some  pretty  shots,  but  Bates  missed  several  smashes,  all  at 
critical  times.  There  were  quite  a  number  of  ladies  to  witness 
the  match,  whose  presence,  perhaps,  had  good  effect  on  some 
people,  who  were  not  as  boisterous  as  they  generally  are. 

The  entry  for  the  class  tournament,  which  will  be  held  at  the 
California  Club  on  the  20th,  21st  and  22d  insts.,  is  the  largest  ever 
known  on  the  Coast.  There  are  now  forty-nine  entries,  and  in 
addition  to  the  names  given  by  us  last  week,  we  have  now  the 
following:  H.  R.  Simpkins,  C.  R.  Yates,  R.  J.  Davis,  P.  H. 
Beaver,  Howard  Harron,  P.  L.  Bosqui,  C.  D.  O'Sullivan,  A.  J. 
Treat,  H.  B.  Harcus,  P.  8.  Mitchell,  W.  A.  McGee,  W.  McGavin, 
W.  S.  Hobart,  Jr.,  H.  S.  Boyd,  J.  0.  Blanchard,  G.  B.  de  Long,  C. 
J.  Mason,  T.  McGee,  Jr.,  P.  H.  Madison.  The  players  will  be 
classified  by  the  committee,  and  we  expect  to  see  some  very  good 
tennis,  as  the  courts  are  in  constant  demand  during  the  week. 

We  understand  that  Wednesday  has  been  set  aside  for  ladies' 
day  at  the  California,  and  gentlemen  are  requested  to  mix  with 
the  fair  sex  on  that  day.  The  grounds  were  well  patronized  last 
Saturday,  and  several  ladies  show  good  signs  of  promise  of  the 
future. 

It  seems  that  there  have  been  complaints  about  strangers  play- 
ing too  long  at  the  club  on  club  days.  This,  however,  is  remedied 
now.  for  a  notice  has  been  posted  in  the  club,  asking  members  to 
see  that  no  one  plays  who  has  not  a  card  from  the  Directors 
allowing  that  privilege. 

The  Directors  of  the  East  Oakland  and  Lakeside  Clubs  will 
meet  soon  for  the  final  discussion  as  to  whether  it  will  be  advisa- 
ble to  consolidate  the  two  clubs. 


FRENCH  women  have  a  tirong  mum  o!  the  ploluraaqiie,  write  a 
Ida  Hector  in  an  \  Woman's  Wardrobe  In  I'a- 

the  February  Ladies'  HowuJmmat,  They  ihow  a  certain  daring 
In  their  airy  arrangement!  .  .f  How  ere,  but  erfliee,  lace  or  other 
trimming,  a^  well  a*  In  the  coquettlih  oorvea  Into  \\  biota  they  so 
cleverly  bend  their  bate.  a.a  a  rule,  too,  they  have  a  quick  eye 
for  color,  and  while  less  precise  ami  exacting  in  the  question  of 
perfect  matching  of  shades,  tbey  generally  succeed  In  producing 
a  harmonious  ensemble,  being  especially  happy  in  the  combination 
of  different  colore.  Subdued  tints  and  half-tones  are  more  favored 
than  decided  and  brilliant  shades,  though  occasionally  one  is  al- 
mjst  startled  by  some  wonderfully  vivid  COS  tame,  or  datdi  of 
olor. 


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THE  audience  wbich  greeted  Roland  Heed,  at  the  California,  last 
Monday  night,  was  an  exceptionally  fashionable  as  well  as 
large  one.  It  being  the  second  week  of  Miss  Gale's  Baldwin  en- 
gagement, the  Baldwin  first-nighters  were  out  in  force  at  the 
California,  and  the  bouse  was  filled  with  as  gay  a  throng  as  one 
usually  sees  in  a  city  theatre.  Mr.  Reed  was  cordially  welcomed, 
and  a  special  greeting  of  encouragement  was  given  to  Miss  Edna 
Wallace,  a  young  girl,  born  and  bred  in  this  city,  and  who  is 
making  her  first  stage  appearance  here  with  Mr.  Reed's  company. 

#  *  « 

The  present  fashionable  fad  is  for  the  quiet  and  subdued  on  the 
stage.  Actors  imbued  with  this  notion  are  liable  to  carry 
quietude  to  the  point  of  somnolent  dullness,  and  the  playwright 
may  easily  sacrifice  life  and  interest  to  the  same  caprice.  There 
is,  no  doubt,  a  happy  medium  between  sensationalism  and  flat- 
ness, but  it  is  hard  to  strike.  And,  after  all,  life  itself,  if  worth 
living,  is  sensational,  and  when  a  score  or  so  of  lives  are  crowded 
into  the  from  three  to  five  acts  of  a  play,  there  must  be  consider- 
able excitement  in  that  small  compass.  Sydney  Rosenfeld  has, 
as  he  no  doubt  fancies,  hit  the  prevailing  anglicized  taste  in  draw- 
ing his  comedy,  to  use  the  cant  phrase  of  the  hour,  "  on  quiet 
lines."  The  lines  of  Th-  Club  Friend  are  so  extremely  quiet  as  to 
give  scarcely  a  salient  point  in  plot  or  character.  Stuyvesant 
Filbert  is  merely  a  ridiculously  rich,  old-young  man,  with  a  good 
heart  and  a  generous  hand.  Let  us  hope  that,  "barring"  the. 
abnormal  richness,  the  character  is  not  an  original  one.  The 
humor  purports  to  be  mainly  in  the  fact  that  Stuyvesant's  repu- 
tation for  levity  prevents  his  friends  from  regarding  as  serious  his 
most  earnest  acts  and  words.  But  this  point,  which  might  be 
very  funny — especially  in  an  actor  of  Roland  Reed's  mobility  of 
face  and  expression — is  never  brought  forward  after  the  opening 
explanation,  except  in  the  somewhat  forced  bursts  of  laughter 
with  which  Mrs.  Frawley  greets  the  beginning  of  Filbert's  story 
of  his  ward.  The  laughter  cease*  almost  at  the  opening  of  the 
recital,  and  the  comedy  proceeds  in  all  seriousness  »  to  a  finish." 
The  fashionable  physician,  Dr.  Jarvis,  threatens  to  be  an  excep- 
tion to  the  monotony.  The  character  gives  a  fine  chance  for 
satirizing  the  modern  fine  lady's  popular-doctor-worship,  but  the 
chance  has  to  be  sacrificed,  lest  the  doctor  should  overtop  the  hero. 
So  another  type  of  fascinating  society  villain  is  lost  to  the  stage, 
that  the  balance  of  power  and  the  cult  of  "  quietness  "  be  main- 
tained. The  women  are  all  nice  and  proper,  with  hardly  an 
arriere  penses  or  a  secret  "  past  "  worth  mentioning,  among  them, 
Mr.  Oaks'  transient  suspicion  of  bis  wife  being  the  merest  film  of 
dramatic  cobweb  blown  away  by  one  breath  of  the  love-making 
Plutus.  Notwithstanding  all  this  lack  of  exciting  elements,  the 
play  is  an  acceptable  and  pleasing  one.  At  the  end  of  the  even- 
ing one  wonders  why  it  has  been  so  agreeable  and  so  interesting, 
and  is  fain  to  attribute  this  to  the  people  first  and  the  play  as  a 
secondary  element. 

*  *  * 

The  people  are  many  of  them  clever,  and  all  agreeable.  The 
four  women  are  pleasant  to  look  upon,  and  sustain  their  parts 
with  an  individuality  unusual  among  stage  representatives  of  so 
many  ladies  of  similar  characteristics  and  the  same  social  posi- 
tion. Miss  Rush  and  Miss  Myers,  as  respectively  Mrs.  Oaks  and 
Mrs.  Frawley,  are  handsome,  well-dressed  women,  of  excellent 
stage  presence,  and  act  as  admirable  foils  to  the  two  fresh,  young 
girls,  daughter  and  daughter-in-law  elect,  without  yielding  the 
advantage  of  attractiveness  to  the  more  youthful  pair.  Miss 
Edna  Wallace  deserved  her  warm  v/elcome  as.  Sylvia,  and  Miss 
Cecil  James,  as  Mabel  Douglas,  was  a  fair  companion  picture. 
Among  the  men,  Albert  Roberts  was  especially  amusing  as  the 
bashful  but  susceptible  young  Frawley.  Roland  Reed  has  so  long 
held  a  high  place  as  a  character  comedian  that  the  audience  was 
constantly  expecting  him  to  do  something  inconsequently  absurd, 
jgnd  had  to  brin?  itself  up  now  and  then  to  the  recollection  that 
in  The  Clttb  Friend  the  "  funny  man"  is  taking  a  stand  on  a 
higher  and  more  dignified  plane,  if  one  not  quite  so  amusing. 
That  he  does  it  so  well  is  another  proof  that  the  genuine  humorist 
of  the  stage  must  have  mental  and  dramatic  endowments  which 
will  fit  him  for  better  work  when  it  suit  him  to  undertake  it. 
»  *  # 

Miss  Gale  has  certainly  made,  during  her  two  weeks  at  the 
Baldwin,  a  steady  advance  toward  the  establishment  of  her  posi- 
tion as  a  star,  if  not  of  the  first  magnitude,  yet  of  fair  and  increas- 
ing brilliancy.  In  all  of  the  many  roles  she  has  assumed,  she  has 
had  to  bear  comparison  with  one  or  another  of  the  best  living 
actresses,  and  it  is  high  praise  to  say  that  the  comparison  has  not 
been  altogether  to  her  disadvantage.  Her  appearance  and  move- 
ment on  the  stage  are  admirable,  and  of  themselves  go  far  toward 
winning  over  her  audiences.  Miss  Gale's  company  is  perhaps  as 
good  as  those  supporting  most  star  actresses  who  have  come 
here;  but  it   is   not   good   enough,  and    has,  in   some   instances, 


materially  lessened  the  value  of  the  production.  Mr,  Creston 
Clarke  has  a  face  which  seems  to  indicate  his  possession  of  the 
family  intellect  and  dramatic  feeling,  and  he  may  have  a  future. 
It  is  not,  however,  manifest  in  his  present.  One  drawback  to  his 
success  is  in  his  enunciation,  which  has  the  opposing  faults  of 
being  "finicky"  and  indistinct.  Probably  his  best  personation  has 
been  Claude  Melnotte,  in  The  Lady  of  Lyons;  but  in  nothing  else 
has  he  justified  his  being  in  the  important  position  of  leading  man 
to  an  aspiring  star.  Miss  Gale's  engagement  has  been,  so  far  as 
she  is  concerned,  a  success  It  closes  to-night  with  perhaps  the 
most  generally  popular  play  in  her  repertory,  As   You  Like  It. 

Stuart  Robson.  in  The  Henrietta,  was  one  of  the  most  thor- 
oughly delightful  examples  of  the  class  which  hides  a  good  deal  of 
true  manliness  undera  bushel  of  affectation,  hardly  excelled  even 
by  the  immortal  Dundrea-y  himself.  His  appearance  at  the 
Baldwin  next  Monday  evening  will  be,  however,  in  a  quite  differ- 
ent character — Tony  Lumpkin,  in  Goldsmith's  charming  comedy, 
She  Stoopsto  Conquer,  It  has  been  noticed  of  late  that  some  of  our 
best  comedians  are  going  back  to  old  ways,  showing  themselves 
content  to  take  part  in  a  piece  instead  of  being  themselves  the 
whole  play.  Such  a  move  Mr.  Robson  is  making  in  reviving  this 
fine  old  English  comedy  and  casting  himself  for  Tony  Lumpkin. 
The  Henrietta,  will  also  be  given  during  Mr.  Robson's  engagement. 

•  #  » 

Maude  Granger's  success  at  the  Bush  will  not  count  up  heavily 
in  dollars,  but  this  fact  is  due  not  to  the  actress,  but  to  the  popu- 
lar taste.  The  heavy  emotional  is  too  much  like  every-day  reality 
to  a  public  over-worked  and  over-burdened  by  the  demands  of 
the  high-pressure  life  of  to-day.  The  public  wants  amusement  in 
its  off  hours;  and  though  it  may  find  what  it  seeks  in  the  highest 
of  high  tragedy  as  well  as  in  farce  and  comedy,  it  is  impatient  of 
damp  and  tearful  emotion.  Inherited  is  lugubrious  to  the  point 
of  funereal  gloom,  though  slightly  enlivened  by  some  pretty  love 
making  of  the  ingenue  order  by  Miss  Jessie  Wyatt  and  Jay  Hunt 
as  Fay  Merwin  and  Sammy  Saunders.  "Little  Charlotte"  is  a 
remarkably  pretty  child  and  a  good  little  actress  for  such  a  tot. 
Miss  Granger  is  a  mistress  of  the  line  she  assumes,  but  the  line 
will  never  draw  crowded  houses  in  this  fun-loving  community. 
To-morrow  (Sunday)  night  The  Creole  will  be  the  play. 
»  #  * 

Next  Monday  evening  James  0  Neill  begins  an  engagement  at 
the  Bush-street  Theatre  with  Monte  Cristo. 

•  #  * 

Following  is  the  programme  for  the  fifth  Musical  Sunday  After- 
noon, to  take  place  at  Steinway  Hall  to-morrow:  String  quin- 
tette, Schubert,  op.  163,  by  the  Herrman  Brandt  string  quartette, 
assisted  by  Louis  von  der  Mehden,  Jr.,  as  second  'cello;  Song, 
"Adelaide,"  Beethoven,  Alfred  Wilkie;  violin  solo,  Tartini,  Herr- 
man Brandt,  Miss  Weigel  accompanist ;  Evening  Song,  Alfred 
Wilkie;  quintette  for  piano  and  strings,  Raff,  op.  107,  Miss  Magda 
Bugge  and  Herrman  Brandt  string  quartette.  It  has  been  sug- 
gested by  many  that  two  more  Afternoons  be  added  to  this  series, 
carrying  it  forward  to  May.  All  who  have  attended  these  delight- 
ful concerts  will  certainly  favor  this  movement,  and  these  are  re- 
quested to  call  at  Gray's  music  store  and  subscribe  before  March 
13th.  In  the  production  of  classic  ensemble  music  these  concerts 
have  never  been  surpassed,  if  they  have  been  equaled,  in  this  city. 
If  the  two  concerts  referred  to  be  given,  the  Rubinstein  quintette 
for  piano  and  strings,  and  the  Dvorak  string  sextette  will  be  ren- 
dered for  the  first  time  in  this  city. 

*  »  » 

Falka  proved  so  successful  at  the  Tivoli  that  it  has  been  con- 
tinued this  week  to  the  same  excellent  houses.  Next  week  The 
Merry  War  will  be  put  on,  with  all  the  new  people  (except  Miss 
Marcellus)  and  the  best  of  the  old  ones  in  the  cast.  Gracie 
Plaisted,  who  has  not  sung  in  Falka,  will  appear  as  Etsa. 

•  *  * 

There  are  renewed  rumors  of  change  in  the  Orpheum  manage- 
ment, whose  jars  and  misunderstandings  may  possibly  illustrate 
the  maxim  about  <<  too  many  cooks."  None  of  these  prospective 
changes,  however,  affect  the  members  of  the  excellent  Orpheum 
opera  company,  who  go  right  along  in  their  work,  as  usual.  A 
most  satisfactory  production  of  The  Grand  Duchess  is  being  given 
this  week, 

*  #  # 

The  Philharmonics  will  give  the  third  concert  of  their  thirteenth 
season  next  Wednesday  evening  at  Metropolitan  Hall.  Miss 
May  Worth  will  be  the  vocalist  and  Mr.  Joseph  M.  Willard  violin 
soloist.  Miss  Worth  has  a  brilliant  voice  of  great  purity,  and 
though  as  yet  almost  a  stranger  to  the  San  Francisco  public,  will 
doubtless  become  a  favorite.  Mr.  Willard  is  a  member  of  the  so- 
ciety, and  is  one  of  our  best  amateur  violinists. 

•  #  • 

The  Conreid  Opera  Company  will  follow  Monte  Cristo  at  the 
Bush,  and  will  produce  for  the  first  time  here  Poor  Jonathan,  which 
has  had  a  successful  run  of  over  two  hundred  nights  at  the  New 
York  Casino.  The  music  is  by  MillcRCker,  the  composer  of  The 
Beggar  S  udent. 


Feb.  13,    : 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


CONGRESS   AT    LAM     TAKES    ACTION. 


A  BILL  haj  been  introduced  at  Washington  requiring  all  baking 
powders  containing  alum  and  ammonia  lo  be  so  labeled.  This 
is  a  step  In  the  right  direction,  ami  lias  been  long  Foreshadowed 
by  ttie  action  of  slate  legislatures,  boards  of  health,  food  com- 
ners.  etc..  in  this  mailer.  The  bill  affords  needed  protection 
to  the  public,  for  the  evidence  a*  to  the  injurious  effects  of  alum 
and  ammonia  is  very  heavy,  but  it  will,  nevertheless,  be  Fought 
bitterly  by  the  manuf  jcturers  whom  it  effects  who  are  accusomed 
lo  sell  their  goods  as  "pure  Cream  of  Tartar."  "absolutely  pure." 
•to.  The  bill  is  something  needed.  If  a  maker  uses  a  drug  in  bis 
powder,  the  name  of  which  be  doe*  not  want  to  have  printed  on 
his  label,  it  is  primta  facie  evidence  thai  there  is  something  wrong. 
We  hope  the  subject  will  be  vigorously  prosecuted  all  over  the 
country,  not  only  as  regards  baking  powder,  but  also  all  other 
food  adulterations.  This  bill  may  incidentally  benefit  the  makers 
of  pure  articles,  but  if  it  should,  this  is  only  an  additional  point 
in  its  favor. 


FROM  EUROPEAN   ATELIERS. 


A  glance  in  the  Art  Rooms  of  Messrs.  S.  &  G.  Gump  convinces 
one  of  the  fact  that  these  enterprising  gentlemen  are  doing 
everything  in  their  power  to  make  the  coming  exhibition  and  sale  of 
pictures  the  finest  ever  offered  to  art-lovers  of  ibis  city.  Having  al- 
ready upon  the  walls  an  unequaled  collection  of  the  works  of  the 
best-known  artists  of  Europe  and  America,  still  new  pictures  are  be- 
ing constantly  added  to  the  gallery.  Among  the  very  latest  import- 
ations is  one  from  the  Roman  atelier  of  Yincento"  March.  It  is  a 
most  attractive  scene,  depicting  a  "  Christening  Party"  just  entering 
a  beautifully  carved  and  frescoed  church.  The  finish  of  the  picture 
is  exquisite,  the  iace-lrimmed  robe  of  the  child  and  the  textures  of 
the  different  costumes  being  produced  in  a  marvelous  manner. 
George  Laugfje  is  represented  by  one  of  his  characteristic  country 
scenes.  In  a  delicious  grassy  meadow,  under  a  leafy  tree,  a  voung 
peasant  girl  is  seated  tending'her  sheep.  The  picture  is  full  of  sun- 
shine and  life,  and  one  can  almost  feelthesoft  spring  breezes  and 
smell  the  country  odors  as  he  looks  at  the  canvas.  Two  small  can- 
vases are  pleasing  bits  of  Venetian  life  by  L.  da  Rios.  In  one  a  grace- 
ful, girlish  figure  leans  against  a  well,  watching  the  pigeons  flying 
around  her;  the  other  shows  a  peasant  woman  and  children  gazing 
at  the  ships  and  sparkling  water  before  them.  This  collection,  aside 
from  its  artistic  value,  has  the  merit  of  being  received  directly  from 
the  studios  of  the  artists,  either  by  personal  order  or  from  exhibi- 
tions in  the  European  Salons.  Consequently,  the  prices  placed  on 
them  will  not  be  the  result  of  passing  through  the  hands  of  various 
dealers,  and  the  public  will  have  an  opportunity  of  purchasing  works 
of  genuine  merit  by  artists  of  established  reputation  at  moderate  fig- 
ures. 

SOPHIA  ISLAND  GUANO. 

THE  beneficial  results  of  the  use  of  guano  in  gardens  and  or- 
chards are  not  sufficiently  appreciated,  A  gentleman  whose 
pear  trees  showed  little  signs  of  life  was  recently  advised  by  one  of 
the  largest  fruit  farmers  in  the  Santa  Clara  Valley  to  uproot  them, 
as  they  were  past  usefulness,  and  no  means  were  known  whereby 
they  might  be  invigorated.  Instead  of  doing  so,  however,  the  owner 
of  the  trees  treated  them  with  Sophia  Island  Guano,  putting  about 
half  a  spade  of  the  material  around  the  foot  of  each  tree.  The  ben- 
eficial results  were  almost  immediate,  and  the  pear  trees  are  now 
among  the  strongest  in  the  orchard.  His  prune  trees  were  also 
treated  with  the  Sophia  Island  Guano,  and  very  soon  showed  notice- 
able improvement  in  the  growth  and  appearance  of  both  foliage  and 
fruit.  They  are  now  more  healthy  than  ever.  A  couple  of  hand- 
fuls  of  the  guano,  or  as  much  as  may  be  carried  on  the  point  of  a 
garden  spade,  is  sufficient  for  each  tree.  It  should  be  placed  around 
the  tree  just  beneath  the  surface,  and  if  heated  by  warm  water  will 
be  all  the  better.  The  effect  of  this  Guano  is  extraordinary  on  the 
growth  of  trees  planted  in  rocky  or  clayey  soil.  Trees  which  seem 
dead,  with  the  aid  of  the  Guano  become  filled  with  life.  The  growth 
of  young  trees  is  greatly  assisted  by  it.  Now  is  the  time  to  use  the 
guano,  so  that  it  may  be  soaked  into  the  soil  by  the  rains  which  are 
yet  to  come.  It  is  put  upin  bags,  for  sale  in  lots  at  $15  a  ton,  deliv- 
ered on  board  car  or  vessel.  Analysis  and  full  information  regard- 
ing it  may  be  obtained  from  A.  Crawford  &  Co.,  27  Market  street,  or 
from  W.  J.  Sullivan,  section  1,  seawall. 


"The  Mumm." 

That  "The  Mumm,"  at  109  O'Farrell  street,  is  filling  a  mission, 
has  been  shown  by  the  crowds  that  have  gathered  within  its  doors 
since  its  opening.  It  is  one  of  the  first-class  bars  of  the  city,  and  its 
proprietors  make  it  a  rule  to  allow  none  but  the  finest  wine's,  liquors 
and  cigars  to  pass  its  portals.  "  The  Mumm  "  is  certain  to  increase 
in  popularity,  for  every  man  who  takes  a  drink  of  liquor  or  smokes 
a  cigar  will  always  walk  blocks  to  secure  the  first-class  goods  he  may 
find  at  109  O'Farrell  street.  Its  custom  will  continue  to  spread  among 
the  connoisseurs. 

Shainwald,  Bucktaee  &  Co.,  Real  Estate  Agents,  make  a  specialty 
of  taking  full  charge  of  property  for  absentee  owners.  Houses  rented, 
rents  collected,  real  estate  bought  and  sold  on  commission.  Office, 
407-409  Montgomery  street. 

Every  parent  should  have  their  children's  eyes  examined,  beginning 
from  10  to  12  years  of  age.  Often  great  suffering  and  injury  is  relieved  by 
C.  Muller,  Refraction  Specialist,  135  Montgomery  htreet. 


Mothers  be  Sure  and  Use- "Mrs.  Wiuslow's  Soothing  Syrup"  for  you 
children  while  Teething.    Price,  25  cents  a  bottle. 


BALDWIN  THEATRE. 

Al.  H»Yx»N  ,i  Co      ...Proprietor*.  |  AiJud  Boovtn Manager 

UatNlgbtl   Last  MaUnee  Saturday!    Kin  Qui To-Ntghl   Brturdty) 
AS     YOU     LIKE     IT  I 
Saturday  Matinee    ROMEO   t.MijI'LlET. 

,„EMrA •~.M',V"1;y  N,'xl'  *»bnuo  i .Mi.,  ttao  Comedian,  btoast  EtoBnox  in 

'"..r'"!';,""  Prodtiotloo  ..r  uni<Mnitrr>  Corned?,  she  stoops  to  CON- 
<iUtK.    Mr.  KoIimih  a*  Tony  Lumpkin.  Seal*  Now  on  Sale. 


BUSH  STREET  THEATRE. 

M.  B.  Lsavitt    Lessee  aud  Proprietor.  |  J.  J.  Gottloo    Manager. 

To  Night  aud  Sim, lay  Night.     Farowcll  Performances. 


Maude  Granger  in 


THE     CREOLE.' 


„  N"t  Mouday— Mr.  James  O'Neill  in  an  Elaborate  Revival  of  "  MONTE 


NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE. 

Handsomest    Theatre    in    the    World. 

Al.  Hayman  &  Co ...Proprietors.  |  Harby  Mann  Manager. 

Last  Week!.  Last  Matinee  Saturday.    Roland  Eeed  in 

THE    CLUB     FRIEND  I 

Monday,  February  22-First  production  in  San  Francisco.  Hanlon  Bros' 
8UPERBA.    Seats  on  Sale  Thursday. 


TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Krelino  Bros  Proprietors  and  Managers. 

To-Night!    Second  and  Last  Week  of 

FALKA ! 

A  Big  Hit!  Crowded  Houses  Eyery  Night!  Tremendous  Success  of  Our 
NEW  PEOPLE! 

Monday,  February  15'.h— " THE  MERRY  WAR." 

Thursday,  February  11th— Benefit  of  California  Castle,  No.  1,  K.  G.  E. 
Popular  Prioes  25c.  and  50c. 

DEBUT     CONCERT 

OP  THE 

SATURDAY  MORNING  ORCHESTRA. 

Under  the  Direction  of  J,  H.  Kosewald,  at  Metropolitan  Temple, 

TUESDAY  EVENING,  FEBRUARY  16th,  1892, 
IN  AID   OF  THE 

LADIES'     PROTECTIVE     AND     RELIEF     SOCIETY. 

This  Orchestra  is  composed  exclusively  of  ladies  (amateurs),  and  com 

prises  all  the  string  aud  reed  instruments  necessary  for  a  regular  orchestra. 

SOLOISTS  FOR  THIS  CONCERT. 

Mrs.  Ivy  Wandesforde  Kersey,  Vocalist.  Miss  May  Worth,  Vocalist.  Mr. 
J.  H.  Rosewald,  Violinist.    Mrs.  W  J.  Younger,  Accompanist. 

Admission,  $1,  including  reserved  seat.  Tickets  on  tale  at  all  music 
stores. 


IRVING  HALL. 


E  GHTEENTH     SATURDAY     POP     CONCERT, 

TO-DAY,  AT  3  P.  M. 

Mr.  Carlisle  N.  Grieo Vocalist. 

Sigmund  Beel  and  Nathan  Landsrbrger Soloists. 

Admission,  50  Cents. 


PRIZE  BALL  MASQUE 


ILLUSTRATIVE  COMPOSER'S  CARNIVAL  OF  THE  VEREIN 

EWTRACHT. 

Mechanics'  Pavilion,  Saturday,  February  20,  *93. 

g$t/r-$SOO.OO    Worth    of    Prizes    will    be    Distributed, 

Admi°s*on  $1.00.     Doors  open  at  7.     Grand  Promenade  Concert  from  8-9. 
Grand  March  at  9  o'clock. 

Good  Cheer  and  a  Souvenir  of  California  for  our  Eastern  Friends. 

Partie*  desiring  to  send  to  their 
friends  East  the 


L.  INGLENOOK  TABLE  WINES 


Can  have  their  orders  filled  at  San 
Francisco  prices  and  of  freight  at 
car-load  rates  added,  thus  saving 
a  great  expense  by  leaving  their 
order's  in  time  with 

F.  A.  HABER, 


Office  and  Depot  Inglenook  Vineyard,  122  Sansome  St.,  S.  F 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  13,  1892. 


BLAINE. 

What  man  that  holds  his  country  dear 

And  values  its  renown, 
Will  in  his  baseness  fail  to  cheer 

The  stout  heart  that  goes  down  ? 
Let  friend  and  foe  their  tribute  pay 

In  common  brotherhood 
To  him  who  for  America 

First,  last  and  always  stood. 

We  rested  in  the  faith  secure 

That  nothing  could  o'erwhelm 
Our  ship  of  State  while  we  were  sure 

That  Blaine  was  at  the  helm; 
And  well  he  merited  that  faith, 

For  out  of  every  cloud 
He  brought  the  country  without  scath, 

With  banner  high  and  proud. 

And  just  as  enmity  had  died 

And  gratitude  was  swift 
To  raise  him  to  the  place  of  pride 

And  make  its  richest  gift, 
The  o'erworked  hand  is  raised  at  length 

To  signal  his  behest: 
"It  lies  beyond  my  day  and  strength; 

I've  served  you;  grant  me  rest." 

0  to  have  soared  so  high  and  touched 

The  outrim  of  the  sun, 
Only  to  feel  his  pinions  clutched 

And  forfeit  the  prize  won! 
Let  party  sink,  let  rancor  die, 

Let  but  one  sense  remain — 
A  kind  and  grateful  sympathy 

For  noble-hearted  Blaine. 


OVER    IN    OAKLAND. 


AN  interesting  event  for  Monday  next  is  a  musicale  to  be  given 
by  the  blind  pupils  of  the  Berkeley  institute.  The  entertain- 
ment will  be  given  in  the  assembly  hall  of  the  institution,  and 
will  be  under  the  direction  of  Otto  Fleissner.  The  performers 
are  Miss  Lillie  Smith,  Miss  Mary  Eastman,  Miss  Christine  Labar- 
raque,  Miss  Gussie  Mast  and  Mr.  Wm.  Carroll,  assisted  by  Miss 
Charlotte  Gruenhagen,  of  San  Francisco. 

Billy  Martin  will  leave  on  Wednesday  next  for  Madras,  India, 
where  he  will  go  into  business.  He  will  make  the  trip  via  Japan 
and  China,  and  will  stop  over  en  route  so  as  to  get  as  much  out 
of  his  journey  as  possible.  He  will  be  considerably  missed  in 
town,  for  he  was  always  to  the  front  whenever  a  good  social  time 
was  being  arranged. 

The  Oakland  Elks  are  figuring  on  a  grand  entertainment  about 
the  close  of  the  present  month,  and  rehearsals  are  being  pushed 
night  and  day.  The  performance  should  draw  the  whole  town, 
for  among  the  many  attractions  will  be  the  following ;  George  de 
Golia  will  give  a  specialty  entertainment,  during  which  he  will 
stand  on  his  head  and  recite  "  Beautiful  Snow,"  and  drink  a 
bucket  of  water  while  thus  reversed.  Harry  Melvin  and  Jim 
Brady  will  appear  in  burnt  cork  as  two  colored  »  gals,"  and  will 
give  a  character  sketch  and  Mississippi  breakdown.  Al.  Stillwell 
will  recite  some  stories  "  that  no  one  has  heard  before" — that 
evening;  Billy  O'Brien,  in  chalked  tights,  will  give  seven  classical 
statue  tableaux,  including  "  McLaughlin  in  the  home  stretch," 
'  "  Hercules  at  rest,"  "  I  dreamt  I  dwelt  in  Taras  Halls,"  "  In  the 
Pool  (rooms)  of  Bethesda,"  "  Presented  at  Court,"  "  The  Solemn 
Vow,"  and  "  A  Night  at  the  Golden  Gate  Bar;  "  C.  Lionel  Dam 
will  tell  of  bow  the  Rip  Von  Dams  were  among  the  early  settlers 
of  New  York,  and  how  the  necessity  for  settling  up  has  been 
handed  down  to  their  descendants ;  Hugo  Fuegel  will  sing 
"  Kathleen  Mavourneen  "  in  German,  and  the  whole  affair  will 
wind  up  with  an  eight-round  set-to,  without  gloves,  between 
City  Electrician  George  CarLeton  and  City  Attorney  Johnson,  who 
have  kindly  consented  to  appear  for  the  occasion. 

Ed.  Clough,  who  has  made  quite  a  shining  mark  in  literary 
circles  during  a  residence  of  about  ten  years  in  this  section,  is  off 
to  Chicago.  He  intends  to  do  syndicate  work  there  for  the  Paci- 
fic Coast,  and  will  remain  in  the  windy  city  until  the  World's  Fair 
is  over,  after  which  he  will  push  on  for  Europe. 

A  week  from  Monday  next  the  "  Big  Ten "  of  the  King's 
Daughters  will  give  a  cream  feast,  at  Kennedy  Hall,  East  Oak- 
land. Extensive  preparations  are  being  made  for  the  event  by 
the  social  elect  of  the  Twenty-third  avenue  district. 

Every  man  who  knows  anything  about  fine  horseflesh,  is  awaiting 
with  much  expectation  the  sale  of  the  Palo  Alto  stock  farm  brood 
mares,  announced  by  Killip  &Co.  for  the  24th  inst..  at  10  a.  m.,  at  the 
salesyard,  corner  of  Market  street  and  Van  Ness  avenue.  All  the 
mares  to  be  offered  are  by  famous  stallions,  and  the  sale  will  without 
doubt  be  one  of  the  most  successful  that  has  ever  taken  place  in  this 
city.  The  horses  will  be  at  the  yard  next  Saturday.  Catalogues  will 
be  sent  on  application  to  Killip  &  Co. 

Fashionably  dressed  men  make  it  a  point  topatronize  the  popular 
furnishing  house  of  John  W.  Carmony,  at  25  Kearny  street. 


MME.  B.  ZISKA,  A.  M., 

Removed  to  1606  Van  Ness  Avenue. 

French,  German  and  English  taught  by  Teachers  of  Recognized  Ability 
only.    Classes  for  Young  Ladies  and  Children. 

Studies  Resumed  January  7th. 

Mathematics  and  Sciences,  Mrs.  A.  Hinckley.  Physical  Culture  and 
Elocution,  Mbs.  Leila.  Ellis.  Singing.  Signor  Galvani.  Piano,  Mr. 
Lesley  Martin.  Drawing  and  Penmanship,  Mr.  C  Eisenshimel.  Belles- 
Lettres  and  Language,  Mme.  B.  Ziska. 

SCHOOL  OF  ELOCUTION  AND  EXPRESSION. 

1170  Market  St.,  Donohoe Building. 

The  school  furnishes  the  most  thorough  and  systematic  training  for 
voice,  body  and  mind.  Courses  are  arranged  to  meet  all  classes.  Pupils 
prepared  for  the  stage,  public  readers,  teachers  of  elocution  and  expression 
or  social  accomplishment.  The  Delsarte  system  of  dramatic  training  and 
development  of  grace  aud  ease  a  specialty. 

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A  SCHOOL  FOR  BOYS. 

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Studio— 26  Montgomery  Street,  Room  8. 

ALFRED  J.  KELLEHER, 

Professor  of  VOCAL  MUSIC  AT  MILLS'  COLLEGE  (18th  year),  desires 
to  announce  that  he  will  give  Lessons  at  his  office,  his  residence,  or  at  the 
residence  of  the  pupil. 

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SNAP    SHOTS. 


[Bt    Pi    ViiioI.] 

"  A    ^*^8PAPER  woman— what  entitles  a  writer  to  this  desig- 

jt\  nation  ?"  la  a  question  asked  tod  answered  many  times 
ere  ibis.  My  recent  attempt  t->  add  one  more  to  the  various 
definitions  on  this  subject  has  aroUMd  the  ire  of  some  of  my 
•■  sisters."  who,  owing  to  the  fart  that  they  belong  to  the  age  of 
the  goose-quill,  and  not  to  that  of  the  typewriter,  have  done  as 
well  as  could  be  expected  with  tbe  means  at  their  command. 

Since  tbe  publication  of  my  article  on  newspaper  women  in  the 
Nsm  Letter  of  January  2M,  I  have  been  the  Uattered  recipient 
of  several  communications  from  •  literary  ladies."  Each  letter  is 
valuable  as  an  evidence  of  what  an  ill-natured  woman  can  do 
when  she  tries  to  write  in  a  witty,  sarcastic  or  impudent  vein, 
and  is  herself  withont  wit,  brilliancy  or  common  sense. 

But  the  written  communications  sink  into  insignificance  beside 
the  marvelous  productions  of  some  of  the  country  correspondents 
of  the  *'  patient  insider."  Job  was  wise  even  beyond  his  day  and 
generation,  when  he  longed  for  his  enemy  to  write  a  book! 
Nothing  could  be  more  in  the  line  of  my  argument  than  what  is 
furnished  by  the  criticisms  upon  my  own  article.  The  proposi- 
tion which  I  therein  laid  down  was  that  there  are  cranks, 
women  with  the  >■  itch  for  scribbling."  the  cacoethes  seribendi,  an 
it  please  you  better,  fad-fanciers,  intellectual  pretenders  and  litera- 
ry fakirs,  posing  as  "  newspaper  women."  By  the  way,  my 
critic  considers  those  expressions  as  vulgar.  Since  my  critic  in 
tbe  Vallejo  Chronicle  has  chosen  to  luask  her  identity  under  the 
somewhat  indefinite  signature  of  "  A  Cbiel,"  I'll  regard  her  a 
nonentity,  as  she  probably  is.  It  is  only  that  her  screed  has 
found  its  way  into  print,  and  that  she  professes  to  speak  for  a 
class,  that  her  words  are  worthy  of  any  attention.  All  that  can 
be  said  regarding  the  subject  is,  that  her  article,  taken  at  its  best, 
is  weak  in  its  logic,  silly  in  its  attempts  at  wit,  puerile  in  its  forms 
of  expression  and  hysterical  in  its  indignation.  Such  a  frisky, 
gamboling  along  the  green  pastures  of  the  writer's  own  verdancy; 
such  a  flash-light  picture  of  "envy,  hatred,  malice  and  all  unchar- 
itableness;"  such  a  "  dull,  sickening  thud  "  of  ignorance  and  pre- 
tense, but  proves  my  allegation  that  a  lot  of  women  who  can 
write  no  better  than  "A  Chiel  "  has  done,  can  have  no  right  to 
presume  to  be  members  of  tbe  press.  Picturesque  language 
offends  my  critic,  figures  of  speech  confuse  her  comprehension. 
She  takes  exception  to  my  use  of  the  time-worn  metaphor 
'•  worked  in  the  harness,"  not  on  the  excellent  grounds  of  its  age, 
but  because  it  introduces  the  idea  of  a  horse  into  the  discussion! 
Then  mounting  this  idea  as  a  hobby,  the  wearisome  "  Chiel  " 
blithely  curvettes  and  prances  and  carracoles  rough-shod  over  the 
rest  of  the  space  at  her  command.  She  winds  up  by  using  "that" 
as  an  adverb.  She  hopes  she  may  know  "  that  much."  I  hope 
so  too. 

There  is  one  fact  which  should  be  understood  always.  A  writer 
by  joining  classes,  clubs,  societies  and  associations,  does  in  no 
sense  abandon  the  right  of  expressing  private  judgment,  of  ex- 
posing pretense,  of  "  shooting  folly  as  she  flies."  I  can't  help  it 
if  some  women  don't  like  being  told  that  they  are  but  imitation 
goods  in  the  literary  world.  I  insist  upon  maintaining  that  to  be 
a  newspaper  woman  requires  other  qualifications  than  an  ability 
to  "  back  "  envelopes  for  an  advertising  firm,  or  to  address  invi- 
tations to  a  minister's  donation  party. 

There  is  one  criticism  of  my  definition  of  a  newspaper  woman 
which  was  made  in  good  faith,  and  which  I  hasten  to  meet  with 
proper  explanation:  (i  Do  you  mean  to  say  that  unless  a  writer 
knows  all  the  technical  terms  in  use  in  a  newspaper  office  she  is 
not  a  newspaperwoman?  "  Not  exactly;  but  the  terms  used  stand 
for  the  sign  of  experience.  One  maybe  a  newspaper  writer,  may 
ait  in  the  most  ladylike  of  little  studios  at  home,  and  write  columns 
a  week  for  the  newspapers,  be  entitled  to  make  frequent  calls  on 
the  cashier,  and  yet  not  be  a  newspaper  woman  in  the  restricted 
senBe  of  the  word.  This  is  the  age  of  the  specialist,  and  our  de- 
finitions should  also  be  specific.  In  regard  to  newspaper  work 
for  woman,  I  speak  not  from  theory,  but  from  actual  experience. 
There  was  so  much  that  was  hard,  so  wearing  on  nerve,  brain 
and  physical  strength  in  that  experience,  that  I  can  not  but  share 
the  feelings  of  the  other  women  of  my  profession  in  protesting 
against  having  some  little  scribbler  who  has  written  for  nothing, 
who  sends  her  manuscript  rolled  or  written  on  both  sides,  intro- 
duced or  posed  as  "  a  leading  journalist,"  because,  by  some  ten- 
derheartedness on  the  part  of  a  committee  on  credentials,  she  has 
been  admitted  to  a  press  association.  It  is  absurd.  Let  each  class 
of  writers  keep  to  its  own  proper  designation.  Nor  because  a 
writer  has  once  or  twice  seen  herself  in  print  in  a  journal,  even 
for  pay,  has  she  any  reason  to  write  herself  down  on  the  staff  of 
that  paper. 

What  is  a  newspaper  woman?  Ahl  would  you  know  all 
the  worry  and  hurry  of  her  life?  Would  you  know 
how  she  holds  herself  ready  to  drop  everything  at  a 
moment's  notice,  and  go  on  a  detail  to  the  land  back  of 
Beyond?  Would  you  hear  how  she  studies  her  plans  of  cam- 
paign on  her  way;  how  she  keeps  suave  and  agreeable,  and  suc- 
ceeds in  her  mission,  although  her  limbs  are  trembling  with 
fatigue,  her  head  bursting  with  pain,  and  her  brain  in  a  whirl? 


Have  you  any  idea  how  *he  feels  as  she  runs  to  catch  tbe  last 
car:  how  lh«  fttriTM  to  steady  her  pad  of  paper  as,  on  the  shak- 
ing train,  thi  writes  the  story  that  must  be  banded  lo  to  Ihi  atty 
r.litur  thai  nlghtf  Do  you  know  what  ■'  dead  "  matter  means  to 
tier'  Do  you  know  whm  it  is  to  have  a  story  ••  killed?"  Think 
what  it  Is  to  travel  13C»  miles  In  one  day,  and  lo  turn  in  a  good, 
readable,  sprightly  account  of  the  trip  before  8  o'clock  the  very 
same  night!  Do  you  know  what  it  is  to  he  hours  on  a  mental 
stretch?  Have  you  any  conception  of  a  dramatic  critic's  sensa- 
tions and  rush  of  ideas  as  she  watches  and  waits  for  the  curtain 
to  ring  down  before  she  can  go  to  her  den  in  the  office,  and  write 
her  critique  till  two  in  the  morning?  A  woman  who  has  never 
been  baptized  with  some  of  tbis  baptism  of  hurry  is  nota*«  news- 
paper woman." 

Never  shall  I  forget  my  first  reading  of  Richard  Harding  Davis' 
"  Gallagher."  I  began  to  read  it  as  one  of  the  usual  magazine 
stories.  Sir  Philip  Sidney  said  :  ••  The  ballad  of  Chevy  Chase  stirs 
the  heart  like  the  sound  of  a  trumpet,"  and  by  the  same  token  I 
knew  that  "  Gallagher  "  was  by  a  master.  'Twas  no 'prentice 
hand  that  could  so  thrill  my  interest,  and  set  my  heart  thumping 
against  my  ribs,  and  make  the  great  lump  swell  in  my  throat  as  I 
hurried  with  the  poor  little  boy  over  the  rough  road,  through  the 
rain,  the  darkness,  tbe  confusion,  the  fight  back  to  the  office  with 
bis  precious  copy,  and  shared  with  him  the  dreadful  fear  that  he 
would  not  be  on  time,  and  that  before  he  had  reached  his  goal 
the  foreman  would  have  locked  the  forms  and  the  paper  would 
have  gone  to  press.  What,  claim  to  be  a  newspaper  woman,  and 
not  know  the  excitement  and  the  incentive  to  quick  action,  and 
still  quicker  thought,  that  comes  with  the  promise  to  hold  the 
forms  open  an  hour  for  you  to  get  back  with  your  workl  I  have 
been  criticized  for  using  technical  terms,  but  I  must  use  them 
again,  tho'  it  sound  as  slang  to  the  ears  of  the  uninitiated.  No 
newspaper  writer,  until  she  has  made  a  »  scoop,"  and  given  her 
paper  a  "  beat "  on  some  good  piece  of  news,  has  really  a  right  to 
the  name  of  newspaper  woman.  It  is  because  I  know  so  well 
what  the  labors  of  such  a  one  are,  that  I  protest  against  the 
honors  which  go  with  the  name  being  unlawfully  assumed.  This 
is  not  an  attack  upon  writers,  or  upon  "  sisters  "  of  any  sort;  it 
is  merely  an  invitation  to  each  one  to  be  known  by  her  works. 

Another  point.  Those  who  were  born  to  blush  unseen  fre- 
quently rebuke  those  who  love  the  garish  light  of  day,  and  a 
noon-tide  blaze  of  notice.  No  one  writes  for  the  pleasures  of 
having  manuscript  returned,  "declined  with  thanks."  Few  of 
us  care  to  remain  in  obscurity.  Those  who  pretend  that  they  do 
are  not  perfectly  honest  with  themselves.  For  a  woman  to  spend 
her  life  with  the  scissors  and  paste-pot  of  an  exchange  editor's 
desk  can  be  but  irksome  to  a  woman  of  brains.  The  public  de- 
mand to  know  something  of  the  personality  of  a  writer,  and  the 
writer  who  can  lay  bare  the  innermost  feelings  and  the  deepest 
receases  of  his  heart  to  the  public  gaze,  and  be  paid  for  it,  makes 
merchandise  of  all  that  makes  his  mind  and  his  emotions.  Yet  often 
a  writer  seems  to  feel  that  in  acting  like  a  boor  to  those  who  would 
seek  to  know  something  of  his  outer  form  and  stature  that  he  is 
showing  great  delicacy  and  refinement.  If  he  wants  the  public  to 
buy  his  books  he  must  not  resent  it  when  the  public,  having 
paid  their  money,  are  determined  to  take  their  choice. 


Cake 

Keeps 

Moist  and  Fresh 
if  made  with 

Cleveland's 
Baking 
Powder. 

The  reason  is  Cleveland's  is  a 
pure  cream  of  tartar  powder 
free  from  alum  and  ammonia, 
which  make  cake  dry  and  husky. 

F.  II.  AMES  *  CO.,  Agents. 


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INSTANCES  of  the  way  in  which  small  lawyers  run  after  dam- 
age suit  clients  are  not  lacking  with  the  railroad  people  of  late, 
and  they  begin  to  think  that  it  may  yet  be  necessary  to  take  the 
whole  kit  and  boodle  of  the  shysters  into  their  employ  to  keep 
them  from  too  rigorous  prosecution.  The  Southern  Pacific  Com- 
pany has  gained  the  reputation  among  lawyers  of  being  a  very 
profitable  concern  to  fight,  particularly  as  a  rule  was  established 
by  Creed  Raymond  a  few  years  ago  that,  where  possible,  all  suits 
for  damages  would  be  settled  out  of  court.  The  other  day  a  man 
had  a  leg  cut  off  by  a  train  over  in  East  Oakland,  and  in  less  than 
forty-eight  hours  his  family  had  been  visited  by  twenty-seven 
lawyers,  all  of  whom  proposed  to  take  the  case  on  speculation, 
pay  all  costs  nf  action,  and  bring  the  "  grinding  monopoly"  to 
time  within  six  months  or  less.  The  railroad  lawyers  are  think- 
ing of  changing  the  rule,  and  taking  all  such  cases  into  court, 
which  would  put  an  end  to  much  of  this  pettifogging,  for  in  the 
present  way  of  procedure  the  prosecuting  lawyers  have  "  a  dead 
sure  thing,"  and  the  clients  get  badly  shorn  as  a  rule. 

*  *  * 

Dwight  Strong,  of  Oakland,  had  quite  an  interesting  experience 
when  he  came  over  to  the  California  Hotel,  the  early  part  of  last 
week,  to  see  Lloyd  Osbourne,  who  is  just  up  from  Samoa.  Os- 
bourne  had  never  met  Strong,  but  he  had  several  messages  to  him 
from  his  brother  Joe,  so  he  wrote  and  made  an  appointment  for 
luncheon,  in  order  that  they  could  have  a  quiet  little  chat  to- 
gether. Strong  arrived  at  the  California  shortly  after  noon,  and 
on  asking  for  Mr.  Osbourne,  was  shown  to  the  apartments  of 
George  Osbourne,  the  actor,  where  he  was  asked  to  wait  a  couple 
of  minutes  until  Mr.  Osbourne  came  up  from  lunch.  The  Oak- 
land man  thought  it  rather  strange  that  he  should  be  treated  thus 
after  being  formally  invited  to  the  mid-day  repast,  but  he  kept 
his  feelings  to  himself,  and  looked  as  pleasant  as  possible,  until 
his  host  finally  came  in.  Strong  did  not  know  Lloyd  Osbourne, 
so  he  thought  that  everything  was  all  right  when  an  elderly,  well- 
preserved  gentleman  shook  him  by  the  hand,  and  invited  him  to 
take  a  cigar  and  draw  up  his  chair  to  the  fire. 

And  then  the  two  men  entered  into  a  genial  conversation,  each 
mistaking  the  other  for  some  one  else,  for  it  appears  that  George 
Osborne  was  expecting  a  theatrical  manager,  whose  name  he 
had  forgotten,  and  thus  they  talked  at  cross-purposes  for  fully 
fifteen  minutes,  until  at  last  they  finally  discovered  something 
was  wrong.  Explanations  were  then  in  order,  a  hell-boy  was 
summoned,  and  gave  the  startling  news  that  there  was  another 
Mr.  Osbourne  in  the  house.  So  everything  was  straightened  out, 
though  Strong  lost  his  lunch  by  it,  for  the  visitor  from  Samoa, 
tired  of  waiting  for  his  expected  guest,  had  eaten  alone. 

•  #  # 

Those  who  on  Sunday  afternoon  last,  between  the  hours  of  3 
and  5,  journeyed  along  the  road  which  skirts  the  northeastern 
arm  of  Lake  Merritt,  witnessed  a  quaint  and  wondrous  sight.  A 
well-dressed  young  man  had  taken  an  equally  young  and  well- 
dressed  lady  out  rowing,  and  in  quest  of  a  quiet  spot,  had  pulled 
up  into  the  strait,  unconscious  of  the  fact  that  the  water  is  very 
shallow  there.  As  a  natural  result,  the  boat  stranded  on  a  mud- 
bank,  and  then  came  the  question  of  how  to  get  adrift  again.  All 
sorts  of  expedients  were  tried,  but  without  avail,  and  then,  as  the 
interested  watchers  on  the  road  looked  down,  they  suddenly  saw 
the  young  man  do  something  very  desperate. 

His  girl  turned  around  and  took  an  alarming  interest  in  the 
opposite  direction,  and  then — weft,  he  slipped  off  his  continua- 
tions, shoes  and  socks,  got  out  of  the  boat  and  pushed 
it  back  into  the  channel.  The  hero  then  hastily  donned  his  gar- 
ments again,  and  just  as  be  was  washing  the  last  section  of  mud 
off  his  feet  and  his  girl  was  getting  ready  to  look  back  at  him 
once  more,  the  boat  gave  another  squirm  and  landed  in  the  mud 
on  the  other  side  of  the  creek. 

Young  Leander  was  hardened  to  it,  though,  by  this  time,  so  his 
blushing  companion  turned  her  gaze  to  another  point  of  the  com- 
pass; off  went  his  nether  attire  again,  and  soon  hU  performance 
was  successfully  repeated.  Luckily  there  were  no  further  dis- 
asters in  store,  and  as  he   refixed    his    wardrobe    for   the   second 


time  and  pulled    the  boat  back  on  to  the  lake,  the  crowd  on  the 

road,  whieh  he   had  evidently   not  noticed,  gave  him  a  aalvo  of 
applause. 

*  *  * 

A  leading  society  event  of  the  year  will  be  the  debut  concert  of 
the  Saturday  Morning  Orchestra,  to  be  given  in  Metropolitan 
Temple  next  Tuesday  evening,  under  the  direction  of  J.  H.  Rose- 
wald,  in  aid  of  the  Ladies'  Protection  and  Relief  Society.  The 
beneficiary  society  has  been  in  existence  over  forty  years,  and  is 
the  oldest  charity,  but  one,  in  the  city.  All  the  ladies  con- 
nected with  it  are  very  prominent  in  the  city's  social  world.  The 
orchestra  is  composed  exclusively  of  young  lady  amateurs,  and 
comprises  all  the  string  and  reed  instruments  for  a  regular  or- 
chestra. It  is  the  only  ladies'  orchestra  outside  of  New  York. 
The  members  are  as  follows  :  Violins — Miss  Alice  Ames,  Misa 
Gertrude  Ames,  Miss  Helen  A.  Bosqui,  Miss  Mamie  Barker,  Miss 
Mamie  Conlin,  Miss  Adele  Dannenbaum,  Miss  Charlotte  Gruenha- 
gen,  Miss  Marcelline  J.  Gage,  Miss  Annie  M.  Herrick,  Miss  Min- 
nie Heath,  Miss  Carolyn  L.  Knox,  Miss  Daisy  Polk,  Miss  Ethel 
Smith,  Miss  Nannie  Van  Wyck,  Miss  Roberta  E.  Lee  Wright. 
Viola — Miss  Bessie  Ames,  Miss  Marie  Ponton  D'Arce,  Miss  Marie 
Hayn.  Violoncello — Miss  Eleanor  Hall,  Miss  Hermione  Rey, 
Miss  Jeanne  Wellman.  Contrabasso — Mrs.  Vernon  Van  Buskirk, 
Miss  Maude  Younger.  Flutes — Miss  Kate  Clement,  Miss  Annie 
Lyle.  Clarinette — Mrs.  Ivy  Wandesforde  Kersey.  Oboe — Mrs. 
Thos.  C.  Eager.  Cornets — Miss  Pearl  Noble,  Miss  PreciosaPracht. 
Trombone — Miss  Maude  Noble.  Drums — Miss  Augusta  R.  Knell. 
Harp — Miss  Marie  Dillon.  Organ — Miss  Lucy  B.  Jerome.  Piano 
— Mrs.  W.J.  Younger.  Musical  Director — Mr.  J.  H.  Rosewald. 
President — Mrs.  8.  S.  Wright.  The  stage  will  have  a  beautiful 
setting  for  the  occasion,  and  the  Temple  will  present  a  very  hand- 
some appearance,  as  it  will  be  a  full  dress  house.  A  number  of 
young  gentlemen  in  society  will  act  as  ushers. 
*  #  * 
Politicians  were  being  discussed  the  other  night  by  a  group  of 
newspaper  men,  each  of  whom  in  his  time  had  reported  from  one 
to  seven  county  or  State  conventions,  and  some  very  decided 
opinions  were  expressed  regarding  the  size  of  the  grains  of  salt 
which  should  be  taken  with  the  statements  of  different  politi- 
cians. "  I  have  heard  a  great  many  men  speak  highly  of  Buckley's 
veracity,"  said  one  veteran  statesman  killer,  "  but  I  never  discov- 
ered any  truth  in  him.  People  say  that  his  power  arose  from  the  fact 
that  he  always  told  the  truth  to  his  own  men,  and  never  broke  his 
promises.  That's  all  poppycock,  in  my  opinion,  for  my  expe- 
rience with  him  was  quite  contrary.  I  remember  when  Wallace 
was  before  the  San  Jose  Convention,  Buckley  was  asked  if  he 
was  going  to  support  him,  and  he  said  he  was.  Then  he  went 
across  the  street  and  asked  Sam  Rainey  what  the  boys  were  going 
to  do  with  Wallace.  i  Down  him,'  said  Sam,  and  downed  he 
was." 

"Yes,  you  can  usually  depend  on  what  Rainey  says,"  asserted 
another  reporter.  "At  any  rate  I  have  always  found  him  relia- 
ble." 

"So  have  I,"  interrupted  the  first  speaker;  "  I  am  willing  to 
bet  on  anything  Rainey  says." 

"  I  remember  that  when  I  went  to  the  San  Jose  Convention," 
continued  the  second  speaker,  "I  knew  very  few  prominent 
Democrats.  So  I  went  to  Rainey  and  asked  him  to  put  me  on  to 
the  game.  He  told  me  to  play  Pond  for  a  winner;  that  they 
couldn't  beat  him  before  the  convention,  and  that  he  was 
sure  of  nomination.  'Well,'  I  said  to  myself,  'he's  just  try- 
ing to  work  me,  and  he  wants  me  to  publish  Pond  as  a  winner, 
but  I'll  fool  him.'  Sure  enough,  though,  Pond  was  nominated, 
and  I  have  since  thought  that  if  1  had  taken  Rainey's  tip  I  would 
at  once  have  become  famous  as  a  great  political  prophet.1' 

The  conversation  then  turned  on  the  chances  of  the  leading 
men  of  each  party  for  the  Senatorial  nomination. 

"I  think  Steve  White  is  the  best  man  the  Democrats  have  for 
the  place,"  said  a  man,  whose  many  political  battles  entitle  his 
opinions  to  much  respect.  "At  the  San  Jose  Convention  he  could 
have  had  the  nomination  at  the  end  of  his  speech  of  declination 
if  he  would  have  taken  it.  That  was  a  grand  effort — that  speech. 
Very  few,  if  any,  ever  delivered  before  a  California  convention, 
have  equaled  it.  White  declined  because  he  was  beaten,  and  in 
the  interests  of  harmony  be  refused  to  continue  the  contest. 
When  he  began  that  famous  speech  of  his,  more  than  half  the 
delegates  were  against  him;  but,  sir,  before  he  ended,  he  had  won 
the  whole  crowd,  and  he  could  have  then  and  there  had  the  nom- 


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inttion.  I  think  he  i*  (he  t>e*t  man  in  the  parly  today  for  the 
place.  Clunle  is  aspiring  to  it.  alto,  bol  though  an  able  man  he  is 
not  as  strong  as  White.  Then  it  plenty  of  available  Senatorial 
timber  in  the  democratic  party.  howeTCT." 

A  curious  custom  is  now  being  introduced  In  Paris,  whereby 
the  habitual  diner-out  is  t  o  bfl  made  to  pay  for  his  meals  by  a 
forcible  contribution  to  charity.  I'pon  the  table  is  placed  a  re- 
ceptacle into  which  each  guest  drops  a  franc  as  be  leaves  the 
table.  Nothing  more  nor  less  than  a  franc  will  be  received;  that 
is  the  tariff,  and  each  guest  is  expected  to  pay  It  exactly.  The 
money  tbus  collected  is  made  into  a  monthly  fund,  which  is 
sent  to  a  hospital  or  presented  to  some  newspaper  for  distribution 
by  it  among  the  dinnerless  portion  of  the  community.  The  scheme 
is  a  good  one,  and  would  be  received  with  much  favor  here. 
There  cannot  possibly  be  among  our  diners-out  one  who  would 
decline  to  drop  a  quarter  for  sweet  charity's  sake  every  time  he 
stretched  his  legs  beneath  a  hospitable  board.  Why  would  it  not 
be  a  good  idea  for  some  of  the  ladies  of  the  Woman's  Exchange,  or 
some  other  prominent  charity,  to  rig  up  a  nickel  in  the  slot  ma- 
chine at  the  Exchange  or  other  place  of  business.  Then  young 
men  who  are  o  jn  the  swim,"  beinc  down  town  and  not  having 
an  engagement  for  dinner,  could  go  into  the  Exchange,  drop  a 
quarter  in  the  slot,  and  out  would  come  a  small  card  of  finepaste- 
board,  on  which  would  be  neatly  engraved  the  announcement 
that  "  Mrs.  Van  der  Gast  requests  the  pleasure  of  the  company  of 

Mr at  dinner,  February  — ,  1892,  7  p.  ■,,  5007  Pacific  avenue." 

«  •  • 
Of  course  the  young  man  would  fill  in  the  blanks  with  his  name 
and  the  date,  and  then  chartering  a  cable  car,  would  hurry  out  to 
Mrs.  Van's.  He  would  present  the  card  to  the  servitor  at  the 
door  and  would  then  be  ushered  to  his  seat  at  the  "groaning" 
board.  The  details  of  this  proposition  should  be  worked  out  by 
Mr.  Greenway.  It  is  an  excellent  manner  in  which  to  give  young 
and  modest  men  an  opportunity  to  become  well  acquainted  with 
society's  sweetest  maids  and  matrons,  and  also  to  acquire  some 
knowledge  of  eating  as  a  One  art. 

*  *  * 

A  public  nuisance,  whose  disturbance  of  my  peace  I  have  en- 
dured as  long  as  I  intend  to,  is  the  fellow  who  goes  around  town 
in  a  small  one-horse  covered  cart,  and  at  every  other  block,  by 
a  loud  blast  upon  a  bugle,  calls  attention  to  the  fact  that  he 
is  a  chimney-sweep.  At  least  twice  a  day  his  horn  may  be 
heard  loudly  shrieking  over  the  rumble  of  the  cable  and  the 
noise  of  vehicles  as  he  approaches  the  headquarters  of  the  sweep 
business.  He  should  be  suppressed,  for  if  there  ever  were  a  nui- 
sance, he  is  one.  This  blackened  Santa  Claus  should  remember 
that  there  are  two  long  slabs  at  the  morgue  without  tenants,  the 
a'PT^flr^TT'R  of  either  of  which  would  be  greatly  improved  by  the 

addition  of  his  carcass. 

*  #  * 

•*01d  Black  Joe,"  the  white-haired  negro,  who  years  ago  trav- 
eled through  the  residence  districts  singing  negro  melodies,  was 
bad  enough  in  his  way,  but  bis  voice  was  melody  itself  when 
compared  to  the  horn  of  his  successor.  The  old  negro  was  a  curi- 
ous character.  He  wore  an  ancient  silk  hat,  the  circumference 
of  which  was  painted  red,  white  and  blue.  In  the  red  section  was 
a  representation  of  a  brick  chimney,  down  the  blackened  throat 
of  which  Old  Black  Joe  was  shown  descending.  He  knew  more 
old-time  negro  melodies  than  any  other  two  men  on  the  coast,  and 
it  was  his  custom,  as  he  walked  along  the  streets  looking  for 
chimneys  to  sweep,  to  howl  his  ditties  in  a  hoarse  voice  that 
could  have  been  heard  half  a  mile.  Joe  was  an  ante-bellum  relic. 
With  the  advent  of  chimney  brooms  with  long,  sectional  handles, 
Joe'a  sweep  with  its  rope  fell  into  disuse,  and  soon  his  occupa- 
tion was  gone.  I  saw  him  on  Sutter  street  the  other  day  soliciting 
alms.  Though  the  day  was  cold,  his  toes  peeping  through  his 
shoes,  and  the  thin  coat  he  wore  gave  very  little  protection  to  his 
ancient  frame,  Joe  seemed  as  happy  as  ever,  and  as  I  passed  I 
heard  him  humming  the  chorus  of  "The  Old  Log  Cabin  in  the 

Lane." 

*  ■  * 

No  better  evidence  of  the  widespread  circulation  of  the  News 
Lettee,  and  the  general  appreciation  of  the  articles  it  publishes, 
could  be  offered  than  the  fact  that  ever  since  the  publication  of 
the  great  Christmas  number,  which  has  been  acknowledged  by 
numerous  contemporaries  to  have  been  the  best  holiday  weekly 
publication  ever  issued  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  hundreds  of  orders 
for  copies  of  that  issue  have  been  received  from  ail  over  the  world. 
J.  Franklin  Brown,  the  hypnotist,  who  had  an  article  on  the  dan- 


gers and  benefit- of  bypnotiital  In|Ul«ObrittlDU  NtWI  LKTTM,  btl 

ai.o  received  numerous  commonloatlooi  from  •mlntnl  man 

r.aiern  states.  Canada  and   Europe,   who  had   read   bla     I 
asking  for  more  information  upon  the  vt-ry  Interesting  BClenca  of 
which  he  i.  the  exponent.     Hypnotism  la  to-day  one  of  th. 
absorbing  topics  of  In  res  ligation  in  the  ideDtlflc  world. 


^5T1S5^ 


%    AT  AUCTION. 

■Id 

MONDAY,  FEBRUARY  15,  1892. 

AT  12  O'CLOCK  M. 
SALESROOM, 

lO    IwEon.tg'om.er^    Street. 

Three'story  brick  building,  No.  510  Sacramento  Street,  between 
Sansome  and  Montgomery  Streets;  in  tbe  heart  of  the  business 
centre  of  the  city.  If  lease  Is  given  this  property  would  yield  at 
least  $1,200  per  annum.  Small  investments  in  business  properties 
are  hard  to  get.  Don't  miss  the  opportunity  to  secure  this  bar- 
gain. Lot  16:8x59:9.  Terms  cash.  We  can  obtain  a  loan  from 
the  bank  up  to  GO  per  cent,  of  the  selling  price. 

Particulars  of 

McAFEE,  BALDWIN  86  HAMMOND, 

REAL  ESTATE  AGENTS  AND  AUCTIONEERS, 
10  Montgomery  Street. 

BELVEDERE 

Is  the  place  for  this  summer's  vacation. 


NO  FOGS! 


NO  WINDS 


Certainly  a  good  locality  for  villa  sites.  Take 
Tiburon  boat,  9:30  and  11  A.  M.;  return  12:3S 
or  4. OS  P.  M. 

Luncheon  can  be  obtained  at  Belvedere  Res- 
taurant.    Busses  meet  all  boats. 

TEVIS  &  FISHER,  Agents, 

14  POST  STREET. 


FINE  DIAMONDS, 

Gold   and   Silver   Watches. 

The  newest  designs  in  jew- 
elry of  first   quality   only,  at 
very    reasonable   prices. 
A.   W    STOTT, 

3    Montgomery  St, 
Under  Masonic   Temple. 


27-37  Kearny  St. 


HOUSE  COATS,  GOWNS, 

MACKINTOSH'S,  SILK  UMBRELLAS, 
OVERCOATS,  FINE  UNDERWEAR, 

NECKWEAR,  SATCHELS,  ETC. 


. 


12 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  13,  1892. 


BRIDGET'S    TICKET. 


SMALL,  thin  and  shriveled  aa  an  apple  kept  through  the  win- 
ter, Pere  Laudry  was  one  of  those  miserly  old  peasants  of 
whom  it  is  said  they  would  somehow  manage  to  clip  wool  off 
an  egg.  Since  the  death  of  his  wife  he  had  given  up  "farming," 
and  lived  like  a  gentleman  on  his  income,  all  alone  in  a  small 
house  at  the  end  of  the  village.  When  I  say  "alone,"  that  is  a 
form  of  speech  only,  for  he  had  with  him  his  old  servant  Bridget, 
but  the  poor  woman  counted  so  little — a  trifle  more  than  the  dog, 
somewhat  less  than  the  donkey,  which  had  cost  one  hundred  and 
twenty  francs.  She  had  been  with  Laudry  ever  since  she  had 
first  come,  at  twelve  years  of  age,  to  tend  the  cows,  and 
was  now  so  accustomed  to  the  ultra-parsimonious  habits  of  her 
employer  that  they  seemed  to  her  perfectly  natural.  The  faith- 
ful, somewhat  simple-minded  creature  had  also  an  unbounded  ad- 
miration for  the  master  who,  without  scruple,  took  advantage  of 
her  good  will  for  his  own  profit. 

It  is  certain  that  Bridget  had  not  made  her  fortune  in  the 
miser's  service;  but  the  good  woman  found  herself  sufficiently 
compensated  for  her  zeal  when  the  old  peasant  would  say  in  a 
friendly  way:  »  You're  a  great  goose,  Bridget,  my  girl;  take  my 
word  for  it."  A  broad  grin  would  then  spread  over  her  homely 
features.  "  He,  he,  he,  my  master;  you  must  always  ha've  your 
little  jokel  " 

One  day,  whilst  saving  a  mason's  bill  by  repairing  himself  the 
wall  which  enclosed  his  property,  Laudry  lost  his  balance  and 
fell  backwards  into  the  pond  beneath,  just  where  the  water  was 
deepest.  He  struggled  for  several  moments,  calling  loudly  for 
help,  but  no  one  heard  his  cries.  At  length,  his  strength  being 
exhausted,  he  was  about  to  disappear  for  the  last  time,  when 
Bridget  perceived  him.  The  girl,  regardless  of  her  own  safety, 
threw  herself  courageously  into  the  pond,  and  succeeded  in  bring- 
ing her  master  to  terra  firma. 

The  old  fellow  was  unconscious.  She  carried  him  like  a  child 
in  her  arms  to  his  room,  put  hira  to  bed,  and  with  warmth  and 
friction  finally  succeeded  in  restoring  him.  When  he  opened  his 
eyes  the  excellent  creature  shed  tears  of  joy. 

"Oh,  my  master,  how  glad  I  am  you  were  not  drowned  1  " 
The  old  man  was  glad  also.     He  regretted,  though,  having  lost 
his  trowel,  which  had    fallen  into  the  water  at  the  same  time  as 
himself,  but  he  had  the  delicacy  not  to  speak   of  that.     Indeed, 
in  a  first  outburst  of  gratitude  he  said,  with  emotion: 

"It  is  you  who  saved  me.  I  shan't  forget  it,  Bridget:  you  hear 
me,  girl.     I'll  make  you  a  present." 

"Oh,  master,  it  isn't  worth  while;  don't  mind  it." 

"  I  shall  make  you  a  present,  I  tell  you." 

Indeed,  that  very  evening,  after  a  thousand  hesitations,  he 
called  Bridget,  and  pulling  from  his  pocket  his  long  leather  purse 
he  took  from  it,  with  the  grimace  of  one  whose  tooth  is  being  ex- 
tracted, a  twenty-cent  piece. 

"There,  Bridget,  that's  your  present!  Over  and  above  your 
wages,  you  understand,  over  and  above!"  he  insisted.  "Now 
don't  go  and  waste  it." 

In  comparison  with  the  service  rendered,  the  recompense  in  no 
wise  betrayed  unbounded  munificence;  therefore,  Pere  Laudry, 
to  alignment  the  value  of  his  gift,  was  careful  to  add: 

"  It  is  just  the  price  of  a  lottery  ticket.  Buy  one,  and  you  will 
win  a  hundred  thousand  francs  I" 

It  was  the  first  time  in  his  life  that  old  Laudry  had  given  way 
to  such  liberality.  He  remembered  it  for  many  days  after;-took 
a  deep  interest  in  the  fate  of  his  twenty-cent  piece,  and  asked  the 
servant  innumerable  times  if  she  had  bought  her  lottery  ticket. 

«'  Not  yet,  master,"  was  her  invariable  reply. 

At  length,  to  put  an  end  to  his  questions,  which  seem  repeated 
with  mathematical  regularity,  she  decided  to  satisfy  the  good 
man's  curiosity. 

"  Yea,  master,  I've  bought  one." 

"  Ah  I  what  number?  " 

it  Number  34." 

"  That's  good,  that's  good,"  said  the  old  man,  profoundly  im- 
pressing the  figure  on  hia  mind.  "  You  won't  lose  it  now,  I  hope?  " 

"Never  fear,  master." 

"  Because  if  you  thought  you  might " 

"Well?" 

"  Well,  you  could  give  it  to  me.  I'd  keep  it  for  you  in  my 
drawer." 

"  I  shan't  lose  it." 

The  habits  of  Laudry  and  his  servant,  a  moment  disturbed  by 
this  event,  then  resumed  theirusual  course.  Little  food,  still  less 
sleep  and  a  prodigious  amount  of  work.  Laudry  himself  was  al- 
most consoled  for  bis  prodigality,  when,  one  morning  at  the  village 
barber's,  where  he  went  from  time  to  time  to  read  the  Gazette, 
gratis,  he  experienced  a  fearful  emotion  I 

The  newspapers  gave  the  result  of  the  lottery  drawing,  and  was 
headed  with  these  words,  which  shone  like  characters  of  fire  be- 
fore the  spectacles  of  the  dazzled  good  man.:  "  Number  34  wins 
the  1st.  prize  of  100,000  francs."  Laudry  gave  such  a  shout  that 
the  frightened  barber,  turning  suddenly  about,  cut  a  bit  off  the 
ear  of  the  school-master  whom  he  was  shaving. 

11  What  on  earth  is  the  matter  with  you,  Pere  Laudry?  " 

"Nothing,  nothing  at  all,"  replied  the  old  fellow,  who  had   al 


ready  regained  his  sang-froid. 

Carefully  adjusting  his  spectacles,  he  then  slowly  re-read  the  an- 
nouncement, syllable  by  syllable. 

That  time  he  was  sure  he  bad  made  no  mistake.  Number  34, 
the  number  Bridget  had  bought.  He  let  fall  the  paper,  and,  com- 
pletely overwhelmed,  started  off  at  full  speed  for  home. 

Bridget  had  made  ready  her  master's  frugal  breakfast  of  cheese 
and  walnuts.  The  old  man  seated  himself  at  the  table,  but  he 
could  not  eat — he  was  too  agitated. 

"  Are  you  sick,  master?  "  anxiously  inquired  Bridget. 

"No." 

"  Nothing  has  happened  to  you?  " 

"  Nothing  at  all,   I  tell  you,"  he  replied,  angrily. 

For  several  days  he  watched  Bridget  closely.  Did  she  know 
that  she  had  won  a  hundred  thousand  francs?  Bnt  no;  the  ser- 
vant, ignorant  of  the  scrutiny  to  which  she  was  being  subjected,, 
accomplished  ber  daily  tasks  as  usual,  with  undisturbed  tran- 
quility and  good  humor.     Pere  Laudry  was  on  hot  coalsl 

One  day  he  risked  asking  her: 

"  There's  nothing  new,  Bridget,  my  girl?  " 

"  Nothing  at  all,  master,  'cept  a  hen  that's  got  the  pip." 

Without  a  doubt  she  did  not  know;  but  old  Laudry  could  not 
make  up  his  mind  to  tell  her.  It  seemed  to  him  monstrous  that 
another  should  have  auch  a  marvelous  windfall,  the  product  of 
hia  twenty-cent  piece,  his  own  money! 

But  time  was  fast  passing,  and  it  was  stated  in  the  newspaper, 
of  which  he  had  bought  a  copy,  that  all  prizes  not  claimed  within 
three  months  would  become  the  property  of  the  company. 

Father  Laudry  no  longer  ate,  or  drank,  or  slept.  He  seemed  to 
grow  more  wizened  each  day.  Twenty  times  he  had  been  on  the 
point  of  alluding  to  the  ticket,  but  had  each  time  withheld  his 
tongue.  A  word  too  much  would  have  put  the  servant  in  posses- 
sion of  the  truth! 

One  morning,  after  another  sleepless  night,  he  got  out  of  bed 
with  a  cunning  smile  on  his  thin  lips.     He  had  found  a  solution. 

He  first  ordered  Bridget  to  kill  a  chicken,  the  fattest  one,  and  to 
put  a  roast  of  pork  in  the  oven.  He  then  brought,  from  behind  the 
wood  pile  in  his  cellar,  a  bottle  of  fine  old  wine;  and  ended  by 
giving  the  girt  money  to  buy  coffee,  sugar  and  brandy.  Bridget 
began  to  wonder  if  he  were  going  crazy. 

"  Some  demon  is  playing  him  pranks,"  thought  she. 

But  matters  grew  still  worse  when  the  old  man,  after  having 
made  hex  lay  the  cover  for  two,  bade  her  take  her  place  at  the  table, 
facing  him. 

"  Oh,  my  master,  I  would  never,  never  dare!  " 

"Sit  down  there  aa  I  tell  you,  you  great  stupid." 

Bridget  had  heard  it  said  that  mad  folks  must  never  be  contra- 
dicted. She  therefore  obeyed  without  reply,  seating  herself  on 
the  extreme  edge  of  her  chair,  very  ill  at  ease. 

"Now,  eat,  Bridget;  drink,  my  girl,''  ordered  Laudry,  loading 
her  plate  and  pouring  out  wine  with  a  lavish  hand. 

And  Bridget's  astonishment  was  even  more  augmented,  for 
when  the  coffee  was  served,  the  old  fellow  said,  without  pre- 
amble: 

"This  is  what  it  is,  Bridget,  I'm  thinking  of  getting  married." 

"  Indeed,  master,  you  are  yet  young  enough.  Though  getting 
on,  you're  well-preserved,"  approved  she. 

"  Since  that's  your  opinion,  and  you're  willing,  we'll  just  get 
married,  we  two." 

After  the  chicken  and  roast  meat  and  old  wine,  Bridget  was 
prepared  for  almost  any  eccentricity  on  her  master's  part,  but 
certainly  not  for  that  one! 

"  You  are  making  fun  of  me,  my  masterl  " 

"  Not  one  bit,"  affirmed  the  old  peasant. 

And  he  explained  that  he  was  growing  old  and  had  neither 
children  nor  family.  He  did  not  wish  to  die  alone  like  a  dog;  and 
then  he  was  grateful;  did  his  good  Bridget  believe  that  he  had  for- 
gotten she  had  saved  his  life? 

In  short,  Laudry  gave  so  many  excellent  reasons  that  he  ended 
by  convincing  the  honest  girl  of  his  sincerity.  She  was  quite 
stunned  by  such  a  stroke  of  luck.  She,  a  poor  servant,  to  marry 
master  Laudry — only  think  of  it !  It  was,  indeed,  enough  to  turn 
one's  head! 

The  bans  were  published;  the  marriage  took  place.  At  the 
church  the  couple  were  greeted  by  hearty  exclamations  from  tbe 
assembled  villagers.  After  the  ceremony,  the  new  husband  made 
haste  to  conduct  his  wife  home,  and,  scarcely  there: 

"  Bridget,  girl,  where  have  you  put  your  ticket?"  asked  he 
gayly,  briskly  rubbing  his  hands  together. 

"What  ticket?" 

"  Your  lottery  ticket." 

"  What  lottery?" 

"You  know  very  well,"  said  Laudry,  losing  patience;  "that 
money  that  I  gave  you " 

The  bride  broke  into  a  silly  laugh. 

"  Oh,  the  twenty  cents,"  said  she.  "Listen,  master;  it  isn't  often 
one  wins  In  those  lotteries,  and  last  winter  it  was  so  cold " 

"  Well?"  queried  Laudry,  changing  color. 

"Well,"  finished  she,  "I  didn't  buy  any  ticket  for  my  twenty 
cents ;  I  just  got  me  a  pair  of  warm,  wool  stockings ;  indeed  I  did !  " 

Michel  Thivaes. 

Translated  from  the  French  by  Virginia  Elam  Thibault. 


ftb.  13,  1893. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


i". 


JAMK^  I'HKI.AN  S  luccessful  dinner  has  impressed  other 
bachelors  with  a  desire  to  follow  his  example,  but  the  ques- 
tion which  puzzles  most  of  them  i*  the  solution  of  the  three  w's — 
who,  when  and  where! 

It  is  not  given  to  every  man  to  be  a  bachelor  of  means  and 
President  of  a  club.  Phetan's  last  departure  in  choosing  his 
gaests  from  the  ranks  of  young  matronbood  proved  a  happy 
thought  indeed.  Wine,  wit  and  laughter  can  be  more  lavishly 
indulged  in  when  surrounded  by  married  belles  than  the  ingenue 
type  of  maiden,  and  sn  it  was  in  this  instance. 

•  *  * 

Gossip  is  busy  coupling  the  names  of  the  genial  host  of  the 
occasion  and  Mervyn  Donahue's  widow.  Phelan  is  a  great  flirt, 
and  has  more  than  once  raised  expectations  to  tip-toe  point  in 
the  minds  of  society  at  large,  and  several  feminine  hearts  in  par- 
ticular; and  yet  naught  has  culminated  in  a  visit  to  the  big 
cathedral  30  far.  It  may  be,  however,  that  the  pleasure  is  to 
come. 

Society  is  all  agog  for  Bluff  King  Hal.  The  ladies  are  discussing 
the  merits  of  full  dress,  or  opera  costume  merely,  and  it  is  safe  to 
say  the  interior  of  the  Grand  Opera  House,  on  the  night  of  the 
production,  will  blaze  with  the  beauty  and  fashion  of  our  swim, 
rivaling  a  Patti  night  in  appearance. 

On  dit  the  stately  god-father  of  the  fair  bride  of  last  week  was 
so  much  taken  with  the  Maid  of  Honor  that  another  nuptial  mass 
maybe  among  the  possibilities  of  the  autumn.     Quien  sabef 

*  s    * 

When  one  remembers  how  clever  women  are  in  catching  and 
adopting  the  pose,  color  and  style  best  calculated  to  set  them  off 
to  the  greatest  advantage,  it  is  singular  that  so  wide  a  divergence 
from  this  general  rule  should  be  exhibited  in  the  choice  made  of 
instruments  by  the  "  only  "  female  orchestra  on  the  coast. 
»  »  » 

To  see  tall,  angular  women  with  long  bassoons,  and  small,  thin 
girls  struggling  with  big  bass  instruments;  pretty,  plump  girls 
blowing  lustily  into  brass  horns,  and  long  thin  arms  bowing  the 
violin  is  a  sight  to  "  make  angels  weep  "  for  pity. 

*  *  * 

People  say  George  Bonney  is  impatient  for  some  other  of  his  ac- 
quaintances to  marry,  so  that  be  may  present  that  other  silver 
candlestick. 

#  #  # 

Already  our  girls  are  concocting  various  schemes  for  passing 
the  penitential  period  of  Lent,  so  rapidly  approaching.  One  of 
the  latest  ideas  is  a  club,  the  members  to  be  able  to  contribute 
some  article  on  a  given  subject,  each  in  tarn,  be  it  understood,  on 
successive  evenings.  As  the  membership  will  be  men  and  women 
alike,  some  fun  is  sure  to  result.  The  chairman  of  the  club  will 
choose  the  subjects  for  the  course,  after  a  deliberation  over  those 
sent  in  by  the  different  members.  An  outsider  has  had  the  auda- 
city to  suggest  that  "  man,  in  his  variety  "  be  given  the  women  to 
handle  with  pens.  Ye  Gods.  Not  but  what  it  must  be  acknowl- 
edged that  there  are  many  of  our  belles  whose  research  in  that  di- 
rection has  fitted  them  for  an  exhaustive  theme. 

*  #  # 

The   military   entertainments   at   the   Presidio   are  growing  in 
popularity.     On  the  occasion  of  the  last  hop  at  that  post  such  a 
number  of  city  people   attended  the  ballroom  was  uncomfortably 
full;  in  fact,  too  crowded  for  dancing. 
»  #  * 

The  young  matrons  of  Mrs.  McLaren's  (nee  Linie  Ashe)  ac- 
quaintance are  putting  their  pretty  heads  together  devising  a 
unique  function  to  mark  the  christening  of  the  twins.  The 
spoons  and  mugs,  the  coral  and  bells,  the  bassenettes  and  berceaux 
have  all  had  to  be  duplicated,  and  will  make  a  goodly  show  on 

the  happy  occasion. 

##  it- 
It  is  rumored  that  those  charming  vocalists,  Mrs.  Hall  McAl- 
lister and  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Marion  Wise,  have  in  contemplation 
the  production  of  an  operetta  taken  from  the  French,  to  take 
place  after  Easter.  These  ladies  are  such  accomplished  musicians 
and  energetic  workers,  anything   they   attempt   is   sure  to  be  a 

brilliant  success. 

#  »  # 

At  the  first  post-nuptial  reception  given  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Will 
B.  Fisher,  at  their  residence,  on  Sutter  street,  last  week,  the  en- 
gagement was  formally  announced  of  Miss  Elsie  Knox  to  Edward 
Jennings.  This  ends  all  conjecture  on  the  subject.  It  is  no  use 
for  Ed.  to  send  denials  to  the  newspapers,  mentioning  how  an- 
noying it  ia  for  him  to  have  his   name  coupled  thus  openly  with 


the  young  IftdyY  The  two  families  are  rejoiced  that  the  match 
is  at  last  settled,  thongh  m  *eem<»  (he  JTOQng  man  1*  not  in  a  hurry 
to  enter  tonedlotdom. 

•  .  ■ 

While  the  *lddy  school-girl  still  pins  her  affections  upon  Mr. 
I  de  V.  Graham's  mature  charms,  the  older  Rrowth  n-uv 
swears  by  Mr.  0.  I>.  O'Sulllvftn,  .lr.  The  latters  sweet,  youthful 
face,  added  to  soft  hair,  parted  In  the  middle,  wealth, a  bfcsfl  voice 
and  a  talent  for  violin  playing,  have  raised  up  for  him  feminine  ad- 
mirers innumerable.  8ad  to  say,  they  may  not  be  cognisant  <>f 
the  fact,  but  they  aren't  in  it.  It  is  an  open  secret  that  Mr.O'Stll- 
livan  blindly  adores  a  young  grans-widow,  with  black  eyes,  who 
resides  on  Clay  street,  not  many  feet  from  Leavenworth. 

•  •  • 

There  is  not  a  woman  in  town  who  can  discount  the  number  of 
admirers  possessed  by  Mrs.  Mary  Wyman  Williams.  At  present 
conjecture  is  divided  as  to  which  is  the  favored  swain,  the  versa- 
tile Sansome-street  merchant,  with  histrionic  ambitions,  or  the 
great  newspaper  man.  If  rumor  speak  correctly,  neither  has  any 
chance  with  the  capricious  soprano. 

WW* 

New  York's  light  steppers  are  just  now  engaged  in  mastering 
the  intricacies  of  the  new  dances,  which  are  said  to  be  as  pretty 
as  their  names.  They  are  "The  Lafayette,"  "The  Aurora," 
"The  Vienna,"  and  in  the  square  dances,  »  The  Mistletoe  Min- 
uet "  is  once  more  revived,  with  new  and  complicated  figures. 
They  are  somewhat  similar  to  those  in  vogue  last  winter,  but  are 
much  more  complicated. 

#  #  # 

The  Lafayette  is  danced  in  polka  time,  and  in  it  is  introduced 
a  step  similar  to  the  old  heel  and  toe  polka  step.  Then  there  is 
a  complete  turn  made,  in  which  the  partners,  released  from  each 
other's  touch,  make  a  complete  circle,  and  joining  hands  again, 
in  perfect  time  resume  the  dance  with  redowda  and  polka  steps. 
In  appearance  it  is  a  little  like  the  Berlin,  which  was  so  popular 
last  year. 

#  #  # 

The  Aurora  and  Vienna  need  a  skilled  teacher  to  lead  one  suc- 
cessfully through  their  intricacies,  as  in  each  the  step  is  changed 
three  or  four  times.  In  the  Vienna  the  rocking-horse  or  see-saw 
step  is  introduced,  and  in  the  Aurora  the  partners  face,  dance 
side  by  side,  and  face  again  with  a  rapidity  and  ease  very  start- 
ling to  the  uninitiated. 

The  Grand  Central  Wine  Rooms,  of  16  and  18  Third  street,  are 
always  crowded.  Every  man  around  town  knows  that  it  is  about  the 
only  place  in  the  city  where  a  fellow  may  be  always  sure  of  getting 
the  best  liquor  ever  made.  It  is  the  rule  of  this  popular  establish- 
ment that  its  customers  shall  be  served  in  first-class  manner  with 
first-class  goods. 

White's  Hat  Emporium,  at  614  Commercial  street,  has  for  years 
been  one  of  the  most  popular  hat  furnishing  houses  in  San  Francisco. 

.  C.  MAREY  &  LIGER  BELAIR'S 


NUITS, 

BURGUNDY     WINES. 


Chambertin, 
Beaune, 


Clos-Vongeot, 
Pommard, 
In  Cases,  Quarts  and  Pints. 


Chablis,"(  White) 

"    "   1878 


G.  M.  PABSTMANN  SOHN, 

MAINZ    &     HOCHHEIM, 

RHINE     WINES. 

G.    M.    PABSTMANN    SOHN.    MAYENCE- 

Geisenheimer  Liebfraumilch  Hochheimer  (own  growth) 

Marcobrunner         Paiedesheirner  Steinwein  (Boxbeutel) 

Johannisberger,  Schloss,  Steinberger,  Cabinet, 

andKOENIGIN  V1CT0EIA  BERG,  Bronze  Label. 

CHARLES  MEINECKE  &  CO., 

Sole  Agents,  314  Sacramento  St  ,  S.  F. 


LOUIS  COOKS. 


WILLIAM  COOKS. 


MAX  COOKS. 


COOKS     BROS., 

HETTIErE&IOZR.         DBCOBATOBS. 

Dealers  in  Stained  Glass,  Wall  Paper,  Lincrusta  Walton,  Paper 

Mache,  Parquet  Flooring,  Moorish  Fret  Work, 

Frescoing,  Wall   Mouldings, 

943  and  945  Market  St.,  between  5th  and  6th,  San  Francisco. 


14 


SAN  PKANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  13,  1892. 


THE  mining  market  on  Pine  street  has  been  quiet  recently,  and 
prices  sLow  little  change.  A  few  dealers  made  a  little  money 
on  turns,  but  the  majority  were  lucky  to  play  even.  A  brighten- 
ing prospect  exists  for  an  all-round  row  over  the  control  of  the 
Hale  &  Norcrosa  mine.  The  brokers'  combine  are  out  in  full 
force  again  with  their  proxy  stock,  and  it  is  whispered  that 
another  and  more  formidable  Richmond  is  in  the  held  in  the 
person  of  a  prominent  millionaire.  Whether  this  is  so  or  not, 
one  thing  is  certain,  and  that  is  that  whoever  wins  the  fight  will 
have  to  put  up  money.  This  will  help  to  make  business  lively  in 
the  market  for  the  time  being,  until  another  annual  election  comes 
along  in  some  important  company.  The  fact  that  so  many  are 
desirous  of  getting  a  hold  on  this  old  Comstock  mine  also  goes  to 
prove  that  the  lode  is  still  considered  of  great  and  permanent 
value.  Judging  from  the  way  the  stocks  have  been  dragging 
along  at  low  prices,  this  might  have  been  disputed  some  time 
ago.  The  reports  from  Con.  Cal. -Virginia  continue  to  be  of  a 
most  favorable  character,  and  the  stock  holds  up  well  under  a 
steady  and  heavy  pressure  by  a  clique  of  bear  operators.  That 
they  have  failed  to  carry  out  their  plans  for  wrecking  the  market 
is  fortunate  for  the  holders  of  other  shares,  which  would  have 
suffered  severely  in  the  event  of  Con.  Virginia  going  to  pieces. 
Good  progress  is  being  made  in  reducing  the  water  at  the  Soutb 
End,  and  both  Crown  Point  and  Belcher  are  extremely  sensitive 
stocks  just  now.  They  will  eventually  sell  higher,  and  must  be 
considered  one  of  the  best  buys  in  the  market  for  people  who  can 
afford  to  hold  and  pay  an  assessment  or  so. 
I  *¥ 

THE  Hale  &  Norcross  case  still  drags  its  weary  way  in  the  law 
courts.  Interest  in  it  is  gradually  dying  out,  now  that  fact 
and  figures  take  the  place  of  sensational  newspaper  articles  col- 
ored for  the  occasion  to  meet  the  popular  demand  for  a  morning 
appetizer.  Nothing  has  been  developed  recently  in  the  way  of 
evidence  which  can  be  turned  and  twisted  into  a  "  story,"  out- 
aide  of  the  surprising  discovery  that  the  owners  of  the  mills  have 
been  making  interest  on  the  capital  invested.  It  does  not  seem 
unreasonable  that  this  should  be  the  case.  People  generally  are 
expected  to  make  money  in  business  operations,  and  millmen 
who  crush  ores  are  not  an  exception.  As  the  matter  stands  to- 
day it  is  difficult  to  see  where  the  conspiracy  comes  in  as  regards 
Hayward  and  Hobart.  Neither  of  them  have  made  any  attempt 
to  conceal  their  transactions  with  the  mining  company.  Their 
books  have  been  at  the  disposal  of  the  plaintiffs,  who  have  also 
been  afforded  every  facility  to  gain  all  the  information  they  de- 
sired on  every  point.  The  case  of  the  defendants  has  been  badly 
handled  from  the  start.  It  has  simply  been  botched,  which  is 
rather  surprising,  considering  that  the  counsel  retained  are  recog- 
nized as  peculiarly  able  in  this  particular  line  of  business. 
J  *  J 

THE  Tuscarora  shares  are  still  dull  and  inactive,  at  low  prices. 
The  new  sampling  works  have  not  yet  been  started  up,  but 
when  they  are,  better  times  are  looked  for  in  the  share  market. 
North  Commonwealth,  which  can  be  bought  for  40  cents  per 
share,  at  the  rate  of  $40,000  for  the  mine,  has  now  ready  for  sale 
72  tons  of  ore,  which  will  run  pretty  close  on  $500  per  ton, 
amounting  to  $36,000.  This,  with  the  $20,000  received  from 
the  sale  of  the  last  forty-two  ton  lot  of  ore  brings  the 
bullion  product  for  a  few  weeks  up  to  $56,000,  or  $16,000 
in  excess  of  the  present  market  value  of  the  entire 
mine.  The  other  properties  in  the  camp  are  similarly  situated, 
a  ratber  strange  and  unaccountable  condition  of  affairs.  In  the 
Quijotoa  group  Peer  is  still  turning«out  bullion.  Arrangements 
are  also  being  made  to  tap  the  ore  body  at  depth,  for  the  purpose 
of  obtaining  a  more  economical  mode  of  working  the  mine.  There 
is  nothing  new  elsewhere,  and  the  good  news  which  comes  along 
every  week  from  the  different  mines  has  no  effect  on  the  market. 
Weldon  was  assessed  during  the  week. 
¥  $i 

THE  delegation  from  the  Miners'  Association  of  California  is 
now  well  on  the  way  to  Washington,  backed  by  influence 
which  should  make  itself  felt  in  Congress.  Before  leaving,  Gov- 
ernor Markham  received  the  delegates,  and  devoted  considerable 
time  discussing  with  them  the  best  method  of  presenting  their 
case  before  the  Federal  Government.  The  Governor  takes  a  most 
friendly  interest  in  the  efforts  now  being  made  to  resuscitate 
mining  in  California,  and  he  can  be  relied  upon  to  do  all  in  his 
power  to  help  the  good  cause  along.  The  papers  of  the  8tate 
generally,  with  one  or  two  exceptions,  are  also  lending  their 
valuable  assistance,  having  at  last  realized  that  the  industry  is 
one  whicb  cannot  very  well  be  ignored.  The  sudden  change  in 
public  sentiment  is  wonderful.  Four  years  ago,  when  the  News 
Letter  was  advocating  tbe  proposition  now  so  widely  favored,  it 
was  alone  in  the  held.  It  has  just  cost  tbe  State  a  loss  of  about 
$80,000,000  in  gold  to  convince  people  that  the  suppression  of 
hydraulic  mining  was  a  failure,  but  better  late  than  never. 


LESTER  H.JACOBS,  son  of  Julius  Jacobs,  the  veteran  insur- 
ance man  of  this  city,  has  concluded  to  enter  the  ranks  of 
the  mining  engineers.  After  examining  the  various  processes  of 
gold  mining  in  this  State,  he  is  now  going  through  the  Cotustock 
mills  and  mines,  and  from  there  will  go  to  Park  City,  Utah,  to 
remain  some  months.  Mr.  Jacobs  is  of  tbe  class  of  '91  of  the 
State  University,  and  graduated  with  high  honors. 

THE  full  reports  of  the  officers  of  the  Holmes  mine,  of  Cande- 
laria,  Nev.,  read  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  company, 
whicb  took  place  on  Tuesday  last  in  this  city,  will  be  found  in 
another  portion  of  this  issue  of  the  News  Letter.  The  mine  is  in 
a  flourishing  condition,  and  bad  it  not  been  for  the  heavy  de- 
preciation in  silver,  dividends  would  have  been  paid  regularly  for 
months  past. 

Sf  3 

THE  Joanna  mine,  of  White  Pine  District,  Nev.,  has  again  been 
experted,  but  the  buyers  have  not  yet  made  their  appearance 
The  owners  have  let  one  or  two  good  opportunities  pass  to  make 
a  sale  of  the  mine,  which  is  a  valuable  property.  It  is  under- 
stood that  the  litigation,  which  has  alway3  been  a  fatal  bar  to 
closing  a  sale,  is  now  in  fair  way  to  reach  a  settlement. 

$  $  $ 


INSURANCE. 


THE  recent  heavy  fire  losses  in  Salt  Lake  fall 
rather  heavily  on  San  Francisco  underwriters. 
W.  L.  Chalmers,  who  was  sent  by  the  local  companies  to  appraise 
the  Rachofsky  fire  loss  at  Salt  Lake,  has  completed  his  labors  on 
a  basis  of  54  per  cent,  of  the  insurance.  Tbe  latter  amounted  to 
about  $26,000.  Now  Mr.  St.  Clair  has  been  sent  on  to  that 
Mormon  stronghold  to  appraise  the  later  losses. 

$  $$ 

IN  this  city  losses  by  fire  since  the  first  of  the  year  have  been 
only  nominal.  In  the  East,  though,  not  only  is  there  no  decrease 
in  losses,  but  a  positive  increase.  January's  losses  there  are  even 
beyond  the  heavy  losses  of  the  same  month  in  1891.  With  this 
state  of  affairs  it  is  not  to  be  wondered  at  that  from  almost  every 
section  of  the  East  comes  the  cry  for  increased  fire  rates.  Already 
Louisville,  Ky,,  has  advanced  twenty  cents  on  the  hundred  dol- 
lars. In  St.  Louis  the  fire  underwriters  are  fighting  over  the 
question  of  higher  rates,  and  a  disruption  of  their  compact  seems 
imminent  unless  tbe  increase  is  made.  In  New  England  tbe  raLes 
have  been  raised,  and  in  Nashville,  Tenn.,  and  there  are  some 
outside  counties  still  to  hear  from.  The  lumbermen  of  tbe  Mis- 
sissippi Valley  are  forming  a  Lumberman's  Lloyd's,  which  is  a 
scheme  to  do  their  own  insurance.  A  Denver  company  writes 
farm  fire  risks  on  the  insurance  plan. 
$  *$ 

IF  the  British  ship  Crown  of  Italy  is  really  lost  the  blow  will  fall 
heavily  on  local  marine  underwriters.  She  carried  a  general 
cargo  from  London  to  this  port  worth  $250,000.  Nearly  all  the 
local  marine  men  have  lines  on  the  cargo,  and  it  cannot  be  but 
her  loss  will  be  felt  very  keenly  here.  Tbe  cargo  was  fully  in- 
sured. The  risks  on  the  hull  were  all  placed  in  English  com- 
panies. Tbe  latest  news  of  tbe  niissine  vessel  is  in  the  shape  of 
a  cablegram  from  Auckland,  saying  that  the  steamer  Araiva  had 
passed  the  wreck  of  a  British  iron  ship  on  Cape  San  Diego,  in  the 
straits  of  Magellan.  This  wreck  is  supposed  to  be  the  Crown  of 
Italy. 

Ill 

AGAIN  there  has  been  a  little  talk  about  a  local  hull  combine, 
but  it  cannot  be  traced  to  any  reliable  source.  Marine  un- 
derwriters agree  that  such  a  thing  would  be  advantageous  to 
them,  but  there  the  matter  seems  to  rest.  There  is  also  some  talk 
about  vigorous  prosecution  of  rate-cutters.  Indeed,  manager  Duval 
declares  the  culprits  will  be  dealt  with  summarily,  but  he  is 
either  unable  or  unwilling  to  tell  who  the  culprits  are  yet. 
ft* 

WL.  FRANCE  is  the  name  of  a  very  clever  insurance  solid- 
,  tor  in  Chicago.  Recently  he  gave  a  banquet  to  his  friends, 
during  the  course  of  which  the  guests  were  invited  to  inscribe 
their  autographs  on  cards.  The  host  wanted  to  keep  them  as  me- 
mentos of  the  feast.  A  few  days  later  these  same  signatures  ap- 
peared on  the  bottom  of  numerous  promissary  notes  in  favor  of 
mine  host. 

II  I 

JAMES  N.  REYNOLDS,  general  agent  of  the  Westchester  In- 
surance Company,  now  also  represents  tbe  Rochester  German 
Fire  Company.  The  Rochester,  by  the  way,  is  one  of  the  few 
Eastern  companies  that  reports  gains  in  both  assets  and  net  sur- 
plus for  the  past  year.  The  State  Investment  has  reinsured  the 
business  of  the  North  American  of  Boston  in  Colorado,  Minnesota, 
Ohio  and  Nebraska. 

JS  s 

THE  new  business  in  this  State  of  the  Accident  Companies  in 
the  past  year  aggregated  $45,330,283  in  amount  and  $144,- 
673  in  premiums.  The  Pacific  Mutual  made  the  most  no:eworthy 
gains.  It  lead  in  premium  incomes.  Tbe  Traveler's,  of  Hartford, 
was  second,  and  the  Fidelity  &  Casualty  a  close  third. 


F.b.  13. 


BAN  FRANCIS!  0   NEWS  I  ETTER. 


]■■ 


'  Hear  the  <rwr Whti  the  devil  art  thou   " 

*  Oue  that  will  pl»T  the  devil.  «lr,  with  you." 


AT  the  reqneM  of  a  number  of  the  gilded  youth  who  appear 
upon  the  Kiaho  at  the  cocktail  hour,  and  who  also  insist  upon 
the  manly  prerogative  of  going  oul  between  BOta  ;it  the  theatre, 
though  accompanied  by  pretty  glrJs,  I  give  them  the  benefit  of 
my  experience  in  disguising  the  deep,  dark  breath  that  follows 
an  appetiser  or  a  bracer.  No  matter  what  drink  is  taken,  the 
mouth  should  be  immediately  rinsed  with  water  and  the  mustache 
carefully  wiped  with  a  damp  napkin.  Thsn  observe  the  following, 
and  there  will  not  be  the  slightest  danger  that  any  one  will  know 
that  you  have  been  drinking  : 

Manhattan  Cocktail — Lemon  peel  or  slices  of  banana.  Gin 
Cocktail — Lemon  peel,  cherries  or  grapes.  Drinks  containing 
Rum — Cardamon  seeds.  Gin  Fizz — A  small  slice  of  orange.  Milk 
Punch — Lemon  peel,  orange  peel  or  water  cress.  Mint  Julep — 
Celery,  with  or  wirbout  salt.  Tom  and  Jerry — Orange  slices  or 
orange  peel.  Whisky  Straight—  Pineapple  slices  and  celery,  or 
any  berries  in  season.  Brandy — Cardamom  seeds  or  nuts  of  any 
kind.  Claret — Celery  or  parsley.  Lager  and  Ale — Lemon  peel, 
orange  peel  or  fruit  of  any  kind.  Egg  Nogg — Grapes,  cherries  or 
fruit  of  any  kind.  Absinthe — Celery  and  nuts  of  any  kind. 
Light  Wines — Fruit  of  any  kind.  Champagne — If  taken  at  meals 
nothing  needed.     At  other  times  fruit  or  lemon  peel. 

It  must  be  borne  in  mind  in  order  to  have  the  above  list  effect- 
ual the  drink3  should  be  properly  made;  that  is,  the  fruit  should 
not  be  placed  in  the  drink,  as  in  that  case  it  becomes  saturated 
with  the  liquor  and  does  not  effectually  destroy  the  odor  of  the 
liquor.  The  fruit  should  be  served  on  a  plate  and  taken  immedi- 
ately after  the  drink.  Another  thing  should  be  noted:  no  s'rained 
drink  should  contain  any  kind  of  fruit,  as  the  liquor  spoils  the 
fruit,  and  in  order  to  obtain  the  fruit  from  the  glass  the  drinker 
must  resort  to  anesthetic  and  unbecoming  action.  In  addition  to 
the  list  above  I  would  suggest  or  recommend  smoked  fish,  as  an- 
chovies, English  cheese  or  rye  bread.  Any  of  them  will  prove 
effective  in  destroying  the  odor  of  liquor,  and  at  the  same  time 
their  use  wilt  not  cause  any  one  to  suspect  that  liquor  has  been 
taken. 

The  use  of  cloves,  coffee  kernels,  pepper  kernels,  snakeroot 
and  roasted  corn,  after  taking  a  glass  of  liquor,  should  be  avoided 
— not  only  because  they  partially  disguise  the  odor,  but  their  use 
arouses  a  suspicion  at  once  that  the  person  taking  them  has 
been  drinking. 

ONE  of  the  curious  marriage  customs  of  the  Australasians  has 
come  under  the  notice  of  a  Russian  savant.  In  the  presence  of  the 
relatives  the  bride  runs  into  the  woods.  After  a  little  while  the 
bridegroom  runs  after  her.  If  he  finds  and  catches  the  girl  within 
a  certain  time  she  becomes  his  wife;  if  not,  he  gives  her  up.  Bar- 
barous as  this  custom  is,  it  might  be  introduced  among  civilized 
people  with  excellent  effect  in  certain  cases.  It  would  prove  a 
most  effectual  barrier  against  forced  marriages.  For  example, 
a  wheezy  millionaire  courts  and  wins  an  unwilling  bride.  Of 
course  the  bride's  parents,  as  is  usual  in  such  cases,  insist  that 
she  shall  abandon  the  nice  young  man  she  loves,  and  take  the 
wealthy  old  buffer  to  her  bosom.  But  first  he  must  catch  her; 
and  the  girl  who  cannot  make  good  time  when  bate  behind  is 
the  spur,  and  love  lingers  before  in  the  goal,  is  not  worthy  of  com- 
miseration. But,  alas  for  woman's  nature,  how  few  would  dart 
behind  trees  and  through  the  brush  to  escape  the  embraces  of  a 
rich  suitor.  And  how  many  would,  just  for  lucre's  sake,  fall 
plump  upon  their  knees,  and  permit  the  aged  Pan  to  catch  them 
by  the  bustle  and  bear  them  to  the  altar.  It  would  be  tine  sport, 
though,  and  the  enterprising  citizen  who  laid  out  the  nicest  and 
most  mysterious  groves,  and  charged  so  much  for  bridal  parties, 
might  expect  with  reason  a  decent  fortune  in  a  reasonable  period. 
He  should  have  mazesand  pitfalls  for  the  bride  or  groom  to  stumble 
into  and  get  lost,  and  bis  private  instructions  as  to  the  best  course 
for  capture  or  escape  would  be  included  among  his  perquisites. 
An  improvement  on  this  custom  would  be  a  row  twelve  months 
after  marriage  to  see  if  both  parties  were  or  were  not  content 
with  their  lot.  I  have  no  doubt  but,  in  some  cases,  the  lady  and 
gentleman,  when  the  word  "  go  "  was  given,  would  start  in  oppo- 
site directions, and  run  so  fast  that  all  hesitation  as  to  their  intention 
would  be  forever  removed  from  the  minds  of  the  J  udges. 

POLITENESS  to  ladies  is  justly  considered  one  of  our  national 
attributes,  but  while  the  native  citizen  keeps  up  the  standard 
of  gallantry,  the  imported  article  is  liable  to  work  defectively. 
A  passenger  in  a  crowded  Kearny  Street  car,  the  other  day,  ob- 
served the  entrance  of  a  man  followed  byan  old  woman,  and,  see- 
ing that  she  looked  tired  and  weak,  be  considerately  arose  and 
offered  her  his  seat.  Before  she  could  take  it,  however,  the  man 
quietly  filled  the  vacancy.  "Here!  Just  come  out  of  that, "said  a  pas- 
senger. Ididn'tgive  up  my  seat  toyou,  but  to  thelady."  To  which 
the  fellow  replied,  without  offering  to  move:  "Oh,  yah,  dot  is  all 
right.     Dot  lady  is  mein  wife." 


IT  I*  often  easier  to  nurry  a  woman  than  to  keep  n  wife.  partloQ 
larly  if  the  lover  be  k'  I  by  paction    than    by  hit  Judg- 

menl  of  w ha l   constitutes   ■   constant   helpmate.     Philosopher*, 

Since  the  d,i  OnipOalng  a.lu^i'H  nnd  proverb* 

t<.  Impress  this  facl    Upon  the  minds    of    posterity.       Bui  posterity. 

when  a  beautiful  woman  is  thi 

of  the  present,  and  i-  blind  to  every  imperfection.  These  -  I 
flections  are  suggested  by  an  incident  which  occurred  Wednesday 
night  on  Market,  between  Mason  and  Taylor  streets.  The  In- 
habitants of  that  unusually  quiet  neighborhood  were  aroused  by 
shrieks  of  •>  Stop  him  '  stop  html  Oh  I  i  he  Infernal  seducer,  he  ^ 
running  away  with  my  lawfully  wedded  wife;  oh,  the  villain!  " 
Then  tiny  beheld  an  excited  gentleman  In  an  open  coupe  hotly 
pursuing  a  closed  coup6,  which  finally  pulled  up  at  the  edjje  of  the 
sidewalk.  The  wrongi  d  husband  leaped  out,  rushed  to  the  other 
vehicle,  opened  the  door,  and  lugged  out  his  fugitive  wife.  The 
gay  seducer,  evidently  unwilling  to  part  with  his  prey  without  a 
struggle,  drew  a  pistol;  hut  Benedict,  with  admirable  presence  of 
mind,  pulled  the  woman  before  him  as  a  shield,  still  shouting  to 
the  crowd,  "She  is  my  lawfully  wedded  wife.  I  married  her  on 
last  Saturday,  and  now  this  seducer  here  is  running  away  with 
her."  Then  he  dragged  the  tickle  beauty  into  his  own  coupe;  and 
bore  her  off  in  triumph.  He  deserves  to  be  happy.  The  husband 
who,  seeing  the  woman  he  married  Saturday  running  away  with 
another  fellow  Wednesday,  and  would  not  whistle  her  down  the 
wind  to  prey  at  fortune,  deserves  to  have  the  horns  on  his  broad 
brow  decorated  with  golden  rings  from  tip  to  base. 

WE  have  attributed  the  excessive  mortality  in  this  city  to  la 
grippe,  induced  by  bad  sewerage.  And  now  comes  a  medi- 
cal journal  and  declares  that  bad  sewers  have  little  or  nothing  to 
do  with  the  general  health  of  the  population.  Parts  of  the  city 
where  the  drainage  is  good  often  exhibited  in  the  past  the  highest 
death  rate.  It  attributes  the  increased  death  rate  to  the  fact  that 
the  population  in  early  years  was  composed  mostly  of  middle- 
aged  buffers  and  young  persons,  and  that  now  the  mortality  ex- 
hibit shows  a  larger  proportion  of  aged  decedents;  that  San 
Franc:sco  is  now  more  largely  the  focus  to  which  invalids  from 
other  parts  come  to  die,  and  that  one-fifth  of  the  deaths  of  last 
year  took  place  in  the  hospitals.  With  all  due  respect  for  the 
opinion  of  our  scientific  contemporary,  we  still  cling  to  the  belief 
that  the  defective  sewers  are  the  best  friends  the  doctors  and  un- 
dertakers have.  And  if  we  were  inclined  to  the  malicious,  we 
might  remark  that  a  medical  journal,  as  the  organ  of  the  medical 
fraternity,  has  a  sinister  purpose  in  view  in  this  attempt  to  con- 
trovert a  fact  which  is  patent  to  the  most  non-scientific  mind. 

AN  Illinois  man  is  now  the  proud  father  of  twins,  boys,  who 
are  united  at  the  sternum,  with  one  neck,  one  well-formed 
head,  the  chin  resting  on  the  right  and  left  shoulders  of  the  bod- 
ies, and  the  face  looking  to  the  side.  The  problem  of  life,  so  far 
as  getting  bread  and  butter  is  concerned,  is  now  solved  for  that 
happy  parent,  if  his  treasure  is  not  swept  away  in  the  dim  beyond 
before  he  has  time  to  make  terms  with  some  enterprising  show- 
man. He  can  sell  bis  farm  or  his  store,  build  a  nice  snug  cage 
for  his  twins,  and  the  whole  world  is  before  him.  He  can  make 
the  European  tour,  and  set  bis  bundle  down  before  the  gates  of 
Jericho,  sure  of  drawing  a  full  house.  He  will  be  decorated  by 
royalty,  for  there  will  not  be  the  slightest  difficulty  in  obtaining 
audience  of  all  the  crowned  heads.  Human  curiosity  is  a  grand 
thing  to  trade  on.  Those  twins  are  worth  more  than  their  weight 
in  gold,  and  when  they  grow  up  to  a  marriageable  age,  if  the  amia- 
ble Minnie  Christine,  is  atill  in  the  flesh,  a  double  marriage  may 
be  arranged,  and  the  foundation  of  a  new  race  of  monstrosities 
laid. 


T 


HE  innocent  embrace  of  a  milkman  on  Tuesday  last  led  al- 
1  most  to  a  serious  tragedy.  The  husband  of  the  embracee 
heard  of  the  incident  and  attempted  to  carve  the  wife  who  had 
so  foolishly  allowed  a  milkman  to  press  her  in  his  arms.  Alas 
for  the  milkman,  he  has  a  hard  time  of  it — up  before  the  world 
is  well  aired  and  anybody  about,  rattling  over  the  cobblestones  in 
the  frosty  air.  He  is  not  to  be  blamed,  therefore,  if  be  yield  to  the 
temptation  of  a  pair  of  rosy  lips.  Bat  the  lady  who  was  kissed 
by  the  milkman  also  admitted  that  she  had  been  in  the  habit  of 
'« fooling  mit  de  vegetable  man,  but  never  nodings  wrong."  For 
the  latter  offenae  I  have  no  excuse.  The  vegetable  man  is  not 
entitled  to  a  particle  of  sympathy,  parsnip  son  of  a  cabbage  that 
he  is;  and  a  lady  of  such  coquettish  inclinations  may  possibly 
confess  in  the  hereafter  that  the  flirtation  extended  to  the  swill 
man,  the  butcher,  the  newspaper  carrier,  and  all  who  came  to  the 
house. 

I  AM  informed  by  the  perusal  of  my  morning  journal  that  the 
banks  have  more  money  than  they  know  what  to  do  with.  Still, 
if  one  drops  in  upon  a  bank  president  and  suggests  a  suitable  man- 
ner in  which  to  relieve  the  institution  of  this  burden  of  wealth,  the 
chances  are,  as  five  in  a  thousand,  that  his  suggestion  will  not  be 
acted  upon.  I  am  sorry  for  the  banks,  and  would  like  to  help 
them,  but  their  obstinacy  will  not  hear  of  this  sort  of  assistance. 
However,  the  Burglars'  Protective  Association,  combined  with 
the  Bank  Clerks'  Poker  and  Fast  Female  Clubs,  may  go  a  long 
way  toward  relieving  this  money  glut. 


16 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  13,  1892. 


THE  order  of  "  Gentlemen  Monks,"  as  the  Benedictines  have 
been  called,  will  be  serious  sufferers  through  the  destruction 
by  fire  of  their  beautiful  old  abbey  residence  at  Fecamp,  where 
they  carried  on  the  manufacture  of  the  well-known  liqueur  which, 
in  tbe  opinion  of  some,  though  certainly  not  a  majority,  of  con- 
noisseurs rivals  that  produced  by  their  Cistercian  brethren.  The 
loss  is  great  from  an  industrial,  but  greater  from  an  architectural 
standpoint,  for  the  abbey  was  an  ancient  gem.  But  the  fraternity 
will,  no  doubt,  soon  repair  tbe  damage  to  the  trade  they  carried 
on  with  such  success  and  so  much  benefit  to  the  poor  and  igno- 
rant, for  their  income  was  mainly  devoted  to  education  and  the 
relief  of  sickness  and  poverty.  Many  writers  opposed  to  monas- 
ticism  have  cordially  testified  to  the  practical  good  wrought  by 
the  Benedictines,  whose  order,  founded  some  fourteen  centuries 
ago,  possessed  at  its  zenith  as  many  as  37,000  monasteries,  and 
counted  among  its  members  20  emperors,  10  empresses,  47  kings, 
50  queens,  100  princesses  and  2-i  popes.  Fecamp,  whence  the  fire 
is  reported,  stands  in  a  narrow  valley  at  the  mouth  of  a  stream 
of  the  same  name,  emptying  itself  into  the  English  Chanuel, 
twenty-three  miles  northeast  of  Havre. 


If  a  French  traveler  is  to  be  believed,  there  is  a  whistling  lan- 
guage used  by  some  natives  of  the  Canary  Islands.  It  is  said  to 
be  not  merely  a  language  of  conventional  sounds,  but  composed 
of  words,  as  it  were,  like  any  other  language,  and  the  natives 
who  converse  in  it  attain  great  proficiency,  being  able  to  talk  on 
all  sorts  of  subjects.  The  whistling  noise  is  produced  by  placing 
two  fingers  inside  the  mouth.  The  language  has  a  great  affinity 
with  Spanish,  being,  in  fact,  a  sort  of  whistling  Spanish.  The 
discoverer  of  this  new  language,  who  learnt  sufficient  to  be  able 
to  converse  to  a  certain  extent  with  the  natives,  jotted  some  of  it 
down  in  a  sort  of  musical  notation,  and  it  is  found  that  any  sen- 
tence has  exactly  one  syllable  more  than  the  equivalent  sentence 
in  Spanish,  the  extra  sound  being  accounted  for  by  the  fact  that 
the  first  syllable  serves  as  a  mere  exclamation  designed  to  attract 
the  attention  of  the  person  addressed. 

King  Otto,  of  Bavaria,  seems  to  be  very,  very  mad.  He  imagines 
himself  to  be  a  stork,  and  the  delusion  has  had  the  funniest  ef- 
fects imaginable.  In  one  of  the  magnificent  apartments  devoted 
to  his  use  at  the  palace  of  Furstenried  he  has  laboriously  con- 
structed a  gigantic  nest,  every  stick  and  straw  of  which  he  has 
conveyed  to  the  spot  in  his  mouth.  In  that  nest  he  squats  al- 
most the  entire  day  with  feathers  stuck  in  his  long  thick  hair  and 
beard,  while  he  chatters  in  imitation  of  the  «  clappering  "  of  a 
stork  whenever  any  one  approaches. 

A  member  of  the  Free  Kirk  in  a  certain  Scotch  town  lately  pre- 
sented a  stained-glass  window,  with  representations  of  the  four 
evangelists  round  the  outside,  and  a  blank  space  in  the  middle,  to 
be  filled  at  the  discretion  of  "the  Session."  While  the  Elders 
were  pursuing  their  deliberations,  one  of  them  was  interrogated  as 
to  the  probable  result.  "  We've  settled,"  he  replied,  "  the  pit  in 
somebody,  an'  it's  jist  a  toss-up  atween  Dawvit  Simpson  an'  Our 
Saviour."  "  Dawvit  Simpson,"  it  appears,  had  been  a  meeinster  of 
the  Kirk.  We  are  pleased  to  be  able  to  record  that  in  the  result 
Dawvitt  did  not  win  the  toss. 

Marie  Antoinette, history  tells  us,  one  day  noticed  on  her  toilet 
table  some  peacock  feathers  which  had  been  placed  there  acci- 
dentally, being  designed  to  decorate  some  fancy  work.  She  stuck 
one  of  the  feathers  in  her  hair.  Being  pleased  with  the  effect,  she 
added  another,  and  then  called  for  some  ostrich  feathers.  The 
next  day  she  appeared  in  court  with  a  beautiful  head-dress  of 
feathers,  a  fashion  which  immediately  spread  throughout  France 
and  Europe,  and  which  is  followed  in  dress  circles  down  to  the 
present  day. 

Don  John  of  Austria,  the  son  of  Charles  V.,  and  the  fascinating 
young  hero  of  Lepanto,  had  a  patch  of  hair  on  one  side  of  his  head 
which  grew  upright,  and  to  conceal  this  peculiarity  he  used  to 
comb  all  his  hair  back  from  his  forehead.  When  he  went  as  Gov- 
ernor to  the  Low  Countries,  all  the  people  of  fashion  imitated  the 
mode,  and  from  them  it  has  descended  to  our  own  day. 


Italian  papers  tell  of  a  Neapolitan  nobleman  who  fought  four- 
teen duels  during  his  lifetime  in  defense  of  his  assertion  that  Dante 
was  a  greater  poet  than  Ariosto.  As  he  lay  on  his  death-bed  a 
short  time  ago  he  took  pleasure  in  acknowledging  that  he  had 
never  read  the  works  of  either  writer. 


Good   Cooking 
Is  one  of  the  chief  blessings  of  every  home.    To  always  insure  good 
custards,  puddings,  sauces,  etc.,  use  Gail  Borden   "Eagle"   Brand 
Condensed  Milk.     Directions  on  the  label.    Sold  by  your  grocer  and 
druggist. 


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BAN   PR  VN(  I-  0   NEWS  1  ETTER. 


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W-  "RoStzjffe; 


THE    FOUR    SUNBEAMS. 


K.»ur  liulo  sunbeam*  came  earth  ward  one  day. 
Snining  and  dancing  along  "ii  their  way. 

Resolved  that  ll  should  be  blest. 

"Let  us  try,"  tbey  all  whispered,  «'sorue  kindness  to  do, 
Not  seek  our  own  pleasuring  all  the  day  through, 

Then  meet  in  the  eve  at  the  West.'1 

One  sunbeam  ran  in  at  a  low  mttage  door, 

And  played  "hide  and  seek"  with  a  child  on  the  floor, 

Till  baby  laughed  loud  in  his  glee, 
And  chased  with  delight  bis  strange  playmate  so  bright 
The  little  hands  grasping  in  vain  for  the  light 

That  ever  before  them  would  flee. 

One  crept  to  a  conch  where  an  invalid  lay. 

And  brought  him  a  dream  of  the  sweet  summer  day, 

Its  bird-song,  and  beauty,  and  bloom  ; 
Till  pain  was  forgotten  and  weary  unrest, 
And  in  fancy  he  roamed  through  the  scenes  he  loved  best, 

Far  from  the  dim,  darkened  room. 

One  stole  to  the  heart  of  a  girl  that  was  sad, 
And  loved  and  caressed  her  until  she  was  glad, 

And  lifted  her  white  face  again, 
For  love  brings  content  to  the  lowliest  lot, 
And  finds  something  sweet  in  the  dreariest  spot, 

And  lightens  all  labor  and  pain. 

And  one,  where  a  little  blind  girl  sat  alone, 
Not  sharing  the  mirth  of  her  playfellows,  shone 

On  hands  that  were  folded  and  pale, 
And  kissed  the  poor  eyes  that  had  never  known  sight, 
That  never  would  gaze  on  the  beautiful  light 

Till  angels  had  lifted  the  veil. 

At  last,  when  the  shadows  of  evening  were  falling, 
And  the  Sun,  their  great  father,  his  children  was  calling, 

Four  sunbeams  sped  into  the  West, 
All  said,  "  We  have  found  that  in  seeking  the  pleasure 
Of  others,  we  fill  to  the  full  our  own  measure  " — 

Then  softly  they  sank  to  their  rest. 


THE    THINNING    OF    THE    THATCH.— Punch. . 


Oh,  the  autumn  leaves  are  falling,  and  the  days  are  closing  in, 
And  the  breeze  is  growing  chilly,  and  my  hair  is  getting  thin! 
I've  a  comfortable  income — and  my  age  is  thirty-three! 
But  my  thatch  is  thinning  quickly — yes  as  quickly  as  can  be! 

I  was  once  a  merry  urchin — curley-headed  I  was  called. 
And  I  laughed  at  good  old  people  when  I  saw  them  going  bald; 
But  it's  not  a  proper  subject  to  be  lightly  joked  about, 
For  its  dreadful  to  discover  that  your  roof  is  wearing  out. 

I  remember  asking  uncle — in  my  innocent  surprise —  ■ 
How  he  liked  his  head  made  use  of  as  a  skating  rink  for  flies; 
But  although  their  dread  intrusion  I  shall  manfully  resist, 
I'm  afraid  they'll  soon  have  got  another  rink  upon  their  list. 

When  invited  to  a  party  I'm  invariably  late, 
For  I  waste  my  time  in  efforts  to  conceal  my  peeping  pate — 
Though  I  coax  my  hair  across  it — though  I  brush  away  for  weeks, 
Yet  I  can't  prevent  it  parting  and  dividing  into  streaks! 

I  have  tried  a  hair  restorer,  and  I've  rubbed  my  hair  with  rum, 
But  the  thatch    keeps  getting  thinner,  and  the  new  hair  doesn't 

come- 
So  I  gaze  into  the  mirror  with  a  gloomy,  vacant  stare, 
For  the  circle's  getting  wider  of  that  open  space  up  there! 

People  tell  me  that  my  spirits  I  must  not  allow  to  fall, 
And  that  coming  generations  won't  have  any  hair  at  all — 
Well,  they'll  never  know  an  anguish  that   can  adequately  match 
With    the  pangs   of  watching   day  by  day  the  thinning   of   your 
thatch. 


AT    DAWN  .—From  Lippincott's  Magazine. 


Each  leaf,  mother  wakening,  sighs, 

"  Sweet  sister,  it  is  day! 
The  last  night-blooming  glories  dies, 
And  wheresoe'er  a  petal  lies, 

The  east  grows  warm  and  gray. 

'  The  birds  are  still  asleep;  and  yet, 

Amid  the  silent  throng, 
Like  dusky  vapors  that  beget 
The  dew,  dream-winged  shades  have  set 

The  germs  of  heavenly  song." 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  13,  1892. 


HOLMES     MINE. 


ANNUAL    MEETING   OF    THE    SHAREHOLDERS   HELD    FEB.    9th. 

Very    Satisfactory    Reports     Returned     by    the     Different    Officers    of    the    Company. 


AT  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Holmes  Mining  Company,  held 
February  9th,  the  following  gentlemen  were  elected  trustees 
for  the  ensuing  year:  William  J.  Sutherland,  Ramon  E.  Wilson, 
Eugene  P.  Murphy,  Edward  S.  Spring  and  James  W.  Burling. 

At  a  subsequent  meeting  ot  the  trustees,  William  J.  Sutherland 
was  re-elected  President  and  Ramon  E.  Wilson  Vice  President. 
Charles  E.  Elliot  was  re-appointed  Secretary,  D.  H.  Jackson  Super- 
intendent and  the  Nevada  Bank  Treasurer.  After  the  meeting 
opened  President  Sutherland  made  the  following  statement  to  the 
shareholders: 

Gentlemen:  It  gives  me  much  pleasure  to  submit  to  you: 

First.  The  masterly  report  of  our  Superintendent,  D.  H.  Jackson, 
Esq.,  which  fully  explains  the  work  done  at  the  mine  during  the 
year  1891. 

Second.  The  able  report  of  our  Secretary,  C.  E.  Elliot,  Esq.,  explain- 
ing the  financial  condition  of  the  company. 

You  will  understand  from  Mr.  Jackson's  report  that  the  Holmes  is 
still  a  great  mine,  having  a  large  area  of  unprospected  ground. 
In  all  places  where  prospecting  has  been  carried  on.  new  bodies  of 
ore  have  been  encountered,  and  the  output  of  the  mine  maintained 
with  steady  regularity.  The  production  has  been  309.144.50  tine 
ounces,  which  ought  to  have  netted  $400. 9o0  84  to  the  shareholders. 
The  discount  on  silver  made  the  bullion  24  2-5  per  cent,  less  than 
par,  or,  in  other  words,  the  loss  has  been  $96,585  07.  This  money 
would  have  enabled  the  trustees  to  have  paid  regular  dividends,  and 
maintained  the  Holmes'  reputation  as  one  of  the  leading  mines  in  the 
country. 

An  increase  in  the  price  of  silver  cannot  reasonably  be  expected  un- 
til after  the  next  presidential  election.  Neither  of  the  great  political 
parties  will  go  to  the  country  upon  a  free  coinage  platform.  The 
only  way  to  secure  free  coinage  is  to  form  a  silver  party  irrespective 
of  old  party  lines;  a  silver  party  that  will  stand  solid,  voting  as  one 
with  any  party  friendly  to  free  coinage,  and  as  one  against  any  party 
opposed  to  free  coinage.  The  power  of  the  silver  people  will  then  be 
felt;  their  voice  heard  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific.  The  price  of 
silver  could  be  more  readily  advanced  by  Congress  imposing  a  fair 
duty  on  all  foreign  silver  imported,  leaving  American  silver  for  the 
American  people. 

You  will  see  by  the  Superintendent's  report  that  the  mine  at  this 
time  is  closed  down  because  the  miners  preferred  to  quit  work  rather 
than  accept  such  wages  as  would  enable  the  mine  to  pay  the  expense 
of  mining,  and  in  concert  with  the  Mount  Diablo  mine,  the  works 
were  closed  down  December  1, 1891,  and  must  remain  closed  until  the 
price  of  silver  advances  or  labor  can  be  had  and  supplies  purchased 
at  such  prices  as  will  insure  the  company  a  profit  for  working.  The 
ouly  work  now  being  done  is  the  running  of  a  drift  and  some  develop- 
ment work  by  contract. 

On  December  1,  1891,  the  market  price  of  silver  was  9i%  cents  per 
ounce.  On  February  6,  1892,  the  market  price  of  silver  was  90%  cents 
per  ounce.  The  company  has,  therefore,  saved  4%  cents  per  ounce 
on  all  ore  left  in  the  mine;  that  is,  provided  silver  will  advance  in 
price  in  the  future. 

During  the  year  some  experiments  were  made  in  leaching  the  old 
dumps  at  Can'delaria.  So  far  the  experiments  have  not  been  a  great 
success.  In  the  course  of  the  present  year  other  experiments  will  be 
made  with  a  view  of  reworking  the  old  dumps  and  of  working  the 
large  bodies  of  low  grade  ore  in  the  mine. 

Experiments  have  been  carried  on  to  a  considerable  extent  during 
the  past  two  years  to  find  a  process  to  work  the  tailings  at  Belleville. 
The  results  have  been  fairly  satisfactory,  and  it  is  hoped  within  a 
short  time  to  be  able  to  work  the  tailings*  and  return  to  the  share- 
holders a  good  dividend  from  this  source.  The  tailings  are  estimated 
at  about  200.000  tons. 

During  the  past  year  considerable  money  has  been  expended  in  ob- 
taining patents  for  the  companv's  property,  and  in  preparing  for  the 
trial  of  the  action  of  the  Southern  Nevada  Company  against  this 
company.  This  action  is  pending  in  the  Nevada  courts.    The  Holmes 

Eeople  have  been  ready  for  trial  for  many  months, and  while  thecase 
as  been  pending  for  many  years,  the  plaintiffs  have  only  now  begun 
to  make  preparations  for  the  trial.  The  eminent  counsel  employed 
by  our  company,  and  the  best  mining  talent  of  America,  gives  assur- 
ance of  an  easy  victory,  as  the  plaintiffs  have  no  cause  of  complaint, 
and  have  not  in  any  way  been  injured  by  our  company. 

On  behalf  of  my  co-trustees,  I  wish  to  express  our  thanks  for  the 
encouragement  given  to  us  during  the  year  by  the  shareholders. 

The  following  report  was  then  presented  by  D.  H.  Jackson,  Super- 
intendent of  the  mine: 

Gentlemen:  The  following  is  my  annual  report  of  the  workings  of 
the  Holmes  mine  for  the  year  ending  December  31,  1891: 

The  mine  was  operated  eleven  months  during  the  year.  It  was 
closed  down  on  December  1st,  in  consequence  of  the  continued  low 
price  of  silver  and  the  miners  rejecting  the  scale  of  wages  offered 
them  by  the  company,  to  take  effect  at  that  time. 

During  the  year  a  great  deal  of  prospecting  has  been  done,  nearly 
0,000  feet  having  been  run  in  upraises,  winzes,  crosscuts,  drifts  and 
tunnels.  All  of  this  work  has  been  done  at  various  points  in  and  on 
the  company's  property  between  the  000  and  1,850  levels. 


During  the  year  several  new  ore  bodies  have  been  found,  some  of 
greater  and  others  of  a  lesser  magnitude,  but  by  mixing  the  different 
grades  systematically  a  fair  grade  of  ore  has  been  sent  to  mill. 

The  Enterprise  Ground— This  ground,  acquired  during  the  past 
year,  has  produced  several  small  bodies  of  high  grade  ore,  thus  keep- 
ing up  the  average  value  of  all  the  ore  produced.  It  has  been  par- 
tially explored  for  a  distance  of  about  000  feet,  with  some  good  pros- 
pects in  sight  at  this  time.  At  the  north  end  of  the  Sutherland  tun- 
nel a  winze  has  been  sunk  81  ffet,  showing  high-grade  ore  all  the 
way. 

Seven  hundred-foot  level— Considerable  drifting  and  stoping  has 
been  done  at  the  extreme  east  end  of  this  level  with  fair  success. 

The  eighth  level— Just  below  this  level,  and  below  the  old  Round. 
House  stope,  some  prospecting  has  been  done  and  stoping  on  small 
bunches  of  ore. 

On  the  900-foot  level  some  prospect  work  and  stoping  near  the  east 
end  has  been  done,  and  there  is  some  ore  in  sight  with  a  good  deal  of 
unexplored  ground  near  this  point. 

One  thousand-foot  Level— This  level  has  been  run  into  the  Enter- 
prise ground  several  hundred  feet.  Good  ore  has  been  found  at  sev- 
eral points,  and  an  upraise  has  been  made  upon  a  strata  of  ore  206 
feet,  giving  assays  from  $20  to  $100;  also  another  upraise  about  (i0 
feet,  showing  a  little  ore  all  the  way.  This  upraise  is  going  up  to 
connect  with  the  winze  coming  down  from  the  north  end  of  the 
Sutherland  tunnel.  All  of  the  ground  to  the  south  of  the  west  end  of 
the  tunnel  is  as  yet  unprospected. 

Little  10th  Level— Some  prospecting  and  stoping  has  been  done  on 
and  above  this  level,  and  there  is  some  high-grade  ore  in  sight.  A 
contract  has  been  let  to  drive  300  feet  on  this  level  into  unprospected 
territory  that  gives  promise  of  new  ore  bodies. 

1,100-foot  Level— During  the  year  the  continuation  of  the  old 
Yankee  stope  just  below  this  level  has  been  found  and  worked  down 
to  the  1,200.  This  has  yielded  a  large  quantity  of  high-grade  ore, 
with  a  good  showing  at  the  lower  end  near  the  1  200-foot  level. 

1  200-foot  Level— But  little  work  has  been  done  on  this  level  except 
to  connect  it  with  the  Yankee  stope.  1,300-foot  level—At  a  point  150 
feet  south  from  where  the  main  drift  from  the  shaft  cuts  the  vein,  a 
winze  has  been  sunk  on  a  small  strata  of  fair-grade  ore  to  a  depth  of 
70  feet,  and  stoped  south  towards  the  old  Lawrence  stope,  and  north 
towards  the  foot  wall ;  in  consequence  of  the  seam  being  small  and 
tight  there  was  but  little  profit. 

On  the  level  north  and  near  the  foot  wall  winze  a  good  deal  of  pros- 
pecting has  been  done,  and  a  very  promising  country  has  been  found 
and  lots  of  low-grade  ore. 

On  the  foot  wall  and  near  the  point  last  mentioned,  there  is  a  stope 
of  high  grade  ore  of  great  promise.  This  is  probably  a  continuation 
of  one  of  the  old  Belle  stones,  that  produced  so  much  money  in 
early  days.  Also  on  this  level,  further  southeast  and  near  the  hang- 
ing wall,  the  Jackpot  winze  has  been  sunk  to  a  depth  of  about  40  feet, 
and  carries  from  one  to  two  feet  of  ore  all  the  way,  assaying  about  30 
ounces.  About  half-way  between  this  winze  and  the  old  Northern 
Belle  winze,  two  upraises  are  being  made  to  connect  with  the  Yankee 
stope  near  the  1,200-foot  level.  These  upraises  already  show  some 
ore  similar  in  character  to  the  ore  in  the  Yankee  stope. 

The  Corkill  stope  is  situated  between  the  1300  and  1400-foot  level, 
and  from  this  stope  and  its  surroundings  the  greater  portion  of  the 
ore  taken  out  during  the  year  has  been  extracted.  One  of  the  best 
showings  of  ore  in  the  mine  still  is  at  the  lower  end  of  this  stope,  near 
the  first  intermediate  or  1400  level.  Considerable  prospecting  has 
been  done  above  and  below  this  level  with  several  small  showings  of 
ore. 

On  the  1500-foot  level  a  good  deal  of  prospecting  has  been  done  and 
more  or  less  ore  taken  from  this  level.  At  the  extreme  west  end  of 
this  level  there  was  a  very  Mattering  prospect,  but  upou  further  de- 
velopments it  proved  to  be  bunchy. 

At  a  point  about  300  feet  east  of  the  place  last  mentioned  a  winze 
was  sunk  about  forty  feet,  drifted  on  the  vein  and  opened  up  a  short 
stope  showing  about  three  feet  of  ore  assaying  about  $40.  Still  further 
south  on  this  level  a  stope  has  been  opened  up  from  a  crosscut  show- 
ing some  bunches  of  sulpbnret  ore  giving  fair  assays. 

1800-foot  Level— At  the  time  of  closing  the  mine  a  winze  was  being 
sunk  near  the  north  end  of  this  level,  near  the  old  black  hole.  This 
is  called  the  Crater  winze,  and  carries  low-grade  ore  all  the  way,  and 
it  has  the  appearance  of  nearing  an  ore  body. 

A  short  distance  east  of  the  place  last  mentioned  and  about  50 
feet  below  the  1800  some  work  has  been  done  on  a  body  of  sulphuret 
ore;  here  also  have  been  found  a  few  specimens  of  varacite  or  phos- 
phate of  aluminium.  This  is  a  metal  seldom  met  with  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  and  is  susceptible  of  a  high  polish  and  much  sought  after  for 
jewelry. 

No  prospecting  on  the  nineteenth  level  has  been  done  for  (he  past 
two  years,  notwithstanding  that  an  abundance  of  unexplored  ground 
exists,  with  every  indication  that  new  ore  bodies  may  be  found. 
There  is  a  great  amount  of  unexplored  ground  on  every  level  of  the 
Holmes  proper  from  the  surface  to  the  1900-foot  level,  and  there  is 
no  good  reason  why  many  new  ore  bodies  may  not  be  found  upon 
each  and  every  one  of  these  levels. 


Feb.  13,  1892. 


s\N  PRANCI8C0  NEWS  LETTER, 


10 


The  following  or*  baa  been  shipped  to  the  mill:   lt.447.67fl  Ions, 
leu  moiMurr   182,856,  net  torn  10,968.121;  nit  us«d  10  per  rent. 
Bullion    returned    »»   per   report  ..I  S«n    Fnoclsoo   oilier     silver 
46.05.  gold  f  1,914.79,  total   »i       160.14. 

D.    H.  Jackson.  Superintendent. 
Candelaria.  New.  U.  S.  A.,  February  1.  I 

SkcRKT.M'.VS    Rifobt. 

Omci  ■■*  tiii   ll.-i  xt > -  M  -  NY.j 

s*a>  ►,  February  '.'.  1892.    > 

Colonel  W.  J.  Sutherland,  President  Holme*  Mining  Company— 
Vtar  Sir:  I  havr  the  honor  to  herewith  submit  my  annual  report  of 
your  company,  showing  in  detad  the  financial  transactions  of  the 
company  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  January  31.  I  ■ 

RK«  L1IT-. 

Bulliou— Net  proceeds  of  salt-;  fnr  the  year 
Miue  expeu>es 

Mill  expemtei  

Leaching  plaut — Net   returns  

w.  J.  Sutherlaud — Advauces  to  company  

Stores  arcount  (tra  sferred  and  gold).   ." 

Rent  (buildings  at  Candelaria)  ...  ... 

Caudelaria  W.  W.  and  M.  Co  —Balance  due  January  81, 1892 

Expense  

Nevada  Bank— Overdraft  January  31,  1892.  

Drafts  (outstanding  for  the  year)     

Dunham.  Carrigau  A  H.  Co* 

P.  H.  Jackson.  Superintendent,  balance  January  31,  1891    . . 
C«sh— Balance  Jauuary  31.  1891  


*2» 
2, 
1 

1. 

7, 


.012  <Xt 
,656  IS 
,901  77 
,706  31 
500  00 
l&l  07 
791  00 
,543  52 

41  7« 
516  17 
,840  35 

IS  90 
769  84 
720  63 


Total    $833,657  05 


DISBURSEMENTS. 

-Miue  expenses      $103, 


Milling— 10.893  tons,  at  $15  per  ton 

Mill  expenses      

General  expenses    

San  Francisco  expenses  , 

Taxes   ...  

Bullion — Selby  Company  on  settlements 

Assaying — refining  bars  

Bulliou  freight    

Hauling  ore — 45  cents  per  ton 

W.J.Sutherland — on  account  of  advances 

D.H.Jackson — salary  account 

A.  B.  Eastwood— balance  due  on  account  of  leaching  plant 

Stable     ..:. 

Legal  expenses 

Sundry  accounts 

Land  location 

Drafts — last  year's,  paid   

Interest     ..   

Nevada  Bank — overdraft  January  :-:l,  1891      

Candelaria  W.  W.  &  M  Co.— balance  January  31, 1892  

D.  H.  Jackson,  Superintendent— balance  January  31, 1892    .. 
Cash— balance  January  31,  1892 


163, 
1 


Total. 


$333,657  05 

Chas.  E.  Elliot,  Secretary. 


ORE    STATEMENT. 


When  Worked. 


January,  1891 

February 

March 

April 

May  

June 

July 

August 

September  . . . 
October  ..  . 
November 


Totals. 


Tons. 


1,070. 

887,286 

835  829 
1,254.115 
1,028  850 
1,037.465 
1,042.374 

741  1770 
1,109.350 
1,021.548 

969.185 


10,965.1722 


Yield. 


$36,997  84 
31,590  20 
36,507  68 
45.641  39 
36,718  H 
33,841  17 
31,863  17 
27.989  79 
40,609  74 
40,040  99 
39,152  69 


$409,960  84 


Average. 


!34  58 

35  60 
43  68 

36  80 

35  70 
32  90 
30  57 

37  73 

36  61 
39  19 
41  70 


$36  56 


The  mine  was  shut  down  December  1,  1891. 

BULLION    SHIPMENTS. 

Stamped  value  of  bars  from  January  1, 1891  ...  $400,960  84 

I  ess  amount  included  in  last  report  9,144  01 

Stamped  value  bars  sold  during  fie  year      .  ..     391,826  s8 

Purchased  of  Selby  Company  (stamped  value)  3,770  SO 

Total        $395,597  13 

Less  net  returns  from  sales —  299,012  06 

Loss  or  discount  (say)  24  2-5  percent    96,5^5  07 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Weldon    Mining    Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Loca 
tion  of  works— Quijotoa,  Arizona. 

Notice  is  hereby  given,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  ninth  day  of  February,  1892,  an  assessment,  No.  5,  of  Five  Cents 

{>er  share  waB  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
mmediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  Company,  Room  26,  Nevada  Block,  No.  809  Montgomery  street,  San 
Francisco,  California. 
Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Fifteenth  Day  of  March,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  THURSDAY,  the  14th  day  of  April,  1892,  to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

AUG.  WATERMAN,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  26,  Nevada  Block,  809  Montgomery  btreet,  San  Francisco, 
California. 


PALO  ALTO  STOCK  FARM 


IMPORTANT  SALE 


SI 


CHOICE    BROOD    MARES. 

By  KENTUCKY  PRINCE,  GENERAL  BENTON,  ALMONT, 
PIEDMONT,  A.  W.  RICHMOND,  ARTHDRTON,  MOHAWK 
CHIEF,  MESSENGER  DUROC,  MILTON  MEDIUM,  BENE- 
FIT, CONTRACTOR  and  other  noted  stallions.  These  mares  are 
stinted  to  Palo  Alto  2:08};  Electricity  2:17};  Azmoor  2:20J; 
Whips  2:271;  Amigo  2:16};  Alban  2:24;  MacBenton,  Benefit, 
Good  Gift,  etc.,  sons  of  Electioneer,  General  Benton,  etc. 

AT     SALESYARD, 
CORNER  MARKET  ST.  AND  VAN  NESS  AVE., 

-A-T     XO    O'CI-OCIC    OU 
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY  24,  1892. 

^a^"Catalogues  now  ready.    Will  be  sent  upon  application. 
Kill  11-  .v  CO.,  Auctioneers, 
2'i  Montgomery  Street. 


FOR  SALE! 


OLIVE  PLANTATION. 

60  ACRES  IN  BEARING.   TREES  6  AND  7  YEARS  OLD, 

Within  Fifty  Miles  from  San  Francisco. 


A  RARE  BARGAIN— must  be  sold  at  a  sacri- 
fice to  settle  interest  with  party  who  leaves  for 
Europe.  An  Olive  Mill  will  be  built  near  this 
Grove,  where  the  product  of  the  coming  season 
can  be  made  into  Oil,  or  sold  to  the  Company, 
they  agreeing  to  purchase  the  Olives  for  sev- 
eral years,  if  desired.  Trees  in  fine  and  healthy 
condition.    Apply  to 

B.  M.  LELONG, 

220  Sutler  Street,  San  Francisco. 
"An  oli   e  Plantation  Is  a  Ko'd  mine  on  tlie  surface  of  llieearlli." 

JOSHUA  HENDY  MACHINE  WORKS 

PROPRIETORS  OF  THE 

CITY  IRON  WORKS. 

Office  51  Fremont  Street, 

SJL.2&    FBA3STCISCO,       -       -       -       CA.ID. 
Manufacturers  of  and  Dealers  in 

Boilers,  Engines,  Pumps  and  Machinery  of  Every  Description. 

Patent  Lead-Lined   Coupled  Tubing,  for   use  as 

Water  Pipe,  for  Sale  Cheap. 


20 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  13,  1892. 


J-\. 


WwrmafrsgFM 


AT  the  meeting  of  the  Physical  Society,  of  London,  recently, 
a  paper  was  read  on  "A  Permanent  Magnetic  .Field," 
by  Mr.  W.  Hibbert.  The  author  had  noticed  the  approximate 
constancy  of  an  "  aged  "  bar  magnet,  and  he  obtained  still  greater 
constancy  by  attaching  pole  pieces  to  a  bar  magnet  of  such  a 
shape  as  to  give  a  nearly  closed  circuit  of  small  "  magnetic  re- 
sistance." The  pattern  now  described  consists  of  a  steel  rod  1 
inch  in  diameter  and  about  21  inches  long,  with  a  cast  iron  disk, 
4  inches  in  diameter  and  five-eighths  of  an  inch  thick,  fixed  at 
one  end.  The  other  end  is  fitted  in  a  hemispherical  iron  shell, 
which  surrounds  the  bar  and  comes  flush  with  the  upper  surface 
of  the  disk.  An  annular  air  space,  less  than  one-sixteenth  of  an 
inch  wide,  is  left  between  the  cylindrical  surface  of  the  disk  and 
the  iRside  of  the  shell,  and  when  the  bar  is  magnetized  a  strong 
magnetic  field  exists  in  this  space.  To  use  this  field  for  produc- 
ing electro-magnetic  impulses,  a  coil  of  wire  is  wound  in  a  shallow 
groove  on  a  brass  tube,  which  can  slide  easily  through  the  annular 
space,  thus  cutting  all  the  lines.  The  tube  is  allowed  to  fall  by 
its  own  weight,  a  neat  trigger  arrangement  being  provided  for  ef- 
fecting its  release.  The  instrument  exhibited  had  90  turns  of  wire 
in  the  coil,  and  the  total  magnetic  flux  across  the  air  space  was 
about  30  C.  G.  S.  lines.  A  large  electro-magnetic  impulse  is  there- 
fore obtainable,  even  through  resistances  as  great  as  10,000  ohms. 
Tests  of  three  instruments  show  that  there  has  been  practically 
no  magnetic  decay  in  seven  months.  The  author,  therefore,  con- 
siders them  satisfactory,  and  is  prepared  to  supply  them  as  mag- 
netic standards.  To  facilitate  calculation,  the  number  of  lines 
will  be  adjusted  to  a  convenient  number,  say  20,000  or  25,000. 

■  A  curious  scientific  toy  was  recently  exhibited  at  a  meet- 
ing of  the  Royal  Society  in  London.  It  is  a  heat  engine,  based 
upon  the  principle  that  nickel,  magnetic  at  ordinary  temperatures, 
promptly  becomes  non-magnetic  at  a  temperature  of  572°  F.  The 
construction  of  the  engine  is  as  follows:  A  disk  of  copper  is  sus- 
pended by  two  strings  so  that  it  can  swing  like  a  pendulum. 
Mounted  on  the  copper  disk  is  a  magnet  which  holds  up  a  piece 
of  nickel.  An  alcohol  lamp  placed  below  the  disk  heats  the 
nickel  until  it  becomes  demagnetized  and  drops  away,  when  the 
copper  pendulum  makes  an  oscillation.  During  this  oscillation 
the  nickel  cools  sufficiently  to  regain  its  magnetic  character,  and 
is  caught  up  by  the  swinging  magnet  only  to  be  passed  again  over 
the  lamp,  which  causes  it  again  to  drop,  and  so  on,  the  pendulum 
being  thus  kept  in  motion. 

Professor   Pettenkofer,    of    Munich,    has  recently  reported 

upon  the  contamination  of  the  River  Isar,  into  which  the  city  of 
Munich  drains.  Munich  has  280,000  inhabitants,  and  about  40,- 
000  lbs.  weight  of  sewage  are  discharged  into  the  river  daily. 
Nevertheless,  at  Ismanig,  three  and  a  half  miles  below  the  sewer 
outfall,  no  trace  of  sewage  could  be  found  in  the  water  by  analy- 
sis. At  the  mouth  of  the  sewer  the  bacteria  numbered  198,000  per 
cubic  centimeter;  but  at  Ismanig  this  had  been  reduced  to  15,230 
and  to  3,602  per  cubic  centimeter  at  Preisling,  nineteen  miles  be- 
low. Professor  Pettenkofer  holds  that  there  is  no  danger  of  sew- 
age pollution  in  the  river  if  the  volume  of  sewage  discharged  does 
not  exceed  one-fifteenth  the  volume  of  the  flow  of  the  river,  and 
if  the  sewage  enters  at  a  greater  velocity,  so  as  to  prevent  banking 
up. 

— —  A  German  manufacturer  has  discovered  a  method  of  "pro- 
ducing" all  the  metals  by  electric  treatment.  He  is  able  by  the 
new  process  to  turn  out  daily  a  quantity  far  in  excess  of  that  of 
the  big  blast  furnaces,  and  his  invention,  says  the  Financial  News, 
is  »  attracting  the  attention  of  the  whple  industrial  work."  A 
company  is  to  be  formed  to  work  the  process;  and,  according  to 
a  Brussels  newspaper,  the  sum  for  which  the  inventor  is  willing 
to  sell  his  patent  is  £2,500,000. 

The  gold-fields  of  South  Africa  are  believed    by  many  to  be 

the  richest  ever  discovered,  and  it  seems  probable  that  they  are 
identical  with  the  land  of  Ophir,  whence  King  Solomon  brought 
gold  for  the  temple  he  built.  The  first  connected  history  of  gold- 
mining  in  that  region  yet  published  is  probably  that  contained  in 
the  series  of  illustrated  articles  by  HalI6,  an  engineer  in  the  Trans- 
vaal, begun  in  the  February  Engineering  Magazine. 

What   is    thought  to  be  the  highest  record  In  the  rolling  of 

steel  rails  was  recently  accomplished  at  the  Edgar  Thomson  Steel 
Works,  Pa.  During  24  hours,  1,907  tons  of  rails  were  turned  out, 
beating  the  record  of  the  South  Chicago  rolling  mills  by  232  tons. 
The  manager  started  out  with  the  intention  of  turning  out  1,800 
tons. 

An  instrument  invented  at  Georgetown  College,  known  as 

the  photochronograph,  is  said  to  record  with  accuracy  the  time 
occupied  by  a  star  in  its  transit  across  the  meridian. 


An  Fxtended  Popularity.— Brown's  Bronchial  Troches  have  for 
many  years  been  the  most  popular  article  in  use  for  relieving  Coughs  and 
Throat  troubles. 


IB^HSTIKIS. 


BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA,  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Capital  $8,000,000  00 

Surplus 1,000,000  00 

Undivided  Profits .(July  1st,  1890)  3,275,919  48 

WM.  ALVORD,  President. 

Thomas  Bbown. Cashier  |  B.  Muesay,  Jr  . .  .Assistant  Cashier 

Irving  F.  Moulton,  2nd  Assistant  Cashier. 

CORRESPONDENTS : 

NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  Bant  of  California;  B03TON— Tremont 
National  Bank;  CHICAGO— Union  National  Bank;  ST.  LOUIS— Boatman's 
Bant;  NEW  ZEALAND— The  Bank  of  New  Zealand.  Correspondent  in 
London— Messrs.  N.  M.  Rothschild  &  Sons.  Correspondents  in  India,  China, 
Japan  and  Australia. 

The  Bank  has  Agencies  at  Virginia  City,  and  Correspondents  in  all  the 
principal  Mining  Districts  and  Interior  Towns  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Letters  of  Credit  issued,  available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Draw  direct 
on  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  New  Orleans,  Denver,  Salt  Lake, 
Cincinnati,  Portland, O.,  Los  Angeles,  London,  Dublin,  Paris,  Berlin,  Bremen, 
Hamburg,  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  Antwerp,  Amsterdam,  Copenhagen,  Stock- 
holm, Christiana,  Locarno,  Melbourne,  Sydney,  Auckland,  Hongkong 
Shanghai,  Yokohama,  Genoa,  and  all  cities  in  Italy  and  Switzerland. 


THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK. 


N.  w.  Corner  Sansoine  and  Basil  Streets. 

Established  1870.  U.  S.  Depositary. 

CAPITAL  {PAID   UP) $1,500,000 

SURPLUS $500.000  1   UNDIVIDED    PROFITS 1166,000 

S.  G.  MURPHY President  I  E.  D.  MORGAN  Cashier 

JAMES  MOFFITT.. .  -Vice-President  |  GEO.  W.  KLINE Ass't  Cashier 

DIRECTORS: 

Geo.   A.  Low,  George  C.  Perkins,  8.  G.  Murphy, 

N.  Van  Bergen,  James  D.  Phelan,  James  Moffitt. 

Thomas  Jennings,  Johu  A.  Hooper,  J.  D.  Harvey. 

A  General  Banking  Business  Transacted. 

SAFE    DEPOSIT    DEPARTMENT, 

JAMES  K.  LYNCH,  Manager, 

Safes  to  rent  from  $5  to  $100  per  annum  (under  the  exclusive  control  of 

th(?  renter),  for  the  care  of  all  valuables.    Trunks  and   Packages  taken  on 

storage.    A  specialty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a.  m.  to  6  p.m. 

LONDON  AND  SAN  FRANCISCO  BANK.  Limited. 

Authorized  Capital $3,500,000     |     Capital  paid  up 2.450,000 

Reserve 395,000 

San  Francisco  Office,  424  California  St.  I  London  Office 73  Lombard  St.,  E.  C 

Portland  Branch,  48  First  St.    Tacoma  Branch,  1006  A  Street. 

Man  ARTHUR  SCRIVENER;  Assistant  Manager,  WILLIAM        EEL 

Cashier,    GUSTAV  FRIEDERICH. 

LONDON  BANKERS— Bank  of  England  and  London  Joint  Stock  Bank, 
NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

This  Bank  is  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex- 
change Business  in  London  and  San  Francisco,  and  between  said  cities  and 
all  parts  of  the  world. 

"THE  SATHER  BANKTN6~C0MPANy7~ 

Capital $1,250,000. 

Successor  to  Sather  &  Co.,  Established  1851,  San  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON  President 

J.  L.  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  S.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

Directors:  Chas.  Main,  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  Wm.  P.  Johnson 
C.  F.  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K.  Wilson. 

Agents:  New  York— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.  Boston— Downer  &  Co. 
Philadelphia— Drexel  &  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  National  Bank.  St.  Louis— The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City — First  National  Bank.  London — Brown, 
Shipley  &  Co.    Ps.ris— Drexel,  Harjes  &  Co. 

WELLS,  FAR60  &  COMPANY-BANKING  DEPARTMENT. 

N.  £.  Corner  Sansome  and  Sutler  Streets. 
SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 

CIPIT'L  $      500,000.00 

SURPLUS 5,488,393.12 

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS $   5,988,393~00 

DIRECTORS: 
Lloyd  Tevis,  President :  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chas.  F.  Crocker,  J.  C.  Fargo,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Wm.  Norris,  Geo.  E.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  Wadsworth,  Cashier. 
Receive  Deposits,  iasueB  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Ban  tin 
Business. 

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND   DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS PORTCOSTA,  California. 

Storage  Capacity,  100.000  Tons.      Regular    Warehouse  lor  San 
Frauclsco  Produce  Exchange  Call  Board. 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  handling  and  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  and  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  and  smutty  Wheat. 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  stored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  sold, 
if  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  of  the  Company.  202  Sansome  St..  over  the  Anglo-California  Bank. 

THE  CROCKER-WOOLWORTH  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

822     PINE     STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL II.000.C00. 

DIRECTORS : 

CHAS.  F.  CROCKER,  |  E.  H.  MILLER,  Jb. 

R.  C.  WOOLWORTH President. 

W.  E.  BROWN VICE-PBK8IDENT. 

WM.  H.  CROCKER C ashieb 

SECURITY  SAVIN6S  BANK. 

Guarantee  Capital ISOO.OCo 

OFFICERS: 

President  JEROME  LINCOLN  I  Secretary 8.  L.  ABBOT.  Jr. 

Vice-President  W.S.JONESI  Attorney SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

OFFICE— No.  228  Montgomery  Street.  San  Francisco. 


F.I,.  13,  1892. 


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BAN   li:  INCI8C0  NEWS  I  BTTER. 


21 


The  gentleman's  visiting  card  is  one  and  a  half  by  three  inches 
in  size.  It  iB  also  the  very  latest  wrinkle  to  have  the  number  of 
the  address  spelled  out.  "  Seven  Washington  Place,"  for  an  in- 
stance, is  much  better  than  "7  Washington  Place."  It  has  an 
unstinted  "money-no-object"  appearance  that  inevitably  scores 
an  impression.  — -w. 

The  notion  of  wearing  real  jewels  in  the  bonnet  is  a  pretty  one, 
and  convenient  for  those  whose  jewel  cases  are  well  furnished. 
It  permits  an  individuality  of  decoration  that  is  always  pleasant 
to  women  of  refinement,  who  like  their  dresses  to  be  really  their 
own  and  not  a  mere  copy  of  their  neighbor's. 

If  one  -wishes  a  first-class  dinner,  served  in  unapproachable  man- 
ner in  an  excellent  house,  he  should  patronize  the  Original  Swain's 
Bakery,  at  213  Sutter  street.  Its  menu  is  unequaled  in  the  city,  and 
its  service  cannot  be  excelled.  Much  of  its  popularity  arises  from 
the  fact  that  it  is  the  one  place  in  the  city  where  a  small  party  may 
enjoy  themselves. 


B-A.35TICS. 


THK  men>  handkerchief  wilt  be  In  a  smaller  size  than  before. 
Tbe  departure  will  be  bailed  aa  an  inspiration  by  an  army  of 
well  dressed  men  that  were  nnnplnssed  how  to  dispose  of  the 
new  moucboir  without  having  it  bulge  somewhere  from  the  sur- 
face of  the  anatomy.  In  tbe  new  dimensions,  wbicb  will  answer 
the  purpose  quite  as  well  as  the  blanket-like  hemstitched  ex- 
amples now  worn,  there  will  be  an  opportunity  of  wearing  it  out 
of  sight  in  any  one  of  the  coat,  top-coat  or  trowsers  pockets,  and 
no  one  need  be  tbe  wiser  as  to  where  it  is  placed.  This  is  one  of 
the  little  things  that  is  big  in  its  conduciveness  to  men's  comfort. 

— Clothier  mid  Furnisher. 


Dainty  shoes  of  every  description  are  made  to  match  evening 
dresses,  and  the  fur  bands  are  repeated  round  the  edge  of  the 
slipper  of  satin  or  brocade,  a  trimming  which  has  a  decided  tend- 
ency to  make  tbe  foot  look  broad  and  fiat  over  the  instep.  Open 
network  of  gold  or  silver  braid  carefully  molded  and  stiffened  to 
keep  its  shape  make*  light  and  becoming  dancing  shoes,  which 
can  be  worn  with  almost  any  dress.  All  buckles  are  of  the  small- 
est, and  for  the  most  part  consist  of  minute  brooches  of  old  paste, 
and  bows  have  completely  disappeared,  to  the  delight  of  those 
who  possess  pretty  feet,  which  can  now  be  displayed  to  the  ut- 
most advantage.  The  stockings  worn  with  ball  dresses  are  of  the 
lightest  and  most  ethereal  description. 

A  charming  brocade,  with  apple-green  ground,  strewn  with 
small  wreathes  of  almond  blossom  pink  flowers,  has  pinked-out 
frills  of  the  two  colors.  Tbe  dress  of  princess  shape  is  laced  at 
the  back,  and  from  the  side  seams  ribbons  of  green  lined  with 
pink  are  brought  across  the  bust  in  Empire  fashion,  and,  passing 
over  the  shoulders,  are  tied  in  a  large  bow,  with  ends  that  reach 
to  the  ground,  and  have  almost  the  effect  of  a  Watteau  pleat.  The 
skirt,  as  is  now  usual  with  thick  material,  is  without  a  founda- 
tion, and  has  a  lining  of  silk  shot  with  two  colors. 

The  latest  jewelry  is  a  reproduction  of  French  ornaments  of  the 
last  and  earlier  centuries,  and  takes  the  form  of  bows,  rosettes  and 
true-lovers'-knots  of  diamonds,  with  centres,  pendants  and  tas- 
sels of  colored  gems,  large  emeralds  and  rubies  contrasting  with 
the  smaller  brilliants  in  which  the  lighter  parts  of  the  design  are 
carried  out.  The  pins  for  the  hair  are  especially  beautiful,  and 
are  welcomed  as  a  relief  from  the  stars,  suns,  crescents  and  but- 
terflies we  have  so  long  been  accustomed  to  see. 

At  the  diplomatic  and  official  reception  which  was  held  at  the 
Qnirinal  on  New  Year's  Day  by  the  King  and  Queen  of  Italy,  a 
dress  of  extraordinary  splendor  was  worn  by  her  Majesty,  who 
literally  blazed  with  diamonds  and  emeralds.  The  dress  was  of 
tbe  richest  white  brocade,  profusely  embroidered  with  gold,  with 
an  immense  train  of  green  velvet,  which  also  was  nearly  covered 
with  gold.  

Not  only  is  Irish  lace  used,  but  applique,  the  fine  cobweb  laces 
and  tbe  sprigged  veiling  lace.  Hats  and  bonnets  are  made  of  the 
lace,  or  trimmed  with  it.  One  style  of  trimming  that  is  much 
used  is  that  of  drawing  a  narrow  scarf  of  lace  around  the  brim, 
as  though  a  veil  were  worn  lifted  from  the  eyes.  Yellowed  laces 
are  used  in  this  way  on  felt  street  hats. 

It  is  imperative  that  a  man  be  gloved  in  white  or  pearl  kid 
gloves  at  any  evening  function  when  ladies  in  full  dress  are  in 
attendance.  Tbe  dancing  man  certainly  should  not  clasp  the 
dainty  gloved  hands  of  his  fair  partner  with  bare  fingers,  nor 
should  the  ungloved  hand  press  the  waist  enveloped  in  some 
dainty  hue  of  delicate  fabric.  — Clothier  and  Furnisher, 


BANK    OF    BRITISH    COLUMBIA. 

CAPITAL  PA,D  UP     '""  »M— „r  $3000m 

RESERVE  FUND  lOOO.foO 

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HEAD  OFFICE GO  LOMBARD  STREET,   LONDON. 

BRANCIIE9-Vlotorl«.  Brilllb  Colombia;    Portland,  Orcgou;   8cattle  nn.l 

lAcnma.  Washington. 
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Britii.h  Columbia.  r 

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Jecl  to  check,  ami  Special  Oepoalti  receive!.    Commercial  Credit!  bn I 

available  in  all  parti  ..(  the  world.     Approved  Hill.,  dl  c ted  and  ad 

vances  made  on  Road  collateral  security.       Dnwi    .lir.-.-t  at  current  rales 

upon  its  Head  Office  and  Branches,  and  upon  its  Aceuts,  as  follows 
NEW  yokk.  t  lilt  AGO  and  C  ANA  DA— Bank  ot  Montreal;  uve'upool 

—North  and: South  Wales  Hank.  si'u'I  LANH— Hrillsh  Linen  Company:  IKK- 
LAhD- Bank  of  Ireland.  MEXICO  ami  SOUTH  AMERICA— London  Hank 
of  Mexico  aud  South  America.  CHINA  and  JAPAN-Chaitcreil  Hank  of 
India,  Australia  aud  China;  AUSTRALIA  aud  NEW  ZEALAND— Bank  of 
Australasia,  Commercial  Banking  Company  of  Sydney,  English,  Scottish 
and  Australian  chartered  Hank  and  National  Bank  of  Australasia;  DEM- 
ERARA  aud  TRIMliAfl  (West  Indies)— Colonial  Bank, 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVIN6S  UNION. 

532  Culllomla  Nli-ool,  corner  Webb  Street. 

Branch  Office 1700  Market  Street,  Corner  Polk. 

Deposits,  June  30,  1801   *23,3 11,061  00 

Uuarauteeil  Capital  and  Surplus  1.346,635  00 

DIRECTORS. 

Albert  Miller,  President;  .George  W.  Beaver,  Vice-President;  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond,  Charles  Pace,  Dauiel  E.  Martin,  w.  C.  B.  DePremery 
George  C.  Boardmau,  J.  u  Eastlaud;   Lovell  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  aud  Loaus  only  on  real  estate  security.  Country  re- 
mittances may  be  sent  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  or  by  checks  of  reliable 
parties,  payable  in  San  Francisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  Savings 
Hank  commences  only  with  the  actual  receipt  of  the  mouey.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompauy  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  is  made 
for  passbook  or  entrance  fee.  Office  Hours— 9  a.  m.  to  3  p.  m.  Saturday 
evenings,  t>:30  to  8.  ' 


THE  GERMAN  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  526  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

QUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RE8ERVE  FUND $    1,610,000  00. 

Deposits  Jan.  2,  1892 27,138,129  74 

Officers— President,  L.  GOT  TIG;  Vice-President,  EDW.  KRTJSE 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGERS  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  R.  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TOUR.NY  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  Schoemann  E 
Meyer,  F.  Tillmann,  H.  Horstmann,  B.  A.  Becker,  H.  L.  Simon.  Attorney 
John  R.  Jarboe. 

MUTUAL  SAVINGS  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO,  ~ 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building 

Guaranty  Capital,  $1,000,000. 

OFFICERS. 

JAMES  G.  FAIR President 

JAMES  PHELAN,  S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-Presidents 

Dibectors— James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper,  C.  G.  Hooker, 
James  Phelan,  James  Moffltt,  S.  G.  Murphy,  Chas.  Cadwalader  and  James 
D.  Phelan. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecuritieB. JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

HUMBOLDT  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  18  Gear/  Street,  San  Francisco- 
Incorporated November  24, 1869. 

ADOLPH  C.  WEBER  ...President.  |  ERNST  BRAND Secretary 

LONDON.  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  BANK  (Limited), 

N.  W.  Cor.  Sansome  and  Sutter  Sts. 

utl ci  ied  Capital $2,600,000  |  Paid  Up  Capital $2,000,000 

fteserue  Fund  $560,000. 

Head  Office 58  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Agents— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
(Ltd.), No.  10  Wall  St.,N.  Y.    PARIS— Messrs.  Lazard  Freres  &  Cie,  17Bonle 
yard  Poissoniere.    Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.  Com 
mercial  and  Travelers' Credits  issued.           EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 
LC.  Altschul,  Cashier. 

THE  ANGLO-CALIFORNIAN  BANK,  Limited. 

N.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

Capital  Authorized 56,000,000  1  Paid  up 51,500,000 

Subscribed 3,000,000  [Reserve  Fund. 650,000 

Head  Office— 3  Angel  Court,  London,  E.  C. 
Agents  at  New  York— J.  &  W.  Seligman  &  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  banking  business,  sells  drafts,  makes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  and  issues  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
world.    Sends  bills  for  collection,  loans  money,  buys  and  sells  exchanga 

Fine  Sanitary  Plumbingand  Gas-fitting 
Estimates  furnished.  Jobbing  promptly 
attended  to. 

CHARLES  E.  ANDERSON", 
1616  Polk  Street,  near  Clay,  and  1214 
Polk  Street,  near  Sutter, 
{-telephone  No.  2107. 


PLUMBING 


22 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  13,  1892. 


JSTT M,TT7T< 


THERE  ia  a  feeling  in  real  estate  circles  that  some  determined 
and  united  move  will  be  made  before  the  close  of  this  year 
toward  increasing  San  Francisco's  trans-continental  railroad 
facilities.  There  appears  to  be  more  of  a  united  action  in  this 
direction  than  ever  before,  and  real  estate  men  are  confident  that 
in  union  there  is  action,  or  will  be  within  the  near  future. 

F.  B.  Wilde,  of  the  firm  of  Easton,  Eldridge  *&  Co.,  will  with- 
draw from  that  concern  on  the  15th  inst.  Correlative  with  this 
announcement  comes  the  news  that  George  Easton,  of  the  insur- 
ance agency  firm  of  George  Easton  &  Co.,  will,  on  the  15th  of  this 
month,  become  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Easton,  Eldridge  &  Co. 
Mr.  Wilde  is  about  to  retire  from  active  business  life,  and  will 
take  a  tour  through  Europe  with  his  family.  He  is  well-to-do 
financially,  and  can  afford  to  take  things  easy  for  a  time.  With 
the  incoming  of  George  Easton  the  real  estate  firm  will  branch 
out  considerably,  and  with  the  other  members  of  the  firm, 
George  W.  Frink  and  Wendell  Easton,  a  very  strong  combina- 
tion is  made.  They  will  seek  new  fields  for  their  operations 
in  almost  every  direction.  It  is  the  firm's  intention  to  go  in 
rather  heavily  in  the  South.  They  are  now  making  contracts  for 
handling  vast  tracts  of  land  in  the  San  Joaquin  Valley.  Their 
city  force  will  be  quite  materially  increased,  and  while  they  mean 
to  keep  a  strong  hand  on  the  city  market,  they  also  mean  to  do  a 
big  country  business.  Wendell  Easton  says  it  pays  to  operate  in 
th*1  country,  for  thereby  one  gets  all  the  better  hold  in  the  city. 
Real  estate  men  in  general  are  finding  this  out — that  is,  those  who 
did  not  already  know  it.  There  are  many  city  benefits  to  be  de- 
rived from  a  good  country  trade. 

Inquiries  are  brisk  in  almost  every  direction,  and  a  very  grati- 
fying feature  of  the  market  is  that  the  inquiry  from  the  home- 
seeker  is  especially  strong.  O'Farrell  &  Lang  say  they  find  many 
homeseekers  now  with  money  in  their  pockets,  willing  and  even 
anxious  to  invest  in  real  estate.  Since  the  talk  about  the  banks 
reducing  their  rate  of  interest  to  depositors,  there  has  been  a 
strong  movement  toward  the  land.  It  is  a  fact  that  men  with 
modest  means  are  drawing  the  money  out  of  the  savings  banks 
and  investing  it  in  real  estate  in  Jaomes. 

Renting  is  good.  There  are  not  one-third  the  number  of  vacant 
bouses  in  this  city  now  that  there  was  in  December.  As  the 
spring  season  comes  on  this  branch  of  the  broker's  business  will 
boom.  The  tide  of  modest  real  estate  investors  does  not  seem  to 
lessen  the  demand  fur  bouses  and  flats  to  rent.  This  fact,  better 
tban  any  statistics  on  the  subject,  indicates  that  new  comers  are 
pouring  in — perhaps  not  rapidly,  but  certainly  steadily. 

Through  the  good  diplomacy  of  the  McCarthys,  the  dis- 
puted San  Miguel  Rancho  matter  has  been  arranged  ami- 
cably. This  is  positive.  It  involves  the  589  acres  almost  in  the 
heart  of  the  city  and  county,  purchased  from  Leland  Stanford, 
and  includes  the  Twin  Peaks,  Stanford  Heights,  Sunny  Side  and 
numerous  other  tracts.  The  various  parties  interested  have  seg- 
regated their  lands,  and  the  California  Title  Insurance  &  Trust 
Company  has  taken  the  position  of  trustee  for  all  the  land.  It 
will  guarantee  every  title  on  any  portion  of  the  589  acres.  Now, 
of  course,  vast  improvements  in  this  vicinity  will  be  at  once  com- 
menced and  others  projected.  Quite  a  tract  has  already  been  set 
aside  for  a  public  park,  and  work  on  a  boulevard  running  from 
Sunny  Side,  Lake  View,  Ocean  View  and  that  portion  of  the  Mis- 
sion to  Golden  Gate  Park  will  be  begun  within  the  next  few  weeks. 
This  will  make  one  of  the  best  drives  in  the  city,  and  be  the  short- 
est cut  from  the  Mission  to  the  Park.  Tbough  high,  the  grade  is 
very  easy,  and  a  splendid  view  will  be  commanded  from  almost 
every  part  of  the  bouvelard.  Certain  lands  will  be  set  apart  and 
sold  to  pay  the  expenses  of  the  improvements,  A  portion  wilt 
also  be  set  apart  to  pay  the  cost  of  an  electric  railway  through  the 
property.  It  is  more  than  likely  that  the  Joost  system  will  run 
along  the  park  line,  past  Twin  Peaks,  through  the  property,  and 
thus  to  the  city  proper. 

The  matter  of  the  market  street  extension  is  also  in  a  favorable 
condition,  and  active  work  is  expected  very  soon.  When  cut 
through,  Market  street  will  run  between  Twin  Peaks  and  out 
across  the  San  Miguel  Rancho. 

These  improvements  will  open  up  an  immense  tract  of  some  of 
the  choicest  residence  property  in  the  city.  It  is  already  settled 
that  the  Sunny  Side  branch  of  the  San  Francisco  and  San  Mateo 
electric  line  shall  take  a  course  through  Sunny  Side  to  Lake  View. 
Work  will  begin  immediately,  and  the  line  will  be  completed 
within  90  days.  In  view  of  this  fact  things  are  lively  in  Lake 
View. 


For  Debilitated  Men!  If  you  desire  to  be  restored  to  complete 
vigor  and  manhood,  promptly,  permanently  and  cheaply,  we  will 
send  you  full  particulars  (sealed)  of  a  reliable,  unfailing  Home 
Treatment  free.  No  electric  nonsense,  no  stomach  drugging. 
Address  Albion  Pharmacy  Co.,  Box  L.  Albion,  Mich. 


Fall  Millinery  ! 


Moraghan's  oysters  are  world-famous  as  being  the  best  on  earth. 
Visit  his  place  at  the  California  Market  and  try  them. 


1  will  be  pleased  to  have 
you  examine  our  large  stock 
of  FALL  MILLINERY. 

I  will  convince  you  that 
you  will  save  at  least  28  per 
cent  by  purchasing  your 
Millinery  from  the  direct 
importer. 


P.  F.  BUTLER, 


808  Market  Street,  Phelan  Building. 


A 

WELL 
DRESSED 
MAN 


GETS   HIS  CLOTHES  FROM 

SMEDLEY    &,   THOMASON, 

7  Kearny  Street. 

They  have  the  Newest  and  Finest  lin 
of  Good*  iu  the  market. 

For  Fit  ann"   Workmanship  they  caa 
no'  be  excelled. 


H.  MEYERFELD,  Proprietor  and  Cutter, 

Will  Guarantee  a  Stylish  Cut  and  Perfect  Fitting  Pair  of 
Pants,  and  keep  them  in  Repair  for  one  year  without  extra 
charge, 

HAVE   YOU   GOT 

Dyspepsia,  Bright's  Disease,  or  Dia- 
betes, or  do  you  want  a  pleasant, 
healthful  drink?     If  so,  buy 

ARCADIAN   WAUKESHA  WATER, 

Recommended  by  our  best  physi- 
cians as  the  healthiest  drink  on  earth. 
Johnson- Locke  Mercantile  Company 
Agents,  204  Front  St.,  S.  F. 

GOLD  AND  3ILVER  EU!C™  Kl?  PLATES. 

MADE   SOLELY    BY 

UK.  D.  W.  riAIINLo,  UGntlSt,  Opposite  Baldwin  Hotel! 

These  plates  are  made  by  an  entirely  new  process  and  are  absolute- 
ly "perfect."  being  light,  elastic  and  of  "  purest  metals."  and 
"overcoming"  all  "disadvantages"  of  "rubber"  and  all  former 
metal  plates.  The  "  leading  dentists  "  throughout  the  East  are 
using  them  "exclusively,"  with  the  most  "gratifying"  results. 
To  those  who  cannot  be  rilled  by  the  "old  process  "  we  "  guarantee" 
a  "  perfect  fitting  plate." 

DIFFICULT    CASES    SOLICITED. 
Dr.  J.  H.  STALLARD 


Dr.  J.  CLARK, 


FSi-S-SICI^-iTS 


and.    STJEGEOITS, 
682    Sutter    Street. 


Kb.  18,  1892.  BAH  FRANCISCO  NEWS  l  ETTER. 


IXL  sto^e  IXL 

924  TO    930    MARKET   STREET, 

SAN     FRANCISCO. 


The  large  stock  of  goods  that  we  have  on  sale  at  the  above- 
named  establishment  is  rapidly  disappearing  through  the  un- 
precedented demands  of  the  public,  and  those  persons  that 
have  not  already  purchased  had  better  do  so  before  they  are 
all  sold. 

The  store  will  remain  open  till  10  o'clock  to-night  for  the  ac- 
commodation of  mechanics  and  other  working  people. 

The  sale  is  perhaps  the  only  genuine  one  of  its  kind  that  ever 
occurred  in  this  city  before. 

Owing  to  the  unprecedented  rush  and  crowd  daily,  the  stock 
necessitates  constant  arranging  to  enable  the  salesmen  to 
handle  the  goods  and  give  customers  as  much  attention  as 
possible. 

I  claim  the  indulgence  of  the  public  for  any  inconvenience 
they  may  experience  in  getting  admission  to  the  store. 

The  whole  stock  will  be  disposed  of  at  the  prices  ruling  since 
the  beginning  of  the  sale. 

IXL     STORE, 

J.   C.    MAYNARD,  TRUSTEE. 


24 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  13,  1892. 


SUMMARY    OF    THE    MARKETS. 

Flour  Is  lower;  foreign  demand  good;  Extras  $5.05@$5.15:  Superfine,  $3.20. 

Wheat  is  dull;  light  trade;  Shipping,  $1.60;  Milling,  $1.65(#$1.70  per 
cental 

Barley  is  weak;  Brewing,  fl.i3@fl.ld;  Feed,  97>^@fi.u5  per  ctl. 

Oats,  Milling,  fl.ST^ftjfl.-ir,  Feed,  fl.32@fl.40per  ctl. 

Corn,  White,  fl.30@fl.35;  Yellow,  fl.'i^^fl  25  per  ctl. 

Rye,  no  stock,  good  demand,  f  l.tid(o)fl.7U.    Cement,  f'2.00@2.50. 

Hayis  steady;  Wheat,  fl3@f  15:  Oats,  fl3@flo;  Alfalfa,  fll®fl2. 

Millstuffs,  good  demand.    Bran,  $20@$.J2  per  ton. 

Beans,  good  request,  fl.85@fi.30  per  ctl.     Potatoes,  30<?.@75c  per  ctl. 

Butter  is  lower ;  Choice,  30c.@35c. ;  Fair,  20c.@25c;  Eastern,  15c  to  25c. 

Cheese,  light  stock,  10c. @12c.    Eggs,  light  supply,  23c.@25e. 

Honey,  Comb,  10c.@13c:  Extracted,  (>c.@&%c.  Poultry  in  good  supply. 

Onions  are  worth  li£c.    Beeswax  is  lower  at  22c.@24c. 

Fruit— all  kinds  dried— active.    Fruit  is  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 

Raisins  and  Dried  Grapes  in  high  favor  at  good  paying  rales. 

Hides  are  steady;  Dry,  7c(3)Sc.      Wool  is  in  demand  at  14c.@22c. 

Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  seller  at  7@7Mc. 

Coffee  steady  at  15c.@22c.  for  C.  A.    Canned   Fruits  of  all  kinds  in  favor. 

Coal  is  lower,  with  a  decliuiog  tendency.    Nuts  find  ready  sale. 

Quicksilver  is  nominal  at  f 45.00  per  flask.  Hops  are  in  demand  at  17@20c. 

Sugar,  good  stoctt  of  both  Raws  and  Refined.    Whites,  4%@b]4c. 

In  our  last  weekly  issue  we  noted  a  grain  charier  of  a  British 
iron  ship  to  Cork,  U.  K.,  for  orders  at  the  lowest  rate  ever  made 
at  this  port  for  Wheat,  viz.:  18s.  9d.  Since  then  there  has  been 
a  notable  improvement  in  the  rate,  as  will  be  seen  by  more  recent 
charters.  The  British  iron  ship,  County  of  Edinburgh,  2,078  tons 
Wheat  to  Cork,  U.  K.,  Havre  or  Antwerp,  at  20:)."  Grain  freights 
at  Puget  Sound  ports  have  dropped  to  £l  for  iron  ships  to  U.  K. 
for  orders. 

There  are  now  24  ships  in  port  under  engagement  to  load  Wheat 
for  Europe,  with  a  carrying  capacity  of  75,000  tons.  In  the  month 
of  January  14  ships  sailed  wheat-Iadened  for  Europe. 

Several  British  ships  have  recently  l«ft  port  in  ballast  to  South 
America,  to  load  Nitrate  for  U.  K.  at  £1  10s. 

The  O.  &  O.  S.  S.  Gaelic,  hence  for  the  Orient  on  the  4th  inst., 
carried  to  China  22,382  bbls.  Flour,  5,000  lbs.  Pearl  Barley,  300 
pkgs.  Provisions,  1,191  pkgs.  Shrimps,  25,155  lbs.  Beans,  2,984 
lbs.  Ginseng  and  other  Mdse.,  value  $145,000.  To  Japan,  1,578  cs. 
Canned  Meat?,  170  bxs.  Candles,  50  bbls.  Flour,  1,000  gals.  Wine, 
86  pkgs.  Provisions,  etc.,  etc.,  value  $30  000.  To  Manila,  500  bbls. 
Flour,  200  pkes.  Codfish,  5,300  lbs.  Beans,  etc.,  value  $4,664.  To 
East  Indies,  375  cs.  Canned  Fruits,  etc. 

For  Tahiti,  per  Ida  Schnauer,  60  M.  feec  Lumber,  5.023  lbs. 
Sugar,  720  bbls.  Flour,  33,011  lbs.  Rice,  500  gals.  Wine  and  other 
Mdse.,  value  $25,000. 

For  the  Colonies,  per  8.  S.  Alameda,  hence  February  6th,  to 
Australia,  28,427  lbs.  Dried  Fruit,  6.903  Cb.  Canned  Fruit,  2,885  cs. 
Salmon,  13,500  lbs.  Codfish,  58.800  lbs.  Broom  Corn,  33  bdls. 
Leather,  etc.,  value  $35,159.  To  New  Zealand,  245  cs.  and  25  half- 
bbls.  Salmon,  710  cs.  Canned  Fruit,  3,800  lbs.  Hops,  650  cs.  Cod- 
fish, 1,931  lbs.  Walnuts,  6.181  lbs.  Coffee,  17,194  lbs.  Broom  Corn 
and  10  fisks.  Quicksilver,  value  $12,547.  To  Honolulu,  per  same, 
2,500  lbs.  Tobacco,  4,300  lbs.  Codfish,  1,362  lbs.  Butter,  1,195  lbs. 
Cheese,  1,200  lbs.  Hams  and  Lard,  10  csks.  Beer,  etc.,  value 
$17,419.  The  bktne.  Discovery,  also  for  Honolulu,  carried  Mdse., 
value  $23,107,  consisting  in  part  of  1.212  bbls.  Flour,  14,294  lbs. 
Sugar,  505  M.  Shingles,  425  bales  Hay,  2,000  gals.  Wine,  10,000 
lbs.  Provisions,  Barley,  Oats,  etc. 

Exports  for  the  period  under  review  embrace  leading  items  to 
New  York,  per  stmr.  City  of  Sydney,  109  bales  Rags,  60,364  lbs. 
Borax,  677,324  lbs.  Beans,  42,000  gals.  Wine.  50  bbls.  Glue,  etc., 
value  $42,234.  To  Central  America,  per  same,  1,782  bbls.  Flour, 
15  M.  feet  Lumber,  582  bdls.  Shook^,  4,478  lbs.  Tallow,  179  sks. 
Potatoes,  59  crts.  Onions,  33.700  lbs.  Malt,  60  cs.  Whisky  and 
other  Mdse.,  value  $20,000.  To  Mexico,  per  same,  610  bdls. 
Shooks,  400  gals.  Wine  and  other  Mdse.,  value  $6,545.  To  Panama, 
2,550  gals.  Wine,  100  bbls.  Flour  and  other  Mdse.,  value  $20,000. 
To  South  America,  30  bbls.  Flour.  To  Boston,  50,520  lbs.  Borax. 
To  Newark,  N.  J.,  1,253  gals.  Wine,  etc. 

The  steamship  Australia,  from  Honolulu,  on  the  9th  inst., 
bringing  for  cargo  15,250  bags  Sugar,  2,542  bags  Rice,  5,426  bchs. 
Bananas,  1,000  Hides,  54  sks.  Kona  Coffee,  225  empty  Beer  Kegs, 
etc. 

The  steamer  Walla  Walla,  for  Victoria,  B.  C,  carried  Mdse. 
value,  $11,920;  also,  in  transit  for  St.  Paul,  35,689  lbs.  Sugar; 
value,  $1,064.  To  New  York,  42  cs.  Woolens;  value,  $25,500.  To 
Boston,  87  bales  Wool;  value,  $14,340. 


Piedmont  Baths. 
After  having  expended  ten  thousand  dollars  in  placing  a  chemical 
filter  at  the  Piedmont  Baths,  Oakland,  which  has  improved  the  water 
to  such  an  extent  as  to  make  it  as  transparent  as  glass,  any  small 
object  can  be  seen  on  the  bottom  of  the  teu-foot  portion  of  tfie  tank. 
The  baths  are  now  free  from  all  foul  odors  and  disease. 


Chas.  Lainer,  artistic  photographer,  715  Market  street.    Crayon 

Eortraits  a  specialty.    There  is  an  unmistakably  air  of  truth  about  all 
is  portraits,  from  the  smallest  card  photo  up  to  the  most  ambitious 
specimen  of  the  photographic  art. 


H.  M.  NEWHALL  &  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchants, 

AND  

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Nos.  309  and  311  Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco,  California. 


NATIONAL   ASSURANCE   CO.   OF    IRELAND; 
ATLAS    ASSURANCE    CO.    OF    LONDON  ; 
BOYLSTON    INSURANCE   CO.  OF    BOSTON; 
OCEAN   MARINE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LONDON. 

Steam  Boiler  Incrustations. 

Old  Scale   Removed,  Formation  of  New  Scale  Prevented. 

Without  the  Aid  of  Chemicals,  by  the  Use  of  the 

LLEWELLYN    FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONDENSER  I 

Over  300  In  Daily  Use  on  the  Pacific  Coast.) 

f  Removes  all  Impurities  from  the  Water  before  Entering  the  Boiler. 
Heats  the  Water  to  212Q.  Saves  from  25  to  60  per  cent,  in  the  Amount  of 
Water  Used. 

Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Pamphlet  Forwarded  on  Application  to 

Llewellyn    Steam    Condenser    Manufacturing    Co., 

330  Pine  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros., 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

A-gents  for  Spreckels'  Line  of  Hawaiian  Packets,  8.  S.  Hepworth'a  Oetitri 
fugal  Machines,  Reed's  Patent  Pipe  and  Boiler  Covering. 
327  Market  Street,  corner  Fremont. 

SAN    FRANOI8GO. 

Systems—"  Slattery  "  Induction;  "  Wood  "  Arc.     Factories— Fort  Wayne, 
Iudiana;  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Electric  Improvement  Company. 

General  Agents  for  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Arizona  and  Washington 

of  the  Fort  Wayne  Electric  Light  Co  ,  Fort  Wayoe,  Ind. 

Estimates  furnished  for  Electric   Railways,  Electric  Light  and  Steam 
Plants,  House  Wiring,  etc.    Marine  Work  a  Specialty. 

35  New  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 

B.  J.   WHEELER.  J.  W.  OIRVIIT. 

J.  W.  GIRV!N  &  CO., 

Rubber  and  Leather  Belting,  Hose,  Packing,  etc. 

Rubber  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  etc. 

Pacific  Coast  Agents  for  Boston  Belting  Co.  and  Fayerweather  &  Ladew, 
formerly  J.  B.  Hoyt  &  Co.  4  California  St.,  S.  F„  Cal. 

WILUAMS.  DIMOND  &  CO. 

SHIPPING    AND    COMMISSION    MERCHANTS, 

UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 

Agents  fir— 
The  Cunard  Royal    Mail   Steamship  I  Vivian  Sous  Yellow  Metal  Sheathing 

Company,  Hartmann's  Rahtjeu's  Composition 

"The  California  Line  of   Clippers,"  I  The  China  Trade  and  Insurance  Co. 

from  New  York,  (L'd.), 

"The  Hawaiian  Line  of  Packets,"      The    Baldwin   Locomotive   Wonka, 

to  and  from  Honolulu.  !        Steel  Rails  and  Track  Material. 

COKE— CHEAPEST  FUEL! 

Reduotion  in  Price. 

Wholesale  (50  bbls.  or  more),  80c  per  bbl.    Retail  (any  quantity 
under  50  bbls.),  90c  per  bbl. 

AT  THE  WORKS  OF 

THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  GASLIGHT  COMPANY, 
HOWARD  AND  FIRST  STS..  and  FOOT  OF  SECOND  STREET. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Gould    <&    Curry    Silver    Mining    Company, 

Assessment  No.  68 

Amount  per  Share 80  cents 

Levied January  6,  1892 

Delinquent  in  Office February  8, 1892 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  Stock  March  1,  1892 

ALFRED  K.  DTJRBROW,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  No.  69,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San 
Francisco,  California. 


Feb.  1.1,  1^2. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  '  1  I  rn:. 


2.r> 


SAN  FRANCISCO  AND  NORTH  PACIFIC 
RAILWAY. 

"THE    DOHAHUE    BROAD«»UGE    ROUTE  ' 
COMJCV  I  .      «i„: 

until  furtho-  *t«    »nl    rr» 

1c*t«  from  an<i  irnrr  «[  the  Sa\ 
•racer  Depot.  MAKKE1  ?1  Kl 
follow. 
Fro»  Sin  Francisco  for  Point   Tlburon   BtUedert  and 

San  Rafael. 
WEEK    PAY*— 7*0  a.m.,  9J0a.».,    11  to   »    «. ; 

J  JO  r.  x.,5«)  r  x  .  s  jo  r.  «. 
8A1TKHAYS  ONLY— AD  extra  trip  at  I  V)  r.«t. 
Sl'SUAYS— 640  a.m., 9  JO  ».*..  UMin. ;  :  00  r.M. 
Sfl)  r.  m.,  6:16  r.  at. 

From  San  Rafael  for  San  Francisco. 
WEEK   DAYS— «3fj    i     >.,  T         >.    ».,  ;  30   a.  M. 

U  45  P..M..  3:*0  P.M.,  6:05  r.M. 
SATTKl'A  YS  ONLY— An  txira  trtn  «l  «:30  p.m. 
SI'S  DAYS— *  .10  i.M,  9:10  A.M..  12:16  p.  m..  3.40  r.M. 
5:00*-  M-,  6:26  r.  M. 

rrom  Point  Tiburon  to  San   Francisco. 

WEEK  DAYS- 6:60 a.m..  8:20  a.m.,  9:65  a.m.;  1:10 

r.  M..  4  A>  p.  M.,  5.:-0  p.  M. 

Saturdays  only  an  extra  trip  at  6  55  r  M 

St'NDAYS— S:35    A.M..     10:06    A.M.;    12:40   P.M., 

4:05p.m..  5:30  P.M..  6:50  p.m. 

Leave  s.  F.      |  I  arrive  in  3.  F. 

W..V  DEfmNATlON.  ,     «-„-> 


7:40  a.  m.|8:00  a.m.     PeUluma 
3:30p.m.  *:-''i  a.  m  and 

5:00  p.m.  7:00  p.m.    Santa  Rosa. 


7:40a.m. 
8:30P.M.  8:00a. M 


Pulton 
Windsor, 
HealdBburg, 
Litton  Sprinen, 
Cloverdale  & 
Way  Stations 


7:40a.  «.;8:00a.m.    ,ffi. 


7:40a.m. 8:00a. H.  Guerneville. 
3:30  p.  M.i 


10:40  A.  M 
6:05  p.M 
7:25p.M 


8:50a.  m. 
10:30  A.M 
6.10F.M. 


:25  p.m. 
:25p.M. 


10:30a.M 

6  10  P.M 


10:30a.M. 
ii:10p.M. 


7:40a.m.  8:00a.m. 
6:0Op.M.t5:0Op.  m 

Sonoma  and  10:40a.m. |8:60a.m. 
Glen  Ellen.  ,6:05p.m  |6:10p.m. 

7:40  a.m  |  8:00  am 
3:80  p.M  15:00  p.M 

Sebastopol  |  10:40 a.m  |  10:30am 
!    fi:05p.M  I  6:10  p.m 

Stages  connect  at  Santa  Rosa  for  Mark  West 
8prings;  at  Geyserville  for  Skaggs  Springs, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Point  Arena;  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Piela  for  High- 
land Springs,  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bay:  st  Hopland 
for  Lakeport ;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springs,  Saratoga 
Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Upper  Lake,  Lakeport, 
Willits,  Canto,  Mendocino  City,  Fort  Bragg,  West- 
port,  Usal,  Hydesville  and  Eureka. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To  Petaluma,  $1  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $2  25;  to 
Healdsburg,  $3  40;  to  Cloverdale,  $4.50;  to  Hop- 
land,  15.70;  to  Ukiah,  $6.75;  to  Sebastopol.  $2.70; 
to  Guerneville,  $3.75;  to  Sonoma,  $1.50;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  $1.80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only— 
To  Petaluma,  $1;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $1  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, $2.25:  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ukiah,  $4,50:  to 
Hopland,  $3.80:  to  Sebastopol,  $1.80;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2.50;  to  Sonoma,  $1;  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1.20. 
H.  C.  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 

OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 
rying the  United  States,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
Mails,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

For    Honolulu    Only, 
8.  S.  Australia  (3,000  tons)  Tuesday  Feb  16, 1891,  at 
2  p.m. 
For  Honolulu,  Auckland  and 
Sydney,  Direct, 
S.  8.  Mariposa.  .Thursday,  March  3d,  LS92,  at  3  P.  m. 
For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  Office,  327  Mar- 
ket street. 

JOHN  D.  8PRECKELS  &  BROS., 
t  General  Agents 

ATLANTIC  &  PACIFIC  R.  R. 

{Santa   Fe  Route) 

Trains  Leave  an*  Arrive  at  San  Francisco. 

( Market  8t.  Ferry.) 

L've  Daily  |        from  Nov.  1,  J891. 


|  Ar  ve  Daily 


5:00  p.  M. 
9.00  a.  m. 


Fast  exp.  via  Mojave 
Atlautic  fcxpress 
via  Los  Angeles 


12:15  A.  M. 
8:45  p.  M. 


Ticket  Office,  650  Market  St.,   Chronicle  Build- 
ing, S.  F.  W.  A.  BI8SELL, 

General  Passeutrer  Agent. 

CONSUMPTION. 

I  have  a-  positive  remedy  for  the  above  disease ;  by  its 
use  thousands  of  cases  of  the  worst  kind  and  of  long* 
standing  have  been  enred.  Indeed  so  strong  is  my  faith 
in  its  efficacy,  th<it  I  wJl  sand  two  bottles  fuee,  with 
a  VALUABLE  TREATISE  on  this  disease  to  anv  sif. 
ferer  who  will  send  me  their  Express  and  P.  O.  address. 
T.  A.  Slocum,  JU.  C.  133  Fear!  St.,  N.  V. 


THE  J.  0  Aver  Company  have  U 
very  irtUttc  advertisement,  in  ihe  shape 
of  a  queer  little  book,  entitled  •■  A  Nigh  I 
with  i;.inn  m  >  II.,"  whirh  has  been  executed 
■0  rlfvorlythat  the  oxydixed  seal,  suit: 
of  mould,  antique  coloring  ami  partially 
decayed  and  ragged-edged  papyrus,  carry 
at  onre  to  the  mind  the  possession  of  a 
veritable  relic  from  the  dawn  of  civilization. 

WE  are  in  receipt  of  Wilson's  sixteenth 
annual  price-list  and  flower  catalogue, 
ft  forms  a  very  useful  and  valuable  refer- 
ence volume.  Besides  the  flower-catalogue, 
it  also  has  one  of  poultry  and  hare. 


Decora-tn/i 
7frfT~ 

300  Post  Sreet. 
Art   Novelties    and  Holiday,    Birthday 
and  Wedding   Presents. 
Oriental   Draperies. 


PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Through  Link  to  New  York,  via  Panama. 
Steamers  will  sail  at  NOON  on  the  5th,  15th  and 

25th  of  each  month, 

Calling  at  various  ports  of  Mexico  and  Central 

America. 

Through  Line  Sailings. — February  15th,  S.  S.  San 
Jose;  February  25th,  S.  S.  San  Juan;  March  5th,  S. 
S.  City  of  lSew  York. 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Po-ts 
and  i-anama.—  Steamer  sails  at  noon  18th  of  each 
month,  calling  at  Mazatlan  Sm  Bias,  Manzanillo, 
Acapulco.  Port  Angel,  Salina  Cruz,  Tonala,  San 
Beuilo,  Ocos,  Champerico,  San  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajuila,  La  Libertad,  La  Union,  Amapala,  Co- 
riuto,  San  Juan  del  Sur  and  Punta  Arenas. 

Wiy  Line  Sailing.— February  18th,  S.  S.  "Colima." 

When  the  reeular  sailing  date  falls  on  Sunday 
steamers  will  be  dspatched  the  preceding  Satur- 
day. 

JAPAN  AND  CHINA  LINE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 

HONGKONG, 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 

Shanghai,  and  at  Hongkong  for  East 

Indies.  Straits,  etc.: 

China  (via  Honolulu)— Wednesday,  February  17, 

1892,  at  8  p.  M. 

City  of  Peking  — Saturday,  March  12,  1892,  at  3 
p.  M. 

Round  Trip  Tickets  to  Yokohama  and  return  at 
reduced  rates. 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Brannan  streets.  Branch  office— 202 
Front  street.  ALEXANDER  CENTER, 

General  Agent. 

OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  S.  S.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

Steamers  leave  wharf  corner  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  p.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Belgic  Tuesday,  March  1st,  1892 

Oceanic Thursday,  March  24,  1892. 

Gaelic Saturday,  April  16,  1892. 

Belgic ...Tuesday,  May  10, 1892. 

ROUND  TRIP  TICKET8  AT    REDUCED    RATES. 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  TicketB 
for  sale  at  8.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Townsend  streets,  San  Fran- 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  atthe 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.  H.GOODMAN,  Gen. PasB.Agt. 

GEO.  H.RICE.  Traffic  Manaeer. 

THEY    were  dreaming   of   wedded    bliss. 
"  After  your  hard  day's   work,  dear — " 
she  murmured. 

"Yes,"  he  interrupted  earnestly. 
"You  will  come  home  and  talk  with 
me,  and  hold  me  in  your  lap  and  read  to 
me  and  drive  all  my  cares  away  and  rub 
my  head,  and  it  will  be  so  sweet,  and  so 
just  like  a  book!"— Puck. 


SOUTHERN   PACIFIC   COMPANY. 

PACIFIC     8Y8TKM. 

Train*  l.«nv«  and   ar«  Due  to  Arrive  at 

SAN      FRANCISCO: 

i a vi  i     From  December  6,  1X91. 

Boolcla,  ttumsoy,  Sacramento       )  i  ■  . 
D  v    Uaywards,  Nllenand  aau  Jono  .  *12  16  p. 
•V00a.  Martinez,  t*au  Kamou  and  Cal- 

lfttoxa      ...  ......  GU5*. 

M  v. -ratio  and  Santa  Roea. 

>acram  to  A  Keddiug,  vtaUavis       7:15  p. 
8:00  a.  Second  Claws  forOgilei.  and  Ka.st, 

and  Brut  claaa  locally 10:46p. 

8:30a.  Nlles,  San  Jote,  Stockton,  lone, 
Sacramento,  Marysvillo,  Oro- 

ville  and  KedBlun*      4:46p. 

9:00a.  Loh  Angeles  Express,  Fresno, 
Bakerofleld,  aauta  Barbara  A 

Los  Angeles. 12:16r. 

12-00m.  Hay  wards,  Niles  and  Livermore      7:15  p. 

•1:00  p.  Sacramento  River  Steamers  •9:00p. 

3:00  P.  Haywards,  Niles  aud  Sau  Jose. .  9:46  a. 
4.00  p.  Martiuez,  Sau  Ramon  &  Stockton  9:45  a. 
4:00  p.  Vallejo.Calisloga,  El  Verauo  aud 

Santa  Rosa 9.45  a. 

4:30  p.  Beuicia,  Vacaville,  Sacramento.    10:46  a. 

4:30p.  Woodland  and  Oroville 10:45a. 

*4:3up.  Niles  and  Livermore. *8:46  a. 

5:00p.  Sunset  Route,  Atlautic  Express, 
Santa  Barbara,  Los  Angeles, 
Deming.El  Paso,  New  Orleans 

and  East 8  46  p. 

5:00p.  SautaFeRoute,  Atlantic  Express, 

for  Mohave  and  East  12 :16  p. 

6:00  p.  Haywards,  Niles  and  San  Jose..      7:45  a. 

.   ...  Niles  and  Sau  Jose J6:15p. 

6:00  p.  Ogden  Route  Atlantic  Express, 

Ogden  aud  East 11 :45  a. 

I7:00p.  Vailejo +8:45  p. 

7:U0  p.  ShastaRoute  Express,  Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Reddiug,  Port- 

laud,  Puget  Sound  and  East. ..      8:15  a 

Santa  Cruz  Division. 
8:15a.  Newark,  Centerville,  San  Jose, 
Felton,    Boulder    Creek  and 

Santa  Cruz 6 :20  p. 

*2:15p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,  Boulder   Creek    and 

SantaCruz- *10:50a. 

4:15p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,     9:50a 
+11:45  p.  Hunters' Train  to  Newark,  Al- 
viso,  San  Jose  aud  Los  Gatos.        t8:05p. 

Coast  Division  (Third  aid  Townsend  Streets), 
7:00  a.  San  Jose,  Almaden  and  Way  Sta- 
tions        2 :30  P. 

8:30a.  San  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tres  Pinos,Pa- 
jaro,  SantaCruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove,  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  and  Santa 
Margarita  (San  Luis  Obispo) 
and    principal  Way  Stations     6:10  p. 

10:37A.  San  Jose,  and  WayStations 5:10p. 

12:15  p.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 4:00  p. 

*2  :30p.  San  Jose,  Tree  Pinos,  Santa  Cruz, 
Salinas,  Monterey,  Pacific  Grove 

and  principal  Way  Stations. *10:48  A. 

*3:30  p.  Menlo  Park,  San  Jose  and  Prin- 
ciple Way  Stations *10:03  a. 

*4:15p.  Menlo  Park  and  WayStations...    *8:06a. 

5:16p.  San  Jose  and  Way  Stations 9:03a, 

6:30  P.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . .  6:86a. 
rll:45F.  Menlo  Park  and  principal  Way 

Stations +7:30p. 

a.  lor  Morning.  p.  for  Afternoon. 

"Sundays  excepted.  +Saturdays  only. 

tSundays  only. 

PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C,  and  PUGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  a.  m.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  m.  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Oregon,  in  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  SAN  Simeon, 
Cayucos,  Santa  Barbara,  San  Buenaventuba, 
Hueneme,  San  Pedbo,  Los  Angei.es  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  aud  HOOKTON,  Hum- 
boldt Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  a.  m. 

Ticket  Office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL,  PERKINS  &,  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  San  Francisco 

I  CURE  FITS! 

When  I  say  cure  I  do  not  mean  merely  to  Btop  them 
for  a  time  and  then  have  them  return  again.  I  mean  a 
radical  cure.  I  have  made  thed.Bease  of  FITS,  EPI- 
LEPSY or  FALLING  SICKNESS  a  life-long  study.  I 
warrant  my  remedy  to  cure  the  worst  cases.  Because 
others  have  failed  is  no  reason  for  not  now  receiving  a 
cure.  Send  at  once  for  a  treatise  and  a  Free  Bott'.e  of 
my  infallible  remedy.  Give  EipresB  and  Post  Office. 
H.  G.  ROOT,  M.  C»  183  Pearl  St..  N.  V. 


26 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  13,  1892. 


THE  event  of  Monday  last  was  the  wedding  of  Miss  Nettie 
Tubbs  and  Lieut.  Oyster,  which  was  celebrated  in  Mrs.  Tubbs' 
suite  of  apartments  at  tbe  Palace  Hotel,  at  half-past  twelve,  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Webb  officiating.  The  parlors  where  the  ceremony  was 
performed  were  artistically  decorated  with  flowers  and  foliage, 
bridal  roses  and  poinsettias  predominating,  and  in  the  service 
a  few  intimate  friends  only  were  present;  neither  were  there  any 
bridal  attendants,  the  whole  affair  being  of  the  simplest  descrip- 
tion. After  the  ceremony  there  was  a  wedding  breakfast  served 
at  tete-a-tete  tables,  and  later  in  the  afternoon  the  rooms  were 
crowded  with  friends,  who  went  to  wish  the  young  couple  every 
happiness.  The  honeymoon  is  being  spent  at  the  Tubbs'  villa, 
near  Calistoga,  whither  Lieutenant  and  Mrs.  Oyster  departed  on 
Monday  afternoon.  They  expect  to  leave  California  in  time  to 
reach  Fort  Hamilton,  where  the  groom  is  at  present  stationed, 
about  the  middle  of  March. 

"Teas,  teas,  nothing  but  teas,"  is  the  popular  refrain  of  the 
season.  Indeed,  this  week  they  have  been  so  numerous  that 
one  or  more  have  taken  place  every  day. 

Miss  Millie  Ashe's  card  party  of  last  Friday  evening  was  a  very 
pleasant  gathering,  and  another  enjoyable  entertainment  at  the 
Ashe  residence,  on  Sacramento  street,  was  the  tea  given  by  Mrs. 
Ashe  on  Tuesday  of  this  week,  the  circle  of  her  acquaintance  be- 
ing so  large  the  rooms  were  crowded  all  the  afternoon.  Besides 
this  tea  and  that  at  the  Misses  Voorhies,  there  was  still  a  third 
on  Tuesday  afternoon  at  tbe  residence  of  Mrs.  H.  M.  A.  Miller,  on 
Pine  street,  and  a  constant  stream  of  arriving  and  departing 
guests  was  to  be  seen  at  each  house,  many  taking  in  all  three  of 
tbe  entertainments. 

One  of  last  Saturday's  teas  was  given  by  Miss  Eleanor  Wood, 
and  it  was  pronounced  to  be  one  of  the  prettiest  of  the  season. 
Miss  Seawell,  who  was  the  guest  of  honor,  assisted  Miss  Wood  in 
her  duties  as  hostess. 

The  Oakland  Cotillion  Club  closed  its  successful  season  last 
night  with  a  charming  bal  poudri  and  leap-year  german.  Four 
dances  in  all  have  been  given  by  the  club,  and  have  all  been  de- 
lightful and  ably-managed  affairs.  The  german  last  night  was 
led  by  Miss  Pierce,  assisted  by  Miss  Amy  McKee,  Miss  Chabot 
and  Miss  Wheaton,  and  among  the  many  who  enjoyed  it  were 
Miss  Alice  Grimes,  Miss  May  Tubbs,  Miss  Pringle,  Miss  Sessions, 
Miss  Bessie  Wall,  Miss  De  Fremery,  Miss  Borden,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Metcalf,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  B.  Hamilton,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fred. 
Stratton,  Miss  Hutchinson,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Knight,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Jackson,  Miss  Bayley,  Miss  Macdonald,  Miss  Hathaway,  Miss 
Bertha  Wilcox,  Harry  Houghton,  Robt.  Fitzgerald,  Harry  Haight, 
Rhodes  Borden,  Harry  Ainsworth,  Lester  Herrick,  Cutlar  Page, 
Edson  Adams,  Leland  Lathrop,  Harry  Knowles,  Sam  Bell  McKee, 
George  Wheaton,  Henry  Squire,  Louis  Haight,  Joseph  Clement, 
Granville  Abbott,  Vernon  Gray  and  Fred.  Lake. 

The  La  Montagne  party  continue  to  be  the  motif  for  entertain- 
ments during  the  entire  period  of  their  stay  in  San  Francisco. 
On  Thursday  of  last  week  the  maid-of-honor,  Miss  La  Montagne, 
was  the  chief  guest  at  a  dinner  given  by  Mrs.  Henry  L.  Dodge,  at 
which,  with  the  exception  of  the  bride  and  groom,  all  the  other 
members  of  the  wedding  party  were  present.  The  Misses  Voor- 
hies' tea  on  Tuesday  was  in  honor  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  La  Montagne, 
who  returned  from  Monterey  the  evening  previous,  and  Tuesday 
evening  the  bridal  party  were  the  gnests  at  a  dinner  given  by 
Mrs.  Will  Crocker.  On  Wednesday  Mr.  and  Mrs.  La  Montagne 
dined  with  Mrs.  Sam  Wilson,  when,  as  is  usual  at  all  Mrs.  Wil- 
son's entertainments,  the  beauty  of*the  floral  adornments  of  both 
rooms  and  dinner  table  were  an  especial  theme  for  many  ex- 
pressions of  admiration.  The  La  Montagne  party  left  for  New 
York  on  Thursday. 

Mrs.  Catherwood's  dinner  party  on  Monday  evening  included 
the  bridal  parly  of  the  week  before,  and  General  Keyes,  who  ar- 
rived too  late  to  be  present  at  the  ceremony.  General  Keyas  is  a 
connection  of  the  Hastings  family,  his  eldest  son,  W.  Scott  Keyes, 
the  well-known  mining  expert,  having  married  Mrs.  Catherwood's 
sister,  Flora  Hastings,  who  died  a  year  or  two  ago;  and  it  was 
their  daughter,  Miss  Azalia  Keyes,  who  was  the  pretty  little  train 
bearer  to  her  cousin,  Mrs.  La  Montagne,  at  the  ceremony  in  St. 
Mary's  Cathedral  last  week.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  La  Montagne  will 
visit  Judge  Hastings  at  Los  Angeles,  and  the  Simnal  family  in 
Kentucky,  en  loute  to  New  York. 

Miss  Gertrude  Healy  and  Mr.  H.  L.  Cowles,  late  of  New  Haven , 
Coun.,  and  now  of  this  city,  were  united  in  marriage  by  Father 
Prendergast,  Vicar-General,  at  the  Episcopal  residence  attached  to 
St.  Mary's  Cathedral,  on  Thursday  noon.  There  was  present  a 
large  gathering  of  the  friends  of  the  happy  couple  to  congratulate 
them  upon  the  beginning  of  their  life  of  connubial  bliss.  Mr. 
Cowles,  who  is  an  energetic  young  business  man,  is  a  Yale  grad- 
uate, and  has  been  established  in  this  city,  representing  large 
Eastern  concerns,  for  about  a  year.     Miss  Healy,  who  is  a  charm- 


ing young  lady,  is  a  San  Franciscan,  and  has  a  very  large  circle 
of  friends  in  this  city  and  throughout  the  Coast. 

The  Occidental  Hotel  was  the  scene  of  an  "  out  of  the  common  " 
entertainment  on  Saturday  evening,  when  an  original  three-act 
comedy,  called  Fascination,  was  performed  by  a  number  of  young 
amateurs,  none  of  the  participants  being  very  far  advanced  in 
their  teens.  The  little  play  was  performed  on  a  temporary  stage 
in  one  of  the  larger  suites  of  rooms,  and  was  very  creditably 
done.  In  addition  there  were  several  tableaux  presented  to  a 
large  and  very  enthusiastic  audience  of  friends. 

One  of  the  prettiest  of  the  debutantes  in  New  York  this  winter 
is  the  youngest  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  Adolphe  Low,  who 
were  for  so  many  years  residents  of  San  Francisco,  but  are  now 
making  Gotham  their  home.  Mrs.  Low,  who  was  a  Miss  Wester- 
feld  in  New  York,  was  among  the  handsomest  of  the  young  ma- 
trons in  San  Francisco  society  during  a  couple  of  decades, 
commencing  about  the  middle  of  the  sixties,  and  was  a  promi- 
nent figure  at  all  the  swellest  functions  of  that  period 

The  second  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Will  Fisher's  wedding  receptions 
took  place  on  Tuesday  evening,  and  Tuesday  was  also  chosen  by 
Mrs.  Christian  Nelson  for  an  evening  reception  in  honor  of  her 
husband's  birthday.  The  decorations  of  the  rooms  were  mainly 
of  roses,  violets  and  acacia  blooms,  interspersed  with  ferns  and 
smilax.  There  were  music,  recitations  and  dancing,  and  finally 
supper  served  at  midnight. 

Bowling  is  becoming  popular  a*  a  pastime  among  the  young 
ladies  who  move  in  Concordia  Club  circles.  There  are  at  present 
three  bowling  club3,  whose  members  rendezvous  at  the  Concordia 
Club's  alleys.  The  Tuesday  night  club  is  composed  wholly  of 
gentlemen,  but  on  Thursday  and  Friday  nights  the  young  ladies 
hold  forth.  The  Thursday  night  club  is  chaperoned  by  Mrs. 
Haas.  In  the  Friday  night  gathering  are  Miss  Manheim  and 
several  of  her  friends. 

The  event  of  the  week  in  Alameda  was  the  opening  last  night 
of  the  Linderman  Opera  House,  with  a  production  of  Daly's  A 
Night  Off,  by  well-known  local  amateurs.  Everything  went  off 
smoothly,  and  there  was  much  applause  for  the  budding  Thes- 
pians, who  were  as  follows:  May  Hebbard,  Laura  Foster,  Nellie 
Eyre,  Jennie  Jehu,  Berrie  Robinson,  Will  Burke,  Will  Robinson, 
Joseph  Halton,  George  Mayers  and  Gerald  Goggin. 

Everything  indicates  that  the  benefit  of  the  Art  Association  at 
the  Grand  Opera  House  on  the  2-lth  will  be  a  great  success.  All 
society  is  talking  of  ••  Bluff  King  Hal."  Lee  Lash,  the  artist,  has 
been  busily  occupied  this  week  in  painting  a  life-sized  cartoon  of 
the  principal  characters  in  the  opera,  and  which,  through  the 
kindness  of  Mr.  Raphael  Weil,  will  be  exhibited  in  one  of  the 
windows  of  the  White  House  all  next  week. 

Among  coming  events  is  tne  Cotillion  at  Odd  Fellows'  Hall  on 
Friday  of  next  week,  and  the  sixth  anniversary  party  of  Stan- 
ford Parlor,  N.  S.  G.  W.,  which  will  take  place  at  Odd  Fellows'  Hall 
on  the  evening  of  the  24th.  Extensive  preparations  are  being 
made  for  an  elaborate  affair,  and  as  the  invitation  list  is  limited 
to  six  hundred,  those  magic  bits  of  pasteboard,  "  cards,"  are  al- 
ready in  great  demand. 

Recent  arrivals  include  Mrs.  W.  M.  Lent  and  her  daughter, 
Mrs.  Alexander,  who  are  at  the  Palace;  Mrs.  George  Loomis,  from 
a  visit  to  her  niece,  Mrs.  Elkins,  nie  Katie  Felton,  in  Philadelphia, 
which  has  extended  over  several  months;  C.  L.  Felton,  Jr.,  ac- 
companied his  aunt  from  the  East,  and  George  T.  Marye  is  back 
from  his  trip  across  the  Atlantic  and  brief  tour  of  conti- 
nental Europe. 

Among  recent  visitors  to  Santa  Cruz  were  Miss  Kate  Jarboe, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nickerson  and  their  daughters,  Mr.  J.  D.  Phelan, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  M.  A.  Miller  and  Mrs.  Carmichael-Carr.  Col. 
and  Mrs.  Robb,  of  Sea  View  Villa,  are  expecting  a  visit  next 
week  from  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fred  Sanger  and  their  mother,  Mrs. 
Sanger,  who  has  been  staying  with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Pullman, 
at  Santa  Barbara. 


General  E.  D.  Keyes  arrived  from  New  York,  via  Panama,  last 
Saturday,  and  is  domiciled  at  the  Palace  for  the  present.  Mrs. 
Keyes,  who  does  not  share  her  husband's  love  for  California,  has 
been  living  abroad  with  her  daughters  for  several  years,  and  has 
remained  in  New  York,  where  she  will  pass  the  rest  of  the  win- 
ter season. 


The  ladies  composing  the  Central  Committee  of  the  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association  gave  a  very  successful  entertainment 
at  the  Association  Hall  last  Friday  evening.  The  programme  in- 
cluded vocal  and  instrumental  selections  and  recitations,  and  the 
sum  thus  raised  to  assist  tbe  building  fund  of  the  new  hall  was 
quite  a  good  one. 

Military  circles  at  Angel  Island  are  sorry  to  lose  Mrs.  O'Connell, 
who  has  contributed  in  no  slight  degree  to  the  festivities  of  the 
post.  Captain  O'Connell  has  been  ordered  to  Benicia  barracks, 
and  will  be  replaced  at  Angel  Island  by  Lieut.  L.  P.  Brandt,  now 
at  Benicia.     The  transfer  will  take  place  next  w*-ek. 

Mr.  Del  Linderman  has  gone  to  Mazatlan  on  mining  business 
of  importance. 


Feb.  18,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  T.KTTER. 


27 


The   San    Francisco  Vereln    b*«    another   affair  in  preparation. 
It    i*   intended    to  Rive  an  aoiatear   presentation    <>f 
Julift.     The   company    will    he    i->nip»9ed  of  prominent    society 
people,  and   the   drama    will  be  folio  wad  by  a  dance  and  supper. 
This  event  will  probably  come  off  in  March  or  April. 

There  will  be  an  informal  "  at  home.'  at  the  Concordia  Cltib, 
this  evening,  when  members  and  their  lady  friends  will  have  a 
pleasant  evening.  The  entertainment  committee  has  in  prepara- 
tion an  affair,  which  will  occur  some  time  in  March,  when  either 
a  hnl  masque  or  a  calico  party  will  t>e  given. 

Judge  and  Mra.  Finn  are  spending  the  Judge's  vacation  at  Coro- 
nado  Beach,  where  a  ball  will  be  given  as  an  adieu  to  the  San 
Francisco,  which  sails  for  China  next  week  instead  of  coming 
north  again.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  K.  B.  Carroll,  of  Sacramento,  have 
also  gone  down  south  on  a  visit. 

The  Second  Regiment  Armory,  on  Page  and  Gough  streets,  will 
present  a  brilliant  spectacle  next  week,  when  the  entertainment 
for  the  Catholic  Ladies'  Aid  Society  comes  off.  The  amusements 
offered  are  of  a  most  varied  character,  voting  for  the  most  popu- 
lar baby  being  one  of  tbe  items. 

A  quiet  but  notable  wedding  was  celebrated  last  week,  the  con- 
tracting parties  being  Mr.  George  E.  Morse  and  Miss  Ida  H.  Mc- 
Kinley.  The  ceremony  was  performed  by  Rev.  E.  B.  Church,  of 
Trinity.  The  bride  is  the  daughter  of  Consul  and  Mrs.  D.  A. 
McKinley.  The  groom  is  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  A.  Morse, 
of  this  city. 

A  moat  enjoyable  leap  year  surprise  party  was  that  given  this 
week  to  Mi»s  Fanny  Goldsmith,  of  1219  Geary  street,  by  her 
young  lady  friends.  The  evening  was  spent  pleasantly  with 
dancing  and  other  social  pastimes,  and  at  midnight  an  elaborate 
supper  was  served. 

From  3  to  10  p.  si.,  to-day,  a  high  tea  will  be  given  at  the  resi- 
dence of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Witshire,  '2616  Buchanan  street,  for  the 
benefit  of  tbe  fund  being  raised  to  furnish  the  hospital  ward  for 
the  San  Francisco  Polyclinic.     The  price  of  tickets  is  $1.00. 

The  musicale  and  dance  at  Mrs.  Frank  Pixley's,  on  Tuesday 
evening  last,  served  the  double  purpose  of  inaugurating  her  new 
ballroom,  and  of  very  materially  aiding  the  little  church  of  St. 
Mary   the  Virgin,  which  was  the  beneficiary  of  the  occasion. 

Mrs.  W.  Greer  Harrison's  leap  year  party,  and  the  dinner  given 
by  Mrs.  W.  B.  Collier  were  among  the  pleasant  events  of  last 
week,  as  well  as  the  tea  at  Mrs.  Webster  Jones'  pretty  home  on 
Gough  street,  and  the  whist  party  at  Mrs.  Jewett's. 

The  GiU'"g-TJnger  party  left  for  Honolulu  and  Samoa,  by  the 
Gaelic,  last  week.  They  will  be  joined  at  Honolulu  by  a  couple 
of  friends,  Messrs.  Osborne  and  Seawell,  who  will  accompany 
them  to  the  South  Sea  Islands. 

Among  the  arrivals  by  the  Australia,  from  Honolulu,  last  Tues- 
day, were  Miss  Severance,  daughter  of  the  American  Consul- 
General  at  Honolulu,  and  Miss  Beaman,  daughter  of  the  Pay- 
master at  Mare  Island. 


The  projected  reception  of  the  Episcopal  Church  Club,  which  I 
mentioned  some  time  ago,  is  set  for  the  evening  of  the  22d,  when 
Bishop  Kip  and  Assistant  Bishp  Nichols  will  be  the  chief  guests 
of  honor. 

From  Sacramento  comes  the  news  of  ex-Senator  Booth's  wed- 
ding with  Mrs.  J.  T.  Glover,  which  was  celebrated  very  quietly. 
The  happy  pair  left  the  same  day  for  a  honeymoon  trip  across 
the  continent. 

Judge  and  Mrs.  Deady,  who  were  here  last  week  to  attend  their 
son's  wedding,  have  returned  to  Portland,  Or.  Mr.  Dan  Murphy 
is  off  again  for  the  East  and  Europe,  and  anticipates  a  very  pleas- 
ant trip. 

Our  belles  are  rejoicing  over  the  news  that  young  Mackay  ia 
again  coming  to  the  Coast,  and  the  bare  possibility  of  his  becom- 
ing for  a  time  a  resident  of  San  Francisco  County. 

The  Valentine  party  to  be  given  this  evening  by  Miss  Maggie 
Kittle,  at  her  mother's  residence  on  Pacific  avenue,  promises  to 
be  one  of  the  pleasant  events  of  the  season. 

Mrs.  George  B.  Williams,  who  has  made  a  long  visit  in  Califor- 
nia, accompanied  by  Miss  Mamie  Clark,  of  Sacramento,  left  that 
city  last  week  for  her  home  in  Washington,  D.  C. 

Mrs.  Hager  is  about  to  take  another  trip  East,  and  will  be  ac- 
companied by  her  young  daughter,  Miss  Alice.  Her  absence  will, 
however,  be  but  brief. 

Among  Oakland  gaieties  this  week  was  the  very  pleasant 
dance  given  by  Mrs.  A.  A.  Moore,  in  East  Oakland  on  Tuesday 
night. 

Col.  Fred  Crocker,  Mrs.  Robert  Hastings,  Col.  and  Mrs.  Isaac 
Trumbo  were  among  the  Californians  in  New  York  early  this 
week. 


It  is  not  at  every  wedding  dinner  that  all  the  guest*  en, 
sight  of  luscious  oysters  tod  champagne.  In  tabs. 

Mrs.  ;\!i,i  Miss  Bperry  gave  t>  tea  on  Wednesday  afternoon  at 
their  residence  on  Pacific  a  venae,  which  was  largely  attended. 

Miss  Gale  and  her  mother  were  tin*  gaests  ol  Mr.  Alec  WUber- 
force,  1mm  Sunday,  and  visited  the  Park  and  Cllfl    Hon 

The  engagement  is  announced  of  Mamie  Sctaoonmaker-L'Am- 
oureanx,  of  San  Rafael,  and  I.  M.  Kerrldge,  of  England. 

The  Calliopeans  will  give  an  entertainment  on  the  night  of 
March  12th.     A  farce  will  probably  precede  the  dance. 

The  wedding  of  Lieutenant  0.  K.  Johnston  and  Miss  Rosalie  A. 
Magagnos  of  Oakland  will  take  place  on  tbe  24th  Inst. 

Miss  Mamie  Peming  has  returned  to  Sacramento,  after  a  long 
visit  hereto  Mrs.  Will  Crocker.  Fnux. 

BDN  VIVANTS  AT  THE  CALIFORNIA  HOTEL. 

THE  poet's  fiat  that  "  civilized  man  cannot,  live  without  cooks" 
has  become  an  axiom,  for  in  these  fin  de  Steele  days,  tbe  state  of 
civilization  of  a  community  is  as  well  determined  by  its  cooks  as  is 
the  knowledge  of  the  art  of  living  of  a  citizen  by  the  manner  in  which 
be  orders  his  meals.  .San  Franciscans  have  for  years  proudly 
boasted  that  in  the  city  of  the  Golden  Gate  a  bun  vivanl  could  find  as 
many  opportunities  to  indulge  his  educated  tastes  as  in  any  of  the 
capitals  of  Europe,  That  this  boast  is  not  an  idle  one  is  shown  by 
the  daily  gathering  of  epicures  in  the  magnificent  dining  hall  of 
the  New  California  Hotel.  Tbe  hotel  boasts  of  a  chef  who  ranks 
second  to  none.  He  is  one  of  those  true  artists  that  takes  ics- 
thetic  delight  in  the  manufacture  of  culinary  triumphs.  Even  at 
lunch,  so  often  a  neglected  meal,  his  art  is  visible.  The  dinner  is  a 
creation,  as  may  be  judged  from  the  following  menu  of  that  served 
last  night: 

TABLE    D'HOTE. 

Potages.— Consomme,  Trintanier,  Cream  of  Celery. 

Poissons,— Boiled  Salmon,  Sauca  Anchovies,  Filet  de  Sole  au  Gratin. 

Entrees. —  Larded  Tenderloin  of  Beef  with  Mushrooms,  Cromes<mi  of 
Sweetbread,  St.  Germain. 

Legumes. — Potatoes,  Lima  Beans,  Stewed  Tomatoes. 

Rotis.— Roast  Mutton.    Turkey,  t  raiberry  Sauce. 

Sa.la.de.—  English  Plum  Pudding.  Fromage,  Cafe  Nnir,  Fruits. 

Tbe  sweet  strains  of  an  excellent  band,  which  plays  throughout 
the  dinner  hour,  add  to  the  pleasures  of  the  table,  which  are  made 
complete  by  the  excellent  service  rendered.  French  table  d'hote  is 
served  from  11:30  a.m.  to  2:20  p.m.,  for  tbe  moderate  charge  of 
75  cents,  and  dinner,  also  table  d'hote,  the  charge  for  which  is  only 
$1,  may  be  enjoyed  from  5  to  8  p.  m. 

Wedding  and  Visiting  Cards,  correct  styles.  Harbonrue  Stationery  Co., 
5  Montgomery  street. 


W.B.  CHAPMAN,  EPERNAY    CHAMPAGNE. 

SOLE  AGENT   FOR 
PAOIFIO  OOAST, 


FOR  SALE  BY  ALL  FIRST-CLABB 


123  CaliforniaSt..S.F 


Wine    Merchants  and   Grocers. 


^^ip^A  A  Superior 


High- Class 
BUTTER 


FRESH,  Delicate  Flavored, 

Healthful. 

BENNETT'S  BUTTER  DEPOT. 

Stalls  35  and  36,  California  Market. 


ELEANORA  CONNELL, 

Vocal  C-u.lt-u.re, 

1432  P08T  STRRET. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  13,  1892. 


THE  trial  trip  of  the  new  steel  tug  Fearless,  the  properly  of  J. 
D.    Spreckels    &    Bros.,    will   be    made    to-day,  starting  from 
P^olsnm-street  wharf  at  11  a.  m. 


SANBORN,    VAIL    &    CO. 

THE  crowds  which  have  gathered  around  the  immense  show- 
windows  of  Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co.,  on  Market  street,  opposite 
Grant  avenue,  during  the  week,  to  admire  the  magnificent  works  of 
art  there  displayed,  testify  to  the  widespread  interest  felt  in  the  com- 
munity in  the  establishment  by  this  great  firm  of  the  largest  art  store 
on  the  Coast.  In  the  show-windows  are  the  newest  works  from 
Goupil  &  Co.,  of  which  famous  home  Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co.  are  agents, 
including  fine  engravings,  beautiful  etchings  and  numerous  facsimiles 
of  great  paintings.  The  first  floor  of  the  establishment  is  yet  in  the 
hands  of  the  carpenters,  but  as  the  counters  are  all  in,  though  not 
yet  placed,  the  departments  of  this  tioor  will  be  ready  for  business  by 
the  middle  of  next  week.  On  this  Hoor  will  be  the  offices  of  the  firm, 
which  will  be  both  commodious  and  handsome.  All  the  artists'  ma- 
terials, architects'  supplies,  leather  goods  and  samples  of  frame-work 
are  in  place.  The  shipping  department,  in  the  basement,  will  also  be 
ready  for  business  about  the  latter  part  of  next  week.  The  clerks 
have  been  kept  busy  on  both  the  second  and  third  Moors,  during  the 
week,  attending  to  customers,  who  will  not  allow  the  change  of  base 
of  the  firm  to  interfere  with  their  patronage.  On  the  second  floor 
the  water  colors,  etchings,  engravings  and  racsimilies  are  all  in  place. 
The  collection  of  easels  on  this  floor  is  one  of  the  very  best  in  the 
city.  There  are  also  numerous  handsome  mirrors  and  picture 
frames.  The  third  Hoor  is  also  about  completed.  By  Monday  next 
the  shops  will  be  ready  for  the  gilders  and  compo  men.  The  plumbers 
are  now  soldering  up  the  last  joints  in  the  power  pipes.  By  the  time 
the  News  Letter  is  again  issued.  Saturday  next.  Sanborn,  Vail  & 
Co.  will  be  running  full-blast  in  their  new  establishment. 


Belvedere,  the  Beautiful,  is  the  one  spot  among  the  city's  suburbs 
where  a  vacation  may  be  thoroughly  enjoyed.  It  is  not  made  un- 
pleasant by  either  fogs  or  winds,  and  is  baihed  in  continual  sunshine' 
It  is  one  of  the  best  localities  in  the  vicinity  of  San  Francisco  for 
villa  sites.  Those  who  wish  to  inspect  it  should  take  the  Tiburon 
boat  at  9:30  and  11  a.  m.,  returning  at  L2:35  and  4:05  r.  m.  Busses 
meet  all  the  boats.  Luncheon  may  be  obtained  at  the  Belvedere  Res- 
taurant. The  agents  of  the  property  are  Tevis  &  Fisher,  of  14  Post 
street. 


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WATER 

CURES 

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SOLD    EVERYWHERE. 


Dr.  Ricord's  Restorative  Pills. 

Buy  none  but  the  Genuine — A  Specific  for  Exhausted  Vitality,  Physical 
Debility,  Wasted  Forces,  etc. — Approved  by  the  Academy  of  Medicine,  Paris, 
and  the  Medical  Celebrities.      Agents  for  California  and  the  Pacific  States. 

J.  ».   STEELE  A  CO., 
No.  635  Market  street  (Palace  Hotel),  San  Francisco. 
Sent  by  mail  or  express  anywhere. 

PRICES  REDUCED.  Bo:;  of  50  pills,  ?1  25;  of  100  pills,  $2;  of  200  pills. 
$3  50:  of  400  pills.  $6:  Preparatory  Pills.  $2.    Send  for  Circular.      


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Folsom-street  wharf  at  11  A.  m 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

:  Yellow  Jacket  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business,  San  Frauciaco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  couutv,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  this 
company,  held  on  the  first  day  of  February,  1892,  an  assessmeut  (No  50*  of 
Fifty  (50)  Ceuts  per  share  was  levied  upon  ea/h  aud  every  share  of  the  cap- 
ital stock  of  said  compauy,  payable  immediately  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  compauy,  or  to  James  Newlauds,  Transfer  Secretary,  Room  3, 
331  Pine  ttre  t,  Sau  Francisco.  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
Friday,  March  4,  1892,  will  be  deemed  delinquent, 
and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;    aud  unless  pay- 
ment is  made  before,  will  be  sold  on  WEDNESDAY,  the  sixth  day  of  April, 
1892,  at  1  o'clock  p.  m.,  iu  front  of  the  office  of  the  company,  to  pay  the  de- 
linquent assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  aud  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
___ W.  H.  BLAUVELT,  Secretary. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Savage     Mining     Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Virginia  Mining  District,  Storey  couuiy,  Hiate  of  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held 
on  the  second  day  of  February,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  78)  of  Filty  Cents 

fier  share  was  levied  ou   the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
mmediately,  iu  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  company,  room  4,  Nevada  Block,  No  3J9  Monrgomery  street,  Sau  Frau- 
cisco,  California. 
Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  ou 
The  Eighth  Day  ot  March,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  aud,   unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  ou  M'iNDAY,  the  tweuty-eigbth  day  of  March  18J2,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  aud 
expenses  of  sale. 

E.  B.  HOLMES,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  4,   Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT" 

Exchequer     Mining     Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  couuty,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  22d  day  of  January,  1892,  au  assessment,  No.  32,  of  Twenty-five  (25) 
Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately,  iu  United  States  gold  coiu,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-fifth  Day  of  February,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  THURSDAY,  the  seventeenth  day  of  March,  1892,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together    with   the  costs  of   advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

CHAS.  E.  ELLIOT,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Overman     Silver    Mining     Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— dan  Francisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  Couuty,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  teuth  day  of  February,  1892,  au  assessment.  No.  63,  of  Fifty  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable  im- 
mediately in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
compauy,  414  California  street,  San  Francisco,  Calfornia. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessmeut  shall  reiuulu  unpaid  on 
The  Sixteenth  Day  of  March,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be    sold    on   WEDNESDAY,  the  sixth  day    of    April,  1892,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

GEO.  D.  EDWARDS,  Secretary. 

Office — 414  California  street,  San  Francisco,  California 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Consolidated  Imperial  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— Sau  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  Couuty,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held  on 
thetweuty-secoud  day  of  January,  189.',  au  assessmeut  (No.  33)  of  Thive  Ceuts 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
Compauy,  No.  331  Piue  street,  Room  3,  San  Fraucisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessmeut  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-fifth  Day  of  February,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  fifteenth  day  of  March  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of   advertising    aud  ex- 
penses of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

C    L.  McCOY,  Secretary. 

Office— 331  Pine  street,  room  3,  San  Francisco,  California. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Sierra    Nevada    Silver    Mining    Company. 

Assessment    No.  lOl 

Amount  per  share SOceuts 

Levied Februarys  1892 

Delinquent  in  Office March  4,  IS92 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  Stocfc March24,  1892 

E.  PARKER,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  15,  Nevada  Block,  No.  809  Montgomery  Street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 


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Printed  and   Published    <■  vm  by  the  Proprietor.  Frederick 

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SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATl'RDAY,  FEBRUARY  20,  1892. 


TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


Page  Paok 

Leading  articles  :  Over  iu  Oakland   8 

Editorial  Brevities  1      Snap  Shots  (L>i  Vernon ) '-' 

"  Better  Editorials,  or  None  at  The  Looker-On 10 

All." ..2     The  Looker-Ou  (continued)    11 

Perilously  Near  to  War  2      A  Madman 12 

Jobbery  and  Robbery  .....2     dparks.    13 

The   Campaign   of    November  Ptuancial  Review ...  14 

Next  Town  Crier  15 

Our  Fruits  and  Wines  in  London    3      World,  Flesh  and  Devil lfi 

Mechanics*  Iu>titute  The  Rose  Jar 17 

Ingenoll  and  His  Lieutenant....  Real  Property 18 

A  Russian  Relief  Fund      4     The  Bourse  and  Underwriter 19 

The  Suicide's  Prayer  (Poetry)  5     Scientific  and  Useful. 20 

Latest  Tenuis  News 5     Sunbeams 21 

Warner's  Story          o  "  Biz"— Summary  of  the  Markets.  24 

Pleasure's  Wand    tj     Society     26 

Art  Jottings    7     Society  (continued)  27 

The  Fire  Department  Thief    8  The  Widow  of  Windsor  (Poetry)  .  28 

Arto'ypiofTw) Painti <gs—"TheConno  sseu  "  and  'Tha  ViftugB Doctor." 

THE  reliability  of  the  daily  papers,  when  publishing  sensational 
stories  was  evidenced  recently,  in  their  statements  of  the  ar- 
rest of  Hedgepeth,  the  train  robber.  All  the  local  papers  stated 
that  Captain  Lees  made  the  arrest,  and  two  published  illustra- 
tions showing  him  capturing  the  criminal.  Lees  was  not  there 
at  all. 


THERE  was  another  dangerous  runaway  on  Kearny  street, 
Thursday.  A  heavy  team  was  left  standing  unhitched,  and 
startled  by  a  passing  car,  dashed  wildly  down  the  street,  nearly 
killing  two  ladies.  Where  were  the  Kearny-street  police  officers 
when  the  team  was  left  standing  unhitched  ?  They  should  per- 
form their  duties  better. 


WILL  we  or  will  we  not  "  return  to  our  muttons?"  That's 
the  question  of  the  hour  in  San  Francisco  households.  Good 
mutton  chops  now  sell  at  twenty-five  cents  a  pound,  and  a 
healthy  man  can  easily  consume  two  pounds  at  a  meal.  Unless 
mutton  comes  down  off  the  high  shelf  where  it  is  now  resting, 
the  saying  will  be  hereafter,  "  Let's  return  to  our  old  rams." 


BISHOP  COXE,  of  New  York,  calls  immigration  "  An  invasion 
of  America  by  an  army  of  European  criminals."  If  he  knew 
as  much  about  the  Chinese  question  as  we  out  here  do,  he  need 
not  limit  his  remarks  to  European  criminals,  but  could  and  should 
include  Asiatic  criminals  in  his  category.  The  average  highbind- 
er of  the  Chinese  colony  of  this  city  can  hold  his  own  with  any 
European  criminal  of  them  all. 

THE  new  State  of  Washington  certainly  does  not  lack  for  assur- 
ance. She  is  trying  to  get  the  Senate  Committee  on  Fortifi- 
cations and  Coast  Defenses  to  locate  a  national  gun  factory  at 
Seattle,  inBtead  of  at  Benicia,  in  this  State.  Washington  must  not 
be  too  previous".  She  is  very  young  yet  and  very  enterprising, 
but  she  must  remember  that  she  is  not  the  whole  Pacific  Coast, 
and  that  California  has  some  claims  to  Congressional  consideration. 


A  PRO  POSITION  will  be  made  in  a  few  days  for  the  Democratic 
State  Central  Committee  to  adjudicate  the  differences  between 
the  two  branches  of  the  local  Democracy.  The  situation  of  affairs 
is  that  the  Buckley  crowd  have  the  heelers  and  the  machine,  and 
the  reformers  have  many  of  the  «  kid-glovers,"  but  no  heelers. 
Neither  section  could  win  in  a  fight  without  aid  from  the  other. 
A  compromise  will  have  to  be  made,  hence  the  call  upon  the 
State  Central  Committee. 


THE  pool-room  players  and  the  bookmakers  continue  to  rob 
and  get  robbed  all  over  the  country.  This  is  as  pretty  a  case 
of  diamond  cut  diamond  as  one  could  wish  to  see.  One  day  the 
book-making  jobbers  win;  the  next  day  the  players  form  a  com- 
bination and  rob  the  bookies.  Horse-racing  has  become  as  dis- 
graceful as  prize-fighting,  through  the  machinations  of  these  un- 
scrupulous men,  and  soon  it  will  be  a  gross  insult  to  say  a  man 
was  seen  at  a  race-track.  Yachting  and  betting  on  rain  drops  will 
remain,  however,  to  those  who  have  sporting  blood. 


ON  thee\e  Of   ft  great  rftmpftiRn,   rJkgUaUd    with   Hie  fooU  And 
the  knavei  irbo  bold  the  rein*    upon   us,  wo  cry,  In    the  Ian 
•  •f  Dr.  J.  <;.  Holland : 

men!    a  time  like  Ifali  demAnd 

.■  hfjAftA,  irna  tA'th  and  reAdy  hAs 

•-•  nol  kill; 
Men  ■■■  ■  ■  ,  .  aanot  inn  . 

Men  who  I  will; 

Men  n  ho  ■  i  -i  demagogue 

And  damn  hit  irvftcheroai  Hail. Tie*  without  winking; 
Tall  mni.  Min  erov  ntd,  who  live  Above  tin-  fog 
In  public  -inly  and  in  private  thinking. 
Foi  while  'tif  rabble,  w  ith  their  thumb-worn  i 
Their  large  profoaaloai  and  their  little  doedt, 

le  in  Bel  Ash  *ttifc,  ]-■'  freedom  wooj 
w  roog  rale*  the  land,  and  watting  JoiUee  ileeps. 

THE  proposition  to  impose  an  enormous  and  outrageous  inter- 
nal revenue  tax  on  cigarettes,  because  an  occasional  fool  boy 
smokes  himself  to  death,  >:w  ora  too  much  of  intolerance  to  be  ac- 
ceptable. People  eat  too  much  and  die  of  a  surfeit,  or  they  go 
into  the  water  and  drown  themselves,  but  it  has  never  been 
deemed  necessary  or  proper  to  direct  prohibitory  legislation 
against  food  and  water.  The  cigarette  fiends  who  have  nicot- 
ized  themselves  to  death  are  better  out  of  the  world  than  in  it, 
for  the  lack  of  self-control  which  they  have  evinced  shows  them 
to  have  been  entirely  useless,  either  to  themselves  or  anybody 
else. 

ANDREW  CARNEGIE,  the  multi-millionaire,  has  announced 
himself  in  favor  of  Harrison  for  a  second  term,  and  at  the 
same  time  has  renewed  his  allegiance  to  the  McKinley  Bill,  which 
he  declares  to  have  been  a  bl  saing  not  only  to  manufacturers  in 
the  iron  industry  but  to  workingmen.  Perhaps  the  workingmen 
of  the  United  States  would  rather  accept  Carnegie's  assurances  as 
to  one-half  of  his  statement  than  as  to  the  other.  A  reduction  of 
wages  in  the  Carnegie  Phipps  establishment  does  not  seem  to  be 
a  very  complete  demonstration  of  the  benefits  to  wage-workers  of 
the  new  tariff  law. 


AN  indignant  property-owner  who  lives  in  the  vicinity  of 
Truck  No.  2,  has  put  himself  on  record  to  the  effect  that  if 
his  house  catches  fir3  he  will  stand  outside  with  a  rifle  and  shoot 
the  first  man  of  that  truck  company  who  sets  his  foot  inside  the 
door.  He  says  that  he  would  rather  take  chances  with  the  fire 
than  with  the  thieves  and  robbers  who  make  up  this  branch  of 
the  Fire  Department  of  this  city.  It  is  not  likely  that  he  would 
proceed  to  such  extremities,  but  any  one  would  be  justified  in 
taking  the  law  into  his  own  hands  to  protect  his  property  from 
"  Brick  "  Butler  and  fellows  of  that  stripe. 

MR8.  CATHERINE  AGNEWS  seems  to  have  a  good  cause  of 
complaint  against  Hogan  &  Burns,  the  contractors,  whose 
maintenance  of  a  nuisance  next  to  her  home  is  causing  illness  in 
her  family.  If  her  statements  of  the  case  are  correct,  and  there  is 
no  reason  to  doubt  them,  she  also  has  good  cause  of  complaint 
against  several  of  the  city  officials,  and  particularly  against  the 
Board  of  Health.  It  is  the  plain  duty  of  the  members  of  the 
Board  of  Health  to  cause  the  removal  of  any  public  nuisance, 
and  to  see  to  it  that  none  are  allowed  to  remain  within  the  city 
limits.  They  should  also  remember  that  the  law  does  not  provide 
that  a  rich  contractor,  with  a  political  "pull,"  shall  be  allowed  to 
disobey  the  provisions  of  the  statutes,  because  he  may  control 
more  or  less  votes. 

MR.  JOSEPH  CHAMBERLAIN  has  been  elected  by  the 
Liberal  Unionists  as  their  leader  in  the  House  of  Com- 
mons, in  place  of  Lord  Hartington,  who,  as  Duke  of  Devon- 
shire, has  been  transferred  to  the  House  of  Lords.  Joseph  Cham- 
berlain's services  rendered  to  the  party  during  the  last  few  years 
certainly  entitle  him  to  that  position.  His  cleverness,  which 
would  be  better  characterized  with  the  American  term  of  "smart- 
ness," cannot  be  doubted.  His  gift  of  oratory  is  second  only  to 
that  of  Mr.  Gladstone.  His  parliamentary  experience  enables 
him  to  use  all  the  devices  at  the  disposition  of  shrewd  parlia- 
mentarians to  obtain  their  object.  But  he  lacks  one  great  ad- 
vantage possessed  by  his  predecessor,  namely,  the  confidence  of 
the  public  that  his  sincerity  is  beyond  suspicion,  and  his  success 
as  a  leader  will  depend  more  upon  his  skill  than  upon  his  char- 
acter.   

TO  any  one  who  is  interested  in  national  politics  the  situation 
in  New  York  must  be  an  interesting  and  instructive  study. 
New  York  is  still  so  much  of  a  pivotal  State  in  the  Presidental 
election  that  she  cannot  be  diregarded,  particularly  by  the  Demo- 
crats, to  whom  she  is  more  essential  than  to  the  Republicans.  In 
the  Democratic  party  of  New  York  are  two  Presidential  candi- 
dates, ex-President  Cleveland  and  Senator  Hill.  Cleveland  is  the 
choice  of  the  better  and  more  reputable  element  of  the  party,  but 
Hill  has  secured  control  of  the  machine  in  City  and  8tate,  and 
will,  unquestionably,  use  it  to  his  own  advantage.  Hill  will  prac- 
tically name  every  New  York  delegate  to  the  Chicago  Convention, 
and  will  give  them  their  instructions.  What,  then,  will  the  out- 
come be  if  the  contest  between  Cleveland  and  Hill  is  transferred 
to  the  floor  of  the  National  Democratic  Convention?  Manifestly, 
the  shutting  out  of  both  candidates  and  the  nomination  of  a  candi- 
date from  some  State  other  than  New  York.  There  is  no  escape 
from  this  conclusion  unless  Cleveland  and  Hill  can  compose  their 
differences  and  become  reconciled,  which  is  next  to  impossible. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  20,  1892. 


'BETTER    EDITORIALS,    OR    NONE    AT    ALL." 


THE  Philadelphia  Daily  Press,  in  an  editorial,  the  courteous 
tone  of  which  we  pleasurably  acknowledge,  comments  upon 
an  article  which  appeared  in  the  News  Lettee  some  four  weeks 
ago,  in  reference  to  the  editorials  of  the  average  daily.  The  sub- 
ject was,  for  obvious  reasons,  a  delicate  one  for  us  to  touch,  but 
the  discussion  of  it  was  forced  upon  us  by  an  address  delivered 
by  one  of  the  Eastern  press  representatives  who  recently  visited 
this  city.  Mr.  Foster  Coates,  of  the  New  York  Mail  and  Express, 
had  read  a  carefully  prepared  paper  at  the  Powell-street  Theatre, 
on  the  "  Coming  Daily,"  which,  it  was  asserted,  was  to  make 
short  work  with  the  weekly.  We,  and  all  our  class,  were  to  be 
made  to  pass  away  unwept,  unhonored  and  unsung.  According 
to  Mr.  Coates  "  the  weekly  and  the  magazine  are  to  be  absorbed 
by  the  coming  daily."  The  Juggernaut  that  is  to  crush  the  life 
out  of  us  was  said  to  be  almost  here.  Naturally  enough  we  ob- 
jected to  be  extinguished  in  that  way,  by  even  the  representative 
of  that  "  truly  good  "  New  York  daily,  which  admonishes  its 
wicked  readers  by  printing  texts  of  scripture  over  its  editorials. 
If  we  were  to  be  snuffed  out,  we  did  not  believe  it  could  be 
accomplished  by  any  such  combination  of  piety  and  puffery. 
We  did  not,  however,  say  so  in  those  words.  We  were  courteous 
to  our  visitor,  and  argued  the  matter  with  him.  It  so  happened 
that  after  condemning  the  weeklies  to  extinction,  he  proceeded  to 
give,  a  few  lines  further  on,  the  best  possible  reason  why  they 
should  live  and  thrive  In  a  sphere  of  usefulness  that  is  almost 
necessarily  all  their  own.  He  declared  that  the  coming  daily 
would  "  either  have  better  editorials  or  none  at  all."  We  con- 
ceded that  point  to  him  most  cheerfully.  Among  the  so-called 
"  great  dailies  "  of  the  United  States,  the  number  that  publish 
editorials  above  contempt  could  be  counted  on  the  fingers  of 
one's  hands.  The  three  or  four  thousand  other  dailies  do  not  em- 
ploy and  cannot  command  the  services  of  that  limited  class  of 
full  and  ready  men  who  are  capable  of  promptly  dealing  with  the 
great  affairs  of  States  and  nations  in  a  way  to  satisfy  thinking 
men.  The  Greeleys,  Raymonds  and  Danas  are  dead  or  dying, 
and  their  kind  is  not  perpetuating  itself.  That  is  the  daily's  mis- 
fortune and  the  weekly's  opportunity.  The  latter  may,  if  it 
will,  secure  the  best  work  of  the  best.  It  has  not  to  go  to  press 
in  the  "  wee  sma'  hours  of  the  morning,"  and  therefore  is  under 
no  temptation,  much  less  pressure,  to  run  ill-digested  and  unsatis- 
factory editorial  matter.  The  dailies  frequently  receive  their 
most  important  dispatches  after  midnight,  and,  in  consequence 
of  the  keen  competition  of  the  period,  it  is  the  practice  to  "  say 
something  "  about  them  in  that  morning's  issue.  It  is  needless 
to  remark  that  good  work  is  not,  and  only  by  a  rarely  gifted  man 
can  be  done  in  that  way. 

To  such  rarely  gifted  men  neither  the  hoars  of  labor  nor  the 
kind  of  work  permissible  upon  the  average  daily  is  congenial. 
Besides,  men  with  the  degree  of  capacity  to  which  we  refer  can 
do  very  much  better  in  other  walks  of  life.  Thus  it  comes  that 
there  are  very  few  men  with  the  necessary  gifts  being  trained  to 
editorial  writing,  and  that  few  show  an  unmistakable  disposition 
to  gravitate  towards  the  weekly,  as  affording  the  more  desirable 
field  for  literary  effort.  We  say,  then,  that  the  average  daily 
finds  it  impossible  to  command  the  services  of  the  right  man,  and 
is  in  danger  of  having  to  accept  the  other  alternative,  namely, 
publish  no  editorials  at  all.  We  actually  know  more  than  one 
"  great  daily"  that  has,  within  the  past  year  or  two,  proposed  to 
do  that  very  thing.  One  of  them,  with  whom  it  was  a  case  of 
sour  grapes,  exclaimed  in  disgust:  "Editorials  are  played  out, 
anyhow."  No  large  community,  with  a  fair  proportion  of  culti- 
vated minds,  is  going  to  be  satisfied  with  less  than  the  best 
thoughts  upon  the  highest  subjects.  We  said  in  our  first  article, 
and  repeat  with  emphasis  now,  that  "  the  coming  daily,  as  a  hair- 
brained  gatherer  of  miscellaneous  items,  more  or  less  unreliable 
and  sensational,  is  going  to  make  work  for  the  weekly  in  ex- 
tracting the  boiled-down  juice  of  fact  and  thought  from  the  indi- 
gestible mental  pabulum  of  which  the  coming  period  is  to  be  even 
more  prolific  than  the  present." 

But  now  comes  the  Philadelphia  Press  into  the  controversy,  and 
is  kind  enough  to  say  that  •  <  the  lively  and  usually  fair  News 
Letter  of  San  Francisco,  in  the  matter  of  editorial  writing,  dis- 
tances the  local  daily  press,"  but  thinks  we  are  not  sufficiently 
acquainted  with  the  really  large  number  of  "  big  editors"  there 
arj  now  in  the  East,  whose  editorials  are  "  not  one  whit  below 
those  of  Greeley  or  Raymond  in  merit,  whether  of  scholarly  dic- 
tion, directness  of  application  or  power  to  attract  and  direct." 
We  can  but  judge  of  the  tree  by  its  fruit,  and  if  there  be  a  daily 
in  the  East  that  enforces  its  opinions  with  the  power  of  a  Gree- 
ljy,  we  should  be  glad  to  know  its  name.  There  are  dailies  in 
the  East  that  frequently  have  editorials  that  would  adorn  any 
newspaper  in  Christendom,  but  the  number  of  such  dailies  is  not 
large,  and  some  of  them  we  know  obtain  work  from  outside  the 
regular  profession.  Our  Philadelphia  contemporary  concedes 
that  there  are  weeklies  as  well  as  dailies  that  are  needed  and  must 
live  on.     That  is  all  we  started  out  to  contend  'or. 


PERILOUSLY    NEAR    TO    WAR. 


WE  have  just  escaped  war  by  the  skin  of  our  teeth,  as  it  were. 
If  our  Government  had  gone  ahead  and  the  navy,  as  it  ap- 
pears it  was  ready  to  do,  had  bombarded  Valparaiso,  Iquique  and 
other  Chi  •  in  ports,  we  should  all  have  been  of  one  mind.  Every 
true  American  citizen  would  have  felt  in  that  case  that  the  honor 
of  the  country  required  that  war  having  been  begun,  must  be 
brought  to  a  successful  termination.  Happily,  the  trouble  has 
blown  over,  and  now  no  better  service  can  be  rendered  this  country 
than  to  get  at  the  whole  truth  of  what  has  happened.  We  must 
never  again  so  closely  approach  the  horror  of  war  upon  such  flimsy 
pretexts.  If  we  will  but  dispassionately  seek  for  the  truth ,  and  the 
whole  truth,  as  to  how  we  were  led  so  near  to  trouble,  a  most  valu- 
able lesson  will  have  been  imparted  to  our  people.  It  is  one  thing  to 
have  a  navy  capable  of  making  our  flag  respected,  and  quite  an- 
other to  give  officers  carte  blanche  to  roam  the  world  in  search  of 
warlike  adventures.  Our  spick  and  span  new  ships  have  cost  a 
great  deal  of  money,  and  are  useful  things  to  have  around  in  case 
of  trouble,  but  they  will  cost  a  great  deal  more,  and  disgrace  us 
besides,  if  permitted  by  their  officers  "  to  have  a  go  at  somebody." 
There  is  no  use  in  disguising  the  fact  that  Admiral  Brown  did  not 
behave  with  ordinary  discretion  in  South  America,  and  that  he 
has  not  told  the  truth  about  what  he  did  whilst  there.  Notwith- 
standing his  denial,  he  did  go  to  witness  the  landing  of  the  in- 
surgents, he  did  return  as  fast  as  his  ship  could  carry  him,  and  he 
personally  did  make  known  the  facts  to  the  Government  at  Valpa- 
raiso, thereby  prolonging  the  war  and  causing  a  tremendously 
needless  loss  of  life.  A  report  was  found  among  Balmaceda's 
papers,  and  is  now  in  existence,  which  leaves  no  sort  of  doubt 
upon  the  subject  matter.  We  sincerely  trust  that  Congress  will 
send  a  committee  to  inquire  on  the  spot  as  to  the  action  of  our 
officials,  both  civil  and  naval.  We  believe  that  such  an  investi- 
gation would  result  in  more  than  one  of  them  being  cashiered, 
and,  above  all,  it  would  go  far  to  prevent  us  being  led  into  such 
an  indefensible  position  again.  Captain  Schley  sent  his  sailors 
ashore,  being  first  warned  that  they  would  get  drunk,  and  trouble 
with  an  excited  mob  would  surely  arise,  but  he  persisted.  Even 
when  the  trial  was  held  he  permitted  his  witnesses  to  get  drunk, 
and  two  of  them  had  to  be  carried  out  of  the  Court-room  in  a 
helpless  condition.  Egan  was  practically  Balmaceda's  Prime 
Minister,  and  young  Egan  was  a  beneficed  contractor  under  the 
dictator's  Government.  If  we  had  gone  to  war  with  Chile  the 
judgment  of  the  world  would  have  been  against  us.  Let  the 
facts  be  inquired  into,  by  all  means. 


JOBBERY    AND    ROBBERY. 


WHEREVER  and  whenever  the  curtain  is  raised  that  hides 
municipal  management  from  the  view  of  the  people,  jobbery 
and  robbery  become  clearly  apparent.  As  close  observers,  know- 
ing men  and  things,  we  have  no  hesitation  in  saying  that  under 
Crimmins  and  Kelly,  San  Francisco  is  at  this  moment  being  pre- 
pared for  a  reign  of  rascality  in  comparison  with  which  that  of 
Buckley  will  sink  into  insignificance.  Buckley  had  no  solid,  rich 
and  helpful  respectability  at  his  back;  he  had  no  newspaper  sup- 
port worth  mentioning,  and  in  the  earlier  stages  of  his  career  he 
had  the  Police  Department  to  fight.  It  is  true  that  he  always 
commanded  the  services  of  the  Fire  Department,  and  that  is  why 
he  had  to  divide  with  Sam  Rainey.  His  hand  is  not  now  as  vis- 
ible upon  the  machine  as  it  might  be,  but  it  is  there  all  the  same, 
as  the  open  action  of  Rainey  makes  abundantly  clear.  The  old 
bosses  are  back  of  the  new  ones,  and  the  division  of  the  spoils  is 
in  the  proportion  of  60  to  40.  Buckley  has  had  his  innings  and 
knows  he  cannot  have  another  at  present,  but  believes  he  will 
come  to  the  front  again,  iust  as  Higgins  used  to  do  after  defeats. 
The  Blind  Boss,  however,  is  still  in  clover,  being  a  silent  partner 
of  the  men  who  are  on  top.  He  has  handed  over  to  them  his 
heelers,  rounders,  ward-strikers,  rock-rollers,  fire  laddies  and  all 
and  sundry  the  paraphernalia  of  his  most  effective  machine. 
When  to  all  this  are  added  the  elements  of  force  the  Republican 
bosses  can  command,  it  must  be  confessed  that  the  new  arrange- 
ment is  more  dangerous  than  the  old.  The  new  men  know  their 
strength,  and  are  beginning  to  show  that  they  are  not  afraid  to 
use  it.  Though  there  is  a  new  Grand  Jury  in  existence  they 
laugh  it  to  scorn,  and  proceed  as  if  it  had  no  existence.  Much 
has  been  deservedly  said  about  Buckley's  interference  with  the 
judiciary.  But  Martin  Kelly  is  following  in  his  tracks.  Now  it 
is  ■•  the  poor  man's  court"  that  is  to  be  tampered  with.  The  pre- 
siding Justice  of  the  Peace  does  not  assign  cases  to  suit  the 
bosses,  and  must  go  in  consequence.  Fancy  it!  The  fellow  who 
the  other  night  was  brawling  drunk  and  attempted  to  shoot  the 
hackman  who  drove  him  home,  makes  no  secret  of  dictating  how 
a  most  important  department  of  the  judiciary  shall  be  runl 
Buckley's  Democrats  and  Kelly's  Republicans  have  united  to 
make  the  Fire  Department  more  of  a  political  machine  than  ever. 
There  is  even  a  hand  now  upon  the  police.  All  this  is  in  sight,  and 
yet  a  section  of  the  press  that  most  denounced  bossism  is  quies- 
cent, if  not  actually  acquiescent.  The  right  thing  to  do  and  the 
only  thing  to  do  is  to  cure  this  state  of  affairs  by  independent 
nominations  under  the  Australian  ballot  law  now  in  force 
throughout  this  State. 


F-k  20,  1802. 


FHANCISCO   NEWS  LETTER, 


OUR    FRUITS    AND    WINES    IN     LONDON. 


0I*R  Board  of  Trade  is  taking  a  short  Mrp  in  the  right  din 
In  creating  an  establishment  :n  London  for  the  sale  of  Call- 
fornian  fruits  and  wines.  The  marvel  is  that  some  such  move 
was  not  made  long  ago.  Anything  tbat  may  have  appeared  In 
the  local  pre«*  to  the  contrary  n  'withstanding,  it  is  a  fact  that 
our  canned  fruits  are  only  very  slightly  known  in  London,  and 
our  wines  not  at  all.  Anything  calculated  to  change  this  CODdl- 
tion  of  affairs  is  a  good  thing,  and  should  be  followed  up  with  en- 
terprise and  spirit.  If  California  ii  ever  to  become  the  great  wine- 
producing  State  that  we  all  fondly  hope  It  will,  and  for  which  its 
climate  and  soil  eminently  lit  It,  we  must  first  commend  our 
product  to  foreign  markets.  The  theory  as  to  the  superiority  of 
oar  home  market  will  not  do  in  the  case  of  our  own  wines.  At 
present  Americans  are  not,  as  a  whole,  wine  drinkers,  and  we  do 
not  believe  they  will  be  until  it  becomes  fashionable  todrink  their 
wines  abroad.  Tbat  seems  a  strange  thing  to  say,  but  we  believe 
it  to  be  true.  Our  people  generally  are  not  good  judges  of  wines, 
do  not  know  them  when  tbey  are  placed  in  their  hands,  and  do 
not  appreciate  them  when  they  are.  Clearly  then,  our  wine  pro- 
ducers mast  earn  a  certificate  as  to  quality  in  at  least  one  of  the 
leading  foreign  markets,  and  none  better  for  the  purpose 
could  be  chosen  than  that  of  London.  The  Australians  did  an 
eminently  wise  thing  when  they  determined  to  compete  at  the 
Paris  Exhibition  in  the  manner  they  did.  They  said:  »  The  Paris- 
ians are  the  greatest  connoisseurs  in  regard  to  wines  in  the  world  ; 
we  will  take  our  wines  to  them,  and  if  they  be  for  us  who  shall 
be  against  as?"  After  a  struggle,  permission  was  obtained  to  re- 
tail Australian  wines  in  the  Exhibition  at  so  much  per  glass.  The 
success  that  followed  the  experiment  was  phenomenal.  Now  the 
wholesale  wine  merchants  of  France  have  agents  in  Australia  ea- 
gerly bidding  against  each  other  for  each  year's  product  in  ad- 
vance. How  happy  our  vignerons  would  be  if  they  were  face  to 
face  with  a  similar  state  of  affairs.  They  are  selling  grapes  at  ten 
dollars  per  ton,  and  in  many  instances  allowing  them  to  rot  on 
the  vines.  Meanwhile,  as  the  cry  is  that  "there  is  no  money  in 
vines,"  few,  if  any,  are  being  planted,  whilst  we  know  of  hun- 
dreds of  acres  that  are  being  uprooted.  With  a  good  demand 
from  abroad  we  should  sell  all  the  wine  we  could  produce.  Whilst, 
however,  the  opening  of  a  shop  in  London  is  a  step  in  the  right 
direction,  it  is  only  a  very  short  step.  That  shop  will  be  lost  in 
the  great  city.  Besides,  good  wine  needs,  in  the  first  instance,  to 
be  sold  by  connoisseurs  to  connoisseurs.  Local  tiaders  of  repute 
who  can,  without  danger  to  their  standing,  say  to  a  customer: 
"  Permit  me  to  suggest  that  you  try  this  new  brand  of  California 
wine;  I  assure  you  it  is  excellent,"  are  the  kind  of  agents  whose 
interest  in  our  behalf  should  be  enlisted.  But  we  are  only  indi- 
cating, not  writing  a  book  of  directions. 

INGERSOLL    AND    HIS    LIEUTENANT. 


INGERSOLL  was  recently  placed  in  a  most  embarrassing  position, 
when  unexpectedly  a  valuable  lieutenant  came  to  his  aid,  and, 
strange  to  say,  he  turned  out  to  be  a  Chinaman  I  The  whole  epi- 
sode is  an  interesting  one.  The  redoubtable  agnostic  has  been 
breaking  any  number  of  lances  with  the  clergy  of  New  York  upon 
his  favorite  topic.  Drs.  Buckley,  Talmage,  Peters  and  others  re- 
plied to  him.  Ingersoll  advanced  the  position  that  "  love  for  hu- 
manity, as  exhibited  by  good  works  done  in  its  behalf,  was  to  his 
mind  the  only  religion  that  the  world  need  concern  itself  about." 
At  that  point  the  Rev.  Dr.  Peters  jumped  into  the  arena,  and, 
with  the  ring  of  triumph  in  his  every  tone,  claimed  the  agnostic, 
on  his  own  showing,  as  necessarily  a  follower  of  the  Nassarene 
who  "  went  about  doing  good."  <*  Tell  me,"  cried  the  elated  Di- 
vine, "  of  an  heathen  or  infidel  people  who  have  established  hos- 
pitals, alms  houses  and  colleges  ?  I  challenge  you  to  do  it.  You 
can't  do  it."  For  the  moment  Ingersoll  seemed  nonplussed,  for 
probably  the  first  time  in  his  life.  The  situation  was  an  awkward 
one,  for  his  own  weapon  seemed  to  be  fairly  turned  against  him. 
But  his  embarrassment  was  soon  relieved.  Wong  Chin  Foo,  an 
educated  Chinaman,  happened  to  be  in  New  York,  and  promptly 
gave  such  an  account  of  the  numerous  charities  of  the  "  heathen 
Chinee  "  in  his  native  land  as  to  fairly  astonish  all  who  read  his 
really  remarkable  contribution  to  the  discussion. .  We  would 
gladly  reprint  the  whole  of  it  if  we  had  the  space  to  spare.  "  Born 
and  reared  a  heathen,"  said  he,  ,iand  having  lived  many  years 
among  the  Christians,  I  know  something  of  the  ways  and  life  of 
each."  He  went  on  to  say:  "I  know  the  Christians,  although 
they  preach  the  doctrine  of  love  and  charity,  are  not  as  charitable 
and  as  kind-hearted  as  are  the  heathens  of  China."  He  then  de- 
monstrated the  truth  of  his  position  by  enumerating  facts  as  to 
the  internal  economy  of  the  Chinese  Empire  that  make  fresh 
reading  in  this  country.  He  tells  how  every  family  is  a  benevo- 
lent one  and  provides  for  the  wants  of  its  poor.  He  says  that 
families  fairly  well-to-do  put  tanks  of  hot  tea  on  the  sidewalks 
for  the  use  of  the  poor,  and  that  there  are  no  tickets  or  red  tape 
about  the  business,  but  tbat  all  comers  are  welcome.  He  says 
that  in  the  winter  months  rich  families  supply  clothes  and  food 
to  all  who  apply,  and  their  generosity  is  not  abused.  Ninety  per 
cent,  of  the  rich  houses  in  China  are,  he  says, "  miniature  benevo- 
lent institutions."  His  strong  array  of  facts  answered  Dr.  Peters, 
and  helped  the  learned  Ingersoll  over  an  awkward  stile. 


THE    CAMPAIGN     OF    NOVEMBER     NEXT 

THi:  campaign  of  '93  begin*  to  take  pretty  definite  ibapa. 
Things  are  turning  out  very  much  a*  tin-  NSWI  LlTTII  pre 
dieted  they  would  nearly  a  year  ago.  ••  The  right  tin,-  Lit.  r 
from  Mr.  Maine  has  made  it*  Appearance,  and.  of  OOQIM,  bll 
name  i*  not  to  he  presented  at  Chloago.  Political  management 
that  onghl  to  im  v.-  deceived  nobody,  baa  already  practically  given 
the  nomination  to  Harrison,  without  the  possibility  of  serious 
opposition.  The  Republican  candidate  and  platform  are  In  no 
manner  of  doubt.  The  maintenance  of  the  present  silver  law  and 
tariff  will  he "  good  enough  Morgans  "for  Harrison,  and  will 
constitute  the  burden  of  the  campaign  song;  all  other  issues  will 
be  little  ones  that  will  be  pressed  or  suppressed,  accord- 
ing to  locality,  and  will  be  intended  only  as  so  much 
molasses  with  which  to  catch  Mies.  No  parly  ever  before 
entered  a  campaign  with  so  little  preliminary  contest  and 
friction.  Is  it  a  good  sign  ?  Opposition  is  the  soul  of 
politics,  as  in  some  countries  it  is  said  to  be  of  trade.  It  begets 
interest  and  action,  brings  out  speakers  and  voters,  and  sets  the 
toms  beating  like  mad.  A  political  sea  that  is  too  calm  is  un- 
certain at  best,  and  may  have  a  treacherous  under-current  in  it. 
Perhaps  the  best  that  can  be  said  for  the  Democrats  is  that  they 
are  not  going  to  be  subjected  to  any  such  danger.  With  them 
there  is  to  be  a  raging  storm  the  results  of  which  it  is  very  diffi- 
cult to  foresee.  If  in  New  York  they  could  have  agreed  to  accept 
the  obvious  situation,  the  Presidency  would  have  been  theirs, 
without  much  doubt,  as  we  believe.  A  stable  currency,  and  a 
reformed  tariff  with  free  raw  material,  and  Cleveland  as  the  tried 
exponent  of  honest,  clean  and  economical  government,  would 
carry  not  only  New  York,  but  New  England  also.  The  elections 
of  last  year  made  the  road  on  which  they  could  win  as  plain  as 
the  road  to  market.  But,  with  their  usual  aptitude  for  mistake- 
making,  they  are  now  away  off  the  track,  both  in  regard  to  prin- 
ciples and  men.  New  York  will  be  for  an  impossible  candidate, 
and  he  will  be  for  an  impossible  principle.  David  B.  Hill  is  a 
power  in  the  ward  politics  of  New  York,  but  a  pigmy  in  the 
matter  of  influencing  the  sober  second-thought  of  the  country. 
He  is  for  free  and  unlimited  coinage  of  silver,  because  he  believes 
he  can  carry  New  York  anyhow,  and  tbat  with  a  free  coinage 
plank  he  could  capture  the  silver  States.  It  is  a  vain  policy. 
We  have  never  yet  seen  a  man  elected  to  the  Presidency  who 
aroused  the  well-founded  and  bitter  antagonism  of  the  conserva- 
tive interests  of  the  country,  and  believe  we  never  shall.  If  Hill 
is  nominated  he  will  lose.  If  Cleveland  succeeds  at  St.  Paul, 
Hill  will,  in  '92,  as  he  did  in  '88,  trade  off  New  York  against  him, 
and  that,  of  course,  means  national  defeat  for  the  party.  A 
third,  or  compromise  candidate,  strong  e\io*rgh  to  win  does  not 
appear  in  sight. 

THE    MECHANICS'    INSTITUTE. 


THE  annual  election  for  seven  trustees  of  the  Mechanics'  Insti- 
tute, to  serve  two  years,  will  be  held  at  the  Institute  nest 
Tuesday,  the  polls  remaining  open  from  12  m.  to  6  p.  M.,and  from 
7  to  9  p.  m.  There  are  two  tickets  in  the  field — the  regu- 
lar and  the  opposition  ticket;  the  adherents  of  each  are 
using  their  best  endeavors  to  elect  their  men,  and  the  re- 
sult will  be  a  very  warm  contest.  The  nominating  committee 
nominated  A.  S.  Hallidie,  D.  A.  Macdonald,  A.  W.  Stott,  George 
Cumming,  Marsden  Manson,  Charles  A.  Malm,  and  Ferdinand 
Pormhals.  The  opposition  has  also  nominated  seven  men,  headed 
by  Irwin  C.  Stump,  R.  P.  Hammond  and  David  Bush.  The  hold- 
over trustees  are  Frank  Dalton,  M.  A.  Dorn,  George  E.  Dow,  S. 
J.  Hendy,  Oscar  Lewis,  Andrew  Wilkie  and  George  Duffey. 
The  nominating  committee  has  issued  a  circular,  stating  that  its 
choice  of  nominees  was  influenced  by  the  wishes  of  the  members 
desirous  of  advancing  the  usefulness  of  the  Institute  in 
its  legitimate  operations  as  an  educator  in  mechanics, 
science,  literature  and  arts.  It  advocates  better  accommo- 
dations, public  lectures,  technical  schools  and  good  instructors.  ■ 
The  opposition's  platform  is  embraced  in  the  words  "  reform  and 
progress."  While  the  News  Letter  does  not  advocate  either 
ticket,  we  desire  to  call  the  attention  of  the  thirty-seven  hundred 
members  of  the  Institute  to  the  fact  that  for  years  past  it  has  not 
fulfilled  the  intentions  of  its  founders,  nor  satisfied  the  people 
whose  money  and  endeavors  have  made  the  Institute  to-day  an 
immensely  wealthy  corporation.  The  Mechanics'  Fair,  held  an- 
nually, has  become  a  by-word.  Business  men  do  not  care  for  its 
medals,  diplomas  or  certificates,  for  they  represent  nothing.  The 
fairs,  for  two  decades,  have  been  going  from  bad  to  worse.  Over 
thirty  years  ago  the  News  Letter  criticized  the  Institute  for  the 
lax  manner  of  its  administration,  and  again  we  make  the  same 
criticism.  The  Institute  is  now  worth  over  a  million  dollars,  but 
it  is  not  a  real  estate  agency,  nor  a  district  boomer.  It  should  be 
what  it  was  intended — an  institute  tor  the  intellectual  benefit  of  the 
people.  If  proper  attention  were  given  to  its  legitimate  aims,  its 
taxes  would  not  become  delinquent.  It  behooves  all  the  members 
of  the  Institute  to  personally  ascertain  the  intentions  of  each  indi- 
vidual candidate  for  office,  and  vote  for  the  best  men.  It  is  not  a 
question  of  party  or  politics;  select  the  best  men — men  who  are 
honest,  able,  progressive  and  without  ends  to  serve,  and  the 
Institute  will  then  be  made  to  fill  its  purpose. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  20,  1892. 


A  RUSSIAN  RELIEF  FUND. 

THOUSANDS  of  the  peasantry  of  Russia  have  starved  to  death 
daring  the  present  winter;  without  food,  without  money  and 
without  friends,  they  have  ended  their  miserable  lives  in  a  most 
pitiable  manner.  Hundreds  of  thousands  of  others,  gaunt,  hope- 
less and  starving,  are  now  praying  for  Azriel  to  cast  his  shadow 
full  upon  them.  Millions  are  crying  for  bread,  and  the  wail  of 
the  hungry  has  been  heard  throughout  the  world,  with  the  result 
that  during  a  few  months  past  money  and  provisions  have  been 
sent  to  the  stricken  districts  from  all  sections  of  civilization. 
Now  it  comes  the  turn  of  Californians  to  aid  their  fellow  men. 
Through  the  instrumentality  of  F.  W.  Ludovici,  Vice-President 
of  the  Matthias  Gray  Company  of  this  city,  a  San  Francisco  Rus- 
sian Relief  fund  has  been  established.  The  Nevada  Bank  is  its 
treasurer,  and  will  send  to  Europe  all  moneys  received  for  the 
benefit  of  the  suffering  Russians.  Circulars  have  been  sent 
throughout  the  city,  calling  attention  to  the  objects  of  the  fund 
and  asking  contributions,     The  circulars  are  as  follows: 

SAN    FRANCISCO    RUSSIAN    RELIEF   FUND,    (Nevada.    Bank   of   San 
Francisco,  Treasurer). 
Steinway  Hall,  206  and  208  Post  street, 

San  Francisco,  February  15, 1S92. 

Dear  Sir — Every  newspaper  reader  is  aware  of  the  extreme  destitution 
and  suffering  at  present  existing  iu  Russia;  that  millions  of  human  beings 
are  actually  dying,  unable  to  obtain  the  bare  necessities  of  life.  Living, 
as  we  do,  under  conditions  of  prosperity  and  plenty,  it  is  difficult  to  con- 
ceive what  actual  starvation  means. 

Madame  Olga  Novikoff,  a  Russian  lady  of  high  distinr-tion  and  marked 
philanthropy,  is  at  present  striving,  in  conjunction  with  many  others,  to 
ameliorate  the  position  of  her  countrymen.  While  using  every  endeavor 
to  raise  the  necessary  funds  at  home,  she  appeals  to  the  world  at  large  to 
contribute  towards  the  relief  of  this  terrible  calamity. 

Mr.  F.  W.  Ludovici,  Vice-President  of  the  Matthias  Gray  Co.,  20fi  Post 
street,  personally  known  to  Madame  Novikoff,  has  been  requested  to  pre- 
sent such  an  appeal  to  the  citizens  of  San  Francisco,  from  whom  actual 
distress  has  never  yet  turned  away  unassisted. 

The  East  hasalready  showu  its  fi'eliags  in  the  matter,  the  press  of  this 
city  has  kindly  and  freely  offered  its  hearty  co-operation,  and  it  is  to  be 
hoped  that  San  Franciscans  will  not  prove  deaf  to  the  mournful  cry  from 
millions  of  freezing  and  starving  souls. 

In  addition  to  the  grounds  of  eommou  humanity,  it  should  be  remem- 
bered that  Russia  has  always  displayed  the  greatest  national  friendliness 
towards  the  United  State*. 

Contributors  are  assured  that  their  money  will  be  distributed  directly  to 
the  sufferers,  Madame  Novikoffs  husband  and  sou  being  on  the  ground 
supervising  the  good  work. 

The  Matthias  Gray  Co  , '206  Post  street,  is  prepared  to  receive  subscrip- 
tions, which  will  be  cabled  weekly  to  Madame  Novikoffs  agent  iu  London, 
by  the  Nevada  Bank  of  San  Fraucisco,  which  is  acting  as  treasurer  for  the 
fund,  and  to  whom  collections  will  be  turned  in  daiy.  All  contributions, 
however  modest,  will  be  acknowledged  through  the  daily  press. 

(8igned)      Matthias  Gray  Co,  F.  W.  Ludovui,  Vice-President. 

This  call  for  aid  should  receive  a  hearty  response,  for  the  cause 
is  that  of  suffering  humanity. 


TWO    FAMOUS    WORKS    OF    ART. 

New  Artotype  Series.— Plate  119. 

WE  resume  our  series  of  artotypes  this  week  by  the  presenta- 
tion with  this  issue  of  the  News  Letter  of  artotypes  of  two 
of  the  most  exquisite  works  of  art  ever  seen  upon  the  Pacific 
Coast — "  The  Connoisseur  "  and  »•  The  Village  Doctor."  They  are 
from  the  magnificent  collection  of  S.  &  G.  Gump,  by  whom  they 
are  highly  prized.  "The  Connoisseur"  is  from  the  magic  brush 
of  Alexander  A.  Lesrel,  of  Paris.  It  was  secured  in  his  atelier  by 
Mr.  Gump,  who,  in  obtaining  the  canvas,  justly  considered  he  had 
made  a  signal  stroke  for  California,  for  be  it  known  that  M.  Les- 
rel's  canvases  are  most  difficult  to  obtain.  He  is  under  contract 
to  send  all  his  pictures  to  Arthur  Tooth,  of  London,  the  famous 
dealer  in  works  of  art,  whose  house  is  the  largest  in  Europe.  This 
work  is  a  masterpiece,  and  will  bear  favorable  comparison  with 
any  of  the  different  canvases  of  Meissonier  it  has  been  our  pleas- 
ure to  see.  The  drawing  is  perfect,  the  coloring  magnificent,  and 
the  figures  are  full  n(  life.  A  written  description  necessarily  fails 
to  do  justice  to  such  a  perfect  work  "of  art;  it  must  be  seen  to  be 
thoroughly  appreciated.  «  The  Village  Doctor  "  is  by  Luigi  Bian- 
chi,  the  famous  Milanese,  who  is  known  as  one  of  the  leaders  in 
the  Italian  School.  This  picture  was  exhibited  at  the  Brera,  Milan, 
in  1891,  where  it  gained  high  praise  from  the  critics.  It  is  filled 
with  a  sympathetic  quality,  which  at  once  appeals  to  all  who  see 
the  canvas.  The  doctor  on  his  rounds  stops  at  the  cottage  door 
to  toy  with  the  teething  baby,  puling  in  its  mother's  arms;  the 
grandmother  and  the  little  girl  look  with  expressions  of  mingled 
amusement  and  awe  at  the  man  of  knowledge;  the  boy,  with  true 
boyish  instinct,  examines  the  hack  attentively;  in  the  back- 
ground are  the  two  gossips.  It  is  a  touch  of  nature  which  makes 
the  world  akin.  The  paintings  are  magnificent  works  of  art  which 
should  be  seen  by  every  lover  of  art  in  the  city. 


THE   insanity  of  Guy  de  Maupassant,  the  brilliant  fin  de  siecle 
French  novelist,  though  it  may  be  but  temporary,  illustrates 
the  saying  of  Dryden: 

Great  wits  are  sure  to  madness  near  allied, 
And  thin  partitions  do  their  bounds  divide. 
De  Maupassant  excelled  in   the  portraiture  of  abnormal   psycho- 
logical phenomena,  and    it    may  be    that  his    studies  produced  a 
reflex  action,  which  resulted  in  his  own  insanity. 


A    COMPLETE    ART    EMPORIUM. 


THE  magnificent  establishment  of  Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co.,  at  741- 
745  Market  street,  opposite  Grant  avenue,  has  been  crowded 
throughout  the  week  by  the  admirers  of  the  beautiful  in  art,  for  the 
fame  of  this  unrivaled  store  has  gone  abroad,  and  thousands,  ani- 
mated by  a  desire  to  personally  indulge  their  aesthetic  tastes,  have 
wandered  through  its  many  departments  since  its  opening.  Without 
question,  it  is  the  most,  completely  fitted  store  in  the  world  in  its  line 
of  business.  Nowhere  else  can  customers  be  served  with  such  satis- 
faction and  despatch,  the  long  experience  of  the  proprietors  having 
been  brought  to  bear  particularly  upon  the  fulfilling  of  all  the  desires 
of  their  patrons.  Nowhere  else  in  the  city  can  such  a  complete  or 
excellent  stock  of  artist's  materials  be  found  as  that  which  is  stored 
in  the  retail  department,  on  the  west  side  of  the  first  floor.  There, 
in  various  compartments,  in  long  chests  of  drawers,  are  placed 
brushes  of  all  descriptions,  colors,  paper  and  the  various  other  re- 
quirements of  the  delineators  of  nature.  Palettes,  crayons,  charcoals, 
sketching  outfits,  artists'  studies,  oils,  varnishes,  ceramic  outfits, 
works  on  art,  and  all  the  other  necessities  of  a  well-furnished  studio, 
are  arranged  attractively.  Upon  the  long  galleries  on  both  sides  of 
the  main  floor  is  the  extensive  wholesale  stock  of  artists'  supplies. 
The  east  side  of  the  first  floor  is  devoted  to  leather  goods,  cabinet 
frames,  stationery  and  small  articles  of  vertu.  The  center  counters 
also  have  a  very  attractive  stock  of  these  goods.  In  the  rear  half 
of  this  floor,  on  the  east  side,  is  the  brass  goods  department,  where 
everything  in  the  line  of  artistic  brass  decorations,  from  a  photograph 
frame  to  an  ornate  railing,  may  be  had.  On  the  west  side  of  the  rear 
half  is  the  picture-framing  department.  Though  the  main  floor  pre- 
sents attractive  features  at  everv  point,  those  who  are  mainly  inter- 
ested in  works  of  art  will  take  great  enjoyment  on  the  second  floor, 
in  the  front  half  of  which  is  the  handsome  gallery  for  water  colors,  en- 
gravings, photogravures,  facsimiles  and  other  beautiful  creations. 
The  oil  painting  gallery,  which  will  be  the  best  in  the  State,  is  now 
being  fitted  up  in  a  luxurious  manner.  The  pictures  to  be  there  ex- 
hibited will  be  among  the  finest  ever  seen  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  On 
this  floor,  also,  are  the  gold  mirrors,  the  handsome  easels,  an  exten- 
sive collection  of  brackets  and  wall  pockets,  cheval  mirrors,  the  tissue 
paper  department  and  table  ornaments.  Though  in  its  new  quarters 
only  a  week,  the  firm  is  doing  a  rushing  business,  everyone  appre- 
ciating its  great  enterprise  and  its  endeavors  in  behalf  of  the  art-lov- 
ing public.  , 

JAY  GOULD  declares  that  he  will  move  heaven  and  earth,  if 
necessary,  to  cause  the  dismissal  of  J.  C.  Stubbs  from  the 
service  of  the  Southern  Pacific  Company.  Gould  says  that  what 
is  sauce  for  the  goose  is  sauce  for  the  gander.  He  was  compelled 
by  the  Western  Traffic  Association  to  dismiss  J.  S.  Leeds,  his 
freight  traffic  manager,  because  he  cut  rates,  and  now  that  he 
thinks  he  has  caught  Stubbs  rate-cutting  he  insists  upon  his  re- 
moval. W.  A.  Bissell,  of  the  Santa  Fe,  will  also  have  to  go,  if 
Gould  has  his  way,  as  he  is  equally  responsible  with  Mr.  Stubbs 
for  the  particular  act  complained  of  by  the  great  railway  king. 
Messrs.  Stubbs  and  Bissell  have  been  represented  by  the  news- 
papers as  trembling  in  their  shoes,  in  fear  of  the  wrath  of  the 
great  one  who  makes  and  breaks  things  in  railroad  combinations. 
These  gentlemen  tell  me,  however,  that  they  have  not  the  slight- 
est fear  of  the  consequences  of  their  act,  and  that  it  was  not  rate- 
cutting  at  all.  They  merely  made  a  rate  on  one  hundred  carloads 
of  sugar  to  Chicago,  where  no  sugar  rate  existed.  Gould's  road 
did  not  get  the  business,  wherefore  the  great  howl  from  Gould. 


THIS  wet  weather  plays  the  deuce  with  shoe  leather.  There- 
fore it  behooves  those  who  are  anxious  to  keep  in  perfect 
health  to  wear  overshoes  when  paddling  about  in  the  mud.  Now, 
a  commission  merchant,  whose  place  of  business  is  not  far  from 
Clay  and  Sansome  streets,  was  detained  one  damp  night  this 
week  at  his  office,  beyond  his  usual  hour  of  retiring.  He  had 
taken  bis  overshoes  with  him,  so  his  good  wife  did  not  feel  at  all 
uneasy  about  his  health.  But  when  the  honest  merchant  hung 
his  overcoat  in  the  hall,  and  Madam  rushed  to  hand  it  to  the 
servant  to  be  taken  out  and  dried,  there  was  trouble — oh,  yes, 
trouble  of  the  worst  kind.  For,  nestled  away  in  one  of  the 
deepest  pockets,  she  discovered  a  tiny,  daisy,  neat  pair  of  lady's 
overshoes.  She  has  got  them  yet;  she  will  never  part  with  them, 
and  the  fires  burn  low  now  upon  the  domestic  hearth. 


A  Remarkable  Woman. 


The  late  Mine.  Pommery  was  in  every  respect  a  most  remarka- 
ble woman.  Upon  the  death  of  her  husband  she  assumed  the 
entire  management  of  her  vast  interests,  and  it  has  been  her  life's 
ambition  to  make  the  wiue  bearing  her  name  the  wine  of  the  real 
aristocracy.  Of  course  the  partiality  shown  by  the  Prince  of  Wales 
to  Pommery  tended  much  to  render  her  efforts  in  this  direction  suc- 
cessful. How  well  she  has  succeeded  is  apparent  to  all.  Her  dis- 
cerning judgment  in  appointing  the  right  man  to  the  right  place  was 
one  of  the  most  striking  traits  of  her  character.  Confident  that  Pom- 
mery could  rely  upon  its  own  merits,  none  but  the  legitimate  channels 
were  used  in  placing  it  before  the  public.  The  firm  of  Veuve  Pom- 
mery Fils  &  Co.  now  consists  of  the  following  members:  Louis  Pom- 
mery. Henry  Vasnier,  the  experienced  directeur,  and  the  Comtesse 
de  Polignac. 

A  CongVi,  Cold  or  Sore  lliroat  should  not  be  neglected.  Brown's 
Bronchiai,  Troches  are  a  simple  remedy,  and  give  prompt  relief.  Price 
25  cts  a  box. 


One  of  the  best  and  most  popular  hat  stores  in  San  Francisco  is 
White's  Hat  Emporium,  at  614  Commercial  street. 


20,  1892 


BAN   FUAVisi  0   NEWS  I  BTTER, 


LATEST     r&NNI8    NEWS- 

THK  olAfslfleallon  of  player*  entering  for  the  tournament  Riven 
at  the  California  Club  t*  useful,  for  we  now  have  four  classes. 
and  the  end  of  tbfs  season  will  demonitTfttt  clearly  who  are  to 
rise  and  who  are  to  fall.     In  the  Bmi  elan  we  Bod  twelve  players 

ne  W\  M    Taylor.  Jr.  who  holds  the  championship  of  the 
Yates.    Hubbard.   T«>  B    Hoff- 

man, McUavin,  Wilberforce.   A.  Taylor,  Vernon  Gray,  H.  Height 

and  KilearifT  In  the  second  there  are  twenty,  in  the  third  twen- 
ty, and.  so  far.  in  the  fourth,  fifteen,  Handsome  silver  prizes  will 
be  awarded  to  the  winnerof  each  class,  and  then  the  four  winners 
will  be  handicapped  by  the  committee  and  will  play  for  a  hand- 
some goblet.  W.  H.  Taylor.  Jr..  has  accepted  the  position  of 
referee,  and  ofesars.  0.  Hoffman.  Wilherforce  and  Davis  are  the 
tournament  committee.  Play  will  commence  to  day  and  will  be 
continued  to-morrow,  and  the  finals  will  probably  be  played 
Monday  afternoon. 

It  has  been  quite  a  matter  for  consideration  and  discussion, 
now  that  the  league  games  are  over,  whether  it  would  be  advis- 
able to  get  up  another  league.  Whether  the  league-interested 
lovers  of  tennis  improved  the  play  of  the  members,  and  whether 
it  was  such  a  good  U.ing,  after  all.  It  is  true  that  there  was  con- 
siderable interest  displayed,  but  query  says,  would  there  not  be 
the  same  interest  if  two  good  teams  played  an  exhibition  game  ? 
The  honor  of  each  club  would  be  at  stake,  and  there  would  prob- 
ably be  a  good  deal  of  yelling  and  applause,  which  people  now- 
adays call  interest.  It  is  not  absolutely  necessary  to  have  a 
league  to  increase  interest.  Then  as  to  practice.  Did  this  league 
improve  members  in  general  in  their  practice  ?  We  say  emphat- 
ically, no.  Save  those  who  were  directly  interested  in  the  game, 
and  on  whose  heads  rested  either  the  honor  or  blame,  no  one  gave 
the  matter  much  thought,  and  even  on  the  day  when  Taylor  and 
Tobin  were  playing  Bates  and  Neel,  the  Pacific  Field  Sports  was 
sarcastic  enough  in  its  remarks,  on  some  players  who  were  »  im- 
proving the  golden  hour  "  by  practice,  instead  of  watching  the 
match.  In  our  opinion,  they  learned  more  in  their  own  game 
than  they  could  have  by  watching  the  match.  The  league,  with- 
out doubt,  improved  the  few  favored  ones  who  were  called  upon 
to  represent  their  clubs,  but  to  the  masses  it  gave  nothing  but 
jealousy  and  ill-feeling;  jealousy  because  they  were  not  thought 
good  enough  to  play,  and  ill-feeling  with  the  members  of  rival 
clubs,  who  were  too  excited  to  restrain  their  feelings.  Of  course, 
it  must  be  highly  satisfactory  to  the  members  of  the  California 
Club  to  think  that  practice  enabled  their  players  to  carry  every- 
thing before  them,  but  while  it  is  satisfying  to  show  them  what 
practice  did  for  Taylor  and  Tobin,  yet  it  must  be  unsatisfactory 
to  them  that  they  have  had  to  remain  "  in  statu  quo." 

Arch.  Jennings  writes  a  very  able  article  in  the  Field  Sports,  but 
there  is  one  point  in  which  we  differ  with  him.  That  is  that 
Bates  and  Neel  put  up  a  game  with  which  Taylor  and  Tobin 
were  unfamiliar.  We,  with  all  due  deference  to  "the  pony  team," 
will  say  that  whereas  they  were  in  splendid  practice,  and  thorough- 
ly cognizant  with  each  other's  game,  Taylor  and  Tobin  had 
hardly  practiced  at  all,  and  it  is  only  this  that  caused  the  close- 
ness of  the  match.  It  is  an  undisputable  fact  that  the  California 
team  were  careless  in  the  beginning,  and 
were  beaten  stroke  after  stroke  by  non- 
practice;  but  this  was  overcome  by  the  de- 
lay in  finishing  the  match,  giving  them 
time  to  get  together  and  practice.  We  hold 
that  if  they  played  together  as  much  as  the 
East  Oaklanders,  that  no  team  work  on 
the  part  of  any  pair  could  beat  them. 

The  East  Oakland  Club  will  give  a  class 
tournament  on  Washington's  Birthday. 
This  tournament  is  also  open  to  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Lakeside  Club. 


THE    SUICIDES    PRAYER. 


The  mill  fell  In  torrents,   unheeded   by  OHS 

Wh..  long  sinc<*  had  bidden  farewell   to  (Ire  sun. 

With  nteps  sad  end  weary,  with  b.nd  lowly  bowed, 
"-■  sough  1  1  v  the  dark  beach  a  watery  shroud. 

!«0  sea!  "  ran  his  thoughts,  ■<  ever  rpslless,  ne'er  Still, 
obedient  to  Him   Who  thy  DOOrsc  •▼«   guides — 
Say,  nrt  thou  n  refuge  for  minds  that  nre  ill. 
Whose  bodies  thy  bosom  eternally  bides? 

"And  dost  thou  in  mercy  the  spirit  benumb  (heat? 

When  the  heart's  throbbing  pulse  has  at  last  ceased  to 
And  dost  thou  give  rest  to  Ihe  soul  that    has  come 

Until  the  la«t  day  at  the  <ireat  Judgment  Beat? 

"  The  last  hope  has  vanished.      My  life's  course  to-day 
Will   finish  for  aye  in  thy  cold  glassy  wave. 
To-morrow  perhaps  my  inanimate  clay 

Thou'llt  restore,  to  be  given  a  suicide's  grave. 

"  Nay,  rather,  great  ocean,  whose  wave  lifts  on  high, 

Storm-beaten,  wind-driven,  its   fleecy  white  crest, 
Let  me  find  in  thee  what  this  earth  doth  deny, 

Repose  from  the  storm  of  life — rest,  let  me  rest." 
San  Francisco,  February  20,  1892.  E.  E.  Marks. 


WARNER'S     STORY. 


CHARLES  DUDLEY  WARNER  recently  told  the  following 
story  at  the  AldineClnb,  New  York  :  ••  There  was  once  a  robber 
in  Cairo  who  fell  from  the  second  storey  of  a  house  he  was  trying 
to  enter,  and  broke  his  leg  He  went  to  the  Cadi  and  complained. 
The  man's  window  was  badiy  made,  and  he  wanted  justice.  The 
Cadi  said  that  was  reasonable,  and  he  summoned  the  owner  of 
the  house.  The  owner  confessed  that  the  bouse  was  poorly 
built,  but  claimed  that  the  carpenter  was  to  blame,  and  not  he. 
This  struck  the  Cadi  as  sound  logic,  and  he  sent  for  the  carpenter. 
1  The  charge  is,  alas,  too  true,'  said  the  carpenter,  *  but  the 
masonry  was  at  fault,  and  I  couldn't  fit  a  good  window.'  So  the 
Cadi,  impressed  with  the  reasonableness  of  the  argument,  sent  for 
the  mason.  The  mason  pleaded  guilty,  but  explained  that  a 
pretty  girl  in  a  blue  gown  had  passed  the  building  while  he  was 
at  work,  and  that  his  attention  had  been  diverted  from  his  duty. 
The  Cadi  thereupon  demanded  that  the  girl  be  brought  before 
him.  •  It  is  true,'  she  said,  *  that  I  am  pretty,  but  it's  no  fault  of 
mine.  If  my  gown  attracted  the  mason,  the  dyer  should  be 
punished,  and  not  I.'  'Quite  true,' said  the  Cadi,  'send  for  the 
dyer.'  The  dyer  was  brought  to  the  bar  and  pleaded  guilty. 
That  settled  it.  The  Cadi  told  the  robber  to  take  theguilty  wretch  to 
his  house  and  hang  him  from  the  door-sill,  and  the  populace  rejoiced 
that  justice  had  been  done.  But  pretty  soon  the  crowd  returned 
to  the  Cadi's  house,  complaining  that  the  dyer  was  too  long  to 
be  properly  hanged  from  his  door-sill.  <  Oh,  well,'  said  the  Cadi, 
who  by  that  time  was  suffering  with  ennui,  <  go  find  a  short  dyer 
and  hang  him.     Justice  shall  prevail.'  " 


THERE  are  probably  not  more  than  half 
a  dozen  who  know  that  the  sister  of 
Fred.  R.  Leyland,  the  great  English  steam- 
ship owner,  whose  magnificent  art  collec- 
tion has  been  the  cause  of  much  comment 
in  the  Eastern  press  of  late,  is  a  resident  of 
California.  She  is  now  Mrs.  Leyland-Gilli- 
brand,  and  lives  with  her  husband  and 
family  on  the  Simi  rancho,  in  Southern  Cal- 
ifornia, where  they  are  "lords  of  the  man- 
or." She  is  without  doubt  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  women  in  the  State,  but  she  is 
seen  little  in  society,  for  she  prefers  the  sur- 
roundings and  influences  of  her  mountain 
home. 


FIRST  ROM  AN— You  did  to-day  hear 
Marcus  Antonius  ask  us  to  lend  him  our 
ears.  I  comprehend  not  his  meaning.  Doth 
thou,  Marcellus?  Second  Roman — Perhaps 
he  wanted  our  ears  for  the  gold  rings  that 
are  in  them.  — Jewelers*  Circular. 


Why  Dr.  Price's  Baking  Powder  is 
Superior  to  all  others. 


No  great  efforts  are  made  by  other  manufacturers 
to  procure  and  use  pure  materials. 

It  is  true  that  one  other  company  has  the  facilities, 
but  its  greed  and  cupidity  induced  it  in  an  evil  hour  to  use 
ammonia,  in  order  to  swell  its  profits.  Hence  the  Price 
Baking  Powder  Company  stands  alone  in  its  fight  for  a  pure 
baking  powder. 

No  other  article  of  human  food  receives  greater  care 
in  its  production,  or  has  attained  higher  perfection.  Dr. 
Price's  Cream  is  surely  a  perfect  baking  powder.  Free  from 
every  taint  of  impurity.  No  other  article  used  in  the 
kitchen  has  so  many  steadfast  friends  among  the  house- 
wives of  America. 


SAN  PKANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  20,  1892. 


[^Si/l^l^KD 


"  We    Obey    no    Wand    but    Pleasure's." — Tom  .tfoore 

IN  She  Stoops  to  Conquer  Mr.  Stuart  Robson  and  his  company  have 
set  themselves  as  figures  in  an  intaglio,  clear-cut,  incisive,  and 
reminiscent  of  a  by-gone  day.  The  breath  of  the  meadow  and 
scent  of  the  hawthorn  hedge,  the  simplicity  of  home,  mingled 
with  a  lavish  manorial  hospitality,  form  an  artistic  atmosphere 
about  the  players,  which  at  the  rising  of  the  curtain  overflows  and 
wafts  the  audience  back:  to  the  days  when  "  Goldy_"  and  his 
brilliant  compeers  lived  their  erratic  lives  and  glorified  their  epoch 
into  an  immortality,  which  all  its  "bucks"  and  "  fine  ladies  " 
could  never  have  achieved  for  it.  Even  in  the  affectations  and  as- 
pirations of  the  would-be  town  lady,  Mrs.  Hardcastle,  there  is  a 
suggestion  of  the  delightful  essence  which  flavors  the  comedy, 
and  into  which  the  gay  dash  and  easy,  good-humored  insolence 
of  the  two  young  men  of  fashion  from  town  enters  as  a  sort  of 
sauce  piquante ;  while  the  loutishness  of  Tony  Lumpkin,  heir  to 
broad  lands  and  rich  holdings,  accentuates  the  spirit  of  an  epoch 
when  "Town-bred  and  Country-bred"  indicated  existences  as 
diverse  as  if  on  different  planets,  and  when  "the  wits"  were  a 
distinct  coterie,  feared  and  courted  by  the  fine  ladies  and  gentle- 
men of  a  "  society  "  which  they  at  once  mingled  in  and  satirized. 
It  is  a  fad  of  the  hour  to  revive  the  rococo;  but  when  a  modern 
audience  can  sit  through  and  thoroughly  enjoy,  when  a  modern 
public  crowd  to  see  and  to  hear,  a  complete  yet  unsensational 
comedy  like  this  of  Goldsmith's,  it  is  no  fad,  but  a  reassuring 
proof  that  wit  is' of  no  era,  and  its  appreciators  are  of  all  time. 
The  polished  satire  of  She  Stoops  to  Conquer,  almost  stilted  as  it 
may  seem  at  times,  is  a  needed  educator  to  the  taste  formed  by 
the  sensational  drama  of  the  day,  and  a  not  unneeded  reminder 
to  those  whose  predilections  have  taken  a  wider  range. 

The  audience  which  greeted  Stuart  Robson  at  the  Baldwin  Mon- 
day night  was  worthy  of  the  play  and  its  production.  On  en- 
tering the  theatre  the  ranks  and  rows  of  well-dressed  men  and 
women,  the  brilliantly-filled  boxes,  the  softened  lights  and  the 
heavily-perfumed  air  gave  the  habitual  theatre-goer  an  unwonted 
sensation  of  gratification  and  expectancy,  and  when  the  curtain 
rose  on  a  stage  and  people  apparently  just  brought  out  of  some 
old  engraving,  the  whole  presented  a  scene  of  refined  attractive- 
ness which  has  seldom  been  equaled  in  a  San  Francisco  theatre. 
The  cunning  hand  of  our  old  local  scene-painting  favorite,  Wm. 
Voegtlin,  has  done  its  utmost  to  create  a  fitting  framework  and 
background  for  the  picturesque  figures  which  form  no  small  ad- 
junct to  this  almost  perfect  production  of  a  perfect  comedy. 

The  acting  of  the  comedy  was  in  all  the  parts  good,  and  in  many 
most  admirable.  As  Tony  Lumpkin  Mr.  Robson  brings  out  all  the 
mischief  and  roughness  which  Goldsmith  put  into  the  character, 
but  never  overacts  a  point  to  raise  a  laugh.  The  measured  reci- 
tative in  speech  which  was  so  effective  in  the  dude  of  The  Hen- 
rietta, may  be  a  Robsonian  mannerism,  for  it  is  heard  still  in  the 
awkward  utterances  of  Tony ;  but  Mr.  Robson  seems,  somehow, 
to  "  wear  it  with  a  difference,"  and  it  fits  its  new  character  with 
equal  appropriateness.  Mrs.  Robson  carried  off  with  grace  and 
spirit  the  part  of  the  lively  but  warm-hearted  rural  beauty,  Miss 
Hardcastle,  and  Miss  Busby  is  equally  happy  as  Miss  Neville. 
The  pretended  love-making  with  her  boorish  cousin  is  one  of  the 
most  amusing  features  of  the  comedy.  Mr.  Elwood  makes  a  gay 
and  gallant  young  Marlowe,  his  changes  from  bashful  timidity 
before  women  of  his  own  rank  to  a  saucy  ease  and  familiarity 
with  the  ladies  of  the  bar  and  broom,  being  particularly  well 
managed.  One  of  the  most  characteristic  personations  is  Mr. 
Hardcastle,  by  George  S.  Woodward,,  the  expression  of  his  face 
while  the  two  young  fellows  are  drinking  his  welcome-cup  and 
mistaking  him  for  a  landlord,  being  in  itself  worth  a  study.  Mrs. 
McKean  makes  a  good  Mrs.  Hardcastle,  and  the  smaller  parts  are 
all  well  taken,  the  entire  production  of  the  delightful  comedy  ac- 
centuating the  advantage  of  a  well-balanced  company  over  the 
modern  plan  of  one  star  and  a  bundle  of  *•  sticks." 
*  #  • 

James  O'Neil  has  been  playing  Monte  Cristo  these  many  years, 
yet  it  has  lost  none  of  the  fire  and  strength  which  made  it  and 
James  O'Neil  so  popular  here  on  its  first  production  by  him.  The 
company  now  at  the  Bush  with  Mr.  O'Neil  has,  for  the  most  part, 
been  with  him  so  long  that  the  piece  works  with  a  smoothness 
seldom  seen  in  a  dramatic  production.  Howard  Gould  gives  a 
remarkably  strong  and  artistic  rendering  of  Noirtier.  The  one 
week's  engagement  ends  to-morrow  night.  The  Bush  has  been 
crowded  at  every  performance. 

#  »  » 

Roland  Reed's  second  successful  week  at  the  California  was 
announced  to  close,  by  special  request,  with  three  nights  of  Lend 
Me  Your  Wife,  the  adaptation  from  the  French,  whieh  took  so 
well  during  Mr.  Reed's  last  visit  here.     It   is  a  pity  that  the  spe- 


cial request  did  not  include    The  Woman  Hater,   probably  the  best 
piece  in  his  repertory. 

#  »  • 

The  Merry  War  at  the  Tivoli  is  one  of  the  best  productions  of 
comic  opera  ever  given  in  this  city  by  any  company.  The  aug- 
mented corps  at  the  opera  house  is  able  to  present  acceptably  any 
light  opera,  and  all  are  well  cast.  The  Dutch  tulip-grower,  Groot, 
and  his  spouse,  Elsa,  have  seldom  been  better  played  than  by 
Hartman  and  Gracie  Plaisted.  The  noble  voice  of  Mr.  Ganor  is 
heard  to  advantage  in  Strauss'  musical  solos.  The  chorus  and  or- 
chestra are  excellent,  as  usual,  and  the  entire  opera  is  so  thorough- 
ly well-sung,  well-staged  and  well-acted  as  to  deserve  the  warm- 
est praise. 

*  *  » 

The  production  of  Marjolaine  at  the  Orpheum  is  creditable  to 
the  talented  company,  Miss  Evans  as  Marjolaine,  Mr.  Olmi  as  An- 
nibal,  and  Charles  H.  Drew  as  the  steward  being  the  salient  char- 
acters. 

#  »  * 

The  last  Musical  Sunday  Afternoon  at  Steinway  Hall  was  an  oc- 
casion not  soon  to  be  forgotten  by  the  music  lovers  present.  If 
one  were  to  characterize  in  fitting  words  the  excellent  programme 
and  its  admirable  rendering,  especially  the  work  of  the  string 
quartette,  it  would  be  at  the  risk  of  appearing  extravagant  to 
readers  who  were  not  there;  to  those  who  were,  words  are  need- 
less. The  feature  of  the  programme  was,  undoubtedly,  the  open- 
ing number,  Schubert's  string  quintette,  op.  163,  in  which  the 
Herrman  Brandt  quartette  was  assisted  by  Louis  von  der  Mehden, 
Jr.,  as  second  'cello.  It  was  a  magnificent  composition,  eloquently 
and  feelingly  interpreted.  Mr.  O'Sullivan  being  ill,  his  place  was 
filled  by  Mr.  Alfred  Wilkie,  who  sang  in  exquisite  voice  and  style 
Beethoven's  Adelaide.  Miss  Magda  Bugge  was  the  pianist.  Mr. 
Brandt's  violin  solo  was  one  of  the  artistic  gems  of  the  afternoon. 

*  *  * 

Tuesday  evening  saw  Metropolitan  Hall  crowded  beyond  its 
capacity  for  comfort,  with  a  brilliant  and  fashionable  audience. 
The  occasion  was  the  debut  concert  of  the  Saturday  Morning 
Orchestra,  under  Prof.  J.  H.  Rosewald's  direction.  This  club, 
which  has  been  practicing  under  Prof.  Rosewald's  training  for 
about  a  year,  consists  of  about  thirty-five  young  ladies,  daughters 
of  some  of  our  best  families,  with  Mrs.  Selden  S.  Wright,  Mrs. 
W.  J.  Younger,  and  a  few  other  society  matrons  at  its  head.  The 
ladies  play  on  almost  every  recognized  instrument,  aDd  their  per- 
formance is  marvelous  for  amateurs  in  a  field  seldom  attempted 
by  women,  and  speaks  volumes  for  their  instructor's  skill  and 
patience.  The  audience  was  highly  enthusiastic,  the  warmest 
encores  being  given  to  Mrs.  Ivy  Wandesford  Kersey  and  Miss 
May  Worth,  vocalists,  Miss  Pearl  Noble's  cornet  solo  and  J.  H. 
Rosewald's  violin  solo.  The  next  concert  of  the  Saturday  Morn- 
ing Club  will  be  looked  for  with  great  expectations. 

#  •  * 

The  difference  between  fashion  and  a  love  of  art  was  strongly 
marked  on  Wednesday  evening,  when  Metropolitan  Temple  was 
again  opened  to  music-lovers,  and  was  only  comfortably  filled. 
The  Philharmonic  Society,  under  Herr"man  Brandt,  rendered  an 
attractive  programme  in  a  style  very  nearly  approaching  realistic 
perfection.  Mr.  Brandt  is  a  natural  leader,  his  main  qualifications 
being  decision  and  precision.  He  knows  just  what  he  wishes, 
and  conveys  his  meaning  unmistakably  to  his  players.  The  con- 
sequence is  an  ensemble  almost  without  a  flaw.  Miss  May  Worth 
assisted  as  vocalist,  Mr.  Jos.  M.  Willard  as  violin  soloist,  and  Mr. 
A.  Sundland  as  accompanist.  The  closing  numbers,  an  inter- 
mezzo symphony  from  Mascagni's  Cavatleria  Rusticana,  and  the 
overture  to  The  Black  Domino,  by  Auber,  were  especially  enjoyable. 

*  *  « 

Conreid's  Opera  Company  will  appear  at  the  Bush  next  Mon- 
day night  in  Poor  Jonathan,  an  opera  not  yet  heard  here.  A  pe- 
culiarity of  this  opera  is  that  it  depends  for  success  on  the  music 
and  its  artistic  interpretation,  and  not  upon  elaborate  costuming. 
In  the  company  are  Myra  Mirella,  prima  donna;  Louise  Hilliard, 
contralto;  Fannie  D.  Hall,  soubrette;  A.  W.  F.  MacCollin  and 
Geo.  M.  Herbert,  comedians;  Maurice  Gould,  director  of  orchestra. 

•  »  * 

The  cartoon  by  Lee  Lash,  now  on  exhibition  in  the  White 
House  window,  represents  a  tableau  from  Bluff  King  Hal.  the 
new  opera  by  H.  J.  Stewart  and  Daniel  O'Connell.  The  King 
draws  his  sword  on  Leonard,  and  the  latter  is  about  to  slap  the 
royal  face.  The  opera  will  be  produced  next  Wednesday,  Feb- 
ruary 24th,  at  the  Grand  Opera  House,  and  will  be  one  of  the 
most  interesting,  as  well  as  pleasant  and  fashionable  events  of 
the  musical  season.     Following  is  the  cast: 

Phyllis Mrs.  Mary  Wiman- Williams 

Elizabeth. -  -  Mrs.  Charles  J.  Dickmau 

Dorothy  Miss  Alviua  Heuer 

Bluff  King  Hal Mr.  Joseph  D.  Redding 

Leonard .Mr.  Donald  de  V.  Graham 

Robert Mr.  Louis  Sloss,  Jr 

Ralph Mr.  Amadee  Joullin 

Bardolph Mr.  Charles  J.  Dickman 

Dickon  Mr.  E.  H  DePue 

Hugo Mr.  C.  D    O'Sullivan 

Captain  of  the  Guard Mr.  George  W.  Nagle 


fob.  20,  1892. 


BAN  rRANCI8CO  NEWS  LETTER, 


The  programme  of  last  Samr<Uj't  ••  Top"  was  that  arranged 
for  tbe  concert  of  two  weeki  previous,  which  wa*  postponed) 
owing  i"  Mr-  i  arr's  lllneas.  The  programme  was  particularly 
enjoyable,  and  Mr.  Carlisle  Ureig,  of  New  York.  was  the  vocalist 
of  the  afternoon.  Much  interest  had  been  manifested  over  hi* 
appearance,  and  the  many  who  hoard  him  on  Saturday  expressed 
themselves  as  somewhat  disappointed  in  bis  voice.  Mr.  Qrajg 
has  a  baritone  of  excellent  quality  and  fine  range,  and  sines  with 
much  expression  and  finish,  but  bia  voice  Is  cold,  and  does  not 
touch  the  feelings  of  his  audience.  It  leaves  one  in  an  unsatis- 
fied state  of  mind.  He  san*;  Lassen's  charming  song.  ■•  Da 
Meiner  Seele  Schonster  Traum,"  a  delightful  ballad  of  Meyer- 
Helmund's,  •' My  Bride;  "  and  for  his  second  number  the  fine 
recitative,  »  For  Behold,"  and  tbe  aria.  "The  People  that  Walked 
in  Darkness,'"  from  Handel's  "Elijah." 


ART    JOTTINGS. 


THERE  is  now  on  exhibition  at  Morris  *fc  Kennedy's  Art  Gallery 
one  of  the  most  attractive  collections  of  paintings  that  has 
ever  been  seen  in  this  well-known  gallery.  There  is  a  very 
strong  painting  of  the  South  Dome,  in  tbe  Vosemite  Valley,  by 
C.  D.  Robinson;  in  fact,  it  is  considered  by  the  critics  to  be  the 
most  truthful  and  beautiful  picture  of  tbe  valley  ever  shown  here. 

De  Haas  has  also  one  of  his  most  interesting  works;  it  is  en- 
titled "  Off  the  Coast  at  Marblehead."  It  is  a  faithful  and  poetic 
representation  of  tbe  stern  and  rock-bound  New  England  coast. 
The  movement  of  the  water  is  marvelous.  Where  the  water  re- 
cedes from  the  rocks,  one  almost  fancies  he  can  hear  the  rush  of 
the  moving  water.  The  wonderful  transparencies  of  the  waves  as 
they  are  forming  into  huge  billows;  the  marvelous  harmony  in  sky 
and  water  are  so  well  depicted  that  it  leaves  nothing  to  be  desired. 

Thos.  B.  Craig,  of  Philadelphia,  the  cattle  painter  par  excellence 
of  this  country,  has  also  an  important  example  in  the  collection. 
The  painting  is  entitled  ♦<  A  Day  in  June;"  a  most  delightful  shady 
brook,  with  some  cattle  standing  in  the  limpid  water.  Here  and 
there,  through  the  trees,  are  stealing  the  glints  of  sunshine,  mak- 
ing the  beautiful  green  of  the  foliage  shine  like  an  emerald.  The 
modeling  of  the  trunks  of  the  old  sycamores  that  grow  on  the 
banks  of  the  stream  is  very  noticeable,  and  is  executed  in  a 
masterly  manner.  The  whole  sentiment  of  the  picture  is  one  of 
quiet  rest  and  peace,  and  is  fittingly  named  "  A  Day  in  June:" 
for  what  can  be  more  perfect  than  a  day  in  June? 

Theodore  Wore  has  one  of  his  most  important  Japanese  pictures, 
called  "  The  Sacred  Plum  Blossom."  It  is  very  characteristic  of 
the  country,  and  gives  one  tangible  evidence  of  this  artist's 
power,  and  shows  very  conclusively  why  he  enjoys  the  reputa- 
tion which  he  does  in  the  art  centers  of  the  world. 

There  is  also  in  this  collection  a  water-color  by  a  Flemish  artist, 
named  Alborn,  representing  a  fishing  fleet  discharging  its  cargo 
on  the  shore  of  the  Baltic.  The  time  chosen  is  low  tide,  thereby 
enabling  the  fisherwomen  to  come  up  to  the  side  of  the  vessels  to 
receive  their  freight.  The  season  is  the  summer  time,  and  the 
cumulus  clouds  hang  low  on  the  horizon,  assuming  the  most 
fantastic  shapes,  and  looking  like  old  castles  and  battlements. 
The  drawing  of  the  rocks,  and  the  lines  of  seaweed  left  by  the 
receding  tide,  is  done  in  a  superb  manner.  There  is,  in  fact,  an 
air  of  quiet  strength  about  the  whole  picture  which  fascinates 
the  spectator  and  leaves  a  pleasant  memory  on  the  imagination. 

There  is  a  work  in  this  gallery,  also,  by  Antonio  Fabrez,  called 
"Reading  the  Koran."  It  represents  an  aged  Mohammedan 
teaching  a  young  disciple  to  commit  the  sacred  work  to  mind. 
It  is  a  very  remarkable  work  of  art,  both  in  color  and  drawing, 
the  rich  Oriental  textures  giving  tbe  artist  great  opportunity  to 
show  his  skill  in  that  direction.  The  drawing  of  the  old  man,  as 
he  lays  down  the  law  to  the  young  student,  is  both  graceful  and 
dignified;  the  attitude  of  the  pupil  is  one  of  reverence,  bordering 
on  terror,  and  the  beholder  unconsciously  sympathizes  with  the 
youth  who  is  so  overawed  by  his  instructor.  The  picture  is  one 
of  the  very  strongest  genre  pictures  ever  shown  in  this  city. 

There  is  an  interior  painted  by  Ruben  Santero,  instructor  of  art 
in  the  Government  Academy  at  Naples.  It  represents  a  party  of 
young  ladies  who  have  called  on  an  old  couple,  who  are  celebrat- 
ing their  birthday  in  their  quiet,  modest  home,  in  a  manner 
characteristic  of  that  locality.  The  surroundings  are  humble — a 
few  plain  chairs;  an  old  wooden  table;  a  brazier;  a  foot-stool, 
and  a  very  primitive  stove  in  one  corner,  where  the  old  couple 
are  warming  themselves.  The  table  has  some  fruit  and  wine 
upon  it,  and  the  old  gentleman  has  filled  bis  glass  from  the  bottle, 
and  is  evidently  responding  to  a  toast  proposed  by  his  gay  young 
visitors.  The  color  of  the  dresses  worn  by  the  girls  is  very  bright 
and  vivid,  making  a  marked  contrast  to  the  dingy  color  of  the 
old  room.  The  still  life  painting  of  the  household  utensils  is 
absolutely  marvelous  ;  the  very  texture  of  the  metal  seems  to 
appear  right  before  one's  eyes.  The  old  gun  hanging  on  the  wall 
is  so  realistic  that  one  wishes  to  almost  involuntarily  reach  out 
and  touch  it.  The  ever-present  Madonna  is  also  shown  hanging, 
with  tbe  light  of  the  shrine  burning  brightly  over  it;  and  although 
it  is  daylight  in  the  room,  yet  in  one  corner,  darker  than  the  rest 
of  the  room,  the  light  is  made  to  shine  in  a  wonderful  manner. 

Art-lovers  should  see  this  collection,  for  it  is  in  many  respects 
the  finest  ever  exhibited  here. 


A  i.    HATHAJ 


BALDWIN  THEATRE. 

V;  rr.r.r.  ll.nvii:n. 


Ifa&Afa' 


ml-  -«l'inl»>-  XixTlal  Mttlueo  Mnn.lar.  Ptbraan 
"."•'  fTlAlll  KOHmiN  an.l  c.iniiaiij'nf  PlajriTi..  mi.lcr  tho  direction  Ol 
H.  R.  HajrdtMi.  In  mi  adequal*  production  ••! 


SHE     STOOPS     TO     CONQUER. 

Monday  mallncc  ami  evening.  Tncn'Uy.    Vadnatdu,  BHI  STOOPS  TO 
:O.VjlKR.    Thunday,  v. ■:■  »,  Friday,  Saturday  matiooi 
ins.  revival  ..1  Buokatoao'i  Comedy,  MARRIED  LIFK. 


Mr.   Robsou  aa 


February  29th,  last  week  »<  Mr.  Rohnnii:  Brouson  Howard's  comedy, 
Till:     III  Mill   I  I  V. 

Mr.  Robaou  ft*  Hertlc.  tbe  Lnmb. 


BUSH  STREET  THEATRE. 


M.  B.  Lkavitt    Lessee  and  Proprietor.  |  J.  J.  Gottlob  ..  .Manager. 

Last  Nights.     Matinee  Saturday.     The  Romantic  Actor,    MR.   JAMES 
O'NEILL,  iu  an  elaborate  Revival  of 

MONTE     CRISTO. 

Monday  next,  Conreid's  Opera  Company  In  POOR  JONATHAN, 
Seats  now  on  Sale. 

NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE. 

Handsomest    Theatre    in    the    World. 

Al.  HiYMAN  &  Co Proprietors.  |  Harry  Mann Manager. 

Monday,  February  22d.  First  Production  in  San  Francisco, 
THE  WORLD'S  FAMOUS 
HANLONS. 
Latest  Spectacular  Trick  Pantomime, 

SVPERBA, 

The  Novelty  of  the  Season! 

Every  Evening Matinee  Saturday. 

TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Keeling  Bros Proprietors  and  Managers. 

To-night  and  every  night  until  further  notice,  a  great  production  of 
Strauss'  lovely  opera, 

THE     MERRY     WAR. 

Popular  Prioes 2Qc.  and  50c. 


PRIZE  BALL  MASQUE 


ILLUSTRATIVE  COMPOSER'S  CARNIVAL  OF  THE  VEREIN 

ErNTRACHT, 

Mechanics'  Pavilion.  Saturday,  February  30,  '92. 

i)^-$BOO.OO    Worth    of    Prizes    -will    be    Distributed. - 

Admission  $1.00.     Doors  open  at  7.     Grand  Promenade  Concert  from  8-9. 
Grand  March  at  9  o'clock. 

IRVING  HALL 

NINETEENTH     SATURDAY     POP     CONCERT, 

SATURDAY,  FEBRUARY  27,  AT  8  P.  M. 
Admission,  50  Cents. 

ERNST  H.  LUDWIG, 

THE  

MODEL     AMEEI0^.1T     CATEEEE, 

12  06  Sutter  Street, 

Telephone  2388.  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


The  Johnson-Lockb  Mercantile  Co., 

^o-eitts,        san  francisco 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  20,  J  892. 


THE    FIRE    DEPARTMENT    THIEF. 


Astonishing  beyond  belief, 

They've  snatched  a  Fire  Department  thief 

At  last! — just  caught  him  at  his  pranks 

And  jugged  him  in  the  prison  tanks. 

Guess  who  it  is.     'Twas  sure  you'd  aay 

Sam  Rainey;  no,  he  got  away; 

So  guess  again.  -Not  He,  you  bet; 

He's  soaking  at  Wiesbaden  yet, 

For  aught  we  know.     So  try 

Once  more.     No,  Crimmins  is  too  fly. 

Nor  Kelly;  he  might  boldly  pack 

An  engine  house  upon  his  back, 

And  not  a  soul  his  purpose  cross. 

No,  it  is  not  the  Little  Boss, 

Though  boasting  that,  despite  his  wealth, 

He's  not  in  politics  for  health. 

Well,  you  would  never  guess;  the  wish 

That  they  should  land  some  good-sized  fish 

Quite  naturally  your  mind  deceives — 

They'll  never  catch  the  bolder  thieves. 

They  only  caught  a  common  sprat, 

A  very  little  one  at  that, 

An  extra's  substitute,  they  claim, 

Brick  Butler  his  suggestive  name — 

For  certainly  that  name  will  make 

The  bigger  boodlers  blandly  smile, 

That  justice  should  skip  them  and  take 

The  least  brick  in  the  thieving  pile. 


OVER    IN    OAKLAND. 


A  MERRY  picnic  party  has  been  arranged  for  Washington's 
birthday.  A  trip  will  be  made  on  the  cars  to  the  end  of  the 
California  &  Nevada  road,  and  then  follows  a  walk  of  about  three 
miles  to  the  scene  of  the  jinks.  As  at  present  arranged  the  merry- 
makers will  be  as  follows:  Bertha Samm,  Rose  Samm,  Marie  Pad- 
dock, Lizzie  Paddock,  Mabel  Greathead,  Mrs.  Anderson,  the 
Misses  Marvais,  of  San  Jose,  Bob  Jackson,  Selby  Adams,  Witherow 
Hart  and  Billy  Watson. 

Len.  Harris,  the  veteran  Southern  Pacific  chief  of  detectives, 
who  was  shot  during  the  train  "  hold-up  "  at  Ceres  in  September 
last,  may  be  frequently  seen  strolling  slowly  along  Broadway  on 
a  fine  afternoon.  Poor  Len  is  but  the  shadow  of  himself  though, 
for  the  bullets  that  were  shot  into  him  on  that  memorable  night 
have  never  been  extracted  and  keep  him  in  constant  pain.  He 
carries  his  right  arm  in  a  sling  still,  and  he  cannot  move  his  head 
at  will,  for  his  neck  is  sore  where  a  bullet  went  through  it.  He 
is  staying  at  the  railroad  hospital  in  Oakland  now,  and  only  rarely 
ventures  on  a  trip  to  Alameda  to  see  his  family. 

Arthur  Brown,  the  Southern  Pacific  bridge  official,  is  climbing 
up  the  hill  to  fortune  fast.  He  has  just  completed  the  erection  of 
a  large  business  building  in  Oakland  that  will  bring  him  in  about 
$200  a  month  rental.  This  is  only  one  of  his  enterprises  though, 
for  he  has  property  scattered  all  over  the  State. 

It  is  astonishing  what  a  fad  physical  culture  has  become  among 
the  budding  belles  of  Oakland.  They  realize  that  gymnastics, 
drilling  and  so  forth  result  in  better  figures  and  improved  health, 
and  so  it  is  that  they  have  gone  in  for  athletics  to  such  an  extent 
that  the  classes  now  number  many  hundreds.  Riding  on  safety 
bicycles  is  also  all  the  go,  and,  "taking  one  consideration  with 
another,"  the  generation  just  coming  to  the  front  bids  fair  to  be  a 
vast  improvement,  physically,  on  its  predecessor. 

Ed.  Roberts  got  off  this  bonmot  at  the  Athenian  Club  the  other 
night:  Attorney  George  de  Golia  came  strolling  in,  and  throwing 
himself  languidly  in  an  easy  chair,  said,  "  Phew!  I'm  as  tired  as 
a  mule." 

"  You  must  have  been  drawing  a  conveyance,"  said  Roberts, 
quickly. 

The  members  of  the  Reliance  Club  are  talking  of  giving  a 
ladies'  night  in  the  near  future.  They  are  determined  to  make  a 
great  spread  for  the  occasion,  so  as  to  eclipse,  if  possible,  their 
rivals  of  the  Acme  Club,  who  have  been  running  them  a  very  hard 
social  race,  lately. 

Next  to  the  reception  of  Miss  Wakeman  at  the  Oakland  Theatre, 
by  her  old  friends  and  schoolmates,  the  event  of  the  week  has 
been  the  entertainment  given  by  the  Universalist  Young  Ladies, 
on  Tuesday  evening.  "Curfew  Shall  not  Ring  To-night"  was 
handsomely  presented  in  illustrated  form,  the  cast  being  sustained 
by  Miss  De  Ette  Price,  W.  E.  Nicholson,  W.  C.  Stadtfeld,  H.  W. 
Thomas,  H.  A.  Nicholson,  G.  P.  Robinson,  H.  Benner,  A.  L.  Mc- 
Cray,  G.  Campbell,  C.  E.  Crowell,  G.  F.  Emery,  E.  E.  Bushnell, 
W.  R.  Stone  and  Carroll  Southard.  The  poem  was  read  by  Miss 
Nellie  Webster,  and  additional  attractions  consisted  of  music  by 
Miss  L.  M.  Carroll,   Mrs.  May  Robinson-Gray  and  H.  A.  Melvin. 


Sickness  Among  Children 
Especially  infants,  is  prevalent  more  or  less  at  all  times,  but  is  largely 
avoided  by  giving  proper  nourishment  and  wholesome  food.    The 
most  successful  and  reliable  of  all  is  the  Gail  Borden  "  Eagle  "  Brand 
Condensed  Milk,    Your  grocer  aud  druggist  keep  it, 


CULTIVATED  PEOPLE 


Want  their  homes  to  be  artistic  as  well 
as  comfortable.  Satisfying  to  the  mind 
as  well  as  restful  to  the  body. 


ARTISTIC  FURNISHING 


is  not  necessarily  expensive,  for  fault- 
less designs  and  colorings  can  be  had 
in  goods  of  low  price  as  well  as  in  the 
most  costly. 


LET  US  SHOW  YOU 


what  can  be  done  by  proper  selection, 
combination  and  handling  Give  us 
your  ideas  and  a  limit  of  cost,  and  we 
will  submit  sketches  showing  just 
what  we  can  do— whether  for  a  single 
article  or  furnishings  for  a  whole 
house. 

W.  k  J.  SLOANE  &.  CO., 

CARPETS,  FURNITURE,  UPHOLSTERY, 

641-647  Market  Street. 


CO. 


TO 

C3-.  ^V.   CLARK   &c 
653   Market  Street, 

FOE 

WALL      PAPER, 

WINDOW      SHADES, 

And    CORNICE     POLES. 


A  Superior 
High- Class 
BUTTER 


FRESH,  Delicate  Flavored, 

Healthful. 

BENNETT'S  BUTTER  DEPOT. 

Stalls  35  and  36,  California  Market. 


■■iiw,  MWJjuwmut 


F*l>.  SO, 


BAN  FRANOIBCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


SNAP    SHOTS. 


(Bt     Di    Viiioj.] 

IN  a  recent  issue  ol  the  irrtlMW.  *  blatant  editorial  sets 

forth  the  attempts  of  the  clergy  •■  to  blow  its  own  horn,"  as 
the  editor  inelegantly  expresses  With    a   frank    disregard  for 

the  business  ethics  of  a  oewsp  t;  •  r  office,  he  proceeds  to  take  his 
readers  into  bis  confidence  as  to  the  number  ol  self-laudatory 
letters  which  he,  in  bis  capacity  of  editor,  has  received  Irom 
ministers  who  are  anxious  to  have  themselves  ami  their  work  re- 
ceive favorable  mention. 

This  may  be  very  funny,  very  witty,  and  to  be  taken  as  an 
earnest  of  the  true  Christian  >j.irit  which  points  the  editorial 
pen:  but  it  fails  to  create  that  impression.  Unless  the  clergy 
itself  will  uphold  the  dignity  of  its  cloth,  the  profession,  as  such, 
will  have  but  a  sorry  time  in  the  estimation  of  the  general  public. 
The  day  has  gone  when  a  man  can  receive  honor  simply  and 
solely  because  of  bis  profession.  To-day  it  is  the  man  in  the 
strength  of  his  manhood,  and  the  integrity  of  his  character  who 
wins  the  respect  of  men,  and  so  adds  dignity  to  his  office.  All  the 
sanctity  of  his  calling  cannot  invest  a  clergyman  with  one  jot  or 
one  tittle  of  personal  respect  to  which  be  is  not  entitled  by  bis 
own  worthiness  and  illness  for  his  sacred  calling. 

True,  while  he  is  acting  in  his  official  capacity,  the  office  in- 
vests him  with  sacerdotal  functions,  the  performance  of  which 
are  unimpaired  by  his  own  actions.  Happy  indeed  are  those  to 
whom  he  ministers,  that  this  is  so!  For,  otherwise,  many  pious 
souls  would  be  deprived  of  the  consolations  and  spiritual  support 
that  inhere  in  tbe  ordinances  of  the  Church,  and  to  partake  of 
which  they  present  themselves  at  the  altar  in  all  sincerity  and 
humility.  Happy,  indeed,  are  they  that  no  taint  from  the  un- 
clean hand  which  administers  the  sacrament,  can  adhere  to  the  ele- 
ments, as  the  unworthy  celebrant  administers  them  to  those  who 
eat  and  drink  worthily !  Alas!  that  it  should  be  so;  but  there  are 
many  wearers  of  the  cloth  who  should  be  unfrocked,  aa  far  as 
their  fitness  for  their  sacred  calling  is  concerned. 

Let  me  be  understood.  This  is  not  an  attack  upon  the  clergy 
as  a  class,  but  upon  certain  individual  members  of  it,  whose  un- 
fitness for  their  present  posts  have  made  their  names  a  hissing 
and  a  by-word  among  all  who  know  them.  It  is  only  another 
instance  that  the  presence  of  the  sham  proves  the  existence  of 
the  reality. 

I  do  not  mean  to  say  that  these  ministers  are  immoral.  Leav- 
ing that  phase  of  unfitness  out  of  the  count  entirely,  there  are 
other  ways  in  which  the  unworthy  ones  daily  prove  their  unfit- 
ness for  their  office.  In  England  many  a  man  enters  the  Church 
because  he  is  a  younger  son,  and  has  no  career  either  at  the  bar 
or  in  the  army.  In  America  there  are  men  who  have  adopted  the 
clerical  profession  to  escape  what  they  consider  the  drudgery  of 
a  business  life;  or  because  it  has  been  easier  for  them  to  obtain 
the  education  for  a  clerical  life  than  for  any  other  of  the  learned 
professions.  Their  lips  have  not  been  touched  with  a  coal  from 
off  God's  altar.  They  speak  the  words  of  the  gospel  with  a  stam- 
mering tongue.  They  are  the  preachers  with  itching  ears,  against 
whom  and  their  hearers  a  woe  was  pronounced  by  the  Master. 
They  are  time-servers,  men  who  seek  to  take  their  tide  at  the 
flood,  but  instead  of  being  embarked  in  the  Ark  of  the  Covenant, 
they  have  launched  a  leaky  canoe  of  their  own  presumption,  and 
with  neither  chart,  rudder  nor  compass,  have  set  out  to  sail  life's 
tempestuous  sea.     What  wonder  that 

"  The  voyage  of  their  lives 
Is  bound  ia  shallows  and  iu  miseries?" 

When  such  a  man  uses  his  sacred  calling,  either  directly  or  in- 
directly, as  a  means  of  getting  secular  employment,  he  is  to  be 
watched,  and  that  closely.  The  Scriptures  say  the  laborer  is 
worthy  of  his  hire,  and  they  that  preach  the  gospel  shall  live  by 
the  gospel. 

Popularly  interpreted,  this  may  be  taken  to  mean  that  the  big- 
ger tbe  salary  a  clergyman  can  command,  the  more  powerful  an 
adversary  of  Satan  is  he.  This  does  not  always  follow,  though 
many  a  man  has  mistaken  his  eagerness  for  coin  as  his  zeal  for 
souls.  From  the  very  nature  of  their  work,  clergymen  run  a  dan- 
ger of  losing  the  sturdy  independence  that  should  characterize  a 
man,  whatever  may  be  his  vocation.  Since  it  happens  that  the 
support  of  a  church  must  come  from  the  voluntary  contributions 
of  its  congregation,  it  necessarily  follows  that  a  minister  must  de- 
velop the  begging  habit  very  strongly.  He  must  ever  be  ready  to 
make  an  appeal  to  the  hearts  of  his  parishioners,  and  be  eloquent 
with  the  persuasive  eloquence  which  can  set  vibrating  that  chord 
of  sympathy  which  is  synonymous  with  purse  strings.  Moreover, 
this  state  of  affairs  renders  it  imperative  that  a  clergyman  should 
cultivate  the  richer  and  more  influential  members  of  his  flock,  so 
as  to  gain  their  support  to  every  good  work,  and  incidentally  to 
his  salary.  That  the  minister  and  his  entire  family  may  thus  be- 
come toadies  is  often  their  misfortune,  not  their  fault.  Only  men 
of  high  resolve  and  strong  character  can  resist  the  insidious 
growth  of  this  influence.  Still  further,  many  a  minister  comes  to 
regard  money  matters  on  a  basis  entirely  different  from  the  usual 
business  standard.  If  there  be  a  deficit  in  the  current  expense 
fund,  why  publicly  beg  some  more  money  to  wake  up  the  short- 


age, or.  why  go  to  thr  rll  h  Ml  of  the  ,  .•ngrrgalioll.    so  Hint.  per- 
chance.  Dives  may  let  Uttnu  have  a  few  of  the  crumbs  thai  fall 

from  bis  table?    Iben,  in  return  for  his  shckeii.  I.v  the  pair /.- 

■us  insolence    ,,f    the    rich    man.  the  whole  eh ur.  h  must  lie 
humiliated.    Years  ,.f  this  sort  of  experience  are  sure  to  develop  in 
tbe  unmanly  minister  a  disregard  for  exact  values  and  a  Ml 
neat  in  regard  to  money  matters  thoroughly  exasperating  to  tboia 
with  whom  he  deals. 

One  would  expect  to  lind  a  nice  balancing  of  the  scales  of  rinht 
ami  wrong,  a  keen  sense  of  financial  honor  among  those  who  ao 
earnestly  discuss  and  decide  in  the  affirmative  the  question,  "  Can 
a  business  man  be  a  Christian?"  Are  such  expectations  realized? 

I  have  in  mind  a  certain  minister,  a  pious,  godly  man,  to 
whom  a  member  of  his  cburcb  owed  some  money.  The  man,  in 
paying  his  debt,  tendered  the  parson  a  gold  piece,  and  waited  lor 
his  change.  The  minister  not  offering  him  anything  In  return, 
he  was  compelled  to  ask  for  bis  money,  which  was  handed  to 
him  with  reluctant  grace.  "Just  think  how  mean  that  man 
was!  "  exclaimed  the  parson's  daughter,  in  telling  of  the  occur- 
rence; "Who  ever  heard  of  taking  change  from  a  minister!" 
How  was  that  for  a  logical  result  of  the  begging  habit?  Another 
"clergyman"  (I  believe,  that  years  ago,  in  the  dim  and  distant 
past,  he  once  had  a  charge)  has  been  a  book  canvasser  in  this  city 
for  an  indefinite  period.  And  yet  to  every  one  he  tells  the  same 
tale,  of  being  a  minister  on  his  "  vacation,  anxious  to  improve 
the  opportunity  of  making  a  little  money  by  gaining  cash  sub- 
scriptions to  this  most  interesting  work."  There  is  an  instance 
of  the  pseudo-clergyman  using  his  supposed  calling  to  further  his 
financial  schemes.  When  a  minister,  without  stepping  down 
and  out  from  his  sacred  desk,  attempts  to  engage  in  a  secular 
business,  he  is  very  apt  to  bring  his  lax  financial  methods  with 
him. 

I  should  like  to  ask  tbe  editor  of  the  Pacific  Churchman  if  he 
ever  heard  of  a  minister  assuming  the  responsibilities  of  a  busi- 
ness manager  of  a  paper,  and  starting  out  with  great  promises, 
waving  of  banners  and  blowing  of  trumpets,  and  of  being  com- 
pelled to  beat  an  ignominious  retreat  from  tbe  heights  of  his  own 
assurance?  Can  he  believe  that  such  a  one  would  say,  in  speak- 
ing of  a  contract,  "  It  is  not  to  my  interest  to  keep  it,  and  I  think 
I  can  get  released  from  it.  If  not,  I'll  break  it,  anyway,  for  tbe 
other  party  is  powerless  to  do  anything  about  it."  I  should  like 
to  ask  him  if  he  can  believe  that  a  minister  in  the  editorial  chair 
could  be  guilty  of  repudiating  both  his  spoken  and  written  agree- 
ments with  contributors,  relying  upon  their  unwillingness  to 
bring  a  scandal  upon  the  Church,  by  prosecuting  him  for  breach 
of  contract?  Does  he  believe  that  such  a  disregard  for  truth  and 
justice  will  mark  a  man  in  secular  affairs  as  a  knave,  and  not 
brand  the  clerical  fraud  as  a  scoundrel  ?  Is  there  one  standard 
for  a  man  of  the  world  and  another  for  ministers  of  the  living 
Church?  If  a  minister  does  not  respect  his  own  word  of  honor, 
can  he  expect  the  world  to  respect  him  ? 

THE  morals  of  Oakland  really  require  prompt  and  energetic 
attention.  In  one  day  a  married  lady  took  poison  because 
her  lover  treated  her  shamefully;  a  man  was  arrested  for  a 
felonious  assault  upon  a  little  child;  another  assaulted  a  young 
lady,  and  a  girl  eloped  with  a  clerk.  High  time  for  a  revival  in 
Oakland.     Let  the  good  missionaries  get  to  work. 


Every-Day 

Economy. 

One 

rounded 


teaspoonful  of  ^»- 
Cleveland's    Suoerior  Bak- 

A 

ing  Powder  does  better  work 
than  a 
$  ^\  heaping 
tea- 
spoon- 
ful of  any  other.  Cleveland's 
is  wholesome,  leavens  best 
and  l°""""S  most. 

F.  H.  AMES  A  CO.,  Agents. 


ILU.U.I  i        _-_.J.  1 


10 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  20,  1892. 


^aJU^&^MSi^^Ai^S 


TIggKER-  ON77777^)"^ 


ASENSATIONALjevent  of  the  week  has  been  the  insanity  and 
subsequent  supposed  disappearance  of  Sarah  Althea  Hill- 
Sharon-Terry,  the  woman  who  became  notorious  through  her  as- 
sociation with  Senator  Sharon  and  her  subsequent  marriage  to 
David  S.  Terry,  who  was  killed  by  Deputy  U.  S.  Marshal  Neagle. 
That  Mrs.  Terry  is  not  of  sound  mind  there  is  no  doubt.  Ten 
years  ago  she  was  a  woman  of  fine  appearance,  strong  will  and 
more  than  ordinary  mental  ability.  A  decade  of  excesses,  both 
physical  and  mental,  have  rendered  her  a  wreck,  and  now  she 
wanders  from  one  of  her  friends  to  another,  living  in  the  memories 
of  the  past.  The  daily  newspapers  have  published  columns  upon 
columns  about  Mrs.  Terry  during  a  few  days  past,  and  it  is  not 
necessary  for  me  to  repeat  here  the  statements  made.  The  main 
fact  is  sufficient.  Sarah  Althea,  whose  reputation  is  established 
in  two  continents,  is  mad.  The  story  of  her  disappearance,  when 
she  went  from  the  Culbreths  to  the  Bells,  was  one  of  the  biggest 
sensations  the  reporters  had  had  a  chance  at  for  some  time,  and 
every  city  editor  in  town  put  his  best  available  men  on  the  trail. 
The  Chronicle  reporter  was  the  only  man  who  found  her,  and  this 
was  the  way  he  did  it. 

He  had  been  on  the  case  all  day  without  getting  a  clue,  and 
when  he  returned  to  the  office,  about  6  o'clock,  he  was  weary 
and  disgusted.  After  dinner,  he  had  determined  he  would  con- 
tinue the  search.  He  thought  of  Mrs.  Pleasance,  and  from  a 
colored  friend  he  found  she  was  at  the  Bells'  house.  Thither  the 
reporter  hurried.  He  found  Mammy,  and  after  a  hard  struggle, 
induced  her  to  let  him  meet  the  mad  woman.  When  Sarah 
Althea,  Mammy  Pleasance  and  Reporter  May,  the  Chronicle  man, 
returned  to  the  house  after  their  walk,  May  saw  a  Call  reporter 
standing  in  front  of  the  mansion  under  a  tree,  evidently  wait- 
ing for  something  to  turn  up.  Sarah  Althea  also  saw  the  man, 
and  became  frightened.  She  had  May's  arm,  and  clutched  it 
nervously. 

"Skip,"  said  May,  and  up  the  stairs  went  Mrs.  Terry,  as  light 
and  rapidly  as  a  kitten,  passing  the  reporter  under  the  tree  before 
he  could  recognize  her.  The  Call  reporter  and  Mammy  Pleasance 
then  had  a  brief  conversation,  Sarah  Althea  waiting  meanwhile 
in  the  shadow  of  the  doorway,  while  May  gradually  developed  a 
cold  chill  as  he  saw  the  chances  for  a  scoop  apparently  disappear- 
ing. Finally,  the  talk  was  over,  and  May,  grasping  the  Call  man 
by  the  arm,  said  a  hurried  good-night  to  the  old  negress,  and  with 
his  hated  rival  ran  for  a  street  car.  It  was  only  when  Kearny 
street  had  been  reached,  that  the  Chronicle  man  breathed  freely. 
As  an  inducement  to  future  good  work,  he  was  presented  with  a 
bonus  of  $10  for  "  exceptional  services,"  which  he  now  retains  as 

a  curiosity. 

#  #  # 

The  Examiner,  which  has  the  best  local  staff  in  town,  was  badly 
beaten  on  the  story.  *  One  reporter,  considered  culpable,  was  sus- 
pended. Mr.  Hearst  sent  his  compliments  to  the  local  staff  of 
his  paper  on  Tuesday,  when  the  Chronicle  published  the  scoop, 
and  sarcastically  praised  his  men  for  their  "  good  "  work.  At 
the  same  time  he  sent  another  bulletin  to  the  local  room,  offering 
a  bonus  for  each  exclusive  story  brought  in. 

#  #  * 

<<  Mammy "  Pleasance  is  a  remarkable  woman  in  many  ways. 
Tall  and  strongly  built,  she  is  perfectly  sound  physically,  and  not- 
withstanding the  six  or  seven  decades  she  has  known,  is  as  hale 
and  hearty  as  a  woman  half  her  age.  Though  uneducated,  she  is 
possessed  of  remarkably  good  business  ability,  which  has  been 
well  displayed  in  the  accumulation  of  over  $200,000  worth  of 
property  throughout  the  county.  She  is  a  faithful  friend,  who 
may  always  be  relied  on.  I  know"  of  more  than  one  society  girl 
in  this  city  who  owes  much  of  her  splendor  to  old  Mammy  Pleas- 
ance and  her  plethoric  and  ever  open  pocket-book.  Mrs.  Pleas- 
ance, who  has  been  a  widow  for  many  years,  was  some  time  ago 
the  housekeeper  of  Commodore  Selim  Woodworth.  For  some 
years  past  she  has  been  the  ruling  spirit  in  the  household  of 
Thomas  Bell. 

*  »  » 

Lee  Lash  has  had  a  hard  time  finishing  his  cartoon  for  Bluff 
King  Hal.     As  he  desired  to  properly  illustrate  in  his  figure  all 


the  physical  beauties  of  all  the  male  members  of  the  company,  he 
obtained  a  model  for  nearly  every  different  portion  of  the  anat- 
omy. Basil  Ricketts,  for  instance,  posed  for  the  legs.  His  legs 
are  divine;  in  fact,  that  is  one  reason  why  Ricketts  has  not  been 
given  a  leading  place  in  the  opera,  for  it  was  feared  that  if  his 
graceful  calves,  attired  in  fieshlings,  should  be  placed  before  the 
admiring  eyes  of  the  giddy  chorus  girls,  the  sight  would  cause 
them  to  forget  their  lines.  Sloss  posed  for  the  chest,  and  the  face 
is  a  good  portrait  of  Paul,  the  Indian,  who  has  been  an  assistant 
at  the  Art  Association  for  years.  Carey  Friedlander  posed  for  the 
feet.  That  is  the  reason  the  cartoon  was  delayed;  as  it  is,  the 
feet  in  the  picture  are  chopped  off.  The  cartoon  is  in  the  White 
House  window. 

*  *  * 

The  performance  of  the  opera  next  Wednesday  evening  should 
prove  a  great  success,  both  socially  and  artistically.  Messrs. 
Urban  and  Stewart  will  get  the  chorus  licked  into  shape  by  Mon- 
day, and  by  Tuesday,  at  the  farthest,  the  dear  little  woodsmen's 
charmers  will  be  able  to  trip  upon  the  stage  with  that  polka  step 
without  stepping  all  over  their  dear  little  toes.  All  the  leading  per- 
formers will  do  well,  and,  judging  from  the  rehearsals,  there  will 
be  a  number  of  encores  and  recalls.  One  scene  certain  to  be  en- 
cored is  the  duet  by  the  lovers  in  the  forest.  Leonard  de  V. 
Graham  places  his  arm  around  Phyllis  Wiman-Williams,  looks 
languishingly  upon  her,  and  then  pours  forth  his  soul  in  song. 
She  repeats  the  operation.  Leonard  is  now  trying  to  determine 
just  what  degree  of  arm-pressure  is  proper  under  the  circum- 
stances. 

»  #  » 

Did  you  ever  hear  how  Dave  Scannell,  the  old  war-horse  of  the 
Fire  Department,  drank  nine  cocktails  from  one  glass  ?  It  was 
this  way.  Some  thirty-five  or  forty  years  ago  Dave  was  foreman 
of  Brodenck  No  1.  Early  one  morning  there  was  a  fire  on  Pacific 
street,  and  all  the  boys  turned  out  with  their  machines.  Barry 
and  Pattan's,  at  that  time,  was  a  popular  bar  on  Montgomery 
street,  near  Sacramento,  and  into  it  about  nine  foremen,  including 
Scannell,  dropped  for  cocktails  on  the  way  to  the  fire.  The  bar- 
keeper poured  all  the  ingredients  for  the  nine  then  new-fangled 
drinks  into  one  large  glass,  and  then  turned  round  to  get  smaller 
glasses  for  his  customers.  8cannell  was  in  a  hurry  to  get  to  the 
fire,  and  not  knowing  much  about  cocktail  manufacture  he  sup- 
posed the  large  glass  contained  only  one  drink. 

"  Well,  I'm  in  a  hurry,  boys,"  he  said,  "  I've  got  to  get  up  to 
the  blaze,"  and  seizing  the  large  glass,  he  gulped  down  the  nine 
cocktails  and  started  for  the  fire.  When  the  other  men  found 
that  their  cocktails  were  at  the  fire,  though  they  were  at  the  bar, 
there  was  some  animated  conversation.  Scannell  believes  to  this 
day  that  he  had  but  one  drink,  and  I  have  often  heard  him  say: 
"Oh,  they  don't  make  the  cocktails  now  we  had  when  I  was 
with  the  old  Broderick." 

*  *  * 

There  is  lamenting  among  the  rosebuds,  and  the  wall-flowers 
hopelessly  hang  their  heavy  heads,  for  the  girls  have  at  last  realized 
the  awful  fact  that  their  beaux  will  not  attend  teas;  will  not  pay 
party  calls;  will  not  dance  more  than  fourdances  in  one  evening; 
will  not  become  enraptured  with  the  deep,  dark  villain  of  a 
society  drama;  will  not  vapidly  spout  "  small  talk,"  and  refuse 
to  be  bored  in  divers  other  ways.  Hence,  it  is  probable  that 
there  will  be  a  heavy  demand  this  season  for  the  bright  youth 
with  the  downy  lip,  who  fears  neither  man,  God,  nor  ball-room 
managers,  but  who  is  unaware  that  he  stands  on  the  brink  of  a 
bottomless  pit,  and  that  the  fool-killer  is  looking  him  straight  in 
the  eye.  I  suggest  to  "our  society"  ladies  that  if  they  would 
have  "  men  "  at  their  functions  that  they  get  up  something  with 
an  intellectual  flavor  to  it;  else  the  bray  of  the  ass  will  be  heard 
long  in  the  land. 

*  #  • 

The  business  men  of  the  city  who  were  interested  in  the  I  X  L 
assignment  are  heaping  encomiums  on  the  head  of  J.  C.  Maynard, 
the  assignee,  whose  conduct  of  the  affairs  of  the  house  has  been 
productive  of  the  greatest  satisfaction  to  the  creditors.  He  has 
paid  a  dividend  of  thirty  per  cent,  to  all  creditors,  to  each  of 
whom  was  sent  a  check.  The  total  payment  amounted  to 
$19,618.64.  It  is  the  first  clean  payment  ever  made  in  the  history 
of  suspended  houses  in  this  city. 
«  #  # 

Ingratitude  "  springs  eternal  in  the  human  breast,"  to  parody  the 
old  saying;  and,  strange  as  it  ruay  seem,  the   base   sentiment  ii 


THE  "PEOPLE'S"  TYPEWRITER. 

THE    SIMPLEST.  THIS    BEST. 

35TO    ETCTIBBEIK.    TYBE. 

PRICE,  $28.  •^XjIj    METAL- 

H.  S.  CROCKER  COMPANY, 

SAN     FRANCISCO,     CAL. 


Feb. 


BAN  FRANCIS*  n  NEW8  1  ETTER. 


n 


always  In  evidence  at  the  rrrr  itmf  when  Ha  unhappy  victim 
f«Ia  that  he  should  he  r*ceir1mj  other  returns  for  «• 
rendered."  Our  gifted  oompoa«f  .<f  operas  and  skillful  wtoldar  ol 
the  baton.  Mr.  If.  J.  .Stewart,  has  a  grievance,  the  cau«e  thereof. 
the  exhibition  of  the  above-mentioned  sentiment  ay  those  for 
whom  be  has  done  so  much  and  worked  so  bard.  The  lively 
quarrel  which  is  now  agitating  the  members  of  the  Art  Associa- 
tion, the  opera  company  and  himself,  only  goes  to  show  that 
human  nature,  rn  masse  or  individually.  Is  very  unreliable  and 
apt  to  get  ita  back  up  at  the  moment  when  it  should  be  saying 
■■  Thank  you,"  most  gratefully.  Mr.  Stewart  has  our  sympathy, 
and  if  it  were  not  for  spoiling  his  own  pretty  music,  we  would 
suggest  that  he  might  find  sweet  revenge  in  the  tip  of  that  baton 
of  his,  next  Wednesday  night. 

*  •    • 

The  following  self-explanatory  letter,  which  I  have  received, 
should  be  read  with  great  attention  by  all  Britishers  in  the  State: 

February  18, 1892. 

Diab  Sir:  A  couple  of  weeks  ago  you  had  In  your  paper  a  paragraph  re- 
ferring to  the  Victoria  Hospital,  which  1  wa>  very  pleased  to  read.  Do 
you  know,  sir,  that  there  have  beeu  two  attempts  made  to  hold  the  regular 
annual  meeting,  and  upon  each  occasion  the  attempt  ha.-  failed  from  the 
want  of  a  quorum.  The  by-laws  require  fifteen  members  to  be  present  in 
order  to  transact  business.  At  the  meeting  held  in  January  there  were  pres- 
ent twelve  members.  At  the  la*t  call,  on  February  16th,  there  were  eight 
members  present  at  S  p.  m„  the  hour  mentioned  for  the  meeting  to  com- 
mence. After  waiting  30  minutes,  three  or  four  other  members  came  in, 
and  then  it  was  announced  that  another  attempt  would  be  made  to  get  a 
quorum  in  March.  Now,  sir,  is  it  not  about  time  tbat  the  respectable  old 
fossils  who  form  the  preseul  directory  stir  themselves  and  find  out  what  is 
the  reason  for  this  truly  encouraging  ;>tatc  of  affairs  ?  Some  of  them  have 
held  office  ever  *ince  the  Association  was  formed,  and  have  gone  on  from 
vear  to  year  in  the  same  old^anprogresslve  manner.  Practically  nothing 
has  been  accomplished,  and  yet  they  expect  the  subscribers  to  pay  their 
|o  every  year  until  such  time  as  there  may  be,  in  their  judgment,  enough 
money  in*  hand  to  make  a  start.  Why  not  make  a  start  now,  gentlemen, 
and  take  a  ward  in  St.  Luke's  Hospital,  to  which  deserving  Britishers  can 
be  sent  ?  There  are  plenty  of  ca^es  in  the  city  to-day.  and  if  the  Directors 
would  only  attempt  something,  and  even  fail,  it  would  at  least  show  that 
they  had  the  inclination  to  do  something.  Unless  some  action  is  taken  at 
once,  I,  together  with  five  others  who  have  all  along  subscribed  to  the 
funds,  will  certaiuly  refuse  to  contribute  another  cent  to  this  cause. 
Yours  respectfully,  British  Boy. 

»  •  » 

Tbat  the  announced  object  of  the  performance  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House,  "  the  benefit  of  the  Art  Association,"  is  one  which 
sbonld  receive  the  support  of  the  public,  every  one  will  allow,  and 
that  support  has  been  generously  given  on  former  "  benefits," 
and  on  the  present  occasion,  as  the  sale  of  seats  at  the  auction 
will  attest.  But  it  is  only  fair  to  those  who  lacked  time  and  pos- 
sibly money,  to  procure  seats  with  a  premium,  that  they  should 
be  fairly  treated  when  asking  for  the  plain,  ordinary  two-and-a- 
half  seat  at  the  box-office.  When  a  man  takes  the  trouble  to 
stand  fourth  in  line  the  morning  the  box-office  is  opened  and  sees 
two  well-known  scalpers  take  sixty  and  seventy  seats  apiece, 
leaving  none  at  all  desirable  for  those  coming  after,  he  is  very 
apt  to  think  that  the  management  is  laying  itself  open  to  the 
claim  of  "gouging."  It  does  not  reflect  much  credit  on  those* 
having  this  affair  in  hand,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  public 
will  resent  this  shabby  treatment  in  the  proper  manner.  If  the 
tickets  remain  on  the  scalpers'  bands  until  the  night  of  theopera 
they  will  probably  be  very  glad  to  dispose  of  them  at  the  buyer's 
figures.  It's  well  enough  to  encourage  worthy  enterprises,  but 
there  is  a  certain  amount  of  self-glorification  for  the  participants 
thereof  which  ia  not  mentioned  in  the  bills. 
»  •  # 

More  eligible  young  men  are  wanted  in  Jewish  society.  At 
nearly  every  society  event  of  late  in  Jewish  circles,  there  has 
been  a  number  of  wall-flowers,  because  there  were  not  enough 
men  to  go  round,  It  is  not  only  for  society  service,  however, 
that  eligibles  are  wanted,  but  also  for  the  more  serious  duty  of 
establishing  a  household.  A  young  man  with  a  business  will  be 
looked  on  with  most  favor;  then  he  who  has  business  prospects; 
third  in  the  list  is  the  professional  man,  and  then  in  a  mixed  pro- 
cession are  placed  clerks  and  tradesmen.  The  young  ladies  are 
like  Barkis,  and  as  very  many  are  bright,  pretty,  and  have 
"  fathers,"  the  opening  in  the  matrimonial  market  is  of  unusual 

attractiveness. 

*  »  » 

Joe  Strong,  who  was  in  days  gone  by  one  of  the  regulars  at  the 
Bohemian  Club,  has  about  given  up  painting  altogether  since  he 
went  to  the  South  Seas.  He,  Robert  Louis  Stevenson  and  Lloyd 
Osborne  have  a  large  cocoa  and  coffee  plantation  two  miles  above 
Apia,  and  are  making  lots  of  money  with  it.  Stevenson  lives  at 
the  ranch  house,  but  does  not  look  much  after  the  affairs  of  the 
place,  all  of  that  kind  of  work  falling  into  the  hands  of  Joe  and 
Osborne. 


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HE  died  chief  of  a  high  tribunal,  a  magistrate  of  integrity, 
whose  irreproachable  life  was  cited  in  all  the  courts  of  France. 
Attorneys,  young  barristers  and  judges  bowed  low  with  deep  respect 
when  they  saw  his  thin,  wbite  face,  with  its  deep,  brilliant  eyes.  He 
had  passed  his  life  prosecuting  crime  and  protecting  the  weak. 
Knaves  and  murderers  never  had  a  more  formidable  enemy,  for  he 
seemed  to  search  out  in  the  depths  of  their  souls  their  most  secret 
thoughts,  and  unravel  at  a  glance  all  that  was  mysterious  in  his  in- 
tentions. He  died,  then,  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-two  years, 
respected,  loved  and  regretted  by  an  entire  nation.  He  had  a  military 
escort  to  his  tomb,  and  over  his  coffin,  honorable  men,  his  friends  in 
life,  spoke  sorrowful  words  of  eulogy  and  shed  tears  which  seemed 
sincere.  Nevertheless,  this  is  the  strange  paper  that  his  dismayed 
notary  discovered  in  the  secretary  in  which  it  was  his  habit  to  lock 
up  the  records  of  great  criminals: 
It  is  entitled:  Why? 

June  20, 1851.— I  have  just  come  from  court,  where  I  had  Blondel 
condemned  to  death.  Why  did  that  man  kill  his  five  children?  Why? 
So  often  we  meet  with  individuals  for  whom  the  willful  destruction 
of  life  is  a  pleasure.  Yes,  it  must  be  a  pleasure,  the  greatest  of  all, 
perhaps;  for  is  not  to  kill  that  which  most  resembles  to  create?  To 
make  and  to  destroy!  Those  two  words  include  the  history  of  the 
universe,  the  whole  history  of  all  mankind;  all  that  is,  all!  Why 
is  it  so  infatuating  to  kill  ? 

June  25.— To  think  that  a  being  is  near  us  which  lives,  which  walks, 
which  runs!  A  being!  What  is  a  being?  That  animated  some- 
thing which  contains  in  itself  the  principle  of  movement  and  a  will 
regulating  that  movement.  It  is  dependent  on  naught  else,  that 
something.  It  has  no  resting  place.  It  is  a  grain  of  life  which 
moves  over  the  earth,  and  that  grain  of  life,  come  from  I  know  not 
where,  can  be  destroyed  when  one  will.  After,  but  decay  and 
nothingness;  all  is  over. 

June  26.— Why  is  it  a  crime  to  kill  ?  Yes,  why  ?  It  is,  on  the  con- 
trary, nature's  law.  Every  living  being's  mission  is  to  kill:  he  kills 
to  live,  and  he  kills  to  kill.  To  kill  is  in  our  blood ;  we  must  kill! 
Beasts  kill  without  ceasing  throughout  their  existence.  Man  kills 
constantly  for  his  food,  but,  as  he  feels  the  need  of  killing  also  for 
pleasure,  he  has  invented  hunting.  The  child  kills  the  insects  that 
he  finds— the  birds,  all  the  small  animals  that  fall  into  bis  hands. 
Still,  our  irresistible  need  to  slaughter  remains  unsatisfied.  It  is  not 
enough  to  kill  animals;  we  must  kill  men.  In  former  times  that 
longing  was  gratified  by  human  sacrifices;  to-day,  the  necessities  of 
social  life  have  made  murder  a  crime.  The  assassin  is  condemned 
and  punished;  but,  as  we  cannot  live  without  giving  way  to  our 
natural  and  dominant  instinct  to  destroy,  we  relieve  ourselves,  from 
time  to  time,  by  wars  in  which  one  people  strive  to  massacre  another. 
It  is  then  a  veritable  debauch  of  blood,  whose  fumes  excite  the 
soldiers  to  new  carnage. 

One  might  believe  that  contempt  and  scorn  would  be  the  portion 
of  those  butchers  of  men.  No;  on  the  contrary,  they  are  over- 
whelmed with  honors.  They  are  dressed  in  bright-colored  cloths  and 
gold ;  they  wear  plumes  on  their  heads,  ornaments  on  their  breasts; 
medals  and  orders  and  titles  are  given  to  them.  They  are  proud, 
respected,  loved  by  women,  cheered  by  the  populace,  solely  because 
it  is  their  mission  to  spill  human  blood.  They  train  through  the 
streets  their  instruments  of  death  that  other  men  look  upon  with 
envy :  for  to  kill  is  the  chief  law  implanted  by  nature  in  the  heart  of 
man.    There  is  nothing  more  noble,  more  honorable,  than  to  kill ! 

June  30. — To  kill  is  the  law  because  nature  loves  eternal  youth,  and 
is  most  renewed  where  she  most  destroys. 

Jtjly  2.— A  being!  What  is  a  human  being?  Everything  and 
nothing.  By  the  mind,  he  is  a  reflection  of  everything;  by  memory 
and  science,  he  is  an  abstract  of  the  world,  whose  history  he  has 
acquired.  But,  travel;  look  upon  the  world's  swarming  races,  and 
man  becomes  nothing,  nothing  at  all.  Traverse  Europe  in  an  ex- 
press train.  View  from  your  window  Jihe  innumerable  unknown  men 
who  swarm  in  the  fields,  who  swarm  in  the  streets;  dull  peasants 
knowing  scarcely  enough  to  turn  the  earth;  hideous  women,  know- 
ing naught  bat  to  make  soup  for  the  male  and  bear  his  children.  Go 
to  India,  to  China;  there  also  you  will  find  millions  of  beings  who 
are  born,  live  and  die  without  leaving  more  trace  than  a  crushed  ant. 
Go  to  the  country  of  the  black  men,  living  in  their  muds  huts;  to 
that  of  the  white  Arabs,  sheltered  only  by  a  wind-blown  canvas, 
and  you  will  understand  that  the  isolated  being  signifies  nothing- 
it  is  the  race  which  is  all.  What  signifies  a  being,  some  human  being 
of  a  wandering  tribe  of  the  desert?  They,  who  are  wise,  think  noth. 
iug  of  death.  Man  is  of  small  account  with  them.  They  kill  for 
spoil;  formerly,  we  did  the  same. 

July  3.— It  must  be  strange  and  exquisite  pleasure  to  kill;  to  have 
before  one  a  living,  thinking  being;  to  make  therein  a  small  wound, 
just  large  enough  for  the  life-blood  to  flow,  and  then  to  see  but  a 
heap  of  inert,  cold  flesh,  empty  of  thought! 

August  5. — I,  who  have  passed  my  existence  in  judging,  in  con- 
demning to  death;  if  /  did  as  all  the  assassins  whom  I  have 
brought  to  the  guillotine;  if  I  killed  who  would   know? 

August  10. — Who  would  ever  know?  Would  anyone  ever  sus- 
pect me,  me?  Above  all,  if  I  choose  a  being  whose  suppression  will 
in  nowise  benefit  me. 


August  15. — Temptation!  Temptation  pursues  me!  It  has  en- 
tered my  mind,  which  thinks  but  of  killing ;  my  eyes,  which  long  to 
look  on  blood,  to  see  death;  my  ears,  which  hear  at  all  times  an  un- 
known, horrible  shriek;  my  hands,  which  tremble  with  impatience  to 
kill.  To  kill!  How  good,  how  rare  an  enjoyment  that  must  be,  worthy 
of  a  liberal-minded,  free-hearted  man  in  search  of  refined  sensations. 

August  22. — 1  could  no  longer  resist.  I  have  killed  a  small  animal 
to  try,  to  begin.  Jean,  my  servant,  had  a  gold-finch  in  a  cage  hung  at 
the  window  of  his  pantry.  I  sent  him  on  an  errand,  and  took  the 
bird  in  my  hand.  It  was  warm  and  I  could  feel  its  heart  beat,  as  I 
went  upstairs  to  my  room.  From  time  to  time  I  tightened  my  grasp ; 
its  heart-beats  quickened.  I  was  about  to  stifle  it,  but  I  should  not 
then  have  seen  its  blood.  With  the  scissors  I  cut  its  throat,  quite 
gently.  It  opened  its  beak,  it  tried  to  escape,  but  I  held  it  tight— I 
would  have  held  a  mad  dog— and  I  saw  its  blood  flow.  How  beauti- 
fully red  and  clear  blood  is !  but  that  tiny  bird  had  so  little  I  had  not 
time  to  enjoy  the  sight  as  I  would  have  done.  It  must  be  superb  to 
see  a  bull  bled.  After,  I  did  as  do  assassins,  real  ones.  I  washed  the 
scissors  and  my  hands,  cleared  away  all  traces,  and  carried  the  body, 
the  corpse,  into  the  garden,  where  I  buried  it  under  a  strawberry 
vine.  It  will  never  be  found.  Each  day  1  will  eat  a  berry  from  that 
plant.  Truly,  one  can  enjoy  life  when  one  knows  how  !  My  servant 
believes  his  bird  got  away.    How  could  he  suspect  me?    Ah!  ah  ! 

August  25. — I  must  kill  a  man !    I  imtst. 

August  30. — It  is  done.  How  easy  it  is!  I  was  walking  in  the 
wood  of  Vernes,  thinking  of  nothing,  of  nothing,  when  I  met  a  child 
in  the  road,  a  little  boy,  eating  a  slice  of  bread  and  butter. 

He  stopped,  as  I  approached,  and  bade  me  good-day. 

I  replied:  "  Are  you  alone,  my  boy?" 

"  Yes,  sir." 

"All  alone  in  the  wood?  " 

"  Yes,  sir." 

Why  was  I  seized  with  a  longing  to  kill  him  which  intoxicated  me 
like  alcohol?  I  grasped  him  by  the  throat.  I  squeezed  witn  all  my  force! 
He  looked  at  me  with  awful  eyes!  What  eyes!  Never  have  I  felt  such 
savage  emotion— but  so  short!  He  held  my  wrists  m  his  little  hands, 
and  his  body  writhed  and  trembled— then  he  moved  no  more. 

How  my  heart  beat,  ah !  the  bird's  heart !  I  threw  the  body  into  a 
ditch  and  covered  it  with  grass.  I  then  went  home;  dined  well,  too. 
How  easy  it  is!  After  dinner  I  was  gay ;  I  seemed  to  have  grown 
younger.  Passed  the  evening  with  some  friends  and  was  compli- 
mented on  the  brilliancy  of  my  repartee. 

August  30.— The  corpse  has  been  discovered.  They  are  searching 
for  the  murderer.     Ah  !  ah  ! 

September  1.— Two  tramps  have  been  arrested.    Proofs  lacking. 

September  2.— The  father  and  mother  have  been  here  to  see  me. 
The  mother  wept ;  the  father  implored  me  to  accelerate  the  march  of 
justice.    Ah!  ahl 

October  6.— Nothing  has  been  discovered.  Probably  the  act  of 
some  strolling  vagabond.  Ah!  ah!  Had  1  but  seen  the  blood  flow, 
it  seems  to  me  I  should  now  be  satisfied. 

October  10.— The  desire  to  kill  runs  again  in  my  veins. 

October  20.— One  more.  I  was  passing  by  the  river-side,  after 
breakfast,  and  saw  a  fisherman  asleep  under  a  willow-tree.  It  was 
noon.  In  a  field  of  potatoes,  near  by,  was  a  spade  which  seemed  to 
have  been  left  there  expressly  for  me.  I  took  it,  came  back,  and, 
lifting  it  like  a  club,  with  one  cutting  blow  I  split  open  the  fisherman's 
skull.  Oh!  he  bled,  that  one.  Rose-colored  blood,  full  of  brains!  It 
ran  slowly  into  the  water  as  I  walked  away.  If  any  one  had  seen  me  1 
Ah  1  ah !  I  would  have  made  an  excellent  assassin. 

October  25. — The  fisherman's  murder  is  causing  great  excitement. 
His  nephew,  who  was  fishing  with  him,  is  accused  of  the  crime. 

October  26. — The  police  believe  the  nephew  guilty ;  every  one  else 
in  town  is  of  their  opinion.    Ah !  ah ! 

October  27. — The  nephew  vindicates  himself  poorly.  He  had  gone 
to  the  village  to  buy  bread  and  cheese,  he  says,  and  swears  that  his 
uncle  was  killed  during  his  absence.    Who  will  believe  him  ? 

October  28. — Their  interrogatory  confused  the  nephew  to  such  an 
extent  that  he  was  on  the  point  of  avowing  himself  guilty.  Judicial 
finesse!    Ah  !  ah!  Justice! 

November  15.— Overwhelming  proofs  against  the  nephew,  who  was 
his  uncle's  heir.     I  shall  preside  at  the  assizes. 

January  25.— To  death  !  to  death!  to  death  !  1  have  had  him  con- 
demned to  death !  Ah !  ah  !  The  Attorney-general  spoke  like  an  an- 
gel !     Ah  !  ah  !     One  more!    I  shall  go  to  see  him  executed  ! 

Marcu  10.— It  is  over.  He  was  guillotined  this  morning.  He  died 
well— very  well !  That  gave  me  pleasure.  What  a  splendid  sight  it 
is  to  see  a  man's  head  cut  off! 

The  blood  gushed  out  in  a  stream !    Oh !  if  I  could  have  bathed  in 

it.     What  intoxication   to  have  lain  beneath;  to  have  felt  it  flow 

through  my  hair,  over  my  face,  and  to  have  risen  up  all  red,  all 

bloody!    Ah  !  if  they  knew ! 

Now  1  will  wait.    I  can  wait.    It  would  take  so  little  to  betray  me 

now. 

***** 

The  manuscript  contained  many  more  pages,  but  related  no  new 
crime.  Medical  authorities  to  whom  it  has  been  submitted,  assert 
that  there  are  in  the  world  many  madmen,  unknown  as  such,  quite 
as  adroit  and  dangerous  as  was  that  monstrous  maniac. 

Guy  de  Maupassant. 

Translated  from  the  French  by  Virginia  Elam  Thibault. 


s\\   FRANCISCO  MEWS  i  ETTEE 


.::■ 


ON  PIT  Mm.  Will  Crocker  bu  been  debating  wbelber  her  forth- 
coming ball  be  named  (or  before  or  after  1-ent.  The  1'arrott 
ball,  the  amateur  opera,  the  Hager  function,  will  all  follow  in 
rapid  succession,  so  the  adTlsablllly  of  making  her  ball  the  event 
of  the  Easter  gaieties  will  no  ilmiht  hare  weight  in  Mrs.  Crock- 
er's decision  upon  that  date.  That  her  ball  will  be  a  magnificent 
affair  goes  without  saying,  ami  fashionable  modistes  are  said  to 
be  now  racking  their  brains  to  devise  fresh  ideas  in  Easter  toil- 
ettes for  the  pretty  buds  who  have  opened  this  season  in  Society's 
parterre*. 

•  *  • 

Again  the  rumor  is  current  among  the  girls  of  the  swim  that 
the  pioneer  society  roan,  Win  field  Jones,  is  pondering  over  a  tea, 
— which  in  simple  language  means  that  the  old  gentleman  is 
going  to  give  an  entertainment  at  bis  comfortable  Hyde  Street 
residence;  but  whether  it  shall  be  an  afternoon  tea  or  an  evening 
musicale  will  not  be  determined  until  he  consults  with  his  dowa- 
ger friends.  Mesdames  Holt  and  Tevis,  as  to  which  will  be  the 
most  allowable  during  Lent. 

*  •  * 

A  tid  bit  of  gossip  has  come  from  New  York,  to  the  effect  that 
our  popular  townsman,  Col.  Fred.  Crocker,  is  not  unlikely  to 
choose  a  bride  from  Gotham's  belles.  It  has  long  been  an  open 
secret  among  the  inner  set  of  bis  friends,  that  D.  0.  Mills  has  a 
pet  project  for  uniting  two  wealthy  families  in  the  person  of  the 
gallant  Colonel  and  a  charming  member  of  New  York's  Four 
Hundred;  and  'tis  said  things  were  looking  very  much  as  though 
the  project  would  be  realized  at  last  accounts. 

Another  marriage  which  would  unite  two  millionaires  more 
firmly  than  ever,  has  been  mentioned  by  friends  of  both  parties 
as  a  desirable  one  in  every  particular,  and  that  is  of  young 
Mackay  and  Miss  Birdie  Fair. 

Mrs.  Parrott  will  throw  open  her  large  suite  of  drawing-rooms 
for  her  approaching  ball.  The  small  parlor  will  be  used  for  recep- 
tion, and  the  long  room  adjacent  for  dancing,  while  the  others 
will  serve  for  promenading.  The  supper  will  be  served  down- 
stairs. 

•  «  # 

Mrs.  Louis  Parrott  has  been  unusually  quiet  in  the  entertain- 
ing line  this  winter,  but  it  is  quite  on  the  cards  that  a  function 
may  be  looked  for  before  long  in  the  Franklin  Street  mansion. 

*  #  * 

George  Bonney's  candlesticks  and  Mrs.  M.  B.  M.  Toland's  pre- 
sentation poems  are  in  danger  of  glutting  the  market,  unless  a 
few  fashionable  weddings  occur  soon. 

*  *  * 

Wedding  bells  will  chime  merrily  after  Easter.  In  addition  to 
the  nuptials  of  Miss  May  Pope,  Miss  Edith  Taylor  and  Miss 
Watson,  it  is  whispered  that  another  of  this  season's  belles  will 
put  on  the  wedding  ring,  the  engagement  having  been  recently 
made  known  to  a  few  intimate  friends. 

#  #  # 

The  Pullman-Carolan  affair  does  not  seem  to  assume  decided 
shape.  Owing  to  the  delicate  health  of  Miss  Harriett's  mother, 
that  young  lady  has  been  unable  to  remain  in  San  Francisco  for 
more  than  a  brief  period,  and  so  Society  has  seen  nothing  of  the 
wealthy  fiancee  this  season,  Mrs.  Pullman  has  been  compelled 
to  remain  in  the  Southern  counties,  and  her  daughter  is  in  at- 
tendance upon  her.  The  intention  is  to  have  the  nuptials  cele- 
brated in  Chicago  in  magnificent  style;  the  hour  is  all  that  is 
wanting  to  complete  handsome  Frank's  happiness. 

#  #  # 

An  old  time  member  of  our  local  Four  Hundred,  who  has 
flourished  in  every  season  for  several  decades,  was  speaking  at  a 
recent  lunch  party  anent  the  glowing  description  of  Mrs.  John 
R.  McLane's  entertainments  in  Washington,  this  winter,  fur- 
nished by  a  Press  correspondent.  Said  she  :  "  I  wonder  if  they 
are  in  the  same  style  as  those  given  by  her  mother,  Mrs.  E.  F. 
Beale,  when  the  appointments  of  (he  dinner  table  were  superb  : 
Sevres  china,  silver  dishes,  and  cut  crystal  in  profusion,  but  of 
the  edibles  themselves  a  chop  apiece  and  potatoes  in  like 
quantities  furnished  the  menu."  Those  were  the  days  when 
Cowper's  line  was  declared  to  have  been  written  for  Surveyor- 
General  Beale  :  "I  am  monarch  of  all  I  survey." 

#  #  # 

Among  our  local  beaux  there  is  one  who  possesses  so  many 
advantages,  it  is  astonishing  that  our  belles  should  let  him 
slip  through  their  fair  fingers.  He  is  Ed.  Donahoe;  the  second 
son  of  Banker  Joseph  A.  Donahoe,  and  brother  of  the  young 
man  who  married  Christine  Parrott.  Tall,  well  formed,  and  fine- 
looking,  young  Donahoe  is  well  fixed  financially  and  of  a  most 
amiabl«  disposition.     What  more  can  a  girl  ask  ? 


Carey  Kriedlan.lcr  li  lot!  to  Mffht  Ibh  year,  and  dor,  not  ilium* 
the  society  ball  room  wlifa  the  light  of  bli  counten&no*,  an  of 
yore.     0*r*j,  where  irt  | 

•  •  > 

8lnce  Miss  I.oraino  Rollli  re-opened  the  BIJoo,  hacked, ihey  say, 
by  a  wealthy  aunt's  money,  there  ha>  bMD  a  boom  at  the  III 
whore   •  ■The   i.Mdcl    ,\t-e"    may    bf    round.     Bverybodj 
anxious   to   read    again  the  romantic  itoiy  ol  I. aura  D,  I 
Lawyer  Crittenden.     Hy  the  way.  It  Is  said  that    Ul 
matrimonial    venture  is  a   very   happy   one.     Nearly  everybody 
thought  her  dead  and  gone  long  sin.c. 
... 

Some  surprise  has  been  caused  by  the  fact  that  the  directors  of 
the  Kabiola  Hospital  held  their  recent  bonclit  in  this  city  insti  ad 
ol  in  Oakland,  where  the  hospital  is  located.  The  reason  la  given 
that  the  Oaklanders  refused,  or  to  put  it  more  mildly,  neglected 
to  aid  the  charity  to  the  exteut  the  directors  hoped.  Hence  the 
Grand  Opera  House  show. 

Mrs.  Astor's  Annual  Ball. 


Society  is  never  quite  satisfied  with  itself  until  it  has  danced  at 
least  once  in  the  season  at  Mrs.  Astor's.  In  the  scurrv  of  modern  so- 
ciety, say  for  ten  years  back,  there  have  been  so  many  innovations, 
SS  m?Tn-v  new  establishments  opened,  so  many  new  faces  introdnced 
that  New  York  people  find  themselves  slipping  away  from  the  old  tra- 
ditions, old  landmarks  and  running  after  the  unknown  god.  A  ball 
at  Mrs.  Astor's  invariably  remedies  this  feeling  of  chaos.  It  pulls 
society  together.  It  reminds  it  who  people  are.  It  renews  its  waning 
sense  of  dignity  and  propriety.  It  places  a  bann  upon  vulgar  display 
and  sets  a  seal  upon  refined  hospitality.        N.  }'.  Herald,  Feb.  2nd.  " 

The  supper,  menu  and  wines,  the  ladies' gowns,  etc.,  were  described 
in  full  in  all  the  New  York  papers.  The  wines  were  Moet  ifcChandon's 
"  Brut  Imperial  "  1884.  and  Chateau  Lah'te,  1H74. 

Shainwald,  Buckbee  &  Co. ,  Keal  Estate  Agents,  make  a  specialty 
of  taking  full  charge  of  property  for  absentee  owners.  Houses  renter!, 
rents  collected,  real  estate  bought  and  sold  on  commission.  Office 
407-409  Montgomery  street. 


A.  de  LUZE  &  FILS', 

(BORDEAUX) 

FIFE     CL-A-IR/IETS. 

St.  Estephe,  Pontet  Canet,  Chat.  Margaux, 

Pauillac,  Chat.  Leoville,  Chat.  Beychevelle, 

Brown  Cantenac,  Chat.   Larose,  Chat.  Montrose, 

St.  Julien,  Chat.  Paveil,  Chat.  Lafite. 

FINE    SAUTERNES, 

Sauternes  Sup'r.,  Haut  Sauternes,  Chateau  Yquem 

In  Cases,  Quarts  and  Pints. 

CHARLES     MEINECKE     &    CO., 

Sole  Agents.  314  Sacramento  Street. 

HAVE   YOU   GOT 

Dyspepsia,  Bright's  Disease,  or  Dia- 
betes, or  do  you  want  a  pleasant, 
healthful  drink?    If  so,  buy 

ARCADIAN  WAUKESHA  WATER, 

Recommended  by  our  best  physi- 
cians as  the  healthiest  drink  on  earth. 
Johnson- Locke  Mercantile  Company 
Agents,  204  Front  St.,  S.  F. 

PACIFIC    TO^WIEIi    CO^VUFA.nSTY, 

9     LICK     PLACE, 
Furnishes  Clean  Towels  at  the  following  low  rates: 

6  Clean  Hand  Towels  each  week,  $1.00  per  mouth ;  12  Clean  Hand  Towels 

each  week,  $1.50  per  monLh ;  4  Clean  Roller  Towels  each  week,  $1.00  per 

month;  6  Clean  Roller  Towels  each  week,  $1.25  per  month. 


14 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  20,  1892. 


NOW  and  then  an  item  creeps  into  the  columns  of  the  local 
press  about  the  litigation  going  on  over  the  Joanna  mine, 
in  Robinson  District,  White  Pine  county,  Nevada.  This  law- 
suit, which,  although  not  by  any  means  the  most  celebrated  of 
the  mining  battles  fought  from  time  to  time  in  the  Silver  State,  in 
point  of  the  magnitude  of  the  interests  involved,  will  neverthe- 
less be  remembered  on  account  of  the  bitter  feeling  created  and 
the  determined  manner  in  which  the  fight  has  been  waged  on 
both  sides  of  the  case.  Outside  of  the  occasional  references  men- 
tioned, little  is  known  here  of  the  litigation  or  its  causes.  For 
this  reason  a  brief  history  of  the  case  will  be  interesting  just  now, 
as  it  will  probably  occupy  the  attention  of  the  courts  for  some 
time  to  come.  It  appears  that  some  years  ago  Mrs.  Josephine 
Walcott,  a  lady  who  is  well  known  in  this  city,  staked  a  pros- 
pector named  A..  R.  Watson,  with  the  understanding  that  she 
should  have  a  half  interest  in  any  and  all  mining  claims  located. 
Mrs.  Walcott  claims  that  she  put  up  in  the  neighborhood  of  $20,- 
000  for  Watson,  who  in  time  made  some  twelve  or  fifteen  loca- 
tions, none  of  which  turned  out  well.  Shortly  after,  his  owner- 
ship was  announced  in  the  Joanna  mine,  which  was  turning  out 
some  very  rich  ore,  and  in  which  Mrs.  Walcott  immediately 
claimed  a  half  interest  under  her  agreement,  which  also  cov- 
ered all  timber  lands  and  water  rights.  Watson,  however,  de- 
nied that  the  Joanna  was  included  in  the  bargain,  claiming  that 
he  had  been  working  it  right  along,  and  before  he  ever  knew  Mrs. 
Walcott.  This  is  the  question  that  the  courts  are  now  asked  to 
decide  upon.  Judge  A.  C.  Ellis  is  Mrs.  Walcott's  attorney,  while 
Watson  is  represented  by  Thomas  Wren  and  Judge  Reeves.  A 
large  sum  of  money  has  already  been  spent  on  both  sides  in  tak- 
ing depositions. 

SSI 

THE  property  is  considered  of  great  value  by  all  experts  who 
have  ever  examined  it,  and  not  long  ago  an  Eastern  syndicate 
offered  a  large  sum  of  money  for  it.  In  fact,  it  could  have  been 
sold  on  more  than  one  occasion  during  the  past  two  years,  but 
either  one  side  or  the  other  advanced  the  price,  and  Watson  has 
never  evinced  any  inclination  to  compromise  the  litigation. 
This,  of  course,  rendered  it  impossible  to  give  any  title,  and  the 
intending  purchasers  retired  in  disgust.  The  end  of  it  will  be 
that  the  lawyers  will  get  away  with  the  plum,  as  usual,  while  the 
litigants  will  be  able  to  indulge  in  a  retrospect  of  what  might 
have  been,  had  common  sense  dominated  their  course  of  action. 
Outside  of  the  loss  by  legal  friction,  Watson  is  now  brought  face 
to  face  with  another  difficulty.  Deprived  of  the  profits  derived 
from  the  mine,  he  has  borrowed  money  on  the  property.  Sol. 
Hilp  holds  a  mortgage  on  the  mine,  which  has  just  been  fore- 
closed, the  sale  taking  place  yesterday.  Watson  will  have  then 
the  right  of  redemption  until  the  expiration  of  six  months.  Fail- 
ing in  this,  he  will  be  minus  the  mine,  or  the  portion  of  it  left 
after  his  lawyers  are  paid.  His  financial  condition  seems  strange 
in  view  of  the  evidence  taken  in  the  case,  that  in  1888  be  was 
worth  $1,405,000.  In  comparison  with  a  nest-egg  like  this,  the 
Joanna  mine  looks  small,  and  hardly  worth  the  bother  of  fighting 
over.  The  ore  body  in  the  property  is,  it  is  said,  well  opened  up 
for  500  feet  with  winzes  and  cross-cuts.  It  will  average  $10  per 
ton.  The  ledge,  it  is  claimed,  is  100  feet  wide,  but  this  is  un- 
doubtedly an  exaggeration. 

sss 

IT  is  difficult  to  understand  what  the  combination  of  brokers  on 
Pine  street  is  trying  to  get  at  in  regard  to  the  control  of  Hale 
and  Norcross.  The  members  are  willing,  first  of  all,  to  let  Mr. 
Flood  put  in  four  directors  to  their  three,  content  to  let  him  man- 
age the  property.  Then  they  discover  that  a  little  glory  thrown 
in  would  be  more  in  consonance  with  their  soaring  ambition,  and 
they  announce  that  the  millionaire  must  content  himself  with  the 
small  end,  putting  in  the  three  men  to  their  four.  The  reply  from 
Flood  that  they  had  better  put  in  the  whole  seven  directors  when 
they  were  at  it,  must  have  rather  flattened  the  dignity  of  the  am- 
bassador, full  of  the  importance  of  the  situation.  It  might  be  as 
well  to  remark  right  here  that  these  gentlemen  of  the  Exchange 
would  not  know  what  to  do  with  the  mine  if  they  got  it,  which 
it  is  not  likely  they  will.  Now  and  then  a  broker  has  blossomed 
out  as  a  mining  director,  but  with  one  or  two  notable  exceptions, 
the  management  has  not  been  a  success.  Another  thing,  in 
fomenting  strife  of  this  kind  on  the  street,  the  brokers  are  killing 
their  own  business.  It  is  dwindling  away  day  by  day,  and  so  far 
as  the  public  is  concerned,  reform  talk  from  the  Board  is  only 
looked  upon  as  a  bluff.  This  opinion  is  only  natural,  when,  in 
regard  to  the  proxy  system,  it  is  only  condemned  when  utilized 
by  persons  outside  of  the  new  combine.  The  members  of  this 
organization  have  no  more  authority  to  vote  these  proxies  than 
they  have  the  right  to  do  so  to  others.  The  stock  it  represents  does 
not  belong  to  them.  An  action  of  this  kind  does  not  harmonize 
with  pretensions  of  morality.  It  is  simply  a  hollow  mockery, 
ill-calculated  to  deceive. 


IN  antagonizing  Mr.  Flood  and  the  other  Comstock  mine  mana- 
gers, the  Board  is  risking  the  loss  of  capital,  which  from  time 
to  time  has  resuscitated  the  market.  How  many  of  the  brokers 
are  there  on  the  street  who  have  sufficient  money  to  manipulate 
a  stock,  even  on  a  small  scale?  Take  the  control  of  the  leading 
mines,  with  the  exception  of  one  or  two  of  the  self-sustaining 
properties,  out  of  the  present  hands,  and  in  six  months  they 
would  degenerate  into  wild  cats.  Overdrafts  at  the  bank  are  a 
necessity,  and  these  have  to  be  guaranteed  by  one  or  other  of 
the  millionaires  represented  in  the  management.  The  way  in 
which  some  of  the  mines  have  been  handled  may  not  have  been 
exactly  right  at  times,  but  it  might  have  been  much  worse.  The 
brokerage  business  has  also  a  dark  side  of  its  own  which,  if  shown 
up,  would  parallel  any  insinuations  of  mining  mismanagement; 
resolve  itself  into  another  case  of  the  pot  calling  the  kettle  black. 
War  on  Pine  street  of  the  kind  which  is  now  brewing  .means  ruin 
to  the  people  engaged  in  stock-dealing,  and  if  tbe  brokers  are  de- 
termined to  carry  it  on  to  extremes,  they  can  be  prepared  to 
have  their  edifice  tumbling  down  about  their  ears  at  an  early  date. 
This  will  be  a  misfortune  for  the  city  at  large,  as  the  dull  times 
which  now  exist  here  are  due,  in  a  great  measure,  to  the  decline 
in  the  stock  business. 

5  t  5 

OUTSIDE  the  little  flurry  in  Hale  &  Norcross,  the  movement  in 
the  mining  market  for  the  week  was  very  light.  Business 
has  fallen  off  greatly  of  late,  and  few  of  the  brokers  can  be  mak- 
ing their  expenses.  Con.  Cal. -Virginia  holds  steady  at  the  prices 
which  have  ruled  for  some  time  past,  but  the  sales  of  the  stock 
are  light.  At  the  South  End,  the  reports  from  Belcher  have  been 
very  favorable  of  late,  but  the  stock  does  not  show  it.  The 
trouble  is  that  the  heavy  operators  are  disgruntled  over  the  action 
of  the  brokers,  and  afraid  that  the  mere  fact  of  their  purchasing 
stock  might  be  turned  against  them  in  some  strange  and  unfa- 
vorable light.  In  the  outside  mines,  the  Tuscaroras  are  gradually 
working  into  a  self-sustaining  position,  and  some  of  them  will 
likely  pay  dividends  before  many  weeks  have  passed.  The  new 
sampling  works  erected  at  the  Union  mill  were  started  up  yester- 
day, and  this  is  just  what  the  camp  has  lacked  for  years  past. 
The  ores  from  the  different  producing  mines  will  be  sold  to  the 
mill  company  instead  of  shipping  them  to  the  Eastern  smelters, 
and  the  returns  will  be  immediate-  In  the  Quijotoa  mines,  Peer 
continues  to  ship  bullion,  and  will  do  so  until  the  ore  now  on 
the  dump  has  been  worked  up.  After  that,  the  tunnel  planned 
to  tap  the  downward  extension  of  the  ore  body,  will  be  run,  and 
if  it  is  as  successful  as  hoped,  the  shareholders  will  benefit  greatly. 
Taken  all  in  all,  the  mining  interests  everywhere  are  in  a  prosper- 
ous condition,  and  the  market  would  be  doing  much  better  were 
the  troubles  on  the  street  amicably  arranged. 
$$$ 

JK.  OWENS,  the  well-known  mill  builder,  has  just  returned  from 
.  Honduras,  where  he  has  been  superintending  the  construc- 
tion of  a  reduction  plant  for  the  Guayvabilas  Mining  Company, 
of  Yuascaren.  Tne  mill  has  twenty  stamps,  of  which  ten  are 
wet  and  ten  dry  crushing.  The  ores  are  sulphuret,  running  as 
high  as  $180  in  silver.  They  are  worked  by  the  usual  process, 
roasting  and  pan  amalgamation.  One-half  of  the  stamps  are  now 
running  on  ore  from  the  company's  mine,  and  the  other  half  on 
ore  from  the  Montserrat,  adjoining,  owned  by  Major  Burke. 
*  S  S 

THAT  honesty  is  the  best  policy,  even  in  mining  operations, 
is  now  and  then  brought  forcibly  home  to  men  whose  for- 
tunes have  been  based  on  some  scheme  which  would  not  bear 
the  light  of  a  critical  investigation.  It  is  many  years  ago  since 
the  old  Sucker  Flat  transaction  took  place,  and  yet  its  ghost  was 
resurrected  the  otber  day,  to  the  discomfiture  of  many  connected 
with  it.  A  strong  bank  account  cannot  at  times  offset  the  strain 
of  public  opinion.  Gold  is  as  Dead  Sea  fruit  under  such  circum- 
stances, and  its  power  wanes. 

$  $  $ 

THE  water  problem  at  the  south  end  of  the  lode  is  now  an  en- 
grossing matter  of  interest  to  Comstock  shareholders.  Ac- 
cording to  the  latest  report,  a  large  volume  of  water  continues  to 
flow  through  the  drill-hole  in  the  bulkhead  in  the  Crown  Point  in- 
cline, keeping  the  1,700-station  pumps  working  steadily  to  their 
full  capacity.  The  work  of  cleaning  out  and  re-timbering  the 
1,700  south  drift  is  making  good  progress,  and  the  drift  is  now 
opened  out  270  feet  from  the  station. 
SIS 

ANEW  mining  company,  the  Baltic,  has  recently  been  incor- 
porated at  Grass  Valley,  and  the  shares  are  now  on  the  market 
at  a  nominal  rate.  There  seems  to  be  a  disposition  to  work  tbe 
mines  of  this  district  by  home  co-operation,  and  most  of  the 
properties  are  doing  well.  If  Grass  Valley  is  one  of  the  oldest 
mining  camps  in  California,  it  is  certainly  the  most  prosperous. 
$  $  $ 

QUITE  a  number  of  mines  were  stricken  from  the  list  of  the 
San  Francisco  Stock  Exchange  for  non-payment  of  the  annual 
dues.  They  were  as  follows:  North  Extension  of  Utah,  West 
Potosi,  Central,  Con.  Pacific,  Diana,  Found  Treasure,  West  Com- 
stock and  Argenta. 


Fab.  90,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCIS 


NEWS  LETTER 


L6 


"Hfinhern.  r       "  What  ihc  devil  artthoa: 
*•  One  that  will  pUt  ihr  levll.  »lr.  with  you." 


I  SIT  before  ray  study  fire. 
And  mourn  on  the  waning  season. 
My  sighs  go  up  with  goodly  reason, 
With  ■■  Well  a  day."  and  ■•  Oh,  alack, 
I've  eaten  ray  last  canvasback." 

The  flavor  of  that  p.-odly  bird 

Upon  ray  palate  lingers  still; 

1  think  I  send  Ptetro  word 

To  save  me  for  the  morning  grill, 

That  leg  and  wing  I  did  not  eat, 

For  breast  and  spur  were  passing  sweet. 

And  those  who  in  the  season  past 

Sat  with  roe,  hearing  me  descant 

Upon  the  pleasures  of  a  fast, 

A  whole  day's  fast,  when  nature's  want, 

Prompted  by  epicurean  lack, 

Made  sweet  the  luscious  canvasback, 

Will  they,  too,  drop  with  me  a  tear, 

That  "  cans  "  have  left  us  for  this  year? 

Those  dimpled,  fat  and  rosy  things, 

Those  tiny  epicures,  those  girls, 

With  shimmering  dress  and  flashing  rings, 

Gay  gifts  of  diamonds  and  pearls, 

I  swear  between  their  Cupid  bows 

Of  lips  can  put  of  canvasback 

Such  lots,  well,  no  observer  knows 

Why  in  a  game  feast  men  look  black, 

And  growl,  "  Who  ate  the  canvasback?" 

The  birds  were  spared — well,  they  will  fly 
Into  the  misty  north  again, 
To  leave  our  blue  Italian  sky, 
For  stormy  winds  and  sleety  rain, 
Heaven  speed  them,  may  their  love  affairs 
On  perfect  harmony  be  based, 
Their  duckling  aye  be  kindly  reared, 
Nor  e'er  by  discords  be  disgraced; 
The  quarrelsome  are  ever  thin, 
And  'tis  our  hope  to  see  within 
Next  year  our  marshes  a  new  brood, 
Plump  and  delightful,  sweet  and  good. 

The  bones  of  my  last  canvasback, 
With  reverence  now  I  set  aside, 
I  place  them  in  a  sacred  urn, 
And  just  above  them  on  the  rack 
The  gun  that  oft  in  marshy  places, 
When  the  shrill  wind  blew  in  our  /aces, 
And  when  the  clouds  were  dark  and  nigh, 
Brought  down  those  strangers  from  on  high. 
Ah!  strangers  then,  but  guests  when  round 
The  board  their  genial  friends  were  found, 
Who  toasted  them,  and  their  souls  sped 
In  France's  best  wine,  rich  and  red. 
Better  to  thus  inurned  lie 
Than  like  some  skulking  vermin  die. 

ED.  GREENWAY'S  life  has  been  very  miserable  during  the 
week.  As  is  well-known,  he  is  a  man  of  unusual  bravery, 
and  it  takes  far  more  than  an  ordinary  event  to  fill  his  soul  with 
awe,  but  this  time  he  has  been  aghast  with  horror,  and  has  trem- 
bled with  fear.  Yet  that  which  so  horrified  him  was  merely  the 
thought  that  he  would  be  called  on  by  a  lady,  and  one  of  more 
than  passing  fame — a  lady,  too,  who  has  some  claim  to  beauty, 
and  who,  withal,  is  far  superior  in  mental  ability  to  the  butter- 
flies of  society,  whose  fates  are  decided  by  Ned's  say-so.  Green- 
way's  magnificent  apartments  are  in  a  mansion,  where  formerly 
resided  Sarah  Althea  Hill-Sharon-Terry.  He  even  lives  in  the 
very  rooms  where  Sarah  often  mused  and  schemed,  and  his  coats 
and  hats  hang  upon  the  very  brackets  which  have  been  adorned 
by  the  garments  of  the  famous  plaintiff.  During  her  hours  of 
madness,  Mrs.  Terry  is  frequently  filled  with  an  irresistible  desire 
to  visit  places  where  formerly  she  may  have  passed  some  happy 
moments.  Greenway  knows  of  this  feature  of  her  insanity.  He 
knows  she  is  in  town;  he  knows  that  with  her,  as  with  most 
women,  when  her  mind  is  made  up — why,  there's  an  end  on  it. 
Hence,  his  haunted  look,  wherefore,  the  bagging  of  his  trowsers 
at  the  knees;  therefore,  the  debauchee  appearance  of  his  collar 
and  the  don't  care  style  of  his  cravat.  "  Nor  did  a  thousand  ger- 
mans  fill  me  with  such  fear,"  quotes  Ned,  whose  eye  has  a  wild 
appearance.  His  friends  fear  greatly  for  his  peace  of  mind.  The 
last  german  will  be  held  next  week,  The  Four  Hundred  are  des- 
perate. Greenway  must  be  saved;  therefore,  Mrs.  Terry  must 
leave  town.     Examiner  reporters !     Keep  your  eyes  open ! 


A1  K)RNR\   RH  oa0|  the  motl  femoiu  <*f  the  legal 

defendtraof  the  downtrodden  oootli  that  the  Bxoltulon  I 

»m  •ngtgad  with  Judgi  Mrsj.k,  ihi 

great  devisee,  in  a  oa*e  before  Judge  Ross  »l  l*Oi  Angeles.  When- 
<■  >  r  Uuketts  gets  stumped  he  falls  back  mi  Pomtroj'l  books, 
and  quotes  that  jurist  by  sections,  chapters  and  pages.  The  Los 
Angeles  case  was  a  long  and  hard  one.  The  San  r-rancisco  at- 
torneys wished  to  finish  it.  and  Judge  Ross  timidly  consented  to 
hold  a  night  session  of  his  court.  As  are  all  men  of  genius,  these 
two  attorneys  are  luxurious  livers,  who  love  to  linger  at  the 
board.  They  lingered.  When  they  re-appeared  In  court  the  rosy 
glow  of  health  made  beautiful  their  rounded  cheeks.  The  case 
went  on.  Ricketts  arose  to  argue  a  point.  The  court  did  not 
seera  to  be  in  accord  wiib  him.  He  became  desperate,  and,  as 
usual  under  such  circumstances,  resorted  to  his  friend  Poraeroy. 
"  Now,  if  your  Honor  please,"  said  the  learned  gentleman,  "I 
will  quote  a  section  of  a  well-known  authority,  which  fully  sup- 
ports my  position.     You  will  find  in  PommerySec "     But  the 

rest  was  lost  in  the  uproarious  laughter  of  his  youthful  associate, 
the  hilarity  being  joined  in  by  His  Honor.  Ricketts  left  for  this 
city  on  the  following  day.  The  coolie  is  yet  afloat  upon  the  briny. 

WE  have  allowed  a  decent  time  to  elapse  before  we  discussed 
Mrs.  Frank  Leslie,  the  great  lady  journalist.  And  now  we 
have  discovered  that  she  is  leading  the  unfortunate  William 
Wilde,  her  husband,  a  deuce  of  a  life.  She  denies  him  a  latch  key, 
and  refuses  to  occupy  the  same  room  with  him,  which,  consider- 
ing Mrs.  Leslie's  charms,  may  not  be  much  of  a  deprivation. 
Here  comes  the  evil  of  marrying  a  woman  fond  of  notoriety.  And 
Mrs.  Leslie  has  been  spoiled  by  that  intoxicating  newspaper  con- 
coction. It  became  the  fashion  to  call  attention  to  her  intelli- 
gence, industry  and  enterprise,  and  she  was  led  to  believe  that 
she  was  a  tin  goddess  on  wheels.  Wilde  may  have  been  tempo- 
rarily of  the  same  opinion,  but  it  would  be  interesting  to  hear  him 
deliver  now  a  lecture  on  »  Before  and  after."  Good  bachelors 
don't  marry  wives  for  money  or  fame.  Where  the  wife  has  all  the 
cash  there  always  comes  a  tightening  of  the  purse  strings.  It  may 
be  deferred  until  the  wane  of  the  honeymoon,  but  sooner  or  later 
it  makes  its  ugly  appearance,  and  the  groom  is  civilly  told  to  go 
out  and  hustle. 

MR.  HAXTON,  long  and  favorably  known  as  an  attache  of  the 
Examiner,  has  directed  his  steps  Westward,  and  will  soon  be 
here.  The  walking  tour  that  Mr.  Haxton  and  Mr.  Pete  Bigelow 
made  through  the  south  of  France,  shortly  after  their  gallant 
rescue  of  an  Italian  fisherman  from  Arch  Rock,  will  long  be  re- 
membered by  the  inhabitants  of  that  picturesque  country.  Mr. 
Bigelow  returned  to  journalism,  while  Mr.  Haxton  devoted  him- 
self to  the  business  of  collecting.  Not  curios,  bric-a-brac,  or 
mediaeval  weapons  were  Mr.  Haxton's  quest,  but  trowsers,  known 
to  the  vulgar  of  this  coast  as  "pants."  Next  to  the  Prince  of 
Wales,  Mr.  Haxton  can  now  boast  of  the  finest  collection  of 
trowsers,  possibly  in  the  world.  He  will  bring  them  all  with 
him,  and  when  he  obtains  a  hall  for  their  suitable  disposition, 
may  exhibit  them  to  his  friends.  They  comprise  all  shades  of 
color  and  all  variety  of  texture.  Mr.  Bigelow  will  doubtless  be 
appointed  custodian  of  the  collection,  when  he  can  prove  to  the 
satisfaction  of  Mr.  Haxton  that  not  a  pair  in  the  collection  will 
fit  him. 

AN  insurance  agent  deliberately  committed  suicide,  at  San  Diego, 
on  Wednesday.  This  is  quite  contrary  to  the  usual  habits  of 
insurance  agents.  The  party  in  question  offered  several  reasons 
for  declining  to  longer  continue  a  member  of  the  quick,  because 
of  his  preference  for  the  dead.  One  was  that  he  could  not  make 
life  a  success,  and  another  that  to  live  a  life  of  constant  strife 
was  not  in  keeping  with  his  ideas.  These  reasons  prove  most 
conclusively  that  the  gentleman  was  insane.  Nobody  can  make 
life  a  success,  and  a  gentleman  who  is  disgusted  with  a  life  of 
constant  strife,  should  spend  a  few  months  in  Ireland  at  the 
period  of  the  general  elections.  This  latter  experience  would 
give  him  an  idea  of  the  real  meaning  of  a  life  of  strife,  which 
possibly  never  entered  into  his  mind  before. 

THERE  are  some  tragedies  which  actually  come  under  the  head 
of  retributive  justice.  One  of  these  is  the  killing  of  a  druggist 
in  San  Jacinto  by  a  prominent  physician.  Alas  I  how  many  of 
us  have  felt  the  combination  that  exists  between  the  druggist 
and  physician — an  unholy  alliance  that  has  fattened  graveyards 
from  time  immemorial.  In  this  instance  the  cause  of  the  row 
which  led  to  the  slaughter  of  the  druggist  has  not  been  revealed. 
It  probably  had  its  origin  in  some  prescription  written  by  the 
physician,  which  the  druggist  refused  to  put  up,  on  the  ground 
that  it  would  kill  any  ten  men.  In  most  cases  the  nervy  com- 
pounder does  not  hesitate,  providing  he  gets  his  usual  two  hun- 
dred per  cent  on  the  drugs. 

THE  Salvation  army  has  started  an  insurance  company,  to  be 
confined  to  members  of  the  organization.  It  will  not  be 
strictly  a  fire  insurance  company,  as  one  might  imagine  from  the 
objects  and  aims  of  the  Salvationists. 


• 


16 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  20,  1892. 


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IN  one  of  his  pleasant,  chatty  articles,  Joe  Jefferson  furnishes  a 
plausible  explanation  of  the  reason  for  an  old  jest  or  story  be- 
ing called  a  chestnut.  He  says  that  many  years  ago  there  was  a 
popular  play  called  The  Broken  Sword.  In  its  cast  were  two  char- 
acters, Captain  Xavier,  a  Munchausen,  and  Pablo,  the  comedian. 
At  a  certain  point  in  the  play  the  Captain  explains:  »  I  entered 
the  woods  of  Colloway,  when  suddenly  from  the  bough  of  a  cork 

tree "     "Chestnut,"   interrupts  Pablo.      "Cork  tree,  I  said," 

returns  the  Captain,  turning  on  his  interrupter.  "  But  I  say 
chestnut,"  says  Pablo,  "and  I  ought  to  know,  for  I  have  heard 
you  tell  that  story  twenty-seven  times."  When  the  popularity 
of  the  play  was  at  its  height,  the  part  of  Pablo  was  taken  by  an 
actor  named  William  Warren,  and  at  a  dinner  at  which  he  was 
present,  a  prosy,  tiresome  guest  began  the  narration  of  a  story 
well  known  to  the  entire  company.  "Chestnut,"  said  Warren, 
softly,  almost  involuntarily  following  his  stage  language;  "I  have 
heard  you  tell  that  tale  these  twenty-seven  times."  It  is  believed 
that  from  this  quotation  by  Warren  of  the  words  of  the  play,  the 
word  "chestnut"  came  into  use  as  applied  to  an  old  jest. 

The  most  remarkable  thing  about  the  brilliant  career  of  Guy  de 
Maupassant,  whose  sad  mental  collapse  excites  the  sympathy  of 
the  whole  world  of  novel  readers,  is  that  it  was  the  fruit  of  the 
long  and  industrious  literary  apprenticeship  he  served  with 
Flaubert.  From  that  novelist  he  learned  to  appreciate  the  truth 
of  Buffon's  saying,  that  "talent  is  merely  continued  patience," 
and  verified  it  in  later  life  by  the  success  that  rewarded  his  pains. 
For  seven  years  he  toiled  on  under  Flaubert's  direction,  trying 
his  hand  at  every  style  of  literary  workmanship,  and  knowing 
that  the  product  of  his  pen  was  all  designed  for  the  waste-basket 
— for  none  of  this  apprentice  work  was  everpublished.  Sometimes 
he  re-wrote  a  description  twenty  times  to  satisfy  the  critical  judg- 
ment of  his  literary  mentor,  but  in  the  end  he  acquired  the  con- 
summate accuracy  of  description  and  fidelity  to  nature  that  char- 
acterize and  redeem  his  work.  The  author  is  even  now  only  a 
year  or  two  beyond  forty,  of  medium  height  and  rather  stout, 
and  altogether  a  handsome  man. 

The  first  step  towards  the  appointment  of  the  new  Archbishop 
of  Westminster  is  taken  by  the  chapter  of  the  diocese.  It  meets 
and  selects  three  names,  which  are  submitted  to  the  Pope  as 
dignissimus,  dignior,  and  dignus.  It  is  certain  that  Dr.  Vaughan's 
name  will  not  be  the  first,  but  it  may  be  the  second  or  third.  In 
all  probability  the  name  of  Dr.  Gilbert,  the  Prevost  of  the  diocese, 
will  be  returned  as  dignissimus;  but  the  Pope  is  not  bound  to  ap- 
point any  one  of  the  three.  In  the  selection  of  the  new  Arch- 
bishop of  Westminster,  the  Vatican  will  be  influenced  not  so 
much  by  the  views  of  the  clergy  of  the  diocese  as  by  its  sense  of 
what  is  bes t  for  the  general  interests  of  Roman  Catholicism  in 
England.  The  difficulty  of  the  Pope  arises  from  the  fact  that  four- 
fifths  of  the  members  of  his  church  in  England  are  Irish.  One 
thing  may  be  regarded  as  certain,  and  that  is,  that  the  new  Arch- 
bishop will  not  be  an  Irish  prelate.  The  appointment  of  an  Irish-' 
man  to  the  See  of  Westminster  would  be  regarded  by  the  English 
Catholics  as  a  slight  of  the  gravest  kind. 

In  Constantinople  the  Mohammedan  mosque  of  Sofia  is  per- 
vaded always  by  a  strong  smell  of  musk.  In  order  to  supply  this 
perfume,  which  was  freely  mixed  with  the  mortar  and  cement 
which  bound  together  the  stones,  thousands  upon  thousands  of 
the  musk  antelope  were  slaughtered.  Thus,  while  one  stone  is 
left  upon  another  of  this  ancient  and  interesting  building,  the 
odor  of  musk  must  remain  to  refresh-or  annoy  its  visitors,  accord- 
ing as  the  sense  is  affected. 

The  Vatican,  the  ancient  palace  of  the  Popes  of  Home,  is  the 
most  magnificent  building  of  the  kind  in  the  world.  It  stands  on 
the  right  bank  of  the  Tiber,  on  a  hill  called  the  Vaticanus,  because 
the  Latins  formerly  worshiped  Vaticanium,  an  ancient  oracular 
deity  of  that  place.  Exactly  when  the  building  was  commenced 
no  one  knows.  Charlemagne  is  known  to  have  inhabited  it  over 
1,000  years  ago. 


Luigi  Emanuele  Farina,  the  Italian  Deputy  who  died  a  short 
time  ago,  was  a  politician  of  unique  electioneering  devices.  On 
one  rainy  election  day  he  sent  to  each  of  about  fonr  hundred 
voters  an  umbrella,  with  his  compliments.  At  another  time  he 
had  pigs  driven  through  the  streets  with  this  notice  hanging  from 
the  snout  of  each  :  "  Whoever  votes   for  Farina  may  eat  of   me." 


The  Grand  Central  Wine  Rooms,  at  16  and  IS  Third  street,  have 
the  best  bar  in  the  city.  It  is  always  magnificently  stocked  with  the 
best  brands  of  liquor  known,  and  as  a  consequence  there  is  always  a 
large  crowd  of  judges  of  good  liquor  within  its  doors.  It  is  always 
popular. 


I3SrSTJ-S.-A.35rCE  . 


REMOVAL! 
HOME  MUTUAL  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

Now  Occupies  Premises  at  the  N.  E.  Cor.  California  and  Sansome 

Sts.,   S.  F.,  Lately  Vacated  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  Bank. 

Twenty-seventh  Annual  Exhibit. 

January  1,  1891. 

INCORPORATED   A.   D.    1864. 

Lossea  p'd  since  organi'n. $3,175,759.21 1  Reinsurance  Reserve 1266,043.59 

Assets  January  1, 1891 ....     867,512.19    Capital  paid  up,  Gold ....      300,000.00 
Surplus  for  policy  holders    844,944.69  |  Net  Surplus  over  ev'yth'g     278,901.10 

Income  in  1890  f394.184.52  |  Fire  Losses  paid  in  1890.      142,338.90 

Fire  Losses  unpaid,  January  1, 1891 11,404.00 

President J.  F.  HOOGHTON  I  Secretary CHARLES  R.  8TORY 

Vice-President. .HENRY  L.   DODGE  |  General  Agent.ROBERT  H.  MAOILL 

TRANSATLANTIC   FIRE   INSURANCE   COMPANY, 

OF  HAMBURG,  GERMANY. 

Herbert  L.  Low,  Manager  for  (lie  Pacific  Coast  Branch, 

220  Sansome  St.,  S.  F. 

Capital $7,500,000.00 

Invested  in  U.  S 534,795.72 

GEO.   MARCUS   &   CO., 

Agents  City  Department, 
332  California  St.,  S.  F„  Cal. 

THE  SWISS  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANIES 

COMBINED 

BALOISE  HELVITIA  SWITZERLAND 


OF  ST.  GAIL. 


OF  ZURICH. 


OF  BALSE. 

COMBINED  CAPITAL  4.000,000  DOLLARS. 

These  three  Companies  are  liable  jointly  and  severally  for  all  Losses  that 
may  be  sustained. 

HARRY  W.  SYZ,  General  Agent, 

410  California  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

THAMES  AND  MERSEY  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANY  (Limited) 

Of  Liverpool,  London  and  Manchester. 

Capital  Subscribed tt0,000,000 

Capital  Paid  Up 7,000, 000 

Cash  Reserve  (In  addition  to  Capital)...: 2,126,000 

Total  Assets  December  31,  1SS8 e. 124,067.60 

WM.    GREER    HARRISON,   Manager, 

306  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

PACIFIC    DEPARTMENT 

LONDON  AND  LANCASHIRE  FIRE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

Capital $1 0.626.000 

Cash    Assets 4,701,201   39 

Cash  Assets  In  United  States 2,272,084  13 

REINSURERS  OP 

Anglo-Nevada  Assurance  Corporation 

AND 

Southern  California  Insurance  Company. 

MANAGER. 

D.  E.  MILES,  Assistant  Manager. 

315  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  S.  F. 

Phoenix  Assurance  Company  of  London,   [Established  1782.] 
American  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  [Established  1857.] 

BUTLER  &  BALDAN,  Gen'l  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast. 
413  California  Street,  San  Francisco- 

LONDON  ASSURANCE  CORPORATION  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  by  Royal  Charter,  1720.J 

NORTHERN  ASSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  1836.] 
Office— Northwest  corner  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Streets. 

ur:o.  F.  GRANT,  Manager. 

PACIFIC    rDrEJZP-A-IEaTIVIIIEIsrT 


GUARDIAN  ASSURANCE  CO., 

OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1821. 
Paid-up  Capital,    -    -    -     J  5,000,000. 
Cash  Assets,    -----   $21,911,915. 


SUN  FIRE  OFFICE, 

OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1710. 

Cash  Assets, $9,031,040. 

Assets  in  America,    -    -    -    {1,956,331. 


WM.  J.  LANDERS,  fien'l  Agent,  20i  Sansome  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


K 


INSURANCE  COMPANY- LTD. 

Ot^MAMOMESTEFt,  EI  r*J  [3  L-/*MSIO.  ^J 


Capital  paid  6j  guaranteed  ;;3,000,DOU,DO. 

ChasALaton,  Manager. 
153  California  St.  San  Franasccb 


Feb.  20,  1892. 


BAM  PRANCI8CO  NEWS  l  ETTER 


The  "Rosgj^ 


THE    MINSTREL  S    LOT 

My  lady,  when  the  CAVftlten 

About  thy  t..n«1. 

And  wait  thy  words   with  eager  ears, 

Thou  dost  not 
To  look  on  me.     My  faithful  lute. 

That  soothed  thee  with  its  song, 
Hath  lost  il*  charm,  the  strings  are  mute 

Amid  the  knightly  throng. 
Thou  divest  one  thy  sleeve  to  wear. 

And  one  thy  hand    to  press, 
Thou  dost  believe  them  when  they  swear 

Eternal  faithfulness. 
Their  vows  thou  dost  not  seek  to  prove, 

Thou  art  content  the  while; 
And  yet  to  me,  whose  life  is  love, 

Thou  gran  test  not  one  smile. 
Yet  when,  perchance,  some  feat  of  arms 

Doth  call  thy  knights  away, 
And  they,  forgetful  of  thy  charms, 

Ride  forth  to  join  the  fray, 
Ere  the  last  pennoned  lance  is  hid 

By  hills  that  lie  beyond, 
To  soothe  thy  sorrow  f  am   bid, 

And  gladly  I  respond. 
Thy  thought  is  with  the  cavaliers 

Who  laughing  rode  away; 
And  to  dispel  thy  lonely  tears 

I  tune  my  loving  lay. 
I  am  forgot  in  love's  sweet  song, 

All  happiness  is  thine; 
Bat  love  is  true,  my  love  is  strong, 

Thy  griefs  are  doubly  mine. 
Thou  knowest  not  this  love  I  hold, 

Thou  dost  not  understand 
The  love  that  in  my  songs  is  told — 

Love  beautiful  and   grand. 
Songs  serve  to  hasten  lagging  time. 

Thy  dreams  are  dreams  of  pride; 
The  lover  pictured  in  my  rhyme 

Unknown  waits  at  thy  side. 

A    TOAST.—  Ftavel  Scott  Mines,  in  Harper's   Weekly. 


The  Knight  to  his  Fickle  Lady. 
I  will  toast  thee,  fair  maid,  in  a  bowl  of  the  finest 

Canary  we  won  from  the  rebels  in  Spain. 
Let  the  winds  bear  me  witness,  thou  art  the  divinest 

Of  creatures  a  knight  ever  battled  to  gain. 

The  winds  will  repeat,  then  forget  it  again. 
Though  I  flaunted  thy  sleeve  at  the  gates  of  Granada, 

And  held  thee  the  fairest,  the  truest,  the  best — 
Aye,  proved  it  to  many  a  Southern  bravado., 

Who  lay  on  the  ground  with  my  lance  at  his  breast — 

I  find  that  another  now  doth  thy  behest. 
And  to-day  in  the  tourney  I  meet  my  successor — 

He  claims  among  maids  thou  art  truest  of  all — 
I  ride  at  the  sleeve  of  which  he  is  possessor, 

To  catch  it  and  hold  it  aloft  ere  he  fall, 

Then  place  both  thy  sleeves  on  his  bier  in  the  hall. 
So,  at  rest  in  his  armor,  thy  poor  blinded  lover 

May  dream  that  both  arms  thou  about  him  dost  throw. 
But  the  world  which  will  stand  at  his  side  shall  discover 

How  false  was  his  challenge,  how  empty  the  show — 

What  he  who  will  die  for  thee  never  will  know. 


SONG    AND    SINGER.— Richard  E.  Burton,  in  The  Century. 

I  saw  him  once,  the  while  he  sat  and  played — 

A  stripling  with  a  shock  of  yellow  hair — 
His  own  rare  songs,  in  mirth  or  sorrow  made, 

But  tender  all,  and  fair. 
And  as  the  years  rolled  by  I  saw  him  not, 

But  still  his  songs  full   many  a  time  I  sung, 
And  thought  of  him  as  one  who  has  the  lot 

To  be  forever  young. 
Until  at  last  he  stood  before  mine  eyes 

An  age-bent  man,  who  trembled  o'er  his  staff; 
My  sight  rebelled  to  see  him  in  such  guise, 

Ripe  for  his  epitaph. 
I  grieved  with  grief  that  to  a  death  belongs; 

How  Time  is  stern  I  had  forgot,  in  truth, 
And  how  that  men  wax  old,  whereas  their  songs 

Keep  an  immortal  youth. 


CAPITAL 


Insurance  Company. 
ii  000.000.  :  assets  12.650.000 


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J.  b.  Lt\  BOM  Marino  Secretary 

Aeeulf  In  all  prominent  locaUUu  thrflilnhnnt  the  1'nlted  Stale*. 

THE  STATE  INVESTMENT  AND  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

[ESTABLISHED    1871.] 

CAPITAL    STOCK  Paid  Up  1400.000. 

PRINCIPAL  OFFICE    218  AND  220  SANSOMF  STRICT. 

San    Franciaco,  California. 


GEORGE  L.  BRANDER, 

President. 


CHA8.  M.  BLAIR, 
Secretary. 


Queen  Insurance  Company. 
Royal  Exchange  Assurance, 

[INCORPORATED  1720.] 

Connecticut  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  Hartford,  Conn. 

ROBERT     DICKSON,  Manager. 
General  Office.— N.  W.  Cor.  California  and  Montgomery  Sts. 
City  Department— N.  W.  Cor.  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Sts- 


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Manager.  Sub-Manager. 

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' SWAIN  &  MURDOCK,  City  Agents. 

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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER 


Feb.  20,  1892. 


INQUIRY  in  the  real  estate  market  ia  quite  brisk,  and  denotes  a 
good  market  in  the  very  near  future.  The  many  improve- 
ments under  way  and  in  contemplation  also,  promise  well  for  the 
spring  trade,  but  there  is  still  mach  to  be  done  in  this  direction. 
The  streets  are  still  filthy  and  muddy,  and  real  estate  men  declare 
that  if  this  matter  is  not  soon  remedied,  it  will  have  a  most  de- 
pressing effect  on  San  Francisco's  spring  trade. 

As  the  season  advances  renting  gets  better  and  better.  It  was 
brisk  last  week.  It  has  been  brisker  this  week,  and  next  week 
the  demand  for  houses  and  flats  and  stores  will  be  still  better. 

There  is  a  big  movement  in  outside  properties.  The  movement 
is  not  a  glaring,  loud-mouthed  one,  but  it  is  strong,  and  bids  fair 
to  last  the  year  out,  and  even  then  to  be  in  a  healthy  condition. 

George  Easton  took  Mr.  Wilde's  place  in  the  firm  of  Easton, 
Eldridge  &  Co.  last  Monday  morning.  Big  things  are  to  be  ex- 
pected from  this  infusion  of  new  blood  into  the  old  firm.  It  was 
never  a  slow  concern,  but  it  will  be  busier  than  ever  now. 

Things  at  Baden  are  moving  lively.  The  builders  of  the  big 
stock  yards  seem  to  be  in  earnest,  and  the  chances  really  are  that, 
ere  long,  we  will  have  a  second  Omaha  or  Kansas  City  at  our 
very  doors.  The  development  of  these  industries  to  the  extent 
intended  by  their  promoters  will  necessarily,  by  the  natural  law 
of  trade  and  commerce,  result  in  great  material  benefit  not  alone 
to  San  Francisco,  but  to  tbe  entire  State.  It  will  certainly  have 
a  tendency  to  promote  immigration,  as  well  as  enhance  the  farm- 
ing properties  of  the  Coast. 

Max  Popper  says  the  fund  allowed  the  Street  Department  has 
been  exhausted,  and  the  schedule  for  sweeping  the  streets  cut 
down  one-half.  He  has  a  scheme  to  remedy  the  evil  conse- 
quences of  the  exhaustion.  Everyyear,  he  says,  a  certain  amount 
is  appropriated  for  sweeping  the  streets,  and  upon  this  basis  the 
schedule  is  adopted.  Reverse  the  order  of  things,  says  Mr.  Pop- 
per; make  the  schedule  first,  and  then  get  an  appropriation  to 
cover  it.  This  is  admirable,  but  it  will  not  make  the  streets  clean 
this  spring,  for  the  bids  are  not  let  until  March  31st. 

In  the  past  week  tbe  homeseekers  with  ready  cash  in  pocket 
have  increased  in  number.  This  is  a  most  hopeful  sign.  Build- 
ing, especially  that  of  small  homes,  ia  quite  brisk.  Several  firms 
declare  they  find  it  difficult  to  keep  up  with  the  demand  for  new 
residences, 

THE    CITY'S    LEADING    MODISTE. 


NO  San  Francisco  woman  in  professional  or  business  life  has 
had  a  more  successful  career  than  Mrs.  R.  G.  Lewis,  the  city's 
leading  modiste.  As  are  all  successful  modistes,  she  is  a  true 
artist;  in  fact,  one  cannot  be  a  modiste  unless  possessed  of  the 
artistic  sense,  for  in  the  arrangement  of  colors,  the  draping  of  dresses, 
and  in  the  effecting  of  combinations  to  secure  the  most  beautiful  re- 
sults, aesthetic  tastes  are  as  necessary  as  the  material  used.  Mrs. 
Lewis  has  studied  the  artistic  side  of  her  business  very  carefully, 
with  the  satisfying  result  that  her  creations  are  among  the  most 
beautiful  that  ever  delighted  the  heart  of  a  woman  of  fashion.  She  ia 
a  native  of  Nashville,  Tenn.,  and  though  a  resident  of  this  State 
since  1861,  it  has  been  only  during  the  last  sixteen  years  that  she  has 
been  engaged  in  business.  Her  exquisite  taste  in  matters  of  dress 
soon  made  her  known  as  the  leading  modiste  of  the  city.  When  she 
first  opened  her  parlors  in  the  Thurlow  Block,  she  employed  six 
girls  in  two  rooms.  So  rapidly  did  her  business  increase,  tnat  within 
two  weeks  she  had  eighteen  employees.  As  her  fame  spread,  and 
orders  poured  in  rapidly,  her  force  of  workers  also  increased. 
Twenty,  twenty-five,  thirty,  and  forty  girls  were  engaged,  but  yet 
there  were  not  enough,  and  now  Mrs.  Lewis  has  nearly  fifty  bright 
young  ladies  in  her  establishment.  To  accommodate  her  patrons, 
and  to  afford  facilities  for  work,  she  was  compelled  to  relinquish  her 
old  rooms,  and  now  in  her  handsome  apd  commodious  quarters  at 
531  Sutter  street,  Mrs.  Lewis  has  the  finest  modiste's  establishment 
on  the  Pacific  Coast.  Her  London  and  Paris  correspondents  send 
her  daily  the  latest  novelties  from  those  worlds  of  fashion,  and  she 
is  in  constant  receipt  from  other  centers  of  various  novelties.  Mrs. 
Lewis  superintends  all  her  work  personally,  and  her  house  always 
gives  satisfaction. 

If  one  desires  to  pass  a  pleasant  day  within  sight  of  the  city,  and 
yet  far  from  its  madding  crowd,  he  should  go  to  Belvedere,  the  most 
beautiful  suburban  residence  place  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  Beneath 
the  shade  of  its  spreading  live-oaks  one  may  dream  the  hours  away 
moat  delightfully.  Its  drives  are  most  enjoyable;  its  views  magnifi- 
cent; its  residents  the  leaders  of  the  city's  business  and  social  worlds. 
Tevis  &  Fisher,  14  Post  street,  are  agents  for  the  property,  and  are 
always  willing  to  give  complete  information  regarding  it. 


Artistic  surroundings  are  always  necessary  for  the  full  enjoyment 
of  excellent  liquors  or  fine  cigars.  This  is  a  fact  fully  recognized  by 
the  proprietors  of  "The  Munirn,"  at  109  O'Farrell  street,  and  in 
appreciation  of  the  aesthetic  tastes  of  their  patrons,  they  have  made 
their  establishment  one  of  the  most  beautiful  in  the  city.  Their 
stock  is  always  of  the  best,  and  the  reason  why  their  business  has 
rapidly  increased  ever  since  their  doors  were  opened.  "  The  Mumm  " 
is  one  of  the  most  popular  resorts  in  San  Francisco. 


PALO  ALTO  STOCK  FARM 

IMPORTANT  SALE 

OF 

SIXTY  HEAD 


CHOICE    BROOD    MARES. 

By  KENTUCKY  PRINCE,  GENERAL  BENTON,  ALMONT, 
PIEDMONT,  A.  W.  RICHMOND,  ARTHURTON,  MOHAWK 
CHIEF,  MESSENGER  DUROC,  MILTON  MEDIUM,  BENE- 
FIT, CONTRACTOR  and  other  noted  stallions.  These  mares  are 
stinted  to  Palo  Alto  2:08|;  Electricity  2:17i;  Azmoor  2:20 J; 
"Whips  2:27J;  Amigo  2:16J;  Alban  2:24;  MacBenton,  Benefit, 
Good  Gift,  etc.,  sons  of  Electioneer,  General  Benton,  etc. 

AT    SALESYARD, 
CORNER  MARKET  ST.  AND  VAN  NESS  AVE., 

-A.11     lO    O'CLOCK    COfl- 
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY  24,  1892. 

^3^* Catalogues  now  ready.    Will  be  sent  upon  application. 
UILLIP  A  CO.,  Auctioneers, 

83  Montgomery  Street. 

BELVEDERE 

Is  the  place  for  this  summer's  vacation. 


NO  FOGS! 


NO  WINDS! 


Certainly  a  good  locality  for  villa  sites.  Take 
Tiburon  beat,  9:30  and  11  A.  M.;  return  12:38 
or  4. OS  P.  M. 

Luncheon  can  be  obtained  at  Belvedere  Res- 
taurant.    Busses  meet  all  boats. 

TEVIS  &  FISHER,  Agents, 

14  POST  STREET. 


Mb.  20,  189-2. 


-  \\   FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER, 


in 


QUITE  a  ne»t  programme  vu  that  containing  the  order  o(  ex- 
ercises of  the  sixteenth  annual  meeting  of  the  Fire  Under- 
writers' Association  of  the  Pacific,  and  altogether  timely  and 
typical  was  the  colored  drawing  on  the  cover.  A  broad  prairie, 
the  horizon  ablaze  with  red  and  yellow  ink,  denotes  that  there  is 
a  big  conflagration  in  the  distance;  a  railroad  track  runs  direct  to 
the  scene,  and  between  the  rail?  speeds  a  chubby  Cupid,  gripsack 
in  one  band  and  dart  in  the  other.     This  is  the  inscription: 

"Perhaps  DpoD  the  road  to  'Glory.1 
May  go  the  special— and  his  grip." 

In  all  the  sixteen  years  of  its  existence  the  association  has  not 
held  as  profitable  and  as  successful  an  annual  meeting  as  that  of 
Tuesday  and  Wednesday  last.  Some  of  the  papers  read  evinced 
great  care  in  their  preparation,  and  were  most  valuable  contribu- 
tions to  the  literature  of  fire  insurance.  President  Lowden's  ad- 
dress 19  characterized  by  those  who  heard  it  as  a  most  compre- 
hensive and  excellent  document.  The  most  original  paper  read 
was  by  William  Sexton.  Edward  Niles'  paper  waB  considered  of 
the  utmost  practical  value,  and  at  its  conclusion  a  motion  was  at 
once  carried  to  have  it  printed  for  general  distribution  outside  of 
the  annual  publication.  So  many  similar  motions  had  to  be 
granted  upon  this  precedent,  however,  that  it  was  finally  resolved 
to  return  to  the  old  rule  and  print  none  of  the  papers,  except  in 
the  usual  report. 

George  P.  Low's  paper  was  quite  noteworthy;  so  was  that  of 
Herbert  Folger.  The  order  of  exercises,  the  papers  and  their 
titles  were  as  follows  : 

Tuesday — Annual  Report,  Edward  Niles,  Secretary  and  Treas- 
urer; Report  of  Executive  Committee,  H.  K.  Belden,  Chairman; 
Annual  Address,  W.  H.  Lowden,  President;  Looking  Backward, 
James  H.  De  Veuve;  Special  Agents,  Edward  Niles;  The  Special 
and  the  Compact,  A.  A.  Andr£;  Fire  Patrols,  Chas.  A.  Laton; 
The  Growth  of  Tariff  Associations,  Herbert  Folger;  The  Benefits 
of  Fire  Insurance  as  a  Collateral,  Win.  Sexton;  The  Boiler  Risk 
in  Special  Hazards,  J.  I).  Maxwell;  Professional  Errors,  P.  Out- 
calt;  Trials  and  Tribulations  of  the  Local  Agent,  G.  W.  Harney, 
of  Marysville;  Evils  of  Open  Insurance,  J.  A.  Marston. 

Wednesday — The  Written  Part  of  the  Policy,  Edward  Brown; 
The  Insurer's  Liability  on  Buildings  in  Course  of  Construction, 
Bernard  Faymonville;  Attachment  before  Proofs,  V.  C.  Driffield; 
Attachment  before  Proofs,  A.  J.  Wetzlar;  Past  Pleasures  vs. 
Present  Comforts,  A.  R.  Gunnison;  The  Manager,  F.  S.  Hicks; 
What  do  we  Learn?  H.  M.  Grant;  Hazards  of  Artificial  Illumina- 
tion, Geo.  P.  Low;  Adjustment  before  Loss,  L.  B.  Edwards;  The 
Association  and  the  Compact,  W.  S.  Du  Val;  After  the  Compact, 
What  ?  Geo.  D.  Dornin;  The  California  Knapsack,  Geo.  F.  Grant, 
Editor. 

The  officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year  were:  H.  M.  Grant, 
President;  S.  D.  Ives,  "Vice-President;  Edward  Niles,  Secretary 
and  Treasurer;  Executive  Committee — H.  K.  Belden,  George 
Easton,  Alfred  Stillman;  Editor  "Knapsack,"  George  F.  Grant. 

The  number  of  members  present  was  192,  the  largest  that  has 
ever  been  in  attendance.  The  banquet  at  the  California  Hotel, 
Wednesday  night,  was  a  huge  success.  The  hit  of  the  evening 
was  E.  W.  Carpenter's  version  of  "  Oh,  What  a  Difference  in  the 
Morning!"  from  a  fire  underwriter's  standpoint.  The  marine 
underwriters  were  not  in  this  feast  of  fact  and  food  and  fun,  but 
they  will  have  their  day  soon,  and  they  vow  they  will  outdo 
their  fire  brethren  in  the  length  of  both  the  essays  and  menu. 
The  Marine  Underwriters'  Association  of  San  Francisco  will  meet 
on  the  morning  of  the  26th  and  dine  that  same  evening. 

The  mariners  will  need  a  long  menu  to  dispel  the  cloud  that  has 
fallen  in  their  path  by  the  loss  of  the  Crown  of  Italy.  Recent  cables 
from  London  confirm  the  report  of  the  wreck.  She  had  a  cargo 
valued  at  $250,000,  fully  insured.  More  than  one-half  of  this  loss 
will  fall  on  the  San  Francisco  offices. 

There  has  been  another  heavy  wheat  loss.  The  Sudam,  from  Ta- 
coma  to  Antwerp,  was  wrecked  on  Ascension  Island.  The  very 
latest  is  the  whaling  bark  Tamerlane,  which  is  a  complete  wreck. 
She  struck  the  rocks  off  Hilo,  Hawaii;  and  went  to  pieces.  Eight 
lives  were  lost.  Things  are  booming  for  the  marine  men,  but  not 
in  the  right  direction. 

Leslie  Bates,  formerly  of  the  Lion  and  Imperial,  has  been  ap- 
pointed special  agent  for  Gutte  &  Frank.  Mr.  Feidler,  manager 
of  the  Hamburg-Magdeburg  Fire  Insurance  Company,  who  has 
been  on  the  Coast  for  the  last  few  days,  made  this  appointment. 

W.  B.  Wilson,  formerly  general  agent  of  the  Providence,  of 
Washington,  has  received  the  appointment  of  Superintentent  of 
agencies  for  the  State  Investment.  He  has  left  for  Portland,  whence 
he  will  go  to  Colorado,  his  old  home. 

Sidney  Newell,  S.  W.  Newell,  I.  S.  Bostrick  and  Tyndall  Miller, 
of  Stockton,  visited  this  city  last  week  on  a  business  trip.  When 
they  returned  home  they  took  with  them  the  Stockton  agencies 
for  Balfour,  Guthrie  &  Co.'s  insurance  companies  and  the  German 
American  Company.     In  this  connection  it  is  timely  to  Bay — what 


In  not  generally  known— that  the  president  of  Balfour,  Ontbrii  A 
■  rown  Floor  Mills  U  also  pmldant  of  the  Stockton  Invert- 
ment.    This  explains   ihr  why  and  wherefore   of  ft  great  many 
transactions  that  were  heretofore  lb  road  ed  In  mysteri 

sider. 


Chas.  Lamer,  artistic  photographer,  71fi  Market  street,  Crayon 
portraits  a  specialty.  There  la  mi  anmlatakablj  air  -if  truth  about  nil 
his  portraits,  from  the  -inalleol  card  photo  up  to  ih«-  most  ambitious 

specimen  of  tin-  photographic  art. 

D.  V.  8.  (Montreal). 
M.  R.  c.  V.  8.  (London). 

F.     W.     SKAIFE, 

VETERINARY     SURGEON. 


Canine  Diseases  a  Specialty. 


Residence,  903  Jones  St. 
Office,  502  Taylou  St. 


MME.  B.  ZISKA,  A.  M., 

Removed  to  1606  Van  Ness  Avenue. 

French,  German  aud  English  taught  by  Teachers  of  Recognized  Ability 
only.    Classes  for  Young  Ladies  and  Children. 

Studies  Restimed  January  7tli. 

Mathematics  and  Sciences,  Mrs.  A.  Hinckley.  Physical  Culture  aud 
Elocution,  Mrs.  Leila  Ellis.  Singing,  Sionor  Galvani.  Piano,  Mr. 
Lesley  Martin.  Drawing  aud  Penmanship,  Mr.  C  Eisenshimel.  Belles- 
Lettres  and  Language,  Mme.  B.  Ziska. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  20,  1892. 


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IN  an  article  showing  how  the  earth's  surface  may  be  changed  in 
form  by  the  action  of  the  wind  alone,  Mr.  George  P.  Merrill,  of  the 
Smithsonian  Institution,  writes  in  The  Engineering  Magazine  tor  Feb- 
ruary:  "The  agency  of  the  wind  does  not  end  with  thework  of  trans- 
porting the  sand  and  dust.  Particles  of  sand  drifting  along  before 
the  wind  become  themselves  agents  of  abraston,  filing  away  on 
every  hard  object  with  which  they  come  in  contact.  As  a  matter 
of  course  this  phenomenon  is  most  strikingly  active  in  the  arid  re- 
gions, though  the  results,  when  looked  for,  are  by  no  means  want- 
ing in  the  humid  East.  It  is  thought  by  Professor  Egleaton  that 
the  inscriptions  on  many  of  the  tombstones  in  the  older  church- 
yards of  New  York  City  have  become  illegible  by  the  wearing  ac- 
tion of  the  dust  and  sand  blown  against  them  from  the  street. 
There  is  to  be  seen  in  the  National  Museum,  at  Washington,  a 
large  sheet  of  plate  glass,  once  a  window  in  a  lighthouse  on  Cape 
Cod.  During  a  severe  storm  of  not  above  forty-eight  hours'  dura- 
tion this  became  on  its  exposed  surface  so  ground  from  the  impact 
of  grains  of  sand  blown  against  it,  as  to  be  no  longer  transparent 
and  to  necessitate  its  removal." 

There  has   just   been  definitely  opened  at  St.  Raphael,  on 

the  Mediterranean  coast,  an  establishment  for  the  inhalation  of 
ozone.  It  is  based  on  the  conviction,  after  long  and  conclusive 
experiments,  that  it  is  not  worth  while  to  seek  suddenly  to  re- 
move all  the  ills  attendant  on  anaunia  nor  the  deadly  ravages  of 
tuberculosis;  but,  says  the  Paris  correspondent  of  tbe  Times,  it  is 
believed  that  an  attempt  should  be  made  to  rehabilitate  the  weak- 
ened organs  by  the  infusion  of  a  vital  element,  the  absence  of 
which  is  the  cause  of  all  the  disintegration  of  the  bodily  powers. 
In  the  newly-opened  establishment  there  are  not  only  inhaling 
rooms,  where  aniemic  and  tuberculous  patients  may  experience 
the  advantages  of  ozone,  but  massage  and  hydropathic  rooms,  the 
natural  corrallary  of  the  ozone  treatment.  The  rooms  in  which 
the  patients  live,  promenade  and  spend  most  of  their  time  are 
filled  with  air  impregnated  with  ozone,  while  the  inhaling  appara- 
tus contain  various  quantities  of  ozone,  suited  to  each  particular 
case.  Already  50  patients  have  been  attracted  to  the  establish- 
ment. 

The  striking  discussion  on  "  Worthless  Government  Engi- 
neering "  in  The  Engineering  Magazine  is  continued  in  the  Febru- 
ary number  by  Lieut. -Col.  W.  R.  King,  in  charge  of  the  United 
States  Engineer  School,  who  defends  the  Engineer  Corps  against 
the  criticisms  made,  and  shows  reasons  why  the  Corps  ought  to 
produce  engineering  works  of  the  highest  order.  The  article  is  of 
interest,  especially  as  showing  the  course  of  preparation  through 
which  positions  in  the  Engineer  Corps  are  reached. 

It  is  well-known  that  horses  can   hear  deep  sounds  which 

we  can  not.  For  days  previous  to  tli3  earthquake  in  the  Riviera, 
the  horses  there  showed  every  symptom  of  abject  fear,  which 
continued  without  any  change  of  character  tilt  the  fury  of  the 
convulsion  broke  forth.  But  not  till  a  few  seconds  before  the 
earth  began  to  quake  did  human  beings  hear  any  sounds,  while  it 
is  extremely  probable  that  the  horses  heard  the  subterranean 
noises  for  two  or  three  days  previously. 

Think  of  a  mining  enterprise  conducted  by  soaring  aloft  in  a 

balloon.  There  are  many  ore-producing  ledges  on  the  precipitous 
sides  of  hills  in  the  Rocky  Mountains.  These  ledges  are  so  lofty 
as  to  be  inaccessible  by  ordinary  methods;  therefore,  Mr.  S.  C. 
Rees,  an  experienced  miner,  proposes  to  reach  them  by  means  of 
an  anchored  balloon.  This  will  enable  him  to  secure  footholds  on 
the  ledges,  and  make  entrances  through  the  sides  of  the  precipi- 
tous hills. 

The  gold-fields  of  South   Africa  are  believed  by  many  to  be 

the  richest  ever  discovered,  and  it  see'ms  probable  that  they  are 
identical  with  the  land  of  Ophir,  whence  King  Solomon  brought 
gold  for  the  temple  he  built.  The  first  connected  history  of  gold- 
mining  in  that  region  yet  published  is  probably  that  contained  in 
the  series  of  illustrated  articles  by  Gustave  Halle,  an  engineer  in 
the  Transvaal,  begun  in  the  February  Engineering  Magazine. 

It  now  turns  out  that  the  Atlantic   and   not   the  Pacific  is 

the  higher  of  the  two  oceans,  and  that  in  place  of  the  difference  in 
level  being  hundreds  of  feet,  as  has  been  affirmed,  the  surface  of 
the  water  on  the  east  side  of  the  isthmus  is  exactly  Gh  feet  higher 
than  it  is  on  the  western  side. 


The  Piedmont  Baths 
Are  undoubtedly  the  finest  equipped  establishment  of  the  kind  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  In  conjunction  with  the  swimming  baths,  there 
are  tub  baths  for  fresh  or  salt  water,  with  showers;  also  Ham  mam 
and  Turkish  baths  on  the  most  approved  plan,  and  fitted  with  all  the 
latest  improvements.  There  is  also  a  modern  cafe  attached  to  the 
place  for  the  accommodation  of  the  patrons. 


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SAN   Ki:  VNCIS<  0  NEWS  I  ETTER. 


21 


B5UNBEAMSB 


BA-3STICS. 


••  I   -AY.  Yortck,  do  you  know  why  jou  are  so  like  a  donkey?" 

1  "  Like  a  donkey !  "  echoed  Yoriok,  indignantly.  »  No,  I  cer- 
tainly don't."  ••  Do  you  give  it  up  I  ■■  l'.-haw  !  Of  course  I 
do."  "Well,  because  your  better  half  is  slubborness  itself." 
"  That's  not  bad !  Ha!  Hal  111  giT«  that  to  my  wife  When  I  gel 
home."  "  Mrs.  Yorick,"  be  began,  later  on.  as  he  sat  down  to  sup- 
per, **  do  you  know  why  I  am  -■<  like  » donkey  T"  Hewatteda 
moment,  expecting  his  wife  !-■  give  it  up.  She  looked  at  him  some- 
what eonimi>eratinu*ly  as  she  answered:  "  1  suppose  because  you 
were  born  so."  —  To/dml  ZVmat. 

Mrs.  Yorick  had  a  deceased  pet  parrot  stuffed,  rerently.     Soon 

after  it  came  home  the  feathers  began  to  come  out.    She  went  to  the 
place  to  complain,  whereupon   the  manager    shut    her    up    with: 
"Madam,  you  should   rather  give  us  credit  for  the  way  we  imitate 
nature.    What  bird  did  you  ever  aee,  no  matter  in  what  clime,  that 
did  uot  moult  in  its  proper  season?  "     Mrs.  Yorick  is  now  waiting 
patiently  to  see  if  the  feathers  come  back  again.      —Topical  Times. 
—X  natty  dude  stood  on  the  curb, 
And  gazed  on  the  muddy  sea; 
Just  then  a  mighty  track  passed  by, 
And  the  dude— O!  where  was  he? 

—X.   Y.  Truth. 

^— He  was  on  trial  for  manslaughter,  and  the  legal  luminary  was 
trying  to  get  him  off  by  pleading  madness.  "  Gentlemen  of  the 
jury,  he  insisted,  "  you  have  here  a  poor,  miserable  lunatic,  a 
downright  madman."  "  Excuse  me,"  broke  in  the  prisoner.  "Aren't 
you  going  a  little  too  far?  "  "Gentlemen,"  continued  the  barrister, 
11  have  you  any  further  doubt  on  the  point,  now  that  you  have  heard 
him  contradict  me?  " 

"That  fellow,  Hall,  ought  to  be  banished   from  polite   society. 

He's  a  perfect  booby."  "  How  so,  Mr.  Tutchey  ?"  "  You  remember 
that  bon  mot  1  made  at  dinner?"  "  Yes."  "  Well,  he  was  ill-man- 
nered enough  to  ask  if  it  was  original  with  me.  That  shows  how  un- 
sophisticated he  is."  "  Yes,  nobody  but  an  ignoramus  could  have 
thought  you  were  Sidney  Smith. "  — Life. 

——Miss  Twitter — I  want  to  ask  you  something.  Mr.  Penn.  I  hope 
{blushing)  you  won't  think  me  too  forward.  Steele  Penn— Have  no 
hesitation, "Miss  Twitter.  Miss  Tuitter—I  am  going  to  have  somn 
handkerchiefs  embroidered,  and  I  was  wondering  if  it  would  be  safe 
to  have  the  initials  of  my  maiden  name  placed  on  them. 

— N.  Y.  Truth. 

— ^The  young  husband  tasted  his  dinner  and  made  a  wry  face. 
"Isn't  there  something  wrong  with  these  onions,  my  love?"  he 
asked.    "Oh,  dear!  I  hope  not!"    responded  his  wife,  anxiously. 
"  I  took  such  pains  witn  them.    I  even  sprinkled  Jockey  Club  on 
them  before  I  set  them  to  boil,  to  take  away  the  unpleasant  odor." 
^— The  world  is  like  a  crowded  'bus; 
A  few  good  men,  perhaps, 
May  find  a  seat,  but  most  of  us 
Must  hang  on  by  the  straps. 

"  Jobson  has  a  plan  to  make  big  money,  he  says."    "  What  is 

it?"  "  A  scheme  to  kidnap  Blaine  in  a  few  months."  "  Where  does 
the  money  come  in?  His  friends  wouldn't  be  foolish  enough  to  pay 
a  ransom."  "  Oh,  but  Jobson's  idea  is  to  threaten  to  turn  him  loose 
unless  Harrison  planks  down."  — Life. 

.^She— You  know  the  latest  fad  is  to  cover  one's  books  with  old 
neckties  contributed  by  friends.  Could  you  help  me  out?  He— I 
haven't  any  old  ones,  but  I'll  send  you  around  a  lot  of  new  ones  that 
my  mother  gave  me  for  Christmas.  — Masson. 

—Bingo— I  see  that  Granby  is  taking  regular  exercise  in  a  gym- 
nasium. Kingley— What  is  his  idea?  Bingo—  His  wife  gave  him  an 
ulster  for  a  Christmas  present,  and  he  is  trying  to  get  strong  enough 
to  carry  it  around.  —Masson. 

—Briggs—Did  vouhearof  Chappie's  awful  predicament?  Griggs— 
Why,  no;  what  was  it?  Briggs— Some  one  stole  the  thermometer 
from  outside  of  his  window,  and  he  couldn't  tell  which  overcoat  to 
wear.  — Clothier  and  Furnisher. 

Featkersione— Do  you  believe  in   ghosts?    Travers— Well,   for 

years  I  have  been  living  in  a  haunted  house.  Featherstone — You  don't 
tell  me?    Who  is  it  haunted  by?    Travers— By  my  tailor. 

— Masson. 

—C'ourti-er  (Cannibal  Islands)— Here  comes  some  more  mission- 
aries. King  (espying  a  detachment  of  tlie  Salvation  Army  with  tam- 
borines)— At  last  these  foreign  nations  are  getting  sense.  With  this 
lot  they  have  sent  along  some  plates.    —  Street  &  Smith's  Good  News. 

Wife— You've  been  drinking  again.    Husband— Can't  help  it, 

m'  dear— make  me  sho  happy,  m'  dear.  "  Huh!  Makes  you  happy, 
eh?  I'd  like  to  know  why."  "  Be(hic)cause  I  see  two  of  you,  in' 
dear."  — New  York  Weekly. 

Mother  (wearily)— It's   perfectly    abominable!     With    all    my 

watching  I  can't  keep  Tommy  clean.  He's  the  dirtiest  boy  alive. 
Father  (proudly)- That's  so.     He's  no  dude. 

Vi  J  —Street  &  Smith's  Good  News. 

Little  Nell— What's  the  matter?    Little  Dick— Pop  caught  me 

smoking  an'  he's  going  to  lick  me.  "  When?  "  "  Quick  as  he  gets 
through  smoking."  —Street  &  Smith's  Good  News. 

"  Say,  Tommy,  lend  yerself  to  me.    Yer  so  bow-legged  yer'll 

do  for  a  hoop."  "  You  need'nt  talk— yer  are  jest  ez  bow-legged  ez 
me,  only  yer  are  knock-kneed,  too— ha!  "  —Life. 

Mothebs  be  Sure  and  Use  "Mrs.  Winslow's  Soothing  Syrup"  for  your 
children  while  Teething.   Price,  25  cents  a  bottle. 


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Australasia,  Commercial  Hanking  Company  of  Sydney,  English,  Scottish 
and  Australian  Chartered  Hank  and  Nalioual  Bank  of  Australasia;  DEM- 
ERARA  and  TRIM  MAP  fWe»t  Indies)— Colonial  Bank. 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVIN6S  UNION. 

£32  California  Street,  Corner  Webb  Street. 

Branch  Office 1700  Market  Street,  Corner  Polk. 

Deposits,  June  30, 1891 923,311,061  00 

Guaranteed  Capital  anil  surplus  1,346,635  00 

DIRECTORS. 

Albert  Miller,  President;  George  W.  Beaver,  Vice-President;  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond,  Charles  Pace,  Daniel  E.  Martin,  W.  C.  B.  DeFremery, 
George  C.  Boardmau,  J.  G.  Eastland;    Lovell  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  and  Loans  only  on  real  estate  security.  Country  re- 
mittances may  be  sent  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  or  by  cheeks  of  reliable 
parties,  payable  in  San  Francisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  Savings 
Bank  commences  only  with  the  actual  receipt  of  the  money.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  shonld  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  is  made 
for  passbook  or  entrance  fee.  Office  Hours— 9  a.  M.to3  p.  m.  Saturday 
evenings,  6:30  to  8. 

THE  GERMAN  SAVIN6S  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  626  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RESERVE  FUND $    1,810,000  00. 

Deposits  Jan.  2,  1892 27,!  38,129  74 

Officers— President,  L.  GOTTIG;  Vice-President,  EDW.  KRUSE 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGERS  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  R.  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN  ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TOURNY.  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  Schoemann,  E. 
Meyer,  P.  Tillmann,  H.  Horstmann,  B.  A.  Becker,  H.  L.  Simon.  Attorney, 
John  R.  Jabbqb. 

MOTOAL  SAVINGS  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building 

Guaranty  Capital,  $1,000,000. 

OFFICERS. 

JAMES  G.  FAIR President 

JAMES  PHELAN,   S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-Presidents 

Directors— James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper,  C.  G.  Hooker, 
James  Phelan,  James  Moffitt,  S.  G.  Murphy,  Chas.  Cadwaladter  and  James 
D.  Phelan. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecurities. JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

HUMBOLDT  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No-  >8  Geary  Street,  San  Francisco. 

Incorporated November  24, 1869. 

ADOLPH  C.  WEBER  ...President.  |  ERNST  BRAND Secretary 

LONDON.  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  BANK  (Limited), 

N.  W.  Cor.  Sansome  and  Sutter  Sts. 

ubictied  Capital $2,600,000  |  Paid  Up  Capital $2,000,000 

Reserve  Fund  $660,000. 
Head  Office 58  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Agents— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
(Ltd  )  No.  10  Wall  St.,N.  Y.  PARIS— Messrs.  Lazard  Freres  &  Cie,  17Bonle 
vard  Poissoniere.  Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.  Com. 
mercial  and  Travelers'  Credits  issued.  EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 

LC.  Altschtjl.  Cashier. 

THE  ANGLO-CAUFORNIAN  BANK.  Limited. 

N.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

Capital  Authorized 16,000,000  I  Paid  up $1,500,000 

Subscribed    3,000,000  [Reserve  Fund 650,000 

Head  Office— 3  Angel  Court,  London,  E.  C. 
Agents  at  New  York— -J.  &  W.  Seligman  &  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  banking  business,  sells  drafts,  makes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  and  issues  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
wnrl.l      Sends  bills  for  collection,  loans  money,  buys  and  sells  exchanga 
and  bullion.  IGN.  STEIN  HART    j  Mftnftffers 

ana  uumuu.  LILIENTHAL.l  Managers. 


Fine  Sanitary  Plumbing  and  Gas-fitting 

Estimates  furnished.    Jobbing  promptly 

attended  to. 
PI     IIMRING  CHARLES  E.   ANDERSON, 

rLWmuiiiv.  1616  Polk  Street,  near  Clay,  and  1214 

Polk  Street,  near  Sutter. 

Telephone  No.  2107. 


22  SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER.  Feb.  20,  1892. 

INASMUCH 

AS    THE    TRUSTEE    OF    THE    BUSINESS    OF   THE 


=IXL    STORE 


924  TO   930    MARKET   STREET, 


Is  limited  as  to  time  in  selling  off  the  remainder  of  the  stock  of 


CLOTHING,  FURNISHING  GOODS,  ETC, 


OF 

M.   J.    FLAVIN   &   CO., 

He  invites   an  early  call  from  those  who  have  not  already  availed  them- 
selves of  this  never-to-be-repeated  opportunity  of  procuring 

UNHEARD-OF    BARGAINS 

On  goods  that  are  in  everyday  use  in  every  family  -where  there  are  men 
and  boys. 

Boys'  and  Children's  suits  from  $1  and  upwards. 
Shoes,  from  2§e.  a  pair,  and  upwards. 
Hats,  from  5e.  apiece  and  upwards. 

J.   C.    MAYNARD,  TRUSTEE. 


BAN   PR  W<  tS<  0   NEWS  !  it  III: 


28 


The  Pacific  Auxiliary  Fire  Alarm. 

•f  the  moel  ■■-;--■■    n  tin      ty  la  the 

Auxiliary  1  ire  Man  b  street. 

ibli-hmcnt.il  .    baa   mada  phenomenal   pro* 

■TTesfl.     Its  auxiliary   fin*  alarm    Utx'ce  may  now  M   seen  in  nearly 
cv.-ry  wholesale  bouse  an  > -i  More  ami   hotel  to   the  city, 

ami   they    h  I .  rami  number  of  private  ren- 

The  utiliiv  of  th<  .  n^  awnna  fo  practically  dem- 

onstrate! by  the  tact  that  the  I  '•  ifli   Insurance  Union,  recognising 
eat  adrantapes  derived  from  their  dm,  baa  reduced  Insurance 
rtue^  Mn  all  establishments  in  which  the  boxes  have  been  placed.  The 
lion  of  the  box  la  simplii  ity  itself.    Baeb  has  :i  glass  front.    In 
iroken,  and  one  then  has  access  to  a  ring, 
which,  when  pulled,  rings  the  tire  alarm. 


WE  are  in  receipt  of  the  latest  volume  of  the  "  Diamond  Col- 
lection of  Bongs,"  published  By  Swett  ft  Co.,  of  New  York. 
This  volume  contains  the  words  and  music  of  over  GOO  popular 
songs,  including  many  of  the  old-time  ballads  and  melodies.  The 
same  bouse  has  also  published  a  book  containing  145  popular 
English,  Scotch.  Irish  and  negro  songs,  as  welt  as  comic,  senti- 
mental and  operatic  selections. 


CHANDLER  ,t  LATZ  of  this  city,  have  published  »  The  Star 
and  the  Brook,"  a  beautiful  ballad  by  Leila  France,  of  this 
city.  The  author  dedicated  her  charming  song  to  Mrs.  Louis 
Glass,  also  of  San  Francisco. 


H.  MEYERFELD,  Proprietor  and  Gutter, 

Will  Guarantee  a  Stylish  Cut  and  Perfect  Fitting  Pair  of 
Pants,  and  keep  them  in  Repair  for  one  year  without  extra 
charge, 

A  " 

WELL 

DRESSED 

MAN 


GETS   HIS  CLOTHES  FROM 

SMEDLEY    &    THOMASON, 

7  Kearny  Street. 

They  have  the  Newest  and  Finest  line 
of  <jJoocl«(  in  the  market. 

For  in  and  Workmanship  they  can- 
not, be  excelled. 


MRS.    R.  G.  LEWIS, 


FORMERLY    OF    THURLOW    BLOCK, 


HAS  REMOVED  TO 


531    SUTTER    STREET. 

Good  Cheer  and  a  Souvenir  of  California  for  our  Eastern  Friends. 

Partiei  desiring  to  send  to  their 
friends  East  the 

INGLENOOK  TABLE  WINES 

Can  have  their  orders  filled  at  San 
Francisco  prices  and  of  freight  at 
car-load  rates  added,  thus  saving 
a  great  expense  by  leaving  their 
orders  in  time  with 

F.  A.  HABER, 
Office  and  Depot  Inglenook  Vineyard,  122  Sansome  St.,  S.  F 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Western  Beet  Sugar  Company. 

The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  WestemBeet  Sugar 
Company  will  he  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  327  Market  street,  San 
Francisco,  California,  on 

Tuesday,  the  First  Day  of  March,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  Eleven  o'clock  A.  M., 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 
meeting. 

Transfer  books  will  close  on  Friday,  February  26, 1892,  at  3  o'clock  p.  m. 

E.  H.  SHELDON,  Secretary. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 


<  r  Mm 


Ix>cminn  of  prinriiiai  j.i„  ntu,  Ban  Franclaoo,  California.    Lo- 

nty,  Nevn.ln 

■  li    Dial  «1  a  m.'l'llnc  "I  III.'    I '.  '111,1. 

company,  held  nu  tin-  Or-c  .lay  ol  February,  WW,  mi  uncumrill  IN,.  50) ol 
I)  Ccnta  per  .hare  wu  ictIi  aod  erery  iharo  of  Iba  oap 

itnl  Block  Ol  said    r,.i,ipnuy,  |..ival.Ii>    Imiiif'HaloK    I.,    thi  nl  the 

omeeol  Ihe  company,  or  to  James  Rewlauda,  Tranafor  Secretary,  K 
i,  California 
Any  itock  upou  which  n  ■  ihall  remain  unpaid  on 
Friday.  March  4.  1892.  will  bo  deemed  delinquent. 
an, I  "ill  l,i-  duly    n-lv-i;    ,    I    fotUle  at  nubllO  a'l.cl.m;    nii.l    unless    pay- 
ment is  made  before  will  i id  on  WEDNESDAY,  the  alxth  dayol  April. 

i  o'clock  r.  m..  in  irool  ,,f  Iba  offloe  sf  Uu  o  impaoy,  lo  pnv  the  .!.■• 
unqnent asBeasment,  togother  with  tin-  costs  of  advenisInK  and  cxpenaai 
of  sale.    Hy  order  <>t  the  M,,ar<l  of  Trustcca. 

, J  W     II.    IILAI'VKI.T,   Hcorclary. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Exchequer    Mining    Company. 

Lncntiou  of  priuctj'iil  place  ol  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  comity,  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given  thai  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
onthe22d  day  of  Jaunary,  1892,  an  arsesBmeut,  No.  82,  ol  Twenty-five  (26) 

Cents  per  fchare  was  levied  upou  the  capital  stuck  of  t tie  corporation, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coiu,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street, 
Sau  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upou  which  this  assessment  shall  remaiu  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-fifth  Day  of  February,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  aud  unless  payment  Is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  THURSDAY,  the  seventeenth  day  of  March,  1892,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessmeut,  together    with    the  costs  of   advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  .Directors. 

CHA8.  E.  ELLIOT,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Overman     Silver     Mining     Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— dan  Francisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  Couuty,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  teuth  day  of  February,  1892,  an  assessment.  No.  68,  of  Fifty  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upou  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable  im- 
mediately in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
company,  4L4  California  street,  San  Francisco,  Calfomia. 

Any  stock  upou  which  this  assessmeut  shall  reua«iu  unpaid  on 
The  Sixteenth  Day  of  March,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  paymeut  is  made 
before,  will  be    sold    ou   WEDNESDAY,  the  sixth  day   of   April,  1892,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

GEO.  D.  EDWARDS,  Secretary. 

Office— 414  California  street,  San  Francisco,  California 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Consolidated  Imperial  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business — San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held  on 
the  twenty-second  day  of  January,  189^,  an  assessment  (No.  33)  of  Three  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  No.  331  Piue  street,  Room  3,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-fifth  Day  of  February,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  paymeut  is  made  he- 
fore,  will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  fifteenth  day  of  March  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessmeut,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

C.  L.  McCOY,  Secretary. 

Office— 331  Fine  street,  room  3,  San  Francisco,  California, 

ASSESSMENT   NOTICE. 

BEHRTNG  SEA  PACKING  COMPANY.— Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at 
the  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  held  ou  the  13th  day  of  February, 
1892,  an  assessment,  No.  1,  of  $1  per  share,  was  levied  upon  the  issued  capital 
stick  of  the  Company,  payable  immediately,  in  the  United  States  gold  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  No.  9  Market  Street,  Sau 
Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  on  which  this  assessmeut  shall  remain  unpaid  on  the  16th  day 
of  March,  1892,  will  be  delinquent,  aud  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction; 
unless  paymeut  is  made  before,  will  be  sold  ou  the  16th  day  of  April,  1892, 
to  pay  the  delin<]  ueut  assessmeut,  together  with  the  cost  of  advertising  and 
exoense  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

F  JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Gould    &    Curry    Silver    Mining    Company. 

Assessment        No.  68 

Amount  per  Share SO  cents 

Levied  January  5,  1892 

Delinquent  in  Office February  8, 1892 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  Stock    March  1, 1892 

ALFRED  K.  DURBROW,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  No.  69,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San 
Francisco,  California. 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

Oceanic    Steamship    Company. 
Dividend  No.  72  (Fifty  cents  per  share)  of  the  Oceanic  Steamship  Com- 
pany will  be  payable  at  the  office  of  the  company,  327  Market  street,  on  and 
after  Tuesday,  March  1,  1892. 
Transfer  books  will  close  Tuesday,  February  23, 1892,  at  3  o'clock  p.  m. 

E.  H.  SHELDON,  Secretary. 


24 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  20,  1892. 


SUMMARY    UF    THE    MARKETS. 

Flour  is  steady;  foreign  demand  good;  Extras  $5.05@$5  15:  Superfine,  $3.30. 

Wheat  is  dull;  light  traie;  Shipping,  $1.65;  Milling,  Ji.65ic|)?L7i>a  per 
cental. 

Barley  is  weak;  Brewing,  ?1  P@$l.lo;  Feed.  UT'^Jl.UJ  per  ctl. 

Oats,  Milling,  $1.35^*1. -10.  Feed,  $1.32@*l.S5  per  ctl 

Com,  White,  $1  30@$1  35;  Yellow,  ?1.20«9$1  25  per  ctl. 

Rye,  no  stock,  good  demaud,  $1  65(«)$1.70,    Cement,  $2.00(g)$2.5'». 

Hay  is  steady;  Wheat,  U3@*15;  oats,  $13@$15;  Alfalfa,  $10$$12. 

Millstuffs,  good  demand.    Bran,  $20@$.i2  per  ton. 

Beans,  good  request,  $l.85:o).R30  per  ctl.     Potatoes,  30^  @75c  per  ntl. 

Butter  is  lower;  Choice,  30c. @35e. ;  Fair,  20o.@25c;  Eastern,  15c@25c. 

Cheese,  light  stock,  10c.(a)12c.     Eggs,  light  supply.  23c.(i$2,}e. 

Honey,  Comb,  10c.@13c. :  Extracted,  6c.(gH>?4c.  Poultry  in  good  supply. 

Ouions  are  worth  l'^e.    Beeswax  is  lower  at  22c.@24c. 

Fruit— all  kinds  dried— active.    Fruit  is  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 

Raisins  and  Dried  Grapes  in  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates 

Hides  are  steady;  Dry,  7e@8c.      Wool  is  in  demaud  at  14c  (S)22c. 

Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  seller  at  7(g)7'^c 

Coffee  steady  at  15c.@22c.  for  C.  A.    Canned   Fruits  of  all  kinds  iu  favor. 

Coal  is  lower,  with  a  declining  tendency.    Nuts  fiud  ready  t*ale. 

Quicksilver  is  nominal  at  $43  00  per  flask.  Hops  are  in  demaud  at  17@20c. 

Sugar,  good  stocK  of  both  Raws  and  Refined.     Whites,  4%%hVi<i. 

The  Canadian  Pacific  Railroad  has  again  come  to  the  front  ag  a 
large  carrier  of  merchandise  Eastward  from  California.  The  re- 
cent shipments  include  161 ,84 1  ibs.  Refined  Sugar  via  Victoria  for 
St.  Paul,  32,994  lbs.  of  same  for  Minneapolis.  The  same  steamer 
also  carried  24,000  lbs.  Wool  for  Boston  and  53,000  lbs.  same  to 
New  York.  Also,  for  New  York,  by  same  route,  GOO  flasks  of 
Quicksilver  and  350  cs.  Salmon.  The  Victoria  steamers  are  also 
bringing  us  Eastern  merchandise  received  over  the  Canadian  Pa- 
cific road.  For  a  year  past  this  Canadian  route  has  not  been 
drawing  upon  us  for  this  traffic,  evidently  being  under  subsidy  to 
refrain  from  competing  with  the  Southern  Pacific  Company.  How 
long  this  state  of  things  will  be  continued  we  know  not,  but  the 
tendency  of  it  leads  us  to  conclude  that  the  cotupetition  will  give 
us  cheaper  freights. 

The  P.  M.  S.  San  Jose,  hence  for  the  Isthmus  on  the  15th  inst., 
carried  to  Panama  2fi,120  Ih-*.  Rice,  etc.,  value  $2,705;  for  New 
York,  46,445  galls.  Wine,  2,000  galls.  Brandy,  162  bales  Rags, 
17,211  lbs.  Glue,  etc.,  value  $25,216;  to  Central  America,  1,208 
bbls.  Flour,  1,000  galls.  Wine,  22,376  lbs.  Tallow,  2,100  ctls.  Corn, 
21,380  lbs.  Malt,  2,948  lbs.  Hams,  2,817  lbs.  Sugar,  1,201  ctls. 
Wheat;  also.  Butter,  Cheese  and  Lard,  value  $24,755;  to  Mexico, 
145  galls.  Wine,  11,600  ft.  Lumber;  to  Ecuador,  20,510  lbs.  Malt 
and  4  cs.  Wine;  for  France,  7  pkgs.  Calf  Skins,  value  $600. 

Of  Corn  for  Central  America,  the  West  Indian  has  3,047  ctls., 
and  the  Lackme  3,143  ctls.  The  latter  steamer  has  also  for  cargo 
373  bbls.  Flour  and  other  Mdse.,  of  the  value  of  $16,000. 

Imports  from  Leith,  per  Drumrock,  include  500  tons  Pig  Iron, 
200  tons  Coke,  200  M.  Fire  Brick,  812  Steel  Plates,  180  tons  Scrap 
Iron,  1,170  tons  Coal,  100  blocks  Firs  Clay  and  31  pkgs.  Whisky. 

The  P.  M.  S.  S.  San  Juan  arrived  from  the  Isthmus  on  the  16th 
inst.,  bringing  the  usual  cargo  from  Atlantic  ports;  also,  7,887 
bags  Central  American  Coffee,  10  bales  Indigo,  eti.;  from  Mexico, 
924  bxs.  Limes,  300  cs.  Dates;  from  England,  50  drns.  Glycerine, 
185  cs.  Swiss  Cheese,  20  bbls.  French  Olives,  250  cs.  Sardines,  etc. 

The  Grain  markets  are  devoid  of  all  life  and  animation,  and 
prices  for  the  most  part  are  in  favor  of  the  buyer. 

The  steamer  Australia  sailed  hence  for  Honolulu,  with  passen- 
gers, Government  mails,  $25,000  in  gold  coin  shipped  by  the 
Bank  of  California,  and  cargo  valued  at  $75,411,  consisting  in 
part  of  the  following  leading  itesis:  731  bbls.  Flour,  3,440  ctls. 
Barley,  4,600  galls.  Wine,  3,257  lbs.  Tallow,  8.044  lbs.  Butter, 
5,580  lbs.  Lard,  19.489  lbs.  Bacon  and  Hams,  465  pkgs.  Beer,  8,234 
lbs.  Beans,  12,034  lbs.  Codfish,  5,448  lbs.  Cheese,  1,340  sks.  Bran, 
278  ctls.  Oats,  Hay,  etc. 

Grocery  exports  by  sea  in  January  were  as  follows:  Sugar, 
112.430  lbs.;  Tea,  8,711  lbs.;  Coffee,  33,945  lbs.;  Rice,  61,259  lbs. 

The  stmr.  China,  fur  Japan  and  China,  sailed  hence  on  the  17th 
inst.,  with  Flour,  Ginseng  and  other  Mdse. 


At  the  Original  Swain's  Bakery,  at  213  Sutter  street,  one  may 
always  be  certain  of  enjoying  an  excellent  meal,  served  in  an  un- 
approachable manner.  The  service  is  perfection;  the  menu leaves 
nothing  to  be  desired,  for  the  chef  is  a  master  of  the  divine  art.  It  is 
particularly  popular  because  it  is  one  of  a  very  few  restaurants 
where  a  party  may  have  an  enjoyable  dinner. 


LOUIS  COOKS. 


WILLIAM  COOKS. 


MAX  COOKS. 


COOKS     BROS., 

rtfTTBBIOB         DECOBATOBS. 

Dealers  in  Stained  Glass,  Wall  Paper,  Lincrusta  Walton,  Paper 

Mache,  Parquet  Flooring,   Moorish   Fret   Work, 

Frescoing,   Wall    Mouldings, 

943  and  945  Market  St.,  between  5th  and  6th,  San  Francisco 


H.  M.  NEWHALL  &  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchants, 

AND  

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Nos.  309  and  317  Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco,  California, 

NATIONAL   ASSURANCE   CO.   OF    IRELAND; 
ATLAS    ASSURANCE    CO.    OF    LONDON; 
BOYLSTON    INSURANCE    CO.  OF    BOSTON  ; 
OCEAN   MARINE   INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LONDON. 

Steam  Boiler  Incrustations. 

Old   Scale    Removed,  Formation  of  Kfew  Scale  Prevented. 

Without  the  Aid  of  Chemicals,  by  the  Use  of  the 

LLEWELLYN     FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONDENSER  I 

.Over  300  In  Dally  Use  on  the  Pacific  Coast.) 

!  Removes  all  Impurities  from  the  Water  before  Entering  the  Boiler. 
Heats  the  Water  to  212°.  Saves  from  25  to  50  per  cent,  in  the  Amount  of 
Water  Used. 

Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Pamphlet  Forwarded  on  Application  to 

Llewellyn    Steam    Condenser    Manufacturing    Co., 

330  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros., 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

Agents  for  Spreckels' Line  of  Hawaiian  Packets,  S.  S.  Hepworth's  Ceutrl 
fugal  Machines.  Reed's  Patent  Pipe  and  Boiler  Covering. 
327  Market  Street,  corner  Fremont. 

8AN    FRANCISCO. 

Systems—"  Slattery  "  Induction;  "  Wood  "  Arc.     Factories— Fort  Wayne, 
Indiana;  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Electric  Improvement  Company. 

General  Agents  for  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Arizona  aud  Washington 
of  the  Fort  Wayne  Electric  Light  Co.,  Fort  Wayne,  In... 

Estimates   furnished   for  Electric   Railways,   Electric  Light  and  Steam 
Plants,  House  Wiring,  etc.    Marine  Work  a  Specialty. 

35  New  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


B.  J.    WHEELER. 


J.   W.   GIRVIN. 


J.  W.  GIRVIN  &  CO., 

Rubber  and  Leather  Belting,  Hose,  Packing,  etc. 

Rubber  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  etc. 

Pacific  Coast  Agents  for  Boston  Belting  Co.  and  Fayerweather  &  Ladew, 
formerly  J.  B.  Hoyt  A  Co.  4  California  St.,  S.  F.,  Cal. 

WILLIAMS,  DIMOND  &  CO. 

SHIPPING   AND    COMMISSION    MERCHANTS, 
UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 

Agents  for— 
The  Cunard  Royal   Mail  Steamship  I  Vivian  Sons  Yellow  Metal  Sheathing 

Company,  Hartmann's  Rahtjen's  Composition 

"  The  California  Line  of   Clippers,"  |  The  China  Trade  and  Insurance  Co. 

from  New  York,  <L'd.), 

"The  Hawaiian  Line  of  Packets,"      The   Baldwin  Locomotive  WorkB, 

to  and  from  Hoaolulu.  Steel  Rails  and  Track  Material. 

COKE— CHEAPEST  FUEL! 

Reduction  in  Price. 

Wholesale  (50  bbls.  or  more),  80c  per  bbl.    Retail  (any  quantity 
nnder  50  bbls.),  OOc.  per  bbl. 

AT  THE  WORKS  OF 

THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  GASLIGHT  COMPANY, 
HOWARD  AND  FIRST  STS..  and  FOOT  OF  SECOND  STREET. 

DR.   RlCORD'S  RcbTORATIVE   PlLLS. 

Buy  none  but  the  Genuine— A  Specific  for  Exhausted  Vitality,  Physical 
Debility,  Wasted  Forces,  etc. — Approved  by  the  Academy  of  Medicine,  Paris, 
and  the  Medical  Celebrities.      Agents  for  California  and  the  Pacific  States. 

J.  <J.    STEELE  A  CO., 
No.  635  Market  street  (Palace  Hotel),  San  Francisco. 
Sent  by  mail  or  express  anywhere. 

PRICES  REDUCED.  Bo::  of  50  pills,  $1  25;  of  100  pills,  12;  of200pills. 
53  50 ;  of  400  pills,  $6 ;  Prepi  iratory  Pills,  $2.    Send  for  Circular. 


F«h.  80, 


SAN  PRANCI8C0   NEWS  LETTER. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  AND  NORTH  PACIFIC 
RAILWAY 

THE    00KAHUE    BROtDStUCE    ROUTE  " 
COXMKNriS't    BCSDAY,  -,|.    «D.I 

until   further    notice.   B.*av»    ah  l    !r»lai    wli; 
leave  from  and  arrive  at  the  Sun  Fr«nri*ro  Pma- 
HO|tr   Depot,  MARKET  STREET  WHXBF,  a> 
follows 
From  San  Frinclico  tor  Point    Tlburon    H'liior rt  inO 

San  Rafael. 
WEEK    DAYS— 7:«0  a.  *.,  9:30  a.  ...    11  10  a.  M.: 

S:»  p.  M.,5  00  p.  Jt..  6  JO  p.  X. 
8A1TKDAYS  only— An  extra  trip  at  1  Vlp.M. 
BUNTJA  YB—  8O0  a.m.,  9  JO  a.m..  11K»  a.m.  .  1<D  P.M. 
5:00  p.  M..  6:15  p.  M. 

From  San  Rafael  tor  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  PAYS— 6. i^  a.   x  .  :        >.   x  .  9  SO  a    M. 

U*;,  p.m.,  8:40  P.M.,  5:05  P.M. 
SATl'RDAYS  ONLY— An  extra  trip  at  6:80  P.M. 
SIN  DAYS- 6  JO  a.m.,  9:40  a.m.,  12:15  p.m.;  3:40  P.M. 
SKJOp  m..  6.2.5  p.  M. 

t-rom  Point  Tiburon  to  San   Francisco. 
WEEK  DAY'S-6-J0a.m.,  8:20  a.m.,  9:65  a.m.;  1:10 
P.  M.,  4:05  p.  m.,  5:S0  p.  m. 
Saturdays  only  an  extra  trip  at  6:55  p  M 
SUNDAYS— 8:35    a.m.,    10:05   a.m.:  12:40  P.M., 
4:05p.m..  5:30p.m..  6:50  P. M 


Leave  3.  F. 

ARRIVE  IN  8.F. 

Da"*    3aaiW 

PE9T1SATION. 

Sundays 

Week 
Days. 

7:40a.m.  SOOa.m.      Petaluma 
3:30p.m.  9:30  a.  m.          and 
5:00  p.m.  5:00p.m.    Santa  Rosa. 

10:40  A.M 
6:05  p.M 
7:25p.m 

S.50A.  M. 
10:30A.a 
6:10p.m. 

8:o6a.m. 



Fulton 
Windsor, 
Healdsburg, 
1  it t-.n  Springs, 
Cloverdale  & 
Way  Stations. 

7:40a.  m. 
3:30p.m. 

7:25p.m. 

10:30a.m 
6:10p.m 

7:40a.  m 

8:00a.  m. 

Hopland 
and  I'kiah. 

7:25  p.m. 

6:10p.m. 

7:40  a.m 
3:30  p.  M 

8:00a.  m. 

Guerneville. 

7:25p.m. 

10:30a.m. 
6:10p.m. 

7:40a.  M 
5:C0p.m. 

8:00a.m. 
5:00  p.  st 

Sonoma  and 
Glen  Ellen. 

10:40a.m. 
6:05  p.m 

8:50a.m. 
6:10p.m. 

7:40 A.M  I  8:00 \,M  I  Sebastopol  |  10:40 a.m  I  10:30am 
3:30  F.M  I  5:00  P.M  j \    (>:05p.M  |  6:10  p.M 

Stages  connect  at  Santa  Rosa  for  Mark  West 
Springs ;  a  t  Geyser ville  for  Skaggs  Springs, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Point  Arena:  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land SpringB,  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bay:  at  Hopland 
for  Lakeport ;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springs,  Saratoga 
Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Upper  Lake,  Lakeport, 
Willits,  Canto,  Mendocino  City,  Fort  Bragg,  West- 
port,  Usal,  Hydesville  and  Eureka. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To Petaluma,  ?1  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $2  25;  to 
Healdsburg,  $3  40;  to  Cloverdale,  $4.50;  to  Hop- 
land,  $5.70;  to  Ukiah,  $6.75;  to  Sebastopol,  $2.70; 
to  Guerneville,  $3.75;  to  Sonoma,  $1.50;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  $1.80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only— 
To  Petaluma,  $1 ;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $1  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, $2.25;  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ukiah,  $4,50;  to 
Hopland,  $3.80;  to  Sebastopol,  $1.80;  to  Gnerne- 
ville,  $2.50;  to  Sonoma,  $1;  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1.20. 
H.  C.  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  PaBS.  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street.     

OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 
rying the  United  States,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
Mai  lb,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

For    Honolulu    Only, 
S.  S.  Australia  (3,000  tons)  Tuesday  Feb  16, 1891,  at 
2  p.m. 
For  Honolulu,  Auckland  and 
Sydney,  Direct, 
S.  8.  Mariposa.Thursday,  March  4th.  1892,  at  3  P.  M. 
For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  Office,  327  Mar- 
ket street. 

JOHN  D.  8PRKCKELS&  BROS., 
General  Agents 

ATLANTIC  &  PACIFIC  R.  R. 

(Santa  Fe  Route) 

Trains  Leave  an-i  Arrive  at  San  Francisco. 

(Market  St.  Ferry.) 

L've  Daily  |        From  Nov.  1, 1891.        |  Ar've  Daily 


5:00  p.  M. 
9:00  A.M. 


Fast  exp.  via  Mojave 
Atlantic  Express 
via  Los  Angeles 


12:15  A.  M. 
8:45  p.  M. 


Ticket  Office,  650  Market  St.,  Chronicle  Build- 
ing, S.  F.  W.  A.  BISSELL, 
General  Passenger  Agent. 

CONSUMPTION. 

I  have  a  positive  remedy  for  the  above  disease ;  by  its 
use  thousands  of  cases  of  the  worst  kind  and  of  long 
standing  have  been  cored.  Indeed  bo  strong  is  my  faith 
in  its  efficacy,  that  I  will  send  TWO  BOTTLES  FREE,  with 
a  VALUABLE  TREATISE  on  this  disease  to  any  suf- 
ferer who  will  send  me  their  Express  and  P.  O.  address. 
T.  A.  Slocnm,  HI.  C*  183  Pearl  St.,  N.  V. 


300  Post  Sreet. 
Art    Novelties    nnd  Holiday,    Birthday 
and   Wedding   Presents. 
Oriental    Draperies. 

PACIFIC  KAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Throi'oh  Link  to  New  York,  via  Panama. 
Steamers  will  sail  at  NOON  on  the  5th,  loth  and 

25th  of  each  month, 

Calling  at  various  ports  of  Mexico  and  Central 

America. 

Throuqh  Line  Sailings.  —  March  15th,  S.  S.  San 
Bias;  February  25th,  S.  S.  San  Juan;  March  5th,  S. 
8.  City  of  New  York. 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Po'ts 
and  hanama.— Steamer  sails  at  NOON  18th  of  each 
month,  calling  at  Mazatlau.  S-iu  Bias,  Manzanillo, 
Acapulco,  Pert  Angel,  Salina  Cruz,  Touala,  San 
Benito,  Ocos,  Champerico,  San  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajutla,  La  Liberlad,  La  Union,  Amapala,  Co- 
rinto,  San  Juan  del  Sur  and  Punta  Arenas. 

Way  Line  Sailing.— March  18th,  S.  S.  "City  of 
Panama." 

When  the  regular  sailing  date  falls  on  Sunday 
steamers  will  be  d  spatched  the  preceding  Satur- 
day. 

JAPAN  AND  CHINA  LINE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 

HONGKONG, 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 

Shanghai,  and  at  Hongkong  for  East 

Indies.  Straits,  etc.: 

City  of  Peking  — Saturday,  March  12,  1892,  at  3 

p.  M. 

"City  of  Bio  de  Janeiro,"  Tuesday,  April  5th,  at 
3  p.  H. 
"China  "—Thursday,  April  28th,  at  3  p.  m. 
Round  Trio  Tickets  to  Yokohama  and  return  at 
reduced  rates. 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Brannan  streets.  Branch  office— 202 
Front  street  ALEXANDER  CENTER, 

General  Agent. 

OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  S.  S.  CO. 

FOB  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

Steamers  leave  wharf  corner  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  p.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Belgic Tuesday,  March  1st,  1892. 

Oceanic Thursday,  March  24,  1892 

Gaelic Saturday,  April  16, 1892. 

Belgic ...Tuesday,  May  10, 1892. 

ROUND  TRIP  TICKET8  AT   REDUCED    RATE8. 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 
for  sale  at  S.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Townsend  streets,  San  Fran- 
cIbco. 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  atthe 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.  H.  GOODMAN,  Gen.Pass.  Agt. 

GEO.H.RTCE.  Traffic  Manaeer. 


CUNNINGHAM, 

CURTISS  & 

WELCH, 

Wholesale  Stationers  and  Booksellers 

327,  329,  331  Sansome  Street. 


A-  BUSWELL, 

Book-Binder,  Paper -Ruler,  Printer  and  Blank  Book  Hanafac- 

tnrer, 
543  Clay  Street,        -         Near  Montgomery 

Ran  Francisco. 


IT  has  been  demonstrated  that  gun  metal 
is  the  beat  for  steam.  It  is  therefore  a 
superior  article  for  valves,  as  by  simply 
regrinding  the  disk,  or  in  any  case  by  hav- 
ing the  disk  replaced,  it  can  be  made  as 
good  as  new.  Such  is  the  opinion  of  one  ol 
our  most  experienced  steam  engine  manu- 
facturers. 


SOUTHERN   PACIFIC   COMPANY. 

PACIFIC    SYSTEM. 

Tr.ln*  U.v.  and   ar«  Dus  to  Arrlvs  at 

SAN     FRANCISCO: 

tT»  I     from  Dtximber  6.  I  SSI. 
7:00  a.  Bcotcia,  Kiinwy,  Sacramento        7-16  r 
7:S0a.  lUrw.r.U.  Mle.aud  dan  Jok      Ml'lnr. 
•  '■'  a.  Martinet,  Hau  Karrmu  ami  Cal- 
„  Istnea  6:15r. 

8.00  a.  Kl  V.taho  anil  Santa  Rosa  .  '0:15  r. 
8:UOa.  jacram'todi  KeddlnR.  vlaPavl.  :  l..r. 
8:00  A.  Second  Claas  lor  Okucu  and  Ea*t, 

and  first  ela-.a  locally   10-46P. 

8:S0a.  Niles,  San  Joso,  Stockton.  lone. 
Sacramento,   Marysville,  Oro- 

vllle  and  Red  Bluff 4:45p. 

9:00a.  Los  Angeles  Express,  Fresno, 
Bakersfleld,   Santa   Barbara  Ji 

l^os  Angeles. ....  I3:16p. 

12  00m.  Haywards,  Nllcsand  Llvcrmore  7:16r. 
•l:00p.  Sacramento  River  Steamers  *9-00p 

3:00  p.  Haywarcla,  Nllcsand  San  Jose..  9:46  a. 
4:00  p.  Martinez,  San  Ramon  A  Stockton  9:46a. 
4:00  p.  Vallejo,  Oallstoga,  El  Veranoand 

Santa  Rosa 9.46  a. 

4:30p.  Beuicia,  Vacaville,  Sacramento.    10:46a. 

4:S0p.  Woodland  and  Oroville 10:46a. 

•4:80p.  Niles  and  Livermore "8-45a. 

6:00p.  Sunset  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 
Santa  Barbara,  Los  Angeles, 
Demiug.El  Paso,  New  Orleans 

and  Eaat 8-46P 

5 :00  p.  Santa  Fe  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 

lor  Mohave  and  East  1215  p. 

6:00  p.  Hay  wards,  Niles  and  San  Jose..      7:45  a. 

...  Niles  and  San  Jose 16-15P 

6:00  p.  Ogden  Route  Atlantic  Express, 

Ogden  and  East 11:46  a. 

17:00  p.  Vallejo f8;45  p. 

7:00  p.  Shasta  Route  Express,  Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding.  Port- 

land,  Puget  Sound  and  East...     8:15  a 

Santa  Cruz  Division. 
8:15a.  Newark,  Centerville,  San  Josej 
Felton,    Boulder   Creek  and 

Santa  Cruz 6-20p. 

•2:15  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,   Boulder   Creek    and 

Santa  Cruz *10:50a. 

4:15p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,  9:60a 
tll:45p.  Hunters' Train  to  Newark,  Al- 

viso^San  Jose  and  Los  Gatos.       18:05p. 

Coast  Division  (Third  aid  Townsend  Streets). 
7:00  a.  San  Jose,  Almaden  and  Way  Sta- 

tions 2:30  p. 

8:80a.  San  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tres  Pinos.Pa- 
jaro.SantaCruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove,  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  and  Santa 
Margarita  (San  Luis  Obispo) 
and    principal  Way  Stations     6:10  p. 

10:S7a.  San  Jose,  and  Way  Stations 5:10p. 

12:15  p.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 4-00p. 

»2:80p.  San  Jose,  Tres  Plnos,  Santa  Cruz, 
Salinas,  Monterey,  PacificGrove 

and  principal  Way  Stations "10:48  a. 

*3:30  p.  Menlo  Park,  San  Jose  and  Prin- 
ciple Way  Stations *10:03  A. 

•4:15  p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . .   *8:06  a. 

5:15  p.  San  Jose  and  Way  Stations 9:03a. 

6:30p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations...  6:36a. 
fll:45p.  Menlo  Park  and  principal  Way 

Stations f7:30p. 

a.  for  Morning.  p.  for  Afternoon. 

•Sundays  excepted.  tSaturdays  only. 

♦Sundays  only. 

PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C,  and  PUGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  A.  m.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  m.  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Oregon,  in  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  SAN  Simeon, 
Cayocos,  Santa  Barbara,  San  Buenaventura, 
Hufneme,  San  Pedro,  Los  Angeies  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  and  HOOKTON,  Hum- 
boldt Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  A.  M. 

Ticket  Office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL,  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  San  Francisco 

ICU RE  FITS! 

When  I  say  euro  I  do  not  mean  merely  to  stop  them 
for  a  time  and  then  have  them  return  again.^  I  mean  a 
radical  enre.  I  have  made  the  d.sease  of  FITS,  EPI- 
LEPSY or  FALLING  SICKNESS  a  life-long  study.  I 
warrant  my  remedy  to  cure  the  worst  coses.  Because 
others  have  failed  is  no  reason  for  not  now  receiving  a 
cure.  Send  at  once  for  a  treatise  and  a  Free  Bottle  of 
my  infallible  remedy.  Give  Express  and  Post  Office. 
H.  CJ.  ROOT,  M.  C,  183  Pearl  St.,  N.  Y. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  20,  1892. 


WHATEVER  shortcomings  the  season  has  so  far  shown,  the 
last  week  before  Lent  promises  to  end  in  a  blaze  of  glory. 
The  festivities  will  include  the  Church  Club  reception,  Mrs.  Par- 
rott's  ball,  the  benefit  of  the  Art  Association,  when  Bluff  King  Hal 
will  at  last  be  produced,  and  the  army  and  navy  german.  These 
among  the  large  events ;  while  the  smaller  ones  will  be  almost  too 
numerous  for  mention.  The  most  brilliant  private  ball  of  this 
winter  will  undoubtedly  be  that  which  Mrs.  Parrott  will  give 
next  Wednesday  evening,  at  her  spacious  residence,  on  Sutter 
street.  This  will  be  the  first  large  entertainment  given  therein 
since  Mrs.  Parrott  purchased  the  property,  but  the  house  already 
has  a  record  of  some  of  the  most  brilliant  gatherings  ever  seen  in 
San  Francisco;  chief  among  them  being  the  Sharon  ball,  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1872;  the  Sharon-Newlands  wedding,  in  November,  1874, 
and  the  Coleman-May  wedding,  in  February,  1882.  Mrs.  Parrott 
always  entertains  handsomely,  and  as  a  hostess,  leaves  nothing 
to  be  desired  by  her  guests;  therefore,  that  this  coming  ball  will 
be  the  event  of  the  season  of  1892  is  already  a  foregone  conclusion. 

The  announcement  that  on  Wednesday  of  next  week  Miss 
Haggin  will  be  married,  in  New  York,  to  Count  Festities,  the 
young  Austrian  noble,  has  set  the  thoughts  of  the  older  members 
of  our  swim  traveling  back  a  couple  of  decades,  recalling  the 
brilliant  entertainment  which  celebrated  the  marriage  of  the 
young  bride's  mother,  Miss  Blanche  Butterworth,  to  Mr.  Louis 
Haggin,  which  was  solemnized  at  the  residence  of  Pepe  Barron, 
then  occupied  by  the  Butterworths,  and  which  is  now  the  home 
of  Mr.  Sam.  Wilson,  on  Pine  street.  The  wedding  was  not  only 
one  of  the  social  events  of  the  period,  but  one  of  the  prettiest 
that  has  ever  taken  place  in  San  Francisco.  The  golden  blonde 
beauty  of  the  young  bride  and  the  almost  Oriental  darkness  of 
the  handsome  groom  formed  a  contrast  that  was  generally  com- 
mented upon  by  the  large  assemblage  of  guests.  That  marriage 
took  place  on  February  12th,  1873,  and  it  was,  I  understand,  the 
intention  of  the  Haggin  family  to  have  celebrated  the  nineteenth 
anniversary  of  that  event  by  the  wedding  of  their  daughter,  but 
unforeseen  circumstances  caused  a  slight  delay. 

The  musical  event  in  society,  this  week,  was  the  debut  concert 
of  the  Saturday  Morning  Orchestra,  at  Metropolitan  Hall,  on 
Tuesday  night.  The  ball  was  crowded  to  overflowing  with  an 
audience  mainly  made  up  of  the  fashionable  society  folk  of  the 
city.  Among  other  events  were  the  private  theatricals  at  Miss 
Taylor's,  on  Pine  street;  Miss  Hager's  lunch;  the  second  of  the 
series  of  hops  at  Angel  Island,  and  the  cotillion  at  Odd  Fellows' 
Hall,  last  night,  Miss  Smith  and  her  sister,  Miss  Helen,  will  give 
a  tea  this  afternoon,  at  their  recently  occupied  abode  on  Broad- 
way; the  hours  are  from  3  till  7,  but  as  there  will  be  dancing,  it 
is  safe  to  say  that  the  festivities  will  be  prolonged  until  long  past 
the  hour  named. 

Another  wedding  of  interest  to  Californiansis  that  of  Miss  Mac- 
Donough,  which  will  take  place  in  Washington  City,  on  Saturday 
next,  when  Mr,  John  G.  Agar  will  be  the  happy  bridegroom. 
Miss  MacDonough,  who  is  one  of  the  O'Brien  heiresses,  has  been 
residing  with  her  aunt,  Mrs.  Maria  Coleman,  in  Washington,  and 
had  it  not  been  for  Mrs.  Coleman's  serious  illness,  which  has 
caused  her  family  much  uneasiness  for  several  weeks,  the  wed- 
ding would  have  been  celebrated  in  grand  style.  As  it  is,  it  will 
be  very  quietly  performed  in  the  private  chapel  at  Georgetown 
College.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Agar  will  reside  in  New  York,  at  the 
termination  of  their  honeymoon  trip. 

Dinners  and  lunches  have  been  very  numerous  of  late.  Of  the 
former,  mention  must  be  made  of  those  given  by  Mrs.  George  W. 
Meade,  Mrs.  Webster  Jones,  Mrs.  Joseph  A.  Donahoe,  Jr.,  and 
that  by  Mrs.  Henry  Martin,  at  the  Palace  Hotel,  which  was  a 
most  elaborate  affair.  Mrs.  George  Gibbs,  Mrs.  Rail,  Mrs.  Maguire 
and  Mrs.  Russ  Wilson  were  among  the  lunch-givers.  Miss  Ran- 
some's  tea  was  another  of  the  pleasant  gatherings  of  last  week, 
at  which  a  number  of  young  lady  friends  assisted  her  in  making 
the  other  guests  feel  at  home.  Still  another  event  of  the  week 
was  the  musicale  given  by  Mr.  Ed.  Sheldon  as  a  compliment  to 
Miss  Hager. 

It  seems  that,  while  making  quite  a  success  in  St.  Petersburgh, 
the  brilliancy  of  Miss  Sybil  Sanderson's  engagement  there  was 
greatly  clouded  by  the  fact  that  the  Court  was  in  mourning.  Her 
engagement  in  Russia  has  been  somewhat  curtailed,  and  she  will 
return  to  Paris.  From  that  musical  center  the  most  pleasing 
news  has  been  received  here  of  Miss  Eva  Taatfe's  progress  in  her 
musical  and  dramatic  studies.  Indeed,  so  enthusiastic  is  her 
teacher  over  the  proficiency  she  has  already  attained,  that  he  de- 
clares she  will  soon  rival  all  other  young  Americans  in  the  field, 
even  including  Emma  Nevada. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  I.  Kip  and  their  family  have  left  Bishop 
Kip's,  where  they  have  been  spending  the  last  three  months,  and 
are  for  the  present  at  Mrs.  Huddart's,  on  Pine  street. 


By  long  odds  the  pleasantest  home-dance  of  the  winter  was  the 
delightful  Valentine  party  given  by  Miss  Maggie  Kittle,  at  her 
mother's  beautiful  residence,  on  Pacific  avenue,  last  Saturday 
evening.  The  decorations  were  in  keeping  with  the  day  cele- 
brated, as  were  the  dainty  souvenirs  for  the  guests.  Ballenberg 
also  tried  to  infuse  the  spirit  of  St.  Valentine  into  the  dance  music 
he  provided,  and,  as  usual,  there  "  was  magic  in  it."  Extra 
twirls  were  called  for  after  every  waltz.  Taken  altogether,  it  was 
a  delightful  party,  and  one  long  to  be  remembered. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  J.  B.  Nevin  to  Miss  May  E.  Norton  will 
take  place  on  March  1st  at  the  residence  of  Mr.  H.  H.  Hobbs, 
1708  Geary  street,  in  this  city.  The  wedding  will  be  private,  on 
account  of  a  recent  family  bereavement.  The  bride  is  the  daugh- 
ter of  the  late  Colonel  L.  A.  Norton,  a  prominent  lawyer  of  this 
State.  The  groom,  who  was  born  in  Virginia  City,  Nevada,  is 
well  known  in  local  commercial  circles.  The  young  couple  will 
enter  their  married  life  with  the  best  wishes  of  a  host  of  friends 
for  their  future  happiness. 

This  (Saturday)  evening,  February  20th,  the  second  of  a  series 
of  entertainments,  now  being  held  in  this  city  for  the  benefit  of 
the  San  Francisco  Polyclinic  Hospital  fund,  will  be  given  at  the 
residence  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ansley  G.  Davis,  1605  Scott  street.  The 
programme  offered  is  an  unusually  attractive  one,  and  will  con- 
sist of  the  sparkling  one-act  society  comedy,  First  L>ve,  musical 
charades,  tableaux,  etc.  Solos  will  be  rendered  by  Mme.  Semi- 
nario,  Miss  Adler,  and  others.  Refreshments  and  dancing  will 
close  the  evening.     Tickets  $1. 

Rev.  Mr.  Davis,  of  St.  Luke's  Church,  will  leave  here  in  about  two 
months  for  an  extended  European  trip.  It  is  his  intention  to 
thoroughly  study  the  different  forms  of  worship,  ritualistic  and 
otherwise,  in  the  old  world,  and  for  this  purpose  the  vestry  of  his 
church  have  voted  him  leave  of  absence  for  six  months  with  full 
salary,  and  a  purse  for  current  expenses.  Mrs.  Davis  will  accom- 
pany her  husband.  It  is  not  a  bad  thing  to  be  pastor  of  a  fashion- 
ble  church. 


Among  the  possibilities  of  the  Easter  season  is  an  operetta,  which 
Mr.  Rosewald,  who  is  the  composer,  has  in  contemplation,  and 
in  which  his  pupil,  Miss  May  Thorne,  will  have  a  leading  r6le. 
The  operatic  society  which  recently  sang  Fan  ine  in  such  good 
style,  at  the  Bijou  Theatre,  are  also  rehearsing  another  opera,  to 
be  sung  after  Easter;  but  which  one  they  have  chosen  is  as  yet  a 
profound  secret. 

Miss  Gale  was  the  recipient  of  many  hospitalities  during  her 
visit  to  San  Francisco,  social  teas  and  lunches  being  given  espe- 
cially for  her,  and  Sunday  dinners,  where  she  was  the  guest  of 
honor,  were  the  rule  while  she  was  here.  Mrs.  C.  O.  Alexander 
gave  her  a  lunch  last  Friday,  while  Mrs.  Richards  and  Mrs. 
Spaulding  were  her  hostesses  at  teas  last  week. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  Newlands,  nee  Edith  McAllister,  have 
been  the  recipients  of  much  sympathy  in  the  bereavement  they 
have  just  sustained  in  the  loss  of  their  only  son,  a  beautiful  child 
about  two  years  of  age.  As  a  consequence,  the  musical  trifle 
which  his  grandmother,  Mrs.  McAllister,  contemplated  producing 
at  an  early  day,  has  been  indefinitely  postponed. 

All  in  a  Fog,  or  Who  is  Who?  is  the  title  of  the  farce  that  was 
produced  by  amateur  talent  at  the  G.  A.  R.  entertainment  in  Oak- 
land on  Thursday  evening.  The  piece  was  very  amusing,  and 
great  credit  reflects  on  the  dramatis  personae,  who  were  as  fol- 
lows: Claudia  Cannon,  Dora  Filibogen,  Fred  Cannon,  L.  Burton 
and  Bert  Z wilier.  May  Gooch,  Wm.  Durant  and  Percy 
Prebble  also  aided  in  the  evening's  entertainment. 

A  concert  and  bazaar  will  be  given  by  the  Second  Artillery  Reg- 
iment in  its  armory,  at  Page  and  Gough  streets,  next  week,  be- 
ginning on  Washington's  Birthday  and  lasting  until  the  27th 
inst.  It  will  be  for  the  benefit  of  the  regimental  fund,  and  will 
certainly  be  a  delightful  affair.  Dancing  will  be  enjoyed  every 
evening. 

All  those  who  enjoyed  the  delightful  hop  at  the  Presidio,  two 
weeks  ago,  were  looking  forward  with  the  pleasantest  anticipa- 
tions to  a  repetition  of  it  last  Tuesday  evening,  but  the  sad  death 
of  Mrs.  Adams  cast  such  a  gloom  over  army  circles  at  that  post, 
it-was  decided  to  postpone  the  dance,  and  it  will  not  take  place 
until  the  1st  of  March. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  W.  Coleman  and  Miss  Jessie  are  among  the  ar- 
rivals of  the  week  from  Washington  City,  where  the  ladies  bad  a 
most  delightful  visit.  Mr.  W.  H.  Howard  is  among  recent  arri- 
vals for  a  short  visit  in  California.  He  has  been  absent  in  Europe 
for  a  couple  of  years,  as  his  family  are  now  residing  in  Paris. 

Mr.  Lloyd  Tevis,  who  is  making  one  of  his  periodical  visits  to 
the  other  side  of  the  continent,  has  been  taking  in  the  pleasures 
of  life  in  Washington  City  the  past  week  or  ten  days,  with  much 
satisfaction.  He  will  be  one  of  the  guests  at  the  marriage  of  his 
grand-niece,  Miss  Haggin,  in  New  York,  next  week. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Follis  have  returned  to  their  country  residence  at 
San  Rafael,  where  Dr.  and  Mrs.  de  Vecchi  will  probably  spend  a 
part  of  the  early  auninier  with  them,  as  they  did  last  year. 


20,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  I  n  in:. 


Mr.  Harold  H.  Fries,  the  wr»llbj  N«W  York  chemist,  and  his 
bride  are  visiting  Mr  »n«i  lira.  Win  Fries  at  their  residence  here. 
having  just  made  an  extensive  tour  of  the  southern  portion  of 
the  6tate.  The  home  m  Mr.  and  Mrs  Wm  Fries  has  been  bright- 
ened by  the  advent  of  a  daughter. 

No  doubt  there  are  many  old  timers  who  hold  in  kindly  remem- 
brance the  genial  Stephen  I.  Merchant,  who  made  San  Francisco 
bis  abiding  place  away  back  in  the  fifties,  and  who  will  be  pleased 
to  know  that  Mr.  Merchant  is  now  a  resident  of  Pululh,  Minn., 
where  be  has  prospered  greatly. 

The  Concordia  Club  entertainment,  to  be  given  on  March  12th, 
will  be  a  ••  tramps'  social."  or  >•  rag  party."  All  who  attend  will 
be  supposed  to  make  themselves  as  unpresentable  as  possible. 
This,  of  course,  the  young  ladies  will  do,  not  failing  to  bring  out 
their  points  of  personal  beauty. 

Pretty  Mrs.  Beylard  has  come  back  to  her  native  beatb  as 
charming  and  piquante  as  when,  in  the  days  of  her  maidenhood, 
Lula  Howard  stole  so  many  hearts  away.  She  and  Mr.  Beylard 
have  been  spending  the  last  year  or  more  in  Europe,  and  are  now 
the  guests  of  her  mother,  Mrs.  H.  P.  Bowie,  at  San  Mateo. 

The  Polyclinic  tea  at  Mrs.  W.  B.  Wilsbire's,  last  Saturday,  was 
such  a  success  that  another  one  will  be  given  to-day  for  the  same 
purpose,  at  the  residence  of  Mrs.  Davis,  on  Scott  street,  when,  in 
addition  to  a  musical  programme.  Miss  Alice  Hideout  will  appear 
as  "  Emily,"  in  First  Love.     Later  there  will  be  dancing. 

One  of  the  pleasantest  teas  of  the  season  was  given  by  Mrs. 
Breyfogle,  at  the  Palace  Hotel,  last  week.  An  added  interest  to 
it  was  the  fact  of  its  being  the  medium  for  Miss  Collier's  debut 
in  society,  and  nearly  all  the  young  ladies  in  the  swim  were  pres- 
ent to  offer  their  word  of  welcome  to  the  new-comer. 


Ladies'  night  at  the  clubs  has  been  the  rule  this  week.  The 
Union  League  threw  open  its  doors  to  the  members'  fair  friends  on 
Thursday  evening,  and  the  Concordia  Club  did  likewise  last  night. 
The  date  for  the  large  entertainment  of  the  Concordia  has 
been  set  for  March  12tb. 


Young  Mackay  has  given  the  cold  shoulder  to  California  after 
all,  and  sailed  for  Europe  last  Saturday  to  see  his  mama.  Mrs. 
Oelrichs  and  Miss  Birdie  Fair  will  soon  be  here,  however,  and 
that  will  be  some  consolation,  say  the  girls,  for  the  defection  of 
tbe  yonng  millionaire. 

Miss  Mae  Kewen's  many  friends  in  California  have  been  glad 
to  welcome  her  here  again  as  Mrs.  Marvin.  She  has  been  visiting 
friends  in  Sacramento  during  the  past  week,  and  will  spend  some 
time  in  8an  Francisco  before  she  returns  to  Victoria,  B.  C,  which 
is  now  her  home. 

Mr.  Fair  has  taken  his  son's  untimely  death  so  much  to  heart, 
bis  physicians  recommended  change  of  scene,  and  he  sailed  on 
Tuesday  last  for  Honolulu,  where  he  will  spend  several  weeks. 
Mr.  H.  M.  A.  Miller  was  also  among  the  passengers  on  the  same 
steamer  to  Honolulu. 

News  from  our  absentees  locates  Harry  Babcock  in  London; 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henley  Smith  and  Miss  Laura  McKinstry  in  Italy; 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charley  Josselyn  in  Nice,  and  Mrs.  John  F.  Swift  in 
Washington  City,  where  she  will  remain  several  weeks  longer. 

The  Calliopean  Social  Club's  entertainment  is  eet  for  March 
12th.  Whether  it  will  draw  the  belles  is  a  question.  The  younger 
beaux  all  belong  to  the  Calliopeans,  and  this  may  tend  to  bring 
most  of  the  girls  to  their  affair. 

Lieat.  and  Mrs.  Stoney,  who  came  down  from  Mare  Island 
early  in  the  week,  have  been  at  the  California  Hotel.  Mrs.  Flood 
and  Miss  Jennie  have  also  been  in  the  city  during  the  week, 
having  come  up  to  town  to  be  present  at  young  Fair's  funeral. 

Another  return  to  the  parental  roof-tree  is  that  of  Miss  Addie 
Mills,  who  will  make  a  very  attractive  hostess  in  the  renovated 
and  improved  Queen  Anne  residence,  formerly  the  home  of  Mrs. 
Atherton,  but  now  the  property  of  her  father,  Mr.  Edgar  Mills. 

The  San  Francisco  Verein's  farcical  presentation  of  Romeo  and 
Juliet  is  getting  into  shape  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Ben  Arnold. 
The  characters  will  all  be  taken  by  gentlemen,  with  Emil  Greene- 
baum,  AL.  Ehrman  and  Arthur  Bachman  in  the  leading  parts. 

Mrs.  Harry  E.  Wise,  nee  Whittemore,  has  taken  Wednesday 
for  her  reception  day,  when  she  will  be  at  home  to  her  friends  at 
the  Pleasanton,  where  she  now  resides.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wise  re- 
turned from  their  wedding  tour  East  about  ten  days  ago. 

It  is  not  probable  that  San  Francisco  will  see  much  in  the  future 
of  Miss  Susie  Tompkins,  who  recently  returned  from  a  long  visit 
East,  leaving  her  heart  behind  her.  Her  engagement  is  now 
made  known.     It  will  involve  her  return  to  New  York. 

Mrs.  Ellis  and  her  pretty  daughter,  Miss  Hope  Ellis,  have  re- 
turned to  the  Occidental  Hotel  from  Marysville,  and  will  remain 
in  San  Francisco  until  some  time  next  month. 

Piedmont  Parlor  No.  120,  N.  S.  G.  W.,  of  Oakland,  will  hold  itB 
fourth  anniversary  ball  at  Cavalry  Hall  on  Friday  evening  next. 


The  MUbration  of  lh« golden  wedding  anniversary  ol    Mr.  and 
Mrs.  u.  If,  Bdw  trds  i  ok  lb i  torn  «>f  a  dinner,  at  th- 
ou   Qttry  Mr.«'t.    on   Bundu   last,  and  though  rlm-ily  a  family 
gathering,  it  was  quits  in  elaborate  ■nterUlnmtnt, 

The  closing  event  of  the  lesson  will  bo  the  lenp  year  party  at 
Ifn,  Boott'fl  on  Monday  night.  lh«  29ib,  by  the  yonng  ladtei  who 
form  tin-  I  rtM  kar  Auxiliary.  Ii  Uj  looked  forward  to  .is  liktly  to 
be  one  of  the  most  enjoyable  partial  ofl  the  season. 

Mrs.  Lawrence  Poole  and  hor  poster,  Mrs.  Kahre.  who  returned 
from  New  York  last  Sunday,  are  at  Mr*,  Poole'fl  reside 006,  on 
Broadway.  Her  visit  will,  however,  be  but  a  brief  one,  as  she 
intends  making  Gotham  her  future  borne. 


There  was  a  pleasant  little  dancing  party,  last  Saturday  evening, 
at  the  residence  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albert  Scligman.  on  Franklin 
street,  at  which  their  daughter,  Miss  Seligman,  played  tbe  hostess 
with  much  grace  and  spirit. 

Oakland  Y.  M.  I.  No.  8  will  give  a  big  entertainment  and  ball 
in  Fraternity  Hall  on  tbe  evening  of  the  29th.  A  varied  pro- 
gramme is  being  arranged,  and  includes  vocal  and  instrumental 
selections,  recitations,  etc. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joe  Crockett  left  last  Thursday  for  a  visit  to  tbe 
Atlantic  Coast,  the  first  they  have  paid  in  many  years,  and  an- 
ticipate a  pleasant  meeting  with  old  friends  in  Gotham  and  there- 
abouts. 


Mrs.  Rutherford  is  among  the  pilgrims  to  Southern  California, 
where  she  will  make  a  visit  of  some  duration.  The  H.  H.  Sher- 
woods  have  been  making  Santa  Barbara  their  headquarters  of 
late. 


.There  will  be  a  big  time  in  Berkeley  on  Saturday  evening  next, 
for  the  newly-formed  Berlin  Club  is  going  to  give  its  first  ball.  A 
reception  and  supper  will  form  part  of  tbe  festivities. 

Dr.  C.  Piscbl  and  Miss  Minnie  Dubnuan  were  married  at  Ala- 
meda on  Tuesday  evening.  The  ceremony  was  a  quiet  one,  only 
a  few  intimate  friends  being  present. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  L.  M artel  and  their  daughters  have  taken 
possession  of  their  new  residence  on  Buchanan  street,  and  will 
be  at  home  on  Fridays. 

Sequoia  Parlor,  No.  160,  N.  S.  G.  W.,  held  their  high  jinks 
last  night  at  their  hall,  1G05  Polk  street.  The  affair  was  a  great 
success. 


Moraghan's  famous  luscious  oysters  are  the  most  delectable  in  the 
city.    Get  them  at  the  California  Market. 


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28 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  20,  1892. 


RAPHAEL'S    NEW    CLOTHING    EMPORIUM. 


RAPHAEL'S  new  clothing  house,  at  9,  11,  13  and  15  Kearny 
street,  will  be  opened  to  the  public  on  Monday  next.  The 
members  of  the  firm  intend  to  make  this  an  event  that  will  long 
be  remembered  by  every  man,  woman  and  child  in  San  Francisco, 
and  they  are  sparing  no  expense  to  carry  out  their  programme. 
Delightful  music  will  play  throughout  the  day,  and  souvenirs  and 
other  novel  reminders  will  be  presented  to  the  visitors.  The  boys 
are  all  to  be  given  tickets  for  the  International  Bicycle  Tourna- 
ment. The  rise  of  this  house  up  the  ladder  of  success  has  been 
phenomenal.  Having  attained  its  present  high  position,  through 
the  liberal  patronage  of  a  public  that  want  the  best  goods  for 
what  they  pay  for  them,  the  firm  intends  to  not  only  keep,  but 
inasmuch  as  lies  in  their  power,  to  strenghten  the  confidence  the 
public  has  in  them. 

The  new  store  on  Kearny  street  is  an  ornament  to  that  thor- 
oughfare. The  painters  and  carpenters  have,  by  remodeling, 
made  a  most  attractive  farade,  which  at  night,  beneath  the  rays 
of  arc  and  incandescent  lights,  will  be  most  beautiful.  The  show 
windows  are  good-sized  stores  in  themselves,  and  when  filled 
with  goods,  the  sight  presented  will  be  one  that  in  itself  will  not 
fail  to  make  a  favorable  impression.  The  firm  occupies  the  base- 
ment, ground  floor  and  first  story  of  the  building,  and  has  modeled 
the  interior  into  an  inviting,  well-lighted  and  well-ventilated 
establishment.  In  the  basement  the  immense  reserve  stock  is  to 
be  kept,  and  it  is  already  heaped  almost  to  the  ceilings.  On  the 
main  floor  will  be  the  furnishings  department  and  that  devoted 
to  men's  suits.  The  first  department  will  be  in  charge  of  attractive 
young  ladies,  and  it  is  useless  to  remark  that  this  innovation 
will  prove  highly  satisfactory  to  both  the  firm  and  its  patrons. 
Every  young  man  who  buys  a  shirt  will,  of  course,  go  to 
Raphael's,  in  order  to  hear  the  merits  of  the  linen  discussed  by  a 
young  lady,  who,  more  than  any  one  else,  should  be  able  to  tell 
what  style  is  best  suited  to  the  customer's  complexion.  The  line 
of  furnishings  which  will  be  shown  will  be  something  unparal- 
leled in  the  history  of  the  clothing  business  in  San  Francisco. 

The  men's  suit  department  will  occupy  most  of  the  main  floor, 
and  will  be  most  complete  in  every  detail.  It  will  comprise  the 
latest  and  newest  styles  and  colors  in  men's  clothing.  Not  only 
will  they  be  c&  every  price  and  therefore  suitable  for  people  in  every 
walk  and  condition  of  life,  but  all  will  be  of  the  best  quality  of 
material,  well  made,  and  finished  in  the  highest  style  of  the  sar- 
torial art.  As  sold,  the  suits  will  be  just  what  they  are  repre- 
sented. 

Commodious  stairs  lead  to  the  second  floor,  where  are  the  boys' 
furnishing  goods  and  clothing  departments,  and  that  devoted  to 
overcoats.  If  there  be  a  lad  of  any  age  that  cannot  be  suited 
here,  he  cannot  be  outfitted  in  any  place  in  town.  The  line  of 
goods  was  prepared  especially  for  the  firm.  The  designs  are  all 
by  Monsieur  Funet,  late  of  the  Bon  Marche,  Paris,  and  embrace 
some  of  the  nobbiest  and  most  artistic  suitings  ever  shown  in 
this  city.  Of  overcoats,  it  need  only  be  said  that  there  are  thou- 
sands of  them,  in  all  prices,  colors,  sizes  and  styles.  The  line  is 
the  finest,  so  the  firm  claim,  ever  shown  in  San  Francisco.  Along 
the  whole  front  of  this  floor,  which  is  lighted  by  bow-windows,  is 
constructed  a  raised  platform,  which  will  he  carpeted  and  fitted 
with  settees  and  comfortable  chairs,  where  ladies  can  rest  com- 
fortably while  their  little  ones  are  having  their  wants  supplied. 
In  the  rear  of  the  store  is  a  ladies'  reception  room,  where  toilet 
articles,  a  mirror,  perfumery,  etc.,  are  supplied  for  the  gentler 
sex's  comfort  and  convenience.  A  long-distance  telephone  for 
their  use  is  also  at  hand. 

The  whole  store  has  been  fitted  up  in  a  manner  that  suggests 
the  absence  of  any  regard  for  expense,  so  long  as  the  comfort  and 
convenience  of  the  customers  are  maintained.  Hundreds  of  in- 
candescent lights  scintillate  throughout  the  establishment, 
giving  the  interior  more  brightness  than  daylight.  There  are  in- 
candescent lights  everywhere  and  a  dark  corner  it  is  impossible 
to  find.  This  is  a  desirable  featu/e,  of  which  too  much  cannot 
be  said.  Here  one  can  see  at  a  glance  the  color,  texture  and  fiber 
of  the  material  in  the  garment  they  are  purchasing,  something 
impossible  now  in  the  badly  lighted  clothing  stores  in  this  city. 
No  attempt  can  be  made,  and  none  will  be  made,  to  foist  an  ill- 
made,  shoddy  suit  upon  a  purchaser.  A  garment  can  be  as 
thoroughly  examined  as  if  a  person  were  out  in  the  sunlight. 

The  firm's  move  is  an  excellent  one;  their  location  is  good, 
their  stock  the  best  to  be  had,  their  prices  are  reasonable,  and  for 
their  enterprise  they  certainly  deserve  success.  On  their  opening 
day  no  goods  will  be  sold,  but  from  Tuesday  on  they  will  be  ready 
for  business. 

As  the  date  for  the  great  sale  of  the  Palo  Alto  stock  farm  brood 
mares  gets  nearer,  the  interest  taken  in  the  offers  made  by  Killip  & 
Co.  has  greatly  increased  among  all  horse  men.  All  the  animals 
have  excellent  pedigrees,  and  there  is  no  doubt  that  the  sale  will  be 
one  of  the  most  successful  the  city  has  ever  known.  The  animals 
may  now  be  seen  at  the  yards.  Market  street  and  Van  Ness  avenue, 
where  the  sale  will  take  place  at  10  a.  m.  on  the  2-lth  inst. 

Doctor  (to  newly-made  father)— Sir,  vou  are  to  be  congratulated 

You  are  the  father  of  twins.    Happy  Parent  (doubtfully)— That's  so. 
They  might  have  been  triplets.  — Life. 


THE    WIDOW    OF    WINDSOR. 


'Ave  you  'eard  o'  the  Widow  at  Windsor 
With  a  hairy  gold  crown  on  'er  'ead  ? 
She  'as  ships  on  the  foam — she  'as  millions  at  'ome 
An'  she  pays  us  poor  beggars  in  red. 
{Ow,  poor  beggars  in  red!) 
There's  'er  nick  on  the  cavalry  'orses, 

There's  'er  mark  on  the  medical  stores — 
An'  'er  troopers  you'll  find  with  a  fair  wind  be'ind 
That  takes  us  to  various  wars. 

(Poor  beggars! — barbarious  wars!) 

Then  'ere's  to  the  Widow  at  Windsor, 

An'  'ere's  to  the  stores  an'  the  guns, 
The  men  an'  the  'orses  what  makes  up  the  forces 

0'  Missis  Victorier's  sons, 
(Poor  beggars! — Victorier's  sons!) 

Walk  wide  o'  the  Widow  at  Windsor, 

For  'alf  o'  creation  she  owns; 
We  'ave  bought  'er  the  same  with  the  sword  an'  the  flame, 
An'  we  've  salted  it  down  with  our  bones. 
(Poor  beggars! — it's  blue  with  our  bones!) 
Hands  off  o'  the  sons  of  the  Widow, 

Hands  off  o'  the  goods  in  'er  shop, 
For  the  Kings  must  come  down  an'  the  Emperors  frown 
When  the  Widow  at  Windsor  saya  <<8top!" 
(Poor  beggars! — we're  sent  to  say  "Stop!") 
Then  'ere's  to  the  Lodge  o'  the  Widow. 

From  the  Pole  to  the  Tropics  it  runs — 
To  the  Lodge  that  we  tile  with  the  ranks  an  the  file, 

An'  open  in  form  with  the  guns. 
(Poor  beggars!— it's  always  them  guns!) 

We  'ave  'eard  of  the  Widow  at  Windsor, 

It's  safest  to  let  'er  alone; 
For  'er  sentries  we  stand  by  the  sea  an'  the  land 
Wherever  the  bugles  are  blown. 

(Poor  beggars!— an'  don't  we  get  blown!) 
Take  'old  o'  the  wings  o'  the  mornin', 

An*  flop  round  the  earth  till  you're  dead; 
But  you  won't  get  away  from  the  tune  that  tbey  play 
To  the  bloomin'  old  rag  over'ead! 

(Poor  beggars! — it's  'ot  over'ead!) 

Then  'ere's  to  the  sons  o'  the  Widow, 

Wherever,  'owever  they  roam. 
'Ere's  all  they  desire,  an'  if  they  require 

A  speedy  return  to  their  'ome, 
(Poor  beggars!— they'll  never  see  'ome!) 

Kipling. 

Those  "who  have  not  yet  availed  themselves  of  the  opportunity  of 
getting  clothing,  furnishing  goods  and  leather  goods,  at  extraordina- 
rily low  rates,  at  the  great  sale  now  being  held  at  the  I  X  L,  921  to  930 
Market  street,  should  immediately  take  advantage  of  the  unusual 
offers  now  being  made  there.  As  the  trustee  of  the  business  is  limited 
as  to  time  in  selling  off  the  remainder  of  the  stock,  intending  pur- 
chasers should  visit  the  stores  before  the  sale  is  closed.  Boys'and 
children's  suits,  men's  suits,  hats,  shoes,  underwear.  linen',  neck- 
wear, and  all  kinds  of  clothing,  are  offered  at  unprecedented  prices. 
This  opportunity  to  make  bargains  will  never  be  repeated. 


FOR  SALE! 


OLIVE  PLANTATION. 

60  ACRES  IN  BEARING.   TREES  6  AND  7  YEARS  OLD, 

Within  Fifty  Miles  from  San  Francisco. 


A  RARE  BARGAIN— must  be  sold  at  a  sacri- 
fice to  settle  interest  with  party  who  leaves  for 
Europe.  An  Olive  Mill  will  be  built  near  this 
Grove,  where  the  product  of  the  coming  season 
can  be  made  into  Oil,  or  sold  to  the  Company, 
they  agreeing  to  purchase  the  Olives  for  sev- 
eral years,  if  desired.  Trees  in  fine  and  healthy 
condition.     Apply  to 

B.  M.  LELONG, 

220  Sutter  8treet,  San  Francisco. 
"An  Olive  Plantation  Is  a  sold  mine  on  the  surface  of  tlieearlli." 

MT.  VERNON  COMPANY,  BALTIMORE. 

g^~The  undersigned  having  been  appointed  AGENTS  FOR  THE 
PACIFIC  COAST  for  the  sale  of  the  manufactures  of  above  company,  have 
now  in  store: 

SAIL    DUCK— ALL    NUMBERS; 
HYDRAULIC— ALL    NUMBERS; 
DRAPER     AND     WAGON     DUCK, 
From  30  to  120  inches  wide;  and  a  Complete  Assortment  of  All  Qualities 
2814-INCH    DUCK,    FROM    7    OZ8.  TO    16    OZS..    Inclusive. 
MURPHY,     GRANT     &     CO. 


tnotype  -  ■••  120 


With 


"THE    MONASTERY  KITCHEN" 

From  the  Painting  by  August  Homburg,   Munich,    1891. 

In  the  S.  &  G.  Gump  Collection. 


"  THE     BAPTISMAL." 
From  the  Painting  by  Vincente  March,  Rome,  1891. 


BRITTON   &   REY,    ABTO 


Netjts  Ke^er 

(California  Adbtrtiscr. 

DtVOTCDTO  THE  LEADIHOlNTCRCSTS  OS  C»l  "0»X  I  »  AN  D  T  H  £  PACIFIC  COAST  . 

I    and    Publisbfi    '■  i  ,  by  the   Proprietor.  Fkkoekick 

Marriott,  /"lood  BuOdlna,  / '.  ur(A  and  Market  Streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco. Annual  Sub-rn,  ■  ,  I'nited  States  and 
Canada.  H;  6  monln<.  $2  50;  3  months,  $1  30;  Foreign,  $5; 
6  month',  $3;  3  months.  |1 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  FEBRUARY  27,  1892. 


TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


Page 


Leading  articles  : 
Editorial  Brevities 

"Out  for  the  stuff". 

Privileged  Communications 

Perjory  in  our  Court?    

A?  !■>  the  lirand  Jury 

Our  Penal  Institution 

Where   is  the  Insurauce  Com- 
missioner? 

The  Rights  of  Citizens  in  the 
Park 

The    Honorable    (?)   Jeremiah 

Lyneh 

Extending  the  Syndicate  Idea 

The  English  Throne      

The  Negro  Sacrifice  at  Texarkanna 

Pleasure's  Wand       

The  Ambassador  (Poetry). 

Over  in  Oaklaud  

Ano  yps  of  Tw  >  Painti  gs—"The 
it  ml," 


Page 

Snap  Shots  (Di  Vernonl    .     y 

)'>auti ful    io 

spark's. 12 

Latest  Tenuis  Neva    ....  13 

Fiuaucial  Review 14 

Pown  Crier     ir> 

World,  Flesh  and  Devil 16 

The  Hose  Jar     17 

The  Looker-On        ...  is 

The  Looker-Ou  (coutinued)    19 

"Biz" — Summary  of  the  Markets.  20 

Sunbeams  21 

The  Bourse  and  Underwriter  , . .    22 

Vanities 23 

Scientific  aud  Useful 24 

Real  Property  2ti 

Society      2S 

Society  (coutinued)  2y 

Comments  on  Foreign  Affairs 30 

Monaste  y  Ki.ctie  >  "  and  "  The  Bap- 


THAT  ass  of  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  at  Berkeley,  who  distin- 
guished himself  in  the  case  of  the  Chinese  girl,  should  be  im- 
mediately shipped  out  of  the  country.  Berkeley  can  never  ex- 
pect to  grow  with  such  fungus  as  that  sticking  on  its  sides. 


THE  Iowa  grangers,  who  wanted  to  mob  Bill  Nye  because  he 
did  not  give  them  a  circus,  must  be  curiously  devoid  of 
humor.  We  have  thought  for  some  time  that  all  of  Bill's  lectures 
were  circuses,  with  the  same  bald  headed  professor  as  the  clown. 

THAT  vain  young  man,  William  of  Germany,  will  ere  long  be 
made  to  bow  his  proud  head,  unless  he  is  more  considerate  of 
his  subjects.  The  German  people,  like  the  English,  are  very 
loyal  to  their  institutions,  but  they  will  not  be  trampled  on,  even 
by  their  Emperor. 

THE  Los  Angeles  suicide  who  prepared  for  the  comfortable  dis- 
position of  his  corpse  by  buying  a  tombstone  and  providing 
for  a  coffin,  is  one  of  the  most  sensible  men  the  citrus  belt  has  de- 
veloped. If  a  true  Angeleno,  he  probably  took  with  bis  immortal 
part  some  solace  for  Charon,  which  will  secure  his  safe  way 
across  the  river. 


THERE  is  no  good  reason  why  all  Building  and  Loan  Associa- 
tions and  other  similar  corporations  should  not  be  subject  to 
examination  by  the  State  Bank  Commissioners.  If  an  institution 
which  solicits  investment  by  the  people  be  financially  sound,  it 
will  not  object  to  making  a  statement  of  its  affairs.  A  refusal 
to  do  so  warrants  suspicions  of  the  motives  of  the  company. 


REV.  T.  CHALMERS  EASTON  is  not  covering  himself  with 
glory  by  his  connection  with  the  case  of  Sydney  Bell.  It  is 
all  very  well  for  a  politician  or  a  criminal,  when  questioned  on 
the  stand,  to  say,  "  I  don't  remember."  but  when  a  minister  of 
the  Gospel  says  it,  we  are  forced  to  believe  that  said  minister  is 
suffering  from  paresis,  and  should  be  granted  a  very  long  vaca- 
tion. 

REV.  J.  HARTWELL  PRATT,  of  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  is 
now  appreciating  the  fact  that  to  keep  the  pulpit  of  a  first- 
class  church,  a  minister  must  remember  that  social  truths  are  not 
welcome  to  aristocratic  ears.  He  said  a  large  majority  of  fallen 
women  began  their  downward  career  in  the  ballroom.  While 
this  may  be  a  very  extravagant  statement,  there  is,  no  doubt, 
some  truth  in  it,  but  the  preacher's  society  auditors  condemned 
him  for  making  the  statement  in  their  presence. 


IT  is  strange  that  Judge  Murphy,  who  is  known  as  the  autocrat 
of  the  Superior  Bench,  does  not  consider  the  murderers  in  his 
Court  in  contempt,  because  they  attract  the  attention  of  the 
"lady"  spectators,  much  to  the  chagrin  of  the  Court.  Judge 
Murphy  would  make  a  good  stroke  if  he  ordered  out  of  his 
Court  every  fool  of  a  woman  who  sobs  over  Footpad  Bell  and 
other  scoundrels.  It  ill  becomes  a  dignified  jurist  like  Murphy  to 
allow  his  Court  to  be  turned  into  a  museum  for  the  worship  of 
criminals  by  foolish  women. 


Tm    •otoerlpUon       I    t..    lbs   s«n   Pnnatooo  ltu«»i«n  I 
Fun. I  11;,  1,,  ,ui„  ,,  .,  follows:     0Mb,    |10;   the    Carl. nn  1  lot 
Silk    Manuli  lopanj,  flO;  1..  a     Berteling    ISO 

'  ■in.  1 tar,  |SS;  Alfred  1 

(  •>..  1100;  Willi,,,,  H.  Crocker,  ||0;  .1.  M.  I...  | 

I   ll    I     '.slimier.   |2  50;    John    Hollar 
12.60;   Morris    A     Kennedy.    12  60;   D.    OhlradelU   A    Sons,  $26; 
<  harles    A.    Laton,    |6;    lames    Killerman,  *.'•;   P.  A.    MoDonild 
Manin  Hoover,  626;  fa-par  Plat.  $6;    Roll!  V.  Wan.  J.".. 

FREE  silver  continues  to  he   the   boos  ol  oonlanlloo   in  the 
11. 'use  ol  Representatives,  lha  reason  being  Ibal  b  political 

panics  are  afraid  ol  it.  The  mistake  they  make  is  in  making  it 
a  political  question  ai  all.  There  are  plenty  ol  ways  ol  learning 
the  sentiment  ol  the  people  „f  the  United  Slates  on  the  subject  ol 
free  coinage,  ami  when  it  is  ascertained,  Congress  should  govern 
itself  accordingly,  without  regard  to  party  lines.  If  the  people 
want  free  coinage,  Congress  should  give  it  to  them;  if  they  do 
not,  the  whole  question  should  be  dropped. 

THE  backhanded  way  in  which  the  Government  authorities  at 
Washington  do  business  is  charmingly  illustrated  by  the  investi- 
gation of  the  proposed  Post-office  site,  now  being  conducted  in  this 
city.  The  Government  accepts  the  report  of  its  commission,  has 
the  title  examined,  agrees  on  the  price  and  has  the  deeds  drawn 
and  made  ready  for  delivery,  and  then  sends  out  a  special  agent 
to  see  whether  the  purchase  is  a  desirable  one  to  be  consummated. 
Tt  is  very  evident  that  the  natural  and  logical  way  would  have 
been  to  have  had  this  inquiry  made  before  the  offer  was  accepted. 
Had  this  been  done  the  controversy  would  have  been  settled  long 
ago. 


JOHN  P.  IRISH  has  his  war  paint  on,  and  he  says,  in  diplo- 
matic language,  that  ex-President  C.  L.  Taylor,  of  the  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce,  lies  in  his  beard  about  the  Mission  street  site; 
"  as  false  as  the  color  of  his  painted  beard,"  are  the  words  of  the 
gentleman  from  Alameda.  But  harsh  language,  Mr.  Irish,  fails 
to  remove  from  the  minds  of  the  people  the  impression  made  by 
a  study  of  the  facts,  that  the  proposed  site  is  not  a  proper  one, 
and  should  be  re  ected.  It  is  worth  not  more  than  half  the  price 
the  Government  is  asked  to  pay,  and,  though  Uncle  Sam  is  gen- 
erous, we  do  not  propose  to  see  him  robbed.  We  might  say  that 
the  Mission  street  lot  is  as  innocent  of  virtue  as  is  the  Irish  neck 
of  neckties. 

THE  impression  which  is  so  prevalent  in  this  country,  that 
politics  is  only  a  scramble  for  offices,  is  an  erroneous  one.  It 
has  been  set  afloat  by  disappointed  office-seekers,  and  been  taken 
up  by  people  who  ought  to  know  better,  but  are  too  ready  to 
adopt  a  debased  and  pessimistic  view  of  public  affairs.  How 
long  does  any  one  suppose  a  political  party  would  last  if  there 
was  nothing  back  of  it  but  the  possession  of  the  offices,  whether 
they  be  national,  Stale  or  city  ?  Anyone  who  has  been  carried 
away  by  this  silly  notion  should  make  a  calculation  of  the  pro- 
portion the  office-holders  bear  to  the  votiug  population  of  the 
United  States,  and  he  will  see  that  the  foundation  is  entirely  too 
narrow  to  uphold  a  party.  It  is  true  that  the  office-seekers  are 
the  noisiest,  most  vociferous  element  about  election  time,  but 
they  are  no  more  the  party  than  the  bell  in  the  steeple  is  the 
church  and  congregation. 

THE  present  outlook  promises  a  lively  time  in  municipal  poli- 
tics, if  we  may  judge  from  current  happenings.  The  Demo- 
crats have  a  split  in  their  ranks,  and  the  Republicans  are  divided 
into  two  opposing  factions,  so  the  chances  are  that,  unless  har- 
mony can  be  restored,  a  People's  party  may  be  formed  which  will 
sweep  the  field.  The  only  thing  that  stands  in  the  way  of  such 
a  movement  is  the  omnipresence  of  the  professional  reformer, 
who  is  never  heard  of  until  some  such  movement  is  afloat,  and 
then  be  rushes  to  the  front  and  gives  more  orders  in  a  minute 
than  could  be  obeyed  in  an  hour.  If  the  people  of  San  Francisco 
want  a  party  of  their  own,  thoroughly  independent  and  non- 
partisan, tbey  want  to  fight  shy  of  the  professional  reformer,  for 
he  is  a  sure  Jonah  to  any  organization  which  can  be  persuaded' 
to  take  him  on  board. 


HILL  having  secured  the  unanimous  delegation  from  New 
York  to  the  National  Democratic  Convention,  and  having 
had  the  delegates  instructed  for  him  under  the  unit  rule,  what 
comes  next  ?  Can  he  control  the  Convention  by  virtue  of  the 
argument  that  he  can  carry  New  York,  while  no  other  candidate 
can,  or  will  the  Convention  break  away  from  him  and  go  to 
Cleveland,  regardless  of  New  York  ?  The  question  is  one  of  the 
gravest  importance  to  the  Democratic  party,  since  it  is  conceded 
by  every  one  who  has  studied  the  situation  that  the  Democrats 
cannot  win  in  November  unless  they  can  carry  New  York.  No 
combination  they  can  make,  unless  there  be  a  complete  political 
earthquake  in  the  interim,  can  give  them  a  majority  of  the  Elect- 
oral College  without  the  vote  of  New  York.  It  will  require  223 
votes  to  elect,  and  the  solid  South  will  not  complete  the  tally 
unless  to  its  vote  can  be  added  that  of  the  Empire  State.  For 
this  reason  New  York  this  year  is  more  a  pivotal  State  than  ever, 
at  least  so  far  as  the  Democratic  party  is  concerned;  hence  the 
success  of  Hill  in  securing  the  whole  vote  of  the  State  at  the 
Chicago  Convention  cannot  fail  to  be  a  very  important  factor  in 
the  coming  contest. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  27,  1892. 


'  OUT    FOR    THE    STUFF." 


FIR 3  COMMISSIONER  MAURICE  SOHMTTr  is  a  fairly  rep- 
resentative politician  of  the  period.  If  he  is  better  than  the 
average  in  anything,  it  is  in  the  courage  with  which  be  avows 
his  principles,  such  as  they  ar^,  and  the  frankness  with  which  he 
puts  them  into  practice.  The  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  have  it 
in  their  power  to  grant  »  permits  "  to  do  all  sorts  of  things  in  viola- 
tion of  city  regulations  intended  to  limit  the  risks  of  a  general 
conflagration.  The  ordinances  in  that  behalf  are  Admirable  in 
their  conception,  and  ought  to  be  rigidly  applied  in  our  city  of 
frame  houses  and  high  winds.  In  practice  they  are  so  many  dead 
letters  on  the  statute  book,  so  long  as  owners  of  buildings  find  it 
to  tbeir  advantage  to  go  down  into  their  pockets  and  bribe 
officials  to  grant  them  permits  to  do  as  they  like.  Fire  Commis- 
sioner Schmitt  soon  found  that  there  was  much  money  in  the 
business,  and  he  straightway  announced  that  he  was  "  out  for 
the  stuff."  Meaning  thereby  that  his  official  signature  would 
be  treated  by  him  a«  a  personal  chattel,  which  he  would  dispose 
of  for  his  own  private  benefit.  In  other  words,  he  was  willing 
to  sell  San  Francisco's  chances  of  escaping  the  fate  of  Chicago  for 
a  consideration.  Though  ostensibly  a  Democrat,  he  is  obviously 
not  a  believer  in  Cleveland's  doctrine  that  public  office  is  a  public 
trust.  A  stockbroker  with  very  considerable  means  in  sight,  he 
is  yet  true  to  the  instincts  of  his  class,  and  for  the  sake  of  dollars 
he  does  not  need,  is  willing  to  sell  that  which  he  does  not  own, 
and  thereby  increase  the  risks  of  the  Queen  City  of  the  Pacific 
being  laid  in  ashes.  According  to  his  own  account  of  himself,  as 
sworn  to  by  a  fellow  commissioner,  he  is  "  out  for  the  stuff." 
There  are  no  qualms  of  conscience,  or  finnicking  nicety  about 
Mr.  Maurice  Schmitt  at  all,  and  we  like  him  none  the  worse  on 
that  account.  A  truthful  admission  is  better  than  a  perjured 
denial.  We  think  Mr.  Schmitt  has  done  somewhat  of  a  public 
service  in  putting  into  four  short  and  suggestive  words  the  whole 
duty  of  man — when  he  happens  to  be  a  San  Franciscan  politician. 
They  are  all  "  out  for  the  stuff,"  but  some  of  them  go  for  it  with 
hypocritical  lies  on  their  lip3.  Tbey  smite  their  breasts  and  de- 
clare they  are  not  like  the  branded  bribe-taker  over  the  way. 
The  pretense  is  only  their  way  of  plying  their  calling  and  de- 
luding innocent  and  credulous  people.  During  the  three  weeks 
prior  to  the  last  election  the  whole  calendar  might  have  been 
searched  in  vain  for  eight  such  saints  as  were  then  seeking  to  be 
elected  Supervisors.  To-day  they  are  worse  sinners  than  "  the 
blind  White  Devil  "  ever  foisted  into  like  positions.  We  have  a 
Police  Department,  which  a  partly  rotten  and  a  partly  timorous 
press  proclaims  immaculate  enough  to  live  forever!  Yet,  under 
the  rose  there  are  things  done  in  that  department  every  day  that 
might  well  make  angels  weep.  Blink  the  fact  as  we  may,  it  is 
true  that  the  official  class  attached.to  both  parties  in  this  city  are 
"  out  for  the  stuff  "  all  the  time. 


PERJURY    IN    OUR    COURTS. 


PRIVILEGED    COMMUNICATIONS. 


MR.  J  A.YNES,  of  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Company,  only 
did  his  duty  the  other  day  in  resisting  the  production  of 
telegrams  in  connection  with  the  Sydney  Bell  case,  and  he  did 
less  than  his  duty  in  not  making  a  reasonable  effort  to  render  that 
resistance  effective.  We  care  nothing  about  the  case  in  question, 
but  we  do  care  about  the  principle  involved,  which  is  one  that 
deeply  concerns  society  in  general  and  business  men  in  particular. 
In  the  furtherance  of  justice,  there  may  be  occasions  when  cer- 
tain private  telegrams  may  be  fairly  called  for  and  produced,  but 
their  date  and  something  of  their  nature  should  be  given, in  order 
to  show  what  they  are  expected  to  prove,  and  to  lay  a  foundation 
of  justification  for  their  production.  A  subpu-na  demanding  all 
telegrams  covering  a  period  of  two  months  or  more,  and  without 
specifying  any  date  or  detail  by  which  to  identify  any  telegram 
in  particular,  is  a  kind  of  legal  drag-net  that  could  be  made  singu- 
larly dangerous  to  the  business  community,  and  for  that  reason 
we  think  the  telegraph  company  owed  it  to  its  customers  to  em- 
ploy counsel,  and  make  a  test  issue  of  the  case  at  bar.  There 
are  secrets  of  business  that  are  very  valuable,  that  ought  not  to 
be  susceptible  of  being  reached  in  the  very  loose  way  that  has 
just  been  inaugurated.  If  during  the  bonanza  days  so  easy  a 
method  of  getting  at  the  development  of  the  mines  had  been 
possible,  several  fortunes  would  not  be  in  the  hands  they  now 
are.  It  would  have  been  the  simplest  thing  in  the  world  for  any 
man  owning  a  share  of  stock  to  have  trumped  up  a  criminal 
charge  against  the  Directors,  and  compelled  the  telegraph  com- 
pany to  produce  their  private  dispatches.  If  it  be  possible,  as  it 
now  seems  it  is,  for  a  speculator  to  get  at  his  rival's  private  con- 
fidences, the  telegraph  has  suddenly  become  a  most  dangerous 
medium  of  communication,  a  realizing  sense  of  which  will  cause 
many  men  to  think  twice  before  they  make  use  of  it.  A  letter 
could  not  be  obtained  from  the  Post-office  in  any  such  way.  It 
would  have  to  be  carried  to  its  destination  and  delivered  to  the 
person  to  whom  it  might  be  addressed.  He,  upon  a  proper  show- 
ing as  to  its  contents  and  relevancy,  could  be  compelled  to  pro- 
duce it.  Surely,  the  rule  in  regard  to  telegrams  ought  not  to  be  less 
strict  than  that  which  applies  to  mailed  letters.  This  subject 
will  have  to  be  placed,  by  legislation,  beyond  the  chances  of 
caprice. 


PERJURY  in  our  courts  has  become  so  frightfully  common 
that  it  may  well  be  doubted  whether  a  case,  civil  or  "criminal, 
of  any  importance  is  ever  tried  nowadays  without  false  testimony 
being  offered  on  one  side  or  the  other,  and  frequently  on  both. 
The  trumping-up  of  fiction  for  use  on  the  witness  stand  has  be- 
come as  much  a  money-making  occupation  as  the  writing  of 
fiction  for  the  press.  Testimony,  even  when  true,  is  a  tbing  to  be 
paid  for  far  beyond  the  legal  rate  of  so  much  per  diem  as  compen- 
sation for  loss  of  time.  The  court  subpcena  compels  all  men  if 
need  be  to  come  into  court  as  witnesses,  and  if  there  were  noth- 
ing at  all  left  in  the  sanctity  of  an  oath  they  would  be  constrained 
to  tell  the  truth,  the  whole  truth,  and  nothing  but  the  truth,  and 
without  any  other  expectation  of  reward  than  a  consciousness  of 
having  performed  a  duty  which  every  man  owes  to  his  fellow, 
and  without  the  performance  of  which  organized  society  is  a 
snare  and  a  humbug.  In  all  the  many  important  trials  that  have 
taken  place  in  our  courts  within  the  past  few  weeks  rank  per- 
jury has  been  as  apparent  as  the  sun  at  noonday,  and,  with  sor- 
row be  it  said,  has  been  treated  very  much  as  if  it  were  all  a 
huge  joke,  and,  although  in  more  than  one  instance  it  has  been 
openly  confessed,  no  arrests  have  been  made  and  no  punishment 
is  likely  to  follow.  Nay,  more!  The  worst  of  the  perjurers,  a 
self-confessed  robber,  burglar,  accessory  to  murder,  and  too  vile 
a  creature  to  be  permitted  to  live,  who  first  swore  away  the 
life  of  his  partner  in  crime,  then  made  affidavit  that  all  he  had 
testified  to  was  false,  and  made  so  in  order  to  placate  the  police, 
and  who  finally  wound  up  by  declaring  all  he  had  originally 
sworn  to  be  true,  was  actually  patted  on  the  back,  as  it  were,  by 
the  chief  of  detectives  of  this  city,  who,  in  full  knowledge  of  all 
the  facts,  swore  that  the  unspeakable  ruffian  was  "  not  a  bad 
man,"  and  admitted  that  he  had  advanced  the  fellow,  out  of  the 
public  funds,  money  with  which  to  commence  business — the  retail 
liquor  business,  of  all  others !  Naturally  enough,  the  criminal  with- 
out one  redeeming  quality,  was  complimentary  in  return,  and 
swore  that  tbe  officer  was  "  the  honestest  man  he  ever  knew;" 
and  that  is  the  way  in  which  fellows,  ready  to  take  or  swear  away 
life,  and  the  representatives  of  the  law  get  along  together  in  this 
civilized(city  of  ours.  The  worst  of  it  is  that  perjury  is  by  no 
means  confined  to  the  lower  rank  of  criminals.  The  Grand  Jury 
of  Sacramento  has  just  filed  a  report  that  legislative  witnesses 
failed  to  remember  things  they  could  not  forget.  In  the  De 
Greayer  murder  case  a  number  of  witnesses  testified  that  the 
slain  man  fired  the  first  and  last  shots,  while  his  pistol  showed 
that  only  one  barrel  had  been  emptied,  and  that  was  admittedly 
done  after  he  had  received  his  mortal  wound.  The  courts  could 
do  much  to  check  this  evil  if  they  would. 


AS    TO    THE    GRAND    JURY. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  has  now  a  legal  Grand  Jury  that  ought  to 
be  as  capable  of  bringing  wrongs  in  the  body  politic  to  light 
as  its  illegal  predecessor.  Its  members  are  substantial  citizens 
who  can  afford  to  be  independent.  They  have  been  regularly 
drawn,  duly  sworn  and  legally  constituted  in  every  way.  They 
did  not  seek  to  serve,  are  not  known  to  have  any  revenges  to 
wreak,  and,  by  reason  of  all  these  considerations,  they  start  out 
with  the  entire  confidence  of  our  most  sober-minded  citizens.  So 
far  all  is  well.  But  now  comes  the  touchstone  of  experience. 
There  is  good  hard  work  and  plenty  of  it  cut  out  for  the  jury  to 
do.  Will  it  do  it?  It  is  fully  organized;  its  committees  have 
been  duly  appointed;  preliminary  proceedings  have  been  amply 
discussed,  and,  with  all  respect,  we  are  bound  to  say  a  long  time 
has  been  taken  up  to  get  through  with  these  merely  perfunctory 
proceedings — now  what  is  to  follow  ?  This  Grand  Jury  does  not 
know  itself  if  it  is  not  acquainted  with  the  fact  that  a  great  deal 
is  expected  of  it.  Its  road  to  action  has  been  made  plain  beyond 
the  possibility  of  mistake  or  misapprehension.  If  it  fails  it  will 
be  because  of  lack  of  courage  and  not  lack  of  light.  When  the 
courts  and  conservative  public  opinion  condemned  the  late  Grand 
Jury  it  was  because  of  the  gross  irregularity  of  its  impanelment  and 
because  it  was  known  to  have  been  drawn  in  part  from  the  high- 
ways and  byways  to  do  violent  things  from  motives  of  private 
enmity,  and  not  because  of  the  good  things  it  started  out  to  do. 
Thoughtful  citizens  said  the  good  things  could  be  as  well,  or 
better,  done  by  a  jury  drawn  according  to  law,  and  to  whom  no 
suspicion  of  private  malice  could  attach.  The  present  Grand 
Jury  is  the  outcome  of  that  sober,  safe  and  creditable  feeling. 
That  jury  owes  it  to  the  thoughtful  citizens  of  San  Francisco  to 
demonstrate  that  it  is  not  necessary  to  resort  to  illegal  and  violent 
ways  in  order  to  secure  the  exposure  of  wrong  and  the  indict- 
ment of  criminals.  The  grand  inquisition  of  the  county  is  on 
trial  as  never  before.  Lovers  of  law  and  order  are  looking  to  it 
with  extreme  solicitude,  whilst,  at  the  same  time,  we  are  sorry 
to  say,  corrupt  politicians  are  proceeding  in  utter  contempt  of  its 
existence.  This  is  not  a  good  sign.  The  bosses  seldom  make 
mistakes  as  to  men,  and  when  they  indicate  that  they  are  free  to 
go  ahead,  are  not  likely  to  be  very  far  astray.  Let  Buckley  and 
Rainey's  past  be  attended  to  by  all  means,  but  let  not  the  present 
of  Crimmins  and  Kelly  be  neglected.  This  Grand  Jury  can  do 
much  to  purify  the  administration  of  affairs  in  this  city  if  it  will. 


Feb. 


1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER, 


THE  HONORABLE 


JEREMIAH  LYNCH. 


Wl  were  not  as  roach  surprised  •*  some  people  U)  hear  <>f  the 
disgraceful  proposition  made  by  Jeremiah  Lynch,  erstwhile 
8enator,  Grand  Juryman,  slock  broker  and  disgruntled  politician, 
to    Mr.    James    L.    Flood,  a  h  Mr.  Lynch  called  on  Mr. 

it  his  office,  in  the  Nei  aba  Block,  and  there  made  the  most 
cold-blooded,  outrageous  proposition  that  has  disgraced  any 
schemer  we  have  heard  of  for  many  a  day.  Here  are  his  words 
at  the  interview,  as  told  by  Mr.  F\ 

•■  Mr.  Flood,"  said  he,  "1  own  two  thousand  shares  ol  Bale  &  Noreross 
stock.  Ii  ha»  eoal  me,  with  assessments  added,  the  snm  ol  $5  per  share,  if 
you  rail  to  lake  the  stock  off  my  bauds  at  96  per  share  you  can  nave  it.  ii 
you  dou't  take  It  at  that  price  I  >lmi]  give  the  use  ol  it  tt>  the  combination 
of  San  Frauei>eo  Board  brokers  wbo  are  trying  to  get  the  control  of  the 
Hale  A  Norcross  iniue.  and  that  will  help  them  to  win  the  flght,  aud,  fur- 
thermore, ou  the  moriiiutr  after  the  i  lecttou,  I  will  have  Alvluza  Sayward 
■mated.* ' 

•  I  promptly  told  Mr.  Lynch,"  continued  Mr.  Flood,  "that  what  ho  said 
iii«l  not  interest  me  iu  the  least,  1  refused  to  buy  his  two  thousand  shares, 
giving  a>  my  reasons,  first,  that  I  did  not  waut  the  stock,  and,  second,  that  I 
did  not  thiuk  it  worth  anywhere  near  15  per  share." 

"  '  Then,"  said  Mr.  Lynch,  '  will  you  advise  Alvluza  Hayward  to  buy  the 
stock  from  me  !  "  " 

"I  repeated,"  said  Mr.  Flood,  "that  the  whole  matter  did  uot  iuterest  me." 

"Then  Lyuch  >aid  :  'You  bad  better  do  this,  t  have  great  Influence 
with  the  newspapers  of  thiscity,  and  t  intend  iu  &  short  time  to  have  a 
resolution  passed  iu  tnc  San  Francisco  Stock  and  Exchange  Board  prohib- 
iting the  giving  of  proxies  In  miuiac  electious.' 

'•  When  he  said  that,"  continued  Mr.  Flood,  "  I  thought  a  little,  and  I  told 
him  he  perhaps  might  go  to  Mr.  Hayward  and  repeat  the  proposition.be 
made  to  me,  as  well  as  all  the  conversation  we  had  had.  Lynch  then  took 
his  departure.  I  purposely  posted  Mr.  Hayward,"  Mr.  Flood  concluded, 
"but  (with  a  meaning  smile)  I  have  not  yet  learned  that  Mr.  Lynch  has 
paid  him  a  visit." 

This  mode  of  procedure  is  quite  in  accord  with  Jerry  Lynch 'a 
tactics.  It  will  be  remembered  that,  so  long  as  Boss  Buckley 
favored  Lynch,  the  former  had  no  better  friend  or  atdent  sup- 
porter than  he.  When  Buckley  refused  to  support  Lynch 
for  Congress,  then  only  did  Lynch  denounce  Buckleyism.  Should 
Mr.  Flood  have  paid  Lynch  $10,000  for  stock  that  could  be 
bought  in  open  market  for  about  $4,000,  then  Lynch  would 
have  been  for  Fl3od.  If  Flood  would  not  buy  the  stock  or  use 
his  influence  to  cinch  his  friend,  Hayward,  it  should  go  to  a 
combination  of  brokers,  scheming  to  get  control  of  the  mine, 
and  Alvinza  Hayward  should  be  arrested  for  some  crime  known 
to  this  Pooh  Bah  of  the  Stock  Board.  Out  on  such  as  hel  The 
Board  of  Brokers  should  investigate  the  case,  and  denounce  the 
disgruntled  politician  and  schemer. 

THE    RIGHTS    OF    CITIZENS   IN    THE    PARK. 


THE  killing  of  poor  De  Greayer  has  left  a  blood-stain  in  our 
otherwise  beautiful  park  that  will  not  wash  out.  It  will  be 
pointed  to  as  a  «  damned  spot  "  for  many  long  years  to  come,  and 
will  be  shunned  by  nervous  people.  The  unfortunate  reflections 
its  existence  inspires  are  such  as  ought  not  to  be  associated  with 
the  people's  pleasure  ground,  and  will  assuredly  destroy  the  use- 
fulness of  that  section  of  the  Park  for  the  present.  That  particu- 
lar road  might  as  well  have  a  fence  run  across  it  and  traffic  shut 
off  for  a  time.  Meanwhile  the  Commissioners,  we  understand, 
are  likely  to  have  a  very  natural,  but  somewhat  awkward  appli- 
cation to  deal  with.  The  many  friends  of  the  cruelly  assassinated 
man  have  it  in  mind  to  erect  a  monument  to  hia  memory,  on 
which  shall  be  described  the  simple  yet  terrible  facts  of  his  wanton 
taking  off.  The  right  site  for  the  monument  is  alongside  of  that 
blood-stain,  and  permission  will  be  sought  to  place  it  there,  which 
we  doubt  not  will  be  granted,  if  not  by  the  present  commissioners, 
then  by  others  who  may  be  appointed  hereafter.  "Whilst  that 
matter  may  safely  be  left  to  take  care  of  itself,  it  is  fitting  and 
right  that  the  present  occasion  should  be  availed  of  to 
reach  a  common  understanding  as  to  what  the  rights  of  the 
public  are  in  the  Park.  We  feel  the  more  free  to  discuss  the 
subject  because  the  News  Letter  has  confidence  in  the  present 
commissioners,  and,  when  occasion  served,  has  sustained  them. 
We  doubt  not  they  lament  the  hasty  and  needless,  but  murder- 
ous action  of  their  officer  as  much  as  the  general  public  do.  Yet 
it  remains  for  them  to  explain  the  thoughtlessness  by  which  they 
delegated  to  one  of  their  policemen  the  power  to  import  a  cow- 
boy from  the  home  of  the  wild  buffalo  because  he  was  an  expert 
in  the  use  of  the  lariat  and  quick  to  pull  a  gun.  Such  an  appoint- 
ment would  seem  to  indicate  that  somebody  in  power  is  of 
opinion  that  our  citizens  need  lassooing  and  shooting  down  like 
animals.  It  is  proper  that  we  should  understand  how  that  is 
right  now.  Do  the  park  police,  or  any  of  them,  look  upon 
visitors  as  their  employers,  entitled  to  courteous  respect,  or  as 
enemies,  to  be  treated  with  rudeness  at  all  times,  and  with 
violence  whenever  it  is  thought  to  be  safe?  The  action  of  some 
of  them  in  trying  to  "  pull  Harper  through,"  at  all  hazards,  is 
not  reassuring  and  will  have  to  be  called  to  mind  when  the  mat- 
ter is  no  longer  subjudice.  It  is  proper  to  punish  fast  driving  in 
the  park,  when  it  actually  occurs,  with  a  view  to  preventing, 
but  a  summons  to  appear  and  answer  before  a  judge,  and  a  money 
fine  imposed  by  him  are  the  all  sufficient  remedies  for  the  evil. 
Sudden  death  on  the  spot  out-Indians  the  Indians. 


OUR    PENAL    INSTITUTIONS. 

CALIFORNIA,  with  a  population  of  1,800, »,  has  over  J, I 
criminals  In  its  two  penitentiaries,  and  this  la  irrespective  of 
the  nearly  equal  number  who  orowd  our  County  Jails,  Home  »>f 
Correction  and  Juvenile  reformatory.     It  is  also  Irrespective  of 

our  very  loose  administration  of  the  law,  by  which  it  is  next  to 
Impossible  to  convict  a  certain  class  of  criminals  at  all.  Notice  this 
striking  contrast.  The  report  of  8li  Edward  Do  Cane,  the  Director- 
General  of  English  Prisons,  is  before  us.  and  from  it  we  learn  that 
the  number  of  persona  sentenced  to  prison  servitude  in  England 
during  L890  was  729,  which  is  the  lowest  figure  yet  reached. 
Year  by  year  the  decrease  has  been  unbroken,  in  spite  of  the  In- 
crease of  population,  and  in  a  country  where  conviction  is  swift 
and  sure.  Thirty  years  ago,  with  a  population  of  Iwenty-one 
millions,  the  number  sentenced  was  2  80U;  now,  with  a  popula- 
tion of  thirty  millions,  it  is  only  720.  In  the  last  eight  years  no 
fewer  than  eight  convict  prisons,  with  accommodation  for  six 
thousand  prisoners,  have  been  devoted  to  other  public  purposes. 
If  Howard,  the  philanthropist  and  "  prisoners'  friend,"  lived  in 
his  native  land  in  these  days,  how  gratified  he  would  be!  Since 
his  day  penology  has  so  grown  as  to  partake  of  the  nature  of  an 
exact  science.  The  taking  possession  of  neglected  and  criminal 
children  and  training  them  to  industry  and  honesty  has  proved 
one  of  the  noblest  as  well  as  the  most  profitable  investments  the 
English  Government  has  ever  undertaken.  The  management  of 
older  criminals  has  been  so  improved  that  few  of  them  lapse  into 
their  former  evil  ways.  Instead  of  a  term  of  imprisonment 
working  a  deterioration  of  the  individual,  it  has  come  to  be  ac- 
cepted as  a  guarantee  that  he  has  been  disciplined  into  self-re- 
straint, economical  habits,  honest  ways  and  industrious  methods. 
When  will  California  have  the  same  results  to  show  for  its  large 
penal  expenditures?  There  is  no  reason,  except  a  discreditable 
lack  of  interest  in  the  subject,  why  we  should  not  begin  to  realize 
them  at  an  early  day.  It  costs  no  more,  but  rather  a  great  deal 
less,  to  run  a  truly  reformatory  prison  upon  sound  penological 
principles  than  it  does  to  maintain  such  aimless  institutions  as 
Folsom  and  San  Quentin,  where  most  who  enter  leave  all  hope  of 
reformation  behind.  What  with  political  officers  without  a  trace 
of  an  idea  of  what  a  prison  ought  to  be,  favoritism  within  and 
without  the  walls,  the  easy  purchase  of  opium  and  other  things, 
undue  pardons,  and  the  levy  of  largess  by  the  police  after  dis- 
charge, every  tendency  towards  reform  is  lacking  in  our  penal 
system. 

WHERE    IS    THE   INSURANCE    COMMISSIONER?     J 


CALIFORNIA  has  a  highly-paid  Insurance  Commissioner,  who 
apparently  does  not  see  the  wicked  insurance  frauds  going  on 
around  him,  and  who  makes  a  sinecure  of  a  highly  important 
position,  that  could  be  better  filled  by  a  better  man.  J.  N.  E. 
Wilson  is  the  man  who  thus  acts  and  draws  a  salary  and  pickings 
that  he  hardly  earns.  Whilst  that  is  true,  the  servant  maids, 
washwomen,  laborers  and  other  wage-earners  are  being  duped 
and  defrauded  of  their  hard  earnings  by  rotten  little  endowment 
and  insurance  societies,  which  it  is  the  duty  of  this  man  Wilson 
to  expose  and  suppress.  The  Pacific  Endowment  League,  that 
has  just  had  such  an  airing  in  the  courts,  is  a  fair  sample  of  the 
wretched  confidence  games  to  which  we  allude.  There  are  sev- 
eral of  them  in  San  Francisco,  and  not  a  few  in  Los  Angeles  and 
other  interior  cities  and  towns.  They  are  all  under  the  jurisdic- 
tion of  the  Insurance  Commissioner,  who  is  a  State  officer.  They 
have  been  rooted  out  of  most  of  the  States  of  the  Union,  and  why 
they  have  found  a  lodgment  in  California,  it  would  be  hard  for 
anybody  to  tell  who  does  not  know  Wilson.  We  call  Governor 
Markham's  attention  to  what  is  going  on,  but  do  not  expect 
much  from  that.  Not  even  a  Governor  can  lift  a  man  up  as  a 
Boss  with  one  hand,  and  pull  him  down  out  of  a  fat,  though 
neglected,  office  with  the  other.  Practical  politics,  as  times  go, 
do  not  permit  of  any  such  subordination  of  personal  to  public  in- 
terests. Whilst  this  is  true,  these  co-duperative  societies  go  on 
and  fatten  on  the  wages  of  honest  toil;  and  this  whilst  there  is  a 
State  employee  to  look  after  such  matters,  but  whom  the  Gov- 
ernor dare  not  call  to  account  for  this  or  any  other  neglect  of 
duty.  The  appointment  of  Wilson  in  the  first  instance  was 
illegal  and  wrong.  He  was  a  State  Senator  at  the  time,  who 
could  not  properly  bold  any  other  office.  He  was  also  counsel  to 
the  Governor,  which  enabled  him  to  draw  further  money  he  did 
not  earn.  He  was,  furthermore,  constrained  to  admit  on  the  floor 
of  the  Senate  that  he  was  attorney  for  the  insurance  combine, 
and  that  fact  alone  ought  to  have  disqualified  him  for  the  office 
which  poor  old  Waterman  conferred  upon  him  for  reasons  that 
would  not  bear  telling.  Wilson's  practice  at  the  bar  is  now  large, 
because  the  word  has  gone  around  that  he  is  the  man  with  the 
"  pull  "  when  the  police  and  certain  judicial  officers  are  to  be 
reached.  All  this,  and  much  more,  the  daily  press  well  knows 
whilst  vaunting  itself  at  having  overthrown  Bossism.  There  are 
papers  given  to  straining  at  gnats  while  swallowing  camels. 

SAN  FRANCISCO  is  wondering  whether  she  will  become  the 
captive  of  Colonel  Burns  or  Corporal  Crimmins,  or  if  the  dis- 
organized Democratic  cohorts  will  swarm  upon  her  body  and 
suck  her  blood.     Of  three  evils,  which  will  she  choose  ? 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  27,  1892. 


EXTENDING    THE    SYNDICATE    IDEA. 


* '  T70R  preachers  without  brains,  and  for  those  who  are  too  busy 
X  in  the  vineyard  of  the  Lord  to  spend  aiuch  time  in  their 
studies,  our  Helping  Hand  Bureau  is  a  great  moral  as  well  as  in- 
tellectual aid."  These  were  the  words,  possibly  quoted  from  a 
prospectus,  of  a  young  man  in  Chicago,  who  represents  a  con- 
cern which,  for  a  small  sum,  furnishes  preachers  with  sermons 
warranted  never  to  have  been  delivered.  The  work,  says  the 
young  man  in  question,  speaks  for  itself.  The  offer  is  made  in 
strict  confidence,  and  clergymen  are  assured  that  their  names  and 
confidence  are  kept  inviolably  secret.  The  Helping  Hand  Bureau 
employs  the  best  talent  that  can  be  obtained  to  provide  sermons 
for  it,  and  in  addition  to  entirely  new  matter,  buys  sermons  of 
great  preachers  who  are  dead,  and  has  them  carefully  rewritten 
and  adapted  to  the  present  era.  There  is  not  only  a  practical 
idea,  but  a  great  principle  underlying  this  scheme,  and  it  may  be 
readily  seen  how  it  is  capable  of  vast,  if  not  indefinite  expansion. 
So  far  as  the  sermons  are  concerned,  the  scheme  is  entirely  de- 
fensible in  every  aspect.  There  are  scores  and  hundreds  of  ex- 
cellent men  in  tne  ministry  whose  tongues  are  not  tipped  with 
fire,  and  to  whom  the  gift  of  preaching  has  been  denied.  Why 
should  not  these  men  buy  sermons  which  are  very  much  superior 
to  anything  they  can  hammer  out  of  their  own  brains,  provided 
the  sermons  which  they  use  have  not  been  preached  before?  The 
Helping  Hand  Bureau  is  doubtless  scrupulously  careful  about  its 
theology  and  its  poinis  of  doctrine,  and  in  default  of  a  sermon  be- 
ing put  into  the  wrong  envelope  and  thus  going  astray,  the  scheme 
should  work  to  a  charm.  It  might  be  a  little  awkward  to  send  a 
sermon  on  immersion  to  a  Congregationalist  preacher,  or  on  fore- 
ordination  to  a  Universalist,  but  abundant  care  is  probably  taken 
to  guard  against  such  blunders.  But  it  is  the  extension  of  the 
scheme  which  will  ba  found  of  more  general  interest,  and  this 
recalls  a  newspaper  anecdote  which  has  served  to  amuse  those 
who  are  not  of  the  Fourth  Estate.  The  story  represents  a  man- 
aging editor  of  a  newspaper  saying  to  an  editorial  writer,  who  had 
recently  joined  the  staff:  "Mr.  Blank,  can  you  give  us  a  tariff 
editorial  for  to-morrow  ?"  "  Yes,  I  guess  so.  Which  side  do  you 
want  it  written  on,  free-trade  or  protection  ?"  This  seems  to 
strike  the  average  reader  as  being  funny,  but  what  kind  of  a 
newspaper  man  would  it  be  who  could  not  write  a  tariff  editorial 
on  either  side  of  the  question  ?  Here,  then,  is  the  germ  of  the 
extension  of  the  Helping  Hand  Bureau.  Why  not,  in  every  great 
city,  have  a  bureau  of  competent  and  able  writers,  who  should 
furnish  editorials  to  the  press  on  any  and  all  subjects  required, 
and  of  lengths  to  suit?  It  is  very  certain  that  under  such  a  sys- 
tem the  editorial  page  of  a  great  many  newspapers  would  be  very 
much  improved,  and  the  interest  of  the  readers  would  be  much 
better  maintained  than  at  present.  Again,  why  should  there  not 
be  a  branch  of  the  Helping  Hand  for  the  writing  of  fiction  ?  Any 
novel  reader  who  reads  with  any  exercise  of  discrimination,  must 
be  impressed  with  the  very  poor  quality  of  much  of  the  stuff  that 
is  forced  upon  him.  Suppose  there  were  a  Helping  Hand  Bureau 
of  fiction,  with  such  writers  in  it  aa  Henry  James,  Robert  Louis 
Stevenson,  W.  E.  Norris,  J.  M.  Barrie  and  Paul  Bourget?  Does 
any  one  imagine  that  such  a  syndicate  could  not  supply  all  the 
Bctidn  that  the  world  needs,  and  of  a  much  better  quality  than 
we  get  nowadays  ?  Or  if  the  number  be  too  small,  let  it  be  in- 
creased judiciously  in  proportion  to  the  demand,  and  to  meet 
varying  tastes  and  styles.  This  is  pre-eminently  the  age  of  co- 
operation. Sometimes  we  become  ill-natured  and  call  the  co- 
operators  hard  names,  such  as  trusts,  or  pools,  or  syndicates,  or 
combines,  but  whatever  we  call  it,  it  is  co-operation  after  all. 
There  can  be  no  reason  why  the  same  principle  should  not  be  in- 
troduced into  literature. .especially  under  the  modern  doctrine 
that  authorship  is  only  a  trade,  like  any  other,  and  that  books 
are  made  to  sell.  The  theory  of  the,  divine  afflatus,  of  the  man 
who  has  a  message  which  he  must  needs  deliver,  whether  the 
world  will  listen  to  it  or  not,  is  not  received  with  favor  in  this 
materialistic  and  iconoclastic  age;  and  since  the  making  of  books 
is  only  an  art,  it  stands  to  reason  that  only  the  best  artificers 
should  be  employed  to  construct  them. 


MASTERPIECES    FROM    GUMP'S. 


New  Artotype  Series.— Plate    120, 

WE  present  this  week  artotypes  of  two  more  of  the  European 
masterpieces  to  be  found  in  the  magnificent  collection  of  S.  A: 
G.  Gurup  "  The  Monastery  Kitchen  "  is  by  August  Humborg,  of 
Munich,  and  is  one  of  his  last  year's  canvases..  It  poftrays  most 
vividly  a  scene  in  an  old  time  monastery,  where  they  of  the 
shaven  crowns  were  wont  to  fortify  their  physical  being  so  as  to 
be  better  able  to  sustain  the  hardships  of  their  spiritual  existence. 
"The  Baptismal"  is  from  the  atelier  of  Vincente  March,  of 
Rome.  It  is  a  most  attractive  scene  depicting  a  christening  party 
entering  the  beautifully  decorated  holy  edifice.  The  artist  has 
most  faithfully  reproduced  both  the  details,  and  even  the  atmos- 
phere of  the  times  be  depicts.  The  gay  cavaliers  and  the  happy 
and  blushing  matron  are  endowed  with  life,  and  in  every  feature 
display  the  happiness  which  they  feel. 


THE    ENGLISH    THRONE. 

THE  recent  death  of  the  Duke  of  Clarence  has  directed  consid- 
erable attention  to  the  line  of  succession  to  the  throne  of 
England.  The  descendants  of  Queen  Victoria  and  of  George  III. 
in  their  order  in  the  line  of  succession  are  as  follows: 
Descendants  of  Queen  Victoria. 
1.  The  Prince  of  Wales  {son).  2.  Prince  George  (grandson). 
3.  Duchess  of  Fife  (granddaughter).  4.  The  Lady  Alexandra 
Duff  (great-granddaughter).  5.  Princess  Victoria  of  Wales  (grand- 
daughter). G.  Princess  Maud  of  Wales  (granddaughter)  7.  The 
Duke  of  Edinburgh  (son).  8.  Prince  Alfred  of  Edinburgh  (grand- 
son). 9.  Princess  Marie  of  Edinburgh  (granddaughter).  10.  Prin- 
cess Victoria  Melita  of  Edinburgh  (granddaughter).  11.  Princess 
Alexandra  of  Edinburgh  (granddaughter).  12.  Princess  Beatrice 
of  Edinburgh  (granddaughter).  13.  The  Duke  of  Connaught  (son). 
14.  Trince  Arthur  of  Connaught  (grandson).  15  Princess  Mar- 
garet of  Connaught  (granddaughter).  16.  Princess  Victoria  Patri- 
cia of  Connaught  (granddaughter).  17.  The  Duke  of  Albany 
(grandson).  18.  Princess  Alice  of  Albany  (granddaughter). 
19.  The  Empress  Frederick  of  Germany  (daughter).  20.  The  Ger- 
man Emperor  (grandson).  21.  The  Crown  Prince  of  Prussia 
(great-grandson).  22.  Prince  William  Frederick  of  Prussia  (great- 
grandson).  23.  Prince  Adalbert  of  Prussia  (great-grandson). 
24.  Prince  August  of  Prussia  (great-grandson).  25.  Prince  Oscar 
of  Prussia  (great-grandson.)  26.  Prince  Joachim  Franz  Humbert 
of  Prussia  (great-grandson).  27.  Prince  Henry  of  Prussia  (grand- 
son). 28.  Prince  Waldemar  of  Prussia  (great-grandson).  29.  The 
Hereditary  Princess  of  Saxe-Meiningen  (granddaughter).  30.  Prin- 
cess Feodora  of  Saxe-Meiningen  (great-granddaughter).  31.  Prin- 
cess Frederika  of  Prussia  (granddaughter).  32.  The  Crown  Princess 
of  Greece  (granddaughter).  33.  Prince  George  of  Greece  (great- 
grandson).  34.  Princess  Margaretta  of  Prussia  (granddaughter). 
35.  The  Hereditary  Grand  Duke  of  Hesse  (grandson).  36.  Prin- 
cess Louis  of  Battenberg  (granddaughter).  37.  Princess  Victoria 
Alice  of  Battenberg  (great-granddaughter).  38.  Princess  Louise 
Alexandra  of  Battenberg  (great-granddaughter).  39.  The  Grand 
Duchess  Sergius  of  Kussia  (granddaughter).  40.  Princess  Hen- 
ry of  Prussia  (wife  of  No.  27)  (granddaughter).  41.  Princess 
Victoria  Alice  Helena  of  Hesse  (granddaughter).  42.  Princess 
Christian  of  Schleswig-Holstein  (daughter).  43.  Prince  Christian 
Victor  of  Schleswig  Holstein  (grandson).  44.  Prince  Albert  of 
Schwleswig-Holstein  (grandson).  45.  Princess  Victoria  of  Schles- 
wig-Holstein (granddaughter).  46.  Princess  Franziska  of  Schles- 
wig-Holstein (granddaughter).  47.  The  Marchioness  of  Lome 
(daughter).  48.  Princess  Beatrice  (Princess  Henry  of  Batten- 
berg) (daughter).  49,  Prince  Alexander  Albert  of  Battenberg 
(grandson).  50.  Prince  Leopold  of  Battenberg  (grandson).  51. 
Prince  Donald  of  Battenberg  (grandson).  52.  Princess  Victoria 
Eugenie  of  Battenberg  (granddaughter). 

Descendants  of  King  George  III. 
53.  The  Duke  of  Cumberland  (great-grandson).  54.  Prince 
George  of  Cumberland  (great-great-grandson).  55.  Prince  Chris- 
tian of  Cumberland  (great-great-grandson).  56.  Prince  Ernest 
of  Cumberland  (great-great-grandson.)  57.  Princess  Mary  of 
Cumberland  (great-great-granddaughter).  58.  Princess  Alexan- 
dra of  Cumberland  (great-great-granddaughter).  59.  Princess 
Olga  of  Cumberland  (great-great-granddaughter).  60.  Princess 
Frederica  of  Hanover  (Baroness  von  Pawel  Rammingen)  (great 
granddaughter).  61.  Princess  Mary  Ernestina  of  Hanover  (great 
granddaughter).  62.  The  Duke  of  Cambridge  (grandson).  63. 
The  Grand  Duchess  of  Mecklenburg-Strelitz  (granddaughter). 
64.  The  Hereditary  Grand  Duke  of  Mecklenburg  (great-grand- 
son). 65.  Prince  Frederick  George  of  Mecklenburg  (great-grand- 
son). 66.  Princess  Victoria  Mary  of  Mecklenburg  (great-grand- 
daughter). 67.  Princess  Augusta  of  Mecklenburg  (great-grand- 
daughter). 68.  The  Duchess  of  Teck  (granddaughter).  69. 
Prince  Adolphus  of  Teck  (great-grandson).  70.  Prince  Francis 
of  Teck  (great-grandson).  71.  Prince  Alexander  of  Teck  (great- 
grandson).     72    Princess  May  (great-granddaughter). 


THE  marriage  on  Wednesday  last  of  Miss  Haggin  to  Count 
Festeties  has  caused  envy  to  rankle  in  the  bosoms  of  many  of 
our  belles.  Hence  it  is  with  great  satisfaction  that  I  make  the 
announcement  that  the  titled  eligibles  are  about  to  be  largely  in- 
creased, and  that  the  matrimonial  field  for  Californian  girls  of 
wealth  and  beauty  will  soon  become  as  well  dotted  with  coronets 
as  a  meadow  with  poppies.  The  Paris  Figaro  republished  ex- 
tensive extracts  from  the  article  on  Unmarried  Millions  of  Cali- 
fornia in  the  Christmas  News  Letter,  with  cuts  of  Birdie  Fair  and 
Emily  Hager,  and  the  editor  went  into  raptures  over  the  visions 
of  gold  and  beauty  which,  in  California,  were  awaiting  titled 
claimants.  I  have  received  information  from  a  very  reliable  cor- 
respondent, who  is  intimately  acquainted  with  all  the  affairs  of  the 
French  capital,  to  the  effect  that  many  degenerate  sons  of  illus- 
trious sires,  who  are  now  endeavoring  in  Taris  to  trade  their  titles 
and  family  glory  for  lucre,  since  reading  the  Figaro  article,  have  de- 
termined to  emigrate  to  the  Golden  Gate.  We  have  plenty  of 
room  for  them,  for  even  if  our  girls  do  not  fall  before  their  ardent 
glances,  they  need  not  starve  as  long  as  there  is  a  demand,  as  at 
present,  for  good  tomale  peddlers. 


KM..  27, 


BAN  FRANCISCO   NEWS  LETTER, 


THE    NEGRO    SACRIFICE    AT    TEXARKANNA 


t(  IT  wm  a  most  outrageous  violation  of  all  law.  and  could  have 
1  happened  only  in  a  societj  >•(  very  barbarous  elements  " 

It  was  the  Rev.  Dr.  Horati>>  Stebbins  who  spoke.  The  subject 
under  discussion  was  that  peculiarly  fiendish  and  uncivilized  pro- 
cedure on  the  part  of  the  mob  in  Texarkanna,  Ark.,  which  burned 
a  negro  at  the  stake  after  first  saturating  his  clothes  with  kero- 
sene. The  culprit,  it  will  be  remembered,  had  been  guilty  of  an 
outrageous  assault  upon  the  wife  of  a  respectable  white  farmer. 
Retribution  overtook  the  negro  swiftly  and  horribly,  his  very 
victim,  it  is  said,  being  the  one  to  apply  the  torch,  after  be  had 
been  securely  bound  to  the  stake  by  an  infuriated  mob.  It  was 
the  barbarous  and  cruel  manner  in  which  the  punishment  was 
administered  that  was  under  discussion  when  Dr.  Stebbins' 
opinion  was  called  for. 

"  But  think  of  what  a  horrible  crime  the  negro  was  guilty  of," 
one  of  the  others  replied  to  Dr.  Stebbins'  strictures. 

"  It  makes  no  difference, "  said  the  doctor,  calmly.  »  Whatever 
crime  he  may  have  committed,  their  crime  was  a  heinous  mur- 
der. The  whole  proceeding  was  one  of  those  instances  of  violence 
that  do  so  much  to  bring  the  South  into  ill-repute,  and  prevent 
the  settlement  of  that  country  by  industrious  whites. 

"  The  upholding  of  the  principle  upon  which  that  mob  acted 
would  justify  an  angry  mob  in  this  city  in  taking  a  man  off  the 
streets  and  punishing  him  in  pursuance  to  the  mad  caprice  of  an 
irresponsible  crowd.  It  was  properly  the  function  of  the  mem- 
bers of  that  commurVty  to  hunt  down  the  criminal,  as  it  is  always 
proper  for  law-abiding  citizens  to  aid  the  authorities  in  discover- 
ing crime  and  bringing  the  offender  to  justice.  But  with  the  ap- 
prehension of  the  negro  the  moral  as  well  as  the  legal  duties  of  the 
citizens  came  to  an  end.  In  their  subsequent  proceeding,  the  mob 
usurped  the  power  which  is  vested  only  in  the  properly  constituted 
authorities.  One  of  the  chief  blessings  of  civilization  is  that  justice 
shall  be  executed  and  punishment  awarded  according  to  the  law, 
and  not  by  violence  and  passion.  A  well-ordered  community  is 
never  in  a  hurry  in  the  execution  of  justice.  According  as  society 
is  strong  it  can  afford  to  wait. 

"But,  throwing  entirely  aside  the  question  of  civilization,  un- 
der any  circumstances,  superfluous  cruelty  was  inflicted  on  the 
culprit.  An  exhibition  of  torture  and  cruelty  is  always  demoral- 
izing in  its  effects  upon  those  who  witness  it.  The  whole  scene — 
the  crouching  criminal  bound  to  the  stake;  the  wild,  maddened 
crowd  yelling  for  vengeance;  the  woman  lighting  and  applying 
the  fatal  match,  and  the  tierce  red  flames  licking  and  burning  and 
torturing  and  roasting  a  human  victim  alive — shows  a  condition 
of  brutality  and  vulgarity  in  that  society  that  is  almost  beyond 
our  comprehension.  It  was  an  awful  thing,  that  could  have  been 
perpetrated  only  by  a  barbarous  people.  And  the  woman  light- 
ing the  pile!  No  female  blessed  with  womanly  instincts  could 
have  done  it.  It  is  all  a  horribly  dark  picture,  and  looks  as 
though  the  negro  must  have  been  a  pretty  fair  representative  of 
the  society  in  which  he  lived.  Certainly,  he  was  a  product  of 
that  society. 

"  Yes;  I  know  it  will  be  said  that  heroic  measures  must  some- 
times be  adopted  to  prevent  or  punish  great  crimes.  But  if  the 
measures  in  this  case  were  heroic,  then  was  the  crime  heroic,  and 
heroic  punishments  will  neverprevent  heroiccrimes.  But  in  this 
case  the  measure  of  punishment  was  not  heroic.  It  was  as  cow- 
ardly as  the  crime  itself,  and  the  crime  was  mean  to  the  last 
degree. 

"  I  say  no,  emphatically,  and  without  a  moment's  hesitation 
to  the  absurd  proposition  that  a  civilized  community  is  ever  justi- 
fied in  adopting  barbarous  methods  to  suppress  crime.  And 
where  barbarous  methods  are  employed,  there  civilization  is  lack- 
ing, for  civilization  surely  means  something  more  than  the  ability 
to  read  and  write.  Even  the  old  Mosaic  law  of  an  eye  for  an  eye 
and  a  tooth  for  a  tooth  cannot  be  pleaded  in  justification  of  this 
fiendish  proceeding,  for,  as  I  have  already  said,  there  was  a  hor- 
rible superfluity  of  torture  inflicted  on  the.  wretched  negro.  No, 
gentlemen,  civilized  man  cannot  justify  the  actions  of  that  mob 
in  Texarkanna.     Least  of  all  could  a  Christian  people  justify  it." 

And  when  the  Rev.  Dr.  Stebbins  had  ceased  speaking  there 
was  no  dissenting  voice. 

THE  cage  of  the  hydraulic  miners  of  California  is  attracting  a 
great  deal  of  attention,  as  it  should.  "When  it  is  shown  that 
at  least  $10,000,000  in  gold  may  be  taken  out  yearly,  and  that 
some  of  the  auriferous  deposits  seem  practically  inexhaustible,  it 
sets  people  to  thinking,  not  only  here,  but  elsewhere.  The  stress 
of  the  matter  must  come  at  Washington,  for  it  is  useless  to  at- 
tempt the  revival  of  hydraulic  mining  on  a  large  scale  without  the 
concurrence  and  material  aid  of  the  United  States  Government. 
Were  it  not  for  the  obstinacy  and  crankiness  of  Holman,  hydraulic 
mining  would  stand  a  much  better  chance  of  receiving  aid  at 
once,  but  the  work  which  is  being  done  in  Washington  will  not 
be  thrown  away,  even  though  the  present  Congress  may  not  be 
persuaded  to  appropriate  half  a  million  dollars  or  so  for  the  pur- 
pose of  securing  a  return  of  ten  millions  within  the  next  year. 


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Tiburon  boat,  9:30  and  11  A.  M.;  return  12:35 
or  4. OS  P.  M. 

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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  27,  1&92. 


i^d%£§Wmo 


'We   Obey    no    Wand    but    Pleasure's." — Tom  Moore 


IT  is  all  very  well  to  say  that  the  spectacular  play  is  gotten  up 
to  please  the  children.  I'a,  and  Grandpa  for  that  matter,  may 
be  there— scores  of  him,  and  in  a  commanding  position  as  to  view — 
but  somehow  he  generally  gets  there  without  the  youngster, 
whose  innocent  cravings  for  dragons  and  sprites  and  fairy  queens 
might  be  supposed  to  be  the  excuse  for  the  paternal  presence. 
The  California  has  been  packed  to  the  doors  every  night,  but  one 
has  not  been  struck  by  any  remarkable  preponderance  of  the 
juvenile  element  in  the  audience.  Au  contraire  the  usual  bald 
heads  have  bobbed  up  more  or  less  serenely  in  the  orchestra 
seats,  and  a  frieze  of  yonng  men,  certainly  some  time  out  of 
knickerbockers,  has  nightly  adorned  the  walls. 

And  yet  the  great  charm  of  tbe  spectacle  to  older  folk  is  in  its 
reminiscence  of  childhood's  days,  when  we  believed  in  all  its 
wonders,  including  fairies,  sprites  and  goblins;  when  we  regarded 
with  horror  the  red  gnome  as  an  emissary  of  One  we  were  taught 
in  our  catechism  to  renounce,  together  with  the  world  and  the 
flesh,  and  when  we  shuddered  with  delightful  but  awful  terror 
at  the  dragon  which  »  came  whiffling  through  "  the  upper  flies, 
"  and  burbled  as  he  came."  Nothing  surely  but  tbe  delusion  of 
being  a  child  again  could  induce  a  grown-up  person,  neither 
idiotic  nor  insane,  to  sit  out  a  "  fairy  spectacle." 

In  the  Hanlons'  production,  called  with  considerable  appropri- 
ateness, Superba,  everything  looks  new,  bright  and  gorgeous.  The 
tricks  are  excellently  carried  out,  and  the  acrobatic  work  of  the 
four  Schrode  brothers  is  executed  with  unusual  skill  and  pre- 
cision. The  latter  quality  is  especially  noticeable,  not  a  single 
repetition  being  necessary  during  an  entire  eveniDg.  For  those 
who  like  to  see  four  men  risk  life  and  limb  "  to  make  a  Roman 
holiday  "  or  an  American  "  night  out,"  the  Schrodes  should  rill 
the  bill.  Their  specialty  ends  with  the  famous  Cragg  ladder  act, 
which  they  perform  with  so  reckless  an  unconsciousness  of  bones 
as  almost  to  outdo  that  distinguished  quartette.  One  of  the  newest 
and  prettiest  things  in  the  piece  is  tbe  make-believe  boat  and  its 
shipwreck,  in  Act  II.  It  is  worth  seeing  many  times.  The  cadet 
drill  is  another  decided  attraction,  and  not  quite  on  conventional 
lines.  The  departure  from  tbe  ordinary  consists  chiefly  in  the 
natty,  well-starched,  and  jauntily-worn  white  trowsers,  which 
take  the  place  of  the  usual  airy  nothing  of  the  ballet  corps  drill 
as  to  its  lower  limbs.  In  fact  (though  I  would  not  willingly  say 
anything  to  spoil  business  for  next  week)  there  is  a  conspicuous 
absence  of  legs  in  Superba — the  play,  not  the  queen  of  that  name. 

Of  course,  the  display's  tbe  thing,  as  in  all  similar  productions. 
The  people  are  in  it  only  in  the  most  literal  sense.  There  is  the 
usual  list  of  names  on  tbe  bill  that  no  one  ever  heard  of;  the 
lovers  and  rival  queens,  every  one,  in  fact,  who   speaks  at  all — 

there  is  one  who  does  not,  thank  G eorge  Washington— speak 

in  that  familiar  monotonous  sing-song  so  like  all  otherspectacular 
lovers  and  fairies,  and  so  unlike  anything  ever  heard  elsewhere 
that  one  wonders  where  the  manager  catches  'em.  But  if  they 
were  real  actors  and  actresses  they  would  probably  appear 
supremely  ridiculous  amid  their  surroundings,  and  our  sense  of 
•  •  the  eternal  fitness  of  things  "  is  more  satisfactorily  met  as  it  is. 
*  *  # 

The  Conried  Opera  Company  produced  for  the  first  time  here, 
Milkccker's  Poor  Jonathan  at  the  Bush  Monday  night  to  an  audi- 
ence limited  only  by  the  capacity  of  the  house,  and  as  brilliant  in 
appearance  as  it  was  large.  The  boxes  were  filled  with  hand- 
somely costumed  people,  and  the  occasion  wore  a  festive  air  suita- 
ble to  opera  even  of  the  comic  order.  The  repetition  of  250 
consecutive  nights  at  the  Casino  mayjiave  had  its  effect  on  the 
auditors,  as  they  seemed  sufficiently  pleased,  for  the  most  part. 
There  is  nothing  in  the  libretto,  little  in  the  plot,  and  none  too 
much  in  tbe  music.  In  comic  opera  it  seems  to  be  an  accepted 
necessity  that  there  be  much  of  the  "catchy"  song  element. 
This,  while  not  entirely  lacking,  is  not  conspicuous  in  Ponr  Jona- 
than. The  singers  are  no  more  than  passable  as  singers;  asdramatic 
singers  they  should  be  "  passable,"  and  passed  out.  "  How  could 
it  run  250  nights  in  New  York  ?"  was  a  question  buzzed  about 
the  benches.  The  answer  may  possibly  have  been  found  in  the 
fact  that  it  was  not  produced  by  tbe  company  at  the  Bush.  Poor 
Jonathan  himself  should  be  very  funny  in  his  loves  and  woes, 
but  Mr.  Mac  Collin  makes  him  entirely  common-place  and  unamus- 
ing.  Miss  Myra  Mirella's  voice  is  more  utterly  devoid  of  the  sym- 
pathetic quality  than  any  thing  I  can  call  to  mind  except  her  per- 
sonality, which  is  so  cold  as  to  suggest  tbe  need  of  an  overcoat 
for  poor  Rubygold,  and  perhaps  to  explain  why  he  never  warms 
up  to  his  work.  In  truth,  there  is  nothing  whatsoever  about  Mr. 
Libbey,  as  Rubygold,  which  one  brings  away  in  his  memory,  un- 
less we  except  his  commanding  stature  and  the  chalk  on  the  tip  of 
his  nose.  Miss  Fanny  Hall  threw  a  good  deal  of  life  into  her 
part  of  Molly,  and  seemed  about  tbe  only  one  who  realized  that 
the  opera  is  a  comic  one.  So  much  for  the  acting.  The  singing 
was  better  and  tbe  overture  and  orchestration  generally  were  very 


musical  and  well  executed.  The  duet  "  Dost  thou,  then,  love?"  is 
a  beautiful  one,  and  was  finely  sung  by  Mr.  Libbey  and  Miss 
Mirella. 

*     #     » 

At  the  Baldwin,  Stuart  Robson  kept  on  Goldsmith's  delightful 
comedy  till  Thursday  night,  when  Married  Life  took,  its  place. 
Henry  Dove  in  tbis  play  was  a  favorite  part  with  tbe  old  come- 
dians, Stuart  Robson  having  himself  played  it  twenty  years  ago  at 
the  Arch-St.  Theatre.  Phila.,  with  Mrs.  John  Drew  as  Mrs.  Dove. 
Next  week,  the  last  of  the  engagement,  will  be  signalized  by  the 
production  of  The  Henrietta,  in  which,  as  Bertie,  the  Lamb,  Mr. 
Robson  made  doubtless  the  hit  of  his  stage  life. 

*  #  » 

Revivals  seem  to  be  the  order  of  the  day  among  the  comedians. 
Monday,  March  7th,  Joseph  Jefferson  will  appear  at  the  Baldwin 
in  a  revival  of  The  Rivals.  Mr.  Jefferson  himself  is  evidently  not 
afraid  of  rivals,  as  his  company  includes  Mrs.  John  Drew,  Louis 
James,  J.  H.  Barnes,  and  other  players  with  a  record. 

The  Merry  War  has  gone  on  merrily  at  the  Tivoli  this  week,  but 
in  spite  of  its  continued  success,  will  give  place,  in  accordance 
witb  tbe  rule  of  change  and  variety  prevailing  at  tbe  opera  house, 
to  The  Vice  Admiral  next  Monday  night. 

*  *  * 

The  seven  days'  cycling  race  at  the  Pavilion  is  near  its  close. 
Any  one  wishing  to  see  the  "  mad  race  for  wealth  "  (prize  money) 
in  its  most  neck-or-nothing  aspect  should  seethe  eight  maniacs  on 
wheels  rounding  the  curve  at  the  Pavilion. 

#  »  * 

George  W.  Cable,  the  distinguished  author  of  "The  Grandis- 
simes,"  "  Old  Creole  Days,"  "  Dr.  Sevier,"  and  other  novels  of 
Louisiana  life,  will  lecture  here  March  1st,  3d  and  oth  at  the  First 
Congregational  Church,  under  the  auspices  of  the  Children's 
Hospital. 

•  »  * 

The  last  musical  Sunday  afternoon  of  this  series  will  take  place 
at  Steinway  Hall  March  13th,  when  the  Beethoven  septette  for 
strings  and  wind  instruments  will  be  given.  Miss  May  Worth 
and  Alfred  Kelleher  will  be  the  vocalists  and  Miss  Ella  Partridge 
pianist.  There  has  been  a  general  request  among  patrons  for  two 
more  concerts  for  April  and  May.  Those  who  favor  this  exten- 
sion will  confer  a  favor  by  calling  at  Gray's  music  store  and 
registering  their  names  as  subscribers  before  March  13th. 
»  *  * 

The  last  but  one  of  the  present  series  of  Saturday  Pops  takes 
place  to-day,  and  will  introduce  to  San  Francisco  Miss  Ottilie 
Liedelt,  a  mezzo-soprano  just  from  Berlin,  where  she  studied 
under  Jenny  Meyer.  She  will  sing  Schumann  songs  and  an  aria 
from  Figaro.  Mr.  Louis  Heine  will  play  some  beautiful  old 
Hebrew  melodies  on  the  'cello.  Spobr's  duo  for  violins,  played 
at  the  last  »  pop  "  by  Messrs.  Beel  and  Landsberger,  was  a  favorite 
with  Joachim  and  Mme.  Norman  Neruda  at  the  London  »  pops." 

*  #  # 

Sir  Edwin  Arnold,  the  famous  author  of  the  "  Light  of  Asia,"  the 
"  Light  of  the  World  "and  numerous  other  well-known  works,  will 
give  readings  and  descriptive  talks  from  his  poems  and  works  on 
India,  in  the  Grand  Opera  House  next  Monday  evening.  It  will 
be  his  only  public  appearance  on  the  Coast,  as  he  sails  on  the  Bel- 
gic  for  the  Orient  on  Tuesday  next.  Mr.  John  F.  Bragg,  tne  man- 
ager, announces  the  opening  of  the  sale  at  Sherman  &  Clay's  at  9 
o'clock  this  morning. 

#  #  » 

Miss  Madeleine  Bouton,  now  with  the  Stuart  Robson  company 

at  the  Baldwin,  is  a  Nevada   girl,  and,  like  most  products  of  the 

Silver   State,  of  much    promise.     Mr.    Robson    must    think  very 

highly  of  her  talents,  as  she  is  to  be  his  leading  lady  next  season. 

*  #  * 

Frederick  Warde  comes  to  the  California  March  7th.  He  will 
make  a  specialty  of  Henry  Guy  Carleton's  romantic  drama,  The 
Lion's  Mouth.  —The  Bostonians  will  soon  appear  at  the  Baldwin. 
Beside  the  pretty  and   popular  Robin  Hood  they  will  produce   an 

opera   new  to   San    Franeisco,    The  Knickerbockers. Marcus  M. 

Henry,  the  local  musical  manager,  who  has  brought  to  this  Coast 
many  of  the  most  eminent  musicians  who  have  visited  us,  is  ar- 
ranging for  the  first  appearance  here  of  the  Morgans — Geo.  W. 
Morgan,  organist,  and  his  daughter  Maud,  harpist. 

White's  hat  emporium,  at  014  Commercial  street,  is  considered 
the  leading  hat  store  in  fche  city  by  men  who  dress  well. 


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BAM  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER 


THE    VERY    BEST    BEER 
Is  Undoubtedly  Mode  by  the  Breweries  of  the  Golden  s 

THE  Chicago  Stoat*  Zeitung  printa  «n  editoriil  which  shows  at 
once  tne  beer  situation  in  Chicago,  and  shows  how  the  public 
i*  being  Imposed  apon  by  Inferior  and  delsterloos  beers  menofaotnred 
from  eon  !iii«i  hops.  Theol  I  German  problem  -hops  and  mall  '-".I 
•  them  !  was  formerly  held  in  esteem  bj  Imth  orewers  and  beer 
drinkers.  Germans  have  alwaj  - 1  een  proud  to  manufacture  a  liquor 
from  malt  an«l  hops,  winch  MiValthfutand strengthening,  and  which 
our  forefathers  drank  and  lived  to  a  good  old  age.  It  is  a  beverage 
which  took  the  place  and  reduces  the  consumption  of  whisky.  It 
was  the  well-known  chemist.  Liebig.  who  named  the  beer  manu- 
factured from  bops  and  malt  "  liquid  bread."  He  calls  a  pure  malt 
beer  nutritious,  not  only  relieving  thirst,  but  satisfying  hunger. 

Owing  to  the  high  duty  imposed  on  barley  by  the  McKinley  bill, 
necessitating  Eastern  brewers  to  pay  forty  cents  "per  hundred  pounds 
duty  on  all  barley  imported  from  Canada,  they  have  found  it  neces- 
sary, to  meet  the  active  competition,  to  manufacture  beer  from  corn, 
ana  not  from  barley  malt.  It  is  almost  impossible  to  find  a  beer 
manufactured  east  of  the  Rocky  mountains  that  is  not  what  is  now 
called  "  corn  beer." 

In  San  Francisco  we  arc  much  better  situated.  California  produces 
the  finest  barley  in  the  world,  and  as  corn  is  higher  than  barlev,  we 
are  safe  to  get  a  good  bop  and  malt  beer  if  we  use  only  the  home 
article.  The  John  Wieland  Brewery,  on  Second  street,  near  Howard, 
the  Fredericksburg  Brewery,  at  San  Jose,  the  Chicago  Brewery,  on 
Pine  street,  this  city,  and  the  United  States  Brewery,  on  Fulton 
street,  use  nothing  in  the  manufacture  of  their  beer'in  the  way  of 
corn  or  corn  productions.  All  their  lager  beer  is  manufactured  from 
the  very  best  barley  malt  and  the  best  Californian  and  Bohemian 
hops. 

UNITED    STATES    COURT. 

An  Editor  Acquitted  of  the  Charge  of  Printing  a  Lottery  Ad- 
vertisement. 

Joseph  Mueller,  who  was  charged  with  having  published  a  lottery 
advertisement  in  the  Dodge  County  Pioneer,  at  May ville, ,was  acquitted 
in  the  United  States  Court  yesterday.  The  case  is  an  important  vic- 
tory for  the  Louisiana  State  Lottery.  It  was  charged  that  a  certain 
notice  that  appeared  in  the  paper,  which  is  a  German  weekly,  was 
an  advertisement  under  the  new  law  forbidding  the  mailing  of  pub- 
lications containing  lottery  advertisements.  The  card  read  as  fol- 
lows : 

CONRAD !     CONRAD !     CONRAD  ! 
CARD  TO  THE  PUBLIC. 

While  it  is  true  that  I  have  been  elected  President  of  the  Louisiana  State 
Lottery  Company,  vice  M.  A,  Dauphin,  deceased,  I  am  stitl  President  of 
the  Gulf  Coast  Ice  and  Manufacturing  Company,  and  all  orders  for  material, 
machinery,  etc.,  as  well  as  all  other  business  letters,  should  be  addressed 
to  me  as  before.    Paul  Conrad,  box  1,358,  New  OrleanB. 

Gen.  E.  S.  Bragg,  of  Fond  du  Lac,  defended  Mueller,  arguing  that 
the  advertisement  did  not  come  within  the  scope  of  the  statute.  The 
jury  was  out  but  a  few  minutes. 

— Milwaukee  (  Wis.)  Sentinel,  February  4. 


A  Great  Art  Exhibit  Promised. 


S.  &  G.  Gump  are  always  using  their  best  endeavors  for  the  bene- 
fit of  the  art-loving  portion  of  the  community.  They  recently  sent 
East  and  secured  the  services  of  a  gentleman,  whose  knowledge  of 
art  has  given  him  place  among  the  most  prominent  connoisseurs  of 
the  country.  He  has  given  years  to  the  study  of  the  different 
schools,  and  of  the  methods  of  their  chief  exponents,  and  is  probably 
better  acquainted  with  the  works  of  the  masters  of  the  world,  both 
ancient  and  modern,  than  any  other  connoisseur  in  America.  Such 
a  man,  it  will  be  readily  recognized,  is  an  authority  on  the  value  of 

Eaintings.  Messrs.  Gump  will  soon  have  an  exhibition  in  a  public 
all  of  some  of  their  finest  paintings, boughtby  them  in  Europe,  after 
which  a  sale  will  be  held,  which  will  be  in  charge  of  the  gentleman 
referred  to.  The  firm  is  certainly  to  be  congratulated  on  procuring 
the  services  of  so  able  an  art  critic,  for  by  bis  assistance,  purchasers 
will  be  able  to  thoroughly  understand  all  the  fine  points  upon  any 
canvas  presented. 

Buy  Your  Fine  Stationery 
At  the  magnificent  establishment  of  Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co.,  on 
Market  street,  opposite  Grant  avenue.  The  firm  has  placed  in  its 
new  store  the  finest  line  of  stationery  on  the  coast.  They  have  given 
particular  attention  to  the  requirements  of  ladies,  who  can  find  on 
their  counters  all  manner  of  fine  copperplate  work,  ladies'  cards,  in- 
vitations of  all  sorts,  monogram  paper,  inkstands,  inks,  pens,  seals  and 
the  many  little  nicknacks  to  be  always  found  in  an  escritoire.  There 
is  also  an  excellent  line  of  purses,  calling  lists,  invitation  lists,  note 
books  and  writing  tablets.  Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co.  carry  all  the  best 
brands  of  stationery  known,  and  no  matter  how  particular  one  may 
be  regarding  the  quality  of  the  sheet  on  which  he  writes  a  business 
note  or  a  billet-doux,  he  cannot  fail  to  find  satisfaction  amid  the 
extensive  stock  of  this  leading  house. 

The  sugar-cured  hams  of  Francis  Whittaker  &  Sons,  of  St.  Louis, 
are  considered  by  all  dealers  the  best  in  the  market,  as  they  are  always 
from  selected  hogs  of  the  firm's  own  slaughter,  cut  and  cure.  The 
firm's  golf  and  Shandon  bacon  are  just  the  goods  that  will  suit  those 
who  desire  low-priced  meats  of  excellent  quality.  They  are  consid- 
ered far  su  perior  to  the  ordinary  sugar-cured  ham .  Whittaker's  lards 
are  made  from  pure  hog's  fat,  free  from  all  adulteration.  Thomas 
Loughran,  221-223  Clay  street,  is  the  agent  for  the  house  of  Francis 
Whittaker  &  Sons,  and  well  sustains  the  high  reputation  of  his  prin- 
cipals. 


THE 


BRUNSWICK-BALKE- 
COLLENDER  CO. 


Manufacturers  of  Billiard  and  Pool  Tables. 

Dealers  in  Billiard  Merchandise  Generally. 

Makers  of  Bank  and  Office  Fixtures. 

Also,  Saloon  Fixtures,   Counters,   Coolers,   Mirrors,  etc.,  constantly   on 
hand  or  made  to  order.    Ten  Pin  Alleys,  Ten  Pins,  Ten  Pin  Balls,  etc. 

653-655  MARKET  STREET,  S.  F. 


Al.  Haymas  &  Co 


BALDWIN  THEATRE. 

.Proprietors.  |  Alfred  Bouvier Manager. 

Second  and  last  week  but  one  of  the  comedian  STUART  ROBSON. 
To-night  and  Saturday  matinee,  Buckstone's  comedy 

MARRIED     LIFE. 

Mr.  Kobsou  as  Henry  Dove. 
Monday  next,  Feb.  29th,  third  and  last  week  Stuart  Robson  and   revival 
of  Brouson  Howard's  comedy  of  the  century,  "THE  HENRIETTA." 
Mr.  Robson  in  his  original  character  "  Bertie  the  Lamb." 
Seats  now  on  sale. 

NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE. 

Handsomest    Theatre    in    the    World. 

Al.  Hayman  &Co Proprietors.  |  Harry  Mann  Manager. 

MONDAY,  FEBRUARY  29th, 

Last  Week!    Last  Matinee  Saturday!    Hanlon's  Spectacular  Trick  Pan- 
tomime, 

SUPERBA. 
Monday,  March  7th,  FREDERICK  WARDE,  in  a  magnificent  production  of 
THE    LION'S    MOUTH. 
Sale  of  seats  commences  next  Thursday,  March  3d. 

BUSH  STREET  THEATRE. 

M.  B.  Leavitt.. Lessee  and  Proprietor.  |  J.  J.  Gottlob Manager. 

To-night  at  8  !    Matinee  Saturday! 

POOR     JONATHAN, 

PRESENTED  BY 

<ONKEII>S    COMIC    OPERA    COMPANY. 

Sung  for  250  nights  at  the  New  York  Casino. 

TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Kreling  Bros  Proprietors  and  Managers. 

Last  nights  of  what  everybody  says  is  the  best  show  in  the  town.  Strauss' 
THE     MERRY     WAR. 
Monday,  Feb.  29th,  THE  VICE-ADMIRAL. 
Popular  Prices 25c.  and  50c. 

GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Tuesday  evening,  March  1st,  special  performance  of  the  new  opera, 

BLUFF     KING     HAL. 
For  the  benefit  of  H.  J.  STEWART  (composer)  and  DANIEL  O'CON- 
NELL  (librettist.) 
Box  sheet  now  open  at  Sherman  &  Clay's. 

REGULAR  THEATRE  PRICES. 

GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Monday  Evening,  February  29, 1832.    Only  appearance  in  California  of 
SIR     EDWIN     ARNOLD. 

Reserved  seats,  75c  ?1,  $150,  according  to  location;  Family  Circle,  50c. ; 
Gallery,  25c.  Seats  secured  at  SHERMAN  &  CLAY'S,  on  and  after  Satur- 
day, February  27th,  from  9  a.  m.  to  5  p.  m.        JOHN  F.  BRAGG,  Manager. 

IRVING  HALL. 

NINETEENTH     SATURDAY     POP     CONCERT, 

SATURDAY,  FEBRUARY  27,  AT  3  P.  M. 
Admission.  50  Cents. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  27,  1892. 


THE   AMBASSADOR.— Charles  Converse  Tyler,  in  February  Lippin- 
cotl's. 


I£  thou  catist  reach  her  heart,  my  rose, 

And  teach  it  to  forget, 
Then  hast   thou  done  far  more  than  could 

Thy  sister  violet. 

Tell  her  from  me  that  wintry  skies, 
And  days  of  storm  and  rain, 

The  violet  and  the  rose  forgive 
When   summer  comes  again. 


OVER    IN    OAKLAND. 


THE  Hartman  recital,  at  Hamilton  Hall  on  Thursday  evening, 
attracted  the  music  lovers,  but  outside  of  this  there  has  been 
scarcely  any  social  event  of  note  during  the  week  just  ending. 
On  Monday  evening  a  few  private  dances  were  given  around 
town,  and  everything  was  lively  enough,  though  a  reaction 
seemed  to  set  in  directly  afterwards,  and  the  next  few  days  were 
very  tame.  The  winter  season  practically  closed  with  the  last 
dance  of  the  Cotillion  Club,  and  there  will  not  be  very  much  go- 
ing on  for  some  little  time  to  come. 

The  tiffin  given  on  Saturday  afternoon  last  by  Mrs.  G.  F. 
Allbright,  of  Fifth  avenue,  to  her  young  married  lady  friends, 
was  a  delightful  affair.  The  floral  decorations  were  very  fine, 
and  the  tasteful  appointments  ot  the  house  were  handsomely  set 
off  by  the  embellishments  of  the  occasion.  Among  the  many 
guests  were  Mrs.  Herman  Anderson,  Mrs.  E.  Bukleton,  Mrs.  W. 
Angers,  Mrs.  John  Allbright  and  Mrs.  P.  Laurin 

Wednesday  was  a  red-letter  day  for  Hymen.  In  addition  to 
the  marriage  of  Lieut.  C.  E.  Johnston  to  Miss  Rosalie  Magagnos, 
Miss  Ada  Frey  and  John  Burnham,  and  Miss  May  Wheeler  and 
Jesse  Churchill  joined  hands  for  life. 

The  Lyric  Orchestral  Society  has  started  work  for  the  presenta- 
tion in  June  of  a  concerto,  opus.  11,  by  Von  Weber.  Arrangements 
are  also  being  made  for  a  concert  at  an  early  date,  in  which  Miss 
Fuegel,  Miss  Greeley,  Ernest  Webb  and  William  A.  Knowles  will 
participate. 

Miss  Ruth  Dyer,  one  of  the  beneficiares  of  the  will  of  the  late 
wealthy  Mrs.  Garcelon,  is  to  be  married  shortly  to  Dr.  George 
Auger. 

There  is  a  little  combination  on  foot  to  socially  down  J.  Athern 
Folger,  of  coffee  and  spice  fame.  Since  the  death  of  his  respected 
parent,  and  his  consequent  accession  to  much  wealth,  he  has  be- 
come like  another  man,  and  his  identity  is  so  completely  changed 
that  it  is  said  be  even  fails  to  remember  those  who  were  his 
friends  in  his  days  of  adversity.  He  is  ultra-bias^  already,  and  at 
the  last  cotillion  he  told  the  young  lady  with  whom  he  danced 
that  he  was  getting  thoroughly  ennui  with  the  pleasures  of 
society,  and  could  be  entertained  no  longer.  She  spread  this  little 
remark  of  his  around  afterwards,  and  thus  it  is  that  in  "  the  set  " 
it  has  been  decided  to  give  him  a  chance  to  rest  on  his  oars  to  his 
heart's  content. 

In  connection  with  that  very  german,  too,  there  is  quite  a  story 
on  him.  It  was  the  final  meeting  of  the  club,  and  the  term  of 
subscription  to  the  season  had  been  $10.50.  Athern  had  not  been 
a  member,  but  he  wanted  to  attend  that  particular  dance  because 
it  was  a  leap  year  affair,  and  he  had  been  invited  by  a  young 
lady  on  whom  he  is  somewhat  sweet.  The  club,  however,  on 
bearing  that  it  was  the  tired  young  man  who  wanted  to  come,  in- 
sisted that  he  should  pay  the  full  subscription  fee  of  $10.50,  and 
as  there  was  no  way  out  of  it,  he  had  to  ante  up.  Perhaps  that 
was  a  potent  reason  why  he  could  find  no  entertainment  in  the 
affair. 

IN  Rome,  as  in  England,  many  interesting  anecdotes  are  being 
told  about  the  late  Cardinal  Manning.  One  of  these  professes 
to  explain  the  reason  why  the  Archbishop  of  Westminster  was 
not  elected  to  succeed  Pius  IX.  in  the  Papacy.  A  strong 
party  pressed  his  claims  in  opposition  to  those  of  Cardinal 
Pecci,  but  his  nomination  was  just  as  strongly  resisted  by  Cardinal 
Bartolini.  To  Bartolini  it  seemed  that  the  choice  of  an  English- 
man would  be  ridiculous,  and  he  determined  to  do  his  best  to 
make  the  other  cardinals  see  the  matter  in  the  same  light.  To 
this  end  he  purchased  a  large  number  of  English  Ollendorff^,  had 
them  handsomely  bound,  and  presented  a  copy  to  every  member 
of  the  conclave;  and,  during  the  debate  which  preceded  the  elec- 
tion, he  playfully  interjected  the  English  expression,  "  Ah,  yes!  " 
In  the  end  the  choice  of  the  assemblage  fell  upon  Cardinal  Pecci; 
and  whenever  Cardinal  Bartolini  subsequently  met  Cardinal  Man- 
ning, it  was  his  habit  to  address  him  in  the  one  bit  of  Ollendorff 
which  he  remembered,  saying  "  How  do  you  do,  Eminence?  " 


The  Piedmont  Baths 
of  Oakland  continue  to  attract  large  crowds  of  bathers  daily.  The 
water,  before  emptying  into  the  big  tank,  passes  through  one  of  the 
largest  filters  in  the  world,  making  it  as  clear  as  crystal.  The  Ham- 
mam  Baths  are  unequaled  in  all  their  appointments.  In  every  re- 
spect the  Piedmont  Baths  are  the  finest  in  the  United  States.  They 
are  well  worthy  a  visit. 


D.  V.  S.  (Montreal). 

M.  E.  C.  V.  8.  (London). 


F.     W.     SKAIFE, 

VETERINARY     SURGEON. 


Canine  Diseases  a  Specialty. 


Residence,  903  Jones  St. 
Office,  502  Taylor  St. 


MME.  B.  ZISKA,  A.  M., 

Removed  to  I6O6  Van  Ness  Avenue. 

French.  German  and  English  taught  by  Teachers  of  Recognized  Ability 
only.    Classes  for  Young  Ladies  and  Children. 

Studies  Resumed  January  7th. 

Mathematics  and  Sciences,  Mrs.  A.  Hinckley.  Physical  Culture  and 
Elocution,  Mas.  Leila.  Fllis.  Singing.  Sigkor  Galvani.  Piano,  Mr. 
Lesley  Martin.  Drawing  and  Pcnianship,  Mr.  C.  Eisenshihel.  Belles- 
Lettres  and  Language,  Mme.  B.  Ziska. 

SCHOOL  OF  ELOCUTION  AND  EXPRESSION. 

1170  Market  St.,  Donohoe Building. 

The  school  furnishes  the  most  thorongh  and  systematic  training  for 
voice,  body  and  mind.  Courses  are  arranged  to  meet  all  classes.  Pupils 
prepared  for  the  stage,  public  readers,  teachers  of  elocution  and  expression 
or  social  accomplishment.  The  Delsarte  system  of  dramatic  training  and 
development  of  grace  and  ease  a  specialty. 

/Mrs.  May  Josepbl  Klncald, 
PRINCIPALS  J  Prof.  J.  Roberts  Klncald, 

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Mr.  ASHTON  P.  STEVENS, 

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8tudio— 26  Montgomery  Street,  Room  8. 

ELEANORA  CONNELL, 

"Vocal  C-u.lt-u.re, 

1432  POST  STRRET. 

ALFRED  J.  KELLEHER, 

Professor  of  VOCAL  MUSIC  AT  MILLS'  COLLEGE  (18th  year),  desires 
to  auuounce  that  he  will  give  Lessons  at  his  office,  his  residence,  or  at  the 
residence  of  the  pupil. 

Office— 14  Grant  avenue,  rooms  62  and.63.  Residence— 2324  Clay  street, 
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BAN  PRANCI8C0  NEWS  LETTER. 


SNAP    SHOTS. 


(Br    Di    VifclOB.] 

Til  18  is  the  age  of  the  rising  •.-■  -Deration.  Leading  educators  are 
full  of  schemes  to  subjugate  and  humiliate  teachers,  and  to 
make  the  child  the  real  autocrat  of  the  schoolroom.  Every  time 
that  it  is  possible  to  magnify  a  well  deserved  whipping  to  a  case 
of  dreadful  brutality,  it  is  done.  The  papers  take  up  the  case  and 
call  for  the  dismissal  of  the  teacher  who  has  dared  to  lay  too 
heavy  a  band  upon  somebody's  darling,  though  he  may  be  black 
and  blue  from  the  broomstick  caressings  received  from  his 
maternal  parent.  So  one,  not  even  the  mother  who  exclaims, 
"  I  cannot  bear  to  have  the  noise  of  children  where  I  am  sewing," 
ever  seems  to  think  that  the  teacher  needs  any  sympathy  or 
moral  support.  "I  don't  feel  sorry  for  them,"  said  one  lady; 
"  suppose  they  do  have  a  hard  time,  but  what  of  it?  That's 
what  they're  paid  for."  Is  it?  Not  at  all.  The  teachers  of  our 
public  schools  are  expected  to  teach  a  certain  amount  of  the 
course  of  study  each  year.  They  must  carry  their  classes  over 
the  ground,  and  their  success  or  failure  as  teachers  is  gauged  to  a 
great  extent  by  the  progress  that  their  classes  make. 

It  is  not  always  an  easy  task  to  impart  instruction.  Even  the 
best  trained  and  most  experienced  teachers  do  not  have  a  uni- 
formly easy  time  in  the  presto  change  of  a  child's  ignorance  into 
the  full  possession  of  even  a  tiny  scrap  of  knowledge.  Imagine, 
then,  what  it  is  to  have  a  class  of  fifty  restless  children,  many  of 
them  unwilling  attendants  at  school. 

It  is  safe  to  say  that  the  majority  of  children  do  not  want  to  go 
to  school;  that  they  regard  the  confinement  as  irksome,  and  look 
upon  the  school-room  as  endurable  only  in  proportion  to  the  fun 
they  are  able  to  get  out  of  it.  With  perhaps  thirty  children  of 
the  fifty  bent  on  having  a  good  time,  and  so  calling  the  teacher 
from  her  teaching  to  the  question  of  discipline,  she  loses  precious 
moments,  and  is  robbed  of  her  zeal  for  the  advancement  of  her 
pupils.  It  becomes  in  time  a  perfunctory  task,  keeping  order, 
teaching  the  course,  and  welcoming  the  hour  of  dismissal.  As  it 
is  understood  by  the  children  in  all  the  schools  that  whipping  is 
not  looked  upon  with  favor,  the  worst  boys  become  defiant,  and 
the  others  careless. 

One  of  the  favorite  devices  for  schoolroom  amusement  is  a  live 
shrimp.  In  fact,  the  schoolroom  contraband  articles  may  be 
classified  as  ■*<  on  the  floor,"  "  in  the  desk,"  and  »  from  hand  to 
hand."  Among  the  other  floor  attractions  are  the  heads  of  safety 
matches,  percussion  and  paper  caps,  and  the  seeds  of  the  acacia 
tree,  all  of  which  to  fill  their  full  measure  of  usefulness  must  be 
stepped  upon — trodden  underfoot,  and  then — especially  the  acacia 
seeds!  Treasures  such  as  buttons,  toys,  books  and  eatables  are 
hidden  in  the  desk  and  surreptitiously  withdrawn  for  the  delight 
of  their  possessors  and  the  admiration  of  neighboring  children,  at 
moments  when  their  attention  shonld  be  fixed  on  the  lesson.  All 
sorts  of  things  are  passed  from  hand  to  hand.  Then  there  is  the 
top  of  the  desk;  the  latest  wrinkle  is  to  hold  a  long  hat  pin 
against  one  end  of  the  desk,  and  to  make  the  bead  spring  back 
and  forth  through  the  air.  The  vibrations  sound  like  the  dulcet 
tones  of  the  jew's-harp,  and  when  a  dozen  of  these  are  going  at 
once  it  is  somewhat  distracting  to  a  teacher's  nerves.  The  slates 
bang  down  on  the  floor,  the  pencils  are  lost,  strayed  or  stolen, 
and  as  for  the  sponges  and  slate  rags,  they  daily  take  wings  to 
themselves  and  fly  away.  Then  there  are  the  water  bottles  or 
the  tin  basins,  and  the  procession  of  wetting  the  sponges.  Think 
of  it!  Fifty  restless  little  children,  each  with  a  cologne  or  a 
sauce  bottle  filled  with  water  to  be  sprinkled  on  their  slates.  The 
bottles  are  always  getting  upset,  the  water  running  all  over 
everything,  or  they,  too,  are  »  stolen." 

In  school  everything  is  "  taken  "  or  »  stolen ;  "  nothing  is  ever 
lost  or  misplaced.  Or  in  schools  where  tbe  individual  water 
bottle  does  not  prevail,  there  is  one  large  one  which  does  duty  for 
the  class.  The  privilege  of  passing  this  around  is  clamorously  be- 
sought by  the  children,  every  one  of  whom  is  ambitious  to  sprinkle 
a  few  drops  of  water,  a  la  pepper  sauce,  upon  the  slates  on  the 
desk.  It  is  a  fruitful  source  of  disturbance.  Bo  in  many  schools 
the  tin  basin  is  passed  around  instead,  and  each  child  allowed  to 
dip  the  sponge  into  the  pool. 

Some  children  can  be  controlled  by  moral  suasion;  others  need 
a  good  taste  of  corporal  punishment,  and   the  Lord  be  thanked, 

they  get  itl 

*  *  * 

In  a  recent  edition  of  an  American  paper  published  in  Paris, 
there  was  an  article  on  the  danger  of  eating  oysters  at  Naples. 
The  rocks  and  breakwater  surrounding  the  Bay  of  Naples  have 
been  a  source  of  supply  to  the  fishermen  who  dealt  in  oysters. 
An  American  saw  them  gathering  the  shell-fish,  investigated  and 
discovered  that  several  sewers  ran  into  the  bay  near  the  very  spot 
where  the  oysters  grew.  The  American  hastily  visited  a  chemist 
and  swallowed  an  emetic.  A  gentleman  who  rallied  him  on  his 
fears,  died  shortly  afterwards  Irom  an  attack  of  typhoid  fever, 
superinduced,  no  doubt,  by  the  oysters  which  he  had  eaten.  It 
behooves  all  travelers  to  be  cautious  what  they  eat.  But  we  who 
stay  at  home  should  also  take  some  thought  on  the  subject.  The 
piles  and  rocks  around  our  i^harves  are  covered  with  mussels,  and 
there  is  not  one  person  in  ten  who  does  not  believe   that   "  those 


mussels  would  be  nerfenly  good  to  eat,  if  ibev  were  only  large 
enough."  In  fact,  they  are  deadly  poison;  the  copper  on  the 
bottom  of  the  ships  moored  at  these  wfaarrei  forms  a  chemical 

solution  with  tbe  *ra-water,  and  the  mussels  become  full  of  thin 
poisonous  compound.  It  does  not  kill  them,  but  it  will  kill  us. 
Moral:     Beware  of  the  mussels  1 


w  Parity— Strength— Perfection." 


Absolutely  the  Best. 

All  the  ingredients  used  in  making  this 
powder  are  published  on  every  label.  The 
purity  of  the  ingredients  and  the  scientific 
accuracy  with  which  they  are  combined  ren- 
der Cleveland's  superior  in  strength  and  ef- 
ficiency to  any  other  baking  powder. 

Food  raised  with  this  powder  does  not  dry 
up  as  when  made  with  baking  powder  con- 
taining   ammonia,    but    keeps    moist    and 
sweet,  and  is  palatable  and  wholesome. 
Cleveland  Baking  Powder  Co., 

81  and  83  Fulton  St.,  New  York. 
F.  II.  AMES  «&  CO.,  Agents. 

FOR  SALE! 


OLIVE  PLANTATION. 

60  ACRES  IN  BEARING.   TREES  6  AND  7  YEARS  OLD. 

Within  Fifty  Miles  from  San  Francisco. 


A  RARE  BARGAIN— must  be  sold  at  a  sacri- 
fice to  settle  interest  with  party  who  leaves  for 
Europe.  An  Olive  Mill  will  be  built  near  this 
Grove,  where  the  product  of  the  coming  season 
can  be  made  into  Oil,  or  sold  to  the  Company, 
they  agreeing  to  purchase  the  Olives  for  sev- 
eral years,  if  desired.  Trees  in  fine  and  healthy 
condition.    Apply  to 

B.  M.  LELONG, 

220  Sutter  Street,  San  Francisco. 
"An  Olive  Plantation  is  a  gold  mine  on  the  surface  of  tlie  earlli." 


A  Superior 
High- Class 
BUTTER 


FRESH,  Delicate  Flavored, 

Healthful. 

BENNETT'S  BUTTER  DEPOT. 

Stalls  35  and  36,  California  Market. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  27,  1892. 


ALWAYS    BEAUTIFUL. 


ON  the  banks  of  the  Orge,  but  a  short  distance  from  Belles- 
Fontaines,  can  be  seen  an  elegant  little  chateau  of  modern 
construction,  roofpd  with  slate.  Standing  on  the  hill-side,  in  the 
midst  of  grassy  lawns,  and  surrounded  by  low  trees,  the  house 
attracts  the  attention  of  the  few  rowers  who  from  time  to  time 
descend  the  Orge  to  Juvisy.  Occasionally  a  fisherman,  in  search 
of  a  good  place  to  throw  his  hook,  has  perceived,  on  the  heights 
above,  a  woman,  her  face  covered  with  a  thick  veil,  and  a  young 
man  who  walked  slowly  beside  her,  leaning  on  her  arm.  At  the 
slightest  sound  of  an  oar,  both  disappeared  around  the  bend  of  a 
path  or  behind  a  clump  of  shrubs.  The  people  of  Juvisy  had 
vainly  employed  every  effort  to  penetrate  the  mystery  which 
seemed  to  surround  the  new-comers. 

After  having  exhausted  all  imaginable  suppositions,  the  inn- 
keeper and  the  grocer  of  Juvisy  had  decided  that  the  young  man 
was  a  maniac  whom  his  family  had  imprisoned  in  that  property, 
bounded  by  a  high  wall  on  the  side  towards  the  road,  and  by  a 
river  on  that  towards  the  fields.  As  for  the  woman,  she  was  a 
relative  or  a  hireling,  and  when  a  painter,  returning  from  Belles- 
Fontaines,  asked  who  was  the  owner  of  that  sheltered  mysterious- 
looking  park,  without  the  slightest  hesitation  they  replied: 

"  It  is  a  madman  who  lives  there." 

•  *  #  #  » 

On  July  10,  1884,  during  one  of  those  periods  of  heat  which  Sen- 
egambia  envies  us,  the  Vicomte  de  Montbrun  left  his  small  hotel  in 
the  Rue  Varnet  at  9  in  the  morning  and  walked  down  the  Champs 
Elys6es.  M.  de  Montbrun  was  one  of  those  Parisians  who  never 
leave  Paris.  "The  sea,"  said  he,  "was  made  for  fishermen  and  sail- 
ors. It  has  its  beauties,  of  course,  but  it  is  agreeable  only  one  hour 
each  day.  As  soon  as  it  begins  to  ebb  it  uncovers  a  lot  of  pesti- 
lential mud,  compared  with  which  our  great  sewer  is  a  bottle  of 
cologne.  As  for  the  country,  it  is  always  just  as  hot  there  as  at 
Paris,  with  this  difference:  you  never  know  what  to  do  with  your  ' 
evenings  there.  On  all  sides  he  saw  hacks  loaded  with  trunks. 
The  preparations  for  the  approaching  14th  of  July  festivities  sad- 
dened his  heart,  for  the  true  Parisian  is  the  inveterate  enemy 
of  public  holidays  and  of  all  manifestations  which  disturb  his  re- 
pose and   forcibly  change   his   habits. 

"Where  can  I  take  refuge  for  three  days?"  thoughtM.de 
Montbrun. 

The  year  previous  he  had  gone  to  Saint  Germain,  and  they  had 
made  just  as  much  racket,  and  shot  off  quite  as  many  bombs 
there  as  at  Paris.  Montbrun  then  remembered  that  he  had  prom- 
ised himself  an  excursion  into  Brittany  before  the  pick  of  the 
demolisher  had  finished  transforming  that  old  corner  of  his 
country.  To  see  again  Vitre"  Fougeres,  pass  a  day  at  Saint  Malo, 
and  then  return,  would  be  just  the  thing.  He  would  thus  avoid 
the  crowd  and  the  illuminations.  Since  the  provinces  overrun 
Paris  during  the  holidays,  the  Parisian  must  necessarily  make 
way  for  them. 

On  the  morrow  Montbrun  arrived  at  Vitrei  It  was  Saturday 
evening.  In  provincial  towns  to  fairly  judge  the  collective 
beauty  of  their  women  it  is  necessary  to  take  one's  post  on  Sun- 
day at  the  door  of  a  church.  That  is  why  Montbrun  stood  as 
early  as  eight  in  the  morning  before  the  splendid  edifice  dedicat- 
ed to  Saint  Martin,  waiting  for  mass  to  be  over.  Before  leaving 
Paris  he  had  thrown  into  a  post-box  a  few  words  addressed  to 
Mile  Paula  Salimberi,  an  artistic  dancer  at  the  Eden  Theater. 
Paula  was  a  superb  girl,  a  native  of  Southern  Italy,  with  all  the 
ardor  of  that  clime  beaming  from  her  large,  dark  eyes.  She  had 
made  her  debut  at  Naples,  and  after  a  season  at  the  Italian  The- 
ater of  Nice  had  displayed  to  the  Parisians  her  irreproachable 
shape  and  varied  graces. 

Montbrun  was  then  twenty-eight  years  of  age;  a  handsome 
man,  well-versed  in  theatrical  doings,  whose  personal  charms  were 
augmented  by  an  income  of  sixty  thousand  francs  a  year.  He  of- 
fered himself  and  was  accepted.  The  first  six  months  of  their 
liaison  were  charming;  scenes  of  lov*e,  protestations-of  eternal 
fidelity,  intermingled  with  drives  to  the  Bois,  morning  rides  and 
jolly  suppers.  Versailles,  Ville  d'  Avrry  and  Bougival  were  often 
visited  by  the  lovely  horse-woman,  with  her  devoted  Cavalier 
Montbrun  galloping  at  her  side.  Paula  Salimberi  had  but  one 
fault— she  was  intolerably  jealous.  Othello  was  puerile  compared 
to  her.  At  the  theatre,  if  Montbrun  ventured  to  level  his  glass  in 
the  direction  of  a  woman,  she  would  snatch  it  from  his  hands  and 
begin  to  sob.     One  day  the  Viscount  having    stopped  an  instant 

beside  the  carriage  of  Mme.  de  C ,  Paula  had  a  severe  nervous 

attack. 

"  If  you  ever  leave  me,"  she  often  said,  brandishing  a  poignard, 
"  I  will  kill  you,  and  myself  afterwards." 

When  he  decided  to  make  his  trip  to  Brittany,  Montbrun  had 
reached  that  period  when  the  disillusioned  lover  debates  with  him- 
self whether  to  send  ten  thousand  francs  in  an  envelope  to  the  ob- 
ject who  has  ceased  to  please,  or  if  it  would  be  more  prudent  to 
settle  upon  her  a  small  annuity.  Once  installed  in  the  train  which 
bore  him  away  from  Paris,  Montbrun's  one  pre-occupation  was 
how  he  should  manage  to  avoid  the  happiness  of  again  meeting 
Paula  Salimberi. 

Mass  was  over  and  people  were  beginning  to  come  out  of  the 
church.  Suddenly  Montbrun  was  seized  with  admiration.  Amid  the 


crowd  he  had  caught  sight  of  the  face  of  a  young  girl.  Never  in 
his  most  ardent  dreams  had  he  imagined  aught  so  lovely  as  that 
face  with  its  ideal  lines,  its  more  than  earthly  beauty.  Beauty  so 
calm,  so  serene,  so  radiantly  pure  that  it  seemed  that  of  one  of  God'B 
angels.  He  wondered  if  it  were  possible  that  such  a  creature  ex- 
isted. He  held  his  breath  as  he  gazed  on  her  descending  the 
church  steps,  smiling  at  an  older  woman  who  accompanied  her, 
her  mother,  doubtless.  Instinctively  Montbrun  followed  them 
from  afar,  and  saw  them  enter  a  small  house  of  modest  appear- 
ance. Taking  the  name  of  the  street,  he  returned  to  the  hotel  and 
asked  for  information. 

"  The  beautiful  girl  ?  Mile,  de  Laradel  Her  father  was  an  ex- 
cellent man;  his  family  were  rich  before  the  Revolution,  but  each 
succeeding  generation  had  sold  off,  little  by  little,  lands  and  fields 
and  woods  to  keep  up  their  rank.  Finally  poor  M.  de.  Larade 
had  taken  refuge  in  a  small  building,  formerly  occupied  by  his  in- 
tendant.  There  he  lived,  as  best  he  could,  with  his  wife,  ne'e  La- 
roche-GIa'ieul,  and  his  daughter  Jeanne.  He  had  probably  not 
more  than  twelve  or  fifteen  hundred  francs  income;  but  the  ladies 
knew  how  to  live  on  very  little,  whilst  he,  poor  gentleman!  had 
even  given  up  taking  snuff." 

The  Viscount  wrote  to  his  notary  at  Paris,  requesting  him  to  at 
once  send  him  a  letter  of  introduction  to  a  notary  of  Vitr6,  and  to 
apprize  that  gentleman  that  he,  Montbrun,  came  of  a  good  family, 
had  the  reputation  of  being  a  man  of  honor,  and  was  not  without 
fortune.  After  which  the  notary  of  Vitr6  would  effect  his  ac- 
quaintance with  a  family  wherein  he  hoped  to  find  happiness. 

Every  thing  happened  as  the  Viscount  had  arranged.  He  was 
presented  to  Mile.  Jeanne  Larade,  found  her  all  he  had  thought, 
came  again  aud  again  to  her  home,  and  was  finally  accepted  as 
her  future  husband,  with  certain  conditions.  Montbrun  promised 
everything  they  wished;  he  was  in  an  ecstasy  of  bliss  during  the 
few  weeks  which  preceded  the  day  fixed  for  bis  marriage. 

Often,  when  alone,  he  shuddered  at  the  thought  that  had  he  not 
come  to  Vitr€,  Jeanne  would  perhaps  have  become  the  wife  of  an- 
other. But  no;  the  decrees  of  fate  are  inalterable,  and  she  would 
have  waited  for  him.     He  came  because  his  coming  was  ordained. 

In  the  midst  of  his  dreaming  he  received,  by  the  intermediary 
of  his  notary,  he  having  carefully  concealed  his  address  from  all 
others,  a  letter  from  one  of  his  friends.  That  friend,  a  member  of 
the  Petit  Club,  wrote  him  that  Paula  Saliraberi  was  seeking  him 
in  every  direction,  and  uttering  direful  threats.  Montbrun  com- 
missioned his  friend  to  give  40,000  francs  to  the  daughter  of  Italy, 
coupled  with  the  information  that  he  had  gone  to  America  and 
would  never  return. 

At  length  the  eventful  day  arrived.  The  contract  had  been 
signed.  Two  friends  of  Montbrun  had  come  from  Paris  to  serve 
him  as  witnesses,  and  on  the  10th  of  September,  at  eleven  in  the 
morning,  the  guests  left  in  carriages  for  the  Mayor's  office.  The 
Viscount  and  two  or  three  persons  were  speaking  with  a  function- 
ary at  that  office  when  they  were  startled  by  a  piercing  scream, 
followed  by  a  long  clamor  of  voices.  Rushing  to  the  windows, 
they  saw  a  hurrying  crowd,  amid  which  a  small  group  were 
massed  about  a  recumbent  form. 

"  What  has  happened?  "  exclaimed  Montbrun,  almost  suffocated 
by  apprehension. 

"  An  unknown  woman  has  thrown  vitriol  in  the  face  of  Mile 
Larade.  All  one  side  of  the  poor  child's  face  is  badly  burned  and 
an  eye  destroyed.    They  are  carrying  her  to  her  home." 

Montbrun  fell,  rigid  and  unconscious,  to  the  floor. 

He  tried,  vainly,  during  the  day,  to  be  received  at  the  home  of 
his  betrothed. 

'«  Tell  him  that  he  will  never  see  me  again !  "  she  cried,  shedding 
tears  that,  rolling  over  her  raw  wounds,  burned  her  like  fire. 

The  suffering  of  M.  de  Montbrun  was  intense;  consumed  with 
fever,  his  heart  seemed  pressed  in  a  vice. 

A  small  package  was  delivered  to  him  on  the  arrival  of  the  next 
mail. 

The  unknown  woman,  arrested  immediately  after  the  perpe- 
tration of  her  crime,  stated  that  her  name  was  Paula  Salimberi, 
her  motive  vengeance. 

Montbrun  shut  himself  in  his  bedroom  and  opened  his  parcel, 
which  contained  a  small  quantity  of  white  powder.  Folding  a 
handkerchief  into  a  bandage,  he  measured  out  two  spoonfuls  of 
the  powder  and  spread  it  on  the  bandage  which  he  then  placed 
over  his  eyes,  tying  it  in  a  firm  knot  at  the  back  of  his  head. 

Two  hours  after  he  arrived  at  the  home  of  M.  de  Larade  in  a 
coupe,  from  which  the  notary  of  Vitr£  helped  him  to  descend, 

"  Do  not  come  in,"  said  Mme.  de  Larade,  "  it  would  kill  Jeanne." 

"Tell  her  that  she  may  receive  me  now;"  replied  M.  de  Mont- 
brun, "  we  shall  be  married  as  soon  as  she  is  able  to  leave  the 
house.     For  me,  her  image  will  remain   eternally  what  it  was — I 

am  blind?" 

»  *  #  #  # 

M.  and  Mme.  de  Montbrun  lead  a  retired  life  in  their  chateau  at 
Juvisy.  Jeanne  adores  the  husband  who  for  her  renounced  for- 
ever the  sight  of  sky  and  fields  and  flowers.  As  for  the  blind  man, 
he  has  kept  intact  the  picture  of  an  ideal  maiden  smilingly  de- 
scending the  steps  of  the  church  of  Saint  Martin.  He  is  happy, 
for,  in  the  unending  night  to  which  he  has  condemned  himself,  he 
sees  her  always  young,  always  beautiful.         Atjrelien  Scholl. 

Translated  for  the  News  Letter  by  V.  Es  T. 


Kb.  27,  11  BAN  KK\\>  [81  0  NEWS  i  ETTER.  n 

TUESDAY    NEXT 

AT 

ROOS    BROS,, 

GRAND  UNIVERSAL  EXHIBITION 

OF     THE 

FINEST 

BEST 

AND 

CHOICEST 

CLOTHING 

AND 

FURNISHING 

GOODS. 

SEE 

OUR 

PRICES. 

27-29-31-33-35-37    KEARNY  STREET. 
OCCUPYING  TWO  ENTIRE  BUILDINGS  AND  FOUR  FLOORS  EACH. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  27,  1892. 


IT  is  curious  to  observe  the  utter  disregard  of  facts  exhibited  by 
our  sensational  dailies  in  their  statements  regarding  the  un- 
fortunate lady  who  figures  in  the  terrible  Cannes  tragedy.  One 
goes  so  far  as  to  declare  she  was  a  belle  in  society  when  her  father 
lived  here;  that  she  graduated  from  the  High  School,  was  a 
blonde,  and  her  name  was  Myra;  in  each  instance  diametrically 
opposite  from  the  truth.  Mrs.  Beacon  (when  she  left  California) 
was  a  young  girl  still  in  short  dresses;  was  a  perfect  type  of 
brunette,  never  went  to  a  public  school,  and  her  name  is  Florence. 

What  next? 

*  *  * 

The  old  adage  says,  "  It  is  an  ill  wind  that  blows  nobody  good." 
So  it  may  be  that  the  recent  deplorable  affair  may  have  the  effect 
of  checking  sundry  frisky  wives  and  flirtatious  swains,  and, 
moreover,  render  more  cautious  people  who  live  in  adjoining 
apartments  at  fashionable  hotels.  There  is  not  much  difference 
in  fashionable  life,  whether  in  France  or  'Frisco.     It  all  goes. 

*  *  # 

The  month  of  roses  has  been  chosen  for  Frank  Carolan  to  cull 
the  Chicago  blossom  from  its  parent  stem,  and  transplant  it  to 
California  soil.  Gossip  says  that  Mrs.  D.  W.  Earl,  the  life-long 
friend  of  Miss  Pullman,  will  open  her  beautiful  home  on  Nob 
Hill  for  a  bridal  ball  upon   the  arrival  of  the  young  couple  after 

the  wedding. 

*  •  • 

'Tis  whispered  that  a  post-Lenten  function  will  be  given  in  the 
remodeled  quaint  abode  of  the  Atherton  family,  now  owned  by 
Edgar  Mills.  The  fair  young  hostess,  his  daughter,  will  preside, 
assisted  by  her  aunt,  Mrs.  A.  M.  Easton. 

#  *  * 

Mow  that  the  Ed.  Hopkins'  have  so  large  an  addition  to  their 
exchequer,  people  are  wondering  if  there  is  a  prospect  of  that 
mansion  being  placed  upon  the  list  of  possible  hospitalities  in  the 
Easter  season. 

#  »  » 

It  seems  a  curious  fate  that  has  overtaken  so  many  of  our 
palatial  abodes,  to  be  forsaken  and  empty.  The  Hopkins-Searles', 
Stanford's,  Flood's,  Haggin's,  Charles  Crocker's  and  Colton's  are 
now  seldom  seen  otherwise  than  with  drawn  blinds  and  closed  up 
doors;  sure  signs  of  disuse. 

#  #  # 

People  are  wondering  why  the  jovial  dental  chap  was  not 
asked  to  take  a  part  in  Bluff  King  Hal.  He  was  ready  and  will- 
ing, say  some  of  hia  friends. 

#  #  # 

On  dit  that  we  may  be  given  a  glimpse  of  the  young  bride  of 
the  Haggin  family,  so  recently  made  a  Counteas,  as  'tis  whiapered 
a  wedding  jaunt  to  this  coast  is  quite  on  the  cards. 

How  slight  a  thing  will  disenchant  a  lover  was  evidenced  last 
week.  A  young  man,  who  has  been  known  for  some  time  as  an 
ardent  admirer  of  a  fair  lady  who  dwells  in  the  Western  Addition, 
was  standing  at  the  corner  of  Post  and  Kearny  streets,  when  he 
saw  the  lady  crossing  the  muddy  street,  holding  up  draperies 
which  revealed  an  instep  whose  buttonless  boot  and  wrinkled 
hosiery  made  a  very  unfavorable  impression  on  the  young  man's 
mind.  That  is  the  secret  of  a  non-attendance  at  the  last  cotillion. 
It  behooves  young  ladies  to  be  very  careful  of  their  understand- 
ings during  rainy  weather,  when  muddy  crossings,  or  entering 
street  cars  have  to  be  attempted. 

#  *  * 

What  a  lucky  thing  it  is  for  our  great  aocial  bear-leader,  the 
festive  Greenway,  that  he  is  not  troubled  with  a  desire  to  enter 
political  life  1  Just  imagine  the  votes  he  would  have  irredeemably 
lost  from  that  august  body,  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  by  having 
relegated  them  to  second-rate  social  rank. 
»  #  # 

One  of  the  funniest  sights  in  Bluff  King  Hal  is  where  the  strap- 
ping Yeomen  of  the  Guard  seize  Leonard  to  draw  him  away,  and 
the  little  »  Constable  of  Windsor  "  looks  up  at  the  big  men  in  a 
sort  of  wonder  at  their  size. 

»  #  ■» 

If  the  news  which  the  last  steamer  from  China  is  said  to  have 
brought  be  true,  we  may  expect  a  spring  exodus  of  our  fashion- 
able feminines  to  the  Flowery  Kingdom  that  will  leave  the  queen 
of  American  watering  places  lamenting  their  absence,  and  make 
the  passenger-lists  of  the  China  steamers  resemble  those  of  the 
European  lines  from  New  York  to  Liverpool  and  France.  The 
reported  capture  of  Lord  Digby  by  Mrs.  Blackwell  is  what  is  the 
matter,  and  proves  that  the  propinquity  of  ocean  travel  may  be 
relied  upon  as  a  sure  thing  to  bring  a  man  to  the  desired  point. 
The  lady's  second  venture  is  far  ahead  of  the  first.  It  is  decidedly 
an  advance  from  a  pickle-man  to  a  title. 


The  chorus  girls  in  Bluff  King  Hal  were  dreams  of  loveliness. 
Fur  those  who  may  wish  to  get  amateur  theatricals  to  again  have 
an  opportunity  to  display  their  fine  points,  of  course  from  a  his- 
trionic standpoint,  we  state  that  the  hem  of  the  skirt  was  just 
ten  inches  above  the  ground.  This  is  considered  the  best  length 
for  the  skirt  to  be,  as  it  just  gives  opportunity  for  the  beautiful 
curves  of  an  exquisitely  moulded  calf  to  show  themselves,  and  at 
the  same  time  is  artistically  suggestive  of  the  incomparable  beauty 
of  the  remainder  of  the  figure.  Then,  for  girls  whose  legs — beg 
pardon,  limbs — are  »  no  better  than  they  ought  to  be,"  the  ten- 
inch  rule  gives  an  opportunity  to  partially  hide  the  stocking  by 
the  skirt.  One  interesting  little  lady,  during  dress  rehearsals, 
wore  pink  silk  stockings.  Most  of  the  other  girls  said  it  wasn't 
proper,  but  all  the  true  artists  said  it  was  because  they  were 
jealous.  It  was  very  funny  to  see  the  young  ladies  come  slowly 
down  stairs  to  their  dresaing  rooms  in  the  short  skirts.  It  was 
as  if  they  were  about  to  plunge  into  an  icy  sea,  instead  of  meeting 
only  the  admiring  glances  of  Joullin's  robbers  and  Redding's  yeo- 
men. There  may  be  no  connection  between  the  two  facts,  and 
we  would  be  the  first  to  resent  the  intimation,  but  yet  it  is  a  fact 
that  with  the  first  dress  rehearsal  of  Bluff  King  Hal  the  price  of 
sawdust  rose.  On  Wednesday  the  sawdust  market  had  been 
cornered.  That  is  said  to  be  the  reason,  though  we  do  not  believe 
it,  that  so  many  black  stockings  were  worn  by  the  chorus  girls 
on  Wednesday  evening. 

*  »  # 

It  may  have  been  that,  animated  by  a  deaire  to  perfect  them- 
selves for  any  future  performances  of  the  opera,  a  number 
of  young  ladies  of  the  Bella  Vista  had  a  circus  all  to  themselves 
last  week.  The  performers  were  all  boarders,  and  the  spectators, 
a  select  few,  were  restricted  to  the  fair  sex.  There  were  bareback 
riding,  tight-rope  walking,  heavy-weight  lifting,  sleight-of-hand 
performances,  and  probably  ground  and  lofty  tumbling.  A  num- 
ber of  hat-boxes,  obtained  from  gentlemen  in  the  hotel,  were  con- 
verted into  dumb-bells.  One  fair  maid  borrowed  her  brother's 
dress-suit,  and  appeared  as  Herrmann,  the  magician,  wearing  a 
love  of  a  mustache,  and  with  an  air  of  diablerie,  copied  after  that 
of  one  of  the  leading  poker  players  of  the  hotel.  Taken  all  in 
all,  the  affair  was  very  successful.  The  ladies  enjoyed  it  so  much 
that  they  will  soon  have  another  entertainment. 


False  Economy 
Is  practiced  by  many  people  who  buy  inferior  articles  of  food  be- 
cause cheaper  than  standard  goods.  Surely  infants  are  entitled  to 
the  best  food  obtainable.  It  is  a  fact  that  the  Gail  Borden  "  Eagle  " 
Brand  Condensed  Milk  is  the  best  infant  food.  Your  grocer  and 
druggist  keep  it. 

Shainwald,  Buckbee  &  Co.,  Real  Estate  Agents,  make  a  specialty 
of  taking  full  charge  of  property  for  absentee  owners.  Houses  rented, 
rents  collected,  real  estate  bought  and  sold  on  commission.  Office, 
407-409  Montgomery  street. 


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BAM  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER 


13 


LATEST    TENNIS    NEWS. 

T1IK  class  tournament  held  at  tb«  California  Club  was  in  every 
sense  a  success.  The  committer  must  be  congratulated  on 
their  classification,  as  each  plarer  came  up  to  their  Ideas  of  hi! 
and  every  nne  was  satisfied.  Owing  to  bad  weather,  play  did  not 
commence  until  Sunday,  when  nearly  all  the  matches  of  the  second, 
third  and  fourth  elates  were  plaj  •  d  off.  In  the  last-named,  Mitchell 
and  Mason  worked  their  way  through,  and  Mason  defeated  Mitchell 
in  the  tinaK  by  three  sett-  to  one,  4-8, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3.  In  the  third 
c\tL*$  the  principal  matches  were  those  between  Code  and  O'Connor, 
which  was  won  by  the  latter.  6-3,6-1,  and  Eyre  and  Detrick.  After 
a  particularly  hard  match.  iMriek  won  by  two  setts  to  one,  7-6,  2-6, 
fi-3.  Detrick  then  played  Field  for  the  finals,  and  won  three  straight 
*rtt>,  '-2,  6-1,  7-5.  A  good  deal  of  surprise  was  manifested  in  this 
class,  by  the  defeat  of  Code  bj  O'Connor,  as  Code's  friends  had 
picked  him  out  as  the  winner  of  that  class.  However,  O'Connor 
played  a  very  brilliant  game,  and  quite  astonished  every  one  by  some 
of  his  strokes.  The  second  class  was  well  contested.  In  the  first 
round  Collier  beat  Stetson,  7-o,  6-1:  Harron  beat  De  Long,  6-1,  6-1; 
Treat  won  by  default  from  L.  Oarrigan,  and  Hobart  beat  Davis,  1-6, 
ti-2,  7-6.  In  the  second  round  Harron  defeated  Collier,  6-3,  3-6,  6-3, 
and  Hobart  defeated  Treat,  4-6,  6-1,  6-2.  The  final  between  Hobart 
and  Harron  was  then  commenced,  and  Hobart  won  the  first  sett,  by 
brilliant  play,  at  6-4.  Harron  took  the  nest  at  8-6,  and  the  third  at 
9-7.    The  match  was  then  called  off,  owing  to  darkness. 

Re-commencing  the  next  morning,  Harron  had  not  much  difficulty 
in  beating  his  opponent  at  6-2,  thus  winning  the  prize  for  the  second 
class.  Considering  that  Hobart  is  comparatively  a  novice,  his  game 
was  far  superior  to  Harron's,  and  his  strokes  were  very  pretty.  We 
have  no  hesitation  in  saying  that  we  consider  Hobart  to  be  the  most 
promising  young  player  in  the  club,  and  if  he  continues  to  improve 
as  rapidly  as  he  ought  now,  he  will  soon  bother  the  first-class  men. 

The  only  first-class  match  played  on  Sunday  was  that  between 
Yates  and  A.  Taylor,  and  the  veteran  had  but  little  difficulty  in  dis- 
posing of  the  champion's  brother  by  two  straight  setts,  6-2,  6-2. 

On  Monday  every  one  who  was  present  was  surprised  to  see 
McGavin  beat  C.  P.  Hubbard,  who  won  the  club  championship  a 
little  while  ago.  McGavin  played  with  his  old  form  and  quite 
outplayed  Hubbard,  beating  him  by  two  setts  to  one — 6-3,  1-6,  6  3. 
Tobin  and  Gray  were  the  next  on  the  tapis,  and  Gray  started  in 
by  winning  a  love  sett  from  bis  opponent.  He.  however,  went 
to  pieces  afterwards,  and  Tobin  won  the  next  two  setts  at  6-4 
and  6-0.  Hoffman  and  Wilberforce  were  the  next,  and  these  two 
played  quite  a  good  game,  some  of  the  shots  being  very  pretty. 
Hoffman's  vollying  was  the  chief  feature,  and  he  tired  his  op- 
ponent out,  winning  by  two  setts  to  one — 6-3;  4-6;  6  3.  Tobin,  in 
the  second  round,  won  by  default  from  McGavin,  and  Yates  beat 
Hoffman  after  a  highly  exciting  match  by  two  aetts  to  love— 8-6; 
6-3.  The  6nal  sett  between  Yates  and  Tobin  was  well  contested, 
but  the  former  played  a  very  hard  and  punishing  game,  winning 
by  three  straight  setts,  the  score  being:  6-4;  6-4;  6-1. 

The  four  winners,  Yates,  Harron,  Detrick  and  Mason,  were  then 
presented  with  their  prizes  by  Miss  Morgan,  and  thus  ended  a  very 
successful  and  enjoyable  tournament.  The  drawing  for  the  matches 
next  Saturday  between  these  four  players  is  as  follows:  Yates 
(scratch  )  versus  Harron  (receives  }4  15) ;  Detrick  (receives  15)  versus 
Mason  ( receives  }4  30  and  one  bisque).  The  winner  will  receive  a  hand- 
some cup,  in  addition  to  the  prize  won  last  Monday.  The  tourna- 
ment has  demonstrated  the  true  position  of  each  player,  and  it  now 
remains  with  them,  if  they  wish  to  be  changed  at  the  end  of  the  sea- 
son, to  show  they  are  worthy  to  be  changed.  Several  players  had 
wonderful  opinions  of  their  own  play,  and  thought  they  were  not 
properly  classed,  but  in  no  instance  can  the  committee  see  where  they 
have  failed.  It  is  strange  to  learn  how  very  disobliging  some  players 
are  when  aaked  to  score  or  take  a  line.  They  excuse  themselves  in 
every  possible  way,  and  then  make  disagreeable  remarks  when  they 
themselves  are  to  play  and  umpires  are  scarce  in  their  match.  One 
or  two  especially  refused  point-blank  to  do  anything,  and  we  are 
sorry  to  state  that  one  was  a  prize-winner.  The  tournament  com- 
mittee, ably  assisted"  by  George  Vernon  Gray,  were  on  the  alert  the 
whole  time,  and  by  their  keeping  the  games  going,  brought  every- 
thing to  a  very  satisfactory  close.  A  light  lunch  was  served,  which 
was  highly  appreciated  by  the  large  and  fashionable  crowd  present. 

We  have  received  the  following  letter  in  answer  to  our  last 
week'a  article  in  reference  to  the  league  games: 

Editor  News  Lettek — Dear  Sir:  There  has  been  a  deal  of  discussion  as 
to  the  advisability  of  having  another  league,  and  several  members  of 
various  clubs  have  expressed  themselves  in  favor  of  it,  and  others  against 
it.  Let  me  say  a  few  words  on  the  t-ubject.  In  my  opinion,  the  only  people 
it  has  benefited  are  Taylor,  Tobin,  Yates,  Bates  and  Neel,  who  were  mem- 
bers, whose  reputation  gave  them  the  right  to  represent  their  clubs.  It 
did  this  much.  Yet  onthe  other  hand,  it  disgusted  Hubbard,  who,  after  his 
defeat,  partnered  with  Haight,  and  has  given  up  doubles  for  singles.  Each 
club,  during  the  year,  gives  certain  tournaments,  which  cannot  but  help 
the  members,  and  improve  them,  as  well  as  give  a  certain  amount  of  in- 
terest. If  so  much  is  done  for  members,  is  there  need  of  pressing  a  league 
on  them  ?  If  too  much  is  demanded,  it  cannot  fail  to  bring  this  sport  into 
disfavor  with  some,  or  rather  with  many.  One  can  have  too  much  of  a  good 
thing,  and  when  tennis  gets  pressed  hard  on  the  market,  its  stock  will  soon 
decline,  and  we  will  find  a  lack  of  interest  instead  of  an  increase.- 

Yours  truly, A  Looker-On. 

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Feb.  27,  1892. 


Imncfal^1 


THE  affairs  of  the  Miners'  Association  of  California  are  pro- 
gressing favorably  in  all  directions,  and  Congress  has  already 
taken  the  initial  steps  to  open  the  subject  of  handling  the  debris 
from  the  hydraulic  mines.  The  best  feeling  prevails  on  all  sides, 
and  the  farmers  are  now  working  faithfully  in  the  common  cause. 
The  question  of  Senator  Felton's  position  has  also  been  settled 
during  the  week.  He  is  with  the  miners,  and  will  use  his  best 
endeavors  to  carry  the  day  for  them  with  the  Federal  Govern- 
ment. The  Board  of  Trade  and  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  this 
city  have  both  passed  resolutions,  which  have  been  forwarded  to 
Washington,  strongly  endorsing  the  proposition  made  to  the 
Government,  and  directing  attention  to  the  benefits  which  will 
result  to  the  State  and  country  at  large  by  the  resumption  of  hy- 
draulic mining.  Local  branch  associations  are  being  formed  all 
over  the  State,  in  the  principal  towns  and  counties.  San  Fran- 
cisco wheeled  into  line  during  the  week,  and  already  a  large 
number  of  names  have  been  sent  in  for  membership.  It  does  not 
require  a  man  to  be  a  miner  or  a  mine-owner  as  a  qualification 
for  membership.  Any  one  interested  in  the  development  of  the 
prosperity  of  the  State  is  eligible,  and  it  is  hoped  that  many  will 
come  forward  and  give  the  movement  their  support.  The  liber- 
ality of  the  interior  counties  and  cities  of  the  State  in  the  way  of 
contributions  has  made  San  Francisco  look  very  cheap.  Money 
is  being  paid  out  of  the  City  Treasury  every  day  for  far  less 
meritorious  propositions,  and  if,  under  ordinaiy  circumstances, 
there  was  a  hitch,  in  the  law,  it  would  be  got  over  expeditiously. 
It  does  not  look  very  well  to  see  San  Francisco  taking  advantage 
of  a  legal  quibble  as  an  excuse  for  maintaining  a  policy  of  in- 
activity, when  the  people  of  the  State  are  a  unit  in  an  appeal  to 
the  National  Government  for  financial  assistance.  This  city 
would  benefit  more  than  any  other  place  by  the  increase  in  circu- 
lation of  $10,000,000  annually,  which  will  follow  the  re-opening 
of  the  gravel  mines,  and  yet  it  does  not  see  fit  to  spend  a  dollar 
to  help  matters  along.  Everybody  else  is  expected  to  work  like 
Trojans  and  put  up  money,  so  that  the  conservative  and  nig- 
gardly citizens  can  smilingly  reap  the  benefit  hereafter.  Is  it  any 
wonder,  taking  this  as  a  sample  of  the  progressive  ideas  which 
exist  here,  that  this  city  is  to-day  the  most  dead  and  alive  hole 
on  the  American  continent? 

$$$ 

THE  Brokers'  Combine,  as  it  is  termed  on  Pine  street,  has  not 
done  much  to  help  the  mining  market.  The  blow  aimed  at 
the  mine  managers  seems  to  have  reacted  with  boomerang  veloci- 
ty and  force.  Instead  of  the  stocks  advancing  on  the  strength  of 
a  newly  inspired  confidence  among  the  public,  a  decline  has 
set  in  and  prices  have  shrunk  in  an  alarming  manner.  It  does 
not  look  as  though  outside  operators  were  in  favor  of  such  radical 
changes,  but  that  they  doubted  the  ability  of  the  brokers  to 
manage  a  mine,  even  supposing  that  tbey  should  manage  to  gain 
control.  Take  the  Hale  &  Norcross  property,  for  instance,  which 
they  are  after  now.  What  would  they  do  with  it,  should  they 
become  masters  of  the  situation?  Have  they  the  money  to  pro- 
tect the  interests  of  outside  holders  in  the  open  market  in  case  of 
a  raid,  or  to  guarantee  the  heavy  overdraft  with  a  bank  to  meet 
current  expenses  ?  A  mine  like  this  is  very  apt  to  develop  into  a 
white  elephant  on  their  hands  in  these  respects  alone,  leaving  out 
of  consideration  altogether  the  difficulties  which  would  arise  in 
carrying  on  work  at  the  front.  There  is  another  view  to  be  taken 
of  the  matter,  also:  Nearly  all  the  members  of  this  combine  are 
or  have  been  active  members  of  the  Board'.  They  execute 
orders  for  clients  on  a  commission.  If  they  are  going  to  control 
the  properties,  the  shares  of  which  they  buy  and  sell,  it  would 
be  only  natural  to  suppose  that  inside  information  would  be 
turned  to  account  in  manipulating  the  n>arket.  Suspicion  is  one 
of  the  failings  of  humanity,  more  especially  when  dollars  are  at 
stake.  Those  in  control  of  a  mine  might  be  as  honest  as  possible 
in  their  acts  and  intentions,  still,  the  mere  fact  of  buying  and 
selling  something  in  which  they  are  directly  interested,  would 
militate  against  them  in  the  speculative  market.  When  mines 
are  run  without  stock  manipulation  they  degenerate  into  a  prosy 
condition,  which  puts  a  bonanza  property  on  the  level  of  a  wild- 
cat. There  is  a  great  deal  of  truth  in  the  old  maxim  about  shoe- 
makers sticking  to  their  last,  and  it  is  having  a  practical  exempli- 
fication on  Pine  street  just  now. 

?$  t 

BUSINESS  has  been  falling  off  in  mining  stocks  all  through  the 
week,  with  a  heavy  drop  in  prices.  The  break  in  Norcross 
is,  no  doubt,  due  to  the  fact  that  some  of  the  more  timid  friends 
of  the  combine  have  been  acting  on  the  principal  of  suave  qui  peut. 
They  recognize  that  the  fight  has  been  practically  lost,  and  that 
the  sooner  they  get  out  of  the  damp  the  better.  The  North-End 
stocks  stood  up  well  for  a  time,  but  the  depression  elsewhere 
told,  and  down  they  went  with  the  rest.  Little  has  been  done  in 
the  other  middle  mines.  The  Potosi  election  comes  off  the  same 
day  as  Norcross,  but  there  is  not  apt  to  be  any  trouble  there  to 


amount  to  anything.  It  would  have  been  much  better  for  the 
brokers  to  have  accepted  the  terms  proposed  by  Mr.  Flood,  to 
give  tbem  three  out  of  the  seven  directors  in  Norcross,  and  if 
they  were  sensible  they  would  make  a  settlement  on  this  basis, 
while  there  is  yet  time.  Flood  is  popular  on  the  street,  and  an 
amicable  arrangement  of  the  kind  would  give  general  satisfaction, 
and  help  to  make  business  better  in  the  market.  A  little  activity 
has  prevailed  in  the  South-End  mines,  but  it  has  been  intermittent. 
Outside  stocks  are  steady.  The  Tuscaroras  are  getting  into  good 
shape  for  bullion  production,  and  this  should  result  in  higher 
prices.  The  mill  has  closed  down  at  Quijotoa,  but  for  the  time  it 
ran  the  output  of  bullion  from  the  Peer  mine  was  very  satis- 
factory. The  delay  in  crushing  other  ores  from  the  mine  is  con- 
sequent on  the  necessity  for  the  adoption  of  more  economical 
methods  of  extracting  it.  A  tunnel  will  be  driven  in  at  depth  to 
tap  the  downward  extension  of  the  ore  body,  which  will  put  the 
mine  in  good  shape  for  a  long  run  of  milling.  An  assessment  of 
ten  cents,  the  only  one  reported  during  the  week,  has  been  levied 
on  this  mine. 

$  $  $ 

IF  there  are  any  agents  of  the  Pacific  Mining  Company  of  Lon- 
don on  this  Coast  they  had  better  attend  to  a  summons  which 
is  now  being  published  in  the  Grass  Valley  papers,  or  the  chances 
are  that  the  property  will  be  absorbed  by  claimants,  who  aver  in 
a  complaint  filed  that  they  have  maintained  an  adverse  posses- 
sion for  the  past  ten  years.  The  defendants  named,  besides  the 
company,  are  Alfred  Good,  Cuthbert  Curtis  and  William  John 
Lavington.  This  company  was  incorporated  a  few  years  ago 
with  a  capital  of  $3,375,000,  Leaving  aside  these  absurd  and 
fanciful  figures,  the  mine,  we  are  informed,  is  well  worth  $100,000 
as  a  prospect.  It  is  known  as  the  Union  Hill,  and  it  is  patented. 
The  present  claims  are  said  to  be  based  on  a  tax  title  worth  a  few 
hundred  dollars,  on  which  the  present  suit  to  quiet  title  has  been 
brought.  It  does  not  seem  exactly  fair  taking  snap  judgment 
against  people  living  in  London  on  a  thirty-day  publication  of  a 
summons  in  an  interior  town  of  California.  It  would  be  more 
just  to  have  mailed  another  copy  of  the  summons  abroad  and 
have  given  everyone  a  chance. 

til 

A  GREAT  amount  of  juggling  has  been  done  during  the  past 
five  years  over  the  nickel  deposit  in  Humboldt  County, 
Nevada,  which  was  last  known  as  the  National  Nickel  Company 
of  Illinois.  It  has  finally  turned  up  in  London,  where  an  at- 
tempt is  now  being  made  to  float  it.  The  funniest  part  of  the 
affair  is,  that  connected  with  the  new  scheme  is  a  gentleman,  it  is 
said,  who  was  popularly  supposed  to  have  been  quietly  resting 
under  the  turf  years  ago,  his  death  having  been  announced  in  a 
highly  sensational  manner  by  the  local  papers.  His  sudden 
resurrection  has  been  rather  a  surprise  to  his  old-time  friends  and 
associates,  who  mourned  his  loss,  but  it  just  tends  to  prove  that 
it  is  impossible  to  kill  some  people.  Wild-cats  are  generally  tbe 
stock  in  trade  of  the  mining  promoter,  and  the  tenacious  grip  on 
the  life  of  the  one  may  have  something  to  do  with  the  longevity 
of  the  other. 

A  LITTLE  new  life  instilled  into  the  Stock  Market  just  now 
would  be  most  desirable.  This  could  be  done  by  the  addition 
of  some  outside  mines  from  Mexico  or  elsewhere.  Take  the 
Candelaria  mine  of  Mexico  for  one,  with  a  prospect  for  the  pay- 
ment of  millions  in  dividends  during  the  next  few  years.  There  are 
plenty  of  people  who  would  be  only  too  glad  for  the  opportunity 
to  carry  a  few  of  the  shares.  New  mines,  and  dividend-paying 
ones,  are  badly  wanted  on  the  exchange  to  keep  the  brokers  em- 
ployed at  their  legitimate  business.  Everyone  knows  the  trouble 
waiting  for  idle  hands,  and  it  is  alarmingly  prevalent  on  the 
Pine  Street  Exchange  at  present. 
$?  f 

A  PROPOSED  line  of  railroad  to  run  through  tbe  southern  por- 
tion of  Nevada  will,  if  carried  out,  tap  some  mineral  regions 
which  it  is  believed  will  open  out  remarkably  rich.  Only  pro- 
spectors have  so  far  worked  in  Deep  Creek,  Cherry  Creek  and 
Dugway,  and  the  surface  of  the  ground  has  so  far  only  been 
scratched.  Some  ores,  however,  which,  from  time  to  time,  found 
their  way  to  this  city,  were  of  an  unusually  high  grade  in  silver, 
and  it  is  not  unlikely  that  in  the  near  future  some  of  the  parties 
who  refused  to  take  in  a  prospect  or  two  at  the  low  price  asked, 
will  regret  another  lost  chance  of  a  fortune. 
?*  $ 

THE  value  of  coined  Mexican  silver  exported  from  the  port  of 
Mazatlan,  Sinaloa,  was  in  October  last,  $148,742,  and  in 
November,  $134,300;  of  silver  bullion,  $234,557.98  and  $267,723, 
in  December  and  January  respectively.  The  value  of  the  silver 
sulphides  exported  was  $46,927  in  December  and  $98,904  in  Jan- 
uary; of  silver  ores,  $19,725  in  December  and  $98,895  in  January. 
$$$ 

IT  is  stated  that  the  Kansas  Smelting  and  Refining  Company, 
which  is  erecting  a  smelter  at  the  city  of  San  Luis  Potosi,  has 
decided  to  put  up  another  with  a  capacity  of  500  tons  per  diem 
at  Monterey,  in  Mexico. 


-'7.  1892. 


BAN    FRANCIS!  0  NEWS  LEI  IKK. 


15 


•Hc»f  A>,»t  Ihe  devil  •rtthouV 

•  One  that  Kill  plar  ih.-  lovll.  »lr.  wlih  you." 


WHEN  Father  Adam  fell  aw»y. 
A  slave  like  all  !•■  woman's  beauty. 
Upon  the  dark  and  fatal  day 

The  Angel  chid  bis  lack  of  duty. 
Spake  he,  in  accents  sweet  and  low, 

"  I'm  sorry  for  your  situation; 
But  Adam,  friend,  before  yon  go 

Here's  something  for  your  consolation. 
When  centuries  have  passed  away. 

And  wars  are  fierce  and  kingdoms  tumble, 
And  in  the  sternness  of  decay 

The  oceans  shrink,  the  mountains  crumble; 
When  those  who  lived,  and  kissed,  and  wed 

Are  mingled  with  the  dust  of  ages, 
And  those  who  fought  and  those  who  bled 

Have  faded  from  dim  history's  pages; 
A  throne  snail  rise,  a  people  grow 

A  glorious  race,  above  all  others, 
Whose  sons  a  care  may  never  know 

Beyond  the  birch-rod  of  their  mothers. 
Their  climates  shall  be  ever  bland. 

Their  sunsets  shall  be  ever  golden ; 
And  in  this  richest,  rarest  land 

Shall  nothing  turn  gray  or  olden. 
Forage  therein  shall  lose  its  sting 

And  still  from  youth  its  lightness  borrow; 
And  brotherhood,  its  mantle  Hing 

To  shield  the  brothers'  hearts  from  sorrow; 
And  men  shall  rise  in  fancy's  nights 

To  summits,  crowned  with  purple  glory, 
And  from  these  free,  untrammelled  heights 

Shall  dawn  in  song  and  live  in  story. 
And  hands  shall  clasp,  and  fancies  How, 

And  souls  shall  swell  thus  grandly  blended, 
Till  those  who  lag  and  gaze  below 

Shall  wonder  how  these  souls  ascended." 
Our  erring  parent  then  grew  strong, 

And  said,  "  The  name,  O  kindly  spirit, 
Of  this  fair  land,  this  home  of  song 

Which  sons  unborn  shall  inherit?" 
"  Bohemia,  friend,"  the  spirit  cried, 

Bohemia  Joy  of  cbainless  spirit, 
Bohemia,  where  open  wide 

Shall  ever  stand  the  doors  to  merit. 
Are  we  not  blest  of  friends  of  mine, 

When  heritage  like  this  has  crowned  us  ? 
Then  fill  your  glasses  high  with  wine, 

And  drink  to  those  we  see  around  us. 
But  first  a  brimming  glass  to  Prague, 

And  Prague  is  here  our  own  erection, 
And  on  that  hardened  heart  a  plague 

Who  toasts  not  well  this  first  selection. 
May  myriads  of  ambrosial  nights 

Glide  on  in  full  unbounded  pleasure, 
And  each  be  filled  witb  new  delights, 

With  jocund  song  and  brimming  measure. 
Then  hand  clasp  hand  in  sturdy  grip, 

As  if  it's  strong  grasp  ne'er  should  sever, 
And  here  we  go,  "Hurrah!  hip!  hip! 

Our  land,  Bohemia,  forever." 

THE  attempt  of  Dr.  Macintosh,  of  Angel  Island,  to  capture  and 
quarantine  Dr.  Lawler,  has  no  precedent  in  the  annals  of  medi- 
cal ethics.  Dr.  Mac  laid  his  snares  for  Dr.  Lawler  in  the  most  de- 
lightfully ingenious  manner.  He  sat  up  two  nights  and  the  best 
part  of  a  third,  devising  how  he  could  best  lay  our  burly  quaran- 
tine officer  by  the  heels.  He  bethought  him  of  many  things. 
All  sorts  of  social  birdlime  were  analyzed  by  him.  He  conceived 
the  idea  of  rigging  up  some  of  his  quarantined  Chinese  as  syrens, 
planting  them  on  the  rocks  off  Hospital  Cove,  and  instructing 
tbem  to  coo  when  the  quarantine  launch,  the  stout  and  seaworthy 
"  Governor  Perkins,"  hove  in  sight.  But  that  scheme,  after  ma- 
ture deliberation,  was  rejected,  and  the  Doctor  had  to  ponder 
upon  afiother  lure.  The  idea  of  a  man  struggling  in  the  surf  sug- 
gested itself.  He  fixed  up  in  the  most  artistic  manner  a  lay  fig- 
ure, attached  a  rope  to  it,  cast  it  into  the  tide,  and  sat  down  be- 
hind a  rock  for  Dr.  Lawler  to  sail  in  and  rescue  it.  But  the  quar- 
antine officer  detected  the  ruse,  blew  his  whistle  three  times  in  de- 
rision, put  his  finger  to  his  nose  and  let  the  dummy  drown.  Then 
Dr.  Macintosh  made  a  formal  demand  upon  Dr.  Lawler  to  call  and 
be  quarantined  on  the  spot,  but  Dr.  Lawler  concluded  that  the 
atmosphere  of  San  Francisco  was  good  enough  for  him,  and  let 
his  baffled  medical  brother  shriek  to  the  passing  winds  his  disgust 
and  disappointment. 


Thai  nu  very  kind  of  yon,  Ned,  to  tall  the  plebelani  that  wc 
w  ere,  after  all.  .«.,  much  like  other  people.  Thai  we  ate,  drank, 
slept  and  were  at  time*  happy  or  unhappy,  jusl  as  are  the  member! 
of  the  h»i  pottoi.  We  «r.-  not  inofa  bud  follows  after  all.  are  we  Ned, 
when  people  gel  to  know  us?  01  ooorae,  thoae  who  stand  at  the 
outer  gates,  and  by  craning  their  necks  Ditch  glimpses  of  us  by  peer- 
ing over  the  wall, do  not  understand  us.  They  cannot  comprehend 
why  we  of  the  upper  Six  Hundred  and  Seventy-two  will  Follow  in 
the  trail  of  a  false  woman  or  bend  the  knee  at  the  hat  of  a  worth- 
less scoundrel,  simply  because  the  woman  or  scoundrel  aforesaid 
is  possessed  of  the  filthy  lucre.  But  then,  how  can  these  prole- 
tariats understand  ?  These  sons  of  toil,  who  consider  adultery  a 
crime,  and  who  would  not  think  of  allowing  their  daughters  to 
make  indecent  exhibitions  of  their  persons  and  then  get  drunk  on 
champagne  at  a  wedding  or  reception;  who  would  he  shocked  if 
their  hostess  fell  before  her  own  punch  bowl  at  an  afternoon  tea, 
or  become  so  hilarious  when  returning  from  a  "  charity  "  at  borne 
that  she  was  overcome  by  a  "  fit;  "  who  think  their  sons  should 
be  honest  men;  that  seducers  should  be  boiled  in  oil,  and  syrens 
stoned  to  death ;  who  would  never  think  of  retiring  at  4  a.  K.  and 
arising  at  noon these  coarse  beings  can  certainly  have  no  con- 
ception of  the  finer  feelings  of  the  members  of  "  our  society." 
Then  they  never  indulge  in  intellectual  conversations  as  we  do  at 
our  dances,  dinners  and  receptions,  and  cannot  be  expected  to 
comprehend  us.  But  though  they  do  not  understand  the  pleasures 
on  our  side  of  the  wall,  and  cannot  begin  to  until  they  have  lost 
all  their  present  puritanical  ideas,  the  Outs  will  ever  hope  to  be- 
come the  Ins.  Why,  some  of  the  Outs  actually  believe,  Ned,  that 
all  our  society  people  are  possessed  of  mental  strength,  of  intel- 
lectuality; that  genius  has  an  even  chance  with  dollars  in  our 
swim;  that  brains  would  raise  that  side  of  the  balance  on  which 
gold  is  placed.  How  absurd  that  is  to  us  who  are  on  the  inside  1 
But  yet  we  must  do  something  to  prevent  these  ideas  becoming 
disseminated  in  our  set.  The  pressure  of  the  Outs  is  becoming 
very  heavy,  and  the  wall  is  beginning  to  bulge.  I  would  suggest 
that  hereafter  we  recognize  only  bank  and  insurance  clerks,  rich 
dry  goods  and  boot  and  shoe  merchants,  successful  pork  butchers 
and  sand-lot  boomers,  pretty  epauletted  paupers  supported  by  the 
Government,  and  owners  of  blocks  of  fiats.  Of  course,  all  their 
sisters  and  their  cousins  and  their  aunts  go  with  them.  All  those 
fellows  who  think  that  just  because  they  have  a  good  education, 
have  never  coveted  their  neighbors'  wives,  have  not  attained 
fame  as  a  co-respondent,  nor  been  mentioned  as  the  hero  of  an  af- 
faire ducoeur,  or  who  suppose  that  because  they  do  not  gamble,  are 
not  night  owls,  don't  get  drunk  and  live  Sunday  school  lives,  that 
they  are  as  good  as  the  people  we  know,  and  may  be  admitted  to 
our  set,  must  be  shown  their  places.  The  high  standard  of  San 
Francisco  society  must  be  maintained,  Edward;  it  must  be  main- 
tained. 

SENATOR  JERE  LYNCH  was  strangely  moved  the  other  day  on 
Montgomery  street  by  his  encounter  with  an  Arab  lady  ped- 
dling collar  buttons.  The  Senator,  gracefully  pausing  in  his  hurried 
business  walk,  demanded  the  price,  of  a  fine  tin  cameo,  mean- 
while gazing  into  the  Arab  lady's  deep,  fawn-like  eyes  with  a 
wistful  look,  o  Why,"  remarked  a  friend  to  the  Senator,  "  do 
you  seem  so  unusually  agitated  ?"  o  Alas,"  replied  Mr.  Lynch, 
while  a  heavy  cloud  rested  upon  his  marble  brow,  "  this  recalls 
Egypt.  Ah  I  my  dear  boy,  deep  down  in  the  bye-ways  of  Cairo  there 
was  a  happy  harem  home,  and  Zulicka  had  a  mole  on  her  cheek, 
and  I  perceive  in  this  wandering  daughter  of  the  Nile  a  mole  simi- 
larly situated,  which  throbs  my  bosom  with  a  flood  of  tender 
memories."  Tbe  Arab  lady  passed  on,  the  Senator  repaired  to  his 
office,  and  the  great  tide  of  humanity  ebbed  and  flowed  as  if  this 
little  idyl  of  the  land  of  the  Pharaoh  had  never  stricken  an  atom 
of  romance  in  this  prosaic  town. 

THERE  is  a  fellow  named  Hintuan  who  runs  a  dancing  school 
somewhere  out  on  Larkin  or  Polk  street,  who,  to  use  a  cant, 
though  forcible  expression,  considers  himself  "  a  little  tin  god  on 
wheels."  The  dancing  master  recently  inaugurated  a  game  of  Co- 
penhagen among  the  pupils  in  his  hall.  The  fact  that  a  pretty 
girl  who  was  there,  and  who  readily  joined  in  the  game,  admired 
Mr.  Hinman's  handsome  (?)  face  and  Chesterfieldian  manners, 
might  have  had  something  to  do  with  the  kissing  game  being 
started,  but  that  is  another  story.  At  any  rate  one  gentleman, 
who  had  a  lady  in  charge  told  the  light-heeled  Adonis  that  his 
charge  had  gone  to  his  place  to  learn  to  dance,  and  not  to  indulge 
in  osculatory  performances,  and  he  and  his  lady  left.  But,  ac- 
cording to  the  story  of  the  people  who  were  there,  more  lips  than 
two  were  pressed  that  evening. 

MR.  PHIL.  BRANSON,  the  popular  Tivoli  tenor,  and  Miss 
Tillie  Salinger,  the  prima  donna,  of  the  same  company,  are 
in  love,  so  says  Dame  Rumor.  Miss  Salinger  is  a  Jewess  and  Mr. 
Branson  is  not  of  that  faith;  hence  the  trouble.  She,  because  of 
her  early  training,  cannot  think  of  matrimony  with  one  of  an- 
other belief.  He  offers  to  forsake  his  early  religious  teaching  and 
become  a  Jew,  if  Tillie  will  have  him;  but  she  won't.  He  un- 
fortunately does  not  come  of  Jewish  parentage.  Of  course,  it  is 
too  late  to  rectify  this  accident  of  birth ,^but  Tillie  is  yet  true  to 
her  belief,  and  Phil,  is  becoming  more  earnest  in  his  pleadings, 
with,  however,  small  chance  of  success. 


16 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  27,  1892. 


PRINCE  HENRY  DE  BOURBON  has  frequently  visited  Monte 
Carlo  of  late,  coming  from  Cannes,  where  his  fine  new  steam 
yacht,  the  Fleur  de  Lys,  has  arrived.  The  Prince  is  a  redoubtable 
sportsman,  and  spent  the  summer  months  of  last  year  at  Spits- 
bergen with  such  satisfactory  results,  as  regards  the  number  and 
importance  of  the  slain  in  fur  and  feather,  that  it  is  his  intention 
to  return  thither  this  year.  It  is  partly  for  this  reason  that  the 
Prince  has  bought  a  steam  yacht,  the  sailing  schooner  Aldegonde 
and  the  yawl  in  which  he  has  hitherto  yachted  being  hardly 
suitable  for  northern  latitudes,  where  a  quick  scamper  away 
from  encroaching  ice  Hoes  may  become  a  sudden  necessity.  Some 
two  years  since  the  Prince,  accompanied  by  the  Princess,  made  a 
journey  round  the  world,  and  spent  nine  months  in  Japan.  His 
collection  of  Japanese  art  has  been  ranked  by  connoisseurs  as  one 
of  the  finest  in  Europe.  A  part  is  at  the  "Villa  Henri  Quatre  at 
Cannes,  but  the  bulk  of  the  collection  is  stored  in  the  vast  Palazzo 
Vandremin,  on  the  Grand  Canal  at  Venice.  Princesse  AJdegonde 
de  Bourbon  et  de  Bragance  is  sister  to  H.  I.  H.  the  Archduchess 
Marie  ThSrese,  future  Empress  of  Austria.  Though  of  another 
type  from  her  sister,  the  Princesse  Aldegonde  is  likewise  an 
acknowledged  beauty.  Gentle  and  gracious,  highly  feminine,  she 
notwithstanding  known  no  fear,  is  an  excellent  shot,  delights  in 
a  boar  hunt,  and  on  one  of  the  Prince's  expeditions  in  India  laid 
low  her  tiger,  being  herself  on  foot ! 


A  young  barrister,  occupying  chambers  in  the  Temple,  was 
taken  by  an  old  friend  to  a  dinner  at  the  house  of  two  ladies — one 
a  widow,  the  other  the  hostess,  the  latter's  husband  being  in  In- 
dia. It  so  chanced  that  at  this  especial  dinner  the  widow  had 
cast  off  her  weeds,  and  the  young  counsel  found  it  difficult  to  dis- 
tinguish the  married  lady  from  the  widow,  they  being  very  much 
alike,  as  he  thought.  « It's  very  warm,"  the  lady  remarked,  fan- 
ning herself.  «  Yes ;  but  your  husband  has  gone  to  a  still  warmer 
climate:"  responded  the  guest.  The  lady  started,  and  simply 
stared  at  him  over  her  fan.  «•  My  husband!  "  she  retorted,  "  he 
is  dead."  "  Oh,  ten  thousand  pardons  I  "  replied  he.  <•  I  mistook 
you  for  your  sister,  whose  husband  has  gone  to  India." 

Recently  the  Tablet,  after  mentioning  some  strange  proceedings 
at  a  fair  at  Dalton-in  Furness,  goes  on  to  speak  of  the  appoint- 
ment of  two  gentlemen  as  ale  tasters.  They  go  to  every  public- 
house  in  the  district  and  taste  the  quality  of  the  ale  at  each,  after 
which  they  distribute  a  red  ribbon  to  the  keeper  of  the  best  ale 
and  a  blue  ribbon  to  the  keeper  of  the  second  best.  The  fair  lasts 
three  days,  during  which  a  considerable  quantity  of  this  ale  is 
drunk  by  those  who  attend  it.  Presumably  the  person  wbo,  in 
the  opinion  of  the  tasters,  supplies  the  best  will  have  the  larger 
share  of  custom.  The  practice  dates  back  to  the  Middle  Ages, 
and  exists  in  connection  with  the  rent  audit  of  the  lord  of  the 
manor. 

Bishop  Hare,  of  South  Dakota,  is  fond  of  telling  stories  about 
himself  to  illustrate  the  points  which  he  playfully  makes  that  a 
man  who  lives  on  the  plains  comes  to  be  a  good  deal  of  a  bar- 
barian. Once  he  had  the  misfortune  while  entering  a  dining-room 
to  step  upon  the  skirt  of  a  lady's  dress.  Apologizing  he  said: 
"  You  know  that  I  have  been  living  with  the  Indians  lately  and 
have  grown  somewhat  awkward."  The  lady  quickly  replied:  "  I 
don't  think  that,  Bishop,  but  I  am  surprised  at  one  thing — that 
after  living  so  long  with  the  Indians  you  shouldn't  be  better  at 
following  up  a  trail." 

How  far  the  English  "tipping"  nabit  sometimes  increases 
wages  was  shown  in  a  case  tried  the  other  day  in  London.  Plaintiff 
was  a  trim  young  servant  in  the  house  of  Lord  Nortbbrook,  where 
defendant  also  was.  There  bad  been  love  passages  between  the 
pair,  and  a  sympathetic  jury  decreed  that  the  male  must  pay  the 
sum  of  £125  and  costs  for  breaking  his  promise  to  marry  Bertha. 
It  transpired  that,  while  the  salary  of  the  defendant,  T.  Smith, 
was  £50  a  year,  his  annual  income  amounted  to  £600.  The  balance 
consisted  of  tips! 

A  painstaking  student  of  the  "  Almanach  de  Gotha  "  has  ascer- 
tained that,  omitting  the  Pope,  the  only  European  Sovereigns 
older  than  Queen  Victoria  are  Adolph  of  Schaumburg-Lippe,  who 
was  born  in  1817,  and  Christian  IX.  of  Denmark,  Ernest  11,  of 
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha,  and  Carl  Alexander  of  Saxe- Weimar,  all  three 
born  in  1818.  In  one  regard,  however,  the  Queen  takes  seniority 
over  these,  for  it  appears  that  she  has  reigned  longer  than  any 
monarch  now  living. 


An  enjoyable  meal,  served  in  a  perfect  manner,  may  always  be  had 
at  the  Original  Swain's  Bakery  at  213  Sutter  street,  which  is  the  lead- 
ing family  restaurant  of  the  city.  All  the  delicacies  of  the  season 
mav  always  be  found  upon  the  tables,  around  which  there  nightly 
gatlier  many  of  the  bon  vivants  of  the  metropolis. 


HsTSTJK--A_15rCE- 


REMOVAL! 
HOME  MUTUAL  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

Now  Occupies  Premises  at  the  N.  E.  Cor.  California  and  Sansome 
8ts.,   S.  F.,  Lately  Vacated  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  Bank. 

Twenty-seventh  Annual  Exhibit. 

January  1,  1891. 

INCORPORATED    A.   D.    1864. 
Losses  p'd  since  organi'n.$3,175,759.21 1  Reinsurance  Reserve. . . .    *266,<M3.59 
Assets  January  1, 1891...     867,512.19    Capital  paid  up,  Oold ... .      300,000.00 
Surplus  for  policy  holders    844,944.69  |  Net  Surplus  over  ev'yth'g     278,901.10 

Income  in  1890  $394,184.52  |  Fire  Losses  paid  in  1890.      142,338.90 

Fire  Losses  unpaid,  January  1, 1891 11404.00 

President J.  F.  HOUGHTON  I  Secretary CHARLES  R.  STORY 

Vice-President.. HENRY  L.   DODGE  ]  General  Agent.ROBERT  H.  MAGILL 

TRANSATLANTIC   FIRE   INSURANCE   COMPANY, 

OF  HAMBURG,  GERMANY. 

Herbart  L.  low,  Manager  for  tile  Pacific  Coast  Branch, 

22  0  Sansome  St.,  S.  1 . 

Capital $1 ,500,000.00 

Invested  in  U.  S 534J95.T2 

GEO.  MARCUS   &   CO., 

Agents  City  Department, 
838  California  St.,  S.  F„  Cal. 

THE  SWISS  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANIES 

COMBINED 

BALOISE  HELVETIA      SWITZERLAND 

OF  BABLE.  OF  ST.  GALL.  OF  ZURICH. 

OQMBINED  CAPITAL  4.000,000  DOLLARS. 

These  three  Companies  are  liable  jointly  and  severally  for  all  Losses  that 
may  be  sustained. 

HARRY  W.  SYZ,  General  Agent, 
4KJ  (basement)  California  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

THAMES  AND  MERSEY  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANY  (Limited) 

Of  Liverpool,  London  and  Manchester. 

Capital  Subscribed 910,000,000 

Capital  Paid  Up 1,000,000 

Cash  Reserue  (In  addition  to  Capital) , 2,126,000 

Total  Assets  December  31,  1888 6,124,057.80 

WM.   GREER    HARRISON,  Manager, 

305  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

PACIFIC    DEPARTMENT 

LONDON  AND  LANCASHIRE  FIRE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

Capital 110.626.000 

Cash    Assets * 4,701,201   39 

Cash  Assets  In  United  States 2,272,084  13 

REINSURERS  OF 

Anglo-Nevada  Assurance  Corporation 

AND 

Southern  California  Insurance  Company, 

"w:m:.  iMi.A.ciDOiisr.A.ijiD. 

MANAGER. 

D.  E.  MILES,  Assistant  Manager. 

315  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  S.  F. 

Phoenix  Assurance  Company  of  London,   [Established  1 782] 
American  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  [Established  1857.1 

BUTLER  &  HALDAN,  Gen'l  Agents  for  the  Paeifie  Coast. 
413  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

LONDON  ASSURANCE  CORPORATION  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  by  Royal  Charter,  1720.J 

NORTHERN  ASSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  1836.] 
Office— Northwest  comer  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Streets. 

GEO.  F.  GRANT,  Manager. 

PACIFIC    nDEP-A.U.T^CE35rT 

GUARDIAN  ASSURANCE  CO.,  SUN  FIRE  OFFICE, 


OF    LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1821. 
Paid-up  capital,    •    -    -    I  5,000,000. 
Cash  Assets, J21.911.915. 


OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1710. 

Cash  Assets, $9,031,040. 

Assets  in  America,   -   -    -   $1,956,331. 


WJI.  i.  LANDERS,  Gen'l  Agent,  '.'of.  Sansome  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


¥^f 


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INSURANCE  COMPANY- LTD. 

L^j  OF-  MANCHESTER  ,  EfNJ  S  L-AINIP  .  J 

Capital  paid  o;  guaranteed  33,000,000,00. 

Chas.A  Latoii,  Manager, 
439  California  St.  San  Francisco, 


87,  1892. 


-  \\    FRANCIS)  0  NEWS  I  II  I'Ki; 


17 


The  jfc5Ejn& 


IlsrSTTRA3^*CE3. 


THE    PASSING     YEARS.-A>ir    lor*  Uerahi. 


They  are  slipping  away,  these  swift,  sweet  years, 

Like  a  leaf  on  the  current  cast; 

With  never  a  break  in  the  rapid  How, 
We  watch  them  as  one  by  one  they  go 

Into  the  beautiful  past. 

As  light  as  the  breath  of  the  thistledown, 

As  food  as  a  lover's  dream. 

As  pure  as  the  Hush  in  the  sea-shell's  throat, 
As  sweet  as  the  wood  bird's  wooing  note, 

So  tender  and  sweet  they  seem. 

One  after  another  we  see  them  pass 

Pown  the  dim-lighted  stair; 

We  hear  the  sound  of  their  steady  tread 

In  the  steps  of  the  centuries  long  since  dead, 

As  beautiful  and  as  fair. 

There  are  only  a  few  years  left  to  love; 

Bhall  we  waste  them  in  idle  strife? 

Shall  we  trample  under  our  ruthless  feet 
Those  beautiful  blossoms,  rare  and  sweet, 

By  the  dusty  ways  of  life  ? 

There  are  only  a  few  swift  years.     Oh!  let 

No  envious  taunts  be  heard. 

Make  life's  fair  pattern  df  rare  design 

And  fill  the  measure  with  love's  sweet  wine, 

But  never  an  angry  word. 


FROM    ROSE    NOIR.— Cora  FabbrL 

Do  as  the  bee  does,  my  heart, 

Hovering  where  pale  bud  blows; 
Flitting  where  petals  part, 
Stealing,  where  sunbeams  dart, 

Only  the  sweets  of  the  rose. 
Do  as  the  bee  does,  my  heart. 
The  fairest  rose  has  her  thorn! 

Come  when  the  dew  is  wet, 
Steal  all  her  sweets  at  morn, 
Leave  her  ere  nightshades  dawn. 

Do  as  the  bee  does:  forget 
The  fairest  rose  has  her  thorn. 


Just  a  multitude  of  curls 
Weighing  down  a  little  head; 
Two  wide  eyes  not  blue  nor  gray, 
Like  the  sky  'twixt  night  and  day, 
Small  red  mouth— and  all  to  say 

Has  been  said. 
Just  a  saucy  word  or  glance, 
And  a  band  held  out  to  kiss; 
Just  a  curl,  a  ribbon  through, 
Just  a  flower — fresh  and  blue — 
And  to  think  what  men  will  do — 

Just  for  this! 

PEPITA.— Cora  FabbrL 


O  Pepita!  my  Pepita! 

Who  would  wish  yon  fairer,  brighter? 
Would  you  make  the  roses  sweeter? 

Would  you  paint  the  lily  whiter  ? 

Nay,  Pepita,  my  Pepita! 

Your  blue  eyes  could  not  be  bluer; 
Your  sweet  face  could  not  be  sweeter; 

But  your  small  heart  might  be  truer. 

If  I  could  steal  your  wings 

When  you  were  through  with  them, 
.Nightingale,  nightingale,' 

What  would  I  do  with  them  ? 

Fly  to  the  golden  south  ? 

Fly  to  the  heaven? 
Fly  where  the  flowers  blow 

Seven  times  seven  ? 

If  I  could  steal  your  wings 

When  you  were  through  with  them, 
Into  her  heart  I'd  fly — 

That's  what  I'd  do  with  them. 


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11.000.000.  |  ASSETS 


S2.5S0.000 


g:,f,  STAPLES     President. 

B    FAIVMniv,,l77UN  Vice  Present. 

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J.  B.  LBMSON   Marluc  Secretary 

Agents  In  nil  prnmlueul  localities  throughout  the  United  States. 

THE  STATE  INVESTMENT  AND  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

[ESTABLISHED    1871.] 

CAPITAL    STOCK  Paid  Up 1400  000 

PRINCIPAL  OFFICE 218  AND  220  SANS0MC  STRIET, 

San    Francisco,  California. 


GEORGE  L.  BRANDER, 
President 


CHAS.  M.  BLAIR, 
Secretary. 


Queen  Insurance  Company, 
Royal  Exchange  Assurance. 

[IXCORPO  RATED  1720.] 

Connecticut  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  Hartford,  Conn. 

ROBERT     DICKSON,  Manager. 
General  Office.— N.  W.  Cor.  California  and  Montgomery  Sta. 
City  Department — N.  W.  Cor.  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Sta- 


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Manager.  Sub-Manager. 

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' SWAIN  &  MURDOCK,  City  Agents. 

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AGENTS: 

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THE  NEW  ENGLAND  MUTUAL  LIFE  INSURANCE  CO., 

OF  BOSTON,  MASSACHUSETTS.  Assets,  $19,724,538.45. 
President,  BENJAMIN  F.  STEVENS.  |  Vice-President,  JOS.  M.  GIBBENS. 
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PARKE    &    LACY   CO., 

21  anif  23  FREMONT  STREET. 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MINING,    WOOD    AND   IRON   WORKING    MACHINERY. 

ENGINES,    BOILERS,    STEAM    PUMPS, 
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Large  numbers  of  splendidly  rooted  trees  of  different 
ages.  New  process  of  rooting,  the  result  of  ten  years' 
experimenting.     No  artificial  heat  used.     Address 

W.  ALSTON  HAYNE,  Jr., 

Santa  Barbara,  Cal. 

E.  D.  Jones. 

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Auctioneers   and    Commission   Merchants, 

207  and  209  California  Street. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  27,  1892. 


gang  a  "fc^fi^^  *ftjj*r&7'± **&**&*! 


THE  event  of  the  week  was  the  long-expected  production  of 
Bluff  King  Hal,  the  new  comic  opera  by  H.  J.  Stewart  and 
Daniel  O'Connell.  If  either  of  these  gentlemen  continues  to  recog- 
nize common  mortals  after  Wednesday  night's  triumph, 
he  can  safely  claim  to  be  free  from  the  prevailing  spirit  of  "  infla- 
tion," for  it  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  no  production  ever  won 
so  tremendous  a  reception  in  this  city.  No  sooner  had  the  cur- 
tain gone  up  than  the  brilliant  audience,  which  fairly  crammed 
the  vast  auditorium  of  the  Grand  Opera  House,  burst  into  roars 
and  thunders  of  applause,  cheering  everything  and  everybody 
with  a  wild  recklessness  which  showed  that  for  once  Society  had 
slipped  its  leading  strings,  and  was  rioting  in  the  luxurious  lib- 
erty of  the  gallery.  Donald  de  V.  Graham  appeared  on  the  scene 
in  a  "  fetching  "  hunting  suit,  and,  after  the  last  muttered  thunder 
of  his  reception  died  out,  began  a  recitative  asking  where  Phyllis 
might  be,  or  something  equally  startling,  but  the  first  line  brought 
such  a  salvo  of  applause  that  the  amazed  singer  fairly  jumped  in 
his  russet  boots-  His  look  of  surprise,  not  unmixed  with  appre- 
hension as  to  what  might  hit  him  next,  was  not  the  least  funny 
thing  in  the  opera. 

*  *  • 

For  once,  in  a  Californian  audience,  the  spirit  of  gallantry 
seemed  somewhat  overwhelmed  by  the  esprit  de  corps.  The 
Bohemian  Club  was  there  in  force,  and  was  evidently  re- 
solved to  give  its  "boys"  a  rouser,  and  the  boys  got  it.  The 
ladies  were  not,  however,  neglected.  Miss  Alvina  Heuer  was 
charmingly  suited  in  the  part  of  Dorothy,  which  she  acted  with 
grace  and  sang  with  expression  and  intelligence.  Mrs.  Dick- 
man  sang  the  music  of  Elizabeth  admirably,  both  as  to  voice 
and  method.  Mrs.  Williams'  Phyllis  was  scarcely  a  shining  suc- 
cess. She  seemed  in  poor  voice,  and  threw  little  life  or  sparkle 
into  her  singing  or  acting.  If  one  may  advise  a  lady  on  so  deli- 
cate a  point,  I  would  suggest  to  Mrs.  Williams  to  stick  to  the 
seclusion  that  the  long  skirt  grants.  As  she  made  so  lavish  a 
display  of  them,  there  can  be  no  intrusion  in  remarking  that  her 
legs  seemed  to  be  in  her  way,  and  she  in  momentary  danger  of 
stumbling  over  tbem.  This  may  account  for  the  remarkable  awk- 
wardness with  which  she  got  herself  on  and  off  the  stage.  Perhaps 
one  woman  in  a  thousand  could  safely  wear  the  dress  adopted  by 
Mrs.  Williams,  but  Mrs.  Williams  is  one  of  the  nine  hundred  and 
ninety-nine.  Donald  de  V.  Graham's  Leonard  was  so  manly 
and  so  melodious  as  to  make  a  more  than  passing  impression. 
His  picturesque  figure,  easy  stage  manners  and  splendid 
voice  literally  carried  the  opera.  Mr.  Redding  outrageously  flat- 
tered that  ill-favored  royal  reprobate,  King  Hal,  in  regard  to  per- 
sonal appearance.  The  audience  was  disappointed  in  his  singing, 
however,  which  was  not  in  his  usual  good  form.  Louis  Sloss  was 
not  given  a  great  chance  in  Robert,  but  the  audience  knew  it  was 
Sloss,  and  must  be  funny  (his  singing  really  was  funny),  and  he 
received  plaudits  enough  to  have  satisfied  Campobullo.  Amedee 
Joullin  had  one  of  the  best  parts  in  the  opera  in  Ralph,  leader  of 
the  forest  outlaws,  and  he  acted  and  sang  it  with  commendable 
fire  and  dash.  Mr.  C.  J.  Dickman  was  a  good  Bardolph ,  the  inn- 
keeper, and  Messrs.  De  Pue,  Atkinson  and  Nagle  filled  the 
smaller  roles  acceptably. 

•  *  # 

Vociferous  shouts  for  Stewart  and  O'Connell  broke  out  sporadi- 
cally through  the  evening,  the  only  disappointment  of  the  oc- 
casion being  that  the  latter  gentleman,  influenced,  no  doubt,  by 
the  modesty  characteristic  of  newspaper  men  in  general,  would 
not  give  the  demanded  and  re-demanded  speech.  The  walls  of 
the  Grand  never  echoed  back  in  one  evening  such  a  storm  of 
bravos,  bravas  and  bravis,  the  perplexity  in  the  popular  mind 
being  the  still  unresolved  conundrum  whether  authors,  singers 
or  audience  did  most  toward  making  the  evening's  brilliant  suc- 
cess. 

*  *  # 

Amid  so  much  boiling-over  enthusiasm  judgment  is  apt  to 
"lose  its  hold,"  and  criticism  to  topple  on  its  warders' heads. 
But  something  should  be  said  of  the  opera,  as  such,  and,  as  near 
as  one  can  remember,  it  deserved  much  of  the  applause  lavished 
on  the  popular  authors  and  actors.  The  orchestration  and 
choruses  are  of  more  than  average  excellence,  both  in  melodious- 
ness and  harmony,  the  manner  in  which  they  are  led  up  to  and  the 
smooth  consecutiveness  with  which  the  solos  are  merged  in  the 
ensemble,  being  especially  admirable  and  effective.  The  solos  are 
comparatively  weak.  There  is  a  certain  monotony  and  a  de- 
cided reminder  of  something  else  running  through  them,  while  a 
lack  of  decisiveness  and  individuality  prevents  any  distinct  im- 
pression. The  music  is  sweet,  but  it  lacks  variety  and  character. 
Mr.  Stewart  may  see  fit  to  re-write  some  of  his  solos,  but  he  need 
not  meddle  with  his  choruses  and  orchestration.  Both  are  de- 
serving of  a  high  place  on  the  musical  scale. 

*  #  # 

The  libretto  is  so  far  beyond  the  average  in  many  finer  points 
seldom     understood     by     the      people,    that    it    will    probably 


never  be  given  the  place  which  actually  belongs  to  it.  Trash 
rules  the  hour  in  comic  opera  (except  once  in  a  way,  when  a 
Gilbert  strikes  the  popular  keynote  with  the  wand  of  genuine 
humor),  and  Mr.  O'Connell's  well-turned  phrases  and  keen,  but 
sly  thrusts  are  almost  too  good  for  the  setting.  The  libretto  can 
be  read  and  enjoyed — high  praise  enough  for  the  words  of  an 
opera.  The  success  of  Bluff  King  Hal  has  encouraged  the  author, 
Mr.  Daniel  O'Connell,  and  the  composer,  Mr.  H.  J.  Stewart,  to  an- 
nounce an  extra  performance  to  take  place  next  Tuesday,  March 
1st.  Mr.  James  L.  Flood  has  generously  donated  the  Opera  House 
to  the  factors  of  the  new  opera.  The  performance  of  Wednesday 
was  wholly  to  the  advantage  of  the  Art  Association.  Therefore 
the  treat,  which  will  be  on  Tuesday,  will  be  for  the  purpose  of 
making  the  author  and  composer  of  this  beautiful  opera  some  sub- 
stantial return  for  their  earnest  and  conscientious  work. 

*  *  # 

Just  two  years  ago  a  young  man  appeared  in  San  Francisco, 
who,  although  possessed  of  musical  and  literary  talent,  pre- 
ferred to  keep  a  restaurant.  He  had  a  little  place  on  Fourth 
street,  near  Mission,  and  there  he  held  out  during  the  day,  while 
at  night  he  spent  the  few  dollars  earned  during  the  day  in  the 
usual  way  of  a  man-about-town.  In  his  night  adventures  he 
became  acquainted  with  several  young  men  of  congenial  tastes, 
but  of  fairer  fortune  than  his.  He  made  warm  friends  of  them, 
and  little  by  little  they  learned  that  Henry  Moore,  as  he  called 
himself,  was  an  Austrian — son  of  a  nobleman  of  wealth  and 
standing  in  Vienna.  But  Moore  could  not  pay  his  rent,  because 
he  spent  his  money  otherwise,  and  in  three  months  he  lost  the 
restaurant.  He  bad  hired  no  one  as  waiter  or  as  cook,  but  when 
a  customer  would  sit  at  his  table  Moore  would  march  up,  take 
the  order,  call  it  out  in  royal  style,  and  then  proceed  to  the 
kitchen,  where  he  himself  would  cook  it.  Thus  all  the  money 
had  been  "  clear,"  as  they  say  in  the  counting-house.  But,  as  he 
spent  it  all  at  night,  not  a  cent  was  left  to  pay  rent,  meat  bills, 
and  the  like.  When  he  was  ejected  from  the  restaurant,  he  sur- 
vived as  well  as  he  could  by  painting  a  few  daubs,  and  signing 
distinguished  names  to  them,  for  he  had  a  clever  brush.  Finally 
this  failed  him,  and  then  he  borrowed  from  the  friends  he  had 
made  in  his  nightly  rambles.  He  told  them  his  straits  frankly, 
and  they  paid  his  board,  his  laundry  bill,  and  gave  him  a  dollar 
now  and  then — all  on  shares.  One  day,  not  long  since,  he  entered 
the  place  where  all  met  usually  and  greeted  the  boys  with  a 
hearty  «  Hurrah !  "  They  knew  he  had  made  something.  "  What 
have  you  done  to  raise  the  wind  ?  "  they  asked.  "Better  than 
that!"  he  answered;  "  the  old  man  is  dead."  He  had  had  a 
cablegram,  and  the  next  day  he  cashed  an  order  from  Vienna  for 
$2,000.  He  paid  all  his  debts,  said  he  was  a  Count,  and  went 
away  in  as  Bohemian  a  manner  as  he  came.  A  letter  enclosing 
$150  has  since  been  received  from  Vienna  from  him  to  pay  for  a 
dinner  for  »>  the  boys,"  but  what  his  lordly  name  is,  none  of  them 

know. 

*  *  • 

The  mere  fact  of  attendance  at  a  dance  the  other  evening  cost 
an  Oakland  lady  (one  of  the  Jackson  street  set)  the  neat  little 
sum  of  $2,000.  Her  husband,  who  has  a  prosperous  stationery 
business  in  San  Francisco,  is  many  years  her  senior,  so  it  is  not 
strange  that  their  tastes  do  not  always  run  in  the  same  channel. 
For  instance,  she  is  fond  of  social  gaiety,  and  he  is  not;  so  in- 
stead of  spinning  around  in  the  whirligig  of  fashion,  he  prefers  to 
stay  at  home  and  indulge  in  more  solid  and  severe  entertainment. 
He  does  not  like  his  wife  to  go  about  much,  either,  and  as  he  has 
two  well-trained  stepsons,  he  manages  to  know  all  her  actions 
during  his  absence.  The  other  day  he  went  off  on  a  hunting 
trip,  and  before  going  told  his  spouse  to  be  sure  and  not  attend  a 
swell  dance  that  was  to  be  given  the  following  evening.  She  said 
she  would  not,  but  as  soon  as  he  was  out  of  the  way,  she  com- 
menced arrangements  for  a  direct  violation  of  his  wish,  and  the 
long  and  short  of  it  was  that  she  went  to  the  hop  and  enjoyed 
herself  a  good  deal.  But  vengeance  was  lying  in  wait,  all  ready 
to  spring  at  the  right  moment.  Her  two  stepsons  knew  of  her 
attending  the  dance,  and  as  soon  as  the  sire  returned  they  told 
him.  For  an  old  man  he  was  quite  savage  for  a  time,  and  then  a 
bright  idea  struck  him,  and  he  went  upstairs  for  a  few  minutes. 
The  wife  anxiously  awaited  his  return,  and  then,  when  his  foot- 
falls were  heard  again,  she  tried  to  look  unconcerned  and  brace 
up  for  anything  that  might  happen.  He  had  a  scroll  of  paper  in 
his  hand  as  he  came  in,  and  walking  over  to  his  better  half's 
side,  he  unrolled  it,  and  said: 

•<  See  here;  this  is  an  endowment  policy  for  $2,000,  and  I  had 
it  made  out  in  your  name.  In  consideration  of  the  present  cir- 
cumstances, though,  I  have  struck  out  your  name  and  inserted 
my  sister's  instead.  So  the  dance  you  had  the  night  before  last 
costs  you  just  $2,000." 

*  *  » 

There  are  twenty-one  girls  in  the  senior  class  at  Snell's  Sem- 
inary, and  part  of  their  studies  consists  of  delving  into  the  in- 
tricacies of  English  literature,  accompanied  by  Mr.  Snell  as  a 
guide.  The  other  day,  just  as  they  had  taken  up  for  inquiry 
the  customs  and  manners  of  the  time  of  Queen  Anne,  Mr.  Snell 
was  summoned  to  the  reception  room  for  a  few  minutes  on  urgent 
business,  so  he  had  to  desert  his  class  and  leave  them  to  their  own 
devices  until  he  returned.     Twenty-one  girls  of  the  calibre  of  the 


Snell  seniors  are  not  very  uft  lo  leave  together  in  thai  way, 
lhougb,  and  Ihe  preceptor  ira  ll  of  the  room  when  »>ne 

of  them  suggested  tbat  it  would  b«  a  good  >»*<'»  to  »N  K°  •n'1  hld« 
In  the  coat  cellar,  and  thus  give  him  a  surprise  when  he  returned 
and  found  that  his  clasi  had  vanished 

The  suggestion  was  accepted  and  acted  upon  at  once,  though 
one  of  tbe  girls  dissented  and  refused  to  go,  much  to  the  surprise 
of  her  comrades,  lie.-  reason  f.»r  thus  banging  back  soon  became 
apparent,  however,  for  as  soon  as  the  twenty  were  well  in  Ihe 
coal-bole,  she  stepped  down  and  quietly  locked  tbe  door  from  the 
outside.  Then  she  rushed  back  to  the  classroom,  where  she  ar- 
rived just  in  time  to  meet  Mr.  Snell,  who  was  completely  flabber- 
gasted when  he  found  that  his  pupils  were  gone.  He  questioned 
the  solitary  student  very  closely  as  to  where  tbe  others  were,  but 
she  pleaded  ignorance,  so  he  finally  made  up  his  mind  that  they  had 
gone  off  for  the  afternoon,  and  dismissed  all  studies,  after  com- 
plimenting his  tone  pupil  on  her  good  behavior,  and  telling  her 
that  she  was  well  on  the  way  to  acquire  the  Academic  medal  of 
honor. 

Meantime  tbe  twenty  girls  in  the  coal  cellar  were  having  a  hard 
time  of  it.  They  had  kept  quiet  a  little  while,  so  as  to  give  the 
joke  a  good  swing,  and  then,  thinking  that  it  had  gone  far  enough, 
they  tried  to  leave,  and  discovered  tbat  the  door  was  locked.  To 
shout  for  help  meant  to  betray  themselves,  so  they  roamed  around 
among  the  coal,  and  after  a  few  minutes'  search,  discovered  a 
small  opening  in  the  back  of  the  place  tbat  might  be  made  larger. 
They  all  set  to  work,  therefor,  for  liberty,  and  finally,  when 
about  half  an  hour  bad  passed,  they  had  made  a  loop-bole  through 
which  they  could  crawl,  one  at  a  time.  A  lively  time  they  had 
getting  out,  too,  for  three  of  them  are  somewhat  stout,  and  it 
took  the  combined  efforts  of  all  hands  to  push  and  drag  them 
through.  And  to  make  matters  worse,  when  at  last  they  all 
were  free,  the  ghastly  proposition  dawned  on  them  that  the 
laugh  was  on  them  instead  of  on  Mr.  Snell,  for  their  dresses  were 
torn,  and  their  faces  and  hands  so  begrimed  with  coal  dust,  that 
they  looked  more  like  miners  than  undergraduates  of  the  most 
fashionable  seminary  in  the  city  of-  churches. 

*  *  • 

Tbe  organization,  on  Wednesday  last,  of  the  Ladies'  Auxiliary 
Jewish  Alliance,  of  California,  is  a  step  in  the  right  direction 
toward  the  partial  alleviation  of  tbe  sufferings  of  the  Russian 
Jews.  The  society  was  formed  through  a  call  issued  by  P.  N. 
Lilienthal,  President  of  the  Jewish  Alliance  of  California,  which 
was  responded  to  by  two  hundred  of  the  most  prominent  Jewish 
ladies  of  the  city.  The  officers  of  the  ladies'  society  are:  Presi- 
dent, Mrs.  D.  N.  Walter;  Vice-President,  Mrs.  L.  Elkus;  Secretary, 
Mrs.  Charles  L.  Ackermao;  Treasurer,  Mrs.  I.  W.  Hellman;  Ex- 
ecutive Committee,  Mines.  Julius  Jacobs,  8arah  Blum,  W.  Hirsch- 
feld,  I.  Steinhart.  M.  Brown,  H.  A.  Myers,  A.  L.  Seligman,  S. 
Sweet,  S.  Bettelheim,  M.  S.  Levy,  A.  J.  Prager,  Dr.  S.  S.  Kahn, 
Dr,  D.  Cohn,  William  Haas,  S.  Koshland,  8.  Fleishaker,  M.  S. 
Eisner,  H.  Rothschild,  J.  Van  Vliet,  Mary  Prag,  L.  Loupe,  J. 
Heyman,  L.  Greenberg,  A.  Brown,  A.  Schwabacher,  and  A.  Adler. 

*  #  * 

I  was  much  surprised  when  informed  yesterday  that  an  old 
gentleman,  a  pioneer  merchant,  who  is  an  inmate  of  the  Crocker 
Home,  had  been  greatly  neglected  in  that  institution.  A  friend 
who  called  upon  him  found  that  he  had  only  one  undershirt, 
which  was  so  ragged  that  how  it  hung  together  no  one  who  saw 
it  could  tell.  The  attention  of  one  of  the  attendants  was  called 
to  the  old  gentleman's  condition,  and  another  shirt  was  furnished. 
I  do  not  know  whether  the  Home  furnishes  clothing  or  not  to 
inmates,  but  it  certainly  should  be  some  one's  duty  to  know  that 
the  wards  are  not  freezing.  The  Crocker  Home  has  a  large  nam- 
b' r  of  friends,  among  whom  the  young  ladies  of  the  Auxiliary 
ghould  be  given  prominent  place.  These  ladies,  I  am  sure,  would 
be  pained  to  know  that  any  of  the  old  ladies  or  gentlemen  needed 

necessary  clothing. 

»  #  # 

The  quarterly  meeting  of  the  Concordia  Club  was  held  last 
Tuesday  evening.  It  was  expected  that  the  meeting  would  be 
rather  lively,  and  that  the  report  concerning  the  club's  finances 
would  cause  considerable  debate.  Everything  passed  off  smooth- 
ly, however.  The  financial  statement  was  satisfactory  in  every 
respect.  The  club  was  shown  to  be  on  a  paying  basis,  and  the 
indications  are  that  the  profits  will  increase  steadily.  The  nom 
inating  committee  to  select  a  list  of  officers  for  the  club's  approval 
was  appointed,  and  it  is  probable  that  the  names  to  be  presented 
will  meet  with  the  club's  approval.  The  election  will  occur  in 
April.    The  most  prominently  mentioned  candidates  for  President 


nrr  Mr.  Charles  Ackerman.  the  well  known  attorney,  and  Mr.  .1. 
H.  Neuftadter,  at  pro. out  Vlot-Praaldmil  "f  the  olab.  Ills  Mid 
that  Mr.  Neiistadior  will  not  allow  his  namr  to  bfl  jilnrr.J  in  nom- 
ination, and  it  i-  probable  that  Mr.  Ackerman  will  rvcelvt  tin* 
honor.    There  U  a  desire  on  the  part  ol   the   mtmben  to  bira 

more  of   thfl  younger  members  on  the    IW.nr.i,  and  tin-  nominating 

committee  will  undoubtedly  reapflol  their  wlshflfl.  The  Initiation 
fee.  which  is  $100,  will,  in  all  probability,  be  reduced.  There  is 
little  opposition  to  this  suggestion,  because  of  the  desire  to  in- 
crease the  number  of  members.    The  entertainment  committee  la 

very  active,  and  is  receiving  much  praise  for  its  work.  The 
affairs  in  tbe  past  have  all  been  successes  because  of  the  com- 
mittee's splendid  management,  and  the  »  rag  party  "  to  be  given 
on  March  L2tb  promises  to  be  a  greater  success  than  any  past 
event.  A  few  invitations  will  be  sent  to  outsiders,  and  all  the  in- 
vitations will  he  issued  next  Monday. 


THE  fashion  for  wearing  seals  attached  to  moire  ribbon  has  been 
carried  to  such  an  extent  that  now  bracelets,  formed  of  ribbon 
with  dowers,  Insects  or  any  other  eccentricity  appliqued  on  to  it, 
are  the  fatest  fancy  in  Paris.  They  are  generally  fastened  on  the 
arm  by  a  buckle  or  clasp.  Sometimes  the  date,  in  daintily  enam- 
eled Roman  figures,  or  the  giver's  name,  is  attached.  Necklaces 
in  the  same  style  are  also  fashionable. 


DO  YOU  WANT  SOMETHING 
NICE  FOR  YOUR  PARLOR? 

Then  select  a  set  of  frames— chairs 
and  divan— and  let  us  upholster  them 
to  your  taste.  We  have  a  great  assort- 
ment of  elegant  frames  of  all  the  vari- 
ous woods,  and  an  endless  variety  of 
st'uffs  for  covering  them. 

The  result  is  sure  to  tae  satisfactory, 
because  you  will  know  that  the  mater- 
ials and  workmanship  are  first-class, 
and  exactly  as  you  want  them. 

We  have  ready-made  Parlor  Furni- 
ture, too— in  suites  and  odd  pieces— by 
the  best  Eastern  makers;  also,  all  other 
kinds  of  Furniture  for  Libraries,  Din- 
ing-rooms and  Chambers. 

W.  &.  J.  SLOANE  &.  CO., 

CARPETS,  FURNITURE,  UPHOLSTERY, 

641-647  Market  Street. 

CUNNINGHAM  CURTISS,  &  WELCH, 

WHOLESALE  STATIONERS  AID  BOOKSELLERS, 

327,    329,    331    SANSOME    STREET. 


FINE  DIAMONDS, 

Gold   and  Silver  Watches. 

S=       The  newest  designs  in  jew- 
je=  elry  of  first  quality   only,  at 
very   reasonable   prices. 
A.   W.   STOTT, 

3    Montgomery  St, 
Under  Masonic   Temple. 


BOYS',     CHILDREN'S     AND     MEN'S 

CLOTHING    AND    FURNISHING     GOODS, 

AT    LOW    PRICES. 

27    TO    37    ICE-A-I^ItTTS"    STEEET. 


20 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  27,  1892. 


_3____sr:__:s. 


SUMMARY    OF    THE    MARKETS. 


Flour  is  steady;  foreign  demand  good;  Extras  $5.05@$5.15:  Superfine,  $3.35. 
Wheat    is  dull;    light  trade;   Shipping,  $1.65;  Milling,  $1.65@$1.72}_  per 

Barley  is  weak;  Brewing,  fl.13@fl.15;  Feed,  95c.@fl  per  ctl. 

Oats,  Milling,  fl.3o@fl.40;  Feed,  fl.30@fl.35  per  ctl. 

Corn,  White,  fl.30@fl.85;  Yellow,  fl.20@fl.25  per  ctl. 

Rye,  no  stock,  good  demand,  fl.ii5@fi.70.    Cement,  $2.00@$2.59. 

Hay  is  steady;  Wheat,  fl3@f  15:  Oats,  fl2@fl5;  Alfalfa,  fl0@fl2. 

Millstuffs,  good  demand.    Bran,  f20@f22  per  ton. 

Beans,  good  request,  f  1.85@f  2.30  per  ctl.     Potatoes,  30c.@75c  per  ctl. 

Butter  is  lower;  Choice,  30c. @35c;  Fair,  20c. @25c;  Eastern,  15c@25c. 

Cheese,  light  stock,  10c.@l2c.    Eggs,  free  supply,  20c.@25c. 

Honey,  Comb,  10c.@13c. :  Extracted,  6e.@ti?ic.  Poultry  in  good  supply. 

Onions  are  worth  lc.    Beeswax  is  lower  at  22c.@24c. 

Fruit— all  kinds  dried— active.    Fruit  is  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 

Raisins  and  Dried  Grapes  in  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates. 

Hides  are  steady;  Dry,  7c@9c.      Wool  is  in  demand  at  14c.@22c. 

Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  seller  at  7@71^c. 

Coffee  steady  at  15c.@22c.  for  C.  A.    Canned  Fruits  of  all  kinds  in  favor. 

Coal  is  lower,  with  a  declining  tendency.    Nuts  find  ready  sale. 

Quicksilver  is  nominal  at  f43.00  per  flask.  Hops  are  in  demand  at  17@20c. 

Sugar,  good  stocic  of  both  Raws  and  Refined.    Whites,  i%@b%c. 

The  Canadian  Pacific  Railroad  continues  to  draw  considerable 
business  from  California.  Last  week  we  noticed,  among  other 
shipments  to  New  York  by  this  route,  via  Victoria,  600  flsks. 
Quicksilver,  and  apain  600  flska.  in  addition  sent  forward.  The 
steamer  Walla  Walla,  that  sailed  North  on  the  19th  inst.,  carried, 
in  addition  to  the  above,  839,765  lbs.  Sugar,  350  cs.  Salmon  and 
15,980  lbs.  Wool.  The  sugar  is  destined  to  Milwaukee  and  St. 
Paul,  and  the  wool  to  Boston;  32,689  lbs.  Sugar  goes  to  Still- 
water, Minnesota. 

This  Northern  route  is  also  bringing  to  this  coast  considerable 
merchandise  from  the  East  for  our  citizens,  coming,  of  .course, 
into  direct  competition  with  that  of  the  Southern  Pacific  Com- 
pany. The  steamer  Unuatilla,  from  Victoria,  arrived  on  the  23d 
inst.,  with  considerable  merchandise  from  Atlantic  cities,  say  329 
cs.  Boots  and  Shoes,  125  cs.  Clocks,  425  pkgs.  Fish,  750  cs.  Con- 
densed Milk,  450  bxs.  Starch,  etc. 

The  steamship  Colima,  hence  for  Central  America,  carried  a 
cargo  valued  at  $85,000,  consisting  in  part  of  9,655  bbls.  Flour, 
13,000  galls.  Wine,  18,474  lbs.  Rice,  Bread,  Corn,  etc. ;  also  120 
risks.  Quicksilver,  etc.  For  Mexico,  per  same,  merchandise  value 
$26,529,  consisting  in  part  of  59  bbls.  Flour,  200  flsks.  Quicksilver, 
4,363  lbs.  Tallow,  2,000  galls.  Wine,  etc. 

For  London,  the  Br.  ship  Desdemona  has  sailed  hence  with 
1,011,815  feet  Redwood  Lumber,  value,  $24,384. 

For  New  York,  the  ship  James  Druturuond  sailed  hence  on  the 
23d  inst.,  carrying  9,219  cs.  Salmon,  4,190  sks.  Borax,  833  sks. 
Mustard  Seed,  2,500  pigs  Lead,  2,400  sks.  Beans,  700  pkgs.  Brandy, 
74  pcbs.  and  2.971  bbls.  Wine,  3,200  sks.  Copper  Matte,  2,004  Dry 
Hides,  100  bales  Rags,  35  sks  shells,  etc. 

The  steamship  Belgic,  from  the  Orient,  brought  for  cargo  31,841 
mats  Rice,  49  pkgs.  Spice,  60  pkgs.  Silk,  119  bales  Hessians,  997 
bales  Hemp,  1,695  rolls  Matting,  257  bags  Coffee  and  4,900  pkgs. 
Mdse. ;  also,  in  transit  to  go  Overland,  1.471  pkgs.  Raw  Silk,  111 
pkgs.  Silk  Goods,  1,841  rolls  Matting,  277  pkgs.  Straw  Braid  and 
395  pkgs.  Mdse. 

The  Mariposa,  from  the  Colonies,  brought  from  Sydney  1,506 
ingots  Tin,  905  bales  Wool,  392  Hides,  40  bags  Gold  Ore,  410  bales 
Skins,  £6,000  in  Sovereigns  and  20  pkgs.  Mdse.;  from  Auckland, 
15  bales  Pelts,  13  csks.  ditto.  From  Honolulu,  per  same,  1,856 
bags  Sugar,  2,000  mats  Rice  and  1,296  bchs.  Bananas.  From 
same,  per  Irmgard,  19,465  bags  Sugar  and  241  bbls.  Molasses. 

The  Br.  iron  ship  Gowanburn,  1,999  tons,  has  been  chartered  by 
Eppinger  &  Co.  to  load  Wheat  for  Cork,  U.  K.,  Havre,  Antwerp, 
or  Dunkirk,  at  £1 — short  lay  days.  The  Br.  iron  ship  Pinmore, 
2,358  tons,  has  been  secured  by  the  same  parties  for  a  like  cargo 
and  the  same  destination,  excepting  Dunkirk,  at  18s.,  if  to  a 
direct  port,  at  Is.  3d.  less.  This  is  a  re-charter,  and,  we  believe, 
the  lowest  rate  yet  recorded. 

The  arrivals  of  deep  water  vessels  on  the  22nd  inst.  embraced 
the  following  ships:  Glencaird,  140  days  from  London,  with  a 
large  cargo  of  Mdse.,  including  1,700  cs.  and  csks.  Oilman's  Stores, 
8,000  csks.  Cement,  etc.;  ship  W.  F.  Bab^ock,  128  days  from 
New  York,  with  a  large  cargo  of  well-assorted  Mdse.,  Iron, 
Hardware,  etc. ;  Fiery  Cross,  153  days  from  Greenock,  with  2,050 
tons  Coal;  Penguern,  150  days  from  Liverpool,  2,430  tons  Coal; 
bark  Bonanza,  74  days  from  Newcastle,  N.  S.  W.,  with  1,819  tons 
Coal;  ship  Routenburn,  162  days  from  Rio,  in  ballast;  bark  Cey- 
lon, 26  days  from  Honolulu,  with  15,394  bags  Sugar;  bktne. 
Planter,  20  days  from  same,  with  14,904  bags  8ugar;  schr.  Robert 
Lewis,  28  days  from  same,  with  21,494  bags  Sugar;  schr.  Golden 
Shore,  from  Kahului,  with  20,175  bags  Sugar. 

From  Antwerp  we  have  the  ship  Erkason,  with  6,976  bbls. 
Cement,  350  tons  Steel  Wire,  200  bbls.  Sulphur,  9,513  pkgs.  Win- 
dow Glass,  560  cs.  Olive  Oil,  500  cs.  Vermouth,  700  bxs.  Castile 
Soap. 

Mothers  be  Sure  and  Use  "Mrs.  Winslow's  Soothing  Syrup  "  for  your 
children  while  Teething.    Price,  25  cents  a  bottle. 


BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA,  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Capital  ,3,000,000  00 

Surplus 1,000,000  00 

Undivided  Profits (July  1st,  1890) 3,275,919  48 

WM.  ALVORD,  President. 

Thomas  Beown. Cashier  |  B.  Murray,  Jr  . .  .Assistant  Cashier 

Irving  F.  Moolton,  2nd  Assistant  Cashier. 

CORRESPONDENTS: 

NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  Bank  of  California;  BOSTON— Tremont 
National  Bank;  CHICAGO— Union  National  Bank;  ST.  LOUIS— Boatman's 
Bank;  NEW  ZEALAND— The  Bank  of  New  Zealand.  Correspondent  in 
London— Messrs.  N.  M.  Rothschild  &  Sons.  Correspondents  in  India,  China, 
Japan  and  Australia. 

The  Bank  has  Agencies  at  Virginia  City,  and  Correspondents  in  all  the 
principal  Mining  Districts  and  Interior  Towns  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Letters  of  Credit  issued,  available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Draw  direct 
on  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  New  Orleans,  Denver,  Salt  Lake, 
Cincinnati,  Portland, O.,  Los  Angeles,  London,  Dublin,  Paris,  Berlin,  Bremen, 
Hamburg,  Prankf ort-on-the-Main,  Antwerp,  Amsterdam,  Copenhagen,  Stock- 
holm, Christiana,  Locarno,  Melbourne,  Sydney,  Auckland,  Hongkong 
Shanghai,  Yokohama.  Genoa,  and  all  cities  in  Italy  and  Switzerland- 


THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK, 


N.  W.  Corner  Siiu.no me  and  Bu»li  Streets. 

Established  1870.  U   S.  Depositary. 

CAPITAL  (PAID   UP) $1,500,000 

SURPLUS $500.000|  UNDIVIDED   PROFITS SI66.000 

S.  G.  MURPHY ....President  I  E.D.MORGAN Cashier 

JAMES  MOFFITT . . .  .Vice-President  |  GEO.  W.  KLINE Ass't  Cashier 

directors: 
Geo.  A.  Low,  George  C.  Perkins.  S.  G.  Murphy, 

N.  Van  Bergen,  James  D.  Phelan,  James  Moffitt. 

Thomas  Jennings,  John  A.  Hooper,  J.  D.  Harvey. 

A  Oeneral  Ranking  Business  Transacted. 
SAFE    DEPOSIT   DEPARTMENT, 
JAMES  K.  LYNCH,  Manager, 
Safes  to  rent  from  $5  to  $100  per  annum  (under  the  exclusive  control  of 
the  renter),  for  the  care  of  all  valuables.    Trunks  and  Packages  taken  on 
storage.    A  specialty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a.  m.  to  6  p.m. 

LONDON  AND  SAN  FRANCISCO  BANK,  Limited. 

Authorized  Capital $3,500,000     I     Capital  paid  up 2,450,000 

Reserve  395,000 

San  Francisco  Office.  424  California  St.  I  London  Office 73  Lombard  St., E.  C 

Portland  Branch,  48  First  St.    Tacoma  Branch.  1006  A  Street. 

Man  ARTHUR  SCRIVENER:  Assistant  Manager,  WILLIAM        EEL 

Cashier,   GUSTAV  FRIEDERICH. 

LONDON  BANKERS— Bank  of  England  and  London  Joint  Stock  Bank, 
NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  4  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

This  Bank  is  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex- 
change Business  in  London  and  San  Francisco,  and  between  said  cities  and 
all  parts  of  the  world.  

~  THETaWTaI^IoIJIPAIyT" 

Capital ■--  $1,250,000. 

Successor  to  Sather  &,  Co.,  Established  1851,  San  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON ■ President 

J.  L.  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  S.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

IHrectors:    Chas.  Main,  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  Wm.  P.  Johnson, 
!    C.  F.  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K.  Wilson. 

Agents:     New  York — Drexel,   Morgan  &  Co.     Boston — Downer  &  Co. 
Philadelphia— Drexel  &  Co.    Chicago— Atlas  National  Bank.    St.  Louis— The 
i    Mechanics'  Bank.      Kansas  City— First  National  Bank.     London— Brown, 
Shipley  &  Co.    Paris— Drexel,  Harjes  &  Co. 

WELLS,  FAR60  &  C0MPANY-BANKIN6  DEPARTMENT. 

N.  E.  Corner  Sansome  and  Salter  Streets. 
SAN     FRANCISCO,    CAL. 

CAPITAL  $      500,090.00 

SURPLUS  5,488,393.12 

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS $    5,988,393  00 

DIRECTORS; 
Lloyd  Tevis,  President:  Jno.- J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chas.  F.  Crocker,  J.  C.  Fargo,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Wm.  Norris,  Geo.  E.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  Wadsworth,  Cashier. 
Receive  Deposits,  issues  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Ban  kin 
Business. 

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND   DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS PORTCOSTA,  California. 

Storage  Capacity,  100.000  Tons.     Regular    Warehouse  for  San 
Francisco  .Produce  Exchange  Call  Board, 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  haudliug  and  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  and  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  and  smutty  Wheat. 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  stored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  sold, 
if  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  of  the  Company,  202  Sansome  St..  over  the  Anglo-California  Bank. 

THE  CROCKER-WOOLWORTH  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

822     PINE     STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL 11,000.000. 

DIRECTORS : 
CHAS.  F.  CROCKEB,  |  E.  H.  MILLER,  JE. 

B.  C.  WOOLWOKTH PBE8IDENT. 

W.  E.  BROWN Vice-Pbesident. 

WM.  H.  CROCKEB Cashieb 

SECURITY  SAVINGS  BANK. 

Guarantee  Capital 1300.000 

OFFICERS: 

President  JEBOME  LINCOLN  I  Secretary S.  L.  ABBOT.  Jr. 

Vice-President W.  8.  JONES  I  Attorney SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

OFFICE— No.  228  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


27,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  I  l'TTKi: 


21 


15UNBE:AM51 


SWEET  ETH1  :  INI'.V  »ewrd  one  dty 
A  button  on  mj 
And  as  she  was  «<•  near — and  sweet — 
Her  form  I  pently  pressed. 

>he  frowned,  she  Mushed ;  the  button  darned 

1  nsewed  about  my  vest. 
She  said.  ■■  You  presa  the  button,  sir. 

And  twill  do  the  rest!  " 

— Ella  Higginton  in  Truth. 

A  jovial-looking,  red-faeed  man  was  speeding  bis  trotter  down 

Weal  Kaele  street  at  a  rate  which  would  indicate  he  had  just  stopped 
at  one  saloon  and  was  in  a  hurry  to  pel  to  another.  Near  Franklin 
street  he  turned  out  to  pass  an  undertaker's  sleigh  or  dead-cart,  and 
in  speeding  over  the  crossing  he  nearly  escaped  running  down  a 
schoolgirl  who  was  picking  her  wav  across  the  thoroughfare.  "  Hold 
on  there!  Quit  that!  "  veiled  a  policeman.  "  Drive  slower,  or  you'll 
kill  somebodv. S  alfright—  s  all  right,"  was  the  reply.  "  Under- 
taker's just  behind  me."  —Buffalo  Espress. 

"  Have  I  done  anything  to  offend  you.  darling?  "  he  asked  in 

a  broken  voice,  feeling  that  a  cloud  was  passing  over  his  fresh  young 
love.  "  To-day  you  passed  me  in  your  carriage  without  bowing,  and 
now  you  sit  there  with  such  an  air"  of  hauteur  and  pride  that — that— 
I_"  and  he  broke  down  completely.  "George,"  she  exclaimed, 
"  do  not,  pray  do  not,  give  way  !  Believe  me,  I  love  you  as  much  as 
ever,  but — I  have  a  stiff  neck !  " 

— I'm  a  worker  from  Workville — you  bet  that  1  am  ; 
1  don't  take  no  lip.  for  I'm  nobody's  lamb; 
I  work  for  the  workmen— north,  east,  west  and  south, 
For  the  workingman  ever  I  work— with  my  mouth. 

— The  Walking  Delegate. 

Dnde(al  the  railway  restaurant)— Waitah,  got  any  green  pease? 

Waiter— Yes,  air;  have  some?  Dude— Yass ;  bwing  me  thwee.  Wai- 
ter— Anything  else,  sir?  Dude— Yass;  a  strawberry  cut  in  thin  slices. 
(Fatter— All  right,  boss;  anything  else?  Dude— Ah,  gwacious!  What 
do  yon  take  me  foh;  a  perfect  hog,  eh?  — Tid  Bits. 

Tie— That  was  a  mean  trick  of  Brown.  Jones  &  Co.,  that  large 

drv  goods  concern.  She— What  did  they  do ?  Be—  Advertised  "Cir- 
culars given  away  to-day,"  and  all  the  women  within  ten  miles  went 
down  to  get  one.  When  they  got  there  they  found  the  circulars  were 
printed  ones,  and  not  cloaks. 

^—Editor— Your  manuscript  was  so  badly  spelled  that  we  found  it 
almost  impossible  to  make  out  the  sense  of  it,  and Literary  As- 
pirant— I — I'm  very  sorry,  sir;  I Editor— and  so  we  have  de- 
cided to  use  it  as  a  French-Canadian  dialect  story.  Check  will  be 
sent  on  publication.  —Puck. 

Republican  Editor— 1  have  just  finished  an  important  article  on 

the  wonderful  increase  of  prosperity  since  the  McKinley  Bill,  and  I 
want  you  to  get  it  in  to-night.  Foreman—  Very  sorry,  sir;  but  I  can't. 
"Why  not?"  "The  printers  have  struck  against  a  reduction  of 
wages."  luck. 

Mr.  Lotos— Have. you  any  idea  what  are  the  relations  between 

that  young  Rivers  Ide  and  our  Lena?  Mrs.  Lotos— 1  don't  know;  the 
young  people  seem  to  be  verv  close-mouthed.  Mr.  Lotos— K'm ;  so  I 
I  thought  when  I  discovered  them  on  the  parlor  sofa,  this  evening. 

— ruck. 

Neighbor— I  waz  s'prised  to  hear  lately,  Brudder  Wampus,  dat 

you  's  drinkin'  hard.    Jlfr.  Wampus— Yessir.    Dey's  a  man  out  West 
says  de  worl'  am  gwine  to  come  to  an  end  in  'b 
I's  bound  I  won't  let  dis  yere  bar'l  o'  cider  go  to 

Den  vhy  shouldt  ve  for  riches  sigh 

Off  vortless  vealth  vos  useless  gain? 
Der  man  dot  eats  der  piggest  pie 

Vas  only  got  a  larger  pain.  —Judge. 

She  (a  young-old  gusher)— Yes,  that  Mr.  Edison  is  an  awfully 

clever  man.  He  invented  the  telephone  and  the— and  the— what  is  it 
that  repeats  everything  you  say  to  it?  He  (o  cynic)— My  dear  madam, 
you  must  mean  a  woman.  —Sydney  Bulletin. 

"What  are  you  cutting  those  oysters  in  two  for,  Bridget?" 

"  Shure,  mom,  it's  mesilf  thot's  furgot  whether  you  tould  me  to  dish 
up  to  each  plate  an  eyster  on  half  a  shell  or  half  an  eyster  on  a  shell. 

1  — Dansville  Breeze. 

Fanqle—l  have  just  patented  the  greatest  invention  of  the  cen- 
tury Cunwo— What  is  it?  Wangle— A  collar-button  which  does  its 
own  swearing  when  it  rolls  under  the  bureau.  —Epoch. 

De  Jinks  (looking  at  his  shoes)— 1  had  these  patent-leathers  var- 
nished to-day.  Boffy  —  What's  the  matter— leather  worn  out? 
De  Jinks— No ;  the  patent  has  expired.  —Judge. 

"What   ma,ie   Samson    weak?"     asked    the    Sunday-school 

teacher.    "A  home-made  hair-cut,"  promptly  replied  a  boy  in  the 


bout  two  weeks,  an' 
waste.       — Puck. 


front  row. 


— Puck. 


old 


—Young  DmMe&aum— Fadder,  how  much  is  two  und  two?    C 
Dinklebaum— Vat  you  vant  to  do;  buy  or  sell?  —Judge. 

Every  one  who  wants  good  liquor  and  goes  to  the  Grand  Central 
Wine  Rooms,  at  16-18  Third  street,  will  get  complete  satisfaction  at 
that  first-class  bar.  The  popularity  of  this  house  arises  from  the  fact 
that  only  first-class  liquors  are  sold  there.  All  the  leading  brands  of 
the  country  are  kept  in  stock.    

The  oysters  sold  by  Moraghan,  at  the  California  Market,  are  the 
best  in  the  city.    Every  one  should  try  them. 


BANKS. 


BANK    OF    BRITISH    COLUMBIA. 


CAPITAL  PAID  UP 
RESERVE  FUND 


;  Ated  by  Moral  charter. 


Southeast  cornet  itu.ii  «u<i  Baiuoma  Btreeta, 


$3,000.  )00 
t,000.)00 


HEAD  OFFIOE   60  LOMBARD  STREET,   LONDON. 

BRANCIIKS—  Victoria,  British  Colinnl.ln;    Portland,  Oresou;    Scaltlr  and 

Taeonia,  Washington. 
SUB-BRANCUKs    N.ov  Westminster,  Vancouver,  NaiiAlmo  ami  KhiuIooun, 

British  Columbia. 
Tiiis  Hauk  transacts  h  Qcneral  Hanking  Business.    Account*  opened  sub- 

ject  to  Check,  ao'i  S) mi  Ucpoalta raooTved.    Commercial  Credits  granted 

available  In  nil  parts  ol  the  world.  Approved  Hills  discounted  an.l  a<l- 
vauces  made  ou  good  collateral  security.  Draws  direct  at  eurreut  rates 
upon  its  Head  Office  aud  Branches,  and  upon  ll    Agents,  as  follows: 

NEW  YuKK,  CHICAGO  and  CANADA— Bank  of  Montreal;  LIVERPOOL 
—North  aud  South  Wales  Hank  :  SCOTLAND— British  Linen  Company ;  IRE- 
LAND—Hauk  of  Ireland;  MEXICO  and  SOl'Tll  AMERICA— Loudon  Bank 
of  Mexico  aud  South  America:  CHINA  aud  JAPAN-Chartered  Bank  of 
India,  Australia  aud  China;  Al'STK ALIA  and  NEW  ZEALAND— Bank  of 
Australa.sia,  Commercial  Banking  Compauy  of  Sydney,  English,  Scottish 
aud  Australian  Chartered  Bank  and  National  Bank  of  Australasia;  I 'KM 
ERARA  and  TRINIDAD  (Wi-n  Indies)— Colonial  Hunk.  

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVINGS  UNION. 

532  California  Street,  Comer  Webb  Street. 

Branch  Office  1700  Market  Street,  Corner  Polk. 

Deposits,  June  30. 1891 923,311,00100 

Guaranteed  Capital  and  Surplus  1,346,635  00 

DIRECTORS. 

Albert  Miller,  Presideut;  George  W.  Beaver,  Vice-Presideut;  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond,  Charles  Pace,  Daniel  E.  Martiu,  VV.  C.  B.  DcFremery, 
George  G.  Boardmau,  J.  G  Eastland  ;    Lovell  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  and  Loans  only  ou  real  estate  security.  Country  re- 
mittances may  be  sent  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  or  by  checks  of  reliable 
parties,  payable  in  San  Francisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  Savings 
Bank  commences  ouly  with  the  actual  receipt  of  the  money.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  is  made 
for  pass  book  or  entrance  fee.  Office  Hours— 9  a.  m.  to  3  p.  m.  Saturday 
evenings,  6:30  to  8. 

THE  GERMAN  SAVIN6S  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  626  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RESERVE  FUND S    1,610,000  00. 

Deposits  Jan    2,1892 27,138,129  74 

Officers— President,  L.  GOTTIG;  Vice-President,  EDW.  KRUSE 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGER8  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  R.  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN  ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TOURNY.  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  Schoemann,  E. 
Meyer,  P.  Tillmann,  H.  Horstmann,  B.  A.  Becker,  H.  L.  Simon.  Attorney, 
John  R.  Jabboe. 

MUTUAL  SAVINGS  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building 

Guaranty  Capital,  $1,000,000. 

OFFICEB8. 

JAMES  G.  FAIR President 

JAMES  PHELAN,   S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-Presidents 

Directors— James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper,  G.  G.  Hooker, 
James  Pnelan,  James  Moflitt,  S.  G.  Murphy,  Chas.  Cadwalader  and  James 
D.  Phelan. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecurities.  JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

HUMBOLDT  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY, 

No.  18  Geary  Street.  San  Francisco. 

Incorporated November  24, 1869. 

ADOLPH  C.  WEBER  ..  .Pbesident.  |  ERNST  BRAND Seceetaby 

LONDON,  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  BANK  (Limited), 

IS.  W.  Cop,  Sansome  and.  Sutter  Sts. 

ubta  led  Capital $2,600,000  \  Paid  Up  Capital $2,000,000 

Reserve  Fund  $560,000. 
Head  Office 58  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Agents— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
(Ltd  )  No.  10  Wall  St.,N.  Y.    PARIS— Messrs.  Lazard  Freres  &  Cie,  17Bonle 
vard  Poissoniere.    Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.  Com 
mercial  and  Travelers' Credits  issued.           EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 
LC.  Altschtjl,  Cashier. 

THE  ANGLO-CALIFORNIAN  BANK,  Limited. 

N.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

Capital  Authorized W.000,000  I  Paid  up. .     '    

Subscribed  3,000,000  |  Reserve  Fund.  . . 

Head  Office— 3  Angel  Court,  London,  E.  0. 
Agents  at  New  York— J.  &  W.  Seligman  &.  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  banking  business,  sells  drafts,  makes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  aud  issues  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
world     Sends  bills  for  collection,  loans  money,  buys  and  sells  exchanga 
and  bullion.  I6N.  STEINHART    ' 

ana  duiuou.  p  N  LILIENTHAL, 


$1,500,000 
650,000 


:  Managers. 


PLUMBING 


Fine  Sanitary  Plumbing  and  Gas-fitting 
Estimates  furnished..  Jobbing  promptly 
attended  to. 

CHARLES  E.  ANDERSON, 
1616  Polk  Street,  near  Clay,  and  1214 
Polk  Street,  near  Sutter. 
Telephone  No.  2107. 


22 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  27,  1892. 


WHAT  local  underwriters  are  talking  and  thinking  of  most, 
these  days,  are  the  outstanding  premiums,  that  peculiarly 
California  system  of  permitting  premiums  to  remain  uncollected 
for  six  or  eight  months.  Nowhere  east  of  the  Rocky  Mountains 
would  such  a  loose  way  of  doing  business  be  tolerated.  At  first — 
that  is  in  the  good  old  days  of  gold  nuggets  and  vigilance  com- 
mittees— the  limit  of  extension  on  fire  premiums  was  60  days. 
But  now  there  is  practically  no  limit  at  all,  and  if  the  general 
agent  presses  for  collection  within  a  reasonable  time,  the  local  will 
simply  return  the  premium  as  not  taken — and  place  the  policy 
with  another  company.  Nor  is  the  local  to  blame  for  this  state 
of  affairs,  for  should  he  not  return  the  premium  the  insured  will 
do  so  himself,  and  then  place  the  business  elsewhere. 

Under  the  State  code  the  delivery  of  a  policy  is  prima  facie 
evidence  of  its  having  been  paid  for,  and  companies  are  mulcted 
for  a  loss  on  an  unpaid  premium  the  same  as  on  one  that  is  paid. 
Sow,  it  seems  singular,  to  say  the  least,  that  the  Pacific  Insurance 
Union  has  done  nothing  to  remedy  this  growing  evil,  for  is  it  not 
virtually  a  rebate  to  the  insured  to  be  permitted  to  draw  interest 
on  the  unpaid  premium  for  six  and  eight  months?  It  cer- 
tainly is,  and  a  very  liberal  rebate,  too,  especially  in  some  interior 
parts,  where  interest  plays  quite  an  important  role. 

It  takes  either  a  long  purse  to  carry  these  unpaid  accounts,  if 
the  agent  remits  for  policies  written  irrespective  of  the  collection 
of  premiums,  or  extreme  good-nature  on  the  part  of  companies 
permitting  Buch  extension  of  credit.  Surely,  something  ought  to 
be  done  to  stop  this  pernicious  system — or  lack  of  it. 

Local  fire  underwriters  complain  that  collections  are  coming  in 
too  slowly.  This  is  either  a  sign  of  hard  times  in  the  interior,  or 
neglect,  or  something  more  reprehensible  on  the  part  of  the  coun- 
try agents  in  making  or  turning  in  their  collections.  It  does  seem 
a  little  strange  that  these  complaints  should  be  so  general  when 
such  excellent  machinery  for  the  proper  conduct  of  business  exists 
within  the  Union. 

The  Union  has  recently  issued  a  circular,  calling  attention  to 
the  fact  that  it  is  an  infringement  of  the  by-laws  of  the  Compact 
for  general  agents  to  defray  the  cost  of  furnishing  the  office  of 
local  agents.  It  is  feared  that  the  warning  comes  too  late,  for 
a  baneful  precedent  in  this  direction  has  already  been  estab- 
lished. Gifts  in  the  way  of  furniture,  stationery,  even  rent  re- 
ceipts, have  become  quite  the  usual  and  expected  thing  in  certain 
quarters,  and  it  is  related  that  one  company,  who  paid  the  rent 
for  four  or  five  local  agencies  in  Los  Angeles,  suddenly  demanded 
its  full  pound  of  flesh  for  its  liberality,  in  the  shape  of  a  flat-footed 
demand  that  all  the  other  companies  should  be  dropped  from  the 
agency  in  favor  of  the  one  who  paid  all  the  office  expenses.  It  is 
to  put  a  stop  to  the  possible  spreading  of  such  unprofessional 
tactics  that  Mr.  Duval  has  issued  his  latest  circular.  It  is  to  be 
hoped  that  it  will  have  the  desired  effect. 

It  is  now  said  that  the  New  York  Times  was  well  paid  for  its 
attack  on  the  New  York  Life  Insurance  Company.  The  story  is, 
that  a  syndicate  was  formed  to  guarantee  the  Times  against  pos- 
sible loss  through  an  action  for  libel,  and  to  liberally  reimburse  it 
for  its  expansion  of  space  and  energy  in  making  the  fight.  Be 
that  as  it  may,  there's  no  gainsaying  the  fact  that  the  New  York 
Life  got  a  great  deal  of  advertising  out  of  it  all,  and  when  it  was 
shown  that  its  cash  surplus  amounted  to  $15,000,000,  the  effect  of 
the  so-called  expose  fell  flat.  But  it  is  all  over  now.  Mr.  Beers 
has  resigned,  and  John  A.  McCall  has  been  elected  in  his  stead. 
Mr.  McCall  is  conceded  to  be  one  of  the  best  insurance  men  in 
the  country.  For  two  terms  he  occupied  the  position  of  Super- 
intendent of  the  Insurance  Department  of  the  State  of  New 
York,  and  for  many  years  was  Compla-oller  of  the  Equitable  Life 
Insurance  Company,  of  New  York. 

George  W.  Perkins,  the  newly-elected  Third  Vice-President  of 
this  company,  has  been  in  the  employ  of  the  New  York  Life  for 
fifteen  years.  He  started  in  as  junior  clerk.  He  has  been  re- 
spectively Cashier  and  Inspector  of  Agencies  for  the  West,  for 
the  company. 

Mr.  Brorawell  is  en  route  to  New  Orleans  for  business.  It  is 
said  that  his  errand  is  to  re-insure  his  business  somewhere  in  that 
vicinity.  Mr.  Bromwell  will  reach  New  Orleans  in  time  for  the 
Mardi  Gras  festivities. 


Teacher— Hans,  name  three  beasts  of  prey,    liana— Two  lions 

and  a  tiger.  — Texas  fi  if  tings. 

MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT  UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA, 


The  preliminary  COURSE  OF  LECTURES  in  the  Medical  Department  of 
the  Universiiy  of  California  will  begin  Monday,  February  29th,  at  9  a.  m., 
at  the  College  Building,  Stockton  street,  near  Chestnut. 

R.     A.     McLEAN,    M.D.,    Dean, 

603  Merchant  Street,  comer  Montgomery. 


1850.  JANUARY  1,    1892.  1892. 

FORTY-SECOND  ANNUAL  REPORT 

OF  THE 

MANHATTAN  LIFE  INSURANCE  CO, 

156  AND  158  BROADWAY,  N.    Y. 

X3:E3STIV2-    B.    STOKES,    President. 


Insurance  in  Force,  over 

Total  Payments  to  Policy  Holders, 


$59,000,000  00 
31,900,000  00 


THE  YEAR   1891  SHOWS 


Increase  in  Assets.  Increase  in  Surplus,  Increase  in  Interest,  Increase   in 

New  Insurance  Written,  Increase  in  Iusurance  in  Force, 

Increase  in  Premiums,  Decrease  in  Expenses. 

Total  income  during  1S91 ?2.6S7,410  58 

Total  disbursements  during  1831 2,255,690  84 

ASSETS. 

Real  Estate 1498,8-20  00 

First  Mortgage  Loans  on  Real  Estate 3,983,522  17 

United  States  Bonds  and  other  Securities. 2.739.0SO  00 

Loans  on  Policies  in  force  765,525  75 

Loans  on  Stocks  aud  Bonds 4,225,462  50 

Deferred  Premiums  and  Premiums  in  course  of  collection  aud 

transmission  (after  deducting  20  per  cent) 317,805  97 

Cash  on  Hand  and  in  Bank  and  Trust  Company  at  interest  224,469  21 

Interest  Accrued  and  all  other  Property  195,224  12 

Total  Assets $12,949,909  72 

APPORTIONED     AS     FOLLOWS: 

Reserve  on  Policies,  New  York  State  Standard  (4  per  cent)  ...  $11,560,625  00 

All  other  Liabilities 215,690  06 

Surplus       1,143,594  66 

$12,949,909  72 

We  hereby  certify  that  we  have  carefully  examined   in   detail  the  assets 
as  shown  above,  and  that  they  are  correctly  stated. 

E.  A.  WALTON, 
P.  VAN  ZANT  LANE. 
J.  OTIS  HOYT. 
BENJAMIN  GRIFFIN,. 
The  Manhattan  Policies  are  free  from  restrictions.    No  suicide  or  intem- 
perance clause,  aud  all  claims  paid  immediately  on  receipt  of  proofs. 


Committee. 


JOHN  LANDERS,  Manager  Pacific  Department, 


I 10  Monfgoinery  St ,  San  Fraucisco,  t'al. 


GOLD  AND  SILVER  ELECTE0  SUSS? 


DENIAL    PLATES. 


-MADE   SOLELY    BY— 


UK.  D.  W.  rlAIINtb,  UentlSI,  <|„positc  Baldwin  Hotel! 

These  plates  are  made  by  an  entirely  new  process  and  are  absolute- 
ly "perfect,"  being  light,  elastic  and  of  "  purest  metals,"  and 
"overcoming"  all  "disadvantages"  of  "rubber"  and  all  former 
metal  plates.  The  "  leading  dentists "  throughout  the  East  are 
using  them  "exclusively,"  with  the  most  "gratifying"  results. 
To  those  who  cannot  be  fitted  by  the  "old  process  "  we  "  guarantee" 
a  "perfect  fitting  plate."    ■ 

DIFFICULT    CASES    SOLICITED. 
Dr.  J.  H.  STALLARD 

—  AND  — 

Dr.  J.  CLARK, 

PHYSICI^.1TS    and.    STTI^a-EiOrtTS, 
632    Sutter    Street. 


F.  1.    87, 


BAN   PRANOISI  0  NEWS  I  ETTER. 


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DEW  PROP  tulle  is  the  lat.'-t  Ibing  in  ball  dresses  in  London, 
and  Is  made  in  silver  and  crystal  or  crystal  and  roM.  Beauti- 
ful belta  of  iridescent  passementerie  are  made  for  these  dresses, 
and  the  toilets  should  be  completed  with  gold  or  silver  shoes 
with  crystal  buckles'.  Chiffon,  ■  repon,  and  mousseline  de  soie, 
are  all  popular  materials,  but  perhaps  nothing  is  more  popular 
than  guaze.  Striped  gauze  is  particularly  pretty,  and  looks  won- 
derfully well  for  Empire  gown*  The  Moral  trimmings  are  beau- 
tiful this  year,  more  particularly  the  fringes  of  flowers  with  long 
slender  stalks,  which  are  greatly  in  vogue  for  bertbes.  rink  or 
yellow  jasmine  is  mixed  with  long  hanging  grasses,  or  Neapolit- 
an violets  lurk  amidst  the  green.  Velvet  tlowera  are  used  on 
some  of  the  dresses,  and  they  look  very  well  in  shaded  leaves, 
nasturtiums,  or  long  trails  of  passion  flowers  mixed  with  golden 
truit.  The  yellow  lily  is  accurately  imitated  in  velvet,  also  the 
l.ily  Amoratutn,  distinguished  from  its  sister  flowers  by  the  flush 
upon  its  petals.  Butterflies  of  goodly  proportions  are  also  used 
on  ball  dresses,  and  rather  a  novel  effect  is  produced  by  the  use 
of  black  jet  butterflies  on  pale  pink  or  blue  gowns. 

Could  there  be  a  daintier  fad  than  that  of  perfuming  the  bon- 
net flowers  as  Nature  would  have  done  if  she  had  been  given 
the  making  of  them?  A  hat  worn  at  the  Patti  concert  recently 
in  New  York  was  a  small  garden  of  violets.  The  round  flat  brim 
of  some  three  inches  in  width  was  of  green  velvet,  the  crown 
was  a  clump  of  violets  with  the  leaves  growing  up  among  them 
in  the  most  natural  way.  Toe  psrfume  of  violets  was  almost  too 
strong  even  for  those  who  love  it.  The  fine  powder  which  diffused 
it  had  been  sifted  over  the  Bowers.  It  would  have  escaped  de- 
tection if  it  bad  been  used  with  more  discretion.  A  safer  meth- 
od is  the  fastening  of  a  real  flower  among  the  artificial  clusters. 
Thus  a  rosebud  among  roses,  a  few  violets  among  violets,  will 
give  forth  the  delicate  o  lor  which  no  powder  may  rival.  Being 
few  hidden  in  many  tbey  will  wilt  unnoticed,  and  they  grow 
more  fragrant  as  they  die. 

Somewhat  exceptional  taste,  but  extravagant  withal,  is  credit- 
ed to  "  a  lady  of  ideas,"  who  has  recently  brought  Shakesperian 
lore  to  bear  upon  the  adornment  of  her  tea-table.  A  cloth  of  the 
finest  damask  is  embroidered  with  the  poet's  flowers,  and  with 
the  quotation  "  Daisies  pied  and  violets  blue,  and  lady  smocks 
all  silver  white,"  written  across  the  center  in  beautiful  stitches. 
Another  tablecloth  is  in  the  finest  lawn,  embroidered  with  wild 
roses  and  their  sweetbriar  foliage,  over  which  hovers  a  flight  of 
butterflies,  which  are  cut  out  of  lawn  and  embroidered  over  in 
gold,  their  bodies  being  attached  to  the  cloth,  while  their  wings 
flutter  loosely  and  freely.  The  teacups  to  be  used  with  this  are 
pale  pink,  shaped  like  roses,  and  with  handles  in  the  form  of  a 
gold  butterfly.  The  saucers  are  pale  green,  shaped  like  a  rose- 
leaf.  The  plates  are  in  rose  pink,  with  golden  butterflies  paint- 
ed on  them. 

A  novelty  for  table  decoration  is  a  crystal  center-piece  with 
a  fountain  of  three  jets  in  the  middle  of  it,  and  an  electric- 
lighting  arrangement  beneath  the  table,  by  which,  on  press- 
ing a  button,  streams  of  different-colored  light  can  be  thrown 
upward  on  the  playing  water  of  the  fountain.  It  is  pretty  and 
effective,  but  expensive  withal,  for  not  everybody  would  care  to 
cut  holes  in  her  dinner  table  and  best  damask. 

The  most  fashionable  beaten-gold  tatting  shuttles,  studded 
with  diamonds  and  other  precious  stones,  are  on  sale  in  the  Par- 
isian shops.  Tatting  is  coming  in  vogue  again,  not  because  there 
is  anything  either  serviceable  or  attractive  about  the  fabric,  but 
for  graceful  and  dainty  toying,  for  the  display  of  shapely  hands 
and  flashing  rings  that  form  of  feminine  industry  is  best  de- 
signed. 

Many  of  the  men  are  now  wearing  the  slate-gray  gloves  of  un- 
dressed kid  with  self-stitching — the  correct  mode  for  day  wed- 
dings, at  the  afternoon  teas  and  other  functions  before  sundown. 
The  propriety  of  the  adaptation  is  apparent. 

— Clothier  and  Furnisher. 

The  silver  horse-shoe  pin  is  the  latest  thing  in  jewelry  for  men. 
It  is  the  best  literal  imitation  of  the  horseshoe  that  has  yet  been 
done,  and  comes  in  three  different  sizes. 

Chats.  Lainer,  artistic  photographer,  715  Market  street.    Crayon 

Eortraits  a  specialtv.    There  is  an  unmistakably  air  of  truth  about  all 
is  portraits,  from 'the  smallest  card  photo  up  to  the  most  ambitious 
specimen  of  the  photographic  art. 

John  W.  Carmany,  of  25  Kearny  street,  has  an  excellent  line  of 
gentlemen's  furnishing  goods  always  on  hand. 

8pecial  attention  given  to  all  cases  reci>mmend'"d  by  family  physicians 
free  of  charge.  C.  Muller,  refraction  specialist,  135  Montgomery  street, 
near  Bush. 


H,  M.  NEWHALL  &  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchants, 

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Nos.  309  and  311  Sansome  Street.  San  Francisco.  California. 

NATIONAL    ASSURANCE    CO.   OF    IRELAND; 
ATLAS    ASSURANCE    CO.    OF    LONDON  ; 
BOYLSTON    INSURANCE    CO.  OF    BOSTON; 
OCEAN   MARINE   INSURANCE  CO.   OF  LONDON. 


Steam  Boiler  Incrustations. 

Old   Scale    Removed,  Formation   of  New   Scale  Prevented. 

Without  the  Aid  of  Chemicals,  by  the  UHe  of  the 
LLEWELLYN     FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONDENSER  I 

Over  300  In  Dally  Use  on  the  Pacific  Coast.) 

T  Removes  all  Impurities  from  the  Water  before  Entering  the  Boiler. 
Heats  the  Water  to  '212°.  Saves  from  25  to  60  per  cent,  in  the  Amount  of 
Water  Used. 

Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Pamphlet  Forwarded  on  Application  to 

Llewellyn    Steam    Condenser    Manufacturing    Co., 

330  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros., 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

Agents  for  Spreckels'  Line  of  Hawaiian  Packets,  S.  8.  Hepworth'B  Centri 
fugal  Machines,  Reed's  Patent  Pipe  and  Boiler  Covering;. 
327  Market  Street,  corner  Fremont. 

BAN    FRANCISCO. 

Systems— "  Slaltery  "  Induction;  "  Wood  "  Arc.     Factories— Fort  Wayne, 
Indiana;  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Electric  Improvement  Company. 

General  Agents  for  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Arizona  and  Washington 
of  the  Fort  Wayne  Electric  Light  Co.,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 

Estimates  furnished  for  Electric  Railways,  Electric  Light  and  Steam 
Plants,  House  Wiring,  etc.    Marine  Work  a  Specialty. 


35  New  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


R.   J.    WHEELER. 


J.   W.   GIRVIN. 


J.  W.  GIRVIN  &  CO., 

Rubber  and  Leather  Belting,  Hose,  Packing,  etc, 

Rubber  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  etc, 

Pacific  Coast  Agents  for  Boston  Belting  Co.  and  Fayerweather  &  Ladew, 
formerly  J.  B.  Hoyt  &  Co.  4  California  St.,  S.  J\.  Cal. 

WILLIAMS,  DIMOND  &  GO. 

SHIPPING    AND    COMMISSION    MERCHANTS, 

UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 

Agents  for — 
The  Cunard  Royal  Mail  Steamship  I  Vivian  Sons  Yellow  Metal  Sheathing 

Company,  Hartirann's  Rahtjen's  Composition 

"The  California  Line  of  Clippers,"  |  The  China  Trade  and  Insurance  Co. 

from  New  York,  I        (L'd.), 

"The  Hawaiian  Line  of  Packets,"      The   Baldwin  Loeomotive  Works, 

to  and  from  Honolulu.  I        Steel  Rails  and  Track  Material. 

COKE— CHEAPEST  FUEL! 

Reduction  in  Price. 

Wholesale  (GO  bills,  or  more),  80c.  per  bbl.    Retail  (any  quantity 

under  50  bbls.),  90c.  per  bbl. 

AT  THE  WORKS  OP 

THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  GASLIGHT  COMPANY, 
HOWARD  AND  FIRST  STS..  and  FOOT  OF  SECOND  STREET. 

ML  VERNON  COMPANY,  BALTIMORE. 

*»-The  undersigned  having  been  appointed  AGENTS  FOR  THE 
PACIFIC  COAST  for  the  sale  of  the  manufactures  of  above  company,  have 
now  in  store:  gA|L    DU0K_ALL    NUMBERS. 

HYDRAULIC— ALL     NUMBERS; 
DRAPER     AND    WAGON     DUCK, 
From  30  to  120  inches  wide ;  and  a  Complete  Assortment  of  All  Qualities 
28^-INCH    DUCK,    FROM    7    OZS.   TO    IB    OZS.,    Inclusive. 
MURPHY,     GRANT     &     CO. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO 


NEWS  LETTER.  g  Feb.  27,  1892. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Yellow  Jacket  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business,  San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works — Gold  Hill,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  this 
company,  held  on  the  first  day  of  February,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  50)  of 
Fifty  (50)  Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  each  aud  every  share  of  the  cap- 
ital stock  of  said  company,  payable  immediately  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  or  to  James  Newlands,  Transfer  Secretary,  Room  3, 
331  Pine  stre.t,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
Friday,  March  4,  1692,  will  be  deemed  delinquent, 
and  will  be  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;   and  unless  pay- 
ment is  made  before,  will  be  sold  on  WEDNESDAY,  the  sixth  day  of  April, 
1892,  at  1  o'clock  p.  m.,  in  front  of  the  office  of  the  company,  to  pay  the  de- 
linquent assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
W.  H.  BLAUVELT,  Secretary. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

TDEHRING  SEA  PACKING  COMPANY.— Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at 
-1— *  the  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  held  ou  the  13th  day  of  Februarv, 
1892,  an  assessment,  No.  1,  of  $1  per  share,  was  levied  upon  the  issued  capital 
stuck  of  the  Company,  payable  immediately,  in  the  United  Slates  gold  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  No.  9  Market  Street,  San 
Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  on  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on  the  16th  day 
of  March,  1892,  will  bedelinqueut.  and  advertised  forsale  at  public  auction; 
unless  payment  is  made  before,  will  be  sold  ou  the  15th  day  of  April,  1892, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  cost  of  advertising  and 
expense  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Gould    &    Curry    Silver    Mining    Company. 

Assessment      — .No.  68 

Amount  per  Share 30  cents 

Levied January  5,  1892 

Delinquent  in  Office February  8, 1892 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  Stock  March  1,  1892 

ALFRED  K.  DURBROW,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  No.  69,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San 
Francisco,  California. 

ANNOAL  MEETING. 

Western  Beet  Sugar  Company. 

The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Weste  n  Beet  Sugar 
Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  327  Market  street,  aan 
Francisco,  California,  on 

Tuesday,  the  First  Day  of  March.  1 892,  at  the  hour  of  Eleven  o'clock  A.  M„ 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 
ineetiug. 

Transfer  books  will  close  on  Friday,  February  26, 1S92,  at  3  o'clock  p.  m. 

E.  H.  SHELDON.  Secretary. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Potosi  Mining  Company. 

The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Potosi  Min- 
ing Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  Room  79,  Nevada 
Block,  San  Francisco,  California,  on 

Wednesday,  the  9lh  Day  of  March,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  1  o'clock  P.  M., 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  and  the  traosaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 
meeting. 

Transfer  books  will  close  Monday,  the  7th  day  of  March,  1892,  at  12 
o'clock  M. 

CHAS.  E.  ELLIOT,  Secretary. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Hale  &  Noreross  Silver  Mining  Co. 

The  regular  annual  meeting  of  stockholders  of  the  Hale  &  Noreross 
Silver  Mining  Compauy  will  beheld  at  the  office  of  the  comptiny,  Room 
58,  Nevada  Block,  31)9  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco,  California,  ou 

Wednesday,  the  9th  Day  of  March,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  1  o'clock  P.  M. 

The  transfer  books  will  be  closed  ou  Saturday,  the  5th  day  of  March,  1892, 
at  12  o'clock  m. 

A.  B.  THOMPSON,   Secretary. 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

Oceanic    Steamship    Company. 

Dividend  No.  72  (Fifty  cents  per  share)  of  the  Oceanic  Steamship  Com- 
pany will  be  payable  at  the  office  of  the  company,  327  Market  street,  on  and 
after  Tuesday,  March  1,  1892. 

Transfer  books  will  close  Tuesday,  February  23, 1892,  at  3  o'clock  p.  M. 

E.  H.  SHELDON,  Secretary. 

Good  Cheer  and  a  Souvenir  of  California  for  our  Eastern  Friends, 

Parties  desiring  to  send  to  their 
friends  East  the 

INGLENOOK  TABLE  WINES 

Can  have  their  orders  filled  at  San 
Francisco  prices  and  of  freight  at 
car-load  rates  added,  thus  saving 
a  great  expense  by  leaving  their 
orders  in  time  with 

F.  A.  HABER, 
Office  and  Depot  Inglenook  Vineyard,  122  Sansome  St.,  S.  F 


ANEW  DEVICE  to  indicate  the  position  of  wrecks  by  Mr. 
A.  F.  Ward,  of  Detroit,  Mich.,  consists  of  a  hollow  ball  of 
two  halves,  the  bottom  one  being  attached  to  a  bed  by  a  soluble 
glue  joint.  This  bed  is  fixed  to  an  iron  plate  which  is  screwed 
to  the  deck  of  the  vessel  or  in  any  suitable  position.  As  soon 
as  the  dissolution  takes  place  the  buoy  rises,  a  cord,  which  can 
be  of  any  length — 1,000  feet  and  upward — and  which  is  fixed  on 
a  reel  in  the  hollow  ball,  reels  off  through  the  bottom  of  the 
ball.  As  soon  as  the  latter  reaches  the  surface  the  line  stops 
paying  out,  the  core  of  the  reel  being  controlled  by  springs.  The 
soluble  joint  is  protected  by  a  flange,  which  prevents  water 
reaching  it  before  the  buoy  has  been  submerged  for  some  time, 
seas  washing  over  the  deck  having  no  effect  on  it.  The  soluble 
joint  can  be  arranged  to  dissolve  within  any  time  desired  from 
24  to  48  hours,  and  the  cord  may  be  replaced  by  copper  wire 
when  used  in  salt  water. 

In  view  of  the  present  rapid  development  of  speed  in  ocean 

steamers,  it  is  interesting  to  note  the  lines  on  which  still  greater 
improvement  is  looked  for.  Oberlin  Smith  has  propounded  the 
idea  that  the  ships  of  the  future  will  probably  be  driven  by  elec- 
tricity by  means  of  a  simple  rotating  armature  fixed  on  the  shaft 
of  the  screw  itself.  The  source  of  the  electric  current  for  driving 
the  motors  of  the  prospective  three  or  four  day  Atlantic  liners,  Mr. 
Smith  considers,  would  probably  be  storage  batteries  placed  in  the 
extreme  bottom  and  aloDg  the  whole  length  of  the  hold,  where 
they  will  serve  as  excellent  ballast,  or  else  the  current  will  be  gen- 
erated by  some  direct  process  f  rem  coal  or  other  fuel,  either  burned 
or  otherwise  chemically  disorganized  during  the  passage. 

— Philadelphia  Press. 

The  following  is  given  as  a  mixture  for  joining   pieces  of 

iron  together:  Equal  parts  of  sulphur  and  white  lead,  with 
about  one-sixth  proportion  of  borax,  are  the  constituents  of  the 
mixture,  and  the  three  should  be  thoroughly  incorporated  to- 
gether so  as  to  form  one  homogeneous  mass.  When  the  compo- 
sition is  to  be  applied,  it  should  be  wetted  with  strong  sulphuric 
acid,  and  a  thin  layer  of  it  placed  between  the  two  pieces  of 
iron  to  be  connected,  these  being  at  once  pressed  together.  The 
Chemical  Trades  Journal  says:  "It  is  stated  that  the  cement 
will  hold  so  firmly  as  to  resist  the  blows  of  a  steam  hammer, 
and  dry  so  completely  in  a  few  days  as  to  leave  no  trace  of  the 
cement,  the  work  then  presenting  the  appearance  of  welding."' 

A  queer  submarine  boat,    for  which    the   inventor   claims 

some  wonderful  things,  yet  to  be  attempted,  has  been  launched 
at  the  Detroit  boat  works.  The  propellers  are  reversible  and 
placed  amidships.  They  are  intended  to  regulate  the  immersion 
of  the  boat  and  propel  it.  The  craft  is  40  feet  in  length,  9  feet  in 
width  and  14  feet  in  depth.  It  is  elliptical  in  shape,  and  it  draws 
eight  feet  in  water.  A  sort  of  prepared  canvas  is  stretched  over 
the  oak  frames,  and  that  is  covered  with  one-inch  plank.  The 
boat  will  withstand  a  pressure  of  86  feet  of  water.  Air  is  stored 
at  a  pressure  of  15  pounds,  and  sufficient  can  be  stored  to  last 
three  men  for  several  hours  while  the  boat  is  submerged.  An  ob- 
serving tower  two  feet  in  height  is  on  top  of  the  boat. 

The  durability  of  iron  railway  bridges  is  being  investigat- 
ed carefully  by  several  of  the  European  Governments  as  a  con- 
sequence of  the  many  late  serious  bridge  disasters.  The  result 
of  extended  English  and  German  investigation  seems  to  show 
that  under  the  most  favorable  circumstances  bridges  are  not  safe 
for  a  period  exceeding  75  years;  and  under  certain  conditions, 
their  life  is  much  shorter.  The  method  of  manufacture  is  of 
the  least  importance  in  this  estimate  of  durability.  The  effect 
of  a  more  or  less  heavy  traffic  upon  the  fiber  resistance  in  the 
materials  of  construction  plays  the  important  part,  and  the 
pounding  under  train  motion  and  the  vibration  due  to  rolling 
loads  wear  out  the  bridge. 

A  few  of  the  possibilities  of  electricity   have   lately  been 

pointed  out  by  a  scientific  man.  In  his  opinion  the  difficulty  of 
telegraphing  without  wires  to  any  distance  will  be  overcome;  he 
further  believes  that  a  phosphorescent  light  could  be  produc- 
ed such  as  nature  displays  in  the  glowworm. 

A  new  system  of  shoeing  horses  has  recently  been  in- 
vented in  England.  By  it  the  iron  shoes  are  fixed  to  others 
made  of  sail  canvas,  which  are  then  cemented  to  the  hoof.  Shoes 
fixed  this  way  have  been  worn  quite  thin  without  moving.  The 
process  has  been  patented  in  England. 


For  Debilitated  Men!  If  you  desire  to  be  restored  to  complete 
vigor  and  manhood,  promptly,  permanently  and  cheaply,  we  will 
send  you  full  particulars  (sealed)  of  a  reliable,  unfailing  Home 
Treatment  free.  No  electric  nonsense,  no  stomach  drugging. 
Address  Albion  Pharmacy  Co.,  Box  L,  Albion,  Mich. 


Eyes  tested  according  to  physiological  laws  of  light  and  not  by  machinery. 
C.  Muller,  the  progressive  optician  and  refraction  specialist,  135  Montgom- 
ery street. 


Ffk  87,  1898.  san   FRANCISCO   NEWS  LETTER, 


BARGAINS!     BARGAINS! 


TO  BE  HAD  AT  THE 


924  to   930    Market  Street,   San    Francisco. 

CLOSING  -  OUT     SALE. 


The  stock  diminishing  rapidly.  Therefore,  those  who  have 
not  already  supplied  themselves  at  the  low  prices  asked  should 
do  so   at  once.     The   goods   have  actually  been  marked  down  to 

50  CENTS  ON  THE  DOLLAR  OF  THE  ORIGINAL  COST. 

We  quote  a  few  of  the  prices  that  goods  are  sold  at: 

Boys'  Overcoats               -                -               -               -  $1  35 

Star  Waists                -----  BO 

Mothers'  Friend  Waists                 -  60 

Boys'  Percale  Collars                 -  06 

Boys'  All-Wool  Cassimere  School  Suits        -  -            1  60 

Fisk,   Clarke  &   Flagg's  Driving,  Walking  and  Coaching 
Kid   and   Dogskin   Gloves. 

Boys'  Lace  and  Button  Shoes,  Former  Price  $2,  sold  for  $1  00. 
Men's  Business  Suits,  Former  Price  $12  60,  will  be  sold  for  $6  60. 
Working  Suits,  Former  Price  $9  00,  will  be  sold  at  $4  00. 
Gentlemen's  Dress  Suits,  Former  Price  $27  00,  sold  at  $13  BO. 

A  large  variety  of  EARL  &  WILSON  COLLARS  and  CUFFS, 
also  a  complete  line  of  COON  BRAND  COLLARS  and  CUFFS, 

SELLING    AT    A    SACRIFICE. 

About  78  yards  of  good   carpet  will  be  sold  very  cheap. 
And   so  on  to  the  end  of  the  catalogue. 

STORE  FIXTURES  FOR  SALE  !  OFFICE  FURNITURE  FOR  SALE  !         A  LARSE  SAFE  BURGLAR-PROOF  VAULT  FOR  SALE  ! 

fP^-The  Trustee  has  personally  seen  that  prices  are  marked  on  the  goods  as  stated.    He  has  adopted  the  above 
method  of  disposing  of  this  stock  of  merchandise  rather  than  throw  it  into  the  auction  rooms. 

J.   C.    MAYNARD,  TRUSTEE. 


26 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  27,  1892. 


^ 


AVERY  wise  movement  is  on  foot  among  the  real  estate  men 
of  this  city.  It  is  a  movement  toward  the  establishment  of 
real  estate  agencies  in  Eastern  cities  for  the  sale  of  California 
property  or  the  exchange  of  California  lands  for  income  proper- 
ties in  the  East.  It  is  a  project  that  is  likely  to  benefit  the 
whole  coast,  inasmuch  as  it  is  calculated  to  bring  Eastern  capital 
and  muscle  to  the  Golden  State.  There  are  many  persons  in  the 
Eastern  States  possessed  of  good  income  properties,  the  inability  to 
profitably  dispose  of  which  forms  the  one  tie  which  binds  them 
to  their  incongenial  climates.  It  is  a  fact  that  in  the  East,  Califor- 
nia is  looked  upon  as  the  land  of  promise,  to  which  thousands 
are  only  deterred  from  emigrating  because  of  their  holdings, 
which  cannot  be  disposed  of  without  loss.  Now,  it  is  to  reach 
just  this  class  of  people  that  the  present  movement  is  for,  and  to 
enable  these  Eastern  income  property-holders  to  exchange  their 
properties  for  California  lands.  It  is  a  wise  and  timely  move, 
and  cannot  fail  to  result  profitably  to  all  concerned. 

The  week  has  been  one  of  inquiry,  and  this,  of  course,  speaks 
well  for  the  future.  That  there  are  many  buyers  abroad  cannot 
be  gainsaid  by  one  familiar  with  the  market.  Though  there  has 
been  nothing  startling  in  the  way  of  sales,  the  properties  that  did 
change  hands  brought  substantial,  living  prices.  Owners  are  fast 
abandoning  fancy  prices,  and  this  fact  also  speaks  well  for  the 
future.  It  will  go  far  toward  bringing  the  buyers  and  sellers  to- 
gether. 

It  is  said  that  within  the  past  week  the  Masonic  Hall  Associa- 
tion has  been  approached  with  an  offer  of  $500,000  for  the  Masonic 
Temple,  at  Montgomery  and  Post  streets.  Should  this  offer  be 
accepted,  another  handsome  structure  like  the  Mills  and  Crocker 
buildings,  will  be  put  up  on  this  corner.  It  is  not  at  all  unlikely, 
however,  that  the  Association  will  refuse  this  price,  for  about  two 
years  ago  the  offer  of  .lames  G.  Fair  of  $450,000  was  declined. 

The  big  Crocker  building  has  leased  nearly  its  entire  floor  sur- 
face already,  and  to  such  good  advantage,  too,  that  the  trustees 
of  the  estate  have  decided  to  erect  another  sky-scraper.  Indeed, 
plans  are  now  being  prepared  for  a  splendid,  eight-story  modern 
office  building,  to  occupy  the  present  site  of  Wilson's  Restaurant, 
on  Post  street.  These  improvements  are  all  calculated  to  stimu- 
late the  market  and  strengthen  the  faith  in  the  future  of  the  city. 

The  fact  is  that  San  Francisco  is  fast  emerging  from  the  Silurian 
strata,  or  if  not  fast,  at  least  steadily  and  surely.  Property  is  as 
low  now  as  it  ever  will  be,  and  a  steady  increment  from  now  on 
is  as  sure  as  anything  well  can  be. 

While  on  the  subject  of  improvements  it  seems  timely  to  again 
call  attention  to  the  wretched  condition  of  many  of  the  sidewalks 
in  the  Western  Addition.  This  is  an  evil  feature  that  should  be 
remedied  at  once.  In  many  places  the  old  board  walks  are  totally 
worn  out,  leaving  dangerous,  hidden  pitfalls  for  the  unwary  pe- 
destrian ;  in  other  placGS  the  boards  have  been  ripped  off,  and  there 
are  only  sand  drifts  or  mudholes  left  to  walk  on.  In  cerlain  dis- 
tricts these  things  are  quite  glaring,  and  altogether  too  prevalent 
for  the  good  and  welfare  of  adjacent  real  estate.  The  average 
man  doesn't  care  to  live  in  such  a  neighborhood,  and  won't  in- 
vest his  money  there  if  he  can  get  nearly  as  good  a  bargain  else- 
where. One  will  find  rents  cheaper  in  these  districts,  and  more 
to-rent  and  for-sale  signs  than  in  a  neighborhood  where  pedal 
navigation  after  dark  is  safer. 

The  project  to  run  street  cars  on  the  belt  freight  railroad  is  cer- 
tainly a  commendable  one,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  its  projectors 
will  carry  the  thing  through.  It  will  certainly  be  a  profitable 
venture,  for  it  would  soon  number  its  patrons  by  the  thousands. 
Such  a  thing  is,  indeed,  very  badly#  needed  in  that  locality.  The 
plan  is  to  run  horse  cars  during  the  day  time  only,  leaving  the 
track  free  for  the  passage  of  freight  during  the  dark  hours. 

It  is  hard  to  say  which  side  of  the  Mission  street  extension 
controversy  has  the  best  of  the  fight  at  present.  The  protests 
against  the  move  have  been  vigorous,  but,  on  the  other  hand, 
the  friends  of  the  extension  have  not  been  idle.  They  say  the 
plan  would  result  in  great  general  good  to  tbe  city,  and  char- 
acterize the  protesting  property-owners  as  men  actuated  purely 
by  selfish  considerations.  As  a  rule,  citizens  not  pecuniarily  in- 
terested in  the  dispute  are  in  favor  of  the  extension. 


The  forty-second  annual  statement  of  the  Manhattan  Life  Insur- 
ance Company,  of  New  York,  makes  an  excellent  showing  for  that 
company.  The  year  1891  was  a  very  prosperous  one  with  the  com- 
pany ,  showing  an  increase  in  assets,  surplus,  interest,  new  insurance 
written,  insurance  in  force,  and  premiums,  and  a  decrease  in  ex- 
penses. John  Landers,  of  210  Montgomery  street,  is  manager  of  the 
Pacific  Department. 

For  I'ouehs  and  Throat  Disorders  use  "Brown's  Bronchial 
Troches.  "  Have  never  changed  my  mind  respecting  them,  except  I  think 
better  of  that  which  I  began  by  thinking  well  or."— Rev.  Henri/  Ward 
Beecher.    Sold  only  in  boxes. 


TO 


MANUFACTURERS,    BREWERS, 


ELECTRIC    LIGHT     COMPANIES. 

An  opportunity  is  now  offered  to  secure  at  a  bargain  a  fine  site, 
building  and  valuable  machinery  for  almost  any  manufacturing 
business  or  brewery.  The  California  Street  Cable  Railroad  Com- 
pany is  desirous  of  disposing  of  thepower-honse  property,  south- 
east corner  of  California  and  Larkin  Streets,  used  prior  to  the 
erection  of  the  present  building. 

The  improvements  consist  of  a  solidly  constructed  3-story  frame 
building,  the  east  and  south  walls  being  brick.  It  has  a  massive 
foundation,  capable  of  withstanding  heavy  vibrations  of  any  ma- 
chinery likely  to  be  required  in  the  conduct  of  a  manufacturing 
or  other  enterprise,  and  a  high  (10  feet)  basement,  extending  un- 
der the  entire  building  and  sidewalk,  making  the  building  es- 
pecially desirable  for  a  brewery.  As  a  central  power-house  for 
an  electric  light  company  it  could  be  utilized  to  great  advantage. 

The  lot  has  a  frontage  of  87£  feet  on  California  street  and  a 
depth  of  7(H  feet  on  Larkin  street. 

The  following  machinery  in  place  will  also  be  sold  at  a  sacrifice : 

2  Porter-Allen  22x36  300-horse-power  vertical  engines. 

3  boilers,  75  to  80-horse-power  each. 
2  Wilcox  pumps. 

1  Llewllyn  heater. 

All  in  first-class  condition. 

Terms  will  be  made  easy  if  an  object  to  purchaser. 

For  price  and  further  particulars  apply  to 

McAfee,  Baldwin  &  Hammond, 

10  MONTGOMERY  STREET. 


JOSHUA  HENDY  MACHINE  WORKS 

PROPRIETORS  OP  THE 

CITY  IRON  WORKS. 


Office  51  Fremont  Street, 

SJ^JST    FBAUCISCO,  -       -       C^.Xj. 

Manufacturers  of  and  Dealers  in 

Boilers,  Engines,  Pumps  and  Machinery  of  Every  Description. 

Patent  Lead-Lined   Coupled   Tubing,  for   use  as 

Water  Pipe,  for  Sale  Cheap. 
NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Peer  Mining  Company. 


Lo- 


Locatiou  of  principal  place  of  business—  Sau  Praucisco,  California, 
cation  of  works— Quijotoa,  Arizona. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  twenty-fourth  day  of  February,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  12)  of 
Ten  Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  Room  26,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  Street,  San 
Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Sixth  Day  of  April.  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  pavment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  THURSDAY,  the  28th  day  of  April,  1S92,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

AUG.  WATERMAN,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  26,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  Street,  Sau  Francisco, 
California. 

ANNOAL  MEETIN6. 

People's     Insurance     Company. 

A  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  People's  Insurance  Company,  a 
corporation  organized  under  the  lawa  of  the  State  of  California,  is  hereby 
called,  the  same  to  be  held  at  room  22,  No.  328  Montgomery  street,  San 
Francisco,  California,  on 

Wednesday,  the  1 6th  day  of  March,  1 892,  at  the  hour  of  2  o'clock  P.  M„ 


A  full  attendance  is  desired. 


CHAS.  F.  MacDERMOT,  President. 


?<-h.  ■::. 

SAN  FRANCISCO  AND  NORTH  PACIFIC 
RAILWAY. 

"THE   DONAHUE   BROAO-G1UGE    ROUTE  " 
OOMMKHCniG    8CKDAY.    Si.V  1«9|      and 

DQtll  further   nolle*..  Boats   and    Trains    wll 
leave  from  and  irrlti  al  the  Sau  Fnitirlira  Pas- 
tattr   D»pot.  MAKKET  STREET   WHARF,  u 
follow*: 
From  S«n  Fnnclsco  for  Polnl   Tlburon   Sel.tatrt  and 

San  Rafael. 
WEEK    DAYB— 7-40  a.  *.,  9rAiA.  x     ll  40  a    M  ■ 

3  30r.  X..V00  p.  n.6-20  p.  a. 
SATIRDAYS  ONLY— An  cilra  Irlr.  «t  1  oOp  M. 
SINDAYS— «K»  a.«i.,9J0a.x.,  11:00  a. m     200  p  m 
500  P.  M.,  6:15  p.  m. 

From  San  Rafael  lor  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYB-eaS  a.   h..  :  v,    ».  M     9  »  a    m 

1-'  I5r.x~  3:40  P.M.,  5:06  P.M. 
SATURDAYS  ONLY— An  .-lira  trip  al  6.30  P.M. 
SCN1>AYS—«:10  a.m.,  9:40  a.m.,  1J  1    r  m.   3-40 p.m 
500  r  M.,625  P.  a. 

Prom  Polnl  Tiburon  to  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS- 6:50  a.m.,  8:20  a.m..  9:66  A.M.;  110 
p.  M..  406  P.  M-,  5:30  p.  M. 
Saturdays  only  au  extra  trip  at  *  56  P  M 
8CNDAY8— 8:35   a.m..    1005  a.m.     12  40  P.M. 
l 06p.m..  5:30  P.M.,  6:50  p.m. 

Leave  B.  F.       I                         "l  ABEIVBIH8.F. 
Week                       DESTINATION.  r~T" 

£ff    8°°".yS| .Sundays,   Week 


7:40a.m.  800a.m.      Petaluma      10:40 a.m|8:50a.  m. 
3:30p.m.  9:30a.  m.  and  6:05  p.M  10:S0a.m 

5:00  p.m.  5:00p.m.    Santa  Rosa.  I  7:26p.mI  6:10p.m. 




8:00a.m. 

Fulton        

Windsor, 
Healdsburg, 
Utton  Springs,    7:25p.m. 

Cloverdale  «fc] 

Way8tations. 

7:40a.  m. 
3:30p.m. 

10  :30a.  m 
6:10p.m 

7:40a.  m 

fi-nn  .  w       Hopland      _.0- 
,8.00a.m..  and^kjah    7.2op.M. 

6:10  P.M. 

7:40a. m 
3:30  p.m. 

8:00a.m. 

Querneville.  7:25p.m. 

10:30a.m. 
6:10  p.K 

7:40a.  m.;8:00a.m.  Sonoma  and  10:40a.m. 18:50a. M. 
5:00p.m.  5:00p,m     Glen  Ellen.    6:05p.M  !6:10p. M. 


7:40 A.M  I  8:00a  M  I  Sebastopol  I  10:40  a.m  I  10:30am 
3:30  P.M  I  5:00  p.M  I I    6:05 p.M  |  6:10  p.m 

Stages  connect  at  Santa  Rosa  lor  Mark  West 
Springs:  at  Geyserville  for  Skaggs  Springs, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Pniut  Arena:  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land Springs,  Kelseyyiile,  Soda  Bay:  at  Hopland 
for  Lakeport ;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springs,  Saratoga 
Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Upper  Lake,  Lakeport, 
willits,  Cahto,  Mendocino  City,  Fort  Bragg,  West- 
port,  Usal,  Hydesville  and  Eureka. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To Petaluma,  Jl  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $2  25;  to 
Healdsburg,  $3  40;  to  Cloverdale,  $4.50;  to  Hop- 
land,  J5.70;  to  Ukiah,  $6.75:  to  Sebastopol,  $2.70; 
to  Guerneville,  $3.75;  to  Sonoma,  $1.50;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  $1.80. 

EXCUR8ION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only— 
To  Petaluma,  $1;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $1  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, $2.25:  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ckiab,  $4,50;  to 
Hopland,  $3.80:  to  Sebastopol,  $1.80;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2.50:  to  Sonoma,  $1;  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1.20. 
H.  C.  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 

OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 
rying the  United  States,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
Mails,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

For    Honolulu    Only, 
S.  S.  Australia  (3,000  tons)  Tuesday  Feb  16, 1891,  at 
2  p.m. 
For  Honolulu,  Auckland  and 
Sydney,  Direct, 
S.  8.  Mariposa,Thursday,  March  4th   1892,  at3  p.  m. 
For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  office,  327  Mar- 
ket street. 

JOHN  D.  SPRECKELS  &  BROS., 
General  Agents 


ATLANTIC  &  PACIFIC  R.  R. 

(Santa  Fe  Route) 

Trains  Leave  an*  Arrive  at  San  Francisco. 

(Market  St.  Ferry.) 

L'veDailyl       From  Nov.  1, 1891.        |Ar've  Daily 


5:00  p.  m. 
9:00  a.m. 


Fast  exp.  via  Mojave 
Atlantic  Express 
via  Los  Angeles 


12:15  a.  m. 
8:45  p.  M. 


Ticket  Office,  650  Market  St.,  Chronicle  Build- 
ing, 8.  P.  W.  A.  BISSELL, 

General  Passenger  Agent. 

CONSUMPTION. 

I  have  a  positive  remedy  for  the  above  disease ;  by  its 
nee  thousands  of  cases  of  the  worst  kind  and  of  long 
standing  have  been  cured.  Indeed  so  strong  is  my  faith 
in  its  efficacy,  that  I  will  send  two  bottles  free,  with 
a  VALUABLE  TREATISE  on  this  disease  to  any  suf- 
ferer who  will  send  me  their  Express  and  P.  O.  address. 
T.  A.  Slociim,  HI.  C.«  1S3  Pearl  St.,  N.  Y. 


THE  CALIFORNIA 
SAVINGS  &  LOAN 
SOCIETY, 

Corner  of  Eddy  and  Powell  Streets. 

(Established  1873.) 
Savings  Bank  Deposits  received   and  interest 
paid  on  same  semi-annually— in  January  and  July. 
Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  Security.    Open  Sat- 
urday evenings. 

DAVID  FARQUHARSON,  President. 
VERNON  CAMPBELL,  Secretary. 


THERE  was  a  large  boiler  of  scalding 
water  over  the  fire  in  the  yard,  and 
several  black  imps  were  playing  near  it. 
Suddenly  a  shrill  voice  was  heard  from  in- 
side the  shanty:  "Yon,  George  Washing- 
ton, keep  away  from  dat  ar  b'iler.  D'rectly 
you  is  goin'  ter  upse.t  de  b'iler  an'  scald  yer- 
self  to  def,  an'  when  you  is  you'll  bedefust 
one  to  say,  '  Twaan't  me,  mam  my  I '  " 

— Texas  Sifting  s. 


BAN  PB  LNCI8C0  NEWS  LETTER, 

OrevkMfe 
Decor&fiv£ 

300  Post  Sreet. 

Art    Novelties    and   Holiday,    Birthday 
and   Wedding   Presents. 
Oriental    Draperies. 

PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CoT^ 

Through  Line  to  New  York,  via  Panama. 
Steamers  will  sail  at  NOON  on  the  5th,  15th  and 

25th  of  each  mouth, 

Calling  at  various  ports  of  Mexico  and  Central 

America. 

Through  Line  Sailings.  —March  15th,  S.  S.  San 
Bias;  March  5th.  S.y.  City  of  New  York;  Fiidav, 
March  25th,  S  S.  "  City  of  Sydney." 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Po  ts 
and  f-ar.ama.—  Steamer  sails  at  noon  18th  of  each 
mouth,  calling  at  Mazatlau,  San  Bias,  Mauzauillo, 
Acapulco.  Port  Angel,  Salina  Cruz,  Touala,  Sau 
Benito,  Ocos,  Champerico,  San  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajutla,  La  Libertad,  La  Union,  Amapala,  Co- 
riuto,  San  Juan  del  Sur  aud  Pu  nta  Arenas. 

Way  Line  Sailing.— March  18th,  S.  S.  "City  of 
Panama." 

When  the  recular  sailing  date  falls  on  Sunday 
steamers  will  be  d  spatched  the  preceding  Satur- 
day. 

JAPAN  AND  CHINA  LINE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 

HONGKONG. 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 

Shanghai,  and  at  Hongkong  for  East 

Indies.  Straits,  etc.: 

City  of  Peking —Saturday,  March  12,  1892,  at  3 

p.  M. 

"City  of  Rio  de  Janeiro,"  Tuesday,  April  5th,  at 
3  P.  M. 
"China  "—  TJmrsday,  April  28th,  at  3  f.  m. 
Round  TriD  Tickets  to  Yokohama  and  return  at 
reduced  rates. 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Braunau  streets.  Brauch  office— 202 
Front  street.  ALEXANDER  CENTEK, 

General  Ageut. 

OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  S.  $.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

SteamerB  leave  wharf  corner  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  p.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Belgic Tuesday,  March  1st,  1892. 

Oceanic Thursday,  March  24,  1892 

Gaelic  Saturday,  April  16, 1892. 

Belgic Tuesday,  May  10, 1892. 

ROUND  TRIP  TICKET8  AT   REDUCED    RATES. 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 
for  sale  at  S.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Townsend  streets,  San  Fran- 
cIbco. 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  atthe 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.  H.  GOODMAN,  Gen.  Pass.  Agt. 

GEO.  H.R.TCE.  Traffic;  Manaeer. 


SOUTHERN  PACIFIC  COMPANY. 
PAODIO    STBl 

Tralna  L«va  and   nra  Duo  lo  Arrlva  al 
SAN     FRANCISCO: 

F-om  D'rembrr  6,  1891.       j  Amuri 
l-mf'  .,!clllrl,.1K'i'""',>'.  Sacramento 

StoISSJR  -I  .-...  .!„,..■       -1.M6I.. 

am*.  Marlines,  Sau  Kamnu  aud  Cal- 

MnRR       .... 

I  a  au  i(..„i  v  it ,.' 

«2w-  ^""S^*  "/-<l«HnK.  vlRl.«vl~        Ti.,,.. 
8.00  a.  Second  C1R»«  forOKilcii  nn.l  Kh-i 

«nd  8i>!  cln.s..  locally 10-46  p 

8:30a.  Niles,  Shu  Jose,  Stockton  [one 
Sacraim-nt...  KarysTllle,  Oro- 
vlllc  and  lied  Bluff  445  P 

i  M   Angeles.    Express.   Fresno, 
Bakcrsflcld,   Sauta  Barluira  & 
Lob  Angeles. 
..  Haywards,  Niles  aud  Llvermore 
1:00  p.  Sacramento  Klvor  Steamers 
3:00  p.  Haywards,  Niles  aud  Sau  Jose.'.' 
VSX  P'  v",;".""'  s,lu  Kamnn  £  Stockton 
4:00  r.  \  allejo.  (Jalistnga,  £1  Verauo  and 

Santa  Rosa 
■J™P'  JynklH.  VacKville,  Sacramento,    u 

w'-i?,^  """'"""d  aud  Oroville 10:45a. 

-„„■  "lle*  and  Llvermore *8-45a 

o;00p.  SuuselKoute,  Atlantic  Express 

Santa  Barbara,  Los  Angeles,    ' 
DerBing.El  Paso,  New  Orleaus 

and  East 8-45P 

o:00  p.  Sauta  Pe  Route,  Atlantic  Express 

can,.    „  ,or  M°ha™  and  East  12:15p. 

6 :00  p.  Haywards,  Niles  and  San  Jose . .      7 :45  a. 

..  Niles  aud  San  Jose 16-15P 

t>:00p.  Ogden  Route  Atlantic  Express',       '       ' 

. Ogden  aud  East 1145a 

I7:00p.  Vallejo +8-45  p 

7 :00  p.  Shasta  Route  Express,  Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding,  Port- 
laud,  fuget  Sound  aud  East..       815  a 


9:00a.  ] 


12 -00 M. 


12:161-. 

7:lii  r. 
••J  My. 
9:M  a. 
9:46  a. 

9146  a. 
10:45/ 


Santa  Cruz  Division. 


8:15a.  Newark,  Centerville,  San  Jose 
Felton,    Boulder   Creek  and1 

Santa  Cruz 6  -20  p 

«2 :15  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Almaden. 
Felton,   Boulder   Creek    and 

Santa  Cruz *10-50a 

A'}bJ-  Centerville.  San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,      9:60a! 
tll:45p.  Hunters' Train  to  Newark,  Al- 

vis°.  San  Jose  and  Los  Gatos..      J8:05p. 

Coast  Division  (Third  a  id  Townsend  Streets). 
7:00  a.  San  Jose,  Almaden  aud  Way  Sta- 
tions   

8:30a..  San  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tres  Pi'n'os,  Pa- 
jaro.SantaCruz  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove,  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  and'  Santa 
Margarita  (San  Luis    Obispo) 
,„  o.,      o  m?    principal  Way  Stations 
10:37a.  San  Jose,  and  Way  Stations . . 
12:15  p.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 4-00p 

•'2-.30P.  San  Jose,  Tres  Pinos,  Santa  Cruz 

Salinas,  Monterey,  PacificGrove 
n  on      »/""?  Principal  Way  Stations.  ...» 
*3:30  p.  Menlo  Park,  Sau  Jose  and  Prin- 
ciple Way  Stations *10-03  A 

i  '■}-  p'  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . .   *8:06  a 

5:lo  p.  San  Jose  and  Way  Stations 9:03a 

i.-,? '%  P'  Hen!°  Park  and  Way  Stations ...      6 :35  A 
Hl:45p.  Menlo  Park  aud  principal  Way 

Stations f 7 :30  p 


2:30  p. 


6:10  p. 
5:10  p. 


•10:48  A. 


A.  lor  Morning. 
"Sundays  excepted 


ISundays  only. 


p.  for  Afternoon. 
■fSaturdays  only. 


PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 
,„^1;e,  s'eamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  aud  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C.,  and  PDGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  a.  m.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  m.  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

„FSr^°5TI,AND'  Oregon,  in  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days'. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  San  Simeon, 
Caydcos,  Santa  Barbara,  San  Buenaventura 
Hukneme,  San  Pedro,  Los  Angej.es  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  and  HOOKTON,  Hum- 
boldt Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  A.  M. 

Ticket  Office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

G00DALL,  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  San  Francisc  o 

I  CURE  FIT  ST 

"Whon  I  Bay  cure  I  do  not  mean  merely  to  stop  them 
for  a  time  and  then  ha?e  them  return  a^ain.  I  meun  a 
radical  cure.  I  have  made  thed.aoass  of  FITS,  EPI- 
LEPSY or  FALLING  SICKNESS  a  life-tong  study.  I 
warrant  my  remedy  to  cure  the  Worst  cases.  Because 
others  have  failed  is  no  reason  for  not  now  receiving  a 
cure.  Send  at  occe  for  a  treatise  and  a  Free  Bottle  of 
my  infallible  remedy.  Give  Express  and  Post  Office. 
H.  G.  ROOT.  M.  Co  183  Pearl  St.,  N.  Tr 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Feb.  27,  1892. 


THE  army  and  navy  gerrnan,  in  Odd  Fellows'  Hall,  last  nigbt, 
was  the  last  event  of  the  season.  The  ball-room  presented  a 
magnificent  spectacle,  all  the  officers  being  in  full  uniform,  and 
the  decorations  being  very  handsome  and  consistent  with  the 
figures  presented.  Lieutenant  William  H.  Coffin  led  alone,  giving 
very  beautiful  figures.  The  anchor  figure,  which  was  so  very 
successful  last  season  at  the  bal  poudre,  was  one  of  the  best. 
Brandt's  orchestra  and  the  Presidio  band,  which  General  Graham 
courteously  loaned  for  the  occasion,  played  alternately  through- 
out the  season.  There  were  about  350  people  present,  of  whom 
there  were  seventy-five  couples.  Lieutenant  Coffin  chose  for  the 
first  couples:  Mr.  Moulder  and  Mrs.  A.  E.  Wood,  Miss  Sperry 
and  Lieutenant  G.  W.  F.  Stevens,  Lieutenant  Harry  Benson  and 
Mrs.  Hooker,  Lieutenant  Nolan  and  Miss  Diraond,  Lieutenant  L. 
A.  Lovering  and  Miss  H.  Smith,  E.  M.  Greenway  and  Miss  Hol- 
brook,  W.  G.  Kittle  and  Miss  McNutt.  The  usual  supper  was 
served  at  11:30  o'clock,  after  which  dancing  was  enjoyed  until  2 
a.  m.  The  hall  was  made  beautiful  with  flowers,  ferns  and 
draperies,  the  handsome  effect  being  greatly  increased  by  regi- 
mental guidons,  mortars,  gatling  guns  and  stands  of  arms.  The 
german  was  a  fitting  conclusion  to  a  successful  season.  Not  a 
complaint  has  been  made  this  season  about  the  german.  The 
great  success  of  the  germans  has  been  due  largely  to  the  efforts  of 
a  few  members,  prominent  among  whom  are  George  Vernon  Gray 
and  W.  K.  Heath,  who  have  aided  the  manager. very  much.  The 
manager  is  deserving  of  high  praise  for  the  satisfactory  manner 
in  which  he  conducted  all  the  affairs. 


The  wedding  of  Miss  Ella  Haggin  and  Count  Festeties,  of 
Austria,  was  celebrated  last  Wednesday  at  the  New  York  resi- 
dence of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Louis  T.  Haggin  in  East  Thirty-fourth 
street,  Rev.  Dr.  Geo.  H.  Houghton  performing  the  ceremony  before 
a  beautiful  floral  altar  in  the  drawing-room,  and  in  the  presence  of 
a  large  circle  of  intimate  friends,  recent  deaths  in  tbe  family  for- 
bidding a  more  elaborate  entertainment.  The  beautiful  bride, 
who  was  given  away  by  her  father,  was  attended  by  her  little 
cousin,  Miss  Edith  Lounsberry  as  maid-of-honor;  four  other  young 
cousins,  the  Masters  Haggin  and  Lounsberry,  officiated  as  ushers, 
and  Dr.  Harry  Tevis  was  the  groom's  best  man.  The  bride  wore 
a  superb  wedding  robe  of  heavy  white  satin  and  rare  old  Spanish 
lace,  trimmed  with  orange  blossoms;  her  ornaments  being  a  pearl 
necklace,  the  gift  of  her  parents;  a  magnificent  diamond  tiara, 
the  gift  of  the  groom,  and  other  handsome  diamond  ornaments, 
presented  by  her  grand  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  B.  Haggin.  In- 
stead of  a  bridal  bouquet  she  carried  an  ivory  and  gold  prayer- 
book.  A  wedding  breakfast  followed  the  ceremony,  at  which  all 
the  guests  were  seated,  and  many  appropriate  toasts  were  drank. 
The  handsome  groom  wore  the  elaborate  uniform  of  the  Austrian 
Hussar  regiment,  of  which  he  is  a  Lieutenant,  and  his  witnesses, 
according  to  European  custom  at  such  ceremonials,  were  Theo- 
dore Havemeyer  and  M.  de  Mezey,  Secretary  of  the  Austrian  Le- 
gation at  Washington. 

The  older  members  of  our  social  circles  are  taking  life  very 
quietly  this  winter.  Mrs.  Otis,  who  has  always  given  nice 
parties,  has  done  nothing  in  that  line  this  season.  Mrs.  Fried- 
lander  has  restricted  herself  to  a  few  dinners,  as  has  also  Mrs. 
Sam  Wilson,  though  she  may  be  excused  on  the  plea  of  taking 
time  to  get  settled  into  place  again  after  her  long  absence 
abroad.  Mrs.  Lloyd  Tevis,  who  in  the  past  was  one  of  the  most 
prolific  of  our  party-givers,  has  apparently  quite  withdrawn  from 
all  efforts  at  festivity,  as  her  doors  have  remained  most  persist- 
ently closed  for  nigh  on  to  a  couple  pf  years.  Mrs.  Colonel  Fry 
was  another  from  whom  the  gay  world  occasionally  heard  in  the 
way  of  a  dance  or  dinner,  and  she,  too,  is  quite  lost  to  sight  now- 
adays. However,  their  places  are  being  very  acceptably  filled  by 
their  descendants.  Mrs.  Will  Tevis  gives  numerous  lunches,  din- 
ners and  small  evening  gatherings,  and  will  to-day  give  a  tea  at 
her  pretty  home  on  Pacific  Heights.  Mrs.  Robbie  Fry  will  to- 
day also  make  her  debut  in  the  rank?  of  party-givers,  inaugurat- 
ing her  appearance  as  a  hostess  by  a  tea  at  her  residence  on 
Pacific  Avenue.  A  third  tea  will  be  from  the  hands  of  Mrs.  Ed. 
Barron,  on  Geary  street,  and  still  a  fourth  hostess  will  be  Mrs. 
L.  S.  B.  Sawyer,  on  Hyde  street. 


The  chime  of  wedding  bells  is  filling  the  air.  The  marriage  of 
Miss  Carrie  Hamlin  and  Mr.  George  S.  Tilden  took  place  Wednes- 
day evening,  in  town.  Miss  May  Norton  and  Mr.  J.  B.  Nevin 
will  be  married  at  the  Hobbs  residence,  on  Geary  street,  next 
Tuesday,  and  the  nuptials  of  Miss  Grace  Coe  and  Mr.  S.  G. 
Goucher  are  to  be  celebrated  in  St.  John's  Presbyterian  Church, 
on  Wednesday  evening.  Next  on  the  tapis  is  that  of  Misa  Susie 
Tompkins  and  Mr.  Harmon  Brown,  of  New  York.  The  date  of 
the  Pope-Murphy  and  the  Taylor- Pope  weddings  is  set  for  April; 
the  Pullman-Carolan  marriage  will  take  place  in  June,  during 
which  month  Miss  Charlotte  Bermingham  and  Dr.  Francis  Stokes, 
of  the  navy,  will  also  be  united  in  the  bonds  of  wedlock. 


Opinion  has  been  somewhat  divided  as  to  which  may  be  termed 
the  event  of  the  week— tbe  Parrott  ball  or  the  performance  of 
Bluff  King  Hal  at  the  Opera  House.  Each  was  a  success,  and  each 
caused  no  end  of  interest  and  talk  in  society  circles,  inasmuch  as 
Mrs.  Parrott's  ball  was  the  first  one  given  at  a  private  house  this 
season,  and  the  opera  was  a  first  production  on  any  stage.  Certes 
the  ball  on  Tuesday  night  was  a  very  brilliant  affair.  The  house, 
which  is  a  spacious  one,  very  comfortably  accommodated  the  large 
number  of  guests,  among  whom  were  many  not  often  seen  nowa- 
days at  parties  in  San  Francisco.  In  other  words,  there  was  quite 
a  contingent  of  the  "  old  set  "  present.  The  floral  decorations  were 
profuse  and  beautiful,  smilax,  roses,  violets,  ferns, palms,  etc.,  be- 
ing seen  on  every  band.  Mrs.  Parrott  was  assisted  by  her  daugh- 
ters, Mesdames  Hayne,  Dick,  Donahoe  and  Payson,  in  receiving 
her  guests,  and  dancing  was  in  order  until  midnight,  when  sup- 
per was  served  in  the  rooms  on  the  lower  floor,  after  which  dan- 
cing was  resumed  for  a  couple  of  hours.  The  musical  selections 
given  by  the  string  band  were  a  special  feature,  having  been 
chosen  and  arranged  by  the  hostess'  son,  Mr.  Jack  Parrott. 

Although  the  season  has  been  well  filled  with  teas  and  lunches, 
there  was,  if  possible,  an  increase  of  them  this  week,  and  each 
day  and  evening  showed  not  only  one,  but  several  entertainments 
crowded  into  them.  A  few  of  the  gatherings,  large  and  smail, 
were :  The  Tennyson's  "  Princess  "  entertainment,  at  the  Irving 
Institute;  the  reception  of  the  Church  Club,  at  the  Occidental, 
and  the  "party  calls,"  at  Miss  Roberta  Nuttall's,  on  Monday 
evening;  Miss  Perrin's  dinner  and  Mrs.  Parrott's  ball,  on  Tues- 
day; Miss  Fanny  Crocker's  lunch,  Mrs.  John  F.  Merrill's  tea,  the 
Hamlin-Tilden  wedding,  the  dance  at  the  Pleasanton,  the  ball  of 
Stanford  Parlor  at  Odd  Fellows'  ^Hall,  and  Bluff  King  Hal,  on 
Wednesday;  Mrs.  W.  H.  Morrow's  "at  home,"  and  Mrs.  J.  P. 
Currie's  card  party,  on  Thursday;  the  army  and  navy  german, 
last  night,  and  to-day  half  a  dozen  teas,  while  every  evening  dur- 
ing the  week  the  bazar  in  the  armory  of  the  2d  Artillery,  on 
Gough  street,  has  had  its  crowd  of  attendants,  who  all  professed 
to  greatly  enjoy  the  attractions  offered  them. 

The  Howard  street  Presbyterian  Church  was  the  scene  of  a 
pretty  wedding  on  Thursday  evening  of  last  week,  when  Miss 
Margaret  Fraser  and  Mr.  Charles  C.  Sloane  were  united  in  mar- 
riage. The  church  was  very  prettily  dressed,  and  well  filled  with 
friends  when  the  bride  and  her  father,  Mr.  Andrew  Fraser,  en- 
tered, attended  by  Miss  Bartlett  as  maid-of-honor.  Proceeding  up 
the  aisle,  they  were  joined  half  way  by  the  bridesmaids  and 
groomsmen,  who  advanced  from  the  vestry-room  to  meet  them. 
The  groom  and  his  best  man,  Mr.  Thomas  S.  Harlowe,  awai  ed 
the  party  at  the  altar,  where  Rev.  Mr.  Smith  tied  the  nuptial 
knot.  A  reception  followed  the  ceremony  at  the  residence  of  tbe 
bride,  on  Howard  street,  The  bride  was  costumed  in  a  bridal 
robe  of  faille  Francaise,  trimmed  with  orange  blossoms.  Miss 
Bartlett  was  in  light  yellow,  and  tbe  bridesmaids,  Misses  Cameron 
and  Boyce,  in  lavender  and  in  pink,  respectively. 

^The  Occidental  Hotel  was  the  scene  of  the  Church  Club  recep- 
tion, on  Monday  evening,  and  between  the  hours  of  8  and  11 
the  parlors  were  more  than  comfortably  filled;  in  fact,  the  crowd 
was  at  one  time  so  great  there  was  much  difficulty  in  moving, 
once  that  entrance  to  them  had  been  gained.  Bishop  Nichols  re- 
ceived the  guests,  assisted  by  Mrs.  Nichols,  Bishop  Kip's  health 
unfortunately  being  too  feeble  to  allow  of  bis  taking  part.  The 
floors  were  canvased,  and  smilax  was  used  with  a  liberal  band  in 
decoration.  Almost  everybody  among  tbe  Episcopalians  was 
there,  and  a  good  many  outside  of  that  denomination  were  also 
present;  and  every  style  of  costume  was  observable,  from  full- 
dress  to  the  most  ordinary  walking  attire. 

It  is  rather  soon  yet  to  speak  of  the  social  losses  for  the  coming 
summer,  but  already  preparations  are  being  made  for  an  Eastern 
hegira  of  quite  a  number.  Mrs.  Head  and  her  accomplished 
daughter,  Miss  Anna,  have  already  gone,  a  little  earlier  than  they 
at  first  intended  going.  They  will  sail  to-day  from  New 
York  for  France.  They  purpose  remaining  in  Continental 
Europe  until  well  into  tbe  summer,  at  least.  Mrs.  and  Miss 
Smedberg  expect  to  leave  for  the  Atlantic  Coast,  where  they  will 
spend  the  summer,  early  in  May,  and  Mrs.  Fearon,  who  will  ar- 
rive from  the  East  in  a  few  days,  will  take  her  pretty  sister,  Miss 
Mollie  Torbert,  back  to  New  York  with  her  when  she  returns 
home. 


There  are  a  number  of  our  residents  who  always  take  advant- 
age of  the  different  holidays  to  spend  them  away  from  town,  and 
Del  Monte  is  usually  the  place  chosen  by  most  of  them.  Wash- 
ington's Birthday  was  no  exception  to  the  rule,  and  last  Saturday 
saw  a  goodly  crowd  assembled  in  that  most  attractive  place. 
Among  them  were  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  A.  Spreckels,  Mrs.  and  Miss 
Dore,  Mrs.  and  Miss  Dibblee,  Miss  Emily  Hager,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Henry  Scott,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hugh  Tevis,  Miss  Voorhies,  Miss  Cun- 
ningham, Mr.  Lansing  Kellogg,  Miss  Lockwood,  Ed.  Greenway, 
Mrs.  Philip  Wooster. 

Among  the  smaller  gatherings  of  last  week  was  the  meeting  of 
the  Whist  Club  at  Mrs.  Maynard's,  on  California  street,  on  Thurs- 
day evening,  which  was  very  pleasant,  a  few  dances  following 
the  conclusion  of  the  game. 


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BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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The  second  Polyclinic  entertainment,  ftt  (hi   Mtdtnot  «>f  lire. 

Ainsley  I>avi*.  on  Bcotl  •Ireet.  U«t  BttOrdtjr.  wm  a  delightful 
ejfafar.  and  A  enoceaa  In  eeery  tense,     The  Ibtidof  the  wrl< 

take  tbe  form  of  a  kettledrum  and  muMcalc.it  Mm.  M.  H.  de> 
Youn->.  this  afternoon,  at  which  tea  will  be  served  in  the 
Japanese  room,  and  the  musical  projtreninie  will  be  under  the 
direction  of  Signor  Ferrar.  The  Saturdnj  Morning  Orchestra  will 
appear  in  the  eveninp.  the  boars  being  from  B  till  10  P.  M  .  and 
selections  from  Bluf  King  Hal  will  also  be  sung  by  some  of  the 
members  of  that  opera  company. 

The  tea  given  by  ftfl&a  Louise  Moulder,  on  Thursday  of  last 
week,  was  one  of  the  pleas»nie«t  of  the  month.  A  number  of 
pretty  girls  assisted  the  yonng  hostess;  among  them  Miss  McNutt. 
Kisa  Jenny  Sanderson.  Misses  Lottie  Clarke,  IManche  Castle, 
Nellie  Hillyer,  etc  In  the  evening  there  was  dancing  for  a  couple 
of  hours.  Another  delightful  tea  was  that  of  the  Misses  Smith, 
on  Saturday  afternoon,  when  the  Mioses  Scott,  Otis,  Wood,  Smed- 
berg,  McNuit  and  Eells  were  the  assistant  houris,  and  the  beauty 
of  the  floral  adornment  of  the  rooms  was  freely  commented 
upon. 

Mrs.  Will.  Crocker  has  so  far  this  season  devoted  her  attention 
to  dinners,  and  handsome  ones  they  have  all  been.  She  is  under- 
stood to  be  more  than  willing  and  very  anxious  to  give  a  ball, 
but  ber  previous  efforts  in  that  line  have  all  been  so  sadly  inter- 
rupted, it  is  scarcely  a  matter  for  wonder  that  she  hesitates  about 
naming  the  date  for  another.  Ilia  now  said,  however,  that  the 
doors  of  ber  beautiful  house  will  be  thrown  open  to  ber  friends 
directly  after  Lent,  when  she  will  inaugurate  the  Easter  season 
with  one  of  the  handsomest  balls  of  the  year. 


The  Caltiopeans  will  hold  an  informal  reception  to-night,  at 
their  club-rooms,  corner  of  Pine  and  Polk  streets.  The  affair  is 
solely  for  members  and  their  young  lady  friends,  and  will  un- 
doubtedly be  very  enjoyable.  The  club's  entertainment  and 
ball  will  occur  on  the  night  of  March  19th,  and  not  on  March 
12th,  as  has  been  reported.  Mr.  Arthur  Baconian  will  take  a 
prominent  place  in  the  programme,  and  those  fortunate  enough 
to  receive  invitations  will  pass  a  most  enjoyable  evening. 


Mrs.  Dr.  O.  0.  Burgess'  many  friends  will  be  glad  to  hear  of  her 
convalescence  from  her  recent  attack  of  la  grippe,  which  confined 
her  to  the  house  for  a  couple  of  weeks.  Colonel  and  Mrs.  Snied- 
berg  and  family  and  Mrs.  Raymond  have  gone  to  Coronado 
and  will  be  absent  several  weeks.  Mrs.  James  Robinson 
is  also  at  Coronado  Beach,  convalescing,  after  ber  recent  prolonged 
illness.  Mrs.  Edith  Blanding  Coleman  and  her  sister,  Miss  Lena 
Blanding,  are  at  the  Arlington,  Santa  Barbara. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Waring  Wilkinson  have  joined  the  California 
colony  in  Nice.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morgan  Hill  have  been  taking  in 
the  sights  of  Paris.  Mrs.  Francis  Edgerton  is  enjoying  life  at  the 
Nation's  Capital.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mayo  Newhall  are  dividing  their 
time  between  Washington  and  New  York.  Captain  Bermingham 
and  his  daughter,  Miss  Charlotte,  are  making  a  round  of  Eastern 
capital  cities.    Miss  Harriet  Pullman  is  with  her  father  in  Florida. 

The  San  Fra.icisco  Verein's  entertainment  will  take  place  dur- 
ing the  latter  part  of  March.  The  farce,  Romeo  and  Juliet,  from 
present  indications,  will  be  a  great  success.  The  principals  are 
making  rapid  progress  in  their  parts,  and,  as  usual,  the  bon  ton 
of  Jewish  society  will  attend  the  event.  Mr.  Ben.  Arnold,  who 
has  the  affair  in  hand,  promises  a  surprise  for  those  who  attend. 

Departures  from  town  for  the  summer  are  already  commencing, 
even  though  the  winter  has  scarcely  yet  said  adieu  to  us.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Follis  have  gone  back  to  Ross  Valley;  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Van  Bergin  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  A.  Maguire  have  betaken  them- 
selves to  Sausalito,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  8idney  Cushing  will  return 
to  San  Rafael  next  week. 


The  german  of  the  Friday  Night  Cotillion  Club,  last  week,  was 
the  smallest  of  the  series,  though  by  no  means  the  least  pleasant. 
The  floor  was  canvased;  the  decorations  were  plentiful;  the 
music  good,  and  the  supper  excellent.  Mr.  Greenway  led,  with 
Miss  Marguerite  Wallace,  and  the  figures  chosen  were  all  old 
favorites,  and  therefore  pleasing. 

Among  the  gatherings  of  last  Saturday  were  the  tea  given  by 
Mrs.  Spalding,  at  the  Bella  Vista;  the  crowd  assembled  at  the 
California  Club  tennis  court,  on  Bush  street,  which  looked  par- 
ticularly gay  and  lively;  and  the  dinner  of  the  Corinthian  Yacht 
Club,  which  was  their  third  annual  spread.  The  Yale  Club  gave 
a  dinner  on  Monday. 

A  very  enjoyable  reception  was  that  given  to  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Pischl,  nee  Miss  Dohrmann,  at  the  Dohrmann  residence,  in  Ala- 
meda, last  Monday  night.  Quite  a  number  of  the  young  couple's 
friends  from  this  side  of  the  bay  attended,  and  passed  a  pleasant 
evening.  ^ 

The  engagement  has  been  announced  of  Miss  Fannie  Gold- 
smith, of  this  city,  to  Mr.  Louis  Heringhi,  a  well-known  young 
merchant  of  Fresno.  The  young  lady  is  well-known  in  society 
circles. 


Too  £  tool    Orchestra    Of  the    First    OinjrreK»tional 

Church  ol  Oakland  will  gire  a  oonoerl  at  Calvary  Gborcb,  Ban 
Francisco,  on  the  evening  of  Marafa    Ufa.     The  lolofatl   will  hi 
Mrs.    Brechemln,   loprano;   R     K.    Yarndley,    'cello;    Charles  B. 
Paroalls,  violin,  J.  M.  Rob  In  ton,  baritone. 

The  leap-year  dance  ftl  Mr*.  A.  W.  Scott's  will  bo  the  chief 
event  of  Monday  nlgtal  next.  That  of  Tuesday  evening  will  be 
the  dance  of  the  Misses  Dimond,  In  honor  of  their  guest.  .Miss 
Severance,  and  which  will  be  a  delightful  close  of  the  ante-Lenten 
season. 


The  marriage  of  Mr.  William  E.  Bond  and  Miss  Ruby  Dore  will 
take  place  on  the  evening  of  Thursday,  March  loth,  at  8:30 
o'clock,  at  the  residence  of  Mr.  B.  Hoffacker,  2007  Pacific  avenue, 
in  this  city.     Only  relatives  and  intimate  friends  will  be  present. 

The  Harraonie  Club's  banquet,  last  Sunday  evening,  in  honor 
of  Washington's  birthday,  was  a  great  success.  Judge  Hebbard 
presided  as  toast-master,  and  filled  the  position  in  a  most  accept- 
able manner. 


Mr.  Fred.  Somers  has  bad  a  most  enjoyable  visit  here,  among 
old  scenes  and  old  friends,  and,  he  says,  leaves  us  with  regret,  to 
continue  his  journey  round  the  globe.  He  will  sail  for  China 
to-day. 

The  San  Francisco  is  on  her  way  to  Honolulu,  but  the  English 
flag-ship  Warxpite  is  coming  this  way  again,  and  may  be  looked 
for  in  the  course  of  a  few  weeks,  probably  some  time  next  month. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.  E.  Morse,  nee  McKinley,  will  receive  their 
friends,  at  their  residence,  1823  Green  street,  on  the  second  and 
fourth  Thursdays. 

Miss  Eva  Lowengart,  of  Portland,  Or.,  is  visiting  Miss  Stella 
Seller,  of  Van  Ness  avenue.  She  will  remain  here  for  several 
weeks. 


Mr.  Joe  Grant  is  one  of  the  passengers  by  the  China  steamer 
to-day,  giving  Joe  the  pleasure  of  the  trip  to  Japan  and  back 
again. 

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street,  408  Taylor  street,  and  Oakland  Ferry  Depot. 

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Feb.  27,  1892. 


THE  French  cabinet  crisis  of  last  week  will,  after  all,  have  far 
less  serious  consequences  than  was  at  first  expected,  for  M. 
Bouvier,  who  has  been  entrusted  by  the  President  with  the 
forming  of  a  new  cabinet,  will  probably  try  to  include  most  of 
the  present  Ministers  in  it.  The  defeat  on  February  18th  was 
brought  about  by  the  rather  impolitic  action  of  pushing  the  bill 
dealing  with  associations,  and  which  contained  severe  measures 
against  the  church,  just  at  a  time  when  the  Pope  had  exhibited  a 
very  conciliatory  attitude  toward  the  French  republic.  Premier 
de  Freycinet  certainly  never  expected  a  crisis  when  he  threw  out 
the  challenge  to  the  opposition  to  make  of  the  urgency  motion  a 
cabinet  question,  and  even  the  opposition,  which  conquered  by  a 
peculiar  combination  of  Radicals  and  Royalists,  certainly  never 
anticipated  what  actually  took  place.  Since  the  challenge,  how- 
ever, had  been  a  very  distinct  one  the  ministry  could  do  nothing 
else  but  resign.  Serious  consequences  will  be  chiefly  avoided  be- 
cause M.  Constance,  who  is  popular  with  all  classes  of  the  French 
people,  would,  most  likely,  refuse  to  retain  his  position  of  Minis- 
ter of  the  Interior  unless  most  of  his  colleagues  were  re-appointed 
together  with  him. 

Mr.  Balfour,  the  new  leader  of  the  House  of  Commons,  intro- 
duced, on  the  18th  inst.,  the  long-expected  Irish  Local  Govern- 
ment Bill.  The  measure  is  a  very  liberal  one,  but,  of  course, 
differs,  in  consequence  of  some  necessary  restrictions,  due  to  the 
present  conditiun  of  Ireland,  from  the  English  measure  of  the 
same  nature.  It  was,  above  all,  necessary  to  guard  against  ex- 
travagance in  the  expenditure  of  public  money  and,  possibly, 
corruption  on  the  part  of  the  local  councils.  When  Mr.  Balfour 
pointed  out  this  necessity,  he  was  violently  attacked  by  the 
Irish  and  the  Radicals,  who  considered  the  intimation  an  insult 
to  Ireland.  Such  remonstrances  were  expected,  but  it  was 
equally  certain  that  a  bill  without  similar  restrictions  to  those 
proposed,  would  be  voted  down  by  the  Government  majority. 
If  the  opposition  should  insist  upon  obstructing  the  passing  of 
the  proposed  measure,  the  Government  will  probably  abandon  it, 
and  Ireland,  in  that  case,  may  have  to  wait  for  some  time  before 
even  obtaining  a  moderate  degree  of  home  rule,  for  the  English 
people  are  so  tired  of  the  eternal  Irish  question  that  during  the 
coming  general  election  they  will  no  doubt  give  the  fullest  en- 
dorsement to  the  policy  of  the  present  Government.  The  second 
reading  of  the  bill  has  been  fixed  for  March  3d,  and  before  that 
date  nothing  definite  can  be  said  about  its  ultimate  chances. 

The  proposed  German  emigration  law,  which  was  published 
this  week,  contains  such  severe  restrictions  against  intending 
emigrants  that  after  its  passage  it  will  be  almost  impossible  for 
any  able-bodied  young  man  to  leave  the  country.  The  conse- 
quence probably  will  be  a  great  rush  of  young  Germans  to  the 
United  States  within  the  near  future.  At  the  same  time  emi- 
grants who  arrive  from  that  country  after  the  bill  has  become 
law,  will  be,  for  the  most  part,  very  different  from  those  that  are 
called  desirable.  For  this  reason  the  debate  on  the  measure  in 
question  will  be  watched  with  great  interest  in  this  country. 

It  is  probable  that  the  famous  Guelph  fund  of  48,000,000  marks, 
or,  at  least,  the  great  bulk  of  it,  will  be  used  for  public  improve- 
ments in  the  province  of  Hanover,  since  the  offer  of  the  German 
Emperor  to  surrender  it  to  the  Duke  of  Cumberland,  provided  the 
latter  would  formally  and  publicly  resign  all  rights  to  succession 
in  Hanover  and  Brunswick,  seems  to  have  met  with  no  success, 
and  all  negotiations  are  said  to  have  been  abandoned.  If  the  in- 
tention of  the  Emperor  were  carried  out,  it  would  be  of  benefit  to 
the  German  people,  for  it  is  notorious  that  in  former  times  the 
fund  was  largely  used  for  secret  service  purposes,  and  for  objects 
that  must  be  deplored  in  a  constitutional  monarchy. 

Chancellor  von  Caprivi  on  the  22d  inst.  introduced  in  the 
Reichstag  a  bill  to  punish  persons  who  betray  secrets  of  the  State. 
One  of  the  sections  of  this  measure  provides  that  anybody  wbo 
betrays  the  plans  of  a  fortress  shall  be  imprisoned  for  life. 
Though  the  measure  is  a  severe  one,  it  is  by  no  means  too  severe 
if  one  considers  that  the  fate  of  the  nation  may  depend  during 
war  on  the  guarding  of  such  secrets,  and  that  the  life  of  thousands 
may  be  jeopardized  by  the  action  of  the  traitor.  It  is  no  wonder 
that  the  German  Government  intends  pushing  the  measure  as 
much  as  possible  if  one  remembers  the  fact  that  betrayals  of  mili- 
tary secrets  bave  been  very  frequent  of  late  in  Prussia,  and  that  at 
this  very  moment  the  Prussian  admiralty  is  investigating  the 
notorious  Kiel  scandal,  caused  by  the  treason  of  a  confidential 
official  who  gave  away  naval  secrets  to  France  and  Russia. 

Belvedere  is  the  place  to  enjoy  pleasant  weather  and  escape  the 
cold  ocean  breezes  wmch  March  will  send  us.  The  roads  are  the  best 
in  the  State;  the  views  cannot  be  excelled  near  the  city;  the  climate 
is  delightful  and  the  vdla  sites  are  unsurpassed.  Tevis  &  Fisher,  the 
popular  real  estate  agents  of  14  Post  street,  are  the  agents  of  the 
property. 


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HYPNOTIZED    SERPENTS. 

Man's  New  Power  Over  Beast. 


A  weird  and  almost  incredible  experiment  and  exhibition  of  willpower. 
Dr.  J.  Franklin  Brown,  of  this  city,  enters  a  den  of  deadly  rattlesnakes  and 
hypnotizes  the  occupants,  making  the  reptiles  obev  his  slightest  bidding 
or  the  motion  of  his  finger.    A  new  field  for  scientific  exploration. 


SHOULD    HE    DIE  ? 

w  rid.cn  Law  Versos  Public  Sentiment. 


The  most  prominent  judges  and  legal  lights  on  the  famous  Deacon  case 
in  Paris  Murder  or  justifiable  homicide  ?  Guilty  in  the  eyes  of  the  Law, 
innocent  iu  the  minds  of  the  Public.  What  are  the  rights  of  a  wronged 
husband?    A  most  iuterestiug;discussion  of  an  absorbing  topic. 


MOST     POPULAR    MELODY 
From  the  Opera  '•Bluff  King  Hal.' 


Full  score,  words  aud  music  of  the  charming  duet,  "  While  the  Merry 
Bells  are  Ringing,"  from  the  new  Comic  Opera  by  II.  J.  Stewart  and  Dan 
O'Connell.  Beautifully  illustrated  Also  an  article  on  American  operatic 
writing  by  the  two  authors.  This  piece  of  music  alone  would  cost  fifty  or 
seventy-five  cents  in  any  music  store. 


ASTKO- PHOTOGRAPHY. 

The  Camera  and  the  Stars. 


The  most  important  advance  in  modern  astronomy  is  the  employment  of 
the  camera  as  ai  aid  to  the  telescope.  A  magnificent  illustrated  article,  by 
a  well-known  astronomer,  upou  the  proposed  photographing  of  the  entire 
heavens  for  the  use  of  future  generations  of  star-seek-jrs. 


THE    STORY    OF    A     BILL. 

How  Uncle  Sam's  laws  are  Made. 


How  the  Bill  was  born.  How  the  Bill  was  introduced.  How  the  Bill  was 
lobbied  for.  How  the  Bill  was  fought  over  aud  was  almost  defeated.  How 
the  Bill  went  to  the  Senate  and  was  sent  back.  How  the  Bill  was  amended, 
and  how  the  Bill  was  passed.  A  graphic,  picturesque  and  simple  descrip- 
tion of  uatioual  legislation,  its  humors  aud  its  tragedies,  by  a  member  of 
the  Fifty-second  CougresB. 

WESTERN    AUTHOR'S     SERIES. 

|  "  The  Booming  of  Cyanide  Springs." 


A  capital  humorous  story  of  California  life,  by  Allen  Kelly,  the  well- 
known  uewspaper  man  aud  special  writer,  relating  the  trials  aud  tribula- 
tions of  a  summer  hotel  proprietor  iu  his  attempt  to  give  a  true  "  Wild 
West"  flavor  to  his  resort.  As  funny  as  Mark  Twain  and  as  typical  as 
Bret  Harte. 

A    SHE    ASTRONOMER 

And  tbe  Work  She  Has  Done. 

Another  example  of  the  great  army  of  women  who  have  left  the  narrow 
coufines  of  femiuine  pursuits,  aud  dared  equal  struggle  with  man  on  his 
own  ground.    The  realm  of  science  invaded  by  women  at  last. 

A     TALE    OF    TWO    HOUSES. 

Tlie  History  of  the  Great  Potrero  Feud. 

A  diverting  description  of  the  famous  faction  war  in  South  Sao  Fran- 
cisco. How  it  arose  and  what  it  has  done.  A  queer  bit  of  Kentucky  life 
transplanted  to  California. 

SHIRLEY    DARE,    PANDORA, 

MARK     TWAIN    AND    BILL    NYE] 

All  have  contributed  in  their  special  lines.  The  first  two  on  subjects 
feminine,  the  last  two  on  matters  humorous.  Making  most  interesting  and 
readable  articles. 


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FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY.  MARCH  f, 


Number  10. 


SUBDIVIDING  THE  BIO  RANCHES. 


FOR  more  lhan  twenly  years  (he  fa,  t  has  been  conceded  on  all 
hands  thai  ibe  great  necessity  of  California  was  the  subdivi- 
sion ol  the  iarge  ranches  into  comparatively  small  farms  and 
orchards.  It  has  been  no  uncommon  thing  for  individuals  to  mo- 
nopolize from  5,000  to  50,000  acres  without  making  any  beneficial 
use  of  it  to  speak  of,  except  it  be  admitted  that  to  bold  it  for 
speculative  or  boOm  prices  is  a  ••  beneficial  use."  With  pretty 
nearly  two  thirds  of  the  State  locked  up  in  that  way,  it  is,  of 
course,  not  surprising  that  California  does  not  attract  population  as 
it  ought  to  do,  and  not  nearly  as  rapidly  as  Minnesota  and  the 
Pakotas  do,  although  by  reason  of  cold,  snowstorms  and  bliz- 
zards they  are  the  least  desirable  portions  of  our  country  for  set- 
tlement. A  very  large  number  of  the  right  kind  of  people  have 
been,  during  the  past  three  years,  induced,  principally  by  the 
railroads,  to  come  out  to  California  and  look  it  over.  The  vain 
idea  was  that  the  land  had  only  to  be  seen  in  order  to  produce  a 
furore  to  possess  it.  Nothing  of  the  kind  happened,  except  to 
the  extent  to  which  the  short-lived  boom  in  Los  Angeles  county 
lasted.  Land  left  to  sell  itself  did  not  sell.  Land  inflated  up  to 
boom  prices  was  only  proper  to  be  reached  by  people  up  in  a 
baloon,  and  as  our  visitors  did  not  travel  in  that  way  they  did 
not  aligbt  on  the  thousand-dollar-an-acre  land  of  California  to  any 
extent.  From  all  of  which  it  results  that  if  we  would  do  business 
in  country  lands  we  must  be  content  to  do  it  in  a  business-like 
way.  We  must  sell  good  and  fair  lands  in  reasonable  quantities 
and  upon  fair  terms,  and  we  must  truthfully  make  known  what 
we  really  have  to  sell.  The  small  tricks  that  country  dealers  try 
to  take  in  Eastern  customers  with  are  played  out.  In  this  state 
of  atfairs  Mr.  W.  H.  Mills,  the  energetic  and  far-seeing  land  agent 
of  the  Southern  Pacific  Railroad,  has  recommended  a  plan  by 
which  his  company  is  to  do  for  the  big  rancheros  that  which  they 
either  cannot  or  will  not  do  for  themselves,  namely,  subdivide 
and  market  their  estates.  In  the  hands  of  the  Southern  Pacific 
organization  the  lands  would  find  buyers,  and  our  State  would 
tiebte  its  population  during  the  next  decade.  But  now  comes 
the  Call  and  strongly  objects  to  the  Railroad  doing  any  such 
thing,  because  the  sub-divided  ranches  would  "  become  tributary 
to  the  revenue  of  the  Railroad."  Of  course  they  would.  Why 
shouldn't  they  ?  It  follows  as  effect  does  cause  that  the  greater 
the  prosperity  of  the  cultivators  of  the  soil,  the  greater  the  pros- 
perity of  the  State,  and  the  larger  the  income  of  the  Railroad. 
The  more  people  there  are  in  California  engaged  in  productive 
occupations,  the  greater  must  be  the  value  of  railroad  property. 
What  conceivable  objection  can  there  be  on  the  part  of  any  sane 
man  to  such  a  proposition  wbich  advantages  the  State  generally 
and  the  Railroad  only  incidentally  and  indirectly? 

Yet  here  conies  a  presumably  intelligent  organ  of  public  opin- 
ion, and  objects  to  a  good  thing  because  somebody,  it  has  all  at 
once  conceived  a  dislike  to,  stands  a  chance  of  partaking  of  the 
advantages  common  to  all.  We  protest  against  such  journalism, 
and  predict  that  it  will  prove  a  boomerang.  There  are  ways  of 
opposing  the  Railroad  that  are  legitimate  and  that  may  have  the 
public  good  for  their  aim,  but  there  are  other  ways  that  so  obvi- 
ously betray  malice  and  a  design  to  work  mischief,  in  order  to 
serve  personal  ends,  that  it  only  remains  to  repay  them  in  kind. 
Corporations  no  more  than  individuals,  in  these  days,  turn  the 
other  cheek  to  the  smiter.  The  Call  is  spoiling  for  a  fight,  in 
which  it  would  be  knocked  out  in  short  order.  Not  the  public 
good,  but  downright,  insensate  bate  could  have  raised  this  ob- 
jection to  a  wise  and  beneficent  policy:  "Just  how  tender  and 
fostering  the  paternal  relations  on  the  part  of  the  Railroad  to  this 
proposition  are,  may  be  gathered  from  a  consideration  of  the  plan, 
which  is  for  that  corporation  to  buy  large  tracts  of  land  through- 
out the  State,  cut  them  up,  and  retail  to  intending  settlers,  who 
will  improve  it  (sic),  plant  orchards,  build  up  towns,  and  become 
tributary  to  the  revenues  of  the  Railroad.  This  plan  has  been 
tried  in  the  Capay  Valley,  and  W.  H.  Mills,  its  originator,  esti- 
mates that  every  one  of  the  orchards  thus  set  out  will,  when  in 
bearing,  pay  the  Railroad  $100  a  year  for  freight."  Horrible, 
most  horrible,  that  the  Railroad  should  expect  its  efforts  to  sub- 
divide the  big  estates  to  result  in  the  increase  of  its  freight  bills! 
It  is  almost  as  bad  as  lor  the  proprietors  of  the  Call  to  expect  in- 
creased revenue  from  increased  enterprise.  We  are  very  sure 
they  would  not  denounce  themselves  for  trying  to  increase  their 
income  by  means  beneficial  to  the  whole  community. 


THE    BERLIN    RIOTS. 


THK  riois  in  Germany  have  by  no  means  tbe  significance  which 
at  first  was  attributed  to  them  in  this  country.  American 
readers  are  aware  that  in  case  of  any  disturbances  the  German 
Government  exercises  a  very  strict  censorship,  and  does  not  per- 
mit news  unfavorable  to  it  to  be  telegrapbeu  to  other  countries. 
In  consequence  of  the  knowledge  of  this  circumstance  it  was  as- 
sumed tbat  the  information  received  here  was  only  partially  true, 
and  that  the  riots  were,  in  fact,  much  worse  than  they  were  re- 
ported to  be.  There  is  no  doubt  some  truth  in  this,  but  it  must 
not  be  forgotten  that  telegrams  sent  from  Europe  to  this  country 
are  often  colored  intentionally  or  unwittingly,  to  suit  the  Ameri- 
can market,  in  all  coun'.ries  wbich  have  a  liberal  government 
the  majority  of  the  people  would  hail  the  overthrow  of  the  al- 
most autocratic  rule  of  the  present  German  Emperor.  With  many 
American  newspaper  correspondents  abroad  the  wish  became, 
therefore,  the  father  of  the  thought,  and  they  composed  their 
telegrams  in  such  a  manner  as  to  give  the  idea  that  a  real  political 
revolution  was  being  attempted.  Those,  however,  who  know 
German  politics  and  are  acquainted  with  the  German  character, 
immediately  recognized  that  the  Berlin  disturbances  were  nothing 
but  riots  resembling  the  London  riots  in  Trafalgar  Square.  The 
troubles  originated  with  the  great  number  of  unemployed  and 
starving  people  in  Berlin,  such  as  are  found  in  all  centers  of  pop- 
ulation, and  though  socialists  and  anarchists  participated,  they 
were  certainly  not  the  authors.  If  a  great  political  revolution 
should  take  place  in  Germany — and    the  indiscreet  and  offensive 

speeches  and  actions  of  the  young  Emperor  may  provoke  one 

it  will  be  an  organized  and  deliberate  movement,  at  the  head  of 
wbich  will  be  men  of  intelligence  and  experience.  But  it  would 
be  the  height  of  folly  to  begin  an  attack  upon  the  Government  in 
power  by  riots  which  a  single  regiment,  not  to  say  a  squadron, 
could  crush  at  a  moment's  notice.  As  long  as  the  excellent  dis- 
cipline of  the  German  army  prevails,  the  authorities  can  render 
futile  any  single  outbreak,  and  their  power  can  be  broken  only 
by  concerted  action  in  all  parts  of  the  country.  It  is  much  more 
likely  that  a  German  republic,  if  ever  it  is  founded,  will  be  estab- 
lished by  quiet  and  legal  means.  The  German  people  are  very 
patient,  but  their  patience  has  been  tried  very  severely  of  late, 
and  discontent  is  spreading  not  only  among  the  lower  classes,  but 
also  among  intelligent  people ;  and  therefore  it  would  not  be  aston- 
ishing, provided  Emperor  William  II.  does  not  relinquish  his  re- 
actionary policy,  if  by  a  union  of  all  tbe  liberal  elements  of  the 
country,  he  would  be  forced  to  retire.  Tbe  agitation  going  on  at 
present  in  parliamentary  and  political  circles,  in  consequence  of 
the  elementary  education  bill,  is  a  much  more  serious  symptom 
of  an  approaching  change  in  the  German  constitution  than  the 
recent  Berlin  riots.  As  regards  the  latter,  they  have  had  parallels 
not  only  in  the  capitals  of  other  monarchies,  but  also  in  those  of 
republics.  They  are  significant,  however,  in  so  far  only  as  they 
indicate  that  Emperor  William  and  his  present  Chancellor,  not- 
withstanding their  coquetting  with  the  laboring  classes  and  their 
promises  to  them,  have  not  succeeded  in  gaining  the  confidence 
of  the  lower  strata  of  tbe  population. 


T 


'HE  Court  Journal  says  that  in  all  the  enterprising  newspaper 
1  offices  in  the  United  States  the  staff  now  work  on  the 
ground  floor,  behind  plate-glass  windows,  in  full  view  of  the 
pedestrians  on  the  "sidewalk."  Ohl  no,  we  don't.  We  are 
taking  no  chances  of  being  potted  by  a  imn  with  a  kick.  The 
fact  is  that  it  is  more  difficult  for  a  stranger  to  be  admitted  into  the 
presence  of  the  editor  of  an  "  enterprising  "  American  newspa- 
per, than  to  have  audience  with  Bonny  himself. 

THE  Berliners  who  drink  cognac  have  just  discovered  that  what 
they  supposed  was  the  genuine  French  liquor,  is  only  a  pro- 
duct of  tbe  Fatherland,  doctored  in  France  and  sent  back  to  Ger- 
many. France  does  the  same  trick  with  California  wines,  which 
are  imported  into  tbat  country,  relabeled,  and  then  sent  to  New 
York,  where  they  are  sold  at  high  rates  as  French  wines. 

THE  British  Medical  Journal  announces  with  some  surprise 
that  Lady  Brooke  s  Fund  for  the  Relief  of  the  Distress  from 
Influenza  had  commenced  its  good  work  by  distributing  2,000 
bottles  of  brandy  among  the  affiicted.  How  happy  must  be  the 
British  tramp! 


SAN  FRANCieCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  5,  1892. 


THE    LABOR    WAR. 


THE  Employers'  and  Manufacturers'  Association  of  this  city  has 
shown  since  its  existence  that  it  "  mrans  business."  It  ia 
ready  to  fight  against  the  labor  unions  whenever  they  overstep 
their  legitimate  bounds,  and  the  war  has  partially  begun  since  boy- 
cotts have  been  met  with  the  announcement  of  impending  lock- 
outs in  case  the  boycotts  are  not  declared  off.  The  public  of  San 
Francisco  is  with  the  Employers'  Association,  and  the  labor  unions 
cannot  count  upon  sympathy  where  they  threaten  to  annihilate  in- 
dividual liberty.  There  was  a  time  when  all  fair-minded  people  hail- 
ed the  establishment  of  unions  of  workingmen  for  the  purpose  of 
self-protection  and  with  the  object  of  raising  the  condition  of  the 
laboring  classes,  which  was  a  very  pitiful  one  for  some  time. 
United  action  in  a  just  cause  will  always  be  applauded.  Of  late 
years  the  labor  unions,  instead  of  remaining  defensive  and  pro- 
tective associations,  have  become  aggressive  societies,  which  in- 
terfere with  the  rights  of  manufacturers  and  employers  in  the 
management  of  their  own  business,  and  levy  blackmail  by  en- 
deavoring to  terrorize  people  into  submission  to  their  unjust  de- 
mands, causing,  in  case  of  refusal,  severe  damages  to  those 
whom  they  have  chosen  as  victims.  That  the  laborers  have  a 
right  to  fix  their  own  wages  and  working  hours,  everybody  must 
grant,  and  nobody  will  deny  them  tbe  right  of  refusing  to  work 
under  conditions  of  which  they  do  not  approve.  Our  laborers, 
like  all  other  citizens,  are  freemen  and  cannot  be  forced  to  sell 
their  work  at  a  price  which  they  do  not  consider  adequate.  But 
they  must  not  forget  that  the  employers  of  labor  have  equal 
privileges  and  cannot  be  expected  to  pay  more  than  they  consider 
fair,  or  to  employ  any  persons  but  those  from  whom  they  receive 
the  greatest  advantage.  In  case  an  agreement  cannot  be  arrived 
at,  tbe  workingman  has  the  privilege  of  accepting  work  of  other 
employers  who  grant  his  demand,  but  the  employer  have  also 
the  right  to  look  for  such  employees  as  satisfy  his  requirements. 
Our  modern  labor  unions,  however,  seem  to  have  lost  all  sense  of 
fairness.  They  claim  for  their  members  the  right  of  quit- 
ting work  whenever  they  like  and  of  choosing  any  em- 
ployer they  like,  but  they  wish  to  prohibit  the 
employer  from  dismissing  those  laborers  who  do  not 
satisfy  him,  and  from  engaging  such  men  as  suit  him  best. 
The  injustice  of  these  claims  is  so  plain  to  every  fair-minded  per- 
son, that  no  comment  is  needed,  and  nobody  will  blame  our 
manufacturers  for  protesting  against  such  nnjustness.  The  ques- 
tion to  be  solved  by  the  Employers'  Association  was,  by  what 
means  protection  could  be  obtained,  and  the  solution  was  quickly 
found.  Organized  aggression  had  to  be  met  by  oreanized  re- 
sistance. The  laborers  themselves  had  shown  the  remedy.  At 
present,  when  one  employer  is  singled  out  by  a  labor-union  as  a 
victim,  the  other  employers  are  ready  to  assist  him  financially 
and  morally,  not,  however,  in  order  to  oppress  his  employees,  but 
to  protect  his  rights  and  his  individual  liberty.  They  will  help 
him  to  maintain  his  right  to  choose  those  employees  whom  he 
considers  the  best  for  his  business.  The  Employers'  and  Manu- 
facturers' Association,  therefore,  has  gained  the  approval  of  the 
public,  and  the  labor-unions,  in  their  present  attitude,  are  uni- 
versally condemned,  since  they  aim  at  the  destruction  of  freedom. 
Let  them  restrict  their  activity  to  legitimate  efforts,  and  they  will 
be  supported;  as  long,  however,  as  they  continue  to  tyrannize 
those  who  do  not  share  their  views,  they  cannot  expect  the  en- 
dorsement  of   true   citizens  of   a  free  country. 

THE    REISS    AFFAIR. 

BERNARD  RETSS,  who  defrauded  the  Government  of  over 
$70,000,  can  congratulate  himself  at  having  escaped  prison 
and  having  been  punished  by  a  fine,  merely.  True,  he  made  full 
restoration  of  the  money  and  showed  evident  repentance.  But 
would  that  have  saved  a  less  wealthy  criminal  ?  Many  a  person 
who  commits  a  theft  would  be  cmly  too  glad  to  surrender  his 
booty,  provided  that  he  could  escape  the  penitentiary,  but  such  a 
compromise  would  naturally  not  be  accepted  by  the  law.  It  is 
difficult  to  understand  why,  in  case  the  Government  is  defrauded, 
a  compromise  should  be  permitted.  From  a  practical  point  of 
view,  no  doubt,  it  is  more  advantageous  to  the  Treasury  of  the 
United  States,  to  obtain  voluntary  restitution,  instead  of  having 
to  bear  the  expense  and  delay  of  a  lawsuit,  with  the  risk  of  be- 
ing defeated;  from  a  moral  point  of  view,  however,  compromises 
of  that  kind,  since  they"  are  not  granted  to  everybody  in  case  of 
repentance,  must  be  condemned.  The  full  injustice  of  such  ex- 
ceptions in  special  cases  becomes  still  plainer  if  one  considers 
what  would  have  happened  to  Reiss,  provided  he  should  have 
lost  his  wealth  by  some  accident  and  had  been  a  poor  man  at  this 
moment.  Would  he  have  been  more  guilty  in  that  case  ?  Cer- 
tainly not;  but  he  would  have  spent  two  years  behind  prison 
bars.  What  really  saved  him,  therefore,  was  not  his  repentance, 
but  the  accident  of  wealth;  and  that  such  should  help  a  criminal 
is  illogical  as  well  as  deplorable.  The  only  satisfactory  feature  in 
the  whole  affair  is,  that  the  six  innocent  children  of  Reiss  have 
escaped  severe  suffering  from  the  guilt  of  their  parent.  Unfor- 
tunately, children  of  other  offenders  against  the  law  do  not  re- 
ceive equal  consideration. 


BOG    OR    NO    BOG. 

DIGUING  up  stacks  of  affidavits  seems  to  be  easier  work  in  San 
Francisco  than  digging  up  a  few  feet  of  earth.  One  of  the 
objections  to  locating  the  new  Post-office  at  the  corner  of  Seventh 
and  Mission  is  that  a  bog  underlies  the  made-up  surface  of  sand, 
and  that,  in  consequence,  it  is  utterly  impossible  to  find  a  founda- 
tion there  that  could  at  any  reasonable  cost  be  rendered  capable 
of  carrying  the  immense  superstructure  it  is  proposed  to  erect.  If 
that  allegation  be  true,  it  should  be  the  end  of  the  whole  matter. 
While  it  is  in  dispute  and  doubt,  the  public  officer  who  commits 
the  Government  to  its  purchase  as  a  site  for  a  great  public  build- 
ing is,  to  say  the  least,  dealing  with  a  large  sum  of  public  money, 
in  a  reckless  way  that  in  these  days  is  suggestive  of  nothing  so 
much  as  corruption  somewhere.  How  came  it  that  the  question 
of  bog  or  no  bog  was  not  promptly  settled  as  soon  as  seriously 
raised?  Two  laboring  men  could  determine  it  at  trifling  cost. 
Two  or  three  shafts  sunk  in  the  sand  that  covers  the  locality  are 
all  that  stand  in  the  way  of  the  Government  and  our  officials  see- 
ing for  themselves  just  what  the  facta  are.  Yet  angry  disputants 
appear  before  tbe  Government  agent  everyday,  but  to  no  better 
purpose  than  to  call  each  other  falsifiers  and  other  angry  and 
naughty  names.  Stacks  of  affidavits  are  filed  with  him,  going  to 
prove  that  the  proposed  site  always  was  a  bottomless  bog,  or  that 
it  was  originally  a  hill  of  sand  as  enduring  as  the  rock  of  ages. 
Why  has  not  somebody  sent  out  and  had  a  determinative  ditch 
dug  ?  It  is  strange  that  if  its  owners  had  any  confidence  in  the 
solidity  of  the  lot  they  did  not  long  ago  demonstrate  the  fact  by 
actual  physical  proof.  If  the  assailed  and  suspected  Commission- 
ers had  that  reasonable  degree  of  certainty  about  the  matter 
which  they  ought  to  have  had  before  endeavoring  to  commit  the 
Government  to  its  purchase,  why  have  they  been  manifestly 
afraid  to  put  the  issue  to  the  only  satisfactory  test  ?  The  whole 
business  looks  exceedingly  fishy.  That  there  is  a  half  million  steal 
in  it  is  either  true,  or  the  indications  are  all  exceedingly  misleading. 
When  one  of  the  Commissioners,  not  reputed  to  be  at  all  self- 
sacrificing,  makes  trip  after  trip  to  Washington  to  urge  the  pur- 
chase of  this  site,  and  to  treat  anybody  opposed  to  it  with  vitu- 
perative language,  and  when  we  see  him  trumping  up  yarns  that 
would  make  a  real  estate  salesman  blush,  we  have  our  opinion 
about  the  transaction  in  which  he  ia  engaged. 


PLACERVJLLIANS    STILL    DEFAULTERS. 

PLACERVILLE  has  recently  taken  courage  and  had  itself 
written  up.  Yet  it  remains  a  defaulting  and  repudiating  city, 
which,  as  matters  stand,  no  self-respecting  man  would  care  to 
dwell  in.  It  issued  bonds  and  borrowed  money  to  bnild  a  small 
connecting  line  of  railroad.  It  repudiated  its  obligations,  contested 
them  in  the  courts,  and,  when  judgment  was  given  against  the 
city,  its  officials  resigned  in  order  to  avoid  payment,  and  the 
citizens  have  become  parlicepes  criminis  by  refusing  ever  since  to 
elect  their  successors.  Placerville  to  day  has  a  large  judgment 
standing  against  it,  which  it  audaciously  evades  by  tbe  revolu- 
tionary method  of  refusing  to  elect  a  government.  Some  of  the 
bonds  are  held  in  the  East  by  men  naturally  very  irate,  and  when 
"  California  on  Wheels  "  made  it  first  tour  it  was  met  everywhere 
with  tbe  statement  that  this  State  was  a  defaulting  one,  and  that 
it  supplied  no  legal  process  by  which  its  city  and  county  bonds 
could  be  collected.  But  in  the  fullneaa  of  time  Placerville  found 
that  it  needed  advertising  like  all  tbe  other  counties,  and  it  gave 
the  Chronicle  a  broadside  "ad,"  in  which  its  default  was  got 
around  by  a  deliberate  lie.  The  statement  was  made  that  "  the 
incubus  so  long  hanging  over  Placerville  in  the  form  of  its  bonded 
indebtedness"  has  at  last  been  "compromised  with  the  bond- 
holders." Pshaw  !  The  bondholders  have  agreed  to  accept  about 
twenty  cents  on  the  dollar  of  the  face  value  of  their  judgment, 
which  Placerville  agreed  to  pay,  but  it  has  defaulted  in  that 
agreement  as  in  all  others.  While  that  state  of  facts  exists  it  is 
idle  for  the  Placervillians  to  escape  the  name  that  now  attaches 
to  them,  or  be  esteemed  creditable  citizens  of  this  moat  honorable 
State.  Placer  County  is  very  beautiful,  and  ought  to  proaper. 
But  it  atanda  atill  and  ia  the  leaat  prosperous  and  progressive 
county  in  the  State,  solely  because  California  spurns  it  asananae- 
oua,  sickening  plague  spot. 


IF  California  wants  a  national  gun  factory,  she  will  have  to  make 
a  fight  for  it.  Dolph,  of  Oregon,  and  Squires,  of  Washington, 
both  of  whom  are  pretty  "  speedy."  appear  to  have  pooled  their 
issues,  with  a  view  to  freezing  California  out  of  it  if  a  gun  factory 
bill  be  passed  by  the  present  Congress.  Every  argument  is  in 
favor  of  California,  but  arguments  are  of  little  avail  when  such 
energetic  and  tireless  workers  as  Dolph  and  Squires  are  on  tbe 
ground.  Senator  Felton  must  be  the  chief  reliance  of  this  State, 
and  we  may  rest  assured  that  he  will  not  let  the  grass  grow 
under  his  feet.  Of  course  tbe  presumption  is  a  very  strong  one 
that  Holinan's  Appropriation  Committee  in  tbe  House  will  not 
allow  a  gun  factory  bill  to  pass,  no  matter  where  it  might  be  lo- 
cated on  the  Pacific  Coast;  but  in  view  of  the  fact  that  Holruan 
might  have  a  lucid  interval,  it  is  safest  not  to  have  any  loophole 
open,  or  to  give  our  enterprising  neighbors  a  chance  to  get  a  judg- 
ment against  California  by  default. 


BAN   it.  \\r;-,  n  NEWS  l  ii 


THRKE  has  been  no  chine-  .„,.  political  „,„. 

•linn  during  the  past  wrt ..  ,•»  ,t,|l    some   stalwart 

Republicans  who  insist  that  Humr  mu«t  be  the  candidate  this 
year,  but  Mime  himself  hi.  Mid  or  dona  nothing  to  Indicate  ihm 
bta  letter  ol  decllnailon  was  not  final.  Oa  lb* other  tid* ol  ibe 
il  fence  the  breai  b  between  Cleveland  and  Hill  Ii  ».  wide 
as  ever,  and  the  beM  inf  .    •  «rr  no  chance  .>(  Its  be- 

ing  Bloted.     The    WaahingI  ..lent    .if    the    .V- 

bas  prepared   a  table  showing  the  Presidential  prefl 
of  the  delegations  to  tbi  :,„n  so  far  as  they  oan  be 

ascertained.    The  table  give.  Hill   >.s.  Cleveland  265.  ami  the  re- 
mainder, on  a  basis   of   900  delegate*,  tur   sonic    Western    man. 
ind,  he  says,  seems  t.>  .  at  California,  Conneot- 

icut,    Delaware.    Maine.    Has  Hew    Hampbire,   Ohio, 

Rnode   Island.  South    Dakota.  Vermont,    Virginia,    Washington, 

Weal   Virginia,  and    Wim in.      Hill  is  said  to  be  tbe  oho 

Colorado,  Florida,  Idaho.  Maryland,  Mississippi,  New  Jersey, 
New  York.  Pennsylvania,  South  Carolina  and  Texas.  This  com- 
putation leaves  a  wide  margin  open,  for  even  >.i  votes  would  be 
very  fir  from  securing  a  nomination  in  a  convention  of  lino  dele- 
gates. 

ALL  tbe  best-laid  schemes  of  our  local  politicians  may  be  upset 
at  any  moment  by  combinations  which  the  prospective  bosses 
cannot  foresee  or  prevent.  Tbe  political  atmosphere  is  thick  with 
rumors  of  trades,  and  deals  and  combines,  all  of  which  are  directed 
at  the  same  objective  point,  the  securing  of  city  and  legislative  o  mi  es 
at  the  next  election.  The  only  way  to  prevent  the  consummation 
of  these  schemes,  tbe  most  of  which  are  conceived  in  sin  and  born 
in  iniquity,  is  for  the  people  of  San  Francisco  to  take  in  hand  tbe 
nomination  and  election  of  officers  of  the  municipal  government 
and  members  of  the  Legislature,  without  regard  to  the  dictation 
of  bosses,  no  matter  who  they  -nay  be,  or  to  what  party  they 
may  belong.  If  the  respectable  element  had  one-half  the  energy, 
determination  and  grit  of  the  scallawag  portion  of  the  commun- 
ity, 8an  Francisco  might  and  would  be  the  best  governed  city  in 
the  United  Stales. 


P0LICE**JUDGE  RIX,  we  suppose,  is  ashamed  of  himself,  as 
he  ought  to  be.  He  sentenced  tbe  notorious  "  Brick  "  Butler, 
tbe  Fire  Department  thief,  who  pleaded  guilty  of  robbing  a  house 
in  which  there  was  a  fire,  to  pay  a  fine  of  $100,  or  suffer  im- 
prisonment for  one  hundred  days.  Butler  is  a  very  old  offender, 
being  an  ex-convict,  of  which  fact  Judge  Rix  was  aware,  yet  he 
lets  him  off  with  a  light  fine,  knowing  well  that  the  politicians, 
who  need  his  services,  will  pay  it.  Judge  Rix  should  crawl 
along  in  back  streets,  and  hang  his  old,  gray  head  whenever  be 
meets  a  respectable  citizen  and  householder.  It  is  evident  that  a 
strong  and  lusty  Pull  stalketh  through  the  corridors  of  the  Old 
City  Hall. 

POLICE  COURT  methods  have  attracted  much  attention  of  late, 
it  having  developed  that  a  Police  Court  clerk  is  a  "  bigger 
man  than  old  Grant."  One  of  these  worthies  has  been  detected 
in  signing  orders  of  release  in  advance  of  the  arrest  of  persons 
charged  with  crime,  which  shows  at  least  that  he  is  diligent  in 
business.  The  fact  that  be  is  part  owner  in  a  liquor  saloon,  and 
that  the  back  room  of  tbe  saloon  was  the  place  where  negotiations 
were  carried  on  for  the  release  of  men  anticipating  arrest,  seems 
to  militate  somewhat  against  the  regularity  of  the  proceedings. 
It  is  nearly  time  that  tbe  official  referred  to  asked  for  a  suspension 
of  public  opinion  until  he  could  be  investigated. 

WHEN  Rhody  Ringrose  presented  a  bill  for  140,000  brick, 
supplied  and  laid  at  the  New  City  Hall,  and  Auditor  Smiley 
found  out  that  only  98,000  brick  had  been  supplied,  Rhody  ex- 
cused himself  by  the  plea  that  he  wanted  to  be  paid  for  what  be 
was  going  to  do,  as  well  as  for  what  he  had  done.  If  this  rule 
were  to  obtain  in  every  branch  of  construction  in  connection 
with  the  New  City  Hall,  the  total  revenue  of  the  city  would  be 
pledged  and  mortgaged  for  ten  years  to  come.  It  is  certainly 
enough  to  pay  for  what  has  been  done  on  the  magnificent  ruin, 
without  being  called  upon  to  discount  the  future. 


WHATEVER  may  be  the  socialistic  condition  of  Europe  there 
is  a  more  potent  factor  influencing  popular  disturbances 
than  discontent  with  methods  of  government,  and  that  is  empty 
stomachs.  The  winter  which  has  just  passed  has  been  a  very 
severe  one  on  tbe  poor  of  almost  every  country  of  Continental 
Europe,  and  it  is  hunger  rather  than  democratic  sentiments  that 
has  led  to  the  uprising  in  Berlin  and  tbe  uneasiness  that  has  per- 
vailed  in  the  capitals.  The  Scotch  proverb  says,  "  It  is  ill  reason- 
ing between  a  full  man  and  a  fasting,"  and  the  rulers  of  Europe 
may  find  the  truth  of  the  proverb  exemplified. 


TREASURY  AGENT  GIBSON  complains  of  having  received 
threatening  messages,  because  he  forwards  to  Washington 
affidavits  which  contain  statements  against  the  proposed  post- 
office  site.  He  has  been  informed  that  an  attempt  will  be  made 
to  attack  his  reputation.  Agent  Gibs  m  needs  not  to  fear  any 
such  attacks.  Tbe  number  of  people  who  have  visited  him  since 
his  arrival  here  is  very  great,  and  be  will  find  hundreds  of  wit- 
nesses to  testify  to  the  impartial  manner  in  which  be  has  carried 
on  the  investigation. 


HOW    CABLE    WRITES    BIB 

Yi-k  n,r  from  what  original  M  ihr  .lory  of  Bras- 

nrandiulmaa."    Wall, ■  vary  frank  wild 

>■""■  " plaodewaj  ry  earliest  paru  ..(  lb*  novel 

wriiien.     Tbe  novel  grew    from  that,  as  any  one  who  hai 
""'  ""•  aonoi  lo  iot  ill  itrootlon,  must  nt 

seen.  The  novallil,  irben 
writing  ii  loitalnad  work, 
in  a  situa- 
tion ranch  like  Hint  ol  a 
P  n  i  n  t  e  r  undertaking  a 
and  may 
Bnd  the  finest  use  and 
rUOal     h;irii ions      value 

for  some  lesser  sketch  of 

mi  earlier  day  I'.ut  I'.rns. 
i'ouji.    was  more  than  this 

io  me  when  I  deoided  lo 
write  ..The  Qrandisai- 
me*:"  II   was   the  Bonrce 

of  the  whole  story's  in- 
spiration and  movement 
on  the  novel's  earnest, 
Studious,  moral  side.  Yes, 
it  has  an  origin  in  fact, 
too.  Tbe  Bras-Coupe  of 
fact  really  had  but  one 
arm,  or  at  least  hut  one 
hand.  On  being  told  that 
he  was  a  slave,  and  must 
work  for  bis  master,  he 
had,  says  tradition,  seized 
an  axe  and  chopped  off 
his  right  hand  at  a  blow. 
He  was,  it  is  certain,  tbe 
terror,  for  years,  of  all  but 
the  hardiest  men  among  the  residents  of  the  old  "Third  Muni- 
cipality "  of  New  Orleans,  where  any  part  of  it  was  near  the  great 
cypress  swamp  in  the  rear  of  the  city.  For  he  had  fled 
to  this  swamp  and  lived  in  it,  making  hunting  a  dangerous, 
and  sometimes,  they  say,  a  fatal  pastime.  I  first  beard  of  him 
through  a  negro,  who  professed  to  remember  when  he  was  at 
last  caught  and  bung;  and  I  afterward  learned  from  a  descendant 
of  his  owner,  tbe  verity  of  what  before  had  been  to  me  but 
vague  tradition.  This  gentleman  was  displeased  because  I  did 
not  hold  slavishly  to  all  the  facts,  and  nothing  but  the  facts, 
and  let  my  literaiy  exigencies  take  care  of  themselves.  But  is  it 
not  in  that  way  that  so  many  novels  founded  on  facts  are  vitally 
depreciated  in  what  should  be  their  finest  values  ?  For  tbe  novel 
is  social  history  departed  out  of  its  poor  body  of  mere  facts,  and 
clothed  upon  once  more  with  a  spiritual  body  of  truth.  There 
is  no  more  reason  that  a  novelist  should  "  stick  to  facts  "  than 
that  a  poet  should,  but  both  alike  are  therefore  all  the  more 
bound  to  stand  by  the  absolute  and  eternal  truth.  This  is  their 
right  and  ideal    motive,  it  seems  lo  me. 

Agricola  Fusilier  was  a  real  person;  yes.  I  mean,  I  drew  him 
from  a  living  model.  In  fact,  I  did  little  more  than  photograph 
him;  painted  him  as  he  was.  In  New  Orleans  the  portrait  was 
by  many  instantly  recognized  and  approved.  Of  course,  Agricola 
Fusilier  was  not  his  name,  though  I  have  since  learned,  what  I 
did  not  know  before,  that  there  was  a  man  in  Louisiana  of  exact- 
ly, or  almost  exactly,  that  name.  My  Agricola  had  a  name  which 
he  made  famous  throughout  the  State. 

0,  yes,  Honore.  Grandissime  and  Aurora  Nancanou  are  from 
living  models,  too.  Aurora  was  a  beautiful  Creole  lady,  a  personal 
friend  of  myself  and  my  family. 

But,  really,  f  ought  to  make  my  last  period  here.  It  is  my 
true  business  to  write  stories,  not  to  tell  how  I  write  them. 


A  CELESTIAL  combination  between  Teed  and  Harris  would 
be  a  great  scheme.  Tbe  signs  might  read:  "  Teed  &  Harris, 
Angel-makers.  New  souls  always  in  stock.  The  only  company 
that  has  the  exclusive  right  to  the  road  to  Paradise."  The  join- 
ing of  forces  of  the  two  soul-sharps  would  be  appreciated  by  the 
people,  for  it  would  give  better  opportunity  to  have  both  of  them 
indicted  for  offenses  against  tbe  moral  laws. 

THE  devices  for  quickly  stopping  cable-cars  do  not  seem  to  be 
very  perfect  as  yet.  Considering  the  fact  that  a  run-away  car 
endangers  the  lives  of  all  its  passengers,  an  inventor  of  a  brake 
that  would  secure  an  effective  stop  on  a  down-grade  would  not 
only  benefit  humanity,  but  would  be  sure  to  reap  a  rich  fi- 
nancial reward  for  bis  invention. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  5,  1892. 


[^/fiSfofrr'D 


'  We   Obey    no    Wand    but    Pleasure's." — Tom  Moore. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  seems  pleasantly  fated  never  to  be  left  with- 
out its  weekly  sensation  in  the  way  of  entertainment.  The 
present  week,  promised  no  break  in  the  monotony  of  "  second 
week  "  at  all  the  theatres,  when  lo!  Sir  Edwin  Arnold  to  the 
rescue.  The  announcement  of  an  evening  with  the  famous  ex- 
pounder of  Buddhism  and  the  cult  of  the  Orient,  started  Fashion 
and  Culture  in  a  mad  neck-and-neck  race  for  the  Grand  Opera 
House — this,  to  see  and  hear,  that,  to  be  seen  and  beard.  The 
manipulator  of  the  calcium  light  must  "  pale  his  ineffectual  fires," 
even  as  a  stage  effect,  before  ibe  magician  who  can  turn  on  "  The 
Light  of  Asia  "  and  "  The  Light  of  the  World,"  and  the  crowds 
which  packed  the  immense  building  from  parquet  to  gallery  {and 
many  of  whom  had  been  forced  reluctantly  to  turn  away  for  lack 
of  room)  evidently  awaited  the  poet's  appearance  with  an  un- 
wonted thrill  of  expectancy. 

Sir  Edwin  is  an  effective  reader  and  reciter,  with  perhaps  more 
of  the  poetic  fervor  and  passion  than  of  dramatic  power  in  tone 
and  manner.  His  voice,  though  deep,  is  incisive  and  »  carrying," 
and  this,  with  a  distinct  enunciation  and  a  certain  English  delib- 
eration in  speaking,  made  every  word  clearly  audible  to  the  most 
distant  member  of  the  vast  assemblage.  The  magnificent  lines 
from  his  most-read  poems  gained  new  meaning  from  the 
author's  spirited  interpretation,  to  say  nothing  of  the  in- 
cidental benefit  of  re-awakening  the  interest  of  the  reading  public 
in  these  grand  intellectual  creations.  Among  the  short  poems 
read  was  He  and  She.  As  a  poem  it  is  a  gem,  clear-cut  and  flaw- 
less; a  crystallization  of  immortal  passionless  love  transfused 
with  mortal  pain  and  longing,  as  the  opal  with  its  fire.  Its  won- 
derful pathos,  so  brought  out  by  the  reader  as  to  be  almost  un- 
bearable in  its  intensity,  went  straight  to  the  heart  of  all  who 
have  loved  and  lost,  or  whose  imagination  could  picture  what 
such  loss  must  be. 

»  #  # 

Admit  that  the  majority  of  those  present  were  there  because 
Fashion  has  decreed  it  "  the  proper  caper"  to  be  there;  still  there 
must  ba  a  sentiment  in  the  dominating  few  which  inspired  the 
ukase,  and  in  crowding  the  Grand  Opera  House  to  do  honor  to 
its  distinguished  guest,  San  Francisco  honored  itself  and  entered 
its  claim  to  be  something  more  than  a  community  of  gold-grubbers 
and  money-worsbipers.  The  evening  was  one  of  high  intellectual 
enjoyment,  one  of  the  too  rare  occasions  which  exert  a  refining 
influence  on  the  tone  of  public  taste. 
*  »  * 

Another  equally  delightful  evening  was  that  of  Monday  last, 
devoted  by  Geo.  W.  Cable  to  entertaining  a  large  audience  at  the 
First  Congregational  •  Church,  by  relating  his  own  story  of 
"Grande  Point."  The  gifted  author  tells  a  story  even  more 
effectively  than  he  writes  it,  and  it  is  safe  to  say  that  all  who 
listened  to  the  exquisite  love-tale  so  exquisitely  recounted,  will  de- 
sire to  bear  the  last,  which  is  to  take  place  to-night,  at  the  same 
place.  This  series  of  three  evenings  with  the  famous  author  of 
"  Creole  Days  "  is  for  the  benefit  of  the  Children's  Hospital  and 
Training-School  for  Nurses,  and  has  been  admirably  managed  by 
the  »  lady  patronesses  "  of  that  establishment. 
*-  *  » 

The  revival  of  The  Henrietta  by  the  Stuart  Robson  Company 
at  the  Baldwin,  brought  with  it  also  a  revival  of  the  first  week's 
audiences,  which  had  somewhat  fallen  off  during  the  four  nights 
of  Married  Life.  The  latter  is  a  pleasant  comedy,  with  consider- 
able genuine  humor  in  it,  but  it  somehow  missed  the  popular 
favor,  at  least  in  the  degree  accorded  Goldsmith's  elegant  comedy 
and  the  inimitable  Henrietta.  The  performance  of  Stuart  Robson 
as  Bertie,  the  Lamb,  is  as  peculiarly  and  delightfully  his  own  as 
was  Dundreary  of  Sothern.  and  in  its  distinctiveness  and  individ- 
uality (all  the  more  notable  for  being  in  an  overworked  field)  de- 
serves a  good  place  in  the  gallery  of  stage  intaglios.  It  has  its 
last  production  of  the  season  to-night. 
«  «  * 

The  announcement  of  Joseph  Jefferson's  appearance  at  the 
Baldwin  Theatre  next  Monday  night  was  enough  to  sell  out  the 
house  even  at  the  advanced  scale  of  prices.  "  Jo.  Jefferson  "  be- 
longs to  the  whole  country  and  to  the  century.  His  admirers  of 
the  last  and  its  preceding  generation  will  be  among  the  first  to 
greet  him  on  his  coming  visit.  With  Bob  Acres  in  The  Rivals  Mr. 
Jefferson  has  been  so  long  identified  that  it  is  doubtful  if  the  pub- 
lic would  recognize  a  Bob  Acres  in  another  actor.  The  great 
comedian  pays  us  a  compliment  (and  exhibits,  at  the  same  time, 
his  own  lack  of  egotism)  by  bringing  an  unusually  strong  com- 
pany, including  Louis  James,  Mrs.  John  Drew,  Viola  Allen, 
W.  F.  Owen  and  others.  Mr.  Jefferson  will  also  produce  during 
his  stay  Column's  comedy,  The  Heir-at-Law. 

The  Hanlons'  Superba  ends  its  reign  at  the  California  to-morrow 
night,  and  on  Monday  Frederick  Warde  returns  to   that   familiar 


ground.  Mr.  Warde  has  won  here  not  only  a  genuine  admiration 
for  his  abilities,  but  respect  for  the  good  taste  and  dignity  which 
have  led  him  to  choose  the  more  enduring  fame  and  less  swift 
emoluments  of  the  legitimate  and  classic  drama,  instead  of  yield- 
ing to  the  modern  rage  for  farce-comedy  and  its  dramatic  con- 
geners, which  bring  more  money  because  they  appeal  to  a  vastly 
larger  constituency.  Mr.  Warde  is  always  sure  of  a  warm  wel- 
come and  a  flattering  attendance  in  this  city.  During  his  present 
stay  he  will  make  a  specialty  of  The  Lio  t'x  Mouth,  by  Henry  Guy 
Carleton,  one  of  the  most  romantic  and  beautiful  of  stories  and 
plays. 

*  *  * 

Conried's  Opera  Company  will  conclude  to-morrow  evening  a 
satisfactory  two-weeks' engagement  at  the  Bush.  Next  Monday 
the  re-constructed  and  re-organized  New  York  Opera  Company, 
late  of  the  Orpheum,  will  come  to  the  Bush  for  one  week.  The 
new  company  is  under  the  sole  management  of  George  Olmi, 
and  includes  Tellula  Evans,  Bebe  Vining,  Emily  Soldene, 
Henry  Hallaru,  Fr.cnk  Valerga,  Tom  Rickets  (late  the  favorite 
comedian  of  the  Tivoli)  and  others.  The  repertory  for  the  week 
will  be:  Monday  and  Thursday  evenings,  The  Bohemian  Girl; 
Tuesday  and  Wednesday  evenings  and  Wednesday's  matinee, 
Erminie;  Friday  evening,  The  Gondoliers;  Saturday  evening  and 
matinee,  Pinafore;  Sunday  night  (by  special  request),  The  Chimes 
of  Normandy,  with  Tom  Rickets  in  his  great  part  of  Gaspard. 

*  #  # 

The  Tivoli  is  giving  an  excellent  presentation  of  Carl  Mil- 
hr-cker's  comic  opera,  The  Vice  Admiral,  with  Gracie  Plaisted  and 
Kitty  Marcellus  as  Serafina  and  Sybillina,  Phil  Branson  as  Punto, 
Warwick  Ganor  as  the  Admiral,  Hartman  as  Don  Mirobolante, 
Tillie  Salinger  as  Gilda,  and  the  other  parts  as  well  cast.  As  in 
all  the  Tivoli  productions  the  careful  staging  and  thoroughness  of 
rehearsal  gives  a  satisfactory  finish  to  the  production)  which  the 
most  brilliant  soloists  cannot  do  without  this  adjunct.  The  Vice 
Admiral  will  be  continued  next  week,  and  will  be  followed  by 
the  ever  popular  Na?wn. 

«  #  * 

E.  A.  Swift  and  Joseph  Gottlob,  treasurer  and  assistajit-treasurer 
of  the  Bush-street  Theatre,  take  a  benefit  at  that  house  next 
Thursday  evening.  The  Bohemian  Girl,  one  of  the  best  operas  in 
their  repertory,  will  be  given  by  the  New  York  Opera  Company. 
Both  young  gentlemen  are  deservedly  popular  with  the  patrons 
of  the  house,  who  will,  no  doubt,  be  glad  to  take  advantage  of 
the  occasion  to  show  their  appreciation  of   the  many  courtesies 

|    received  from  the  attaches  of  the  box  office,  by  giving  them  a 

i    crowded  house  on  Thursday  night. 

*  *   * 

Bluff  King  Hal  was  repeated  at  the  Grand  Opera  House  last 
Tuesday  evening.  There  were  some  important  changes  in  the 
cast,  but  none  in  the  size  and  enthusiasm  of  the  audience.  This 
production  was  fof  the  benefit  of  the  authors,  and  was  a  deserved 
tribute  to  the  genuine  and  lasting  merits  of  the  new  opera.  It 
will  doubtless  be  repeated  ere  long,  as  it  has  unquestionably  caught 
the  ear  of  the  town  and  every  body  will  wish  to  hear  it. 

T»       #       « 

It  is  said  that  one  of  the  Hanlon  brothers  is  about  to  leave  the 
stage  and  enter  the  ministry,  which  reminds  one  of  the  preacher, 
Miln,  becoming  an  actor,  so  called.  »  A  fair  exchange  is  no  rob- 
bery," but  in  this  case  those  who  remember  Miln  as  Othello  will 
conclude  that  the  pulpit  has  got  ahead  of  the  stage  in  the  trade, 
unless  Hanlon  prove  a  dreadfully  poor  expounder  of  the  Word. 
»  »  * 

L.  R.  Stockwell  announces  the  opening  of  his  new  theatre  (for- 
merly the  Powell  Street  Theatre)  July  7th,  with  Augustin  Daly's 
company  as  the  opening  attraction.  Mr.  Stockwell  left  for  the 
East  on  Thursday  on  business  connected  with  the  future  of  his 
new  theatre,  which  will  hereafter  be  known  as  Stock  well's 
Theatre.  Mr.  Alf.  Ellinghouse  has  been  installed  business  mana- 
ger of  the  new  theatre,  and  Forrest  Seabury  has  been  engaged  as 
scenic  artist. 

*  *  # 

The  instrumental  part  of  last  Saturday's  "Pop"  was,  if  possi- 
ble, more  than  usually  enjoyable,  the  selections  being  specially 
pleasing.  The  concert  opened  with  Mozart's  charming  "  Sonata 
in  C  Minor,"  played  in  a  manner  which  brought  outall  the  music 
and  sweetness  of  that  dreamy  composition.  The  'cello  solo  of 
Mr.  Heine,  »  Kol  Weidrei,"  which  is  a  collection  of  Jewish  songs, 
brought  him  a  well-deserved  encore  from  an  enthusiastic  audi- 
ence. One  of  Grieg's  thoroughly  original  and  always  enjoyable 
sonatas  closed  the  programme  of  an  extremely  interesting  con- 
cert. The  vocal  numbers  were  given  by  Frauleln  Ottilie  Leidelt, 
who  possesses  a  mezzo-soprano  of  not  particularly  pleasing  qual- 
ity; in  fact,  the  programme  wa«  sufficiently  attractive  without 
her  assistance.  The  next  concert  closes  the  series  for  this  winter, 
to  the  regret  of  the  large  audiences  who  have  enjoyed  the  good 
music  always  heard  at  the  "  Pops." 
*  #  # 

M.  B.  Leavitt's  spectacular  pantomime  burlesque,  Spider  and 
Fly,  will    follow    the   New    York  Comic   Opera  Company  at   the 

Bush. The  next  Musical  Sunday  Afternoon  will  take  place  at 

Steinway  Hall,  March  13th.     Miss   May  Worth  and  Alfred  Kelle- 


BAM  Kt:  wci-i  n  \iu-  !  i  I 


b»r  will  b*  thr  rocallsta,  in.l  M  ,  r,-i-  dgt  pl»nl«l  The 

••  Minuet  of  th»  Ki««."   danced  unrirra  V*nrlt»n  moonlight,  will 

b*  a  feature  of  T'-  *t  tt,.-  i  allfornia. The  repertory 

taf  Frederick  Warde's  neond  week  will  be   Tike    Yanatotoai     Pu 

finiut  and  /lamon  „nJ  r ■  i\. »j  The  next  I'arr-Ueel  concert,  and 

the  last  of  the  serie-.  will  take  placa  March  Mth.  Following  i« 
the  programme:    Serenade  for   «t- 

SierinR  and  Heine;  song...  Mra.  Birmingham;  concerto  for  violin. 
Brucb.  Mr.  Bccl:  song.  lira.  Birmingham;  quartette  lor  piano, 
violin,  viola  and 'cello.    Rheinberger,    Mr..   I'arniicbael-C'arr.  and 

ra  .Reel.  Sirring  and    Heine. SeBot    l.ombardero'8    F'igaro 

walti.  heard  first  at  the   Fabinla    llo.pital  concert,  has  already 

become  popolar. John  K.  Bragg  announces  the  engagement  of 

Slax  O'Kell.  the  famous  French  wit  and  satirist,  for  a  aeries  of 
humorous  entertainments  at  the  (irand  Opera  House,  on  the 24th, 

Mth  and  1'Mh  inst. All  the  >  a  II  mr  will  soon  be  seen 

at  the  California In  La  Cignle  at  the  narden  Theatre. New  York, 

the  fair  Lillian  Russel  has  renewed  her  most  brilliant  triumphs. 
The  production  is  pronounced  one  of  the  greatest  successes  lately 
made  in  the  metropolis.     Lillian  is  fat  and  must  be  almost  forty. 

but  she  is  fair  and  seems  to  keep  ber  hold Chas.  Frohman  has 

leased  the  new  theatre  built  by  Al.  Hayman  and  Mr.  Sanger  on 
Broadway  and  Fortieth   street.  New  York,  and  will  run  it  with  a 

stock  company W.  C.  Hudson  has  completed  a  five-act  play 

called  Thr  Mail  Race,  the  scenes  being  laid  in  New  York  anil  the 

iron  mining  regions Eben  Plympton  contemplates  starring  in 

a  new  adaptation  from  the  German  in  which  the  hero  is  "  a  sort 

of  male  Lean, tbe  Forsaken." Ignace  Padevewski  must  be  a  sort 

of  artistic  Samson.  Punlop's  Stage  iVewj  says  that  a  clause  in  the 
contract  prohibits  the  great  pianist  from  having  his  hair  cut  dur 
ing  tbe  engagement Miss  E.  V.  McCloskey,  the  popular  con- 
tralto of  Calvary  Church,  will  appear  at  a  concert  to  be  given  in 
Livermore  on  the  11th  inst.,  for  the  benefit  of  a  local  charity. 


BALDWIN  THEATRE. 


LATEST    TENNIS    NEWS. 


LAST  Saturday  broaght  the  finals  of  tbe  four  classes  to  a  close 
at  tbe  California  Club,  and  Yates  very  easily  disposed  of 
Harron,  who  received  half  fifteen,  and  Mason,  who  received  half 
thirty  and  one  bisque.  Tbe  next  tournament  will  probably  be 
held  towards  the  end  of  this  month,  and  will  be  the  second  for 
the  club  trophy.  It  will  be  remembered  that  Hubbard  defeated 
all  comers  last  time,  but  there  are  numerous  bets  that  he  will  not 
again  be  victor.  Tbe  members  are  now  out  a  good  deal  and  put 
in  useful  practice,  as  they  want  to  render  good  accounts  of  them- 
selves at  the  coming  matches,  and  also  at  tbe  Fourth  of  July 
championship. 

The  Field  Sports  takes  -issue  with  our  statement  that  it  made  sar- 
castic allusions  to  some  members  who  were  practising  during  one 
of  the  League  games.  Of  course  we  can  easily  understand  that 
writer's  feelings,  especially  as  he  has  always  upheld  the  League, 
as  such  a  godsend.  As  we  have  before  mentioned,  we  do  not, 
even  now,  see  that  the  League  has  done  so  much  good  after  all; 
but  leaving  this  alone,  we  still  hold  that  when  we  said  that  the 
players  referred  to  were  bettering  themselves  by  practice  instead 
of  watching  the  game,  we  consider  we  are  right.  For  instance, 
take  a  beginner,  leaving  the  matter  of  interest  and  club  feeling 
out  of  the  question;  let  him  watch  a  match  between  first-class 
players,  watch  their  strokes,  etc.— he  is  naturally  anxious  to  be 
able  to  play  like  his  betters,  and,  Adam-like,  be eannot  withstand 
temptation,  but  tries  those  strokes,  which  should  be  like  the  finish- 
ing touches  in  a  great  picture— put  on  last  of  all.  He,  therefore, 
learns  the  game  at  the  end,  and  when  in  play  can  oc- 
casionally do  a  "gallery  shot,"  but  fails  when  a  ball 
comes  to  him  which  can  be  properly  returned  only  by 
one  who  is  thoroughly  acquainted  with  the  elementary  parts 
of  the  game.  He  becomes,  like  a  stage-struck  maiden  who 
watches  tbe  star,  and  then  stars  herself — a  total  failure.  Does  the 
Field  Sports  seriously  think,  then,  that  more  can  be  learned  from 
watching  play  than  by  hard  work  at  practice  ?  If  he  does,  let  him 
account  for  the  many  failures  made  by  so  many  players.  Let  him 
watch  carefully  the  faults  of  people  at  tournaments,  and  he  may 
then  ascertain  that  the  game  they  are  playing  is  a  false  and 
copied  one,  and  one  that  they  would  never  have  learned  if  they 
had  only  begun  the  game  properly,  learning  where  their  weak- 
ness lay,  and  not  trying  to  be  champions  in  tbeir  first  year.  This, 
then,  is  the  point  he  did  not  attempt  to  argue,  but  accused  us  of 
saying  that  we  thought  the  action  of  the  men  referred  to  right. 
The  Field  Sports  seems  to  think  that  tennis  should  be  played  only 
for  the  money  or  prizes  offered.  This  we  will  not  deign  to  con- 
sider, as  no  one  could  for  a  moment  imagine  that  we  would  up- 
hold such  an  idea. 

All  ladies  are  aware  that  Camelline  is  the  best  emollient  known  for 
the  complexion.  Its  virtues  are  fully  told  in  an  advertisement  in  an- 
other portion  of  this  issue.  Its  application  always  has  the  most 
beneficial  results,  and.  unlike  other  complexion  beautifiers,  it  leaves 
no  unpleasant  after-effects. 


U,  Batiav  A  Co  i  kLrmi 

|bl  and  m«t 
rrtiH 

THE     HENRIETTA. 

Mr.  Rot     :.  »•  "  Kortii\  thi  I  im 


Young  misses  suffering  from  nervous  prostration,  tendeucy  to  hysteria, 
complaining  of  neuralgic  paiDs  of  the  eyes,  consult,  free  of  charge,  C. 
Mulfer,  refraction  specialist.  135  Montgomery  street,  near  Bush. 


e:-:tra. 

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Friday  (sppcial) ...   uoNUuUEKrt 

Saturday  matinee  and  evening  PINAKOKK 

Sunday  evening  CRIMES  oF  NORMANDY 

Tom  Kickc's  as  "Ghm»a  <\." 
Monday,  March  Hlh,  M'lDKK    tM)  ILY. 

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PORTER'S    DRESS-COAT. 


WASHINGTON  PORTER,  of  Porter  Bros.,  the  great  fruit 
dealers  of  Chicago  and  San  Francisco,  is  one  of  the  most 
successful  merchants  our  valley  orchardists  have  ever  met.  He 
is  a  genial,  whole-souled  man  of  the  world,  who  can  make  a  better 
bargain  and  with  more  pleasure  to  both  himself  and  the  seller 
than  any  other  man  in  the  business.  He  knows  men  well, 
wherein  lies  the  secret  of  his  success.  For  years  past  he  has 
visited  California  every  season,  and  has  personally  toured  the 
fruit  districts  in  search  of  fruit  wherewith  to  delight  the  moneyed 
men  of  the  East.  His  methods  have  been  such  as  highly  please 
the  men  with  whom  he  came  in  contact.  When  he  starts  upon 
his  trips,  he  goes  in  a  travel-sta;ned  buckboard,  wearing  a  thir- 
teen-dollar  suit,  sporting  an  old  slouch  bat,  and  smoking  a  dirty 
old  clay  pipe  that  looks  as  if  it  had  been  through  the  war.  He 
also  makes  a  point  of  carrying  with  him  a  large  supply  of  clay 
and  corn-cob  pipes  and  smoking  tobacoo,  with  which  to  make 
glad  the  hearts  of  the  grangers.  For  some  time  Mr.  Porter  has 
been  doing  business  with  an  old  fellow  named — let  us  say  John- 
son— in  the  Santa  Clara  Valley.  He  likes  to  do  business  with 
Johnson,  for,  says  Porter,  he  is  a  nice  old  fellow,  and  besides,  he 
never  knows  what  his  fruit  is  worth.  Johnson  is  quite  in  love 
with  the  fruit-dealer,  for,  as  he  expresses  it,  »  though  he  is  a 
millionaire,  be  is  not  stuck-up.  He  has  no  more  style  about  him 
than  I  have;  always  smokes  an  old  clay  pipe,  and  carries  good 
tobacco."  So,  Porter  is  always  received  with  open  arms  at  the 
Johnson  rancho.  When  he  is  a  mile  away,  the  dogs  on  the  place 
snuff  his  tobacco  in  the  air,  and  go  galloping  down  the  road  to 
hail  his  approach  with  joyful  barks.  When  he  gets  within  sight, 
the  chickens  leave  their  coops,  and,  perching  upon  the  fences, 
crow  with  delight;  and  the  cows  wag  their  tails,  and  the  ducks 
quack  with  joy,  for  Porter  has  come.  When  he  gets  into  the 
house,  the  Chicago  man  kisses  all  the  ba-  j~ 
bies — and  there  is  always  a  new  one  on  each 
succeeding  visit — hands  a  pipe  to  his  host, 
and  puffs  away  as  contentedly  as  if  he  bad 
not  upon  his  mind  the  care  of  hundreds  of 
thousands.  On  one  of  his  trips,  not  long 
since,  after  visiting  Johnson's  place,  Mr. 
Porter  accepted  an  invitation  to  a  dance  in 
San  Jose,  which  he  attended  in  all  the  glory 
of  a  clawhammer.  As  he  is  a  good  dancer 
and  always  gallant,  he  had  a  most  enjoyable 
time  throughout  the  evening.  It  was  in 
the  midst  of  a  waltz  that  a  cold  chill  came 
over  him,  for  he  saw  bis  friend  Johnson 
at  the  edge  of  the  ball-room.  He  knew 
well  that  if  the  old  granger  ever  saw  him  in 
that  dress  suit,  that  future  fruit  bargains 
would  be  out  of  the  question,  for  Johnson 
cannot  abide  a  "dude."  So,  Mr.  Porter 
turned  on  all  the  power  of  his  thought 
factory,  and  evolved  a  scheme.  After  the 
dance,  calling  a  friend  aside,  he  explained 
the  dilemma,  and  asked  to  be  introduced  to 
Johnson,  but  not  by  his  own  name.  "Call 
me  Charles  J.  Henry,  of  Porter  Brothers," 
he  said.     Theintroduction  was  made. 

"Glad  to  know  anyone  connected  with 
Porter  Brothers,  Mr.  Henry,"  said  the  or- 
cbardist.  <>  You  look  something  like  Mr. 
Porter  himself."  He  could  not  recognize 
his  pipe-smoking  friend  in  his  society  regalia. 

"  Yes,  there  is  some  resemblance,"  said 
the  psuedo  Henry;  "  by  the  way,  Mr. 
Porter  himself  is  out  here." 

"-1  know  it.  He  was  at  my  place  re- 
cently," Johnson  answered. 

The  next  day  Porter  met  bis  friend  on  the 
street.  This  time  the  merchant  was  prepared 
for  business  and  wore  his  old  togs. 

"I  met  a  gentleman  from  your  house 
last  night,"  said  Johnson,  »  and  it  struck 
me  he  put  on  a  lot  of  airs.  Was  dressed 
up  like  a  dude.  Thought  he  was  the  whole 
of  Porter  Brothers  all  by  himself.  I  don't 
think  that  fellow's   any  good,   Porter." 

"That  must  be  Mr.  Henry,  my  book- 
keeper," said  Porter.  "  He's  out  here  now." 

"  Yes,  that's  his  name — Henry.  Well,  I 
tell  yon,  he's  no  good.  No  fellow  that 
dresses  that  way  can  be  trusted." 

"  Well,  Johnson,"  said  Porter,  as  he 
slapped  the  granger  familiarly  on  the 
shoulder,  "  I  think  you're  right.  We  old 
fellows  can  see  the  folly  of  all  these  things. 
Let's  have  a  smoke." 

And  that  season  the  house  of  Porter  made 
a  bigger  turn  on  Santa  Clara  fruit  than  ever 
before. 


DEFEAT.— Clinton  Scollard,  in  Match  LippencoWa. 

In  Cupid's  war,  before  black  eyes  and  brown 
My  stubborn  heart  would  lay  no  weapon  down; 
But  now,  before  two  conquering  eyes  of  blue. 
My  heart,  defeated,  owns  its  Waterloo. 


THH3  Californian  Illvs'rated  Magazine  for  March  issues  to  meet 
the  demands  upon  it  25,000  copies,  the  largest  issue  ever  made 
by  an  illustrated  magazine  of  the  first  class  published  west  of  New 
York.  To  meet  the  reception  it  has  received,  the  magazine  has 
make  a  remarkable  improvement,  the  present  issue  surpassing 
anything  of  the  kind  ever  seen  in  the  western  country  in  make- 
up and  general  excellence,  showing  that  a  first-class  magazine 
can  be  produced  in  the  West  as  well  as  the  East.  This  issue  con- 
tains a  number  of  very  interesting  articles  by  well-known  people. 


THE  San  Felipe  de  Jesus,  one  of  the  mines  worked  by  the  first 
English  miners  that  came  to  Mexico,  after  being  abandoned 
for  several  years  is  now  being  opened  up  again.  The  shaft  is  be- 
ing cleared  of  the  debris  which  encumbered  it,  and  though  the 
bot-toua  has  not  yet  been  reached,  the  shaft  goes  down  all  the  way 
so  far  in  ore,  which  was  left  untouched  by  the  former  owners. 
The  remains  of  an  old  pump  and  other  appliances  have  been  un- 
earthed. The  shareholders  feel  confident  that  they  have  got  hold 
of  a  sound  and  valuable  property. 


HES  many  friends  will  be  pained  to  hear  of  the  death,  in  this 
city,  on  Tuesday  last,  of  Charles  W.  Cook,  the  last  surviving 
member  of  the  firm  of  Palmer,  Cook  &  Co.  He  was  75  years  old, 
and  was  a  native  of  Newburyport,  Mass.  He  was  a  prominent 
and  popular  citizen,  possessed  of  many  excellent  traits  of  char- 
acter.    Two  sons  and  two  daughters  survive  him. 


Cakes  Without  Eggs. 


Observing  housekeepers  quickly  learn  that  Dr.  Price's 
Cream  Baking  Powder  is  far  superior  to  other  brands  in 
the  fact  that  they  never  fail  to  make  the  finest  pastry,  and 
if  they  wish  to  be  economical  they  can  dispense  entirely  with 
eggs  and  can  use  a  less  quantity  of  butter  for  shortening- 
purposes.  The  advantage  is  not  alone  in  the  saving  effected 
but  in  avoiding  the  trouble  and  frequently  the  great  difficulty 
of  securing  eggs  that  are  fresh.  This  is  often  a  serious 
trouble. 

Cakes  of  various  kinds  from  the  informal 
Cakes  to  the  stately  Bride  Cake  can  be  made  with 
Cream  Baking  Powder,  which  insures  light,  sweet  and  hand- 
some cakes;  or  when  used  for  Griddle  Cakes  to  be  eaten  hot 
enables  their  production  in  the  shortest  space  of  time,  always 
tender  and  delicious. 

Dr.  Price's  is  the  only  Baking  Powder  that  contains  the 
None  so  pure  !     None  so  wholesome  ! 


Griddle 
Price's 


Dr.  Price's  Cream  Baking  Powder  is  re- 
ported by  all  authorities  as  free  from  Ammonia, 
Alum,  or  any  other  adulterant.  In  fact,  the 
purity  of  this  ideal  powder  has  never  been  ques- 
tioned. 


Mar.  I.   5, 


BAN  PH  WCIsco   \k\\'<  I  BTTKR 


MARK  TWAIN  AND  HAN  DE  QUILLE 

Oof  the  hitherto    unpublished  tioriw  about    Mark    Twain 
irred  while  Ihr  I,  ..n  th»  Virginia  CltJ 

ii    ••  Hjn   dr  i^  il  .     ;»urr   aiai  as   famous    n 

hiiiii.iri-t.  in  hi.  liuia  ami  aij     ,      I  „»in.     Il  was  In  Hie  early 

Die  two  h  .»n  only  la  local  fame  - 

bunked  to^iner  in  a  little  shinty  thai  boa«trd   ■•!   bul  one  room 

on  tbe  divide  between  I:  •  aim  ami  the  Sleveui  mine. 

-ight  morning  the  two  journalist!  awoke  and  found  Hum 

•  .leail   broke.      It  was  nut  a   new  axparianoe   lor  either  ol 

mem  in  those  days,  but  it*  InconvenienoM  were  as  trying  as  ever. 

■  Well,  what's  to  be  done  lo-day        saM  Dan,  as  he  sprang  out 

ol  bed. 

n't  know.'    said   Mark,  lazily.      -Can't  go  lecturing  any- 
more in  these  part*,  they're  dead  -in  to  us." 

■■  No:  nor  we  can't  Bnd  any  more  hlty-pound  mushrooms,  I'm 
afraid,"  sadly  remarked  Dan,  referring  to  a  famous  episode  in  the 
lives  of  tbe  chums,  when  they  hail  sold  a  huge  toad-stool,  painted 
and  groomed  up  to  represent  a  mushroom,  to  the  then  famous 
caterer  ol  Virginia  City,  Victor  Chaumond.  A  few  moments  of 
alienee  followed,  in  which  both  did  some  hard  thinking.  Finally 
Clemens  broke  the  silence  by  saying  he  had  an  idea. 

•  •  Get  a  bag  and  follow  me."  were  his  directions  to  Dan.  With 
empty  bags  over  their  shoulders  the  pair  made  their  way  down 
the  divide  to  the  rear  of  Youngwortb's  restaurant,  in  Virginia 
City.  It  was  still  quite  early  in  the  morning,  so  their  operations 
were  unobserved.  In  those  days  all  the  delicacies  of  camp  life 
came  in  tin  cans,  and  it  was  a  sure  sign  of  prosperity  to  behold  a 
lot  of  these  empty  cans  near  a  miner's  sbanty.  They  told  plainly 
of  high  living.  Now  it  was  Clemens'  scheme  to  gather  up  a  lot  of 
the  fanciest  of  the  tin  cans  that  lay  in  the  rear  of  tbe  saloon, 
carry  them  up  the  divide,  and  distribute  them  promiscuously 
about  their  own  shanty.  This  was  done  to  a  nicety,  and  when 
the  ore  wagons  came  down  from  Crown  Point  a  little  later  on,  the 
drivers  were  astounded  to  see  so  many  cans  in  front  of  the  lonely 
sbanty  known  to  be  inhabited  by  the  two  journalists.  Clemens 
and  his  chum  bad  taken  good  care  that  the  cans  should  not  be 
overlooked  by  the  drivers,  and  to  this  end  had  placed  most  of 
them  in  the  roadway,  where  the  wagon  wheels  must  run  over 
tbern.  When  the  ore  wagons  reached  town  the  drivers  were  not 
slow  in  spreading  the  news  that  Clemens  and  Dan  de  Quille  had 
struck  it  rich  and  were  living  high.  Half  an  hour  after  the  last 
wagon  had  gone  down  the  divide,  Clemens  and  Dan  appeared  in 
Gold  Hill,  arm-in-arm.  They  walked  with  most  stately  and  dig- 
nified tread,  and  answered  all  salutations  with  a  most  patronizing 
air.  Before  they  bad  reached  the  center  of  the  town  they  had 
loftily  refused  half  a  dozen  "  smiles  "  from  bar-tenders  who  the 
day  before  had  scorned  them.  They  made  their  way  to  the 
i;  Fashion,"  then  run  by  Hy.  Doane,  and,  as  they  expected,  their 
fame  had  gone  before  them.  Hy.  Doane  himself  met  them  with 
open  arms,  and  gave  them  to  understand  that  the  best  in  the 
house  was  none  too  good  for  such  fine  gentlemen.  They  ate  a 
hearty  breakfast,  had  all  the  liquid  refreshment  they  desired,  and 
found  no  difficulty  in  raising  some  small  loans  "  till  the  bank 
should  open,  and  they  might  get  a  large  check  cashed."  These 
loans  they  invested  in  faro,  and  with  such  good  luck,  that  by 
noon  they  were  enabled  to  square  accounts  and  begin  anew  with 
a  modest  cash  balance  of  $51.  The  old  shanty  inhabited  by 
Clemens  and  Williams  stood  on  the  brow  of  the  hill,  on  the  site 
now  occupied  by  the  hoisting  works  of  the  Imperial.  Any  old 
resident  of  Virginia  City  will  tell  you  all  about  Sam  Clemens  and 
the  way  he  worked  the  town. 

Dan  de  Quille  has  seen  life  in  the  mining  camps  in  all  its 
phases,  and  can,  when  he  will,  tell  many  a  good  story  of  the  early 
days.  One  of  his  best  stories  centers  about  that  unique  character, 
JohnnySkae,  the  millionaire  mining  operator,  who  died  only  a  few 
years  ago. 

There  was  a  time  that  at  regular  intervals  Johnny  Skae  used  to 
invite  all  the  "boys"  out  to  a  clam  bake.  If  there  were  snow  on 
the  ground,  so  much  the  better.  Frozen  clams,  baked  clams, 
clam  chowder  and  champagne  was  the  menu.  One  time  Skae 
took  a  sudden  disliking  to  some  of  the  '•  boys,"  and  neglected  to 
invite  them  to  the  bake.  But  the  uninvited  were  not  to  be  left 
out  in  the  cold.  They  got  up  a  clam  baking  party  of  their  own 
on  tbe  same  night.  Of  course,  lacking  Skae's  gold  dust,  they 
lacked  also  the  clams,  but  this  did  not  trouble  them.  One  of  their 
number  was  posted  on  the  hillside  to  intercept  the  wagon  that 
was  to  haul  the  clams  and  other  provender  to  the  Skae  party.  By 
way  of  parenthesis,  it  may  be  noted  that  the  horse  used  on  these 
night  trips  to  the  clam  bakes  was  old  Nelse,  an  animal  once  very 
highly  prized  by  John  Mackay.  A  few  years  later  he  gave  the 
horse  to  Charlie  Degget.  When  the  horse  died  John  Mackay 
had  him  buried  at  Qieger  Grade,  and  placed  a  monument  over  his 
grave.  When  old  Nelse  came  along  with  the  wagon  load  of  clams, 
the  driver  was  accosted  and  told  to  take  the  clams  further  down 
the  road,  where  the  opposition  gang  was  going  to  have  their  bake. 
The  driver  recognized  in  his  informant  one  of  the  "  boys"  usually 
invited  to  Skae's  bakes,  and  as  be  was  told  that  these,  were  Skae's 
orders,  he  unsuspectingly  followed  them  implicitly.  So  that  night 
the  invited  had  no  clams,  while  the  uninvited,  with  Charlie  Leg- 
get  as  cook,  had  a  rarereast  on  the  stolen  viands. 


lobnny  Bkat  wis  ond,  bul  there  .e-,,,,.,1  ,,., thing  t.. 
•to  bul  cm  ami  hr«r  ,i      n,,.  inoMaai  aarrad  f  Incraaaa  tna  anl- 

' '-v  between     htm     and     the    uninvited     howevi-r.  and  aoOn  all 

the  town  knew  of  the  ruptora.     And   an   it   was   that   when  the 
nest  elan,  bake  was  am  .  Dplewere  n,.t  a  Hnle  iuri 

to  Ond  that  Charlie  l.engtt  and  the  opposition  gang  had  ban  In 
ailed  to  attend,  to  a  man.    skae  was  qaeattoned  iboul  bit  eon 

duct  In  tan  matter.  HU  reply  was  startling  -  n  _  it!  [bad 
or  we  wouM  have  gone  without  our  rlains. 
again.'  he  aaid.  •■  riie.v  had  Ihelr  plans  all  laid  to  capture  the 
i.H)fl  from  the  train  m  Reno,  and  all  the  railroad  boys  stood  in 
with  them. 

Afur  that    there  were   none  of  the  old  gang  left  out  in  tbe  cold 
when  Johnny  Skae  gave  his  clam  bakes. 

PURE    FOOD    IN    CONGRESS. 


Action  which  has  Resulted  in  ihe  Official  Determination  of  the 
Best  Baking  Powder. 

THE  act  of  Congress  authorizing  the  examination  of  the  baking 
powders  has  resulted  in  a  most  unprecedented  compliment  to 
the  Royal  Baking  Powder.  The  tests  were  made  in  the  Govern- 
ment Laboratory  at  Washington,  and  the  official  report  shows 
that  tbe  Royal  is  superior  to  all  others  in  leavening  strength,  be- 
ing over  thirty  per  cent,  above  the  average.  The  report  also  shows 
tbe  purity  of  the  Royal  Powder  and  the  wbolesomeness  of  its  in- 
gredients. 

This  is  probably  the  highest  compliment  of  an  official  character 
ever  paid  to  a  proprietary  article,  though  no  more  than  the  great 
army  of  baking  powder  consumers  would  expect  in  behalf  of  their 
old  friend  and  favorite. 

The  result  of  the  official  examination,  as  thus  determined,  will, 
of  course,  make  the  "  Royal  "  the  standard  for  Government  pur- 
chases. 


THE  totallife  premiums  written  in  Calilornia  last  year  amounted 
to  $3. 81.8,752.  The  losses  and  endowments  paid  aggregated 
$1,626,832.  The  fact  will  stand  repeating  that  1891  was  a  better 
year  for  life  insurance  in  California  than  any  previous  year. 


THE  WHITE  HOUSE. 

The  Largest  Retail  Dry  Goods  Store  in  the  City. 

NEW  DRESS  GOODS, 

NEW  SILKS, 

NEW  TRIMMINGS, 

NEW  LACES, 

NEW  RIBBONS, 

NEW  JACKETS, 

NEW  CAPES, 

NEW  BLOUSES, 

NEW  WINDSOR  SCARFS, 

NEW  CHALLIES, 

NEW  GINGHAMS, 

NEW  SATEENS, 

NEW  CORSETS. 

EACH  PA  R  GUARANTEED. 


-Mall  orders  solicited.  Samples  sent  oa  application.  Goods  seut  free 
to  all  suburban  towns. 

RAPHAEL  WEILL  k  CO, 

^ V.  XV.  Cor.  Po-t  and  Kearny  81s. 

PACIFIC    TOWEL    OOMZPAIErir., 

9     LICK     PLACE, 
Furnishes  ('lean  Towels  at  tlte  following  low  rates: 

6  Clean  Hand  Towels  each  week,  $1.00  per  month :  12  Clean  Hand  Towels 

each  week,  $1  50  per  mouth;  4  Clean  Holler  Towels  each  week,  $1.00  per 

month;  6  Clean  Holler  Towels  each  week,  $1  25  per  month. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  5,  1892. 


IT  wag  remarked  at  the  recent  ball  given  by  Mrs.  A.  M.  Farrott 
that  so  many  "  old  stagers  "  chose  green,  the  emblem  ol  ver- 
danc  spring-tirae,  aa  the  color  for  their  gowns.  However,  it  is  a 
known   fact   that   the   oldest   dowagers   invariably   don     virgin 

white  for  ball  costumes. 

#  *  • 

Miss  Evelyn  Carolan  made  a  happy  selection  in  wearing  black 
tulle,  her  blonde  beauty  being  greatly  enhanced  thereby. 
«  »  # 

Rumor  ha3  it  that  Leonard  and  Phylis  of  Bluff  King  Hal  have 
found  the  climax  of  that  charming  opera  so  much  to  their  taste 
it  will  not  surprise  their  many  friends  if  a  realistic  version  is 
given  in  private  life. 

On  dit  that  Jack  Parrott,  determined  to  rival  Stewart  in  the 
operatic  line,  is  about  to  produce  a  work  of  his  own  composi- 
tion. The  theme  is  not  disclosed  even  to  those  on  the  inside, 
but  the  whisper  is  current  that  a  very  beautiful  and  charming 
young  widow  who  has  already  made  her  appearance  in  concert, 
will  essay  the  title  role.  Should  this  be  correct,  the  Grand  Opera 
House  would  be  far  too  small  for  the  crowd  that  would  be 
drawn  by  such  a  combination. 

#  #  * 

Pretty  Agnes  Burgin  with  the  soulful  eyes,  made  quite  an  im- 
pression by  her  singing  at  the  Morrow  tea. 

#  #  # 

Roman  Catholic  circles  of  our  Society  are  greatly  interested  in 
the  rumor  of  a  possible  match  between  the  youngest  son  of  Ban- 
ker Joe  Donahoe  and  a   charming   young    neighbor   in    his  rural 

home. 

#  *  * 

How  necessary  it  is  to  be  en  evidence  in  Society  life  was  well 
illustrated  at  the  last  cotillion,  when  a  gentleman  who  had  not 
been  in  the  city  for  some  time,  asked  his  partner  where  Miss 
was,  naming  the  only  child  of  a  former  prominent  ban- 
ker, politician,  etc.  The  young  debutante  replied,  "Oh!  it's 
years  since  she  was  at  parties;  she  and  mama  were  friends,  you 

know." 

#  #  * 

Although  Patti  has  given  us  the  "go-by"  this  year,    it   is  not 
at  all  improbable  that   the   brilliant   protege   of  Massenet,  Miss 
Sybil  Sanderson,  the   California   song    bird,    will   pay    a    visit  to 
America,  and  of  course  to  California  during  the  ensuing  year. 
»  *  # 

Among  the  many  devices  arranged  by  the  swim  for  agreeably 
passing  Lent,  are  two  clubs  which  promise  to  become  exceed- 
ingly popular.  One  is  a  whist  club;  the  other  euchre;  and  the 
number  is  limited  to  six  tables,  though  it  is  not  requisite  that 
there  should  be  that  number.  Already  the  list  comprises  some 
of  our  best  known  names,  and  success  is  assured. 

#  *  * 

Another  idea  which  originated  in  a  drawing-room  on  Nob  Hill, 
is  a  ballad  club,  wherein  each  member  must  sing  an  entirely  new 
ballad  once  during  the  month.  The  ladies  and  gentlemen,  who 
are  members,  have  arranged  to  meet  on  one  evening  a  week  at 
the  different  houses  where  the  ballads  will  be  sung. 

#  *  * 

A  well-known  professional  was  saying  the  other  day  that  it 
had  got  to  be  decidedly  hard  on  artists,  the  way  in  which  ama- 
teurs were  usurping  the  field  of  public  favor,  »  It  was  bad 
enough,"  said  he,  "  when  a  popular  Society  leader  appeared  in 
concert  for  charity's  sake;  but  now  we  have  not  only  singers, 
but  an  entire  orchestra!      If  the  thing  continues,  we  will  have  to 

kick." 

#  *  * 

It  is  astonishing  that  no  feminine  "  mind  reader"  has  yet  ap- 
peared before  the  public.  Doubtless,  women  are  clever  enough 
to  know  that  such  a  role  would  be  distasteful  to  a  degree  in  the 
eyes  of  the  masculine  element.  What  man  would  like  to  have 
his  mind  laid  bare  at  the  will  of  any  woman  ? 

#  #  # 

All  Petaluma  knows  Colonel  Fairbanks,  the  blood-thirsty  Com- 
mander of  the  Fifth  Infantry  Regiment  of  the  National  Guard. 
Though  the  Colonel  is  old  enough  to  know  better,  he  is  yet  very 
susceptible  to  the  charms  of  the  fair  sex.  Probably  it  was  for 
that  reason  that  he  surrendered  at  the  Armory  ball,  at  Petaluma 
last  Monday  evening,  to  the  glances  from  the  bright  eyes  of  a 
fair  Santa  Rosan.  Consequently,  Petaluma  belles  are  up  in  arms, 
for  the  rivalry  between  that  creek  metropolis  and  Santa  Rosa  is 
the  most  bitter  known  in  history.  It  is  said  that  Petaluma's 
fairest  are  arranging  a  plan  whereby  they  may  capture  the 
Colonel  for  their  very  own,  and  leave  Santa  Rosa  in  tears  and 
mourning. 


We  are  inexpressibly  pained  to  find  that  our  society  ladies  are 
not  up  to  the  times  in  those  matters  of  dress  which  go  so  far  to 
makeup  the  pleasures  of  society  existence.  The  other  day  a 
prominent  society  lady  was  seen  on  the  street,  followed  by  a 
little  pug-dog,  covered  with  a  warm  red  blanket.  It  was  in  very 
bad  taste,  for  red  is  no  longer  considered  a  fashionable  color  for 
puppies— four-legged  ones.  So  that  such  mistakes  may  not  again 
occur  through  ignorance,  we  announce  the  latest  styles  of  pet 
dog  attires  as  maintained  in  the  European  capitals. 

At  breakfast  only  a  simple  garment  of  blue  or  white  flannel 
should  be  worn,  and  at  this  period  a  collar  of  any  kind  is  con- 
sidered vulgar.  For  the  morning  "constitutional"  a  close-fitting 
coat  of  striped  or  spotted  English  cheviot,  with  a  mantle  well 
covering  the  chest,  is  essential,  and  the  leading-chain  and  collar 
must  be  of  antique  silver.  The  costume  for  the  afternoon  drive, 
to  be  fashionable,  must  be  of  fine  cloth  or  plush,  and  the  color 
either  blue,  mouse  or  fawn.  With  this  a  collar  of  velvet  hung 
with  tiny  medallions  is  de  rigueur,  unless  one  of  fur  be  considered 
more  becoming.  Finally,  for  evening  dress,  the  pet  is  arrayed  in 
a  wadded  gown  of  cashmere  or  velvet,  ornamented  richly  with 
beads,  and  emblazoned  with  the  arms  of  the  happy  owner  on  the 
collar. 


The  best  meal  in  the  city  may  be  had  at  the  Original  Swain's 
Bakery,  at  223  Sutter  street,  the  most  popular  restaurant  with  ladies 
and  families.  The  bou  vivants  find  at  this  popular  resort  all  the  deli- 
cacies which  their  educated  tastes  require,  and  that  is  the  reason 
they  make  it  their  favorite  resort.  The  restaurant  has  for  years  en- 
joyed the  best  patronage  of  the  elite  of  the  city. 

Go  to  the  Grand  Central  Wine  Rooms,  at  16  and  18  Third  street, 
if  you  would  enjoy  good  liquor,  served  in  an  incomparable  manner. 
It  is  the  boast  of  this  house  that  all  of  its  stock  is  of  the  best  brands, 
and  is  the  finest  to  be  found  in  the  world.  It  is  one  of  the  most  pop- 
ular bars  on  the  coast,  and  deserves  all  its  great  success. 

D.  V.  S.  (Montreal). 

M.  R.  C.  V.  S.  (London).' 

F.     W.     SKAIFE, 

VETERINARY     SURGEON. 


Canine  Diseases  a  Specialty. 


Residence,  903  Jones  St. 
Office,  502  Taylor  St. 


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Eloculiou,  Mrs.  Leila  Ellis.  Singing,  Signor  Galvani.  Piauo,  Mr. 
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[Bt     Pi     '. 

IlliriTt  «  nlhfirllnn  In  ■  in  Impumil   *'>•>  ' 
nity  o(  her  se \    tod  it*  i.rnlal  development  iind 

intellectual  leadership,  lo  cbronii  le  the  looom  .>(  »n  Individual 
woman  in  some  pursuit  which  hitherto  has  been  deemed  some- 
what out  of  her  range.  It  has  been  said,  and  the  Mjrtng  "'  " 
has  been  a  sneer,  that  a  woman's  brain  was  incapable  of  origi- 
nating a  (trand  idea;  that  In  all  of  the  arts  she  has  been  bat  mi 
imitator:  that  we  cannot  point  to  a  great  historical  painter,  lo  the 
writer  of  an  epic,  or  to  a  musical  composer  among  women.  Willi 
tbe  example  of  Mendelssohn's  sister  before  us.  a  woman  who 
In  obedience  to  the  spirit  of  her  age.  which  denied  the  right  to 
woman  to  be  aught  but  a  domestic  drudge,  setting  its  seal  o(  dis- 
approval upon  all  else  she  might  undertake,  hid  her  light 
under  a  bushel,  and  wrote  some  of  the  purest,  sweetest 
songs  ever  composed,  and  allowed  her  brother  to  lake  the  credit 
of  having  composed  tbem.  this  charge  must  fall.  It  is  now  con- 
ceded that  many  of  tbe  "  Lieder  Obne  W.irter  "  are  not  Mendels- 
sohn's at  all,  bnt  his  sister's.  Tardy  justice!  Fanny  Mendels- 
sohn is  beyond  the  reach  of  it,  but  the  world  of  woman  is  to- 
day reaping  the  benefit  of  her  experience. 

It  is  a  glad  satisfaction  to  loyal  American  women  that  the  first 
brows  to  wear  tbe  laurel  wreath  are  those  of  an  American  woman, 
so  young  as  to  be  called  tbe  earnest  of  that  glorious  future  dawn- 
ing for  woman.  Mrs.  H.  A.  Beach,  of  Boston,  has  achieved  the 
distinction  of  having  written  a  mass  in  K  Hat,  and  of  having  it 
performed  in  Music  Hall  by  the  Handel  and  Haydn  Society,  with 
Carl  Zerrahn  as  leader,  and  Campanini  as  one  of  the  soloists.  The 
musical  critics  all  went  wild  over  the  production,  one  of  them  say- 
ing: "A  full  fledged  mass  for  solos,  chorus,  orchestra  and  organ, 
by  a  young  woman  not  many  years  out  of  ber  teens,  is  some- 
thing of  a  rarity ;  tbe  public  performance  of  such  a  work  by  the 
largest  and  principal  choral  organization  ol  a  musical  capital,  as- 
sisted by  solo  talent  of  the  very  first  water,  is  certainly  no  less 
uncommon." 

"The  mass  consists  of  ten  parts,  scales  with  skillful  discrimina- 
tion and  with  the  most  sensitive  appreciation  of  the  demands  of 
their  texts,"  asserts  another  critic.  "  The  reposeful  dignity  of 
form,  and  the  solemnity  and  fervor  which  characterized  the  work, 
give  convincing  evidence  of  the  healthlul  vigor  of  the  composer's 
mind  and  of  ber  originality  of  construction  and  expression." 

Julia  Warde  Howe,  in  the  Woman's  Journal,  of  Boston,  declares: 
"  Women  have  done  noble  work  in  pictorial  and  plastic  art,  and 
have  often  attained  the  highest  merit  in  the  interpretation  of 
music.  Mrs.  Beach,  so  far  as  we  know,  is  the  first  of  her  sex 
who  has  given  to  the  world  a  musical  composition  cf  the  first 
order  as  to  scope  and  conception.  One  of  the  leading  character- 
istics of  this  was  an  unmistakable  fervor  and  feeling."  Such  praise 
must  thrill  the  heart  of  the  young  composer  with  a  joy  not  to  be 
expressed  in  words.  This  occasion,  however,  is  not  the  first  time 
that  her  musical  talent  has  won  recognition,  for  when  she  was 
but  sixteen,  she  was  recognized  as  one  of  the  leading  pianists  of 
Boston.  Her  musical  compositions,  among  them  many  songs  of 
surprising  sweetness,  attracted  attention  before  she  was  eighteen. 
Not  only  in  America  were  they  received  with  favor,  but  in  Eu- 
rope musical  critics  ranked  her  songs  with  those  of  Schuman  and 
Schubert. 

At  a  musicale,  recently  given  at  the  Royal  Palace,  Stockholm, 
the  Baroness  Hegerman-Lindencrone,  whose  wonderful  voice  has 
captivated  the  music-lovers  of  both  continents,  sang  a  group  of 
Mrs.  Beach's  songs  to  the  delight  of  a  large  company  of  distin- 
guished persons.  The  occasion  was  honored  by  the  presence  of 
His  Majesty  the  King,  who  expressed  a  deep  interest  in  the  songs, 
especially  the  Mass  in  E-flat. 

Amy  Marcy  Cheney-Beach  was  born  in  Henniker,  N.  H.,  in 
1867,  Her  musical  education  was  gained  entirely  in  this  country, 
under  the  instruction  of  Junius  Hill  and  Carl  Baerman.  The  latter 
was  at  one  time  court  musician  at  Munich,  following  Von  Biilow. 
As  Amy  Marcy  Cheney,  at  the  age  of  16,  she  made  her  debut  as 
a  pianiste  with  an  orchestra  in  Music  Hall,  Boston,  in  a  concerto 
by  Moschells.  Two  years  earlier  her  compositions  had  been  pub- 
lished. 8he  began  the  Mass  in  her  I9tli  year,  and  completed  it  in 
her  22nd.  In  appearance  she  is  slight,  girlish  in  figure  and  blonde. 
At  the  age  of  18  she  married  Dr.  H.  A.  Beach,  of  Boston.  Mrs.  L. 
H.  Clement,  of  this  city,  is  her  aunt. 
*  *  * 
"  What  do  you  think  must  happen  when  a  woman  throws 
herself  at  a  man  ?  "  I  heard  a  bright  young  girl  ask  a  society 
woman,  who  made  the  only  reply  that  had  a  particle  of  truth  in 
it.  "  Think  '?  Why,  I  think  that  she  is  very  liable  to  make  a 
hit."  That  wasn't  the  answer  that  her  vivacious  friend  had  ex- 
pected, but  as  we  used  to  say  at  school,  "  It  must  be  right;  it's 
the  answer  in  tbe  book."  "Then  wbat  can  I  do,"  the  girl  went 
on,  "  when  I  am  talking  to  a  man  and  some  woman  comes  up 
and  takes  him  right  away  from  me  ?  I  don't  mean  sits  down  and 
joins  in  the  conversation,  for  that  is  not  so  bad;  she  can't  take 
bis  attention  away  from  me  in  that  way.  I  feel  able  to  hold  my 
own  with  any  one.     But  when  a  society  woman  comes  up  and 


walks  off.      Mow,  what  ,  »„  I  do  At   the   time,   my  dear,  do 

nothmg.     wa.  tot  tocl.tr  w an',   answer.     ■■  You   must   smile 

and  look  your  sweetest,  though  you  could  kill  b«  on  the  spot. 
'""  '  '"<«Rlnc  that  he  wishes  he, .1,1,1  return  to  your  side.  That's 
tin-  v^y  tb»J  do  in  novels,  bnt  not  in  real  life.  He  may,  at  the 
moment,  be  sorry  that  he  was  Interrupted.  Ion  in  his  oonoelted 
masculine  heart  he  Is  Haltered  at  the  attention,  and  ten  to  one  he 
is  haying  a  fine  time  whither  she  has  captive  led  him.  But  »  nil. 
and  the  next  time  you  can  get  him  alone,  say  something  in  a 
so  t,  purry  way  about  how  complete  her  spell,  how  quickly  he 
acknowledges  his  obligation.  In  brief  say  some  one  of  those  nice 
little  things  that  will  make  him  wild.  Then  he  will  be  quick  to 
resent  the  next  attempt  that  the  managing  mamma  makes  tocarry 
away  your  eligible  young  man.  But  at  the  time  you  are  power- 
less. To  my  mind  there  can  be  nothing  more  repulsive  than  the 
sight  of  two  women  struggling  for  the  possession  of  a  man  and 
bis  attentions.  Besides,  you  must  always  remember  that  a  mod- 
est, virtuous  girl,  has  no  weapon  with  which  to  enter  the  lists 
with  a  worldly-wise  woman,  a  married  woman,  who  has  set  her 
mind  upon  having  a  man  in  her  train.  She'll  get  him,  except  in 
very  unusual  circumstances.  There  is  no  use,  my  dear,  in  your 
attempting  to  fight  successfully  against  a  veteran  of  so  many 
campaigns.'' 

•  »  • 

Every  one  knows  Henry  L.  King,  that  popular  pioneer  and 
veteran  member  of  California  Commandery.  He  tells  a  good 
story  at  his  own  expense.  He  was  the  builder  or  master  of  con- 
struction of  the  Palace  Hotel,  until  a  coil  of  rope  fell  from  the  top 
floor,  and,  striking  him  as  he  stood  in  the  court  below,  prostrated 
him,  and  caused  him  to  suffer  from  an  attack  of  paralysis  which 
at  one  time  threatened  to  become  permanent.  As  it  was,  bis  sight 
was  affected,  and  his  walk  became  a  gait  more  or  less  unsteady. 
But  before  this  accident  removed  Mr.  King  from  active  service, 
he  was  superintendent  of  construction  for  the  New  City  Hall.  It 
was  his  duty  to  make  contracts  for  bricks.  At  one  time  tbe  sup- 
ply did  not  equal  the  demand,  and  so  Mr.  King,  rather  than  have 
work  stopped  and  men  thrown  out  of  employment,  started  up 
the  country  to  the  brickyards  to  see  what  a  personal  visit  would 
do  towards  hurrying  up  the  tardy  contractor.  He  says,  "I  talked 
brick  morning,  noon  and  night  for  a  week.  I  was  heartily  sick 
of  it  all  when  Saturday  night  came,  and  I  determined  to  go  to 
church,  so  as  to  get  it  all  out  of  my  head,  and  give  myself  a  rest. 
But  would  you  believe  it,  if  that  country  minister  did  not  preach 
a  long  sermon  on  the  Egyptians  commanding  the  Israelites  to 
make  bricks  without  straw!      I  could  not  escape  tbe  bricks." 


"Absolutely  pure"  ammonia 
or  "absolutely  pure"  alum, 
cannot  make  wholesome 
baking  powder.  No  won- 
der the  composition  of 
such  powders  is  concealed. 
Every    ingredient    used   in 

(Tevoianrfs 

Baking  Powder  is  plainly 
printed  on  the  label. 

Wholesome  ingredients, 
wholesome  baking  powder, 
wholesome  food.  7 

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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  5,  1892. 


*~***^^»*&\«*~*fi*ir?s*-'&@to 


(t  A  NP  it  came  to  pass  that  those  who  had  waxed  fat  upon 
l\  the  bounty  of  others,  their  stomachs  being  filled,  did  turn 
a  deaf  ear,  and  did  refuse  to  hearken  when  the  others  calleth 
forth."  Notwithstanding  which,  however,  O'Connell  and  Stew- 
art produced  the  opera,  anyhow,  and  scored  a  big  success,  and 
now  as  they  clink  tbe  simolians  in  their  pockets,  they  think  of 
the  Art  Association  in  the  manner  made  famous  by  the  elder 
Vanderbilt  in  his  brief  and  terse  essay  upon  the  public.  Why 
the  Art  Association,  an  organization  whose  object,  the  public  is 
given  to  understand,  is  the  fostering  of  the  love  for  the  beautiful 
in  art  and  nature,  should  have  refused  to  lend  its  assistance  to 
the  two  men  whose  generosity  put  some  $5,000  into  the  pockets 
of  the  association,  is  one  of  the  curious  problems  now  disturbing 
local  circles.  The  performance  of  Bluff  King  Hal,  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Art  Association,  was  one  of 
the  greatest  social  and  financial  successes  the  association  has  ever 
known.  All  the  profit  went  directly  to  the  society,  and  as  tbe 
expenses  were  very  light  the  net  proceeds  were  much  greater 
than  its  yearly  benefits  usually  render  the  association.  Mr.  Stew- 
art, who  drilled  all  the  people,  superintended  the  production,  and 
led  the  opera  up^n  tbe  nigbt  of  Its  presentation,  was  paid  $250 
for  his  arduous  services,  extending  over  a  period  of  two  months. 
Mr.  O'Connell,  the  librettist,  received  nothing.  Yet  when  Stewart 
and  O'Connell  proposed  to  give  a  second  presentation  of  their 
now  popular  opera,  and  consulted  with  the  magnates  of  the  Art 
Association  upon  the  subject,  those  gentlemen  very  "  generously  " 
offered  to  allow  them  ten  per  cent,  of  the  net  receipts.  If  the 
profits,  as  on  the  first  performance,  would  have  been  $5,000,  the 
men  who  created  the  work  would  have  received  tbe  magnificent 
sum  of  $500  to  divide  between  them,  while  the  Art  Asso- 
ciation would  have  pocketed  about  $-1,500  more,  making 
its  profits  nearly  $10,000.  The  librettist  and  the  composer 
did  not  appreciate  the  generous  offer  of  the  patrons  of  the 
arts,  and  asked  for  50  per  cent  of  the  net  proceeds.  This  propo- 
sition was  refused,  hence  the  coolness  which  arose  bitween  the 
two  men  of  genius  and  the  several  men  of  theoretical  ideas  on 
art,  but  intensely  practical  ideas  on  the  making  of  money.  When 
the  owners  of  the  opera  announced  that  they  would  produce  it 
again,  notwithstanding  the  refusal  of  the  Art  Association  to 
render  them  assistance,  three  of  the  leading  participants  with- 
drew from  the  cast,  Messrs.  Redding,  Sloss  and  Joullia,  all  of 
whom  are  intimately  connected  with  the  Art  Association,  sudden- 
ly discovered  that  a  second  performance  would  strain  their  voices 
so  badly  that  they  could  not  possibly  subject  themselves  to  the 
possibilities  of  losing  their  chances  for  future  triumphs  on  the 
operatic  stage.  Their  places  were  filled  by  men  who  eagerly 
rushed  to  the  assistance  of  O'Connell  and  Stewart,  with  the  result 
that  on  last  Tuesday  night  tbe  audience  was  within  a  few  hun- 
dred as  large  as  on  the  opening  night,  and  the  performance  in 
many  respects  was  better  than  originally.  The  News  Letter  of 
February  20th  stated  that  there  was  trouble  brewing  between  the 
Art  Association  and  the  composer,  but  at  that  time,  not  wishing 
to  injure  tbe  performance,  we  refrained  from  stating  all  the  facts. 
Now  that  the  truth  has  been  stated,  I  hardly  think  the  Art  As- 
sociation will  receive  much  praise  for  the  position  it  took  in  the 
matter.  In  this  connection  it  has  been  said  as  a  heinous  charge 
against  Mr.  Stewart  that  he  is  an  Englishman  who  intended  to 
make  a  fortune  here,  and  then  return  to  Merry  England  to  spend 
it  iii  comfortable  living.  The  fact  is,  that  Mr.  Stewart  took  out 
bis  first  citizenship  papers  some  time  since,  and  will  cast  his  vote 
for  President  in  November  next.  Joe  Redding  knows  that,  for 
he  advised  Stewart  as  to  the  modus  operandi  of  becoming  a  citi- 
zen. I  suppose  he  was  the  only  Bohemian  in  town  aware  of 
Stewart's  intentions. 

#  »  # 

William  Moore,  of  Oakland,  popularly  known  as  "  Billy,"  has 
a  sweetheart.  Billy  used  to  smoke  incessantly,  and  being  of  blue 
blood,  always  consumed  tbe  best  of  weeds.  Consequently  his 
clothes  smelled  of  tobacco,  the  odor  of  which  was  detected  by 
the  lady  fair  when  William  pressed  her  to  his  heaving  "  buzzum." 
She  asked  Billy  to  stop  smoking — for  her  sake.  How  could  he 
refuse  ?  But  though  he  stopped  smoking,  he  could  not  help  ac- 
cumulating cigars,  which  he  stacked  away  in  his  vest  pockets. 
The  sweet  one  was  bent  on  his  reformation,  and  every  nigbt  he 
called,  after  he  had  given  up  the  weed,  for  her  sweet  sake,  she 
took  the  cigars  from  his  pockets  and  laid  them  away  on  the 
mantel,  so  that  "  Willie,  dear,  they  will  not  tempt  you."  William 
had  noticed  that  his  prospective  father-in-law  had  of  late  dis- 
carded a  pipe  and  gone  to  smoking  tine  cigars,  so  he  thought 
business  was  prospering  with  the  old  man.  One  night  Willie 
stayed  later  than  usual.  Just  as  he  was  saying  good-bye,  "for 
the  last  time,"  he  heard  the  old  gentleman,  who  thought  he  had 
gone,  call  out  to  his  daughter  from  the  head  of  the  stairs:  »  How 
about  cigars,  to-night  ?     Were  there  any  in  his  pockets  ?  " 


William  said  naught,  but  went  his  way.  He  is  now  smoking 
cigars  again. 

#  *  # 

I  understand  that  harmony  does  not  prevail  to  any  very  con- 
siderable extent  in  the  rooms  of  the  Concordia  Clnb,  and  that  as 
a  result  the  ii  tramp  social  "  to  be  given  next  Saturday  evening 
may  not  develop  such  a  howling  mob  of  corpulent  communists  as 
had  been  hoped.  Some  of  the  young  and  handsome  members  ob- 
ject to  appearing  as  tramps  in  rags,  tags  and  patches,  for  they 
fear  to  be  overshadowed  by  their  brothers  of  the  rougher  style 
of  beauty,  whose  manly  charms  may  be  enhanoed  by  a  rough  and 
ready  coitume.  The  managing  committee  are  working  very 
hard,  and  though  they  cannot  command  the  success  they  hope 
for,  they  certainly  deserve  it.  The  announcements  for  the  social 
are  printed  on  a  small  four-page  pamphlet,  bearing  the  title, 
11  Amalgamated  Order  of  Tramps,  Trampvitle,  Rag  Co.,  State  of 
Poverty,  March  12,1892."  The  committee  kindly  announces  to  its 
guests,  "  We  do  not  wish  to  know  you,  so  be  careful  you  are  not 
recognized."  »  Rags,  shreds,  patches,  burlaps,  old  clothes  must 
positively  be  worn,  if  you  wish  to  participate  with  the  brother- 
hood. Any  person  coming  In  evening  dress  will  be  forbidden  the 
floor  by  General  Bouncer  and  his  aid,  Corporal  Rags."  It  is  said 
that  the  financial  condition  of  the  club  is  not  nearly  so  good  as 
the  members  wish.  I  am  told  by  a  prominent  member  that  more 
men  are  desired.  The  club  expenses  during  the  past  six  months 
have  been  heavier  than  usual,  and  as  it  is  now  carrying  quite  a 
respectable  mortgage,  which,  however,  has  a  special  fund,  it  is  de- 
sired to  increase  the  income.  To  this  end  the  proposition  to  re- 
duce the  initiation  fee  was  made,  so  that  more  young  men  may 
join.  For  gentlemen  under  thirty  years  of  age  it  is  proposed  that 
the  initiation  fee  shall  be  $25,  but  those  who  have  passed  three 
decades,  and  consequently  have  become  wealthy,  shall  put  up 
five  double  eagles. 

#  *  % 

Two  of  the  saddest  events  of  the  week  have  been  the  commit- 
ments to  insane  asylums  of  John  McComb,  Jr.,  of  this  city,  and 
Eugene  O'Connell,  of  Oakland.  Both  were  young  men  of  far 
more  than  usual  promise,  and  the  fact  that  it  has  become  neces- 
sary to  send  them  to  mad-bouses  has  been  a  great  shock  to  tbe 
friends  of  each.  John  McComb,  Jr.,  who  is  the  son  of  General 
McComb,  is  one  of  the  most  popular  young  men  in  the  State.  He 
is  about  thirty  years  of  age,  of  fine  physique,  being  over  six  Feet 
tall  and  heavily  built.  During  his  father's  administration  of  San 
Quentin  Prison  he  acted  as  Warden's  Clerk.  Since  coming  to  this 
city  to  live  he  had  interested  himself  in  several  mining  schemes 
in  northern  territory,  and  had  engaged  in  other  business  enter- 
prises. It  was  only  about  two  months  since  that  anything  singu- 
lar was  noticeable  in  his  actions  or  conversation.  He  took  much 
interest  in  politics,  and  had  an  idea  that  by  a  scheme,  which  he 
said  he  could  put  into  practice,  any  man  might  become  President 
of  the  United  States.  Although,  so  far  as  known,  he  had  never 
been  a  hypnotic  subject,  during  what,  in  the  present  light,  now 
appear  to  have  been  irrational  moments,  he  spoke  of  his  ability 
as  a  mind-reader  and  a  hypnotist.  It  is  not  true,  as  stated  in  the 
daily  papers,  that  Mr.  McComb  was  a  pupil  orpatientof  J.  Frank- 
lin Brown,  the  hypnotist.  Last  Friday  McComb  told  many  of  his 
friends  that  he  was  about  to  go  to  New  York,  where,  he  said, 
he  had  secured  a  position  on  the  staff  of  the  Times.  On  Tuesday 
last  he  was  committed  to  the  Agnews  Asylum.  The  direct  cause 
of  his  insanity  does  not  seem  apparent,  other  than  the  pressure 
of  his  business  interests.  I  saw  him  on  Friday  last,  and  at  that 
time  he  seemed  as  sane  a  man  as  ever  lived.  Both  tbe  sufferer 
and  his  father,  whose  pride  he  was,  have  the  sympathy  of  thou- 
sands of  friends  throughout  the  coast  in  their  sad  affliction. 

#  #  * 

The  breaking  down  of  Eugene  O'Connell,  of  Oakland,  was  also 
a  very  said  affair.  He  was  sent  to  the  Napa  Insane  Asylum  last 
Monday.  Those  who  pay  attention  to  events  in  the  musical 
world  will  remember  the  entertainment  given  by  young  O'Connell 
some  time  since.  He  was  a  brilliant  violinist,  and  a  great  future 
was  assured  him.  He  went  to  Paris  to  complete  his  studies,  and 
there  became  a  victim  of  the  cigarette  and  absinthe  habits. 
He  returned  to  his  Oakland  home  about  eight  months  ago,  and 
since  bad  abstained  to  a  very  great  extent  from  absinthe.  His 
people  for  some  time  thought  he  would  recover  his  normal  state, 
but  finally  yielded  to  advice,  and  had  him  committed  to  the 
asylum  to  insure  proper  treatment.  He  had  given  considerable 
attention  to  theosopby  and  hypnotism  of  late,  and  it  is  thought 
that  his  endeavors  to  lift  the  veil  of  mystery  which  surrounds 
those  occult  sciences  had  done  much  to  weaken  his  already 
injured  brain. 

#  *  ♦ 

The  Elks  benefit  at  tbe  Oakland  Theatre  last  Tuesday  evening 
was  an  occasion  that  will  be  remembered  for  many  a  day.  Never 
before  was  so  distinguished  a  Roman  rabble  aeen  on  the  stage 
there  us  that  which  gathered  in  tbe  fourth  act  of  Julius  Caesar 
around  Marc  Antony  Watson  and  Brutus  Melvin.  Wm.  O'Brien, 
of  police  court  fame,  was  there  looking  very  nervous  at  the  leg 
show  he  had  to  make  of  himself;  County  Auditor  Whidden  threw 
his  toga  over  his  shoulder  like  a  Mexican  bandit;  Ed.  Campbell, 
the  politician,  wept  so  much  over  the  death  of  Ctesar  that  he  was 


-  \\    v\\  VNCISCO  NEWS  I  ETTER. 


II 


aecmed  of  eating  onions  on  the  sly  wbll*  Al.  Slilwvll.  wilh  burnt 
cork  eyebrow,  and  chalked  fare,  lookad  like  •  clever  imitation 
of  an  opium  Hand.     Then  there  *fr'  r  r..|    Be,-  Uolia, 

J    I.    '  »ll«han.    J    A.  Cmt,    Jim    l>»llas.  ers.    <i      \V. 

Flick.  Judge  Banahaw,  Cba«.  IUnn»n.  Billy  Kent.  \V  W 
wood.  C.  I..  Maxwell,  <•.  \V.  Meyer  i  |  Qalgiey.  George  Kccd. 
Charley  Sawall.  Andy  Btone,  J  K  W  B  h.t.i'leve  Dam,  Theodore 
'iier.  Louia  SehatTer.  Albert  Brown.  W.  H.  Blood.  Charles  Baab, 
Billy  Donovan.  Chas.  Evert..  Hugo  Kneel.  An.lv  Olovar,  L.  F. 
Hickey.  J.C.  Hanna.  II.  P.  Hyde.  Bob  l.eeker.  Frank  Knohein, 
A.  T.  McPonough.  Joe  UcCall,  Jas.  Vance.  Doc  Oool,  Frank 
Freeman,  Ed.  Benjamin  and  Pan  Hallahan.  In  addition  to  ./utm- 
Cottar,  too,  there  were  specialty  performances  by  J.  C.  Wilson, 
Jr..  Harry  Kelvin,  Hi  Prangley,  I  Ditle  raising.  Harry  Ncimann. 
C.ossie  Fugel,  Josh  Pavis   T.  W.JJree  and  Tom  Tregallis. 

Peputy  Pistricl  Attorney  A.  I..  Frirk  of  Oakland  is  somewhat 
of  a  dandy  in  his  way.  and  cloudy  or  shine,  wet  or  dry,  his  silk 
hat  is  always  of  the  glossiest  and  his  linen  immaculate.  In  col* 
lars  and  cuffs,  too,  be  is  a  connoisseur  of  the  first  water,  and 
when  he  says  that  this  or  that  is  the  fashion  his  decree  goes  unchal- 
lenged. The  lauudryman  forgot  to  send  home  his  washing  last 
Saturday  night,  and  when  he  arose  the  next  morning,  he  found, 
on  inspecting  bis  wardrobe,  that  he  bad  no  linen  suitable  for  the 
promenade  on  the  rialto  during  the  afternoon.  There  was  only 
one  thing  to  be  done,  therefore,  and  hedid  it  wilh  a  bad  grace — he 
went  down  town  and  got  his  washing  himself.  With  the  un- 
wieldy tell-tale  bundle  under  bis  arm.  he  returned  to  bis  bome,  via 
bye-ways  and  back  streets  so  that  he  would  not  be  seen  under  such 
undignified  circumstances.  It  was  with  a  sigh  of  deep  satisfaction 
that  he  at  last  reached  his  "diggings  "  and  threw  the  bundle  on 
the  bed.  To  divest  himself  of  bis  garments  and  take  a  bath  was 
his  next  performance,  and  when  at  last  he  had  wiped  the  water 
from  all  sections  of  his  angular  frame  he  took  the  bundle  of  wash- 
ing in  his  strong  right  hand  and  breaking  the  string  with  his 
teeth  removed  the  paper  covering.  And  then — well,  no  wonder 
that  the  recording  angel  had  to  take  notes  in  shorthand,  for  as 
the  bundle  unfolded  there  was  revealed  a  mass  of  lady's  lingerie 
of  quaint  and  curious  design.  Frick  had  been  handed  the  wrong 
bundle.  After  carefully  examining  the  bewildering  collection  of 
garments  he  decided  that  there  were  none  that  would  suit  his 
age,  weight  and  complexion,  so  he  sadly  gave  a  circus  wash  to 
his  over  night  cuffs  by  reversing  them  and  cared  no  more  how  he 
looked  that  day. 

*  *  » 

Mrs.  Pratt,  whose  sensational  divorce  suit  in  Oakland  a  couple 
of  months  ago  was  the  talk  of  the  town,  has  quietly  and  unob- 
trusively shaken  the  dust  of  California  from  her  shoes  and  gone 
East.  An  interesting  incident  connected  with  her  departure  wag 
that  her  husband,  who  is  now  living  in  single  blessedness,  sent  to 
her  and  said  that  he  was  at  her  disposal  if  be  could  aid  her  in 
any  way.  In  view  of  the  remarkable  testimony  adduced  at  the 
trial,  this  proceeding  was,  to  say  the  least,  singular.  Another 
noteworthy  matter  connected  with  the  affair,  is  that  Pratt  is  now 
boarding  with  the  Barnes  family  in  this  city.  There  has  been 
more  or  less  talk,  from  time  to  time,  that  he  would  marry  Miss 
Bessie,  but  so  far  nothing  has  come  to  pass. 

*  #  * 

The  statement  made  in  this  column  some  weeks  since,  that  the 
Japanese  chef  of  the  Cosmos  Club  had  been  accused  of  stealing  a 
watch  belonging  to  one  of  the  members,  I  have  since  discovered 
to  have  been  incorrect.  It  was  a  Japanese  waiter  of  the  club, 
and  not  the  manipulator  of  the  roasts,  who  disgraced  himself. 

John  D.  Spreckels  recently  showed  his  disregard  for  thousands 
in  a  manner  that  greatly  astonished  a  British  merchant.  The 
Spreckels'  tag  had  handled  the  ship  Kinkora,  and  after  one  or  two 
attempts  towed  her  to  Portland.  The  owner  of  the  vessel  came 
here  from  England  and  met  Spreckels  after  the  work  had  been 
done.  The  bill  for  the  harbor  towing  bad  been  paid,  but  there 
remained  an  account  of  a  couple  of  thousand  dollars  for  addi- 
tional services.  Spreckels,  the  British  ship-owner  and  several 
other  gentlemen,  were  at  the  Palace  one  night,  when  the  Kinkora 
was  discussed.  "  I  think  you  ought  to  cut  down  that  bill  of 
yours  somewhat,  Spreckels,"  said  the  owner.  "  How  much  is 
it  ?  "  said  the  tug-boat  proprietor.  "  Oh,  a  couple  of  thousand." 
"  Got  the  bill  with  you  ?  "  "  Yes,  here  it  is."  Spreckels  took 
the  paper,  read  it,  and  then  cooly  tore  it  up,  and  throwing  it  into 
a  cuspidor,  said,  "  Well,  that  settles  it;  let's  take  a  drink."  The 
Britisher  was  too  astonished  to  speak.     Spreckels  then  took  him 


llnoat  and  tan  I  him  on  In.  way  re- 
joicing,    rhe  •  mei   now  a  wean  by  John  II 

At  tii..  laai  meeting  ..i  tbtCercla  rrancaJaea  now  board  ol  of- 

Deere,  headed  by  Km.  Ran*  at   praaldent,  i„l. 

intruded   In    gh,.    »    ,.^,,,,,1    |„M    |h(a    nioIllh     ,,„,    ,, 

abandoned.     A  French   man-of-war <  Inez)    ntl 

a  grand  ball  will  then  be  given  in  honor  "f  the  ofTIi  an.     There  la 

a  movement  on  f ,„  ,i,,.  c|n0  to  enlarge  the  Hat  ol  membera 

by  amending  the  constitution.  At  present  only  frenchmen  or 
persons  of  French  descent,  are  eligible,  but  the  proposition  Is  to 
admit  people  ol  other  nationalities  lo  membership,  giving  them 
all  the  privileges  excepting  the  right  to  bold  office.  Of  course, 
no  (iermans  are  to  be  admitted,  bill  si.ns  ol  Germans,  born  in 
America,  may  come  in.  The  French  prejudice  against  the  real 
German  article  is  such  that,  even  whan  a  Frenchman  la  American- 
ized, he  cannot  rid  himself  of  the  anli-licrnian  feeling. 
•  •  « 

The  question  agitating  those  in  the  swim  is.  "  Who  is  the  belle 
of  Jewish  society?"  There  are  several  candidates,  each  with 
any  number  of  admirers,  but  probably  Miss  Hosalie  Meyer  has 
more  claims  to  the  title  than  any  of  the  other  young  ladies.  Miss 
Meyer  is  a  magnificent  brunette,  with  a  wealth  of  dark  brown 
tresses  and  beautiful  eyes.  But  as  she  is  now  in  Europe,  she 
leaves  the  field  open  for  the  others,  Miss  Viola  Raphael.  Miss 
Viola  Hyman,  Miss  Leah  (ierst,  Miss  May  Slessinger,  Miss  Stella 
Seller,  and  Miss  Tillie  Ettlinger.  Probably,  among  those  men- 
tioned. Miss  Viola  Hyman  has  more  claims  to  the  title  than  the 
rest.  She  is  also  a  brunette,  is  shapely  and  fair  of  face.  Her 
eyes  sparkle  like  gems,  and  in  conjunction  with  the  gifts  of  na- 
ture, she  is  accomplished  and  clever.  However,  the  question  is 
still  open  to  debate,  and  to  decide  it  some  suggest  a  beauty  con- 
test, which  will  give  each  lady's  admirers  an  opportunity  to  settle 
the  all-important  question. 

THE  applying  of  adjectives  of  praise  and  endearment  to  inan- 
imate things  is  on  the  increase.  This  is  especially  noticeable 
among  architects.  Willis  Polk,  that  gifted  young  son  of  Ken- 
lucky,  who  designs  houses  more  for  the  gratification  of  his  own 
taste  than  for  any  filthy  lucre  which  may  accrue  therefrom,  will 
gaze  long  and  lovingly  upon  a  building,  and  declare  it  seductive, 
or  coquettish,  or  skittish,  or  lacking  dignity,  or  lacking  amiabili- 
ty, and  so  on.  He  has  never  gone  so  far  as  to  call  a  house 
amorous,  though  I  have  heard  Mr.  Polk  declare  that  a  church 
front  was  sadly  devuid  of  integrity.  He  had  no  acquaintance 
with  the  interior. 

BRUNSWICK-BALKE- 
COLLENDER  CO. 


Manufacturers  of  Billiard  and  Pool  Tables. 

Dealers  in  Billiard  Merchandise  generally. 

Makers  of  Bank  and  Office  Fixtures. 

Also,  Saloon  Fixtures,   Counters,  Coolers,   Mirrors,  etc.,  constantly  on 
hand  or  made  to  order.    Ten  Fin  Alleys,  Ten  Pins,  Ten  Pin  Balls,  etc. 

653-655  MARKET  STREET,  S.  F. 

You  are  a  sinner  and  coutemplate  marriage  you  should  read  the 
most  interesting  book  ever  written.  Full  information  how  to  obtain 
the  highest  degree  of  heavenly  bliss.  This  is  not  a  medical  work. 
300  pages,  sent  securely  sealed  for  50-cent  postal  note. 

Address  HOLY  MOSES  BOOK  CO  ,  Denver,  Colo. 


IF 


BOYS',     CHILDREN'S     AND     MEN'S 

CLOTHING    AND    FURNISHING     GOODS, 

AT    LOW    PRICES. 

27    TO    37    rKE-A-^lNfH"    stkeet. 


AN    APPARITION. 

IN  speaking  of  a  recent  lawsuit,  our  conversation  had  turned  on 
sequestration,  and  each  of  us,  thereupon,  had  a  story  to  tell — a 
story  affirmed  true.  We  were  a  party  of  intimate  friends,  who 
had  passed  a  pleasant  evening,  now  drawing  to  a  close,  in  an  old 
family  residence  of  the  Rue  de  Grenelle.  The  aged  Marquis  de  la 
Tour-Samuel,  bowed  'neath  the  weight  of  eighty-two  winters,  then 
rose,  and,  coming  to  lean  on  the  mantel-piece,  said,  in  somewhat 
trembling  tones : 

I,  also,  know  something  strange,  so  strange  that  it  has  been  a 
haunting  memory  all  my  life.  It  is  now  fifty-six  years  since  the  in- 
cident occurred,  and  yet  not  a  month  has  passed  in  which  I  have  not 
seen  it  again  in  a  dream,  so  great  is  the  impression  of  fear  it  has  left 
on  my  mind.  For  ten  minutes  I  experienced  such  horrible  fright 
that  ever  since  a  sort  of  constant  terror  has  made  me  tremble  at  un- 
expected noises;  and  objects,  half-seen  in  the  gloom  of  night,  inspire 
me  with  a  mad  desire  to  take  flight.  In  short,  I  am  afraid  of  the 
dark. 

Oh!  I  would  not  have  avowed  that  before  having  reached  my  pres- 
ent age.  Now  I  can  say  anything.  I  have  never  receded  before  real 
danger,  ladies;  it  is,  therefore,  permissible,  at  eighty-two  years  of 
ago,  not  to  be  brave  over  an  imaginary  danger. 

That  affair  so  completely  upset  me,  caused  me  such  lasting  and 
mysterious  uneasiness,  that  I  never  spoke  of  it  to  anyone.  I  will 
now  tell  it  to  you  exactly  as  it  happened,  without  any  attempt  at  ex- 
planation. 

In  July,  1827, 1  was  in  garrison  at  Rouen.  One  day,  as  1  was  walk- 
ing on  the  quay,  I  met  a  man  whom  I  thought  I  recognized,  without 
being  able  to  recall  exactly  who  he  was.  Instinctively,  I  made  a 
movement  to  stop;  the  stranger  perceived  it  and  at  once  extended 
his  hand. 

He  was  a  friend  to  whom  I  had  been  deeply  attached  as  a  youth. 
For  five  years  I  had  not  seen  him;  he  seemed  to  have  aged  half  a 
century.  His  hair  was  quite  white,  and  he  walked  bent  over  as 
though  completely  worn  out.  He  apparently  comprehended  my 
surprise,  for  he  told  me  of  the  misfortune  which  had  shattered  his 
life. 

Having  fallen  madly  in  love  with  a  young  girl,  he  had  married  her, 
and  after  a  year  of  more  than  earthly  happiness,  she  died,  suddenly, 
of  an  affection  of  the  heart.  He  had  left  his  chateau  on  the  very 
day  of  her  burial  and  had  come  to  live  at  Rouen.  There  he  took  up 
his  abode,  more  dead  than  alive,  desperate  and  solitary,  exhausted 
by  grief,  and  so  miserable  that  he  thought  constantly  of  suicide. 

"  Since  I  have  found  you  again,  at  this  time,"  said  he,  "  1  will  ask 
you  to  render  me  an  important  service.  It  is  to  go  and  get  for  me  at 
my  home,  from  the  desk  of  ray  bed-room— our  bed-room— some 
papers  which  I  greatly  need.  I  cannot  send  a  servant  or  a  man  of 
affairs,  as  discretion  and  absolute  silence  are  necessary.  As  for  my- 
self, nothing  on  earth  would  induce  me  to  re-enter  that  house.  I 
will  give  you  the  key  of  the  room,  which  I  myself  locked  on  leaving, 
and  the  key  of  my  desk,  also  a  few  words  for  my  gardener,  telling 
him  to  open  the  chateau  for  you.  But  come  and  breakfast  with  me 
to-morrow,  and  we  will  arrange  all  that." 

I  promised  to  do  him  the  slight  favor  he  asked.  It  was,  for  that 
matter,  nothing  of  a  trip,  his  property  being  but  fifteen  miles  distant 
from  Rouen,  and  easily  reached  in  an  hour  on  horse-back. 

At  ten  o'clock  the  following  day  I  breakfasted,  tete-a-tete,  with  my 
friend,  but  he  scarcely  spoke.  He  begged  me  to  pardon  him;  the 
thought  of  the  visit  I  was  about  to  make  to  that  room,  the  scene  of 
his  dead  happiness,  overwhelmed  him,  he  said.  He,  indeed,  seemed 
singularly  agitated  and  pre-occupied,  as  though  undergoing  some 
mysterous  mental  combat. 

At  length  he  exactly  explained  to  me  what  I  had  to  do.    It  was 
very  simple.  I  must  take  two  packages  of  letters  and  a  roll  of  papers 
from  the  first  drawer  on  the  right  of  the  desk,  of  which  I  had  the 
key.    He  added : 
"  I  need  not  beg  you  to  refrain  from  glancing  at  them." 
I  was  wounded  at  that  remark,  and  told  him  so  somewhat  sharply. 
He  stammered: 
"  Forgive  me,  I  suffer  so,"  and  tears  came  to  his  eyes. 
At  about  one  o'clock  I  took  leave  of  him  to  accomplish  my  mission. 
The  weather  was  glorious,  and  I  trotted  over  the  fields,  listening  to 
the  songs  of  the  larks  and  the  rhythmical  striking  of   my  sword 
against  my  boot.    Then  I   penetrated  the  forest  and  walked   my 
horse.    Branches  of  the  trees  caressed  my  face  as  I  passed,  and,  now 
and  then,  I  caught  a  leaf  with   my  teeth,  from  sheer  gladness  of 
heart  at  being  alive  and  strong  on  such  a  radiant  day. 

As  I  approached  the  chateau,  I  took  from  my  pocket  the  letter  I 
had  for  the  gardener,  and  was  astonished  at  finding  it  sealed.  I  was 
so  irritated  that  I  was  about  to  turn  back  without  having  fulfilled  my 
promise,  but  reflected  that  I  should  thereby  display  undue  suscepti- 
bility. My  friend's  state  of  mind  might  easily  have  caused  him  to 
close  the  envelope  without  noticing  that  he  did  so. 

The  manor  seemed  to  have  been  abandoned  for  twenty  years.  The 
open  gate  was  dropping  from  its  hinges;  the  walks  were  overgrown 
with  grass,  and  the  flower  beds  were  no  longer  distinguishable. 

The  noise  I  made  by  tapping  loudly  on  a  shutter  brought  an  old 
man  from  out  a  door  near  by,  who  seemed  stunned  with  astonish- 
ment at  seeing  me.    On  receiving  my  letter,  he  read  it,  re-read  it, 


turned  it  over  and  over,  looked  me  up  and  down,  put  the  paper  in 
his  pocket,  and  finally  enunciated: 
"Well!  what  is  it  you  wish?" 
1  replied  shortly : 

"  You  ought  to  know,since  you  have   just  read   your  master's 
orders.     I  wish  to  enter  the  chateau." 
He  seemed  overcome. 
"  Then  you  are  going  in— in  her  room  ?" 
I  began  to  lose  patience. 
"  Of  course;  but  is  that  your  affair?  " 
He  stammered  in  confusion : 

"  No — sir, — but  it  is  because — that  is,  it  has  not  been  opened  since 
— since  the— death.     If  you  will  be  kind  enough  to  wait  five  minutes, 

I  will  go  to — to  see  if " 

I  interrupted  him,  angrily: 

"  See  here,  what  do  you  mean  with  your  tricks?    You  know  very 
well  you  cannot  enter  the  room,  since  here  is  the  key  !  " 
He  no  longer  objected. 
"  Then,  sir,  I  will  show  you  the  way." 

"  Show  me  the  stair-case  and  leave  me.  I'll  find  my  way  without 
you." 

*'  But — sir — indeed " 

That  time  I  silenced  him  effectually,  pushed  him  aside,  and  went 
into  the  house. 

I  first  traversed  the  kitchen,  then  two  rooms  occupied  by  that  ser- 
vant and  his  wife.  Next,  by  a  wide  hall,  I  reached  the  stairs,  which 
I  mounted,  and  recognized  the  door  indicated  by  my  friend. 

I  easily  opened  it  and  entered.  The  apartment  was  so  dark  that, 
at  first,  I  could  distinguish  nothing.  I  stopped  short,  my  nostrils 
penetrated  by  that  disagreeable,  moldy  odor  of  long  unoccupied 
rooms.  Then,  as  my  eyes  slowly  became  accustomed  to  the  dark- 
ness, I  saw,  plainly  enough,  a  large  and  disordered  bedroom,  the  bed 
without  sheets,  but  still  retaining  its  mattrasses  and  pillows,  on  one 
of  which  was  a  deep  impression,  as  though  an  elbow  or  a  head  had 
recently  rested  there. 

The  chairs  all  seemed  out  of  place.  I  noticed  that  a  door,  doubt- 
less that  of  a  closet,  had  remained  half-open. 

1  first  went  to  the  window,  which  1  opened  to  let  in  the  light;  but 
the  fastenings  of  the  shutters  had  grown  so  rusty  that  I  could  not 
move  them.  I  even  tried  to  break  them  with  ray  sword,  but  without 
success.  As  I  was  growing  irritated  over  my  useless  efforts,  and 
could  now  see  fairly  well  in  the  semi-obscurity,  I  renounced  the  hope 
of  more  light,  and  went  over  to  the  writing-table. 

I  seated  myself  in  an  ann-chair,  and,  letting  down  the  lid  of  the 
desk,  I  opened  the  designated  drawer.  It  was  full  to  the  top.  I 
needed  but  three  packages,  which  I  knew  how  to  recognize,  and  be- 
gan searching  for  them. 

I  was  straining  my  eyes  in  the  effort  to  read  the  superscriptions, 
when  I  seemed  to  hear,  or  rather  feel,  something  rustle  back  of  me. 
I  paid  no  attention,  believing  that  a  draft  from  the  window  was  mov- 
ing some  drapery.  But,  in  a  minute  or  so,  another  movement,  al- 
most imperceptible,  sent  a  strangely  disagreeable  little  shiver  over 
my  skin.  It  was  so  stupid  to  be  affected,  even  slightly,  that  self- 
respect  prevented  my  turning  around.  I  had  then  found  the  second 
packet  I  needed  and  was  about  to  lay  my  hand  on  the  third,  when  a 
long  and  painful  sigh,  uttered  just  over  my  shoulder,  made  me  bound 
like  a  madman  from  my  seat  and  land  several  feet  off.  As  I  jumped 
I  had  turned  about,  my  hand  on  the  hilt  of  my  sword,  and,  truly, 
had  I  not  felt  it  at  my  side,  I  should  have  taken  to  my  legs  like  a 
coward. 

A  tall  woman,  dressed  in  white,  stood  gazing  at  me  from  the  back 
of  the  chair  where  I  had  been  sitting  an  instant  before. 

Such  a  shudder  ran  through  all  my  limbs  that  I  nearly  fell  back- 
wards. No  one  can  understand,  unless  they  have  felt  it,  that  fright- 
ful, un-reasoning  terror !  The  mind  becomes  vague ;  the  heart  ceases 
to  beat;  the  entire  body  grows  as  limp  as  a  sponge. 

1  do  not  believe  in  ghosts,  nevertheless  I  completely  gave  way  to 
a  hideous  fear  of  the  dead;  and  I  suffered,  oh !  more  in  a  few  mo- 
ments than  in  all  the  rest  of  my  life,  from  the  irresistible  anguish  of 
supernatural  fright.  If  she  had  not  spoken,  I  should  have  died,  per- 
haps! But  she  spoke;  she  spoke  in  a  sweet,  sad  voice,  that  set  my 
nerves  vibrating.  I  dare  not  say  that  I  became  master  of  myself  and 
recovered  my  reason.  No !  I  was  so  frightened  that  I  scarcely  knew 
what  I  was  doing;  but  a  certain  innate  pride,  a  remnant  of  soldierly 
instinct,  made  me,  almost  in  spite  of  myself,  maintain  a  creditable 
countenance.  I  was  posing  for  myself  and  for  her,  undoubtedly  for 
her,  no  matter  what  she  was,  woman  or  phantom.  I  understood  all 
that  later,  for  at  the  moment  I  thought  of  nothing ;  I  was  afraid. 
She  said;  "  Oh!  sir,  you  can  render  me  a  great  service!  " 
I  wanted  to  reply,  but  it  was  impossible  for  me  to  pronounce  a 
word.    Only  a  vague  sound  came  from  my  throat. 

She  continued :    *'  Will  you  ?    You  can  save  me,  cure  me.    I  suffer 
frightfully.    I  suffer,  Oh  !  how  I  suffer!  "  and  she  slowly  seated  her- 
self in  my  arm-chair,  still  looking  at  me. 
"  Will  you  ?  "  she  said. 

I  replied  "  Yes  "  by  a  nod,  my  voice  still  being  paralyzed. 
Then  she  held  out  to  me  a  tortoise-shell  comb,  and  murmured : 
"  Comb  my  hair,  oh !  comb  my  hair ;  that  will  cure  me ;  it  must  be 
combed.     Look  at  my  head — how  I  suffer;  and  ray  hair  pulls  so!  " 
Her  hair,  unbound,  very  long  and  very   black,  it  seemed  to  me, 


Mar.  li  5,  1892. 


BAN   PR  \\vi-,  o  NEWS  I  I  I'TKi: 


ic  b«.  k  of  Hi,  .  1,  >-,r  n   ,  •     .,  titxi  the  floor. 
Why  .li. I  1  rr..Mvp  that  comb  with   «  .builder,  and  why  did  1  lake 
la  ay  handt  Iba  long   Mark   hair   thai  *»*  ll  »  frightful. 

cold  sensation,  u  though  I  bad  bandied  •nak«"     1  DaODOt  tell. 

That  «eo«ation  has  remained  in  n,\  Rngan.UK)  I  -till  Inmblc  m 
recalling  it. 

•ni*d  her  hair.     I  bandied.  I  know  not  bow,  those  icy  locks.    1 
twisted,  knotted  and    unknoUed.  and   braided   ilinn.    Bbe 
bowed  her  head,  seemed  happy. 

Boddenly  she  said:  "Thank  you  I"  snatehed  the  oomb  from  my 
hands,  and  lied  by  the  door  that  I  had  noticed  ajar. 

I.eft  alone.  I  experienced  for  njda   th.-  horrible  agitation 

of  one  who  awakens  from  a  nightmare.  At  length  I  regained  my 
I  ran  to  the  window,  and  with  i  mighty  effort  burst  open  Un- 
shutters, letting  a  flood  of  light  into  the  room.  Immediately  I 
sprang  to  the  door  by  which  thai  being  had  departed.  I  found  it 
closed  and  immovable. 

Then  a  mad  desire  to  flee  overcame  me  like  a  panic,  the  panic 
which  soldiers  know  in  battle.  1  seiied  the  three  packets  of  letters 
on  the  open  secretary  ;  ran  from  the  room,  dashed  down  the  stairs. 
four  by  four,  found  myself  outside,  I  know  not  how,  and,  perceiving 
my  horse  a  few  steps  off,  leaped  into  the  saddle  and  galloped  away, 

I  stopped  only  when  I  reached  Rouen  and  before  my  lodgings. 
There  I  shut  myself  into  my  room  to  reflect.  For  an  hour  I  anxious 
ly  strove  to  convince  myself  that  I  had  been  the  victim  of  an  hallu 
cination.  I  bad  certainly  hail  one  of  those  incomprehensible  nervous 
shocks,  one  of  those  mental  lapses,  which  create  miracles,  and  to 
which  the  supernatural  owes  its  power.  I  was  about  ready  to  believe 
all  I  had  seen  a  vision,  an  error  of  my  senses,  when,  as  I  approached 
the  window,  my  eyes  fell,  by  chance,  upon  my  breast.  Around  the 
buttons  of  my  uniform  were  entwined  a  quantity  of  long,  black 
hairs!  One  by  one,  with  trembling  fingers.  I  plucked  them  off  and 
threw  them  away. 

I  then  called  my  orderly,  feeling  unable  to  see  my  friend  that  day  ; 
wishing,  also,  to  reflect  more  fully  upon  what  I  ought  to  tell  him.  I 
had  his  letters  carried  to  him,  for  which  he  gave  the  soldier  a  re- 
ceipt. He  asked  after  me  most  particularly,  and,  on  being  told  I  was 
ill — had  had  a  sunstroke — appeared  exceedingly  anxious. 

On  the  morrow,  at  dawn,  I  went  to  him,  determined  to  tell  him  the 
truth.  He  had  gone  out  the  evening  before  and  not  yet  returned. 
I  called  again  during  the  day ;  my  friend  was  still  absent.  Then, 
having  waited  a  week  longer  without  news  of  him,  I  advised  the 
authorities,  and  a  judicial  search  was  instituted.  Not  the  slightest 
trace  of  his  whereabouts  or  mode  of  disappearance  was  discovered. 

A  minute  inspection  of  the  abandoned  chateau  revealed  nothing  of 
a  suspicious  character.  There  was  no  indication  that  a  woman  had 
been  concealed  there. 

After  those  fruitless  researches  all  further  efforts  were  abandoned, 
and  in  tifty-sLx  years  I  have  heard  nothing;  I  know  nothing  more. 

Guy  de  Maupassant. 

—Translated  from  the  French,  by  V.  E.  T.,  February,  1892. 


THE  special  features  of  the  March  number  of  Short  Stories  are 
Edwin  L.  Arnold's  bold  and  vigorous  tale  of  Vikings  times, 
"The  Story  of  011a;  "  a  Spanish-Californian  romance  called  "A 
Ramble  with  Eulogia;  "  a  number  of  translations  by  Zola,  Mendes 
and  others,  and  •■  The  Liaban  Shee,"  by  Will  Carlton,  in  the 
famous  story  series  published  monthly  in  this  magazine. 


The  Pacific  Auxiliary  Fire  Alarm. 


Every  householder  and  every  merchant  should  have  in  his  resi- 
dence or  business  establishment  one  or  more  of  the  boxes  of  the  Pa- 
cific Auxiliary  Fire  Alarm.  The  advantages  to  be  derived  from  the 
use  of  these  boxes  in  case  of  lire  cannot  be  over-estimated.  They 
are  small,  neat,  and  have  a  thin  glass  front,  which,  when  broken, 
allows  access  to  a  brass  ring.  A  pull  on  this  ring  rings  the  fire-bell, 
and  in  less  time  than  it  takes  to  tell  it  an  alarm  is  sounded.  In  ap- 
preciation of  the  greater  protection  against  loss  by  fire  given  by  the 
use  of  these  boxes,  the  insurance  companies  are  giving  reduced  rates 
on  insurance  placed  on  risks  so  protected.  The  offices  of  the  com- 
pany are  at  323  Pine  street. 

It  is  in  the  Lenten  season  when  parties,  balls  and  social  events  are 
tabooed,  that  recourse  is  bad  to  pleasures  by  admirers  of  ladies  fair 
to  testify  their  loves.  Bouquets,  baskets  and  floral  designs  of  most 
exquisite  beauty  are  among  the  most  highly  appreciated  testimonials 
of  regard  befitting  to  this  time  of  ashes  and  repentance.  At  the  es- 
tablishment of  Charles  M.  Leopold,  35  Post  street,  one  can  satisfy  all 
his  tastes  in  the  matter  of  floral  beauty. 

MRS.    R.  G.  LEWIS, 

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HAS  REMOVED  TO 

531    SUTTER    STREET. 


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14 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  5,  1392. 


THERE  is  a  large  amount  of  idle  money  in  tbis  city  awaiting 
a  safe  profitable  investment.  Outside  of  local  stocks  there  is 
little  opportunity  offered  for  the  disposal  of  surplus  capital,  and 
in  these  the  return  is  small  in  the  form  of  interest.  There  is  a 
lack  of  the  industrial  enterprises  which  afford  scope  for  a  steady 
and  safe  developmentof  business.  In  any  tbathave  hitherto  been 
started,  the  benefits  have  nearly  always  been  divided  by  foreign 
corporations,  to  the  exclusion  of  our  own  people.  It  is  time  that 
this  was  stopped  and  that  these  legitimate  and  lucrative  under- 
takings should  be  fostered  and  backed  by  home  capital.  A  prop- 
osition of  this  kind  is  placed  before  the  public  tbis  week,  and  its 
merit  is  unquestioned.  It  is  promoted  by  men  who  stand  high 
in  the  business  community,  and  who  would  not  lend  themselves 
to  anything  calculated  to  blemish  their  reputations.  We  refer  to 
the  Coal  Harbor  Coal  Mining  Company,  recently  incorporated  to 
purchase  and  develope  extensive  coal  fields,  discovered  on  Unga 
Island,  Alaska.  A  small  portion  of  the  stock  of  this  company 
will  be  floated  at  bed-rock  prices  for  working  capital,  and  those 
who  subscribe  for  it  will  make  money  by  the  operation,  by  the 
rapid  enhancement  in  value  which  will  naturally  follow  the  open- 
ing up  of  the  property.  The  coal  of  the  future  in  use  on  the  Pa- 
cific Coast  is  going  to  come  from  this  northern  territory,  and  the 
quality  of  the  deposit  owned  by  tbis  new  company  is  of  the  best. 
At  present  the  consumption  in  this  market  is  5,000  tons  per  day, 
and  as  the  town  builds  up,  the  increase  will  be  proportionately 
rapid.  Foreign  coals  carry  a  duty  of  75  cents  per  ton,  and  the 
freight  is  heavy.  Its  quality  is  no  better  than  the  Unga  Island 
product,  while  the  extreme  cost  in  open  market  has  borne  heavily 
on  consumers.  The  new  company  can  extract  their  coal  and  ship 
600  tons  per  day  at  the  low  rate  of  53  cents  per  ton,  and  deliver  it 
on  the  wharf  in  this  city  in  large  quantities,  at  figures  not  ex- 
ceeding a  total  outlay  for  freight  and  mining  of  $3.50  per  ton. 
This  means  a  low  price  to  consumers,  and  a  speedy  sale  for  the 
coal,  which  in  turn  will  insure  handsome  profits  for  disburse- 
ment among  the  stockholders  in  regular  dividends.  Investors 
should  give  the  prospectus  of  this  company  their  careful  attention. 
It  is  full  of  facts  which  will  more  than  substantiate  the  favorable 
opinions  which  we  now  express.  The  enterprise  is  based  on  the 
best  commercial  principles,  and  it  can  be;  depended  upon  to  rec- 
ommend itself,  after  a  careful  investigation. 

$  ?  5 

FROM  information  received  here,  it  is  probable  that  an  expert 
will  start  from  London  within  the  coming  month  to  inspect 
the  nickel  properties  referred  to  last  week.  These  apologies  for  a 
mine  are  located  in  Cottonwood  Canyon,  about  45  miles  from 
Lovelocks,  in  Humboldt  County,  Nevada.  They  were  formerly 
owned  and  worked  by  Bell,  Abbott  and  Curtis,  of  this  city  and 
Sacramento.  Then  some  kind  of  deal  took  place,  and  the  owner- 
ship was  transferred  to  the  Nevada  Nickel  Company.  After  this 
there  was  a  subsequent  transfer  of  stock  to  the  National  Company 
of  Illinois,  the  new  stock  being  issued  at  a  rate  of  five  to  one, 
equivalent  to  a  capitalization  of  500,000  shares.  In  the  last  three 
or  four  years  an  attempt  has  been  made  to  Moat  the  stock  in  the 
Eastern  market,  but  with  poor  success.  It  is  generally  under- 
stood that  all  of  the  stock  owned  in  California  was  gobbled  up 
by  the  Illinois  concern,  and  it  probably  owns  the  bulk  of  it  to- 
day. The  deposit  is  in  stringers,  very  rich  in  places,  but  much 
scattered.  Some  of  the  ore  will  run  as  high  as  63  per  cent,  but 
the  average  is  but  20  per  cert.  Shipments  have,  from  time  to 
time,  been  made  to  New  .Jersey.  It  just  amounts  to  this,  that 
any  person  investing  in  the  property  will  eventually  get  stuck, 
while  the  people  who  handle  it  will  make  some  money.  If  the 
men  who  had  hold  of  the  property  here  could  not  make  a  going 
concern  out  of  it,  there  is  no  reason  to  expect  that  a  foreign  syn- 
dicate can.  Better  leave  it  alone. 
?  $  $ 

THE  mining  market  on  Fine  street  is  on  its  last  legs,  and  the 
brokers  can  congratulate  themselves  on  their  success  in  kill- 
ing the  goose  that  laid  the  golden  egg.  They  have  no  one  to 
blame  but  themselves  for  the  unsatisfactory  condition  of  busi- 
ness. The  only  stock  that  stands  up  under  the  pressure  of  sales 
is  Con.  Cal. -Virginia,  and  even  it  is  very  groggy  on  its  pins.  Hale 
&  Norcross  has  wilted  under  the  continual  sales  of  outside  specu- 
lators, who  have  not  the  confidence  in  the  reform  protestations 
of  the  combine,  and  who  dread  that  they  may  win  the  fight. 
There  ip  no  positive  assurance  of  this.  The  Flood  party  are  more 
likely  to  prove  victors,  and  it  will  be  a  good  thing  for  the  market 
if  this  is  the  case.  The  last  time  a  reform  management,  beaded 
by  a  broker  of  the  San  Francisco  Stock  Exchange,  took  charge  of 
a  mine,  it  was  not  long  before  Mr.  Flood  had  to  stand  in  and 
save  the  company  from  going  to  pieces.  If  the  clique  had  been 
'allowed  full  awing  with  this  property  for  a  few  months  longer, 
the  biggest  scandal  ever  known  on  Fine  street  would  have  been 
exposed.  We  refer  to  the  Andes  mine,  and  every  one  connected 
with  the  mining  business  knows  that  there  was  enough   hushed 


up  about  the  management  at  the  time  to  keep  the  gossips  going 
ever  since.  Ths  does  not  bode  well  for  any  further  control 
emanating  from  the  Board,  and  it  is  plainly  apparent  that  the 
public  want  none  of  it.  The  brokers  would  have  done  well  to 
attend  to  their  own  business,  and  to  keep  their  fingers  out  of  that 
belonging  to  other  people. 

$$$ 

AT  the  south  end  of  the  lode  several  of  the  leading  mines  are 
looking  well,  and  there  is  every  prospect  for  an  increased 
output  of  bullion.  Belcher  is  running  a  fair  amount  of  ore 
through  the  mills,  and  shipments  of  ore  are  becoming  regular. 
The  Alta  mine  is  being  pumped  out,  and  if  no  accident  happens, 
the  lower  levels  will  be  drained  down  to  the  1,550  station  within 
the  coming  week.  There  is  some  talk  about  ore  extraction  from 
one  or  two  other  mines  in  this  quarter;  but  this  will  probably 
take  place  later  in  the  season.  The  middle  mines  are  quiet,  and 
will  continue  so,  unless  the  question  of  the  future  management  is 
decided  against  the  brokers'  combine.  In  outside  stocks  there  is 
little  being  done.  The  sales  of  ore  from  the  leading  Tuscarora 
mines  have  begun,  and  the  new  sampling  works  are  handling 
about  twenty-five  tons  per  day.  At  the  Quijotoas,  the  new  tun- 
nel at  the  Peer  mine  has  been  started.  It  will  be  an  important  im- 
provement, and  should  result  in  a  material  reduction  in  the  expense 
of  handling  the  ores.  The  official  reports  from  the  Bodie  mines 
are  very  favorable,  and  the  output  of  bullion  from  Bulwer  for 
the  month  has  been  sufficiently  heavy  to  permit  of  a  nice  cash 
surplus  being  carried  over.  Bodie  also  is  milling  ore,  but  the  run 
will  not  last  long. 

$  $  $ 

THE  prospects  are  bright  for  California  and  the  Pacific  Coast 
scoring  two  triumphs  this  year  in  the  way  of  favorable  legis- 
lation at  Washington.  There  is  little  doubt  that  the  free  coinage 
bill  will  be  passed  in  the  interest  of  the  silver  men,  while  the  gold 
miners  are  morally  certain  of  obtaining  relief  and  financial  assist- 
ance which  will  enable  them  to  resume  hydraulic  mining.  There 
is  little  fear  of  the  first-named  bill  being  vetoed  by  the  President. 
If  he  did  so  it  would  end  his  chances  politically  out  here,  and 
there  are  no  indications  of  a  desire  on  his  part  to  be  shelved  at  the 
approaching  election.  As  for  the  miners,  every  thing  has  so  far 
been  smooth  sailing  for  them  at  the  National  Capital,  and  no  op- 
position worthy  the  name,  has  yet  been  encountered.  The  only 
thing  to  be  dreaded  is  the  outcrop  of  distentions  among  the  miners 
themselves.  It  is  very  evident  that  a  few  of  the  leaders  have  de- 
veloped a  large  amount  of  ambition  to  dictate  recently.  Some  years 
ago  they  were  not  quite  so  bold  as  they  are,  now  that  th*  ice  has 
been  well-broken  for  them.  All  now  wish  to  bear  off  the  honors 
of  the  approaching  victory,  and  an  outcrop  of  petty  jealousies 
may,  of  course,  be  expected.  In  cases  of  the  kind,  when  there  is  a 
general  settling  down  into  places,  the  first  are  to  be  found  last, 
and  the  last  first.  It  is  all  plain  sailing  with  some  people  when 
the  wind  is  fair.  The  means,  however,  will  be  eventually  over- 
looked in  view  of  the  benefits  which  the  State  will  derive  from  the 
increased  output  of  gold. 

THERE  is  a  little  property  located  near  Candelaria,  Nevada, 
now  called  the  Mountain  Queen.  It  was  formerly  known  as 
the  Columbus  Consolidated  by  the  unfortunates  who  owned  stock 
in  it  when  it  was  listed  on  the  San  Francisco  Stock  Exchange. 
The  News  Letter  is  now  going  to  give  a  piece  of  advice  to  its 
readers  in  New  York  and  elsewhere,  who  may  contemplate  in- 
vesting in  the  new  issue  of  the  stock  under  an  alias.  Wait  a  bit, 
and  do  not  rush  in  excitedly  over  reports  of  a  five  cent  dividend, 
even  if  others  are  promised.  Leave  the  stock  severely  alone  until 
the  cloud  bursts,  which  is  now  visible  on  the  horizon,  no  bigger 
than  a  man's  hand.  There  is  trouble  brewing  in  certain  quarters, 
and  it  will  be  just  as  well  to  avoid  getting  mixed  up  in  it  until  its 
extent  is  known.  Better  cut  this  scrap  out  for  future  reference 
within  the  next  few  weeks.  It  may  be  the  means  of  saving  your 
own  or  some  other  person's  money. 

I  ?  $ 

THE  Scott  River  Hydraulic  Mining  Company  of  Siskiyou 
county,  intends  starting  work  at  its  Scott  River  mine  during 
the  coming  spring  and  summer  on  an  extensive  scale,  the  direc- 
tors having  levied  assessments  on  the  stock  to  raise  a  capital  of 
$40,000.  When  work  is  commenced,  a  large  number  of  men  will 
be  employed  and  greatly  assist  in  making  times  lively  at  Scott 
River,  where  there  are  several  other  valuable  and  rich  paying 
mines,  both  placer  and  quartz. 

$$  ? 

A  TRANSFER  of  water  rights  from  a  private  corporation  to  an 
irrigation  district  was  recently  made  under  the  Wright  law, 
the  Tulare  Irrigation  District  buying  all  the  water  rights  of  the 
Kaweah  Canal  Irrigation  Company.  Th*»  amount  involved  is 
$150,000,  at  par. 

S$  I 

AN  assessment  of  25  cents  was  levied  during  the  week  on  Best 
&  Belcher,  and  one  of  20  cents  on  North  Belle  Isle. 


BAN  FT.  vwixc.  NEWS  !  ETTRR. 


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■HeartneCrtei  What  the  dull  artthonT" 

•  One  that  will  pl»T  the  lorn,  air.  with  you." 


THE  bsltuy  airs  of  Ibe  spring  lime, 
The  promise  ••'  bod  end  bloom, 
Have  warned  the  man  of  ibe  aammer  bolel 

To  take  down  dust-pan  and  broom, 
To  sweep  the  leave*  from  the  garden, 

Ami  paint  his  fences  anew. 
And  set  his  traps  with  discretion 
For  the  catch  of  Ibe  city  crew. 

The  rustic  bench  at   Flirtation    Point 

Is  patched  up  with  ten-penny  nails: 
The  seaside  reporter  his  item  writes 

About  sea  serpen!?,  sharks  and  whales. 
He  is  heavy  on  gentle  breezes. 

And  the  moon  on  the  silver  tide; 
On  "  sumptuous  table"  and  "beautiful  drives" 

He  dwells  with  commendable  pride. 

He  tells  of  the  "  points  of   interest," 

In  a  high-priced  newspaper  way, 
And  ■•  magnificent  grove?."  and  "  mineral  springs," 

And  "  dips  in  the  tepid  bay." 
And  in  less  than  half  a  column, 

In  phrases,  virile  and  hot, 
He  glibly  declares  fogs  exist  elsewhere, 

But  here  the  fogs  are  not. 

The  oldest  man  in  the  village 

Says,  thirty  years  ago 
He  saw  something  white  on  the  hill-tops, 

What  it  was  he  didn't   know; 
Till  a  stranger  from  San  Francisco, 

Who  was  hunting  with  gun  and  dog, 
Assured  this  veracious  native 

That  the  white  thing  was  simply  fog. 

It  is  thus    the  wily  hotel  man 

His  delicate  trap  prepares, 
To  lead  the  guileless  stranger 

Into  his  cunning  snares; 
To  smooth  his  handsome  feathers, 

And  then  with  his  little  bill 
Send  him  mourning  back  to  the  city 

Without  a  single  qnill. 

A  DEEP,  tragic  story  comes  wafted  on  the  soft  winds  of  Santa 
Barbara  to  the  cold  fogs  of  this  city.  A  few  genilemen 
dropped  into  the  Arlington,  and  there  encountered  a  small  party 
of  Bostonians  seeking  the  balmy  climate  of  the  south  for  their 
lungs'  sake.  The  leader  of  this  party,  not  the  Bostonians,  but 
the  gentlemen,  was  a  lady  of  a  peculiarly  ingenious  turn  of  mind. 
The  Eastern  people  gaze  in  wonder  at  the  uncouth  Westerners, 
and  when  the  aforesaid  lady  leader  quietly  drew  a  bunch  of  wild 
flowers  from  the  vase  on  the  table  and  chopped  them  up  with 
her  salad,  the  sad  eyes  of  the  tourists  grew  wild  with  wonder; 
when  another  of  the  Western  party  put  a  gob  of  English  mustard 
on  bis  plate  and  sopped  it  up  with  his  celery,  the  astonishment 
of  the  strangers  increased;  but  the  climax  was  reached  when  the 
lady,  taking  a  radish,  cut  it  in  four  parts,  and  handid  a  portion 
to  her  neighbors,  which  they  proceeded  to  whittle  down  to  about 
the  size  of  pills,  and  putting  them  in  their  claret,  swallowed 
them.  The  Bostonians,  after  this  latest  Western  atrocity,  arose 
and  left  the  table,  cackling  like  a  lot  of  frightened  hens.  Next 
morning,  having  carefully  avoided  the  society  of  the  Western 
barbarians  during  the  evening,  they  went  out  for  a  drive.  About 
a  mile  from  the  hotel,  two  knaves,  with  black  masks  and 
armed  with  guns,  sprang  from  the  bush  and  halted  the  party. 
The  nine  tourists  emptied  their  pockets,  and  shudderingly  handed 
over  their  wealth,  which  amounted  in  all  to  $6.75.  When  the  in- 
dignant and  panic-stricken  strangers  returned  to  the  hotel,  they 
found  six  dollars  to  their  credit  at  the  office,  with  a  note  stating 
that  the  highwaymen  had  spent  seventy-five  cents  for  refresh- 
ment. I  do  not  mean  to  say  that  the  foregoing  true  narrative 
has  anything  to  do  wilh  the  sudden  departure  of  William  Oothout 
and  George  Hall,  Consul  of  the  unspeakable  Turk,  from  the  great 
sanitarium  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

I  CONFESS  I  should  like  to  have  seen  Mrs.  Terry  kicking  the 
shins  of  Mr.  Seymour,  of  the  Russ  House.  Not  for  the  sake 
of  beholding  the  worthy  Seymour  suffer,  but  to  mark  him  sprint- 
ing around  the  block  with  blanched  face  and  aching  tibia.  We 
are  so  accustomed  to  see  Mr.  Seymour  on  the  box  driving  a  four- 
in-hand,  conveying  a  gay  company  of  Thespians  to  the  Cliff 
House,  that  the  idea  of  a  hundred-yard  dash,  with  him  the  im- 
portant figure,  and  the  start,  not  the  crack  of  a  pistol,  but  a  kick 
on  the  shins,  appeals  to  us. 


UK.    Kai-cr     l.iti,,.    hit    Up!     m     wine,     and     the     gentle 

1    "'     the     n     nil     their     paunches     with      lager 

boor,    while     i pie    ..-.     raiding    ihr    bakerabopi    lor     I 

About     the     beat    ■  f    the    damp) larj    of  humanity 

is  that  men  will  tolerate  these  puppet!,  k <■.  j,  Ultra  in  er- 
mine and  luxury,  pay  the  board  ami  lodging  of  it, 
■  on. in?  and  all  their  olber  relations  for  (Ne  reason  thai  tbell 
fathers  before  tbem  did  ju-t  Ihc  same  (or  the  fathers  of  than 
rulers.  It  makes  one  ill.  positively  ill.  t,,  think  of  it.  Whal 
these  in, .rial-  he  nol  t.,  -hnke  the  thrall  off,  and  make  these  kincs 
and  emperors  go  to  work.  Qlve  the  Kaiser  a  start  as  a  brewer, 
and  make  the  i'/.ar  a  street  contractor;  let  Victoria  have  an  open- 
ing as  a  boss  milliner;  put  Humbert  out  with  a  monkey  and  an 
organ,  and  turn  the  revenues  which  these  idlers  have  been  re- 
celytng  into  food  an, I  wages  for  the  people.  This  is  the  sort  of 
political  economy  thai  would  do  real  and  permanent  good.  Loy- 
alty is  another  name  for  Idiocy,  when  applied  to  an  infatuation 
for  drones. 

WHO  is  the  long,  mysterious  stranger,  stately  as  a  Lombardy 
poplar  and  w  hiskered  like  a  Hussar,  who  nightly  drives  the 
patrons  of  a  Bush  street  Bohemian  resort  wild  with  speculations 
as  to  his  identity,  not  to  mention  his  sanity  ?  The  methods  of  this 
extraordinary  person  are  as  follows;  He  calls  for  from  ten  to  six 
mugs  of  beer  at  a  time,  and  ranges  them  before  him  on  the  table. 
So  confident  is  he  that  he  can  dispose  of  tbem  himself  without  as- 
sistance that  be  never  calls  in  aid  from  the  admiring  populace. 
When  one  mug  is  about  half  empty  he  seizes  a  full  one,  and 
creates  an  artificial  foam  by  that  process  of  jugging  used  by  bar- 
keepers when  mixing  a  cocktail.  Then,  when  the  apex  of  spu- 
mation  is  reached,  this  long  person  drains  the  beverage  with  pecu- 
liar and  terrifying  ferocity.  He  has  never  been  known  to  converse 
with  any  of  the  habituca  of  the  place,  but  grand,  gloomy  and  per- 
plexing, he  drives  everybody  wild  with  conjecture. 

WHEN  a  little  bird  whispered  in  Asa  Fisk's  ear  that  Maurice 
Baum  was  to  return  to  this  scene  of  his  triumphs  as  a 
maker  of  notes  and  borrower  of  small  sums,  the  great  philan- 
thropist hied  him  merrily  to  the  Police  Court  and  swore  out  a 
warrant  for  the  arrest  of  the  gay  Maurice.  Counsellor  Clarke 
took  from  his  closet  the  ponderous  machine  which  he  uses  to 
shave  notes,  and  sadly  counted  the  gaps  in  its  edge,  the  result  of 
tampering  wilh  Maurice's  paper.  All  the  money  lenders  are  on 
the  qui  vivc  for  Maurice.  They  are  quite  willing  to  divide  among 
themselves  the  expenses  of  a  brass  band  and  a  four-in-hand 
team,  to  meet  Mr.  Baum  at  the  ferry  and  give  him  a  right  royal 
reception.  If  I  were  Baum  I  should  certainly  remain  in  Ham- 
burg; for,  by  the  chopping-knife  of  the  prophets,  the  Club  of 
Free  and  United  Usurers  will  make  a  Hamburg  beefsteak  of  him 
the  minute  that  he  shows  up  in  this  city. 

WHEN  a  man  once  gets  the  theatrical  fad  into  his  head,  he  is 
the  victim  of  all  unscrupulous  men.  I  know  a  case  in 
point.  There  lives  in  San  Jose  an  honest  fruit  dryer.  But  he  is 
bitten,  ob,  so  badly  bitten,  with  the  deadly  viper  of  dramatic 
composition.  Once  every  year  he  comes  up  here  with  his  play, 
and  organizes  a  company.  The  rehearsals  proceed  finely.  Every- 
thing glides  along  swimmingly  until  a  day  or  so  before  the  pro- 
duction of  the  piece.  By  this  lime  all  the  poor  fruit-dryer's 
money  is  gone,  and  tbe  dramatis  perxonae,  who  have  been  draw- 
ing small  advances  of  their  salary,  positively  refuse  to  play  until 
the  balance  Is  secured.  Then  the  fruit-dryer  returns  to  San  Jose 
to  earn  some  more  dollars  to  blow  in  on  the  trail  of  his  dramatic 
ambition,  and  the  sharks  toy  with  other  victims,  assured  that 
the  most  prolific  of  their  dupes  will  return  at  the  close  of  the  can- 
ning season. 

THE  gentleman  who  became  famous  as  the  champion  of  the 
hard-fisted  stars  of  the  prize  ring  through  the  medium  of  a  col- 
umn of  historical  antidotes  known  as  Flynders,  is  now  it  is  said, 
putting  on  style.  The  Lenten  season  being  full  upon  us,  and  the 
police  having  shown  an  inclination  to  look  fiercely  at  prize-fight- 
ers, the  gentle  story  teller  of  the  roped  arena  has  decided  to  attire 
himself  in  the  manner  befitting  a  famous  quill  driver.  He  was 
seen  upon  Kearney  street  a  few  days  since,  negotiating  with  seve- 
ral rival  clothing  men  for  a  buff  sack  coat  with  which  to  cover 
his  manly  form.  Ballyhooly,  his  great  war  steed,  has  returned 
from  pasture,  and  it  is  said  that  the  Park  may  soon  have  an  ad- 
ditional attraction,  when  its  owner  reappears  upon  the  racer's 
back.  Ballyhooly  will  have  two  wasp's  wings  painted  on  each 
flank,  to  indicate  that  Thomas  is  astriding  his  Pegasus  once 
more. 

MB.  LEE  LASH,  the  artist,  found  himself  in  a  most  disagree- 
able position  the  other  day.  Mr.  Lash,  who  is  a  most  real- 
istic painter,  had  been  making  a  study  from  the  nude,  and  just 
as  he  had  put  the  finishing  touches  to  the  human  form  divine,  a 
tap  came  to  tbe  studio  door.  Mr.  Lash  deserted  his  canvas  and 
answered  the  call.  To  his  horror  a  lady  entered.  She  was  so 
anxious  to  meet  Mr.  Lash,  the  distinguished  artist.  Mr.  Lash 
bowed,  and  backed  up  against  his  nude.  Then,  with  remark- 
able presence  of  mind,  he  whipped  off  his  coat  and  held  it  over 
his  master-piece,  as  he  whispered,  in  a  voice  hoarse  with  emotion, 
to  his  fair  guest;  "  For  the  Lord's  sake,  have  you  any  pins?" 


16 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  5,  1892. 


THE  late  Grand  Duke  Constantin  JNicola'ivitch  was  one  of  the 
cleverest  members  of  the  Russian  Imperial  Family,  although 
he  elected  of  late  years  to  hide  his  light  under  a  bushel.  He  owed 
his  early  education,  and  possibly  the  liberality  of  his  opinions,  to 
his  tutor,  Count  Lutke\  He  was,  as  a  young  man,  an  ardent  ad- 
vocate for  the  abolition  of  serfdom,  and  once  shut  himself  up  for 
several  weeks  so  as  to  thoroughly  master  the  Polish  language. 
Although  an  attempt  was  afterwards  made  to  assassinate  him,  he 
resolutely  declined  to  adopt  any  cruel  measures  of  repression. 
Alexander  IX.  had  a  strong  belief  in  the  great  administrative  powers 
of  his  favorite  brother,  and  gave  him  in  succession  all  the  highest 
offices  of  trust.  When  Alexander  II.  was  murdered  he  threw  up 
all  his  appointments  and  retired  to  his  castle  »  Orianda,"  in  the 
Crimea,  where  he  led  the  life  of  a  private  gentleman  to  the  day  of 
his  death.  His  nephew  frequently  endeavored  to  induce  him  to 
return  to  public  life;  but  the  ex-Ad miral-in-Chief  resolutely  de- 
clined to  leave  his  peaceful  home,  although  he  was  much  attached 
to  the  Empress,  who  feels  his  death  most  acutely. 

The  Bishop  of  London,  being  a  very  punctual  man,  is  said  still 
to  employ  an  old  custom — historical  at  the  Bishop's  Palace  at 
Fulbam — of  waking  the  sleepers  in  his  household  by  means  of  a 
long  pole,  known  as  "The  Rousing  Staff."  The  palace  lodge- 
keeper  has,  it  is  stated,  a  regular  early  morning  duty  to  perform 
in  knocking  up  certain  of  the  servants  at  successive  hours,  begin- 
ning at  about  half-past  five.  The  pole  he  uses  is  not  employed, 
however,  like  the  old  church  "rousing  staves,"  which  were  used 
in  churches  directly  upon  the  persons  of  inattentive  or  dozing 
members  of  the  congregation  to  bring  them  to  a  proper  sense  of 
their  position.  The  venerable  knocker-up  is  provided  with  a 
slender  rod  some  fifteen  feet  in  length,  and  with  this  be  raps  on 
tbe  antique  casements  of  the  servants'  bedrooms  in  the  quadrangle 
within  the  massive  wooden  gates  of  the  large  western  archway, 
and  he  continues  his  attentions  until  the  sleeper  gives  a  more  or 
less  grateful  answer  in  reply. 

"  Once,"  says  Dr.  Boyd,  speaking  of  a  Scotch  minister,  who  bore 
the  same  name  as  Rob  Roy,  "  at  a  gathering  of  3,000  people  at 
Aberdeen,  I  saw  and  heard  MacGregor  cause  wild  enthusiasm  by 
simple  means.  <  There  was  a  day,'  he  said,  *  on  which  an  ancestor 
of  mine  was  sentenced  to  be  hanged.'  Loud  applause  greeted  this 
tragic  statement.  The  orator  went  on  :  <  I  have  no  doubt  it  was 
for  stealing.'  Considering  the  way  in  which  the  Macgregors  of 
old  got  their  living,  the  suggestion  was  a  very  probable 
one.  It  was  received  with  thunderous  cheering.  Then: 
•  But  as  he  was  a  distinguished  thief,  be  was  allowed  to 
select  the  tree  on  which  he  was  to  be  executed:  and,  with 
great  presence  of  mind,  he  selected  a  gooseberry  bush.  It  was  at 
once  objected  that  it  was  not  big  enough.  But  he  said,  with  dig- 
nity :  '  "  Let  it  grow!     Vm  in  no  hurry!  "  ' 


Tunis,  once  the  famous  black  horse  of  General  Boulanger,  has 
been  brought  to  Paris  from  Brussels,  where  it  has  been  since  tbe 
death  of  the  General,  who  provided  for  the  animal  in  his  will. 
Tunis  was  committed  to  the  charge  of  a  M.  Barbier,  with  the  in- 
junction that  the  horse  Bhould  be  tended  with  care  until  it  died  of 
old  age.  A  stable  has  been  found  in  Paris,  where  the  General's 
black  charger  may  be  kept  in  a  manner  befitting  its  reputation. 

A  census  of  carrier  pigeons  and  their  owners  has  just  been  taken 
in  Paris,  in  accordance  with  the  terms  of  the  army  law  of  1877. 
The  object  of  the  inquiry  is  to  enlighten  the  War  OfHce  as  to  the 
"situation  of  each  owner,"  as  well  as  on  the  directions  in  which 
the  birds  have  been  trained,  in  order  that  the  "  military  authori- 
ties may  take  possession  of  the  establishments  immediately  upon 
an  outbreak  of  war,"  and  at  once  utilise  the  pigeons. 

Paganini's  violin  is  jealously  guarded  in  tbe  Genes  Museum, 
and  is  only  taken  out  of  its  case  for  a  few  days  each  year,  when 
some  well-known  violinist  is  allowed  to  examine  the  condition  of 
the  instrument,  to  put  new  strings  on  it,  and  to  play  a  few  pieces 
to  a  privileged  audience.  A  few  days  ago  Sivari,  a  well-known 
violinist,  went  through  the  usual  ceremony,  and  pronounced  the 
precious  riddle  to  be  in  a  sound  condition. 

Queen  Victoria  has  allowed  the  sword  and  dagger  of  James  IV. 
of  Scotland,  taken  from  the  body  of  that  ill-starred  monarch  on 
Flodden  Field,  to  be  deposited  in  the  newly-restored  Parliament 
Hall  of  Edinburgh  Castle.  Doubtless  Her  Majesty's  example  will 
be  followed  by  the  Scottish  nobility  and  others  who  possess  historic 
arms  and  armor,  and  so  the  proposed  National  Armory  will  be- 
come an  accomplished  fact. 

At  White's  hat  emporium,  at  G14  Commercial  street,  all  the  city's 
well-dressed  men  take  pleasure  in  buying  their  head-wear,  for  there 
at  all  times  the  latest  styles  may  be  had. 


insrsTJiaj^isrcEJ- 


REMOVAL! 
HOME  MUTUAL  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

Now  Occupies  Premises  at  the  N.  K.  Cor.  California  and  Sansome 
Sts.,   S.  F.,  Lately  Vacated  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  Bank. 

Twenty-seventh  Annual  Exhibit. 

January  1,  1891. 

INCORPORATED   A.   D.    1864. 

Losses  p'd  since  organi'n.$3,175,759.21 1  Reinsurance  Reserve $266,043.59 

Assets  January  1, 1891. . . .     867,512.19    Capital  paid  up,  Gold. . . .      300,000.00 
Burplus  for  policy  holders    844,944.69  |  Net  Surplus  over  ev'yth'g     278,901.10 

Income  in  1890  $394,184.52  |  Fire  Losses  paid  in  1890.      142,338.90 

Fire  Losses  unpaid,  January  1, 1891 11,404.00 

President J.  F.  HOUGHTON  |  Secretary CHARLES  R.  STORT 

Vice-President.. HENRY  L.  DODGE  I  General  Agent.ROBERT  H.  MAOILL 

TRANSATLANTIC   FIRE   INSURANCE   COMPANY, 

OF  HAMBURG,  GERMANY. 

Herbert  L.  Low,  Manager  for  the  Pacific  Coast  Branch, 

330  Sausoine  at.,  S.  F. 

Capital $1,500.C00.00 

Invested  in  U.  S 534,795. 72 

GEO.   MARCUS   &   CO., 

Agents  City  Department, 
232  California  St.,  S.  F.,  <  al. 

THE  SWISS  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANIES 

COMBINED 

BALOISE  HELVETIA  SWITZERLAND 

OP  BASLE.  OF  ST.  GALL.  OF  ZURICH. 

COMBINED  CAPITAL  4.000,000  DOLLARS. 

These  three  Companies  are  liable  jointly  and  severally  for  all  Losses  that 
may  be  sustained. 

HARRY  W.  SYZ,  General  Agent, 
_   __________  41°  California  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

THAMES  AND  MERSE7 MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANY  (Limited) 

Of  Liverpool,  London  and  Manchester. 

Capital  Subscribed $10,000,000 

Capital  Paid  Up 1,000,000 

Cash  Reserve  (In  addition  to  Capital) 2,126,000 

Total  Assets  December  31,  7888 6,124,057,60 

WM.    GREER    HARRISON,   Manager, 

305  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

PACIFIC    DEPARTMENT 

LONDON  AND  LANCASHIRE  FIRE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

Capital $1 0.626.000 

Cash    Assets 4.701,201   39 

Cash  Assets  In  United  States 2,272,084  13 

REINSURERS   OF 

Anglo-Nevada  Assurance  Corporation 

AND 

Southern  California  Insurance  Company. 

-WIVE.    DyC^.C3D035T^.Xi3D. 

MANAGER. 

D.  E.  MILES,  Assistant  Manager. 

315  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  S.  F. 

Phoenix  Assurance  Company  of  London,   [Established  1 782] 
American  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  [Established  1857.] 

BUTLER  &  HALDAN,  Gen'l  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast. 
413  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

LONDON  ASSURANCE  CORPORATION  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  by  Royal  Charter,  1720.J 

NORTHERN  ASSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  1836.] 
Office— Northwest  corner  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Streets. 

OEO.  F.  GRANT,  Manager. 

pacific  iDEP^-iaTnvnEiisrT 
GUARDIAN  ASSURANCE  CO.,  SUN  FIRE  OFFICE, 


OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1821. 
Paid-up  Capital,    -    -    -     $  5,000,000. 
Cash  Assets,    ------  $21,911,915. 


OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1710. 

Cash  Assets, 18,031,040. 

Assets  in  America,   -    -    -    $1,956,331. 


WE  J.  LJJDERS,  ficn'l  Agent,  20$.  Sansome  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


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INSURANCE  COMPANY- LTD. 

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*y\r^i  CHESTER  , 


Capital  paid  &j  guaranteed  $ 3,000,000,00. 

ChasA  Laton,  Manager. 
433  California  St.  Ban  Francisco. 


Ii   "<,  1892. 


BAN  PRANCI8C0  NEWS  1  ETTER. 


®5UNBrJAM5 


J0NB3        'try  trrioui  minded    man)— I    in   you    interrupt    your 
g«me  frequently  to  put  etialk  on  yoor  cue.     SmitA— That's  so. 
Chalk  is  quite  necessary  in  bills  i-  i..  particularly  when  you  want 
line  chalked  di  ■  [  hare  a  plan  for  saving  much 

Urns  in  a  game."    "  Wbal  Safl  a  piece  of  chalk  on  the  end 

of  cue."  "(Jood.  t  never  thought  of  that.  Here,  my  boy,  bring  me 
a  hammer  ami  a  nail,  quick."  —  f< 

Little. lack  Horner 

11  a  corner 

Restaurant  eating  a  pie; 
The  pie  it  was  mil 
And  Jack  has  since 

Taken  up  hi>  ab  »le  in  the  sky.  -  I  'hicaqo  Tivu  t. 

Dr.  Perkins  is  a  noted  linguist.    He  knows  all   the  dead  lan- 

and  is  always  telling  the  derivation  of  words.  Not  long  since 
II.  .-tetter  Maginnis.  feeling  unwell. applied  to  I>r.  Terkins  for  advice, 
detailing  bis  symptoms.  "  You  are  suffering  from  dyspepsia,"  said 
the  doctor.  "Dyspepsia!  What  does  that  come  from  ?  "  "Dyspep- 
sia?  Why.  that  comes  from  the  Circek,  of  course;  1  thought  every- 
body  knew  that."  —  Vocal  Siftings. 

—  Employer — You  are  having  a  ilecided  flirtation  with  the  girl 
who  has  charge  of  our  telephone  wire !  Truthful  Clerk  ( with  cold  eh  ills 
running  up  and  down  hi.*  spine,  and  with  visions  o) 'in  ^mt  discharge) — 
W-e-e-s,  sir;  but.  please,  sir—  ;  -Well," keep  it  up.  She  will 
give  more  attention  to  our  eall>.  ii  you  do.  — Purl:. 

"  Now  then,"  said  Judge  Sweelzerina  loud  voice,  "  Mr.  Bantu - 

gartner,  you  were  present  at  this  fray.  Did  Murphy,  the  plaintiff, 
seem  carried  away  with  excitement '.'  "  ■'  Nein  ;  he  vo's  carriedt  avay 
on  two  piece  poafds  ruit  his  headt  split  oben  all  down  his  pack." 
"That  will  do.    You  may  stand  down."  — Judge. 

—  O'Rourke— It's  along  toime  since  Ui've  seen  yez,  Molke,  It's 
all  av  tin  years.  An'  do  yez  remimber  th'  widow  O'Connor  an'  th' 
beautiful  scrimmige  we  had  th'  noight  yez  called  me  a  liar?"  Mc- 
Flnke— Shure  <  >i  do  thot  same,  an'  divil  a  bit  nov  yet  changed  durin' 
tbot  time."  — Judge. 

Agent  {to  playuriqht)— What  kind  of  progress  are  you  making 

with  your  tragedy?  PlaywriglU — Beautiful,  beautiful.  I've  got  every- 
body killed  off  except  the  leader  of  the  orchestra,  and  the  ax  is  drawn 
on  him.  Agent — Let  her  go,  old  man.  I'll  bet  the  audience  is  wild 
with  joy.  — Detroit  Free  Press. 

"  Well,  how  do  you  like  it?  "  Lucifer  asked  of  a  shade  who  had 

lived  in  the  lower  regions  for  about  a  week.  "First-rate,"  was  the 
reply.  "That's  strange.  Most  new  arrivals  don't  like  it."  "Well, 
you  see,  I  had  been  married  to  a  Chicago  woman  for  four  years." 

— Brooklyn  Life. 

Teacher — Now,  Tommy  Waffles,  what  form  of  government  are 

we  living  under?— Republican  or  Monarchical?  Tommy  Waffles— Re- 
publican; but  my  father  says  it'll  be  Democratic  after  the  next  elec- 
tion. — Puck. 

A  crusty  old  bachelor,  not  liking  the  way  his  landlady's  daugh- 
ter had  of  appropriating  his  bair-oil,  rilled  his  bottle  with  liquid  glue 
the  day  before  the  ball  to  which  the  girl  was  invited.  She  stayed  at 
home."  — Exchange. 

Mrs.  Hicks— it  takes  me  two  solid  hours  to  wash  and  dress  Dick 

for  church.  Flicks—  I  can  get  it  done  in  a  hurry  for  ten  cents.  Mrs. 
Hicks—How ,  pray?  Hicks— Take  him  down  to  that  place  where  they 
clean  kids  while  you  wait.  —Truth. 

School    Teacher  (after  discoursing    on  literature)— 'Now ,  Georgie 

Gazzam,  which  would  you  rather  be,  Shakespeare  or  Oscar  Wilde? 
Georgie— Oscar  Wilde,  Ma'am.  "Indeed?  Why?"  "  Because  Shake- 
speare's dead."  — Life. 

"  Well,  little  boy,  what's  your  name?"    "  Shadrack  Nebuchad- 

nezzer  Jones."  "  Who  gave  you  that  name?  "  "I  don't  know.  But 
ver  bet  cher  life  if  I  find  out,  when  I  gets  me  growth  they'll  be  sorry 
for  it."  Fife. 

Whene'er  my  true  love's  mouth  I  scan 

It  seems  to  me  to  be  a 
Good  opening  for  a  clever  man— 

And  I  act  on  that  idea.  —Puck. 

—  Mr.  De  Trop— And  your  father,  Miss  Inswim,  how  is  his  health 
nowadays  ?  Does  he  still  suffer  with  chills  as  of  yore  ?  Miss  Inswim — 
I  think  not,  Mr.  De  Trop;  father  is  dead.  —Gist. 

Hostess— Are  you  fond  of  Kipling?    Mr.  Games  (of  Chicago)— 

Never  played  it;  but  I'd  just  as  soou  take  a  hand  as  not— I  s'pose  I 
could  pick  it  up  easy  enough !  —Puck. 

Conductor— Look  here,  my  man ;  what  under  heaven  are  you 

ringing  the  bell  at  both  ends  of  the  car  for?  O'Baff'erly—Sare.  an'  Oi 
•want  both  inds  of  the  car  to  stop.  —  Yale  Record. 

He— Why  doesn't  that  English  girl  come  on  deck,  and  be  wooed 

by  the  breezes,  too?  She—  Her  mother  won't  let  her.  She  heard  the 
captain  say  this  was  a  trade  wind.  —Life. 

-^—Merchant— Have  you  no  trade?  'Tramp— No,  sir;  but  I  have  a 
profession.    I  am  a  special  pleader  at  the  bar.— Baltimore  American. 

—  Tolling— Here's  a  story  called  "  The  Politician's  Conscience !  " 
Dimling— Short  story,  isn't  it?  —  N.  Y.  Echo. 

•  Well  1 "  "  Do  cardinals  dare  to  wear  their  red  hats 

— Judge. 


"Papa.' 

in  the  presence  of  a  papal  bull?  " 


Buy  Moraghan's  oysters  at  the  California  Market.    They  are  the 
best  to  be  had  in  town,  and  are  always  the  favorite  with  good  livers. 


I3STSTJIiA.lfrCB3. 

PIREwa^  fuMQ 

Insuranoe  Company, 
capital  11.000.000.  |  assets  12.650.000 

S;,  J-stai'Lks  ~  Prai 

r   pVv«,,i\l,',,VJ"N  V,M  President, 

B.  FAYMONVILLE  ...  s,,r,iarv 

J.  b.  ll\  laoN  Marine  Sec rotar; 

Agents  hi  all  prominent  localities  thronghoul  the  r lilted  BtaUl. 

THE  STATE  INVESTMENT  AND  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

[ESTABLISHED    1871. J 

CAPITAL    STOCK  Paid  Up   1400.000. 

PRINCIPAL  OFFICE 218  AND  220  SANSOME  STMET, 

San    Francisco,  California. 

GEORGE  L.  BKANDER,                                               CHA8.  M.  BLAIR, 
President. secretary 

Queen  Insurance  Company. 
Royal  Exchange  Assurance, 

[INCORPORATED  1720.] 

Connecticut  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  Hartford,  Conn. 

ROBERT     DICKSON,  Manager. 
General  Office.— N.   W.  Cor.  California  and  Montgomery  Sts. 
City  Department.— N,  W.  Cor.  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Sts- 

INSURE  your  property  against  FIRE  in 

rinr     The  Lion  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  London. 
I"    K  l"      ll,lperial  Fire  lnsurance  Coiwy  °f  London. 

II  WM.  SEXTON,  It.  C.  MEDCRAPT, 

Manager.  Sub-Manager. 
Pacific  Depart  men t ,  2  14  Sattsome  St.,  S.  V. 
SWAIN  A  MURDOCK,  City  Agents. 

BRITISH  AND  FOREIGN  MARINE  INS.  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

CAPITAL  J5,000,000 

AGENTS: 

BALFOUR,  GUTHRIE  &  CO., 

Wo.  316  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

THE  NEW  ENGLAND  MUTUAL  LIFE  INSURANCE  CO., 

OF  BOSTON,  MASSACHUSETTS.  Assets,  $19,724,638.46. 
President,  BENJAMIN  F.  STEVENS.  |  Vice-President,  JOS.  M.  GIBBEN8. 
HENRY  K.  FIELD,  General  Agent, 
324  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


318  GI^L'^ORN",-  §T. 
rgHN"  pRFiNCijiCO 


PARKE    &    LACY   CO., 

21  and  23  FREMONT  STREET, 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MINING,    WOOD    AND    IRON   WORKING    MACHINERY. 

ENGINES,    BOILERS,    STEAM    PUMPS, 
BELTING,  OIL8  AND   SUPPLIES. 

IlTeRNON  COMPANY,  BALTIMORE. 

ja^*The  undersigned  having  been  appointed  AGENTS  FOR  THE 
PACIFIC  COAST  for  the  sale  of  the  manufactures  of  above  company,  have 
now  in  store: 

SAIL     DUCK— ALL     NUMBERS; 
HYDRAULIC— ALL     NUMBERS; 
DRAPER     AND     WAGON     DUCK, 
From  30  to  120  inches  wide;  and  a  Complete  Assortment  of  All  Qualities 
28J4-INCH    DUCK,    FROM    7    OZS.    TO    16    OZS.,    Inclusive. 

MURPHY,    GRANT    &    CO. 
E.  D.  Jones. 

S.  L.  JONES  &  CO., 

Auctioneers   and    Commission    Merchants, 

207   AND   209  CALIFORNIA  STREET. 


18 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  5,  1892. 


frri jut 


A  PUBLIC  complaint  has  been  entered  against  the  disgraceful 
condition  of  Corbett  road.  Without  sewer  or  pavement,  the 
road  is  little  better  than  a  loug  slough,  in  -which  all  kinds  of 
debris  and  garbage  have  found  resting  place.  Mud  a  foot  deep 
everywhere,  gullies,  miniature  lakes  and  small  streams,  decaying 
vegetable  matter  and  sewage  water  constitute  the  present  make- 
up of  the  bed  of  Corbett  road.  All  this  is  very  horrible  and 
nauseating,  and  the  wonder  is  small  that  the  citizens  should  have 
been  so  long-suffering.  But  not  way  out  to  Corbett  road  need 
one  go  to  smell  such  stenches  and  wade  in  such  filth.  Right  in 
the  heart  of  the  city  are  streets  and  alleys  to  be  found  in  similar 
or  worse  conditions.  The  streets  generally  south  of  Market  are 
in  a  most  precarious  condition.  Travel  by  teams  is  at  all  times 
fraught  with  great  danger  to  both  horses  and  vehicles,  and  after 
dark  pedestrianism  is  altogether  unsafe.  But  south  of  Market 
street,  though  it  may  be  a  little  worse  than  elsewhere  in  the 
heart  of  the  city,  is  not  alone  in  its  wretchedness.  In  many"  of 
the  down  town  business  streets,  the  mud  is  ankle  deep,  and  the 
old  cobble-stones  have  been  scattered  about  by  hard  and  long  usage, 
and  the  total  neglect  of  the  city  authorities,  in  most  odd  and 
unique  positions.  There  are  mountain  ranges  on  Sansome  street, 
and  great  marshes  and  muddy  lakes  have  taken  possession  of  most 
of  the  business  thoroughfares.  The  worst  of  it  all  is  that  there 
seems  to  be  no  immediate  relief  in  sight.  Complaint  after  com- 
plaint has  gone  in  to  the  powers  that  be,  but  to  no  avail.  Wher- 
ever the  blame  be,  citizens  have  come  to  believe  that  there  is  no 
relief  to  be  had,  short  of  a  new  administration.  Real  estate  men 
are  watching  and  praying  for  the  cessation  of  the  rainy  season. 
They  cannot  afford  to  wait  for  a  new  city  charter. 

What  the  real  estate  market  of  this  city  needs  most,  aside  from 
decent  streets,  is  the  influx  of  about  5,000  Eastern  immigrants, 
stout  of  limb,  and  with  Eastern  energy  and  Eastern  coin.  How 
are  we  to  get  them  here?  The  fault  is  not  with  the  railroad 
company,  as  is  popularly  supposed.  Out  of  a  $35  rate  from  Mis- 
souri river  points  westward  the  railroad  gets  but  $15.  or  a  little 
over.  The  remaining  $20  goes  to  the  ticket  brokers.  These 
middlemen,  it  seems,  are  the  ones  responsible  for  the  high  rate, 
and  until  they  are  killed  off  or  shorn  of  their  power  there  is  little 
hope  of  better  things  in  this  direction. 

The  real  estate  men  are  thoroughly  aroused  on  the  subject  of 
getting  Eastern  blood  and  money  out  here.  They  realize  the 
necessity  of  immigration,  and  a  tour  of  the  real  estate  offices  will 
disclose  the  fact  that  the  brokers  have  this  subject  uppermost  on 
their  minds.  So  unanimous,  indeed,  are  they  on  this  question 
that  a  concerted  movement  among  them  would  be  imminent, 
were  there  a  new  method  suggested  whereby  this  great  desider- 
atum might  be  obtained. 

One  of  the  signs  of  the  times  favorable  to  outside  property  in 
that  neighborhood,  is  the  splendid  manner  in  which  work  is  be- 
ing pushed  on  the  ocean  boulevard.  Commencing  at  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  Park,  and  running  a  distance  of  two  miles  into 
the  Ocean  House  road,  the  grading  has  already  been  done.  The 
property-holders  raised  $6,000  for  the  project,  and  $2,000  more 
was  subscribed  by  the  Park  Commissioners.  Now  funds  are  be- 
ing raised  to  pay  for  a  solid  rock  road-bed  the  entire  length  of  the 
boulevard.  When  completed,  this  will  form  one  of  the  best  and 
most  substantial  improvements  in  the  city. 

It  is  said  that  a  tract  of  11,000  acres  in  Ban  Mateo  county  will 
soon  be  thrown  on  the  market. 


LABOUCHEREin  Truth  says  he  does  not  admire  the  precedent  of 
Lord  Tennyson  in  selling  the  seventeen  lines  on  the  death  of  the 
Duke  of  Clarence,  which  he  has  just  cemposed,  to  the  editor  of  a 
monthly  review,  who,  of  course,  paid  a  very  handsome  sum  for 
them.  »  Mr.  Austin,  whose  verses  were  far  more  effective,  sent 
them  to  the  Times,  from  which  they  were  generally  copied,"  says 
Labby.  "The  review  which  has  purchased  Lord  Tennyson's  poem 
contains  a  request  that  not  more  than  "  two  or  three  lines  of  quo- 
tation "  may  be  published.  This  is  all  vastly  fine,  but  it  seems  to 
me  that  Lord  Tennyson's  official  work  belongs  to  the  nation,  and 
that  he  had  no  business  to  make  a  market  out  of  it.  He  receives 
an  annual  salary,  as  well  as  a  Civil  List  pension  of  £200  a  year, 
and  his  sole  duty  is  to  write  something  that  commemorates  such 
occasions  as  these.  If  he  can  get  a  higher  price  for  his  composi- 
tions from  "  enterprising  editors,"  and  if  he  prefers  thus  to  sell 
them,  the  sooner  he  resigns  his  office  the  better.  The  remarks 
about  Tennyson  are  applicable  to  those  high-minded  gentlemen 
of  science  in  this  State  who,  while  occupying  public  offices,  draw- 
ing salaries  from  public  trusts  and  using  instruments  paid  for  by 
public  funds,  sell  the  results  of  their  investigations  and  experi- 
ments to  the  highest  bidder.  Science  should  not,  like  society,  be 
placed  on  a  gold  basis.  ■* 


For  Throat  J>Ueases  and  (oh«1h  use  Brown's  Bronchial  Troches. 
Like  all  really  good  things,  they  are  imitated.  The  genuine  arc  sold  only  in 
boxes. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Peer  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business—  Sau  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works — Quijotoa,  Arizona. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
op  the  twenty-fourth  day  of  February,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  12)  of 
Ten  Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin  to  the  ^eeretqry,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  Room  26,  Neva  a  Block,  309  Montgomery  Street,  San 
Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Sxth  Day  of  April.  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction ;  and  unless  pavmeut  is  made  he- 
fore,  will  be  sold  on  THURSDAY,  the  23th  day  of  April,  1S92,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

AUG.  WATERMAN,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  26,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE, 

North   Belle  Isle  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works — Tuscarora,  Elko  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  ai  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  first  (1st)  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  19)  of  Twentv  (20) 
Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  310  Pine  street,  Rooms  15  aud  17,  San  Francisco,  Cal- 
ifornia, or  to  E.  R.  i-raut,  transier  agent,  57  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Fifth  (5th)  Day  of  April,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,   will   be  sold  on  TUESDAY,    the  third  (3rd)  day  of  Kay,  1892,  to 
pay  the    delinquent  assessment,    together  with  the   costs  of   advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

J   W.  PEW,  8ecre*ary. 

Office—  No.  310  Pine  Strett,  rooms  15  and  17,  San  Frauwyco,  Oal. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

fDEHRlNG  SEA  PACKING  COMPANY.— Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at 
■*— '  the  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  held  ou  the  13th  day  of  February, 
1892,  an  assessment,  No.  1,  of  $1  per  share,  was  levied  upon  the  issued  capital 
st-ick  of  the  Company,  payable  immediately,  in  the  United  Slates  gold  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  No.  9  Market  Street,  San 
Francisco,  California. 

Auy  stock  on  wnich  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on  the  16th  day 
of  March,  1892,  will  be  delinquent,  and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction; 
unless  payment  is  made  before,  will  be  sold  ou  the  15th  day  of  April,  1892, 
to  ply  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  cost  of  advertising  aud 
expense  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Coptis  Mining  Company. 

The  regular  aunual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Coptis  Mining 
Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  314  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  California,  on 

Monday,  the  Fourteenth  Day  ot  Ma'ch,  1892, at  the  hour  of  1:30  o'clock  P.M., 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  aud  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 
meeting. 

Transfer  books  will  close  on  Saturday,  March  12. 1392,  at  1  o'clock  p.  M. 

E.  M.  HALL,  Secretary. 

Office— 314  Montgomery  street,  Sau  Francisco,  Cal. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Potosi  Mining  Company. 

The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Potosi  Min- 
ing Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  Room  79,  Nevada 
Block,  San  Francisco,  Califonra,  on 

Wednesday,  the  9.h  Day  of  March,  1 892,  at  the  hour  of  1  o'clo: k  P.  M., 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  and  the  transaction  of  su:h  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 
meeting. 

Transfer  books  will  clo-e  Monday,  the  7th  day  of  March,  1892,  at  12 
o'clock  M. 

CHA8.  E.  ELLIOT,  Secretary. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Hale  &  Noreross  Silver  Mining  Co. 

The  regular  annual  meeting  of  stockholders  of  the  Hale  &  Noreross 
Silver  Mining  Compauy  will  beheld  at  the  office  of  the  company,  Room 
53,  Nevada  Block,  3uj  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on 

Wednesday,  the  9th  Day  of  March,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  1  o'clock  P.  M. 

The  transfer  books  will  be  closed  on  Saturday,  the  5th  day  of  March,  1892, 
at  12  o'clock  m. 

A.  B.  THOMPSON,   Secretary. 

ANNUAL  MEETIN6. 

People's     Insurance     Company. 

A  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  People's  Insurance  Company,  a 
corporation  organized  under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  California,  is  hereby 
called,  the  same  to  be  heli  at  room  22,  No.  328  Montgomery  street,  San 
Francisco,  Caliioruia,  mi 

Wednesday,  the  16".h  day  of  Mirch,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  2  o'clock  P.  M., 

A  ful    attendance  is  desired.  CHAS.  F.  MacDERMOT,  President. 


h   ~\   1892. 


BAN  PB  VNCISCO  NEW?  I  ETTKR. 


IV 


"  I    INDIVIDUALLY.'*  is  the  w»y  President  J.  F.  Houghton. 
lj  of  the  Home    Mutual    Insurance  Company,    puts  it.  "ar- 
ranged (or  the  sale  of  2,000  shires,  or  Iwo-thirda  of  all  the  slock 
of  this  company  to  the  Fireman-  Fond." 

General  Houghton  says  a  liberal  price  was  obtained  for  the  stock, 
and  all  stockholders  notified  in  tune,  that  they  might  sell  to  the 
Fireman's  Fund  if  they  so  desired.  The  company  itself  owned  no 
stock,  and  so.  of  course,  bad  no  say  in  the  matter.  The  following 
confidential  letter  was  immediately  sent  to  each  stockholder  by 
President  Houghton.  It  was  issued)  it  is  said,  to  prevent  specu- 
lators from  stepping  in  and  profiling  by  the  move,  to  the  disad- 
vantage of  the  stockholders: 

I  have  this  day  mai>-  a  conditional  contract  l«  se'l  and  deliver  to  a 
responsible  corpo-atioi  a  majority  or  more  oT  the  capital  stock  of  the 
Dome  Mutual  Inso bancs  Company  at  fJOOa  share— payable.  V'Oa  share  on 
the  yth  day  of  April  next,  aud  the  reminder  in  three  equal  payments  of 
1-jO  a  share  on  or  before  two,  four  aud  six  months  from  said  9th  dav  of 
April,  without  interest. 

Any  payment  made  before  due.  the  purchaser  will  be  entitled  to  a  dis- 
count at  me  rate  of  six  per  ceut.  per  annum.  All  dividends  up  lo  aud  in- 
cluding February  10, 1892,  tube  collected  by  the  present  owner,  and  all  divi- 
dends subsequent  to  that  date  to  be  for  account  of  the  purchaser. 

This  contract  is  made  subject  to  the  condition  that  a  majority  of  the  stock 
Of  said  corporation  be  placed  in  escro  it  with  the  Bank  of  California  on  or 
before  the  11th  day  of  March,  1892,  to  be  held  bylhem  until  fully  paid.  You 
will  be  permitted  to  avail  yourself  of  the  full  price  of  $20J  a  share,  except 
a  commission  of  two  and  a  half  per  cent.,  to  be  taken  out  of  the  first  pay- 
ment, provided  you  seud  your  certificates  oi  stock  with  your  name  en- 
dorsed thereon,  io  the  Bank  of  California,  with  tin  aauexed  blank  prop- 
erly filled  out.  so  as  to  reach  them  as  early  as  the  10th  day  of  March  next. 
Remittances  will  be  made  to  you  direct  by  the  Bauk  of  Ca  iforuia  by  check, 
as  payments  are  made.  The  two  thousaud  shares  first  received  by  the 
bauk  will  be  sure  of  acceptance  on  this  contract.  I  give  tnis  information 
to  all  stockholders  prior  to  its  hying  made  public,  that  they,  and  not 
speculators,  may  get  the  full  benefit  of  the  sale. 

This  was  signed  by  President  Houghton  and  accompanied  by  a 
blank  form  addressed  to  and  intended  to  be  returned  to  the  Bank 
of  California.  Of  course,  just  where  this  movement  may  end  is 
a  matter  of  pure  conjecture  upon  which  those  in  authority  in 
either  company  decline  to  speculate  at  present.  This  much  is 
certain,  the  Fireman's  Fund  will,  when  they  have  paid  for  their 
Home  Mutual  stock,  require  a  change  of  at  least  two  men  on  the 
directory  of  the  Home  Mutual.  The  terms  of  the  sale  allow  the 
purchasing  company  six  months  in  which  to  liquidate  their  new 
indebtedness. 

Underwriters  are  thoroughly  aroused  over  the  action  of  Audi- 
tor Smiley  in  taking  advantage  of  a  mere  technicality  in  order  to 
deprive  the  fire  department  of  its  most  useful  equipments.  In- 
stead of  taking  off  the  single  chemical  engine  the  department  now 
boasts  of,  at  least  a  dozen  more  ought  to  be  added.  Statistics 
show  that  in  all  large  cities  in  the  East  fully  60  per  cent  of  the  fires 
have  been  extinguished  by  the  chemical  engines.  And  the  single 
water  tower,  that  seems  to  have  been  mustered  out  of  service, 
beyond  all  hope  of  immediate  recovery,  has,  during  its  short 
term  of  service,  been  instrumental  in  extinguishing  45  per  cent  of 
all  the  big  conflagrations.  But  the  fire  underwriters  are  not  the 
only  ones  interested  in  preventing  the  crippling  of  the  fire  de- 
partment. The  property  owners  themselves  are  far  more  inter- 
ested, for  not  40  per  cent  of  the  property  in  this  city  is  covered 
by  fire  insurance  policies.  It  seems  remarkable,  to  put  it  mildly, 
that  a  city  officer  who  should  be  expected  to  have  the  city's  wel- 
fare at  heart,  should  seek  out  and  find  such  a  very  small  techni- 
cal quibble  as  the  title  by  which  the  firemen  are  designated,  in 
order  to  enable  him  to  withhold  their  salaries.  San  Francisco 
contains  perhaps  a  larger  number  of  frame  structures  than  any 
other  city  of  its  size  in  the  world,  yet  its  fire  department,  though 
acknowledged  to  be  good  as  far  as  it  goes,  is  thoroughly  incom- 
petent to  cope  with  a  large  conflagration.  Additional  tire  extin- 
guishing appliances  are  a  crying  need,  and  there  is  every  possibil- 
ity that  they  may  be  secured  only  after  a  large  portion  of  the  city 
shall  have  been  laid  in  ruins  by  fire.  One  would  think  it  possible 
that  lessons  might  be  learned  from  the  great  fires  that  have  raged 
in  most  of  the  big  cities  in  this  country,  from  the  great  fire  of  Bos- 
ton to  the  desolation  and  ruin  of  Seattle,  but  some  people  only 
learn  by  personal  experience,  and  it  may  be,  indeed  there  is  now 
every  probability  in  its  favor,  that  San  Francisco  will  only  learn 
by  personal  experience.  With  the  underwiters,  it  is  after  all 
chiefly  a  matter  of  rate.  They  can  stand  the  40  per  cent  loss 
much  better  than  the  citizen  the  60  per  cent  loss.  Time  was  when 
the  underwriters  raised  money  to  pay  the  salaries  of  the  most 
useful  adjuncts  to  the  department,  but  it  is  likely  now  that  they 
will  let  the  citizens  make  the  first  move. 

A  party  of  local  underwriters  will  visit  Redwood  City  Sunday 
morning  to  inspect  the  Frank  Tanning  Company's  automatic 
sprinkling  equipments,  which  have  just  been  completed. 

An  old  and  trusted  employee  of  the  Pacific  Insurance  Union 
died  at  Los  Angeles  early  this  week.  F.  A.  Harden,  who  for  two 
years  was  the  compact's  surveyor  at  that  point  and  who  was 
well-known  in  insurance  circles  in  this  city,  fell  a  victim  to  la 
grippe. 


EXPOSED    THE    FRAUD. 


H<m  ■   Thi»  Bikini;  Pmv 

Till.  .  iiy  foi  several  dayi  ha*  been  UQVtMtd  by  a  COmptOJ  o( 
vrorucn,  who  have  called  at  private  residence-,  to  explain  the 
purity  and  in  perl  or  merit*  of  their  baking  powder  through  i 
of  simple  chemical  experiment!.  A  lady  who  Iihk  been  annoyed 
by  the  agents  determine  i  i<-  teal  the  effloaoj  "f  the  experimental 
and  she  brought  out  soma  of  the  baking  powder  which  they  are 
advertising.  Tiie  agent  submitted  the  substance  to  the  usual 
tests,  and  called  the  lady's  attention  to  the  presence  of  alum.  am- 
monia  and  other  alleged  injurious  Ingredient!  which  could  be  dis- 
tinguished by  the  peculiar  .-dor,  the  residuum,  etc.  The  lady,  of 
course,  saw  all  these  nn  miHiakable  si^ns  of  so-called  impurities, 
and  allowed  the  agent  full  swing  to  expand  upon  the  merits  of 
her  own  cooking  powder.  The  agent  finally  inquired  of  the  lady 
what  brand  of  baking  powder  she  had  been  experimenting  with. 
••  That  baking  powder,"  replied  the  lady,  »  is  the  same  that  you 
have  been  cracking  up  so  nigh."  The  agent  turned  all  colors  and 
beat  a  hasty  retreat.  Our  informant  has  not  been  bothered  with 
baking  powder  agents  since. 


I860. 


JANUARY  1,    1892. 

FORTY-SECOND     ANNUAL     REPORT 


MANHATTAN  LIFE  INSURANCE  CO., 

156  AND  158  BROADWAY,  N.    Y. 

HEaSTRTZ-    B.    STORES,    Bresid-em-t. 


Iusurance  iu  Force,  over 

Total  Payments  to  Policy  Holders,  over 


$59,000,000  00 
31,900,000  00 


THE  YEAR   1891  SHOWS 


Increase  iu  Assets.  Increase   iu  Surplus,  Iucrease  in  lute- est,  Increase   iu 

New  Iusurance  Written,  Increase  iu  Iusurauce  iu  Force, 

Iucrease  in  Premiums,  Decrease  iu  Expenses. 

Total  income  duriui*  1S91 $2,687,440  58 

Total  disbursemeutsdariug  1831 2,255,690  84 

ASSETS. 

Real  Estate $498,820  00 

First  Mortgage  Loans  on  Real  Estate 3,983,522  17 

Uuited  btates  Bouds  aud  other  Securities. 2,739,080  00 

Loaus  on  Policies  iu  force 765,525  75 

Loans  ou  stocks  an  1  Bonds 4,225,462  50 

Deferred  Premiums  aud  Premiums  iu  course  of  collection  and 

trausmissiou  (after  deductiug  20  per  ceut) 317,805  97 

Cash  on  Hand  aud  in  Bauk  aud  Trust  Company  at  interest    .  -  224,469  21 

Interest  Accrued  and  all  other  Property  195,224  12 


Total  Assets $12,949,909  72 


APPORTIONED     AS     FOLLOWS: 

Reserve  ou  Policies.  New  York  State  Standard  (4  per  cent) 

Ail  other  Liabilities 

Surplus 


$11,560,625  00 

215,690  06 

1,143,594  66 

$l»r949,909  72 

We  hereby  certify  that  we  have  carefully  examined   iu  detail  the  assets 
as  shown  above,  aud  that  they  are  correctly  stated. 

E.  A.  WALTON, 
P.  VAN  ZANT  LANE. 
J.  OTIS  HOYT, 
BENJAMIN  GRIFFIN, 
The  Manhattan  Policies  are  free  from  restrictions.    No  suicide  or  intem- 
perance clause,  aud  all  claims  paid  immediately  on  receipt  of  proofs. 


JOHN  LANDERS,  Manager  Pacific  Department, 

2  IO  Montgomery  St ,  Sau  Francisco,  Cal. 

BELVEDERE 


Is  the  place  for  this  summer's  vacation. 


NO  FOGS! 


NO  WINDS 


Certainly  a  good  locality  for  villa  sites.  Take 
Tiburon  boat,  9:30  and  11  A.  M.;  return  12:35 
or  4. OB  P.  M. 

Luncheon  can  be  obtained  at  Belvedere  Res- 
taurant.    Busses  meet  all  boats. 

TEVIS  &  FISHER,  Agents, 

14  POST  STREET. 


20 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  5,  1892. 


SUMMARY    OF    THE    MARKETS. 

Flour  is  steady;  foreign  demand  good;  Extras  ?5.05@?5.15;  Superfine,  $3.35. 
Wheat    is  dull;   light  trade;    Shipping,  $1.65;  Milling,  $1.65@$1. 72" 2  per 
cental. 
Barley  is  weak;  Brewing,  $l.05@$1.15;  Feed,  95c.(g>$l  per  ctl. 
Oats.  Milling,  $l.3;">@?i.-i0;  Feed,  $L80$$l-35  per  ctl. 
Corn,  White,  ?1  30@?1.35;  Yellow,  ?1.20@$1.25  per  ctl. 
Rye,  no  stock,  good  demand,  $1.65(g)?1.70.    Cement,  $2.00@$2.50. 
Hay  is  steady;  Wheat,  $13@$15;  Oats,  $12@J15;  Alfalfa,  $10@$1'2. 
Millstuffs,  good  demand.    Bran,  $19@*20  per  ton. 
Beans,  good  request,  $1.85@?2.30  per  ctl.     Potatoes,  30c.@75c  per  ctl. 
Butter  is  lower;  Choice,  30c.@35c. ;  Fair,  20c.@25c;  Eastern,  loc@25c. 
Cheese,  light  stock,  10c.@12c.    Eggs,  free  supply,  lSc.@20c. 
Honey,  Comb,  10c.@13c;  Extracted,  I5c.@(>%c.  Poultry  in  good  supply. 
Onions  are  worth  lc.    Beeswax  is  lower  at  22c.@24c. 
Fruit— all  kinds  dried— active.    Fruit  is  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 
Raisins  and  Dried  Grapes  in  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates. 
Hides  are  steady;  Dry,  7c@8c.      Wool  is  in  demand  at  14c.@22c. 
Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  seller  at  7@7l4c 
Coffee  steady  at  15c.@22c.  for  C.  A.    Canned  Fruits  of  all  kinds  in  faror. 
Coal  is  lower,  with  a  declining  tendency.    Nuts  find  ready  sale. 
Quicksilver  is  nominal  at  $43.00  per  flask.  Hops  are  in  demand  at  17@20c. 
Sugar,  good  stoefc  of  both  Raws  and  Refined.    Whites,  454@5^c. 

The  midwinter  months  in  California  generally  are  proverbial 
for  dullness,  yes,  marked  inactivity  in  all  trade  departments,  and 
the  past  three  months  has  been  no  exception  to  the  general  rule. 
In  ^December  and  January  the  exports  of  Wheat  and  Flour  were 
large,  but  in  the  month  of  February  the  falling-off  was  very 
marked,  and  is  likely  to  be  still  greater  in  March,  even  in  the  face 
of  a  very  marked  decline  in  freights.  In  fact,  as  noted  in  last 
week's  News  Letter,  grain  freights  declined  during  the  winter 
months  from  some  43@4:5  s.  to  Cork,  U.  K.,  and  the  Continent, 
down  to  17s.  6d.  as  extremes.  Of  course,  this  terrific  decline  in 
freights  entailed  heavy  losses  and  a  few  failures.  Still,  the  many 
survive  the  disaster,  and  the  ships  go  elsewhere  seeking  freights 
of  Sugar,  Hemp,  Nitrate,  etc. 

The  carrying  trade,  via  the  Canadian  Pacific  route,  is  attracting 
no  little  attention  in  mercantile  circles  from  the  fact  of  its  being  an 
opening  door  from  the  excessive  freight  rates  now  demanded  by 
the  Southern  Pacific  and  its  tributaries.  During  the  month  of 
February  three  shipments,  each  of  600  flasks  of  Quicksilver  (say 
1,800  flasks)  have  been  made  to  New  York  by  this  northern  route 
by  successive  steamers  to  Victoria.  The  last  departure  was  on 
the  26th  ult.,  the  Umatilla  carrying  in  addition  by  this  route  543,- 
004.  lbs.  Sugar  to  St.  Paul,  Minnesota;  106,500  lbs.  ditto  to  Boston, 
Mass. ;  44,694  lbs.  Wool  to  Lawrence,  Mass. ;  90,345  lbs.  ditto  for 
New  York  and  35,350  lbs.  Sugar  to  West  Superior,  Wis.  The  value 
of  the  shipment,  including  the  600  flasks  of  Quicksilver,  was  $73,- 
382. 

Exports  for  the  period  under  review  embrace  the  following:  To 
La  Paz,  per  Alexander,  86  M.  feet  of  Lumber,  240  bdls.  Shooks 
and  Shingles,  1,185  bales  Hay,  150  bbls.  Cement,  value  $3,706.  To 
Central  America,  per  San  Juan,  1,140  bbls.  Flour,  19,581  lbs. 
Caustic  Soda,  36,000  lbs.  Rice,  17,472  lbs.  Tallow  and  other  Mdse., 
value  $30,000.  To  Mexico,  per  same,  Mdse.  value  $2,187.  To 
South  America,  532  bbls.  Flour  and  Mdse.,  value  $3,500;  also,  in 
transit  for  New  York,  51,500  gals.  Wine;  to  other  cities,  3,500 
gals,  ditto.  To  Boston,  50,638  lbs.  Borax,  369,000  lbs.  Beans.  To 
New  York,  105  bales  Rags,  20:040  lbs.  Tin,  2,530  lbs.  Damiana, 
843  lbs.  Herbs,  etc.  To  Honolulu,  per  Adm.  Welch,  1,990  bales 
Hay,  775  bbls.  Flour  and  Mdse.,  value  $17,137.  To  same,  per  8. 
G.  Wilder,  48,801  lbs.  rolled  Barley,  76  bbls.  Flour.  400  M.  Shingles 
and  Mdse.,  value  $16,000.  The  Galilee,  for  Tahiti,  carries  1,437 
bbls.  Flour  and  Mdse.,  valued  at  $25,210.  The  Queen,  for  Vlad- 
ivostok, carries  1,500  bbls.  Flour  and  Mdse.,  value  $24,258.  The 
Newbern,  for  Mexico,  carries  cargo  valued  at  $48,298.  TheBelgic, 
for  China,  carried  15,366  bbls.  Flour  *and  Mdse.,  value  $125,915. 
To  Japan,  752  bbls.  Flour,  etc  ,  value  $14,057. 

Coal  freights  as  well  as  those  of  Lumber,  have  all  been  affected 
more  or  less  by  the  great  decline  in  grain  freights  to  Europe,  throw- 
ing, as  it  has,  scores  of  vessels  on  to  the  disengaged  list;  besides, 
the  increased  and  increasing  number  of  tramp  steamers  to  this 
Coast,  has  had  the  effect  of  reducing  Coal  freights  from  the  north 
to  figures  so  low  as  scarcely  to  pay  running  expenses.  This,  of 
course,  is  one  occasion  for  the  present  low  price  of  Coal. 

Our  present  stock  of  Coal  is  heavy ;  the  yards  are  all  full  and 
storage  facilities  somewhat  restricted.  Were  it  not  that  the  bulk 
of  receipts  were  contracted  for  prior  to  arrival  prices  would  drop 
very  much  more  than  they  have. 

In  Treasure  for  the  Orient,  the  Belgic  carried  to  Hongkong 
$277,246,  and  to  Japan  $40,000  Mexicans. 

Crop  prospects  throughout  the  State  are  very  promising— all 
that  could  be  desired  by  agriculturists,  horticulturists,  etc.  Rains 
have  been  copious  and  seasonable,  and  everything  looks  encour- 
aging for  fruits,  grain,  hay,  etc. 

Of  Flour  and  Wheat  for  Ireland,  the  Ger.  bark  Professor  Koch 
has  sailed  for  Londonderry  with  21,050  bbls.  Flour  and  10,835 
ctls.  Wheat,  value  $115,400.  The  spot  market  for  Breadstuff's  is 
exceedingly  inactive,  and  prices  more  or  less  nominal. 


ZB^ZEsTIECS. 


BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA,  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Capital  $3,000,00C  00 

Surplus 1,000,000  00 

Undivided  Profits (July  1st,  1890) 3,275,919  48 

WM.  ALVORD,  President. 

Thomas  Bkown Cashier  |  B.  Mubray,  Jr  ..  .Assistant  Cashier 

Irving  F.  Moolton,  2nd  Assistant  Cashier. 

CORRESPONDENTS : 

NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  Bank  of  California;  B03TON— Tremont 
National  Bank;  CHICAGO— Union  National  Bank;  ST.  LOUIS— Boatman 'b 
Bank;  NEW  ZEALAND— The  Bank  of  New  Zealand.  Correspondent  in 
London— Messrs.  N.  M.  Rothschild  <fc  Sons.  Correspondents  in  India,  China, 
Japan  and  Australia. 

The  Bank  has  Agencies  at  Virginia  City,  and  Correspondents  in  all  the 
principal  Mining  Districts  and  Interior  Towns  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Letters  of  Credit  issued,  available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Draw  direct 
on  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  New  Orleans,  Denve^  Salt  Lake, 
Cincinnati,  Portland, O.,  Los  Angeles,  London,  Dublin,  Paris,  Berlin,  Bremen, 
Hamburg,  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  Antwerp,  Amsterdam,  Copenhagen,  Stock- 
holm, Christiana,  Locarno,  Melbourne,  Sydney,  Auckland,  Hongkong 
Shanghai,  Yokohama,  Genoa,  and  all  cities  in  Italy  and  Switzerland- 


THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK, 


Geo.  A.  Low, 
N.  Van  Bergen, 
Thomas  Jennings, 


N.  W.  Corner  Sansome  and  Bush  Streets. 

Established  1870.  U.  S.  Depositary. 

CAPITAL  (PAID   UP) $1,600,000 

SURPLUS S500,000|  UNDIVIOED   PROFITS $166,000 

S.  G.  MURPHY President  I  E.  D.  MORGAN Cashier 

JAMES  MOFPITT.... Vice-President  |  GEO.  W.  KLINE Ass't Cashier 

DIRECTORS: 

George  C.  Perkins,  8.  G.  Murphy, 

James  D.  Phelan,  James  Momtt. 

John  A.  Hooper,  J.  D.  Harvey. 

A  General  Banking:  Business  Transacted. 
SAFE    DEPOSIT   DEPARTMENT, 
JAMES  K.  LYNCH,  Manager, 
Safes  to  rent  from  $5  to  ?100  per  annum  <under  the  exclusive  control  of 
the  renter),  for  the  care  of  all  valuables.    Trunks  and   Packages  taken  on 
storage.    A  specialty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a.  m.  to  6  p.m. 

LONDON  AND  SAN  FRANCISCO  BANK.  Limited. 

Authorized  Capital $3,500,000     |     Capital  paid  up 2,450,000 

Reserve 395,000 

San  Francisco  Office.  424  California  St.  I  London  Office 73  Lombard  St.,  E.  C 

Portland  Branch.  48  First  St.    Tacoma  Branch,  1006  A  Street. 

Man  ARTHUR  SCRIVENER;  Assistant  Manager,  WILLIAM        EEL 

Cashier,   GUSTAV  FRIEDERICH. 

LONDON  BANKERS— Bank  of  England  and  London  Joint  Stock  Bank. 
NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

This  Bank  is  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex- 
change Business  in  London  and  San  Francisco,  and  between  said  cities  and 
all  parts  of  the  world. 

THE  SATHER  BANKING  COMPANY, 

Capital $1,250,000. 

Successor  to  Sather  &  Co.,  Established  1851,  San  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON..   President 

J.  L.  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  S.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

Jnrectors:  Chas.  Main,  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  Wm.  P.  Johnson, 
C.  F,  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K.  Wilson. 

Agents:  New  York — Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.  Boston — Downer  &  Co. 
Philadelphia— Drexel  &  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  National  Bank.  St.  Louis— The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City— First  National  Bank.  London— Brown, 
Shipley  &  Co.    Paris— Drexel,  Harjes  &  Co. 

WELLS,  FARGO  &  COMPANY-BANKING  IjEPARTMENT. 

N.  E.  Corner  Sansome  and  Sutler  Streets. 
.    SAN     FRANCISCO.    CAL. 

CiPITAL  $     500,000.00 

SURPLUS 5,488,393.12 

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS *   5,988,393.00 

DIRECTORS: 
Lloyd  Tevis,  President :  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-Preeident;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chas.  E.  Crocker.  J.  C.  Fargo,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Wm.  Norris,  Geo.  E.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  Wadswortn,  Cashier. 
Receive  Deposits,  isBues  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Ban  kin 
Business.  

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND   DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS PORTCOSTA,  California. 

Storage  Capacity,  100,000  Tons.      Regular    M-arebou.se   for  San 
Francisco  Produce  Exchange  Call  Board. 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  handling  and  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  and  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  and  smutty  Wheat. 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  stored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Graiu  sold, 
if  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  of  the  Company,  202  Sansome  St..  over  the  Anglo-California  Bank. 

THE  CROCKER-WOOLWORTH  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

822    PINE    STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL 11.000,000. 

DIRECTORS : 
CHA8.  F.  CROCKER,  |  E.  H.  MILLER,  Je. 

E.  C.  WOOLWOKTH PBK8IDENT. 

W.  E    BROWN Vice-Pbesident. 

WM.  H.  CROCKER Cabhibb 

SECORITY  SAVINGS  BANK. 

Guarantee  Capital $300,000 

OFFICERS: 

President  JEROME  LINCOLN  I  Secretary S.  L.  ABBOT.  Jr. 

Vice-President W.  8.  JONES  I  Attorney SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

OFFICE— No.  228  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


Much  5,  189:. 


W-  Ro. 


BAN  PR  wrist  0  NEWS  LEI  PER, 


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■JKS. 


EXILES  IN  ARCADY  -A- *   ■-,   ,  |  'on  llarthvten  m  Frank  Leslie's. 

A  Califorsi  \    Wl>TEK. 

This  lauded  sky  fulfils  its  lover's  boast 

By  its  perpetual  mimicry  of  spring; 
Hut  while  it  marshals  all  the  meadow  host 

In  one  unbroken  march  of  blossoming. 
Something  we  miss  who  otherwhere  have  found 

The  treasure  of  the  year's  tir^t  violet, 
Or  even  the  sudden  greening  of  the  ground 

With  swift-wrought  broidery  of  cowslips  set. 
Here  is  no  music  like  the  earliest  song 

Carolled  from  vibrant  boughs  of  budded  elm; 
Here  joy,  that  doth  its  day  too  much  prolong, 

Even  with  itself  doth  overwhelm. 

We  pace  these  level  paths  with  lagging  feet; 

Hough  ways  o'ertrodden  make  smooth  ways  more  sweet; 

And  spring  is  cheerless  save  it  catch  a  last 

Keen  charm  from  memories  of  winter  past. 

Our  window  opens  toward  the  song-famed  land 

Of  rose-rich  gardens  and  unshadowed  skies. 
Oh,  weary  prospect!     Yes.  I  understand, 

Dear  heart,  the  meaning  of  your  wistful  eyes. 
They  see  where  our  own  winter  fields  outspread 

Their  long  white  slopes  thin  set  with  frost-browned  stalks; 
Or  where  snow-weighted  branches  overhead 

Transfigure  with  new  grace  our  winter  walks; 
Or  down  the  long  road,  braving  the  thick  storm, 

They  see  the  flake-flecked  pool  of  ruddy  light 
That  from  the  dear  home  ingle,  waiting  warm, 

Flows  through  black  panes  into  the  deep  of  night. 

If  heaven  were  indeed  the  land  they  say 

Of  chilless  summer  and  undarkeoed  day, 

How  from  its  fields  would  we  yearn  back  to  thee, 

Oh,  winter  world!  oh,  days  of  stress  and  strife! 
Oh,  ebbing,  flowing,  sometimes  stormy  sea 

Of  circumstances,  of  change,  of  zestful  life! 


MY    OLD    DRESS-SUIT.— J.  Harry  Stedman  in  Life. 


My  dress-suit  is  threadbare  and  shiny  and  spotted,         ^ 

But  how  can  I  part  with  this  friend  of  my  youth, 
To  hang  in  some  second-hand  shop,  or  be  trotted 

About  on  some  restaurant  waiter,  forsooth! 
That  dfess-suit  has  sported  with  wealth  and  with   station, 

Has  heard  the  best  music  and  seen  the  best  plays, 
Has  rested  in  royal  content  in  flirtation, 

And  consorted  with  beauty  in  various  ways. 

When  I  think  of  the  waists  that  right  sleeve  has  surrounded- 

In  waltzing,  of  course — and  what  tresses  have  pressed 
The  lapel  of  that  coat,  yum-yuml     I'm  confounded 

With  "  joys  that  we've  tasted,"  no  longer  possessed — 
And  I  fondly  remember  the  scores  of  good  dinners, 

With  menus  delicious,  that  vest  has  embraced, 
And  the  heart-throbs  it's  heard;  they  come  to  beginners, 

They  are  evening  emotions,  by  morning  effaced. 

And  there  are  the  trowsers;  for  years  they've  been  flitting 

About  at  swell  parties  and  dancing  affairs 
Cheek  by  jowl  with  the  silks  and  the  satins,  or  sitting 

Sequestered  in  alcoves,  in  nooks,  on  the  stairs. 
Every  thread  is  a  chord  of  some  sweet  recollection,, 

Every  spot  tells  a  tale  of  delights  now  no  more; 
Dear  worn-out  dress-suit,  you  inspire  retrospection, 

Because  you've  been  worn  out  so  often  before. 


MARCH.—  Ella  Wheeler  Wilcox  in  Tfie  Ladies'  Home  Journal. 

Like  some  reformer,  who  with  mien  austere, 
Neglected  dress  and  loud  insistent  tones, 
More  rasping  than  the  wrongs  which  she  bemoans, 

Walks  through  the  land  and  wearies  all  who  hear, 
While  yet  we  know  the  need  of  such  reform; 
So  comes  unlovely  March,  with  wind  and  storm, 

To  break  the  spell  of  winter,  and  set  free 

The  prisoned  brooks  and  crocus  beds  oppressed. 
Severe  of  face,  gaunt  armed  and  wildly  dressed, 

She  is  not  fair  nor  beautiful  to  see. 

But  merry  April  and  sweet  smiling  May 

Come  not  till  March  [has  first  prepared  the  way. 


BANK    OF    BRITISH    COLUMBIA. 

CAPITAL  PAW  UP  t3  000)00 

RESERVE  FUND  Yooo.Yoo 

Bontheui  oorntr  Bath  ud 

HEAD  OFFICE  QO  LOMBARD  STREET,   LONDON. 

BRANCHES— Victoria,  Brillih  Colombia;  Portland,  Oregon;  Seattle  ami 

Tftcnina.  Washington. 
BOB  BRANCHES    New  Weslmlutor,  Vancouver,  Nanalmo and  Kamloom. 
Hritl.sh  Columbia.  ' 

Thli  Bank  Iranaecti »  Qencral  Ranking  BnainoM.    AocounU  opened  nib- 
leot  to  Cheek,  and  Special  U.  red      Bd     Commercial  Credit,  m 

available    In  all  pari,   ol  the    world.      Approve.!   Hill,  dlaOOUnted  and  n,\ 

ranoea  made  on  good  collateral  security.      Draw,  direct  ai  onrrenl  rales 

OPOn  its  Hea.l  Office  an  ,  nn.l  Upon  its  AgenCa,  ns  follows 


India,  Australia  and  I  tiina:    AUSTRALIA  am)  NEW  ZEALAND— Bank  ol 

Australasia,  Commercial  Banking  Compauv  of  Sv.luey,  English  Scottish 
aud  Australian  Chartered  Hank  and  National  Bank  of  Australasia-  DEM- 
EKARA  and  TRIXll'Al.  (West  IndleM-Coloulal  Hank. 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVINGS  UNION. 

E32  California  Street,  Corner  «  el.i.  street. 

Branch  Office  1700  Market  Street,  Corner  Polk. 

Deposits,  June  30,1891  »23,3II,0G1  00 

Guaranteed  Capital  and  Surplus  1,348,030  00 

DIRECTORS. 

Albert  Miller,  President;  George  W.  Beaver,  Vice-President;  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond,  Charles  Pace,  Daniel  E.  Martin,  W.  C.  B.  DeFremerv 
George  C.  Boardmau,  J.  G.  Eastland  ;   Lovell  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  and  Loans  only  on  real  estate  security.  Country  re- 
mittances may  be  sent  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  or  by  checks  of  reliable 
parties,  payable  in  San  Francisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  Savings 
Bank  commences  only  with  the  actual  receipt  of  the  money.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  is  made 
for  pass  book  or  entrance  fee.  Othce  Hours— 9  a.  m.  to  3  p.  m.  Saturday 
evenings,  6  ;30  to  8.  * 

THE  GERMAN  SAVIN6S  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  626  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RE8ERVE  FUND f    1,610,000  00. 

Deposits  dan.  2,  1892 27, 1 3B,  129  74 

Officers— President,  L.  GOTTIG;  Vice-President,  EDW.  KRUSE 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGERS  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  R.  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TOURNY  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  Schoemann  E 
Meyer,  F.  Tillmann,  H.  Horstmann,  B.  A.  Becker,  H.  L.  Simon.  Attorney 
John  R.  Jabbob. 

MUTUAL  SAVINGS  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building 

Guaranty  Capital,  $1,000,000. 

OFFICERS. 

JAMES  G.  FAIR President 

JAMES  PHELAN,  S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-Presidents 

Directors— James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper,  C.  G.  Hooker 
James  Phelan,  James  Moffitt,  S.  G.  Murphy,  Chas.  Cad  walader  and  James 
D.  Phelan. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecurities.     JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

HUMBOLDT  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY, 

No.  18  Gear/  Street,  San  Francisco. 

Incorporated November  24,  1869. 

ADOLPH  C.  WEBER  ...Pbesident.  |  ERNST  BRAND Secretary 

LONDON.  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  BANK  (Limited), 

N.  vv.  Cor.  Sansome  and  Sutter  Sts. 

ahtci  led  Capital $2,500,000  |  Paid  Up  Capital $2,000,000 

Reserve  Fund  $550,000. 
Head  Office 68  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Agents— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
(Ltd.),  No.  10  Wall  St.,  N.  Y.    PARIS— MeBsrs.  Lazard  Freres  &  Cie,  17Bonle 
vard  Poissoniere.    Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.  Com 
mercial  and  Travelers' Credits  issued.           EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 
LC.  Altschtji.,  CaBhler. 

THE  AN6L0-CAUF0RNIAN  BANK,  Limited. 

N.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

Capital  Authorized $6,000,000  I  Paid  up $1,500,000 

Subscribed 3,000,000  [Reserve  Fund. 650,000 

Head  Office— 3  Angel  Court,  London,  E.  C. 
Agents  at  New  York— J.  &  W.  Seligman  &  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  banking  business,  sells  drafts,  makes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  and  issues  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
world.    Sends  bills  for  collection,  loanB  money,  buys  and  sells  exchanga 
and  bullion.                                                   IGN.  STEINHART    |  MAIlft(r„rB 
P.  N.  LILIENTHAL.i  Managers. 

Fine  Sanitary  Plumbing  and  Gas-fitting 
Estimates  furnished.    Jobbing  promptly- 
attended  to. 
PLUMBING.  CHARLES  E.  ANDERSON, 

'"  ■'■■'•'■'-'     '       '■'  leie  Polk  Street,  near  Clay,  and  1214, 

Polk  Street,  near  Sutter. 
Telephone  No.  2107. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  5,  1892. 


GUMP'S    GREAT    ART    SALE. 

ONK  of  the  greatest  exhibitions  of  paintings  ever  seen  in  the 
city  will  be  opened  in  Irving  Hall  on  the  evening  of  Monday, 
the  12th  inst.,  by  6.  &  G.  Gump.  Tae  exhibition  will  continue 
on  Tuesday  and  Wednesday  evenings,  on  which  latter  evening  an 
auction  sale  of  every  canvas  in  the  hall  will  be  made.  This  sale  will 
be  in  charge  of  Mr.  B.  Scott,  Jr..  of  New  York,  who  is  considered  by 
the  art  connoisseurs  of  the  country  to  be  the  one  man  in  the  United 
States  who  is  in  all  respects  completely  fitted  for  the  successful 
presentation  to  the  public  of  works  of  art  from  the  studios  of  the 
most  famous  masters  of  the  day.  Mr.  Scott's  sole  business  in  New 
York  and  other  large  Eastern  cities  is  managing  the  sale  of  collec- 
tions of  tine  paintings  and  other  works  of  art.  This  information  was 
obtained  from  Mr.  Gump  during  an  interview  held  with  him  regard- 
ing the  sale  of  the  canvases  collected  by  him.  It  may  here  be  stated 
that  the  Gump  sale  gives  probably  greater  opportunity  to  a  purchaser 
to  make  a  more  profitable  investment  in  a  work  of  art  than  any 
other  sale  held.  It  is  well  known  that  Mr.  Gump  is  himself  an  art 
connoisseur  of  the  highest  rank.  He  personally  visits  the  studios  of 
the  best  artists  of  Europe  and  America,  and  from  their  easels  selects 
the  works  he  presents  to  the  San  Francisco  public.  Being  a  savant, 
he  is  easily  able  to  detect  in  the  work  of  men  not  yet  among  the  im- 
mortals, those  marks  of  genius  which,  in  the  course  of  time  will  cer- 
tainly raise  the  artist  to  a  high  place  among  the  leaders  of  his  world. 
It  was  thus  that  Mr.  Gump  was  enabled  to  sell  a  Troyon  fifteen  years 
ago  for  $1,100,  which  could  not  be  purchased  to-day  for  $40,000  or 
.$50,000,  so  greatly  has  the  value  of  the  canvas  been  increased  by  the 
added  glory  of  the  artist.  Illustrations  of  such  and  greater  increases 
in  the  value  of  paintings  are  numerous;  for  instance,  the  original 
and  latest  prices  paid  for  the  "  Angelus  "  and  the  "  Christ  Before 
Pilate."  There  can  be  no  better  investment  than  in  a  fine  painting 
by  an  able  and  rising  artist.  Many  of  the  works  sold  by  Mr.  (Jump, 
and  not  in  private  collections,  would  not  now  be  sold  by  their 
owners  for  triple  the  price  paid  for  them.  An  advantage  in  a  pecuni- 
ary sense  in  connection  with  the  Gump  sale  is  that  as  the  pictures 
are  purchased  from  the  artist  direct,  they  can  be  sold  for  much  less 
than  if  they  had  passed  through  several  pairs  of  hands,  each  of 
which  would  demand  a  profit.  The  art  lovers  of  the  city  cannot 
afford  to  miss  the  opportunity  to  be  presented  to  them  in  this  exhi- 
bition of  magnificent  paintings. 

CHRONICLES    OF    THE    BUILDERS. 

THE  History  Company  has  issued  the  fourth  volume  of  the 
"  Chronicles  of  the  Builders."  In  all  respects  it  fulfills  the 
promises  of  the  preceding  numbers,  and  is  filled  with  most  inter- 
esting matter.  This  volume  is  devoted  principally  to  mining  and 
manufactures  in  the  States  and  Territories  of  the  Pacific  Coast 
and  adjoining  countries.  The  first  chapter  has  a  general  review 
of  mines  and  mining  in  Spanish-America  and  the  United  States, 
and  instances  the  manner  in  which  the  unfolding  of  mineral 
wealth  has  been  an  important  factor  in  the  development  of  the 
country,  Chapters  are  devoted  to  mines  and  mining  in  Central 
America  and  Mexico,  California,  Oregon,  Washington,  Idaho,  Mon- 
tana, British  Columbia,  Alaska,  Nevada, Utah, Wyoming,  Colorado, 
New  Mexico,  Arizona  and  Texas.  In  the  chapter  on  Nevada  a 
review  is  given  of  the  discovery  and  development  of  the  Comstock 
lode,  and  the  building  of  the  famous  Sutro  tunnel,  and  chapters 
are  also  devoted  to  the  development  of  manufactures  in  all  the 
Pacific  States  and  Territories.  The  biographies  given  are  those  of 
William  Sharon,  Sen.,  William  Sharon,  Frederick  W.  Sharon, 
Francis  G.  Newlands,  .lames  G.  Fair,  Simeon  Wenban,  H.  A.  W. 
Tabor,  Isaac  E.  Blake,  Nathaniel  P.  Hill,  Asa  M.  Simpson,  Austin 
Sperry,  Wendell  Easton,  John  S.  Morgan,  John  Barton,  Benjamin 
F.  Porter,  George  K.Porter  and  William  Benton.  Each  biography, 
as  usual,  is  accompanied  by  an  excellent  steel  engraving  of  the 
subject. 

Magnificent  Water  Colors. 


Those  thousands  of  art  lovers  who  appreciate  the  delicate  beauties 
of  a  water  color  should  visit  Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co's  gallery,  at  741-745 
Market  Street,  and  indulge  their  aesthetic  senses  upon  the  chef 
d'oeuvres  there  presented.  It  is  without  doubt  the  best  collection  of 
water  colors  the  city  has  ever  known,  *fnd  the  house  is  certainly  de- 
serving of  great  praise  for  giving  San  Franciscans  an  opportunity  to 
enjoy  it.  There  are  works  from  the  leading  artists  of  the  French  "and 
Italian  schools,  and  also  from  the  best  American  studios.  The 
gallery  has  an  incomparable  collection  of  etchings,  fac-similes.  photo- 
gravures and  other  works  of  art.  The  etchings  include  plates  by 
Speigle,  Hanenden,  King,  Raubecheck,  Hamilton.  Waltnerand  many 
others.  It  is  one  of  the  most  varied  and  beautiful  galleries  of  works 
of  this  description  we  have  ever  seen.  It  certainly  will  repay  anyone 
interested  in  art  to  visit  the  gallery  and  personally  examine  the  pic- 
tures. 

In  this  weather.  Belvedere  is  the  most  charming  spot  about  the 
city.  No  blustering  winds  find  their  way  below  its  hill  tops,  and  its 
shade  trees  are  ever  protecting.  Belvedere  is  rapidly  filling  up  with 
the  villas  of  people  who  are  rushing  to  this  Tuxedo  of  the-  Pacific  be- 
fore all  the  best  sites  are  taken.  The  title  to  the  land  is  absolutely 
perfect,  and  is  guaranteed.  Tevis  tfc  Fisher,  14  Post  street,  are  the 
agents. 

Since  its  recent  opening  "The  Mumm,"  at  109  o'Farrell  street 
has  become  one  of  the  most  popular  resorts  in  the  city.  Being  cen- 
trally located,  convenient  to  all  the  theatres,  and  a  pleasant  place  to 
call,  it  has  already  atUacted  ihe  patronage  of  gentlemen  who  appre- 
ciate good  liquor.  The  decorations  of  the  establishment  are  of  suf- 
ficient beauty  to  gain  general  attention  and  admiration. 


SAM  DAVTS,  the  sagebrush  humorist,  who  is  so  ready  to  crack 
a  joke  at  another's  expense,  was  the  victim  of  his  own  humor, 
this  week,  at  the  Palace  Hotel,  where  his  remarks  reacted  in 
boomerang  fashion. 

A  young  man,  with  bandages  across  his  jaw,  and  who,  quite 
evidently,  was  in  pain,  sat  in  a  comfortable  arm-chair  near  the 
big  fire-place  in  the  hotel  office.  Some  paces  from  him  Sam. 
Davis  and  a  few  genial  companions  conversed,  when  one  of  the 
party  called  attention  to  the  fellow  near  the  fire,  saying  that  "  the 
poor  devil  is  pretty  sick." 

"  Of  course  he  is,"  put  in  Davis;  "  we  had  an  argument  a  Little 
while  ago,  and  he  called  me  a  liar." 

A  few  minutes  later  another  person  joined  the  group,  and  he, 
too,  noticed  the  man  with  the  bandaged  jaw.  He  asked  what 
could  be  the  matter  with  the  poor  sufferer,  and  in  response,  Major 
McLaughlin,  one  of  the  party,  said:  "Poor  fellow;  he's  only  a 
martyr  to  the  truth." 

FURNITURE 

Of  All  Kinds, 

At  the  Eight  Prices 

All  the  Time. 

We  hav  j  just  reesivad  from  the  East  Parlor, 
Library,  Diningrcom  and  Chamber  Furniture 
of  the  latesi  and  most  elegant  designs  in  all  the 
popular  woods,  of  the  t>3St  workmanship  and 
finest  finish.  Inspection  invited.  Prices  on 
everything  marked  in  plain  figures. 

W.  &  J.  SL0ANE  k  CO., 

CARPETS,  FURNITURE,  UPHOLSTERY, 

641-647  Market  Street. 

DIPHTHERIA    AND    BLOOD    POISONING. 

The  tide  ebbs  and  Hows  twice  in  every  24  hours,  forcing  sewer  gas  into 
your  house,  through  wadistauds  aud  waterclosets,  causing  diphtheria. 
Opeu  wiudows  mtan  draughts  aud  colds.  A  cold  meaus  diphtheria  and 
pueumouia.  Save  d  jctors'  bills.  One  visit  from  the  doctor  will  cost  mure 
i-hau  the 

"ABRAHAMSON  PATENT  SYSTEM  OF  VENTILATORS," 

Without  draughts.  Try  it  and  preserve  yours  aud  your  children's  health. 
Office  aud  factory— 12  Bush  street,  opposite  Market.  Call  or  send  for  cata- 
logue and  price  list,  free  on  application. 

Dr.  J.  H.  STALLARD 

—  AND  — 

Dr.  J.  CLARK, 

PHYSICIA.LTS    and.     ST7IS,<3-E02srS, 
682    Sutter    Street. 


§P»MX  A  Superior 
High- Class 
BUTTER 


FRESH,  Delicate  Flavored, 

Healthful. 

BENNETT  BUTTER  DEPOT. 

Stalls  35  and  36,  California  Market. 


SAN   FR  VNTIS*  0   NEWS   LETTER. 


SA*  FRANCISCO  AMD  NORTH  PACIFIl 
RAILWAY 

"THE    DONAHUE    BROADSAUGE    ROUTE. ' 

until   further    n^>tlci»,   BotU    An  1    Tr* 
Icato  from  aii.1  arrive  it  '.h.  r**n  Vr»nrlM-«  »*•»■ 
•oncer   Depot,  MARKET  STKKK1    WB  I 
followi: 
From  San  Francftco  lor  Point    Tlburon    StLtdtrt  and 

Sin  Rilatl. 
WEEK     DAYS— 7  «0  A.  M.,  9:20  A    »  .    11  N    *    » 

3  30  p.  M..SCO  p.  M.,  6-20  p.  M. 
SATURDAYS  OSLY— Ao  .-xlr.  trip  »l  I 
.SI'.S[>.\Yd— «3W*.«I..9dO  A.V..  UtllLLllflM 
5*0  P.  ».,  6:1:>  r-  H. 

From  San  Ralael  for  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS -436    i .    y  .         .  a.   ».,  7  SO   AH. 

i     P.M.,  8:40  P.M.,  5.-05  P.M. 
SATCKDA Y«  ONLY— An  ixlra  trip  «t  630  p.m. 
BUKDAYS— 8J0  a.m., 9:40  a.m..  \1  15  i    m     3:40p.M.  \ 
6AXIP  M..6r25  P.  M. 

prom  Point  Tlburon  to  San    Francisco. 

WEEK  DAYS-6:S0a.m.,  830  a.m.,  9:Ma  m  .  1  10 

P.  M..  4:05  P.  M.,  5::0  p.  m. 

Saturdays  only  an  extra  trip  at  636  P  m 

-i  I"  N  I)  A  Y  S— «:S6    a.m.,    10:06  a.m.     1J4J  p.m., 

4 :05p.m..  5:30p.m..  6:o0  p.m.        

LiavkS.F.      I  AEE1VM1H8.F. 

~~ZZ~7Z  Destination.  Wa_v 

D.y»     Sund^6  !8nndT»     Day. 


A  CHARMING  avtning    •  *  n   »  »«  madt 
;  *le   prirnr.   •  | .  Ihe  front 

b*4og     I'To.  ii.lt  <l    with    bum-lie*     of   nnlurnl 

looking  Tloleis,  and  ornamented  trltb  crji- 

tat  tlr.tp*.  The  train  an<1  bark  of  the  ilr.^> 
w*9  of  violet  velvet,  wbirii  vaa  bung  on 
to  Iba  ahoulden  bj  bands  of  sable,  arblcfa 
formed  Iba  abonldar  etraps.  The  conaga 
nl!  of  the  silk  with  a  deep  berlhe  ol  lai  B, 
whii-b  appeared  to  he  dropped  from  the 
Bboulden    to    show    the  top  ol  tbe  arms. 


7:40a.m.  8:00a.m.      Petaluma      10:40a. m;8:50a.  m. 
3:30  p. 
5:00  p 


.9:30  a.m.  and 

.  5:00 p.m.   Santa  Rosa. 


6:05  P.M  10:30a. M 
7:25p.m|  6:10P.M. 


7:40a.  m 
8:30  p.m. 

8:00a.m. 

Fulton 
Windsor, 
Healdsburg. 
litton  Sprine*.    7:25p.m. 

Cloverdale  A    

Way  Stations       .  . 

10:30a. m 
6:10p.m 



7:40a.  M 

8:00a.  m 

Hopland      -.,- 
and  Ukiah.    '■■aF-"- 

6:10p.M 

7:40a.  m 
3:30  p.  M 

8:00a.  m 

iGuerneville.  7:25p.m. 

10:30A.M. 
0:10  P.M 

7:40  a.  X 

8:00a.  m 

Sonoma  and  10:40a.m. 

S  :50a.m. 

7:40  a. M  |  8:00a. M  I  Sebastopol  |  10:40 a. m  |  10:30am 
I  P.M  (5:00  p.M  !  !    6:0,=>p.m  |  6:10  P.M 


3:30  1 


Stages  conned  at  Santa  Rosa  for  Mark  West 
Springs ;  a  t  Geyserville  for  Skaggs  Springs, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Pniut  Arena;  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land Springs,  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bay:  at  Hopland 
forLakeport;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springs,  Saratoga 
Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Upper  Lake,  Lakeport, 
Willits,  Cahto,  Mendocino  City,  Fort  Bragg,  west- 
port,  Usal,  Hydesville  and  Eureka. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To Petaluma,  ?1  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  ?2  25;  to 
Healdsburg,  |3  40;  to  Cloverdale,  $450;  to  Hop- 
land,  $5.70;  to  Ukiah,  $6.75;  to  Sebastopol,  $2.70; 
to  Guerneville,  ?3.75;  to  Sonoma,  $1.50;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  $1.80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only— 
To  Petaluma,  $1 ;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $1  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, $2.25;  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ukiah,  $4,50;  to 
Hopland,  $3.80:  to  Sebastopol,  $1.80;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2.50;  to  Sonoma,  $1;  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1.20. 
H.  C.  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 


OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP   COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 
rying the  United  States,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
Mails,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

For    Honolulu    Only, 
S.  S.  Australia  (3,000 tons)  Tuesday  Feb  16, 1891,  at 

For  Honolulu,  Auckland  and 

Sydney,  Direct, 

S.  8.  Mariposa.Tbursday,  March  4th    1892,  at  3  P.  M. 

For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  Omce,327  Mar- 

JOHN  D.  8PKKCKELS  &  BROS., 
General  Aeents 


ATLANTIC  &  PACIFIC  R.  R. 

(Santa   Fe  Route) 

Trains  Leave  anrt  Arrive  at  San  Francisco. 

(Market  St.  Ferry.) 


L've  Daily  |        From  Novl  1, 1891.        I  Ar've  Daily 


6:00  p.  M. 
9:00  a.  m. 


Fast  exp.  via  Mojave 
Atlantic  Express 
"via  Los  Angeles 


12:15  a.  m. 
8:45  p.  h. 


Ticket  Office,  650  Market  St.,  Chronicle  Build- 
ing, S.  F.  W.  A.  BISSELL, 

General  Passenger  Agent. 

CONSUMPTION. 

I  have  a  positive  remedy  for  the  above  disease ;  by  its 
nee  thousands  of  cases  of  the  worst  kind  and  of  long 
standing  have  been  onrod.  Indeed  ao  strong  is  my  faith 
in  ita  efficacy,  that  I  will  send  two  bottles  free,  with 
a  VALUABLE  TREATISE  on  this  disease  to  any  suf- 
ferer who  will  send  me  their  Express  and  V,  O.  address. 
T.  A.  Slocum,  M.  C.«  183  Pearl  St.,  N.  V. 


300  Post  Sreet. 

Art    Novelties    and   Holiday,    Birthday 
and    Wedding    Presents. 
Oriental    Draperies. 

PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Through  Line  to  New  York,  via  Panama. 

Steamers  will  sail  at  NOON  on  the  5th,  15th  and 

25th  of  each  month, 

CaLing  at  various  ports  of  Mexico  aud  Central 

America. 

Through  L'ne  Sailings.  —  March  15th,  8.  S.  Sao 
Bias;  March  5th,  S.S.  Citv  of  New  Yoik;  F.iduv, 
March  25th,  S.  S.  "  City  of  8yduey." 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Po*ts 
and  tar.ama.—  Steamer  sails  at  noon  18th  of  each 
mouth,  calling  at  Mazatlau.  S  in  Bias,  Mauzauillo, 
Acapulco,  F»  rt  Angel,  Saliua  Cruz,  Touala,  San 
Benito,  Ocos,  Champerico,  Shu  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajutla,  La  Libertad,  La  Uuion,  Amapala,  Co- 
riuto,  San  Juan  del  Sur  and  Puuta  Arenas. 

Way  Line  Saili -j/.— March  18th,  S.  S.  "City  of 
Panama." 

When  the  reeular  sailing  date  falls  on  Sunday 
steamers  will  be  d  spatched  the  preceding  Satur- 
day. 

JAPAN  AND  CHINA  LINE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 

HONGKONG, 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 

ShaLghai,  aod  at  Hongkong  for  East 

Indies,  Straits,  etc.: 

City  of  Peking -Saturday,  March  12,  1892,  at  3 

p.  M. 

"City  of  Rio  de  Janeiro,"  Tuesday,  April  5th,  at 
3  p.  M. 
"China  "—Thursday,  April  28th,  at  3  P.  M. 
Round  TriD  Tickets  to  Yokohama  and  return  at 
reduced  rates. 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Brannan  streets.  Branch  office— 202 
Front  street.  ALEXANDER  CENTEK, 

General  Ageut. 

OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  S.  S.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 
Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

Steamers  leave  wharf  corner  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  P.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Oceanic Thursday,  March  21,  1892 

Gaelic    Saturday,  April  16, 1892. 

Belgic Tuesday,  May  10, 1892. 

Oceanic  (via  Honolulu)  Thursday,  June  2d.,  92. 
ROUND  TRIP  TICKETS  AT    REDUCED    RATES. 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 
for  sale  at  S.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Townsend  streets,  San  Fran- 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  atthe 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.  H.  GOODMAN,  Gen.  Pass.  Agt. 

GEO.H.RTCE.  Traffic  Manager. 

SPANGLES  are  used  on  everything, 
writes  Mrs.  Isabel  A.  Mallon  in  the 
March  Ladies1  Howe  Journal.  On  gowns, 
on  bonnets,  on  all  the  little  belongings  pos- 
sible, and  especially  on  fans.  The  prettiest 
of  fans  are  of  gauze,  with  very,  large 
spangles  of  steel  or  gold  upon  them,  and 
then  dragon-Hies  or  butterflies  formed  of 
spangles.  Being  on  the  outer  sticks,  the 
effect  is  very  sparkling,  and,  as  a  matter  of 
courae,  tends  to  brighten  the  entire  toilette. 


SOUTHERN  PACIFIC  COMPANY. 

PAOIVIC     HYHTRM. 

fralna  I.t*v«  and  «ro  Due  to  Arrive  at 
SAN      FRANCISCO: 
F  cm  Dwtmbtr  6,  1891.       |  Ahhiw 
i    BetUoJm,  Kuni-.v.  Sacramento       1  16 r 
Uaywards,  NUeo&ud  dan  Joie     ■ 
MnMtiii'1,  Ban  .Union  rh.)  ini 
Mom 

1     ■  i  rano  and  Banta  Rosa  *'■  US  i 

'fioram'toA  Redding,  via  Ita v in        7  |..  p 

ii  >ud  Claai  rorOgden  nudEaat, 
aud  first  cla.-*.  locally  io  46  p 

8.30*.  Nile*,  San  Jose,  Stockton,  Inn,  , 
BaOTaUnontO,  MarysvUle,  Oro- 
vfllc  and  Kcd  BluiT  4  Abe. 

9:00a.  Los  Angeles  Express,  Fresno, 
Bakersficld,  banla  Barbara  & 
Los  Angeles.  .     i'2:l(ip. 

1200m.  Haywards.Nllesand  Livermore      7:15  p. 
•1:00 p.  Sacramento  River  Steamers  *9-O0p. 

3:00  r.  Haywards.Nllesand  San  Jose         9:46  a. 

4  :00  P.  Martinez,  San  Ramon  A  Stockton      946a. 
1:00  p.  Vallcjo,  Callhtoga,  El  Ve rano  and 

Santa  Rosa Q,4fi  \_ 

4:.'«)p.  Beuicia,  Vacaville,  Sacramento.     10  4.i  a 

4:30p.  Woodland  aud  OroviUe     10;46a. 

*4:aup.  Nilee  aud  Livermore. .  *8:45  a. 

6 .00 p.  Sunset  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 
Santa  Barbara,  Los  Angeles, 
Demiug.El  Paso,  New  Orleans 

aud  East     8:46  p, 

5:00  p.  Santa  Fe  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 

for  Mohave  and  East 12  15  p. 

G:00p.  Hay  wards,  Niles  and  San  Jose  .      7:45  a. 

..  Niles  and  San  Jose  ..    J615P 

(i:00p.  Ogden  Route  Atlantic  Express, 

Ogden  and  East 11  15  a. 

17:00  p.  Vallejo  -f-8J5  p. 

7:0Up.  ShastaRoute Express, Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding,  Port- 

land,  Puget  Sound  and  East.        8;15  a 

Santa  Cruz  Division. 
8:15a.  Newark,  Centervilie,  San  Jose, 
Felton,    Boulder    Creek  and 

Santa  Cruz 6  -20  p. 

•2.15  p.  Centervilie,  San  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,   Boulder   Creek    and 

SantaCruz    *10;50a. 

415p.  Centervilie,  San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,  y:ol,A 
+11:45 P.  Hunters' Train   to  Newark,  Al- 

viso,  San  Jose  and  Los  Gatos.        J8:05p. 

Coast  Division  (Third  a  id  Townsend  Streets) . 

7:00  a.  San  Jose,  Almaden  aud  Way  Sta- 

tions 2:30p. 

8:30a.  San  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tres  PinosrPa- 
jaro, SantaCruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove,  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  and  Santa 
Margarita  (San  Luis  Obispo) 
and  principal  Way  Stations  6:10  p. 
10  :b7  a.  San  Jose,  and  Way  Stations . .  5:10  p. 

12:15  p.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 4:00  p. 

•2  :30p.  San  Jose,  Tres  Pinos,  Santa  Cruz, 
Salinas,  Monterey,  Pacific  Grove 
and  principal  Way  Stations.  ...*10:48a. 
*3:30  p.  Menlo  Park,  San  Jose  and  Prin- 
ciple Way  Stations *10:03  a. 

*4;15  p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. , .    *8:06  a. 

5  -.15  p.  Sau  Jose  and  Way  Stations 9 :03  A. 

6:30  p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations...      6:35  a. 

M1:45p.  Menlo  Park  and  principal  Way 

Stations +7 :30  p. 

a.  for  Morning.  p.  for  Afternoon. 

•Sundays  excepted.  +Saturdays  only. 

{Sundays  only. 

PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C,  and  PUGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  a.  m.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  m.  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Oregon,  in  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  San  SIMEON, 
Cayucos,  Santa  Barbaba,  San  Buenaventura, 
Hubneme,  San  Pedro,  Los  Angeies  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARC  ATA  and  HOOKTON,  HUM- 
BOLDT Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES',  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  a.  m. 

Ticket  Office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL,  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  San  Francisc  o 


I  CURE  FITS! 

"When  I  Bay  cure  I  do  not  mean  merely  to  stop  them 
for  a  time  and  then  have  them  return  again.  I  mean  a 
radical  cure.  I  have  made  the  disease  of  FITS,  EPI- 
LEPSY or  FALLING  SICKNESS  a  life-long  study.  I 
warrant  my  remedy  to  cure  the  worst  cases.  Because 
others  have  failed  is  no  reason  for  not  now  receiving  a 
cure.  Send  at  once  for  a.  treatise  and  a  Free  Bottle  of 
my  infallible  remedy.  Give  Express  and  Post  Office. 
II.  G.  ROOT,  M.  C.»  183  Pearl  St.,  N.  Y. 


ANEW  WAY  of  trimming  young  ladies'  evening  dresses  in 
Paris  now,  is  to  have  two  rows  of  narrow  satin  ruching 
round  the  skirt  and  trimming  the  bodice.  A  dress  of  the  palest 
turquoise  blue  crepe  has  the  ruchings  of  pale  yellow  satin.  The 
bodice  is  made  slightly  full,  with  the  two  ruchings  put  fichu-like 
round  the  low  neck,  and  disappearing  into  a  high  belt  of  yellow 
satin  ribbon  ending  in  long  ends  fastened  by  a  jet  buckle  at  one 
side.  A  black  gown  has  the  quillings  of  deep  rose-pink  satin, 
and  the  corsage  has  a  deep  frill  of  black  lace  caught  on  the 
shoulders  by  rosettes  of  the  pink  ribbon.  A  tiny  ruche  of  the 
pink  borders  the  low  neck  above  the  frill,  and  has  the  appear- 
ance of  small  rosea  without  leaves.  A  twisted  belt  of  pink  and 
black  ribbon  is  wound  round  the  waist  ending  in  a  rosette  at  the 
back. 


An  alteration  in  dress  which  it  is  said  will  soon  come  about  is 
in  the  sleeves.  It  is  thought  that  soon  we  shall  have  sleeves 
without  any  fullness  on  the  shoulder,  and  put  in  rather  low 
down.  A  sloping  shoulder  is  really  not  ugly,  but  the  idea  of 
the  plain  coat-like  sleeve  is  rather  an  appalling  one.  For  eve- 
ning wear  dresses  are  made  right  off  the  shoulders,  and  for 
those  whose  shoulders  are  pretty  and  well-covered,  the  fashion 
is  a  good  one.  The  little  sleeves  that  have  already  been  worn, 
which  appear  to  have  slipped,  are  certainly  effective.  The  strap 
goes  over  the  shoulder,  but  the  sleeve  is  only  attached  to  it  at 
the  under  part,  and  thus  leaves  the  upper  part  of  the  arm  bare. 
As  this  part  is  often  pretty,  even  in  the  thinnest  arms,  it  is  ra- 
ther a  good  idea.  A  lovely  sleeve  of  this  sort  was  worn  by 
Mdme.  Jane  Hading  in  Le  DepuM  Levean,  the  shoulder-strap 
being  made  of  fur. 


A  striking  opera  cloak  is  made  of  ivory-white  satin,  embroid- 
ered with  a  handsome  design  of  mimosa  and  foliage  in  the  natur- 
al colors.  It  opens  back  and  front  to  disclose  folds  of  yellow 
velvet,  bordered  by  sable.  The  sleeves  are  of  the  velvet  with  a 
narrow  green  galon  of  the  same  shade  as  the  leaves  of  the  mi- 
mosa, encircling  them  with  puffs  of  the  velvet  pulled  out  be- 
tween like  the  sleeves  worn  in  the  Henri  II.  period.  Another 
cloak  made  of  vieux-rose  velvet  has  the  yoke  and  rolled  collar 
of  sable  fastened  by  the  small  sable  head  in  front.  A  girdle  of 
the  sable  is  wound  round  the  waist,  ending  in  another  head. 
A  cloak  of  pale  blue  silk  has  a  Watteau  pleat  of  deep  violet  vel- 
vet at  the  back.  The  sleeves  are  very  high  and  full,  and  are  of 
the  velvet  slashed  with  the  blue  satin. 

A  pretty  gown,  which  is  a  symphony  in  grey,  is  made  of  grey 
brocade  with  a  tiny  pattern  like  bows  of  ribbon  covering  it. 
The  bodice  has  the  low  neck  bordered  with  a  deep  edging  of 
grey  fox  fur,  with  a  silver  fringe  falling  below  that  to  the  waist. 
A  belt  of  pale  grey  satin  ribbon  encircles  the  waist,  and  ends  in 
a  bow  of  ribbon  appliqu6d  on  to  the  back  of  the  bodice  be- 
tween the  shoulders.  The  skirt  is  bordered  with  the  fur,  while  a 
narrow  passamenterie  of  silver  and  bows  of  ribbon  are  appli- 
qu6d  above.  The^sleeves  are  very  full  and  high  but  only  reach 
the  elbow,  where  a  fringe  of  the  silver,  and  loops  of  ribbon 
hang  over  the  elbows. 

Women  who  find  the  various  shades  of  heliotrope  becoming  to 
them,  writes  Mrs.  Mallon  in  her  illustrated  article  on  "Some 
Fashionable  Visiting  Toilettes,"  in  the  March  Ladies'  Home 
Journal,  are,  for  the  time,  casting  all  other  colors  aside  for  it, 
and  having  their  tea-gowns,  their  street  dresses,  their  evening 
dresses  and  their  visiting  costumes  made  of  the  shade  which  is 
so  dainty,  and  which  is  also  so  very  trying.  A  typical  heliotrope 
cloth  is  most  simply  but  prettily  made,  and  intended  for  visiting. 
No  other  color  but  this  one  is  seen  on  the  toilette,  except  where 
a  touch  of  some  other  shade  Is  required  on  the  bonnet. 


A  hat  that  is  just  now  very  popular  in  England,  and  which 
will  undoubtedly  obtain  here,  is  of  fine  black  straw  with  a  some- 
what low,  square  crown  and  a  rolling  brim,  that  is,  a  brim  after 
the  fashion  of  the  English  walking  hat.  The  only  trimming  is  a 
broad  band  of  white  satin  ribbon  quite  the  height  of  the  crown; 
it  is  drawn  around  smoothly,  and  the  two  ends  lap  over  each 
other  just  in  front,  a  long  slender  jet  buckle  seeming  to  fasten 
it.  Somewhat  severe  in  shape,  these  hats  will  only  be  becoming 
to  women  who  do  not  need  to  show  their  bangs  to  soften  their 
faces. 

Probably  the  most  magnificent  complimentary  present  ever 
received  by  a  European  Sovereign  is  the  Emperor  of  Austria's 
silver  wedding  gift  to  the  Czar.  It  consists  of  a  dinner  service 
of  solid  silver,  superbly  wrought  and  chased,  each  piece  bearing 
an  Imperial  eagle.  The  service  is  for  twenty-four  persons,  and 
there  are  280  pieces. 

Mothers  be  Sure  and  Use  "Mrs.  Wiuslow's  Soothing  Syrup"  /or  your 
childreu  while  Teething.    Price,  26  cents  a  bottle. 


RARE  STYLES  AND  NOVELTIES 

IN 


We  respectfully  invite  attention  to  our  magnificent  display  of 

NEW   SILKS   AND   DRESS   GOODS, 

which  is  now  to  be  seen  at  its  best,  and  comprises  a  limitless  pro- 
fusion of  INDESCRIBABLY  BEAUTIFUL  STYLES  AND  NOV 
ELTIES  IN  DESIGNS,  COLORINGS,  WEAVES  AMD  KKFECTO 
To  give  an  idea  of  the  EXCEPTIONALLY  LOW  PRICES  we 

?,rreT^1r        t0  quote  as  tbe  resuIt  of  our  UNUSUALLY  HEAVY 
PURCHASES,  we  present 

TWO  SPECIAL  ATTRACTIONS  IN  SILKS. 

200  pieces  Shanghai  Silks,  23  inches  wide, 

IT    0-7  |      /-,,         warranted   all   pure   silk,   fine,   rich,    soft 

A  I     O  /  o    LIS     quallty'  extra  h'gh   lustre  in  all    tbe  latest 

2  wl    street  and  evening  shades;  actually  worth 

"acts.,  will  be  placed  on  sale  at  37*  cts 

per  yard. 

Lyons   Printed   India  Silks  in   Black    and 

AT    -jr     /"».  Colored  Grounds,  very  elegant  figured  and 

A  I       /J    LIS,  "'  desi6n3'  e*tra  fine  quality,   26  inches 

vw'       wide,  considered  extra  good  value  for  ifl, 

will  be  placed  on  sale  at  75  cts.  per  yard. 


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said  Company  by  maliciously  inserting  a  quantity  of  tartar  emetic  into  a 
number  of  its  siphon  bottles,  the  said  Company  hereby offers  a  reward  of 

FIVE     HUNDRED     DOLLARS 

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Good  Cheer  and  a  Souvenir  of  California  for  our  Eastern  Friends. 

.Parties  desiring  to  send  to  their 
friends  East  the 

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Francisco  prices  and  of  freight  at 
carload  rates  added,  thus  saving 
a  great  expense  by  leaving  their 
orders  in  time  with 

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Ifarch  5, 


BAN  Ki:w-  i-  0   \ru  -  i  KTTER. 


WALDBMAB  OTTO,  editor  or  ih«  Cerroin  paper  Artirt,  bas 
obtained  a  patent  for  a  tnelbt  •!  lo  tamp  aril  train  wild  ani- 
mals by  inean.t  of  an  electric  whip.  Tbe  cage  baa  a  metallic  Boor 
connected  with  one  pole  of  a  sufficiently  strong  battery,  while  the 
other  pole,  by  mean?  of  a  wire,  is  i  onnectffd  with  the  whip,  while 
its  insulating  handle  bas  a  button  with  which  the  current  can  be 
tried  if  desired.  If.  now-,  the  wild  animal  which  has  to  he  edu- 
cated shows  obstinacy,  the  trainer  presses  the  button,  and  this 
(tree  to  the  animal  an  electric  shock  at  every  contact  of  the  whip, 
of  which  the  severity  is  regulated  according  to  tbe  requirements. 
If  tbe  electric  current  is  not  needed  the  button  is  not  pressed,  and 
the  effect  of  tbe  whip  is.  reduced  To  that  of  an  ordinary  one.  This 
Is  a  new  application  of  electricity  for  educational  purposes  of  a 
class  of  beings  which  thus  far  bas  been  the  most  inaccessible  to 
Impress  with  the  advantages  of  civilisation  In  this  way  the  Hon 
may  be  made  to  lie  peaceably  with  the  lamb,  even  when  the  lamb 
is  not  inside  the  lion.  — Inventive  Age. 

-.  -  We  have  again  and  again  pointed  out  that  the  measles 
mortality  in  this  country  is  not  only  enormous  and  apparently 
all  but  uncared  for,  but  that  instead  of  its  being  under  control  it 
is  steadily  increasing,  and  that  but  little  effort  is  made  to  ascer- 
tain the  causes  of  this  increase.  Over  13, u"0  lives  are  annually 
sacrificed  directly  to  measles  in  England  and  Wales;  and  not  only 
so,  but  whereas  in  ten  years  prior  to  the  passing  of  the  Public 
Health  Act,  1875,  with  its  provisions  as  to  isolation,  the  mean 
rate  of  mortality  from  measles  was  401  per  1,000,000  living,  it  has 
risen  during  the  decennium  1SSI  00  to  440  per  1,000,000.  This 
rate  exceeds  anything  that  can  thus  far  be  directly  attributed  to 
influenza;  but  whilst  panic  arises  about  the  disease,  the  fatality 
from  which  is  so  notable  amongst  the  well-to-do  and  the  aged, 
the  terrible  death-roll  from  measles,  which  bas  its  incidence  es- 
pecially on  the  infantile  population  amongst  the  lower  classes, 
passes  all  but  unheeded.  — Lancet. 

So  many  deaths  are   caused    by  the  bite  of  the  cobra  di  ca- 

pello — especially  in  British  India — that  a  communication  just 
made  to  the  Academy  of  Medicine  by  M.  Rochard  (says  the  Paris 
correspondent  of  the  Daily  Telegraph)  is  invested  with  particular 
interest  for  English  people.  Dr.  (Jalmettes,  who  is  residing  at  Sai- 
gon, in  Cochin-China,  has  devoted  much  attention  of  late  to  this 
subject,  and  as  the  result  of  bis  investigation  and  research,  he  has 
informed  M.  Rochard  that  the  subcutaneous  injection  of  chloride 
of  gold  before  apoplectic  syroptons  supervene  is  a  sure  and  infal- 
lible remedy  against  the  venom  of  the  bite  of  this  deadly  serpent. 
Dr.  Calmettes  has  made  a  number  of  experiments  for  the  purpose 
of  testing  his  discovery,  and  all  tbe  results  have  been  of  the  most 
satisfactory  character. 

A  new  material  of  technical  interest  bas  lately  been  put  on 

the  market  by  the  Actiengesellscbaft  fur  Glas-Industrie  of  Dres- 
den. A  composite  material  is  made  of  glass  with  a  wire  core,  the 
glass  being  fused  on  to  the  wire  while  in  a  plastic  state.  It  is  said 
that  the  adhesion  is  so  perfect  that  no  separation  of  the'wire  and 
tbe  glass  takes  place  when  the  material  is  subjected  to  severe  fluc- 
tuations of  temperature,  and  that  even  when  the  glass  is  heated 
and  suddenly  quenched  with  water  only  local  cracking  occurs. 
The  new  material  can  be  used  for  making  vessels  for  chemical 
purposes,  as  well  as  for  structural  uses — as,  for  instance,  for  roof 
or  pavement  lights.  — Industries. 

An  ingenious  method  of   hardening   plaster  casts  has  been 

recently  suggested,  which  consists  in  saturating  the  article  to  be 
hardened  with  a  solution  of  soluble  silica,  followed  by  the  applica- 
tion of  baryta  solution.  An  alternative  method  consists  in  mak- 
ing the  cast  of  a  mixture  of  plaster  and  various  metallic  hydrates, 
such  as  those  of  alumina  and  zinc,  which  are  converted  into  sili- 
cates by  subsequent  treatment  of  the  casts  with  soluble  silica.  It 
seems  to  us  that  some  such  process  as  this  should  be  useful  for 
making  decorative  tiles  and  for  lithographic  stones,  which  require 
a  hard  and  smooth  surface.  — Industries. 

In  order  to   ascertain  whether  bullets  fired    from    the    new 

German  small  arms  could  penetrate  a  wall  of  snow,  some  experi- 
ments were  lately  made  at  Schrirura,  in  Germany,  with  very  suc- 
cessful results.  A  wall  of  snow,  five  feet  high  and  six  feet  broad, 
was  erected,  behind  which  targets  were  placed.  These  were  fired 
at,  and  though  the  distance  was  550  yards,  a  comparatively  large 
number  of  shots  passed  through  the  snow  wall  and  hit  the  targets. 


No  lady's  dressing-stand  can  be  considered  complete  in  its  details 
unless  it  is  supplied  with  Camelline,  that  popular  complexion  beauti- 
fier.  It  is  without  doubt  the  best  aid  to  nature  that  is  known  to-day, 
and  thousands  of  ladies  consider  it  a  boon.  An  advertisement  in 
another  column  explains  its  virtues. 

John  W.  Carmany,  the  popular  merchant  tailor  and  men's  fur- 
nisher, of  23-25  Kearny  street,  has  announced  the  arrival  of  his 
foreign  worsteds  and  suitings  for  spring  and  summer  wear. 


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Shipping  and  Commission  M erchanls, 

AND  

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

/Vos.  309  and  3 1 1  Sansome  Street.  San  Francisco,  California. 

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Steam  Boiler  Incrustations. 

Old   Scale    Removed,  Formation   of  New   Scale  Prevented. 

Without  the  Aid  of  Chemicals,  by  the  Use  of  the 

LLEWELLYN     FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONDENSER  I 

vOver  300  In  Dally  Use  on  the  Pacific  Coast.) 

|  Removes  all  Impurities  from  the  Water  before  Entering  the  Boiler. 
Heats  the  Water  to  212°.  Saves  from  25  to  50  per  cent,  iu  the  Amount  of 
Water  Used. 

Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Pamphlet  Forwarded  on  Application  to 

Llewellyn    Steam    Condenser    Manufacturing    Co., 

3S0  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros., 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

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Indiana;  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

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of  the  Fort  Wayne  Electric  Light  Co.,  Fort  Wayne,  lml. 

Estimates  furnished. for  Electric   Railways,   Electric  Light  and  Steam 
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Rubber  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  etc. 

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to  and  from  Honolulu. 


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26 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  5,  1892. 


IT  ia  not  often  that'two  functions  of  a  senii-ujilitary  character 
take  place  on  the  same  evening  in  San  Francisco,  but  so  it  was 
on  Tuesday  evening  last,  when  the  »  regulars  "  gave  the  last  hop 
of  the  season  at  the  Presidio,  and  General  Dimond,  of  the  civic 
forces,  gave  his  daughters  carte  blanche  in  an  entertainment  to 
their  friends.  The  boys  in  blue  were  well  represented  in  both 
places,  and  the  Presidio  had  the  preference  of  several  of  oar  city 
belles,  though  the  young  ladies  of  the  army  were  decidedly  in  the 
majority.  The  ballroom  was  prettily  decorated  in  true  military 
style,  and  the  dance  was  one  of  the  most  delightful  of  the  series 
given  at  that  post. — The  Ma  ail  Gras  dance  given  by  the  Misses 
Dimond  was  a  most  enjoyable  one;  doubly  so,  if  possible,  from 
the  fact  that  it  was  the  last  opportunity  many  of  the  guests  had  to 
so  disport  themselves  in  the  long  period  of  six  week*.  The  three 
rooms  were  artistically  ornamented  with  acacia  and  lillies  of  the 
vailey,  St.  Joseph  Lillies,  azaleas  and  May  blossoms  respectively. 
The  middle  room  alone  was  canvased.  Misses  Hope  Ellis,  Nellie 
Hillyer  and  Mamie  Holbrooke  assisted  the  Misses  Dimond  and 
their  guest,  Miss  Severance,  in  doing  the  honors  of  the  evening 
to  the  large  number  present,  who  were  nearly  all  young  people, 
and  dancing  was  in  order  until  midnight,  when  supper  at  teteii 
t6te  tables  was  enjoyed  for  an  hour  or  more,  after  which  there  was 
more  dancing. 

The  past  week  has  been  one  of  weddings.  Miss  Mabel  Couch 
and  Mr.  George  Templar  Ticknel  headed  the  list,  their  marriage 
taking  place  at  Trinity  Church  last  Thursday,  when  He  v.  Mr.  Ed- 
wards tied  the  nuptial  knot.  On  Tuesday  morning  Miss  May 
Norton  and  Mr.  J.  B.  Nevin  were  the  bride  and  groom,  heir 
wedding  being  celebrated  at  the  residence  of  Mrs.  H.  H.  Hobbs, 
on  Geary  street,  Rev.  Dr.  Foute  performing  the  ceremony.  The 
bridal  party  stood  beneath  a  Moral  bell  in  the  bay-window  of  the 
parlors  which  were  otherwise  tastefully  adorned  with  foliage.  Mr. 
Norton  gave  the  bride  away.  Miss  Jennie  Hobbs  was  the  maid- 
of-honor  for  the  handsome  blonde  bride,  and  Mr.  H.  Wright 
supported  the  groom  as  best  man.  A  wedding  breakfast  followed 
the  ceremony,  at  which  were  only  relatives  and  a  few  intimate 
friends,  and  then  the  happy  pair  departed  upon  their  honeymoon 
trip.  They  intend  to  make  the  Colonial  their  home  upou  their 
return  to  town. 

On  Wednesday  evening,  St.  John's  Presbyterian  Church,  on 
California  street,  was  the  scene  of  the  marriage  of  Miss  Grace 
Coe  and  Mr.  Samuel  G.  Goucher.  Palms,  ferns  and  dowers  were 
tastefully  arranged  in  the  church  for  decoration.  The  wedding 
party  arrived  promptly  at  8:30  o'clock,  Miss  AliciaCoe  attending 
her  sister  as  maid-of-honor.  Miss  Florence  Buckley  and  Mary 
Anderson  assisted  as  bridesmaids.  Mr.  George  H.  Hammersly 
was  the  groom's  best  man,  and  Rev.  W.  H.  Minton  was  the  of- 
ficiating clergyman.  After  the  ceremony,  a  reception  was  held 
at  the  home  of  the  bride's  parents  on  Union  street,  which  was 
followed  by  supper  and  dancing.  The  honeymoon  will  be  spent 
at  Coronado  and  Los  Angeles,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Goucher  will 
reside  on  Union  street  after  their  return  from  the  South. 

If  anything  were  needed  to  prove  how  tired  our  young  folks 
have  grown  of  teas,  it  would  be  the  avidity  with  which  all  invi- 
tations to  dances  have  of  late  been  accepted.  The  season  has  been 
exceptionally  devoid  of  them.  With  the  exception  of  Mrs.  Par- 
rott's  late  entertainment  not  a  single  ball  has  been  given  at 
private  houses,  and  the  Germans  of  the  Friday  Night  Cotillion 
Clubs  were  the  only  large  dances  in  a  public  hall.  The  Cotillion 
given  by  Miss  Lottie  Clarke  on  Monday  night,  though  small,  was 
a  very  pleasant  party;  the  canvased  floors  and  prettily  adorned 
rooms  presenting  a  most  attractive  appearance.  Lieut.  Lyman 
led  what  was  called  a  "progressive  cotillion,"  partners  changing 
after  every  figure,  and  those  he  introduced  were  very  pretty.  A 
delicious  supper  was  served  at  midnight,  after  which  single  dances 
were  indulged  in  until  a  late  hour. 

The  Leap  Year  dance  given  by  the  members  of  the  Crocker 
Auxiliary,  at  the  residence  of  their  honorary  President,  Mrs.  A.  W. 
Scott,  on  Buchanan  street,  last  Monday  evening,  was  a  pro- 
nounced success.  Although  the  lower  rooms  were  canvased  and 
prettily  dressed  with  ferns  and  Mowers,  the  ballroom  proper  was 
in  the  attic,  pink,  white  and  mauve  being  the  colors  chosen  for  its 
adornment.  The  young  ladies  had  the  management  of  the  floor, 
leap  year  rules  being  strictly  observed,  and  many  a  man  was 
obliged  to  feel  what  the  term  "  wall-flowers  "  meant,  to  the  fullest 
extent.  An  elaborate  supper  was  one  of  the  least  of  the  attrac- 
tions of  the  pleasant  affair,  and  dancing  was  kept  up  with  spirit 
until  a  late  hour. 

Mention  must  not  be  omitted  of  Mrs.  A.  J.  Bowie's  tea,  on 
Wednesday;  that  of  Miss  Lucia  Kittle,  at  the  Palace  Hotel,  on 
Thursday;  Mrs.  Will  Crocker's  lunch,  and  Mrs.  Austin  Tubes' 
tea,  on  Friday,  which  were  among  the  pleasantest  gatherings  of 
last  week,  and  helped  to  swell  the  number  of  that  particular 
form  of  entertainment  for    which   this  season  has  been  so  noted. 


The  season  of  1891  has  been  remarkable,  not  only  for  its  teas, 
but  for  some  of  the  ladies'  largest  lunch  parties  ever  attempted  in 
San  Francisco.  First  place  should  probably  be  given  to  Mrs. 
Clark  Crocker  for  the  greatest  number  of  guests,  though  she  was 
pressed  very  closely  the  following  day  by  Mrs.  John  F.  Merrill. 
In  each  case  the  floral  adornments,  the  souvenirs,  menu  and 
music  were  as  perfect  as  they  could  be  made.  In  each  instance 
lunch  was  served  at  a  number  of  small  tables,  which  were  decor- 
ated in  different  colors,  the  chief  floral  novelty  in  that  line  being 
the  "  May  Pole,"  which  occupied  the  center  of  each  table  at  Mrs. 
Merrill's.  Mrs.  Crocker  entertained  eignty  ladies;  Mrs.  Merrill's 
guests  numbered  thirty-six. 

San  Francisco  was  well  represented  at  the  ball  given  by  the 
Arlington  Jockey  Club  at  Santa  Barbara  this  week,  among  the 
guests  from  the  city  being  Mr.  and  Mrs.  M.  Hall  McAllister,  Mrs. 
Bigelow,  Mrs.  Boerick,  Mr.  Ed.  Schmieden,  Mr.  and  Miss  Bigelow, 
Miss  Nickerson  and  her  sister,  Mrs.  Sidebotham,  Mrs.  E.  B.  Cole- 
man and  Miss  Blanding.  Santa  Barbara  has  been  very  gay  for 
the  past  two  weeks,  and  during  the  Lenten  period  bids  fair  to  at- 
tract a  number  of  our  social  lights  to  enjoy  its  balmy  air.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Will  Crocker,  Mrs.  Sperry  and  Miss  Beth  Sperry  left  for 
Santa  Birbara  yesterday,  where  they  will  make  a  visit  of  some 
duration  at  Mr.  Crocker's  stock  farm  in  that  vicinity. 

The  kettledrum  given  in  aid  of  the  Polyclinic  ward  in  the  City 
and  County  Hospital,  held  at  the  residence  of  Mrs.  deYoung,  on 
Saturday  last,  was  an  unqualified  success.  The  entertainment 
offered  consisted  of  music,  vocal  and  instrumental,  refreshments 
and  chit-chats  with  one's  friends.  In  the  afternoon  the  Ferrar 
family  were  the  principal  musical  features,  and  in  the  evening  the 
Ladies'  Orchestra  and  the  leading  membeis  of  the  Bluff  King  Hal 
opera  drew  a  large  crowd.  The  rooms  were  beautifully  adorned 
with  flowers,  and  the  lady  patrons — among  whom  is  none  more 
energetic  and  untiring  than  Mrs.  deYoung— had  reason  to  con- 
gratulate themselves  upon  the  result  of  the  brilliant  affair. 

The  concluding  teas  of  the  ante-Lenten  season  last  Saturday 
were  all  well  attended ;  in  fact,  in  most  instances  the  same  set  of 
guests  were  at  all  of  them  in  turn.  Mrs.  Will  Tevis  had  the  as- 
sistance of  Mesdames  Lloyd  Tevis,  Hugh  Tevis,  Will  Crocker  and 
Gordon  Blanding,  beside  other  young  matrons,  and  the  Misses 
Friedlander,  Bowie,  Sperry,  Nuttall,  Wallace,  Ashe  and  Hager  in 
entertaining  her  guests.  Her  dinner  party,  after  the  tea,  com- 
prised about  forty  guests.  In  the  evening  there  was  dancing, 
interspersed  with  vocal  music,  and  the  entire  entertainment  was 
most  enjoyable. 

The  Calliopeans  gave  an  informal  *  at  home"  last  Saturday 
evening  at  their  club  rooms,  corner  of  Pine  and  Polk  streets.  The 
early  part  of  the  evening  was  pleasantly  spent  listening  to  the 
singing  and  playing  of  Miss  Salz,  Miss  Sutro,  Miss  Lewis  and 
others.  At  midnight  supper  was  served,  and  speeches  were 
made  by  Mr.  Arthur  Bachman  and  other  prominent  members  of 
the  club.  So  as  not  to  interfere  with  the  Concordia  and  Verein 
affairs,  the  club's  entertainment  and  dance  has  been  set  for  Satur- 
day evening,  March  26th. 

Mrs.  Oelrichs  and  Miss  Birdie  Fair  have  arrived  upon  what  is 
understood  to  be  a  brief  business  visit  to  San  Francisco.  Master 
Oelrichs  was  left  in  New  York  with  his  papa.  They  were  accom- 
panied by  Mrs.  Harding,  nee  Lily  Jones,  who  has  come  to  visit 
her  mother,  Mrs.  Pratt,  Pniladelphia  having  claimed  her  since  her 
marriage.  Mr.  Charles  Fair  arrived  from  Europe  last  week,  and 
if  Mr.  James  G.  Fair  returns  from  Honolulu,  as  was  his  supposed 
intention  when  leaving,  he  will  be  due  in  a  few  days. 

Possibly  the  pleasantest  of  the  most  recent  teas  was  that  given 
by  Mrs.  W.  H.  Morrow  and  her  sister-in-law,  Miss  Maud  Mor- 
row, last  week.  Miss  Ruger,  Miss  May  Hoffman  and  Miss 
Nellie  Jolliffe  were  among  the  ladies  who  assisted  the  young 
hostess.  The  floral  adornments  were  preuily  arranged  in  masses 
of  acacia  blooms  and  pepper-tree  foliage,  with  violets  and  laven- 
der-colored ribbons.  In  the  evening  vocal  music  and  recitations 
were  rendered  by  Miss  Burgin,  Miss  Castle  and  Mr.  O'Sullivan, 
and  listened  to  with  pleasure. 

Mrs.  Robert  Fry,  whose  initial  function  took  the  form  of  a  tea, 
on  Saturday  afternoon,  nad  with  her  Mrs.  J.  D.  Fry,  Mrs.  Louis 
Monteagle,  the  Misses  Castle  and  Miss  Chamberlain,  the  guests  of 
honor  being  her  sister,  Miss  Grant,  and  Mrs.  Finnell,  of  Napa. 
Roses,  violets,  ferns  and  wild  flowers  were  used  in  the  decoration 
of  the  rooms.  Brandt's  orchestra  was  in  attendance,  and  re- 
freshments were  served  to  the  large  assemblage  of  callers  between 
the  hours  of  -i  and  7  p.  m. 

Mrs.  Hager's  fondness  for  giving  young  people  pleasure  is  so 
well  known  that  the  children's  party  which  she  gave  at  her 
Gough  street  residence,  last  week,  was  in  no  degree  a  surprise.  Aa 
much  attention  was  paid  to  every  detail  in  the  way  of  decoration, 
music  and  supper,  as  though  it  were  those  of  a  larger  growth  that 
were  to  be  entertained.  A  most  charming  evening  was  spent  by 
the  young  folk  lucky  enough  to  be  among  the  invited  guests. 

The  Crying  Family,  an  interesting  little  farce,  will  be  presented 
on  the  afternoon  of  March  12th,  at  Cavalry  Hall,  Oakland,  at  a 
flower  party,  to  be  given  by  the  ladies  of  the  Unitarian  Church. 


5,   1892 


BAN  KK  INCISCO  NEWS  I  i  tiki:. 


The  engagement  It    annoo-  .    Wagner,   rianghlei   "f 

.  \V»ener.   to  Mr  The 

wedding  will  take  place  »hot1 1;  after  I -n't.  Mis-  Wagner  is  a 
pretty  brunette,  with.  a  graci  •  is  inner,  and  enj  >y<  the  aateern 
of  a  large  circle   of  acquaint  .  was  a   member  of  ibe 

Clob  of  "90.  Mr.  McCarthy,  who  i<  in  boetoaaa  with  his  father,  is  a 
young  man  of  far  more  than  ordinary  ability,  which  he  has  dis- 
played alvaoiageoosly  in  big  handling  of  the  Sunny  Side 
property. 

The  marriage  of    Miss    Alice  i    Mr.  Then.  Figel  took 

place  at  the  residence  ol  the  bride'a  father.  Mr.  C.  Holler,  on 
Height  street,  on  Tuesday  evening.  In  the  presence  of  relatives 
only.  A  handsome  wedding  supper  followed  the  ceremony,  and 
on  Wednesday  the  happy  pair  left  town  for  a  honeymoon  visit  to 
Del  Monte.     Upon  their  return  tbey  will  reside  at  610  Page  street. 

Mrs.  Stanford  has  been  keeping  up  the  credit  of  California  for 
hopitality,  by  a  number  of  handsome  functions,  in  Washington 
City.  At  her  lunches,  satin  and  point  lace  table-cloths,  silken 
serviettes,  gold  plate  and  delicate  Vienna  glass,  are  among  the 
appointments  of  her  table,  while  the  profusions  of  fruit  and  rare 
Mowers  displayed,  and  above  all.  the  welcome  extended,  are  said 
to  be  purely  California:!  in  character. 


On  Wednesday  evening  next,  in  the  I' ni versalist  Chapel,  Oak- 
land, Walker  E.  Nicholson  will  lead  to  the  altar  Miss  Lena  Maude 
Carroll,  the  well-known  amateur  concert  singer.  Miss  Carroll 
has  a  host  of  friends  on  both  sides  of  the  bay,  particularly  in 
Oakland,  where  she  has  for  some  time  past  been  one  of  the  solo- 
ists at  the  First  Congregational  Cburch. 

Mr.  Leon  Weil  leaves  for  Europe  soon,  to  enter  into  a  business 
enterprise  with  his  brother.  Mr.  Weil  is  the  well-known  Presi- 
dent of  the  Calliopeans,  and  to-morrow  night  he  will  entertain 
the  members  of  the  club  at  his  residence,  on  Sutter  street,  near 
Van  Ness  avenue.  The  club  intends  to  give  a  banquet  in  his 
honor  prior  to  bis  departing. 

The  First  Methodist  Church  (Oakland)  Sunday-School  orchestral 
will  give  a  musical  entertainment,  on  Tuesday  evening  next,  in 
the  church,  under  the  direction  of  J.  H.  Hall.  The  performers 
will  be:  H.  Clay  Wysham.  Miss  Lulu  Wagor,  Miss  Etta  Kellogg, 
Miss  Charmian  Kittredge,  Mrs.  A.  L.  Gutterson,  H.  H.  Lawrence 
and  H.  B.  Passmore. 

The  Lyric  Orchestral  Society  of  Oakland,  encouraged  by  the 
great  success  it  has  already  achieved,  is  endeavoring  by  hard 
work  to  worthily  wear  the  golden  spurs.  A  quartette  composed 
of  Wm.  Wood.  W.  M.  Morris,  J.  M.  Robinson  and  C.  L.  Tarent, 
Jr.,  is  busily  engaged  practicing  some  special  features  for  the  next 
concert. 


The  Alfred  Wilkie  Opera  Company  will  appear  at  the  Park- 
Street  Theatre,  in  two  operas,  this  evening.  The  theatre  was 
recently  renovated,  and  is  now  very  handsome.  This  will  be 
the  first  performance  since  its  renovation.  After  leaving  Ala- 
meda the  company  will  appear  at  Santa  Cruz,  Salinas  and  Wat- 
sonville. 

Mrs.  Brown  left  for  Honolulu  yesterday  to  ;'oin  her  husband, 
Admiral  Brown,  at  present  in  those  waters.  A  large  party  of 
friends  went  down  to  the  Mariposa  to  say  adieu,  and  her  cabin 
resembled  a  conservatory,  from  the  quantity  of  flowers  with 
which  it  was  filled. 

On  Tuesday  last,  at  noon,  Right  Rev.  Bishop  Nichols  tied  the 
nuptial  knot  which  united  Miss  Mary  A.  Lee  to  Mr.  Wallace 
Brown,  the  ceremony  taking  place  at  Grace  Church.  The  recep- 
tion which  followed  was  at  the  residence  of  the  bride's  mother, 
on  Haight  street. 

At  the  Simpson  Memorial  Church,  that  recent  success,  "  The 
Dairy  Maids'  Convention,"  was  repeated  last  evening,  for  the 
benefit  of  the  Ladies'  Aid  Society.  The  broom  drill,  under  the 
direction  of  Major  Mayberry,  was  extremely  well  done. 

The  Russian  charity  ball  took  place  at  B'nai  B'rith  Hall,  on 
Wednesday  evening,  and  was  well  attended.  It  reflected  infinite 
credit  upon  the  various  committees  that  labored  untiringly  to 
make  it  a  success,  and  met  with  a  corresponding  reward. 

Miss  Florence  Reed  and  the  Misses  Voorhies  have  entered  the 
ranks  of  "  Sunday  tea  "  givers,  and  it  is  safe  to  assume  that 
during  these  Lenten  afternoons  their  parlors  will  be  a  most  charm- 
ing and  largely-sought  place  to  meet  friends. 

At  the  Palace  Hotel,  on  Tuesday  evening,  Mrs.  Louise  Humphry 
Smith  gave  a  dramatic  recitation,  assisted  by  Mrs.  Martin  Schultz 
in  several  vocal  selections,  in  aid  of  the  Nursery  for  Homeless 
Children,  which  netted  the  handsome  sum  of  $400. 

It  is  probable  that  Captain  Glass  will  be  ordered  to  the  Navy 
Yard,  at  Mare  Island,  as  navigating  officer.  Captain  Glass  has 
been  stationed  at  Mare  Island  before,  and  his  return  will  afford 
his  friends  thereabouts  much  pleasure. 

Mrs.  Nat  Messer  left  last  Saturday  on  a  special  for  a  trip  all 
through  Southern  California,  going  with  W.  E.  Brown,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Winsor-Brown,  and  Sidney  Smith,  wife  and  daughter. 


'  h'l  -,lar.      It    i<   well    Bt»l 

P»»»ln«  'I  >i»  it  had  Iwenty-eli  department*,  en 

■o  that  one  would  Imagine  there  were  u  nigj  ■tone.    I  ooold  nol 

help  admiring  Hie  preparations   going  on  (or  their  high  an  null,- 
ncry    opening    which    ink,-,    place     to  dav.  Talk    of    nr: 

iow,r.      rhere   never  «n«  such  an  axbtbit.     Why,  the   Dower 
■bow  la  not  to  hi  rlth  It,      The   variety  surpasses  all 

thai  the  nursery  ,-,,„i,i  produce,  yet  their  lovllneesla  equal  to 
nature.      All  the  ii,-«   styles   ol    ball,  oraameola   and   plumes  are 
displayed,  and  there  Is  seld  ini  seen  mob.  a  variety  ol    peril 
gance.     If   the  corner  of    Mnrkeland    Taylor  streets   is    blocked 
with  carnages  to  day  you  will  know  why. 

This  afternoon  , he    Laurel    Hall    Club  will  give  a   reception  in 

honor  of  Mr.  Geo.  W.  Cable,  al   th, Iden   Date  Comtnandery 

rooms,  on  Post  street.     Mrs.  Martin  Sihull/.  will  sing  some  of  her 
prettiest  songs  on  the  occasion. 

A  good  many  invitations  have  been  sent  out  for  the  pianoforte 
and  song  recital  to  he  given  at  Snell  Seminary,  Oakland,  this 
afternoon,  by  Miss  Bessie  Wall,  Miss  Sophie  Newland  and  Miss 
Constance  Jordan. 


One  of  the  pleasures  to  look  forward  to  is  the  coming  of  the 
famous  Marine  Band,  of  Washington  City,  which  will  give  a 
series  of  concerts  here  next  month. 

The  Sin  Francisco  Verein's  presentation  of  the  burlesque  on 
Romen  and  Juliet  will  lake  plaie  on  the  evening  of  March  10th, 
and  a  successful  affair  is  assured. 

Mr.  and  Mrs,  John  Boggs,  of  Colusa,  have  taken  the  residence 
of  Marshal  Franks,  on  Jackson  street,  and  will  spend  the  coming 
year  in  San  Francisco. 

The  "Abbey  Cheney  Amateurs  "  will  give  a  Mozart  afternoon 
to-day.  The  club  is  composed  of  some  of  the  pupils  of  Mrs 
John  Vance  Cheney. 

Dan  Murphy  has  gone  on  a  visit  to  Mexico,  as  have  also  the 
Hon.  Jesse  Carr,  his  daughter,  Mrs.  H.  W.  Seale,  Major  Camp  and 
Mrs.  Buel. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  0.  G.  Miller  started  upon  their  European  trip 
last  week,  anticipating  an  absence  of  six  months  at  the  least. 

Mrs.  W.  C.  Van  Fleet,  of  Sacramento,  has  been  the  guest  of  her 
mother,  Mrs.  Clark  Crocker,  during  the  past  ten  days. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wightman,  nh  Adele  Ferrar,  were  among  the 
arrivals  of  the  week  from  Washington,  D.  ff. 

A  delightful  musicale  was  given  by  Miss  Carrie  Northey  at  her 
East  Oakland  home  on  Monday  evening. 

Ex  Senator  Booth  and  his  bride  and  Mr.  M.  M.  Ejtee  have  re- 
turned to  the  Pacific  Slope  from  the  East. 


L 


A  very  pleasant  surprise  party  was  given  to  Miss  Rose  Rich 
last  Wednesday  night.  Felix 

ENTEN  regulations  now  provide  that  at  all    high  Russian  teas 
1  the  winking  of  the  left  eye  shall    be  rewarded    by  a  "bracer." 

Baggage  Notice. 

Passengers  will  save  in  their  traveling  expenses  by  having  then- 
baggage  transferred  to  and  from  all  trains,  steamers,  etc.,  by  the 
Morton  Special  Delivery.  Trunks,  35  cents  each.  Offices,  17  Geary 
street,  408  Taylor  street,  and  Oakland  Ferry  Depot. 

Wedding  and  Visiting  Cards,  correct  styles,  Harbourue  Stationery  Co 
5  Montgomery  street.  '' 


TO    LET    IN    ALAMEDA. 

Nicely  furnished  cottage  of  8  rooms,  large  garden, 
every  modern  convenience.  Rent  $65.  References  re- 
quired^ Address,    M.  X.,    this  Office. 

Perrier-Jouet  &  Co. 


W.  B.  CHAPMAN, 

SOLE  AGENT  FOR 
PAOIFIO  OOAST, 

123  California  St,  ,S.F 


EPERNAY     CHAMPAGNE. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  5,  1892. 


A    CLOSE    SHAVE. 


From  out  the  window  opposite, 

And  right  across  the  way, 
There  fluttered  lightly  down  a  note 

And  on  the  sidewalk  lay. 
I  thought,  of  coarse,  'twas  surely  meant 

For  one  about  my  size, 
And  so  I  started  eagerly 

To  gobble  up  the  prize. 
A  thousand  hopes,  a  thousand  fears 

Possessed  me  in  their  turn, 
I  felt  the  chill  of  cruel  words 

And  then  warm  passion  burn. 
I  reached  the  note  with  trembling  hand, 

Its  folds  to  quick   undo, 
And  found  'twas  soap  and  whiskers —        ' 

Which  the  wind  blew  through.  One  p.  m. 


FROM    ANCIENT    HISTORY. 

HIPPOCRATES  was  lecturing  to  his  pupils  on  the  advance  of 
science.  Said  he:  "  In  this  century  in  which  we  live,  500 
years  before  Christ,  remarkable  progress  has  been  made  in  trans- 
mutation. Archimedes  has  succeeded  in  turning  many  baser 
metals  into  the  more  precious  metals.*' 

"That's  nothing,"  exclaimed  Alexander,  a  young  pupil  who 
was  considered  by  his  mates  what  the  Americans  call  fresh,  <'  I 
saw  to-day  Margites  turn  a  bottle  of  glue  into  a  paste-pot." 

Benvenuto  Cellini  had  just  finished  a  beautiful  hanap,  when 
Lucretia  Borgia  entered  his  studio.  This  gentle  lady  admired  the 
work  in  silver,  but  failed  to  grasp  the  meaning  of  the  design. 

"  The  design  appears  to  me  to  illustrate  some  biblical  episode," 
said  she. 

"It  does,"  returned  Cellini ;  "  Daniel  in  the  lion's  den  is  the 
subject." 

■•  Ah  !  but  I  see  only  the  lions." 

"Undoubtedly;  howerer,  you  note  a  slight  distention  of  the 
lions'  bodies  ?  " 

"  Yes." 

"  Well,  that's  Daniel." 

*  it  * 

Escalapius  was  idling  in  his  garden  one  bright  morning,  when 
a  young  student,  greeting  him,  said: 

"  Master,  I  have  been  experimenting  during  the  dark  hours  of 
the  night  with  gold  of  divers  karats,  for  the  purpose  of  making 
10  ka^at  gold  look  like  14  karat  gold,  but  I  have  failed.  I  would 
fain  seek  thy  advice." 

"Youth,"  replied  the  wise  man,  "  thy  experience  is  green. 
Take  the  figures  1  and  4,  and  the  letter  K,  from  thy  types,  and 
with  a  mallet  stamp  them  upon  the  gold." 

And  the  youth,  rejoicing,  went  away. 

*  #  » 

Omar  Ibrahim  has  been  thinking  heavily.  Plucking  up  cour- 
age he  approached  his  master,  Mahomet. 

"  Eight  eye  of  the  setting  sun,  Allah  be  with  you,"  said  he  to 
the  prophet.  "  I  oeg.an  increase  of  salary  of  ten  dinars  and  five 
dirhems." 

"Thou  believest  in  the  adage,  'Time  is  money?'"  said  Ma- 
homet. 

"Verily,"  answered  Omar. 

"  Then  thou  may  work  two  hours  longer  each  day.  ' 

— Jewelers1  Circular. 


TO 

MANUFACTURERS,    BREWERS, 

AND 

ELECTRIC    LIGHT     COMPANIES. 

An  opportunity  is  now  offered  to  secure  at  a  bargain  a  fine  site, 
building  and  valuable  machinery  for  almost  any  manufacturing 
business  or  brewery.  The  California  Street  Cable  Railroad  Com- 
pany is  desirous  of  disposing  of  the  power-house  property,  south- 
east corner  of  California  and  Larkin  Streets,  used  prior  to  the 
erection  of  the  present  building. 

The  improvements  consist  of  a  solidly  constructed  3-story  frame 
building,  the  east  and  south  walls  being  brick.  It  has  a  massive 
foundation,  capable  of  withstanding  heavy  vibrations  of  any  ma- 
chinery likely  to  be  required  in  the  conduct  of  a  manufacturing 
or  other  entsrprise,  and  a  high  (19  feet)  basement,  extending  un- 
der the  entire  building  and  sidewalk,  making  the  building  es- 
pecially desirable  for  a  brewery.  As  a  central  power-house  for 
an  electric  light  company  it  could  be  utilized  to  great  advantage. 

The  lot  has  a  frontage  of  87A  feet  on  California  street  and  a 
depth  of  70J  feet  on  Larkin  street. 

The  following  machinery  in  place  will  also  be  sold  at  a  sacrifice: 

2  Porter-Allen  22x36  300-horse-power  vertical  engines. 

3  boilers,  75  to  80-borse-power  each. 
2  Wilcox  pumps. 

1  Llewllyn  heater. 

All  in  first-class  condition. 

Terms  will  be  made  easy  if  an  object  to  purchaser. 

For  price  and  further  particulars  apply  to 

McAfee,  Baldwin  &  Hammond, 

10  MONTGOMERY  STREET. 


FOR  SALE! 
OLIVE  PLANTATION. 

60  ACRES  IN  BEARING.    TREES  6  AND  7  YEARS  OLD. 

Within  Fifty  Miles  from  San  Francisco. 


THE  TOURIST  is  the  title  of  the  latest  illustrated  magazine  to 
be  ushered  into  the  arena  of  public  life.  As  its  name  indi- 
cates, The  Tourist  is  issued  for  the  benefit  and  entertainment  of 
those  who  travel  for  pleas-ure.  It  is«et  once  a  guide  and  a  com- 
panoin,  and  bears  comparison  with  the  high-class  publications  of 
the  day.  It  is  published  monthly  at  Utica,  N.  Y.(  by  F.  G,  Barry, 
proprietor  of  The  News  series. 

THE  Irrigation  Age,  of  Salt  Lake,  Denver  and  San  Francisco,  has 
issued  an  elaborate  illustrated  annual,  containing  a  complete 
record  of  irrigation  progress  in  the  past  year,  and,  in  addition 
thereto,  &  summary  of  all  irrigation  development  up  to  date,  in- 
cluding, besides  what  has  been  done  in  the  United  States,  a  short 
review  of  irrigation  work  throughout  the  world. 

JAMES  G.  is  not  gaining  much  public  sympathy  by  his  on- 
slaught upon  his  daughter-in-law.  She  is  handling  her  case 
with  skill,  and  may  yet  draw  the  deadly  parallel  column  upon 
James. 


Chas.  Lainer,  artistic  photographer,  715  Market  street.    Crayon 

Eorlraits  a  specialty.    There  is  an  unmistakably  air  of  truth  about  all 
is  portraits,  from  the  smallest  card  photo  up  to  the  most  ambitious 
specimen  of  the  photographic  art. 

Every  parent  should  have  their  children's  eyes  examined,  beginning 
from  10  to  12  years  of  age  Often  great  sufferiag  and  injury  is  relieved  by 
C.  Muller,  refraction  specialist,  135  Montgomery  street,  near  Bush. 


A  RARE  BARGAIN— must  be  sold  at  a  sacri- 
fice to  settle  interest  with  party  who  leaves  for 
Europe.  An  Olive  Mill  will  be  built  near  this 
Grove,  where  the  product  of  the  coming  season 
can  be  made  into  Oil,  or  sold  to  the  Company, 
they  agreeing  to  purchase  the  Olives  for  sev- 
eral years,  if  desired.  Trees  in  fine  and  healthy 
condition-     Apply  to 

B.  M.  LELONG, 

220  Sutter  Street,  San  Fratcisco. 
'■An  Olive  Plautatloii  Is  a  gold  mine  on  tlie  surface  of  the  earth." 


March  ■'». 


BAN   FRANCISCO   NEWS  LETTER. 


AN    ODE. 


If  yon   were  bal  a  wrc  bird 

And    1    ft  stunly   oak, 
I'd  cradle  you   while  sleeping, 
With  your  DesUlogs  -aft-  in  keeping, 

'Til  the  sun  and  you  a  • 
Or  if  I   were  the  west  wind. 

And  you  a  dainty  Mower, 
I'd  all  your  sweetness  plunder; 
I   would   woo  you  lnt<>  M umber 

In  your  cool  anil  pylvan    bower. 
Ob!  were  you  some  great  lady. 

And   f  a  bard  of  old. 
My  theme  would  be  the   story 
Of  your  hair  and  eyes'  bright   glory, 

And  ray  love  for  you  untold. 
But  unless  we  move  to  Utah, 

To  avoid  legal  strife — 

0  belle  of  many  seasons— 

1  can't  propose.     The  reason's 

Because  I  have  a  wife. 


TALES    OF    MILLIONAIRES. 


THE  late  Thomas  Blythe  used  to  complain  bitterly  of  an  an- 
noyance to  which  he  was  subjected  daily  during  the  last  five 
or  six  years  of  his  life,  and  it  is  believed  that  the  fits  of  nervous- 
ness which  it  occasioned  had  much  to  do  with  hastening  his  death. 
Nicholas  Luning  held  a  mortgage  on  the  Blythe  block  on  Market 
street,  and  it  appears  that  invariably  on  his  way  home  in  the 
evening  he  made  critical  inspection  of  the  property  from  different 
points  of  view.  Blythe  discovered  this  affectionate  interest  in  his 
welfare,  and  objected  to  it  very  strongly.  Luning  became  the 
bete  noir  of  his  existence,  and  his  visit  was  awaited  with  anxiety 
every  day.  Regularity  in  his  life  and  actions  was  one  of  Luning's 
strong  traits  of  character,  and  he  seldom  failed  to  give  Blythe  the 
opportunity  to  spend  an  hour  every  afternoon  in  making  uncom- 
plimentary remarks  about  his  creditor. 

This  recalls  the  fact  that  Mr.  Luning's  great  and  illustrious 
prototype,  Michael  Reese,  had  a  similar  peculiarity.  Whenever 
he  loaned  a  person  money,  he  was  uneasy  when  both  man  and 
coin  were  out  of  sight.  He,  however,  met  his  match  on  one 
occasion.  He  had  loaned  $10,000  to  the  late  Mr.  Newhail, 
founder  of  the  well-known  auction  firm  which  bears  his  name. 
He  seldom  thereafter  let  a  day  pass  without  dropping  in,  casually, 
as  it  were,  on  Mr.  Newhail,  but  as  he  always  had  a  hungry  ex- 
pression, his  room  would  have  been  more  satisfactory  than  his 
company.  Finally  Newhail  grew  tired  of  the  nuisance,  and  one 
day,  when  Reese  put  his  head  in  at  the  door,  just  as  an  auction 
was  going  on,  he  got  his  conge  in  a  most  direct  and  amusing 
manner.  »  An'  a  half,  an'  a  half,  an'  a  half,"  sang  Mr.  Newhail, 
and  then  catching  a  glimpse  of  Reese's  anxious  face  at  the  door, 
"  I  see  you  there,  Mr.  Reese.  An'  a  half,  an'  a  half,  an'  a  half; 
I  know  what  yon  want,  Mr.  Reese."  Then,  with  a  glance  at  his 
cashier,  across   the   room.     "An'  a  half,  an' a  half,  an' a  half ; 

give   him   bis    money   and   let  him  go  to  h ;  an'  a  half,  an'  a 

half,  an'  a   half."     Mr.  Reese   never   bad   occasion   after    that  to 
keep  track  of  Mr.  Newhail  in  any  financial  transactions. 

Shainwald,  Buckbee  &  Co. ,  Real  Estate  Agents,  make  a  specialty 
of  taking  full  charge  of  property  for  absentee  owners.  Houses  rented, 
rents  collected,  real  estate  bought  and  sold  on  commission.  Office, 
407-409  Montgomery  street. 

Spring  Styles  Buttebick's  Patterns.  Ca'.alogues  mailed  free.  Address 
H.  A.  Demiug,  124  Post  street,  Sau  Francisco. 


"The  California  Hotel," 

Bush  8treet,  near  Keirny. 

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Central  to  all  po  real,  principal  ilora,  and  places  of  amusement. 

Select  Hualo  In  Restaurant  every  orenlng  between  6  and  8. 

A.  V.  KIN7.I  KH,  Manager. 

HOTEL  PLEASANTON, 

Sutter  Street,  corner  Jones.  San  Francisco.  Cal. 

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tourist  Hotel  m  Sau  Francisco.    Lighted  by  Electricity  throughout. 

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Limners.  Parties,  Weddings,  etc. 

The  Cuisine  a  Special   Feature. 

Mrs.   M.   E.  PENDLETON, 

Proprietor  and  Manager. 


OCCIDENTAL     HOTEL,, 

San    Francisco. 

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CENTRALLY        LOCATED, 

FOR  THOSE  WHO  APPRECIATE  COMFORT  AND  ATTENTION. 

WM.  B.  HOOPER,    Manager. 


LADIES, 


WHEN     DOWN-TOWN     SHOPPING, 


You  may  feel  like  partaking  of  a  light  luncheon,  and  the  best  place  lo  go 
is  to  the 

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(UP-STAIRS.) 

They  are  conducted  by  MISS  M.  E.  I'l mill  r.     Breakfast  from  7 

toll.     Lunch  from  11  to  2.     Dinner  from  5  to  7:30.     Home  Cooking  and 
Good  Service. 

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1206  sutler  Street, 

Telephone  2388.  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


GOLD  AIM  3  SILVER  electbo  deposit 

UULU    "''■'    Oil- V  en  DENTAL    PLATES. 


-MADE   SOLELY    BY- 


DR.  B.W.  HAINES,  Dentist,  SKKSS 

These  plates  are  made  by  an  entirely  new  process  and  are  absolute- 
ly "perfect,"  being  light,  elastic  and  of  " purest  metals,"  and 
"overcoming"  all  "disadvantages"  of  "rubber"  and  all  former 
metal  plates.  The  "  leading  dentists  "  throughout  the  East  are 
using  them  "exclusively,"  with  the  most  "gratifying"  results. 
To  those  who  cannot  be  titled  by  the  "old  process  "  we  "  guarantee" 
a  "  perfect  fitting  plate." 

DIFFICULT   CASES   SOLICITED. 


CAMELLINE 


The  eiJy  f&ce  preparation  s&rcciiened  as  \P 
ABselciteJy  harmless  by  the  medical  prefessien^ 


IIS:  ^M^M^'^""  lIki^H    ||§§| 


30 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  5,  1892. 


THE  French  cabinet  has  been  re-organized  by  M.  Loubet,  but 
its  composition  cannot  be  called  a  very  satisfactory  one,  since 
it  does  not  represent  any  party  which  can  command  a  majority  in 
the  chamber.  Its  members  are  all  capable  men,  but  they  have  not 
a  common  policy.  Neither  the  moderate  Republicans  nor  the  Radi- 
cals nor  the  Monarchists  would  claim  that  the  new  ministry 
represents  their  views.  Those  who  are  acquainted  with  French 
politics  will  have  little  confidence  in  the  stability  of  the  new 
cabinet.  M.  Constans,  the  most  powerful  and  popular  man  of 
the  former  cabinet,  ba^  refused  to  serve  in  the  new  one,  since 
those  with  whom  he  harmonized  have  been  left  out  of  the  combi- 
nation, and  this  alone  has  been  a  serious  blow  to  the  present 
ministry's  chances. 

Telegrams  from  St.  Petersburg  state  that  another  attempt  has 
been  made  to  assassinate  the  Czar.  Such  attempts  have  been  so 
frequent  of  late  years  that  it  would  be  hardly  worth  while  com- 
menting on  them,  were  it  not  for  the  fact  that  every  investigation 
into  Russian  conspiracies  shows  that  the  conspirators  have  many 
adherents  in  the  army.  Last  week,  again,  several  military  and 
naval  officers  were  convicted  of  participation,  and  the  other  con- 
spirators also  belonged  to  the  educated  classes.  This  is  very  sig- 
nificant, as  it  justifies  the  assumption  that  sooner  or  later  the 
revolutionists  will  succeed  in  Russia,  for,  in  a  country  where  the 
army  is  infected  by  revolutionary  ideas,  the  monarchy  has  little 
opportunity  to  ward  off  the  final  blow  when  an  organized  rising 
is  attempted. 

Mr.  Chamberlain  is  promoting,  energetically,  a  scheme  for  pen- 
sions for  old  age  in  England,  following  in  the  footsteps  of  Prince 
Bismarck,  but  showing  a  less  practical  turn  of  mind  than  the 
great  Chancellor.  Generally  stated,  Mr.  Chamberlain's  proposal 
is  that  every  laborer  shall  pay  to  the  State  at  the  age  of  25  years 
£5  and  £1  a  year  for  forty  years  thereafter,  and  at  the  age  of  65 
he  shall  receive  a  bonus  about  half  as  large  again,  added  to  his 
savings  in  form  of  a  pension  of  ">  shillings  a  week  for  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life.  This  seems  a  rather  scant  inducement  to 
thrift,  and  experience  in  England  has  shown  that  deferred  an- 
nuities have  not  hitherto  been  a  popular  method  of  investing 
savings.  The  idea  itself  is  commendable,  but  the  promises  held 
out  would  attract  a  comparatively  small  number  of  people  even 
amongst  those  who  would  be  able  to  make  the  payments,  but 
there  is  an  enormous  number  of  laborers  who  are  living  from  hand 
to  mouth  and  for  whom  even  the  small  contribution  expected 
from  them  would  be  a  hardship,  so  that  voluntary  action  on  their 
part  can  hardly  be  counted  upon.  In  Germany  the  arrangement, 
though  not  perfect  either,  is  a  much  more  practical  one.  There, 
the  contributions  are  collected  partly  from  the  working  classes 
and  partly  from  their  employers.  By  the  law  of  1S89  they  are 
compulsory,  and  the  government  makes  up  the  remainder  of  the 
sum  needed  for  the  pension.  Noth withstanding  that  th  govern- 
ment contribution  is  a  very  liberal  one,  there  exists  great  dissatis- 
faction among  the  laboring  classes  on  account  of  this  law,  and  if 
a  general  vote  were  taken  on  it  directly  amongst  the  people,  the 
scheme  would  be  certainly  condemned. 

The  Cabinet  crisis  in  Greece  is  a  serious  one.  The  late  Ministry 
refused  to  resign,  and  King  George  was  forced  to  dismiss  the 
Ministers  by  a  peremptory  order.  M.  Tricoupis  is  to  be  the  head 
of  the  new  Cabinet,  and  has  been  intrusted  with  its  formation. 
After  the  re-organization  of  tbe  Ministry  the  Chamber  will  have  to 
be  dissolved,  and  it  will  be  left  to  the  people  to  decide  whether 
Tricoupis  shall  remain  in  power  or  not.  He  is  a  very  popular 
man  in  his  country,  and  his  high  moral  character  is  acknowledged 
even  by  his  enemies.  His  appointment  by  the  King  is  important 
in  so  far,  from  an  international  point  of  view,  as  M.  Tricoupis 
has  Russian  leanings,  and  most  likely  will  pursue  a  policy  favor- 
able to  that  country.  A  similar  policy  brought  him  to  fall  in 
1890,  but  circumstances  have  changed  since  that  time,  and  the 
elections  may  indorse  his  views. 

By  to-day  the  Guatemalan  Congress  was  to  have  decided  the 
Presidential  election.  Neither  Barrios  nor  Lainfiesta  have  ap- 
parently obtained  an  absolute  majority,  but,  provided  that  Baril- 
las does  not  attempt  to  retain  his  power  by  a  coup  d'etat,  either 
the  one  or  the  other  of  the  two  candidates  mentioned  will  be 
elected.  The  chances  of  Barrios  are  considered  very  good,  and 
his  name  alone — he  being  the  nephew  of  the  famous  former 
President  Barrios — goes  far  with  the  people  of  Guatemala. 
Nevertheless,  Barillas,  though  he  obtained  his  position  by  the  in- 
fluence and  support  of  Reina  Barrios,  will  probably  use  his  influ- 
ence against  him,  for  he  is  said  to  have  become  an  enemy  of  his 
supporter,  and  this  fact  renders  the  result  uncertain. 

Printed  and  Published  every  Saturday  by  the  Proprietor,  Frederick 
Marriott,  Flood  Building ,  Fourth  and  Market  Streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco.    Entered  at  San  Francisco  Post-office  as  Second  Class  Matter. 


A  MAGNIFICENT  MAGAZINE, 

PROFUSELY   ILLUSTRATED. 

The  Handsomest  and  Best  High  Class  Paper 

In  the  Country. 


The  leading  features  of  tbe  Sunday  Examiner  will  be: 
Mark  Twain,  the  E.ctminer's  special  European  Reporter's  Fifth 
and  last  foreign  letter, 


THE    CRADLE    OF     LIItERrY,' 


A  most  picturesque  an  1  humorous  account  of  a  ramble  in 
Switzerland,  together  with  a  diverting  story  of  the  American 
Brewer's  offer  to  the  King  of  Greece. 


PROFESSOR     HOLDER'S     REPORT. 


The  recent  discoveries  made  through  the  giant  telescope  at 
th*^  Lick  Observatory. 

The  work  during  the  paH  week  at  the  observatory  on  Mount 
Hamilton.  Sjma  most  interesting  and  valuable  astronomical 
work. 


'OXIE     ABOARD    THE    LI'GUER." 


A  new  and  thrillins;  love  story  by  ••(},"  {Arthur  Quillen  Couch), 
the  author  of  tbe  "  Memoirs  of  Gabriel  Foote,  "  Highwayman," 
"  The  Splendid  Spur,"  and  "  Noughts  anJ  Crosses." 

This  is  tbe  young  British  author  that  Robert  Louis  Stevenson 
calls  "  The  Edgar  Allen  Poe  of  England." 

Complete  story  in  one  issue. 


sir  Eilwin  Arnold  Face  to  Face   uiili  Death. 
\>     ADVEVITRE    ON    THE    NILE. 


The  famous  poet  narrates  'a  thrilling  experience  that  befell  him 
and  his  family  while  voyaging  on  the  ••  Father  of  Waters." 


IIIKOI  Gil  THE  l.l.Mi  OF   THE  PHARAOHS 
IN    A    DAHABEEN. 


Day  of  Dreamy  Delight. 

Sir  Edwin  tells  in  his  own  inimitable  manner  the  beautiful  and 
picturesque  features  of  a  house-boat  trip  up  the  historic  Nile. 


THE    CAVE     DWELLERS     OF    AFRICA. 


A  recently  discovered  and  curious  race  of  people  that  dwell  in 
the  bowels  of  the  earth. — What  the  different  explorers  have  to 
say  about  them. — Are  they  one  of  the  lost  tribes? — Fully  illus- 
trated from  photogrnphs. 


IDLE  THOFUHTS  OF  AX   IDLE   FELLOW. 


Bill  Nye's  gigantic  intellect  flits  from  one  subject  to  another, 
and  perches  on  one  and  all. 

Farming  Fancies  by  a  Fancy  Farmer. — Hotels  and  Hotel  Keep- 
ing.— Chicago  and  the  World's  Fair. — The  Gay  and  Giddy  Grippe 
Microbe. 


FOR     1YOUEN    OF    ALL 


SORTS    AND    CONDITIONS. 


Shirley  Dare's  valuable  hints  on  subjects  feminine.  No  neces- 
sity for  being  ugly.  Beauty  a  question  of  knowledge,  not  chance. 

It  will  be  found  that  the  above  articles  are  the  work  of  the 
greatest  of  American  writers,  all  of  whom  are  regularly  on  the 
staff  of 

The  Sunday  Examiner. 


' 


"A    DIFFICULT    UNDERTAKING." 

From  the  Painting  by  L.  Blume  Seibert,  Munich,  1S91. 

In  the  S.  &  G.  Gump  Collection. 


"THE    YOUNG    OXEN." 
From  the  Painting  by  E.  Debat  Ponsan,  Paris, .1891. 
In  the  S.  &  G.  Gump  Collection. 


entTToN  &  REY,  »p-~ 


Pric«  per  Copy,  lOi  ■ 


Aninini  BubtoHptlon,  $4  CO 


Net 


Vol  XLIV. 


SAN  FRANCISCO.  SATURDAY,  MARCH  12.  1892. 


Number  II. 


TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


Paoi 

Leading  articles  : 

Edtt.-rial  Brevities                   .....  1 

Hopkloa-Sevlee  - 

Su-pe  s  on  of  Hostilities.      ...  2 

German  Local  Government.  1 

Our  Roads                   2 

Some  Plain  Truths  3 

Poorly  Built  Flouses         3 

The  Immigration  Question. 8 

A  Civic  Church .     ...  3 

Prince  George's  Personal  Taste?  -4 

The  Bohemian  Club's  Jinks      —  4 

Lo*e*t  Tenuis  News  5 

Pleasure's  Wand 6 

Sparks.     ...           8 

Snap  Shots  (Di  Vernon)  .  9 

The  Looker-On      10 

The  Looker-Ou  (continued) 11 

Artotypsof  Twj  Painting* 
taking. 


Page 

12-13 

1-1 

15 

16 
17 


Fn  pa  in  the  Pool    

Financial  Review 

Towu  Crier   

World,  Flesh  aud  Devil. 

Aimheams 

In  Memoriam— Allau  McLane         18 

Anecdotes  of  Spurgeon  19 

Scientific  aud  Useful 20 

i  he  Rose  Jar  21 

The  lonely  Heart  (Poetry) 22 

Vauitles      23 

"  Biz"— Summary  of  the  Markets.  24 
The  Bourse  aud  Underwriter    . .    25 

Real  Property 26 

Society 28 

Society  (continued)  29 

Comments  on  Foreign  Affairs 30 


-"The  Youig  Oxen  "  ar.d  '  A  Difficult  Under- 


A  RESIDENT  of  Yokohama  says  the  trouble  with  Hetherington 
was  that  he  did  not  understand  the  customs  of  that  Eastern 
metropolis,  where  it  is  said  to  be  usual  for  the  swells  to  devote 
themselves  to  married  ladies.  The  trouble  with  the  Yokohama 
swells  was  that  they  did  not  understand  American  husbands. 


THE  general  opinion  in  San  Francisco  seems  to  be  that  Burns 
and  Wilson  have  the  advantage  of  Kelly  and  Crimmins  in 
local  Republican  politics,  not  so  much  because  they  are  better  as 
because  they  are  not  so  openly  bad.  A  compromise  will  be  pro- 
posed by  which  Burns  and  Wilson  could  take  Crimmins  under 
their  wing,  and  freeze  Kelly  out. 


SCARCELY  a  few  months  have  elapsed  since  our  belicose 
newspaper  editors  ceased  clamoring  for  war  with  Chile,  and 
already  there  is  a  cry  for  a  contest  of  arms  with  England,  in  con- 
sequence of  the  Behring  Sea  question.  Fortunately  there  is  no 
prospect  of  such  an  event,  and  all  war-talk  comes  under  the 
head  of  sensationalism. 

WHEN  we  read  of  coal  selling  at  $10  a  ton  in  London,  we  can 
begin  to  appreciate  what  the  coal  miners'  strike  means. 
When  we  pay  $10  a  ton  for  a  poor  quality  of  coal  in  this  city  we 
know  that  we  have  fallen  foul  of  a  ring,  and  that  all  we  can  do 
is  to  grin  and  bear  it;  but  the  advance  of  coal  in  London  is  due 
directly  to  the  cutting  off  of  the  supply.  The  strike  is  said  to 
involve  nearly  or  quite  half  a  million  miners. 


MRS.  SARAH  ALTHEA  TERRY  has  been  committed  to  the 
Stockton  Insane  Asylum.  There  is  no  doubt  that  Mrs.  Terry, 
in  her  present  condition,  ought  to  be  in  a  place  where  she  is  well 
taken  care  of,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  Asylum  will  prove 
such  a  place.  It  is  an  open  question  yet  as  to  whether  Mrs. 
Terry  has  been  more  sinned  against  than  sinning,  but,  at  all 
events,  her  life  has  been  such  that  the  state  of  mental  excite- 
ment under  which  she  is  laboring  at  present  is  but  its  natural 
result.  "  Those  who  under  certain  trials  do  not  lose  their  reason, 
have  no  reason  to  lose,"  says  a  German  poet,  and  whether  Mrs. 
Terry  was  an  intriguing  schemer  or  a  wronged  woman,  the  re- 
sult of  her  lawsuit  against  Sharon  and  its  consequences  were 
such  as  would  drive  to  madness  almost  any  sensitive  person. 


THE  Illustrated  London  Ncw$,  founded  by  Frederick  Marriott,  has 
been  registered  in  London  as  a  joint  stock  company  with  a 
capital  c  f  £300,000,  in  £10  shares,  of  which  15,000  are  riveper cent, 
preference  and  15,(100  ordinary.  The  objects  of  the  c<  mpany 
are  to  acquire  the  Illustrated  London  News,  the  Penny  Illustrated 
Paper,  the  Illustiatcd  London  Nrirs  Atmanack'and  Father  Christmas. 
The  directors  are  Sir  Edward  W.  Watkin,  Bart.,  Edgar  Watkin, 
William  James  Ingram  and  Charles  Lewis  N.  Ingram. 

IT  is  not  quite  certain  whether  the  move  made  in  the  New  York 
Senate  to  investigate  the  bi-chloride  of  gold  cure  was  a  genuine 
attempt  at  investigation  or  a  shrewd  advertising  dodge  on  the  part 
of  the  Keeley  people.  An  investigation  by  a  legislative  body 
would  have  been  farcical,  anyway,  the  chances  being  that  the 
committee  would  have  bad  to  make  a  practical  test  of  the  efficacy 
of  the  cure  before  they  had  finished.  The  question  is  one  of 
science,  not  of  legislative  inquiry. 


MR.  ANDREW  CARNEGIE— the  Iron  King— in  an  interview, 
stated  that  in  his  early  youth  he  made  the  experience  that 
"  the  man  above  him,  that  did  not  do  any  work,  got  ten  dollars  a 
week,  while  he,  who  really  did  the  work,  got  only  one  dollar  a 
week;"  and,  he  added,  that  he  made  up  his  mind  not  to  forget 
this  fact.  Well,  the  discovery  is  not  exactly  a  new  one,  and  the 
fact  is  repeated  in  ninety  cases  out  of  a  hundred.  The  moral 
taught  by  it  to  man  would  be  a  double  one,  either  to  employ 
others  to  do  their  work,  or  to  pay  better  wages  to  those  whom 
they  employ.  It  is  more  likely  that  the  first  will  find  the  greater 
number  of  adherents.  As  a  mitigating  circumstance,  it  maybe 
mentioned  that  in  a  greater  number  of  cases  those  who  become 
employers  of  labor  must  have  been  themselves  for  some  time  em- 
ployes at  a  disadvantage. 


FROM  what  Mr.  Charles  Meyer,  proprietor  of  the  Wigwam  The- 
atre, has  to  say,  it  is  apparent,  that  an  attempt  is  being  made 
to  extort  money  from  him,  and  at  the  same  time  to  besmirch  his 
reputation.  A  woman  accuses  him  of  opening  and  reading  her 
letters,  which  accusation  Mr.  Meyer  indignantly  denies.  Al- 
though threats  of  arrest  have  been  made,  Mr.  Meyer  has  not  yet 
been  taken  into  custody,  and  it  is  probable  that  he  never  will  be, 
as  there  is  no  evidence  of  any  offense  having  been  committed. 
Mr.  Meyer  is  a  reputable  citizen,  and  the  attempt  to  blackmail, 
as  he  terms  it,  will  fall  to  the  ground. 


HM.  NEWHALL  AND  MICHAEL  REESE.— A  correspond- 
.  ent  takes  exceptions  to  the  story  that  appeared  in  our  last 
issue.  He  says  these  men  had  a  high  sense  of  each  other's  in- 
tegrity, and  unlimited  confidence  withal,  and  this  bond  of  mutual 
good  faith  was  never  broken  or  marred.  That  their  business  re- 
lations were  of  the  pleasantest  nature;  borrowings  were  of  fre- 
quent occurrence  between  them,  and  many  a  time  did  they  ex- 
change checks  for  large  amounts,  as  the  convenience  was  desired 
by  either.  Business  men  will  understand  this  could  not  be  where 
any  doubt  existed  on  either  side.  Besides,  they  were  men — 
both  of  them — whose  hearts  were  in  the  rightplace,  as  those  well 
know  who  knew  them  best — and  pity  it  is  we  have  not  more 
like  them  with  us  now. 


THE  Board  of  Supervisors  has  plucked  up  courage  and  dismissed 
from  office  the  Clerk  of  the  Police  Court  who  was  so  obliging 
as  to  issue  orders  of  discharge  in  advance  of  the  service  of  war- 
rants of  arrest.  The  Board  has  made  no  charges  of  criminality 
against  the  clerk,  but  they  probably  thought  he  was  a  little  too 
rapid  to  move  in  unison  with  the  car  of  justice  in  this  city.  One 
of  the  Supervisors  said  that  the  other  clerks  were  in  the  habit  of 
doing  the  same  thine,  but  as  it  was  perceived  that  two  wrongs  or 
three  wrongs  did  not  make  a  right,  the  one  who  had  been  caught 
bad  to  go,  and  an  investigation  was  ordered  as  to  the  others. 
The  Grand  Jury  might  put  in  a  little  of  its  leisure  to  good  ad- 
vantage in  overhauling  the  Police  Courts  and  the  methods  of  their 
employes  and  hangers-on. 

LLOYD  TEVIS  has  announced  that  he  will  resign  the  Presi- 
dency of  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.'s-  Bank  early  in  August.  The 
pressure  of  his  varied  business  interests  has  become  so  great  that 
he  finds  it  impossible  to  longer  retain  his  position  as  head  of  the 
strong  financial  institution  whose  successful  course  he  has  di- 
rected for  the  past  twenty  years.  His  landed  interests  in  Kern 
county,  where  he  has  about,  $15,000,000  worth  of  property;  his 
mining  interests,  and  the  varied  other  great  enterprises  with 
which  he  is  identified,  take  so  much  of  his  time  that  he  has 
found  it  impossible  of  late  to  give  such  time  as  he  wished  to  the 
bank  affairs.  We  are  pleased  to  state  that  notwithstanding  his 
resignation  of  the  Presidency,  he  will  continue  to  be  identified 
with  the  company.  Mr.  Tevis  is  one  of  the  most  able  of  the 
city's  financiers;  bold  and  energetic  in  his  undertakings,  he  is  the 
manner  of  man  that  builds  a  city.  We  need  more  such  able  men 
in  San  Francisco. 

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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  12,  1892. 


GERMAN    LOCAL    GOVERNMENT. 


IF  ONE  considers  the  enormous  sums  which  are  usually  ex- 
pended in  our  American  cities  for  public  improvements  and  at 
the  same  time  remembers  the  fact  that  often  only  a  small  percent- 
age of  these  sums  is  employed  in  a  useful  manner,  one  must 
arrive  at  the  conclusion  that  there  must  be  something  wrong  in 
our  loose  administration.  The  real  weak  point  in  our  municipal 
government  is  the  fact  that  politics  play  so  important  a  part  in 
the  election  of  the  responsible  officials  and  that  municipal  posi- 
tions ar<?  held  by  people  who  have  no,  or  little,  experience  of  the 
work,  which  they  are  called  upon  to  supervise.  The  German 
system  of  local  government  is  by  far  superior  to  ours  and 
suggests  in  what  way  an  improvement  could  be  obtained.  It 
differs  from  that  of  cities  in  other  countries,  as  all  the  aldermen 
and  heads  of  departments  are  experts  in  the  branch  of  public 
work  which  they  have  been  chosen  to  superintend.  City  admin- 
istration there  is  a  specialty,  the  study  of  which  is  carried  on  just 
as  thoroughly  as  that  of  any  other  governmental  service,  and 
only  those  who  have  distinguished  themselves  in  the  lower  offices 
can  hope  for  advancement.  It  is  a  characteristic  feature  of  the 
German  civil  service  in  general,  that  all  officials  have  to  pass 
seven  examinations  and  show  excellent  qualifications  before 
they  are  appointed  to  any  place  of  responsibility,  and  further, 
that  they  never  change  from  one  branch  of  administration  to 
another  unless  the  two  branches  are  nearly  related.  Thus  it 
natnrally  follows  that  the  German  officials  devote  all  their  energy 
and  time  to  that  branch  which  they  have  chosen  in  the  beginning 
and  try  to  distinguish  themselves  in  that  specialty,  which  alone 
enables  them  to  rise  from  step  to  step  to  the  top  of  the  ladder. 
Tbe  advantage  of  this  system  for  the  public  service  in  comparison 
to  our  own  ia  apparent.  Tbe  German  public  knows  that 
in  the  provincial  as  well  in  the  municipal  government  all 
affairs  are  managed  by  people  who  thoroughly  know  their  busi- 
ness, and  that  even  when  a  change  takes  place  amongst  the 
officials,  the  new-comer  will  be  an  expert  as  well  as  his  prede- 
cessor. It  would  never  be  possible  in  Germany  that  a  man  who 
formerly  held  a  position  in  the  Fire  Department  could  be  trans- 
ferred to  the  Department  of  Building  or  perhaps  Public  Schools, 
nor  vice  versa.  He  may  change  from  a  small  town  to  a  bigger 
one,  and  perhaps  be  ultimately  transferred  to  tbe  capital,  if  he 
has  shown  ability  in  subaltern  positions,  but  he  will  always  be 
employed  in  a  similar  capacity,  the  only  change  being  the  ex- 
tension of  his  field  of  activity.  Politics,  which  play  so  important 
a  part  with  us  in  municipal  elections,  have  no  effect  upon  Ger- 
man local  administration.  It  is  a  question  merely  of  qualifica- 
tion and  faithful  regard  to  duty,  whether  a  man  shall  obtain  tbe 
higher  positions  or  not,  and  in  some  cases  length  of  service  also 
becomes  an  element  in  the  question  or  promotion  or  appointment 
to  a  higher  position.  Very  great  advantages  has  the  German 
system  in  so  far  over  ours,  as  it  removes  the  well-paid  city  offices 
from  the  grasp  of  ambitious  politicians,  and  permits  a  continuity 
of  work  which  is  impossible  where  changes  occur  every  few 
years,  in  consequence  of  another  political  party  obtaining  power; 
and  last,  but  not  least,  German  municipal  government  is  beyond 
all  comparison  more  economical  than  ours,  since  the  municipal 
authorities  so  thoroughly  understand  every  detail  of  their  busi- 
ness that  it  would  be  impossible  for  any  unscrupulous  contractor 
to  cheat  them.  The  result  is  that  municipal  work  is  carried  on 
just  as  economically  as  private  work,  which  certainly  cannot  be 
said  with  regard  to  similar  work  in  our  cities. 


SUSPENSION    OF    HOSTILITIES. 


THERE  is  an  apparent  armistice  at  present  between  the  em- 
ployers of  labor  and  the  labor  unions,  which  is  due  to  the 
energetic  action  of  two  branches  of  tbe  Board  of  Employers  and 
Manufacturers.  The  greater  part  of  tb^e  Beer  drivers'  Association 
and  of  the  Shoemakers'  Union  have  left  their  unions.  The  shoe- 
makers have  issued  cards  of  honorable  discharge  to  these  mem- 
bers, which  shows  that  they  were  afraid  of  losing  them  forever, 
and  that  they  want  to  leave  them  a  door  open  to  return  in  case 
matters  should  not  change.  This  arrangement,  of  course,  is  very 
expedient,  but  in  direct  violation  of  union  principles.  Heretofore 
it  has  been  unheard  of,  that  a  man  who  deserted  his  union  to 
work  in  a  non-union  shop  should  receive  an  honorable  discharge. 
For  the  interests  of  the  business  of  our  city,  it  is  well  that  so  far 
earnest  hostilities  have  been  avoided.  The  unions  will  now  see 
that  those  rules  which  they  have  established,  interfering  with  the 
personal  liberty  of  their  own  comrades,  as  well  as  that  of  non- 
union laborers,  are  untenable,  whenever  the  employers  stand  to- 
gether. It  must  be  humiliating  for  the  unions  to  see  themselves 
furced  to  break  their  own  rules,  but,  if  it  leads  to  a  more  rational 
organization  of  the  labor  unions,  the  workingmen  will  not  have 
bought  their  experience  too  dearly.  It  is  to  be  hoped  thai  the 
present  armistice  will  not  be  followed  by  a  resumption  of  hos  till  lies 
but  by  a  raising  of  the  boycotts  and  a  reconciliation  of  tbe  con- 
tending parties.  Only  when  a  good  understanding  between  em- 
ployers and  employes  in  our  city  is  restored,  can  we  hope  for  that 
revival  of  industry  and  commerce  which  is  sadly  needed. 


HOPKINS-SEARLES. 

THE  celebrated  Searles-Hopkins  case  is  settled,  and  the  settle- 
ment is  a  particularly  happy  one.  Mr.  Hopkins  comes  by  all 
that  his  most  ambitious  desires  could  have  reasonably  embraced. 
A  young  man,  be  fortunately  becomes  possessed  of  millions, 
which  it  is  to  be  hoped  he  will  handle  wisely  and  well,  as  we  pre- 
dict he  will.  In  this  community  it  is  within  his  power  to  be- 
come an  influence  for  great  good,  and  from  what  we  know  of  his 
mental  and  moral  instincts,  we  believe  he  will.  In  so  far  as  he 
has  a  voice  in  the  management  of  the  great  railroad  property  with 
which  his  name  has  so  singularly  become  associated,  we  hope  and 
believe  he  will  not  forget  tbe  wise  and  conservative  policy  of  the 
man  whose  name  he  bears.  As  to  Edward  F.  Searles,  it  is  only 
meet  and  right  that  he  should  now  be  received  and  acknowledged 
as  worthy  to  occupy  a  higher  plane  of  social  and  business  respon- 
sibility than  a  certain  section  of  prejudiced  newspaper  scribblers 
were  willing  to  accord  to  him.  Phis  is  not  so  much  true  because 
he  now  controls  a  potent  influence  in  the  greatest  of  material  in- 
terests within  our  State,  as  that  he  is  a  man  of  great  good  taste, 
of  generous  impulses,  and  possessed  of  a  desire  to  benefit  the 
people  among  whom  his  money  is  made.  It  was  a  huge  mistake 
for  any  section  of  our  local  press  to  endeavor  to  antagonize  him,  as 
from  the  first  this  journal  pointed  out.  Neither  as  a  man  nor  as 
a  free-giver  and  a  power  in  tbe  land,  was  he  entitled  to  the  treat- 
ment he  received  from  a  portion  of  the  press,  some  months  ago. 
To  bis  credit  be  it  said,  he  has  not  permitted  that  treatment  to 
affect  his  mind  to  the  disadvantage  of  California.  If  he  had  been 
no  more  generous  to  our  State  than  the  baser  sort  of  its  writers 
were  inclined  to  be  to  him,  the  Pacific  Coast  would  have  bad  an 
enemy  rather  than  a  friend  in  tbe  person  of  the  generous  and 
potential  man  who  is  now  one  of  the  powers  that  moves  the  hand 
that  moves  this  State.  One  of  his  many  purposes,  we  under- 
stand, is  to  dedicate  the  celebrated  Hopkins  mansion,  on  Nob 
Hill,  to  public  uses  as  a  Free  Public  Library.  That  beautiful  but 
sometimes  derided  portion  of  the  Queen  City  of  the  Pacific  was 
not  created  in  vain,  seeing  Ibe  noble  purposes  to  which  a  section 
of  it  is  to  be  applied,  for  all  time.  Tbe  library  in  the  City  Hallis 
out  of  place,  and  as  far  as  most  people  are  concerned,  out  of 
mind.  The  really  magnificent  go'bic  pile  set  on  Nob  Hill  was 
always  too  stately  and  grand  for  "a  town  house,"  but  is  admir- 
ably adapted  to  the  public  use  to  which  the  excellent  judgment 
of  Mr.  Searles  is  about  to  apply  it.  We  are  certain  that  we  speak 
the  sense  of  our  best  people  when  we  say  that  Mr.  Searles  is  row 
"  one  of  us,"  and  that  it  will  not  be  their  fault  if  his  visits  to  this 
Coast  are  not  made  sufficiently  attractive  to  render  his  residence 
here  permanent. 

OUR    ROADS. 


THOSE  who  have  visited  the  island  of  Vancouver  and  especially 
the  neighborhood  of  Victoria,  will  bave  appreciated  the  fact 
that  the  high  roads  there  are  immensely  superior  to  most  of  our 
own  country.  Their  excellent  condition  is  due  mainly  to  the 
centralisation  of  provincial  government  in  British  Columbia,  and 
to  the  energy  and  talent  of  the  late  Governor  Douglas,  who 
personally  directed  all  public  improvements.  The  great  difficulty 
in  obtaining  good  roads  over  continuous  stretches  of  country  in 
our  State,  consists  in  leaving  too  much  to  local  efforts,  while  the 
Stite  itself  lakes  little  or  no  action.  Centralisation  of  work 
is  absolutely  necessary  if  good  high  roads  are  to  be  ob- 
tained and  only  when  the  work  is  supervised  by  the  State 
authorities  can  real  success  be  obtained.  Col.  A.  A.  Pope, 
in  the  March  Forum,  says:  "I  would  have  each  Slate  by  a 
legislative  enactment  do  at  once  two  or  three  things  in 
the  direction  of  this  movement,  viz:  procure  and  disseminate  in- 
formation by  establishing  a  bureau  where  the  facts  relating  to  the 
expense,  mechanical  construction,  care,  durability,  use  and  extent 
of  the  different  kinds  of  roads  shall  be  known  and  ascertained; 
then  I  would  have  some  kind  of  State  supervision  and  advisory 
assistance  by  a  competent  engineer  or  engineers  appointed  by  the 
State  in  aid  of  road  and  bridge  building  and  repairing  upon  scien- 
tific principles  and  upon  a  comprehensive  and  economical  plan 
for  the  whole  State;  thirdly,  I  would  bave  the  State  either  own  or 
control  and  maintain  some  through  highways,  connecting  the 
principal  towns  in  the  State,  and  connecting  these  with  the  prin 
cipal  towns  of  neighboring  States,  wrhere  they  are  most  needed, 
either  for  great  public  exigencies  or  for  the  greatest  general  use. 
The  State  would  thus  promote  the  equalization  and  the  general 
reduction  of  expense  of  construction  and  maintenance  of  these 
main  roads,  and  would  give  a  profitable  example  and  a  strong  in- 
centive to  the  adjacent  towns  to  construct  better  contributary 
roads  as  feeders  to  the  main  ones,  I  would  bave  the  State  divide 
the  expenses  of  this  scheme  of  road  betterment  in  the  tax  levy,  so 
that  part  of  it  should  be  apportioned  to  the  whole  State,  part  to 
the  counties  through  which  the  roads  ran,  and  part  to  the  towns. 
And  further,  I  would  have  this  tax  levy  kept  small  and  the  in- 
vestment adequate  and  quickly  made  by  the  business  man's  me- 
thod of  borrowing  the  money  on  long  loans.  It  would  thus  be 
ttasily  paid  out  of  the  profits  by  those  sharing  tbeni." 


March   12, 


BAN   FRANCISCO   NEWS  I  KTTER 


THE    IMMIGRATION    QUESTION 

THE  many  hill*  restricting  Immigration*  which  have  I 
lately  by  (he  Amen,  si  ,.r  are  Bill)  pending,  in 

uiniy  DnaiBra  irblcfa  w.  re  JuMified  by  long  experience.     At  the 
same  time.  It  should   n<>t    bo   I  instable  Immigrant*  are 

needed  here  to  open  up  oar  country,  and  It  would  be  deplorable 
U  intending  immigrant?,  who  p<  m<  -«  the  qualifications  of  earning 
a  living  and  making  themselves  independent  by  tbelr  own  energy, 
were  scared  away  from  our  shores  by  the  new  immigration  law?, 
and  dire*  ted  to  other  countries.  The  only  andealrable  Immigrants 
art-  Itaose  who  are  apt  to  become  a  burden  to  the  community  by 
their  helplessness  or  their  bad  character,  and  against  them  alone 
the  late  restrictions  are  directed.  The  United  Stales  has  node- 
sire  to  become  a  refuge  for  foreign  paupers  or  criminals,  and  since 
some  European  governments  have  been  laboring  under  the  im- 
pression that  tbey  could  get  rid  of  their  outcasts  by  sending  them 
here,  while  they  prevented  their  able  citizens  from  emigrating,  it 
was  necessary  that  our  Government  should  destroy  this  impres- 
sion by  appropriate  legislation.  Emigrants  who  have  come  of 
their  own  free  will  from  abroad,  have  in  most  cases  proved 
a  very  acceptable  increase  to  our  population.  The  energy 
which  is  needed  to  voluntarily  give  up  the  old-accustomed 
surroundings  in  order  to  commence  a  struggle  for  existence 
in  a  far  distant  country,  is  in  itself  a  certain  guarantee  for  the 
character  of  the  «  migrant,  and  will  in  most  cases  be  crowned  by 
snccess.  Those  emigrant,  however,  who  were  sent  to  us 
by  governments  or  by  relations  who  wanted  to  get  rid 
of  them,  because  they  had  been  convicted  of  a  crime  or  could 
not  get  on  at  home  in  consequence  of  their  sbifllessness,  have 
often  been  a  great  burden  to  us,  and  it  was  high  time  to  prevent 
an  increase  of  their  number.  There  is  another  class  of  immi- 
grants which  "  never  will  be  missed,"  namely,  the  anarchistic 
and  socialistic  agitators,  who  come  hither,  not  to  work,  but  sim- 
ply to  live  by  the  contributions  of  laborers  whom  they  use  as 
their  tools.  These  people  have  spread  discord  wherever  they 
.  have  appeared,  and  created  disturbances  wherever  they  have 
shown  themselves.  Such  people  are  not  wanted  among  us,  and 
belong  certainly  to  the  undesirable  immigrants  against  whom  no 
restrictions  can  be  too  severe.  All  who  come  hither  to  rise  by 
their  own  energy,  and  are  able  and  willing  to  work;  all  those 
who,  whether  being  rich  or  having  enough  money  to  exist  until 
they  find  some  kind  of  employment,  possess  resources  of  health 
and  skill,  will  be  welcome  to  our  shores,  and  for  them  our  re- 
strictive legislation  is  not  meant.  There  are  millions  of  acres  in 
the  United  States  which  still  wait  for  the  cultivator,  and  there 
are  innumerable  resources  which  are  ready  to  be  utilized.  Emi- 
grants, therefore,  from  all  parts  of  the  world,  will  be  needed  yet 
for  many  years  to  come,  and  the  gates  of  our  country  are  open 
to  all  who  are  able  to  utilize  the  advantages  offered  and  to  obey 
our  laws. 


POORLY    BUILT    HOUSES. 


ON  numerous  occasions  have  the  people  of  the  city  had 
their  attention  called  to  the  poorly  built  houses,  which 
may  best  be  classified  as  ,( shoddy,"  that  have  been  put 
up  in  blocks  by  designing  contractors.  They  are  pretty  to  look 
at,  but  like  a  false  woman,  their  attractiveness  is  solely  upon  the 
surface.  Many  of  these  houses  have  been  erected  in  the  city 
within  a  few  years  past,  and  more  are  now  building.  As  a  rule 
they  are  sold  on  the  installment  plan, the  seductive  feature  about 
which  is  that  the  purchaser  thinks  that  he  is  getting  an  advan- 
tage by  being  allowed  to  pay  upon  the  purchase  price  in  compar- 
atively small  amounts  from  month  to  month.  He  does  not  seem 
to  appreciate,  however,  that  by  thus  delaying  the  payment  of 
the  total  sum  he  is  giving  double  interest  to  the  designing 
builder,  who  takes  advantage  of  him  both  in  regard  to  the 
building  itself  and  the  mortgage.  The  stucco  work  which  is  put 
on  the  facades  of  these  contract  ['buildings  is  a  good  example  of 
the  manner  in  which  the  houses  are  erected.  People  who  have 
bought  contract  houses  find  that  within  a  few  months  after 
entering  them  the  doors  and  windows  get  out  of  joint,  the 
plumbing  Bbows  faulty  workmanship,  the  roof  begins  to  admit 
the  rain,  and  the  wind  whistles  through  the  cracks  between  the 
boards,  from  which  the  putty  has  fallen.  There  is  no  redress  to 
be  obtained,  for  most  purchasers  of  these  houses  are  people 
endeavoring  to  establish  homes,  who  have  no  money  with  which 
to  engage  in  lawsuits,  consequently  they  have  to  pay  for  repairs 
themselves,  and  find  as  a  rule  that  the  expenditure  of  several 
hundreds  of  dollars  is  necessary  before  comfort  can  be  obtained. 
It  is  a  wise  thing  for  intending  purchasers  to  thoroughly  examine 
any  house  they  may  think  of  buying  from  foundation  to  ridge- 
pole, while  in  course  of  construction.  If  a  finished  contract 
bouse  be  considered,  the  intending  purchaser  should  obtain  the 
opinion  of  a  disinterested  architect  or  builder  upon  its  reliability, 
for  the  tricks  of  the  contract  builder  are  many  and  various. 


A  DAILY  paper  announces  that  a  speculator  is  about  to  start  a 
sheep  ranch  in  Alaska.  We  knew  that  there  would  be  some 
place  for  the  lambs.  "  Crimmins  &  Kelly,  successors  to  Buckley 
&  Co.,  Iamb  raisers,  Alaska,"  is  the  proper  address. 


A    CIVIC    CHURCH 

Til  i:  Ideaol  tbe  Rev.  Frank  Dixon,  of  the  Tenth  Avenue  Baptist 
Oboreb,  in  Oakland,  to  Form  a  society  of  membera  of  all  de- 
nomination* And  creeds,  for  tbe  porpote  <>f  suppressing  vloe  and 

improving  public  morals,  la  ■  very  laudable  one,  and  if  carried  out, 
w  ill  certainly  meet  with  success.  Whether  the  name  of  «■  a  civic 
church  "  should  have  been  selected  Is  doubtful,  for  it  might  give 
tbe  impression  as  if  people  who  are  to  join  the  society  moi  I  t>< 
come  members  of  a  new  church  and  relinquish  their  own.  Of 
Ibis  is  not  the  case.  The  reverend  gentleman  merely  de- 
sires to  secure  the  co-operation  of  all  religious  people  in  the  good 
work,  regardless  of  the  special  doctrine  to  which  they  adhere. 
Morality  is  not  the  specialty  of  nny  creed,  and  belongs  to  all  true 
religions  in  common.  A  harmony  of  views,  therefore,  whenever 
a  question  of  morality  arises,  can  be  counted  upon  amongst  all 
those  who  have  higher  and  nobler  aims  of  life  than  that  of  mere 
animal  existence.  If  the  suppression  of  vice  is  left  to  mere  indi- 
vidual efforts,  or  to  small  groups  of  citizens,  it  cannot  be  as  suc- 
cessful as  if  all  good  citizens  work  together  and  make  common 
front  against  immorality.  All  petty  jealousies  of  the  different 
church  societies,  who  often,  even  in  promoting  a  good  cause,  are 
striving  to  out-do  each  other,  and  to  obtain  special  acknowledg- 
ment, would  cease  in  pursuing  the  aim  mentioned,  if  a  society 
such  as  the  Rev.  Frank  Dixon  proposes  to  establish  were  founded, 
and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  his  call  will  be  listened  to  in  Oakland, 
and  that  his  plan  will  be  imitated  also  elsewhere.  It  has  been 
shown  of  late  that  our  municipal  statutes  do  not  suffice  to  sup- 
press vice,  even  in  its  most  conspicuous  form,  and  our  citizens 
will  have  to  take  the  work  into  their  own  hands  if  tbe  desired 
aim  is  to  be  attained.  Of  course,  there  is  a  danger  of  interfering 
with  personal  liberty,  which  would  be  against  the  spirit  of  our 
constitution,  but  such  interference  will  be  avoided  if  people  of 
good  judgment  unite.  The  pressure  of  public  opinion,  if  exer- 
cised energetically  and  judiciously,  will  be  of  more  advantage 
than  all  legislative  enactments  in  fighting  against  immorality,  and 
to  exercise  such  pressure  should  be  the  aim  of  societies  for  the 
suppression  of  vice.  If  those  who  are  immorally  inclined  will 
find  that  people  of  all  classes  and  denominations  are  condemning 
their  actions  and  ready  to  make  them  feel  it,  they  will  certainly 
either  change  their  mode  of  life,  or  at  least  hide  it  so  that  it  no 
longer  gives  public  offense. 


SOME    PLAIN    TRUTHS. 


PRESIDENT  SiMITH,  of  the  New  York  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
told  some  very  plain  truths  at  tbe  Carnegie  banquet  on  Wed- 
nesday night,  when  be  spoke  of  the  need  to  this  State  of  greater 
transportation  facilities.  Mr.  Smith  is  an  ardent  supporter  of  the 
Nicaragua  Canal,  and  said  it  was  his  belief  that,  within  a  year 
after  the  canal  had  been  finished,  the  price  of  cultivated  land 
would  double  throughout  California.  While  the  advance  in  value 
might  not  be  so  great  in  such  a  short  time,  there  is  no  doubt  what- 
ever that  the  opening  of  the  canal  would  have  the  effect  of 
enriching  every  business  man  in  the  State.  Mr.  Smith  called  atten- 
tion particularly  to  the  fact  that  every  large  city  finds  the  radius  of 
its  business  becoming  more  limited.  Such  has  been  the  fact  with 
New  York,  which  has  lost  the  Western  jobbing  business,  and  with 
Chicago,  which  now  has  to  divide  with  Omaha,  Kansas  City  and 
Denver.  Local  merchants  are  aware  to  what  an  extent  they  have 
been  compelled  to  divide  their  business  interests.  Transportation 
is  the  cry  of  the  hour,  and  it  is  admitted  that  the  proposed  canal 
would  do  much  toward  the  solution  of  the  problem.  The  New 
York  merchant  also  called  attention  to  the  great  difference  be- 
tween the  Government  support  given  British  steamship  lines  and 
that  given  American  lines.  The  Canadian  Pacific  took  over 
$7,000,000  worth  of  cotton  goods  from  New  England  and  the 
South  last  year,  that  were  competing  with  England.  An  English 
steamer  carried  these  American  goods  from  Vancouver  to  Japan. 
All  this  traffic  was  lost  to  American  roads.  Our  ocean  carriers 
are  also  losing  considerable  of  their  business  on  account  of  the 
heavy  competition  of  subsidized  lines.  All  these  facts,  however, 
are  well  known  to  us,  who  have  seen  business  leave  the  city. 
Capitalists,  however,  continue  to  remain  quiescent,  and  do  noth- 
ing to  better  the  condition  of  affairs. 


ABOVE  all  things  in  which  California  is  interested  at  the  pres- 
ent term  of  Congress  stands  the  Pure  Food  bill,  pending  in  the 
Senate.  This  bill  contains  a  prov'sion  for  the  ascertainment 
and  identification  of  tbe  genuineness  of  food  products,  and  the 
marking,  labeling  and  handling  of  such  products.  It  takes  but  a 
moment's  reflection  to  see  the  utility  of  such  a  law  to  California. 
Our  fruits,  our  w  ines,  our  oil,  each  and  all  are  simulated,  and  we 
are  remediless.  Our  best  kinds  of  wine  are  sold  in  the  East  un- 
der French  labels.  Cotton-seed  oil  is  bottled  and  sold  as  tbe  pro- 
duct of  our  olive  orchards,  and  worm-eaten,  measly  apples  and 
pears  are  paraded  as  the  product  of  our  orchards.  No  State  law 
will  reach  these  frauds,  but  an  act  of  Congress  will,  especially  if 
its  execution  is  confided  to  the  Internal  Revenue  Department. 
California  should  spare  no  exertion  to  procure  the  passage  of  this 
bill. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  12,  1892. 


THE    BOHEMIAN    CLUB'S    JINKS. 


WILLIAM  GREER  HARRISON  has  received  much  merited 
praise  for  the  manner  in  which  he  conducted  the  jinks  of 
the  Bohemian  Club,  last  Saturday  night.  He  presided  at  the  High 
Jinks  and  made  a  very  happy  address.  "  Tramps  "  were  the  objects 
of  the  attacks  of  the  wits  of  the  club  throughout  the  evening.  That 
was  Mr.  Harrison's  idea.  He  has  had  much  experience  with  the 
genus,  for,  being  an  insurance  man,  he  has  come  in  contact  with 
those  who  have  announced  themselves  as  having  yearnings  for  equal 
divisions  of  unequal  yearnings.  Ned  Hamilton  read  a  paper  on  the 
Vagabond  at  the  jinks.  He  lives  in  Oakland,  and  is,  therefore  en 
rapport  with  the  subject.  Mr.  Noble  told  what  he  knew  of  the  Amer- 
ican tramp,  and  Mr.  Stewart  rendered  music  to  the  air  of  "  Tramp, 
tramp,  tramp,  the  boys  are  marching."  He  also  rendered  a  new 
piece,  heard  for  the  first  time  on  Saturday  evening,  specially  com- 
posed for  the  purpose  of  allowing  to  be  sung  that  old-time  song, 
"  Walk,  damn  you,  walk."  Mr.  Solly,  sometimes  known  as  "  Sally  " 
Walters  presided  at  the  Low  Jinks.  He  made  an  address  on 
"  Tramps,"  as  he  knew  them,  and  that  meant  all  kinds.  George  T. 
Bromley  sang.  That  alone  was  enough  to  make  the  evening  a  suc- 
cess. Arthur  Price  told  about  some  tramps  he  had  met,  sans  virtue 
et  sans  price,  and  subsequently  there  was  a  spread  that  would  have 
made  any  tramp  satisfied  to  go  without  food  for  the  rest  of  his  days. 
Walters  presented  a  cartoon  of  a  gentleman  named  0  'Connell ,  astride 
a  broken-winged  Pegasus  and  attired  as  a  tramp,  endeavoring  to 
force  his  way  to  glory.  The  Pegasus,  however,  had  seen  the  feast 
and  would  not  be  forced.    All  in  all,  it  was  a  very  successful  jinks. 


PRINCE    GEORGE'S    PERSONAL    TASTES. 

PRINCE  GEORGE'S  personal  tastes  differed  greatly  from  those 
of  his  deceased  elder  brother,  as  the  latter,  partly  through 
deference  to  bis  peculiarly  slender  figure,  and  partly  because  he 
was  a  young  man  who  was  extremely  sensitive  about  appearing 
neglige,  usually  went  about  the  most  ordinary  affairs  of  life 
dressed  up  in  one  of  those  clinging  outer  garments  sacred  to  the 
names  of  himself,  his  father  and  his  grandfather.  George,  on  the 
contrary,  is  noted  for  his  devotion  to  the  sack  suit,  and  is  loath 
to  put  on  a  Sunday-go-to-meeting  air  as  his  brother  was  to  put  it 
off.  Prince  George  has  the  bad  habit  of  invariably  putting  his 
hands  into  his  pockets  whenever  in  an  easy  position,  with  an 
effect  on  the  hang  of  his  coats  which  is  better  described  than 
imagined.  He  is  seldom,  if  ever,  without  a  lined  or  pique  under- 
vest,  cut  slightly  higher  than  the  cloth  waistcoat  above,  or  special 
bands  which  are  made  to  give  the  same  effect.  He  has  adhered 
to  a  single  pattern  of  collar,  a  moderately  square-bent  point,  for 
at  least  the  last  four  or  five  years.  As  to  neckwear,  Prince  George 
wears  either  black,  white  or  one  or  the  other  color  picked  out 
with  minute  spots  of  some  contrasting  hue.  The  shapes  are 
nearly  always  small  and  refined.  I  do  not  think  Prince  George 
has  ever  been  seen  in  anything  like  a  huge  puff,  and  but  seldom 
in  a  puff  at  all,  his  favorite  tie  being  a  small  four-in-hand  with  a 
very  tightly  drawn  knot.  The  coming  king  has  a  remarkably 
small  head  in  comparison  with  his  father,  there  being  nearly  two 
inches  between  them.  A  crown  which  is  to  pass  from  one  to  the 
other  will  have  to  be  cut  down  considerably. 

— Frank  Higgins  in  Clothier  and  Furnisher. 


A    GREAT    ART     SALE. 


SINCE  the  announcement  in  these  columns  that  S.  &  G.  Gump 
were  to  hold  a  great  sale  of  many  of  their  magnificent  works 
of  art,  the  attention  of  art-lovers  throughout  the  city  has  been  called 
to  the  treasures  of  their  extensive  galleries.  Throughout  the  week 
many  people  have  visited  the  galleries  to  examine  some  of  the  pic- 
tures that  are  to  be  placed  in  the  Irving  Hall  exhibition.  That  a 
more  general  love  of  works  of  art  is  becoming  established  throughout 
the  city  is  shown  by  the  many  head*of  families  now  in  search  of 
pictures  suitable  for  the  adornment  of  their  residences.  It  is  a  well- 
known  fact  that  there  is  no  better  investment  than  in  the  pictures  of 
rising  artists,  such  as  those,  for  instance,  whose  canvases  are  sub- 
mitted by  Messrs.  S.  &  G.  Gump.  It  is  apparent  that  the  older  the 
canvas  becomes  the  more  valuable  will  it  be,  for  with  the  years  the 
fame  of  its  artist  will  increase,  and  the  monetary  value  of  his  pic- 
tures double  and  treble  accordingly.  None  of  the  paintings  the 
Gumps  offer  have  been  sold  publicly  before.  They  are  all  directfrom 
the  ateliers,  where  they  have  been  selected  by  the  connoisseur  as  the 
best  then  in  the  hands  of  the  artists.  All  the  canvases  are  by  famous 
and  rising  artists.  The  exhibition  of  paintings  will  be  held  next 
Tuesday  and  Wednesday.  On  Monday  there  will  be  a  private  view, 
for  which  cards  will  be  issued.  The  auction  will  begin  Wednes- 
day evening  at  Irving  Hall,  and  will  continue  every  afternoon  and 
evening  till  all  the  paintings  are  sold.  The  sale  will  be  held  under 
the  direr  ion  of  Mr.  B.  Scott,  Jr.,  the  famous  art  connoisseur, 
who  came  from  the  East  particularly  to  handle  this  sale.  That  the 
exhibition  anil  the  sale  will  be  well  attended,  goes  without  saying, 
for  the  collection  of  paintings  to  be  offered  is  without  doubt  the  finest 
in  every  way  ever  shown  in  the  State. 

—There  was  a  poet  in  olden  times 

Who  loved  a  star;  but  he  loved  in  vain, 
For  it  took  much  more  than  he  earned  with  rhymes 
To  pay  what  it  cost  for  the  star's  champagne. 

— Judge, 


MASTERPIECES    FROM    GUMP'S. 


-New  Artotype  Series.— Plate    121. ■ 


THE  artotypes  of  this  week's  edition  are  reproductions  of  two  un- 
usually fine  paintings.  "The  Young  Oxen,"  by  Debat-Pon- 
san,  is  a  masterpiece,  and  the  finest  canvas  of  its  kind  ever  seen 
in  this  city.  The  absolute  perfection  of  drawing,  the  vigor  and 
boldness  of  treatment  and  the  life  and  movement  with  which  the 
two  animals  are  embued,  demand  admiration  from  all  and  chal- 
lenge comparison  with  the  work  of  the  celebrated  Troyon.  The 
smaller  canvas,  "  A  Difficult  Undertaking,"  is  a  charming  little 
bit  of  genre  work,  bright  and  gay  in  color  and  sentiment.  The  fu- 
tile attempt  of  the  pretty  g;rl  to  blow  the  postillion's  horn,  who, 
with  his  companions,  is  laughing  at  her  failure,  is  skillfully  por- 
trayed by  the  artist,  F.  Blume-Siebert. 


NATIONAL  politics  have  received  a  new  and  not  wholly  palat- 
able addition  to  their  already  confused  state,  by  the  action  of 
the  silver  men  in  the  House  of  Representatives.  It  bad  been 
assumed  that  the  question  of  free  coinage  was  one  on  which  both 
parties  would  agree  to  disagree  and  that  no  definite  action  would 
be  taken  at  this  session,  but  on  Monday  the  free-silver  Democrats 
forced  the  fighting,  and,  by  a  vote  of  more  than  two  to  one, 
succeeded  in  having  the  consideration  of  the  Bland  bill  made  the 
special  order  for  the  22d  inst.,  with  three  days  to  be  devoted  to 
its  discussion.  This  looks  very  much  as  though  it  shut  Cleve- 
land out  of  any  chance  for  the  nomination  at  Chicago,  for  his 
anti-silver  sentiments  are  too  well  known  to  need  explanation. 
Hill  has  thus  far  contented  himself  with  the  assertion  that  he  is  a 
Democrat,  and  has  taken  no  stand  on  either  side  of  the  free 
coinage  question. 

THE  Plymouth  Con.  started  to  work  last  week  to  pump  the 
water  out  of  the  mine.  There  is  500  feet  of  water  in  the  shaft, 
with  the  drifts  below  that,  all  full  of  water.  To  get  out  this  im- 
mense body  will  take  at  least  from  one  to  two  months  steady 
pumping.  This  action  of  the  company  looks  more  like  old-time 
scale  of  working  than  anything  that  has  taken  place  since  the  fire 
over  four  years  ago. 

THE  folly  of  burying  articles  of  worth  with  their  deceased  owner 
has  just  been  illustrated  at  Vienna.  Ten  years  ago  an  old  lady 
buried  her  sister,  and,  as  a  proof  of  her  attachment,  her  jewels 
with  her.  Now  trouble  has  fallen  upon  that  elderly,  loving  party, 
and  she  wants  to  get  at  her  dear  sister's  trinkets.  She  applied  to 
a  leading  luminary  in  the  legal  world  to  take  the  necessary  steps 
for  the  disinterment  of  the  body,  but  the  lawyer  refused,  and  the 
old  lady  is  disconsolate. 

IT  is  stated  from  Rome  that  the  Pope  has  acquired  a  plot  of 
ground  on  the  Aventine-hill,  50,000  metres  in  extent,  and  has 
given  orders  for  the  building  of  a  large  monastery,  the  cost  of 
which  is  calculated  at  four  million  francs.  The  greater  part  of  the 
sum  has  been  collected  by  the  Benedictines  in  all  parts  of  the 
world. 


HOW    TO    FRAME    A    PICTURE. 


TO  BE  properly  shown,  to  have  its  beauties  fully  appreciated,  a 
picture  should  be  properly  framed.  The  frame  should  accord 
in  every  way  with  the  subject;  be  in  harmony  with  the  tones  of  the 
picture,  butperform  its  intended  service  of  displaying  to  advantage 
the  work  of  art  which  it  surrounds.  But  how  many  people  know 
bow  to  properly  frame  their  pictures  V  Most  spoil  good  effects  by 
execrable  framing.  Thev  should  visit  the  framing  department  of 
Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co.,  at  741-743  Market  Street,  and  get  some  ideas 
there  about  framing  and  moulding.  Frames  and  moulding  of  every 
conceivable  color  and  design  may  be  found  there.  Silver,  gold, 
cream  and  gold,  bisque,  oak,  ancient  styles,  modern  styles,  and 
styles  never  seen  before  are  in  profusion.  All  the  mats  too  corres- 
pond with  the  frame  and  the  tones  of  the  picture.  It  is  a  liberal 
education  in  art  to  examine  the  beautiful  designs  in  the  framing  and 
moulding  department,  and  appreciate  their  enhancement  of  pictures 
they  surround.  

Easton,  Eldndge  &  Co,  have  issued  a  prospectus  calling  attention 
to  the  magnificent  offers  made  by  the  Lodi  Orchard  Company,  of  San 
Joaquin  countv.  which  is  offering  for  sale  in  subdivisions  2.000  acres 
of  the  celebrated  '  Home  Ranch"  of  Hon.  R.  C.  Sargent.  The  tract 
is  five  miles  west  nf  Lodi,  fourteen  miles  from  Stockton,  and  only 
four  hours  from  San  Francisco.  Ten-acre  tracts,  or  any  decimal 
quantity  as  large  as  fifty  acres  will  be  offered  at  $110  an  acre,  $20  an 
acre  cash  and  the  balance  in  nine  annual  pavments  of  $10  an  acre 
each,  without  interest.  The  Company  will  plant  and  cultivate  the 
land  at  reasonable  rates.  The  land  is  particularly  well  adapted  for 
fruit  and  almond  culture,  and  is  one  of  the  most  advantageous  offers 
ever  made  in  the  State. 

THE  first  old-time  cake-walk  ever  held  in  the  city  will  be  given 
in  the  Mechanics'  Pavilion  on  the  nights  of  the  25th  and  26th 
inst.     Prizes  will  be  awarded  for  various  characters. 

THE   fruit   market   is    well   supplied    with    Oranges,    Lemons, 
Limes,  Bananas,  Apples,  and  all  early  Vegetables  are  now  ob- 
tainable. 


March   12, 


BAN   PR  wcim  0  NEWS  LETTBR. 


LATEST    TENNIS    NEWS. 

AWRITKR  in  Lh<  ttiinkitbat  we  were  vrrongwben 

we  Mated  that  w«  thought  iber«  would  bo  plenty  ol  Interest 
taken  in  in  exhibition  mmtcb.  We  rest  contented  that  we  are 
right.  If  •■  L.  H."  will  take  the  trouble  to  go  to  any  of  the  Sun- 
day gamea  at  the  California  coorta,  be  may  see  for  himself  what 
interest  is  shown  when  a  really  good  four  is  played,  ami  be  will 
also  notice  none  of  the  disagreeable  yelling  that  marked  the 
League.  Our  friend,  however,  contends  that  yelling  is  essential 
to  the  game,  and  says.  *•  yell  on.  boys,  it  shows  your  love  for  the 
sport."  The  yelling  displayed  at  the  League  games  showed  no 
love  of  tennis,  but  rather  un^enilemanly  conduct.  Does  our 
friend  wish  to  uphold  the  behavior  of  some  of  the  members  of  a 
club  from  over  the  bay,  who  were  on  the  yell  the  whole  time, 
and,  moreover,  hissed  the  umpire  when  his  decision  did  not  suit 
them  ?  If  he  does  wish  so,  then  the  sooner  he  leaves  tennis  out 
of  his  mind,  the  better.  Apart  from  it  being  discourteous  to  the 
players,  it  is  also  annoying  to  them,  for  while  the  game  is  in  pro- 
gress, and  one  can  hear  nothing  that  the  umpire  may  say,  how 
can  a  spectator  tell  when  a  ball  is  out  (if  it  is  near  the  line)?  We 
feel  convinced  that  none  of  the  best  players  wish  to  see  tennis 
conducted  on  the  same  basis  as  baseball.  We  think  "  L.  H."  is 
very  far  wrong  when  he  says  that  when  one  sees  fine  strokes 
played  in  a  tournament,  he  can  r.iise  the  standard  of  the  game 
higher  by  playing  these,  than  if  he  had  learned  them  by  practice. 
This  might  possibly  be  very  well  for  an  expert,  but  for  a  beginner 
it  would  be  a  very  dangerous  step,  and  tempt  him  to  do  some- 
thing quite  out  of  his  power.  »  L.  H."  has  heard  only  one  side 
of  the  great  league  question:  let  him  wait  till  he  hears  the  other. 
How  much  talk  has  there  been  because  the  pennant  does  not 
float  from  its  proper  place,  where  it  should  have  been  a  long 
lime  ago  ?  How  many  sarcastic  words  have  been  spoken  on 
this  one  subject  ?  Would  our  friend  like  to  deny  that  this  is  but 
the  outcome  of  ill-feeling  ?  Can  he  also  explain  the  withdrawal 
of  Mr.  Hubbard  from  the  double  game?  There  are  far  too  many 
little  things  which  happen  often,  to  mention  now,  but  when 
sifted  to  the  bottom  show  that  jealousy  was  the  cause  of  the 
trouble.  That  Taylor  and  Tobin  were  careless,  every  one  who 
was  present  knows.  It  was  generally  remarked  that  the  Cali- 
fornia team  were  disappointing,  and  gave  a  great  number  of 
chances  to  their  opponents  that  they  should  not.  This  was 
simply  due  to  carelessness.  The  League  bestowed  its  benefits 
solely  on  the  few  who  played,  and  gave  dissatisfaction  to  a  great 
number. 

Arch.  Jennings  has  written  a  very  able  article  on  "  The  Doubles 
Game,"  but  we  think  his  allusions  to  singles  are  quite  out  of 
place.  There  is  about  as  much  difference  between  doubles  and 
singles  as  there  is  between  comedy  and  tragedy.  It  is  only 
natural  that  a  double  game  should  be  slower  than  a  single.  There 
is  much  more  room  to  put  a  ball  in  a  single,  and  moreover  one  is 
solely  dependent  upon  himself.  In  a  double  the  player  is  apt  to 
be  thinking  more  of  his  partner  than  of  himself. 

The  trouble  attending  the  "  Continuous  Tournament,"  as  pro- 
posed by  Stetson,  is  less  than  for  each  ordinary  tournament,  inso- 
much as  the  players  arrange  the  matches  among  themselves,  and 
moreover,  there  are  no  trophies  required.  Each  player  will  put 
forth  his  best  efforts,  as  every  two  weeks  he  will  play  with  an 
opponent  a  little  better  than  himself,  and  be  obliged  to  defend  his 
place  against  one  but  slightly  inferior.  Closely  contested  matches 
will  be  in  order,  and  a  rivalry  productive  of  good  results  will  cer- 
tainly follow.  Every  new  departure  has  its  opposers,  and  this 
one  will  undoubtedly  be  no  exception  to  the  rule.  Those  players 
who  are,  as  it  were,  living  on  their  reputations,  will  not  enter 
into  this  plan  with  much  relish,  which  is  likely  to  place  younger 
players  above  them  in  the  eyes  of  the  public,  but  still,  consider- 
ing that  all  are  in  favor  of  improving  tennis,  opposition  of  this 
kind  will  be  little  heard.  This  plan  would  be  of  far  greater  ad- 
vantage than  a  League,  which,  as  before  stated,  is  only  for 
doubles,  and  benefits  only  a  few.  Here  we  have  an  idea,  which, 
if  properly  conducted,  will  give  great  satisfaction  to  all,  and  we 
sincerely  hope  that  Mr.  Stetson's  excellent  plan  will  soon  be 
adopted  in  all  the  clubs.  The  Fourth  of  July  is  coming  on,  and 
we,  as  well  as  others,  are  looking  forward  to  a  large  entry,  good 
play  and  plenty  of  interest. 

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March  12,  1892. 


'  We    Obey    no    Wand    but    Pleasure's."— Tom  Moore. 


THE  revival  of  the  old  comedy— the  comedy  of  a  day  when  all 
the  men  and  women  of  spirit,  as  well  as  of  esprit,  its  French 
synonym  with  a  broad  shade  of  difference,  nocked  to  the 
opening  of  a  new  play  to  criticize  and  pronounce  judgment,  not 
on  its  absurd  and  impossible  situations  and  »  mechanical  effects," 
but  on  its  witty  fines,  skillfully  wrought  plot  and  distinct  char- 
acterization; when  a  brilliant  dialogue  was  indispensable  and  the 
rapier  play  of  wit  differed  as  widely  from  the  coarse  jokes  and 
labored  puns  of  the  modern  "funny  play"  as  the  encounter  of 
gentlemen's  swords  from  the  fisticuffs  of  John  L.  Sullivan  and 
the  horse-play  of  the  farce-comedy— the  revival  of  the  comedy 
of  Goldsmith  and  Colman,  of  Sheridan  and  Boucicault's  earlier 
pen,  may  well  arouse  something  like  a  well-founded  hope  that 
the  depth  of  farcical  degradation  has  been  reached,  and  that  the 
public  taste  is  gradually  rising,  or  being  lifted  out  of  the  slough 
of  farce-comedy  and  specialty  business.  It  is  perhaps  as  true  of 
the  stage  as  of  the  newspaper,  that  it  rather  reflects  than  leads 
public  opinion;  but  like  the  latter,  it  is  possible  for  the  cultured 
actor  so  delicately  and  tactfully  to  manipulate  the  public  taste  as 
to  convince  it  that  it  actually  desires  what  it  ought  to  wish  for. 
•  #  # 

For  this  work  of  directing  and  reforming  the  public  taste,  no 
man  is  better  fitted  than  Joseph  Jefferson.  His  name  is  a  power, 
and  for  the  reason,  best  understood  while  he  is  on  the  stage,  that 
the  man  himself  is  a  power.  So  entirely  does  Mr.  Jefferson  iden- 
tify himself  with  Mr.  Bob  -Veres  that  it  almost  seems  as  if  Sheri- 
dan had  written  Jefferson  in  with  the  rest  of  the  play.  What  he 
says  and  what  he  does  seem  on  review  to  have  been  nothing  at 
all,  or  the  mere  suggestions  of  the  moment  and  of  the  situation, 
so  completely  are  they  dominated  by  expression  and  movement, 
not  alone  of  the  face  and  the  hands,  but  of  the  whole  man.  His 
body  tells  of  his  waning  valor  long  before  he  owns  it  in  words. 
His  very  trousers  and  boots  are  expressive,  and  one  can  fairly  see 
his  courage  oozing  out  at  his  finger-ends.  Even  the  imprint  of 
inexorable  time  on  the  delicate  features  is  entirely  lost  in  the  ad- 
mirable characterization.  Such  coruedy  as  this  requires  a  brain 
to  begin  with,  and  many  correlative  gifts,  not  to  mention  the 
devoted  study  of  a  life,  and  cannot  be  tumbled  into  headlong  by 
any  one  who  can  sing  a  topical  song,  dance  a  jig  and  break  the 
point  off  a  joke.  Perhaps  this  is  the  reason  there  is  so  little  of  it 
on  the  modern  stage,  more's  the  pity. 
it  #  * 

The  inappropriate  application  of  a  conventional  phrase  was 
never  brought  home  to  the  consciousness  of  the  average  mortal 
as  by  a  sight  of  Mrs.  John  Drew  as  Mrs.  Malaprop.  "A  finished 
performance,"  so  often  recklessly  used  to  describe  inferior  work, 
here  finds  its  perfect  application.  Mrs.  Malaprop,  the  vain  and 
frivolous,  but  conventionally  thoroughbred,  fine  lady  of  her  time, 
could  not  be  improved  upon  in  any  point,  from  the  summit  of  her 
nodding  plumes  to  the  tip  of  her  high-heeled  slippers.  The  fine- 
ness of  art  was  never  more  finely  displayed  than  in  the  easy  un- 
consciousness with  which  she  brings  out  her  lingual  atrocities. 
It  is  not  till  they  are  over  that  the  audience  begins  to  laugh, 
nothing  in  this  genuine  artist's  look  or  manner  giving  the  house 
the  usual  "  pointer."  There  should  certainly  be  a  »  professional 
matinee  "  for  comedians  and  comediennes  during  this  engagement, 
for  to  see  two  such  actors  as  Mrs.  Drew  and  Mr.  Jefferson  is  verily 
"a  liberal  education"  in  high  comedy. 
*  «  • 

Great  as  was  the  attraction  in  two  so  distinguished  members  of 
the  dramatic  profession,  the  satisfaction  of  the  large  and  brilliant 
audience  at  the  Baldwin,  on  Monday  night,  did  not  end  with 
them,  as  nearly  every  man  and  woman  in  the  cast  was  a  notable 
of  greater  or  less  magnitude,  and  all  were  accorded  a  fitting  re- 
ception. Louis  James  made  of  Sir  Lucius  O'Trigger  the  "rale 
Irish  gintleman  "  of  the  period,  with  a  dashing  exterior,  a  gentle- 
manly touch  of  the  brogue,  and  a  fire-eating  propensity  worthy 
of  an  "  Inniskillen  dragoon."  W.  F.  Owen,  as  Sir  Anthony  Ab- 
solute, runs  the  two  principals  a  close  race  for  the  honors,  and 
makes  a  salient  figure  in  the  charming  comedy.  Captain  Abso- 
lute (J.  H.  Barnes)  is  not  quite  the  ideal  lover,  but  it  seems  an 
unfortunate  necessity  of  the  stage  lover  that  he  must  be  either 
cold  or  maudlin.  Mr.  Barnes  certainly  is  not  maudlin,  but  he 
might  fit  his  part  better  by  wearing  a  little  less  of  the  military 
ramrod  in  his  spinal  column  and  of  its  constituent  parts  in  his 
countenance.  Lucy  is  pretty  and  pert,  and  Viola  Allen  makes  an 
attractive  and  fairly  satisfactory  Lydia  Languish.  Fag  and  David 
may  be  similarly  mentioned,  though  perhaps  in  a  less  brilliant 
setting  all  might  shine  more  noticeably.  Next  week  the 
Baldwin  stage  will  be  graced  by  an  equally  notable  production, 
Colman's  comedy,  The  Heir-at-Law,  with  Mr.  Jefferson  as  Dr. 
Pangloss.  Owing  to  a  strong  demand  for  the  repetition  of  The 
Rivals,  The  Heir -at- Law  will  be  given  only  on  Monday  and  Friday 
evenings. 


Frederick  Warde  has  evidently  a  congenial  part  in  the  hero  of 
Carleton's  romantic  drama,  The  Lion's  Mou'h.  The  feelings  and 
sentiments  of  Rinaldo  are  too  high-strung,  tuned  up  to  concert 
pitch  all  the  tin>e,  both  in  love  and  politics,  to  be  sustained  by 
any  one  but  a  dramatic  hero;  but  Mr.  Warde  carries  them  as 
naturally  as  if,  while  conspiring  and  love-making  under  the  shadow 
of  the  headsman's  ax,  he  were  upon  his  native  heath.  The  play 
is  poetic  in  diction  and  interesting  as  to  its  story,  and  is  well 
worth  its  prominent  place  in  Mr.  Warde's  repertory.  Next  week 
The  Mountebank  will  be  played  Monday,  Tuesday  and  Sunday 
pvenings;  Virginius,  Wednesday  and  Thursday  and  at  Saturday's 
matinee;  Damon  and  Pythias,  Friday  evening;  Richard  III.,  Sat- 
urday evening.  Of  Mr.  Warde's  support  it  may  be  remarked  in 
general  that  the  company  is  hardly  equal  in  all  respects  to  those 
previously  brought.  Adele  Belgarde,  the  leading  lady,  has  neither 
the  rich,  appealing  voice  nor  the  magnetic  personality  of  Eugenia 
Blair,  than  whom  a  more  exquisite  Virginia  has  been  rarely  seen. 
The  comedy  side  of  Mr.  Carleton's  drama  is  in  charming  relief  to 
the  somberness  of  the  main  interest.  The  lovers'  quarrels  and  re- 
conciliations of  Marco  and  Marcella  are  pleasantly  and  gracefully 
done  by  Fanny  Bowman  and  Harry  Leigh  ton.  Chas.  D.  Herman 
also  made  a  good  Francesco,  the  vain  appeal  to  his  false  friend, 
Christopher,  in  the  torture  chamber  being  strongly  dramatic  and 
effective. 

#  •  • 

At  'the  Bush-street  Theatre  the  week  has  been  filled  in  by 
George  Olmi's  Opera  Company,  late  of  the  Orpheum,  in  a  varied 
repertory.  Thursday  night  the  house  was  crowded,  a  testimonial 
to  the  popularity  of  the  two  young  gentlemen  in  the  box  office, 
whose  benefit  night  it  was.  To-night  and  to-morrow  night  Pina- 
fore will  be  given,  which  concludes  the  engagement. 
»  #  • 

Monday,  March  14,  M.  B.  Leavitt's  new  production,  Spider  and 
Fly,  comes  to  the  Bush.  It  is  said  to  be  quite  novel, 
combining  spectacle,  pantomime,  opera,  comedy  and  special- 
ty, with  new  ballets  and  ether  features.  Lou  Royce,  the 
Fairy  Queen  of  the  play,  is  a  San  Franciscan  lady  who 
is  said  to  possess  a  sweet  and  cultivated  soprano  voice- 
which  has  ample  opportunity  in  the  Spider  and  Fly.  Charles 
Alias,  a  famous  London  costumer,  designed  the  costumes,  and  the 
scenery  is  from  the  studio  of  Martin  and  Young,  New  York.  Mr. 
Leavitt  promises  in  the  new  spectacle  something  worth  seeing. 
«  #  » 

The  Tivoli  management  is  nothing  if  not  enterprising.  What- 
ever the  public  desires  in  the  operatic  line  it  is  pretty  sure  to  get 
at  the  popular  opera  house.  The  public  has  shown  a  decided  wish 
to  hear  again  Stewart  and  O'Connell's  Bluff  King  Hal,  and  the 
Tivoli  announces  its  production  to  follow  Nanon,  which  will  oc- 
cupy next  week.  There  is  a  strong  general  anxiety  to  see  Mr. 
Stewart's  work  in  professional  hands,  and  those  as  efficient  as  the 
Tivoli  corps. 

*  ft  • 

The  next  Musical  Sunday  Afternoon  will  take  place  to-morrow 
at  Steinway  Hall,  when  the  following  programme  will  be  ren- 
dered :  String  quartette,  Mendelssohn,  Hermann  Brandt  Quartette; 
Galatbee,  Mass6,  C.  D.  O'Sullivan;  piano  solo,  Bach,  Signora  TJrsu- 
mando;  song,  Israfel,  C.  D.  O'Sullivan  ;  Music  of  tbe  Spheres,  Ru- 
binstein, and  Gavotte,  Bazzini,  Hermann  Brandt  Quartette;  two 
Mendelssohn  four-part  songs,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Pierce,  Leleta  Level, 
Alfred  Wilkie  and  C.  B.  Stone.  The  concerts  will  be  continued 
through  April  and  May. 

ft  *  # 

Monday,  March  21st,  the  Bostonians  will  make  their  annual 
visit  to  this  city  at  the  Baldwin  Theatre.  Tom  Karl,  Barnabee, 
Jessie  Bartlett  Davis  and  the  rest  of  the  well-known  singers  are 
still  with  the  company.  The  leading  soprano,  Camille  d'Arville, 
will  be  new  here.  In  addition  to  Robin  Hood,  two  new  operas 
will  be  given,  The  Knickerbockers  and  The  Scout.  Caroline  Hamil- 
ton (San  Francisco's  Carrie    Milzner)  is  also  with  the  Bostonians. 

•  •  * 

Under  the  patronage  of  Messrs.  John  Parrott  and  F.  W.  Ludo- 
vici  the  Hermann  Brandt  String  Quartette,  consisting  of  Messrs. 
Hermann  Brandt,  Louis  Schmidt,  Louis  Heine  and  John  Josephs, 
has  been  engaged  for  two  rehearsals  a  week  and  one  concert,  to 
take  place  at  Steinway  Hall,  on  the  evening  of  the  last  Wednes- 
day of  every  month.  The  initial  concert  will  be  given  on  the 
30th  inst.  The  admission  price  will  be  $1,  and  the  subscription 
for  the  first  six  concerts,  March  to  August  inclusive,  ?5.  Lovers 
of  music  who  remain  in  town  during  the  summer  have  a  great 
pleasure  before  them. 

»  #  « 

The  last  Car-Beel  concert  of  the  season  will  take  place  this 
afternoon  at  Irving  Hall.     Mrs.  Birmingham  will  be  tbe  vocalist. 

Bruch's  concerto  for  violin  will  be  rendered  by  Mr.  Beel. R.  E. 

Johnstone,  the  enterprising  manager  of  Ovide  Musin,  announces 
that  this  distinguished  violinist  will  give  two  concerts  at  the 
Baldwin  Theatre  April  24th  and  May  1st.  The  announcement  of 
Musin's  appearance  is  sufficient  for  the  lovers  of  high-class 
music.     His  company  is  the  same  as  on  his  last  visit,  with  a  new 

tenor  and  new  basso,  both  of  established  reputation. Charles 

Frohman's   company,    in    All   the   Comforts   of  Home,  will  follow 


March  12, 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Frederick  Ward*  at  the  Cftllfori  i  HBTDOI  M.  Henry  an- 
nounces Itae  early  appearance,  under  bis  management,  of 
two  famous  KaMern  artists — Geo.  W.  Morgan,  organ  virtu- 
oso, whose  name  bas  boen  for  half  a  century  associated  with 
that  noble  instrument,  and  his  'laughter.  Maude,  an  ac- 
complished harpist.     They  leave  New   York    April   10th,  for  their 

first  Western  t  >  ir.  and  will  be  in  San  Francisco  early  in  May. 

The  Alfred  Wilkie  Operetta  Company  gave  a  most  successful 
entertainment  at  Alameda  last  Saturday  evening,  when  Wulows 
Bevitched  ar.d  The  Sleeping  Queen  were  produced.  The  favorite 
tenor's  friends  were  delighted,  almost  surprised,  at  his  perform- 
ance, and  assert  that  be  never  sang  better  than  at  present.  The 
house  was  crowded  with  a  fashionable  and  critical  audience.  The 
company,  without  extra  heralding  or  over  Advertising,  bas  made  a 

pronounced    success    wherever    it    bas   appeared. Frank    H. 

Staulfer  says  in  Kate  Field's  Washington:  "The  theatre-goer 
who  grumbles  at  the  lady  in  the  high  hat  in  front  of  him,  is 
probably  the  man  who  throws  his  overcoat  over  the  back  of  the 
seat  and  half  buries  the  lady  behind  bim."— Boston  is  to  have 

in  May  a  great  music  festival  directed  by  P.  S.  Gilmore Pader- 

ewski  is  arousing  more  and  more  enthusiasm,  but  he  still  refuses 
to  "go  West." E.  J.  Henley  has  made  a  great  Kew  York  suc- 
cess as  Count  Evitoff  in  Qloriana. The  critic  of  the  New  York 

Evening  Pott  declares  that  Paul's  upper  tones  have  become  harsh 
and  metallic,  and  that  sbe  strikes  in  that  register  more  false  notes 

than  true  ones. Young  Alexander  Salvini  is  rapidly  rising  to 

fame  as  an    exponent    of    the  romantic  and    classic   drama. 
Hoyt's  A   Trip  to  Chinatown   is    said  to  have  achieved  the  longest 

run  of  farce-comedy  in  New  York. A  Temperance  Town  is  Hoyt's 

latest  success. In  Captain  Theresc  Agnes  Huntington  appears  aa 

a  beauteous  maiden  and  a  bold  and  dashing  young  soldier.  She 
will  be  seen  here  in    May,  probably,  at  the   Grand  Opera  House. 

It  is   stated  that  Edwin  Booth  will  make   a  ten-weeks'  tour 

this  season,  in  which  he  will  be  supported  by  Minna  Gale  and  her 

company. Gloriana  has  made  an  emphatic    hit  at  Hermann's 

Theatre,  New  York. Dtinlop's  Stage  News  asserts  that  Wash- 
ington's Birthday  is  the  best  matinee  holiday  in  the  calendar. 


THE  State  Board  of  Arbitration  has  been  doing  very  little  arbi- 
trating since  its  existence.  There  might  have  been  a  good 
chance  for  its  activity  when  the  labor  troubles  began.  At  present 
its  interference  would  probably  be  too  late. 


An  Ode  To  Pommery  Sec. 


With  cautious  hand  I  coax  thy  cork 

That  long  o'er  thee  hath  been  protector; 
And  as  it  comes  to  touch  of  fork, 

Thou  bubbleat  forth,  divinest  nectar. 
Among  contemporary  peers — 

Most  insignificant  survivals — 
Those  veterans  of  the  early  years, 

Are  none  whom  thou  dost  reckon  rivals. 
And  when  to  our  expectant  lips 

Thy  flavor  is  communicated, 
Thy  anthems  are  our  votive  sips — 

Thy  obsequies  are  celebrated. 
Take  at  our  hands  this  votive  psalm, 

There's  nothing  sinister  that  we  know 
In  dubbing  thee,  our  "  Grand  Old  Cham," 

Divinest  wine,  O,  Pommery  Greno! 

— Lo  ndon    World. 


OUR  DRESS-MAKING  DEPARTMENT 

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Depends  largely  on  Curtains  and  Dra- 
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harmony  with  the  rest  of  the  apartment 
in  design  and  color.  Our  stock  offers  un- 
I  im  ited  range  for  selection  both  in  qual- 
ity of  materials  and  variety  of  styles. 


PORTIERES. 


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latest  patterns  and  colorings;  also.  Fig- 
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LACE  CURTAINS. 


All  the  famous  laces  in  latest  designs— 
Spoehtel,  Arab,  Cassaban,  Duchesse", 
Colbert,  Marie  Antoinette,  Louis  XlV. 
Louis  XV.  and  Louis  XVI. 

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BALDWIN  THEATRE. 

Al.  Hayman  <&  Co Proprietors.  |  Alfred  Bouvier Manager 

Engagement  for  two  weeks  only.  JOSEPH  JEPFEKSON  and  company 
of  comedians,  presenting  during  this  week,  with  matinee  Saturday  only, 
Sheridan's  brilliant  comedy, 

THE     RIVALS. 
Mr.  Jefferson  as  "Bob  Acres." 
Monday,  March  14th, 

THE    HEIR    AT    I,AW, 
Mr.  Jefferson  as  "Dr.  Pangloss." 
Prices— Lower  floor  $2;  balcony  $1  50  and  *1.    Gallery  50  cents. 

NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE. 

Al.  Hayman  &Co Proprietors.  I  Harry  Mann Manager. 

Monday,  March  14.  Last  week  !  Last  matinee  Saturday  ! 

FREDERICK     WARDE. 

Monday,  Tuesday  and  Sunday THE  MOUNTEBANK. 

Wednesday,  Thursday  and  Saturday  matinee VIRGINIUS. 

Friday  evening  DAMON  AND  PYTHIAS. 

Saturday  night RICHARD  in. 

Monday.  March  21st,  return  of  last  year's  favorite  comedy, 
ALL    THE    COHFORTS    OF    HOME. 

Seats  on  sale  next  Thursday. 

BUSH  STREET  THEATRE. 

M.  B.Leavitt.. Lessee  and  Proprietor.  |  J.  J.  Gottlob Manager. 

Farewell  performances ! 

NEW    YORK    OPERA    COMPANY. 

To-night  PINAFORE. 

Sunday  night  CHIMES  OF  NORMANDY. 

Monday,  March  14th, 

M.  B.  LEAVirT'S  GRAND  SPECTACULAR  PRODUCTION, 

SPIDER     AND     FLY. 

46— European  Celebrities— 46 


TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Krelinb  Bros  Proprietors  and  Manager!. 

Last  nights  of  our  latest  great  success  !    A  great  Dig  hit, 
THE     VICE-ADMIRAL. 

Monday,  March  14th,  NAKOS. 
Popular  Pricks  25c.  and  SOe. 

IRVING  HALL. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  12,  1892. 


THE  waiters  of  the  Palace  Hotel  have  been  kept  busy,  ever 
since  the  arrival  of  Mrs.  Oelrichs  and  Miss  Fair  from  New 
York,  in  bringing  up  bits  of  pasteboard  upon  which  are  inscribed 
the  names  of  many  of  the  beaux  of  the  swim.  Truth  to  tell,  the 
fair  Birdie  will  be  a  rich  prize  in  the  lottery  of  life  for  some  lucky 
young  man  to  draw,  and  we  hope  the  luck  may  fall  to  a  Califor- 
nian.  Gotham  has  wealth  enough  and  to  spare  without  captur- 
ing our  youthful  "  native  daughter  "  and  her  dollars. 
#  #  * 
Society  is  wondering  what  will  be  the  fate  of  the  Haggin  resi- 
dence, on  Taylor  street.  The  owner,  J.  B.  Haggin  and  bis  wife, 
have  joined  the  California  colony  in  New  York,  where  one 
daughter  and  the  widow  and  children  of  one  son  reside.  The 
eldest  son,  Louis,  and  his  charming  wife,  long  ago  chose  Paris  as 
a  resting  place,  and  now  that  their  only  child  is  married  to  a 
foreigner,  their  ties  to  Europe  will  be  stronger  than  ever;  while 
their  fondness  for  the  gay  capital  is  shared  by  the  Haggins'  other 
daughter,  Mrs.  McAfee.  In  all  probability  San  Francisco  society 
has  seen  the  last  of  the  fine  interior  of  the  Taylor  street  mansion, 
at  least  under  the  Haggin  ownership. 

#  #  » 

A  walking  club  is  one  of  the  latest  organizations  formed  to  pass 
away  Lent.  It  is  largely  composed  of  young  people  of  the  Pacific 
Heights  vicinity,  who  may  be  seen  in  the  rosy  hours  of  the  early 
morning  tramping  along  the  road  to  the  Presidio  or  to  the  Park. 

#  *  * 

Much  curiosity  is  expressed  as  to  whether  Donald  de  V.  Gra- 
ham, Louis  Sloss,  Jr.,  and  Mrs.  Brechmin  will  accompany  Dr. 
Younger's  family  on  their  Italian  tour.    - 

#  #  * 

The  girls  are  growling  becausetheir  favorite,  Strother,  is  ordered 
off  out  of  town  again.  There  is  a  chance,  however,  that  the 
gallant  soldier  will  be  back  in  the  city  in  time  to  take  part  in  the 
post-Lenten  gaieties. 

#  #  # 

The  recently  announced  engagement  of  the  attractive  daughter 
of  the  Nicaragua  canal  enthusiast  is  looked  upon  by  her  many 
friends  as  likely  to  last  this  time.  The  fortunate  gentleman  of 
her  second  choice  is  a  clergyman,  and  the  young  lady's  tastes  all 
run  that  way,  she  being  a  noted  leader  in  all  church  work. 

Judge  A.  C.  Monson,  of  New  York,  who  has  so  frequently  ap- 
peared as  a  prominent  figure  at  Eastern  races,  will  no  doubt  be 
obliged  to  make  a  visit  to  San  Francisco,  to  settle  the  estate  of 
the  ex-Californian,  Withers,  of  which  he  is  executor.  He  will 
receive  a  hearty  welcome  from  many  old  friends,  should  he  do  so. 

#  #  # 

Apropos  of  Judge  Monson,  a  good  story  is  told  by  an  "  old 
timer,"  anent  the  days  when  Monson  and  Milton  S.  Latham  used 
to  visit  Julius  May,  of  the  banking  firm  of  B.  Davidson  &  Co.  It 
seems  that  Judge  Monson,  who  was  an  early  follower  of  Anglo- 
mania, and  unable  to  pronounce  his  r's,  had  been  one  of  the 
passengers  on  the  ill-fated  Central  America,  which  foundered  at 
sea,  and  escaped  drowning  by  leaving  the  ship  in  the  first  boat 
with  the  women  and  children,  which  act  had  been  cited  to  his 
disadvantage  many  times.  At  a  dinner  given  by  a  prominent 
banker,  Judge  Monson  was  recounting  his  experiences  of  travel, 
when  he  was  "rushing  around  from  Rome  to  Paris,"  when  a 
hitherto  silent  member  of  the  party  spoke  up,  "  Was  that  before 
you  sailed  on  the  Central  America  or  after  you  left  her  ?  " 

#  *  I 

The  married  friskies  of  San  Francisco  have  received  another 
shock,  this  time  nearer  home,  in  the  shooting  of  a  man  in  Japan 
by  a  jealous  husband,  who  did  not  approve  of  attentions  to  bis 
wife.  Lent  is  a  good  time  to  make  good  resolves,  and  it  behooves 
all  wives  who  like  the  admiration  of  others  than  their  husbands, 
to  pause,  for  the  green-eyed  monster  may  develop  suddenly,  right 
in  their  own  homes.  If  the  sad  tragedies  of  Cannes  and  Yoko- 
hama should  bring  a  lesson  of  warning  home  to  us,  it  will  have 
one  good  effect,  at  least.  No  one  who  is  familiar  with  our  swim 
will  deny  that  flirtatious  married  people— men  as  well  as  women 
— swarm  therein,  and  it  has  grown  to  such  an  extent  that  at  the 
cotillions  are  frequently  seen  young  matrons  taking  the  places  by 
right  belonging  to  the  girls,  and  not  alone  receiving,  but  demand- 
ing, attentions  which  ought  to  be  regarded  as  a  thing  of  ante- 
nuptial days.  Much  has  been  said  and  written  on  this  subject, 
but  to  no  purpose.  It  requires  a  shock  to  bring  people  to  a  sense 
of  danger,  sometimes. 

#  *    n 

It  is  astonishing  how  little  it  takes  to  make  society  veer  in  its 
way  of  looking  at  things.  Not  so  very  long  ago  everyone  was 
inveighing  against  E.  F.  Searles,  the  "paper-hanger."  Now  he 
has  assumed  the  aspect  of  a    liberal,  generous    benefactor.     His 


check  for  $10,000  to  the  Church  of  the  Advent  was  the  first  Btraw 
that  floated  on  the  turning  current,  and  now  comes  the  rumor 
that  it  is  Mr.  Searles'  intention  to  spend  much  of  his  inherited 
wealth  in  beautifying  San  B'rancisco,  in  memory  of  his  wife,  and 
for  the  gratification  of  his  own  aesthetic  taste.  Let  Searles,  the 
millionaire  widower,  come  out  here  with  any  such  schemes,  and 
we  venture  to  say  there  will  not  be  a  more  praised,  sough  t-f  or 
and  altogether  popular  man  than  he  on  the  Coast.  What  a  mat- 
rimonial plum  he  is,  girls  1 

•   *   # 

A  report  from  the  nation's  capital  says    that    President   Cleve- 
land's  home,   Oakview,   in  the  suburbs  of   that  city,  lately  pur- 
chased by  the  Sharon   estate,  is   to   be  used  as  the  Washington 
residence  of  Frank  Newlands  and  family. 
«  #  * 

Though  the  daily  papers  have  stated  that  "  comparatively  few 
articles  "  have  been  taken  from  the  Fair  residence  and  sent  East, 
it  is  known  that  all  the  valuable  paintings  possessed  by  the  late 
Mrs.  Fair,  and  which  made  her  hospitable  mansion  so  beautiful, 
have  been  packed  for  New  York,  and  have  either  been  shipped 
or  are  about  to»be  Bent  to  the  Oelrichs  mansion  in  Gotham,  where, 
with  those  already  owned  by  New  York's  coming  Mayor,  they 
will  make  a  magnificent  gallery.  It  was  understood  that  the 
Fair  residence  was  to  be  sold  to  Mr.  Pullman,  who,  according  to 
rumor,  was  to  present  it  to  his  daughter  when  she  becomes  Mrs. 
Carolan.  Mrs.  Oelrichs,  however,  says  the  house  is  not  to  be 
sold. 


Among  the  restaurants  of  San  Francisco,  none  have  higher  place 
in  popular  favor  than  the  Original  Swain's  Bakery,  at  213  Sutter 
street,  which  for  years  has  had  the  patronage  of  the  elite  of  the  city. 
It  is  centrally  located,  and  therefore  convenient  to  ladies  out  shop- 
ping, and  is  also  very  popular  for  refreshments  after  the  theatres.  It 
is  very  popular  for  dinner  parties. 

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8 


SNAP     SB 


(By     Pi     \ 

THERE  t?  a  quaint  Arab  proverb, or  better  yet.  i  bit  of  wisdom 
tbal  many  people  have  tried  to  quote,  and  because  of  its 
■owe what  intricate  wording,  bare  failed.  It  reads,  ••  He  who 
knows  not,  and  knows  not  that  he  knows  not,  is  a  fool :  leave 
hiiu.  He  who  knows  not.  and  knows  not  that  he  knows  not,  is 
simple;  teach  him.  lie  who  knows,  and  knows  not  that  be 
knows,  is  asleep;  wake  him.  He  who  knows,  and  knows,  and 
knows  that  he  knows,  is  wise;  follow  bim." 
*  •  • 
No  one  who  has  read  "  Black  Beauty  "  can  regard  a  horse 
simply  as  a  machine.  The  whole  equine  race  have  been  endowed 
with  distinct  personality,  by  the  writer  of  that  marvelous  appeal; 
that  voice  raised  in  the  name  of  those  who  cannot  speak  for 
themselves.  To  me  every  horse  is  either  a  »  Ginger  "  or  '«  Black 
Beauty  "  himself  in  the  different  stages  of  their  career.  Last  Sat- 
urday I  sat  in  the  Park  and  watched  the  procession  of  equipages 
pass  in  review,  and  truly  there  were  not  more  than  two  or  three 
of  the  horses  not  burdened  with  a  check-rein  of  some  sort.  The 
majority  of  them  wore  check-reins,  of  the  Kemble-.Tackson  over- 
check  patent,  which  were  checked  cruelly  high.  The  finer  the 
turn-out.  tbe  higher  the  check.  Not  a  few  of  those  who  sat  so 
complacently  behind  the  suffering  horses,  unmindful  of  tbe  tor- 
ture inflicted  by  their  express  direction,  were  men  and  women 
prominent  in  church  circles  and  in  society,  and  advocates  of 
charitable  projects  which  have  brought  them  before  the  public  as 
philanthropists.  And  yet  they  could  ride  behind  horses  that 
must  have  been,  that  evidently  were,  suffering  from  unnecessary 
muscular  strain  and  nervous  irritation.  How  absurd  it  would  be 
to  strap  up  and  tie  back  the  heads  of  the  swans  in  the  Park  ! 
What  an  outrage  upon  nature!  What  an  insult  to  art,  which  has 
always  prostrated  itself  before  Ihe  curve  of  the  swan's  neck  as 
the  embodiment  of  grace  and  beauty!  Is  it  any  the  less  absurd 
to  drag  a  horse's  head  into  an  unnatural  position,  and  then  con- 
sider his  looks  improved  by  the  process?  And  as  for  bis  capacity 
for  work,  how  is  that  affected  by  tbe  use  of  the  check-rein?  In 
the  first  place,  it  frets  and  irritates  tbe  horse,  especially  when  be 
is  compelled  to  stand  with  his  head  checked;  it  makes  his  wind- 
pipe ache,  and  in  time  affects  a  horse  in  that  most  important 
point,  his  wind.  If  a  horse  makes  a  misstep  when  his  bead  is 
checked  high,  he  has  less  chance  of  recovering  hims  If  than  if 
his  head  and  neck  had  not  been  fastened  back.  A  check-rein  and 
an  uncomfortable  bit  causes  a  horse  to  foam  at  tbe  mouth.  In 
carting,  a  horse  with  his  head  checked  cannot  throw  himself 
against  tbe  collar  of  his  harness,  and  so  bring  his  whole  strength 
to  bear  in  dragging  his  load.  The  weight  and  tbe  strain  comes  on 
his  neck  and  his  back.     Why  not  give  the  horse  a  chance  ? 

In  some  States  vigorous  efforts  have  been  made  to  have  a  law 
passed  by  the  Legislature  prohibiting  the  use  of  check-reins,  at 
least  of  that  instrument  of  torture,  the  over-check ,  and  especially 
on  draught  horses,  or  those  engaged  in  the  lighter  forms  of  cart- 
ing. The  Societies  for  the  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Animals 
should  decide  upon  some  course  of  concerted  action  by  which 
this  result  might  be  obtained.  The  Humane  World,  of  St.  Paul, 
whose  active  representative,  Horace  J.  Croft,  while  on  this  coast, 
was  instrumental  in  gaining  several  members  for  our  local  S.  P. 
C.  A.,  and  in  organizing  throughout  the  interior  a  number,  of 
humane  societies,  has  adopted  the  plan  of  publishing  tbe  names 
of  those  who  so  offend  against  the  laws  of  mercy  by  using  check- 
reins.  Were  this  plan  to  be  followed  by  any  San  Francisco 
journal,  its  columns  would  be  crowded.  The  fashion  of  check- 
reins  is  going  out  of  vogue  in  London,  and  also  in  New  York. 
Do  we  San  Franciscans  represent  with  our  rich,  such  a  parvenu 
upstart  class,  to  whom  the  outer  signs  of  wealth  are  so  neces- 
sary to  their  own  enjoyment  of  their  sudden  elevation,  that  they 
must  torture  their  dumb  servants  by  the  use  of  the  check-rein  ? 
Are  they  so  ignorant  that  foam  flecked  with  blood  can  be  the  sign 
of  a  mettlesome  steed,  and  not  of  torture  inflictediwithout  reason? 
The  Humane  World  believes  it  has  discovered  a  method  by  which 
negligent  horse  owners  may  be  reminded  when  they  have  for- 
gotten to  blanket  their  horses.  They  have  had  thousands  of  tags 
printed  for  free  distribution,  in  style  and  shape  the  same  as  a 
shipping  tag,  each  bearing  this  inscription;  »  This  horse  should 
be  blanketed.  Signed,  Humanitarian."  These  tags  have  each 
a  string  by  which  they  can  be  attached  to  the  harness,  in  tbe 
hope  that  when  the  owners  have  had  their  negligence  brought  to 
their  minds  they  will  be  ashamed  to  leave  their  animals  un- 
covered. A  quantity  of  these  tags  will  be  sent,  free  of  charge,  to 
any  part  of  the  United  States  and  Canada,  on  receipt  of  postage. 
Another  tag  for  a  similar  use  reads,  "  This  horse's  head  is  checked 
too  high."  How  this  scheme  will  work  remains  to  be  seen.  It 
is  worth  trying.  Humane  education  may  do  away  with  what 
ignorance  has  followed  blindly. 

*  *  * 

No   new   enterprise   was  ever   started    without   meeting  three 

different   kinds   of  people.     The   active   opponents  are  a  benefit 

rather   than  a   detriment*,  for  they  help  to  keep  the  cause  before 

the  public,  the  enthusiasts  will  keep  it  alive   and   growing.     The 


third  olua  are  the  onP,  who  srs  to  btdwptod.     Hm-v  would  Ilka 

U  nl,fv  H»«nwe1v«  With  lbs  new  movement,  bill  are  not  quite 

BUM  that  it  Isjusl  tbe  thing  for  them  to  do,  tn  all  communities 
there  are  would-be  society  woman,  who,  gravitating  uncomfort- 
ably along  the  ragged  ed>,-e  of  uncertainty  as  to  their  exact  post- 
tion  in  the  •■  Four  Hundred."  live  in  terror  lest  they  should  dotha 
wrong  thing,  take  a  step— make  a  move  that  would  send  them 
down  to  where  they  belong,  on  tbe  other  side  of  the  fence.  They 
are  the  ones  who  let  others  do  the  hard  work,  bear  the  burden 
and  heat  of  tbe  day,  and  then,  later  on,  these  eleventh-hour 
people  will  come  in  and  try  to  reap  the  reward  of  labors  not  their 
own,  and  to  assume  positions  of  commanding  importance. 
•  •  • 

Some  one  has  asked.  '■  How  do  women  keep  Lent  ?  "  Lent  is 
an  institution;  it  marks  the  seasons  for  the  worldly  as  well  as 
the  spiritually  minded.  The  rush  and  swirl  of  pleasure  ceases, 
outwardly,  for  a  while.  Forty  days  is  a  good  long  time  to  re- 
plenish tbe  wardrobe,  to  learn  a  new  step  in  dancing,  rehearse  a 
charity  play,  to  rest  from  the  bore  of  calling.  It  offers  a  change, 
too;  theatre  parties  give  place  to  reading  clubs  and  Pelsarte 
classes.     Once  in  the  swim,  one  must  keep  on  tbe  go  somehow. 

But  as  to  the  actual  performance  of  Lenten  duties,  some  few 
there  be  who  do  attend  tbe  church  services,  and  follow  the  advice 
of  their  spiritual  father.  Some  practice  rigorously  a  system  of 
partial  fasting  at  the  table,  of  abstinence  from  some  pleasure, 
some  delicacy;  some  expenditure  is  checked,  but,  as  a  church- 
woman  said  to  me,  •<  Lent  is  not  what  it  was  when  I  was  a  girl. 
People  are  lazy  about  going  to  church,  and  as  for  not  going  out, 
why  they  go  to  the  theatre  just  about  the  same  as  usual.  I'm 
sure  the  young  people  do.  anyway."     Which  is  just  about  so. 


How 
They  Differ, 

In  make  up:  Most 

baking  powders  contain  am- 
monia or  alum.  Cleveland's 
does  not ;  not  a  particle. 

Xt  is  made  of  pure  cream  of  tartar 
and  bi-rarbonate  of  soda,  with  a 
little  flour  to  keep  the  strength,  noth- 
ing else.     Cleveland's  is  wholesome. 

In  Strength.'.  Arounded 
spoonful  of  Cleveland's  does 
better  work  than  a  heaping 
spoonful  of  any  other. 

A  large  saving  on  a  year's  bakings. 
Cleveland's  leavens  most. 

In  results :  Cake  made 
with  Cleveland's  is  fine 
grained,  keeps  moist  and 
fresh. 

Cleveland's  leavens  best. 

r.  H.  AMES  A  «  P.,  Agents. 


BELVEDERE 


Is  the  place  for  this  summer's  vacation. 


NO  FOGS! 


NO  WINDS! 


Certainly  a  good  locality  for  villa  sites.  Take 
Tiburon  boat,  9:30  and.  11  A.  M.;  return  12:35 
or  4. OB  P.  M. 

Luncheon  can  be  obtained  at  Belvedere  Res- 
taurant.    Busses  meet  all  boats. 

TEVIS  &  FISHER,  Agents, 

14  POST  STREET. 


10 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  12,  1892. 


'  TUA^  •LooKER-QN;. «_1Q| 


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MANY  people  have  heard  of  ■«  Petey"  Bigelow,  and  as  many 
more  of  "Bobby"  Grayson.  Thousands  have  envied  them 
their  beautiful  persons  and  intellectual  endowmen  s.  As  they 
promenaded  the  boulevards  and  allowed  the  fair  ones  of  the  city 
to  gaze  upon  them,  other  men  turned  away  and  sighed,  for  well 
they  knew  that  beside  Petey  and  Bobby  they  had  no  show.  Now, 
however,  all  is  changed.  The  glory  has  departed  from  them,  and 
as  befitteth  the  season,  they  are  in  sackcloth  and  ashes.  Bigelow 
is  now  endeavoring  to  center  bis  massive  brain  upon  the  awful 
idea  of  shaving  off  that  mustache  and  whisker  that  he  grew  in 
Paris,  and  has  ever  since  retained  as  a  souvenir  of  his  days  in  the 
gay  capital.  He  wants  to  disguise  himself,  for  Petey  is  sorely  re- 
pentant. He  and  Bobby  attended  a  Purim  masquerade  ball  at 
Odd  Fellows'  Hall  last  Sunday  night,  and  there  endeavored  to 
create  sad  havoc  among  the  fair  ones  of  the  chosen  people.  But 
alas,  and  alack-a-day!  the  ladies  would  have  none  of  them.  Not 
a  smile  was  given  them,  but  instead  they  met  averted  faces,  and 
were  received  with  looks  of  scorn.  Some  of  the  prettiest  girls  re- 
fused to  be  introduced  to  them.  And  this  to  Petey  1  He  who 
has  played  jackpots  with  kings  and  whispered  sweet  nothings 
into  the  shell-like  ear  of  a  dusky  queen!  Petey,  who  decided  the 
fate  of  Chili,  and  announced  who  were  the  fairest  belles  of  Frisco ! 
And  the  graceful  Grayson,  too!  They  have  not  recovered  yet. 
Throughout  Lent  they  will  continue  to  mourn  and  wonder.  This 
is  why  they  go  about  in  disguise.     But  glory  remains  in  Israel. 

*  #  » 

"  Larry"  Kip  and  Perrie  Kewen  are  once  more  friends.  They 
have  buried  the  hatchet  deep  in  the  soil  of  forgetfulness,  and 
again  may  be  seen  arm-in-arm  upon  the  Rialto.  These  two 
scions  of  noted  houses  were,  until  quite  recently,  partners  in  the 
law  together,  and  had  an  office  on  Pine  street.  Some  differences 
arose  and  the  signs  were  changed,  the  name  of  Kip  remaining 
and  that  of  Kewen  being  erased.  Then  it  was  noticed  that  they 
never  spoke  as  they  passed  by.  Now,  however,  all  is  again  as  it 
should  be.  I  understand  that  Kip,  with  true  Christian  humility, 
made  the  first  advance,  and  putting  his  arm  upon  the  neck  of  his 
former  partner,  spoke  words  of  forgiveness  to  the  Sacramento 
warrior.  That  was  a  great  combination — Kip  &  Kewen — and  it 
should  have  been  maintained.  A  joining  of  the  church  and  the 
National  Guard  should  have  given  much  trouble  to  all  opposing 
law  firms. 

*  #  * 

A  dispatch  from  London,  published  under  date  of  the  7th  inst., 
announces  that  »  Mr.  Gilroy,  an  Englishman,  who  formerly  owned 
a  ranch  near  San  Francisco,  where  he  married  Miss  Ella  Francis 
Kellogg,  in  1876,  and  then  returned  to  England,  since  when  he 
has  resided  at  Worcester  and  Dundee,  has  filed  a  petition  for  di- 
vorce on  the  ground  of  adultery.  The  co-respondent  named  is 
C.  H.  C.  Talner.  Mrs.  Gilroy  has  filed  a  cross  bill  charging  her 
husband  with  unfaithfulness."  From  this  it  appears  that  the 
Deacon  and  Hethrington  affairs  are  not  the  only  ones  remotely 
connected  with  San  Franciscans,  and  which  draw  the  world's 
eyes  toward  the  Golden  State.  Mrs.  Gilroy  has  numbers  of 
friends  in  this  city,  where  her  father,  Colin  Kellogg,  now  resides. 
She  was  a  young  and  pretty  girl,  with  blue  eyes,  long  golden 
brown  hair  and  a  talent  for  whistling,  when  her  father  took  her 
down  to  El  Paso  de  Robles  Hot  Springs.  Ella  bad  rheumatism  in 
her  knee,  and  the  sulphur  and  mud  baths  were  supposed  to  ben- 
efit it.  In  the  course  of  her  drives— she  owned  a  pony  phaeton — 
she  met  young  Robert  Gilroy,  whose  father  possessed  an  im- 
mense ranch  on  the  other  side  of  the  Salinas,  which  has  since 
passed  into  other  hands.  Their  meeting  led  to  love  and  a  wed- 
ding, and  Mrs.  Gilroy  became  a  resident  of  Paso  Robles.  She 
was  quite  an  artist,  and  her  house  was  made  beautiful  by  the 
results  of  her  own  handiwork.  The  people  at  the  hotel  across 
the  river  often  remarked  upon  the  frantic  jealousy  displayed  by 
the  youthful  husband,  who  even  seemed  to  dislike  the  attentions 
paid  by  his  own  brother,  Jim  Gilroy,  to  his  bride.  The  late 
Charles  Crocker,  Judge  Sanderson  and  many  other  well-known 
visitors  at  the  Springs  were  attracted  by  the  charming  manners 
and  chic  conversation  of  Mrs.  Gilroy,  who  drove  over  to  the  hotel 
nearly  every  day.  The  Gilroys  had  two  children  while  living  in 
Southern  California,  one  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  About  ten 
years  ago  Gilroy  senior  sold  his  ranch,  and  his  sons  and  daughter- 
in-law  went  to  live  in  England.  Mrs.  Gilroy  was  out  here  last 
year,  but  not  one  of  those  who  renewed  friendship  with  her  had 
even  an  inkling  of  the  present  suit.  Mr.  Gilroy  was  granted  the 
divorce  last  Wednesday. 

*  #  * 
Mme.  Adam,  the  bright  editor  of  the  Nouvelle  Revue  ot  Paris,  re- 
cently sent  out  invitations  for  a  series  of  receptions,  and  inscribed 
on  the  cards,  the  simple  announcement  "  to  talk."  There  is  a 
clever  idea.  "To  talk,"  mind  you,  means  not  to  give  utterance 
to  society  twaddle  and  the  scandals  incidental  thereto,  but  to  con- 
verse intellectually  upon  the  leading  topics  of  the  day,  let  them 


be  of  whatever  kind,  from   telepathy  to  the  silver  question,  or 
bifurcated  petticoats  to  the  insanity  of  Emperor  William.     How 
many  people   are   there   in   San   Francisco  society  to-day   who 
"talk?"     Mme.   Adam   says   she  thinks  there   are  about  forty 
women  yet  in  Paris  who  appreciate  the  delights  of   intellectual 
conversation,  and  she  is  determined  to  get  them  together.     Do  I 
exaggerate  when  I  say  I  do  not  think  there  are  half  a  dozen  ladies 
in  San  Francisco  who  could  enjoy  themselves  and   give  pleasure 
to  others  at  such  a  conversazione  as  that  of  Mme.  Adam's?     Nor 
do  I  intimate  by  this  statement  that  our  women  are  of  less  intel- 
lectual attainments,   nor  of  weaker  mental  calibre  than  those  of 
Taris.  The  fact  simply  is  that  intellectual  conversation  at  society 
gatherings  is  a  lost  art.      Our  women  talk.      Oh  I  yes,  they  talk 
enough,  but  they  say  nothing  worth  listening  to.     A  long  course 
of  dissipation  at  afternoon  teas,  with  the  consequent  expressions 
of  opinions  on  the  latest  frock  or  the  favorite  cake,  has  resulted 
in  conversation,  as  it  should  be  properly  interpreted,  having  sunk 
into   innocuous   desuetude.      Some  time  since  I  suggested  that 
some  leader  of  society,  able  individually  to  carry  out  the  scheme, 
should  give  womanly  intellect  a  fair  show  in  San  Francisco  by 
opening  her  salon  to  a  gathering  of   intellectual  people  for  the 
general  interchange  of  ideas  upon  interesting  subjects.  That  such 
a  salon  is  not  known  here  says  but  little  for  the  ambition  of  our 
women  to  raise  themselves  above  the  mediocrity  which  surrounds 
the  fashionable  affairs  of  the  day.      Now  that  the  season  of  sack- 
cloth  and  ashes  is  upon  us,  and  for  the  time,  dances  and  card 
parties  are  supposed  to  be  tabooed,  let  some  lady  follow  out  this 
idea.      Let  her  issue  her  cards  for  a    "talk,"   and  if  she  gets  the 
proper  people  together,  I  assure  her  she  will  be  looked  on  at  once 
as  a  particularly  brilliant  star  in  the  social  firmament.     The  dow- 
agers owe  it  to  the  fair  ones  of   three  or   four  seasons  to  show 
them  the  error  of  their  ways,  and  to  lead  them  aright  toward  the 
road  on  which   intellect   may  be  found.     And  though  we  do  not 
care  for  pedantry,  and  are  not  particularly  in  love  with    blue 
stockings  there  is  no  doubt,  girls,  you  will  have  better  chances  of 
getting  a  good  husband,  by  giving  your  brains  a  show,  than  you 
ever  will  have  by  confining  your  endeavors  to  society  buffoonery. 
*  *  * 
The  corner-stone  of  the   club   house  of   The  Owl's  Nest  will  be 
laid  on  April  21st,  and    the   sky  over  Redwood  City  will  have  a 
rich    crimson  glow  that  day,  and  far  into  the  night  thereof.     The 
attendant   ceremonies   will   be   very  impressive,  as   becomes  the 
dignified  gentlemen  who  will  rest  within  The  Owl's  Nest,  and  no 
expense  is   to  be  spared  in  the  exercises.     The   corporation   has 
now    been   formed,   the   shares   all  taken,  and   Nat.  Brittan  has 
made  a   lease  of  the  grounds  to  the  club.     The  contract  for  the 
building  has  been  let,  and  in  June  the  club  will  open  its  doors.  A 
large  scow  has  been  purchased,  which  will  be  moored  in  the  estu- 
ary near   the   club-house,  where  it  will  be  fitted  as  a  boat-house. 
Nearly   all   the    members   of  the  club  will  have  punts,   canoes, 
gondolas,  whitehalls,  plungers,  luggers,   or  catamarans,  in  which 
to  sail  up  and  down  the  waters  of  the  estuary,  and  pay  trequent 
visits  to  Redwood  City,  to  show  the  people  there   how   to   liven 
things  up  in  their  little  burg.     Theodore   Payne,  Warren   Payne, 
J.  B.Gill  and  Dan.  O'Connell   have   purchased   a   ten-ton    sloop 
yacht,  to   be   known   as    "  The  Off  Day, "  which  will  be  the  first 
vessel  of  the  fleet  to  cast  her  anchor  off  the  club's  reservation. 
"  The  Off  Day  "  will  be  a,  most  comfortable  boat.     Its  cabin  will 
be  very  comfortably   fitted,   and  in   every  way  it  will  be  made  a 
means  of  allowing  every  man  who  boards  her  to  properly  enjoy 
his  day  off.     Willis  Polk,  Lee  Lash  and  Nat.  Brittan  have  secured 
a  Chinese  fishing  lugger,  procured  at  great  expense  from  a  Butch- 
ertown  mogul,  who  has  made  a  fortune  digging  clams.     This  they 
will  man  and  boy  in  the  most  approved  Celestial  fashion.     To  be 
able  the  better  to   control    the    movements  of  their  ship  of  state, 
they  are  now  studying  the  art  of  swearing  in  the  Canton  dialect, 
under  a  highbinder  released  from  jail  for  the  purpose   by   Police 
Judge   John    Lord    Love.     The   club    has  a  reservation  of  20,000 
acres,  in  which  is  included  woodland,  hill  and  dale.     There  is  ex- 
cellent shooting  on  the  tract,  the  marshes  near  the  bay  being  a 
favorite  resort  of  wild  ducks,  and  the  uplands    being  productive 
of  smalt  game  and   deer.     Several   streams    afford    good    fishing. 
The  tract  will  be  patrolled  by  game-keepers  to  ferret  out  and  put 
over  the  fence  any  of  the  Front-street  Bohemians  who  may  start 
out  on  a  poaching  expedition  after  a  drop  in  coal  tar.     Just  back 
of  the  club-house  will  be  a  concrete  swimming  pool,  thirty  feet  in 
diameter.     The  grounds  are  only  forty  minutes  from  the  city  by 
rail,  and  nine  trains  from  this  city  pass    it   daily.     The   member- 
ship is,  of  course,  limited.     The  club,  with  all  its  varied   induce- 
ments, ought  to  be  one  of  the  very  best  and    most   enjoyable   in 
America.     It  will  be  a  very  formidable  rival  to  the  Country  Club. 
That  club,  by  the  way,  charges  $1,000  initiation  fee,  and  there  are 
now  twenty  men  on  the  books  waiting  turns  to  get  in. 
#  *  ♦ 
An  incident  of  the  Carnegie  banquet  has  not  been  mentioned  in 
any  of  the  daily  papers.     The  hour  was  late,  the  reporters  had 
been  sending  batches  of  copy  to  the  glory  of  the  State  and  its  dis- 
tinguished Eastern  visitors.     M.  H.  de  Young  was  responding  to 
the   toast   of   the   press.     He  had   just  propounded   the  query, 
"  Where  would  you  be  without  the  press  ?"  when  a  fearful  groan 
broke  in  upon  the   speaker's   unanswerable   question.     AH   eyes 


March   12,  1892. 


SAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


11 


turned  to  (be  table  tvhen<  e  the  groan  proceeded.  And  there  the 
gentleman  representing  the  Monar.h  »at  with  his  hea«l  on  the 
table,  bis  body  oonvutord  with  grief,  and  the  preater  portion  of 
bis  share  of  tbe  banquet  on  the  Boor.  Then  this  worthy  repre- 
sentative of  the  indispensable  press  was  helped  to  bis  feet,  and 
with  his  arms  round  a  sturdy  messenger  boy.  was  rolled  out  of 
the  banquet  hall  into  the  cooler  air.  As  the  door  swung  behind 
him.  some  one  repeated  the  question;  -Where  would  you  be 
without  the  press  ?" 


Tbe  Republican  Alliance  bas  opened  large  and  luxurious  quar- 
ters on  Powell  street,  and  there,  during  the  campaign,  the  mem- 
bers of  tbe  Federal  clique  will  do  practical  politics.  A  lease  of 
the  house,  rented  furnished,  has  been  obtained.  It  is  proposed 
to  ba%'e  about  200  members  of  the  Alliance,  who  will  be  expected 
to  pay  $5  a  month  for  the  good  of  the  cause.  This  wilt  give  an 
established  income  of  $1,000  a  month.  The  rent  is  $2U0  a  month, 
and  the  other  expenses  probably  as  much  more,  so  that  there 
ought  to  be  a  surplus  of  about  $600  a  month,  which  will  make  a 
fund  to  be  used  in  "  practical  "  politics.  Tbe  rank  and  file  will 
be  given  tbe  free  run  of  the  lower  portion  of  tbe  bouse,  but  the 
upper  tioor  will  be  made  sacred  to  secret  consultations  with  the 
powers  that  be,  and  those  that  want  to  be.  So,  it  will  be  seen, 
that  the  Republicans  are  becoming  aristocratic  in  their  manner  of 
doing  business.  In  the  old  days,  anyone  who  wanted  "  business  " 
done  went  to  the  Mint  Saloon,  on  Commercial  street,  and  saw 
Bill  Higgins,  or  else  hunted  up  Conroy,  Chute  or  McCord.  Lat- 
terly, the  Geary-street  saloon,  and  now  tbe  Third-street  place  of 
Crimrjains  «fc  Kelly  have  attracted  patriots.  Tbe  Alliance,  however, 
bas  boused  its  workers  in  a  handsome  mansion,  magnificently  fitted 
and,  from  all  appearances,  intends  to  do  "business"  on  a  large 
scale.  I  noticed  on  its  rolls,  and  also  beard  mentioned  as  some- 
what prominent  in  the  Alliance,  the  name  of  a  gentleman  who, 
though  a  nice  fellow,  is  not  a  citizen,  being  yet  a  subject  of 
Victoria. 


The  proposition  to  erect  a  monument  to  General  Phil  Sheridan 
in  this  city,  proposed  by  the  St.  Patrick's  Day  Convention,  is  a 
good  idea,  and  should  be  carried  out  to  a  successful  consumma- 
tion. It  is  a  question  with  me,  however,  whether  the  Irish  pa- 
triots, unless  they  put  up  heavily  themselves,  will  ever  be  able  to 
acquire  funds  sufficient  for  a  suitable  monument.  The  people  of 
this  city  do  not  seem  well  pleased  with  monuments,  statues  or 
other  memorials  of  great  men.  The  Park  is  now  adorned  with 
several,  and  in  the  cemeteries  there  are  a  few,  but  our  patriotism 
does  not  find  satisfaction  in  granite  or  marble.  The  people  of 
this  city  are  like  the  citizens  of  New  York  in  that  respect. 
Their  intentions  are  good  enough,  but  they  do  not  follow  them 
out.  We  do  not  remember  the  services  of  our  illustrious  dead. 
Witness  the  long  neglect  of  the  grave  of  Baker,  once  the  people's 
idol.  The  Irish-Americans,  however,  should  follow  out  their 
idea,  and  in  a  fitting  manner  testify  their  appreciation  of  the  deeds 
of  Little  Phil.  His  was  the  most  dashing,  romantic  figure  of  the 
war,  combining  in  it  all  tbe  elements  that  went  to  make  up  the 
admirable  character  of  the  stoned  knight  of  the  Table  Round  and 
the  sterner  qualities  of  our  day.  A  statue  of  him  placed  in  the 
Park  would  add  greatly  to  the  attractions  of  the  pleasure  grounds. 

#  #  # 

It  is  with  much  pleasure  that  I  announce  that  John  McComb, 
Jr.,  who  was  sent  to  Agnews  Asylum  last  week,  is  about  to  be 
released  from  the  asylum.  The  mental  aberration  which  caused 
hia  committal  has  entirely  disappeared,  and  he  will  be  with  us 
again  in  a  few  days.  McComb  had  a  temporary  attack,  but  has 
now,  fortunately,  recovered,  and  is  again  in  hie  normal  state. 

#  #  * 

An  Oregon  gentleman  who  was  in  the  city  a  few  days  since  on 
business,  and  was  ao  rushed  he  had  no  time  to  give  attention  to 
his  wife,  who  accompanied  him,  complained  of  the  lack  of  facili- 
ties for  sight-seeing  for  ladies  who  are  strangers  in  town  and 
have  no  escorts.  In  some  of  the  Eastern  hotels,  chaperons  are 
furnished  for  just  such  emergencies.  Intelligent  women,  who 
know  the  city  thoroughly  and  are  acquainted  with  the  best  shop- 
ping places,  are  on  band  to  assist  lady  guests  of  the  hotel  who 
are  strangers  in  town.  For  their  services  guests  are  charged  from 
$2  to  $3  a  day,  and  the  service  is  well  worth  it.  It  would  be  a 
good  idea  for  one  of  the  leading  local  hotels  to  introduce  a  house- 
hold chaperon.  The  scheme  would  pay,  and  that  is  sufficient 
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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  12,  1892. 


FROGS    IN    THE    POOL. 


RUMBLE  was  director  of  a  railway  company,  and  Tburuble  had 
some  business  to  transact  with  him.  They  were  both  bound 
from  Birmingham  to  Oxford  that  night,  and  so  decided  that  they 
could  talk  over  their  affairs  in  the  train.au  express  which  does  the 
distance  in  two  hours.  They  accordingly  discussed  lighter  topics 
during  the  snug  dinner  which  they  took  together  at  the  Great  West- 
ern Hotel,  and  strutted  into  the  station  some  live  minutes  before  the 
start,  just  in  the  humor  to  look  at  their  business  from  a  jolly  point 
of  view.  Now,  as  business  is  not  jolly,  the  point  of  view  of  men  who 
have  dined  is  pretty  certain  to  be  the  wrong  one;  and  as  we  British 
plume  ourselves  on  doing  much  of  our  business  after  dinner,  this 
may  explain  bow  railway  directors  in  their  jollity  often  come  to 
queer  decisions  about  us.     But  this  is  only  a  note  in  passing. 

Rumble  and  Tbumble  were  not  destined  to  do  much  business  that 
evening.  When  they  arrived  on  the  platform  The  engine  was  getting 
up  steam,  the  porters  were  hurrying  to  and  fro,  and  it  seemed  to  be 
a  full  train.  Rumble  and  Tbumble,  trotting  down  the  line  of  car- 
riages to  look  for  a  compartment  in  which  they  should  be  compara- 
tively alone,  were  unable  to  find  one,  and  the  station-master,  who, 
sighting  Rumble,  bustled  up  to  touch  his  hat  and  assist  them  in  their 
search,  was  not  more  successful — a  result  which  gratified  Rumble  as 
director,  though  it  disappointed  him  as  a  man.  At  last  a  first-class 
compartment  was  perceived,  out  of  the  window  of  which  leaned  a 
stolid  man  in  a  felt  hat,  and  with  a  briar-root  pipe  in  his  mouth. 
His  arms  were  folded  on  the  window-frame,  and  this  is  always  sus- 
picious. Rumble,  climbing  on  the  foot-board,  glanced  through  the 
side  pane,  and  saw  that  there  was  but  one  other  man  inside,  who  ap- 
peared to  be  sound  asleep  in  a  corner.  He  instantly  laid  his  grasp 
on  the  door  handle. 

"Excuse  me,  this  is  taken,"  expostulated  the  briar-root  man, 
rather  eagerly. 

"  Reserved?  "  asked  Rumble,  with  sudden  politeness. 

"  No;  but  we  should  like  to  keep  it  to  ourselves." 

This  impudence  amazed  and  disgusted  Rumble.  He  was  a  con- 
scientious director,  who  set  his  face  against  all  breaches  of  the  by- 
laws on  the  part  of  the  public.  People  who  smoked  in  compartments 
not  appointed  for  the  purpose,  ladies  who  introduced  dogs  into  the 
carriages,  were  abominable  to  him;  but  passengers  who  tried  to 
usurp  more  places  than  they  had  paid  for  were  his  special  abhor- 
rence, "lam  a  director,  sir,"  he  said,  severely ;  and  the  station- 
master  cried,  with  still  greater  severity,  "  This  gentleman  is  a  di- 
rector." Thumble  would  have  put  in  his  word,  too,  but  after  a  re- 
newed protest  from  the  briar-root  man,  the  carriage  door  was 
wrenched  open,  Rumble  and  Thumble  clambered  in,  and  almost  im- 
mediately the  train  moved  off. 

Rumble  and  Thumble  counted  they  had  won  a  victory.  They  were 
in  corner  seats,  and  would  be  able  to  talk  business;  but  first  Rumble 
thought  it  would  be  fitting  to  address  a  temperate  rebuke  to  the  man 
who  had  endeavored  to  keep  him  out,  and  this  for  the  double  reason 
that  he  was  retaining  his  pipe  alight,  though  not  in  a  smoking-car- 
riage. He  had  scarcely  uttered  a  syllable,  however,  before  the  trans- 
gressor, who  had  been  bending  his  eyes  anxiously  on  the  face  of  his 
sleeping  companion,  turned,  laid  a  finger  on  his  lips,  and  said, 
"Hush-h-h!" 

His  appearance  and  manners  were  those  of  a  confidential  servant. 
He  crept  noiselessly  down  the  carriage  to  where  Rumble  and  Thum- 
ble were,  and  whispered:  "  Excuse  me,  gentlemen,  for  trying  to  pre- 
vent your  coming  in,  but  that  gentleman  is  mad,  and  I  am  taking 
him  to  an  asylum.  We  did  not  reserve  a  whole  compartment  because 
of  the  expense,  and  because  he  is  quiet  enough  when  alone  with  me. 
But  the  society  of  strangers  is  apt  to  excite  him;  so  if  he  awakes  I  en- 
treat you  to  do  whatever  he  may  ask  you,  or  else  there'll  be  a  row." 

At  the  self-same  moment  the  sleeper  awoke.  The  altercation  about 
the  seats  and  the  commotion  of  starting  had  disturbed  him.  He  gave  a 
yawn  not  unlike  a  growl,  and,  as  he  unfolded  himself  from  his  recliniag 
position,  developed  a  statue  more  tharfsix  feet  high.  There  seemed  to 
be  no  end  of  him.  His  head  almost  touched  the  umbrella  net,  his 
countenance  was  swarthy  and  brutish,  his  eyes  were  small,  but  had 
a  gleam  in  them  like  a  wolf's,  and  his  long  arms  were  terminated  by 
a  pair  of  hands  of  monstrous  size— brown,  horny  and  supple.  This 
unprepossessing  lunatic  sat  up,  rubbed  his  eyes,  and  noticing  his 
new  fellow-passengers,  grinned  to  them. 

The  tongues  of  Rumble  and  Thumble  clove  to  their  palates.  They 
were  both  fat  men,  and  not  combative  except  on  paper  or  in  law- 
courts,  when  people  wanted  to  get  money  out  of  them.  Rumble  had 
a  double  chin,  and  his  waistcoat  stretched  tight  over  his  lower  man 
like  the  skin  of  a  drum.  His  eyes  peere.l  shyly  over  little  paddings 
of  flesh  like  small  pincushions;  and  Thumble  was  in  all  points  like 
him ,  except  that  he  was  two  sizes  smaller— Rumble  being  5  ve-foot-six 
or  so,  and  he  five-foot-four.  To  say  that  these  two  smug  gentlemen 
were  horrified  at  finding  themselves  in  the  company  of  a  madman, 
just  when  they  had  been  dining,  and  wanted  to  settle  business,  is  to 
use  a  weak  term.  Their  digestion  stopped;  their  dinners  turned  to 
hard  brick  inside  them,  and  their  business  oozed  utterly  out  of  their 
heads.  Rumble  resolved,  with  choking  wrath,  that  he  would  insist 
on  the  lunatic's  address  as  soon  as  the  train  stopped,  and  prosecute 
his  relatives.  Thumble  mused  that  if  he  were  molested  nothing 
should  deter  him  from  bringing  an  action  against  the  railway  com- 


pany, although  his  friend  Rumble  was  a  director  of  it ;  and  both  won- 
dered, with  an  apprehension  too  hideous  for  words,  how  the  mad- 
man would  behave  towards  them. 

They  were  not  kept  long  in  doubt.  The  lunatic  eyed  them  rather 
affably  than  otherwise,  and,  when  he  had  taken  stock  of  them,  left 
his  seat  smiling  to  shake  their  hands. 

11  How  do  you  do?"  he  said.  "  You  are  going  down  to  look  at  my 
estates?" 

"  Yes,  my  lord,"  interposed  the  servant;  "these  gentlemen  asked 
leave  to  travel  with  your  lordship,  and  I  thought  you  would  allow 
them." 

"  What,  is  he  a  lord?  "  whispered  Rumble  to  the  servant.  And 
this  railway  director  felt  his  respect  much  increased  for  a  lunatic  who 
might  also  be  a  peer;  indeed,  he  was  prepared  to  find  him  not  so  very 
mad  after  all. 

'■  You  must  call  him  '  my  lord,'  or  else  there'll  be  a  row,"  was  the 
servant's  answer.  And  at  the  same  time  the  lunatic,  having  shaken 
hands  with  Rumble  and  Thumble,  said: 

"  I  don't  object  at  all  to  your  traveling  with  me,  for  you  seem  hon- 
est fellows;  but  tell  me  your  names." 

Rumble  and  Thumble  both  gave  their  names,  adding  "  my  lord," 
as  directed,  for  they  neither  wanted  a  row. 

"  Rumble  and  Thumble,"  repeated  the  lunatic.  "  Well,  I  put  you 
down  on  my  visiting  list;  and  now  we'll  have  a  game.  What  shall  it 
be,  Ramble?     Do  you  know  '  Frogs  in  the  Pool?  '  " 

"  Oh,  not '  Frogs  in  the  Pool,'  my  lord,"  protested  the  servant,  in 
evident  alarm. 

"  I  will  have  '  Frogs  in  the  Pool! '  "  cried  the  madman,  raising  his 
voice  and  glaring;  whereupon  he  drew  from  his  pockets  a  copy  of  the 
Daily  Telegraph  and  a  glass  sherry-flask  with  a  cork  stopper.  "  Now 
come  and  sit  opposite  me,  all  three  of  you,"  he  added.  "  Rumble, 
you  shall  be  pool,  Thumble  will  be  the  cow  and  my  servant  Jones  will 
play  the  calf." 

"  For  God's  sake!  do  what  he  tolls  you,  gentlemen,"  whispered  Jones 
to  the  hesitating  director  and  his  friend.  And  the  two  gentlemen,  grim- 
acing with  pardonable  uneasiness,  took  their  seats  facing  the  mad- 
man, and  watched  his  doings. 

He  had  torn  up  his  Daily  Telegra/ph,  and  was  converting  the  paper 
into  good-sized  pellets.  When  he  had  manufactured  twenty,  he 
stopped  and  removed  the  cork  from  his  fla^k.  asking  Jones  for  a  light. 
Jones  struck  a  match,  and  the  lunatic  carefully  charred  the  end  of 
his  cork.  Then,  with  the  pellets  in  the  palm  of  one  hand,  and  the 
cork  between  the  finger  and  thumb  of  the  other,  he  said : 

"  Now  we'll  begin.  You,  Rumble,  will  open  your  mouth  wide,  and 
I  shall  take  shots  at  it  with  these  pellets.  The  pellets  are  frogs,  and 
your  mouth  is  the  pool.  All  the  frogs  that  get  into  your  mouth 
you'll  swallow ;  those  that  fall  on  your  lap  or  on  the  seat  will  lie  eaten 
by  Thumble,  who  is  a  cow,  and  will  bellow  *  Moo-oo-o!  '  all  the  while; 
those  that  drop  on  the  floor  will  be  for  Jones,  the  calf,  who  will  have 
to  bleat." 

A  clammy  perspiration  broke  out  on  the  foreheads  of  Rumble  and 
Thumble.  The  lunatic  was  quite  close  to  them,  his  hot  breath  and 
wild  eyes  almost  touched  theirs  as  he  gave  his  explanations,  and 
those  huge  bands  of  his  looked  as  if  they  could  strangle  both  of  them 
if  they  resisted.  They  felt  an  inclination  to  resist,  but  dared  not. 
He  meantime  counted  over  his  pellets,  and  continued: 

"Now  about  the  scoring.  I'll  draw  a  circle  round  your  lips  and 
chin  with  the  burned  cork.  Rumble,  and  that  will  mark  the  boun- 
daries of  the  pool.  Every  pellet  that  falls  within  the  circle  or  inside 
your  mouth  will  count  one  to  me,  and  those  that  miss  will  be  scored  to 
you  three.  If  1  lose,  I'll  sing  a  song  for  you  with  my  mouth  full  of 
tobacco;  if  I  win,  we'll  have  hot  pancakes  all  round.  We'll  mark 
the  points  on  your  cheeks,  Thumble,"  concluded  he,  laughing; 
"  they're  pudgy  cheeks,  like  dumplings,  by  George!  " 

Having  said  this,  the  lunatic  stooped  and  laid  a  fist  heavily  on 
Rumble's  chest,  approaching  the  burnt  cork  to  his  nose.  The  shock 
of  a  galvanic  battery  could  not  have  affected  the  unfortunate  director 
more  fearfully.  He  turned  pale  as  a  stone  and  trembled,  while  the 
lunatic,  intent  on  his  work,  drew  a  broad  black  circle  round  his  upper 
lip  and  the  highest  fold  of  his  double  chin.  Rumble  had  not  the 
courage  to  stir;  but  when  the  circle  was  traced,  he  felt  the  indignity 
was  too  much  to  be  borne.  Thumble,  for  all  his  fears  about  himself, 
could  not  help  smiling  at  the  figure  which  Rumble  cut  with  his 
smudged  face,  and  the  lunatic  laughed  outright. 

"  Really,  sir— my  lord— this  game  is  to-omfoolery,"  stuttered  Rum- 
ble, indignantly,  as  he  felt  for  his  handkerchief ;  but  the  lunatic  im- 
mediately ceased  laughing,  and  scowled: 

"  What,  have  you  got  into  the  train  on  false  pretenses?  If  I  thought 
so,  I  would  fling  you  out  on  the  line !  " 

"No,  my  lord;  the  gentlemen  will  play  all  right,"  intervened  the 
servant  Jones,  in  a  flurry ;  and  under  his  breath  he  repeated:  "For 
Heaven's  sake,  gentlemen,  do  as  he  tells  you.  He  is  like  a  mad  bull 
when  he  gets  into  a  passion." 

"  Well,  don't  get  making  difficulties  again,"  growled  the  lunatic, 
eyeing  the  now  horrified  Rumble  with  mistrust.  "Take  off  your 
hat,  sir,  and  rest  your  head  on  the  back  of  the  seat,  then  open  your 
mouth  as  wide  as  it  will  go.  That's  not  wide  enough.  Yes,  that  will 
about  do.    Now  we'll  begin." 

The  game  begau— and  how  describe  it?  Jones,  the  servant,  bleated 
with  frenzy,  and  Thumble,  by  his  directions,  did  likewise;  it  was  even 


March  12, 


BA.N    FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


fine  lo  bear  the  way  in  wbkfa  Thutnblr  l»«>llowc«1      U  putting 

hi-*  wh<»ip  mmU  into  it.  ami  keeping  Nm  ej«  itxcd  00  iht*  lunatic  In  ob- 
ject f  par  of  oAjndloff  blm.  Rumble  mmntimr.  toning  back  with 
hi*  jaws  agape,  renminbi  passtoe  while  the  lunatic  took  shots  al 
him.  Kvorv  time  a  pellet  Ml  into  hi*  nioattl  he  was  obliged— with 
what  wry  contortion*.  HeaTen  know  ^ '  to  swallow  it.  and  the  mini- 
man.  with  his  bnrnt  cork,  marked  a  line  on  Thuinhle's  right  cheek; 
when  the  pellets  fell.it  w»  either  Thumbleor  Jones  who  gulp.. I  them 
down,  and  then  Thunible'?  left  cheek  ledkwd  Iheaoores.  This  de- 
lightftil  pa-time  lasted  a.*  far  a>  Leamington,  DDt  the  train  did  not 
■lop;  it  sped  on  and  on.  the  lunatic  ri.-int;  shrieks  of  laughter,  and 
throwing  his  pellets  each  time  with  greater  force.  At  last  the  pellets 
were  exhausted,  and  it  tamed  out  that  Kumblehad  swallowed  eleven 
pills  of  /ViiVv  Trlr.jmph,  and  Thniiiblc  and  Jones  nine  betweeu  them  ; 
!»o  the  lunatic  had  by  his  rules  won  the  game.  He  clapped  his  hands 
and  yelled:  "  I'm  winner;  now  we'll  have  hot  pancakes  all  round!  " 

"  No,  niy  lord,  not  hot  pancakes,'  prayed  Jone9.  who  had  probably 
had  a  taste  of  these  dainties  before,  and  remembered  them. 

"  Yes.  yes,  hot  pancakes."  insisted  the  lunatic,  with  maniacal 
glee.  "  Rumble,  I'll  slap  your  face;  you'll  pass  the  slap  on  to 
Thumble,  Thmuble  to  .Tones,  and  Jones  to  me.  We'll  hit  as  hard 
and  as  fast  as  we  can,  till  we've  done  eleven  slaps,  which  is  the  num- 
ber of  my  score.    Now,  look  alive.'      W-Wn  *ck  ! 

And  before  Rumble  could  even  see  what  was  coming,  he  received 
on  the  cheek,  with  all  the  might  of  the  lunatic's  brawny  hand,  a  slap 
which  seemed  to  loosen  all  his  teeth  in  their  sockets.  Roaring  with 
pain  and  fury,  he  jumped  up;  but  the  lunatic  was  standing,  too,  and 
bawled,  "  Slap  Thumble!  "  Rumble,  scarcely  knowing  what  he  did  , 
slapped  Thumble;  and  Thumble,  with  a  howl  of  anguish,  passed  the 
blow  on  to  Jones,  who,  on  trying  to  hit  the  lunatic,  as  per  conven- 
tion, received  a  kick  in  the  stomach,  which  sent  hiiu  to  the  other  end 
of  the  carriage.  W-Whack!  down  came  the  slap  a  second  time  on 
Rumble's  face,  and  was  passed  on,  and  then  a  third  time;  but  at  the 
fourth  deal  the  agony  of  the  situation  became  unendurable.  Rumble 
and  Thumble,  their  cheeks  red  as  steaks,  consulted  each  other  with 
the  eye,  and  by  common  accord  sprang  together  on  the  madman, 
yelping  despairingly  to  Jones  to  assist  them. 

When,  at  ten  o'clock,  the  train  steamed  into  Oxford,  woeful  cries 
were  heard  emerging  from  a  first-class  carriage,  and  the  porters,  on 
opening  the  door,  descried  three  bruised  and  bleeding  passengers 
sitting  of  a  row  on  the  prostrate  body  of  a  man,  who  was'tearing  up 
the  drugget  with  his  teeth.  Their  faces  were  battered  out  of  all 
recognition,  their  noses  were  swollen  to  thrice  their  natural  size,  and 
their  torn  coats  and  shirts  were  literally  drenched  in  blood.  It  caused 
a  pretty  hubbub  in  the  station;  the  more  so  when  Rumble  and 
Thumble,  on  being  extricated,  took  to  reviling  each  other  on  the 
platform,  and  calling  each  other  pusillanimous  curs.  The  truth  is, 
for  some  cause  or  other,  bad  blood  had  arisen  up  between  these  two, 
and  it  has  not  been  appeased  yet.  Thumble  threatened  the  company 
with  an  action,  and  had  to  be  paid  off.  Rumble  wished  to  indict  the 
madman's  friends,  but,  on  being  menaced  with  a  cross  action  for 
using  "  more  violence  than  necessary"  towards  an  afflicted  man,  de- 
sisted, and  even  disbursed  money.  On  the  whole,  however,  this 
little  tiff  proved  beneficial  to  the  community,  for  Rumble,  disliking 
superfluous  expense,  had  always  dissuaded  his  company  from  estab- 
lishing effective  communication  between  passengers  and  guard;  but 
after  his  journey  with  the  lunatic,  he  thought  better  of  it.  His  line 
is  now  provided  with  excellent  alarm  bells,  and  whenever  Director 
Rumble  travels,  he  takes  care  to  be  seated  beneath  one  of  them 

—  W.  Qrenville  Murray  in  London  World. 

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14 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  12,  1892. 


lintociiJ  ^'Review 


THE  Hale  &  Norcross  election  waa  a  complete  fizzle,  so  far  as 
the  brokers'  combine  was  concerned.  They  made  a  very  poor 
showing  after  all  the  talk  about  their  influence  and  backing  that 
they  had  from  the  public.  The  latter  was  evidently  purely  imag- 
inary, and  the  appeal  for  assistance  which  ran  for  weeks  as  a 
standing  advertisement  in  the  one  paper  of  this  city  which 
championed  their  cause,  only  resulted  in  a  waste  of  money. 
Their  protestations  of  reform  did  not  win  much  in  the  way  of 
confidence,  and,  strange  to  say,  all  that  the  clique  could  show  in 
actual  stock  only  amounted  to  a  little  over  3,000  shares,  against 
the  large  amount  which  the  Flood  side  represented.  The  brokers' 
Tote  was  cast  mainly  in  the  proxies,  which  they  so  roundly  abuse 
when  other  people  use  them  for  a  similar  purpose.  The  way  in 
which  the  majority  of  the  members  of  the  Board  supported  the 
Flood  end  of  the  controversy,  shows  very  plainly  that  their 
sympathy  is  not  with  the  movement  to  make  mine  management 
a  branch  of  their  business.  The  very  fact  that  they  acted  as  they 
did  was  a  very  direct  snub  to  the  gentlemen  who  have  allowed  an 
overpowering  ambition  to  get  away  with  their  common  sense. 
This  should  be  followed  up  by  an  announcement  to  the  public 
that  the  Board  does  not  propose  to  recognize  the  movement  in 
any  way  or  form,  and  that  the  men  who  compose  the  combine 
are  acting  independently,  and  without  any  official  authority  from 
the  Stock  Exchange.  This  would  serve  to  intimate  to  outside 
dealers  that  business  will  be  conducted  in  the  purchase  and  sate 
of  mining  stocks  on  the  old  basis,  untrammeled  by  any  connection 
with  the  management  of  the  properties  whose  shares  are  dealt  in. 
It  is  only  fair  for  those  who  are  content  to  do  a  legitimate  broker- 
age business,  that  this  should  be  thoroughly  understood,  for  at 
present  a  disposition  is  apparent  to  vacate  the  Street,  owing  to 
the  manner  in  which  the  prospects  have  been  unsettled  by  the 
connubiations  of  a  few  reckless  individuals.  The  result  of  the 
Norcross  election  may  perhaps  prove  a  lesson  to  those  people, 
but  this  is  very  doubtful.  All  that  they  did  in  this  instance  was 
to  put  in  two  men  out  of  the  seven  Directors.  They  could  have 
done  better  by  accepting  Mr.  Flood's  offer  in  the  first  place.  Then 
they  could  have  had  three  men  in  the  Board,  and  at  the  same 
time  have  maintained  friendly  relations  with  people  who  have 
the  power  to  make  themselves  felt  in  the  market.  That  they  did 
not  adopt  this  policy  will  be  proof  sufficient  for  nearly  every  one, 
that  there  exists  in  the  combine  an  alarming  lack  of  brains, 
which  would  hardly  recommend  them  to  shareholders  as  proper 
and  competent  managers  of  an  important  mining  property. 

lit 

NOW  that  the  Hale  &  Norcross  case  has  been  closed,  so  far  as 
evidence  on  both  sides  is  concerned,  not  a  little  surprise  has 
been  occasioned  by  the  failure  of  the  plaintiff  to  substantiate  the 
charges  made  in  the  opening  address  of  counsel,  to  the  effect  that 
there  were  duplicate  keys  to  the  Carson  Mint,  and  that  Senator 
Evan  Williams  had  been  in  the  habit  of  juggling  wilb  bars  of 
bullion  all  over  the  country  by  moonlight.  Strange  to  say,  these 
matters  were  overlooked  with  complacency,  although  the  first 
allegation  is  most  startling  in  its  character.  It  does  not  seem 
right  that  Judge  Hebbard  should  have  permitted  statements  of 
the  kind  to  have  passed  without  being  either  proved  or  disproved. 
When  tbey  got  into  print  they  were  a  direct  slur  on  the  character 
of  both  Mr.  Williams  and  tbe  officials  of  the  Mint.  The  highly 
sensational  character  of  the  stories  gave  them  a  dime-novel  flavor, 
which  is  highly  satisfactory  to  a  certain  class,  but  a  court  of  jus- 
tice is  not  the  place  for  trifling  wifh  personal  reputation  in  this 
manner.  No  evidence  was  introduced  to  prove  that  there  are  or 
were  duplicate  keys  of  a  Government  Mint  in  the  possession  of 
Mr.  Williams  or  anybody  else,  and  if  there  had  been  any  it  would 
doubtless  have  been  offered.  As  it  stands  now  the  statement  can 
only  be  regarded  as  an  insinuation,  which,  as  a  matter  of  right 
and  justice  to  Mr.  Williams  and  the  officers  of  the  Mint,  should 
be  at  once  withdrawn.  Had  there  been  anything  back  of  the 
charge,  it  is  not  likely  that  the  United  States  Government  would 
have  let  it  pass  unchallenged,  but  that  does  not  release  the  J  udge 
before  whom  it  was  made  from  the  responsibility  of  relieving 
those  on  whom  it  reflects  from  any  odium  in  tbe  matter. 

**  * 

THE  mining  market  has  been  dull  and  lower  during  the  week, 
and  if  the  brokers'  combine  are  anxious  for  further  battle 
with  the  leading  manipulators,  it  will  be  safe  to  gamble  on  a  still 
heavier  decline.  There  is  nothing  in  the  talk  about  the  Stock 
Exchange  building  being  put  up  for  sale.  This  has  been  dis- 
cussed for  years  past,  and  the  report  always  crops  up  when  the 
market  begins  to  drag  at  bedrock.  There  are  a  few  of  tbe  brokers 
who  would  like  to  sell  and  retire,  but  the  wealthier  members  are, 
and  always   have  been,  opposed    to  the  proposition.     The  end  is 


not  yet  on  Pine  street,  and  while  a  period  of  stagnation  may  re- 
sult in  driving  some  of  the  weaker  members  of  the  association  to 
the  wall,  an  active  market  with  high  prices  may  be  confidently 
looked  forward  to  in  the  future.  Much  will  depend,  of  course, 
upon  the  brokers  themselves  in  determining  the  advent  of  better 
times.  No  improvement  can  be  expected  so  long  as  this  un- 
friendly agitation  is  kept  up;  but  this,  it  is  to  be  hoped,  is  nearly 
ended.  There  are  some  good  prospects  in  the  mines  which  are 
favorable  for  ore  development,  especially  at  the  south  end  of  the 
lode.  Tbe  North  End  mines  have  bad  a  set-back  recently  through 
the  low  grade  of  the  Con.  Cal.-Virginia  mine,  but  this  is  apt  to  be 
changed  for  the  better  at  any  moment.  In  outside  mines,  the 
Tuscaroras  and  Quijotoas  are  dull  and  weak,  with  little  change 
in  quotations  from  one  week's  end  to  the  other.  There  is  bound 
to  be  an  improvement  in  these  shares  some  time,  if  ore  counts 
for  anything,  but  the  delay  grows  rather  irksome  to  shareholders. 
*$  ? 

THE  mining  papers,  both  here  and  in  Nevada,  announce  the  fact 
during  the  week  that  warrants  are  out  for  the  arrest  of  the 
managers  of  the  Mountain  Queen  mine  at  Candelaria,  Nevada. 
It  appears  that  the  sura  of  $3,000,  the  clean-up  of  the  maiden  run 
of  tbe  mill,  was  packed  off  to  the  Carson  Mint  instead  of  being 
divided  up  among  the  miners  and  storekeepers,  to  whom  the 
money  was  due.  This  rather  disgusted  the  creditors,  and  they 
have  determined  to  bring  the  men  back  at  any  rate.  When  it  is 
remembered  that  S.  P.  Warren,  the  ex-bucket  shop  keeper  of  this 
city,  is  the  leading  spirit  in  this  concern,  little  surprise  will  be 
felt  at  any  little  incident  of  the  kind  which  may  turn  up.  The 
News  Letter  has  already  cautioned  its  Eastern  readers  from  hav- 
ing anything  to  do  with  the  stock,  and  it  seems  that  the  warning 
was  timely.  The  record  Warren  left  behind  him  in  this  city  was 
not  a  clean  one  by  any  means,  and  it  would  be  rather  out  of  the 
ordinary  to  expect  a  reformation  from  him  at  this  late  date  in  his 
career.  If  his  victims  in  this  city  had  their  way,  and  justice  had 
been  done  to  all,  the  chances  are  that  the  shareholders  in  his 
latest  scheme  would  have  been  saved  from  an  impending  financial 
disaster. 

$  $1 

ANEW  corporation,  and  one  which  will  doubtless  be  received 
with  much  appreciation  by  householders  is  the  Householders' 
Supply  Companies,  limited,  which  have  offices  at  319  Pine  Street. 
The  object  of  this  company,  put  simply,  is  to  enable  consumers 
by  purchasing  through  the  company,  to  buy  goods  at  lower  rates 
than  they  could  individually  secure.  The  combined  orders  of  all 
the  members  of  the  corporation  will  be  placed  with  favored 
dealers  who  will  give  the  best  rates,  and  the  individual  members 
will  then  receive  the  benefit  of  all  discounts.  Arrangements  for 
special  rates  will  also  be  made  with  professional  men.  Member- 
ship in  the  corporation  will  cost  $3.00  the  first  year,  and  $1.50  per 
annum  thereafter.  The  scheme  has  been  very  successful  in 
London.  The  directors  are  I.  M.  Merrill,  J.  Dalzell  Brown, 
Horatio  Beveridge,  D.  Duncan  and  Byron  Murray,  Jr. 

$  $  S 

THE  half-yearly  ordinary  meeting  of  the  Bank  of  British  Co- 
lumbia was  held  in  London  on  tbe  17th  ult.  Tbe  net  profits 
for  the  year  1891  amounted  to  $540,000,  while  the  gross  profits 
represented  $808,025.  The  capital  of  the  bank  was  shown  to  be 
$3,000,000.  The  reserve  fund  represented  41,100,000,  as  against 
$1,000,000  in  December,  1890,  being  an  increase  of  $100,000.  The 
current  accounts  and  deposits  indicated  a  considerable  increase. 
At  the  end  of  1890  these  accounts  represented  $6,150,000,  in  June 
last  year  they  represented  $7,065,000,  and  on  December  31st,  last, 
they  represented  $8,499,995.  The  directors  proposed  to  pay  a 
dividend  of  6  per  cent,  together  with  a  bonus  of  3  per  cent,  to 
add  $75,000  to  reserve,  and  carry  forward  a  balance  of  $49,070. 

VERY  little  is  being  done  just  now  in  the  way  of  floating  Cali- 
fornia mines  abroad.  The  business  seems  to  have  received  a 
death-blow  at  the  hands  of  the  sharpers  who  overran  the  State  a 
few  years  ago.  A  number  of  properties  have  been  floating  around 
in  this  city  lately  in  an  endeavor  to  interest  capital,  and  many  of 
them  are  very  deserving  and  cheap  propositions  There  seems  to 
be  a  tendency  to  develop  prospects  in  different  quarters,  and 
this  should  be  encouraged  by  men  of  means  in  this  city.  Mining 
is  again  going  to  take  the  lead  in  California,  and  new  mines  of 
promise  will  have  the  call. 

$«« 

THE  Clinton  Consolidated  mine,  of  Amador  county,  is  said  to 
continue  to  look  well.  The  high-grade  rock  is  reported  to  be 
eight  or  nine  feet  wide.  A  very  large  stock  of  all  kinds  of  goods 
has  been  received  at  the  store.  The  plant  now  on  the  mine  is 
one  of  the  finest  in  the  country,  and  the  bullion  output  will  be 
heavy  when  the  stopes  are  thoroughly  opened  up. 
tt  t 

THERE  is  some  talk  of  a  sale  of  the  Massachusetts  Hill  mine  at 
Grass  Valley  to  an  English  syndicate.  It  is  difficult  to  say 
where  the  report  originated,  but  so  far  there  has  been  no  publicity 
given  to  the  matter  on  the  other  side  of  the  water. 


12,  1892. 


SAX  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


16 


"Hear the  Trier What  :hc  devil  amhniiV 

•  One  that  will  pl»T  thedertl.alr.  with  vou." 


WHIN  the  sun  Is  shining  brightly  and  the  grass  (God  bless  it) 
is  green. 
Like  the  oulJ  sod  over  the  ocean  !  sailed  from  at  sivlnteeo, 
An'  roe  mother  came  down  to  the  •tenner  ('twas  the  first  she  e%*er 

did  see.. 
Crying:  "Terence  Cushia  Machora,  don't  forget   me,  astbore,  Ma- 
chree." 

Whin  the  sun  is  shining  brightly  and  the  grass  (God  bless  it)  is 

green. 
Back  to  me,  like  a  vision,  comes  her  face  in  that  parting  scene: 
Wid  her  gray  hair  over  her  shouldhers,  an  her  arms  about  me 

ne^k. 
An'  she  begging  the  Virgin  to  save  me  from  sin  and  trouble  and 

wreck. 

May  the  blessing  of  God  be  wid  her.  I  think  of  her  every  day, 
An'  I  know  her  fond  prayers  follow  the  wanderer  far  away; 
Little  she  draroe3,  poor  mother,  as  she  sits  by  the   glimmering 

lamp, 
That  the  boy  her  fond  heart  aches  for  is  a  homeless  Irish  tramp. 

Shure  she  thought  I'd  make  roe  fortune  in  a  couple  of  years  or 
more, 

An'  come  sailing  back  wid  me  pockets  lined  agin,  to  sweet  Ire- 
land's shore, 

An'  buy  the  ould  cabin  out  an'  out,  an'  ride  in  me  coach  and  four, 

An'  fill  the  meadows  wid  fine  milch  cows  an'  have  pigs  an'  sheep 
galore. 

An'  marry  the  landlord's  daughter,  an'  become  a  magistrate, 
An'  drink  whisky,  an'  wine  an'  porter  wid  the  wealthy  an'  the 

great, 
An'  restore  once  more  the  O'Houillihans  to  their  ancient  medaval 

state, 
An'  for  the  county  Galway  in  Parliament  take  my  sate. 

Av'  course  it  was  idle  draining,  but  many  a  night,  I  know, 

Has  the  ould  mother,  sad   an'   lonesome,  sat   by  the  logwood's 

glow; 
An'  smiled  whin  she  thought  of  her  gorsoon  away  beyond  the  say, 
Makin'  slathers  of  money  to  carry  home  to  his  mother's  lap  some 

day. 

Whin  the  sun  is  shining  brightly,  an'  the  grass  (God  bless  it)  is 

green, 
An'  the  beautiful  sky  above  me  is  smiling  and  serene, 
I  wondher,  alas,  I  wondher,  an'  my  grimy  cheeks  grow  damp, 
If  the  ould  mother  home  in  Ireland  prays  still  for  the  Irish  tramp. 

THERE  is  one  barkeeper  less  in  the  Baldwin  Hotel.  There  is 
one  clever,  bland  and  dexterous  mixer  of  drinks  relegated  to 
the  cold  charity  of  the  streets.  And  here  is  the  way  it  came  to 
pass.  A  prominent  guest,  wealthy,  aye,  right  bulky  with  coin, 
found  within  the  hospitable  confines  of  the  Baldwin,  food,  shelter 
and  society,  He  was  the  possessor  of  a  lovely  daughter,  a  dam- 
sel of  exceeding  sweetness.  How,  when  and  where  the  blue  eyes 
of  the  daughter  beamed  upon  the  bar-tender,  history  doth  not  say. 
But  beam  they  did,  and  the  bar-tender,  like  many  a  nobler  man, 
yielded  to  their  fascination.  Many  an  evening  did  the  dark-eyed 
chemist  of  mighty  King  Alcohol  meet  in  the  winding  corridors  of 
the  Baldwin  the  prominent  citizen's  blue-eyed  daughter.  But, 
alas!  there  came  an  hour  when,  to  use  a  vulgarism,  the  T.  C. 
"dropped  to  the  game."  Then  there  was  Hades  to  pave,  and  no 
pitch  hot.  Mr.  Baldwin  was  called  into  consultation,  and, 
philosopher  that  he  is,  protested  that  he  would  be  the  last  man 
in  the  world  to  throw  an  obstacle  in  the  way  of  true  love.  The 
fiery  bar-tender  learning  of  the  attitude  the  cruel  parent  had 
taken,  met  him  wrathfully,  and  being  a  boy  of  muscle  and  spirit, 
pummeled  the  father  of  his  adored  one  until  his  eyes  looked  as  if 
he  had  been  kissing  a  bee-hive.  Hence  the  vacancy  in  the 
Baldwin  bar,  and  the  tale  that  a  blue-eyed  maiden  doth  most 
pitifully  weep  and  wail,  refusing  to  be  comforted  for  the  loss  of 
the  moth  that  aspired  to  the  star. 

THE  abomination  of  the  exterior  fire-escape  is  shown  in  the 
adaptation  of  the  old  Mercantile  Library  building.  The  front 
of  the  structure  is  horribly  disfigured  with  those  ghastly  ladders, 
suggestive  of  shrieking  women  blistering  their  hands  on  the  molten 
balustrades  in  their  flight  from  the  fire-fiend. 

THE  Rev.  Chalmers  Easton,  for  a  Presbyterian  clergyman,  has 
the  knack  of  getting  himself  into  strange  scrapes.  We  have 
been  accustomed  to  regard  Presbyterianism  as  one  of  the  most 
serious  things  of  life,  but  Mr.  Easton  has,  as  it  were,  turned  it 
into  a  roaring  farce. 


LIBUTBNANT  KMikHWI.of  the  Signal  S.-rvi.e.  Is  having  a 
hard  lime  with  the  WMth«l,  Hi  DM  bean  chMlng  Ihl  hot 
spell  up  ami  down  the  r,>**\,  now  pinning  It  in  one  corner  ami 
again  in  another.  It  baa  been  a  mischievous  spell.  One  day  it 
would  wear  all  the  appearance  of  clearing  oat,  tod  Mr.  kirkham 
would  cheerfully  produce  a  weather  chart,  and  point  to  the  hot 
spell,  with  its  grip-sack  in  its  fi*t.  bound  for  Oregon.  But,  in  the 
still  watches  of  the  night,  the  wicked  and  deceitful  hot  spell 
would  double  on  its  tracks,  and  once  more  register  its  name  at 
the  What  Cheer  House.  At  last  it  yielded  to  the  lieutenant's  in- 
dignant protests,  and  cleared  out  for  good.  This  reminds  me  of 
the  trouble  Kirkham's  predecessor,  Lieutenant  Kinley,  had  with 
bis  cyclones.  Finley  was  always  discovering  cyclones  oh*  the 
northern  coast.  They  could  not  escape  him.  He  had  a  keen 
nose  and  smelt  them  in  the  air.  So  frequent  becau  e  those  cyclone 
rumors  that  the  Goodatl,  Nelson  A  Perkins  line  of  Bteamers  suf- 
fcrred  sadly  for  lack  of  patronage.  At  last  Governor  Perkins 
called  upon  Lieutenant  Finley  and  begged  him,  for  the  sake  of 
the  steamship  company,  to  let  up  on  his  cyclones.  This,  Finley 
could  not  conscientiously  do,  but  he  moved  the  cyclones  several 
hundreds  of  miles  oceanward,  and  bis  predictions  afterwards  read 
that  those  wicked  winds  disported  themselves  far  out  of  the  track 
of  the  Perkins'  line  of  steamers. 

MR.  NED  HAMILTON  has  a  country  place  in  the  outskirts  of 
Oakland,  a  charming  home.  The  fence  sunounding  it  is 
painted  dark  with  the  exception  of  the  gate,  which  is  white  to  as- 
sist Mr.  Hamilton  in  his  investigation  of  the  premises  when  the 
lamps  are  blurred  in  the  fog  and  the  lights  of  heaven  burn  dim. 
A  few  evenings  ago  Mr.  Hamilton,  returning  from  a  festive  meet- 
ing of  the  Athenian  Club,  sought  for  his  white  gate.  It  was  hard 
work,  but  at  last  he  seemed  to  find  it,  and  laid  his  hand  upon,  as 
he  thought,  the  pickets.  Then  the  gate  moved  on.  Mr.  Hamil- 
ton pondered  awhile  on  this  phenomenon,  but  his  logical  mind  de- 
cided that  it  was  better  to  follow  the  gate  anyhow,  even  if  it  did 
move,  and  that,  after  all,  the  optical  delusion  would  right  itself. 
But  it  didn't,  and  Mr.  Hamilton  followed  his  gate  for  many  yards, 
finally  gave  up  the  pursuit  and  concluded  that  he  was  affected 
with  a  mild  form  of  insanity.  He  sat  him  down  upon  the  damp 
clay  for  a  short  space,  then  retraced  his  steps,  found  the  gate  and 
triumphantly  entered  therein.  At  noon  on  the  following  day  the 
gifted  journalist  discovered  that  the  broad  back  of  his  neighbor's 
white  cow  was  the  delusion  which  led  him  furlongs  .away  from 
his  home.  It  is  now  a  question  between  Mr.  Hamilton  and  his 
friend  whether  the  color  of  the  gate  or  the  cow  shall  be  changed 
for  the  purposes  of  the  original  intention. 

IT  was  my  melancholy  duty,  some  months  ago,  to  chronicle  the 
sad  and  disastrous  death  of  Banker  James  Thompson's  cow, 
in  Mill  Valley.  That  kindly  beast  met  with  a  melancholy  fate. 
She  tripped  over  a  poison-ivy  vine  on  the  bluff  and  broke  her 
graceful  neck  in  her  horrible  tumble  to  the  valley  beneath.  Hav- 
ing wept  over  her  remains,  and  piously  disposed  of  her  hide  and 
tallow,  Mr.  James  Thompson  bethought  himself  of  the  acquisi- 
tion of  other  and  more  sure-footed  cattle.  Now  he  has  arrived  at 
the  state  of  two  cows,  which,  remarkable  as  it  may  appear,  he 
milks  himself.  The  residents  in  Mill  Valley  say  there  is  no  more 
beautiful  and  affecting  sight  than  Banker  Thompson,  with  his 
milk  pail  balanced  on  his  head,  on  his  way  to  the  milking.  As 
George  Bromley  says  (May  the  sunshine  of  perpetual  youth  for- 
ever warm  his  path),  with  a  "jingle,  jingle,  jingle;  with  a  moo, 
and  a  coo  and  a  dangle,  Banker  Thompson's  cows  come  slowly 
home,"  and  the  kindly  animals  breathe  the  odor  of  sweet  clover 
blossoms  upon  the  banker's  nose  as  he  coaxes  the  milky  stream 
from  their  swollen  and  bounteous  udders,  and  softly  hums  the 
Ranz  des  Vaches,  that  most  pastoral  of  Swiss  songs.  Sometimes, 
but  not  often,  they  kick  over  the  pail,  and  then  Banker  Thomp- 
son swears,  a  gentle  swear,  far  away  under  his  breath.  But,  as 
things  go,  be  is  a  good  milker,  and  has  a  fine  skill  in  kneading 
butter  to  the  proper  stage  of  development. 

MR.  GOWER  ROBINSON  has  deparUd  to  that  land  where 
Jack  Robinson,  the  sailors'  friend,  and  Robinson  Crusoe,  and 
many  more  of  the  Robinsons  are  resting  in  eternal  peace.  Of  the 
rights  or  wrongs  of  his  taking  off,  only  those  who  have  an  inti- 
mate acquaintance  with  the  merits  of  the  quarrel  may  pronounce 
judgment.  But  I  have  a  sincere  contempt  for  the  man  who  would 
wilfully  get  himself  into  a  scrape  for  the  prettiest  woman  that 
ever  lived.  Hearken,  my  masters,  to  the  wail  of  Othello,  «  Oh, 
that  we  should  call  those  beauteous  creatures  ours,  and  not  their 
appetites."  I  am  not  quite  sure  about  the  accuracy  of  the  text, 
but  its  motive  is  correct.  The  manners  of  Yokohama,  according 
to  Mr.  Wores,  are  so  free  and  easy,  and  the  rule  so  rigidly  laid 
down,  that  any  lady  who  stops  at  the  Grand  Hotel,  on  the  Bund, 
is  game  for  the  mashers,  that  a  fellow  with  a  claim  upon  a  hand- 
some female  must  naturally  feel  that  powder  and  lead  is  his  only 
recourse.  Certainly  we  must  all  of  us  lament  the  death  of  Gower 
Robinson,  who  was  the  Ward  McAllister  of  Yokohama,  and  re- 
gret that  his  beauty,  inherited  from  his  Italian  mother,  may  not 
more  lighten  the  Bund,  but  his  tragic  death  may  have  the  effec 
of  persuading  fascinating  gentlemen  of  his  kidney  that  wives  are 
supposed  to  be  the  exclusive  property  of  their  husbands. 


16 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  12,  1892. 


SURPRISE  and  amusement  have  been  caused  at  Potsdam  by 
an  advertisement  in  a  local  paper  stating  that  Herr  von  Greise- 
nau,  '-owing  to  unfortunate  circumstances,"  intended  to  dispose 
of  his  horses  and  carriages.  Herr  von  Greisenau  is  one  of  the 
richest  officers  of  the  Garde  du  Corps,  so  that,  says  the  Times  cor- 
respondent, the  advertisement,  while  it  has  made  his  friends 
laugh,  has  puzzled  outsiders.  The  explanation  of  it  is  this — the 
Emperor,  wishing  to  discourage  extravagance  among  the  officers 
of  his  crack  regiments,  took  offense  at  the  proceedings  of  Herr 
von  Griesenau,  who  was  accustomed  to  drive  in  a  carriage  up  to 
the  parade  ground  and  to  mount  his  charger  there  instead  of  riding 
on  to  the  field  from  the  door  of  his  lodgings  as  other  officers  did. 
Herr  von  Greisenau's  colonel,  obeyiDg  imperial  orders,  remon- 
strated with  him;  but  the  wealthy  young  subaltern,  paying  no 
heed  to  this  reproof,  was  gazetted  to  regimental  duty  in  Alsace, 
which  is  to  German  officers  pretty  much  what  the  Caucasus  is  to 
Russian  officers.  Herr  von  Griesenau,  however,  retaliated  upon 
the  imperial  order  which  punished  him  by  simply  sending  in  his 
papers,  and  his  advertisement  in  the  Potsdam  newspaper  was  de- 
signed to  turn  the  whole  story  of  bis  insubordination  into  a  joke. 
It  may  be  remarked  in  this  connection  that  the  Emperor  has  dis- 
countenanced the  drinking  of  champagne  at  regimental  messes, 
insomuch  that  it  has  passed  into  a  jest  to  say  that  the  nights  on 
which  his  Majesty  honors  the  mess  of  the  Garde  du  Corps  with 
his  presence  at  their  table  are  the  only  ones  in  the  year  on  which 
the  officers  of  this  gallant  regiment  have  to  dine  without  cham- 
pagne. 

A  curious  revelation  of  the  life  and  times  of  the  second  Empire, 
writes  the  Paris  correspondent  of  the  Leeds  Mercury,  has  just  been 
given  by  the  Baron  de  Plancy,  who,  under  the  title,  "  Souvenirs 
d'un  Disparu,,t  relates  the  gay  doings  of  himself  and  his  chums  be- 
tween 1830  and  1870.  One  of  bis  friends  was  a  certain  Hope,  who 
at  a  ball  given  in  the  month  of  January,  served  strawberries  to 
the  amount  of  3,000  frs.  (1202.)  at  supper.  Baron  James  de  Roths- 
child was  heard  to  say:  "I  am  not  rich  enough  to  receive  like 
that."  Hope's  fortune  was  estimated  at  40,000,000  (1,600,0002.)  A 
certain  Khalil  Bey.  who  had  been  Ambassador  at  Vienna  and  St. 
Petersburg,  arrived  at  Paris  with  S.000,000  (320.000J.),  and  intro- 
duced the  habit  of  staking  millions  on  the  green  table.  The  Baron 
reckons  that  he  won  about  140,0002.  from  this  Grand  Turk.  The 
operations  at  baccarat  put  about  12,0002.  in  M.  de  Plancy's  pocket. 
At  whist  he  won  at  a  single  sitting  20,0002.  This  remarkable 
character  is  now  living  at  Geneva,  where  he  ia  recording  his  re- 
collections as  former  menib  r  of  the  Corps  Ligislalif  and  Master  of 
the  Horse  to  King  Jerome. 

The  Duchess  Louis  of  Bavaria  has  left  securities  which  bring  in 
about  fourteen  thousand  a  year  between  her  daughters,  the  Em- 
press of  Austria,  the  Queen  of  Naples  and  the  Duchesse  d'  Alen- 
con.  The  Empress  Elizabeth  has  refused  to  accept  her  share,  so 
the  property  is  to  be  divided  between  her  two  younger  sisters,  to 
whom  it  will  prove  very  welcome.  The  Empress  can  afford  to  be 
generous,  for  her  own  separate  income  exceeds  forty  thousand  a 
year,  and  if  she  wants  more  money  she  can  always  draw  upon 
the  Emperor's  private  purse,  which  is  practically  inexhaustible, 
for  bis  enormous  estates  in  every  province  of  Austria,  his  house 
property  in  Vienna  and  at  Buda-Pesth,  and  his  investments  in 
stocks  bring  him  in  quite  two  millions  a  year.  The  Hapsburgs 
have  always  been  enormously  wealthy,  and  they  are  now  far  and 
away  the  richest  of  the  Royal  families  of  Europe;  uor  is  the  Em- 
peror afflicted  with  any  of  the  *«  poor  relations  "  of  whose  exactions 
some  other  reigning  Sovereigns  so  bitterly  complain. 

A  Fyzabad  Hindoo  who  had  been  outcasted  for  the  offense  of 
eating  cooked  food  in  a  railway  train  while  there  were  persons 
of  other  castes  in  the  same  carriage  with  him  has  been  restored  to 
caste.  The  erring  individual,  although  not  a  wealthy  man,  had 
sufficient  means  to  pay  the  cost  of  purification.  He  was  first 
weighed  in  pice  and  was  valued  at  180  rupees,  and  after  that  in 
wheat.  After  the  weighing  he  was  made  to  sit  on  a  square  stone 
and  his  body  covered  with  dirt,  the  face  only  excepted;  he  was 
then  taken  by  two  men  and  thrown  into  the  river,  and  after  a 
good  bath  he  came  out  and  was  received  by  the  Brahmins,  fully 
restored  to  caste  fellowship.  The  Brahmins  informed  the  purified 
individual  that  a  great  favor  had  been  conferred  on  him  in  weigh- 
ing him  in  copper  instead  of  silver. 

Many  as  were  the  titles  created  by  Napoleon  I,  few  survive.  It 
is  true  that  two  have  become  Royal — the  Murats  and  the  Berna- 
dottes;  but  among  those  which  have  become  extinct  are  the 
Duchies  of  Dantsic,  de  CarabacC-res,  de  Frioul,  d'Istria,  de  Castig- 
lione,  de  Padoue,  de  Dalberg,  de  Gaete,  de  Valmy,  de  Raguse,  de 
Dalmatie,  de  Rovigo,  de  Cres  and  de  Ligny.  Most  of  the  male 
heirs  of  existing  duchies  being  extinct,  the  titles  are  borne  by  de- 
scendants on  the  female  side  from  the  original  dukes. 


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BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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S?5UNBCAMS» 


SI1K  was  a  very  deaf  oM  la.lv.  ami  she   brought  an   action    for 
damages  against  a  neighbor,  ami  was  being  examined  in  court, 
vhen  1 1 1 •:-  in  I  g  tipromiae,  ami  Instructed  her  counsel 

to  ask  what  she  would  take  I tile  the  matter.    "What  will  you 

take,  madam  ?  "  asked  her  l««vi-  sheshook  her  head  at  thecouu- 
sel  ami  Informed  the  jar;  confidentially  that  she  was  a  little  hard  of 
bearing.  '  His  Honor  wants  to  know  what  you'll  take."  said  the 
learned' counsel  again;  this  time  bawling  as  load  as  he  conld  at  her. 
••  I  thank  In,  Honor  kindly,"  replied  the  ancient  dame,  "  and  if  it's 
ii"  great  trouble  to  him.  I'll  take  a  little  gin  'otl "  Great  laughter, 
in  which  his  Honor  joined. 

There  is  a  feeling  of  unrest 

That  lies  upon  my  soul; 
Karth  has  no  charms  fbr  me  at  all; 

Life  has  no  Mowing  bowl. 

A  sad  and  melancholy  night. 

I'm  feeling  mighty  glum; 

I'm  going  to  a  hall  to-night. 

And  my  collars  haven't  come.  — Massott. 
——  During  a  sham  fight  Napoleon  came  unawares  upon  a  soldier 
who  was  lying  fast  asleep  in  a  field  among  the  corn.  •'  Is  this  your 
post?"  exclaimed  the  Emperor,  rousing  him  with  the  full  intention 
of  making  an  example  of  him.  The  soldier,  thus  suddenly  startled 
out  of  his  slumber,  rubbed  his  eyes,  and,  on  recognizing  the  Emperor, 
sprang  to  bis  feet,  presented  arms  and  said:  "  I  beg  your  Majesty's 
pardon,  but  we  were  going  through  a  sham  fight,  and  in  order  to 
make  the  illusion  more  complete  1  was  pretending  to  be  dead."  Na- 
poleon could  not  suppress  a  smile,  and  forgave  the  witty  linesman. 

—  Carlino. 

"  Yes,"  said  the  preacher,  "  man  is  but  dust  and  ashes."  Then 

two  men  who  occupied  a  front  pew  arose  and  went  out.  The  sexton 
followed  them,  and  in  a  few  minutes  returned  to  his  seat.  "  Why 
did  those  two  men  go  out?"  I  asked  the  sexton  after  the  service. 
"  They  were  offended  at  the  minister  saying  they  were  but  dust  and 
ashes.'"  "  What  else  are  they  ?  "  "  They  are  patients  of  the  Keeley 
Institute,  and  tbeir  systems  are  full  of  bichloride  of  gold." 

— Jhlgeville  Herald, 

— The  physician  had  been  called  in  to  pronounce  an  opinion  on 
the  somewhat  weird  goings-on  of  Miss  lilank.  "  Now  this  eccentri- 
city of  vour  daughter's,"  he  began,  "  whatever  it  may  be  caused  by 
for  the  moment,  is,  I  have  no  doubt,  the  result  of  heredity  !  "  "  Ex- 
cuse me,  sir,"  replied  Mrs.  Blank,  in  tones  of  indignant  reproof, 
"  there  is  no  heredity  in  my  family,  nor  in  my  husband's  either." 

"  Now,  little  boys,  can  vou  tell  me."  said  a  teacher,  "  what  the 

effect  of  tobacco  is  upon  the  system  ?  "  Little  Billy,  who  has  wrestled 
with  his  first  chew,  promptly  held  up  his  hand:  "  Well,  Billy,  what 
is  the  effect?  "    "  Makes  ye  wisht  ye  was  dead !  " 

Mrs.  O'Toole— Good  marnin'  to  ye,  Misther  O'Hooligan,  an'  jye 

be  wid  ye,  for  it's  a  father  I  bear  ye  are.  Mr.  0'  Hooligan— ¥a\x,  but 
the  harruf  hasn't  been  tould  ye,  Missus  O'Toole,  an' it's  more  than 
wan  father  I  am  whin  it's  thfiplets,  bedad.  —Life. 

The  overcoat  we  wore  last  spring 

'Twill  soon  be  time  to  wear, 
But  Fate's  unkind.    We  cannot  find 

That  ticket  anywhere.  —Masson. 

Ringway— What  are  you  walking  over  that  rug  so  much  for? 

Aren't  you  afraid  you'll  wear  it  out?  Fealherslone — You  don't  under- 
stand, old  man.    My  trowsers  are  under  that  rug,  being  creased. 

— Masson. 

"  There  seems  to  be  something  the  matter  with  my  bwain,"  said 

Cholly.  "  Wheah  is  youah  bwain,  deah  boy?  "  "  I  can't  find  out— 
that's  what  the  doctah  said  was  the  matter  with  it."  —Life. 

She— Even  though  you  do  not  admire  Browning,  you  must  ad- 
mit he  makes  one  think,  Mr.  Chapleigh.  He— Ya-a-a-s ;  that's  pre- 
cisely why  I  object  to  him.  —Life. 

Young  Mr.  Bunn— May  I  call   upon  you.  Miss  Munn  ?    Miss 

jl/iwm— Oh,  yes,  Mr.  Bunn.  1  suppose  we  really  ought  to  mortify 
ourselves  somewhat  during  Lent.  —Puck. 

Amateur  Artist— I  should  like  to  present  the  last  picture  I 

painted  to  some  public  institution.  Now,  what  would  you  suggest? 
Top  (severely)— The  Blind  Asylum. 

Teacher  of  Physiology—  What  ingredient  which  is  highly  essen- 
tial in  the  composition  of  the  human  body  does  sugar  possess? 
Pupils  (in  one  notes)— Sand.  —Pharmaceutical  Bra. 

glang  was  not  common  in  the  days  of  Governor  William  Penn, 
else  the  boys  would  have  called  Penn  "  his  nibs." 

_  "Was  Mr.  Greatman  buried  with  Congressional  honors?" 
"  No ;  all  his  folk's  are  temperance  people."  —Puck. 

Tom— My  prospects  are  all  in  the  bud.    Jack— Of  course,  but 

what  if  her  parents  won't  consent?  "  —Truth. 

The  Grand  Central  Wine  Rooms,  of  16  and  18  Third  street,  are 
the  most  popular  in  the  city  among  the  men  who  appreciate  the  best 
brands  of  liquor  The  house  deals  only  in  the  best  of  stock,  and 
consequently  its  customers  are  never  dissatisfied.  One  who  visits 
this  hospitable  establishment  may  be  insured  of  receiving  courteous 
attention,  and  of  satisfying  his  o-sthetic  tastes  in  every  particular. 

MOTHKas  be  Sure  and  Use  "Mrs.  Winslow'a  Soothing  Syrup"  for  your 
children  while  Teething.    Price,  25  cents  a  bottle. 


THIS  Is  the  latest  agony  m  engagement  rings.  A  heavy  land 
that  looks  like  a  dosen  little  rings  welded  together  and  fastened 
with  a  knot  on  top,  on  taking  it  otl  it  slips  apart,  and  becomes  a 
chain  long  enough  to  wear  as  a  bracelet.  It  is  elastlo  enough  to 
fit  any  arm,  and  is  sometimes  worn  above  the  elbow.  Another 
pretty  freak  is  the  black  velvet  hand  of  old  times  resurrected,  and 
worn  above  the  elbow,  where  it  can  be  seen  only  when  the  long 
glove  slips  down,  A  jeweled  buckle  is  a  pretty  finish.  One  very 
ingenious  young  woman,  who  lostoneof  a  stunning  pair  of  garter 
buckles,  utilized  the  other  in  this  way,  and  nobody  was  ever  the 
wiser.  May  not  this  pice  of  ingenuity  also  account  for  some  of 
the  gorgeous  buckles  that  adorn  letter  books  nowadays?  These 
books  are  made  very  large  ar.d  old  fasbiomd.  and  fasten  with 
straps  after  the  style  of  the  wallet  of  our  grandfathers,  affording 
an  excellent  excuse  for  the  employment  of  a  clasp  or  a  buckle. 

Sickness  Among  Children, 
Especially  infants,  is  prevalent  more  or  less  at  all   times,  but   is 
largely  avoided  by  giving  proper  nourishment  and   wholesome  food. 
The  most  successful  and  reliable  of  all  is  the  Gail   Borden  "  Eagle1' 
Brand  Condensed  Milk.     Your  grocer  and  druggist  keep  it. 


Chas.  Lainer.  artistic  photographer,  715  Market  street.  Crayon 
portraits  a  specialty.  There  is  an  unmistakably  air  of  truth  about  all 
nis  portraits,  from  the  smallest  card  photo  up  to  the  most  ambitious 
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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  12,  1892. 


IN    MEMORIAM    ALLAN    McLANE. 


Dultjth.  Minnesota,  March  1,  1892. 

NEWS  LETTER,  SAN  FRANCtSOO:  Late  advices  from  Wash- 
ington to  the  New  York  Tribune,  announced  the  sudden 
death  of  Allan  McLane  at  his  residence  in  that  city. 

To  an  ordinary  reader  of  this  sad  message  in  Washington  or 
New  York  the  passing  impression  would  be,  "  It  is  the  common 
fate  of  all;"  but  to  any  of  the  old  Californians  of  from  1850  to 
1871,  it  is  full  of  sincere  regret.  His  young  life  was  a  part  of 
the  building  up  of  your  great  and  glorious  State,  and  his  maturer 
years  were  merged  into  efforts  that  became  a  part  of  her  commer- 
cial development. 

There  were  six  brothers,  three  of  whom  were  prominent  in  their 
time  in  California.  Their  father,  Louis  McLane,  was  the  United 
States  Minister  to  England  during  Jackson's  administration,  and 
was  a  man  of  very  distinguished  abilities. 

Robert,  the  oldest,  succeeded  his  father  in  the  political  arena. 
Louis  and  Allan  passed  through  the  Naval  Academy,  Louis  sub- 
sequently becoming  manager  of  Wells,  Fargo  Express  and  the 
Nevada  Bank,  with  a  successful  outcome.  Charles  succeeded 
Louis  in  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  with  credit,  while  James  was  a  law- 
yer of  prominence  in  Baltimore,  and  another  brother  was  an  of- 
ficer in  the  regular  army. 

There  were  several  sisters,  one  of  whom  .married  General  Joseph 
Johnston,  an  officer  of  the  United  States  Topographical  Engineers, 
and  subsequently  became  a  distinguished  officer  in  the  Confed- 
erate service.  Another  married  the  son  of  Alexander  Hamilton, 
while  the  others  were  married  to  less  prominent  men. 

Allan,  the  subject  of  this  brief  notice,  graduated  at  the  Naval 
Academy,  and  soon  after,  about  1853,  was  selected  by  William  H. 
Aspinwall,  (of  Howland  &  Aspinwall,  of  New  York  City)  for  the 
command  of  the  propeller  Fremont.  Under  their  mail  contract  on 
the  Pacific  Coast  from  Panama  to  San  Francisco,  all  of  their 
steamers  were  commanded  by  naval  officers.  The  Pacific  Coast 
steamers  at  that  early  period  of  our  territorial  conquests  on  the 
Pacific,  were  built  for  war  as  well  as  commercial  purposes,  and 
were  in  this  manner  made  ready  for  any  emergency.  He  was 
soon  promoted  to  the  steamers  of  larger  tonnage,  and  his  ability, 
zeal  and  efficiency  promoted  him  in  1856  at  Panama,  N.  G.,  as 
the  General  Isthmus  Agent  of  the  Pacific  Mail  Company.  About 
this  time  he  married  the  daughter  of  Captain  Knight,  the  able 
San  Francisco  agent  of  the  same  Company,  whose  death  made 
Forbes  and  Babcock  the  company's  agents. 

Previous  to  this  promotion  there  was  an  incident  of  a  thrilling 
character  happened  in  the  life  of  the  steamship  QAden  Age  and  to 
the  lives  of  her  passengers  en  route  from  San  Francisco  to  Panama, 
which  then  and  now  few  know  anything  about. 

The  steamship  was  in  command  of  Commodore  Watkins;  W. 
H.  Aspinwall  and  Allan  McLane  were  passengers.  The  steamer 
was  hugging  the  San  Salvador  Coast,  and  unexpectedly  passed 
over  and  touched  a  hidden  reef,  and  sprung  a  leak.  Watkins, 
who  had  never  recovered  from  the  shock  to  his  nervous  system 
through  the  losa  of  the  ill-fated  San  Francisco  in  December,  1853, 
gave  up  the  command  to  McLane,  whose  knowledge  of  the  Coast 
was  thorough.  Placing  men  to  pass  the  word  as  the  water  gained 
upon  the  fire-room,  after  having  ordered  a  full  fire  and  full  head 
of  steam,  he  found  the  only  sand  beach  near  at  hand,  and  as  the 
last  revolution  of  the  wheel  took  place  the  forward  keel  of  the 
Golden  Age  slipped  up  the  shore,  and  the  after  part  of  the  Golden 
Age  sunk  in  twenty  feet  of  water.  His  knowledge  of  the  coast, 
his  cool,  deliberate  qualities  of  command,  and  his  ignorance  of 
fear,  saved  the  ship,  passengers,  and  treasure  of  over  two  million 
dollars.     (I  think  Forbes  can  confirm  these  points.) 

During  the  early  part  of  1860  there  was  a  defalcation  through 
the  over-issue  of  stock  by  the  secretary  of  the  Pacific  Mail  Steam- 
ship Company,  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars.  W.  H. 
Davidge,  the  President,  resigned,  and  Allan  McLane  was  called 
from  Panama  to  take  the  President's  chair  in  New  York.  He 
had  around  his  table  the  strong  mercantile  men  of  that  city  in 
that  time,  such  as  W.  H.  Aspinwall,  Charles  H.  Russell,  Samuel 
W.  Comstock,  Charles  Augustus  Davis,  Joseph  W.  Atsop,  Fred- 
erick H.  Wolcott,  Howard  Potter  and  David  Hoadley.  He  at 
once  laid  before  the  Board  of  Directors  a  plan  for  the  betterment 
of  the  California  passenger  service.  The  people  of  California,  who 
were  then  dependent  for  comfort  and  safety  upon  the  Pacific  Mail 
steamers  for  reaching  home,  had  within  a  brief  time  such  fine 
large  steamers  as  the  Constitution,  Sacramento,  and  others  of  simi- 
lar size  and  speed.  Then  came  the  establishment  of  the  China 
service,  with  such  steamers  as  the  America,  China,  etc. 

The  plans  for  the  introduction  of  propellers  for  service,  and 
their  substitution  for  side-wheel  steamers,  were  ready  for  con- 
summation, when  Wall  street,  headed  by  a  speculator  named 
Stockwell,  controlled  through  the  stock  the  election  of  1871,  and 
turned  out  a  practical  and  capable  administration  for  stock  pur- 
poses and  subsequent  wreckage.  Stockwell  was  followed  by  the 
Rufus  Hatch,  Gould,  Sage  Directory  in  the  interests  of  the  trans- 
Pacific  railways. 

To  Allan  McLane  alone  belongs  the  credit  of  the  betterment  of 
the  Pacific  and  Atlantic  Coast  service  in  the  mail,  passenger  and 
mercantile  interests  of  the  people  of  California.  To  him  should 
be  given  the  credit  for  the  opening  of  the  trans-Pacific  steam  trade 


with  Japan  and  China.  The  spirit  of  Wall  street  speculation  was 
not  a  part  of  his  administration,  and  his  forethought  and  de- 
cision were  illustrated  in  an  incident  at  the  time  Leonard  Jerome 
was  a  director  of  the  company. 

Jerome  bought  up  a  large  amount  of  the  Pacific  Mail  stock.  He 
demanded  a  seat  in  the  Board  to  represent  his  large  holdings.  He 
continued  his  speculation  in  opposition  to  McLane's  policy.  He 
borrowed  over  a  million  dollars  of  Cornelius  Vanderbilt,  (a  steam- 
ship line  competitor)  on  the  stock,  subject  to  call.  McLane  made 
provision  through  a  prominent  banking  firm  to  hold  subject  to 
call  the  amount  of  the  Vanderbilt  loan,  fearing  a  sudden  stringency 
in  the  money  market,  in  which  case  the  Pacific  Mail  Company 
would  become  Vanderbilt  property.  The  day  came.  Vanderbilt 
called  at  2  p.  m.,  an  hour  before  bank  closing  hours,  for  his  mil- 
lion. Jerome,  unaware  of  McLane's  forethought,  called  upon 
him  in  his  distress  of  mind.  The  result  was  an  immediate  release 
of  the  loan,  and  Jerome's  resignation  at  the  next  election,  and 
the  preservation  of  the  Pacific  Mail  Company's  organization. 
This  is  the  man  just  dead,  whom  Wall  street,  with  the  aid  of  their 
duped  stockholders,  relegated  to  private  life.  But  his  service  to 
the  Pacific  Coast  traffic,  and  to  the  people  of  that  coast  and  Cali- 
fornia, was  cut  short  by  Wall  street. 

8ince  then  he  has  lived  a  retired  and  quiet  life,  dearly  beloved 
by  all  who  had  the  good  fortune  to  be  known  and  accepted  by 
him.  His  antecedents  were  among  the  bast  in  the  land.  His  de- 
cisive characteristics,  in  combination  with  his  natural  gifts  and 
educational  advantages,  made  him  a  marked  man  for  advance- 
ment to  position  and  influence.  He  was  modest  and  retiring  in 
his  manners,  never  aggressive  or  self-asserting.  His  zeal  and  in- 
tegrity in  the  time  of  his  duty  were  in  perfect  accord  for  the 
credit  of  those  he  represented,  or  his  own  reputation.  His  heart 
was  as  tender  as  a  woman's,  but  his  manliness  of  character  con- 
trolled its  impulses.  His  loyalty  to  his  friends,  and  his  affection 
for  those  toward  whom  his  earthly  love  was  given,  were  never 
lessened  by  doubt  or  criticism.  His  purity  of  character  was  never 
marred  by  indiscreet  conduct  or  doubtful  language. 

These  lines  of  praise  belong  to  his  life  in  all  of  its  living,  and 
at  his  death  it  is  a  joy  to  those  who  can  recall  his  presence 
through  their  love  and  memory.  Stephen  L.  Merchant. 

Inflamed  Eyes  and  I  ids  permanently  cured  if  caused  by  defective 
Bight.  Consult  (free  of  charge)  C.  Muller,  refraction  specialist,  135  Mont- 
gomery street,  near  Bush. 


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Hoarseness  or  Sure  Throat.    They  are  exceedingly  effective." 
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ANECDOTES    OF    SPURGEON. 

A  in.  Y  MAN    of  the  Church  of  KngUnd  tells  a  Btorj  ol    Mr. 

Spurgeon  which  ill  uMraie?  Ihe  ItmuDi  preacher's  irrrpressl- 
DMOl  humor.  The  clergyman  had  been  with  hi?  wife  to  hear 
Mr.  >purjreon  preach,  and  they  sal  logetbftf  in  the  side  gallery  near 
the  pulpit.  The  sermon  over,  and  a  collection  U-inp  made,  the  lady 
suggested  that  the  opportunity  was  favorable  for  getting  away  and 
avoiding  the  crowd.  She  rose  to  leave,  and  in  trying  to  pass  some 
other  people  on  the  seat  knocked  down  some  hymn-books.  The 
clergyman  rather  nervously  pulled  his  wife's  dress  to  try  and  restrain 
her  from  carrying  out  her  intention;  whereupon  Mr.  Spurgeon,  who 
bad  been  quietly  looking  on  at  the  scene,  said  in  a  confidential  whis- 
per, not  intended  to  be  heard  by  the  congregation,  "  You  had  better 
go,  sir,  or  you  will  hear  more  of  it." 

Another  correspondent  writes  A  few  years  ago  I  heard  Mr. 
Spurgeon  preach  at  the  Tabernacle.  He  was  in  good  health,  and  his 
high  spirits  were  infectious.  Nothing  struck  me  more  than  the 
cheery  tone  which  prevailed  and  the  mutual  good  fellowship  of 
preacher  and  congregation.  One  story  he  told  on  this  occasion 
I  well  remember.  He  was  explaining  how  it  was  that  he  was  always 
preaching  with  so  much  energy  the  truths  of  the  Gospel  to  those  who 
were  perhaps  as  conversant  with  them  as  himself.  "The  fact  is," 
he  said  in  effect,  "  I  am  like  the  man  who  knocked  at  the  wrong  door 
late  at  night.  After  he  had  been  knocking  for  some  time  a  head  ap- 
peared at  the  window  and  a  voice  was  heard  saying, '  What  do  you 
want  ?'  '  I  want  Mr.  Smith.'  '  Then  why  do  you  come  here  disturb- 
ing me  when  Mr.  Smith  lives  next  door  ?'  '  That's  just  it/  was  the 
reply,  Mr.  Smith  has  no  knocker,  and  so  I  have  to  knock  loudly 
with  yours  to  make  him  hear.'  " 

The  London  correspondent  of  the  Leeds  Mercury  relates  the  follow- 
ing as  "  a  true  story:  "  At  the  weekly  prayer  meetings  at  the  Taber- 
nacle Mr.  Spurgeon  was  in  the  habit  of  inviting  any  one  who  was 
disposed  to  offer  prayer.  On  one  occasion, in  response  to  this  invita- 
tion, a  man  following  the  humble  occupation  of  a  dustman,  rose  to 
engage  in  prayer.  He  began,  "  O  Lord,  we  are  dust."  This,  in  the 
circum^ances,  somewhat  taxed  the  gravity  of  his  hearers.  He  pro- 
ceeded to  thank  the  Lord  "that  He  had  put  into  the  heart  of  His 
servant,  Charles  Spurgeon,  to  send  him  { the  dustman)  a  leg  of  mut- 
ton." This  was  more  than  Mr.  Spurgeon  could  tolerate.  In  a  tone 
of  indignation,  not  unmixed  with  humor,  he  peremptorily  told  the 
man  to  "sit  down,"  and  his  devotions  thus  came  to  a  premature 
close. 

Mr.  Spurgeon  was  a  smoker,  and  publicly  defended  the  habit.  A 
ministerial  visitor  to  the  Tabernacle,  who  had  been  invited  to  make  a 
speech,  launched  into  a  denunciation  of  tobacco.  Mr.  Spurgeon  took 
him  roundly  to  task  for  his  intolerance,  and  said  that  for  himself  he 
"  smoked  to  the  glory  of  God."  The  expression  having  been  much 
criticised,  Mr.  Spurgeon  wrote  to  the  newspapers  as  follows:  "The 
expression,  '  smoking  to  the  glory  of  God,'  standing  alone,  has  an  ill 
sound,  and  I  do  not  justify  it;  but  in  the  sense  in  which  I  employed 
it  I  will  stand  to  it.  No  Christian  should  do  anything  in  which  he 
cannot  glorify  God— and  this  may  be  done,  according  to  Scripture,  in 
eating  and  drinking,  and  the  common  actions  of  life.  When  I  found 
intense  pain  relieved,  a  weary  brain  soothed,  and  calm,  refreshing 
sleep  obtained  by  a  cigar,  I  have  felt  grateful  to  God,  and  have 
blessed  his  name;  this  is  what  I  meant,  and  by  no  means  did  I  use 
sacred  words  triflingly.  If,  through  smoking,  I  had  wasted  an  hour 
of  my  time;  if  I  had  stinted  my  gifts  to  the  poor;  if  I  had  rendered 
my  mind  less  vigorous,  I  trust  I  should  see  my  fault  and  turn  from 
it;  but  he  who  charges  me  with  these  things  shall  have  no  answer 
but  my  forgiveness.  I  am  told  that  my  open  avowal  will  lessen  my 
influence,  and  my  reply  is  that  if  I  have  gained  my  influence  through 
being  thought  different  from  what  I  am,  I  have  no  wish  to  retain  it. 
I  will  do  nothing  upon  the  sly,  and  nothing  about  which  I  have  a 
doubt."  _^ 

BICHLORIDE  of  gold  has  invaded  the  ranks  of  the  upper  ten  and 
is  now  restoring  to  their  proper  condition  the  nerves  of  at  least 
two  ladies  well-known  in  society.  This  is  a  good  time  of  year  for 
reformation,  too,  just  between  winter  and  summer.  The  bichlo- 
ride, it  is  said,  dissipates  »  that  tired  feeling  "  that  the  summer 
brings,  and  the  ladies  who  have  subjected  themselves  to  the  Keeley 
cure  will  blossom  out  at  the  seaside  resorta  this  season  fully  pre- 
pared to  withstand  the  shocke  caused  by  successive  bottles  of 
wine  being  poured  down  their  thirsty  throats.  Whisky  will  not 
be  put  aside,  either,  and  right  here  it  may  be  said  that  there  is 
more  whisky  drunk  by  society  women  in  San  Francisco  than 
would  ever  be  imagined  by  those  on  the  outside.  Afternoon  teas 
are  not  always  what  they  pretend'to  be,  and  "  days  at  home  "  re- 
quire some  stimulant.  Then  who  cares,  anyhow,  even  if  a  lady, 
when  she  goes  out  calling,  has  ber  flask,  and  a  box  of  bonbons  in 
the  carriage?  If  she  needs  something  to  enable  her  to  fulfill 
her  fatiguing  social  duties,  that's  her  business.  A  married  woman 
onght  to  have  privileges.  It  may  be  said,  however,  merely  as  a 
slight  caution,  that  strong  liquors  should  be  used  sparingly,  if  the 
caller  does  not  wish  to  be  sent  home  as  "  paralyzed,"  as  one  was 
recently. 


BARGAINS  I         BARGAINS  I 


-TO  it«   li  *n   AT  TIIK- 


IXL--STORE--IXL 

924    to    930    Market   Street,  S.   F. 

CLOSING-OUT  SALE. 

The  stock  diminishing  rapidly.  Therefore,  those  who  have  not 
already  supplied  themselves  at  the  low  prices  asked  shonld  do  so 
at  once.     The  goods  have  actually  been  marked  down  to 

50    CENTS    ON    THE    DOLLAR    OF 
THE    ORIGINAL    COST. 

Boys'  Overcoats  $i  3o 

Star  Waists 50 

Mothers'  Friend  Waists 50 

Boys'  Percale  Collars 05 

Boys'  all-wool  Cassimere  School  Suits 1  60 

Fisk,  Clarke  &  Flag*'s  Driving,  Walking  and  Coaching  Kid 

and  Dogskin  Gloves- 
Boys1  Lace  and  Button  Shoes,  former  price  $2,  sold  for ..$  1  00 

Men's  Business  Suits,  former  price  $12  50,  will  be  sold  for 5  50 

Working  Suits,  former  price  $9  00,  will  be  sold  at. '. 4  00 

Gentlemen's  Dress  Suits,  former  price  $27  00,  sold  at  13  50 

A      ARG3  VARIETY   OF 

Earl  &  Wilson  Col'ars  and  Cuffs. 

ALSO   A  COMPLETE  LINE   OP 

Coon  Brand  Collars  and  Cuffs, 

SELLING  AT  A  SACRIFICE. 

About  75  yards  of  good  carpet  will  be  sold  very  cheap.  And  80 
on  to  tbe  end  of  the  catalogue. 

STORE  FIXTURES  FOR  SALE  ! 

OFFICE  FURNITURE  FOR  SALE  ! 
A  LARGE  SAFE  BURGLAR-PRDOF  VAULT  FOR  SALE  ! 

§)B~  The  Trustee  has  personally  seen  that  prices  are 
marked  on  the  goods  as  stated.  He  has  adopted  the 
above  method  of  disposing  of  this  stock  of  merchandise 
rather  than  throw  it  into  the  auction  rooms. 

J.   C.   MAYNARD, 

TRUSTEE. 


20 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  12,  1892. 


ATTENTION  is  called  by  Dr.  Siiuonton,  of  Chicago,  to  the  fact 
that  the  human  nose  is  frequently  not  in  the  center  of  the 
face,  and  he  emphasizes  the  importance  of  this  fact  with  reference 
to  the  accurate  fitting  of  glasses.  The  difference  in  the  breadth  of 
the  two  sides  varies  from  one-sixteenth  to  one-eighth  of  an  inch, 
but  he  has  never  found  it  more  than  an  eighth.  Hut  such  a  dif- 
ference, he  says,  is  sufficient  to  cause  much  trouble  and  incon- 
venience, especially  with  somewhat  high  refractive  errors,  unless 
the  glasses  are  accurately  ground  with  reference  to  the  actual  po- 
sition of  the  pupil.  Any  adaptation  of  the  spectacle  frame,  he 
says,  would  upset  their  balance,  so  that  the  glass  should  be  modi- 
fied if  such  an  inequality,  as  he  says  is  not  uncommon,  should 
exist. 

A  device  for  preventing  engine  drivers  from  Tunning    their 

trains  in  defiance  of  a  signal  set  against  them  through  careless- 
ness or  foggy  weather  has  been  introduced  by  an  Edinburgh  ar- 
chitect. It  consists  of  an  electric  bell  on  the  locomotive  which 
rings  when  the  signal  is  so  set,  and  continues  to  ring  until  the 
danger  signal  is  lowered.  The  bell  is  actuated  by  a  current  derived 
from  a  conductor  laid  along  the  line.  A  rolling  contact  on  the 
engine  leads  the  current  to  the  bell,  and  the  current  is  sent  into 
the  conductor  by  the  signalman  in  the  act  of  setting  the  signal  to 
"  Danger."  When  the  signalman  lowers  the  signal  the  current  is 
cut  off,  and  the  bell  ceases  to  ring.  By  this  arrangement  the 
driver  has  no  excuse  for  not  applying  the  brakes  in  time. 

The  sexual  difference  of  the  eye  is  not  a  point  that  strikes 

the  casual  observer,  and,  in  fact,  if  the  other  features  of  the  face 
were  removed,  we  doubt  if  even  the  most  expert  optician  could 
discriminate  between  the  male  and  female  organs  of  sight  by 
shape  alone.  We  learn,  however,  that  a  well-known  antiquarian 
has  discovered  a  way  by  this  means  to  distinguish  male  heads 
from  those  of  female  figures  found  in  Greece.  He  says  he  has 
proved  to  his  best  satisfaction  in  a  number  of  important  cases 
that  the  Greek  sculptors  gave  the  male  eye  invariably  a  round, 
thick  shape,  while  the  female  eye  is  made  to  appear  more  oval 
and  Hat.  This  discovery,  if  reliable,  is  of  great  importance  to  ar- 
chaeologists. 

— —  Of  the  whole  surface  of  Germany,  over  one-fourth  is  covered 
by  forests.  About  52  per  cent,  of  these  forests  are,  according  to 
the  Forst-  und  Jag d /calender  of  Dr.  Judeich,  the  head  of  the  Forestry 
Department,  Government  forests,  and  48  per  cent,  private  prop- 
erty. The  most  thickly  wooded  districts  in  Germany  are  Sch  warz- 
burg-Rudolstadt  (in  the  Thuringian  Wald),  where  44  per  cent,  of 
the  country  is  covered  with  trees.  Oldenburg  has  the  least  wood — 
viz.,  only  9  per  cent,  of  its  surface,  and  Prussia  has  about  23  per 
cent,  of  woodland. 

Habitual  drunkards  are  cared  for  in  a  singular   and  withal 

effective  manner  in  Norway  and  Sweden.  The  penalty  is  im- 
prisonment, and  during  incarceration  they  are  fed  on  bread  and 
wine,  no  water  being  allowed  them.  The  bread  is  steeped  in 
wine  for  an  hour  before  it  is  brought  to  the  cell  night  and  morn- 
ing. It  tastes  good  at  first,  but  after  eight  or  ten  days  the  prisoner 
is  so  nauseated  by  it  that  he  refuses  it.  The  cure  is  considered 
quite  as  effective  as  any  gold  treatment  can  be. 

Sir  Morell  Mackenzie,  it  is  said,  strongly  objected  to  a  cigar- 
ette as  being  the  worst  form  of  indulgence,  from  the  fact  that  the 
very  mildness  of  its  action  tempts  people  to  smoke  nearly  all  day 
long.  The  two  bad  qualities  he  objected  to  as  being  contained  in 
the  fumes  of  tobacco  were  poisonous  nicotine  and  the  high  tem- 
perature of  the  burning  tobacco.  That  to  many  tobacco  acts  as  a 
useful  nerve  sedative  the  great  physician  admitted. 

—  At  length  an  ingenious  inventor  has  devised  a  means  of 
putting  to  the  test  sportsmen's  tall  stories.  The  idea  is  to  place  a 
small  camera  on  the  barrel  of  the  gun,  the  shutter  of  which  is  ar- 
ranged to  work  simultaneously  with  the  action  of  the  trigger. 
Every  bird  will  now  be  able  to  tell  its  own  posthumous  tale,  or  to 
present  a  graphic  picture  of  a  happy  deliverance. 

An  optical  tube,  16.^  feet  long  and  4  inches  in  diameter,  has 

been  fitted  to  a  new  submarine  defense  boat,  built  by  Portugal 
The  tube  is  attached  to  the  dome  of  the  boat,  and  is  furnished 
with  mirrors  for  reflecting  and  magnifying  the  images  of  objects 
to  be  observed.     It  is  said  to  be  an   excellent  look-out  apparatus. 

— —  Recently  invented  wiredrawing  mechanism  has  made  it 
feasible  to  produce  silver  and  platinum  wire  so  fine  as  to  be  thin- 
ner than  a  human  hair. 


E-A-HSTIKIS- 


BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA,  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Capital  $3,000,000  00 

Surplus 1,000,000  00 

Undivided  Profits (July  1st,  1890)  3,275,919  48 

WM.  ALVORD,  President. 

Thomas  Bbown.     Cashier  |  B.  Moebav.  Jr  ..  .  Assistant  Cashier 

Irving  F.  Moulton,  2ud  Assistant  Cashier. 

CORRESPONDENTS : 

NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  Bank  of  California;  B03TON— Tremont 
National  Bank;  CHICAGO— Union  National  Bank;  ST.  LOUIS— Boatman'B 
Bank;  NEW  ZEALAND— The  Bank  of  New  Zealand.  Correspondent  In 
London— Messrs.  N.  M.  Rothschild  &  Sons.  Correspondents  in  India,  China, 
Japan  and  Australia. 

The  Bank  has  Agencies  at  Virginia  City,  and  Correspondents  In  all  the 
principal  Mining  Districts  and  Interior  Towns  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Letters  of  Credit  issued,  available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Draw  direct 
on  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  New  Orleans,  Denver.  Salt  Lake, 
Cincinnati,  Portland, O.,  Lob  Angeles,  London,  Dublin,  Paris,  Berlin,  Bremen, 
Hamburg,  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  Antwerp,  Amsterdam,  Copenhagen,  Stock- 
holm, Christiana,  Locarno,  Melbourne,  Sydney,  Auckland,  Hongkong 
Shanghai,  Yokohama,  Genoa,  and  all  cities  in  Italy  and  Switzerland. 

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Established  1870.  U    S.  Depositary. 

CAPITAL  {PAID   UP) $1,500  000 

SURPLUS $600,000|   UNDIVIDED    PROFITS $166,000 

8.  G.  MURPHY President  I  E.  D.  MORGAN  Cashier 

JAMES  MOFFITT....  Vice-President  |  GEO.  W.KLINE  AsB't  Cashier 

DIRECTORS: 

George  C.  Perkins.  8.  G.  Murphy, 

JameB  D.  Phelan,  James  Moffitt. 

John  A.  Hooper,  J.  D.  Harvey. 

A  General  Bank  lug  liusinonw  Transacted. 
SAFE    DEPOSIT    DEPARTMENT, 
JAMES  K.  LYNCH,  Manager, 
Safes  tu  rent  from  $5  to  $100  per  annum  (uuder  the  exclusive  control  of 
tho  renter),  for  the  care  of  all  valuables.    Truuks  aud  Packages  taken  on 
storage.    A  specialty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a.  m.  to  6  p.m. 


At  this  season  of  the  year,  Belvedere  may  be  seen  in  all  the  beauty 
which  kindly  Nature  has  bestowed  upon  this  favored  spot.  It  is  the 
most  delightful  retreat  San  Franciscans  have  ever  had  within  easy 
reach  of  the  metropolis.  The  title  to  the  land  is  absolutely  perfect, 
and  is  guaranteed  by  the  California  Title  and  Trust  Company.  The 
agents  of  the  Belvedere  Company,  Tevis  .t  Fisher,  of  14  Post  street, 
will  cheerfully  give  all  particulars  concerning  it. 


Geo.  A.  Low, 
N.  Van  Bergen, 
Thomas  Jennings, 


LONDON  AND  SAN  FRANCISCO  BANK.  Limited. 

Authorized  Capital $3,500,000      |      Capital  paid  up 2,450,000 

Reserve  395,000 

San  Francisco  Office,  424  California  St.  I  London  Office 73  Lombard  St.,  E.  C 

Portland  Branch.  48  First  St.    Tacoma  Branch.  1005  A  Street. 

Man  ARTHUR  SCRIVENER:  Assistant  Manager,  WILLIAM        EEL 

Cashier,   GUSTAV  FRIEDERICH. 

LONDON  BANKERS— Bank  of  England  and  London  Joint  Stock  Bank. 
NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

This  Bank  is  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex- 
change Business  in  London  and  San  Francisco,  and  between  said  cities  and 
all  parts  of  the  world. 

THE  SATHER  BANKING  COMPANY.- 

Capital $1,250,000. 

Successor  to  Sather  &  Co.,  Established  1851,  San  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON  President 

J.  L.  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  S.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

Directors:  Chas.  Main,  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  Wm.  P.  Johnson, 
C.  F.  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K.  Wilson. 

Agents:  New  York— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.  Boston— Downer  A  Co. 
Philadelphia— Drexel  &  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  National  Bank.  St.  Louis— The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City — First  National  Bank.  Loudon— Brown, 
Shipley  &  Co.    Paris— Drexel,  Harjes  &  Co. 

WELLS.  FAR60  &  COMPANY-BANKING  DEPARTMENT. 

\.  E.  Corner  Sausome  and  Suiter  Street**. 
SAN    FRANCISCO.    CAL. 

$      500,000.00 

5,488,393-12 


C'PITaL  

SURPLUS  

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS $    5.988,393  00 

DIRECTORS: 
Lloyd  Tevis,  President;  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chas.  F.  Crocker.  J.  C.  Fargo,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Wm.  Norris,  Geo.  E.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  Wadeworth,  Cashier. 
Receive  Deposits,  isBUes  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Bankin 
Business. __^_ 

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND   DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS PORT  COSTA,  California. 

Storage  Capacity,  100,000  Tons.      Regular    Warehouse   for  San 
Francisco  Produce  Exchange  Call  Board. 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  handling  and  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  and  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  aud  smutty  Wheat. 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  stored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  sold, 
if  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  of  the  Company.  202  Sansome  St..  over  the  Anglo-California  Bank. 

THE  CROCKER-WOOLWORTH  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

822     PINE    STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL 11,000,000. 

DIRECTORS : 
CHAS.  F.  CROCKER,  |  E.  H.  MILLER,  Je. 

R.  C.  WOOLWORTH Peesidknt. 

W  E   BROWN Vice-President. 

WM.  H.  CROCKER Cashier 

"SECURITY  1AVIN6S  BANK. 

Guarantee  Capital $300,000 

OFFICERS: 

President  JEROME  LINCOLN  I  Secretary 8.  L.  ABBOT.  Jr. 

Vice-President W.  S.  JONES  I  Attorney SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

OFFICE— No.  228  Montgomery  Street.  San  Francisco. 


March  12,  1892. 


BAM  FRANCISCO  NEW8  LETTER, 


21 


The  Rosily 


THE     RIVAL    MINSIR£LS.-./a«*»  0.  HunxrU  in  Uarpir$, 


Harouu  al  Rasebid  loved  bis  harem's  maids; 

He  loved  bis  gardens,  with  their  winding  shades; 

He  loved  lo  watch  his  crystal    fountains  play; 

He  loved  bis  horses,  and  his  courtiers  gay; 

He  loved  all  royal  sports  that  please  a  king. 

But  loom  be  loved  to  hear  bis  minstrels  sing. 

And  so  it  happened  that  bis  fame  had   brought 

Two  rival  singers  to  the  caliph's  court. 

Who  pleased  him  best,  full  well  each  minstrel  knew, 

Would  be  proclaimed  the  greater  of  the  two. 

So  well  they  pleased  him  that  they  found  him  loath 

To  choose  between  them,  for  he  loved    them  both. 

"Let  all  the  nation  judge."  at   length  said  he; 

"  Who  pleases  best  my  people,  pleases  me." 
Through  all  the  land  the  rival  poets  sung; 
Their  names  and  music  were  on  every  tongue, 
Until  at  last  they  never  reached  a  door 
Where  Fame  had  not  sung  all  the  songs  before. 
Ben  Olaf  sang  of  deeds  the  caliph  wrought — 
The  riches  and  the  splendors  of  his  court — 
The  mighty  warriors  every  nation  boasts, 
The  armies  vanquished   by  the  prophet'  hosts — 
How  Islam's  valor  was  beloved,  and    feared; 
And,  when  he  finished,  listening  thousands  cheered. 
Mustapba's  songs  were  all  of  simpler  things; 
Forgotten  was  the  pride  of  earthly  kings. 
He  sang  to  them  of  home,  and  truth  and  love — 
How  Allah  watched  his  children  from  above. 
Close  to  their  hearts  the  poet's    music  crept; 
And,  when  he  finished,  all  the  people  wept. 
For,  though  Ben  Olaf  charmed  them  with  bis  arts, 
It  was  Mustapha's  songs  that  reached  their  hearts. 


WHY  ?-froHi  Chambers'  Journal. 


I  wonder  why,  six  months  ago, 

When  we  two  met  to  say  good-by, 
And  roses  tossed  their  scented  snow 

To  wooing  winds  that  whispered  nigh; 
When  sunlight  fell  in  glittering  showers 

The  blossoru-laden  boughs  among, 
And  all  the  earth  was  bright  with  flowers, 

And  all  the  air  was  glad  with  song; 
That,  even  though  you  bent  and  kissed 

The  tearful  cloud  upon  my  face, 
1  only  saw  a  world  of  mist, 

Which  held  no  beauty  and  no  grace! 
I  wonder  why,  now  days  are  cold, 

And  no  gay  wing  the  coppice  stirs; 
Now  snow  lies  thickly  o'er  the  wold, 

And  mournful  winds  are  in  the  fire; 
Nor  sun,  nor  bird,  nor  flower  I  miss, 

Because  at  the  old  place  we  stand 
{There  are  no  tears  for  you  to  kiss), 

And  once  more  whisper  hand  in  hand: 
That  tbougb  the  earth  is  wrapped  in  gloom, 

And  leaden  clouds  shut  out  the  sky, 
My  world  seems  filled  with  light  and  bloom 

And  summer  warmth — I  wonder  why! 


SONG    OF    A    GOAT    HUNTER.— .Fores*  and  Strear, 

It  was  a  goat,  a  goat  of  two — 

Ever  sing  pantingly,  pantingly— 
Who  climbed  a  peak  to  take  a  view, 

Hunters  live  enchantingly. 
'Twas  there  he  met  his  snowy  mate- 
Ever  sing  pantingly,  pantingly — 
Who  graceful  on  her  haunches   sate, 

Hunters  live  enchantingly. 
The  hunter  climbed  that  ridge  so  tall — 

Pantingly,  oh  so  pantingly— 
In  deadly  fear  to  get  a  fall 

Adown  the  slide  rock  slantingly. 
The  hunter  got  within  a  mile — 

Pantingly,  oh  so  pantingly— 
The  placid  goats  above  bim  smile, 

Hunters  live  enchantingly. 
The  hunter  hied  him  weary  home — 

Pantingly,  oh  so  pantingly— 
The  mild-eyed  goats   uninjured  roam, 

The  mountains  rise  enchantingly. 


BANK    OF    BRITISH    COLUMBIA. 


$3,000,  )00 
1,000,100 


._.  luoorporattd  by  fUrnl  Chi 

CAPITAL  PAID  UP  ' 

RESERVE  FUND 

Snuthi-A-t  corner  Biufa  Rod  -  uuome  -treei*. 

HEAD  OFFICE   GO  LOMBARD  STREET,   LONDON. 

BRANCHES— Victoria,  Briiij.li  Columbia;    Portland,  Oregon;   Seattle  ami 

TflcnmR.  Washington. 
SUB-BRANCHES—  New  Westminster,  Vancouver,  Kauaimn  find  KhuiIoopk 
British  Columbia.  '    ' 

This  Bank  transact*  a  General  Rankiug  Baairiesa.  Accounts  opened  sub- 
ject to  Check,  and  Special  Di-po.Mts  received.  Commercial  Credits  granted 
available  iu  all  parts  of  the  world.  Approved  Bills  discounted  and  ad 
vances  made  on  good  collateral  security.  Draws  direct  at  current  rates 
upon  its  Head  Otnee  and  Branches,  and  upon  its  Agents,  as  follows- 

NEW  YORK,  CHICAGO  and  CANADA— Bank  of  Montreal;  LIVERPOOL 
—North  and  South  Wales  Bank:  SCOTLAND— British  Linen  Company ;  IRE- 
LAND—Bank  of  Ireland;  MEXICO  and  SOCTH  AMERICA— London  Bank 
of  Mexico  and  South  America:  CHINA  and  JAPAN-Chartered  Bank  of 
India,  Australia  aud  ChiuB;  AUSTRALIA  and  NEW  ZEALAND— Bank  of 
Australasia,  Commercial  Baukiog  Company  of  Sydney,  English,  Scottish 
aud  Australian  Chartered  Bank  and  National  Bank  of  Australasia'  DEM- 
EKARA  and  TRINIDAD  (West  Indies)— Colonial  Bank. 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVINGS  UNION. 

532  <  alllorula  Street,  Corner  Webb  Street. 

Branch  Office  1700  Market  Street,  Corner  Polk. 

Deposits,  June  30,  1891   $33,311,061  00 

Guaranteed  Capital  and  Surplus  1,346,635  00 

DIRECTORS. 

Albert  Miller,  President;  George  W.  Beaver.  Vice-President;  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond,  Charles  Pace,  Daniel  E.  Martin,  W.  C.  B.  DeFremery 
George  C.  Boardmau,  J.  G  Eastland;   Lovell  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  and  Loans  only  on  real  estate  security.  Country  re- 
mittances may  be  sent  by  Wells.  Fargo  &  Co.,  or  by  checks  o/  reliable 
parties,  payable  in  San  Francisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  Savings 
Bank  commences  only  with  the  actual  receipt  of  the  money.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  is  made 
for  pass  book  or  entrance  fee.  Office  Hours— 9  A.  m.  to  3  p.  M.  Saturday 
evenings,  6:30  to  8. 

THE  GERMAN  SAVIN6S  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  526  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RESERVE  FUND f    1,610,000  00. 

Deposits  Jan    2,  1892 27,138,129  74 

Officers— President,  L.  GOTTIG;  Vice-President,  EDW.  KROSE 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGEP.S  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  R.  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN  ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TODRNY.  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  Schoemann,  E. 
Meyer,  F.  Tillmann,  H.  Horstmann,  B.A.Becker,  H.L.Simon.  Attorney 
John  R.'Jarboe. 

MUTUAL  SAVINGS  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO,  ~ 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building 

Guaranty  Capital,  $1,000,000. 

OFFICERS. 

JAMES  G.  FAIR President 

JAMES  PHELAN,   S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-Presidents 

Directors— James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper,  C.  G.  Hooker, 
James  Phelan,  James  Moffitt,  S.  G.  Murphy,  Chas.  Cadwalader  aud  James 
D.  Phelan. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecurities. JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

HUMBOLDT  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY, 

No.  18  Gear/  Street,  San  Francisco. 

-    Incorporated November  24, 1869. 

ADOLPH  C.  WEBER  ..  .PaBSiDENT.  |  ERNST  BRAND Secretary 

LONDON,  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  BANK  (Limited), 

N.  W.  Cor.  Sansome  and  Sutter  Sts. 

ubici led  Capital $2,500,000  \  Paid  Up  Capital 12,000,000 

Reserve  Fund  $550,000. 
Hbad  Office 58  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Asbnts— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
(Ltd.),  No.  10  Wall  St.,  N.Y.    PARIS— Messrs.  Lazard  Freres  *  Cie,  17  Bonis 
vard  Poissoniere.    Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.  Com 
mercial  and  Travelers'  Credits  iBsued.           EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 
LC.  Altschul.  CaBhier. 

THE  ANGLO-CAUFORNIAN  BANK,  Limited. 

N.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

Capital  Authorized $6,000,000  I  Paid  up $1,500,000 

Subscribed 3,000,000  |  Reserve  Fund 650,000 

Head  Office— 3  Angel  Court,  London,  E.  C. 
Agents  at  New  York— J.  &  W.  Seligman  &  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  banking  business,  sells  drafts,  makes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  and  Issues  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
world.    Sends  bills  for  collection,  loanB  money,  buys  and  sells  exchange 
and  bullion.  IGN.  STEINHART    J 

P.  N.  LILIENTHAL,  1 


;  Managers. 


PLUMBING. 


Fine  Sanitary  Plumbing  and  Gas-fitting 
Estimates  furnished.  Jobbing  promptly 
attended  to. 

CHARLES  E.  ANDERSON, 
1616  Polk  Street,  near  Clay,  and  1214 
Polk  Street,  near  Sutter. 
Telephone  No.  2107. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  12,  1892. 


THE    LONELY    HEART.-  Wolfe. 

If  I  had    thought   thou  couldst  have  died, 

I  might  not  weep  for  thee; 
But    I  forgot,  when  by  tby  side, 

That  thou  could'st  mortal  be; 
It  never  through  my  mind  had  passed 

The  time  would  e'er  be  o'er, 
And  I  on  thee  should  look    my  last, 

And  thou  shouldst  smile  no  more. 

And  still  upon  tbat  face  I  look, 

And  think  'twili  smile  again, 
And  still  the  thought  I  will  not  brook 

That  I  must  look  in  vain. 
But  when  I  speak,  thou  dost  not  say 

What  thou  ne'er  left'st  unsaid: 
And  now  I  feel,  as  well  I  may, 

Sweet  Mary!  thou  art  dead. 

If  thou  wouldst  stay  e'en  as  thou  art, 

All  cold  and  all  serene, 
I  still  might  press  thy  silent  heart, 

And  where  thy  smiles  have  been. 
While  e'en  thy  chill  bleak   corse  I  have, 

Thou  seemest  still  mine  own; 
But  there,  I  lay  thee  in  thy  grave — 

And  I  am  now  alone. 

I  do  not  think,  where'er  thou  art, 

Thou  hast  forgotten  me; 
And  I,  perhaps,  may  soothe  this  heart 

In  thinking  too  of  thee; 
Yet  there  was  round  thee  such  a  dawn 

Of  light  ne'er  seen  before 
As  fancy  never  could  have  drawn, 

And  never  can  restore. 


JUDGE  HUNT,  that  genial  jurist  and  baseball  authority ,  has  the 
penchant  theatrical,  as  Al.  Bouvier  expresses  it.  That  is  to  say, 
he  is  an  ardent  student  of  the  dramatic  art,  and  everything  there- 
to pertaining.  He  had  a  long  and  interesting  conversation  with 
Joe  Jefferson  a  few  days  since,  and  became  as  favorably  im- 
pressed with  that  prince  of  comedians  as  Jefferson  was  with  him. 
Hunt  knows  the  play  of  The  Rivals  by  heart,  and  can  recite  the 
lines  of  Bob  Acres  backwards.  Jefferson  was  as  much  impressed 
by  his  knowledge  of  the  theatrical  business  and  the  history  of 
drama  as  by  his  general  wide  acquaintance  with  matters  usually 
unknown  to  the  lay  mind.  It  is  not  generally  known,  by  the 
way,  that  the  play  of  The  Rivals  has  been  greatly  changed  by 
Jefferson,  to  suit  the  modern  stage.  A's  originally  produced,  it 
took  five  hours  to  present  it.  Very  few  people,  except  Chinese, 
wonld  care  to  sit  five  hours  through  any  play  nowadays,  be  it 
never  so  good.  Sheridan  has  been  improved  on  to  some  extent. 
For  instance,  Mrs.  Drew  as  Mrs.  Malaprop  says  of  some  one  tbat 
he  is  "  as  graceful  as  a  gazette."  That  is  not  in  the  original  read- 
ing, but  it  is  as  good  as  Sheridan,  and  makes  a  point.  When  she 
takes  out  two  letters,  also,  and  with  a  simper,  hands  one  to  her- 
self, she  uses  her  own  business.  All  of  which,  and  more,  did  old 
Rip  Van  Winkle  explain  to  the  ex-champion  catcher  of  the  Red 
Stockings.  Jefferson  is  a  most  interesting  conversationalist.  He 
talks  as  a  book  reads.  After  they  had  wandered  up  and  down 
the  stage  of  long  ago  and  to-day,  Judge  Hunt  finding  that  the 
comedian  had  once  seen  a  baseball  match,  some  decades  ago,  ex- 
pressed to  Jefferson  his  great  dissatisfaction  with  the  rules  tbat 
now  govern  the  diamond.  Whenever  Judge  Hunt  becomes 
reminiscent  he  always  talks  baseball,  and  if  he  likes  you  he  will 
even  show  his  split  finger-nail,  and  tell  of  the  great  day  wh^n  the 
Red  Stockings  made 'steen  runs  and  whitewashed  the  other 
fellows. 

THE  following  assessments  were  levied  during  the  week :  Belch- 
er, 50  cents;  Andes,  25  cents;  Utah,  25  cents,  and  Con.  New 
York,  10  cents. 

JOSHUA  HENDY  MACHINE  WORKS 

PROPRIETORS  OF  THE 

CITY  IRON  WORKS. 

Office  51  Fremont  Street, 
s_A.3sr  Fia.A.isrcisco,  -     -     cal. 

Manufacturers  of  and  Dealers  iu 

Boilers,  Engines,  Pumps  and  Machinery  of  Every  Description. 

Patent  Lead-Lined   Coupled   Tubing,  for   use  as 

Water  Pipe,  for  Sale  Cheap. 


TO 


MANUFACTURERS,    BREWERS, 


ELECTRIC    LIGHT     COMPANIES. 

An  opportunity  is  now  offered  to  secure  at  a  bargain  a  fine  site, 
building  and  valuable  machinery  for  almost  any  manufacturing 
business  or  brewery.  The  California  Street  Cable  Railroad  Com- 
pany is  desirous  of  disposing  of  the  power-house  property,  south- 
east corner  of  California  and  Larkin  Streets,  used  prior  to  the 
erection  of  the  present  building. 

The  improvements  consist  of  a  solidly  constructed  3-story  frame 
building,  the  east  and  south  walls  being  brick.  It  has  a  massive 
foundation,  capable  of  withstanding  heavy  vibrations  of  any  ma- 
chinery likely  to  be  required  in  the  conduct  of  a  manufacturing 
or  other  entarprise,  and  a  high  (19  feet)  basement,  extending  un- 
der the  entire  building  and  sidewalk,  making  the  building  es- 
pecially desirable  for  a  brewery.  As  a  central  power-house  for 
an  electric  light  company  it  could  be  utilized  to  great  advantage. 

The  lot  has  a  frontage  of  87£  feet  on  California  street  and  a 
depth  of  70£  feet  on  Larkin  street. 

The  following  machinery  in  place  will  also  be  sold  at  a  sacrifice : 

2  Porter-Allen  22x36  300-horse-power  vertical  engines. 

3  boilers,  75  to  SO-borse-power  each. 
2  Wilcox  pumps. 

1  Llewllyn  heater. 

AH  in  first-class  condition. 

Terras  will  be  made  easy  if  an  object  to  purchaser. 

For  price  and  further  particulars  apply  to 

McAfee,  Baldwin  &  Hammond, 

10  MONTGOMERY  STREET. 


PARKE    &    LACY   CO., 

21  and  23  FREMONT  STREET, 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MINING,    WOOD    AND    IKON    WORKING    MACHINERY. 

ENGINES,    BOILERS,    STEAM     PUMPS, 
BELTING.    OIL8  AND    8UPPLIE8. 

~  ML  VERNON  COMPANY,  BALTIMORE. 

gfF-The  undersigned  having  been  appointed  AGENTS  FOR  THE 
PACIFIC  COAST  for  the  sale  of  the  manufactures  of  above  company,  have 
now  iu  store: 

SAIL     DUCK— ALL    NUMBERS; 
HYDRAULIC— ALL    NUMBERS; 
DRAPER     AND    WAGON     DUCK, 
From  30  to  120  inches  wide ;  and  a  Complete  Assortment  of  All  Qualities 
28%-INCH    DUCK,    FROM~  7    OZS.   TO    16    OZS.,    Inclusive. 

MURPHY,     GRANT     &    CO. 

DR.   RlCORD'S  RE8TORATIVE   PlLLS. 

Buy  none  but  the  Genuine— A  Specific  for  Exhausted  Vitality,  Physical 
Debility,  Wasted  Forces,  etc.— Approved  by  the  Academy  of  Medicine,  Paris, 
and  the  Medical  Celebrities.      Agents  for  California  and  the  Pacific  States. 

J.  G.   STEEJLE  A  CO., 
No.  635  Market  street  (Palace  Hotel),  San  Francisco. 
Sent  by  mail  or  express  anywhere. 

PRICES  REDUCED.  Box  of  50  pillR,  $1  25'  of  100  nills.  12;  of200pills. 
$3  60;  of  400  pills,  $6;  Preparatory  Pills,  $2.    Send  for  Circular. 

s!  ""     'X  A  Superior 

ITS  fflltfpJ  High- Class 

MERITS  ^^^M  BUTTER 

FRESH,  Delicate  Flavored, 

Healthful. 

BENNETT  BUTTER  DEPOT. 

Stalls  35  and  36,  California  Market. 


March   W,  1892. 


BAN   FRANCISCO   NEWS  LETTER. 


^-.£* 


IN  selecting  receptacles  fur  flow  era  unci  fruits,  it  should  be  borne 
In  mind  that  a  clear  view  across  the  table  is  desirable,  and  that 
simple  designs  characterized  by  distinctness  and  elegance  are  to 
be  preferred  before  those  that  are  over  elaborate,  even  if  these 
last  should  happen  to  be  in  the  best  lute,  considered  apart  from 
the  purpose  they  are  intended  for.  There  are  occasions  when 
elaborate  and  costly  works  are  found  appropriate,  but,  ns  a  rule, 
they  are  out  of  place.  (Jold  and  silver  receptacles  are  more  or 
less  objectionable,  but  tbey  are  not  to  be  altogether  condemned — 
indeed,  tbey  may  be  used  with  admirable  effect,  and  the  sparkle 
of  metal  is  appropriate  for  festivity.  The  largest  silvered  plateau 
is  usually  a  cold  obstruction  or  a  glaring  mockery,  and  even 
plants,  if  too  large  or  in  too  great  plenty,  are  apt  to  suggest  that 
the  table  is  an  imitation  of  a  nursery  or  a  greengrocer's  shop.  If 
the  comfort  of  the  guests  is  not  considered  in  the  adaptation  of 
the  decorations,  they  are  likely  to  spoil  the  dinner  they  were  in- 
tended to  embellish. 


When  fine  laces  become  torn  or  worn,  it  is  possible  to  repair 
damages  by  basting  over  a  piece  of  stiff,  dark  blue  embroidery 
linen  and  with  "point  lace  thread"  carefully  filling  in,  following 
the  pattern  of  the  net  and  attaching  the  stitches  to  the  sprigs  or 
heavier  design.  If  the  lace  is  so  soiled  as  to  require  washing, 
wind  it  around  a  good-sized  bottle  with  the  utmost  care — stretch- 
ing it  a  little  to  keep  the  pattern  in  place — baste  together  with 
fine  thread  to  prevent  from  curling  or  slipping.  Make  a  suds  of 
luke-warm  water  and  good  soap,  and  gently  shake  the  bottle  in 
it,  turning  to  insure  all  parts  being  cleaned;  then  rinse  in  several 
clean  waters  of  the  same  temperature,  roll  in  a  towel  to  absorb  as 
much  of  the  mixture  as  possible,  then  dry  either  in  the  sun  or 
wind,  or  near  a  register,  without  removing  from  the  bottle,  and 
the  lace  will  look  like  new — that  is,  if  care  has  been  taken  to  keep 
it  smooth  when  basting  on  the  bottle. 

The  first  Paris  dresses  imported  for  spring  and  summer  are  of 
crepe  cloths,  thinner  crepons,  plissO  woollens,  rough  vigogne  and 
smooth  delaine  wrought  with  tiny  dots  or  printed  in  stripes  or 
figures.  The  styles  in  which  these  new  gowns  are  made  do  not 
differ  greatly  from  those  now  in  vogue.  Corsages  ending  at  the 
waist  line,  corselets,  yokes,  plastrons  and  guimpes  are  retained. 
The  preference  also  remains  for  seamless  waists,  and  for  invisible 
fastening  either  in  front  or  on  one  side.  A  stylish  feature  is  the 
collarette  or  cape  piece  of  the  dress  material  or  its  trimming,  made 
just  deep  enough  to  fall  over  the  top  of  the  sleeves  and  accentuate 
their  fulness. 


Evening  gloves  are  decreed  as  essential  for  wear  in  summer  at 
any  formal  or  dancing  function  where  ladies  are  to  be  present  in 
full  dress.  It  has  been  the  custom  heretofore  to  waive  this  cere- 
mony owing  to  the  intense  heat,  but  this  will  not  avail.  Indeed, 
it  has  come  to  be  the  understanding  that  when  the  hands  are 
likely  to  become  moist  with  perspiration  is  the  time  of  all  others 
to  be  sure  to  wear  gloves,  to  prevent  their  wet  contact  with  the 
hands  or  garments  of  the  fair  ones  in  the  mazes  of  the  dance. 

The  range  of  jewelry  for  men's  wear  in  summer  is  somewhat 
curtailed.  There  will  be  no  studs  worn  with  the  neglig6  shirts, 
which  will  have  pearl  buttons,  and  the  wearing  of  the  scarf-pin 
will  be  done  more  charily  than  during  the  other  seasons  of  the 
year.  The  fad  of  the  puny  vest  chain  extending  from  the  second 
buttonhole  of  the  neglig6  shin,  to  the  breast  pocket,  where  the 
watch  is  placed,  has  the  principle  of  utility  strongly  in  evidence, 
and  moreover  gives  an  enhancing  finish  to  the  whole. 


The  wearing  of  the  high-backed  turn-over  collar  with  evening 
dress  is  no  longer  a  mooted  question.  It  makes  up  not  a  little  of 
the  formality  lost  in  the  temporary  superseding  of  the  straight-up 
collar  that  would  not  last  one  half  hour  in  the  ballroom,  by  evi- 
dencing that  the  cravat  worn  therewith  cannot,  for  obvious  rea- 
sons, have  been  buckled  on  behind.  Its  superior  comfort,  be- 
sides, more  than  compensates  for  whatever  tinge  of  de  rigxieur  is 
absent. 

The  straw  hat,  with  one  of  those  wide-wale,  whip-cord,  sum- 
mer-weight, unlined  suits,  a  business  shirt  and  a  waistcoat  se- 
lected to  comport  therewith,  is  an  aggregation  that  typifies  the 
correct  ensemble  of  the  summer  young  man,  either  in  town  or 
doing  the  piazza  of  the  summer  resort  hotel. 

For  Debilitated  Men!  If  you  desire  to  be  restored  to  complete 
vigor  and  manhood,  promptly,  permanently  and  cheaply,  we  will 
send  you  full  particulars  (sealed)  of  a  reliable,  unfailing  Home 
Treatment  free.  No  electric  nonsense,  no  stomach  drugging. 
Address  Albion  Pharmacy  Co.,  Box  L.  Albion,  Mich. 

Spring  Styles  Butterick's  Patterns.  Catalogues  mailed  free.  Address 
H.  A.  Demiug,  124  Post  street,  Sau.  Fraucisco. 


RARE  STYLES  AND   NOVELTIES 


IN 


We  respectfully   invite  attention  to  our  magnificent  display   of 

NEW   SILKS    AND    DRESS   GOODS, 

which  is  now  to  be  seen  at  its  best,  and  comprises  a  limitless  pro- 
fusion nf  INDESCRIBABLY  BEAUTIFDL  8TYLB8  AND  NOV- 
ELTIES IN  DESIGNS,  COLORINGS,  WEAVES  AND  EKKECTS 
To  give  an  idea  of  the  EXCEPTIONALLY  LOW  PRICES  we 
are  enabled  to  quote  as  the  result  of  our  UNUSUALLY  HEAVY 
PURCHASES,  we  present 

TWO  SPECIAL  ATTRACTIONS  IN  SILKS. 

200  piecea  Shanghai  Silks,  23  inches  wide, 

.-|-    r^-i  |      n,         warranted   all   pure   silk,    fine,   rich,    soft 

A  I     j  /  -     I   TC      quality,  extra  high   lustre  in  all    the  latest 

2    *J>-*j,    street  and  evening  shades;  actually  worth 

75cts.,will  be  placed   on   sale  at  37£  cts. 

per  yard. 

Lyons    Printed   India  Silks  in    Black    and 

.  —    __     _  Colored  Grounds,  very  elegant  figured  and 

A  I      ID    IjIS        floral  designSl  extra  fine  quality,  26  inches 

wide,  considered  extra  good  value  for  $1, 

will  be  placed  on  sale  at  75  cts.  per  yard. 


MARKET,  JONES  AND  MCALLISTER  STS. 


YOU  SHOULD  SEE  THEM. 

The  Finest  Line  Ever  Shown  in 
San  Fraucisco. 
For  Fit  and  Finish  we  cannot  be  excelled. 


OUR 
SPRING 

SMEDLEY    &    THOMASON, 

SUITINGS.  7  Kearny  Street. 

$500    REWARD. 

Whereas,  it  has  corne  to  the  knowledge  of  the  Quiros  Soda  Water  Com- 
pany that  some  evil  disposed  person  or  persons  have  attempted  to  injure 
said  Company  by  maliciously  inserting  a  quautity  of  tartar  emetic  into  a 
number  of  its  siphon  bottles,  the  said  Company  hereby  otters  a  reward  of 

FIVE     HUNDRED     DOLLARS 

for  such  information  as  will  lead  to  the  arrest  and  conviction  of  the  guilty 
per-onor  p  rsons.  QUIROS  SODA  WATER  COMPANY. 

February  27,  1892. 


LOCIS  COOKS. 


WILLIAM  COOKS. 


MAX  COOKS. 


COOKS     BROS., 

IZtsTTZEK-IOie,         TJBCOEATOBS. 

Dealers  in  Stained  Glass,  Wall  Paper,  Lincrusta  Walton,  Paper 

Mache,  Parquet  Flooring,  Moorish  Fret  Work, 

Frescoing,   Wall    Mouldings, 

943  and  945  Market  St.,  between  5th  and  6th,  San  Francisco 
Good  Cheer  and  a  Souvenir  of  California  for  our  Eastern  Friends. 

Parties  desiring  to  send  to  their 
friends  East  the 

INGLENOOK  TABLE  WINES 

Can  have  their  orders  filled  at  San 
Francisco  prices  and  of  freight  at 
car-load  rates  added,  thus  saving 
a  great  expense  by  leaving  their 
orders  in  time  with 

F.  A.  HABER, 

Office  and   Depot  Inglenook  Vineyard,  122  Sansome  St.,  S.  F 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  12,  1892. 


SUMMARY    OF    THE    MARKETS. 


Flour  Is  steady ;  foreign  demand  good ;  Extras  $5.05@?5.15 ;  Superfine,  ?3.35. 
Wheat    is  dull;   light    trade;    Shipping,  $1-65;  Milling,  $1.65(391.75    per 
cental. 
Barley  is  weak;  Brewing,  $1.05@$1.15;  Feed,  97%c.@fl  per  ctl. 
Oats,  Milling,  $1.S5@*1.-H);  Feed,  ?1.30@$1.35  per  ctl. 
Corn,  White,  $1.3(Ka)$1.35;  Yellow,  $1.20@$1.25  per  ctl. 
Rye,  no  stock,  good  demand,  $1.65@?1.70.    Cement,  $2.00(g)$2.50. 
Hay  is  steady;  Wheat,  S13@$15,  Oats,  ?12@?lo;  Alfalfa,  $10@$12. 
Millstuffs,  good  demand.    Bran,  $19@$20  per  ton. 
Beans,  good  request,  $1.85@$2.30  per  ctl.     Potatoes,  30c.@75c  per  ctl.    ' 
Butter  is  lower;  Choice,  20c.@2oc. ;  Fair,  15c.@16c;  Eastern,  15c@17c. 
Cheese,  light  stock,  10c.@12c.    Eggs,  free  supply,  I3c.(§*20c. 
Honey,  Comb,  8c. @lOc;  Extracted,  5e.@6%c.  Poultry  in  good  supply. 
Onions  are  worth  :*^c.    Beeswax  is  lower  at  22c.@24c. 
Fruit— all  kinds  dried— active.    Fruit  is  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 
Raisins  and  Dried  Grapes  in  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates. 
Hides  are  steady;  Dry,  7c@8c.      Wool  is  in  demand  at  14c.@22c. 
Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  seller  at  7(S,V4c. 
Coffee  steady  at  15c.@22c.  for  C.  A.    Canned  Fruits  of  all  kinds  in  favor. 
Coal  is  lower,  with  a  declining  tendency.    Nuts  find  ready  bale. 
Quicksilver  is  nominal  at  ?43.00  per  flask.  Hops  are  in  demand  at  17@20c. 
Sugar,  good  stocK  of  both  Raws  and  Refined.    Whites,  4%©5>)4c. 

Dulneaa  is  still  rampant  throughout  the  business  centers  of  our 
city;  complaints  are  universal  that  wholesale  traffic  is  far  below 
the  normal.  Why  this  is  so,  it  is  difficult  of  demonstration. 
Opinions  are  wide  apart  as  to  the  true  cause  thereof ;  but  one 
thing  is  apparent,  that  while  in  the  past  San  Francisco  was  the 
main  point  of  distribution,  now  there  are  many  doors  open  from 
which  supplies  can  be  obtained  without  calling  upon  San  Fran- 
cisco merchants  for  their  needed  merchandise. 

Exports  for  the  period  under  review  include  the  0.  D.  ryant's 
cargo  for  Honolulu,  say  2,000  bbls.  Flour,  450  bbls.  Lime,  768  bales 
Hay,  520  sks.  Bran;  value,  $12,272.  The  steamer  Mariposa, 
hence  for  Honolulu,  carried  general  merchandise  of  the  value  of 
$25,000.  For  Sydney,  per  same,  13,000  lbs.  Dried  Fruit  and  Mdse. ; 
value,  $22,600.  To  Melbourne,  per  same,  20,000  lbs.  Dried  Fruit 
and  Mdse.,  value  $6,875;  to  Wellington,  Mdse.,  value  $2,681;  to 
Brisbane,  Mdse.,  value  $3,305;  to  other  Colonial  ports  Md9e., 
value  $3,000;  to  Apia,  Mdse.,  value  41.814. 

Lumber  for  Mexico — The  schooner  Vine  has  sailed  hence  with 
cargo  valued  at  $9,937,  consisting  of  30  M  ft.  Lumber,  40  M  Shin- 
gles, 450  cs.  Dynamite,  1,115  bales  Hay,  58,588  lbs.  Beans,  1,537 
gals.  Wine,  10  flfe.3.  Quicksilver. 

Wheat  exports  from  San  Francisco  in  the  month  of  February 
were  968,578  ctls.,  and  for  8  months  of  the  current  cereal  year  11,- 
796,081  centals.  Flour  exports  in  February  were  81,349  bbls.  and 
for  the  past  eight  months  784,890  bbls.  The  combined  exports  of 
Wheat  and  Flour,  the  latter  reduced  to  Grain,  aggregate  14,150,800 
centals,  of  the  value  of  $23,963,600.  This  is  the  equivalent  of  707,- 
540  short  tons.  These  breadstuff  exports  are  the  largest  in  quan- 
tity and  in  value  for  several  seasons  last  past. 

The  Pacific  Mail  S.  S.  City  of  New  York  sailed  hence  for  the 
Isthmus  on  the  5th  inst.,  carrying  to  Central  America  616  bbls. 
Flour,  11,583  lbs.  Tallow,  131  pkgs.  Beer,  25,800  lbs.  Malt,  1,800 
gals.  Wine,  etc.,  value  $15,206;  to  Panama  173  bbls.  Flour,  720 
gals.  Wine  and  Mdse.,  value  $1,399;  to  Mexico  Mdse.  value  of  $1,- 
904;  to  New  York  53,000  gals.  Wine,  130  bales  Raga,  60,370  lbs. 
Borax,  1,561  gals.  Brandy,  2,578  ctls.  Beans,  value  $36,687. 

Coffee  imports  during  the  month  of  February  were  23,895  bags, 
chiefly  Central  American,  and  since  then  the  steamer  Sirius  has 
added  4,700  bags  and  the  San  Bias  7,700  bags.  The  spot  market 
is  in  a  healthy  state;  during  February  sales  for  overland  ship- 
ment were  3,700  bags,  and  for  local  consumption  7,774  bags,  nearly 
all  Central  American. 

Tonnage  is  plentiful,  and  present  spot  freight  rates  low  and 
nominal;  there  are  now  more  than  fifty-five  disengaged  ships  in 
port,  of  about  100,000  tons;  at  this  time  last  year  there  was  less 
than  10,000  tons.  There  is  also  at  neighboring  ports  some  twenty 
or  more  vessels  of  33,000  tons,  all  suited  to  the  grain  carrying 
trade.     The  bulk  of  these  will  remain  over  until  the  new  crop. 

Via  Canadian  Pacific  route,  the  steamer  Walla  Walla,  hence  for 
Victoria,  carried  in  transit  for  Boston  70,700  lbs.  Sugar,  212  bales 
Wool  and  9,920  lbs.  Shearlings;  value,  $19,967.  To  St.  Paul,  70,700 
lbs.  Sugar;  value,  $3,010.  To  New  York,  300  flsks.  Quicksilver, 
value,  $12,900. 

During  the  current  week  we  have  had  three  very  warm  days 
for  the  month  of  March,  the  thermometer  in  this  city  80°,  and  in 
the  interior  even  90°@100°  in  the  shade;  the  like  of  it  for  March 
not  on  record.  The  season's  rainfall  to  date,  14.33  inches;  same 
date  last  year,  12.85.     Crop  prospects  very  cheering. 

Imports  from  the  Islands  include  the  cargo,  per  Lurline,  from 
Hilo,  with  13,636  bags  sugar;  per  Paul  Isenberg,  from  Honolulu, 
with  33,163  bags  sugar;  per  schr.  Anna,  from  Kahului,  5,235  bags 
sugar;  per  John  Smith,  from  Honolulu,  17,446  bags  sugar.  The 
steamer  Australia,  from  Honolulu,  brought  17,183  bags  sugar, 
1,513  bags  Rice,  5,700  bchs.  Bananas,  781  Hides,  etc. 

For  New  York,  the  ship  B.  F.  Packard,  2,026  tons,  has  been 
laid  on  for  that  port  in  the  Dispatch  Line. 


H.  M.  NEWHALL  &  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchar.  , 

AND  

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Nos.  309  and  311  Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco,  California.  A 

NATIONAL   ASSURANCE   CO.   OF    IRELAND  ; 
ATLAS    ASSURANCE    CO.    OF    LONDON  ; 
BOYLSTON    INSURANCE   CO.  OF    BOSTON  ; 
OCEAN   MARINE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LONDON.' 

Steam  Boiler  Incrustations. 

Old   Scale    Removed,  Formation  of  New   Scale  Pr-  anted. 

Without  the  Aid  of  Chemicals,  by  the  Use  of  the 

LLEWELLYN     FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONP       .^ER  I 

Over  aOO  In  Dally  Use  on  the  Pacific  Coat    I 

!'  Removes  all  Impurities  from  the  Water  before  Ep*^t'ng  the  Boiler. 
Heats  the  Water  to  212°.    Saves  from  25  to  50  per  cenv  z  Amount  of 

Water  Used. 

Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Pamphlet  Forwarded  on         '    '.Uon  to 

Llewellyn    Steam    Condenser    Manufaov J\  no    Co., 

330  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros., 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

Agents  for  Spreckels' Line  of  Hawaiian  Packets,  S.  8.  Hepworth'a  Centri 
f  ugal  Machines,  Reed's  Patent  Pipe  and  Boile  ig.  71 

327  Market  Street,  corr  t. 

^  3ISOO. 

Systems—"  Slattery  "  Induction;  "  Wood  "  Arc.     Facto*    pa— Port  Wayne, 
Indiana;  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Electric  Improvement  Company. 

General  Agents  for  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Arizona  and  Washington 
of  the  Fort  Wayne  Electric  Light  Co.,  Fort  Wayne,  iml. 

Estimates  furnished   for  Electric  Railways,  Electric  Light  and  Steam 
Plants,  House  Wiring,  etc.    Marine  Work  a  Specialty. 

35  New  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


E.  J.   WHEELER.    ~ "",  ""  «^^  frfjtfT-  J.    W.   G1RVIW.    J/^TJ< 

J.  W.  GIRVIN  &  CO., 

Rubber  and  Leather  Belting,  Hose,  Packing,  etc, 

Rubber  Clothing,  Bij,_  ...jes,  etc. 

Pacific  Coast  Agents  for  Boston  Belting  Co.  and  Fayerwt&f >■  -     <fc  Ladew, 
formerly  J.  B.  Hoyt&Co.  4  California  St.,  S.  F.,Cal. 

WILLIAMS.  DIMOND  &  GO. 

SHIPPING   AND    COMMISSION    MH.:CHAN1^, 

UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 

Agents  for— 
The  Cunard  Royal   Mail  Steamship  I  Vi-'  -is  Ye11--*  Metal  Sheathing 

Company,  F  .  s  R..      en's  Compoh'';on 

"The  California  Line  of   Clippers,"  I  lu  Jhina  Traa».  and  Insurance  Co. 

from  New  York,  I         (L'd.), 

"The  Hawaiian  Line  of  Packets,"      The   Baldwin  Locomotive  WorkB, 

to  and  from  Honolulu.  Steel  Rails  and  T- •-"  Material. 


COKE— CHEAPEST  FUEL,  ! 

Reduction  in  Price. 

Wholesale  (50  bbls.  or  more),  80c  per  bbl.    Retail  (any  quantity 

under  50  bbls.).  90c.  per  bbl. 

AT  THE  WORKS  OP 

THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  GASLIGHT  COMPANY, 
HOWARD  ANO  FIRST  STS..  and  FOOT  OF  SECOND  STREET. 

HENRY  C.  HYDE 

ATTORNEY     AND      COUNSELOR  -  AT  -  LAW. 

MICROSCOPICAL     EXAMINER 

Of  Hand  writing,  Inks,  Papers,  etc.,  in  the  Detection  of  Forgeries, 

Counterfeits  and  Imitations. 

41  IK  CALIFORNIA  STREET.  Sin  Francisco,  Cal. 


March   12,  1892. 


BAN   FRANCISCO   NEWS  LETTER, 


\VKTKKAN  underwriter  is  of  the  opinion  tbat  if  a  law  were 
passed  making  it  impossible  for  the  assured,  under  any  cir- 
cumstances, to  recover  more  than  three-fourths  of  his  loss  by  fire. 
the  rates  of  insurance  could  be  reduced  one-half  and  the  compa- 
nies make  much  better  showings  at  the  end  of  the  year  than  un- 
der the  existing  order  of  thing?.  Hates  in  Europe  are  about  one- 
ourlh  of  those  charged  in  this  country.  Still  the  companies  de- 
clare regular  and  large  dividends,  and  stock  in  the  older  fire  com- 
panies is  very  difficult  to  obtain.  The  moral  hazard  is  of  the 
greatest  importance  to  the  fire  underwriter. 

Fire  losses  on  the  coast  so  far  this  year  have  not  been  numerous, 
but  *■«  frequency  of  fires  lately  at  oalt  Lake  City  and  in  Colorado 
do  r  end  to  make  underwriters  more  than  ordinarily  happy. 
8alt  L.  •  especially  is  the  bane  of  Western  insurance  men  now. 
Tbat  ^  ion  stronghold  has,  this  year,  furnished  a  very  large 
share  ot  .  the  coast  losses,  and  underwriters  are  commencing  to 
doubt  the  ^ral  hazard  of  the  Latter  Day  Saints.  Usually,  fre- 
quent lire  loRsgs  follow  in  the  track  of  a  collapsed  boom.  Is  it 
possible  t"  I  - i Ij is  is  the  case  with  Salt  Lake? 

The  e  at  absorption  ot  the  Home  Mutual  by  the  Fireman's 

Fund  is  o  he  topic  under  consideration  by  fire  underwriters. 
President  Houghton  himself  has  said  that  he  did  not  care  to 
speculate  >n  the  future  policy  of  either  of  the  companies  con- 
cerned, end  the  Fireman's  Fund  people  are  equally  close- 
mouthed.  There  are  two  views  taken  of  the  matter  by  disinter- 
ested persons.  The  one  is  that,  despite  the  rather  half-hearted 
denials  of  both  companies,  the  Home  Mutual  is  to  go  out  of  ex- 
istence soon  as  a  separate  and  distinct  organization,  and  that  as 
soon  as  the  Fireman's  Fund  can  advantageously  do  so,  it  will 
completely  «'^orb  the  Home  Mutual.  This  view  finds  more  ad- 
herent0 'other,  which  is  to  the  effect  that  certain  individ- 
ual st(  Acting  for  themselves  alone — though  admittedly 
actuati  ■  -ftuderations  for  the  Fireman's  Fund — made  the 
deal  wim  r>-  Home  Mutual  for  the  sole  purpose  of  advancing 
the  interests  'heir  own  company.  This  sounds  rather  queer, 
but  it  means,  or  is  meant  to  mean,  that  the  two  companies  will 
retain  their  separate  organizations,  and  merely  work  together  to 
their  mutual  advantage.  Granting  that  this  is  all  there  is  to  the 
matter,  it  is  easily  conceived  why  the  Home  Mutual  should  find 
the  change  highly  advantageous.  The  expenses  of  this  company 
have  averaged  over  fifty  per  cent.,  while  those  of  the  Fireman's 
Fund  have  not  exceeded  thirty-five  per  cent.  On  an  income  of, 
say,  $370,000,  if  ten  per  cent,  expenses  could  be  saved  by  an  ar- 
rangement with  some  other  company,  there  would  be  just  that 
much  earned.  On  the  other  hand,  it  is  readily  seen  how  the 
Fireman's  Fund  would  reap  advantages  in  the  East  from  such  an 
alliance. 

The  State  Investment  has  changed  its  Portland  agency  from 
Burgard  &  Weidler  to  Winchester  and  Lethbridge.  The  former 
of  the  new  agents  was  for  some  time  connected  with  the  Ladd  & 
Tilton  ba;  ._  and  the  latter  with  the  Portland  Trust  Company, 
Both  8  '-known  young  men  of  recognized  standing  in   buai- 

nes  ,     , 

The'Wr  ^tQ"canners  have  made   a  cast   iron  compact   this  year 

and  cutjipwn  the  pack  to   400,000  cases,  against  a   total   pack  of 

600,000,  _  "'0,000  and  800,000  in  former  years.     Of  course  this  is  not 

cheering  news   for  the   marine  underwriters,  though  they  do  not 

seem    to   care  much,   for   if   the  truth   be  told,  there  never  were 

great   fortunes   made   in    writing  marine  risks  on  Alaska 

Rainess.     But  the  worst  of  it  all  is,  that  two  local  companies  are 

"going  to   issue"  all   the  policies.     It  is  not  so  certain  whether  it  is 

worst  for  them  or  the  other  fellows.     Every  packer,  from  Loring 

to  Bristol  Bay,  is  in  the  combine. 

John  W.  Ca'V  ;!^j-U3'  fearny  street,  has  taken  in  a  full  stock 

Oi  the  very  la^i&t  and  m-uid'  fashionable  summer  goods  in  men's 
furnishings. 

AN  Er-Vivh-  paper  says  that  Mr.  Gordon  Cumming  has  been  moose 
huntmg  in  Manitoba,  and  reports  that  while  there  he  made 
the  astonishing  discovery  that  the  skunk  is  considered  quite  a 
dainty.  He  says  his  menu  was  varied  with  chicken,  partridge, 
musk  rat  and  skunk.  The  skunk  is  delicious  when  skillfully 
dressed;  its  Savor  resembles  that  of  an  English  hare.  Here  is  an 
opening  for  some  enterprising  restaurateur. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

BEHRING  SEA  PACKING  COMPANY*.— Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at 
the  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  held  ou  the  13th  day  of  February, 
1892,  an  assessment,  No.  1,  of  $1  per  share,  was  levied  upon  the  issued  capital 
stock  of  the  Company,  payable  immediately,  iu  the  Uuited  States  gold  coin, 
to  the  Secretary,  art  he  office  of  the  Company,  No.  9  Market  Street,  9aa 
Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  on  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  ou  the  16th  day 
of  March,  1892,  wir?  be  delinquent,  and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction; 
unless  payment  is  made  before,  will  be  .sold  ou  the  15th  day  of  April,  1892, 
to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  cost  of  advertising  and 
expense  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Peer  Mining  Compnny. 

Location  nf  prlnrir.nl  piH .1  builnesa-fian  FranclBOO,  California     Lo- 
cation of  <rorka-<jiiljotoa.  Arlr..na. 

Notice  U  herobj  -iven  that  at  a  meetlnii  of  the  Bond  ol  Dlreoton  held 
OP   tnc   twenty-fourth  .lay   of   February,   1W2.  au  aaaei  monl    (Ho     12)  ..1 

Ten  Cents  per  .*h»rc  ««-  levleil  ii| the  capital  stock  ot  the  corporation 

payable  Immodlatol)  i..  the  Sooretaxy  al  the 

office  of  the  company,  Koom  ."">.  Nevala  Block,  309  Montgomery  Street.  San 
Francisco,  California. 

Any  *.tock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Shit!  Day  of  April.  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  taction;  and  unle.s  payment  Is  made  be- 
fore, will  he  Bold  on  TlU'KSIiAY,  the  2sth  day  of  April,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  coats  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

AUQ.  WATERMAN,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  26,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 
California. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Best  &  B:leher  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  busluess— Sau  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works — Virginia  City,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  bereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held  on 
the  Third  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  51)  of  Twenty-five  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable  im- 
mediately iu  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  Room  33,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
Thursday,  the  Seventh  Day  of  April,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  FRIDAY',  the  29th  day  of  April,  1892,  to  pay  the  de- 
linquent assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

L.  OSBORN,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  33,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  Street,  San  Fran- 
clsco,  Cal. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Andes  Silver  Mining  Company, 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business,  San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  this 
company,  held  on  the  eighth  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  38)  of 
Twenty-five  Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  cor- 
poration, payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secre- 
tary, at  the  office  of  the  company,  room  2,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery 
Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
Monday,  April  11,  1892,  will  be  declared  delinquent, 
and  will  be  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;   and  unless  payment 
is  made  before,  will  be  sold  on  FRIDAY,  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  April, 
1892,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

JOHN  W.  TWIGGS,  Secretary. 

Office — Room  2,  Nevada  Block,  309  Monteomery  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Utah  Consolidated  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Virginia  City,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held  on 
the  eighth  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  14)  of  Twenty-five  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  room  23,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twelfth  Day  of  April,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  L>e  sold  on  FRIDAY,  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  April,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

A.  H.  FISH,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  23,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
California, „_^__ 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Belcher  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  8th  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment,  No.  43,  of  Fifty  cents  (50e.) 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  pay- 
able immediately,  in  Uuited  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  of- 
fice of  the  company,  Room  8,  331  Pine  street,  Stock  Exchange  Building, 
San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
lhe  Twelfth  Day  of  April,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;   and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  third  day  of  May,  1892,  to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together   with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 
F  C.  L,  PERKINS.  Secretary. 

Office— Room  8,  San  Francisco  Stock  Exchange  Building,  331  Pine  street, 
San  Francisco,  California. ■_ 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

People's    Insurance    Company. 

A  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  People's  Insurance  Company,  a 
corporation  organized  under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  California,  is  hereby 
called,  the  same  to  be  held  at  room  22,  No.  323  Montgomery  street,  San 
Francisco,  California,  on 

Wednesday,  the  16th  day  of  March,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  2  o'clock  P.  M., 

A  ful    attendance  is  desired.  CHAS.  F.  MacDERMOT,  President. 


26 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  12,  1892. 


<F^jfc2P*wi 


THERE  is  no  city  in  the  world,  it  is  almost  safe  to  say,  certainly 
not  in  America,  where  nature  has  done  so  much  and  man 
need  do  so  little  to  make  attractive  drives  and  boulevards,  as  in 
San  Francisco.  Perhaps  it  is  for  the  very  reason  that  man  need 
do  so  little,  that  he  leaves  that  little  undone.  Take  Chicago,  for 
instance.  That  wonderful  city  is  always  a  good  example.  From 
the  marshy  shores  of  the  lake  to  the  city  limits,  there  was  once 
nothing  but  a  level  prairie,  lacking  every  element  or  feature  that 
would  tend  to  make  a  driveway  attractive.  Yet  to-day  that  city 
boasts  the  most  attractive  and  beautiful  system  of  boulevards  in 
the  country.  There  everything  had  to  be  done,  and  everything 
was  done,  with  rare  promptness,  too.  In  San  Francisco  only 
solid  roadbeds  need  to  be  laid  over  hill  and  through  dale,  past 
marine  views  which  cannot  be  duplicated  anywhere,  along  the 
sea  shore,  through  natural  flower  gardens,  over  deep  gullies,  and 
winding  in  and  out  among  the  bills  and  canons,  presenting  at 
every  turn  a  new  vista  of  incomparable  beauty  and  picturesque 
scenes  that  would  turn  a  Chicagoan  green  with  envy.  Only  de- 
cent, drivable  roadbeds  are  necessary,  and  yet  in  this  year  of  our 
Lord  they  are  lacking.  These  are  the  considerations  which 
make  enterprising,  wide-awake  real  estate  men  grit  their  teeth 
and  spoil  the  enamel.  It  should  be  noted,  in  this  connection, 
that  Adolph  Sutro  has  subscribed  $1,000  toward  the  expenses  of 
macadamizing  the  driveway  fronting  on  the  ocean.  Would  the^e 
were  more  Sutros!  Sixty  teams  and  a  gang  of  seventy-five  men 
are  now  at  work  grading  the  ocean  boulevard  south  of  the  Ocean 
House,  the  two-mile  stretch  between  there  and  the  Park  having 
already  been  graded  for  a  width  of  forty  feet.  AH  this  is  very 
good  and  very  commendable,  but  it  is  only  a  drop  in  the  bucket 
of  what  should,  and  might  be  done  toward  making  San  Francisco 
the  most  attractive  city  in  the  world. 

There  are  two  avenues  in  the  city — Golden  Gate  and  Van  Ness 
— which  ought  to  be  model  driveways  if  there  were  not  another 
decent  roadway  in  the  city.  How  are  they  ?  Van  Ness  is  in  a 
frightful  condition,  and  pleasure  driving  thereon  is  a  matter 
fraught  with  grave  danger  to  life  and  limb.  Public  complaint  has 
recently  been  entered  against  the  ill-repair  of  Golden  Gate  avenue. 
It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  Supervisors  will  give  something  more 
than  passing  heed  to  the  petition  of  residents  and  property  owners 
in  the  neighborhood  of  Market,  Kearny  and  Third  streets  for  the 
building  of  safety  landings  in  the  center  of  Market  street  at  this 
dangerous  crossing.  The  suggestion  is  quite  timely,  and  such  an 
improvement  would  be  of  the  greatest  service  to  all  citizens  who 
make  this  crossing  whether  on  foot  or  riding. 

At  last  there  is  some  sign  that  San  Francisco  is  to  have  a  sewer 
system  in  the  future.  Just  how  near  that  future  is  is  at  present  a  mat- 
ter that  cannot  be  speculated  upon  with  any  degree  of  accuracy. 
But  there  is  a  sign,  a- straw,  and  a  good  one  at  that.  The  Street 
Committee  has  recommended  that  Professor  Davidson,  Colonel 
Mendell  and  Irving  M.  Scott  be  empowered  to  select  engineers, 
who,  with  them,  shall  form  a  Board  of  Engineers  to  devise  a  sewer 
system  for  the  city.  This  is  a  move  in  the  right  direction.  What 
is  done  now  in  the  matter  of  sewerage  should  be  done  carefully. 
It  can't  be  done  too  quickly,  of  course,  but  the  utmost  care  should 
be  exercised,  and  a  complete  and  perfect  system  adopted  that  will 
be  a  permanent  thing  which  may  be  added  to  and  extended  as 
the  city  grows,  for  it  is  bound  to  grow  when  the  drainage  is  in  a 
sanitary  condition,  and  its  streets  are  clean  and  safe  and  a  system 
of  boulevards  shall  have  been  devised  and  built.  All  these  things 
will  come,  must  come — in  fact,  are  coming.  Slowly  ?  Yes;  but 
surely,  and  the  real  estate  brokers  of  this  city  are  the  men  who 
have  the  faith  to  believe.     They  arff  optimists,  to  a  man. 

Though  the  sales  have  been  smaller  this  year  than  last,  so  far, 
they  have  been  fully  as  numerous,  and  in  a  direction  which 
promises  much  for  the  future.  Outside  property  has  been  and  is 
now  the  strong  feature  of  this  year's  business.  With  the  occu- 
pation of  outside  lands  must  come  the  increment  in  real  prop- 
erty throughout  the  city;  that  is  the  broker's  hope  and  profit. 

On  Saturday  last  seven-eighths  of  the  old  gore  block  at  Market, 
Hayes  and  Larkin  streets  was  thrown  on  the  market,  improved 
and  ready,  almost,  for  occupancy.  There  are  fifteen  stores  and 
380  upper  rooms,  besides  a  theatre  in  the  big  structure.  Four  of 
the  stores  have  already  been  rented,  and  there  is  not  an  upper 
room  left.  The  latter  are  to  be  used  as  a  hotel.  Even  the  theatre 
is  being  negotiated  for.  Long  leases  have  been  the  order  of  things, 
and  only  first-class  tenants  have  been  considered.  The  leases  and 
contracts  will  be  closed  in  a  few  days.  This  is  surely  quick  work, 
and  does  not  indicate  that  the  inside  market  is  going  to  rack  and 
ruin.     This  block  has  a  frontage  of  374  feet  on  Market  street. 


Shainwald,  Buckbee  &  Co. ,  Real  Estate  Agents ,  make  a  specialty 
of  taking  full  charge  of  property  for  absentee  owners.  Houses  rented, 
rents  collected,  real  estate  bought  and  sold  on  commission.  Office, 
407-409  Montgomery  street. 

C.  Mullee,  135  Montgomery  street,  near  Bush,  refraction  specialist.  Es- 
tablished 1853. 


"The  California  Hotel," 

Bush.  Street,  near  Kearny. 

-A.Tosol-o.tely      I^ire-proof- 

Central  to  all  points  of  interest,  principal  stores  and  places  of  amusement. 
Select  Music  in  Restaurant  every  evening  between  6  and  8. 

A.  F.  IilNZI  r.R,  Manager. 

HOTEL  PLEASANTON, 

Sutter  Street,  corner  Jones,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


The  Largest,  Best  Appointed  and  Most  Liberally  Managed  Family  and 
Tourist  Hotel  in  San  Francisco.    Lighted  by  Electricity  throughout. 

Elegantly  Furnished  Dining  Rooms  and  Parlors  for  Banquets,  Private 
Dinners,  Parties,  Weddings,  etc. 
The  Cuisine  a  Special  Feature. 

Mrs.  M.   E.  PENDLETON. 

Proprietor  and  Manager. 

OCCIDENTAL    HOTEL, 

San    Francisco. 

A.       QTJIET      HOME 

CENTRALLY       LOCATED, 

FOR  THOSE  WHO  APPRECIATE  COMFORT  AND  ATTENTION. 

WM.  B.  HOOPER,    Manager. 


LADIES, 


WHEN     DOWN-TOWN     SHOPPING, 


You  may  feel  like  partaking  of  a  light  luncheon,  and  the  hest  place  to  go 
is  to  the 

DINING  PARLORS,  112  Post  Street, 

(UP-STAIRS.) 

They  are  conducted  by  MISS  M.  E.  PROUDFOOT.  Breakfast  from  7 
toll.  Lunch  from  1L  to  2.  Dinner  from  5  to  7:30.  Home  Cooking  and 
Good  Service. 


ERNST  H.  LUDWIG, 

THE  

-^.l^EEiaiC^>.3>T     CATEEEE, 
1206  smrcr  Street, 


l^OIDEI., 


Telephone  2388. 


SAN  FRANCISCO. 


E.  D.  Jones. 

S.  L.  JONES  &  CO., 

Auctioneers   and    Commission   Merchants, 

207  and  200  California  Street. 

A.    LUSK   &   CO., 

122  DAVIS  STREET,  SAN  FRANCISCO. 
Packers  of  the  following  celebrated  brands: 
CELEBRATED  LUSK    BRANDS, 

J.  LUSK  CANNING  COMPANY, 

SAN  LORENZO  PACKING  CO 


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-  W    PB  VNCI8C0  NEWS  LETTER 


SAN  FRANCISCO  AND  NORTH  PACIFIC 
RAILWAY. 

"THE   OONtHUE   BROtO-G*UGE    ROUTE.'' 
COMMENTS  •    SUKDAT.    SOV.    t).    1W1.    and 
QDI11  further    notice,   H-miu    »nj    T>. 
leave  from  and  amre  at  iho  Bu  Fra:n-!»m  Pa*. 
aenier   Depot.  MARKET  STREET  WHARF,  a> 
follow*: 
Fro*  San  Francisco  for  Point  Tiburon   Bel.tdtr.an4 

San  Rafaal. 
WEEK    PAYS— 7:40  a.m.,  9:30  a.  «..   11  I      .    a 

3  30  r.  *.,  voo  r.  m.,620  r.  «. 
SATTRPAYS  OSLY— An  extra  trip  at  1  M  r  «. 
31NPAY3—  8:00  A. a.,  9:30  a.*..  ll:UOa.a..  JOOr.a.  j 
5.00  r.  H.,  6:15  r.  M. 

From  San  Rafael  lor  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  PAYS— 6:25   A.    M..  J  V.    .,.    a.,  930    *    a.  | 

tMrjL.  3:40  p.*.,  biOb  P.M. 
SATURDAYS  ONLY— An  extra  trip  at  6:30  P.M. 
81'NPAYS— 8:10  a.m.. 9:40  a.m..  12:15  P.  M:  :i  40  P.M.  ' 
5*0r  ¥..6:25  p.  M. 

r-rom  Point  Tiburon  to  San   Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS-6:50  a.m..  8.20  A.M..  9:55  a.m.;  1:10 
P.  M-,  4:05  p.  M.t  5:S0  P.  M. 

Saturdays  only  an  extra  trip  at  6.55  p  m 
SUNDAYS— 8:35    A.M.,    10-05  a.m.;   12:40  P.M. 
4 K» P.M.,  5:30  P.M.,  6:50  P.M. 

LlAViS.F.      [  ~T  AbbiveinS.  F. 

Day.     8nndTg| lsnnday6|   gff* 


7:40a.m.  e.OO a.m.     Petaluma 
3:30  p.m.  9:30  a.  M.  and 

5:00  p.m.  5:00p.m.   Santa  Rosa. 


10:40 a.m;8:50a.  M. 
6:05  P.M.  10:30  A.M 
7:25p.m|  6:10p.m. 


Windsor, 

7:40a.  v.     Healdsburg. 

3:30p.m.  8:00a.m.    Litton  Splines, 



7:25P.M. 

10:30a. M 

■■    li'P.M 

7:40a.  H.  8:00  a.  M. 

Hoplaad 
and  Ukiah. 

7:25  p.m. 

6:10  p.m. 

7:40a.  m. 8:00a.m. 
3:30  p.m. 

Guerneville.  7:25p.m. 

10:30a.m. 
6:10  p.  M 

7:40a.  M.  8:00a.m. 
5:00  p.m. |5:00p.m 


Sonoma  and  .  10:40a. mj8:60a.m. 
Glen  Ellen.    6:05p.m  ;6:10p.m. 


-  7:40  a.m  |  8:00a. M  I  Sebastopol  |  10:40 a. m  |  10:30am 
3:30  P.M  1  5:00  P.M  ! j    t>:05p.M  |  6:10  p.M 

Stages  connect  at  Santa  Rosa  for  Mark  WeBt 
Springs ;  a  t  Geyserville  for  Skaggs  Springs, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Point  Arena;  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land Springs,  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bay;  at  Hopland 
forLakeport;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springs,  Saratoga 
Springs,  Blue  LakeB,  Upper  Lake,  Lakeport, 
Willits,  Cahto,  Mendocino  City,  Fort  Bragg,  West- 
port,  Usal,  Hydesville  and  Eureka. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To Petaluma,  ?1  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $2  25;  to 
Healdsburg,  $3  40;  to  Cloverdale,  $4.50;  to  Hop- 
land,  |5.70;  to  Ukiah,  $6.75:  to  Sebastopol,  $2.70; 
to  Guerneville,  ?3.75;  to  Sonoma,  $1.50;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  11.80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only— 
To  Petaluma,  $1 ;  to  Santa  Rosa,  51  50 ;  to  Healds- 
burg, $2.25;  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ukiah,  $4,50;  to 
Hopland,  $3.80:  to  Sebastopol,  $1.80;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2.50;  to  Sonoma,  $1;  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1.20. 
H.  C  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  PasB.  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Mo ntgomery  Street. 

OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 
rying the  United  States,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
MailB,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

For    Honolulu    Only, 
8.S.  Australia  (3,000  tons)  Tuesday,  March  15, 1892, 
at.  2  p.  m. 
For  Honolulu,  Auckland  and 
Sydney,  Direct, 
S.  S.  Monowai,  Thursday,  March  31, 1892,  at 3  p.m. 
For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  office, 327  Mar- 
ket street. 

JOHN  D.  8PRECKEL8  &  BROS., 
General  Aeente 


ATLANTIC  &  PACIFIC  R.  R. 
(Santa   Fe  Route) 

Trains  Leave  an''  Arrive  at  San  Francisco. 
(Market  St.  Ferry.)         


L've  Daily  |        From  Nov.  1, 1891.        |  Ar've  Daily 


6:00  P.  M. 
9:00  A.  M. 


Fast  exp.  via  Mojave 
Atlantic  Express 
via  Los  Angeles 


12:15  a.  m. 
8:45  P.  M. 


Ticket  Office,  650  Market  St.,   Chronicle  Build- 
ing, 8.  F.  W.  A.  BISSELL, 

General  Passenger  Agent. 


CONSUMPTION. 

I  have  a  positive  remedy  for  the  above  disease;  by  its 
use  thousands  of  cases  of  the  worst  kind  and  of  long 
standing  have  been  cured.  Indeed  so  Btrong  is  my  faith 
la  its  efficacy,  that  I  will  send  two  bottles  feee,  with 
a  VALUABLE  TREATISE  on  this  disease  to  any  snf- 
ferer  who  will  send  me  their  Express  and  P.  O.  address. 
T.  A.  Slocnm,  01.  C,  1S3  Pearl  St.,  N.  Y. 


L\*  1"   may  b«  yellowed  without  harm  by 
dipping  in  a  decoction  ol  ooffM  varying 

in  itrengU)  a*  the  lace  is  desired  in 
and  then  being  WOQOd  00  ft  hi-ttlr  or  can  to 
dry;  although  in  Lola  cue  it  is  best  not  to 
place  many  layers  0V6T  one  another  lea!  it 
may  be  streaked.  In  mending  lace  curtains, 
perhaps  tbe  best  way  is  to  dampen  a  piece 
of  net  with  thin  starch,  draw  the  rent  to- 
gether carefully,  place  the  net  over  it  and 
press  dry  with  a  warm  iron. 

300  Post  Sreet. 

Art    Novelties    and  Holiday,    Birthday 
and   Wedding   Presents. 
Oriental    Draperies. 

PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Through  Line  to  New  York,  via  Panama. 

Steamers  will  sail  at  NOON  on  the  5th,  loth  and 

25th  of  each  month, 

Calling  at  various  ports  of  Mexico  and  Central 

America. 

Through   Une  Sailings.  —  March  15th,    8.    S.    San 

Bias;  April  5th,  S.S.  San  Jose;  Friday,  March  25th, 

S  S."  City  of  Sydney." 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Centra!  American  Pots 
and  tar.ama.-Stea.mer  sails  at  noon  18th  of  each 
month,  calling  at  Mazatlan.  Sin  Bias,  Manzanillo, 
Acapulco,  Pert  Angel,  Salina  Cruz,  Touala,  San 
Benito,  Ocos,  Champerico,  Shu  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajutla,  La  Libertad,  La  Union,  Amapala,  Co- 
rinto,  San  Juan  del  Sur  and  Punta  Arenas. 

Way  Line  Saili  g,— March  18th,  S.  S.  "City  of 
Panama." 

When  the  regular  sailing  date  falls  on  Sunday 
steamers  will  be  d  spatcbed  the  preceding  Satur- 
day. 

JAPAN  AND  CHINA  UNE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 

HONGKONG, 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 

Shanghai,  and  at  Hongkong  for  Easf 

Indies.  Straits,  etc.: 

City  of  Peking  — Monday,  March  14,  1892,   at   3 

P.  M. 

"City  of  Eio  de  Janeiro,"  Tuesday,  April  5th,  at 
3  P.  M. 

"China  "—Thursday,  April  28th,  at  3  p.  m. 

Round  TriD  Tickets  to  Yokohama  and  return  at 
reduced  rate's. 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Braunan  streets.  Branch  office— 202 
Front  street.  ALEXANDER  CENTER, 

General  Agent. 

OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  S.  S.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

Steamers  leave  wharf  corner  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  p.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Oceanic Thursday,  March  24,  1892 

Gaelic  Satukday,  April  16, I81I2. 

Belgic ..Tuesday,  May  10. 1892. 

Oceanic  (via  Honolulu)  Thursday,  June  2d.,  92 

ROUND  TRIP  TICKETS  AT   REDUCED    RATES. 

Cabin  PlanB  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 

for  sale  at  S.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 

74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Townsend  streets,  San  Fran- 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  atthe 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.  H.  GOODMAN,  Gen.  Pass.  Agt. 

GEO.  H.RICE.   Traffic  Manager- 

FOR  schoolgirls  and  children  long  ulsters 
with  single,  double  or  triple  capes  wi  1 
be  popular  for  traveling  or  general  wear. 
These  coats  are  made  of  light  cheviots  in  in- 
conspicuous mixtures,  and  of  navy-blue 
serge.  The  jauntiest  little  wraps  of  this  kind 
are  of  navy-blue  serge,  with  a  cape  fact-d 
with  crimson  satin.  The  convenient  little 
jackets  are  again  shown  in  reefer  and  other 
styles. 


27 


SOUTHERN   PACIFIC   COMPANY. 
PAcikh     BTB  i  I 

rralne  Uave  and   mm  Due  to  Arrive  at 
SAN     FRANCISCO. 

F'om  Dntmbtr  6,  1891.       I  Arrive 
7:00  a.  Beolcle,  Rumsey,  Sacramento 

7;80a.  lUvwunlr.  Hilei  RDd  Shi.  Joifl 
t      8;00a.  Martluei,  8»0  Khiiimii   inn]    Ual- 

Irion  B:i6  f 

i      8.00  a.  hi  Verano  an-1  Snntti    Rose  '<■  \:>  r 

8:00  a.  jacram'loA  Redding,  via  I'avU        7  1.  r 

8:00  a.  Second  Cla*»  furO^im  and  Bast, 

ami  flr.-t  clan  locally  . .  10-46  p. 

8:80a.  Nile*.  San  Jose,  Stockton,  lone, 
Sacramento,    Marw-villr,  om- 

vllleaud  Red  Bluff      1:46  p. 

9:00a.  Los    Angeles     KxpresH,    Fresno, 
Baker.sfleld,   Santa  Barbara  A 
Los  Angeles.      . ...      . ....  12:16 p. 

12  00m.  Haywarda,  NiJes  and  Livcrmore      7  15  p. 
•1:00  p.  Sacramento  River  Steamers..    ..     ♦9:00  p. 

3:00  p.  Haywards,  Niles  and  San  Jose  .  U-45  a. 
4:00  p.  Martinez,  Han  Kamnn  &  Stockton  9-45A. 
4:00  p.  Vallejo.Cali.Htoga,  El  Verano  and 

Santa  Rosa      <j..J5  A 

4:30  p.  Benicia,  Vacaville,  Sacramento.    10:45  A, 

4:30p.  Woodland  and  Oroville  10:45a. 

*4:30  p.  Niles  and  Livermore *8:45  a. 

5;00p.  Sunset  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 
Santa  Barbara,  Los  Angeles, 
Demiug.El  Paso,  New  Orleans 

and  East 8 :45  p. 

5:00p.  SautaFe  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 

for  Mohave  and  East 12  15  p. 

6:00  p.  Hay  wards,  Niles  and  San  Jose..      7:45  a. 

.   ...  Niles  and  San  Jose J6:15p. 

6:00  p.  Ogden  Route  Atlantic  Express, 

Ogden  and  East II -45  a. 

J7:00p.  Vallejo  +8:45  p. 

7:00 p.  ShastaRouteExpress, Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding,  Port- 

land,  Puget  Sound  and  East. . .     8:15  a 

Santa  Cruz  Division. 

8:16a.  Newark,  Centerville,  San  Jose, 
Felton,    Boulder    Creek  and 

Santa  Cruz 6  -20  p. 

♦2:15  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,   Boulder   Creek    and 

SautaCruz    *10;50a. 

4:15  p.  Centerville.  San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,  9:50  a 
+11:45 P.  Huuters' Train  to  Newark,  Al- 

viso,  San  Jose  and  Los  Gatos.        J8:05p. 

Coast  Division  (Third  a  id  Townsend  Streets). 
7 :00  a.  San  Jose,  Almaden  and  Way  Sta- 
tions            2:30  p. 

8;30a.  San  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tres  Pinos.Pa- 
jaro.SantaCruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove,  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  and  Santa 
Margarita  (San  Luis  Obispo) 
and  principal  Way  Stations  6:10  p. 
L0:b7A.  San  Jose,  and  Way  Stations..  5:10p. 

12:15  p.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 4  -00  p. 

*2  :30p.  San  Jose,  Tres  Pinos,  Santa  Cruz, 
Salinas,  Monterey,  Pacific  Grove 
and  principal  Way  Stations.  ...*10:48a. 
*3:30  p.  Menlo  Park,  San  Jose  and  Prin- 
ciple Way  Stations *10:03  a. 

*4:15  P.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . .    *8:06  a. 

5  -.15  p.  San  Jose  and  Way  Stations 9 :03  a. 

6 :30  P.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations ...  6 :35  A. 
f-ll:45p.  Menlo  Park  and  principal  Way 

Stations     .. +7:30 p. 

a.  for  Morning.  p.  for  Afternoon. 

*Sundays  excepted.  +Saturdays  only. 

JSundays  only. 

PACIFIC   COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C.j  and  PUGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  a.  m.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  m.  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Orego'J,  in  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  San  Simeon, 
Cayucos,  Santa  Bakbaea,  San  Buenaventura, 
Hukneme,  San  Pedro,  Los  Angeles  and  San 
Dieqo,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  and  HOOKTON,  Hum- 
boldt Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  A.  M. 

Ticket  Office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL,  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  San  Francisco 

I  CURE  FITS! 

"When  I  say  cure  I  do  not  mean  merely  to  stop  them 
for  a  time  and  then  have  them  return  again.  I  mean  n 
radical  cure.  I  have  made  the  d. sense  of  FITS,  EPI- 
LEPSY or  FALLING  SICKNESS  a  life-long  study.  I 
warrant  my  remedy  to  cure  the  worst  cases.  Because 
others  have  (ailed  is  no  reason  for  not  now  receiving  a 
cure.  Send  at  occe  for  a  treatise  and  a  Free  Bottle  of 
my  infallible  remedy.  Give  Express  and  Post  Office. 
H.  G.  ROOT,  M.  C.j  183  Pearl  St.,  N.  Y. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  12,  1892. 


THE  reception  given  by  the  ladies  of  the  Laurel  Hall  Club  to  Mr. 
George  W.  Cable  on  Saturday  last  was  a  success,  and  a  very 
graceful  compliment  to  the  popular  author  and  reader.  The 
rooms  of  the  Golden  Gate  Commandery  were  used  for  the  occa- 
sion and  made  specially  attractive  by  the  tasteful  decorations. 
Yellow  from  the  lightest  shade  to  orange,  was  the  prevailing  hue. 
Across  the  wall  at  tbe  back:  of  the  platform  was  placed  the  word 
"  Welcome"  wrought  in  marigolds,  and  to  the  right  was  a  ladder 
of  laurel,  the  rungs  of  which  were  marigolds,  and  the  apex  bore 
in  the  same  bright  flowers  the  name  "  Geo.  W.  Cable,"  a  tribute 
which  he  no  doubt  appreciated.  The  piano  was  draped  in  yellow 
silk,  and  potted  palms  and  ferns  were  used  in  profusion.  The 
rooms  were  filled  by  a  fashionable  audience,  and  the  entertain- 
ment consisted  of  songs  by  Mrs.  Martin  Schultz,  Mesdames 
Pierce  and  Anderson,  the  latter  lady  making  quite  a  hit  in  some 
Irish  comic  songs.  Mr.  Cable  made  a  few  happy  remarks,  and 
then  the  gay  assemblage  were  invited  by  Mrs.  President  Whitney 
to  step  up  and  «  take  Mr.  Cable  by  the  hand,"  which  invitation 
was  responded  to  by  a  majority  of  those  present,  among  whom 
were  Mrs.  Doane,  Mrs.  Rothschild,  Mrs.  Moore,  Mrs.  Whitney, 
Miss  Brmentine  Poole,  etc. 

Early  as  it  yet  is,  the  question  is  being  discussed,  "What  shall  we 
do  this  summer?"  Ocean  voyages  are  now  becoming  of  such  com- 
mon occurrence  that  it  no  longer  excites  surprise  or  remark  to 
hear  of  the  trip  to  Japan,  St*moa  or  Australia  being  undertaken 
at  almost  an  hour's  notics,  merely  for  the  purpose  of  passing  away 
one's  idle  time.  The  trip  to  the  Orient  has  the  advantage  of  chance 
meetings  with  agreeable  travellers  bound  one  way  or  tbe  other; 
and  such,  too,  is  often  the  case  with  those  who  journey  toward 
Alaska,  so  many  tourists  now  seeking  that  as  yet  almost  untrod- 
den ground.  It  is  said  that  "The  frozen  North"  will  again  this 
year  be  a  point  towards  which  many  of  our  people  will  wend  their 
way  in  preference  to  a  summer  trip  in  any  other  direction.  Among 
them  will  be  Mrs.  Morrow  and  Miss  Maud;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Isaac 
Upham  ;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wilfred  Chapman  will  spend  three  months 
of  the  summer  in  Europe,  anticipating  an  early  departure;  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Upham  go  East  after  their  return  from  Alaska,  and 
then  to  Europe  a  little  later. 

What  a  jewel  is  consistency  1  One  of  our  belles  was  heard  to 
say  the  other  day,  "Oh,  we  girls  are  going  to  be  pious  this 
Lent,  and  go  to  church  as  often  as  we  can."  And  so  far,  it  is 
claimed,  certain  young  members  of  our  swim  are  observing  Lent 
more  devoutly  than  usual.  There  are  others  in  society  who  have 
announced  their  intention  of  retiring  to  the  country  during  the 
ensuing  few  weeks,  there  to  spend  the  penitential  period  in  quiet 
and  meditation.  This  last  idea  is  possibly  a  good  one,  if  the  right 
place  be  chosen  for  the  retreat.  Del  Monte  is  scarcely  the  spot, 
however,  where  one  is  likely  to  be  able  to  withdraw  from  the 
world  and  its  frivolities;  and  there,  it  is  said,  tbe  majority  of  the 
devotes  are  turning  both  their  thoughts  and  their  footsteps,  to 
remain  until  the  Easter  festivities  will   call  them  to  town  again. 

The  bal  poudre  of  the  Los  Angeles  Cotillion  Club  was  a  great 
success.  Miss  Emma  Childs  led,  and  much  credit  was  awarded 
to  her  for  the  finished  manner  in  which  she  did  so.  But  a  good 
deal  of  her  success  was,  no  doubt,  due  to  the  drilling  which  she 
received  from  her  friend,  Miss  Emily  Hager,  whose  guest  she  was 
at  the  time  that  young  lady  led  the  Friday  Night  Cotillion  Club's 
leap  year  bal  poudre  german  at  Odd  Fellows' Hall  so  charmingly 
as  to  cover  herself  with  glory.  Miss  Bessie  Shreve,  who  has  been 
visiting  Miss  Childs  in  Los  Angeles  for  several  weeks,  was  one  of 
the  dancers  in  the  first  set. 

Mrs.  Rath  Blackwell  and  her  sister,  Miss  Holladay,  have  been 
heard  from  at  Singapore.  They  will  spend  April  with  friends  in 
India.  Mrs.  Senator  Stewart  and  her  daughter,  Miss  Mabel  Stew- 
art, have  sailed  from  Melbourne  for  Singapore,  where  they  will 
visit  Mrs.  Wildman,  nee  Letitia  Aldrich.  They  are  very  enthusi- 
astic over  the  pleasures  of  their  visit  to  New  Zealand,  which  they 
enjoyed  extremely.  Mrs.  E.  B.  Coleman  and  Miss  Lena  Blanding 
have  been  visiting  Del  Coronado  the  past  week,  Mr.  Charles  E. 
Baldwin  sailed  for  France  by  the  steamer  La  Champagne  last  Satur- 
day from  New  York. 

Mrs.  Belle  Donahue  will  occupy  her  pretty  home  at  San  Kafael 
in  a  couple  of  weeks,  and  will  have  her  sister,  Miss  Marguerite 
Wallace,  as  her  guest  during  the  month  of  April.  General  and 
Mrs.  Dickinson  return  to  Sausalito  about  the  first  of  April,  where 
their  cottage,  Craig  Hazel,  is  now  being  put  in  readiness  to  receive 
them.  About  the  same  date  the  L.  L.  Bakers  and  Miss  Stone  also 
go  over  to  Sausalito  for  the  summer.  Mr.  Robert  McMillan  and 
the  Misses  McMillan  will  spend  the  spring  and  early  summer  in 
Oakland,  leaving  town  in  a  couple  of  weeks  from  now. 

Mrs.  Francis  Edgerton  was  among  those  who  assisted  at  the 
Wednesday  tea  of  the  Washington  Club  in  the  city  of  magnificent 
distances  last  week,  when  she  gave  several  of  her  favorite  recitals. 


San  Francisco  has  been  entertaining  a  couple  of  kings  this 
week,  those  of  iron  and  coke,  in  the  persons  of  Mr.  Andrew 
Carnegie  and  Mr.  H.  C.  Frick;  several  other  Eastern  notables  be- 
ing also  of  their  party.  There  was  a  banquet  at  the  University 
Club  on  Tuesday  night,  an  excursion  on  the  bay  and  visit  to  the 
Union  Iron  Works  and  war-ship  Monterey  on  Wednesday.  In  the 
evening  the  merchants  of  the  city  gave  the  visitors  another 
banquet  at  the  Palace  Hotel.  The  party  left  for  Portland,  Oregon, 
yesterday  morning  in  Mr.  Carnegie's  special  car  Iolanthe. 

There  are  a  number  of  new  engagements  out,  and  the  post- 
Lenten  season  promises  to  be  very  full  of  weddings.  Among  the 
most  recent  announcements  are  those  between  Miss  Lena  Merry 
and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Mason,  Assistant  Minister  of  Grace  Church  ;  the 
widow  of  the  Rev.  Frederick  Reed,  of  Sausalito,  and  Mr.  Henry 
C.  Campbell,  of  Oakland;  Miss  Florence  Harrison  and  Otis  L. 
Swett;  Miss  Katberine  Hamilton  and  Albert  Bagley;  Miss  Con- 
stance Barry  and  John  I.  Husband;  Miss  Constance  Braine  and 
Mr.  W.  H.  Little,  of  Oakland. 


Miss  Mae  Dimond  accompanied  Mrs.  Ellis  and  Miss  Hope  when 
they  returned  to  Marysville  last  Wednesday,  and  will  make  them 
quite  a  visit  there.  Mrs.  Flood  and  Miss  Jenny  have  been  among 
the  gue-ts  at  Del  Monte  for  the  past  ten  days.  Miss  Taafe,  of  San 
Jose,  has  been  spending  some  weeks  with  her  aunt,  Mrs.  Dick 
Carroll,  at  her  pretty  home  on  Van  Ness  avenue,  and  will  proba- 
bly remain  in  town  until  after  Easter.  Mrs.  John  McMullin  has 
been  visiting  Mrs.  Judge  Wallace  on  Van  Ness  avenue  since 
her  return  from  her  European  tour. 

Army  and  navy  officers  have  been  on  the  move  of  late.  Captain 
Dougherty,  Lieutenants  Strother,  Benson  and  Winn,  and  Dr. 
Hall  have  departed  from  the  Presidio  and  Angel  Island  for  the 
Round  Valley  Reservation;  and  from  the  Navy  Yard  the  Mohican, 
Nipsic,  Patterson,  Albatross  and  Charleston  have  all  sailed  away, 
leaving  a  great  dearth  of  bright  buttons  behind  them.  It  is  lucky 
for  the  belles  that  festivities  are  for  the  present  partially  sus- 
pended, and  ere  they  are  again  resumed  reinforcements  may  have 
been  received. 

Leon  Weill,  the  President  of  the  Calliopean  Club,  entertained 
the  members  of  the  Club  at  his  residence  last  Sunday  night.  The ' 
affair  was  a  great  success,  and  it  was  an  early  hour  before  the 
gathering  disbanded.  The  members  of  the  Club  presented  Mr. 
Weill  with  an  elegant  diamond  ring  as  a  token  of  their  regard. 
Mr.  Arthur  Bach  man  made  the  presentation  speech,  and  ad- 
dresses were  also  made  by  most  all  present.  Mr.  Weill  will  leave 
for    Europe  to-morrow  night. 

The  members  of  the  Concordia  Club's  entertainment  committee 
have  been  hard  at  work,  and  to-night's  affair,  despite  the  oppo- 
sition of  some,  promises  to  be  a  great  success.  There  will  be 
tramps,  vagabonds,  disabled  actors,  washerwomen,  gypsies,  hod- 
carriers,  etc,,  in  considerable  numbers,  and  everyone  invited  an- 
ticipates a  good  time.  A  band  of  twelve  guerrillas,  composod  of 
members  of  tbe  Calliopean  Club,  headed  by  Mr.  L.  Sachs,  will  be 
a  feature  of  the  evening. 

There  were  several  theatre  parties  among  the  crowded  audience 
which  welcomed  Mr.  Joe  Jefferson  and  Mrs.  John  Drew  at  the 
Baldwin  on  Monday  night,  and  there  has  been  one  or  more  at  the 
same  theatre  every  evening  this  week;  in  each  instance  dinner 
either  preceded  or  supper  followed  the  play.  Mrs.  Robinson's 
party  on  Monday  night  included  the  Misses  Edna  Robinson,  Mae 
Dimond,  Kate  Voorhies,  Mamie  McMullin  and  Kate  Findley. 

The  warm  weather  of  the  present  week  inclined  the  thoughts  of 
many  countrywards.  Among  those  who  have  deserted  the  city 
in  favor  of  their  suburban  homes  are  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Perry  Eyre, 
who  have  returned  to  their  villa  at  Menlo  Park;  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Pinckard,  who  have  taken  possession  of  their  cottage  at  San  Ra- 
fael; Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  P.  Robinson,  who  have  gone  to  their  ranch 
at  Santa  Barbara. 

The  entertainment  of  the  San  Francisco  Operatic  Society, 
styled  their  "  Leap  Year  Party,"  took  place  last  week  at 
Saratoga  Hall.  The  operetta  of  Sea  Nymphs  was  greatly  enjoyed 
by  a  large  number  of  guests,  after  which  there  was  dancing. 
The  Beulah  Club's  last  meeting  on  Friday  was  also  a  success. 
The  programme  of  vocal  and  instrumental  music  was  a  good  one, 
and  dancing  was  indulged  in  till  quite  a  late  hour. 


One  of  the  handsomest  of  the  dinners  recently  given  here  was 
the  one  at  which  Mr.  W.  H.  Magee  played  the  host,  the  guest  of 
honor  being  Sir  Edwin  Arnold.  It  took  place  in  the  beautiful 
maple  room  at  the  Palace  Hotel,  the  decorations  of  the  table,  the 
menu,  wines,  etc.,  being  perfect.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nuttall,  Miss 
Nuttall,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Louis  Parrott,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry 
Scott  were  among  the  guests. 

The  installation  of  the  new  officers  of  tbe  Simpson  Lyceum,  at- 
tached to  the  Simpson  Memorial  M.  E.  Church,  on  Hayes  street, 
was  made  the  occasion  for  a  very  pleasant  gathering  on  Monday 
evening.  After  the  official  business  was  finished,  there  were 
essays  read,  songs  sung,  instrumental  music  by  the  Mandolin 
Club  and  piano  playing,  besides  one  or  two  excellent  recitations 
given. 


March    12,    1892 


BAN    FRANCISCO   NKWS  I.KTTER. 


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The  wedding  "f  Hiss  Lena  Carroll  and  Mr.  Nicholson  look 
place  at  the  1'niversalist  Church,  in  Oakland,  last  Wednesday 
evening.  That  of  Miss  Ruby  Dore  and  W.  E.  Bond  was  cele- 
brated at  the  Hoffacher  residence,  on  Colon  street,  on  Thursday. 
The  marriage  of  Miss  Liuie  Sinlon  and  Mr.  Harry  Walker  will 
not  lake  place  until  some  lime  in  June. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Louis  Haggin  will  accompany  Count  and 
Countess  Peeiettes  on  their  trip  to  California,  and  it  is  not  at  all 
improbable  that  Mrs.  Hagein,  Senior,  will  also  be  of  the  party. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  Newlands  are  among  those  who  are  looked 
for  in  San  Francisco  at  an  early  dale.  Mr.  Lloyd  Tevis  returned 
from  his  visit  East  last  week. 

The  members  of  the  Friday  Night  Bowling  Club,  of  tbe  Con. 
cordia,  were  pleasantly  entertained  Friday  evening,  March  4th, 
by  Miss  Tillie  Etllinger,  at  her  residence  on  Octavia  street.  After 
the  Club's  meeting  they  went  to  Miss  Eitlinger's, and  at  midnight 
a  very  elaborate  repast  was  served.  There  were  also  present  a 
few  friends  of  the  hostess. 


Dr.  and  Mrs.  Boyson  are  among  the  arrivals  of  the  week  after 
a  year's  absence  abroad,  during  which  they  visited  the  East  and 
many  portions  of  the  old  world,  returning  by  way  of  Panama.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Pick  Tease  are  back  again  after  an  absence  of  sev- 
ral  weeks,  having  enjoyed  their  visit  to  British  Columbia  very 
thoroughly. 

Mrs.  A.  M.  Farrott  and  family  will  return  to  their  San  Mateo 
villa  about  the  first  of  April.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Douglas  Dick,  who 
have  been  spending  the  greater  part  of  the  past  year  with  Mrs. 
Parrott,  will  depart  for  their  home  in  Scotland  about  the  same 
time.  Mrs.  Dick's  health  has  greatly  improved  during  her  sojourn 
in  her  native  air. 

Mrs.  and  Miss  Phelan  were  among  the  passengers  by  the  Mari- 
posa last  Friday  for  Honolulu,  where  they  will  make  quite  a  visit. 
Mrs.  Austin  Tubbs  will  depart  for  the  8andwich  Islands  by  the 
Australia  next  Tuesday,  hoping  the  sea  voyage  there  and  back 
will  benefit  her  healln,  which  has  become  somewhat  impaired. 

There  will,  it  is  understood,  be  several  mi-car?'me  parties  given 
this  year,  but  though  they  are  talked  about,  only  one  has  as  yet 
given  promise  of  materializing.  It  will  be  held  at  the  residence 
of  Mrs.  Jewett,  on  Bush  street.  The  invitations  have  already 
been  issued  for  the  evening  of  the  24th  inst. 

Mr.  Maurice  Rotbchild  and  wife  {nee  Hilda  Slessinger)  re- 
turned from  Honolulu  on  the  last  steamer.  They  had  an  en- 
joyable time  and  were  entertained  royally  at  the  Islands.  They 
are  domiciled  at  their  home,  3005  Pacific  avenue,  and  will  be  at 
home  Tuesdays. 

Another  of  last  week's  leap  year  parties  was  that  of  the  Beet- 
hoven Choral  Society,  at  Union  Square  Hall,  at  which  all  the  leap 
year  rales  were  strictly  observed.  Music  and  recitations  occupied 
the  earlier  part  of  the  evening,  and  then  there  were  dancing  and 
refreshments. 

The  Lyric  Orchestral  Society  gave  its  initial  concert  last  night  in 
Oakland.  The  performers  were  F.  S.  Lowell,  Ernest  Webb,  Wm. 
Knowles,  Miss  Gussie  Fuegel,  Miss  Winifred  Greely,  Miss  Con- 
stance Jordan,  W.  M.  Morris,  Wm.  Wood,  J.  M.  Robinson,  C.  L. 
Parent,  Jr,  and  Geo.  P.  Lowell. 

Mrs.  Oelrichs  and  her  sister,  Miss  Fair,  will  bring  their  brief 
visit  to  California  to  a  close  by  returning  to  New  York  to  day,  but 
their  friends  have  the  hope  of  welcoming  them  again  late  in  the 
summer  or  early  autumn,  when  "  Master  Hermie"  will  be  of  the 
party.  

A  very  elaborate  charity  tea  was  given  at  the  residence  of  Mrs. 
Wheaton,  in  Oakland,  on  Wednesday  last,  which  was  very  large- 
ly attended.  There  were  vocal  and  instrumental  music,  recita- 
tions, tea  and  light  refreshments. 

The  steamer  from  Honolulu  last  Tuesday  brought  back  a  num- 
ber of  absentees :  Ex-Senator  Fair,  Mrs.  E.  Williams,  Charley  How- 
ard, Jr.,  and  others.  The  GUlig  party  have  left  the  Sandwich  Is- 
lands for  China,  Samoa,  etc.    ^^ 

Miss  Lena  Carroll,  an  Oakland  High  School  graduate,  was  mar- 
ried on  Wednesday  to  Walter  E.  Nicholson.  The  ceremony  took 
place  at  the  Universalist  Church,  and  there  was  a  large  attendance 
of  friends  of  the  contracting  parties. 

The  long  talked  of  ball  at  the  Cosmos  Club  will,  it  is  said, 
take  place  during  Easter  week.  The  Pacific  Yacht  Club  will 
give  an  "English  dinner"  at  their  Sausalito  club  house  on 
Saturday  of  next  week. 

The  "  Young  Bachelors'  Cotillion  Club  of  Oakland  "  has  been 
organized,  with  Charles  Beck  for  President, Charles  Chamberlain, 
Secretary,  and  Charles  Kelley,  Treasurer. 

Tbe  Calliopean  Club's  entertainment  and  party,  which  was  to 
have  been  given  this  month,  has  been  postponed  until  April.  The 
date  has  not  yet  been  decided  upon. 

The  Harmonie  Club  will  give  a  social  at  Union  Square  Hall 
Friday  evening,  March  18lb. 


A  charming  mnsk-ale  was  given  al  Blake  Seminary,  Oakland, 
on  Friday  afternoon.  It  was  an  invitation  affair,  and,  In  response, 
a  large  number  were  present  from  both  sides  of  the  bay. 

Lawrence  Kip  denies  his  reported  engagement  with  Miss 
Callaghan,  which  he  says  had  no  basis  of  truth,  being  merely  a 
newspaper  story. 

The  Ladies'  Society  of  Prospect  Hill  Presbyterian  Church,  Oak- 
land, gave  an  enjoyable  entertainment  on  Thursday  evening. 

To-day  the  ladies  of  the  First  Unitarian  Church  will  give  an- 
other kettledrum  in  the  church  parlors,  commencing  at  1:30. 

Charles  Leslie  Hewes  was  married  on  Wednesday  evening  to 
Miss  Ada  M.  Dalton,  of  Pine  street,  Oakland. 


On  Thursday  evening  the  Ensemble  Club  of  Oakland  gave  a 
concert  to  a  very  fashionable  audience.  Felix. 

Baggage  Notice. 

Passengers  will  save  in  their  traveling  expenses  by  having  their 
baggage  transferred  to  and  from  all  trains,  steamers,  etc..  by  the 
Morton  Special  Delivery.  Trunks,  35  cents  each.  Offices,  17  Geary 
street,  408  Taylor  street,  and  Oakland  Ferry  Depot. 

Wedding  and  Visiting  Cards,  correct  styles.    Harbourne  Stationery  Co 
5  Montgomery  street.  ' 


THE  LODI  ORCHARD 
Offers  Rare  Inducements 

i-TO 

Non-Residents  with  limited  means  who  desire 
to  purchase  profitable  fr-uit  farms  in  the  richest 
spot  in  the  great  San  Joaquin  Valley. 

AN  OFFERING 
That  eclipses   anything   ever  presented   to  an 
investing  and  settling  public  backed  up  by  men 
of  standing  and  worth. 

The  choice  piece  of  land  known  as  the  home  place  of  Hon.  R.  0. 
8»rgent,  comprising  2,000  acres  lying  adjacent  to  the  town  of  Lodi, 
fourteen  miles  north  of  the  city  of  Stockton  and  two  miles  from  a 
steamboat  landing,  is  open  for  selection  of  ten  acres  and  upward  at 
$110  par  acre,  $20  cash,  balance  in  nine  annual  payments  of  $10  per 
acre  WITHOUT  INTEREST. 

The  superior  advantage  given  to  non-residents  is  the  fact  that  the 
owners  will  open  and  cultivate  the  land  at  the  price  indicated  with 
the  first  payment  of  $20  per  acre  and  the  subsequent  payments  of 
$10  for  each  succeeding  year. 

REMEMBER  you  become  the  owner  of  the  property  you  buy  at 
once.  You  will  know  the  land  selected  by  yourself,  avoiding  any 
premium  paid  for  partitioning,  as  is  invariably  the  case  where  land 
is  sold  in  shares  and  not  by  acres. 

Every  purchaser  has  the  option  of  naming  what  variety  of  trees 
shall  be  planted,  and  has  the  choice  of  location  if  he  considers  there 
is  any.    The  soil  is  uniform  all  over  the  entire  tract. 

When  first  payment  is  made  the  same  privilege  is  awarded  to  the 
purchaser  as  though  the  payments  were  fully  made— granting  the 
right  to  make  your  home  on  the  premises  or  choosing  whom  you 
may  to  superintend  your  property. 

M&-  A  royal  income  will  be  had  long  before  your  land  is  paid  for. 

We  make  no  comment  on  the  wonderfully  developed  country  all 
around  the  property  offered,  bearing  orchards,  fine  homes  and  trans- 
portation by  land  and  water. 

Those  who  may  desire  further  particulars  can  obtain  valuable  in- 
formation by  calling  on  or  writing  to 

EASTItV,  ELDRIDGE  A  CO., 

Sole  Aleuts,  638  Market  Street,  S.  F. 

Perrier-Jouet  &  Co. 


W.  B.  CHAPMAN, 

SOLE  AQENT   FOR 

PAOIFIO  OOAST, 

123CaliforniaSt.,3.F 


EPERNAY     CHAMPAGNE. 


FOB  BALE  BY  ALL  FIRST-CLASS 

Wine    Merchants  and  Grocers. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  12,  1892. 


The  Sunday  Examiner. 


THE  Berlin  riots  have  been  followed  by  small  riots  in  other 
large  cities  of  Prussia.  This  was  to  be  expected.  Disturb- 
ances ofsuch  a  kind  are  always  contagious.  At  present,  how- 
ever, quiet  again  prevails,  and  the  authorities  are  perfect  mas- 
ters of  the  situation.  Nevertheless,  discontent  is  spreading 
amongst  the  subjects  of  Emperor  William,  and  if  the  <<  change  of 
heart"  which  those  who  judge  him  leniently  expect  on  his  part 
does  not  occur  soon,  he  may  find  out  that  even  German  patience 
has  its  limits. 

The  news  from  Guatemala  is  still  contradictory,  and  one  day 
it  is  reported  that  Lainfiesta  has  been  victorious,  while  the  next 
day  Keina  Barrios  is  said  to  have  secured  the  Presidency.  The 
latter  is  the  more  probable,  since  Barrios'  popularity  among  his 
countrymen  is  very  great,  and  he  profits  by  his  uncle's  reputa- 
tion. Nevertheless,  nothing  certain  is  likely  to  be  known  for  a 
few  days  yet. 

The  German  Emperor  is  endeavoring  to  prevent  the  expression 
of  public  opinion  in  bis  realm,  by  having  one  after  the  other  of 
the  leading  newspapers  confiscated.  By  this  plan  he  may  succeed 
in  silencing  the  editors  for  some  time,  but  he  will  certainly  be  un- 
able to  change  the  opinion  of  the  people  in  his  favor.  On  the 
contrary,  the  more  liberty  he  gives  to  the  censor,  the  more  will 
all  the  rumors  about  him  be  believed,  whether  true  or  not,  for 
human  beings  are  apt  to  believe  the  worst  as  long  as  there  exists 
any  secret  with  regard  to  the  life  of  a  public  man.  If  he  permitted 
free  criticism  of  his  actions,  provided  it  was  couched  in  decent 
language,  people  would  regard  his  apparent  indifference  with  re- 
gard to  accusations  against  himself  as  a  sign  that  these  accusa- 
tions are  untrue,  while,  at  the  same  time,  he  would  be  able  to  as- 
certain the  real  feeling  of  tne  population.  As  matters  stand,  he 
gives  his  enemies  the  best  chance  of  injuring  him  secretly,  while 
he  loses  all  opportunity  of  gathering  information  with  regard  to 
the  opinions  of  his  subjects  on  the  measures  proposed  by  him. 
Frederick  the  Great  showed  his  wisdom  in  prohibiting  his  officials 
from  taking  notice  of  personal  attacks  by  the  press  or  pamphlet- 
eers directed  against  him,  and  Prince  Bismarck,  though  he  often 
interfered  with  the  liberty  of  the  press,  observed  certain  limits, 
and  preferred  to  meet  attacks  more  frequently  by  inspired  replies 
than  by  suppression  of  the  paper  containing  them. 

The  importance  of  the  defeat  of  the  Tories  during  the  elections  of 
members  for  the  London  County  Council  is  greatly  exaggerated  by 
the  liberal  papers  of  England  and,  still  more  so,  by  the  American 
press.  True,  the  Liberals  and  Progressists  of  the  capital  have  gained 
a  decided  majority  in  the  Council,  but  the  election,  on  the  one  hand, 
was  not  fought  strictly  on  party  lines,  and,  on  the  other  hand,  Lon- 
don is  not  the  United  Kingdom.  It  would,  therefore,  be  a  great  mis- 
take to  draw  conclusions  from  the  County  Council  elections  in  the 
metropolis  upon  the  result  of  the  approaching  general  elections  for 
Parliament.  In  all  large  centers  of  population  the  number  of  poor 
and  dissatisfied  people  secures  thousands  of  supporters  to  the  Radi- 
cals, whose  platform  has  always  been,  everywhere,  a  change  of  the 
existing  conditions  promised  to  result  in  something  like  a  millen- 
nium. Rarely,  when  the  Radicals  attained  supremacy,  have  they 
fulfilled'even  a  thousandth  part  of  their  promises,  but  nevertheless 
such  promises  still  continue  to  exercise  their  charm  upon  unthinking 
people,  and  only  in  the  smaller  towns  and  cities  of  a  country,  and 
among  the  real  country  population  where  the  conditions  are  more 
healthy,  do  conservative  and  moderate  views  prevail.  Although  the 
value  o£  progress  is  appreciated  there  also,  the  steady  people  prefer 
surer  and  slow  advancement  to  hasfy  and  violent  revolutions  which 
even  where,  they  are  successful,  are  usually  followed  by  reactions, 
annihilating  the  greater  part  of  the  benefits  obtained. 

The  Nihilists  of  Russia  continue  to  devise  plots  against  the  Czar 
and  his  family,  which,  if  not  intended  to  do  direct  injury  to  the  high 
personages  attacked,  are,  at  least,  meant  to  terrorize  them.  Among 
these  latter  must  be  classed  the  throwing  of  a  mysterious  parcel  into 
the  carriage  of  the  Czarina  last  week.  If  the  present  Czar  were  a 
weak-minded  man  and  could  be  called  a  coward,  the  Nihilists  and 
Anarchists  of  his  empire  might  perhaps  succeed  in  scaring  him  into 
submission  to  their  demands.  The  ruler  of  the  Russians,  however, 
has  so  far  shown  no  signs  of  weakness  of  character,  but  has,  on  the 
contrary,  adhered  to  his  views  with  a  hrmness  which  amounts  to 
stubborness.  With  a  man  of  that  stamp  threats  will  have  just  the 
opposite  effect,  and  the  dissatisfied  people  of  his  realm  are  pursuing 
a  wrong  policy.  Their  hope  of  success  lies  in  slow  and  steady  agita- 
tion calculated  to  bring  about  a  united  action,  which  always  in  an 
oppressed  country  will  in  time  reach  such  dimensions  that  the 
strongest  tyrant  must  yield  to  it.  The  continual  attempts  at  assas- 
sination and  violence  not  only  irritate  the  more  moderate  Russian 
subjects  against  the  authors,  but  confirm  the  Czar  in  his  hatred  of 
the  class  from  which  the  murderers  of  his  father  came,  and  almost 
compel  him  to  resistance,  if  not  to  vengeance. 


It  is  useless  to  call  it  the  best,  for  it  is  so  far  in 

the  lead  that  it  is  th3  only  Sunday 

paper  in   the  West. 


"  The  paper  of  the  people." 

Because  the  people  know  a  good  paper  when  they  see  it.  That 
is  why  the  SUNDAY  EXAMINER  has 

68,000  Circulation. 

Every  Sunday  its  readers  are  given  a  first  class  dailv  paper  and 
a  magnificent  magazine.  All  the  news  of  the  dav  and  manv 
pages  of  interesting  articles  and  stories, 

Splendidly   illustrated. 

The  SUNDAY  EXAMINER  always  has  the  most  famous 
authors,  best  artists,  most  experienced  writers,  most  interest- 
ing articles,  and  the  most  news. 

The   news  at  home 

Is  gathered  by  the  largest  and  best  staff  of  reporters  in  the 
city. 

The  news  of  the  Coast 

Is  collected  by  special  correspondents  in  every  town  and  ham- 
let, from  Sitka  to  the  City  of  Mexico;  from  Denver  to  the 
Golden  Gate. 

The  news  of  the  Union 

Is  furnished  by  our  own  news  bureaus  and  correspondents  in 
every  great  city  in  the  country. 

The  news  from  abroad 

Is  received  by  special  cable  service  regardless  of  expense. 

The  suburban  news 

Is  so  fully  and  carefully  reported  tbat.a  special  staff  of  writers 
and  special  part  of  paper  has  been  added  to  the  SUNDAY 
EXAMINER  to  supply  our  readers  with  all  the  news  of  the 
near-by  cities. 

What  happens  at  Washington 

Is  chronicled  by  the  ablest  political  writers,  and  sent  over  a 
special  wire. 

Sports  of  all  kinds 

Are  reported  and  reviewed  by  experienced  men,  each  one  an 
expert  in  his  line. 

Editorial  notes  and  comments 

That  reflect  accurately  a  cool  and  impartial  judgment  on  all 
important  current  events. 

Illustrated  journalism 

Has  been  brought  to  a  point,  by  the  Sunday  Examiner,  where 
it  rivals  the  magazines. 

The  real  estate  market 

Is  so  fully  and  accurately  reported  that  every  buyer  and  seller 
looks  to  the  Sunday  Examiner  as  the  authority. 

Music,  society,  the  theatre  and  the  fashions 

Are  all  splendidly  attended  to  in  this  Monarch  of  Sunday 
papers.     Besides  all  this 

The  Sunday    Examiner 

Gives  its  readers  this  week  an  unequaled  collection  of  fiction, 
humor,  science,  travel,  and  special  articles  by  such  authors  of 
established  reputation:  Sir  Edwin  Arnold,  Mark  Twain,  Am- 
brose Bierce,  A.  Conan  Doyle.  Bill  Nye,  Shirley  Dare,  and  a 
host  of  others.  Also — All  the  topics  of  the  day,  and  subjects 
of  more  than  passing  interest  fully  and  competently  handled 
by  the  ablest  writers  in  the  West,  in 

THE    SUNDAY    EXAMINER. 

The  Examiner  is  the  only  newspaper  in  the  United  States  that  per- 
mits free  inspection  by  all  comers  of  its  books,  press-rooms,  mail  lists, 
agents'  books,  etc.,  so  that  its  circulation  may  be  absolutely  de- 
termined. 

Daily, 57,500 

Sunday 08,350 

Weekly 71,500 


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SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  MARCH  19.  1892. 


Number  12. 


TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


Page 

LlADINO  ARTICLES  : 

F.dltorlal  Brevltie..  1 

Silver  and  Its  Disturbances  2 

Poorly  Built  Houses      2 

As    to  Subdividing  the    Large 

Estates       2 

The  Behriug  Sea  Controversy 

The  Oppeuheiiner  Art"  ir 3 

Bo-*  or  S'o  Boss  ?  -    3 

Col  Marceau's  Fotograf   Studios.     4 
Youthful  Suobbocracy  4 

Waterson's  Flop  5 

A  Kew  Naturalization  Law  5 

Sparks.  . . .    f. 

The  Dishonestv  of  Dressmakers.      7 

Pleasures  Wand .8-9 

A  Friendly  Sacrifice  (Story)     ..      10 
Saturday  Afternoon  in  the  Park    11 

As  I  Found  Them 12 

Half-tPne  Engravino—",t>l. 


Page 
. . 14-15 

. ...  10 


The  Looker-On      

Fiuauelal  Review 

Town  Crier  17 

Real  Property 18 

The  Bourse  aud  Underwriter     ..  19 

Baseball  News    ..  20 

A  i.'abiuet  Picture  (Poetry) 21 

Some  Military  Dogs 21. 

World,  Flesh  and  Devil 22 

The  Rose  Jar  13 

True  Love  (Poetry) 24 

Horsesteaks  in  Paris  24 

Vanities 25 

Scientific  aud  Useful. 26 

Sunbeams         ...  27 

Material  Things  (Poetry) 27 

'•  Biz"— Summary  of  the  Markets.  28 
Society                                      ..  30-31 

Comments  on  Foreign  Affairs...  32 

Mar-eau's  Fot-grif  Studios. 


THE  Irish-Americans  in  this  city  are  as  much  divided  as  are 
their  compatriots  in  the  green  little  isle.  Irishmen  are  like 
Frenchmen;  they  all  want  to  lead  and  have  office.  Until  they 
overcome  this  desire  for  individual  glory,  their  cause  will  con- 
tinue to  suffer. 


Printed  and  Published  every  Saturday  by  the  Proprietor,  Frederick 
Marriott,  Flood  Building,  Fourth  and  Market  Streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco.    Entered  at  San  Francisco  Post-office  as  Second  Class  Matter- 

SINCE  Blaine  ceased  to  be  a  Presidential  possibility  nobody  de- 
nies that  he  is  occasionally  a  sick  man. 

LOOK  out  for  the   judicial   nominations   at    the   next   election. 
We  bear  that  the  names  of  some  queer  candidates   are  to   be 
pushed  to  the  front. 

CANADA,  declares  herself  Lelpless  to  patrol  her  border  so  as  to 
prevent  Chinese  crossing  it  into  the  United  States,  and  now 
the  question  is:     "  What  are  we  going  to  do  about  it?  " 

THE  Hopkins-Searles  settlement  is  being  carried  out  by  both 
parties  in  good  faith.  It  constitutes  Mr.  Hopkins  a  wealthy 
real  estate  owner  in  this  city,  and  makes  Mr.  Searles  a  power  in 
the  railroad  world. 

PRESIDENT  C.  P.  HUNTINGTON,  of  the  Southern  Pacific, 
will  be  ont  here  again  in  a  few  days,  and  then  we  may  expect 
some  live  railroad  news.  The  scheme  to  subdivide  the  large  es- 
tates is  to  receive  a  boom. 

WHY  should  the  birthday  of  a  Police  Judge  have  any  effect 
upon  the  proper  dispensation  of  justice  to  offenders  against 
the  law?  A  judge  has  no  right  to  be  lenient  because  he  is  in 
good  humor.  It  is  his  duty  to  administer  the  law,  justly  and 
without  favor. 

IT  is  folly,  as  our  Eastern  exchanges  may  as  well  understand,  to 
longer  place  California  on  the  list  of  doubtful  States.  Since  the 
immigration  into  the  Southern  counties  her  status  is  settled,  and 
she  is  Republican  until  a  tidal  wave  occurs.  San  Francisco,  how- 
ever, would  have  a  large  Democratic  majority,  if  the  Bosses  did 
not  kill  it. 

THE  looal  endowment  societies,  which  sometimes  call  them- 
selves "Savings  Banks"  still  thrive,  but  the  end  is  not  far 
off,  and  the  collapse  will  involve  thousands  of  poor  people.  We 
have  uttered  many  notes  of  warning  and  have  called  upon  the 
proper  officials  to  investigate,  and  hope  that  good  will  result 
therefrom. 

IF  Allen  W.  Dedman,  the  "private  detective,"  committed  per- 
jury in  the  Nava  divorce  case,  he  should  be  sent  to  the  peni- 
tentiary. By  his  own  confession  he  is  a  despicable  scoundrel, 
who  ingratiated  himself  into  a  woman's  affections,  with  the  ob- 
ject of  making  her  untrue  to  her  marriage  vows.  He  is  a  sample 
of  the  private  divorce  detectives,  who  are  sores  upon  the  body 
politic. 

DEPUTY-A8SE8SOR  C.  C.  BUTT,  the  poll-tax  collector,  who 
seized  property  worth  ?S0  from  Tom  Wing,  a  Chinese  boy, 
saying  it  was  for  poll-tax,  should  be  discharged.  Assessor  8iebe 
exeuses  Butt  by  saying  he  was  overzealous.  His  zealousness  savors 
too  much  of  robbery  to  be  tolerated  in  a  public  official.  He  may 
be  honest,  but  his  actions  would  not  lead  one  to  believe  so. 


SECRETARY  CROUNSE  has  evidently  been  reading  the  News 
Letter  to  some  purpose.  He  quotes  it,  and  says  that  the 
Government,  before  taking  over  the  proposed  Postotfice  site,  is 
bound  to  find  out  whether  it  is  "  bog  or  no  bog."  and  that  it  will 
sink  wells  for  that  purpose.  The  men  who  bonded  the  site  are 
objecting  to  that  course,  and  that  is  the  best  reason  why  it  should 
be  followed. 


THE  Republicans  of  California  have  decided  to  hold  their  con- 
vention at  Stockton,  which  is  a  bit  of  rashness,  remembering 
the  fate  that  overtook  a  Democratic  Convention  held  there  some 
years  ago.  It  is  hardly  probable  that  Stockton  itself  is  a  hoodoo, 
but  the  words  "Stockton  Convention  "  have  been  words  of  evil 
omen  for  a  long  time. 

THE  Nizam  of  Hyderabad  has  a  dominion  of  80,000  square 
miles  and  11,340,001  subjects,  and  there  is  not  a  newspaper  in 
all  the  land.  One  of  those  enterprising  gentlemen  who  came  out 
from  the  East  with  the  recent  press  excursion,  or  a  couple  of  the 
editors  who  are  soon  to  swash  down  upon  us,  should  hie  them  to 
Hyderabad  and  start  a  paper.  The  Hindus  could  probably  stand 
it  and  we  would  be  much  relieved. 

MISS  KINGSBURY  says  she  will  return  to  the  city  money  which 
is  said  was  illegally  paid  to  her  as  back  pay.  Miraculous! 
Director  Hyde,  it  seems  has  an  overweening  care  for  the  welfare 
of  his  friends  in  the  department.  Mr.  Hyde  should  be  more  care- 
ful of  the  manner  in  which  he  disposes  of  the  county  funds.  The 
Grand  Jury  may  not  continue  to  overlook  everything  they  should 
investigate. 

SO  the  managers  of  the  Old  People's  Home  will  have  none  of 
Mrs.  Stark  because  she  puts  boiled  potatoes  in  her  coffee  and 
insists  on  spreading  her  ham  with  cream  cheese.  Odds  fish,  but 
the  old  lady  has  acted  most  strangely.  If  she  had  developed  an 
appetite  for  cornbeef  and  cabbage,  or  frankfurters  and  horseradish, 
or  poached  eggs  and  caviar,  she  would  have  had  our  sympathy. 
But  ham  and  cream  cheese!    It  is  too  much. 


A  CONSCIENCE  stricken  father  who  sent  his  child  to  the 
Foundling  Asylum  some  years  ago  is  in  the  city  endeavoring 
to  regain  bis  offspring.  He  cannot  find  the  child,,  because  the 
accommodating  officials  of  the  Foundling  Asylum  destroyed  their 
records.  We  are  with  the  Report  in  the  opinion  that  such  asy- 
lums should  be  under  the  supervision  of  the  Board  of  Health,  and 
compelled  to  keep  and  retain  complete  records. 

SECRETARY  FOSTER  denies  the  "flannsl-mouthed"  allega- 
tion, but  is  inclined  to  waver  when  "clam-mouthed"  is  sug- 
gested to  him.  According  to  English,  as  she  is  spoke  in  the  Uni- 
ted States,  the  first  is  a  term  of  reproach,  the  second  one  of 
esteem.  Yet  a  man  may  be  both  flannel-mouthed  and  clam- 
mouthed  at  different  times.  If  a  patriot  asserts  himself  in  loud, 
ttmtorian  tones,  and  foam  gathers  around  his  lips  as  he  throws 
big,  big  D's  at  his  opponents,  he  is  a  flannel-mouth;  if  he  says 
nothing,  but  waits  around  the  corner  with  a  club,  for  the  other 
fellow,  he  is  "clam-mouthed."  The  mugwump  is  a  man  af- 
flicted with  both  complaints. 


SENATOR  DAVID  B.  HILL  believes  in  the  old  adage,  "  If  you 
want  anything  done  well,  do  it  yourself."  He  has  gone  on  a 
tour  through  the  Southern  State3  to  let  the  people  see  that  he  is 
not  the  horned  and  hoofed  monster  he  has  been  painted  by  his 
opponents,  and  to  learn  what  the  prospects  are  for  securing  votes 
to  back  his  solid  delegation  from  New  York.  His  extreme 
partisanship  will  do  him  no  harm  in  the  South,  for  there  they 
like  a  man  who  has  firm  and  positive  convictions  on  political 
questions,  and  the  courage  to  express  them.  In  the  meantime 
Cleveland  has  practically  consented  to  be  considered  a  candidate, 
and  his  friends  and  admirers  are  doing  some  quiet  but  effective 
work  for  him.  The  contest  at  Chicago  will  be  an  extremely  in- 
teresting one. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  19,  1892. 


SILVER    AND    ITS    DISTURBANCES. 


POORLY    BUILT    HOUSES. 


SILVER  in  its  ups  and  downs  in  the  market  is  no  less  disturb- 
ing than  in  its  varied  effects  upon  (be  political  situation.  It 
is  a  conflicting  and  disturbing  element  both  ways  in  this  country, 
although  elsewhere  it  causes  hardly  a  rifHe  on  the  seas  of  either 
politics  or  finance.  Our  great  silver  miners  have  chosen  to  make 
it  an  issue  in  politics  and  the  power  they  are  displaying  is  aston- 
ishing. Both  parties  are  catering  to  them.  In  the  Democratic 
party  extremes  meet.  Hill  is,  or  is  popularly  supposed  to  be,  in 
favor  of  "free  and  unlimited  coinage"  of  the  white  metal,  whilst 
Cleveland  is  for  the  world's  standard  of  one  hundred  cents  in 
gold.  The  Republicans,  under  the  able  leadership  of  Sherman, 
straddle  the  question  by  favoring  the  present  law  which  enables 
the  Government  to  issue  a  paper  dollar  for  every  hundred  cents 
worth  of  silver  it  Buys.  It  is  a  dangerous  enactment  fraught  with 
mischief  to  the  stability  of  the  national  currency,  but  it  is  a  long 
way  ahead  of  any  other  proposal  that  now  holds  the  field  of  poli- 
tics, except  that  of  the  plain  and  straightforward  attitude  of 
Cleveland,  which  appears  to  have  no  show  outside  of  New  York 
and  New  England.  The  South  and  West  including  the  Pacific 
Coast  are  apparently  more  or  less  tainted  with  the  belief  that 
seventy  cents  worth  of  silver  can  be  made  to  represent  one  hun- 
dred cents  worth  of  gold.  The  old  financial  centers  are  for  what 
is  called  "honest  money,"  whilst  the  silver-producing  and  the 
debt-owing  States  are  for  "cheap  money."  Of  course,  as  there  are 
more  debtors  than  creditors,  there  are  more  voters  for  the  sev- 
enty-cent coin  than  for  that  which  calls  for  one  hundred  cents. 
Hence  the  unrest  and  disturbance  on  this  issue  in  politics.  Hill, 
the  demagogue,  has  by  the  use  of  the  machine  secured  New  York, 
and  now,  by  pandering  to  the  silver  and  debtor  States,  hopes  to 
carry  the  country.  Harrison  says  that  he  is  for  a  dollar  whether 
gold,  silver  or  paper  that  shall  be  "the  equivalent  of  every  other 
dollar."  It  is  a  very  equivocal  statement  that  means — as  Cleve- 
land means — the  gold  standard,  but  which  in  practice  may  and 
will  be  made  to  mean  something  else,  just  as  the  tide  of  political 
success  may  be  made  to  ebb  or  How.  It  is  curious  to  notice  in 
this  connection  that  silver  has  just  touched  the  lowest  price  ever 
recorded;  falling  below  90  cents  per  ounce,  and  reducing  the  value 
of  the  white  metal  in  the  silver  dollar  to  less  than  70  cents. 

Yet  when  the  silver  speculators  had  a  large  storage  on  hand, 
and  when  the  government  were  perforce  of  an  act  of  Congress  in 
the  market  to  buy,  the  price  was  run  up,  and  loud  was  the  cry 
that  the  two  metals  were  about  to  reach  their  old  parity  of  16  to 
1.  But  the  best  laid  schemes  of  mice  and  men  "gang  aft  aglee" 
and  so  it  came  to  pass  that  silver  in  the  United  States  soon  began 
to  accommodate  itself  to  the  market  prices  of  the  world.  It  is  a 
fair  indication  of  the  littleness  of  politicians  to  note  in  this  con- 
nection the  blast  of  triumph  over  the  effects  of  the  new  silver  law 
sent  out  by  the  Republican  congressional  committee  pending  the 
campaign  of  1890,  when  it  was  claimed  that  "silver  had  reached 
$1.20;  its  money  uses  are  fairly  restored  by  Republican  action; 
the  United  States  Treasury  richer  by  $90,238,000  through  silver's 
rise;  all  American  cereals  have  grown  in  value,  too,  and,  as  usual, 
the  Democracy  obstructed."  Notice  the  change  !  The  U.  S. 
Treasury  having  bought  at  the  early  and  inflated  prices,  is  out 
and  injured  to  the  extent  of  the  decline  that  has  since  taken 
place.  In  other  words,  the  hope  of  reward  has  turned  to  ashes, 
and  the  fruits  of  promise  have  become  as  dead  sea  apples.  The 
Government  for  a  long  time  paid  nearly  90  cents  on  the  dollar  for 
silver  which  is  now  selling  for  less  than  70  cents. 

The  plain  matter  of  fact  is  that  there  is  and  can  only  be  one 
way  of  settling  the  vexed  silver  question.  No  matter  what 
national  candidates  or  national  conventions  may  resolve,  the  con- 
ditions will  remain  the  same.  The  basis  of  values  is  an  inter- 
national, and  not  a  national,  question.  The  great  money  powers, 
and  not  the  votes  of  any  one  of  them,  must  either  settle  the 
question  or  leave  it  to  the  free  and  open  competition  of  an  un- 
aided and  unrestricted  market.  An  international  conference 
might  for  some  years  fix  the  ratio  the  one  metal  should  bear  to 
each  other,  but  no  less  power  can.  But  even  then  there  are  cal- 
culations that  might  enter  into  and  disturb  governmental  ar- 
rangements. Let  tbe  output  of  our  mines  suddenly  increase — a 
very  possible  eventuality — and  then  no  device  of  men  in  author- 
ity could  change  the  aspect  of  affairs.  You  cannot  change  that 
sure,  economical  principle  that  when  the  supply  exceeds  the  de- 
mand prices  must  fall.  The  United  States  are  powerful  and  able 
tG  do  many  things,  but  there  are  some  things  they  cannot  do,  one 
of  which  is  to  compel  the  world  to  pay  more  for  silver  than  it  is 
worth. 


PALMER,  of  Illinois,  for  President,  and  Russell,  of  Massachu- 
setts, for  Vice-President,  are  being  urged  in  the  East  as  the 
strongest  possible  team  the  Democrats  could  put  up.  The  Farm- 
ers' Alliance,  the  free  raw  material  men,  and  the  soldier  vote 
would  make  a  combination  hard  to  beat. 


OUR  references  last  week  to  the  numerous  houses  in  this  city 
built  on  what  is  known  as  the  contract  plan,  caused  consider- 
able favorable  comment  among  real  estate  agents,  and  people 
who,  having  been  swindled  by  one  of  the  several  fraudulent  build- 
ers, desire  to  see  their  operations  ceased.  The  contract  house  is 
a  fraud  and  a  sham;  a  delusion  and  a  snare.  It  is  like  a  Dead 
Sea  fruit — handsome  on  the  exterior,  but  rotten  within.  Nothing 
about  the  contract  house  is  substantial,  except  the  bills  for  re- 
pairs. Why,  long  ere  this,  some  of  the  rascals  who  defraud 
home  seekers  by  selling  them  these  poorly  built  houses  have  not 
been  brought  to  justice  is  one  of  the  things  no  one  can  find  out. 
Either  the  victims  have  not  sufficient  money  to  go  to  law,  or  they 
have  been  induced  to  remain  quiet  by  a  slight  reduction  of  their 
purchase  price  of  the  house.  Real  estate  dealers  owe  it  to  them- 
selves to  do  what  they  can  to  discourage,  and  if  possible  prevent 
the  building  of  shoddy  houses.  It  is  apparent  that  it  injures 
their  business  directly,  and  causes  a  suspicion  of  all  real  estate 
transactions  to  be  formed  in  the  minds  of  the  people.  That  the 
builders  of  these  houses  of  bills  and  promises  have  a  "  pull,"  is 
very  evident.  At  nearly  every  meeting  of  the  Fire  Commissioners 
an  application  from  a  contract  builder  is  considered,  asking  for  per- 
mission to  make  an  erection  or  alteration  in  direct  violation  of  the 
fire  ordinances.  This  permission  is  usually  granted.  Whatever  may 
be  the  cause,  this  class  of  builders  certainly  have  more  influ- 
ence with  the  Fire  Commissioners  than  other  citizens.  Privileges 
to  transgress  the  fire  laws  have  been  granted  by  the  Commis- 
sioners, even  against  the  direct  protest  of  Chief  Engineer  Scan- 
nell.  If  any  privileges  are  to  be  granted,  they  certainly  should 
never  be  given  for  the  benefit  of  a  "  contract"  house.  These 
structures,  built  entirely  of  wood  and  about  as  substantial  as  a 
house  of  cards,  seem  to  invite  the  flames.  Once  started,  they 
cannot  be  saved  from  total  destruction  by  fire,  except  by  very 
fortunate  circumstances.  They  seem  to  be  built  with  a  particu- 
lar view  to  increasing  the  probabilities  of  their  occupants  meet- 
ing speedy  and  untimely  deaths.  We  warn  all  intending  pur- 
chasers against  buying  a  "  shoddy"  house.  If  you  enter  into  a 
contract  to  have  a  house  built,  have  an  expert  appointed  to 
superintend  the  construction.  If  you  intend  to  buy  a  house  al- 
ready built,  examine  it  as  well  as  possible,  and  then  have  the 
seller  agree  to  a  contract  indemnifying  the  purchaser  for  repairs 
found  necessary  to  a  certain  amount.  Put  no  faith  in  •<  con- 
tract" houses. 


AS    TO    SUBDIVIDING    THE    LARGE    ESTATES. 


HILL,  in  his  Alabama  speech,  said:  "He  pledged  the  vote  of 
his  State  for  the  Democratic  nominee.  He  would  exert  the 
power  of  the  party  organization  to  build  up  the  party."  Who 
believes  him,  in  case  Cleveland  is  the  nominee  ? 


THE  News  Letter  is  satisfied  that  no  proposition  of  recent 
years  has  had  more  of  promise  in  it  for  the  future  good  of 
California  than  that  which  recently  emanated  from  the  Land  De- 
partment of  the  Railroad  to  undertake  the  subdivision  of  the 
large  estates.  Of  course  no  law  could  under  our  State  constitu- 
tion be  framed  to  reach  the  subject.  In  Australia  they  have  en- 
deavored, with  more  or  less  of  success,  to  "  burst  up  the  big 
estates"  by  means  of  a  graduated  tax  increasing  in  proportion  to 
the  number  of  acres  in  the  hands  of  any  one  owner.  That  could 
not  be  done  here.  Amicable  arrangements  alone  can  work  out  tbe 
desired  end  in  California.  The  Railroad  has  expended  much 
money  in  advertising  the  State.  It  largely  contributed  to  "  Cali- 
fornia on  Wheels."  It  has  caused  thousands  of  pamphlets  to  be 
issued  and  distributed.  Its  aid  has  been  liberally  given  to  the 
various  displays  of  fruits,  etc.  Much  good  has  undoubtedly  been 
accomplished,  but  the  results  do  not  come  up  to  reasonable  ex- 
pectations. The  trouble  is  that  seekers  after  farm  lands  and  the 
present  owners  of  them  in  large  areas  do  not  come  together. 
Population  does  not  increase  as  it  ought.  People  who  come  here 
in  quest  of  homes  return  disgusted  at  the  difficulty  of  obtaining 
them.  Now,  if  such  a  thoroughly  well  equipped  organization  as 
the  Land  Department  of  the  Railroad  will  undertake  to  buy  or 
bond  certain  of  the  large  estates  and  put  them  on  the  market  in 
an  attractive  way,  and  in  areas  to  suit  all  comers,  there  can  be  no 
doubt  but  that  we  should  soon  anchor  to  our  soil  a  large  class  of 
very  desirable  people.  The  amount  of  land  in  actual,  useful  and 
profitable  occupation  in  California  is  ridiculously  small  in  com- 
parison with  the  large  area  of  our  State,  which  is  the  largest  in 
the  Union,  next  to  Texas.  In  view  of  our  many  attractions  it  is 
surprising  that  we  have  succeeded  in  acquiring  a  population  of 
only  1,200,000.  We  recently  had  our  Immigration  Convention  in 
this  city,  but  it  resulted  in  nothing.  Clearly  some  more  successful 
method  of  attracting  people  hither  needs  to  be  adopted.  The  one 
great  difficulty  that  has  so  long  stared  us  in  tbe  face  is  the  exist- 
ence of  immense  estates  that  are  practically,  in  their  present  con- 
dition, a  hindrance  to  the  industrial  development  of  California. 
Subdivide  these  among  bona  fide  home  makers  and  tbe  beginning 
of  such  an  operation  would  witness  the  inauguration  of  a  new 
and  brighter  era  for  our  beloved  State. 

PAUL  DESCHANEL,  the  French  statesman,  now  in  the  city, 
is  a  very  observant  man,  as  may  be  judged  from  the  fact  that 
his  attention  was  attracted  by  the  many  handsome  women  on 
the  streets.  Half  their  beauty  is  caused  by  the  climate,  Mr. 
Deschanel,  and  the  rest  by  tbe  facewashes  to  which  we  occasion- 
ally call  the  attention  of  the  public. 


Karch   19,  1802. 


N    FRANC1W0   NEWS   LETTER. 


THE    BEHRING    SKA    CONTROVERSY 


We  have  bed  our  annual  dose  ol   war  talk  dished  up  for  as  in 
the  usual  style  by  ihe  brilliant  end  versatile  correspondents 

of  the  daily  press.  The  public  ha*  been  once  more  called  upon 
to  shudder  apprehensively  at  ihe  thoaghl  oJ  war  with  Kngland 
over  the  disputed  question  of  our  rights  to  control  our  property 
in  Behring  Sea.  and  to  protect  our  -eais  from  the  marauding  at- 
tacks of  our  neighbors,  the  Can  ad  i  ana.  The  question  has  been 
difficult  of  investment  with  anything  new  or  startling,  but  on 
the  whole  our  newspaper  brethren  have  done  quite  well.  The 
movements  of  our  Pacific  squadron  have  been  duly  chronicled; 
the  "  night  and  day  "  work  on  the  llingrr  has  been  rushed  into 
print  under  headlines  vibrating  with  gory  suggestiveness,  and 
our  fighting  f..rce.  armament,  speed  of  vessels,  horsepower  of 
engines,  and  all  the  statistics;  dear  to  the  reportorial  heart  have 
been  carefully  copied  from  la-t  year's  dispatches,  and  reproduced 
for  the  edification  of  the  public  once  again.  But  is  it  not  about 
time  the  question  of  protection  of  seal  life  is  settled  ?  We  have 
now  been  about  six  years  hammering  away  at  it,  and  if  we  are 
correctly  informed,  we  are  no  nearer  a  settlement  uow  than  we 
were  at  the  beginning.  That  any  sane  person  can  anticipate  war 
with  England  on  account  of  this  matter  is  incredible.  Her  vested 
interests  in  the  preserva'.iin  of  the  seal  species  are  far  greater 
than  ours.  The  people  of  England  do  not  care  a  rap  about  the 
Canadian  sealing  fleet,  but  it  can  hardly  be  supposed  that  the 
Home  government  is  going  to  force  an  open  alliance  with  the 
United  States  against  Canada,  and  there  is  no  doubt  that  England 
will  loudly  protest  against  our  seizing  and  confiscating  vessels 
bearing  ber  flag.  But  it  is  the  generally  accepted  opinion  that 
the  protest  would  never  be  anything  more  than  a  formal  one,  as 
was  shown  when  the  United  States  seized  and  confiscated  the 
Victorian  sealers  some  five  years  ago.  When  the  two  govern- 
ments entered  into  the  modus  vivendi  on  June  15,  1891,  it  was  gen- 
erally understood  that  it  was  to  be  a  temporary  measure  only, 
and  it  was  expected  that  long  before  its  expiration  on  May  1, 
1892,  ample  testimony  would  have  been  collected  by  both  aides 
to  be  presented  before  a  Board  of  Arbitration,  to  be  appointed  for 
the  purpose  of  forever  settling  this  question.  In  pursuance  of 
this  plan  commissions  were  appointed  representing  both 
countries,  and  sent  to  Behring  Sea  last  summer.  The  Eng- 
lish Commission  was  composed  of  Sir  George  Baden- 
Powell,  a  talented  Englishman,  and  Dr.  Dawson,  the 
chief  of  the  Dominion  Government's  Geological  Survey. 
The  United  States  had  for  its  representatives,  Professor 
T.  C.  Mendenhall,  the  Chief  of  the  United  States  Coast  Survey, 
and  Dr.  C.  Hart  Merriam,  a  distinguished  scientist,  connected 
with  our  Geological  Survey.  Both  of  these  Commissions  were 
furnished  with  ships  by  their  respective  governments.  The 
Danube,  bearing  the  Englishmen,  remained  in  Behring  Sea  near- 
ly three  months,  and  the  Commissioners  visited  every  settlement 
or  place  wbe*e  it  was  possible  to  obtiin  an  at  >m  of  information 
regarding  seal  life.  The  American  Commissioners,  on  the  con- 
trary, were  satisfied  with  a  more  cursory  view  of  the  situation, 
The  United  States  steamer  Albalioss  landed  them  on  8t.  Paul 
island  where  they  remained  a  week  or  so;  took  them  over  to  St. 
George  island  thirty  miles  away,  where  they  remained  a  few 
hours,  and  then  steamed  back  wilh  them  to  the  United  States  as 
quickly  as  her  engines  could  drive  her.  It  now  transpires  that 
the  arguments  of  the  United  States  are  rendered  futile,  and  the 
settlement  of  the  question  of  our  rights  has  been  delayed  for 
want  of  properly  attested  testimony,  Every  one  of  the  import- 
ant claims  which  we  have  made  are  either  flatly  contradicted  or 
else  rendered  inadmissible  as  evidence  by  the  production  by  the 
British  Commissioners  of  hundreds  of  affidavits  directly  in  oppo- 
sition to  well-known  facts,  and  by  a  mass  of  information  and  tes- 
timony presented  as  collected  by  the  Commissioners  themselves, 
which  has  completely  staggered  our  less  energetic  public  servants. 
It  is  no  excuse  for  our  omission  to. charge  Sir  George  with  having 
bribed  the  natives  with  liquor  into  giving  these  affidavits.  Be- 
sides being  open  to  the  grave  suspicion  of  being  animated  by 
malice  and  untruth  the  charge  is  a  weak  and  childish  evasion  of 
a  very  simple  question.  What  were  our  Commissioners  doing 
while  their  British  Confreres  were  apparently  so  busy? 

The  renewal  of  the  modus  vivendi  of  last  year  will  follow  as  a 
matter  ot  course.  There  is  no  danger  that  England  will  not  do  her 
part  toward  the  protection  of  seal  life;  but  there  is  an  old  saying 
that  God  helps  those  who  help  themselves,  and  we  would  recom- 
mend the  adage  to  the  careful  consideration  of  the  authorities  in 
Washington  with  a  view  to  its  adaptability  to  the  present 
situation. 

THE  Suey  Sing  Tong,  one  of  the  best  known  of  the  highbinder 
societies  of  the  Chinese  quarter,  has  had  dissension  in  its 
ranks,  and  one  faction  has  split  off  and  formed  a  new  Suey  Sing 
Tong.  It  is  needless  to  say  that  this  means  war  to  the  knife 
between  the  two  societies.  Why  not  do  as  the  Regent  of  Scot- 
land did  with  the  Clan  Cbattan  and  the  Clan  Quhele — select  an 
equal  number  of  fighting  men  from  each  tong,  shut  them  up  in 
an  enclosure,  and  make  them  fight  it  out?  The  effect  would  cer- 
tainly bi  a  salutary  one  on  the  survivors,  and  every  dead  high- 
binder would  be  so  much  clear  gain  to  the  peace  and  safety  of 
the  city. 


THE    OPPENHEIMER    AFFAIR. 


TH  B  attempted  murder  of  Superintendent  Weibe,  of  the  messen- 
ger service,  by  Oppenheimer,  ttaedliOherged  messenger  boy,  is  a 
typical  San  Kran Cisco  episode.  Here  ire  have  :\  hid  who,  be- 
cause he  is  not  paid  the  money  due  him  Immediately  upon  de 
mand,  draws  a  revolver  and  does  bis  best  to  murder  his  late  em- 
ployer. When  questioned  in  jail  regarding  Lis  motives  for  the 
crime,  be  said  he  had  carefully  considered  all  bisections.  Where, 
but  in  San  Francisco,  could  such  an  affair  take  place?  Is  not 
this  bny  the  result  ol  the  existing  moral  conditions  of  this  city  ? 
Is  he  not  a  true  product  of  his  environment  ?  For  the  past  three 
or  four  years  there  has  been  a  murder  committed  in  San  Francisco 
almost  weekly.  Of  the  homicides,  the  great  majority  are  guiltv, 
and  have  absolutely  no  grounds  of  defense.  Yet  they  are  placed 
carefully  away  in  the  County  Jail,  and  there  are  well  provided 
for  by  a  weak  and  sympathetic  city  government  until  the  com- 
mission of  more  crimes  removes  from  the  public  mind  all  mem- 
ory of  the  former  ones.  For  the  ninety  murders  committed  in 
this  city  during  the  past  two  years,  not  more  than  three  men 
have  paid  the  legal  penalty  of  their  crimes  upon  the  gallows. 
Surely  no  other  city  in  the  world  has  such  a  shameful  record  as 
this.  The  results  of  such  a  lax  administration  of  the  law  is 
shown  in  the  Oppenheimer  case.  This  young  man  took  it  for 
granted  that  even  if  he  had  killed  Weihe  at  the  first  fire,  as  he 
says  he  tried  to  do,  he  would  be  provided  with  comfortable 
quarters  for  five  or  sis  years  and  then  escape  on  the  plea  of  tem- 
porary insanity.  He  had  seen  dozens  of  other  men  escape  the 
gallows  in  just  that  manner.  Why  not  he  ?  We  hold  that  the 
Judges  of  the  criminal  courts  are  responsible  for  this  condition 
of  affairs.  They  give  a  murderer  more  liberty  and  greater  in- 
dulgence during  the  trial  of  his  case  than  is  granted  a  party 
in  a  minor  civil  suit.  They  allow  fools  of  women  to  crowd 
into  the  courtrooms  and  worship  the  red-handed  scoundrels; 
they  allow  their  courtrooms  to  become  theatres,  and  one  Judge 
takes  occasion,  whenever  the  crowd  is  large  enough,  to 
make  a  stump  speech  for  the  enjoyment  of  the  spectators. 
Another  feature  in  the  Oppenheimer  case  should  not  be  over- 
looked. There  is  great  need  for  improvement  in  the  messenger 
service  of  the  city.  The  company  tells  boys  when  they  employ 
them  that  they  need  not  go  to  any  place  they  consider  improper; 
but  if  they  do  not  go  where  they  are  told  they  are  discharged. 
That  the  messenger  service  at  present  is  an  excellent  training  for 
future  criminals  is  well  shown  by  the  crime  now  being  consid- 
ered. 

BOSS    OR    NO    BOSS  ? 


DO  WE  want  boss  rule  or  do  we  not?  Buckley  was  dethroned, 
not  by  any  action  or  uprising  of  our  people  or  by  any  other 
sign  of  a  healthy,  vigorous  public  opinion,  but  by  the  kicking  of 
a  few  of  his  disgruntled  followers,  who  were  well  represented  on 
the  defunct  Grand  Jury,  whose  members  are  so  dismally  engaged 
to-day  in  giving  each  other  away.  With  them  and  their  kind  we 
are  not  discussing  the  question  of  the  wrongs  of  what  has  come 
to  be  known  as  »  Buckleyism,"  which  the  News  Letter  did  more 
to  expose  than  any  other  journal  on  this  coast.  Neither  have 
we  any  concern  about  the  fellows  figuring  upon  the  succession  to 
Buckley,  and  who  would  work  as  much  mischief  as  he,  had  they 
but  his  brains  and  his  old-time  power.  What  we  do  care  about  is  the 
action  that  clean,  decent  and  independent  citizens  may  take  to 
rid  this  municipality  of  the  curse  of  boss  rule.  November  is  not 
far  off.  It  is  time  that  something  like  a  consensus  of  opinion 
should  be  created  as  to  what  reputable  citizens  are  •«  going  to  do 
about  it."  This  is  all  the  more  necessary,  seeing  that  all  the  cor- 
rupt elements  are  busy  at  work  organizing,  with  even  more  than 
their  accustomed  zeal,  which  is  saying  not  a  little.  It  is  not  Buck- 
ley now.  He  is  out  of  the  way  and  almost  out  of  mind.  Yet  the 
old  regime  holds  sway,  but  under  a  new  name.  Crimmins  and 
Kelly  are  but  the  successors  to  the  old  firm  of  Buckley  ,and 
Rainey.  The  machine  has  been  strengthened  at  all  points,  and 
after  the  next  election  will  be  found  to  grind  out  more  mischief 
than  ever  before.  It  is  idle  to  keep  on  pounding  away  at  Buck- 
ley, who  has  stepped  aside  in  favor  of  his  Republican  successors 
and  is  otherwise  politically  dead.  The  live  issue  of  the  hour  is 
as  to  the  reigning  regime,  which  is  already  as  bad  as  the  old,  and 
presently  will  be  much  worse.  As  close  observers  of  men  and 
things  hereabouts,  we  predict  that  if  a  strong  non-partisan  move- 
ment is  not  rendered  successful  at  the  next  election,  there  will 
follow  a  reign  of  terror  in  this  municipality  such  as  it  has  not  ex- 
perienced since  the  days  of  the  Vigilance  Committees.  Things  are 
being  fixed  that  way,  with  bold,  bad  men  at  the  helm.  If  there 
must  be  a  boss,  why  not  let  decent  citizens  take  his  appointment 
into  their  own  hands  instead  of  leaving  it  to  the  corrupt  and 
criminal  elements? 

WHAT  more  glorious  and  inspiring  sight  can  be  imagined  than 
that  presented  at  Fresno  a  few  days  ago,  when  the  veterans 
of  the  war,  in  battle  array,  moved  down  upon  and  exterminated 
an  army  of  rabbits!  The  Veteran  Guard  with  clubs  smashing  the 
heads  of  defenceless  bunnies!  Oh,  these  terrible  warriors,  they 
must  have  blood.  Some  of  them  whose  jaws  have  been  worked 
lame  could  find  occupation  as  rat  killers  or  hog  slayers. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  19,  1892. 


COL.     THEO.     C.     MARCEAU'S     FOTOGRAF      STUDIOS. 


MODERN  photography  is  an  art  as  much  entitled  to  admiring 
recognition  as  any  of  the  practical  results  of  artistic  concep- 
tions. The  great  advancement  made  in  photography  from  the 
days  of  the  original  daguerrotype  to  thesi  of  the  Paris  panel,  is 
not  excelled  by  the  developments  in  a  similar  period  in  the  pro- 
cesses of  any  of  the  liberal  arts.  Photography  to-day,  as  demon- 
strated by  its  best  masters,  is  nearer  perfection  than  ever  before. 
To  a  lay  mind,  the  wonderful  results  of  the  camera  are  incom- 
prehensible. The  negative  is  the  mirror  which,  being  held  up  to 
nature,  portrays  with  unerring  exactitude  all  the  beauties  which 
confront  it.  It  is  the  reliable  auxiliary  of  a  true  artist.  Often 
and  wisely  has  it  been  said  that  the  condition  of  culture  of  any 
community  is  best  gauged  by  the  support  that  community  gives 
to  the  liberal  arts.  Correlatively,  the  refore,may  it  be  held  that, 
of  various  communities,  that  which  gives  the  most  support  to 
the  arts  is  the  most  cultured;  and  as  culture  includes  education, 
and  often  wealth,  the  most  cultured  community,  as  a  rule,  is  the 
most  prosperous  and  wealthiest.  San  Francisco  may,  therefore, 
take  the  flattering  unction  to  itself  that  its  community  is  of 
higher  culture  than  most  in  the  United  States,  for,  here  in  our 
midst,  supported  liberally  by  the  people  of  this  and  other  cities 
of  the  State,  is  the  largest  and  most  artistic  photograph  gallery 
in  the  world. 

We  refer  to  Marceau's  famous  establishment  in  the  Pbelan 
Block,  which  is  conceded,  even  by  business  rivals,  who  never  ad- 
mit except  what  they  must,  that  Colonel  Marceau  has  the  best 
establishment  in  the  country.  He  deserves  his  success,  for  he 
has  been  unremitting  in  his  endeavors  to  perfect  his  art.  Success 
has  therefore  answered  his  efforts.  While  an  artist  in  all  that 
the  word  implies,  Colonel  Marceau  is  also  an  excellent  business 
man,  a  happy  combination  rarely  seen  in  one  devoted  to  the 
arts.  His  establishment  in  the  Phelan  Block,  is  a  dream  of  de- 
light. It  is  situated  at  the  western  end  of  the  southern  wing  of 
the  great  building,  and  occupies  the  two  upper  floors.  Access  is 
had  to  it  by  a  comfortable  elevator.  Even  when  approaching 
the  elevator  one  gets  an  idea  of  the  elegance  and  beauty  of  the 
gallery  itself  from  the  many  artistic  photographs  with  which  the 
hallway  is  adorned.  When  one  enters  the  reception  room  he  can 
hardly  believe  he  is  in  a  business  establishment,  for  the  room  is 
elegantly  furnished,  and  is  as  comfortable  as  a  parlor.  In  the 
center  of  this  room  is  an  inviting  cushioned  circular  divan  and 
at  convenient  corners  is  heavily  carved  furniture  of  antique  de- 
sign. This  was  brought  by  Colonel  Marceau  from  Paris,  where 
it  was  exhibited  in  the  exposition  of  1889  and  was  pronounced 
by  connoisseurs  to  be  the  best  examples  of  its  period  extant. 
At  odd  places,  here,  half  hidden  by  a  drapery,  there,  in  front  of 
and  beside  a  curtain  of  exquisite  lace,  are  suits  of  armor  accom- 
panied byshields  and  the  immense  two-handled  swords  with  which 
the  knights  of  old  were  wont  to  lop  off  the  heads  of  their  enemies. 
Upon  the  tinted  walls,  between  pictures  of  beautiful  women,  and 
leaves  of  the  graceful  palm,  are  stands  of  ancient  arms.  One's 
footfalls  are  smothered  in  expensive  rugs.  On  all  sides  are  seen 
those  evidences  of  refined  taste  which  are  hand  in  hand  with  an 
artistic  imagination. 

Passing  from  the  reception  room,  one  approaches  a  small  gate 
of  brass,  which  marks  the  beginning  of  a  long  and  elegantly 
furnished  hall.  On  the  left  hand  side  of  the  gate,  and  between 
it  and  the  reception  room  is  the  snug  little  alcove  where  Colonel 
Marceau  has  his  private  desk.  Opposite  is  the  apartment  known 
as  the  "  White  Room."  Its  furnishings  are  entirely  in  white,  and 
it  is  truly  an  elegant  apartment.  It  is  decorated  with  leaves  of 
palms  and  with  numerous  handsome  pictures  which,  in  them- 
selves atone,  are  all  the  arguments  needed  as  to  the  artistic  work 
done  in  the  gallery.  Adjoining  the  white  room,  and  on  the  same 
side  of  the  hall,  is  the  "olive"  room.  Botb  these  are  used  for 
ladies'  dressing  rooms.  There  are  eight  dressing  rooms  in  all, 
each  of  which  is  most  comfortably  furnished. 

Standing  at  the  brass  gate  at  the  head  of  the  long  hall  one  has 
before  him  a  most  attractive  vista.  Elegant  draperies,  luxurious 
furniture,  heavy  rugs,  and  beautiful  bric-a-brac  impress  the  visitor 
with  the  idea  that  he  is  within  the  walls  of  an  elegantly  furnished 
mansion.  This  idea  attains  realization  when  he  reaches  the  tent 
at  the  end  of  the  hall,  and  there  enjoys  the  hospitalities  of  Colo- 
nel Marceau.  The  Colonel  is  a  military  man,  and  his  sanctum 
sanc'orum  is  fitted  in  true  military  style.  Above  the  entrance  is 
that  loved  legend  of  every  true  artist,  "  Dum  Vivimus  Vivamus." 
Within,  camp-stools  and  rustic  chairs  invite  one  to  ease.  The 
two  operating  rooms  are  excellently  located  on  the  north  of  the 
hall.     There  are  two  operators  always  at  work. 

Some  idea  of  the  magnitude  of  the  business  of  this  establish- 
ment may  be  gained  from  the  statement  that  at  least  one  thou- 
sand photographs  are  finished  and  delivered  daily.  Colonel  Marceau 
takes  just  pride  in  the  fact  that  he  has  in  his  employ  forty-seven 
of  the  best  photographic  artists  in  America.  He  brought  eighteen 
of  them  to  this  city.  With  the  combined  advantages  of  their 
ability  and  the  excellent  climatic  conditions  of  California  he  is 
enabled  to  produce  work  far  superior  to  any  other  in  the  United 
States.  The  Colonel  is  now  making  a  specialty  of  water  colors, 
and  can  confidently  say  that  those  produced  in  his  gallery  cannot 
be  excelled.     He  also  gives  particular  attention  to  etchings  and 


black  and  white  crayons,  sepia  and  other  works.  The  popular 
Paris  panel  is  his  idea.  All  the  finishing  departments  of  the  gal- 
lery are  on  the  second  floor  of  the  establishment. 

That  Colonel  Marceau  is  a  true  artist,  everything  about  his  es- 
tablishment demonstrates.  He  spares  no  expense  to  attain  the 
best  results.  As  he  is  possessed  of  unusual  executive  ability,  his 
business  is  sure  of  success.  That  which  he  has  so  far  attained 
has  completely  satisfied  him.  Recognizing  that  to  be  abreast  of 
the  times,  one  must  be  cognizant  of  the  latest  ideas,  he  makes  a 
yearly  trip  to  Europe,  where  he  gathers  all  that  Is  best,  for  the 
delectation  of  Californians,  who  may,  therefore,  be  assured  that 
by  visiting  Colonel  Marceau's  gallery  they  will  receive  the  benefit 
of  all  that  is  known  in  photography  up  to  date. 


YOUTHFUL    SNOBOCRACY. 


THE  invitation  committee  of  a  ball  to  be  given  in  the  Blenner- 
hassett  mansion,  on  Murray  Hill,  was  ranged  about  a  rare 
mahogany  table,  in  the  dim  but  splendid  library,  with  a  huge  heap 
of  snowy  envelopes  rising  in  a  cloud  before  it.  There  were  Pauline 
and  Suzanne  Blennerhassett,  Gladys  Wynkoop,  Marguerite  Lom- 
bardi,  Mr.  F.  Specimen  Taverner  and  Willie  Egremont  Follola.  The 
afternoon  sun  filtered  dreamily  through  the  few  crevices  of  the  heavy 
hangings,  the  French  clock  ticked  with  sober  sweetness  on  the  man- 
tel, and  all  that  was  heard  above  its  regular  song  was  the  scratching 
of  six  pens  as  they  skimmed  swiftly  over  the  surfaces  of  the  en- 
velopes. 

Suddenly  Mr.  Willie  Egremont  Follola  stopped  short  in  his  work 
and  gasped  out: 

"  Aw!  aw!  aw!" 

All  the  pens  ceased  their  labors. 

"  What  is  the  matter  with  you,  Willie?  "  asked  Gladys  Wynkoop, 
lifting  her  young  blue  eyes  until  they  rested  upon  the  distressed  Mr. 
Follola. 

"  Aw!  aw !  "  gurgled  Willie,  staring  painfully  from  one  face  to  the 
other. 

Mr.  F.  Specimen  Taverner  said  to  Miss  Lombardi: 
'  I  think  Willie  has  swallowed  an  invitation  envelope." 

Miss  Lombardi  was  a  stately,  dark,  severely  handsome  girl. 

"Stop  your  gobbling,  Willie,"  said  she,  "and  tell  us  what  the 
matter  is,  or  I'll  send  you  home." 

"But it's  awful,"  panted  Willie,  gazing  upon  Miss  Lombardi  with 
imploring  eyes. 

"  Is  it  located  in  the  stomach?  "  inquired  the  stately  Marguerite. 

"  Why,  it  isn't  pain,"  replied  Willie. 

"  Well,  what  is  it  then,  you  ninny?  "  cried  one  of  the  Blennerhas- 
sett girls.  Everyone  was  out  of  patience  with  Willie  by  this  time,  so 
he  made  a  superhuman  effort  and  explained  the  cause  of  his  spasm. 

"  On  my  list  here,"  he  said,  "  I  have  the  name  of  Mr.  McGinty. 
McGinty !  "  be  screamed,  "  McGinty  at  a  Blennerhassett  ball !  Oh, 
Lord!" 

"  Well,  if  he  comes  he  will  probably  be  dressed  in  his  best  suit  of 
clothes,"  said  little  Gladys  Wynkoop. 

"  But  it  must  be  a  mistake,"  said  Willie  Follola.  "  This  family 
surely  knows  no  one  by  the  name  of  McGinty." 

"  Certainly  not,"  said  Pauline  Blennerhassett. 

"  Well,  I  shouldn't  think  it  likely,"  chimed  in  her  sister  Suzanne, 
with  a  sniff  of  disgust. 

"  He  may  be  a  gentleman,  for  all  we  know,"  ventured  Miss  Lom- 
bardi. 

"  Impossible,"  exclaimed  the  Blennerhassett  girls,  and  also  Willie. 

"  Suppose  it  should  be  one  of  the  Irish  nobility,"  suggested  Gladys 
Wynkoop. 

"  Then  his  title  would  be  down  here,  wouldn't  it?  "  asked  Willie. 

"Certainly,"  replied  Suzanne  Blennerhassett.  "  Does  it  give  the 
fellow's  christian  name,  Willie?  " 

"  Yes.    That's  the  worst  of  it.    It's  Michael  McGinty." 

"Mike  McGinty,"  exclaimed  Gladys.  "How  delightfully  ro- 
mantic! " 

"  Shall  I  strike  the  name  off  the  list,  Miss  Blennerhassett?  "  asked 
Willie  of  Pauline.  "  You  surely  do  not  want  such  a  man  at  the 
ball." 

"  Oh,  strike  it  off,  by  all  means,"  replied  Pauline. 

"  I  wouldn't,  if  I  were  you,  dear,"  said  a  voice  at  the  door  of  the 
library. 

The  young  people  all  turned  their  eyes  toward  the  speaker.  Mrs 
Blennerhassett's  face  wore  a  gentle  but  somewhat  unhappy  smile. 

"I  think  Michael  had  better  be  invited,"  she  said.  "  He  is  my 
brother,  you  know— uncle  of  Pauline  and  Suzanne,  and  he  is  paying 
all  the  expenses  of  the  ball,  because  he  is  very  rich  and  we  are  not. 
Don't  you  think  he  had  better  be  asked?  " 

And  in  addition  to  the  invitation  addressed  by  Willie  Egremont 
Follola  to  Mr.  McGinty,  dear  little  Gladys  Wynkoop  sent  another, 
and  down  in  one  corner  she  wrote:  "  Be  sure  to  come,  won't  you?  " 

And  the  heart  of  one  of  the  best  old  Irishmen  in  the  world  was 
made  glad  by  those  few  little  words.  — Tow7i  Topics. 

THE  Wigwam  will  have  a  complete  new   bill  next  week.     The 
house  now  has  in  its  company  some  of  the  best  performers  in 
their  line  that  have  ever  visited  the  coast. 


March  19,  1892. 


N   FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER 


WATTERSON  S    FLOP. 

HENRY   WATTKR80N   li   a    brainy  man,  hut   a   very   unsafe 
*uide,  philosopher  and  friend,     itc   tell*   the    National    He- 
raocracT  that  it   moat  drop  Cleveland,  while  admitting  that   his 

friend,  the  ex-I're-ulviu  ill  the  qualities  of    ^reat  lead- 

ership, and  holds  the  political  principles  upon  which  alone  the 
Democracy  deser\e<  to  win.  Yel  he  must  be  liven  the  go-by,  be. 
cause  forsooth  he  cannot  carry  New  York,  and  without  that  State 
Mr.  Watterson  declares  his  party  can  not  win.  He  confesses  that 
Mr.  Cleveland  is  the  strongest  candidate  before  the  people.  In 
if  thai  confession  his  declaration  about  the  certain  loss  of 
that  Slate  involves  a  serious  charge  against  either  its  people  or 
the  party  leaders  who  control  the  machine.  To  admit  on  the  one 
band,  that  Mr.  Cleveland,  so  far  as  capability  and  record  go,  best 
represents  the  avowed  doctrines  and  aims  cf  the  Democratic 
party,  and  thm  to  declare  that  the  Democrats  of  New  York 
would  not  vote  for  him,  is  tantamount  to  saying  that  they  are 
not  Democrats  at  all,  or  that  the  machine  is  hi.pelessly  rotten 
and  traitorous,  in  which  case  it  certainly  ought  not  to  be  allowed 
to  dictate  to  the  National  party.  Mr.  Watterson  makes  the  grave 
mistake  of  abandoning  principles  (which  he  has  spent  his  life  in 
declaring  to  be  the  great,  grand  and  only  excuse  for  the  existence 
of  his  party)  for  a  very  doubtful  piece  of  expediency.  To  drop 
the  candidate  who  best  represents  what  the  party  ought  to  stand 
for  is  to  confess  unbelief  in  its  own  principles  and  to  make  an 
avowal  in  the  face  of  the  whole  country  that  it  does  not  deserve 
to  win.  But  then  the  Democrats  must  blunder.  They  are  just 
now  throwing  away  their  otherwise  promising  chance  of  electing 
the  next  President. 


A    NEW    NATURALIZATION    LAW. 


THE  country  is  going  to  have  a  new  naturalization  law.  It  is 
already  in  sight.  That  it  should  come  from  a  House  more 
than  two-thirds  Democratic  is  in  the  nature  of  a  surprise.  The 
Oates  bill  which  the  Judiciary  Committee  has  reported  favorably, 
and  which  has  strong  chances  of  becoming  a  law,  is  based  upon 
the  idea  that  citizenship  of  the  United  States  is  a  boon  to  be 
striven  for,  and  not  a  gratuity  to  be  taken  at  will,  and  so  it  puts 
the  burden  of  proof  of  worthiness  wholly  upon  the  applicant. 
It  is  proposed  to  confine  all  naturalization  proceedings  to  the 
United  States  Courts  and  to  make  the  question  of  granting  citi- 
zenship a  judicial  one  to  be  determined  by  the  Court  in  each  case, 
and  the  District  Attorney  is  to  be  required  to  be  present  and  rep- 
resent the  Government,  whose  policy  is  declared  to  be  the  admis- 
sion of  only  the  worthy.  Unless  the  Court  is  satisfied  that  the 
applicant  possesses  all  of  the  many  qualifications  named  in  the 
bill,  it  must  refuse  to  naturalize  him.  The  preliminary  declaration 
of  intention  is  done  away  with,  but  the  five  years' residence  is 
retained,  with  the  chances  of  its  extension  to  ten  years.  The 
emigration  has  largely  increased  from  Italy,  Hungary,  Russia  and 
other  countries  of  non-assimilative  populations  during  recent 
years,  with  the  result  of  giving  us  a  very  undesirable  class  of 
voters.  It  is  time  to  cry  a  halt  to  this  state  of  affairs,  and  this 
the  Oates  bill  effectually  does.  Its  passage  through  the  House  is 
said  to  be  assured,  and  it  is  believed  that  an  enthusiastic  welcome 
awaits  it  in  the  Senate. 

REPRESENTATIVE  OATES,  of  Alabama,  has  submitted  a  re- 
port on  the  subject  of  amending  the  naturalization  laws, 
which  should  receive  the  unqualified  commendation  of  every 
American  citizen.  It  recites  the  shameful  and  illegal  manner  in 
which  aliens  are  naturalized  in  many  parts  of  the  country,  and 
declares  that  Congress  should  make  laws  to  protect  the  States 
against  the  citizenship  of  criminals,  paupers  and  anarchists, 
o  The  name  of  American  citizen,"  says  the  report,  "  should  be  es- 
teemed as  that  of  Roman  citizen  when  Rome  was  mistress  of  the 
world.  Such  pride  can  never  be  felt  by  our  foreign-born  citizen 
until  the  process  of  conferring  this  great  boon  upon  him  is  at- 
tended with  great  solemnity,  and  scrutinized  more  closely  than 
at  present."  To  this,  every  good  American  should  say  Amen, 
and  use  every  exertion  in  behalf  of  a  change  in  the  existing  laws. 

THE  Democratic  party  of  this  city  has  done  a  sensible  thing  in 
submitting  its  differences  to  the  State  Central  Committee  for 
adjustment.  That  body  will  act  in  the  capacity  of  an  arbitrator, 
and  the  result  will  be  that  harmony  will  be  restored,  which 
would  have  been  difficult,  if  not  impossible  of  accomplishment  in 
any  other  way.  The  breach  was  constantly  widening,  and  noth- 
ing but  an  extraordinary  effort  could  close  it  and  restore  that 
union,  without  which  success  would  be  out  of  the  question. 

IT  is  one  of  the  standing  puzzles  of  ihis  State  why  more  of  the 
alumni  of  the  University  of  California  are  not  appointed  on 
the  Board  of  Regents  of  that  institution.  It  cannot  be  because 
they  are  not  capable  of  performing  the  duties  incident  to  the  po- 
sition, for  they  have  filled,  and  are  filling  other  positions  of  trust 
and  confidence  with  satisfaction  to  the  people  of  the  State. 
Surely  it  would  be  for  the  good  of  the  University  to  intrust  its 
management  to  men  in  full  sympathy  with  its  purposes,  and  en- 
tirely cognizant  of  its  needs,  rather  than  to  those  who  have  no  in- 
terest whatever  in  it,  and  who,  as  has  been  the  case,  send  their 
own  sons  to  Eastern  colleges  for  their  education. 


SUCH  LD  Russia  Insist  on  inking  pari  in  the  Bab  ring  iaa  oon- 
troversy,  as  has  been  Intimated  very  reMntiy,  it  would  niter 
the  situation  completely,    tier  contention  in  that  the  grant  to  the 

l  nited  Slates  conveyed   a  perfect   title,  coupled   with  exclusive 
jurisdiction,  and  she  saya  she  Is  prepared  to  guarantee  »t  in  any 

way  necessary.     Russia  is  very  apt  to  mean   what   she  says,  ea- 
pecially  where  Kngland  is  on  the  other  .--ide. 

^PRICE'S 


Powder 


Used   in  Millions  of  Homes— 40  years  the  Standard. 
OUR  YOU  SH0ULD  SEE  THEM. 

The  Finest  Line  Ever  Shown  in 
San  Francisco. 
O  P  R  I  N  Q  For  Fit  and  Finish  we  cannot  be  excelled. 

SMEDLEY    &    TH0MAS0N, 

SUITINGS.  7  Kearny  Street. 

$600    REWARD. 

Whereas,  it  has  come  to  the  knowledge  of  the  Quiros  Soda  Water  Com- 
pany that  some  evil  disposed  person  or  persons  have  attempted  to  injure 
said  Company  by  maliciously  inserting  a,  quantity  of  tartar  emeiic  into  a 
number  of  its  siphon  bottles,  the  taid  Company  hereby  offers  a  reward  of 

FIVE     HUNDRED     DOLLARS 

for  such  iuformatiou  as  will  lead  to  the  arrest  aad  conviction  of  the  guilty 
per  on  or  p  rsons.  QUIKOd  SODA  WATER  COMPANY. 

February  27,  1892. 

GO    TO 

Q-.  "W.   CXj^LIR/k:   <Sc   CO., 
653   Market  Street, 

FOB 

WALL      PAPER, 

WINDOW     SHADES, 

And    CORNICE    POLES. 

DIPHTHERIA    AND    BLOOD    POISONING. 

The  tide  ebbs  and  flows  twice  in  every  24  hours,  forcing  sewer  gas  into 
your  house,  through  washstauds  aud  waterelosets,  causing  diphtheria. 
Open  wiudows  mean  draughts  and  colds.  A  cold  means  diphtheria  and 
pueumouia.  Save  ductors'  bills.  One  visit  from  the  doctor  will  cost  more 
than  the 

"ABRAHAMSON  PATENT  SYSTEM  OF  VENTILATORS," 

Without  draughts.  Try  it  and  preserve  yours  and  your  children's  health. 
Office  and  factory— 12  Hush  street,  opposite  Market.  Call  or  send  for  cata- 
logue aad  price  list,  free  on  application. 

TO    LET    IN    ALAMEDA. 

Nicely  furnished  cottage  of  8  rooms,  large  garden, 
every  modern  convenience.  Rent  $65.  References  re- 
quired. Address,    M.  X ,   this  Office. 

Good  Cheer  and  a  Souvenir  of  California  for  our  Eastern  Friends. 

Parties  desiring  to  send  to  their 
friends  East  the 

INGLENOOK  TABLE  WINES 

Can  have  their  orders  filled  at  San 
Francisco  prices  and  of  freight  at 
carload  rates  added,  thus  taving 
a  great  expense  by  leaving  their 
orders  in  time  with 

F.  A.  HABER, 

Office  and  Depot  Inglenook  Vineyard,  122  Sansome  St.,  S.  F 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  19,  1892. 


WHAT  a  boon  Monterey  has  been  to  society  during  the  early 
days  of  Lent!  Dancing,  feasting,  flirting  may  be  indulged 
in  there  to  one's  heart's  content.  The  little  chapel  near  by  has  a 
handsome  minister  in  charge  who  never  hears  or  sees  what  he 
should  not,  and  all  goes  merry  as  a  marriage  bell  (or  married 
belle). 

The  rumor  is  gaining  ground  that  Papa  Pullman,  of  car  fame, 
has  made  an  offer  to  Mr.  Searles  for  the  Hopkins  mansion  on  the 
hill,  to  be  utilized  as  a  bridal  gift  to  his  daughter  when  she  es- 
pouses lucky  Frank  Carolan.  If  our  advice  is  worth  anything, 
we  should  offer  it  to  the  millionaire  car-builder  thus  :  Do  not 
buy  it.  Seek  not  to  enroll  your  daughter  among  the  Nob  Hill 
palace  owners.  Ill  luck  has  reached  each  one  in  turn,  and  a 
gloom  hangs  over  the  locality  of   that  especial  block. 

#  »  * 

La  grippe  has  brought  many  evils  and  disasters  in  its  train, 
but  it  is  questionable  if  it  deserves  all  that  it  is  credited  with. 
For  instance,  the  "  habit"  said  to  exist  in  two  swell  mansions, 
both  on  Van  Ness  avenue  and  both  on  corners  of  that  magnifi- 
cent thoroughfare.  If  this  be  so,  it  is  no  longer  a  marvel  how 
Dr.  Breyfogle  has  sprung  with  great  rapidity  into  the  position 
of  pet  of  the  swim,  and  wealth  flows  in  upon  him  like  water, 
for  be  it  well  understood  that  his  great  specific  for  la  grippe  in 
all  its  stages  is  whiskey.  Verb.  sap. 
»  »  * 

What  a  great  thing  it  is  when  one  has  expensive  cultivated 
tastes  to  be  able  to  gratify  them.  Jack  Parrott  has  become  head 
man  of  a  musical  undertaking,  whereby  his  compositions  may  be 
played  with  good  effect  by  a  thorough  string  quartette,  and  the 
general  public  may  all  come  in  and  listen — if  they  subscribe. 
«■  *  # 

Of  all  the  ingenious  devices  ever  invented  for  the  gathering  of 
dimes  and  dollars  for  charity,  the  palm  must  be  awarded  to  one 
recently  organized  by  a  Lent  Club  in  our  swim.  The  club,  num- 
bering some  twenty  or  so,  meet  in  the  afternoon  of  one  day  each 
week — the  ladies  do,  at  least — and  manufacture  some  pretty  arti- 
cles of  fancy  work  specially  designed  for  the  male  sex.  The  gen- 
tlemen come  to  dinner,  and  in  the  evening  a  lottery  is  impro- 
vised, wherein,  for  the  payment  of  a  specified  sum,  the  men  draw 
the  articles  made  by  the  fair  fingers  during  the  afternoon.  Sup- 
per or  light  refreshments  finish  the  evening,  and  the  proceeds  of 
the  lottery  tickets  are  kept  each  week,  to  be  given  entire  at  Easter 
to  some  charity  not  yet  decided  upon.  Not  a  bad  way  of  doing 
good  and  evil  together! 

#  *  * 

Not  long  since,  in  fact  just  before  Lent  closed  the  season's  gaie- 
ties, an  animated  discussion  took  place  at  a  swell  dinnerparty  on 
the  subject,  "  Were  men  becoming  less  honorable,  in  its  strictest 
sense,  than  in  the  days  of  old?"  A  pretty,  bright  young  matron 
declared  it  was  not  so,  but  her  opponent,  who  was  a  lady  of  wide 
social  experience,  maintained  that  such  was  the  case,  and  cited 
in  support  of  her  assertion  the  familiar  cameraderie  with  which  men 
treated  women;  the  soft  deference  and  polished  courtesy  of  the 
early  part  of  the  century  being  nowhere  to  be  found,  on  this  coast, 
at  least.  While  there  is  a  good  deal  of  truth  in  this,  it  must  be 
said  the  dear  creatures  themselves  are  greatly  to  blame  for  allow- 
ing such  a  state  of  things  to  exist.  The  desire  for  public  notice 
so  rampant  in  the  swim  has  done  much  to  blunt  the  fine  sensibil- 
ities usually  attributed  to  women. 
<  #  • 

If  anything  were  wanting  to  convince  a  carper  at  our  fashiona- 
ble world  of  the  estimation  in  which  the  society  beau  holds  his 
lady  friends,  it  would  be  the  intelligence  given  in  a  Sunday  paper 
of  "  photos  of  every  variety,"  short  skirts,  no  skirts  and 
prominent  social  belles  being  mixed*  in  most  admired  confusion 
as  adornments  of  a  society  beau's  toilet  table  and  the  walls  of  his 
bedroom.  After  all,  the  dictum  of  the  woman  of  the  woFld  is  not 
80  far  wrong. 

#  #  » 

Foreign  tourists  who  visit  our  Queen  City  frequently  "  season 
their  admiration"  with  astonishment  at  what  they  consider  our 
mode  of  procedure  in  social  matters.  We  think  that  a  recent 
happening  at  a  swell  ball  will  be  the  topic  of  many  a  chatter  on 
our  ways.  .Recitations  are  not  out  of  place  at  receptions  where 
vocal  music  is  also  on  the  programme  for  the  evening's  entertain- 
ment, but  it  is  questionable  if  as  much  can  be  said  of  the  reading 
in  a  ballroom  of  a  private  letter  anent  the  Cannes  tragedy.  But 
then  we  are  a  progressive  people. 

#  *  * 

On  dit  young  Tobin  made  hard  running  for  the  matrimonial 
prize  during  the  charming  Birdie's  recent  visit  to  the  Coast.  Noth- 
ing like  making  hay  while  the  sun  shines. 

#  #  * 

A  gentleman  who  is  well  acquainted  with  Mr.  E.  F.  Searles, 
says  that  gentleman  will   visit   San   Francisco  during  the  coming 


summer,  and  spend  a  month  at  least    at  Monterey  and  Yoseroite. 
This  is  a  chance  for  some  enterprising  belle  of  many  seasons. 
»  #  * 
A  letter  from  Europe  says  the   Fred   Sharons  are  going  to  bring 
back  a  complete  French  outfit  of  servants   for   their   New  York 
house. 

•  *  * 

The  last  on  dit  in  Army  circles  is  that  the  bright  tressed  young 
daughter  of  Major  Lord  is  to  wed  an  officer  who  has  come  out 
from  the  East  to  claim  her.  Should  this  prove  true  what  a  list  of 
disappointed  admirers  there  will  be! 

#  #  # 

From  present  appearances  it  would  seem  as  though  Santa  Bar- 
bara is  to  take  the  place  held  by  San  Rafael  last  season.  Already 
many  of  our  beau  monde  have  gone  to  secure  the  choice  rooms. 
One  of  the  great  attractions  to  the  Southern  counties  is  the  num- 
ber of  aristocratic  Britishers  "  lying  round  loose  "  down  there. 

*  #  * 

Those  popular  and  famous  artists,  Rupert  Schmid,  Lee  Lash 
and  Willis  Polk,  have  opened  an  art  school  on  Larkin  street  for 
the  instruction  of  the  aspiring  youth  and  undeveloped  geniuses 
of  the  city  in  the  use  of  stone  paints  and  plans.  Shortly  after  it 
had  been  announced  that  they  were  to  assist  in  the  development 
of  a  love  for  fine  arts  in  the  city,  several  professional  models 
called  upon  them  and  asked  for  "  jobs."  That's  what  Polk  calls  the 
position  occupied  by  a  lady  of  beautiful  form  who  is  of  so  gener- 
ous a  nature  that  she  will  allow  her  lines  to  be  portrayed  upon 
paper  for  the  delectation  of  the  admirers  of  the  beautiful 
in  nature.  Polk  says  such  an  exponent  of  art  has  a  "  job." 
Some  of  the  models  wanted  to  know  in  what  state  of  nature  they 
would  be  required  to  appear  before  the  classes.  They  wished  to 
come  prepared.  It  is  a  curious  fact  that  many  models  have  a 
great  objection  to  appearing  in  puris  natumlibus.  They  insist  on 
wearing  their  stockings.  One  of  the  best  of  those  who  went  to 
the  Larkin-street  home  of  the  Muses  asked  if  she  would  be  re- 
quired to  strip.  "  Oh,  yes,"  said  Schmid.  »  Everything?"  coyly 
asked  the  beauty.  "Well — er — no,"  said  Schmid;  "  maybe  Lee 
Lash  will  let  you  keep  your  earrings  on." 

One  who  visits  the  Grand  Central  Wine  Rooms,  at  16  and  IS  Third 
street,  is  always  satisfied  with  the  liquor  and  the  service  he  receives 
there.  It  is  the  just  boast  of  this  house  that  only  the  best  and  most 
famous  brands  ever  rind  place  upon  its  walls.  It  is  considered  with 
high  favor  by  all  connoisseurs,  on  account  of  the  thorough  excellence 
of  all  its  appointments. 


BROADCLOTHS. 

The  most  fashionable 
colors  for  the  present  sea- 
son are  profusely  repre- 
sented in  the  large  assort- 
ment of  new  Broadcloths 
we  are  now  exhibiting, 
possessing  uniformity  in 
quality  and  weight,  a  rich 
lustre  finish,  and  are  spe- 
cially adapted  to  the  sea- 
son's, demands. 


*      J892. 


Ill  to  121  Post  Street. 


March  19,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


THE    DISHONESTY  UF    DRESSMAKERS. 
[By     Pi    Vusoi.] 

TUT  days  of  Claude  Duval  and  Kobio  Hood  are  over.  Wcbave 
Black  Bart  and  other  kntghta  id  the  road  to  confront  the 
luckless  traveller,  but  for  cool,  downright  robbery,  commend  me 
to  a  certain  Market-street  dressmaker.  It  is  not  so  many  years 
ago  that  she  was  going  out  by  the  day,  and  that  she  is  now  the 
b»ad  of  an  establishment  speak?  volumes  for  her  enterprise  and 
ability,  and  also  for  the  willingness  of  San  Francisco  ladies  to  be 
swindled.  Several  cases  of  her  extortionate  charges  have  come 
to  my  knowledge,  and  In  the  belief  that  they  will  not  be  uninter- 
esting reading,  I  am  minded  thus  to  mention  them.  The  first 
was  a  bill  which  she  presented.  $150.  The  lady  upon  whom  it 
bad  been  served  was  aghast,  and  sent  back  for  an  itemized  bill. 
It  was  rendered,  but  with  the  additional  item  of  $15  tacked  on 
as  if  to  rebuke  the  customer's  presumption  in  demanding  to  know 
for  what  she  was  paying.  The  other  case  I  am  enabled  to  pre- 
sent in  more  elaborate  detail.  An  Englishwoman  of  my  acquain- 
tance was  in  this  city  for  the  winter.  Desiring  to  re-stock  her 
wardrobe,  she  purchased  elegant  materials,  which  she  took  to 
this  Market  street  mantua  maker.  The  silk  grenadine,  which 
cost  $18  60,  was  to  be  made  for  $20.  The  customer  furnished  the 
silk  for  the  underskirt  and  for  the  lining  of  the  sleeves.  The 
dressmaker  was  to  supply  as  "  findings"  enough  silk  for  the 
bodice  lining,  a  silk  braid  for  the  bottom  of  the  skirt,  whale- 
bones, arm-shields,  six  yards  of  red  velvet  ribbon,  which  would 
be  dear  at  fifty  cents  a  yard,  and  a  red  velvet  collar;  that  was  all. 
This  dressmaker  was  very  nice  to  the  Englishwoman;  asked  her 
what  the  prices  were  on  the  other  side,  and  politely  expressed 
surprise  at  the  low  rates.  The  lady  said  in  reply :  "  I  have  never 
had  any  work  done  in  America.  I  know  absolutely  nothing  in 
regard  to  prices  in  America.  I  shall  have  to  trust  entirely  to  you, 
and  I  hope  you  will  be  as  reasonable  as  possible  in  your  charges." 
She  received  the  desired  assurance  and  departed.  Imagine  her 
sensations  when  her  dress  came  home,  and  with  it  a  bill  for  $32  50: 
to  making  costume,  $20;  findings,  $12  50.  "  What  could  she 
have  furnished?"  puzzled  the  Englishwoman,  "  that  could  have 
run  the  bill  up  like  that?"  So  she  sent  the  dress  back  and  de- 
manded an  itemized  bill.  She  got  it.  For  a  curiosity  I  transcribe 
the  items  from  the  actual  document  in  my  possession : 

To  making  grenadine  costume $20  00 

Binding 50 

Bones   100 

Belt 25 

Arm  shields  75 

2  yds.  silicia,  25  50 

2  yds  satin,  $1  25  2  50 

J-2  yd  lining  silk,  $1 50 

1  braid    30 

4  yds.  velvet  ribbon 3  25 

U  yd.  velvet 85 

3iyd.  chiffon,  $1 75 

sundries 125 

$32  40 
Now  I  pause  to  ask,  was  there  ever  bolder-faced  robbery  ? 
Who  buys  arm  shields  at  75  cents  a  pair  ?  When  will  the  whale- 
bones of  a  dress  cost  $1,  and  the  belt  ribbon  25  cents,  of  which  a 
12-yard  piece  can  be  bought  for  $1.25  ?  As  if  to  add  insult  to  in- 
jury, after  every  known  item  had  been  put  down,  $1.25  was 
tacked  on  for  sundries  and  five  cents  for  car  fare.  My  indignant 
friend  went  down  to  the  extortioner's  to  dispute  the  bill;  but  she 
was  informed  that  those  were  regular  prices,  and  that  the  dress- 
maker never  would  bother  seeing  people  when  they  came  to  dis- 
pute a  bill.  The  peculiar  fact  about  the  whole  affair  was  that 
tthe  Englishwoman,  finding  that  the  dress  was  a  good  fit,  apolo- 
gized to  the  dressmaker,  paid  the  bill,  and  ordered  another  dreas. 
But  it  is  time  that  the  "  findings  "  swindle  was  stopped.  When 
a  lady  takes  all  of  the  materials  for  her  dress  to  a  dressmaker, 
even  to  the  silk  and  the  twist,  what  can  justify  a  bill  of  even  $3 
or  $5  for  "findings."  "  I  don't  know  what  they  are,"  said  one 
lady  in  talking  about  it  to  another,  "  but  they  all  charge  for  them 
and  never  less  than  $3.00."  Not  only  do  dressmakers  charge  ex- 
orbitantly for  the  "  findings  "  which  they  do  not  furnish,  but  they 
appropriate  to  themselves  the  materials  sent  in  by  their  patrons, 
substituting  in  their  stead  an  inferior  article.  For  instance,  every 
woman,  and  particularly  every  fat  woman,  knows  what  a  delusion 
and  a  snare  celluloid  whalebones  are,  and  would  no  more  think  of 
wearing  them  in  her  dress  waists  than  she  would  of  flying.  But  on 
several  occasions,  when  she  had  bought  the  most  expensive  of 
real  whalebone  for  her  waists,  a  lady  of  my  acquaintance  found, 
to  her  intense  disgust,  that  celluloid  bones  had  been  used.  Thus 
was  a  double  swindle  perpetrated.  The  customer  was  robbed  of 
her  own  fine  material,  and  forced  to  pay  an  exorbitant  price  for 
an  inferior  article.  Milliners,  as  well  as  dressmakers,  are  dishon- 
est. I  have  heard  a  madaine  and  her  head  girl  discussing  the 
price  of  a  lady's  bonnet,  and  settling  it  by  determining  how  much 
she  would  stand.  That  settles  the  whole  matter.  Another  time 
a  milliner  received  $50  for  an  elegant  La  Tosca  hat  trimmed  with 
five  ostrich  feathers  in  three  shades  of  brown.  The  price  was 
paid  upon  condition  that  the  hat  was  not  to  be  duplicated. 
Imagine   the  wearer's  disgust   at   seeing   another  exactly  like  it. 


Full  «.f  Indignation,  she  went  to  reproach  her  milliner.  •<  Madame," 
said  thai  worthy,  -that  hat  is  not  like  yours;  instead  of  brown 
plumes  it  has  shades  of  green." 


/  One  ^ 

'   rounded  teaspoonful 
of  Cleveland's^ 
Baking-  Powder 


does  more  and  better  work 
than  a  heaping^ 
teaspoonful 
of  any  other. 
A  large  saving  on  a 
year's  bakings. 


A  pure  cream  of  tartar  powder. 
Used  in   the   U.    S.   Army   and  by 
teachers  of  Cookery. 

Cleveland's  is  the  standard,  it  never 
varies,  it  does  the  most  work,  the  best 
work  and  is  perfectly  wholesome, 
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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  19,  1892. 


?i^\Jt^W^D 


We    Obey    no    Wand    but    Pleasure's."—  Tom  Moore. 


THE  Heir-at-Law  is  not  so  well  adapted  as  The  Rivals  to  show  off 
Mr.  Jefferson's  company,  nor  has  it,  perhaps,  for  a  modern 
audience,  the  intrinsic  interest  of  Sheridan's  ever  delightful  com- 
edy. But  it  is  certain  that  not  one  of  the  Baldwin  audience  last 
Monday  night  would  have  been  willing  to  miss  the  quaint  ped- 
antry and  sly  drollery  of  Dr.  Pangloss.  The  spare,  erect  figure 
in  its  queer  costume  will  not  be  the  least  ineffaceable  of  the  ka- 
leidoscopic pictures  in  the  Jeffersonian  gallery.  As  in  Bob  Acres, 
the  main  vehicle  of  Jefferson's  humor  was  in  his  inimitable  play 
of  expression  and  varying  tone;  yet  there  was  a  subtly  conveyed 
but  marked  difference.  Bob  Acres  naturally  and  unconsciously 
amused  the  spectators;  the  shrewder  "LL.D  and  A.  S.  S. "  was 
himself  amused  at  his  pupils'  expense  (in  a  double  sense),  and 
geDially  took  the  audience  into  his  confidence  while  irresistibly 
humorous  in  his  own  proper  person.  The  stage  is  certainly  a 
conservator  of  youth.  When  one  reflects  that  the  erudite  doctor 
was,  in  fact,  almost  as  old  as  he  was  made  up  to  look,  his  jig 
down  the  high  street  to  the  concerted  piping  of  Cupid  and  Cu- 
pidity, becomes  simply  awe-inspiring.  As  Dick  Dowlas  Mr. 
Barnes  was  a  much  more  debonair  lover  than  in  the  more  sym- 
pathetic and  inspiring  role  of  Captain  Absolute.  His  interview 
with  the  brother  of  his  rustic  sweetheart,  whom  he  would  not 
lose  yet  scorned  to  wed  after  becoming  an  Honorable.it  is  no  flat- 
tery to  pronounce  a  chef  d'oeuvre  of  delicate  acting,  toning  down  a 
disagreeable  proposition  so  deftly  as  to  make  honest  Zekiel's 
righteous  wrath  almost  over-strained.  Viola  Allen  was  another 
improvement  on  her  previous  work,  making  of  Cicely  Home- 
spun, with  her  rustic  simplicity,  innate  self-respect  and  intuitive 
refinement,  a  far  better  characterization  than  as  Lydia  Languish. 
To  be  sure  she  did  not  have  a  Mrs.  Malaprop  as  a  foil,  which 
counts  for  something.  The  strong  and  incisive  manly  individu- 
ality of  Zekiel  Homespun  surprised  no  one,  simply  because 
Louis  James'  excellent  portrayal  of  any  characters,  however  ver- 
satile, can  never  be  a  surprise.  Zekiel  was  one  of  the  "high 
lights"  of  a  strongly  outlined  performance. 

#  #  # 

But  with  all  its  good  points  The  Heir-at-Law  can  hardly  stand 
comparison  with  The  Rivals,  and  the  management  was  wise  in 
making  the  latter  the  main  feature  of  the  second  week.  It  will 
have  its  last  production  to-night,  closing  a  memorable  engage- 
ment. 

#  #  # 

The  Mountebank,  which  opened  Mr.  Warde's  second  week  at  the 
California,  is  one  of  the  strongest  plays  in  his  repertory,  which 
includes  no  character  better  fitted  to  display  an  actor's  versa- 
tility. In  Belphegor  center  the  opposing  lights  and  shades  of  a 
sunny  and  careless  nature  overlying  deep  and  passionate  feeling 
and  a  tragic  capacity  for  suffering.  Mr.  Warde  has  not  quite, 
perhaps,  the  swallow-like  swiftness  and  lightness  of  tempera- 
ment which  these  lightning  changes  require  for  their  perfection; 
bnt  he  has  both  the  intellectual  grasp  and  the  artistic  skill  to  pre- 
sent the  mountebank's  varying  moods  with  truth  and  impressive- 
ness.  Mr.  Warde  has  not  a  fortunate  support  in  his  leading  lady. 
Adele  Belgarde  lacks  both  fire  and  discretion.  When  apparently 
wrought  up  to  the  emotional  requirement  of  a  situation,  her 
"  fine  frenzy"  seems  to  share  the  fate  which  Wolsey  ascribed  to 
"  vaulting  ambition."  Her  Madelaine  was  so  unsympathetic 
and  irresponsive  as  to  arouse  in  the  audience  a  double  pity  for 
Belphegor.  Joline  Butler  made  an  unusually  distinctive  part 
of  the  Duke  of  Montbazon,  and  the  other  men  in  the  cast  did 
well  in  a  more  or  less  marked  degree.  Miss  Oliver  was  a  dashing 
and  dangerously  coquettish  Mile.  Flora,  and  Fannie  Bowman  ca- 
pered around  bewitcbingly  in  pink  tights  and  spangles.  The 
week  since  Tuesday  has  seen  Virginius  and  Damon  and  Pythias.  To- 
night Mr.  Warde  will  appear  as  Richard  III.,  and  to-morrow 
night  the  engagement  ends  with  a  repetition  of  The  Mountebank. 
Next  week  a  company  under  Charles  BVohman's  direction  will 
present  Gillette's  bright  comedy,  All  the  Comforts  of  Home. 

#  #  « 

M.  B.  Leavitt's  spectacle,  The  Spider  and  the  Fly,  is  making 
things  lively  at  the  Bush.  After  all,  Mr.  Tidd's  summary  of  the 
dramatic  situation  seems  to  have  perennial  corroboration.  "  What 
is  human  nature  ?  Legsl  Therefore,  give  us  plenty  of  legs  ?  " 
It  is  surprising  what  a  number  of  students  of  human  nature  we 
discover  among  us  as  soon  as  a  spectacle  affords  an  opportunity 
for  their  peculiar  research.  The  Bush  has  been  crowded  all  the 
week,  and  will  be,  no  doubt,  for  the  week  to  come.  Even  the 
noble  army  of  irrigators  hardly  dares  join  the  march  between  acts 
lest  it  lose  something  of  the  lavish  display  of  "human  nature" 
on  the  stage.  These  devotees  of  science  are  not  all  bald-headed, 
either — another  libel  pilloried.  On  the  contrary,  the  close  ob- 
server cannot  have  failed  to  note  the  prevailing  youthfulness  of 
the  Bush-street  audiences.  Let  the  irreverent  scoffer  heed  this  fact 
and  avert  the  fate  of  the  wicked  children  of  Israel,  by  giving  the 
bald-heads  a  rest.     The  best  feature  of  the  "  show  "  is  its  costum- 


ing. The  dresses  (alleged)  are  beautiful  and  novel,  those  of  the 
Spider  and  the  Fly  being  original  as  well  as  striking  and  hand- 
some. As  much  cannot  be  said  of  the  stage  settings,  which  are 
plain  to  shabbiness.  There  are  several  clever  specialties,  much 
poor  singing,  and  a  little  fun — the  latter  thinly  spread  and  of 
ancient  flavor.  It  would  take  a  "  double  magnifying  gas  micro- 
scope "  to  reveal  a  new  suggestion,  a  new  line,  or  a  new  joke  in 
the  piece.  Reverence  for  age  seems  to  be  the  special  virtue  of  the 
concocter  of  burlesque  and  spectacle.  Miss  Minnie Thurgate  does 
some  lively  stepping  of  a  nautical  and  hornpipish  cast,  and  looks 
trim  and  natty  in  her  sailor  costume.  Charles  A.  Kenny,  as  a 
hard-up  author,  shows  a  sense  of  humor  in  violent  contrast  to 
the  majority  of  the  performers.  Carmen  up  to  Date,  with  Corinne 
and  the  Kimball  Burlesque  Opera  Company,  come  to  the  Bush 
Monday  evening,  March  28th. 

*  #  # 

The  Tivoli  has  given  this  week  an  excellent  production  of 
Nanon,  with  Gracie  Plaisted  as  Nanon  and  Tillie  Salinger  as  Ninon. 
The  preparations  for  the  immediate  production  of  Bluff  King  Hal, 
Stewart  and  O'Connell's  new  opera,  are  going  on  in  the  earnest 
fashion  usual  at  this  house.  With  the  best  orchestra  in  town 
and  a  thoroughly  drilled  chorus,  the  new  opera  will  have  a  pro- 
duction which  should  satisfy  the  gifted  authors,  and  prove  a  genu- 
ine test  of  their  work.  Douglas  Flint,  late  of  the  company  which 
has  been  playing  at  the  Orpheum,  has  been  engaged  to  take  the 
part  of  the  King. 

*  #  # 

The  last  Musical  Sunday  Afternoon  was  the  crowning  success 
of  the  series.  Never,  perhaps,  have  the  walls  of  Steinway  Hall 
echoed  such  continued  and  enthusiastic  applause.  Signora  Ursu- 
mando's  delicate  and  artistic  rendering  of  Bach's  Toccata  con  Fugo 
won  a  hearty  encore,  and  the  instrumental  work  altogether  was 
of  rare  excellence  and  was  warmly  received,  the  applause  after 
Rubinstein's  Music  of  the  Spheres,  by  the  string  quarleUe,  almost 
necessitating  a  repetition.  C.  D.  O'Sullivan  was  the  vocal  soloist. 
Whether  in  unusually  good  voice  and  spirit,  or  inspired  by  the 
fact  of  being  accompanied  by  a  well-known  and  admired  society 
lady,  certain  it  is  that  he  never  sang  better,  if  as  well.  His  Gala- 
th€e  was  followed  by  a  loud  recall,  and  as  an  encore  he  gave  a 
song  from  the  German  never  before  heard  here — Locking  (Entice- 
ment), a  charming  song  as  charmingly  rendered.  At  Mr.  O'Suili- 
van's  rendering  of  Oliver  King's  Israfel,  the  audience  seemed 
electrified  and  fairly  shouted  its  delight  in  bravos  and  bravissimos 
enough  to  turn  a  singer's  head.  It  is  but  fair  to  say  that  much  of 
the  applause  was  undoubtedly  a  tribute  to  the  fuir  accompanist, 
whose  perfect  comprehension  and  artistic  touch  gave  such  sym- 
pathetic support  to  the  singer's  voice.  As  the  audience  passed 
out  the  question  was  heard  again  and  again;  "  Who  was  that  fine 
performer  who  accompanied  Mr.  O'Sullivan?"  The  askers*  sur- 
prise was  great  when  they  learned  that  it  was  a  lady  who  had 
never  before  played  a  note  in  public.  The  next  concert  will  take 
place  April  10th. 

«  *  # 

The  Bostonians  will  fill  a  short  engagement  at  the  Baldwin 
next  week,  opening  Tuesday  evening  and  closing  on  Saturday. 
Robin  Hood  will  be  given  Tuesday  and  Wednesday  evenings  with 
Camille  d'  Arvilie  and  Caroline  Hamilton  (our  Carrie  Milzner) 
alternating  as  Maid  Marian.  By  the  way  Joseph  Jefferson  has 
expressed  the  highest  admiration  of  Caroline  Hamilton's  dramatic 
ability,  as  well  as  of  her  voice  and  method,  so  we  shall  no  doubt 
feel  more  than  the  usual  amount  of  local  pride  in  her  first  ap- 
pearance here  in  opera  Wednesday  evening.  The  Bostonians 
will  give  during  the  week  two  operas  new  to  us — The  Knicker- 
bockers and  The  Scout. 

The  sixth  of  the  free  popular  and  scientific  lectures  under  the 
auspices  of  the  San  Francisco  Polyclinic  will  be  given  by  Dr.  J. 
H.  Stallard,  at  the  Standard  Theatre,  on  Bush  street,  next  Thurs- 
day evening,  his  subject  being  "  The  Problem  of  the  Sewage  of 
San  Francisco."  Mayor  Sanderson  will  preside.  The  lecture  will 
be  illustrated  by  stereopticon  views. 

*  *  * 

The  general  and  unaffected  regret  expressed  at  the  departure 
from  the  California  of  Harry  Mann,  who  has  managed  the  theatre 
since  its  opening,  must  be  very  gratifying  to  that  gentleman.  It 
is  not  undeserved,  as  Mr.  Mann  has  contrived  so  to  combine  the 
unfailing  courtesy  of  a  gentleman  with  the  strictest  business 
methods  as,  while  securing  a  remarkable  financial  success,  to  win 
the  esteem  and  good  will  of  all  who  have  been  brought  into  con- 
tact with  him.  He  goes  East  soon  to  assume  entire  charge  of 
Mr.  Al.  Hayman's  Eastern  interests,  carrying  with  him  more  sin- 
cere good  wishes  than  often  accompany  the  "  parting  guest." 

*  »   w 

Mr.  J.  J.  Gottlob,  who  will  succeed  Mr.  Mann  as  manager  of 
the  New  California  Theatre,  has  been  for  seven  years  connected 
with  the  Bush-Street  Theatre— first  as  treasurer  and  for  the  last 
three  years  as  manager — during  which  time  he  has  taken  but  one 
short  vacation.  If  steady  attention  to  business  can  secure  it,  the 
continuance  of  the  California's  career  of  success  may  be  counted 
on  under  Mr.  Gottlob's  administration. 


March  10,  1892. 


s.\N   PR  WiIn  0   NEWS  LETTER, 


Mr.  Ptul  Blouel.  brllvr  known  u  Max  O'Rell.  "lie  of  the  keen- 
est  observers  and  mo.it  vigorous  par«ftr«pherfl  fn  hit*  line,  will  be 
hear.i  M  Ihe  Grand  thr  evening*  of    March  -llli, 

2Mb  end  _*«;ih.  The  subject  of  his  lir-»t  lecture  will  he  "Americana 
as  seen  through  French  special  lea."  kl  HaM  0*Rell  has  said  so 
many  Haltering  things  «»f  one  counlrj  and  its  people,  we  tun  af- 
ford to  give  him  a  thoughtful  hearing  even  should  his  "French 
spectacles"  spy  out  a  few  of  our  faults  and  foibles.  The  second 
lecture  will  be  on  "The  British  Trinity— John  Hull,  l'at  and 
Sandy;"  the  third  and  Jam  will  have  for Its  subject  "Her  High- 
ness, Woman."  While  enjoying  a  rare  intellectual  treat,  patrons 
will  help  along  a  worthy  charity  in  The  Ladies'  Protection  and 
Relief  Society.  Owing  to  a  press  of  business.  Mr.  J.  F.  Bragg  has 
placed  the  entire  management  of  the  series  in  the  hands  of 
Charles  E.  Cook,  who  announce?  the  sale  of  course  tickets  to 
begin  to-day  at  Sherman  A  Clay's  music  store;  that  of  single 
tickets  beginning  on  Tuesday  next.  This  will  be  the  last  visit  to 
8an  Francisco  of  the  brilliant  writer  and  speaker,  whose  name 
and  fame  are  sufficient  to  assure  a  brilliant  and  fashionable  season. 
•  *  • 

The  reason  of  Carrie  Milzner  Hamilton's  appearance  on 
Wednesday  instead  of  Tuesday  evening  is  not  from  any  admit- 
ted superiority  of  her  alternate,  but  that  Madame  d'  Arville's  con- 
tract calls  for  her  own  appearance  on  opening  nights.  —  Ovide 
Hnain,  the  great  violinist,  will  give  three  concerts  at  the  Baldwin 
soon.  He  brings  an  excellent  company  of  singers  and  play- 
ers.  Richard    Mansfield,  in   Beau  Brummel,  Don  Juan,  etc.,  will 

soon    be   seen    at    the    Baldwin. Marie    Wainwright,    in    her 

romantic  character  of  Amy  Robsart.  will  follow  All  the  Comforts 
of  Home  at  the  California.  The  beautiful  Marie  has  made  a  mark 
in  the  character  of  the  hapless  heroine,  and  her  appearance  here 

is  looked  for  with    unusual  interest. There  is  a  little  romance 

connected  with  the  Warde  company  now  at  the  California.  It  is 
said  that  Mr.  Joline  Butler  transferred  his  allegiance  from  farce 
comedy  to  the  legitimate,  and  joined  Mr.  Warde's  company  be- 
cause it  includes  the  fair  lady  of  his  heart.  Mr.  Butler  is  an  ac- 
quisition to  the  company,  whatever  the  cause  of  his  coming.— 
The  Carr-Beel  concerts  will  cease  for  the  summer  season,  to  begin 

again  next  September. The  Carr-Beel-Heine  trio  has  already 

signed  several  engagements  to  play  at  various  fashionable 
resorts. Katef,  Denin  Wilson  and  Trella  Foltz  are  in  the  com- 
pany which  will  play  All  the  Comforts  of  Home  at  the  California 
next  week. 


ONE  of  the  daily  newspapers,  which  has  not  acquired  any 
special  reputation  for  wisdom,  really  did  a  wise  and  sensible 
thing  the  other  day,  in  commending  to  the  attention  of  both  the 
political  parties  the  necessity  for  selecting  candidates  for  legis- 
lative and  municipal  positions,  in  whose  hands  the  interests  of 
the  people  would  be  safe.  Blink  it  as  we  may,  the  San  Francisco 
delegation  to  the  Legislature  has  been  for  a  number  of  years,  ex- 
cept as  to  a  very  few  men,  a  disgrace  to  the  city,  and  it  has  not 
seemed  to  make  any  difference  whether  it  was  Democratic  or  Re- 
publican. As  a  rule,  it  has  been  ready,  and  even  anxious  to  sell 
itself  to  the  highest  bidder,  to  assist  in  passing  bad  measures  and 
defeating  good  ones,  and,  generally,  in  paying  no  regard  to  the 
interests  of  the  city  or  the  State.  In  municipal  offices,  too,  there 
has  been  altogether  too  much  venality  and  a  state  of  laxity  repre- 
hensible in  the  extreme.  It  is  high  time  to  put  a  stop  to  such  a 
condition  of  things,  and  the  duty  of  reform  is  incumbent  on  both 
parties  alike. 

The  Pacific  Auxiliary  Fire  Alarm. 


No  mercantile  establishment  is  now  considered  complete  unless  it 
has  upon  its  walls  one  or  more  of  the  boxes  of  the  Pacific  Auxiliary 
Fire  Alarm.  At  the  office  of  the  company,  at  323  Pine  street,  one 
may  by  thorough  examination  of  its  workings  be  readily  convinced 
of  the  great  advantages  derived  from  having  these  boxes.  The  prac- 
tical advantages  of  tHese  auxiliary  fire  alarms  is  demonstrated  by  the 
fact  that  the  Pacific  Insurance  Union,  recognizing  the  benefits  de- 
rived from  their  use,  has  reduced  insurance  rates  on  all  establish- 
ments in  which  the  boxes  have  been  placed.  The  operation  of  the 
box  is  simplicity  itself.  Each  has  a  glass  front.  In  case  of  tire  the 
glass  is  broken,   and  one  then  has  access  to  a  ring,  which,  when 

fmlled,  rings  the  fire  alarm.  Every  thoroughly  equipped  hotel, 
odging  house,  wholesale  house  and  store  now  has  one  or  more  auxil- 
iary fire-alarm  boxes. 

Artistic  Note  Paper. 


When  a  lady  writes  a  billet  doux,  what  kind  of  paper  does  she  use  ? 
Why,  the  finest  and  most  artistic  she  can  buy.  And  when  she  sends 
an  invitation  to  call  what  does  she  use?  Again,  exquisite  paper. 
Therefore,  a  lady's  desk  cannot  be  possibly  complete  unless  she  has  a 
full  assortment  of  the  latest  and  best  styles  of  note  paper,  and  all  the 
artistic  little  penholders,  papercutters,  inkstands,  blotting  Dads,  etc., 
which  go  to  make  letter-writing  a  pleasure.  At  Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co.'s 
magnificent  establishment,  at  741-743  Market  street,  one  may  find 
probably  the  most  extensive  stock  of  artistic  stationery  to  be  seen  in 
the  city.  Among  the  latest  note  papers  for  ladies' correspondence 
are  the  English  Repp  and  the  Coquille.  There  is  a  line  of  beautiful 
tinted  paper,  which  is  now  in  great  vogue.  Ladies  may  also  get  their 
cards  printed  at  Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co.'s,  as  the  firm  is  now  turning  out 
exquisite  copper-plate  work. 


BALDWIN  THEATRE. 

ai.  iivvm>s  t  co  Pi  i   ,,  , ,,  „  Ituucar. 

Com|.«nj.    Saturday  Night  and  tlatarttaj  Ualtuec 
THE     RIVALS. 

K^rM1:1;;  flsrslv?si,8p?cl111  bi«»«««»«iii  oi  mm  fudou«  bomomans, 

Operaf  Banuhce.  proprietor!,  In  De  Koran  and  Smith'.  Comic 

ROBIN    H   .ODI 

Seals  uou   ou  sale  at  regular  prices.    In  consequence  ol  the  necessary 

.reparations  tor"  Robin  Ron  i     n.ere  will  be  no  ,,erfun ire  ..„  Monday, 

aarcn  ziat,  and  the  eogagemeul  will  heglu  Tuesday,  Msrch  22d. 

BUSH  STREET  THEATRE. 

M.  B.  Lravitt    Lessee  and  Proprietor.  |  J.  J.  Gom.on    Mauager. 

n,f.£?i!l?lT&^Jt  I  Ha."-y<  Packed  Again  !  I'm.  starts  with  the  Rise  of  the 
ourlalo  !    M.  B  Lcavltt  s  New  Urmia  Spectacular  Production, 

SPIDER     AND     FLY. 

Presented  on  a  Matchless  Scale.  The  Brightest  Features  of  Spectacle, 
Burlesque,  Comedy,  Opera,  Pantomime,  Specialty,  Brilliantly  fileuded. 
Matiueo  this  Saturday  at  2;  to-night  at  H:15. 


B 


NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE. 

Al.  Klyman&Co Proprietors.  I  Harby  Mann Mauager. 

Monday,  March  21st. 

ALL     THE     COMFORTS     OF     HOME. 

William  Gillette's  Greatest  Success;  under  direction  of  Mr.  Chas   Froh- 
maJ^_     Perfect  cast !    Spec  nl  new  scenery  and  effects. 
"  Seats  now  selling. 


TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Krbling  Bros  Proprietors  and  Managers. 

To-night  and  every  night  until  further  notice,  Genee's  lovely  opera, 

NANON. 

Next  opera, 

"BIAIFF     KIMi     HAL." 

Popular  Prices 260.  and  SOc. 

GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE. 

March  24th,  26th,  29th,  the  charming  wit  and  satirist, 

MAX     O'RELL, 

(Paul  Blouet), 
For  the  benefit  of  the 

LADIES'    PROTECTION    AND     RELIEF    SOCIETY. 

Prices— Season  Tickets,  ?2  50;  Single  Tickets,  Orchestra.  Parquette  and 
Dress  Circle,  75c.  and  50c. 
Seats  on  sale  Saturday.  March  19th,  at  Sherman  &  Clay's  music  store. 

WIGWAM  THEATRE. 

Corner  Stockton  and  Geary  Streets. 

Charles  Meyer Proprietor  and  Mauager. 

The  Most  Popular  Place  of  Amusement  in  the  City. 

ENTIRE  CHANGE  OF  BILL  EVERY  WEEK. 
Every  Evening  at  8  o'clock.      Saturday  and  Sunday  at  2  p.  w. 
Admission,  10  cents  and  25  cents. 
Box  office  open  from  10  to  12  and  from  3  to  6,  daily. 

MECHANICS'  PAVILION. 

Friday  and  Saturday  evenings,  March  25th  and  26th,  fir&ttime  in  this  city, 

CAKE     WALK. 
The  cake  walking  craze  has  struck  ua.    Fast  and   furious  fun!     Colored 
swells,  ebon  be  les,  walkin'  for  dat  cake!    400  contestants. 

Colored  ladies  aud  gentlemen,  in  full  evening  dress,   from   the   colored 
aristocracy  of  San  Francisco  and  vicinity,    You  vote  for  your  choice. 
Prizes  to  Ibe  winner*,  amounting  to  $760. 
General  admission,  50  cents.  Reserved  seats,  50  cents  extra. 

Dr.  J.  H.  STALLARD 


Dr.  J.  CLARK, 

PHYSIOIAWS    and.    STJEGEOITS, 
632    Sutter    Street. 


FINE   DIAMONDS, 

Gold    and    Silver   Watches. 

The  newest  designs  in  jew- 
elry of  first   quality    only,  at 
very    reasonable   prices. 
A.  W.  STOTT, 

3    Montgomery  St, 
Under  Masonic   Temple. 


10 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  19,  1892. 


A    FRIENDLY    SACRIFICE. 


A   Tale   of   To-day. 


11  T  DON'T  suppose  it's  any  of  my  business,"  said  Dick  Judson, 
1     "  but  none  the  less,  it's  an  infernal  sbarae." 
"  I  never  saw  such  a  complete  case,"  remarked  little  Filkins,  from 
behind  his  customary  big,  black  cigar.    "  It's  desperate." 

"  More  than  desperate,"  commented  Barbury,  who  had  been  suck- 
ing at  his  mint  julep  till  the  straws  bubbled.    "  It's  perfect  social  sui- 
cide.    Why,  the  girl's  a  common  prize." 
"  That's  what  I  told  him,"  said  Filkins,  "  only  yesterday." 
"  And  what  did  he  say?"  asked  Judson. 
Filkins  laughed  out  a  cloud  of  smoke. 

11  Egad !  "  he  replied.  "  He  came  near  doing  something  violent." 
Just  then  a  silken  skirt  rustled  by  outside,  and  the  window  ab- 
sorbed their  attention.  It  was  ten  o'clock,  on  a  balmy  night  of  early 
spring.  The  Avenue,  well  washed  by  a  recent  shower,  was  clean  as 
a  bride,  under  the  electric  lights  and  the  horned  moon.  In  the 
Crocus  Club,  across  the  way,  the  windows  were  all  open,  and  a  few 
men  sat  in  the  unlighted  parlor  smoking. 

The  skirt  having  rustled  ioto  echoless  space,  the  three  friends  re- 
turned to  the  subject  whose  discussion  Tts  frou-frou  had  interrupted. 
"  It  seems  to  me,"  said  Barbury,  "  that  his  wife  is  very  thick-witted 
not  to  know." 

"  That's  the  trouble,"  observed  Judson.  "She  does  know,  or  at 
least  she  suspects.  From  suspecting  to  knuwing  can't  be  a  long  step. 
Then  there  will  be  an  earthquake." 

"  It's  a  pity,"  said  Filkins,  "  for  Spence  is  a  good  fellow.  But  when 
a  fellow  won't  listen  to  another  fellow,  and  abuses  that  other  fellow 
for  talking  sense  to  him,  what  can  you  expect?  It's  a  clear  case  of 
let  him  go  to  the  devil  his  own  way.  Anyhow,  it  strikes  me  we're 
getting  to  be  deuced  moral  for  another  man's  sake.  I  guess  I'll  take 
a  walk,  and  let  it  blow  off  before  it  takes  root." 

Dick  Judson  sat  alone  at  the  window,  playing  at  sipping  his  brandy 
punch,  for  a  good  hour.  He  was  decidedly  uneasy  in  his  mind.  It 
was  the  talk  of  the  club  that  Spencer  Brown  was  making  an  ass  of 
himself  with  Polly  Patterson,  of  the  Casino,  and  that  if  his  wife  found 
it  out  there  would  be  trouble.  Mrs.  Brown  came  of  full-blooded 
stock,  and  had  a  jealous  temperament.  She  was  the  only  daughter 
of  old  Blobber,  the  soap  millionaire,  and  every  one  knew  he  was  not 
a  man  to  forgive  an  injury  to  himself  or  his.  When  she  married, 
Spencer  Brown  hadn't  the  money  to  pay  his  club  dues,  and  was  up 
to  his  neck  in  debt  to  the  boys.  It  had  been  the  best  match  in  the 
world  for  him,  for  she  was  a  beauty  and  a  thoroughbred  of  her  kind, 
and  here  he  was  casting  himself  away,  almost  before  the  honeymoon 
was  over,  to  a  mercenary  wanton  whom  the  whole  town  knew. 

These  were  the  facts.  The  interest  the  club  took  in  them  had,  pos- 
sibly, more  mercenary  than  moral  grounds.  With  the  exception  of 
Dick  Judson,  who  had  been  his  friend  and  chum  from  boyhood,  and 
regarded  his  good  or  bad  fortune  almost  as  his  own,  no  one  cared 
particularly  what  trouble  his  amour  might  bring  to  him.  But  they 
did  not  want  him  back  on  their  hands  as  a  polite  pensioner. 
Dick  Judson  finished  his  punch  at  a  gulp,  and  got  up. 
"  I'll  do  it,"  he  said  to  the  picture  of  the  tirst  Governor  of  the  club 
on  the  wall  in  front  of  him.  "  It's  the  only  thing  to  do,  and  it's  a 
foolish  thing  to  do.  but  if  it  don't  cure  him,  nothing  will." 

Within  a  week  it  was  openly  rumored  that  Dick  Judson,  of  the 
Banyan  Club,  had  drifted  into  the  net  of  the  saffron -haired  siren  of 
the  Casino.  Every  one  professed  the  profoundest  amazement. 
Dick  Judson,  a  man  of  the  world,  whose  hair  had  grown  frosty  in  an 
idle  and  cynical  life,  who  read  men's  faces  and  women's  hearts  like 
books,  and  who,  moreover,  was  engaged  to  Milly  Mayflower,  the 
prettiest  and  most  prudent  catch  of  the  season,  tangled  in  the  tresses 
of  an  adventuress  of  the  ballet !  Incredible  as  it  seemed,  however,  it 
also  seemed  to  be  true. 

They  were  seen  here  and  there  in  public  places  together;  he  had 
become  a  frequenter  of  the  playhouse,  where  she  exhibited  her  stock 
in  trade  and  her  diamonds  in  the  humble  walk  her  gifts  fitted  her 
for.  He  was  only  too  often  absent  from  his  seat  at  the  club  window, 
where  he  had  been  wont  to  listen  for  the  midnight  chimes.  But 
more  conclusive  evidence  than  all  else  was  that  afforded  by  his  friend 
Spencer  Brown  himself,  in  the  fact  that  they  were  no  longer  friends. 
Spencer  Brown  was  a  spoiled  child  of  Fortune.  He  had  begun  life 
genteelly  on  a  fair  patrimony,  which  he  had  soon  dissipated.  But  he 
was  a  good  fellow  and  he  possessed  the  beauty  of  a  young  Apollo. 
These  traits  had  floated  him  easily  over  the  black  waters  of  bank- 
ruptcy to  a  rich  marriage.  In  all  his  life  he  had  never  known  what 
it  was  to  want  anything,  and  not  enjoy  it  till  now. 

He  was  furious.  He  cursed  Judson  and  raved  over  the  recreant 
Polly.  But  his  passion  soon  wore  itself  out.  By  a  freak  not  un- 
common with  shallow  natures,  he  suddenly  discovered  that  his  wife 
was  a  prettier  and  more  charming  woman  than  his  mistress  had 
been;  he  found  her  refinement  and  her  polished  wit  better  amuse- 
ment than  the  coarse  humor  and  vulgar  ways  of  Polly  Patterson.  So 
he  fell  in  love  with  Mrs.  Brown,  just  as  he  had  originally  fallen  in 
love  with  Miss  Blobber's  money,  and  Judson's  work  was  done. 

Meanwhile  matters  had  fared  rather  more  seriously  with  that  gen- 
tleman than  he  had  anticipated ;  for  Miss  Patterson  had  had  the  in- 
discretion to  fall  in  love  with  him.  His  easy  generosity  had  capti- 
vated her  mercenary  instincts,  his  cynical  indifference  had  piqued 


the  womanly  ones.  This  creature  of  the  gutter,  bred,  no  one  knew 
how,  to  be  a  social  kite,  and  make  her  prey  of  the  moral  carrion  of 
the  town,  began  to  mend  her  ways,  in  the  hope  of  winning  the  first 
man  she  had  ever  looked  upon  as  anything  but  her  legitimate  spoil. 

Dick  Judson  was  too  clear-sighted  a  man  to  permit  this  to  escape 
him.  He  appreciated  the  precarious  nature  of  the  relation,  and  re- 
solved to  terminate  it  by  heroic  means.  One  morning  Miss  Patter- 
son received  a  brief  note  from  him  by  the  post,  announcing  his  in- 
tention of  going  abroad.  It  enclosed  a  check  for  a  very  handsome 
sum. 

She  put  the  check  in  her  pocket  and  purchased  a  neat  little  re- 
volver. With  it,  to  keep  the  check  company,  she  took  coach  for  the 
Banyan  Club.  Dick  Judson  was  dallying  with  his  dessert  when  an 
attendant  notified  him  that  there  was  a  lady  waiting  for  him  outside. 

He  knew  who  it  was  instinctively.  There  was  only  one  woman  in 
the  world  who  would  have  the  bad  form  to  make  such  a  call  upon 
him.  But  his  nature  was  one  adapted  to  encounter  emergencies.  He 
obeyed  the  summons,  stopping  only  to  light  a  cigar. 

Her  white  face  and  burning  eyes  met  him  at  the  cab  window7.  She 
opened  the  door — indeed,  she  was  holding  it  half  open  when  he  ap- 
proached— and  bade  him  come  in.  He  obeyed  without  hesitation  or 
tremor,  bidding  the  coachman  drive  up  the  avenue. 

"You  will  be  late  at  the  theatre,"  he  said  calmly,  when  he  sat 
down. 

"  What  the  do  I  care  for  the  theatre?"  responded  Miss  Pat- 
terson, who  possessed  large  resources  of  vigorous  English  when  her 
ire  was  aroused. 

"  I'm  sure  I  don't  know,  if  you  don't,"  he  replied  carelessly.  "  Did 
you  get  my  letter?" 

"  Yes,  I  did;  and  I  want  to  know  what  you  mean  by  it?" 

He  shrugged  his  shoulders  and  answered : 

"  You  ought  to  be  able  to  read  such  an  easy  riddle  as  that,  after  all 
your  experience." 

"  My  experience!"  she  screamed  "  Yes,  that's  it, you!  Throw 

it  up  at  me,  like  a  real  gentleman,  do." 

'*  It  is  immaterial  to  me,"  he  said,  "  what  your  experience  has  been. 
But  if  you  want  to  talk  to  me,  talk.  Don't  wake  the  dead  with  fool- 
ish abuse.    What  do  you  want  of  me?" 

Miss  Patterson  began  to  be  sentimental,  and  sniffed  a  little  as  she 
replied : 

"  Nothing." 

"  Humph  !"  he  commented. 

"  I  only  want  you,"  said  Miss  Patterson,  commencing  to  sob. 

"  Am  I  to  infer  from  that,"  replied  the  callous  Judson,  "  that  1  am 
to  be  rated  as  nothing  in  the  inventory  of  life?" 

The  fact  that  she  was  not  accustomed  to  English  of  this  polite  qual- 
ity rendered  this  question  quite  incomprehensible  to  Miss  Patterson. 
So  she  responded  to  it  with  all  her  batteries  of  endearment  and  cajole- 
ment. She  wept  and  cast  herself  at  his  feet.  She  swore  to  an  ideal 
fidelity  to  him,  and  begged  to  be  permitted  to  consecrate  his  love  to 
hisimage.  It  was  quite  affecting,  but  Dick  Judson  .had  not  heard 
this  sort  of  thing  for  the  first  time,  and  he  did  not  permit  his  cigar 
to  go  out  while  it  went  on. 

Finally  Miss  Patterson  shifted  her  tactics.  From  abasement  she 
rose  to  reproach.  She  loaded  him  with  chidings  which  grew  in  rer- 
vor  and  bitterness.  She  painted  her  sacriSces  for  his  sake  in  glow- 
ing tints.  He  had  never  known  that  a  woman  could  set  so  high  a 
value  on  liv  ng  a  decent  life.  She  pulled  the  check  from  her  pocket 
at  last  and  fluttered  it  in  his  face. 

"  I  want  to  know  what  that  means  ?"  she  cried. 

"  Money,"  he  answered. 

She  dove  into  her  pocket  again  and  brought  out  something  that 
gleamed  in  the  light  of  the  passing  lamps. 

"  Then,"  she  cried,  setting  the  muzzle  of  the  revolver  to  her  tem- 
ple, "take  it  back,  and  promise  to  take  me  back,  too,  or  use  it  to 
bury  me." 

He  rapped  sharply  on  the  glass.  The  coach  stopped  as  he  grasped 
her  wrists  and  held  them  fast,  though  she  was  a  strong  woman  and 
struggled  hard. 

"  Officer !"  he  called  sharply. 

The  policeman  at  the  corner  advanced. 

"  Arrest  this  woman,''  he  said.  "  I  have  a  charge  of  blackmail  and 
attempted  murder  against  her." 

Miss  Patterson  screamed  and  fainted,  with  the  revolver  in  one  hand 
and  Mr.  Judson's  check  in  the  other.  When  she  came-to  she  was  in 
a  station-house  cell.  The  two  important  pieces  in  evidence  were 
locked  up  in  the  desk  upstairs. 

»' It  was  a  rough  remedy,"  said  Mr.  Judson  to  himself  as  he  pre- 
pared for  bed;  "but  the  only  one  at  hand.  Besides,  she's  made 
trouble  enough  for  other  women  to  deserve  a  little  of  her  own." 

He  appeared  against  her  the  next  day  and  made  out  a  clear  case. 
At  his  request,  however,  sentence  was  suspended.  This  the  Judge 
explained  to  Miss  Patterson,  all  limp  and  blind  with  shame  and  fury 
as  she  was,  in  terms  which  she  could  not  but  understand. 

"  As  long  as  you  live,  young  woman," he  said,  "  with  this  sentence 
suspended  over  you,  you  can  be  arrested  and  committed  to  jail  with- 
out trial.  Be  careful,  therefore.  Give  this  gentleman  noannoyance, 
or  it  will  cost  youdear." 

Miss  Patterson  was  assisted  home  by  a  policeman,  to  the  vastwon- 
der  and  delight  of  all  her  neighbors  in  the  flats  where  her  chaste  do- 


Man-}.    1". 


SAN    FR  VNCIS(  0  NEWS   !  ETTER. 


II 


:y  found  shelter.  Pick  Jud«on  UrmkUMM  contented!}  nt  the 
club  and  wondered  what  Ihf  iic*-pi    n  would  say  of  it. 

They  in  n»lc  tin-  u-  n  of  ll.of  course.  The  promt  tin  it  club 

man  and  the  lovely  arlresa  were  made  the  figures  in  amazing  fabric 
of  fact  and  Action.    It  scared  all  the  I  Mtsa  Patterson,  with 

theniemorynfth.it  suspended  iwntenca  In  bar  mind.  When  Mr. 
Ju.Non  read  it.  he  scratched  his  head  and  >.ii'l : 

"  I  wonder  what  the  deuce  Milly  will 

He  had  not  thoogfal  of  her  before,  but  he  made  an  early  call  to  Bnd 

ovit  how  she  took  it.     .''tie  was  not  at  home,  and  when   he  arrived  at 

his  apartment?   that  night   he  found   a  bundle,  whose  contents  he 

knew,  upon  the  table.     He  returned  a   similar  package  by  an  early 

anger. 

•■  After  all."  he  said,  as  he  watched  the  boy  olt.  "  I  am  not  really  a 
marrying  man.     I  guess  I'll  go  yachting." 

And  he  went.  —  Tht  Chronicler. 


SATURDAY  AFTERNOON  IN  THE  PARK. 

LA8T  Saturday  afternoon,  under  the  depressing  effects  of  the  cold 
day  and  the  leaden  skies,  the  crowd  was  taking  its  pleasure 
sadly.  Even  the  music  was  not  as  lively  as  usual,  and  the  car- 
riages, with  their  occupants  out  for  an  airing,  were  as  dolorous 
as  if  they  had  been  going  to  a  funeral.  By  the  way,  that  two  or 
three  funerals  are  not  to  follow  the  march  past  of  last  Saturday  is 
a  piece  of  good  fortune  hardly  to  have  been  expected,  for  in  the 
space  of  less  than  two  hours  there  were  no  less  than  three  run- 
aways, upsettings  and  smash-ups.  It  is  hardly  nece-siry  to  state 
that  these  took  place  either  in  the  open  space  near  the  music 
stand,  or  in  the  driveways  leading  from  it.  There  is  no  use  minc- 
ing matters;  there  will  be  some  terrible  heart-rending  disaster  at 
no  distant  day,  if  the  teams  are  allowed  to  pack  and  stand  in  that 
field.  Our  Park  Commissioners  should  see  to  it  that  a  broad  and 
easily  approached,  and  quite  as  easily  left,  driveway  should  circle 
the  music  stand.  Then  they  should  prohibit  any  teams  at  all 
standing  in  the  circle.  As  they  are  permitted  to  crowd  in  upon 
each  other,  while  equestrians  thread  their  way  in  and  out  of  the 
mass  of  vehicles,  what  wonder  that  when  one  restive  horse  be- 
gins to  move,  that  the  whole  mass  is  thrown  into  commotion  ? 
Another  thing,  the  Park  Commissioners  should  see  to  is  that  no 
teams,  whether  they  be  pleasure  vehicles  or  working  carts,  be 
allowed  to  pass  up  the  avenue  which  leads  from  the  music  stand. 
They  were  carting  rocks  over  that  road  last  Saturday,  and  just  as 
the  stream  of  carriages  began  to  move  out  into  the  broad  road- 
way, the  big  carts  thrust  themselves  in,  in  a  counter  direction, 
inviting  a  collision. 

A  bold  equestrian,  who  was  a  feature  of  the  Park  last  Satur- 
day, was  the  well-known  attorney,  George  S.  Knight,  who  was 
heard  to  remark  that  sometimes  he  rode  and  sometimes  he  didn't, 
and  that  this  was  one  of  the  times  he  did.  Charlie  Hanlon  came 
spinning  into  the  Park  just  too  late  to  see  the  runaways,  and 
after  the  musicians  had  packed  up  their  little  toot-horns,  and 
were  going  home.  A  dashing  four-in-hand  astonished  the  eyes  of 
our  country  cousins,  who  gazed  with  awe  upon  the  impressive 
couutenance  of  that  mighty  man,  W.  W.  Foote,  who  reminded 
me  of  those  lines  in  Bret  Hart's  famous  poem,  "  Poverty  Flat," 
for,  as  he  sat  beside  the  driver,  like  the  mother  in  the  poem,  he 
contrived  to  look  preternaturally  grand.  Charles  Webb  Howard 
proved  his  love  of  music  by  rushing  fondly  back  to  the  music 
stand  for  every  number.  His  handsome  team  was  quite  up  to 
the  mark,  but  Charles  himself  seemed  to  feel  the  cold,  for  he 
sat  all  bunched  up,  and  did  not  look  at  all  like  the  lithesome  fel- 
low who  danced  the  minuet  on  the  stage  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Charleston  sufferers.  Tom  Williams  was  there  in  a  single  buggy 
with  red  wheels.  He  looked  like  a  Methodist  circuit  rider,  with 
his  smooth-shaven  face  and  his  austere  expression  of  counte- 
nance. He  wore  a  light  overcoat,  a  derby  hat,  a  black  silk 
muffler,  and  spun  along  at  a  great  rate.  Bob  Bolton  was  ac- 
companied by  his  sister,  Miss  Lizzie  Bolton,  both  on  horseback. 
Miss  Bolton  is  one  of  the  few  ladies  who  can  wear  a  tall  hat  grace- 
fully, without  acting  as  if  she  feared  every  move  would  dislodge 
it  from  its  position.  She  has  a  fine  figure,  looks  well  on  horse- 
back, and  without  controversy  may  be  called  one  of  the  best 
equestriennes  to  be  seen  at  the  Park.  Mrs.  Hagar  attracted  no 
little  attention  by  her  flaming  scarlet  lap  robe,  and  Mrs.  J.  W. 
Earle  by  her  poorly  matched  pair  of  horses.  But  the  sensation 
of  the  day  might  be  called  the  pair  of  absurdly  docked  horses, 
behind  which,  wrapped  in  rich  furs,  sat  the  widow  of  the  late 
Mervyn  Donahue.  The  poor  horses  had  been  shorn  of  their  tails, 
until  those  useful,  as  well  as  ornamental,  members  were  reduced 
to  the  size  of  a  tin  coal-shovel,  and  the  shape  of  a  hair  dust 
brush. 


False  Economy 
Is  practiced  by  many  people,  who  buy  inferior  articles  of  food  be- 
cause cheaper  than  standard  goods.  Surely  infants  are  entitled  to 
the  best  food  obtainable.  It  is  a  fact  that  the  Gail  Borden  "  Eagle  " 
Brand  Condensed  Milk  is  the.  best  infant  food.  Your  grocer  and 
druggist  keep  it.        ___^_ 

Eyes  tested  according  to  physiological  laws  of  light,  and  uot  by  machin- 
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Montgomery  street,  near  Bush. 


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Dealers  in  Billiard  Merchandise  Generally. 

Makers  of  Bank  and  Office  Fixtures. 

Also,  Saloon  Fixtures,  Counters,   Coolers,  Mirrors,  etc.,   constantly  on 
hand  or  made  to  order.    Ten  Pin  Alleys,  Ten  Pius,  Ten  Pin  Balls,  etc. 

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Ask  your  grocer  or  wine  merchant  for  it  or  order  direct. 

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betes, or  do  you  want  a  pleasant, 
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207   AND   209  CALIFORNIA  STREET. 


12 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  19,  1892. 


AS    I    FOUND     THEM. 

[By  a  Business  Woman.] 

I  DO  not  believe  that  another  city  of  the  size  can  produce  more 
gentlemanly  and  courteous  business  men  than  San  Francisco. 
It  is  quite  true  that  they  do  not  remove  the  hat,  bow  low  and  don 
the  hypocritical  smile  destined  for  the  formality  of  social  life. 
This  imparts  an  air  of  intelligence  and  interest  to  many  who,  in 
society,  are  never  suspected  of  being  the  possessors  of  these  rare 
qualifications.  Ready-made  smiles  are  generally  misfits.  I  can 
refer  with  pleasure  to  many  houses  where  true  business  courtesy 
is  never  neglected  through  rush  of  work. 

The  house  of  J.  D.  Spreckels  stands  prominently  in  my  memory 
as  one  of  the  very  nicest  places  to  do  business.  J.  D.  Spreckels 
himself  is  very  difficult  to  interview.  He  appears  to  be  a  very 
busy  man,  but  when  found  he  is  always  pleasant,  which  is  a  great 
recommendation,  while  his  business  manager,  Mr.  Hugg,  is,  as 
his  name  implies,  very  nice;  in  fact,  it  seems  to  be  contagious; 
every  clerk  in  the  office  has  time  to  be  polite,  and  even  accommo- 
dating. 

Speaking  of  steamship  lines  reminds  me  of  the  Pacific  Mail. 
Mr.  Welch  at  that  office  does  a  large  amount  of  work,  but  has  the 
happy  faculty  of  never  seeming  in' a  hurry.  I  consider  him  a 
great  improvement  on  Mr.  Johnson,  his  predecessor,  who  was 
sometimes  cranky  and  disposed  to  make  himself  disagreeable. 

Gov.  Perkins,  of  the  P.  C.  S.  S.  Co.  is  the  most  evasive  of  men. 
If  you  leave  him  after  an  interview  quite  satisfied  that  he  has 
made  you  a  promise  your  satisfaction  is  short-lived,  for  upon  a  re- 
view you  are  convinced  that  he  has  done  nothing  of  the  sort.  He 
is  what  might  be  called  smooth,  with  that  tired  smile  which  has 
seen  so  much  professional  service.  I  often  wonder  who  is  re- 
sponsible for  that  business,  for  no  matter  what  the  proposition, 
it  is  always  something  »  with  which  he  has  nothing  to  do,"  and 
he  beams  upon  you  in  guileless  innocence  in  making  the  assertion. 
Mr.  Stubbs,  of  the  O.  &  0.  8.  S.  Co. ,  is  one  of  the  pleasantest  men 
imaginable  in  his  office.  He  always  looks  tired,  but  I  think  that 
is  constitutional;  it  is  also  effective;  your  sympathy  is  at  once 
aroused,  and  if  you  are  at  all  considerate  you  will  get 
away  as  soon  as  possible.  I  am  rather  suspicious  that  there  is 
method  in  his  sadness.     Mr.  Fair  affects  dispatch  and  is  haughty, 

as  becomes  a  man  of  his  millions  and refinement.     Lloyd  Tevis 

is  the  most  prodigal  dispensor  of  profitless  "  smiles  "  in  the  region 
round  about,  and  carries  the  conviction  of  having  given  supreme 
satisfaction  to  one  person  at  least,  which  is  more  than  some  peo- 
ple have  done.  Mr.  A.  N.  Towne  is  one  of  the  most  genial  and 
affable  gentlemen  I  know,  and  one  whom  I  would  go  agreat  way 
to  oblige,  but  it  is  with  real  concern  that  I  ruminate  on  the  proba- 
ble fate  of  the  unhappy  gripman  who  dragged  Mr.  Fillmore  up 
Market  street  a  year  or  so  ago,  and  I  also  wonder  if  Mr.  F.,  under 
the  trying  and  exciting  ordeal,  relaxed  his  pompous  and  dignified 
bearing. 

The  two  rudest  men  I  have  met  in  San  Francisco  were  Claffey 
and  another  fellow  they  call  Ned,  who  keeps  the  'Mercantile 
Lunch"  on  Pine  street.  Mr.  Frank  M.  Pixley  has  gained  the  rep- 
utation of  being  one  of  the  crankiest  men  of  the  times,  and  I  am 
not  disposed  to  disturb  it,  but  he  is  also  one  of  the  brainiest,  and, 
if  the  temptation  is  very  great,  he  can  be  very,  really  very 
interesting;  but  I  should  prefer  not  to  hear  him  talk  on  business. 

Captain  Niebaum  is,  I  think,  the  jolliest  business  man  here. 
He  never  seems  to  feel  the  weight  of  "  carking  care,"  but  why 
should  he  ?  His  interests  in  this  world  are  most  ably  and  effect- 
ively managed  by  his  agent,  Mr.  Haber — Mr.  Ferdinand  Haber — 
"  Agent  for  the  World."  What  a  stupendous  responsibility!  I 
feel  that  Mr.  Haber  is  entitled  to  the  full  sympathy  of  all  good 
people. 

Col.  Wm.  MacDonald  always  meets  one  with  that  bland  and 
winning  smile  that  is  in  its  way  quite  irresistible,  but  he  never 
forgets  mathematical  calculations,  just  the  same,  and  I  think  he 
must  sit  up  nights  to  study  the  market  reports. 

But  the  man  who  carries  on  his  face — a  good-looking  face,  too, 
by  the  way — that  look  of  unquenchable  baby  innocence  is  Joseph 
Spear,  the  auctioneer.  Just  think  of  the  duplicity  of  the  man, 
an  auctioneer,  with  such  an  expression.  What  is  the  world  com- 
ing to  ? 

The  most  odious  man  in  business,  because  there  is  business 
in  it,  is  Ambrose  Bierce — a  man  with  never  a  good  word  for  any 
living  thing.  It  is  his  stock  in  trade.  He  individualizes  himself 
in  that  way. 

One  of  the  most  popular  business  men  in  town  is  Harry  Veuve\ 
I  am  told  that  he  is  a  bit  of  a  flirt,  which  is  very  inconsiderate  if 
true,  and  that  he  is  accustomed  to  homage  from  the  weaker  sex 
and  [  can,  I  fancy,  imagine  the  exact  sort  of  woman  who  would 
pay  her  devoirs  to  a  man  of  his  calibre,  and  they  would  certainly 
deserve  the  above  appellation. 

We  have  heard  for  years  of  the  good  looks  of  California's 
daughters.  How  about  her  sons?  I  think  it  about  time  that 
some  writer  of  veracity  and — muscle  beguiled  us  by  a  recital  of 
our  handsome  men.  Though  I  have  been  told  by  a  man  from 
Chicago  that  they  are  much  handsomer  there;  but  if  that  be  true, 
they  made  an  unfortunate  selection  of  the  sample  sent. 

Mr.  I.  W.  Taber  takes  highest   rank    as    the  best-natured  man 


in  town.  But  then  why  should  be  not?  Hasn't  he  photographed 
alt  the  curios  ?  It  is  enough  to  make  a  man  die  with  laughter  to 
make  all  the  pictures  that  he  has  done. 

A  methodical  business  man  is  Arpad  Haraszthy,  and  an  honor- 
able one.     Indeed  I  think  he  eclipses  all  others. 

The  smile  of  Captain  Charles  Percy  Smith  is  a  constant  induce- 
ment to  stop  at  the  Palace,  while  his  ability  to  promise  futures  is 
something  that  he  must  have  brought  with  him  from  England. 

I,  of  course,  do  not  know  how  agreeable  John  I.  Sabin  might 
be,  even  in  business  if  only  had  time  to  properly  express  him- 
self; but  he  did  not  even  gain  favorable  mention  in  my  reference 
book.  He  evidently  places  a  proper  estimate  on  friends  or  has 
not  time  to  make  new  ones.  I  do  not  like  Mr.  Lilienthal  either; 
he  is  blunt  almost  to  rudeness,  and  I  have  contended  that  so  rea- 
sonable an  article  as  civility  should  be  granted  freely  to  all. 
Perhaps  though,  on  account  of  the  McK-inley  bill,  the  price  has 
advanced.  Sometimes  it  is  immeasurably  agreeable  to  meet  with 
some  one  who  just  takes  a  whack  at  everybody  in  the  world  ex- 
cepting the  person  they  are  talking  to;  may  be  that  is  the  reason 
I  enjoyed  my  interview  with  M.  D.  Boruck.  At  all  events  I  like 
Marcus,  and  on  my  favorable  mention  list  I  also  find  the  names 
of  many  more  of  the  prominent  business  men  of  this  city.  Indeed 
I  think  a  rude  business  man  in  San  Francisco  an  exception,  but 
those  who  have  distinguished  themselves  in  this  way  have  made 
a  profound  success  of  it. 

THE  WHITE  HOUSE. 


The  Largest  Retail  Dry  Goods  Store  in  the  City. 
THE  SILK  DEPARTMENT 

Offers  the  largest  stock  of  Plain  and.  Fancy  Silks  of 
any  store  in  the  State,  at  Very  Low  Prices.  A  com- 
plete line  of 

CHEVIOTS 

All  new  patterns,  at  $1.23,  7Sc     and  SOc.  per  yard. 

DRESS  GOODS 

In  Cre-pons  and  Bedford  Cord  in  all  colors  and  in  a 
great  variety  of  designs. 

CHALLIES 

The  prettiest  and  most  artistic  ever  imported. 


GREAT     ARRIVAL     OF     NEW     LACES     FOR 
TRIMMING  PURPOSES. 


NEW  LINE  OF 

Silk  Curtiins,  Embroidered  Curtains,  Rich  Portieres. 


KUGS! 


Mailorders  solicited.    SampUs  sent  un  application.    Goods  sent 
free  to  all  suburban  towus. 


RAPHAEL  WEILL  k  CO., 


>.  W.  Cor.  Post  and  Kearny  SIS. 


The  Johnson-Locke  Mercantile  Co., 

.^.CrEETTS,  SAN    FitANCISCO 


BAN  rKANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER, 


ia 


THE    BEST    BEER    IN     AMERICA 


AtlCANB  are  f«M  becoming  •  tor-drinking  people.  The 
national  drink  of  Germany  is  ...  «aii»fyinp  in  its  immediate 
effects  and  to  beneficial  in  all  lt«  result*,  that  a  (aMe  for  it,  being 
once  acquired,  one  will  ever  desire  to  tmte.  and  taste  acain.  «>[  it* 
amber  (laid.  Tha  t  beer  is  well  rMabhvhed  as  a  favorite  beverage 
i*  khowo  by  the  fact  thai  no  cellar  i«  now  i  .»n*iilered  wrll  stocked  tin- 
da*  in  it  sereral  cast  rr  roads  by  one  .•(  the  leading 

breweries.  IWr  i»  now  u  popular  with  the  Ion  ptatral  who  baa  all 
known  nudU,  liquors  and  wines  at  his  command,  as  with  the  tired 
and  thirsty  laborer  wbo  finds  refresbnient  in  the  lager's  cooUngfoam. 
It  wa>  the  famous  chemist  Leibig  who  said  he  considered  the  beor 
made  from  hops  and  malt  "liquid  1  bleb  did  he  place  its 

meritorious quatit  •  .  does  n  pure  malt  beer  relieve  thirst, 

bulit  also  satisfies  hunger.  It-  consumption  should  therefore  be 
favorably  regarded  by  all  thinking  men,  not  only  for  its  good  quali- 
for  the  important  fact  thai  an  increasing  consumption 
of  beer  will  result  in  the  decrease  .>(  the  consumption  of  hard  liquors, 
mostof  which  have  very  deleterious  effects  upon  the  human  system. 
>iv  the  best  beer  brewed  in  the  1'nited  States  is  now  made  in 
California.  We  grow  here  the  finest  barley  the  world  knows,  and 
from  it.  without  ihe  mixture  of  corn  «ir  com  products,  our  beer  is 
made.  It  is  admitted  by  brewers  that  at  least  two  California  brew- 
eries—the  John  Wieland  Brewery,  on  Second  street,  in  this  city,  and 
the  Fredericksburg  Brewery,  in  San  .lose— manufacture  beer  that  is 
equal  to  any  made  in  the  country,  and  far  superior  to  most.  These 
breweries  use  only  the  best  malt,  made  from  California  barley,  the 
choicest  of  Russian  River  and  Sonoma  hops,  with  the  addition  of 
just  enough  Bohemian  hops  to  give  the  beer  the  excellent  flavor  de- 
sired by  consumers.  On  account  of  the  high  price  placed  on  barley 
by  the  effect  of  the  McKinley  bill.  Eastern  brewers  are  now  using 
corn  exclusively  for  the  manufacture  of  beer,  instead  of  barley  malt. 
It  ta  now  almost  impossible  to  find  a  beer  of  Eastern  manufacture 
that  has  not  been  made  from  corn.  Besides  the  JohnWieland  and  the 
Fredericksburg;  Breweries,  the  Chicago  Brewery  on  Pine  street  in  this 
city,  and  the  Cnited  States  Brewery,  on  Fulton  street,  use  only  the 
best  of  barley  rualt.  Californian  and  Bohemian  hops,  and  no  corn  or 
corn  products  in  the  manufacture  of  their  popular  beers. 

Jesse  Moore  Whiskey. 
That  the  tastes  of  San  Franciscans  have  become  aesthetic  is 
well  shown  in  the  constant  demand  for  better  wines  and  liquors. 
Lovers  of  high-grade  whiskies  will  be  pleased  to  know  that  there  have 
just  been  received  ex  ship  S.  W.  Chapman,  one  hundred  and  seventy- 
three  barrels  of  the  famous  "  Jesse  Moore"  whiskies  from  Louisville, 
Ky  These  goods  came  around  the  Horn  and  have  been"  rocked  in  the 
cradle  of  the  deep"  nearly  six  months,  which  has  given  them  peerless 
bouquet  ond  flavor.  We  challenge  comparison  and  invite  inspection. 
Prices  and  samples  to  be  had  of  Moore,  Hunt  &  Co.,  404  Front  Street, 
San  Francisco. 


KERN   COUNTY   LAND   COMPANY. 


SI 0.000, 000. 00. 


(INCORPORATED.) 

CAPITAL, 

DIMCTDM. 

Lloyd  Tim-.  President.  J.  B.  Haooir,      Wk.  8.  Tmt, 

laws  C.  Stomp,  Vice-Prest     \V.  P.  Goad.         Hehbi  Wawwobtr 

F.  0.  DRUM,  Secretary.  S.  W.  FERGUSSON.  Agent. 

OWNS  400,000  ACRES 

of  the  beat  fruit  land 

IN    CALIFORNIA, 

all  under  largest  irrigation 
system  in  America;  300 
miles  of  main  canals, 
1,100    miles    of      branches. 

ALL  FOR  SALE.    TITLES  PERFECT. 


In  20  acre  tracts,  or  larger. 
Maps    and    circulars    free. 


Address 


KERN  COUNTY  LAND  CO., 


S.  W.   FERGUSSON,  Agent, 

11  Post  Street,  San  Francisco. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 


Consolidated     New     York     Mining     Company. 

Assessment    No.  7 

Amount  per  Share io  cents 

Levied March  10,  1892 

Delinquent  in  Office April  12, 1892 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  Stock..    May  5, 1892 

CHAS.  E.  ELLIOT,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francis- 
co, California. 


RED    LETTER  DAYS." 

CALIFORNIA     FURNITURE     COMPANY. 


N.  P.  COLE  &  CO. 


117-123  GEARY  ST. 


This  bedroom  set  is  one  of 
our  rarest  bargains.  We  in- 
tended to  affix  the  price,  but 
the  picture  does  such  scant  jus- 
tice to  it  that  we  ask  you  to 
come  and  see  it  for  yourself, 
and  if  you  are  not  astonished 
■when  you  see  the  figures  on 
the  '  Red  Letter  Day"  tag — 
■well,  we  will  be. 


14 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  19,  1892. 


*y«o#  a  feA>Un  .^epfa^^^r*?* — &^fa 


LogKER-QN C01Q 


A NUMBER  of  members  of  the  Pacific-Union  and  Bohemian  cluba 
have  been  quietly  working  for  some  time  past  on  a  proposition 
to  start  a  new  and  very  select  club.  They  are  dissatisfied  with  the 
two  leading  clubs  of  the  city,  and  have  determined  to  try  a  new 
venture.  The  original  proposition  was  to  get  250  good  clubmen 
who  would  agree  to  put  up  $1,000  each  for  the  establishment  of  a 
fund  of  a  quarter  of  a  million,  on  which  this  great  club  was  to  be 
builc.  The  scheme  was  received  with  great  applause.  Everyone 
to  whom  it  was  submitted  was  very  enthusiastic,  but  when  the 
proposition  was  furthered  by  a  suggestion  tbat  $1,000  checks  be 
sent  in  at  once,  there  was  considerable  hesitation  shown.  To 
start  anew  club  here,  even  on  $250,000,  and  make  it  successful, 
will  be  more  difficult  than  opening  the  Nicaragua  Canal.  In  the 
first  place,  where  are  the  250  clubmen  to  come  from?  A. re  there 
250  "  club  men  "  in  the  city?  Of  course,  there  are  thousands  of 
men  in  the  first-class  clubs,  but  a  man  is  not  a  »  club  man  "  in 
the  meaning  of  the  word,  because  he  belongs  to  a  club.  Clubmen 
are  like  poets,  I  think  ;  they  are  born,  and  no  amount  of  rubbing 
against  true  blues  will  make  a  fellow  a  clubman  unless  he  has  the 
ground  work.  A  club  man  is  an  educated,  honorable  gentleman, 
who  ia  courteous  under  all  circumstances,  a  thorough  man  of  the 
world,  possessed  of  the  necessary  bonhomie,  and  who  is  able  to 
lose  $10,000  on  a  jackpot  or  accept  a  challenge  to  a  small  and 
early  with  the  same  unconcern  with  which  he  would  light  a  cigar- 
ette. There  may  be  250  club  men  in  the  Bohemian  and  Pacific- 
Union,  but  it  will  be  some  trouble  to  find  them. 
#  *  * 

A  very  peculiar  incident  occurred  in  the  life  of  City  Clerk 
Jim  Brady,  of  Oakland,  on  Tuesday  last.  For  many  months 
past  he  has  been  haunted  by  a  hoodoo  which  turned  the  gold  of 
his  life  into  alloy.  At  every  step  the  fates  seemed  to  be  arrayed 
against  him  and  in  vain  he  resorted  to  all  the  known  methods 
for  shaking  off  the  curse  which  hung  over  him.  At  midnight 
in  the  silence  of  his  apartments,  be  performed  mystic  rites  with 
a  tripod  and  abracadabra,  but  all  his  essays  were  in  vain,  and 
everything  still  continued  to  go  just  the  opposite  way  to  suit 
him.  Pondering  the  situation  over  on  Tuesday  morning  he  sud- 
denly struck  a  brilliant  idea  and  before  going  home  that  evening 
he  put  it  into  execution.  It  was  a  strange  affair,  too.  Hiring  a 
private  room  in  a  down-town  restaurant  he  proceeded  to  reverse 
his  dinner  and  much  to  the  astonishment  of  the  waiter  partook 
of  black  coffee  first,  then  cheese,  and  so  on  through  all  the  courses 
until  he  finally  wound  up  with  soup.  This  procedure  he  argued 
with  himself  would  certainly  reverse  his  digestive  organs  any- 
how, and  with  a  start  thus  made,  there  were  good  prospects  for 
the  future.  The  sequel,  however,  was  unhappy  and  unsuccess- 
ful for  shortly  afterwards  he  was  taken  deathly  sick  as  a  result 
of  tampering  with  his  internal  arrangements,  and  he  passed  the 
night  in  the  valley  of  the  shadow  of  death. 
»  *  » 

The  glory  has  departed  from  Alameda.  No  more  will  the  fair 
ones  from  "south  of  Market"  join  hands  with  the  bully  boys 
from  the  seawall  and  Russian  Hill  and  trip  the  light  fantastic  to 
the  notes  of  Napoleoni  Bacigalupi,  the  champion  harpist  of  the 
Thirty-third  District.  How  often,  oh,  how  often  were  the  Neptune 
Gardens  the  scene  of  wild  revelry !  Where  else  in  this  broad  State 
could  be  seen  such  evidences  of  affection — such  demonstrations 
of  love?  Who  but  those  gentlemen  of  high  heels  and  spring  bot- 
tom "  pants  "  would  be  willing  to  lend  their  "  ledy  "  to  a  friend 
for  a  whirl,  or  to  swap  chewing  gum  with  another  fellow's  Moll  ? 
Then  they  were  such  gentle  chaps,  withal.  None  of  "  der  gang  " 
that  made  the  Alameda  resorts  a  scene  of  beauty  and  a  joy  for- 
ever would  ever  hit  a  man  twice  with  a  bottle  after  knocking  him 
down.  They  showed  great  forbearance,  and  were  usually  satisfied 
with  only  one  smash  with  the  bottle.  Who  that  ever  saw  a  fight 
at  Badger's,  or  Schuetzen's,  or  Shell  Mound,  can  truthfully  say  he 
saw  more  than  five  men  jumping  on  one  at  the  same  time  ?  No, 
they  were  gentle  men.  The  tear  of  sympathy  might  ever  be  seen 
in  their  swollen  eyes.  Then  how  delightful  it  was  to  get  on  the 
same  boat  with  "  der  gang  "  on  their  return  to  the  city.  They  all 
showed  such  an  utter  disregard  for  the  conventionalities  of  society ; 
they  were  so  simple  in  all  their  ways,  so  undemonstrative  in  their 
affectionate  attitudes,  that  one  could  not  help  admiring  them,  and 
at  the  same  time  wishing  that,  sooner  than  they  should  be  thrown 
among  all  the  temptations  of  a  great  city,  they  should  sink  in  the 
bay.  But  we  shall  see  all  this  no  more.  Badger's  Park  is  but  a 
memory;  Schuetzen's  was;  Shell  Mound  has  been;  the  Neptune 
is  becoming  proud  and  haughty;  Ross' castle  on  Telegraph  Hill 
stands  but  to  remind  us  of  the  many  pleasant  hours  passed  be- 
neath its  roof;  the  Seaside  Gardens  and  Harbor  View  are  becom- 
ing tame;  the  ocean  waves  have  washed  away  Mooneyville-by- 
the-Sea;  the  suddenly  virtuous  press  objects  to  dog-fighting,  cock- 
ing mains  and  rat-killing.  Oh,  for  the  good  old  days!  But,  alas, 
the  thing  that  we  have  seen  we  now  do  see  no  more. 


Whenever  a  noted  man  dies,  anecdotes  about  him  arise  from 
all  sides.  The  deaths  of  Gentry  and  Whipple  on  Monday  have 
given  occasion  for  many  yarns.  There  is  one  about  Ned  Whip- 
ple's good-natured  kindness  tbat  has  not  yet  appeared  in  print, 
and  which  brings  into  prominence  another  old-timer,  who  died 
about  three  years  ago,  "  Tip"  McLaughlin.  A  barkeeper  in  Joe 
Harris'  old  saloon,  corner  of  Third  and  K  streets,  Sacramento, 
wrote  a  scurrilous  article  about  Tip's  wife,  and  the  latter,  who 
was  in  San  Francisco  at  the  time,  went  directly  to  the  saloon 
and  shot  the  man.  Tip  was  tried  for  the  murder  and  convicted, 
being  sentenced  to  be  hanged.  His  case  was  then  brought  by 
habeascorpus  before  the  Supreme  Court.  During  its  argumentthe 
criminal  walked  boldly  out  of  the  room,  and  by  the  aid  of  friends 
was  smuggled  upon  a  river  steamer  commanded  by  Ned  Whipple 
and  "  Big  Jake."  The  latter  concealed  Tip  on  the  steamer  for 
two  months,  taking  him  up  and  down  the  river  each  trip,  and 
finally  conniving  at  his  escape  to  South  America. 

•  #  • 

Ned  Whipple's  generosity  was  proverbial.  At  one  time  he 
won  $500  from  a  man,  who  paid  it  at  once,  out  of  funds  his 
father-ir-law  had  sent  up  for  his  wife's  personal  use.  The  poor 
woman  was  ill  at  the  time,  and  could  not  well  spare  the  money, 
and  Whipple  hearing  in  some  way  the  circumstances,  gave  the 
whole  sum  back  to  her. 

#  »  * 

The  only  sport  of  the  old  cla«s  now  left  is  Colonel  Jack  Gam- 
ble, who  still  lives  in  this  city  with  his  family.  The  Colonel  was 
in  former  days  something  of  a  Mrs.  Malaprop  in  his  use  of  words. 
A  good  story  is  remembered  in  this  respect.  At  a  dinner  party 
given  at  his  house  in  Sacramento,  at  which  the  late  Major  R.  P. 
Hammond,  Dr.  Aylett,  General  Jack  Anderson  and  others  were 
present,  Colonel  Gamble  drew  attention  to  the  fine  quality  of  the 
roast.  "The  beef  should  be  good,"  he  said,  "as  it  was  fed  on 
asphaltum." 

#  *  # 

I  know  a  young  married  man  whose  wife  took  her  first  lesson 
in  cooking  after  they  had  established  their  household.  She  got 
along  splendidly,  and  except  for  putting  powdered  sugar  instead 
of  salt  on  a  beefsteak,  seasoning  an  omelette  with  oil,  and  put- 
ting  cayenne  pepper  into  the  tea  to  make  it  stronger,  she  did  not 
cause  her  husband  much  pain  and  anxiety.  About  two  months 
since  she  tried  her  'prentice  hand  at  pies,  and  had  a  truly  enjoy- 
able time.  Her  friends  wondered  why  the  husband  always 
shuddered  if  pies  were  mentioned,  and  were  equally  surprised 
recently  when  he  went  into  raptures  whenever  he  passed  a 
bakery  and  saw  a  pie  in  the  window.  The  secret  came  out;  he 
recently  stated  that  his  wife  had  manufactured  a  pie  that 
even  a  boss  baker  could  not  beat.  He  celebrated  the  event  in 
verse  thus  : 

Oh,  sweet  is  the  hue  of  the  soft  purple  heather, 
Aud  the  blue  of  the  sky  in  the  warm  sunny  weather; 
Delicious  the  blush  on  the  maiden's  young  cheek, 
When  her  lover  begins  his  affection  to  speak. 
How  charming  the  tints  thatin  beauty  attend 
When  the  sun  in  the  westward  begins  to  descend ; 
Or  the  rainbow's  gay  arch,  or  the  moon's  silver  ray, 
Or  the  leafeage  of  June,  or  its  beauteous  decay; 
But  none  of  these  colours  one  moment  can  vie. 
With  the  rich  golden  brown  of  a  nicely-cooked  pie  ! 

•  *  * 

Hugh  Craig,  the  Piedmont  capitalist,  teaches  a  Bible  class  in  the 
First  Baptist  Church  in  Oakland.  He  is  anything  but  an  orthodox 
Christian,  and  openly  criticises  the  pastor's  sermons  in  the  class. 
When  Mr.  Hobart  preaches  hell  fire  as  the  future  punishment  for 
the  wicked,  Mr.  Craig  tells  the  scholars  not  to  believe  it,  as  there 
is  no  such  punishment.  He  says  there  is  no  personal  devil,  and 
Mr.  Hobart  says  there  is.  The  consequence  is  the  Bible  class 
don't  know  whether  to  believe  the  pastor  or  the  teacher.  Now,  the 
question  is,  would  Mr.  Craig  be  allowed  this  freedom  if  he  were 
a  poor  member  instead  of  a  rich  one  ?  Also,  is  Mr.  Craig,  from  his 
experience,  able  to  decide  better  than  the  minister  whether  there 
is  no  d-vil  and  no  hell?  Likewise,  does  be  consider  that  a  hell  on 
earth  is  sufficient  punishment  for  the  Craigs  who  burden  it? 
«  #  » 

I  suggest  for  a  Lenten  menu  the  following,  which  was  the  list 
of  delicacies  presented  at  the  charity  luau  recently  given  at  Hon- 
olulu by  the  Queen  Dowager  Kapiolani:  Menu — Hoonoono 
(relishes);  Hee  (-quid);  Opihi  (fresh  shellfish);  Limu  (raw  sea 
moss);  Mamona  (kukui-nut sauce);  Ula  {raw  lobster) ;  Papai  (raw 
crabs);  Uu,  awa,  amaama  and  oio  lomi  (fresh  fish);  Ake  pipi 
(fresh  liver);  Nehu  (dried  fish);  Luan  (cooked  taro  leaves);  Kai- 
helo  (shrimps  pounded  with  salt).  Kalua  (roast) — Puaa  (pig 
roasted  underground);  Ia-lawalu  (fish  cooked  in  ti  leaves);  Moa 
(roast  chicken);  Puaa  paakai  (salt  pork);  Pipi  (roast  beef);  Lau- 
lau  puaa  (entrails  of  pig  cooked  underground).  Na  Mea  Uln 
(vegetables);  Poi  ulu  (breadfruit  poi);  Poi  kalo  (national  dish); 
Maia  (bananas).  Meaono  (dessert);  Kulolo  (taro  pudding);  Koe- 
lepalau  (potato  pudding).  If  that  collection  would  not  cause  re- 
pentance in  a  man,  there  would  be  no  hope  for  bis  salvation. 

*  *  * 

Every  newspaper  man  in  town  knows  Colonel  Sutherland,  tne 
mining  man,  traveler  and  all-around  good  fellow.  The  Colonel 
knows  all  the  boys,  and  is  popular  with  them.     On  a  recent  visit 


March  19,  1892. 


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to  Carton  Clly  be  bad  a  slight  en.'ounterover  the  ivories  with  the 
landlord  o(  the  leading  hoirl  tn  tnat  famous  town.  The  result 
was  tbal  when  the  box  was  put  down  for  flood  the  jolly  Colonel 
was  winner  of  seventy-five  bottles  «>f  wine.  Hot  feeling  very 
well,  and  it  being  after  bis  usual  retiring  hour,  he  derided  not  to 
drink  tbe  wine  at  once,  and  therefore  told  the  victim  to  keep  it 
subject  to  bis  order.  'Hut."  said  tbe  Colonel,  "if  any  San 
Francisco  newspaper  man  comes  up  here  and  asks  for  a  bottle  or 
any  number  of  bottles  of  wine.  you  give  it  to  him,  sir.  out  of  my 
stock.  All  the  wine  be  wants."  Carson  City  ia  not  faraway;  it 
takes  but  a  few  hours  to  get  there;  passes  are  not  hard  to  get; 
so,  if  the  daily  papers  are  erratic  the  next  few  days  do  not  be 
surprised.  Seventy-five  bottles  of  wine  should  last  three  days 
at  least,  even  among  newspaper  men.  As  M.  H.  de  Young  says: 
**  What  would  we  do  without  the  press?  " 
■*  »  « 

Last  Saturday's  *  Top  "  was  the  final  concert  of  the  series,  and 
closed  the  season  for  the  present,  though  the  trio  intend  to  resume 
their  good  work  next  September.  The  concert  on  Saturday  was 
one  of  the  very  best  that  has  been  given  during  the  season,  both 
as  to  programme  and  tbe  rendition  thereof.  Musicians  and  audi- 
ence seemed  to  be  in  thorough  sympathy,  and  the  vexatious 
breaking  of  a  string  in  the  uiidn  of  Mr.  Beel  s  brilliant  solo  only 
served  as  an  opportunity  for  his  listeners  to  show  their  kindly 
feeling  for  the  skillful  violinist.  Mrs.  Birmingham,  whose  grace- 
ful presence  adds  to  the  pleasure  of  her  singing,  has  a  pure  con- 
tralto of  fine  quality.  Her  voice  is  full  and  sympathetic,  and  her 
middle  register,  the  weak  spot  in  a  contralto  voice,  is  unusually 
strong  and  even.  It  was  the  lady's  first  appearance  in  public, 
and  she  made  a  most  favorable  impression.  Mrs.  Carr,  Mr.  Beel 
and  Mr.  Heine  have  worked  hard  this  winter,  and  the  music-lovers 
will  be  ready  with  a  hearty  welcome  when  the  "  Pops  "  are  in- 
stituted again  next  season. 

The  wife  of  a  prominent  lawyer  in  town  has  just  received  a  let- 
ter from  her  sister,  the  wife  of  a  rector  in  Oxfordshire,  England, 
in  which  tbe  writer  alludes  to  the  handsome  manner  in  which 
the  royal  family  have  treated  Miss  Edith  Ward,  au  old  school- 
mate of  both  ladies.  Miss  Ward  is  better  known  to  the  world 
now  as  "Sister  Edith,"  the  nurse,  who  attended  Prince  George 
of  Wales,  during  his  recent  serious  illness.  8ince  the  recovery  of 
the  present  heir  apparent  his  relatives  have  showered  favors  on  his 
nurse.  Only  lately  she  was  taken  by  the  Prince  and  Princess  of 
Wales  to  Osborne,  where  she  was  presented  to  the  Queen,  who 
there  and  then  presented  her  with  a  valuable  brooch,  consisting  of 
diamonds  and  pearls.  The  day  following,  she  received  another 
brooch  from  the  Princess  of  Wales,  consisting  of  rubies  and  emer- 
alds set  in  old  gold,  and  at  the  same  time,  the  Prince,  himself, 
presented  her  with  a  pair  of  bracelets  and  a  brooch  to  match,  con- 
sisting of  diamonds.  Both  her  Majesty  and  the  Prince  of  Wales 
desire  to  retain  her  services  in  the  family,  and  at  present  she  is  in 
the  south  of  France,  looking  after  the  Princess  Maud,  who  is 
suffering  from  an  affection  of  the  lungs. 

*  *  * 

Billy  Foote  is  telling  a  new  poker  story  around  the  clubs. 
It  appears  that  during  a  protracted  session  of  jackpots  and  so 
forth  one  of  the  players  became  so  tired  that  he  fell  asleep  after 
the  draw  with  his  cards  in  his  hand  and  his  head  bent  down  upon 
his  cheBt.  Seeing  a  good  opportunity  for  a  joke  the  rest  of  the 
party  proceeded  to  turn  out  the  lights  and  cover  the  windows 
closely,  after  which  they  resumed  their  seats  at  the  card  table  and 
commenced  rattling  chips  and  talking  loud  enough  to  awaken 
the  sleeper. 

"I'll  bet  five  dollars,"  said  one  crashing  down  a  lot  of  chips  in 
the  centre  of  the  table  as  he  spoke. 

"Ten  more  than  you,"  responded  another  with  a  correspond- 
ing voice  and  sojthey  went  on,  the  victim  of  the  joke  meantime 
sitting  thunderstruck  because  he  could  not  see.  At  last  a  hor- 
rible idea  dawned  on  him  and  rising  from  his  chair  he  cried  in 
terror-stricken  tones: 

"Boys  get    a  hack  and  take   me  to  a  doctor's  at   once.     I'm 

stone  blind." 

#  i  < 

A  recent  dispatch  from  the  East  mentions  the  fact  that  Way- 
man  C.  Budd  is  spoken  of  as  "  Old  Hutch's  "  successor  on  the 
Chicago  stock  board.  Budd  is  well  known  in  California,  not  only 
because  of  his  bold  dealings  in  stocks,  but  because  he  was  for  a 
longtime  considered  the  dude,  »  dandy  "  they  styled  it  then, 
among  the  brokers.  He  began  his  business  career  in  Sacramento, 
though  he  was  born  in  St.  Louis.     At  first  he  was  a  clerk  in  Tom 


Fisk's  bank  At  the  Sttte  capital,  but  when  the  bank  failed  Budd 
c:ime  to  San  Francisco.  His  father  died  and  left  liiin  quite  a 
sum,  with  which  be  lei  up  as  n  broker,  lie  never  had  a  partner. 
It  was  about  1861  that  he  came  into  local  prominence.  After  his 
marriage  he  bought  a  house  on  Van  Ness  avenue,  between  Post 
and  Sutter  street-*,  winch  be  lost  in  his  last  big  deal.  He  was 
honorable,  and  gave  up  bonse,  carriage,  horses  and  everything. 
He  had  four  children,  two  girls  and  two  boys,  besides  an  adopted 
son,  his  brother-in-law's  child.  The  oldest  girl,  Georgia,  was  very 
pretty  and  clever.  After  the  failure  they  remained  only  a  short 
time  in  this  city.  They  went  to  Chicago.  Budd's  clerk,  Kalph 
Dorr,  is  also  a  man  everybody  remembers.  He  went  South,  and 
married  a  sister  of  Jim  Kiddle,  the  rancher. 

*  *   • 

Recent  subscriptions  to  the  San  Francisco  Russian  Relief  Fund 
are  as  follows:  J.  G.  Smith,  $5;  T.  8.  Williams,  $5;  S.  F.  Bridge 
Co.,  $25;  B.  M.  Atkinson  &  Co.,  $5;  Wieland  Bros.,  $5;  Chas.  F. 
Pike,  $5;  J.  Rudolph,  San  .lose,  $5;  collected  by  W.  Gray  &  Co., 
$100;  Girvin,  Baldwin  &  Eyre,  $100;  Ames  &  Dietrick,  $50;  previ- 
ously acknowledged,  $393. 

•  *  • 

While  the  tramp  social  of  the  Concordia  Club  was  enjoyable,  it 
was  not  the  "  howling  success"  anticipated.  Many  of  the  mem- 
bers of  the  club  were  proud  and  haughty,  and  utterly  refused  to 
disguise  their  handsome  faces  with  grease  paint  or  hide  their 
Apollo-like  forms  with  rags.  They  therefore  appeared  in  dress 
suits  and  with  all  the  embellishments  of  tonsorial  artists  to  add 
to  their  magnificence.  Quite  properly  they  were  not  allowed  to 
associate  with  the  true  Bohemians  upon  the  Moor.  It  was  also 
noticeable  that  of  the  seventy-five  invited  guests  not  one  was  a 
married  man.  The  club  is  doing  the  right  thing  in  giving 
their  lady  friends  an  opportunity  to  show  their  admir- 
ers how  economically  they  may  dress  when  they  try  hard- 
The  ogre  of  a  milliners'  ball  is  one  of  the  greatest  pre- 
ventives of  marriage.  "  Dod  Leedle  German  Band,"  led 
by  Mr.  E.  Tausky,  and  President  Fletcher  of  the  Harmonie  Club 
was  an  enjoyable  feature.  After  the  appetites  of  the  three  Ma- 
fias, (who  really  furnished  the  music)  had  been  appeased,  they 
quietly  departed.  Mr.  H.  Sachs  and  the  other  Calliopeans  as 
German  cadets;  the  tall  Mr.  H.  Bachman  as  a  happy  Hottentot, 
and  Messrs.  Charles  Sutro  Jr.,  Florian  Waldeck,  Joe  Mandel  and 
Al  Adelsdorfer,  with  their  mustaches  shorn  from  their  faces,  all 
added  to  the  general  pleasure.  Miss  Viola  Hyman,  as  a  popcorn 
girl,  was  a  general  favorite  and  did  a  rushing  business,  as  did  the 
members  of  the  Friday  Night  Bowling  Club,  who  were  attired  as 
gypsies.  The  money  obtained  will  be  used  for  charitable  pur- 
poses. The  young  gentlemen  mentioned  who  sacrificed  their 
mustaches  are  slowly  recovering  from  the  shock.  Mr.  Sam. 
Dinkelspeil,  as  a  nurse-girl,  had  a  hard  time  of  it.  His  mask  was 
misarranged  during  a  flirtation  with  a  policeman,  and  when  the 
copper  saw  the  face  disclosed  he  immediately  discarded  the  nurse 
for  another  charmer. 

#  •  » 

I  dropped  into  the  Maze  the  other  day  and  was  surprised  to 
find  that  Mrs.  M.  Selig,  formerly  of  Grant  avenue,  had  taken 
charge  of  the  millinery  parlors  there.  I  thought  I  knew  a  little 
about  ladies'  bonnets,  but  the  high  art  millinery  at  the  Maze  is 
beyond  my  ken.  Mrs.  Selig  says,  and  she  knows,  that  there  has 
never  before  been  such  a  magnificent  display  of  high  art  milli- 
nery in  the  city.  Young  ladies  and  middle  ag^d  ladies  and  old 
ladies,  who  desire  to  look  well  upon  the  Rialto,  should  visit  the 
Maze  and  examine  their  stock.  A  woman's  crowning  glory  is 
her  bonnet,  and  without  a  fashionable  one  she  is  unfinished. 


THE  farmers  of  Napa  county  who  are  opposing  the  guarantee 
of  the  bonds  to  complete  the  Nicaragua  Canal  might  be  much 
better  employed.  There  are  parts  of  the  country  that  might  with 
some  show  of  reason  oppose  extending  the  credit  of  the  United 
States  to  that  scheme  but  Napa  is  not  one  of  them.  The  Pacific 
Coast  has  everything  to  gain  and  nothing  to  lose  of  the  building 
of  the  canal.  Heavy  freights  that  would  never  go  by  rail  would 
pass  through  it  and  the  long  journey  around  the  Horn  would  be 
saved.  

ANOTHER  VICTORY  FOR  CLEVELAND'S.— On  March  4th 
the  contract  for  supplying  the  U.  S.  Army  with  baking  pow- 
der, was  again  awarded  to  the  Cleveland  Baking  Powder  Co. 
This  makes  the  sixth  consecutive  order  for  Cleveland's  Baking 
Powder  from  the  government,  and  now  the  proposals  specify  that 
baking  powder  offered  must  be  "in  quality  equal  to  Cleveland's." 
That  is  commendation  that  speaks  volumes. 


BOYS',     CHILDREN'S     AND     MEN'S 

CLOTHING    AND    FURNISHING     GOODS, 

AT    LOW    PRICES. 

ST7    TO    37    ICE3uft.E.XT"2"    STHEET. 


16 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LEfTER. 


March  19,  1892. 


THE  mining  market  has  taken  a  turn  for  tbe  better  since  the 
Hale  &  Norcross  fight  has  been  decided  in  favor  of  the  Flood 
faction.  The  majority  of  the  members  of  the  Broker's  Combine 
have  taken  their  defeat  in  good  part,  and  concluded  that  they  can 
be  of  better  service  to  the  community  in  the  Board-room,  than  as 
mine-managers.  If  any  of  the  combination  still  hold  out,  it  will 
be  one  or  other  of  ihose  antagonistic  individuals  who  open  the 
day  with  a  row,  when  they  look  at  themselves  in  the  mirror. 
Their  opposition  will  not  amount  to  much  however,  and  the  last 
has  been  heard  probably  of  any  new  contests  for  control  between 
tbe  brokers  and  the  mine-managers.  Business  cannot  be  ex- 
pected to  thrive,  with  war  raging  between  the  parties  who  con- 
stitute the  principal  factors,  and  the  present  pacific  trend  of  events 
on  the  Street  will  be  bailed  with  satisfaction  by  everyone  inter- 
ested in  the  future  of  the  market.  The  effect,  as  remarked  be- 
fore,  is  already  noticeable,  and  tbe  tone  of  tbe  market  has  im- 
proved considerably  during  the  week.  The  advance  took  place 
first  of  all  in  Con.-Cal.  Virginia,  which  opened  strong  and  active 
on  Monday,  under  heavy  purchasing  orders  from  Virginia  City. 
The  demand  was  said  to  have  originated  from  a  reported  develop, 
ment  in  the  1550  level.  It  is  more  likely  though,  that  it  was  due 
to  the  fact  that  while  Mr.  Flood  was  on  the  lode  last  week,  instruc- 
tions were  given  to  sink  from  the  1850  level  on  some  ore  which  has 
opened  out  well  for  the  distance  sunk,  so  far.  The  indications 
at  this  point  are  considered  more  than  ordinarily  promising,  and 
if  the  ore  holds  out  as  depth  is  attained,  higher  prices  will  un- 
doubtedly rule  in  the  stock.  One  of  the  signs  of  the  times  favor, 
ing  an  active  market,  and  a  sharp  advance  in  some  stock,  is  the 
report  that  the  brokers  are  desirous  of  selling  the  Exchange  Build- 
ing. This  is  a  time-honored  "chestnut"  on  the  street,  which  has  al- 
ways preceded  a  rise  in  values,  and  veteran  dealers  are  so  cogniz- 
ant of  thefact  that  they  never  fail  to  gamble  on  it.  There  is  not  an 
iota  of  truth  in  the  rumor,  and  strange  to  say  that  it  can  always  be 
traced  to  what  can  be  termed  an  outside  source  on  every  occa- 
sion of  its  appearance.  The  building  on  Pine  street  is  not  for 
sale.  A  few  of  the  brokers  who  have  lesB  money  than  the  major- 
ity of  the  fraternity  favor  the  proposition,  but  the  wealthy  men 
who  prevail  in  this  instance  are  opposed  to  it. 
$  *  s 

THE  combine  were  again  defeated  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
Chollar  Mining  Company,  during  the  week.  Out  of  a  total 
of  112,000  shares  110,000  were  represented,  and  of  that  amount 
the  old  management  controlled  all  but  16,000  shares,  and  elected 
their  full  ticket.  A.  K.  P.  Harmon,  W.  E.  Sell,  A.W.  Rose,  Jr.,  C.  T. 
Bridge  and  Thomas  Anderson  were  elected  Directors,  the  only 
change  being  the  substitution  of  Anderson  for  Joseph  Marks.  A. 
K.  P.  Harmon  was  re-elected  President;  W.  E.  Sell,  Vice-Presi- 
dent, and  Charles  E.  Elliot,  Secretary.  A.  C.  Hamilton  was 
elected  Superintendent.  We  presume  that  tbe  combine  will  now 
try  to  capture  the  Savage,  and  after  being  defeated  there,  will 
die. 

H  1 

WITH  the  change  in  the  management  of  Norcross  also  comes 
a  decided  change  in  tbe  personnel  of  the  working  force  at 
the  mine,  This  has  very  rightly  been  left  to  the  new  Superin- 
tendent, Mr.  Joseph  R.  Ryan,  who  for  some  time  past  has  had 
charge  of  the  Andes  mine,  an  exceedingly  competent  man. 
Quite  a  number  of  heads  have  been  singled  out  for  the  official 
axe,  including  a  number  of  supernumaries.  Work  will  then  be 
systematically  undertaken  in  tbe  mine,  and  it  is  hoped  that  it 
can  be  put  upon  a  self-sustaining  basis.  In  tbe  other  middle 
mines  nothing  new  has  transpired  during  the  week  which  could 
exercise  any  influence  on  the  market;  At  the  south  end  tbey  are 
getting  a  good  ready  on,  at  the  Alta;  at  least  that  is  what  people 
have  understood  here  for  weeks  and  months  past.  Crown  Point 
and  Belcher  are  in  a  very  favorable  Condition,  especially  tbe  latter, 
for  an  active  movement  in  tbe  stock.  A  little  bullion  comes 
along  all  the  time  from  Belcher  and  once  the  mine  is  free  from 
water  the  output  should  more  than  clear  expenses.  Jacket  con- 
tinues to  send  the  regular  run  of  ore  to  the  mill,  but  from  all  ac- 
counts it  is  not  of  as  high  grade  as  usual.  The  Justice  people 
are  still  prospecting  for  ore  on  the  lower  levels  with  a  good  pros- 
pect for  a  continued  run  of  the  mill  before  long.  In  fact  all  the 
mines  at  this  end  of  the  lode  are  in  a  position  to  back  up  any  ad- 
vance in  the  market  which  may  take  place. 

t  %  t 

IN  outside  stocks  the  market  remains  dull,  and  probably  will 
continue  so  until  a  change  for  the  better  takes  place  in  tbe  silver 
market.  It  is  almost  certain  that  the  silver  bill  will  pass  both 
houses  all  right,  and  the  vote  already  cast  in  its  favor  will  tend 
to  confirm  the  opinion  expressed  in  these  columns,  that  a  strong 
and  powerful  organization  is  back  of  the  movement.  So  far  as 
tbe  President  is  concerned,  he  will  undoubtedly  be  governed  by 
circumstances  in  regard  to  his  treatment  of  the  measure.  If  the 
vote  will  be  strong  enough  to  carry  the  bill  over  his  veto  he  is 
not  likely  to  sign    it,  but  if   there  is    any  danger  of    this,  he    will 


confirm  things  with  his  signature.  The  whole  country  in  a  great 
measure  will  be  benefited  by  the  passage  of  this  act.  A  great 
deal  of  distress  which  prevails  at  present  in  some  of  the  mining 
regions  of  Nevada  will  be  relieved,  and  a  new  era  of  prosperity 
will  set  in  for  everyone.  Take  Candelaria  as  an  instance  of  how 
the  depreciation  in  silverhas  affected  the  welfare  of  a  community. 
A  few  months  ago,  even  at  the  moderate  advance  in  tbe  market, 
for  the  metal,  everything  was  running  smoothly  in  the  camp.  To- 
day it  is  nearly  deserted,  and  the  few  half-starved  people  who  re- 
main are  terrorized  from  earning  an  honest  dollar  by  a  few  ruffianly 
Molly  Maguires,  who  managed  to  work  their  way  in  among  a 
hitherto  respectable  class.  Men  of  this  type  should  be  bunted 
down  like  wolves.  They  are  a  lazy,  ignorant,  vicious  set;  a  con- 
slant  menace  to  the  publicpeace.  Unwilling  to  work  themselves, 
their  mission  on  earth  is  to  keep  others  idle,  and  this  by  threats 
which  may  go  down  with  an  unenlightened  mob  of  foreigners, 
but  are  rather  out  of  place  on  this  side  of  the  Rockies.  Cande- 
laria should  sustain  its  reputation  by  contaminating  a  few  of  its 
telegraph  poles  with  the  worthless  carcasses  of  the  cutthroats 
who  for  some  time  past  have  been  running  the  town  to  suit 
themselves. 

*?  I 

THE  latest  from  the  Mountain  Mining  Company,  of  Candelaria, 
Nevada,  is  that  S.  P.  Warren  and  Gill,  tbe  managers,  have 
cleared  out  for  New  York.  They  were  escorted  to  the  station  on 
tbe  line  of  the  Central  Pacific  by  one  of  the  creditors,  who  had 
been  deputed  by  the  others  to  accompany  the  precious  pair  to  Car- 
son, where  some  kind  of  a  settlement  was  effected,  it  is  said,  on 
a  basis  of  50  cents  on  the  dollar.  The  people  in  the  East  who 
have  been  foolish  enough  to  sink  their  money  in  this  concern, 
may  be  interested  in  the  fact  that  their  managers  were  honored 
by  a  reception  by  a  shotgun  brigade  of  incensed  citizens  when  tbe 
constable  brought  them  back  from  Hawthorne  tolock  them  up  at 
Candelaric.  Tbe  only  way  they  got  out  was  by  putting  up  some 
of  the  bullion  they  had  taken  off,  and  even  then  there  was  no  dis- 
position evinced  to  trust  either  of  the  two  out  of  sight.  Other  mat- 
ters will  crop  up  which  will  make  this  stock  a  very  injudicious 
investment,  and  it  is  the  duty  of  the  Eastern  press  to  warn  people 
against  it.  Warren  has  gone  East,  undoubtedly  for  the  purpose 
of  raising  more  money  or  to  make  a  deal  in  the  stock.  All  of 
bis  statements  about  the  prospects  of  the  property  should  be  dis- 
counted for  reasons  which  will  appear  more  plainly  later  on. 
The  record  of  tbe  man  in  this  city  is  sufficient  to  put  every  decent 
person  on  guard  against  him,  and  it  seems  strange  that  he  should 
have  succeeded  in  imposing  upon  people  in  tbe  way  that  he  has 
in  the  Mountain  Queen  matter.  • 

*  $  I 

THE  exports  of  gold  from  the  United  States  during  the  month 
of  January  amounted  to  $246,466,  against  $728,246  for  the 
corresponding  month  in  1890.  The  exports  of  silver  during  the 
same  time  were  $2,351,598,  against  $1,618,464  in  January,  1890. 
Tbe  imports  of  gold  in  January  were  $552,014,  against  $1,397,918 
in  January,  1890.  During  the  past  month  the  exports  of  gold  have 
been  much  heavier,  notwithstanding  that  the  rate  of  exchange 
has  not  been  high  enough  to  make  shipments  to  Europe  profita- 
ble. The  par  of  sterling  exchange  is  $4. 86|.  Tbe  rate  at  which 
gold  can  be  exported  to  London  is  $4.88£  for  bars,  and  $4.89J 
for  coin.  Recent  rates  bav«  ruled  as  high  as  $4.88  for  sterling 
bills,  which  leaves  tbe  parties  abroad  out  of  pocket  to  some  ex- 
tent, for  freight,  insurance  and  interest. 

A  MEXICAN  mining  paper  complains  bitterly  of  a  gang  of 
piratical  sharpers  who  have  overrun  Pachuca.  Tbe  extra- 
ordinary statement  is  made  that  these  operators  slip,  ghost-like, 
into  the  mine,  outwitting  the  guardians,  and  examine  the  stopes. 
From  these  they  bring  away  samples,  that  are  afterwards  assayed. 
If  the  result  is  good,  they  set  to  work  to  run  the  mine  down,  so 
that  they  can  buy  the  stock  cheap,  while,  if  the  result  is  bad,  a 
combination  is  formed  to  boom  the  stock  on  the  market,  and  thus 
unload  on  some  uncautious  or  tenderfoot  victim.  This  is  about 
one  of  tbe  gauziest  stories  on  record.  It  helps,  however,  to  boom 
Pachuca,  leaving  the  impression  that  business  must  be  active 
therer  and  that  its  mines  are  in  great  demand. 
$  *  $ 

THE  Anaconda  mine,  of  Montana,  has  evidently  a  great  num- 
ber of  friends  abroad,  who  would  like  to  control  its  destinies 
for  good  or  evil.  For  years  past,  syndicate  after  syndicate  has 
been  formed  in  London  and  Paris  to  purchase  the  control,  but  so 
far  without  success.  Now  it  is  said  that  another  scheme  for  the 
same  purpose  has  been  arranged,  in  which  England  and  France 
will  both  be  represented.  It  may  not  he  generally  known  that  the 
mortgage  of  $7,500,000  upon  the  Anaconda  property,  held  by  the 
Mercantile  Trust  Company,  has  been  satisfied  in  full.  I.  B.  Hag- 
gin  has  also  transferred  all  bis  personal  property  in  Montana  to 
tbe  company. 

*S  J 

AN  Australian  bank  manager,  named  Taylor,  has  recently  been 
sentenced  to  two  years'  hard  labor  for  fraud. 


March   10,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  I  BTTER, 


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■•  Hcarthr  Trior What  the  devil  art  thou.* 

'•  One  that  will  pUt  thr  •IctII,  »lr.  with  vou." 


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rE  used  (o  kick  at  the  parades. 
And  the  drains, 
And  the  bums, 

And  the  horrible  noises  they  made. 

We  used  to  growl  at  the  holiday  show. 

And  the  glow, 

And  the  big  banners  waving  to  and  fro, 

And  declare  it  a  shame  th.it  Americans  should 

Bepesteied  by  persons  of  alien  blood. 

And  bitterly  say  we  should  rise  in  our  wrath 

And  sweep  all  those  foreigners  out  of  our  path. 

That  was  all  very  well  in  the  abstract,  I  think, 

But  Ob.  my  I 
It  was  pleasant  to  guy 

The  fellows  who  rode  on  big   steeds — from  the  dray, 
Released  just  for  one  patriotic  day, 
And  waving  their  batons,  behold  them  look  sweet 
On  the  girls  in  the  windows,    the  girls  in  the  street, 
While  every  man   felt  and  would  make  frank    confession 
That  he  was  the  gem  of  that  gorgeous  procession. 
Our  people  are  fond,  quite  fond  of  free  shows, 

A  free  fight 

Is  a  sight, 
That  brings  hundred?  rushing  from  whence  no  one  knows, 
When  the  streets  are  quite  dull,  a  man  blowing  his  nose, 
A  runaway  pig,  a  man  garbed  in  strange  clothes, 
All  are  hailed  as  a  blessing  from  kind  heaven  shed, 
To  give  us  a  show  which  is  wholly  deadhead. 

Ye  Irish,  ye  Germans,  ye  Swiss, 
3tOut  men  from  the  North, 

Italians  come  forth, 
Mr.  Pixley's  disciples  no  longer  will  tease 
From  singing  and  marching,  pray  go  as  you  please. 
Let  your  eagles,  and  shamrocks,  and  every  device 
Float  out  to  the  breeze,  and  we'll  all  call  them  nice, 
We're  pining  for  change,    for  the  town  is  too  quiet, 
And  so  we  can  welcome  e'n  legalised  riot. 
We're  sinking  into  a  horrible  rut; 

Years  ago, 

T'was  not  so, 
When  we  joyed  in  the  band  and  the  patriot's  strut, 
And  shouted  for  everything  under  the  sun, 
Thought  little  of  business,  and  much  more  of  fun, 

And  now  it  is  quite  too  exceeding  hard 

Our  parades  are  confined  to  the  National  Guard. 

SOME  hearts  are  easily  healed,  and  some  again  require  square 
yards  of  diachylon  plaster  to  restore  them  to  their  normal  con- 
dition. Among  the  prominent  citizens  of  this  town  is  a  capitalist 
who,  oh!  sorrow  that  we  should  have  to  record  such  a  fact,  is 
quite  wickedly  fond  of  the  ladies.  Indeed,  so  affectionate  is  this 
old  party  (he'll  never  see  sixty  again)  that  he  has  furnished  a 
pretty  cottage  away  out  on  Howard  street  for  his  little  singing 
bird,  as  he  loves  to  call  the  lady  who  has  his  heart  in  her  keeping. 
To  show  how  generous  can  be  a  capitalist  in  love,  it  may  be  men- 
tioned that  he  allows  this  fair  dame  the  handsome  income  of  $300 
a  month.  When,  one  day  this  week,  the  moon  arose,  round  as  a 
Spartan's  shield,  the  capitalist  bounded  lightly  into  a  street-car, 
and  was  conveyed  to  the  cote  where  he  dreamed  his  dove  awaited 
him.  When  he  knocked  at  the  door  of  her  boudoir  he  instinct- 
ively became  conscious  that  his  fair  lady  was  not  without  com- 
pany. When  he  kicked  the  door  in  and  a  gentleman  rudely 
jostled  him  as  he  hurriedly  sped  down  the  stairs,  there  was  no 
longer  any  doubt  on  the  mind  of  the  capitalist  about  the  fidelity 
ot  his  inamorata.  Did  he  cast  her  off?  Not  he,  although,  for 
sooth,  she  was  no  humble  pleader  for  mercy.  He  merely  in- 
formed her,  in  a  cool,  business-like  tone,  that  henceforth  her  in- 
come should  be  cut  down  to  $100  a  month.  The  lady  scoffed  at 
him  and  banged  the  door  in  his  face.  Two  days  afterwards  the 
figure  was  raised  to  the  original  rate.  A  few  threats  and  a  few 
letters  effected  the  change.  Docking  a  lady's  pin-money  for 
fickleness  is  a  new  chapter  in  the  text-book  of  Cupid. 

IT  is  a  mistake  to  suppose  that -the  cake  walk,  which  will  take 
place  at  the  Mechanics'  Pavilion  next  Friday  and  Saturday, 
is  to  be  confined  exclusively  to  our  colored  population.  By  no 
means.  Some  of  the  most  graceful  and  best-known  young  gen- 
tlemen in  society  will  take  a  foot  in  it.  Mr.  Woodward  and  Mr. 
Garey  Friedlander  have  already  entered  for  the  contest,  and  that 
eminent  illustration  of  the  poetry  of  motion,  Mr.  Alick  Hamil- 
ton, will  tread  a  measure  for  the  sweet  morsel.  Mr.  George  Na- 
gle,  whose  magnificent  pose  at  the  Grand  Opera  House  in  "  Bluff 
King  Hal"  will  not  be  easily  forgotten,  defies  all  comers,  and 
will  give  the  gentlemen  from  the  cotton  fields  a  tough  rastle. 
Pussons  using  patchouli  to  excess  will  not  be  admitted  to  the 
contest 


Till     deep,   dark    and    mysterious    combination   between 
doctors  and  some  drugglsta,  few  laymen  run  fathom.    Only 
Mm  -"  i    Ma"  feeble,  they  who  pretenl  their  burden  ..f  id  (Taring 

to  Hie  healer  ami  i  .  Ueved,  MO  comprehend  this  unholy 

alliance.  Now  it  i-  the  cut tom  of  some  physicians  who  have  a 
druggist,  to  give  whai  they  call  a  cipher  prescription.  This  means 
that  if  two  men  come  in  with  the  same  ailment,  all  things  being 
equal,  they  are  treated  to  the  same  prescription.  A  friend  of 
mine  this  week  went  to  i\  doctor,  and  got  a  cipher  prescription. 
But  unfortunately  he  did  not  steer  to  the  druggist,  whose  name 
and  address  ornamented  the  top  of  the  prescription.  He  went  to 
another  man,  a  pill  compounder,  on  Butter  street.  Without  the 
quiver  of  a  muscle  the  latter  person  guessed  at  some  of  the  ingre- 
dients, and  put  up  a  bottle  of  nastinesa,  calmly  smiling  on  his 
victim  the  while.  The  number  of  the  prescription  was  50,  so  in 
addition  to  the  bottle,  this  conscientious  partly  rattled  in  a  box 
containing  50  piles.  The  patient  took  the  whole  business  and  is 
still  alive.  He  has  an  idea  that  water  slightly  flavored  did  the 
business  for  the  bottle,  and  that  gentle  and  innocent  dough 
formed  the  basis  of  the  pills. 

BLUFF  Joe  Redding,  Torter  Ashe,  Lansing  Mizner  and  others  of 
that  ilk  went  over  to  Oakland  a  few  days  since  to  assist  in  a 
housewarruing  given  by  a  friend,  who  had  succeeded  in  prevailing 
upon  his  father-in-law  to  the  extent  of  a  fine  residence.  The 
crowd  had  a  glorious  time.  It  was,  of  course,"  necessary  that 
every  room  in  the  house  should  be  properly  dedicated,  and  they 
were.  Redding,  who  has  gained  fame  as  a  bon  vivant,  made  at 
once  for  the  kitchen,  and  there,  posed  upon  the  range,  delivered 
an  oration,  giving  over  the  sacred  precincts  to  the  care  of  the  gods 
of  the  fleshpots.  It  was  the  greatest  effort  of  his  life,  and  would 
have  taken  rank  with  the  orations  of  Depew  had  it  not  been  pre- 
maturely cut  off  in  the  midst  of  a  magnificent  flight  by  the  sudden 
downfall  of  the  orator,  whose  little  foot  plunged  through  a  hole  on 
top  of  the  range.  Mizner  dedicated  the  linen  rooms;  Ashe  looked 
after  the  interests  of  the  cellar.  They  afterwards  went  to  the 
Piedmont  Baths  to  cool  their  heated  brows  in  the  soothing  waters 
of  the  bath.  There  Ashe  insisted  on  repeating  the  dedicatory  ex- 
ercises, and  succeeded  in  holding  a  boy  with  his  glittering  eye  un- 
til the  conclusion  of  his  remarks.  The  young  Benedict  thinks  he 
will  have  a  very  comfortable  home.  It  was  certainly  made  warm 
enough. 

ARTISTS  who  select  similar  subjects  for  their  brush,  are  as  sen- 
sitive of  criticism  as  ladies  of  comment  upon  their  complexions. 
There  are  two  gentlemen  in  this  city  who  have  made  a  hit  in 
their  treatment  of  a  certain  class  of  work.  One  especially  has 
been  received  in  foggy  England  with  much  enthusiasm,  and  has 
returned  hither  with  many  shekels,  lured  by  conscientious  and 
intelligent  work.  The  other  who  is  talented  but  lazy  as  a  gopher 
on  a  wet  day,  plunged  into  the  same  line,  and  sold  a  big  picture. 
Now  it  is  worth  a  mile's  walk  to  hear  the  delicate  manner  in 
which  they  speak  of  their  work.  "A  fine  thing,  a  good  thing, 
but" — and  here  A  who  is  commenting  upon  B's  picture  will  pause 
knowingly.  "But  what?"  innocently  asks  his  auditor.  "Lacks 
atmosphere,  my  dear  boy;  an  utter  lack  of  atmosphere,  pity  it 
should  be  so,  but  as  a  matter  of  fact  this  spoils  the  picture." 
Now  when  B  has  his  innings  he  not  only  rips  the  paint  off  of  A'a 
canvas,  but  declares  he  knows  somewhat  less  about  drawing 
than  a  pig  about  astronomy.  And  so  the  merry  war  goes  on, 
and  when  things  are  dull  in  the  club,  the  wags  hunt  up  the  artists, 
and  put  them  into  the  pit  of  criticism  to  fight  it  out. 

WHEN  Charles  Rollo  Peters  and  his  bride  were  about  to  cross 
the  Atlantic  Mr.  John  Luning  very  generously  presented  Mr. 
Peters  with  the  very  swellest  bridal  berth  on  the  good  ship. 
Whereupon  the  minions — stewards,  waiters,  cooks,  etc. — at  once 
came  to  the  conclusion  that  Mr.  Peters  was  a  gentleman  of  large 
wealth,  who  might  easily  have  purchased  the  entire  ship,  were 
he  so  disposed,  but  whose  modesty  confined  his  ambition  to 
securing  the  best  cabin.  They  humbled  themselves  before  Charley. 
He  could  not  move  that  one  was  not  at  his  elbow.  They  did 
everything  at  the  dining  table  for  him  but  masticate  his  food. 
The  result  was  financially  disastrous  to  Charley.  It  was  a  case 
of  noblesse  oblige,  and  he  felt  himself  compelled,  by  the  grandeur 
of  his  position,  to  distribute  largesse  to  the  slaves  that  waited 
upon  him  with  such  deference.  The  next  time  Mr.  Peters  crosses 
the  Atlantic  he  will  save  money  by  occupying  a  humbler  berth. 

MR.  A.  B.  SANFORD  positively  declined  to  trust  a  check  for 
$8,000  to  the  Secretary  or  any  individual  member  of  the 
Board  of  Education,  though  desirous  of  furnishing  heaters  to  the 
Girls'  High  School.  Mr.  Sanford  wisely  remarked  that  it  is  too 
easy  a  matter  to  take  a  trip  to  Canada.  Mr.  Sanford  is  a  psychol- 
ogist. He  knows  the  timber  of  San  Francisco  Boards  of  Educa- 
tion, and  the  High  School  girls  may  freeze  before  any  of  the 
educators  lay  their  fins  on  his  good  paper. 

LIEUTENANT  KIRKHAM  bested  the  weather  this  week  in 
great  shape.  A  nasty  drizzling  day  tried  to  sneak  around 
the  corner,  but  Mr.  Kirkham  got  his  lariat  around  the  runaway 
and  landed  it  safely  in  the  morning  papers. 


18 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  19,  1892. 


<IS:^»  !    REAL  ESTATE  AT 

Monday,  March  21,  1892, 


REAL  estate  matters  are  apparently  quiet,  but  only  apparently, 
for  there  is  a  strong  undercurrent  in  the  market  that  is  mov- 
ing in  the  right  direction.  Business  property  that  will  pay  a  fair 
income  is  in  ready  demand.  Most  of  the  late  transactions  seem 
to  have  been  on  the  line  of  the  electric  railroad,  reaching  into  Ban 
Mateo  County,  and  good  prices  have  obtained. 

The  Mills  building  is  rapidly  nearing  completion.  Its  beauti- 
fully carved  front  is  the  admiration  of  all  who  see  it.  It  is  a  per- 
petual source  of  favorable  comment.  The  Crocker  building  is  even 
still  nearer  completion.  The  greater  number  of  the  offices  in  both 
buildings  have  already  been  spoken  for.  Three  similar  massive 
structures  are  proposed.  Negotiations  regarding  them  have  been 
kept  very  quiet,  but  it  is  quite  safe  to  predict  that  they  will  be 
erected  and  completed  within  the  next  twelve  months.  Another 
safe  prediction  is  that  all  three  will  front  on  Market  street,  and 
one  of  them  at  least  will  be  built  of  California  marble.  A  less 
safe  prediction,  bat  yet  a  very  strong  probability,  is  that  one  of 
these  big  structures  will  occupy  the  Parrott  site. 

The  preliminary  run  over  the  entire  length  of  track  of  the  San 
Francisco  and  San  Mateo  Electric  Railway  from  Stewart  and  Mar- 
ket streets  to  Sunnyside  was  made  on  Wednesday  with  entire 
satisfaction.  The  road  is  now  thoroughly  equipped,  and  the  end 
of  this  week  will  see  the  line  in  operation  and  open  to  public 
travel. 

A  large  building  is  about  to  bs  erected  on  the  lot  at  the  north- 
west corner  of  Sutter  and  Stockton  streets. 

Real  estate  dealers  are  now  giving  considerable  attention  to  the 
need  of  more  factories  in  this  city.  The  failure  of  the  Pioneer 
Woolen  Mills  had  a  bad  effect  for  some  time  upon  proposed  in- 
vestment in  manufacturing  industries,  but  the  financial  men  of 
the  city  express  the  opinion  that  soon  there  will  be  considerable 
improvement  in  the  condition  of  affairs.  Some  dealers  have 
shown  the  proper  spirit  in  endeavoring  to  interest  capital  in  the 
city.  Tbe  more  manufacturiug  we  have  the  better  should  be  the 
condition  of  the  community. 

William  J.  Dlngee  will  sell  thirty  elegant  residence  lots  in  Oak- 
land at  auction  at  2  p.  m.  next  Saturday  on  the  ground.  The 
property  is  the  entire  block  bounded  by  Myrtle,  Tenth,  Filbert 
and  Twelfth  streets,  and  is  considered  the  finest  in  Oakland.  It 
will  be  sold  by  order  of  Mr.  L.  L.  Bradbury.  The  lots  are  30  to  35 
feet  front,  by  100  to  125  feet  deep,  and  are  in  the  heart  of  tbe  city. 

Tbe  sale  of  the  Tivoli  Opera  House  property  will  take  place  at 
noon,  next  Monday,  at  the  salesrooms  of  Tevis  &  Fisher,  14  Post 
street.  This  property  is  one  of  the  best  offered  in  the  city  for  a 
long  time,  as  it  possesses  exceptional  advantages.  Tbe  lot  is  68:9 
xl75  on  the  north  line  of  Eddy  street,  68:9  feet  east  of  Mason  and 
300  feet  from  Market  street.  It  is  now  underlease  to  Sept.  1, 1893, 
the  monthly  income  being  $375.  The  lot,  on  account  of  its  great 
depth,  possesses  unusual  advantages  over  other  down-town  prop- 
erty. At  the  same  sale  special  offers  will  be  made  of  Presidio 
Heights,  Park,  residence  and  income  paying  properties. 


CITY  OF  PARIS. 
OUR  DRESS-MAKING  DEPARTMENT 

has  been  re-opened  under  the   manage- 
ment of  the  thorough  artist, 

MDME.  RIGOTARD,  of  Paris. 

G.  VERDIER  &   CO. 

GEARY  AND  GRANT  AVENUE. 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

Oceanic     Steamship    Company. 

Divideud  No.  73  (Fiftp  cents  per  share)  of  the  Oceanic  Steamship  Com- 
pany will  bepiyable  at  tha  office  of  the  company,  327  Market  street,  on  and 
after  Friday,  April  1,  1892. 

Transfer  books  will  close  Friday,  March  25,  1892,  at  3  o'clock  P.  M. 

B.  H.  SHELDON,  Secretary. 


AT  12  O'CLOCK  NOON, 

At  Salesroom,  14  Post  St.,  by 

TEVIS    &    FISHER. 

Referee's  Sale  oi  Tivoli  Opera  House. 

Situate  oq  north  line  of  Eddy  Street,  68  9  east  of  Mason;  at  the  present 
time  occupied  as  Tivoli  Opera  House:  one  of  the  best  pieces  of  property 
for  sale  to-day  in  San  Francisco;  will  be  sold  subje.t  to  the  confirmation  of 
the  court. 

Park  Residence  Lot- 
Lot  ou  Page  street,   betwee  t  Baker  and  Lion,  27:3x137:6;  locality  the 
choice  street;  district  well  built. 

Choice  Building  Lot. 

Southwest  corner  of  Union  and  Jones  streets,  62:6x120;  this  lot  possesses 
a  mag  iiflcea';  view  that  ciunot  be  excelled;  there  is  a  dwelling  on  lot  of 
7  rooms  and  bith;  for  sale  subject  to  a  mortgage  of  $3, 200. 

Presidio  Heights  50-vara. 

Southeast  corner  of  Jackson  and  Laurel  streets. 

Residence  Lot  on  Presidio  Heights. 

Lot  situate  on  south  line  of  Washington  st.,  68:9  west  of  Spruce;  property 
overlooking  Presidio  reservation;  has  a  magnificent  marine  view;  this  lo 
cality  is  destined  to  be  the  very  best  residence  district  in  the  city  and  is 
now  being  improved  with  fiue  homes;  street  all  completed;  ?3,500  can  re- 
main on  mortgage. 

Interest- Paying  Property. 

Lot  and  improvements,  north  line  Sacramento,  157:6  west  of  Jones;  cable 
line  on  Sacramento  street  connecting  with  all  parts  of  the  city;  improve- 
ments good  and  yielding  au  income  of  $45  per  mouth;  steady  demand  for 
renting. 

Western  Addition  Residence. 

Large  nine-room  dwelling  on  west  side  of  Gough  street,  25:6  north  of 
Geary;  modern  house,  situate  at  1303  Gou^h  street;  complete  iu  every  par- 
ticular; brick  foundation,  street  paved  with  bituminous  rock,  cement  side- 
walks; this  property  is  located  in  the  very  best  part  of  the  residence  district 
of  '.he  Western  Addition;  terms  easy  to  suit  purchaser. 

Clay  Street   Hill  Lot. 

Lot  40x57:6  on  north  side  Clay  street,  155  feet  east  of  Leavenworth  on  the 
northeast  corner  of  Reed  street;  accessible  by  cable  lines,  good  view,  good 
drainige,  locality  wall  improved;  a  flue  residence  district  and  quite  near 
to  the  business  portion  of  the  city. 

Ten  Days  Allowed  For  Search. 

Instruments  of  sale  at  purchaser's  expense;  a  deposit  of  10  per  cent,  of 
purchase  money  invariably  required  on  fall  of  hammer  or  announcement 
of  sale;  balance  of  cash  on  delivery  of  deed,  and  if  not  so  paid  {unless  for 
defective  title)  then  said  10  per  cent,  to  be  forfeited  and  sale  to  be  void; 
purchaser  to  pay  taxes  for  fiscal  yeir  of  1832-J3. 

For  further  particular  s  apply  to 

TEVIS  A  FISHER, 

14  PoM  St. 

-W-TTjJL,TJ±.2&   J".   ZDnSTQ-EiEi, 
Real  Estate  Auctioneer,  -   460-462  Eighth  Street,  Oakland,  Gal. 

EASTON,  ELDRIDGE  &  CO.,  638  Market  Street,  San  Francisco. 

GRAND    AUCTION    SALE 

OF 

30-ELEGANT  RESIDENCE   LOTS-30 

IN  THE 

Finest   Block  in  Oakland  ! 

By  Order  of  L  L  BRADBURY.  Esq. 

This  Entire  Block,  bounded  by   Tenth,    Twelfth,    Myrtle   and 
Filbert  Streets,  in  Subdivisions, 

SATURDAY, MARCH  26,  1892, 

At  9  o'clock  P.  M.,  on  the  Uround. 

Lots  30  to  35  feet  front  by  100  to  125  feet  deep,  beautifully  situated  in  the 
heart  of  the  city,  surrounded  by  magnificent  houses  on  all  sides.  Too 
much  cannot  be  said  in  describing  this  choice  property.  There  is  none 
better  in  Oakland.  The  neighborhood  is  the  best,  and  the  location  most 
convenient.  Only  Five  Minutes-  walk  from  Market-street  sta- 
tion. 
DO  NOT  FAIL  to  see  these  building  lots  before  day  of  sale. 

IXrsiAL  TERMS. 
One-fifth  <  ash  ;  balance  in  four  equal  yearly  payments,  with  iuterest 
at  8  per  cent  per  annum, 

WILLIAM  J.  DINGEE, 
4G0  and  -1G-4  Eighth  Street,  Oakland. 
Or,  E.  A.  HERON,  Broadway  and  Eleventh  Streets,  Oakland. 


Mar«-h   19,  1892. 


-\\    FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER, 


19 


OdI  ihe  greatest  evils  of  the  insurance  business  to-day  is  the 
so-called  smoke  damage.  Time  wa«  when  I  his  was  an  unknown 
quantity  in  the  adjustment  of  a  loss.  But  with  modern  years 
have  come  modern  tricks.  As  competition  becomes  keener  and 
as  the  struggle  for  business  supremacy  waxes  fiercer,  the  cunning 
and  ingenuity  of  the  unfittest  is  aroused  to  wickedness  that  would 
have  astonished  our  simple-minded  forefathers. 

A  still  alarm  may  be  turned  in,  and  the  fire  patrol  appear 
within  five  or  ten  minute",  and  without  the  assistance  of  the  fire 
department,  extinguish  an  incipient  fire.  To  all  appearances, 
the  loss  does  not  exceed  (100,  and  if  there  were  no  insurance  on 
the  property  the  owner  would  rate  bis  loss  at  about  that  figure. 
But,  being  insured,  and  seeing  an  opportunity  of  getting  some- 
thing for  nothing,  the  owner  at  once  makes  a  claim  for  many 
thousands  of  dollars  loss  by  smoke.  This  loss  is  usually  com- 
promised by  the  underwriters  at  about  one-fourth  of  the  claim 
and  virtually  ten  times  the  amount  of  damage  actually  sustained. 
If  the  adjuster  insists  on  a  fair  appraisement  he  is  met  immedi- 
ately with  one  of  the  clauses  in  the  policy  giving  the  assured  the 
right  to  ask  for  an  appraisement,  which  latter  usually  results 
disastrously  to  the  insurance  company,  and  in  addition  gives  the 
assured  the  opportunity  of  making  still  more  capital  out  of  the 
small  damage  sustained  by  advertising  a  forced  underwriter's  sale 
of  the  entire  stock,  when  in  fact  the  underwriter  has  paid  the 
claim  and  is  no  longer  interested  in  the  property.  There  should 
be  a  remedy  found  for  this  evil,  and  property  owners  should  be 
as  much  interested  in  finding  that  remedy  as  underwriters  them- 
selves. But  so  far  nothing  seems  to  have  been  found  which  gives 
much  promise  of  abating  the  smoke  damage  evil,  and  the  result 
is  that  the  honest  insurer  is  taxed  a  higher  rate  than  he  other- 
wise would  be  compelled  to  pay.  It  does  seem  a  little  strange 
that  the  Pacific  Insurance  Union,  being  composed  of  every  com- 
pany doing  business  on  the  coast,  cannot  find  some  method  of 
preventing  these  gigantic  steals. 

A  legal  contest  of  much  interest  to  life  underwriters  has  been 
commenced  in  the  Fresno  courts.  Mrs.  Rebecca  A.  Rawlings  has 
sued  the  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  for  $50,- 
000,  which  she  alleges  to  be  the  amount  of  the  policy  carried  by 
her  late  husband.  The  widow  contends  that  in  October  of  1890 
her  husband,  John  8.  Rawlings,  applied  to  the  insurance  com- 
pany for  a  policy  in  the  above  named  sum.  In  payment  of  the 
first  year's  premium  Rawlings  gave  the  insurance  company 
$1,051  50,  which  was  accepted  and  the  policy  issued.  Rawlings 
died  before  the  expiration  of  the  first  year.  The  insurance  com- 
pany claims  that  Rawlings'  insurance  was  never  formally  effected, 
for  the  reason  that  the  deceased  refused  to  accept  the  policy.  The 
case  will  be  hotly  contested. 

Stockton  is  crying  loudly  for  reduced  rates.  As  she  has  an  ex- 
cellent fire  department,  that  has  only  recently  been  strengthened 
considerably,  there  is  every  probability  that  the  P.  I.  U.  will 
come  down  a  peg  or  two  for  that  thriving  city. 

Manager  O.  F.  Mullens,  of  the  Pacific  Coast  branch  of  the  Com- 
mercial Union  Insurance  Company  of  London,  has  appointed  C. 
L.  Hawk  to  the  agency  at  Sacramento,  vice  the  late  W.  C. 
Felch. 

Wednesday  afternoon  the  Fire  Commissioners  voted  to  rein- 
state the  chemical  engines  and  water  tower  into  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment's service.  Underwriters  are  exceedingly  glad  thereat.  For 
nearly  a  month,  now,  these  most  useful  devices  have  been  out  of 
commission,  and  it  is  an  exceedingly  fortunate  fact  that  some  great 
conflagration,  which  could  not  be  handled  successfully  without 
them,  has  not  occurred.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  Auditor  Smiley 
will  not  be  able  to  rake  up  any  more  technicalities  with  which  to 
scare  property-owners.  His  great  mind  must  rest  easier  now 
that  the  majors,  and  captains,  and  commodores  have  all  been 
killed  off,  and  plain  firemen  have  taken  their  places. 


IN  accounting  for  the  tightness  of  money  in  Mexico  some 
of  the  bankers  there,  men  of  long  experience,  and  cau- 
tious in  their  statements,  consider  that  it  is  principally  due  to 
the  fact  that  great  numbers  of  rancheros,  coffee  cultivators  and 
producers  of  other  crops  bury  their  money,  trusting  to  the  earth 
as  to  a  bank  In  this  respect  Mexico  is  compared  to  India,  which 
is  a  bottomless  well  for  silver  and  gold.  The  amount  of  money 
buried  every  year  in  Mexico  is  difficult  to  compute,  but  conserv- 
ative bankers  estimate  that  several  millions  of  dollars  disappear 
thus  annually. 

"  The  Mumm,"at  109  O'Farrell  Street,  is  one  of  the  handsomest, 
most  hospitable,  most  satisfying  bars  in  the  city.  Ever  since  its  open- 
ing it  has  constantly  drawn  custom  and  now  receives  the  patronage 
of  thousands  of  the  connoisseurs  in  liquors  that  the  city  boasts. 
Gentlemen  who  may  not  yet  have  clinked  their  glasses  over  its  pol- 
ished bar  should  make  it  a  point  to  visit  "  The  Mumm." 


FOR  THE   PARLOR. 


We  strongly  recommend  the  Celebrated 
SMITH'S  MOQUETTES  as  the  most  de- 
sirable Carpets  obtainable.  They  are 
HIGHLY  ARTISTIC  IN  DESIGN, 
BEAUTIFUL  in  COLORING,  of  GREAT 
DURABILITY,  AND  MODERATE  IN 
PRICE. 

Made  also  in  patterns  suitable  for 
Halls,  Libraries,  Dining-Rooms  and 
Chambers.  This  season's  patterns  are 
exceptionally  Fine. 

W.  &  J.  SLOANE  &  CO., 

CARPETS,  FURNITURE,  UPHOLSTERY, 

641-647  Market  Street. 

ART    AUCTION! 

THE 

FAMOUS 
GUMP 
COLLECTION 

OF 

MODERN 

EUROPEAN 

PAINTINGS 

AT  PUBLIC  SALE  TO 
THE  HIGHEST  BID- 
DER, 

Every  Afternoon  at  2  and  Every  Evening  at  8  o'clock, 


At 


IRVING    HALL, 


139  Post  Street 

and  continuing  each  afternoon  from  2  to  3, 
and  evenings  from  8  to  lO  o'clock,  until  "Wed- 
nesday evening,  March  23d. 


MR.  B.  SCOTT,  Jr., 


Of  New  York, 

AUCTIONEER. 


ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Crown     Point    Gold    and    Silver    Mining    Company, 
Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.   Loca- 
tion of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  15th  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment.  No.  57,  of  Fifty  (50)  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable  im- 
mediately in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
company,  room  3,  331  Pine  street,  Stock  Exchange  Building,  San  Francisco, 
Calfornia. 
Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Nine'eenth  Day  of  April,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  tenth  day  of  May,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

F  JAMES  NEWLANDS,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  3,  331  Pine  street,  Stock  Exchange  Building,  San  Francis- 
co, California. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  19,  1892. 


BASEBALL    NEWS. 


A  WEEK  from  to-day  the  voice  of  the  umpire  will  again  be 
heard  on  the  diamonds  of  the  California  League.  Under  re- 
cent changes  in  the  rules,  the  duties  of  this  official  will  be  less 
arduous,  and  managers  and  players  will  have  fewer  excuses  for 
making  unreasonable  objections  to  his  decisions.  Hereafter, 
non-playing  managers  will  not  be  permitted  during  a  game  to  oc- 
cupy seats  on  the  players'  benches.  The  captains  of  teams  will 
be  permitted  to  call  in  question  a  decision  of  the  umpire  only 
when  the  decision  involves  the  construction  of  a  playing  rule. 
This  season  the  teams  will  start  out  stronger  than  any  previous 
year  of  the  league.  With  the  exception  of  the  San  Jose 
team,  all  the  clubs  will  have  new  faces.  Should  the  games 
played  during  the  first  month  show  that  the  champions  of 
1891  are  too  slow  for  the  company  of  the  other  nines, 
weak  spots  in  the  team  will  be  strengthened.  Which  is  the 
strongest  or  weakest  team  in  the  League  can  only  be  determined 
after  they  all  have  played  a  few  games  against  each  other.  The 
San  Jose  and  Oakland  teams  wiil  open  the  season  in  this  city 
next  Saturday.  On  the  same  day  the  season  will  be  opened  in 
Los  Angeles  by  the  club  of  that  city  and  the  San  Franciscos.  The 
same  clubs  will  play  the  next  day  at  the  same  places.  Players 
from  the  Olympic  and  Reliance  Clubs,  the  Berkeley  and  Stanford 
Universities  and  St.  Mary's  College  have  organized  an  amatenr 
baseball  league,  to  play  on  Saturday  afternoons.  No  one  will  be 
allowed  to  play  in  the  games  unless  he  is  a  member  of  one  of  these 
institutions.  Should  they  adhere  to  this  plan  the  league  will  be 
reasonably  successful,  particularly  as  no  admission  will  be  charged 
to  attend  the  games,  and  it  is  proposed  to  have  ex-professional 
catchers.  This  will  give  Pop.  Swett,  Stevens  and  Chick  Speer  a 
chance  to  earn  a  few  dollars,  and  at  the  same  time  remain  in  the 
baseball  world.  For  the  first  season,  during  the  eight  or  nine 
years,  there  will  be  no  minor  or  semi-professional  baseball  league. 
Heretofore  President  Mone,  of  the  major  league,  has  every  sea- 
son organized  and  piloted  the  minor  league  through  the  seasons. 
This  year  protracted  sickness  which  confined  him  to  his  home  has 
prevented  his  devoting  any  attention  to  the  minors.  So  far  as 
baseball  is  concerned,  Santa  Rosa,  Napa,  and  Vallejo  will  have  to 
jog  along  as  best  they  can.  President  Mone  has  selected  the 
Spalding  ball  as  the  official  ball  of  the  California  League. 

AN    INTERESTING    COMMUNICATION. 

THE  Lady  Analysts  of  California  address  the  following  com- 
munication to  the  housewives  of  this  city: 

"  The  Lady  Analysts  of  this  State  address  this  communication 
to  the  housewives  of  our  native  section  relative  to  an  impor- 
tant matter,  which  concerns  them  equally  with  ourselves: 

In  this  city  and  other  cities  we  have  honestly  and  successfully 
exposed  food  adulterations,  and  taught  methods  for  their  speedy 
and  accurate  detection.  For  having  shown  that  the  Royal  Bak- 
ing Powder  contains  <  concealed  ammonia  '  we  have  excited  the 
wrath  of  its  manufacturers. 

Hence,  the  Royal  Baking  Powder  Company  is  spitefully  and 
maliciously  attacking  us  and  our  work  by  publishing  in  the  news- 
papers reading  notices  under  such  headings  as  '  Fraud  Exposed,' 
*  Defrauding  Housekeepers,'  •  8neak  Thieves,'  '  Tramps,'  <  House- 
keeping Pests,'  and  other  scurrilous  names  equally  untrue  and 
unjust.  False  assertions  are  made  as  to  our  individual  character 
and  our  technical  work.  This  is  done  with  the  sinister  view  of 
misleading  the  public  into  not  seeing  us  make  the  tests  which 
develop  the  concealed  ammonia  in  all  its  noxiousness. 

Aa  between  the  honesty  of  our  methods  and  those  of  the 
Royal  Baking  Powder  Company,  we  leave  that  to  be  judged  by 
the  many  thousand  fair-minded  and  intelligent  persons  all  over 
the  State  who  have  viewed  our  tests  and  heard  our  talk  upon 
adulteration.  Having  truth  on  our  side,  we  wield  a  most 
powerful  weapon  for  public  good  as  against  the  falsehoods  and 
slanders  uttered  by  unscrupulous  manufacturers  of  adulterated 
food  articles.  Lady  Analysts." 

CAPTAIN  SALMON,  of  the  steamer  Wellington,  likes  to  relate 
some  tales  of  the  sea  while  his  good  ship  is  alongside  the 
wharf.  The  big  run  of  salmon  on  the  Columbia  river  is  aufavorite 
topic  with  Captain  Salmon.  That  gallant  sailor  does  not  hesi- 
tate to  make  his  stories  strong,  to  tickle  the  palate  of  the  lands- 
men. "The  fish  are  pretty  thick  in  that  big  river,"  says  the 
Captain,  reflectively.  "I  remember  on  my  last  trip  shooting  a 
duck  and  sending  my  dog  after  him.  Well,  sir,  that  dog  got  the 
duck  and  actually  waded  ashore  on  the  backs  of  the  salmon. 
Waded  ashore,  gentlemen,  without  wetting  his  feet." 

THE  January  clean-up  from  the  gravel  claim  of  the  Bald 
Mountain  Extension  Company  of  Sierra  county,  was  valued 
at  $8,453.12.  One  hundred  and  seventy-nine  ounces  of  gold  were 
produced  in  the  first  week  of  February. 

When  a  man  drinks  whiskey  he  wants  the  best  to  be  had  in  thr 
market.  For  this  reason  J.  F.  Cutter's  famous  Old  Bourbon  is  evet 
popular,  for  its  excellence  as  a  whiskey  is  so  well  established  tha. 
connoisseurs  think  of  drinking  only  this  brand.  The  fame  of  .T.  F. 
Cutter's  Old  Bourbon  is  so  well  spread  that  the  whiskey  needs  no 
praise.    It  does  its  own  work. 


TO    THE    PUBLIC. 

All  the  reserve  stock 

OfthelXL, 

924  to  928  Market  Street, 

Is  now  on  sale. 

A  final  inventory 

Has  been  made, 

And  while  the  Trustee 

Has  the  option  of 

Disposing  of  the  merchandise 

IN  BULK, 

He  has  elected  to 

Distribute  it  to 

The  public 

At  the  same  price 

That  he  could 

Dispose  of  it  all 

To  one  party. 

The  prices  on  all  the  goods 

Have  been  placed 

At  phenomenally  low  figures, 

To  insure  a  speedy  clearance. 

J.    C.    MAYNARD, 

TRUSTEE. 


March  19,  1892. 


BAN  PRANCI8CO  NEWS  LETTER 


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A    CABINET    PICTfKK  i  AIM,    •  Lyrita." 


Do  you  reinetub*r  how   that   night  wan  sweet  ? 

You  called  it  sweet  ami  something  more  as  well, 
Tbe  fine  white  moon  bra  rv«  drifted  at  our  feet. 

And  nestled  in  each   Mower's   trembling  bell. 

The  hollowed  waves  came  creeping  to  the  beach, 
And  broke  there  with  a  joyful  sound  at  last. 

i  remember  how  there  was  no  speech  ? 
No  need  for  that.     Our  heart-beats  throbbed  too  fast. 

A  noti]  white  falling  star  shot  through  tbe  gray. 

You  bid  me  "  vrlsfa  I      before  it  could  depart. 
Do  you  remember  bow  I  answered,  "  Nay  ?  " 

Because  there  was  no  wish  left  in  my  heart. 


BAKING     POWDER 
In  the  New   York  Legislature. 

THE  following,  taken  from  The  OH,  Paint  and  Drug  Reporter,  re- 
fers to  a  new  bill    just    introduced    in   the  Legislature  of  New 
York  State: 

"  Tbe  latest  development  in  the  baking  powder  war,  is  the  introduction 
of  a  billin  the  Legislature  of  this  State,  ro>|iiiring  all  packages  of  baking 
powder  which  contain  ammonia  to  be  branded  with  a  statement  of  that 
fact  in  large  type  on  the  label. 

Now.  while  the  ammonia  conteutiou  is  nu,  why  cannot  the  law  give  the 
public  the  benefit  of  the  doubt  ?  Wholly  unprejudiced  people  are  certainly 
not  willing  to  be  dosed  with  the  substance  acknowledged  as  a  poison, 
simply  because  scientists,  some  of  whom  are  not  even  physiologists,  dis- 
agree as  to  its  potency." 

A  similar  bill  was  introduced  last  April,  but  it  is  shrewdly  sur- 
mised that  the  influence  of  interested  parties  prevented  its  pas- 
sage. Tbe  provisions  of  the  present  bill  are  so  just  that  it  proba- 
bly will  soon  become  a  law. 

This  will  be  welcome  news  to  tbe  manufacturers  of  pure  Cream 
of  Tartar  baking  powders,  the  most  prominent  of  whom  is  the 
Price  Baking  Powder  Co.,  of  Chicago  and  St.  Louis,  makers  of 
Dr.  Price's  Cream  Baking  Powder,  who  have  always  made  a 
strictly  pure  Cream  of  Tartar  powder,  notwithstanding  the 
temptations  of  adulteration  suggested  by  the  enormous  profits 
realized  by  a  large  New  York  concern  which  uses  ammonia,  and 
advertises  its  powder  as  strictly  pure,  by  means  of  garbled  official 
reports  and  certificates  signed  by  its  own  employes,  dubbed  pro- 
fessor, doctor  or  government  chemist,  as  fancy  may  dictate. 

A  bill  compelling  alum  powders  to  be  conspicuously  labelled  as 
such,  already  exists  in  Minnesota,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  in  tbe  in- 
terest of  tbe  consumer  that  similar  laws  will  soon  be  enacted  in 
other  States,  for  ammonia  as  well  as  alum. 

The  following  powders  known  to  contain  either  ammonia  or 
alum,  or  both,  will  be  affected  by  the  proposed  legislation: 

Royal,  Pearl,  Calumet,  Chicago  Yeast,  Forest  City,  One  Spoon  (Tay- 
lor's), Bon  Bon,  Kenton,  Echo,  Snow  Puff,  Unrivalled,  YarnalVs  One 
Spoon,  Shephard's  Economical,  Crown,  Clymax,  Hercules,  Monarch, 
New  Era,  Snow  Ball. 


SOME    MILITARY    DOGS. 


A  FRENCH  paper,  The  Petit  Journal,  has  published  a  roll  of 
honor  of  celebrated  dogs  which  have  distinguished  themselves 
in  war.  This  is  not  inappropriate,  considering  that  the  dog  has 
been  pressed  into  military  service.  For  instance,  there  was  Bob, 
the  mastiff  of  the  Grenadier  Guards,  which  made  the  Crimean 
campaign  with  that  gallant  corps;  and  also  White-paw  "  Palte 
Blanche,"  a  brave  French  ally  of  Bob,  that  made  the  same  cam- 
paign with  the  116  of  the  line,  and  was  wounded  in  defending 
the  flag.  Another,  Moustache,  was  entered  on  the  strength  of  his 
regiment  as  entitled  to  a  grenadier's  rations.  The  barber  of  his 
company  had  orders  to  clip  and  comb  him  once  a  week.  This 
gallant  animal  received  a  bayonet  thrust  at  Marengo,  and  recov- 
ered a  flag  at  Austerlitz.  Marshal  Lannes  had  Moustache  dec- 
orated with  a  medal  attached  to  his  neck  by  a  red  ribbon.  Corps 
de  Garde,  a  Norval  among  dogs,  followed  a  soldier  to  Marengo, 
was  wounded  at  Austerlitz,  and  perished  in  the  retreat  from 
Russia.  The  6th  of  the  Guard  had  a  military  mastiff  named 
Misere,  which  wore  three  white  stripes  sewn  on  his  black  hair. 
We  have  also  to  name  Pompon,  of  the  48th  Bedouins,  the  best 
sentry  of  the  baggage  train;  Loutoute,  a  Crimean  heroine;  Mit- 
raille,  killed  at  Inkerman  by  a  shell;  Moffino,  that  saved  his 
master  in  Russia,  and  was  lost,  or  lost  himself,  but  found  his  way 
along  from  Moscow  to  Milan,  his  first  dwelling-place.  The  most 
remarkable,  however,  was  the  last,  an  English  harrier  named 
Mustapha,  which  went  into  action  with  his  English  comrades  at 
Fontenoy,  and,  we  are  seriously  told,  »  remained  alone  by  a  field- 
piece  after  the  death  of  the  gunner,  his  master,  clapped  the  match 
to  the  touch-hole  of  the  cannon,  and  thus  killed  seventy  soldiers ;  " 
and  it  is  further  added  that  Mustapha  was  presented  to  King 
George  II.  and  rewarded  with  a  pension  alimentam. 


Shainwald,  Buckbee  &  Co.,  Real  Estate  Agents,  make  a  specialty 
of  taking  full  charge  of  property  for  absentee  owners.  Houses  rented, 
rents  collected,  real  estate  bought  and  sold  on  commission.  Office, 
407-409  Montgomery  street. 


TO 


MANUFACTURERS,    BREWERS, 


ELECTRIC    LIGHT     COMPANIES. 

An  opportunity  is  now  ottered  to  secure  at  a  bargain  aline  site, 
building  and  valuable  machinery  for  almost  any  manufacturing 
business  or  brewery.  The  California  Street  Cable  Railroad  Com- 
pany is  desirous  of  disposing  of  the  power-house  property,  south- 
east corner  of  California  and  Larkin  Streets,  used  prior  to  the 
erection  of  the  present  building. 

Tbe  improvements  consist  of  a  solidly  constructed  3-story  frame 
building,  the  east  and  south  walls  being  brick.  It  has  a  maHsive 
foundation,  capable  of  withstanding  heavy  vibrations  of  any  ma- 
chinery likely  to  be  required  in  the  conduct  of  a  manufacturing 
or  other  entsrprise,  and  a  high  {19  feet)  basement,  extending  un- 
der the  entire  building  and  sidewalk,  making  the  building  es- 
pecially desirable  for  a  brewery.  As  a  central  power-house  for 
an  electric  light  company  it  could  be  utilized  to  great  advantage. 

The  lot  has  a  frontage  of  87J  feet  on  California  street  and  a 
depth  of  70J  feet  on  Larkin  street. 

The  following  machinery  in  place  will  also  be  sold  at  a  sacrifice: 

2  Porter-Allen  22x36  300-horse-power  vertical  engines. 

3  boilers,  75  to  80-horse-power  each. 
2  Wilcox  pumps. 

1  Llewllyn  heater. 

All  in  first-class  condition. 

Terms  will  be  made  easy  if  an  object  to  purchaser. 

For  price  and  further  particulars  apply  to 

McAfee,  Baldwin  &  Hammond, 

10  MONTGOMERY  STREET. 
MT,  VERNON  COMPANY,  BALTIMORE. 

K^-The  undersigned  having  been  appointed  AGENTS  FOR  THE 
PACIFIC  COAST  for  the  sale  of  the  manufactures  of  above  company,  have 
now  in  store: 

SAIL     DUCK— ALL     NUMBERS; 
HYDRAULIC— ALL     NUMBERS; 
DRAPER    AND     WAGON     DUCK, 
From  30  to  120  inches  wide;  and  a  Complete  Assortment  of  All  Qualities 

28^-INCH    DUCK,    FROM    7    OZS.   TO    16    OZS.,    Inclusive. 
MURPHY,     GRANT     &    CO. 

A.    LUSK   &   CO., 

122  DAVIS  STREET,  SAN   FRANCISCO. 
Packers  of  the  following  celebrated  brands: 
CELEBRATED  LUSK    BRANDS, 

J.    LUSK    CANNING    COMPANY, 

SAN    LORENZO    PACKING  CO 

HENRY  C.  HYDE 

ATTORNEY      AND      COUNSELOR  -  AT  -  LAW. 

MICROSCOPICAL     EXAMINER 

Of  Handwriting,  luks,  Papers,  etc.,  in  the  Detection  of  Forgeries, 

Counterfeits  and  Imitations. 

41 IX  CALIFORNIA  STREET,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  10,  1892. 


B^.35TKIS_ 


IN  the  new  edition  of  "  Familiar  Quotations  "  are  a  lot  of  fami- 
liar sayings  traced  away  back  to  Greece  and  Egypt.  A  new 
author  by  the  name  of  Pilpay  figures  in  this  edition.  He  was  a 
Brahmin,  and  he  lived  several  centuries  before  Christ.  Writing  in 
some  early  dialect  of  Sanscrit,  he  deliberately,  and  with  the  most 
horrible  heathen  depravity,  stole  some  of  the  best  sayings  of  Her- 
rick,  Shakespeare,  Butler,  Cibber  and  others.  He  was  bold  enough 
to  appropriate  such  modern  sayings  as  "  What  is  bred  in  the  bone 
will  never  come  out  of  the  flesh,"  "Possession  is  the  strongest 
tenure  of  the  law,"  and  so  on.  Hesiod,  who  wrote  In  the  seventh 
century  before  Christ,  was  another  of  these  antique  plagiarists. 
Theognis,  Aeschylus,  Sophocles,  Euripides,  Plautus,  Terei  ce  and 
many  others  were  great  suppliers  of  modern  familiar  quotations. 
Every  time  you  say  «  hence  these  tears,"  «<  the  flower  of  youth," 
*<  I  do  not  care  one  straw,"  "  with  presence  of  mind,"  or  any  one 
of  several  other  things  equally  familiar,  you  are  simply  quoting 
Terence,  who  died  159  years  before  Christ.  All  the  way  through 
be  is  as  modern  as  Mr.  Howells.  Here  is  one  of  his  sayings,  and 
after  it  is  quoted  nothing  more  need  be  said:  "  In  fine,  nothing  is 
said  now  that  has  not  been  said  before."        — Boston  Transcript. 

Democratic  America  contains  many  people  who  are  proud  of 
their  descent  from  foreign  kings,  and  perhaps  their  pride  is  par- 
donable when  so  stern  a  champion  of  popular  rights  as  John 
Randolph,  of  Roanoke,  was  accustomed  to  vaunt  his  lineage  from 
an  Indian  Princess.  Congressman  Springer  has  recently  made 
the  discovery  that  his  ancestry  extends  back  to  Egbert,  the  early 
English  king,  and  beyond  him  to  Charlemagne.  A  royal  ancestry 
is  one  of  the  valued  inheritances  of  the  Maryland  Carrolls,  the 
Bonapartes  and  of  President  Harrison,  whose  line  runs  back  to 
Alfred  the  Great.  Two  other  long-removed  descendants  of  Alfred 
are  Mrs.  Hugh  McKittrick  and  Mrs.  Chester  H.  Krum,  of  St. 
Louis;  and  Mrs.  Shane,  of  Chicago,  is,  from  all  accounts,  a  grand- 
daughter of  George  III.  of  England.  It  is  interesting  in  connection 
with  the  pride  of  pedigree  existing  in  others  to  compare  the  ab- 
sence of  it  in  that  modest  Virginia  gentleman  who  might  be  Lord 
Fairfax  if  he  chose  to  claim  the  title. 

An  anecdote  is  being  told,  which  is  not  very  new,  of  two  gen- 
tlemen who,  believing  it  almost  impossible  to  mention  any  sub- 
ject in  Mr.  Gladstone's  presence  with  which  he  would  not  be 
more  or  less  familiar,  conspired  to  dine  at  the  house  of  a  friend 
with  the  proposed  victim,  and  after  arguing  together  upon  a  sub- 
ject of  extraordinary  abstruseness  (which  both  had  read  up  in  an 
old  periodical),  to  refer  to  the  great  separatist  for  his  decision.  Be- 
fore the  climax  of  the  discussion  was  reached  Mr.  Gladstone  in- 
terrupted with  the  remark :  <•  I  observe  that  you  are  discussing  a 
subject  upon  which  I  wrote  for  a  review  some  time  ago."  The 
story  is  of  course  true;  but  did  Mr.  Gladstone  write  the  article,  or 
was  it  merely  the  ruse  of  the  Old  Parliamentary  Hand  V  Per- 
haps only  the  gentleman  who  gave  the  dinner  party,  and  who 
was  in  the  secret,  can  tell. 

The  Hapsbnrgs  are  by  far  the  richest  among  the  reigning  families 
of  Europe.  When  the  fortifications  of  Vienna  were  demolished 
between  1858  and  1865,  the  land  which  was  occupied  by  the  walls, 
the  glacis  and  the  circumjacent  "  military  periphery,"  was  divided 
by  arbitration  between  the  State,  the  City  of  Vienna  and  the 
Crown.  The  Crown  property  turned  out — not  unnaturally,  per- 
haps— to  be  the  most  valuable.  All  the  houses  built  on  it  found 
tenants  able  to  pay  high  rents,  and  now  the  Empress  of  Austria 
derives  from  this  source  alone  about  £600.000  a  year.  The  private 
fortune  of  the  Emperor  may  be  reckoned  at  about  £2,000,000  a 
year. 

The  late  Sir  George  Campbell  was  noted  for  sayings  that  have 
out-rivaled  those  of  the  celebrated  Mrs.  Malaprop.  Once,  during 
a  debate  in  the  House  of  Commons  on  some  military  question 
connected  with  India,  Sir  George  solemnly  declared  that  "  the  pale 
face  of  the  British  soldier  formed  the  backbone  of  the  Indian 
Army."  On  another  occasion,  when  Sir  George  Campbell  was  en- 
gaged in  denouncing  some  administrative  scandals,  he  told  the 
House  that  "  serious  as  were  the  allegations  be  had  already  made, 
they  were— in  comparison  with  those  that  he  had  still  to  make — 
a  mere  fieabite  in  the  ocean  I  " 

Of  the  festive  disposition  of  Scotch  gentlemen  of  the  old  school 
many  good  stories  have  been  told,  but  few  better,  we  think,  than 
that  just  related  by  Mr.  Andrew  Lang  of  his  great-great-grand- 
father, who,  while  making  merry  with  his  friends  on  one  occasion, 
was  interrupted  by  a  strange  noise.  The  "  gude-wife  "  explained 
that  it  was  only  some  chickens  being  hatched,  which  she  had  set 
when  the  gentlemen  came  in,  thus  showing,  as  Mr.  Lang  remarks, 
that  they  had  "  only  "  been  at  it  for  three  weeks! 

Mothers  be  Sure  and  Use  "Mrs.  Wiuslow's  Soothing  Syrup"  for  your 
children  while  Teething.    Price,  25  cents  a  bottle. 


BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA,  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Capital  $3,000,000  00 

Surplus 1,000,000  00 

Undivided  Profits (July  1st,  1890) 3,275,919  48 

WM.  ALVOED,  President. 

Thomab  Beown. Cashier  |  B.  Murray,  Jr  . .  .  Assistant  Cashier 

Irving  F.  Moulton,  2nd  Assistant  Cashier. 

CORRESPONDENTS  : 

NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  Bank  of  California;  B03TON— Tremont 
National  Bank;  CHICAGO— Union  National  Bank;  ST.  LOUIS— Boatman's 
Bank;  NEW  ZEALAND— The  Bank  of  New  Zealand.  Correspondent  in 
London— Messrs.  N.  M.  Rothschild  &  Sons.  Correspondents  in  India,  China, 
Japan  and  Australia. 

The  Bank  has  Agencies  at  Virginia  City,  and  Correspondents  in  all  the 
principal  Mining  Districts  and  Interior  Towns  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Letters  of  Credit  issued,  available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Draw  direct 
on  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  New  Orleans,  Denver,  Salt  Lake, 
Cincinnati,  Portland.O.,  Los  Angeles,  London,  Dublin,  Paris,  Berlin,  Bremen, 
Hamburg,  Frankfort-on-the-Mafn,  Antwerp,  Amsterdam,  Copenhagen,  Stock- 
holm, Christiana,  Locarno,  Melbourne,  Sydney,  Auckland,  Hongkong 
Shanghai,  Yokohama.  Genoa,  and  all  citieB  in  Italy  and  Switzerland. 

THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK, 

.IV.  W.  Corner  Sansome  and  Bush  Streets. 

Established  1870.  U.  S.  Depositary. 

CAPITAL  (PAID   UP) $1,600,000 

SURPLUS.     $500,0001  UNDIVIDED   PROFITS $166,000 

8.  G.  MURPHY. President  I  E.  D.  MORGAN Cashier 

JAMES  MOPFITT....Vice-PreBident|GEO.  W.  KLINE Ass't Cashier 

DIRECTORS: 

Geo.  A.  Low,  George  C.  Perkins,  8.  G.  Murphy, 

N.  Van  Bergen,  James  D.  Phelan,  James  Moffitt. 

Thomas  Jennings,  John  A.  Hooper,  J.  D.  Harvey. 

A  Oeueral  Banking  Business  Transacted. 
SAFE    DEPOSIT    DEPARTMENT, 
JAMES  K.  LYNCH,  Manager, 
Safes  to  rent  from  $5  to  ¥100  per  anuum  (under  the  exclusive  control  of 
tho  renter),  for  the  care  of  all  valuables.    Trunks  and  Packages  taken  on 
storage.    A  specialty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a.  m.  to  6  p.  m. 

LONDON  AND  SAN  FRANCISCO  BANK,  Limited. 

Authorized  Capital $3,500,000     I     Capital  paid  up 2.480,000 

Reserve 395,000 

San  Francisco  Office.  424  California  St.  I  London  Office 73  Lombard  St., E.  C 

Portland  Branch,  48  First  St.    Tacoma  Branch.  1006  A  Street. 

Man  ARTHUR  SCRIVENER:  Assistant  Manager,  WILLIAM        EEL 

Cashier,   GUSTAV  FRIEDERICH. 

LONDON  BANKERS— Bank  of  England  and  London  Joint  Stock  Bank, 
NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

This  Bank  is  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex- 
change Business  in  London  and  San  Francisco,  and  between  said  citieB  and 
all  parts  of  the  world. 

~  THE  SATMR  ^MKI^MMPANYT" 

Capital  $1,250,000. 

Successor  to  Sather  &  Co.,  Established  1851,  San  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON  President 

J.  L.  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  S.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

Directors:  Chas.  Main,  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  Wm.  P.  Johnson, 
C.  F.  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K.  Wilson. 

Agents:  New  York — Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.  Boston— Downer  &  Co. 
Philadelphia— Drexel  &  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  National  Bank.  St.  Louis— The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City— First  National  Bank.  London— Brown, 
Shipley  &  Co.    Paris— Drexel,  Harjes  &  Co. 

WELLS,  FAR60  &  COMPANY— BANKING^DEPARTMEHT. 

M.  E.  Corner  Sansome  and  Salter  Streets. 
SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 

CPITIL  $     500,000.00 

SURPLUS  5,488.393.72 

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS *    5,988,393~00 

DIRECTORS: 
Lloyd  Tevls,  President :  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chas.  F.  Crocker.  J.  C.  Fargo,  Oliver Eldridge,  Wm.  Norris,  Geo.  B.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  Wadswortn,  CaBhier. 
Receive  Deposits,  issues  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Bankin 
Business. 

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND  DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS PORTCOSTA,  California. 

Storage  Capacity,  100,000  Tuns.      Regular    Warehouse   lor  San 
Francisco  Produce  Exchange  Call  Board. 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  handling  and  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  and  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  and  smutty  Wheat. 

Money  advanced  at  lowest ratesof  iuterestou  Grain  stored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  sold, 
if  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  of  the  Company,  202  Sansome  St..  over  the  Anglo-California  Bank. 

THE  CROCKER-WOOLWORTH  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

822     PINE     STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL 11,000,000. 

DIRECTORS: 
CHAS.  F.  CROCKER,  |  E.  H.  MILLER,  Jk. 

R.  C.  WOOLWORTH Pbesident. 

W.  E.  BROWN Vice-Pbbsidbnt. 

WM.  H.  CROCKER Cashieb 

~  SECURITY  SAVINGS  BANK. 

Guarantee  Capital $800,000 

OFFICERS: 

President.      ...JEROME  LINCOLN  I  Secretary S.  L.  ABBOT.  Jr. 

Vice-President  W.  S.  JONES  I  Attorney SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

OFFICE— No.  228  Montgomery  Street.  San  Francisco. 


10,  1892. 


S\V  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER, 


28 


BANKS. 


MARCH  WINDS  AND  APRIL  SHOWERS.'-fmnt  I/..lit'<. 

Lively  Marniaduke  March,  very  early  in  spring. 

Must  have  climbed  out  of  bed  the  wrong  way, 
For  he  flustered  and  blustered  and  stormed  all  around 

Quite  ill-natured  and  surly  all  day. 
Pretty  Millicent  April,  his  playmate  next  door, 

Tbroagb  the  fence  peeped,  with  face  bright  and  fair, 
But  drew  back,  greatly  startled,  exclaiming,  "Ob,  dear, 

He's  as  mad  as  the  maddest  March  hare! 
•Still.  I'll  venture  once  more  to  invite  bim   to  play 

While  the  sun  brightly  shines  from  the  skies." 
But  he  threw  things  around  with  menacing  threats. 

And  Hong  handfuls  of  dust  in  her  eyes. 
Like  a  shower  of  rain,  thick  and  fast  fell  her  tears, 

And  the  sun  behind  clouds  hid    bis  face. 
Then  her  mood  quickly  changed.     Gayly  dancing  she  sang— 

Like  a  rainbow  in  beauty  and    grace — 
■  •I  will  pelt  him  with  flowers,  subdue  his  wild  wrath; 

I  will  conquer  this  lion  with  smiles." 
Purest  snowdrops  and  violets  fell  at  his  feet, 

Like  a  lamb  he  succumbed  to  her  wiles. 
Thus  they  playfully  frolicked  from  morning   till  night, 

And  so  merrily  sped  the  gay  hours 
That  one  morn  they  awoke  to  find  violets  gone 

And  the  ground  all  bedecked  with  May  flowers. 

UPON    A    MONDAY    MORNINQ—  Toum  Topics. 

It  chanced  upon  a  breezy  day, 

More  like  to  March  than  autumn; 
The  chaps  whose  hats  were  whisked  away 

Ran  hard  before  they  caught  'em. 
'Twas  after  one  of  these  brief  spurts 

(My  tile  still  needs  re-blocking), 
I  saw,  mid  wildly-flapping  skirts— 

I  saw  her  shapely  stocking  I 

My  eyes  would  certainly  have  sought 

The  opposite  direction; 
But  I  had  little  time  for  thought 

Or  serious  reflection; 
Before  me  flashed  her  silken  hose— 

I  marked    the  lovely  clocking; 
Does  she  feel  angry  if  she  knows 

I  saw  her  shapely  stocking? 

Boys,  ask  not  was  her  ankle  small, 

Or  if  she  blushed,  for  really 
She  had  no  need  to  blush  at  all: 

Her  foot  was  graceful,  clearly; 
And  girls,  you  need  not  pout  and  cry 

That  it  was  simply  shocking, 
'Twas  on  the  line,  hung  out  to  dry, 

I  saw  her  shapely  stocking  1 

TO-MORROW.— Philip  Bourke  Marston.—A  Last  Earnest. 

I  said  "To-morrow!"  one  bleak,  winter  day, 
"To-morrow  I  will  live  my  life  anew," 
And  still  "To-morrow!"  while   the  winter  grew 
To  Spring,  and  yet  I  dallied  by  the  way, 
And  sweet,  dear  Sins  still  held  me  in  their  sway. 

"To-morrowl"  I  said,  while  summer  days  wore  through; 
" To-morrow  1"  while  chill  autumn  round  me  drew; 
And  so  my  soul  remained  the  sweet  Sins'  prey. 
So  pass  the  years,  and,  still,  perpetually, 

I  cry,  "  To-morrow  will  I  flee  each  while — 
To-morrow,  surely,  shall  my  soul  stand  free, 
Safe  from  the  syren  voices  that  beguile!" 
But  Death  waits  by  me,  with  a  mocking  smile, 
And  whispers,  "Yea!     To-morrow,  verily!" 

A   SKETCH.— Kathleen  Kavanagh  in  New  Orleans  Picayune. 

Your  eyes  are  blue  as  bluebird's  wing; 
As  sweet  your  voice  as  what  they  sing. 
Your  lips  are  red— as  red,  sweetheart, 
As  petals  yet  unblown  apart. 
Your  wealth  of  hair  as  light  and  fine 
As  prisoned  braids  of  soft  sunshine. 
Alike  your  dainty  form  and  face, 
Of  perfect  mold  and  faultless  grace. 
Your  heart  as  pure  and   spotless  quite 
As  yonder  calla  lilly  white. 


BANK    OF    BRITISH    COLUMBIA. 

Incorporated  by  Kovni  Charter. 

CAPITAL  PAID  UP  $3.000, )00 

RESERVE  FOND  ....  1,000, )00 

Southeast  corner  Both  aud  9iu»nrac  Street*. 

HEAD  OFFICE     GO  LOMBARD  STREET,   LONDON. 

BKANCHE9— Victoria,  British  Columbia:   Portland,  Oregon;   Bftftttlfl  and 

Taconifi.  Washington. 
BUB  HKANi '  il  E  >  -  New  Westminster,  Vancouver,  Nanalmo  and  Kamloopt*, 
British  Columbia, 
This  Bant  transact^  a  General  Hanking  ntmtuesH.  Accounts  opened  sub- 
ject to  Check,  aud  Special  Deposits  reoeTVed..  Commercial  Credits  granted 
available  in  all  part>  of  the  world.  Approved  Bills  discounted  and  ad- 
vances made  on  rood  collateral  security.  Draws  direct  at  current  rates 
upon  its  Head  Otlicc  ami  Branches,  and  upon  its  Agents,  as  follows: 

NEW  YORK,  CHICAGO  and  CANADA— Bank  Oi  Montreal;  LIVERPOOL 
—North  and  South  Wales  Bank;  SCOTLAND— British  Liueu  Company  ;  IRE- 
LAND—Bank  of  Irelaud  ;  MEXICO  aud  SOUTH  AMERICA— Loudon  Bank 
of  Mexico  and  South  America:  CHTNA  aud  JAPAN-Chartered  Bank  of 
India,  Australia  aud  China:  AUSTRALIA  aud  NEW  ZEALAND— Bank  of 
Australasia,  Commercial  Banking  Compauy  of  Sydney,  Euglish,  Scottish 
aud  Australian  Chartered  Bank  and  National  Bauk  of  Australasia;  DEM- 
ERARA  aud  TRINIDAD  (West  Indies)— Colonial  Bauk. 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVINGS  UNION. 

532  California  Street,  Corner  Webb  Street. 

Branch  Office 1700  Market  Street,  Corner  Polk. 

Deposits,  Jane  30, 1891  923,311,06100 

Guaranteed  Capital  and  Surplus  1,340,635  00 

DIRECTORS. 

Albert  Miller,  President;  George  W.  Beaver.  Vice-Presideut;  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond,  Charles  Pace,  Daniel  E.  Martin,  W.  C.  B.  DeFremery, 
George  C.  Boardmau,  J.  G-  Eastland;    Lovell  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  and  Loans  only  on  real  estate  security.  Country  re- 
mittances may  be  sent  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  or  by  checks  of  reliable 
parties,  payable  in  San  Francisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  Savings 
Bauk  commences  only  with  the  actual  receipt  of  the  money.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  is  made 
for  passbook  or  entrance  fee.  Office  Hours— 9  a.  M.to3  p.  m.  Saturday 
evenings,  6:30  to  8. 

THE  GERMAN  SAVIN6S  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  526  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RESERVE  FUND S    1,610,000  00. 

Deposits  Jan.  2,  1892 27,138,129  74 

Officsbs— President,  L.  GOTTIG;  Vice-President,  BDW.  KRUSE 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGERS  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  R.  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN  ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TOURNY.  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  Schoemann,  E. 
Meyer,  F.  Tillmann,  H.  Horstmann,  B.  A.  Becker,  H.  L.  Simon.  Attorney, 
John  R.  Jabbok. 

MUTUAL  SAVINGS  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building 

Guaranty  Capital.  $1,000,000. 

OFFICERS. 

JAMES  G.  FAIR President 

JAMES  PHELAN,   S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-Presidents 

Directors— James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J,  A.  Hooper,  C.  G.  Hooker, 
James  Phelan,  James  Moffitt,  S.  G.  Murphy,  Chas.  Cadwalader  and  James 
D.  Phelan. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecurities. JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

HUMBOLDT  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY, 

No.  18  Geary  Street,  San  Francisco. 

Incorporated November  24, 1869. 

ADOLPH  C.  WEBER  . .  .President.  |  ERNST  BRAND Secretary 

LONDON,  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  BANK  (Limited), 

N.  W.  Cor.  Sansotne  and.  Sutter  Sts. 

ubtcned  Capital $2,500,000  |  Paid  Up  Capital 92,000,000 

Reserve  Fund  $550,000. 
Head  Office  58  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Agents— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
(Ltd)  No.  10  Wall  St.,  N.  Y.    PARIS— Messrs.  Lazard  Freres  &  Cie,  17Bonle 
vard  Poissoniere.    Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.  Com 
mercial  and  Travelers'  Credits  issued.           EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 
LC.  Altschtjl.  Cashier. 

THE  ANGLO-CALIFORNIAN  BANK.  Limited. 

N.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

fanital  Authorized 16,000,000  I  Paid  up $1,500,000 

Subscribed  8  000  000    Reserve  Fund 650  000 

B       c  ' ' '  head  Ofpice-3  Angel  Court,  London,  E.  0. 

Agents  at  New  York— J.  &  W.  Seligman  &  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 

The  Bank  transacts  a  general  banking  business,  sells  drafts,  makes  tele- 

eranhic  transfers,  and  issueB  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 

world     Sends  bills  for  collection,  loans  money,  buys  and  sells  exchange 


and  bullion. 


IGN.  STEINHART 
P.  N.  LILIENTHAJV 


Managers. 


PLUMBING 


Fine  Sanitary  Plumbing  and  Gas -fitting 
Estimates  furnished.  Jobbing  promptly- 
attended  to. 

CHARLES  E.  ANDERSON, 
1616  Polk  Street,  near  Clay,  and  1214 
Polk  Street,  near  Sutter. 
Telephone  No.  2107. 


24 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  19,  1892. 


TRUE    LOVE.— Buffalo  News, 


True  love  is  like  the  ivy  bold, 
That  clings  each  day  with  firmer  hold; 
That  groweth  on  through  good  and  ill; 
And  'mid  the  tempest  ctingeth  still. 
What  though  the  walls  on  which  it  climbs 
Have  lost  the  grace  of  former  times, 
Will  the  ivy  loose  its  hold, 
Forget  the  sunny  days  of  old  ? 
Nay,  rather  will  it  closer  cling 
With  loving  clasp  remembering 
That  it  hardly  lived  at  all 
Without  the  kindly  sheltering  wall. 
True  love  is  like  the  ivy  hold. 
That  clings  each  day  with  firmer  bold 
That  groweth  on  through  good  and  ill, 
And  'mid  the  tempest  clingeth  still. 

True  love  is  like  the  ivy  green, 

That  ne'er  forgeteth  what  has  been, 

And  so,  till  life  itself  be  gone, 

Until  the  end  it  clingeth  on. 

What  though  the  tree  where  it  may  cling 

Shall  hardly  know  another  spring  ? 

What  though  its  boughs  be  dead  and  bare  ? 

The  twining  ivy  clingeth  there, 

And  clasps  it  with  a  firmer  hold, 

With  stronger  love  than  that  of  old. 

And  lends  it  grace  it  never  had 

When  time  was  young  and  life  was  glad. 

That  love  is  like  the  ivy  green, 

That  ne'er  forgeteth  what  has  been, 

And  so,  till  life  itself  be  gone, 

Until  the  end,  it  clingeth  on. 


H3RSE3TEAK3    IN    PARIS. 


IT  is  calculated  that  at  the  present  moment  horseflesh  is  the 
staple  article  of  food  in  one  out  of  every  three  households  in 
Paris,  and  there  is  reason  to  believe  that  if  the  rise  in  the  price 
of  butcher  meat,  which  has  been  brought  about  by  the  new  tariff, 
continues,  the  customers  of  the  horse-butcher  will  represent  at 
least  two-thirds  of  the  entire  population.  Some  interesting  and 
instructive  figures  on  the  subject  are  published  in  Paris.  They 
emanate  from  the  Prefecture  of  Police,  and  may  therefore  be  con- 
sidered authenlic.  There  are  within  the  fortifications  of  Paris  no 
fewer  than  184  boucheries  hippophagiques — that  is  to  say,  butchers' 
shops,  where  no  other  meat  is  allowed  to  be  sold  than  the  flesh  of 
horses,  asses,  and  mules.  They  are  nearly  all  situated  in  the  out- 
lying and  most  squalid  quarters  of  the  city.  At  these  establish- 
ments during  1891  there  was  retailed  for  human  consumption  the 
flesh  of  21,231  horses,  275  asses,  and  61  mules.  All  these  animals 
before  being  slaughtered  were  examined  by  a  veterinary  inspect- 
or. Out  of  the  total  number  presented  for  examination  in  the 
course  of  the  year,  754  were  rejected  as  unfit  for  food.  The  retail 
prices  range  from  l^d.  to  lOd.  per  lb.;  a  fillet  of  horse  or  donkey 
costs  lOd.  per  lb.;  a  steak  "bifteck,"  3d.  to  7d.;  the  best  part  of 
the  leg,  4d. ;  the  inferior  portions  and  ribs,  1  £d.  to  2d. ;  the  average 
price  is  therefore  less  than  5d.  per  lb. — hence  the  popularity  of  the 
boucheries  hippophagiques  among  the  poor.  The  question  naturally 
suggests  itself,  whence  is  this  large  supply  of  horseflesh  derived? 
For  there  are  no  public  markets  at  which  horses  are  bought  or 
sold  for  slaughter.  Attached  to  each  horse-butcher's  establish- 
ment are  a  certain  number  of  brokers,  as  they  are  called,  who 
travel  in  the  provinces  and  tout  for  lame  and  otherwise  unser- 
viceable animals.  The  broker's  employer,  on  being  advised  that 
there  are  certain  animals  for  sale,  goes  down  into  tbe  country,  and 
himself  concludes  the  bargain.  In  this  way  the  supply  for  the 
metropolitan  market  is  drawn  from  a  radius  of  something  like 
300  miles  round  the  capital.  The,  collection  of  these  wretched 
broken-down  animals,  and  their  conveyance  to  Paris,  is  neces- 
sarily an  operation  of  great  cruelty.  They  are  brought  to  town 
by  rail,  and  being  often  unable  to  drag  themselves  a  single  yard, 
are  conveyed  from  the  railway  terminus  to  the  slaughter-house  at 
Villejuif  in  vehicles  specially  constructed  for  the  purpose.  There 
is  another  small  abattoir  at  Pantin,  but  seldom  more  than  a  dozen 
animals  per  day  are  slaughtered  there,  whereas  the  daily  average 
at  the  central  establishment  is  over  fifty.  A  fatal  accident  to  one 
of  the  well-fed  horses  of  tbe  Paris  General  Omnibus  Company  is 
a  wind'all  to  the  horse-butcher,  for  its  carcase  will  yield  joints, 
steaks,  chops,  and  cutlets  of  prime  quality.  The  worn-out  old 
hacks  which  have  hardly  any  flesh  upon  their  bones  are  con- 
verted into  sausages. 


Chas.  Lainer,  artistic  photographer,  715  Market  street.    Crayon 

Eortraits  a  specialty.    There  is  an  unmistakably  air  of  truth  about  all 
is  portraits,  from  the  smallest  card  photo  up  to  the  most  ambitious 
specimen  of  the  photographic  art. 

Spring  Styles  Butterick's  Patterns.   Catalogues  mailed  free.    Address 
H.  A.  Demiug,  124  Post  street,  San  Francisco. 


D.  V.  S.  (Montreal). 

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F.     W.     SKAIFE, 

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Canine  Diseases  a  Specialty. 


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Removed  to  1606  Van  Ness  Avenue. 

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prepared  for  the  stage,  public  readers,  teachers  of  elocution  and  expression 
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First-class  cutters  get  from  $30  to  $60  per  week. 

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The  Pacific  Gold  Cure  Clinic  employs  a  system  of  treatment  for  the 
Liquor,  Morphine  and  Cocaine  habit  that  has  cured  hundreds  of  peo- 
ple without  a  single  accident  or  a  single  failure.  Perfectly  safe  and 
beneficial,  rather  than  otherwise,  to  the  general  health.  By  this  sys- 
tem the  patients  lose  all  desire  for  stimulants  and  narcotics  in  less 
than,  a  week,  and  within  four  weeks  are  radically  cured.  It  has  cured 
patients  in  the  Eastern  States  that  the  celebrated  Keele}'  treatment 
failed  to  cure. 

City  patients  may  be  treated  at  their  own  homes,  while  those  from 
a  distance  can  be  supplied  with  excellent  accommodations  at  very 
reasonable  rates.     All  cases  confidential. 

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DENTAL    PLATES. 


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Un.  D.  W.  HAIINLb,  UGntlSt,  Opposite  Baldwin  Hotel! 

These  plates  are  made  by  an  entirely  new  process  and  are  absolute- 
ly "perfect,"  being  light,  elastic  and  of  " purest  metals."  and 
"overcoming"  all  "disadvantages"  of  "rubber"  and  all  former 
metal  plates.  The  "  leading  dentists "  throughout  the  East  are 
using  them  "exclusively,"  with  the  most  "gratifying"  results. 
To  those  who  cannot  be  fitted  by  the  "old  process  "  we  "  guarantee" 
a  "perfect  fitting  plate." 

DIFFICULT    CASES    SOLICITED. 


March  in.  i-d-j. 


3AN   FRANCIS*  0  NEWS  LETTER 


AT  the  second  Court  bail  held  At  Brussels  on  Feb.  17th.  the 
Queen  wore  a  pale  blue  dram,  feathers  to  correspond,  and  a 
magnificent  diamond  tiara,  and  the  Princess  Ci«  inentine  was  in 
white.  The  (ountess  of  Flanders' gown  suited  her  particularly 
well:  it  consisted  of  a  rich  Pompadour  pink  and  olive  brocade. 
Her  two  fair  daughters  wore  pale  pink  frocks,  draped  with 
bunches  of  pink  crysanthenmnis.  One  of  the  most  successful 
Bfl  was  that  worn  by  Lady  Vivian:  it  consisted  of  silver  bro- 
cade, priceless  old  Brussels  point,  and  n'.«on  far,  and  Lady  Vivian 
wore  the  celebrated  family  diamonds.  Lady  Lily  Greene  and  the 
Countess  de  Salis  were  both  in  white:  and  the  costumes  of  other 
English  ladies  were  much  remarked.  Lady  Brooke,  in  grey 
damask  and  old  lace,  was  accompanied  by  her  daughter  in  white 
satin  and  pearls.  Mrs.  Elliot's  gorgeous  gown  of  ivory  satin  was 
trimmed  with  costly  gold  Indian  embroidery:  Mrs.  Sneyd  wore 
white  satin  brocade,  with  gold  and  green  Indian  embroidery;  and 
Mr-*.  Bcobell,  who  brought  her  youthful  daughter  in  white,  was 
attired  in  salmon-pink,  trimmed  with  feathers  of  the  same  hue. 
The  young  Princessa.de  Chimay,  an  American  beauty,  was  much 
observed;  her  blue  velvet  gown  was  particularly  becoming  to  her 
blonde  complexion. 

There  are  several  new  coats  introduced  for  spring,  says  Good 
Housekeeping,  The  most  noteworthy  of  these  is  the  Watteau  coat, 
which  has  a  Watteau  fold  at  the  back,  a  high,  free  collar  bordered 
with  ostrich  plumes,  and  large,  Marie  Antoinette  sleeves,  full  above 
the  elbow,  but  fitting  closely  to  the  forearm.  These  coats  are  long 
enough  to  reach  just  nearly  to  the  knees.  The  sack  coat  is  another 
novelty  of  the  season.  It  is  loose  fitting  and  has  no  seams  except 
those  under  the  shoulder.  It  is  simply  finished  at  the  edge,  and  the 
high  collar  and  close  cuffs  of  fur  or  oslrich  feathers  are  the  only  trim- 
ming. Heavy  Bedford  cords,  ribbed  velours,  plisse  cloths  and 
other  ornate  materials  are  used  for  elegant  coats.  For  general 
wear  cloth  capes  will  be  chosen.  These  are  made  long  enough  to 
reach  below  the  waist,  or  else  they  are  in  double  or  triple  form, 
with  the  edges  simply  stitched  by  hand. 

The  new  summer  silks  for  elaborate  wear  have  either  a  satin 
finish,  or  are  watered  in  the  small  waves  of  moire"  Francaise  or 
the  large  watering  of  moire  antique.  There  are  many  fancy 
weaves  of  silk  this  season,  in  which  stripes  of  satin  are  mingled 
with  bands  of  moire,  and  these  silks  are  often  seeded  with  tiny 
pin  points,  in  self  color  or  in  black.  The  ase  of  a  fine  thread  of 
black  at  the  edge  of  the  stripe  is  another  characteristic  of  the  new 
silks.  Black  or  black  and  white  designs  are  quite  generally  used 
as  figures  over  the  most  delicate  grounds.  The  waving  stripe  of 
the  Louis  XV.  period  is  often  used.  Changeable  effects  are  fre- 
quently used  in  satin  and  in  moir6  antique. 

The  long  ribbon  sashes  reaching  to  the  edge  of  the  gown  con- 
tinue in  vogue,  not  only  for  evening,  but  for  street  dresses,  writes 
Mrs.  Mallon  in  the  March  Ladies'  Home  Journal.  Sometimes  the 
ribbons  simply  start  from  the  shoulders  and  fall  almost  to  the 
edge  of  the  gown ;  again,  they  are  brought  front,  cross  over  the 
corsage,  come  around  under  the  arms  high  up  to  the  center  of  the 
back,  where  they  are  arranged  in  small  bows,  while  the  long  ends 
reach  quite  to  the  edge  of  the  skirt.  By-the-bye,  to  be  effective, 
these  decorations  should  always  be  of  velvet  ribbon. 

Deep  collarettes,  lifted  high  by  the  sleeves,  have  been  worn 
during  the  winter  in  velvet  or  cloth  edged  with  fur,  and  simply 
gathered  to  the  collar  band.  The  newer  collarettes  of  crepon,  of 
moire,  or  bengaline  are  flatly  pleated  in  front  and  back,  and  are 
left  open  in  the  back.  They  are  smoothly  fitted  by  shoulder 
seams,  and  the  space  below  is  gathered  at  the  end  of  these  seams 
to  round  out  above  the  sleeves. 

Varnished  shoes,  so  says  a  fashionable  shoemaker,  are  not  lady- 
like, and  will  never  be  really  fashionable,  writes  Mrs.  Mallon  in 
the  March  Ladies'  Home  Journal.  And  he  adds  that  women  who 
dress  their  feet  well  are  using  shoes  half  a  size  too  long  for  them, 
so  that  the  long,  narrow  effect  may  be  produced. 

IF  the  hydraulic  mining  bill  shall  pass  at  the  present  session  of 
Congress,  it  will  be  a  notable  victory  for  California.  A  few 
days  ago,  -when  Judge  Searls  made  his  argument  before  the 
House  Committee  on  Mines  and  Mining,  many  members  came 
from  the  floor  of  the  House  to  the  committee  room  to  listen  to 
him  and  to  ask  him  questions  after  he  had  finished  his  argu- 
ment. This  is  encouraging  to  the  miners,  for  they  feel  certain 
that  if  they  can  secure  the  attention  of  the  House  they  will 
stand  a  good  chance  of  passing  their  bill.  Lack  of  interest  would 
be  more  fatal  to  the  bill  than  avowed  opposition. 

John  W.  Carmany,  of  25  Kearny,  always  has  on  hand  an  exten- 
sive stock  of  the  most  fashionable  lines  of  gentlemen's  furnish- 
goods. 


RARE  STYLES  AND   NOVELTIES 

IN 


We  respectfully   invite  attention  to  our  magHiticent  display   of 

NEW   SILKS    AND    DRESS    GOODS, 

which  is  now  to  be  seen  at  its  best,  and  comprises  a  limitless  pro- 
fusion of  [NDESCRIBABLY  BEAUTIFUL  STYLES  AND  NOV- 
ELTIES IN  DESIGNS,  COLORINGS,  WEAVES  AND  EFFECTS. 
To  give  an  idea  of  the  EXCEPTIONALLY  LOW  PRICES  we 
are  enabled  to  quote  as  the  result  of  our  UNUSUALLY  HEAVY 
PURCHASES,  we  present 

TWO  SPECIAL  ATTRACTIONS  IN  SILKS. 


AT  37!,  Cts. 


200  pieces  Shanghai  Silks,  23  inches  wide, 
warranted  all  pure  silk,  fine,  rich,  soft 
quality,  extra  high  lustre  in  all  the  latest 
street  and  evening  shades;  actually  worth 
75  cts.,  will  be  placed  on  sale  at  37i  cts. 
per  yard. 

Lyons    Printed   India   Silks  in    Black    and 

.  -p    -.j-    (^  Colored  Grounds,  very  elegant  figured  and 

A  I       /  3    LiTS        flora'  designs,  extra  fine  quality,  26  inches 

"'       wide,  considered  extra  good  value  for  $1, 

will  be  placed  on  sale  at  75  cts.  per  yard. 


MARKET,  JONES  AND  MCALLISTER  STS. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Andes  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business,  San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works — Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  this 
company,  Held  on  the  eighth  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment  (No  38)  of 
Twenty-five  Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  cor- 
poration, payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secre- 
tary, at  the  office  of  the  company,  room  2,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery 
Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
Monday,  April  11,  1892,  will  be  declared  delinquent, 
and  will  be  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment 
is  made  before,  will  be  sold  on  FRIDAY,  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  April 
1892,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors 

JOHN  W.  TWIGGS,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  2,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Utah  Consolidated  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Virginia  City,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held  on 
the  eighth  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  14)  of  Twenty-five  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  room  23,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco 
California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twelfth  Day  of  April,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  FRIDAY,  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  April,  1892,  to  pay 
trie  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertising   and  ex- 
penses of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

A.  H  FISH,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  23,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 

You  are  a  sinnee  and  contemplate  marriage  you  should  read  the 
most  interesting  book  ever  written.    Full  information  how  to  obtain 
the  highest  degree  of  heavenly  bliss.     This  is  not  a  medical  work. 
300  pages,  sent  securely  sealed  for  50-cent  postal  note. 
Address  HOLY  MOSES  BOOK  CO.,  Denver,  C olo. 

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9     LICK     PLACE, 
Furnishes  Clean  Towels  at  the  following  low  rates: 

i  Clean  Hand  Towels  each  week,  $1.00  per  month;  12  Clean  Hand  Towels 

each  week,  $1.50  per  month;  4  Clean  Roller  Towels  each  week,  $1.00  per 

month;  6  Clean  Roller  Towels  each  week,  $1.25  per  month. 


IF 


26 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  19,  1892. 


J-\  -' 


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TOBACCO  smoke  has  always  been  regarded  by  tbe  faculty  as 
more  or  less  injurious  to  the  eyes,  says  The  Optician.  Whether 
the  belief  is  well  founded  or  not,  we  are  unable  to  say,  as  symp- 
toms attributed  to  one  cause  frequently  owe  their  origin  to  an 
entirely  different  source.  Ophthalmic  pathology  is  not  so  far  ad- 
vanced, even  now,  that  we  can  dogmatically  assert  that  tobacco 
smoke  is  hurtful  to  the  eye;  the  cornea  we  know  has  great  pow- 
er of  resistance,  and  although  the  smoke  may  occasion  ceratitis, 
even  this  would  not  be  permanent.  However,  in  the  case  of 
cigarette  smokers,  there  are  other  noxious  factors  at  work  than 
those  contained  in  the  tobacco.  The  paper  must  be  taken  into 
account.  Tbe  chemicals  employed  in  the  manufacture  may  en- 
ter into  the  smoke  and  have  a  very  deleterious  effect.  "Cigar- 
ette eye  "  is  well  known  in  New  York.  At  the  present  time 
there  is  said  to  be  quite  an  epidemic  there.  The  symptoms  are 
dimness  and  a  film-like  gathering  over  the  eye,  which  appears 
and  disappears  at  intervals.     It  is  said  to  be  very  dangerous. 

Americanite  is  tbe  name  of  a  new  explosive  of  great  power. 

The  principal  ingredient  is  nitro-glycerine;  tbe  other  component 
parts  are  secret.  It  is  said  to  be  insensible  to  shock,  and  explosive 
at  will.  It  withstands  friction,  and  if  ignited  with  a  match,  sim- 
ply burns  like  a  candle.  An  American  expert  reporting  upon  it 
states  that  the  advantage  of  being  able  to  use  with  safety  an  ex- 
plosive of  a  force  equal  to  nitro-glycerine  fired  from  any  gun  in 
existence  and  with  terrific  effect  at  a  long  range,  is  evident.  With 
so  powerful  an  agent,  the  problem  of  coast  defense  is  able  almost 
to  resolve  itself  into  one  of  range,  and  our  great  cities  may  be 
made  comparatively  safe  with  very  little  expenditure. 

Dr.  Heinrich  Weiss,  of  Vienna,  claims  to  have  discovered  an 

unfailing  remedy  for  certain  forms  of  headache.  The  treatment 
consists  in  the  application  of  pressure  with  the  hand  for  a  few 
minutes  on  the  great  inferior  artery,  between  the  sternum  and 
the  navel,  which  causes  an  alteration  in  the  distribution  of  the 
blood.  Dr.  Weiss  states  that  he  applied  this  treatment  to  twenty- 
three  female  patients  suffering  from  violent  headaches,  with  im- 
mediate relief  in  each  case.  In  most  of  the  cases  the  attack  did 
not  recur,  but  in  a  few  it  returned  in  a  milder  form,  ultimately 
disappearing  on  the  treatment  being  repeated.  Dr.  Weiss  states 
that  he  made  the  discovery  quite  accidentally. 

It  is  stated  that  the  world  consumes  more  than  50,000  tons 

of  cotton-seed  oil  annually.  It  is  used  as  a  substitute  for  olive 
oil  for  salad  dressing  and  for  frying  fish.  The  pastrycooks  find  10 
ozs.  of  it  does  the  work  of  a  pound  of  butter,  or  13  oz.  of  hog  fat. 
But,  of  course,  there  is  cotton  oil  and  cotton  oil.  Different  quali- 
ties of  seed  and  different  methods  of  crushing  and  refining  make 
different  cotton  oils,  just  as  salad  oil  and  soap  grease  are  produced 
from  the  olive,  lard  or  soap  grease  from  the  hog,  margarine  or  soap 
grease  from  the  bullock. 

. A  medical  discovery,  considered  of  no  inconsiderable  im- 
portance, was  recently  communicated  to  the  Paris  Academy  of 
Medicine  by  Dr.  Leon  Danion,  on  the  introduction  of  various 
medicines  into  the  system  of  animals  and  men  by  means  of  elec- 
tricity, which  he  has  demonstrated  by  various  experiments  on 
bimself.  It  is  through  the  mucous  membrane  that  Dr.  Danion 
claims  to  introduce  the  substance  by  a  method  which,  if  borne  out 
by  experience,  will  revolutionize  the  healing  art. 

A  method  for  reddening  watch  hands  or  other  small  pieces 

of  steel  work,  is  given  on  the  authority  of  a  practical  horologist. 
Make  a  paste  from  two  parts  chloride  of  silver,  two  parts  carmine 
and  one  part  of  Japan  varnish,  heated  together.  Spread  some  of 
this  over  the  surface  of  the  steel  work  and  lay  it  face  upward  on 
a  thin  sheet  of  copper,  applying  heat  then  until  the  tint  desired 
is  obtained. 

An  ingenious  method  of  testing  the  hardness  of  steel  wire  has 
been  invented  by  a  Swedish  metallurgist.  It  is  based  upon  the 
intensity  of  current  necessary  to  fuse  a  wire  of  a  standard  size. 
By  experiment,  the  current  required  to  fuse  standard  wires  of  dif- 
ferent degrees  of  hardness  can  be  determined,  and  upon  this  basis 
the  quality  of  any  sample  can  be  ascertained. 

i An  English  inventor  has   constructed  a  novel  device  to  do 

away  with  the  enormous  pressure  of  water  against  the  bows  of 
ocean  steamers.  It  consists  of  one  or  more  screws  on  each  side 
of  the  bow,  which  throw  tbe  water  aside  and  create  a  dry  well  in 
front  of  the  vessel. 


The  Original  Swain's  Bakery,  at  213  Sutter  street,  is  the  leading 
restaurant  of  the  city.  It  is  very  popular  among  local  bon  vivants 
who  know  that  there  they  can  always  find  the  best  and  tbe  latest  the 
market  offers.  The  service  is  unsurpassed,  and  the  viands,  under  the 
hands  of  an  excellent  chef,  are  always  delicious.  A  visit  to  the 
Bakery  is  always  enjoyed, 

Sudden  ITbanses  of  Weatber  cause  Throat  Diseases.  There  is  no 
more  effectual  remedy  for  Coughs,  Colds,  etc.,  than  Brown's  Bronchial 
Troches.    Sold  only  in  boxes.    Price  25  cts. 


I3STSTJE,^35rCE. 


REMOVAL! 
HOME  MUTUAL  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

Now  Occupies  Premises  at  the  N.  E.  Cor.  California  and  Sansome 

Sts.,   S.  P.,  Lately  Vacated  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  Bank. 

Twenty-seventh  Annual  Exhibit. 

January  1,  1891. 
INCORPORATED    A.    D.    1864. 

Losses  p'd  since  organ! 'n. $3, 175,759.21 1  Reinsurance  Reserve J266.043.69 

Assets  January  1,  1891 867,512.19    Capital  paid  up,  Gold. . . .      300,000.00 

Surplus  for  policyholders    844,944.69  |  Net  Surplus  over  ev'yth'g      278,901.10 

Income  in  1890  $394,184.52  |  Fire  Losses  paid  in  1890.      142,338.90 

Fire  Losses  unpaid,  January  1, 1891 ■ 11,404.00 

President J.  F.  HOUGHTON  I  Secretary CHARLES  R.  STORY 

Viee-President..HENRY  L.   DODGE  |  General  Agent.ROBERT  H.  MAGILL 

TRANSATLANTIC   FIRE   INSURANCE   COMPANY, 

OP  HAMBURG,  GERMANY. 

Herbert  L.  Low,  Manager  for  the  Pacific  roast  Branch, 

22o  Sansome  at.,  S.  I'. 

Capital $1,500,000.00 

Invested  in  U.  S 534,795.72 

GEO.   MARCUS   &   CO., 

Agents  City  Department, 
233  California  St.,  S.  F.,  Cal. 

THE  SWISS  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANIES 

COMBINED 

BALOISE  HELVETIA  SWITZERLAND 

OF  BA8LB.  OP  ST.  GALL.  OF  ZURICH. 

COMBINED  CAPITAL  4.000,000  DOLLARS. 

These  three  Companies  are  liable  joiutly  and  severally  for  all  Losses  that 
may  be  sustained. 

HARRY  W.  SYZ,  General  Agent, 
_^______  410  California  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

THAMES  AND  MERSEY  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANY  (Limited) 

Of  Liverpool,  London  and  Manchester. 

Capital  Subscribed $10,000,000 

Capital  Paid  Up 1,000,000 

Cash  Reserve  (in  addition  to  Capital) 2,125,000 

Total  Assets  December  31.   1388 8,124,037.30 

WM.   GREER    HARRISON,   Manager, 

306  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

PACIFIC    DEPARTMENT 

LONDON  AND  LANCASHIRE  FIRE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

Capital ...$10,626,000 

Cash    Assets 4,701,201   39 

Cash  Assets  In  United  States 2,272,084  13 

REINSURERS  OF 

Anglo-Nevada  Assurance  Corporation 

AND 

Southern  California  Insurance  Company. 

"WHyC.    IMI-A-CZDO^STA-IilD. 

MANAGER. 

D.  E    MILES,  Assistant  Manager. 

315  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  S.  F. 

Phoenix  Assurance  Company  of  London,  [Established  1 782] 
American  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  [Established  1857.] 

BUTLER  &  HALDAN,  Gen'l  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast. 
413  California  Street,  San  Francisco- 

LONDON  ASSURANCE  CORPORATION  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  by  Royal  Charter,  1720.J 

NORTHERN  ASSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  1836.] 
Office— Northwest  corner  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Streets. 

GEO.  F.  GRANT,  Manager. 

PACIFIC    DEPABTMEK"T 

GUARDIAN  ASSURANCE  CO.,  SUN  FIRE  OFFICE, 


OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1821. 
Paid-up  capital,    -    -   -    (  5,000,000. 
Cash  Assets, J21.911.915. 


I                                 OF  LONDON. 
Established  a.  d.  1710. 
Cash  Assets, $9,031,040. 
Assets  in  America,    -    -    -    51,956,331. 


Win.  J.  LANDERS,  Gen'l  Agent,  20i  Sansome  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


K 


INSURANCE  COMPANY- LTD. 


OF-  (VOV^CME  STE:i=t  , 


Capital  paid  6j  guaranteed  !J 3, 000,000, OB. 

ChasA  Laton,  Manager, 
439  California  St,  San  F,-a»r;s20, 


March  19,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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fc5UNBEAMS 


ALAROB  manufacturer  took  into  bis  office  a  nephew  who,  to 
put  it  mildly,  was  rather  feeble-minded.  One  day  the  nephew 
came  to  his  uncle  and  complained  of  iho  head  clerk,  Jones,  "  Uncle, 
what  do  you  think  the  bead  clerk.  Jones,  has  been  telling  people 
about  me?"  "I  have  no  idea."'  "He  has  been  telling  the  people 
that  I  am  a  fool."  "  I  will  see  him  about  it.  nnd  tell  him  to  keep 
quiet  about  it.     He  has  DO  right  to  expo-,-  the  secrets  of  the  office." 

—  Texas  Sifting*. 
— Aider—  I  see  what  the  matter  is.  Von  do  not  get  sleep  enough. 
Take  this  prescription  to  a  druggist's.     Mr.  IU  inkers— Thank  you.    I 
presume  that'?  what's  the  mattei  *  day)— Ah,  good  morn* 

ing.  Ton  are  looking  much  better  to-day.  Slept  last  night,  didn't 
youT  Mr.  Blinkers— Slept  like  n  top.  I  feel  first-rate.  Doctor— How 
many  doses  of  that  opiate  did  you  take?  Mr.  Blinker*  tin  Mjrpriw)— 
I  didn't  take  any.     I  gave  it  to  the  baby.  M  ■     rorib  Weekly. 

■■■■  JVoiid  father  (wkiepering)—  That  little  boy  of  mine  is  a  born 
mathematician;  just  loves  mathematics.  Look  at  him  now.  He's 
been  figuring  for  a  full  hour  by  the  clock.  Friend— I  see.  What 
problem  are  you  working  at,  my  little  man?  Studious  Boy— I'm 
lignrin'  up  how  manv  davs  it  is  to  vacation. 

—Street  d-  Smith's  Good  News. 

She  had  risen  several  times  to  let  a  little  man  pass  out  between 

the  acts.  'I  am  very  sorry  to  disturb  you.  madam,"  he  remarked, 
apologetically,  as  he  went  but  for  the  fourth  time.  "Don't  mention 
it,"  she  replied,  pleasantly.  "I  am  happy  to  oblige  you;  my  hus- 
band keeps  the  bar."  — Caterer. 

Vr.  .lMnr— Now,  the  tooth  is  out.  Mrs.  Maloney.    If  the  cavity 

commences  to  bleed,  you  must  stand  and  bold  your  arms  straight  up 
over  your  bead,  like  this.  Mrs.  Moloney — Howly  Saints!  Av  Oi 
shtand  loike  that,  how  will  Oi  ever  get  me  ir-r-noning  done? 

—Puck. 

Chollic  I>udelet—Avr,  Miss   Beauty,  do  you   know,   aw,  that  I 

have  already  begun  to  lay  plans  for  attending  the  World's  Fair? 
J/tw  Beauty— Indeed  !  May  I  ask  the  name  of  the  fortunate  person 
who  is  going  to  exhibit  you?  —Arkansaw  Traveler. 

Colonel— Major,  what  is  the  difference  between  an  English  regi- 
ment and  a  Scotch  regiment?  Major — Give  it  up.  Colonel— Why, 
one  has  the  right  to  bear  arms,  and  the  other  has  the  right  to  bare 
legs. 

■  — "  No,"  exclaimed  the  lady  from  the  West,  "  I'd  have  you  know 
that  I  was  not  born  in  Chicago."  "  No?"  was  the  reply  of  her  dear 
friend.  "  I  ought  to  have  known  better.  Chicago  is  a  new  place, 
comparatively  speaking."  — Boston  Transcript. 

"  What  did  Neighbob  say  when  you  told  him  yeu  wanted  to 

marry  his  daughter?"  "  He  didn't  absolutely  refuse,  but  he  imposed 
a  very  serious  condition."  "  What  was  it?"  "  He  said  he  would  see 
me  hanged  first."  — Truth. 

■  '  '  Miss  Snip  (who  has  been  an  a  trip  through  the  country) — It  is  a  sad 
sight  to  see  the  bare  limbs  as  you  travel  through  the  country.  Mr. 
Snap — Yes;  it  is  a  wonder  the  poor  things  don't  take  cold.  Opera- 
bouffe  and  the  ballet  are  becoming  quite  a  nuisance.  — Judge. 

Visitor  (at  the  jail) — Poor,  poor  man!     May  I  offer  you  this 

bunch  of  flowers?  Man  behind  the  bars—  You've  made  a  mistake,  miss. 
The  feller  that  killed  his  wife  and  children  is  in  the  next  cell.  I'm 
yere  fur  stealin'  a  cow.  —Chicago  Tribune. 

Ah,  when  the  sunny  tresses  grow 

Out  from  the  scalp,  and  we  behold 
Two  different  colors,  then  we  know 

That  all  that's  bloudined  is  not  gold.        —Puck. 

William  Ann  (after  the  opera)— Wasn't  that  pretty  where  the 

ballet  danced,  about  the  returned  prodigal?  Uncle  Treetop—  Didn't 
happen  to  notice  theprodigal;  but  1  saw  quite  a  few  fat  calves. 

—Truth. 

He(of  Boston)— Professor  Skibigh  is  going  to  lecture  on  sun 

spots  to-morrow.  She  (of  Chicago)— -Well,  if  I  thought  he  could  tell 
of  a  real,  sure  enough  cure  for  them,  I'd  go  to  hear  him.  I  freckle 
so  easily.  — Life. 

— CWomer— ul  want  two  poached  eggs  on  toast."  Waiter— 
"Yes,  sir."  "And  be  sure  and  nave  them  fresh  laid."  "Yes,  sir; 
I'll  have  'em  laid  on  the  toast,  sir."  — Caterer. 

Miss   Knoall— That's  Miss   Passce;    she  was  a  popular  toast 

twenty  years  ago.  Miss  Cynic—  Ah,  indeed?  She  looks  dry  and 
crisp  and  brown  enough  to  have  been  one,  any  way.  —Judge. 

—De  Chappie— Aw,  sonny,  hov  you  a  lift  here?  Store  Boy  (confi- 
dentially)—Yep.  That  there  big  feller  wid  red  hair  an'  freckles  is  the 
bouncer.    Wat  yer  sellin'?  —Street  &  Smith's  Good  News. 

Spatls— Do  you  think  New   York  city  is  entitled  to  be  called  a 

watering-place?  Bloobumper—  Why  not?  Isn't  Jay  Gould's  office  in 
the  city  ?  — Soundings. 

—Teacher — Why  were  the  commandments  written  on  table  of 
stone?    Dick  Hicks— So  folks  wouldn't  be  so  liable  to  break  'em. 

—  Truth. 

Tomson— Does  your  wife  open  your  letters,  Johnson?  Johnson— 

Never,  unless  they  are  marked  private.  — Soundings. 

Poet— I  am  going  to  write  a  poem  to-night.     Wifie— Have  you 

an  inspiration?    Poet— No;  but  I  need  three  dollars.  —Puck. 

Special  attention  given  to  all  cases  recommended  by  family  physicians 
free  of  charge.  C.  Muller,  refraction  specialist,  135  Montgomery  street, 
near  Bush. 


MATERIAL    THINGS 


■■  EUrel  take  this  body  then;  'tis  your-  till  death" 

Too'  vvi-  live  far  apart  as  nun  and  earth  — 
Von  ran  but  claim  the  form;  no  touch  or  breath 

Of  life's  Impulse,  where  soul  has  given  birth. 
Not  mine  to  give,  nor  yours  to  wrest  away 

13y  promises  that  sound  to  men  most  fair, 
Though  you  be  Sbylock  seeking  for  his  pay 

Not  one  small  claim  hold  you  on  love.     Beware! 
Let  the  play  on  I     King  up  the  curtain  now  I 

Who  shall  divine  that  Hope  bleeds  unfulfilled 
Beneath  that  glittering  burial  place,  and  brow 

Begemmed, — while  Lovelies  murdered!     Killed! 

— Rose  May nard  Vavid. 


Burlington    Route    Excursions. 


Commencing  Tuesday.  March   16th,  at  2   r.  m.  from    Los   Angeles 
and  Wednesday  at  8    v.  m.  from   San  Francisco,  and  every  Tuesday 

and  Wednesday  thereafter,  the  Burlington  Route  will  run  its  regular 
Summer  Excursions  with  Pullman  Tourist  Sleeping  cars  to  Chicago, 
via  Salt  Lake  City  and  Denver.  For  particulars  and  excursion  folder 
apply  to  agent,  Burlington  Koute,  at  204  South  Spring  street,  Los 
Angeles;  or  32  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

i:rsrsTTK,.ev:cTc:Ei- 


Los 


Insurance  Company, 
capital $1,000,000,  |  assets $2,650,000. 

D.  J.  STAPLES President. 

WILLIAM  J.  DUTTON Vice-President. 

B.  FAYMONVILLE Secretary 

J.  B.  LEVISON  Marine  Secretary 

Agents  in  all  prominent  localities  throughout  the  United  States. 

THE  STATE  INVESTMENT  AND  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

[ESTABLISHED    1871.] 

CAPITAL   STOCK  Paid  Up $400,000. 

PRINCIPAL  OFFICE 2 18  AND  220  SANS0ME  STRtET, 

San  Francisco,  California. 


SEOKGE  L.  BRANDEK, 

President. 


CHAS.  M.  BLAIR, 
Secretary. 


Queen  Insurance  Company. 
Royal  Exchange  Assurance, 

[INCORPORATED  1720.] 

Connecticut  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  Hartford,  Conn. 

ROBERT     DICKSON,  Manager. 

General  Office N.  W.  Cor.  California  and  Montgomery  Sta. 

City  Department — N.  W.  Cor.  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Sts. 


FIRE 


INSURE  your  property  against  FIRE  in 

The  Lion  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  London. 
Imperial  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  London, 

WM.  SEXTON,  K.  C.  MEDCRAFT, 

Manager.  Sub-Manager. 

Pacific  Department,  214  Sansome  St.,  S.  F. 

SWAIN  &  MPRDQCK,  City  Agents. 

BRITISH  AND  FOREIGN  MARINE  INS.  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

CAPITAL  $6,000,000 

AGENTS: 
BALFOUR,  GUTHRIE  &  CO., 
Wo.  316  CalHornla  Street.  San  Francisco. 

THE  NEW  ENGLAND  MUTUAL  LIFE  INSURANCE  CO., 

OF  BOSTON,  MASSACHUSETTS.  Assets,  $19,724,538.46. 

President,  BENJAMIN  P.  STEVENS.  I  Vice-President,  JOS.  M.  QIBBENS. 
HENRY  K.  FIELD,  General  Agent, 
324  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  19,  1892. 


SUMMARY    OF    THE    MARKETS. 

Flour  is  steady;  foreign  demand  good;Extras  $5.05@$5.15:  Superfine,  $3.35. 
Wheat    is  dull;  light    trade;   9hipplng,  $1.65;  Milling,  $1.70@$1.75   per 

Barley  is  weak;  Brewing,  $1.05@$1.17^;  Feed,  97J4c.@$l  per  ctl. 

Oats,  Milling,  $1.&5@$1.40;  Feed,  $1.30(9$1.35  per  ctl. 

Corn,  White,  $130@$1.35;  Yellow,  $1.25@$1 11H  per  ctl. 

Rye,  no  stock,  good  demand,  $1.60tgl$1.65.    Cement,  $'2.00@$2.53. 

Hay  is  steady;  Wheat,  $13@$15;  Oats,  $12@$15;  Alfalfa,  $10@$12. 

Millstuffs,  good  demand.    Bran,  $17@$18  per  ton. 

Beans,  good  request,  $1.85@$2.30  per  ctl.    Potatoes,  30c.@75c  per  ctl. 

Butter  is  lower;  Choice,  18c.@20c;  Fair,  15c.@16c;  Eastern,  15c@16c. 

Cheese,  light  stock,  10c.@12c.    Eggs,  free  supply,  16c.@18c. 

Honey,  Comb,  8c.@10c. :  Extracted,  5c.@6%e.  Poultry  in  good  supply. 

Onions  are  worth  %c.    Beeswax  is  lower  at  22c.@24c. 

Fruit— all  kinds  dried— active.    Fruit  is  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 

Raisins  and  Dried  Grapes  in  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates. 

Hides  are  steady;  Dry,  7c(^8c.     Wool  is  in  demand  at  14c.@20c. 

Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  seller  at  7@71.^c. 

Coffee  steady  at  15c.@22c.  for  C.  A.    Canned  Fruits  of  all  kinds  in  favor. 

Coal  is  lower,  with  a  declining  tendency.    Nuts  find  ready  sale. 

Quicksilver  is  nominal  at  $43.00  per  flask.  Hops  are  iu  demaud  at  16@20c. 

Sugar,  good  stock  of  both  Raws  and  Refined.    Whites,  i%@b%c. 

The  steamship  Australia  sailed  for  Honolulu  on  the  15th  inst., 
carrying  merchandise,  etc.,  of  the  value  of  $G2, 659— consisting  in 
part  of  982  sks  Potatoes,  17,030  lbs.  Hams,  3000  galls  Wine,  460 
cs  Beer,  10.L71  lbs.  Lard,  800  sks  Bran,  7054  lbs.  Butter  and 
other  provisions. 

The  British  iron  ship  Combermere,  1680  tons,  will  load  Wheat 
to  Cork,  U.  K.,  upon  owner's  account.  The  British  iron  ship 
Fort  George,  1686  tons,  Wheat  to  Cork,  U.  K.,  or  Continent,  at 
18s  9d.  Treasure  shipment  to  China  per  City  of  Peking  $132,155 
and  to  Japan  $61,500,     Grand  total  $193,655. 

Imports  of  staple  groceries  by  sea  for  the  months  of  January 
and  February,  1892:  Sugar,  33,807,383  lbs.;  same  period,  1891, 
64,082,662;  decrease  this  year,  30,275,279  lbs.  Coffee,  two  months, 
1892,3,622,501  lbs.;  same  period,  1891,  3,923,836  lbs.;  decrease 
this  year,  301,335  lbs.  Rice,  two  months,  1892,  8,478,989  lbs.; 
same'period,  1891,10,333,909  lbs.;  decrease  this  year,  1,834,920 
lbs.  Tea.  two  months,  1892,  317,856  lbs.;  same  time,  1891,  504,- 
419  lbs  ;  decrease  this  year,  186,563  lbs.  The  great  falling-off  in 
sugar  imports  this  year  is  accounted  for  by  the  great  rush  last 
year  to  get  the  sugar  in  before  the  new  law  went  into  effect. 

Imports  for  the  period  under  review  embrace  the  following: 
Per  ship  British  Isles,  from  London,  390  sks.  and  50  tons  Rock 
Salt,  31,480  bxs.  Tin  Plate,  Chemicals  etc.;  per  Albert,  from  Hon- 
olulu, 20,433  bags  Sugar;  from  Hull,  per  Ravenswood,  98  cks. 
Alum,  Iron,  Coal,  Coke,  etc.;  from  South  Shields,  per  Ben  Avon, 
69,860  Fire  Brick,  117  csks.  Alum,  Coke,  etc. ;  per  Standard,  from 
Philadelphia,  Coal  Oil,  Iron,  8teel  Kails,  etc.;  from  New  York, 
per  Fred  Billings,  5,500  Steel  Rails,  450  bbls.  Plaster,  etc. ;  per  W. 
H.  Dimond,  from  Honolulu,  11,382  bags  Sugar. 

From  the  Orient — Per  Oceanic,  1,000  bales  Hemp,  363  pkgs 
Opium,  1,710  cs.  Oil,  38,511  mats  Rice,  8,000  pkgs.  Mdse.  In 
transit  to  go  overland,  1,137  pkgs.  Raw  Silk,  978  pkgs.  Tea,  73 
pkgs.  Silk  Goods,  700  pkgs.  Mdse. 

From  Honolulu— Per  S.  C.  Allen,  with  20,454  bags  Sugar;  Rob- 
ert Sudden,  from  Kahului,  with  16,000  bags  Sugar;  schr.  J.  G. 
North,  from  Mahukona,  with  10,589  bags  Sugar.  Oceanic, 
from  Honolulu,  with  11,930  bags  Sugar.  The  Alice  Cooke,  from 
Honolulu,  brings  23,573  bags  Sugar. 

Exports  for  the  period  under  review — To  Valparaiso,  per 
Highlander,  500  cs.  Salmon,  100  cs.  Canned  Meats,  etc. ;  for  Hono- 
lulu, per  Ceylon,  102  bbls.  Flour,  1,236  bdls.  Shingles,  1,350  bales 
Hay,  140,000  lbs.  Barley,  393  bbls.  Cement,  etc.,  value  $7,852;  to 
Kahului,  per  Anna,  230  bbls.  Flour,  23,000  lbs.  Sugar,  35,000  lbs. 
rolled  Barley,  etc.,  value  $11,384 ;  to  Mahukona,  per  Anna,  38,537 
lbs.  rolled  Barley,  12,060  lbs.  Oil  Oake  Meal,  etc.,  value  $3,143;  to 
Hilo,  per  Harvester,  571  bbls.  Flour,  440  bdls.  Shingles,  700  cs. 
Kerosene  and  Mdse.,  value  $23,509. 

The  P.  M.  S.  8.  City  of  Peking,  hence  for  China,  carried  10.634 
bbls  Flour,  15,050  lbs.  Pearl  Barley,  1017  galls.  Whale  Oil,  18,492 
lbs.  Beans  and  Mdse;  value,  $66,182.  To  Japan  296  bbls.  Flour, 
3626  lbs.  tallow,  1000  galls.  Wine,  and  Mdse;  value,  $11,248.  To 
Vladivostock  175  bbls  Flour  and  Mdse;  value  $2013.  To  the  East 
Indies  600  cs  Canned  Goods,  etc. 

Export  to  the  Islands  per  Consuelo  27,750  lbs.  Sugar.  87  bbls 
Flour  and  Mdse;  value,  $17,569.  Also  for  Honolulu  per  Robert 
Leevers  23,250  lbs.  Sugar,  5375  Redwood  Posts,  lbs.  100,000  Rolled 
Barley  and  Mdse;  value,  $26,443. 

Of  Salmon  for  New  York,  the  ship  St.  Mark,  hence,  carried 
72,065  cases;  also,  201,903  lbs.  Borax,  222,788  lbs.  Beans,  247,020 
lbs.  Copper  Matte,  1,000  cs.  Canned  Fruit,  30  bales  Rags,  etc.  For 
a  wonder  not  a  gallon  of  Wine  or  Brandy  went  forward  by  this 
ship. 

The  exports  of  Salmon  from  this  port  since  January  1st  aggre- 
gate 124,923  cases,  and  a  total  for  the  season  of  556,420  cases;  the 
receipts  at  this  port  have  exceeded  830,000  cases,,  leaving  a  large 
stock  on  hand. 


H.  M.  NEWHALL  &  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchants, 

AND  

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Nos.  309  and  311  Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

NATIONAL   ASSURANCE   CO.   OF    IRELAND; 
ATLAS    ASSURANCE    CO.    OF    LONDON  ; 
BOYLSTON    INSURANCE    CO.  OF    BOSTON  • 
OCEAN   MARINE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LONDON 


Steam  Boiler  incrustations. 

Old   Scale   Removed,  Formation  of  New  Scale  Prevented. 

Without  the  Aid  of  Chemicals,  by  the  Use  of  the 

LLEWELLYN     FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONDENSER  I 

lOver  800  In  Dally  Use  on  the  Pacific  Coast.) 

I    Removes  all  Impurities  from  the  Water  before  Entering  the  Boiler. 

Water  Useed^  '  26  f>  50  per  cent,  in  the  Amount  of 

Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Pamphlet  Forwarded  on  Application  to 

Llewellyn    Steam    Condenser    Manufacturing    Co., 

330  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros., 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

Agents  for  Spreckels'  Line  of  Hawaiian  Packets,  S.  8.  Hepworth's  Centrl 
fugal  Machines,  Reed's  Patent  Pipe  and  Boiler  Covering. 
327  Market  Street,  corner  Fremont. 

_____ 8AN    FRANCI8QO. 

Systems—"  Slattery  "  Induction;  "  Wood  "  Arc.     Factories— Fort  Wayne, 
Iudiaua;  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Electric  Improvemen    Company. 

General  Agents  for  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Arizona  and  Washington 
of  the  Fort  Wayne  Electric  Light  Co.,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 

Estimates  furnished  for  Electric  Railways,  Electric  Light  and  Steam 
Plants,  House  Wiring,  etc.    Marine  Work  a  Specialty. 


35  New  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


R.  J.   WHEELER. 


J.   W.   GIRVIN. 


J.  W.  GIRVIN  &  CO., 

Rubber  and  Leather  Belting,  Hose,  Packing,  etc. 

Rubber  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  etc. 

Pacific  Coast  Agents  for  Boston  Belting  Co.  and  Fayerweather  &  Ladew, 
formerly  J.  B.  Hoyt  &  Co.  4  California  St.,  S.  F.,  Cal. 

WILLIAMS,  DIMOND  &  CO. 

SHIPPING   AND    COMMISSION    MERCHANTS, 

UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 

Agents  for— 
The  Cunard  Royal    Mail   Steamship  I  Vivian  Sous  Yellow  Metal  Sheathing 

Company,  Hartmaon's  Rahtjeu's  Composition 

"The  California  Line  of   Clippers,"  |  The  China  Traders  &  Insurance  Co 

from  New  York,  (L'd.), 

"The  Hawaiian  Line  of  Packets,"      The    Baldwin  Loeomotlve  Works 

to  and  from  Honolulu.  Steel  Rails  and  Track  Material. ' 

PARKE    &    LACY   CO., 

21  and  23  FREMONT  STREET, 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MINING,    WOOD    AND    IKON   WORKING    MACHINERY. 

ENGINES,    BOILERS,    STEAM    PUMPS, 
BELTING.   OILS  AND  SUPPLIES. 

DR.   RlCORD'S  RtfeTORATiVE   PlLLS. 

Buy  none  but  the  Genuine— A  Specific  for  Exhausted  Vitality,  Physical 
Debility,  Wasted  Forces,  etc.— Approved  by  the  Academy  of  Medicine,  Paris, 
and  the  Medical  Celebrities.      Agents  for  California  and  the  Pacific  States. 

J.  G.  STEEIJE  A  CO.. 
No.  635  Market  street  (Palace  Hotel),  San  Francisco. 
Sent  by  mail  or  express  anywhere. 

PRICES  REDUCED.  Box  of  50  pills,  $1  25:  of  100  pills,  $2;  of  200pllls. 
J3  50;  of  400  pills,  $6;  Preparatory  PillB,$2.    Send  for  Circular. 


19,  1=92. 


3  W    FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER 


20 


SOUTHERN   PACIFIC   COM  PA  MY. 
PACIFIC    SYSTEM. 

Tr«»n»  U«v«  *nd    mrtt  Due  to  Arrivt  nl 
SAN      FRANCISCO 

Uavi  From  March  18.  1892.  arrive 

TOO  a  Bcoicir,  Kunb.'y,  Sacramento 
7:S0*.  U»vw*r«l».  Nile*  and  dan  Jo*c 
*O0a.  Martinet,  San  Ramon  and  c«l- 

Utoc* 
•*  00  a.  El  Verano  and  Saul*  Boss 
8.00a.  3*cr*mtoA  Kcddlnt,  vlabavlt        7  15r. 
S  00  a.  Second  Cl**»  for  Ocdcn  and  East, 

and  fln>t  class  locally  10:46  r. 

ft  30a.  Nile*.  San  Jose,  8  lock  too,  lone. 
Sacramento,  Marvsville,  Oro- 
vilie  aud  Ked  Bluff  i  f  •  r 

9:00a.  Sunset  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 
Sauta  Barbara,  Los  Augele«>, 
Deming.El  Paso.  New  Orleans 
and  East  B  46  ft 

L2-00M.  Hajrwards,  Nlles  and  Llrermore  7:lfi  p. 
•1:00  f.  Sacramento  River  Steamers  *9:00p. 

3 KM)  p.  Uarward.s,  Nile*  aud  Sau  Jose  9:45  a. 
4:00  r.  Martinez.  San  Ramon  &  Stockton  9:46  a. 
4:00r.  Vallejo,  Callstoga,  El  Verano  aud 

Sauta  Rosa  ...  .  MB  a. 

4;30p.  Benicia,  Vacaville,  Sacrameuto.    10:46a. 

4:30p.  Woodlandaud  Orovllle     10:46a. 

•4:30 p.  Niles  aud  Livermore..  .  '8:46a. 

6:0t*.  Los  Angeles  Express,  Fresno, 
Batersfleld,  Sauta  Barbara  A 
Los  Angeles.  .  12:15 p. 

5:00  p.  Santa  Fe  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 

for  Mohave  and  East 12:15  P. 

6:00p.  Haywards,  Niles  and  San  Jose  .      7:45a. 

Niles  aud  SanJose..   16:15  P. 

6:00  p.  Ogden  Route  Atlantic  Express, 

Ogden  and  East 11:45  a. 

I":00p.  Vallejo  +S:45  P. 

7:0Op.  8hastaRouteExpress, Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding,  Port- 

land,  Puget  Sound  and  Jf  a-i  S;15  a 

Santa  Cruz  Division. 

B;16a.  Newark,  Centerville,  San  Jose, 
Felton,    Boulder    Creek  and 

Santa  Cruz. 6 :20  p. 

•2:15  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,   Boulder   Creek    and 

Santa  Cruz  *10:60a. 

4:15  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,  y:&0A 
fll:4."»p.  Hunters' Train  to  Newark,  Al- 

viso,  San  Jose  aud  Los  Gatos.        J8:05p. 
Coast  Division  (Third  aid  Townsend  Streets). 
7 :00  a.  San  Jose,  Almaden  aud  Way  Sta- 
tions         2:30  p. 

8:30a.  San  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tres  Pinos,  Pa- 
jaro,  Santa  Cruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove,  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  and  Santa 
Margarita  (San  Luis  Obispo) 
and  principal  Way  Stations  6:10  p. 
10:S7a.  San  Jose,  and  Way  Stations..  5:10  p. 

12:15  p.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 4 :00  p. 

*2:30p.  San  Jose,  Tres  Pinos,  Santa  Cruz, 
Salinas,  Monterey,  PacificGrove 
aud  principal  Way  Stations.   ...*10:48a. 
*3:30  p.  Menlo  Park,  San  Jose  and  Prin- 
ciple Way  Stations *10:03a. 

*4:15  P.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. ..    *8;06  a. 

5 -.15  p.  San  Jose  and  Way  Stations. 9:03a. 

6:30  p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . .  6 :35  a. 
frll:45p.  Menlo  Park  and  principal  Way 

Stations     ..   ..     t7:30r. 

a.  for  Morning.  p.  for  Afternoon. 

•Sundays  excepted.  -(-Saturdays  only. 

JSundays  only. 

PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

SteamerB  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C,  and  PDGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  a.  m.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  m.  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Oregon,  in  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  San  Simeon, 
Cayucos,  Santa  Barbara,  San  Buenaventura, 
Hueneme,  San  Pedro,  Los  Angeles  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second-day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  and  HOOKTON,  HUM- 
BOLDT Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  a.  m. 

Ticket  Office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL,  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  San  Francisc  o 

i  cur¥fits7 

"When  I  Bay  cure  I  do  not  mean  merely  to  stop  them 
for  a  time  and  then  have  them  return  again.  I  mean  n 
radical  cure.  I  have  made  the  disease  of  FITS,  EPI- 
LEPSY or  FALLING  SICKNESS  a  hfe-long  study.  I 
warrant  my  remedy  to  cure  the  worst  cases.  Because 
others  have  failed  is  no  reason  for  not  now  receiving  a 
cure.  Send  at  once  for  a  treatise  and  a  Free  Bottle  of 
my  infallible  remedy.  Give  Express  and  Post  Office. 
H.  G.  ROOT,  M.  C  183  Pearl  St.,  N.  T. 


WK  would  like  to  see  the  esse  of  Klw.-n 
i  rYilsoo  trie. I  ami  concluded,  u  ?r« 
are  anxloaa  i->  know  if  .1.  N,  K.  Wtlsori,  the 
self-appoint, ■«!  dictator  of  the  |00*I  Etepob* 
lican  party,  kept  the  |26Q  paid  blm  to  do 
business  he  did  nol  attend  to,  as  charged. 
It  might  bo  wise  for  Wilson  to  appear  for 
trial  before  the  State  Convention  meets. 

JOY,  the  druggist,  and  Baruch,  the  tailor, 
fell  out  over  a  series  of  jackpots  which 
cost  the  druggist  nearly  $300.  Hence  a  suit 
at  law.  Baruch  says  he  did  not  have  enough 
joy,  but  Joy  swears  he  had  too  much.  It 
must  have  been  of  an  ancestor  of  the  drug- 
gist that  the  poet  spoke  when  hailing  some 
boon  companions,  »  .Toy  be  wi'  you  a'." 

THERE  are  nearly  2,000  convicts  in  the 
State  prisons  at  San  Quentin  and  Pol- 
soru  Of  the  1272  at  San  Quentin,  394  are 
from  San  Francisco.  There  are  258  con- 
victs "  doing  time  "  for  murder,  and  yet  a 
weak  Governor  sends  another,  who  should 
have  been  hanged. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  AND  NORTH  PACIFIC 
RAILWAY. 

"THE    DONAHUE    BROA0-GAUGE    ROUTE." 
COMMK.NTIM,     BTJNDAY,     N"V      .'..     ivn,     nnd 

until  further   notice,  Boati   hh.i   Trains   will 

leave  from  and  arrive  at  the  Hun  Kranrthpn  I'm.- 

sender   Depot,  MARKET  STKKKT  WHARF,  as 

1      follows: 

From  San  Francisco  for  Point  Tlburon  Belvedere  and 

San  Ratacl. 
WEEK     DAYS— 7:40  A.  M.,  9:20  A,  m.,    11:10   a.  U.\ 
8:S0r.  M.,5:00  P.  M.,6'20r.  M. 
i  SATfKhAYSONLY— An  exlr*  trip  at  1  :60  P.  u. 
SfNlUYS-ftOu  a.m.,  9:30  a.m.,  11  :U0  A.M. ;  2:00  p.m. 
5:00  p.  m.,  6:15  p.  m. 

From  San  Rafael  for  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS— 6:25   A.    M.,  7:-V»   a.    m.,  9:30    a,   M. 

12:46  r.M.,  8:40  P.M.,  5:05  p.m. 
SAM KhAYSONLV— An  extra  trip  at  6:30  p.m. 
SUNDAYS— 8:10  A.M.,  9:40  A.M.,  12:15  P.  M. ;  8:40  p.m. 
5:00  e  m.,  6:25  P.  M. 

t-rom  Point  Tlburon  to  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS- 6:50  A.M.,   8:20  A.M.,  9:55  A.M.:  110 
P.  M.,  4:05  P.  |f(|  6:30  P.  M. 
Saturdays  only  an  extra  trip  at  6:55  pm 
SUNDAYS— 8:35    A.M.,    10:05   A.  M. }- 12:40   p.m., 
4j05p.m.,  5:80  P.M.,  fi:50  P.M. 


PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Through  Link  to  New  York,  via  Panama. 

Steamers  will  sail  at  NOON  on  the  5th,  15th  aud 

25th  of  each  month, 

Cal  ing  at  various  ports  of  Mexico  and  Central 

America. 

Through  Line  Sailings.  —  April  5th,  S.S.  Sau  Jose; 
March  25th,  S.  S. "  Acapulco";  April  15,  S.  S.  "Sau 
Juan." 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Pots 
and  har.ama. — Steamer  sails  at  noon  18th  of  each 
month,  calling  at  Mazatlan.  San  Bias,  Manzauillo, 
Acapulco,  Pirt  Angel,  Salina  Cruz,  Tonala,  San 
Benito,  Ocos,  Champerico,  San  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajutla,  La  Libertad,  La  Union,  Amapala,  Co- 
rinto,  San  Juau  del  Sur  aud  Punta  Arenas. 

Wag  Line  Sailig.-Us.rch.  18th,  S.  S.  "City  of 
Panama." 

When  the  regular  sailing  date  falls  on  Sunday 
steamers  will  be  d  spatched  the  preceding  Satur- 
day. 

JAPAN  AND  CHINA  LINE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 
HONGKONG, 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 

Shanghai,  and  at  Hougkong  for  East 

Indies.  Straits,  etc.: 

"City  of  Rio  de  Janeiro,"  Tuesday,  April  5th,  at 
3  P.  M. 

"China"  (via  Honolulu)  Thursday,  April  28th,  at 
3  p.  m. 

City  of  Peking— Saturday,  May  21,  1892,  at  3 
p.  m. 

Round  Trio  Tickets  to  Yokohama  and  return  at 
reduced  rates. 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Branuan  streets.  Branch  office— 202 
Front  street  ALEXANDER  CENTER, 

General  Ageut. 

OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  S.  S.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

SteamerB  leave  wharf  corner  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  P.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Oceanic Saturday  IMarch  26,  1892 

Gaelic Saturday,  April  16, 1892. 

Beloic Tuesday,  May  10, 1892. 

Oceanic Thursday,  June  2d.,  92. 

Gaelic  (via  Honolulu)  Saturday,  June  25, 1891. 

ROUND  TRIP  TICKETS  AT   REDUCED    RATES. 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 
for  sale  at  S.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Townsend  streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  atthe 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.  H.  GOODMAN,  Gen.  Pass.  Agt. 

GEO.  H.RICE,  Traffic  Manager. 

THE  8Uit  of  Frank  D.  Nichol  agaimt 
Sheriff  Laumeister  presents  some  cu- 
rious facta.  Nichol  sues  for  damages  al- 
leged to  have  been  sustained  by  the  seizure 
of  Manning's  Oyster  House,  which  he 
claims  belonged  to  hira.  He  bought  it  from 
James  Dockery,  the  owner,  for  If  700,  tbotuh 
it  is  fully  worth  $3,000.  The  Grand  Jury 
might  And  out  if  Dockery  did  not  sell  the 
place  with  intent  to  defraud  his  creditors. 


Arrivein  s.  F. 


Leave  8.  F.      j 
Wept  I  Destination.  w„  . 

Day's    jS™<"H  !SUndayS     Day's* 


3:30p.m 
5:00  p.  m 


7:40a.  m. 
3:30  p.m. 


7:40a.m. 
3:30  p.m. 


7:40a.m.  8:00a.m. 
5:00  p.m.  5:00p.  m 


9:30  a.  m 
S:00p.m 


Fulton 
Windsor, 
Healdsburg 
Litton  Sprilicrs, 
Cloverdale  & 
Way  Stations. 


'  Petaluma 

and 
Santa  Rosa 


Hopland 
and  Ukiah. 


Sonoma  and  10:40a.m. 
Glen  Ellen.    6:06p.m. 


10:40  a.  m 
6:05p.m 
7:26p.m 


8:50  a.m. 
10:30  a.m 
6:10  p.m. 


7:40  a.  M  |  8:00a  M    Sebastopol  I  10:40a.m    10:30am 
3:30  p.M  |  5:00  p. M |    6:05p.m    6:10  p.M 


10 :30a. M 
6:10  p.M 


10:30a.m. 
10  p.m. 


8:50a.m. 
6:10p.m. 


Stages  connect  at  Santa  Rosa  for  Mark  WeBt 
Springs:  at  Geyserville  for  Skaggs  Springs, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Point  Arena;  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land Springs,  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bay;  at  Hopland 
for  Lakeport ;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springs,  Saratoga 
Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Upper  Lake,  Lakeport, 
Willits,  Cahto,  Mendocino  City,  Fort  Bragg,  West- 
port,  Usal,  Hydesville  and  Eureka. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To Petaluma,  51  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $2  25;  to 
Healdsburg,  $3  40;  to  Cloverdale,  $4.50;  to  Hop- 
land,  $5.70;  to  Ukiah,  |6.75:  to  Sebastopol,  $2.70; 
to  Guerneville,  ?3.75;  to  Sonoma,  ?1.50;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  tl-80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only— 
To  Petaluma,  ?1 ;  to  Santa  Rosa.  ?1  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, S2.25;  to  Cloverdale,  {3;  lo  Ukiah,  $4,50;  to 
Hopland,  $3.80;  to  Sebastopol,  $1.80;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2.50;  to  Sonoma,  $1:  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1.20. 
H.  C.  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt, 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 

OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 
rying the  United  States.  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
Mails,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

For    Honolulu    Only, 

S.S.  Australia (3,000 tons)  Tuesday,  March  15, 1892, 

at  2  p.  M. 

For  Honolulu,  Auckland  and 
Sydney,  Direct, 
S.  S.  Monowai,  Thursday,  March  31, 1892,  at  3  p.  m. 
For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  office,  b27  Mar- 
ket street. 

JOHN  D.  8PEECKEL8  &  BEOS., 
General  AeeTitB 


ATLANTIC  &  PACIFIC  R.  R. 

(Santa   Fe  Roote) 

Trains  Leave  an*  Arrive  at  San  Francisco. 

(Market  St.  Ferry.) 


L've  Daily  |        From  Nov.  1, 1891.        |  Ar've  Daily 


5:00  P.  m. 
9.00  a.m. 


Fait  exp.  via  Mojave 
Atlautic  Express 
via  Los  Angeles 


Ticket  Office,  b50  Market  St.,   Chronicle  Build- 
ing, S.  F.  W.  A.  BISSELL, 

General  Passenger  Agent. 


CONSUMPTION. 

I  haves  positive  remedy  for  the  above  disease;  by  its 
use  thone&nds  of  cases  of  the  worst  kind  and  of  long 
standing  have  been  cured ,  Indeed  so  strong  is  my  faith 
in  its  efficacy,  thdt  I  will  send  two  bottles  fiiee,  with 
a  VALUABLE  TREATISE  on  this  disease  to  any  suf- 
ferer who  will  send  me  their  Express  and  P.  O.  address. 
T.  A.  Slocam,  IU.  d  183  Pearl  St.,  N.  V. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  19,  1892. 


TEAS  have  fallen  off  in  a  marked  degree  aince  Lent  began. 
Still  they  are  given  now  and  then,  as  for  instance  the  enjoya- 
ble one  at  Mrs.  John  Vance  Cheney's,  in  honor  of  Mr.  George  W. 
Cable,  the  novelist  and  reader.  Another  tea,  of  which  mention 
must  not  be  omitted,  was  that  of  Mrs,  W.  H.  Wallace,  at  her  res- 
idence on  Broadway,  last  Friday,  which  was  very  largely  at- 
tended, in  spite  of  the  Lenten  fast.  Miss  Cora  Wallace  assisted 
her  mother  in  doing  the  honors,  and  the  floral  decorations  were 
much  admired.  There  was  orchestral  music,  consisting  of  some 
beautiful  concert  selections  during  the  afternoon,  and  refresh- 
ments. The  entertainment  was  not  confined  to  the  "  tea,"  how- 
ever, a  dinner  party  of  twenty-five  bringing  to  a  charming  close 
the  pleasures  of  the  day. 

San  Francisco  is  seldom  without  distinguished  visitors  of  a 
greater  orless  degree.  This  week  the  city  has  been  highly  hon- 
ored, having  had  royalty  within  its  gates  in  the  person  of  a  sable 
monarch  from  one  of  the  South  Sea  Islands;  a  sporting  Duke; 
President  R.  P.  Cable  of  the  Chicago  and  Rock  Island  Railroad, 
accompanied  by  his  wife,  daughters  and  several  friends;  Admiral 
Belknap,  Captain  Reamy  and  Surgeon  Woods,  of  the  navy,  who 
arrived  from  Japan  on  Monday;  and  last,  though  by  no  means 
least,  General  Alger  and  his  family,  who  have  been  domiciled  at 
the  Palace  Hotel.  The  young  ladies  are  not  unknown  to  San 
Francisco  society,  having  paid  one  or  more  visits  here,  and  many 
hospitalities  have  been  shown  them.  General  Alger  was  the 
guest  of  Garfield  Post  on  Tuesday  evening,  and  he  has  also  been 
entertained  by  the  Union  League  Club.  A  son  of  the  poet  Ten- 
nyson has  also  been  at  the  Palace  during  the  week,  having  ar- 
rived last  Monday  from  Tahiti  by  the  Tropic  Bird. 

Mrs.  R.  E.  Houghton  and  her  daughters  have  gone  on  a  visit  to 
Santa  Barbara.  Mrs.  W.  M.  Lent  and  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Alex- 
ander, who  have  been  spending  some  weeks  at  the  Palace  Hotel, 
have  returned  to  Denver.  Mrs.  Laurence  Poole  has  not  quite 
decided  as  to  the  length  of  her  present  visit  to  California.  She 
has  left  her  residence  on  Pacific  Heights  and  gone  to  the  Occi- 
dental Hotel,  where  she  will  remain  during  the  rest  of  her  stay  in 
San  Francisco.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  Newlands  have  postponed 
their  coming  to  the  Pacific  Coast  for  awhile,  and  on  Wednesday 
last  sailed  for  Liverpool  by  the  Teutonic,  taking  the  trip  for  the 
benefit  of  both  their  healths,  which  are  said  to  be  much  impaired, 
one  from  the  effects  of  la  grippe,  the  other  through  grief  at  the 
loss  of  their  little  son. 

The  nursery  for  homeless  children  is  one  of  the  latest  of  our 
pet  charities,  and  from  the  number  of  entertainments  on  the 
tapis  for  its  benefit  it  promiaes  to  be  a  worthy  successor  of  that 
popular  charity  of  last  year,  the  Crutch  and  Splint  Fund.  Several 
have  already  taken  place,  and  early  in  May  the  Players'  Club 
propose  presenting  a  very  attractive  programme  at  the  Bijou 
Theater,  which  will  be  the  first  public  performance  of  this  lately 
formed  organization.  There  are  many  other  novelties  in  contem- 
plation. The  San  Francisco  Operatic  Society  have  chosen  May 
also,  when  for  some  charity,  not  yet  named,  they  will  sing 
"Black  Mantles"  which  is  now  being  rehearsed. 

To-morrow,  or  Monday,  President  Eliot,  of  Harvard,  will  be  in 
San  Francisco,  and  a  long  programme  of  entertainments,  to  do 
him  honor,  has  already  been  arranged  by  his  friends.  The  Uni- 
versity Club  will  claim  him  first,  and  he  will  be  their  guest  that 
day  and  evening.  Wednesday  be  will  spend  at  the  University  of 
California,  which  will  be  its  charter  day,  and  in  the  evening 
Oakland  will  give  him  a  reception.  On  Thursday  Gen.  Graham 
will  be  bis  host  at  the  Presidio,  and  in  the  evening  he  will  lecture 
at  Irving  Hall.  Friday  the  Unitarian  Club  will  banquet  him  at 
the  Palace  Hotel,  and  on  Saturday  still  another  banquet  will 
be  given  him  by  the  University  of  California. 

Miss  Maggie  Kittle  and  Mr.  George  Boyd  will  be  married  on 
Wednesday,  April  20th,  and  the  nuptials  of  Miss  Pullman  and 
Frank  Carolan  will  take  place  on  June  1st.  For  this  event, 
which  will  be  celebrated  in  Chicago,  there  will,  of  course,  be  a 
large  party  of  guests  from  California,  and  it  is  understood  that 
Mr.  Pullman  will  send  out  his  own  private  car  to  convey  them 
there  and  home  again.  If  Mrs.  Pullman's  health  does  not  inter- 
fere with  the  present  programme  the  wedding  festivities  will  be 
of  great  brilliancy,  and  therefore  she  will  remain  at  Santa  Bar- 
bara, which  suits  her  so  perfectly,  until  the  latest  possible  mo- 
ment. 


Among  intending  Eastern  and  European  visitors  are  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  C.  A.  Spreckels,  who  leave  for  Europe  in  about  ten  days. 
Miss  Hilda  Castle,  who  will  depart  early  in  April  for  the  East, 
will  spend  the  greater  part  of  the  summer  the  other  side  of  the 
Rocky  Mountains.  Our  recent  bride  and  groom,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
La  Montagne,  will  sail  for  Europe  on  Saturday  next  by  the 
steamer  Etruria.  Charley  Baldwin  has  arrived  in  Paris.  Lieut. 
and  Mrs.  Oyster  are  settled  in  their  quarters  at  Fort  Hamilton. 


A  most  enjoyable  luncheon  and  theatre  party  were  given  last 
Saturday  afternoon  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Adolph  Hirschman,  in  honor 
of  their  daughter,  Miss  Birdie.  Ten  of  the  young  lady's  friends 
formed  "the  party.  They  occupied  two  stage  boxes  at  the  Bald- 
win and  as  souvenirs  the  hostess  presented  each  with  a  pro- 
gramme printed  on  lavender  satin  and  a  silver  spoon  on  which 
was  engraved  "Birdie."  Those  present  were  Misses  Gertrude 
Naphtaly,  Maude  Eppinger,  Elsie  Kronthal,  Rose  Goslinsky, 
Mabel  Estee,  Lelia  Ellis,  Rose  Neustadter,  Norma  Bachmann, 
j    Eva  Banjandeau,  Eabel  Hollis,  Mabel  Hirschman. 

The  private  theatricals  which  Mrs.  Volney  Spaulding  pro- 
vided for  the  amusement  of  her  friends  last  week  was  certainly 
not  one  of  the  least  enjoyable  of  the  many  entertainments  that 
hospitable  lady  has  given  this  winter.  The  ballroom  was  trans- 
formed into  a  miniature  theatre,  and  on  the  pretty  little  stage 
"Ruth's  Romance"  was  charmingly  done  by  Mrs.  Hugh  Hume 
and  Messrs.  W.  H.  Gardiner  and  P.  de  T.  Evans.  The  perform- 
ance came  to  a  conclusion  shortly  after  ten  o'clock,  when  the 
hall  was  cleared  for  dancing,  which,  interrupted  only  for  refresh- 
ments, was  enjoyed  until  a  late  hour. 


The  benefit  to  Rev.  Father  King,  of  Oakland,  on  Thursday 
night  was  a  deserved  compliment  to  one  of  the  pioneer  priests  of 
the  coast.  Father  King  has  lived  in  Oakland  ever  since  the  days 
when  it  was  but  a  little  settlement,  and  he  has  labored  hard  and 
earnestly  in  his  clerical  work.  He  is  the  founder  of  the  large 
convent  that  stands  on  the  eastern  side  of  Lake  Merritt,  and  has 
established  many  flourishing  institutions  and  societies  on  the  Al- 
ameda side  of  the  bay. 

The  ladies  of  St.  John's  Presbyterian  Church  will  give  a  Doll 
Fete  and  Operetta  at  Irving  Hall  on  April  7th.  These  dolls  are 
living  ones,  and  are  to  be  represented  by  the  following  young 
ladies  and  gentlemen:  Misses  Beals,  Weirs,  Calvert,  Rountree, 
Cleaveland,  Wool,  Daniels,  Wallace,  Bell,  Sabin,  Wilde,  Mrs  Til- 
ton  and  Mrs.  Rudolph;  also  by  Messrs.  Newhall,  Hobson,  Hall, 
Wallace,  McLain,  Wilde,  Grayson,  Rudolph,  Berlin  and  others. 

On  last  Thursday  evening,  the  Ladies'  Aid  Society,  of  the  How- 
ard Street  M.  E.  Church,  gave  a  "green  tea"  in  the  parlors  of  the 
church,  at  which  Miss  Alice  Rideout  made  her  debut  as  a  whistler 
with  much  success.  The  rest  of  the  programme  was  made  up  of 
vocal  and  instrumental  music,  some  displays  of  ventriloquism, 
and  the  little  comedy  "  Did  you  ever  see  a  ghost?"  which  pro- 
voked much  merriment. 


The  Lady  Managers  of  that  popular  institution,  the  Woman's 
Exchange,  have  under  discussion  an  entertainment  for  the  Easter 
season  which  will  be  both  novel  and  attractive,  and  sure  to  prove 
a  success.  The  affair  has  not  yet  taken  decided  shape,  and  there- 
fore I  am  not  at  liberty  to  go  into  details  at  present,  further 
than  to  say  it  will  be  of  an  alfresco  nature. 

It  is  being  whispered  that  a  mammoth  luncheon  to  fifty  ladies 
is  to  be  one  of  the  swell  functions  of  the  Eastertide.  The  hostess 
a  prominent  society  light,  and  the  piece  de  resistance  a  silken  tent, 
tiny  tents  being  the  souvenirs  which  are  to  be  silently  folded  and 
borne  away  by  the  guests.  It  is  needless  to  say  the  hostess  is 
poetical  in  her  tastes. 

The  season  at  Monterey  promises  to  be  exceedingly  gay,  as 
there  will  be  so  many  bridal  couples  there  whose  friends  will  vie 
in  getting  up  festivities  of  ail  kinds.  Already,  it  is  said  that 
Frank  Carolan's  bachelor  associates  are  discussing  the  idea  of 
giving  a  bachelors'  ball  to  the  newly  wedded  pair  upon  their  ar- 
rival from  Chicago. 

The  closing  event  of  the  season  in  Jewish  society  circles  will 
be  the  entertainment  and  dance  to-night  of  the  San  Francisco 
Verein.  The  farce  "Romeo  and  Juliet  Up  to  Date,"  will  be  pre- 
sented with  a  strong  cast  of  characters;  the  principals  being 
Messrs.  Al  Ehrmann,  L.  Greenebaum,  P.  Greenebaum,  Ben  Arn- 
hold,  M.  Heller,  Jr.,  and  Arthur  Bachman. 

The  assembly  hall  at  the  State  University  was  crowded  with 
visitors  from  San  Francisco,  Oakland  and  other  places  on  Tues- 
day evening,  the  occasion  being  the  invitation  concert  of  the 
Berkeley  Athenrfam.  The  performers  were  Miss  Newland,  Mrs. 
Carr,  Sigmund  Beel,  John  W.  Metcalf  and  Louis  Heine. 

The  dates  for  several  weddings  have  been  set,  and  no  doubt 
others  will  soon  follow.  The  marriage  of  Miss  Gertrude  Ames  and 
her  cousin,  Mr.  Wood,  which  was  at  one  time  indefinitely  post- 
poned, is  now  set  to  take  place  in  Grace  Cathedral  on  Tuesday, 
April  19th. 

The  marriage  of  Miss  Rose  Morganthau  and  Mr.  Dave  Kline 
will  occur  to-morrow  night,  at  the  Morganthau  residence,  1208 
Geary  street.  The  young  couple  are  both  well-known  and  popu- 
lar in  Jewish  society  circles,  where  the  bride  is  an  acknowledged 
belle. 


The  Harmonie  Club's  social,  at  Union  Square  Hall,  last  even- 
ing, was  a  success  in  every  respect.  There  were  about  eighty 
couples  present,  just  enough  to  make  dancing  enjoyable.  The 
gaieties  were  kept  up  until  one  o'clock,  when  the  gathering 
dispersed. 


March  19,  1892. 


BAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  I  ETTEP 


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■i  annoiint'fmrnu  of  summer  locale*  are  being  made  every 
dmy,  and  from  all  accounts  >at\  Rafael  ocaroalj  will  be  le«a  popu- 
lar ai  a  place  of  resort  thi*  year  lhan  it  waa  for  the  i>:ist  two  or 
three  »fi«on«.  lira,  and  fcli*a  Dlbblee.  are  again  at  their  pretty 
home  in  Kom  valley.  Mrv  Btdney  Cusbtog  ia  occupying  her  col 
t  age  In  San  Rafael.  Mr  and  M  r».  Lou  la  Son  Mid  family  will 
apend  most  of  their  summer  in  San  Rafael;  and  there  also  will  hi' 
found  Mr.  and  lira,  Henry  Bon  tag,  they  having  already  taken 
possession  of  their  home  in  that  lovely  vale.  Mrs.  and  Miss  Cor- 
rlgan  have  a  charming  home  In  Roas  valley  to  which  they  will  re- 
turn next  month.      Mrs.  Jeriiniah   Clarke  and  her  daughter  Miss 

Clarke  and  Mrs.  Lyman  will  make  their  headquarters  at 
Sausalito.  where  they  have  taken  a  cottage  for  the  summer,  but 
will  visit  at  I>el  Monte,  Santa  Cruz  and  other  points  during  the 
season.  Mrs.  and  the  Misses  Kate  and  Marie  Voorhies  have 
chosen  Monterey  for  their  abiding  place  in  June  and  July.  Mrs. 
Jarboe  and  Miss  Kate  will  occupy  their  pretty  cottage  at  Santa 
Oris,  where  they  are  the  souls  of  hospitality.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Henry  Crocker  will  go  to  Cloverdale.  where  they  have  a  charming 
summer  residence.  Captain,  Mrs.  and  Miss  Collier  have  returned 
to  their  villa  at  Clear  Lake  for  the  summer. 

The  latest  engagement  is  that  of  Miss  Adele  Seller  to  Mr.  Louis 
Fiegenbaum,  which  was  announced  Thursday.  The  young  lady 
is  well-known  in  society  circles  and  very  popular.  Mr.  Fiegen- 
baum is  a  wealthy  merchant,  and  resides  at  Rhoverville,  Hum- 
bolt. 

Another  golden  wedding  celebration  took  place  last  week,  when 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lande  were  surrounded  by  a  family  party  which  in- 
cluded their  daughter,  Mrs.  Gustave  Mahe,  and  a  number  of  inti- 
mate friends,  who  brought  many  beautiful  gifts  to  the  aged  couple. 

On  Thursday,  the  10th  inst.,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Lowentbal 
celebrated  their  twenty-fifth  wedding  anniversary.  They  enter- 
tained a  number  of  friends  and  relatives  and  were  the  recipients 
of  many  well-wishes  and  some  very  elegant  presents. 

Mr.  Adolph  Spreckels,  who  left  for  Philadelphia  last  Thurs- 
day, was  given  a  good-bye  luncheon  that  afternoon  by  a  number 
of  the  members  of  the  Pacific  Yacht  Club,  of  which  organization 
he  is  Commodore. 


The  managers  of  the  Woman's  Exchange  have  invited  the 
friends  and  patrons  of  that  institution  to  an  informal  reception 
to  be  given  at  the  new  quarters  of  the  Exchange,  26  Post  street, 
next  Wednesday  from  three  to  five  o'clock. 


A  grand  sacred  concert  will  be  given  by  Mr.  Louis  Heine  on 
Friday  evening,  April  8tb,  at  Irving  Hall.  Mr.  Heine  will  be 
assisted  by  Mrs.  Carmichael-Carr,  Mr.  Sigismund  Beel,  Mrs. 
Birmingham  and  others. 

Mr.  Joseph  Livingston  was  among  the  arrivals  of  last  week. 
He  made  an  extended  tour  in  Europe  during-  his  absence,  which 
covered  a  period  of  nearly  a  year,  and  will  leave  again  for  the 
East  early  next  month. 


Colonel  F.  S.  Chadbourne  and  wife  are  at  the  Hotel  Marl- 
borough, New  York,  for  a  few  weeks.  With  his  usual  hospitality, 
the  Colonel  will  probably  show  the  New  Yorkers  some  California 
ways. 

The  Hotel  Rafael  will  re-open  on  May  1st  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Mr.  0.  M.  Brennan,  who  made  the  hotel  so  popular  last 
season. 


The  wedding  of  Miss  Ruby  Dore  and  Mr.  W,  E.  Bond  was  cele- 
brated on  Thursday  evening  of  last  week  at  the  residence  of  Mrs. 
Hoffacher   on    Pacific   Avenue,  which  was  beautifully  decorated. 

Mr.  C.  P.  Huntington  and  party  will  be  due  here  to-morrow 
and  will  remain  in  San  Francisco  several  weeks.  Colonel  Fred 
Crocker  also  has  returned  from  his  lengthy  visit  East. 


Miss  Libbie  F.  Thomas,  and  D.  F.  Oliver,  of  Oakland,  will  be 
married  on  Wednesday  evening  next,  at  the  residence  of  the 
bride's  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  ,T.  H.  Thomas  of  Fruitvale. 

The  Charity  Concert,  lately  given  by  the  Saturday  Morning  Or- 
chestra, at  Metropolitan  Hall,  netted  $958  for  the  Ladies'  Protection 
and  Relief  Society,  for  whose  benefit  it  was  given. 


The  Art  Association  announce  that  their  spring  opening  re- 
ception will  take  place  at  their  rooms,  on  the  evening  of  April 
7th,  and  of  course  all  "society"  will  be  present. 

Miss  Ada  M.  Dalton  was  married  to  Charles  Leslie  Hewes  at 
the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Oakland,  on  Wednesday  even. 
ing.  

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  Van  Bergen,  nee  Danzel,  are  expected  to 
return  from  the  East  on  the  19th  inst. 

The  engagement  is  announced  of  George  D.  Graham  and  Miss 
M.  Estella  Hughes,  daughter  of  Major  E.  C.  Hughes.       Felix. 

"Kritiko"  reads  character  from  handwriting.  Write  in  ink,  in  an 
unfeigned  hand,  on  unruled  paper.  State  sex.  Send  50  cents 
stamps  or  postal  note.  Address  "  Kritiko,"  (J09  Merchant  street,  S.  F. 


Ba«KaKo  Notice. 

PasaBOgora  will  save  in  their  traveling  expenses  by  bavins  their 
baggage  transferred  to  and  from  nil  train-,  steamers,  eh  ,  bv  the 
Mori. .11  Special   Delivery      rrnnks,  Offices    1 

street,  108  Taylor  street,  and  1  takland  Parry  Depot, 

Wedding  ind  Visiting  Card*,  correct  style*.    Bubourne  Station)  1 
E  Montgomery  street 

THE 

COSTIKYAN    COLLECTION 


ORIENTAL   RUGS, 

ANTIQUE  FURNITURE, 

RARE    BRIC-A-BRAC, 

EMBROIDERIES, 

ETC 

IS  NOW  ON. FREE  EXHIBITION 

AT  S.  F.  HEAL  ESTATE  EXCHANGE,  16  POST  ST. 

This  collection  is  the  most  magnificent  yet  dis- 
played by  Mr.  Costikyan.  Every  piece  is  a  new 
importation,  and  the  display  is  simply  GRAND. 
The  collection  will  be  on  exhibition  until  Tues- 
day, day  and  evening,  and  on  Wednesday,  March 
23d,  at  11:30  o'clock,  a 

GRAND  AUCTION   SALE 

will  commence  and  continue  according  to 
Catalogue.  At  the  close  of  the  sale  Mr.  Costikyan 
leaves  for  the  East  and  tnenee  to  Europe.  Mr. 
Robert  MeCann,  of  New  York,  will  conduct 
this  sale. 

TEVIS    &    FISHER,    Auctioneers. 

HOTEL     RAFAEL, 

SAN   RAFAEL,  MAR  N  COUNTY,  CALIFORNIA, 

WILL  RE-OPEN 

ON 

Tuc^rz-   1st. 

For  accommodations  apply  to 

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Or,  O.  M.  Brennan,  Manager  Hotel  Bafael. 

Perrier-Jquet  &  Co. 


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Wine    Merchants  and  Grocers. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  19,  1892. 


The  French  government  has  taken  very  energetic  measures  to 
prevent  the  repetition  of  those  dynamite  outrages  which  have  so 
startled  Paris  this  week.  According  to  a  telegram,  a  cabinet 
council  was  held  on  the  15th  inst.,  at  which  President  Carnot 
signed  the  bill  introducing  a  clause  in  the  penal  code  making  the 
willful  destruction  of  property  by  means  of  explosives  punish- 
able with  death.  This  clause  is  a  very  wise  and  a  very  just  one, 
for  the  person  who  uses  an  explosive  to  destroy  property  will- 
fully risks  the  lives  of  human  beings  who  may  be  in  the  neigh- 
borhood. It  is  a  mere  accident  that  the  dynamite  outrage  at  the 
Loban  barracks,  which  is  occupied  by  the  republican  guards  and 
adjoins  the  Hotel  de  Ville,  caused  no  loss  of  life,  although  the 
walls  of  the  barracks  and  buildings  in  the  vicinity  were  injured, 
and  thousands  of  windows  were  smashed  in  consequence.  If,  in 
other  countries,  a  law  similar  to  the  new  French  clause  were  in- 
troduced, the  outrages  of  anarchists  and  other  reckless  scoundrels 
would  soon  cease. 

The  difficulty  existing  for  so  long  a  time  between  Prussia  and 
the  Duke  of  Cumberland  seems  to  have  been  finally  settled,  the 
latter  having  practically  surrendered  all  his  rights  upon  Hanover 
and  declared  he  would  never  attempt  any  hostile  action  against 
the  present  rulers  of  the  annexed  kingdom.  The  bill  referring  to 
the  disposal  of  the  Guelph  Fund  was  introduced  into  the  Lower 
House  of  the  Prussian  Diet  on  Tuesday  last  and  the  preamble 
states  that  affairs  in  Hanover  are  so  quiet  that  special  measures 
for  the  prevention  of  agitation  are  no  longer  required.  The 
Guelph  Fund  had  been  confiscated  by  Prussia  at  a  time  when  the 
agitation  for  the  restoration  of  the  Kingdom  was  still  dangerous. 
Now,  the  property  of  the  late  King  oi  Hanover  will  be  practically 
released,  for  there  is  no  doubt  that  a  bill  to  that  effect  will  be  ac- 
cepted by  the  Diet.  In  consequence  of  its  acceptance  Queen  Vic- 
toria and  each  of  her  daughters  will  also  obtain  the  legacy  of 
£150,000,  left  to  them  by  the  late  King  George  of  Hanover  and 
which  could  not  be  paid  so  long  as  the  fund  from  which  they  were 
to  be  supplied  was  confiscated. 

T.  P.  O'Connor's  telegrams  to  the  American  papers  with  regard 
to  the  political  situation  in  England  are  so  strongly  colored,  from 
an  Irish  point  of  view,  that  it  takes  little  political  knowledge  to 
recognize  their  one-sidedness.  He  still  harps  on  the  importance 
of  the  county-council  elections  in  London  and  draws  deductions 
from  them  for  the  coming  general  election  for  Parliament.  But 
he  and  his  colleagues  will  be  sadly  mistaken  if  they  base  their 
hopes  upon  results  obtained  merely  by  a  compromise  between  the 
Radicals  and  Progressionists  on  the  one  side  and  the  labor  unions 
on  the  other  side.  The  uext  general  election  for  Parliament,  how- 
ever, will  be  carried  on  on  a  very  different  basis,  and  the  influ- 
ence of  the  Radicals  and  Socialists  in  the  Capital  will  be  by  far 
too  important  to  decide  the  issue.  The  record  of  Lord  Salisbury's 
Government  is  such  that  the  majority  of  Englishmen  are  sure  to 
show  their  confidence  in  the  present  Prime  Minister  of  England 
by  endorsing  his  policy,  and  unless  some  very  unexpected  ele- 
ments enter  before  the  present  Parliament  is  dissolved,  or  its  term 
expires,  the  victory  of  the  allied  Unionists  and  Tories  may  be 
considered  as  certain. 

The  death  of  the  Grand  Duke  Ludwig  IV.,  of  Hesse-Darmstadt, 
last  Sunday,  will  most  likely  bring  about  a  change  in  the  govern- 
ment policy  of  that  country  that  will  suit  Emperor  William.  The 
new  Grand  Duke  has  very  strong  conservative  leanings,  and  it  is 
predicted  that  his  cabinet  will  be  remodeled  in  accordance  with 
his  views,  and  consist  chiefly  of  Conservatives  and  Uliramontanes. 

The  blocking  of  the  government  measures  in  the  British  Par- 
liament is  attributed  by  the  opposition  to  Mr.  Balfour's  inability 
as  leader  of  the  House.  There  is  no  doubt  that  Lord  Salisbury's 
nephew  had  a  much  better  chance  of  utilizing  his  special  qualifi- 
cations as  Secretary  for  Ireland  than  he  has  in  his  present  posi- 
tion. Nevertheless,  the  dead-lock  in  the  "  Commons"  will  not 
be  attributed  by  impartial  persons  to  him,  for,  as  usual,  it  is  due 
to  the  obstruction  of  the  government's  measures  by  the  Irish  and 
Radicals.  This  willful  obstruction  is  sure  to  promote  the  chances 
of  the  Unionists  and  Tory  Alliance  at  the  polls,  for  the  English 
people  are  tired  of  this  misuse  of  parliamentary  rules,  and  it  is 
very  bad  policy  of  the  opposition,  indeed,  to  irritate  the  electors 
by  recalling  to  mind  the  disgraceful  maneuvers  practiced  by  the 
Irish  and  their  adherents  during  the  famous  Home  Rule  debate 
which  indirectly  led  to  Gladstone's  fall. 

LE.  BULKELEY,  well  known  in  this  city  as  an  attorney, 
.  died  at  the  Grand  Hotel,  on  Wednesday,  after  a  severe  illness 
of  several  weeks'  duration.  He  came  to  Sun  Francisco  from 
New  York  about  thirty  years  ago.  He  gained  some  prominence 
in  the  trial  of  the  Blythe  case,  in  which  he  appeared  for  the 
Savage  claimants,  and,  as  Judge  Coffey  said,  made  the  most  of 
his  case. 


LOIE     FULLERS    WAY. 


LOIE  Fuller,  that  charming  soubretle,  who  is  now  turning  the 
heads  of  all  the  dudes  in  New  York, is  a  very  clever  little  woman. 
She  knows  on  what  side  of  the  line  number  one  is  to  be  found, 
and  never  fails  to  cover  it.  I  saw  her  at  the  Hotel  Victoria  in 
London  about  a  year  ago,  and  Miss  Fuller  was  then  in  clover. 
She  was  very  popular  with  the  young  men,  and  frequently  al- 
lowed them  to  admire  her  until  past  midnight  in  the  ladies'  par- 
lor, where,  surrounded  by  a  circle  of  chappies,  Loie  would  chat 
most  entertainingly.  She  never  refused  wine,  but  do  not  im- 
agine, therefore,  that  she  was  improper.  Oh,  no;  Loie  has  con- 
siderable sense  in  her  pretty  little  head.  G.  Reeves  Smith  was 
manager  of  the  hotel  at  that  time.  One  day,  when  figuring  up 
accounts,  he  found  that  Miss  Fuller's  had  been  running  for  a  long 
time;  so  he  sent  her  a  bill.  Down  she  came  like  the  girl  in 
the  nursery  rhyme,  "  all  dressed  in  silk."  "  Why,  Mr.  Smith," 
said  Loie  indignantly,  "  what  do  you  mean  by  sending  me  a  bill? 
Do  you  expect  me  to  pay?  Haven't  I  been  here  a  year  nearly, 
and  haven't  I  always  helped  your  house?  And  you  expect  me 
to  pay?"  "  Well, — er — yes  Miss  Fuller;  that  was — er — the  idea, 
you  know,"  said  Smith.  "  Why,  preposterous;  never  heard  of 
such  a  thing,"  Loie  continued.  "  Don't  I  sit  up  here  nearly 
every  night  and  make  the  boys  order  the  wine?  And  don't  you 
make  more  out  of  that  than  my  bill  amounts  to?  The  managers 
of  the  company  expect  me  to  pay?  Let  me  see  the  managers! 
Let  me  talk  to  them  I  Why,  on  every  steamship,  at  every  hotel, 
everywhere  I  always  get  an  allowance  when  I  secure  wine  or- 
ders, and  haven't  I  done  more  for  your  house  than  any  one  else 
ever  did  or  could?  Yet  you  expect  me  to  pay!  Preposterous! 
Absurd!  Never  heard  of  such  assurance!"  Then  Miss  Fuller 
tossed  her  head  and  returned  to  her  rooms,  leaving  Mr.  Smith  non- 
plussed.    And  she  did  not  pay,  for  she  received  no  more  bills. 

THE    GUMP    PICTURE    SALE. 

The  Gump  Sale  of  pictures  by  famous  artists  during  the  week 
was  very  successful.  Some  magnificent  works  of  art  have  been  sold. 
There  are  a  great  many  yet  to  be  submitted  to  the  consideration  of 
the  public,  and  as  they  are  selling  at  even  less  than  gallery  prices,  an 
unusual  opportunity  is  presented  for  art  lovers  who  desire  to  make 
good  investments.  "Many  local  connoisseurs,  appreciating  the  fact 
that  it  will  be  many  years  before  such  an  opportunity  is  again  pre- 
sented to  them,  have  purchased  numerable  fine  paintings.  J.  D. 
Spreckels  was  one  of  the  largest  purchasers,  securing  ''The  Captive," 
by  F.  Eisenhut,  for  $325;  "In  Thought,"  by  Joseph  Zenisck,  for 
$115;  "Pretty  Fishermaids,"  by  Alonzo  Perez,  for$125;  "Clam  Gath- 
erers," by  Luigi  Sceffani,  for  $90;  and  "Expectancy,"  by  the  same 
artist  for  the  same  price;  "Return  of  the  Flock,"  by  ririssot  for  $500, 
and  "Brigands  of  Calabria,"  by  tcipione  Simoni,  for  $1200. 

Mrs.  Judge  Pratt  was  the  purchaser  of  "Venice,"  by  M.  Duvico,  at 
$45;  "Pompeiian  Girl,"  by  G,  Martin,  at  $105;  "riheep,"  by  Ad.  No- 
wey.  at  $22.50;  "Capri."  by  Munoz,  at  $55.  and  a  Venetian  scene,  by 
G.Martin,  at  $70.  "Sheep  in  Pasture."  by  Brissot,  was  sold  to  A. 
Ross  for  $175,  as  was  also  "The  Youthful  Cook,"  by  Muller-Lingke, 
for  $310.  "The  Return  from  Hunting,"  by  Leon  Caille  was  sold  to 
Mr.  Brown  at  $500.  The  exhibition,  which  opened  in  Irving  Hall 
last  Tuesday  was  a  great  success.  The  sale  will  be  continued  every 
afternoon  and  evening  until  next  Wednesday.  No  one  who  desires 
to  enrich  and  beautify  his  surroundings  by  magnificent  works  of 
art,  should  fail  to  be  present  at  this  sale,  which  is,  without  any 
doubt,  the  greatest  opportunity  ever  presented  in  this  city  for  pro- 
fitable investment  in  exquisite  paintings. 

WHILE  the  Commissioners  of  Insanity  were  quite  correct  in 
saying  that  John  Spitzley  was  not  necessarily  insane  because 
he  fell  in  love  with  a  school  teacher,  still,  John  should  be 
watched.  To  fall  in  love  with  a  school  teacher  is  not  necessarily 
an  evidence  of  insanity,  yet  the  man  should  be  looked  after.  No 
one  can  tell  what  he  may  do  next. 

A  grand,  auction  sale  of  Oriental  rugs,  antique  furniture,  em- 
broideries and  rare  bric-a-brac  will  be  held  by  Mr.  Costikyan  at  the 
San  Francisco  Real  Estate  Exchange,  at  15  Post  street,  on  Wednes- 
day next,  at  11:30  a.  m.  This  sale  will  be  conducted  by  Mr.  Robert 
McCann,  of  New  York,  well  known  as  an  art  connoisseur.  The  col- 
lection, which  is  the  most  magnificent  yet  displaved  by  Mr.  Costik- 
yan, will  be  on  exhibition  day  and  evening  at  the  Exchange  until  next 
Tuesday.     After  the  sale,  Mr.  Costikyan  will  leave  fur|New  York. 

TO     INVESTORS. 

We  offer  for  sale,  in  lots  to  suit,  from  $100  upwards,  the  following  CHOICE 
INCOME  SECURITIES: 

ALESSANDRO  ORANGE  GROVE  STOCK. 

8  per  cent  net  Dividends  Guaranteed. 

BEAR  VALLEY  IRRIGATION  GO.  STOCK, 

8  per  cent  net  Div  dends. 

PERRIS  DISTRICT  IRRIGATION  BONDS, 

20-year  6  per  cent  Gold  Bonds. 

SAN  FRANCISCO  BANK  STOCKS, 

7  to  8  per  c.-nt.  Dividends. 
For  full  information  regarding  any  of  the  above  write  or  apply  to 
GEORGE    W,    9IEAOE    A    <<».,  Financial  Agents. 

133  Market  SI-,  S.  F. 


Prtc«  p«r  Copy.   1 


Annual  Su  i  $4.00 


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News  ifETTER 


Vol.  XLIV. 


SAN  FRANCISCO.  SATURDAY,  MARCH  26.  1892. 


Number  13. 


Printed  and  Published  every  Saturday  by  the  Proprietor.  Frederick 
Marriott,  Flood  Building,  Fourth  and  Market  Streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco.    Entered  at  San  Francisco  Post  office  as  Second  Class  Matter 


TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


PAGI 

Editorial  Brevities  1 
Leading  Article?  : 

California  Wines                          .  2 

The  Placerville  Bonds  2 

Regulation  Fares  and  Freights  2 

The  Decadence  of  Morals  3 

Chinaand  the  United  States     ..  3 

The  Democratic  Side    .   .        .   .  3 

The  Republican  Bosses  3 

O'Rell  as  Lecturer  and  Eater.  -I 

Keeue  A?aiu  ou  Top  4 

Oar  Sewerage  Svs-teui 4 

"The  Dukeof  Matsqui  " 5 

Sparks.       ..            fi 

Spring  Millinery 7 

Pleasure's  Wand       8-9 

Tenuis  and  Baseball  News 9 

The  Question  of  Railroad  Tariff's 

10-11 

A  Fin  de  Siecle  Genie  (Story)      . .  12 


Page 

The  Star  of  Erin 13 

The  Looker-On      14-15 

Financial  Review 16 

Towu  Crier  . 17 

Real  Property        18 

The  Bourse  and  Underwriter  19 

Vanities     21 

Scientific  and  Useful 22 

The  Rose  Jar 73 

A  Contrast  (Poetry)   24 

Juggling  the  Jews       24 

A  Forgotten  Opera  Singer     24 

Sunbeams   25 

World,  Flesh  and  Devil 26 

"  Biz'.'— Summary  of  the  Markets.  27 

Marigolds  (Poetry)  2* 

Russian  Methods 28 

Society    30-31 

Comments  on  Foreign  Affairs      .32 


STREET  SUPERINTENDENT  GILLERAN  does  not  seem  to  be 
)  "  in  it"  any  longer.  He  has  evidently  lost  his  grip,  politically. 


THE  main  Republican  struggle  in  San  Francisco  seems  to  be  to 
decide  which  boss   shall  rule.     This    may   prove    the   Democ- 
racy's opportunity. 


THE  Southern  Pacific  Company  has  made  a  reduction  in  the 
time  of  the  Sunset  Route  express,  which  now  leaves  this  city 
at  9  a.  m.  for  Los  Angeles,  El  Paso,  New  Orleans  and  the  East. 
The  Los  Angeles  express  leaves  at  5  p.  m. 


((  T   UCKY"    Baldwin    ought    "to   ; 
1j  shuts,  anyhow,  though    he   did 


attend"  to  that  fellow  Mar- 
did  not  marry  Miss  Anita.  A 
man  whose  aching  for  notoriety  is  so  great  that  he  rushes  a  love 
letter  into  print  ought  to  receive  severe  castigation  upon  that 
portion  of  his  anatomy  where  the  cuticle  is  the  most  abundant. 


IT  is  too  bad  that  the  veracity  of  Talmage  has  been  assailed. 
What  matter  that  he  steals  his  sermons  and  palms  off  old  ones 
for  new?  His  church  is  crowded,  is  it  not  ?  He  has  certainly 
solved  the  question  of  why  peopls  do  not  go  to  church.  Let 
some  of  our  local  divines  be  as  great  charlatans,  and  their  houses 
will  also  be  crowded. 


THE  Supreme  Court,  in  deciding  a  case  on  Tuesday,  said  it 
was  not  error  to  put  more  than  one  offense  in  an  indictment. 
It  held  that  when  the  statutes  enumerate  a  series  of  acts,  either 
of  which,  separately  or  all  together,  may  constitute  offense,  all 
such  acts  may  be  charged  in  a  single  count.  That's  sense  and 
good  law. 

IF  EVEN  that  wise  man,  John  P.  Irish,  has  at  last  seen  the 
way  out  of  the  Postoltice  site  squabble  by  boring  the  pro- 
posed site  for  a  foundation,  instead  of  boring  the  people,  the 
News  Letter's  suggestion  to  sink  a  shaft  to  ascertain  whether 
there  was  a  swamp  on  the  site,  or  a  sandhill,  will  probably  be 
adopted  by  the  Government. 


THE  Mayoralty  fight  between  Sanderson  and  Ellert  is  going  on 
quietly,  but  it  is  none  the  less  bitter.  Both  are  pulling  their 
strongest  wires  and  fun  is  ahead  In  the  meantime  Dr.  O'Donnell 
is  putting  himself  in  line.  He  has  announced  himself  as  a  can- 
didate this  year.  It  is  said  that  if  Sanderson  is  nominated  he 
will  be  a  candidate  for  Mayor;  if  Ellert,  he  will  run  for  Coroner. 
Under  any  circumstances  he  will  cut  a  big  figure  in  the  tight. 


THE  appointment  of  Frank  V.  Coombs  as  Minister  to  Japan, 
which  will  doubtless  be  made  in  a  few  days,  will  be  approved 
throughout  the  State.  Mr.  Coombs  is  a  native  of  California,  is  a 
young,  able,  progressive  and  ambitious  man,  with  an  honorable 
record,  and  he  will  make  a  good  representative,  not  only  of  Cali- 
fornia, but  of  the  United  States. 


SINCE  the  now  famous  meeting  of  the  Republican  County  Com- 
mitttee  last  Monday  night,  the  cohorts  of  Mike  and  Phil  have 
been  chanting  this  war  song  with  variations: 

Burns  and  Kelly  they  fell  out, 
Johuuy  Wilsou's  up  (he  spout: 
Crimmius  now  the  plans  propose, 
Quiuu  has  donned  McGiuty's  clothes. 
Wheu  the  bosses  have  a  row, 
Just  as  they  are  having  now, 
Then  those  people  are  put  back 
Who  do  uot  command  a  stick. 

Ta  ra  ra  ra  boom  da  re,  etc. 


THE  escape  of  William  Rose,  charged  with  a  brutal  assault 
"  with  intent  to  do  great  bodily  harm,"  as  the  legal  phrase  is, 
on  straw  bail,  furnished  by  a  Police  Court  lawyer  and  a  saloon- 
keeper, and  accepted  by  Clerk  Durfield,  is  another  direct  proof  of 
the  most  disgraceful  state  of  alfairs  prevailing  in  our  Police  Courts. 
If  the  people  of  San  Francisco  do  not  insist  upon  an  investigation 
of  this  matter  and  upon  the  punishment  of  the  offenders  who 
permitted  a  criminal  of  the  lowest  kind  to  escape  on  the  ludi- 
crously small  bail — not  to  speak  of  its  invalidity — of  $300,  they 
must  not  be  astonished  if  lawlessness  in  our  city  increases  from 
day  to  day,  and  they  have  only  to  blame  themselves  if  their  lives 
or  property  are  endangered. 


HYDRAULIC  MINING  has  received  a  new  impetus  through 
the  unanimous  report  of  the  House  Committee  on  Mines  and 
Mining  in  favor  of  the  Caminetti  bill,  with  its  appropriation  of 
$450,000.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  House  will  adopt  and  act 
upon  the  report  of  the  committee  at  once,  for  no  measure  of 
national  legislation  is  fraught  with  so  much  of  benefit  to  the  peo- 
ple of  California  as  the  Hydraulic  Mining  bill.  It  will  put  into 
active  operation  an  industry  that  has  been  tied  hand  and  foot  for 
a  decade,  afford  employment  to  almost  innumerable  working- 
men  and  increase  the  country's  stock  of  gold  by  at  least  $10,000,- 
000  a  year.  It  is  hard  to  see  how  any  House  of  Representatives 
can  resist  such  cogent  arguments  in  favor  of  the  bill. 

THE  main  obstacle  in  the  way  of  Grover  Cleveland's  success 
this  year  is  Grover  Cleveland.  So  far  as  any  comparison  be- 
tween himself  and  Hill  is  concerned,  he  is  infinitely  the  superior  in 
the  qualities  of  sturdy  integrity,  perfect  honesty  of  motive  and 
dogged  adherence  to  principle,  but  he  is  sadly  lacking  in  tact  and 
in  the  art  of  making  friends.  He  does  not  possess  the  confidence 
of  the  Democratic  party  as  a  whole,  because  he  has  constantly 
withheld  from  that  party  his  own  confidence.  Instead  of  mak- 
ing allies  of  the  best  element  of  his  party  when  in  office,  he 
estranged  it  by  the  assumption  of  an  independence  which  no  Pres- 
ident can  possess,  and  the  claim  to  an  infallibility  which  it  is  not 
in  mortal  man  to  compass.  He  undertook  to  know  more  of  men 
and  measures  than  any  one  man  could  know,  the  consequence 
being  that  those  who  would  haveadvised  him  wiselyfound  them- 
selves rebuffed  and  their  advice  ignored,  if  not  scorned.  Now, 
that  he  needs  these  men,  they  do  not  respond  with  alacrity,  as  is 
very  natural. 

AS  the  time  for  the  National  Conventions  approaches,  politics 
begin  to  boil  and  bubble,  and  the  whole  country  awakes  to 
the  importance  of  the  situation.  It  is  a  very  great  mistake  to 
suppose  that  a  Presidential  election  means  a  scramble  for  Federal 
offices,  and  nothing  more.  In  every  such  election  is  involved  the 
future  of  the  greatest,  strongest  nation  on  earth  for  a  period  of  at 
least  four  years,  for  the  determination  of  a  nation's  policy  is 
what  determines  the  condition  of  the  nation  itself.  There  is  al- 
ways attached  to  every  great  party  a  cohort  of  camp-followers 
and  guerrillas,  who  are  more  occupied  with  the  spoils  than  with 
the  victory,  but  that  does  not  in  any  way  detract  from  the  merit 
or  importance  of  the  struggle.  There  will  be  in  the  coming  cam- 
paign a  distinct  issue  between  tariff  for  revenue  and  tariff  for 
protection,  and  no  more  momentous  question  could  be  conceived. 
On  that  issue,  party  lines  may  be  definitely  drawn,  and  the  result 
will  indicate  with  perfect  certainty  whether  the  people  of  the 
United  States  are  satisfied  with  the  present  fiscal  system,  or 
whether  they, are  of  opinion  that  it  would  be  to  their  advantage 
to  make  a  change.  The  American  voter  is  intelligent  enough  to 
make  up  his  mind  for  himself,  and  to  distinguish  between  the 
fervid  oratory  of  the  stump-speaker  and  the  statements  of  fact 
on  which  must  rest  the  solution  of  the  question. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  26,  1892. 


REGULATING    FARES    AND    FREIGHTS. 


IT  IS  seldom  that  a  document  prepared  and  published  by  a  pub- 
lic official  is  so  well  conceived,  so  logically  constructed,  and  so 
conclusively  worked  out  as  tlie  pap^r  Hl-rd  during  the  past  week 
by  Railroad  Commissioner  James   W.    Rea,   in   reply  to  the  com- 
ments   and    strictures  made  upon   the   Railroad   Commission   by 
J.  S    Leeds,    Manager  of  the   newly  formed  Traffic  Association 
of  this  city.     Mr.  Leeds  took  the  position  that  under  the  Consti- 
tion  of  the  State  of  California,  the  Railroad  Commission  had  not 
only  the  power,  but  it  was  its  duty  to  regulate  fares  and  freights 
for  the  transportation  companies  of  the  State;  to  establish  sched- 
ules and  to  alter  them  from  time  to  time,  and  generally  to  exercise 
an  arbitrary  jurisdiction,  which  should  make  no  account  of  the 
rignts  of  the  railroad  companies  in  case  there  should  be  any  conflict 
between  the  companies  and  the  people  of  the  State.    Mr.  Leeds,  it 
will  be  remembered,  filed  with  the  Railroad  Commission  a  paper 
which  he  declined  to  call  a  complaint,  insisting  that  a  mere  sug- 
gestion was  all  that  was  needed  toput  the  extended  powers  of  the 
Commission  into   full   operation,  and  that  it  should  proceed  at 
once     to    make    schedules    of    fares   and  freights,   regardless  of 
whether  there  were  any  general  complaint  of  the  existing  schedules 
or  not.     To   this  Mr.  Rea  has  prepared  a  reply,    which,   as  we 
have  said,  is  admirable  for  its  logic,  its  comprehensive  grasp  of 
the  subject,  and  its  perfect  good  temper.     Beginning  by  admitting 
that  the  Constitution  in   terms  confers  extraordinary  powers  on 
the  Railroad  Commission,  he  points  out  that  the  Commission  is 
nevertheless  purely  judicial  in  its  functions,  its  purpose  being  to 
see  that  equal  and  exact  justice  is  done  between  the  people  of 
California  and  the  transportation  companies.     He  calls  attention 
to  the  fact  that  it  is  no  more  the  duty  of  the  Commission  to  ruin 
the    railroad    coropaay    than    to    ruin    the    people,     and     that 
a     corporation     has     rights     under     the      law,     and      on     the 
general    principles    of    equity    and  fair  dealing,    which    demand 
respect,    even     from    a    Railroad    Commission.      Having    thus 
cleared  the  ground,  Mr.  Rea  points  out  that  the  Commission  has 
found  in  existence  a  schedule  of  freights  and  fares  for  California, 
fixed  by  its  predecessor,  and  in  actual  operation.     From  time  to 
time  it  has  made  changes   in  that  schedule  as  it  thought  for  the 
public  interests;  and  as  complaints   have   been  laid  before  it  of 
specific  industries  or  specific  localities,  which    were    entitled  to 
relief.     In  the  performance  of  this  duty,  the  Commission  found 
itself  uniformly  at  a  disadvantage  in    having   to   contend    with 
the  trained  and  skilled  experts  of  the  transportation  companies 
who  had  made  such  matters  the  study  of  years,  and  who,  as  Mr. 
Rea  says,  with  a  tone  of  regret,  know  every  trick  of  numbers  and 
every  sophistry  of  computation  employed  by  transportation  com- 
panies to  secure  such  tariff  schedules  as  shall   be  most  advantag- 
eous to  their  interests.     Having  encountered  these  obstacles,  and 
having  been  able  to  surmount  them  only  by  the  aid  of  complaints,    i 
asking  relief  in  specific  cases,  and  making  a  clear  showing  of  the 
reasons  for   granting   such    relief,    Mr.  Rea    submits,  with    much 
reason,  that  the  Railroad  Commission  ought  not  to  be  expected 
to  enter  upon  its  own  motion  and  in  the  absence  of  definite  com- 
plaints, upon  the  Herculean  task  of  re-making  an  entire  schedule 
of  fares  and  freights  for  the  whole  State,  in  face  of  the  opposition    j 
which  the  Commission  must  expect  from  the  transportation  com-    , 
panies.     By  a  natural   and   easy   transition   he  passes  from  this 
branch  of  his  subject  to  the  attitude  occupied  by  Mr.  Leeds.     He 
points  out  that  that  gentleman  was  selected  by   the  Traffic  Asso- 
ciation as  its  manager  solely  on  account  of  his  perfect  familiarity,    ; 
gained  by  long   experience,   with    the    very   problems    which  he 
suggests  to  the  Railroad  Commission  that  it  should  solve  unaided. 
He,  says  Mr.  Rea,  is  the  peer  in   every  respect  of  the  very  best    ! 
schedule-makers  of  the  railroad   companies,  and  can  detect  at  a 
glance  flaws  and  errors  which  would  escape  the  most  careful  ob-    | 
servation  of  persons  unfamiliar  with  the  subject.    He  can  criticise 
a  schedule  of  freights  and  fares  intelligently,  can  compare  it  with 
schedules  in    other   States    similarly    situated,  and   can   b*  of  the    ; 
greatest  assistance  to  a  judicial   body  in   elucidating  the  knotty    . 
questions  which  an  attempted  revision  of  such  a  schedule  would    ' 
necessarily  entail.     Why,  then,  asks    Mr.    Rea,    should    not    Mr.    I 
Leeds  present  the  facts  which  are  so  distinctly  within  his  knowl-    ; 
edge,  and  aid  the  Commission  to  do  what  it  could   not  success-    . 
fully  do  unaided  ?     The  argument  is  unanswerable.     It  puts  Mr. 
Leeds  into  the  position    of  seeking  rather  to  embarrass  the  Rail- 
road Commission  than  to  assist  it  in   performing  its   functions,  a 
position  which,  doubtless,  he  did  not  intend  or  desire  to  occupy,    ; 
but  which  is  the  natural  result  of  his  acts.     Mr.  Rea  is  to  be  c  jn-    j 
gratulated  on   the  excellent   showing   he  has  made  for  the  Com-    j 
mission,  and    the   splendid   defense   of    his    own    position  in  the    I 
matter. 

UNLESS  Lord  Salisbury  is  very  careful  he  will  burn  his  fingers.    J 
He  seems  disposed  to  ride  the  high  horse  on  the  Behring  Sea    J 
question,  apparently  forgetful  of  the  fact  that  Gladstone  and  the 
Liberal  party  are  waiting  an  opportunity  to  trip  up  his  heels  and    ! 
oust  him  and  the  Conservatives.  The  English  people  do  not  want    [ 
war  with  the  United  States,  on  any  pretense,  and  if  the  question 
of  peace  or  war  becomes    an    issue   in   the   coming   campaign  in 
Great  Britain,  the    war  party  will    be   hopelessly  beaten.     If  the 
Conservatives  are  wise  they  will  avoid  the  issue. 


THE    PLACERVILLE    BONDS. 


THE  recent  action  of  Judge  Phillips,  of  the  United  States  Circuit 
Court  of  Kansas  City,  in  sentencing  Judges  Ray,  Blaine  and 
George,  of  Cass  county,  to  jail,  and  also  fining  them  each  $500, 
for  not  making  provision  for  the  payment  of  Cass  county  bonds, 
voted  twenty  years  ago  in  aid  of  the  Tebo  and  Neosho  Railroad, 
has  again  directed  the  attention  of  local  financiers  to  the  fact  that 
Placerville  continues  to  repudiate  her  bonds.  A  review  of  the 
court  proceedings  in  the  Kansas  City  case  may  be  beneficial  to 
those  officials  who  are  now  responsible  for  the  loss  of  honor  of 
Placerville.  In  1870,  Cass  and  St.  Clair  counties,  Missouri,  voted 
$750,000  and  $1,000,000,  respectively,  to  aid  in  the  construction  of 
the  railroad  mentioned.  The  road  was  never  built,  but  the  bonds 
issued  were  taken  in  good  faith  by  innocent  purchasers,  who, 
notwithstanding  numerous  judgments  in  their  behalf,  have  never 
been  able  to  collect  on  the  bonds.  A  year  ago  Judge  Phillips,  of 
the  United  States  Circuit  Court,  ordered  the  County  Judges  to 
issue  a  special  tax  levy  to  liquidate  the  indebtedness  incurred  by 
the  issuance  of  the  bonds.  This  the  Judges  have  declined  to  do. 
J  udge  Phillips  therefore  adjudged  them  guilty  of  contempt  of  his 
court,  and  sent  them  to  jail  until  such  time  as  they  shall  obey 
the  orders  of  his  court,  and  also  fined  them  $500  each.  O,  wise 
and  learned  Judgel  A  Daniel  come  to  judgment!  Contrast  the 
Cass  county  case  with  the  Placerville  case.  In  the  latter  case, 
the  contractor  built  the  railroad,  it  was  accepted,  and  he  received 
his  payment,  one-half  in  cash  and  one-half  in  city  bonds.  These 
are  the  bonds  which  Placerville  now  repudiates,  though  even 
now  in  full  possession  and  enjoying  all  the  benefits  of  the  rail- 
road for  which  the  bonds  were  issued.  It  is  a  disgraceful  fact 
that  the  county  seat  of  El  Dorado  county  refuses  to  pay  its  just 
debts.  Such  a  place  is  not  entitled  to  the  respectful  recognition 
of  honest  men.  It  should  lose  its  identity,  and  its  territory  be 
parceled  out  among  its  neighbors,  so  that  its  place  would  be  gone 
forever.  The  citizens  of  Georgetown,  Diamond  Springs  and 
Coloma,  who  are  themselves  disgraced  by  the  disgrace  of  their 
county  seat,  should  assert  their  rights  and  insist  on  Placerville 
acting  in  an  honest  manner.  How  can  a  county  expect  to  be- 
come prosperous  that  does  not  insist  on  honest  dealings  within 
its  own  borders  ?  A  city  that  repudiates  its  bonds  cannot  expect 
to  attract  capital,  or  to  interest  in  its  affairs  any  men  of  ability 
and  enterprise,  whose  presence  would  be  beneficial  to  its  interests. 
Placerville  and  all  El  Dorado  county  should  carefully  consider 
the  great  injury  done  to  their  own  best  interests  by  the  false  po- 
sition taken  by  the  county  seat.  Placerville  should  pay  its  bonds 
without  further  delay. 


CALIFORNIA    WINES. 


THERE  is  to  be  an  International  Wine  Exhibition  at  Berlin 
from  May  20th  till  June  6th,  and  our  owners  of  vineyards 
would  do  well  to  be  represented  at  that  time  in  the  German  me- 
tropolis, for  there  is  not  the  slightest  doubt  that  they  could  com- 
pete with  exhibitors  from  all  parts  of  the  world.  California  will 
be  in  time  one  of  the  greatest  wine-producing  countries  of  the 
globe,  but,  in  order  to  reach  a  high  position  amongst  nations  in 
this  respect,  our  vineyard  proprietors  should  be  careful  to  send 
only  their  best  products  to  market,  and  make  common  front 
against  the  sale  of  an  adulterated  or  poor  article  under  the  name 
of  California  wine.  Unfortunately  much  harm  has  been  done 
heretofore  by  unscrupulous  vendors,  who  have  exported  the  most 
wretched  concoctions  under  that  name,  and  though  they  have 
obtained  temporary  financial  advantages,  they  have  injured  their 
own  future  success  in  the  wine  market  as  well  as  that  of  their 
more  honest  colleagues.  Those  who  have  purchased  California 
wines  in  the  East  and  in  Europe  will  acknowledge  that  this 
statement  is  not  exaggerated,  and  our  respectable  vineyard  owners 
should  spare  neither  money  nor  time  to  expose  and  prevent 
fraud  in  their  branch  of  industry.  But  there  is  an- 
other duty,  the  fulfillment  of  which  will  prove  of  an  enormous 
advantage,  not  only  to  our  wine  producers  themselves,  but  to  our 
population  in  general,  namely,  the  introduction  of  pure  and  cheap 
wines  into  the  local  markets,  and  measures  to  prevent  retail  deal- 
ers from  selling  the  product  furnished  to  them  at  unreasonable 
prices.  It  is  simply  absurd  that  ordinary  wine  should  be  sold  in 
our  public  places  at  ten  cents  a  small  glass,  when  its  actual  value 
is  hardly  one-tenth  of  that  amount,  and  it  is  no  wonder  that  the 
general  public  prefers  to  take  other  drinks,  the  retail  price  of 
which  is  more  in  accordance  with  the  wholesale  price.  No  greater 
service  could  be  rendered  to  the  cause  of  temperance  than  by 
making  wine-drinking  popular.  In  countries  where  wine  con- 
sumption is  general,  such  as  France,  Italy,  Spain,  and  a  great 
part  of  Germany  (the  capitals  excepted),  intemperance  is  hardly 
known,  and  those  who  really  wish  to  promote  sobriety  should 
not  make  propaganda  for  total  abstention,  but  reduce  the  sale  of 
strong  alcoholic  liquors  by  providing  the  people  with  a  light,  pure, 
and  inexpensive  beverage. 

ANEW  JERSEY  preacher  has  been  suspended  for  hugging  and 
kissing  a  fair  member  of  his  congregation.  The  preachers  in 
the  Blue  Law  States  have  a  hard  time.  They  not  only  have  to 
preach  forbearance,  but  they  are  required  to  practice  it. 


Marcl 


BAN   FRANCISCO   NEWS  LETTER 


THE    DECADENCE    OF    MORALS 

EVER  jIik'o  ihp  worM  brc»n.  -v  it  least  stooe  the  earliest  bis- 
u»ry  of  the  world  a«  rendered  in  literature,  it  has  been  the  CU8- 
10  n  of  earn  succeeding  generation  to  decry  its  own  morals  and  man- 
ners, and  to  contrast  them  unfavorably  witb  what  has  preceded 
(hem.  Thecasti  /utorjurtHum,  ornaeroiM  morum,  the  laudator  lemporis 
acii.  «•  ptirrn,  existed  before  the  age  of  the  Roman  satiric  poet,  as 
well  as  since,  and  the  ironic  reflection  has  somewhat  dulled  the 
■■(  criticism  and  taken  the  sting  out  of  harsh  reflections  and 
caustic  comparisons.  Nevertheless  there  is  ample  room  for  criti- 
cism in  any  and  every  ace  ol  the  world,  and  never  more  so  than 
at  present.  We  need  not  go  buck  to  the  times  of  our  fathers  or 
grandfathers,  or  even  to  the  more  recent  times  when  we  were 
boys,  to  see  that  there  is  a  marked  decadence  in  morals,  typified 
by  a  change  in  manners,  which  is  a  sure  and  unmistakable  index 
of  the  average  of  ethical  qualities  and  ideas.  The  youth  of  the 
present  age  are  not  immoral  in  the  grosser  sense,  except  in  occa- 
sional instances,  but  they  are  to  a  very  large  extent  unmoral,  a 
distinction  easy  to  appreciate.  In  place  of  that  high  regard  and 
reverence  for  the  good,  the  pure  and  the  beautiful  which  springs 
from  a  well-formed  and  symmetrical  character,  the  prevailing 
tone  of  the  youth  of  the  present  day  is  one  of  lack  of  reverence 
for  anything,  and  careless  indifference,  if  not  positive  aversion 
to  everything  which  the  experience  of  ages  has  decreed  to  be 
worth  honoring  and  revering.  It  is  hardly  saying  too  much  to 
assert  that  virtue  in  any  of  its  phases  is  a  jest,  and  morality  a 
mockery. — the  one  being  treated  as  a  hypocritical  concealment 
of  bidden  evil,  and  the  other  as  a  pharisaical  pretence  of  superi- 
ority. Between  the  sexes,  we  regret  to  say,  there  is  little  to 
choose  in  this  respect.  Both  alike  appear  to  regard  being  found 
out  as  the  cardinal  sin,  and  to  believe  that  concealment  is 
the  chief  of  the  cardinal  virtues.  Both  alike  are  scornful 
of  the  opinion  of  Society,  regarding  it  as  an  inpertinence  that 
their  acts  or  motives  should  be  questioned  or  even  regarded  by 
those  to  whom  they  owe  every  duty,  unless  the  obligations  of 
kindred  and  friendship  are  a  delusion  and  a  myth.  There  is  in 
our  young  people  a  rampant  spirit  of  what  they  choose  to  call  in- 
dependence, though  it  is  in  reality  only  an  impatience  of  control 
and  even  of  suggestion,  proceeding  from  an  exaggerated  idea  of 
their  own  imp jrtance.  That  this  may,  and  often  does  run  into 
excess,  needs  no  argument  to  prove.  The  number  of  cases  made 
public,  in  which  young  men  and  young  women  of  good  family, 
of  education,  of  culture  and  of  careful  training,  are  found  in 
places  of  doubtful  repute,  for  the  sake  of  a  »  lark  "  or  a  "  jolly 
time,"  is  not  pleasant  to  contemplate,  and  we  may  be  sure  that 
the  instances  that  are  known  bear  a  very  small  proportion  to  the 
ones  taat  never  come  to  the  public  knowledge.  That  the  bloom 
is  brushed  from  virginal  modesty,  and  the  blush  from  the  cheek 
of  ingenuous  youth  by  familiarity  with  scenes  of  license  and  riot, 
is  a  self-evident  proposition,  and  that  positive  vice  must  be  the 
sequence  to  such  familiarity,  needs  not  the  poet's  lines  to  prove. 
In  this  day,  no  more  than  in  the  past,  can  one  touch  pitch  with- 
out being  defiled,  nor  can  young  persons,  wide-eyed  and  eager  for 
information  on  every  topic,  breathe  the  atmosphere  of  vice  with- 
out becoming  inoculated  with  the  disease.  It  is  not  worth  while 
to  shut  our  eyes  to  this  condition  of  things,  or  to  solace  ourselves 
with  the  optimistic  belief  that  such  things  are  only  the  follies  of 
youth,  which  time  will  cure.  The  cure  in  too  many  cases  will 
come  too  late,  and  a  disgraced  and  disgraceful  manhood  or 
womanhood  will  follow  a  reckless  and  stormy  youth.  The  only 
cure  for  this  condition  of  things  is  a  reversion  to  the  customs  of 
our  ancestors  when  parental  control  was  a  reality,  not  a  fiction, 
and  when  the  rights  of  children  were  not  considered  paramount 
to  those  of  their  elders.  If  parents  would  but  assert  the  rights 
which  law  and  nature  give  them,  and  keep  their  children  within 
bounds,  there  would  be  fewer  scandals  in  the  community,  and 
fewer  disgraced  and  dishonored  families. 


THE    REPUBLICAN    BOSSES. 


THE    DEMOCRATIC    SIDE. 


THE  Democratic  County  Committee  has  submitted  the  whole 
question  of  party  politics  to  be  passed  upon  by  the  country 
members  of  the  State  Ceutral  Committee.  By  resolution  the 
members  have  agreed  to  stand  by  whatever  that  decision  may 
be.  This  is  eminently  fair.  The  Sutter  Street  Reorganizes  show 
a  disposition  to  claim  supremacy,  but  they  will  bow  to  the  will  of 
the  Democracy  in  the  State  at  large.  The  State  Central  Commit- 
tee has  been  called  for  April  5tb,  and  it  will  find  plenty  of  work 
to  do.  requiring  the  most  patient,  wise  and  patriotic  thought.  The 
split  in  the  Republican  ranks  has  given  hope  to  the  Democracy, 
and  had  the  effect  of  oil  poured  on  troubled  waters.  To  the  Dem- 
ocrats it  has  been  soothing  and  healing.  »  The  Democracy  will 
be  in  the  fight  with  a  solid  front,"  said  a  prominent  Democrat 
yesterday.  <»  Our  troubles  can  be  easily  settled  and  free  from  the 
taint  of  bossism.  We  will  be  in  shape  to  make  a  successful  fight. 
The  Republicans  cannot  come  together,  and  if  they  should,  it  will 
only  mean  a  transfer  of  power  from  Boss  Kelly-Crimmins  to 
Boss  Burns-Wilson,  or  Boss  Ruef-Smith-Pillsbury,  for  it  must  not 
be  lost  sight  of  that  Pillsbury'a  hand  is  directing  a  purt  of  this 
fight." 


WHEN  bosses  fall  out.  thru  bODMl  VOlereshould  begin  to  pray. 
The  Republican  bosses  have  had  a  row  ov<  r  the  division  ol 
the  Spoils,  and  the  carup  i*  divided  against  Itself.  Kelly  and 
Crlnimlna  showed  at  the  meeting  of  the  Republican  County  Com 
mittee,  on  Monday  night,  that  they  had  the  Strongest  following, 
and  thai  they  Intended  to  give  no  quarter  to  the  defeated  enemy. 
The  consequence  was  that  the  Hums  Wilson  henchmen  withdrew 
from  the  meeting,  leaving  the  ••  Third-street  gang  "  entire  masters 
of  the  situation.  The  meeting  was  a  disgraceful  one.  In  the 
first  place,  several  of  the  professional  patriots  present,  who  con- 
sider themselves  leaders  of  the  people,  were  visibly  under  the  in- 
fluence of  liquor  while  diseasing  the  manner  in  which  they 
would  manage  the  municipality  next  year.  Personalities  were 
indulged  in  repeatedly,  and  the  leaders  of  each  side  represented 
showed  only  too  plaiuly  that  it  was  merely  a  question  of  spoils 
that  was  under  discussion,  and  not  one  in  which  public  benefits 
figured.  Mr.  A.  Ruef  held  the  key  of  the  situation.  Ruef  tried 
to  be  a  boss  himself  for  a  little  while,  but  he  finally  fell  into  the 
Kelly  ranks.  It  was  his  resolution  by  which  the  twenty-five 
reputable  citizens  were  thrown  into  the  body,  so  that  they  might 
give  it  some  appearance  of  respectability  and  honest  motive. 
The  split  came  when  the  majority  refused  to  consider  Senator 
Mahoney's  resolution  asking  for  an  equal  representation  of  all 
factions  at  the  primaries.  Apparently  that  was  a  fair  proposition, 
but  the  Kelly  blood  was  up,  ana  no  consideration  was  given  it. 
The  Wilson  forces  then  withdrew  to  the  lower  hall,  where  about 
a  thousand  >«  heelers  "  were  waiting  to  hear  the  result  of  the 
battle  upstairs.  Then  an  "indignation"  meeting  was  held.  The 
indignation  was  in  the  fact  that  Kelly,  and  not  Wilson,  had  been 
declared  the  boss.  Loud  talk  was  made  about  pure  intentions 
and  the  interests  of  the  dear  people,  but  no  one  was  deceived  by 
it.  Every  man  present  knew  why  Wilson  was  indignant;  simply 
because  he  bad  been  beaten.  Now,  it  is  said  that  each  side  will 
fight  its  own  battle.  May  they  both  go  down  in  the  fight,  is  the 
wish  of  all  good  citizens.  In  their  foolish  endeavors  to  hoodwink 
the  people,  these  demagogues  have  announced  that  political 
patronage  had  nothing  to  do  with  any  differences  between  them 
that  mij.ht  exist.  The  amount  of  truth  in  this  is  shown  by  the 
fact  that  about  twenty  of  the  Crimmins-Kelly  men  in  the  County 
Committee  are  office-holders,  or  contractors  to  furnish  supplies  to 
public  institutions,  and  that  fully  seventeen  of  the  Burns-Wilson 
crowd,  who  withdrew  from  the  Committee,  occupy  similar  posi- 
tions. It  has  been  proposed  that  no  one  occupying  a  political 
official  position  shall  be  eligible  to  membership  in  the  Republican 
County  Committee.  This  motion  will  of  course  be  defeated,  as 
will  all  others  which,  if  enforced,  may  have  a  tendency  to  in  any 
way  reduce  the  emoluments  of  the  self-sacrificing  men  in  the 
Committee.  Notwithstanding  his  defeat,  Wilson  is  determined 
to  be  a  boss,  anyhow,  and  he  has  therefore  organized  a  County 
Committee  of  his  own.  It  is  simply  a  question  of  who  will  get 
the  biggest  slice  of  the  pie.  It  will  probably  go  to  the  man  with 
the  least  scruples  and  the  most  nerve.  The  diarupture  of  local 
Republicans  is  a  magnificent  opportunity  for  the  Democracy  to 
assert  itself  and  make  a  winning  contest.  Let  the  Democrats  I 
put  up  a  strong  and  clean  ticket,  and  they  will  carry  the  day. 
The  Republicans  are  plastered  all  over  with  the  signs  of  owner- 
ship of  one  or  more  bosses. 


CHINA  AND  THE  UNITED  STATES. 


CHINA  seems  to  have  decided  upon  a  serious  protest  against  the 
treatment  of  her  people  in  the  United  States,  and  the  Chinese 
Government  hints  at  retaliation.  Doubtless  the  United  States  is 
acting  wisely  in  restricting  the  immigration  of  people  who  serious- 
ly compete  with  our  laborers,  not  by  their  greater  skill  or  thrift, 
but  by  their  greater  physical  ability  to  exist  under  the  most  un- 
natural circumstances,  and  by  their  readiness  to  accept  wages 
which  every  white  man  would  refuse,  as  an  insufficient  reward 
for  good  work.  Besides,  it  must  not  be  forgotten  that  the  ap- 
parent thrift  of  the  Chinese  has  merely  the  object  of  collecting 
money  among  us  by  every  means,  to  expend  it  in  a  country 
where  its  value  is  immensely  increased,  and  where  the  Chinaman 
upon  returning  can  buy  with  it  years  of  enjoyment.  If  the 
coolies  coming  to  our  country  could  enrich  themselves  without 
injuring  others,  there  might  not  be  so  much  said  against  the 
future  use  of  what  they  have  collected,  but  since,  by  their  unfair 
competition  they  injure  the  chances  of  our  own  workingraen,  it 
is  natural  that  our  Government  should  prevent  their  coming. 
Nevertheless,  it  is  also  natural  that  the  Chinese  Government 
should  protest  against  the  violation  of  treaty  rights.  If  the  im- 
migration of  a  certain  class  of  Chinese  is  guaranteed  by  treaty, 
this  treaty  should  be  either  observed  or  canceled.  A  violation  of 
it  is  unworthy  of  a  just  nation.  The  United  States,  of  its  own 
free  will,  should  renounce  the  right  granted  to  it  by  that  treaty, 
if  it  is  not  willing  to  concede,  on  its  side,  to  China  the  rights 
which  the  treaty  secured  for  her.  Our  country  would  lose  very 
little,  indeed,  by  such  renunciation,  and  China,  perhaps,  upon 
seeing  that  in  breaking  off  relations  with  the  United  States  she 
would  be  the  loser,  would  no  longer  object  to  a  stringent  enforce- 
ment of  our  restriction  laws. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  26,  1892. 


O'RELL    AS    LECTURER    AND    EATER. 


EVERY  American  reader  knows  Max  O'Rell;  comparatively 
few  have  any  knowledge  of  M.  Paul  Blouet.  Hence  it  is  by 
the  former  name  we  naturally  speak  of  him.  Had  the  Grand 
Opera  House  been  less  well  filled,  it  would  have  been  a  fatal  re- 
flection on  the  intelligence  with  which  the  brilliant  speaker 
accredited  our  people.  To  those  who  have  read  Max  O'Rell's 
books,  the  lecture  was  but  a  renewal  of  acquaintance.  He  talks 
as  he  writes.  The  same  terse,  pithy  sentences,  every  one  loaded 
with  meaning  and  aimed  straight  at  the  center.  As  in  his  books, 
too,  the  humor  which  brightens  up  the  whole  is  the  more 
delightful  because  rather  underlying  than  embroidered  upon 
the  main  fabric  and  never  forced  to  the  surface,  but  crop- 
ping up  spontaneously  and  unexpectedly.  He  is  one  of  the 
few  speakers  whose  auditors  never  wonder  what  time 
it  is.  Thursday  evening's  lecture  was  about  "  Americans  as  Seen 
Through  French  Spectacles."  One  sentence  will  give  the  key- 
note. "I  come,"  said  the  speaker,  "  from  a  country  where,  if 
you  stand  before  any  door  and  say  ■  I  am  an  American,'  that  door 
will  open  to  you."  While  not  blind  to  our  national  shortcomings, 
our  hurry-skurry,  our  dollar-worship,  our  dyspepsia,  and  other 
sins,  physical  and  mental,  he  dealt  with  them  so  genially  and 
good-humoredly  as  to  make  us  feel  rather  that  we  were  talking 
them  over  among  ourselves  than  bearing  them  from  an  alien. 
Max  O'Rell  is  an  American  in  feeling,  though  mainly,  no  doubt, 
because  to  be  American  is  to  be  republican.  Whoever  was  foolish 
enough  to  miss  the  first  lecture  can  best  square  himself  with  him- 
self by  attending  the  other  two. 

Those  who  have  enjoyed  reading  "  A  Frenchman  in  America." 
will  remember  the  awful  time  Max  O'Rell  had  after  indulging  his 
truly  enormous  appetite  in  samples  of  pies  found  at  a  small  way- 
station.  He  had  a  similar  experience  at  Sacramento,  a  few  days 
since,  upon  his  arrival  at  the  Capital.  The  favorite  dish  of  the 
Sacramentans,  be  it  known,  is  bam  a.id  eggs.  It  is  served  in 
various  styles — straight-up,  turr.ed-over,  Siskiyou,  come-again  and 
once-more.  He  tried  the  Siskiyou  style,  because  it  was  different. 
When  intended  for  presentation  to  the  unsuspecting  guest,  in 
the  Siskiyou  style  the  hen-fruit  goes  through  a  serious  treatment, 
which  would  ruin  any  egg  that  had  not  the  constitution  of  one 
dropped  at  Sacramento.  The  people  of  the  Capital  City,  by  as- 
sociation with  the  professional  patriots  from  the  metropolis,  have 
become  "  sporty."  Consequently  they  prefer  to  have  a  "  gamey" 
taste  on  all  their  dishes.  Eggs  cooked  in  the  Siskiyou  style  are 
particularly  "  gamey."  Max  O'Rell  was  honored  by  being  given 
three  eggs  which  had  been  reserved  for  some  time  for  a  friend  of 
the  landlord's.  O'Rell  had  never  tasted  eggs  cooked  in  the  Siski- 
you style  before;  he  has  eaten  no  eggs  since.  The  witty  French- 
man had  another  sad  experience  at  Sacramento.  He  asked  a 
bar-keeper  for  an  "  Eastern  sour,"  and  the  crop-eared  knave,  not 
knowing  what  it  was,  had  to  confess  his  ignorance  before  the 
representative  of  the  world's  people.  But  O'Rell  is  now  in  this 
city,  and  as  he  has  expressed  a  wish  to  see  everything  that  is  to 
be  seen,  care  will  be  taken  that  by  the  presentation  of  novelties 
all  memory  of  the  malaria-infested  Sacramentans  will  be  removed 
from  him.  He  is  to  be  introduced  to  every  dish  and  every  drink 
for  which  we  are  famous.  The  menu  has  not  yet  been  completed, 
but  I  am  at  liberty  to  say  that  it  will  begin  with  shrimps  and  a 
bonanza  on  the  side,  followed  by  tomales  and  mescal,  shark's  fins 
and  samshu,  sturgeon's  livers  and  feet  wine,  caviar  and  gin  fizz, 
and  other  favorites.  He  will  be  taken  through  Chinatown  and 
allowed  to  "  hit  the  pipe;  "  into  the  Latin  quarter  and  given  a 
Mexican  dinner;  through  the  Italian  quarter,  and  allowed  to 
plunge  his  fist  into  the  family  bowl  of  porridge,  and  if  he  shows 
himself  possessed  of  staying  powers,  will  be  introduced  to  all  the 
brands  of  California  wines,  and  probably  be  treated  at  the  famous 
little  French  restanrant  down  among  the  markets,  where  the 
tame  cockroaches  come  at  call,  and  perform  gymnastic  feats  upon 
the  edge  of  the  soup-plates.  To  put  it  simply,  we  intend  to  make 
Maxey  perfectly  at  home. 

Use  Camelline  for  the  Complexion. 


KEENE    AGAIN    ON     TOP. 


When  the  March  winds  blow,  ladies  should  be  particularly  care- 
ful of  their  complexions.  It  is  well  known  that  an  emollient  is  as 
absolutely  necessary  to  the  preservation  of  the  fine  appearance  of  the 
face  as  soap  is  for  cleansing  the  body.  Only  the  best  lotion  known 
should  ever  be  allowed  to  touch  the  face,  for  a  poor  article  will  easily 
destroy  the  best  complexions.  The  fame  of  Camelline  is  world-wide. 
It  is  used  by  all  the  famous  beauties  of  the  world,  which  fact  alone  is 
more  endorsement  of  its  excellent  qualities  than  anything  else  could 
be.  Professional  people,  whose  fortunes  often  depend  on  the  beauty 
of  their  faces,  prefer  Camelline  to  any  other  emollient  ever  made.  It 
has  no  disagreeable  qualities  whatever,  is  soothing  in  its  application, 
and  rapid  and  most  beneficial  in  its  results.  Ladies  who  wish  to  pre- 
serve their  complexions  should  use  only  this  famous  preparation  in 
their  toilets. 

Charles  M.  Leopold,  the  well-known  florist  and  decorator,  of  35 
Post  street,  is  one  of  the  most  popular  men  in  his  business.  People 
prefer  his  establishment  because  they  are  always  sure  of  getting 
there  the  very  latest  and  most  beautiful  of  nature's  buds  and  blos- 
soms.   His  store  is  now  crowded  with  magnilicent  flowers. 


JAMES  R.  KEENE,  the  well  Known  speculator,  has  been  a  puzzle 
to  his  friends  ever  since  he  left  the  Stock  Exchange  in  this  city 
to  try  conclusions  with  the  Bulls  and  Bears  on  Wall  street.  All 
sorts  of  stories  find  their  way  out  here,  aod  none  are  too  exagger- 
ated to  find  believers  among  those  who  remember  the  peculiar 
characteristics  of  the  dashing  broker  who  ran  the  local  mining 
market  pretty  well  to  suit  himself  some  eighteen  years  ago. 
"  Jim"  made  his  first  big  stake  in  California,  and  for  that  reason 
a  great  deal  of  interest  is  taken  in  anything  that  concerns  him. 
If  he  has  been  a  man  of  gigantic  strikes,  he  can  also  lay  claim  to 
a  record  in  the  line  of  gigantic  failures.  There  are  very  few  men 
holding  the  position  which  he  has  maintained  in  the  leading 
financial  circles  of  this  country  who  can  drop  out  of  sight  so 
quietly  with  the  reported  loss  of  millions  and  corae  up  smiling  at 
the  end  of  a  few  months  as  strong  financially  as  ever.  It  was 
very  plainly  hinted  when  Keene  transferred  his  clean-up  from 
this  city  to  New  York,  that  the  monied  powers  on  the  Stock  Ex- 
change there  had  arranged  to  relieve  him  of  his  spoils.  If  there 
were  any  truth  in  this  arrangement  it  did  not  amount  to  much, 
for  when  Keene  scored  the  big  smash-up  of  his  life  the  bulk  of 
the  money  he  lost  had  come  from  the  pockets  of  the  gentlemen 
who  had  formed  his  original  reception  committee.  His  complete 
recovery  on  this  occasion  has  always  been  doubted,  despite  the 
reports  of  his  continued  financial  successes.  These  doubts  have, 
however,  been  pretty  well  swept  to  the  wind*  by  the  receipt  of 
money  from  Keene  in  this  city  during  the  week,  in  settlement  of 
accounts  outstanding  since  1884.  Some  of  these  sums  figure  up 
a  large  amount,  the  check  paid  on  one  note  alone  aggregating, 
with  interest  to  date,  several  thousands  of  dollars.  This  is  very 
generally  accepted  as  the  strongest  confirmation  of  the  state- 
ments that  Keene  is  in  a  better  financial  condition  now  than  he 
has  been  for  many  years  in  the  past. 

OUR    SEWERAGE    SYSTEM. 


DR.  J.  H.  STALLARD  delivered  a  very  interesting  lecture  on 
"  The  Problem  of  the  Sewage  ot  San  Francisco"  before  a 
large  audience  in  the  Standard  Theatre  on  Thursday  night.  The 
lecture  was  one  of  a  course  of  free  scientific  lectures,  given  under 
the  auspices  of  the  San  Francisco  Polyclinic.  Mayor  Sanderson 
presided  and  introduced  the  speaker.  Dr.  Stallard  dealt  with 
the  sewage  problem  from  a  sanitarian  standpoint.  He  called  at- 
tention to  the  close  relation  between  typhoid,  diphtheria  and  bad 
sewers,  and  presented  statistics  showing  that  San  Francisco,  with 
its  population  of  330,000  people,  had  318  deaths  from  diphtheria 
last  year,  while  there  were  only  558  from  the  same  cause 
in  London,  which  has  a  population  of  4,200,000.  It  is  a  noto- 
rious fact,  said  Dr.  Stallard,  that  the  more  the  sewers 
are  extended  in  San  Francisco  the  more  is  the  health  of 
the  people  impaired.  In  support  of  this  statement,  he  submitted 
figures  showing  that  in  the  years  1880-81,  when  there  were  130 
miles  of  sewers  in  San  Francisco,  the  death  rate  per  1,000  of 
population  was  18.50,  the  deaths  per  100,000  from  diphtheria  37.1 
and  typhoid  16.6.  In  1885,  with  153  miles  of  sewers,  the  death 
rate  had  increased  to  19  per  thousand,  with  36  deaths  per  100,000 
from  diphtheria  and  79. S  from  typhoid;  while  in  1890-91,  with 
227  miles  of  sewers,  the  death  rate  was  20.15  per  thousand,  with 
43  deaths  per  100,000  from  diphtheria  and  100  from  typhoid.  The 
lecturer  advocated  the  building  of  smaller  sewers,  because  they 
are  sufficient  for  all  purposes,  can  be  easily  flushed,  are  less  ex- 
pensive than  the  tunnels  which  are  now  supposed  to  do  service 
as  sewers  in  this  city,  are  easier  to  ventilate,  and  wherever  small 
sewers  have  been  introduced  the  rate  of  mortality  has  decreased. 

THE    CHRONICLE    ENCYCLOPEDIAS. 


AN  unusual  opportunity  of  procuring  very  valuable  books  is 
presented  in  the  extraordinary  offer  now  being  made  by  the 
San  Francisco  Chronicle,  to  furnish  the  complete  set  of  twenty-five 
volumes  of  the  Encyclopedia  Britannica  at  ten  cents  a  day.  The 
proposition  is  unparalleled.  The  Encyclopedia  Britannica,  that 
famous  compendium  of  all  known  things,  is  but  a  name  to  the 
great  majority  of  people,  for  the  high  prices  at  which  it  has  here- 
tofore sold  have  prevented  any  but  the  wealthy  getting  any  nearer 
to  its  volumes  than  library  laws  'would  allow.  The  Chronicle, 
however,  with  its  usual  enterprise,  and  animated  by  a  desire  to 
assist  directly  in  the  cause  of  education  among  the  people,  has 
placed  the  Encyclopedia  within  the  easy  reach  of  all  its  readers. 
Its  proposition  is  very  simple.  One  complete  volume  of  the 
work  will  be  furnished  upon  the  payment  of  only  one  dollar,  so 
that  an  intending  purchaser  of  the  complete  set  may  satisfy  him- 
self about  its  worth  by  comparing  the  purchased  volume  with  the 
similar  volume  in  the  original  Edinburgh  edition.  The  purchase 
of  this  trial  volume  is  complete  in  itself,  and  does  not  bind  the 
purchaser  to  also  buy  the  remaining  twenty-four  volumes.  These 
may  be  secured  at  $2  a  volume  in  the  manner  represented  in  the 
Chronicle's  proposition  on  page  20  of  this  issue  of  the  News 
Letter.  Not  only  are  the  valuable  books  sold  to  subscribers  at 
these  very  low  prices,  but  as  a  matter  of  accommodation,  the 
Chronicle  has  also  had  a  book-case  made  for  the  Encyclopedias. 
These  book-cases  are  given  to  subscribers  for  one  dollar. 


BAN   FRANCISCO   NEWS  I-KTTKR. 


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■THE    DUKE    OF    MATSQUI." 
N  Wednesday,  the    lt>ih   insl.,  the  Chronicle  had  the  following 


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rv.  William   MonUcue  FlUR.-raU. 

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trio  Into! 
wlfl  rrinalu  In  Ibis  Hiy  a  short  tit- 

The  day  subsequent  another  enterprising  journal  treated  its 
readers  to  a  little  satire  at  the  expense  of  the  Captain  of  the 
timmiholm,  in  this  fashion: 

a  .  muoarnr. 
"  Why  the  Captain  of  the  Grand  holm    ■botrid    itlppoMthe  advent  of  the 
Duke  of  Thincumbott  and  hi*  Secretary  should   be  of  uy  Interest  t<">ilie 
shippluK  public  i<  a  conumdrum.     He  Doled  tna  fart,  however,  and  gave  a 
condensed  rep  rt  nf  hi?  lordship's  travel*,  the  raaaoui  for  them,  the  came 
he  hoaored  by  dlsp itching  with  his   lordly  rifle,  the  towns  he  nouori>d  by 
ting  htmsolf  in  etc  ,  ad  nauseam.  This  was  headed 'memorandum,' 
bnt  not  a  word  wa*  said  as  to  th--  ship,  the  weather  on  the  voyaee,  or  any- 
thing at  all  regarding   the   vessel,  that   sterns   to  be  so  proud  of  having  a 
noble  foot  pressed  on  her  deck.    This  '  memorandum'  was   not  published 
ii  lay,  out  i-  preserved  a-  a  curiosity." 

The  advent  of  this  illustrious  ••  Duks  of  MottquV1  and  the  hub- 
bub consequent  upon  so  great  an  event,  have  been  the  source  of 
much  merriment  to  a  few  resident  Britishers,  who,  even  if  they 
were  not  sufficiently  familiar  with  Burke  and  Debrett  to  know 
that  no  such  title  exists,  had  an  amusing  story  told  them  regard- 
ing "  his  Grace."  Matsqui  is  an  old  Siwash  (Indian)  name,  and  a 
few  miles  from  Vancouver,  B.  C,  there  is  the  Matsqui  prairie, 
which  was  much  favored  by  ranchers.  Among  the  first  to  start 
a  ranch  there  was  a  young  Englishman,  who  very  soon  had  the 
title  of  "  Duke  of  Matsqui,"  conferred  upon  him  as  a  joke,  of 
course,  but  it  was  continued  so  long  that  finally  he  became  known 
almost  entirely  by  the  name.  He  and  a  friend  ( *•  the  Secretary") 
started  a  short  time  ago  for  California,  and  when  en  route  they 
discovered  that  they  were  taken  nu  sciieux  for  an  English  Duke 
and  his  Secretary,  their  fun-loving  proclivities  prompted  a  con- 
tinuance of  the  gull.  Their  coming  here  having  been  duly  her- 
alded, a  bevy  of  reporters,  keenly  alive  to  latest  news,  especially 
of  a  kind  to  flutter  the  breasts  of  the  anglo- 
maniacally  inclined,  greeted  effusively  the 
"  Duke,"  welcomed  him  to  San  Francisco, 
inquired  about  bis  hunting  exploits,  wanted 
to  see  some  of  the  game  he  had  bagged, 
and  asked  many  other  questions.  After 
safely  running  the  reportorial  gauntlet  the 
'*  Duke"  was  whirled  off  to  a  friend's  resi- 
dence. It  is  rather  unfortunate  that  he  did 
not  go  to  "The  Palace"  where  the  jeunesse 
doree  could  have  fawned  upon  him,  wined, 
dined  and  worshipped  him.  But  as  it  was, 
the  fun  he  had  travelling  as  an  English 
"  Duke"  amply  satisfied  bis  rollicking, 
easy-going,  devil-may-care  nature.  One  fair 
San  Franciscan,  to  whom  he  was  presented, 
while  greatly  elated  at  the  special  honor  con- 
ferred upon  her,  afterwards  expressed  sur- 
prise and  disappointment  that  "  The  Duke" 
was  only  an  ordinary,  every  day,  plain- 
looking  young  man.  He  was  not  by  any 
means  the  English  lord  of  her  dreams. 
Well,  the  "  Duke"  has  left  our  shores  filled 
no  doubt  with  amusement  at  our  expense. 
The  moral  is  not  obscure.  When  will  a 
certain  class  cease  being  parasites  and  syco- 
phants and  confer  honors  and  attentions 
only  upon  men  who  merit  them  ? 


MRS.  MARY  HAKTIN,  the  alleged  Mvindlrr  and  hypnotist  of 
Mi>s  Leonard,  a  maiden  lady  of  Oakland,  is  no  longer  the 
laughing,  defiant  woman  that  the  wM  when  lir-l  placed  in  the 
Oakland  County  Jail.    Bbe  thought  it  would  be  an  easy  matter 

to  be  admitted  to  bail,  but  ber  friends  have  not  appeared,  and  on 
the  other  hand,  Mlaa  Leonard  has  a  host  of  rich  relatives,  among 

whom  is  Mrs.  Carrie  Judd  Montgomery,  wife  of  Oeorge  S.  Mont- 
gomery, the  millionaire  Salvationist,  who  proposes  to  see  that  Miss 
Leonard  gets  justice.  Mrs.  Martin,  who  is  rather  a  fascinating 
woman  of  the  blonde  type,  objects  to  having  to  associate  with 
common  prisoners,  and  thinks  her  social  position  ought  to  be  as 
well  recognized  as  that  of  Howell,  who  killed  Colvln.  He  occu- 
pied a  well-furnished  room,  where  be  received  his  influential 
friends,  and  enjoyed  all  the  luxuries  that  tuoney  could  obtain* 
Then  again,  there  was  Hyer.  the  emhezzler,  who  was  the  cause 
of  Jailor  Schroeder  and  his  assistant,  Murdock,  losing  their  posi- 
tions, by  harboring  him.  He  not  only  was  received  as  a  guest 
for  one  night  when  a  fugitive  from  justice,  but  his  magnificent  St. 
Bernard  dog,  valued  at  $500,  was  given  one  of  tbe  jailor's  private 
rooms,  and  feasted  like  a  lord.  Mrs.  Martin  resents  being  treated 
like  an  ordinary  criminal,  having  to  occupy  a  cell  and  sleep  under 
gray  blankets.  She  says  she  will  have  •'  sheets,  pillow-cases, 
pillow-shams  and  portieres,  or  know  the  reason  why." 

GOVERNOR  MARKHAM  made  a  serious  mistake  in  interfering 
with  the  judgment  of  tbe  law  and  the  sentence  of  the  Court 
in  the  case  of  Charles  Freeman,  the  Sacramento  murderer.  This 
scoundrel  committed  a  most  brutal,  cold-blooded  and  unprovoked 
murder,  was  arrested,  tried,  convicted  and  sentenced  to  be  hanged. 
He  should  have  expiated  his  crime  upon  the  gallows.  The  Gov- 
ernor has  commuted  his  sentence  to  imprisonment  for  life,  and 
the  taxpayers  now  have  the  care  of  another  scoundrel.  It  is  mis- 
taken sentiment  to  show  sympathy  to  such  a  man.  A  Governor 
of  a  State  should  be  made  of  stronger  stuff.  Our  jails  are  now- 
crowded  with  murderers.  If  some,  like  Freeman,  were  hanged  by 
the  neck  until  they  are  dead,  the  community  would  be  benefited 
more  than  by  a  hundred  editorials,  or  a  thousand  sermons. 


GREAT  and  perennial  profusion  of  flowers 
is  undoubtedly  a  most  attractive  feature 
of  California  life,  and  one  cannot  help  re- 
gretting that  in  San  Francisco  their  street 
sale  should  have  fallen  into  the  hands  of 
such  a  ragged  and  malodorous  lot  of  ruffi- 
ans as  daily  hover  around  Lotta's  Foun- 
tain, making  the  air  fairly  reek  with  their 
uncleanliness.  It  seems,  to  say  the  least,  a 
most  flagrant  violation  of  the  eternal  fitness 
of  things,  there  being  nothing,  perhaps,  in 
all  nature,  more  closely  associated  -with 
everything  that  is  bright  and  beautiful  than 
flowers.  A  love  for  them  has  ever  char- 
acterized the  highest  order  of  civilization. 
There  are  few  prettier  pictures  in  romance 
than  that  of  the  blind  Nydia,  with  her 
plaintive,  "  Buy  ray  flowers,  0  buy,  I  pray !" 
That  we  but  had  a  few  Nydias !  A  few 
anything,  rather  than  the  brawling  band 
of  assorted  ragamuffins  that  daily  offend 
one's  eye,  ear,  olfactories  and  artistic  sense, 
in  one  of  the  most  central  and  conspicuous 
points  in  the  city.  We  suggest  that  a 
Flamen  Floralis,  in  the  shape  of  a  Health 
officer,  either  compel  them  to  keep  clean  or 
to  embark  in  some  more  congenial  pursuit. 


Does  it  Contain    Ammonia? 


The  charge  is  being  made  that  the  Royal  Baking  Powder 
contains  ammonia.  We  would  have  supposed  that  the  em- 
phatic condemnation  of  ammonia  baking  powders  by  the  most 
eminent  physicians  throughout  the  land,  and  the  fact  of  the 
three  leading  chemists  of  Minnesota  making  their  report  to 
the  Senate  Committee  recently  showing  that  bread  baked  with 
the  "  Royal "  contained  ammonia  and  the  hostility  now  be- 
ing manifested  by  the  public  against  all  ammonia  and  alum 
baking  powders,  would  have  driven  them  permanently  from 
the  market. 

In  view  of  the  fact  that  Baking  Powder  has  become  an  in- 
dispensable article  in  every  kitchen,  it  is  gratifying  to  know 
that  there  are  brands  in  the  market  to  which  no  suspicion  of 
any  kind  has  ever  attached.  Dr.  Price's  Cream  Baking  Pow- 
der is  a  pure  cream  of  tartar  powder  free  from  every  taint  of 
ammonia,  alum  or  other  harmful  substance. 

Dr.  Price's  Cream  Baking 
Powder  is  reported  by  all  au- 
thorities as  free  from  Ammonia, 
Alum  or  any  other  adulterant. 
In  fact,  the  purity  of  this  ideal 
powder  has  never  been  ques- 
tioned. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  26,  1892. 


IN  these  days,  when  superficial  accomplishments  take  the  place 
of  a  thorough  education  among  our  girls,  it  should  be  the  duty  of 
every  mother  or  teacher  to  see  that  their  charges  be  taught  the 
epistolary  art,  combining,  as  it  does,  education  and  accomplish- 
ment. Talk  about  dynamite!  For  a  grand  explosive,  nothing 
can  surpass  a  letter  found  in  a  husband's  pocket,  a  wife's  drawer 
or  a  sweetheart's  hand-satchel.  It  can  produce  more  disastrous 
results  than  any  infernal  machine  going.  Dynamite  destroys  the 
body;  the  letter  will  ruin  the  happiness  and  break  hearts  "that 
brokenly  live  on."  Everyone  knows  how  dangerous  it  is  to  put 
one's  feelings  and  thoughts  upon  paper  when  swayed  by  emo- 
tional impulse,  and  yet  people  will  do  it  every  day.  One  of  the 
most  abused  confidences  of  the  period  is  that  of  letters  and  notes. 
Girls  write  silly  missives;  women  write  damaging  epistles;  men, 
even,  write  letters  that  in  the  future  are  held  for  "  your  money 
or  your  reputation."  Yet  no  amount  of  experience,  personal  or 
of  others,  seems  able  to  teach  the  lesson,  »  Let  your  pen  alone," 
or,  if  you  use  it,  let  discretion  be  its  guide. 
»  *  » 
Among  the  list  of  Easter  weddings,  it  is  said,  will  be  that  of 
the  Pixley  niece  and  her  riding  master.  Rumor  has  it,  the  groom- 
elect  is  to  be  set  up  in  the  livery  stable  business  by  the  bride's 
uncle,  as  a  wedding  gift. 

•  *  • 

D.  O.  Mills  is  said  to  have  once  remarked  to  his  confrere,  Rals- 
ton, "  No  matter  what  you  do,  if  you  only  cover  up  your  tracks." 
This  advice,  so  thoroughly  practiced  by  the  giver  of  it  that  its 
practice  has  become  a  fine  art,  was  for  a  lime  adopted  by  our 
wealthy  old  lotharios.  But  civil  and  criminal  suits  and  other 
side  shows  ventilated  so  many  of  their  interior  lives,  most  of 
those  now  left  are  apparently  getting  careless  of  the  light  of  day, 
and  boldly  go  their  ways,  unmindful  of  the  tracks  they  leave. 
The  portly  capitalist,  the  smiling  millionaire,  the  mining  magnate, 
the  legal  luminary,  the  aquatic  Croesus,  the  horsey  rich  man,  the 
handsome  medico,  and  the  distinguished  politician,  are  each  and 
all  illustrations  of  this  assertion. 

•  •  • 

The  love  of  notoriety  so  largely^eveloped  among  the  "  bumps" 
of  Larry  Kip's  cranium  was  gratified,  no  doubt,  when  that  young 
gentleman  stood  upon  the  counter  of  a  bar-room  haranguing  the 
students  from  Berkeley,  who  were  hilariously  making  night 
hideous  along  Kearny  street,  after  the  theatre,  the  other  night. 

*  *  x 

Pretty  Eva  Carolan  is  to  be  one  of  the  bridesmaids  at  her 
brother's  wedding,  and  Chicago  will  furnish  a  brunette  com- 
panion. 

*  #  # 

It  is  getting  to  be  so  that  it  behooves  those  of  us  who  have 
anything  to  leave  behind  us  when  the  mortal  coil  is  shuffled  off, 
to  see  that  our  wishes  are  carried  out  before  we  quit  this  vale  of 
tears.  When  a  rich  man  dies  these  days,  no  matter  how,  or  to 
whom  he  has  willed  his  property,  there  is  sure  to  spring  up  a 
batch  of  unknown  relatives  to  claim  it  and  contest  his  will.  It  is 
an  open  secret  that  Senator  Stanford  and  his  wife  have  made 
deeds,  one  to  the  other.  Whichever  survives  shall  have  the 
whole  estate.  It  is  further  asserted  that  our  local  millionaires, 
Haggin  and  Tevis,  have  done  likewise,  leaving  the  children  to  be 
dealt  with  by  the  surviving  parent.  Of  this,  however,  no  one 
knows,  and  only  those  can  tell  who  will  live  to  see. 
»  #  * 
, Society  is  buzzing  a  rumor  that  an  amateur  play  will  be  done 
after  Easter  for  a  charitable  purpose,  when  the  pretty  wife  of  a 
popular  manager  will  take  a  prominent  part.  Every  one  hopes 
the  rumor  may  prove  true. 

•  »  • 

The  leading  society  people  of  Oakland  are  meditating  a  series 
of  entertainments  this  summer,  likely  to  render  modern  Athens  a 
very  attractive  place  to  visit.  Garden  parties,  tennis  matches 
and  swell  picnics  are  among  the  things  suggested. 

#  »  * 

The  delightful  country  borne  of  the  Delmas  family,  near  Moun- 
tain View,  will  be  the  center  of  quiet  hospitality  this  coming 
summer.  The  ladies  being  in  mourning  for  their  relative,  the 
late  Judge  Hoge,  no  formal  or  elaborate  entertainment  will  be 
given  by  them. 

#  *  » 

The  righteous  have  descended  upon  Oakland,  and  if  our  neigh- 
bors lose  their  souls,  they  cannot  excuse  themselves  before  the 
judgment  bar  on  the  plea  that  they  never  heard  the  gospel 
preached.  On  the  main  street,  Broadway,  every  night  of  the 
week,  on  the  corner  of  Sixth,  the  Pilgrim  Brethren  hold  forth ;  on 
the  next  corner  above  is  Major  Robinson's  band;  then  comes 
the  Salvation  Army,  and  a  little  farther  on  the  workers  from  the 
Florence  Mission,  to  say  nothing  of  the  regular  church  meetings 


and  the  tent  services   being   held   at  San    Pablo   and  Eighteenth 
streets  by  Rev.  A.  C.  Bane. 

*  #  * 

When  it  was  published  among  the  social  notes  that  Miss  Lena 
Merry's  dark  eyes  were  to  be  mated  with  Romie  Watson's  rosy 
cheeks,  considerable  surprise  was  expressed  by  the  worshipers  at 
St.  Luke's.  Miss  Lena  had  two  devout  admirers  at  the  time,  one 
the  assistant  rector  of  Grace  Church;  the  other,  the  son  of  the 
patent  medicine  man  with  the  alphabetical  cognomen.  The  lat- 
ter resided  in  the  same  quarter  of  town  as  herself,  therefore  had 
more  chance  to  make  his  innings.  Both  loved  her,  but  she  was 
in  the  same  fix  as  the  how-happy-could-I-be-witb-eitber  youth  of 
the  ancient  tale.  However,  doubtless  she  made  up  her  mind  to 
follow  tde  example  of  others  who  have  been  in  like  predicaments, 
and  to  accept  the  first  who  laid  his  hand  and  heart  at  her  feet. 
Inspired,  probably,  by  the  announcement  of  his  sister's  engage- 
ment to  George  Shreve,  Jerome  summoned  up  courage  to  push 
his  own  suit,  and  was  at  once  accepted.  She  wanted  a  speedy 
marriage,  and  nearly  cried  her  eyes  out  because  dear  Mr.  Davis 
was  going  East  in  the  spring,  and  could  not  officiate  at  the  wed- 
ding. 

*  *  # 

The  sequel  shows  the  fickleness  of  woman's  disposition.  No 
sooner  had  she  made  up  her  mind  to  go  to  the  altar  with  one,  than 
she  discovered  that  it  was  the  other  whom  she  loved.  The  rector  dis- 
covered it  as  soon  as  she,  and  at  once  poured  out  his  heart.  Hav- 
ing great  strength  of  character  for  a  maiden  of  her  size,  Miss 
Merry  at  once  released  herself  from  the  former  engagement,  and 
promised  her  band  to  the  young  priest.  For  propriety's  sake, 
some  time  was  allowed  to  elapse  between  the  announcement  of 
the  dissolution  of  the  first  tie  and  the  formation  of  the  latter. 
Rev.  C.  J.  Mason  is  the  happy  man. 

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and  Wednesday  at  8  a.  m.  from  San  Francisco,  and  every  Tuesday 
and  Wednesday  thereafter,  the  Burlington  Route  will  run  its  regular 
Summer  Excursions  with  Pullman  Tourist  Sleeping  cars  to  Chicago, 
via  Salt  Lake  City  and  Denver.  For  particulars  and  excursion  folder, 
apply  to  agent,  Burlington  Route,  at  201  South  Spring  street,  Los 
Angeles;  or  32  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

One  of  the  most  popular  bars  in  the  city  is  "  The  Mumm,"  at  109 
O'Farrell  street,  which  has  gained  the  patronage  of  thousands  be- 
cause of  its  excellent  goods  and  its  magnificent  appointments.  It 
recognizes  no  superior.    Only  the  best  of  liquors  are  ever  sold  there. 


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BAN  PKANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER, 


SPRING    MILLINERY. 
[Bt    Hi    Vim 

THK  flowers  that  bloom  in  Ihc  spring,  tri  la  |"  have  much  to 
do  with  the  case  when  it  comes  10  an  Faster  hat  or  bonnet. 
Oh.  the  delight  of  a  milliner  opening  when  all  the  dear  imported 
bonnets,  dreams  of  bats.  lovely  feathers,  and  all  the  wealth  of 
blossoms,  buckles,  ribbons  and  fare  trimmings  delight,  bewilder, 
charm,  fascinate  and  tantalize  !  There's  nothing  like  it.  and  the 
spring  opening  is  always  the  most  delightful  because  it  come? 
after  the  heavy  velvets  and  weighty  fella  of  winter.  The  spring 
styles  have  a  lightness  and  a  delicacy  of  their  own  which  well  ac- 
cord with  the  season  they  introduce.  Hesides,  one  may  have  a 
most  expensive  piece  of  winter  headgear  and  not  be  able  to  wear 
it  with  any  satisfaction  during  all  the  season,  for  wet  weather 
will  lake  the  curl  out  of  any  feathers;  a  dash  of  rain  will  give 
the  sta  eliest  piled  velvet  the  smallpox  as  to  appearance.  It  will 
ruin  plush,  and  make  the  glory  depart  out  of  the  fairest  creation 
of  a  modiste's  mind;  and  in  winter,  how  often  one  may  be  caught 
out  in  a  shower,  with  neither  protecting  parasol,  sheltering  um- 
brella or  screening  veil.  But  when  spring  comes,  we  look  for  the 
lovely  days  that  mark  our  glorious  California  weather.  We  have 
pleasant  days  in  which  to  sally  forth  on  a  pilgrimage  from  one 
fashion  center  to  another,  and  truly  one  always  feels  ever  so 
much  more  in  the  mood  for  buying  hats  or  bonnets  when  the 
weather  outside  looks  as  if  one  might  have  a  chance  to  wear 
them. 

Spending  some  time  amid  the  display  of  opening  days,  I  have 
come  to  the  conclusion  that  the  styles  of  this  spring  far  exceed 
those  of  former  seasons  in  beauty  of  materials,  delicacy  of  design 
and  daintiness  of  arrangement.  One  of  the  most  striking  of  the 
effects  noticed  was  the  Directoire  hat,  the  most  noticeable  feature 
of  which  is  its  tall,  high  crown.  It  is  very  narrow  across,  this 
remarkable  crown;  in  fact,  I  think  it  could  be  covered  by  a  good- 
sized  coffee-cup.  It  is  circled  with  a  simple  band.  The  brim  is 
perhaps  three  inches  wide,  pointed  with  an  upward  dent  in  the 
front,  and  faced  with  an  inch  and  a  half  band  of  velvet  for  a  face 
trimming.  A  rich  cluster  of  close-curled  ostrich  tips  cling  to  the 
front  of  the  crown  and  fall  over  the  front  edge  of  the  brim,  while 
darting  up  from  the  cluster  of  ostrich  tips  and  hanging  against 
the  front  of  the  crown  is  a  flower  and  several  buds.  A  silk 
poppy  or  gorgeously  striped  tulip  looks  particularly  effective,  A 
pair  of  broad  moire  ribbons  are  arranged  at  the  back  so  as  to 
cross  in  a  knot  at  the  back  of  the  head,  a  little  above  the  nape  of 
the  neck,  and  be  tied  under  the  chin. 

As  for  the  style  of  trimming,  it  may  be  characterized  as  "  dart- 
ing "  or  aspiring,,  for  all  the  bows  and  the  flowers  trimmings  rear 
their  heads  with  quite  a  defiant  "  present  arms  "  air.  A  love  of 
a  bonnet  is  one  luxuriating  in  tbe  aristocratic  name  of  the 
**  Duchess  of  Fife,"  a  tiny  crown,  broad  brim,  with  a  downward 
dent  with  velvet  face  trimming,  and  a  knot  at  the  point  of  the 
dent.  One  was  daintily  adorned  with  lilies  of  the  valley  massed 
against  a  broad  white  ribbon,  suggestive  of  the  snow  through 
which  the  bright  green  blade  of  the  blossom  first  pierces  its  way. 
Another  expression  of  a  similar  idea  is  the  <<  UndiDe,"  in  pale 
green  chip,  with,  emerald  velvet  bows,  with  pear-shaped  orna- 
ments of  jet,  the  crown  trimmed  with  pale  green  tips  and  cro- 
cuses and  lace  strings.  Another  striking  bonnet  is  the  Mooresque 
toque;  the  pointed  crown  dotted  with  jet,  the  border  banded  with 
sequins,  and  a  bow  of  gold  bullion  rising  from  the  back.  The 
Mooresque  toque  had  no  strings.  A  collar  of  black  lace,  with 
moire  strings,  and  a  ruche  of  sequins  goes  with  it.  An  elegant 
leghorn  is  the  "  Ophelia,"  which  is  at  least  eighteen  inches  in 
diameter.  The  back  brim  is  crumpled,  the  front  caught  up  to  the 
trimming  in  a  wavy  line,  and  the  outside  is  trimmed  with  violets, 
shaded  moire  ribbon  and  bunches  of  long  grasses.  From  a  clus- 
tered bow  at  the  back  of  the  brim,  floating  off  in  a  bridal  veil  fall 
of  white  mist,  are  two  yards  of  white  chiffon  to  be  wound  around 
the  throat,  or  fluffed  in  a  wide  bow  at  the  chin. 

A  dashing  hat  is  the  *<  Carmencita  "  with  a  suggestion  of  a  skirt 
dance  in  its  fall  of  wide,  dainty  black  lace  along  the  brim  drop- 
partly  over  the  face.  The  outside  is  trimmed  with  gorgeous  bows 
of  brilliant  red  moire  trimming. 

The  laces  that  are  used  in  the  spring  millinery  are  light  and 
airy  webs  of  the  imagination  and  are  particularly  effective  in  bor- 
dering brims  or  climbing  up  tbe  back  of  bows.  They  are  to  be 
procured  in  all  the  bright  and  the  delicate  colors.  80  with  the 
bright,  gauzy,  satin-stripped  chiffon.  Large  cabbage  roses  as 
well  as  tulips,  crocuses,  lilies  of  the  valley  and  flowers  appropriate 
to  the  season  are  used  to  adorn  the  hats  and  bonnets  that  will  ap- 
pear this  Easter. 

The  pins  used  to  ornament  the  bows  are  of  jet,  of  amber,  of 
steel  cut  points,  and  of  enameled  flowers.  Ribbon  satin  on  one 
side,  moire  on  the  other,  and  two  colors  on  a  side  are  among  the 
attractions  of  tbe  season. 

A  horrible  statement  has  been  made,  which  has  not  been 

authenticated,  to  the  effect  that  Mme.  Patti  has  "sold  her  voice," 
or,  in  other  words,  has  promised,  for  a  consideration,  to  permit 
her  throat  to  be  examined  after  her  death,  in  order  that  science 
might  see  if  the  construction  of  it  in  any  way  accounts  for  her 
marvelous  gift. 


Tin.  menla  theory  as  an  excuse  Tor  criminal  aottoni  is  being 
Bomewhaj  too  rreqaenily  employed  in  mod  am  courts,  ana 
oaghl  to  be  looked  upon  with  losplclon.  I>r.  Boddder's  motive 
for  committing  tbe  deed  of   which  he  is  aocmed  quits  .h unices  as 

an  explanation,  and  in    view  of  the    testimony    against    hlm.no 
other  need  be  looked  for. 


"Absolutely  pure"  ammonia 
or  "absolutely  pure"  alum, 
cannot  make  wholesome 
baking  powder.  No  won- 
der the  composition  of 
such  powders  is  concealed. 
Every    ingredient    used    in 

ONantfs 

Baking  Powder  is  plainly 
printed  on  the  label. 

Wholesome  ingredients, 
wholesome  baking  powder, 
wholesome  food. 

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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  26,  1892. 


[^i/ggll^KD 


'  We    Obey    no    Wand    but    Pleasure's."— Tom  Moore. 


THERE  are  some  dramatic  companies  which  attain  to  what  may 
be' called  a  perennial  popularity.  They  are  good  companies. 
Let  the  "smart"  advance  agent  discourse  as  he  may  on  "What  1 
know  about  fooling  the  public,"  he  can't  fool  it  often  with  the 
same  trick.  In  the  theatrical,  as  in  other  business,  merit  is  the 
best  policy.  The  Bostonians  must  feel  a  pleasant  assurance  after 
their  first  appearance  at  the  Baldwin  Tuesday  night  that  they 
are  among  the  "perennially  popular"  and  that  San  Francisco's 
appreciation  of  their  performances  increases  with  better  acquaint- 
ance. 

»  #  » 

The  large  and  brilliant  audience  on  Tuesday  night,  had,  to 
quote  the  bold  Sheriff  of  Nottingham,  "put  on  its  wreath  and  its 
smile"  to  welcome  the  Bostonians  and  Robin  Hood.  Not  cnly 
was  every  seat  occupied,  but  an  unusually  handsome  contingent 
ranged  around  the  walls  attested  to  the  truth  of  the  legend, 
"standing  room  only."  Many  were  arrayed  in  evening  costume, 
and  all  wore  a  festal  and  festive  appearance  which  denoted  the  as- 
sured   expectancy    with    which   the   rising   of  the  curtain  was 

awaited. 

#  »  # 

The  promise  of  the  opening  was  amply  fulfilled.  An  enthusi- 
astic {though  expressively  graded)  reception  was  given  to  stage 
favorites,  each  being  greeted  with  more  or  less  prolonged  ap- 
plause. Camille  d'Arville,  the  new  prima  donna,  was  accorded 
a  very  pleasant  welcome,  and  the  plaudits  which  began  in 
courtesy  continued  in  approval  long  before  the  evening  was  over. 
Miss  d  Arville  is  chic.  She  is  also  tall  and  graceful,  pretty  and 
piquante.  Further,  she  can  sing — a  qualification  which  among 
the  Bostonians  seems  to  be  a  requisite,  contrary  to  the  received 
canons  of  comic  opera.  It  is  a  question  if  the  historic  original  was 
a  more  sparkling  Maid  Marian  than  her  latter  day  representative 
of  the  Bostonians.  Maud  Ulmer  as  Annabel  was  very  nearly  as 
bright  nd  pretty,  though  not  quite  so  musically  gifted  as  the 
fair  Marian,  and  Dame  Durden  (Josephine  Bartlett)  filled  her  part 
musically  and  well.  Of  course  the  central  figure  was  Barnabee 
as  the  Sheriff  who  never  made  mistakes.  His  reception  was  so 
demonstrative  and  prolonged  as  to  threaten  to  stop  the  perform- 
ance. When  at  last  the  redoubtable  Sheriff  made  himself  heard 
it  seemed  to  be  with  a  determination  to  beat  his  own  record,  and 
thegeneral  feeling  was  that  he  did  it.  In  fact  the  same  spirit 
seemed  to  prevade  the  company,  and  with  a  like  result.  Whether 
due  to  the  prepossession  of  the  audience  or  whether  it 
was  a  fact  that  long  practice  together  had  worked  an  actual 
improvement,  certain  it  is  that  both  opera  and  performance 
seemed  far  mure  brilliant  and  delightful  than  our  remembrance  of 
either.  Tom  Karl,  W.  H.  McDonald,  Frothingham,  Peter  Lang 
and  all  the  well-known  people  filled  their  roles  with  the  old  ac- 
ceptability. Josephine  Bartlett  is  still  the  q*uaint  Dame  Durden 
and  Jessie  Bartlett  Davis,  the  dashing  and  dangerously  handsome 
Allan-a-dale.  Her  melodious  solo,  "St.  Swithin's  Bells,"  was  so 
much  too  short  that  she  had  to  sing  it  again.  In  fact  encores 
were  so  frequent  that  it  was  far  too  late  for  the  highly  moral 
Baldwin  theatre-goer  to  be  abroad,  when  at  last  the  crowd  worked 
its  way  out.  Among  the  brightest  figures  in  a  bright  perform, 
ance  was  Will  Scarlett,  of  whom  Mr.  Cowles  made  a  most  pictur- 
esque and  gallant  outlaw  and  sang  his  familiar  solo  with  a  dash 
which  carried  the  audience  with  it  to  the  last  rollicking  note  of  the 
loudly  demanded  encore.  The  general  feeling  seemed  to  be  that 
either  the  Bostonians  and  De  Koven  and  Smith's  opera  had  won- 
derfully improved  on  even  their  former  excellence  or  the  audi- 
ence had  just  woke  up  to  an  adequate  sense  thereof. 

*  *  » 
The  Baldwin  was,  if  possible,  more  densely  packed  on  Wednes- 
day than  on  the  previous  evening.  Before  4  o'clock  on  Tues- 
day afternoon  every  seat  to  the  second  row  from  the  back  had 
been  sold.  The  occasion  was  the  first  appearance  here  in  an 
operatic  role  of  Caroline  Hamilton  (Carrie  Milzner).  Her  voice 
is  light,  yet  strong  and  "carrying,"  flexible  and  sympathetic. 
She  sang  the  music  of  "  Maid  Marian  "  with  the  clearness  and 
precision  which  indicated  the  thoroughness  of  her  training,  as  did 
the  excellence  of  phrasing  and  modulation.  Her  rendering  of 
the  music,  while  more  embellished  and  ornate  than  that  of  Miss 
d'  Arville,  was  always  artistic.  Her  acting  of  the  part  was 
equally  notable,  showing  a  dramatic  power  rarely  seen  on  the 
comic  opera  stage.  Altogether,  Miss  Hamilton  fully  met  the 
highest  anticipation  of  her  many  friends,  who  made  the  occasion 
an  ovation  to  the  young  prima  donna.  Edwin  W.  Hoff  took 
Tom  Karl's  place  as  Robin  Hood,  and  sang  and  acted  admirably. 

«  #  * 
Robin  Hood  will  be  played  all  next  week,  including  Saturday's 
matinee,  and  on  Monday,  April  4th,  the    Bostonians    begin    their 
third  week  with  Fatini  za,  Jessie    Bartlett    Davis   in  the  title  role 
and  Camille  d'Arville  as  Princess  Lydia. 


All  the  Comforts  of  Home  has  drawn  large  audiences  to  the  Cali- 
fornia all  the  week  and  amused  them  thoroughly.  Kate  Denin 
Wilson  and  Mr.  Edwards,  as  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bender,  are.  as  before, 
the  salient  figures  in  the  comedy.  S.  Miller  Kent,  who  takes  the 
place  of  Henry  Miller,  the  pet  of  the  matinee,  adds  to  the  similarity 
of  name  that  of  manner  and  appearance,  seeming  to  model  him- 
self closely  on  his  predecessor.  Trella  Foltz  is  a  clever  and  at- 
tractive Evangeline  Bender.  To-morrow  night  closes  the  short 
and  successful  engagement. 

*  *  * 

Next  Monday  Marie  Wainwright  will  appear  at  the  California 
as  Amy  Robsart.  The  piece  bad  an  eight  weeks'  run 
at  Palmer's  Theatre,  New  York,  and  if  the  press  comment  is 
not  extravagant,  the  production  is  gorgeous  in  costuming  and 
other  appointments.  The  play  gives  the  story  of  Liecester's  ill- 
fated  love  as  Walter  Scott  has  written  it  in  Kenilworth. 
»  »  * 

The  Spider  and  the  Fly  is,  so  to  speak,  »  on  its  last  legs  "  at  the 
Bush,  having  only  two  more  nights  to  run.  The  dresses,  or  per- 
haps more  accurately  the  undresses,  are  the  main  attraction  of 
the  spectacle,  being  (what  there  is  of  them)  original  as  well  as 
tasteful  and  elegant.     Next  week  Corlnne  in  Carmen  Up  To  Date. 

*  *  # 

Bluff  King  Hal,  Stewart  and  O'Connell's  new  comic  opera,  will 
have  its  first  professional  production  Monday  night  at  the  Tivoli, 
with  the  following  cast  :  Bluff  King  Hal,  Douglas  Flint  ;  Leon- 
ard, Warwick  Ganor  ;  Robert  (Constable  of  Windsor),  Ferris 
Hartman  ;  Ralph  (Chief  of  Outlaws),  E.  N.  Knight ;  Dickon,  Phil. 
Branson;  Hugo,  Will  Henshaw;  Bardolph,  M.  Cornell;  Phyllis, 
Tillie  Salinger;  Dorothy,  Gracie  Plaisted;  Elizabeth,  Grace  Ver- 
non. On  this  occasion  the  new  electric  plant  will  be  used,  and 
the  house  will  be  lighted  by  incandescent  electric  lights. 
•  #  * 

Alf.  Ellinghouse,  manager  of  Stockwell's  Theatre,  has  just  re- 
ceived word  from  L.  R.  Stockwell,  who  is  now  in  the  East,  that 
he  has  contracted  for  the  latest  improved  and  handsomest  opera 
chairs  for  the  new  theatre,  formerly  the  Powell-Street.  Other  im- 
portant changes  and  improvements  will  be  made.  The  entrance 
is  to  be  entirely  changed  ;  the  lobby  will  be  made  thirty  feet 
deep  and  sixteen  feet  wide.  It  will  be  decorated  to  correspond 
with  the  auditorium,  in  ivory  and  gold.  A  separate  entrance  to 
the  gallery  will  also  be  added.  During  the  stock  season  Mr. 
Stockwell  will  produce  some  of  the  latest  Eastern  successes, 
among  them  Oitr  Bachelors,  the  rights  for  which  he  has  secured 
from  Stuart  Robson;  also,  The  Soudan  from  Messrs.  Jefferson, 
Klaw  and  Erlanger.  Arthur  Byron,  of  the  Sol.  Smith  Russell 
Company,  has  been  engaged  for  the  stock  season. 

A  special  attraction  of  the  "  Crocker  Auxiliary  "  entertainment 
at  the  Old  People's  Home  next  Monday  evening  will  be  the  ap- 
pearance of  Miss  E.  V.  McCioskey,  the  well-known  contralto,  in 
several  choice  selections. 

*  »  * 

The  Steinway  Hall  concerts,  fourth  series,  under  the  patronage 
of  John  Parrott  and  P.  M.  Lndovici,  will  consist  of  six  concerts, 
to  be  given  respectively  on  the  last  Wednesday  evening  of  each 
month,  viz.:  March  30th,  April  27th,  May  25th,  June  29th,  July 
27th  and  August  31st.  The  Hermann  Brandt  String  Quartette, 
consisting  of  Hermann  Brandt,  J.  Josephs,  Louis  Schmidt  and 
Louis  Heine,  is  engaged  for  the  series,  and  will  be  supplemented 
by  the  best  available  local  talent.  Following  is  the  programme 
for  the  first  concert,  March  30th:  String  quartette,  Grieg,  Her- 
mann Brandt  quartette;  songs,  •'  0  God,  have  mercy,"  Mendels- 
sohn, and  "  It  was  not  thus  to  be,"  Nessler,  Mr.  Osgood  Putnam; 
quartette,  piano  and  strings,  Brahms,  Miss  Alice  Bacon  and 
Messrs.  Brandt,  Schmidt  and  Heine.  The  subscription  list  is  now 
open    at    Matthias    Gray  Co.'s,  206-208  Post  street.     Subscription 

for  the  series,  $5;  single  admission,  $1. 

»  #  » 

Thomas  Locker  Hill  will  give  three  recitals  at  Irving  Hall, 
March  28th  and  April  6th  at  8  p.  M.,  and  April  2d,  at  2:30  p.  m., 
for  the  benefit  of  the  Elsmere  Free  Kindergarten.  Mr.  Hill  will 
recite  and  read  from  Shakespeare,  Browning,  and  o'.her  authors, 
and  musical  numbers  will  be  contributed   by   well-known  artists. 

*  #  * 

Miss  Ella  Partridge,  a  talented  pianist,  will  give  an  afternoon 
concert  at  8teinway  Hall,  Saturday,  April  2d,  at  3  o'clock.  She 
will  be  assisted  by  Hermann  Brandt,  violinist,  Osgood  Putnam, 
basso,  and  by  her  young  pupil,  Marie  Wilson.  Those  who  heard 
this  gifted  child  on  her  first  appearance  at  Steinway  Hall,  will  be 
anxious  to  hear  her  again  and  note  her  progress. 
»  #  * 

Mr.  Ben  Stern,  avant  courier  of  the  Agnes  Huntington  Opera 
Company,  will  reach  the  city  soon  to  prepare  for  Miss  Hunting- 
ton's appearance  at  the  Grand  Opera  House.  Mr.  Stern  is  a 
native  son  of  San  Francisco,  bis  father  having    been  well    known 

both  as  a  private  citizen  and  public  official. Ovide  Musin  and 

his  company  will  give    two   orchestral   concerts    at   the  Baldwin 

Theatre  soon,  after  which  he  will  leave  for  the  Colonies. The 

new  $1,500  music-box  at  the  California  attracts   much  attention. 
Mr.  Gottlob  will  take  charge  of  the  California  about  the  1st 


March  26,  1892. 


ELAN   FRANCISCO   \kw>  [  ETTER, 


prox Max  I ">  Hell's  Meond  lecture   take*  place  to-night  at  tha 

Grand  Opera  Home  The  •  object  i-  ••  The  British  Trinity— John 
Bull.  Pat  and  Bandy."  Hit  third  and  la<t  lecture  will  he  r>n  Tues- 
day next,  when  he  will  dlsoooraa  on  ■«  Her  Majesty.  Woman. 

Richard  Mansfield's  Baldwin   engagement   will   begin    April  18tb, 

with    Beau    Brummfi.    by   Clyde     Kit.  h  Agnet     Huntington's 

principal  plays  are  Paul  Jones  and   Oaptaim   There*?,  in  which  she 

appears  as  a  dashing  young  officer  Manager  John   F.    Bragg 

announces  the  appearance  at  the  'irand  Opera  House,  April  6th, 
of  Mile.  Marie  Pecca,  a  lyric    artist   of  the   highest   national  and 

European     fame. Maze     Edwards,    an  old    and   well-known 

Californian.  is   business    manager    for   Col.    Haverly's  Casino  in 

Chicago. Punlxp's  Stage  AfafJ  says   that   Incog,  has  not  made  a 

success  in  New  York.     The  Bustier  did.  though. 


TENNIS    AND    BASEBALL    NEWS. 

TO  PAY  will  witness  the  second  tournament  for  the  Club 
Trophy  at  the  California  Club,  and  play  will  commence  at 
2:30  o'clock.  Tomorrow,  games  will  begin  at  10:30  o'clock,  and 
It  is  hoped  that  the  tournament  will  be  finished,  so  as  to  allow 
some  more  thought  to  Mr.  Stetson's  idea.  W.  H.  Taylor,  Jr.,  will 
act  as  referee,  and  Messrs.  Tobin.  Taylor  and  Wiiberforce  are  the 
tournament  committee.  The  entry  is  as  follows:  J.  S.  Tobin,  R. 
J.  Davis,  A.  B.  Wiiberforce.  G.  V.  Gray.  A.  Taylor.  G.  Lough- 
borough. F.  S.  Mitchell.  H.  Harron.  W.  O'Connor,  J.O.  Blancbard, 
Del  Linderman.  R.  J.  Woods,  P.  C.  Moor,  C.  P.  Hubbard,  A.  J. 
Treat,  W.  N.  Drown,  H.  N.  Stetson.  H.  Gunn,  J.  P.  Hutchens,  R. 
M.  Eyre,  F.  C.  Beazley.  J.  A.  Code.  E.  N.  Bee,  A.  G.  Field,  C.  R. 
Detrick.  W.  B.  Collier,  Jr.,  0.  Hoffman,  S.  Hoffman,  H.  H. 
Haight,  J.  B.  de  Long.  S.  L.  Golcher,  G.  F.  Dutel,  L.  S.  Adams, 
Jr..  G.  F.  Whitney,  W.  S.  Hobart,  Jr.,  F.  Beaver. 

The  cup,  it  will  be  remembered,  was  won  last  time  by  C.  P. 
Hubbard,  who  defeated  C.  R.  Yates  in  the  finals,  but  Yates  is 
playing  in  very  good  form  now,  and  is  looked  upon  as  the  most 
likely  to  carry  off  the  honors  of  the  day.  Anyhow,  we  expect  to 
see  some  fine  play,  as  the  courts  have  lately  been  in  constant  de- 
mand, and  many,  especially  some  of  the  younger  players,  have 
shown  distinct  signs  of  improvement. 

A  committee  of  three — Yates,  0.  Hoffman  and  Harry  Stetson — 
has  been  formed  to  settle  the  matter  for  the  continuous  tourna- 
ment. They  will  make  rules  for  it,  and  place  the  players  in  their 
order.  Any  one  who  thinks  himself  classified  too  low,  can 
always  challenge  the  player  next  above  him.  The  idea  is  an  ex- 
cellent one,  and  as  soon  as  it  is  brought  into  execution  will  prob- 
ably create  a  good  deal  of  interest,  and  ought  to  bring  many 
players  prominently  forward  at  the  Fourth  of  July  meeting. 

At  this  writing  everything  indicates  that  the  California  League 
will  have  its  usual  auspicious  opening  of  the  baseball  season.  If 
anything,  the  interest  taken  in  the  first  games  is  greater  than  that 
of  previous  seasons.  Every  one  seems  to  concede  that  the  teams 
are  the  strongest  the  league  has  ever  gotten  together.  The  Oak- 
land, 8an  Jose  and  Los  Angeles  teams  will  each  have  a  player 
who,  last  year,  wore  a  National  League  uniform.  No  one  seems 
willing  to  hazard  a  judgment  as  to  which  team  is  the  strongest. 
Baseball  public  opinion  appears  to  be  suspended  until  the  open- 
ing games  are  played.  Jerry  Denny,  who  will  play  third  base  for 
San  Jose,  is  expected  to  add  great  strength  to  the  team  both  at  the 
bat  and  in  guarding  his  position.  He  is  one  of  the  very  few  infielders 
who  does  not  wear  a  glove.  He  will  be  paid  the  largest  salary  ever 
paid  any  player  by  the  California  League.  What  he  will  be  paid 
for  the  season  would  last  year  pay  the  salaries  of  the  entire  San  Jose 
team  for  a  month.  After  Denny,  Carroll,  Captain  of  the  Oaklands, 
receives  the  largest  salary  of  any  player  in  the  league.  McDonald 
has  gone  to  Los  Angeles  to  umpire  the  series  of  games  scheduled  to 
be  played  there.  This  is  a  pleasant  detail,  as  the  umpire  has  from 
8undays  to  Thursdays  to  entertain  himself  visiting  the  surround- 
ing places.  McDermott  will  umpire  the  games  in  the  northern 
circuit,  which  includes  this  city,  Oakland  and  San  Jose.  McDer- 
mott, during  the  Portland  series  of  games,  proved  he  was  a  first- 
class  man  for  the  position  of  umpire,  some  people  preferring  him 
to  Sheridan.  Should  the  contractors  be  unable  to  pave  the  Oak- 
land grounds  in  a  first-class  condition  for  the  opening  games 
scheduled  for  that  place,  they  will  be  played  in  this  city.  Oakland 
and  San  Jose  will  play  here  this  afternoon  and  to-morrow.  The 
week-day  games  played  in  this  city  will  commence  at  3  o'clock  in 
the  afternoon.  The  Sunday  games  will  commence  at  2  o'clock  in 
the  afternoon.  It  is  expected  that  on  an  average  the  games  will 
not  occupy  over  an  hour  and  a  half.  German  and  Wilson,  Look- 
abaugh  and  Clarke,  will  be  the  batteries  for  this  afternoon's  game. 
Harper  and  Clarke,  and  O'Neill  and  Wilson  will  be  the  battery  for 
the  game  to  be  played  here  to-morrow  afternoon. 


COLONEL  JOHN  P.  IRISH,  who  dared  to  say  that  Mr.  Taylor 
was  as  false  as  his  painted  beard,  now  points  with  satisfaction 
to  the  phenomenon  that  while  Mr.  Taylor's  beard  is  royal  purple 
at  the  tips  it  is  fading  into  a  cold  dull  gray  at  the  roots. 

Shainwald,  Buckbee  &  Co. ,  Real  Estate  Agents,  make  a  specialty 
of  taking  full  charge  of  property  for  absentee  owners.  Houses  rented, 
rents  collected,  real  estate  bought  and  sold  on  commission.  Office, 
407-409  Montgomery  street. 


BALDWIN  THEATRE. 

A  t ."  *  y M,  *  ^     ' ; ' '  '  iBosnn  M«  i.hcm 

Pn,  rl  ,  v      '"' '"'""  '  '•  -•    *"'■  ""Donald  .(.■  U.,,,,.1,,,. 


ROBIN     HOOD, 


Vill  l>e  nlayerl  All  durine.  next  week. 
Bute  foruext  wa»  ar,.  imv>  r.  «.ir  at  the  hox-nfli,  r. 
_KOgUlu  I  rices— Evening  2V  -|,  ,1  60.     Matinee  II,  7dc.  50c. 


BUSH  STREET  THEATRE. 


M.  B.  Leivitt  ..Lc.sccanil  Proprietor    |J.  J.  Qotti.ob Manager. 

Lost  night  !    Matinee  to  .lay!    M.  B.  Leavltr.  prodigious  luccew, 

SPIDER     AND     FLY. 
All  langhterl    Crowded  hout-e-' 
Monday,  March  2Sth,  COK1NNE,  iu 

„     ,  ,       t'ARMEN    tip    TO    DATA. 

Seats  now  on  sale. 


NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE. 

AL.  HumuJiCo Proprietors.  |  Uabby  Mann  Manager. 

Mouday,  March  Mlh.     Last  Week.     Last  Matinee  Saturday, 
ALL     THE     COMFORTS     OF     HOME. 
Mouday,  April  4,  MARIE  WAINWR1QHT  in  her  Gorgeous  Production  of 

AJIV    ROBS  ART. 
M^f  Seats  now  on  Sale . 

TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE. 

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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  26,  1892. 


TftE    QUESTION    OF    RAILROAD    TARIFFS. 

AT  the  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Railroad  Commissioners,  at 
their  office  in  this  city  on  Monday  last,  a  very  important 
communication  was  presented  by  Commissioner  James  W.  Rea, 
in  which  he  defined  what,  in  his  opinion,  were  the  powers  of  the 
Board  on  the  important  question  of  fixing  new  railroad  tariffs  for 
the  State,  and  kindred  topics.  Commissioner  Rea's  statement, 
which  was  voluminous,  was  in  reply  to  the  communication  sent 
to  the  Board  by  Manager  Lseds  of  the  Traffic  Association,  and  is 
as  follows: 

"  J.  S.  Leeds,  manager  of  the  Traffic  Association  of  California, 
having  addressed  to  the  Board  of  Railroad  Commissioners  a  com- 
munication upon  the  subject  of  the  freight  rates  of  transportation 
companies  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Board,  and  said  communica- 
tion having  been  placed  on  rile  and  the  matter  contained  therein 
having  been  duly  considered,  it  is  ordered  that  the  following  conclu- 
sions be  filed  and  made  a  part  of  the  records  of  this  Commission: 

"The  Commissioners  agree  with  that  portion  of  Mr.  Leeds' com- 
munication which  declares  that  the  Commissioners  have  the  power 
and  that  it  is  their  duty  to  establish  rates  of  freights  and  fares  within 
their  jurisdiction.  The  language  of  the  Constitution  upon  this  point 
is  clear  and  unmistakable.  Section  22  of  Article  12  of  the  Constitu- 
tion declares  that:  'Said  Commissioners  shall  have  the  power  and 
it  shall  be  their  duty  to  establish  rates  of  charges  for  the  transporta- 
tion of  passengers  and  freight  by  railroad  or  other  transportation 
companies  and  publish  the  same  from  time  to  time  with  such  changes 
as  they  may  make.'  This  sentence  from  the  organic  law  would  seem 
to  be  susceptible  of  but  one  construction,  and  that  the  one  which  the 
Commissioners  concur  with  Mr.  Leeds  in  placing  upon  it.  It  was 
the  evident  purpose  of  the  framers  of  the  Constitution  to  go  beyond 
the  provisions  of  the  statutes  of  1876-78  creating  Commissioners  of 
Transportation  and  defining  their  powers  and  duties,  and  to  endow 
this  Commission  with  powers  and  impose  upon  it  duties  which  the 
Commissioners  of  Transportation  did  not  possess.  It  is  not  upon 
the  existence  of  these  powers  and  duties  that  we  disagree  with  Mr. 
Leeds,  but  upon  the  time,  extent  and  manner  of  their  exercise. 

"  A  consideration  of  the  whole  of  Section  22  of  Article  12  of  the 
Constitution  will  show  to  any  unbiased  mind  that  the  Board  of  R  iii- 
road  Commissioners  is  essentially  a  judicial  body ;  that  while  it  is 
the  creation  and  the  servant  of  the  people  of  California,  it  is  so  in 
the  same  sense  and  to  the  same  extent  that  the  courts  of  the  State 
are  the  servants  of  its  pe  tple.  Every  sentence  and  every  intendment 
of  the  Constitution  favors  this  view  of  the  position  aui  powers  of 
the  Commission  and  forbids  any  other  attitude  on  the  part  of  its 
members  than  that  of  impartiaTarbiters  between  the  transportation 
companies  on  the  one  side  and  the  producers  and  shippers  of  produce 
on  the  other.  The  very  section  ot  the  Constitution  which  declares  it 
the  power  and  duty  of  the  Commissioners  to  establish  rates  of  freights 
and  fares  provides  that  such  rates,  when  established,  shall  have  the 
effect  of  a  judgment  in  a  court  of  law. 

"  If  the  conclusions  of  the  Commissioners  are  to  have  such  an  effect 
it  is  evident  that  in  their  deliberations  which  result  in  those  conclu- 
sions they  should  occupy  the  position  of  judicial  impartiality.  It  is 
not  to  be  understood,  however,  that  the  Commission  claims  that  the 
proper  exercise  of  its  judicial  functions  requires  it  to  sit  still  in  its 
office  and  always  await  complaints  of  burdensome  freight  or  fare 
charges,  or  of  unjust  discriminations  between  shippers,  or  commo- 
dities, or  localities,  on  the  part  of  transportation  companies.  Neither 
this  Commission  nor  the  Commissioners  of  the  past  have  taken  this 
view  of  their  powers  or  duties,  or  of  the  manner  of  their  exercise. 
On  the  contrary,  every  Commission  since  the  Constitution  was 
adopted  has,  upon  its  assumption  of  office,  established  and  enforced 
schedules  of  freights  and  fares,  which  schedules  the}'  have  from  time 
to  time  revised  and  amended  as  the  facts  showing  such  revision 
proper  have  been  brought  to  their  attention.  It  is  not  claimed  by 
this  Commission  that  the  schedules  either  of  the  past  Commissions 
or  of  its  own  have  been  models  of  wisdom  or  of  equity  in  the  solution 
of  the  vast  and  tangled  problem  of  transportation  tariffs  for  the  great 
State  of  California.  It  is  beyond  all  reason  to  expect  that  they  could 
be  so. 

"  This  Commission,  upon  its  assumption  of  office,  fouud  itself  face  to 
face  with  a  duty  more  delicate  in  its  nature,  more  weighty  in  its  conse- 
quences and  more  intricate  in  its  details  than  thatimposed  upon  any 
other  department  of  the  State.  It  was  the  duty  of  adjusting  trans- 
portation tariffs.  The  magnitude  ,and  delicacy  of  this  duty  may  be 
estimated  from  two  points  of  view;  first,  from  the  standpoint  of  the 
producers,  and  second,  from  that  of  the  transportation  companies. 
Viewed  from  the  first  standpoint,  it  will  be  seen  that  every  industry 
in  the  State  of  California  must  be  affected,  either  directly  or  indi- 
rectly, by  the  transportation  tariffs  of  produce  and  persons.  These 
tariffs  form  a  portion  of  the  warp  and  woof  of  the  whole  industrial 
system  of  the  State,  and  the  ultimate  prices  and  profits  of  all  products 
depend  upon  thera. 

"  For  the  last  quarter  of  a  century  the  industrial  system  has  been 
growing  and  spreading,  and  with  and  as  a  part  of  "its  development 
has  also  grown  and  spread  the  system  of  transportation,  which  forms 
the  main  medium  between  the  fields  and  factories  of  California  and 
the  markets  for  their  produce.  It  must  be  manifest  that,  viewed 
from  the  standpoint  of  the  producer,  the  transportation  tariffs  should 
be  revised  with  caution,  intelligence  and  impartiality,  and  with  the 
probable  effect  of  each  change  upon  every  industry  in  the  State  in 
view.  From  the  standpoint  of  the  transportation  companies  the 
same  conclusion  is  attained.  The  transportation  companies  of  Cali- 
fornia are  themselves  foremost  among  its  industries.  Their  prop- 
erty is  spread  over  its  surface  from  boundary  to  boundary.  They 
have  invested  a  vast  amountof  capital ;  they  consume  alargequan- 
tity  of  produce;  they  employ  regularly  an  army  of  people  and  dis- 
tribute annually  an  immense  sum  of  money  through  the  communi- 
ties of  the  State.  In  the  consideration  of  the  problem  of  freights  and 
fares  account  must  be  taken  of  this  capital  invested,  this  produce 
consumed,  this  labor  employed  and  this  money  expended,  and  the 
Commission  ought  only  to  make  such  a  reduction  of  their  charges 


as  shall  leave  to  them  a  fair  return  upon  their  investment.  To  do 
otherwise,  to  attempt  to  act  arbitrarily,  to  undertake  horizontal  re- 
ductions or  sweeping  revisions  without  reference  to  these  prin- 
ciples would  only  react  injuriously  upon  the  industries  of  the  State 
and  bring  the  officials  attempting  it  into  well-merited  contempt  and 
disgrace. 

"  This  Commission,  upon  its  entry  on  its  official  service,  received 
from  its  predecessor  the  records  of  the  service  of  past  Commissions 
under  the  Constitution,  and  of  the  Commissioners  of  Transportation 
before  the  new  Constitution  was  framed.  It  found  the  schedule  of 
freights  and  fares  fixed  by  the  former  Commission  in  operation.  It 
became  possessed  of  the  data  from  which  that  schedule  had  been 
prepared.  It  assumed  then,  as  it  asserts  now,  that  it  had  the  power, 
and  that  it  was  its  duty  to  establish  a  schedule  of  transportation 
rates,  and  to  the  best  of  its  then  information  and  ability,  it  estab- 
lished such  a  schedule.  From  time  to  time,  since  that  schedule  was 
established,  this  Commission  has  made  changes  in  its  details  as  com- 
plaints have  been  laid  before  it  of  specific  industries  or  specific  lo- 
calities which  were  entitled  to  relief.  In  the  performance  of  its  la- 
bors the  Commission  has  found  itself  confronted  with  two  facts 
which  made  its  duties  vastly  more  difficult  than  they  would  other- 
wise have  been.  The  first  of  these  is  the  perfect  organization  of  the 
transportation  companies  and  their  possession  of  officers  and  agents 
skilled  in  all  the  secrets  and  subtleties  of  the  subject  of  transporta- 
tion. These  officers  and  agents  have  been  educated  to  the  trade  of 
transportation  by  years  of  experience  in  this  and  other  States  where 
the  regulation  of  railways  has  been  tried.  They  know  every  trick  of 
numbers  and  every  sophistry  of  computation*  employed  by  trans- 
portation companies  to  secure  such  tariff  schedules  as  shall  be  most 
advantageous  to  their  interests. 

"  They  understand  how  to  prepare  statements,  array  figures  and 
submit  tables  which,  while  apparently  fair  and  honest,  are,  in  fact,  a 
delusion  and  a  snare.  They  have  devoted  all  their  energies  and 
abilities  for  years  to  the  art  of  preventing  the  people  from  securing 
at  the  hands  of  the  Railroad  Commissioners  a  revision  of  transporta- 
tion rates  which  would  affect  the  profits  of  their  employers,  and  for 
their  services  they  are  paid  princely  salaries  by  the  transportation 
comnanies. 

"  This  Commission  realizes  that  in  its  effjrts  to  establish  trans- 
portation rates,  whether  undertaken  at  its  own  instance  or  upon  the 
formal  complaints  of  producers,  it  has  b3en  hampered  and  deceived 
by  the  misleading  facts  and  figures  and  statements  and  sophistries  of 
the  traffic  agents  of  the  transportation  companies  produced  before  it 
under  the  cloak  of  candor  as  a  basis  for  its  conclusions.  In  the 
organized,  vigilant,  subtle  and  persistent  effort  of  the  transportation 
companies  to  defeat  the  purposes  of  the  Commission  it  has  found  its 
most  serious  obstacle  to  the  establishment  of  a  schedule  which  would 
be  just  to  the  industries  and  satisfactory  to  the  people  of  the  State  of 
California. 

"  The  other  difficulty  which  the  Commission  has  found  in  its  way 
has  been  the  want  of  unity  and  of  organization  among  the  producers 
of  the  State.  There  have  been  occasional  outbursts  of  energy  in  par- 
ticular localities,  and  spasms  of  activity  among  the  representatives 
of  special  industries,  but  there  has  never  been,  at  least  until  the 
present  time,  any  general  and  intelligent  organized  effort  from  the 
side  of  the  producers  to  aid  the  Commission  in  the  establishment  of 
a  schedule  of  freights  and  fare3. 

"  In  view  of  the  thorough  organization  of  the  transportation  com- 
panies on  the  one  hand,  and  of  the  lack  of  any  general  or  intelligent 
organization  of  the  shippers  on  the  other,  the  Commissioners  have  of 
necessity  had  to  grope  their  way,  and  to  grant  relief  in  isolated  cases, 
instead  of  essaying  such  a  general  and  complete  revision  of  trans- 
portation tariffs  as  the  interests  and  industries  of  the  people  of  Cali- 
fornia require.  This  Commission  is  pleased  to  note,  however,  that 
the  above  conditions  have  been  changed,  by  the  formation  of  what  is 
known  as  The  Traffic  Association  of  California.  This  is  a  combina- 
tion of  shippers  and  producers,  representing  many  industries,  and 
apparently  well  organized  for  the  purpose  it  has  in  view.  It  has  em- 
ployed a  traffic  manager,  at  an  annual  salary  almost  equal  to  the 
combined  salaries  of  the  whole  Commission.  Mr.  Leeds  is  that  high- 
priced  official.  He  is  doubtless  the  man  best  fitted  for  the  place  be 
occupies,  on  account- of  his  well-known  ability  and  his  long  training 
in  the  art  of  regulating  freights  and  fares.  Mr.  Leeds,  we  are  informed, 
has  been  for  years  an  employe"  of  railroads  and  of  combinations 
of  railroads,  in  the  capacity  of  traffi:  agent,  and  is  familiar  with  all 
the  subtleties  and  sophistries  and  confidences  of  his  former  employ- 
ers. Having  been  so  long  interested  on  the  side  of  the  carrier,  he  is 
doubtless  able  to  bring  to  the  side  of  the  shipper  and  producer  an  ac- 
cumulation of  skill  and  knowledge  which  will  be  most  useful  to  The 
Traffic  Association  of  California. 

"  This  Commission  welcomes  the  fact  of  the  formation  of  the  Traffic 
Association  and  of  its  employment  ot  so  able  and  skillful  a  representa- 
tive as  Mr.  Leeds.  At  last  the  time  is  ripe  for  such  a  revision  of  the 
freights  and  fares  of  transportation  companies  as  shall  give  satisfac- 
tion to  the  people  of  the  State  of  California  without  doing  injustice  to 
the  transportation  companies.  Such  a  revision,  if  undertaken  by 
this  Commission,  should  be  most  complete.  It  should  not  affect  one 
industry,  or  one  product,  or  one  class  of  shippers  alone,  but  should 
embrace  every  industry,  every  locality,  every  product  and  every  pro- 
ducer of  the  entire  Stale.  This  Commission  has  the  power  to  make 
this  revision,  and  is  ready  to  exercise  it  as  soon  as  the  proper  condi- 
tions exist  and  the  proper  facts  are  before  it.  It  is  in  the  power  of  the 
Traffic  Association  of  California  and  of  its  manager,  Mr.  Leeds,  to 
create  those  conditions  and  present  those  facts.  All  of  the  data  ne- 
cessary to  present  to  this  commission,  a  detailed  statement  of  the  al- 
leged excessive  rates  and  unjust  discriminations  of  the  transportation 
companies,  are  at  Mr.  Leeds'  command.  The  facts  and  figures  show- 
ing the  cost  of  construction,  the  expenses  of  operating,  the  profit  and 
losses  of  the  transportation  companies  of  California  are  an  open  book 
to  Mr.  Leeds.  With  his  experience  in  the  niceties  of  railroad  book- 
keeping, he  should  have  no  difficulty  in  detecting  and  pointing  out 
the  sophistries  of  agents  and  advising  this  Commission  what  rates 
are  fair  and  just. 

'•  As  yet,  however,  Mr.  Leeds  has   not  embraced  his  opportunity. 


March  26,  1892. 


SAX  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


II 


nuunication  tiled  with  this  CommMon  does  not  pretend  to 
deal  with  details.    It  i-  grneral  in  all  lis  *utement-vaml  it"  cb 

as  a  complaint  b  distinct!  1(  ii  la  the  purpose  nt  Mr. 

Leads  to  ultimately  place  Wfitr.-  this  Commission  stich  a  formal  full 
and  verified  complaint  as  has  the  ability  to  do,  this  board 

will  find  n<>  fault  with  his  prelim  inarfos.  bal  will  rather  applaud  than 
condemn  bia  efforts  to  mrnkm  public  Interest  and  unite  the  producers 
of  the  Btate  in  sympathy  with  loo  purposes  and  efforts  of  the  Traffic 
Ltlon.     This  i"  :i-    anxious  a*  Mr.  Leeds  to  have 

public  interest  all  over  the  State  excited  and  organised  with  reference 
to  the  important  subject  of  freights  an  I  I  in  '■  When  that  desired 
icoomplished  and  the  producers  ol  California  and  the  trans- 
portation companies  of  California  stand  face  bo  face,  each  thoroughly 
organimi  with  the  most  adept  ami  estate  agents  and  representatives 
the  country  can  supply,  this  Commission  will  be  more  than  pleased, 
■  Between  these  two  opposing  interests,  each  seeking  its  own  ad- 
vantages, the  Board  of  Railroad  Commissioners  will  occupy  the  po- 
sition intended  for  it  by  the  framers  of  the  Constitution,  and  for  its 
conclusions,  judicially  and  impartially  arrived  at,  its  members  will 
be  responsible  to  the  "people  of  the  State  of  California. 

'■  This  is  the  precise  position  whi<ii  this  Commission  intends  to  oc- 
cupy in  the  impending  clash  of  interests  between  the  transportation 
companies  and  the  Traffic  Association  of  California.  It  is  upon  this 
point  that  the  Commissioners  disagree  with  Mr.  Leeds.  He  has 
taken  the  position  that  the  Commission  should  ally  itself  with  the 
Traffic  Association,  and  occupy  the  position  of  prosecutor  of  the 
transportation  companies.  If  the  attitude  of  Mr.  Leeds  before  this 
Commission  had  been  one  of  entire  fairness  and  candor,  his  views 
upon  this  point  might  be  deemed  worthy  of  consideration,  but  such 
has  not  been  the  case,  as  a  reference  to  the  recent  proceedings  before 
this  Commission  will  show.  When  Mr.  Leeds  was  before  the  Com- 
mission, duting  its  consideration  of  the  Sneath  matter,  he  insisted 
that  it  was  the  duty  of  the  Board  to  establish  one  general  rate  per 
ton  per  mile  for  each  "commodity  over  the  whole  State.  His  attention 
was  then  called  to  the  fact  that  the  adoption  of  such  a  rule  would  re- 
sult in  driving  the  Colusa  and  Lake  Railroad  out  of  business.  Mr. 
Leeds'  reply  to  this  information  was  that  the  general  rate  should  be 
established*  even  though  the  result  was  to  drive  the  small  transpor- 
tation companies  to  the  wall  and  deprive  the  localities  it  served  of 
transportation  facilities.  As  authority  for  this  position,  which  is 
thoroughly  in  keeping  with  the  views  and  interests  of  the  great  trans- 
portation "companies,  Mr.  Leeds  referred  us  to  the  State  of  Kansas 
and  to  the  rule  adopted  by  the  Kansas  Commission.  In  his  recent 
communication  Mr.  Leeds  further  referred  to  Kansas,  compared  the 
wheat  tariff  of  that  State  with  that  of  California,  and  filed  a  detailed 
statement  containing  his  comparisons. 

"  Mr.  Leeds,  however,  failed  to  show  in  either  his  communication 
or  his  statement  whether  or  not  tbe  conditions  are  so  similar  between 
transportation  in  Kansas  and  in  California  that  the  grain  rates  of 
the  former  State  ought  justly  to  be  accepted  as  a  standard  for  the 
grain  rates  in  this  State.  To  sustain  his  position  in  this  respect, 
also,  he  refers  to  the  Kansas  Commission,  and  that  his  attitude  in 
both  instances  is  disingenuous  and  unfair,  may  best  be  shown  by  an 
extract  from  the  last  official  utterances  of  the  authority  to  which  he 
refers.  The  Kansas  Commission  has  more  clearly  than  any  other  in 
the  Union  enforced  the  fact  of  the  individuality  of  the  railway  sys- 
tems of  different  States,  and  even  of  the  individuality  of  single  lines 
within  the  same  State.  The  following  extract  from  the  reply  of  the 
Kansas  Commission  to  the  United  States  Senate  committee's  in- 
quiries as  to  interstate  commerce  rates  contains  its  views  upon  these 
subjects,  and  it  will  be  seen  that  they  are  totally  at  variance  with  the 
views  of  Mr.  Leeds: 

Rates  of  charges  upon  railroad  traffic,  when  they  become  the  subject  of 
public  or  State  interference,  should,  iu  order  to  conform  with  the  common 
-aw  requisite  of  reasonableness  to  the  carrier  as  well  as  the  shipper,  have 
relation  to  the  cost  of  construction  and  of  bringing  their  works  up  to  their 
present  condition,  in  all  cases  at  least  where  the  expenditu  re  for  betterments 
or  cost  subsequent  to  original  construction  has  become  capitalized  in  the 
debt  or  stock  of  the  road;  tbe  volume  and  character  of  traffic,  both  local 
and  interstate,  which  each  road  is  able  to  command;  tbe  expenses  incident 
to  the  operation  and  mauagement  of  the  works,  and  tbe  amount  of  net 
revenue  from  the  business  available  to  meet  the  uecessarv  or  fixed  charges 
and  to  answer  reasonable  demands  upon  the  company  for  fair  dividends 
to  stockholders. 

To  fix  maximum  rates  without  reference  to  these  elements  and  condi- 
tions would  involve  the  exercise  of  arbitrary  power  ou  the  part  of  tne 
State,  and  in  so  far  as  it  defeated  the  fair  and  just  expectations  of  those 
whose  means  had  been  invested  in  these  important  enterp'ises,  they  would 
suffer  a  despotic  invasion  of  their  legitimate  interests.  Such  is  the 
diversity  of  conditions  existing  amoog  the  numerous  railroads  of  the 
country  engaged  in  interstate  traffic,  both  iu  respect  to  physical  condition, 
character  and  amount  of  business  and  their  respective  abilities  to  earn 
money,  each  road,  in  fact,  possessing  a  development  peculiar  to  itself,  that 
any  attempt,  either  by  Congress  or  a  Commi-sion  under  its  authority,  to  es- 
tablish maximum  rates  for  the  regulation  of  interstate  traffic  would  result 
in  fixing  rates  sufficiently  high  as  to  enable  the  less  favored  class  of  roads 
to  operate  under  them  without  detriment  to  their  permanent  prosperity, 
and  this  would  be  necessary  if  the  piinciple  of  reasonableness  of  rates 
were  to  prevail,  in  which  case  the  rates  would  be  wholly  inoperative,  and 
furnish  no  criterion  to  the  more  favored  class  of  roads  of  the  amount  to  be 
charged  for  a  service  rendered,  or  else  would  result  in  prescribing  rates 
which,  though  not  unfair  to  the  last-named  class,  would  be  unjust  to  the 
former  class  of  roads. 

A  result  so  undesirable  could  only  be  obviated  by  establishing  a  separate 
tariff  for  each  of  the  numerous  roads  in  detail,  adapting  the  tariff  to  the 
situation  and  conditions  existing  upon  each  line.  This  would  be  a  work  of 
such  eigautic  proportions  that  no  siugle  body  of  men,  no  matter  how  ex- 
pert they  might  be  in  the  work,  could  undertake  it  with  the  sligbest  hore 
of  success. 

"  In  the  same  report  the  Commission  declares  that  the  rate  fixed 
upon  cereals  in  the  Mississippi  valley,  if  applied  to  tbe  whole  volume 
of  transportation,  would  consign  every  road  engaged  in  the  business 
into  bankruptcy. 

"  There  is  another  position  which  Mr.  Leeds  insists  that  this  Com- 
mission should  occupy,  and  with  which  we  do  not  entirely  agree. 
He  contends  that  this  Commission  ought,  of  its  own  motion  and 
without  the  filing  before  it  of  a  specific  complaint,  to  make  frequent 
changes  in  its  established  schedules  of  freights  and  fares.  That 
such  a  course  is  within  the  powers  of  the  Commission  we  have  no 


P' 

la 


,,,mM-    A«  "■'  bavt  :■.  i  the  Com  mission  established  upon 

it-  entry  into  office  a  schedule  of  transportation  tariffr  and  h»N  from 
time  i.«  tinif  made  changes  therein.  Buoh  changes,  however. htve 
been  made  aud  ought  to  be  made  cautiously.  Tula  Commission  has 
taken  the  position  that  a  m  ■  entl  il  elenu  ni  In  commercial  pros- 
perity Is  stability,  and  thai  far  tin-  Commission  t<>  assume  to  fre- 
quently change  transportation  rates,  either  upon  specific  commodi- 
ties or  upon  produce  at  large  upon  mere  rumors  or  indefinite  com- 
plaints would  be  to  destroy  the  stability  of  prices  and  profits 
throughout  the  entire  industrial  system  of  our  State,  and  thus  over- 
balance all  of  tbe  advantages  which  might  otherwise  Mow  from  such 
changes. 

"  This  Commission  is  prepared  to  exercise  its  powers  in  the  thor- 
ough revision  of  transportation  rates  for  the  State  of  California.  It 
finds  itself  occupying  a  position  between  the  two  well  organized  in- 
terests of  the  transportation  companies  and  the  Traffic  Association, 
each  completely  equipped  with  the  arguments  and  the  agents  to  pre- 
sent their  respective  rights  It  is  unnecessary  for  this  Commission 
to  proceed  upon  public  rumors  or  general  and  "unverified  complaints. 
It  would  be  a  grave  offense  for  the  members  of  this  Commission  to 
become  tbe  ally  of  either  the  transportation  companies  or  the  Traffic 
Association.  That  the  powers  ot  this  Commission  are  about  to  be 
called  into  exercise  seems  probable  from  the  widespread  public  in- 
terest in  the  subject  and  from  the  organization  and  attitude  of  the 
Traffic  Association  of  California.  That  the  impending  revision  of 
freights  and  fares  ought  to  be  the  mo3t  complete  and  equitable  ever 
undertaken  or  accomplished  by  this  or  any  previous  Commission  ap- 
pears evident  to  the  members  of  this  board. 

"  That  the  Commission  before  entering  upon  a  duty  of  this  magni- 
tude should  have  before  it  an  exact  and  verified  complaint  setting 
forth  facts  sufficient  to  form  a  basis  for  its  proceedings  should  be 
plain  to  every  unbiased  mind.  That  such  facts,  if  they  exist,  and 
there  is  a  widespread  opinion  that  they  do,  are  in  the  possession  of 
Mr.  Leeds,  tbe  able  and  astute  manager  of  the  Traffic  Association,  the 
Commission  is  credibly  informed;  that  rhe  surest  and  speediest  way 
to  get  these  facts  officially  before  the  Commission  is  the  way  the  Con- 
stitution provides.  Let  Mr.  Leeds  prepare  and  present  his  com- 
plaint, let  it  be  specific  as  possible  and  as  broad  as  the  occasion  re- 
quires. The  Board  of  Railroad  Commissioners  is  ready  and  willing 
to  set  in  motion  all  the  machinery  provided  by  the  Constitution  to 
bring  about  such  a  revision  in  transportation  schedules  as  shall  con- 
sider and  affect  every  industry  and  every  locality  of  California,  and 
to  let  the  responsibility  for  the  equity  of  its  conclusions  rest  where  it 
belongs— upon  this  Commission.    Signed,  Jas.  W.  Rea." 

The  communication  was  filed  as  portion  of  the  minutes  of  the  meet- 
ing. Commissioner  Litchfield  then  said  he  would  present  a  brief 
statement.  He  read  an  extract  from  a  printed  publication  of  matter 
prepared  by  Henry  C.  Adams,  statistician  of  the  Interstate  Commerce 
Commission,  concerning  the  difficulty  of  preparing  general  rules,  and 
added  that  he  (Mr.  Litchfield)  would  not  draw  conclusions  without 
adequate  study  and  statistical  information.  The  rates  established  by 
a  previous  Board  in  this  State  should  not  be  changed  without  proof 
that  they  are  inequitable.  No  man's  bare  statement  is  sufficient,  es- 
pecially if  he  refuses  to  make  affidavit  to  the  statements  he  sets  up. 
The  Board  has  been  addressed  by  Mr.  Leeds  as  if  the  members  had 
not  read  the  law.  He  found  nothing  in  the  law  to  make  the  Board 
change  rates  at  the  suggestion  of  any  one  man.  He  moved  that  his 
statement  be  filed  as  a  part  of  the  minutes  of  the  Board,  and  it  was  so 
ordered.  

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of  all  that  is  best  and  most  stylish  in  linen  and  neckwear  should  visit 
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COLLENDER  CO. 


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12 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  26,  1892. 


A    FIN    DE    SIECLE    GENIE  ; 


Or,  Arabian  Nights  up  to  Date. 


ABDUL  KARTAH  was  blase.  There  is  no  use  attempting  to 
disguise  the  fact.  He  was  born  in  Damascus,  had  been  brought 
up  in  Damascus,  and  was  Damascene  to  the  backbone.  That 
alone  was  enough  to  make  a  man  blase\  for  Damascus  is  one  of 
the  oldest  cities  on  earth.  But  Abdul  Kartah  had  tasted  the  cup 
of  life.  He  had  even  drunk  it  to  the  dregs,  and  looked  closely  at 
the  bottom  to  see  if  there  was  any  more  left.  He  had  made  up 
his  mind  that  there  was  not,  when  one  day,  at  the  flower  market, 
he  saw  Marshmallah. 

She  was  a  flower  girl  from  some  fourteen-syllabled  village 
down  near  the  Ked  Sea,  and  from  time  immemorial  flower-girls 
have  been  destructive  of  the  peace  of  mind  of  romantic  young 
gentlemen  of  high  degree.  As  soon  as  he  had  seen  Marshmallah, 
Abdul  was  a  changed  man.  No  more  did  he  go  to  the  hanging 
gardens  at  night,  listen  to  the  low,  lascivious  tooting  of  the  bul- 
bul,  smoke  hookahs  and  drink  palm-tree  wine,  which,  you  will 
remember,  Xenopbon  says  is  "  exceedingly  headachy."  No  more 
did  he  go  out  for  midnight  rides  on  the  Jerusalem  mule  tram- 
way. He  even  gave  up  polo  and  abjured  checkers  at  a  dollar  a 
game. 

Abdul  swore  off  generally,  and  took  to  expending  his  monthly 
allowance  of  rapees,  scudi,  piastres,  or  whatever  they  call  them, 
on  yellow  chrysanthemums  and  hot-house  violets.  Marshmallah 
liked  it  first  rate,  and  began  to  have  visions  of  a  sealskin  peplum 
(or  some  such  garment)  and  a  team  of  donkeys.  But  about  this 
time  old  Kunnel  Kartah,  Abdul's  father,  rose  up  and  said  in  his 
beard : 

"  There  is  something  wrong  with  Ab;  he's  reformed." 

So  the  old  man,  not  having  a  grand  vizier  (because  they  went 
out  of  fashion  along  with  the  califs),  sent  for  his  private  secretary 
and  said  to  him: 

»  Pete,"  [The  secretary  was  an  Englishman,  and  his  name  was 
Petey  Bigelow.]     "Pete,  what's  up  with  Ab  ?" 

"  Don't  know,"  said  Pete,  "  but  I'll  find  out." 

That  evening  Peter  returned  and  looked  seriously  at  Kunnel 
Kartah. 

"  Well,  what  is  it?"  said  the  old  man;  »  speak  out." 

"Mashed,"  said  Peter,  sententiously. 

"  Mashedl     Is  she  rich?" 

"  No.     Flower-girl." 

"  0  Allah !"  exclaimed  Kunnel  Kartah;  "  this  comes  of  being 
a  member  of  an  old  blue-blooded  family  that  goes  back  to  the 
days  of  the  Sultan  Habib.  The  princes  always  were  spooning  on 
the  wrong  girls.  Well,  well;  get  down  the  oracle  and  let's  see 
what  the  idiots  did  under  the  circumstances." 

Peter  went  to  the  book-case  and  got  down  a  magnificent  unex- 
purgated  edition  of  the  "Arabian  Nights."  Kunnel  Kartah 
thumbed  the  index. 

"  Um — um — ah,  here  it  is;  page  327.  Um — um — um — they 
sent  the  prince  to  a  desert  isle,  where  there  were  no  women,  to 
stay  until  he  reached  the  age  of  discretion.     What  blooming  rot!" 

"  Well,  sir,"  said  Peter,  "Abdul  ought  to  have  reached  the  age 
of  discretion;  but  it  seems  that  he  hasn't,  and  I  think  that  for- 
eign travel  would  be  a  good  thing  for  him.  He'd  forget  this  silly 
flower-girl  business." 

"  I  don't  know  but  you're  right,"  said  Kunnel  Kartah.  "We'll 
try  it.  Go  down  and  get  a  ticket  to  Calcutta,  and  we'll  pack  bim 
off  on  to-morrow's  steamer." 

Peter  left  the  house,  and  just  before  dinner  Abdul  came  in. 

"  Well,  sir,"  said  his  father;  "  what  have  you  to  say  for  your- 
self?   Fallen  in  love  with  a  flower-girl,  eh?" 

Abdul  started  and  then  salaamed  very  low. 

"  Commander  of  the  faithful,"  he  began,  but  his  father  shouted : 

"Don't  you  commander-of-the^aithful  me,  you  blockhead!  I 
won't  have  it!  It's  out  of  date!" 

"Well,  guv'nor,  Marshmallah  is  a  good  girl,  and  I  am  sure  if 
you  would  only  see  her,  you'd  love  her  yourself." 

"Ah-h-hl  I  don't  want  to  love  her!  Confound  your  impudence! 
You  go  and  pack  your  trunk.    You  start  for  India  to-morrow." 

Abdul  knew  that  there  was  no  escape,  and  he  did  as  he  was 
ordered.  He  contrived  to  send  a  message  to  Marshmallah,  as- 
suring her  of  his  eternal  constancy,  and  received  an  answer  beg- 
ging him  not  to  keep  her  waiting  too  long,  as  she  had  other  ad- 
vantageous offers.  He  sailed  away  the  next  day  on  a  Mediter- 
ranean fruit  steamer  that  carried  three  passengers.  They  had 
not  left  the  Red  Sea  when  a  big  storm  arose,  and  the  vessel  was 
wrecked  on  a  small  island.  Abdul,  who  could  swim  like  a  wild 
duck,  was  the  only  person  who  escaped.  He  was  cast  by  a  huge 
wave  upon  a  rock,  where  he  clung  until  the  tempest  subsided. 

When  Abdal  regained  his  senses,  he  mourned  grievously  over 
his  misfortune,  for  the  island  had  the  appearance  of  being  unin- 
habited. He  arose  and  began  to  move  forward  in  the  hope  of 
finding  a  place  more  inviting  than  the  rocks,  when  he  beheld  a 
curious  growth  upon  the  side  of  a  tree.  It  looked  like  a  box  with 
a  crank  protruding  from  the  side.  He  turned  the  crank  and  a 
bell  rang.     Then  he  heard  a  hollow  voice  saying: 

"Hello!  hello?" 


Abdul  staggered  and  rubbed  his  eyes,  fearing  that  he  dreamed. 
But  again  the  voice  said: 

"  Hello!     Who's  that?" 

"  Sir,"  answered  Abdul;  "  I  know  not  who  you  are,  nor 
whence  you  speak." 

"You  blooming  chump!"  exclaimed  the  voice;  "Did  you 
never  see  a  telephone  before  ?     What  are  you — shipwrecked  ?" 

•'  Sir,  I  am,  indeed,  a  shipwrecked  voyager." 

"  First  turn  to  the  left  beyond  the  rocks  till  you  come  to  the 
gate.     Good-by." 

Abdul,  marvelling  greatly,  set  forward  on  his  path.  Turning 
as  the  voice  had  bidden  him,  he  came  to  a  gate  covered  with  green 
cloth.  He  knocked,  but  none  answered.  Then  perceiving  a 
small  knob  at  one  side,  he  laid  hold  of  it,  when  instantly  a  bell 
rang  within.  He  started  back  in  alarm  as  the  gate  opened  and  a 
man  appeared. 

"Holy  ginger!  "  exclaimed  the  man;  "another  case  of  ship- 
wreck! " 

"  Sir,"  said  Abdul,  "  I  perceive  that  you  are  a  person  of  under- 
standing." 

"You  bet  your  boots!  Here,  take  this,  and  when  you  need 
anything,  rub  it." 

And  the  gate-keeper  handed  Abdul  a  gold  ring. 

"  Now  come  in.     Don't  stand  out  there,"  said  the  gate-keeper. 

Abdul  entered,  and  found  himself  in  the  court-yard  of  a  spacious 
and  magnificent  palace.  He  looked  about  him,  and  found  that 
the  gate-keeper  had  departed.  He  went  forward,  and  soon  em 
tered  an  apartment  of  inciting  aspect.  He  sat  down  and  gazed 
about  him.  On  one  side  of  the  room  was  a  bookcase,  filled  with 
the  latest  stories  of  Kipling,  De  Maupassant,  Stevenson,  Howells, 
Crawford,  and  other  writers  of  whom  Abdul  had  never  heard. 
On  a  large  table  were  all  the  leading  magazines  and  weeklies  of 
England,  France  and  the  United  States.  On  another  side  was  a 
buffet  laden  with  California  grapes  and  other  fruits,  and  with 
bottles  of  various  sizes  and  colors.  Abdul  folded  his  hands  and 
rubbed  them  gently  in  his  satisfaction.  He  unconsciously  rubbed 
the  ring.  Instantly  he  beard  a  rumbling  sound,  and  looking  in 
the  direction  whence  it  came,  saw  a  sort  of  car  rise  till  it  was 
opposite  a  door.  The  door  opened,  and  a  man  stepped  forward. 
He  wore  a  swallow-tailed  coat,  and  carried  a  napkin  over  his 
arm.     He  bowed  and  said: 

"  What  will  Monsieur  have  ?  We  are  your  servants,  I  and  the 
other  slaves  of  the  ring." 

"  Allah  is  great,"  said  Abdul ;  »«  my  stomach  is  uneasy  with  salt 
water." 

"  Monsieur  should  try  a  creroe  de  menthe." 

"  A  what  V" 

"  A  creme  de  menthe — Paris-green  cocktail." 

The  man  stepped  to  the  buffet  and  returned  with  a  glass  full  of 
something  green,  which  he  gave  to  Abdul  to  drink. 

"  Abdul  is  great — greater  than  I  thought,"  said  Abdul,  looking 
at  the  empty  gla^s  with  much  respect.  "  And  now,  friend,  who 
are  you,  and  where  am  I  ?  " 

"  Don't  yon  know  ?  Why,  where  on  earth  do  you  come 
from  ?  " 

"  Even  from  Damascus." 

"Oh,  that's  worse  than  Philadelphia.  They're  centuries  behind 
the  times  in  Damascus." 

"  Not  so.     We  have  a  faro  bank  and  a  mule  tramway." 

"  Gee- whizz,  man!  Why,  have  you  any  opium  dens,  or  policy 
shops,  or  cable  railways,  or  electric  rapid  transit  lines,  or  pool 
rooms,  or  roof-garden  concerts  ?" 

"  I  know  not  what  these  things  may  be." 

"  Well,  then,  you're  not  in  it!  " 

"  Not  in  what  ?" 

"Oh — not  in  the  century !  You're  not  fin  de  sii-cle.  Now,  as 
for  me,  why,  I'm  the  king  of  the  genii." 

'•  The  what?" 

"  The  king  ot  the  genii.  I've  been  running  this  island  ever 
since  the  old  original  Sultan  sent  his  son  here  to  live  out  of  sight  of 
women  till  he  was  twenty-one.  You  must  have  read  about  it  in 
the  *  Arabian  Nights.'  " 

"  Then  that  was  true  ?" 

"  You  bet  your  sweet  life!  Why,  that's  Aladdin's  ring  you're 
wearing!  " 

"  But  those  things  told  in  the  tales  of  Scbehezerade  were  all  im- 
possible." 

"  Yes.  they  were  then;  but  not  now.  Why,  with  steam,  elec- 
tricity and  cheek,  we  can  do  things  that  her  royal  nibs  wouldn't 
have  dared  to  tell  Schahariar." 

"Then  you  may  be  able  to  aid  me." 

"  I  can.  I  know  what's  the  matter.  Y"ou  are  in  love  with  a 
flower-girl  or  something  of  that  sort,  and  your  sire  has  sent  you 
off  to  get  cured.  Of  course,  you  came  ashore  here.  They  all  do. 
We  get  them,  That's  what  we  are  here  for.  We're  running  a  re- 
treat for  eligible  sons  who  are  in  danger  of  contracting  mesalli- 
ances.'1 

"  Oh,  but  you  must  not  help  me  that  way.  I  do  not  wish  to  be 
cured  of  my  love.     I  want  my  Marshmallah." 

"  Well,  you're  going  to  get  your  Marshmallah.  That's  the  cure." 

"  I  don't  quite  understand." 

"  You  will,  after  you've  been  married  two  or  three  months." 


Maroh  20. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER 


80  §ay in*,  the  genie  pr*««cd  ■  button  And  a  messenger  appeared. 
The  genie  wrote  OQt  ft  brief  message  and  handed  It  to  tbc  nu 
senger.  saying: 

•Take  your  electro-magnetic  Hying  machine  and  carry  that 
message  to  Damascus.  Bring  back  the  girl,  or  an  answer.  Rash 
now !  " 

Three  hours  later  the  answer  came.      It  read  thoa: 

•■  Marsbuiallah  Mul  Kahi.  Btator  of  the  Nightingale,  Daughter 
of  the  Moon,  and  Cousin  of  the  Pile-palm,  presents  her  compli- 
ments to  Abdul  Karlah  an<1  begs  leave  to  inform  him  that  she  has 
just  accepted  an  oiler  of  £200  per  week  to  appear  in  London  in  a 
new  comic  opera.  The  management  guarantees  tbat  she  shall 
marry  a  real  lord  at  the  end  of  the  season.  8he  regrets,  therefore. 
tbat  she  must  indefinitely  postpone  her  uncertain  engagement 
with  Abdul  Kartab." 

Abdul  burst  into  tears,  and  banded  the  note  to  the  genie  to 
read. 

•«  Phew!"  exclaimed  he.  "Young  man.  the  fair  sex,  as  you 
perceive,  is  always  Jin  de  siMe." 

"  What  shall  I  do,  then  ?  My  life  is  now  hopeless;  but  let  me 
at  least  become  fin  de  si'cle  before  I  die.'' 

••  You  are  sure  that  you  have  nothing  else  to  live  for  ?" 

"  Yes,*'  said  Abdul,  sadly. 

The  genie  went  to  the  book-shelves  and  got  down  complete 
editions  of  the  works  of   W.  D.  Howells  and  of  Henry  .lames. 

"  There,"  said  the  genie:"  •■  6nd  the  soul  in  these,  and  the  plots 
in  those,  and  you'll  be  the  fin  de  siectetJ  man  on  the  face  of  the 
earth." 

Abdul  Kartah  withered  with  the  grapes  in  the  golden  Autumn. 

If.  J.  Hc?iderson,  in  Puck. 


THE    STAR    OF    ERIN. 


THE  last  Australian  mail  brings  news  of  the  wreck  of  the 
British  bark  Star  of  Erin.  This  vessel  had  quite  a  history,  having 
on  one  occasion  had  a  trial  of  speed  with  the  Alabama,  in  which 
that  piratical  craft  came  out  second  best.  Twenty  years  ago  the 
Erin  was  rated  at  the  top  notch  in  Lloyds.  She  was  one  of  a  fleet  of 
swift,  well  found  clippers,  built  especially  for  the  East  India 
trade  by  Harland  &  Wolf,  the  builders  of  the  celebrated  White 
Star  steamers.  There  were  some  fifteen  vessels  in  this  line,  all 
"Stars,"  and  the  house  flag,  an  ace  of  hearts,  floated  all  the  year 
round  on  the  Hooghly.  They  commanded  the  choicest  freight 
from  Calcutta,  and  until  the  Suez  Canal  was  opened  they  ran 
Assam  tea  home  against  the  China  tea  fleet.  In  those  days  the 
Ariel,  Foo-Chow,  Fiery  Cross,  Telping,  and  other  vessels  in  this  trade, 
were  as  well  known  as  the  Channel  squadron,  and  hundreds  cf 
guineas  have  changed  hands  on  races  between  the  clippers.  The 
Star  of  Erin,  although  the  smallest  in  her  own-  Hue,  could  get 
away  with  the  fleetest  of  these  "  ocean  greyhounds."  She  was 
in  her  best  trim  when  the  Alabama,  cruising  off  the  coast  of 
Natal,  waiting  for  American  clippers,  ran  across  her,  head-reach- 
ing in  a  heavy  gale  of  wind.  The  privateer  had  her  canvas  stowed, 
but  under  full  head  of  steam,  and  was  well  within  range  when 
she  fired  the  first  gun  as  a  summons  to  heave-to.  In  answer  the 
foresail  was  dropped  on  the  Erin,  and  before  Semmes  had  time  to 
get  over  his  surprise  the  clipper  was  demonstrating  the  superi- 
ority of  sail  over  steam  in  a  gale,  by  tearing  along  half  buried  in 
foam  under  reefed  upper-topsails  and  main-top  gallant-sail.  For 
a  week  Semmes  kept  up  the  chase,  in  time  bringing  his  big  fore 
and  aft  sails  to  assist  the  propeller.  The  ship  led  around  the 
Cape  and  northward  until  the  wind  drew  aft,  her  poorest  point 
of  sailing,  and  finally  died  out  altogether.  The  privateer  then 
crept  up  under  steam,  and  after  boarding  her  Semmes  transferred 
a  number  of  American  captains  and  their  families  to  the  Erin  for 
passage  to  England.  Semmes,  in  writing  about  the  Alabama,  has 
had  much  to  say  of  her  various  captures,  but  he  overlooked  his 
aggravating  experience  with  the  little  vessel  which  has  just  ended 
her  career  on  the  rocky  shore  of  New  Zealand, 


Gold  Pens  and  Fine  Paper. 


What  more  suitable  present  could  a  lady  make  to  a  gentleman  than 
a  gold  pen  wherewith  to  write  his  avowals  of  affections  to  the  fair 
one?  And  what  more  acceptable  present  could  he  make  than  a  box 
of  fine  paper,  which  his  inamorata  could  blot  with  kisses  for  him? 
Half  the  charm  of  a  billet-doux  is  in  the  daintiness  of  the  paper,  and 
the  faint  perfume  which  it  exhales.  At  Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co.'s  hand- 
some stores,  at  741-743  Market  street,  can  be  found  the  best  gold 
pens,  of  the  famous  Mabie,  Todd  &  Co.'s  make,  acknowledged  to  be 
the  most  perfect  in  America.  There  is  also  a  large  assortment  of 
writing  paper.  For  foreign  correspondence.no  better  can  be  found 
than  the  French  Quadrille  and  the  perfumed  Overland  thin  papers. 
The  house  also  has  a  large  line  of  playing  cards,  of  new  shades  and 
sizes. 

The  Brut  Imperial  of  the  Moet  &  Chandon  brand  of  champagne 
is  by  far  the  finest  example  of  a  dry  champagne,  combined  with  a 
certain  body  or  delicious  grape  flavor,  so  essential  to  the  keen  palate 
of  the  connoisseur. 


Poultry  Food.— The  best  in  the  world  to  fatten  or  make  them  lay 
is  cocoanut  meal  made  of  pure  cocoanut  by  L.  G.  Srisovitch  &  Co., 
505  Sansome  street. 


RED  LETTER  DAYS. 

It  would  be  no  news  to  you  to 
tell  you  that  you  can  find  the 
most  varied  assortment  of  par- 
lor and  boudoir  desks  in  the 
most  expensive  of  designs  in 
bur  warerooms,  but  we  want 
you  to  know  that  you  can  also 
find  desks  of  the  prettiest,  neat- 
est designs  you  can  imagine, 
and  at  prices  so  low  as  to  sur- 
prise you.     For 

$1  I    50 

You  can  buy  a  solid  oak  desk  that  represents  double  this  price.  It  is  very 
well  made,  has  two  drawers  and  closets  below,  and  Is  an  admirable  piece 
of  furniture.    Ask  to  see  it. 

$20 

If  you  have  a  good  deal  of  correspondence  and  want  a  desk  of  extra  size 
we've  put  a  real  bargain  price  on  this  one.  It's  of  quarter-sawed  oak, 
heavily  carved  and  metal  trimmed,  aud  is  massive  and  substantial  as  well 
as  decorative. 


$23 


This  is  a  beautifully  carved  specimen.  It  has  a  high  top  fit  for  books  of 
reference  or  for  bits  of  bric-a-brac,  has  a  bevel  French  plate  mirror  and 
large  drawers  and  many  compartments. 


$25 


This  one  looks  as  if  It  had  come  down  from  Revolutionary  times.  It  is  of 
antique  oak  carved  to  correspond,  has  a  specially  substantial  writing  ser- 
vice, and  a  great  deal  of  room.  'The  price  on  it  Is  much  reduced. 


$28 


Haven't  you  got  in  your  crowded  library  or  boudoir  some  nook  or  corner 
that  isn't  well  filled?  Well,  here's  just  the  thing  for  it.  It's  of  carved  oak 
with  rouad  French  mirrors,  has  lots  of  room  in  it,  and  will  just  fit  in  a  right 


angle. 


$30 


Do  you  want  a  very  pretty  specimen  at  this  low  figure?  Here  is  one  de- 
lightfully suggestive  of  dainty  secrets.  It  has  large  and  small  drawers  in 
profusion  and  a  special  secret  compartment  apart  from  the  desk,  Beauti- 
fully grained  oak,  too. 


CALIFORNIA  FURNITURE  CO. 


(N.  P.  Cole  &  Co.) 


117-123  Geary  Street. 


14 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  26,  1892. 


a  ~  A*.fir~m^(>&\~&~*t*ir*?' — g^& 


THE  preachers  have  been  trying  to  find  out  why  people  do  not 
go  to  church.  Not  receiving  satisfactory  answers  to  their 
questions,  and  refusing  to  look  into  their  mirrors  for  the  true 
causes,  they  have  rushed  into  print,  and  many  of  them  have 
damned  San  Francisco  forever,  saying  it  was  the  very  worst  city 
in  the  universe,  and  that  Sodom  and  Gumorrah  were  sections  of 
Paradise  compared  with  it.  These  preachers  of  ours  are  very 
tiresome.  Their  overweening  regard  for  notoriety  has  overcome 
all  other  desires  within  their  narrow  breasts,  and  they  catch  their 
horns  and  blow  them  as  Long  as  their  lungs  will  give  them  breath. 
Instead  of  proclaiming  from  their  pulpits  that  they  are  in  the 
midst  of  the  Devil's  own,  why  don't  these  savers  of  souls  do 
something  whereby  they  may  gain  a  clear  title  to  one  of  the 
many  mansions  in  the  sky?  1  refer  now  particularly  to  the  pas- 
tors of  large  and  fashionable  churches,  who  pass  their  days  de- 
vising means  whereby  they  may  get  increased  salaries  and  longer 
vacations,  and  their  evenings  either  endeavoring  to  win  the  hand 
of  an  heiress,  or,  being  married,  in  telling  some  rich  and  foolish 
old  woman  what  a  solace  she  is  to  the  church;  rich  and  foolish 
women,  whose  wills  are  not  made,  or  who  might  be  induced  to 
add  codicils,  if  the  papers  be  drawn,  preferred.  I  think  there  is 
more  rank  hypocrisy  practiced  by  a  latter-day  pastor  of  a  fash- 
ionable church  in  one  week  of  his  every-day  life  than  by  his 
whole  congregation  throughout  the  hypocritical  period  of  Lent. 
Yet  these  men  want  to  know  why  the  people  don't  go  to  church. 
Most  communities  are  composed  of  fools,  knaves  and  wise  men. 
As  all  these  know  the  hollowness  of  much  of  modern  religious 
practices,  the  three  classes  can  never  be  all  found  together  under 
the  roof  of  the  sacred  edifice.  The  fools  go  to  church  because  it 
is  a  more  or  less  popular  institution,  and  they  must  needs  follow 
the  fashion;  the  knaves,  that  in  an  atmosphere  of  supposed 
holiness  they  may  the  better  gain  an  expression  of  sanctimony, 
and  so  that  the  cloak  of  religion  being  tightly  drawn 
about  them,  the  cloven  hoof  will  be  the  better  concealed; 
the  wise  man,  that  he  may  gain  greater  wisdom  by  observing  his 
fellows.  The  worship  of  God  counts  for  very  little  now-a-days 
in  churches.  The  successful  church  is  that  with  the  most  showy 
pastor,  the  richest  and  most  fashionable  congregation,  the  most 
ornate  and  comfortable  edifice,  the  finest  entertainments,  the  least 
debt  and  the  largest  sinking  fund.  The  memory  of  the  Savior  of 
mankind  sinks  into  significance  before  the  present  fact  of  the 
magnificence  of  the  fete  in  hand.  Of  course,  everything  is  done 
In  His  Name,  but  in  doing  it  the  workers  do  not  forget  to  get 
their  names  in  the  papers,  and  by  the  publication  of  glowing  ac- 
counts of  their  affairs  excite  the  envy  and  other  truly  Christian 
qualities  of  other  congregations.  Preachers  ask  why  the  people 
do  not  go  to  church.  Let  these  presumed  teachers  of  the  Word 
descend  from  their  high  estates;  let  them  practice  humility  as  He 
taught  it;  let  them  go  out  among  the  people  and  administer  to 
their  spiritual  needs  as  did  the  lowly  Nazarene;  let  them  cast  off 
their  rich  cassocks  and  be  as  they  should,  men  clad  in  the 
strength  of  their  purpose;  good  men,  strong  men,  holy  men — 
above  all  things,  Men,  and  not  the  puppets  of  wealthy  parish- 
ioners ;  then  they  will  find  that  their  churches  will  be  crowded.  Let 
preachers  leave  politics  to  politicians;  crime  to  the  police;  the 
administration  of  law  to  the  courts;  the  making  of  fashionable 
events  to  society's  leaders;  the  organization  of  massmeetings  to 
discuss  civil  affairs  to  other  demagogues.  Let  them  devote  them- 
selves to  their  own  duties  and  they  will  find  enough  to  do.  The 
solution  of  this  question  lies  with  the  preachers  themselves,  but 
unless  I  am  much  mistaken  in  my  men  they  will  not  solve  it. 
Men  who  advertise  their  sermons  by  sensational  titles  to  attract 
the  curious,  and  who  denounce  everything  and  everybody  except 
their  own  innocent  selves,  so  that  they  may  get  a  long  article  in 
the  newspapers,  are  not  the  proper  leaders  of  an  intelligent  com- 
munity's spiritual  thought. 

#  •  * 

Having  paid  my  devoirs  to  the  preachers  of  the  city  (may  the 
light  shine  in  upon  them  and  show  them  the  error  of  their  ways), 
I  will  add  my  opinion  of  my  daily  contemporaries,  which,  as  great 
newspapers,  are  presumed  to  aid  the  men  of  the  pulpit  in  sustain- 
ing the  high  moral  tone  of  the  community.  There  is  the  Examiner, 
for  instance,  which  devoted  considerable  of  its  very  valuable 
space  recently  to  the  expressions  of  opinions  by  leading  (t  divines  " 
on  the  question  of  the  morality  of  San  Francisco.  Apparently  it 
was  an  honest  endeavor  by  a  great  newspaper  to  raise  the  moral 
tone  of  the  community  by  calling  the  attention  of  the  people  to 
the  need  of  greater  observance  of  religious  duties.  But  how  poorly 
-did  this  cloak  of  religion  upon  the  front  pages  of  the  paper  hide 
the  rottenness  of  prostitution  spread  upon  the  inner  pages.  The 
Examiner  daily  publishes,  under  the  heading  "Massage,"  from 
thirty  to  forty  advertisements  of  public  prostitutes,  and  the  paper 
knows  it.  It  is  not  as  if  the  paper  had  been  deceived  by  the  ad- 
vertiser as  to  the  intent  of  the  advertisement  displayed.  There  is 
no  man  of  the  world,  know  he  never  so   little   of  the  devices   of 


the  siren,  who  can  be  deceived  regarding  the  meaning  of  a  notice 
which  announces  that  "  there  are  two  more  handsome  young  as- 
sistants, just  from  the  East,  at  Madame  Blank's  massage  parlors; 
hours  12  to  12."  That  is  the  advertisement  of  a  prostitute,  and 
everybody  knows  it.  Yet  a  great  paper,  which  in  one  column 
devotes  its  energies  to  a  discussion  of  the  moral  question,  on  the 
next  page  opens  its  columns  to  the  very  people  whose  insidious 
practices  have  caused  the  demoralization  under  discussion.  The 
Chronicle  is  no  better,  for  every  day  its  columns  also  announce 
the  places  of  business  of  harlots.  Yet  these  are  papers  which  ask 
and  are  supposed  to  have  the  confidence  of  the  community.  Nor 
is  this  all.  I  am  informed  that  these  enterprising  papers,  fearful 
that  one  should  get  more  advertisements  than  the  other,  send  ad- 
vertising men  to  solicit  the  prostitutes  to  advertise  their  prostitu- 
tion. Is  this  not  a  fit  and  proper  matter  for  the  Society  for  the 
Prevention  of  Vice  to  grapple  with? 

I  want  to  say  a  word,  also,  to  Governor  Markham.  Last  week 
be  commuted  the  sentence  of  Freeman,  the  Sacramento  murderer, 
to  imprisonment  for  life.  Under  what  presentation  of  facts  was 
this  done,  most  worthy  Chief  Magistrate?  Freeman  was  arrested 
for  a  most  brutal  murder;  he  was  tried,  convicted  and  sentenced 
to  be  hanged.  Yet  a  false  sympathy  was  allowed  to  interfere  and 
save  his  worthless  neck  from  the  stretching  it  so  richly  deserved. 
By  some  means,  Freeman's  friends,  for  even  this  scoundrel  has 
friends,  had  induced  a  number  of  prominent  men  to  petition  the 
Governor  in  the  murderer's  behalf,  and  Markham  weakly  suc- 
cumbed and  gave  the  wretch  his  life.  We  huld  that  in  a  case 
such  as  this,  where  the  guilt  of  the  condemned  is  absolutely 
proved,  and  he  has  had  a  fair  and  impartial  trial,  the  judg- 
ment of  the  law  and  the  sentence  of  the  court  should  not  be  in- 
terfered with  by  any  Governor.  That  is  not  the  business  of  the 
Governor  of  a  State.  If  there  be  a  doubt  of  the  guilt  of  the  con- 
victed man,  or  if  it  be  considered  by  a  majority  of  the  people 
that  his  sentence  was  harsh,  excessive  and  outrageous,  a  Gov- 
ernor acts  humanely  by  giving  the  man  another  chance.  Free- 
man, however,  committed  one  of  the  most  wanton  and  brutal 
murders  that  this  State  of  murders  has  known.  He  should  have 
been  hanged.  His  body  should  not  now  encumber  the  earth. 
How  is  respect  for  the  law  to  be  maintained,  unless  punishment 
be  swift,  sure  and  awful  ?  Judges  of  criminal  courts  who  do  not 
make  the  punishment  fit  the  crime,  and  weak-kneed  Governors, 
who  interfere  with  the  proper  administration  of  a  just  law,  give 
more  aid  to  the  cause  of  crime  than  a  thousand  criminals. 
»  #  * 

When  Rev.  A.  C.  Bane,  of  the  Methodist  Church  South,  of 
Oakland,  was  a  lawyer,  he  married  a  lady  eminently  fitted  to 
shine  in  society  as  the  wife  of  a  lawyer,  but  when  he  turned  his 
back  upon  law  and  became  a  minister,  Mrs.  Bane  did  not  undergo 
a  similar  transformation.  Although  their  home  life  is  just  as 
harmonious,  and  she  approves  of  her  husband's  work,  she  lacks 
the  religious  enthusiasm  that  has  made  him  so  successful  in  the 
ministry.  While  he  is  "  hand-in-glove  "  with  all  religious  work, 
she  rather  stands  aloof  from  anything  not  strictly  included  in 
church  work.  Lately  she  has  been  led  to  believe  that  "  Major  " 
Robinson,  of  Christ's  Mission,  was  doing  considerable  good  by  his 
out-door  meetings.  She  happened  along  one  evening  last  week, 
just  as  the  Major  and  his  faithful  few  stood  on  the  street-corner, 
and  not  wishing  to  appear  as  if  ignoring  him,  she  stepped  from 
the  sidewalk  into  the  street  to  shake  hands  with  him,  remarking 
at  the  same  time,  in  a  low  voice,  h  God  bless  you  in  your  work, 
Major  Robinson."  Just  as  she  was  preparing  to  leave,  he  said,  in 
stentorian  tones,  "  Sister  Bane,  please  tell  us  what  the  Lord  has 
done  for  youl  "  Of  course  she  could  not  refuse,  although  she 
never  speaks  even  in  her  own  church.  We'll  venture  to  say  that 
hereafter  she  will  walk  a  block  out  of  her  way  rather  than  en- 
counter Robinson's  band. 

•  »  * 

The  Bohemians  have  girded  on  their  armor,  and  are  making 
ready  for  the  great  annual  tournament  at  the  polls,  to  be  held 
early  in  April.  The  principal  officers  named  upon  the  regular 
ticket  are:  W.  E.  Brown,  President;  Ned  Hamilton,  First  Vice- 
President;  Henry  Durbrow,  Secretary,  and  A.  Barstow,  Treas- 
urer. Among  the  Directors  are:  R.  P.  Hammond,  Arthur  Price 
and  "Leonard  "  Graham.  There  will  certainly  be  an  opposition 
ticket  in  the  field,  and  the'boys  will  have  a  lively  time  on  elec- 
tion day.  While  on  clubs  it  pleases  me  to  be  able  to  state  that 
all  the  Owl's  Nest  shares  have  been  issued.  The  Governors  are 
now  negotiating  for  the  purchase  of  a  large  scow,  to  be  moored 
in  the  estuary  (creek)  for  use  as  a  boat  and  bathing  house.  The 
club  members  call  the  muddy  waters  that  flow  by  the  grounds 
an  "  estuary."  I  have  to  be  truthful,  and  say  tbat  it  is  nothing 
but  a  creek,  that  some  of  the  athletes  of  the  Cosmos  Club  might 
clear  in  a  leap.  It  may  interest  the  Roseleafs  to  know  that  Com- 
modore Harrison,  not  daunted  by  his  woeful  experiences  last 
year,  has  leased  the  Frolic  for  the  season.  I  understand  that  the 
Commodore  has  voluminous  correspondence  with  Charles  Rollo 
Peters,  now  enjoying  life  in  Paris,  regarding  certain  financial 
transactions.  Peters,  however,  has  given  Alec  Hamilton  a  full 
power  of  attorney  to  act  for  him  in  all  matters,  and  the  Harri- 
sonian  tales  of  woe  are,  therefore,  about  to  be  poured  into  the 
Hamiltonian  ear. 


Mar.-!:  26,  1892, 


SAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Th*  Murphy  will  contest,  which  ha«  betn  heard  in  Oakland 
during    the    werk.ha*    been    the    omQM   of    much    ftOMlp.      Ura. 

Murphy,  whose  fortune  i$  in  dispute,  was  the  widow  of  Mr. 
Murphy,  of  Murphy.  Grant  St  Co.,  who  died  some  years  ago. 
leaving  a  large  estate.  His  will  was  OOOtaaled  by  his  sons,  and 
rather  than  have  a  contest,  (he  widow  compromised,  and  ac- 
cepted $300,000  as  her  share  of  the  estate,  which  was  variously 
estimated  to  be  worth  from  $3,000,000  to  $4,000,000.  Mrs. 
Murphy  bad  been  a  sojourner  in  Kurope  for  many  years.  Her 
children  were  educated  there,  and  the  family  moved  in  the  high- 
est BOCiaJ  circles  of  the  English  metropolis.  She  bad  been  pre- 
sented at  Court,  as  bad  her  daughters.  One  daughter.  Anna,  now 
a  contestant  of  her  mother's  will,  is  the  wife  of  Sir  Charles 
iey.  a  cousin  of  General  Garnet  Wolselcy.  She  lives  in 
Staffordshire.  Mrs.  Murphy's  estate  was  valued  at  $600,000,  of 
which  $200,000  was  in  London,  the  balance  being  in  this  State. 
She  devised  the  entire  estate  to  her  three  unmarried  daughters, 
the  Misses  Isabelle,  Frances  and  Helen  Murphy,  who  are  now  re- 
siding at  the  Palace  Hotel,  saying  the  others  had  been  provided 
for  previously.  The  present  contest  arises  from  the  desire  of 
Daniel  T.  Murphy,  Samuel  Murphy  and  Lady  Wolseley  to  have 
the  word  "  domiciled  "  remain  in  the  decree  admitting  the  will  to 
probate  in  Alameda  county.  The  legatees  desire  the  word 
changed  to  "  residence  "  in  the  decree.  If  »  domiciled  "  remains, 
then  the  will  cannot  be  probated  in  London,  and  the  English  es- 
tate, instead  of  going  to  the  three  daughters  to  whom  it  was  be- 
queathed, will  be  divided,  share  and  share  alike,  among  all  the 
children  of  the  deceased.  Samuel  Murphy,  one  of  the  sons,  has 
already  commenced  -a  contest  in  England.  Daniel  T.  Murphy, 
one  of  the  contestants,  is  very  well  known  in  this  city.  He  is  en- 
gaged to  Miss  Pope.  Mrs.  Murphy  had  considerable  personal 
property,  including  a  quantity  of  valuable  jewels,  the  ownership 
of  which  is  by  no  means  a  slight  factor  in  the  contest  now  being 
waged. 

*  *  • 

The  artists  have  determined  to  no  longer  hide  their  lights  under 
their  busby  bair.  They  are  about  to  blossom  out  as  real  society 
swells,  and  will  have  a  dinner,  give  a  big  reception,  and  in  other 
ways  enjoys  the  pleasures  of  life.  On  the  evening  of  April  5th 
the  artists  will  have  a  banquet  at  the  Palace  Hotel  at  $5  a  plate, 
wine  extra.  The  wine  bills  alone  on  this  occasion  will  probably 
run  far  up  into  the  thousands,  for  when  an  artist  gets  started 
drinking  wine,  he  is  apt  to  become  extravagant.  They  are  much 
like  newspaper  men  in  that  regard.  The  Art  Association  has  now 
about  $7,000  in  the  treasury,  and  as  about  $3,000  of  that  came  out 
of  Bluff  King  Hal's  coffers,  O'Connell  and  Stewart  will  probably 
be  given  bigb  places  at  the  banquet  board.  The  Art  Association 
reception  will  be  held  on  April  6th,  and  will,  as  usual,  be  a  bril- 
liant affair.  At  a  meeting  of  artists  on  Wednesday,  Oscar Kunath, 
Mrs.  M.  Richardson,  Norton  Bush,  Miss  M.  Froelich,  William 
Keith  and  J.  Ludovici  were  appointed  jurors  for  the  acceptance 
and  rejection  of  works  offered  for  the  exhibition.  These  jurors 
have  no  enviable  position.  No  matter  what  they  may  do,  they 
are  sure  to  be  blamed.  They  are  damned  if  they  do,  and  damned 
if  they  don't.  The  jurors  are  now  popularly  known  as  the 
lynchers,  because  they  are  apt  to  hang  many  people  as  high  as 
Hainan.  The  election  of  the  Art  Association  will  also  be  held  on 
Tuesday.  The  gentlemen  nominated  for  directors  are:  Edward 
Bosqui,  F.  W.  Zeile,  Henry  Heyman,  James  D.  Phelan,  W.  E- 
Brown,  Louis  Slo^s,  Jr.,  Rupert  Schmid,  Clinton  Day,  W.  H. 
Crocker,  George  H.  Hoffs  and  Edward  C.  Patter. 

*  *  * 

Many  people  were  greatly  surprised  at  the  statements  attrib- 
uted to  Paul  Deschanel  in  an  interview  with  him  published  in 
an  evening  paper  a  few  days  since.  He  was  reported  to  have 
said  that  be  and  many  other  people  in  Paris  had  known  before 
the  homicide,  of  Mrs.  DeacoD's  intimacy  with  Abeille,  and  that  it 
made  slight  or  no  difference  in  continental  society  whether  a 
woman  were  known  as  a  mistress  or  not;  the  fault  was  in  being 
found  out.  Mr.  Deschanel  denies  the  accuracy  of  the  interview, 
and  states  that  he  not  only  did  not  discuss  the  Deacon  affair  or 
any  social  questions,  but  that,  moreover,  he  emphatically  de- 
clined to  discuss  them  when  questioned.  Two  reporters,  how- 
ever, assert  that  he  made  to  them  the  statements  which  he  denies. 

*  »  » 

The  Wigwam  is  giving  an  excellent  show  this  week.  The 
house  has  been  crowded  nightly.  Mr.  Meyer  makes  a  complete 
change  of  programme  every  week,  with  the  result  that  he  always 
has  a  novelty  on  the  stage. 


HIGHLAND 


(Teani 


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A  CULINARY  ARTICLE, 
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Ihuweeteaed  and  Sterilized  (Refined) 

A  most  natural,  nutritious,  easily  illirestctl  nnd  Bate 
food  for  Infants.  IIIKhln.nd  Evuporuted  Cream 
Is  simply  cmvs  milk  In  an  Improved  form  and  Is  the 
Ideal  food  for  infants. 

Sold  by  Grocer,  and  Drus-RlMl  -  Everywhere 
Wrlto     for    our    Infant    Food     circular     and 
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comprises  many  novelties  never 
before  shown  in  this  city. 

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Sketches  and  estimates  made  on 
application. 

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HOTEL     RAFAEL, 

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WILL  RE-OPEN 

ON 

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For  accommodations  apply  to 

ill  AS.    PETERSEN,  124  Sansonie  St.,  S.F., 
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BOYS',     CHILDREN'S     AND     MEN'S 

CLOTHING    AND    FURNISHING     GOODS, 

AT    LOW    PRICES. 

2-7    TO    37     ICE.A-K:fcT"H"    STREET. 


16 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  26,  1892. 


THE  Valenzuela  Consolidated  Mining  and  Land  Company  was 
incorporated  in  tbis  city  during  the  week,  with  Cesar  Bertheau, 
President;  E.  W.  Scott,  Vice  President;  A.  E.  Bali,  Secretary,  and 
Julius  Koebig,  General  Manager.  The  company  owns  some  valu- 
able mines  situate  in  Macktazaana  district,  in  the  State  of  Sonora, 
Mexico.  The  property  lies  about  fourteen  miles  from  the  town 
of  Opoto,  and  consists  of  six  large  mineral  ledges,  located  about 
three  miles  from  the  Babishee  river.  The  State  of  Sonora  is  set- 
tling up  very  rapidly,  according  to  all  accounts.  A  Mormon 
colony  has  taken  up  about  40,000  acres  of  land,  on  which  a  set- 
tlement has  already  been  made.  These  people  are  building  roads 
over  the  Sierra  Madre  range,  to  connect  with  the  main  wagon 
road  running  through  Chihuahua.  In  this  State  the  Mormons  are 
becoming  very  strong,  there  having  been  no  less  than  five  colonies 
started  last  year,  aggregating  over  30,000  people.  A  general 
exodus  seems  to  have  set  in  from  Utah.  A  French  syndicate  has 
also  obtained  large  concessions  of  farming  and  mining  lands  in 
Sonora.  The  manager  and  a  large  corps  of  assistants  are  now  on 
the  ground  making  surveys  and  arrangements  to  begin  coloniza- 
tion as  soon  as  possible.  Under  the  concession  so  many  bona  fide 
settlers  must  be  located  on  the  land  in  so  many  years.  A  num- 
ber of  very  rich  placer  claims  are  included  in  this  grant.  English 
and  German  people  are  also  beginning  to  move  in  rapidly  within 
the  past  few  months,  and  nearly  all  the  government  land  worth 
anything  has  been  pretty  well  taken  up.  The  mines  in  this  por- 
tion of  Mexico  are  all  rich,  and  the  best  of  them  are  owned  by 
Americans.  The  Lenpasses,  worked  by  its  proprietor,  John 
Smith,  of  Kansas,  is  a  particularly  valuable  property,  for  which 
a  liberal  offer  has  been  made  by  Messrs.  Bratnober  and  Warten- 
weiler,  the  well-known  mining  operators,  who  have  already 
floated  such  valuable  properties  as  the  Drum  Lummon  and  Elk- 
horn  mines  of  Montana.  These  gentlemen  would  like  to  get  a 
chance  at  the  Sonora  property  named,  but  this  is  not  likely,  as 
the  owner  has  just  raised  them  a  cool  $750,000  within  the  week. 
The  country  in  the  foothill  regions  is  well  wooded  and  watered, 
with  a  fine  growth  of  grass,  which  affords  unequaled  facilities  for 
stock  raising. 

THE  mining  market  on  Pine  street  shows  some  signs  of  revival, 
now  that  the  smoke  of  battle  is  beginning  to  clear  away. 
Nearly  all  the  more  prominent  brokers  have  left  the  "  combine" 
and  settled  down  to  work  again  with  the  result  that  business  is 
picking  up,  and  the  feeling  of  confidence  is  growing  stronger 
among  outside  operators.  Some  excellent  prospects  exist  on  the 
lode,  and  any  one  of  them  developing  into  a  find  of  more  than 
ordinary  magnitude  would  be  sufficient  to  set  the  market  ablaze 
in  short  order.  One  of  the  most  interesting  points  at  present  is  in 
the  southwest  drift,  which  has  been  run  for  a  distance  of  1,250 
feet  from  the  Ward  shaft  on  the  line  of  Bullion  and  Exchequer. 
The  face  of  these  workings  is  now  in  a  very  peculiar  formation, 
west  of  the  black  dyke.  There  is  considerable  quartz  in  the  ma- 
terial now  being  extracted,  carrying  streaks  of  fair  grade  ore.  In 
the  Gold  Hill  mines  a  connection  will  be  made  within  a  few  days 
between  the  south  drift,  from  Crown  Point  incline  shaft  on  1,700 
level  and  the  Belcher  incline,  giving  a  free  circulation  of  air.  This 
will  permit  the  steam  being  turned  on  to  the  pumps,  which  will 
then  rapidly  reduce  the  water  and  open  up  some  very  interesting 
ground  for  exploration  in  the  near  future.  The  Alta  people  are 
preparing  to  begin  the  work  of  ore  extraction  on  the  body  of  ore 
known  to  exist  on  the  1450  level.  This  ore  was  cut  some  twelve 
years  ago,  but  so  far  something  has  always  interfered  to  prevent 
its  extraction.  It  is  to  be  hoped  th^at  the  patience  of  the  share- 
holders will  be  rewarded  now  by  a  long  and  profitable  run  which 
will  relieve  them  from  assessments  for  some  time  to  come,  after 
work  gets  well  under  way  in  the  mine.  The  reports  from  the 
north  end  mines  have  not  been  altogether  satisfactory  for  some 
time  past,  but  in  a  mine  like  Con.  Cal-Virginia  there  is  no  telling 
what  a  day  may  bring  forth  in  the  way  of  an  ore  discovery.  It 
is  generally  safe  to  buy  this  stock  when  the  mine  is  looking  at 
its  worst,  for  this  has  very  frequently  in  the  past  been  the  pre- 
cursor of  a  new  strike  in  some  quarters.  This  mine,  Savage,  Nor- 
cross,  Crown  Point,  Belcher,  Alta  and  Justice  are  all  safe  buys  at 
present  prices,  with  a  good  prospect  for  higher  prices  before  long. 
A  test  run  of  ore  from  Hale  &  Norcross  is  now  being  made  at  the 
Occidental  mill,  and  hereafter  regular  crushings  will  be  made  at 
the  Brunswick  mill,  which  has  been  obtained  by  the  company. 
It  is  believed  that  the  mine  will  pay  small  dividends  when  every- 
thing gets  to  running  smoothly,  and  especially  if  the  present 
prospecting  work  results  in  the  development  of  another  ore  body. 
I  $  { 

THE  financial  troubles  of  the  Mountain  Queen  mine  of  Canda- 
daleria  seem  to  be  endless.  The  managers  have  only  just  es- 
caped to  New  York  on  some  kind  of  a  temporary  settlement  on 
one  account,  before  the  whole  property  and  plant  of  the  com- 
pany is  swept  down  upon  by  the  Sheriff  on  another   claim.     Mr. 


E.  S.  Spring  is  the  plaintiff  in  this  case.  He  sues  to  recover  the 
sum  of  $1,600,  which  he  says  is  due  him,  and  the  property  is  now 
tied  up  until  the  claim  is  adjudicated.  It  is  a  pity  that  any  in- 
nocent people  in  the  East  should  have  got  involved  in  the  affairs 
of  this  company,  which  has  got  anything  but  a  bright  future 
ahead.  There  is  more  litigation  pending,  and  until  this  is 
cleaned  up  the  stock  is  dangerous  to  meddle  with,  even  at  a 
profit.  In  regard  to  the  levy  of  the  last  assessment  and  the  an- 
nual meeting  held  at  Candaleria  earlier  in  the  year,  it  is  said  that 
only  three  of  the  directors  were  present,  including  Gill,  Warren 
and  his  son.  The  two  former  will  doubtless  try  to  explain  mat- 
ters to  the  Eastern  shareholders,  and  pave  the  way  for  the  col- 
lection of  assessments  in  the  future.  If  there  are  any  genuine 
holders  of  the  stock  they  should  turn  a  deaf  ear  to  all  that  these 
parties  may  say,  and  insist  on  a  judicial  investigation  of  the  com- 
pany's affairs.  Confidence  in  the  present  management  has  been 
badly  shaken  at  Candelaria,  and  it  is  not  likely  that  the  mer- 
chants and  miners  there  will  care  to  carry  on  business  for  the 
company  in  the  future  on  anything  but  a  basis  of  cash  down. 
¥  *  J 

THE  miners  have  done  well  in  Washington;  as  well  as  could 
be  expected,  and  they  should  congratulate  themselves  on  the 
fact.  It  was  a  pretty  uphill  fight,  but  now  that  the  entering 
wedge  has  been  made  it  will  be  pretty  smooth  sailing  hencefor- 
ward. The  bill  and  the  appropriation  are  satisfactory,  viewed 
as  an  experimental  test  of  the  intentions  of  the  miners,  and  the 
proposition  in  general,  by  the  representatives  of  States,  who  have 
to  depend  mostly  on  the  statements  of  mining  men  for  their  in- 
formation regarding  the  industry.  They  have  been  told  that 
Government  assistance  rendered  to  the  hydraulic  men  of  Cali- 
fornia means  a  large  increase  in  the  gold  output  of  the  United 
States,  and  as  a  business  measure  they  were  willing  to  make  con- 
cessions on  a  minimum  scale.  It  is  only  another  case  of  a  sprat 
to  catch  a  mackerel,  but  if  the  latter  happens  to  materialize 
in  the  form  of  handsome  returns  on  the  outlay,  millions  will  be 
easier  to  obtain  in  the  future  than  dollars  are  now.  It  is  pleas- 
ant, however,  to  note  that  the  miners  have  made  a  better  im- 
pression in  Washington  during  tbeir  short  visit  than  the  repre- 
sentatives of  other  industries  have  at  times,  with  more  political 
experience.  At  any  rate,  they  bring  back  something  as  the  re- 
sult of  their  labors,  whilp  nine  times  out  of  ten  the  others  have 
returned  empty-handed. 

$  $  $ 

THE  Hale  and  Norcross  case  is  on  its  last  legs,  so  far  as  the  pub- 
lic is  concerned,  and  the  poor  apology  for  a  sensation  has 
faded  out.  It  did  not  pan  out  as  expected  by  the  scandalmongers 
of  town,  from  the  flare-up  with  which  it  led  off  at  first.  No  bones 
have  been  broken  over  the  discussion,  and  it  is  not  likely  that  the 
financial  results  will  endanger  the  pockets  of  the  defendants. 
None  of  the  gentlemen  who  have  been  pilloried  for  the  occasion 
seem  to  have  lost  flesh  under  the  ordeal,  and,  with  the  retirement 
of  a  few  supernumaries,  the  aspect  of  affairs  on  the  Comstock  is 
unchanged.  People  are  now  beginning  to  wonder  what  on  earth 
all  the  fuss  was  about,  but  it  is  likely  that  the  decision  of  the 
judge  must  be  awaited  until  some  light  can  be  thrown  on  the 
mysteries  of  mine  exploitation.  It  would  take  a  professor  of 
metallurgy  to  make  head  or  tale  of  the  arguments  of  legal  scien- 
tists on  the  grades  of  ore,  and  what  the  difference  ought  to  be  be- 
tween car  and  battery  samples. 

$  u 

THE  mining  interest  is  beginning  to  attract  considerable  atten- 
tion in  London,  and  every  attempt  is  being  made  to  throw  as 
many  safeguards  as  possible  around  the  business.  The  Chamber 
of  Commerce  has  taken  the  matter  up  in  dead  earnest,  and  at  a 
recent  meeting  a  resolution  was  unanimously  passed  approving 
of  a  proposal  for  the  establishment  of  a  State  Mining  Department. 
They  further  passed  a  resolution  that  in  the  opinion  of  the  Cham- 
ber it  is  desirable,  in  order  to  encourage  the  mineral  resources  of 
the  country,  that  a  Minister  of  Mines  should  be  appointed. 
$  i  S 

THE  report  and  accounts  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  pro- 
prietors of  the  Bank  of  British  North  America,  in  the  first 
week  of  the  current  month,  showed  an  increase  in  the  volume  of 
business  for  the  year.  The  profit  and  loss  account  showed  that 
they  were  able  to  maintain  the  dividend  which  had  been  paid  for 
several  years,  namely,  7i  per  cent.,  carrying  forward  £6,800.  The 
proportion  nf  readily  available  assets  to  liabilities  was  over  40  per 
cent. 

$  $  $ 

A  SETTLEMENT  has    been  made  by   A.  Lusk  &  Co.  with  their 
creditors,  and  the    firm  will   resume  business.     Several   local 
business  men  have  been  added  to  the  Board  of   Directors,  and  the 
factory  will  be  reopened  in  a  few  days.     The   shipments  of    this 
company  have  averaged  over  one  thousand  car-loads  every  year. 
$$  I 

THE  assessment  on  the  delinquent  stock  of  the  Yellow  Jacket 
Mining  Company,  now  advertised  for  sale,  must  be  paid  at 
the  transfer  office,  in  tbis  city,  two  days  before  the  date  of  sale 
at  main  office  in  Gold  Hill,  Nev.,  which  will  be  on  April  6th. 


March  26,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCfsro  NEWS  LETTER. 


17 


'HeartheCrlerl"  "Whit  the  drrll  art  thou:* 
•  One  that  will  p!»t  the  devil.  »lr.  with  vou." 


IN  a  grave  unmarked  by  stone  or  mound,  beneath  a  tall  fir  tree, 
I  Lbe  dust  of  one  for  many  years  a  faithful  friend  to  me. 
|e  dwelt  in  his  dark-brown  eye.  bis  heart  was  solely  mine: 
A  great  big  heart  of  fire  and  love,  which  ached  to  give  some  sign. 

Beyond  the  province  of  his  race,  to  show  how  much  beloved 
The  band  that  fed  bim  morn  and  night,  the  accents  that  approved; 
The  steady  point,  the  quick  retrieve,  and  all  the  canine  lore — 
My  poor  friend's  pride  on  hot  hillside  or  on  the  wintry  shore. 

He  scorned  the  cur  of  low  degree,  but  still  was  ever  kind. 
J-'or  Rover,  though  of  noble  birth,  possessed  a  gentle  mind. 
But  to  bis   peer  the  threatening  growl  and  gleaming  teeth  dis- 
played. 
Declared  that  if  they  cared  to  fight,  why  he  was  not  dismayed. 

And  when  a  lady  dog  appeared,  in  rank  my  Rover's  peer, 
He  proudly  curled  his  busby  tail  and  raised  his  drooping  ear. 
And,  like  a  gallant  Knight  of  old,  he  bounded  to  her  side, 
And  bore  her  from  the  dastard  thing  to  claim  her  as  his  bride. 

No  woman  gentler  than  he,  no  woman's  way  more  mild; 

A  lion  to  his  foes,  to  me  as  playful  as  a  child. 

And  when  the  world  looked  black  and  strange,  his  eyes  on  mine 

would  rest, 
So  full  of  love,  I'd  swear  he  knew  the  sorrow  in  my  breast. 

And  when  my  poor  dog  passed  away,  I  dug  his  grave  rilone, 
Beneath  a  tall  fir's  kindly  shade,  unmarked   by  mound  or  stone. 
But  in  my  heart  the  sense  of  loss  was  keen  and  bitter  pain. 
Nor  do  I  blush  to  own  my  tears  fell  on  that  grave,  liKe  rain. 

Sometimes,  sometimes,  I  dare  to  hope  in  that  mysterious  land, 
That  when  the  vail  is  rent  aside,  and  all  may  understand, 
The  soul  gem  in  that  casket,  so  great  though.hurably  set, 
Has  not  perished  with  the  clay,  so  my  dog  may  greet  me  yet. 

I  AM  fond  of  dropping  upon  out-of-the-way  places  to  dine — no 
thoroughfare  spots — where  one  can  enjoy  perfect  quiet,  and 
be  free  from  the  peace-destroying  clatter  of  the  ordinary  restau- 
rant. There  are  but  few  of  these  nooks  left  now,  because  too 
many  are  looking  after  them,  and  once  they  become  public  prop- 
erty the  charm  is  lost.  There  used  to  be  one  on  Dupont  street 
some  years  ago,  and  a  delightful  nook  it  was.  An  old  French- 
man, his  wife  and  a  blooming  daughter  kept  it.  In  front  was  a 
wine  shop,  and  in  the  tiny  garden  in  the  rear,  in  the  most  econ- 
omical of  arbors,  where  not  an  inch  of  space  had  been  wasted, 
one  table  was  laid.  Off  the  shop  was  a  long  room,  where  the 
French  mechanics  used  to  dine,  but  the  table  in  the  arbor  was 
reserved  for  a  better  class  of  customers.  How  white  the  linen 
was,  how  crisp  the  bread,  how  fresh  and  fragrant  the  butter,  and 
how  delicately  and  skillfully  prepared  every  dish  set  before  usl 
Madaruoiselle  served  it;  her  sleeves  coquettishly  rolled  up  on  the 
whitest  of  arms,  her  eyes  full  of  kindness  and  mirth,  always 
ready  for  a  joke,  and  never  seriously  objecting  to  a  respectful 
squeeze  between  courses.  She  was  the  salt  of  the  banquet — 
ble3s  her  and  send  her  a  good  husband,  if  she  be  not  wife 
and  mother  already.  And  then  the  wine,  the  choice,  delicious 
wine  the  old  man  reserved  for  his  favorite  guests.  It  was  in- 
comparably perfect  in  brand  and  age,  and  were  I  pro  e  to  in- 
dulge in  wine  prattle,  and  thus  encroach  upon  the  privilege  of 
the  vealy  epicure,  I  could  give  its  history.  He  joined  us  in  a 
glass;  Madame  was  graciously  pleased  to  sit  and  drink  with  us 
also,  and  la  belle  Louise  kissed  the  goblet's  rim  for  the  most  de- 
voted of  her  slaves.  A  month  ago  I  made  a  pilgrimage  to  the 
old  wine  shop.  It  had  changed  bands,  and  the  present  proprie- 
tor could  not  tell  me  what  had  become  of  my  ancient  host,  or  his 
wife,  or  Louise.  I  peeped  into  the  garden.  The  arbor  was  gone, 
and  its  place  occupied  by  empty  casks  and  bottles.  I  reveren- 
tially drank  to  the  ghost  of  the  merry  past,  which  still  seemed  to 
linger  there,  and  departed. 

ART  critics  are  in  the  minority,  and  receive  no  encouragement. 
The  man  who  can  write  up  a  lively  Police  Court  item  or 
spread  himself  on  a  boarding-house  scandal  is  petted  by  the  pro- 
prietors, but  the  individual  who  brings  in  a  well  written  notice  of 
a  good  picture  is  regarded  with  suspicion  as  being  in  the  pay  of 
the  artist,  and  working  for  the  contingent  fee  that  is  to  accom- 
pany the  sale.  The  prevailing  taste  of  editorial  room  collections 
runs  toward  "  The.Hunter's  Last  Shot,"  "  Washington  Crossing  the 
Delaware,"  and  "An  American  Country  Home,"  where  the  house 
is  red,  the  avenue  a  bright  green,  the  joyous  children  playing  be- 
fore the  door,  wearing  scarlet  and  Prussian  blue,  and  the  happy 
parents,  driving  by  in  a  yellow  buggy,  are  attired  in  purple  and 
lake-colored  garments.  No  wonder,  then,  that  artists  have  to 
throw  out  the  inducement  of  supper  and  cigars  to  induce  those 
jaded  journalists  to  take  an  interest  in  an  exhibition  of  paintings. 


M\  N  Y  i  OrnplatntS  have  i.een  made  of  the  manner  In  which  in- 
sane  people,  destined  tor  the  asylums,  are  taken  to  their  dfwtl' 
nations.  As  a  rule,  the  maniac,  if  at  all  obstreperous,  if  put  into  a 
Straight  jacket,  and  then  bundled  on  the  Q*rfl  am  tag  other  passen- 
gers, and  the  guard  seats  himself  and  his  ward  where 
pleases.  The  feelings  of  other  people  an  not  takon  Into  consid- 
eration at  all.  nor  is  much  consideration  shown  for  tho  patients. 
It  seems  to  me  that  there  should  be  a  special  compartment  for 
insane  people  on  the  trains,  into  which  all  of  the  unfortunates 
should  be  placed  while  in  transit.  If  the  Commissioners  of  In- 
sanity should  petition  the  railroad  companies  to  make  such  com- 
partments, there  is  every  probability  the  request  would  be 
granted.  Let  one  car  be  so  fitted  on  each  road,  and  the  patients 
COUld  leave  on  a  certain  train  daily,  to  which  this  car  would  be 
attached.  Thus,  in  a  very  simple  manner,  much  unpleasantness 
could  be  avoided.  At  present,  if  one  happens  to  be  on  a  train 
on  which  a  crazy  man  is  being  taken  to  an  asylum,  he  may  find 
himself  seated  opposite  the  maniac,  and  within  arm's  reach  of 
him.  A  lunatic  with  murderous,  or  even  blasphemous  propensi- 
ties, is  not  an  enjoyable  neighbor. 

DR.  DAVIS,  of  St.  Luke's,  has  been  much  annoyed  lately  by  a 
way  the  members  of  his  congregation  had  got  into  of  looking 
around  to  take  stock  of  late  comers.  Afterenduring  the  annoyance 
for  some  time,  the  reverend  gentleman  remarked,  two  Sundays 
ago:  ••  Brethren,  I  regret  to  say  your  attention  is  called  away  from 
your  religious  duties  by  your  very  natural  desire  to  see  who  is 
coming  behind  you.  I  propose,  henceforth,  to  save  you  the 
trouble  by  naming  each  person  who  may  enter,  and  I  hope  that 
the  service  may  then  be  allowed  to  proceed  without  interruption." 
He  then  began,  "  Dearly  beloved,"  but  paused  half  way  to  in- 
terpolate, "  Mr.  Brown,  with  his  wife  and  daughter."  Mr.  Brown 
looked  rather  surprised,  but  Dr.  Davis,  with  perfect  gravity,  re- 
sumed his  exhortation.  Presently  he  again  paused:  "  Sam  Jonea 
and  William  Robinson."  The  abashed  congregation  kept  their 
eyes  studiously  bent  on  their  books,  and  thereafter  the  service  pro- 
ceeded in  the  most  orderly  manner,  Mr.  Davis  interrupting  himself 
every  now  and  then  to  name  some  new  arrival. 

IT  was  near  the  new  bridge  at  the  Park  that  recently,  while  an 
excavation  was  being  made,  deep  in  the  sands  was  found  a 
lady's  lace  handkerchief.  It  was  knotted  in  true  lover's  style. 
On  being  opened,  it  was  found  to  have  enclosed  ivory  tablets, 
which  had  probably  been  some  fair  one's  toy  in  the  Sundays 
that  are  gone,  There  was  writing  upon  the  tabletB.  That  upon 
one  page  was  deciphered,  and  it  read: 

Sitting  In  the  sand,  Hattie, 

Sitting  In  the  sand; 
Little  hand  in  mine.  Hattie, 

Little  hand  in  mine. 
Listening  to  the  baud,  Hattie, 

Listening  to  the  band; 
When  will  you  be  mine,  Hattie  ? 
When  will  you  be  mine  ? 
On  the  second  page,  in  a  lady's  hand,  appeared: 
Don't  you  be  a  clam,  Harry. 

Don't  you  be  a  clam; 
And  don't  think  I  am,  Harry, 

And  don't  think  I  am. 
Don't  think  I'm  a  flat  Harry, 

Don't  think  I'm  a  flat. 
Cut  this  out  and  then,  Harry, 
Paste  it  in  your  hat. 
The  tablets  are  now  at  this  office,  and  may  be  had  by  the  love- 
lorn swain  or  his  sensible  adored  one,  on  application.     I  care  not 
whether  the  lady  be  blonde  or  brunette,  she    baa  my  greatest  re- 
gard. 


W1 


Attorney  Cotton  be  substituted  in  bis  place  in  any  suits  in 
which  he  was  attorney,  with  power  to  employ  any  of  a  certain 
number  of  lawyers  whom  he  specifies  to  assist  him.  Notwith- 
standing this  express  wish  of  the  deceased,  Mr.  Cotton  has  em- 
ployed W.  H.  H.  Hart,  Bulkeley's  opponent  in  the  BIythe  case, 
as  his  (Cotton's)  attorney  for  the  estate.  Were  I  Mr.  Cotton,  I 
should  expect  nightly  visitations  from  Bulkeley's  ghost  for  such 
a  direct  perversion  of  his  wishes. 

THE  very  latest  manner  in  which  the  injured  husband  can  re- 
venge himself  upon  the  wicked  disrupter  of  domestic  happi- 
ness, without  taking  life,  is  by  using  the  recently  invented 
French  syringe  for  the  projection  of  vitriol.  This  syringe  will 
throw  a  stream  of  vitriol  seventy  meters.  It  is  proposed  to  use 
it  against  savages  in  warfare,  when  the  vitriol  would  have  a  show 
at  them,  their  bodies  being  naked.  It  ought  to  be  as  effectual 
when  used  against  a  couple  caught  in  flagrante  delicto. 

A  YOUNG  gentleman  well  known  in  this  business  community, 
was  unfortunate  enough  the  other  afternoon  to  step  upon  the 
paroquet  of  a  young  lady  to  whose  sister  he  was  paying  the  most 
serious  attention.  The  bird  squawked  and  gave  up  the  ghost. 
The  wretched  youth  succeeded  within  an  hour  in  procuring  a  bird 
closely  resembling  the  deceased.  And  now  the  unconscious  mis- 
tress of  the  substitute  cannot,  for  the  life  of  her,  account  for 
the  fact  that  "  Toodles"  has  forgotten  all  her  small  talk  and 
pretty  tricks. 


18 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  26,  1892. 


^B^J^Percfc 


(£  TT'ANCY  prices  for  second-rate  property,"  said  a  real  estate 
£  broker  the  other  day,  "  are  the  bane  of  the  real  estate  mar- 
ket. They've  got  to  gor  along  with  a  great  deal  of  other  Silurian 
customs  and  notions.  There  are  a  great  many  well-to-do  prop- 
erty-owners in  this  city  who  are  not  satisfied  with  any  bargain 
that  will  net  them  less  than  50  percent.  These  are  the  old  fellows 
who  came  out  here  when  men  made  fortunes  in  a  day.  They 
can't  realize  now  that  those  times  have  gone  by  forever.  They 
are  like  dogs  in  the  manger  to  the  present  generation  of  active 
business  men,  who  are  satisfied  to  hustle  a  few  years  for  their 
prospective  riches.  They  won't  sell  and  they  won't  buy.  They 
just  hold  their  money  tight  and  fast,  refusing  to  invest  it  because 
they  are  not  satisfied  with  the  legitimate  business  profits.  Now 
there  is  lots  of  money  in  this  city,  but  too  much  of  it  is  tied  up 
and  held  close  by  these  old  fogies.  If  all  the  money  were  in  cir- 
culation things  would  go  hururuing  here  in  short  order." 

If  you  circulate  among  the  real  estate  men  much  you  will  find 
that  what  the  broker  just  quoted  had  to  say  about  holders  for 
fancy  prices,  is  a  thing  that  is  just  now  interesting  them  a  great 
deal.  You  will  find,  also,  a  determination  on  the  part  of  the 
more  active  of  the  brokers  to  refuse  to  handle  properties  for 
which  fancy  prices  are  demanded  by  their  owners.  Real  estate 
men  realize  that  only  gilt-edged  properties  of  the  very  best  class 
can  demand  fancy  prices  with  safety  to  the  market.  In  such 
cases,  it  is  conceded  that  the  price  asked  must  not  be  in  ex- 
cess of  the  intrinsic  market  value.  It  will  vastly  improve  the 
market  and  greatly  stimulate  the  entry  of  outside  and  Eastern 
capital,  if  the  brokers  will  adhere  solidly  and  strictly  to  this  ad- 
mirable rule.  As  a  rule  buyers  are  not  willing  to  pay  for  pros- 
pective values.  They  claim  the  unearned  increments  as  belong- 
ing rightly  to  them;  not  to  the  sellers.  In  this  the  real  estate 
market  differs  vastly  from  the  grain  market.  The  difference  is  in 
the  total  absence  of  the  essence  of  gambling  in  real  property,  ex- 
cept in  boom  times.  These  are  not  boom  times,  but  rather  times 
of  steady  growth  and  progress. 

The  price  that  Willis  E.  Davis  and  F.  W.  van  Sicklen  paid  for 
theTivoli  Opera  House  property,  $126,500,  is  not  deemed  at  all  in 
excess  of  its  real  value.  It  is  considered  a  good,  fair  price, 
though,  and  is  everywhere  taken  as  an  indication  that  the  market 
is  to-day  a  safe  one,  and  that  good  properties  will  bring  good 
values,  even  under  the  hammer.  The  price  is  considered  typical 
of  the  value  of  centrally  located  real  estate,  in  spite  of  the  fact 
that  at  present,  and  until  [September  of  next  year,  the  income 
from  the  property  will  not  net  more  than  3Jper  cent,  per  annum 
on  the  purchasing  price. 

The  proposed  extension  of  all  streets  east  of  Mission,  Capp, 
Howard,  Treat  avenue,  Harrison,  Bryant,  Hampshire,  York, 
Vermont  and  Utah  streets,  is  a  desired  improvement  that  cannot 
be  consummated  any  too  soon  to  please  the  real  estate  men.  At 
present  only  Folsom  and  Alabama  streets  connect  with  Army, 
the  others  all  stopping  at  Twenty-sixth  street.  The  worst  of  it  is 
that  with  the  sudden  termination  of  these  thoroughfares  at 
Twenty-sixth  street,  comes  the  abrupt  ending  of  as  many  sewers, 
with  gaping,  yawning  outlets,  vomiting  forth  their  filth  and 
refuse  on  tbe  private  lands  beyond  them.  The  consequence  is 
that  most  of  the  property  from  Mission  street  down  past  the  San 
Bruno  road,  being  ten  or  fifteen  feet  below  the  grade,  is  a  disease- 
breeding  swamp,  whose  malodors  sweep  the  surrounding  dis- 
tricts for  many  squares.  The  Potrero  Avenue  Improvement  Club 
has  taken  a  great  interest  in  these  street  extensions  of  late,  and 
there  seems  to  be  some  probability  of  the  abatement  of  this  dire 
nuisance  in  the  distant  future;  perhaps  not  so  very  distant. 

Easton,  Eldridge  &  Co.'s  auctionJffuesday  last  netted  fair  prices 
to  the  holders  of  some  good  properties.  The  large  lot,  77:6x137:6  on 
the  south  line  of  Eddy  street,  west  of  Jones,  with  four  old  two- 
story  frames  on  it,  brought  out  a  maximum  bid  of  $48,000.  Fifty 
front  feet  on  Oak  street,    east   of    Fillmore,  brought   $5,900. 

Tbe  attention  of  the  Chief  of  Police  will  be  called  again  to  the 
fact  that  quarrying  is  still  being  carried  on  daily,  and  rock  re- 
moved from  Holly  Park,  in  violation  of  the  recent  order  of  the 
Supervisors  putting  a  stop  to  the  work  and  calling  upon  the  po- 
lice to  carry  out  the  ordinance. 

Wm,  J.  Dingee  announces  the  sale  at  auction  on  Saturday, 
April  9th,  at  2  p.  m  ,  of  a  fine  business  property,  fronting  on 
Broadway  and  Fourteenth  street.  The  block,  which  is  in  13 
subdivisions,  25x100  feet,  is  opposite  the  new  MacDonough  The- 
atre, at  the  junction  of  Broadway,  Telegraph  avenue  and  San 
Pablo  avenue  and  Fourteenth  street.  It  commands  the  highest 
rents  in  Oakland.  The  Home  Savings  Bank  is  about  to  erect  a 
steel  building  there.     Tbe  terms  are  very  easy. 

The  Bradbury  property  in  Oakland  will  be  sold  at  auction  on 
the  ground  at  2  p.  m.  to-day,  by  Wm.  J.  Dingee.  There  are  thirty 
elegant  residence  lots  in  the  block,  which  is  considered  the  best  in 
Oakland.  It  is  bounded  by  Tenth,  Twelfth,  Myrtle  and  Filbert 
streets.  The  lots  are  30  to  35  feet  front  by  100  to  125  feet  deep, 
and  are  only  five  minutes  walk  from  Market  street  station. 


Double  Your  Bank  Account 

before  you  are  an  old  man,  and  profit  by  the  ex- 
perience of  conservative  men  who  have  made  a 
fortune 

By  Investing  in  Land 

which  produces  French  Prunes,  Peaches,  Raisin 
Grapes,  Figs,  Oranges  and  Lemons,  as  well  as  all 
crops  which  are  grown  in  the  Eastern  States.  This 
company  owns  400,000  acres  of  choice  land,  all  un- 
dex  irrigation, 

In  Kern  River  Valley, 

where  the  sun  shines  300  days  in  every  year,  and 
snow,  ice,  blizzards  and  cyclones  are  unknown. 
For  maps  and  information  address 

KERN  COUNTY  LAND  CO., 

S.  W.  FERGUSSON,  Agent, 

1  *  Post  strcol,  San  Francisco,  i  al. 

^atit-jT-jIAuIm:  j.  zdizlnto-ieie, 
Real  Estate  Auctioneer,  -  460-462  Eighth  Street,  Oakland,  Cal. 

EASTON,  ELDRIDGE  &  CO.,  638  Market  Street,  San  Francisco. 

GRAND    AUCTION    SALE 


ELEGANT  RESIDENCE   LOTS-30 

IN  THE 

Finest  Block  in  Oakland  ! 

By  Order  of  h.  L  BRADBURY,  Esq. 

This  Entire  Block,  bounded  by   Tenth,    Twelfth,    Myrtle   and 

Filbert  Streets,  in  Subdivisions, 

SATURDAY, MARCH  26,  1892, 

At  9  o'clock  P.  M.,  on  the  Ground. 

Lots  30  to  35  feet  front  by  100  to  125  feet  deep,  beautifully  situated  iu  the 
heart  of  the  city,  surrounded  by  magaificeut  houses  ou  all  sides.  Too 
much  cannot  be  said  in  describing  this  choice  property.  There  is  none 
belter  in  Oaklaud.  The  neighborhood  is  the  best,  and  the  location  most 
convenient.  Only  Five  Minute!*'  Walk  from  Market-street  Sta- 
tion. 
DO  NOT  FAIL  to  see  these  buildiug  lots  before  day  of  sale. 

UNUSUAL  TERMS. 
One-lift  h  fash  ;  balance  in  four  equal  yearly  payments,  with  interest 
at  8  per  cent  per  annum, 

WILLIAM  J.  DINGEE, 
460  and  46a  Eighth  Street,  Oaklaud. 
Or,  E.  A.  HERON,  Broadway  and  Eleventh  Streets,  Oakland. 

OCCIDENTAL     HOTEL, 

San    FRANCISCO. 

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19 


TBI  Will  A  Pluck  loss  his  bwn  adjoatad  on  a  basis  not  entirely 
satisfactory  to  fire  underwriters,  though  they  have  given  their 
assent  to  the  terms  and  will  abide  by  the  decision  rendered. 
What  first  appeared  to  be.  and  was  reported  as  a  trifling  damage, 
on  investigation  has  proved  a  |aer1oaa  loss.  The  smoke  damage, 
as  usual,  was  many  time?  in  excesfl  «>f  that  caused  by  the  Sanies. 
The  fire  is  supposed  to  have  originated  from  the  dropping  of  a 
piece  of  heated  carbon  from  one  of  the  electric  lights.  The  cause 
of  this  serious  conflagration  brings  to  mind  the  error  of  the  popu- 
lar belief  that  nothing  in  the  way  of  lighting  premises  is  as  safe 
as  electricity.  There  has  been  ample  proof  of  late  that  this  be- 
lief is  erroneous.  Careless  insulation  of  the  wires  has  caused 
many  costly  fires.  The  dropping  of  red-hot  carbon  from  the  arc 
lights  has  likewise  done  great  mischief.  Indeed  it  is  a  fact, 
demonstrable  to  the  complete  satisfaction  of  fire  underwriters  at 
least,  that  with  new  improvements  and  new  inventions  the  loss 
ratio  is  creeping  up  rather  than  decreasing. 

One  of  the  veteran  underwriters  of  the  city  gives  it  as  his 
opinion  that  » the  careless,  so-called  liberal  method  of  ad- 
justing and  paying  losses  in  the  United  States,  is  no  doubt  in  a 
great  measure  responsible  for  the  excessive  loss  ratio  and  fire 
waste  of  late  years."  He  thinks  the  creation  of  the  office  of  fire 
coroner  would  be  desirable,  and  believes  that  if  an  inquest  were 
held  into  the  causes  of  each  conflagration  and  a  verdict  regularly 
rendered  fixing  the  responsibility  on  some  one,  the  profession  of 
incendiarism  would  be  thereby  greatly  discouraged,  to  say  the 
least.  He  is  right,  but  the  question  is,  who  will  sustain  the  in- 
creased expense?  Of  course,  taxpayers,  as  being  really  the  most 
interested  in  reducing  the  number  of  fires,  should  bear  the  burden. 
But  will  they?  And,  indeed,  would  it  not  be  better  that  they 
did  not.  but  that  the  burden  be  assumed  by  the  underwriters, 
thus  insuring  the  appointment  of  a  capable  man,  who  is  not 
qualified  merely  by  his  political  pull,  for  the  responsible  office  ? 
Of  course,  any  verdict  rendered  by  such  an  inquiry  would  have 
to  stand  the  test  of  a  judicial  inquiry,  and  this  latter  fact,  it  would 
seem,  would  be  sufficient  to  disarm  any  criticism  aa  to  its  delib- 
erate or  intentional  unfairness;  besides,  the  jury  could  in  every 
case  be  chosen  from  among  citizens  not  in  any  way  interested  in 
that  particular  fire.  There  is  much  food  for  thought  in  this  sug- 
gestion. Such  a  system  of  official  inquiry  into  the  causes  of  each 
fire  would  certainly  tend  to  improve  the  moral  hazard.  As  it  is 
now,  the  man  with  a  full  insurance  on  his  stock,  who  finds  busi- 
ness dull  and  no  immediate  prospects  for  its  betterment,  while  he 
would  hardly  be  the  one  to  apply  the  torch,  is  certainly  in  a 
proper  condition  of  mind,  under  the  existing  order  of  things,  to 
not  be  over  and  above  careful  whether  he  stepson  a  match  in  the 
dark  corner  of  his  store  or  warehouse.  Such  things  have  been 
known  to  occur. 

The  Equitable  Accident  Insurance  Company  of  Denver  has  ap- 
pointed Melvin  Edwards  to  the  San  Francisco  agency.  Mr.  Ed- 
wards is  known  as  an  able  insurance  man  and  a  hard  and  con- 
scientious worker. 

A  serious  charge  has  been  made  against  Allen  Weir,  Secretary 
of  State  of  Washington.  It  is  to  the  effect  that  he  tried  to  induce 
an  insurance  company  to  give  him  a  $500  tip  for  placing  policies 

The  auction  sale  of  the  magnificent  Costikyan  collection  of 
Oriental  rugs,  embroideries,  antique  furniture  and  bric-a-brac  will  be 
continued  daily  at  11  a.  m.  and  2:30  p.  m.,  at  the  Real  Estate  Ex- 
change. 16  Post  street,  until  next  Thursday,  by  Mr.  Robert  McCann. 
This  collection  is  the  largest  and  best  ever  shown  here,  and  offers  an 
unparalleled  opportunity  for  art  lovers  to  secure  at  low  prices  rare 
and  beautiful  articles  of  vertu.  Every  piece  is  a  new  importation. 
After  the  close  of  the  sale  Mr.  Costikyan  will  go  to  New  York,  and 
thence  to  Europe. 


HARNESS! 


•^Al//><r 


If  you  want  a  reliable  harness  that  will  stand  some  service  go  to  a 

house  that  is  staying  in  the  business  and  has  some  regard 

for  its  reputation. 

W.  DAVIS  &  SON,  410  Market  Street, 

Are  not  closing  out,  and  require  no  white  signs  to  help  sell  their  har- 
ness.   No  shoddy  leather  used.    Harness  from  $6  50  a  set  up. 

FINE  DIAMONDS, 

Gold   and   Silver  Watches. 

The  newest  designs  in  jew- 
elry of  first   quality   only,  at 
very    reasonable   prices. 
A.  W.  STOTT, 

3    Montgomery  St, 
Under  Masonic   Temple. 


WILLIAM    J.    ZDHLnTGKEIE?, 
Real  Estale  Auctioneer,     -     460-462  Eighth  St.,  Oakland,  Cal- 

Capitalists,  Attention! 
OAKLAND  BUSINESS  PROPERTY ! 

in  the  heart  or  clip  ««y,  fronting 
BROADWAY     &    FOURTEENTH    STS., 

AT  AUCTION, 

SATURDAY    APRIL    9,    1892, 

Al  2  o'clock  p.  m.,  on  the  grounds, 

The  Finest  Business  Block  in  Oakland  ! 

In  13  HUbdivlsions,  lixlOO  feet  each,  opposite  the  new  Macdonoue/h 
Theatre  building,  now  being  constructed  at  a  cost  of  over  J300.000,  and  at 
the  junction  of  Broadwaj-,  Telegraph  and  San  Pablo  avenues  and  Four- 
teenth street,  within  a  stone's  throw  of  the  narrow  gauge  depot  on  Four- 
teenth street, 

Absolutely  the  Business  Center   of    Oakland. 

This  property  will  command  the  highest  rents  In  the  city. 

The  Home  Savings  Bank  has  purchased  the  corner  in  this  property,  and 
will  immediately  erect  a  magnificent  steel  building.  Already  the  bank 
has  had  numerous  application!  for  stores  and  office"  in  the  new  edifice -in 
fact,  more  than  they  can  supply— at  large  and  very  satisfactory  rents. 
1  he  value  of  this  improvement,  and  the  new  Macdonough  Theatre  oppo- 
site, cannot  now  be  estimated.  Solid  brick  buildings  are  on  all  sides.  Ar- 
rangements have  been  completed  so  that  the  terms  will  suit  all. 
TJJSrU-STT_A_Ij     TEBMS 

ONE-TENTH  CASH,  balance  on  long  credit.  Interest  on  deferred  pay- 
ments at  8  per  cent,  per  annum.    Further  information  from 

WILLIAM    J.    DINGEE, 

160-462  Eighth  St.,  Oakland. 

EASTON,  ELDRIDGE  *  CO.,  638  Market  St.,  San  Francisco. 


OSCAR  R.  MVYER,  J.  C 

Vice  President. 


H  ITIE,  J. 

President. 


w. 


DURBROW, 

Secretary. 


MUTUAL  FIRE  INSURANCE  CO, 

45,  47  &  49  Cedar  Street,  N.  Y. 

E.   W.  S.  VAN  SLYKE,   General  Agent, 

232  MONTGOMERY  STREET. 


Dear  Sirs:  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  March  16,  1892. 

The  Lancashire  Insurance  Co..  haviug  taken  over  the  outstanding 
policies  issued  by  the  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  prior 
to  the  15th  of  December  last  (1891),  increases  the  strength  and  stability  of 
the  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Co.  maoy  fold.  Such  re-insurance  having  taken 
place,  the  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Co.  of  New  York  is  not  at  this  date  cov- 
ering on  your  properties  heretofore  insured  by  it.  Compare,  if  you  please, 
the  figures  quoted  herein,  from  the  annual  statements  of  191  and  1892.  The 
indemnity  offered  in  1891  by  the  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Co.  of  New  York 
was  second  to  none  given  by  any  insurance  company  in  the  world.  By 
comparison  of  the  figures  given,  the  increased  advantage  and  security  of- 
fered by  placing  this  year  your  lines  with  the  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Co.  of 
New  York  are  apparent: 

ASSETS— January  1st,  18il  $1, 561, 116  13 

1st,  1892  1,511,192  21 

SURPLUS—     "        1st,  1891 654,408  32 

1st,  1892 853,723  67 

AMOUNT  AT  RISK— January  1st,  1891 192,521,43132 

' "  1st,  1892  (only! 14,600  00 

AnlNCREA^K  in  SURPLUS  Of $199,315  33 

A  DECREASE  in  AMOUNT  AT  RISK  of..    . .   $93,:sOG,831  38 

The  Company  at  all  times  recognizes  the  elimination  of  hazard  by  re- 
ducing rates,  and  especially  so  where  mills,  manufacturing  plants  and 
mercautile  risks  are  equipped  with  automatic  fire  sprinklers,  which  elimi- 
nate fully  85  per  ant.  of  the  inherent  hazard. 

The  Mutual  Fire  Insurauce  Co.  of  New  York  furnishes  insurance  at  first 
cost  by  doing  business  directly  with  the  assured,  reducing  the  rates  suffi- 
ciently in  nil  cases  to  give  them  the/all  brokerage  generally  paid  to  mid- 
dlemen (brokers  and  solicitors). 

You  will  best  serve  your  own  interests  by  civing  this  matter  your  personal 
attention.  Rates  and  a'l  information  given  at  the  office  of  the  Mutual  Fire 
Insurance  Co.  in  San  Francisco. 

Correspondence  solicited  from  manufacturers  &  mill  owners  particularly. 

Very  Truly  yours,  E.  W.  VAN  SLYKE, 

232  Montgomery  St.,  S.  F.,  Cal.  Gen.  Ag't.  Pacific  Coast  Department. 


20  SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER.  March  26,  1892. 

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BAN  PRANCI8C0  NEWS  LETTER. 


IT  is  strange  how  tbe  color  chosen  for  mourning  varies.  In  Eu- 
rope, of  course  Mack  predominates,  while  in  China  it  is  white, 
ami  in  Egypt  yellow.  It  may  not  be  known  that  there  are  special 
reasons  (or  selecting  the  various  colors.  White  is  chosen,  as  it  is 
supposed  to  he  an  emblem  of  purity,  black  because  it  denotes  "  the 
privation  of  life,  as  being  the  privation  of  light.''  Yellow  comes 
from  tbe  quaint  idea  that  death  is  the  end  of  all  things,  and  that 
flowers  and  trees  become  yellow  when  they  fade  and  die.  Brown, 
which  is  still  used  in  Africa,  is  used  with  regard  to  the  earth  to 
which  the  dead  return,  and  this  is  perhaps  the  least  nice  of  all  the 
different  reasons,  while  blue  poetically  expresses  the  joy  which 
the  deceased  is  supposed  to  be  enjoying.  Purple  or  violet  seems 
to  be  one  of  tbe  best,  as  it  is  a  mixture  of  black  and  blue,  and  fs 
therefore  supposed  to  show  grief  on  one  hand  and  hope  on  the 
other.  Black  seems  somehow  to  express  mourning  better  than 
other  colors,  or  perhaps  the  fact  that  we  have  grown  up  in  the 
idea  of  its  being  mourning  con6rms  that  impression. 


The  possibilities  of  paper  as  a  material  for  costumes  were  fully 
displayed  at  a  dinner  given  on  Tuesday  by  Mme.  Madelaine  Le- 
n la ire.  a  hostess  who  each  year  gives  a  gastronomic  entertainment, 
which  is  one  of  the  gayest  events  of  the  season.  This  year  all 
the  guests  were  asked  to  come  in  paper,  and  very  many  less 
pleasing  dresses  might  have  been  seen,  if  all  the  fabrics  of  one  of 
the  first  modistes  in  Paris  had  been  at  the  disposal  of  the  wearers. 
White  paper  with  a  gold  design  was  worn  by  several  ladies,  and 
was  very  effective;  brown  paper  and  silver  made  a  very  pretty 
contrast.  The  men  were  more  or  less  very  uncomfortable,  and 
horribly  stiff  and  creaky. 

A  dark  green  velvet  dress  is  trimmed  with  sable  round  the  bor- 
der, and  has  above  this  a  line  of  braiding  in  jet.  The  bodice  is 
braided  so  as  to  simulate  a  deep  Swiss  belt  coming  up  in  a  point 
in  the  front  and  descending  again  at  the  sides — a  very  becoming 
arrangement  which  lessens  the  apparent  size  of  tbe  waist.  The 
sleeves  are  also  embroidered  in  jet  from  the  elbows  to  the  wrists, 
the  upper  part  being  puffed  in  the  green  velvet.  The  collar  is 
braided  in  jet,  and  is  very  high  in  the  neck,  as  nearly  all  collars 
are  now.  To  wear  with  this  dress  out  of  doors  is  a  long  coat  of 
green  velvet  with  cloth  sleeves  of  the  same,  collar  braided  all  over 
with  black,  and  trimmed  down  the  fronts  and  round  the  collar 
and  cuffs  with  sable. 

As  to  sable,  its  vogue  is  remarkable.  It  is  used  in  such  quanti- 
ties that  the  novice,  knowing  what  a  small  animal  the  original 
wearer  is,  must  forebode  its  total  annihilation.  The  fur  can,  how- 
ever, be  dressed  and  redressed  almost  any  number  of  times  if  due 
care  be  taken  in  its  preservation,  and  if  precautions  are  observed 
in  the  matter  of  moth.  The  most  approved  fashion  of  applying 
the  far  is  to  border  tbe  skirt  with  it  and  trim  the  outdoor  jacket 
to  match.  The  bodice  is  seldom  trimmed  with  fur,  except  on  the 
cape,  which  is  removable.  Sometimes  there  is  a  long,  flat  boa 
also  in  sable,  but  thetrimmed  cape  or  jacket  is  preferred. 

A  pretty  evening  dress  is  of  mauve  satin,  covered  with  soft 
white  fine  muslin  with  little  spots  of  black.  It  is  trimmed  round 
the  foot  with  a  band  of  black  velvet,  which  keeps  in  place  various 
little  tufts  of  mauve  ostrich  tips.  The  drawn  bodice  is  trimmed 
with  tips  and  velvet,  slantwise  from  the  waist  to'the  shoulder,  on 
which  there  is  a  graceful  tuft  of  feathers.  Another  pretty  costume 
is  of  pink  brocade,  with  little  brocaded  lozenges  outlined  with 
white.  It  is  trimmed  with  coffee  lace  round  the  neck  and  sleeves, 
and  on  the  hem  of  the  skirt  the  lace  is  kept  in  place  with  a  band 
of  metallic  green  and  pearl  bead  trimming. 

The  crocus  is  the  favorite  spring  flower  for  bonnet  trimming 
this  spring.  Its  lively  yellow  and  cheerful  lilac  have  a  brighten- 
ing effect  in  the  milliners'  windows,  where  it  reigns  among  the 
white  and  purple  lilac,  the  pink  anemone,  the  violet,  dark  and 
pale,  and  the  laburnum,  which  precedes  by  three  months  at  least 
its  floral  original.  The  purple  wisteria  also  has  a  place  among  the 
spring  flowers,  and  the  rather  neglected  almond  blossom,  with  Its 
lovely  flush  of  pink,  is  occasionally  seen. 


That  bonnets  will  be  dreams  of  delight  this  spring,  one  who 
visits  the  Maze,  at  the  corner  of  Taylor  and  Market  streets,  may 
well  feel  assured.  In  their  charming  little  department  devoted 
to  the  latest  artistic  millinery  creations,  are  some  of  the  most 
fetching  little  bonnets  seen  for  many  a  day.  All  the  very  latest 
Parisian  fashions  are  represented.  There  is  also  a  line  of  beauti- 
ful colored  ribbons,  with  which  any  lady  will  fall  in  love,  if  all 
her  admiration  has  not  been  taken  by  the  magnificent  artificial 
flowers.  There  are  many  little  novelties  in  millinery  which  need 
only  to  be  seen  to  be  fairly  appreciated.  The  Maze  is  sustaining 
its  high  reputation  as  a  headquarters  of  the  best  and  latest. 


RARE  STYLES  AND   NOVELTIES 

IN 


We  respectfully  invite  attention  to  our  magnificent  display  of 

NEW   SILKS   AND   DRESS   GOODS, 

which  is  now  to  be  seen  at  its  best,  and  comprises  a  limitless  pro- 
fusion of  INDESCRIBABLY  BEAUTIFU L  STYLES  AND  NOV- 
ELTIES IN  DESIGNS.  COLORINGS,  WEAVE8  AND  EFFECTS. 
To  give  an  idea  of  the  EXCEPTIONALLY  LOW  PRICE8  we 
are  enabled  to  quote  as  the  result  of  our  UNUSUALLY  HEAVY 
PURCHASES,  we  present 

TWO  SPECIAL  ATTRACTIONS  IN  SILKS. 

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A  I      "S  /  -    I   TO      quality,  extra  high   lustre  in  all    the  latest 

\j  I    g    VIO.    street  and  evening  shades;  actually  worth 

75  cts.,  will   be  placed   on  sale  at  37$  cts. 

per  yard. 

Lyons   Printed   India   Silks  in    Black    and 

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22 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  26,  1892. 


A  COLD  method  of  coloring  brass  a  deep  blue  is  as  follows:  100 
grammes  of  carbonate  of  copper  and  750  grammes  of  am- 
monia are  introduced  in  a  decanter,  well-corked,  and  shaken  un- 
til dissolution  is  effected.  There  are  then  added  150  cubic  centi- 
meters of  distilled  water.  The  mixture  is  shaken  once  more, 
shortly  after  which  it  is  ready  for  use.  The  liquid  should  be  kept 
in  a  cool  place,  in  firmly-closed  bottles  or  in  glass  vessels,  with  a 
large  opening,  the  edges  of  which  have  been  subjected  to  emery 
friction  and  covered  by  plates  of  greased  glass.  When  the  liquid 
has  lost  its  strength,  it  can  be  recuperated  by  the  addition  of  a 
little  ammonia.  The  articles  to  be  colored  should  be  perfectly 
clean;  especial  care  should  be  taken  to  clear  them  of  all  trace  of 
grease.  They  are  then  suspended  by  a  brass  wire  in  the  liquid, 
in  which  they  are  entirely  immersed,  and  a  to-and-fro  movement 
is  communicated  to  them.  After  the  expiration  of  two  or  three 
minutes  they  are  taken  from  the  bath,  washed  in  clean  water, 
and  dried  in  sawdust.  It  is  necessary  that  the  operation  be  con- 
ducted with  as  little  exposure  to  the  air  as  possible.  Handsome 
shades  are  only  obtained  in  the  case  of  brass  and  tombac — that  is 
to  say,  copper  and  zinc  alloys.  The  bath  cannot  be  utilized  for 
coloring  bronze  (copper-tin),  argentine,  and   other  metallic  alloys. 

——  Some  time  ago  the  late  Dr.  V.  Marcano,  of  Venezuela,  noted 
that  pineapple  juice  contained  a  proteid-digesting  substance.  No 
careful  study  of  this  fact  was,  however,  made  by  him.  Recently, 
Professor  R.  H.  Chittenden,  assisted  by  Messrs.  E.  P.  Joslin  and 
8.  F.  Meara,  have  investigated  the  matter  fully,  and  announce 
facts  which  are  likely  to  give  to  the  succulent  pineapple  a  promi- 
nent place  in  dietetics.  Pineapple  juice  is  an  acid  fluid  of  specific 
gravity  of  1.042.  An  ordinary  pineapple  yields  jBOO  to  800  cubic 
centimetres  of  it.  The  proteid-digesting  power  is  quite  remark- 
able in  its  intensity.  Three  ounces  of  the  juice  will  dissolve  ten 
or  fifteen  grains  of  dried  albumen  in  four  hours.  The  action  takes 
place  in  acid,  neutral,  or  even  alkaline  media,  thus  resembling 
trypsin  more  than  pepsin.  It  acts  best  in  neutral  solutions.  The 
pineapple  juice  contains  also  a  milk  curdling  ferment.  A  well- 
known  meat  powder  is  said  to  be  prepared  with  the  help  of  pine- 
apple juice.  — Medical  Record. 

— Japan  possesses  a  remarkable  timepiece.  It  is,  says  Iron, 
contained  in  a  frame  3  feet  wide  and  5  feet  long,  representing  a 
noonday  landscape  of  great  beauty.  In  the  foreground,  plum 
and  cherry  trees  and  rich  plants  appear  in  full  bloom;  in  the  rear 
is  seen  a  hill,  gradual  in  ascent,  from  which  apparently  flows  a 
cascade,  admirably  imitated  in  crystal.  From  this  point  a  thread- 
like stream  meanders,  encircling  rocks  and  islands  in  its  wind- 
ings, and  finally  losing  itself  in  a  far-off  stretch  of  woodland.  In 
a  miniature  sky  a  golden  sun  turns  on  a  silver  wire,  striking  the 
hours  on  silver  gongs  as  it  passes.  Each  hour  is  marked  on  the 
frame  by  a  creeping  tortoise,  which  serves  the  place  of  a  hand. 
A  bird  of  exquisite  plumage  warbles  at  the  close  of  each  hour, 
and,  as  the  song  ceases,  a  mouse  sallies  forth  from  a  neighboring 
grotto,  and  scampering  over  the  hill  to  the  garden,  is  soon  lost  to 
view. 

A  novel  application  of  the  electric  light  is  now  to  be  wit- 
nessed in  the  vehicles  of  the  London  General  Omnibus  Company. 
Owing  to  the  difficulty  of  deciphering  the  crumpled  tickets  at 
night  the  inspectors  have  been  provided  with  an  electrical  ap- 
paratus, which,  from  a  case  about  the  size  of  a  hunting  watch, 
fastened  to  the  waistcoat,  throws  a  steady,  mild  and  most  effect- 
ive light  on  the  dirtiest  and  most  tattered  tickets.  The  battery  is 
concealed  in  a  side  pocket,  and  furnishes  an  eight  hours'  supply 
of  electricity.  As  the  light  is  only  used  for  two  or  three  minutes 
on  each  'bus  it  generally  lasts  for  two  nights.  It  appears  that 
the  company  have  been  driven  to  this  course  owing  to  the  large 
number  of  old  tickets  which  they  allege  is  being  foisted  on  the 
public. 

-This  is  a  new  modification  of  lanolin,  obtained   by  Liebels 

by  the  action  of  sulphur  on  lanolin,  and  which  is  stated  to  be  a 
definite  compound.  Dr.  Sadlfeld,  of  Berlin,  has  experimented 
with  it  in  his  dermatological  practice,  and  reports  very  favorably 
on  its  action  in  various  affections.  It  gives  rise  to  no  irritation 
and  allays  all  itching,  and  is  said  to  be  destined  to  supersede 
Hebra's  ointment  in  dermatological  work.  Sr.  Col.  Drug. 

An  engineer  in  the  employment  of  the  Paris,  Lyons  and 

Mediterranean  Railway,  has  published  an  interesting  paper  on 
the  future  application  of  electricity  to  the  traction  of  railway 
trains.  This  sanguine  gentleman  thinks  it  would  be  a  compara- 
tively easy  matter  to  build  an  electric  express  locomotive  which 
would  perform  the  journey  between  Paris  and  Marseilles  in  nine 
hours,  or  little  more  than  half  the  time  consumed  by  the  present 
fast  trains. 

The  Grand  Central  Wine  Rooms,  at  16  and  18  Third  street,  are 
always  popular,  simply  because  every  man  who  goes  there  is  always 
satisfied.  The  house  is  always  first-class  in  all  respects.  Its  wines 
and  liquors  are  the  best  the  market  knows,  and  its  appointments  are 
second  to  none  in  the  city.    TheGrand  Central  is  a  leading  resort. 


B-A-iEriKS- 


BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA,  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Capital  *3,000,00f  00 

Surplus 1,000,000  00 

Undivided  Profits (July  1st,  1890) 3,275,919  48 

WM.  ALVOfiD.  President. 

Thomas  Beown Cashier  |  B.  Mubeay,  Jr  ,.  .Assistant  Cashier 

Irving  F.  Modlton,  2nd  Assistant  Cashier. 

CORRESPONDENTS : 

NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  Bank  of  California;  B03TON— Tremont 
National  Bank;  CHICAGO— Union  National  Bank;  ST.  LOUIS— Boatman's 
Bank;  NEW  ZEALAND— The  Bank  of  New  Zealand.  Correspondent  in 
London— Messrs.  N.  M.  Rothschild  &  Sons.  Correspondents  in  India,  China, 
Japan  and  Australia. 

The  Bank  has  Agencies  at  Virginia  City,  and  Correspondents  In  all  the 
principal  Mining  Districts  and  Interior  Towns  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Letters  of  Credit  issued,  available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Draw  direct 
on  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  New  Orleans,  Denver,  Salt  Lake, 
Cincinnati,  Portland.O.,  Los  Angeles,  London,  Dublin,  Paris,  Berlin,  Bremen, 
Hamburg,  Frankf ort-on-tne-Main,  Antwerp,  Amsterdam,  Copenhagen,  Stock- 
holm, Christiana,  Locarno,  Melbourne,  Sydney,  Auckland,  Hongkong 
Shanghai,  Yokohama,  Genoa,  and  all  cities  in  Italy  and  Switzerland. 


THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK. 


N.  W.  Corner  Sansome  and  Bush  Streets. 

Established  1870.  U    S.  Depositary. 

CAPITAL  {PAID   UP) $1,600,000 

SURPLUS $600.000  1  UNDIVIDED   PROFITS $150,000 

8.  G.  MURPHY : President  I  E.  D.  MORGAN  Cashier 

JAMES  MOFFITT.. .  -Vice-President  |  GEO.  W.  KLINE Ass't  Cashier 

DIBECTOBS: 

Geo.  A.  Low,  George  C.  Perkins,  8.  G.  Murphy, 

N.  Van  Bergen,  James  D.  Phelan,  James  Moffitt. 

Thomas  Jennings,  John  A.  Hooper,  J.  D.  Harvey. 

A  General  Banking  Business  Transacted. 
SAFE    DEPOSIT    DEPARTMENT, 
JAMES  K.  LYNCH,  Manager, 
Safes  to  rent  from  $5  to  $100  per  anuum  (under  the  exclusive  control  of 
tho  renter),  for  the  care  of  all  valuables.    Trunks  and  Packages  taken  on 
Btorage.    A  specialty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a.  M.toQp.  m. 

LONDON  AND  SAN  FRANCISCO  BANK,  Limited. 

Authorized  Capital $3,500,000     |     Capital  paid  up 2.450,000 

Reserve  395,000 

San  Francisco  Office,  424  California  St.  |  London  Office 73  Lombard  St..  E.  C 

Portland  Branch.  48  First  St.    Tacoma  Branch,  1005  A  Street. 

Man  ARTHUR  SCRIVENER:  Assistant  Manager,  WILLIAM        EEL 

Cashier,   GUSTAV  FRIEDERICH. 

LONDON  BANKERS— Bank  of  England  and  London  Joint  Stock  Bank. 
NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

This  Bank  is  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex- 
change Business  in  London  and  San  Francisco,  and  between  said  cities  and 
all  parts  of  the  world. 

THE  SATHER  BANKING  COMPANY^ 

Ca.pita.1  $1,250,000. 

Successor  to  Sather  &  Co.,  Established  1851,  8an  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON President 

J.  L.  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  8.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

Director!*:  Chas.  Main,  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  Wm.  P.  Johnson, 
C.  F.  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K.  Wilson. 

Agents:  New  York— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.  Boston— Downer  &  Co. 
Philadelphia— Drexel  &  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  National  Bank.  St.  Louis— The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City— First  National  Bank.  London— Brown, 
d h ipley  &  Co.    Paris— Drexel,  Harjes  A  Co.    

WELLS.  FARGO  &  COMPANY— BANKING  DEPARTMENT. 

>.  E.  Corner  Sansome  ami  Sutler  Streets. 
SAN    FRANCISCO.    CAL. 

C'PITtL  $     500,000.00 

SURPLUS 5,488.393.72 

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS *   5,988,393  00 

DIRECTORS: 
Lloyd  TeviB,  President:  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chas.  F.  Crocker.  J.  C.  Fargo,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Wm.  Norris,  Geo.  E.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  Wadsworth,  Cashier. 
Receive  Deposits,  issues  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Ban  tin 
Business. 

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND  DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS PORTCOSTA,  California. 

Storage  Capacity,  100.000  Tons.     Regular   Warehouse  for  San 
Francisco  Produce  .Exchange  Call  Board. 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  handling  and  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  and  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  and  smutty  Wheat. 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  stored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  sold, 
if  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  of  the  Company.  202  Sansome  St..  over  the  Anglo-California  Bank. 

THE  CROCKER-WOOLWORTH  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

822     PINE     STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL 11,000,000. 

DIRECTORS : 
CHAS.  F.  CROCKER,  I  E.  H.  MILLER,  Jb. 

R.  C.  WOOLWORTH PBE8IDENT. 

W   E    BROWN Vice-Peesident. 

WM.  H.  CROCKEB Cashieb 

sTclRiTTSAVINGS  BANK. 

Guarantee  Capital $300,000 

OFFICERS: 

President  JEROME  LINCOLN  I  Secretary 8.  L.  ABBOT.  Jr. 

VIce-PreBident  W.  S.  JONES  I  Attorney SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Eeal  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

OFFICE— No.  228  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


March  96,  1892. 


3AN    FRANCISCO  MOWS  LETTER. 


23 


THE    THREE    FELINES. 

Three  csts  sailed  over  our  b«ck-y«rd  fence. 
Oar  backyard  fence,  as  the  sun  went  down; 
The  tabby   knew  not  which  she  loved  best, 
And  she  led  the  two  Thomases  over  the  town; 
For  cats  who  court  long  vigils  keep. 
And  make  it  impossible,  quite,  to  sleep, 
With  their  horrible  caterwauling! 

Till  dawn  they  were  there  the  night  before, 
8o  I  loaded  my  gun  as  the  sun  went  down; 
And  swore  a  big  oath   I  would  have  their  gore, 
If  I  quarreled  with  every  old  maid  in  town! 
For  cats  who  court  long  vigils  keep, 
And  drive  one  to  madness  for  want  of  sleep, 
With  tbeir  horrible,  child-like  wauling. 

Three  corpses  lay  out  near  the  back-yard  fence, 

In  the  morning  gleam,  as  the  moon  went  down; 

My  ignorance  as  to  the  cause  was  dense — 

Though  1  thought.tobecandid.it  might  have  been  Brown  1 

For  cats  who  court  long  vigils  keep, 

And  the  sooner  you  slay  them,  the  sooner  you  sleep; 

And  good-bye  to  the  cats  and  their  wauling! 

C.  F.  Davis. 


THE    BOSTON    CRAZE. 


Oh,  the  naughty  Boston  girl! 

What  a  wicked  superfluity 

Of  Yankee  ingenuity 
Keeps  her  busy  head  awhirl, 

And  her  uether  tissues  cortical 

In  a  motion  wildly  vortical, 
To  discover  some  new  twirl. 
This  modest  symphony  in  blue 
Gave  us  the  "  dip,"  the  "racket,"  too, 

And  other  lurid  movements, 
And  now,  stripped  till  she's  only  skirted, 
She  flirts  the  gauze  as  never  flirted, 

And  patents  her  improvements. 
Sweet  Boston  girl,  pause  not  yet  awhile, 
But  have  the  courage  of  the  style 

You  pruriently  aspire  to, 
Let  the  remaining  rag  be  tossed 
Aside,  and  so,  "  adorned  the  most," 

Dance  just  as  you  desire  to. 

A     SONCi. — Athenaeum. 


I  saw  a  weeping  maiden 

A-searching  in  the  morn 
For  love  that's  half  a  rose-bud, 

For  love  that's  half  a  thorn. 
8he  sought  him  on  the  hill-top 

And  o'er  the  dewy  lea, 
But  he  was  standing  in  the  shade, 

Was  waiting  there  with  mel 
He  sang  not  in  the  meadow, 

He  piped  not  near  the  stream, 
Nor  hid  in  ferny  forests, 

The  darling  of  her  dream. 
He  lurked  not  in  the  poppies, 

He  shone  not   in  the  sky; 
But   called    to  her  from  out  my  heart, 

And  yet  she  passed  him  by  I 

O,    SING    AGAIN  I 


0,  sing  again  1  I  hear  and  dream, 

For  thro'  your  magic  voice  there  stream 

The  happy  days  that  once  were  mine, 

With  tender  hearts  and  love  divine, 
As  full  and  rich  and  sweet  in  theme. 
And  in  your  soulful  eyes  agleam 
With  gentle  womanhood  supreme, 

My  fancies  with   your  tones  entwine, 

0,  sing  again! 
Your  song  is  ended,  and  I  seem 
To  stand  upon  the  world's  extreme, 

Grasping  the  tendrils  of  a  vine, 

Waiting  for  dawn  to  bring  a  sign, 
And  thro'  my  tears  such   visions  teem. 

0,  sing  again! 


BA.3STICS. 


BANK    OF    BRITISH    COLUMBIA. 

Incorporated  by  Koyn)  ChitrUr. 

CAPITAL  PAID  UP  S3,0Q0,)00 

RESERVE  FUND  1,000. 000 

Southeast  corner  Bush  and  Sannorac  Street*. 

HEAD  OFFICE 80  LOMBARD  STREET,  LONDON. 

BRANCHES— Victoria.  British  Columbia;    Portland,  Oregon;    Seattle  and 

T&OomJL  Washington. 
SUB-BRANCHES— New  Westminister,  Vancouver,  Nanalmoand  Knmloops, 

British  Columbia. 
This  Bank  transacts  a  General  Ranking  Business.  Accounts  opened  sub- 
ject to  Check,  ami  Special  Deposits  received.  Commercial  Credits  granted 
available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Approved  Bills  discounted  and  ad- 
vances made  on  good  collateral  security.  Draws  direct  at  current  rates 
upon  its  Head  Oillee  and  Branches,  and  upou  its  Agents,  as  follows: 

NEW  YORK,  CHICAGO  and  CANADA— Bauk  of  Montreal;  LIVERPOOL 
—North  and  South  Wales  Bank;  SCOTLAND— British  Linen  Company;  IRE- 
LAND—Bank  of  Ireland;  MEXICO  aud  SOUTH  AMERICA— London  Bank 
of  Mexico  aud  South  America;  CHINA  aud  JAPAN-Chartered  Bank  of 
India,  Australia  and  China;  AUSTRALIA  aud  NEW  ZEALAND— Bank  of 
Australasia,  Commercial  Banking  Company  of  Sydney,  English,  Scottish 
aud  Australian  Chartered  Bank  and  National  Bank  of  Australasia;  DEM- 
ERARA  and  TRINIDAD  (West  IndleB)— Colonial  Bank. 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVIN6S  UNION. 

532  CaUloruIa  Street,  Corner  Webb  Street. 

Branch  Office 1700  Market  Street,  Corner  Polk. 

Deposits,  Jane  30, 1891   $23,311,06100 

Guaranteed  Capital  and  Surplus  1,346,635  00 

DIRECTORS. 

Albert  Miller,  President;  Qeorge  W.  Beaver.  Vice-President;  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond,  Charles  Pace,  Daniel  E.  Martin,  W.  C.  B.  DeFremery, 
George  C.  Boardman,  J.  Q.  Eastland;    Lovell  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  and  Loaus  only  on  real  estate  security.  Country  re- 
mittanceB  may  be  sent  by  Wells,  Fargo  &■  Co.,  or  by  checks  of  reliable 
parties,  payable  in  San  Francisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  Savings 
Bank  commences  only  with  the  actual  receipt  of  the  money.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  is  made 
for  pass  book  or  entrance  fee.  Office  Hours— 9  a.  m.  to  3  p.  m.  Saturday 
evenings,  6:30  to  8. 

THE  GERMAN  SAVIN6S  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  626  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RESERVE  FUND S    1,610,000  00. 

Deposits  Jan.  2,  1892 27,138,129  74 

Officers— President,  L.  QOTTIQ;  Vice-President,  EDW.  KRU3B 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EOGERS  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  E.  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TOURNY.  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  Schoemann,  E. 
Meyer,  F.  Tillmann,  H.  Horstmann,  B.  A.  Becker,  H.  L.  Simon.  Attorney, 
John  r.  Jarboe. ___^_ 

MUTUAL  SAVINGS  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building 

Guaranty  Capital,  $1,000,000.   ■ 

OFFICERS. 

JAMES  G.  FAIR President 

JAMES  PHELAN,  S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-Presidents 

Directors— James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper,  C.  G.  Hooker, 
James  Phelan,  James  Moffitt,  S.  G.  Murphy,  Chas.  Cadwalader  and  James 
D.  Phelan. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved. 
ecuritieB. JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

HUMBOLDT  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  18  Geary  Street,  San  Francisco. 

Incorporated November  24, 1869. 

ADOLPH  C.  WEBER  ...PRESIDENT.  |  ERNST  BRAND Secretary 

LONDON.  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  BANK  (Limited), 

N.  W.  Cor.  Sansome  and  Sutter  Sts. 

ubuiied  Capital. $2,500,000  \  Paid  Up  Capital $2,000,000 

Reserve  Fund  $660,000 
Head  Office 58  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Agents— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
(Ltd.), No.  10  Wall  St.,N.  Y.    PARIS— MeBsrB.  Lazard  Freres  &  Cle,  IVBoule 
vard  Poissoniere.    Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.  Com 
mercial  and  Travelers'  Credits  issued.          EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 
LC.  Altschttl.  Cashier. 

THE  ANGLO-CALIFORNIAN  BANK.  Limited. 

N.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

Capital  Authorized $6,000,000  I  Paid  up $1,500,000 

Subscribed    3,000,000  [Reserve  Fund. 650,000 

Head  Office— 3  Angel  Court,  London,  E.  C. 
Agents  at  New  York— J.  &  W.  Seligman  &  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  banking  business,  sells  drafts,  makes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  and  Issues  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
world     Sends  bills  for  collection,  loans  money,  buys  and  sells  exchange 
ana  bullion.                                            IGN.  STEINHART   i  Manfteers 
auu  iminuu.       p.  N.  LILIENTHAL.J  Managers. 

Fine  Sanitary  Plumbing  and  Gas-fitting 
Estimates  furnished.    Jobbing  promptly- 
attended  to. 
PLUMBING  CH ARLES  E-  ANDERSON, 

ruumwi"     «.  1610  polk  Street,  near  Clay,  and  1214, 

Polk  Street,  near  Sutter. 
Telephone  No.  2107. 


24 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  26,  1892. 


A    CONTRAST. 


Two  men  toiled  side  by  side  from  sun  to  sun, 

And    both    were  poor; 
Both  sat  with  children  when  the  day  was  done, 

About  the  door. 

One  saw  the  beautiful  in  crimson  cloud 

And  shining  moon; 
The  other,  with  bis  head  in  sadness  bowed. 

Made  night  of  noon. 

One  loved   each    tree,  and   flower  and   singing   bird 

On  mount  or  plain; 
No  music  in  the  soul  of  one  was  stirred 

By  leaf  or  rain. 

One  having  heaven  above  and  heaven  below, 

Was  satisfied; 
The  other,  discontented,  lived   in  woe, 

And  hopeless  died  I 


JUGGLING    THE    JEWS. 


A  CERTAIN  captain  once  left  Marseilles  for  China,  but,  being 
buffeted  by  the  winds,  made  for  the  harbor  of  Tunis,  to 
await  better  weather.  The  collector  of  the  port  came  on  board, 
and  although  the  captain  stated  that  he  was  freighted  for  Can- 
ton, and  had  nothing  to  do  with  Tunis,  the  collector  succeeded  in 

proving  to  him  that  he  must  pay  bis  harbor  dues.    Captain  B 

did  so,  but  repaired  instantly  to  the  palace  of  the  Bey,  and  de- 
manded justice.  "Good  Frank,"  said  the  Bey,  "  I  am  your 
friend.  What  do  you  want  ?"  "  Highness,"  answered  the  cap- 
tain, "  Your  Custom  House  has  robbed  me.  1  have  had  to  pay 
unjustly."  "  Excellent  individual,"  answered  the  Bey,  "  in  this 
country  when  we  have  money  we  keep  it.  The  first  acquisition 
is  a  difficulty,  but  to  give  back  a  thing  is  unknown  in  Africa." 
"Shall  I  not  have  jnstice,  then  ?"  "Certainly;  everyone  has 
justice  in  Tunis.  Will  you  have  it  in  French  or  Tunis  fashion  ?" 
"  French  justice,  never!  I  am  in  a  hurry!"  "  So  be  it,  then," 
replied  the  Bey.  "  What  is  your  cargo  ?"  "  Marseilles  soap  and 
20,000  cotton  caps."  "It  is  well;  go  away  and  be  tranquil." 
The  Bey  then  summoned  his  Vizier.  "Vizier,"  said  he,  »  we 
love  justice;  we  love  the  Franks.  Proclaim  that  every  Jew  who 
appears  out  of  doors  to-morrow  without  a  cotton  cap  will  have  a 
little  transaction  to  settle  with  me."  There  were  some  thousands 
of  Jews  in  Tunis,  and  there  was  not  a  single  cotton  cap.  The 
nnfortunate  men    were  preparing   for   death    when  they  learned 

that  Captain  B had  an  abundance  of  the  desired  article.  That 

was  enough;  he  was  able  to  sell  his  entire  lot  for  8s.  a  cap.  He 
rushed  to  the  Bey's  palace,  and  poured  forth  his  thanks.  "  Not 
so  fast,"  said  the  Bey.  "  I  have  not  done  yet.  Vizier,  proclaim 
that  every  Jew  who  keeps  a  cotton  cap  another  hour  will  have 
trouble  with  me."     The  Vizier  made  a  grand  salaam,  and  retired. 

When  Captain  B returned   to  the  ship  he   found  a  crowd  of 

Jews  already  awaiting  him,  caps  in  hand.  He  purchased  all  the 
articles  again  for  a  penny  apiece,  and  went  on  to  Canton  with 
his  cargo  intact,  and  his  purse  laden  with  the  silver  thus  juggled 
from  the  Jews. 


A    FORGOTTEN    OPERA    SINGER. 

There  died  in  Vienna,  on  Feb.  20th,  at  the  age  of  fifty  eight, 
Frau  Rosa  Czillag,  who  will  be  remembered  as  one  of  the  most 
celebrated  opera  singers  in  Europe  of  the  past  generation.  She 
was  regarded  as  the  best  Fyders  in  Meyerbeer's  "Proph6te," 
the  best  Linda  of  "Chamounix,"  and  the  best  Lucrezia  in  the 
days  of  her  prime.  Her  phenomenal  mezzo-soprano  voice  had 
been  heard  in  all  the  greatest  opera  hpuses  in  Europe,  in  Covent 
Garden  as  well  as  the  Scala  at  Milan,  the  Grand  Opera  at 
Paris  and  Madrid  as  well  as  in  the  Vienna  Opera 
House,  where  for  years  she  was  permanently  engaged.  It  is  a 
shocking  reflection,  says  the  Vienna  correspondent  of  the 
Standard,  that  this  talented  artiste,  at  whose  feet  half  of 
Europe  at  one  time  lay,  will  be  buried  as  a  pauper,  unless 
the  profession  of  Vienna  provide  her  remains  with  a  decent 
funeral.  It  has  come  out  that  for  the  last  two  years  she  has  been 
living  in  great  distress.  She  is  a  helpless  cripple,  and  her  last 
days  she  spent  suffering  from  hunger.  She  lost  her  voice  eighteen 
years  ago,  and  was  dismissed  from  the  Vienna  Opera  and  for- 
gotten. She  gave  lessons  in  singing  for  some  years,  but  she  soon 
ceased  to  attract  pupils.  In  her  last  years  she  was  reduced  to 
such  poverty  that  for  want  of  decent  clothing  she  could  not  leave 
her  lodging.  When  quite  young  she  was  married  to  the  late  con- 
juror, Professor  Hermann,  but  after  a  short  time  she  was 
divorced  from  him.  No  case  of  such  extraordinary  vicissitude  of 
fortune  is  remembered  in  the  world  of  art  in  Vienna  for  many 
years.  [The  late  singer  was  buried  at  the  expense  of  some  of  her 
admirers.] 

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sight.  Consult  (free  of  charge)  C.  Muller,  refraction  specialist,  135  Mont- 
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voice,  body  and  mind.  Courses  are  arranged  to  meet  all  classes.  Pupils 
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residence  of  the  pupil. 

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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER 


2:. 


LAMB  wa5  awak-  .,•  ChrUtmaa  morning  by  a  noise  in 

Ma  kitchen,  and  on  going  do*  n  to  that  apartment  found  a  burglar 
bis  spoons  op  in  a  bundle  "Wbyd-doyou  a  *-st-t-teal?"  he 
asked.  '*  Because  I  am  starving.''  returned  the  housebreaker,  snl- 
lenly.  "  Are  f*you  re-re-pe-really  ver-very  h-h*hung-huno>^ug-gery- 
hungrv?"  asked  Lamb.  "  Very,"  replied  the  burglar,  turning  away. 
'•  l'ui^pup-ponr  fuf-fuf-fellow  ! "  said  the  essayist.  "  H- here's  a  l-l-leg 
of  L-L-Lsubb  for  y-yon.'  Vnd  so  saying,  wiiba  dexterous  movement 
Of  bis  right  leg  be  ejected  the  marauder  into  the  street,  and.  looking 
the  door  securely,  went  hack  t<>  bed.  The  burglar  confessed  after- 
wards that  he  didn't  see  the  i ■ » k e  for  six  weeks. 
— Oh,  say.  can  you  see  by  the  dawn's  early  light. 

What  so  proudly  we  hail  earn  St.  Patrick's  Day  morning? 

Wid  its  harp  in"  the  center,  and  green  all  around. 

Is  it  flung  to  the  breeze  to  give  all  toyrants  warning? 

Thev  tbried  to  suppress  it  whin  Hewitt  was  Mayor, 

But"'twill  surely  be  raised,  now  Hugh  .T's  in  the  chair; 

Oh.  say.  does  the  flag  of  ould  Ireland  wave 

o'er  the  land  of  the  free  and  the  home  of  the  brave? 

Oh,  say.  does  the  standard  of  Erin  now  fall 

In  graceful  festoons  o"er  New  York's  City  Hall? 

—Brooklyn  Eagle. 
—Mr.  O'Callignn — "  Cut  off  these  whiskers,  will  you,  me  foine 
feller?  Barber—  And  why  do  you  let  them  grow  so  long  ?  Mr. 
(ICalligan— In  me  youth  Oi"  vowed  <  >i'd  niver  shave  till  ould  Oirland 
was  free.  Barber— Well,  you  don't  think  she  is  free  now  with  Par- 
nell  dead  and  the  country  all  broke  up  about  it?  Mr.  O'Calligan — 
Share,  didn't  Oi  rade  in  me  paper  thot  they  had  twinty-four  free 
foights  over  there  in  twinty-four  hours  ?  Do  you  want  more  freedom 
than  thot  ?     Hooray  for  ould  Oireland!     Cut  'em  off.  —Puck. 

Master  of  Ceremonies— An'  now.  Brudder ;  de  last  and  most  ter- 
rible ordeal  am  at  hand— you's  standin'  on  de  brink  of  de  awful  preci- 
pice of  Fate — has  you  any  partin' request  to  make?  Candidate— Ef 
dat's  Mr.  Skillets  speakin",  I'd  like  foh  to  have  him  pay  me  dat  two 
dollahs  he  owes  me  befoh  de  exercises  goes  auy  furder!         — Puck. 

Mrs.  Dillingham  (grass  widow,  glancing  coquettishly  up  from  book) 

—  Do  you  know  1  have  just  made  such  an  odd  mistake.  I've  written 
it  window  instead  of  widow.  Mr.  Brown  (crusty  old  bachelor,  peering 
over  his  paper) — Quite  right,  Madam,  for  whenever  I  see  a  widow  1 
always  look  out.  — Life. 

— The  delicacy  of  New  York  dry-goods  merchants  is  inexpressi- 
bly sweet.  One  of  them  has  this  sign  over  a  lot  of  shop-worn  muslin 
night-gowns:  Dream-robes,  eighty-nine  cents."  Another  enterpris- 
ing clerk  has  a  stock  of  garters  labeled  "Novel  designs  in  knee- 
girdles."  — Evening   World. 

He— This  quaint  old  flagon  was  made  in  Venice.    It  has  been 

in  the  family  for  hundreds  of  years,  and  there  is  a  legend  that  it  had 
a  strange  influence  over  the  happiness  of  my  ancestors.  She— I  sup- 
pose when  it  was  low  in  spirits  they  immediately  became  melancholy. 

—Life. 
——The  car  was  crowded  to  the  doors, 
They  hung  on  by  the  straps, 
And  children  sandwiched  in  the  throng 

Sat  on  the  women's  laps. 
Still  the  wild  conductor  took  them  on, 

Till,  crushed  down  in  the  brunt, 
E'en  as  he  died  bis  last  words  were: 
"  Please  move  up  there  in  front!  " 

—N.  Y.  Herald. 
— "  Two  weeks  ago  I  sent  a  poem  and  enclosed  a  stamp  for  your 
approval,"  observed  a  wall-eyed,  long-baired  bard  as  he  entered  the 
sanctum.  "  Yes,  I  remember,"  replied  the  chief.  "  We  approved  of 
the  stamp  fully.  It  was  a  real  good  one.  I  don't  remember  the 
poem,  though." 

__S/ie_ Did  you  attend  the  amateur  performance  the  other 
night?  He— Why,  I  took  one  of  the  principal  parts.  lam  surprised 
that  you  didn't  see  me.  You  were  there,  were  you  not?  She— Oh, 
yes;  but  you  didn't  come  on  till  the  second  act,  did  you?  —Judge. 

"  What  if  I  were  one  of  those  husbands,  my  dear,  who  get  up 

cross  in  the  morning,  bang  things  around  and  raise  a  rumpus  because 
the  coffee  is  cold  ?  "  asked  he.  "John,"  she  answered,  sweetly,  "I 
would  make  it  hot  for  you." 

—Kitty  Winslow—l  suppose  that  your  ideas  have  undergone  some 
change  during  your  stay  in  America?  The  Hon.  Kensington  Oval — 
Aw-yaas.  Why,  I  can  wremember  when  I  used  to  wregard  Punch 
as  a  humorous  paper  ! 

— Mrs.  Riley— Phwat  is  thot  bichloride  av  goold  Oi  hear  so  much 
about,  Mrs.  Foley  ?  Mrs.  Foley— O'm  not  poshitive,  Mrs.  Riley,  but 
Oi  t'ink  it's  a  new  koind  av  dhrink  th' foor  hundred  do  be  afther 
takin'.  —Judge. 

Though  Erin  is  the  queen 

For  whom  his  heart  has  bled, 
Yet  while  he  wears  the  green 
He  likes  to  paint  it  red.  —Judge. 

"  They  are  doing  a  great  deal  of  good  and  saving  lots  of  souls 

at  the  Touchmenot  Church  ?  "  What  leads  you  to  think  so  ?"  They 
pay  $3,000  a  year  to  the  soprano  of  the  choir."  —  N.  T.  Press. 

Cracc Were'nt  you  educated  in  a  convent?     Constance—  No, 

why  *  Grace— Oh,  I  heard  somebody  say  that  if  you  saw  a  man  on 
the  other  side  of  the  street  you  crossed  yourself.  —Judge. 

— "  Why,  Mr.  Tompkins  1  You  haven't  come  away  up  here  and 
left  your  wife  at  home!" 


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26 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  26,  1892. 


THE  trial  of  ladies  for  treason  sounds  like  an  anachronism  in 
the  nineteenth  century;  but,  according  to  a  telegram  from 
Bulgaria,  it  appears  that  Sofia,  the  capital  of  the  little  Principality 
on  the  Danube,  has  lately  been  the  scene  of  such  proceedings. 
The  accused  were  Mesdames  Karaveloff,  Prochakoff  and  Georgeff. 
The  case  excited  the  most  intense  interest,  and  the  court  was 
filled  to  overflowing,  even  the  corridors  being  densely  thronged. 
Madame  Karaveloff  is  the  wife  of  the  former  Prime  Minister,  who 
is  now  in  prison  on  suspicion  of  being  concerned  in  the  murder  of 
M.  Beltcheff,  Minister  of  Finance,  on  March  27  last.  The  hus- 
bands of  the  other  defendants  are  also  imprisoned  on  the  same 
charge.  The  three  ladies  are  accused  of  having  signed  and  for- 
warded to  one  of  the  foreign  diplomatic  representatives  in  Sofia  a 
memorandum  declaring  that  the  prisoners  charged  with  the  mur- 
der in  question  had  been  tortured  by  order  of  the  Bulgarian  au- 
thorities, and  begging  for  the  intervention  of  the  Powers.  Doctors 
Stoiloff  and  Pomianoff  acted  as  counsel  for  the  defendants.  The 
proceedings  commenced  with  the  reading  of  the  indictment,  after 
which  the  public  prosecutor  addressed  the  court  at  some  length, 
detailing  the  circumstances  which  had  given  rise  to  the  charge. 
Several  witnesses  for  the  prosecution  were  then  examined,  but  no 
points  of  importance  were  elicited.  Madame  Karaveloff,  in  reply 
to  the  presiding  judge,  did  not  deny  having  sent  the  memorial. 
Dr.  Stoiloff,  counsel  for  Madame  Karaveloff,  then  rose  and  ad- 
dressed the  court  in  an  eloquent  speech,  which  frequently  brought 
tears  to  the  eyes  of  the  accused.  In  the  result  all  three  ladies 
were  acquitted. 

The  death  is  announced  of  Countess  Frederic  de  Rochefoucauld. 
The  venerable  lady,  who  had  reached  her  eighty-third  year,  was 
the  daughter  of  the  celebrated  adventurer,  General  Perron,  who 
went  to  India  just  before  the  Revolution  with  Tippoo  Sahib's  Em- 
bassy, which  was  to  have  been  lionised  by  the  Court  of  Versailles 
in  1789,  if  the  mirket  women  of  Paris  had  not  brought,  in  the  au- 
tumn of  that  year,  the  royal  family  captives  into  Paris.  He  led 
an  adventurous  life  in  India,  and  became  the  commander-in-chief 
and  general  adviser  of  an  Indian  prince.  He  came  back  with  a 
large  fortune,  and  any  quantity  of  uncut  diamonds  and  rubies. 
He  wa3  reputed  the  richest  man  of  his  time,  and  left  his  wealth  to 
his  only  daughter,  who  has  just  died.  Her  heiress  is  the  widow 
of  Prince  Borghese  Aldobrandini,  Prince  of  Sarsina. 

His  Holiness  the  Pope,  whose  eighty-second  birthday  was  cele- 
brated on  the  2nd  inst.,  is  almost  as  remarkable  a  man  in  his  way 
as  Gladstone,  as  he  invariably  rises  at  six,  personally  celebrates 
the  mass,  and,  after  the  simplest  breakfast,  commences  his  day's 
work,  which  continues,  with  brief  intervals  for  meals  and  a  drive, 
until  about  half-past  nine  in  the  evening,  when  the  Papal  house- 
hold assemble  for  the  rosary,  then  retiring  to  rest  by  ten  o'clock. 
Simplicity  of  habits,  frugality  of  fare  and  regular  but  varied  em- 
ployment for  the  mind  are  the  keynotes  of  the  lives  both  of  the 
Pope  and  the  ex-Premier,  and  bygienists  might  well  deduce  a 
sound  theory  from  two  such  remarkable  lives. 

The  Pope  will  this  year  present  the  Golden  Rose  to  the  Queen 
of  Portugal.  The  presentation  will  be  performed  by  the  Cardinal- 
Patriarch  of  Lisbon,  at  Easter. 

The  Duke  of  Devonshire  is  now  said  to  be  a  rich  man  for  the 
first  time  in  his  life.  The  parsimony  of  the  late  Duke  was  well- 
known.  A  meaner  man  in  his  relations  to  his  children  never 
lived.  For  many  years  he  allowed  Lord  Frederick  Cavendish 
only  £200  a  year — a  sum  absolutely  beggarly  to  a  man  in  such  a 
position.  Of  course,  Lord  Frederick,  like  Lord  Hartington,  re- 
ceived handsome  allowances  from  his  uncle,  and  this 
fact  used  to  irritate  the  Duke,  their  father,  enormously.  He 
often  deplored  that  "  the  man  was  wasting  his  patrimony,"  and 
he  took  good  care  that  his  should  not  be  wasted  in  like  manner. 

One  of  the  presents  which  are  to  be  given  to  the  King  and  Queen 
of  Denmark,  on  the  occasion  of  their  golden  wedding  on  May  22, 
is  a  crown  of  gold,  the  gift  of  over  100,000  school  children  in  Den- 
mark, who  have  each  contributed  a  penny.  The  crown  is  com- 
posed of  golden  corn  ears  and  clover  leaves,  and  interlaced  with  a 
ribbon  bearing  the  inscription:  "The  children  of  Denmark  have 
woven  this  crown  for  the  occasion  of  the  golden  wedding  of  King 
Christian  IX.  and  Queen  Louise  on  May  22,  1892."  The  Danish 
poet,  Nicholas  Boegh,  is  composing  an  address  to  accompany  this 
gift.  

Argonaut  Whiskey  is  one  of  the  most  celebrated  in  the  world. 
It  is  sold  with  the  brand  of  J.  F.  Cutter,  whose  fame  as  a  manufac- 
turer of  fine  whiskies  is  unexcelled.  In  all  quarters  of  the  globe  Ar- 
gonaut is  known,  and  the  sun  never  sets  on  its  bottles.  If  you  are  a 
whiskey  drinker,  nothing  can  give  you  greater  satisfaction  than  the 
Argonaut. 


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REMOVAL! 
HOME  MUTUAL  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

Now  Occupies  Premises  at  the  N.  E.  Cor.  California  and  Sansome 
Bts.,   S.  P.,  Lately  Vacated  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  Bank. 

Twenty-seventh  Annual  Exhibit. 

January  1,  1891. 
INCORPORATED   A.   D.    1864. 

Losses  p'd  since  organi'n.?3,175,759.21 1  Reinsurance  Reserve J266.043.59 

Assets  January  1, 1891  .. .     867,612.19    Capital  paid  up,  Gold. ...      300,000  00 
Surplus  for  policy  holders    844,944.69  |  Net  Surplus  over  ev'yth'g     278,901.10 

Income  In  1890  J394.184.52  |  Fire  Losses  paid  iu  1890.      142,338.90 

Fire  Losses  unpaid,  January  1, 1891 11,404.00 

President... J.  F.  HOUGHTON  I  Secretary CHARLES  R.  STORY 

Vice-President.. HENRY  L.   DODGE  I  General  Agent.ROBERT  H.  MAGILL 

TRANSATLANTIC   FIRE   INSURANCE   COMPANY, 

OF  HAMBURG,  GERMANY. 

Herbert  L.  Low,  Manager  for  the  Pacific  Coast  Branch, 

22o  Sansome  St.,  S.  F. 

Capital $1,500,000.00 

Infested  in  U.  S 534,795.72 

GEO.   MARCUS   &   CO., 

Agents  City  Department, 
233  California  St.,  S.  F.,  tal. 

THE  SWISS  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANIES 

COMBINED 

BALOISE  HELVETIA  SWITZERLAND 

OF  BA8LS.  OF  ST.  GALL.  OF  ZURICH. 

COMBINED  CAPiTAL  4.000,000  DOLLARS. 

These  three  Companies  are  liable  jointly  and  severally  for  all  Losses  that 
may  be  sustained. 

HARRY  W.  SYZ,  General  Agent, 

J10  California  St.,  San  .Francisco,  Cal. 

THAMES  AND  MERSEY  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANY  (Limited) 

Of  Liverpool,  London  and  Manchester. 

Capital  Subscribed 110,000,000 

Capital  Paid  Up 1,000,000 

Cash  Reserve  (In  addition  to  Capital) 2,126,000 

Total  Assets  December  31,  1888 6,124,057.60 

WM.    GREER    HARRISON,  Manager, 

305  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

PACIFIC    DEPARTMENT 

LONDON  AND  LANCASHIRE  FIRE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

Capital J  10.626. 000 

Cash    Assets 4,701,201   39 

Cash  Assets  In  United  States 2,272,084  13 

REINSURERS  OF 

Anglo-Nevada  Assurance  Corporation 

AND 

Southern  California  Insurance  Company. 

■w:m:.  3V£^.ciD03sr^.XiaD. 

MANAGER. 

D.  E    MILES,  Assistant  Manager. 

315  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  S.  F. 

Phoenix  Assurance  Company  of  London,  [Established  f782] 
American  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  [Established  1857.] 

BUTLER  &HALDAN,  Gen'l  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast. 
413  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

LONDON  ASSURANCE  CORPORATION  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  by  Royal  Charter,  1720.  J 

NORTHERN  ASSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  1836.] 
Office— Northwest  corner  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Streets. 

GEO.  F.  GRANT,  Manager. 

PACIFIC    IDIEIP-A-IEaTIIVErEnsrT 

GUARDIAN  ASSURANCE  CO.,  SUN  FIRE  OFFICE, 


OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1821. 
Paid-up  capital,    -    -    -     15,000,000. 
Cash  Assets, $21,911,915. 


IOF   LONDON. 
Established  A.  D.  1710. 
Cash  Assets, 19,031,040. 
Assets  in  America,   -    -    -    $1,956,331. 


WD.  J.  LANDERS,  Gen'l  Agent,  2M,  Sansome  St.,  San  Franeisco,  Cal. 


INSURANCE  COMPANY-  LTD. 

hjQFMANCHESTERi  ElfMBl — <\rNP"TJ3 

Capital   paid  6j  guaranteed   38,000,000,00. 

Ciias  A  Latoh, Manager, 
439  California  St.  San  F:-ani:icri- 


March  2f.,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER 


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SUMMARY    OF    THE    MARKETS. 

Floor  l>  steady:  foreign demand  lood:  Extras  IMXVMJ  15:Siipcrnue.  l3Ar>. 

Wbcil  la  dull;  light  trade;  Shipping,  $1,150:  Millinc,  ll.S.\*»1.7n  i>,t 
cental 

Barley  is  weak  ;  Brewlug.  $1.u  ■  *$l  per  ell. 

Oala.  Milling,  I  '         Ml.SSpeicU. 

w,  ii  25(411  ;:  -  per  ell. 

Rye,  no  stock,  good  deman.i.  $1  •  Vm.-nt,  $2.00<^'2.5). 

Hay  U  steady:  Wheat,  tl  <  :*llt;  Alfalfa,  $10^$U. 

Millstuffs.  good  demand.    Bran.  SI'  .14:7  per  ton. 

Beans,  good  request, |l.8SAf  190  per  oil.     Potatoes,  SOc.^Toc  per  HI. 

Butter  Is  lower;  Choice,  ivmc&j.v  ;  Fair,  l.So.@ltic;  Eastern,  1.5c<^l6c. 

Cheese,  light  stock,  10o.Q12c.    Ens,  free  supply,  Ufc@18c. 

Houey,  Comb,  Sc.@10c. ;  hxtra.  ■  .  .  Poultry  In  good  supply. 

Onious  are  worth  lc.    Beeswax  is  lower  at  '22c.(^"2tc. 

Fruit — all  kinds  dried— active.    Fruit  Is  very  pleutiful  aud  cheap. 

Raisfus  aud  Dried  Grapes  in  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates. 

Hides  are  steady:  Dry.  Tcf^Sc.      Wool  is  in  demand  at  14c.@20c. 

Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  seller  at  7@7T<£c. 

Coffee  steady  at  15C.A22C.  for  C.  A.    Canned   Fruits  of  all  kinds  in  favor. 

Coal  is  lower,  with  a  declining  tendency.    Nuts  find  ready  sale. 

Quicksilver  Is  nominal  at  $13.00  per  flask.  Hops  are  in  demand  at  16@20c. 

Sugar,  good  sloes  of  both  Raws  and  Reflned.    Whites,  0£@5%C. 

Thus  far  daring  the  current  calendar  year,  trade  and  traffic  in 
nearly  every  department  of  both  wholesale  and  retail  business 
has  been  exceedingly  inactive.  At  the  same  time  imports  have 
been  liberal,  while  exports  of  domestic  products,  chiefly  flour 
and  grain,  have  been  up  to  the  average  of  past  winter  seasons. 

Daring  the  first  two  months  of  the  year,  say  January  and  Feb- 
ruary, our  exports  of  grocery  staples  by  sea  and  rail  were  as  fol- 
lows: Sugar.  22,783,736  lbs.,  same  time  in  1891,35,083,525  lbs.; 
Coffee,  1,157,008  lbs.,  in  1892,  1,406.862  lbs.;  Tea,  832,674  lbs.,  in 
1891,  1,216,258  lbs.;  Rice.  790,013  lbs.,  and  in  1891,  278,365  lbs. 

Grain  charters  of  late  have  been  few  and  at  extremely  low 
rates.  The  Br.  iron  ship  Fascadale,  1,976  tons,  has  been  secured 
to  load  Wheat  for  Cork,  TJ.  K.,  Havre,  Antwerp  or  .Dunkirk  at 
16s.  6d.,  or  to  a  direct  port  at  14s.  This  is  the  lowest  rate  ever 
recorded  for  a  like  service. 

The  Br.  iron  ship  Ben  Douren,  1,871  tons,  Wheat  to  Cork,  U. 
K.,  Havre  or  Antwerp,  16s  6d.  The  ship  Fiery  Cross,  now  at 
this  port,  has  been  secured  to  load  Wheat  from  Oregon,  Septem- 
ber, loading  to  Cork,  U.  K.,  Havre  or  Antwerp,  at  £1.  17s  6d. 

Overland  shipments  of  Merchandise  and  Produce  from  the 
State,  omitting  the  shipments  East  from  Los  Angeles,  aggregate 
22,302  tons,  and  of  this  18,738j  tons  went  from  San  Francisco; 
and  there  was  332  tons  Coffee,  7,334  tons  Sugar,  1,160  tons  Wine, 
etc.  Oakland  shipped  658  tons,  San  Jos6  821  tons,  Stockton  918 
tons,  Sacramento  5,039  tons,  Marysville  722  tons,  and  from  Port- 
land, Or.,  406  tons. 

Exports  to  Central  America,  per  Falcon,  were  of  the  value  of 
$18,851,  consisting  in  part  of  7,880  lbs.  Cinnamon,  2,143  sks.  Salt, 
etc.  To  same,  per  City  of  Panama,  Mdse.,  value  $60,000,  con- 
sisting in  part  of  3,500  gals.  Wine,  8,040  bbls.  Flour,  3,040  lbs. 
Tallow,  etc.  To  Mexico,  per  same,  Mdse.,  etc.,  value  $23,000, 
consisting  in  part  of  270  flks.  Quicksilver,  9,587  lbs.  Tallow,  etc. 
The  steamer  Walla  Walla,  for  Victoria,  B.  C,  carried  Mdse.  of 
the  value  of  $15,000;  also,  in  transit  for  the  Canadian  Pacific 
Railroad,  176,500  lbs.  Sugar  for  St.  Paul,  and  59,368  lbs.  of  same 
for  Minneapolis. 

Imports  for  the  period  under  review  embrace  the  P.  M.  8.  S. 
Acapulco's  cargo  from  the  Isthmus,  New  York,  consisting  of 
Mdse.  from  Europe,  92.  cs.  Olive  Oil,  Cotton  and  Linen  Goods, 
etc.;  from  Central  America,  12,781  bags  Coffee,  299  bxs.  Limes, 
16  cs.  Pine  Apples,  34  bars  Silver,  etc. 

The  Monowai,  from  the  Australian  colonies,  brought  for  cargo 
2,915  ingots  Sydney  Tin,  566  bales  Sheep  Skins,  735  bales  Wool, 
40  bags  Ore,  32  sks.  Onions;  and  from  the  Islands,  5,855  bags 
Sugar,  1,897  bchs.  Bananas,  Circus  Horses,  etc.;  in  all,  1,500  tons 
cargo. 

The  P.  M.  S.  S.  San  Bias,  on  her  last  trip  to  the  Isthmus,  car- 
ried in  transit  for  New  York  40,000  gals.  Wine,  8,272  gals. 
Brandy,  58,076  lbs.  Beans,  3,836  lbs.  Rice,  100  bales  Rags,  etc. ; 
for  Central  America,  5,148  bbls.  Flour,  1,700  gals.  Wine  and  Mdse., 
value  $55,000;  to  Mexico,  Mdse.,  value  $889;  to  Panama,  Mdse., 
value  $30,000;  to  South  America,  68  bbls.  Flour;  to  Liverpool, 
103  gals.  Wine;  to  London,  3,100  gals.  Wine;  to  Switzerland, 
1,201  gals.  Wine,  value  $583. 

The  British  ship  Blengfell  has  sailed  for  Queenstown  with  a 
full  cargo  of  Barley  and  Wheat,  of  the  value  of  $30,127— say  24,- 
368  ctls.  of  the  former  and  10,350  ctls.  of  the  latter. 

The  Island  traffic  with  the  Hawaiian's  has  thus  far  during  the 
year  been  of  considerable  magnitude,  Sugar  imports  in  the  cur- 
rent month  being  large  and  of  new  crop,  aggregating  256,000 
sacks. 

During  the  short  period  under  review  the  exports  to  the  Islands 
include  the  Planter's  cargo  to  Honolulu,  valued  at  $12,838,  con- 
sisting of  Grain  and  Produce,  and  also  3,257  Redwood  Posts,  5,991 
lbs.  Tallow,  100  bbls.  Lime,  etc.  The  Albert,  for  Honolulu  on 
the  22d  inst.,  carried  Mdse.  of  the  value  of  $2,618,  and  the  entire 
exports  for  March  aggregate  $217,939. 


RENANS    WILL. 

Till  following  paragraphs  from  If.  B.  Kenan's  ••  last  will  an.l 
testament."  which  >»  to  be  published  shortly  by  Messrs.  0»l- 
mann-Levy,  will  be  read  with  interest.  After  stating  that  his 
age  is  sixty,  and  that,  as  nature  has  not  changed  since  the  re- 
motest antiquity,  he  is  sure  to  die  some  day  or  other.  M.  Kenan 
goei  on  to  bequeath  not  only  his  goods  and  chattels,  hut  also  his 
qualities,  to  various  friends.     For  instance,  he  says: 

*•  My  excellent  character  I  leave  to  M.  Lauer,  deputy  for  Neu- 
illy.  who  seems  to  me  to  stand  in  need  of  it. 

My  constant  good  temper  I  leave  to  the  miners  of  France,  to 
be  divided  among  them.  Possessing  this  legacy,  they  will  soon 
solve  the  social  question,  which  they  seem  to  have  very  much  at 
heart. 

As  for  my  gaiety,  I  leave  it  entirely  for  the  foundation  of  a 
hospital,  which  is  to  bear  the  name  of  '  Hopital  de  la  Gaiete,' 
with  a  sub-title,  *  founded  by  M.  Ernest  Kenan.'  All  morose  and 
disagreeble  people  are  to  be  treated  gratuitously.  It  is  to  be 
divided  into  various  wards — pessimist  ward,  philosophers'  ward, 
&c.  The  inmates,  after  death,  to  be  dissected,  in  order  that  sci- 
ence may  some  day  arrive  at  a  certain  conclusion  why  some  men 
are  glad  and  some  men  are  sad." 

Mothers  be  Sure  and  Use  "Mrs.  Winslow's  Soothing  Syrup"  for  your 
children  while  Teething.    Price.  25  cents  a  bottle. 


Insurance  Company. 

.   .11 .000.000,  I  ASSETS $2,550,000. 


CAPITAL 

D.  J.  STAPLES   President. 

WILLIAM  J.  DUTTON Vice-President. 

B.  FAYMONVILLE Secretary 

J.  B.  LEVISON  Marine  Secretary 

Agents  in  all  prominent  localities  throughout  the  United  States. 

THE  STATE  INVESTMENT  AND  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

'ESTABLISHED    1871.] 

CAPITAL   STOCK  Paid  Up ...1400,000. 

PRINCIPAL  OFFICE 218  AND  220  SANSOME  STRtET, 

San   Francisco,  California. 


QEORGE  L.  BRANDER, 

President. 


CHAS.  M.  BLAIR, 
Secretary. 


Queen  Insurance  Company. 
Royal  Exchange  Assurance, 

[INCORPORATED  1720.] 

Connecticut  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  Hartford,  Conn. 

ROBERT    DICKSON,  Manager. 
General  Office. — N.  W.  Cor.  California  and  Montgomery  Sts. 
City  Department N.  W.  Cor.  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Sts 


FIRE 


INSURE  your  property  against  FIRE  in 

The  Lion  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  London. 
Imperial  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  London, 

WM.  SEXTON,  R.  C.  MEDCRAFT, 

Manager.  Sub-Manager. 

Pacific  Department,  314  Sansonie  St.,  S.  F. 

SWAIN  &  MURDOCK,  City  Agents. 

BRITISH  AND  F0REI6N  MARINE  INS.  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

CAPITAL  15,000,000 

AGENTS: 
BALFOUR,  GUTHRIE  &  CO., 
No.  316  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

THE  NEW  ENGLAND  MUTUAL  LIFE  INSURANCE  CO., 

OF  BOSTON,  MASSACHUSETTS.  Assets,  $19,724,538.45. 
President,  BENJAMIN  F.  STEVENS.  I  Vice-President,  JOS.  M.  GIBBENS. 
HENRY  K.  FIELD,  General  Agent, 
324  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


iMfOirfPI 


3I8  0LiFoBmn-  St. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  26,  1892. 


MARIGOLDS.— Helen  Chase,  in  Good  Housekeeping. 


When  the  poppies  blaze  with  scarlet 

In  the  fields  of  tasseled  maize, 
And  the  cornflower  shows  its  turquoise 

All  along  the  woodland  ways — 
When  the  clematis  its  tangle 

Weaves  above  the  filmy  ferns, 
And  the  cardinal's  bright  namesake 

In  the  rich  green  meadow  burns — 
Then  you  come,  0  radiant  flowers, 

Then  your  glowing  heart  unfolds; 
Sommer  dons  your  rich  tiara, 

Gorgeous,   yellow  marigolds! 
Hark!     I  hear  the  mandolin 

Sound  again  in  Moorish   halls; 
See!  the  light  from  orbs  of  splendor 

Through  the  jasmined  lattice  falls. 
Inez  drops  a  golden  blossom 

From  her  dusky  braids  of  hair; 
Songs  of  nightingale  and  lover 

Mingle  on  the  perfumed  air; 
Then  you  bloomed,  O  radiant  flower! 

Now  your  glowing  heart  unfolds, 
Far  from  Moorish  halls — and  Inez — 

Gorgeous,  yellow  marigolds! 

RUSSIAN    METHODS. 


GENERAL  discontent  exists  in  Russia,  owing  to  the  corrupt 
way  in  which  the  relief  fund  is  being  administered.  It  is  as- 
serted that  at  several  places  the  committees  charged  with  the  dis- 
tribution of  food  take  advantage  of  the  utterly  helpless  condition 
of  the  peasants  to  compel  them  to  give  way  in  matters  concerning 
which  they  have  formerly  been  in  conflict  with  the  authorities. 
With  this  object  the  poor  people  are  refused  all  help  until  a 
promise  has  been  obtained  from  them  that  they  will  pay  in  future 
the  money  for  the  land  purchases,  in  regard  to  which  they  denied 
their  liability ;  and,  deprived  of  all  resources,  the  peasants  see  no 
other  course  open  to  them  than  to  undertake  to  make  these  pay- 
ments in  order  to  secure  a  share  in  the  corn  and  flour  distributed 
by  the  relief  committees.  The  Vestnik  Evropy,  one  of  the  leading 
Russian  reviews,  denounces  in  indignant  terms  this  abuse  of  au- 
thority, and  mentions  that,  among  other  places,  it  has  been  prac- 
tised in  a  village  where  the  prevailing  distress  is  aggravated  by 
the  fact  that  the  inhabitants  have  not  yet  been  able  to  repair  the 
damage  caused  by  a  conflagration  last  year,  when  most  of  the 
cottages,  stables  and  granaries  in  the  place  were  destroyed.  The 
same  review  points  out  that,  owing  to  their  ignorance  of  the  ex- 
isting state  of  things,  and  their  inertness,  dilatoriness  and  bad 
management  in  connection  with  the  supply  of  food  to  the  famine- 
stricken  provinces,  the  authorities  have  caused  enormous  losses 
to  the  public  Treasury  this  year,  and  that  much  money  would 
have  been  saved  had  the  grain  been  dispatched  before  the  closing 
of  navigation  on  the  rivers  and  canals.  Dissatisfaction  is  also  ex- 
pressed at  many  places  owing  to  the  inaction  of  the  Red  Cross 
Society,  or  at  least  of  the  inadequacy  of  the  relief  measures  taken 
by  certain  members  of  that  society.  Sixteen  thousand  more  re- 
fugees from  the  famine-stricken  districts  have  arrived  in  St. 
Petersburg,  and  the  prefect  has  quartered  them  among  the  various 
householders,  who  have  been  ordered  to  supply  them  with  food 
and  lodging. 

C.  Mullee,  135  Montgomery  street,  near  Bush,   refraction  specialist.    Es 
tablished  1853. 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

Oceanic    Steamship    Company. 
Dividend  No.  73  (Fifty  eeuU  per  share)  of  the  Oceanic  Steamship  Com- 
pany will  bepiyable  at  the  office  oF  the  compaay,  327  Market  street,  on  and 
after  Friday,  April  1,  1892. 
Transfer  books  will  close  Friday,  MarcW>5, 1892,  at  3  o'clock  p.  m. 

E.  H.  SHELDON,  Secretary. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Andes  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business,  San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Storey  county,  Nevada, 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  this 
company,  held  on  the  eighth  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  38)  of 
Twenty-five  Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  cor- 
poration payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secre- 
tary, at  the  office  of  the  company,  room  2,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery 
Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
Monday,  April  11,  1892,  will  be  declared  delinquent, 
and  will  be  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;   and  unless  payment 
is  made  before,  will  be  sold  on  FRIDAY,  the  twentv-niuth  day  of  April, 
1892,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

JOHN  W.  TWIGGS.  Secretary. 

Office— Room  2,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Utah  Consolidated  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Virginia  City,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  i  s  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held  on 
the  eighth  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  14)  of  Twenty-five  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  room  23,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco 
California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twelfth  Day  of  April,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  FRIDAY,  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  April,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of   advertising   and  ex- 
penses of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

A.  H  FISH,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  23,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 


ASSESSMENT  NOTICE, 


Crown     Point     Gold     and     Silver    Mining     Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  15th  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment.  No.  57,  of  Fifty  (50)  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable  im- 
mediately in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
company,  room  3,  331  Pine  street,  Stock  Exchange  Building,  San  Francisco, 
Calfornia. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  reiiinin  unpaid  on 

The  Nineteenth  Day  of  April,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  tenth  day  of  May,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

JAMES  NEWLANDS,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  3,  331  Pine  street,  Stock  Exchange  Building,  San  Francis- 
co,  California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Belcher  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  8th  day  of  March,  189?,  an  assessment  No  .■13.  of  Fifty  cents  (50c.) 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  pay- 
able immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  of- 
fice of  the  company,  Room  8,  331  Pine  street,  Stock  Exchange  Building, 
San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
'i  he  Twelfth  Day  or  April,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  third  day  of  May,  1892,   to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together    with  the  costs  of   advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

C.  L.  PERKINS.  Secretary. 

Office— Room  8,  San  Francisco  Stock  Exchange  Building,  331  Pine  stret  t, 
San  Francisco.  California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Bullion  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Virginia  Mining  District,  Store}  Cjunty,  Nevada. 

Notice  Is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  17th  day  of  March.  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  371  of  Twenty-five  (25) 
Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  company.  Room  20,  ?3l  Pine  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Anystock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Tv.entv-Fi.st  Day  of  April,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;   and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  WEDNESDAY,  the  11th  day  of  May,  1892,  to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

R.  R.  GRAYSON,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  20,  331  Pine  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 


Consolidated     New     York     Mining     Company. 

Assessment No.  7 

Amount  per  Share 10  cents 

Levied March  10,  1892 

Delinquent  in  Office April  12, 1892 

Day  of  Saleof  Delinquent  Stock..  May  5,  1892 

CHAS.  E.  ELLIOT,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francis- 
co, California. 


March 

SOUTHER*   PACIFIC   COMPANY. 


SAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


29 


PAOIFir   BTvrm. 

Trains  Leave  and    nro  Due  to  Arrive  at 
SAN      FRANCISCO: 

Lkavi  f  o/n  March  18,  1892.        I  A  amir  I 

7.00  a.  Beuicta,  Kum>oy,  Sacramento 

7:30  a.  Htywaxd*,  HUes  and  Ban  Jom     *i:.KSr. 

5.00  a.  Martiucx,  Sau  Ramon  and  Cal- 

Istoga  6:16  V< 

El  Vorano  and  Santa   Rosa 
500*.  iacram'toA  Redding,  via  Davis 
S.OOa.  Second  Class  for  Ogden  and  Ea.-t. 

and  flr>t  cla*s  locally  10:46  r. 

8:30a.  Kites,  San  Jose.  Stockton.  lone. 
Sacramento,  Marv*ivilU\  Oro- 
villeand  Red  Bluff  4:45  P. 

9:00a.  Sunset  Route.  Atlautlc  Express, 
Santa  Barbara,  Los  Angeles, 
Demtug.El  Paso.  New  Orleans 
and  East  8:45  P. 

UOOx.  Hay  wards,  Nflea  and  Livermore  7:15  p. 
•1:00  P.  Sacramento  River  Steamer.-  *9:00p. 

3:00  P.  Hay  wards.  Niles  aud  San  Jose  9:45  A. 
4:00p.  Martinez,  San  Ramon  i  Stockton  9:45a. 
4:00p.  Vallejo.  Calistoga,  El  Verano  and 

Sauta  Rosa  ...  9.45  a. 

4:30  p.  Beuicia,  Vacaville.  Sacramento.    10:45a. 

4;80f,  Woodland  aud  Oroville  10:45a. 

•4:30 p.  Kiles  and  Livermore..  *S:45a. 

5KWp.  Los  Angeles  Express,  Fresno, 
Bakersfield.   Santa  Barbara  <fc 

Los  Angeles.  .  12:15  p. 

5:00  p.  Sauta  Fe  Route.  Atlantic  Express, 

for  Mobave  and  East 12:15  p. 

6:00p.  Haywards,  Niles  and  San  Jose  .      7:45a. 

Niles  and  San  Jose 16:15  p. 

6:00  p.  Ogden  Route  Atlantic  Express, 

Ogden  and  East 11:45  a. 

17 :00  p.  Vallejo  fS:45  p. 

7:00p.  Shasta  Route  Express,  Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding,  Port- 

land,  Puget  Sound  and  East. .       8:15  A 

Santa  Cruz  Division. 


8:15a.  Newark,  Centerville,  San  Jose, 
Felton,    Bonlder    Creek  and 

Santa  Cruz 6:20  p. 

•2:15  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,   Boulder   Creek    and 

SantaCruz *10:50a. 

4:15 p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,      9:60a 
+11:45  p.  Hunters' Train  to  Newark,  Al- 

viso,  San  Jose  and  Los  Gatos.        J8:05p. 
Coast  Division  (Third  a  id  Townsend  Streets). 
7:00  a.  San  Jose,  Almaden  aud  Way  Sta- 
tions         2:30  p. 

8;30a.  San  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tres  Pinos,  Pa- 
jaro,  SantaCruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove,  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  and  Santa 
Margarita  (San  Luis  Obispo) 
and  principal  Way  Stations  6:10  p. 
10:37a.  San  Jose,  and  Way  Stations. .  5:10p. 

12:15  P.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 4 :00  p. 

•2:30p.  San  Jose,  Tres  Pinos,  Santa  Cruz, 
Salinas,  Monterey,  Pacific  Grove 
and  principal  Way  Stations.      .*10;48a. 
*3:30p.  Menlo  Park.  San  Jose  and  Prin- 
ciple Way  Stations *10:03a. 

♦4:15  P.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . .    *8:06  A. 

5:15  P.  San  Jose  and  Way  Stations 9:03  a. 

6:30  p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . .      6:35  a. 
H1:45p.  Menlo  Park  and  principal  Way 

Stations     .. +7:30p. 


a.  for  Morning. 

♦Sundays  excepted. 


tSundays  only. 


p. for  Afternoon. 
+Saturdays  only. 


PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  tbis  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C,  and  PUGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  a,  m.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  m.  connect  at  Port  Towntend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Obboo:i,  in  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  San  SlMEOH, 
Cayucos,  Santa  Barbara,  San  Buenaventura, 
Hueneme,  San  Peuro,  Los  Angeles  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  and  HOOKTON,  Hum- 
boldt Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  a.  m  . 

Ticket  Office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GO0DALL,  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  San  Francisco 


I  CURE  FITS! 

"When  I  say  cure  I  do  not  mean  merely  to  stop  them 
for  a  time  and  then  have  them  return  again.  I  mean  n 
radical  cure.  I  have  made  the  d.sease  of  FITS,  EPI- 
LEPSY or  FALLING  SICKNESS  a  life-long  study.  I 
warrant  my  remedy  to  cure  the  worst  cases.  Because 
others  have  failed  is  no  reason  for  not  now  receiving  a 
cure.  Send  at  once  for  a  treatise  and  a  Free  Bottfe  of 
my  infallible  remedy.  Give  Express  and  Post  Office. 
H-  G.  ROOT,  M.  Ci  183  Pearl  St..  N.  Y. 


THE    MODEL. 

She  stood  a  marble  Angel  nude. 
In  such  a  pensive  attitude, 
I  quite  forgot  propriety. 
Then  down  she  stepped  with  nimble  feet; 
Said.  ••  Jim,  old  hoy,  a  bite  to  eat; 
I'm  due  at  the  variety." 

M  .RG  in:i:ir  \    A  kuna  Hamm. 


PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

THROUGB  Line  to  New  York,  via  Panama. 

Steamers  will  sail  at  NOON  on  the  6th,  16th  and 

26tb  of  each  mouth, 

Cal  ing  at   various  ports  of  Mexico  aud  Central 

America. 

Through  Line  Sailings.  —  April  5th,  S.S.  San  Jose; 
March  2-Uh,  S.  S.  "City  of  New  York";  April  15,  S. 
S.  "Sau  Juan." 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Centra!  American  Po*ts 
and  t-anama.—  Steamer  sails  at  noon  18th  of  each 
month,  calling  at  Mazatlau.  Sin  Bias,  Mauzauillo, 
Acapulco.  Ptrt  Angel,  Saliua  Cruz,  Touala,  Sau 
Benito,  Ocos,  Champerico,  S»u  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajutla,  La  Libertad,  La  Union,  Amapala,  Co- 
riuto,  Sau  Juan  del  Sur  aud  Puuta  Arenas. 

Way  Line  Sa//i>ff.— March  18th,  S.  S.  "Geo.  W. 
Elder  " 

When  the  regular  sailing  date  falls  on  Sunday 
steamers  will  be  d  spatched  the  preceding  Satur- 
day. 

JAPAN  AND  CHINA  LINE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 

HONGKONG. 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 

Shanghai,  aud  at  Hongkong  for  East 

Indies,  Straits,  etc.: 

"City  of  Bio  de  Janeiro,"  Tuesday,  April  5th,  at 
3  P.  M. 

"China"  (via  Honolulu)  Thursday,  April  28th,  at 
3  P.  M. 

City  of   Peking  —  Saturday,  May  21,  1892,   at   3 

P.  M. 

Round  Trip  Tickets  to  Yokohama  and  return  at 
reduced  rates. 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  coruer 
First  aud  Brannan  streets.  Brauch  office— 202 
Front  street.  ALEXANDER  CENTER, 

General  Agent. 


OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  $.  S.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

Steamers  leave  wharf  corner  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  p.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Oceanic Saturday  [March  26,  18:2 

Gaelic Saturday,  April  16,  I8y2. 

Belgic Tuesday,  May  10, 1892. 

Oceanic Thursday,  June  2d.,  92. 

Gaelic  (via  Honolulu)  Saturday,  June  25, 1891. 
ROUND  TRIP  TICKETS  AT   REDUCED    RATE8. 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Ticketfi 
for  sale  at  S.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Townsend  streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  atthe 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.  H.GOODMAN,  Gen. Pass.  Agt. 

GEO.  H.RICE.  Traffic  Manager. 


MOUNT  VERNON  CO., 

BALTIMORE. 

IW"  The  undersigned  having  been  appointed 
AGENTS  FOR  THE  PACIFIC  COAST  for  the  sale 
of  the  manufactures  of  above  company,  have  now 
In  store : 

Sail  Duck— all  Numbers; 
Hydraulic— all  Numbers; 
Draper  and  Wagon  Duck, 
From  30  to  120  Inches  Wide,  and  a  Complete  As- 
sortment of  All  Qualities  28^-Inch  DUCK,  from 
7  ozs.  to  15  ozs.,  Inclusive. 


AMSY    PjLLS? 

Bare  and  Sure.    Sand  4c  for  "  WOMAN  s  SAFS 
GUARD."    Wilcox  gpecluo  Co..  Phlla..  Pa. 


KING  McMANUS,  of  the  Potrero,  is  a 
sample  of  the  disinterested  citizens  wbo, 
as  members  of  the  Republican  County  Com- 
mittee, deliberate  on  municipal  affairs.  Mc- 
Manus  is  one  of  the  most  notorious  men  in 
the  city,  yet  he  is  a  local  >•  leader." 

PEOPLE  are  awaiting  with  considerable 
interest  the  result  of  the  suit  of  Mrs.  Ell- 
wert  against  J.  N.  E.  Wilson  to  recover 
$250,  which  the  lady  says  she  paid  him  for 
legal  services  he  did  not  perform.  Wilson 
does  not  appear  in  an  enviable  light  in  the 
matter. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  AND  NORTH  PACIFIC 
RAILWAY. 

"THE  DONAHUE  BROAD-GAUGE  ROUTE." 
COMMENCING  SUNDAY,  NOV.  2».  18'Jl,  au.l 
until  further  notice,  Bouts  ami  Train*  will 
leave  from  an-1  arrive  at  I  Ik-  San  Franolneo  Pas- 
lengei  Depot.  MARKET  STREET  WHARF,  as 
follows: 
From  San  Francisco  lor  Point  Tiburon  Belvedere  and 

San  Rafael. 
WEEK    DAYS-7:40  A.  M.,  9;20  A.  M.,   11:40  A.  M.: 

3:80  p.  M..5.00  p.  at.,  6:20  p.  M. 
SATURDAYS  ONLY— An  rain  trip  at  1:50  p.  M. 
SI'.NDAYS— 8:00  A.M. ,9:30  A.M.,  11:00  A.M. ;  2:00  P.M. 
5:00  p.  M.,  6:15  p.  m. 

From  San  Ralael  lor  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS— 6:25  A.   M.,  7:55  A.   M.,  9:80   A.  M. 

12:45  P.M.,  8:40  P.M.,  5:X  P.M. 
SATURDAYS  ONLY— An  extra  trip  at  6:80  p.m. 
SUNDAYS— 8:10  A.M. ,9:40  A.M.,  12:15  p.  M.  1  3:40  P.M. 
5:00  P  M.,6:26  p.  M. 

t-rom  Point  Tiburon  to  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS-6:50A.M.,  8:20  A.M.,  9:55  A.M.;  1:10 
p.  M.,  4:05  p.  M.,  5:£0  p.  M. 
Saturdays  only  an  extra  trip  at  6:55  p.m 
SUNDAYS— 8:35   A.M.,    10:06  a.m.;  12:40  p.m., 
4:05p.m.,  5:30p.m.,  6:60  P.M. 


Leave  h.  f. 


Days. 


Sundays 


Arrive  in  S.  F. 


Destination. 


ISundays 


7:40  a. 
3:30  p. 
5:00  p. 


:00  a.  m. 
30  a.  m 
:00p.  M, 


7:40a.m 
3:30  p.m 


7:40  a.m. 
5:0Op.  m. 


Fulton 
Windsor, 
Heald  sburg 
Mtton  Springs, 
Cloverdale  & 
Way  Stations. 


8:00a.m. 
5:00  p.m 


Petaluma 

and 
Santa  Rosa. 


Hopland 
and  ukiah. 


Guerneville. 


Sonoma  and  10:40a.m. 
Glen  Ellen.    6:05p.m. 


10:40  a.  m 
6:05  P.M 
7:25P.M 


Week 
Days. 


8:50a.m. 
10:30a.m 
6:10p.m. 


7:40a. m    8:O0a.m    Sebastopol  |  10:40a. m    10:30am 
3:30  p.m    5:00  p.m  |    6:05p.m    6:10  p.m 


10:30a.  h 
6:10p.m 


10:30a.m. 
6:10  p.m. 


8:50a.m. 
6:10p.m. 


Stages  connect  at  Santa  Rosa  for  Mark  West 
Springs:  at  Geyserville  for  Skaggs  Springs, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Point  Arena;  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land Springs,  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bay;  at  Hopland 
for  Lakeport;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springs,  Saratoga 
Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Upper  Lake,  Lakeport, 
Willits,  Canto,  Mendocino  City,  Fort  Bragg,  West- 
port,  Usal,  Hydesville  and  Eureka. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To Petaluma,  $1  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  ?2  25;  to 
Healdsburg,  J3  40;  to  Cloverdale,  K60;  to  Hop- 
land,  $5.70;  to  Ukiah,  $6.76:  to  Sebastopol,  $2.70; 
to  Guerneville,  $3.75;  to  Sonoma,  $1.50;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  $1.80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only— 
To  Petaluma,  $1;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $1  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, $2.26;  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ukiah,  $4,50;  to 
Hopland,  $3.80:  to  Sebastopol,  $1.80;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2.50:  to  Sonoma,  $1;  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1.20. 
H.  C.  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  PaBS.  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

TICKET  OFFICES  al  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. __ 

OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  tbis  line,  car- 
rying the  United  States,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
Mails,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

For    Honolulu    Only, 
S.S.  Australia  (3,000 tons)  Tuesday,  March  15, 1892, 
at  2  p.  m. 
For  Honolulu,  Auckland  and  . 
Sydney,  Direct, 
S.  8.  Monowai,  Thursday,  March  31, 1892,  at  3  p.  m. 
For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  office,  327  Mar- 
ket street. 

JOHN  D.  SPRECKELS  &  BROS., 
General  Agents 

ATLANTIC  &  PACIFIC  R.  R. 

(Santa   Fe  Route) 
Trains  Leave  au*  Arrive  at  San  Fraucisco. 
(Market  St.  Ferry.) 


L've  Daily  |        rroin  Nov.  1,  i8tfl.        |  Ar  ve  Daily 


Fast  exp.  via  Mojave 
Atlautic  tixpress 
via  Los  Angeles 


12:15  A.  M. 
8:45  p.  M. 


5:00  p.  M. 
9 .00  A.  M. 


Ticket  Office,  650  Market  St..   Chronicle  Build- 
ing, S.  F.  \V.  A.  BISSELL, 

General  Passenger  Agent. 

CONSUMPTION. 

I  have  a  positive  remedy  for  the  above  disease;  by  its 
use  thousands  of  cases  of  the  worst  kind  and  of  long 
standing  have  been  cured.  Indeed  bo  strong  is  my  faith 
in  its  efficacy,  that  I  w.U  send  two  bottles  free,  with 
a  VALUABLE  TREATISE  on  this  disease  to  any  suf- 
ferer who  will  send  me  their  Express  and  P.  O.  address. 
T.  A.  Slocum,  ftl.  C*.  1S3  Pearl  St.*  N.  T. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  26,  1892. 


THE  "house-warming1'  of  the  Woman's  Exchange,  which  took 
the  form  of  a  reception  to  its  friends  and  patrons,  was  held  on 
Wednesday  afternoon  in  the  new  quarters  on  Post  street.^  The 
afternoon  was  a  bright  sunny  one,  and  from  three  till  five  o'clock 
the  rooms  were  crowded  with  a  fashionable  throng  of  ladies  and 
a  minority  of  gentlemen.  Bright  yellow  flowers,  relieved  hy 
green  ferns  and  foliage,  were  seen  on  all  sides.  The  show  cases 
were  filled  with  exquisite  fancy  work,  while  on  one  side  the 
tables  and  counters  displayed  an  appetizing  array  of  delicious 
looking  cakes,  jams  and  jellies.  The  ladies  in  attendance,  who 
were  all  decked  with  a  bright  yellow  badge,  were  assiduous  in 
their  attentions,  and  hospitably  did  the  honors  of  coffee,  chocolate 
and  cake  to  their  visitors.  Music  was  furnished  by  an  orchestrion. 
Many  and  sincere  were  the  congratulations  offered  to  the  ener- 
getic managers  on  the  success  which  has  attended  their  efforts  in 
thus  developing  to  so  grand  an  issue  this  most  worthy  charity. 
The  ladies  were  all  in  spring  bonnets,  and  what  with  bright 
flowers,  pretty  women  and  merry  ohit-chat  an  agreeable  afternoon 

was  passed. 

The  English  dinner  at  the  Pacific  Yacht  Club  house  in  Sausalito 
last  Saturday  was  a  great  success,  although  in  place  of  the  antici- 
pated boiled  mutton  and  turnips  the  spread  consisted  of  roast 
beef  and  Yorkshire  pudding,  and  the  speeches  which  followed 
the  meal  were  short  and  to  the  point.  Another  banquet  is 
promised  in  April,  and  in  May,  for  the  formal  opening  of  the 
season,  a  variety  of  novelties  are  being  planned,  and  will  no 
doubt  be  carried  out.  Cards  for  the  reception  at  the  San  Francisco 
Verein  Club  last  Saturday  night  were  in  great  demand,  and  it  is 
safe  to  say  that  not  one  of  those  invited  failed  to  respond.  The 
chief  item  of  the  evening's  pleasure  was  the  travesty  on  Romeo 
and  Juliet,  which  was  what  might  be  called  a  howling  success, 
full  of  local  hits  and  absurd  situations,  fvnile  the  grand  ballet  was 
simply  immense.  The  musical  numbers  were  excellent,  and  the 
acting  remarkably  good,  and  though  the  entire  cast  was  received 
with  unstinted  applause,  Leon  Greenbaum  (Juliet)  and  A.  Ehr- 
man  (the  nurse)  carried  off  the  honors.  The  dancing  hall  had 
been  improvised  into  a  theatre,  where  the  performance  took  place. 
At  the  conclusion  of  the  play  the  hall  was  speedily  cleared  of 
seats  for  dancing,  which  after  supper  was  prolonged  until  morn- 
ing.   

Oakland  is  never  very  far  behind  her  sister,  San  Francisco,  in 
the  number  and  attractiveness  of  its  parties.  Indeed,  some  there 
are  who  say  the  gatherings  on  the  other  side  of  the  Bay  are  much 
more  pleasant  than  those  on  this.  Among  those  taking  place 
there  of  late,  few  have  been  more  enjoyable  than  the  reception 
given  by  Mrs.  George  Wheaton  in  honor  of  Mrs.  Legrand  Tib- 
betts,  who,  as  Miss  Folger,  was  esteemed  one  of  Oakland's  fair- 
est daughters,  and  who,  since  her  marriage,  has  resided  on 
the  other  side  of  the  Rocky  Mountains.  She  is  visiting  her 
mother  in  Oakland,  expecting  to  return  home  early  next  month. 
Another  pleasant  party  in  Oakland  was  the  luncheon  given  to  the 
Eothen  Club  by  Mrs.  F.  M.  Smith  at  her  residence  in  East  Oak- 
land yesterday  afternoon,  and  on  Wednesday  last  (Charter  Day 
at  the  University)  a  tea  was  given  in  honor  of  Mrs.  Eliot,  wife  of 
Harvard's  President,  at  the  residence  of  Mrs.  C.  T.  Palmer. 

Entertainments  have  not  been  very  numerous  of  late,  but  those 
which  took  place  have  all  been  enjoyable.  Particularly  so  was 
the  reception  given  by  Mrs.  Dearing  at  her  residence  on  Hayes 
street  on  Tuesday  evening  in  honor  of  the  Nightingale  Club.  The 
lunch  given  by  Mrs.  J.  F.  Foster,  at  which  Miss  Severance  was 
the  guest  of  honor,  was  anotbing#charming  affair.  Violets  were 
the  chosen  flower,  and  that  color  was  the  dominating  one,  and 
the  other  guests,  with  the  exception  of  the  young  matrons,  were 
all  young  ladies.  Still  another  was  the  usual  monthly  reception 
and  dance  at  Angel  Island,  at  which  General  Alger  and  his 
daughters  were  welcome  guests.  Mrs.  Shatter  received  the  visitors, 
assisted  by  other  ladies  of  the  post.  Mention  must  also  be  made 
of  the  orange  lunch  given  by  Mrs.  A.  R.  Wells,  and  of  the  informal 
musicale  of  Mrs.  Tobin  and  her  daughter,  Miss  Beatrice  Tobin,  on 
Saturday  afternoon  of  last  week. 

Banquets  have  been  in  order  this  week,  President  Eliot  of  Har- 
vard being  the  guest  in  whose  honor  most  of  them  were  given. 
The  Harvard  Club  led  off  with  one  to  their  distinguished  edu- 
cator, in  the  maple  room  of  the  Palace  Hotel,  on  Tuesday  even- 
ng,  the  supper  partaken  of  at  the  University  Club  at  the  close 
of  its  reception  the  evening  before  having  been  an  informal  one. 
On  Wednesday  evening  the  Berkeley  Club  of  Oakland  were  Pro- 
fessor Eliot's  host  at  another;  last  evening  the  Unitarian  Club 
banquet  was  given  at  the  California  Hotel,  and  to-night  the  Fac- 
ulty of  the  University  of  California  will  banquet  Professor  Eliot 
at  the  Palace  Hotel.  That  gentleman  was  on  Thursday  the  guest 
of  General  Graham,  at  the  Presidio,  where  a  parade  and  review  of 
the  troops  was  one  of  the  attentions  offered  for  his  entertain- 
ment. 


Our  belles  are  disappointed  that  the  big  English  ship  }Yarspite, 
which  should  be  in  our  harbor  about  this  time,  is  to  give  us  the 
go-by,  and  proceed  direct  to  Vancouver  Island.  The  brief  visit 
she  paid  San  Francisco  last  year  is  full  of  agreeable  recollections, 
and  a  repetition  of  hospitalities  at  the  hands  of  Admiral  Hotbam 
and  bis  officers  were  anticipated  with  pleasure.  However,  the 
cruiser  Yorktown  has  arrived,  the  Boston  is  en  route  and  the  French 
man  of  war  Champlaine  will  also  be  here  ere  long,  so  there  is  every 
prospect  of  there  being  no  lack  of  bright  buttons  in  these  parts. 
Coronado  appears  to  be  gaining  ground  rapidlv  as  a  winter  and 
early  spring  resort,  and  life  has  apparently  been  very  gay  there  of 
late  with  dances,  especially  while  the  men-of-war  were  in  port  at 
San  Diego.  There  have  been  crowds  of  western  tourists 
there  also,  and  many  San  Franciscans  whose  visits  have  been  of 
several  weeks'  duration. 


Probably  one  of  the  most  novel  entertainments  attempted  for 
some  time  will  be  the  doll's  fete  which  is  to  be  given  by  the  la- 
dies of  St.  John's  Presbyterian  Church  during  the  first  week  in 
April,  inasmuch  as  the  "  dolls"  will  all  be  represented  by  some 
charming  young  misses  and  young  men,  who  will  be  very  much 
alive,  and  form  some  attractive  groups  and  beautiful  pictures. 
Another  charity  entertainment  to  look  forward  to  later,  rather  far 
in  the  future  it  must  be  admitted,  will  be  a  concert  by  the  Saturday 
Morning  Orchestra,  which  those  young  ladies  have  kindly  offered 
to  give  for  the  benefit  of  the  Maria  Kip  Orphanage  about  the 
middle  of  next  November,  at  the  Grand  Opera  House.  Also,  in 
November,  Professor  Rose wald's  opera  of  "He's  She"  will  be 
performed  for  the  benefit  of  the  Woman's  Exchange. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Will  Crocker  are  at  home  again  from  their  visit  to 
the  Crocker  ranch  at  Santa  Barbara,  Mrs.  James  Robinson  has 
returned  froui  her  trip  to  Coronaiio.  Mrs.  Flood  and  Miss  Jenny 
have  left  San  Jose  and  are  at  their  villa,  near  Menlo  Park.  Miss 
Bessie  Shreve  is  back  again  in  San  Francisco  after  a  delightful 
visit  to  friends  at  Los  Angeles  and  vicinity.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  P. 
Hale,  who  have  been  spending  a  couple  of  months  in  Mexico, 
arrived  at  the  Occidental  hotel  early  in  the  week.  The  Stuith- 
Brown-Messer  party,  who  have  been  doing  Southern  California 
very  thoroughly,  and  enjoyed  their  trip  exceedingly,  are  back 
again  in  San  Francisco. 

Charity  entertainments  for  the  Easter  season  are  commencing 
to  assume  proportions,  and  are  increasing  rapidly  in  number. 
Prominent  among  them  will  be  the  al  fresco  fete  of  the  Woman's 
Exchange,  and  another  will  be  the  "  Festival  of  Days  "  at  Irving 
Hall,  which  will  be  for  the  benefit  of  St.  Pauls  Episcopal  Church, 
and  under  the  management  of  a  number  of  ladies  of  that  organ- 
ization. 

Stanford  parlor,  N.  S.  G,  W..  has  joined  the  ranks  of  those  or- 
ganizations which  give  "  ladies'  nights,"  and  their  initial  gather- 
ing of  that  character  took  place  last  week.  It  consisted  of  an 
enjoyable  programme  of  vocal  and  instrumental  music,  which 
was  followed  by  dancing  for  several  hour3.  It  is  understood 
that  a  series  of  like  entertainments  will  follow  in  rapid  succes- 
sion. 

Mrs.  Pacheco,  who  arrived  from  Central  America  last  week,  has 
been  visiting  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Wilt  Tevis,  at  Bakersfield,  during 
the  week.  Mrs.  Pacheco  expresses  herself  as  highly  pleased  with 
Guatemala  and  its  people,  among  whom  she  has  spent  the  past 
three  months.  Upun  the  arrival  of  Minister  Pacheco,  by  the  next 
steamer  from  Panama,  she  will  accompany  him  East,  where  they 
will  spend  his  leave  of  absence. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fearon,  of  New  York,  arrived  a  few  days  since 
and  are  at  the  Colonial.  Mr.  Fearjn  sails  to-day  on  a  business 
trip  to  China,  and  during  his  absence  Mrs.  Fearon  will  remain  in 
San  Francisco  on  a  visit  to  her  mother,  Mrs.  Torbert.  Mrs.  Ad- 
miral Belknap  and  her  daughter  are  looked  for  by  the  next 
steamer  from  China. 

The  engagement  of  Miss  Gussie  Fuegel  and  Rudolph  Crest,  of 
East  Oakland,  is  announced,  and  the  nuptials  will  take  place  in 
the  very  near  future.  Miss  Fujgel,  besides  being  one  of  the  hand- 
somest young  ladies  in  Oakland,  is  very  accomplished,  and  has 
shone  quite  brilliantly  as  a  musical  star  during  recent  entertain- 
ments. 

Requiem  high  mass  will  be  held  in  several  of  the  local  Catholic 
Churches  on  tne  30th  inst.,  for  the  repose  of  the  soul  of  Mrs. 
Anna  Lucy  Murphy,  wife  of  D.  T.  Murphy,  who  died  at  her  resi- 
dence in  London  on  March  30,  1891.  The  Misses  Murphy  are 
now  in  the  city,  having  recently  arrived  from  Europe. 


Mrs.  Diana  E.  Tewksbury  and  her  niece,  Miss  Cornelia  8. 
Blake,  of  Portland,  Maine,  who  crossed  the  continent  by  way  of 
Mexico,  where  they  spent  several  weeks,  are  domiciled  at  the 
Palace  Hotel  until  June  1st.  This  is  the  third  winter  that  these 
ladies  bave  passed  in  San  Francisco. 

Miss  Aileen  Ivers'  friends  regret  that  she  has  elected  to  remain 
in  New  York  instead  of  accompanying  her  mother  on  that  lady's 
visit  to  the  Coast,  especially  as  soon  after  Mrs.  Ivers  returns  East 
she  and  Miss  Aileen  will  again  sail  for  Europe,  and  will  pass  the 
summer  months  on  the  continent. 


.  1892. 


SAX  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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Mrs.  Austin  Sperry  bn  »iletl  on  her  health-seeking  trip  f.-r  tb« 
Samlwich  Islands.  Mr.  and  Mn  ■  \  Bprscksli  toco  ro  pan  led 
by  MtmLortlD*  Sprockets,  departed  Baal  ward  la*t  Batnrday,  and 
•xpaol  t-»  ablda  the  next  six  months  between  Lbs  Atlantic 
the  Continent  and  R  a  rope.  Col.  .in  I  Mr-  \V  II  Chamberlain 
left  for  the  Kast  on  Sunday 


Baggage  Notice. 


Mrs.  O.  O.  Burgesv  who  returns!  from  Monterey  last  week 
much  I  m  pro  rod  in  health  by  her  brief  slay  there,  is  anticipating 
with  pleasure  the  coming  of  her  plater,  sirs.  Bpaoldlng.  who  will 
arrive  from  Honolulu  about  the  first  of  April  on  a  visit  to  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  Hurgcss. 

Arrivals  from  the  Baal  Incln  le  Captain  and  Mrs.  Glass,  who 
will  reside  at  Mare  Island.  Captain  Glass  having  been  recently 
ordered  there.  Mrs.  Ed.  Steven?  ha*  also  arrived  from  New  York 
on  a  visit  10  her  mother,  Mrs.  C.  L  Weller.  and  is  with  her  at  the 
Bella  Vista. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  L.  Tubbs  will  leave  town  during  the  first  week 
in  April  for  their  lovely  country  home  near  Caltstoga.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  George  Loomis  will  spend  the  coming  months  at  Menlo 
Park,  whither  Mrs.  Loomis  will  depart  in  about  ten  days. 

Many  people  anticipate  an  enjoyable  trip  to  the  Yosemite-  The 
roads  are  now  open,  and  the  stages  are  making  regular  trips.  The 
stage  ride  is  very  enjoyable,  the  country-side  being  beautiful  in 
the  garb  of  early  spring. 

The  mi-care  me  dance  at  Mrs.  Jewett's  was  a  pleasant  affair, 
as  most  of  her  parties  are.  The  floral  decorations,  music  and 
supper  could  scarcely  have  been  improved  upon,  and  there  was 
a  large  number  of  friends  present  to  enjoy  theiu  all. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Willey  gave  an  »  at  home  "  concert  at  their  resi- 
dence on  Pine  street  last  night.  The  programme  was  partici- 
pated in  by  a  number  of  well-known  people,  and  was  very  en- 
joyable. 

This  has  been  a  week  of  theatre  parties,  of  which  the  Bostoniaua 
received  the  giant's  share,  but  at  both  the  Baldwin  and  California 
one  or  more  have  been  seen  every  evening. 

Colonel  Sam  Mayer's  friends,  and  they  are  legion,  have  heartily 
welcomed  that  gentleman's  reappearance  at  his  old  haunts  again 
after  his  late  serious,  and  at  one  time  feared  fatal,  illness. 

Society  will  probably  take  great  interest  in  the  seventh  serai- 
annual  flower  show  of  the  State  Floral  Society,  arrangements  for 
which  are  now  being  made.     The  show  will  open  in  May. 

Mrs.  S.  J.  Bowen  and  her  daughter,  Miss  Mary  Bowen,  will 
spend  the  summer  abroad,  leaving  here  in  a  couple  of  weeks  for 
the  East,  and  later  will  sail  for  Europe. 

Mr.  W.  H.  Howard,  who  so  recentlypaid  San  Francisco  a  busi- 
ness visit,  has  rejoined  his  family  in  Paris,  which  city  they  have 
for  the  last  year  made  their  place  of  residence. 

The  first  anniversary  ball  of  the  Lakeside  Social  Club  was  held 
on  Thursday  evening  in  the  Elite  Hall,  Oakland.  A  large  throng  of 
members  and  invited  guests  was  present. 

Mrs.  Lizzie  F.  Thomas  and  I),  F.  Oliver  were  married  on 
Wednesday  evening  at  the  residence  of  the  bride's  parents  in 
Fruitvale. 


Mrs.  Henry  Wetherbee,  who  returns  to  her  pretty  home  in 
Fruitvale  early  next  month,  will  have  friends  from  the  East  visit- 
ing her  during  the  spring  and  summer. 

Petaluraa  society  is  just  now  excited  over  the  presence  in  the 
village  on  the  creek  of  an  heiress  who  is  vegetating  there,  in 
preparation  for  a  long  course  in  this  gay  metropolis. 

The  popular  Tom  Dargie,  and  his  equally  popular  wife,  nee  Bes- 
sie Sedgwick,  have  been  receiving  the  congratulations  of  their 
friends  upon  the  birth  of  a  daughter. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Andrew  Foreman  arrived  home  on  the  last  Aus- 
tralian steamer  after  a  most  enjoyable  visit  of  five  months  among 
relatives  in  Melbourne,  Adelaide  and  Auckland. 

It  is  said  that  the  engagement  of  Miss  Wickersham,  of  Peta- 
luma,  to  a  prominent  lawyer  of  that  interesting  burg  will  soon  be 
announced. 

Mrs.  W.  H.  Keith  and  Miss  Eliza  D.  Keith  have  returned  to 
their  home  at  the  Bella  Vista,    after  a  week's  stay  at  the  Geysers. 

Emil  Carlsen,  who  went  to  New  York  some  months  since,  has 
been  very  ill  in  Gotham,  and  will  probably  soon  return  here. 

George  Nagle  will  leave  for  China  and  Japan  early  in  April. 
He  will  pass  the  winter  in  London. 

The  date  for  the  marriage  of  Miss  Fanny  Morrison  to  Mr. 
Weller  is  set  for  April  19th. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  Schmieden  have  chosen  the  Hotel  Rafael 
as  their  abiding  place  for  the  summer. 

A  twilight  party  is  to  be  given  by  the  Elite  Social  Club  in  Oak- 
land on  All  Fools'  Day. 


W.  It.  Hearst  left  for  Europe  yesterday. 


Felix. 


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COSTIKYAN    COLLECTION 


ORIENTAL  RUGS, 
ANTIQUE  FURNITURE, 
RARE    BRIC-A-BRAC, 
EMBROIDERIES, 
ETC., 

IS  NOW  BEING  SOLD 

AT    AUCTION, 

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This  collection  is  the  most  magnificent  yet  dis- 
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importation,  and  the  display  is  simply  GRAND. 
The  sale  will  continue  according  to  Catalogue 
until  Thursday.  Daily  at  11  A.  M.  and  2:30 
P.  M.  At  the  close  of  the  sale  Mr.  Costikyan 
leaves  for  the  East  and  t.ience  to  Europe.  Mr. 
Robert  MeCann,  of  New  York,  will  conduct 
this   sale. 

TEVIS    &    FISHER,    Auctioneers. 


TO   LET    IN    ALAMEDA. 

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every  modern  convenience.  Rent  $65.  References  re- 
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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


March  26,  1892. 


THS    CRISIS    IN    GERMANY. 


THE  Cabinet  crisis  in  Germany,  which  was  long  ago  foreseen, 
has  arrived.  Chancellor  von  Caprivi  has  resigned  as  Prussian 
Prime  Minister,  and  his  withdrawal  from  the  Chancellorship  of 
the  Empire  is  only  a  question  of  time.  The  cause  of  the  Cabinet 
crisis  is  found  in  the  opposition  by  a  majority  of  the  Prussian 
Representatives  to  the  odious  religious  education  bill  drawn  up 
by  Count  Zedlitx,  and  inspired  by  William  II,  himself.  The  bill 
is  such  that,  as  has  often  been  pointed  oat  in  this  column,  its  ac- 
ceptance by  the  Diet  would  incite  the  German  people  almost  to 
revolt,  and  nothing  proves  the  near-sightedness  of  the  Emperor 
and  his  present  Chancellor  more  than  that  they  ever  hoped  to 
enforce  the  passing  of  that  bill.  If  they  had  been  in  feeling  with 
the  German  people  they  would  have  foreseen  that  nothing  would 
sooner  exhaust  German  patience  than  an  attempt  to  destroy  re- 
ligious liberty  and  freedom  of  thought.  History  has  shown  that 
the  Germans  are  by  no  means  prone  to  revolt,  and  prefer  a  grad- 
ual evolution  of  the  social  and  political  institutions  to  sudden  and 
violent  alterations.  History,  however,  has  also  shown  that, 
whenever  the  Germans  were  aroused  to  a  forcible  opposition 
against  their  rulers  and  Government,  such  opposition  was  not 
caused  so  much  by  high  taxes  or  unfavorable  conditions  of  life, 
or  by  severe  laws,  as  by  an  interference  with  the  intellectual  de- 
velopment of  the  nation  and  the  violation  of  its  ideals.  The 
German,  in  average,  will  remain  loyal  to  his  rulers  for  an  incred- 
ible length  of  time,  as  long  as  the  latter  does  not  meddle  with 
his  higher  aspirations.  But  when  these  are  jeopardized,  he  is 
sure  to  make  a  firm  front  against  his  antagonists  and  show  open 
defiance,  or  he  will  leave  his  home  and  hearth  and  emigrate, 
rather  than  submit  to  that  which  he  considers  the  only  real 
slavery,  namely,  the  slavery  of  the  mind. 

A  WEEK  ago  it  looked  as  though  President  Harrison  would 
have  a  walk-over  at  Minneapolis,  but  now  there  may  be  heard 
whisperings  among  Republicans  here  in  San  Francisco  that  possi- 
bly it  would  be  better  policy  to  nominate  Governor  William  Mc- 
Kinley  of  Ohio  than  to  re-nominate  President  Harrison.  McKin- 
Iey's  victory  over  Governor  Campbell  last  year  has  not  been  for- 
gotten, and  there  is  evidently  a  strong  undercurrent  of  Republican 
sentiment  in  his  favor.  McKinley  is  a  genuine  representative  of 
the  policy  of  protection,  and  it  is  by  no  means  impossible  that  he 
may  receive  the  Republican  nomination. 

AN  assessment  of  ten  cents  per  share  has  been  levied  on  Ken- 
tuck,  and  one  of  fifty    cents  per  share  on    Hale  &  Norcross. 
The  delinquent  sale  of  Sierra  Nevada  took  place  on  Thursday. 

For  Debilitated  Men!  If  you  desire  to  be  restored  to  complete 
vigor  and  manhood,  promptly,  permanently  and  cheaply,  we  will 
send  you  full  particulars  (sealed)  of  a  reliable,  unfailing  Home 
Treatment  free.  No  electric  nonsense,  no  stomach  drugging. 
Address  Albion  Pharmacy  Co.,  Box  L,  Albion.  Mich. 

Good    Cooking 

Is  one  of  the  chief  blessings  of  every  home.  To  always  insure  good 
custards,  puddings,  sauces,  etc.,  use  Gail  Borden  "  Eagle"  Brand 
Condensed  Milk.  Directions  on  the  label.  Sold  by  your  grocer  and 
druggist. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Hale  &  Norcross  Silver  Mining  Co. 

Locatiou  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Virginia  Mining  District,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  held 
on  the  24th  day  of  March,   1892,   an  assessment  (No.  101)  of  Fifty  Cents 

fier  share  was  levied  on  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,   payable 
mmediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  company,  room  58,  Nevada  Block,  No  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 
Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
Thursday,  the  28lh  Day  of  Apr1!.  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  aucti»n;  and,   unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will   be  sold   on  FRIDAY,  the  twentieth    day   of    May,    1892,    to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

A.  B.  THOMPSON,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  58,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309   Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 


DELINQUENT  SALE  NOTICE. 


Behring  Sea  Packing  Company, 

Location  of  principal  place  of  busiuesst^-San  Francisco,  California.    Lo- 
cation of  cannery—  Ugashik  River,  A'aska. 

NOTICE.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  described  stock,  on 
account  of  assessment  (No.  1),  levied  on  the  13th  day  of  February,  1892,  the 
several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders: 
Name,  No.  Certificate.        No.  Shares.      Amount. 

C.A.Johnson  . .  .     l  50  $50 

C.  A.  John- on 2  340  340 

Chas.  Carlson 7  30  30 

P.  Wickauder 9  30  30 

C.  Lundberg...    .  12  390  390 

And  in  accurdauce  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  rxade 
on  the  13th  day  of  February,  1892,  so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  such 
stock  as  may  be  necessary  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  ine  office  of  the 
oompauy,  No  9  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Gal.,  on  Friday,  the  15th  day 
of  April,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  m.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale. 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 


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Vol  XLIV. 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  APRIL  2,  1892. 


Number  14. 


Printed  and  Published  firry  Saturday  by  the  Proprietor,  Frederick 
Marriott,  Flood  Building,  Fourth  and  Market  Streets,  San  Fran- 
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TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


Page 
Editorial  Brevities  1 

Leading  articles  : 

The  Seat  Controversy         2 

The  European  Situation  ...     .      2 
The  World's  Fair  Commission  .    2 

Anarchist-  in  France 3 

For  a  Worthy  Cause  .3 

Immorality  in  H:ch  Life    3 

The  Municipal  Campaign    3 

Literary  Criticism      4 

A  Tramp  for  a  Nitrht  A 

Fair  Oak'and  Bread  Winners    ...    4 

Cnaracter  in  Colors  4 

The  People  Want  Cleveland  5 

Sparks 6 

Getting  Fat  (Di  Vernon)  7 

Pleasnre's  Wand 8-9 

Tennis  and  Baseball  News 9 

An  Air-Drawn  Dagger  (Story)  ..10-11 

The  Wom^n  Loafer 12 

O'Connor  as  a  Correspondent        12 
The  Philosophy  of  Crime 13 


Page 

The  Looker- On      14-15 

Financial  Review 16 

Town  Crier  .   17 

Real  Property     18 

The  Bourse  and  Underwriter  ...     19 

The  Same  Here  (Poetry) 20 

For  Feminine  Art 20 

Spurgeon's  Wit  20 

Amy  Crocker's  First  Love  21 

Scientific  aud  Useful 22 

The  Rose  Jar 73 

A  Rondolet  (Poetry) 24 

The  Curse  of  Josie  Clark  24 

A  Leap  Year  Romance    24 

Vanities  25 

World,  Flesh  and  Devil 26 

Sunbeams 27 

Ta-ra  ra  Boom-de-ray    27 

"  Biz"— Summary  of  the  Markets.  28 

Society    30-31 

Comments  on  Foreign  Affairs 32 


A  WELL-KNOWN    sporting    man    says  if  the  Sullivan-Corbett 
fight  will  take  place  on  a  kite-shaped  ring,  he  will  pile  all  his 
wealth  on  the  San  Francisco  boy. 

HOWELL  OSBORNE  describes  his  new  flame  as  "  a  perfect  in- 
strument of  love  that  is  always  in  tune."  It  won't  take  much 
of  Howell's  playing  to  make  the  notes  of  this  perfect  instrument 
rather  flat. 

THE  Lower  California  8ulphur  Mining  and  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany has  been  organized  in  New  York  with  a  capital  of 
$1,000,000  for  the  purpose  of  mining,  shipping,  reducing  and 
manufactaring  sulphur,  aluminium,  etc. 

THE  remarkable  tariff  debate  now  pending  has  insured  free  raw 
materia!.  No  party  platform  that  does  not  explicitly  prom- 
ise tbat  reform  can  carry  New  York  or  any  of  the  New  England 
States.     Tariff  reform  is  now  centered  around  that  point. 

THE  members  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  the  Board  of  Super- 
visors have  committed  political  suicide.  The  other  day  when 
Dr.  Cogswell  demanded  that  the  two  additional  fountains  which 
he  has  presented  to  the  city  be  erected,  or  returned  t<>  him,  they 
failed  to  return  the  monstrosities. 

WHERE,  but  in  California,  could  two  convicts,  almost  within 
reach  of  a  guard,  fight  a  duel  with  knives  within  one  of  the 
prison  buildings?  It  is  an  unpleasant  commentary  on  the  man- 
agement of  the  State  Prison  at  San  Quentin  that  the  disgraceful 
affair  of  Wednesday  last  took  place.  Warden  Hale  needs  some 
new  guards. 

BOSTON  has  a  new  fad— painting  statuary.  A  most  life-like 
flesh  tint  has  been  given  to  Venus,  and  "  improvements"  have 
also  been  made  in  the  appearance  of  other  works  of  art.  It  is  an 
old  fad  with  us.  For  many  years  our  statues  and  statutes  have 
been  painted  very  liberally  with  whitewash  brushes.  So  have 
the  men  that  made  the  statutes. 

THE  University  of  California  is  in  urgent  need  of  a  President, 
but  there  is  little  prospect  of  securing  such  a  man  as  the  in- 
stitution needs,  so  long  as  it  remains  under  the  control  of  a  Board 
of  Regents  like  the  present  one.  With  a  very  few  exceptions,  the 
Regents  are  entirely  devoid  of  the  scholastic  instinct  and  sympa- 
thy which  ought  to  underlie  the  actions  of  the  governing  body  of 
a  great  educational  center.  They  are  very  good  business  men, 
so  far  as  the  investment  of  the  University  funds  is  concerned, 
but  when  it  comes  to  fostering  educational  purposes  and  building 
up  the  University  on  a  broad  basis,  they  are  wholly  incompetent 
because  they  are  wholly  ignorant  of  what  a  university  should  be. 
A  great  educator,  such  as  the  president  of  a  university  should  be, 
would  be  very  sby  of  putting  himself  under  the  control  of  a  Board 
of  Regents  so  constituted. 


NICARAGUA  canal  prospects  have  been  materially  advanced 
by  the  State  Convention  held  in  this  city  during  the  past 
week.  When  to  the  public  sentiment  thus  created  is  added  the 
fact  tbat  John  W.  Mackay.  Austin  Corbin,  H.  (i.  Flagler  and  An- 
drew Carnegie  have  interested  themselves  in  the  enterprise,  it  is 
certain  tbat  it  is  on  a  solid  footing,  and  may  well  appeal  to  Con- 
gress for  national  aid  under  proper  limitations. 


NO  one  questions  the  honesty,  enthusiasm  and  sincerity  of  M. 
M.  Estee  in  any  cause  be  may  espouse,  but  he  has  a  shock- 
ing disregard  for  the  best  usage  of  the  English  language.  When 
he  coined  the  word  "  vitalest"  the  other  day,  the  newspaper  gang 
glared  at  him.  This  was  not  as  bad,  however,  as  ex-Prosecuting 
Attorney  Long,  who  once  said  :  "  That  was  a  peculiar  case,  but 
this  is  peculiarer."  People  who  draw  their  sustenance  from 
the  public  treasury  do  not  have  to  pay  any  attention  to  the  laws 
that  govern  the  use  of  a  language. 


WHEN  a  workingman  comes  to  think  he  is  an  orator,  his 
sphere  of  usefulness  is  generally  much  impaired  in  one  di- 
rection without  being  increased  in  any  other.  At  the  Nicaragua 
Canal  Convention  a  representative  of  one  of  the  labor  organiza- 
tions, who  was  manifestly  loaded  with  a  speech,  fired  it  off,  and 
when  the  smoke  had  blown  away,  it  was  found  that  he  was 
objecting  to  the  canal  because  he  did  not  consider  that  sufficient 
provision  had  been  made  for  labor.  Nobody  seemed  to  under- 
stand just  what  he  meant,  nor  has  the  problem  been  solved  up  to 
the  present  time. 

THERE  has  been  a  very  lively  scramble  in  the  local  camp  of 
the  Republicans  this  past  week,  to  get  back  inside  the  breast- 
works in  time  to  prepare  for  an  attack  from  the  enemy.  The  two 
factions,  led  by  Burns  on  one  side  and  Crimmins  and  Kelly  on 
the  other,  got  into  such  a  desperate  row  that  there  was  really 
danger  of  a  repetition  of  the  Kilkennycat  episode,  but  they 
managed,  after  a  hard  struggle,  to  compose  their  differences,  at 
least,  to  outward  seeming,  and  to  assume  an  air  of  harmony. 
The  wise  in  such  matters  predict,  however,  that  the  war  will 
break  out  again,  as  the  peace  is  hollow  and  the  truce  only  tem- 
porary. 

THERE  seems  to  be  a  reasonable  prospect  of  a  cleaning  out  of 
those  Augean  stables,  the  Police  Courts  of  this  city.  The 
clerk  of  one  of  these  courts  has  been  dismissed  and  the  clerk  of 
another  is  under  fire,  and  a  "capper"  for  the  shysters  has 
been  convicted  of  vagrancy  and  sent  to  prison.  It  is  quite  time 
that  something  were  done  to  relieve  the  city  from  the  odiurn 
which  has  attached  to  these  courts  for  so  long  a  time,  and  has  made 
the  term  Police  Court  synonymous  with  the  London  Old  Bailey  in 
the  days  before  judicial  reform  in  England.  The  pull  has  been 
more  powerful  than  law  and  justice  for  entirely  too  long  a  period. 


A  YOUNG  man  named  Charles  Cessley  on  Saturday  last  en- 
tered the  office  of  Dr.  Robert  E.  Bunker  of  this  city  and 
offered  for  $20  to  sell  his  body,  delivery  to  be  made  after  his 
death.  He  asked  for  an  advance  of  five  dollars  on  the  purchase 
price.  He  was  suffering  from  an  incurable  disease,  and  notwith- 
standing all  his  efforts,  had  tried  in  vain  to  find  some  work.  Some 
people  may  regard  bis  plan  of  obtaining  means  not  only  as  grue- 
some, but  also  as  immoral.  They  should  not  forget,  however, 
that  thousands  of  tbeir  fellow-beings,  not  only  in  this  city,  but  in 
other  parts  of  the  world,  were,  and  are  ready,  under  much  less 
trying  circumstances,  to  sell  not  only  their  bodies,  but  their  souls. 

WHEN  Mr.  Leeds,  of  the  Traffic  Association,  undertook  to  an- 
swer Railroad  Commissioner  Rea,  he  made  the  serious  mis- 
take of  losing  his  temper  and  descending  to  personalities.  The 
issue  as  to  freights  and  fares  is  not  a  personal  issue  between  Mr. 
Leeds  and  Mr.  Rea.  They  agree  on  certain  points  and  disagree 
on  others,  but  it  ought  not  to  be  necessary  to  point  out  to  a  busi- 
ness man  of  Mr.  Leeds'  experience  that  nothing  is  ever  gained  by 
imputing  improper  or  unworthy  motives  to  a  public  official  unless 
to  lay  the  foundation  for  a  legal  prosecution.  It  is  universally 
conceded  tbat  Mr.  Rea's  presentation  of  the  attitude  of  the  Railroad 
Commission  was  so  clear  and  strong  as  to  be  unanswerable.  Per- 
haps it  was  because  it  could  not  be  answered  that  Mr.  Leeds  for- 
got himself,  and  substituted  abuse  for  argument. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  2,  1892. 


THE    SEAL    CONTROVERSY. 


THE  official  announcement  that  Lord  Salisbury  has  consented 
to  a  renewal  of  the  modus  tivendi  in  the  matter  of  the  pro- 
tection of  the  fur  seals  in  Behring  Sea  for  the  coming  season, 
ought  not  surprise  anyone  who  is  familiar  with  the  details  of  this 
question.  The  News  Letteh  some  time  ago  intimated  that  the 
modus  Vivendi  would  be  resumed  this  year,  pending  the  final 
settlement  of  the  question  of  our  rights  in  Behring  Sea  by  a  board 
of  arbitrators  to  be  appointed  by  the  joint  action  of  the  United 
States  and  England. 

In  point  of  fact,  there  is  no  difference  of  opinion  existing  be- 
tween this  country  and  England  ill  the  matter  of  protection  of 
the  fur  seal.  It  is  conceded  that  the  real  interests  at  stake  are 
identical.  But  in  order  to  propitiate  a  small  and  insignificant 
body  of  subjects  of  her  Britannic  Majesty,  residing  in  British  Co- 
lumbia, Lord  Salisbury  has  manifestly  been  compelled  to  assume 
a  position  which  not  only  his  calmer  judgment  would  reject  as 
untenable,  but  which  the  whole  civilized  world  looks  upon  as  un- 
reasonable and  unjust.  It  is  true  that  among  the  unquestionable 
rights  of  mankind  in  the  open  sea  is  that  of  fishing.  The  fish 
that  live  in  the  open  sea  are  common  property,  liable  to  capture 
by  any  nation,  without  restraint,  until  they  wander  within  the 
jurisdictional  limits  of  a  nation,  as  prescribed  by  international 
law.  But  as  international  law  is  based  upon  the  broad  principles 
of  universal  comity — and  the  determination  of  all  civilized 
nations  to  do  what  is  right,  irrespective  of  legal  quibbles  or  pre- 
cedents— it  follows  that  when  the  pursuit  of  any  industry  assumes 
such  proportions  oris  carried  on  in  such  manner  as  to  leave  no 
doubt  in  the  minds  of  unprejudiced  observers  that  mankind  in 
general  is  in  danger  of  injury,  it  should  be  stopped.  The  Cana 
dians  base  their  defense  for  polagic  sealing  upon  the  grounds  that 
outside  of  the  usually  accepted  limit  of  three  miles,  the  sea  is 
free.  The  term  "free  sea"  as  applied  to  portions  of  the  ocean  out- 
side of  the  three-mile  limit  is  merely  a  figure  of  speech,  and  has 
no  bearing  on  the  present  question.  When  England  found  it 
necessary,  for  the  peace  of  Europe  and  the  general  welfare  of 
mankind,  to  confine  Napoleon  I.  to  the  Island  of  Elba  and  to 
forbid  all  vessels  from  approaching  or  hovering  near  the  island 
nearer  than  eight  leagues,  no  question  was  raised  by  other  nations, 
because  it  was  evident  that  the  peace  of  Europe  depended  for  the 
time  being  upon  the  seclusion  of  this  disturbing  factor.  It  is 
begging  the  question  for  the  friends  of  Canadian  poachers  to  as- 
sert at  this  late  date  that  England's  action  in  this  case  would  not 
have  been  sustained  by  the  Courts  of  Westminster.  It  is  enough 
to  know  that  the  whole  civilized  world  looked  on  and  approved, 
to  enable  the  United  States  now  to  assume  a  similar  position,  in 
order  to  protect  an  industry  which  is  manifestly  in  danger  of 
destruction  by  the  action  of  a  very  small  and  reckless  body  of 
men. 

Throughout  this  now  famous  controversy  the  United  States 
Government,  irrespective  of  the  political  party  in  power,  has 
acted  in  the  most  dignified  and  circumspect  manner.  Every 
effort  has  been  made  and  every  opportunity  offered  to  furnish  in- 
formation as  to  the  habits  of  the  fur  seal  which  would  tend  to 
elucidate  the  vexed  question.  The  time  has  now  arrived  when 
debates  must  cease  and  action  begin.  The  occasion  and  necessity 
for  self-defense,  each  nation  must  judge  for  itself,  since  there  is  no 
common  tribunal  to  appeal  to  and  no  redress  to  be  obtained,  ex- 
cept such  as  it  shows  itself  able  and  determined  to  exact.  With 
the  mass  of  testimony  in  our  favor  the  United  States  may  safely 
enter  into  an  agreement  to  award  damages  to  Canadian  sealers 
whose  voyages  may  be  interrupted  by  our  cruisers  in  case  the  deci- 
sion of  the  board  of  arbitration  should  be  adverse  to  our  claims ;  but 
meanwhile  Behring  Sea  and  the  Aleutian  Islands  should  be  policed 
by  a  force  of  vessels  sufficient  to  prevent  a  repetition  of  last  year's 
work,  when,  in  spite  of  the  existing  restriction,  the  poachers 
succeeded  in  taking  more  than  15,000  seals,  and  thereby  destroy- 
ing, according  to  the  best  of  authorities,  more  than  four  times 
that  number,  by  reason  of  the  destructive  and  inhuman  method 
of  capturing  the  animals. 


SENATOR  HILL  has  given  a  very  decided  negative  to  the  as- 
sertion made  not  long  ago  by  some  Michigan  Democrats,  that 
he  would  not  be  a  candidate  for  the  Presidency.  He  says  that 
there  will  be  but  two  candidates  before  the  Chicago  Convention, 
Cleveland  and  himself,  and  intimates  that  he  has  enlisted  for  the 
war.  And  why  not  ?  He  has  demonstrated  his  ability  to  carry 
New  York,  and  that  is  a  trump  card  in  a  Democratic  Convention. 
At  the  same  time,  Cleveland  is  developing  strength  just  now 
which  makes  him  a  formidable  competitor  of  the  Elmira  states- 
man. 

THE  Democratic  party  has  shown  a  great  deal  of  political 
sagacity  in  postponing  action  on  the  free  coinage  bill  until 
after  the  Presidential  election.  Whether  the  measure  be  right  or 
wrong,  it  would  confuse  the  campaign  and  divert  public  atten- 
tion from  the  assaults  which  will  be  made  on  the  McKinley  tariff 
and  the  extravagance  of  the  Billion  Dollar  Congress.  There  is  no 
pressing  demand  for  free  coinage,  and  it  would  be  much  better  to 
discuss  it  in  an  off  year,  when  there  is  no  national  election  pend- 
ing. 


THE     WORLD'S    FAIR    COMMISSION. 


AT  last  it  seems  that  something  practical  is  about  to  be  done  by 
the  State  Board  toward  forwarding  the  interests  of  California 
at  the  Wur'd'd  Expcs'tion  at  Chicago.  It  is  proposed  to  hold  a 
World's  Fair  exhibit,  under  the  auspices  of  the  World's  Fair  Com- 
mission and  the  Mechanics'  Institute,  at  the  Mechanics'  Pavilion 
in  this  city,  from  August  30th  to  October  29th  next.  The  State 
Commissioners  will  carefully  examine  all  exhibits  sent  to  this  fair, 
and  those  they  think  best  they  will  select  for  presentation  at  Chi- 
cago as  portion  of  the  exhibit  of  California.  On  ail  goods  so 
selected  the  freight  shall  be  paid  from  the  point  of  production  to 
San  Francisco  from  the  proceeds  of  the  local  exhibition.  8uch 
goods  shall  also  have  free  storage  in  the  Mechanics'  Pavilion  un- 
til they  are  forwarded  to  Chicago.  Medals,  diplomas,  certificates 
and  cash  prizes  are  to  be  offered  to  induce  people  throughout  the 
State  to  send  their  best  specimens  to  this  dress  rehearsal  exhibit, 
as  it  may  be  aptly  termed.  To  thoroughly  awaken  the  people  of 
the  State  to  the  importance  to  them  individually  of  a  good  ex- 
hibit at  Chicago,  the  World's  Fair  Commission  and  the  Mechan- 
ics' Institute  will  send  men  throughout  the  State  to  interview  the 
people  of  each  section  upon  the  matter.  Strenuous  efforts  will  be 
made  by  each  organization  to  have  the  exhibit  complete  as  far  as 
possible  for  Admission  Day  exercises  on  September  9th.  It  is 
the  intention  to  make  this  exhibit  the  best  ever  held  in  the  State, 
of  the  various  products  of  the  soil  and  the  results  of  our  manu- 
facturing industries.  This  proposition  has  not  yet  been  fully  de- 
cided on.  It  has  received  the  approval  of  the  World's  Fair  Com- 
mission, and  is  now  to  be  submitted  to  the  directors  of  the  Me- 
chanics' Institute.  It  is  a  good  idea,  which,  if  properly  carried 
out,  should  do  much  toward  arousing  throughout  the  State  an 
enthusiasm  over  the  World's  Fair  that  has  so  far  shown  abso- 
lutely no  signs  of  existence.  The  farmers  of  California,  the  man- 
ufacturers, the  business  men,  the  landed  proprietors,  all  owe  it 
to  themselves  to  do  their  utmost  by  voice,  action  and  pecuniary 
assistance,  should  that  be  needed,  to  secure  for  California  an  ex- 
hibit at  Chicago  that  would  impress  visitors  with  the  great  possibili- 
ties of  the  State.  We  need  more  people  here,  and  they  are  not  going 
to  come  unless  we  hold  out  inducements.  We  have  now  a  great 
opportunity  to  show  the  people  of  the  world  that  we,  in  compe- 
tition with  the  world,  will  take  rank  among  the  first  of  the  coun- 
tries of  the  globe.  The  World's  Fair  Com  mission  has  a  great  work 
before  it.  All  the  Commissioners  are  leading  men  of  the  State. 
They  should  be  aided  by  those  who  will  be  benefited  by  their  en- 
deavors. The  Commissioners  should  not  relax  for  a  moment  in 
their  work.  If  there  be  any  whose  business  affairs  so  engross 
their  attention  that  they  are  unable  to  give  any  time  to  the 
work  of  the  Commission,  they  should  resign  and  give  place  to 
men  who  can  give  the  work  proper  attention. 


THE    EUROPEAN    SITUATION. 

THE  balance  of  power  has  acquired  a  new  and  extended  mean- 
ing in  Europe,  its  interpretation  at  the  present  time  being  the 
balancing  of  army  against  army  and  squadron  against  squadron, 
and  being  preserved,  not  by  statesmanship  and  diplomacy,  but 
by  the  purchase  of  improved  weapons  and  the  storing  of  addi- 
tional munitions  of  war.  The  chief  disturbing  element  is,  very 
clearly,  the  young  Emperor  of  Germany,  who  is  dangerous  to  the 
peace  of  Europe  principally  because  he  does  not  know  his  own 
mind.  To-day  h-e  may  be  in  favor  of  continued  peace,  but  who 
can  answer  for  him  to-morrow?  It  is  only  a  short  time  since  he 
uttered  some  very  intemperate  threats  about  pulverizing  Russia, 
the  reply  to  which  may  be  found  in  the  recent  massing  of  an  enor- 
mous body  of  Russian  troops  on  the  Austro-German  frontier,  and 
preparations  for  an  active  campaign  under  Gourko  and  Sbouvaloff, 
Russia's  ablest  generals.  The  change  in  the  Prussian  Cabinet  will 
add  to  the  doubt  which  hangs  over  the  future  movements  and 
plans  of  the  Emperor.  Caprivi  has  been  succeeded  as  President 
of  the  Ministry  by  Von  Eulenberg,  and  there  is  no  way  of  deter- 
mining what  policy  the  new  Minister  may  advise.  Von  Eulen- 
berg is  an  able  man,  ambitious  for  distinction,  and  be  may  fall  in 
with  the  Emperor's  schemes  for  military  glory,  in  which  case 
war  would  seem  inevitable.  If  the  Emperor  can  persuade  the  people 
that  the  safety  or  the  honor  of  the  Fatherland  demands  a 
foreign  war,  he  will  succeed,  at  least  for  the  time  being,  in  re- 
pressing socialistic  demonstrations  and  in  renewing  the  fealty  of 
the  army  to  the  throne  and  the  reigning  family.  So  far  as  France 
is  concerned,  she  is  at  present  the  leopard  couchant.  There  is  no 
doubt  but  that  she  has  an  understanding  with  Russia  which 
would  ripen  into  an  alliance  at  once  should  the  necessity  arise, 
and  should  the  German  Emperor  be  so  rash  as  to  attack  Russia, 
the  sound  of  the  first  gun  on  Germany's  eastern  frontier  would 
be  echoed  by  French  artillery  on  the  western  border,  and  Ger- 
many would  find  herself  between-two  fires.  England  has  thus 
far  kept  out  of  the  continental  squabbles,  but  unless  she  shall 
modify  her  tone  towards  the  United  States  she  may  find  herself 
involved  with  Russia.  One  tbirg  seems  more  than  probable, 
which  is  that  a  general  European  war  would  convert  more  than 
one  monarchy  into  a  republic,  and  that  thrones  would  crumble 
into   dust   and  ashes. 


April  2,  1892. 


FRANCISCO  NEWS  T.KTTKR. 


THE    MUNICIPAL    CAMPAIGN 


TM  K  curtain  hat  been  rung  down  on  the  second  act  of  the  gram) 
Republican  farce.  "Virtue  li  I  la  own  reward,"  now  being  pre- 
aented  simultaneously  at  (he  famous  theatres  on  Powell  and  on 
Third  streets.  The  good  merchant,  who  considers  the  honor  of 
bis  city  as  the  apple  of  his  eye.  has  been  gathered  to  the  arm?  of 
that  truly  honest  man.  Mr.  Michael  Kelly,  ami  is  now  slowly  hot 
surely  being  done  for.  Never,  even  in  the  heyday  of  Huckleyistu, 
was  there  a  more  outrageous  display  of  the  workings  of  "  prac- 
tical politics  than  In  the  recent  farce  of  the  Republican  County 
Committer.  It  was  loudly  announced  that  the  presence  of  the 
twenty-five  eminently  respectable  patriots,  who,  to  save  their 
cause,  bad  agreed  to  publicly  associate  with  King  McManus, 
Kelly.  Crimmins  and  the  real  of  that  ilk,  would  cause  a  great  im- 
provement in  the  workings  of  the  committee.  If  such  improve- 
ment has  occurred  the  committee  has  very  carefully  concealed 
that  interesting  fact  from  public  knowledge.  The  Twenty-Five 
have  not  yet  shown  themselves.  They  are  eminently  respectable. 
and  not  having  been  known  to  steal,  are  supposed  to  be  honest 
men.  Nevertheless  it  cannot  be  denied  that  some  of  them,  to  be 
in  style,  have  put  on  the  collars  of  Kelly  and  Crimmins,  or  of  Mr. 
WUaon,  and  are  wearing  them  boldly.  The  manner  in  which  the 
business  men  were  ignored  in  the  matter  of  the  appointment  of 
committees  at  the  first  meeting  they  attended,  should  have  been 
sufficient  notice  to  them  of  the  intentions  of  the  bosses.  The 
newcomers,  however,  hardly  considered  the  insult  an  affront. 
The  new  members  of  the  committee  ocenpy  a  far  more  responsi- 
ble position  than  many  of  them  may  suppose.  It  is  to  them  that 
the  city  looks  for  the  upheaval  of  the  bosses.  If  they  continue 
to  be  as  weak  as  they  have  already  shown  themselves  they  will 
be  considered  equally  guilty  with  the  bosses  for  having  debauched 
the  city.  No  excuse  will  remove  the  fact  of  guilt  from  them. 
They  are  strong  enough  to  cause  the  committee  to  be  reorganized, 
and  they  should  do  it  without  delay.  Their  course  should  be 
bold  and  strong,  and  action  should  be  taken  immediately.  There 
is  no  middle  way.  Either  the  bosses  must  control  the  county 
committee,  and  therefore  the  primaries  be  fraudulent,  or  the  busi- 
ness men  must,  and  the  primaries  be  honest.  No  combination 
can  be  made  between  a  desire  for  good  government  and  a  wish 
to  obtain  boodle.  The  business  men  should  show  themselves  at 
once  as  determined  to  do  what  they  can  to  have  clean  politics  in 
this  city  and  county.  If  they  cannot  secure  their  point  then  let 
them  withdraw  from  the  evil  associates  with  whom  they  are  now 
connected,  so  that  the  people  may  know  and  thoroughly  under- 
stand the  situation  of  affairs.  The  municipal  officers  having  con- 
trol of  patronage,  who  are  in  sympathy  with  the  Third  street 
bosses,  are  strengthening  the  demagogues  by  employing  their 
men  in  public  office.  We  are  opposed  to  any  and  all  boss  rule, 
Democratic  or  Republican,  and  we  shall  continue  to  insist  that 
those  men  are  not  good  citizens,  be  they  rockrolters  or  Front 
street  merchants,  who  actively  assist  or  passively  consent  to  the 
schemes  of  men  whose  sole  object  is  corruption. 

ANARCHISTS    IN    FRANCE. 

A  Parisian  anarchist  who  was  interviewed  with  regard  to  his 
opinion  on  the  cowardly  destruction  of  property  and  the  in- 
jury done  to  innocent  persons  by  the  explosion  of  dynamite 
bombs,  is  reported  to  have  said  that  the  anarchists  would  succeed, 
by  such  means,  in  scaring  the  "  bourgeoisie  "  so  much  that  they 
no  longer  would  dare  to  prosecute  any  anarchist  in  the  courts. 
There  is  no  doubt,  however,  that  the  future  will  show  just  the  op- 
posite. Anarchists  and  their  ilk  have  always  been  cowards.  Their 
very  method  of  warfare  demonstrates  this  beyond  the  necessity  of 
proof,  and  those  who  have  followed  the  anarchist,  nihilist,  Fenian 
or  other  modern  movements  of  the  same  kind,  must  have  noticed 
that  there  is  not  a  single  authenticated  case  in  which  one  of  these 
gentry  has  had  the  courage  to  risk  his  own  life  in  the  pursuance 
of  his  so-called  principles.  It  is,  therefore,  safe  to  assume  that  if 
the  French  government  strictly  carries  out  the  law  lately  passed, 
and  sends  a  few  of  these  dynamite  fiends,  after  their  conviction, 
to  the  scaffold,  their  comrades  will  quickly  sneak  away  into  safe 
hiding  places,  and  no  longer  disturb  the  peace  of  the  community. 
The  Chicago  method  of  treating  such  scoundrels  is,  as  experience 
has  shown,  the  most  practical  one,  and  the  Parisian  government 
might  also  do  well  in  applying  the  American  system  to  authors  of 
incendiary  speeches  in  the  style  of  Louise  Michel.  People  who 
preach  anarchy  or  open  defiance  to  the  law  cannot  claim  the  lib- 
erty granted  by  the  law  to  other  citizens,  and  they  must  either  be 
made  to  leave  the  country  against  whose  government  they  con- 
spire, or  be  rendered  harmless  by  confining  them  in  a  penitentiary 
or  in  an  insane  asylum. 


FUR    A    WORTHY    CAUSE. 


THE  chief  matter  of  national  interest  before  Congress  at  the 
present  time  is  the  Springer  bill,  to  amend  the  McKinley  tariff 
by  removing  the  duties  on  wool.  From  present  appearances,  the 
bill  will  pass  the  lower  bouse  by  a  strict  party  vote,  but  there  is 
little  prospect  that  the  Senate  will  agree  to  it.  The  question  is 
not  as  simple  a  one  as  might  seem,  for  while  free  wool  would 
benefit  the  manufacturer  of  the  East,  it  would  not  help  the  wool- 
grower  of  the  West. 


Tin:  RxeoatlYfl  Committee  of  the  Miners'  Association  of  Call  for 
nia  has  asked  the  merchantaof  Sun  Pnnolsoo  to  contribute  to  the 

expenses  of  the  i  ommlttee  which  is  at  work  in  Washington  i tda 
eating  members  of  Congress  to  the  value  and  importance  of  re- 
suming hydraulic  mining  in  California.  If  the  members  of  our 
our  mercantile  and  business  community  are  even  half 
alive  to  their  own  interests  they  will  comply 
cheerfully  with  the  appeal  of  the  miners,  for  no 
proposition  has  been  made  to  them  for  many  a  day  which 
promises  such  brilliant  returns  on  the  investment.  We  must  bear 
in  mind  that  nine-tenths  of  all  the  members  of  Congress  have  no 
clearer  or  more  definite  idea  of  what  hydraulic  mining  is  or  the 
conditions  under  which  it  may  and  should  be  carried  on  than  we 
have  of  the  manners  ,and  customs  of  the  people  of  the  planet 
Mars.  They  know  that  gold  is  found  in  the  ground  and  that  it  is 
extracted  by  miners,  but  there  their  knowledge  begins  and  ends, 
so  far  as  anything  practical  is  concerned.  The  committee,  which 
is  working  day  and  night  in  Washington,  consisting  of  Messrs. 
Searis,  Luttrell,  Hobson  and  McMurray.is  certainly  entitled  to 
have  its  bills  for  actual  cost  of  living  paid  by  those  in  California 
to  whom  hydraulic  mining  is  of  direct  and  personal  interest,  and 
it  should  be  perfectly  clear,  without  even  a  suggestion,  that  this 
category  includes  the  merchants  of  San  Francisco.  Who  but 
they  will  derive  the  immediate  advantage  from  a  re-settlement 
of  the  now  abandoned  hydraulic  mining  regions?  Who  but  they 
will  sell  powder  and  steel  and  mining  supplies  of  all  kinds,  be- 
sides beans  and  bacon,  flour,  whisky  and  other  necessaries  of  life 
in  a  mining  country  ?  Who  but  tbey  will  have  a  market  right  at 
hand,  in  which  even  the  omnipresent  and  ever-rustling  Chicago 
drummer  cannot  compete  with  them?  Are  they  so  blind  as  not  to 
see  that  the  re-estabiishment  of  hydraulic  mining  would  give  busi- 
ness in  this  city  an  impetus  which  can  be  expected  at  the  present 
time  from  no  other  conceivable  source  ?  If  they  cannot  see  this 
they  must  be  blind  indeed,  but  if  they  do  they  should  untie  their 
purse  strings  and  contribute  to  the  legitimate  expenses  of  an  un- 
dertaking which  must,  if  successfully  carried  out,  prove  of  im- 
mense and  immediate  benefit  to  them.  We  apprehend  that  the 
Soliciting  Committee  of  the  Miners'  Association  will  meet  with  no 
trouble  or  difficulty  in  making  collections  in  a  cause  so  deserving. 
The  Executive  Committee  promises  on  behalf  of  the  Association 
that  it  will  keep  and  publish  an  itemized  account  of  the  expendi- 
ture of  all  money  contributed,  so  that  those  who  give  may  satisfy 
themselves  that  the  money  has  been  used  properly.  With  this 
promise  there  should  be  no  hesitation  in  contributing,  for  the 
money  must  be  considered  not  as  given  away,  but  as  invested  in 
a  business  operation  which  promises  to  return  a  large  profit  .on 
the  investment  and  to  benefit  the  merchants  of  San  Francisco  in 
common  with  the  people  of  every  part  of  California. 


IMMORALITY    IN    HIGH    LIFE. 


THE  number  of  social  scandals  in  well-known  American  fami- 
lies is  increasing  of  late  so  much  that  one  can  hardly  blame 
the  British  papers  for  revenging  themselves  for  the  severe  stric- 
tures that  are  continually  made  by  our  own  press  upon  the  cor- 
ruption of  England's  nobility  and  gentry.  It  has  .been  pointed 
out  by  the  News  Letter  on  several  occasions  that  it  is  a  mistake 
to  suppose  England  to  be  more  corrupt  than  any  other  of  our 
modern  countries,  merely  because  some  even  of  the  most  promi- 
ment  persons  of  that  country  have  been  convicted  of  leading  an 
immoral  life.  In  the  first  place,  so-called  "  society  "  in  all  coun- 
tries, with  the  exception  of  the  lowest  strata  of  the  population,  is 
always  the  most  immoral  class.  In  the  second  place,  the  im- 
morality of  "  society  "  is  made  doubly  prominent  by  the  fact  that 
where  it  cannot  be  hushed  up,  it  is  utilized  as  a  welcome  subject 
by  our  sensational  daily  press.  The  reason  for  the  corruption  of 
society  must  be  looked  for  in  the  circumstance  that  many  of  its 
members  have  no  other  conspicuous  characteristics  except  wealth, 
and  rarely  a  higher  aim  than  worldly  enjoyment.  For  this  rea- 
son they  pay  little  regard  to  the  moral  code  as  long  as  they  be- 
lieve themselves  secure  against  exposure.  Our  modern  plutocracy 
— and  even  England's  modern  nobility  must  be  called  by  that 
name — lacks,  in  many  eases,  intellectual  as  well  as  moral  educa- 
tion, and  often  even  where  a  certain  amount  of  learning  is  found, 
it  is  of  the  most  shallow  and  superficial  kind,  entirely  insufficient 
to  supply  with  moral  stamina  those  who  have  long  given  up  their 
belief  in  religious  doctrines.  The  Deacon  case,  the  Hetherington 
case  and  the  Drayton  case  must  not  be  taken,  simply  because 
they  have  become  known,  as  the  only  specimens  of  moral  cor- 
ruption amongst  our  upper-ten.  People  whose  only  ambition  is 
to  dress  well,  to  eat  well  and  to  amuse  themselves  at  any  price, 
will  rarely  even  make  the  effort  to  resist  temptation  when  it  is 
put  in  their  way.  Those  who  would  investigate  American  society 
would  find  that  it  is  neither  better  nor  worse  than  that  of  other 
countries.  It  is  mere  cant  to  enter  into  long  tirades  against  the 
corruption  of  English  aristocracy.  In  fact,  there  exists  no  aris- 
tocracy anywhere  in  our  modern  civilization.  The  word,  as  ap- 
plied to  our  ruling  classes,  is  a  misnomer.  Aristocracy  means 
the  "supremacy  of  the  best,"  and  in  the  present  times  the  best 
have  not  the  supremacy. 


SAN  FEANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  2,  1892. 


LITERARY    CRITICISM. 


HOW  is  the  genuine  seeker  after  good  literature  to  know  what 
to  read  outside  of  the  works  of  a  few  standard  authors,  and 
those  not  of  a  very  recent  date  ?  It  will  not  do  to  say  that  every- 
one should  be  guided  by  personal  taste  or  inclination,  for  that  is 
a  very  unsafe  guide  in  many  cases,  unless  the  only  purpose  of 
reading  be  amusement,  and  even  then  it  is  almost  per- 
missible to  say  that  many  readers  need  to  be 
taught  what  amuses  them  and  what  does  not.  Something 
over  a  century  ago  a  Scotch  Judge,  named  Home,  but  better 
known  as  Lord  Karnes,  published  his  »  Elements  of  Criticism," 
which  was  used  for  many  years,  and  still  may  be,  as  a  text-book 
in  schools,  but  all  who  have  read  or  studied  it  agree  that  it  is  only 
elementary,  and  that  it  does  not  supply  the  need  of  a  standard  of 
criticism  adapted  to  the  varied  and  multifarious  literature  of  the 
present  day.  This  may  in  all  sincerity  be  called  the  age  of  fiction, 
for  never  before  was  there  a  period  when  novels,  tales  and  stories 
were  so  generally  read  or  turned  out  in  such  numbers  as  at  pres- 
ent. The  old  and  fooliah  prejudice  against  novels  baa  nearly 
worn  away,  and  civilized  mankind  has  come  to  realize  that  truth 
may  be  taught  quite  as  satisfactorily  under  the  guise  of  fiction  as 
by  the  desiccated,  heart-breaking  treatises  on  morals  and  religion 
which  were  the  bane  of  a  generation  ago,  and  which  were  studi- 
ously un-remembered  as  soon  as  possible.  It  is,  then,  legitimate, 
for  it  is  broad  enough  to  be  deemed  typical,  to  confine  an  inquiry 
into  literary  criticism  to  the  subject  of  fiction;  for  we  shall  find 
that  if  we  can  discover  a  complete,  accurate  and  exhaustive 
answer  to  the  question,  What  constitutes  a  good  novel  ?  we  shall 
have  mastered  practically  the  art  of  criticism.  For  the  purpose 
of  a  cursory  inquiry  into  this  subject,  novels  may  be  divided  into 
two  great  classes,  the  one  dealing  with  actions,  the  other  with 
motives.  Naturally,  each  at  times  must  overlap  upon  the  other, 
but  the  generalization  is  sufficiently  exact  for  all  practical  pur- 
poses. In  the  first  class  the  reader  is  asked  to  be  amused  and  in- 
structed by  what  the  author's  fictitious  personages  do  and  say; 
how  they  look;  where  they  go;  what  they  see  when  they  get 
there;  and,  in  short,  all  that  goes  to  make  up  action.  In  the 
other  class  action  is  constantly  subordinated  to  motive.  The 
author  tells  the  reader  that  his  hero  goes  from  London  to  New 
York,  but  this  is  obviously  only  a  pretence  for  telling  why  he 
went;  what  induced  him  to  make  the  journey;  how  he  thought 
it  out;  the  doubts  which  assailed  him;  the  hopes  he  cherished  of 
what  he  should  find  on  his  arrival,  and  the  various  mental  and 
intellectual  struggles  which  the  idea  of  the  journey  entailed.  It 
is  not  necessary  to  point  out  types  of  these  two  classes.  The 
line  is  drawn  so  sharply  between  them  that  they  are  recognizable 
by  anyone  who  reads  fiction  at  all.  But  can  we  say  that  the 
novels  of  one  class  are  good  and  the  other  bad  ?  Such  a  summary 
verdict  as  that  would  not  be  received,  for  it  would  not  be  just, 
nor  would  it  be  correct.  The  author  of  the  novel  of  action  may 
not  possess  the  art  of  putting  words  together  skillfully;  he  may 
not  be  able  to  describe  his  imaginary  scenes  with  an  air  of  exact- 
ness; his  hero  may  be  tame,  and  his  heroine  commonplace.  On 
the  other  hand,  the  analytical  novelist  may  be  a  master  of  the 
art  of  word-painting.  His  phrases  may  glow  and  glisten  with 
gems  of  thought,  or  sparkle  with  wit,  humor,  repartee  and  sar- 
casm. How  unjust,  then,  would  it  be  to  say  that  one  class  of 
novels  is  good  and  the  other  bad,  when  the  quality  must  depend 
upon  individual  instances  and  not  upon  categories.  A  dilemma 
like  this  brings  us  perilously  near  to  the  conclusion  that  there  is 
no  such  thing  as  an  absolute  standard  of  literary  criticism,  and 
that  is  the  conclusion  which  must  eventually  be  reached.  There 
are  a  few  general  rules  applicable  to  all  literary  composition, 
which  may  be  used  to  test  the  quality  of  an  author's  work,  but 
when  they  are  exhausted,  criticism  becomes  nothing  more  than 
the  exercise  of  individual  taste  and  judgment.  Given  an  author 
who  possesses  the  faculty  of  imagination,  the  power  of  construc- 
tion, and  the  skill  to  select  words  jwhich  are  fitting  to  the  topic, 
and  he  should,  in  the  nature  of  things,  write  a  good  novel;  and 
yet,  with  all  these  at  his  command,  the  novelist  will  make  a  fail- 
ure. If  the  nameless  something  be  lacking,  which  is  as  difficult 
to  catch  and  describe  as  the  perfume  of  a  flower,  the  melody 
of  a  musical  tone,  the  hue  of  a  sunset,  or  the  music  of 
a  beloved  voice,  all  the  literary  art  and  skill  that  can 
be  imagined  will  be  unavailing.  The  unhappy  author 
may  strive  diligently  and  intelligently  to  win  success,  but 
it  will  constantly  evade  him.  Because  we  cannot  find  any  terms 
in  which  to  describe  the  indescribable,  the  art  of  literary  criticism 
must  be  empirical  at  best,  and  an  art  which  is  empirical  has  no 
claims  to  be  considered  an  art  at  all. 


THE  Japanese  students  of  Oakland  are  inordinately  fond  of 
bicycling,  and  spend  considerable  money  for  this  pastime 
Strange  to  say,  very  few  of  them  own  a  wheel,  and  consequently 
an  enterprising  Japanese  has  recently  opened  a  cyclery,  and  is 
making  money  hand  over  fist  by  renting  out  bicycles  to  his 
countrymen. 

FROM  reliable  advices  received   from  London  it  is  learned  that 
the   sale  of  land    and   soda   works,   in  Owens   valley,    Inyo 
county,  has  been  concluded. 


A    TRAMP    FOR    A    NIGHT, 


WALLACE  BARSTOW  attended  a  poverty  party  in  West  Oak- 
land the  other  night.  The  scene  at  such  an  entertainment 
is  peculiar,  as  any  one  who  has  ever  participated  in  one  will 
vouch.  Each  guest  is  supposed  to  attend  in  the  oldest,  most 
woe-begone  garments  possible,  and  in  order  to  make  the  hit  of 
the  evening,  Wallace  attired  himself  in  raiment  that  would  put 
a  professional  tie-counter  to  the  blush.  He  was  a  veritable  rag- 
bag, in  fact,  from  top  to  toe,  and  instead  of  his  customary  pompa- 
dour collar,  he  wore  a  frayed,  dejected  piece  of  old  handkerchief 
and  a  John  P.  Irish  cravat.  Considering  his  remarkable  appear- 
ance as  he  put  the  finishing  touches  on  his  costume  by  buttoning 
up  his  vest  with  string,  and  in  view  of  the  further  fact  that  he 
had  quite  a  long  ride  to  make  on  the  local  train  ere  reaching  the 
scene  of  the  festivities,  he  deemed  it  advisable  to  wear  his  big 
ulster  as  a  cloak  for  his  garb's  infirmities.  Thus  arrayed,  be 
therefore  made  the  trip  in  safety,  and  during  the  festive  hours 
which  ensued,  he  made  quite  a  success  and  carried  off  the  honors 
just  as  he  had  deserved.  But,  sad  to  relate,  while  he  was  carry- 
ing away  the  honors,  a  sneak-thief  was  carrying  off  his  ulster, 
for  Wallace  had  left  it  in  the  hall,  and  owing  to  the  arrival  and 
departure  of  guests,  the  door  was  open  all  the  time,  and  the  crook 
had  ample  opportunity  to  operate.  On  the  loss  being  discovered, 
the  rag  king  was  overcome  with  grief,  for  apart  from  the  fact 
that  he  was  minus  a  valuable  piece  of  clothing,  he  realized  that 
he  had  to  go  home  on  the  train  looking  like  a  first-class  tramp. 
However,  there  was  no  alternative,  so  with  his  tatters  fluttering 
in  the  breeze,  he  went  boldly  to  the  depot,  and  made  a  decided 
sensation  when  he  boarded  the  cars.  To  make  things  worse,  a 
theatre  party,  comprising  some  ladies  he  knew,  was  on  the  train, 
and  recognized  him,  though  they  would  not  acknowledge  bim, 
for  they  thought  from  his  appearance  that  he  was  out  on  a  terri- 
ble jamboree.  He  has  been  kept  busy  writing  explanatory  notes 
ever  since. 


FAIR  OAKLAND  BREAD  WINNERS. 


A  SERIES  of  articles  recently  published  on  •  <  How  Women  May 
Earn  Money,"  did  not  Include  what  some  of  the  California 
women  have  done  in  this  line,  outside  of  regular  avocations.  An 
Oakland  lady  supports  herself  and  husband,  a  broken-down  busi- 
ness man,  by  furnishing  flowers  to  a  San  Francisco  florist  from 
her  beautiful  garden  in  the  suburbs  of  Oakland.  She  employs  a 
man  at  $20  a  month  to  take  the  flowers  to  San  Francisco  every 
morning.  The  invalid  husband  enjoys  assisting  in  making  the 
sweet-scented  violets  into  bunches,  with  a  fringe  of  delicate  ferns 
or  maidenhair.  For  the  smallest  bouquets  she  receives  75  cents  a 
dozen,  and  $1  for  the  larger.  Bouquets  of  marguerites  bring  $1.25 
a  dozen,  while  white  roses  are  readily  purchased  at  five  cents 
each,  and  other  flowers  suitable  for  weddings  and  funerals  in  pro- 
portion. Another,  a  3outhern-born  lady  in  reduced  circumstances, 
who  makes  splendid  bread,  furnishes  it  to  small  bakeries  at  $1 
a  dozen  loaves,  which  retail  at  ten  cents  a  loaf,  and  is  sold  under 
the  name  of  "  Southern  home-made  bread."  No  dealer,  however, 
is  at  liberty  to  divulge  the  name  of  the  maker.  Taking  care  of 
children  while  their  parents  attend  theatres  or  other  evening 
amusements,  is  one  way  a  young  lady,  who  moves  in  good 
society,  earns  her  books  and  clothes  to  attend  the  High  School  in 
Oakland.  One  of  the  most  respected  members  of  Rev.  E.  R. 
Dille's  church  supported  herself  and  little  ones,  when  she  was  left 
a  widow,  by  laundrying  fine  lace  curtains  at  one  dollar  a  pair. 

CHARACTER    IN    COLORS. 

AN  observing  cynical  Oakland  bachelor,  who  pretends  to  be  able 
to  judge  a  woman's  character  by  htr  dress,  says  that  those 
who  prefer  blue  are  of  a  sentimental  disposition,  with  a  tendency 
to  flirt,  even  after  marriage.  8he  dislikes  the  care  of  her  own  off- 
spring. If  she  be  wealthy  she  employs  a  nurse;  if,  on  the  other 
hand,  she  be  in  reduced  circumstances,  she  places  her  children  in 
a  Children's  Home,  while  she  takes  a  position  a3  housekeeper,  or 
hunts  another  husband.  The  woman  whose  choice  in  dress  is 
black  is  of  a  melancholy  disposition.  If,  after  marriage,  she  con- 
tinues this  sombre  dress,  it  is  a  sign  that  she  longs  to  be  a  widow. 
Those  who  select  red  as  the  predominating  color  in  dress,  are  not 
to  be  trusted  as  w  v<;sor  sweethearts.  Those  who  bedeck  them- 
selves in  gray  are  modest,  unassuming  women,  inclined  to  be  re- 
ligious. The  wearer  of  brown  is  a  thorough  business  woman,  in- 
clined to  be  of  a  romantic  disposition.  The  choice  of  white  in 
dress  shows  the  wearer  to  be  of  a  guileless  disposition,  and  very 
conscientious,  with  childish  confidence  in  the  man  she  loves.  At 
his  death  she  almost  dies  of  grief  for  the  first  few  months,  then 
sets  her  affections  on  some  one  else  with  equal  fervor.  A  woman 
who  dons  a  green  costume  is  not  so  green  as  the  color  she  wears. 
Her  motives  are  all  mercenary,  and  she  marries  for  wealth,  even 
if  the  man  she  weds  be  old  enough  to  be  her  great-grandfather. 


THE  Miners'  Ass'  ciation  want  money  to  carry  on  the  fight  at 
Washington.  They  ask  the  merchants  of  San  Francisco  to 
contribute,  as  they  will  benefit  largely  by  the  resumption  of  hy- 
draulic mining.  If  these  gentlemen  know  on  which  side  their 
bread  is  buttered  they  will  not  require  to  be  asked  twice. 


April  2,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  \  KWS  LETTER, 


THE    PEOPLE    WANT    CLEVELAND. 


TO  THE  EDITOR — 8ik  :  UlrcamsUooM  have,  within  the  past 
six   weeks,  caused   the   writer  10  make  a  Journey  from  Ban 

Francisco  through  Nevada.  Utah.  Wyoming.  Nebraska,  Iowa, 
Illinois.  Indiana.  Ohio,  Pennsylvania,  New  York  an.l  Maasa 
chuselts;  thence  returning  thrmipb  Ohio.  Kentucky.  Ten- 
Georgia,  Florida,  Louisiana*  Texas,  Arizona  and 
Southern  California  to  this  city.  In  the  period  occupied 
and  throughout  the  country  traversed  he  took  special  pains 
to  ascertain,  as  far  as  public  sentiment  might  manifest 
itself  in  railway  cars  and  at  hotels,  the  prevailing  drift  of  it  re- 
garding the  popular  preference  of  Democrats  for  the  presidential 
nominee  Ol  Ihl  party.  As  was  recently  said  by  a  member  of  the 
Democratic  National  Committee.  •-  We  can  tell  the  result  of  ob- 
servations as  we  can  tell  whether  it  be  hot  or  cold  out  of  doors.'' 
Within  the  limits  outlined  above,  and  of  the  opportunities  en- 
joyed, I  am  within  bounds  in  saying  that  nine  out  of  every  ten 
Democrats  who  expressed  an  opinion,  named  Mr.  Cleveland  as  the 
man  of  their  choice;  and  I  am  not  less  within  bounds  in  saying 
that  in  nearly  every  instance  the  opinion  was  ventured  that  there 
was  an  open  effort  or  secret  disposition  on  the  part  of  expediency 
politicians  to  relegate  Mr.  Cleveland  to  the  rear,  and  bring  an 
ambitious  self-seeker  to  the  front,  in  order  the  better  to  accom- 
plish their  own  selfish  ends.  The  tributes  to  Air.  Cleveland's 
ability,  courage,  patriotism,  fidelity  to  duty,  firmness,  devotion  to 
right  and  faith  in  the  people  are  so  frequent  and  continuous,  and 
these  estimates  of  his  character  are  so  universal,  ao  deeply  im- 
planted in  the  hearts  of  Democratic  voters,  and  also  of  many  Re- 
publicans, that  it  seems  almost  superfluous  to  refer  to  them ;  but 
the  enmity  of  political  manipulators,  who  never  found  Mr.  Cleve- 
land complaisant,  have  been  so  implacable  and  unreasonable  that 
it  has  stimulated  his  friends  to  yet  warmer  expressions  of  respect 
and  admiration  for  him  as  the  most  courageous  leader  that  the 
party  has  had  since  Andrew  Jackson's  time;  a  leader  who,  with 
all  due  deference  to  "  Old  Hickory,"  is  his  superior  in  breadth  of 
view,  and  scarcely  second  to  Jefferson  in  his  comprehension  and 
grasp  of  Democratic  principles.  Mr.  Cleveland  is  not  only  regarded 
by  the  people  as  the  Democratic  embodiment  of  tariff  reform  and 
sound  finance,  but  as  representing  true  sentiment  in  politics;  the 
sentiment  of  principle,  which  follows  the  dictates  of  conscience 
and  responds  to  the  call  of  duty  at  the  sacrifice  of  all  else;  of  party 
friends  otherwise  minded,  party  expedients,  and  machine  manip- 
ulators; as  one  who  looked  rather  to  the  cause  for  which  he  was 
contending  than  the  temporary  welfare  of  the  party;  who  to  ad- 
vance a  cause  he  deemed  good  would  jeopardize  party  success. 
This  lost  him  friends  among  the  politicians  and  gained  him  friends 
among  the  masses  who  have  no  selfish  interest  in  politics.  Is 
there  to-day  a  single  trusted  leader  of  the  Democratic  party,  in  a 
national  sense,  who  will  have  the  hardihood  to  say  that  these 
traits  of  his  character  are  not  right;  that  the  maintenance  of  such 
principles  are  not  essential  to  the  real  and  lasting  welfare  of  our 
country,  and  are  the  best  confided  to  him  ?  Without  these  we 
will,  as  a  party,  inevitably  gravitate  to  a  spoils  basis,  and  end  in 
national  demoralization  and  death.  The  writer,  who  has  dis- 
cussed in  these  columns  the  adequacy  of  effective  tariff  reform 
to  lighten  the  burdens  of  the  people  and  the  inadequacy  of  the 
free  coinage  of  silver  to  do  anything  of  the  kind,  will  not  now 
venture  any  extended  expression  of  opinion  as  to  the  unwisdom 
of  the  majority  of  Democrats  in  ihe  House  of  Representatives  in 
their  treatment  of  the  silver  question,  but  as  to  the  rank  and  file 
of  the  Democratic  party  throughout  the  whole  country  they  are 
now,  as  they  have  been  right  along,  steadily  set  on  Grover  Cleve- 
land for  President,  and  if  this  preference  is  scorned  and  defeated 
by  weak-kneed,  time-serving,  disgruntled  or  mercenary  politi- 
cians, the  day  of  reckoning  and  rebuke  will  be  had  at  the  polls 
in  November.     Let  no  honest  Democrat  forget  it.        A  Laymau. 


IN  the  main,  the  memorial  to  Congress  by  the  Nicaragua  Canal 
Convention  is  a  strong  document,  but  who  is  responsible  for 
this  Irishism,  which  occurs  in  it?  "The  distance  by  water  around 
the  Horn  is  too  long;  by  land  there  is  no  effective  water  competi- 
tion." Naturally,  there  would  be  no  "  wt*ter  competition  "  »  by 
land." 


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DENTAL    PLATES. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  2,  1892. 


HOW  the  wedding  bells  will  chime  after  Easter,  and  what  a  gay 
season  is  looked  for  in  the  later  months  at  Del  Monte,  with 
so  many  pretty  brides  gathered  there!  George  Pope's  blonde 
choice,  pretty  Edith  Taylor,  will  renew  her  social  triumphs  won 
as  a  girl  for  so  many  seasons  at  that  pet  watering  place.  Then 
the  brunette  Miss  Pullman  will,  as  the  bride  of  Frank  Carolan, 
make  her  debut  there.  No  doubt  merry  little  Bessie  Shreve  will 
appear  in  the  list,  if  what  a  little  bird  from  the  Southern  counties 
has  been  whispering  of  late  be  true.  Miss  Pope,  transformed  into 
Mrs.  Murphy,  will  of  course  grace  Del  Monte  with  her  presence. 

*  «  * 

It  is  said  that  Joe  Tobin  has  made  choice  at  last,  and  the  prospec- 
tive "  Mrs.  Joe  "  will  be  a  real  astonishment  to  those  who  have 
regarded  another  lady  as  the  favorite. 
»  #  # 

Queenly  Emily  Hager  still  dallies  and  leads  her  many  admirers 
a  dance  before  settling  down  in  the  married  state.  But  if  report 
prove  correct,  New  York  will  yet  gain  our  charming  San  Francis- 
co maiden. 

n     *     * 

It  would  not  be  a  bad  idea  for  Mr.  Barrowe  to  rusticate  in  Cali- 
fornia for  a  space.  Imagine  the  excitement  created  in  our  beau 
monde  by  the  arrival  of  that  redoubtable  gentleman ,  and  if  accom- 
panied by  the  successful  duelist,  Mr.  H.  Millbank,  it  is  safe  to  say 
they  would  have  a  complete  walk-over  in  our  best  society. 
»  »  » 

Distingue  Mrs.  Fearon,?i£e  Emily  Torbert,  is  looking  handsomer 
than  ever  in  her  New  York  toilettes.  What  with  her  pretty  sisters, 
Sheda  (Mrs.  Snyder)  and  Mollie  Torbert,  with  the  lovely  eyes  and 
bright  tresses,  her  mother,  Mrs.  Torbert,  and  her  aunts,  Mrs.  J. 
F.  Swift  and  Mrs.  Maria  Norris,  who  are  each  and  all  beautiful 
and  charming,  they  are  indeed  a  remarkable  family.  Apropos  of 
Miss  Mollie  Torbert,  it  is  pleasant  to  know  that  although  she  will 
soon  join  the  ranks  of  our  young  matrons,  San  Francisco  society 
is  not  to  lose  her,  as  in  the  case  of  her  sisters,  who  both  live  in 
New  York.  Mr.  Burke  Holladay  is  to  be  congratulated  upon  his 
conquest. 

#  #  # 

It  is  not  often  that  a  fashionable  entertainment  takes  such  a 
novel  form,  and  at  the  same  time  is  so  vividly  realistic  of  the 
period  as  the  forthcoming  dolls'  fete  of  the  St.  John's  Presby- 
terian Church.  The  novelty  and  realism  of  the  affair  lies  in  the 
fact  that  they  are  to  be  live  dolls,  and  the  dolls  will  be  belles  and 
beaux  of  society.  As  the  doll  type  is  largely  in  the  majority  in 
all  fashionable  centers,  it  will  not  be  a  difficult  matter  for  the  girls 
to  fill  the  rdles. 

•  »  » 

A  visit  to  the  Woman's  Exchange  in  the  early  part  of  last  week 
brought  to  mind  a  remark  once  made  by  one  of  our  nouveaux  riches. 
She  was  giving  advice  toa  newly-married  daughter,  about  to  take 
up  her  residence  in  the  Northern  territories,  and  said:  "  My  dear, 
if  you  want  to  appear  to  be  <  somebody,' and  come  in  contact 
with  the  swells,  just  join  some  leading  charity.  Give  your  time, 
and  even  money,  where  it  will  make  the  most  show,  and  you'll 
get  your  name  in  among  the  best  in  the  place."  There  are  sixty 
managers  of  this  fashionable  undertaking. 

*  »  # 

What  a  halo  of  romantic  interest  will  hover  round  the  head  of  Mr. 
Lispenard  Stewart,  as  our  dames  and  demoiselles  cast  their  glances 
in  his  direction,  since  the  New  York  press  assures  us  he  was  a 
rival  of  Coleman  Drayton  for  the  affections  of  Miss  Astor,  who 
became  the  Mrs.  Drayton  now  so  largely  advertised  as  a  "  frisky 
matron."  As  Mr.  Lispenard  Stewart  is  one  of  the  party  of  friends 
invited  by  Col.  Fred  Crocker  to  enjoy  a  trip  across  the  Continent 
in  his  private  car,  our  belles  will,  no  doubt,  have  ample  oppor- 
tunity to  meet  him. 

»  #  * 

It  seems  that  we  are  not  to  have  a  sight  of  the  young  Californian 
so  recently  transformed  into  an  Austrian  Countess,  for  some  time 
to  come.  The  trip  to  the  Pacific  has  yielded  to  the  call  of  duty, 
the  Count  being  obliged  to  return  to  his  regiment  in  Austria. 

#  #  » 

Society  is  devoutly  hoping  that  the  handsome  young  son  of  the 
house  of  Tevis,  Dr.  Harry,  may  be  induced  to  offer  his  aid  for  a 
charity  entertainment  in  June.  Several  very  swell  members  of 
the  swim  have  signified  their  willingness  to  lend  voice  and  fingers 
on  the  occasion,  and  if  the  musical  medico  will  do  likewise  he 
would  prove  a  drawing  card.  His  talent  as  a  pianist  is  marked, 
and  study  has  developed  it  to  a  great  degree.  His  sister,  Mrs. 
Fred  Sharon,  is  one  of  the  amateur  pianists  of  New  York,  and  if 
she  should  only  be  here  at  the  same  time,  and  also  appear  at  the 
concert,  the  Grand  Opera  House  would  show  an  audience  rivaling 
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SAN   FRANCISCO   NEWS   I.KTTKK. 


GETTING    FAT. 
[11  y    Di    Vmoi.] 

IN  the  first  place,  to  have  tlesh  come  with  increasing  years  is  a 
burden.  True,  in  some  cases  it  rounds  out  **  spare  ribs;"  it  fills 
up  wrinkles,  and  for  a  thin,  lanky  person  to  become  stout  at  fifty 
means  the  loss  of  ten  years  of  her  age  in  appearance.  But  for  a 
young  woman  to  become  too  stout  I  Oh,  misery  of  miseries!  For  a 
comely  matron  to  have  flesh  forced  upon  her,  humiliation  of 
humiliations!  I  have  heard  middle-aged  ladies  discourse  so 
earnestly,  so  pathetically  about  their  wish  to  preserve  their  figure. 
I  know  one  who  is  but  a  barber's  pole  in  shape.  She  is  always 
elegantly  gowned,  bewigged  and  be-complexioned.  True,  there 
are  wrinkles  in  her  familiar  countenance  that  no  face  massage 
has  been  able  to  efface.  There  are  the  cracks  and  dents  that 
Time's  index  finger  has  traced  upon  her  cheeks  and  throat,  all 
beyond  the  aid  of  cosmetic,  and  yet  she  is  as  happy  and  as  proud 
of  that  ■•  figure"  as  if  it  were  all  her  own,  and  not  the  anatomical 
triumph  of  the  dressmaker's  art.  But  when  a  woman,  either  old 
or  young,  begins  to  "lose  her  figure,"  dear  me,  dear  me!  At  first, 
loath  to  be  convinced  that  her  weight  has  increased,  she  carefully 
avoids  scales,  weights  and  measures.  To  those  who  say  to  her 
as  they  meet  on  the  gay  boulevard,  »  Why,  how  stout  you've 
grown  lately,'' she  replies,  "Oh,  I  think  not;  at  any  rate,  my 
clothes  have  not  begun  to  show  it!  "  Falacious  reasoning  when 
the  seams  are  strained,  the  buttons  pulling  off,  the  back  of  the 
waist  line  rising  to  meet  the  shoulders,  and  the  belt  strap  has 
been  pieced  out  with  a  loop  of  string,  »  because  it  always  was  too 
tight,  anyway.  As  for  the  cracks  in  the  arm  and  shoulder 
seams,  the  machine  sewing  is  apt  to  break,  you  know."  Then 
she  begins  to  wonder  why  the  last  pair  of  shoes  she  bought  does 
not  fit  her  as  well  as  the  previous  pair;  she  thinks  it  strange  that 
the  makers  should  keep  changing  their  lasts  for  the  same  num- 
bered shoe.  Her  gloves,  also,  cause  her  uneasiness.  She  regrets 
that  her  newest  pair  have  burst  where  the  thumb  joins  the  hand. 
She  is  sorry  to  find  that  make  of  glove  has  deteriorated  in  the 
qnality  of  its  kid.  She  does  not  see  why,  either,  because  there 
has  been  no  reduction  in  price!  She  begins  to  wonder  why  the 
point  of  her  basque  won't  stay  down  in  front.  She  notices  that 
it  is  more  of  a  Delsartean,  gymnastic,  physical  culture  for  women 
to  attempt  to  bring  the  hooks  and  eyes  of  her  basque  together  than 
it  used  to  be.  She  notices  that  the  operation  leaves  her  very  red  in 
the  face,  and  a  good  deal  out  of  breath.  She  finds  that  the  pull-back 
straps  of  her  skirts  seem  to  have  an  aggressive  insistence  rather 
new  to  them.  She  observes  with  growing  horror  that  her  feet  are 
becoming  unduly,  prominent,  because  her  skirts  are  growing 
shorter  and  shorter.  Not  only  does  her  waist  measure  a  larger 
girth,  but  her  hips  have  so  increased  in  size  as  to  make  the  side- 
steels  of  her  corsets  bend  and  stand  out  at  right  angles.  Conse- 
quently the  length  of  her  skirts  have  become  somewhat  abbre- 
viated by  the  fact  that  the  same  amount  of  material,  if  taken  up 
in  the  width,  must  shor.en.  Not  pleasant  to  contemplate.  Be- 
sides, who  likes  to  look  like  a  stuffed  sausage,  and  clothes  that 
were  made  for  a  slender  shape  make  the  same  person  look  gro- 
tesque, vulgar  and  a  caricature  of  herself  when  they  no  longer 
fit  her.  By  a  strange  perversity,  born  of  a  desire  to  shift  the 
responsibility,  we  speak  of  our  clothes  having  grown  too  small 
for  us,  when  it  is  we  that  have  grown  too  large  for  our  clothes. 
Not  only  does  an  increase  in  weight  show  in  hands  and  feet  and 
body,  but  the  face  takes  on  a  semblance  not  its  own.  When  the 
eyes  begin  to  disappear;  when,  to  see  a  breast  button,  we  must 
look  over  a  mountain  of  cheek,  which,  by  the  way,  cannot  be 
overlooked;  when  the  chin  loses  its  shape  and  becomes  simply  a 
point  against  which  the  waves  of  fat  roll  up  from  the  throat, 
alas  for  the  woman  who  has  any  claims  to  good  looks,  youth,  or 
delicacy  of  expression!  When  people  speak  of  her  as  being 
"logie;"  when  she  is  out  of  breath  when  she  mounts  the  stairs; 
when  she  feels  as  if  she  were  carrying  weights  on  her  thighs; 
when  she  yields  to  a  growing  fondness  for  taking  off  her  corsets 
and  donning  a  loose  gown  in  the  day-time,  let  her  beware.  The 
hour  of  her  fate  is  upon  her,  she  is  on  the  way  to  becoming  fat, 
blowsy  and  a  slattern. 

How  shall  she  avert  the  impending  doom?  "Vain  hope  "  to  walk 
it  off."  The  more  exercise  one  takes  the  hungrier  becomes  the 
victim  of  this  style  of  treatment,  the  heartier  the  meal  following 
the  out-of-door  exercise  and  the  greater  the  weight.  It  always 
follows,  and  when  one  is  growing  stout  one's  system  shows  such 
a  disgusting  power  of  assimilation,  such  an  appalling  readiness  to 
economize,  that  not  a  particle  of  food  is  taken  that  does  not  make 
itself  felt;  that  does  not  hasten  to  pile  up  the  evidence  of  itself. 
Vain  hope  to  reduce  abdominal  prominence  by  the  cold  water 
bandage,  so  much  affected  at  one  time  by  those  who  were  weary 
of  the  flesh.  Its  effects  are  not  lasting.  Pernicious  practice,  the 
taking  of  medicines  to  arrest  the  formation  of  adipose  tissue.  Dally- 
ing with  danger  and  invitiug  chronic  dyspepsia  is  it  to  eat  and  drink 
sour  or  indigestible  things  in  the  hope  of  reducing  one's  weight. 
Alas,  alas,  what  shall  a  fat  woman  do  ?  "  Bant."  Yes.  But  it 
is  not  necessary  to  place  one's  self  under  a  rigorous  system  of 
dieting.  Abstinence  from  milk,  butter,  sugar  and  their  combina- 
tions, and  all  starchy  foods,  particularly  potatoes,  and  to  avoid  all 
fluids  at  meals,  will  work  marvels  in  the  reduction  of  flesh.     But 


how  hard  this  is  to  do  can  bfl  appreciated  only  by  those  w  ho  h*VB 
tried  to  mortify  the  llcsh  after  the  (Mb  hM  mortified  them.  When 
one  is  growing  fat,  there  Is  an  irresistible  desire  to  eat  sweets  and 
fat-producing  foods.  It  is  also  an  additional  aggravation  In  the 
fact  that  the  table  always  grows  better  just  as  one  hafl  made  Qp 
her  mind  to  renounce  the  pleasures  of  eating.  Anil  oh,  the  long- 
ing for  some  nice  mashed  potato,  lemon  pie  and  jelly  tarts ;  the  de- 
sire to  devour  whole  loaves  of  tootlrsome  nut  cake,  and  to  oonenme 
pounds  of  candy.  It  is  torture  to  mind  and  body.  This  i*  bard 
to  do,  but  she  that  endures  to  the  end  will  get  back  her  figure, 
which  was  the  consummation  devoutly  to  be  wished. 


How 
They  Differ, 

In  make  up:  Most 

baking  powders  contain  am- 
monia or  alum.  Cleveland's 
does  not ;  not  a  particle. 

It  is  made  of  pure  cream  of  tartar 
and  bi-carbonate  of  soda,  wiLh  a 
little  flour  to  keep  the  strength,  noth- 
ing else.     Cleveland's  is  wholesome. 

In  Strength:  A  rounded 
spoonful  of  Cleveland's  does 
better  work  than  a  heaping 
spoonful  of  any  other. 

A  large  saving  on  a  year's  bakings. 
Cleveland's  leavens  most. 

In  results :  Cake  made 
with  Cleveland's  is  fine 
grained,  keeps  moist  and 
fresh.  ' 

Cleveland's  leavens  best. 
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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  2,  1892. 


'  We    Obey    no    Wand    but    Pleasure's.*'— Tom  Moore. 


CORINNE  and  Carmen  Up  to  Date  are  at  the  Bush.  Corinne  ia 
somewhat  more  graceful  than  of  old,  but  it  is  the  grace  of 
training,  not  of  nature,  and  a  harder  faced  little  gipsy  could  hardly 
be  found  in  the  ranks  of  the  Gitana.  The  gipsy  on  his  native 
heath  stirring  the  well-smoked  soup-kettle  or  smoking  a  foul  pipe 
(as  sex  relegates  him  to  one  or  the  other  line  of  business),  rob- 
bing hen-roosts  or  whining  out  "fortunes,"  is  no  doubt  as  pro- 
saic as  he  is  dirty  and  dishonest.  But  the  gipsy  of  romantic  opera 
is  another  thing.  To  divest  him  of  poetry  is  a  palpable  swindle 
on  the  public.  However,  as  Miss  (or  Mrs.)  Corinne  can  hardly 
play  Bizet's  Carmen  as  a  farce-comedy  in  rhyme,  she  must  bur- 
lesque it.  The  poetry  has  been  all  knocked  out  of  gipsy  life  by 
Corinne.  She  makes  her  a  rude,  hard  creature,  who  escapes  be- 
ing utterly  repulsive  only  when  she  dances.  For  one  must 
admit,  however  reluctantly,  that  she  dances  well,  though  in  this 
as  in  everything,  without  one  touch  of  the  poetry  which  tbe  born 
premiere  throws  into  the  "  waving  hands  and  woven  paces." 
Corinne's  dancing  may  satisfy  the  judgment;  it  never  for  one  mo- 
ment stirs  the  blood. 

#  »  » 

But  there  is  no  reluctance  in  the  admiration  one  feels  for  Co- 
rinne's management.  Toodles'  immortal  iteration,  "  He  had  a 
brother,"  will  be  paraphrased  by  Corinne's  future  biographer, 
"  She  had  a  mother."  Mrs.  Jennie  Kimball  is  tbe  Napoleon  of 
managers.  No  one  would  think  of  calling  her  "manageress." 
There  is  nothing  to  suggest  the  qualifying  feminine  suffix;  she  is 
a  manager.  By  main  force  of  will  and  untiring  perseverance  she 
has  made  her  very  commonplace  daughter  into  a  "Spanish 
dancing  beauty,"  so-called,  on  the  stage  as  well  as  on  the  play- 
bills. She  has  developed  to  the  point  of  extreme  tension  every 
possibility  in  her  little  star,  and  more  than  all,  has  the  reputation 
of  having  made  more  money  than  any  manager  on  the  road.  If 
she  could  only  have  indued  her  lay-figure  with  softness,  fire  and 
magnetism  !  But  Nature  (who  sometimes  seeps  back  to  give  Art 
a  chance),  in  denying  all  these,  gave  her  Mrs.  Kimball,  and 
but  for  that  denial,  where  had  that  great  woman's  credit  have 
come  in  ?  No  ;  better  as  it  is.  Corinne  is  a  kicking  and  pirouet- 
ting monument  to  the  triumph  of  drill  and  hard  work  over  Na- 
ture. 

#  #  # 

The  money  tells,  too,  in  the  general  value  of  the  production. 
Costuming  and  stage  setting  are  alike  gotten  up  with  a  disregard 
of  £,  s.  and  d.  which  is  awe-inspiring,  Everything  (except- 
ing, perhaps,  the  people)  is  bright,  new  and  handsome.  Even 
the  thick,  elastic  silken  web  of  Corinne's  red  stockings  seems  to 
suggest  the  comment  of  Mr.  Squeers,  "There's  richness  for  you  I" 
This  pervading  air  of  financial  prosperity  is  soothing  and  agree- 
able to  an  audience  charged  with  the  average  preponderance  of 
impecuniosity. 

#  »  * 

If  anyone  asks  why  Corinne  clings  to  the  old  piece  so  long  he 
may  find  part  of  the  answer  in  its  enabling  Mr.  Byrnyrd  Dyllyn 
to  pose  gorgeously  as  the  bull-fighting  Escamillo.  It  may  be  that 
he  would  strike  for  higher  wages  if  cut  cut  of  his  chance  to  come 
in  with  a  grand  swagger  and  a  killing  costume  to  the  swing  of 
"Toreador,  attentol"  Mr.  Arling  Schaeffer  has  music  in  his  fin- 
ger's ends,  and  brings  out  the  twangle-twangle  of  his  guitar  and 
the  plunky-plunk  of  his  banjo  with  remarkable  deftness  of  execu- 
tion. His  performance,  though  not  especially  musical,  is  "chock- 
ful"  of  technique. 

#  #  » 

The  best  of  the  old  people  are  wilrh  Corinne's  company,  includ- 
ing Charles  Fostelle,  who  is  a  star  among  comic  female  imper- 
sonators, in  I  is  an  amusing  and  original  Michaela.  Carmen  will 
remain  at  the  Bush  one  more  week. 

#  *  # 

It  looks  as  if  Robin  Hood  might  fill  out  the  Bostonians'  engage- 
ment without  losing  its  interest  for  the  public.  It  will,  however, 
have  its  last  production  to-night.  Fatinitza  will  follow  next 
Monday  evening.  It  is  a  favorite  with  the  Bostonians,  and  will 
be  welcome  as  giving  Jessie  Bartlett  Davis  a  prominent  and  con- 
genial part  in  the  title  role.  Caroline  Hamilton  will  be  the 
Princess  Lydia.  This  opera  will  be  repeated  on  Wednesday  and 
Saturday  evenings.  Carmen,  with  Jessie  Bartlett  Davis,  Caroline 
Hamilton  and  Edwin  Hoff  in  the  cast,  will  be  given  Tuesday  and 
Friday  evenings,  and  The  Bohemian  Girl  Thursday  evening  and  at 
the  Saturday  matinee.  Dorothy  will  open  the  fourth  week. 
»  »  # 

The  coming  engagement  of  Marie  Wainwright  at  the  California, 
in  Amy  Robsart,  a  dramatization  of  Sir  Walter  Scott's  historical 
romance,  Kenilworth,  will  be  of  unusual  interest,  both  from  the 
beauty  and  talent  of  the  star  and  tbe  scenic  gorgeousness  and 
historical  fidelity  of  the  production.  Eight  scenes  will  illustrate 
the  play,  and  these,  with  other  accessories,  are  brought  out  with 


the  company.  Many  of  the  names  in  the  cast  are  those  of  people 
who  helped  make  the  success  of  Twelfth  Night  last  year.  Among 
them  are  Barton  Hill,  William  Ingersoll  (who  will  personate  the 
Earl  of  Leicester),  E.  Y.  Backus,  Blanche  Walsh,  Wallace  Bruce 
and  Edward  Eisner. 

*  »  «  . 

While  Miss  Wainwright  had  Amy  Robsarl  in  preparation,  it  was 
suggested  to  her  by  a  high  dramatic  authority  that  she  should 
change  the  story  so  far  as  to  make  Richard  Varney  fall  into  the 
frightful  trap  set  for  poor  Amy.  After  much  deliberation,  how- 
ever, Miss  Wainwright  concluded  to  leave  the  story  as  Scott  has 
told  it,  and  to  let  the  hapless  heroine  take  the  fatal  fall,  in  accord- 
ance with  the  great  novelist  and  with  tradition. 

*  *  * 

H.  J.  Stewart  is  fortunate  in  having  the  first  professional  pro- 
duction of  the  music  of  Bluff  King  Hal  made  at  the  Tivoli.  Tbe 
ensembles  of  the  opera  are  undoubtedly  its  strong  point,  and  the 
admirable  orchestra  and  thoroughly  drilled  chorus,  which  are  dis- 
tinctive features  of  the  Tivoli,  do  them  full  justice.  The  chorus 
is  usually  the  shaky  part  of  an  opera,  and  that  which  makes  the 
nervous  auditor  anxious.  The  perfect  security  one  feels  that  the 
Tivoli  chorus  will  go  all  right  every  time,  is  a  strong  element  in 
the  almost  unvarying  satisfaction  of  a  Tivoli  production.  The 
cast  is  a  judicious  one  in  every  respect,  and  all  the  characters  are 
intelligently  taken.  Will  Henshaw's  delightful  voice  and  Phil 
Branson's  spirited  acting  make  the  scene  among  the  merry  out- 
laws peculiarly  happy. 

*  #  # 

The  Wigwam  is  giving  an  excellent  entertainment  for  a  very 
small  admission  fee.  Those  who  gauge  the  value  of  an  article  by 
what  it  costs,  will  not  go  to  the  Wigwam;  but  the  large  majority 
of  sensible  people,  who  judge  a  performance  on  its  merits,  will 
find  plenty  of  enjoyment  and  no  vulgarity  at  this  place  of  amuse- 
ment- 

*  #  • 

Agnes  Huntington,  though  an  American,  born  in  Cleveland,  0., 
made  her  reputation  abroad.  Her  instantaneous  London  success 
has  been  indorsed  in  the  Eastern  cities  of  her  own  country,  her 
New  York  engagement  ranking  high  among  dramatic  triumphs. 
She  is  a  singer  as  well  as  a  beauty,  and  a  woman  of  intelligence. 
Miss  Huntington  is  under  engagement  to  Al.  Hayman,  and  will 
make  her  San  Francisco  d6but  on  Easter  Monday,  at  tbe  Grand 
Opera  House,  in  Paul  Jones. 

*  #  # 

Richard  Mansfield,  who  will  follow  tbe  Bostonians  at  the  Bald- 
win, must  possess  remarkable  versatility,  to  judge  by  his  reper- 
tory. He  will  play  Beau  Brummel,  Prince  Karl,  A  Parisian  Ro- 
mance, Ten  Thousand  a  Year,  Dr.  Jekyll  and  Mr.  Hyde,  and  a  trag- 
edy, Nero,  opening  in  tbe  first.  A  Parisian  Romance  is  the  only 
one  of  these  plays  yet  seen  here. 

*  *  * 

It  is  a  little  singular  that  the  Rev.  Mr.  Warren,  who  is  making 
some  noise  in  tbe  East  by  his  sermons  against  the  theatres,  is  a 
11  nephew  of  his  uncle,"  the  Mr.  Warren  who  wrote  the  famous 
novel  Ten  Thousand  a  Year,  which  has  been  dramatized  for  Rich- 
ard Mansfield. 

»  #  » 

The  next  attraction  on  Manager  John  F.  Bragg's  list  is  a  series 
of  six  concerts  (four  evenings  and  two  matinees),  to  be  given  at 
the  Grand  Opera  House,  beginning  April  6th,  by  the  U.  S.  Marine 
Corps  Band,  Mr.  John  Philip  Sousa,  conductor.  The  vocal  solo- 
ist will  be  Miss  Marie  Decca,  a  dramatic  soprano,  whose  success 
since  her  brilliant  debut  at  the  Covent  Garden  Theatre,  London, 
has  been  very  great.  Decca  received  her  musical  training  in 
Paris,  under  the  great  Marchesi.  One  of  the  original  features  of 
these  concerts  will  be  a  dramatic  and  musical  interpretation  of 
Sheridan's  Ride  and  a  sympbonic  poem,  "The  Chariot  Race," 
both  arranged  by  Sousa.  These  will  alternate  as  a  part  of  a  clas- 
sical and  popular  programme.  The  first  matinee  will  be  a  "  Baby 
McKee  niatinee,"  when  Mother  Goose's  Melodies  and  Baby's 
Lullaby  will  be  introduced.  The  advance  of  spring  has  brought 
something  of  a  lull  in  the  concert  season,  and  this  novel  musical 
treat  will  be  doubly  welcome. 

Samuel  G.  Fleishman  received  a  royal  welcome  from  former 
friends  and  acquaintances  at  the  home  of  his  parents  in  this  city 
on  his  return  from  Europe,  where  he  had  been  pursuing  his 
musical  studies  in  various  art  centres  for  the  past  nine  years.  As 
pianist  and  composer  the  young  Californian  has  already  achieved 
a  most  flattering  success.  Recently  in  New  York  some  of  his 
compositions  were  rendered  by  Anton  Seidl's  famous  orchestra 
and  were  well  received.  Mr.  Fleishman  will  appear  here  under 
Marcus  M.  Henry's  management  after  Eastertide,  giving  alter- 
nately orchestral  concerts  and  piano  recitals. 
#  #  * 

C.  P.  Hall  has  been  installed  manager  of  the  Bush-Street  The- 
atre, vice  Mr.  Gottlob,  who  succeeds  Manager  Harry  Mann  at  the 
California.  Mr.  Hall  is  on  familiar  ground  at  the  Bush,  having 
once  managed  the  little  theatre  for  some  years.  His  old  friends 
(which  term  includes  all  his  acquintances)  are  glad  to  see  his 
pleasant  face  again  about  the  old  stamping  ground. 


April  2.  1892. 


PAN  FRANCISCO   NEWS  I.KTTER. 


The  first  concert  of  a  series  was  given  at  Sleinway  Hall  last 
Wednesday  evening.  A  remarkably  fine  programme  was  ren- 
dered. The  Hermann  Brandt  siring  quartette  did  in  -hare  of 
the  work  with  the  brilliancy  and  precision  which  we  have  come 
to  expect  from  these  gennine  musiclars.  They  were  admirably 
anpported  by  Miss  Alice  Bacon  in  the  Brahm  quartette  for  piano 
and  »lrings.  Mr.  Osgood  Putnam  was  the  vocalist,  and  sang 
Mendelssobn'a  "Obi  God  bave  Mercy,  '  and  "  It  was  not  Thus  to 
Be,"  by  Relator. 

... 

Hallen  and  Hart  will  soon  come  to  the  California  in  Lutcr  On. 
— L.  R.  Stockwell  has  leased  the  three-story  building  adjoining 
the  stage  entrance  to  bis  new  theatre,  and  will  fit  it  up  as  coro- 
rnodioQS  dressing-rooms  on  the  latest  improved  plan. Alex- 
ander Salvini  will  soon  produce  in  Boston   a  dramatic  version  of 

Garalleria  Rus'icnna. Rose  Cogblan  has  bought   a    new    play 

called   Sxceet    Sin. The    new    incandescent    lights    make    the 

Tivoli  look  brilliant  between  acts. Eleanor  Barry  will  be   Mc- 

Kee  Rankin's    leading   lady  next  season.     Her  friends  here  will 
be  glad  to  see  her   in    a  position   suited    to  her  undeniable  talent 

and    personal   attractiveness Francis   Wilson    and    The  Lion 

Tnmcr  have  been  engaged    by  Mr.  Hayman   for  the  Baldwin. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sidney  Drew    will   play  at   the    Bush  April  11th  in 
Sidney   Grundy's   one-act   play,  Honor   Bound,  followed    by  That 

Girl  From  ilrrico. Mine.  Carolina   Zeiss  has   settled   finally   in 

Paris,  where  she  will  prepare  pupils  for   the  operatic  stage. 

The  coming  society  fad  is  to  be   the  giving   of  high-class  musical 
enterttiaments  in  private  houses. 

TENNIS    AND    BASEBALL    NEWS. 


THE  second  tournament  for  the  California  trophy  was  held  at 
the  club's  grounds  last  Saturday.  The  attendance  was  fair, 
but  owing  to  the  inclemency  of  the  weather  many  were  kept 
away.  The  play  on  the  whole  was  poor,  and  there  was  a  lack  of 
interest  during  the  matches.  In  the  first  round,  Drown,  Ho- 
bart,  Gardiner,  Treat,  Hutchins,  Hubbard  and  Whitney  won  their 
matches.  In  the  next  Haight,  A.  Taylor,  Wilberforce,  Tobin, 
Collier,  Harron,  Adams,  De  Long,  O.  Hoffman,  S.  Hoffman,  Mar- 
tin and  8tetson  won  theirs.  A.  Taylor  beat  Haight  10-8,  6-4; 
Wilberforce  beat  Tobin  5-7,  11-9,  0-3;  Collier  beat  Harron  2-6, 
6-3,  7-5  ;  Hobart  beat  Treat  6-4,  7-5  ;  Hubbard  beat 
Blancbard  6-2,  6-2;  Adams  beat  De  Long  12-10,  3-6,  7-5; 
0.  Hoffman  beat  S.  Hoffman  3-6,  6-2,  7-5;  Stetson  beat 
Martin  6-0,  6-0.  In  the  third  round  Taylor  beat  Wil- 
berforce 7-5,  1-6,  7-5;  Collier  beat  Hobart  6-3,  3-6,  6-3;  Hubbard 
beat  Adams  6-3,  6-2,  and  O.  Hoffman  beat  Stetson  9-7,  4-6,  6-4.  In 
the  semi-finals,  Collier  beat  A  Taylor  7-5,  6-2,  and  Hubbard  beat 
O.  Hoffman  8-6,  6-3.  The  final  round  between  Hubbard  and 
Collier  will  be  played  to-morrow  (Sunday)  at  11  o'clock.  We 
have  no  doubt  that  Hubbard  will  again  win  the  cup,  as  Collier, 
though  a  rising  young  player,  has  very  little  chance  against  his 
formidable  opponent.  This  tournament  was  remarkable  for  its 
many  surprises.  First,  very  few  expected  to  see  A.  Taylor  beat 
Haight,  and  then,  when  Wilberforce  lost  the  first  sett  to  Tobin  on 
Saturday  afternoon,  very  few  expected  to  see  him  get  away  in  the 
way  he  did  only  to  succumb  to  Taylor,  who,  in  his  turn,  fell  an 
easy  prey  to  Collier.  Tobin,  Taylor  and  Wilberforce,  in  the  class 
tournament,  were  in  the  first  class  and   Collier  was  in  the  second. 

Much  regret  was  expressed  by  the  non-appearance  of  C.  R. 
Yates,  who  did  not  take  part  this  time.  On  Sunday,  after  the 
semi-finals  had  been  played,  Hubbard  and  W.  H.  Taylor,  Jr., 
played  an  exhibition  match,  with  the  result  that  Hubbard  won 
three  straight  setts— 6-1,  6-2,  6  4. 

The  Fourth  of  July  is  coming  on  apace,  and  it  is  expected  that 
the  entry  for  the  tournament  will  be  the  largest  on  record.  There 
are  a  good  number  of  players  who  are  most  anxious  to  have  a 
chance  of  meeting  Taylor.  If  Hubbard  is  in  town  we  think  he 
is  the  most  likely  one,  though  there  is  no  telling  what  Yates  and 
O.  Hoffman  may  do.  Hoffman  will  be  heard  from,  especially  if 
he  gets  some  solid  practice. 

The  baseball  season  opened  here  last  Saturday  under  the  most 
favorable  circumstances,  Had  Saturday  and  Sunday  been  more 
pleasant  the  attendance  would  bave  been  much  larger:  both 
were  bad  days  for  good  ball  playing.  The  opening  in  Los  Angeles 
was,  in  point  of  numbers,  equally  successful.  The  weather  there 
was  also  unpleasant  for  players  and  patrons.  The  attendance  at 
the  games  played  there  last  Saturday,  Sunday  and  Wednesday, 
proves  that  Los  Angeles  is  a  first-rate  baseball  city,  and  that  the 
league  made  no  mistake  in  transferring  the  franchise  from  Sac- 
ramento to  the  southern  city.  At  this  writing  San  Jose  appears 
to  be  the  strongest  team,  having  won  all  the  games  played  by  the 
club.  This  success  is  due  to  team  work  and  the  fact  that  the 
nine  have  nearly  all  heretofore  played  together  and  understand 
one  another.  Within  a  month  the  other  teams  should  be  in 
equally  good  shape,  as  they  will  have  abundance  of  playing. 
Oakland  and  San  Francisco  will  play  in  this  city  this  afternoon 
and  to-morrow.  If  Hart  is  in  shape  he  will  pitch  for  the  home 
to-morrow.  The  San  Jose  team  will  play  the  home  nine  here 
next  Thursday,  Saturday  and  Sunday.  Los  Angeles  will  not 
come  here  until  April  14tb,  when  the  club  will  play  the  Oaklands, 
at  which  time  the  latter  should  be  in  good  baseball  condition. 


THE  PRESIDENT'S  BAND. 

U.    S.    MARINE    BAND    OF    WASHINGTON,    0.  C. 
GRAND  |Q         6  CONCERTS. 

OPERA  *^MsU     April  6-  7-  8l  9- 

HOIJSF    T'  Matinees 

3       '       ■'     Vv'^^JU*1      Thursday  and  Saturday. 

JOHN   PHILLIP  SOUSA,   DIRECTOR. 

MLLE.   MARIE   DECCA,  VOCALIST. 

POPULAR    PRICES. 

Reserved  Seats.— Orchcslra,  Parriuette,  Dress  Circle  *1  00 

'  "  Family  Circle  75 

Matinee  Prices      .26c,  50c,  75c  ,  (I 

Note— "Baby  McKee"  Mntlnee*  Thursday  and  Saturday. 
Seats  on  sale  at  Sherman,  Clay  &  Co.'s. 


BALDWIN  THEATRE. 


.Manager. 


Al,  Hayman  &  Co Proprietors.  |  Alfred  Bouvier.  . . , 

Second  Week  of  the  Brilliantly  Successful 

BDSTONIANS, 
(Karl,  MacPonald  &  Barnabee,  Proprietors). 
Last  Nights.    ROBIN  HOOD.    Last  Matinee  Saturday. 
EXTRA-NEXT  WEEK. 
Mondav,  Wednesday  aud  Saturday  Evenings,  Suppe's  Brilliant  Comic 
Opera,  FATIN1TZA. 
Tuesday  and  Friday,  Bizet's  Great  Creation,  CARMEN. 
Thursday  Evening  and  Saturday  Matinee.    Everybody's  favorite,  BOHE- 
MIAN GIRL. 
Seats  for  next  week  now  ready. 


BUSH  STREET  THEATRE. 


M.  B.  Leavitt.. Lessee  and  Proprietor.  |  Chas.  P.  Halt... Manager. 

Last  Week  of  CORINNE,  Supported  by  the  Kimball  Opera  and  Burlesque 
Company,  in 

CARMEN     UP    TO     DATE. 
Monday,  April  11,  MR.  and  MRS.  SIDNEY  DREW. 

"THAT    »1RL    FROM    MEXICO." 


NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE. 


Al.  Hayman  &  Co Proprietors.  |  Harry  Mann  Manager. 

Monday,  April  4th.    Every  evening.    Matinee  Saturday.    MARIE  WAIN- 
RIGHT,  in  her  gorgeous  production  of 

AMY   ROBSART. 

Superb  scenery.    Magnificent  Costumes.    A  GREAT  CAST. 

TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Keeling  Bros Proprietors  and  Managers. 

To-night,  Stewart  &  O'Connell's  Successful  Opera, 

BLUFF     KING     HAL, 

A  Superb  Production  by  our  Famous  Company. 
Popular  Prices ■• 


25c.  and  50c. 


WIGWAM  THEATRE. 

Corner  Stockton  and  Geary  Streets. 

Charles  Meyer Proprietor  and  Manager. 

The  Most  Popular  Place  of  Amusement  in  the  City. 

ENTIRE  CHANGE  OF  BILL  EVERY  WEEK. 
Every  Evening  at  8  o'clock.     Saturday  and  Sunday  at  2  p.  m. 
Admission,  10  cents  and  25  cents. 
Box  office  open  from  10  to  12  and  from  3  to  6,  daily. 


10 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  2,  1892. 


AN    AIR-DRAWN    DAGGER. 


I  WAS  sitting  one  evening  with  my  friend  Sidi  ben  Moussain  &cafe 
of  the  little  town  on  a  fertile,  palm-covered  oasis,  which  is  the 
French  frontier  post  watching  the  desert.  This  is  the  chef  lieu  of  the 
arrondisseroent.  It  has  the  strong  walled  fort  common  to  all  French 
towns  in  Algeria,  where  long  and  sometimes  bitter  experience  has 
taught  how  necessary  it  is  to  have,  in  case  of  insurrection,  a  suffi- 
ciently spacious  place  of  defense,  to  which  all  European  inhabitants 
may  retire  and  escape  massacre.  There  is  a  mixed  garrison  of  about 
two  thousand  men— Zouaves,  Spahis,  Fusiliers  de  discipline,  and 
regiment  etranger;  there  are  several  fairly  good  hotels,  to  which 
come  invalids  or  tourists  in  search  of  health  or  change;  there  are 
even  one  or  two  private  villas;  there  is  a  rather  dilapidated  Arab 
quarter,  and  a  still  more  dilapidated  village  inhabited  by  negroes  of 
the  Soudan. 

No  matter  how  I  had  made  Sidi  ben  Moussa's  acquaintance.  He 
was  certainly  one  of  the  most  interesting  personalities  that  I  met 
during  my  wanderings  iu  Algeria.  Tall,  spare  and  athletic,  with 
regular,  well-cut  features,  and  the  complexion  which  the  French 
word  basane  describes  more  accurately  than  any  other,  he  was  a  re- 
markably handsome  man,  even  among  the  very  handsome  Arab  race. 
The  flowing  draperies  of  his  houmous  hung  on  his  figure  with  pecu- 
liar grace,  and  in  his  walk  and  carriage  there  was  a  pride  and  dignity 
which  told  the  consciousness  of  high  birth  and  unimpeachable  social 
position.  And,  indeed,  his  family  was  one  of  the  oldest  and  noblest 
among  the  desert  tribes.  Before  the  French  conquest,  his  forbears 
had  been  powerful  chiefs,  and  in  peace  and  war  their  rule  and  influ- 
ence had  been  acknowledged  as  supreme  in  many  nomadic  douars. 
After  years  of  opposition  and  much  hard  fighting,  his  family  had  at 
last  acknowledged  the  supremacy  of  the  "  Roumis,"  and  had  been 
utilized  in  support  of  the  conqueror's  government.  His  cousin  was 
Caid  of  the  district,  and,  as  such,  was  responsible  for  the  social  order 
of  the  neighboring  tribes,  and  for  the  collection  of  taxes  among 
them. 

Sidi  ben  Moussa  himself  had  no  official  position,  but  lived  a  more 
or  less  independent  life,  partly  in  the  French  settlements  and  partly 
among  his  friends  in  the  desert.  Though  he  accepted,  perforce,  the 
present  situation  of  affairs,  I  think  that  his  mind  was  too  well  stored 
with  the  legends  of  the  old  independent  greatness  of  his  ancestors  to 
be  altogether  content  with  foreign  domination,  and  that  he  would 
have  thrown  prudence  to  the  winds  and  taken  the  field,  if  another 
Ahd-el-Kader  had  raised  the  standard  of  revolt.  Like  all  high-class 
Arabs,  he  was  a  keen  sportsman  and  a  bold  rider;  and,  in  the  days 
which  I  had  lately  passed  in  his  company  in  the  desert,  I  had  often 
admired  his  picturesque  and  energetic  movements,  as  he  urged  his 
horse  to  speed  in  the  chase  of  the  gazelle,  or  when  he  flew  his  well- 
trained  hawks  at  hare  or  bustard. 

There  is  a  vein  of  mysticism  and  superstition  about  all  Arabs,  who 
are  firm  believers  in  portents  and  good  or  evil  influences,  and  this  he 
had  very  strongly  developed.  But,  beyond  this,  he  seemed  to  have 
a  strong  sentiment  of  an  unseen  world,  and  to  have  a  disposition  to 
believe  not  only  that  good  or  ill  might  follow  special  circumstances, 
but  also  that  circumstances  themselves  were  frequently  guided  by 
the  action  of  disembodied  spirits. 

I  had  joined  Sidi  ben  Moussa  after  dinner  at  the  hotel,  and  we 
were  occupying  one  of  the  little  tables  of  the  ca/e,  chatting  over  our 
coffee  and  cigarettes.  When  I  say  chatting,  I  use  the  word  in  default 
of  a  better,  for  the  Arab,  though  he  has  learned  to  speak  French  and 
to  lounge  in  a  cafe,  does  not  altogether  lose  his  national  gravity  and 
deliberation  of  speech,  and  our  conversation,  so  far,  had  been  rather 
interjectional  and  disjointed. 

"A  chartreuse,  my  friend  ?"  he  said  at  length,  after  finishing  the 
last  drops  of  his  coffee. 

One  vice,  or  rather  I  may  call  it  a  weakness,  for  I  never  saw  that 
he  allowed  it  any  mastery,  my  friend  had  adopted  with  his  French 
associations.  He  was  by  no  means  an  abstainer  from  alcoholic 
liquors.  I  believe  that  he  excused  himself  from  the  observance  of 
the  strict  letter  of  the  Jlaw,  as  understood  by  most  Mahommedans, 
by  saying  that  the  Prophet  had  only  interdicted  the  abuse  of  strong 
drinks,  and  not  their  occasional  and  moderate  enjoyment. 

The  bottle  and  its  accompanying  two  little  glasses  were  placed  be- 
tween us;  we  helped  ourselves  to  the  insidious  green  liqueur  and  lit 
fresh  cigarettes.  We  had  been  talking  about  the  recent  change  in 
the  administration  of  the  country,  the  transfer  of  authority  from  the 
military  "  Bureau  Arabe  "  to  the  civil  power  and  I  had  been  trying 
to  extract  from  my  friend  an  opinion  as  to  which  system  was  really 
most  in  accordance  with  the  tastes  and  feelings  of  the  people. 

'■  My  friend,"  he  said,  "  it  makes  little  difference  to  the  dying  sheep 
if  the  lion  that  has  seized  it  and  drunk  its  blood  goes  away  and  yields 
its  prey  to  a  brother  lion.  Why  should  I  think  of  these  things?  In 
the  old  days,  all  the  country  that  you  and  I  have  ridden  over — and 
far  more,  even  as  far  as  the  Sacred  City  of  the  Desert — knew  the 
'  Beni  Mansour '  as  masters.  Every  man  acknowledged  my  grand- 
father as  chief.  The  French  came  and  fought  with  us  and  defeated 
us.  Curses  on  those  who  helped  them  !  What  are  we,  the  '  Beni 
Mansour  '  now?  My  cousin  is  Caid  and  collects  taxes;  and  I — I  am 
nobody.  My  friend,  I  do  not  love  the  French  for  many  things,  and 
we  have  a  special  blood  feud  with  some  of  them." 

He  paused  for  a  moment  and  seemed  to  reflect,  filling  himself  a 


second  glass  of  chartreuse.  Whether  it  was  friendship  or  the  stim- 
ulus of  the  liqueur  that  loosened  his  tongue,  I  know  not,  but  he  went 
on  in  a  deep  and  confidential  tone: 

"  My  friend,  I  will  tell  you  the  story,  aB  to  a  friend  whom  I  esteem. 
Few  know  it,  even  in  the  family,  and  you  will  be  the  first  stranger 
who  has  heard  it.  My  father  was  chief  of  the  '  Beni  Mansour.1  He 
was  a  true  Arab.  He  had  '  the  sabre  always  drawn,  the  hand  always 
open.'  Many  were  the  razzias  that  he  led,  and  great  was  the  spoil 
that  he  divided  when  he  returned  to  the  douar.  He  was  a  man  of 
war,  and  war  had  left  its  mark  upon  him.  The  French  called  him 
'  Le  borgne,'  for  a  sword-cut  had  darkened  one  of  his  eyes. 

"  He  had  a  young  wife,  who  was  beautiful  as  a  gazelle,  and  whom 
he  loved  with  his  whole  heart.  How  shall  I  tell  it?  She  saw  a 
French  officer  one  day  through  the  eye-holes  of  her  litter,  as  she  was 
going  to  the  baths  at  Chaude  Fontaine,  and,  by  the  aid  of  an  old 
negress  of  the  tent,  she  communicated  with  him.  One  day  she  dis- 
appeared, and  my  father  knew  not  where  she  was  till  he  heard  of  an 
Arab  woman  in  the  Frenchman's  house.  He  watched  and  watched 
till  he  made  certain  of  his  wrong.  The  woman— ah,  well  1 — she  died. 
But  the  Frenchman,  he  escaped  and  went  back  to  his  own  country. 
It  was  not  a  case  of  '  dya,'  the  theft  of  a  goat,  or  a  horse,  or  a  camel, 
when  the  wrong  can  be  wiped  out  by  a  payment  or  a  recompense,  ac- 
cording to  the  laws  of  the  Prophet.  Such  an  injury  could  only  be 
satisfied  by  a  great  vengeance.  Such  a  vengeance  my  father  swore 
against  the  Frenchman ;  but,  I  have  said,  the  man  returned  to  his 
country,  and  my  father  saw  him  no  more.  It  is  fifteen  years  ago, 
and  my  father  has  died.  With  his  latest  breath,  while  his  friends 
were  gathered  round  his  death-bed,  before  he  made  the  dying  con- 
fession of  faith,  he  renewed  the  curse  of  vengeance.  Surely  that 
curse  will  not  fall  harmless." 

Sidi  ben  Moussa  was  silent  for  a  minute  or  two,  while  he  re-lighted 
his  cigarette,  which  had  gone  out  in  the  energy  and  excitement  of  his 
tale.  Suddenly  he  looked  up  again,  and,  stretching  his  long,  mus- 
cular arm  across  the  table,  he  grasped  my  hand,  and,  looking  at  me 
with  his  solemn,  dark  eyes,  said: 

"  My  friend,  that  curse  will  reach  the  Frenchman  yet.  The  ven- 
geance will  come,  and  I  believe  that  my  father  himself  will  deal  it. 
You  are  a  friend  of  the  *  Beni  Mansour.'  You  have  ridden  with 
them.  They  have  received  you  as  '  a  guest  sent  by  God,'  and  you 
have  eaten  and  slept  in  their  tents.  I  think— yes— I  think  that  it  will 
be  given  to  you  to  see  the  curse  accomplished." 

It  seemed  rather  strange  to  be  listening  to  such  a  wild  tale  of  wrong 
and  anathema,  and  such  a  presage  of  a  weird  fate,  among  the  very 
common-place  surroundings  of  a  rather  frouzy  cafe,  while  the  fat 
dame  de  comptoir  sat,  close  at  hand,  knitting  peacefully  among  her 
bottles,  and  two  French  railway  employes  wrangled  volubly  over  a 
game  of  billiards;  and  I  felt  inclined  to  attribute,  in  great  part,  the 
Arab's  discourse  to  the  effect  of  two  glasses  of  bad  liqueur  acting 
upon  a  somewhat  superstitious  and  high-wrought  rniud. 

Even  he  seemed  to  think  that  he  had  talked  more  openly  than  he 
had  intended,  and,  without  another  word,  he  waved  his  hand  in 
adieu,  wrapped  his  boumous  closely  round  him,  and  stalked  out  into 
the  night. 

I  left  that  part  of  Algeria  next  day,  and  though  Sidi  ben  Moussa 
came  to  the  railway  station  to  bid  me  farewell,  he  did  not  refer  to  our 
conversation  of  the  previous  night.    I  never  saw  him  again. 

Algeria  is  a  delightful  country  about  which  to  roam  in  the  spring- 
time, when  the  climate  is  perfection,  when  the  bright  sun  of  Africa 
gilds  every  prospect,  when  all  nature  is  bursting  into  a  vigorous  life, 
and  the  face  of  the  earth  is  carpeted  with  wild-flowers.  I  visited 
many  scenes  and  places— the  marvelously-situated  ravine-girt  town 
of  Constantine,  the  old  Roman  cities  of  Lambessa,  Thamugas  and 
Tebessa,  which  hardly  yield  to  Pompeii  in  archaeological  interest, 
Oriental  Tunis,  with  the  site  of  Carthage  theGreat— and  had  returned 
through  the  grim  gorges  of  Grande  Kabylie,  the  localities  of  so  much 
desperate  fighting,  whose  Berber  tribes— subdued,  but  hardly  recon- 
ciled—still look  coldly  and  independently  on  their  conquerors. 

At  last  I  found  myself  in  Algiers  itself,  and  was  dallying  for  a  day 
or  two  on  that  bright  and  lively  seaboard  city  before  finally  taking 
flight  homeward.  1  had  taken  up  my  quarters  in  one  of  the  big 
hotels  which  look  on  the  busy  port,  with  its  two  long  jetties  tlvust 
boldly  out  into  the  sea,  enclosing  in  their  embrace  the  variety  of 
shipping  lying  at  anchor.  On  the  long  Boulevard  de  la  Republique 
there  is  always  a  vivacious  and  bustling  crowd  in  movement,  and  it 
was  difficult  for  me,  an  idler,  to  become  weary  of  the  ever-shifting 
tableau.  French  officers,  Arab  mendicants,  smart  ladies,  tonnes  with 
children,  grisettes,  Kabyle  laborers,  embroidery-sellers,  trains  of 
military  store-carts,  fatigue-parties  of  Zouaves,  omnibuses,  private 
carriages  and  fiacres,  with  occasionally  a  family  party  of  British  or 
American  tourists  in  charge  of  an  important  individual,  whose  gold- 
embroidered  cap  bears  the  mighty  and  respected  inscription,  "Cook's 
Interpreter,"  pass  in  constant  stream  by  the  seaward-facing  colon- 
nade, and  fill  the  scene  with  life  and  motley  color. 

One  forenoon,  I  had  returned  from  a  morning  stroll  to  visit  the 
Penon,  the  old  lighthouse  and  fort  where  a  small  Spanish  garrison, 
three  centuries  ago,  maintained  itself  for  years  in  defiance  of  the 
pirate  Dey  and  his  forces,  and  left  to  our  own  time  the  record  of  their 
daring  in  the  arms  of  Spain  surmounting  the  Gothic  gateway.  It 
was  time  for  a  dejeuner,  and  I  betook  myself  to  the  hotel   restaurant 


!  2,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


11 


to  satisfy  the  craving  of  appetite. 
&  Hood  ol  sunshine  (all  through  the  plate-glass  windows,  against 
-  lawny  ragged  urchins  wiling  matches,  and  hawkers  of 
Oriental  wares,  flattened  their  noses,  envying  and  gesticulating  at 
the  people  who  were  making  a  square  meal  within,  until  they  were 
driven  away  by  a  threatening  chief  waiter.  The  gilt-framed  mirrors 
reflected  a  series  of  well-arranged  tables,  while  the  central  bullet  dis- 
played a  mass  of  fruit,  and  a  great  platter  of  freshly-caught  fish, 
quaint  in  shape,  and  rich  and  railed  in  color. 

There  were  many  parties  and  individuals  dispersed  about  the  room, 
and  the  eii./ueiu  of  knife  and  fork  was  mixed  with  the  buzz  of  con- 
tinued conversation.  Here  was  an  undoubted  Knglish  parson,  prob- 
ably sent  to  Algiers  for  his  throat,  attended  by  an  ultra-respectable 
wife  and  family.  Near  them  a  remarkably  handsome  and  smart- 
looking  subaltern  of  chasseurs  d'Airique.in  a  very  well-made  light 
blue  uniform,  sitting  en  tete-a-tete  with  a  bright  and  piquante  little 
lady,  Parisenne  to  the  lips  of  her  well-gloved  fingers,  who  mighthave 
been  her  companion's  sister,  but  to  whom  in  his  manner  he  seemed 
lo  me  "  a  little  less  than  kin  and  something  more  than  kind."  Then 
a  fat  old  .lew,  with  his  still  fatter  old  wife,  both  of  whom  were  de- 
voting themselves  to  the  business  of  the  hour  with  strict  attention. 
In  a  corner  two  solemn-looking  Arabs,  probably  Caids  or  Shayks, 
who  had  come  to  headquarters  to  pay  their  respects  to  the  Governor- 
General,  were  eating  a  very  European-looking  meal,  and  making  use 
of  the  appliances  of  the  table  in  a  familiar  manner  that  showed  how 
much  the  customs  of  Europe  have  encroached  on  the  primitive 
manners  of  the  desert.  Most  of  the  tables  were  filled  with  visitors 
or  habitues  as  I  took  the  place  that  had  been  reserved  for  me  and  set 
myself  to  work  to  study  the  menu  and  compose  a  satisfactory  meal. 
While  the  whitf-aproned  waiter  was  putting  the  hors-d'oeuvres  be- 
fore me,  I  remarked,  sitting  at  another  table  near,  a  fine  looking 
old  Arab,  with  full  grey  beard  and  moustache,  who  had  not  ap- 
parently ordered  his  dejeuner,  but  who  rather  seemed  to  be  keeping 
the  table  for  expected  friends.  The  hood  of  his  bournous — which,  by 
the  way,  I  could  see  was  of  the  finest  quality,  such  as  is  only  worn  by 
men  of  wealth  and  position — was  drawn  over  his  head,  and  partly 
concealed  bis  features.  He  had  evidently  led  a  life  of  war  or  ad- 
venture, for  a  great  scar  stretched  across  one  side  of  his  forehead, 
and  one  eye  was  obliterated.  He  looked  at  the  door  from  time  to 
time  when  various  groups  entered,  and  then  turned  away  again  as  if 
disappointed,  relapsing  into  quiet  meditation,  with'his  eyes  bent  on 
the  ground.  Once  or  twice  new  arrivals,  seeking  seats,  went  up  to 
his  table,  but  they  seemed  to  recognize  the  slight  motion  of  his  hand 
by  which  he  indicated  that  it  was  engaged,  and  they  passed  on. 
There  was  nothing  very  odd  in  the  presence  of  an  Arab.  There  were 
several  others  in  the  room,  and  the  sons  of  the  desert  are  so  fre- 
quently met  with  in  Algiers  that  their  appearance  excites  no  com- 
ment. I  could  not  help  being  interested  in  this  man,  however,  if 
only  for  the  patience  which  he  displayed  in  waiting,  and  I  became 
quite  anxious  to  see  the  party  that  he  appeared  to  expect. 

My  own  tUjeuner  progressed,  and  after  passing  through  various 
stages  more  or  less  meritorious,  had  arrived  at  the  succulent  coteleite 
aux  pommes  which  generally  crowns  the  banquet.  The  room  was 
crowded  nearly  to  its  fullest  capacity,  when  I  heard  the  clank  of  swords 
and  the  loud  talking  of  two  or  three  voices  approaching  the  door.  I 
looked  up,  and  saw  a  French  General  come  in,  attended  by  two 
other  officers,  probably  of  his  staff. 

The  General  was  a  good-looking,  florid  man,  buttoned  up  in  the 
neatest  of  dolmans,  with  wide,  red  trowsers,  and  very  smart  patent- 
leather  boots.  He  wore  the  cross  of  a  commander  of  the  Legion  of 
Honor  round  his  neck  and  several  decorations  on  his  breast.  With 
his  heavily  embroidered  kepi,  his  short,  grizzled  hair  and  moustache 
en  croct  he  had  an  air  sufficiently  martial  and  imposing.  There  was 
a  certain  amount  of  tapage  and  swagger  about  the  entry  of  the  little 
party,  which  attracted  the  attention  of  everybody.  We  were  all,  as 
it  were,  called  upon  to  do  obeisance  to  a  very  important  personage, 
or,  at  any  rate,  to  a  personage  who  considered  himself  of  no  small 
importance.  After  looking  round  the  room  and  returning  the  salutes 
of  the  officers  who  were  present,  the  General  walked  up  to  the  table 
which  was  occupied  by  the  old  Arab,  who,  to  my  astonishment, 
sprang  to  his  feet  and  held  the  chair  for  the  great  man  to  sit  down. 
The  General  showed,  as  I  thought,  scant  courtesy,  taking  no  notice 
whatever  of  the  old  Arab,  but,  unbuckling  his  sword,  and  putting  it 
in  a  corner,  seized  the  chair  and  sat  down,  while  the  other  officers 
placed  themselves  opposite  to  him,  and  summoned  the  attendance 
of  the  head  waiter.  It  was  not  a  little  remarkable  to  me,  however, 
that  the  old  Arab  remained  standing  behind  the  General's  chair, 
grasping  the  back  of  it  with  his  hands,  and  leaning  over  and  looking 
down  upon  its  occupant. 

My  dessert  was  being  placed  before  me,  and  I  asked  the  waiter  who 
was  the  General  who  had  just  come  in. 

"  That,  monsieur— that  is  the  General  Molitor,  who  disembarked 
from  the  steamboat  yesterday.  My  faith !  He  is  an  old  African 
soldier  of  the  most  distinguished.  It  is  fifteen  years  since  his  last 
service  in  Algeria,  and  he  has  lately  returned  from  Tonkin.  He 
goes  to  command  the  division  at  Tlemgen,  and  has  descended  at  this 
hotel  en  route." 

"  And  who  is  the  Arab  who  stands  behind  the  General's  chair?    Is 
he  an  ordonnance  of  Spahis  who  is  detailed  to  wait  upon  him  ?" 
"  But,  monsieur,  there  is  no  Arab.     Monsieur  must  be  mistaken. 


fhe  General  Molitor  nasi Irananw  in  Algiers,  nnd  he  is  only  in 

company  with  two  officers  of  ,t„t  ma/or,  who  have  come  with  him 
i nun  France." 
I  rubbed  my  eyes  and  looked  again.    There  could  be  no  mistake. 

There,  nnquestionably,  b I  the  tall  form  in  the  fnurnout,  the  face 

balf  hidden  by  the  h I  drawn  over  the   head,  and    the   ban. Is  still 

8™sping back  ol  the  General's  .-hair.    But  my  waiter  bad  dashed 

away  to  attend  to  some  one  else,  and  was  even  now  threading  his 
way  through  the  crowd,  balancing  halfa  dozen  different  dishes  iii  his 
hands  after  the  manner  of  his  kind. 
The  General  and  his  friends  were  now  fairly  under  way  with  their 
r,  and  bad  ceased  to  attract  any  general  attention;  but,  as  I 
sipped  my  coffee,  I  could  not  help  being  still  much  interested  in  the 
little  party  and  their  mysterious  attendant  behind. 

The  General  was  reaching  across  the  table  to  take  hold  of  the  bottle 
of  wn  ordinaire, when,  suddenly,  I  saw  the  old  Arab  shake  theftournotu 
from  his  right  shoulder,  as  if  to  free  his  arm.  There  was  a  gleam  in 
the  solitary  eye,  the  right  hand  was  raised,  and,  before  I  had  realized 
what  was  happening,  the  General  was  struck,  apparently  between 
the  shoulders.  He  fell  forward  across  the  table  with  a  crash,  drop- 
ping the  wine-bottle,  which  broke,  flooding  the  white  cloth  with  the 
ruby  liquor. 

His  companions  started  from  their  chairs.  The  waiters  rushed 
from  all  parts  of  the  room,  and  in  a  moment  there  was  a  dense  and 
excited  crowd  round  the  scene  of  the  murder. 

For  that  it  was  a  murder  I  had  no  doubt.  I  had  seen  the  mur- 
derer waiting  for  his  exact  opportunity.  1  had  seen  the  blow 
given,  and  had  seen  the  victim's  body  fall  prone  and  dead. 

The  crowd  opened  a  little,  and  a  gentleman  in  a  shooting  coat, 
whom  I  recognized  as  an  English  doctor  in  large  practice  among  the 
British  colony,  made  his  way  to  the  scene  of  the  catastrophe. 

The  General's  body  had  been  raised,  and  was  laid  upon  the  floor. 
One  of  the  officers  was  supporting  his  head,  while  the  other  was 
hurriedly  opening  his  collar  and  exposing  his  neck  and  chest  to  the 
air.  I  shall  never  forget  the  horror-stricken  expression  of  those 
glazed  and  staring  eyes,  and  that  drawn  and  livid  face. 

The  doctor  knelt  down  beside  the  body  and  commenced  a  rapid  ex- 
amination, feeling  the  pulse  and  the  heart,  and  directing  measures  of 
possible  relief.  To  no  purpose.  No  faint  throb  told  of  life  still  re- 
maining. The  inert  hand  fell  helpless,  and  the  relaxed  jaw  seemed 
to  say  that  all  was  over. 

"  Look  at  his  back,  doctor,"  I  cried.  "  Look  at  his  back.  The 
blow  was  struck  on  his  back.    Perhaps  you  can  stop  the  bleeding." 

"Bleeding,  sir?  There's  no  bleeding.  It's  a  case  of  apoplexy,  and 
1  fear  neither  I  nor  any  one  else  can  do  anything." 

"  But  I  saw  the  Arab  strike  him.  Where  is  the  Arab  ?  Has  he  not 
been  seized?  " 

I  knew  nobody  had  left  the  room,  as  I  had  been  close  to  the  door, 
and  I  looked  round,  fully  expecting  to  see  the  man  who  had  been  so 
open  an  assassin  in  custody. 

"  But,  monsieur,"  said  one  of  the  officers,  "  there  was  no  Arab.  No 
one  struck  the  poor  General.  I  was  sitting  just  in  front  of  him,  and 
I  saw  him  fall  under  this  cruel  malady." 

"  I  tell  you  I  saw  the  one-eyed  Arab  deliberately  strike  the  Gen- 
eral. Where  is  he?  How  have  you  let  him  escape?"  For  on 
looking  round  I  could  see  the  murderer  nowhere. 

A  French  military  doctor  had  now  arrived  and  joined  his  English 
confrere.  They  exchanged  a  few  words,  and  the  Frenchman  also  ex- 
amined the  body.  I  could  just  catch  the  words,  "  pas  de  doule—mort 
— apoplexie." 

The  obstinacy  of  these  doctors  was  incredible  to  me.  Why  did 
they  not  examine  the  wound?  How  could  they  attribute  to  apoplexy 
a  death  which  every  evidence  of  sense  told  me  was  the  result  of  a 
murderous  stab? 

"  You  are  all  wrong,"  I  shouted.  "  I  tell  you  I  saw  the  General 
murdered.  The.  Arab  who  killed  him  must  be  here  somewhere,  and 
it  will  be  your  fault  if  he  escapes." 

The  French  doctor  had  now  assumed  the  care  of  the  General's 
body,  and  the  English  doctor  was  free. 

I  saw  the  bystanders  looking  curiously  at  me,  and  the  doctor  came 
and  took  me  by  the  arm,  saying,  "  My  good  sir,  you  had  better  come 
away  and  lie  down  for  a  while.  The  shock  of  this  sad  occurrence 
has  upset  vou,  and  you  will  be  really  ill  if  you  don't  put  yourself  in 
my  hands." 

I  could  hardly  allow  myself  to  be  persuaded  that  what  I  was  cer- 
tain I  had  seen  was  a  myth  or  an  optical  delusion;  but  what  could  1 
do?  The  doctor  was  firm,  with  that  strong  professional  firmness 
which  there  is  no  resisting. 

I  left  the  room  with  him,  and  allowed  myself  to  be  persuaded  to 
lie  down,  and  to  take  the  sedative  draught  which  he  had  sent  for.  I 
slept  till  late  in  the  afternoon,  and,  though  I  awoke  cool  and  com- 
posed, I  could  not  shake  off  the  clear  impression  of  the  morning's 
tragedy.  I  lay  on  my  sofa,  and  thought  and  thought  what  could 
have  framed  so  distinct  an  image  of  the  unreal  in  my  mind.  A  gleam 
of  possible  light  came  to  me.  Sidi  ben  Moussa's  wild  tale  flashed  to 
my  remembrance.  Could  I  have  seen  the  sworn  vengeance  of  the 
old  Arab  chief  accomplished  by  an  air-drawn  dagger?  The  thought 
is  with  me  still,  as  I  record  the  story. —London  World. 

Mothbks  be  Sure  and  Use  "Mrs.  Winslow's  Soothing  Syrup  "  for  your 
children  while  Teething.    Price,  25  cents  a  bottle. 


12 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  2,  1892 


THE    WOMAN     LOAFER. 

ARE  there  not  female  loafers,  as  well  as  male  loafers  ?  Not  only 
women  who  are  idle  because  they  have  naught  wherewith 
to  occupy  their  minds,  but  women  who  from  this  very  idle- 
ness become  shiftless  and  worthless  people,  to  whom  the  word 
'« loafer  "  well  applies.  The  female  loafer  is  not  found,  as  is  her 
male  prototype,  among  the  lower  strata  of  society,  but  on  the 
very  highest  levels,  enjoying  all  the  comforts  which  the  luxuri- 
ousness  of  the  day  can  give.  In  her  most  highly  developed  con- 
dition, the  woman  loafer  is  a  married  woman  of  wealth  and 
social  position,  the  sum  of  whose  existence  is  found  by  adding 
the  littleness  of  her  diurnal  routine.  Without  an  aim  worthy  of 
the  mind  of  an  intellectual  being;  without  a  purpose  higher  than 
the  attendance  upon  succeeding  "  functions,"  the  woman  loafer 
is  a  physical  fact  resultant  from  the  peculiar  conditions  of  the 
end-of-the-century  society.  Every  San  Franciscan  knows  that 
many  women  of  good  social  position,  and  with  some  claims  to 
common-sense,  parade  the  streets  daily  with  absolutely  no  object 
in  view.  They  go  nowhere,  and  meet  nobody;  they  simply  walk 
up  and  down  the  promenade.  These  women  are  certainly  loafers. 
Then  there  are  the  other  women  who  take  special  delight  in  en- 
tering every  dry  goods  or  milliuery  store  in  town,  and  demanding 
to  be  shown  all  the  goods  on  the  counters,  though  not  intending 
to  expend  a  sou.  They  take  this  means  of  finding  occupation  for 
the  time  that  hangs  so  heavily  upon  them.  This  is  another  class 
of  the  woman  loafer.  Then  there  is  the  woman  who  passes  her 
time  wandering  from  one  library  to  another,  with  a  couple  of 
books  under  her  arm  which  she  never  opens.  She  is  loafer 
number  three.  The  well-known  woman  who  takes  delight  in 
riding  from  the  residence  of  one  of  her  acquaintances  to  that  of 
another,  and  in  ruining  reputations  by  false  statements  or  innu- 
endos,  is  another  loafer.  All  of  these  women  throw  themselves 
away  for  the  sake  of  satisfying  fashion's  whim,  and  to  live 
with  that  dignified  ease  which  the  labor  of  others  gives  them. 
As  the  long  finger-nails  of  the  Chinese  mandarin  signify  his  posi- 
tion in  life,  and  the  fact  that  he  scorns  to  descend  to  manual 
labor  for  any  purpose,  so  the  woman  loafer  considers  it  necessary 
to  show  people  that  she  has  nothing  to  do,  by  persistently  doing 
nothing.  She  seems  to  have  an  idea  that  an  employment,  of 
whatever  nature,  whether  beneficial  to  herself  or  to  others,  would 
cause  her  to  lose  caste.  One  prominent  female  idler  should  not  be 
overlooked.  She  is  the  woman  who,  neglecting  her  household 
duties,  wastes  her  time  attending  meetings  of  those  many  mutual 
admiration  societies,  organized  in  the  name  of  charity,  the  chief 
purpose  of  which  is  the  laudation  of  the  small-minded  people 
who  compose  it.  This  loafer  is  probably  the  worst  offender  of 
all.  She  is  like  the  tramp  who,  after  being  fed,  persists  in  knock- 
ing at  your  door,  and  forcing  his  unwelcome  presence  apon  you. 
To  belong  to  a  "charitable"  society,  and  to  do  their  loafing  in  a 
genteel  manner,  is  the  chief  aim  of  many  of  the  well-dressed 
female  tramps  of  society.  The  question  arises  whether  the  im- 
morality which  permeates  polite  society  is  not  directly  caused  by 
the  presence  in  it  of  so  many  women  who  have  nothing  to  do, 
and  are  too  lazy  to  find  anything  for  themselves  to  do.  It  may 
be  asked,  how  shall  a  married  woman  of  wealth  occupy  herself? 
She  certainly  can  find,  without  much  trouble,  many  means  of 
improving  and  extending  her  intellectual  attainments.  Society 
women  in  this  city  are  not  noted  for  their  intellectual  powers. 
Their  works  show  this,  for  even  their  mutual  admiration  societies 
fail  from  inanition.  This  is  a  subject  to  which  some  of  those 
truly  good  Christian  gentlemen  who  wear  purple  and  fine  linen, 
and  pray  for  the  enlightenment  of  the  roofless  poor,  with  whom 
they  never  come  in  contact,  should  give  some  attention.  It  is  the 
woman  loafer  that  most  frequently  breaks  the  seventh  com- 
mandment; it  is  the  woman  loafer  that  fills  the  scandal  columns 
of  the  sensational  press.  In  fact,  the  woman  loafer  is  one  of  the 
"  fin  de  sieclest  "  of  fin  de  siecle  creations. 

O'CONNOR    AS    A    CORRESPONDENT. 

MR.  T.  P.  O'CONNOR,  who,  over  the  signature,  "A  Member  of 
Parliament,"  telegraphs  his  views  on  British  affairs  to  the  New 
York  Herald,  and  who,  for  the  last  few  weeks,  has  been  making 
a  specialty  of  characterizing  Mr.  Balfour  as  incapable,  Lord 
Salisbury's  government  as  practically  defeated,  and  the  dissolu- 
tion of  Parliament  as  impending,  has  suddenly  changed  front, 
and  in  his  telegram  of  March  19th  contradicts  all  his  previous 
prophecies.  He  now  acknowledges  that  many  of  the  attacks 
against  Balfour  have  been  entirely  unjust,  that  the  popularity  of 
the  latter  is  increasing,  that  the  position  of  the  Tory  Government 
has  been  "considerably  strengthened,"  that  Labouchere  made  a  fu- 
tile attempt  to  force  the  hand  of  the  Government  with  regard  to  the 
date  of  dissolution,  and  he  predicts  that  the  Government  will  be 
able  to  carry  out  its  programme  before  dissolving.  Hitherto  all  his 
telegrams  were  adapted  to  the  Irish-American  market,  but  perhaps 
Mr.  T.  P.  O'Connor  has  recognized  that  the  American  public  in 
politics  prefer  truth  to  fiction,  and  it  may  be  that  he  is  going  to 
pay  due  attention  to  this  preference.  More  likely,  however,  it  is 
that  the  clever  Irish  correspondent  remembers  that  the  English 
parliamentary  elections  are  near  at  hand,  and  that  their  result 
would  surely  jeopardize  his  journalistic  reputation  if  he  should 
continue  to  prophesy  the  downfall  otLord  Salisbury's  party. 


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-  \\    FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


13 


THE    PHILOSOPHY    OF    CRIME. 

D         ENDED  from  a  lone  line  of  pure-living  Puritan  fences  tore, 
brought   up  by  devotedly  religious  parent?.   I   believed   tbat 
the  criminal  classes   were  of  a  different    breeti,  ami  as  easily  dis- 
hed   from   boneat    people  as  a  goat  is  from  a  sheep.     At 
fifty-nine,  after  a  varied  experience,  extending   from  association 

with  cultivated  people 
d  o  \v  n  to  the  lowest 
depths  of  misery  and 
degradation.  1  have 
come  to  believe  that, 
heredity  excluded,  a 
human  being,  like  an 
animal,  is  the  sum  of  the 
circumstances  which 
have  surrounded  bim 
from  birth.  By  this  I 
mean  that  if  a  child, 
e%'en  with  tendencies  to 
evil,  inherited  from  vi- 
cious parents,  shall  be 
brought  up  under  favor- 
able conditions,  that  per- 
son will  grow  up  to  be- 
>mean  honorable  mem 
pp:  ber  of  society.  On  the 
other  hand,  the  child 
inheriting  tendencies  to  good,  if  placed  in  bad  associations,  is 
sure  to  become  bad,  and  a  burden  instead  of  a  blessing  to  society. 
Every  circumstance,  whether  acting  on  the  body  or  the  mind,  is 
a  factor  in  the  development  for  good  or  evil  in  every  being.  For 
instance,  a  child  born  of  poor,  ignorant  and  vicious  parents,  is 
cast  upon  the  streets  when  very  young.  He  requires  food,  and 
not  being  able  to  obtain  it  at  the  place  idealized  by  the  name  of 
"  home,"  the  waif  picks  scraps  and  crusts  from  the  gutter. 
Hence  it  is  an  easy  step  to  the  baker-shop,  where,  by  stealing 
bread,  he  becomes  a  thief.  The  advance  to  bolder  crimes  is  cer- 
tain, and  if  the  lad  be  not  taken  from  his  contaminating  associa- 
tions, he  soon  becomes  an  habitual  criminal,  knowing  no  life  but 
one  of  crime;  from  the  constant  repetition  of  illegal  offenses,  he 
comes  to  believe  that  what  he  does  is  right.  He  has  no  conscience 
which  can  appreciate  any  question  of  moral  law.  Many  such 
men  I  have  met  in  prison.  At  the  end  of  their  first  term  they 
would  tell  me  their  plans  for  the  future,  for,  on  account  of  my 
planning  of  the  scheme  against  the  Bank  of  England,  I  was  con- 
sidered a  prison  aristocrat.  They  would  tell  me  that  they  in- 
tended to  go  to  London  to  steal,  and  that  they  would  neverreturn 
to  prison,  for  the  accident  which  first  caused  their  incarceration  — 
there  is  always  an  accident — would  not  occur  again.  Their  minds 
had  been  busy,  while  being  punished  for  their  first  offense,  in 
planning  methods  by  which  they  felt  sure  of  outwitting  justice  in 
the  future.  They  left,  committed  crime,  and — always  came  back. 
During  my  long  incarceration  I  have  seen  men  thus  return  three 
times  and,  as  they  were  about  going  borne,  I  would  ask  one 
whether  he  would  not  prefer  to  work  and  keep  out  of  durance 
by  leading  an  honest  life.  "Ob  no,  I  am  going  to  London  and 
am  going  to  stealing.  They  won't  get  me  again.1'  "But,"  I 
would  reply,  "that  is  what  you  told  me  seven  years  ago  when 
you  had  finished  your  five-years'  term."  Indeed,  occasionally  to 
one  who  appeared  to  possess  all  good  qualities  outside  of  his  pro- 
fession, with  brains  enough  to  stock  two  Jay  Goulds,  I  would 
offer  to  write  to  friends  in  this  country  who  would  procure  him 
employment,  if  he  would  emigrate  and  promise  me  on  his  word  of 
honor  that  he  would  give  honest  labor  a  trial.  But  the  memories 
of  the  illicit  delights  of  the  London  slums,  in  which,  like  Topsy, 
he  bad  "just  growed,"  overcame  all  other  considerations.  The 
consequence  is  tbat  he  and  tens  of  thousands  of  like  unfortunates 
become  what  are  called  "rounders,"  passing  their  lives  mostly  in 
prison,  and  there  usually  dying,  some  of  them  at  an  advanced 
age.  A  word  of  explanation  regarding  their  "word  of  honor." 
As  a  rule,  while  English  prisoners  lie  to  and  deceive  the  authori- 
ties in  every  possible  (and  impossible  !)  manner,  they  tell  the 
truth  to  each  other.  It  is  this  that  makes  all  investigations  into 
prison  economy  and  abuses  so  extremely  difficult. 

Abont  half  or  more  of  English  convicts  are  of  the  class  above 
described,  but  are  composed  of  various  castes,  and  for  them  there  is 
no  reformation.  It  is  my  belief  that  the  most  merciful  course 
with  such  men  is  to  take  their  heads  off  at  once,  but  as  our 
Christian  civilization  forbids  that,  they  must  be  kept  confined 
till  death,  when  they  would  never  come  into  contact  with  the  so- 
ciety whose  laws  they  persistently  break. 

There  is  another  class  of  criminals,  and,  in  the  aggregate,  hund- 
reds, ex-lawyers,  doctors,  clergymen,  bankers,  merchants  and 
noblemen,  who  are  by  birth,  education  and  associations,  gentle- 
men in  their  manners  and  habits,  and  are  equally  the  victims  of 
circumstances.  From  want  of  space  for  many  examples  of  this 
class,  I  must  refer  the  reader  to  my  books  ."  Forging  Hia  Own 
Chains."  Many  persons  have  read  the  work,  who,  finding  them- 
selves in  an  unexpected  financial  corner,  have  written  to  me  for 
advice.  I  can  here  give  only  two  instances,  hitherto  unpublished, 
where  they  did  not  seek  friendly  advice  till  too  late.     Say  that   a 


oi  e  rob  an  1  baa  been  laboring  diligently  for  twenty  years,  and 
finds  himself  at  the  bead  of  a  large  b  Oil  DAM.  A  panic  comes. 
His  customers  fail  to  remit  promptly.  Vnexpeeledly  be  finds 
himself  anablfl  to  meel  to  morrow's  liabilities.  Me  has  trust 
fund  securities,  whirl,  have  been  lying  In  hia  safe.  Fur  the  first 
time  his  mind  reverts  to  these  Hi  Bgores  up  his  resources,  and 
at  last  argues  himself  into  the  belief  that  it  can  do  no  harm  to 
make  temporary  use  of  these.  He  fails  and  is  branded  as  a  thief, 
and  justly  sent  to  prison.  Again:  a  young  man,  who  keeps  the 
cash  account  of  a  large  firm,  through  an  indiscretion  of  some 
kind  finds  himself  in  the  middle  of  the  month  with  all  the  last 
month's  salary  expended.  It  is  too  customary  to  permit  clerks 
in  offices  to  draw  against  the  next  month's  salary  and  put  a  ticket 
in  the  cash  drawer.  He  takes  ten  dollars  and  does  this.  Hav- 
ing this  resource  to  get  himself  out  of  a  corner,  he  continues 
bis  indiscreet  mode  of  life,  and  when  his  salary  is  due, 
finds  it  has  been  squandered  in  advance.  He  continues 
taking  and  adding  the  amounts  to  bis  ticket  in  the 
cash  drawer,  until  he  fears  some  members  of  the 
firm  may  notice  it.  Then  he  adds  up  a  column  in  the  cash  book 
wrong,  firmly  intending  to  retrench,  and  square  accounts.  But 
here  comes  in  the  danger  of  the  first  false  step.  The  chains  of 
vice  once  fastened,  he  is  too  weak  to  resist.  Discovery,  disgrace 
to  himself  and  family,  then  suicide  or  a  prison  result.  Such  of- 
fenders are  not  irreclaimable,  and  it  is  a  crime  to  put  them  in  the 
same  prison  with  the  former  class,  where  they  are  certain  to  be 
contaminated,  for  under  the  present  system  it  is  utterly  impossi- 
ble to  prevent  communication,  because  the  professional  criminals 
are  more  cunning  and  have  more  brains  than  the  average  guard. 
It  is  necessary  that  this  reclaimable  class  should  be  punished. 
But  when  that  is  ended,  if  they  show  a  determination  to  reform, 
every  facility  should  be  given  to  help  them  to  help  themselves, 
but  never  charity.  By  permitting  surroundings  in  the  form  of 
various  temptations,  which,  directly  or  indirectly,  induce  to  evil 
courses,  I  have  come  to  the  conclusion  that  society  is  directly 
responsible  for  every  crime.  Talleyrand  said  that  every  man  has 
his  price.  I  believe  that;  but  the  price  is  not  often  in  money.  I 
think  that  the  best  men  in  the  world  would  succumb  to  tempta- 
tion if  it  be  strong  enough,  and  the  attendant  circumstances  be 
powerful  and  favorable.  ' l  II  est  la  premiere  pas  que  coute,"  "It 
is  the  first  step  that  costs."  The  most  fortunate  thing  th'at  can 
happen  to  any  person  is  that  their  very  first  offense  against  the 
"  Golden  Rule  " — "Do  to  another  as  you  would  wish  done  to 
yourself,"  should  be  discovered  and  suitably — I  mean  discreetly 
— punished,  not  necessarily  by  exposure  or  imprisonment.  Con- 
clusion: The  "  Philosophy  of  Crime"  is:  That  as  any  person  ad- 
vances by  almost  imperceptible  steps  in  the  broad  road  to  crime 
and  ruin,  his  mind  becomes  accustomed  to  self-deception  and  his 
conscience  hardened,  so  that  from  those  who  commit  the  most 
trivial  offense  to  those  who  have  perpetrated  the  most  atrocious 
crimes  on  record,  each  has  argued  himself  into  the  belief  that  the 
circumstances  in  his  own  special  case  excused  and  justified  him, 
and  that  he  did  right.  I  expect  to  find  many  theoretical  opponents 
of  the  theories  which  have  been  forced  upon  me,  but  shall  be  pre- 
pared to  uphold  them  against  all  comers  by  voice  or  pen. 

Poultry  Food.— The  best  in  the  world  to  fatten  or  make  them  lay 
is  cocoanut  meal  made  of  pure  cocoanut  by  L.  G.  Sresovich  &  Co., 
505  Sansome  street. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Kentuek  Consolidated  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  Twenty-second  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment,  No.  3,  of  Ten  Cts. 

f»er  Bhare  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
mmediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  Company,  Rooms  15  and  17,  No.  310  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia. 
Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Twenty-sixth  Day  of  April,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  Is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  THURSDAY,  the  19th  day  of  May,  1892,  to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

J.  W.  PEW,  Secretary. 
Office— S10  Pine  street,  rooms  15  and  17,  San  Francisco,  California. 

GEORGE     GOODMAN, 

PATENTEE   AND  M4NUFACTURER   OF 

ARTIFICIAL       STOITB 

IN    All.    ITS    BRANCHES. 

OFFICE,   307     MONTGOMERY   ST. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  2,  1892. 


WHY  don't  some  of  the  preachers  turn  their  minds  to  the  prac- 
tical administration  of  charity?  The  city  is  crowded  with  rich 
men,  many  of  whom  would  willingly  contribute  toward  a  worthy 
cause,  but  who  do  not  care  to  be  defrauded,  Every  wealthy  man 
in  the  city  receives  daily  dozens  of  begging  letters.  Most  of 
these  are  unnoticed.  Very  few  men  now  take  as  much  trouble 
as  did  James  C.  Flood  to  discover  worthy  objects  of  charity. 
When  George  Wells  was  Mr.  Flood's  private  secretary,  much  of 
his  time  was  passed  in  ascertaining  the  truthfulness  of  the  tales 
of  woe  poured  into  the  millionaire's  ear  by  petitioners  for  bis 
bounty.  Mr.  Fraser,  who  succeeded  Wells,  was  also  sent 
out  on  many  missions  of  mercy.  A  worthy  case  was  never 
left  unaided.  Charles  Crocker  had  a  similar  custom  of 
ascertaining  for  himself  the  worth  of  petitioners  who  Rent  him 
begging  letters.  Obadiah  Livermore,  who  did  a  great  deal  of  Mr. 
Crocker's  business,  found  that  detective  work  in  the  slums,  and 
among  the  homes  of  the  poor,  was  no  small  portion  of  it.  He 
had  authority  from  the  railroad  magnate  to  render  any  assist- 
ance he  deemed  proper  in  worthy  cases.  These  two  well  known 
men  had  a  potato  patch  of  about  four  acres  at  Sausalito,  which 
they  maintained  solely  for  charitable  purposes.  All  its  crops 
were  regularly  distributed  among  the  people  on  their  lists.  Much 
charity  is  similarly  dispensed  even  now.  Thousands  of  letters 
from  worthy  people  are  never  heeded,  however,  for  business 
men,  as  a  rule,  however  kindly,  have  no  opportunity  to  look 
after  written  requests  for  alms.  A  bright  preacher  might  devise 
a  scheme  for  the  procuring  of  such  letters  and  the  ascertaining  of 
the  location  and  condition  of  the  mendicant. 

*  *  # 

That  article  upon  California  actresses,  in  a  last  Sunday's  daily, 
contained  many  inaccuracies.  San  Francisco,  not  Oakland,  may 
claim  Marie  Burroughs.  Her  father  was  Nick  Arrington,  at  one 
time  bead  of  the  Vigilance  Committee.  It  was  in  1855  that  he 
married  Miss  Cook,  whose  father  was  a  sail-maker  on  Davis  street. 
The  Arringtons  were  quite  in  the  swim  in  those  days.  James 
O'Meara,  the  well-known  newspaper  correspondent,  was  said  to 
be  an  admirer  of  one  of  Nick's  three  sisters.  His  infatuation 
died,  however,  when  Nick  lost  his  money  in  the  great  failure. 
Many  will  remember  the  Arrington  carriage,  a  swagger  open 
barouche,  in  which  the  pretty  girls  used  to  drive  out  every  day. 
After  the  failure,  this  was  bought  by  a  queen  of  the  demi-monde, 
Belle  Cora,  and  the  people  smiled  when  she  and  her  myrmidons 
appeared  in  the  streets,  leaning  back  upon  the  same  cushions 
where  formerly  the  belles  of  the  upper-crust  had  been  seen.  Miss 
Letitia  Aldrich,  also  mentioned  in  the  article  in  question,  is  a 
daughter  of  the  late  Judge  Aldrich.  It  was  in  '52  or  '53  that  her 
uncle,  Dr.  Aldrich,  a  popular  South  Carolinian,  came  here.  An- 
other uncle  is  W.  W.  Foote,  and  still  another,  Senator  William  M. 
Stewart. 

»  »  • 

I  met  three  interesting  men  during  the  week,  the  Bidwell 
brothers,  the  notorious  forgers,  whose  frauds  upon  the  Bank  of 
England,  some  twenty  years  ago,  caused  a  tremendous  sensation, 
and  Wyatt  Earp,  who  is  popularly  supposed  to  have  a  private 
graveyard  wherein  to  plant  the  remains  of  any  gentlemen  who 
may  have  been  so  rash  as  to  make  a  bluff  to  draw  on  him.  These 
men  have  had  strange  experiences.  Like  Othello,  they  might 
talk  for  hours  of  their  strange  'scapes  'mid  flood  and  field.  George 
Bidwell,  the  elder  of  the  forgers,  is  evidently  an  able  man.  He 
looks  like  a  bank  president.  Certainly,  in  a  group  at  the  Palace 
Hotel,  where  he  is  staying,  he  would  be  the  very  last  man  one 
would  pick  out  as  having  been  a  rlotorious  outlaw  and  life-term 
convict.  Miles  of  newspaper  space  have  been  devoted  to  the 
great  Bank  of  England  forgeries  in  which  the  Bidwells  were  en- 
gaged, but  little  is  known  of  the  personality  of  the  men.  George 
is  now  nearly  sixty  years  old.  Austin  is  about  forty-four.  They 
come  from  an  old  Puritan  family  of  high  respectability,  and  have 
been  the  black  sheep  of  the  flock.  Now,  however,  they  are 
leading  strictly  virtuous  lives.  Both  are  ticket-of-leave  men. 
They  say  they  are  doing  alt  they  can  to  secure  the  release  of 
McDonnell,  their  confederate,  who  is  yet  behind  English  prison- 
bars.  While  in  prison,  George  conceived  a  high  regard  for  the 
mice  that  entered  his  cell.  He  trained  a  number  of  these,  and  he 
enthusiastically  speaks  of  them  as  among  the  most  intelligent  of 
animals.  They  came  at  his  call,  and  did  a  number  of  little  tricks. 
It  is  a  queer  commentary  on  life  that  a  man  who  once  played  for 
and  almost  won  a  princely  fortune,  should  find  solace  in  the  train- 
ing of  a  mouse. 

*  #  # 

Wyatt  Earp  is  a  different  kind  of  man.  He  became  known  as 
a  fearless  "  gun-fighter  "  in  the  frontier  settlements  some  years 
ago.  He  has  not  killed  many  men,  comparatively  speaking,  but 
he  has  quite  a  respectable  record.  Many  stories  are  told  of  his 
adventures    with   outlaws   and   bullies.     For   some  time  he  was 


Deputy  United  States  Marshal  at  Tombstone,  and  while  there,  and 
fearlessly  discharging  his  duty,  he  assisted  in  creating  the  im- 
pression that  the  town  was  properly  named.  In  appearance  he 
is  one  of  the  mildest  gentlemen  one  could  meet  in  a  day's  walk. 
He  is  fully  six  feet  tall,  but  of  light  build,  a  blonde  complexion, 
and  the  possessor  of  a  drooping  blonde  mustache,  and  a  cold, 
grey  eye.  He  drinks  lemonade.  All  in  all,  Earp  is  "  as  mild  a 
mannered  man  as  ever  scuttled  ship  or  cut  a  throat."  He  had 
some  difference  with  Dave  Neagle  some  years  ago.  Neagle  is  the 
man  who  killed  Terry.  Both  being  in  town  now  at  the  same  time, 
Neagle  and  Earp  may  meet.  If  they  do,  some  people  say  there 
may  be  a  funeral  shortly  subsequent. 

*  *  » 

Henry  Miller  is  one  of  the  solid  men  of  Tehama  county.  He 
came  from  the  South  many  years  ago,  and  obtained  a  large  farm, 
where  he  has  ranched  ever  since  with  the  most  golden  success. 
Feeling  that  his  money  was  accumulating  on  his  bands  too  fast,  be 
made  a  trip  back  East  not  long  ago,  and  on  the  return  journey  ne 
found  himself  in  a  car  with  a  lot  of  Grand  Army  men  en  route  to 
•a  convention  of  some  kind  in  this  city.  As  would  be  expected, 
the  veterans  did  nothing  but  talk  about  the  war  and  the  battles 
they  had  been  in,  and  then  they  launched  forth  in  a  denunciation 
of  the  Democratic  element  in  the  National  Government.  Miller 
heard  all  this  chafingly,  and  at  last,  hearing  a  particularly  bold 
shot  at  his  party,  he  jumped  up  to  champion  its  cause. 

*'  Why,  dem  you  fellows,"  he  said,  "  the  Democrats  are  putting 
up  a  big  percentage  of  the  money  that  buys  your  wooden  legs 
and  armheoks.  You  have  no  right  to  talk  about  them  that 
way." 

And  then  Henry  followed  up  with  a  tirade  against  the  Grand 
Army,  present  company  included.  The  old  soldiers  listened  with 
wide-open  eyes  at  first,  and  working  themselves  up  into  a  fever 
heat  of  passion,  they  rushed  at  Miller,  and  actually  passed  him 
through  one  of  the  windows  into  the  world  without.  He  had  a 
lively  experience  for  a  finale,  too,  for  they  had  thrown  him  off 
right  in  the  heart  of  the  great  Colorado  desert,  and  he  had  to  walk 
about  five  miles  to  the  nearest  depot.  Then  again  a  wait  of 
several  hours  was  entailed  ere  the  passenger  train  came  along,  so 
by  the  time  Henry  was  comfortably  ensconced  in  a  Pullman  again 
he  bad  made  up  his  mind  to  put  a  bridle  on  his  tongue  when 
Grand  Army  men  are  around,  in  the  future. 
*  #  # 

A  novel  illustration  of  gamblers'  superstitions  is  to  be  seen 
daily  in  the  pool-rooms  in  Oakland.  About  two  years  ago  Billy 
Risson,  who  was  a  plunger  in  San  Francisco  before  the  rooms 
moved  across  the  bay,  strolled  into  the  haunts  on  Pauper  alley 
wearing  a  new  suit  of  clothes.  He  made  a  couple  of  good  bets, 
won  them  both,  and  went  away  happy.  The  next  day  he  came 
down  in  his  old  garments  and  lost  everything  he  wagered.  The 
following  day  he  wore  his  new  clothes  again  and  his  successes 
were  repeated.  Thoroughly  satisfied  that  he  had  a  maacot  in  his 
new  outfit  he,  from  that  time  on,  wore  it  regularly  to  the  rooms, 
and  strange  to  say  won  so  steadily  that  he  has  now  considerable 
real  estate  in  different  parts  of  San  Francisco  and  Alameda  coun- 
ties. A  few  months  ago,  though,  the  lucky  suit  began  to  look  so 
much  the  worse  for  wear  that  it  was  positively  disgraceful,  and 
Billy  made  several  efforts  to  discard  it  for  another  costume.  But 
no.  Every  time  he  appeared  in  the  betting  ring  with  other  clothes 
on  he  lost,  and  at  last  he  made  up  his  mind  to  wear  the  old  habili- 
ments, even  though  he  be  compelled  to  stand  around  in  rags  and 
tatters.  Every  day,  therefore,  he  now  appears  in  them,  and  the 
spectacle  is  a  novel  one,  for  his  linen  is  of  the  finest,  and  his  dia- 
monds glitter  in  strange  contrast  to  the  whip-seamed,  bepatched 
suit.  There  is  a  transformation  scene,  though,  as  soon  as  the  last 
race  is  over,  for  he  then  hies  quickly  to  his  rooms  near  by  and 
soon  emerges  in  fashionable  attire,  a  veritable  Dr.  Jekyll  com- 
pared with  his  other  impersonation. 

#  #  • 

Tojetti,  the  artist,  who  died  in  this  city  a  few  days  ago,  came 
here  about  1870.  At  the  time  of  the  organization  of  the  School 
of  Design  he  was  a  candidate  for  the  place  of  instructor,  which 
was  given  to  Virgel  Williams.  Tojetti  did  considerable  work  for 
the  Parrotts  and  the  B  iwies,  and  in  his  time  probably  decorated 
more  churches  than  any  other  painter  in  the  city.  He  was  curi- 
ously connected  with  Rosenthal's  Elaine,  by  the  way.  Rosen- 
thal was  painting  the  picture  to  the  order  of  Mr.  Parrott.  Mrs. 
Johnson  saw  it  at  Munich  and  offered  the  artist  a  much  higher 
price  for  his  work  than  had  been  promised  by  Mr.  Parrott. 
Rosenthat  therefore  wrote  to  the  latter  withdrawing  from  the 
bargain  and  sold  Elaine  to  Mrs.  Johnson.  Mr.  Parrott  then  or- 
dered an  Elaine  from  Tojetti,  thinking  to  get  a  better  creation 
even  than  Rosenthal's.  The  results  were  somewhat  disappoint- 
ing, however.  The  Rosenthal  Elaine  was  sold  by  Mrs.  Johnson 
tn  a  syndicate,  prominent  in  which  were  Snow,  the  picture  dealer, 
and  Joe  Rosenberg.  They  took  it  to  New  York  to  exhibit  it, 
thinking  they  had  a  big  thing  in  the  canvas.  So  they  had,  but 
it  was  of  the  white  elephant  sort.  When  leaving  this  city  Snow 
said  the  hall  where  the  Elaine  would  be  shown  would  be  always 
crowded.  He  was  confident  of  making  fully  $30,000  in  three 
months.  The  picture  was  a  failure  in  New  York,  and  the  syndi- 
cate lost  money  on  the  venture.     Snow  was  greatly  disappointed, 


April  '2,  1892. 


8AN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER, 


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«nd  be  bu  not  returned  to  <»li(orni»  «inre.  He  is  ft  clerk  now 
in  a  Na.««m\i  street  picture  store  mi  New  York  i-ity.  while  the  once 
tUDOOi  Klsine  is  protected  Ironi  the  dust  by  Ibe  iron  doors  of  a 
safe  deposit  vault. 

•  •  • 

The  Art  Association  promises  to  hare  an  excellent  exhibition 
this  year,  all  the  artists  Uklng  considerable  interest  in  the  work 
they  have  in  band.  There  will  be  canvases  by  Keith,  Yelland, 
Matthews.  Worts.  Piexotto,  Jotillin,  Qunath,  Lash,  Judson,  Coul- 
ter. Bush,  Harjol,  Withmw.  Chitienden.  Patterson,  Bender, 
Bolognese.  Seal,  McClosky.  Lando  and  many  others.  It  ought 
to  be  a  very  good  show.  Monday  is  the  last  day  for  the  receipt 
of  pictures.  The  hanging  committee  will  then  do  its  popular 
duly,  and  the  show  will  begin.  At  the  election  on  March  29th 
the  following  gentlemen  were  elected  Directors  for  a 
year:  Rupert  Schiuid,  George  H.  Hopps,  Henry  Heyman,  Ed- 
ward Bosqui.  Clinton  Day.  James  D.  Phelan,  E.  E.  Potter,  P.  W. 
Ziele.  W.  E.  Brown,  W.  H.  Crocker.  Louis  8loss  Jr. 

•  •  • 

Max  O'Rell  scored  one  on  the  Press  Club  at  its  reception  last 
Tuesday  night.  He  was  describing  bis  tour  of  the  town  in  search 
of  that  mythical  animal,  the  elephant.  "  I  procured  a  guide," 
he  said,  <>  and  I  told  him  to  take  me  everywhere."  «  Do  you 
want  to  go  everywhere  ?'  he  said,  ■  the  dives  and  all  that?'  •  Oh, 
yes,  everything;  my  wife  is  not  here  just  now.'  After  we  bad 
been  everywhere  we  returned  to  the  hotel,  and  I  said  to  the 
guide,  ■  Sow  you  are  sure  you  have  taken  me  everywhere?  I 
have  seen  everything  ?  All  the  dives  and  the  very  worst  places  ?' 
•  Well-er,'  said  the  guide,  •  we  have  been  to  most  all  of  the 
worst  places,  but  there  is  one  more — '  '  What  is  it?'  I  said, 
■I  must  see  them  all.'  'Well,  I  can  take  you  to  the  Press 
Club.' 

»     »     * 

The  Bohemian  Club  will  feast  to-night.  It  will  not  be  an  ordi- 
nary feast,  for  it  will  mark  the  rounding  out  of  the  twentieth 
year  of  the  club'a  existence.  It  will  be  a  gala  night.  Those  of 
the  old  guard  who  are  yet  on  the  rolls,  and  who  will  be  at  the 
dinner,  will  be  decorated.  How,  it  has  not  yet  been  decided. 
But  they  will  be  decorated,  and  to  be  sure  there  will  be  plenty  of 
lace-work  upon  them.  They  will  be  works  of  art  when  the  dec- 
orations are  complete.  But  how,  oh  how,  will  these  mad  men  of 
genius  be  attired  at  the  board  to-night?  In  the  chosen  home  of 
Bohemia,  with  that  wall-eyed,  white-washed  owl  fixing  them 
with  his  stony  optic,  recalling,  as  they  will,  when  they  look  back 
over  the  green  fields  of  twenty  years,  the  merry  days  of  yore  and 
the  many,  many  good  fellows  who  have  sent  in  their  last  copy, 
will  they  have  the  heart  to  clothe  themselves  in  the  claw-hammers 
of  commerce  ?  Will  they  dare  to  thus  insult  the  memories  of  the 
past  by  appearing  in  plumage  which  they  would  have  scorned 
twenty  years  ago,  when  the  world  was  young  and  the  oracle  was 
full  of  promises  ?  Those  dare-devil  chaps,  now  unhappily  rele- 
gated by  a  cold  and  unsympathetic  world  to  a  weary  existence 
in  a  wholesale  hide  emporium,  or  in  the  manufacture  of  tallow 
candles — will  they  once  more  put  on  the  careless  dress  of  their 
youth,  or  will  they  appear  in  the  funereal  habiliments  of  these 
mercenary  days?  Will  they  yearn  for  the  lager  of  then,  or 
affront  their  palates  with  the  wine  of  now  ?  No  man  can  tell. 
For  true  it  is,  that  the  old  order  cbangeth,  giving  place  to  new. 
The  Bohemia  of  olden  time,  when  every  fellow  was  as  good  as 
every  other  fellow,  is  no  more.  It  made  no  difference  then 
whether  Brown  had  a  million  or  Jones  bad  a  sou.  It  was  the 
companionship  of  mind,  and  not  the  absorbing  discnssion  of 
freight  bills  that  made  life  worth  the  living.  And  how  changed 
will  be  those  who  have  lived  in  "  Bohemia"  through  those 
twenty  years.  Most  have  fallen  into  the  sere  and  yellow,  for  no 
man,  of  however  strong  a  constitution,  can  stand  twenty  years 
of  commercial  discussions,  even  with  wild  Bohemians.  I  trust, 
however,  that  there  may  be  some  trace  of  Bohemianism,  the  true 
stuff,  apparent  at  the  feed  to-night. 

•  #  * 

"The  Bostonians  "  are  announced  to  play  "  Carmen"  at  the 
Baldwin  Theatre  next  week,  and  W.  H.  MacDonald,  the  athletic 
barytone,  is  cast  for  the  role  of  Toreador.  If  those  who  attend 
the  performances  of  "  Carmen"  use  their  opera  glasses  very  care- 
fully they  will  see  on  the  left  leg  of  Mr.  MacDonald's  knicker- 
bockers a  discoloration  and  a  long  seam,  which  has  been  care- 
fully sewed  up.  On  this  seam,  and  on  that  discoloration,  hangs 
a  rather  interesting  tale,  which  is  vouched  for.  During  his  vaca- 
tion a   year   ago,  when   the  company  was   idle,  Mr.   MacDonald 


went    to    Europe,   and    in    tho   course   of   his    rambllngs    visited 
Madrid,  where   he  rested,     In   one  of  vho  cafes  one   night  the 

singer  was  introduced  toe  famous  matador  (hull  fighter')  by  tho 
name  of  Castinda.  The  two  soon  became  very  nun  h  sttaobed  to 
each  other,  and  ih.  v  were  often  seen  lolling  around  the  plaza. 
Castinda  was  in  Madrid  for  the  purpose  of  playing  a  leading  role 
in  a  bull-fight,  and  he  persuaded  his  friend,  the  singer,  to  remain 
over  and  see  it.  MacDonald  did  so.  On  the  morning  of  the  day 
set  for  the  encounter,  the  Toreador  appeared  in  a  gorgeous  set 
of  clothes,  which  at  once  struck  Mr.  MacDonald's  fancy.  Mac- 
Donald knew  he  was  going  to  sing  in  Bizet's  great  creation, 
Carmen,  and  he  immediately  expressed  a  wish  to  have  the  suit 
kept,  and  was  determined,  if  that  request  were  granted,  to  wear 
it  on  the  stage  In  America.  With  true  Spanish  gallantry,  Castinda 
said  the  suit  was  perfectly  new,  and  if  MacDonald  accepted  it 
when  the  bull-fight  was  over,  it  was  his.  And  MacDonald  did. 
The  bull-fight  was  a  particularly  warm  one.  Two  bulls,  however, 
were  killed  by  a  dexterous  stroke  of  the  Toreador,  but  the  third 
bull  was  a  tough  customer  and  gave  Castinda  a  stubborn  fight. 
In  one  of  the  skirmishes  Castinda,  who  bad  become  a  little  bit 
careless,  slipped,  and  before  he  could  get  out  of  the  way,  the  en- 
raged animal  caught  him  on  his  horn  and  tossed  him  in  the  air, 
cutting,  as  he  did  so,  a  long  gash  from  the  left  knee  nearly  to  the 
hip.  The  bull  was  eventually  killed.  When  Castinda  was  car- 
ried to  his  dressing-room,  and  while  the  physician  was  patching 
up  the  wound,  he  again  offered  the  suit  to  Mr.  MacDonald.  Mac- 
Donald accepted  it,  and  declared  he  would  wear  it  on  the  stage 
in  America;  and  he  does.  The  seam  has  been  carefully  sewed  up 
and  the  suit  that  Mr.  MacDonald  wears  in  the  first  act  of  Carmen 
is  identically  the  one  which  Castinda  wore  at  the  famous  bull- 
fight at  Madrid.  The  seam,  which  can  be  detected  by  the  use  of 
an  opera  glass,  was  made  by  the  bull's  horn,  and  the  dark  stains 
on  the  left  leg  of  the  knickerbocker  is  Castinda's  blood. 
#  #  # 
Dr.  Arthur  Regensburger  has  realized  his  fondest  hope.  He 
has  gained  his  greatest  ambition,  and  though  but  a  young  man  he 
has  fulfilled  all  his  desires.  He  was  recently  appointed  Inspector 
of  Disinterments.  Though  unaccustomed  to  close  examination 
of  the  ancient  remains  of  what  once  were  men,  the  doctor  does 
his  duty  nobly.  He  is  of  an  obliging  nature,  and  always  does 
what  he  can  to  relieve  the  sorrowings  of  the  friends  of  the  de- 
funct. Thereby  hangs  a  tail.  There  was  recently  a  disinterment, 
and  after  the  remains  bad  been  boxed  the  family  of  the  departed 
sent  for  Dr.  Regensburger.  When  he  arrived  the  sorrowing 
widow  asked  him  most  appealingly  to  doheragreat  favor.  He  was 
at  once  at  her  command.  "  When  poor  George  died,"  she  said, 
"we  took  out  his  false  teeth.  We  have  them  yet.  He  was  a 
handsome  man,  my  dear  husband,  and  he  always  liked  to  look 
his  best,  Won't  you  take  these  teeth,  doctor,  and  put  them  back 
in  dear  George's  mouth  before  he  is  again  put  in  the  damp  earth?" 
and  as  she  handed  the  physician  the  molars  she  turned  away  and 
wept.  The  Inspector  dutifully  carried  out  his  part  of  the  pro- 
gramme, though  there  was  not  much  more  left  of  George  than 
would  fill  an  ash  receiver. 

I  learned  at  the  Maze  the  other  day  that  the  bell  skirt  and 
blazer  was  the  very  latest  combination  out  for  Eastern  wear.  It 
is  a  new  fad  which  came  to  us  from  the  East,  and  it  promises  to 
have  quite  a  run.  The  Carmencita  cape  is  another  new  idea  in 
dress.  It  has  been  taken  up  by  the  upper  one  hundred  and  fifty 
in  New  York,  and  Is  having  quite  a  go.  The  Maze  has  a  wonder- 
ful line  of  Eastern  bonnets  in  just  now,  and  is  drawing  thousands 
of  women  to  its  millinery  and  dress  goods  departments.  There 
seems  to  be  no  lack  of  artistic  creations  from  either  milliner  or 
dressmaker. 


i^M/j^i 


FINE  DIAMONDS, 

Gold   and   Silver  Watches. 

The  newest  designs  in  jew- 
elry of  first  quality   only,  at 
very   reasonable   prices. 
A.  W.  STOTT, 

3    Montgomery  St, 
Under  Masonic  Temple. 


BOYS',     CHILDREN'S     AND     MEN'S 

CLOTHING    AND    FURNISHING     GOODS, 

AT    LOW    PRICES. 

27    TO    37     ICE!.A-I?.2a"Sr    STB£ST. 


16 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  2,  1892. 


THE  charges  against  the  Carson  Mint  officials  are  re-iterated; 
this  time  more  fiercely  than  ever.  They  are  about  as  absurd 
as  the  statements,  emanating  from  the  same  source,  that  the 
slimes  or  tailings  from  $13  and  $20  Comstock  rock  can  be  worked 
at  a  profit.  This,  of  course,  is  known  to  be  the  merest  bosh  by 
all  practical  mining  men,  bat  it  goes  down  like  all  other  clap-trap 
with  people  who  accept  all  they  read  in  the  newspapers  as  gospel 
facts.  Superintendent  Wright,  of  the  Carson  Mint,  who  is  in  this 
city  just  now  under  medical  treatment,  told  a  News  Letter  rep- 
resentative, the  other  day,  that  he  understood  very  well  the  basis 
of  these  charges,  and  that  he  had  explained  matters  very  thor- 
oughly to  the  attorney  of  the  Mining  Association.  Continuing, 
he  said :  "  There  is  no  possible  way  of  smuggling  bullion  in  and 
out  of  the  Mint,  as  charged.  The  building  is  closely  watched  at 
night  by  three  armed  men,  two  of  whom  are  inside  and  one  in 
the  grounds.  Every  hour  the  man  outside  is  relieved  by  one  from 
the  inside,  and  it  is  his  duty  on  entering  the  building  to  inspect 
it,  room  by  room,  to  see  that  everything  is  all  right.  No  person 
can  get  into  the  Mint  after  closing  hours,  except  on  a  permit  from 
myself,  and  the  watchmen  are  not  even  permitted  to  speak  to 
any  one  while  on  duty.  There  is  no  truth  in  the  statement  that 
I  ever  discharged  any  of  these  men.  The  watchmen  there  now 
were  appointed  by  me  when  I  first  took  charge  of  the  Mint." 

IS  I 
£t  'T'HE  story  about   the   deposits   of   bullion  after  hours  arose 

I  from  the  fact  that  for  years  past  it  has  always  been  the 
custom  of  the  Mint  to  accommodate  Wells  Fargo  <&  Co.  by  receiv- 
ing any  of  their  shipments  arriving  by  the  train  arriving  at  Carson 
at  7  p.  m.  The  bullion  was  not  deposited  in  any  sense  of  the  word, 
no  official  receipts  being  given  until  morning,  the  risk  over  night 
being  assumed  by  the  company.  After  these  charges  first  cropped 
up,  Mr.  Leech,  Director  of  the  Mint  at  Washington,  wrote  me  on 
the  subject  of  taking  in  this  bullion  for  the  accommodation  of  the 
express  people,  and  on  his  suggestion  the  practice  was  dropped, 
and  nothing  is  received  after  4  p.  m.,  the  official  closing  hour. 
No  bullion  can  be  stolen  from  this  Mint,  or  any  other,  for  that 
matter,  unless  every  person  in  the  btiildi  "g  is  in  the  conspiracy. 
Every  ounce  of  bullion  received  is  checked  from  the  counter 
through  four  different  departments,  the  heads  of  which  are  di- 
rectly responsible  until  it  appears  again  in  the  form  of  coin,  ac- 
counted for  to  the  smallest  possible  fraction." 

$  $  ? 
"  THE  only    explanation    that   can  be  given  about  ■  unknown 

1  owners'  is,  that  in  order  to  receive  large  shipments  of  ore 
in  one  day,  different  names  must  be  used.  Under  the  law  only 
10,000  ounces  can  be  deposited  in  one  day  by  one  person.  Con- 
sequently, when  100,000  ounces  or  less  come  along  they  are  sub- 
divided into  lots,  which  are  deposited  in  the  names  of  different 
people  known  to  the  Mint  officials.  The  checks  in  turn  are  made 
out  to  the  same  parties,  who  endorse  them  without  taking  them 
from  the  counter,  after  which  they  are  forwarded  to  the  owners 
of  the  bullion.  It  would  be  difficult  to  handle  the  bullion  frjoi 
the  mines  at  Virginia  unless  this  method  of  doing  business  was 
adopted,  as  it  would  necessitate  the  almost  constant  attendance 
of  the  mining  superintendents  at  Carson.  There  has  never  been 
any  concealment  of  this  system  of  deposits,  and  as  to  unknown 
owners,  there  is  no  such  account  on  the  books  of  the  Mint.  It  is 
not  customary  to  ask  who  owns  bullion  when  it  comes  in,  it  be- 
ing taken  for  granted  that  the  parson  making  the  deposit  has  a 
right  to  do  so.  The  Mint  officials  are  responsible  for  the  correct 
weights  and  returns,  and  as  I  said  before,  each  department  acts 
as  a  check  on  the  other  to  keep  tbese^things  all  straight." 

$  ¥  ¥ 

NEWS  was  received  in  this  city  during  the  week  of  the  collapse 
of  the  Miners'  Union  at  Candelaria.  The  President  of  the 
organization  has  left  for  Montaua,  and  many  of  the  men  have 
gone  to  Arizona.  It  is  not  said  what  has  become  of  the  Molly 
Maguire  faction,  but  it  is  safe  to  say  that  they  would  be  the  first 
to  take  leg-bail  when  the  rations  ran  out.  This  is  only  another 
instance  of  the  sad  plight  into  which  men  put  themselves  and 
their  families,  for  the  sake  of  maintaining  a  false  spirit  of  inde- 
pendence. Had  there  been  any  cause  for  the  men  walking  out  of 
the  mines  and  mills,  such  as  the  tyrannical  abuse  of  some  beetle- 
browed  scoundrel,  inflated  for  a  brief  period  with  an  air  of 
authority,  some  excuse  could  have  been  urged  for  tbe  action. 
But  in  this  case  the  men  were  well  treated  and  cared  fur  by  their 
employers  in  sickness  and  in  health,  while  their  pay  was  ad- 
vanced to  the  highest  point  compatible  with  the  interests  of  the 
companies  themselves.  The  trouble  really  arose  from  the  fact 
that  the  Miners'  Union  elsewhere  had  nothing  to  say  in  the  affairs 
of  the  camp,  which  caused  their  dignity  to  suffer.  When  silver 
dropped,  the  men  were  told  that  so  long  as  the  price  was  below 
$1  per  ounce,  they  would  have  to  content  themselves  with  their 
old  rate  of  wages,  $3  per  day,  instead  of  $3.50,  to  which  they  had 
been  raised  voluntarily   by   the   companies   when    bullion    went 


over  the  figure  named.  To  this  the  men  no  doubt  would  have 
been  agreeable,  had  not  the  Union  taken  the  opportunity  to  step 
in,  and  as  the  result  of  its  iniquitous  dictation,  the  men  went 
out  and  the  mills  closed  down.  Since  then  there  have  been  cases 
of  actual  starvation  in  the  camp,  and  business  with  the  merchants 
has  run  down  to  almost  nothing.  Now  the  few  men  left  see  theerr<  t 
of  their  ways;  the  Union  has  been  discarded,  and  a  petition  is 
about  to  be  presented  to  the  companies — which,  to  their  credit  be 
it  said,  have  all  along  helped  the  men  on  the  quiet — asking  leave 
to  resume  work  on  the  terms  proposed.  It  is  difficult  to  surmise 
what  tbe  Holmes  Mining  Company  will  do  in  the  matter,  consid- 
ering the  fact  that  silver  is  lower  than  ever.  The  Mt.  Diablo 
people  have  already  decided.  At  a  meeting  held  in  this  city  on 
Thursday  last,  the  directors  discussed  the  proposition,  and  con- 
cluded that  it  would  be  foolish  to  begin  work  again  while  bullion 
was  so  low.  This  ends  the  matter  so  far  as  this  mine  is  concerned, 
and  it  is  just  possible  that  the  Holmes  Company  will  view  the 
situation  in  the  same  light,  which  will  result  in  still  greater  mis- 
fortune for  Candelaria,  and  probably  lead  to  the  abandonment  of 
the  camp  by  the  remainder  of  its  population. 

$  $  I 

LONDON  financiers  are  never  tired  of  abusing  the  speculative 
enterprises  which  have  their  origin  on  this  side  of  the  At- 
lantic. "Yankee  trickery"  is  supposed  to  be  at  the  bottom  of 
them  all.  If  all  accounts  are  true,  however,  about  their  own 
operations  at  home,  not  to  speak  of  those  in  which  they  are 
mixed  up  in  abroad,  it  would  be  difficult  to  find  a  more  precious 
set  of  rascals  outside  of  a  penitentiary.  The  latest  scandal  in  this 
quarter  is  magnificent  in  its  proportions,  eclipsing  anything  of 
the  kind  which  has  ever  been  uncovered  outside  of  Great  Britain 
itself,  since  time  began  to  run.  It  should  only  serve  to  convince 
the  good  people  there  of  the  error  of  their  ways,  and  the  folly  of 
attempting  to  remove  the  mote  in  other  people's  eyes  before  ex- 
tracting that  which  affects  their  own.  Reference  is  made  to  the 
alleged  frauds  by  the  Directors  of  the  Hansard  Publishing  Union, 
including  Sir  Henry  Isaacs,  ex-Alderman  and  Lord  Mayor  of 
London,  Joseph  Isaacs  his  brother,  and  a  speculator  named  Bot- 
tomley.  This  company  was,  it  is  claimed  by  the  Public  Prosecu- 
tor, when  the  case  came  up  at  Bow  street,  simply  a  gross  fraud 
upon  the  public  from  its  inception  down  to  the  time  of  its  liqui- 
dation, and  it  came  into  existence  solely  for  the  purpose  of  putting 
money  into  the  pockets  of  its  promoters.  Instances  were  cited 
of  the  means  taken  to  acquire  properties  in  the  names  of  dummies 
for  small  sums  of  money,  after  which  they  were  transferred  to  the 
Union  for  large  amounts,  the  differences  going  into  the  pockets 
of  the  conspirators  by  way  of  profits.  One  concern,  the  Collump- 
ton  Mills  in  Devonshire,  was  bought  for  $50,000,  and  then  by  jug- 
gling with  contracts  sold  to  the  Union  for  $350,000.  Tracing  all 
the  payments  made  in  respect  to  these  mills,  the  transactions  re- 
sulted in  a  net  profit  of  $150,000  to  those  who  managed  it.  Of  the 
first  payment  of  $125,000  of  the  purchase  money  obtained  from 
the  shareholders  of  the  Union,  the  whole  amount  went  straight 
into  tbe  banking  accouut  of  Bottomley,  and  out  or  that  amount 
$100,000  was  paid  to  Joseph  Isaacs.  After  this  came  the  increase 
of  the  capital  of  the  Union  to  one  million  sterling,  and  more  busi- 
nesses were  purchased,  tranferred  to  a  dummy  and  then  sold  to 
tbe  company.  Altogether  it  is  said  that  the  public  has  been  de- 
frauded out  of  at  least  $5,000,000  by  the  operations  of  this  com- 
pany, which  has  now  gone  into  liquidation. 

THERE  is  little  news  of  importance  to  hand  from  the  Comstock 
mines  during  the  week,  and  the  market  has  been  dull  at 
black-board  prices.  The  Alta  Company  is  about  starting  up  the 
north  drift  on  the  1435  level,  which  will  be  pushed  on  into  Lady 
Washington  to  cut  the  ore  which  is  known  to  exist  there.  They 
are  expecting  to  make  the  connection  at  any  moment  between 
the  Crown  Point  incline  on  1700  level,  with  the  air-shaft  in 
Belcher  which  will  permit  of  the  more  expeditious  handling  of 
the  water.  The  weekly  letter  from  Belcher  reports  a  new  find 
on  the  300  level,  which  is  considered  of  more  than  ordinary  im- 
portance. A  vein  has  been  cut  of  very  good  ore  three  feet  in 
width,  and  preparations  are  being  made  to  sink  on  it.  In  the 
Ward  shaft  the  southwest  drift  is  being  extended  on  the  line  of 
Bullion  and  Exchequer,  in  a  very  favorable  formation,  This  work 
has  affected  the  market  to  some  extent  lately,  Bullion  being  par- 
ticularly strong  and  active  under  the  purchases  of  Stouten  borough 
and  other  representative  brokers.  In  Con.  Cal.  Virginia,  they  are 
cutting  up  the  ground  on  the  1100  level  north  of  the  shaft.  This 
portion  of  the  mine  to  the  East  is  still  virgin,  and  much  is  hoped 
from  the  east  cross-cut  which  has  just  been  begun.  An  engine 
has  been  put  up  over  the  winze  down  in  ore  from  the  1800  level, 
and  sinking  will  commence  immediately.  A  shipment  of  100 
tons  of  ore  will  be  made  to  tbe  Occidental  Mill  to  obtain  results 
from  the  system  of  reduction  in  use  there.  If  satisfactory  ore 
from  Con.  Virginia  will  be  tested,  and  if  the  returns  are  as  high 
as  claimed,  saving  from  90  to  95  per  cent,  the  process  will  be 
adopted  at  the  Eureka  and  Morgan  Mills. 
Ill 

THE  only  assessments  levied  during  the  week  were  those  of  75 
cents  on  Confidence  and  10  cents  on  Silver  Hill. 


2,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


11 


•  Hear  the  Trier  "'    "What  the  devil  artthou7' 

*  One  that  will  pUt  thelerU.slr.  with  you." 


OUT  all  day  in  the  rain  and  fog.  boring  the  bog, 
Boring  through   tuud,  through  gravel  and  sand. 
Seeking  to  come  upon  some  solid  land. 
Soothed  by  the  croak,  of  the  fun-loving  frog. 
Watching  Gibson  and  Brooks  all  day  boring  the  bog. 

Mud  on  the  trousers — mud  up  to  the  knees, 
Snuffles  and  coughs  in  the  chill  nor'east  breeze; 
Little  boys  laughing,  and  making  mud  pies, 
Gibson  and  Brooks  splashed  with  mud  to  the  eyes; 
Mud  to  the  left  of  them,  mud  to  the  right. 
Who  ever  saw  such  a  rib-splitting  sight? 
Somebody  heel  the  poor  wretches  to  grog, 
To  warm  their  blood  as  they  stand  in  tbe  bog. 

Hisl!  who  is  peeping  now  over  the  fence, 
A  look  on  his  features  all  wrapt  and  intense, 

A   monstrous  hat, 

Why,  can  it  be  that 
Is  John  P.'s  sombrero,  umbrageous,  immense? 

'Tis  the  Colonel  himself  who  ased  that  harsh  word, 
Saying  Taylor  was  false  as  his  long  painted  beard; 
The  Colonel,  whom  all  the  great  newspapers  mock, 
When  he  swears  the  bog  stands  on  a  basis  of  rock, 
Then  Brooks  and  old  Gibson  peer  out  of  the  fog, 
And  snarl  at  John  P.,  "  'Tis  nothing  but  bog." 

MR.  JOHN  LODDERBACH,  the  auctioneer,  procured,  one  day 
this  week,  a  frowsy  and  unclean-looking  rooster,  which  be 
dignified  upon  the  spot  with  the  title  of  Capon.  This  nondescript 
was  locked  up  in  Mr.  Louderbach's  cellar,  and  all  of  that  gentle- 
man's friends  were  invited  to  visit  the  bird.  There  was  an  air  of 
mystery  about  this  wretched  chicken  which  gave  it  a  certain 
charm  in  tbe  eyes  of  its  proud  owner.  Mr.  William  Sharp  and 
Mr.  Roger  Magee  were  called  in  to  gloat  over  this  flea-bitten  im- 
portation from  Japan,  for  Mr.  Louderbach  claimed  that  it  had 
come  to  this  Coast  by  steamer,  although  it  certainly  was  lean 
enough  to  have  flown  over  here  on  short  rations.  It  was  fed 
while  in  the  cellar  on  lime-parings  and  sawdust,  a  diet  which 
some  wag  had  told  Louderbach  would  materially  improve  its 
flavor.  Everyone  who  visited  tbe  cellar  was  invited  to  dine  upon 
it,  although  its  weight  certainly  nevor  exceeded  three  pounds  and 
a  half,  and  the  sawdust  and  lime-peel  had  pulled  it  down  con- 
siderably. This  freak  in  poultry  is  to  be  killed  on  Monday,  and 
eaten  Tuesday.  Magee,  Sharp,  Lee  Lash,  Willis  Polk,  Colonel 
Croudace  and  nine  other  reputable  and  well-known  citizens  will 
sit  down  to  the  banquet.  The  skeleton  will  be  presented  to  the 
Academy  of  Sciences. 

MR.  NED  HAMILTON,  tbe  journalist  with  the  cavernous 
voice,  is,  like  all  great  genii,  at  times  absent-minded.  Mr. 
Hamilton  journeys  to  a  friend  in  San  Mateo  county  occasionally, 
to  gather  wild  poppies,  and  be  a  child  again.  On  a  previous  visit 
this  eccentric  genius  had  been  much  annoyed  by  leaving  the  key 
of  his  grip-sack  at  home,  and  on  this  occasion  bis  host  was  not 
surprised  to  see  him  flourishing  in  his  band  an  uplifted  key,  at 
once  showing  this  to  be  the  comfortable  assurance  to  him  that 
any  possible  repetition  of  tbe  former  trouble  had  been  avoided, 
and  that  there  would  be  no  borrowing  of  linen  and  things  this 
time.  A  storm  of  laughter,  the  very  heartiest  sort  of  San  Mateo 
county  laughter  followed,  for  although  Mr.  Hamilton  had  care- 
fully packed  his  key  along,  he  had  forgotten  his  grip-sack,  and 
again  found  himself  cast  upon  the  kindness  of  his  host  for  the 
loan  of  those  small  things  so  necessary  to  the  toilet  of  a  gentle- 
man in  the  country. 

MR.  HELLMAN  of  the  Nevada  Bank  is  a  modern  Midas  Every- 
thing he  touches  turns  to  gold.  His  success  has  become 
proverbial.  People  in  the  southern  counties,  whenever  they  hear 
of  some  new  tarn  he  has  made,  always  say,  "Well,  that's  just 
Hellman's  luck."  He  is  very  proud  of  his  successful  manage- 
ment of  the  Nevada  Bank.  A  few-  days  ago  a  holder  of  some  of 
its  stock  called  upon  bim ,  and  while  they  were  chatting,  Mr.  Hell- 
man,  filled  with  pardonable  pride,  told  how  the  price  of  the  bank's 
stock  had  advanced  during  his  administration.  "Why,  it  is  now 
quoted  at  $120,"  he  said,  "and  I  would  pay  that  price  for  all  that 
was  offered."  "Take  this,  then,"  said  the  stockholder,  as  he 
drew  his  wallet  from  his  pocket  and  laid  his  shares  on  the  desk. 
Mr.  Hell  man  was  somewhat  surprised  at  being  taken  at  his  word, 
but  promptly  accepted  the  stock  and  paid  down  the  cash. 

JAMES  GRIFFIN,  of  Livermore,  told  the  Insanity  Commis- 
sioners that  the  men  who  hypnotized  him  should  be  compelled 
to  live  on  a  diet  of  sea-gulls'  eggs  for  a  year.  They  will  find  them 
here  at  nearly  every  restaurant  in  town,  served  fried  with  ham, 
and  bearing  the  proud  title  of  fresh  California  ranch  eggs. 


THE  mlllfl  Of  the  godl  are  grinding  at  last.  Slowly  hut  surely 
those  gigantic  df ski  are  revolving.  For  may  Jove  be  thanked) 
a  conductor  was  thru  bed  by  a  passenger,  to  vrhom,  don  bt  lees,  he 
bad  too  widely  opened  his  yawp.  Wr,  easy-going,  contented 
end  simple  people,  who  have  meekly  bowed  the  head  under  tbe 
yoke  of  tbe  conductor,  must  &n!g?le  at  this,  but  behind  our  deli- 
cate palm,  least  the  gripinnn  should  see  us  and  report  us  (<>  the 
captain  of  the  after  part  of  llic  cable  car.  ■■  A  conductor  thrashed" 
—that  is  the  way  the  item  reads,  written  by  a  gifted  reporter,  for 
there  is  an  echo  about  the  word  thrashed  that  suits  the  situation 
to  a  dot.  Kicked,  banged  or  hutted  would  never  do.  Thrashed, 
broad,  virile  term  that  it  is,  puts  us  all  in  good  humor,  and  we 
gloat  over  the  sequel  concerning  the  "  lacerations  and  bruises" 
about  the  victim's  head.  He  won't  die  this  time,  but  he  will 
cling  henceforth  to  civility  as  a  babe  to  its  mother's  heart. 

THE  Rockroller  and  the  Tar  Flatter,  the  ex-member  of  the  Sun- 
rise Gang  and  the  Rovers  of  the  Mission  Hills,  are  girding  up 
their  loins  and  preparing  for  battle,  for  the  sound  of  the  cam- 
paign trumpet  is  loud  in  tbe  land.  The  prospects  are  that  there 
will  be  considerable  need  of  many  men  of  muscle  and  nerve  if  either 
of  the  heads  of  the  Republican  camp  is  to  win.  They  are  fighting 
hard  and  taking  no  chances,  and  the  leader  with  the  most  fight- 
ing men  will  come  out  victorious.  Burns  and  Kelly  each  believe 
that  right  is  on  the  side  with  the  biggest  battalions.  Street  Super- 
intendent Gilleran,  the  Tax  Collector  and  the  Auditor  are  just  about 
falling  into  line  to  aid  their  own  particular  friends,  and  the  con- 
sequence will  be  that  there  will  soon  be  a  changing  about  in  the 
City  Hall  offices.  A  wise  man,  by  watching  the  nuts  roll,  may 
be  able  to  tell  what  way  tbe  cat  will  jump. 

AMONG  tbe  items  which  came  to  light  in  the  Hale  &  Norcross 
investigation,  was  a  car  load  of  candles  ordered  by  President 
Levy  from  a  friend  of  his  in  this  city,  presumably  for  use  in  the 
mine.  At  the  minimum  calculation  this  consignment  would  have 
lasted  for  five  years,  a  fact  which  proves  Mr.  Levy's  extreme 
thoughtfulness.  "  What,"  said  Mr.  James  L.  Flood  to  Mr.  Wells, 
as  they  were  lunching  together,  "  What  the  deuce,  George,  do  you 
think  those  fellows  wanted  with  all  tbosecandles  ?"  "  Perhaps," 
rejoined  Mr.  Wells,  thoughtfully,  remembering  the  story  of 
Diogenes  and  his  lantern,  "  tbey  deemed  the  outfit  necessary  to 
discover  an  honest  man."  Mr.  Flood  smiled  and  passed  the  winet 
as  he  replied,  "  True  enough;  ten  car  loads  of  candles  would  not 
be  too  much." 

IT  has  come  at  last.  Poor  down-trodden  man  now  has  no 
symbol  left  to  declare  his  superiority  to  the.weaker  vessel.  First 
they  took  our  neckties,  then  tbe  collars,  then  cuffs,  then  shirts, 
hats,  coats,  vests,  trousers,  and  now  they  even  wear  suspenders, 
and  appear  in  their  shirt-sleeves.  Saw  a  charming  girl  recently, 
at  an  evening  reception,  who  wore  black  suspenders  of  regulation 
pattern.  They  evidently  supported  something,  for  they  were 
buttoned  at  the  waist,  and  now  and  then  she  took  a  hitch  in 
them.  Her  continual  bracing  of  the  suspenders  made  me  very 
nervous,  for  I  feared  the  buttons  would  be  pulled  off,  and  then 
something  might  happen.  She  lived  through  the  night  without 
mishap,  however,  and,  as  the  daily  papers  say,  was  the  cynosure 
of  all  eyes.     She  carried  her  suspenders  away  triumphantly. 

THE  Baldwins  are  home  again,  and  George  and  Anita,  as  the 
newspapers  call  them,  (the  dailies  are  very  kind  to  those  who 
afford  them  material  for  sensational  columns)  will  receive  the  re- 
porters formally  in  a  few  days,  and  tell  them  all  about  their  wed- 
ding trip.  Confound  those  humdrum  weddings;  there  is  no  fun 
about  them.  One  has  got  to  pay  the  papers  to  get  even  a  quarter 
of  a  column.  But  make  a  bold,  dashing  alliance,  and  space  is  no 
object.  Odd  world  it  is,  to  be  sure.  Some  people  pay  through  the 
nose  to  get  into  the  papers;  others  bUed  dollars  to  have  their 
names  kept  out. 

THERE  will  be  no  lack  of  sack  at  the  opening  of  the  Home  for 
Decayed  Raconteurs.  This  charity  has  been  prosecuted 
quietly  but  earnestly.  Its  object  is  to  remove  from  the  streets 
those  narrators  of  the  old  jokes  which  have  grown  mossy  and 
decrepid  under  brutal  and  unnatural  treatment.  Dr.  Beverley 
Cole  will  have  the  management  of  the  institution,  as  from  long 
practice  he  is  competent  to  handle  the  inmates  with  that  kindness 
which  fellow  feeling  inspires. 

IF  the  telegraph  line  between  Point  Reyes  and  this  city  be  dis" 
continued,  how  the  dickens  are  the  hotel-keepers  at  that  inter" 
esting  station  to  lie  about  tbe  fishing  ?  It  has  been  their  wont, 
when  business  is  dull,  to  flash  a  message  down  to  John  Bergez, 
Charley ,Ohm  and  Angler  Leramer,  that  the  stream  is  just  stiff  with 
salmon  trout,  and  when  these  enthusiasts  arrived,  to  protest  with 
tears  in  their  eyes  that  the  last  fish  was  seen  skimming  out  to  sea, 
schooner-rigged,  just  ten  minutes  before  the  train  pulled  in. 

A  HARD,  cheese  like  substance  was  found  lodged  at  the  apex 
of  the  heart,  in  the  course  of  an  autopsy  performed  on  the 
body  of  a  negro.  It  must  have  been  a  chunk  of  the  pies  used  in 
the  recent  contest  at  tbe  Pavilion. 

OLD  Mrs.  Mitchell,  who  was  robbed  by  a  brace  of  Oakland 
toughs,  and  who  is  now  wanted  as  a  witness,  is  not  to  be 
found.  The  chances  are  she  is  locked  up  in  Officer  Anthony's 
grip-sack. 


18 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  2,  1892. 


&*±  ftSPero* 


IT  is  no  longer  a  disputed  fact  that  San  Francisco  needs  a  new 
charter.  She  will  undoubtedly  get  one,  too,  as  soon  as  the 
law's  delays  can  be  compassed.  At  the  very  least  that  means  a 
wait  of  two  years.  Much  can  be  accomplished,  however,  under 
the  old  charter,  and  reformers  who  are  in  earnest  about  it  will  not 
wait  patiently  with  folded  hands  for  the  advent  of  the  new  char- 
ter. The  city's  income  is  considerable,  and  if  honestly  and  wisely 
expended  would  go  a  great  way  toward  making  San  F rancisco 
live  up  to  her  natural  advantages.  Evidently,  Boards  of  Super- 
visors do  not  handle  the  people's  money  to  the  best  advantage. 
When  they  are  honest,  which  is  very  rare,  they  yet  lack  the  ex- 
perience and  knowledge  of  affairs  necessary  to  the  wise  and  eco- 
nomical expenditures  of  large  sums  of  money.  There  should  be 
a  Board  of  Public  Works,  comprised,  say,  of  three  intelligent, 
broad-minded  men  of  large  experience  and  ability  in  public  affairs. 
They  need  not  be  diplomats,  but  they  must  be  business  men  of 
long  training,  good  financiers  and  men  whose  words  are  as  good 
as  their  bonds,  and  their  bonds  worth  many  thousands  of  dollars, 
enough,  at  least,  to  put  the  temptation  of  "  jobbing  "  behind  them. 
They  should  be  paid  ample  salaries,  enabling  them  to  devote  their 
whole  time  to  public  works.  In  the  hands  of  the  right  kind  of 
men — men  actuated  at  all  times  by  the  desire  to  beautify  and  im- 
prove their  city  and  keep  it  clean  and  heatthful— in  the  hands  of 
such  men  the  city's  present  income  could  be  made  to  go  about 
three  times  as  far  as  it  does  now.  Were  the  city's  revenues  in- 
creased a  hundred  fold  by  a  new  charter  to-morrow,  a  Board  of 
Supervisors,  stupid  or  dishonest,  or  both,  could  make  as  little 
showing  with  it  at  the  end  of  the  year  as  they  do  now.  The 
Board  of  Public  Works  should  be  out  of  politics.  Whether  elected 
or  appointed,  politicians  should  be  ineligible.  Their  power  need 
not  be  executive  nor  final  as  to  the  disposition  of  the  funds  or  the 
prosecution  of  this  or  that  public  work,  but  their  recommenda- 
tions would,  doubtless,  be  of  such  weight  as  to  have  a  most  salu- 
tary influence  on  all  the  monetary  legislation  of  the  city.  It 
should  be  their  duty  to  recommend  all  appropriations;  in  fact,  to  lay 
out  all  the  city's  finances  in  the  moat  economical  manner.  In 
other  large  cities  such  Boards  have  worked  well,  and  saved  tax- 
payers' many  thousands  of  dollars.  San  Francisco  needs  a  Board 
of  Public  Works. 

Scarcely  a  week  passes  but  some  public  complaint  is  entered 
against  the  character  of  the  street  work  being  done  by  the  con- 
tractors. The  specifications  are  not  adhered  to;  either  the  ma- 
terial used  is  below  grade,  or  the  work  is  slighted  and  put  together 
in  a  cheap-john  manner.  The  Juniper  street  property-owners  are 
the  latest  complainers,  and  with  much  reason,  too,  for  it  appears 
that  the  contractors  have  been  laying  sandstone  instead  of  granite 
blocks  in  the  street,  building  the  superstratum  of  the  roadway 
of  mud  instead  of  beach  gravel,  and  laying  down  a  sidewalk  2f 
inches  narrower  than  the  specifications  call  for.  All  these  things 
have  made  the  property-owners  indignant,  and  they  have  gone  to 
the  trouble  and  expense  of  hiring  a  lawyer  to  protect  them  from 
the  rascally  contractor. 

The  building  news  is  the  most  encouraging  feature  of  the  real 
estate  market  at  present.  Many  fine  residences  are  in  course  of 
construction;  three  large  business  blocks  are  said  to  be  in  the  in- 
ceptional  stage,  and  small  buildings  of  all  sorts  are  going  up  in 
all  parts  of  the  city.  A  new  private  hotel  is  projected.  It  is  to 
be  a  frame  structure,  located  at  the  corner  of  Sutter  street  and 
Chelsea  place,  at  a  cost  of  $45,000. 

The  renting  market  is  strong.  Good  houses  and  good  flats  are 
in  good  demand  at  good  rentals.  The  renting  agencies  say  there 
are  more  people  in  San  Francisco  to-day  than  for  many  months 
before;  that  is,  more  residents  and  hrfmeseekers. 

The  general  waking  up  of  all  classes  of  citizens  on  the  subject 
of  increased  transportation  facilities  this  spring  promises  to  bear 
fruit  in  the  near  future.  Even  the  lively  agitation  of  the  matter 
will  doubtless  have  its  effect  on  the  real  estate  market,  which,  in 
view  of  the  bad  weather,  has  been  dull  enough  this  week. 

There  have  been  no  very  large  sales  this  week,  though  more 
than  one  of  that  calibre  is  known  to  be  in  negotiation.  A  fair 
business  is  being  done  in  country  lands. 


Burlington    Route    Excursions. 

Commencing  Tuesday,  March  loth,  at  2  p.  M.  from  Los  Angeles 
and  Wednesday  at  8  a.  m.  from  San  Francisco,  and  every  Tuesday 
and  Wednesday  thereafter,  the  Burlington  Route  will  run  its  regular 
Summer  Excursions  with  Pullman  Tourist  Sleeping  cars  to  Chicago, 
via  Salt  Lake  City  and  Denver.  For  particulars  and  excursion  folder, 
apply  to  agent,  Burlington  Route,  at  201  South  Spring  street,  Los 
Angeles;  or  32  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

Sickness  Anions  4'blldren 
Especially  infants,  is  prevalent  more  or  less  at  all  times,  but  is  largely 
avoided   by  giving  proper  nourishment  and  wholesome  food.    The 
most  successful  and  reliable  of  all  is  the  Gail  Borden  "  Eagle  "  Brand 
Condensed  Milk.     Your  grocer  and  druggist  keep  it. 


Double  Your  Bank  Account 

before  you  are  an  old  man,  and  profit  by  the  ex- 
perience of  conservative  men  who  have  made  a 
fortune 

By  Investing  in  Land 

which  produces  French  Prunes,  Peaches,  Raisin 
Grapes,  Figs,  Oranges  and  Lemons,  as  well  as  all 
•  crops  which  are  grown  in  the  Eastern  States.  This 
company  oicns  100,000  acres  of  choice  land,  all  un- 
der irrigation, 

In  Kern  River  Valley, 

where  the  sun  shines  300  days  in  every  year,  and 
snow,  ice,  blizzards  and  cyclones  are  unknown. 
For  maps  and  information  address 

KERN  COUNTY  LAND  CO., 

S.  W.  FERGUSSON,  Agent, 

1 1  Post  Street.  San  Francisco,  t'al. 

A  FOLDING  BED 

Saves  room  and  at  the  same  time 
adds  elegance  to  the  appearance  of 
an  apartment.  You  can  have  one 
or  two  other  articles  combined 
with  the  bed  as  in 

"THEGUNN"  and  "THE  WELCH" 

Folding  Beds,  for  which  we  are 
sole  agents.  There  are  thirteen 
different  combinations  from  which 
to  choose. 

If  you  want  a  simple  bed  only, 
we  recommend 


"THE  PH0ENIX; 


» 


Which,    when   closed,    pres.-nts   a 
handsome  mirrored  front. 

The    beds   are    made    in   all   the 
popular  woods. 

W.  &  J.  SL0ANE  &  CO., 

CARPETS,  FURNITURE,  UPHOLSTERY, 

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TO    LET    IN    ALAMEDA. 

Nicely  furnished  cottage  of  8  rooms,  large  garden, 
every  modern  convenience.  Rent  $65.  References  re- 
quired. Address,   M.  X ,   this  Office. 


BAcfffl* 


Corner  Clay  and  Sansome. 


April  2,   1892. 


SAX  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


19 


WHY  do  not  wo:»en  insure  their  lives  ?  This  is  a  question  that 
has  always  puzzled  life  underwriters  more  or  less.  True, 
the  main  reason  is  that  they  are  not  solicited  by  the  insurance 
agents,  and  that  the  life  insurance  companies  have  not  hitherto 
favored  female  risks.  But  this  is  no  answer  to  the  question. 
There  has  been  a  settled  belief,  to  some  extent  verified  by  experi- 
ence, that  a  woman  is  bound  to  get  the  better  of  every  contract. 
But  surely  this  is  a  strong  argument  for  the  insurance  of  women, 
from  their  "  standpoint."  "Sella  woman  an  annuity,"  runs  a 
favorite  life  insurance  adage,  with  neither  poetry  nor  truth  in  it, 
"  and  she  will  live  forever.'1  Hitherto  the  chief  objections  against 
the  insurance  of  women  have  been  that  if  the  woman  is  young 
the  premium  is  high,  and  if  she  is  old  her  husband  might  want 
to  get  rid  of  her  if  insured;  that  there  is  trouble  in  finding  out 
her  exact  age  and  her  infirmities.  These  are  only  "  reasons"  by 
courtesy,  and  because  poor  reasons  are  better  than  none  at  all. 
In  the  first  place  an  endowment  policy  in  her  own  favor  would  do 
away  with  any  of  the  fears  expressed  in  regard  to  "getting  away 
with  her."  A  woman,  who  at  a  certain  date  is  to  become  pos- 
sessed of  a  large  sum  of  money  is  a  cherished  being,  and  would 
possess  the  financial  importance  that  now  clothes  the  man  alone. 
She  would  have  the  power,  in  case  of  death,  to  will  the  sum 
named  in  the  policy  to  whom  she  might  choose.  There  are  many 
instances  in  which  the  husband  may  be  uninsurable,  while  the 
wife  is  perfectly  healthy.  On  general  principles,  the  man  and 
wife  are  one,  and  whatever  will  contribute  to  the  protection  of 
the  family  may  be  participated  in  by  both.  There  are  many 
widows,  having  themselves  benefited  by  life  insurance,  who 
would  ac':  wisely  to  use  a  portion  of  their  funds  for  premiums 
for  insurance  upon  their  own  lives  for  the  benefit  of  their  chil- 
dren. Tbe  cost  probably  deters  many  women  from  insuring,  be- 
cause in  most  cases  the  husband  would  be  called  upon  to  pay  the 
premiums.  The  statistics  of  industrial  insurance  show  that 
many  women  insure  when  the  premium  is  very  small  and  they 
can  afford  to  pay  it  themselves.  Without  having  figures  at  hand 
to  verify  the  statement,  it  is  yet  the  opinion  of  one  of  the  oldest 
actuaries  in  the  State  that  in  California  women  are  more  alive  to 
the  importance  of  life  insurance  than  elsewhere. 

There  is  a  word  to  be  said  about  claimants  who  grow  restive 
under  an  adjustment,  because  of  the  interrogations  they  are 
subjected  to  and  tbe  probing  for  facts  and  figures;  and  that  word 
is  that  they  lay  themselves  open  to  criticism  upon  one  of  two 
grounds.  Either  their  claims  will  not  bear  a  close  scrutiny,  or 
their  business  intelligence  is  below  par,  in  that  they  expect  an 
insurance  company  to  waive  the  ordinary  risks  of  mercantile 
procedure  upon  which  business  is  universally  conducted.  The 
broader  man  of  business  and  affairs,  whose  contact  with  the 
world  has  extended  beyond  the  length  of  his  own  counter,  will 
place  an  intelligent  and  cheerful  estimate  upon  the  situation.  He 
will  appreciate  the  adjuster  the  more  as  he  the  more  thoroughly 
and  systematically  performs  his  duties. 

The  Spring  Garden  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  Philadelphia 
entered  the  State  of  California  on  the  26th.  Csesar  Bertheau  cap- 
tures the  plum  of  general  agent  for  the  State. 

It  was  stated  for  an  absolute  fact  early  in  the  week  that  the 
Palatine  Fire  Insurance  had  or  was  about  to  reinsure  in  the  City 
of  London.  The  news  came  by  wire.  It  was  false  news.  Gen- 
eral Manager  Callingham,  of  the  City  of  London  in  this  city,  de- 
clares that  the  dispatch  was  a  canard.  He  has  hacl  recent  home 
advices,  and  they  deny  that  a  reinsurance  of  the  Palatine  is  con- 
templated. There  are  those,  though,  who  persist  in  believing  the 
dispatch. 

The  Compact's  annual  meeting  will  be  held  early  in  May. 
There  is  a  more  or  less  vigorous  movement  on  foot  to  oust  the 
present  management  then. 

The  Home  Life  Insurance  Company,  of  New  York,  has  pub- 
lished its  thirty-second  annual  statement,  which  shows  the  com- 
pany to  be  in  a  most  satisfactory  condition.  The  net  assets  are 
$7,214,993.44.  On  January  1,  1891,  the  net  assets  were  $6,733,- 
848.83,  and  on  the  first  day  of  the  preceding  year  they  amounted 
to  $6,708,448.96.  The  total  income  during  1891  amounted  to 
$1,629,446.12,  of  which  $1,206,214.96  was  for  premiums;  this  was 
over  $200,000  more  than  were  received  for  premiums  in  1890.  In 
1890,  $657,810.29  was  paid  to  policy  holders;  in  1891,  for  the 
same  purpose,  there  was  expended  $796,618  83.  The  net  present 
value  of  all  the  outstanding  policies  computed  according  to  the 
American  Experience  Tables  of  Mortality,  with  4£  per  cent,  inter- 
est, is  $6,059,722.  Since  the  organization  of  the  company,  on 
May  1,  I860,  it  has  received  in  premiums  $20,018,327.17,  and  dur- 
ing that  time  there  has  been  paid  to  policy  holders  $13,886,876.38. 
The  death  losses  paid  since  organization  amount  to  $6,257,788.89; 
total  dividends  paid  policy  holders  since  organization,  $3,651,- 
305.52;  total  amount  saved  policy  holders  from  the  premiums 
paid,  $5,219,217.99.  All  the  bonds  and  stocks  owned  by  the  com- 
pany are  invested  in  first-class  security,  and  it  is  in  all  respects  in 


first-class  financial  condition.  Tbe  local  ollice  is  at  roome  3  and 
4,  Flood  Building,  where  the  popular  and  able  manager,  Mr.  \V. 
H.  Dunphy,  is  always  busily  engaged  advancing  the  company's 
interests. 

Real  Estate  Auctioneer,     -     460-462  Eighth  St.,  Oakland,  Cil- 

Capitalists,  Attention! 
OAKLAND  BUSINESS  PROPERTY ! 

In  tlie   heart  of  Uie  t'Hy,  fronting 

BROADWAY     &    FOURTEENTH    STS., 

AT  AUCTION, 

SATURDAY    APRIL    9,    1892, 

At  2  o'clock  p.  m.,  on  the  grounds, 

The  Finest  Business  Block  in  Oakland  ! 

la  13  subdivisions,  25x100  feet  each,  opposite  the  new  Macdonough 
Theatre  building,  now  being  constructed  at  a  cost  of  over  $300,000,  and  at 
the  junction  of  Broadway,  Teleeraph  and  San  Pablo  avenues  and  Four- 
teenth street,  within  a  stone's  throw  of  the  narrow  gauge  depot  on  Four- 
teenth street, 

Absolutely  the  Business  Center   of    Oakland. 

This  property  will  command  the  highest  rents  in  the  city. 

The  Home  Saviugs  Bank  has  purchased  the  corner  in  this  property,  and 
will  immediately  erect  a  maguificeut  steel  building".  Already  the  bank 
has  had  numerous  applications  for  stores  and  offices  in  the  new  edifice— in 
fact,  more  than  they  can  supply— at  large  and  very  satisfactory  rents. 
The  value  of  this  improvement,  and  the  new  Macdonough  Theatre  oppo- 
site, cannot  now  be  estimated.  Solid  brick  buildings  are  on  all  sides.  Ar- 
rangements have  been  completed  so  that  the  terms  will  suit  all. 

TJlsnTSTJ-^A-Xj     TZEIR-IMIS 

ONE-TENTH  CASH,  balance  on  long  credit,  Interest  on  deferred  pay 
ments  at  8  per  cent,  per  annum.    Further  information  from 

WILLIAM    J.    DINGEE, 

460-463  EfglUli  St.,  Oakland. 

EASTON,  ELDRIDGE  &  CO.,  638  Market  St.,  San  Francisco. 

BRUNSWICK-BALKE- 

COLLENDER  CO. 


Manufacturers  of  Billiard  and  Pool  Tables. 

Dealers  in  Billiard  Merchandise  Generally. 

Makers  of  Bank  and  Office  Fixtures. 

Also,  Saloon  Fixtures,  Counters,  Coolers,  Mirrors,  etc.,  constantly  on 
hand  or  made  to  order.    Ten  Pin  Alleys,  Ten  Pins,  Ten  Pin  Balls,  etc. 

653-655  MARKET  STREET,  S.  F. 


OCCIDENTAL    HOTEL, 

San    Francisco. 

a.     q,"0"i:et     h  o  im:  :e 
centrally     located, 

FOB  THOSE  WHO  APPRECIATE  COMFORT  AND  ATTENTION. 
WM.  B.  HOOPER,    Manager. 


20 


SAN  FKANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


.April  2,  1892. 


THE    SAME    HERE.— Robert  Greatkouse,  in  Galveston  News. 


To  paint  the  face  and  make  the  paint  portray 

A  shape  to  lead  some  anxious  man  astray; 

To  trace  with  lead  eyelashes  fading  fast 

That  make  with  golden  locks  a  strong  contrast; 

And  on  the  surface  of  the  hardened  face 

To  leave  the  print  of  softer,  better  grace; 

To  tinge  the  cheek  with  rouge,  the  hair  with  dye, 

And  make  cosmetics  preachers  to  the  eye; 

Such  is  the  tract  which  now  the  gaudier  sex, 

Attentive  listeners  woo;  a  gilded  textl 

But  when  the  wide  waste  comes  that  years  bring  on, 

And  Time  lays  low  his  scythe  to  all  that's  sown, 

We  look  to  see  what  was,  to  find  it  naught, 

And  beauty  false  is  slain  amid  the  wealth  it  wrought. 

FOR    FEMININE    ART. 


A  SCHEME  for  an  Exhibition  of  Feminine  Arts — arts  de  la 
femme — will  be  held  in  Paris.  The  managing  committee  has 
just  held  its  first  meeting,  and  elaborated  the  programme  for  the 
retrospective  section.  This,  as  at  present  arranged,  will  comprise 
seventeen  waxwork  scenes.  The  first  tableau  will  represent  the 
wife  of  a  great  feudal  vassal  who  may  have  flourished  between 
1480  and  1510,  accompanied  by  her  young  ladies.  The  second 
will  be  a  musical  fete  under  Francis  I.  The  third  a  scene  in  a 
Renaissance  chateau  in  the  reign  of  Henri  II.  The  fourth,  a 
pavane  danced  by  two  ladies  under  Henri  III.  The  fifth  a  colla- 
tion in  the  time  of  "  La  Belle  Gabrielle,"  and  the  sixth  ladies  bar- 
gaining with  female  dealers  in  the  gallery  of  the  Palace  of  the 
Luxembourg  under  Louis  XIII.,  where,  for  the  convenience  of 
the  Court,  shopkeepers  were  allowed  to  have  stalls.  Other  tab- 
leaux will  show  us  an  old  lady  of  the  Louis  XV.  period,  busy  at 
"  Parfilage,"  or  the  operation  of  drawing  gold  threads  for  em- 
broidery out  of  officers'  epaulettes;  an  actress  preparing  in  her 
dressing-room  for  the  stage  in  1775,  and  a  music  lesson  on  the 
harpsichord  in  1789.  Then  will  come  a  promenade  in  a  public 
garden  in  1795,  a  very  dressy  period.  In  the  fift  enth  tableau  wiJl 
be  seen  ladies  on  a  balcony  acclaiming  Napoleon  on  his  return 
from  Jena.  A  bride  at  her  toilette  in  the  reign  of  Charles  X.  will 
be  shown  in  No.  16,  and  in  No.  17  ladies  of  the  Court  dressed  in 
the  fashion  of  I860,  setting  out  to  witness  the  race  for  the  Grand 
Prix  de  Paris.  It  is  arranged  to  employ  the  best  artists  in  Paris, 
and  to  offer  prizes  for  competitive  drawings  of  the  subjects  in 
water-colors.  The  Syndical  Chamber  of  Coiffeurs  has  offered  to 
make  and  dress  at  its  own  expense  a  series  of  200  wax  heads, 
showing  the  transformations  of  the  female  coiffure  from  remote 
antiquity  to  the  present  time. 

SPURGEON'S    WIT. 


HERE  is  a  good  instance,  not  of  a  joke,  but  of  a  piece  of  ready 
wit  which  he  did  not  keep  to  himself:  Three  young  fellows 
came  in  and  settled  themselves  conspicuously  in  the  gallery  with 
their  hats  on.  In  vain  the  officials  requested  them  to  uncover. 
Of  course  Mr.  Spurgeon's  eye  was  soon  upon  them,  and,  leading 
his  discourse  round  to  the  respect  which  all  christians  are  bound 
to  show  for  the  feelings  of  others,  he  said:  "My  friends,  the 
other  day  I  went  into  a  Jewish  synagogue,  and  I  naturally  un- 
covered my  head;  but  on  looking  round,  I  perceived  that  all  the 
rest  wore  their  hats;  and  so,  not  wishing  to  offend  against  what 
I  supposed  to  be  their  reverent  practice,  though  contrary  to  my 
own,  I  conformed  to  Jewish  use  and  put  on  my  hat.  I  will  aow 
ask  those  three  young  Jews  up  in  the  gallery  to  show  the  same 
deference  to  our  christian  practice  in  the  house  of  God  as  I  was 
prepared  to  show  them  when  I  visited  their  synagogue,  and  take 
off  their  hats."  Seldom  has  there  been  a  rebuke  so  genial,  so 
witty  and  so  just.  — Pall  Mall  Budget. 


Supplies  For  Ladies. 

Ladies  are  even  now  beginning  to  prepare  for  their  summer  cam- 
paigns of  calls  and  correspondence.  For  the  first,  they  need  one  of 
those  elegant  little  leather  bound  visiting  lists,  to  be'  found  at  San- 
born &  Vail's.  No  lady  can  do  without  such  a  great  convenience. 
They  are  in  great  variety  at  this  magnificent  store.  For  correspon- 
dence, excellent  paper  is  an  absolute  necessity.  Appreciating  this 
fact,  Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co.  are  offering  Crane's  standard  paper, 
acknowledged  to  be  the  best  in  the  United  States.  Kurd's  wicker 
paper  and  Japan  bond  may  also  be  procured  at  this  house.  They 
nave  an  excellent  line  of  ladies' leather  goods,  every  article  offered 
being  of  the  best  material  and  the  very  latest  designs.  Every  corre- 
spondent should  now  have  his  own  particular  stick  of  sealing-wax,  in 
which  to  stamp  his  signet.  Sealing-wax,  fine  papers,  good  ink  and 
good  pens  should  always  be  found  in  an  escritoire. 

"  The  Mumm,"  at  109  O'Farrell  street,  is  without  doubt  one  of  the 
most  popular  bars  in  the  city.  Being  centrally  located  and  keeping 
only  the  best  of  wine,  liquors  and  cigars  it  enjoys  the  patronage  of 
gentlemen  who  on  the  way  to  or  from  business  feel  the  need  of  spirit- 
ual inspiration.     Make  a  call  there. 

Young  Misses  suffering  from  nervous  prostration,  tendency  to  hysteria, 
complaining  of  neuralgic  pains  of  the  eyes,  consult  free  of  charge,  C.  Mul- 
ler,  refraction  specialist,  135  Montgomery  street,  near  Bush. 


THE  I  XL, 

924    TO    928    MARKET  STREET. 

TRUSTEE'S    SALE. 

The  end  near  at  hand,  and  the  Wind- 
ing-up Sale  of  the  remainder 
in  Bulk  or  by  Auction  only 
a    question    of    a    few- 
Days. 

Clothing, 
Furnishing  Goods, 
Knox's  Hats, 
Straw  Hats, 

AND 

Other  Unenumerated  Articles. 

SELLING    AT 

Fifty  Per  Cent 
Below 
Actual 
Cost. 

The    Last   Opportunity. 

J.  C.  MAYNARD, 

Trustee. 


April  2,  1892. 


SAX  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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AMY    CROCKER'S    FIRST    LOVE. 

TBS  report  that  Mrs.  Gblriu  A.  GIlBg  is  about  to  be  married 
to  a  wealthy  Englishman  has  recalled  some  facts  in  connec- 
tion with  her  previous  matrimonial  venture  which  go  to  prove 
the  truth  of  the  old  adag*,  •«  The  course  of  true  love  never  does 
run  smooth.''  Mrs.  tiilhg  was  a  Miss  Amy  Tassingham,  of  Cam- 
bridge. England,  and  she  was  introduced  to  her  late  husband  by 
Uiaa  Amy  Crocker,  who  was  herself  at  one  time  engaged  to  the 
same  gentleman.  Charles  A.  Gillig  is  the  brother  of  Henry  F. 
Gillig,  who  founded  the  American  Exchange  in  London.  He  met 
Miss  Amy  Crocker  when  she  was  about  15  years  of  age.  Mrs. 
Crocker,  who  was  then  superintending  her  daughter's  education 
in  Europe,  took  quite  an  interest  in  him,  so  much  so  that  when 
he  proposed  to  Amy,  sbe  promised  to  give  him  a  check  for  $250,000 
on  the  marriage  day.  He  was  then  about  19  years  of  age,  and 
totally  dependent  on  his  brother  Henry,  who  for  the  sake  of  ap- 
appearances  also  said  that  when  the  wedding  took  place  he  would 
make  him  President  of  an  American  Exchange  in  Paris,  and  that 
institution  was  shortly  after  established.  Amy  took  exceptions 
to  this,  and  announced  her  intention  that  Charles  should  be  a 
gentleman  of  leisure,  and  objected  to  him  being  under  a  compli- 
ment of  any  kind  from  his  wealthy  brother.  To  accentuate  her 
wishes  in  this  respect,  she  took  her  sweetheart  off  on  a  Conti- 
nental toor,  accompanied  by  her  mother,  and  in  course  of  a  visit 
to  Rome  he  proved  his  devotion  by  nursing  her  through  a  serious 
illness.  Henry  F.  Gillig  became  angry  at  his  brother's  desertion, 
and  had  a  dispute  with  Mrs.  Crocker  over  the  matter,  which  re- 
suited  in  that  lady  withdrawing  her  account  from  the  Exchange 
Bank.  The  party  then  started  for  America,  but  on  the  way  over 
Charles  got  jealous  of  Amy,  and  when  they  got  to  New  York,  he 
broke  off  the  engagement.  Mrs.  Crocker  patched  up  the  differ- 
ences, and  a  start  was  made  for  Sacramento,  where  the  wedding 
was  to  take  place,  but  the  old  trouble  broke  out  when  the  gentle- 
man who  bad  been  so  attentive  to  Amy  on  the  steamer  appeared 
on  the  train,  and  at  Chicago  Charles  left  for  home  never  to  meet 
the  Crockers  again.  When  he  returned  to  England  he  renewed 
his  acquaintance  with  the  other  Amy,  and  in  spite  ot  the  strenu- 
ous opposition  from  her  mother,  who  was  dissatisfied  with  his 
financial  prospects,  his  nuptials  were  celebrated  on  the  same  day 
that  Miss  Crocker  was  wedded  in  California.  The  married  life  of 
Charles  Gillig  was  not  by  any  means  a  bed  of  roses.  His  mother-in- 
law  was  inclined  to  be  too  aelf-assertive,  and  she  contrived  to  make 
matters  intensely  lively,  not  only  for  the  youthful  spouse,  but  also 
for  his  brother  Henry.  In  an  unfortunate  outburst  of  brotherly 
affection  prior  to  the  marriage  this  gentleman  had  remarked  that 
"  whatever  is  mine  is  his,"  and  this  was  made  the  basis  for  a  suit 
in  which  the  husband,  wife  and  mother-in-law  laid  claim  to  one- 
half  of  his  fortune,  then  estimated  at  $700,000.  This  suit  was 
finally  settled  by  the  payment  of  several  thousand  dollars.  When 
this  money  was  spent,  the  young  couple  agreed  to  disagree,  and 
a  separation  culminated  in  the  divorce  which  took  place  in  this 
country  last  November.  Charles  A.  Gillig  is  now  managing  the 
United  States  Exchange  in  London,  and  his  ex-wife  is  said  to  be 
at  her  mother's  home  in  Cambridge,  Amy  Crocker's  marital  ex- 
periences are  too  well-known  to  bear  repetition,  but  it  is  a  curious 
coincidence  that  she  finally  married  a  gentleman  of  the  same  name 
as  that  of  her  first  love,  but  no  relation,  and  that  as  Mrs.  Henry 
M.  Gillig,  her  New  York  residence  at  615  Fifth  avenue,  is  directly 
opposite  the  abode  of  Mr.  Henry  F.  Gillig,  at  No  614. 

ENCYCLOPEDIAS    FOR    THE    PEOPLE. 


NEVER  before  in  the  history  of  modern  journalism  has  such  an  ex- 
traordinary offer  been  made  by  any  daily  newspaper  to  its  subscrib- 
ers as  that  now  being  made  by  the  San  Francisco  Chronicle.  Thatgreat 
newspaper  offers  to  sell  its  patrons  a  complete  set  of  twenty-five 
volumes  of  the  Encyclopedia  Britannica,  payment  for  which  may  be 
made  at  ten  cents  a  day.  Everybody  who  reads  knows  what  the 
Encyclopedia  Britannica  is,  and  knowing  its  great  worth,  every 
reader  has  longed  to  possess  for  himself  a  set  of  these  unequaled 
reference  books.  The  complete  set  makes  a  reference  library  equal 
to  a  couple  of  thousands  of  ordinary  works.  All  these  volumes  are 
revised  up  to  date,  and  have  a  full  set  of  all  the  latest  maps.  The 
Encyclopedias  are  offered  at  such  exceptionally  low  rates  that  anyone 
can  afford  to  buv  them.  The  American  copyrighted  articles  are  re- 
written to  date,  by  eminent  American  writers.  In  other  respects  the 
edition  offered  by  the  Chronicle  is  identical  with  the  expensive  Edin- 
burgh edition,  the  price  of  which  is  $8.00  a  volume.  Upon  the  pay- 
ment of  one  dollar  one  complete  volume  of  the  work  will  be  furnished. 
The  investigator,  by  procuring  one  volume,  can  satisfy  himself  thor- 
oughly as  to  the  value  of  the  work.  The  purchase  of  a  single  volume 
does  not  bind  the  purchaser  to  buy  the  remainder  of  the  set.  These 
may  be  secured  at  the  rate  of  $2.00  a  volume.  Regular  Chronicle 
readers  can  have  the  entire  set  of  twenty- five  volumes  delivered  at 
their  homes  on  the  payment  of  $5  a  month.  To  secure  the  wholesale 
club  rate,  the  purchaser  must  be  a  subscriber  to  the  San  Francisco 
Chronicle;  otherwise  the  set  will  cost  $75.  Chronicle  subscribers  thus 
obtain  the  Encyclopedia  for  $26  less  than  others.  Drop  a  card  to  H. 
L.  K.,  Chronicle' headquarters,  644  Market  street,  and  a  volume  will 
be  sent  for  examination. 

COLLINS,  the  San  Diego  banker  who  recently  committed  suicide, 
was  to  the  city  of  bay-and-climate  what  Ralston  was  to  San 
Francisco.  And  he  is  sharing  the  same  fate  of  post  mortem  sym- 
pathy, which  was  equally  denied  to  him  in  his  lifetime. 


The  Johnson-Locke  Mercantile  Co., 

AGE1TTS,        SAN    FRANCISCO. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Hale  &  Norcross  Silver  Mining  Co. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Virginia  Mining  District,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  held 
on  the  24th  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  101)  of  Fifty  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  on  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  company,  room  58,  Nevada  Block,  No  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
Thursday,  the  28th  Day  of  Apr'l,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and,  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will   be  sold   on  FRIDAY,  the  twentieth   day   of   May,   1892,   to  ' 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

A.  B.  THOMPSON,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  58,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco,  California. 

DELINQUENT  SALE  NOTICE. 

Behring  Sea  Packing  Company. 
Location  of  principal  place  of  business— Sau  Francisco,  California.    Lo- 
cation of  cannery — Ugashik  River,  Alaska. 

NOTICE.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  described  stock,  on 
account  of  assessment  (No.  lj,  levied  on  the  13th  day  of  February,  1892,  the 
several  amounts  6et  opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders: 
Name.  No.  Certificate.       No.  Shares.      Amount. 

C.  A.  Johnson 1  50  $50 

C.  A.  Johnson  2  340  340     • 

Chas.  Carlson 7  30  30 

P.  Wickauder 9  30  30 

C.  Lundberg 12  390  890 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  made 
on' the  13th  day  of  February,  1892,  so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  such 
stock  as  may  be  necessary  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
company,  No.  9  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  Friday,  the  15th  day 
of  April,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale. 
JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Peer  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Quijotoa,  Arizona. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
op  the  twenty-fourth  day  of  February,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  12)  of 
Ten  Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  Room  26,  Neva  ta  Block,  309  Montgomery  Street,  San 
Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Sixth  Day  of  April,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  pavment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  THURSDAY,  the  28th  day  of  April,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

AUG.  WATERMAN,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  26,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Bulwer  Consolidated.  Mining  Company. 
The  thirteenth  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Bulwer  Con- 
solidated Mining  Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  Room 
33,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on 
Wednesday,  the  Thirteenth  Day  of  April,  (second  Wednesday  in  April)  1892, 
at  the  hour  of  1  o'clock  P.  M. 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 

Transfer  books  will  close  on  Saturday,  April  9, 1892,  at  12  o'clock  M. 

L.  OSBORN,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  33,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francis- 
co.  California. 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

Oceanic    Steamship    Company. 
Dividend  No.  73  (Fifty  ceuts  per  share)  of  the  Oceanic  Steamship  Com- 
pany will  be  payable  at  the  office  of  the  company,  327  Market  street,  on  and 
after  Friday,  April  1,  1892. 
Transfer  books  will  close  Friday,  March  25, 1892,  at  3  o'clock  p.  M. 

E.  H.  SHELDON,  Secretary. 


22 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  2,  1892. 


MRADIGDET  has  recently  placed  before  the  public  a  portable 
,  lamp,  to  which  he  has  given  the  name  of  »  Electrophoto- 
phone."  It  can  be  used,  as  an  ordinary  lantern,  to  obtain  a  light 
in  all  places  where  it  is  dangerous  to  take  naked  lights — powder 
magazines,  fire-damp  mines,  etc.;  but  what  will  interest  pho- 
tographers, and  hence  opticians,  is  its  employment  for  lighting 
laboratories.  It  is  composed  of  a  glass  jar  containing  a  solution 
of  bichromate  of  potash.  In  the  receptacle  are  placed  three  vases, 
also  glass,  with  a  perforated  bottom,  into  which,  when  required, 
zincs  and  carbons  dip,  so  that  one  thus  has  under  a  very  small 
volume  three  elements  mounted  in  tension.  These  zincs  and  car- 
bons are  supported  by  a  triple  fastening,  which  runs  by  friction 
along  a  central  rod,  in  such  a  way  that  it  suffices  to  lower  or 
raise  it  to  dip  them  into  the  bichromate  solution,  or  withdraw 
them,  and  in  consequence  to  light  or  extinguish  a  small  incan- 
descent lamp  of  the  power  of  a  candle.  The  lamp  is  placed  in  a 
parabolic  reflector,  which  revolves  about  the  central  stem  at  any 
inclination,  and  the  light  can  thus  be  turned  in  any  direction. 
For  photography,  a  "  lunette  "  ia  adapted  to  the  front  of  the  re- 
flector, fitted  with  a  red  glass  which  gives  a  suitable  light,  with- 
out heat  or  smell,  which  is  a  matter  of  some  importance,  espe- 
cially in  a  small  laboratory.  Finally  the  apparatus  has  two  ter- 
minals, by  means  of  which,  in  case  of  accident  to  the  elements 
of  the  apparatus,  an  exterior  pile  can  be  utilized. 

Another  medical  man,  Dr.    Litton   Forbes,  surgeon  to  the 

St.  Andrew's  Eye  Hospital,  adds  his  opinion  to  the  controversy 
respecting  the  effect  of  electric  light  on  the  eyesight.  Speaking  in 
general  he  considers  it  less  injurious  than  either  gas,  candle  or 
oil  light.  In  the  case  of  gas,  he  says,  the  heat  is  always  an  im- 
portant factor.  This  has  a  tendency  to  dry  the  secretions  which 
moisten  the  surface  of  the  eye,  and  in  this  way  to  keep  a  deli- 
cate eye  in  a  constant  state  of  more  or  less  irritation.  Moreover, 
the  products  of  combustion  of  gas  tend  to  render  the  air  impure, 
and  in  this  way  indirectly  to  increase  the  bad  effects  of  its  heat- 
ing and  drying  powers.  As  to  candles  and  oil,  while  open  to  the 
same  objection,  they  also  have  the  additional  one  of  unsteadiness 
of  flame,  and  very  often  of  defective  illuminating  power.  He  is 
also  of  opinion  that  the  excessive  brightness  of  the  incandescent 
light  can  be  easily  modified  either  by  a  suitable  shade  or  by  hav- 
ing it  high  up  and  removed  some  distance  from  a  reader,  and 
placed  well  behind  him.  Probably,  he  argues,  a  healthy  eye 
would  receive  no  injury,  directly  or  indirectly,  from  the  electric 
light.  In  the  case,  however,  of  certain  ocular  affections,  such  as 
iritis  or  glaucoma,  or  an  irritable  and  weak  condition  of  the  op- 
tic nerves,  any  intense  glare  would  be  prejudicial. 

—  An  active  competition  has  for  a  long  time  pasl  been  carried 
on  among  the  English  ironmasters  as  to  the  degree  of  thinness  to 
which  cold  iron  could  be  rolled.  In  one  case  the  sheets  have 
been  rolled  to  an  average  thickness  or  thinness  of  the  eighteen- 
hundredth  part  of  an  inch — in  other  words,  1,800  sheets  of  this 
iron,  piled  one  upon  another,  would  measure  only  one  inch  in 
thickness.  And  this  marvelous  fineness  of  work  may  be  readily 
understood  when  the  fact  is  borne  in  mind  that  the  great  number 
of  1,200  sheets  of  the  thinnest  tissue  paper  measures  a  slight  frac- 
tion over  an  inch.  It  also  appears  that  these  wonderful  iron 
sheets  were  perfectly  smooth  and  easy  to  write  upon,  notwith- 
standing the  fact  of  their  being  porous  when  held  up  in  a  strong 
light. 

Mr.  Hiram  Maxim  has  designed  a  flying  machine  equipped 

with  a  compound  steam-engine  of  very  light  construction.  He 
claims  100  horse-power  for  a  950  lbs.  weight  machine.  He  has 
not  yet  determined  upon  the  most  Efficient  steering  gear,  but 
promises  the  complete  apparatus  in  a  few  months. 

— Inventive  Age. 

Electricity  has  been  used  this  winter  in  Canada  for  heating 

the  tramcars.  The  heating  apparatus  is  placed  beneath  the  seats. 
In  other  parts  of  the  world  travelers  feel  the  cold  more  particu- 
larly in  the  feet;  at  least,  such  warmth  as  can  be  obtained  by 
English  travelers  is  always  applied,  in  preference,  to  the  lower 
extremities. 

A  French  inventor  has  attached  a  tiny  incandescent  lamp 

to  an  ordinary  pencil,  for  use  by  reporters  and  others  having  to 
take  notes  at  night.  The  battery  is  earned  in  the  pocket,  the  wires 
passing  down  the  sleeve. 


The  Original  Swain's  Bakery  is,  without  doubt,  one  of  the  very 
best  restaurants  in  the  city.  At  no  other  place  can  a  better  dinner  be 
secured,  or  a  meal  be  more  enjoyed.  It  has  the  patronage  of  the  very 
best  people  in  the  city,  who  dine  there  in  preference  to  all  the  other 
restaurants  in  the  city. 


John  W.  Carmany,  the  well-known  gentlemen's  furnisher  of  25 
Kearny  street,  has  a  large  line  of  the  latest  fashionable  goods. 


b_^3st  iks- 


BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA,  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Capital *3,000,00C  00 

Surplus 1,000,000  00 

Undivided  Profits (July  1st,  1890) 3,275,919  48 

WM.  ALVORD,  President. 

Thomab  Brown. Cashier  |  B.  Mueeay,  Jr  ..  .  Assistant  Cashier 

Irving  F.  Moulton,  2nd  Assistant  Cashier. 

CORRESPONDENTS : 

NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  Bank  of  California;  B03TON— Tremont 
National  Bank;  CHICAGO— Union  National  Bank;  ST.  LOUIS— Boatman's 
Bank;  NEW  ZEALAND— The  Bank  of  New  Zealand.  Correspondent  in 
London— Messrs.  N.  M.  Rothschild  &  Sons.  Correspondents  in  India,  China, 
Japan  and  Australia. 

The  Bank  has  Agencies  at  Virginia  City,  and  Correspondents  in  all  the 
principal  Mining  Districts  and  Interior  Towns  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Letters  of  Credit  issued,  available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Draw  direct 
on  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  New  Orleans,  Denver,  Salt  Lake, 
Cincinnati,  Portland, O.,  Los  Angeles,  London,  Dublin,  Paris,  Berlin,  Bremen, 
Hamburg,  Prankforton-the-Main,  Antwerp,  Amsterdam,  Copenhagen,  Stock- 
holm, Christiana,  Locarno,  Melbourne,  Sydney,  Auckland,  Hongkong 
Shanghai,  Yokohama,  Genoa,  and  all  citieB  in  Italy  and  Switzerland- 

THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK, 

N.  W.  Corner  Sausome  and  Basil  Streets. 

Established  1870.  U   8.  Depositary. 

CAPITAL  [PAID   UP) $1.600, 000 

SURPLUS $600,000  I   UNDIVIDED    PROFITS $150,000 

S.  G.  MURPHY President!  E.  D.MORGAN Cashier 

JAMES  MOFFITT.... Vice-President  |  GEO.  W.  KLINE Ass't Cashier 

DIRECTORS: 

Geo.  A.  Low,  George  C.  Perkins.  8.  G.  Murphy, 

N.  Van  Bergen,  James  D.  Phelan,  James  Moffitt. 

Thomas  Jennings,  John  A.  Hooper,  J.  D.  Harvey. 

A  General  Banking  Business  Transacted. 

SAFE    DEPOSIT   DEPARTMENT, 

JAMES  K.  LYNCH,  Manager, 

Safes  to  rent  from  $5  to  $100  per  annum  <under  the  exclusive  control  of 

tho  renter),  for  the  care  of  all  valuables.    Trunks  and  Packages  taken  on 

Btorage.    A  specinlty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a.  m.  to  6  p.m. 

LONDON  AND  SAN  FRANCISCO  BANK.  United. 

Authorized  Capital {3,500,000     |     Capital  paid  up 2.450,000 

Reserve 395,000 

San  Francisco  Office,  424  California  St.  I  London  Office 73  Lombard  St.,E.  C 

Portland  Branch.  48  First  St.    Tacoma  Branch.  100S  A  Street. 

Man  AKTHDR  SCRIVENER;  Assistant  Manager,  WILLIAM       EEL 

Cashier,   GUSTAV  PRIEDERICH. 

LONDON  BANKERS— Bank  of  England  and  London  Joint  Stock  Bank. 
NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  A  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

This  Bank  is  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex- 
change Business  in  London  and  San  Francisco,  and  between  said  cities  and 
all  parts  of  the  world. 

"The  sather  bankihgTompany. 

Capital  $1,250,000. 

Successor  to  Sather  &  Co.,  Established  1851,  San  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON . President 

J.  L-  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  S.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

Directors:  Chas.  Main,  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  Wm.  P.  Johnson, 
C.  F.  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K.  Wilson, 

Agents:  New  York— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.  Boston— Downer  &  Co. 
Philadelphia— Drexel  &  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  National  Bank.  St.  Louis— The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City— First  National  Bank.  London— Brown, 
Shipley  &  Co.    Paris— Drexel,  Harjes  A  Co. 

WELLS,  FARGO  &  COMPANY-BANKING  DEPARTMENT. 

N.  E.  Corner  Sausome  and  Sutler  Streets. 
SAN    FRANCISCO,   CAL. 

CIPITAL   $      500,000.00 

SURPLUS  5,488,393.12 

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS $   5,988,393  00 

DIRECTORS: 
Lloyd  Tevls,  President;  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chas.  F.  Crocker.  J.  C.  Fargo,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Wm.  Norris,  Geo.  E.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  Wadsworth,  Cashier. 
Receive  Deposits,  issues  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Bankin 
Business. 

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND  DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS PORTCOSTA.  California. 

Storage  Capacity,  100.000  Tons.      Regular    Warehouse   for  San 
Frajicktco  Produce  .Exchange  Call  Board. 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  handling  and  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  and  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  and  smutty  Wheat. 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  stored  in  Warehouses* 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  sold, 
if  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  of  the  Company.  202  Sansome  St..  over  the  Anglo-California  Bank. 

THE  CROCKER-WOOLWORTH  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

822    PINE    STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL *1,000,000. 

DIRECTORS : 
CHAS.  F.  CROCKER,  |  E.  H.  MILLER,  Je. 

R.  C.  WOOLWORTH Peesident. 

W.  E.  BROWN Vice-President. 

WM.  H.  CROCKER     ...  Cashier 

SECURITY  SAVIN6S  BANK. 

Guarantee  Capital J800.000 

OFFICERS: 

President  JEROME  LINCOLN  I  Secretary 8.  L.  ABBOT.  Jr. 

Vice-President W.  S.  JONES  I  Attorney SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

OFFICE— No.  228  Montgomery  Street.  San  Francisco. 


April  2,   1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  T.KTTKi:. 


88 


IN     LENT.— Knlr  Mailmon.  in  Nrv  York  Herald. 


Mr  Angelice  erjtnhile  it  lace  and  pearls, 

Danced,  smiled  and  flirted  all  the  whole  night  through. 
The  maddest  minx  and  merriest  of  girls, 

With  wicked  Hashes  in  her  eyes  of  blue; 
But  now  she's  cast  aside  her  gowns  of  gau7.e, 

Retires  each  night  when  early  church  bells  chime; 
Reads  history,  and  thinks  and  sews,  because 

It  is  the  proper  thing  in  Lenten  time. 

She  goes  each  morning  early  to  the  church, 

With  eyes  demure  under  her  dotted  veil, 
In  frock  subdued,  like  a  brown  bird  a-percb, 

Prim,  pretty,  quiet,  and  a  trine  pale; 
She  reads  the  service  from  a  little  book, 

Whispers  a  silent  prayer — ah,  not  in  vain! 
With  such  a  tender,  sweet,  religious  look, 

Beneath  dim  sunbeams  through  the  chancel  pane. 

Lovelier  she  looks  than  when  'neath  candles'  glow 

We  strolled  together  from  the  music's  glare. 
When,  as  we  waltzed,  I  whispered  to  her  low, 

And  felt  the  fragrance  from  ber  nut-brown  hair. 
That  saintly  droop  becomes  her  pretty  eyes, 

She  looks  quite  well  in  sparrow  brown  arrayed. 
For  though  it's  all  a  dainty  sacrifice 

Be  sure  her  sackcloth  gown  is  tailor-made. 

Ah,  Angelice!  send  up  one  little  prayer 

For  one  who  stands  without  the  iron  gate 
Watching  each  day  to  see  you  passing  there, 

As  erring  ones  on  pitying  angels  wait. 
Pray  that  your  heart  may  know — as  your  eyes  see — 

The  one  who's  loved  you  through  the  winter's  rime. 
Give  but  yourself,  sweet  little  saint,  to  me — 

'Twould  be  a  gracious  act  in  Lenten  time. 


SONG.  —Florence  Earlc  Coates  in  April  "  Lippincott'i 

Her  cheek  is  like  a  tinted  rose 

That  June  hath  fondly  cherished, 
Her  heart  is  like  a  star  that  glows 

When  day  hath  darkling  perished. 
Her  voice  is  as  a  song-bird's  sweet, 

The  drowsy  wolds  awaking — 
Bnt  ah,  her  love  is  past  compare, 

And  keeps  my  heart  from  breaking! 

Lost  sunbeams  light  her  tresses  free, 

Along  their  shadows  gleaming. 
Her  smiles  entangle  memory 

And  set  the  soul  a-dreaming. 
Her  thoughts,   like  Seraphs,  upward   soar, 

Earth's  narrow  bounds  forsaking — 
But  ah,  her  love  abides  with  me 

And  keeps  my  heart  from  breaking! 


SLEEP.— Aldrich. 


When  to  soft  sleep  we  give  ourselves  away, 
When  in  a  dream  as  in  a  fairy  bark 
Drift   on   and   on  through    the  enchanted   dark 

To  purple  daybreak— little  thought  we  pay 

To  that  sweet-bitter  world  we  know  by  day; 
We  are  clean  quit   of  it,  as  is  a  lark 
So  high  in  heaven  no  human  eye  may  mark 

The  thin  swift  pinion  cleaving  through  the  gray. 

Till  we  awake  ill  fate  can  do  no  ill, 

The  resting  heart  shall  not  take  up   again 
The  heavy  load  that  yet  must  make  it  bleed, 

For  this  brief  space  the  loud  world's  voice   is  still, 

No  faintest  echo  of  it  brings  ns  pain. 

How  will  it  be  when  we  shall  sleep  indeed  ? 


THE    LURE.— John  Boyle  O'Reilly. 


<  What  bait  do  yon  use,"  said  the  saint  to  the  devil, 

<i  When  you  fish  where  the  souls  of  men  abound  ?" 

<  Well,  for  special  tastes,"  said  the  King  of  Evil, 

"  Gold  and  fame  are  the  best  I've  found." 
■  But  for  common  use  ?"  asked  the  saint.     "  Ah,  then," 
Said  the  demon,  "  I  angle  for  man,  not  men, 
And  a  thing  I  hate 
Is  to  change  my  bait, 
So  I  fish  with  a  woman  the  whole  year  round." 


BANK    OF    BRITISH    COLUMBIA. 

Incorporated  by  Royal  Charter. 

CAPITAL  PA/D  UP $3  000,000 

RESERVE  FUND  {,000, 000 

Southeast  corner  Bush  and  9 m some  Street*. 

HEAD  OFFICE   BO  LOMBARD  STREET,  LONDON. 

BRANCHES— Victoria,  British  Columbia;    Portland,  Oregon;    Seattle  and 

Tacoma,  Washington. 
SUB-BRANCHES— New  Westminster,  Vancouver,  Nauatmoand  Kamloops, 
British  Columbia. 
ThiB  Bank  transacts  a  General  Banking  Business.  Accounts  opened  §ub- 
Ject  to  Check,  and  Special  Deposits  received.  Commercial  Credits  granted 
available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Approved  Bills  discounted  and  ad- 
vances made  on  good  collateral  security.  Draws  direct  at  current  rates 
upon  its  Head  Oilice  and  Branches,  aud  upon  its  Agents,  as  follows: 

NEW  YORK,  CHICAGO  and  CANADA— Bank  of  Montreal;  LIVERPOOL 
— North  and  South  Wales  Bank;  SCOTLAND— British  Linen  Company;  IRE- 
LAND—Bank  of  Irelaud;  MEXICO  aud  SOUTH  AMERICA— London  Bank 
of  Mexico  and  South  America;  CHINA  and  JAPAN-Chartered  Bank  of 
India,  Australia  and  China;  AUSTRALIA  aud  NEW  ZEALAND— Bank  of 
Australasia,  Commercial  Banking  Company  of  Sydney,  Euglish,  Scottish 
and  Australian  Chartered  Bank  and  National  Bank  of  Australasia;  DEM- 
ERARA  and  TRINIDAD  (West  Indies)— Colonial  Bank. 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVIN6S  UNION. 

532  California  Street,  Corner  Webli  Street. 

Branch  Office 1700  Market  Street,  Corner  Polk. 

Deposits,  Jane  30,1891 923,311,001  00 

Guaranteed  Capital  and  Surplus 1,340,635  00 

DIRECTORS. 

Albert  Miller,  President;  George  W.  Beaver,  Vice-President;  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond,  Charles  Pace,  Daniel  E.  Martin,  W.  C.  B.  DeFremery, 
George  C.  Boardmau,  J.  G.  Eastland ;   Lovell  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  and  Loans  only  on  real  estate  security.  Country  re- 
mittances may  be  sent  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  or  by  checks  of  reliable 
parties,  payable  in  San  Francisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  Savings 
Bank  commences  only  with  the  actual  receipt  of  the  money.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  is  made 
for  pass  book  or  entrance  fee.  Oflice  Hours— 9  a.  m.  to  3  p.  m.  Saturday 
evenings,  6:30  to  8. 

THE  GERMAN  SAVIN6S  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  626  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RESERVE  FUND S    1,610,000  00. 

Deposits  Jan    2,  1892 27,138,129  74 

Officers— President,  L.  GOTTIG;  Vice-President,  EDW.  KRUSE 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGER8  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  R.  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TOURNY.  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  Schoemann,  E. 
Meyer,  F.  Tillmann,  H.  Horstmann,  B.  A.  Becker,  H.L.Simon.  Attorney, 
John  R.  Jabbob. 

MUTUAL  SAVINGS  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building 

Guaranty  Capital,  $1,000,000. 

OFFICERS, 

JAMES  G.  FAIR President 

JAMES  PHELAN,  S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-Presidents 

Directors— James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper,  C.  G.  Hooker, 
James  Phelan,  James  Moffltt,  S.  G^  Murphy,  Chas.  Cad walader  and  James 
D.  Phelan. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecurities.  JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

HUMBOLDT  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  18  Geary  Street,  San  Francisco. 

Incorporated November  24, 1869. 

ADOLPH  C.  WEBER  .  ..President.  |  ERNST  BRAND. Secretary 

LONDON.  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  BANK  (Limited), 

N.  VV.  Cor.  Sansome  and.  Sutter  Sta. 

ubiriied  Capital. $2,500,000  \  Paid  Up  Capital 92,000,000 

Reserve  Fund  $650,000 
Head  Office 58  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Agents— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
(Ltd.), No.  10  Wall  St., N.  Y.    PARIS— Messrs.  Lazard  Freres  &  Cie,  17Bonle 
vard  Poissoniere.    Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.  Com 
merclal  and  Travelers'  Credits  issued.           EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 
LC.  Altschtjl.  Cashier. 

THE  AN6L0-CAUF0RNIAN  BANK,  Limited. 

N.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

Capital  Authorized $6,000,000  I  Paid  up $1,500,000 

Subscribed 3,000,000  (Reserve  Fund 650,000 

Head  Office— 3  Angel  Court,  London,  E.  C. 
Agents  at  New  York— J.  &  W.  Seligman  &  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  banking  business,  Bells  drafts,  makes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  and  issues  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
world     Sends  bills  for  collection,  loanB  money,  buys  and  sells  exchange 
and  bullion.                                                    IGN.  STEINHART    f  Mftnft„6rfl 
P.  N.  LILIENTHAL.I  M^agers. 

Fine  Sanitary  Plumbing  and  Gas-fitting 

Estimates  furnished.    Jobbing  promptly 

attended  to. 
PLUMBING  CHARLES  E.  ANDERSON, 

rU  '  1616  Polk  Street,  near  Clay,  and  1214 

Polk  Street,  near  Sutter. 

Telephone  No.  2107. 


24 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  2,  1892. 


A  RONDELET. — Kathleen  Kavanagh  in  New  Orleans  Picayune, 


A  rondelet 
Is  like  the  rosebud's  faintest  sigh. 

A  rondelet 
Is  like  the  wood-dove's  tender  fret, 
Too  sad  for  song,  too  sweet  for  cry; 
Or  like  the  maid's  low  love  reply — 

A  rondelet. 

THE    CURSE    OF    JOSIE    CLARK. 


THE  superstitious  will  find  a  strong  argument  in  their  favor  in 
the  following  true  story.  About  eight  months  ago  a  gambler 
named  Ed.  Neal  was  arrested  for  murder  at  Omaha.  Sheriff  Boyd, 
a  big  burly  officer,  made  the  capture;  the  prosecution  was  con- 
ducted by  Deputy  District  Attorney  Shea,  and  a  reporter,  whose 
name  it  would  not  be  fair  now  to  mention,  wrote  np  the  case  vig- 
orously against  the  prisoner.  Neal  was  convicted,  sentenced  to 
death  and  hanged,  and  on  the  day  of  his  execution  a  very  tragic 
scene  took  place.  His  mistress,  a  girl  named  Josie  Clarke,  was  at  the 
prison  gates  in  a  frenzy  of  grief,  and  aa  the  black  flag  was  hoisted, 
she  fell  on  her  knees  and  cursed  those  who  bad  brought  her  lover 
to  his  death.  It  waa  a  frightful  anathema,  and  those  who  heard 
her  ft  11  back  and  shuddered  as  she  called  on  the  Creator  to  curse 
and  blight  the  lives  of  the  three  men  to  whom  she  attributed  the 
acene  on  the  scaffold.  And  what  ensued  ?  The  answer  seems  too 
strange  to  be  true,  but  it  is,  nevertheless.  Three  weeks  or  so 
after  Neal's  death,  the  prosecuting  attorney  Shea,  who  was  then 
a  hale,  hearty  man  in  the  prime  of  life,  was  taken  sick  with  the 
grip  and  died.  Two  months  more  passed  by,  and  then  one  day 
big  burly  Sheriff  Boyd  was  alao  suddenly  atricken  down,  and 
joined  the  eternal  hosts  within  a  couple  of  weeks.  And  now  the 
third — the  reporter.  He  had  a  good  position  up  to  the  time  of 
the  trial,  but  within  two  months  of  the  day  of  execution,  he  re- 
signed, owing  to  business  complications  in  the  office.  He  came 
West,  but,  strange  to  say,  ill-luck  haa  haunted  him  ever  aince. 
8ickness,  loss  of  money,  and  finally  almost  starvation  came  on 
him,  and  he  is  now  in  a  pitiable  condition,  and  struggling  hard  to 
get  a  mere  livelihood.  Was  Josie  Clark's  curse  merely  a  coinci- 
dence ?  Of  the  men  she  prayed  against,  two  have  been  suddenly 
called  out  of  life,  and  the  third  ia  not  far  from  the  gulf.  Her  ap- 
peal, therefore,  has  been  granted  just  as  she  asked  for  it,  and  it  is 
a  complicated  proposition  for  a  hard-headed  man  to  think  out. 
It's  a  atrange  affair,  anyhow. 


A    LEAP-YEAR    ROMANCE. 


H3  had  been  acroaa  the  ocean  half  a  dozen  times  or  more,  and 
had  heard  its  wild  commotion  lash  on  every  foreign  shore. 
He  had  rummaged  every  city,  from  the  finest  to  the  worst,  and  had 
been  captured  by  banditti,  in  the  desert  raved  with  thirst.  Icy  sum- 
mits had  surmounted,  hung  suspended  from  a  crag,  tried  in  classic 
haunts  uncounted  the  relaxation  of  a  "  jag."  Chased  the  bear  in  re- 
gions frigid,  quarried  game  in  jungles  hot,  had  exchanged  his  morals 
rigid  for  a  freedom  Hottentot.  Languished  in  a  cell's  enclosure  in 
the  country  of  the  Czar,  caught  a  fever  from  exposure  in  a  savage  Zulu 
war.  Had  attempted  every  danger  that  a  mortal  dared  attempt,  was 
to  cowardice  a  stranger,  treated  custom  with  contempt.  Stopped  the 
lion  in  his  ravage,  tracked  the  tiger  to  his  lair,  and  to  kill  a  naked 
savage  called  an  every-day  affair.  But  a  Fahrenheit  to  zero  has  been 
often  known  to  fall,  and  at  last  this  mighty  hero  found  he  wasn't 
brave  at  all.  Trepidation  was  his  master;  he  was  horribly  afraid; 
and  the  cause  of  the  disaster  was  a  twenty-summers'  maid.  In  his 
brain  a  thick  congestion  paralyzed  his  wonted  verve,  for  he  wished  to 
pop  the  question  and  he  didn't  have  the  nerve.  Twenty  times  he'd 
tried  to  tether  his  rebellious  thoughts  extreme,  always  ending  with 
the  weather  or  some  other  foreign  theme.  But  at  last  the  merry 
maiden  cast  a  light  in  chaos  dark,  as  she  helped  him  to  his  Aiden 
with  an  apropos  remark.  For  she  took*  the  right  dimensions  of  his 
manner  and  his  look — nnderstood  his  apprehensions  and  could  read 
him  like  a  book.  What  he  thought  was  his  undoing  was  the  very 
thing  that  charmed;  it  is  politic  in  wooing  to  appear  a  bit  alarmed. 
Though  a  maiden  may  dissemble  a  demeanor  ice-congealed,  if  she 
sees  her  lover  tremble  it  will  always  make  her  yield.  With  an  air  of 
rapt  abstraction  she  announced  that  adage  old,  "  All  the  laurels  are 
for  action— the  successful  are  the  bold."  'Twas  the  cleverest  of  ruses, 
and  the  lover  in  amaze,  found  that  lips  had  other  uses  than  the  fram- 
ing of  a  phrase,  and  discovered,  as  the  fetter  of  restraint  had  left  his 
will,  that "  two  heads  than  one  are  better,  but  two  lips  are  better 
still."  (Envoy.)  Now,  although  it  isadmitted  thata  maiden  mustn't 
woo,  still  this  damsel  stands   acquitted  :  it  was  eighteen  ninety  two  ! 

— LippincoWs. 

THE  appointment  of  Frank  L.  Coombs  as  Minister  to  Japan 
does  not  give  unalloyed  happiness  to  that  other  "  proud  aon 
of  Napa,"  M.  M.  Eatee.  Morris  seems  to  feel  that  he  has  been 
overlooked. 

Shainwald,  Buckbee  &  Co. ,  Real  Estate  Agents,  make  a  specialty 
of  taking  full  charge  of  property  for  absentee  owners.  Houses  rented, 
rents  collected,  real  estate  bought  and  sold  on  commission.  Office, 
407-409  Montgomery  street. 


H.  M.  NEWHALL  &  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchants, 

AND  

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Hos.  309  and  311  Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

NATIONAL   ASSURANCE   CO.   OF    IRELAND; 
ATLAS    ASSURANCE    CO.    OF    LONDON  ; 
BOYLSTON    INSURANCE   CO.  OF    BOSTON  ; 
OCEAN   MARINE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LONDON. 

Steam  Boiler  Incrustations. 

Old  Scale   Removed,  Formation  of  New  Scale  Prevented. 

Without  the  Aid  of  Chemicals,  by  the  Use  of  the 

LLEWELLYN    FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONDENSER  I 

lOver  800  In  Dally  Use  on  the  Pacific  Coast.) 

I  Removes  all  Impurities  from  the  Water  before  Entering  the  Boiler. 
Heats  the  Water  to  212°.  Sayes  from  26  to  50  per  cent,  in  the  Amount  of 
Water  Used. 

Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Pamphlet  Forwarded  on  Application  to 

Llewellyn    Steam    Condenser    Manufacturing    Co., 
330  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros., 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

Agents  for  Spreckels'  Line  of  Hawaiian  Packets,  S.  S.  Hepworth's  Centrl 
fugal  Machines,  Reed's  Patent  Pipe  and  Boiler  Covering. 
327  Market  Street,  corner  Fremont. 

SAN    FRANCISCO. 

Systems—*'  Slattery  "  Induction;  "  Wood  "  Arc.     Factories— Fort  Wayne, 
Indiana;  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Electric  Improvement  Company. 

General  Agents  for  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Arizona  and  Washington 
of  the  Fort  Wayne  Electric  right  Co,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 

Estimates  furnished  for  Electric  Railways,  Electric  Light  and  Steam 
Plants,  House  Wiring,  etc.    Marine  Work  a  Specialty. 

35  New  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


R.  J.  WHEELER. 


J.   W.   GIRVIN. 


J.  W.   GIRVIN  &  CO., 

Rubber  and  Leather  Belting,  Hose,  Packing,  etc. 

Rubber  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  etc. 

Pacific  Coast  Agents  for  Boston  Belting  Co.  and  Fayerweather  &  Ladew, 
formerly  J.  B.  Hoyt&Co.  4  California  St.,  S.F.,€al. 

WILLIAMS,  DIMOND  &  CO. 

SHIPPING   AND    COMMISSION    MERCHANTS, 

UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 

Agents  for— 
The  Cunard  Royal   Mail  Steamship  I  Vivian  Sons  Yellow  Metal  Sheathing 

Hartmann's  Rahtjen's  Composition 
The  China  Traders  &  Insurance  Co. 
I       (L'd.), 

!  The   Baldwin  Locomotive  Works, 
Steel  Rails  and  Track  Material. 


Company, 
'The  California  Line  of   Clippers,' 

from  New  York, 
'The  Hawaiian  Line  of  Packets," 

to  and  from  Hoaolulu. 


PARKE    &    LACY   CO., 

21  and  23  FREMONT  STREET. 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MINING,    WOOD   AND    IKON   WORKING    MACHINERY. 

ENGINES,    BOILERS,    STEAM    PUMPS, 
SELTINQ,   OIL8  AND   8UPPLIE8. 

Dr.  Ricord's  Restorative  Pills. 

Buy  none  but  the  Genuine— A  Specific  for  Exhausted  Vitality,  Physical 
Debility,  Wasted  Forces,  etc.—  Approved  by  the  Academy  of  Medicine,  Paris, 
and  the  Medical  Celebrities.      Agents  for  California  and  the  Pacific  States. 

J.  G.  STEELE  A  CO., 
No.  635  Market  street  (Palace  Hotel),  San  Francisco. 
Sent  by  mail  or  express  anywhere. 

PRICES  REDUCED.  Box  of  50  pills,  $1  25:  of  100  pills,  $2;  of  200  pills. 
?3  50;  of  400  pills,  $6;  Prepuratory  Pills,  $2.    Send  for  Circular. 


Aj.nl  "J.  1892. 


<A\  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTEE 


2.-) 


«JG* 


A  SMALL  bat  oMt*ht-colored  straw  has  a  transparent  gold 
crown.  Bows  of  pink,  gray  and  green  satin  ribbon  are  tied 
on  the  brim  in  the  front  and  at  the  back,  and  black  tips  rise  from 
the  bows  with  very  good  effect.  A  brown  straw  has  large  bows 
of  apricot-colored  velvet  at  one  side,  caught  by  long,  brilliant, 
cluMer-like  pins.  A  wreath  of  shaded  lilac  forms  the  crown,  and 
one  spray  fails  over  the  hair  at  the  back.  A  large  poke  bonnet  is 
made  of  black  velvet,  with  a  crown  of  thick  white  lace.  The 
trimming  consists  of  bows  of  mauve  and  yellow  ribbon,  which 
are  caught  here  and  there  by  paste  buckles,  and  form  the  strings, 
while  at  one  side  an  old  white  lace  veil  is  shown,  which  can  be 
nsed  as  a  veil  or  simply  as  trimming.  A  dark  brown  straw  bat 
has  a  crown  of  violets,  with  upright  bows  of  emerald  green  velvet 
at  the  back  and  front,  with  a  large  butterfly  composed  of  feathers 
.and  studded  with  imitation  emeralds,  holding  the  bow  on  the 
brim  in  front. 


A  special  feature  in  roses  this  season  is  the '•  polyanthe  "  or 
many  flowered  rose.  These  roses,  generally  called  "  fairy  roses," 
grow  in  immense  clusters,  the  largest  specimens  forming  some- 
times a  spray  twelve  inches  in  diameter.  Each  individual  rose  is 
about  an  inch  across  and  is  very  perfect.  It  is  not  unusual  to 
find  150  buds  in  all  stages  of  development  on  a  single  cluster, 
making  in  itself  a  beautiful  and  symmetrical  display.  There  are 
some  six  varieties  in  this  novel  class,  which  are  of  French  origin; 
the  three  most  distinct  are  Anne  Marie  Montravel,  the  flowers  of 
which  are  pure  while;  mignonette,  a  rich  shade  of  shell  pink, 
and  Berle  d'Or,  which  has  yellowish  orange  flowers.  These 
miniature  roses  not  only  give  us  an  entirely  new  style  for  spring, 
but  they  are  equally  valuable  as  garden  roses  for  summer,  bloom- 
ing throughout  the  entire  season. 

Apropos  of  hats  and  bonnets,  the  London  shops  are  now  dis- 
playing some  rather  pretty  spring-like  headdresses,  which  show 
one  how  immensely  flowers  are  still  to  be  used,  and  that  lace  is 
also  to  be  a  favorite  ornamentation.  A  large  vieux-rose  straw 
hat,  with  a  black  straw  bordering,  has  the  crown  covered  with  a 
loose  crown  of  thin  black  lace  tied  round  with  a  black  satin  rib- 
bon, with  the  vandyked  edging  forming  a  sort  of  frill  on  the  brim. 
A  large  bow  of  striped  silk  and  satin  at  the  back  stands  up  like 
wings,  and  three  black  feathers  fall  on  to  the  hair  behind,  though 
in  the  front  they  are  not  visible.  Many  of  the  hats  this  spring 
will  be  made  of  different  colored  straws,  such  as  black  and  pink 
and  black  and  yellow. 


How  to  change  the  color  of  white  flowers  is  said  to  have  beeD 
discovered  in  Paris  a  few  months  ago  by  the  merest  accident.  A 
young  work-girl,  who  was  employed  in  making  artificial  blos- 
soms for  a  millinery  firm,  had  a  bunch  of  white  pinks  given  her 
while  she  was  at  work,  and  in  order  to  keep  them  from  fading 
she  placed  them  in  a  glass  of  water  which  was  strongly  impreg- 
nated with  a  green  pigment  she  had  been  using  in  her  business. 
Some  hours  later  she  discovered  that  the  white  petals  had  as- 
sumed a  faint  tinge  of  green.  Awaiting  developments,  she  left 
them  in  the  glass  all  night,  and  next  day  found  them  all  trans-; 
formed  into  the  bright  arsenic  green  which  is  the  floral  novelty 
of  the  moment. 

There  are  many  pretty  parasols  with  handles  of  cunningly  carved 
wood,  of  dainty  Dresden,  of  gold  and  silver  set  with  precious 
stones,  with  canopies  of  silk  or  chiffon  or  lace.  Most  all  the  para- 
sols, even  the  plainest,  are  made  with  a  double  ruffle  on  the  outer 
edge,  the  inner  one  of  the  silk  and  the  upper  ruffle  of  lace.  Last 
year's  parasols  may  be  easily  modernized  by  a  woman  who  is 
quick  to  catch  on  to  Madame  Fashion's  whims.  If  a  sunshade 
must  be  bought,  and  only  one  can  be  afforded,  let  it  be  a  black 
one  by  all  means.  It  can  be  worn  with  any  gown  and  is  always 
in  perfect  taste. 

The  newest  fad  in  footwear  is  to  have  shoes  made  of  the  same 
material  as  the  gown.  Black  satin  shoes,  or  those  made  of  tiny 
Shepherd's  plaid  foxed  with  patent  leather,  are  particularly  ele- 
gant. Cost  ?  Oh,  of  course,  they  are  awfully  expensive,  as  you 
must  have  a  cast  made  of  your  foot  in  plaster  of  Paris,  in  order  to 
insure  a  perfect  fit;  but  then,  these  little  luxuries  are  only  in- 
dulged in  by  that  class  of   people  with  whom  money  don't  count. 

The  tendency  in  baskets  for  flower-holders  is  toward  simplicity. 
Neatly  woven  willows,  straw  or  rush  baskets  are  selected,  and 
the  expense  is  put  in  the  flowers,  of  which,  in  all  varieties,  selec- 
tions are  made  of  the  most  perfect.  Gilded  and  silver  designs 
and  too  free  a  use  of  ribbons  are  out  of  favor. 

News  comes  from  Paris  that  a  new-way  of "  wearing  the  hair 
there  is  to  have  ringlets  hanging  from  it  at  the  back. 


t'ongha  and  Hoarseness.- 

mediately  relieved  by  use  of  ' 
boxes. 


-The  irritation  which  induces  coughing  im.- 
Brown's  Bronchial  Troches."    Sold  only  In 


RARE  STYLES  AND  NOVELTIES 

IN 


We  respectfully   invite  attention  to  our  magnificent  display   of 

NEW   SILKS   AND   DRESS   GOODS, 

wbich  is  now  to  be  seen  at  its  best,  and  comprises  a  limitless  pro- 
fusion of  tNDE8CRIBABLY  BEAUTIFUL  STYLES  AND  NOV- 
ELTIES IN  DESIGNS,  COLORINGS,  WEAVES  AND  EFFECTS. 
To  give  an  idea  of  the  EXCEPTIONALLY  LOW  PRICES  we 
are  enabled  to  quote  as  the  result  of  our  UNUSUALLY  HEAVY 
PURCHASES,  we  present 

TWO  SPECIAL  ATTRACTIONS  IN  SILKS. 

200  pieces  Shanghai  Silks,  23  inches  wide, 

._        _  .      _  warranted    all   pure   silk,   fine,   rich,    soft 

AT     ■\[-    (fC      quality,  extra  high  lustre  in  all    the  latest 

2    ^-'l^1    street  and  evening  shades;  actually  worth 

75  cts.,  will  be  placed  on  sale  at  37^  cts. 

per  yard. 

Lyons   Printed   India  Silks  in   Black    and 

.  —    _j_     _  Colored  Grounds,  very  elegant  figured  and 

A  I       /K    f  to        floral  designs,  extra  fine  quality,  26  inches 

'      '  ^    VylOi       wide,  considered  extra  good  value  for  $1, 

will  be  placed  on  sale  at  75  cts.  per  yard. 


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26 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  2,  1892. 


^T^W^lW^^^^^g^ 


AN  interesting  series  of  original  sketches  entitled  »  Silhouettes 
Princieres  "  is  appearing  in  the  Parisian  Figaro.  All  the 
sketches  are  said  to  be  written  by  contributors  who  are  actually 
acquainted  with  the  home  life  of  the  Royalties  about  whom  they 
write,  and  none  of  the  articles  have  been  published  before.  The 
Queen  of  Italy  is  described  as  tall,  fair-haired,  rather  inclined  to 
be  stout,  and  still  a  very  pretty  woman.  On  the  day  of  her  mar- 
riage, when  receiving  the  foreign  Ambassadors,  she  talked  to  each 
of  them  in  his  own  language.  She  is  highly  educated  and  has  a 
special  taste  for  literature.  In  public  she  always  shows  perfect 
tact  and  taste,  and  she  is  very  popular  and  respected  by  all  her 
subjects.  The  most  interesting  part  of  the  sketch  of  the  Portu- 
guese Royalties  is  that  in  which  the  domestic  life  of  the 
Queen,  the  former  Princess  Am6Iie  of  Orleans,  is  described. 
Her  tastes  are  altogether  domestic,  and  the  noble  Portuguese 
look  with  indignation  upon  her,  for  she  makes  her  own  hats  and 
bonnets,  and  looks  after  her  children  as  any  good  middle-class 
mother  might  do. 

A  rather  erode  citizen  of  Seguin,  a  small  town  in  western  Texas, 
was  elected  justice  of  the  peace,  and  the  only  law  book  he  had 
was  Cushing's  Manual.  The  first  case  before  him  was  that  of  a 
cowboy  for  stealing  a  steer.  When  the  case  was  called  the  lead- 
ing lawyer  of  the  town,  Hon.  John  Ireland  by  name,  was  there  ko 
defend  the  prisoner.  t;  As  there  is  no  counsel  for  the  other  side," 
he  said,  "  I  make  a  motion  that  the  case  be  dismissed."  The  just- 
ice looked  over  his  manual.  "  A  motion  has  to  be  seconded,"  he 
said.  "  I  second  the  motion,"  promptly  responded  the  prisoner. 
"  The  motion  has  been  seconded  that  the  case  be  dismissed,"  said 
the  court;  "  all  in  favor  will  please  say  '  aye.'  "  The  prisoner  and 
his  attorney  voted  »  aye."  "AH  opposed  will  say  '  no.'  "  No- 
body voted.  "  The  motion  is  carried,  and  the  case  is  dismissed," 
repeated  the  court.  "A  motion  to  adjourn  is  now  in  order."  The 
prisoner  made  the  motion,  and  the  court  adjourned  to  a  saloon  in 
the  vicinity. 


An  American  General  was  in  company  where  there  were 
some  few  Scotch.  After  supper,  when  the  wine  was  served  up, 
the  General  arose,  and  addressed  the  company  in  the  following 
words:  "Gentlemen,  I  must  inform  you  that  when  I  get  a  little 
groggish,  I  have  an  absurd  custom  of  railing  against  the  Scotch ; 
I  hope  no  gentleman  in  the  company  will   take  it  amiss."     With 

this  he  sat  down.     Up  starts  M ,  a  8cotch  officer,  and  without 

seeming  the  least  displeased,  said:  "  Gentlemen,  I,  when  I  am  a 
little  groggish,  and  hear  any  person  railing  against  the  Scotch, 
have  an  absurd  custom  of  kicking  him  out  of  the  company;  I 
hope  no  gentleman  will  take  it  amiss."  It  is  superfluous  to  add 
that  that  night  he  had  no  occasion  to  exert  his  talent. 

Marquis  Hosokawa,  says  the  Hochi  Shimbun,  has  been  lately 
called  on  to  pay  a  debt  contracted  by  his  ancestor,  Hosokawa 
Etchu-no-Kami,  in  the  fifteenth  year  of  Genroku  [a.  d.  1702.]  This 
baron  borrowed  300  gold  Koban  from  his  business  agent,  a  man 
named  Oinuma  Sanemori.  The  time  for  which  the  money  was 
lent  was  not  specified  in  the  deed,  but  the  Hosokawa  family  were 
held  liable  for  the  debt  whenever  its  payment  might  be  demanded. 
The  deed  has  been  carefully  preserved  by  six  generations  of  the 
Oinuma  family,  and  has  at  last  been  presented  for  payment;  in 
entire  ignorance  of  the  fact,  we  presume,  that  the  present  Marquis 
cannot  be  legally  held  responsible  for  the  debt. 

In  his  "  Recollections,"  recently  published,  Vernon  Heath  tells 
this  story  of  Mrs.  Hudson,  wife  of  the  railroad  king.  Desiring  to 
visit  the  celebrated  Bridgewater  Gallery,  at  the  residence  of  Lord 
Ellesmere,  Mrs.  Hudson  was  duly  shown  the  treasures  of  art  here 
collected.  In  passing  through  the  corridor,  where  much  beauti- 
ful sculpture  is  exhibited,  the  visitor  was  struck  by  a  bust  of  Mar- 
cus Aurelius.  Addressing  ihe  housekeeper,  she  inquired:  "And 
who  may  this  be?  "  "That  is  Marcus  Aurelius,  ma'am."  "Oh, 
indeed  1"  said  Mrs.  Hudson,  "father  of  the  present  Markis,  I 
presume!  "  This  is  the  sort  of  story  which  should  have  been  in 
Punch,  and  illustrated  by  Mr.  Du  Manner. 


A  Chinese  guide  to  the  English  language,  compiled  by  a  learned 
Celestial,  has  been  published  in  Pekin.  The  student  of  this  quaint 
little  volume,  however,  will  not  make  himself  easily  understood 
in  English  conversation  by  using  such  sentences  as  the  following: 
"  Diligent  learn  of  English  words  no  difficult.  To  do  good  virtues 
become  rich  and  know.  He  himself  no  have  got.  Fear  inside 
have  little  false.  Run  come  too  much  refugee.  Can  do  biting. 
Why  you  count  want  mistake," 

The  Grand  Central  "Wine  Rooms,  at  10-18  Third  street,  are  very 
popular.  The  liquor  there  is  always  of  the  very  best,  the  attendants 
are  intelligent  and  courteous,  the  accommodations  are  in  every  way 
first-class,  and  nothing  is  left  to  be  desired.  Every  man  who  has 
once  visited  the  Grand  Central  is  sure  to  go  again. 


IZDNrSTTZR^IDsrOE  . 


REMOVAL! 
HOME  MUTUAL  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

Now  Occupies  Premises  at  the  N.  E.  Cor.  California  and  Sansome 

8ts.,   8.  F.,  Lately  Vacated  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  Bank. 

Twenty-seventh  Annual  Exhibit. 

January  1,  1891. 

INCORPORATED   A.   D.    1864. 

Losses  p'd  since  organi'n.$3,175, 759.21 1  Reinsurance  Reserve $266,043.59 

Assets  January  1, 1891...     867,512.19    Capital  paid  up,  Gold. . ..     300,000.00 
Surplus  for  policyholders    844,944.69  |  Net  Surplus  overev'yth'g     278,901.10 

Income  in  1890  J394.184.52  |  Fire  Losses  paid  in  1890.      142,338.90 

Fire  Losses  unpaid,  January  1, 1891 11,404.00 

President J.  F.  HOUGHTON  I  Secretary CHARLES  R.  STORY 

Vice-President. HENRY  L.   DODGE  |  General  Agent.ROBERT  H.  MAGILL 

TRANSATLANTIC   FIRE   INSURANCE   COMPANY, 

OF  HAMBURG,  GERMANY. 

Herbert  L.  Low,  Nanaeer  for  the  Pacific  Coast  Branch, 

320  Sansonie  St.,  S.  F. 

Capital $1,500,000.00 

Infested  in  U.  S. 534,795.72 


GEO.  MARCUS   &  CO., 

Agents  City  Department, 
333  California  St.,  S.  F.,  Cal. 

THE  SWISS  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANIES 

COMBINED 

BALOISE  HELVETIA  SWITZERLAND 

OF  BASLE.  OP  ST.  GALL.  OP  ZURICH. 

COMBINED  CAPITAL  4.000,000  DOLLARS. 

These  three  Companies  are  liable  jointly  and  severally  for  all  Losses  that 
may  be  sustained. 

HARRY  W.  SYZ,  General  Agent, 
410  California  St.,  Sao  Francisco,  Cal. 

THAMES  AND  MERSEY  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANY  (Limited) 

Of  Liverpool,  London  and  Manchester. 

Capital  Subscribed (10,000,000 

Capital  Paid  Up 7,000,000 

Cash  Reserve  (In  addition  to  Capital) .' 2,126,000 

Total  Assets  December  31,  1888 6,124,067.60 

WM.    GREER    HARRISON,   Manager, 

306  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

PACIFIC    DEPARTMENT 

LONDON  AND  LANCASHIRE  FIRE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LIVERPCOL. 

Capital 110,626.000 

Cash   Assets 4,701,201   39 

Cash  Assets  In  United  States 2,272,084  13 

REINSURERS   OP 

Anglo-Nevada  Assurance  Corporation 

AND 

Southern  California  Insurance  Company, 

MANAGER. 

D.  E    MILES,  Assistant  Manager. 

315  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  S.  F. 

Phoenix  Assurance  Company  of  London,  [Established  1 782] 
American  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  [Established  1857.] 

BUTLER  &  HALDAN,  Gen'l  Agents  for  the  Paeifie  Coast. 
413  California  °*reef,  San  Francisco. 

LONDON  ASSURANCE  CORPORATION  OF  LONDON. 

(Established  by  Royal  Charter,  1720.J 

NORTHERN  ASSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  1836.] 
Office— Northwest  corner  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Streets. 

GEO.  F.  GRANT,  Manager. 

PACIFIC    DIErPA-IRTIMIIEIISrT 

GUARDIAN  ASSURANCE  CO.,        SUN  INSURANCE  OFFICE, 


OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1821. 
Paid-up  t  apital,    -    -   -    J  5,000,000. 
Cash  Assets, $23,194,249. 


OF   LONDON. 

Founded  A.  D.  1710. 

Cash  Assets, 110  044,712. 

Assets  in  America,  -   -    -   $22,222,724. 


WE  1.  LANDERS,  Gen'l  Agent,  20&  Sansome  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


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Capital  paid  c,  guaranteed   $3,000,000,00. 

Chas.  A  Latch,  Manager. 

439  California  Sf,  San  Franeissn. 


April  2,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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SHE  bad  been  *  nice  little  thing  when  he  left  her,  but  that  was 
eTer  so  long  ago.  Now  she  was  a  Mills  Beminary  girl.  "  I 
am  delighted  to  see  you.  Miss  Jen  Una/'  he  exclaimed,  warmly. 
"How  well  you're  looking!  You  haven't  changed  a  particle  in  the 
last  ten  yean**."  •*  You  mistake,"  she  replied,  thoughtfully  wiping 
her  pimmnta.  "  Kxternallv  I  may  ap|H>ar  the  ammo,  but  science 
irate?  irrifragably  that  the  human  physical  organism,  even 
to  its  ultimate  particles,  i.*  entirely  re-oonatractad  every  seven  years." 
yhe  gave  him  her  hand  in  a  slow,  dreamv,  pre-oocupied  sort  of  way, 
and  a  cold  shiver  went  up  and  down  his  back. 

—This  world  is  but  a  fleeting  show; 
Admission's  free,  no  doubt. 
But,  goodness  gracious!  how  it  costs 

Before  a  man  gets  out.  — Judge. 

Mr.*.  Horton  {angrily)— Tommy  Horton,  what  made  you  hit  my 

little  Jimmy?  Tbouny  Horton — He  struck  me  wid  a  brick.  Mrs, 
Morion  {more  angrily)- — Well,  never  let  me  hear  of  you  hitting  him 
agaiu.  If  he  hits  you,  you  come  and  tell  me.  Tommy  Horton  (smcer- 
inglyY- Y'es ;  and  what  would  you  do?  Mrs.  Morton—  Why.  I'd  whip 
him.  Tmnmy  Horton  (in  disgust)—  What !  he  hits  me  wid  a  brick,  and 
you  have  the  fun  of  lickin'  him  fer  it?    Not  much!  — Puck. 

Employer— yir.  Tops,  1  have  long  observed,  with  approval,  your 

assiduity  and  devotion  to  business,  and  I  am  now  about  to  test  your 
abilities'in  a  new  capacity,  in  which,  I  feel  sure,  you  will  acquit  your- 
self with  credit  to  the  house,  and— er—  Mr.  Tops  (highly  delighted) — 
I— I — I  shall  do  my  best,  sir!  Employer—  As  I  was  about  to  say,  Mr, 
Tops,  the  porter  issick  this  morning,  and  I  shall  have  to  ask  ,you  to 
sweep  out  the  office.  —Puck. 

—"  Why  ?"  asked  Velox,  "does  the  average  coal  dealer  remind 
one  of  an  ambuscade?  "  They  all  gave  it  up,  naturally.  Life  is  too 
short  to  worry  about  riddles.  "  Because,"  he  explained,  "  the  aver- 
age coal  dealer  is  apt  to  belying  in  weight."  And  then  they  threw 
the  ink  and  other  tilings  at  him. 

-CatTington — So  Higgins  has  built  him  an  English  country-house 
nearYonkers!  How  does  he  like  it?  Harrington—Very  well,  he 
says,  with  the  exception  of  going  out  wet  nights  in  his  slippers  to  let 
visitors  in  at  the  porter's  lodge.  —Puck. 

— •"  Rev.  Dr.  Thumper  is  a  modern  minister."  "  Indeed !  It's  a 
real  pleasure  to  listen  to  a  man  who  is  up  to  the  times,  isn't  it?  " 
"  Y'es;  the  doctor,  in  praying,  Sunday,  said, '  0,  Lord,  you  press  the 
button  and  we'll  do  the  rest.'  "  —Judge. 

—rater— It's  singular  that  whenever  I  want  you  to  marry  a  man 
you  object,  and  whenever  I  do  not  want  you  to  marry  one,  you 
straightway  insist  on  it.  Filia— Yes;  and  whenever  we  are  agreed 
the  man  objects.  — Life. 

■^— Leap,  girls,  leap  with  care; 

Leap  with  a  pop  at  your  part'nere. 

No  more  need  for  trap  and  snare. 

Pop,  girls,  pop  to  the  bachelaire.    — Lowell  Arena. 

—"  We  are  going  to  accommodate  our  passengers  better,"  said 
the  president  of  a  street-car  line  to  a  reporter.  "  Going  to  put  on 
more  cars,  I  suppose?"  "No;  we  are  going  to  hang  four  more  straps 
in  each  car."  — Brooklyn  Life. 

— "  I'll  fine  you  ten  dollars  for  drunk  and  disorderly,"  said  the 
Judge.  "Arrah,"  remarked  the  prisoner  to  the  bailiff,  "  Oi'm  ahead 
any  now.  If  he  had  known  me  contimpt  av  court,  he'd  av  foined  me 
fur  that,  too."  Life. 

Jeweler— You  will  not  take  no  for  an  answer?    Porter,  come 

and  kick  this  fellow  out!  Undaunted  Drummer— Now,  while  we're 
waiting  for  the  porter,  I'll  show  you  the  finest  diamond  jewelry  you 
ever  laid  eyes  on.  — Jewelers1  Weekly. 

In  Chicago.— Hostess— Well,  dinner  is  ready.    Won't  vou  walk 

out  into  the  dining-room?  Guest— Certainly.  Whare  is  Mr.  Ham ? 
Hostess— Oh,  he'll  be  in  in  a  minute.  He's  just  taking  off  his  coat 
and  vest.  — Judge. 

—•New  Girl — Please,  Mum,  I  can't  make  pie-crust  widout  a  rollin' 
pin.  Mrs  de  Korator— You'll  find  it  hanging  in  the  parlor.  Remove 
the  ribbons  and  hooks,  and  scrape  off  the  gold  paint  before  you  use 
it.  — Puck. 

— Sambo— Mose  Washington,  I  yerd  a  fella  insultin'  yodis  raawn- 
in'—sayin' datyo  had  freckles.  Mose— Who's  got  freckles  I  Who's 
got  freckles!  Dem  ain'  freckles,  dey's  warts.  Where  is  de  insultin' 
rascal?  — Judge. 

Gumso — What  are  you  going  to  do  with  that  mouse,  Johnny? 

Johnny  Cwmso — Use  it  for  bait.  Oumso  (astonished)—  For  bait? 
Johnny — Yes;  I'm  going  to  try  to  catch  some  catfish.    —The  Jester. 

—.Fond  mamma  (anxiously)— 1  saw  you  playing  with  that  new  boy 
across  the  street.  Is  he  a  good  boy?  Young  hopeful — Yes;  reg'lar 
chump.  —Good  News. 

Flannigan — Flee  fer  yer  loife,  Bridget!  Oi'm  just  afther  hearin' 

th'  gintleman  ferninst  me  sayin'  the  nixt  act  will  bring  down  th' 
house.  — Judge. 

—-Attendant—  Perspiring  freely,  sah?    Pat z'e?i(— Perspi Gad! 

you  could  float  toy-ducks  on  me.  —Judge. 

.^— Cinch— What  have  you  given  up  for  Lent?  Pinch— Thirty 
dollars  for  my  wife's  Easter  bonnet.  —Puck. 

Drink  J.  F.  Cutter's  Old  Bourbon,  if  you  would  have  good  whisky. 
The  fame  of  this  whiskv  is  world-wide.  It  needs  no  fulsome  praise, 
for  everybody  who  drinks  whisky  knows  that  it  is  the  best  to  be  had. 
Since  it  was  first  put  on  the  market,  it  has  steadily  gained  in  popu- 
larity, and  connoisseurs  consider  it  the  best  whisky  ever  made. 


TARARA    BOOMDE-RAY. 

RICHARD  MORTON,  writing  in  London  Truth,  tells  the  history 
of  that  popular  ditty,  •*  Ta-ra-ra-boomde-ray,"  as  follows: 
"  My  own  researches  into  the  history  of  the  melody  tall  me  that 
its  natal  home  is  not  in  the  Far  West,  but  in  the  hills  of  8ervia, 
Roumania,  Hungary,  and  the  adjacent  section  of  the  continent 
called  Europe,  where  the  refrain  seems  to  have  existed  for  cen- 
turies, and  would  probably  be  contemporaneous  with  *  John 
Barleycorn.'  Any  continental  variety  artist  in  London  recog- 
nizes the  air  as  a  friend  of  his  boyhood,  and  confirms  my  descrip- 
tion of  it  as  an  old  peasant  march.  That  is  was  grafted  in  the 
American  mind  by  emigrants  is  certain,  It  was  introduced  into 
•Tuxedo,'  a  minstrel  farce  played  all  over  the  Stales,  and 
achieved  the  distinction  of  publication  under  the  title  of  «  Ta-ra- 
ra  Boom-der-cV  Miss  Lottie  Collins  brought  the  song  to  me  and 
asked  me  what  I  could  do  with  it  for  English  audiences,  and  the 
first  thing  I  did  was  to  simplify  the  title  to  the  now  accepted  one 
of  ■  Ta-ra-ra  Boom-dc-ay.'  Previous  versions  of  the  chorus  are 
instructive;  ■  Boora-allez,'  "  Bomb-shalay,'  '  Bomb-a-lay,'  and 
<  Boom-der-6  '  each  had  their  day.  My  Anglicised  title  seems  to 
have  been  recognized  as  an  improvement.  The  melody  alone 
stamps  the  song  as  of  distinctly  continental  origin.  There  Is  not 
a  bar  of  plantation  music  in  it." 


CAPITAL. 


Insurance  Company. 

...$1,000,000,1  ASSETS 


.12,550,000. 


D.  J.  STAPLES President. 

WILLIAM  J.  DUTTON Vice-President. 

B.  FAYMONVILLE Secretary 

J.  B.  LEVISON Marine  Secretary 

Agents  in  all  prominent  localities  throughout  the  United  States. 

THE  STATE  INVESTMENT  AND  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

[ESTABLISHED    1871.] 

CAPITAL   STOCK  Paid  Up 1400,000. 

PRINCIPAL  OFFICE 218  AND  220  SANS0ME  STRtET, 

San   Francisco.  California. 

CHAS.  M.  BLAIR, 
Secretary. 


GEOEGE  L.  BRANDER, 

President. 


QUEEN  INSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  AMERICA, 

NEW    YORK. 

Capital  Paid  Up $     500,000 

Assets 3.181,753 

Surplus  to  Policy  Holders 1,525,157 

ROBERT    DICKSON,  Manager,   S.  F. 

City  Office— 501  Montgomery  St.      General  Office— 401  Mont'g,  St. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  2,  1892. 


SUMMARY    OF    THE    MARKETS. 


Flour  is  steady;  foreign  demand  good;  Extras  $5.05@$5.15:  Superfine,  $3.35. 
Wheat    is  lower;   light  trade;    Shipping,  $1.55;  Milling,  $1.60@$1. 65   per 
cental 
Barley  is  lower;  Brewing,  $1.05@$1.15;  Feed,  95c.@97^2  per  ctl. 
Oats,  Milling,  $1.35@$1.37^;  Feed,  fl.30@fl.35  per  ctl. 
Corn,  White,  $1.27^:  Yellow,  fl.25@Sl.271..;  per  ctl. 
Rye,  no  stock,  good  demand,  fl  50@fl.52J4.    Cement,  $2.00@$2.51. 
Hay  is  steady;  Wheat,  $13@f  15;  Oats,  fl2^$14;  Alfalfa,  $10@*12. 
Millstuffs,  good  demand.    Bran,  $15@$1(>  per  ton. 
Beans,  good  request,  $1.85@f  ^.30  per  ctl.     Potatoes,  30c.@75c  per  ctl. 
Butter  is  lower;  Choice,  18c.@20c;  Fair,  15e.@16c;  Eastern,  15c@16c. 
Cheese,  light  stock,  10c.@12c.    Eggs,  free  supply.  16c.@18c. 
Honey,  Comb,  8c. @10c.:  Extracted,  5c.@6?4c.  Poultry  in  good  supply. 
Onions  are  worth  lc.    Beeswax  is  lower  at  22c.@24c. 
Fruit — all  kinds  dried — active.    Fruit  is  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 
Raisins  and  Dried  Grapes  in  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates. 
Hides  are  steady;  Dry,  7c(gi8c.      Wool  is  in  light  demand  at  14c.@20c. 
Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  seller  at  7@7Hc. 
Coffee  steady  at  15c.@22c.  for  C.  A.    Canned  Fruits  of  all  kinds  in  favor. 
Coal  is  lower,  with  a  declining  tendency.    Nuts  find  ready  sale. 
Quicksilver  is  nominal  at  $43.00  per  flask.  Hops  are  ia  demand  at  16@20c. 
Sugar,  good  stocx  of  both  Raws  and  Refined.    Whites,  434@5%c. 

Finally,  after  many  false  reports,  it  is  now  an  admitted  fact  that 
the  Spreckels'  Philadelphia  refinery  has  been  sold  to  the  Sugar 
Trust  for  $7,000,000  of  the  Trust  Companies'  stock,  and  now  the 
next  surprise  in  order  is  to  buy  up  all  the  Beet  Sugar  plants,  and 
then  the  8ugar  monopoly  will  be  complete,  and  all  the  Sugar  in- 
terests of  the  United  States  under  control  of  a  single  mammoth 
Trust. 

For  the  Orient,  the  O.  &  0.  steamship  Oceanic  sailed  hence  on 
the  25th  ult.,  carrying  passengers,  Government  mails,  and  in 
treasure  for  Hongkong,  $97,478,  chiefly  Mexican  dollars.  Her 
cargo  for  China,  valued  at  $56  912,  consisted  in  part  of  7,641  bbls. 
Flour,  1,588  lbs.  Ginseng,  27,802  lbs.  Beans,  1,830  lbs.  Codfish, 
2,500  lbs.  Provisions,  etc.;  to  Japan,  Mdse.  value  $16,844,  con- 
sisting in  part  of  780  bbls.  Flour,  1,042  gals.  Wine,  54  rolls 
Leather,  164  cs.  Canned  Goods,  etc. ;  to  Manila,  3,000  lbs.  Codfish ; 
elsewhere,  76  cs.  Canned  Fruit. 

For  Mexico,  the  schooner  J.  N.  Ingalls  sailed  hence  on  the  25th 
ult.,  with  Mdse.  valued  at  $3,724,  say,  50  bbls.  Flour,  200  bales 
Hay,  15  M.  feet  Lumber,  etc. 

Exports  to  the  Islands  include  the  cargo,  per  Alden  Besse,  for 
Kahului,  consisting  in  part  of  262  bbls.  Flour,  183  ctls.  Barley, 
275  cs.  Coal  Oil,  etc..  value  $6,096.  The  total  value  of  shipments 
to  Hawaiian  Islands  in  the  month  of  March  exceeds  $300,000. 

The  stmr.  Umatilla,  for  Victoria,  B.  C,  carried  Mdse.,  value  $25,- 
000;  also  in  transit  for  Yokohama  35  rolls  Leather  and  150  sks. 
Hoofs,  value  $1,874;  for   Hongkong    2,855  lbs.  Fungus  in  transit. 

Of  Lumber  for  Sydney,  the  Br.  ship  Brunei,  hence  March  24th, 
carried  1,100,000  ft.  Pine  and  Redwood  Lumber,  22,200  Laths,  15,- 
060  pes.  Railing,  1,750  feet  Door  Stocks,  30,250  Pickets,  etc,  value 
$27,480.  The  Nor.  Bkte.  Grei,  for  same,  had  250,000  feet  Lumber, 
435  cs.  Canned  Fruit,  254  Doors,  100  bbls.  Syrup,  etc.,  value  $8,497. 

Of  Lumber  for  London,  the  German  ship  Roland,  bence  on  the 
23d  ult.,  had  for  cargo  788,716  ft.  Redwood  and  Sugar  Pine.  602 
ditto    Doors,  value  $22,802. 

Of  Nitrate,  the  Br.  bark  Chieftain,  56  days  from  Calieta  Buena, 
is  at  hand  with  1,000  tons  Nitrate  Soda  to  Balfour,  Guthrie  &  Co. 

Of  Cedar  Logs,  the  brig  Sea  Waif,  57  days  from  Punta  Arenas, 
has  455  logs  to  E.  de  Sabla  &  Co. 

Exports  to  Liverpool,  per  Br.  ship  Drumclifr,  include  Mdse. 
cargo  valued  at  $147,517,  consisting  in  part  of  6,801  bbls.  Flour, 
48,380  ctls.  Wheat,  146  gals.  Wine,  3,272  gals.  Brandy,  15,516  ctls. 
Barley,  55.131  lbs.  Tallow,  100  cs.  Champagne  and  121  sks.  Aba- 
lone;  also  to  France  by  same  ship,  2,059  gals,  and  5  cs.  Wine, 
value  $650;  also,  in  transit  to  England,  15,780  lbs.  Cotton,  value 
$2,623. 

The  P.  M.  S-  S.  Acapulco,  hence  for  the  Isthmus,  carried  to  New 
York  36,800  gals. ,  200  bbls.  and  20  cases  Wine,  1.200  gals.  Brandy, 
170,000  lbs.  Beans,  22,240  lbs.  Tin,  etc.,  value  $37  893;  to  Mexico 
Mdse.  value  $5,376;  to  Central  America  Mdse.  value  $35,000,  con- 
sisting in  part  of  2,598  bbls.  Flour,  20,260  lbs.  Malt,  2,238  bdls. 
Shooks,  1,161  pes.  Lumber,  1,846  ctls.  Corn,  2,670  lbs.  Tallow  and 
Mdse.;  to  Panama  Mdse.  value  $2,433;  to  South  America  Mdse. 
value  $1,839;  to  London  and  Liverpool  671  gals.  Wine;  to  Bremen 
1,828  gals.  Wine,  value  $1,000;  to  Eastern   cities  3,500  gals.  Wine. 

For  the  Russian  possessions,  the  Majestic  carries  875  bbls. 
Flour,  150  tons  Salt,  270  cs.  Coal  Oil,  75  M.  feet  Lumber,  45  M. 
Shingles,  value  $7,700. 

The  P.  M.  S.  S.  San  Jose  has  arrived  from  the  Isthmus,  with 
cargo  from  New  York  and  Europe,  and  from  Central  America, 
7,562  bags  Coffee;  and  from  Mexico  532  bxs.  Limes,  etc.  She 
also  brings  800  cs.  Sardines  from  Europe. 

The  recent  heavy  rains  have  been  of  incalculable  benefit  to  the 
State  at  large,  and  indications  point  favorably  to  large  crops  of 
grass,  grains  and  fruits  of  all  kinds. 

Business  in  grain  and  grain  charters  are  very  sluggish.  The 
ship  Sierra  Cadena  will  load  wheat  to  Cork,  U.  K.,  upon  owners' 
account. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 


Andes  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business,  San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works — Storey  county,  Nevada, 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  this 
company,  held  on  the  eighth  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  38)  of 
Twenty-five  Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  cor- 
poration, payable  immediately  in  United  8tates  gold  coin,  to  the  Secre- 
tary, at  the  office  of  the  company,  room  2,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery 
Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
Monday,  April  11,  1892,  will  be  declared  delinquent, 
and  will  be  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;    and  unless  payment 
is  made  before,  will  be  sold  on  FRIDAY,  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  April, 
1892,  to  pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  adver- 
tising and  expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

JOHN  W.  TWIGGS,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  2,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Utah  Consolidated  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business—San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Virginia  City,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held  on 
the  eighth  day  of  March,  189;*,  an  assessment  (No.  14)  of  Twenty  five  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  room  23,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twelfth  Day  of  April,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  FRIDAY,  the  twenty-ninth  day  or  April,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of   advertising   and  ex- 
penses of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

A.  H  FISH,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  23,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Crown     Point    Gold     and     Silver    Mining     Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  15th  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment.  No.  57,  of  Fifty  (50)  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable  im- 
mediately in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
company,  room  3,  331  Pine  street,  Stock  Exchange  Building,  San  Francisco, 
Calfornia. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Nineteenth  Day  of  April,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  tenth  day  of  May,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

JAMES  NEWLANDS,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  3,  331  Pine  street,  Stock  Exchange  Building,  San  Francis- 
co, California. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Belcher  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  8th  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment  No  .13,  of  Fifty  cents  (50c.) 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  pay- 
able immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  of- 
fice of  the  company,  Room  8,  331  Pine  street,  Stock  Exchange  Building, 
San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
lhe  Twelfth  Day  of  April,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;   and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  he  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  third  day  of  May,  1892,   to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

C    L    PERKINS.  Secretary. 

Office— Room  8,  San  Francisco  Stock  Exchange  Building,  331  Pine  street, 
San  Francisco,  California. 

JUICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Bullion  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— Sau  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Virgiuia  Mining  District,  Storey  Cmnty,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  17th  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  37)  of  Twenty-five  (25) 
Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  company,   Room   J3,  331  Pine  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-first  Day  of  April,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  WE  DNESDAY,  the  11th  day  of  May,  1892,  to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

R.  R.  GRAYSON,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  20,  331  Pine  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 


Consolidated    New    York    Mining    Company. 

Assessment    No.  7 

Amount  per  Share 10  cents 

Levied  March  10,  1892 

Delinquent  in  Office April  12,  1892 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  Stock May5,1892 

CHAS.  E.  ELLIOT,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francis- 
co, California. 


A).ril  J.  1  393. 


SAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER 


20 


SAM  FR 'A  MCI  SCO  AMD  NORTH  PACIFIC 
RAILWAY. 

THE    DONHHUE    BROAD-IUUGE    ROUTE.'' 
COM  UK'  a     1091,    tod  ' 

until  further    nolle*.  Bo»u    ml    Train,    will  I 
leave  from  and  imrt  At  the  San  Francl»rv>  Pa*. 
HUCI   Depot,  MARKET  STREET   VY1IAKF.  «. 
follow*  t 

Froa  San  Francltco  for  Point  Tlburon   Behrdcrt  and 

San  Rafael. 
WEEK    DAYS— 7^  a.  K..  930  a.  »  .    11  ti   a.  ■ 

S  JO  r.  M. ,5.-00  v.  v.,  630  r.  u. 
8ATIKIMY-  ONLY— An  cilra  trip  at  l:M)r.ii. 
BUHDAYB— 800  a.*.,  9  JO  a.*.,  llAOa.M. : '2  00  P.M. 
5*X>  p.  *.,  6:l.'>  r.  m. 

From  San  Ralael  for  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS— 6  2'.   A.    at-,  "         >.    ».,  9:30   a    11 . 

l-'V-I*.*.,  3:40  P.M..  5:36  p.m. 
SATIRDAYS  ONLY— An  extra  trip  at  6:30  P.M. 
8t"M'A  YS— 8:10  a.m., 9:40  a.m.,  12:15  P.  M.;  3:*0p.M. 
5O0p  M.fiiS  p.  M. 

prom  Point  Tiburon* to  San   Francisco. 

WEEK  DAYS-6:50a.M..  8:20  a.m.,  9:55  a.m.;  1:10 

p.  M-.  4:05  p.  M.t  5:30  P.  m. 

Saturdays  only  an  extra  trip  at  f.;55  P  H 

S  r  S  1>  A  Y  S— 8:35    A.M.,    10:05  a.m.:  12:10  P.M., 

4:05 P.M..  5:30 P.M..  6:50  P.M. 

Leave  S.F.  ~~ j  Arrive  tN  S.  F7 

Days      Sunday.  (Sunday.     ™|« 


7:40a.! 
8:80  P.: 
5:00  p.; 


5:00  a.m.     Petaluma 
.9:30  a.m.  and 

.  5:00p.m.    Santa  Rosa. 


10:40  am  8:50  A.M. 
6:05  p. M  10 :30a. m 
7:2op.m|  6:10p.m. 


Fulton 

Windsor, 

7:40a.m.       ..  Healdsburg, 

3:30P.M.  8:00a.m.    Utton  Spring*,    7:25p. 

Cloverdale  4 

Way  Stations.    


7:40a.  m.  8:00a.  m. 


Hopland 
and  Ukiah. 


7:40a.  m.,8KK)a. 
3:30  p.  m 


M.  Guerneville.  7:25p.m. 


7:40a.m.  8:00a.m.  Sonoma  and  10:40a.m. 
5:C0p.m.  5:00p.  m     Glen  Ellen.  !  6:05p.m. 


7:40 a.m  I  8:00 a.m  I  Sebastopol  I  10:40 A. M 
3:30  p.M  |  5:00  p.M  j |    fi:05p.M 


10:30a.  M 
6:10p.m 


10:30a.m. 
6:10  p.m. 


8:50a.m. 
6:10p.m. 


10:30am 
6:10  p.M 


Stages  connect  at  Santa  Rosa  for  Mark  West 
8prings;  at  Geyserville  for  Skaggs  8prings, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Point  Arena:  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land Springs,  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bay:  at  Hopland 
for  Lakeport:  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springs,  Saratoga 
8prings,  Blue  Lakes,  Upper  Lake,  Lakeport, 
Willits,  Cahto,  Mendocino  City,  Fort  Bragg,  West- 
port,  TJsal,  Hydesville  and  Eureka. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To Petaluma,  ?1  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $2  25;  to 
HealdBburg,  {3  40;  to  Cloverdale,  $4.50;  to  Hop- 
laud,  J5.70;  to  Ukiah,  $6.75;  to  Sebastopol,  J2.70; 
to  Guerneville,  $3.75;  to  Sonoma,  $1.50:  to  Glen 
Ellen,  $1.80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only— 
To  Petaluma,  $1;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $1  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, $2.25;  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ukiah,  $4,50;  to 
Hopland,  $3.80;  to  Sebastopol,  $1.80;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2.50;  to  Sonoma,  $1;  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1.20. 
H.  C.  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 

OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 

Sing  the  United  States,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
ails,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 
For    Honolulu    Only, 

8.S.  Australia  (3,000tons) April  12, 1892, 

at  2  P.  M. 

For  Honolulu,  Auckland  and 
Sydney,  Direct, 

S.  8.  Monowai,  April  1,  1892,  at  3  p.  M. 

For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  Office,  327  Mar- 
ket street. 

JOHN  D.  SPRECKELS  &  BROS., 
General  Agents 


CUNNINGHAM, 

CURTISS  & 

WELCH, 

Wholesale  Stationers  and  Booksellers 

327,  329,  331  Sansome  Street. 


CONSUMPTION. 

IliaveapoBitiveremedyfor  the  above  disease;  by  its 
use  thousands  of  cases  of  tbe  worst  kind  and  of  long 
standing  have  been  cured.  Indeed  bo  strong  is  my  faith 
in  its  efficacy,  that  I  will  send  two  bottles  free,  with 
a  VALUABLE  TREATISE  on  this  disease  to  any  suf- 
ferer who  will  send  me  their  Express  and  P.  O.  address. 
T.  A.  Slocmn,  M.  0.«  X83  Pearl  St.,  N.  Y. 


THE  CALIFORNIA 
SAVINGS  &  LOAN 
SOCIETY. 

Corner  of  t:*My  and  Powell  Slrwc*. 

(Established  1873.) 

Savings  Bank  Deposits  received  and  interest 
paid  on  same  semi-annually— in  January  and  July. 
Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  Security.  Open  Sat- 
urday evenings. 

DAVID  FARQUHARSON,  President. 
VERNON  CAMPBELL,  Secretary. 


PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Through  Line  to  New  York,  via  Panama. 

Steamers  will  sail  at  NOON  on  the  5th,  15th  and 

25th  of  each  month, 

Calling  at  various  ports  of  Mexico  and  Central 

America. 

Through  Une  Sailings.  —  April  5th,  S.S.  San  Jose; 
April  25th,  S.  S.  "City  of  New  York";  April  15,  S. 
S.  "San  Juan." 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Po'ts 
and  hanania, — Steamer  sails  at  noon  18th  of  each 
month,  calling  at  Mazatlau.  San  Bias,  Mauzauillo, 
Acapulco,  Purt  Augel,  Salina  Cruz,  Tonala,  San 
Benito,  Ocos,  Champerico,  San  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajutla,  La  Libertad,  La  Union,  Amapala,  Co- 
rinto,  San  Juan  del  Sur  and  Punta  Arenas. 

Way  Line  Sailing.- -March  18th,  S.  S.  "Geo.  W. 
Elder." 

When  the  regular  sailing  date  falls  on  Sunday 
steamers  will  be  d  spatched  tbe  preceding  Satur- 
day. 
JAPAN  AND  CHINA  UNE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 

HONGKONG, 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 

Shanghai,  and  at  Hongkong  for  East 

Indies,  Straits,  etc. : 

"City  of  Rio  de  Janeiio,"  Tuesday,  April  5th,  at 
3  p.  m  . 

"China"  (via  Honolulu)  Thursday,  April  28th,  at 
3  p.  M. 

City  of  Peking— Saturday,  Mey  21,  1892,  at  3 
p.  M. 

Round  Trio  Tickets  to  Yokohama  and  return  at 
reduced  rates. 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Brannan  streets.  Branch  office— 202 
Frout  street.  ALEXANDER  CENTER, 

General  Agent. 

OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  S.  S.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

8teamers  leave  wbarf  corner  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  p.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Oceanic SATURDAYjMarch  26,  1892. 

Gaelic Saturday,  April  16, 1892. 

Belgic ...Tdesday,  May  10, 1892. 

Oceanic Thursday,  June  2d.,  92. 

Gaelic  (via  Honolulu)  Saturday,  June  25, 1891. 
ROUND  TRIP  TICKETS  AT    REDUCED    RATE8. 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 
for  sale  at  S.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Townsend  streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  at  the 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.  H.  GOODMAN,  Gen. Pass.  Agt. 

GEO.  H.  RICE.  Traffic  Manager. 


ONE  of  the  best  stories  told  of  Lord  Lyt- 
ton refers  to  the  maid-servants  whom 
he  kissed.  Buried  one  day  in  a  dream,  he 
entered  his  carriage  with  Lady  Lytton, 
when  she  asked,  "  Do  you  know  what  you 
did  when  we  came  out?"  "I  have  not  the 
slightest  idea,"  said  the  ambassador,  when 
Lady  Lytton  continued;  "You  kissed  all 
the  maid-servants."  The  astonishing  as- 
sertion made  no  impression  upon  the  ab- 
sent-minded diplomatist  for  some  while, 
but  at  last  he  answered,  "  Let  us  hope  that 
there  were  some  pretty  ones  amongst 
them."  

City  Wayfarer Would  ye    mind  givin' 
me  a  dime,  sir  ? 

Pedestrian What  do  you  want  with  it? 

City  Wayfarer. — 1  want   lo  renew  Ihe 
modus  Vivendi. 


SOUTHERN   PACIFIC   COMPANY. 

PACIFIC'    SYSTEM. 

Triimi  I.eRve  «nd   ftro  Dun  to  Arrive  at 

SAN      FRANCISCO: 

From  March  18,  1892.         I  Arrivk 


too  a.  Hetncift,  Etunuey,  Sacramento. 

7:30  a.  QaTward*.  NMob  and  Sau  Jose 

8:00a.  Martinei,  San  Kamou  and  Cat- 
IsWwa 

*8.00  a.  El  Ycrnno  and  Santa   Rosa 

8:00  a.  3acram'to&  Redding,  via  Davis. 

8:00  a.  Second  Class  forOedcu  and  East, 
and  fir.*t  class  locally 

8:30a.  Niles,  Sau  Jose,  Stockton,  lone, 
Sacramento,  Marysville,  Oro- 
villu  and  Red  Bluff       

9:00a.  Sunset  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 
Santa  Barbara,  Los  Augeles, 
Doming,  El  Paso,  New  Orleans 
aud  East        

1200m.  Haywards,  Niles  and  Livermore 

•1:00  p.  8acramento  River  Steamers 

3:00  p.  Haywards,  Niles  and  San  Jo8e. . 

4  -.00  p.  Martinez,  San  Ramou  &  Stockton 

4:00  p.  Vallejo,  Calistoga,  El  Verauoaud 
Santa  Rosa 

4:30  p.  Bcuicia,  Vacaville,  Sacramento. 

4:30r.  V\  oodland  aud  Oroville  

*4:3Up.  Niles  and  Livermore. .         

5:00  p.  Los  Angeles  Express,  Fresno, 
Bakersfleld,  Sauta  Barbara  & 
Los  Angeles 

5:00  p.  Sauta  Fe  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 
for  Mohave  aud  East  

6:00  p.  Haywards,  Niles  and  San  Jose.. 
....  Niles  and  San  Jose  .     

6:00  p.  Ogden  Route  Atlantic  Express, 
Ogden  and  East 

17.00  P.  Vallejo  

7:U0p.  ShastaRoute  Express,  Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding,  Port- 
land,  Puget Sound  and  East. . . 


7:16  P. 
•12.16  P. 

6:15p. 

..i.i 
7:15  p. 


8:46  P. 
7:15  p. 
*9:00p. 
9:46  a. 
9:45a. 

9.45  a. 
10:45  A. 
10:45  a. 
*8:45a. 


12:15  p. 
7 :45  A. 
f  6:15  p. 

11:45  a. 
+8:45  P. 


Santa  Cruz  Division. 


8:16a.  Newark,  Centerville,  San  Jose, 
Felton,    Boulder    Creek  and 

Santa  Cruz 6 :20  p. 

*2:15p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,   Boulder   Creek    and 

Santa  Cruz     *10:50a. 

4:15  p.  Centerville.  Sau  Jose,  Los  Gatos,      9:60a 
+11:45  p.  Hunters' Train  to  Newark,  Al- 

viso,  San  Jose  and  Los  Gatos.        18:05p. 

Coast  Division  (Third  a  id  Townsend  Streets). 
7:00  a.  Sau  Jose,  Almaden  and  Way  Sta- 
tions        2:30  p. 

8:30a.  San  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tres  Pinos,  Pa- 
li aro.SantaCruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove,  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  and  Sauta 
Margarita  (San  Luis  Obispo) 
and  principal  Way  Stations  6:10  p. 
10:S7a.  San  Jose,  and  Way  Stations. .  .  5:10p. 
12:15  p.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 4 :00  p. 

*2:30p.  San  Jose,  Tres  PInos,  Santa  Cruz, 
Salinas,  Monterey,  Pacific  Grove 

and  principal  Way  Stations *10:48  A. 

*3:30  p.  Menlo  Park,  San  Jose  and  Prin- 
ciple Way  Stations *10:03  a. 

*4:15p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations...    *8:06a. 

5  ;15  p.  San  Jose  and  Way  Stations 9:08a. 

6:30  p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . .      6:35  a. 
H1:45p.  Menlo  Park  and  prinsipal  Way 

Stations +7:30p. 


a.  tor  Morning. 
^Sundays  excepted. 


JSundays  only. 


.  for  Afternoon. 
+Saturdays  only. 


PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  aud  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B,  C.  aud  PUGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  A.  m.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  A.  m.  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska, 

For  PORTLAND,  Oregon,  in  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  San  Simeon, 
Cayocos,  Santa  Barbara,  San  Buenaventura, 
Hueneme,  San  Pedro,  Los  Angeles  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  aud  HOOKTON,  Hum- 
boldt Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  a.  m. 

Ticket  Office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL,  PERKINS'  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 


I  CURE  FITS! 

"When  I  Buy  cure  I  do  not  mean  merely  to  stop  them 
for  a  time  and  then  have  them  return  again.  I  mean  a 
radical  cure.  I  have  made  the  d. sense  of  FITS,  EPI- 
LEPSY or  FALLING  SICKNESS  a  life-long  study.  I 
warrant  my  remedy  to  cure  the  worst  cases.  Because 
others  have  failed  is  no  reason  for  not  now  receiving  a 
cure.  Send  at  once  for  a  treatise  and  a  Free  Bottle  of 
my  infallible  remedy.  Give  Express  and  Post  Office. 
If.  G.  ROOT,  M.  C,  1S3  Pearl  St..  N.  V. 


30 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  2,  1892. 


LENTEN  feasts  appear  to  be  much  more  popular  than  Lenten 
fasts,  to  judge  from  the  number  that  are  taking  place.  Pos- 
sibly it  may  have  been  that  devotees  of  Mi-Careme  thought  that 
period  was  not  confined  to  one  day,  but  included  the  whole  week 
and  therefore  filled  it  with  parties  of  one  kind  or  another.  Miss 
Jennie  Blair's  matinee  tea,  Miss  Crocker's  lunch  in  honor  of  Miss 
Carrol  of  Sacramento,  Mrs.  A.  L.  Bancroft's  tea,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Van 
Bergan's  lunch,  the  Wells  children's  party,  the  private  theatricals 
at  Mrs.  Mohun's  on  Scott  street,  Mrs.  Horace  Davis*  dinner  in 
honor  of  Professor  and  Mrs.  Eliot,  and  themusicale  at  the  Van 
Ness  Seminary,  were  among  the  festivities  of  last  week.  The 
masked  quadrille  at  Mrs.  Jewett's  Mi-Careme  party  has  been  the 
talk  of  the  town  ever  since,  those  who  were  fortunate  enough  to 
be  spectators  busily  describing  it  to  those  who  were  not  there  to 
see.  Mrs.  Hager's  Mi-Careme  entertainment  took  the  form  of  a 
dinner,  at  which  kind  of  party  she  is  a  known  adept.  Her  guests 
on  this  occasion  were  young  people,  Mrs.  Gaston  Ashe  being  the 
only  matron  beside  herself.  Mr.  Ed  Sheldon  was  another  Mi- 
Careme  dinner  host,  a  part  he  fills  to  perfection. 

The  farewell  tea  given  by  Miss  Mary  Bowen  last  week  was  sup- 
plemented on  Friday  evening  by  a  party  to  the  cake  walk  at  the 
Pavilion,  which  was  greatly  enjoyed  by  about  two  score  of  her 
young  friends,  after  which  there  was  a  merry  supper  at  the  Bowen 
residence.  The  cake  walk  was  made  the  occasion  for  several  par- 
ties, arrayed  very  much  as  theatre  parties  are,  the  participants 
enjoying  them  all  the  more  from  the  feeling  that  they  could 
laugh  and  talk  as  much  as  they  wished  without  the  dread  of  en- 
countering black  looks  on  all  sides  from  those  who  objected  to 
the  noise,  noise  in  this  instance  being  the  one  thing  most  desired. 
The  Misses  Voorhies  were  the  givers  of  one  of  these  parties  on 
Saturday  night,  and  Miss  Smith  was  the  hostess  of  another,  sup- 
per following  in  each  case  at  the  homes  of  the  young  ladies. 

At  San  Mateo  the  Parrotts,  Howards  (H.  P.  Bowie),  Kohls  and 
Haywards  will  keep  open  house,  and  D.  O.  Mills,  'tis  said,  will 
occupy  Millbrse  for  a  portion  of  the  summer,  and  entertain  while 
there.  Menlo  Park  has  a  large  settlement — the  Eyres,  Atherton's 
family  members,  Selbys,  Donahoes,  Doyles  and  Casserleys,  with 
probably  the  Floods  and  the  Stanfords  later  on.  Mrs.  Moses  Hop- 
kins has  decided  to  leave  her  home  in  that  locality  in  the  care  of 
friends,  and  will  come  to  the  city  for  a  time,  while  Mrs.  Will 
Crocker  was  so  much  pleased  with  San  Mateo  and  its  surroundings 
last  summer,  that  Mr.  Crocker  has  again  taken  Mrs.  Barroilhet's 
pretty  cottage  there  for  this  Summer,  also,  and  the  family  will 
probably  leare  for  the  country  at  an  early  day. 

The  death  of  Mrs.  Isaac  Friedlander  this  week  removes  another  of 
the  few  remaining  prominent  members  of  San  Francisco's  early  day 
society.  Mrs.  Friedlander  was  a  charming  hostess,  and  her  en- 
tertainments were  not  only  many,  but  among  the  handsomest 
ever  given  in  this  city  previous  to  bonanza  days.  Mr.  Friedlander's 
failure  and  death  followed  soon  after  that  great  upheaval,  since 
which  period  Mrs.  Friedlander  confined  her  parties  almost  ex- 
clusively to  dinners.  Her  daughter,  Mrs.  A.  J.  Bowie,  and  the 
Misses  Fanny  and  May  Friedlander,  and  her  two  sons,  Carey  and 
Harry,  are  all  well-known  in  society  circles,  and  are  the  recipients 
of  much  sympathy  in  their  loss. 

Society  will  no  doubt  recall  the  regret  felt  when,  owing  to  the 
death  of  Mrs.  Atherton,  Mrs.  Austin  Moore  was  obliged  to  call  in 
the  invitations  she  had  sent  out  for  a  ball  in  honor  of  her  daughter- 
in-law,  Mrs.  Percy  Moore,  who  was  one  of  Mrs.  Atherton's  grand- 
daughters; and  since  then  various  circumstances  have  prevented 
the  issuance  of  others  to  replace  the  postponed  party.  Last 
week,  however,  she  gave  a  charming  lunch  in  honor  of  both  her 
daughters-in-law,  at  which  the  guests  included  the  most  intimate 
friends  of  Mesdames  Percy  and  Charles  Moore,  all  of  whom  were 
unmarried  ladies. 

There  have  been  numerous  theatre  parties  to  the  Tivoli  this 
week,  Bluff  King  Hal  being  the  attraction;  in  fact,  more  society 
lights  have  been  seen  at  that  house  this  week  than  at  any  time 
for  the  past  eighteen  months.  Parties  are  already  being  arranged 
for  the  concerts  that  are  to  be  given  by  the  famous  Marine  Band 
of  Washington  City,  which  will  be  welcomed  by  eight  or  ten  of 
them  next  Wednesday  night.  Expectation  is  highly  wrought  up 
regarding  this  band  of  musicians,  all  old  Washingtonians  declar- 
ing that  on  the  world's  surface  "  it  can't  be  beat  I  " 

The  J.  A.  Maguires  and  Wm.  Van  Bergans  are  already  domiciled 
in  Sausalito  for  the  summer.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  0.  F.  Willey  will  oc- 
cupy their  cottage  there  in  a  couple  of  weeks,  and  remain  all  sum- 
mer. Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  H.  Jewett  leave  town  next  week  for  their 
cottage  at  Los  Guilicos.  Mrs.  A.  M.  Parrott  and  her  family  leave 
town  early  next  week  to  occupy  their  lovely  country  home  at  San 
Mateo.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Douglas  Dick  and  their  family  sail  for 
Scotland  from  New  York  in  about  ten  days,  after  a  year's  visit  in 
the  United  States. 


Last  week  was  a  lively  one  in  Oakland  as  well  as  in  San 
Francisco,  possibly  the  progressive  euchre  party  at  Mrs.  Peder 
Sather's,  on  Friday  evening,  taking  leading  place  in  the  gaieties. 
Flowers  were  used  in  profusion  in  beautifying  the  different  rooms 
of  the  mansion,  and  some  exquisite  bouquets  were  the  prizes  won 
by  the  successful  players.  Mrs.  and  the  Misses  Chabot  assisted 
Mrs.  Sather  in  doing  the  honors  to  the  large  number  of  guests 
who  were  present. 

The  friends  of  that  popular  young  couple,  Lieutenant  and  Mrs. 
Joseph  Oyster,  nee  Nettie  Tubbs,  are  highly  pleased  at  the  news 
that  they  are  to  become  residents  of  the  Golden  State  and  in  the 
vicinity  of  San  Francisco,  instead  of  being  banished  to  Fort 
Hamilton,  even  if  it  is  in  New  York  harbor.  Lieutenant  Oyster 
has  received  the  appointment  of  Instructor  at  the  Stanford  Uni- 
versity, and  he  and  Mrs.  Oyster  may  be  looked  for  in  these  parts 
again  early  in  April. 

Miss  May  Pope's  marriage  to  Mr.  Dan  Murphy  will  take  place 
at  Mrs.  Pope's  residence  on  Van  Ness  avenue  on  Tuesday,  April 
19tb,  and  in  anticipation  of  this  event,  many  of  Miss  Pope's 
young  lady  friends  are  giving  her  entertainments  as  farewells  to 
maidenhood.  Miss  Annie  Buckbee's  tea  in  honor  of  Miss  Pope 
was  a  pleasant  affair  and  greatly  enjoyed;  the  guests  were  not 
numerous,  but  were  all  intimate  friends. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Wieland  are  among  the  departures  from 
San  Francisco,  with  Paris  as  the  haven.  Mr.  Robert  Watt  is  an- 
other European  pilgrim,  whither  he  goes  with  the  intention  of 
bringing  his  daughters  home  again.  The  young  ladies,  Misses 
Jennie  and  Lizzie  Watt,  have  been  abroad  for  the  past  six  months, 
and  their  absence  will  be  of  over  a  year's  duration  ere  they  re- 
turn, which  may  not  be  until  late  in  the  autumn. 

Mrs.  George  B.  Williams'  friends  in  California  are  congratula- 
ting themselves  on  having  had  such  a  long  visit  from  her  during 
the  last  six  months,  as  it  is  now  extremely  uncertain  when  they 
will  have  the  pleasure  of  seeing  her  again.  General  Williams  has 
accepted  the  appointment  of  manager  of  an  insurance  company 
in  London,  and  he  and  Mrs.  Williams  will  reside  in  England 
hereafter. 


Mrs.  Monroe  Salisbury  left  for  the  East  last  week,  to  join  her 
husband,  who  is  there  already,  and  it  is  possible  a  trip  to  Europe 
may  be  made  before  their  return.  Miss  Jennie  Sanderson's  de- 
parture has  been  much  regretted  by  her  young  friends,  with 
whom  she  is  very  popular.  She  goes  under  Mrs.  Hearst's  shelt- 
ering care  to  Paris,  where  she  will  remain  with  her  mother  and 
sister  Sybil. 

One  of  the  charity  events  of  the  week  was  the  dance  at  Mrs. 
Charles  Lux's,  at  her  beautiful  home  on  Jackson  street  last 
Thursday.  Another,  which  is  in  one  sense  a  charity  affair,  was 
the  entertainment  given  by  the  Crocker  Auxiliary  at  the  Old 
People's  Home  on  Monday  evening,  music  and  recitations  com- 
posing the  programme  for  the  amusement  of  the  inmates. 

There  was  a  ladies'  night  reception  at  the  Press  Club  rooms  on 
Tuesday  evening,  in  honor  of  Max  O'Rell,  his  wife  and  daughter. 
The  programme  for  their  amusement  included  vocal  and  instru- 
mental music,  recitations,  etc.,  and  a  "  little  talk  "  by  M.  Paul 
Blouet  himself.  To-night  the  Bohemian  Club  celebrates  its  twen- 
tieth anniversary  with  a  banquet. 

Mrs.  Robert  I.  Bowie  will  pass  the  summer  months  in  the  East, 
chiefly  in  the  vicinity  of  Boston,  visiting  her  relatives  thereabouts. 
She  has  been  the  guest  of  Mrs.  H.  Bjwie  at  San  Mateo  the  past 
ten  days,  and  goes  from  there  to  Berkeley  to  visit  her  sister-in- 
law,  Mrs.  Jessie  Bowie,  who  is  spending  the  winter  that  side  of 
the  bay. 

Mrs.  Bob  Hastings'  legal  troubles  having  been  so  speedily  and 
pleasantly  concluded,  her  present  stay  in  San  Francisco  will  be 
but  brief.  She  bad  a  delightful  visit  East,  and  anticipates  passing 
the  summer  very  pleasantly  with  old  friends  and  relatives. 

Wednesday  evening  inaugurated  the  series  of  monthly  concerts 
which  are  to  be  under  the  direction  of  Messrs.  John  Parrott  and 
Ludovici.  In  spite  of  the  unpleasant  weather,  there  was  a  large 
and  fashionable  audience  at  Irving  Hall. 

Mrs.  and  Miss  Stewart,  Mrs.  Ruth  Blackwell  and  Miss  Holla- 
day,  who  are  all  the  guests  of  Mrs.  Wildman  at  Singapore,  are 
said  to  be  having  a  very  delightful  visit  there,  dinners  and  balls 
being  very  numerous  since  their  arrival. 

The  Athenian  clubmen  of  Oakland  are  preparing  for  a  big  jinks 
to  be  held  a  week  from  to-night,  Ed.  H.  Benjamin  will  be  in 
command  during  the  evening,  and  he  is  busy  making  arrangements 
for  a  good  display  of  talent. 

Col.  Fred.  Crocker  has  been  playing  the  host  this  week  to  the 
party  of  New  Yorkers  who  accompanied  him  from  the  East  last 
week.  Mr.  Ross  Wilson  was  also  among  the  guests  on  Colonel 
Crocker's  private  car. 

Invitations  have  been  issued  by  the  California  Ceramic  Club 
for  their  first  reception,  which  will  be  held  in  the  ladies'  new  re- 
ception room  of  the  Palace  Hotel,  on  next  Wednesday. 


April  2,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


31 


-   dump  will  leave  for  Europe,  next  week.  I  topping  nt  New 
York  for   *   few   day*    to    vigil    his    dftQftbtCTt,   lira.  William  H. 

|tn»nner  and  MU»  Toldina  Oomp,  He  will  return  in  time  to  in- 
tend Mln  Toldlna*!  wedding  with  Mr.  Iioutl  Swabacber,  of  Wheel - 
log,  W.  Va..  which  will  take  place  in  this  city. 

Dr.  Henry  Gibbons,  who  was  soMrlouslytll  in  Paris  last  month, 
t*  now  quite  convalescent,  and  Is  at  present  in  London,  England. 
He  hopes  to  be  again  In  San  Francisco  ere  the  summer  is  quite 
«>ver. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joe  Crockett  stilt  linper  in  Gotham,  taking  in  all 
the  sights  to  be  seen  and  enjoying  the  hospitalities  of  their 
friends,  but  they  will  turn  their  footsteps  Pacific  Coastward  ere 
long.  

The  engagement  of  Miss  Mollie  Torbert  and  Mr.  Burke  Holla- 
day  has  become  public  propertv  during  the  past  week,  but  no 
date  has  yet  been  set  for  the  marriage  to  take  place. 

The  wedding  of  Miss  Gussie  Goldstone  and  Mr.  Dave  Cohen,  of 
Boise  City,  Idaho,  took  place  last  Sunday  night,  at  the  resi- 
dence of  the  bride's  parents,  1433  Pine  street. 


Mr.  Joseph  Livingstone  and  his  Eastern  friends,  Jesse  Wasser- 
man  and  Baron  Jokel,  turn  their  steps  in  the  direction  of  the 
Rocky  Mountains  next  week. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mayo  Newhall  are  back  with  us  after  a  three- 
months'  visit  East,  and  Mrs.  J.  T.  Coleman  is  among  the  recent 
arrivals  on  the  Coast. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Holbrooke,  accompanied  by  their  son  and  daughter, 
are  among  the  San  Franciscans  who  have  been  doing  Coronado 
and  Santa  Barbara. 


The    engagement  of  Charles    M.   Rosenberg,  of  Oakland,  and 
Miss  Bertha  Silverstone,  of  San  Francisco,  is  announced. 

Mr.    H.    M.  Yerrington,    the  well-known  railroad  and   mining 
capitalist  of  Nevada,  is  in  town. 

Mrs.  Frank  J.  Moffit,  accompanied  by  her  little  son  Jefferson, 
is  in  Southern  California.  Felix. 


THE  settlement  of  the  Hastings  will  contest  looks  like  a  de- 
cided victory  for  Mrs.  Hastings.  She  has  only  conceded  that 
which  she  has  offered  right  along.  In  the  settlement  she  keeps 
her  private  fortune,  which  was  hers  before  marriage,  and  the 
property  given  her  during  her  husband's  life-time,  which  is  very 
valuable.  Only  the  property  acquired  under  the  disputed  will 
figures  -in  the  settlement  of  this  property.  Mrs.  Hastings  deeded 
in  trust  one-half  to  her  children,  reserving  the  income  of 
the  whole  for  her  own  uses  and  benefit  during  her 
life-time.  The  portion  of  the  property  thus  deeded 
is  easily  worth  $200,000.  Aside  from  this  property,  however, 
her  children  have  a  large  income  from  the  Hastings  trust,  of 
which  they  are  large  beneficiaries,  and  it  was  this  fact  that  in- 
duced Robert  Hastings  to  will  his  entire  possessions  to  his  wife. 
In  the  court-room  the  most  perfect  accord  seemed  to  prevail  be- 
tween Judge  Hastings  and  his  daughter-in-law.  Judge  Hastings' 
speech  commending  Mrs.  Hastings'  generosity,  and  stating  he 
felt  she  had  acted  nobly  in  this  matter,  has  shown  both  parties  in 
a  more  affectionate  and  kindly  role  than  the  public  were  pre- 
pared for. 

The  Smith  Premier  Typewriter. 


The  following  appeared  in  the  San  Francisco  Chronicle  of  March 
31st  : 

THE  SMITH  PREMIER. 

One  Hundred  and  Fifty  Typewriters  for  the  Government. 

Washington,  March  29.— The  War  department  desired  to  purchase  150 
typewri  er«,  and  established  a  board  of  experts  to  examine  all  the  type- 
writers in  competition.  After  an  examination,  the  experts  decided  that 
the  Smith  Premier  stood  highest  in  point  of  improvements  and  mechani- 
cal coastruction,  consequently  the  order  was  awarded  to  the  Smith  Pre- 
mier Typewriter  Company  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

This  being  the  largest  sale  ever  made  since  the  introduction  of  the 
Typewriter,  speaks  volumes  for  the  Smith  Premier,  and  is  certainly 
the  highest  compliment  that  could  be  paid  to  it. 

Messrs.  LEO  E.  ALEXANDER  &  BRO.,  218  Sansome  street,  are 
the  Agents.  

Baggage  Notice. 

Passengers  will  save  in  their  traveling  expenses  by  having  their 
baggage  transferred  to  and  from  all  trains,  steamers,  etc.,  by  the 
Morton  Special  Delivery.  Trunks,  35  cents  each.  Offices,  17  Geary 
street,  408  Taylor  street,  and  Oakland  Ferry  Depot. 

"  Kritiko"  reads  character  from  handwriting.  Write  in  ink,  in  an 
unfeigned  hand,  on  unruled  paper.  State  sex.  Send  50  cents 
stamps  or  postal  note.  Address  "  Kritiko, "609  Merchant  street,  S.  F. 

Every  parent  should  have  their  children's  eyes  examined,  beginning 
from  10  to  12  years  of  age.  Often  great  suffering  and  injury  is  relieved  by 
C.  Muller,  refraction  specialist. 


Wedding  and  Visiting  Cards,  correct  styles. 
5  Montgomery  street. 


Harbourne  Stationery  Co. 


Til  K  latest  report  of  a  vast  mineral  discovery  ( I  from  the 
Argentine  Republic.  The  bottom  ol  the  Hay  of  Ban  Ulan  is 
said  to  he  one  vast  !„■,]  ,,f  ,,|Ver.  which  in  found  lo  pellets  in  tin- 
black  metallic  sand.  Divers  have  brought  up  enough,  according 
to i  the  Buenos  Ayrea  Standard,  to  Justify  the  belief  that  "this 
silver  deposit  i-<  greater  than  in  Ihe  famous  Bonanza  mines  of 
California,"  The  editor  may  be  all  right  in  his  estimates,  even  if 
he  is  out  a  little  in  his  geography. 


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necessary  preparations  for 
moving  to  our  new  building, 
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■meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  People's  Insurance  Company  is  called, 
the  same  to  be  held  at  Room  22,  No.  328  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.,  ou  THURSDAY,  the  28th  day  of  April,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  2  o'clock 
p.  m.,  for  the  purpose  of  electiug  a  full  Board  of  Trustees  of  said  corporatio  x 
and  for  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  properly  come  before 
such  meeting  A  full  attendance  of  the  stockholders,  either  in  perbon  or 
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32 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  2,  1892. 


THE  primary  education  bill,  which,  as  was  foretold  on  January 
30th  in  this  column,  has  led  to  the  most  serious  crisis  in  Ger- 
many since  the  fall  of  Bismarck,  has  fortunately  been  withdrawn, 
and  it  seems  that  autocratic  William  II.,  for  the  first  time  since 
he  ascended  bis  throne,  has  recognized  that  hispower  has  a  limit, 
and  that  even  German  patience  can  be  exhausted.  By  the  with- 
drawal of  the  obnoxious  measure  the  Government  has  been 
strengthened  somewhat  for  the  moment,  in  so  far  as  the  opposi- 
tion has  been  in  a  manner  conciliated.  It  roust  not  be  imagined, 
however,  that  the  crisis  is  over  entirely.  The  crown  and  the 
government  have  seriously  lost  in  prestige  in  consequence  of 
their  foolhardy  attempt  to  trifle  with  the  ideas  most  sacred  to  the 
German  character,  and  the  dissatisfied  element  in  Prussia — and 
that  is  a  very  numerous  group  of  the  population — naturally  con- 
siders the  withdrawal  of  the  primary  education  bill  a  sure  proof 
of  its  own  power,  and  will  certainly  feel  encouraged  to  a  much 
more  energetic  resistance  than  it  has  made  heretofore. 

Mr.  Gladstone  last  week  offered  indirect,  though  unmistakable 
opposition  to  a  government  measure  extending  the  elective  prin- 
ciple into  the  Indian  councils.  When  Mr.  Curzon,  the  Parlia- 
mentary Secretary  for  India,  introduced  the  bill  to  that  effect  into 
the  House  of  Commons,  Mr.  Gladstone  stated  that,  in  his  opin- 
ion, it  was  not  desirable  that  Parliament  should  make  an  effort 
to  introduce  the  elective  principle  in  India,  but  should  leave  the 
legislation  to  the  Indian  authorities.  This  attitude  of  tbe  leader 
of  the  opposition  shows  a  deplorable  smallnessin  the  character  of 
a  man  otherwise  as  great  as  Mr.  Gladstone.  It  cannot  be  doubted 
that  he  spoke  against  the  measure  in  question  simply  because  it 
was  a  government  measure,  and  his  opposition  was  not  only  un- 
just but  also  injudicious  and  inconsistent  in  a  man  who,  during 
the  greater  part  of  his  life,  labored  for  the  extension  of  the  elec- 
tive principle,  not  only  in  his  own  country,  but  also  in  other 
countries,  and  advocated  it,  even  where  such  an  extension  was 
fraught  with  extreme  danger.  There  is  not  the  slightest  doubt 
that  the  bill  which,  notwithstanding  Mr.  Gladstone's  opposition, 
has  passed  the  second  reading,  will  prove  of  great  advantage  to 
tbe  Indian  people,  and  its  introduction  is  another  proof  like  that 
of  so  many  similarly  liberal  measures,  that  Lord  Salisbury's  gov- 
ernment is  far  more  progressive  than  his  enemies  want  us  to  be- 
lieve. 

Parisian  telegrams  announce  that  Queen  Victoria  of  England 
and  the  Empress-dowager  Frederick  are  making  preparations  for  a 
regency  in  case  Emperor  William  should  be  forced  to  abdicate  on 
account  of  his  illness,  or  should  die  suddenly.  French  news 
about  German  affairs  is  always  amusing,  but  the  ignorance  dis- 
played in  the  telegram  mentioned  is  greater  than  usual.  Ex-Em- 
press Frederick  has  no  voice  whatever  in  the  regency  question, 
and  Queen  Victoria,  of  course,  does  not  form  the  slightest  factor 
in  German  politics.  But  if  the  widow  of  the  late  Emperor  Fred- 
erick should  attempt  to  interfere  in  German  politics  at  this  mo- 
ment, it  is  certain  that  her  plans,  even  if  they  deserved  considera- 
tion, would  be  defeated,  for  there  is  not  a  person  connected  with 
the  Prussian  Court  more  unpopular  in  Germany  than  the  Em- 
press-dowager. The  impression  prevailing  here  and  in  England 
that  the  Empress-dowager  has  many  sympathisers  in  the  country 
over  which  her  husband  ruled,  and  especially  amongst  the  Ger- 
man women,  is  a  very  erroneons  one,  and  is  due  to  the  news  sent 
by  badly-informed  newspaper  correspondents.  In  the  first  placi 
German  women  play  no  part  in  politics  whatever,  and  in  the 
second  place,  Empress  Frederick  has  made  even  more  enemies 
amongst  the  German  women  than  amongst  the  men  on  account  of 
her  meddling  attempts  ostentatiously  aiming  to  raise  '-the  social 
standard  of  the  German  woman."  This  statement  can  hardly  be 
very  well  understood  in  the  United  States  or  in  other  English- 
speaking  countries,  but  it  is  the  truth  all  the  same,  and  any 
foreigner  who  would  take  upon  himself  the  trouble  of  carefully  in. 
vestigating  the  opinion  of  German  women  with  regard  to  the  late 
Empress  would  find  that  Empress  Victoria  has  no  friends  what- 
ever amongst  them,  excepting  a  few  Berlin  ladies  who  liked  to 
bask  in  the  sunlight  of  the  Prussian  Court  while  Emperor  Fred- 
erick was  still  living. 

Telegrams  from  Russia  announce  that  the  movements  of  Rus- 
sian troops  on  the  frontier  of  Germany  have  been  watched  by 
German  spies,  who  hovered  over  the  frontier  district  in  steerable 
balloons.  The  tale  may  seem  somewhat  improbable  at  first,  but 
it  is  very  likely  that  it  will  turn  out  to  be  true.  The  invention  of 
a  balloon  whose  motion  can  be  automatically  directed  is  simply  a 
question  of  time, and  if  any  German  should  have  solved  the  problem 
there  is  no  doubt  he  would  have  offered  his  invention  to  the  Ger- 
man Government,  which  is  always  ready  to  pay  the  highest 
prices  for  anything  that  is  advantageous  to  the  military  service 
provided  it  can  insure  strict  secrecy  en  the  part  of  the  inventor. 
A  specimen  in  question  was  the  needle  gun  by  Droyse,  the  secret  of 


which  never  became  known  until  after  Prussia  had  made  good  use 
of  it  in  the  war  against  Austria  and  until  after  it  had  been  super- 
ceded by  better  weapons.  There  is  not  the  slightest  doubt  that 
during  the  next  European  war  the  world  will  be  treated  to  many 
surprises  as  regards  scientific  progress,  and  not  only  Germany,  but 
also  France  will  prove  to  be  in  possession  of  extraordinary  instru- 
ments of  warfare. 

The  military  activity  in  Canada  may  prove  to  be  very  embar- 
rassing to  the  mother  country,  for  it  seems  to  be  in  direct  viola- 
tion of  tbe  treaty  agreed  upon  between  the  United  States  and 
Great  Britain  in  1817.  It  is  stated,  on  good  authority,  that  at 
least  five  15-knot  Canadian  steamers  have  been  fitted  with  gun- 
tracks  under  light  flooring,  and  that  modern  breach-loaders  to  fit 
tbem  are  stored  near  the  mouth  of  the  Welland  Canal.  There  is 
no  reason  whatever  for  such  naval  armaments  in  Canada,  unless 
they" are  made  in  anticipation  of  a  conflict  with  this  country,  and, 
moreover,  the  treaty  mentioned  stipulates  that  all  such  armaments 
should  be  prohibited.  Canada  has  no  right  to  carry  out  any 
foreign  policy  of  her  own,  and  is  under  the  direct  control  of  the 
Imperial  Parliament.  Nevertheless,  she  accumulates  arms  on  the 
United  States  frontier;  she  builds  gun-boats,  and  she  acts  as  if  no 
higher  control  existed.  The  fact  is,  that  the  English  colonies  are 
growing  more  independent  from  day  to  day,  and  that  the  British 
Government  apparently  does  not  dare  to  interfere  in  order  not  to 
lose  them  entirely.  Under  tbese  circumstances,  foreign  powers 
will  be  obliged  to  deal  more  directly  with  these  colonies  rather  than 
apply  to  the  home  government,  and  one  can  easily  understand 
that  the  British  people  are  not  inclined  to  transform  integral  parts 
of  the  United  Kingdom,  such  as  Ireland  into  crown  colonies,  seeing 
that  the  connection  of  these  colonies  with  the  mother  country  is 
growing  less  intimate  from  day  to  day. 


TO  a  large  number  of  those  present  at  the  Tivoli  on  Monday 
night  the  interest  was  centered  not  so  much  in  the  opera  as 
she  was  sung  by  the  professionals,  as  in  a  group  of  men  in  the 
third  row  of  the  parquette.  First  came  »  Leonard"  de  V,  Gra- 
ham, then  Joe  Redding,  merry  monarch  of  the  amateur  cast  of 
B.  K.  H.  Atuedee  Joullin,  George  Nagle  and  Louis  Sloss  followed. 
When  Elmer  De  Pue  moved  across  tbe  aisle  and  took  the  seat 
next  to  Mr.  Sloss,  the  number  was  almost  complete.  James  I). 
Phelan  sat  back  of  them  and  feasted  bis  eyes  alternately  upon 
the  fair  Tillie  and  Mrs.  Mary  Winian  Williams,  who  sat  in  a  box. 
Did  you  notice  the  self-satisfied  smile  that  played  upon  Mr.  Red- 
ding's  features  as  he  saw  bow  poorly  Flint's  conception  of  Hal 
compared  with  his  own  ?  When  the  Constable  came  on  Mr.  Sloss 
lighted  a  cigarette;  later  on  he  consoled  himself  with  a  cigar. 
Mr.  Joullin  was  the  thoroughly  contented  one  in  the  group. 
Knight's  figure  was  not  up  to  his  own  as  the  outlaw,  nor  did  his 
tights  produce  the  same  beautiful  effect. 


THE  second  act  of  the  Otter- Walker  scandal  that  enlivened  Oak- 
land a  few  weeks  ago,  is  now  being  played  in  Seattle.  The 
divorce  suit  that  Walker  instituted  against  his  wife,  as  a  result  of 
her  avowed  aff>ct?on  for  Otter,  was,  it  will  be  remembered,  granted 
without  contest,  and  immediately  afterwards  Mrs.  Walker  disap- 
peared, leaving  her  children  behind  her.  Not  long  afterwards 
Otter  sent  in  his  resignation  to  the  San  Pablo  Company,  and  he 
also  left  town,  without  even  telling  his  most  intimate  friends 
whither  he  was  going.  Of  course  it  was  imagined  that  he  intended 
to  join  Mrs.  Walker  somewhere,  and  that  this  surmise  was  cor- 
rect is  proved  by  an  arrival  from  Seattle,  who  says  that  the  way- 
ward couple  are  now  living  together  in  that  city,  The  Walkers 
are  well  known  in  Oakland,  San  Francisco  and  Woodland,  having 
resided  in  each  of  these  cities  for  many  years. 


THE  World's  Fair  Magazine  for  February  is  an  unusually  inter- 
esting issue.  There  are  articles  from  R.  McMurray,  on  the 
proposed  Mining  Exhibit;  Jas.  D.  Phelan,  on  California  at  the 
Fair;  L.  J.  Rose,  in  answer  to  charges  that  the  Commission  is 
extravagant.  Tbe  first  article  shows,  generally,  the  magnitude 
of  the  work,  and  gives  a  comparative  statement  of  the  expenses 
of  the  National  Commission,  the  State  of  Illinois,  the  State  of 
Iowa,  and  also  California.  There  is  also  a  resum6  of  work  done 
in  Chicago  up  to  January  1st,  the  prospectus  of  the  National 
Board  of  Lady  Managers,  and  much  general  information  concern- 
ing the  work  of  the  California  Commission. 

MRS.  GRAY,  wife  of  Rev.  E.  H.  Gray,  formerly  pastor  of  the 
First  Baptist  Church  in  Oakland,  is  quite  ill.  This  lady, 
who  is  very  wealthy  in  her  own  right,  several  years  ago  donated 
the  building  on  Twelfth  and  Brush  streets,  now  used  as  a  Baptist 
Theological  Seminary  for  young  men.  She  also,  some  years 
since,  gave  a  building  worth  $50,000,  in  New  York  City,  for  a 
newsboys'  home. 

THE  California  State  Floral  Society  is  making  unusual  efforts  to 
secure  a  first-class  exhibition  at  the  next  semi-annual  flower 
show,  to  be  held  in  the  Mechanics'  Pavilion,  on  May  11th,  12th, 
13th  and  14th  Tbese  shows  are  held  not  for  money-making 
purposes,  but  purely  to  educate  the  public  in  tbe  beautiful  art  of 
floral  culture.     They  are  always  well  attended. 


' 


'/ARTISTIC    HOMES    OF    CALIFORNIA. 
Residence  ol  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  H.  Keith  (Alma  E.  Keith),  2624  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 


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Ne  ws --He  t  t  er 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  APRIL  9,  1892. 


Number  15. 


Printed  and  Published  firry  S*Uurday  by  the  Proprietor,  Frederick 
Marriott,  Flood  Building,  Fourth  and  Market  Streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco.    Entered  at  San  Francitcn  Post-office  ax  Second  Class  Matter 


TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


Page 

Editorial  Brevities 1 

Leading  articles  : 
The  Behriug  Sea  Controversy        2 

Republican  Hartnonv 2 

Cleveland's  AbiHtv    3 

The  "Chronicle's"  Attitude  3 

The  Federal  Ring  3 

'leary-  L'tiiueM1  Bill 3 

Artistic  Homes  of  California  4 

Tennis  aod  Baseball  News  .     ...    4 
The  Conversion  of  Jaygould  ....    .5 

Pleasure's  Wand 6-7 

Sparks 8 

An  Old  Hotel  Register 9 

The  Looker-On      10-11 

"A  Woman's  Mouth  " 12 

FRONTISPIECE-*  thtic    Homes   of 
Mrs.  J.  H.  Keith. 


Page 

In  Other  Lands  (Poetry)  13 

Sails  on  War  Ships 13 

Financial  Review —  12 

Town  Crier 15 

"  Biz"— Summary  of  the  Markets,  lfi 

The  Rose  Jar... 17 

The   Art   Association  Exhibition 

18-19 

World,  Flesh  and  Devil .  .  20 

Sunbeams   21 

A  Cable  Car  Incident 22 

Vanities  23 

The  Bourse  and  Underwriter  ...    25 

Real  Property 26 

Society 28-29 

The  Ceramic  Exnibition 30 

California— Residence   of  Mr.   and 


THE  Secretary  of  the  State  Central  Committee  of  the  Democracy 
is  consistent  to  the  end.  That  njuch  may  be  said  in  his  favor. 
He  is  a  »  lamb  "  that  never  changes  his  Spotts. 


WHAT  about  Jake  Shaen?  Will  he  accompany  Leavy  and 
Cashin  into  exile  ?  Shaen  knows  as  much  about  the  cus- 
toms frauds  as  any  man  in  the  city.  It  may  be  ascertained  that 
he  knows  too  much  for  his  own  good,  but  that  is  not  likely,  for 
Jakey  is  too  old  a  bird  to  be  caught.  If  Cashin  and  Leavy  should 
go  to  jail,  would  you  visit  and  console  them,  Jake  ? 


THE  prevailing  impression  is  that  Traffic  Manager  Leeds  has 
not  got  any  the  better  of  Railroad  Commissioner  Rea  in  the 
joint  debate  which  has  been  carried  on  between  them.  Mr.  Leeds 
has  shown  one  weakness  which  is  always  fatal  to  a  disputant, 
that  is,  he  loses  his  temper,  and  makes  rash  assertions  without 
evidence  to  support  them.  Mr.  Rea,  on  the  contrary,  has  pre- 
served his  equanimity,  and  has  conducted  himself  with  the  dig- 
nity becoming  an  official  of  a  great  State. 

THERE  has  been  found  one  American  girl  who  refuses  to  wed  a 
titled  foreigner  unless  he  would  give  up  his  title  and  be- 
come an  American  citizen.  This  he  refused  to  do,  so  the  girl  de- 
clines to  marry  him.  Her  name  is  Bettie  Fleishman,  and  she 
lives  in  Cincinnati.  If  such  a  thing  be  possible  under  the  consti- 
tution, the  Ohio  Legislature  ought  to  canonize  her,  or  at  least 
make  her  an  honorary  citizen  and  elector  of  the  land  she  so 
dearly  loves.     We  hope  her  example  may  prove  contagious. 

IT  is  a  mistaken  notion  to  imagine  that  the  discovery  and  ex- 
posure of  vice  necessarily  involves  the  existence  of  an  ab- 
normal condition  of  sin,  viciousness  and  degradation  in  a  city. 
Sin  of  every  kind  is  always  latent  in  every  great  aggregation  of 
people,  and  because  it  sometimes  comes,  or  is  forced  to  the  surface, 
it  does  not  follow  that  it  is  any  worse  than  usual.  Of  late  there 
has  been  a  crusade  in  San  Francisco  against  certain  specific  forms 
of  vice,  which  is  commendable  in  every  aspect ;  but  the  conclusion 
must  not  be  drawn  that  this  is  the  worst  city  in  the  world  be- 
cause our  faults  and  defects  are  made  patent.  It  would  be  better 
for  every  city  if  it  had  the  courage  of  San  Francisco,  and  would 
drag  its  hidden  vices  into  the  full  light  of  day. 

THERE  was  great  excitement  at  the  Pacific-Union  Club  last 
Tuesday,  it  being  their  annual  election-day.  The  ticket  put 
up  by  the  regular  nominating  committee  was  not  satisfactory  to 
the  members,  who  placed  in  the  field  an  opposition  ticket,  with 
Major  Rath  bone,  the  strongest  man  they  could  select,  at  the  head. 
The  result  was  a  complete  victory  for  the  latter  ticket  by  a  large 
majority.  Major  Ratbbone  has  served  as  a  Director  for  the  club 
several  times  in  the  past;  knows  thoroughly  what  to  do,  and 
with  the  nervous  energy  that  he  throws  into  anything  he  under- 
takes, his  popularity,  great  tact,  executive  ability  and  knowldge 
of  the  details  of  life  in  clubs  everywhere,  is  sure  to  make  a  great 
success.  The  Pacific- Union  ought  to  be  congratulated  on  the 
choice  they  have  made. 


A  DA  LIGHTER  of  Ole  Bull,  the  celebrated  Norwegian  violinist, 
has  gone  upon  the  Ameiican  stage  as  a  member  of  Julia  Mar- 
lowe's company.  She  is  said  to  be  personally  attractive,  and  it 
is  added,  suggestively,  that  she  is  known  to  her  intimate  friends 
to  be  a  most  graceful  skirt-dancer.  Well,  mu«ic  and  dancing  have 
always  been  deemed  kindred  arts,  and  from  Ole  Bull's  fiddling  to 
his  daughter's  dancing  is  not  such  a  long  step.  It  only  shows 
that  in  this,  as  in  other  cases,  extremes  may  meet. 


IT  would  require  the  most  cheerful  kind  of  optimism  to  expect 
that  at  this  time,  with  a  political  contest  pending,  there  can  be 
expected  any  investigation  into  the  affairs  of  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment or  the  Police  Courts  by  the  Grand  Jury.  The  case  of 
"  Brick  "  Butler,  of  the  notorious  Truck  No.  2,  and  the  case  of 
Duffield,  the  Police  Court  Clerk,  to  say  nothing  of  minor  irregu- 
larities and  evils,  demand  searching  inquiry1,  but  the  cases  go 
along  as  easily  as  though  the  result  of  the  investigations  had  been 
determined  in  advance,  as  perhaps  it  has. 


THE  Southern  Pacific  Company  has  elected  the  following  offi- 
cers: President,  C.  P.  Huntington;  Vice  President,  C.  F. 
Crocker;  Second  Vice  President,  A.  N.  Towne;  Third  Vice  Presi- 
dent, J.  0.  Stubbs;  Secretary  and  Controller,  G.  L.  Lansing; 
Treasurer,  N.  T.  8mith;  H.  A.  Cummins,  Assistant  to  Treasurer; 
Assistant  Treasurer,  F.  H.  Davis,  New  York;  C.  F.  Krebs,  As- 
sistant Clerk,  Kentucky;  I.  E.  Gates,  Acting  Vice  President  and 
Assistant  Secretary,  New  York;  Executive  Committee,  Leland 
Stanford,  C.  P.  Huntington,  Charles  F.  Crocker  and  Thomas  H. 
Hubbard. 

IN  a  speech  at  Buffalo,  a  few  nights  ago,  an  orator  wh,o  belongs 
to  the  Cleveland  wing  of  the  New  York  Democracy,  character- 
ized Senator  Hill  as  a  "  burlesque  political  skirt-dancer,  who 
cavorts  and  kicks,  and  twists  and  turns,  and  bows  and  smirks, 
and  throws  kisses  at  the  political  baldheadSj  and  tries  to  pass 
himself  off  as  an  innocent  young  thing  of  beauty  and  a  joy  for- 
ever." This  was  witty  and  sarcastic,  but  it  does  not  alter  the 
fact  that  Hill  will  go  into  the  Chicago  Convention  with  the  solid 
New  York  delegation  behind  him,  and  that  Cleveland  will  have 
to  move  lively  to  catch  up  with  the  skirt-dancer. 


OAKLAND  decided  last  Monday  by  a  very  conclusive  vote  that 
she  did  want  new  school  houses,  but  that  she  did  not  want 
an  $800,000  park  and  boulevard.  There  have  been  a  great  many 
reasons  assigned  for  the  defeat  of  the  park  and  boulevard  bonds, 
but  there  are  two  which  seem  to  predominate.  They  are  distrust 
of  the  Council,  and  a  belief  that  the  principal  advocates  of  the 
bonds  had  purchased  or  bonded  property  in  the  vicinity  of  the 
boulevard  and  park  and  were  trying  to  make  the  city  make  their 
fortunes  for  them.  Either  of  these  would  have  been  enough  to 
decide  the  fate  of  the  election. 


SENATOR  STANFORD  has  declared  his  intention  of  making 
immediate  additions  to  the  buildings  at  the  Leland  Stanford 
Junior  University  in  order  to  make  ready  for  the  influx  of  stu- 
dents which  is  expected  for  the  coming  scholastic  year.  How 
much  better  it  is  for  a  rich  man  to  spend  his  money  for  himself  in 
such  a  way  than  to  commit  the  task  to  others  who,  while  they 
may  not  abuse  the  trust,  cannot  feel  the  interest  in  the  scheme 
which  actuates  the  benefactor  himself.  If  the  Leland  Stanford 
Junior  University  does  not  become  one  of  the  most  noted  educa- 
tional institutions  of  the  world  it  will  not  be  the  fault  of  Senator 
and  Mrs.  Stanford. 


CLAUS  SPRECKELS  has  returned  to  California,  victorious  over 
the  great  sugar  trust  of  the  East,  which  he  met  and  defeated 
on  its  own  grounds.  When  the  sugar  trust  attempted  to  ruin 
Spreckels  by  invading  Pacific  Coast  territory,  he  found  his  only 
means  of  salvation  was  to  fight  them  in  their  own  stronghold. 
Consequently  he  built  his  great  Philadelphia  refinery,  and  so  re- 
duced the  price  of  sugar  in  the  East  that  the  trust  was  glad  to 
sue  for  peace.  The  American  Sugar  Refining  Company  has 
therefore  agreed  to  buy  the  Philadelphia  refinery,  and  to  keep  out 
of  Pacific  Coast  territory,  leaving  that  market  to  the  California 
refineries.  Mr.  Spreckels  has  reinvigorated  the  sugar  industry  on 
this  Coast. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  9,  1892. 


THE    BEHRING    SEA    CONTROVERSY. 

THE  News  Letter  viewa  with  disfavor  the  disposition  mani- 
fested in  certain  quarters  to  make  political  capital  out  of  the 
so-called  victory  which  President  Harrison  has  gained  over  Lord 
Salisbury  in  the  matter  of  the  Behring  Sea  affair.  If  half  that  is 
reported  is  true  regarding  the  methods  of  taking  the  seals  in  the 
open  sea,  there  is  no  question  but  that  the  animals  need  protec- 
tion, and  should  have  it,  irrespective  of  the  collateral  question  of 
the  jurisdictional  sovereignty  of  the  United  States  in  Behring  Sea. 
We  do  not  suppose  for  an  instant  that  the  Board  of  Arbitrators, 
before  which  the  questions  in  dispute  are  soon  to  be  brought  for 
settlement,  will  sustain  any  claim  of  exclusive  jurisdiction  in 
those  waters  as  set  up  by  the  United  States;  nor  can  we  imagine 
Mr.  Blaine  or  President  Harrison  to  be  in  earnest  in  making  such 
claim.  But  we  do  think  that  the  simple  question  of  protec- 
tion of  seal  life,  wherever  it  could  be  proved  the  acts  of  indi- 
viduals of  any  nation  were  of  such  a  nature  as  to  threaten  its 
extermination,  might  have  been  obtained  long  ago  and  without 
all  this  fuss  and  feathers.  England  is  as  deeply  interested  as  the 
United  States  in  the  preservation  of  the  fur-seal  industry,  as  it 
furnishes  employment  to  a  large  number  of  skilled  British  work- 
men in  London,  where  the  process  of  dyeing  the  raw  skins  is  ex- 
clusively performed.  Skins  which  net  the  sealer  $10  in  Van- 
couver or  Victoria  are  sold  in  London,  after  being  treated  there, 
for  $40  to  $50.  It  is  impossible  to  conceive  how  England  can, 
under  these  circumstances,  look  passively  on  while  the  goose 
which  is  laying  such  golden  eggs  is  being  deliberately  killed  by  a 
few  reckless  citizens  of  her  Dominion  Province.  The  question 
naturally  arises,  has  England  been  properly  and  officially  warned 
by  the  production  of  properly  accredited  testimony  that  the  evil 
complained  of  does  really  exist,  and  that  the  reports  of  diminution 
of  seal  life  on  our  Pubyloff  rookeries  do  not  emanate  from  the 
agents  of  the  Commercial  Company,  who  seek  by  this  means  to 
obtain  a  complete  mpnopoly  of  the  sealskin  industry?  There  does 
not  appear  to  have  been  made  any  official  attempt  on  the  part  of 
this  country  to  put  England  into  possession  of  testimony  on  these 
points  during  the  five  years  that  this  controversy  has  been  drawn 
out.  It  is  true  that  Professor  Elliott  was  detailed  by  the  State 
Department  to  revisit  the  Pubyloff  group  in  1890  and  make  a  re- 
port touching  the  condition  of  seal  life  therein  as  compared  with 
the  aame  in  former  years,  and  this  earnest  friend  of  the  fur-seal 
went  on  the  grounds,  made  his  observations  and  returned  to 
Washington,  where  he  made  his  report.  But  so  far  as  the  public 
is  concerned,  this  labor  might  just  as  well  have  never  been  per- 
formed. At  the  time,  Professor  Elliott  complained  bitterly  that 
his  report  was  never  published,  and  it  was  in  fact  sup- 
pressed. During  the  operations  of  the  blockading  squadron 
of  vessels  sent  to  enforce  the  provisions  of  the  modus 
Vivendi  in  Behring  Sea  last  year,  it  was  found  that 
great  difficulty  was  experienced  by  the  steamers  in  find- 
ing the  small  sealers  in  order  to  serve  the  necessary  notice 
to  leave  the  sea.  In  the  majority  of  cases  the  sealers  evaded  the 
cruisers  until  a  good  catch  had  been  obtained,  and  then  waited  to 
be  boarded  and  have  their  papers  endorsed  before  leaving  the  sea. 
This  action  was  not  without  reason,  as  it  has  been  openly  asserted 
in  sealing  circles  that  it  was  a  deliberate  method  of  obtaining 
grounds  for  damages  in  suits  which  would  be  subsequently 
brought  by  the  sealers,  against  whichever  nation  had  interfered 
with  their  voyages.  It  is  a  pertinent  qnestion  to  ask  at  this 
juncture,  while  the  details  of  the  modus  vivendi  are  being  prepared 
for  next  summer's  sealing  season,  why  was  it  necessary  to  first 
warn  these  poachers  before  they  cou.d  be  seized  ?  It  is  a  princi- 
ple of  common  law  that  ignorance  of  law  excuses  no  man  for  the 
commission  of  crime.  The  fact  that  the  killing  of  seals  in  the 
open  waters  of  Behring  Sea  was  considered  illegal  by  the  United 
States  and  had  not  been  sanctioned  by  England  was  perfectly 
well  known  by  the  sealers  months  before  they  entered  the  for- 
bidden waters,  and  leniency  in  dealing  with  them  seems  to  the 
ordinary  observer  to  have  been  as  ill-advised  as  it  was  mischievous 
in  its  effects.  There  seems  to  be  no  doubt  that  the  modus  vivendi 
was  not  entirely  effective  last  year,  and  the  cause  has  already 
been  explained.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  when  next  season  opens 
in  Behring  Sea  there  will  be  no  further  nonsense,  but  that  the 
prohibition  will  be  rigidly  enforced  to  the  utmost  letter  of  the 
law.  We  believe  that  instead  of  interfering  to  prevent  this,  Eng- 
land will  be  found  ready  and  willing  to  co-operate,  if  only  the 
chance  be  given  her  to  do  so.  Meanwhile,  the  friends  of  the  Ad- 
ministration, who  seem  bent  on  utilizing  the  present  incident  as 
a  means  of  exercising  that  time-honored  custom  of  pulling  the 
lion's  tail  just  previous  to  a  Presidential  election,  may  well 
pause,  as  there  are  some  things  about  the  seal  controversy  which 
ara  not  altogether  free  from  haze,  and  clearing  the  atmosphere  by 
raising  too  much  wind  might   result  in    some  painful  revelations. 


REPUBLICAN    HARMONY. 


PROFESSOR  GARNER  is  confident  that  he  has  discovered  at 
least  the  basis  of  one  or  more  monkey  languages.  He  is  sure 
that  they  employ  articulate  speech  of  a  rude  kind  to  convey  their 
wishes,  and  that  it  can  be  formulated  and  translated.  After  he 
has  completed  his  task,  we  suggest  that  he  try  his  hand  on  the 
baseball  reporter  of  a  daily  newspaper.  If  the  professor  can  turn 
what  he  says  into  English,  he  can  accomplish  anything. 


THE  symbol  of  peace,  the  snow-white  dove,  just  now  hangs 
over  the  headquarters  of  the  Republican  party  in  this  city. 
Peace  apparently  reigns  in  the  councils  of  the  party.  But  ap- 
pearances are  deceptive,  and  the  white-winged  messenger  may 
turn  into  the  color  of  Poe's  raven  and  at  any  moment  take  up  its 
sad  refrain  of  "  Nevermore,  Peace,  Nevermore."  No  one  who 
has  a  particle  of  political  insight  believes  that  between  Burns  and 
Wilson,  and  Kelly  and  Crimmins,  permanent  peace  is  possible. 
It  is  simply  a  truce  that  has  been  declared,  and  the  messengers 
of  peace  from  the  Powell  street  headquarters  are  carrying  up 
their  sleeves  knives  a  foot  long,  which  they  will  slide  under  the 
ribs  of  the  Third  street  crowd  on  the  slightest  provocation.  »  This 
is  the  peace  that  means  war,"  said  J.  N.  E.  Wilson,  the  other 
day,  and  those  who  know  Wilson  best  trust  him  least  in  politics. 
Wilson,  however,  does  not  stand  alone  among  the  leaders  of  his 
party  in  this  false  attitude.  There  is  more  treachery  in  the  crowd 
that  makes  its  headquarters  at  16  Third  street.  The  difference 
between  the  latter  and  their  rivals,  who  have  more  elegant  quar- 
ters on  Powell  street,  is  the  difference  between  the  political  assas- 
sin who  uses  the  clever  and  he  who  uses  the  stiletto.  These 
gentlemen  may  cry  *>  Peace,  Peace,"  but  there  is  no  peace;  it  is 
war  and  war  to  the  death.  Colonel  Burns  has  declared  this  to  be 
the  fact  in  numerous  interviews,  and  he  has  even  threatened  to 
insist  that  the  State  Central  Committee  should  conform  to  his 
ideas  in  respect  to  these  people  or  he  will  bolt  bis  party  and  vote 
with  the  Democracy.  The  fact  is  John  N.  E.  Wilson  is  not  a  good 
leader.  He  lacks  judgment,  magnetism  and  suavity.  He  has 
been  outgeneraled  at  every  point,  and  Colonel  Burns,  who  is  be- 
lieved to  be  honest  and  wholly  sincere  in  this  crusade  against  the 
corrupt  methods  of  Kelly  and  Crimmins,  has  been  placed  in  a 
bad  light.  Wilson  handled  his  fight  badly  and  had  incompetent 
lieutenants.  Mahoney  is  slow,  phlegmatic  and  heavy.  He  is 
slow  to  perceive  a  point,  and  slower  to  take  advantage  of  one 
when  he  does  see  it.  He  is  not  conciliatory,  mistakes  stateliness 
for  dignity,  and  is  as  transparent  as  the  dial  of  a  clock  in  a  tower. 
He  is  the  strongest  man  in  that  wing  of  the  county  committee. 
Isaacs,  an  employf-  under  the  Harbor  Commissioners,  has  been  a 
great  detriment  to  the  Burns-Wilson  people,  because  of  his  illit- 
eracy, boorishness  and  idiotic  antics.  McCormick  has  a  drooping, 
blonde  mustache  and  weeping  Oriental  eyes,  and  has  convinced 
himself  that  he  is  an  orator.  His  volubility  is  out  of  pro- 
portion to  his  thinking  apparatus,  and  he  is  always 
wearisome  and  sometimes  tiresome.  Dorn,  Nicholson,  Jacobs 
and  others  of  the  brightest  and  "smoothest"  workers 
have  led  this  Powell-street  contingent  a  lively  race.  The  name 
of  Kelly  is  never  mentioned.  Kelly  is  a  stench  in  the  nostrils 
of  the  people,  and  anything  with  which  he  could  be  connected 
would  be  damned.  No  one  knows  this  better  than  Mr.  Kelly 
and  his  lieutenants.  So,  while  a  good  deal  has  been  said  about 
Burns  and  Wilson,  the  regular  committee  was  never  spoken  of  as 
the  Kelly-Crimmins  faction.  But  Kelly  never  lost  a  trick, 
nevertheless.  The  Mahoneyites  were  constantly  kept  in  the  at- 
titude of  aggressors.  They  were  held  in  a  place  where  they 
seemed  to  be  in  the  wrong,  and  had  no  chance  to  appeal  to  the 
people  direct.  Finding  himself  out-generaled,  Wilson  had  to 
submit,  and  he  is  doing  it  very  ungraciously.  Whenever  he  finds 
a  fair  chance  to  break  away  he  will  do  so,  as  the  language  of  his 
followers  constantly  shows.  It  was  not  Kelly  alone,  however, 
who  won  this  victory  over  the  ex-District  Attorney  and  ex- 
Senator.  The  fine  Italian  hand  of  Mr.  Pillsbury  is  in  it.  He 
pulls  the  string  that  makes  Ruef  dance,  and  Ruef  has  danced 
skilfully  and  ably.  It  was  he  who  introduced  the  "  new  blood," 
the  Twenty-five,  and  he  has  used  them  to  his  purpose.  Through 
and  with  them  he  has  secured  the  Executive  Committee  and  also 
control  of  the  Returning  Board.  How  will  he  use  it  ?  That  is  a 
question  that  affects  Kelly  as  much  as  it  does  Wilson.  Ruef  and 
his  followers  are  the  unknown  quantity.  What  they  will  demand 
they  will  get,  as  neither  side  can  win  without  them.  Pillsbury, 
therefore,  is  the  boss,  just  now,  though  he  modestly  denies  the 
fact,  and  Ruef  in  the  meantime  poses  as  an  Angel  of  Light, 
spreading  his  illuminating  wings  over  the  purified  and  regenerated 
Republican  party.  Wait  until  the  transformation  scene  occurs — 
when  the  cooing  dove  will  be  turned  into  the  cawing  raven;  wait 
until  the  Mahoney  contigent  is  crowded  to  the  wall  and  draw 
knives.  Then  there  will  be  music  in  the  Republican  camp;  and 
it  is  coming,  or  the  News  Lettee  is  not  a  propLet. 

OUT  of  the  hurly-burly  of  local  politics,  Democratic  and  Re- 
publican, the  quiet,  honest,  respectable  citizens  of  San  Fran- 
cisco are  wondering  whether  there  can  emerge  a  possibility  of  a 
municipal  and  legislative  ticket  which  they  can  support  without 
doing  violence  to  every  conviction  they  possess.  It  is  no  scandal 
or  slander  to  say  that  this  city  has  been  disgraced  for  a  number 
of  succeeding  Legislatures  by  the  kind  of  men  that  have  been 
sent  from  here  to  make  laws  for  the  State,  and  the  shame  is 
equally  divided,  or  nearly  so,  between  the  two  parties.  It  is  very 
certain  that  the  party  which  shall  nominate  for  the  Senate  and 
Assembly  men  who  will  do  their  sworn  duty  and  not  go  around 
the  capital  placarded  "  For  Sale,"  will  carry  the  city  at  the  No- 
vember election. 


April  0.  : 


S.W"  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


AS    TO    CLEVELAND  S    ABILITY. 


T"  rHE  EDITOR— Sl«  :  In  tin-  ir, ,.n«iiii  of  the  4tli  inst.  appears 
a  commoDlcatioD  from  Stdnrr  Boat,  Albany,  Oregon,  headed 
ll  .'leveland  Ablet"  I  "hat  seems  to  Ihe  subscriber 

caviling  criticism  as  t..  what  constitutes  ability.  Hamlet  wan  in- 
tellectual or  metaphysical  to  a  Imkii  degraa,  but  permitteil  the  na- 
tive b'ie  ol  resolution  to  be  sicklied  o'er  by  Ihe  pale  cast  ol 
thought  to  snch  an  extent  that  he  constantly  allowed  I  will"  to 
wait  opon  "  I  would."  It  is  unnecessary  t.<  dwell  upon  the  re- 
admlrallon  an. I  veneration  entertained  by  the  rank  and 
:he  Iiemocratic  party  tor  Mr  I'leveland.  while  he  numbers 
amongst  his  host  of  Republican  admirers  smb  distinguished  men 
n-  Prof.  Klli.-t.  President  ol  Harvard  University;  Col.  Thomas 
Wentworth  Higginson  and  Henry  L.  Pierce  of  Boston;  Geo.  Wm. 
Curtis,  of  Harper's  IfseUy,  New  York  City;  Mr, Jones,  of  the  New 
Yorklfaus;  Ueorge  W.  Cbilds,  ol  the  Philadelphia  Ledger,  etc. 
Beyond  all  doubt  they  believe  in  his  ability  to  give  proper  meas- 
ure of  effect  to  his  upright,  outspoken  and  patriotic  principles. 
1  will,  for  purposes  of  the  present  communication,  offer  the  tes- 
timony of  two  eminent  Republicans,  the  late  Hon.  James  Rus- 
sell Lowell,  scholar,  poet,  statesman  and  diplomat,  and  the  Hon. 
Chauncey  M.  Depew.  the  versatile  and  gifted  orator,  who  is  too 
well  known  to  require  any  special  introduction.  In  Mr.  Low- 
ell's address  on  the  two  hundred  and  fiftieth  anniversary  of  Har- 
vard University,  delivered  Novembers,  1S86,  he  closed  by  refer- 
ring to  distinguished  guests  too  numerous  for  him  to  mention  by 
name,  and  said  : 

"There  Is  also  one  other  name  <d  which  it  would  be  Indecorous  not  to 
make  an  exception.  You  all  know  that  I  can  mean  only  the  President  of 
our  Rep.il'lie.  His  presence  is  a  signal  hooor  to  us  all,  and  to  us  all  I  may 
>ay  a  per-naal  gratification.  We  have  no  politics  here,  but  the  sons  of 
Harvard  all  belong  to  the  partv  which  admires  courage,  strength  of  pur- 
po-e  and  fidelity  lo  duty,  and  which  respects,  wherever  he  maybe  found, 
lnc  "./,  ,m  propositi  rirum,  who  knows  how  to  withstand  the 

Clvium  antnrprara  jubentium.  He  has  left  the  helm  of  State  to  be  with  us 
here  and  so  long  as  it  is  intrusted  to  his  hands  we  are  sure  that,  should  the 
storm  come,  he  will  say  with  Seneca's  Pilot,  '  O  Neptune,  you  may  save  me 
if  you  will;  you  may  sink  me  if  you  will;  hut  whatever  happen,  I  shall 
keep  my  rudder  true.'  " 

In  a  speech  delivered  by  Chauncey  M.  Depew,  on  Thursday 
evening,  October  9,  1890,  at  a  dinner  given  to  Judge  Pryor,  in 
New  York,  he  said: 

"If  I  am  to  name  the  typical  American,  the  man  who  loves  and  believes 
In  his  country  beyond  evervthiug  else,  the  mau  who,  determining  once  in 
what  direction  his  duty  leads,  cannot  be  swerved  from  the  path,  the  man 
who  is  doggedly  persi-steut  iu  what  he  believes  to  be  right,  the  man  who 
thinks  not  of  self,  but  of  his  country  and  its  needs,  I  would  name  Grover 
Cleveland  What  he  has  accomplished  is  the  very  highest  tribute  to  the 
possibilities  of  American  citizenship.  A  country  lawyer  in  the  city  of 
Buffalo,  he  shed  lustre  upon  the  high  profession  which  he  had  chosen. 
As  the  Mayor  of  his  native  city,  he  presented  as  his  record  a  clean  aud 
economical  administration.  Coming  into  the  highest  position  in  the  land, 
without  previous  experience,  and  with  scarcely  a  precedent  to  guide  him 
in  the  conditions  which  surrounded  him,  he  won  the  affection  of  his  party 
and  commanded  the  respect  and  admiration  of  his  opponents,  I  flud  my- 
self in  one  of  the  proudest  positions  of  my  life  in  being  permitted  to  pre- 
sent to  you  Grover  Cleveland  as  the  typical  American." 
To  which  I  will  add  Missouri's  tribute: 

St.  Louis,  March  25,  1892.— The  Missouri  Legislature,  by  an  al- 
most unanimous  vote,  all  the  Democratic  members  voting  yea, 
has  adopted  the  following  resolution  laudatory  of  the  personality 
of  Grover  Cleveland : 

Wuebeas-  It  is  no  sacrilege  to  stand  uncovered  before  the  shrine  em- 
blazoned with  the  sentiment,  "A  Pnblic  Office  is  a  Public  Trust,"  therefore 

Resolved,  That  while  we  expect  in  the  approaching  conflict  to  follow  the 
fortunes  of  the  Democratic  flag,  by  whomsoever  borne,  we  have  lost  none 
of  our  confidence  in  and  admiration  for  the  honest  man,  the  eminent  citi- 
zen, the  distinguished  statesman,  the  pure  patriot,  the  "  Mau  of  Destiny," 
Grover  Cleveland. 

From  all  this  highly  eulogistic  and  concurrent  testimony,  the 
conclusion  is  fully  warranted  that  Mr.  Cleveland  is  •'_  able,"  in 
the  broadest  acceptance  of  that  term, 

San  Francisco,  April  5,  1892. 


THE       CHRONICLE'S"    ATTITUDE. 


A  Layman. 


GEARY'S    CHINESE    BILL. 


THE  Geary  Chinese  Exclusion  bill,  which  provides  for  the  ex- 
clusion from  the  United  States  of  all  Chinese,  whether  sub- 
jects of  the  Emperor  of  China  or  not,  except  diplomatic  officers, 
has  passed  the  House  of  Representatives  by  a  great  majority, 
and  is  now  in  the  Senate.  Its  fate  there  cannot  be  foretold,  as  it 
will  meet  with  strong  opposition,  on  account  of  its  breaking  of 
the  Treaty  of  Peking  and  its  infringement  upon  provisions  of  in- 
ternational law.  The  bill  is  the  most  sweeping  that  has  passed 
the  House.  It  is,  in  fact,  an  ..exclusion"  bill,  for  all  classes  of 
Chinese,  except  the  representatives  of  the  Imperial  Government, 
are  affected  by  it.  China  threatens  to  retaliate,  if  the  bill  be- 
comes a  law,  by  driving  all  Americans  from  China  and  excluding 
them  thereafter.  Such  a  course  is  not  probable,  for  China  has  too 
rich  a  customer  in  the  United  States  to  care  to  lose  her  trade.  It 
shouid  be  remembered  that  most  of  the  Chinese  legislation  has 
been  effected  by  Democratic  Congressmen. 

IN  its  fight  against  the  dives  the  Callis  doing  excellent  work  de- 
serving of  the  highest  praise.  We  thoroughly  and  .heartily 
endorse  its  movement  for  local  purity,  and  wish  it  all  possible 
success  in  its  undertaking. 


T 


BE  position  taken  by  the  Chronicle,  a  prominent  Republican 
1  newspaper  of  this  city,  upon  ihe  question  of  boss  rule  In 
municipal  Republican  poll  Ilea,  is  one  of  the  many  carious  things 
produced  daring  a  political  fight.  On  Wednesday  last,  In  in 
editorial  headed  *' Local  Republicans,"  the  Chroticl*  wasted  con- 
siderable of  its  valuable  space  in  saying  nothing,  for  its  attempt 
to  conceal  the  condition  of  affairs  In  the  Republican  camp  is 
ridiculous.  The  addition  of  the  twenty-live  representative  Re- 
publicans of  this  city  to  the  County  Committee,  it  is  said,  has  had 
the  effect  of  "  reconciling  the  discordant  elements  in  a  great 
party,"  and  »  settling  matters  "  on  such  a  basis  that  "  harmonious 
adjustment  "  is  only  a  matter  of  detail.  All  of  which  means  that 
The  Twenty-five,  finding  that  the  bosses  were  too  strong  for  them, 
gracefully  succumbed,  and  let  the  fight  for  spoils  go  on.  The 
"  harmonious  adjustment  "  is  the  fact  that  Kelly  is  holding  his 
men  well  in  hand,  PUIsbury  and  Ruef  are  bent  on  retaining  the 
balance  of  power,  and  Burns  and  Wilson,  though  dissatisfied, 
now  pretend  to  be  satisfied  with  what  they  have  secured.  »  Under 
the  new  order  of  things,"  says  the  Chronicle,  »  there  seems  to  be 
no  necessity  for  radical  measures."  It  is  just  there  that  we  differ 
with  our  contemporary.  Under  the  existing  order  of  things-* 
which,  however,  is  not  a  new  order,  we  insist  there  is  need,  and 
much  and  immediate  need,  for  radical  measures.  The  existing 
order  of  things  in  the  Republican  strongholds,  is  a  domination  by 
a  Boss.  It  matters  not  whether  Wilson  or  Kelly  pulls  the  strings; 
the  puppets  of  Ihe'County  Committee  will  dance.  The  Chronicle 
knows  this,  and  wilfully  attempts  to  deceive  the  people  into  the 
belief  that  the  presence  of  the  twenty-five  men  selected  by  Pills- 
bury  and  Ruef  has  had  the  effect  of  purifying  the  entire  body.  If 
these  business  men  are  in  earnest  in  their  endeavors  to  obtain 
pure  politics  in  this  county,  which,  by  the  way,  nobody  believes, 
why  do  they  not  organize  a  committee  composed  entirely  of  men 
above  suspicion?  How  can  they  expect  to  have  confidence 
placed  in  them  as  long  as  they  are  the  associates  of  men  of  disrep- 
utable political  characters  ?  The  Chronicle  sounds  the  warning 
that  the  present  Republican  County  Committee  should  not  be 
altered  or  diluted,  lest  loss  of  confidence  ensue.  Such  con- 
sequence could  not  ensue,  for  the  Republicans  of  the  city,  having 
no  confidence  in  the  Committee  a3  now  organized,  could  lose  no 
confidence  in  it  if  its   organization  were  altered. 


THE    FEDERAL    RING. 


THE  announcement  of  the  dismissal  by  the  President,  of  Ap- 
praiser of  Customs  Leavy,  of  this  port,  has  not  caused  much 
astonishment  among  men  whose  business  brings  them  into  close 
contact  with  the  officials  of  the  Appraiser's  department,  or  who 
are  acquainted  with  the  methods  of  doing  business  prevalent 
therein.  It  is  said  that  Appraiser  Leavy  has  been  dismissed  be- 
cause of  the  discovery  of  his  complicity  in  the  great  frauds  re- 
cently perpetrated  upon  the  Government  by  the  connivance  of 
some  of  its  officials.  Among  these  were  the  Bernard  Reiss  reve- 
nue swindles,  and  many  others,  the  full  particulars  of  which 
have  not  yet  been  published.  Now  that  Mr.  Leavy  has  been 
dismissed  because  of  his  identity  with  crime  and  criminals,  is  it 
too  presumptious  to  ask  the  august  officials  at  Washington,  who 
recently  compounded  a  felony  in  the  Reiss  matter,  what  they  in- 
tend to  do  in  the  case  of  Mr.  Leavy?  If  his  guilt  be  so  apparent 
as  to  cause  his  dismissal  from  his  high  office,  certainly  it  should 
be  sufficient  to  cause  a  jury  to  convict  him  of  any  crime  which 
the  Government  officials  should  charge  him  with,  in  connection 
with  the  Customs-house  frauds.  Will  Leavy  be  prosecuted?  That 
is  a  question  in  which  all  good  citizens  are  vitally  interested.  If 
the  Government  officers  have  procured  evidence  of  his  complicity 
in  fraud,  as  the  action  of  the  President  seems  to  prove,  he  should 
be  criminally  prosecuted,  and  if  found  guilty,  aa  he  will  be,  if 
the  trial  be  properly  conducted  and  the  jury  an  honest  one,  he 
should  be  allowed  to  work  for  the  Government  in  a  State  prison 
or  a  fortification  for  a  long  period.  For  many  years  the  Customs- 
house  and  the  Appraiser's  building  have  been  notorious  as  breed- 
ing places  for  great  crimes.  It  was  in  the  Customs-house  that  the 
rotorious  Chinese  certificate  swindles  were  originated  and  worked. 
During  this  administration  there  have  not  been  many  exposures  of 
crookedness  among  officials.  D.  M.  Cashin  was  the  first  patriot 
whose  head  fell  into  the  basket.  Mr.  Cashin,  shortly  after  his  retire- 
ment, left  the  city  for  a  short  time,  saying  that  upon  his  return  he 
would  prove  his  innocence.  The  city  yet  awaits  the  proofs.  Now 
comes  Leavy,  no  doubt  another  injured  innocent.  This  State  has 
in  it  too  many  men  in  public  office,  and  others  who  are  acting  as 
fiduciary  agents,  who  are  "  injured  innocents."  If  a  few  of  them 
were  decorated  with  convicts' stripes,  the  people's  money  would 
be  made  the  safer  for  the  decoration. 


FRANK  McMULLEN,  cashier  of  the  Grangers'  Bank,  was  the 
candidate  of  the  Silk-Stocking  Republicans  for  Chairman  of 
the  County  Returning  Board.  W.  A.  S.  Nicholson,  who  was  once 
Justice  of  the  Peace  two  or  three  days,  and  then  failed  before  the 
people,  was  Boss  Kelly's  man.  Needless  to  say  that  Nicholson 
was  elected,  and  will  look  after  the  returns. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  9,  1892. 


TENNIS    AND    BASEBALL    NEWS. 


AS  every  one  anticipated,  Hubbard  easily  defeated  Collier,  last 
Sunday,  in  the  finals  of  the  club  tournament.  The  score  was 
6-1,  6-4,  6-1.  Hubbard,  therefore,  again  wins  the  cup,  which 
must,  however,  be  won  five  times,  but  not  necessarily  in  succes- 
sion. He  played  a  very  brilliant  and  punishing  game  through- 
out, and  bad  no  great  trouble,  though  Collier  really  played  very 
well,  and  got  back  some  of  Hubbard's  bard  smashes  very  credit- 
ably. Collier  is  gradually  developing  into  a  good  player,  and  if 
he  continues  to  improve,  will  soon  work  his  way  into  the  first 
class.  Hubbard,  on  the  other  hand,  is  playing  pretty  as  well  as  skil- 
ful tennis,  and  will  probably  be  the  one  to  meet  champion  Taylor 
this  summer.  After  the  match,  Hubbard  played  Taylor,  and  the 
game  was  replete  with  brilliant  shots,  some  of  Hubbard's  being 
quite  untakable.  Taylor  played  a  short  drop  with  great  ad- 
vantage, and  displayed  all  the  time  his  remarkable  coolness  and 
great  skill  in  placing.  If  he  wins  the  cup  again  this  year  he  will 
retain  it,  and  it  is  therefore  natural  that  he  will  exert  himself  to 
his  utmost  to  keep  the  cup. 

There  is  now  some  talk  that  Hubbard,  Tobin  and  Taylor  will 
go  East  after  the  championship  here,  to  partake  in  the  Eastern 
games,  and  if  it  so  happens,  we  expect  our  boys  will  show  that 
we  know  something  about  tennis,  even  in  this  far  west.  George 
Vernon  Gray,  the  Secretary  of  the  California  Club,  is  East,  and  on 
his  return  will  be  closely  questioned  as  to  the  ability  of  the  players. 
Gray  has  a  quick  eye,  and  it  is  hoped  nothing  of  interest  to  ten- 
nis-players will  escape  him. 

The  baseball  season  has  now  fairly  started,  and  with  the  ap- 
proaching sunny  weather  the  players  should  be  at  their  best.  In 
justice  to  them  it  must  be  said  that  the  weather  during  the  last 
two  weeks  here  and  in  Los  Angeles  has  not  been  favorable  to 
good  ball  playing.  This  is  something  that  the  public  is  apt  to 
overlook  in  criticising  the  playing  of  the  teams.  Neither  pitcher 
can  pitch  nor  fielder  field  at  his  best  when  the  atmosphere  is 
raw  and  chilly,  the  wind  high  and  the  grounds  wet  and  soggy. 
When  the  pitcher's  box  is  covered  with  sawdust,  and  the  inneld- 
er's  territory  strewn  with  the  same  moisture-absorbing  material, 
gGod  pitching  and  fielding  are  difficult.  Next  week  the  Los  Angeles 
team  will  be  with  us,  and  then  we  can  pass  personally  upon  the 
merits  of  the  players.     Oakland  grounds  will  open  next  Tuesday. 

The  query  among  the  baseball  patrons  now  is,  will  Denny  re- 
main with  San  Jose  or  will  he  be  compelled  to  play  with  the 
Pittsburgh  team.  It  can  be  safely  affirmed  that  he  will  finish  the 
season  in  the  California  league. 

Every  one  who  saw  Hart  pitch  last  Sunday  concedes  that  he 
is  an  excellent  pitcher,  and  whej  the  warm  weather  arrives  he 
will  win  many  games  for  the  home  club.  If  the  day  is  pleasant 
to-morrow  he  will  pitch  for  the  home  club. 

The  N.  S.  G.  W.  league  will  probably  play  their  games  in  this 
city  on  Sunday  mornings  at  the  Haight  street  grounds. 

The  San  Jose  and  San  Francisco  teams  will  play  in  this  city 
this  afternoon  and  to-morrow.  Next  Thursday,  Saturday  and 
Sunday  the  Los  Angeles  and  Oakland   teams  will  play  here. 

Pitcher  Horner,  of  the  Oaklands,  expects  to  be  able  to  take 
his  trick  in  the  box  within  a  couple  of  weeks.  He  has  still  to 
use  a  crutch. 

The  games  of  the  Amateur  league,  formed  by  the  nines  of  the 
High  schools  of  this  city,  will  begin  at  10:30  to-day  at  the  Haight 
street  grounds.  This  is  the  first  High  school  league  organized  in 
this  city,  and  all  the  students  and  their  friends  take  great  interest 
in  the  coming  contests.   Professor  Anderson  will  be  the  manager 


ARTISTIC    HOMES    OF    CALIFORNIA. 


New  Series— Plate  No.  123. 

Residence  of  Mb.  and  Mrs.  J.  H.  Keith,  (Alma  E.  Keith), 
2624  California  Street. 

THE  beautiful  residence  of  Mrs.  Alma  E.  Keith,  at  2624  California 
street,  an  artotype  of  which  is  presented  with  this  issue  of  the 
News  Letter,  is  one  of  the  handsomest  and  most  comfortable 
houses  in  the  western  portion  of  the  city.  Above  all  things  it  is 
a  cozy  home,  not  chilled  by  the  coldness  of  grandeur,  but  made 
delightful  by  all  the  warmth  of  artistic  decoration.  In  all  respects 
it  is  truly  charming,  its  mistress  having  given  much  of  her  per- 
sonal attention  to  its  arrangement  and  embellishment  with  the 
most  satisfactory  results.  As  will  be  seen  by  reference  to  the  arto- 
type the  residence  is  very  attractive  from  an  exterior  view.  As 
one  passes  the  handsome  front  doors  of  stained  glass,  a  cozy  little 
entrance  hall  is  gained.  It  is  tinted  in  terra  cotta,  and  is  a  very 
pleasant  introduction  to  the  house.  Passing  the  portieres  in  the 
doorway  on  the  left  of  the  hall  the  beautiful  "  white  room"  is 
entered.  This  room  is  elegantly  furnished  and  frescoed.  All  the 
decorations  are  in  keeping  with  the  idea  of  the  room's  name.  A 
high  mantel  of  cream  white  bears  numerous  little  articles  of 
bric-a-brac,  including  many  rare  specimens  of  the  ceramic  art. 
The  room's  attractiveness  is  also  increased  by  two  magnificent 
companion  oil  paintings — '  Meditation"  and  "Admiration."  At 
the  end  of  the  entrance  hall  is  the  entrance  to  the  music  room 
and  library.  They  are  also  in  the  terra  cotta  tints,  and  are  very 
comfortable  apartments,  to  which  much  grace  and  an  air  of  re- 
finement is  given  by  the  piano,  music  and  excellent  books,  with 
which  the  household  is  evidently  often  entertained.  Opposite 
the  entrance  hall,  on  the  left,  is  the  cozy  little  dining-room,  done 
in  oak.  It  is  a  very  comfortable  place  for  the  board  to  spread  its 
generous  sides.  The  bedrooms,  on  the  second  rloor,  are  dreams 
of  delight.  The  handsomest,  probably,  is  that  known  as  the 
"  blue  room,"  in  the  front.  All  its  decoration  is  in  blue,  and  it 
presents  a  truly  beautiful  appearance,  which  denotes  the  artistic 
mind  of  a  woman  of  very  refined  tastes.  The  "  pink"  room  ad- 
joins the  blue  room,  and  is  furnished  somewhat  similarly,  except 
that  its  only  color  is  pink.  Then  comes  the  charming  little  Japa- 
nese room.  From  the  center  of  the  ceiling  in  this  room  hangs 
an  immense  Japanese  umbrella,  which  conceals  nearly  the  entire 
ceiling.  From  its  outer  edge  numerous  pretty  little  lanterns  de- 
pend, Japanese  screens  are  about  ths  room  and  Japanese  fans 
decorate  the  walls.  This  is  a  most  attractive  little  place.  The 
last  room  on  the  second  floor  is  the  pretty  little  greenroom. 
Green  everywhere  predominates,  and  with  true  aesthetic  effect. 
One  excellent  feature  of  the  house  is  the  tower,  access  to  which 
is  obtained  near  the  entrance  to  the  blue  room.  It  has  eight 
windows,  and  is  an  excellent  observatory,  from  which  a  fine  view 
of  all  parts  of  the  city  may  be  had.  The  residence  is  complete 
in  every  detail,  and  is  one  of  the  most  luxuriously  furnished  and 
in  every  way  most  comfortable  in  the  city.  In  fact,  Mrs.  Keith 
shows  the  same  artistic  ideas  of  loveliness  in  her  home  decora- 
tion that  she  displays  in  her  millinery. 

John  W.  Carrnany,  of  25  Kearny  street,  always  has  on  hand  the 
finest  stock  of  gentlemen's  furnishing  goods  in  the  city.  All  well- 
dressed  men  deal  with  him. 

"  Kritiko"  reads  character  from  handwriting.  Write  in  ink,  in  an 
unfeigned  hand,  on  unruled  paper.  State  sex.  Send  50  cents 
stamps  or  postal  note.  Address  "  Kritiko,"<>09  Merchant  street,  S.  F. 


A  GLIMPSE  OF  THE  PACIFIC,  By  Norton  Bush. 


April  0.  1892. 


SAN   FRANCISCO   NEWS  LETTKR. 


THE    CONVERSION    OF    ST.    JAYGOULD. 


Joy  *h»11  be  In  heaven  over  one  *iuncr  that  repenteth.— Luko  xv.  7. 
VjB—  Ifeawen  tchtn  the  tiding*  became  known. 
St.  Pmtir.     Ho.  there,  within  I 

t.ls.  What  means  that  shout  ? 

Has  Lucifer  again  broke  out? 

In«ide  this  place  not  since  the  »  fall" 

Has  been  that  cry— 
St.   Peter.  Up,  seraphs,  all! 

Call  Gabriel! 
Gabriel.  Herel 

St.   Pf.ter.  Hasten,  post 

A  triple  watch!  Form  all  the  host 
Of  cherubim  with  sword  and  spear 
And  orbed  shield!     I  tunnel! 

Ithuriel.  Here! 

St.  Peter.     Mount,  mount  the  topmost  tower  and  peer 
Along  our  length  of  shoreline!     Sweep 
With  your  all-seeinc  eye  the  deep 
Bead  banks  that  stand  without  the  ray 
Of  the  Eternal   Beam  I     Away, 
And  naught  escape  your  visioning  I 
And  Zophiel! 

Zophiel.  Here! 

St.  Peter.  Spread  thy  swift  wing 

In  upper  space,  and  far  around 
Bid   Heaven's  loud  alarums  sound! 
Call  Uriel! 

Uriel.  Here! 

St.  Peter.  Go  circle  out 

To  left,  to  right  in  airy  scout 

From  quarter  quick  to  quarter  fly, 

In  depths  profound,  in  ways  on  high! 

Till  myriad  leagues  are  past  and  gone 

Let  thy  far  flight  be  on,  and  on! 

Wing  thou  beyond  the  reign  of  light 

And  search  the  glooms  of  Ancient  Night! 

Of  awful  moment  is  thy  work — 

See  to  it  that  no  dangers  lurk 

Amid  chaotic  shades!     Depart! 

Now,  Rafael — 
Rafael.  Here! 

8t.  Peter.  Instant  start 

A  million  heralds  through  the  courts 

And  call  "  to  arms!"     Close  up  the  ports! 

Ten  billion  legion  squadrons   mass 

Upon  the  walls  and  inward  pass 

No  living  thing!     Forevermore 

Naught  earthly  enters  through  this  door — 

Rafael.         But  know  ye  not  it  is  decreed ? 

St.  Peteb.     Enough,  no  more!     Law  bends  to  need  I 
Within  this  new  and  untried   course 
Lies  hidden  now  our  only  source 
Of  preservation!     Zephonl 

Zephon.  Here  1 

St.  Peter.     Let  all  our  treasure  disappear! 

The  Temple  strip  from  dome  to  aisle, 

And  on  its  bare  foundations  pile 

The  heavy  everlasting  hills! 

The  jeweled  fount,  whence  life  distills 

Her  deathless  waters,  bury  low 

'Neath  its  own  pure  eternal  flow! 

Destroy  at  once  the  golden  pave, 

Skim  off  and  hide  the  crimson  wave 

From  crystal  sea!     Henceforth  no  gleam 

From  church  or  mansion,  street  or  stream — 

No  radiance  from  gateway  sent — 

No  gemmy  blaze  from  battlement — 

Each  silken  ensign,  low,  and  furled — 

Each  pearly  portal  go  unpearled — 

From  harp  of  gold  no  music  swell — 

No  field  grow  fadeless  asphodel — 

No  spotless  garment  more  be  worn — 

No  palm  of  victory  be  borne — 

No  virtue,  throne,  dominion,  power 

Must  e'er  be  seen  here  from  this  hour — 

For  power,  dominion,  virtue,  throne 

Hath  from  this  place  forever  flown 

When  Gould  on  earth  lifts  up  his  eyes 

And  even  glances  toward  the   skies 

Then  Greed,  from  Time  unchained,  is  free, 

And  menaces  Eternity  I 
Mare  Island,  April  9,  1892.  Tom  Gregory. 


IT  is  proposed  to  raise  n  permanent   memorial 
Morell  Mackenzie,  the  great  throat  specialist, 

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so  generous  during  his  lifetime,  seeing  so  many 
fee,  and  giving  them  wine  and  other  expensive 
Ins  own  house,  that  no  happier  method  of 
memory  could  have  been  devised,  and  no  doubt 
the  Hospital  will  receive  a  satisfactory  respon 
and  suitable  suggestion  which  has  been  made. 


in  London  to  Sir 

in  ttii-  form  of  an 

Sir  Morell  was 
patients  without 
necessaries  from 
perpetuating  his 
the  Secretary  of 
se  to  the  timely 


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"  We   Obey    no   Wand    but    Pleasure's." — Tom  Moore. 

MARIE  WAINWRIGHT  is  a  beautiful  woman,  and  she  has 
given  herself  a  beautiful  setting  and  framing  in  the  drama 
which  at  least  partially  reproduces  the  story  of  Scott's  hapless 
heroine — a  setting  full  of  mediaeval  lights  and  Elizabethan  stateli- 
ness  and  grandeur.  In  every  accessory,  Amy  Robsart,  at  the  Cali- 
fornia, is  a  fit  pendant  to  Miss  Wainwright's  presentation  of 
Twelfth  Night  last  season,  while  her  own  part  in  it  suits  her  even 
better.  Every  detail  of  scenic  display,  costuming  and  stage  ap- 
pointment has  been  intrusted  to  the  masters  in  the  several  lines, 
and  the  result  serves  not  so  much  to  show  what  a  liberal  ex- 
penditure of  money  can  do,  as  what  can  be  accomplished  when 
such  expenditure  is  directed  by  intelligence. 
*  #  » 

Marie  Wainwright  is  more,  however,  than  a  shrewd  contriver 
of  spectacle;  she  is  an  artist,  and  an  intelligent  one.  Whether 
the  intelligence  was  an  immediate  directing  power,  or  whether  it 
merely  led  her  to  take  counsel  of  some  discerning  intellect,  the 
result  is  the  same.  She  understands  and  portrays  the  double 
character  of  Amy  Robsart.  In  herself  the  gentle  A.my  was  the 
loving,  trusting  and  docile  woman;  but  the  spirit  of  the  age  of 
Elizabeth,  a  restless  ambition  for  place  and  power,  also  possessed 
ner  from  the  moment  she  realized  that  she  was  Countess  of 
Leicester,  rightful  sharer  of  the  dignities  of  England's  mightiest 
Earl.  This  duality  of  motive  Miss  Wainwright  depicts  like  a 
true  artist.  Even  in  the  gorgeous  dress  which  she  wears  while 
awaiting  at  Cumnor  the  approach  of  her  lord,  she  displays  the  de- 
sire to  impress  him  with  the  fact  that  she  is  no  mere  simple 
country  maid,  but  a  queenly  woman,  and  able  to  bear  right 
royally  the  lofty  honors  of  her  state  as  wife  of  the  magnificent 
Leicester.  Her  simpler  raiment  in  the  later  scenes,  when  the  sad 
and  tragic  march  of  events  threatens  her  love,  marks  the  natural 
transition  in  one  whose  heart  has  taken  alarm  and  put  self-assert- 
ing ambition  to  Sight.  We  may  like  her  more  in  the  latter  aspect; 
she  is  no  less  an  artist  in  the  former.  If  this  subtle  difference  is 
accidental,  it  is  a  happy  accident;  if  intentional,  it  marks  Miss 
Wainwright  a  student  as  well  as  an  actress. 
»  #  * 

Leicester  is  at  first  a  distinct  disappointment.  Mr.  Ingersoll 
has  not  the  lofty  stature  and  gallant  bearing  with  which  imagin- 
ation endows  the  proud  noble  whose  good  looks  and  brilliant 
gifts  had  almost  seated  him  on  the  throne  by  Elizabeth's  side. 
Leicester  made  but  a  tame  and  feeble  impression  in  his  first 
scene  with  Amy.  Though  he  improved  considerably  as  the  play 
went  on,  Mr.  Ingersoll  will  never  be  such  a  Leicester  as  to  im- 
press an  audience  with  a  sympathetic  understanding  of  Eliza- 
beth's passing  weakness.  Barton  Hill,  as  the  scheming  Varney, 
is  of  the  old  school  of  stagey  and  sibillant  villains.  He  stamps 
and  hisses  and  glares  according  to  the  highest  traditional  usage; 
but  he  fails  to  inspire  in  a  case-hardened  fin  de  siecle  audience  the 
proper  amount  of  terror  and  aversion.  One  is  hardly  even  glad 
when,  in  violation  of  history,  but  in  keeping  with  dramatic  deal- 
ings with  villains,  he  shoots  down  the  trap  to  die  upon  the  jagged 
muslin  crags  left  by  the  stage  carpenter.  Sydney  Booth  displays 
much  of  the  family  ability,  making  of  Mike  Lambourne's  few  ap- 
pearances a  vivid  and  distinctive  picture.  E.  Y.  Backus  gives  an 
equally  strong  and  characteristic  personation  of  Tony  Foster.  A 
more  regal  and  haughty  Elizabeth  than  that  of  Miss  Blanche 
Walsh  is  seldom  seen.  A  trifle  too  youthful,  perhaps,  for  the 
Queen  Bess  of  Leicester's  time,  but  full  of  the  lofty  and  overbear- 
ing spirit  of  the  fiery  female  Tudor.  If  all  Miss  Wainwright's 
support  (which  is  fair  throughout)  were  equal  to  her  Elizabeth, 
Amy  Robsart  would  be  not  only  an  excellent,  but  a  great  produc- 
tion. The  play  will  fill  the  entire  two  weeks  of  Miss  Wain- 
wright's California  engagement. 

»  #  • 

The  third  week  of  the  Bostonians  opened  Monday  night  with 
Fatinitza.  Jessie  Bartlett  Davis  is  too  well  known  as  the  ideal 
Fatinitza  to  need  comment,  but  on  Monday  night  she  at  least  re- 
covered herself  with  glory,  and  completely  carried  away  her  audi- 
ence by  her  martial  stride  and  the  delightful  assumption  of  man- 
liness, and  by  the  rich,  deep  tones  of  her  voice.  Another  already 
known  character  was  Barnabee's  Izzet  Pasha,  all  the  humor  in 
the  harem  scene  being  brought  out  as  Barnabee  alone  can  bring 
it.  He  was  well  seconded  by  Edwin  floff  as  the  American  news- 
paper correspondent,  who  kissed  the  Turk's  pretty  wives  with 
true  Republican  directness,  and  played  the  mischief  generally,  be- 
side singing  "  There  is  a  land  that  spreads  from  ocean  etrand  to 
strand,"  in  a  style  which  roused  the  audience  to  an  unwonted 
pitch  of  patriotic  fervor,  which  resulted  in  half  a  dozen  recalls. 
Eugene  Cowles  was  a  formidable  Count  Kantchukoff,  making  up 
capitally  as  a  Russian  bear,  though  his  bushy  brows  could  not  en- 
tirely hide  the  "laughing  devil"  in  his  eye.  He  sang  the  whip 
song  with  the  slap-dash  vim  which  he  throws  into  everything, 
the  final  cr-r-ack  of  the  lash  being  delivered  with  such  character- 
istic fire  that  the  gallery  "caught  on,"  as  Ralph  Waldo  Emerson 


would  say,  and  gave  him  a  round  in  true  gallery  fashion,  in 
which  it  was  joined  by  dress-circle  and  parquet.  A  notable  first 
appearance  was  that  of  Caroline  Hamilton  as  Princess  Lydia. 
Von  Suppe's  music  gives  fair  scope  to  the  graceful  fiorilure  of 
which  her  voice  is  so  capable.  One  restful  charm  of  Miss  Hamil- 
ton's singing  is  that  she  never  draws  on  the  sympathy  of  the 
auditor  by  any  sign  of  weariness  in  her  voice,  and  much  as  she 
has  to  do  in  Fatinitza,  the  last  note  was  as  clear  and  true  as  the 
first.  Carmen,  with  Jessie  Bartlett  Davis  as  Carmen,  and  Mac- 
donald  as  the  Toreador,  and  the  Bohemian  Girl,  in  which  Canaille 
d'Arville's  charming  voice  and  graceful  person  were  once  more 
welcomed,  have  also  been  given  this  week.  To-night  Fatinitza 
will  be  repeated.  Next  week  will  be  the  last  of  an  engagement 
which  every  lover  of  m  usic  and  laughter  will  regret  to  see  brought 
to  a  close.  Dorothy  is  set  for  Monday  and  Wednesday  evenings 
and  Saturday  matinee,  and  Robin  Hood  for  Tuesday,  Thursday 
and  Saturday  evenings. 

#  *  * 

Corinne's  engagement  at  the  Bush,  which  has  been  a  financially 
prosperous  one,  ends  to-morrow  night.  Next  week  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Sydney  Drew  come  to  the  Bush  with  a  new  and,  repute  says, 
brilliant  comedy  of  the  farce  kind,  That  Girl  from  Mexico.  The 
pair  should  have  dramatic  talent,  if  pedigree  counts,  Sydney  be- 
ing a  son  of  Mrs.  John  Drew,  while  his  wife  was  Gladys  Rankin, 
daughter  of  McKee  and  Kitty  of  that  ilk. 

*  *  » 

Bluff  King  Hal  has  had  a  marvelous  success  at  the  Tivoli,  and 
the   signs   are   that   it   will   continue   in  the  same  as  long  as  the 
Krelings  may  choose  to  retain  it.     Seats  are  at  a  premium. 
•  *  * 

The  Wigwam  gives  a  good  and  varied  entertainment  nightly. 
Mr.  Meyer  has  his  hands  full  with  law  and  business,  but  he  does 
not  let  the  theatre  suffer.  New  attractions  are  advertised  for  this 
week. 

*  *  * 

The  concerts  of  the  Marine  Band,  given  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House  under  the  able  management  of  Messrs.  Hart  and  Love,  have 
been  largely  attended.  Mr.  Sousa  is  an  easy  and  graceful  con- 
ductor, and  has  his  company  under  perfect  control.  He  has  no 
mannerisms,  and  is  unusually  pleasing  to  look  at.  The  music  is 
mostly  of  the  popular  order,  but  it  is  thoroughly  well-rendered 
and  as  thoroughly  enjoyable.  A  humoresque,  "Good-bye,"  ar- 
ranged by  Mr.  Sousa,  beside  being  musical,  gives  an  opportunity 
to  judge  of  the  various  instruments  as  they  come  in  separately. 
Wagner's  overture  to  Rienzi  was  a  notable  number  in  Wednes- 
day's programme.  Mile.  Decca,  the  vocal  soloist,  has  a  strong 
and  clear  soprano  voice,  whose  great  recommendation  is  its  abso- 
lute freedom  from  tremolo,  every  note  being  round,  full  and  sus- 
tained. But  it  is  cold,  and  utterly  devoid  of  the  sympathetic 
quality.  It  is  also,  whether  from  natural  defect  or  from  bad  train- 
ing, reedy,  and  g'ives  an  impression,  not  warranted  by  the  age  of 
the  singer,  of  being  worn  and  easily  exhausted.  Mile.  Decca 
should  never  attempt  ballad,  florid  music  being  the  only  kind  in 
which  her  voice  can  show  to  advantage.  The  concerts  have  been 
highly  enjoyable  to  music  lovers  and  the  general  public.  The 
last  takes  place  to-night. 

#  #  # 

The  first  of  the  two  extra  Musical  Sunday  Afternoons,  at  Stein- 
way  Hall,  will  take  place  to-morrow.  The  opening  number  will 
be  a  Beethoven  septette  in  five  movements:  Violin,  Hermann 
Brandt;  viola,  Louis  Schmidt;  'cello,  Louis  Heine;  clarionet,  Jos. 
Wrba;  bassoon,  A.  Beetz:  French  horn,  E.  Schlott;  double  bass, 
A.  Munos.  Miss  Anna  Miller  Wood  will  sing  the  aria  »  More 
regal,"  from  Gounod's  Queen  of  Sheba,  and  "Spring  Flowers,"  by 
Reinecke,  with  violin  obligato.  Miss  Magda  Bugge,  pianist,  will 
play  a  "  Spinning  Song"  and  a  "  Norwegian  Dance"  by  Ole  Ole- 
son,  and  "At  the  Ball,"  by  Agathe  Grundahl.  Haydn's  op.  33, 
No.  2,  by  the  Hermann  Brandt  string  quartette  completes  the 
programme. 

»  •  * 

R.  E.  Johnston,  Ovide  Musin's  genial  and  enterprising  manager 
will  arrive  Boon  in  San  Francisco  to  arrange  for  two  concerts  to 
be  given  by  M.  Musin  and  his  company,  at  the  Baldwin,  April 
24th  and  May  1st.  To  praise  the  distinguished  violinist  to  this 
community  is  supererogatory.  Ovide  Musin  is  one  of  the  mas- 
ters who  "  make  the  violin  talk,"  and  his  speaks  in  impassioned 
poetry  straight  to  the  soul.  The  coming  concerts  will  be  too  few 
for  our  music  lovers.  Mr.  Johnston  will  leave  here  for  the  colo- 
nies to  arrange  M.  Musin's  Australian  tour. 
»  #  * 

The  appearance  of  Agnes  Huntington  in  comic  opera  at  the 
Grand  Opera  House,  Monday,  April  18th,  is  an  event  which  is  al- 
ready causing  a  stir  among  our  amusement-seekers.  So  much 
has  been  said  and  written  about  the  beautiful  American  who 
won  a  brilliant  reputation  in  Europe  while  hardly  known  in  her 
native  land,  that  the  desire  to  see  and  judge  of  her  abilities  is  gen- 
eral and  pronounced.  Mr-  Ben  Stern,  of  the  firm  of  Marcus  R. 
Mayer  and  Ben  Stern,  is  now  in  the  city  in  Miss  Huntington's 
interest.  As  before  mentioned,  Mr.  Stern  is  a  son  of  the  late 
David  Stern,  formerly  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Education  in  this 


April  0,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  I.KTTKK. 


city.  Mim  HunilneiiMi  open*  in  Pbml  Jon**,  and  will  also  play 
during  her  stay  0  She  l-rinnn  her  own  company  of 

orer  seventy  people,  and  an  elaborate  outfit  in  the  way  of  scenery, 
costuming,  etc. 

•  •  • 

The  Morgans,  of  New  York  City,  GtO.  W.  Morgan,  organ 
virtuoso,  and  Mi«s  Maude,  harpist,  are  now  making  their  annual 
Lenten  tour,  and  will  reach  San  Francisco  after  Eastertide. 
These  artist?  are  society  as  welt  as  maatoal  favorites,  and  will,  no 
doubt,  be  the  objects  of  much  social  attention  while  here.  They 
will  appear  in  San  Francisco  under  the  management  of  Marcus 
M    Henry. 

Richard  Mansfield  will  play  Rfau  HrummtU  all  the  first  week, 
Print*  Karl  and  A  Parisian  Romance  the  second,  and  during  the 
remainder  of  bis  four-weeks*  Baldwin  engagement  he  will  pre- 
sent JVcro,  a  tragedy,  and  three  other  plays.  A  Parisian  Romance 
is  the  only  play  in  his  repertory  which  has  been  seen  here.  Mr. 
Mansfield  closes  his  New  York  season  to-night  at  the  Garden 
Theatre,  and  will  start  direct  for  San  Francisco.  The  sale  of  seats 
will  begin  at  the  Baldwin  Tuesday,  April  12th,  the  engagement 
opening  on  the  28th  inst. 

*  *  • 

Miss  Liedelt,  a  German  singer,  who  made  her  first  and  only 
public  appearance  here  at  one  of  the  Carr-Beel  Saturday  »  pops," 
will  give  a  concert  at  Irving  Hall  on  the  19th  inst.  She  will  be 
assisted  by  Miss  Amy  Gell,  pianist,  and  by   the  Carr-Beel-Heine 

trio. Richard  Mansfield,  in  an  extremely  varied  repertory,  will 

follow  the  Bostonians    at    the  Baldwin. Hallen    and    Hart,  in 

Later  On  come  to  the  California  April  18th.  ——That  Girl  From  Mex- 
ico, to  be  produced  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Drew  at  the  Bush,  is  said  to  be 
a  clever  satire  on  the  present  wild  search  for  wealth,  not  work, 
as  well  as  an  interesting  story  and  full  of  fun.  A  curtain-raiser, 
by  Sydney  Grundy,  In  Honor  Bound,  will  precede  the  main  play, 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Drew    appearing  in   both. Hoyt's  A   Temperance 

Town  is  said  to  be  a  comedy  with  a  distinct  plot,  much  of  the  pa- 
thetic in  its  story  and  dramatic  in  treatment. Fanny  Daven- 
port is  in  poor  health,  and  will  sail  for  England  in  June. Marie 

Wainwright  has  a  new  play,  by  Clyde  Fitch,  to  be  brought  out 
next  season. Mrs.  John  Drew  will  play  no  more  after  this  sea- 
son with  Mr.   Jefferson.    .She  was    to  make  her  final  appearance 

at  Denver,  March    26th. Sarah    Bernhardt  was   to  have  sailed 

for  France  this  week. The    Bijou    Theatre   will    be  opened  on 

the  26th  inst.  for  the  production  of  Francesco,  di  Rimini.  —The 
Pauline  Hall  Opera  Company  will  produce  this  summer  a  new 
opera,  by  Edgar  8.  Kelly.  —  Charles  Frohman  will  soon  have  all 
the  actors  and  all  the  playwrights  in  the  country  under  engage- 
ment if  he  keep  on.     He  says  he  has  now  four  hundred  actors  in 

his  pay. Gloriana  is  one  of   Frohman's  late   successes.     Chums 

is  its  curtain  raiser. Kichard  Mansfield  will  build  a  theatre,  as 

the  gentleman  lay  in  his  grave,  "for  his  own  amusement."  He 
will  probably  find  it  about  as  amusing  as  the  other  gentleman  did. 


BOGUS    "  NEWS." 


What  the  Lottery  Will  Do  and  Will  Not  Do. 

The  news  fakirs  having  tired  of  setting  up  imaginary  lottery 
schemes  in  Nicaragua,  changed  their  field  of  operation.  The  fol- 
lowing was  recently  sent  over  the  country,  among  other  papers 
the  Brooklyn  Standard  Union  giving  it  publication  : 

HONDURAS  EEJECTS  THE  LOTTERY. 

New  Orleaks,  March  8.— The  Picayune's  City  of  Mexico  special 
says:  Honduras  has  refused  concessions  to  the  Louisiana  State 
Lottery.  Gen.  Jesus  Tolego  died  here  this  morning.  Forty-seven 
Mexican  generals  have  died  since  February  7. 

On  being  shown  the  above,  President  Paul  Conrad  somewhat 
indignantly  and  very  emphatically  declared:  It  is  not  true  that 
the  Louisiana  State  Lottery  Company  has  made  application  to 
Honduras  or  any  other  foreign  country  for  lottery  privileges,  nor 
has  any  such  overture  been  made  on  behalf  of  this  company,  its 
shareholders  or  managers. 

"  We  shall  continue  to  conduct  our  business  here  until  the  pres- 
ent charter  of  the  Louisiana  State  Lottery  Company  expires  in 
1895.     Simply  that  and  nothing  more. 

"Postmaster  Eaton's  statement  in  the  Globe- Democrat,  that  this 
company  accepts  the  situation,  as  defined  by  the  courts,  in  good 
faith,  is  absolutely  correct." — NewOleans  (La.)  City  Item,  March  18. 


IF  this  boring  of  the  postoffice  site  continues  the  drill  may  pos- 
sibly come  out  in  China,  and  through  the  long  tunnel  we  may 
hear  from  the  other  side  the  shrill  voice  of  the  Emperor  of  the 
Celestial  Kingdom  calling,  "Ha,  Missa  John  P.  Ilish,  me  saba 
you."  

"  Once  tried,  always  used,"  is  a  trite  expression  which,  we  believe, 
can  justly  be  apnlied  to  Highland  Brand  Evaporated  Cream.  Sold 
by  grocers  and  druggists  for  culinary  use  and  infant  feeding. 

Every  Parent  should  have  their  children's  eyes  examined,  beginning 
from  10  to  12  years  of  age.  Often  great  suffering  and  Injury  is  relieved  by 
C.  Muller,  refraction  specialist. 


Pleasing  Effects 

In  house  furnishing  are  often  missed 
through  lack  of  harmony  in  things 
which  may  ba  perfect  by  themselves. 
One  buyingCarpetsat  one  place,  Cur- 
tains at  another,  and  Furniture  at 
still  another,  is  very  likely  to  find 
them  entirely  unsuited  when  brought 
together. 

We  Offer  the  Advantage 

Of  selection  from  a  large  and  varied 
stock  of  all  things  necessary  to  furnish 
a  house  completely.  Different  combi- 
nations of  patterns  and  colorings  may 
be  tried  and  altered  until  the  desired 
effects  are  obtained. 

We  have  simple  and  inexpensive 
goods  of  highly  artistic  designs  as  well 
as  the  more  costly  and  elaborate. 

W.  &  J.  SLOANE  &  CO., 

CARPETS,  FURNITURE,  UPHOLSTERY, 

641-647  Market  Street. 

BALDWIN  THEATRE. 

Al.  Hayman  &  Co Proprietors.  [  Alfred  Bouvier Manager. 

Third  Week  of  the  Always  Successful 

BOSTONIANS, 
To-night  (Saturday  evening),  FATINITZA.    Saturday  matinee,  BOHE- 
MIAN GIRL. 

Next  week,  Monday  and  Wednesday  evenings,  DOROTHY.    Tuesday, 
Thursday,  Saturday  Matinee,  and  Saturday  nights, 
ROBIN    HOOD. 
Seats  for  next  week  now  ready. 

NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE. 

Al.  Hayman  &  Co Proprietors.  |  Harry  Mann Manager. 

Monday,  April  11th.    Last  Week.  Last  Matinee  Saturday.    MARIE  WAIN- 
RIGHT,  in  her  gorgeous  production  of 

AMY    ROBSART. 
^Monday,  April  18th,  HALLEN  AND  HART  in  a  new  version  ol 
LATER    ON. 
Seats  ready  Thursday. 

BUSH  STREET  THEATRE. 

M.  B.  Leavitt.. Lessee  and  Proprietor.  |  Chas.  P.  Hall Manager 

On  and  after  Monday  Night,  April  11,  MR.  and  MRS.  SYDNEY  DREW,  in 
their  Recent  New  York  City  Comedy  Success, 

THAT  GIRL  FROM    MEXICO, 

and  Sydney  Gnmdy's  Delightful  Play,  "IN  HONOR  BOUND,"  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Drew  appearing  in  Both  Plays. 

TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Kreltng  Bros  Proprietors  and  Managers. 

To-night,  Stewart  &  O'Connell's  Successful  Opera, 

BLUFF     KING     HAL, 

Manager's  Delight !    Standing  Room  I    Every  night ! 
Popular  Prices 25c.  and  50c. 

WIGWAM  THEATRE. 

Corner  Stockton  and  Geary  Streets. 

Charles  Meyer Proprietor  and  Manager. 

The  Most  Popular  Place  of  Amusement  in  the  City. 

ENTIRE  CHANGE  OF  BILL  EVERY  WEEK. 
Every  Evening  at  8  o'clock.     Saturday  and  Sunday  at  2  p.  m. 
Admission,  10  cents  and  25  cents. 
Box  office  open  from  10  to  12  and  from  3  to  6,  daily. 

l3*&     I  FINE  DIAMONDS, 

Wm&       Gold   and   Silver   Watches. 

The  newest  designs  in  jew- 
elry of  first   quality   only,  at 
-\X  T**(f  ./Sll?   very    reasonable   prices. 
A.  W.  STOTT, 
■w^SiiP^  3    Montgomery  St, 

Under  Masonic   Temple. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  9,  1892. 


THE  poet  tells  us  that  in  the  spring  the  fancy  turns  to  love,  and 
to  judge  from  the  long  list  of  nuptial  bliss  on  the  tapis  for  the 
immediate  post-Lenten  season,  it  would  seem  that  love's  climax 
at  least  will  fill  all  the  thoughts  of  the  beau  monde.  Charming 
Miss  Pope,  pretty,  petite  Edith  Taylor  and  sedate  Maggie  Kittle 
lead  the  van  as  Easter  brides,  and  amid  the  long  array  of  beaux 
and  belles  who  will  attend  the  "  taking  off  "  of  Miss  Taylor  and 
George  Pope,  Frank  Carolan  will  make  his  last  appearance  in  So- 
ciety as  a  single  man,  as  soon  thereafter  Chicago  will  claim  him  to 

assume  the  role  of  benedict. 

#  #  # 

Episcopal  circles  in  Oakland  are  greatly  excited  over  the  an- 
nouncement that  Rev.  Hobart  Chetwood  had  won  $15,000  in  a 
lottery.  It  is  considered  a  frightful  offense  by  the  strictly  ortho- 
dox, and  they  are  endeavoring  to  formulate  a  plan  whereby  they 
shall  properly  discipline  the  all  too  mercenary  preacher.  The 
young  people  are  particularly  indignant,  for  when  rector  of  St. 
Paul's  Church,  the  reverend  lottery  player  refused  to  allow  the 
youngsters  to  have  asocial  in  the  church. 

#  •  # 

For  a  long  time  the  congregation  of  Episcopalians  who  meet  in 
the  Metropolitan  Temple  every  Sabbath,  over  which  Rev.  John 
Gray  is  pastor,  have  tried  by  socials,  church  fairs  and  various 
other  means  to  raise  sufficient  money  to  build  a  church  of  their 
own.  The  rector  naturally  was  quite  anxious  to  see  a  consum- 
mation of  their  wishes,  and  one  lucky  day  he  decided  to  con- 
tribute a  two-cent  stamp  towards  trying  to  raise  the  required 
sum.  So  it  flashed  across  his  mind  that  E.  F.  Searles  had  once 
sat  in  his  congregation  and  listened  attentively  to  the  sermon.  It 
occurred  to  him  that  he  might  at  least  contribute  $50  towards  the 
building  fund,  and  in  the  letter  he  asked  him  to  give  something, 
no  matter  how  little.  Imagine  bis  astonishment  to  receive  in 
answer  a  check  for  $10,000.  It  is  needless  to  say  that  the  church 
will  be  built  without  the  aid  of  any  more  paper  carnivals. 
■»  #  * 

The  bridesmaids'  gowns  at  the  Taylor-Pope  wedding  are  to  be 
symphonies  of  color.  The  Pope-Murphy  wedding  will  have  but 
two  bridesmaids,  Miss  Eva  Carolan,  who  will  also  officiate  at 
Miss  Taylor's  bridal,  being  one  of  them. 

#  *  • 

It  is  on  the  cards  that  the  little  town  of  San  Mateo  will  be  a 
favorite  rural  retreat  this  summer.  It  has  for  many  years  boasted 
of  being  the  residence  of  some  of  our  most  exclusive  social  mag- 
nates. The  Howard  place  is  the  oldest  and  most  favored  by 
nature;  the  Parrott,  the  most  modern,  and  with  its  branches  of 
Haynes,  Paysons,  de  Gaignes  and  Jack  Parrotts,  form  quite  a  little 
settlement  in  themselves.  Will  Crocker,  who  has  taken  the  Bar- 
roilhet  place  for  the  summer,  will  be  in  the  neighborhood;  the 
Borels  live  near  by;  the  Kohls,  the  Haywards  and  the  Corbett 
place,  where  Mrs.  McGorrigle  and  her  sister  rusticate,  are  all  in 
close  vicinity.  On  dit  a  large  garden  party  will  be  one  of  the 
social  events  of  this  fashionable  center  during  June,  the  month 
of  roses. 

#  #  # 

A  young  man  who  hails  from  the  Green  Isle  was  putting  in  his 
time  while,  like  Micawber,  "  waiting  for  something  to  turn  up  " 
in  the  way  of  employment  as  a  canvasser  for  one  of  our  local 
wine  houses'  special  brand  of  whisky;  and  choosing  the  residence 
portion  of  the  city  to  begin  his  rounds,  it  chanced  that  his  first 
call  was  at  a  palatial  mansion  on  one  of  the  corners  of  Van  Ness 
avenue.  As  he  approached  the  doo*,  a  party  on  the  steps  was 
leaving  a  message  for  Mrs.  Blank,  and  catching  the  name,  his 
native  » cheek  "  emboldened  him  to  ask  the  servant  if  Mrs. 
Blank  was  at  home.  The  reply  being  in  the  affirmative,  the 
young  man  entered  and  was  shown  into  a  room  where  the  lady 
of  the  house  was  seated  with  some  friends.  Approaching  the 
hostess,  he  replied  to  her  Inquiring  glance  in  a  sottovoce:  "I 
called  to  see  if  I  can't  send  you  some  spirits  ?"  To  his  amaze- 
ment, the  lady,  who  had  worn  a  smiling  countenance,  turned  to 
the  door,  and  calling  the  servant,  said,  "  Show  this  man  out  at 
once." 

»  #  # 

The  English  estimate  of  Mr.  R.  H.  Gilroy's  social  position  is  on 
rather  a  lower  scale  than  that  which  was  formed  of  him  here, 
where  be  was  always  received  as  a  scion  of  one  of  the  wealthy 
landed  families  of  Great  Britain.  The  courts  on  the  other  side 
have  a  way  of  their  ©wn  of  fixing  a  man's  true  status  in  society, 
and  they  never  make  a  mistake  on  this  point.  When  Mr.  Gilroy 
brought  the  action  for  divorce  against  his  wife,  nee  Ella  Kellogg, 
he  was  described  as  a  small  farmer  of  Temple  Langherne,  near  the 
city  of  Worcester.  He  bought  this  place  when  he  returned  from 
San  Francisco.  Major  Urquhart,  who  was  the  original  cause  of 
the  trouble  between  the  husband  and  wife,  died  in  1889,  and  the 
only  incriminating  evidence  against  him  was   supplied   by  two 


young  men,  who  bad  followed  a  wounded  rabbit  into  the  Gilroy 
ground,  and  it  is  said,  stumbled  over  the  Major  and  Mrs.  Gilroy 
together  under  very  suspicious  circumstances.  Mr.  Charles  Cook, 
a  Worcester  tanner,  was  the  next  Lothario  involved,  and  the  jury 
saddled  him  with  the  costs  of  the  case.  In  the  course  of  the  trial 
a  photograph  of  the  fair  respondent  was  offered  in  evidence, 
which  she  said  had  been  taken  by  a  lady  friend  "  for  a  joke."  The 
judge,  upon  inspecting  it,  said  it  was  not  indecent,  but  it  was  in- 
delicate. This  divorce  furnishes  another  instance  of  the  ill-fate 
which  already  has  attended  many  of  the  persons  mixed  up  in  the 
Sharon  case.  Mrs.  Gilroy  was  one  of  the  witnesses  examined  dur- 
ing that  trial,  her  evidence  being  on  behalf  of  the  unfortunate 
woman  who  gave  rise  to  the  scandal,  and  who  is  now  passing  a 
miserable  existence  in  a  lunatic  asylum. 


The  Pacific  Auxiliary  Fire  Alarm. 

One  of  the  most  successful  business  enterprises  in  the  city  is  the 
Pacific  Auxiliary  Fire  Alarm ,  the  office  of  which  is  at  323  Pine  street. 
Since  its  establishment,  this  company  has  made  phenomenal  pro- 
gress. Its  auxiliary  fire  alarm  boxes  may  now  be  seen  in  nearly 
every  wholesale  house  and  down-town  store  and  hotel  in  the  city, 
and  they  have  also  been  placed  in  a  great  number  of  private  resi- 
dences. The  utility  of  these  auxiliary  fire  alarms  is  practically  dem- 
onstrated by  the  fact  that  the  Pacific  Insurance  Union,  recognizing 
the  great  advantages  derived  from  their  use,  has  reduced  insurance 
rates  on  all  establishments  in  which  the  boxes  have  been  placed.  The 
operation  of  the  box  is  simplicity  itself.  Each  has  a  glass  front.  In 
case  of  fire,  the  glass  is  broken,  and  one  then  has  access  to  a  ring, 
which,  when  pulled,  rings  the  fire  alarm.  ' _^_ 


MOURNING 
AND    BLACK 
DRESS   STUFFS. 

For  the  Spring  season  we  are 
exhibiting  exceptionally  attrac- 
tive specimens  of  English  nov- 
elties in  Black  Woolens,— over 
sixty  choice  weaves  and  de- 
signs. Black  Crepons  of  pure 
Silk,  pure  Wool,  and  Silk  and 
"Wool  mixed.  These  are  shown 
in  a  large  variety  of  plain  and 
embroidered  effects. 


111  to  121  Post  Street. 


GO   TO 

W.   CLARK   &c   CO., 
653   Market  Street, 

-FOR 


a-. 


WALL      PAPER 

WINDOW     SHADES, 

And    CORNICE     PO 


LES. 


HENRY  C.  HYDE 

ATTORNEY      AND       COUNSELOR  -  AT  -  LAW. 

MICROSCOPICAL     EXAMINER 

Of  Handwriting,  Inks,  Papers,  etc.,  In  the  Detection  of  Forgeries, 

Counterfeits  aud  Imitations. 

41  IK  CALIFORNIA  STREET,  San  Francisco,  Gal. 


April  9,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEW8  LETTER. 


9 


AN    OLD    HOTEL    REGISTER. 
[Br    Di    Vim 

STORM  BOUND  it  the  Geytera  In  the  middle  of  March,  a  party 
of  San  Franciscans  whiled  away  tho  time  by  watching  the 
steam  almost  obscure  the  background  of  mountains  opposite  the 
hotel;  they  stood  at  the  bridge  and  ga.-ed  at  the  turbulent  River 
Dutdn  raging  in  its  narrow,  but  deep  and  rocky  channel,  or  they 
braved  the  dangers  of  slipping  and  sliding  down  the  wet  trails, 
and  climbed  through  weird  Geyser  Cafton,  in  all  sorts  of  weather. 
The  last  trip  I  made  through  that  modern  Inferno  was  during  a 
pouring  hailstorm.  It  is  not  tunny  who  can  claim  that  ex- 
perience—of  seeing  the  Witches'  Cauldron |  seething,  boiling,  bub- 
bling, while  the  hail  falls  like  liny  bullets  on  all  the  rocks  around. 

But.  one  day,  a  new  interest  was  in  store.  Through  the  cour- 
tesy of  Colonel  J.  R.  Bowler,  the  first  register  of  the  hotel  was 
dragged  from  its  obscurity  in  the  hotel  safe,  and  placed  at  my  dis- 
posal, for  the  time  being.  The  book  itself  was  all  gone 
to  pieces.  The  once  bright  blue  of  its  pages  bad  faded  to  a 
dingy  bluish  gray.  Its  leaves  were  dog-eared,  bethumbed  and 
worn  away  in  spots.  Here  and  there  were  great  gashes  cut  in 
the  column  where  some  autograph-fiend,  with  more  cupidity  than 
sense  of  propriety,  had  abstracted  the  portion  on  which  some 
celebrity  bad  inscribed  bis  name.  The  register  itself  was  a  com- 
mentary npon  human  nature.  Never  more  plainly  were  char- 
acteristics betrayed  by  the  hands  that  wrote  those  signatures  than 
in  the  old  register.  There  were  blots  and  scrawls  and  dashes. 
Here  is  a  place  where  the  impatient  pen  stuck  in  the  paper  and 
spluttered  its  protest.  There  is  a  smear,  there  an  illegible  cursive 
hand.  Not  that  I  sought  to  read  their  idiosyncrasies  from  their 
handwriting,  that  I  would  leave  for  the  graphologists. 

There  were  other  evidences  of  character  in  that  old  book  than 
was  afforded  by  the  chirography  of  the  guests.  I  have  always 
been  immensely  amused  by  tbe  endeavors  of  people  to  force  them- 
selves into  society,  and  their  maneuvers  to  make  others  on  the 
outside  imagine  that  tbey  are  within  the  circle  of  the  coveted  set. 
Here  are  a  set  of  names  belonging  to  prominent  people,  with 
Fome  little  phrase  of  expression  to  show  that  they  were  all  of 
one  party.  And  as  if  the  intrusion  would  not  be  as  quickly  re- 
sented by  those  who  read  it  on  the  page,  as  it  would  have  been 
in  reality  by  the  parties  themselves,  some  poor  fool  has  crowded 
himself  into  tbe  party,  and  put  his  commonplace  signature  among 
those  with  whom  he  fain  would  have  been  thought  an  associate. 
The  old  register  was  full  of  notes  and  comments.  There  was  the 
record  of  the  "  traveler  at  Rhodes,"  this  time  in  the  guise  of  the 
man  who  claims  to  have  been  the  first  one  who  ever  drove  a 
buggy  to  tbe  Geysers,  and,  directly  under  his  verbose  and  vain- 
glorious boastings  appears  the  contradiction,  "  This  is  not  true, 
and  he  knows  it,"  and  signed  boldly  in  that  place  of  signatures. 
As  I  looked  at  the  signatures  in  that  old  register,  and,  by  the 
way,  the  first  entry  was  made  in  1857,  I  saw  groups  and  coteries 
of  friends  who  have  been  widely  scattered  either  by  death,  re- 
moval, or  by  the  animosities  of  later  years.  There  were  the 
records  of  feats  with  rod  and  line,  with  gun  and  trigger  by  men 
whom  my  generation  have  always  regarded  as  old;  they  then 
were  in  their  prime.  Another  thing,  that  old  register,  with  its 
dates,  was  an  open  sesame  to  the  reader  as  to  the  ages  of  many 
of  our  society  belles  who  have  not  yet  passed  a  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury, and  yet  were  registered  upon  its  tell-tale  pages  as  children 
in  days  that  passed  somewhat  more  than  a  quarter  century  ago. 

Let  me  mention  a  few  of  the  names  which  are  still  there  on 
the  pages  of  the  old  register,  and  see  if  it  be  not  full  of  familiar 
thoughts  to  many. 

In  April,  1857,  Rev.  "Wm.  Lacy,  Wm.  Brier  and  Wm.  Newton, 
three  clergymen,  visited  the  Geysers.  "  Dear  old  Mr.  Lacy,"  as 
hia  former  parishioners  still  speak  of  him,  filled  an  important 
place  in  the  history  of  the  Congregational  Church  in  California. 
The  old  brick  building  in  the  heart  of  Chinatown,  on  Sacramento 
and  Dupont  streets,  now  being  demolished,  was  built  for  him,  and 
when  it  was  completed  all  San  Francisco  was  proud  of  the  grand 
new  edifice.  Rev.  Albert  Williams,  one  of  the  pioneer  Presby- 
terian clergymen  of  this  coast,  followed  soon  after.  D.  0.  Mills 
forty  years  ago  wrote  his  signature  in  a  band  much  more  open 
and  free  than  his  present  autograph.  H.  G.  Heald,  of  Healds- 
burg,  and  J.  M.  Boggs  each  inscribed  a  manly  signature;  Col.  A. 
Haraszthy  and  lady  are  registered.  Alexander  G.  Abell,  lately 
deceased,  and  for  years  a  leading  Mason  on  this  coast,  had  placed 
his  signature  just  above  that  of  James  Otis,  one  of  San  Francisco's 
best  Mayors.  There  was  the  autograph  of  J.  L.  Van  Bokkelen, 
familiarly  known  as  "  Jake,"  whose  fate  it  afterwards  was  to  be 
blown  up  in  a  Virginia  City  explosion.  Captain  William  Shelley, 
the  popular  pilot,  was  not  far  behind  the  others.  When  Andrew 
J.  Moulder  penned  that  autograph  he  was  young  and  handsome, 
and  the  admiration  of  the  social  set  in  which  he  moved.  It  was 
long  before  he  became  School  Superintendent  or  held  the  position 
of  Librarian  of  the  Free  Library.  John  Nightingale  had  not  yet 
become  the  capitalist  and  real  estate  magnate  that  he  is  to- 
day. The  date  of  November  8,  1857,  is  marked  by  four  names 
in  a  group,  headed  by  Matthew  Scott,  the  brother  of  Mrs.  Decker 
and  Mrs.  Morton  Cheesman,  S.  W.  Holladay,  a  beau  of  his  gener- 
ation, and  the  father  of  three  charming  young  people  in  this — Mrs. 


Ruth  Holladay  BUckwell,  Mlu  I.miise  Holladay  and  btudaomfl 
Burke  Holladay,  whose  engagement  to  Miss  Mollis  Torberl  has 
just  been  announced;  Charles  Lambert  and  A.  W.  Snyder  0OIH- 
plele  the  quartette,  which  has  been  braeketlcd,  and  around  it  in 
BCTlbed,  •<  We  feel  like  four  who  tread  alone  some  banquet  hall 
deserted." 

On  December  17,  1857,  Is  marked  the  penciled  note  opposite 
the  name  of  G,  \\\  Grannies:  ■•  Mr.  Grannies  killed  an  old  deer 
with  a  shot-gun  and  quail  shot."'  Following  him  comes  James 
Bowman,  the  poet,  whose  career  ended  not  many  years  ago;  J. 
G.  Hodge,  the  old-time  bookseller  and  stationer.  In  April,  1858, 
the  register  shows  the  name  of  MISS  Mary  Atkins,  of  Benicia. 
This  lady's  name  is  a  landmark  in  the  history  of  California  private 
schools,  for  she  established  a  seminary  in  Benicia  and  held  a 
leading  position  among  the  educators  of  our  State.  Late  in  life 
she  married  a  gentleman  named  Atkins. 

R.  E.  Cole,  the  old  dentist;  Henry  Edgerton,  the  lawyer  and 
orator;  S.  M.  Wi'.son,  and  those  two  jolly  sea  captains  for  years 
among  our  pilots,  Captain  Thos.  J.  Reddish  and  Captain  W. 
Griffin,  are  registered  on  this  book  of  tbe  quick  and  tbe  dead. 
Ephraim  B.  Clement  was  a  gay  young  fellow,  with  a  buckskin 
hunting-suit  and  soft-footed  moccasins,  when  he  came  to  the 
Geysers  to  go  deerstalking  with  a  party  comprising  Joseph  Tobin, 
Eugene  Janin  and  G.  Bailey.  Later  on,  appear  the  names  of  his 
mother,  Mrs.  Joseph  Ciement,  his  sister,  Mrs.  Plume,  and  W.  H.  ' 
V.  Cronise,  who  afterwards  married  Mrs.  Plume.  The  signatures 
of  Wm.  Blanding  and  lady,  C.  Main  and  E.  H.  Winchester,  Geo. 
W.  Chapin,  tbe  father  of  Mrs.  A.  L.  Tubbs,  Cyrus  W.  Jones,  a 
prominent  member  of  California  Commandery,  No.  1,  K.  T.,  are 
to  be  seen.  Wm.  Norris  has  written  his  name  on  the  page.  Bo 
have  Mr,  and  Mrs.  Frank  Thibault,  the  father  and  mother  of  our 
own  Sahie  Thibault,  now  the  wife  of  H.  R.  Haxton,  formerly  of 
San  Francisco. 

Dr.  H.  M.  Gray,  a  popular  physician,  visited  the  place,  in  com- 
pany with  Dr.  D.  W.  Carpenter,  who  for  years  was  the  guardian 
of  the  Reed  children  and  the  Reed  ranch,  in  Marin  county.  Rev. 
Ferdinand  C.  Ewer,  who  recently  died  in  New  York,  one  of  the 
most  honored  and  world-known  of  all  her  preachers,  was  a 
newspaper  man  when  he  went  to  the  Geysers.  His  later  career 
certainly  was  a  remarkable  one.  At  an  early  age  he  gained  fame 
by  perpetrating  a  magnificent  hoax  on  the  reading  public  in  gen- 
eral, and  the  spiritualists  in  particular,  by  his  article  in  the  Over- 
land upon  the  spiritual  manifestations  with  which  he  had  been 
favored.  It  deceived  all  the  advocates  of  that  belief,  even  the 
very  elect.  Time  and  space  would  fail  to  go  over  the  names  of 
all  who  are  recorded  upon  the  leaves  of  that  old  book.  W.  C. 
Ralston,  Gen.  H.  W.  Halleck,  J.  C.  Flood  and  D.  D.  Colton  were 
at  the  place  in  1868,  Millard  Fillmore  in  1860;  so  was  J.  G.  Ben- 
nett, W.  M.  Gwin,  Dr.  Hitchcock  in  1862,  and  later  is  inscribed 
the  salutation,  "  Hail,  noble  parient,"  L.  H.  The  autograph  of 
Garibaldi,  Europe,  stands  out  in  relief. 

I  closed  the  book,  with  its  blurs,  its  blots,  its  biographical 
sketches,  its  prose  and  its  poetry,  its  quotations  of  wit,  wisdom 
and  its  original  foolishness  of  sentiment.  So  many  of  those  whose 
hands  once  rested  on  the  page  are  dead.  The  old  CalifornianB  are 
passing  away. 

CpAHDfs 

One 

rounded  teaspoonful 
of  Cleveland's' 
Baking  Powder 
does  more  and  better  work 
than  a  heaping^ 
teaspoonful 
of  any  other. 
A  large  saving  on  a 
year's  bakings. 


A  pure  cream  of  tartar  powder. 
Used  in  the   U.    S.   Army  and  by 
teachers  of  Cookery. 

<  Cleveland's  is  the  standard,  it  never 
varies,  it  does  the  most  work,  the  best 
work  and  is  perfectly  wholesome. 
F.  H.  AMES  &  CO.,  Agents. 


10 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTEK. 


April  9,  1892. 


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■■Ukmt'm.ji»  vmmwu  m.twjfa— 


0N  the  corner  of  Eighteenth  and  Filbert  streets,  Oakland,  Henry 
Alexander,  the  capitalist,  owner  of  large  landed  interests  in 
Hawaii,  resides  with  his  family.  The  mansion  next  door  is  occu- 
pied by  Richard  Wise,  father  of  Clark  Wise,  the  well-known 
music  man.  Mr.  Wise  is  a  somewhat  crotchetty  old  fellow,  and 
objects  to  noisy  demonstrations  of  any  kind.  So  when,  the  other 
day,  Miss  Alexander,  with  a  party  of  friends,  started  playing 
tennis  on  the  grounds  just  near  his  window,  he  expostulated  with 
them,  and  finally  ordered  them  to  desist.  They,  however,  de- 
clined to  do  so,  and  kept  on  volleying  and  thundering  at  such  a 
rate  that  at  last  old  Wise  decided  to  resort  to  extreme  measures. 
Descending  to  the  garden,  he  fixed  the  hose  on  to  the  water-pipe, 
and  then — swish — he  sent  a  drenching  stream  of  water  right  into 
the  midst  of  the  tennis-players,  scattering  them,  it  is  needless  to 
say,  in  all  directions. 

When  Alexander  senior  came  home,  his  daughter,  who  had 
been  thoroughly  drenched,  told  him  what  had  transpired,  and  in 
wrathful  tones  he  called  to  Wise  from  the  garden  and  threatened 
to  have  him  arrested. 

"  If  you  do,"  shouted  Wise  in  reply,  »  I'll  have  you  and  your 
family  subpcenaed  as  witnesses,  and  I  will  make  things  lively  for 
you  in  the  papers." 

This  made  Alexander  think  for  a  minute,  for  he  strongly  objects 
to  newspaper  notoriety,  and  as  he  pondered,  he  chanced  his  plan 
of  operations.  Going  to  Wise's  house,  he  brought  the  hose- 
wielder  personally  to  the  door,  and  then  commenced  to  pour  on 
his  head  the  vials  of  pent-up  wrath.  Wise  stood  it  for  a  little 
time,  and  then — biff,  biff,  biff,  biff — Wise  had  struck  Alexander 
in  the  mouth,  and  had  received  in  return  a  Sullivan  swing  on  the 
point  of  the  jaw  that  almost  made  him  groggy.  He  recovered 
quickly,  however,  and  then  for  the  next  half  minute  or  so  lively 
times  occurred,  for  the  two  staid  old  capitalists  fought  each  other 
up  and  down  the  garden-walk.  They  both  had  gory  no3es  when 
at  last  their  families  rushed  out  and  separated  them,  and  ever 
since  they  have  met  at  daggers  drawn.  Fear  of  having  the 
story  of  their  combat  told  in  print  is  in  fact  the  only  thing  that 
has  so  far  prevented  them  from  applying  to  the  District  Attorney 
to  take  a  hand  in  the  matter. 

*  #  * 

Louis  Peralta,  son  of  the  old  hidalgo  who  at  one  time  owned  all 
Alameda  county,  is  now  the  traveling  agent  for  an  oil  house.  His 
worldly  possessions  consist  merely  of  his  salary,  and  in  striking 
contrast  with  this  is  the  wealth  of  those  now  holding  his  former 
family  estates,  Horace  Carpentier  alone  being  worth  fully  a  mil- 
lion. Carpentier  lives  in  New  York,  and  for  many  yeurs  has  not 
visited  the  scenes  here  of  his  financial  triumphs  during  the  early 
*50's.  Young  Peralta  tells  several  interesting  anecdotes  of  the 
occurrences  connecced  with  the  founding  of  Oakland.  He  says 
be  remembers  well  when  Carpentier  used  to  come  out  to- the 
stately  old  Spanish  hacienda  and  there  talk  of  the  golden  future  in 
store  if  the  Don  would  grant  him  certain  lands  down  near  the  bay 
shore. 

"  He  was  artful,  too,"  says  Peralta,  "  and  knowing  how  devout 
a  Catholic  my  father  was,  he  used  to  pander  to  his  religious  sen- 
timents in  every  way.  I  remember  one  night,  when  we  were  out 
talking  on  the  stone  porch,  and  suddenly  the  Angelus  rang  out. 
Off  went  Carpentier's  hat  in  a  moment,  and  down  he  flopped  on 
his  knees  on  the  rock-work  and  assumed  a  prayerful  expression. 

"  '  Get  a  cushion  for  Sefior  Carpentier,'  said  my  father,  deeply 
impressed  with  the  devoiion  of  his  guest. 

•> '  No,  Don,  no,'  spoke  up  Carpentier  quickly,  'a  good  Catho- 
lic needs  no  cushion  when  he  bends  his  knees  to  Heaven.' " 

"  In  point  of  fact,  I  don't  think  be  was  a  Catholic  at  all,  '  said 
young  Peralta  in  conclusion. 

*  #  # 

The  annual  election  of  officers  goes  on  to-day  in  the  Athenian 
Club,  Oakland,  and  as  there  is  no  opposition,  the  following  regular 
ticket  is  sure  of  election  :  For  President,  W.  W.  Foote;  for  Vice- 
President,  John  Ellsworth,  for  Directors,  F.  W.  Henshaw,  E.  H. 
Hamilton,  H.  B.  Houghton  ;  for  Election  Committee,  J.  R.  Glass- 
cock, F.  E.  Brigham,  A.  L.  Stone,  C.  L.  Dam,  T.  T.  Dargie,  F.  G. 
Drum,  C.  W.  Kellogg,  C.  B.  Gould,  J.  G.  Edwards.  The  polls 
close  at  S  p.  M.,  and  will  be  followed  by  the  annual  meeting,  after 
which  a  "  chirps"  will  be  held.  It  will  be  a  big  evening  all  round, 
and  there  is  sure  to  be  a  strong  attendance  of  clubmen. 

*  »  » 

If  ever  there  was  a  case  calling  for  prompt  and  aggressive  action 
on  the  part  of  the  Society  for  the  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Ani- 
mals, it  was  the  brutal  wager  which  put  the  powers  of  endurance 
of  one  poor  little  horse  to  a  wicked  test  last  week.  A  ponderous 
brewery  wagon,  heavy  enough  for  four  horses  on  an  ordinary 
grade,  was  hauled  up  the  steep  grade  of  California  street  by  one 
horse,  and  all  to  decide  a  bet  made  by  one  Jas.  B.  Gorman  and  a 
brutal  saloon-keeper  named  Mooney.  The  wagon  itself  weighed 
two  tons,  the  horse  had  to  be  whipped  to  enable  it  to  win  the  bet. 


Those  men  should  be  prosecuted  and  punished   to  the  full  extent 
of   the  law. 

#  *  * 

One  incident  of  the  recent  trip  of  the  Huntington  party  to  this 
city  has  not  yet  been  related.  It  is  a  small  matter  in  itself,  but 
illustrates  how  much  greater  than  any  other  lady  in  the  land  is 
the  charming  wife  of  the  President  of  the  Southern  Pacific 
Company.  The  special  train  that  carried  the  party  over  its 
route  had  the  right  of  way,  and  traveled  at  far  greater  speed  than 
schedule  time.  After  leaving  Mendota  the  engine  hummed  along 
at  the  rate  of  about  sixty -six  miles  an  hour  toward  Tracy.  Just 
before  luncheon  was  announced,  Mrs.  Huntington  retired  to  her 
stateroom  to  make  her  toilet  for  that  welcome  meal.  Presently 
she  emerged  from  the  apartment,  and  said  to  her  husband  :  »  My 
dear,  I  can't  make  my  toilet  at  this  rate  of  speed.  The  train 
rocks  so  I  can  hardly  wash  my  face."  Then  she  stood  upon  a 
chair,  and  extending  her  arm,  grasped  the  bell-rope,  which  she 
gave  a  strong  pull.  Instantly  the  air-brakes  were  applied  by  the 
engineer,  and  in  a  very  few  moments  the  train  was  at  a  stand- 
still, panting  and  shaking  like  a  racer  who  has  just  passed  the 
wire.  The  conductor  rushed  in  to  ascertain  the  cause  of  the  un- 
usual signal;  the  engineer,  with  blanched  face,  awaited  the  ap- 
proach of  the  expected  Lrain-robbers,  and  the  other  guardians  of 
the  train  were  nonplused.  It  took  but  a  short  time  to  explain 
matters  to  these  excited  men,  and  then  the  train  wandered  along 
at  about  twenty-five  miles  an  hour  while  Mrs.  Huntington  made 
her  toilet  in  comfort  and  ate  her  lunch  with  pleasure.  Those  impor- 
tant matters  having  been  satisfactorily  disposed  of,  the  engineer 
was  given  permission  to  again  open  the  throttle,  and  once  more 
the  train  sped  on. 

*  #  * 

Hiram  B.  Cook  has  resigned  his  position  as  Chief  Deputy  in  the 
Auditor's  office,  which  he  has  held  with  great  honor  to  himself 
and  benefit  to  the  city  for  the  past  eight  years.  When  Mr.  Cook 
first  entered  the  office  the  books  were  in  a  very  chaotic  condi- 
tion. He  has  so  systematized  the  work  that  his  successor  will 
have  no  difficulty  whatever  in  keeping  up  with  his  duties.  Mr. 
C  :>ok  is  one  of  the  most  popular  and  able  men  who  has  ever  held 
city  office,  and  by  his  resignation  the  municipality  loses  a  very 
valuable  assistant. 

#  *  » 

Miss  Pope,  whose  marriage  with  Mr.  Murphy  is  soon  to  occnr, 
has  b.en  very  busy  of  late  in  that  most  pleasant  occupation  of  a 
young  lady — ordering  her  trousseau.  While  not  acquainted  with 
all  the  details  of  that  interesting  collection  of  beautiful  costumes 
for  the  adornment  of  a  beautiful  bride,  I  do  know  that  Miss  Pope 
has  a  wonderful  collection  of  shoes.  She  had  fourteen  pairs  made 
by  P.  F.  McNuIty,  who  bad  a  last  specially  made  for  the  bride's 
little  feet.  Mr.  McNulty  seems  to  be  a  favorite  among  ladies  who 
desire  fine  footwear.  Hereafter  he  should  be  known  as  special 
bootmaker  for  beautiful  brides. 

-*  *  « 

The  public  school  teachers  are  receiving  a  severe  course  of  lec- 
tures just  now,  with  what  beneficial  results,  if  any,  is  past  find- 
ing out.  Every  Friday  afternoon  for  some  weeks  past,  by  order 
of  the  superintendent,  the  teachers  have  assembled  at  Odd  Fel- 
low's Hall  to  listen  to  words  of  wisdom  from  the  lips  of  more  or 
less  eminent  educators  from  Palo  Alto  and  elsewhere.  One  gentle- 
man, Professor  Barnes  of  Palo  Alto,  is  not  held  in  high  favor  by 
our  trainers  of  youth,  and  for  good  reason,  forsooth.  This 
gentleman,  who  has  evidently  a  very  high  regard  for  the  cul- 
tured school  marms  who  are  so  disregardful  of  the  joys  of  ex- 
istence that  they  arei  content  to  live  east  of  the  Mississippi,  said 
resentful  that  he  did  not  think  our  own  dear  conundrum  pro- 
pounders  were  equal,  intellectually,  to  those  he  had  known  in 
the  laud  of  Hill.  Said  it  to  the  faces  of  our  teachers.  I  am  com- 
pelled to  take  issue  with  the  gentleman  from  Palo  Alto.  It  may 
be  that  there  are  some  educators  in  the  East,  or  from  the  East, 
{I  understand  he  is  from  that  pitiful  section  of  the  country)  who 
are  superior,  intellectually,  to  some  individuals  on  the  Pacific 
coast.  We  will  grant  that  the  East  has  a  number  of  men  and 
women  eminent  in  educational  work,  who  are  the  peers  of  any 
in  the  world,  but  that  the  great  mass  of  public  school  teachers  of 
the  East  is  superior  to  those  of  California,  or  that  the  average 
ability  as  educators  of  the  instructors  in  the  public  schools  of 
the  Atlantic  seaboard  is  higher  than  that  of  the  teachers  of  Cali- 
fornia, we  deny.  Our  schools  are  as  well-manned  as  any  in  the 
country,  our  teachers  are  as  able  and  our  pupils  are  as  bright  as 
any  similar  body  of  people  anywhere  In  the  United  States.  Nor 
is  this  idle  boasting;  facts  prove  the  statement.  Professor  Barnes 
should  know  whereof  he  speaks  when  he  assails  the  one  institu- 
tion of  California  in  which  the  people  take  a  just  pride. 
»  #  # 

But  this  daring  man  did  more.  He  said  he  judged  from  the 
fact  that  our  teachers  are  better  dressed  than  those  of  the  East, 
that  they  were  more  given  to  the  frivolities  of  life  and  less  to  the 
stern  duties  of  their  hard  calling  than  those  he  knew.  He  even 
intimated,  if  he  has  been  reported  correctly,  that  the  teachers  of 
San  Francisco  were  paid  too  much  for  their  services.  For  this,  it 
is  enough  to  say  that  the  people  of  San  Francisco  disagree  with 
him.    There  is  no  branch  of  the  city  government  in  which  harder 


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11 


or  belter  work  1%  done  by  ibe  tmployi  <  than  in  the  school  depart- 
ment. The  salaries  of  our  teachers  are  higher  than  the  average 
salaries,  but  they  are  deservdly  so.  Public  school  teachers 
should  be  paid  well,  and  we  of  California  do  not  care  to  fix  our 
standard  of  pecuniary  reward  f--r  seTTlcM  rendereii  by  that  estab- 
lished in  other  places.  Teachers  should  dress  well.  Those  ac- 
quainted with  children  know  that  they  are  more  apt  to  put  con- 
fidence in  and  have  respect  for  a  neat  and  well-dressed  teacher 
than  for  one  who  appears  in  tawdry  attire.  Their  own  personal 
appearance  is  often  determined  by  that  of  their  teacher.  To  re- 
turn to  the  Friday  afternoon  lectures,  while  the  id^a  of  such  lec- 
tures is  theoretically  good  the  practical  results  are  nil.  The 
teachers  pay  but  little  attention  to  them,  and  so  far  they  have 
been  not  much  more  than  a  waste  of  time. 
•  *  ■ 
Mrs.  Jenness-Miller,  in  her  lectures  on  manners,  advised  her 
many  young  lady  hearers  not  to  talk  about  the  weather.  And  if 
they  follow  your  advice,  Mrs.  Miller,  what  will  the  poor  dears 
talk  about  ?  You  should  remember  that  our  society  girl  is  a  pecu- 
liar individual.  She  is  fearfully  and  wonderfully  made,  not  only 
physically,  but  mentally.  If  she  has  not  been  to  the  latest  opera, 
has  not  procured  an  Easter  bonnet,  is  not  certain  whether  she 
will  go  to  the  country  this  summer,  and  there  are  no  current 
scandals,  w4iat  is  she  to  talk  about  if  not  the  weather?  You 
surely  would  not  advise  her  to  punch  holes  in  her  gray  matter  by 
endeavoring  to  struggle  with  social  evils,  like  Ibsen  or  Browning, 
or  have  her  talk  books  or  art,  or  discuss  some  other  horrid  sub- 
ject that,  by  reason  of  agitating  whatever  brain  she  might  pos- 
sess, would  cause  ber  pretty  head  to  ache  ?  No,  no,  Mrs.  Miller, 
you  may  do  what  you  please  with  the  attire  of  our  girls.  You 
may  take  off  their  corsets  and  put  them  in  trousers,  if  you  will, 
but  you  must  leave  them  the  weather.  They  simply  can't  get 
along  without  it.  The  discussion  of  the  weather  is  the  starting 
point,  the  backbone,  the  spring-board  of  our  social  system,  and 
the  happiness  of  the  many  hundreds  of  bright  girls  in  "  society  " 
cannot  be  interfered  with  by  taking  from  them  their  life-buoy, 
permitting  the  term ,  and  setting  them  afloat  helpless  on  the  wide, 
wide  sea  of  intellectuality. 

■*  »  » 

I  found  the  Maze  crowded  when  I  dropped  in  there  the  other 
day.  All  the  ladies  in  town,  it  seems,  have  suddenly  determined  to 
adorn  their  pretty  heads  against  the  Eastertide,  and  a  simultaneous 
rush  has  been  made  for  the  Maze,  the  fame  of  the  millinery  de- 
partment of  which  has  gone  far  afield.  There  are  the  latest  and 
prettiest  of  bonnets,  in  the  shapes  and  decorations  which  Paris, 
London  and  New  York  have  decreed  that  fashionably-attired 
women  shall  wear  this  season.  The  Maze  has  also  a  full  line  of 
handsome  cloaks,  which  find  much  favor  in  the  eyes  of  the 
ladies. 


Dainty  Millinery   Conceptions. 


Of  all  attractive  objects  to  the  feminine  eye,  nothing  is  more  so 
than  a  pretty  hat  or  bonnet,  and  there  is  a  fascination  about  a  creation 
bearing  the  magic  name  of  a  Paris  milliner  that  nothing  can  exceed. 
Up  on  the  south  side  of  Market  street,  a  little  above  the  Baldwin,  is 
an  establishment  whose  owner's  name  is  synonymous  with  all  that 
is  new,  stylish  and  chic  in  the  way  of  head  coverings  for  the  gentle 
sex,  whose  unerring  instinct  leads  them  ever  to  the  place  where  they 
are  sure  of  finding  the  very  latest  and  most  becoming  article  in  that 
line.  As  Mrs.  Coughlan  goes  East  herself  to  select  her  goods,  one  is 
always  confident  of  seeing  the  newest  things  in  bonnets  and  hats,  and 
any  little  fad  which  happens  to  be  in  vogue  there.  This  time  she  has 
the  new  veils,  which  go  around  the  hat  on  a  spring,  and  drop  straight 
down  in  front  to  the  knees.  They  are  drawn  up  under  the  chin  and 
caught  at  the  back — and  the  effect  is  very  graceful  and  becoming. 
Dainty  conceptions  from  the  famous  "  Virot,"  and  "Annie  and 
Georgette  "  are  displayed,  and  summer  hats  whose  dancing  flowers 
rival  the  real  blossoms  in  their  coloring  and  naturalness.  Everything 
has  long  strings,  which  fasten  under  the  ear  with  a  coquettish  rosette, 
and  flowers  and  lace  are  combined  in  the  most  bewildering  manner. 
The  most  captious  dame  can  suit  her  fancy  at  Mrs.  Coughlan's,  and 
the  pretty  girl  is  sure  to  find  something  that  will  enhance  her  beauty. 

PARKE    &    LACY  CO., 

21  and  23  FREMONT  STREET. 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MINING,    WOOD    AND    IRON    WORKING    MACHINERY. 
ENGINES,   BOILERS,    STEAM    PUMPS, 
BELTING,  OIL8  AND  SUPPLIES. 


HIGHLAND 


(Team 


A   TABLE  LUXURY, 

A  CULINARY  ARTICLE, 
AN  INFANT'S  FOOD. 

HIGHLAND    EVAPORATED    CREAM 

Is  unsweetened  oncl  free  from  all  preservatives. 
Retains  lis  cleticlmin  jind  wholesome  qimllticsforan 
indefinite  time  In  nil  climates  and  nt  all  sensona. 
Sold  by  Grocer*  and  Drtifftcl  -l  *  Everywhere 
Write  for  our  Infant  Food  circular  and 
Highland  Evaporated  Cream  booklet  entitled 
"A    Few  dainty  Dishes." 

HELVETIA   MILK   CONDENSING    CO.,  • 
Bole  Purvcyorg,  Highland,    III. 


AT 

THE 

RECENT 

ART 

SALE 


Many  Fine  Paintings 
Were  Not  Sold. 

These  are  again  on  exhibi- 
tion at  our  Gallery.  On  ac- 
count of  the  departure  of  Mr. 
S.  Gump  for  Europe,  and  the 
necessary  preparations  for 
moving  to  our  new  building, 
now  in  course  of  erection,  we 
will  sell  all  our  Paintings 
and  other  goods  at  Greatly 
Reduced  Prices. 


S.  &  G.  GUMP 


581-583  Market  St. 


GEORGE     GOODMAN, 

PATENTEE   AND  MANUFACTURER   OF 

^Tf^TIILT'ICI^-I-i       STOlsTE 

IN    ALL    ITS    BRANCHES. 

OFFICE,    307     MONTGOMERY   ST. 


GOLD  SEAL  Rubber  HOSE, 

THE  BEST  MADE. 

Goodyear  Rubber  Company, 

Agents. 


II.  II.  PEASE, 
S.  M.  RUNYON, 


577  .1  579  Market  Street. 


BOYS',     CHILDREN'S     AND     MEN'S 

CLOTHING    AND    FURNISHING     GOODS, 

AT    LOW    PRICES. 

ST    TO    37    ISIE.A.IRIfcT'S'    STREET. 


12 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  9,  1892. 


'A    WOMAN'S    MOUTH.' 


WHAT  a  multitudinous  array  of  thought  it  envokes;  how 
various  its  uses;  how  manifold  its  commission. 
At  times,  perhaps,  difficult  to  put  in  action,  yet  when  once 
armed  for  the  fray,  how  impossible  to  arrest  its  progress  and  per- 
petual motion.  That  mouth  can  pledge  in  endearing  terms  the 
most  unalterable  fidelity,  convince  the  skeptical  and  unwary  that 
the  plumage  of  the  raven  is  as  white  as  the  beautiful  snow,  con- 
vert a  withered  rosebud  into  a  gem  of  purest  ray  serene.  It  can 
unlock  the  miser's  coffers  that  a  nation's  imperiled  liberty  could  not 
touch.  Its  persuasive  eloquence  has  overturned  dynasties,  and 
royalty  has  yielded  to  its  entreaties.  It  has  accomplished  more 
good  and  done  more  mischief  than  any  member  of  a  woman's 
composition.  The  Caudle  lectures  it  has  administered  would  fill 
volumes  of  racy  reading;  the  grievances  it  has  complained  of 
would  bankrupt  the  list  of  human  "  evils  to  which  flesh  is  heir 
to."  That  mouth  is  used  as  a  balm  to  sorrows;  throws  "oil  on 
troubled  waters,"  "  patches  grief  with  proverbs,"  and  bids 
mourners,  phoenix-like,  from  the  ashes  of  their  sorrows  to  realize 
blessings  in  disguise.  To  the  sick,  what  comfort  it  brings  1  How 
suffering  is  allayed,  agony  quieted,  and  hope  invoked  in  the  face 
of  adversity  by  that  mouth.  How  sweetly  it  sows  good  seed  to 
the  young,  that  shows  a  rich  harvest  in  maturity!  With  what 
care  it  teaches  "  the  young  idea  how  to  shoot  1  " 

What  a  power  it  has,  from  its  lisping  in  infancy  to  its  last 
utterances  on  this  side  of  eternity!  When  its  owner  is  the  sub- 
ject of  irritation,  it  can  resent  wrongs,  real  or  imaginary,  with 
more  deadly  results  than  the  code  of  duelling;  for  it  is  well 
known 

"  The  tongue  that  cuts  like  a  eaber  thrust 

Needs  watching  against  abuse, 
For  'tis  the  only  weapon  that  keener  grows 

The  longer  it  is  in  use." 

A  woman  recognizes  her  tongue  in  her  helpless  and  unpro- 
tected state  to  be  her  only  weapon  of  defense,  and  she  never  al- 
lows it  to  rust.  A  woman's  month,  on  a  wager,  can  disseminate 
more  disagreeable,  hateful,  cutting,  satirical  reproaches  than  any 
other  vehicle  of  circulation  in  the  known  world.  It  fans  the 
memory  of  every  pleasant  and  unpleasant  event  in  the  scope  of 
earthly  experience,  and  when  it  unlocks  its  treasure  house,  and 
in  review  the  memory  of  joys  and  sorrows  stalk  out  from  their 
hiding  place,  one  stands  aghast  to  see  how  vast  was  its  capacity. 
Then  a  woman's  mouth  is  called  into  requisition  to  serve  her  in 
many  other  useful  ways,  besides  at  times  coining  her  a  fortune. 
In  dressmaking,  when  this  piece  of  drapery  needs  elevating,  or 
that  ruffle  or  puff  requires  adjusting,  and  pins  become  necessary 
for  the  office,  where  can  so  convenient  a  pin-cushion  be 
secured,  to  say  nothing  of  the  books  and  eyes  and  buttons 
that  seek  momentary  rest,  and,  hidden  from  view,  find  a 
refuge  in  a  woman's  mouth.  Scissors  are  proverbial  for  being 
misplaced,  and  what  a  capital  thread  cutter  it  makes.  In  renew- 
ing fresh  linen  on  a  bed,  what  would  she  do  without  her  month 
in  which  to  hold  the  pillow  whilst  receiving  its  new  dress.  At 
the  toilet  it  holds  hairpins,  eyebrow  pencils,  and  puts  up  its  lips 
poutingly  to  be  made  cherry  red  by  an  artificial  beaulifier.  A 
new  use,  which  has  elicited  so  much  competition  as  to  provoke 
wagers  and  threaten  a  match,  is  that  of  licking  stamps.  Miss 
Crawford,  of  Philadelphia,  made  a  boast  that  she  could  lick  and 
stick  three  thousand  stamps  an  hour.  This  elicited  the  informa- 
tion that  Miss  Gardiner,  of  New  York,  could  lick  and  stick,  with- 
out sponge,  brush  or  water,  seventy  stamps  a  minute,  and  though 
she  had  not  consecutively  for  an  hour  pursued  the  amusement 
for  a  wager,  she  was  willing  to  try.  Then  three  other  young 
ladies,  from  the  Empire  State,  bid  the  contestants  for  licking 
honors  not  to  be  hasty,  but  let  them  put  in  their  record  of  twenty- 
five  thousand  in  seven  and  a  half,  hours,  which  they  felt  assured 
they  could  raise  to  thirty  thousand.  A  licking  tournament  is  to 
be  the  result,  and  the  championship  of  the  world  in  this  important 
business  be  determined.  America's  female  champion  whistler, 
Alice  Shay,  who  for  two  years  has  been  in  Europe,  entertained 
by  the  titled  aristocracy  of  England,  Prance,  Germany  and  Italy, 
has  a  bank  account  of  a  cool  $100,000,  all  earned  by  her  mouth. 
This  lady  will  now  battle  for  her  honors  with  pretty  Mabel 
Stevenson,  another  girl  whose  whistling,  warbling  and  imitation 
of  feathered  warblers  is  creating  a  sensation,  and  rendering  her 
purse  of  plethoric  proportions.  Then,  far  from  last  and  least, 
just  pause  and  reflect  what  millions  Patti's  mouth  has  coined 
whilst  interpreting  the  passions  of  the  great  masters.  Who  could 
conceive  the  depth  of  Juliet's  love,  of  Lady  Macbeth's  ruling  am- 
bition, or  enjoy  Beatrice's  bright  humor,  were  it  not  for  a  woman's 
mouth  to  give  emphasis  and  utterance  to  the  sentiments  ?  The 
vast  array  of  actresses  to-day  retired  with  big  fortunes  from  the 
use  of  their  mouth,  gives  ample  proof  of  its  overwhelming  im- 
portance. 

The  Argonaut  whisky  is  preferred  by  men  who  drink  good  red 
liquor,  because  it  always  touches  the  right  spot,  and  gives  the  drinker 
that  inspiring  feeling  that  results  only  from  the  assimilation  of  good 
liquor.  Whisky  drinkers  always  call  for  it,  and  are  satisfied  with  no 
other  brand.     If  you  want  to  be  satisfied,  always  demand  Argonaut. 


MME.  B.  Z1SKA,  A.  M., 

Removed  to  1606  Van  Ness  Avenue. 

French,  German  and  English  taught  by  Teachers  of  Recognized  Ability 
only.    Classes  for  Young  Ladies  and  Children. 

studies  Resumed  January  7tli. 

Mathematics  and  Sciences,  Mas.  A.  Hinckley.  Physical  Culture  aud 
Elocution,  Mrs.  Leila.  Ellis.  Singing.  Signor  Galvani.  Piano,  Mr. 
Lesley  Martin.  Drawing  aud  Penmanship,  Mr.  C.  Eisenshimel.  Bellea- 
Lettres  and  Language,  Mme.  B.  Ziska. 

SCHOOL  OF  ELOCUTION  AND  EXPRESSION. 

1170  Market  St.,  Donohoe Building. 

The  school  furnishes  the  most  thorough  and  systematic  training  for 
voice,  body  and  mind.  Courses  are  arranged  to  meet  all  classes.  Pupils 
prepared  for  the  stage,  public  readers,  teachers  of  elocution  and  expression 
or  social  accomplishment.  The  Delsarte  system  of  dramatic  training  and 
development  of  grace  and  ease  a  specialty. 

(Mrs.  May  Joseph!  Klncaid, 
PRINCIPALS  }  Prof.  J-  Roberts*  Kincald, 

((Graduate  Boston  School  of  Expression) 

Mr.  ASHTON  P.  STEVENS, 

TEACHEE     OP      ZB-A.2S7TO. 
Studio— 26  Montgomery  Street,  Room  8. 

ALFRED  J.  KELLEHER, 

Professor  of  VOOAL  MUSIC  AT  MILLS'  COLLEGE  (18th  year),  desires 
to  announce  that  he  will  give  Lessons  at  his  office,  his  residence,  or  at  the 
residence  of  the  pupil. 

Office— 14  Grant  avenue,  rooms  62  and;63.  Residence— 2324  Clay  street, 
San  Francisco. 

Garcia  Vocal  Method.       Solfeggio  Panseron. 

ELEANORA  OONNELL, 

Teacher  of  Singing. 

8HAKESPEAREAN  METHOD.  1432  POST  STREET. 

Chloride   of   Gold. 

The  Pacific  Gold  Cure  Clinic  employs  a  system  of  treatment  for  the 
Liquor,  Morphine  and  Cocaine  habit  that  has  cured  hundreds  of  peo- 
ple without  a  single  accident  or  a  single  failure.  Perfectly  safe  and 
beneficial,  rather  than  otherwise,  to  the  general  health.  By  this  sys- 
tem the  patients  lose  all  desire  for  stimulants  and  narcotics  in  less 
than  a  week,  and  within  four  weeks  are  radically  cured.  It  has  cured 
patients  in  the  Eastern  States  that  the  celebrated  Keeley  treatment 
failed  to  cure. 

City  patients  may  be  treated  at  their  own  homes,  while  those  from 
a  distance  can  be  supplied  with  excellent  accommodations  at  very 
reasonable  rates.    All  cases  confidential. 

Applv  by  letter  or  in  person  to  PACIFIC  GOLD  CURE  CLINIC, 
112  Kearny  street,  room  2,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Hours,  8.  12,  4  and  7 
o'clock  daily.  E.  J.  FKASER,  M.  D.,  Medical  Director. 


HARNESS ! 


If  you  want  a  reliable  harness  that  will  stand  some  service  go  to  a 

house  that  is  staying  in  the  business  and  has  some  regard 

for  its  reputation. 

W.  DAVIS  &  SON,  410  Market  Street, 

Are  not  closing  out,  and  require  no  white  signs  to  help  sell  their  har- 
ness.   No  shoddy  leather  used.    Harness  from  $6  50  a  set  up. 

A.    LUSK    &   CO., 

122  DAVIS  STREET,  SAN    FRANCISCO. 
Packers  of  the  following  celebrated  brands: 
CELEBRATED  LUSK    BRANDS, 

J.    LUSK    CANNING    COMPANY, 

SAN     LORENZO    PACKING  CO 

Good  Cheer  and  a  Souvenir  of  California  for  our  Eastern  Friends. 

Parties  desiring  to  send  to  their 
friends  East  the 

INGLENOOK  TABLE  WIS 

Can  have  their  orders  filled  at  Sau 
Francisco  prices  aud  of  freight  at 
ear-load  rates  added,  thus  saving 
a  great  expense  by  leaving  their 
orders  in  time  with 

F.  A.  HABER, 
Office  and  Depot  Inglenook  Vineyard,  122  Sansome  St.,  S. 


A]>ril  9,  1 


BAN    FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


L8 


IN    OTHER    LANDS. 

Here  tbe  glad  sun  dolh  .«hineoo  us  ; 

The  bills  and  field.-  are  green  : 
Tbe  j»kies  »re  blue.  lb«  mifU  »re  white. 

The  sea  is  all  MhMO. 
The  yello*r-bre«Me<i  meadow  jarks, 

lear,  melodious  songs  ; 
All  things  are  Joyous  with  the  joy 

Which  onto  Spring  belongs. 

But   listen  1     From    far  distant   shores 

A  sound  of  horror  comes  ; 
The  murmuring  of  hungry  hordes, 

Tbe  hasty  beat  of  drums; 
Oaunt  Want  and  hideous  Anarchy 

Are  stalking  through  the  land  ; 
Arson  and  Murder  go  with  them, 

A  grim,  unholy  band. 

Ah  1  vain  for  hearts  that  love  are  all 

The  beauties  round  us  here  ; 
Upon  a  darker  scene  we  gaze, 

In  pity  and  in  fear. 
We  weep  for  men  unduly  bound, 

We  shrink  from  deeds  of  shame 
That  cloak  themselves  in  Freedom's  garb 

And  blight  her  holy  name. 

Geraldlne  Meyrick. 
Sax  Frkcisco,  April  9,  1892. 


SAILS    ON    WAR    SHIPS. 


THERE  Is  a  good  deal  of  discussion  going  on  at  present  over  the 
advisability  of  doing  away  with  all  sails  on  the  war  ships  of 
the  future.  The  veteran  seaman  opposes  the  proposition,  which 
bids  fair  to  be  carried  out  ultimately,  under  the  pressure  of  the 
influence  brought  to  bear  by  the  younger  men  in  the  profession. 
While  admitting  that  the  construction  of  modern  engines  is  on  a 
plan  which  guarantees  both  strength  and  durability,  the  lack  of 
an  ability  to  make  sail  on  occasions,  will  sooner  or  later  prove  a 
fatal  mistake.  In  the  advocates  of  tbe  military  mast  as  the  sole 
rigging  of  a  valuable  vessel,  one  would  naturally  look  for  tyroa 
in  the  profession,  men  who  know  only  about  maneuvering  in 
harbor,  or  within  easy  distance  of  some  friendly  coast.  Engines, 
no  matter  how  carefully  built,  will  give  out  at  times,  and,  at  the 
best,  steam  is  but  a  poor  thing  to  depend  upon  in  a  heavy  gale  of 
wind,  with  the  sea  rolling  mountains  high.  Under  such  circum- 
stances, many  of  the  officers  who  are  now  decrying  the  canvas, 
might  be  glad  of  a  few  cloths  to  spread  for  steadying  purposes, 
while  a  little  sail  fore  and  aft  to  swing  the  ship  in  an  emergency, 
will  prove  more  expeditious  than  the  simple  action  of  the  rudder 
backed  by  steam  alone.  It  would  be  a  safe  bet  that  in  maneuver- 
ing under  sail,  with  a  favorable  wind,  the  old  style  frigates, 
manned  by  seamen,  would  prove  more  than  a  match  for  the  new 
specimens  of  marine  architecture.  No  steamer  can  be  considered 
safe  at  sea  unless  provided  with  storm  sails  for  use  in  case  of  ac- 
cident, or  to  ease  the  engines  under  the  strain  of  a  heavy  sea.  A 
vessel  of  the  Charleston  or  San  Francisco  type  presents  an  appear- 
ance of  strength  well  calculated,  one  would  think,  to  defy  the 
elements  in  a  contest  for  supremacy,  but  in  the  trough  of  the 
waves  in  a  storm  at  sea,  the  illusion  would  soon  be  dispelled.  It 
is  all  very  well  theorizing  on  the  subject,  lt  crossing  royal  yards 
on  pipe-stems,"  as  the  old  salts  would  term  it,  but  it  will  never 
do  to  put  the  theory  into  practical  shape,  unless  it  is  desired  that 
experience  should  be  gained  at  a  heavy  cost.  The  whole  fact  of 
the  matter  is,  that  an  attempt  is  now  being  made  to  do  away 
with  seamen  as  a  class,  and  replace  them  with  marines  and  boiler- 
makers.  When  Nelson  swept  the  seas,  in  the  old  Victory,  the 
French  made  a  similar  mistake  in  loading  down  their  ships  with 
soldiers  and  small  arms-men,  and  it  is  not  unlikely  that  mat  de 
mer  had  as  much  to  do  with  their  defeat  at  times  as  the  cutlasses 
of  the  pig-tailed  tars  on  the  British  vessels.  A  war  ship  without 
sails  may  be  very  useful  as  a  floating  battery  for  harbor  defense, 
or  within  the  three-mile  limit,  but  that  is  all  she  is  fit  for.  She 
would  be  soon  transformed  into  a  tub,  wallowing  among  the 
ocean  billows  with  her  rudder  gone.  But  then,  according  to  the 
statements  of  the  modern  naval  officers,  such  an  accident  would 
be  an  impossibility.  Everything  is  now  made  indestructible. 
Those  who  know  the  sea  can  be  excused,  however,  from  sharing 
the  same  belief. 

Burlington    Route    Excursions. 


Commencing  Tuesday,  March  15th,  at  2  p.  m.  from  Los  Angeles 
and  Wednesday  at  8  a.  m.  from  San  Francisco,  and  every  Tuesday 
and  Wednesday  thereafter,  the  Burlington  Route  will  run  its  regular 
Summer  Excursions  with  Pullman  Tourist  Sleeping  cars  to  Chicago, 
via  Salt  Lake  City  and  Denver.  For  particulars  and  excursion  folder, 
apply  to  agent,  Burlington  Route,  at  201  South  Spring  street,  Los 
Angeles ;  or  32  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 


TKCE3 


BRUNSWICK-BALKE- 
COLLENDER  CO. 


Manufacturers  of  Billiard  and  Pool  Tables. 

Dealers  in  Billiard  Merchandise  Generally. 

Makers  of  Bank  and  Office  Fixtures. 

Also,  Saloon  Fixtures,  Counters,  Coolers,  Mirrors,  etc.,  constantly  on 
hand  or  made  to  order.    Ten  Pin  AllcyB,  Ten  Pins,  Ten  Pin  Balls,  etc 

653-655  MARKET  STREET,  S.  F. 
HOTEL  PLEASANTON, 

Sutter  Street,  corner  Jones,  San  Franoisoo,  Cal. 


Mothers  be  Sure  and  Use  "Mrs.  Winslow'B  Soothing  Syrup' 
children  while  Teething.    Price,  25  cents  a  bottle. 


for  your 


The  Largest,  Best  Appointed  and  Most  Liberally  Managed  Family  and 
Tourist  Hotel  in  San  Francisco.    Lighted  by  Electricity  throughout. 

Elegantly  Furnished  Dining  Rooms  and  Parlors  for  Banquets,  Private 
Dinners,  Parties,  Weddings,  etc. 
The  Cuisine  a  Special  Feature. 

MRS.  M.   E.  PENDLETON, 

Proprietor  and  Manager. 

ERNST  H.  LUDWIG, 

THE  

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Telephone  2388. SAN  FRANCISCO. 

"The  California  Hotel," 

Bush  Street,  near  Kearny. 

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Central  to  all  points  of  interest,  principal  stores  and  places  of  amusement. 

Select  Music  In  Restaurant  every  evening  between  6  and  8. 

A.  F.  KINZLER,  Manager. 

The  Strathmore  Apartment  House. 

N.  W.  Cor.  Larkin  and  Fulton  Streets. 

Exclusively  for  families.  First-class  in  every  respect.  Ele- 
vator day  and  night.     First-class  restaurant  in  the  building. 

Apply  to  Janitor  in  the  building,  or  to  A.  Hayward,  No.  224 
California  Street. 

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CENTRALLY       LOCATED, 

FOR  THOSE  WHO  APPRECIATE  COMFORT  AND  ATTENTION, 

WM.  B.  HOOPER,    Manager. 


LOUIS  COOKS. 


WILLIAM  COOKS. 


MAX  COOKS. 


COOKS     BROS., 

IJ5TTEBIOB         EBCOEATOES. 

Dealers  in  Stained  Glass,  Wall  Paper,  Lincrusta  Walton,  Paper 

Mache,  Parquet  Flooring,  Moorish  Fret  Work, 

Frescoing,  Wall    Mouldings, 

943  and  945  Market  St.,  between  5th  and  6th,  San  Francisco 


14 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  9,  1892. 


THERE  has  been  no  change  in  the  condition  of  the  local  mining 
market  during  the  week.  Prices  have  shaded  off  a  little  at 
times  under  the  sales  of  brokers  in  the  Board,  who  have  not  hesi- 
tated to  make  business  for  themselves,  even  if  their  clients  have 
had  to  bear  the  brunt  of  it.  Any  turns  in  the  market  lately  have 
been  manipulated  by  the  brokers  themselves,  the  inside  operators 
having  practically  retired  from  the  field  entirely.  This  naturally 
follows  the  divisions  which  have  been  created  by  the  antagonism 
fomented  on  the  street.  Each  particular  clique  is  now  consider- 
ing the  safety  of  the  individual  members  more  than  money  mak- 
ing. One  or  other  of  them  have  at  times  within  the  past  twelve 
months  undertaken  to  make  a  deal  in  the  mines  they  might  for 
the  time  control,  but  finally  gave  up  in  disgust,  finding  it  easier  to 
buy  stocks  than  to  sell  them.  Then,  again,  the  summary  man- 
ner in  which  the  Silver  Bill  was  killed  has  proved  a  severe  blow 
to  the  market.  Had  that  measure  been  carried  through,  there  is 
no  doubt  that  the  Comstock  shares  would  have  been  greatly  bene- 
fited. A  great  deal  of  dependence  was  placed  upon  the  passage 
of  thiB  bill,  which  was  deemed  almost  certain.  Now  its  most 
ardent  supporters  have  weakened,  and  little  confidence  is  felt  in 
the  success  of  any  further  legislation  in  favor  of  the  silver  men. 
This  throws  a  wet  blanket  over  the  mining  market,  and  the  situ- 
ation is  not  improved  by  the  constant  bickering  going  on  between 
the  brokers  and  the  company  officials.  The  mines  on  the  Corn- 
stock  are  looking  well  as  a  general  rule,  but  without  the  influx 
of  some  live  operators  on  the  street,  they  might  as  well  be  in 
porphyry  from  one  end  of  the  lode  to  the  other.  There  is  still 
some  talk  about  a  boom  in  prices  in  the  near  future,  but  this 
would  be  safer  to  predict  when  values  in  some  of  the  leading 
stocks  rule  lower  than  they  are  even  now.  The  brokers'  com- 
bine and  other  malcontents  along  the  street  are  to  be  thanked  for 
the  general  demoralization  of  the  business.  Before  they  entered 
the  lists  on  behalf  of  the  public,  as  they  claim,  there  was  always 
a  chance  to  pick  up  a  few  dollars  on  an  investment.  The  results 
speak  for  themselves,  and  everything  points  to  the  fact  that  the  re. 
formers  were  as  badly  mistaken  in  gauging  the  moral  support 
they  calculated  on  receiving  from  the  public,  as  they  were  in  the 
belief  that  their  Pharisaical  professions  were  above  suspicion. 
People  are  not  so  easily  hoodwinked  as  they  were  some  years 
ago,  and  the  average  stockbroker  on  a  mining  exchange  is  about 
the  last  person  in  the  world  to  play  any  game  of  the  kind  suc- 
cessfully. Confidence  was  assessed  seventy-five  cents  and  Silver 
Hill  ten  cents  per  share  during  the  week. 
$$S 

IT  would  seem  that  the  local  agencies  of  the  London  banks 
could  do  a  much  more  profitable  business  if  they  would  only 
adopt  a  more  liberal  policy.  They  are  over  cautious  in  their 
methods,  and  a  little  more  enterprise  would  widen  their  field  of 
operations.  There  are  many  avenues  of  trade  here  which  would 
open  out  by  the  judicious  investment  of  capital,  if  it  could  be 
obtained  without  the  deposit  of  gilt-edged  collateral  on  a  system 
similar  to  that  adopted  by  tight-fisted  money  lenders  of  the  cent- 
per-cent  persuasion.  This  is  a  most  unsatisfactory  way  of  doing 
business,  and  it  certainly  does  not  help  to  build  up  the  town  or 
the  adjoining  country.  Not  many  months  ago  the  manager  of 
one  of  the  leading  banks  in  a  city  in  Minnesota  observed  that  his 
business  was  falling  off.  He  did  not  wait  until  it  dropped  out  of 
sight,  but  instead  he  called  a  few  other  bankers  around  him  and 
some  of  the  leading  merchants  of  the  place.  The  decline  of  busi- 
ness was  discussed  and  it  was  finally  decided  that  unless  they 
proposed  to  let  matters  go  from  bad  to  worse  some  united  action 
would  have  to  be  taken.  The  banker  then  suggested  a  scheme 
to  build  up  the  manufacturing  interests  of  the  town,  and  his  sug- 
gestion was  finally  adopted.  Any  reliable  person  who  could  show 
that  he  understood  his  business  was  backed  with  the  necessary 
capital,  and  before  long  manufacturies  of  all  kinds  began  to 
spring  up,  and  before  the  end  of  a  year  they  were  in  successful 
operation,  and  the  future  prosperity  of  the  town  was  assured. 
Something  of  this  kind  is  wanted  here  just  now,  and  a  few  public 
spirited  men  could  easily  start  the  ball  rolling,  if  they  could  only 
be  awakened  out  of  the  lethargy  which  is  all  too  prevalent. 
$$$ 

A  FEW  members  of  the  Miners'  Union  at  Candaleria,  which 
was  disbanded  by  a  majority  vote  last  week,  seem  determined 
to  prolong  the  existence  of  the  organization,  under  the  pretence 
of  establishing  a  beneficiary  association  for  the  relief  of  its  mem- 
bers. The  respectable  and  hard-working  men  in  the  camp  ought 
to  squelch  the  proposition  at  once.  It  is  only  another  attempt  to 
control  the  balance  of  power  at  the  mines,  and  to  dictate  to  the 
men  who  pay  the  wages.  The  benefits  already  conferred  by  the 
Union  were  of  a  kind  which  the  majority  of  the  people  would 
prefer  to  do  without.  Starvation  followed  in  their  wake,  and  a 
wholesale  immigration  from  the  district  would  have  resulted  in 
time  had  they  continued  much  longer.  The  Union,  either  as  such 
or  under  the  guise  of  a  quasi  charitable  association,  can   only  be 


viewed  in  the  light  of  a  standing  menace  by  the  mine  owners, 
and  it  is  not  likely  that  any  concessions  can  be  expected  from 
them  under  the  circumstances.  Candalaria  was  fairly  prosperous 
before  the  disturbing  element  entered  its  precincts,  and  it  will  be 
again,  if  common  sense  prevails  among  the  men  and  the  objec- 
tionable intruders  are  driven  back  from  whence  they  came. 

$  $$ 

JOHN  HAY8  HAMMOND,  President  of  the  Bunker  Hill  and 
Sullivan  mines  of  Idaho,  has  just  returned  from  a  flying  trip 
up  North,  where  he  has  been  examining  a  mining  property  in  the 
interests  of  local  capitalists.  He  left  the  city  on  this  business 
almost  immediately  on  his  return  from  Washington,  where  he 
had  aided  the  delegation  from  the  California  Miners'  Association 
materially  in  obtaining  the  concessions  desired  from  the  Federal 
Government.  Mr.  Hammond's  valuable  services  on  this  occasion, 
rendered,  as  they  were,  gratuitously,  were  esteemed  so  highly  by 
the  members  of  the  State  Association,  that  a  vote  of  thanks  was 
tendered  him  at  the  last  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  in 
this  city. 

ss  t 

THE  Tuscarora  mines  are  showing  up  a  large  amount  of  high- 
grade  ores,  and  when  the  mill  starts  up,  during  the  coming 
week,  there  should  be  some  good  returns  in  the  way  of  bullion. 
These  mines  have  never  yet  been  tested  as  to  their  productive- 
ness. The  reduction  facilities  have  never  been  equal  to  the  re- 
quirements of  the  camp,  taking  into  consideration  the  shortness 
of  the  season  during  which  the  plant  can  be  kept  in  operation. 
The  present  year  will  open  up  earlier  than  usual,  so  that  a  good 
run  may  be  expected,  and  a  heavy  output  of  bullion.  This 
should  have  the  effect  of  stiffening  prices  in  the  share  market. 

THE  annual  meeting  of  the  Anglo-California  bank  has  just 
been  held  in  London.  The  report  of  business  for  the  year 
was  very  favorable,  and  after  declaring  the  usual  dividend  of  8 
per  cent,  the  sum  of  $20,000  was  added  to  the  reserve  fund.  The 
statement  showed  a  cash  balance  on  hand  of  about  $3,300,000, 
including  bullion  on  hand  and  in  transit.  The  Chairman,  Mr.  E. 
H.  Lushington,  in  the  course  of  his  address,  took  occasion  to 
make  some  very  complimentary  allusions  to  California,  and  a 
vote  of  thanks  was  passed  to  the  management  and  staff  in  this 
city. 

$  $  J 

THE  second  annual  meeting  of  the  Globe  Industrial  and  Gene- 
ral Trust  Company,  Limited,  took  place  in  London  early  in 
March.  During  the  past  year  the  sum  of  $80,000  was  paid  in  div- 
idends. The  principal  feature  of  the  meeting  was  the  election  of 
Mr.  Hamilton  Hulse  to  the  directory  in  place  of  Mr.  E.  H.  Hulse, 
M.  P.,  retired.  The  Hulse  family,  who  own  largely  of  the  shares 
of  the  corporation,  are  also  heavily  interested  in  the  mining,  mill- 
ing and  water  companies  of  Candelaria,  Nevada. 

THE  ninth  annual  meeting  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American 
Bank  has  just  taken  place  in  London.  The  accounts  were 
very  favorable,  inasmuch  as  the  regular  dividend  of  7  percent. 
was  not  only  paid  for  the  year,  but  $100,000  was  placed  to  the  re- 
serve fund  and  $30,975  carried  forward  to  the  next  account.  The 
reserve  fund  now  amounts  to  $650,000.  The  latest  advices  from 
San  Francisco,  the  chief  center  of  the  bank's  business,  were  re- 
ported very  encouraging. 

$  $  $ 

THE  permanence  of  the  dams,  canal  walls  and  the  other  works 
on  the  Golden  Feather  and  Golden  Gate  mines,  as  shown  by 
their  reliability  in  withstanding  the  heavy  winter  floods  of  the 
Feather  river,  should  be  a  subject  of  much  congratulation  among 
the  shareholders  of  these  companies.  It  also  reflects  great  credit 
on  the  engineering  skill  and  good  judgment  of  Colonel  Frank 
McLaughlin,  who  planned  and  directed  the  work  of  construction. 

f  M 

A  TELEGRAM  received  at  this  office  during  the  week  from 
Bethlehem,  Pennsylvania,  states  that  a  mammoth  creamery 
has  been  arranged  for  the  State,  but  further  particulars  are  not 
given,  excepting  the  amount  of  capital  involved,  which  is  placed 
at  $100,000. 

MS 

SIMEON  WENBAN,  the  wealthy  mining  man,  left   during    the 
week  with  a  party  of  experts,  to  examine  the  Good  Hope  mine, 
of  San  Diego  county.     If  it  turns  out  as    well   as  expected,    Mr. 
Wenban  will  purchase  it  at  the  price  asked,  $500,000. 
$$$ 

COLONEL  FRANK  McLAUGHLIN,  who  has  been  helping  the 
California  miners  in  their  efforts  to  procure  Government  relief 
at  Washington,  will  arrive  in  town  on  Monday. 
?$$ 

THE  offices  of  the   Eureka  Consolidated  Mining  Company  have 
been  removed  to  the  new  Telegraph  building,  on  Bush  street, 
between  Montgomery  and  Sansome  streets. 


April 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER 


15 


"  Hear  Ihe  Crier!"   "What  ihedeTll  arlthon:" 
'•  One  (hat  will  pltT  ihe  devil.  »lr,  with  you." 


A   DELICATE  note  with  a  printed  card  — 
Now  come  to  my  wedding,  be  sure  don't  fail," 
Well,  pon  ruy  word,  this  is  rather  hard, 

And  thereby  hangs  a  pitiful  tale. 
For  when  we  were  first  in  love,  you  know, 

And  spoke  of  marriage,  we  took  it,  of  course, 
That  after  our  wedding,  a  year  or  so, 

You  would  sue,  and  obtain  on  the  spot  a  divorce. 
Twas  all  arranged,  the  routine,  the  plea, 

When  you  had  been  for  a  year  a  bride, 
Your  lawyer  should  serve  the  papers  on  me, 

And   the  grounds  were   "failure  to  provide." 
Then  you  were  to  hunt  up  a  rich    old    spouse, 

With  lands  and   bonds,  and  plenty  of  spouf, 
And  I  was  to  have  the  run  of  the  house, 

And  a  snug  little  den  not  too  near  the  roof. 
As  a  favorite  cousin  I  ahould  have  my  seat, 

On  your  right,  my  dear,  and  should  sometimes  carve; 
Be  served  between  courses  a  brandy  neat, 

But  now,  great  Lord,  I  must  work  or  starve. 
And  then,  if  the  ancient  duffer  refused 

To  lay  bis  bones  with  his  sires  to  rest, 
You'd  appear  in  court  with  a  forehead  contused, 

And  my  good  swearing  would  settle  the  rest. 
And  then  we'd  raarry,  and  draw  each  year, 

Oar  nice  allowance  from  his  estate, 
But,  now,  ma  belle,  I  am  stricken  with  fear, 

That  I,  alas,  am  at  outs  with  fate. 
Ah,  what's  this  writing,  so  small  yet  clear, 

"  'Twill  all  come  right:  wz  shall  both  rejoice," 
When!  that  sounds  better,  but  still,  my  dear, 

I  can't  help  wishing  I  had  first  choice. 

A  LADY  cf  Minna  street  is  being  utilized  by  a  couple  of  gentle- 
men who  write  M.  D.  after  their  names,  to  advertise  the 
beneficent  results  of  their  treatment.  Her  picture  accompanies 
the  recital  of  her  woes.  She  is  a  sad-looking  lady,  one,  indeed, 
who  apparently  would  be  quite  willing  to  shake  off  the  burdens 
of  life  as  a  rotten  garment.  The  list  of  this  poor  creature's  dis- 
eases would  make  old  Job  himself  jealous  of  her  miseries.  It  is 
the  most  soothing  reading  I  know  of  on  collection-day,  when  a 
man  has  been  over-run.with  duns  from  breezy  morn  to  dewy 
eve.  Annie,  which  is  her  first  name,  caught  a  cold  on  top  of  a 
cold,  and  another  cold  on  top  of  that.  Her  performance  as  a 
hawker  and  spitter  was,  according  to  her  own  account,  marvel- 
ous. Then  came  headache,  and  buzzing  noises  in  her  ears.  Then 
a  bad  taste  in  her  mouth.  Then  the  sight  of  food  made  her  sick 
at  her  stomach.  Then  she  didn't  seem  to  get  air  into  her  lungs. 
She  lost  flesh.  She  had  pains  in  her  shoulder-blades.  Well,  she 
had  a  little  of  everything,  until  she  met  these  medical  angels  in 
disguise,  and  now  Annie  is  as  good  as  new.  I  wonder  if  that 
sort  of  advertising  among  the  medical  people  pays.  How  many, 
reading  of  Annie  of  Minna  street,  and  her  complaints,  will  fly 
and  be  cured  ?  Numbers,  I  expect,  else  the  doctors  would  not  pay 
for  the  space.  How  the  Medical  Society  would  like  to  get  a  rap 
at  them,  and  see  their  diplomas,  for  the  etiquette  of  the  profession 
demands  that  every  physician  in  good  standing  must  keep  the 
list  of  bis  cures  as  well  as  his  kills  to  himself. 

THIS  horrid,  horrid  dog  fighting,  and  badger-drawing,  and  cock- 
fighting,  when  will  it  stop  ?  There  can  be  nothing  more  dis- 
gusting than  to  see  a  brace  of  birds  in  a  pit  pecking  away  at  one 
another,  and  seeming  to  enjoy  the  business,  too.  Now  a  dog, 
base  beast  that  he  is,  would  rather,  that  is  if  he  be  a  dog  of  spirit, 
have  a  muss  with  a  well-grown,  gamey  badger  than  masticate  a 
marrow-bone.  All  these  things  are  disgusting.  However,  to  drop 
into  an  athletic  club  of  a  summer's  evening  and  gaze  upon  two 
men  smashing  away  at  each  other,  hammering  at  the  heart  to 
deaden  the  vitality,  jabbing  at  the  stomach  to  destroy  the  wind, 
fiercely  battering  the  head  to  produce  insensibility,  inspires  us 
only  with  admiration.  Alack  a  day,  we  are  but  snuffling  hypo- 
crites, the  best  of  us.  Yet  I  think  it  would  be  wise,  if  our  taste 
for  fighting  must  be  gratified,  to  have  it  done  by  the  lower  ani- 
mals, whose  functions  on  this  globe  are  less  important  than  ours. 

IT  is  time  that  Policeman  Anthony,  who  is  ever  in  pursuit  of 
wayward  Cleopatras,  was  pulled  up  with  a  round  turn.  As 
the  veteran  of  the  force  sees  in  every  bush  a  thief,  so  Anthony 
in  every  girl  that  is  absent  from  home  for  twenty-four  hours  be- 
holds a  Lindabrides.  Let  him  be  rusticated  in  the  Old  Ladies' 
Home  for  a  month,  so  he  may  emerge  with  an  elevated  idea  of 
the  dignity  of  womanhood.  His  opinions  of  young  women  are 
altogether  too  frivolous. 


A  poker  club  that  almost  rival;,  in  the  magnitude  of  its  operations 
the  famous  Sharon  circle,  meets  Almost  nightly  at  the  residence 
on  Jackson  street,  Oakland,  of  the  son  in  law  of  a  candidate  for 
Supreme  Justice.  Hundreds  of  dollars  change  hands  there 
during  the  course  of  a  social  session,  and  the  wine  caterer  regards 
the  establishment  as  about  the  ripest  plum  that  he  is  enabled  to 
harvest.  A  particularly  steep  hand  was  played  there  the  other 
night,  one  of  the  contestants  having  four  eights  before  the  draw, 
a  circumstance  that  he  tried  to  avail  himself  of  by  making  rather 
a  light  bet  for  a  starter,  so  as  to  draw  the  others  in.  Much  to  his 
joy  there  was  a  hearty  response  from  the  other  side  of  ihe  table, 
one  of  the  players  not  only  seeing  his  bet,  but  raising  him  the 
limit.  The  holder  of  the  fours  of  course  gladly  responded,  and 
pushed  the  limit  up  again,  a  proceeding  that  resulted  in  another 
response,  and  so  the  betting  went  on.  At  last  the  man  with  the 
eights  got  suspicious,  and  simply  called,  though  he  could  not 
withstand  the  temptation  after  the  draw  of  making  just  one  more 
limit  bet.  It  was  met  promptly  and  returned  by  the  other  man 
who  had  stood  pat,  so,  contented  with  a  call,  the  four-bearer 
showed  down  his  hand. 

,l  Pretty  good,"  said  his   antagonist,  as    he  raked  down  about 
$400,  '<  but  here's  a  straight  flush." 

And  then  somebody  sang   to  the   man   with   the  eights,  "  He 
never  smiled  again." 

TF  you  are  a  prominent  man,  or  think  you  are,  and  you  receive 
la  communication  from  a  Chicago  house,  written  in  very  flattering 
terms,  stating  that  the  establishment  is  about  to  publish  a  aeries 
of  pictures  with  biographical  sketches  of  all  the  prominent  men  in 
the  country,  and  that  it  only  needs  yours  to  complete  its  work, 
you  be  very  careful.  The  communication  will  also  state  that  the 
small  sum  of  $5  should  be  sent  them,  to  pay  for  the  expense  of 
a  very  handsome  frame,  which  will  enclose  a  magnificent  crayon 
sketch  of  your  beautiful  self,  life  size,  taken  from  your  photo- 
graph, and  which  sketch  aforesaid  will  be  sent  as  soon  as  an  ex- 
press train  can  carry  it  to  you.  Get  thee  gone,  lad,  they  are  fooling 
thee.  It  is  a  fake,  fraud,  scheme,  bunko  or  whatever  else  you  want 
to  call  it.  If  you  send  the  "shiner,"  you  are  weaker  than  I 
thought  you,  for  "  it  will  never  come  back,  never  come  back ;  it's 
face  you  shall  never  see  more,"  nor  anything  else  as  a  quid  pro 
quo.  I  recommend  this  advice  to  the  many  patriots  who  have  re- 
cently become,  and  are  now  becoming,  prominent  statesmen  in- 
terested in  the  progress  of  the  municipality. 

AUCTIONEER  LOUDERBACH'S  capon  dinnerwas  a  big  success. 
Attorney  Sharp  carved  the  bird,  and  banker  Louis  Hamm 
sailed  the  gravy  boat.  Journalist  Pete  Bigelow,  who  had  been 
bidden  to  the  feast,  sat  at  the  foot  of  the  table,  subdividing  the 
asparagus  and  seeing  that  everybody  got  fair.  The  other  thirteen 
guests  iooked  on.  The  bird  cut  up  remarkably  well  for  a  flea- 
bitten  old  veteran,  though  his  liver  was  atrophied,  and  had 
shrunk  to  the  size  of  a  bean.  The  autopsy  also  disclosed  the  fact 
that  he  must  have  been  treated  for  the  pip  early  in  life,  and  the 
strongest  mineral  poisons  used  to  save  him.  The  second  claw  on 
the  right  foot,  which  was  Roger  Magee's  share  of  the  banquet, 
was  badly  mutilated,  and  the  tongue,  which  Pete  Bigelow  got, 
bore  the  marks  of  a  Mexican  bit.  Delicate  as  the  sample  was 
which  each  guest  received,  it  was,  nevertheless,  sufficient  to  make 
them  all  deathly  sick.  An  analysis  of  the  capon's  stomach  (which 
was  a  libel,  for  he  wasn't  a  capon)  showed  traces  of  Paris  green, 
fed  to  him,  it  is  surmised,  by  a  disgruntled,  because  uninvited, 
guest,  a  few  hours  before  his  death. 

WILLIAM  D.  ENGLISH,  ESQ.,  since  his  celebrated  race  with 
James  D.  Phelan,  Jr.,  has  gone  in  for  athletics  on  the  most 
vigorous  plan.  Dumb-bells,  Indian  clubs,  gloves,  foils,  jumping, 
running,  walking — every  form  of  athletic  sport  is  now  affected 
by  Mr.  English.  A  friend  of  his,  who  called  on  him  one  day  this 
week,  found  Mr.  English  in  a  peculiar  position.  His  arms  were 
strapped  behind  him,  and  he  had  a  weight,  something  about  a 
pound,  attached  by  a  soft  chamois  band  to  his  lower  jaw.  At 
each  lift  an  attendant  made  a  chalk  mark  upon  a  blackboard.  At 
the  twenty-fifth  the  athlete  shook  his  head,  and  the  attendant 
relieved  him  of  the  weight.  "  Rather  a  novel  method  of  muscular 
development,  eh,  "William  ?"  asked  the  visitor.  "I  am  getting 
ready  for  the  campaign,  dear  boy,"  replied  English.  »  My  jaw 
muscles  have  run  down  in  theee  piping  times  of  peace,  and  1  am 
working  them  up  again."  «  I  should  never  have  imagined  there 
was  any  necessity  for  that,"  remarked  the  visitor,  thoughtfully. 

IN  looking  over  the  list  of  guests  at  the  artists'  dinner,  it  is 
gratifying  to  see  that  there  were  seventeen  artists  present — 
Wores,  Schmid,  Yelland,  Peixotto,  Joullin,  Miss  Curtis,  Dickman, 
Lash,  Neal,  Jewett,  Matthews,  Mrs.  "V.  Williams,  Keith,  Ludovici, 
Bush  and  Polk.  Alas,  ye  unwise,  how  much  better  a  feast 
of  lentils  and  steam  beer,  far,  far  from  the  gaudy  rich,  where 
content  might  have  been  in  your  midst,  than  the  stalled  ox  and 
champagne  at  the  big  hotel.  Better  that  feteing  would  be  the 
buying  of  your  pictures  instead  of  filling  their  salons  with  the 
daubs  of  those  fossilized  villians,  the  old  masters. 

NOW  we  are  getting  an  idea  of  how  it  is  the  Police  Court  clerks 
can  afford  to  be  such  screaming  bloods  on  their  salaries.  The 
next  thing  is  to  discover  if  they  possess  that  greatest  of  all  vir- 
tues of  the  boodler— covering  up  their  tracks. 


16 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  9,  1892. 


SUMMARY    OF    THE    MARKETS. 


Flour  is  cheaper;  foreign  demand  good;  Extras  ?5.O0@?5.15;  Superfine, 
$3.10 
Wheat    is  lower;   light  trade;    Shipping,  $1.50;  Milling,  tl.55@91.60   per 

Barley  is  firmer;  Brewing,  $1.10@?1.15;  Feed,  95c.@$l.05  per  ctl. 

Oats,  Milling,  $1.35@?1.37^;  Feed,  $1.30@?1.35  per  ctl. 

Corn,  White,  $1.27M;  Yeliow,  $1.25@$1.27^  per  ctl. 

Rye,  no  stock,  good  demand,  $1.50(^$1.52;4.    Cement,  $2.00@?2.50. 

Hay  is  lower;  Wheat,  S12@$14;  Oats,  $ll(cp$13;  Alfalfa,  $10@$12. 

MillsturTs,  good  demand.    Bran,  $16@$17  per  ton. 

Beans,  good  request,  $1.85@$2.30  per  ctl.     Potatoes,  30c.@75e  per  ctl. 

Butter  is  lower;  Choice,  18c.@20c. ;  Fair,  15c.@16c;  Eastern,  15c@l6c. 

Cheese,  light  stock,  10c.@12c.    Eggs,  free  supply,  16c.@20c. 

Honey,  Comb,  8c.@10c. :  Extracted,  5c.@6^c.  Poultry  in  good  supply. 

Onions  are  worth  lc.    Beeswax  is  lower  at  22c.@24c. 

Fruit— all  kinds  dried— active.    Fruit  is  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 

Raisins  and  Dried  Grapes  in  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates. 

Hides  are  steady;  Dry,  7c@8c.      Wool  is  in  light  demand  at  14c.@20c. 

Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  seller  at  7^@7^c. 

Coffee  steady  at  15c.@22c.  for  C.  A.    Canned  Fruits  of  all  kinds  in  favor. 

Coal  is  lower,  with  a  declining  tendency.    Nuts  find  ready  sale. 

Quicksilver  is  nominal  at  $43.00  per  flask.  Hops  are  in  demand  at  20@25c. 

Sugar,  good  stock  of  both  Raws  and  Refined.    Whites,  4%@b%c. 

Few  of  our  readers  have  very  correct  knowledge  of  the  amount 
of  gold  coin  that  was  remitted  East  from  this  city  during  the  first 
quarter  of  the  current  year.  The  Custom  House  record  only  gives 
us  $50,000  exported  for  the  month  of  March,  and  yet  we  have 
knowledge  that  $4,000,000  in  gold  coin  was  shipped  in  March, 
and  the  total  sent  off  for  the  quarter,  dating  from  January  1st  to 
April  1st,  aggregated  $8,477,882. 

Of  this  sum  about  $2,000,000  was  taken  in  at  the  Custom 
House  for  duties,  and  the  balance  drawn  from  the  Sub-Treasury 
and  remitted  to  New  York.  Not  a  little  of  this  sum,  possibly 
one  million  dollars,  originally  came  from  the  Colonies  in  sover- 
eigns and  recoined  at  our  Mint,  and  then  found  its  way  to  the 
Atlantic. 

The  Italian  ship  Emanuel  Accame  sailed  hence  for  Liverpool 
on  the  2d  inst.,  carrying  a  general  cargo  of  Mdse.  valued  at  $180,- 
270,  consisting  in  part  of  3,120  bbls.  Flour,  18,518  cs.  Salmon,  4,273 
cs.  Canned  Fruit  (Apricots  and  Pears),  66  M  ft.  Lumber,  224,377 
lbs.  Tallow,  8,844  lbs.  Borate,  419  sks.  Shells,  7,000  lbs.  Cotton,  152 
tons  Fertilizer,  16,140  gals.  Wine,  1,400  gals.  Brandy,  19,382  ctls. 
"Wheat,  13,193  ctls.  Barley,  etc. 

Imports  for  the  period  under  review  from  the  Islands,  per 
schr.  Emma  Claudina,  6,227  bags  Sugar.  From  San  Bias,  per 
schr.  Czar,  1,618  bags  Sugar.  From  Tres  Maria,  per  schr.  How- 
ard, 741  Cedar  Logs.  From  Honolulu,  per  S.  N.  Castle,  11,536 
bags  Sugar  and  61  bbls.  Sperm  Oil;  per  Discovery,  from  same, 
11,641  bags  Sugar,  4,164  bbls.  Molasses;  bark  Colusa,  from  same, 
with  31,511  bags  Sugar. 

The  steamer  Gaelic,  from  China  and  Japan,  brought  for  cargo 
47.894  mats  Rice,  1,825  chests  Tea,  302  pkgs.  Curios,  106  cs.  Spices, 
1,003  bales  Hemp,  215  bales  Gunnies,  1,195  rolls  Matting,  89  pkgs. 
Silk,  231  pkgs.  Gambria  and  10,140  pkgs.  Mdse;  also,  in  transit, 
to  go  overland,  707  chests  Tea,  1,643  pkgs.  Raw  Silk,  82  pkgs.  do. 
Silk,  663  rolls  Matting,  344  pkgs.  Mdse.,  etc. 

The  shipment  of  Canned  Fruit,  etc.,  per  steamer  Monowai, 
April  1st,  was  well  distributed  to  divers  places,  in  all,  1,876  cs. ; 
value,  $6,000. 

Grain  Charters — The  Br.  iron  ship  Cape  of  Good  Hope,  1,418 
tons,  has  been  secured  for  new  crop  loading  for  Cork,  U.  K.3 
Havre  or  Antwerp,  at  £1  10s. 

The  steamship  Rio  de  Janeiro  sailed  for  the  Orient  on  the  5th 
inst.,  carrying  as  cargo — to  China,  3,712  bbls.  Flour,  6,138  lbs. 
Ginseng,  etc.;  value,  $38,705.  To  Japan,  Mdse.;  value,  $13,496. 
To  Vladivostock,  300  bbls.  Flour;  value,  $4,000. 

The  stmr.  Newbern,  for  Mexico,  hence  on  the  1st  inst.,  had 
cargo  valued  at  $53,000,  consisting  in  part  of  107  flks.  Quicksilver, 
2,314  pkgs.  Hardware,  177,490  ft.  Fuse,  169  pks.  Machinery,  Coffee, 
Sugar,  Rice,  etc. 

The  steamship  Monowai,  hence  for  the  Colonies  on  the  1st 
inst.,  carried  cargo  valued  at  $26,047 — for  Sydney,  say  20,210  lbs. 
Dried  Fruit,  Lumber,  Shingles,  Shooks,  etc.  To  Auckland,  Mdse., 
value  $3,250,  Canned  Fruit,  etc.  To  Melbourne,  Mdse.,  value 
$6,756,  Canned  Fruit,  etc. 

Flour  for  Cork,  per  ship  Star  of  Germany,  22,050  bbls.  Starr 
Extra,  value  $93,700. 

The  Pacific  Mail  Steamship  San  Juan,  from  the  Isthmus,  arrived 
on  the  5th  inst.  with  a  large  New  York  cargo  of  Heavy  Goods, 
6,217  bags  Central  American  Coffee  "from  Mexico,  768  bxs.  Limes, 
1,586  bags  Silver  Ore,  and  in  Treasure  $33,947  Mexico  dollars. 

The  steamship  San  Jose  sailed  hence  for  the  Isthmus  on  the  5th 
inst.,  carrying  toNew  York,  etc.,  17,000  gals.  Wine;  to  London, 
5,000  gals,  same;  to  Central  America,  1,354  bbls.  Flour;  to  Panama, 
200  bbls.  same;  to  Ecuador  75  bbls.  ditto;  the  New  York  cargo 
valued  at  $14,730;  for  Central  America,  Lumber,  Tallow,  Hops, 
etc.,  value  $23,945. 


s^irsriECS- 


BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA,  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Capital 83,000,000  00 

Surplus 1,000,000  00 

Undivided  Profits (July  1st,  1890) 3,275,919  48 

WM.  ALVORD,  President. 

Thomas  Browh Cashier  |  B.  Murray,  Jr  . .  .  Assistant  Cashier 

Ibving  F.  Moulton,  2nd  Assistant  Cashier. 

CORRESPONDENTS : 

NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  Bank  of  California;  B03TON— Tremont 
National  Bank;  CHICAGO— Union  National  Bank;  ST.  LOUIS— Boatman 'b 
Bank;  NEW  ZEALAND— The  Bank  of  New  Zealand.  Correspondent  in 
London— Messrs.  N.  M.  Rothschild  &  Sons.  Correspondents  inlndia,  China, 
Japan  and  Australia. 

The  Bank  has  Agencies  at  Virginia  City,  and  Correspondents  in  all  the 
principal  Mining  Districts  and  Interior  Towns  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Letters  of  Credit  issued,  available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Draw  direct 
on  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  New  OrleanB,  Denver.  Salt  Lake, 
Cincinnati,  Portland, O.,  Los  Angeles,  London,  Dublin,  Paris,  Berlin,  Bremen, 
Hamburg,  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  Antwerp,  Amsterdam,  Copenhagen,  Stock- 
holm, Christiana,  Locarno,  Melbourne,  Sydney,  Auckland,  Hongkong 
Shanghai,  Yokohama,  Genoa,  and  all  cities  in  Italy  and  Switzerland. 


THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK, 


JV.  W.  Corner  Sansome  and  Bush  Streets. 

Established  1870.  c.  S.  Depositary. 

CAPITAL  (PAID   UP) .$1,500,000 

SURPLUS $600,000  |   UNDIVIDED   PROFITS $160,000 

8.  G.  MURPHY President  I  E.  D.  MORGAN Cashier 

JAMES  MOFFITT.. .  .Vice-President  |  GEO.  W.  KLINE Ass't  Cashier 

DIRECTORS: 

Geo.  A.  Low,  George  C.  Perkins,  S.  G.  Murphy, 

N.  Van  .Bergen,  James  D.  Phelan,  James  Moffltt. 

Thomas  Jennings,  John  A.  Hooper,  J.  D.  Harvey. 

A  General  Banking:  Business  Transacted. 

SAFE    DEPOSIT   DEPARTMENT, 

JAMES  K:  LYNCH,  Manager, 

Safes  to  rent  from  $5  to  $100  per  annum  (under  the  exclusive  control  of 

tho  renter),  for  the  care  of  all  valuables.    Trunks  and  Packages  taken  on 

Btorage.    A  specialty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a.  m.  to  6  p.m. 

LONDON  AND  SAN  FRANCISCO  BANK,  Limited. 

Authorized  Capital $3,500,000     I     Capital  paid  up.  2.450,000 

Reserve 395,000 

San  Francisco  Office,  424  California  St.  I  London  Office 73  Lombard  St., E.  C 

Portland  Branch.  48  First  St.    Tacoma  Branch.  1006  A  Street. 

Man  ARTHUR  SCRIVENER;  Assistant  Manager,  WILLIAM       EEL 

Cashier,   GUSTAV  FRIEDERICH. 

LONDON  BANKERS— Bank  of  England  and  London  Joint  Stock  Bank. 
NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  4  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

This  Bank  ib  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex- 
change Business  in  London  and  San  Francisco,  and  between  said  cities  and 
all  parts  of  the  world.  • 

THE  SATHER  BANKING  COMPANY. 

Capital $1,250,000. 

Successor  to  Sather  &  Co.,  Established  1851,  San  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON President 

J.  L.  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  S.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

.Directors:  Chas.  Main,  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  Wm.  P.  Johnson, 
C.  F.  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K.  Wilson. 

Agents:  New  York— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.  Boston— Downer  &  Co. 
Philadelphia— Drexel  &  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  National  Bank.  St.  Louis— The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City— First  National  Bank.  London— Brown, 
Shipley  &  Co.    Paris— Drexel,  Harjes  &  Co. 

WELLS,  FARGO  &  COMPANY-BANKING  DEPARTMENT. 

N.  E.  Corner  Saiiaome  and  Sutler  Streets. 
SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 

C'PITAL  $      500,000.00 

SURPLUS 5,488,393.12 

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS *   5,988,393.00 

DIRECTORS: 
Lloyd  Tevis,  President:  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, ChaB.  F.  Crocker,  J.  C.  Fargo,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Wm.  Norris,  Qeo.  E.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  Wadsworth,  Cashier. 
Receive  Deposits,  issues  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Bankln 
Business. 

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND   DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS PORT  COSTA,  California. 

Storage  Capacity,  100,000  Tons.      Regular    Warehouse  for  San 
Francisco  Produce  Exchange  Call  Board. 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  handling  and  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  and  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  and  smutty  Wheat. 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  stored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  sold, 
if  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  of  the  Company,  202  Sansome  St..  over  the  Anglo-California  Bank. 

THE  CROCKER-WOOLWORTH  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

822     PINE     STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL 51.000,000. 

DIRECTORS  : 
CHAS.  F.  CROCKER,  |  B.  H.  MILLEB,  JR. 

R.  C.  WOOLWORTH President. 

W.  E.  BROWN Vice-Peesident. 

WM.  H.  CROCKER Cashieb 

SECORITY  SAVINGS  BANK. 

8naraiit.ee  Capital 4800,000 

OFFICERS: 

President  JEROME  LINCOLN  I  Secretary S.  L.  ABBOT.  Jr. 

Vice-President W.  8.  JONES  |  Attorney SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

OFFICE— No.  228  Montgomery  Street.  San  Francisco. 


April  0,  1892. 


BAH  FRANCISCO 


IN    OLD     AGE. 
(  Written  by  Do  rid  Dudley  Fitld  on  Ms  BRA  Birthday.) 


What  is  it  now  to  live?     It  is  to  breathe 

The  air  of  heaven,  behold  the  pleasant  earth, 

The  shining  rivers,  the  inconstant  sea, 

Sublimity  of  mountains,  wealth  of  clouds, 

And  radiance  o'er  all  of  countless  stars. 

It  is  to  sit  before  the  cheerful    hearth. 

With  groups  of  friends  and  kindred,  store  of  books 

Rich  heritage  from  ages  past, 

Hold  sweet  communion,  soul  with  soul, 
On  things  now  past,  present  or  to  come, 
Or  muse  alone  upon  my  earlier  days. 

Unbind  the  scroll,  w hereon  is  writ 

The  glory  of  my  busy  life; 
Mistakes  too  often,  but  successes  more, 

And  consciousness  of  duty  done. 
It  is  to  see  with  laughing   eyes  the  play 

Of  children  sporting  on  the  lawn. 

Or  mark  the  eager  strifes  of  men 

And  nations,  seeking  each  and  all, 

Belike  advantage  to  obtain 

Above  their  fellows;  such  is  man. 
It  is  to  feel  the  pulses  quicken,  as  I  hear 

Of  great  events  near  or  afar, 

Whereon  may  turn  perchance 
The  fate  of  generations,  ages  hence. 
It  is  to  rest  with  folded  arms  betimes, 

And  so  surrounded,  so  sustained, 

Ponder  on  what  may  yet  befall 

In  that  unknown,  mysterious  realm 
Which  lies  beyond  the  range  of  mortal  ken, 
Where  souls  immortal  do  forever  dwell: 
Think  of  the  loved  ones  who  await  me  there, 
And  without  murmuring  or  inward  grief, 

With  mind  unbroken  and  no  fear, 
Calmly  await  the  coming  of  the  Lord. 


TJESTION.— Frank  rreston  Smart. 


I  asked  her  to-day, 

But  she  gave  me  no  answer, 
Neither-would  she  say 
Though  I  asked  her  to-day. 
In  the  most  approved  way 

Of  the  modern  romancer, 
I  asked  her  to-day, 

But  she  gave  me  no  answer. 

SHE. 

He  has  spoken  at  last — 

Shall  I  take  him  or  leave  him  ? 
At  my  feet  he  is  cast  ; 
He  has  spoken  at  lact. 
If  his  hopes  I  should  blast, 

Would  it  really  grieve  him  ? 
He  has  spoken  at  last — 

Shall  I  take  him  or  leave  him  ? 

HER  MAMMA. 

Is  be  rich,  as  they  say, 

Or  a  penniless  masker  7 

I  must  find  out  to-day, 

If  he's  rich,  as  they  say, 

For  she's  not  said  him  nay, 
And  again  may  he  ask  her. 

Is  he  rich,  as  they  say, 

Or  a  penniless  masker  ? 

APRIL.—  Good  Housekeeping. 


Out  from  the  hollow  a  bluebird's  trill 
Faintly  ripples  then  dies  away  ; 

Catkins  peep  o'er  the  low-pulsed  rill- 
Something  has  happened  since  yesterday. 

Tiptoeing  over  the  brown,  bare  fields, 
Wanders  a  maiden  with  childish  grace, 

Prisoned  sunlight  her  scepter  yields, 
And  lovingly  kisses  her  dimpled  face. 

Grass  blades  quicken  as  on  she  goes  ; 
Bluets  huddle  and  wonder  why 

They  waken  not  till  the  south  wind  blows 
And  tilts  the- smiles  from  an  April  sky. 


NEWS  LETTER.  17 

BANK    OF    BRITISH    COLUMBIA. 

Incorporated  by  u<>v«l  Ohvter. 

CAPITAL  PAID  UP $3,000,000 

RESERVE  FOND  1,175,000 

Southeast  oonuT  Hush  nnd  SAiisomo  Streets. 

HEAD  OFFICE   60  LOMBARD  STREET,  LONDON. 

BRANCHES— Victoria,  Vancouver,  British  Columbia;   Portland,  Oregon; 

Seattle  and  Taooma,  Washington. 
SUB-BRANCH ES-Kamloops,  Nauaimo,  Nelson,  New  Westminster,  British 

Columbia. 
This  Bank  transacts  a  General  Banking  Business.  Accounts  opened  sub- 
ject to  Check,  and  Special  Deposits  received.  Commercial  Credits  granted 
available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Approved  Bills  discounted  and  ad- 
vances made  on  good  collateral  security.  Draws  direct  at  current  rates 
upon  its  Head  Oftlce  aud  Branches,  and  upon  its  Agents,  as  follows: 

NEW  YORK,  CHICAGO  and  CANADA— Bauk  of  Montreal;  LIVERPOOL 
—North  and  South  Wales  Bank;  SCOTLAND— British  Liueu  Company;  IRE- 
LAND—Bank  of  Ireland;  MEXICO  aud  SOUTH  AMERICA— Loudon  Bank 
of  Mexico  aud  South  America;  CHINA  and  JAPAN— Chartered  Bauk  of 
India,  Australia  aud  China;  AUSTRALIA  and  NEW  ZEALAND— Bauk  of 
Australasia,  Commercial  Banking  Company  of  Sydney,  Euglish,  Scottish 
aud  Australian  Chartered  Bank  and  National  Bauk  of  Australasia;  DEM- 
ERARA  aud  TRINIDAD  (West  Indies)— Colonial  Bank 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVINGS  UNION. 

532  California  Street,  Corner  Webb  Street. 

Branch  Office i 1700  Market  Street,  Corner  Polk. 

Deposits,  June  30, 1891 $33,311,061  OO 

Guaranteed  Capital  and  Surplus  1,346,635  00 

DIRECTORS. 

Albert  Miller,  President;  George  W.  Beaver,  Vice-President;  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond,  Charles  Pace,  Daniel  E.  Martin,  W.  C.  B.  DeFremery, 
George  C.  Boardman,  J.  G.  Eastland;    Lovell  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  and  Loans  only  on  real  estate  security.  Country  re- 
mittances may  be  sent  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  or  by  checks  of  reliable 
parties,  payable  in  San  Francisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  Savings 
Bank  commences  only  with  the  actual  receipt  of  the  money.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  Is  made 
for  pass  book  or  entrance  fee.  Office  Hours— 9  a.  m.  to  3  p.  m.  Saturday 
evenings,  6:30  to  8. 

THE  GERMAN  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  626  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RESERVE  FUND %    1,610,000  00. 

Deposits  Jan.  2,  1892 27,138,129  74 

Officers— President,  L.  GOTTIQ;  Vice-President,  EDVf.  KRUSE 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGERS  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  R.  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TOURNY.  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  Schoemann,  E. 
Meyer,  F.  Tillmann,  H.  Horstraann,  B.  A.  Becker,  H.  L.  Simon.  Attorney, 
John  r.  Jabbqe. 

MUTUAL  SAVINGS  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building 

Guaranty  Capital,  $1,000,000. 

OFFICERS. 

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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  9,  1892. 


THE    ART    ASSOCIATION'S    EXHIBITION. 


THE  spring  exhibition  of  the  Art  Association  was  opened  last 
Thursday  evening,  wher\  at  the  reception  given  to  in- 
vited guests,  there  was  a  large  and  fashionable  attendance. 
The  exhibition  is  better  than  that  of  last  year.  It  includes 
several  canvases  which  are  certainly  gems  of  art,  a  number 
that  are  very  good,  and  the  usual  sprinkling  of  daubs  that  should 
not  be  allowed  within  the  walls  of  any  institution  the  managers 
of  which  are  presumed  to  posess  any  knowledge  of  matters  art- 
istic.    Keith  and  Yelland  easily   lead,    their   landscapes  being  by 


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CALIFORNIA  OAKS,  By  Wm.  Keith, 

far  the  best  pictures  in  the  display.  Keith  has  several  canvases, 
all  of  which  show  the  strong  handling  which  distinguishes  hia 
excellent  work.  That  which  will  probably  attract  the  most  atten- 
tion and  receive  the  greatest  praise  is  one  of  "California  Oaks." 
It  is  a  beautiful  painting,  filled  with  life  and  sunshine.  The 
scene  is  a  country  side,  as  beautiful  as  so  many  are  in  this  fair 
State.  TLe  oaks  are  magnificent  creations,  the  artist  having  done 
some  of  the  best  work  that  ever  came  from  hia  brush  in  putting 
them  on  canvas.  Across  the  greensward  which  surround  the 
trees  and  stretches  away  into  the  distance,  there  runs  a  narrow 
beaten  path,  such  as  might  have  been  caused  by  children  wan- 
dering across  the  fields  to  admire  the  beauty  of  the  trees  or  to  en- 
joy the  shade.  Beside  the  path  are  two  children  kneeling  on  the 
grass  picking  wild  flowers.  The  picture  is  filled  with  the  beauties 
of  nature.  One  feels  the  warm  sunshine  from  a  beautiful  sky  and 
enjoys  the  sweet  air  of  the  fields.  The  canvas  is  one  of  Keith's  ■ 
best,  and  it  will  compare  very  favorably  with  any  shown  else- 
where. Keith  has  several  other  landscapes,  one  of  which  is  iiv 
somber  tones,  is  particularly  good,  but  The  Oaks,  No.  20,  will  b& 
awarded  the  palm  by  the  great  majority  of  the  visitors  to  the  ex- 
hibition. 

Narjot,  the  gentle  graybeard  who  delights  in  depicting  the 
bloodthirsty  savage  and  the  swarthy  Mexican,  has  several  can- 
vases. That  which  will  attract  the  most  attention  on  account  of 
the  great  work  on  it,  its  size  and  the  novelty  of  the  scene  it  dis- 
plafs,  is  called  "El  Pascaia."  It  is  a  scene  on  the  public  square 
of  a  Mexican  town,  where  numbers  of  the  negligently  clad  wo- 
men and  the  picturesque  men  have  gathered  to  watch  the  dan- 
cing of  a   half-naked    Mexican.     It  is  not  in  Narjot's  best  style. 


EL  PASCOLA  {Indian  Dance,  Mexico),  By  E.  Narjot. 

He  has  crowded  his  canvas,  and  seems  to  have  wearied  of  his 
work  before  its  completion.  A  noticeable  point  about  Narjot's 
paintings  is  that  there  is  a  family  resemblance  between  all  his 
women.  They  are  all  heavily  built,  and  each  has  apparently  a 
soft  side  for  the  good  things  of  this  life.  There  is  more  diversity 
among  the  men,  but  one   who  has  seen  one   of   Narjot's  women, 


can  always  tell  his  canvases  thereafter  if  there  is  a  woman 
on  them. 

Several  of  Yelland's  pictures  have  been  shown  before,  but  his 
canvasses  are  always  welcome,  for  they  are  all  true  samples  of 
art.  The  canvas,  No.  11,  "Sunset  at  Cypress  Point,  Monterey," 
continues  to  hold  its  admirers.  It  has  been  shown  before,  but 
Yelland  has  done  nothing  of  late  that  surpasses  it.  Yelland  also 
has  a  marine  and  a  Dutch  landscape,  shown  before,  and  an 
excellent  "View  of  Mt.  Shasta,  from  Edgewood."  One  of  bis 
prettiest  effects  is  a  bit  of  rustic  scenery — a  wooden  bridge  span- 
ning  a    smiling    creek,    surrounded    by  trees   and    shrubbery. 

C.  D.  Robinson  has  a  marine  which  is  one  of  the  best  this  artist 
has  shown.  It  is  not  a  new  picture,  having  been  exhibited  in  the 
National  Academy  at  New  York  last  year.  Though  it  is  not  on 
the  line,  Robinson's  canvas  is  far  better  than  some  that  have  been 
given  that  honor.  It  is  a  scene  on  the  bay  at  night.  Near  Rob- 
inson's marine  is  one  by  Coulter,  a  study  of  the  ocean  billows. 

Following  Keith  and  Yelland  we  will  give  place  to  the  ladies. 
Among  the  best  efforts  of  the  female  artists  is  a  "Portrait  of 
Madame  F.,"  by  Miss  Eva  Withrow.  It  is  one  of  Miss  With- 
row's  best  works,  and  takes  high  place  among  the  pictures  in  the 
exhibition.  The  flesh  tints  are  admirable,  the  tones  soft  and  har- 
monious. Madame  F.  is  a  very  handsome  blonde  of  high  caste, 
who  may  thank  the  artist  for  making  an  excellent  portrait  to  be 
banded  down  to  future  generations.  Norton  Bush  has  left  his 
Florida  everglades,  among  which  he  dreamed  for  so  many  years, 
and  with  one  bound  has  sent  his  muse  flying  with  the  scud  in  a 
midocean  storm.  Mr.  Bush's  large  marine,  "Adrift*"  is  indica- 
tive of  excellent  work  in  the  furure  from  his  brush,     It  shows  an 


PORTRAIT  MRS.  F.t  By  Eva    Withrow. 

angry  ocean, a  sullen  sky  from  which  rain  is  pouring  in  torrents  up- 
on a  storm-tossed  vessel.  Upon  the  horizon  a  sun  burst  proclaims 
the  coming  of  the  calm.  He  is  not  yet  at  his  best  in  marines. 
His  wt*ter  is  weak,  and  he  is  not  quite  at  home  in  a  storm,  but 
Mr.  Bush  is  certainly  deserving  of  much  praise  for  the  effort  he 
has  made  to  show  bis  undoubted  talents  upon  a  wider  field — or 
rather  sea— than  he  has  heretofore  attempted.  Of  course,  no  art 
show  would  be  complete  without  one  at  leats,  of  Bush's  Florida 
scenes.  The  one  shown  is  a  scene  in  the  everglades,  done  in  the 
artist's  best  style,  for  he  paints  these  canvases  con  amove. 

The  largest  picture  on  the  north  wall,  and  that  which  has  been 
given  the  place  of  honor  there,  is  by  Arthur  F.  Mathews.  It 
shows  two  women  in  a  market,  evidently,  picking  ducks.  It  is  a 
very  good  painting,  to  which  Mr.  Mathews  must  have  given  long 
and  careful  study.  Both  women  are  excellent  studies,  there  be- 
ing but  one  possible  fault  to  be  found.  That  is  in  the  right  hand 
of  the  younger  woman.  Her  right  arm  rests  upon  the  wrist  at 
the  hip,  the  hand  being  turned  up  behind  her.  While  this  posi- 
tion obviates  the  necessity  of  spreading  her  fingers  out  npon  her 
hip,  or  of  resting  her  band  upon  the  knuckles,  either  of  which  is 
a  more  natural  and  easy  position,  the  effect,  as  drawn,  is  proba- 
bly more  artistic.  That  is  hardly  a  reason,  however,  for  the  artist 
giving  his  subject  a  position  which  is  not  one  of  rest,  but  is,  in- 
stead very  fatiguing,  if  not  painful.  The  old  woman,  the  ducks 
and  the  copper  can  are  all  excellent.  Mathews,  in  this  canvas, 
has  shown  himself  possessed  of  the  necessary  artistic  ability  for 
the  completion  of  a  large  and  more  ambitious  painting.  He  is 
one  of  the  younger  school,  and  should  make  a  name  for  himself. 


April  9,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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Tbe  effort  of  K  Tenicre  to  eain  l»mr  should  not  be  overlooked. 
He  bu  a  large  antii  plentifully  covered  wllh  red  and  green 
paint,  in  which  is  a  neat  pair  of  shoes,  end  a  figure  tbal  la 
said  to  be  a  portrait.  The  painting  should  be  bought 
by  some  enterprising  merchant  as  a  sign  for  a  shoe-store. 
Mary  Curtis  Richardson  bas  a  very  good  portrait,  two-thirds 
length,  in  light  colon.  Relics  of  Sain  llrooks  are  shown  in  those 
two  well-known  paintings  by  himself,  his  portrait  and  bis  hand. 
Wores  has  several  excellent  Chinese  studies,  which  are  executed 
in  his  usual  artistic  wanner.  W.J.  Mci'loskey's  "Strawberries" 
make  a  good  and  very  pretty  picture.  Mathews'  "Judith"  is  a 
widely  different  picture  from  his  "  Pucks. "    It  is  a  good  painting. 

Alice  B.  Chittendon's  large  canvas,  "Chrysanthemums,"  has 
tbe  place  of  honor  on  the  south  wall.  Miss  Chittenden  has  done 
some  of  ber  best  work  in  this  painting,  which  has  been  highly 
praised.     Her   chrysanthemums,   which,   by  the  way,  are  among 


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CHRYSANTHEMUMS,  By  Alice  B.  Chittenden. 
the  most  difficult  flowers  to  paint,  are  excellent-    Tumbling  from 
a  Chinese  basket,  the   flowers  are  strewn  upon  tbe  ground  in  art- 
istic profusion,  making  a  very  pleasing  effect.     Miss  Chittenden's 
pansies  are  excellent. 

Peixotto's  most  ambitious  effort  Is  "  In  Church,"  which  has 
been  shown  before.  It  has  the  gray  tones  in  which  this  artist 
takes  so  much  delight,  and  is  a  good  painting,  but  on  account  of 
its  subject  probably,  is  not  possessed  of  the  sympathetic  qualities 
which  are  required  for  admiration.  The  old  high-back  wooden 
pews  give  an  idea  of  puritanical  severity,  which  is  not  in  high 
favor  in  these  luxury-living  days.  Peixotto  does  good  work  and 
is  a  rising  young  artist.    He  has  a  small  canvas  on  the  west  wall, 


IN  CHURCH,  By  E.  C.  Piexotto. 
also  on  the  line,  a  corner  of  a  churchyard,  which  shows  some  ex- 
cellent tones.  Some  exception  may  be  made,  however,  to  the 
tones  on  his  monument,  which  may  be  seen  in  nature,  but  if  so, 
only  under  very  peculiar  circumstances.  Next  to  Peixotto's 
small  canvas  on  the  ivest  wall  is  a  large  one,  "  A  Corner  in  a 
Garden,"  by  M.  Everlyn  McCormack,  a  former  papil  of  the  School 
of  Design,  whose  excellent  work  does  great  honor  to  that  institu- 
tion. This  painting  has  been  shown  in  the  Salon.  It  is  certainly 
a  painting  deserving  of  high  praise,  for  the  artist  is  one  of  the 
young  school  and  this  is  among  her  first  works. 

Lee  Lash  has  displayed  three  canvases,  which  evidence 
both  the  good  and  the  bad  work  this  artist  can  do.  No.  5, 
'■  Fourth  and  Townsend  Streets,"  is  the  best  shown.  It  is  a 
small  canvas,  the  scene  being  the  railroad  crossings  in  the  gray 
of  the  morning,  when  the  freight  wagons  are  just  beginning  to 
move,  and  the  busy  world  in  that  vicinity  is  about  to  bustle. 
There  is  much  good  work  in  it,  and  Lash  should  receive  his  full 
meed  of  praise  for  the  painting.  But  why  did  Lash  endanger  the 
reputation   as   a   good   artist   he   has  gained  by  much  excellent 


ork.  by  showing  the  alleged  painting  of  Willis  Polk?    To  put  It 
ently.  the  1'olk  canvas  is  not  good,  and   Lub    would    he  wise  If 


work, 
gen 

he  withdrew  it.  The  Inscription  «n  II  la,  -  To  Wlllla  Polk,  Rus- 
sian Hill,  1801."  It  looks  It,  to,,,  fur  Polk  seeniH  t.,  have  been  up 
all  night,  and  to 
have  been  caught 
in  a  fog  on  a  hill- 
top, and  taken  un- 
awares. The  por- 
trait is  not  good, 
the  tones  are  bad. 
and  the  drawing  is 
imperfect.  Polk 
looks  as  ghastly  as 
an  artist's  dinner 
might  make  any 
man  look,  but 
while  the  face  is 
overcome  with  pal- 
lor, the  left  ear  is 
gory    with     blood.  PORTRAIT  OF  WILLIS  POLK. 

Russian  Hill  is  noted  as  a  resort  for  affairs  of  honor  (with  na- 
ture's weapons),  and  it  may  hate  been  intended  by  the  artist  to 
show  the  gentle  Willis  with  a  bifurcated  ear.  If  so,  the  repre- 
sentation is  very  good.  Lash's  picture  of  Schuiid  is  variously 
considered.  It  is  painted  with  a  bold  hand.  The  portrait  is  good, 
and  the  effect  is  strong. 

In  the  water-color  room,  opposite  the  main  art  room,  there 
are  a  number  of  good  studies,  prominent  among  which  are 
the  pastels  of  Ludovici  and  Ivunath,and  the  very  pleasing  picture, 
"After  Midnight,"  by  the  former  artist.  This  shows  a  beautiful 
woman  in  ball  costume,  holding  in  her  hand  a  black  velvet  mask, 
which  she  has  just  removed  from  her  face.  It  is  one  of  the  best, 
and  certainly  one  of  the  most  pleasing  pictures  in  the  exhibition, 
The  subject  is  a  model  of  the  artist.  Ludovici  has  also  an  excel- 
lent portrait  of  his  daughter.  There  are  a  number  of  good  pen 
sketches  by  Peixotto,  and  a  very  good  bit,  "  A  Corner  in  a  Daisy 


AFTER  MIDNIGHT,  By  Julius  Ludovici. 

Field,"  by  Thomas  J.  McCIoskey.  The  excellent  etching  of  Em- 
peror Norton,  by  Kunath,  will  attract  much  attention.  G.  A. 
Karpaty  and  A.  Belognesi,  new  men  here,  have  good  works,  the 
first  "A  Winter  Scene  in  Golden  Gate  Park,"  and  the  latter  "St. 
Dominic's  Convent."  Bolognesi's  grass  is  bad.  Mrs.  H.  M. 
Kelley's  violets  are  very  good.  The  exhibition  will  doubtless 
prove  a  great  success.  The  officers  should  tell  the  person  who 
took  tickets  at  the  door  Thursday  evening  that  it  is  his  duty,  and 
it  is  expected  of  him,  to  be  gentlemanly,  though  such  should  be 
not  his  nature.  His  duty  is  to  take  tickets  and  not  act  like  a 
boor,  and  the  sooner  he  appreciates  that  interesting  fact,  the 
happier  will  be  his  days. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  9,  1892. 


LORD  PALMERSTON  waa  very  particular  about  the  handwrit- 
ing of  the^attaches  of  his  department.  He  himself  wrote  an 
intolerably  bad  hand.  The  Marquis  of  Lome,  in  his  Life  of  Pal- 
raerston,  says:  I  recollect  having  received  a  memorandum  in 
1851,  when  the  others  in  the  Chancellerie  were  all  on  leave.  I 
won't  vouch  for  the  exact  words;  but  it  was,  as  far  as  I  remem- 
ber, in  the  following  terms:  "  Tell  the  gentleman  who  copied  this 
dispatch  to  write  a  larger,  rounder  hand,  to  join  on  the  letters  in 
the  words,  and  to  use  blacker  ink."  But  it  was  not  on  handwrit- 
ing alone,  but  likewise  on  spelling  and  construction  that  "  Palmy  " 
kept  a  sharp  look-out.  I  remember  at  Berlin  an  amusing  memo, 
sent  to  our  Legation.  Our  Charge  d' Affaires  at  that  time  had 
occasion  to  use  the  word  battalions,  and  inadvertently  spelt  it 
with  one  "  t  "  and  two  »  l's,"  "  batallions  "  instead  of  "  battalions." 
This  brought  down  the  following  remark:  "Tell  A.  B.  to  direct 
his  amanuensis  to  place  his  battalions  on  the  English  and  not  on 
the  French  footing."  The  attache  who  had  made  the  copy  was 
very  indignant,  and  said  that  Lord  Palmerston  had  himself  used 
an  expression — "amanuensis" — which  was  not  English. 


In  discoursing  on  "  Naval  Tactics  "  Admiral  Sir  Edmund  Fre- 
niantle  relates  an  anecdote  which  illustrates  what  may  be  described 
as  purely  personal "  naval  tactics."  It  is  a  story  of  a  Yankee 
who  was  giving  his  experience  of  what  had  happened  in  the  Civil 
War.  He  had  been  in  command  of  a  turret-ship.  A  lady  said  to 
him,  "  Oh,  no  doubt  you  always  were  inside  the  turret."  "  No, 
ma'am,"  he  replied,  "  I  was  not  inside  the  turret."  "  Oh,  really," 
she  said,  "  then  where  did  you  get  to?  "  "  Well,"  was  the  reply, 
"we  were  generally  attacking  forts,  and  I  got  on  the  lee  side  of 
the  turret,  so  as  to  have  two  thicknesses  of  armor  to  protect  me, 
instead  of  one." 


A  case  of  extraordinary  longevity  is  reported  by  a  Vienna  cor- 
respondent, who  writes:  At  Dreznica,  in  the  district  of  Mostar, 
lives  a  peasant  named  Anton  Juritch,  who,  if  his  documents  are 
to  be  credited,  is  at  present  130  years  old.  He  still  works  in  his 
vineyard,  and  goes  to  chnrch  every  Sunday,  although  the  church 
is  "  two  hours  "  distant  from  his  home.  His  eyes  are  still  good, 
and  enable  him  to  see  at  a  distance.  His  eyebrows  meet  over  the 
nose  and  grow  so  thickly  that  they  have  to  be  cut  that  they  may 
not  obscure  his  sight.  He  likes  to  talk  of  old  times,  and  tells  in- 
teresting stories.  His  mother  died  aged  120,  but  his  father  died 
young. 


The  Princesses  Eleanore  and  Mathilde  of  Solms  recently  made  a 
brave  attempt  to  stop  a  runaway  horse  which  a  lady  was  riding 
in  the  neighborhood  of  Dresden.  The  rider  had  lost  all  control 
over  the  animal,  and  without  a  moment's  hesitation  both  the 
young  Princesses  sprang  at  the  horse's  head,  and  tried  to  catch 
hold  of  the  bridle.  This  Princess  Eleanore  succeeded  in  doing, 
but  unfortunately  the  animal  jerked  the  rein  out  of  her  hand. 
The  Princess  was  knocked  down,  and  it  was  found  that  she  had 
sustained  severe  injuries  to  her  head  and  her  right  foot.  Her 
younger  sister  jumped  aside  in  time  to  save  herself. 

Baron  Henri  de  Rothschild,  son  of  Baron  James,  is,  like  his  late 
father,  an  enthusiastic  bibliophile,  and  is  going  to  start  a  Review. 
Its  prime  object  will  be  to  serve  as  a  counterpoise  to  the  "  Deca- 
dence "  school  of  novelists,  poets  and  painters,  which  is  Byronism 
with  a  difference.  The  spirit  is  the  same,  with  sestheticism  and 
morphiomania  superadded,  and  all  the  lusts  of  the  flesh  worshiped 
in  their  ugliest  forms.  Baron  Henri  has  asked  M.  Eugene  Manuel, 
the  poet,  to  become  one  of  the  pillafrs  of  his  Review.  This  is  a 
good  sign,  Manuel  being  one  of  the  few  really  poetic  present-day 
French  poets. 

Ward  McAllister's  only  daughter  was  visiting  not  long  ago  in 
Philadelphia,  and  at  a  luncheon  given  in  her  honor  assumed  airs 
of  superority  which  caused  the  other  women  present  mingled 
amusement  and  rage,  During  the  luncheon  she  remarked  in  a 
supercilious  tone  to  a  bright  girl  on  her  right:  "Ah,  have  you  any 
one  here  who  fills  the  somewhat  important  place  in  society  that 
papa  does  in  New  York!  "  "Oh,  yes,  several,"  sweetly  replied  the 
girl  addressed;  "but  they're  all  colored  men." 

Mary  A.  Livermore  attended  not  long  ago  a  little  gathering 
where  Dr.  Holmes  and  Whittier  were  present.  The  conversation 
turned  upon  ages,  and  the  two  great  poets  having  confessed  to 
their  80th  birthdays,  Mrs.  Livermore  announced  her  approaching 
70th,  when  Mr.  Whittier  replied:  "Get  thee  along,  get  thee  along; 
thou  art  but  a  giddy  girl." 

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'AN  T  believe  the  tales  thejr  tell 

About  the  age  of  ballet-girls. 
I  do  Hot  judge  by  (riskiness 

And  saucy  smiles  and  curl*. 
But  when  hawing  off 

As  much  as  laws  will  let  her, 
I  know  that  were  she    really  old 

bhe  surely  mast  know  better.— Detroit  Tribune. 
— Mr.  iWot/efto  Tell  mo  what  music  you  love,  and  I'll  tell  you 
what  you  are.  8m*etQirl—l  love  "  Trovatore."  and  "Comrades," 
and  "Faust."  and  '•  Lohengrin  "  and  "  Annie  Booney,"  and  "  Dino- 
rab,"  and  "  Haggle  Murphy.''  and  "  Sonnambola,"  and  "Aida,"  and 
most  everything.  Now,  what  am  I?  Mr.  Nicefello  (after  puzzling 
for  tome  moment*)— You  are  a  dear  little  angel.  — Puck. 

— —  Mother—  It's  terribly  Late.  Why  in  the  world  don't  you  go  to 
bed?  Little  Daughter— T m  studying  my  grammar  lesson.  "  But, 
vou  said  the  teacher  gave  you  only  one  rule  to-day,  and  that  you 
learned  that  in  three  minntes."  "Yes'm."  "Then,"  why  are  you 
poring  over  that  grammar  at  eleven  o'clock  at  night?  "  "I'm  learn- 
ing the  'xeptions.  — Good  News. 

Her  Lawyer— "Sow,  madam,  don't  vou  think  that  it  we  brought 

a  little  pressure  to  bear  on  him,  we  could  render  the  divorce  proceed- 
ing unnecessary  ?  Mrs.  Mulvaney — Indade,  an' we  couldn't  Judge. 
Oi  had  him  under  th*  kitchen  shtove  wid  me  settin*  on  top  av  it  fer 
foor  hours  yiaterday,  an'  divil  th'  more  dacinter  he  bekeni.— Judge. 

Calino  {at  the  postotfice) — I  want  to  send  a  postal  order  for  100 
francs  to  this  address.  Sow  much  is  it?  Clerk — One  franc.  Calino — 
only  one  franc?  That  isn't  dear.  Clerk—  Well,  where  are  your  100 
francs?  Calino — What!  I  must  give  the  100  francs,  too?"  Then  I 
prefer  not  to  send  anything.  —  Le  Figaro. 

— ^He  gazes  upou  her  enviously, 

This  youth  whose  mustache  will  not  grow ; 
He  was  a  broker's  son,  and  she, 

The  bearded  lady  at  the  show.  — Life. 

Merchant — Your  credentials  are   satisfactory.      Have  you  a 

grandmother?  Youth— Xo,  sir.  "Any  dear  old  aunts?"  "No, 
sir."  "  Or  great  aunts? ''  "  No,  sir."  "'Or  any  other  relatives  who 
will  be  likely  to  die  during  the  baseball  season?"  "  No— o,  sir." 
"  You'll  do*"  —Street  dr  Smith's  Guod  News. 

Minister — Now,   my  dear  hearers,  look  with  me  for  a  moment 

at  the  character  of  David.  In  him  we  see  a  man  of  brains  and  cour- 
age and  resources!  A  powerful  politician!  A  skillful  leader  and 
organizer  of  men !  Mr.  Nosun  (edging  toward  door) — Here,  let  me  out ! 
I  can't  stand  that  man's  praise  of  Hill!  — Puck. 

Seeker— 1  observe  that  Professor  Stagg  has  been  lecturing  on 

"  How  to  Become  a  Christian  Athlete."  1  wonder  what  that  means? 
Sageman — That's  an  easy  one.  A  Christian  athlete  is  one  who  is  con- 
tinually jumping  from  one  faith  to  another.  — Boston  Courier. 

—Swipes  the  Sneak .(reading  sign)— Take  the  elevator.  Big  Jimmy 
(the  burglar)— No,  be  jabers!  Didn't  we  take  iverything  we  found 
without  axin'  their  lave?  So  we'll  lave  whativer  they  ax  us  to  take. 
I  likes  a  square  deal !  — Judge. 

Chappie— Dickey  made  a  dweadful  wow  at  the  club  yesterday. 

He  even  twied  to  get  up  a  right.  Cholly— What  did  they  do?  Chap- 
pie—The  President  telegraphed  home  for  his  governess  and  had  her 
remove  him.  — Life. 

— Mrs.  Bancroft— Your  husband  has  never  taken  any  active  inter- 
est in  Sunday-school  work,  has  he?  Mrs.  Mhinelander — No;  you  see 
he  is  employed  in  a  bank,  and  the  directors  keep  a  pretty  close  watch 
cf  him.       '  —Judge. 

A  rattle  of  poker-chips  sounded  in  the  collector's  ears  as  he 

opened  the  door  of  the  office.  "  Is  Mr.  Brinkins  in?  "  he  inquired. 
"  No,  sir,"  replied  the  office-boy.    "  He  is  out  about  seven  dollars." 

— Judge, 
—jflsie—l  wonder  why  Hilda  Holdover  doesn't  buy  a  new  dress, 
instead  of  that  rusty  old  silk  she  has  on.    Maud— I  guess  she  is  afraid 
that  if  she  did,  people  would  consider  it  a  Leap  Year  forfeit.— Puck. 

— "  Could  you  not,  if  you  tried,  grant  me  a  place  in  that  icy  heart 
of  yours?"  ""My  heart  may  be  of  ice,  as  you  say,  Mr.  Sophleigh, 
but,  all  the  same,  I  am  not  in  the  cold-storage  business." 

"  Bobby  says  he  has  completely  reformed  since  you  accepted 

him."  "Yes;  he  says  I  snatched  him  out  of  the  jaws  of  death,  out 
of  the  mouth  of  hell,  back  to  the  Four  Hundred."  —Life. 

When  over  the  bright  lexicon  of  drinks 

We  linger, 
We  learn  this  fact:    A  thimbleful  is  just 

One  finger.  —  Puck. 

Jack  the  Tipper— I  see  dat  dey're  goin1  ter  change  der  classes  ov 

der  fighters.  Billy  Madun—  Dey'd  oughter  ring  in  a  "  paper-weight  " 
class.    Dat's  where  most  ov'em  does  deir  fightin'.  — Puck. 

"I  was  born  at  two  in  the  morning,"  a  lady's  story  goes. 

"  Why,  how  can  that  be?  "  says  little  six-year-old  Wallie.  "  Every- 
body is  sleeping  at  that  time."  —Judge. 

—Ike,  Jr.— What  are  you  smiling  about,  mother?  Mrs.  Partington's 
Niece— I'm  reading  a  funny  story  and  have  just  got  to  the  smilax. 

— Buffalo  Express. 

Judge— Were  you  drunk  when  you  committed  the  assault? 

Prisoner— 1  must  have  been,  y'  honor,  'cause  the  other  feller's  twice 
my  size.  Judge. 

A  bright  little  Oaklander  asked  his  mother,  the  other  day,  "  If 

God  made  colored  people  on  Easter  Sunday?  " 


REACTION.- n.''.  /  ,'■>  IV.  mm.  im  April  KpjnnooW'i. 

When  the  pangs  of  rem  one  follow  thrills  of  delight, 
When  the  light   of   Joy's  ray  fadea,  shrouded  in  night. 
When    Love's   fierce  desire  turns  to  still  fiercer  bale, 
When  unrolls  before  me  the  scroll  of  my  fate, 
I  feel  I  am  less  than  the  yokel  who  plods 
A  path   without  goal,  unhelped  of  the  gods. 

MEMBERS  of  Parliament  in  Japan  receive  regular  stipends,  am- 
ounting to  about  £150foreach  session.  As  many  members  of  the 
Lower  House  are  absolutely  dependent  upon  this  income,  it  goes 
very  hard  with  the  most  conscientious  when  the  Parliament  is 
dissolved  before  the  payments  becomedue.  The  old  parliamentary 
hands,  however,  have  a  way  of  running  into  debt  as  much  as 
possible  among  their  constituents,  so  that  the  only  hope  cred- 
itors have  of  getting  their  debts  paid  is  to  secure,  if  possible,  the 
re-election  of  the  impecunious  candidate.  This  is  a  form  of  cor- 
ruption which  has  not  been  foreseen  by  those  in  favor  of  paid 
members  of  Parliament  for  England. 

When  one  wishes  to  enjoy  a  nice  dinner,  he  not  only  desires  to 
find  a  place  with  an  excellent  chef,  but  also  one  where  he  may  have 
congenial  surroundings.  It  is  for  this  very  reason  that  so  many  of 
the  city's  bon  vivants  make  their  headquarters  at  the  Original  Swain's 
Bakery,  at  213  Sutter  street.  It  is  one  of  the  most  popular  restaurants 
in  the  city. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  9,  1892. 


JUGGLERY    IN    THE    KITCHEN. 

Some  of  the  Tricks  Practiced  in  the  Sale  of  Adulterated  Baking 
Powders. 


{Chronicle,  San  Francisco.) 

IS  there  not  some  city  ordinance  that  will  protect  housekeepers 
from  the  peripatetic  female  with  the  baking  powder  testa  ? 
Nobody  wishes  to  tarn  a  woman  from  the  door,  but  really  the 
frequency  with  which  this  one,  or  her  sister,  is  sent  around  by 
the  baking  powder  concern  that  employs  her,  makes  her,  even  if 
the  cleverest  of  her  sex,  a  bit  tiresome. 

Then  the  "tests"  she  makes  are  so  unscientific,  not  to  say 
fraudulent,  that  they  are  likewise  becoming  a  bore.  Here,  for 
instance,  is  one  of  them:  A  sample  of  the  baking  powder  found 
in  the  kitchen  visited,  and  which  it  is  intended  to  defame,  is 
placed  in  a  glass,  mixed  with  a  little  water,  and  stirred.  Being  a 
pure  powder  it  foams  up  like  champagne,  although  the  bubbles  of 
carbonic  acid  gas  will  continue  to  rise  for  a  long  time.  The 
tester  then  takes  a  sample  of  the  powder  which  she  is  trying  to 
introduce  and  treats  it  in  the  same  manner.  The  result  is  a  glass 
of  yeast-like  foam.  This  action,  she  claims,  is  evidence  of  the 
superiority  and  greater  strength  of  her  powder,  whereas  it  ia 
caused  solely  by  the  flour  with  which  the  powder  is  largely  adul- 
terated, and  it  is  indisputable  evidence  of  such  adulteration.  To 
*  prove  this,  add  a  little  flour  to  the  other  powder,  mix  thoroughly, 
add  the  water,  stir  it  up,  and  the  same  result  will  be  produced 
to  a  degree  dependent  upon  the  quantity  of  flour  used. 

Another  "test"  consists  in  placing  the  can  on  a  hot  stove  or 
over  a  lamp  or  gas  jet,  or  in  boiling  the  baking  powder  with 
water.  If  the  baking  powder  is  good  for  anything,  the  heat 
will,  of  course,  expel  the  gas,  which  is  apparent  to  the  sense  of 
smell.  The  claim  is  then  made  that  this  gas  indicates  something 
detrimental,  although,  as  a  matter  of  fact,  a  baking  powder  that 
would  give  off  no  gas  when  subjected  to  heat  would  be  without 
leavening  power  and  valueless. 

The  object  of  these  people  is,  of  course,  to  deceive  the  consum- 
ers as  to  the  qualities  of  their  baking  powder  and  the  baking 
powder  used  in  the  kitchen  visited. 

The  attempt  to  injure  honest  goods  and  make  a  market  for  an 
adulterated  article  by  such  methods  is  dishonest  and  despicable. 
But  to  try  to  palm  off  upon  any  woman  such  silly  tricks  for  a 
scientific  test  is  an  insult  to  her  intelligence. 


A    CABLE    CAR    INCIDENT. 


A  CERTAIN  young  man,  who  posts  the  discount  ledger  of  a  city 
bank,  pays — uo,  used  to  pay  frequent  visits  to  a  handsome  resi- 
dence on  California  street,  where  dwelt  the  one  being  on  earth 
in  whom  his  heart's  fondest  aspirations  centered.  On  the  evening 
preceding  her  eighteenth  birthday,  he  boarded  a  cable  car  at  the 
corner  of  Kearny  street,  carrying  an  oblong  parcel.  Two  blocks 
further  along  Mts.  Dennis  Driscoll,  of  Devisadero  street,  climbed 
on  board,  with  a  large  armf  al  of  Saturday  night  purchases,  among 
which  was  an  oblong  parcel  closely  resembling  that  carried  by 
the  dandy  bank  clerk.  He  politely  made  room  for  Mrs.  Driscoll, 
and  she  sat  down  beside  him,  depositing  her  bundles  on  the  seat. 
All  the  way  up  the  steep  ascent  of  California  street  the  young 
man's  fancy  teemed  with  bright  pictures,  and,  in  a  fit  of  abstrac- 
tion, he  picked  up  the  oblong  parcel  of  Mrs.  Driscoll  in  mistake 
for  his  own,  as  he  jumped  off  the  car.  Three  hours  later,  as  he 
bid  the  idol  of  his  heart  good-night,  he  placed  Mrs.  Driscoll's 
parcel  in  her  hands,  with  the  request  that  she  must,  on  no  ac- 
count, open  it  until  the  bright  sun  rose  in  the  morning  on  her 
eighteenth  birthday.  But,  ere  the  tireless  cable  car  had  borne 
him  a  block's  length  away,  the  fair  girl,  with  flashing  eyes,  was 
throwing  out  of  the  window  two  iron  spoons,  one  tin  nutmeg 
grater,  one  rotary  egg-beater,  and  an  improved  stove  lifter.  About 
the  same  time  Mrs.  Driscoll  was  remarking,  as  she  placed  the 
portrait  of  a  delicate  looking  young  man,  handsomely  mounted 
in  a  massive  oxidized  silver  frame,  on  the  kitchen  mantelpiece, 
"  Well,  indade,  they  gets  up  them  advertizin'  cards  very  band- 
some  nowadays.  Shure,  if  I  takes  the  picter  out,  I  belave  I  can 
sell  the  frame  for  two-bits  to  Miss  Delaney,  the  lodger — she's  been 
talkin'  some  time  o'  buyin'  one  to  hould  her  young  man's  photo- 
graphy." 


RATHJEIM   BROS., 

GROCERS, 

21  ST0CKT0.V  ST.       TELEPHONE  SO.  5522. 

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$1  10;  3  pt.,  |1  20;  4  pt.,  Jl  25;  5  pt.,  ?1  35; 
7pt.,  »1  50;  9  pt.,  II  75. 

A  special  trade  discount  allowed  to 
countiy  merchants  wishing  to  handle  the 
Ideal  Coffee  Pot. 


WENDELL  EASTON. 


GEO.  FRINK. 


GEO.   EASTON. 


Easton,  Eldridge  &  Co., 

Real  Estate  Agents  and  General  Auctioneers, 

Office  and  Salesroom,     -    -     638  Market  Street, 

Ooposlte  Palace  Hotel,  San  Francisco. 


EXTRAORDINARY 
AUCTION! 

TUESDAY,     -      -      -     APRIL  12,   1892, 

At  12  o'Clock  Noon,  at  Salesroom, 
No.  638  Market  Street,  Opposite  Palace  Hotel. 


SUPERIOR  RESIDENCE  LOTS ! 


-FRONTING- 


Stanyan,  Sullivan,  Willard  and  Lotta  StsM 

And  Belmont  and  Woodland  Aves. 

These  choice  residence  lots  are  elevated  from  325  to  450  feet  above  the 
water-level  of  the  bay,  giving  tbat  grand  marine  view  that  makes  Eastern 
people  grow  wild  in  admiration  on  beholding.    Streets  sewered. 

Upon  these  beautiful  residence  lots  the  blush  of  morning  sends  its 
scintillating  rays,  and  the  rising  sun,  as  he  lifts  himself  above  the  Contra 
Costa  Hills,  rests  his  first  glow  of  admiration.  He  constantly  exposes  his 
broad  countenance  of  warmth  and  life  in  his  ascent  to  the  zenith,  and  con- 
tiuueth  the  same  on  his  western  course  way  down  to  the  horizon,  where, 
before  he  partakes  of  his  ablution  in  the  placid  Pacific,  he  throws  his  part- 
ing kiss  to  this  beautiful  spot.  The  golden  beams  of  twilight  bid  them, 
their  last  farewell,  and  the  shades  of  evening  close  upon  them  with  much 
reluctance.  The  grand  marine  view  of  the  beautiful  Pacific  (and  the 
sentinels,  "  the  Faiallones,"  guarding  our  harbor),  with  its  animated  life 
of  steamers,  deep-sea  ships  and  vessels  of  many  varied  descriptions,  and 
the  prominent  North  Headland  of  our  unequaled  harbor  pay  humble 
homage  to  this  exquisite  location.  The  Golden  Gate  Park  lies  nestling  at 
their  feet,  and  is  unfolded  in  all  its  beauty  to  the  gaze  of  the  owners  of  this 
property,  and  a  few  minutes'  walk  from  the  same  places  us  upon  these 
beautiful  grounds.  The  strains  of  music  delivered  by  the  baud  on  the 
musical  arena  are  as  distinctly  heard  on  these  lots  as  though  one  were  lo- 
cated in  the  arena  itself. 

This  is  a  golden  opportunity.  Examine  these  superior  residence  lots; 
attend  the  sale  and  purchase  as  many  as  you  can.  This  is  a  chance  shot 
and  presents  itself  but  once  during  a  lifetime. 

Three  cable  roads,  the  Haight,  Omnibus  and  Page  streets;  and  two 
electric  roads,  the  San  Francisco  and  San  Mateo,  and  the  Metropolitan  to 
this  exceedingly  favored  locality. 

Remember  the  e  extra.  Residence  Lots  are  only  two  blocks  south  of  the 
Golden  Gate  Park  at  8tanyau  street.    Streets  sewered.    Also, 

12— Golden  Gate  Park  Business  Lots— 12. 

Fronting  Frederick  street,  west  of  Stanyau,  extending  through  to  the  Park. 

These  extra  located  Business  Lots  are  the  only  ones  in  this  district 
possessing  this  ereat  advantage 

These  magnificent  Business  Lots,  fronting  Frederick  street  and  extend- 
ing through  Golden  Gate  Park,  offer  the  best  opportunity  for  business  in- 
vestment within  the  Park  district,  aud  present  to  the  party  looking  for  in- 
vestment a  chance  rarely  offered.    Also, 

7 — Extra  Choice  Residence  Lots — 7. 
Fronting  Sullivan,  west  of  Willard  street. 
These  extra  Residence  Lots  have  the  beautiful  marine  view.    Sullivan 
street  sewered.    These  are  elegant  lots  on  which  to  construct  a  home. 

EXTRA.     LIBERAL    TERMS— Only  one-quarter  t  asli ;  balance  In 
1,  *&  and  3  years;  Interest  only  7  per  cent,  per  annum. 


Visit  the  Property!  Examine!  Attend  the  Sale!  Purchase  one  or  more 
Lots!    Realize  a  Fortune! 

To  reach  this  unprecedented  offering,  take  the  Haight-street  or  Omnibus 
cables,  ride  to  the  Goldeu  Gate  Park,  walk  south  up  Stanyan  street  to 
Frederick.    The  unequaled  Residence  Lots  two  blocks  further. 

/;flF""Our  auction  flags  on  the  premises. 

Easton,   Eldridge  &  Co., 

Auctioneers,  638  Market  St. 


April  9. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


23 


IF  we  may  judge  from  the  varied  shapes  and  materials  already 
displayed,  the  millinery  of  this  season  promises  to  be  as  diverse  as 
that  of  the  past  twelve  months.  The  most  noticeable  feature  in  Lon- 
don as  yet  is  the  reappearance  of  the  high  crown.  80  far  it  is  merely 
decorative  and  makes  no  pretense  of  fitting  the  head,  nor  does  it 
appear  adequate  to  contain  even  the  Greek  hair-knot,  which  is 
professedly  the  cause  of  its  revival.  It  is  found  In  two  forms, 
one  that  of  a  small,  sharply  pointed  cone,  and  the  other  resembling 
an  inverted  jelly-pot  placed  well  at  the  back  of  the  broad,  flat  leaf. 
Minute  as  these  erections  are  at  present,  they  are  sure  indications 
of  what  we  may  expect  in  the  future,  and  is  not  unlikely  that  fiat 
crowns  will  gradually  disappear,  and  that  hats  and  bonnets  will 
once  more  assume  the  lofty  proportions  which  made  them  so 
formidable  in  places  of  public  amusement  a  few  years  ago. 

It  is  "  perfectly  lovely  "  to  have  nothing  to  do  and  while  doing 
it  to  slip  the  daintily  silken-stockinged  feet  into  the  dearest  and 
eweetest  little  slippers  you  ever  dreamed  of.  They  have  high 
beels  and  low-cut  toes,  saucily  pointed  up.  with  no  sides  or  backs. 
This  makes  them  easy,  luxuriously  useless,  suggestive  of  idleness 
and  beautifying  bouri-like  owners,  for  no  one  but  a  beautiful 
woman  would  dare  to  don  them,  and,  it  is  unnecessary  to  add, 
with  little  feet.  Comfortable  and  coquettish  and  lovely  to  the 
last  degree,  the  boudoir  slipper  is — expensive.  Some  pale  blue 
satin  embroidery  in  silver  and  set  with  turquoise,  mauve,  undressed 
kid  with  gold  edges  set  in  amethysts.  Others  are  of  "  cloth  of 
gold,"'  covered  with  blossoms  of  raiubow-colored  beads,  tiny  and 
opaque,  representing  the  flowers  in  their  own  colors.  The  effect 
of  this  last  is  dazzling  and  exquisite!  They  look  fit  to  be  worn 
by  Princesses,  and  by  the  small-footed,  long-pedagreed,  exotic 
beauties  of  wealth  in  Republican  American. 

There  is  no  rose  as  highly  prized  or  as  universally  used,  doubt- 
less, as  the  well-known  moss  rose  when  it  can  be  obtained,  as  it 
is  pretty  and  always  moderate  in  price.  It  is  scarcely  ever  seen, 
however,  out  of  season,  as  it  can  not  be  forced  with  any  success. 
Its  long,  mossy  stem  makes  a  comfortable  home  for  the  many 
insects  that  thrive  in  the  hot-houses  and  cause  the  florist  so  much 
anxiety,  and  their  depredations  on  the  stem  are  so  great  that  the 
flower  does  not  possess  the  creamy  loveliness  expected  of  it;  hence 
when  its  outdoor  season  arrives  there  are  to  many  other  roses  that 
a  large  price  cannot  be  asked. 

Women  have  taken  to  wearing  huge  bows  of  soft  silk  or  muslin 
as  neckties  in  London.  A  favorite  just  now  is  black  with  small 
white  spots.  The  effect  is  prettier  than  it  sounds,  as  any  one 
reading  of  it  conjures  up  an  involuntary  vision  of  a  clown  in  cari- 
cature evening  dress,  with  a  tie  decidedly  the  most  pronounced 
portion  of  it.  These  ties,  however,  do  not  look  ridiculous,  and  in 
lisse  or  crepe  of  a  creamy  hue  they  are  undoubtedly  becoming. 
The  jabot  is  as  graceful  a  form  of  tie  for  a  woman,  but  at  present 
it  is  quite  cast  in  the  shade  by  the  giant  bow. 

Pearls  are  very  much  worn  in  Paris — colored  pearls,  white 
pearls  and  black  pearls — and  the  newest  of  French  bonnets  have 
crowns  of  net,  exquisitely  embroidered  with  them  in  various  hues, 
while  evening  dresses  have  bodices  most  elaborately  trimmed  with 
them.  A  walking  dress  of  white  cloth,  embroidered  in  black 
pearls,  interspersed  with  moonstones,  is  one  of  the  extravagances 
of  which  a  popular  actress  in  London  has  lately  been  guilty. 

Moire  silks  and  moire  ribbons  are  in  great  vogue  again,  and  ap- 
pear in  dresses  and  on  hats  and  bonnets,  not  only  in  black,  but  in 
colors.  There  is  a  lovely  new  green  this  spring  which  looks  un- 
commonly well  on  black  hats,  being  just  the  tint  of  a  daffodil 
leaf.  In  moire  it  is  perfect,  the  watering  of  the  silk  serving  to 
bring  out  the  soft  color.  Spring  flowers  are  the  trimming  of  all 
the  bonnets.  "* 

A  light  fawn-colored  cloth  dress  has  a  stripe  on  it  of  narrow 
black  ribbon  studded  with  jet.  A  belt  of  thick  black  lace  encircles 
the  figure  and  is  very  wide  under  one  arm,  but  quite  narrow 
under  the  other.  A  bow  of  black  satin  ribbon  is  placed  at  one 
side  of  it  with  long  ends.  The  skirt  is  made  in  parapluie  form, 
with  the  stripes  on  the  cross,  which  has  a  very  pretty  effect. 

A  popular  method  of  trimming  hats  and  bonnets  just  now  is 
with  two  erect  plumes  of  feathers  tied  together  with  a  small  bow 
of  velvet  set  just  on  the  brim  in  the  center  of  the  front  and  in  the 
center  of  the  back. 

It  is  not  generally  known  that  during  January  and  February  just 
past  the  importations  of  Moet  &  Chandbn  made  it  second  on  the  list 
of  total  imports. 

Finest  French  Dolls  sold  at  half  price.    Call  116  Sutter  street. 


A  BRILLIANT  DISPLAY 


NEW    STYLES    AND    NOVELTIES 


PARASOLS. 


We  open  the  new  season  with  a  vast  and  varied  col- 
lection of  Ladies',  Misses  and  Children's  Parasols.  Our 
display  comprises  all  the  newest  Fashionable  Shapes, 
Trimmings  and  Materials,  and  embraces  many  unique 
and  exclusive  Novelties  in  handles,  all  on  sale  at  Ex- 
ceptionally Low  Prices 

Among  the  many  attractions  shown  are 

PARASOLS 

In  changeable  Twills,  Taffeta,  Twills,  Surah   with  Chiffon  Trim- 
mings, Carriage,  Grenadine,  Satin  Brocade 
and  Lace  Trimmed. 

PABASOLS 

With    Ivory,     Oxidized,    Pearl,    Gold,    Horn,    Natural, 
Carved  Wood   and   Agate   Handles. 

PABASOLS 

In  such    shapes  as  Shirred,  Ruffled,  Canopy,  Mazeppa,  Maronda, 
Antoinette  and  Fedora. 


Ebony, 


MARKET,  JONES  AND  MCALLISTER  STS. 


>ETNA 

MINERAL 
WATER. 


For  disturbances  of  the  func- 
tions of  the  liver  and  kidneys, 
^Etna  Mineral  Water  is  un- 
surpassed. 
DAVID  WOOSTER,  M.  D. 
746  Mission  St.,  S.  F. 

DYSPEPSIA 

In  its  most  aggravated  forms  immediately  relieved. 
Ask  your  grocer  or  wine  merchant  for  it  or  order  direct. 

AETNA  MINERAL  WATER  COMPANY, 


Telephone  536. 


104-108  l>.  iimiiii  street. 


L)30  Bine  Ǥ1 

Jlan  franci 

hotoferavero 


24 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  9,  1892. 


A    HEART    OF    STONE.— P.  McArthur,in  April  number  New  Eng- 
land Magazine. 

Her  heart  is  stone,  you  say?    Ah,   then, 

Her  heart's  the  heart  for  me; 
For  if  my  name's  once  graven  there, 

There  evermore   'twill   be. 

Good  Cooking 
Is  one  of  the  chief  blessings  of  every  home.    To  always  insure  good 
custards,  puddings,  sauces,  etc.,  use  Gail  Borden  "  Eagle"  Brand 
Condensed  Milk.     Directions  on  the  label.    Sold  by  your  grocer  and 
druggist. 

You  will  find  Cookoo  and  Musical  Clocks  at  Zander's,  116  Sutter 
street. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Utah  Consolidated  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business — San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— VirgUiia  City,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held  on 
the  eighth  day  of  March.  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  14)  of  Twenty-five  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  room  23,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Twelfth  Day  of  April,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  FRIDAY,  the  twenty-ninth  day  ol  April,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

A.  H  FISH,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  23,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
California.      

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Crown     Point     Gold     and     Silver    Mining     Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  15th  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment.  No.  57,  of  Fifty  (50)  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable  im- 
mediately in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
company,  room  3,  331  Pine  street,  Stock  Exchange  Building,  San  Francisco, 
Calfornia. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Nineteenth  Day  of  April,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be    sold    on  TUESDAY,  the  tenth  day   of   May,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent   assessment,   together  with  the  costs  of  advertising   and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

JAMES  NEWLANDS,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  3,  331  Pine  street,  Stock  Exchange  Building,  San  Francis- 
co,  California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Belcher  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  8th  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment  No  .43.  of  Fifty  cents  (50c.) 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  pay- 
able immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  of- 
fice of  the  company.  Room  8,  331  Pine  street,  Stock  Exchange  Building, 
San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twelfth  Day  of  April,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;   and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  third  day  of  May,  1892,   to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together    with   the  costs  of   advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

C.  L.  PERKINS,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  8,  San  Francisco  Stock  Exchange  Building,  331  Pine  street, 
San  Francisco.  California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Bullion  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works — Virginia  Mining  District,  Storey  Cjunly,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  17th  day  of  March.  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  37)  of  Twenty-five  (25) 
Centsper  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  company.  Room  20,  331  Pine  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any/stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-first  Day  of  April,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  WEDNESDAY,  the  11th  day  of  May,  1892.  to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

R.  R.  GRAYSON,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  20,  331  Pine  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Consolidated    New     York     Mining    Company. 

Assessment No.  7 

Amount  per  Share 10  cents 

Levied March  10,  1892 

Delinquent  in  Office April  12, 1892 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  Stock..     .       May  5,  1892 

CHAS.  E.  ELLIOT,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francis- 
co, California. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Confidence  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  princiDal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  thirtieth  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  20),  of  Seventv- 
five  Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  414  California  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Third  Day  of  May.  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  aud  unless  pavment  is  made  be- 
fore,   will    be   sold  on  WEDNESDAY,    the  25th   day  of  May,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of   advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

A.  S.  GROTH,  Secretary. 

Office— 414  California  Street,  San  Francisco.  California     

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Silver  Hill  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  Business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo 
cation  of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  thirty-first  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  30)  of  Ten(lu) 
Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company.  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  room  79,  Nevaia  Block, 
San  Francisco,  Calfornia. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Fifth  Day  of  May.  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore,  will  be  sold  on  WEDNESDAY,   the  25th  day  of    May,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with   the   costs   of   advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

D.  C.  BATES,  Secretary. 

Office— 309  Montgomery  street,  room  79  Nevada  Block,  San  Francisco, 
California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Kentuck  Consolidated  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  Twenty-second  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment,  No.  3,  of  Ten  Cts. 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  Company,  Rooms  15  and  17,  No.  310  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-sixth  Dav  of  April.  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction ;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  THURSDAY,  the  19th  day  of  May,  1892,  to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

J.  W.  PEW,  Secretary. 

Office— 310  Pine  street,  rooms  15  and  17,  San  Francisco,  California. 

ANNUAL  MEETIN6. 

Bulwer  Consolidated  Mining  Company. 

The  thirteenth  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Bulwer  Con- 
solidated Mining  Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  Room 
33,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on 

Wednesday,  the  Thirteenth  Day  ol  April,  (second  Wednesday  in  April)  1892, 

at  the  hour  of  1  o'clock  P.  M. 

for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 

year,  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 

meeting. 

Transfer  books  will  close  on  Saturday,  April  9, 1892,  at  12  o'clock  m. 

L.  OSBORN,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  33,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francis- 
co. California. 

DELINQUENT  SALE  NOTICE. 

Behring  Sea  Packing  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  cannery — Ugashik  River,  Alaska. 

NOTICE.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  described  stock,  on 
account  of  assessment  (No.  1;,  levied  on  the  13th  day  of  February,  1892,  the 
several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders: 
Name.  No.  Certificate.        No.  Shares.      Amount. 

C.A.Johnson  ...    1  50  $50 

C.  A.  Johnson  2  340  340 

Cbas.  Carlson 7  30  30 

P.  Wickander ...  9  30  30 

C.  Lundberg...: ...12  390  390 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  made 
on  the  13th  day  of  February,  1S92,  so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  such 
stock  as  may  be  necessary  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
company,  No.  9  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  Friday,  the  15th  day 
of  April*  1892,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  m.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale. 
JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 

ANNUAL  MEETIN6. 

People's  Insurance  Company, 
To  the  Stockholders  of  the  People's  Insurance  Company.— Notice— A 
meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  People's  Insurance  Company  is  called, 
the  same  to  be  held  at  Room  22,  No.  328  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.,  on  THURSDAY,  the  28th  day  of  April,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  2  o'clock 
p.  m.,  for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  full  Board  of  Trustees  of  said  corporation 
and  for  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  properly  come  belore 
such  meeting.  A  full  attendance  of  the  stockholders,  either  in  person  or 
by  prosy,  is  desired. C.  F.  MacPERMQIT,  President. 

PACIFIC    TOWEL    OOTMUPATfTlT, 

9    LICK     PLACE, 
Furnishes  Clean  Towels  at  the  following  low  rates: 

6  Clean  Hand  Towels  each  week.  $1.00  per  month;   12  Clean  Hand  Towels 

each  week,  $1.50  per  month;  4  Clean  Roller  Towels  each  week,  $1.00  per 

month;  6  Clean  Roller  Towels  each  week,  $1.25  per  month. 


April  0.  I 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LKTTER. 


25 


IT  is  true  that  the  Palatine,  ot  Manchester.  England,  has  swal- 
lowed up  the  City  of  London.  The  latter  company  ceased 
writing  business  in  the  United  8lates  with  the  close  of  1891,  and 
it  was  then  inferred  that  a  reinsurance  was  contemplated.  Under 
Resident  Manager  John  0.  Paige,  of  Boston,  the  City  of  London 
did  a  good  business  in  this  country,  and  under  General  Agent 
Callingham,  of  this  city,  was  one  of  the  popular  companies  on 
the  list.  Troubles  in  Europe  led^  to  its  withdrawal,  and  these 
have  culminated  in  the  reinsurance.  The  Palatine,  under  Mana- 
ger Charles  A.  Laton,  in  this  city,  in  addition  to  doing  a  big  fire 
business,  issues  special  accident  policies,  guarantee  and  fidelity 
bonds  and  employers'  liability  policies.  In  its  fire  business  it 
issues  a  joint  policy  with  the  I'nued  Fire  Insurance  Company  of 
Manchester.  It  was  not  very  long  ago  that  the  Palatine  was  not 
?uch  a  big  concern.  It  has  increased  its  capital  recently  and 
seems  to  be  doing  very  well.  Quite  recently  it  absorbed  the  Com- 
mercial Insurance  Company  of  this  city. 

The  three-million  dollar  conflagration  in  New  Orleans  will  prove 
rather  a  heavy  blow  for  the  locals  of  that  city,  and  likewise  greatly 
increase  the  already  large  loss  ratio  of  1892.  Not  long  ago  the  sub- 
ject was  broached  in  these  columns  of  the  advisability  of  insti- 
tuting the  office  of  fire  coroner,  which  was  to  be  a  local  affair, 
purely.  Now,  on  the  suggestion  of  one  of  the  oldest  and  most 
influential  fire  underwriters  on  tbe  Coast,  the  attention  of  the 
profession  and  tbe  public  generally  is  called  to  the  advisability  of 
having  Congress  create  such  an  office  for  each  United  States  Dis- 
trict. Would  it  not  be  well  to  have  a  Federal  investigation  into 
the  causes  of  every  fire  that  occurs,  so  that  the  responsibility  and 
blame  could  be  located  ?  This  officer  might  be  a  United  States 
Deputy  Marshal.  If  he  did  his  work  thoroughly  incendiarism 
would  certainly  be  considerably  discouraged,  and  the  crime  of 
arson,  being  more  vigorously  prosecuted  by  the  authorities,  would 
be  of  less  frequent  occurrence.  The  public  would  be  the  real 
beneficiary  under  such  a  system,  for  insurance  rates  could  be 
greatly  lowered.  In  the  long  run,  it  is  the  public  that  pays  the 
fire  losses,  not  the  insurance  companies.  Their  rates  are  carefully 
computed  each  year  on  the  basis  of  the  loss  ratio,  and  are  suffi- 
ciently high  to  allow  a  fair  profit  after  all  losses  are  paid.  The 
public  ought  to  understand  this  and  know  that  it  is  the  real  loser 
by  all  conflagrations.  Were  this  fact  better  appreciated  by  the 
public,  some  such  action  as  that  proposed  would  doubtless  have 
been  taken  long  ago. 

Another  of  the  endowment  societies,  which  promise  subscribers 
fabulous  returns  on  paltry  investments,  is  in  hot  water.  A  dozen 
or  more  suits  have  been  instituted  against  the  United  Endowment 
Associates.  The  membership  is  chiefly  confined  to  working 
people  and  women,  who  at  stated  intervals  pay  in  small  sums  of 
money,  which  in  a  few  years  amount  to  several  hundred  dollars. 
Assessments  are  frequent,  and  when  the  members  are  unable  to 
meet  them  they  are  frozen  out,  to  the  great  advantage  of  the 
society.  This  freezing  out  or  dropping  off  of  membership  is  cal- 
culated upon  as  one  of  the  mainstays  of  the  society.  When  the 
members  continue  their  assessments  without  lapsing  and  the  rush 
of  new  members  is  not  great,  then  the  society  fails  utterly  for 
lack  of  funds  with  which  to  pay  off  the  maturing  certificates  and 
coupons.  The  funds  of  this  particular  society  in  the  People's 
Home  Savings  Bank  have  been  attached,  and  the  chances  now 
are  that  its  affairs  will  be  speedily  wound  up,  to  the  loss  of  all 
concerned. 

That  the  fire  department  has  been  taken  out  of  politics,  if  It 
really  has,  is  a  fact  for  which  all  citizens  and  property  owners 
will  be  devoutly  thankful.  It  should  have  been  done  long  ago. 
The  business  of  putting  out  fires  and  protecting  property  should 
always  be  entirely  divorced  from  the  business  of  running  ward 
politics  and  primary  elections.  In  fact  the  maximum  of  good 
results  cannot  be  obtained  in  either  of  these  branches  of  the  pub- 
lic service  till  they  are  carried  on  by  different  and  separate  bodies 
of  men.  Some  of  the  firemen  would  make  better  politicians,  and 
some  of  the  politicians  would  make  better  firemen.  In  that  case 
they  should  change  places,  but  not  attempt  to  do  two  such  im- 
portant things  as  protecting  property  from  fire  and  upholding  the 
"purity"  of  the  ballot  box  at  one  and  the  same  time. 

If  the  details  of  the  plan  can  be  arranged,  the  Mutual  Life  In- 
surance Company,  of  New  York,  will  loan  the  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce of  Spokane  $100,000  for  ten  years.  It  is  rather  a  novel  ar- 
rangement. Through  its  agents  in  Spokane,  the  insurance  com- 
pany proposes  to  pay  into  the  Washington  Savings  Bank,  of  that 
city,  all  the  premiums  on  life  insurance  in  that  city  written  upon 
the  endowment  plan,  and  the  bank  shall  give  bond  for  the  pay- 
ment of  the  policy  at  the  expiration  of  the  time  of  endowment. 
The  premiums  paid  in,  meantime,  to  the  amount  of  $50,000  for 
the  first  year,  and  a  like  amount  for  the  second  year,  will  go  into 
the  hands  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  at  an  annual  interest  of 
6  per  cent.  At  the  expiration  of  ten  years  interest  ceases,  and 
the  $100,000  is  to  belong  to  the  Chamber  of  Commerce. 


Wendell  Easton. 


<;io.  w.  FniNK. 


Geo.  Easton. 


REM  ESTATE  AGENTS>?( 

^mAcTioN!^ 


Onlce  and  Salesroom :  638  Market  St.  Opp.  Palace  Hotel,  S.  F. 

AT    AUCTION. 

GRAND  EXCURSION 

TO,  AND 

AUCTION   SALE 

NEAR  THE  FAMOUS  TOWN  OF 

LODI, 

"  The  earliest  and  moat  luscious  Fruit  Belt  in  the  world."     A  lo- 
cality of  wonderful  resources  and  beauty. 

SAN  JOAQUIN  COUNTY. 
SATURDAY  April  16,  1892. 

When  we  will  sell  at  auction,  by  order  of  J.  F.  MOSELEY,  Esq., 
President  of  the  Lodi  Orchard  Company, 

At  2  O'clock  p.  m.  on  the  Premises, 

the  unsold  portion  of   the   LODI  ORCHARD  COMPANY'S 
HOLDINGS  in  the 

HOME     RANCH 

OF 

Adjacent  to  the  thriving  town  of  Lodi,  and  two  miles  from  Sar- 
gent's Landing  for  steamers  on  Sycamore  Slough,  and  fourteen 
miles  from  Stockton. 

2,000--ACRES--2,000 

In  Choice  Small  Fruit  Farms  of 

10-ACRE  TRACTS  AND  UPWARDS! 


TEEMS—  Only  \£  cash,  balance  in  1,  2  and 3  years;  interest  on  de- 
ferred payments  8  per  cent,  per  annum,  payable  quarterly. 

Many  persons  desiring  to  plant  and  handle  their  own  lands,  the 
Lodi  Orchard  Company  propose  to  meet  that  demand  by  this  auction 
offering.  Or.  the  Lodi  Orchard  Company  will  arrange  with  buyers 
at  auction,  if  desired,  to  plant  their  purchase  with  any  trees  or  fruit 
desired,  assume  care  of  same,  etc.,  giving  purchasers  an  opportunity 
to  in  a  few  years  have  a  complete  orchard,  without  feeling  the  ex- 
pense of  same. 

GRAND   EXCURSION  TRAIN  ! 


$1.50 — Round-Trip     Tickets — $1.50 

From  San  Francisco. 

A  special  first-class  excursion  train  will  leave  the  Oakland  ferry, 
foot  of  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  on  SATURDAY  MORNING, 
April  16, 1892,  at  8  o'clock,  sharp,  reaching  Lodi  at  11 :30  o'clock  a.  m. 
Free  carriage  from  Lodi  to  the  property.  Free  collation  on  the  train, 
each  way.  Returning  excursion  train  will  leave  Lodi  at  6 :30  o'clock 
p.  M.  Tickets,  round-trip,  from  San  Francisco  to  and  from  Lodi, 
$1.50.  Tickets  from  Stockton,  on  the  8.40  a.  m.  train,  Saturday,  April 
16th,  to  Lodi,  returning  on  the  excursion  train,  50  cents  for  the  round 
trip. 

Tickets  obtainable  from  Easton,  Eldridge  &  Co.,  638  Market  street, 
on  Friday,  April  15th.  all  day,  and  at  Oakland  ferry  on  morning  of 
excursion,  Saturday,  April  16, 1892,  from  onr  representative,  up  to 
hour  of  leaving. 

Easton,  Eldridge  &  Co.,  Auctioneers, 

63S  Market  Street.  S.  F. 


26 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  9,  1892. 


<E£kB2K'S&! 


THE  fact  that  when  the  fiscal  year  ends  on  June  30th  a  deficit 
of  $115,000  in  the  municipal  funds  will  be  shown,  would  seem 
to  emphasize  the  need  this  city  has  for  a  Board  of  Public  Works, 
or  for  some  responsible  person  or  persons  to  wisely,  honestly  and 
economically  administer  the  public  revenues.  Politicians  may, 
or  may  not,  be  very  useful  citizens  in  their  peculiar  way  and 
field,  but  they  are  not  good  financiers.  True,  they  manage  to  get 
rich  themselves,  but  it  is  generally  at  the  public  expense.  What 
San  Francisco  wants  is  a  non-partisan,  capable  board  of  financiers 
and  business  men  at  the  head  of  affairs.  The  present  income  of 
the  city  would  go  twenty  times  as  far  then.  Real  estate  men  ap- 
preciate this  fact,  and  have  been  talking  the  thing  over  among 
themselves  for  some  time  past.  Some  active  move  ought  to  be 
made  in  this  direction. 

The  street  department  furnishes  at  present  a  glowing  example 
of  how  a  great  deal  of  money  can  be  squandered  without  any- 
thing to  show  for  it.  Superintendent  Gilieran  is  getting  himself 
cordially  hated  in  all  quarters.  The  wonder  is  small,  for  where- 
ever  of  late  the  streets  have  been  paved  or  repaired  the  work  has 
been  done  slightingly,  or  the  materials  used  are  below  grade,  and 
wherever  repairing  and  paving  have  been  needed  most  there 
they  have  been  lacking  most. 

That  three  different  corporations  have  sought  three  different 
franchises  for  street  railways  within  the  past  week  would  seem 
pretty  good  evidence  that  some  people  have  faith  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. When  capitalists  seek  to  invest  money  in  street  railways 
in  a  city  that  is  already  pretty  well  supplied  with  the  best  street 
railway  service  in  the  world,  it  is  a  pretty  good  indication  that 
capitalists  see  a  bright  future  for  that  city.  The  Supervisors 
should  insist,  if  the  franchises  be  granted,  that  the  roads  be  built 
at  once  or  the  franchises  forfeited. 

Adolph  Sutro's  petition  to  have  J  street  deflected  to  the  north- 
ward from  the  junction  of  Sullivan  street  to  Fifth  avenue  and  J 
street,  instead  of  Fourth  avenue  and  J,  as  at  present,  should  be 
granted.  If  his  petition  be  granted  Mr.  Sutro  will  erect  a  large  build- 
ing for  a  public  museum  and  library  on  the  south  side  of  J  street,  op- 
posite Fifth  avenue. 

The  $70,000  building  of  the  Golden  Gate  Commandery,  soon  to 
be  erected  on  the  site  of  the  old  Hobart  residence,  near  the  corner 
of  Sutter  and  Taylor  streets,  will  be  one  of  the  finest  lodge  build- 
ings in  the  city.  It  will  certainly  be  an  ornament  to  the  neigh- 
borhood, since  the  architecture  is  to  be  of  the  Gothic  school,  the 
building  of  sandstone,  brick  and  terra  cotta,  with  stained  glass 
windows.     The  corner  stone  will  be  laid  on  April  23d. 

Building  news  is  good.  Improvements  are  being  made  on 
every  hand.  Business  property  is  tenaciously  held  by  owners, 
and  there  is  no  disposition  to  sell,  despite  the  fact  that  buyers  are 
plentiful.  Tbe  habitable  area  of  the  city  is  being  increased  rap- 
idly. The  decided  tendency  for  a  good  year  in  the  building  line 
is  becoming  more  noticeable  each  day.  While  the  individual 
transactions  may  not  be  very  numerous,  the  monetary  value 
is  quite  large.  There  is  a  great  deal  of  improvement  in  down- 
town property.    The  building  business  is  not  at  all  dull. 

On  Saturday,  the  16th  inst.,  Easton,  Eldridge  &  Co.  will  run  an 
excursion  train  to  Lodi,  San  Joaquin  county,  where,  at  2  p.  m.,  on 
the  premises,  they  will  sell  at  auction,  by  order  of  J.  F.  Moseley, 
Esq.,  President  of  the  Lodi  Orchard  Company,  the  unsold  portion 
of  the  Lodi  Orchard  Company's  holdings  on  the  Home  Ranch  of 
Hon.  R.  C.  Sargent.  The  property  is  adjacent  to  the  thriving 
town  of  Lodi,  and  is  two  miles  from  Sargent's  landing  for  steam- 
ers in  Sycamore  Slough,  and  fourteen  miles  from  Stockton.  There 
are  2,000  acres  in  choice  tracts  of  ten  acres  and  upwards. 

Easton,  Eldridge  &  Co.  will  ha^e  an  auction  sale  of  100  original 
Sunset  Heights  superior  residence  lots,  fronting  on  Stanyan,  Sul- 
livan, Willard  and  Lotta  streets,  and  Belmont  and  Woodland 
avenues,  at  their  salesrooms,  638  Market  street,  opposite  the 
Palace  Hotel,  at  noon  on  Tuesday,  the  12th  inst.  Twelve  Golden 
Gate  Park  business  lots,  fronting  on  Frederick  street,  west  of 
Stanyan,  extending  through  to  the  Park,  and  seven  choice  resi- 
dence lots  on  Sullivan,  west  of  Willard  street,  will  also  be  sold. 
The  Sunset  Heights  lots  are  an  unusual  opportunity  for  investors. 
They  are  only  two  blocks  south  of  the  Park,  and  the  streets  are 
watered  and  sewered. 


The  Grand  Central  Wine  Rooms,  at  16-18  Third  street,  are  the 
headquarters  for  all  the  men  in  the  city  who  know  good  liquor  and 
enjoy  it.  It  is  the  proud  boast  of  the  proprietors  that  only  the  very 
best  goods  that  ever  knew  a  bottle  pass  over  the  bar.  It  is  crowded 
daily  with  men  who  walk  blocks  to  get  a  drink  at  the  Grand  Central. 

Goto  "  The  Murnm,"  at  109  O'Farrell  street,  if  you  would  have 
good  liquor.  It  is  one  of  the  few  places  in  town  where  you  may 
always  obtain  the  best  that  is  in  the  market.  "  The  Mumm"  is  pop- 
ular among  the  connoisseurs,  because  it  is  known  as  the  depository 
of  all  that  is  excellent  in  such  goods. 

Musical,  Fancy  Articles  and  Swiss  Wood  Carvings  make  interesting 
Easter  gifts.  Call  at  Leo  Zander  &  Co.'s,  116  Sutter  street.  They 
carry  the  assortment. 


French  Prunes  &  Peaches 

Are  always  in  demand,  command  the  best 
prices  and  can  be  exchanged  for  cash  any 
day.     They 

Grow  to  Perfection 

When  you  give  them  the  benefit  of  the  rich, 
alluvial  soil,  abundant  water  and  sunny  days 

In  Kern  Valley. 

If  you  want  20  acres  or  2,000   acres   of   the 
best  land  in  California  on  easy  terms, 
Address, 

KERN  COUNTY  LAND  CO., 

S.  W.  FERGUSSON,  Agent, 

14  Foat  Street,  S.  F.,  cal. 
Qtt    Maps  and  Circulars  Free. 

NEW  HOUSES. 

SEE  THEM  T0-M0RR0W. 

LOW  PRICES. 

Washington  street,  sunny  side,  near  Lyon;  12  rooms,  bath  and 
finished  basement;  tiled  vestibule;  frescoed  ceilings  in  reception 
hall  and  dining-room;  octagon  breakfast  room;  hot-air  furnace 
pipes  throughout  houses;  elegant  wooden  mantels;  cement  side- 
walks and  alleyways;  easy  terms,  equal  to  rent,  if  desired.  See 
them  to-morrow.  Our  representative  on  premises  to  show  property. 

SHAINWALD,  BUGKBEE  &  CO,  Agents. 

407-409  Montgomery  St. 

JOSHUA  HENDY  MACHINE  WORKS 

PROPRIETORS  OF  THE 

CITY  IRON  WORKS. 


Office  51  Fremont  Street, 

S-A-ZTST    ZFR-A-ZTSTCISCO,       -       -       -        CA.Ij. 

Manufacturers  of  and  Dealers  in 

Boilers,  Engines,  Pumps  and  Machinery  of  Every  Description. 

Patent  Lead-Lined    Coupled   Tubing,  for   uae  as 

Water  Pipe,  for  Sale  Chea  . 

TO    LET    IN    ALAMEDA. 

Nicely  furnished  cottage  of  8  rooms,  large  garden, 
every  modern  convenience.  Rent  $65.  References  re- 
quired. Address,   M.  X.,  this  Office. 


Corner  Clay  and  Sansome. 


SOUTHERN   PACIFIC   COMPANY. 

PAriFir    BTBTIU. 

Train*  Uav«  «nd    «ro  Dui  to  Arrive  Ml 

SAN      FHANCISCO 

■om  Apnl  9.    1892.  Amur! 

740a.  Beoicu.    K  ;■■  3a   i 

TJOa.  Harvuda,  Nile* and  San 

a .-oo  &.  Martian.  s»n  Ramoa  and  Cal- 

tutor* 
•9  00  a.  El  Vcrano  aud  Santa  !;■■■* 
V00*.  iacnuntodt  Redding,  rlaDarls       :  l  <  r. 
8.00  a.  Second  Claaa  forOsdeu  au.l  East, 

aud  flr.-t  Olaa  locally  10:iS  r. 

8:30*.  Nile*.  Sau  Jose,  Stockton.  lone, 
Sacramento,  Maryj-vllU-,  Oro- 
villc  and  Ked  Bluff  4:45 r. 

9:00a.  Sunset  Route.  Atlantic  Express, 
Santa  Barbara,  Los  Aueeles, 
Doming,  El  Paso,  New  Orleans 

and  East B  4,=>  p. 

12-OOkf .  Haywards,  Niles  and  Llvermorc  7:15  P. 
•1:00  r.  Sacramento  River  Steamer-  *9:00  P. 

8:00  p.  Haywards,  Niles  aud  Sau  Jose  9:45  a. 
4:00p.  Martinez. San  Ramon  A  Stockton  9:45a, 
4:00  p.  Vallejo,  Calistoga,  El  Veranoand 

Santa  Rosa 9.45  a, 

4:30 p.  Benicia,  Vacaville,  Sacramento.    10:45  a. 

4:30p.  Woodlandaud  Oroville  10:45a. 

•4:30  p.  Niles  and  Livermore. ...    *8:45a. 

5:00  P.  Los  Angeles  Express,  Fresno. 
Bakersfield,   Santa  Barbara  A 

Los  Angeles.     12:15  p. 

6:00  P.  Santa  Fe  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 

for  Mohave  and  East 12:15  P. 

6:00  p.  Haywards,  Niles  and  San  Jose  ■      7:45a. 

Niles  and  San  Jose 16:15  P. 

6:00  p.  Ogden  Route  Atlantic  Express, 

Ogden  and  East 11:45  a. 

17:00  P.  Vallejo f8:45  p. 

7:00  p.  Shasta  Route  Express,  Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding,  Port- 
land, Paget  Sound  and  East. .       3:15  a 
~~  Santa  Cruz  Division. 

J7:45  a.  Sunday  Excursion  Train  forNew- 
ark.  San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,  Fel- 
ton, B:gTrees  and  Sauta  Cruz    18:05p. 
8:15a.  Newark,  Oenterville,  San  Jose, 
Felton,    Boulder    Creek   and 

Santa  Cruz 6:20  P. 

•2:15  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,   Boulder   Creek    and 

SantaCruz *10:50a. 

4:45  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose.  Los  Gatos.      9:50a 

Coast  Division  (Third  a  id  Townsend  Streets). 
7:00  a.  San  Jose,  Almaden  aud  Way  Sta- 
tions        2:30  p. 

8:30a.  San  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tres  Pinos,  Pa- 
jaro, SantaCruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove.  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  and  Santa 
Margarita  (San  Luis  Obispo) 
and  principal  Way  Stations  6:10  p. 
10:37a.  San  Jose,  and  Way  Stations..  5:10p. 

12:15  p.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 4 :00  p. 

♦2  :30p.  San  Jose,  Tres  Pinos,  Santa  Cruz, 
Salinas,  Monterey,  PacificGrove 
and  principal  Way  Stations.  .    .*10:48  a. 
♦3:30  p.  Menlo  Park,  San  Jo.se  and  Prin- 
ciple Way  Stations *10:03A. 

•4:15  P.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . .    *8:06a. 

5 -.15  p.  San  Jose  and  Way  Stations 9:03a, 

6:30  p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . .  6:35a. 
+■11:45  p.  Menlo  Park  and  principal  Way 

Stations f7 :3Q  p. 

a.  for  Morning.  p.  for  Afternoon. 

*8undayB  excepted.  fSaturdays  only, 

tSundays  only. 

PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C,  and  PUGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  a.  m.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  m.  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Oregon,  in  connection  with 
U.  P,  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  San  Simeon, 
Cayucob,  Santa  Barbara,  San  Buenaventura, 
Hueneme,  San  Pedro,  Los  Angeles  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  and  HOOKTON,  Hum- 
boldt Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  A.  M. 

Ticket  Office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL,  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 

I^UREFITST 

When  I  say  cure  I  do  not  mean  merely  to  stop  them 
for  a  time  and  then  have  them  return  again.  I  mean  a 
radical  cure.  I  have  made  the  d-seaea  of  FITS,  .EPI- 
LEPSY or  FALLING  SICKNESS  a  life-long  study.  I 
warrant  my  remedy  to  cure  the  worst  cases.  Because 
others  have  failed  is  no  reason  for  not  now  receiving  a 
cure.  Send  at  once  for  a  treatise  and  a  Free  Bottle  of 
my  infallible  remedy.  Give  Expretis  and  Post  Office. 
H.  G.  ROOT,  M.  Ci  183  Pearl  St.,  N.  T- 


BAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTEB 


27 


THE  CALIFORNIA 


SAVINGS  &  LOAN 
SOCIETY. 

Corner  of  l<l«ly  and  Powell  Street*. 

(Established  1873.) 

Savings  Bank  Deposit*  received  aud  iuterefi 
paid  on  same  semi-annually— in  January  and  July. 
Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  Security.  Open  Sat- 
urday evenings. 

DAVID  FARQUHARSON,  President. 
VERNON  CAMPBELL,  Secretary. 

PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Through  Line  to  New  York,  via  Panama. 

Steamers  will  sail  at  NOON  on  the  5th,  15th  aud 

25th  of  each  month, 

Calling  at  various  ports  of  Mexico  aud  Central 

America. 

Through  Line  Sailings.  —  April  25th,  S.  S.  "Cily  o^ 
New  York";  April  15,  S.S  "Sao  Juan;  May  5th,  S.S- 
"San  Bias" 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Po*ts 
and  Panama.—  Steamer  sails  at  noon  18th  of  each 
month,  calling  at  Mazatlan,  S  in  Bias,  Mauzamllo, 
Acapulco.  Purt  Angel,  Salina  Cruz,  Tonala,  San 
Benito,  Ocos,  Champerico,  Snu  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajutla,  La  Libertad,  La  Union,  Amapala,  Co- 
riuto,  San  Juan  del  Sur  and  Puuta  Arenas. 

Way  Line  Sailing.— March  18th,  S.  S.  "Geo.  W. 
Elder." 

When  the  regular  sailing  date  falls  on  Sunday 
steamers  will  be  d  spatched  the  preceding  Satur- 
day. 

JAPAN  AND  CHINA  LINE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 

HONGKONG, 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 

Shanghai,  and  at  Hongkong  for  East 

Indies,  Straits,  etc.: 

"City  of  Rio  de  Janeiio,"  Tuesday,  June  14th,  at 
3  P.  M. 
"China"  (via  Honolulu)  Thursday,  April  28th,  at 

City  of  Peking— Saturday,  May  21,  1892,  at  3 
p.  M. 

Round  Trip  Tickets  to  Yokohama  aud  return  at 
reduced  rates. 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Brannan  streets.  Braueh  office — 202 
Front  street.  ALEXANDER  CENTER, 

General  Agent. 

OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  S.  S.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

Steamers  leave  wharf  corner  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  p.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Oceanic Satukda YjMarch  26,  1892. 

Gaelic Satorday,  April  1G,  1892. 

Belgic Tuesday,  May  10, 1892. 

Oceanic Thursday,  June  2d.,  92. 

Gaelic  (via  Honolulu)  Saturday,  June  25, 1891. 
ROUND  TRIP  TICKET8  AT    REDUCED    RATE8. 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 
for  sale  at  S.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Townsend  streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  at  the 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.  H.  GOODMAN,  Gen.  Pass.  Agt. 

ftF.O.  H.  RTHTC.  Traffic  Manager. 

MISSIONARY  (lecturing  in  Kentucky— Yea, 
my  friends,  the  people  are  responding 
nobly  !  Why,  just  think  of  it— we  raised 
last  year  $119,050  !  Enough  to  buy  100,000 
suits  of  clothes  I  (No  applause).  Mission- 
ary—Yes, my  friends,  100,000  suits  of 
clothes  I  (waits  for  applause,  but  none 
comes).  Missionary  (desperately) — Or  1,950,- 
500  glasses  of  whisky.  (Audience,  to  a 
man,  rises  to  its  feet  and  shrieks  with  ex- 
citement).  

THE  British  Columbia  sealers  are  in- 
censed at  Lord  Salisbury  for  having  de- 
layed his  warning  until  it  was  too  late  lo 
stop  the  vessels.  That  is  diplomacy,  in 
which  one  of  the  cardinal  maxims  is, 
•>  Never  do  anything  in  a  hurry."  Lord 
Salisbury,  like  all  great  bodies,  moves 
slowly,  as  the  sealers  will  find  before  the 
season  is  over. 


M'l  IM.  .mvi  |„  widow  ••(   Hilton 
B.    i   VI-.   uii.i    wan  ft  partner   with 
I  Jtroes  OrndorfT  In  the  U*'e  Royal,  is  male- 

'  inpa  Rft limit  fi^ht  t'»  BeOOTe  \\  luit  she  juMly 

consider*  her  rights.    She  lux  asked  for  an 

order  citing  Orndorfl!  t<>  sin>w  oaaae  why 

old  nol  be  round  guilty  of  contempt 

I  of  court  for  failing  to  pfty  her  $l.r>0  a  month 

!  from    the  partner  .hip  property,  as  ordered, 

pending  the  settlement  of  the  estate. 

l^ ' 

HAN  FRANCISCO  AND  NORTH  PACIFIC 
RAILWAY. 

"THE  DONAHUE  BROAD-GAUGE  ROUTE." 
COMMENCING  SUNDAY.  NOV.  29,  1891,  and 
until  further  notice,  Boats  aul  Tralus  will 
leave  from  and  arrive  at  the  San  Francisco  Pas- 
senger Depot,  MARKET-STREET  WHARF,  as 
follows: 
From  San  Francisco  for  Point  Tiburon  Belvedere  and 

San  Rafael. 
WEEK    DAYS— 7:40  A.M.,  9:20  a.m.,    11:40  A.  M. ; 

3;30  P.  m.,5:00  p.  M.,  6:20  p.  M. 
SATURDAYS  ONLY— An  exlra  trip  at  1:50  p.m. 
SUNDAYS— 8:00  a.m.,  9:30  a.m.,  11:00  a.m.  ;  2:00  P.M. 
5:00  p.  m.,  6:15  P.  M. 

From  San  Rafael  for  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS— 6:25   A.    M.,  7:55  a.    m.,  9:30   A.  M. 

12:45  P.M.,  3:40  P.M.,  5:D5  p.m. 
SATURDAYS  ONLY— An  extra  trip  at  6:30  p.m. 
SUNDAYS— 8:10  a.m.,  9:40  A.M.,  12:15  P.  M. ;  3:40  P.M. 
5:00  P  M.,6:25  P.  M. 

trrom  Point  Tiburon  to  San   Francisco. 

WEEK  DAYS-6:50A.M.,  8:20  a.m.,  9:55  a.m.;  1:10 

P.  M.,  4:05  p.  M.,  5:30  P.  M. 

Saturdays  only  an  extra  trip  at  6 :55  p  m 

SUNDAYS— 8:35    A.M.,    10:05  A.M.;  12:40  P.M., 

4:Q5p.M.,5:30p.M.,  6:50  P.M. 


Leave  S.F. 


K    Snnd^B 


7:40a. 1 
3:30p.l 
5:00  p.] 


7:40a. 
3:30  p.] 


7:40  A.M. 
3:30  P.  M 


7:40  a.m. 
5:00  p.m. 


8:00a.M. 
9:30  a.  M 
5:00  p.  m 


8:00a.M. 

5:00  p.  M 


Destination 


Petaluma 

and 
Santa  Rosa. 


Fulton 
Windsor, 
Healdsburg 
Litton  Springs, 
Cloverdale  & 
Way  Stations. 


Hopland 
and  Ukiah. 


Guerneville. 


Sonoma  and  10:40a. m 
Glen  Ellen.    6:05p.m. 


ARRIVE  inS.  F. 


Sundays    ™Je* 


10:40a. M 
6:05f.m 
7:26p.m 


8:50a.  m. 
10:30a. m 
6:10p.m. 


7:40a. M    8:00a.m    Sebastopol  I  10.40 a. m    10:30am 
3:30  p.m    5:00  p.M  |    6:05p.M    6:10  p.M 


10  :30a.  M 
6:10p.m 


10:30a.m. 
6:10  p.m. 


8:50a.m. 
6:10p.m. 


Stages  connect  at  Santa  Kosa  for  Mark  West 
Springs:  at  Geyserville  for  Skaggs  Springs, 
Stewart's  Point.  Gualala  and  Poiut  Arena:  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land SpringB,  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bay;  at  Hopland 
for  Lakeport ;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springs,  Saratoga 
Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Upper  Lake,  Lakeport, 
Willits,  Cahto,  Mendocino  City,  Port  Bragg,  west- 
port,  Usal,  Hydesville  and  Eureka. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To Petaluma,  ?1  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  J2  25;  to 
Healdsburg,  ?3  40;  to  Cloverdale,  54.50;  to  Hop- 
land,  J5.70;  to  Ukiah,  $6.75;  to  Sebastopol,  $2.70; 
to  Guerneville,  $3.75;  to  Sonoma,  $1.50;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  $1.80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only— 
To  Petaluma,  $1 ;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $1  50 ;  to  Healds- 
burg, $2.25;  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ukiah,  $4,50;  to 
Hopland,  $3.80:  to  Sebastopol,  $1.80;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2.60;  to  Sonoma,  $1:  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1.20. 
H.  C.  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 

OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 
rying the  United  States,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
Mails,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

For    Honolulu    Only, 

S.S.Atjstralia(3,C00  tons).. Tuesday,  April  12, 1892, 

at  2  p.  M. 

For  Honolulu,  Auckland  and 

Sydney,  Direct, 

S.  8.  Alameda,   Fj  iday,  April  29, 1892,  at  3  P.  m' 

For  Freight  or  Passage  appiy  at  ouice,  327  Mai- 
ket  street. 

JOHN  D.  SPRECKEL8  A  BROS., 
'ieueral  Agents 

CONSUMPTION. 

I  have  a  positive  remedy  for  the  above  disease;  by  its 
use  thousands  of  oases  of  the  worst  kind  and  of  long 
standing  have  been  enrod.  Indeed  so  Btrong  is  my  faith 
in  its  efficacy,  that  I  will  send  two  bottles  free,  with 
a  VALUABLE  TREATISE!  on  this  disease  to  any  suf- 
ferer who  will  send  me  their  Express  and  P.  O.  address. 
T.  A.  Slocum,  IU.  C.«  183  Pearl  St.,  N.  r. 


28 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  9,  1892. 


WHEN  one  hears  the  remark:  that  all  the  recent  entertainments 
have  been  colored  affairs,  it  is  not  to  be  understood  that  the 
term  applies  to  the  guests,  but  to  the  prevailing  tint  of  the  floral 
decorations  and  the  table  appointments.  For  instance,  the 
lunch  given  by  Mrs.  Vale  was  a  white  and  gold  one;  white  roses, 
white  lilacs,  white  madrone  blossoms,  and  gold  colored  ribbons 
being  effectively  combined  in  ornamentation,  and  the  table  ap- 
pointments were  all  of  those  tints.  Miss  Bessie  Shreve's  lunch  in 
honor  of  her  brother  George's  fiancee,  Miss  Jennie  Watson,  was  a 
"  pink:  lunch;"  pink  roses,  pink  colored  shades  to  the  lights  on 
the  table,  pink  china  and  pink  glassware  were  in  evidence,  and 
Miss  Bessie  wore  a  charming  pink  costume.  Mrs.  \V.  B.  Wilshire 
chose  lilac  as  the  color  for  her  lunch  in  honor  of  Mrs.  Joseph 
Marks  and  Mrs.  W.  H.  Smith,  everything,  from  the  flowers  to 
the  candles  partaking  of  that  pretty  hue,  while  the  prevailing 
colors  at  the  dinner  given  by  Mrs.  Berger  in  honor  of  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Boyson,  were  green  and  white. 

The  Easter  season  of  1892  will  certainly  rival  that  of  1888, 
which  was  regarded  as  the  most  prolific  of  weddings  since  the 
settlement  of  the  State.  They  will  start  off  gaily  on  Easter  Mon- 
day, which  evening  will  witness  the  marriage  of  Miss  Mary  Pope 
and  Mr.  Dan  Murphy,  to  be  celebrated  at  the  Pope  residence  on 
Van  Ness  avenue,  Archbishop  Riordon  officiating.  On  Tuesday 
evening,  Miss  Gertrude  Ames  will  be  united  to  ber  cousin,  Mr. 
Robert  Wood,  at  Grace  Cathedral,  which  was  the  scene  of  her 
parents'  marriage  a  quarter  of  a  century  ago;  and  on  the  same 
evening,  the  Pixley  residence,  on  Union  street,  will  be  the  scene 
of  another  marriage,  between  their  niece,  Miss  Morrison,  and  Mr. 
H.  B.  Weller.  On  Wednesday  evening,  Miss  Maggie  Kittle  will 
be  married  to  Mr.  George  D.  Boyd  at  St.  John's  Presbyterian 
Church.  The  wedding  of  Miss  Edith  Taylor  and  Mr.  George  Pope 
will  take  place  at  Trinity  Church  on  Tuesday  evening  "of  ths  fol- 
lowing week,  the  26th  inst-  Wednesday,  the  27th,  is  the  date 
fixed  for  the  marriage  of  Miss  Daisy  Crowell  and  Mr.  Alpheu? 
Bull,  Jr.,  which  will  be  solemnized  at  the  Crowell  residence,  on 
Larkin  street.  

Last  week  was  another  one  that  was  well  filled  up  with  parties 
that  were  more  or  less  formal  in  character.  They  included  Mrs. 
I.  W.  Hellman's  dinner,  George  Pope's  lunch  at  Belvedere,  Mrs. 
Maurice  Schmidt's  lunch  and  matinee  theatre  party,  Mrs.  T.  B. 
Bishop's  dinner,  Miss  Morgan's  W-hist  Club  party,  the  Laumeister 
musicale,  and  Mrs.  Sam  Wilson's  card  party,  where  the  prizes 
were  pretty  trifles  that  Mrs.  Wilson  brought  with  her  from 
abroad,  a  sumptuous  supper  following  the  game.  In  addition  to 
these  there  were  two  silver  wedding  aniversary  receptions.  One 
was  at  the  residence  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fred  Roeding  on  Washing- 
ton street,  the  other  at  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Goodkinds  on  Sacramento 
street.  A  golden  wedding  aniversary  was  also  among  the  events 
of  last  week,  Captain  and  Mrs.  R.  R.  Thompson  celebrating  their 
fifty  years  of  married  life  together  at  their  beautiful  residence  on 
Van  Ness  avenue,  surrounded  by  their  family  and  a  large  number 
of  friends.  

Bince  the  announcement  of  his  engagement  to  Mrs.  Robert  P. 
Hastings.  Frank  S.  Johnson  has  been  the  recipient  of  many  con- 
gratulations from  his  thousands  of  friends  in  the  city.  His  future 
wife  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  and  talented  ladies  in  society, 
and  has  Bcores  of  admirers.  As  Miss  Mamie  Coghill,  before  her 
marriage  to  the  late  Mr.  Hastings,  she  was  one  of  the  leading 
belles  of  the  swim.  Mr.  Johnson  is  a  gentleman  of  pronounced 
and  recognized  ability.  He  is  a  shrewd  merchant,  who  has  made 
a  fortune  for  himself  by  the  exercise  of  the  untiring  energy  which 
is  characteristic  of  him.  Mrs.  Hastings  has  been  ordered  to 
Carlsbad  for  her  health  by  her  physician,  Dr.  Breyfogle,  and  will 
doubtless  depart  soon,  to  be  gone  for  two  months.  While  in  Eu- 
rope she  will  secure  her  trousseau.  The  nuptials  will  take  place 
upon  htr  return. 

A  drawing-room  reception  of  the  Occidental  Board  of  Foreign 
Missions  was  held  on  Wednesday  afternoon,  at  the  residence  of 
Mrs.  W.  I.  Reed,  1271  Harrison  street,  Oakland.  The  reception 
committee  consisted  of  Mrs.  David  McClure,  Mrs.  Geo.  D.  Gray, 
Mrs.  A.  C.  Henry,  Mrs.  J.  M.  Merrill,  Mrs.  Sherold  Park  and  Mrs. 
Edgar  Browne.  The  guests  from  Oakland,  San  Francisco,  San 
Jose,  Stockton  and  Sacramento,  were:  Mrs.  H.  H.  Rice,  Mrs.  H. 
H.  McBride,  Mrs.  H.  B.  Penney,  Mrs.  S.  Park,  Mrs.  M.  Posey,  Mrs. 
J.  Q.  Adams,  Mrs.  E.  H.  Stevens,  Mrs.  J.  Milroy,  Mrs.  M.  D.  A. 
Steen,  Miss  Latham,  Miss  Post,  Mrs.  Southworth  and  Mrs.  P. 
Garden. 

The  Southern  Pacific  Railroad  magnates  are  all  here,  the  Hunt- 
ington party  having  arrived  on  Monday  and  Senator  and  Mrs. 
Stanford  on  Tuesday.  Mr.  Stillman,  who  represents  Mr.  Searles, 
accompanied  by  his  wife  and  daughter,  are  at  the  Palace  Hotel. 
The  Huntingtons  will,  it  is  said,  remain  in  California  until  June, 
but  the  Stanfords'  visit  will  be  quite  brief,  as  they  intend  spend- 
ing the  early  summer  in  Carlsbad. 


A  grand  "  festival  of  days"  was  held  on  Tuesday,  Wednesday 
and  Thursday  of  this  week,  by  the  ladies  of  the  Second  Congre- 
gational Church,  West  Oakland.  The  booths  were  very  curious 
and  original,  there  being  departments  for  laundry,  ironing,  mend- 
ing cards,  sweeping  and  candy.  Entertaining  programmes  were 
presented  at  the  afternoon  and  evening  sessions,  the  performers 
being  James  Cooke,  R.  Cuthbert,  Winnie  Stone,  C.  Smytbe;  E. 
Newland,  F.  Luzzader,  H.  Liebaura,  John  Cooke,  F.  Gibb,  F. 
Gelder,  Miss  McDonald,  Prof.  Sands,  Fanny  Ward,  Mr.  Fischer 
and  Mrs.  Mills,  of  San  Francisco. 


Two  of  last  Tuesday's  arrivals  were  Minister  Pacheco,  from 
Guatemala,  and  Mr.  Claus  Spreckels,  from  Philadelphia.  Mrs.  J. 
B.  Haggin,  accompanied  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Louis  T.  Haggin  and 
the  Count  and  Countess  Festetics,are  expected  from  the  East  this 
evening.  They  will  stay  at  the  residence  of  Mr.  J.  B.  Haggin,  on 
Taylor  street.  It  is  said  to  be  the  intention  of  Mrs.  Haggin,  Sr., 
to  give  her  grand-daughter  a  wedding  reception  after  Easter,  when 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lloyd  Tevis  will  also  give  an  elaborate  dinner  in 
honor  of  the  recently  wedded  couple. 

It  is  a  pity  that  so  many  events  will  occupy  society  during 
Easter  week,  that  it  will  prevent  many  who  would  otherwise  go 
from  attending  the  floral  festival  at  Santa  Barbara.  The  festival 
will  include  a  horticultural  display,  a  floral  parade,  a  floral  ball 
at  the  Pavilion  and  a  riding  tournament  at  the  Fair  grounds.  The 
projected  Battle  of  the  Flowers  promises  to  be  one  of  the  greatest 
attractions  of  the  week,  as,  so  far  as  possible,  it  will  be  a  repro- 
duction of  one  of  the  chief  features  of  the  Carnival  at  Nice. 


MrsT  M.  L.  Zimmerman  has  bought  the  famous  painting,  "  The 
Young  Oxen,"  by  Debat-Ponsan,  from  S.  &  G.  Gump.  This  is 
one  of  the  very  best  paintings  ever  brought  to  the  Pacific  Coast, 
and  in  its  possession  Mrs.  Zimmerman  has  an  art  treasure  the 
equal  of  which  can  be  found  in  very  few  galleries  in  this  city. 
The  Messrs.  Gump  pride  themselves  upon  the  great  artistic  value 
of  all  the  canvases  they  present.  In  "The  young  Oxen"  they 
brought  from  Europe  a  masterpiece;  an  artistic  creation. 

Returns  to  the  coast  may  be  looked  for  in  the  persons  of  Mrs. 
John  Mackay,  who  will  be  here  in  about  two  weeks,  and  of  Miss 
Jenny  Dunphy,  who  will  arrive  from  Europe  about  the  middle 
of  May,  after  an  absence  of  three  years  abroad,  during  which 
period  she  has  thoroughly  cultivated  her  beautiful  voice.  Mr. 
George  Vernon  Grey  is  also  looked  for  about  the  end  of  April. 
He  and  his  sister  accompanied  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Erastus  Corning,  Jr., 
to  New  York,  where  Miss  Grey  will  remain. 


Mrs.  John  McMuIlin  has  gone  East,  where  she  will  make  her 
first  visit  in  Chicago.  Miss  Hilda  Castle  left  for  the  Lake  City  on 
Thursday,  and  from  Chicago  will  go  to  New  England,  where  she 
will  remain  until  autumn.  Mrs.  Hugh  Tevis  will  spend  the  en- 
suing few  weeks  with  her  parents,  Judge  and  Mrs.  Boalt,  in 
Cloverdale,  for  which  place  they  left  town  last  week.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  H.  Blanchard  Chase  returned  to  their  home  in  Napa,  Stag's 
Leap,  last  Thursday  for  the  summer  season. 

Two  dinners  of  the  present  week  were  those  of  Tuesday  last, 
when  Mr.  Dan  Murphy  bid  adieu  to  bachelor  life  at  the  Pacific- 
Union  Club,  and  of  Wednesday,  when  the  Art  Association  gave 
the  first  of  their  annual  banquets,  which  took  place  in  the  Maple 
Room  of  the  Palace  Hotel.  This  latter  was  the  prelude  to  the 
opening  of  their  annual  exhibition,  and  the  reception  at  the  Art 
Association  rooms  on  Pine  street  on  Thursday  evening,  which 
formally  inaugurated  the  season  of  1892. 

A  charming  dinner  party  was  given  on  Saturday  evening  last, 
at  the  residence  of  George  C.  Perkins,  on  Oakland  Heights.  The 
guests  were:  Senator  and  Mrs.  G.  E.  Whitney,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  I. 
L.  Requa,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  I.  Upham,  Rev.  C.  W.  Wendte,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Edwin  Goodall,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chas.  Goodall,  Col.  and  Mrs. 
J.  P.  Irish,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Geo.  McNear,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  N. 
Knowles,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Warren  Olney,  Mrs.  E.  Perkins,  Miss 
Teenie  Goodall,  Mrs.  J.  L.  Howard,  S.  G.  Murphy. 

Among  the  pleasant  events  of  Easter  week  will  be  the  reception 
which  is  to  be  given  by  Mrs.  O.  O-  Burgess  at  her  charming  home 
on  Geary  street  on  the  afternoon  of  Tuesday,  the  19tb,  in  honor 
of  the  ladies  of  the  medical  society,  which  will  holds  its  meetings 
there  about  that  date.  The  members  of  the  society  will  be  further 
entertained  by  Adolph  Sutro,  who  will  give  them  a  lunch  at  Sutro 
Heights  on  Thursday,  the  21st,  and  in  the  evening  there  will  be  a 
ball  at  B'nai  B'ritb  Hall. 

The  City  of  Peking,  coming  from  China  on  May  8th,  is  expected 
to  bring  back  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Winslow  Anderson,  of  San  Francisco, 
who  have  been  traveling  for  two  years.  They  will  have  com- 
pleted the  circle  round  the  world.  The  Doctor  has  paid  consider- 
able attention  to  archaeology  in  India,  and  articles  on  the  subject 
.may  be  expected  from  him  after  his  return.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Ander- 
son are  going  to  live  at  the  Palace  Hotel  after  their  long  tour. 

Our  French  residents  are  quite  elated  over  the  coming  of  the 
French  frigate  La  Champlaine,  which  will  remain  in  these  waters 
for  a  month  at  least.  Of  course  the  officers  will  be  well  enter- 
tained by  their  fellow-countrymen. 


Aj.rilO.  1892. 


SAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER 


20 


The  Polyphonic  Club,  recently  organised,  ll  now  fully  estab- 
lish rvl.    having   over   fifty    mem  be  re.     The  Mm  of  the  club  is  In 
■tody  cwwWi  music,  giving  three  concerts  each  year.    Rehearsals 
have  already  commence*!,  ac  Eaton's  music  store,  under  the  dlrec 
■f   Prof.  K.  A  who  ha?  prepared  a  programme  full 

of  rare  novelties,  chosen   from  a   classic    repertoire.     The   debut 
concert  will  take  place  on  May  6th. 

The  weddings  to  look  forward  to  are  those  of  Miss  Watson  and 
Mr  George 8hreve;  Miss  Lena  Merry  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Mason; 
Stephanie  Whitney  and  Mr.  Seymour  Cunningham,  of 
Washington  City,  news  of  which  entrapment  has  lately  been  re- 
ceived from  the  Nation's  Capital,  where  the  bride-elect  spent  last 
winter  with  her  aunt.  Mrs.  Judge  Field. 

Visitors  to  the  southern  counties  increase  in  numbers  as  the 
Spring  advances,  the  country  being  at  its  loveliest  just  now. 
Among  the  most  recent  of  our  home  tourists  are  the  Loomis,' 
Kohl's.  Louis  SIoss's,  Charley  Legay  and  young  Charley  Felton, 
Mrs.  Aleck  Badlam  and  her  son  and  daughter,  Mrs.  Torbert  and 
Miss  Mollie  Torbert. 


Mrs.  E.  J.  Lyons,  who  has  been  spending  the  past  three  months 
with  her  daughters  in  Texas,  returned  to  the  city  on  Tuesday  last. 
She  was  accompanied  by  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Raas,  and  her  chil- 
dren, who  will  remain  on  a  visit  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lyons,  at  their 
residence  on  Bush  street,  for  several  weeks. 


The  crniser  Baltimore,  which  came  down  from  Mare  Island  on 
Wednesday  morning,  has  been  a  point  of  interest  since  her  arrival 
off  the  city.  There  were  several  large  parties  off  to  lunch  with 
the  officers,  and  the  general  public  has  taken  advantage  of  per- 
mission to  visit  the  ship  by  presenting  themselves  in  goodly  num- 
bers during  visiting  hours. 

The  orchestra  of  the  First  Congregational  Church  of  Oakland 
gave  another  delightful  entertainment  last  night.  Schubert's  un- 
finished symphony  in  B  minor  being  given,  under  the  direction  of 
Alex.  T.  Stewart.  Dan.  Lawrence  was  the  leading  soloist,  and 
during  the  evening  sang  some  selections  from  Bluff  King  Sal. 

Lieutenant  Runcie's  departure  for  the  East,  whither  he  has 
just  received  orders  to  proceed,  will  be  much  regretted,  for  though 
subject  to  "  moods,"  when  not  in  one  of  them  he  was  a  particu- 
larly bright  and  most  agreeable  companion,  and  a  general  favorite 
with  the  fair  sex. 


Dr.  and  Mrs.  Brigham  have  been  making  a  short  visit  to  their 
pretty  cottage  at  Lake  Tahoe,  where  they  always  spend  the  late 
summer  and  autumn.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  Bothin  will  pass  April 
and  May  in  Sausalito,  where  they  have  taken  the  Gregory  cot- 
tage.   

Mrs.  Rathbone  gave  a  handsome  ladies' lunch  party  of  four- 
teen, Thursday,  at  her  residence  on  California  street,  to  Mrs. 
Hearst  and  Mrs.  Bareda,  who  will  leave  for  an  extended  trip 
through  Europe  next  week. 

Mr.  Nathan  Mayer  left  last  week  for  Europe  to  spend  the  sum- 
mer vacation  with  his  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jules  Mayer,  who 
are  now  residents  of  Paris. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.  O.  Audenreid,  who  left  for  the  East  last  Tues- 
day, will  spend  the  summer  visiting  relatives  and  friends  in  the 
vicinity  of  Boston. 

Mrs.  Henry  S.  Morris,  of  Oakland,  left  last  week  for  her  former 
home,  New  York,  where  she  will  remain  several  months,  for  the 
benefit  of  her  health. 


The  Doll's  Fete,  which  was  to  have  taken  .place  this  week  at 
Irving  Hall,  has  been  postponed  until  the  evening  of  Easter  Mon- 
day, the  18th. 

The  Hotel  Rafael  has  been  the  choice  of  Judge  and  Mrs.  Mor- 
row, where,  with  Miss  Maud  Morrow,  they  will  pass  the  summer. 

,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fred  Green  will  be  among  the  East-bound  tourists 
within  the  next  ten  days. 

Taber's  Iridium  photographs  are  the  very  latest  and  best  addition 
to  the  photographic  art.  While  presenting  an  excellent  photograph, 
they  embellish  the  picture  in  a  manner  that  no  other  process  gives, 
adding  to  the  print  the  beautiful  natural  tones  which  make  the  pho- 
tograph bear  very  close  resemblance  to  nature  itself.  Mr.  Taber's 
high  reputation   as  a  first-class  photographer  is  world-wide.    His 

fallery,  in  the  Hibernia  Bank  building,  at  the  corner  of  Post  and 
.  lontgomery  streets,  is  a  show-place  regularly  visited  by  all  the  tour- 
ists who  come  to  San  Francisco.  Many  of  these  have  ordered  Iridium 
photographs,  not  only  on  account  of  the  excellent  pictures,  but  also 
as  a  souvenir  of  Taber's  famous  establishment. 

Baggage  Notice. 


Passengers  will  save  in  their  traveling  expenses  by  having  their 
baggage  transferred  to  and  from  all  trains,  steamers,  etc.,  by  the 
Morton  Special  Delivery.  Trunks,  35  cents  each.  Offices,  17  Geary 
street,  408  Taylor  street,  and  Oakland  Ferry  Depot. 


Get  Handsome  Easter  Cards. 
Probably  the  handsomest    i  Later  cards  <-vrr  »een  In  the  city  are 
those  now  being  shown  in   thi     tationerj  department  of  Sanborn. 
\  ;u wv-1  ,,.  at   U3Markel  I  rery  lady  should  have  an  Easter 

card,  and  every  gentleman  with  a  lady  friend,  and  there  can  be  no 
gentleman  nol  thus  honored,  mould  consider  it  hisduty  to  send  the 
Fair  one  an  Easter  greeting.  <>r  be  may  send  her  a  sample  of  the 
firm  8  handsome  wedding  invitations,  which,  as  is  all  its  printing  is 
'-'"'"'  '">  copper-plate  upon  the  linest  ol  paper.  The  visiting  cards 
are  artistic  creations,  as  are  the  verv  handsome  cabinet  and  Paris 
panel  frames  for  photographs.  For  a  pleasant  hour,  after  the  Lenten 
season,  of  course,  nothing  is  more  entertaining  than  duplicate  whist; 
lull  outfits  and  rules  for  plaving  which  mav  be  had  at  this  popular 
house,  banborn,  Vail  &  Co.  have  such  excellent  goods  and  are  so 
considerate  of  patrons  that  they  enjoy  the  confidence  and  patronage 
of  the  best  people  in  the  city. 


Wedding  and  Visiting  Cards,  correct  styles. 
5  Montgomery  street. 


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In  13  subdivisions,  25x100  feet  each,  opposite  the  new  Macdonough 
Theatre  building,  now  being  constructed  at  a  cost  of  over  $300,000,  and  at 
the  junction  of  Broadway,  Telegraph  and  San  Pablo  avenues  and  Four- 
teenth street,  within  a  stone's  throw  of  the  narrow-gauge  depot  on  Four- 
teenth street. 

Absolutely  the  Business  Center   of    Oakland. 

This  property  will  command  the  highest  rents  in  the  city. 

The  Home  Savings  Bank  has  purchased  the  corner  in  this  property,  and 
will  immediately  erect  a  magnificent  steel  building.  Already  the  bank 
has  had  numerous  applications  for  stores  and  offices  in  the  new  edifice—In 
fact,  more  than  they  can  supply— at  large  and  very  satisfactory  rents. 
The  value  of  this  improvement,  and  the  new  Macdonough  Theatre  oppo- 
site, cannot  now  be  estimated.  Solid  brick  buildings  are  on  all  sides.  Ar- 
rangements have  been  completed  so  that  the  terms  will  suit  all. 

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SAINT  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  9,  1892. 


THE    CERAMIC    EXHIBITION. 

THE  exhibition  of  pottery  given  by  the  ladies  of  the  California 
Ceramic  Club  was  a  revelation  to  those  who  bad  an  opportunity 
of  viewing  the  exquisite  articles  in  porcelain.  Dozens  of  pieces, 
imitating  the  best  known  wares  of  foreign  countries  were  dis- 
played, whieb  challenged  the  closest  comparison  with  the  finest 
specimens  of  Royal  Worcester,  Dresden,  Limoges,  Doulton  and 
other  imported  pottery.  That  such  an  exhibition,  entirely  the 
work  of  the  members  of  the  club,  could  be  given  here,  excited 
general  comment  and  called  forth  the  opinion  that  San  Francisco 
was  not  so  far  behind  the  Eastern  cities  in  the  march  of  pro- 
gression towards  the  fane  arts.  To  the  eye  of  the  initiated,  the 
delicate  and  perfect  workmanship,  the  jewel  embellishment,  a 
most  difficult  part  of  the  work,  and  the  dainty  figure-painting,  in 
the  style  of  the  French  decoration,  were  marvels  of  delight.  The 
artistic  arrangement  of  the  porcelean  on  different  tables,  each 
carrying  out  its  own  color  scheme,  added  much  to  the  attractive 
display.  Most  of  the  work  has  been  done  by  women,  who,  for 
love  of  the  art,  have  taken  time  from  their  many  social  duties  to 
produce  these  beautiful  creations  of  their  skillful  fingers.  The 
club  has  been  organized  only  a  year,  and  the  work  it  exhibits 
speaks  volumes  for  the  energy  and  ambition  of  its  members. 

AT    BELVEDERE. 


THE  return  of  the  ever-welcome  spring  turns  attention  again  to 
that  popular  resort,  Belvedere,  which  is  now  recognized  as 
without  rival,  the  leading  suburban  residence  place  for  San  Francis- 
cans. Nature  has  lavished  upon  Belvedere  all  its  richest  beauties, 
and  the  peninsula  is  consequently  one  of  the  prettiest  and  most  en- 
joyable in  the  State.  As  a  residence  place  it  is  unsurpassed,  which 
fact  is  attested  by  the  hundreds  of  people  who  now  reside  there. 
Among  these  are  included  a  large  number  of  the  leading  families  of 
the  city,  who  have  taken  cottages  at  Belvedere,  and  during  the  spring 
and  summer  reside  there  altogether,  closing  their  town  houses,  and 
making  the  short  and  pleasant  trip  across  the  bay  every  evening. 
Belvedere  has  therefore  become  in  very  fact  the  Tuxedo  of  the  Pacific, 
as  it  is  familiarly  known.  Its  pleasant  hillsides,  its  shady  groves,  the 
magnificent  views,  and  the  unsurpassed  villa  sites,  all  call  forth  the 
highest  praise,  and  attract  the  lovers  of  the  beautiful  in  nature. 
Belvedere  is  never  troubled  by  fogs;  its  climate  is  of  the  balmiest, 
and  there  the  sun  always  shines.  The  title  to  the  land  absolutely 
perfect  and  is  guaranteed.  The  agents  of  the  property  are  the  well- 
known  real  estate  brokers,  Tevis  &  Fisher,  of  10  Post  street. 

THE  celebration  of  Prince  Bismarck's  seventy-seventh  birthday 
shows  that  the  popularity  of  the  aged  statesman,  far  from 
decreasing,  is  growing  from  day  to  day.  And  how  could  itbe  other- 
wise ?  The  incompetency  of  the  present  administration  and  of 
the  young  monarch  to  whom  the  irony  of  fate  intrusted  the  rul- 
ing of  one  of  the  mo3t  powerful  empires  of  the  world,  has  become 
so  apparent  that  even  Bismarck's  enemies  would  be  delighted  to 
see  the  ex-Chancellor  again  in  his  former  place.  His  faults,  as 
compared  with  those  of  his  successor,  are  absolutely  insignificant, 
and  his  virtues  are  such  that  there  is  no  other  man  in  Germany 
who  might  possibly  be  able  to  extricate  the  Fatherland  from  the 
awful  muddle  into  which  William  II.  and  his  tools  have  steered  it. 
The  state  of  atfairs  in  Germany  is  becoming  more  gloomy  from 
day  to  day,  and  if  some  fortunate  event  does  not  put  an  end  to 
Emperor  William's  recklessness  or  does  not  render  him  power- 
less, the  magnificent  inheritance  of  his  ancestors  will  be  squan- 
dered irredeemably.  Luckily  the  German  nation  has  been  roused 
from  its  slumber  by  the  attempt  to  force  upon  it  the  notorious 
religious-education  bill,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  all  other  similar 
attempts  will  be  nipped  in  the  bud. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  APRIL  16,  1892. 


Number  16. 


Printed  and  Published  every  Saturday  by  the  Proprietor,  Frederick 
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TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


Page 

The  Library  Table 13 

Financial  Review 14 

Town  Crier  15 

World,  Flesh  and  Devil 16 

The  Rose  Jar 17 

Real  Property 18 

The  Bourse  and  Underwriter  ...    19 

Snubeams   20 

"Biz" — Summary  of  the  Markets.  21 
The  Home  Benefit  Association  ..  22 

Scientific  aud  Useful. 23 

Vanities  24 

Why  he  Liked  to  Climb  (Poetry).  25 

To-day  (Poetry) 25 

Society 26-27 


Page 

Editorial  Brevities 1 

Leading  articles  : 

The  Gospel  of  Anarchy 2 

Baying  Tax  Titles.   2 

The  World's  Fair 2 

The  Viticulture!  Situation  3 

The  Federal  Ring * 3 

Cyj.re->  Lawn  Cemetery     4 

Professor  Key's  Water  Colors  ...  4 
The  Conquering  Worm  (Poetry)..     6 

A  Female  Free  Mason 5 

Pleasure's  Wand 6-7 

Sparks 8 

Where  they  Went  to  School. 9 

The  Looker-On 10-11 

Slang  and  the  Abuse  of  Language  12 

ENGRAVING— Giteway  to  thi  CyprdSS  Lawn  Cemetery. 

THE  Oakland  school  teacher  who  lashed  the  boy  on  the  back, 
should  be  tied  to  a  post  in  a  flfty-vara  lot  and  given  some  of 
his  own  medicine.  The  fellow  is  a  brute,  and  should  be  dis- 
charged from  the  service  of  the  county  he  disgraces.  Some  big 
brother  of  the  little  boy  ought  to  give  him  a  good  thrashing. 

IN  the  Looker-On's  column  of  this  issue  of  the  News  Letter 
appears  a  denial,  from  Rev.  Hobart  Chetwood,  of  the  reported 
announcement,  published  last  week,  that  he  had  won  $15,000  iD 
a  lottery.  The  reverend  gentleman  is  a  man  of  the  highest  repu- 
tation, who  is  held  in  great  esteem.  That  an  unwarranted  story, 
reflecting  upon  him,  should  be  circulated,  is  certainly  a  matter  of 
regret. 

THE  opinion  expressed  by  the  City  and  County  Attorney  in  the 
case  of  Mrs.  McPherson,  who  was  unjustly  removed  from  her 
position  in  the  Girls'  High  School,  is  a  proper  one.  School  teach- 
ers are  not  the  playthings  of  School  Directors,  and  they  have 
rights  which  should  be  protected  and  maintained.  The  only 
charge  ever  made  against  Mrs.  McPherson  was  that  her  place  was 
wanted  for  a  favorite  of  certain  Directors.  She  should  be  restored 
to  her  position. 

SAN  FRANCISCO  is  adding  to  ber  already  widely  known  and 
highly  respected  reputation  as  a  city  of  peculiar  institutions. 
We  have  not  only  the  best  highbinders,  footpads,  confidence  men, 
and  knuckle-dusters  in  the  country,  but  we  have  also  more  mur- 
derers in  and  out  of  jail,  more  smugglers,  more  boodlers  of  all 
sorts,  more  crookedness  to  the  square  inch  in  public  office  than 
any  other  town  of  the  size  in  the  world;  Sodom  or  Gomorrah 
could  not  hold  a  candle  to  us. 


AN  optician  has  devised  an  apparatus  sufficiently  powerful  to 
project  words  or  illustrations  upon  clouds  of  sufficient  dens- 
ity, as  the  magic  lantern  reflects  images  upon  a  linen  sheet.  Do 
not  be  surprised,  therefore,  if,  some  moon-light  night,  when  ad- 
miring the  heavens,  you  should  see  the  legend  outlined  upon  the 
silvery  clouds,  ■■  The  News  Letter  is  the  Greatest  Weekly."  It 
comes  high,  but  we  must  have  it. 

IN  matters  political  there  has  been  little  doing  during  the  past 
week.  National  politics  are  of  interest  on  one  side  of  the  fence 
only,  as  it  is  a  foregone  conclusion  that  President  Harrison  will 
receive  a  renomination  without  opposition.  Feeble  efforts  have 
been  made  from  time  to  time  to  make  it  appear  that  Blaine,  like 
Brer  Rabbit,  is  only  lying  low,  but  there  is  evidently  nothing  in 
them.  Among  the  Democrats  the  situation  Is  not  so  simple. 
Cleveland  and  Hill  are  avowed  candidates,  and  it  seems  to  be  the 
general  impression  that  Gorman  is  standing  around  where  the 
voice  of  the  people  can  reach  him  in  case  of  the  necessity  arising 
for  a  compromise  candidate.  He  and  his  friends  will  argue  with 
much  force  that  neither  Hill  nor  Cleveland  can  carry  New  York 
in  view  of  the  schism  in  the  party,  and  that  a  new  Moses  must 
be  found  to  lead  the  Democratic  party  into  the  political  Canaan. 
The  conventions  are  now  so  near  at  hand  that  all  these  political 
speculations  are  becoming  interesting. 


THE  new  election  law  of  this  State  works  admirably  in  the 
small  country  precinct"  where  the  officers  of  election  are 
acquainted  personally  with  the  voters,  but  the  crucial  test  of 
its  merits  will  come  when  an  election  is  held  under  it  in  this  city, 
and  in  Oakland,  Los  Angeles  and  the  other  large  cities  of  the 
State.  There  is  one  consolation,  if  the  law  will  nut  work  well 
the  coming  Legislature  can  repeal  it,  and  it  will  know  whether  it 
has  succeeded  or  not. 


THE  "cullud  gemman"  in  the  Texas  Steer  who  was  so  'anxious 
to  be  appointed  Minister  to  Dahomey  will  be  inclined  to  with- 
draw his  pretensions  when  he  reads  of  the  army  of  six  thousand 
Amazons  which  the  King  of  Dahomey  has  just  levied.  They 
are  real  Amazons,  too;  not  the  counterfeit  presentments  of  the 
spectacular  drama,  and  fight  with  a  ferocity  which  is  deemed 
remarkable,  even  in  Africa,  where  mildness  of  manners  is  not 
a  prevailing  characteristic  of  the  people. 


A  BERLIN  chemist  says  he  has  invented  a  chemical  prepara- 
tion which,  if  taken,  will  turn  a  living  or  dead  person  to 
marble  in  six  months,  petrifaction  being  absolutely  complete 
and  certain.  You  can  decide  on  your  own  color,  and  turn  your- 
self out  as  black,  white,  or  mottled  marble.  We  ought  to  have 
some  of  the  preparation  in  this- city.  It  might  be  given  to  Dr. 
Cogswell,  and  several  barrels  should  be  distributed  among  such 
men  as  the  political  bosses,  the  Grand  Jurors  and  the  Supervisors, 
whom  we  wish  to  keep  forever. 


THE  trouble  between  the  Spanish  and  our  own  Government 
which  has  arisen  in  consequence  of  Spain  refusing  to  accept  Mr. 
Rand  as  our  representative  at  Ponape,  one  of  the  Caroline  Islands, 
will  hardly  lead  to  serious  difficulties  since  the  attitude  of  the 
United  States  in  all  foreign  complications  has  been  so  firm  of  late 
that  Spain  must  recognize  that  nothing  is  to  be  obtained  by  at- 
tempting to  bully  our  Government  into  submission.  The  cause 
of  the  quarrel  is  a  very  insufficient  one,  since  the  only  ground 
which  Spain  gives  for  its  objection  to  Mr.  Rand  is  that  he  hap- 
pens to  be  the  brother  of  a  Methodist  missionary,  who  had  some 
trouble  with  the  Spanish  authorities. 

IF  Holman,  of  Indiana,  the  "  Great  Objector,"  succeeds  in  de- 
feating the  appropriations  for  new  ships  for  the  navy  he  will 
simply  cut  the  throat  of  his  party  and  insure  a  Republican  ma- 
jority in  the  House  of  Representatives  of  the  next  Congress. 
Whether  wisely  or  unwisely,  the  people  of  the  United  States  have 
made  up  their  minds  to  have  a  navy,  and  will  not  be  thwarted  by 
any  such  pretended  economists  as  Holman.  He  can  defeat  the 
bills  at  this  session,  but  when  the  Fifty-third  Congress  meets  he 
will  find  himself  in  such  a  hopeless  minority  as  to  deprive  him  of 
all  influence.  Not  even  Holman  can  stem  the  tide  of  public  opin- 
ion on  a  matter  of  this  sort. 

A  DOCTOR  who  has  examined  Deeming  in  prison  in  Mel- 
bourne says  the  prisoner  is  an  instinctive  criminal.  Mod- 
ern science  does  not  take  much  stock  in  the  theory  of  in- 
stinctive criminality.  It  is  recognized  that  in  every  man 
there  are  impulses  towards  evil  as  well  as  towards  good,  and  that 
the  criminal  is  usually  the  man  who  yields  to  his  tendency  to  evil 
because  he  imagines  he  sees  some  pleasure  or  profit  to  himself  in 
so  doing.  There  may  be  occasional  cases  of  instinctive  criminals, 
but  they  are  monomaniacs,  and  should  be  confined  in  an  asylum, 
where  they  can  do  no  harm.  Crime  is  not  generally  a  disease, 
in  spite  of  sentimental  notions  that  would  make  it  such. 


AGENT  Gibson,  after  investigation  of  the  nature  of  the  ground, 
expresses  the  opinion  that  it  will  cost  fully  $700,000  to  build 
a  suitable  foundation  for  the  Postoffice  at  the  Seventh  and  Mis- 
sion streets  site.  Three  shafts  sunk  in  the  lot  have  each  passed 
through  a  bog  of  varying  thickness.  The  demonstration  shows 
that  fully  half  the  lot  was  at  one  time  covered  by  a  bog.  To  se- 
cure a  proper  foundation,  the  lot  would  have  to  be  excavated 
about  fiftesn  feet  and  then  piled  to  the  depth  of  sixty  feet  through- 
out. The  piles  would  be  cemented  together.  That  is  a  pleasant 
outlook  far  a  government  with  economical  inclinations.  Even 
after  the  excavations,  piling,  and  cementing,  a  secure  foundation 
could  not  be  secured.  The  government  requires  no  additional  de- 
monstration than  this  of  the  unfitness  of  the  proposed  site. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  16,  1892. 


THE    GOSPEL    OF    ANARCHY. 


RAVACHOL,  the  French  anarchist,  who  was  arrested  in  Paris 
a  few  days  ago,  has  made  a  full  confession  of  numerous 
crimes,  including  more  than  one  murder.  He  admitted  having 
murdered  two  women  to  get  money  to  assist  what  he  calls  <•  the 
cause,"  and  after  having  made  this  cold-blooded  confession,  he 
proceeded  to  give  an  exposition  of  the  gospel  of  anarchy.  He 
said,  "  £  could  never  stoop  to  begging.  No  anarchist  begs.  I 
will  not  work.  Labor  is  an  injustice  so  long  as  it  enriches  an 
employer  who  gives  his  workers  just  enough  to  keep  body  and 
soul  together.  Every  one  having  nothing,  ought  to  rob  and  mur- 
der. When  there  are  many  man  like  me  the  rich  will  come  to 
terms.  I  am  a  martyr  in  the  humanitarian  cause."  It  is  evident 
that  the  anarchist,  if  Ravachol  may  be  taken  as  a  type,  is  a  poor 
logician.  He  starts  with  the  premise  that  he  has  a  natural  right 
to  get  and  keep  whatever  he  wants,  even  though  be  have  to  rob 
and  murder  to  accomplish  his  purpose;  but  granting  that  he  be 
right  in  his  assertion,  it  certainly  does  not  follow  that  his  right  to 
what  he  wants  is  superior  to  that  of  anybody  else.  On  the  theory 
of  anarchy,  humanity  must  all  be  on  a  dead  level,  the  only  rule 
of  action  being,  that  might  makes  right.  This  being  so,  and  no 
anarchist  can  deny  it,  it  must  follow  that  the  payment  of  starva- 
tion wages  by  an  employer  to  his  workmen  is  not  an  injustice, 
provided  he  be  strong  enough  to  compel  them  to  accept  the  miser- 
able pittance  which  he  offers.  Indeed,  if  be  can  succeed  in  en- 
slaving them  and  making  them  work  for  nothing,  there  is  no  in- 
justice in  it,  on  anarchistic  principles,  for  the  ability  to  do  it 
justifies  the  act.  Unfortunately  for  his  syllogisms,  the  anarchist 
is  a  human  being,  having  the  same  passions  and  feelings,  the 
same  desires  and  ambitions,  as  other  men,  and  what  he  means 
by  his  declaration  regarding  inequality  is,  that  he  is  dissatisfied 
solely  because  he  is  the  under  dog  in  the  fight.  Let  him  become 
the  employer,  and  his  sentiments  undergo  a  marked  change  in 
many  respects.  He,  then,  gives  his  workmen  just  enough  to 
keep  bouI  and  body  together,  and  thinks  there  is  something  wrong 
if  they  venture  to  make  any  complaint.  It  can  hardly  be  that 
Ravachol  and  his  class  are  right  and  all  tbe  rest  of  the  world 
wrong.  It  is  not  possible  to  believe  that  the  reign  of  law  and  the 
rule  of  civic  order  have  held  their  place  in  the  world  for  centuries 
on  false  pretenses.  There  must  be  some  quality  in  law,  regarded 
as  a  merely  human  institution,  which  Ravachol  and  his  fellows 
have  failed  to  recognize.  It  is  true  that  there  is  a  persistence 
about  some  defective  institutions  which  gives  them  a  weight  and 
an  importance  to  which  they  are  not  properly  entitled,  but  when 
we  find  law,  in  some  form,  among  every  people,  nation,  tribe,  sect 
and  clan  in  the  world,  we  must  conclude  that  at  least  the  weight 
of  evidence  is  in  its  favor,  and  that  they  who  assail  it.  must  estab- 
lish their  case  against  an  existing  presumption-  Had  Ravachol 
declared  simply  that  he  did  not  like  to  work,  he  would  have 
found  himself  enlisted  in  a  noble  army  of  martyrs,  who  have 
been  since  the  world  began;  who  were  born  with  "that  tired 
feeling,"  and  have  never  outgrown  it.  The  dislike  of  work  is 
too  common  to  excite  comment,  but  when  one  declares  his  pur- 
pose of  collecting  by  force  the  living  which  he  fancies  the  world 
owes  him,  it  is  time  to  teach  him  and  his  sympathizers  that  they 
are  making  a  mistake.  There  are  times  when  kindness  is  cruelty, 
and  when  the  quality  of  mercy  may  be  strained  to  the  point  of 
breaking,  and  such  a  time  has  been  reached  on  the  continent  of 
Europe.  There  is  but  one  thing  to  be  done,  and  that  is  to  pro- 
nounce a  general  sentence  of  outlawry  against  the  anarchists,  and 
make  it  not  only  lawful  but  laudable  to  kill  them  on  sight. 
Under  the  old  English  law  the  outlaw — the  "  wolf's  head,"  as  be 
was  then  called — had  no  rights.  He  was  liable  to  be  shot  down 
or  knocked  in  the  head  with  a  club  by  any  one  whom  he  might 
encounter,  and  this  rude  sort  of  justice  will  have  to  be  revived  if 
the  apostles  of  the  gospel  of  anarchy  persist  in  their  attempts 
at  evangelization.  They  wholly  ignore  tbe  fact  that  laws  are 
made  for  the  protection  of  the  minority  against  the  majority,  the 
weak  against  the  strong,  the  defenseless  against  the  powerful, 
and  because  they  make  this  mistake,  they  must  surfer  the  con- 
sequences of  their  ignorance.  Unless  they  abandon  their  present 
course,  there  is  but  one  remedy  to  apply  and  that  is  extermina- 
tion. 

THERE  has  been  a  good  deal  of  newspaper  talk  during  the  past 
week  about  a  new  railroad  to  be  built  from  this  city  to  Salt 
Lake  by  local  capital,  and  the  names  of  several  of  our  wealthiest 
citizens  have  been  used  very  freely  in  connection  with  the  enter- 
prise. It  is  not  worth  while,  in  the  absence  of  exact  information, 
to  say  that  it  is  mere  rumor;  but  one  thing  may  be  set  down  as 
an  assured  fact,  that  men  like  James  G.  Fair,  Alvinza  Hayward, 
E.  L.  G.  Steele  and  others  will  not  build  a  railroad  unless  th.ey 
can  see  it  in  tbe  light  of  a  business  proposition.  They  are  ener- 
getic, go-ahead  citizens  of  California,  but  they  are  wholly  devoid 
of  any  such  sentimentality  as  would  induce  them  to  put  large 
sums  of  money  into  a  railroad  that  would  not  and  could  not  pay. 
When  grading  begins  and  steel  rails  are  going  to  the  front,  it  will 
be  safe  to  give  full  credence  to  the  construction  of  the  S.  F.  and  S. 
L.  R.  R.,  but  in  the  meantime  we  can  lose  nothing  by  being 
slighty  sceptical. 


BUYING    TAX    TITLES. 

THERE  is  a  sort  of  legalized  blackmail  in  this  State  that  should 
be  condemned  by  public  opinion  and  prevented  by  tbe  Legis- 
lature, if  prevention  be  possible,  and  that  is  the  custom  which  pre- 
vails under  the  sanction  of  the  law  of  buying  in  an  infinitesimal 
and  unimaginable  fraction  of  apiece  of  land  at  a  tax  sale, and  tten 
compelling  the  owner  bo  redeem  it  at  an  exorbitant  figure.  A 
case  is  on  record  where  a  tax-buyer  bought  a  vigintillionth  of  an 
inch  along  one  side  of  a  lot  sold  for  taxes,  and  although  the  power 
of  the  human  intellect  is  not  great  enough  to  form  any  concep- 
tion of  what  a  vigintillionth  of  an  inch  is,  tbe  purchase  cast  a 
cloud  on  the  title  and  made  redemption  necessary  to  make  the 
land  salable.  The  Legislature  has  tried  to  protect  the  delinquent 
owner  from  the  tax-buyers  by  providing  that  before  the  deed 
passes,  notice  must  be  given  to  the  owner  so  that  he  may  have  a 
chance  to  redeem  his  property  upon  tbe  conditions  prescribed  by 
law,  but  this  is  not  always  effectual,  or  at  least  is  often  evaded, 
and  tbe  man  whose  property  has  been  sold  for  a  two  or  three 
dollar  tax  finds  himself  compelled  to  submit  to  the  extortion  of  a 
shylock,  or  lose  his  land  altogether.  It  would  be  better,  if  it 
could  be  done,  for  the  State  or  the  several  counties  to  provide  a 
fund,  out  of  which  delinquent  taxes  on  real  estate  should  be 
paid,  with  a  provision  that  the  owner  might  redeem  within  a  cer- 
tain time  at  a  fixed  advance  upon  the  amount  of  the  tax.  This 
is  done,  of  course,  in  a  measure  when  the  State  buys  in  property 
in  default  of  bidders  at  a  tax  sale,  but  the  other  way  would  shut 
out  the  cormorants  and  harpies  altogether  and  leave  the  owner  to 
deal  directly  with  the  State  or  county,  as  the  case  may  be.  The 
present  method  certainly  works  a  hardship  in  very  many  cases. 
The  owner  is  neglectful,  or  possibly  away,  and  unable  to  pay  his 
taxes  within  the  proper  time,  but  the  tax-buyer  is  v  al- 
ways on  hand,  and  ready  to  pay  out  his  money,  for  he 
knows  that,  in  most  cases,  he  is  betting  on  an  entirely  sure 
thing.  The  State  and  the  counties  must  collect  their  taxes,  it  is 
true,  but  some  means  should  be  adopted  which  is  for  the  interests 
of  the  people  not  directly  opposed  to  them.  The  humbug  and 
folly  of  selling  imaginary  quantities  of  land  should  at  least  be 
done  away  with  and  the  whole  land  be  sold  for  the  exact  amount 
of  the  tax.  Then,  if  the  owner  chooses  to  let  his  land  go,  he  has 
no  one  to  blame  but  himself.  There  are  good  lawyers  who  have 
expressed  the  opinion  that  a  sale  of  such  a  quantity  of  land  as 
the  millionth,  or  billionth,  or  quintillionth  of  an  inch  would  not 
be  upheld  by  the  Courts  upon  a  case  properly  made  and  presented, 
oi  the  principle  that  the  law  deals  only  with  entities  and  actuali- 
ties, not  with  mere  mathematical  expressions  or  abstractions.  It 
would  be  worth  trying  at  all  events,  for  it  might  result  in  break- 
ing up  a  practice,  which  is,  in  many  cases,  a  great  hardship  to  a 
property  owner  who  is  not  at  fault,  but  who  has  been  unfortu- 
nate enough  to  have  to  let  his  taxes  become  delinquent.  Tax 
sales  are  harsh  and  cruel  at  best,  and  some  way  should  certainly 
be  devised  by  which  the  owner  shall  have  some  sort  of  a  chance 
as  against  the  tax-buyer,  who  lies  in  wait  for  him  like  a  hungry 
spider  in  his  web. 

THE    WORLD'S    FAIR. 


A  WORLD'S  Fair  Convention,  formed  of  delegates  from  all  the 
counties  in  the  State,  will  be  held  in  this  city  on  the  20th  inst. 
The  object  is  to  ascertain  what  work  is  in  progress  or  contempla- 
tion in  tbe  different  counties  in  the  State,  and  to  generally  inter- 
change ideas  as  to  the  best  methods  of  securing  an  excellent 
display  of  California  products  at  Chicago.  It  is  gratifying  to  learn 
from  the  State  Commission  that  more  interest  is  being  shown 
throughout  tbe  State  in  matters  relating  to  an  exhibit  of  Califor- 
nia's products  at  Chicago  than  at  any  previous  time  since  the 
inception  of  the  work.  The  majority  of  counties  in  the  State 
are  thoroughly  organized,  and  active  work  is  in  progress.  Ex- 
hibits are  being  collected  and  stored  at  central  points  ready  for 
transportation.  Young  trees  and  vines  have  been  transplanted 
into  boxes  in  order  to.  be  hardy  for  next  year,  while  those  remain- 
ing in  the  orchards  and  vineyards  have  been  carefully  pruned 
and  well  fertilized,  in  order  that  only  the  choicest  specimens  of 
fruit  may  be  grown.  Much  progress  has  been  made  in  securing 
a  creditable  exhibit  of  the  literature  of  the  State,  including  edu- 
cational, public  and  private  works,  and  those  relating  to  the 
drama.  A  splendid  nucleus  for  a  mineral  exhibit  has  been  se- 
cured. The  waters  of  the  rivers  and  the  sea  are  being  searched 
to  secure  prime  specimens  of  our  many  varieties  of  fish.  Great 
care  has  been  given  to  the  cereals  and  other  agricultural  products, 
while  at  least  one  county  has  growing  for  a  display,  over  fifty 
different  varieties  of  wheat.  Exhibits  under  the  department  of 
horticulture  are  well  under  way.  Work  in  other  departments  is 
progressing  satisfactorily,  and  with  the  united  effort  of  every 
county  in  the  State,  the  California  exhibit  at  Chicago,  in  the 
matter  of  variety  and  excellence,  will  unquestionably  surpass 
that  of  any  other  State  in  the  Union.  The  endeavors  to  secure 
an  excellent  exhibit  for  California  should  not  be  relaxed.  The 
Chicago  Exposition  will  present  a  magnificent  opportunity  for 
California  to  win  thousands  of  needed  settlers.  Every  citizen  of 
the  State  should  take  an  individual  interest  in  this  matter,  and 
each  should  do  his  mite  toward  the  securing  of  a  successful  con- 
summation. 


April  16,  1892. 


SAN    FRANCISCO   NKWS  LKTTRR. 


THE    VIT1CULTURAL    SITUATION. 


THE    GRAND    JURY. 


ADUfl  regard  for  the  irulh  compel*  the  admission  that,  not- 
withstanding the  many  roseate  statement!  which  haw  been 
made  from  time  to  time  frith  reapect  to  the  viiicnltural  industries 
of  California,  those  industries  are  in  a  condition  that  is  far  from 
prosperous.  While  it  is  true  there  is  a  slightly  increased  demand 
for  California  wines,  yet  the  prices  paid  to  the  producer  have  not 
appreciated  to  any  extent,  and  the  wine  makers  who  have  not 
sufficient  capital  to  hold  their  vintages  until  they  are  properly 
aged,  are  continually  obliged  to  part  with  them  at  less  than  the 
coat  of  production.  While  the  producer  is  forced  to  accept  eight 
to  twelve  cents  a  gallon,  and  frequently  less,  the  consumer  is 
obliged  to  pay  from  fifty  cents  to  one  dollar,  and  even  more,  for 
the  self-same  wine.  Apparently  there  is  no  good  reason  for  ex- 
pecting any  great  improvement  in  the  immediate  future.  Those 
viliculturists  who  raise  wine  grape?,  hut  who  are  not  engaged  in 
the  manufacture  of  wine,  are  forced  to  accept  whatever  the  wine 
maker  elects  to  pay,  and  this  is  usually  so  little  that  the  grower 
baits  between  selling  at  such  an  inadequate  rate,  or  turning  a 
drove  of  hogs  into  his  vineyard.  The  average  price  paid  for  sev- 
eral seasons  for  wine  grapes  has  not  been  more  than  $10  or  $12  a 
ton,  the  bulk  of  the  ordinary  varieties  of  fruit  selling  for  consid- 
erably less.  As  a  result  of  this  depression,  many  wine  grape 
vineyards  have  been  rooted  up,  and  vine  planting  has  entirely 
ceased.  The  widespread  ravages  of  the  phylloxera  in  certain  dis- 
tricts have  also  added  to  the  discouragement  of  the  wine  men. 
The  viliculturists  hope  for  better  things,  and  eagerly  seize  at  every 
straw  that  floats  their  way,  but  tbeir  hope  is  of  the  kind  that 
makelb  the  heart  sick,  and  the  immediate  prospect  is  certainly 
about  as  far  from  being  reassuring  as  it  well  can  be.  The  raisin 
men  are  also  in  the  dumps.  For  some  reason,  whether  a  combi- 
nation on  the  part  of  the  dealers,  as  was  charged,  or  otherwise, 
the  prices  paid  for  raisins  "in  the  sweat-box  "  last  year  were  con- 
siderably lower  than  ever  before  in  the  history  of  California's 
raisin  industry.  While  during  the  previous  season  the  prices  had 
been  from  four  and  a  half  to  six  and  a  half  cents  a  pound,  last 
year  few  received  as  much  as  the  lower  figure  quoted,  while  many 
were  forced  to  sell  their  product  for  two  to  three  cents  a  pound. 
In  a  few  exceptional  instances  five  cents  was  paid,  but,  as  a 
whole,  the  crop  of  1891  did  not  bring  the  producer  more  than  half 
as  much  as  that  of  1890.  The  raisin  producers  hope  for  a  better 
state  of  affairs  during  the  coming  season,  and  various  plans  of  co- 
operation for  self-defense  against  the  hated  middle-man  are  being 
discussed.  It  does  not  appear  to  be  denied  that  the  Eastern  con- 
sumer has  to  pay  from  fifteen  to  twenty-five  cents  a  pound  for 
California  raisins,  and  the  growers  are  certainly  justified  in  asking 
that  a  more  equitable  distribution  of  prices  be  made  than  that 
which  prevailed  with  regard  to  the  1891  crop.  Many  are  of  the 
opinion  that  the  depressed  condition  of  the  market  last  year  was 
only  temporary,  and  that  it  was  one  of  those inexplainable  freaks 
seen  in  every  branch  of  trade  at  times.  However  this  may  be, 
the  planting  of  Muscat  vineyards  has  received  a  severe  check,  al- 
though large  areas  of  the  new  Thompson's  Seedless  have  been  set 
out  for  making  Sultana  raisins,  for  which  there  is  at  present  a 
large  demand  at  better  prices  than  are  paid  for  the  ordinary  raisin. 
How  far  this  will  go  and  how  long  this  demand  will  last,  remains 
to  be  seen.  The  News  Letter  is  moved  to  these  remarks  by  a  re- 
quest for  facts  from  an  intending  investor  in  California  vineyard 
property.  The  foregoing  is  a  plain,  straight-forward  statement 
of  the  truth  as  we  understand  it,  though  this  paper  is  open  to 
conviction  of  mistake  if  one  has  been  made.  It  is  scarcely  proba- 
ble, however,  in  view  of  the  well-known  facts  repeated  in  the  en- 
tire press  of  the  State,  that  any  one  will  seriously  challenge  the 
„xact  truth  of  what  has  been  said,  disagreeable  though  it  may  be. 


IF  the  Pacific  Coast  will  begin  in  time  and  unite  upon  the 
proper  man,  we  can  get  a  representative  in  the  Cabinet  during 
the  next  Presidential  term,  whatever  may  be  the  result  of  the 
election.  What  has  shut  us  out  heretofore,  has  been  our  excess 
of  frankness.  No  sooner  would  a  man  be  mentioned  for  a  Cab- 
inet position  than  all  the  old  stories  about  him  would  be  dug  up 
and  his  old  friends  would  shake  their  heads  and  purse  up  their 
lips,  and  express  the  fear  that  that  little  sluice-robbing  scheme  of 
his  in  the  fall  of  '49  or  spring  of  '50,  or  that  charge  of  venality 
made  against  him  in  the  Legislature  of  '53,  or  thereabouts,  might 
stand  in  his  way.  What  we  want  is  to  pick  out  a  man  on  each 
side,  who  is  slander-proof  and  armed  at  all  points  against  scandal, 
and  then  stick  to  him  until  we  land  him  in  the  Cabinet. 


THERE  is  nothing  more  absurd  than  the  rush  of  people  in  the 
West  into  lands  opened  to  public  settlement  and  occupation. 
As  soon  as  it  is  announced  that  a  portion  of  a  reservation  is  to 
be  thrown  open,  the  boomers  make  ready,  and  spend  more  money 
in  preparing  for  a  frantic  rush  than  would  buy  a  good-sized  farm. 
There  is  a  method  in  their  madness,  though,  for  they  are  not  after 
the  land  to 'use,  but  to  sell.  It  is  pure  speculation  on  their  part, 
and  as  the  earliest  comers  have  the  first  choice,  it  pays  to  ride  a 
horse  to  death  to  secure  it.  It  is  a  pity  that  the  Government 
cannot  devise  some  way  to  secure  these  lands  to  actual  settlers, 
without  the  intervention  of  speculators  and  middlemen,  who 
skim  off  all  the  cream  for  themselves. 


THE  Grand  Jury  has  outlived  Itt  usefulness,  and  should  be  dis- 
solved. When  the  slate  of  affairs  in  that  "  honorable  "  body 
reaches  such  a  condition  as  now  exist*,  the  best  thing  for  (be 
members  to  do  is  to  withdraw  from  their  prominent  places  before 
the  public,  and  hide  themselves  In  the  darkest  corners  they  can 
find.  Whatever  this  jury  may  do  hereafter,  if  it  does  not  dis- 
solve at  once,  will  be  viewed  witli  suspicion.  It  has  lost  tbecon- 
fidence  of  the  people,  who  put  no  trust  in  it  as  a  body.  The  pro- 
test filed  in  Judge  Troutt's  court  Is  one  of  the  most  remarkable 
documents  ever  presented  in  a  court  of  justice.  It  is  a  statement 
made  by  eight  reputable  gentlemen,  to  the  effect  that  eleven  other 
reputable  gentlemen,  all  of  whom  are,  of  course,  honorable  men, 
had  determined  to  shield  influential  criminals.  The  eight  there- 
fore decided  not  to  waste  their  time  showing  the  eleven  the  error 
of  tbeir  ways,  and  to  withdraw  from  the  (irand  Jury.  Accord- 
ingly, they  presented  to  the  Presiding  Judge  of  the  Superior 
Court  a  petition  that  they  be  excused  from  further  service  with 
the  body.  What  a  farce  the  whole  thing  isl  A  petty  offender, 
some  Police  Court  practitioner,  who  went  on  a  straw  bond,  was 
indicted  without  a  word.  Why?  Simply  because  he  was  not 
possessed  of  that  magic  influence — a  Pull;  because  he  had  no  in- 
fluential friends  who  would  protect  him;  because  he  did  not 
know  enough  about  his  inquisitors  to  cause  them  to  be  lenient 
with  him,  and  overlook  his  offense,  for  fear  he  might  tell  the 
people  what  he  knew  about  them.  There  are  men  whose  names 
are  included  in  the  majority  of  the  jury  whom  we  do  not  consider 
dishonest.  They  are  men  of  excellent  reputation  in  the  com- 
munity. But  men  of  excellent  reputation  are  often  weak-kneed, 
and  assailable  by  personal  influences.  If  they  are  week-kneed 
in  bad  company,  they  must  expect  to  be  considered  as  are 
those  with  whom  they  flock.  It  was  a  vain  hope  in  the  begin- 
ning, that  this  Grand  Jury  would  ever  amount  to  anything.  It 
was  drawn  by  Judge  Troutt,  and  Joseph  Le  Count  was  made 
foreman  of  it.  The  foreman  had  himself  had  the  honor  of  being 
indicted  by  a  former  Grand  Jury.  Of  this  Judge  Troutt  says  be 
was  not  aware.  What  a  childish  excuse  to  be  presented  by  the 
Presiding  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court!  If  he  had  performed  his 
duty  properly,  he  would  have  known  all  Le  Count's  record  before 
he  went  on  the  jury.  Le  Count's  record  is  on  file  at  the  City 
Hall.  Six  indictments  have  been  presented  against  him  for  ob- 
taining money  under  false  pretenses,  and  he  narrowly  escaped 
additional  indictments.  Yet  he  is  the  man  selected  as  foreman 
of  the  Grand  Juryl  Judge  Troutt  has  brought  himself  within 
the  circle  of  those  officials  who  should  be  watched,  and  let  him 
not  forget  the  fact  that  he  has  drawn  upon  himself  the  steady 
gaze  of  thousands  of  eyes.  He  should  not  draw  the  next  Grand 
Jury.  We  have  had  enough  of  Troutt's  Grand  Jurymen.  This 
county  wants  a  Grand  Jury  composed  of  honest,  fearless  men, 
who  will  perform  their  duty,  and  whenever  they  find  a  rascal  do 
their  utmost  to  send  him  to  jail.  Can  we  get  such  a  b?dy?  If 
not,  the  citizens  will  have  to  evolve  some  heroic  means  of  purify- 
ing the  body  politic,  which  is  now  rotten  with  corruption. 


THE    FEDERAL    RING. 


REISS  and  Cashin  have  been  indicted,  but  the  chief  criminal, 
Leavy,  has  not  yet  received  that  honor.  The  Government 
Inspectors  secured  sufficient  testimony  against  him  to  cause  his 
dismissal  by  the  President.  Surely  that  testimony  must  be  ac- 
cessible to  the  Federal  Grand  Jury,  Let  them  procure  it  at  once 
and  have  the  deposed  official  clad  in  striped  clothing  just  as  soon 
as  the  law  and  the  officers  thereof  wili  let  them.  Attorneys 
learned  in  the  law  have  expressed  the  opinion  that  the  Reiss- 
Cashin  indictments  will  not  be  productive  of  the  desired  results, 
and  that  the  malefactors  will  not  receive  the  punishment  they  so 
richly  deserve,  for  lack  of  ability  of  the  officers  of  the  law  to 
present  to  the  jury  sufficient  proof  of  the  guilt  of  the  accused  to 
secure  their  conviction.  It  is  the  popular  belief,  and  circum- 
stances indicate,  that  both  Cashin  and  Reiss  are  covered  with  the 
brands  which  attach  to  ill-gotten  gains.  They  should  be  vigor- 
ously prosecuted.  The  Canadian  Government  will  be  asked  to 
extradite  the  fugitive  now  in  British  Columbia.  The  signs  indi- 
cate that  political  influences  will  be  used  to  the  utmost  in  the 
trial  of  both  the  indicted  men,  and  whether  or  not  the  strongest 
possible  proofs  be  presented  against  them,  their  conviction  is  a 
matter  of  the  gravest  doubt.  More  than  these  have  been  deep  in 
the  Custom-house  swindles,  and  Cashin,  Reiss  and  Leavy,  if 
forced  to  the  wall,  will  make  the  threat  of  exposing  the  whole 
gang  if  not  protected.  Let  the  Federal  District  Attorney  show  the 
people  that  he  will  fulfill  his  duties  to  the  utmost.  Cashin  should  be 
brought  back  to  this  city,  and  with  Reiss,  Leavy  and  the  others 
implicated  in  the  ring,  whose  names  have  not  yet  been  published, 
but  who,  in  due  course,  will  be  shown  in  their  true  colors,  should 
be  prosecuted  with  all  the  vigor  which  the  Government  can  give 
to  the  case.  Upon  conviction,  imprisonment  should  be  the  only 
punishment  administered.  In  cases  such  as  these,  a  fine  is  no 
punishment  at  all.  It  is  merely  putting  a  premium  upon  crime, 
and  fixing  the  price  of  offenses.  Imprisonment  at  hard  labor  for 
a  long  term  will  serve  the  rascals  right,  and  at  the  same  time 
have  a  most  salutary  effect. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  1G,  1892. 


CYPRESS     LAWN    CEMETERY. 


THE  rapid  growth  of  the  city  in  population  and  the  consequent 
demand  for  residence  accommodation  has  necessitated  new 
arrangements  for  the  disposition  of  the  dead.  The  present  loca- 
tion of  the  cemeteries  has  been  encroached  upon  by  the  swelling 
tide  of  humanity  continually  flowing  into  the  city,  and  already 
the  habitations  of  the  living  stand  in  disagreeable  proximity  to 
the  tombs  of  the  dead.  Graveyards  in  the  midst  of  a  populous 
city  are  not  now  looked  upon  with  the  favor  which  protected 
them  from  trespass  or  invasion  until  within  the  past  thirty  years. 
The  sentimentality  which  existed  on  the  subject  among  our  fore- 
fathers has  been  swept  away  by  the  development  of  scientific 
knowledge  and  the  establishment  of  sanitary  ordinances  for  the  pro- 
tection of  the  public  health.  In  London,  Liverpool  and  all  the  grt  *,  «r 
ciiies  of  the  Old  World  no  further  burials  are  permitted  within 
certain  limits.  In  some  instances,  old  tombstones  still  remain 
to  mark  the  resting-place  of  previous  generations,  but  in  the  ma- 
jority of  cases  they  have  been  removed.  Every  evidence  of  their 
existence  has  been  obliterated  in  the  march  of  progressive  civil- 
ization. The  city  of  New  York  is  a  fair  example  of  the  dangers 
which  arise  from  the  immediate  proximity  of  burial  grounds. 
Last  year,  during  the  investigation  of  the  water  supply  there,  it 
was  proved  to  the  satisfaction  of  a  great  many  people  directly  in- 
terested, that  the  graveyards,  even  at  a  distance,  along  the  line  of 
the  water  courses  were  a  prolific  source  of  danger  from  the  drain- 
age of  the  water-sheds,  quite  as  much  as  the  seepage  from 
vaults  and  sewage  finding  its  way  into  the  tributaries  of  the  main 
aqueduct.  In  San  Francisco  itself  there  can  be  no  doubt  that  the 
cessation  of  intermupal  burials  will  not  only  benefit  the  health  of 
the  inhabitants,  but  add  materially  to  their  wealth,  by  advancing 
the  value  of  real  estate  in  the  vicinity  of  present  graveyards. 
The  Catholics  and  Hebrews  have  already  realized  the  advisability 
of  removing  their  cemeteries;  the  Protestant  and  other  sects  will 
be  represented  in  the  ground  which  is  now  being  laid  out  in  San 
Mateo  county. 

Cypress  Lawn  Cemetery,  which  is  referred  to,  lies  between  the 
Holy  Cross  and  Home  of  Peace  cemeteries,  and  includes  some 
sixty  acres,  extending  back  from  the  line  of  the  Southern  Pa- 
cific Railroad.  Within  350  feet  of  the  entrance  is  the  county 
road,  along  which  runs  the  electric  car-line,  now  nearing  comple- 
tion. It  is  a  beautiful  tract  of  slightly  rolling  land,  now  covered 
with  a  magnificent  growth  of  eucalyptus.  It  is  well  watered  by 
a  never-failing  well  on  the  premises  and  the  mains  of  the  Spring 
Valley  Company  which  run  along  the  rear  lines.  It  will  be  laid 
out  upon  what  is  termed  the  lawn  or  park  system,  which  is  now 
adopted  altogether  in  the  new  Eastern  and  Western  cemeteries. 
Main  driveways  will  be  made  according  to  recent  surveys,  and 
the  balance  of  the  pathways  will  be  laid  out  in  grass,  which  will 
give  the  place  a  general  park-like  appearance.  The  plots  will  be 
graded  down  to  the  pathways,  doing  away  with  coping  of  any 
kind,  which  in  itself  will  be  the  means  of  saving  purchasers  the 
most  important  item  of  expense  under  the  former  systems.  An 
immense  amount  qf  money  will  be  expended  in  the  way  of  im- 
provements. An  ornamental  gateway  of  white  marble,  a  view 
of  which  is  presented  with  this  issue  of  the  News  Letter,  will  be 
constructed  at  a  cost  of  $10,000.  The  style  of  architecture  has 
been  kept  as  close  to  the  early  Californian  as  possible,  the  cupo- 
las on  the  side  and  center  column  being  facsimiles  of  those  on  the 
old  Mission  Churches.  A  figure  of  Time  surmounts  the  main 
archway.  White  marble  will  also  be  used  in  the  construction 
of  the  addititional  buildings,  the  only  exception  being  made  in 
favor  of  the  California  sandstone.  These  buildings  include  a 
mortuary  chapel,  receiving  vault  and  Columbarium.  The  latter 
will  be  erected  for  the  reception  of  the  ashes  of  those  who  favor 
incineration,  and  for  the  requirements  of  this  constantly  increas- 
ing class  a  contract  has  been  entered  into  with  the  San  Francisso 
Cremation  Society  for  the  construction  of  a  crematory  at  a  cost 
of  $25,000.  The  Columbarian  wilf  be  located  in  the  southwest 
corner  of  the  grounds,  and  a  plot  will  also  be  provided  for  those 
who  prefer  to  deposit  the  ashes  in  the  earth. 

One  of  the  best  features  of  the  cemetery  will  be  the  formation 
of  what  is  known  as  a  Perpetuity  Fund.  The  idea  is  new  here, 
but  very  popular  in  the  East,  where  it  has  been  found  to  work 
well.  When  the  Trustees  are  appointed,  they  will  take  charge  of 
this  fund,  which  will  be  formed  by  adding  a  small  sum  to  the 
price  of  the  burial  plots.  The  money  thus  raised  will  beinvested, 
and  the  proceeds  will  be  expended  in  keeping  the  graves  in  con- 
stant repair.  The  work  of  laying  out  the  grounds  is  now  pro- 
gressing rapidly.  An  avenue,  one  hundred  and  twenty  feet  wide, 
is  being  opened  from  the  entrance  gate,  to  connect  with  the  coun- 
ty road  and  electric  cars.  The  grounds  will  be  in  charge  of  W. 
J.  Blain,  until  recently,  superintendent  of  the  Elmwood  cemetery 
at  Detroit,  Michigan,  who  has  accepted  a  similar  position  at  Cy- 
press Lawn,  and  he  will  be  here  during  the  course  of  the  week. 

ONE  of  the  principal  forthcoming  society  events  in  Oakland  will 
be  the  Free  Clinic  concert,  to  be  given  on  the  29th  inst.  The  lady 
patronesses  and  the  committees  consist  of  representatives  of  the 
leading  families  of  the  City  of  Churches,  and  the  event  will  be  a 
notable  one. 

Mothers  be  Sure  and  Use  "Mrs.  Winslow's  Soothing  Syrup"  for  your 
children  while  Teething.    Price,  25  cents  a  bottle. 


PROFESSOR    IVEY'S    WATER    COLORS. 

OBSERVERS  have  often  noticed  that  in  the  art  exhibitions 
made  in  San  Francisco  the  water  colors  are  as  a  rule  given 
second  place,  as  if  the  managers  of  the  exhibitions  had  failed  to 
appreciate  the  wealth  of  art  that  may  be  shown  by  a  water-color- 
ist.  It  is  true  that  San  Francisco  has  but  very  few  artists  in 
water  colors,  and  the  work  they  have  done  has  been  in  a  great 
measure  in  an  experimental  way.  We  have  been  laboring  under 
the  disadvantage  of  not  having  before  us  the  works  of  a  master 
of  "the  art  of  water  color  nor  of.  having  such  an  artist  in  our  midst 
to  educate  us  to  an  appreciation  of  water  colors.  Now,  how- 
ever, such  an  opportunity  is  presented,  for  Professor  J.  Ivey  is 
making  a  private  exhibition  of  his  water  colors  in  his  studio,  room 
86,  Flood  Building.  Professor  Ivey  is  recently  from  the  southern 
portion  of  the  State,  where  at  Los  Angeles  he  was  President  of  the 
Art  Department  of  the  University  of  Southern  California.  He  is  of 
the  English  school  of  water-color  artists,  and  is  well-known  in  both 
Europe  and  America,  both  from  the  excellence  of  his  works  and 
his  books  on  art.  He  is  the  author  of  »  A  Plain  Guide  to  Land- 
scape Painting  with  Hints  for  Viewing  Nature  and  Art"  and 
other  works.  His  paintings  have  been  shown  in  all  the  English 
exhibitions,  and  in  England,  where  probably  he  is  best  known, 
he  is  ranked  with  the  formost  artists  in  water  colors.  Atmos- 
phere and  strength  are  the  two  leading  characteristics  of  Professor 
Ivey's  paintings.  Some  of  the  works  now  on  exhibition  at  his 
studio  are  far  superior  to  any  other  water  colors  ever  shown  here. 
"  The  Dreamy  Evening  Hour  "  is  an  excellent  production.  The 
scene  is  a  countryside  at  eventide.  In  the  foreground  is  a  group 
of  oaks,  beneath  which  some  sheep  are  taking  a  last  nip  at  the 
luscious  grass  as  they  slowly  plod  their  way  homeward.  In  the 
western  skies  a  rich  mellow  glow  shows  where  Old  Sol  is  slowly 
sinking  to  rest,  as  he  turns  his  bright  face  to  the  earth  for  a  last 
glance  before  he  disappears  beneath  the  horizon.  The  atmospheric 
effect  has  been  excellently  developed.  There  is  a  depth  of  feeling 
in  the  picture,  a  sympathetic  effect,  a  warm,  mellow  glow  that 
transports  one  at  once  to  the  beautiful  spot  where  softened  nature 
may  be  enjoyed  in  all  her  transcendental  beauty.  Another  ex- 
cellent example  of  this  artist's  work  is  au  English  landscape, 
"  Far  from  the  Madding  Crowd."  It  is  the  interior  of  a  forest, 
suggested  by  the  pool  described  by  Blackmore  in  Lorna  Doone. 
It  is  in  the  Professor's  happiest  style,  being  peculiarly  and  nota- 
bly strong  for  a  water  color.  His  largest  painting  is  "  In  the 
Heart  of  the  Rockies,"  which  is  the  largest  water  color  ever 
shown  here.  It  is  a  happy  combination  of  the  rich  colors  of  a 
pine-covered  ravine  and  the  cold  grays  of  a  mountain  peak.  One 
looks  up  a  ravine  to  Mt.  Stephen's  snowy  head  in  the  distance. 
The  perspective  obtained  by  the  excellent  atmosphere  gives  one 
the  proper  idea  of  the  great  distance  of  the  mountain  and  of  its 
height.  Professor  Ivey  takes  greatest  delight  in  catching  the 
beautiful  colors  of  the  early  morning,  and  some  of  his  landscapes, 
in  which  he  has  chosen  such  a  scene,  are  very  beautiful.  Such, 
for  instance,  is  "Rosy  Morning  at  Lake  Tahoe,"  "  Silvery  Morning 
on  the  Thames,"  and  others.  A  good  Californian  scene  is  <<  In 
the  Foothills."  The  artist  may  make  but  a  limited  stay  in  this 
city,  as  he  intends  to  soon  return  to  Europe.  Before  his  depart- 
ure, all  lovers  of  true  art  should  visit  his  exhibition,  which  he 
has  consented  to  keep  open  in  the  evenings  from  7  to  8 :30  o'clock. 
Professor  Ivey,  at  the  solicitation  of  a  number  of  his  friends, 
will  deliver  a  series  of  lectures  on  water-color  painting  in  May 
and  June. 


A  DRAMATIC  and  musical  entertainment  will  be  given  for  the 
benefit  of  San  Francisco  Nursery  for  Homeless  Children,  under 
the  auspices  of  the  San  Francisco  Players'  Club,  by  whom  a  num- 
ber of  rare  attractions  are  already  being  rehearsed.  Some  of  the 
best  local  talent  will  take  part  in  the  musical  programme. 

MR.  EDWARD  MUYBRIDGE  will  deliver  a  lecture  on  "The 
Science  of  Animal  Locomotion"  before  the  Academy  of 
Sciences  next  Monday  evening.  It  will  be  illustrated  with  lantern 
slides  of  consecutive  phases  of  animal  movements  and  synthet- 
ical reproductions  by  the  zoopraxiscope. 

ANOTHER  benefit  performance,  to  which  society  is  looking  for- 
ward, is  the  production  of  Richelieu,  at  the  Grand  Opera  House, 
on  May  9th,  in  which  Richard  Rotating  will  take  the  leading 
role.  The  performance  will  be  in  aid  of  the  St.  Vincent's  Orphan- 
age of  San  Rafael. 

THE  spring  meeting  of  the  Olympic  Club  will  be  held  at  the 
club  grounds,  beginning  at  2 :30  o'clock  to-day.  On  the  evening 
of  the  21st  inst.  there  will  be  a  mixed  athletic  and  musical  enter- 
tainment given  in  the  club  rooms. 

COURT  Palo  Alto,  A.  O.  F.,  will  give  a  ball  in  B.  B.  Hall  on  the 
evening  of  the  29tb  inst. 

From  a  Glass  To  a  Cask. 


California's  Purest  Wines  and  Brandies  for  gentlemens'  tables  at 
"  The  Bodega,"  in  basement  of  the  S.  F.  Stock  Exchange,  Pine  street. 
Call  or  send  for  catalogue. 


April  16,  1892. 


PAX  FRANVISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


THE    CONQUEROR    WORM. 

Bnt  who  created  thee,  thoa  vampire  worm  ' 

Whit  need  was  roiced  that  thou,  too,  shouldst  appear 

In  hideous  form  of  mailer  animate — 

With  power  to  crumble  the  deserted  throne  ? 

Base  scavenger  of  transitory  fame— 

KxistJnK  where  we  once  invested  mind, 

And  trembling,  held  as  lord  of  that  domain— 

What  funereal  processes  are  yours, 

Thou  tiniest  form  of  law  immutable  ! 

Consuming  buried  hopes  toward  greater  ends, 

And  atoms  bold  manipulate  to  dust — 

E'en  empty  shells  where  once  have  reigned  vast  powers 

You  enter  there,  and  devastate  all  form; 

Reducing  all  unto  thine  own,  0,  worm  ! 

Brave  forager  of  unknown  darks  and  depths, 

No  mystery  remains  proof  to  your  lens, 

The  first  and  last  in  germ  of  life  extant: 

Of  form  the  one  eternally  to  endure. 

There's  nothing  holds  to  self  its  purposed  power 

More  lasting,  omnipresent  than  thou  art. 

•  •  •  •  * 

We  crown  you  King  and  Conqueror  of  Earth — 
This  myriad  peopled  pedestal  your  throne  '. 
San  Francisco,  April  16,  1892.  Rose  Maysard  David. 

A    FEMALE    FREE    MASON. 


HIGHLAND 


THE  only  female  Freemason  in  the  world  lives  in  Oakland  at 
572  Tenth  street.  Her  name  is  Mrs.  Salome  Anderson,  and 
her  portrait  adorns  the  temple  of  Live  Oak  Lodge,  No.  61,  where 
it  is  placed  in  a  position  of  honor  among  the  pictures  of  the  Past 
Masters.  The  story  of  how  she  became  one  of  the  craftsmen  is 
interesting.  She  was  born  in  Alsace-Lorraine  in  1818,  and  be- 
coming an  orphan  at  an  early  age,  she  went  to  Paris  to  reside 
with  her  uncle,  who  was  a  zealous  and  prominent  Mason.  The 
lodge  meetings  were  held  in  his  house,  and  with  the  curiosity  of 
her  sex,  she  concealed  herself  in  the  room  during  a  couple  of  the 
sessions,  and  thus  learned  some  of  the  mysteries  of  the  order.  She 
was,  however,  caught  while  thus  hiding,  and  the  secrets  that  she 
had  discovered  were  then  made  a  sacred  trust,  for  she  was  re- 
ceived into  the  fraternity.  She  located  in  Oakland  in  1854,  and 
in  1865  her  husband  was  elected  to  the  City  Council.  He  died  in 
1867,  and  since  then  she  has  devoted  herself  almost  entirely  to 
charity,  her  attention  being,  however,  foremostly  directed  to 
Masonic  enterprises.  She  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  the  Masonic  Temple,  a  circumstance  unparalleled  in 
the  history  of  Freemasonry.  She  is  also  a  charter  member  of 
Golden  Gate  Chapter,  No.  1,  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star,  and  is  a 
member  of  Oak  Leaf  Chapter,  No.  8. 


THF  Ladies'  Home  Journal  of  Philadelphia  is  educating  about 
thirty-five  girls  at  the  New  England  Conservatory  of  Music  at 
Boston.  Some  time  ago  this  magazine  offered,  as  a  stimnlant  to 
girls  to  get  subscriptions  for  it,  free  educations  at  the  Conserva- 
tory. The  American  girl  is  quick  to  see  a  chance,  and  one  by  one 
these  thirty-five  girls  have  gone  from  all  parts  of  the  country  to 
Boston.  They  receive  the  very  best  the  Conservatory  affords, 
the  most  desirable  rooms  in  the  building  are  theirs,  and  they  have 
all  their  wants  carefully  looked  after  by  a  wealthy  periodical. 
Perhaps  in  no  other  country  on  the  face  of  the  globe  could  such  a 
thing  be  possible.  These  girls  belong  to  nice  families,  but  they 
preferred  to  earn  their1  own  musical  education  rather  than  de- 
pend on  the  family  purse.  Of  course  the  particular  girls  are  un- 
known to  the  scholars  at  large,  and  to  all  intents  and  purposes 
they  are  paying  their  own  way.  It  is  said  that  the  magazine  is 
also  educating  a  number  of  other  girls  at  Wellesley,  Smith  and 
Vassar  Colleges. 

THE  total  gold  yield  for  Queensland  for  the  past  year  is  stated 
at  559,392  ounces,  the  last  quarter  showing  a  total  of  147,009 
ounces,  as  compared  with  139,941  ounces  in  the  September-quar- 
ter.    The  year's  yield  is  less  by  51,195  ounces  than  for  1890. 

^PRICE'S 


Powder 


Used  in  Millions  of  Homes — 40  years  the  Standard. 


(£eani 


A   TABLE  LUXURY, 

A  CULINARY  ARTICLE, 
AN  INFANT'S  FOOD. 

Vn.weetenrrl  „„<!  Sterilized  (Reflned) 
A  most  natural,  nutritious,  easily  digested  and  safe 
food  for  Infants.  Highland  Eva poraledCre.nl 
Is  simply  cows  milk  in  an  Improved  form  and  Is  the 
Ideal  food  for  Infants. 

Sold  by  Orocer.  and  Iti-uicgl  „l  „  Everywhere 
Write     for    our    Infant    Food     circular     and 
Highland    Evaporated     Cream    booklet    entitled 
"A    Few   dainty  Dishes." 

HELVETIA   MILK   CONDENSING   CO., 
Sole  Purveyor., Highland,   III. 

MME.  B.  ZISKA,  A.  M., 

Removed  to  1606  Van  Ness  Avenue. 

French,  German  and  English  taught  by  Teachers  of  Recognized  Ability 
only.    Classes  for  Young  Ladies  and  Children. 

Studies  Kesnmed  January  7th. 

Mathematics  and  Sciences,  Mrs.  A.  Hinckley.  Physical  Culture  and 
Elocution,  Mrs.  Leila  Ellis.  8inging,  Signor  Galvani.  Piano  Mr 
Lesley  Martin.  Drawing  and  Penmanship,  Mr.  C.  Eisenshimel  Belles- 
Lettres  and  Language,  Mme.  B.  Ziska. 

SCHOOL  OF  ELOCUTION  AND  EXPRESSION. 

1170  Market  St.,  Donohoe  Building. 

The  school  furnishes  the  most  thorough  and  systematic  training  for 
voice,  body  and  mind.  Courses  are  arranged  to  meet  all  classes.  Pupils 
prepared  for  the  stage,  public  readers,  teachers  of  elocution  and  expression 
or  social  accomplishment.  The  Delsarte  system  of  dramatic  training  and 
development  of  grace  and  ease  a  specialty. 

(Mrs.  May  Joseph!  Klncald, 
PRINCIPALS  ?Prof.  J.  Roberto  Klncald, 
((Graduate  Boston  School  of  Expression) 

Mr.  ASHTON  P.  STEVENS, 

TEACHEE,    OF      BA1TIO. 
Studio— 26  Montgomery  Street,  Room  8. 

ALFRED  J.  KELLEHER, 

Professor  of  VOCAL  MUSIC  AT  MILLS'  COLLEGE  (18th  year),  desires 
to  announce  that  he  will  give  Lessons  at  his  office,  his  residence,  or  at  the 
residence  of  the  pupil. 

Office— 14  Grant  avenue,  rooms  62  andJ63.  Residence— 2324  Clay  street 
San  Francisco. 

Garcia  Vocal  Method.       Solfeggio  Panseron. 

ELEANORA  OONNELL, 

Teacher  of  Singing. 

SHAKESPEAREAN  METHOD.  1432  POST  STREET. 

Chloride   of   Gold. 

The  Pacific  Gold  Cure  Clinic  employs  a  system  of  treatment  lor  the 
Liquor,  Morphine  and  Cocaine  habit  that  has  cured  hundreds  of  peo- 
ple without  a  single  accident  or  a  single  failure.  Perfectly  safe  and 
beneficial,  rather  than  otherwise,  to  the  general  health.  By  this  sys- 
tem the  patients  lose  all  desire  for  stimulants  and  narcotics  in  less 
than  a  week,  and  within  four  weeks  are  radically  cured.  It  has  cured 
patients  in  the  Eastern  States  that  the  celebrated  Keeley  treatment 
failed  to  cure. 

City  patients  may  be  treated  at  their  own  homes,  while  those  from 
a  distance  can  be  supplied  with  excellent  accommodations  at  very 
reasonable  rates.    All  cases  confidential. 

Apply  by  letter  or  in  person  to  PACIFIC  GOLD  CURE  CLINIC, 
112  Kearny  street,  room  2,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Hours,  8, 12,  4  and  7 
o'clock  daily.  E.  J.  FRASER,  M.  D.,  Medical  Director. 

HENRY  C.  HYDE 

ATTORNEY     AND      COUNSELOR  -  AT  -  LAW. 

MICROSCOPICAL     EXAMINER 

O  f  Handwriting,  Inks,  Papers,  etc. ,  In  the  Detection  of  Forgeries , 

Counterfeits  and  Imitations. 
41  IK  CALIFORNIA  STREET,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  16,  1892. 


'We   Obey    no    Wand    but    Pleasure's."— Tom  Moore. 


WITH  to-night's  production  of  Robin  Hood  the  Bostonians  will 
bid  the  Baldwin  and  San  Francisco  adieu,  or,  let  us  hope,  aw 
revoir.  There  have  been,  no  doubt,  engagements  of  equal  finan- 
cial success,  when  some  star  whom  it  is  the  proper  thing  to  gaze 
on  has  condescended  to  illumine  our  Western  darkness.  But  the 
throngs  which  have  pressed  to  the  Baldwin  during  the  Bostonians' 
occupation  have  gone,  not  because  it  was  the  fashion,  but  because 
it  was  a  delight.  Messrs.  Karl,  Barnabee  and  Macdonald  deserve 
the  appreciation  of  (San  Francisco  for  paying  us  the  rarely  ac- 
corded compliment  of  bringing  out  a  company  every  member  of 
which  compares  favorably  in  his  or  her  line  with  all  the  rest,  in- 
stead of  the  accustomed  two  or  three  good  people  and  the  com- 
plement of  "poor  to  middling."  They  and  their  exceptional 
company  have  already  their  welcome  awaiting  them  whenever 

they  may  return. 

#  »  * 

The  week  opened  with  Dorothy,  and  the  melody  and  romance, 
as  well  as  the  comedy  of  Cellier's  opera  have  seldom  received  so 
effective  a  representation.  Caroline  Hamilton's  beautiful  and 
artistic  singing  and  (considering  her  short  experience)  surprising- 
ly effective  acting  of  Dorothy,  Jessie  Bartlett  Davis'  arch 
coquetry  and  rich  contralto  voice,  Edwin  Hoff's  fresh,  melodious 
tenor,  Cowles'  mellow  and  sonorous  bass  (which  brought  down 
the  house  in  »  Chanticleer  Hall  "),  Macdonald's  manly  figure  and 
bearing,  and  Barnabee's  inimitable  and  indescribable  humor, 
made  up  an  ensemble  of  excellence  rarely  seen  in  comic  opera. 
Dorothy  was  repeated  on  Wednesday  night,  and  the  remainder  of 
the  week,  with  the  exception  of  Friday  evening,  was  devoted  to 
the  probably  most  popular  opera  in  the  Bostoniana'  repertory, 
Robin  Hood, 

»  #  # 

That  Girl  from  Mexico  has  made  a  pleasing  success  at  the  Bush, 
as  might  have  been  expected,  unless  the  name  of  "  Drew"  had 
lost  ita  dramatic  meaning.  Sydney  Drew  has  the  family  talent, 
as  well  as  the  family  features,  and  his  comedy  has  the  peculiar 
racy  flavor  associated  with  the  famous  name.  His  Jack  Randolph 
was  comedy  all  through,  rollicking  comedy  at  that,  but  without 
burlesque  or,  worse  still,  the  fatal  betrayal  of  the  necessity  for 
being  funny.  He  ia  funny  only  when  the  time  comes,  and  it 
comes  pretty  nearly  all  the  time  he  is  on  the  stage.  Mrs.  Drew 
has  alao  a  dramatic  pedigree,  being  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
McKee  Rankin,  the  latter  being  the  charming  and  popular  Kitty 
Blanchard.  It  hardly  seems  that  the  parental  dramatic  ability 
haa  been  transmitted  in  this  case  ;  but  it  is  hard  to  tell,  the 
character  of  the  ''girl  from  Mexico"  seeming  to  demand 
a  noisy  explosiveness  of  voice  and  over-demonstrative  fierce- 
ness of  aspect  and  action  ao  intensely  disagreeable  as  to 
prejudice  the  auditor.  Perhaps  Mrs.  Drew  might  exhibit 
more  pleasing  peculiarities  in  a  different  role,  though,  truth  to 
say,  there  is  no  suggestion  of  the  fact  in  the  fiery  Diabella  Smythe. 
The  Drews'  support  ia  fair  throughout.  Among  the  best  are  the 
janitor  and  servant  maid,  »  toughs  "  of  the  more  respectable  sort, 
represented  by  Donald  Harold  and  May  Thompson;  Nina  Sykes 
as  the  aristocratic  Fannie  Spenser,  and  Wm.  Norris  as  "  Dicky 
Bird."  The  latter  {known  locally  by  his  patronymic  of  Block)  is 
a  San  Franciscan,  and  like  ao  many  of  the  San  Francisco  "  boys  " 
who  have  taken  to  the  atage,  does  credit  to  bis  birthplace  and 
the  profession.  His  role  in  the  present  play  is  comparatively  un- 
important, but  he  fills  it  well,  and  in  nothing  gives  better  prom- 
ise of  future  merited  success  than  in  the  artistic  discretion  which 
restrains  him  from  any  attempt  to  give  the  part  undue  promi- 
nence for  the  sake  of  impressing  his  "  constituency,"  aa  ao  many 
young  actors  would  be  tempted  to  do.  The  Drews  remain  at  the 
Bush  two  weeka. 

Last  Thursday  afternoon  Mrs.  Cram  entertained  a  large  and 
select  audience  at  Fraternal  Hall,  Oakland,  with  an  inatructive 
talk  on  the  combination  of  Delsarte  and  dancing.  The  Misses 
Duncan  and  their  brother  illustrated  the  talk  with   pantomimic 

dancing. 

#  #  » 

Marie  Wainwright'a  beautiful  production  of  Amy  Robsart  at  the 
California,  will  come  to  an  end  to-morrow  night  after  a  success- 
ful second  week.  Hallen  and  Hart  follow  Monday  night  with 
Later  On.  New  songs,  new  dances,  new  situations  and  new  faces 
so  change  and  freshen  up  the  well-known  farce  comedy  as  to 
make  it  virtually  a  new  production.  Among  the  novelties  are  a 
chorus  of  mechanical  singing  birds  and  the  "serpentine  dance," 
originated  by  Loie  Fuller.  This  dance,  which  haa  been  made 
somewhat  famous  by  the  sensational  criticism  of  the  New  York 
press,  will  be  exactly  reproduced  by  Miss  Mollie  Fuller,  of  the 
Later  On  company,  even  to  Loie's  dresses  of  which  her  own  are 
exact  copies. 


The  remarkable  success  achieved  by  the  Tivoli  production  of 
Bluff  King  Hal  has  not  done  away  with  the  law  of  perpetual 
change  adopted  by  the  management.  Next  Monday  night  Chil- 
peric,  music  by  Herve,  libretto  by  I.  W.  Norcross,  will  be  pro- 
duced. The  cast  is  an  unusually  comprehensive  one,  including 
all  the  best  people  of  the  Tivoli  corps. 

Richard  Mansfield's  engagement  at  the  Baldwin  will  begin 
Monday  night,  April  18th,  and  bids  fair  to  be  one  of  the  most 
notable  of  the  season.  The  sale  of  aeata,  which  began  Tuesday 
instead  of  Thursday  as  usual,  has  been  very  large.  Mr.  Mans- 
field came  here  eight  years  ago  with  A.  M.  Palmer's  stock  com- 
pany. His  Baron  Chevreal  in  A  Parisian  Romance  stamped  him 
as  "  an  actor  with  a  future."  The  first  week  of  the  present  en- 
gagement will  be  devoted  to  Beau  Brummel,  which  had  a  run  of 
two  hundred  nights  in  New  York.  The  second  week  will  be 
divided  between  Prince  Karl  and  A  Parisian  Romance,  and  the 
third  will  be  occupied  equally  by  Nero,  a  tragedy,  and  Dr.  Jekyl 
and  Mr.  Hyde.  The  company  is  said  to  be  a  well  selected  and  able 
one. 

*  #  » 

Society  will  be  shaken  to  its  centre,  Monday  night,  by  conflict- 
ing obligations.  It  should  be  at  the  Baldwin  to  see  Richard 
Mansfield;  it  must  be  at  the  Grand  Opera  House  to  welcome  the 
beautiful  Agnes  Huntington.  It  will  be  in  both  places,  no  doubt, 
for  even  San  Francisco's  society  is  not  an  entity,  one  and  indivisible. 
Several  theatre  parties  have  been  arranged  for  the  opening  night 
when  the  fair  and  talented  Agnes  will  appear  as  Paul  Jones  in 
the  opera  of  that  name.  The  music  is  by  Planquette,  author  of 
Les  Cloches  de  Corneville.  Captain  Therese,  in  which  Miss  Hunting- 
ton will  also  appear,  is  by  the  aame  composer.  Miss  Huntington 
is  said  to  make  a  dashing  young  naval  hero  calculated  to  set  in  a 
flutter  the  tender  young  feminine  hearts  in  boxes  and  dresa 
circle.  , 

*  #  » 

Miss  Huntington's  dramatic  success  haa  hardly  outshone  her 
social  triumphs.  San  Francisco's  Four  Hundred  will,  no  doubt, 
vie  with  one  another  in  entertaining  the  charming  lady  who  has 
been  a  guest  of  Mrs.  Harrison  at  the  White  House,  of  Mme. 
Bonaparte  in  Baltimore,  Geo.  W.  Childs  in  Philadelphia,  and 
generally  the  recipient  of  more  attention  from  great  people  than 
most  singers.  The  would-be  entertainers  must  remember  that 
luncheons  are  the  form  which  their  hospitality  must  assume  to 
insure  the  attendance  of  the  object.  The  actress  never  dines 
later  than  three  o'clock  except  on  Sundays,  when  she  does  not 
perform,  thinking  that  a  later  dinner  interferes  with  the  power  of 
her  voice. 

In  Dorothy,  Mr.  Macdonald  and  Jessie  Bartlett  Davis  do  one  of 
the  prettiest  bits  of  love-making  ever  seen  in  opera.  When 
Mistress  Lydia,  with  half-reluctant  coquetry,  turning  her  roguish 
face  slowly  up  to  her  impetuous  lover's  gaze,  and  flashes  full 
upon  him  the  brightness  of  her  infectious  smile,  every  man  in 
the  house  knows  just  what  the  gallant  Harry  Sherwood  will  do, 
and  would  take  pleasure  in  kicking  bim  if  he  didn't. 

*  *  » 

The  first  of  the  two  "  extra"  Musical  Sunday  Afternoons  at 
Steinway  Hall  took  place  last  Sunday.  The  Beethoven  septette 
was  a  masterly  interpretation  of  the  magnificent  composition. 
Brandt,  Heine  and  Schmidt,  of  the  Hermann  Brandt  quartette, 
were  ably  assisted  by  Jos.  Wrba,  with  the  clarionet;  A.  Beetz, 
bassoon;  E.  Schlott,  French  horn;  A.  Mufioz,  double  bass.  The 
bassoon  was  rather  the  weakest  point  of  the  fine  performance. 
Miss  Anna  Miller  Wood  received  a  hearty  welcome,  as  well  as 
plenty  of  applause  for  her  aria  from  Gounod's  Queen  of  Sheba, 
though  her  later  and  simpler  song,  "  Spring  Flowers,"  was  more 
suited  to  her  voice  and  style,  and  was  warmly  received.  Miss 
Magda  Bugge  is  a  pianist,  not  a  pianiste,  her  powerful  touch  hav- 
ing a  masculine  strength  combined  with  a  rare  technique.  In  the 
Norwegian  spinning  song  the  execution  was  so  perfect  that  one 
could  fairly  hear  the  smooth  whir  of  the  wheel.  A  string  quar- 
tette, Haydn,  op.  33,  No.  2,  by  the  Hermann  Brandt  quartette, 
concluded  a  delightful  programme.     The  remaining  concert  will 

take  place  on  May  8th 

»  #  » 

The  entertainment  last  week  of  the  Native  Sons  of  Vermont 
was  notable  for  the  appearance  of  a  child  violinist,  Clarence  Col- 
mer.  He  looks  a  mere  infant,  and  his  performance  is  truly  re- 
markable for  his  years.  The  boy's  mother  is  a  widow  and  now 
very  ill,  and  her  brave  little  son  is  trying  to  help  her  by  his  efforts, 
while  she,  in  turn,  is  struggling  to  give  him  the  musical  education 
which  his  talents  claim.  The  struggle  should  be  a  needless  one 
as  soon  as  the  attention  of  San  Francisco's  rich  and  generous 
patrons  and  patronesses  of  art  is  called  to  the  case.  Hia  pro- 
nounced talent  justifies  its  claim  to  development. 
»  #  • 

Mr.  Louis  Heine,  the  well-known  'cellist  of  the  Hermann 
Brandt  quartette,  the  Carr-Beel-Heine  trio,  and  the  Tivoli  orches- 
tra, gave  a  very  pleasant  concert  Friday  evening,  April  8th,  in 
which  he  was  assisted  by  Mrs.  Carmichael-Carr,  pianist;  Sig- 
mund  Beel,  violinist:  Mrs.  Birmingham,  vocalist,  and  Amy  Gell, 
accompanist.     A  most  enjoyable  programme  was  rendered. 


April  16,  1392. 


SAX  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER 


The  Orldt  M.imji  concerts  will  take  place  Sunday  evening.  April 
C4lb.  and  Sunday  evening.  May  I«t.  Baaldfl  the  regular  members 
of  bii  company.  Mr.  Musin  will  be  assisted  by  an  orchestra  of 
thirtytive  musicians,  under  Ids  dtreclloD  BJ  AagOSt  Hinrichs. 
The  programme  for  the  first  concert  includes  a  concerto  of  Bee- 
thoven and  a  »  rondo  capricioso*"  of  Saint  8aen,  by  Musin; 
operatic  selections  rendered  by  Annie  Louise  TannerMusin,  so- 
prano, Inex  rarmatcr.  soprano-meizo,  and  Eiuil  Senger,  basso; 
and  a  piano  concerto  of  Saint  Saens  by  F.duard  Scharf.  Of  course 
Ihe  interest  centers  in  the  violinist,  whose  work  is  that  of  a 
master  in  technique  and  a  poet  in  apprehension  of  the  great  com- 
posers. 

•  •  • 

Next  Wednesday  evening  a  concert  will  be  given  at  Irving 
Hall  by  Signor  and  Signora  Osuinando.  The  merited  favor  with 
which  these  artists  have  been  received  here  is  a  guaranty  of  a 
good  attendance  and  an  enjoyable  evening.  The  two  principals 
will  be  ably  assisted. 

»  »  » 

Mr.  Meyer  is  making  a  success  of  the  Wigwam  by  giving  good 
and  varied  amusement  for  a  merely  nominal  admission  fee. 
"  Many  a  mickle  makes  a  winckle,"  however,  according  to  the 
canny  Scot,  and  by  adhering  to  its  present  liberal  policy  toward 
its  patrons  the  Wigwam  may  prove  financially  the  truth  of  the 
saying. 

•  •  * 

John  P.  Slocum,  of  Agnes  Huntington's  managerial  staff,  ia  an 
old   acquaintance   here,    having  been  for  a  long  time  manager  of 

the  Grand  Opera  House,  and  a  very  popular  and  efficient  one. 

Samuel  G.  Fleishman,  the  young  pianist  and  composer,  is  now 
arranging  his  route  over  the  Pacific  Coast.     He  will  give  concerts 

in  his  native  San  Francisco  in  the  near  future. When  Geo.  W. 

Morgan,  the  distinguished  organist,  comes  to  this  city  he  will  use 
the  $12,500  organ  donated  to  the  First  Congregational  Church  by 

Mrs.  Crocker  Alexander. Blue  Jeans  is  now  on  its  second  season 

at  the  Fourteenth-street  Theatre,  New  York,  with  no  sign  of 
abatement  of  popularity.  It  has  been  played  more  than  two 
hundred  and  fifty  times  on  the  same  stage.  Manager  J.  Wesley 
Rosenquest  announces  that  Blue  Jeans  will  come  to  San  Fran- 
cisco this  season. Stockwell's    new  theatre  will    be   ready  on 

time,  and  its  energetic  owner  has  already  a  long  and  brilliant  list 
of  attractions  for  its  stage. Mr.  Julius  Ludovici  has,  nearly  fin- 
ished, at  his  studio,  131  Post  street,  a  splendid  and  lifelike  por- 
trait  of   Miss  Alice  Ames,  violinist,   and  a    prominent  member 

of  J.  H.  Rosewald's  Ladies'  Orchestra. Dan   Sully,  one  of  the 

best  and  least  noisy  of  stage  Irishmen,  has  a  new  play  written 
by  the  Texas  Sifting s  man,  Alex.  Swett.     It   will   be  produced  at 

Stockwell's  Theatre    soon    after    the  opening. Noting   a   dull 

dramatic  week,  Dunlop's  Stage  Nexus  says  :  "Nellie  McHenry  at 
the  Bijou,  in  A  Night  at  the    Circus,    Gloriana  at  Herrmann's,  and 

Forgiven  at  the  Third  Avenue  have   done  well." Maurice  Bar- 

rymore  will  this  season  once   more   be  Modjeska's  leading  man. 

The  curtain-raiser  for  the  last  week's  engagement  of  Mr.  and 

Mrs.  Drew  will  be  a  new  one-act  play  by  JLorimer  Stoddard,  en- 
titled A  Summer  Storm.  The  author  is  a  son  of  Richard  Henry 
8toddard,  the  poet,  and  Elizabeth  Stoddard,  the  novelist. 


THE    LELAND    STANFORD,    JR.,    UNIVERSITY. 


MANY  and  important  additions  to  the  buildings  of  the  Leland 
Stanford  Junior  University  will  soon  be  made  by  the  gener- 
ous founder  of  that  now  famous  institution.  Though  there  are  suffi- 
cient class  rooms,  there  are  not  enough  dormitories  for  the  accom- 
modation of  the  rapidly  increasing  number  of  students.  This  year 
there  is  a  Freshman  class,  but  next  year  there  will  also  be  a  Sopho- 
more class.  "When  the  autumn  session  of  the  University  opens,  it  is 
thought  there  will  be  about  500  applicants  for  admission,  who,  with 
the  present  500,  would  give  the  University  fully  1,000  students.  New 
modern  dormitories,  temporary  structures,  are  to  be  erected  at  once, 
and  additional  dining  halls  will  be  built,  or  the  present  hall,  which 
accommodates  400,  will  be  enlarged.  Senator  Stanford  contemplates 
building  two  large  buildings  in  which  to  board  the  students.  They 
will  be  in  charge  of  experienced  caterers,  who  will  have  entire  charge 
of  furnishing  the  meals.  The  students  are  to  be  given  unusual  op- 
portunities to  enjoy  themselves,  for  four  more  club  houses  are  to  be 
built  for  them,  so  that,  including  the  present  club  house,  each  of  the 
five  Greek  letter  societies  will  have  its  own  headquarters.  These 
houses  will  all  be  comfortably  furnished,  and  will  be,  in  fact,  luxuri- 
ous places  wherein  the  students  may  while  away  a  spare  half-hour. 
New  cottages  are  also  to  be  built  for  the  accommodation  of  the  gen- 
tlemen recently  added  to  the  staff  of  the  University.  These  will  be 
very  neat  structures.  Among  the  new  men  are  Professor  Angell,  of 
Cornell  and  Leipsic,  a  Doctor  of  Philosophy;  Wm.  R.  Dudley,  As- 
sistant Professor  of  Botany  at  Cornell,  has  been  made  Professor  of 
Systematic  and  Economic  "Botany  at  Palo  Alto;  William  H.  Hudson, 
Assistant  Professor  of  English  Literature,  is  now  Assistant  Librarian 
at  Cornell.  The  many  improvements  to  be  made  in  the  grounds  of 
the  University  will  cause  the  expenditure  of  a  very  large  sum  of 
money.  Senator  Stanford,  however,  has  determined  to  make  the 
University  the  peer  in  every  respect  of  any  in  America,  and  in  secur- 
ing that  consummation  money  will  not  be  considered. 

Eyes  tested  according  to  physiological  laws  of  light  and  not  by  ma- 
chinery. C.  Muller,  the  progressive  optician  and  refraction  specialist,  135 
Montgomery  street,  near  Bush. 


BALDWIN  THEATRE. 

Al.  Hayxan  A  Co Proprietors,  i  ai.fbki.  Boon ib Manager. 

THE     BJSTONIANS, 
HOOD^wfih'a'oreat*?!48!*''1'4*1  Kv""1,u;-  **«»w»l]  Performance!,  RODIN 

Dorfaf  S?e  M^Vee*.    '  ""'"  "'"^  C°mp,">''  ™"  ""'  ''rL'BC"V 
BEAD    llltl  M'lll  I,. 

Second  Week.  Monday,  April  25th— Monday,  Tuesday  and  Wednesday 
BTenlngs.  8atnrdajr  Matinee,  PRINOB  KARU 

Ju!'rr'!Hy'  !''rl'1«>'  an  1  Baturdaj  Evenings,  A  PARISIAN  ROMANCE. 
Third  Heck,  "Nero  "  and  "Dr.  Jekyll  and  Mr.  Hyde." 
Seats  Now  on  Sale. 

GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Under  the  direction  of    Ai.  Hayman  &  Co. 

TWO  WEEKS,  Beginning  Monday,  April  IS.  First  Appearance  in  this 
City  of  the  Prima  Donna  Contralto.  MISS  AGNES  HUN  I  lN(i  ['ON  Sup- 
ported by  Her  Own  Opera  Comiqne  Compauy.  Under  the  direction  of 
Marcus  R.  Mayer  and  Ben.  Stern.    Plauquette's  Latest  Success, 

PAUL    JONES  I 

As  Originally  Presented  by  MISS  HUNTINGTON  346  Consecutive  Times 
at  the  Prince  of  Wales  Theatre,  London. 

Prices— Orchestra  and  Front  Rows  of  Orchestra  Circle  and  Dress  Circle, 
?1  50;  other  rows,  Orchestra  Circle  and  Dress  Circle,  $1;  Family  Circle.  60c- 
Gallery,  25c. 

Seats  Now  on  Sale  at  the  Grand  Opera  House. 

NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE. 

Al.  Hi  yuan  &  Co — Proprietors.  |  Harry  Mann Manager. 

Monday,  April  18th,  Every  Evening,  Matinee  Saturday,  HALLEN  AND 
HART,  in  a  Brand  New  Version  of 

LATER     ON, 

A  Jolly  Jumble  of  Sense  and  Nonsense. 
Seats  now  selling. 


BUSH  STREET  THEATRE. 


M.  B.  Leavitt.  .Lessee  and  Proprietor.  |  Chas.  P.  Hall.  . Manager. 

Change  of  bill  for  the  last  week.    MR.  and  MRS.  SIDNEY  DREW, 
A    SUMMER    STORM, 

For  a  curtain-raiser,  followed  by 

THAT  GIRL  FROM    MEXICO. 
Next  week,  April  25th— MR.  UI'S  WILLIAMS. 

TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Kbeltng  Bros Proprietors  and  Managers. 

To-night,  Stewart  &  O'Connell's  Successful  Opera, 
BLUFF     KING     HAL, 

Monday,  April  18th,  CHILPERIC. 
Popular  Prices 25c.  and  30c. 

WIGWAM  THEATRE. 

Corner  Stockton  and  Geary  Streets. 

Charles  Meyer Proprietor  and  Manager. 

The  Most  Popular  Place  of  Amusement  in  the  City. 

ENTIRE  CHANGE  OF  BILL  EVERY  WEEK. 
Every  Evening  at  8  o'clock.      Saturday  and  Sunday  at  2  p.  m. 
Admission,  10  cents  and  25  cents. 
Box  office  open  from  10  to  12  and  from  3  to  6,  daily. 

TWENTY-NINTH     EXHIBITION, 

Comprising  150  examples  of 

Oil  Paintings,  Water-Colors  and  Statuary,  by  Resident  Artists, 

Is  now  open  at  the  rooms  of  the 

ART      ASSOCIATION, 

430    Pine    Street, 

DAILT,    AND    TUESDAY    AND   THURSDAY    EVENINGS. 

Dl  A  HI  AC  Kt^the,    Haines, 
"I  Alii Ud  Bush&G?erts,<»  others. 


and  Repaired. 

803  Sutter 

St.,  S.  F. 


Cashorinstallraents.  Rented 
Please  call  or  send  for  circulars. 

BANCROFT 


FINE   DIAMONDS, 

Gold    and   Silver   Watches. 

The  newest  designs  in  jew- 
ellery of  first  quality  only,  at 
very   reasonable   prices. 
A.   W.   STOTT, 

3    Montgomery  St, 
Under  Masonic   Temple. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  16,  1892. 


THE  recently  announced  engagement  of  Miss  Mollie  Torbert 
and  Burke  Holladay  does  not  seem  to  be  regarded  as  accom- 
plished by  their  friends  at  large,  as  some  affirm  and  some  deny  the 
soft  impeachment. 

»  #  * 

It  is  amusing,  if  not  instructive,  to  note  some  of  the  peculiar 
features  of  the  approaching  Easter  weddings.  Take,  for  instance, 
the  marriage  ceremony  of  a  Presbyterian  young  lady,  solemnized 
by  a  Roman  Catholic  prelate;  the  wedding  of  two  cousins  whose 
course  of  true  love  has  at  length  run  smooth,  and  the  nuptials  by 
which  a  livery  stable  man  will  bestow  a  name  upon  his  bride. 
Truly  we  have  material  enough  for  exciting  comment. 

•  »  * 

From  the  number  of  cottages  taken  this  season  in  San  Rafael, 
it  would  seem  as  though  the  beau  monde  who  flit  there  for  their 
summer  outing,  will  do  the  exclusive  act,  and  keep  as  much  as 
possible  among  their  own  set.  A  girl  was  heard  complaining  the 
other  day  that  the  way  people  at  the  Hotel  forced  their  acquaint- 
ance upon  one  was  "  really  hoirid,  don't  you  know." 
*  *  *  * 

The  Louis  Parrotta  are  always  in  the  lead  with  dinners  and 
Sunday  afternoon  teas;  and  this  year  Mrs.  Belle  Donahue,  being 
in  undisturbed  possession  of  her  pretty  suburban  home,  intends 
to  have  a  succession  of  visitors. 

#  *  » 

The  "  Nonsense  Club,"  of  Ross  Valley,  will,  no  doubt,  be  a 
prime  factor  in  jovial  gatherings,  having  had  abundant  practice 
during  the  winter  to  get  their  "  nonsense  "  up  to  the  mark. 

*  *  • 

It  is  being  whispered  that  a  series  of  musical  events  will  be 
among  the  attractions  of  the  little  burg,  and  when  the  names  of 
Mesdames  McAllister  and  Wise  are  mentioned,  people  are  sure  of 
a  successful  affair.  Mrs.  Hall  McAllister,  Jr.,  is  also  a  musician 
of  exceptional  excellence,  having  been  among  the  leading  vocalists 
of  esthetic  Boston. 

•  *  • 

King  Faro  has  opened  Court  in  Oakland,  much  to  the  dismay 
of  the  good  people  who  have  never  really  got  over  the  shock  of 
the  advent  of  the  poolrooms.  His  Majesty  is  holding  daily  re- 
ceptions in  a  couple  of  houses  in  town,  and  at  one  of  the  estab- 
lishments the  play  is  very  high.  A  neat  losing  of  $1,200  was  ex- 
perienced the  other  night  by  a  prominent  business  man  of  the 
city. 

#  #  * 

At  Tuesday's  races,  a  filly  named  "  Waif  "  ran.  This  is  the  way 
the  cards  announced  her:  "Waif,  ch.  f.;  Green;  Bachelor;  So- 
ciety girl;  Dr.  Budges."  That  Dr.  Budges  should  have  allowed 
this  poor  waif,  this  offspring  of  an  unholy  alliance  between  a 
bachelor  and  a  society  girl,  to  appear  in  a  crowd,  is  astonishing. 
What  covert  altusionisin  the  color  of  the  filly — chestnut — and  the 
jockey's  colors?  Has  the  matter  of  "accidents"  gone  so  far 
that  it  has  become  a  "  chestnut  "  and  is  green  with  age  ? 

*  *  « 

A  recent  scientific  investigation  demonstrates  that  the  at- 
mospheric pressure  on  a  man  of  average  stature  is  about  fif- 
teen tons.  Any  wonder  that  they  occasionally  stagger  under  a 
load  like  that? 

#  *  • 

All  accounts  with  whiskers  on  them  will  be  shaved,"  is  the 
announcement  of  a  witty  merchant  in  the  Modesto  papers. 
He  has  evidently  come  to  the  conclusion  that  the  wind  of  the 
San  Joaquin  Valley  has  blown  through  them  long  enough. 

*  #  # 

Singular,  isn't  it,  that  the  so-called  "higher  criticism"  is 
usually  done   by  the  low-salaried   writers. 


Colonel  J.  M.  Litchfield's  tailoring  establishment,  at  12  Post  street, 
is  one  of  the  best-known  and  most  popular  sartorial  emporiums  in 
the  city.  During  the  many  years  that  this  gentleman  has  done  busi- 
ness in  this  city,  he  and  his  goods  have  always  enjoyed  an  excellent 
reputation.  Colonel  Litchfield  makes  a  specialty  of  army,  navy,  Na- 
tional Guard  uniforms  and  society  regalia. 

The  Grand  Central  Wine  Rooms,  at  16-18  Third  street,  are  the 
headquarters  for  hundreds  of  men  who  require  good  liquor  to  satisfy 
their  thirst,  and  to  inspire  their  inner  man.  Only  the  best  brands  of 
liquors  have  ever  crossed  its  bar,  and  it  is  for  this  well-known  reason 
that  it  is  daily  crowded  with  men  who  know  a  good  thing  when  they 
taste  it. 

Every  man  who  ever  drank  whisky,  or  who  pretends  to  know  any- 
thing whatever  regarding  the  virtues  of  that  national  drink,  is  aware 
that  J.  F.  Cutter's  Old  Bourbon  stands  high  in  the  favor  of  all  con- 
noisseurs. The  result  is,  that  it  is  always  in  demand  among  whisky- 
drinkers.    Call  for  J.  F.  Cutter's  Old  Bourbon. 


HOUSE 
FURNISHINGS, 

In  standard  grades  of  service- 
able household  necessities,  we 
are  thoroughly  equippedto  sup- 
ply the  season's  demands  at  ex- 
ceptionally low  prices.  Blan- 
kets, Quilts,  Comforters,  Cur- 
tains, Table  Linens,  Napkins, 
Towles,  Toweling,  Crash,  Cot- 
ton and  Linen  Sheets  and  Pillow 
Slips,  etc.,  etc. 


111  to  121  Post  Street. 


DIPHTHERIA    AND    BLOOD    POISONING. 

The  tide  ebbs  and  flows  twice  in  every  24  hours,  forcing  sewer  gas  into 
your  house,  through  washstands  aud  waterclosets,  causing  diphtheria. 
Open  windows  mean  draughts  and  colds.  A  cold  means  diphtheria  and 
pneumonia.  Save  doctors'  bills.  One  visit  from  the  doctor  will  cost  more 
than  the 

"ABRAHAMSON  PATENT  SYSTEM  OF  VENTILATORS," 

Without  draughts.  Try  it  and  preserve  yours  and  your  children's  health. 
Office  and  factory— 12  Hush  street,  opposite  Market.  Call  or  send  for  cata- 
logue and  price  list,  free  on  application. 

Dr.  J.  H.  STALLARD 


Dr.  J.  CLARK, 

ra-2"SICI-A-I:TS    and.    STTI^G-EOITS, 
632    Sutter    Street, 

DR.   RlCORD'S   RE8TORATIVE   PlLLS. 

Buy  none  but  the  Genuine— A  Specific  for  Exhausted  Vitality.  Physical 
Debility,  WastedForces,  etc.— Approved  by  the  Academy  of  Medicine,  Paris, 
and  the  Medical  Celebrities.     Agents  for  California  and  the  Pacific  States. 

J.  G.  STEELE  .V  CO., 
No.  635  Market  street  (Palace  Hotel),  San  Francisco. 
Sent  by  mail  or  express  anywhere. 

PRICES  REDUCED.  Bo:;  of  50  pills,  ?1  25:  of  100  pills,  $2;  of200pills. 
$3  50;  of  400  pills,  $6 ;  Preparatory  Pills,  %2.    Send  for  Circular. 

Good  Cheer  and  a  Souvenir  of  California  for  our  Eastern  Friends. 

Parties  desiring  to  send  to  their 
friends  East  the 

INGLENOOK  TABLE  WINES 

Can  have  their  orders  filled  at  San 
Francisco  prices  aud  of  freight  at 
car-load  rates  added,  thus  saving 
a  great  expense  by  leaving  their 
orders  in  time  with 

F.  A.  HABER, 

Office  and  Depot  Inglenook  Vineyard,  122  Sansome  St.,  S. 


April  16,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LKTTKK. 


WHERE    THEY    WENT    TO    SCHOOL. 


CAI.IKORMANS  »re  railed  against  by  Europeans.  New  Yorkers 
and  Bostonians,  as  having  no  culture.  Yet  there  is  not  one  of 
oar  society  set  who  has  not  had  the  benefit  of  good  schooling. 
Where  did  they  pick  up  these  crumbs  <»(  learning  ? 

Mrs.  McKinstrj  (Annie  Hodges  wife  of  the  Judge,  attended 
the  Atkins-Lynch  Seminary  fur  Young  Ladies,  at  Benicia.  Mrs. 
Eroil  A.  Brugit're,  Mrs.  Mary  Laughlin  Kincaid,  Mrs.  Charles 
Foreman,  of  Virginia  City,  Nevada.  Mrs.  A.  K.  Grey  (Grace 
Woodbridge).  Mrs.  J.  H.  Bruner.  Mr?.  Frank  Barnard, and  others, 
a  number  of  whom  are  now  dead,  also  enjoyed  Miss  Atkins' 
tnltion.  Miss  Mamie  Kohl,  Mrs.  Geo.  Palmer,  Jr.,  a  niece  of 
Senator  Cole,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Scbroeder  (Eugenie  McLane)  and  Miss 
Carrie  bwin  went  to  Mrs.  Buckmaster's  seminary,  Laural  Hall. 
Hiss  Gwin  also  became  a  pupil  at  Shepherd's  School,  on  Powell 
street,  at  the  time  when  Mrs.  W.  K.  Smedberg,  Mrs.  Emily  Trip- 
plen  and  Mrs.  Henry  Baroilhet  shared  the  gentle  rector's  teach- 
ings. When  Mrs.  Horace  Davis  was  Edith  King,  she  studied 
English  and  French  at  the  private  school  kept  by  Miss  Janes  and 
Miss  Prince.  Afterwards  Miss  Prince  opened  another  School, 
Mrs.  Richardson  Clover  (Miss  Dora  Miller)  being  one  of  the  pupils. 
Mabel  Pacbeco,  Nettie  Schmieden  and  Mattie  Peters,  all  now 
happy  matrons,  graduated  from  Clark's  Institute,  then  on  O'Far- 
rell  and  Mason  streets.  Annie  Buckbee,  Alice  Mau,  Fannie 
Crocker,  the  O'Connor,  Ashe  and  Yanderslice  girls  are  all  gradu- 
ates of  the  Van  Ness  Seminary.  May  Bowen  is  one  of  Miss 
West's  girls,  though  at  one  time  she  attended  the  Peninan.  Nellie 
Joliffe  is  a  High  School  graduate,  while  Ailene  Ivers  merely  went 
through  the  Grammar  School.  Mrs.  John  O'N.  Reis  and  her  sisters, 
Maggie  and  Lucy  Brooks,  went  to  the  Denman  School.  Mrs. 
Hermann  Oelricha,  before  going  abroad,  also  attended  the 
Denman.  Both  Jennie  and  Bessie  Hooker  are  Denman  girls, 
who  received  their  •«  finishing  "  at  Miss  West's.  Miss  Eleanor 
Dimond  began  her  school  life  at  Mrs.  Sleeper's,  on  Larkin  street, 
while  Sophie  Gibbs,  now  Mrs.  Fred.  Johnson,  learned  her  alpha- 
bet at  Mrs.  McGaaley's,  on  O'Farrell  street.  The  latter's  sisters 
are  High  School  graduates. 

Mrs.  Abbot  Kinney,  as  Marguerite  Thornton,  was  a  favorite 
among  the  Hayes  Valley  Grammar  and  Girls'  High  School  pupils. 
Her  cousin,  Sadie  Hine,  went  to  several  pnblic  schools,  finally 
finishing  at  the  Hamilton  Grammar.  Mrs.  Norman  McLaren, 
then  Linie  Ashe,  the  Maynard  sisters,  Frank  Willey,  Henry 
Miller,  George  and  Jennie  Cheeseman,  Mrs.  Walter  Alexander 
(Fannie  Lent),  the  De  Russey  giTls  (one  of  whom  is  now  Mrs. 
Washington  Berry),  Mrs.  Anne  Buckler  Toland  and  her  sister 
Jennie  were  all  on  the  roll  at  Dr.  Huddart's  Academy,  at  Bryant 
and  Second  streets.  Jennie  Bruner,  now  Mrs.  Lovell,  attended 
the  little  school  across  the  street  from  Huddart's,  presided  over 
by  Miss  Dawson. 

Mrs.  Adele  Brooks  Chretien  attended  the  Denman,  which  Mrs. 
Alice  Chittenden  Overton  also  calls  her  school.  Mrs.  Emily 
Sweth  Parkhurst  is  a  High  School  graduate. 

James  Flood  went  to  the  Santa  Clara  Jesuit  College,  but  they 
say  he  didn't  take  to  learning.  Henry  J.  Crocker  is  a  Public 
School  boy,  a  former  attendant  at  the  South  Cosmopolitan  Gram- 
mar School.  George  D.  Boyd  is  a  High  School  and  University 
graduate.  Samuel  G.  Buckbee,  like  Henry  Crocker,  was  one  of 
Prof.  Herbst's  boys,  afterwards  taking  the    High   School   course. 

George  H.  Lent  was  not  educated  at  the  tax-payers'  expense. 
After  learning  the  multiplication  table  at  Mrs.  Sleeper's,  he  went 
to  the  Urban  School,  thence  departing  for  Harvard,  His  brother 
Eugene  used  to  attend  Mr.  Bates'  school,  then  held  in  the  Sunday 
School  rooms  of  the  Eddy-street  Baptist  Church.  John  0. 
Blanchard  is  an  Urban  boy,  and  most  of  the  local  jeunesse  doree 
either  went  there,  to  Brewer's,  or  to  the  Public  Schools. 


ARMY    AND    NAVY    SUPPLIES. 


The  (iovernment  Buying  Royal  Baking  Powder. 


{New   York  Tribune.) 

LARGE  purchases  of  baking  powder  have  recently  been  made 
by  the  United  States  Government.  In  one  lot  80,000  lbs.  were 
bought  of  the  Royal  Baking  Powder  Company. 

During  the  last  year,  including  the  contract  just  made,  under 
date  of  March  5th,  the  Royal  Baking  Powder  Company  has 
supplied  over  212,000  pounds,  or  106  tons,  of  baking  powder  for 
the  United  States  Government  and  its  army  and  navy  officers. 

For  many  years  the  Government  has  given  its  orders  for  Royal 
Baking  Powder  in  preference  to  all  others,  it  being  found  that 
this  is  the  only  Baking  Powder  that  will  keep  and  retain  its 
strength  in  the  various  climates  to  which  it  is  sent  by  the  Depart- 
ment. 

Whenever  the  Government  wants  the  most  trustworthy  article 
and  the  best  in  quality,  it  prefers  the  Royal,  as  this  brand  was 
found  to  be  superior  to  all  others  in  leavening  power  by  the 
official  chemical  tests,  made  at  the  instance  of  the  Government, 
in  the  Agricultural  Department,  at  Washington. 


BRUNSWICK-BALKE- 

COLLENDER  CO. 


Manufacturers  of  Billiard  and  Pool  Tables. 

Dealers  in  Billiard  Merchandise  Generally. 

Makers  of  Bank  and  Office  Fixtures. 

Also,  Saloon  Fixtures,  Counters,  Coolers,  Mirrors,  etc.,  constantly  on 
hand  or  made  to  order.    Ten  Pin  Alleys,  Ten  Pins,  Ten  Pin  Balls,  etc. 

653-655  MARKET  STREET,  S.  F. 


GK  W.   OLABK   &   CO., 
653  Market  Street, 

FOB 

WALL      PAPER, 

WINDOW      SHADES, 

And    CORNICE     POLES. 


LODIS  COOKS. 


WILLIAM  COOKS. 


MAX  COOKS. 


The  Finest  Line  Ever  Shown  in 
San  Francisco. 
For  Fit  and  Finish  we  cannot  be  excelled. 


COOKS     BROS., 

IHSTTIEiaiOIR.         DECOBATOES. 

Dealers  in  Stained  Glass,  Wall  Paper,  Lincrusta  Walton,  Paper 

Mache,  Parquet  Flooring,  Moorish  Fret  Work, 

Frescoing,  Wall    Mouldings, 

943  and  945  Market  St.,  between  5th  and  6th,  San  Francisco 

QMD  YOU  SHOULD  SEE  THEM. 

SPRING 

SMEDLEY    &    THOMASON, 

S  U ITI N  GS.  7  Kearny  street 

MRS.  R.    G.  LEWIS, 

FORMERLY    OF    THURLOW    BLOCK, 
HAS  REMOVED  TO 

531    SUTTER    STREET. 


GOLD  SEAL  Eubta  HOSE, 

THE  BEST  MADE. 
Goodyear  Rubber  Company, 


B.  H.  PEASE,    j  /.„„„,. 
S.  M.  KUSlfON.)  ASenls- 


ST7  A  579  Market  Street. 


10 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  16,  1892. 


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MY  attention  hag  been  directed  to  what  ia  certainly  a  very  bad 
practice,  and  one  which  should  at  once  be  changed.  I  refer  to 
the  custom  prevalent  in  civil  courts  in  this  city  of  extending  time 
on  cases  set  for  hearing  before  them  from  month  to  month,  so 
that  frequently  it  takes  nearly  a  year  to  try  a  simple  suit.  It  is 
a  fact,  that  while  some  of  the  departments  of  the  Superior  Court, 
as,  for  instance,  the  Probate  and  the  Criminal  departments,  are 
hard  worked,  some  of  the  Judges  of  civil  courts  do  not  earn  their 
salaries.  It  is  a  very  lamentable  state  of  affairs — but  that  is  not 
saying  anything  new  regarding  the  administration  of  the  courts 
of  this  county.  So  notorious  have  our  courts  become  in  regard  to 
procrastination,  that  leading  lawyers  never  take  a  case  into  court 
if  they  can  adjudicate  the  differences  between  the  contending  par- 
ties beyond  the  view  of  the  judicial  bench.  That  is  the  reason 
that  the  names  of  the  best  law  firms  are  so  seldom  mentioned  now 
in  connection  with  the  cases  on  trial.  The  Judges  owe  it  to  them- 
selves, as  well  as  to  the  county,  whose  money  they  demand,  to 
facilitate  the  trial  of  cases  as  much  as  possible,  and  not  to  allow 
litigants  to  await  the  decision  of  cases  while  the  manipulators  of 
justice  are  enjoying  themselves  at  the  Park,  Cliff  or  in  a  box  with 
a  bottle  of  fizz.  There  are  a  few  honest,  hard-working  Judges  on 
the  bench;  say  several;  but  there  are  also  a  few  who  more  than 
once  have  closed  their  courts  to  suit  their  own  pleasure,  notwith- 
standing the  endeavors  of  litigants  to  finish  their  cases. 

*  »  * 

How  long  is  the  Receiving  Hospital  to  continue  to  be  an  ex- 
perimental school  for  young  gentlemen  who  have  passed  their 
little-gos  as  medicos  and  now  need  only  to  become  accustomed 
to  blood,  broken  bones  and  oozing  brains  to  become  fully  fledged 
butchers  ?  Why  is  it  that  only  young,  untried  men  are  appointed 
to  the  Receiving  Hospital?  That  is  a  place  where  only  an  old, 
fully-tried  and  well-experienced  surgeon  should  be  allowed;  yet, 
year  after  year,  young  men  are  sent  thereto  try  their 'prentice 
hands  and  original  ideas  in  surgery  upon  those  poor  unfortunates 
who  may  fall  into  their  hands.  The  young  men  mean  well 
enough,  no  doubt ;  they  are  all  good  fellows  in  their  way,  and  in 
time  all  will  doubtless  take  the  high  place  in  their  profession  to 
which  their  abilities  entitle  them.  But  until  the  possession  of 
ability  is  fully  demonstrated  beyond  the  shadow  of  a  reasonable 
doubt,  the  young  medicos  should  be  kept  out  of  the  Receiving 
Hospital.  They  should  receive  their  training  at  some  other  in- 
stitution. It  is  self-evident  that  a  man  without  practical  experi- 
ence, no  matter  how  well-grounded  he  may  be  in  the  books,  is  not 
capable  of  properly  attending  to  the  numerous  complicated  sur- 
gical cases  which  are  sent  to  the  Receiving  Hospital  in  this  city 
of  shotguns  and  bowie-knives.  The  local  Receiving  Hospital 
does  as  big  a  business  in  its  bloody  way  as  almost  any  other  simi- 
lar institution  in  the  country.  When  a  man  comes  in  with  a 
cracked  skull,  a  split  rib,  a  broken  leg,  or  a  bullet  in  the  groin, 
there  should  be  no  hesitation  about  the  manner  of  his  treatment, 
but  he  should  be  attended  to  promptly  and  in  a  manner  indicative 
of  the  greatest  surgical  skill.  Such  treatment  can  be  given  only 
by  men  of  experience.  Novices  cannot  expect  and  do  not  pre- 
tend to  be  as  able  as  old  practitioners,  and  their  dignity  should 
not  be  offended  when  it  is  suggested  that  the  important  posts  of 
surgeons  in  the  Receiving  Hospital  shall  be  given  only  to  men  of 
ability  and  experience. 

*  #  # 

Mr.  Barbour  Lathrop,  F.  F.  V.,  drinks  milk.  It  is  a  habit  he 
contracted  in  early  youth,  and  he  cannot  free  himself  from  it. 
He  is  a  slave  to  the  lacteal  fluid,  a  .flask  of  which,  he  always  car- 
ries with  him.  The  members  of  the  Bohemian  Club  know  of  his 
weakness,  Upon  his  recent  arrival  from  Santa  Barbara  he  took  a 
room  at  the  Club  and  ordered  a  quart  of  milk  sent  to  his  room 
in  the  evening.  He  always  drinks  a  quart  just  before  retiring. 
That  night,  upon  opening  his  door,  the  entire  room  seemed  to 
him  to  be  one  gigantic  milk  can,  which  gradually,  as  his  aston- 
ished eyes  accustomed  themselves  to  the  spectacle,  resolved  itself 
into  garlands,  pyramids,  and  layers  of  milk  cans-  Graceful  fes- 
toons of  cans  swung  gaily  from  chandelier  and  window-poles;  the 
mantel-piece  was  banked  with  them;  bureau,  tables  and  chairs 
each  had  their  adornment  of  glittering  tin,  and  a  dozen,  more  or 
less,  had  to  be  rolled  off  the  downy  couch  before  the  tired  trav- 
eller could  find  a  resting-place.  The  point,  or  rather  cream  of  the 
affair  was,  that  in  one  of  those  cans  was  the  quart  of  milk  which 
had  been  ordered  for  the  evening  repast,  and  the  cover  of  every 
individual  can  had  to  be  lifted  before  the  right  one  was  struck. 
While  Mr.  Lathrop  banged  cans  in  true  milkman  style,  the  gay 
Bohemians  hugged  themselves  over  the  success  of  their  joke, 
and  now  are  waiting  for  the  next  victim. 
»  •  • 

The  Park  Commissioners  have  done  so  much  for  the  Park  and 
have  always  shown  themselves  so  willing,  even  eager,  to  increase 
the  comfort  and  pleasure  of  its  frequenters,  that  I  feel  certain 
they  will  thank  me  for  the   following   suggestion  on  a  matter 


which,  among  the  multifarous  duties  which  engage  their  atten- 
tion, they  have  no  doubt  overlooked.  It  is  simply  that  they  in- 
struct some  one  to  repair  the  various  benches  in  the  Park,  the 
seats  of  which  are  minus  one  or  more  slats.  Has  Mr.  Hammond 
or  Mr.  Austin  ever  sat  upon  a  sheltered  Park  bench  beside  a  fair 
and  sympathetic  being,  admiring  the  inconstant  moon  upon  such 
a  glorious  night  as  one  of  those  which  have  made  the  Park  de- 
lightful recently?  Has  Mr.  Austin,  in  the  midst  of  a  rhapsody, 
slipped  on  the  seat  and  fallen  in  a  chasm,  caused  by  the  absence 
of  a  slat  ?  If  he  had,  it  would  not  be  necessary  to  suggest  that 
the  Park  benches  be  repaired.  Comfortable  benches  and  shelt- 
ered nooks  are  absolutely  necessary  for  the  maintenance  of  the 
popularity  of  the  Paikas  a  public  institution. 

#  #  * 

D.  C.  Pickett,  the  veteran  miner,  who  is  well  known  in  this 
part  of  the  country,  especially  in  San  Francisco  and  Oakland, 
has  been  having  a  remarkable  time  of  it  lately,  judging  by  a  letter 
just  received  from  him.  He  is  Superintendent  of  the  Quijotoa 
mines,  in  Southern  Arizona,  and  after  a  short  visit  here,  recently, 
he  left  for  his  headquarters  again,  accompanied  by  ex-Mayor 
Leatherwood,  of  Tucson.  According  to  his  letter,  they  got  on  merri- 
ly enough  until  they  passed  the  Gulf,  near  the  Colorado  river,  from 
which  point  they  made  for  San  Antonio,  a  small  Mexican  town. 
They  hired  carriages,  an  outfit,  and  then  set  out  on  their  way 
overland,  but  tbey  had  not  gone  far  before  they  came  across  a 
guard  of  Mexican  soldiers,  by  whom  they  were  promptly  arrested 
as  smugglers.  Despite  their  entreaties  and  explanations,  they 
were  taken  into  custody,  and  after  being  held  as  prisoners  for 
three  days,  they  were  turned  adrift,  their  carriages,  etc.,  being 
confiscated.  After  considerable  suffering,  they  got  across  the 
frontier  again,  and  to  an  American  cattle  ranch,  where  they  were 
hospitably  welcomed  and  entertained.  Leatherwood  then  left  for 
Nogales,  where  he  will  prepare  a  remonstrance  against  his  treat- 
ment, while  Pickett,  purchasing  new  horses  and  another  outfit, 
set  forth  for  Quijotoa  once  more. 

»  #  » 

The  Athenian  Club,  of  Oakland,  had  a  glorious  jinks  on  Satur- 
day night  last,  under  the  archonship  of  Ed.  Benjamin.  The 
elections  went  off  pleasantly  during  the  day,  and  in  the  evening 
boom-de-lay  tickets  were  issued  under  the  headings  of  Free  Beer, 
Free  Lunch,  No  Skylights,  No  Doors.  The  nominations  on  it 
were  as  follows:  For  President,  Col.  Meyer;  for  Vice-President, 
Major  Chapman;  for  Directors,  Senators  Whitney,  Dargie,  Den- 
ison;  for  Election  Committee,  Doctors  Cool,  Muller,  Tine,  Nich- 
olson, Rodolph,  Brooks,  Crowley,  Richardson,  Southard;  for 
Beer  Committee,  Judges  Melvin,  Ogden,  Henshaw;  for  Game- 
keeper, Roxy  Havens;  for  Skylight  Inspector,  Andy  Stone;  for 
Sergeant-at-Arms,  Major  Tompkins;  for  Keeper  of  Taps,  E.  C. 
Sessions;  for  Inspector,  George  de  Golia. 

*  #  * 

Rev.  Hobart  Chetwood,  of  Oakland,  is  virtuously  indignant 
over  the  publication  in  last  Saturday's  News  Lettee  that  he  had 
won  $15,000  in  the  lottery,  and  he  denies  the  soft  impeachment 
most  vigorously.  It  is  strange  that  such  a  story  should  become  a 
current  rumor  in  Oakland,  and  yet  be  not  true.  The  reverend 
gentleman,  in  a  communication,  says:  "  I  do  not  think  my  friends 
and  acquaintances  are  likely  to  give  credeuce  to  any  such  report; 
but,  lest  my  silence  should  be  misconstrued,  please  insert  this 
statement,  to  reassure  the  circles  in  Oakland,  whose  unnecessary 
agitation  appears  to  have  impressed  your  informant:  I  have  won 
no  lottery  prize,  nor  bought  any  lottery  ticket;  and  any  report  to 
the  contrary  is  utterly  false." 

*  *  » 

Colonel  Samuel  T.  Curtis,  the  veteran  Corastock  superintend- 
ent, turned  up  on  Pine  street  again  during  the  week,  looking  as 
hale  and  hearty  as  ever.  He  has  just  returned  from  the  State  of 
Sonora,  Mexico,  where  he  has  been  experting  a  group  of  silver 
mines  for  a  syndicate  of  local  capitalists.  The  Colonel  likes  the 
country  better  since  the  Apache  Indians  were  deported  to  Flor- 
ida. His  experiences  there  some  years  ago  were  not  quite  so 
pleasant  as  they  were  on  his  recent  trip.  "  I  saw  evidences  of 
the  bloody  work  of  the  red  fiends  on  all  sides  of  me  on  my  jour- 
ney to  the  mines,"  he  remarked.  "  All  along  the  roau  you  will  see 
mounds  of  earth  with  a  small  wooden  cross  at  the  head,  mark- 
ing the  resting-place  of  some  of  their  unfortunate  victims.  Some- 
times you  will  find  five  or  six  of  these  mounds  together,  some- 
times two  or  three,  and  in  other  places  one  all  by  itself,  where 
tbe  murderers  have  swept  down  on  some  unsuspecting  traveler. 
I  have  been  told  that  further  in  the  interior  of  this  border  State  a 
great  number  of  these  graves  can  be  found  in  places,  denoting 
the  scene  of  some  wholesale  massacre.  I  saw  more  between  the 
towns  of  Oposura  and  Opopo  than  anywhere  else.  For  years  the 
natives  of  this  State  lived  in  constant  dread  of  the  Apaches,  and 
they  had  good  cause,  for  their  raids  were  frequent  and  in  the 
most  unexpected  quarters.  Even  the  larger  towns  were  not  safe 
from  these  ravages,  and  Fronteraz,  on  the  frontier,  the  headquar- 
ters of  the  Custom  House  officials,  was  almost  depopulated  by 
them  on  several  occasions.  There  are  very  few  of  this  band  of 
Indians  now  outside  of  their  reservation,  probably  not  more  than 
five  or  six  at  the  most.  They  exist  by  stealing  cattle,  and  a  mur- 
der now  and  then  is  set   down   to  their  credit.     Strange  to  say, 


April  16,  1892. 


PAN    FRANCISCO   NKWS   I.KTTKK. 


11 


these  people  prefer  bone  or  mute  Me«h  to  beef,  and  ihey  seldom 
lake  more  from  any  beast  killed  loan  a  large  slice  from  the  neck, 
leaving  the  rest  of  the  carcass  to  the  birds  and  beasts  of  prey. 
Thi* State  is  now  pretty  well  rid  of  all  objectionable  characters, 
and  life  and  property  are  safe.  Mounted  Custom  House  guards 
patrol  the  country  in  every  direction,  dreaaed  In  brown  uniforms 
slashed  with  buckskin,  and  armed  with  Winchesters  and  re- 
Tolvers.  They  make  short  work  o(  any  suspicious  characters, 
either  smugglers  or  bandits.  They  are  simply  taken  before  the 
nearest  justice  as  a  matter  of  form,  and  then  taken  out  and  shot, 
on  the  general  principle  that  dead  men  are  good  in  the  fullest 
sense  of  the  term.  This  stern  policy  of  the  Government  has  had 
a  good  effect  in  building  up  the  prosperity  of  Sonora. 

George  T.  Bromley  will  be  seventy-five  years  old  to-day.  He 
can't  help  it;  probably  he  wouldn't,  if  he  could,  for  in  those 
seventy-five  years  he  has  crowded  several  centuries  of  enjoyable 
life.  The  Bohemian  Club  intends  to  celebrate  the  great  event 
with  all  the  flat  to  which  its  importance  as  a  historical  fact  en- 
titles it.  Mr.  Bromley,  ■■  Uncle  George,"  will  be  given  a  huge 
birthday  party  in  Irving  Hall,  where  the  Bohemians  will  as- 
semble in  force  to  honor  him.  He  will  preside  himself  at  the  fes- 
tivities. It  was  decided  that  he  would  be  the  best  man  for  that 
position,  as  he  probably  knows  more  about  himself  than  any  of 
the  youngsters  who  well  admire  him.  The  hall  will  be  very 
elaborately  decorated;  the  club  orchestra  will  perform  music 
written  specially  for  the  occasion;  there  will  be  a  big  feed,  and 
the  event  in  many  ways  will  be  made  a  memorable  one.  Ad- 
vantage will  also  be  taken  of  the  opportunity  to  introduce  the 
subject  of  bonds  for  a  club  house.  The  proposition  of  a  club 
house  is  considered  with  favor  by  a  majority  of  the  members, 
and  will  probably  be  carried.  The  election  of  Al.  Gerberding  and 
Ned  Hamilton  as  President  and  Vice  President  of  the  club,  has 
been  very  satisfactory  to  the  true  Bohemian  element.  It  is 
thought  that  some  regulations  which  were  considered  too  strin- 
gent, will  now  be  abrogated,  and  geniality  and  good-fellowship 
become  rampant. 

»  »  • 

Amos  J.  Cummings,  in  the  New  York  Sun,  relates  the  fol- 
lowing story,  told  by  John  Allen,  of  Mississippi,  on  Holman, 
the  Great  Objector.  As  an  illustration  of  Holman's  cautiousness 
It  is  said  that  be  was  going  down  Pennsylvania  avenue,  Wash- 
ington, as  a  drove  of  sheep  was  coming  up  the  street.  He  stopped 
at  the  curb  to  look  at  them.  A  member  of  the  House,  who  was 
going  by,  placed  his  hand  on  his  shoulder  and  said:  "Judge, 
those  sheep  appear  to  be  sheared." 

11  Yes,  yes,"  replied  the  Judge,  looking  at  them  keenly  through 
his  glasses,  "  on  this  side  they  do;  yes,  yes,  on  this  side." 


HIGH    CLASS    SOCIETY    PRINTING. 


BEGINNING  on  Easter  Monday,  the  members  of  the  One  Hun- 
dred and  Fifty  will  commence  issuing  cards  for  parties,  balls, 
dinners,  drives,  theatre  parties,  teas,  receptions  and  other ''{unc- 
tions." That  the  abstinence  of  Lent  may  not  have  the  effect  of 
causing  them  to  break  any  social  law  in  the  form  or  style  of  their  in- 
vitations, we  take  the  liberty  of  reminding  them  that  it  is  now  de 
rigueur  that  invitations  shall  be  printed  in  copper  plate  on  the  best  of 
cards.  It  is  not  amiss  to  add  that  society  has  appointed  Sanborn, 
Vail  &  Co.,  of  741-743  Market  street,  as  its  stationer  and  printer-in- 
chief.  One  must  think  so,  judging  from  the  large  business  that  firm 
is  now  doing  in  fine  stationery  and  printing  with  the  upper  ten. 
Among  its  fane  papers  are  those  of  Crane  &  Co.,  of  Dalton,  Mass., 
such  as  the  favorite  kid  finish  and  others.  The  large  line  of  sta- 
tioners' supplies  kept  by  this  leading  house  are  all  and  always  of  the 
finest  qualities. 

Burlington    Route    Excursions. 

Commencing  Tuesday,  March  15th,  at  2  p.  m.  from  Los  Angeles 
and  Wednesday  at  8  a.  m.  from  San  Francisco,  and  every  Tuesday 
and  Wednesday  thereafter,  the  Burlington  Route  will  run  its  regular 
Summer  Excursions  with  Pullman  Tourist  Sleeping  cars  to  Chicago, 
via  Salt  take  City  and  Denver.  For  particulars  and  excursion  folder' 
apply  to  agent,  Burlington  Route,  at  204  South  Spying  street,  Loa 
Angeles ;  or  32  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

J.  M.  Litchfield,  of  12  Post  street,  enjoys  such  a  very  excellent 
reputation  as  a  man  and  a  merchant,  that  one  who  visits  his  tailor- 
ing establishment  goes  with  the  assurance  that  he  will  receive  the 
greatest  consideration.  Colonel  Litchfield  gives  special  attention  to 
uniforms  and  regalias  of  all  descriptions.  He  is  in  high  favor  with 
all  army,  navy  and  National  Guard  officers. 


COMFORT   AND 
ADORNMENT 

Are  the  principal  objects  in  furnishing 
a  home.  We  all  appreciate  comfort- 
able things,  and  know  when  appear- 
ances please  us.  To  obtain  the  best 
results  is,  however,  not  so  simple  a 
matter;  it  requires  not  only  native 
good  taste,  but  also  that  command  of 
materials  and  knowledge  of  details 
which  long  experience  alone  can  give. 
We  have  all  the  requisite  materials 
—in  Carpets,  Furniture  and  Uphol- 
stery—for any  style  of  furnishing,  and 
are  prepared  to  carry  out  any  ideas 
or  plans  desired,  or  to  assume  entire 
charge  and  responsibility. 
Sketches  and  estimates  on  application. 

W.  &  J.  SLOANE  k  CO., 

CARPETS,  FURNITURE,  UPHOLSTERY, 

641-647  Market  Street. 


AT 

THE 

RECENT 

ART 

SALE 


Many  Fine  Paintings 
Were  Not  Sold. 

These  are  again  on  exhibi- 
tion at  our  Gallery.  ,  On  ac- 
count of  the  departure  of  Mr. 
S.  Gump  for  Europe,  and  the 
necessary  preparations  for 
moving  to  our  new  building, 
now  in  course  of  erection,  we 
will  sell  all  our  Paintings 
and  other  goods  at  Greatly 
Reduced  Prices. 

S.  &  G.  GUMP, 

581-583  Market  St. 


HOTEL    RAFAEL, 

SAN  RAFAEL,   MARIN  COUNTY,  CALIFORNIA, 

WILL  RE-OPEN 

ON 

lisZ^Lrsr   1st. 

For  accommodations  apply  to 

t'HAS.    PETERSEN,  124  Sansome  St.,  S.  F„ 
JOr,.  M.  B  rennan,  Manager  Hotel  Rafael. 


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BOYS',     CHILDREN'S    AND     MEN'S 

CLOTHING    AND    FURNISHING     GOODS, 

AT    LOW    PRICES. 

Err    TO    37    ISE!Jft.I?.lT"2"    STREET. 


12 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  16,  1892. 


SLANG    AND    THE    ABUSE    OF    LANGUAGE. 


[By    Di    Veen  on.] 


SLANG,  the  word  itself,  is  one  originally  borrowed  from  the 
gypsy  tongue,  where  it  is  used  for  the  secret  language  of  that 
tribe.  In  its  usual  signification  it  denotes  a  burlesque  style  of 
conversational  language.  Many  of  its  expressions  have  been 
borrowed  from  the  Bible  itself,  such  as  "  the  skin  of  the  teeth." 
The  classic  authors  of  Greece  are  replete  with  slang,  and  every 
modern  European  language  has  its  proportion.  Every  age  pro- 
duces its  own  characteristic  slang.  That  used  in  the  period  known 
as  Old  English  was  coarser  than  that  now  in  use,  although  the 
greater  portion  of  its  phraseology  had  a  somewhat  restricted  cir- 
culation. Slang  consists  in  part  of  new  words,  and  in  part  of 
words  of  the  legitimate  language  invested  with  new  meanings. 
The  "Quick  and  the  Dead,"  through  Am6lie  Rives'  influence,  has 
degenerated  in  impressiveness.  Many  slang  expressions  are  de- 
rived from  thieves'  cant,  and  some  from  the  gypsy  tongue.  Their 
derivations  are  often  indirect,  arising  out  of  fanciful  allusions  and 
metaphors,  which  soon  pass  out  of  the  public  mind,  the  word  re- 
maining while  its  origin  is  forgotten.  After  a  time  the  word  itself 
becomes  obsolete.  Since  slang  has  been  current  in  all  ages,  it  can 
hardly  be  taken  as  a  proof  of  the  degeneracy  of  our  times  that  it 
is  so  prevalent  in  this.  Every  one  uses  slang  consciously  or  un- 
consciously, though  the  habit  is  universally  deprecated.  It  has 
been  said  that  "  words  are  the  counters  of  wise  men,  and  the 
money  of  fools."  That  sage  remark  being  translated  into  plain 
English,  evidently  means  that  wise  men  speak  only  after  sage  re- 
flection, while  speech  is  the  ceaseless  chatter  of  those  who  have 
never  an  idea.  Slang  is  the  counterfeit  coinage  of  an  illegal  mint; 
which  issues  currency  of  base  metal,  and  with  many  a  flaw  in 
the  image  and  superscription.  For  a  time  these  spurious  mediums 
of  speech  have  a  circulation,  and  then  suddenly  they  are  dropped 
for  another  of  the  same  sort.  To  any  one  with  a  fondness  for  the 
study  of  language,  there  is  an  exasperating  fascination  about 
slang.  It  is  usually  the  picturesque  crystallization  of  an  idea  that 
expresses  so  much  in  so  little.  Take  the  expression  »  not  in  it," 
and  what  is  really  more  witty  than  the  full  sentence,  "  like  the 
man  who  fell  out  of  the  baloon,  he  wasn't  in  it;"  or  that  other 
from  the  same  idea,  "  like  ttie  man  who  drives  a  hansom  cab, 
he's  not  in  it!  "  The  latter  expression  calls  up  such  an  amusing 
picture  of  the  vehicle,  with  the  driver  in  the  rear,  looking  for  all 
the  world  as  if  he  would  pitch  headlong  over  the  whole  concern. 
If  ever  a  man  could  be  said  to  be  of  it,  and  not  in  it,  certainly  the 
driver  of  the  hansom  cab  fills  the  bill.  As  a  contrast,  what  more 
senseless  than  "Rats,"  a  sample  of  contemporary  slang;  what 
more  expressive  than  "  rats  in  the  garret ''  to  denote  "  a  bee  in 
the  bonnet?  " 

The  use  of  slang  grows  upon  one  insidiously,  and  for  a  number 
of  reasons.  The  brain  is  a  nickel-in-the-slot  machine  after  all. 
Drop  an  idea  in  it,  and  the  apparatus  works  automatically,  and 
thrusts  out  a  card  stamped  with  one's  mental  weight.  Once  give 
it  an  idea,  and  then  you  press  the  button;  it  will  do  the  rest. 
That  is  the  difficulty.  Once  begin  to  use  slang,  and  the 
habit  is  soon  formed.  The  power  of  expression  is  atrophied, 
and  it  soon  becomes  almost  impossible  to  express  oneself 
in  good,  vigorous  English,  in  a  style  that  will  be  at  once 
lucid  and  elegant.  A  slang  phrase  is  a  lazy  way  of 
saying  much  or  little.  It  may  be  taken  either  way.  An- 
other objection  tq  slang,  perhaps  even  stronger  than  that  offered 
as  a  barrier  to  its  corrupting  influence  upon  the  language,  is  the 
low  origin  of  most  of  its  expressions.  While  much  of  our  cur- 
rent slang  consists  of  the  technical  terms  of  different  professions 
or  trades,  or  is  the  offspring  of  special  occasions,  much  more  has 
often  a  meaning  that  would  make  its  fair  users  blush,  did  they 
but  know  it.  Women  do  use  slang,  even  school-teachprs  being 
accused  of  it.  There  is  a  certain  fascination  about  slang  which 
most  of  us  are  powerless  to  resist.  *  There  is  often  a  fitness  about 
a  slang  phrase;  it  is  so  pat,  so  direct  to  the  point,  and  then,  oh! 
what  mountebanks  we  all  are,  it  is  sure  to  arouse  a  laugh.  Who 
does  not  like  to  play  to  a  responsive  house  ?  The  latter  impulse, 
this  desire  to  say  something  that  shall  be  considered  smart,  clever 
or  witty,  is  what  makes  so  many  people  offensively  personal, 
when  they  fancy  they  are  brilliant.  It  is  the  same  motive  that 
finds  expression  in  the  false  syntax  and  mispronunciations 
affected  by  some;  the  Josh  Billings  style  of  spelling.  It  is  the 
same  inspiration  that  is  responsible  for  nicknames,  tbe  introduc- 
tion of  foreign  words  in  conversation  and  in  writing.  We  are 
too  careless  of  our  inheritance  of  our  glorious  mother  tongue; 
too  indifferent  to  what  should  be  our  task  of  preserving  the  "well 
of  English  undefiled."  Growth  is  the  law  of  a  living  language; 
as  soon  as  it  ceases  to  grow  it  is  dead.  There  are  a  great  many 
forces  which  operate  upon  the  language,  causing  it  to  change  its 
forms  of  expression,  its  orthography,  but  it  is  our  duty  to  min- 
imize these  influences  as  much  as  we  can. 

To  one  who  has  thought  at  all  on  the  subject,  it  is  apparent 
that  the  presence  of  so  many  foreigners  in  our  national  life  must 
have  an  effect  upon  our  English,  and  not  always  for  the  best. 
While  we  welcome  such  additions  to  the  language  as  "  bonanza," 
which  may  stand  for  a  type  of  the  legitimate  and  picturesque 
embodiment  of  an  idea  in  the  concisest  form  possible,  we  most 


assuredly  repudiate  such  solecisms  as  "  Put  your  feet  flat  down," 
"  Why  didn't  you  bring  it  to  me  up  ?  "  "  Give  it  to  me  back,"  and 
"  I  have  known  her  for  a  long  time  already.'  These  are  literal 
translations  of  foreign  idioms,  and  we  want  none  of  them.  And 
yet  they  are  heard  daily  in  our  public  schools,  from  teachers  of 
foreign  birth  and  ideas. 

How  shall  we  stay  the  tide  of  slang  ?  How  develop  a  mastery 
of  our  mother  tongue  among  the  American  people?  The  London 
Spectator  said  not  long  ago  that  the  English  language  was  spoken 
and  written  more  correctly,  and  with  greater  purity,  in  the  United 
States  than  in  Great  Britain — than  in  England  itself.  That  this  is 
quite  likely  to  be  true  is  not  hard  to  believe,  because  we  in 
America  have  no  such  provincial  dialects  as  those  of  Lancaster- 
shire  and  Yorkshire.  A  man  from  "  'Way  down  in  Maine"  might 
go  to  the  most  obscure  corner  of  Dixie's  land,  and  he  could  both 
understand  and  make  himself  understood.  Some  peculiarities  of 
pronunciation  would,  doubtless,  raise  a  laugh  on  each  side,  but 
that  is  all.  We  must  insist  upon  a  high  standard  of  colloquial 
speech,  and,  as  readers  and  writers,  repudiate  "  dialect  "  in  litera- 
ature.  The  dialect  fad  has  been  carried  to  a  tiresome  length. 
Further,  we  must  teach  the  youug  something  about  our  English 
language.  It  is  not  enough  for  a  child  to  know  simply  how  to 
spell  the  words;  he  must  know  their  meaning;  their 
family  history.  In  a  living  tongue  like  our  own,  the  history  of 
a  nation,  of  its  forms  of  government,  its  intellectual  life,  its  re- 
ligious feeling;  its  physical  condition,  are  all  bound  up  in  words. 
A  word  is  the  sign  of  an  idea;  it  is  also  the  crystalization  of  the 
development  of  the  idea  itself.  Take  the  word  wrong — that  which. 
is  wrung  or  twisted  from  tbe  right,  which  word  means  straight. 
Let  me  maks  a  plea  for  the  study  of  word  analysis,  with  its  roots, 
its  prefixes  and  its  suffixes,  in  our  schools.  I  have  known  it  to 
be  substituted  for  a  dry  course  of  spelling  with  girls  of  ten  and 
eleven,  and  their  increased  interest  in  their  lessons  and  their  en- 
larged vocabulary  proved  it  to  be  suited  to  their  comprehension. 
Swinton's  Word  Book  was  once  one  of  the  studies  of  the  upper 
grammar  grades  in  this  city,  and  that  it  was  ever  dropped  from 
the  course  was,  and  is,  demonstrably,  a  mistake.  For,  as  a  means 
to  the  proper  and  complete  understanding  of  the  masterpieces  of 
English  literature,  a  reader  must  know  words  thoroughly,  which  is 
impossible  without  a  knowledge  of  the  root  and  its  shades  of 
meaning. 

Let  us  read  once  more  W.  W.  Story's  grand  poem,  which  be- 
gins, "Give  me  first  of  all  my  vigorous  English  ;"  read  Dean 
French  on  the  "  Study  of  Words,"  and  send  every  child  to  the 
dictionary  to  find  a  definition  for  himself.  Suppose  be  does 
have  to  read  a  whole  page  to  rind  his  one  word ;  it  will  do  him  good. 


Marion  Harland, 

Author  of  "Common  Sense 
in  the  Household,"  writes, 
February  5,  1S92  :  "After 
long  and  careful  trial 
of    others,     I    prefer 

(jgYeiantfs 

BakingPowder.  Cleveland's 
is  a  pure  cream  of  tartar  and 
soda  mixture,  not  containing 
alum  or  ammonia  or  any 
other  substance  deleterious 
to  the  human  stomach." 

F.  H.  AJKS  .i  CO.,  Agents. 

GEORGE     GOODMAN, 

PATENTEE  AND  MANUFACTURER   OF 

ARTIFICIAL       STOWB 

IN    AM.    ITS    BRANCHES. 

OFFICE.   307     MONTGOMERY   ST. 


April   16,  1892. 


BAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


13 


THE  famous  Christmas  sermon  by  Colonel  Robert  G.  Ingersoll, 
tbe  indignant  protests  thereby  evoked  from  ministers  of 
various  denominations,  and  Colonel  Ingersoll's  replies  to  tbe 
same,  have  been  published  by  Edward  Branders  A  Co.,  of  New 
York,  under  the  title,  ■  The  Ureal  Ingersoll  Controversy."  Inger- 
soll's sermon,  which  caused  widespread  discussion,  was  published 
in  the  New  York  liming  Telegram,  on  December  19,  1801,  and  all 
the  correspondence  on  the  subject,  is  now  reprinted  in  full  by 
special  permission  of  that  paper. 

"The  Princess  Mazaroff,  A  Romance  of  To-day,"  is  the  title  of 
Joseph  Hatton's  latest  novel.  It  is  a  "  sure  enough  "  summer 
novel,  for  it  gives  one  "  that  tired  feeling,"  which  is  coincident 
with  the  season  of  picnics  and  llowers.  It  is  a  melodramatic 
story,  in  which  an  impossible  Englishman  is  the  hero,  and  a 
Russian  Princess,  who  on  one  page  speaks  badly  broken  English, 
and  on  the  other  revels  in  choicest  language,  is  the  heroine.  The 
Englishman  gets  entangled  with  the  Princess,  who  leaves  her 
husband  to  gain  him.  He  deserts  her  to  marry  an  English  girl, 
and  on  the  eve  of  the  wedding  the  Princess  appears  before  him, 
upbraids  him  for  his  perfidy,  and  then  commits  suicide.  The 
hero  is  accused  of  her  murder,  and  is  saved  from  the  gallows  by 
the  perjury  of  a  lovesick  clergyman,  another  improbable  char- 
acter, who  sacrifices  his  own  good  name  to  save  the  man  who 
has  won  his  adored  one.  Mr.  Hatton  himself  does  not  seem  in 
love  with  the  book,  for  it  bears  evidences  of  very  labored  writing. 
On  page  thirty-two  he  tells  us  that  »  time  wore  on."  On  page 
forty-nine  "  time  "  continues  to  wear  on,  and  has  induced  "  tide, 
boat  and  train  "  to  join  it  as  Dick  Travers  leaves  his  Princess, 
who  feels  the  hours  "  fall  like  lead  "  upon  her  heart.  Time  will 
continue  to  wear  on,  but  the  fringes  will  be  long  gone  ere  Mr. 
Hatton  gains  a  niche  in  its  corridors,  unless  he  introduces  us  to 
more  entertaining  people  than  Princess  Mazaroff  and  her  friends. 
(John  W.  Lovell  Company.     For  sale  by  Payot  &  Upham). 

D.  Appleton  &  Co.  have  issued  "  The  Oak,"  which  is  the  third 
volume  in  the  modern  science  series  now  being  published  by  this 
house.  It  is  by  H.  Marshall  Ward,  P.  R.  8.,  and  is  a  moat  inter- 
esting account  of  the  growth  of  the  noble  oak,  from  the  germina- 
tion of  the  acorn  to  the  full  development  of  the  tree.  Chapters 
are  devoted  to  the  acorn  and  its  germination,  the  seedling  and 
the  young  plant,  the  distribution  of  the  tissues,  structure 
of  the  vascular  tissues,  buds  and  leaves,  root  system, 
shoot  system  of  the  tree,  fruit  and  seed,  structure  and 
technological  peculiarities  of  oak  timber,  cultivation  of  the 
oak  and  the  diseases  and  injuries  to  which  it  ;is  subjected,  and 
the  relationships  of  the  oaks.  The  other  two  volumes  in  this 
series  published  are  "  The  Cause  of  an  Ice  Age,"  by  Sir  Robert 
Ball,  L.  C.  P.,  F.  R.  8.,  and  "  The  Horse,"  by  Wm.  Henry  Flower, 
C.  B.  "  Law  and  Properties  of  Matter,"  by  R.  I.  Glazebrook, 
F.  R.  8.,  is  yet  to  come.  The  series  is  a  very  valuable  addition 
to  the  literature  of  science.     (For  sale  by  Payot,  Upham  &  Co.) 

"  Tales  from  Town  Topics,  No.  3,"  has  been  issued  by  that 
bright  and  popular  New  York  weekly.  (For  sale  by  A.  M.  Rob- 
ertson, Post  street). 

G.  W.  Dillingham,  of  New  York,  has  published  an  edition  of 
"  The  Scalp  Hunters,"  that  stirring  tale  of  hair-breadth  escapes,  by 
Captain  Mayne  Reid.  Reid's  books  seem  to  retain  their  interest 
on  the  mind  of  the  juvenile  adventurers. 

Mrs.  Mary  P.  Sawtelle,  of  this  city,  has  issued  a  second  edition 
of  her  novel,  "The  Heroine  of  '49,"  which  is  profusely  illustrated 
from  drawings  by  Essie  G.  Sawtelle. 

The  April  Arena  opens  with  a  striking  paper  by  Frederick  L 
Hoffman,  of  Richmond,  Va.,  upon  "  Vital  Statistics  of  the  Ne- 
gro." Contrary  to  the  general  impression,  this  author  claims 
that  the  negroes  are  decreasing  in  numbers,  even  in  the  black  belt 
of  the  South.  Exhaustive  tables,  carefully  compiled  from  statis- 
tics, and  the  testimonies  of  leading  physicians,  fortify  Mr.  Hoff- 
man in  his  conclusions.  The  essay  will  doubtless  awaken  much 
interest.  Congressman  John  Davis  presents  a  striking  paper 
from  the  point  of  view  of  the  West  and  South,  on  "  The  Money 
Question."  Alfred  Post,  of  Boston,  writes  interestingly  on  the 
new  world  language,  Volapiik.  Henry  George,  Jr.,  discusses 
"The  Speaker  in  England  and  America"  in  a  bright  and  enter- 
taining manner.  Mr.  Flower  has  a  strong  paper  entitled  "  Two 
Hours  in  the  Social  Cellar,"  in  which,  after  giving  a  series  of  vivid 
pictures  of  heartrending  scenes  among  the  worthy  poor,  he  de- 
votes several  pages  to  what  he  conceives  to  be  the  chief  causes  of 
this  deplorable  condition  and  the  remedies  which  will  prove  at 
least  measurably  successful  in  removing  the  causes. 

The  Arena  Publishing  Company  have  just  issued  a  new  work 
by  Rev.  Minot  J.   Savage,   entitled   "The   Irrepressible   Conflict 


Between  Two  World  Theories,"  suggested  by  Dr.  I.yinan  Abbott's 
recent  Lectures  on  ••  Evolution."  This  work  contains  the  nota- 
ble lectures,  carefully  revised,  delivered  by  Mr.  Savage  in  Unity 
pulpit.  It  also  contains  a  preface  by  the  author,  embodying  a 
cordial  letter  from  Dr.  Lyman  Abbott. 

With  the  April  number  the  Review  of  Revi  ws  enters  upon  its 
second  year.  It  has  bad  an  exceptional,  if  not  an  altogether  unique, 
history.  One  year  ago  it  was  known  only  to  a  few  discriminating 
readers,  and  its  subscription  lists  and  news-stand  sales  required 
only  a  few  thousand  copies.  lis  edition  the  present  month  is  70,- 
000  copies,  and  it  is  eagerly  read  in  every  State  and  territory  in 
the  Union  and  in  every  part  of  Canada.  While  working  in  the 
closest  co-operation  with  the  English  Review  of  Reviews,  edited  by 
Mr.  VV.  T.  Stead  in  London,  the  American  Review  is  a  distinct 
magazine,  wholly  and  entirely  edited,  printed  and  published  in 
New  York,  and  in  the  fullest  sense  of  the  word  as  much  an  Ameri- 
can periodical  as  Mr.  Stead's  London  edition  is  an  English  periodi- 
cal. The  general  aims  and  purposes,  plans  and  methods,  of  the 
two  magazines  are  identical,  and  each  has  the  fullest  access  in  ad- 
vance to  all  the  materials  and  illustrations  prepared  for  the  other. 
The  principal  article  in  the  April  number  is  an  elaborate  discussion 
by  Dr.  Albert  Shaw,  editor  of  the  magazine,  of  the  most  current 
phases  of  municipal  problems  in  New  York  and  London,  illustrated 
with  a  large  number  of  very  fine  portraits  of  distinguished  men 
in  the  two  great  capitals  of  the  English-speaking  world.  The 
article  is  divided  into  six  parts,  as  follows:  1.  London's  New  Gov- 
ernment, its  Framework  and  its  Results.  2.  New  York's  Present 
Government,  and  How  to  Reform  It.  3.  The  Proposed  "Greater 
New  York."  4.  London's  Municipal  Statesmen  and  their  Pro- 
grammes. 5.  The  Tammany  Statesmen,  and  How  they  "  Run  " 
New  York.     6.  On  Land  Taxation  and  Municipal  Monopolies. 

Articles  of  political  timeliness  in  the  April  Forum  are:  A  dis- 
cussion of  the  several  phases  of  "  The  Crisis  of  the  Democratic 
Party,"  by  the  Hon.  Wm.  L.  Wilson,  of  West  Virginia,  who 
writes  in  favor  of  "  a  campaign  for  a  principle;"  viz.,  tariff  re- 
form ;  by  Frederic  R.  Coudert,  the  leader  of  the  anti-Hill  Demo- 
crats in  New  York,  on  the  revolt  against  Senator  Hill;  and  by 
Matthew  Hale,  a  well-know  constitutional  authority,  on  the  theft 
by  the  Democrats  of  the  New  York  Senate.  Besides  these,  is  a 
thorough  review  of  the  change  in  Iowa  from  a  Republican  to  a 
Democratic  majority,  "  Is  Iowa  a  Doubtful  State  ?  "  by  Gov.  John 
N.  Irwin.  There  are  two  literary  articles  of  unusual  value — one, 
an  autobiographical  article  about  his  own  opinions  and  methods, 
by  the  late  Prof.  Edward  A.  Freeman;  and  another  on  "The 
Learning  of  Languages,"  by  Philip  Gilbert  Hamerton.  Economic 
and  historical  articles  are  on  the  great  coal  combination,  "  Our 
Anthracite  Supply  and  Distribution,"  by  Joseph  8.  Harris,  Presi- 
dentof  the  Lehigh  Coal  and  Navigation  Company;  "The  Germans 
as  Emigrants,"  by  the  celebrated  German  economist,  Prof.  Geff- 
cken;  "  Reformatory  Prisons  as  Schools  of  Crime,"  by  Wm,  P. 
Andrews,  Clerk  of  the  Criminal  Court,  at  Salem,  Mass. 

The  Californian  for  April  fulfills  the  promise  of  the  preceding 
issues.  It  is  an  excellent  publication,  fully  up  to  the  standard  of 
the  leading  monthly  magazines  of  the  country.  Among  the  lead- 
ing articles  are:  "  The  Nicaragua  Canal,"  by  W.  L.  Merry;  '•  The 
Labor  Question  of  the  Pacific  Coast,"  by  John  Bonner;  "  Presby- 
terianism  in  California,"  by  Rev.  Robt.  Mackenzie,  D.  D. ;  "Red- 
wood Industries  in  California,"  George  D.  Gray;  "Should  Teach- 
ers be  Pensioned  ?  "  Mrs.  E.  S.  Land ;  "  The  Orange  in  California," 
M.  C.  Fredericks.  There  is  a  number  of  articles  in  a  lighter  vein, 
and  several  good  poems. 

The  Worthington  Co. ,  of  New  York,  announce  for  immediate 
publication,  as  No  12  in  their  Rose  Library,  "Some  Children  of 
Adam,"  by  R.  M.  Manley.  The  well-developed  story  easily  wins 
and  retains  the  reader's  attention  to  the  end.  It  is  a  vital  con- 
tribution to  the  social  study  of  New  York  society,  for  it  presents 
a  picture  of  American  life  that  is  most  captivating  to  the  thought- 
ful reader.  There  is  such  an  atmosphere  of  the  reality  over  the 
uncommon  happenings  of  the  novel,  the  narrative  shows  such 
careful  study  and  shrewd  observation  of  metropolitan  life  that 
those  who  will  notice  the  types,  distinct  and  interesting  in  their 
personality,  will  at  once  recognize  the  veracity  of  the  representa- 
tion. For  this  reason  it  will  produce  a  profound  impression  where- 
ever  New  York  influence  is  predominant. 

An  account  of  the  death  and  burial  of  Mrs.  Emily  Bruce  Lines, 
wife  of  Rev.  8.  Gregory  Lines,  rector  of  the  Church  of  the  Beloved 
Disciple,  New  York  city,  together  with  the  resolutions  passed  by 
the  vestry;  an  account  of  the  memorials  already  erected  to  her 
memory,  and  a  history  of  the  inception  and  progress  of  the  "Emily 
Bruce  Lines  Memorial  Parish  House,"  towards  the  erection  of 
which  Miss  Caroline  Talman  has  given  $10,000,  besides  providing 
$12,000  for  the  purchase  of  the  lot,  work  on  which  has  already 
been  begun,  has  been  published  in  a  neat  brochure.  To  complete 
the  work  so  magnanimously  conceived,  so  munificently  begun 
and  so  cordially  commended  will  require  the  additional  sum  of 
$15,000,  contributions  toward  which  sum  are  desired. 


14 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  16,  1892. 


THE  mining  market  on  Pine  street  is  in  a  wretched  condition, 
and  it  ia  a  mystery  how  the  brokers  continne  to  make  both 
ends  meet.  Business  was  never  so  bad  before  since  tbe  boards 
were  organized.  The  busy-bodiea  of  the  street  are  reaping  a 
bountiful  harvest  from  the  seeds  of  discontent  so  liberally  sown 
in  the  past  year.  A  few  of  them  who  had  money  to  lose  have 
seen  it  slipping  away  from  them,  powerless  to  help  themselves, 
while  the  majority,  impecunious  at  the  best,  are  deprived  of  the 
opportunity  to  earn  a  bare  livelihood.  Everything  goes  to  prove 
that  the  men  who  were  considered  experts  in  tbe  game  of  chance 
when  fortune  smiled,  are  both  weak  and  incompetent  when  it 
comes  to  battling  against  the  tide  of  adversity.  The  brokers  have 
lost  the  air  of  rollicking  confidence  with  which  they  went  on  the 
floor  when  crowds  of  anxious  investors  thronged  their  offices  and 
gathered  round  the  bulletins,  which  then  were  posted  over  town, 
from  Lone  Mountain  to  the  water  front.  Now  they  slip  in  and 
out  of  the  Exchange  with  the  listless  air  of  men  whose  lives  are 
wasted  in  fleeting  hopes,  which  always  prove  elusive.  The  hour 
has  come  on  Pine  street  for  the  appearance  of  the  man  who  is  to 
wrest  victory  from  defeat.  So  far  he  has  failed  to  materialize, 
and  it  would  be  useless  to  look  for  any  of  the  type  among  the 
broking  fraternity.  The  old  time  manipulators  find  themselves 
ostracised  by  those  whom  they  helped  to  support,  by  the  invest- 
ment of  capital,  despair  over  the  decline  in  business,  having  given 
way  to  a  haughtiness  begotten  of  the  pride  which  precedeth  a 
fall.  There  was  nothing  left  for  these  men  to  do  but  to  get  out, 
and  they  have  done  so,  taking  their  money  with  them,  and  leav- 
ing the  market  to  take  care  of  itself. 
Ml 

IT  would  be  absurd  to  infer  from  this  abnormal  condition  of  af- 
fairs that  a  business  of  such  importance  must  ultimately 
cease  to  exist.  This  is  impossible  so  long  as  the  Comstock  Mines 
are  open  and  being  worked  with  the  possible  chance  of  the  de- 
velopment of  another  »  Big  Bonanza."  But  nevertheless  there 
must  be  a  very  decided  change  of  policy  in  the  management  of 
the  Stock  Exchange.  The  system  under  which  business  is  car- 
ried on  at  present  is  illiberal  and  entirely  opposed  to  the  progres- 
sive spirit  of  the  times.  The  sphere  of  operations  has  all  along 
been  too  close  and  confined  for  the  necessities  of  speculation,  but 
all  arguments  have  hitherto  proved  futile  in  combatting  the  nar- 
row minded  ideas  of  the  men  who  control  tbe  voting  in  the 
Board.  Why  should  the  great  mines  of  California,  the  North- 
western Territory,  and  Mexico  be  excluded  from  the  list?  Rich 
mineral  developments  have  been  made  during  the  past  twenty 
years  in  all  of  the  Pacific  States  and  Territories,  and  yet.  every 
proposition  to  call  their  shares  has  been  voted  down  by  men  who 
care  to  hear  nothing  about  any  property  unless  it  happens  to  be 
on  the  Comstock;  up  in  Tuscarora  or  down  atQuijotoain  Ari- 
zona. Even  on  the  Comstock,  unless  a  location  happens  to  be 
immediately  adjoining  one  of  the  more  prominent  mines,  it  is 
at  once  denominated  a  wild-cat,  and  not  a  dollar  could  be  raised  for 
its  development.  If  the  brokers  would  even  back  up  the  de- 
velopment work  of  this  wonderful  mineral  deposit  it  would  be 
something  to  their  credit  and  profit.  Every  good  mine  on  the 
list  helps  tbe  balance  of  the  market,  and  if  it  had  not  been  for 
Con.  Cal.  Virginia  stock-dealers  would  have  been  flat  on  their 
backs  years  ago.  Every  inducement  ought  to  be  offered  to  get 
good  stocks  on  the  lists,  no  matter  where  the  mines  they  rep- 
resent are  situated.  This  will  serve  to  awaken  a  public  interest 
in  the  business  and  prove  its  salvation. 
$$  $ 

THE  shares  of  the  Con.  Cal.-Virginia  alone  can  be  said  to  have 
held  up  well  during  the  week.  'This  stock  is  the  mainstay  of 
the  market,  and  a  sharp  break  in  it  would  mean  absolute  de- 
moralization in  other  quarters.  There  is  always  a  good  prospect 
for  a  strike  in  this  mine,  and  by  some  strange  coincidence  this 
always  seems  to  take  place  just  at  the  time  it  is  most  badly 
wanted.  The  air  connection  has  been  made  in  Belcher  and  Crown 
Point,  and  work  can  now  be  carried  on  in  the  mines  to  better  ad- 
vantage. The  shares  in  both  of  these  mines  would  be  considered 
low  under  ordinary  circumstances,  especially  when  the  bright 
prospects  for  the  development  of  ore  are  taken  into  consideration. 
The  balance  of  the  market  is  suffering  under  the  depression 
which  prevails  in  the  business,  but  there  is  money  in  every  stock 
on  the  list  if  people  were  content  to  invest  in  mines  as  they 
would  in  another  business,  and  not  expect  to  realize  a  thousand 
per  cent,  the  day  after  they  take  their  shares  up.  In  the  Tusca- 
rora mines,  Nevada  Queen  has  been  trump  card  for  the  week,  and 
the  stock  shows  quite  an  advance  in  price.  This  mine  is  looking 
well,  and  would  bring  big  money  in  times  when  a  twenty-dollar 
piece  would  bring  its  face  value  on  the  street.  It  would  not  do 
that  just  now  unless  half  of  it  disappeared  in  feeing  an  assayer. 
The  Quijotoa  mines  are  quiet,  but  the  shareholders  still  live  in 
hope  of  the  survival  of  the  fittest.  The  representatives  of  the 
different  mining  camps  listed  on  the  Exchange  are  as  fixed  in 


their  ideas  of  superiority  as  the  sheep  and  goats  of  Scripture,  and 
the  stocks  of  the  several  mines  are  held  in  most  instances  with  a 
determination  to  see  the  game  out  or  burst  in  the  attempt.  The 
Tuscarora  sharp  sniffs  superciliously  at  the  holder  of  Quijotoas, 
who,  in  turn,  would  annihilate  the  champion  of  Bodie,  while  the 
Comstock  veteran  sneers  at  the  mining  world  in  general  by  virtue 
of  an  infinitesimal  proprietary  interest  in  Mount  Davidson,  The 
only  assessment  levied  during  the  week  was  that  of  fifteen  cents 
on  Alpha.  The  Bulwer  Company  has  declared  a  dividend  of  ten 
cents  per  share. 

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A  SYNDICATE  of  women  in  Sacramento  have  concluded  the 
purchase  of  the  old  Texas  and  Georgia  mines,  in  Old  Dig- 
gings district,  Shasta  county.  The  ore  contains  tellurium,  sul- 
phurets  and  free  gold,  and  formerly  the  higher  grades  were 
shipped  to  this  city  for  reduction.  It  shows  more  enterprise 
among  the  ladies  than  could  be  expected  from  the  sterner  sex,  as 
it  is  met  with  latterly  in  either  this  city  or  Sacramento.  It  is 
safe  to  say  that  the  property  would  have  been  offered  around 
from  office  to  office,  among  capitalists,  without  finding  a  pur- 
chaser, had  not  the  petticoated  speculators  come  to  the  front  with 
the  coin.  Without  knowing  the  price  paid,  we  hope  they  have 
got  a  bargain  on  their  own  terms,  and  that  they  will  develop  a 
bonanza  to  reward  their  labors.  It  does  not  speak  much  for  the 
men  of  California  that  one  of  their  most  exclusive  industries  has 
been  invaded  by  women.  Irrespective  of  the  few  heavy  pur- 
chases made  by  some  of  our  leading  mining  capitalists,  this  is  the 
first  legitimate  transaction  which  has  been  recorded  in  outside 
circles  during  the  past  decade.  Mines  have  been  a  drug  in  the 
market,  and  the  very  fact  of  engaging  in  the  business  has  been 
detrimental  to  personal  credit  and  reputation.  Perhaps  now  that 
the  women  have  set  an  example  some  man  may  have  the  temerity 
to  advancs  a  proposition  which  will  meet  with  the  necessary 
financial  support.  If  not,  the  ladies  of  the  State  may  yet  have 
the  whole  field  to  themselves. 

THE  mill  of  the  Calaveras  Consolidated  Company  is  dropping 
twenty  stamps  on  ore  extracted  from  the  old  workings.  No 
expense  is  evidently  being  spared  in  fitting  up  the  property,  and 
the  mine  is  now  fully  equipped  with  an  electrical  plant.  Besides 
lighting  the  lower  levels,  the  water  is  lifted  by  a  Dow  triplex 
pump,  run  by  a  Sprague  motor.  This  is  the  first  mine  in  Califor- 
nia to  adopt  this  system  of  pumping  the  water.  The  governor  is 
also  an  improved  patent  on  the  old  style,  maintaining  an  equal 
rate  of  speed  on  the  water-wheels  at  all  times,  no  variation  even 
taking  place  in  shutting  off  the  electric  lights.  This  governor  has  at 
tracted  much  attention  from  prominent  machinists,  and  its  gen- 
eral adoption  will  follow  in  due  course.  It  is  tbe  invention  of 
Hiram  T.  Bradley,  son  of  John  T.  Bradley,  the  well-known  min- 
ing man  of  this  State. 

$$$ 

THE  third  annual  report  of  the  Cortez  mines,  of  Nevada,  pre- 
sented at  the  annual  meeting  held  recently  in  London,  showed 
a  net  profit  for  the  year  of  $195,185,  which,  with  the  balance 
brought  forward  last  year  of  $149,235,  left  cash  on  hand  amount- 
ing to  $344,420.  During  the  year  $337,500  were  paid  in  dividends, 
making  13  per  cent,  on  the  capital  invested.  A  balance  of  $6,920 
was  carried  forward.  The  accounts  were  made  up  to  September 
30,  1891.  The  property,  which  was  formerly  known  as  the  Wen- 
ban,  called  after  its  former  owner,  Simeon  Wenban,  the  well- 
known  mining  capitalist  of  this  city,  is  said  to  be  looking  as 
promising  as  ever. 

J  *  9 

MEXICAN  financial  papers  state  that  a  new  scheme  for  the 
taxation  of  mines  has  been  laid  before  the  President  of  Mex- 
ico. Its  provisions  are:  (1)  A  registry  office,  to  be  opened'in  the 
Department  of  Finance,  in  which  all  titles  to  mines  will  have  to 
be  inscribed.  (2)  Title  will  be  issued  by  that  office,  subject  to  a 
stamp  of  $100  each.  (3)  On  and  after  July  1st,  next,  mines  will 
be  subject  to  an  annual  tax  of  $300  each,  payable  either  in  tri- 
annual,  monthly  or  weekly  installments.  (4)  The  nation  to 
guarantee  to  operators  of  mines,  as  long  as  they  pay  the  afore- 
mentioned taxes,  an  absolute  right  to  their  mines,  whether  in 
operation  or  not. 

?$$ 

THE  gold  output  from  the  Witwatersrandt  fields,  in  South 
Africa,  for  the  month  of  February,  aggregated  86,649  ounces. 
This  is  the  highest  monthly  gain  since  the  fields  were  discovered, 
every  month  showing  a  steady  increase.  The  total  output  to 
date  is  2,040,770  ounces. 

$$$ 

OSCAR  NEWHOTJ3E,  the  mining  engineer,  who  made  a  record 
for  himself  in  pulling    the    Eagle   Bird   property,  of    Nevada, 
into    the   front  rank    as    a   mining    investment,    has    returned 
from  a  professional  trip  to  Mexico. 
M  t 

JOHN  HAYS   HAMMOND  will  leave  shortly  for  the  Southern 
portion  of  the   State,  to  examine  a  property  there    which   at- 
tracted attention  in  mining  circles  some  time  ago. 


April  16,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER, 


15 


'HearlheCrler:''   "«hit  the  devil  arlttaouV 
'  One  that  will  pIit  the  devil,  ilr.  with  joo." 


H 


ERK  we  are  seated,  you  and  I, 

The  blinds  drawn  down,  tbe  waiter  gone, 

And  yet  you  glance  at  me  and  sigh, 
And  wish  that  we  were  not  alone. 

With  pensive  air  yon  sip  the  wine, 

Toy  with  your  glass,  your  eyes  downcast, 

Those  troubled  eyes  will  not  meet  mine, 
And  yet  the  time  is  speeding  fast. 

At  last  you  speak  a  common-place, 

[  answer  in  the  same  dull  tone; 
But  still  I  cannot  read  your  face, 

And  we  are  quite  alone. 

The  tumult  of  the  clamorous  street 

Is  borne  toward  our  listless  ears; 
Oh!  moments  that  should  be  so  sweet, 

Oh,  idle  hopes!  oh.  foolish  fears! 

The  silence  grows;  was  it  for   this 

We  were  so  bold,  we  dared  so  much  ? 

Not  one  dear  word,  not  one  fond  kiss, 
No  tender  glance,  no  loving  touch  ? 

Was  it  for  this  we  dared  and  schemed  ? 

An  hour  of  silence — are  we  changed? 
Is  this  the  meeting  so  long  dreamed? 

What  spell  has  thus  our  souls  estranged  ? 

What  is  it  that  repels  us  ?     Why 

Do  we  forget  tbe  vows  of  old  ? 
Her  lips  are  opened,  but  to  sigh, 

And  we  are  both  so  cold. 

She  glances  at  her  watch.     "And  now," 
She  murmurs  faintly,  "  We  must  part. 

1  rise  and  kiss  her  pale,  chill  brow; 
I  mark  the  beating  of  her  heart. 

I  know  we  stand  upon  the  brink, 

I  know  the  fates  our  paths  divide; 

I  know  we  never  more  may  drink 
The  chalice  we  now  thrust  aside. 

Yet,  hand  in  hand  we  twain  descend 
The  stairs,  the  last  of  all  the  guests; 

One  farewell  clasp;  she  whispers,  "Friend, 
'Twas  for  the  best,  'twas  for  the  best." 

WHEN  Judge  Joachimsen  took  his  seat  on  the  bench  Thursday 
morning,  a  gentleman,  dressed  in  deep  black,  sent  in  a  card 
to  his  Honor.  It  was  Consul  George  Hall,  tbe  Turkisk  Consul, 
the  representative  of  the  Sublime  Porte  on  this  coast.  His  honor 
at  once  invited  Consul  Hall  to  take  a  seat  on  the  bench  beside 
him,  for  that  gentleman  had  been  commissioned  by  the  Turkish 
Government  to  prepare  an  elaborate  report  on  the  methods  of  the 
administration  of  justice  in  California.  His  club  associates  would 
have  failed  to  recognize  Mr.  Hall  as  he  sat  beside  the  Judge  in 
his  official  capacity.  No  flower  in  his  button-hale,  no  air  debon- 
naire;  but  gravity,  weighty  as  a  tombstone,  pressed  upon  that 
jocund  soul.  Mr.  Hall's  Turkish  subjectB  have,  it  appears,  been 
kicking  about  the  ways  of  our  courts;  Mr.  Hall,  who  is  in  him- 
self a  primary  court  of  appeal,  often  finds  it  difficult,  with  all  his 
diplomacy,  to  lick  them  into  shape.  Now,  Judge  Joachimsen 
wears  a  black  silk  cap  to  shield  his  judicial  scalp  from  the  chill 
draughts,  so  he  was  not  at  all  surprised  when  Consul  Hall  drew 
an  elegantly  embroidered  fez  from  his  tail  pocket,  and  mounted  it 
upon  his  own  blonde  locks.  It  was  a  pretty  picture.  The  Turk- 
ish Consul,  pregnant  with  Oriental  gravity,  and  the  American 
Judge  metaphorically  bow-stringing  the  drunks,  and  casting  the 
"  vags  "  into  the  Bosphorus  to  show  the  Sultan's  representative 
how  we  do  those  things  in  the  United  States.  "  Oh,  many  a  cup 
of  this  forbidden  wine  must  drown  tbe  memory  of  that  inso- 
lence." So  interested  was  Consul  Hall  in  the  proceedings  that  it 
was  quite  late  before  he  retired  to  his  Mosque. 

A  GENTLEMAN  who  had  been  at  the  recent  badger  fight, 
which  has  shocked  this  entire  community  by  its  brutality,  as 
so  admirably  shown  up  by  the  Examiner,  retired  to  rest  on  the 
night  of  that  eventful  eve,  after  informing  his  wife  that  he  had 
been  visiting  his  cousins  in  Alameda.  Pale  and  horrified  the 
good  lady  appeared  the  next  morning  at  his  bedside,  with  the 
damning  paper  in  her  hands.  "What  were  the  names  of  your 
cousins,  Jack,"  she  asked,  in  a  tone  of  ominous  calmness.  "The 
Smiths,"  replied  Jack,  sleepily,  turning  his  fevered  head  for  an- 
other nap.  "The  Badgers,  you  mean,"  hissed  the  indignant 
lady,  flourishing  the  documents  in  his  face.  His  morning  nap 
was  not  resumed. 


TIMK.  was  whan  the  art  critic  waa  a  distinct  member  of  the 
stall  of  the  daily  paper.  After  such  an  exhibition  as  we  had 
last  week  there  would  be  column  upon  column  about  the  pic- 
tures. Now  this  important  function  Is  relegated  to  the  man  who 
reports  fights  or  describe*  the  "  interior  arrangements"  of  the 
new  saloon.  Cornelius  Mahoney,  Esq..  now  in  Chicago,  was  one 
of  the  most  famous  critics  of  the  old  regime.  Balch,  another  art 
critic  of  great  local  eminence,  Is  in  New  York.  Those  critics 
were  great  friends,  but  they  had  one  serious  quarrel  which 
threatened  to  disrupt  forever  the  bond  between  them.  Both  fell 
in  love  with  a  lady  who  used  to  act  as  Henry  George's  private 
secretary,  when  that  philosopher  disseminated  his  land  wisdom 
through  the  columns  of  the  Post.  1  waa  the  confidant  of  both. 
"  If  she  does  not  bekum  moine,"  Con  used  to  declare,  "  all  me 
ambition  will  pass  away  from  me,  and  loife  be  a  burden."  "With 
the  increase  of  salary  George  has  promised  me,"  Balch  would 
say,  "  we  can  live  most  comfortably.  No  need  of  going  into 
housekeeping  for  a  year  or  so,  you  know,  and  a  little  Bohemian 
experience  at  the  restaurant  will  do  her,  my  intended  bride,  no 
harm."  When  the  startling  truth  leaked  out  that  they  were 
rivals,  the  grief  of  the  friends  was  most  harrowing  to  my  feel- 
ings and  truly  terrible  to  witness.  "  Friendship  is  too  sacred  wid 
me  to  violate  a  single  thrust,  sor,"  cried  Con  the  chivalrous.  "If 
she  prefers  Maboney  to  me  I  will  never  throw  an  obstacle  in  his 
path,"  protested  Balch.  And  the  humor  of  this  was  that,  at  this 
wooing  time,  Con  and  his  rival  would  have  found  it  an  impossible 
task  to  raise,  from  their  own  resources,  money  sufficient  to  pur- 
chase the  marriage  certificate.  At  last  tbe  romance  terminated. 
I  proposed  that  each  try  his  fortune  with  the  lady,  and  toss  up 
for  first  choice.  It  was  done,  and  Con  won.  We  timed  him.  In 
ten  minutes  he  returned,  grasped  Balch's  hand,  called  for  a  drink 
and  shook  his  head  mournfully.  "  Me  prospects  in  loife  are  shat- 
tered," he  said,  "she  rejected  me  widout  a  moment's  hesitation. 
She  even  laughed  in  me  face,  I  who  have  taken   her  to  theatres, 

and  art  galleries,  and    lunches.     She    is  a  heartless  wretch " 

"  Hush,"  interposed  Balch,  sternly,  "  remember,  sir,  that  the  lady 
you  speak  of  may  yet  be  my  wife."  Balch  was  out  only  five 
minutes,  and  returned  smiling.  "  You  have  won  her,"  shouted 
Con.  "I  cannot  bear  your  happiness;  good-bye,"  and  he  was 
rushing  away  when  Balch  grabbed  him  by  the  arm.  "  Not  so," 
said  the  Connecticut  suitor  with  deep  feeling,  "  I  have  spurned 
the  heartless  minx,  but  I  have  regained  my  friend,"  and  he  fell 
on  Con's  shoulders.  Some  hours  after  I  met  the  two  art  critics, 
homeward  bound,  and  they  took  up  the  entire  footway.  The 
lady  who  had  so  fortunately  escaped  matrimony  with  my  impe- 
cunious friends,  for  with  either  it  would  have  been  a  life  on  the 
very  border  land  of  vagabondia,  has  since  married  a  farmer  in 
Alameda  county.  Con  and  Balch,  from  last  accounts,  were  still 
bachelors. 

REPRESENTATIVE  ALLEN,  of  Mississippi,  tells  this  story  : 
"I  was  once  trying  a  case,"  he  said,"  "  before  a  Justice  of 
tbe  Peace  in  Itawamba  county.  I  appeared  for  the  plaintiff,  and 
had  the  right  to  open  and  close  the  argument.  It  was  a  case 
that  was  settled  quite  conclusively,  like  the  one  just  mentioned, 
by  statute.  I  read  the  statute  ;  that  was  all  the  argument  I  made, 
to  start  out  with.  There  were  two  lawyers  on  the  other  side — 
sort  of  lawyers  who  had  licenses  to  practice.  They  got  to  thrash- 
ing everything  but  the  law  in  the  case.  It  was  mighty  hot,  and 
I  went  out  of  the  door  and  sat  with  the  boys  till  they  got  through. 
Then  I  went  back  to  close  the  argument.  Their  client  was  sitting 
near  tbe  Justice  of  the  Peace.  As  I  came  in  he  said,  'The  Squire 
has  decided  tbe  case. 

"I  replied,  'What?' 

"The  old  Justice  looked  at  him  and  said,  •  Shet  np,  sir,  or  I'll 
send  you  to  jail.'  Then,  turning  to  me,  he  added,  with  the  ut- 
most courtesy,  '  Go  on,  Mr.  Allen,  go  on.' 

"  When  I  had  closed  the  argument  and  sat  down,  the  old 
Justice  looked  at  me  and  said  :  ■  Mr.  Allen,  I  had  decided  the 
case  agin  you  before  you  come  in,  but  1  jest  wanted  to  hear  you 
speak  awhile.' " 

WHEN  Lee  Lash  heard  the  storm  of  indignation  that  followed 
his  artistic  libel  of  that  estimable  young  man  and  gifted 
architect,  Willis  Polk,  Esq.,  he  hurriedly  snatched  a  blanket 
from  his  bed,  and  fled  to  the  Berkeley  bills.  In  a  cave  at  the 
point  known  as  Grizzly  Peak,  Lash  has  been  hiding  since  the  ex- 
hibition, sustaining  life  on  lizards  and  thistles,  and  other  fauna 
and  flora  indigenous  to  that  locality.  Jack  Lathrop,  of  Oakland, 
has  been  a  good  Samaritan  to  the  erring  Lee,  in  this  hour  of  his 
danger  and  distress.  He  sent  him  out  a  five-gallon  keg  of  lager 
on  Monday  night,  and  a  bearskin  coat  against  the  threatened 
change  in  the  weather.  Meanwhile  Willis  Polk  and  his  brother 
Dan  are  fine-tooth  combing  tbe  country  for  the  man  who  has 
given  the  public  the  impression  that  Willis  is  a  moral  monster, 
on  whom  Nature  has  laid  her  fist  with  a  brand  unmistakable. 
They  do  not  wish  his  life;  the  brothers  are  simply  desirous  of 
cutting  off  bis  right  hand  and  putting  out  his  left  eye,  so  he  may 
become  helpless  and  color  blind,  and  never  paint  again.  And  the 
worst  of  it  all  is  that  Lash  persists  in  asserting  that  the  picture  is 
a  perfect  likeness,  and  that  its  peculiar  appearance  is  altogether 
the  fault  of  the  hanging  committee. 


16 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER 


April  16,  1892. 


THE  British  Museum  has  become  possessed  of  a  bronze  bust  to 
which  a  curious  history  attaches.  About  fifteen  years  ago,  in 
the  sale  at  an  old  house,  a  whitewashed  cast  over  a  door  in  the 
hall  was  sold  by  the  auctioneer  for  a  song.  Subsequent  examina- 
tion, however,  showed  it  to  be  metal,  when  it  was  immediately 
resold  at  a  profit,  and  afterwards  found  its  way  to  a  shop  in 
Brighton.  It  then  became  the  property  of  a  Brightonian  at  an 
increased  price,  and  was  shown  at  the  Exhibition  of  Works  of 
Art  at  Lewes.  The  bust,  which  was  hitherto  thought  to  be  a 
portrait  of  Sir  Thomas  Moore,  was  then  sent  up  to  the  metrop- 
olis, and  chanced  to  elicit  the  attention  of  the  Society  of  An- 
tiquaries, and  by  those  competent  to  judge  was  then  said  to  be  a 
likeness  of  Henry  VII.  On  comparing  the  bust  with  that  mon- 
arch's effigy  in  the  chapel  at  Westminster,  it  was  found  that  the 
surmise  was  correct,  and  it  is  thought  the  work  may  be  by  Tor- 
rigiano  as  a  preliminary  study  for  his  monument  of  the  monarch. 
Finally,  the  bust  has  been  purchased  for  the  British  Museum  at 
at  a  cost,  it  is  said,  of  something  like  150  guineas. 

How  Chinese  women  were  expected  to  behave  themselves  two 
thousand  years  ago  is  set  forth  in  an  ancient  Chinese  work  in  313 
chapters,  of  which  samples  have  been  translated  into  English  by 
Miss  A.  C.  Safford.  According  to  this  voluminous  manual,  the 
first  duty  of  a  Chinese  wife  in  those  primitive  times  was  to  "  rev- 
erence her  husband  as  heaven."  If  his  life  is  in  danger  she  must 
not  hesitate  to  die  for  him.  Among  the  many  little  stories  told 
in  the  book  is  one  of  a  peasant  who,  during  a  severe  famine,  was 
seized  one  day  by  some  starving  soldiers,  who  intended  to  make 
a  meal  of  hira.  His  wife  pleaded  for  him.  "  My  husband  is  very 
lean,"  she  said;  "  he  will  scarcely  be  a  mouthful  for  you.  I  am 
fleshy  and  of  dark  complexion,  and  they  say  that  the  flesh  of 
such  persons  is  excellent  eating."  The  hungry  soldiers,  we  are 
told,  were  convinced  by  this  sound  argument,  and  ate  her  in- 
stead of  her  husband.  As  to  deportment,  "  in  the  presence  of 
her  parents  or  parents-in-law,  a  woman  may  not  sneeze  or  cough, 
neither  stretch,  yawn,  or  loll  about  when  tired,  nor  may  she  pre- 
sume to  stare  at  them.  She  should  wear  a  happy  face  and  a 
mild,  pleasant  deportment  in  serving  them,  in  order  to  soothe 
them."  The  wife  of  a  certain  Liu  Kung-tseb  comes  in  for  a  large 
share  of  praise  simply  because  "  for  three  years  after  her  marriage 
nobody  had  ever  seen  her  smile." 

Mr.  Poynter's  design  for  a  border  for  the  fac  simile  of  the 
Queen's  letter  to  the  nation  on  the  occasion  of  the  death  of  the 
Duke  of  Clarence,  is  composed  of  an  architectural  frame-work, 
with  thirteen  allegorical  figures  supporting  a  panel  on  which  the 
Queen's  letter  is  displayed.  The  Royal  Arms  are  seen  at  the  top, 
in  the  center,  with  a  branch  of  the  rose,  symbolic  of  the  Royal 
Family  of  England,  twining  beside  it.  On  the  left  is  Britannia, 
draped  in  the  flag,  accompanied  by  Grief,  represented  by  a  veiled 
figure  offering  a  wreath  as  a  tribute  of  mourning,  and  pointing  to- 
wards a  harp,  which  lies  recumbent  at  the  base,  with  one  of  the 
strings  snapped  asunder,  and  adjacent  to  a  broken  branch  of  the 
Rose,  both  symbolic  of  the  untimely  death  of  the  Prince.  Sup- 
porting the  base,  two  little  genii  are  seen  "  binding  a  girdle  about 
the  earth,"  in  suggestion  of  the  extent  of  the  Queen's  dominions, 
India  and  Australia  being  clearly  indicated  on  the  globe. 


On  March  16th  the  representative  of  the  Irish  National  Church 
in  Rome  had  the  privilege  of  being  received  by  the  Pope  in  order 
to  present  him  with  the  shamrock  s«nt  from  Ireland,  enclosed  in 
a  coffer  of  crystal,  with  the  Papal  arms-  on  the  cover, 
and  a  border  of  interwoven  shamrocks  on  the  top  and  the 
sides.  The  Pope  expressed  his  gratification,  and  intention  of 
wearing  the  shamrock  during  the  whole  of  Thursday,  which  was 
St.  Patrick's  Day.  In  London  the  shamrock  was  well  repre- 
sented, and  "  the  wearing  of  the  green  "  was  most  effectively 
carried  out.  One  true  Irishman  looked  particularly  patriotic 
with  a  big  bunch  of  the  green  worn  at  the  top  of  a  high  hat-band 
on  a  silk  hat.  

A  new  Great  Seal  for  Ireland  has  just  been  completed  by  Mr. 
Allan  Wyon,  Chief  Engraver  of  Her  Majesty's  Seals.  It  is  to 
take  the  place  of  the  seal  designed  on  the  accession  of  the  Queen, 
which  is  now  worn  out.  The  new  seal  is  an  exact  replica  of  its 
predecessor,  and  is  similar  in  all  respects  to  the  Great  Seal  of 
England,  save  that  in  tbe  exergue  a  harp  with  shamrock  leaves 
takes  the  place  of  the  trident  head  and  sprays  of  oak,  which  form 
the  distinctive  mark  of  the  English  seal. 


Sickness  Among  Children, 
Especially  infants,  is  prevalent  more  or  less  at  all  times,  but  is  largely 
avoided  by  giving  proper  nourishment  and  wholesome  food.     The 
most  successful  and  reliable  of  all  is  the  Gail  Borden  "  Eagle  "  Brand 
Condensed  Milk.    Your  grocer  and  druggist  keep  it. 


B^_^T3CS. 


BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA,  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Capital $3,000,000  00 

Surplus 1,000,000  00 

Undivided  Profits (July  1st,  1890) 3,275,919  48 

WM.  ALVOfiD,  President. 

Thomas  Brown Cashier  |  B.  Mubbay,  Jr  . .  .  Assistant  Cashier 

Ibving  F.  Moulton,  2nd  Assistant  Cashier. 

CORRESPONDENTS : 

NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  Bank  of  California;  B03TON— Tremont 
National  Bank;  CHICAGO— Union  National  Bank;  ST.  LOUIS— Boatman's 
Bank;  NEW  ZEALAND— The  Bank  of  New  Zealand.  Correspondent  In 
London— Messrs.  N.  M.  Rothschild  &  Sons.  Correspondents  inlndla,  China, 
Japan  and  Australia. 

The  Bank  has  Agencies  at  Virginia  City,  and  Correspondents  in  all  the 
principal  Mining  Districts  and  Interior  Towns  of  the  Pacific  Coast 

Letters  of  Credit  issued,  available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Draw  direct 
on  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  New  Orleans,  Denver,  Salt  Lake, 
Cincinnati,  Portland, O.,  Los  Angeles,  London,  Dublin,  Paris,  Berlin,  Bremen, 
Hamburg,  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  Antwerp,  Amsterdam,  Copenhagen,  Stock- 
holm, Christiana,  Locarno,  Melbourne,  Sydney,  Auckland,  Hongkong 
Shanghai,  Yokohama.  Genoa,  and  all  cities  in  Italy  and  Switzerland. 


THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK. 


Bf.  W.  Corner  Sansome  and  Bush  Streets. 

Established  1870.  U.  S.  Depositary. 

CAPITAL  {PAID   UP) $1,500,000 

SURPLUS $600,000  |   UNDIVIDED    PROFITS $160,000 

8.  G.  MURPHY President  I  E.  D.  MORGAN Cashier 

JAMES  MOPFITT-. .  .Vice-President  |  GEO.  W.  KLINE Ass't  Cashier 

DIKECT0KS: 

Geo.  A.  Low,  George  C.  Perkins,  8.  G.  Murphy, 

N.  Van  Bergen,  James  D.  Phelan,  James  Moffitt. 

Thomas  Jennings,  John  A.  Hooper,  J.  I>.  Harvey. 

A  General  Banking  Business  Transacted. 

SAFE    DEPOSIT   DEPARTMENT, 

JAMES  K.  LYNCH,  Manager, 
Safes  to  rent  from  ?5  to  $100  per  annum  (under  the  exclusive  control  of 
tho  renter),  for  the  care  of  all  valuables.    Trunks  and  Packages  taken  on 
storage.    A  specialty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a.  m.  to  6  p.m. 

LONDON  AND  SAN  FRANCISCO  BANK.  Limited. 

Authorized  Capital 58,600,000     |     Capital  paid  up 2,450,000 

Reserve  - 395,000 

San  Francisco  Office,  424  California  St.  I  London  Office 73  Lombard  St.,  E.C 

Portland  Branch.  48  First  St.    Tacoma  Branch,  1006  A  Street. 

Man  ARTHUR  SCRIVENER;  Assistant  Manager,  WILLIAM       EEL 

Cashier,   ODSTAV  FRIEDERICH. 

LONDON  BANKERS— Bank  of  England  and  London  Joint  Stock  Bank. 
NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  4  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

This  Bank  is  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex- 
change Business  in  London  and  San  Francisco,  and  between  said  cities  and 
all  parts  of  the  world. 

THE  SATHER  BANKING  COMPANY. 

Capital $1,250,000. 

Successor  to  Sather  &  Co.,  Established  1851,  San  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON President 

J.  L.  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  S.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

Directors:  E.  A.  Bruguiere,  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  Wm.  P.  John- 
son, C.  F.  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K,  Wilson. 

Agents:  New  York— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.  Boston— Downer  &  Co. 
Philadelphia— Drexel  &  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  National  Bank.  St.  Louis— The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City— First  National  Bank.  London— Brown, 
Shipley  &  Co.    PariB— Drexel,  Harjes  <fc  Co. 

WELLS,  FARGO  &  COMPANY-BANKING  DEPARTMENT. 

>\  E.  Corner  Sansome  and  Sutter  Streets. 
SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 

CAPITAL  $      500,000.00 

SURPLUS 5,488,393.12 

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS $   5,988,393^00 

DIRECTORS: 

Lloyd  Tevis,  President:  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chas.  F.  Crocker.  J.  C.  Fargo,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Wm.  Norris,  Geo.  B.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  Wadaworth,  Cashier. 

Receive  Deposits,  issues  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Bankin 

Business. 

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND   DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS PORTCOSTA,  California. 

Storage  Capacity,  100*000  Tons.      Regular    Warehouse   for  San 
Francisco  Produce  Exchange  Call  Board. 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  handling  and  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  and  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  and  smutty  Wheat. 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  stored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  sold, 
if  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  of  the  Company,  202  Sansome  St..  over  the  Anglo-California  Bank. 

THE  CROCKER-WO0LW0RTH  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

822     PINE     STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL $1,000,000. 

DIRECTORS: 
CHAS.  F.  CROCKER,  I  B.  H.  MILLER,  Jr. 

S.  C.  WOOLWORTH President. 

W.  E.  BROWN Vice-President. 

WM.  H.  CROCKER    Cashier 

SECURITY  SAVIN6S  BANK. 

Guarantee  Capital $300,00 

OFFICERS: 

President  JEROME  LINCOLN  I  Secretary S.  L.  ABBOT.  Jr. 

Vice-President W.  S.  JONES  |  Attorney SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

OFFICE— No.  228  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


April  1«,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


17 


JUST    A    BOY.-  The  llowu  Magnzine. 

A   mother  once  owned  just  a  common-place  boy, 
A  shock-headed  boj, 
A   freckle-fare   boy, 
But  thought  be  was  handsome,  and  said  so  with  joy, 
For  mothers  are  funny,  you  know, 

Quite  so — 
About  their  sons   beauty,  you  know. 

His  nose,  one  could  see,  was  not  Grecian,  but  pug, 
And  turned  up  quite  snug, 
Like  the  nose  of  a  jug; 
But  she  said  it  was  '«  piquant,"  and  gave  him  a  bug; 
For  mothers  are  funny,  you  know, 

Quite  so — 
About  their  sons1  beauty,  you  know. 

His  eyes  were  quite  small,  and  he  blinked  in  the  sun, 
But  she  said  it  was  done 
As  a  mere  piece  of  fun, 
And  gave  an  expression  of  wit  to  her  son; 

For  mothers  are  fanny,  you  know, 

Quite  so — 
About  their  sons'  beauty,  you  know. 

The  carroty  love-locks  that  covered  his  head 
She  never  called  red, 
But  auburn  instead, 
i  The  colors  the  old  masters  painted,"  she  said; 
For  mothers  are  funny,  you  know, 

Quite  so — 
About  their  sons'  beauty,  you  know. 

Now,  boys,  when  your  mothers  talk  so,  let  it  pass; 

Don't  look  in  the  glass, 

Like  a  vain,  silly  lass, 
But  go  tend  the  baby,  pick  sticks,  weed  the  grass; 

Be  as  good  as  you're  pretty,  you  know, 
Quite  so — 

As  good  as  you're  pretty,  you  know. 


EXPERIENTIA    DOCET.— lytlon. 


Vain  is  the  experience  of  the  past 
To  guide  their  steps  who  rove, 

By  ways  each  different  from  the  last, 
The  labyrinths  of  Love  ! 

For  no  new  movements  of  the  heart 

Reiterate  the  old, 
Nor  has  tbeir  tale  its  counterpart 

In  those  by  Memory  told. 

The  records  of  the  pilgrimage 

Of  Passion  are  impress'd 
Each  on  the  renovated  page 

Of  a  blanch'd  palimpsest. 

To  mock  the  faith  that  lovers  place 

In  life's  acquired  love-lore 
New  lessons,  latest  learnt,  efface 

Old  teachings  tanght  before. 

'  And   we  ourselves  within  us  hear, 
Tho'  to  ourselves  unknown, 
New  lives  that  with  new  longings  wear, 
New  features  of  their  own. 

Thus  every  love  is,  of  its  kind, 

A  first  love  and  a  last; 
And  every  time  we  love,  we  find 

That  love  has  had  no  past. 

LOVE'S    ANODYNE.— D.  B.,  The  London  World. 

She  hid  it  always,  close  against  her   breast, 

A  golden  phial,  sealed,  and  strangely  wrought, 
And  set  with  gems,  whose  dim  eyes,  mystery-fraught, 

Shot  broken  gleams,  like  secrets  half-confessed. 
'One  day,"  she  said,  "  Love's  perfumed  kisses  pressed 
Against  its  lips  their  perfectness,  unsought; 
And  suddenly  the  dizzy  fragrance  caught 

My  senses  in  its  mesh  and  gave  them  rest; 

And  life's  bewilderment  no  more  I  feel, 

For  now,"  she  said,  "  my  heart  sleeps  still  and  light; 
Love's  anodyne  outlasts  the  lingering  years." 

But  in  the  darkneBS  of  an  autumn  night 

Her  heart  awoke,  weeping,  and  she  brake  the  seal. 
The  scent  was  dead;  the  vase  was  full  of  tears. 


SA.3ST3CS. 


BANK    OF    BRITISH    COLUMBIA. 

Incorporated  by  Royal  Charter. 

CAPITAL  PAID  UP . $3  000,000 

RESERVE  FUND      ...  1,175.000 

Southeast  corner  Bush  and  9»usorae  Streota. 

HEAD  OFFICE   GO  LOMBARD  STREET.   LONDON. 

BRANCHES— Victoria,  Vancouver,  British  Columbia;   Portland,  Oregon; 

Seattle  and  Tacoma,  Washington. 
SUB-BRANCHES—  Kamloops,  Nauaimo,  Nelson,  New  Westminster,  British 
Columbia. 
This  Bank  transacts  a  General  Banking  Business.  Accounts  opened  sub- 
ject to  Check,  and  Special  Deposits  received.  Commercial  Credits  granted 
available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Approved  Bills  discounted  and  ad- 
vances made  on  good  collateral  security.  Draws  direct  at  current  rates 
upon  its  Head  Office  and  Branches,  and  upon  its  Agents,  as  follows: 

NEW  YORK,  CHICAGO  and  CANADA— Bank  of  Montreal;  LIVERPOOL 
—North  and  South  Wales  Bank;  SCOTLAND— British  Linen  Company;  IRE- 
LAND—Bank  of  Ireland;  MEXICO  and  SOUTH  AMERICA— London  Bank 
of  Mexico  and  South  America;  CHINA  and  JAPAN— Chartered  Bank  of 
India,  Australia  and  China;  AUSTRALIA  and  NEW  ZEALAND— Bank  of 
Australasia,  Commercial  Banking  Company  of  Sydney,  English,  Scottish 
and  Australian  Chartered  Bank  and  National  Bank  of  Australasia;  Di;M- 
ERARA  and  TRINIDAD  (West  Indies)— Colonial  Bank 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVINGS  UNION. 

532  California  Street,  Corner  Webb  Street. 

Branch  Office 1700  Market  Street,  Corner  Polk. 

Deposits,  Jane  30, 1891 923,31 1,061  00 

Guaranteed  Capital  and  Surplus 1,346,635  00 

DIRECTORS. 

Albert  Miller,  Pr  esident;  George  W.  Beaver,  Vice-President;  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond,  Charles  Pace,  Daniel  E.  Martin,  W.  C.  B.  DeFremery, 
George  C.  Boardman,  J.  G.  Eastland ;  Lovell  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  and  Loans  only  on  real  estate  security.  Country  re- 
mittances may  be  sent  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  or  by  checks  of  reliable 
parties,  payable  in  San  Francisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  Savings 
Bank  commences  only  with  the  actual  receipt  of  the  money.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  is  made 
for  pass  book  or  entrance  fee.  Office  Hours— 9  a.  m.  to  3  p.  h.  Saturday 
evenings,  6:30  to  8. 

THE  GERMAN  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  626  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RESERVE  FUND f    1,610,000  00. 

Deposits  Jan.  2,  1892 27,138,129  74 

Officers— President,  L.  GOTTIG;  Vice-President,  EDW.  KRTJSE 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGERS  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  R.  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TOURNY.  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  Schoemann,  E. 
Meyer,  F.  Tillmann,  H.  Horstmann,  B.  A.  Becker,  H.  L.  Simon.  Attorney, 
John  R.  Jabbqk. 

MUTUAL  SAVIN6S  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building 

Guaranty  Capital,  $1,000,000. 

OFFICBEB. 

JAMES  G.  FAIR President 

JAMES  PHELAN,   S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-Presidents 

Dibectobs— James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper,  C.  G.  Hooker, 
James  Phelan,  James  Moffitt,  S.  G.  Murphy,  Chas.  Cadwalader  and  James 
D.  Phelan. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecurities.     JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Casliier. 

LONDON.  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  BANK  (Limited), 

N.  W,  Cor.  Sansome  and  Sutter  Sts. 

ubaciied  Capital $2,600,000  \  Paid  Up  Capital $2,000,000 

Reserve  Fund  $650,000 

Head  Office 58  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Asentb— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
I  Ltd.),  No.  10  Wall  St.,N.  Y.    PARIS— Messrs.  Lazard  Freres  &  Cie,  17Boule 
vard  Poissoniere.    Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.  Com 
mercial  and  Travelers'  Credits  issued.           EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 
LC.  Altschitl,  CaBhier. 

THE  AN6L0-CALIF0RNIAN  BANK,  Limited. 

N.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

Capital  Authorized $6,000,000  I  Paid  up $1,500,000 

Subscribed 3,000,000  I  Reserve  Fund. 650,000 

Head  Office— 3  Angel  Court,  London,  E.  C. 
Agents  at  New  York— J.  &  W.  Seligman  &  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  banking  business,  sells  drafts,  makes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  and  Issues  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
wnrld     Sends  bills  for  collection,  loans  money,  buyB  and  sells  exchangD 
and  bullion.                                                IGN.  STEIN  HART    |  MflnftirGra 
8  P.  N.  LILIENTHAL,  t  Managers- 

Dr.  Rowas'  Famous  Remedy  for  Sea-Sickness. 

If  you  intend  taking  a  trip  by  sea,  try  a  bottle  and  be  convinced  of  its 
merits.    To  be  obtained  from  all  druggists,  and  from 

L.  R.  ELLERT, 
S,  W.  corner  Kearny  and  California  streets,  S.  F. 
|y  Price  per  bottle.    50  cents 


Fine  Sanitary  Plumbing  and  Oas-fitting 
Estimates  furnished.    Jobbing  promptly 
attended  to. 
PI     IIMRING  CHARLES  E.  ANDERSON, 

ruwmuniv^.        1616  polk  street^  near  Clayj  and  1214 

Polk  Street,  near  Sutter. 
Telephone  No.  2107. 


18 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  16,  1892. 


li  r\OWN  town  landlords  are  asking  too  much  for  their  stores 
\J  and  offices,"  says  the  manager  of  one  of  the  largest  renting 
agencies  in  town.  This  is  the  prevailing  opinion  among  real  es- 
tate brokers  who  rent  business  properties.  This  being  true,  it  is 
no  sign  of  unusual  dullness  to  find  "  to  let "  signs  on  the  business 
thoroughfares.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  though,  there  is  not  a  great 
number  of  these  signs  displayed.  Even  at  the  high  rentals  asked, 
business  properties,  as  a  rule,  are  not  idle  long.  But  were  the 
rentals  demanded  based  on  a  living  percentage  to  all  corc^med, 
and  more  in  keeping  with  the  only  fair  state  of  business  generally, 
there  need  not  be  a  single  sign  seen  anywhere,  except  in  the  old 
rookeries,  which  are  in  too  poor  repair  to  be  fit  for  habitation. 

It  is  a  fact  that  the  spring  opening  in  the  real  estate  business 
has  set  in  now  in  real  earnest.  Everywhere  agents  are  busy  with 
buyers  or  those  soon  to  become  buyers.  Inquiry  for  almost  all 
kinds  of  holdings  is  brisk,  and  there  are  reliable  signs  of  a  good 
substantial  market  this  year.  Fancy  prices  will  not  rule  this 
year.  The  agents  have  already  made  up  their  minds  to  this  fact, 
and  the  sooner  holders  come  to  see  it  in  the  same  light,  the  better 
it  will  be  for  themselves  and  all  concerned. 

The  completion  of  the  electric  road  to  San  Mateo  county  has 
greatly  improved  the  condition  of  things  Missionward,  and  the 
extensive  street  improvements  in  Richmond  have  done  much  to 
call  attention  to  that  thriving  quarter.  Nearly  500  laborers  are  at 
work  in  this  district  in  the  vicinity  of  Point  Lobos  avenue.  They 
are  leveling  sandhills,  putting  streets  in  condition  for  travel, 
grading,  placing  curves,  and  extending  cable  roads.  On  Point 
Lobos  avenue,  from  First  to  Fifth  streets,  the  Southern  Pacific 
has  a  large  force  of  men  at  work  on  the  Geary  street  cable  exten- 
sion. The  tracks  are  laid  almost  to  the  Park.  All  these  things 
are  gladdening  the  hearts  and  swelling  the  "  unearned  incre- 
ment "  of  the  property-owners  of  the  neighborhood. 

That  even  Mr.  Gilleran  should  at  last  have  been  awakened  to 
the  necessity  of  paving  Van  Ness  avenue  argues  more  eloquently 
than  words  the  terrible  condition  in  which  that  thoroughfare 
must  be.  Long  ago  the  News  Letter  called  attention  to  the  fact 
that  the  city's  leading  boulevard  was  not  safe  for  driving,  and 
long  before  that,  the  property  owners  and  thoughtful  citizens  had 
been  agitating  its  permanent  improvement.  At  last  the  Street 
Superintendent  has  seen  it  too.  Now,  perchance,  in  the  shadowy 
future,  there  may  be  a  possibility  of  Van  Ness  avenue  being 
paved.  The  property-owners  have  offered  to  pay  half  the  ex- 
pense. This  work  should  be  done  first  of  all.  It  is  a  standing 
disgrace  to  the  city  and  an  awful  warning  to  visiting  strangers. 

The  action  of  the  Supervisors  last  Monday  night  in  ordering 
Gilleran  to  repair  Davis  street,  between  Washington  and  Clay 
streets,  at  once,  was  certainly  most  timely.  Business  men  in  that 
locality  have  been  complaining  since  last  year. 

Who  wants  the  Pesthouse  ?  South  San  Francisco  won't  have 
it.  The  Courts  wont  let  it  go  to  Shag  Rock.  Its  present  neigh- 
bors detest  it.  Yet  it  is  a  necessity,  and  must  find  a  location 
somewhere.     Who  wants  it? 

At  the  Real  Estate  Exchange,  at-  noon,  on  the  21st  inst., 
McAfee,  Baldwin  &  Hammond  will  sell  at  auction  twenty-four 
park  front  lots,  at  the  Thirty-third  avenue  entrance  to  Golden 
Gate  Park.  They  front  on  H  street,  Hugo  street,  Second  and 
Third  avenues.  The  only  thoroughfare  to  the  district  south  of 
the  Park  passes  these  lots,  and  the  Children's  Playground  is  only 
300  feet  away. '  These  lots  are  nearer  to  the  main  attractions  of 
the  Park  than  any  other  ever  offered.  The  title  is  guaranteed  by 
the  California  Title  Insurance  and  Trust  Company. 

Shainwald,  Buckbee  &  Co.,  Real  Estate  Agents,  make  a  specialty 
of  taking  full  charge  of  property  for  absentee  owners.  Houses  rented , 
rents  collected,  real  estate  bought  and  sold  on  commission.  Office, 
407-409  Montgomery  street. 


French  Prunes  &  Peaches 

Are  always  in  demand,  command  the  best 
prices  and  can  be  exchanged  for  cash  any 
day.     They 

Grow  to  Perfection 

When  you  give  them  the  benefit  of  the  rich, 
alluvial  soil,  abundant  water  and  sunny  days 


In  Kern  Valley. 


If  you  want  20  acres  or  2,000   acres   of   the 
best  land  in  California  on  easy  terms, 
Address, 

KERN  COUNTY  LAND  CO., 

S.  W.  FERGUSSON,  Agent, 

It  Post  Street,  S.  F.,Cal. 

H0F~  Maps  and  Circulars  Free. 


Corner  Clay  and  Sansome. 


HARNESS ! 

If  you  want  a  reliable  harness  that  will  stand  some  service  go  to  a 

house  that  is  staying  in  the  business  and  has  some  regard 

for  its  reputation. 

W.  DAVIS  &  SON,  410  Market  Street, 

Are  not  closing  out,  and  require  no  white  signs  to  help  sell  their  har- 
ness.   N  o  shoddy  leather  used.    Harness  from  $6  50  a  set  up. 

HAVE   YOU   GOT 

Dyspepsia,  Bright's  Disease,  or  Dia- 
betes, or  do  you  want  a  pleasant, 
healthful  drink?    If  so,  buy 

ARCADIAN  WAUKESHA  WATER, 

Recommended  by  our  best  physi- 
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Agents,  204  Front  St.,  S.  F. 


The  Johnson-Locke  Mercantile  Co., 

iLG-ElTTS,       SAN   FBASCISCO. 


April   16,  1892. 


PAX  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


19 


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THK  Western  Fire  Assurance  Company  bus  been  fined  $250  by 
the  compact  manager  for  a  violation  of  its  by-laws.  The  com- 
pany appealed  from  the  sentence  and  a  trial  committee  was  ap- 
pointed. The  verdict  of  the  committee  was  **  not  guilty,"  yet 
the  Western  will  have  to  pay  the  fine,  for  the  action  of  Manager 
I*uval  has  since  been  approved  by  the  Compact  itself  in  meeting 
assembled.  There  has  been  a  good  deal  of  fault-finding  with  the 
Pacific  Insurance  Union  and  its  managers  by  some  members,  yet 
in  spite  of  this  fact  the  Compact  was  never  stronger  than  at  pres- 
ent, and  its  possible  dissolution  is  a  contingency  not  at  alt  within 
the  realm  of  the  probable.  It  is  generally  conceded  that  the  con- 
dition of  affairs  here  would  be  many  times  worse  than  it  :h,  were 
there  no  union.  As  long  as  there  are  managers  on  salaries  those 
doing  business  upon  u  commission  basis  will  find  it  difficult  to 
compete  with  them  successfully. 

The  Lancashire  Fire  Insurance  Company  appears  to  be  suffer- 
ing from  an  acute  attack  of  dyspepsia.  The  cause  is  an  over- 
loaded stomach.  When  it  swallowed  up  the  Armstrong  trio  a 
few  months  ago  it  bit  off  a  larger  chunk  than  it  could  comfortably 
masticate.  The  losses  sustained  on  the  reinsurance  have  already 
run  way  up  into  the  hundreds  of  thousands,  while  there  is  fully 
half  a  year's  losses  still  to  hear  from. 

A  subject  much  discussed  lately  by  underwriters  is  the  dis- 
continuance by  the  Germania  Fire  of  its  southern  department 
and  the  reinsurance  of  the  business  by  Manager  Knowles  in  the 
Pennsylvania  Fire.  That  Southern  business  as  a  whole  has  been 
unprofitable  the  past  year  is  well  known,  but  that  a  company  in 
the  hands  of  so  competent  a  manager  as  Clarence  Knowles 
should  be  compelled  to  quit  is  a  puzzle  to  most  men.  This  action 
of  the  Germania  is  in  line,  however,  with  its  policy  of  replacing 
its  general  agents  with  salaried  managers.  Naturally,  there  are 
many  surmises  as  to  what  company  will  replace  the  Germania  in 
Mr.  Knowles'  agency.  Rumor  has  it  that  the  Firemans  Fund 
will  establish  a  Southern  department  at  New  Orleans  with  Mr. 
Knowles  as  manager. 

H.  R.  Hayden,  editor  of  one  of  the  oldest  insurance  journals  in 
New  York,  is  in  San  Francisco,  accompanied  by  his  wife.  They 
have  come  here  to  escape  Eastern  weather,  of  which  there  are 
many  disagreeable  varieties  prevalent  on  the  Atlantic  seaboard  at 
present. 

Spokane  is  making  desperate  efforts  to  get  into  the  good  graces 
of  the  P.  I.  D.,  to  the  extent  of  a  good  round  reduction  from 
present  fire  rates  there.  The  town  is  going  about  it  in  the  right 
way,  too,  and  will  probably  succeed.  A  belt  of  large  water  mains 
is  to  encircle  the  business  portion  of  the  city,  and  many  other  im- 
provements and  additions  in  the  way  of  fire  extinguishing  ap- 
pliances are  to  be  adopted. 

BASEBALL    NEWS. 


AT  this  writing  the  Los  Angeles  and  home  clubs  are  neck  and 
neck  for  first  place  in  the  championship  race.  Oakland,  with 
its  usual  ill-luck,  is  tenaciously  hugging  last  place.  The  Los  An- 
geles players,  while  probably  better  batters,  do  not  equal  the 
players  of  the  other  teams  in  fielding.  The  pitchers  of  the  other 
clubs  are  stronger  and  more  effective  than  those  of  the  Los 
Angeles  club.  Denny  is  now  a  fixture  in  the  California  League,  and 
is  liable  to  remain  so  for  many  seasons,  as  we  stated  last  week.  He 
will  not  go  to  Pittsburg,  to  avoid  having  any  controversy  with 
the  league;  that  city  has  relinguished  its  claim  to  Denny  in  favor 
of  San  Jose.  This  is  an  indication  that  the  baseball  people  in  the 
East  wish  to  avoid  having  any  quarrels  that  can  be  averted.  The 
season  in  the  East  commenced  last  Tuesday.  From  the  attend- 
ance at  the  games  it  is  evident  that  baseball  still  holds  its  place 
in  the  affections  of  the  people.  The  opening  games  were  not  well- 
played.  This,  of  course,  is  to  be  expected,  the  clubs  and  players 
being  made  up  of  different  players  from  last  season,  and  have  not 
yet  got  down  to  team  work.  The  telegraphic  scores  of  the  games 
played  by  the  Pacific  Northwest  League  would  indicate  either 
heavy  batting  or  numerous  errors.  The  teams  of  the  California 
League  are  probably  more  evenly  matched  than  those  of  any 
other  league  in  the  country.  The  San  Francisco  and  Los  Angeles 
teams  will  play  here  this  afternoon  and  to-morrow.  It  is  more 
than  probable  that  the  public  here  will  soon  have  an  opportunity 
of  seeing  the  Los  Angeles  and  San  Jose  nines  play  in  this  city. 
The  desire  of  the  local  cranks  to  see  a  game  between  these  clubs 
is  very  strong.  To  accomplish  this,  the  schedule  will  have  to  be 
changed  in  some  particulars.  The  home  and  Los  Angeles  clubs 
will  play  here  and  in  Oakland  next  week.  These  games  will  be 
worth  seeing,  as  the  batting  should  be  free  and  the  base-running 
and  fielding  lively. 

For  Debilitated  Men!  If  you  desire  to  be  restored  to  complete 
vigor  and  manhood,  promptly,  permanently  and  cheaply,  we  will 
send  you  full  particulars  (sealed)  of  a  reliable,  unfailing  Home 
Treatment  free.  No  electric  nonsense,  no  stomach  drugging. 
Address  Albion  Pharmacy  Co.,  Box  L,  Albion,  Mich. 


NEAR 

THE 

CHILDREN'S 

PLAYGROUND. 

GOLDEN    GATE    PARK. 


NEW    MERRY-GO-ROUND. 


24 

PARK    FRONT    LOTS 

On    "  H  "   and   Hugo  Streets,  2nd  and 
3rd  Avenues. 


AT  AUCTION 


THURSDAY, 


-    APRIL  21,  1892, 


AT    REAL    ESTATE    EXCHANGE, 
_&.T    IS   O'CLOCK:    IvTOOTsT. 

These  superb  lots  are  at  the  Third  avenue  entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Park. 

They  front  on  H  street,  Hugo  street,  Second  aad  Third  avenues. 

The  main  d  iveway,  and  in  fact  the  only  thoroughfare  to  the  district 
south  of  the  Park,  passes  these  lots. 

The  steam  dummy  on  H  street  is  shortly  to  be  supplanted  by  a  cable  line. 

The  Page  street  cable,  now  in  course  of  construction,  has  its  terminus 
one  block  from  these  lots. 

The  electric  road,  now  building;,  is  but  a  block  and  a  half  distant. 

Adolph  Sutro's  million  dollar  library  and  museum  will  be  erected  near 
this  property. 

The  children's  play  grounds  are  permanently  located  within  330  feet  of 
these  lots. 

The  music  stand  is  not  much  farther,  and  it  is  on'y  a  few  minutes'  walk 
to  the  deer  and  buffalo  parks  and  conservatory. 

These  lots  are  nearer  to  the  main  attractions  of  the  Park  than  any  other 
property  ever  offered,  ^ 

It  is  a  pleasant  walk  either  through  the  Park  or  out  Frederick  street  to 
the  property.  Take  the  Oak,  Ellis  or  Haight  street  cars  and  go  out  and  see 
them. 

Spring  Valley  mains  on  H  street. 

After  these  lots  ARE  SOLD  some  people  will  say:  "Well,  if  I  had  thought 
they  were  going  that  cheap  I  would  have  attended  the  sale." 

Don't  permit  yourself  to  be  one  of  those  persons. 

You  will  think  it  over,  won't  you  ? 

TERMS— Only  one-third  cash;  balance  in  one  and  two  years. 

JQJ^Title  guaranteed  perfect  by  California  Title  Insurance  and  Trust 
Company. 

McAFEE,  BALDWIN  &  HAMMOND, 

10  Montgomery  Street. 


20 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  16,  1892. 


5unbl:ams 


PRESIDENT  PLYMPTON  told  a  good  story  of  General  Butler 
at  the  banquet  at  Young's  the  other  night.  It  seems  that  di- 
rectly alter  the  battle  of  Chickamauga,  a  "  Johnny  "  went  about 
the  streets  of  New  Orleans  accosting  every  man  who  wore  the  blue 
with:  "Didn't  Stonewall  Jackson  give  you  h— 1  at  Chicamauga?" 
General  Butler  called  the  exultant  rebel  before  him,  and  told  him  he 
could  either  take  the  oath  of  allegiance  or  go  to  Ship  Island  for  two 
years.  Johnny  deliberated,  but  finally  agreed  to  take  the  oath. 
When  he  had  sworn  to  support  the  Constitution,  he  turned  to  General 
Butler  and  exclaimed:  "  Now  we  are  both  loval  citizens,  ain't  we, 
General?"  "  Well,  I  trust  so."  said  General  Butler.  "Then,"  said 
Johnny,  "  I  want  to  ask  you  if  Stonewall  Jackson  didn't  give  us  h— 1 
at  Chickamauga?  "  — Boston  Record. 

Around  a  table  six  men  sat; 

Three  held  their  hands  and  held  them  pat; 

Three  held  their  breath  and  lay  down  flat. 

They  piled  up  the  blues  and  panted. 

One  held  a  straight  and  bet  a  lot; 
One  held  a  flush  and  called  him  not; 
One  held  four  aces— got  the  pot. 

They  got  the  blues.    He  anted.         — Chicago  News. 

"  Now  there  is  a  story  I  don't  believe,"  said  Colonel  Yerger,  as 

he  laid  aside  an  exchange.  "What  story  is  that,  Colonel?"  asked 
Gus  De  Smiih.  "  Why,  that  paper  says  that  Cotopaxi  can  sometimes 
be  heard  five  hundred  miles."  "  You  don't  believe  it?"  "Of  course 
I  don't  believe  it.  I'll  bet  there  isn't  a  singer  in  the  world  that  can 
be  heard  half  that  far."  "  But  Cotopaxi  is  a  volcano,  Colonel."  "Is 
it?  I  thought  it  was  one  of  those  Italian  fellows  that  go  about  with 
Patti. "  —  Texas  Sif  tings. 

"  My  darling."  said  the  ardent  young  chemist,  "  you  are  worth 

your  weight  in  pure  iridium."  And  she  felt  just  a  trifle  uneasy 
about  it  until  she  made  inquiries  next  day  and  found  the  dear,  foolish 
fellow  had  appraised  her  at  six  million  dollars  and  some  odd  cents. 

—Puck. 

There's  one  thing,  as  it  is  so  true 

It  might  as  well  be  said: 

To  most  of  us  poor  Monday's  blue 

From  painting  Sunday  red. 

Mrs.  Van  Keering  (hiring  her  first  butler)— And  you  are  sure  y"^ 

are  fully  conversant  with  the  duties  of  a  butler,  and  will  not  need  anJ 
instructions?  'Ennery  'Obbs  (reassuringly)— That's  hall  right,  me 
leddy.  No  von  shall  hever  know  but  vhat  you've  been  used  to  a  but- 
ler hall  yer  life.  ,         —Puck. 

School-teacher— Bobby,  do  you  know  what  Chicago  is  noted  for? 

Bobby— Yea,  ma'am ;  it's  the  biggest  city  in  the  world.  School-teacher— 
Oh,  I  guess  not,  Bobby.  Who  told  you  that?  Bobby— My  uncle 
Charlie,  and  I  guess  he  ought  to  know.    He  lives  there.       — Judge. 

Miss  Pinkerton— Miss  Pinkerly  told  me  the  other  night  that  she 

had  never  seen  you  in  the  same  suit  twice.  Cleverlon— That's  strange. 
I  didn't  know  before  that  I  had  such  a  variety.  Miss  Pinkerton  -She 
was  speaking  of  dress-suits.  —Judge. 

Editor  Kansas  Daily— Halt  a  dozen  Western  cities  have  been 

fighting  for  the  presidential  convention.  Why  wasn't  our  city  re- 
presented? Let's  put  in  our  claim.  Great  Statesman  (sadly)— No  use ; 
Kansas  is  a  prohibition  State.  —Life. 

— —  Royal  Academician— So  you  want  to  take  my  water  colors  to 
your  fair  in  Chicago?  But  I  hear  your  structures  are  not  fire-proof. 
Committeeman— Oh,  but  we  can  flood  every  building  from  floor  to  ceil- 
ing in  two  minutes.  — Life. 

—  Anxious  Father—  And  so,  my  son,  you  really  think  you  know 
more  than  your  father?  Young  Hopeful— Sure.  You  said  yourself 
that  you  couldn't  teach  the  umpire  how  to  play  baseball. 

— Boston  Post. 

•^— "  With  rings  on  her  fingers,  and  bells  on  her  toes, 
She  shall  have  music  wherever  she  goes ;" 
With  clocks  on  her  stockings,  this  maiden  sublime 
Will  have  little  trouble  in  tellmg  the  time. 

Primus— Do  you  drink  nothing  but  julep?     Secundus— Yes;  I 

prefer  to  drown  my  care  in  that.  Primus — Why  drown  it  in  julep? 
Secundus— 1  like  to  fancy  it  catching  at  the  straw.  —Judge. 

School-teacher—  What  little  boy  can  tell  me  where  is  the  home  of 

the  swallow?  Bobby— I  kin.  School-teacher—  Well,  Bobby?  Bobby— 
The  home  of  the  swallow  is  the  stummick.  — Judge. 

Thompson— That  girl  ought  not  to  hold  her  dress  up  so  high 

when  she  crosses  the  street.  Simpson— Does  it  shock  you?  Thomp- 
son— No;  but  it  displays  very  bad  form. 

Attentive  Steward— King,  sir?    Yes.  sir.    So  the  lights  trouble 

y',  sir?  Macburnie  (on  his  first  trip)— Ye  may  be  richt,  young  mon, 
but  I  hae  me  doots  it's  me  liver.  — Truth. 

Stranger— New  York  is  sometimes  called  Gotham,  is  it  not? 

Native—  Yes ;  but  in  the  spring  its  name  is  mud.  — Puck. 

— "  Do  you  believe  in  spirit-rapping?  "  "  Certainly;  if  you  can't 
get  the  bartender's  attention  any  other  way?"  — Truth. 

Wetmore— Did  Old  Soak  leave  any  last  word?    Dryden—  Yes; 

he  said  it  was  tough  to  be  laid  out  on  only  one  bier.  — Truth. 

The  kind  of  "  reading  "  which  "  niaketh  a  full  man  "  is  proba- 
bly the  wine  when  it  is  read.  —  Puck. 

Conslis  and  Hoarseness. — The  irritation  which  produces  coughing 
Immediately  relieved  by  use  of  "  Brown's  Bronchial  Troches."  Sold  only 
in  boxes. 


UsTSTTiajaLlTCE. 


REMOVAL! 
HOME  MUTUAL  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

Now  Occupies  Premises  at  the  N.  E.  Cor.  California  and  Sansome 

8ts.,   8.  F.,  Lately  Vacated  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  Bank. 

Twenty-seventh  Annual  Exhibit. 

January  1,  1891. 

INCORPORATED    A.   D.    1864. 

Losses  p'd  since  organ! 'n. $3, 175,759. 21 1  Reinsurance  Reserve $266,043.59 

Assets  January  1,  1891. . . .     867,512.19    Capital  paid  up,  Gold. . . .      300,000.00 
Surplus  for  policy  holders    844,944.69  |  Net  Surplus  over  e v'yth'g      278,901.10 

Income  in  1890 $394,184.52  |  Fire  Losses  paid  in  1890.      142,338.90 

Fire  Losses  unpaid,  January  1, 1891 11,404.00 

President...   J.  F.  HOUGHTON  I  Secretary CHARLES  R.  STORY 

Vlce-President..HENRY  L.   DODGE  |  General  AgentROBERT  H.  MAQILL 

TRANSATLANTIC    FIRE   INSURANCE   COMPANY, 

OF  HAMBURG,  GERMANY. 

Herbert  L.  Low,  Manager  for  the  Pacific  Coast  Branch. 

220  Sansome  St.,  S.  r. 

Capital...;. $i,soo,ooo.oo 

Invested  in  U.  S 534,795.72 

GEO.   MARCUS   &   CO., 

Agents  City  Department, 
23a  California  St.,  8.  F.,Cal. 

THE  SWISS  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANIES 

COMBINED 

BALOISE  HELVETIA  SWITZERLAND 

OP  BASLE.  OF  ST.  GALL.  OF  ZURICH. 

COMBINED  CAPITAL 4.000,000  DOLLARS. 

These  three  Companies  are  liable  jointly  and  severally  for  all  Losses  that 
may  be  sustained. 

HARRY  w.  SYZ,  General  Agent, 
410  California  St.,  San  Francisco.  Cal. 

THAMES  AND  MERSEY  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANY  (Limited) 

Of  Liverpool,  London  and  Manchester. 

Capital  Subscribed 910,000, 000 

Capital  Paid  Up 1,000,000 

Cash  Reserve  (In  addition  to  Capital) 2,125,000 

Total  Assets  December  31,   1888 6,124.057.60 

WM.    GREER    HARRISON,   Manager, 

306  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

PACIFIC    DEPARTMENT 

LONDON  AND  LANCASHIRE  FIRE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL 

Capital I10.62S.000 

Ca«h    Assets 4,701,201   39 

Cash  Assets  In  United  States 2.272.084  13 

REINSURERS  OF 

Ang;lo-Nevada  Assurance  Corporation 

AND 

Southern  California  Insurance  Company, 

wim:.  o^^.cnDOisr-A-x.x). 

MANAGER. 

D.  E.  MILES,  Assistant  Manager. 

315  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  S.  F. 

Phoenix  Assurance  Company  of  London,  [Established  1782.] 
American  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  [Established  1857.] 

BUTLER  &  HALDAN,  Gen'l  Agents  for  the  Paeifie  Coast. 
413  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

LONDON  ASSURANCE  CORPORATION  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  by  Royal  Charter,  1720.J 

NORTHERN  ASSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  1836.] 
Office — Northwest  corner  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Streets. 

GEO.  F.  GRANT,  Manager. 

PACIFIC    DEPABTMBISTT 

GUARDIAN  ASSURANCE  CO.,       SUN  INSURANCE  OFFICE, 


OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1821. 
Paid-up  Capital,    -    -    -     J  5,000,000. 
Cash  Assets, (23,194,249. 


OF   LONDON. 

Pounded  A.  d.  1710. 

Cash  Assets, J10.044.712. 

Assets  in  America,  -    -    -    122,222,724. 


WI.  J.  LANDERS,  Gen'l  Agent,  201  Sansome  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


INSURANCE  COMPANY- LTD. 

NBLAND.J 


bor  MAMCHESTER 

Capital  paid  £,  guaranteed   !i3, 000,000,00." 

Chas  A  Latdn,  Manager. 
•U9  California  St".  Sao  Francisco. 


April  16,  1892. 


PAX  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


21 


SUMMARY    OF    THE    MARKETS. 

Flour  Is  cheaper;  foreign  demand  good;  Extras  f4.7.V^.).0O;  Superfine, 

(.UO 
Wheal    Is  stead?:   light  trade:   Shipplns,  »1.50:  Milling,  »l..Vj@»l.f.0  per 
cental. 
Barley  is  lower;   Brewlnj,  Jl  U>*»1 .1">:  Feed.  Mc.@ll.00  per  ctl. 
Oats.  Milling.  »l..iv«*i .iv  Peed,  »1.30@|L8S  per  ctl. 
Corn.  White.  II..':1,.  Yellow,  )l.    •  i-»l       per  ctl. 
Rye,  no  stock,  good  demaud.  |LHn$n.52<  i.    Cement,  V2.00@f2.59. 
Harts  lower:  Wheat,  »li«!H:  Oats.  IMX&ll;  Alfalfa,  »10@»1Z 
MUlstuffs,  good  demand.    Bran,  81G@fl7  per  ton. 
Beans,  good  request,  U.s^<<£f2-30  per  ctl.     Potatoes,  30c.@75c  per  ctl. 
Butter  is  steady;  Choice.  18c@20c:  Fair,  15c.@16c;  Eastern,  15c@16c. 
Cheese,  light  stock,  10c.(ai2c.    Eggs,  free  supply,  18c.@22c. 
Honey,  Comb,  8c.@10c. :  fcxtracted,  .^c-fj^G^e.  Poultry  in  good  supply. 
Onions  are  worth  2c.    Beeswax  is  higher  at  25c.@2Sc. 
Fruit— all  kinds  dried — active.    Fruit  is  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 
Raisins  and  Dried  Grapes  in  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates. 
Hides  are  steady :  Dry,  7c<^7)  jc.     Wool  Is  in  light  demand  at  llc.@16c. 
Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  seller  at  7l^@7%c. 
Coffee  steady  at  15c.@22c.  for  C.  A.    Canned  Fruits  of  all  kinds  in  favor. 
Coal  Is  loAver.  with  a  decliuing  tendency.    Nuts  find  ready  sale. 
Quicksilver  is  nominal  at  (43.00  per  flask.  Hops  are  in  demand  at  20@25c. 
Sugar,  good  stock  of  both  Raws  and  Refined.    Whites,  4%@5%c. 

Barley  shipments  to  Great  Britain  are  still  in  order;  the  Br. 
iron   ship  Narcissus,  1,270    tons,   has  been  chartered    for  Cork, 

U.  K.,  Havre  or  Antwerp,  to  carry  a  load  of  this  grain,  at  21s 

nothing  less  direct. 

Wheat,  new  crop  loading.  The  Br.  iron  ship  Cape  of  Good 
Hope,  1,418  tons,  has  been  chartered  for  Cork,  D.  K.,  and  the 
Continent,  at  £1  10s. 

The  local  Coffee  trade  thus  far  in  the  year  is  fully  up  to  the 
average  of  past  corresponding  periods.  Imports  for  the  past  3 
months  aggregate  63,955  bags,  which  is  larger  than  for  several 
like  periods  of  the  past.  The  sales  from  first  hands  in  the  month 
of  March  aggregated  7,539  bags;  of  this,  the  sales  to  go  overland 
were  4,391  bags;  stock  on  hand  April  1st,  in  first  hands,  about 
29,000  bags  of  Central  American. 

The  S.  G.  Wilder,  from  Honolulu,  brought  us  15,882  gals.  Sperm 
Oil. 

Sugar  imports  from  the  Hawaiian  Islands  continue  upon  a  lib- 
eral scale.  Recent  arrivals  are  as  follows  :  Per  S.  G.  Wilder,  from 
Honolulu,  16,520  bags;  Forest  Queen,  from  same,  had  14,937 
bags,  also  78  bbls.  Molasses;  bark  Sonoma,  also  from  Honolulu, 
had  27,226  bags;  bktne  Uncle  John,  from  same,  had  7,518  bags; 
bark  Colusa,  from  same,  had  41,511  sks;  stmr.  Australia,  from 
same,  had  11,820  bags,  also  4,323  bags  Rice  and  6,200  bunches 
Bananas. 

Exports' to  the  Island  for  the  period  under  review  include  the 
following  :  Per  W.  G.  Irwin,  Mdse.,  value,  $13,660— say  87  bbls. 
Flour,  2,625  gals.  Wine,  590  sks.  Bran,  150  bbls.  Lime,  918  ctls. 
Barley,  etc.  To  same,  per  Mary  Winkelman,  Mdse.,  value,  $11,- 
660— -say  252  bbls.  Flour;  690  bales  Hay,  164  csks.  Beer,  2,100 
Redwood  Posts,  Barley,  Oats.  Bran,  etc.  The  schr.  Puritan,  for 
Hilo,  had  Mdse.,  value,  5,855— say  282  bbls.  Flour,  240  bales  Hay, 
802  sks.  Bran,  Barley,  Provisions,  etc.  To  Kahului,  per  J.  D. 
Spreckels,  Mdse.,  value  $11,224— say  300  bbls.  Flour,  400  cs.  Ker- 
osene and  Provisions. 

The  export  value  of  Mdse.  to  Hawaii  for  the  first  quarter  of  the 
year  aggregates  $747,030;  same  time  in«1891,  $1,104,946,  and  in 
1890,  $789,578. 

The  steamer  Empire,  for  British  Columbia,  carried  Mdse., 
value,  $5,875;  also,  in  transit  to  go  overland  by  the  Canadian 
Pacific  route,  40,923  lbs.  Wool  for  Boston,  value  $6,200. 

Lumber  output  at  the  mills  of  Humboldt  Bay  have  furnished 
since  the  1st  of  January  last  3,245,024  feet  of  Redwood,  valued  at 
$78,327,  for  shipment  to  Great  Britain,  loading  five  ships — three 
for  London  and  one  each  for  Liverpool  and  Leith. 
1  A  small  treasure  shipment  was  made  to  the  Orient  by  the 
steamship  City  Rio  de  Janeiro,  say  in  all  $44,050.  Of  this,  all  but 
$2,157  Gold  was  in  Mexican  Dollars  for  Hongkong. 

Ammunition,  etc.,  for  Salina  Cruz  and  Central  American  ports, 
per  schr.  Viking,  consisted  of  25,000  lbs.  Powder,  55,300  lbs.  Fuse, 
160  cs.  Giant  Powder;  220  bales  Hay,  1,006  ctls.  Barley,  939  ctls. 
Corn,  8,750  lbs.  Tallow,  1,065  gals.  Oil,  500  gals.  Whisky,  39  M 
ft.  Lumber,  5,546  lbs.  Tobacco,  and  Mdse,  value  $13,794. 

The  steamship  China,  from  the  Orient,  21  days  from  Hong- 
kong, via  Yokohama  13  days,  brings  the  usual  average  cargo  of 
Tea,  Rice,  etc. 

The  steamship  Australia,  hence  for  Honolulu  on  the  12th  inst., 
had  for  cargo  796  bbls.  Flour,  3,332  gals.  Wine,  391  pkgs.  Beer, 
15,000  lbs.  Codfish,  12,000  lbs.  Butter  and  Lard,  and  other  Pro- 
visions, value  $63,955. 

Lumber  and  spars  for  New  York— The  bark  Geo.  S.  Homer, 
1,267  tons,  loads  a  full  cargo  at  Puget  Sound  for  the  above  destina- 
tion. 

Our  foreign  import  trade,  since  January  1st,  aggregated  $11,- 
400,312;  same  time  last  year,  $15,718,817.  The  total  for  the  first 
three  months  of  1890  was  $13,350,014. 


A    REMARKABLE    POEM.-«o«lon  Timrt. 


Cling  to  the  Mighty  One, 

Cling  in  thy  grief; 
Cling  to  the  Holy  One, 

He  gives  relief; 
Cling  to  the  Gracious  One, 

Cling  in  thy  pain; 
Cling  to  the  Faithful  One, 

He  will  sustain. 
Cling  to  the  Living  One, 

Cling  to  tby  woe; 
Cling  to  the  Living  One, 

Through  all  below; 
Cling  to  the  Pardoning  One, 

He  speaketh  peace; 
Cling  to  the  Healing  One, 

Anguish  shall  cease. 
Cling  to  the  Bleeding  One, 

Cling  to  His  Side; 
Cling  to  the  Risen  One, 

In  Him  abide; 
Cling  to  the  Coming  One, 

Hope  shall  arise; 
Cling  to  the  Reigning  One, 

Joy  lights  thine  eyes. 


Ts.  Ixxxlv:  19. 
Hcb.  xii:  11. 
Heb.  vii:  11. 
Ps.  cxvi:  6. 
Ts.  cxvi:  5. 
Ps.  iv:  4. 
1  Thcss.  v:  25. 
Ps.  iv:  24. 
Heb.  vii:  25. 
Ps.  Ixxxvi :  7. 
1  John  iv:  16. 
Rom.  vii:  38,  39. 
John  xiv:  27. 
John  xiv:  23. 
Exod.  xv :  25. 
Ps.  cxvii:  27. 
1  Johnii:  27. 
John  xx :  27. 
Rom.  vi:  9. 
John  xv:  4. 
Rev.  xxii:  20. 
Titus  ii:  13. 
Ps.  cxvii:  1. 
Ps.  xvi:  11. 


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CAPITAL. 


Insurance  Company. 

...11,000,000,  |  ASSETS 


12,550,000. 


D.  J.  STAPLES President. 

WILLIAM  J.  DUTTON Vice-President. 

B.  FAYMONVILLE Secretary 

3.  B.  LE  VISON Marine  Secretary 

Agents  in  all  prominent  localities  throughout  the  United  States  ■ 

THE  STATE  INVESTMENT  AND  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

[ESTABLISHED    1871.] 

CAPITAL   STOCK  Paid  Up 1400,000. 

PRINCIPAL  OFFICE 216  AND  220  SANSOME  STREET, 

San   Francisco,  California. 


GEORGE  L.  BRANDER, 

President 


CHA8.  M.  BLAIR, 

Secretary. 


QUEEN  INSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  AMERICA, 

NEW    YORK. 

Capital  Paid  Up .'$     500,000 

Assets  8,181,753 

Surplus  to  Policy  Holders 1,525,157 

ROBERT    DICKSON,  Manager,   S.   F. 

City  Office— SOI  Montgomery  St.      General  Office— 401  Mont's,  St. 


FIRE 


INSURE  your  property  against  FIRE  in 

The  Lion  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  London, 
Imperial  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  London, ' 

WM.  SEXTON,  K.  C.  MEDCRAFT, 

Manager.  Sub-Manager. 

Pacific  Department,  814  Sansome  St.,  s.  F. 

SWAIN  &  MURDOCK,  City  Agents. 

BRITISH  AND  F0REI6N  MARINE  INS.  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

CAPITAL  16,000,000 

AGENTS: 
BALFOUR,  GUTHRIE  &  CO., 
No.  316  CalHornla  Street.  San  Francisco. 

THE  NEW  EN6LAND  MUTUAL  LIFE  INSURANCE  CO., 

OF  BOSTON,  MASSACHUSETTS.  Assets,  $19,724,538.46. 

President,  BENJAMIN  F.  STEVENS.  |  Vice-PreBldent,  JOS.  M.  GIBBENS. 
HENRY  K.  FIELD,  General  Agent, 
324  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


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22 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  16,  1892. 


THE    HOME    BENEFIT    ASSOCIATION. 

THOSE  who  have  any  business  with  the  various  insurance 
companies  of  this  city,  whether  fire,  marine,  or  life  companies, 
are  fully  aware  of  the  intense  business  rivalry  existing  between 
the  various  companies.  So  keen  is  the  desire  to  obtain  business 
held  by  other  companies,  that  in  more  than  one  instance  most 
unscrupulous  means  have  been  resorted  to.  Such  has  been  the 
case  with  the  rivals  of  the  Home  Benefit  Life  Association.  They 
have  very  evidently  entered  into  a  conspiracy  to  wreck  that 
company,  or,  at  any  rate,  to  greatly  injure  its  business.  Though 
numerous  false  reports  have  been  spread  by  its  enemies  regard- 
ing its  affairs,  the  company  has  not  yet  been  affected  by  the 
malicious  statements.  In  fact,  the  libelous  utterances  are  now 
acting  as  boomerangs,  and  are  coming  back  with  great  force  upon 
the  heads  of  their  circulators.  The  company's  policy-holders 
have  rallied  to  its  support,  and  it  is  to-day  stronger  on  account  of 
the  attacks  made  upon  it,  even  than  it  was  before.  It  has  been 
ascertained  that  the  attacks  upon  the  Home  Benefit  had  their 
origin  with  a  former  employe"  of  the  company,  since  engaged 
with  a  rival  corporation,  and  later  discharged.  It  may  be  said  of 
the  Home  Benefit  that  it  has  never  resisted  the  payment  of  a  loss, 
except  upon  proper  grounds,  and  under  such  conditions  that 
similar  action  would  have  been  taken  by  any  other  company. 
Its  action  has  always  been  sustained  by  the  Courts.  All  its 
officers  act  in  a  trust  capacity,  and  are  criminally  liable  for  any 
unjust  claim  paid  by  them.  They  are  always,  therefore,  prepared 
to  justify  themselves  for  any  losses  or  any  other  expenditures  of 
the  company's  funds  made  by  them.  In  the  report  of  the  com- 
pany to  the  Insurance  Commissioner,  filed  on  January  31st,  last, 
it  is  stated  that  claims  amounting  to  $28,975  were  at  that  time 
adjusted,  but  not  paid,  the  ninety  days  limit  between  tne  time  of 
submitting  proofs  of  death  and  the  maturity  of  the  policy  not 
having  then  elapsed.  Since  then  all  those  claims  have  been  paid, 
except  $6,000,  not  yet  due.  Claims  amounting  to  $10,000  were 
also  in  process  of  adjustment  at  that  date.  Of  these,  $6,000  have 
been  paid,  the  policies  for  the  remaining  $4,000  not  having  ma- 
tured. It  has  been  said  by  the  enemies  of  the  company  that  it 
has  resisted  the  payment  of  claims  amounting  to  $21,000.  This 
is  only  partly  true,  and  it  may  be  said  also,  in  this  connection, 
that  there  have  always  been  good  grounds  for  resistance  when 
such  was  made  by  the  company.  A  claim  of  $6,000,  of  L.  F. 
Murray,  has  been  in  the  Courts  since  1886,  and  every  time  it  has 
been  tried  it  has  been  decided  in  favor  of  the  company.  The 
claim  of  Maurice  Hoeflich  for  $10,000  was  also  resisted.  The 
grounds  for  resistance  in  both  these  cases  was  the  failure  to  pay 
premiums,  and  the  consequent  lapsing  of  the  policy.  On  Janu- 
ary 1st,  last,  the  company  had  unpaid  losses  of  $61  975,  including 
these  resisted  claims.  All  policies  since  due,  included  in  that 
amount,  have  been  paid.  The  William  Harney  claim  has  also 
been  cited  by  the  falsifiers,  in  their  vain  endeavors  to  injure  this 
company.  The  facts  in  that  case  are  very  simple.  Mrs.  Harney 
asked  the  company  for  an  advancoof  $400  on  the  policy  of  $5,000 
before  the  latter  had  become  due  and  payable.  Although  con- 
trary to  custom,  and  under  no  obligation  to  comply  with  the  re- 
quest, the  President  advanced  the  money  to  Mrs.  Harney,  as  an 
accommodation  to  her.  The  balance  of  the  policy  was  promptly 
paid  when  it  became  due.  Such  accommodation  has  been  given 
widows  more  than  once.  These  advances,  it  must  be  under- 
stood, are  in  no  way  "  payments  on  account,"  but  are  loans  made 
by  the  company  to  widowed  beneficiaries  before  the  policy  has 
matured,  and  well  illustrates  the  generosity  of  the  corporation. 
The  Home  Benefit  is  in  a  highly  prosperous  condition,  and  the 
attacks  of  its  enemies  do  not  harm  it. 


The  Ziska  Institute, 


This  popular  school  for  children  and  young  ladies,  at  1606  Van 
Ness  avenue,  will  begin  its  twenty-sixth  year  next  July.  As  has  ever 
been  its  aim,  the  school  will  continue  to  furnish  the  best  attainable 
advantages,  both  for  culture  and  the  most  healthful  mental  develop- 
ment. The  spacious  house  is  very  pleasantly  located,  is  in  perfect 
sanitary  condition,  and  affords  everything  necessary  for  comfort  and 
health.  Great  attention  is  given  to  the  study  of  English,  all  the 
teachers  being  very  able  and  specialists  being  employed  in  advanced 
departments.  The  course  of  study  ranges  from  the  primary  to  the 
collegiate  departments.  French,  German,  Spanish,  Italian,  music, 
drawing,  painting  and  the  Delsarte  system  of  physical  culture  are 
taught  by  excellent  masters.  Daily  sessions  are  from  9  a.  m.  to  noon. 
A  limited  number  of  boarding  pupils  are  taken,  who  are  under  the 
direct  charge  of  the  principal.  Regular  exercise,  pleasant  surround 
ings,  nutritious  food,  and  recreations  and  amusements  which  con- 
tribute to  health,  strength,  and  peace  are  provided.  The  school  is  one 
of  the  best -on  the  Pacific  Coast. 


To  Let  in  Alameda. 


Nicely  furnished  cottage  of  eight  rooms,  large  garden,  every  mod- 
ern convenience.  Rent  $65.  References  required.  Address,  M.  X., 
this  office. 


You  may  always  find  good  liquor  at  "  TheMutum,"  at  109  O'Far- 
rell  street.  This  fine  establishment  has  gained  the  great  favor  of  all  who 
have  visited  it  since  its  opening,  for  its  goods  are  always  A  1  and  its 
service  is  incomparable.    Drop  in  there  and  take  a  drink. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Confidence  Silver  Mining  Company, 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
oa  the  thirtieth  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  20),  of  Seventy- 
five  Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  414  California  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Third  Day  of  May,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auclion;  and  uule-is  pavmeut  is  made  be- 
fore,   will    be    Bold  on  WEDNESDAY,   the  25th    day  of  May,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of   advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

A.  S.  GROTH,  Secretary. 

Offick — 414  California  Street,  San  Francisco,  California 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Silver  Hill  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  Business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo 
cation  of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  thlrty-firbt  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment  (No-  30)  of  Tend')) 
Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  room  79,  Neva  la  Block, 
San  Francisco,  Calfornia. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Fifth  Day  of  May.  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  WEDNESDAY,   the  25th  day  of    May,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

D.  C.  BATES,  Secretary. 

Office— 309  Montgomery  street,  room  79  Nevada  Block,  San  Franoisco, 
California. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Crown     Point    Gold     and     Silver    Mining     Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  15th  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment.  No.  57,  of  Fifty  (50)  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable  Im- 
mediately in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
company,  room  3,  331  Pine  street,  Stock  Exchange  Building,  San  Francisco, 
Calfornia. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Nineteenth  Day  of  April,  1892!,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be    sold    on  TUESDAY,  the  tenth  day    of    May,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

JAMES  NEWLANDS,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  3,  331  Pine  street,  Stock  Exchange  Building,  San  Francis- 
co, California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Kentuek  Consolidated  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  Twenty-second  day  of  March;  1892,  an  assessment,  No.  3,  of  Ten  Cts. 

Jier  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
mmediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  Company,  Rooms  15  and  17,  No.  310  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia. 
Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-sixth  Day  of  April,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  THURSDAY,  the  19th  day  of  May,  1892,  to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

J.  W.  PEW,  Secretary. 
Office— 310  Pine  street,  rooms  15  and  17,  San  Francisco,  California. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Seg.  Belcher  and  Mides  Consolidated   Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill  Mining  District,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held  on 
the  eighth  day  of  April,  1892,   an  assessment  (No.  10)  of  Twenty-five  Cents 

Fier  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
mmediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  room  4,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 
Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Eleventh  Day  of  May,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  he- 
fore,  will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  thirty-first  day  of  May,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

E.  B.  HOLMES,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  4,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  st.,  San  Francisco 
California. 


ANNUAL  MEETING. 


People's  Insurance  Company. 
To  the  Stockholders  of  the  People's  Insurance  Company.— Notice— A 
meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  People's  Insurance  Company  is  called, 
the  same  to  be  held  at  Room  22,  No.  328  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.,  on  THURSDAY,  the  28th  day  of  April,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  2  o'clock 
p.  m.,  for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  full  Board  of  Trustees  of  said  corporatioa 
and  for  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  properly  come  before 
such  meeting.  A  full  attendance  of  the  stockholders,  either  in  person  or 
by  proxy,  is  desired.  C.  F.  MacDEEMOTT,  President. 


Ai-ril  16,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


23 


THE  phenomenon  of  globular  lightning  has  often  been  pro- 
duced, notably  by  the  late  Oustave  Plant"'- ,  who  employed 
secondary  batteries  to  show  it  on  a  small  scale.  Von  Lepel  has 
shown  tbat  this  phenomenon  can  also  be  obtained  by  means  of 
static  electricity.  When  two  <»iiiali  copper  wires  are  led  from  a 
strong  induction  machine,  and  their  terminals  placed  at  a  certain 
distance  from  the  opposite  faces  of  a  plate  of  mica,  ebonite  or 
glass,  "small  luminous  red  balls  will  be  seen  moving  here  and 
there,  at  times  slowly,  at  others  rapidly,  and  sometimes  in  a 
stationary  position."  The  most  remarkable  effects  have  been  ob- 
tained by  Von  Lepel.  When  a  disc  of  glass  or  paper  rubbed  with 
paraffin  is  used  a  slight  current  of  air  will  readily  remove  the 
••  balls.'  which  disappear  with  a  faint  whistling  noise.  The  phe- 
nomena are  apparently  associated  with  weak  tension,  for  when 
the  tension  is  increased  it  disappears,  and  instead  there  is  the 
ordinary  spark  discharge.  Von  Lepel  is  inclined  to  believe  that 
small  particles  of  liquid  or  of  dust  form  the  vehicles  of  this  lumin- 
ous phenomenon,  but  he  is  not  very  clear  in  the  arguments  which 
he  uses  in  support  of  this  view.  — Electrical  Review. 

Commenting  on  Prof.  Dewar's  recent  experimental  verifi- 
cation of  the  magnetic  properties  possessed  by  liquid  oxygen,  M. 
Guillaume  points  out,  in  L'Indrus'ric  Electrique,  that  if  we  accept 
the  values  found  by  Edmond  Becquerel  for  the  magnetic  constant 
of  oxygen,  it  ought,  when  in  the  liquid  state,  and  in  a  field  of 
medium  strength,  to  possess  a  magnetic  moment  per  cubic  centi- 
meter one-third  of  that  of  iron,  and  a  magnetic  moment  per 
gramme  twice  as  great  as  that  of  iron;  so  that  the  strange  con- 
clusion is  forced  upon  us  that  oxygen  is  the  most  magnetic  of 
substances.  M.  Guillaume  also  points  out  that  liquid  oxygen 
might  be  made  to  give  a  faithful  and  delicate  representation  of 
thedistribution  of  the  line3  of  force  in  a  magnetic  field,  the  liquid 
being  heaped  up  in  the  strong  places. 

■  An  ingenious  invention,  with  the  object  of  lessening  the 
force  of  waves,  and  to  supersede  the  old  fashion  of  floating  oil, 
has  been  recently  exhibited  at  the  Paris  headquarters  of  the  Cen- 
tral Society  for  the  Saving  of  Life  in  Shipwrecks.  It  is  proposed 
to  cover  the  surface  of  the  sea  around  an  endangered  vessel  with 
a  thin  cotton  or  silken  net,  rendered  unsubmersible  and  ever  float- 
ing by  being  dipped  in  a  special  chemical  preparation.  The  idea 
is  due  to  the  fact  that,  when  crossing  the  track  of  the  Gulf  Stream, 
it  has  been  noticed  that  the  vast  spreading  fields  of  floating  sea- 
weed within  the  confines  of  the  stream,  though  upheaved  by  the 
swell,  remain  glassy  and  smooth.  The  net  acts  in  the  same  man- 
ner as  the  seaweed.  Some  experiments  have  been  already  carried 
out  at  Belleisle. 

Recent  experiments  by  Messrs.  W.  Thomson  and  F.  Lewis, 

on  the  action  of  metals  on  india-rubber,  show  that  that  of  copper 
is  the  most  deleterious.  Platinum,  paladium,  aluminium  and  lead 
act  only  very  slightly,  whilst  magnesium,  zinc,  cadmium,  cobalt, 
nickel,  iron,  chromium,  tin,  arsenic,  antimony,  bismuth,  silver 
and  gold  have  no  action  whatever  on  this  material.  Of  metallic 
salts  those  of  copper  are  very  destructive;  but  nitrate  of  silver, 
manganese  oxide  and  several  less  common  salts  are  equally  so. 
The  nitrates  of  iron,  sodium,  uranium  and  ammonia  have  also  a 
deleterious  action,  though  less  pronounced  than  in  the  case  of  the 
salts  previously  mentioned.  — English  Mechanic. 

In  the  discussion    on   a   paper   by  Mr.  E.  Price  Edwards, 

read  before  the  Society  of  Arts,  on  "  Burning  Oils  for  Lighthouses 
and  Lightships,"  Sir  Lyon  Playfair  said  mineral  oils  must  in  time 
beat  the  vegetable  oils,  on  account  of  their  chemical  composition, 
the  ingredients  in  the  latter  not  being  all  combustible,  but  con- 
sisting of  fatty  acids  and  glycerine.  Mineral  oils,  on  the  other 
hand,  were  nearly  of  the  same  composition  as  olefiant  gas,  the 
illuminating  constituent  of  coal-gas,  with  the  addition  of  a_ little 
more  hydrogen.  They  were  therefore  sure  to  win  in  the  end;  it 
was  merely  a  question  of  manufacturing  them  safely. 

— English  Court  Journal. 

The  chief  difference  between  cow's  milk   and    human  milk 

consists  in  the  proportions  of  the  protein  constituents,  the  al- 
bumin preponderating  in  the  latter  and  the  casein  in  the  former.  A 
German  patent  has  been  recently  obtained  for  rectifying  this  di- 
vergence by  adding  to  cow's  milk  albumin  in  such  a  condition  as 
not  to  be  readily  coagulated.  This  is  effected  by  heating  albumin 
from  vegetable  or  animal  sources  to  a  temperature  of  150  deg.  C, 
whereby  it  is  liquefied,  and  does  not  coagulate  on  standing. 

— Industries. 


The  Original  Swain's  Bakery,  at  213  Sutter  street,  is  one  of  the 
most  popular  restaurants  in  the  city,  and  deservedly,  for  there  a 
patron  is  always  assured  of  excellent  treatment,  and  can  always  en- 
noy  a  splendid  dinner.  The  elite  of  the  city  patronize  the  Bakery. 
'ts  chefia  a  gentleman  who  has  thoroughly  mastered  his  art. 


}' 


If  you  would  be  considered  well-dressed,  be  certain  to  procure  your 
furnishing  goods  from  John  W.  Carmany,  at25  Kearny  street. 


H.  M.  NEWHALL  &  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchants, 

AND  

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Nos.  309  and  311  Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

NATIONAL   ASSURANCE   CO.   OF    IRELAND; 
ATLAS    ASSURANCE    CO.    OF    LONDON; 
BOYLSTON    INSURANCE    CO.  OF    BOSTON; 
OCEAN   MARINE   INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LONDON. 


Steam  Boiler  incrustations. 

Old   Scale    Removed.  Formation  of  New  Scale  Prevented. 

Without  the  Aid  of  Chemicals,  by  the  Use  of  the 

LLEWELLYN     FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONDENSER  I 

tOver  800  In  Dally  Use  on  the  Pacific  Coast.) 

Removes  all  Impurities  from  the  Water  before  Entering  the  Boiler. 
Heats  the  Water  to  212°.  Saves  from  26  to  60  per  cent,  in  the  Amount  of 
Water  Used. 

Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Pamphlet  Forwarded  on  Application  to 

Llewellyn    Steam    Condenser    Manufacturing    Co., 

330  Fine  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros., 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

A-gents  for  Spreckels'  Line  of  Hawaiian  Packets,  S.  8.  Hepworth's  Centri 
fugal  Machines,  Reed's  Patent  Pipe  and  Boiler  Covering. 
327  Market  Street,  corner  Fremont. 

. 8AN    FRANCI8CO. 

Systems—"  Slaltery  "  Induction;  "  Wood  "  Arc.     Factories— Fort  Wayne, 
Indiana;  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Electric  Improvement  Company. 

General  Agents  for  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Arizona  and  Washington 
of  the  Fort  Wayne  Electric  Light  Co.,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 

Estimates  furnished  for  Electric  .Railways,  Electric  Light  and  Steam 
Plants,  House  Wiring,  etc.    Marine  Work  a  Specialty. 


35  New  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


R.  J.  WHEELER. 


J.   W.   GIRVIN. 


J.  W.   GIRVIN  &  CO., 

Rubber  and  Leather  Belting,  Hose,  Packing,  etc. 

Rubber  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  etc. 

Pacific  Coast  Agents  for  Boston  Belting  Co.  and  Fayerweather  &  Ladew, 
formerly  J.  B.  Hoyt  &  Co.  *  California  St.,  S.  F.,  Cal. 

WILLIAMS,  DIMOND  &  GO. 

SHIPPING   AND    COMMISSION    MERCHANTS, 

UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 

Agents  for— 
The  Cunard  Royal  Mail  Steamship  I  Vivian  Sons  Yellow  Metal  Sheathing 

Company,  Hartmann's  Rahtjen's  Composition 

"  The  California  Line  of  Clippers,"  |  The  China  Traders  &  Insurance  Co. 

from  New  York,  I         <L'd-)>     .      T  m    „_ 

"The  Hawaiian  Line  of  Packets,"      The   Baldwin  Locomotive  Works, 

to  and  from  Honolulu.  I         Steel  Rails  and  Track  Material. 

A.    LUSK   &   CO., 

122  DAVIS  STREET,  SAN   FRANCISCO. 
Packers  of  the  following  celebrated  brands: 
CELEBRATED  LUSK    BRANDS, 

J.    LUSK   CANNING   COMPANY, 

SAN    LORENZO    PACKINO  CO 


PARKE    &    LACY  CO., 

21  and  23  FREMONT  STREET, 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MINING,    WOOD    AND    IRON   WORKING    MACHINERY. 

ENGINES,    BOILERS,    STEAM    PUMPS, 
BELTING.  OILS  AND  8UPPLIE8. 


E.  D.  JONEB. 


S.  L.  JONES  &  CO., 

Auctioneers   and   Commission   Merchants, 
207  and  200  California  Street. 


24 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  16,  1892. 


CORSETS  are  fashioned  now  in  really  every  conceivable  way. 
There  ia,  of  course,  the  ordinary  kind.  They  are  made  in  all  sorts 
of  materials,  while  some  are  embroidered  all  over  with  tiny  flowers 
in  silk.  I  have  seen  one  like  this,  the  groundwork  of  the  material 
being  pale  Gcru  with  tiny  sprigs  of  blue  flowers  on  it  and  with 
blue  laces.  Others  are  made  in  Pompadour  silks,  and  are  really 
verypretty.  But,  apropos  of  different  shaped  corsets,  those  made 
in  Paris  to  wear  with  the  Empire  gowns  are  curious.  They  cover 
the  bust  and  reach  a  little  below  it,  but  do  not  reach  the  waist, 
which  is  left  free.  Many  ladies  will  prefer  those  corsets  which  go 
to  the  other  extreme.  These  are  not  unlike  riding  corsets,  and 
yet  are  not  really  the  same,  but  are  more  like  a  Swiss  belt.  The 
points  are  deep,  both  at  the  top  and  bottom;  and  they  are  cut 
away  under  the  bust  and  over  the  hips,  till  nothing  but  a  belt  is 
left  round  the  waist. 


The  Russian  blouse,  in  its  infinite  variety,  is  very  adaptable  to 
these  elegant  cotton  fancies,  as  it  may  be  made  either  with  or 
without  a  lining,  though,  for  the  transparent  fabric,  a  pretty  con- 
ceit is  to  have  the  lining  of  some  bright  colored  silk  in  accord 
with  the  tone  of  the  material.  The  colored  silk  skirt,  underneath, 
then  carries  out  the  same  idea.  For  the  belts  of  these  Russian 
blouses,  artistic  models  are  without  limit,  and  they  are  made  in 
every  material,  from  the  richly  chased  and  jeweled  gold  and  sil- 
ver ones  to  those  of  the  simple  and  dainty  ribbon  of  velvet,  and 
often  the  same  material  is  used,  being  finished  with  some  buckle 
or  clasp  in  a  choice  design.     ^^.^.^ 

Among  the  many  decorative  purposes  to  which  feathers  have 
lately  been  put,  one  is  particularly  striking  as  an  evidence  of  the 
marvelous  skill  and  patience  of  the  worker,  evidently  a  French 
woman.  Minute  closely-curling  single  fronds  of  a  biscuit-colored 
plume  are  invisibly  attached  to  each  separate  fold  of  a  finely 
pleated  lisse  frill  of  the  same  shade.  This  is  daintily  arranged  to 
stand  upright  around  the  crown  of  a  charming  hat  of  golden 
brown,  finished  off  with  bows  and  strings  of  myrtle  green  ribbon. 
The  feathered  edge  of  the  plisse"  gives  no  sign  of  having  been 
touched  by  fingers. 


The  newest  and  perhaps  the  most  effective  combination  is  a 
sort  of  necklace,  of  jet,  made  of  large  and  small  beads  com- 
mingled, which  form  graduated.  looped  strands  caught  at  intervals 
with  rosettes  of  cut  jet  and  very  much  resembling  an  antique 
pearl  necklace;  these  strands  are  also  shaped  into  berthe  and  into 
girdles,  the  long,  pendant  loops  almost  covering  the  front  of  the 
dress,  and  forming  square,  jacket-light  sides. 

Carmelite,  which  is  the  strongest  summer  weight  goods,  is  thin, 
soft,  and  with  a  sheeny  surface  produced  by  a  mixture  of  fine 
wool  with  the  best  quality  of  silk  which  is  introduced  both  in  the 
warp  and  the  woof.  Carmelite  will  be  largely  employed  for  mak- 
ing seaside  gowns,  and  it  can  be  made  very  dressy  by  combining 
it  with  silk,  and  trimming  with  fine  cut  jet  or  the  handsome 
black  Irish  guipure  laces. 

Among  the  dainty  cotton  fabrics  from  over  the  seas,  are  seen 
most  beautiful  mulls  in  pale  hues  on  light  grounds.  These  trans- 
parent mulls  are  strewn  with  such  artistic  clusters  of  flowers  that 
one  would  think  them  plucked  from  the  garden.  These  exquisite 
flowers  rest  on  a  ground  of  raised  stripes,  polka  dots  or  knots  of 
ribbon  in  the  same  hue. 

The  new  ginghams  and  batistes  are  shown  in  broad  stripes 
shaded  from  the  palest  tint  to  the  ric"hest  hues  of  the  same  or  of 
contrasting  colors.  The  Roman  stripes  on  both  light  and  dark 
grounds  are  another  novelty.  The  latest  Challie  and  Satine  de- 
signs are  as  lovely  and  finely  finished  as  those  of  the  choicest 
foulards. 

Evening  dresses  of  chiffon  over  slips  of  inexpensive  silk  are 
perhaps  the  most  fashionable,  but  there  is  a  multitudinous  variety 
of  spotted  laces,  embroidered  silk  mulls,  and  delicate  spider  web 
organdies,  which  make  up  beautifully  for  informal  "  at  homes," 
and  are  even  handsome   enough    to   be  worn  to  dinners  and  teas. 

Fringes  and  embroidery  of  dull  strecco  beads  of  all  shades  have 
obtained  an  immediate  and  complete  success.  They  may  be  inter- 
mingled with  steel  or  pearls,  and  they  are  much  used  to  trim  the 
neck  and  sleeves  of  d€collete~  evening  dresses.  At  the  bottom  of 
skirts  they  describe  embroidery. 


Jet  is  par  excellence  the  accepted  garniture  for  dressy  toilettes, 
particularly  those  of  India  silk  or  fine  woolen;  there  is  an  in- 
finite variety  of  made-up  sets,  of  which  the  Medici  collar  is  con- 
spicuous by  its  absence. 

Special  attention  given  to  all  cases  recommended  by  family  physicians 
free  of  charge.  C.  Muller,  refraction  specialist,  135  Montgomery  street,  near 
Bush. 


A  BRILLIANT  DISPLAY 

OF 

NEW    STYLES    AND    NOVELTIES 

IN 

PARASOLS. 

We  open  the  new  season  with  a  vast  and  varied  col- 
lection of  Ladies',  Misses  and  Children's  Parasols.  Our 
display  comprises  all  the  newest  Fashionable  Shapes, 
Inmmings  and  Materials,  and  embraces  many  unique 
and  exclusive  Novelties  in  handles,  all  on  sale  at  Ex- , 
ceptionally  Low  Prices. 

Among  the  many  attractions  shown  are 

PARASOLS 
In  changeable  Twills,  Taffeta,  Twills,  Sarah   with  Chiffon  Trim- 
mings, Carriage,  Grenadine,  Satin  Brocade 
and  Lace  Trimmed. 

PARASOLS 

With   Ivory,     Oxidized,    Pearl,    Gold,  Horn,    Natural,    Ebony, 
Carved  Wood   and  Agate   Handles. 

PARASOLS 

In  such   shapes  as  Shirred,  Ruffled,  Canopy,  Mazeppa,  Maronda, 
Antoinette  and  Fedora. 


Murphy  Building. 

MARKET,  JONES  AND  MCALLISTER  STS. 


The  Strathmore  Apartment  House. 

N.  W.  Cor.  Larkin  and  Fulton  Streets. 
Exclusively  for   families.     First-class   in    every  respect.     Ele- 
vator day  and  night.     First-class  restaurant  in  the  building. 
Apply  to  Janitor  in  the  building,  or  to  A.  Hayward,  No.  224 

California  Street. 


OCCIDENTAL    HOTEL, 

San    Francisco. 

.a.     qtjiet    n  o  :m:  :ej 

CENTRALLY       LOCATED, 
FOR  THOSE  WHO  APPRECIATE  COMFORT  AND  ATTENTION. 
WM.  B.  HOOPER.    Manager. 


HOTEL  PLEASANTON, 

Sutter  Street,  corner  Jones.  San  Francisco.  Cal. 

The  Largest,  Best  Appointed  and  Most  Liberally  Managed  Family  and 
Tourist  Hotel  in  San  Francisco.    Lighted  by  Electricity  throughout. 

Elegantly  Furnished  Dining  Rooms  and  Parlors  for  Banquets,  Private 
Dinners,  Parties,  Weddings,  etc. 
The  Cuisine  a  Special  Feature. 

Mrs.  M.   E.  PENDLETON, 

Proprietor  and  Manager, 

ERNST  H.  LUDWIG, 

THE  

1206  Suiter  Street, 


Telephone  2388. 


SAN  FRANCISCO. 


"The  California  Hotel," 

Bush.  Street,  near  Kearny. 

-A.l3solvi.tely      Fire-proof. 

Central  to  all  points  of  interest,  principal  stores  and  places  of  amusement. 

Select  Music  in  Restaurant  every  evening  between  6  and  8. 

A.  F.  KINZLER,  Manager. 


April  16,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  U'TTER. 


WHY    HE   LIKED    TO  CLIMB. 

1  remember.  I  remember. 

The  hickory  trees  50  high 
That  I  would  climb  with  bopfl  to  bag 

Some  sbellbarks  on  the  sly. 
Of  course  it  was  a  ohtldiah  whim. 

But  ab !  'twas  little  j<\v 
To  find  how  Farmer  Jones'  dog 

Could  masticate  a  boy. 

— Bort "it  Courier. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  AND  NORTH  PACIFIC 
RAILWAY. 

"THE  DONAHUE  8RJ»0(!AUGE  ROUTE." 
COMMENCING  8CNDAY.  NOV.  25,  1891,  and 
until  further  notice,  Boats  and  Trains  will 
leave  from  and  arrive  at  the  San  Francisco  Pas- 
senger Depot,  MARKET-STREET  WHARF,  as 
follows: 
From  San  Francisco  lor  Point  Tiburon  Belvedere  and 

San  Ratael. 
WEEK    DAYS— 7:t0  a.m.,  9:20a.m..   11:40  A.  M.; 

3:30  p.  M.,5:00  p.  M.,  6:20  p.  M. 
SATURDAYS  ONLY— An  extra  trip  at  1:50  P.M. 
SUNDAYS—  8 :00  a.m., 9:30  a.m..  11:00  a.m.;  2:00  P.M. 
5:00  p.  M.,  6:15  p.  M. 

From  San  Ratael  for  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS— 6:25  a.   m.,  7:55  a.   m.,  9:30  A.  M. 

12:45  P.M.,  3:40  P.M.,  5:05  P.M. 
SATURDAYS  ONLY— An  extra  trip  at  6:30  p.m. 
SUNDAYS— 8:10  a.m.,  9:40  A.M.,  12:15  p.  m.  ;  3:40  P.M. 
b$0P  M.,6:25  p.  M. 

i-rom  Point  Tiburon  to  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS- 6 :50  a.m.,  8:20  a.m.,  9:55  a.m.;  1:10 
p.  M.,  4:05  p.  M.,  5:30  p.  M. 
Saturdays  only  an  extra  trip  at  6:55  p.  M 
SCNDAY3— 8:35    A.M.,    10:05  a.m.;  12:40  P.M., 
4:05P.M..  5:30  P.M.,  6:50  P.M. 


LsavkS.  P. 

Destination. 

ABP.IVE  IN  S.  F. 

Day*    S^ay 

Sundays 

Week 
Days. 

7:40a.m. 
3:30  p.m. 
5:00  p.m. 

5:00a.m. 
9:30  a.  M 
5:00  p.m. 

Petaluma 

and 
Santa  Rosa. 

10:40  A.  M 
6:05  p.M 
7:25p.M 

8:50a.  m. 
10:30a.m 
6:10p.m. 

7:40a.m.    

3:30p.m.  .5:00 a.m. 

Fulton 
Windsor, 
HealdBburg, 
Litton  Springs, 
Cloverdale  & 
Way  Stations. 

7:25p.m. 

10:30a.  m 
6:10p.M 

7:40  a.m. 

8:00  a.m. 

Hopland 
and  Ukiah. 

7:25  p.m. 

6:10  P.M. 

7:40a.m. 
3:30  p.  M. 

5:00  a.m. 

Guerneville. 

7:25p.m. 

10:30a.m. 
6:10  p.M 

7:40a.m. 
5:00  p.m. 

8 :00  a.  a. 
5:00p.  m 

Sonoma  and 
Glen  Ellen. 

10:40a.m. 

6:05  p.M 

8:50a.m. 
6:10p.m. 

7:40  A.  M 
3:30  p.M 

8:00A. M 
5:00  P.M 

Sebastopol  |  10:40 a. M 
|    6:05 P.M 

10:30am 
6:10  p.M 

Stages  connect  at  Santa  Rosa  for  Mark  West 
Springs ;  a  t  Geyser ville  for  Skaggs  Springs, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Point  Arena;  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land Springs,  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bay;  at  Hopland 
for  Lakeport ;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springs,  Saratoga 
Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Upper  Lake,  Lakeport, 
Willits,  Cahto,  Mendocino  City,  Fort  Bragg,  West- 
port,  Usal,  Hydesville  and  Eureka. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To Petaluma,  ?1  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $2  25;  to 
Healdsburg,  $3  40;  to  Cloverdale,  $4.50;  to  Hop- 
land,  $5.70;  to  Ukiah,  $6.75;  to  Sebastopol,  $2.70; 
to  Guerneville,  $3.75;  to  Sonoma,  $1.50;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  $1.80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only— 
To  Petaluma,  $1;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $1  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, $2.25;  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ukiah,  $4,50;  to 
Hopland,  $3.80:  to  Sebastopol,  $1.80;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2.50;  to  Sonoma,  $1;  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1.20. 
H.  C.  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN. 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 

OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 
rying the  United  States,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
Mails,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under; 

For    Honolulu    Only, 

8.S.  Australia  (3,000  tons).  -Tuesday,  April  12, 1892, 

at  2  f.  m. 

For  Honolulu,  Auckland  and 

Sydney,  Direct, 

S.  8.  Alameda,   .Friday,  April  29,  L892,  at  3  P.  M' 

For  Freight  or  Passage  appiy  at  Office,  327  Mar- 
ket street. 

JOHN  D.  SPRECKEL8  &  BROS., 
G«nfiral  Aerents 


CONSUMPTION. 

I  have  a  positive  remedy  for  the  above  disease;  by  its 
use  thousands  of  cases  of  tbe  worst  kind  and  of  long 
standing  have  been  cured.  Indeed  so  strong  is  my  faith 
in  ita  efficacy,  that  I  will  send  two  bottles  free,  with 
a  VALUABLE  TREATISE  on  this  disease  to  any  Buf- 
ferer  who  will  Bend  me  their  Express  and  P.  O.  address. 
T.  A.  Slocum,  M„  C,  183  Pearl  St.,  N.  V. 


TO-DAY.—  Thmnas   Carh/U. 

LO|  here  hath  been   Pawning 

Another  blue  day; 
Think,  wilt  tbou  let  it 

Slip  useless  away? 
Ont  of  eternity 

This  new  day  is  born  ; 
Into  eternity 

At  night  will  return. 
Behold  it  aforetime 

No  eye  ever  did  ; 
8o  soon  it  forever 

From  al!  eyes  is  hid. 
Here  hath  been  dawning 

Another  blue  day  ; 
Think,  wilt  tbou  letit 

Slip  useless  away  ? 


PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Through  Line  to  New  York,  via  Panama. 

Steamers  will  sail  at  NOON  on  the  5th,  15th  and 

25th  of  each  month, 

Calling  at  various  ports  of  Mexico  and  Central 

America. 

Through  Line  Sailings.  —  April  25th,  S.  S.  "City  of 
New  York";  May  14,  S.  S.  Acapulco;  May  5th,  S.  S. 
'■  San  Bias" 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Po-ts 
and  tanama. — Steamer  sails  at  noon  18th  of  each 
month,  calling  at  Mazatlan.  Sin  Bias,  Manzanillo, 
Acapulco.  Port  Angel,  Saliua  Cruz,  Tonala,  San 
Beoito,  Ocos,  Champerico,  Shu  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajutla,  La  Libertad,  La  Union,  Amapala,  Co- 
rinto,  San  Juan  del  Sur  and  Punta  Arenas. 

Wag  Line  Sailing.— March  18th,  S.  S.  "Geo.  W. 
Elder." 

When  the  regular  sailing  date  falls  on  Sunday 
steamers  will  be  d  spatched  the  preceding  Satur- 
day. 

JAPAN  AND  CHINA  LINE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 

HONGKONG. 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 

Shanghai,  and  at  Hongkong  for  East 

Indies,  Straits,  etc.: 

"City  of  Rio  de  Janeiio,"  Tuesday,  June  14th,  at 

3  P.  M. 

"China"  (via  Honolulu)  Thursday,  April  28th,  at 
3  p.m.  • 

City  of  Peking  —  Saturday,  May  21,  1892,  at  3 
p.  M. 

Round  Trin  Tickets  to  Yokohama  and  return  at 
reduced  rates. 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Brannan  streets.  Branch  office— 202 
Front  street.  ALEXANDER  CENTER, 

General  Agent. 

OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  S.  S.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

Steamers  leave  wharf  corner  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  p.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Oceanic Saturd AYjMarch  26,  1892. 

Gaelic Saturday,  April  16, 1892. 

Bklgic ..Tuesday,  May  10, 1892. 

Oceanic Thursday,  June  2d.,  92. 

Gaelic  (via  Honolulu)  Saturday,  June  25, 1891. 
ROUND  TRIP  TICKETS  AT   REDUCED    RATES. 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 
for  sale  at  S.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Townsend  streets,  San  Fran- 

CiBCO. 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  atthe 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.  H.  GOODMAN,  Gen. Pass.  Agt. 

GEO.H.RTOE.  Traffic  Manager, 

ESTABLISHED    1854. 

GEORGE  MORROW  &  CO., 

DEALERS  IN 

HAY    AND    GRAIN. 

Private  Trade  Solicited. 

39  Clay  Street,  San  Francisoo. 

THE  production  of  electric  light  by  means 
of  tbe  wind  is  not  an  entirely  new  idea, 
buj)  many  difficulties  which  up  to  the  pres- 
ent were  not  overcome  have  stood  in  the 
way  of  the  development  of  the  use  of  this 
very  economical  motive  power.  A  well- 
known  firm  has  just  erected  a  successful 
working  plant  in  London. 

A  rosebud  set  with  little  wilful  thorns, 
Sweet  as  English  air  could  make  her,  she. 
—  Tennyson. 


SOUTHERN   PACIFIC   COMPANY. 

PAODIO     SYSTEM. 

Trains  Leave  and  are  Due  to  Arrive  at 

SAN      FRANCISCO: 

From  April  9,    1892.  I  Arrive 

Heuicla,  Rtitn.scy,  Sacramento.       7:16  P. 

7:30a.  Hftvwnrdf,  Nlleh  and  San  Jose  .  '12:16  r. 
8:00a.  Martinez,  San  Ramon  and  Cal- 

i*U>Ka 6:16Fi 

•8:00  a.  El  Vcraun  and  Santa  Rosa.  .  *<3;16  P. 
8:00  a.  iacram'toA  Redding, viaDaviB-  7:15p. 
8:00  a.  Sccoud  Class  forOgden  and  Eaj>t, 

and  first  class  locally 10:45  v. 

8:30a.  Niles,  San  Jose,  Stockton,  lone, 
Sacramento,  Marysville,  Oro- 

villc  and  Red  Bluff 4:45  p. 

9:00a.  Sunset  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 
Santa  Barbara,  Los  Angeles, 
Doming, El  Paso,  New  Orleans 

and  East 8:45p, 

1200m.  Haywards,  Niles  and  Livermore      7:15  p. 

*1:00p.  Sacramento  River  Steamers *9:00p. 

3:00  p.  Haywards,  Niles  and  San  Jose..  9:46  a. 
4:00  p.  Martinez,  Sau  Ramon  &  Stockton  9:45  a. 
4  -.00  p.  Vallejo,  Calistoga.El  Veranoand 

Santa  Rosa      9.45  a. 

4:30p.  Beuicia,  Vacaville.  Sacramento.    10:45a. 

4:30p.  Woodland  and  Oroville 10:45a. 

•4:30  p.  Niles  and  Livermore *8:45  a. 

6.00 p.  Los  Angeles  Express,  Fresno, 
Bakersfleld,   Santa  Barbara  & 

Los  Angeles 12:15  p. 

5:00p.  Santa  Fe  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 

for  Mohave  and  East  12:15  p. 

6:00p.  Haywards,  Niles  and  San  Jose..      7:45a. 

.   ...  Niles  and  San  Jose J6:16  p. 

6:00  p.  Ogden  Route  Atlantic  Express, 

Ogden  and  East 11:45  a. 

17:00  p.  Vallejo.... f8:46  P. 

7:00  p.  ShastaRoute Express,  Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding,  Port- 

land,  Puget  Sound  and  East. . .     8:15  a 

Santa  Cruz  Division. 

17:45  a.  Sunday  Excursion  Train  for  New- 
ark, San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,  Fel- 
ton,  Big  Trees  and  Santa  Cruz    J8:05p. 
8:15a.  Newark,  Centerville,  San  Jose, 
Felton,    Boulder   Creek  and 

Santa  Cruz 6 :20  p. 

*2:15p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,   Boulder   Creek    and 

SantaCruz- *10:50a. 

4:45  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,     9:60a 

Coast  Division  (Third  -a  id  Townsend  Streets). 
7:00  a.  San  Jose,  Almaden  and  Way  Sta-  ' 

tions  2:30  p. 

8:30a.  San  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tree  Pinos,  Pa- 
jaro,  SantaCruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove,  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  and  Santa 
Margarita  (San  Luib  Obispo) 
and  principal  Way  Stations  6:10  p, 
10:S7a.  San  Jose,  and  Way  Stations..  ..  5:10p. 
12:15  P.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 4 :00  p. 

*2:30p.  San  Jose,  Tres  Pinos,  Santa  Cruz, 
Salinas,  Monterey,  Pacific  Grove 

and  principal  Way  Stations *10:48  A. 

*3:30p.  Menlo  Park,  San  Jose  and  Prin- 
ciple Way  Stations *10:03  A. 

H  :15  P.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . .    *8 :06  a. 

5:15  p.  San  Jose  and  Way  Stations 9;03a. 

6 :30  p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations ...  6 :35  A. 
rll:45p.  Menlo  Park  and  principal  Way 

__ Stations f7:30p. 

a.  for  Morning,  p.  for  Afternoon. 

*Sundays  excepted.  fSaturdays  only. 

ISundays  only. 

PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C,  and  PUGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  a.  m.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  m.  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Orego'-J,  in  connection  with 
U-  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  San  SIMEON, 
Caydcos,  Santa  Bareara,  San  Buenaventura, 
Hueneme,  San  Pedro,  Los  Angeles  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  and  HOOKTON,  Hum- 
boldt Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  a.  m. 

Ticket  Office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL,  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 

fCURE  FITS ! 

When  I  say  cure  I  do  not  mean  merely  to  stop  them 
for  a  time  and  then  have  them  return  again.  I  mean  a 
radical  cure.  I  have  made  tho  d  soaseof  FITS,  EPI- 
LEPSY or  FALLING  SICKNESS  a  life-long  study.  I 
warrant  my  remedy  to  cure  the  worst  cases.  Because 
others  have  failed  is  no  reason  for  not  now  receiving  a 
cure.  Send  at  occe  for  a  treatise  and  a  Free  Bott'.e  of 
my  infallible  remedy.  Give  Express  and  Post  Office. 
H.  G.  ROOT,  HI.  C,  1S3  Pearl  St.,  N.  Y. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTEK. 


April  16,  1892. 


BRASS  buttons,  at  least  those  worn  by  our  naval  defenders,  will 
soon  be  at  a  premium  in  these  parts.  The  Baltimore,  the  Adams 
and  the  Patterson  have  all  sailed  away,  and  the  Thetis  is  going, 
much  to  the  regret  of  our  belles,  who  were  hoping  to  have  their 
officers  here  for  some  of  the  earliest  of  the  Easter  gaities.  How- 
ever, the  Champlaine  is  now  in  port,  and  the  troops  are  returning 
from  the  Round  Valley  expedition,  so  they  will  help  to  supply 
the  deficiency.  The  season  at  San  Rafael  promises  to  be  an  early 
one,  many  taking  possession  of  cottages  and  rooms  on  the  first  of 
May.  The  list  is  growing  larger  every  day,  and  among  the  most 
recent  additions  are  the  F.  F.  Lows,  the  A.  L.  Seligmans,  Ignatz 
Steinhardts,  Percy  Rothwells,  Harry  A.  Wises,  who  will  be 
among  the  cottagers;  Mrs.  Calvin  Whitney  and  family,  Mrs,  and 
Miss  Lauton,  Mrs.  and  Miss  Durbrow,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Webster 
Jones,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Schmieden,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  B.  D.  Davidson, 
Judge  Ward  McAllister,  Ed.  Greenway,  Ed.  Schmieden,  Miss 
Throckmorton,  and  John  Perry  and  his  niece  are  among  the  guests 
at  the  hotel.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  0.  Richards  have  taken  the  Griffith 
for  the  season,  and  the  E.  L.  Griffiths  will  go  to  Ross  Valley  for 
the  summer. 

Interest  in  things  aquatic  appears  to  be  reviving.  The  Yacht 
Clubs  have  announced  their  opening  days — the  Corinthian  on 
the  23d  inst.,  the  Pacific  on  May  7th,  and  with  one  accord  they 
all  seem  determined  to  make  the  season  more  nearly  resemble 
those  of  past  years  than  the  feeble  attempts  of  recent  days. 
Among  projected  water  parties  is  the  tug  party  with  which 
the  San  Francisco  Verein  will  celebrate  the  opening  of  the  sum- 
mer season  on  May  Day.  Messrs.  Arnold  and  Heller  are  mak- 
ing the  necessary  arrangements,  and  as  the  Club  is  known  to 
never  do  things  by  halves,  a  delightful  affair  is  confidently  anti- 
cipated. 

The  projected  fete  of  the  Woman's  Exchange  has  taken  de- 
cided shape,  and  is  now  named  to  take  place  on  Saturday,  May 
7th.  It  will  be  in  the  form  of  a  tea  and  garden  party  at  Angel 
Island,  the  grounds  and  hop  room  of  the  officers'  quarters  having 
been  placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  lady  managers  by  Colonel 
Shatter.  The  military  band  will  be  in  attendance  for  dancing  ; 
tea  and  tennis  are  among  the  other  attractions  offered,  and  the 
little  Government  steamer  McDowell  will  cortvey  the  guests  there 
and  home  again.  In  addition  to  this,  several  tugs  have  also  been 
placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  ladies  by  their  respective  owners. 

One  of  the  on  dits  of  the  day  is  that  a  musicale  will  be  given  by 
Mrs.  Dr.  Younger,  prior  to  her  departure  with  her  step-daughter 
for  the  East,  at  which  all  the  participants  will  be  amateurs. 
Among  those  who  are  likely  to  take  part  are  said  to  be  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Saturday  Morning  Orchestra.  The  hostess  herself, 
Mrs.  Mary  Williams,  Mr.  de  V.  Graham,  Louis  Sloss,  Jr.,  and 
others  of  lesser  note.  The  large  music  room  attached  to  the 
Younger  house,  on  California  street,  is  very  well  adapted  to  such 
an  entertainment,  and  it  is  also  wh'spered  that  some  operatic  se 
lectfons  will  be  given  in  costume. 

Among  the  events  of  last  week  were  the  the  amateur  produc- 
tion of  Penelope  at  the  Bella  Vista;  the  annual  dinner  of  the  Pa- 
cific-Union Club;  Mrs.  Catherwood's  dinner  in  honor  of  Miss 
Lelia  Alexander,  which  was  followed  by  music,  and  later  supper; 
the  Bruce  coaching  party,  and  the  Wightman  musicale,  given  as 
an  adieu  to  the  hostess'  brother,  Richard,  one  of  the  members  of 
the  talented  Ferrar  family,  prior  to  his  departure  to  pursue  his 
musical  studies  in  Europe. 

» 

Mrs.  Jordan's  entertainment  at  the  Palace  Hotel  on  Tuesday 
evening,  in  celebration  of  her  husband's  birthday,  was  one  of  the 
largest  of  the  present  week.  It  was  in  the  form  of  a  "  pink  " 
dinner  to  about  twenty-five  friends,  that  color  predominating  in 
the  floral  and  other  decorations,  and  the  table  appointments  so 
far  as  possible.  It  was  followed  by  a  musicale,  the  principle  per- 
formers being  the  hostess  herself,  Mr.  and  Mme.  Rosewald,  Mr.  S. 
E.  Tucker  and  Mr.  Jordan. 


The  Mandolinata  Club,  which  made  its  first  public  appearance 
at  Mrs.  Wightman  s  recent  musicale,  promises  to  be  one  of  the  fea- 
tures of  future  musical  gatherings.  It  is  composed  of  the  Misses 
Ferrar,  Jessie  Hooper,  Elliott,  Scbussler,  Huntington,  Bailey, 
Hutchinson,  Daulton,  and  Jessie  Coleman,  who  perform  on  Man- 
dolins and  guitars,  and  is  under  the  leadership  of  Senor  M.  G. 
Ferrar,  who  has  done  wonders  with  his  pupils  daring  the  few 
months  of  their  training  under  his  direction. 

One  of  the  Standard  Oil  millionaires,  Captain  J.  J.  Vandergrift, 
with  his  family  and  a  party  of  friends,  are  guests  at  the  Palace 
Hotel,  having  arrived  from  the  East  last  Tuesday.  Among  other 
distinguished  visitors  from  the  east  are  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Constable 
of  New  York,  who  are  spending  some  time  in  Califoroia.  Mrs. 
Constable  is  a  relative  of  Mrs.  Bishop  Kip. 


Society  has  had  but  a  casual  glimpse  of  the  young  bride, 
Countess  Festetics,  as  being  Holy  Week  no  reception  was  ob- 
served, and  to-day  the  young  couple  go  to  the  Haggin  country 
place  in  Napa  Valley  to  spend  Easter  with  relatives  there.  It  is 
more  than  probable  that  they  will  make  a  prolonged  stay  on  the 
coast,  as  Mrs.  Louis  Haggin's  earnest  desire  is  to  keep  her  daughter 
near  her.  She  will  make  every  effort  to  render  California  as  at- 
tractive as  possible  to  the  Count  with  that  end  in  view. 

It  is  safe  to  assume  that  the  big  vaults  of  the  Safe  Deposit  Com- 
pany will  be  filled  to  repletion  upon  the  departure  of  the  Murphy- 
Pope  wedding  party,  as  the  bridal  gifts  received  by  Dan's  bride- 
elect  are  very  numerous  and  so  costly.  Their  magnificence 
has  been  the  topic  of  social  circles,  and  as  Mrs.  Pope  will 
also  go  East  with  the  bride  and  groom,  the  presents,  which  have 
been  guarded  by  police  for  days  past,  will  be  put  in  the  vaults  un- 
til their  return  from  Europe,  whither  they  will  sail  about  the  end 
of  May. 

The  entertainment  to  be  given  at  the  residence  of  Mrs.  Deu- 
prey,  on  Clay  street,  next  Monday  evening,  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Harrison-street  Kindergarten,  promises  to  be  a  most  attractive 
one.  Mr.  Alfred  Bouvier  has  undertaken  the  stage  direction  him- 
self, which  means  that  the  production  of  the  tableaux  in  illus- 
tration of  the  poem  of  "The  Eve  of  St.  Agnes"  will  be  absolutely 
perfect.  These  will  be  followed  by  a  musical  programme,  in 
which  a  number  of  society  amateurs  will  take  part,  and  finally 
refreshments  will  be  served. 


The  Hooker-Lent  party  hare  returned  from  Del  Monte.  So 
have  the  Holbrook  party  from  their  pleasant  tour  through  the 
Southern  counties.  Mrs.  Torbert  and  Miss  Mollie  are  back  in 
town  from  a  visit  to  Santa  Barbara,  and  Mrs.  E.  B.  Coleman  and 
Miss  Lena  Blanding,  who  were  visiting  at  Coronado  during 
March,  are  again  at  home  in  San  Francfsco.  General,  Mrs.  and 
Miss  Ruger  returned  early  in  the  week  from  a  delightful  trip  to 
the  Northern  part  of  the  State. 

The  usual  lull  which  precedes  the  gaieties  of  Easter  has  been 
prevailing  in  social  circles  during  the  week.  Those  who  have 
been  light  in  attendance  at  church  during  the  previous  five  weeks 
of  Lent,  made  up  at  the  eleventh  hour  by  an  extra  number  of  de- 
votional exercises.  But  now  that  the  glorious  Easter  festival  is 
so  near,  the  signs  of  the  times  indicate  a  very  joyous  season 
ahead.  What  with  weddings,  receptions  and  dinners,  society  will 
have  its  hands  full  for  some  weeks  to  come. 


The  doll  fete  to  be  given  next  Monday  evening  at  Irving  Hall, 
by  the  ladies  of  St.  John's  Presbyterian  Church,  for  the  benefit  of 
the  Ladies'  Protection  and  Relief  Society  of  that  church,  prom- 
ises to  be  one  of  the  most  enjoyable  affairs  of  the  season.  Nu- 
merous pretty  girls  and  children  will  represent  dolls,  and  will  be 
wound  up,  lisp,  squeak,  roll  their  eyes  and  get  "  all  broken  up," 
just  like  other  dolls.  It  is  a  novel  idea,  which  will  draw  a  large 
crowd. 

Weddings  take  the  lead  in  the  festivities,  and  among  those  of 
Easter  week  that  have  been  heretofore  omitted,  is  that  of  Miss 
Charlotte  Bermingham  and  Dr.  Stokes,  of  the  U.  S.  Navy,  which 
will  be  solemnized  at  the  bride's  residence,  Easter  Monday  night, 
the  18th.  Yet  another  will  be  the  nuptials  of  Miss  Elizabeth 
McCormick  and  Ellis  H.  Parish,  which  will  take  place  at  St. 
Stephen's  Church  on  Thursday  evening,  the  21st,  Rev.  E.  J.  Lion 
officiating. 

In  spite  of  counter  attractions  in  town,  Santa  Barbara's  flora 
fete  will  not  be  neglected  by  San  Franciscans.  Mrs.  Will  Crocker 
has  arranged  to  take  a  party  down  there  under  her  chaperonage 
to  see  all  the  pretty  sights  promised.  A  number  of  others  will  go 
singly  and  in  couples,  and  all  residents  thereabouts  will  keep 
open  house  during  the  festival,  so  a  delightful  time  is  a  foregone 
conclusion. 


Among  the  approaching  departures  will  be  that  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  George  C.  Boardman,  who  leave  for  Europe  in  the  immediate 
future,  for  the  benefit  of  Mr.  Boardman's  health,  which  has  been 
failing  so  rapidly  of  late  as  to  cause  bis  family  and  friends  deep 
concern.  Mrs.  Bob  Hastings  will  leave  for  Carlsbad  in  the  course  of 
a  couple  of  weeks. 

News  of  another  engagement  comes  to  us  from  Washington  City 
which  may  possibly  be  of  some  interest  on  this  coast,  inasmuch  as 
the  parents  of  the  groom  elect  are  not  quite  unknown  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. It  is  that  of  Miss  Pauline  Williamson,  of  Washington, 
D.  C,  to  Mr.  Roy  Jones,  son  of  Senator  J.  P.  Jones,  of  Nevada. 

Mr.  Alexander  F.  Oakley  rsad  his  interesting  paper  on  "The 
Philippine  Islands  "  before  the  Geographical  Society,  in  the  rooms 
of  the  Art  Association  last  Tuesday  evening.  The  paper  was 
originally  presented  last  December,  and  was  repeated  at  the  re- 
quest of  many  members  who  were  unable  to  attend  that  meeting. 

Miss  Beatrice  Priest  and  Miss  Mary  Fox,  two  popular  Oakland 
young  ladies,  who  have  been  in  New  York  for  the  past  year,  add 
ing  culture  to  their  voices,  will  be  back  in  the  City  of  Churches 
soon.  Their  return  will  be  signalized  by  a  reception  concert, 
and  there  is  sure  to  be  a  big  crowd  in  attendance. 


Aj.ril  16,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTEB 


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The  engagement  of  Col.  Edward  A.  Bctobar  and  Miss  Stella  B. 
Walthall,  .laughter  ..[  the  lat«  Madttorj  Walthall,  ol  Stockton,  is 
announced.  The  wedding  will  take  place  during  the  Christmas 
holidays;  meantitne  Miss  Walthall  will  visit  France  and  (iermany, 
in  the  company  of  friends,  for  Ihe  purpose  of  studying  music, 
arranging  ber  visit  to  Germany  so  as  to  be  at  Bayreuth  at  the  fall 
festival. 


Louis  Glass  and  family.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  Jaynes,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Smith  nee  Hyde)  and  family.  W.  E.  Atwaler,  of  New 
York.  W.  E.  Sharps  and  family,  ol  Philadelphia,  have  gone  to 
Larkspur  for  tbe  summer,  and  John  I.  Sabln  and  family.  I).  E. 
Allison  and  family.  Will  E.  Fisher  and  family  contemplate  doing 
likewise. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  L.  Tabbs  are  among  recent  departures  across 
tbe  continent.  Dick  Pease,  too,  bas  gone  on  one  of  his  numerous 
business  visits  to  Gotham,  anticipating  an  absence  extending  into 
the  month  of  June.  Minister  ami  Mrs.  Pacheco  and  Irving  M. 
Scott  were  among  the  East-bound  passengers  last  Wednesday. 


The  many  friends  of  Dr.  J.  H.  Stallard  sympathize  greatly  with 
him  on  account  of  his  recent  great  affliction  in  the  loss  of  his  wife, 
Mrs.  Lizzie  Eugenie  Stallard,  who  died  at  Menlo  Park  on  the  12th 
inst.  The  remains  were  taken  to  Los  Angeles  for  cremation  on 
Thursday  last. 

Mrs.  Captain  Badger,  of  East  Oakland,  presented  the  brig  Jane 
Falkenbcrg  with  some  handsome  flags,  previous  to  its  departure 
for  Alaska  recently.  This  boat  was  named  in  honor  of  Mrs. 
Badger,  over  thirty  years  ago,  when  she  was  the  bride  of  Captain 
Falkenberg,  now  deceased. 

Mrs.  John  F.  Swift,  who  has  spent  the  winter  in  Washington 
City,  has  so  far  recovered  from  her  serious  indisposition  as  to  go 
South  for  a  brief  visit.  Mrs.  Francis  Edgerton,  who  has  also 
been  at  tbe  nation's  capital  all  winter,  expects  to  return  to  Cali- 
fornia about  the  1st  of  June. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  B.  Goggin  are  making  numerous  improvements 
on  their  cottage  at  Belvedere.  Thty  are  enlarging  the  house  and 
adding  two  cons.rvatories,  which,  when  completed,  will  make 
Shamrock  Lodge  one  of  the  coziest  retreats  on  the  lovely  penin- 
sula. 

The  doll  drill,  which  was  given  for  the  benefit  of  the  Finch 
Orphanage  by  the  Sunday-school  of  the  Grace  Methodist  Church 
last  Thursday  evening,  was  a  very  pretty  sight,  the  little  folks 
going  through  it  with  much  precision  and  great  earnestness  of 
purpose. 

A  reception  will  be  given  to  the  officers  of  the  Grand  Com- 
mandery  of  California,  K.  T.,  and  subordinate commanderies,  by 
California  Comraandery,  No.  1;  Oakland,  No.  11;  and  Golden 
Gate,  No.  16,  at  the  Mechanics'  Pavilion,  on  Friday  evening,  the 
22d  inst.  .        

The  marriage  of  Miss  Grace  Welsh  and  Mr.  Wagner  will  take 
place  next  Monday  evening.  The  bride  is  a  niece  of  the  late 
Philip  Roach,  and  the  groom  is  well  known  as  a  civil  and  mining 
engineer.  He  was  formerly  connected  with  the  Harbor  Commis- 
sion.   

Mrs.  8.  W.  Backns  was  among  the  passengers  by  the  last 
steamer  to  Panama,  en  route  to  New  York,  where  General  Backus 
will  join  her  about  the  middle  of  June.  The  return  trip  will  be 
made  overland,  and  will  include  a  visit  to  the  Yellowstone  region. 

Philip  Wooster  is  one  of  the  young  beaux  who  will  be  lost  to 
our  San  Francisco  belles  for  some  time  lo  come,  having  gone  into 
business  which  will  necessitate  a  residence  in  Mexico  hereafter. 
He  has  already  taken  bis  departure. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Howard,  who  have  been  residing  on  Gough 
street  all  winter,  have  taken  possession  of  their  pretty  villa  home 
at  San  Mateo,  where  they  will  pass  the  greater  part  of  the  sum- 
mer, with  occasional  trips  to  Monterey. 

AN    ENTERPRISING    FIRM. 


THE  Risdon  Iron  Works  have  at  last  made  up  tJieir  mind  to 
secure  a  site  on  the  Water  Front,  where  they  can  build  ships 
of  any  dimensions.  They  are  now  doing  an  immense  amount  of 
steamship  repair  work,  but  have  not  as  yet  made  special  effort  to 
secure  any  of  the  large  Government  contracts  for  want  of  a  water 
front  site.  The  enterprise  of  this  firm  is  to  be  commended. 
In  addition  to  the  marine  work,  this  firm  have  established  a  depot 
in  connection  with  their  works,  where  machinery,  of  the  latest 
and  most  approved  designs,  and  best  workmanship  and  material, 
for  mining,  milling,  hoisting  and  other  purposes,  is  kept  con- 
stantly in  stock.  They  appear  to  have  secured  a  number  of  the 
most  valuable  lines  of  machinery,  and  are  selling  them  far  cheaper 
than  the  same  can  be  built  for  in  this  city.  They  are  the  Pacific 
Coast  agents  for  the  Ball  Engine,  which  is  celebrated  for  its  use 
for  electric  lighting  and  electric  railway  work;  for  the  Matheson 
Patent  Lock-Joint  Pipe;  the  Van  Wie  Centrifugal  Pumps,  and 
many  other  specialties. 


A  very  pleasant  gathering  on  Tuesday  evening  was  at  the 
home  of  Miss  Florence  Buckley,  on  Lombard  street,  when  cards, 
supper,  and  dancing  followed  each  other  in  succession. 


The  Native  Daughters  of  Monarch  Parlor  No.  67,  of  Oakland, 
are  making  arrangements  for  a  flower  social,  to  be  given  at  Cali- 
fornia Hall  on  May  5th. 

Miss  Eleanor  Connell  has  been  offered  a  position  at  the  New 
York  Vocal  Institute,  and  will    probably  return  East  in  the  fall. 

Mrs.  McLane  Marlin  is  now  rapidly  convalescing  after  her  rec- 
ent serious  and  prolonged  illness. 


THE  Maze  bas  the  largest  and  most  attractive  stock  of  Easter 
millinery  in  the  city.  The  bonnets  are  bewitching;  poems  in 
straw,  clotb,  flowers  and  lace.  They  are  the  latest  ideas  from  the 
modiste's,  and  are  evidences  of  the  greatest  development  of  the 
millinery  art.  Ladies  who  desire  a  handsome  bonnet  to  fill  their 
neighbors  with  envy  to-morrow  morning,  should  visit  the  Maze. 
The  artificial  flowers  shown  in  the  millinery  department  are  very 
beautiful,  as  are  also  the  many  small  adornments  for  the  dress 
and  hats,  which  are  always  held  dear  by  a  well-dressed  woman. 
It  is  the  best  place  in  town  to  get  handsome  millinery. 

Baggage  Notice. 


Passengers  will  save  in  their  traveling  expenses  by  having  their 
baggage  transferred  to  and  from  all  trains,  steamers,  etc.,  by  the 
Morton  Special  Delivery.  T&iinks,  35  cents  each.  Offices,  17  Geary 
street,  408  Taylor  street,  and  Oakland  Ferry  Depot. 


Wedding  and  Visiting  Cards,  correct  styles. 
5  Montgomery  street. 


Harbourne  Stationery  Co. 


"  Kritiko"  reads  character  from  handwriting.  Write  in  ink,  in  an 
unfeigned  hand,  on  unruled  paper.  State  sex.  Send  50  cents 
stamps  or  postal  note.  Address  "  Kritiko,"609  Merchant  street,  S.  F. 

BALDWIN    THEATRE-SPECIAL. 

The  Greatest  Musical  Event  of  the  Season. 

two  grand  sacked  orchestral  concerts, 
Sunday  Evenings,  April  24th  and  May  1st,  1892. 

OVIDE   MUSIN, 

THE    FAMOUS    VIOLIN    VIRTUOSO, 

Supported  by  a  magnificent  company  of  solo 
artists  and  a  selected  orchestra  of  thirty-five 
musicians,  under  the  direction  of 

Mr.  August  Hinrichs. 

gt^S&le  of  seats  opens  April  20,  at  the  box  office  of  the  Baldwin  Theatre.! 

Has  one  specialty  and  pride  and  that  is  the  Table,  It  is  supplied 
from  tne  best  the  market  affords  in  San  Francisco.  Our  Butter, 
Eggs,  Cream  and  Vegetables  come  from  the  Marin  County  dairies 
and  farms  in  the  vicinity.  Ten  trains  daily,  making  it  very  con- 
eonvenient  for  gentlemen  to  be  able  to  pass  the  evening  with 
their  families  or  friends,  and  derive  the  benefits  of  country  air 
and  still  be  able  to  attend  to  business  daily  in  the  city.  "Com- 
mutes," $5  per  month;  ladies  and  children,  IS. 

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see  us  any  day,  and  satisfy  yourself  beyond  question.  Take  Sau- 
salito  Ferry  and  cars  to  Larkspur.    Round  trip,  50  cents. 
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Number  17. 


Printed  and  Published  every  Saturday  by  the  Proprietor,  Frederick 
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TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


Page 

Editorial  Brevities            1 

Leading  articles  : 

Gladstone's  Position 2 

A  Fk-ht  for  Purity                2 

The  Earthquakes  in  the  Press  .  2 
Collapse  of  the  Grand  Jury  Sys- 
tem      2 

Cleveland  as  a  Democrat     :> 

Banquet  to  Claus  Spreckels 4 

Tennis  Ni'ws    ft 

Pleasure's  Wand       G-7 

Litest  Baseball  News  7 

8parks.              8 

Tne  Maidenhair  Fern  (Poetry)..  9 

Anecdotes  of  Jerome  Bonaparte  - .  9 


Page 

The  Looker-On      ...10-11 

Soap  Shots  (Di  Vernon)   12 

A  Baseball  Dictionary  . .    13 

Financial  Review 14 

Town  Crier 15 

World,  Flesh  and  Devil .  16 

The  Rose  Jar 17 

Real  Property 18 

The  Bourse  and  Underwriter  ...     19 

Scientific  aud  Useful. 20 

Sunbeams 21 

Stories  of  Sam  Brookes 22 

Vanities 23 

"  Biz"— Summary  of  the  Markets.  24 
Soci  ety 26-27 


IT  has  become  pretty  well  settled  by  this  time  that  the  troubles 
in  Wyoming  have  grown  out  of  a  combination  among  the  cat- 
tle barons  to  drive  out  and  freeze  out  the  small  settlers,  who  had 
began  to  interfere,  as  they  might  legally,  with  the  privilege  of 
free  range  for  cattle  which  the  wealthy  owners  had  arrogated  to 
themselves. 

THE  enterprise  of  the  well-known  real  estate  firm  of  Tevis  & 
Fisher  has  been  shown  by  the  publication  by  there  of  the 
Real  Estate  Journal,  a  monthly  paper  devoted  to  the  best  interests 
of  the  county  and  State.  It  is  a  sixteen-page  sheet,  neatly  printed 
and  bearing  evidences  throughout  its  columns  of  the  able  pen  of 
Will  E.  Fisher. 


AFTER  all  the  talk  that  there  was  about  the  use  of  arras  in  the 
Louisiana  election,  it  passed  off  without  murder  or  bloodshed. 
There  were  a  few  cases  of  pistols  being  fired,  but  that  is  al- 
ways an  incident  to  an  election  in  the  South  where  most  of  the 
voters  are  arraed  and  many  of  them  get  pot-valiant  before  the 
election  is  over.  There  is  really  no  more  reason  why  an  election 
should  be  attended  with  murder  and  violence  in  Louisiana  than 
in  New  Hampshire  or  California. 

IN  spite  of  all  the  talk  about  Blaine  having  been  out-generaled 
by  Salisbury,  the  modus  vivendi  has  been  renewed,  or,  rather 
arranged  upon  a  new  and  somewhat  different  basis,  but  upon 
terms  which  are  a  virtual  concession  of  all  the  demands  of  the 
United  States.  Lord  Salisbury  found  that  his  jingoism  met  with 
no  favorable  response  in  England,  and  so  deemed  it  advisable  to 
alter  his  tone  and  do,  reluctantly,  what  he  should  have  done  cheer- 
fully and  in  the  first  place,  The  next  step  will  be  to  frame  the 
issues  for  the  tribunal  of  arbitration. 


VARIOUS  labor  organizations  of  this  city  have  indorsed  the 
principle  of  the  boycott,  and  in  so  doing  have  written  them- 
selves down  asses.  The  history  of  labor  controversies  will  be 
searched  in  vain  for  a  single  instance  of  a  boycott  proving  suc- 
cessful or  doing  any  good  to  the  boycotters.  On  the  contrary,  an 
attempt  to  enforce  a  boycott  uniformly  excites  public  sympathy 
in  favor  of  the  person  or  institution  boycotted,  and  the  result  is  a 
reaction  which  always  hurts  the  boycotters.  The  general  senti- 
ment in  the  United  States  is  decidedly  against  the  employment 
of  such  remedies  for  the  redress  of  grievances. 


DR.  TANNER,  the  great  American  faster,  has  a  plan  by  which 
he  proposes  to  bless  the  world  with  generations  of  perfect 
men  and  women.  He  has  bought  a  1,500-acre  ranch  in  New 
Mexico,  and  on  it  there  is  to  be  a  home  for  a  hundred  poor 
orphans.  These  children  are  to  be  brought  up  in  absolute  ignor- 
ance of  the  existence  of  alcohol,  tobacco,  or  narcotics  of  any 
kind.  They  will  be  supposed  to  intermarry,  and  the  legitimate 
result  of  their  union,  the  doctor  thinks,  will  be  a  race  of  beings 
as  nearly  perfect  as  possible.  Between  Doctor  Tanner  and  the 
Keely  cure,  there  seems  to  be  a  chance  for  the  physical  regenera- 
tion of  the  human  family. 


IF  General  Dimond's  clerk,  Coggins,  turns  out  to  be  innocent  of 
the  charge  of  appropriating  his  employer's  money,  then  the 
Pacific  Surety  Company  should  be  made  to  surfer  dearly  for  the 
clerk's  arrest  and  imprisonment.  It  is  belter  that  a  dozen  guilty 
young  clerks  go  unpunished  than  that  one  innocent  young  gen- 
tleman should  be  branded  as  a  thief,  and  thrown  into  jail  at  the  in- 
stance of  a  corporation  that  accepts  money  to  guarantee  a  man's 
good  conduct. 

THE  Hill  Cleveland  affair  naturally  excites  a  great  deal  of  in- 
terest in  all  parts  of  the  United  States.  A  few  weeks  ago  it 
looked  as  though  Hill  had  Cleveland  in  the  vocative,  but  the 
longer  the  Hill  boom  lasts  the  smaller  it  seems  to  become.  The 
most  recent  rumor  is  that  Hill  will  accept  the  situation,  and  will 
himself  put  Cleveland  in  nomination  at  Chicago,  but  this  is  a  de- 
gree of  self-abnegation  with  which  it  is  hardly  safe  to  credit  Hill. 
The  Elmira  statesman  has  never  been  noted,  as  yet,  for  letting  go 
when  he  had  once  got  a  good  hold.  If  he  does  consent  to  this 
scheme  it  will  be  on  some  distinct  pledge  to  advance  his  interests 
in  1896. 


IF  the  great  powers  of  Continental  Europe  are  not  on  their 
guard,  the  first  of  May  will  go  down  into  history,  stained  with 
bloodshed  and  slaughter  unequaled  in  the  world's  annals.  The 
anarchists  of  Europe  seem  determined  to  signalize  that  day  by 
the  inauguration  of  a  reign  of  terror,  by  means  of  their  potent 
ally  and  servant,  dynamite.  The  situation  is  so  critical  that 
every  government  in  Europe  would  be  authorized  in  stretching 
its  authority  to  the  utmost  limit  and  arresting  and  detaining  all 
suspects  until  the  eventful  day  is  past.  The  safety  of  the  people 
should  be,  if  it  is  not,  the  supreme  law,  and  no  individual  or  per- 
sonal rights  should  be  considered  for  a  moment  in  comparison. 

PRESIDENT  HUNTINGTON,  of  the  Southern  Pacific  Com- 
pany, is  a  busy  man  while  he  is  here.  He  not  only  looks  into 
the  great  affairs  of  bis  company,  but  into  the  small  ones  as  well. 
He  goes  around  inspecting  shops  and  tracks,  and  ferry-boats,  and 
everything  of  the  sort,  and  woe  betide  the  luckless  man  in  charge, 
if  the  President  finds  any  indications  of  waste  or  negligence.  If 
he  could  be  induced  to  take  an  evening  trip  on  one  of  the  ferry- 
boats— not  the  Piedmont — and  see  what  a  miserable  pretense  is 
made  of  lighting  them,  he  might  be  induced  to  put  in  electric 
lights,  as  is  the  case  on  the  Piedmont.  The  most  defective  part 
of  the  ferry  service  is  the  poor  way  in  which  the  boats  are  lighted 
at  night. 

IF  it  were  safe  to  judge  from  a  limited  number  of  observed  cases 
the  conclusion  would  be  reached  that  there  are  thousands  of 
people  in  the  West  who  want  land.  The  opening  of  certain  In- 
dian reservations  to  settlement  has  resulted  in  rushes  which  re- 
mind Californians  of  the  various  stampedes  to  newly-discovered 
gold  mines  on  this  coast.  And  yet  it  is  certain  that  a  great  many 
of  these  boomers  do  not  want  land,  except  for  the  possibility  of 
turning  it  into  money.  Henry  George  Is  entirely  mistaken  in 
ssserting  that  the  universal  desire  of  the  human  famiy  is  for  land. 
There  are  plenty  of  people  who  would  not  accept  the  finest  and 
most  fertile  piece  of  land  in  the  world  if  the  gift  were  coupled 
with  the  condition  that  the  owner  should  live  upon  and  cultivate 
it.  

THE  comments  of  the  London  Daily  Graphic  on  the  indemnity 
paid  by  our  Government  to  the  families  of  the  victims  of  the 
Mafia  lynching  at  New  Orleans,  are  not  only  unjust  but  absurd, 
and  the  heading,  •' Blaine's  Latest  Surrender,"  indicates  a  spirit 
of  spite  against  this  country  which  can  only  be  partially  excused 
by  similarly  prejudiced  articles  in  our  own  press.  Mr.  Blaine,  in 
his  note  to  the  Marquis  Imperiali,  distinctly  stated  that  the  United 
States  considered  it  a  moral  duty  to  indemnify  those  who  had 
suffered  from  the  unfortunate  occurrence  of  New  Orleans,  though 
the  wrong  was  not  committed  directly  by  the  United  States,  for 
there  is  no  question  of  recognizing  an  actual  claim.  The  pay- 
ment of  the  sum  of  $45,000,  therefore,  can  only  be  recognized  as  a 
graceful  act  of  justice  and  comity,  and  it  is  satisfactory  to  see 
that  the  greatest  of  the  London  papers,  the  Times,  which,  as 
American  readers  know,  is  not  always  just  to  our  country,  either, 
takes  this  time  the  right  view,  and  in  one  of  its  leaders,  of  April 
15th,  gives  the  United  States  full  credit  for  its  conciliating  attitude 
toward  Italy. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  23,  1892. 


A  FIGHT  FOR  PURITY. 

THE  Executive  Committee  of  the  Citizens'  Defense  Association 
has  issued  an  address  to  the  people,  calling  their  attention  di- 
rectly to  the  deep-rooted  and  wiile-spread  corruption  which  is 
now  making  rotten  the  body  politic,  and  which  has  so  long  ex- 
isted that  it  is  like  a  chronic  disease — almost  incurable.  As  stated 
by  us  a  few  weeks  since,  when  the  failure  of  the  last  Grand  Jury 
began  to  be  apparent,  the  only  true  remedy  for  such  a  heinous 
condition  of  affairs  as  that  which  now  exists  in  San  Francisco  is 
an  heroic  one.  The  Citizens'  Committee,  in  its  address,  states 
that  the  desired  results — the  cleaning  of  the  Augean  stables  of 
this  municipality,  the  tearing  out  of  the  political  teredos  that 
have  fastened  themselves  upon  the  city  government  and  under- 
mined its  structure — may  be  obtained  by  legal  means,  and  such 
means  it  proposes  to  institute.  To  assure  success  in  its  great 
work,  it  asks  the  support  of  all  good  citizens.  Its  proposition,  as 
outlined  in  its  circular,  is  "  to  pursue  and  punish  officials  derelict 
in  their  duty,  dishonorable  or  corrupt  in  their  official  capacity,  as 
well  as  those  dishonest  in  their  business  relations  with  the  city, 
or  who  attempt  to  corrupt  officials  and  jurors,  the  intention  be- 
ing to  guard  and  protect  the  integrity  and  the  interest  of  the  indi- 
vidual as  well  as  the  city  at  large."  To  carry  out  these  motives, 
men  are  needed  who  will  give  the  cause  their  unremitting  atten- 
tion, and  who  will  also  contribute  liberally  to  the  funds  necessary 
for  the  proper  pursuit  of  the  criminals,  officials  and  others,  with 
whom  the  city  is  infested.  The  Citizens' Committee  has  under- 
taken a  great  work,  and  all  good  citizens  should  give  them  their 
active  and  moral  support.  The  rascals  must  be  exposed,  prose- 
cuted, sent  to  jail,  or  driven  out  of  the  city.  Political  damnation, 
social  ostracism  and  legal  punishment  should  be  the  deserts  of 
those  who  corrupt  the  government.  Bold  men  are  needed  for  this 
work  The  first  step  being  taken,  there  should  be  no  hesitation. 
The  end  desired  cannot  be  gained  without  a  severe  fight  with 
the  enemy.  No  man  should  go  into  it  who  is  not  willing  to  bat- 
tle until  San  Francisco's  robes  are  withdrawn  from  the  pool  of 
corruption  and  cleansed  of  the  muck  which  now  soil  them.  In 
this  contest  politics  should  be  unknown.  The  citizens  should 
combine  to  protect  themselves  against  the  corruptionists.  Evi- 
dence of  crime  being  secured,  prosecution,  able,  persevering  and 
unrelenting,  should  be  instituted  and  pursued  until  the  criminal 
is  jailed.  Judicial  ermine  should  not  protect  one  offender,  any 
more  than  a  political  pull  should  another.  Corruption  has  be- 
come so  notorious  in  all  branches  of  the  city  government,  that 
crime  now  boldly  lifts  its  horrid  head  and  stalks  about  the  city 
without  fear.  The  next  Grand  Jury  has  an  immense  work  before 
it.  If  upon  it,  by  political  influence,  should  be  placed  weak 
men,  or  others  who  are  the  friends  of  known  criminals — and 
such  an  attempt  will  be  made — the  fact  of  the  existence  of  a 
fearless  and  aggressive  Citizens'  Committee  will  do  much  toward 
preventing  protection  being  afforded  offenders.  We  anticipate  a 
severe  struggle,  but  are  not  fearful  of  the  securing  of  the  consum- 
mation so  devoutly  to  be  wished. 

THE    EARTHQUAKES    IN    THE    PRESS. 


THE  great  desire  of  the  sensational  daily  press  to  print  a  "  big 
story,"  notwithstanding  detrimental  results  to  city  and  State, 
was  again  evidenced  on  Wednesday  and  Thursday  last,  when 
wildly  exaggerated  statements  of  the  damages  resulting  from 
earthquakes  were  published  by  the  leading  papers  of  this  city. 
That  the  earthquake  did  some  damage  no  one  denies,  but  that 
towns  were  "  laid  in  ruins,"  that  the  earthquake  "  spread  much 
desolation  and  despair  on  all  sides,"  that  its  course  was  marked 
by  "  tearful  catastrophes,"  is  not  only  not  true,  but  is  so  out- 
rageously false  that  one  cannot  find  words  fitting  to  express 
astonishment  at  the  manner  in  which  the  daily  press  of  San 
Francisco,  which  should  protect  the  State,  rushes  extraordinary 
stories  into  print,  to  the  immense  cost  of  the  commonwealth. 
Every  Californian,  and  every  travefer  who  has  gone  through  the 
State,  knows  that  throughout  the  interior,  the  buildings  are  not 
substantially  built.  There  are  a  number  of  such  buildings,  the 
great  majority  of  which  are  poor  affairs,  of  weak  material  and  of 
such  a  <<  ramshackle  "  nature  that  a  bull  might  batter  down  their 
walls.  Many  of  them  are  built  on  the  adobe  plan,  but  without 
the  strength  which  distinguishes  the  old-time  structures.  The 
frame  buildings,  as  a  rule,  are  loose,  rambling  houses,  which 
would  not  stand  an  instant  in  a  Kansas  cyclone.  That  such 
buildings  should  have  been  damaged  by  an  earthquake  is  not  in 
the  least  astonishing,  for  they  are  of  such  weak  structure  that 
the  slightest  upheaval  would  have  a  noticeable  effect  upon  them. 
It  is  a  good  thing  that  they  were  damaged,  for  the  buildings  that 
will  take  their  places  will  be  more  fitting  to  a  progressive  State. 
The  damage  of  these  buildings,  however,  did  not  create  "  wide 
spread  ruin;"  no  more  would  the  utter  deaiolishment  of  the 
shanties  which  disfigure  sections  of  Market  street  cause  "wide- 
spread ruin."  The  plain  truth  about  the  week's  earthquakes  is 
that  they  were  the  most  severe  for  twenty-five  years;  they  dam- 
aged a  number  of  buildings,  but  in  each  case  the  building  dam- 
aged was  old,  weak,  or  of  faulty  construction.  No  lives  were 
lost,  nor  no  person  seriously  injured.  The  amount  and  extent  of 
the  damage  were  not  one-tenth,  no,  not  one-twentieth  as  great  as 
the  results  of  an  Eastern  cyclone. 


COLLAPSE    OF    THE    GRAND    JURY    SYSTEM. 

THIS  great  American  city,  as  full  of  crime  as  an  egg  is  full  of 
meat,  is  at  this  moment,  and  for  nearly  a  year  last  past  has 
been,  without  a  legal  Grand  Jury.  It  is  true  that  within  that 
time  two  have  been  impannelled,  but  the  first  went  by  the  board 
because  the  Presiding  Judge  thought  the  times  so  out  of  joint 
that  the  ordinary  machinery  of  the  law  was  inadequate  to  deal- 
ing with  the  widespread  corruption  prevalent.  He  sought  to  sub- 
stitute his  will  for  the  supreme  law  of  the  land,  and  proceeded  to 
constitute  a  jury  according  to  his  own  liking,  and  without  regard 
to  the  names  regularly  placed  in  the  jury-box.  Logically  he  was 
right;  legally  he  was  wrong.  The  law  clothed  him  with  no  such 
power,  and,  of  course,  he  was  promptly  set  aside  by  the  highest 
appellate  court.  Yet  the  instrument  he  called  into  play  would 
have  done  a  much-needed  work;  not  from  the  purest  or  best  mo- 
tives, but  it  would  have  partly  cleansed  an  Augean  stable,  and, 
that  accomplished,  the  people  wonld  not  have  cared  to  closely  ex- 
amine into  the  spotlessness  of  the  hands  that  handle  such  muck. 
But  the  law  being  against  the  men  who  were  eager  for  the  un- 
savory task,  they  had  to  stand  back.  Then  came  the  impanel- 
mentof  a  jury  on  the  old  lines  laid  down  bylaw.  It  had  the  plainest 
kind  of  work  cut  out  for  it.  It  did  not  want  for  criminals  to  indict 
nor  for  evidence  to  convict.  Yet  a  large  minority  of  its  number 
came  into  court  and  asseverated  to  his  Honor,  the  Presiding  Judge, 
substantially  that  the  majority  would  not  indict  a  certain  class  of 
criminals,  no  matter  what  the  crime  or  the  nature  of  the  testi- 
mony, and  upon  that  showing  the  whole  jury  was  discharged 
from  further  service.  Their  names  go  back  again  into  the  box, 
and  several  of  them  are  very  liable  to  come  out  again  at  the  next 
drawing,  and  if  they  do  not,  others  of  the  same  complexion  will. 
Our  grand  jury  system  has,  in  point  of  fact,  broken  down.  It 
has  ceased  to  be  a  terror  to  evil-doers,  and,  instead,  has  be- 
come a  cave  of  Adullam,  in  which  the  criminally  diseased,  blind, 
halt,  and  lame  find  refuge.  It  is  a  shocking  condition  of  affairs. 
What  is  the  cause  of  it  ?  Let  the  truth  be  told,  though  it  shame 
His  Satanic  Majesty,  as  it  is  so  well  calculated  to  do.  Corruption 
in  public  life  is  no  longer  odious  to  a  large  class  of  our  people 
who  have  made  money.  It  has  become  a  thing  to  be  tolerated 
at  worst,  and  even  to  be  aggressively  protected  when  the  inter- 
ests of  a  class  require  it.  No  sincere  man  will  dispute  that  this 
is  the  condition  of  affairs  with  which  we  are  surrounded.  It  is 
idle  to  attempt  to  deny,  or  even  to  conceal  it,  for  the  proceedings 
in  our  courts  demonstrate  it  beyond  the  possibility  of  misunder- 
standing. What  possible  remedy  is  there  when  a  majority  of 
substantial  citizens,  such  as  usually  constitute  grand  juries,  are 
themselves  tainted  ?  Obviously  the  work  of  reform  has  to  be  be- 
gun among  the  people  themselves.  A  united,  honest,  and 
righteously  indignant  press,  pulpit,  and  platform,  would  soon 
arouse  a  conscience  that  would  keep  adults  in  check,  and  a  vig- 
orous restoration  of  the  moral  code  to  our  public  schools  would, 
in  a  few  years,  work  more  good  than  all  other  influences  com- 
bined. All  temporary  measures  of  expediency  proposed  are  like 
cutting  off  the  limb  of  a   tree  to  cure  the   rottenness  of  its  heart. 

GLADSTONE'S    POSITION. 


THE  faint-heartedness  of  the  partisans  of  Gladstone,  which  is 
increasing  the  more  the  day  of  the  general  elections  is  ap- 
proaching, is  significant.  For  months  the  Liberals  have  been 
boasting  that  they  were  sure  to  obtain  a  victory  upon  an  appeal 
being  made  to  the  country,  but  at  present  they  acknowledge  that 
their  chances  are  very  poor  indeed.  They  have  figured  out  that 
they  will  have  at  least  eighty  seats  to  win  if  they  want  to  obtain 
a  majority  in  the  coming  Parliament,  bat  it  is  almost  self-evident 
that  no  such  gain  can  be  obtained  by  them.  Only  a  few  weeks 
ago  they  declared  that  the  county-council  elections  in  London 
were  sure  to  obtain  them  a  parliamentary  victory  in  the  capital, 
but  at  present  they  are  silent  about  the  matter,  and  are  even 
ready  to  give  up  the  hope  in  that  quarter,  while  they  have  shifted 
their  expectations  to  the  agricultural  districts.  As  has  been  often 
maintained  in  this  column,  the  outlook  for  Mr.  Gladstone  is  very 
poor  indeed,  and  fortunately  so  for  England's  welfare,  for  no 
Prime  Minister  would  be  so  unfit  to  deal  with  the  serious  foreign 
complications  which  must  be  expected  in  Europe  within  the  near 
future  as  Mr.  Gladstone,  whose  blundering  in  foreign  affairs  has 
become  proverbial.  But  even  if  it  were  not  for  his  incapacity 
with  regard  to  foreign  matters,  the  chances  for  Mr.  Gladstone 
would  be  small,  as  the  English  people  are  tired  of  the  Irish  ques- 
tion, and  of  all  British  statesmen  of  modern  times,  Lord  Salisbury 
and  his  colleague,  Mr.  Balfour,  are  the  only  ones  who  have  shown 
how  to  keep  this  question  in  the  background,  which  formerly 
hampered  all  legislation  for  England  and  Scotlaud. 

IT  is  admitted  on  all  hands  that  the  silver  question  could  be 
solved  more  satisfactorily  by  an  international  monetary  com- 
mission than  in  any  other  way.  There  are  evidences  that 
Great  Britain  and  Germany  are  now  in  favor  of  such  a  confer- 
ence, and  it  is  likely  that  with  their  assent  France,  Italy,  Austria 
and  Spain  would  not  refuse  to  take  part.  Possibly  a  way  to  put 
silver  on  the  plane  where  it  belongs  may  be  found  in  an  inter- 
national agreement,  fixing  the  ratio  of  gold  to  silver  and  provid- 
ing for  the  free  coinage  of  the  two  metals. 


April  23,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


CLEVELAND    AS    A    DEMOCRAT. 


T;  ilK  EDITOR  \*  some  •■(  our  California  politicians  al- 
lege that  Mr.  Cleveland  is  not  a  Democrat,  but  a  Mugwump. 
•od  the-'  Bourbons"  and  spoilsmen  detest  a  Mugwump,  the  fallow- 
ing opinion  of  our  great  Commoner,  from  a  recent  address  before 
th-  Iroquois  Club  of  Chicago,  by  a  bard  shell  Hoosier  Democrat, 
Editor  -  of  the  Indianapolis  flrw  final,  may    be  of    inter- 

eat  to  your  readers: 

Mr.  Morse  spoke  as  follows:  «•  Mr.  Chairman  :  It  is  with  adeep 
sense  of  inadequacy,  both  to  my  subject  and  to  the  occasion,  that 
I  arias,  in  this  distinguished  and  brilliant  presence,  to  pay  such 
tribute  as  I  may  to  the  character  o!  a  great  Democrat,  a  great  Ex- 
ecutive and  an  honest  man.  Being  ;i  Democrat  who  believes  in 
and  loves  his  party,  I  honor  Grover  Cleveland,  because  no  man  of 
this  generation  has  more  faithfully  ot  courageously  upheld  Dem- 
ocratic principles  or  done  so  much  to  commend  the  Democratic 
party  to  the  confidence  of  the  country.  I  honor  him  as  a  great 
Executive — as  one  who,  in  the  Presidential  chair,  splendidly  vin- 
dicated the  choice  of  his  countrymen,  and  administered  the  great 
trust  reposed  in  him  with  consumate  ability,  and  in  a  spirit  of 
sincere  patriotism  and  conscientious  devotion  to  duty.  Above 
all  I  honor  him  as  an  honest  man,  honest  not  only  in  the  narrow 
sense^of  pecuniary  integrity,  but  honest  also  in  the  larger  sense  of 
absolute  sincerity,  of  rigid  fidelity  to  principle,  of  sturdy  devotion 
to  the  public  interest  as  he  sees  it.  Because  he  has  always  been 
honest  with  himself,  honest  with  the  party,  and  honest  with  the 
country,  Mr.  Cleveland  deserves,  as  he  enjoys,  the  hearty  respect 
of  the  American  people  without  regard  to  party. 

"  Let  us,  for  a  moment,  consider  Mr.  Cleveland  in  the  character 
of  a  Democrat.  The  cardinal  articles  of  the  Democratic  creed,  as 
defined  by  a  long  line  of  statesmen,  beginning  with  Thomas  Jef- 
ferson, and  embracing  Madison,  Jackson,  Van  Buren,  Cass,  Ben- 
ton, Douglas,  Seymour,  Tilden,  Hendricks,  Thurman  and  many 
others  scarcely  less  distinguished,  are  these:  All  power  primarily 
resides  with  the  people.  The  powers  delegated  are  to  be  strictly 
construed  and  sparingly  exercised.  Those  which  have  not  been 
expressly  delegated  to  the  Federal  Government  have  been  con- 
fided to  the  States  or  reserved  to  the  people  themselves.  The 
right  of  each  State  to  manage  its  domestic  concerns,  and  of  each 
community  to  regulate  its  purely  local  affairs  is  sacred,  and  its 
preservation  is  essential  to  the  stability  of  the  Federal  Republic. 
No  money  should  be  taken  from  the  people  except  forpublic  pur- 
poses, and  the  expenditure  of  all  money  so  taken  should  be  jeal- 
ously guarded.  Legislation  should  be  restricted  to  the  legitimate 
objects  of  government  and  never  enacted  in  the  interest  of  any 
class  or  section.  The  largest  liberty  of  the  individual  consistent 
with  social  order  and  public  security  should  be  scrupulously  pre- 
served. The  integrity  of  the  circulating  medium  should  be  held 
inviolate.  Public  office  is  a  public  trust,  to  be  bestowed  and  ad- 
ministered only  upon  considerations  of  the  public  welfare. 

"Sir,  the  Democratic  party  has  had  no  leader  with  a  firmer 
grasp  upon  these  great  principles  than  Mr.  Cleveland  has  shown. 
Since  Andrew  Jackson  no  President  has  so  consistently  or  so  bravely 
applied  them.  No  man  living  has  done  so  much  to  impress  the 
country  with  their  inherent  righteousness  and  wisdom.  Certainly 
no  man  has  more  clearly  seen,  or  more  forcibly  pointed  out,  the 
dangers  which  lurk  in  any  departure  from  them.  None  has  more 
stubbornly  resisted  the  enlargement  and  concentration  of  federal 
powers  and  the  perversion  of  the  functions  of  government  to  the 
service  of  a  class  and  the  upbuilding  of  a  moneyed  aristocracy. 
When,  as  President,  Mr.  Cleveland  rebuked  the  Senate  of  the 
United  States  for  its  attempted  encroachment  upon  the  sphere  of 
the  Executive,  he  gave  that  body  and  the  country  an  impressive 
and  much  needed  reminder  that  we  had  an  organic  law  which 
distributed  the  powers  of  government  with  exactness,  and  that 
there  was  one  great  party  which  believed  in  adhering  to  it.  His 
sturdy  resistence  as  Mayor  of  a  great  city,  as  Governor  of  a  great 
State,  and  as  President  of  the  United  States  to  extravagant  and 
unauthorized  expenditures  of  public  moneys,  and  his  demand, 
made  in  defiance  of  a  powerful  and  hitherto  invincible  combina- 
tion of  special  interests,  that  taxation  should  be  for  public  pur- 
poses only  and  limited  to  the  necessities  of  economical  govern- 
ment, again  emphasized  a  vital  democratic  principle,  and  one 
which  is  the  very  touchstone  of  good  government.  Mr.  Cleve- 
land's opposition  to  the  granting  of  subsidies  and  bounties  to 
every  species  of  jobbery  and  to  every  form  of  government  partner- 
ship with  private  interests,  to  class  legislation  of  every  kind  and 
degree,  and  to  the  diversion  of  public  funds  into  improper  chan- 
nels, was  all  in  line  with  the  ancient  democratic  faith  and  the 
best  democratic  tradition.  His  declaration,  repeatedly  made  in 
different  forms,  that:  "In  a  free  country  the  curtailment  of  the 
absolute  rights  of  the  individual  should  only  be  such  as  is  essen- 
tial to  the  peace  and  good  order  of  the  community,"  illuminated 
another  fundamental  democratic  principle.  And  his  frequent  sug- 
gestions to  the  people,  both  by  word  and  deed,  that  the  govern- 
ment is  theirs  and  not  the  property  of  any  party,  clas^,  or  section, 
are  of  the  very  essence  of  true  democracy. 

"  I  am  aware  that  Mr.  Cleveland's  democracy  has  been  called  in 
question  by  certain  eminent  citizens,  who  are  sometimes  described 
as  Democrats,  and  sometimes,  more  appropriately,  as  "  old  line 
whigs."     Years  ago  an  "  old  line  whig  "  was  defined  as  "one  who 


takes  his  whisky  regularly  and  voles  the  Democratic  ticket  oc- 
dly.  '  Whether  tin-  definition,  in  its  entirety.  Jits  the  latter- 
day  "old  tine  Wblgs,"  who  for  years  have  been  so  persistently 
impugning  Mr.  Cleveland's  democracy.  I  am  BUM  I  do  not  know. 
I  believe,  however,  thai  these  eminent  citlaena  do  vote  the  Demo- 
cratic ticket  occasionally,  and  that  they  once  in  a  while  even  go 
so  far  as  to  support  it  in  their  newspapers.  But,  for  all  that,  they 
are  not  good  authorities  on  what  constitutes  Democracy.  Tested 
by  the  accepted  standards  of  democracy  they  wdl  be  found  want- 
ing. They  are  protectionists,  and  areas  much  out  of  place  in  the 
Demoratic  party  as  Col.  Ingersoll  would  be  in  a  Methodist  class 
meeting.  Mr.  Cleveland's  Democracy  is  proof  against  their  as- 
saults, for  it  has  been  tested  by  the  ordeal  of  lire,  and  has  come 
out  pure  gold. 

"  I  have  said  that  we  honor  Grover  Cleveland  because  he  is 
an  honest  man.  This  does  not  imply  that  honest  men  are  rare. 
But  Mr.  Cleveland's  honesty  is  of  a  rugged,  aggressive,  and  un- 
compromising type,  which  is  exceedingly  rare.  A  good  many 
enterprising  citizens,  I  suspect,  found  it  exceedingly  disagreeable 
as  well.  He  believe  things  ;  he  has  convictions  and  the  courage 
of  them.  He  believes,  for  instance,  to  use  his  own  words,  'That 
there  are  legitimate  advantages,  not  disconnected  with  office- 
holding,  which  follow  party  supremacy.'  Certainly  no  good 
Democrat  will  challenge  that  proposition.  But  be  also  believes 
that  a  political  party  is  something  more  and  something  better 
than  a  mere  agency  for  the  distribution  of  offices.  He  believes 
that  a  party  is  a  means  not  an  end.  He  believes  that  unless  a 
party  can  be  made  an  instrument  of  good  government  it  has  no 
reason  for  being.  He  believes  that  politics  is  something  more 
than  a  game,  in  which  the  only  object  is  to  outwit  your  adver- 
sary, by  fair  means  or  foul,  and  capture  all  the  plunder  in  sight. 

"  Mr.  Cleveland  is  not  the  inventor  or  exponent  of  any  subli- 
mated system  of  political  philosophy;  he  is  not  the  author  or 
apostle  of  any  occult  theory  or  transcendental  politics  which  ig- 
nores human  experience,  and  contemplates  the  management  of 
political  parties  and  the  administration  of  government  by  saints 
and  angels.  Those  who  represent  him  thus  affront  the  popular 
intelligence.  He  understands  the  imperfections  and  limitations 
of  human  nature,  and  he  knows  that  any  theory  of  politics  which 
does  not  take  human  nature  fully  into  account,  is  what  the  late 
William  Allen  would  have  called  a  >  barren  ideality.'  He  knows 
that  selfishness,  and  envy,  and  ambition,  and  greed  are  certain  to 
exploit  themselves  in  the  arena  of  politics,  as  in  the  other  affairs 
of  life,  so  long  as  mankind  is  what  it  is.  He  is  not  a  poet,  nor  a 
dreamer,  nor  a  sentimentalist;  he  is,  indeed,  quite  lacking  in  the 
imaginative  faculty,  being  merely  a  blunt,  practical,  matter  of 
fact  man,  who  just  says  what  he  means  and  means  what  he  says. 
But  still  he  holds  that  there  is  the  better  and  the  worse  way  in 
politics,  as  in  everything  else.  He  prefers  the  better  way.  He 
believes  that  the  decalogue  has  some  little  place  in  politics,  and 
that  the  purification  of  politics  is  not  wholly  an  iridescent  dream. 
He  believes  that  a  political  party,  like  an  individual,  cannot  re- 
main stationary ;  that  it  must  either  go  forward  or  backward. 
He  has  seen  the  Republican  party  going  backward  in  these  later 
years,  and  he  has  seen  the  Democratic  party  going  forward  ; 
thanks,  in  part,  to  his  own  brave  and  enlightened  leadership. 
He  wants  it  to  keep  advancing,  and  while  he  realizes  that  per- 
fection is  not  attainable,  he  also  realizes  that  if  the  Democratic 
party  hopes  to  command  the  future  it  must  be  true  to  itself,  true 
to  its  mission,  and  true  to  the  ideals  he  has  placed  before  it.  He 
is  a  Democrat,  but  he  is  not  a  bourbon." 

A  Layman  is  in  hearty  sympathy  with   Mr.  Morse's  estimate 
of  our  "  Great  Commoner."     In  short,  to  apply  the  lines  of  the 
the  poet,  Browning,  believe  Mr.  Cleveland  to  be: 
One  who  never  turued  bis  back, 

But  marched  breast  forward  ; 
Never  doubted  clouds  would  break  ; 
Never  dreamed,  though  Right  were  worsted, 

Wrong  would  triumph  ; 
Holds  we  fall  to  rise  ;  are  baffled  to  fight 

Better  ;  sleep  to  wake.  A  Layman. 

ENGLAND  is  well  aware  of  Russia's  policy  in  Asia,  and  tries  to 
counterbalance  Russian  influence  in  Persia  by  cultivating  the 
friendship  of  the  Ameer  of  Afghanistan.  The  latter  last 
week  publicly  declared  that  he  considers  England  a  real  friend. 
English  diplomacy,  therefore,  has  plainly  been  successful  in 
Afghanistan,  and  there  is  no  doubt  tnat  Great  Britain's  indirect 
assistance  has  enabled  the  Ameer  to  reap  many  material  advan- 
tages in  a  warfare  with  neighboring  chiefs.  The  latest  informa- 
tion announces  that  an  engagement  has  taken  place  between  the 
forces  of  the  Ameer  of  Afghanistan  and  those  of  the  Khan  of 
Junaot.  The  latter  was  defeated.  This  victory  is  in  so  far  im- 
portant, as  the  Afghans  have  captured  the  town  of  Asmar.  By 
the  possession  of  this  fortified  town  the  Ameer,  and,  therefore, 
bis  British  allies,  are  enabled  to  command  the  Dora  pass,  one  of 
the  two  passes  leading  through  the  Pamir  country  to  India. 
Since  the  second  pass  is  already  under  British  control,  the  gates 
of  India  are  fairly  guarded  against  a  Russian  advance. 

THE  dynamiters  of  Spain  wage  war  against  even  babies.  A 
plot  has  been  discovered  for  the  assassination  of  the  little 
King,  who  is  certainly  as  blameless  as  any  other  little  child. 
When  it  comes  to  this,  the  only  remedy  against  the  dynamiters 
is  ruthless  extermination. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  23,  1892. 


BANQUET   TO  CLAUS  SPRECKELS. 


THE  relations  of  employer  and  employed  are  very  considerably 
strained  all  around  the  world  at  the  present  time,  when  strikes 
and  lock-outs  are  the  order  of  the  day,  and  boycotting  has  become 
an  induatrial  pursuit.  There  are  exceptions,  however,  to  this  gen- 
eral rule,  and  it  is  pleasing  to  find  the  most  conspicuous  example 
of  mutual  regard  and  respect  and  confidence  between  capital  and 
labor  displayed  iu  this  city.  When  Claus  Spreckels  took  his  de- 
parture for  the  East  to  enter  upon  his  campaign  against  the  sugar 
trust,  which  threatened  to  swamp  his  refinery  and  absorb  his 
business  on  this  Coast,  his  employes,  with  their  families  and 
neighbors,  numbering  over  two  thousand  souls,  gave  him  an  ova- 
tion which  was  the  most  remarkable  "  send-off  "  ever  accorded  to 
a  private  citizen  who  was  at  the  same  time  a  large  employer  of 
labor.  That  was  about  three  years  ago.  Since  then  he  has 
brought  the  trust  to  his  terms,  and  in  doing  so  built  an  enduring 
monument  to  his  enterprise  and  genius  in  the  city  of  Philadel- 
phia. Mr.  Spreckels  has  also  returned  with  the  assurance  of  an 
open  and  undisputed  field  for  his  enterprise  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
a  circumstance  which  is  of  the  utmost  importance  to  the  labor  in- 
terests of  San  Francisco,  Taking  advantage  of  his  return,  the 
employes  of  the  Messrs.  Spreckels,  represented  by  the  heads  of 
departments,  to  the  number  of  twenty,  entertained  Claus  Spreck- 
els at  a  banquet  at  Delmonico's,  on  Wednesday  night,  at  which 
Messrs,  J.  M.  D.  and  A.  B.  Spreckels  were  also  invited  guests. 
The  banquet  was  a  success  in  every  way,  but  the  most  striking 
feature  was  the  evidence  it  presented  of  the  most  perfect  harmony 
of  thought  and  action  between  the  employers  and  their  confiden- 
tial servants,  to  whose  skill  and  integrity  their  vast  interests  are 
entrusted.  This  is  an  example  which  should  be  more  generally 
followed.  No  one  ever  hears  of  strikes  or  breaches  of  trust  in  the 
Spreckels'  employ.  These  great  captains  of  industry  treat  their 
employ^  justly  and  as  friends,  and  they  have  their  reward  in 
loyal  service  and  personal  affection. 


HIRSCHLER    &    CO.'S    NEW    STORES 


THERE  was  a  popping  of  corks  and  a  sound  of  merry  laughter 
at  16  and  IS  Market  street  last  Thursday.  From  early  morn 
till  dewy  eve,  the  wassail  bowl  kept  a-flowing,  for  Hirschler  <fc  Co. 
were  celebrating  their  installation  in  their  new  and  commodious 
quarters  at  that  place.  The  firm  had  been  for  some  time  at 
216  Sansome  street,  but  they  found  that  larger  quarters  were 
needed,  and  they  therefore  installed  themselves  in  their 
present  magnificent  establishment.  Therefore  it  was  that  Gold 
Lac  Sec  and  Pommery  kept  poppnig  and  sparkling  all  day  Thurs- 
day, for  Hirschler  &  Co.  were  jubilant,  and  their  friends  cele- 
brated with  them.  The  saloon  is  very  handsomely  fitted  in  mahog- 
any, and  is  finished  most  artistically.  Its  tessilated  floors  reflect  the 
gleam  of  the  elegant  glassware,  which  looks  particularly  handsome 
under  the  electric  lights.  A  large  painting  by  Jvahler,  of  Salammbo 
and  the  serpent,  depicts  vividly  that  most  realistic  scene  in  the  career 
of  the  fair  Carthagenian,  and  adds  greatly  to  the  artistic  attractive- 
ness of  the  establishment.  Hirschler  &  Co.  have  so  well  known  a 
reputation  for  keeping  only  the  finest  of  wines  and  liquors  in  their 
stock,  that  it  is  unnecessary  to  dilate  here  upon  that  fact.  The 
"Ferry"  is  the  only  first-class  liquor  store  upon  the  city  front,  and  it 
will  be  pnrticularly  welcome  to  people  living  across  the  bay,  who  can, 
within  easy  reach  of  the  ferry,  keep  an  eye  on  the  clock  while  mak- 
ing an  observation  at  the  mahogany.  It  truly  fills  that  unknown 
quantity,  "  a  long  felt  want." 

Society  Assumes  the  Lead. 

The  continued  efforts  to  establish  a  nam9  for  certain  brands  of 
champagnes  which  have  outlived  original  merit,  and  obtain  for  them 
a  foothold  similar  to  that  which  Pommery  Sec  enjoys  among  all 
lovers  of  a  good  and  incomparable  wine,  reminds  one  vividly  of  the 
antique  coquettish  damsel  who  cannot  grow  old  gracefully.  These 
spasmodic  attempts  are  like  puny  shadows  passing  before  the  sun, 
through  which  the  reputation  of  Pommery  Sec  shines  all  the  brighter 
and  its  hold  upon  the  esteem  of  the  aristocratic  and  refined  grows 
stronger  and  more  enduring  than  ever.  As  an  example  of  this,  in 
1891  over  sixty  thousand  cases  of  Pommery  Sec  were  imported  to  the 
United  States.  Pommery  Sec  is  the  wine  of  princes  and  the  prince 
of  wines,  and  the  high  place  it  has  steadily  won  among  the  refined 
and  epicurean  of  this  country  is  a  good  sign  of  the  progress  made  in 
the  discrimination  of  the  best  things  in  life.  The  verdict  of  the 
Prince  of  Wales  and  the  wine-drinkers  of  Europe  has  received  the 
amplest  confirmation  from  the  aristocracy  of  this  country. 

Trie  California  Railway  is  now  running  direct  to  Laundry  Farm , 
the  most  complete  and  picturesque  picnic  ground  in  the  State.  It  is 
also  the  only  line  running  direct  to  Mills  College,  the  foremost  of 
ladies' seminaries  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  Connections  are  made  at 
9:15  a.  m.  at  Fruitvale  with  the  8:30  a.  m.  overland  from  this  city, 
and  at  11 :30  a.  m.  with  the  San  Jose  train  for  San  Francisco,  with  the 
train  leaving  for  Leonaat  11:55  a.  m. 

Baggage  Notice. 


Passengers  will  save  in  their  traveling  expenses  by  having  their 
baggage  transferred  to  and  from  all  trains,  steamers,  etc.,  by  the 
Morton  Special  Delivery.  Trunks,  35  cents  each.  Offices,  17  Geary 
street,  108  Taylor  street,  and  Oakland  Ferry  Depot. 

Merit  will  Tell.  Mibfit  spectacles  will  ruiu  your  eyesight.  Judge  by 
comparison.  Muller's  optical  depot,  135  Montgomery  street,  uear  Bush,  Sau 
Fraucisco. 


Why  are  the  Grand  Central  Wine  Rooms  always  crowded  with 
gentlemen  who  know  good  liquor  when  ihey  see'  it,  and  enjoy  it 
thoroughly?  Because  they  know  that  at  the  Grand  Central  they  can 
always  find  the  best  of  wet  goods  and  the  most  courteous  service. 
What  should  you  do  to  satisfy  yourself  about  this  statement?  Go 
there  yourself  and  try  the  liquor. 

Muller's  opera,  field  and  mariue  glasses,  suitable  holiday  present.  135 
Montgomery  street,  near  Bush,  Sau  Fraucisco. 

ANNUAL 

SPRING 

SALE. 

OF 

Road,  Harness,  Work  and  Draft 

HORSES 

AND 

SHETLAND    PONIES, 

From  tlie  Kau<  lios  of  3.  B.  Haggln,  Esq.,  will  take  place  on 

Tuesday  and  Wednesday,  May  10  &  11th,  1892, 

AT    10  A.  M.,  AT  SAI.ESV.VRI>, 

Corner  Market  Street  and  Van  Ness  Avenue,  San  Francisco. 

The  horses  will  be  at  the  yard  on  Saturday, 
May  7th.     Catalogues  are  now  ready. 

KILLIP  &  CO.,  Live-Stock  Auctioneers 

22  MONTGOMERY  ST. 

NEW  HOUSES. 

SEE  THEM  TO-MORROW. 

LOW  PRICES. 

Washington  street,  sunny  side,  near  Lyon;  12  rooms,  bath  and 
finished  basement;  tiled  vestibule;  frescoed  ceilings  in  reception 
hall  and  dining-room;  octagon  breakfast  room;  hot-air  furnace 
pipes  throughout  houses;  elegant  wooden  mantels;  cement  side 
walks  and  alleyways;  easy  terms,  equal  to  rent,  if  desired.  Sea 
them  to-morrow.  Our  representative  on  premises  to  show  property. 

SHAINWALD,  BUCKBEE  k  CO,  Agents. 

407-409  Montgomery  St. 

GEORGE     GOODMAN, 

PATENTEE  AND  MANUFACTURER  OF 

AE/TIFIOIAL       STOZSTK, 

IK    ALL    ITS    BRANCHES. 

OFFICE,   307     MONTGOMERY   ST 

~  ANNUAL  MEETING 

Commonwealth     Consolidated     Mining     Company. 
The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Commonwealth 
Consolidated  Mining  Company  will  be  held  at   the  office  of  the   company, 
room  20,  331  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on 

Wednesday,  the  1 1th  Day  of  May,  189?,  at  the  hour  of  2  o'clock  P.  M., 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 
meeting. 
Transfer  books  will  close  on  Saturday,  May  7th,  at  12  o'clock  m. 

R.  R.  GRAYSON,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  20,  331  Piue  street,  San  Francisco,  California 

NOTICE    OF    REMOVAL. 


Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  office  of  the  Utah  Consolidated  Miuing 
Compauy  will  be  removed  to  room  53,  Nevada  Block,  on  and  after  May  1, 
1892.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors  A.  H.  FISH,  Secretary. 

FINE  DIAMONDS, 

Gold    and   Silver   Watches. 

The  newest  designs  in  jew- 
ellery of  first  quality  only,  at 
very    reasonable   prices. 
A.  W.   STOTT, 

3    Montgomery  St, 
Under  Masonic   Temple. 


April  23.  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


TENNIS     NEWS. 


THE  championship  meeting  will  be  held  again  this  year  at  San 
Rafael,  at  the  grounds  >>f  the-  Holel  Kafael,  under  the  auspices 
Of  the  Pacific  CoMl  Lawn  Ten n la  Association,  on  June  20th  and 
July  1st.  2nd  and  4th.  The  \!l  .  omera'  Cap,  valued  at  $100,  will 
be  ottered  for  competition  to  all  players,  and  the  winner  will  he 
called  iipnn  to  play  Mr.  \V.  11.  Taylor  Jr..  the  present  champion, 
for  the  $i-v>  championship  trophy.  Mr.  Taylor  has  won  this  cup 
for  the  past  two  years,  and  if  again  snccessfal,  it  w;ll  become  his 
property.  The  matches  will  be  managed  by  a  committee  of 
three,  as  well  as  a  referee.  It  %s  expected  that  the  finals  of  the 
all-comers  will  be  finished  on  the  second)  so  as  to  give  the  winner 
ample  time  for  rest  before  meeting  Mr.  Taylor  on  the  fourth.  We 
sincerely  hope  that  the  committee  will  appoint  sufficient  lines- 
men for  all  matches  of  importance,  that  there  may  be  no  repeti- 
tion of  the  error  made  while  the  League  games  were  in  progress. 
All  the  members  of  the  different  clubs  have  been  hard  at  work 
and  are  now  getting  into  practice  fnr  this  great  event.  We  ex- 
pect to  see  a  very  targe  entry  this  year,  and  there  will  be,  in  all 
probability,  many  surprises-  Mr.  Hubbard  is  at  present  the  fav- 
orite for  the  all-comers,  though  there  is  no  telling  what  Yates, 
Hoffman.  Wilherforce,  Tobin  or  Gray  may  do.  Then  Bates, 
Carr  Seel  and  his  brother  are  warm  favorites  from  over  the  bay. 
Yates  may  not  be  able  to  play,  and  in  that  case  we  do  not  doubt 
that  Hubbard  will  be  the  one  to  meet  champion  Taylor. 

Last  Saturday  Messrs.  Bates  ami  Carr  Seel  were  guests  of  the 
California  Club,  and  many  interesting  sets  were  played.  Bates 
and  Carr  Neel  I  %  it  Hubbard  and  Wilherforce  6-3;  Haigbt  and 
Wilberforce  beat  Bates  and  Carr  Seel  7-5,  6-4;  Hubbard  beat 
bates  6-3;  Bates  beat  Haight  6-3;  Carr  Seel  beat  Wilberforce 
6-3.  On  Sunday  there  were  many  good  matches.  Among 
others,  Yates  beat  O.  Hoffman  6-8,  7-5,  4-3,  and  Hubbard  and  0. 
Hoffman  found  they  had  enough  when  they  reached  10-all  in 
one  set. 

Joe  Dailey  has  been  re-instated  as  court-keeper  of  the  Califor- 
nia Club,  and  several  members  are  already  taking  advantage  of 
the  practice  he  can  give  them. 

The  «» Stetson  "  continuous  tc  urn  anient  will  soon  be  com- 
menced. There  are  at  present  twenty-two  entries,  and  when  the 
list  is  complete  players  will  be  classified  by  a  competent  com- 
mittee. The  following  have  already  entered:  C.  K.  Yates,  Del 
Linderman,  K.  J.  Davis,  A.  B.  Wilberforce,  G.  Loughborough,  0. 
Horfman,  Field,  Gardiner,  J.  A.  Code,  W.  O'Connor,  Golcher,  H. 
N.  Stetson,  R.  J.  Woods,  P.  A.  Moor,  G.  Dutel,  A.  Taylor,  Robin- 
son, Lee,  Boardman,  Hutchins,  Drown  and  C.  P.  Hubbard. 

From  Europe  we  bear  that  America's  champion  has  not  been 
doing  as  well  as  expected,  and  "  Pastime  "  says  that  U.  Renshaw 
had  no  difficulty  in  disposing  of  him.  Mr.  Campbell  will  proba- 
bly play  in  the  Irish  championship,  and  great  things  are  expected 
of  him. 

It  is  quite  likely  that  Messrs.  Taylor,  Tobin  and  Hubbard  will 
go  East  after  the  championship  meeting  here,  and  will  compete 
in  some  of  the  Eastern  tournaments. 

Many  of  the  younger  players  remark  that  they  will  not  play 
this  year  at  San  Rafael,  as  they  are  not  good  enough.  We  hold 
that  the  best  practice  a  man  can  get  is  to  play  against  superior 
players,  and  learn  from  defeat  where  they  are  weak.  We  sug- 
gest to  the  instigator  of  the  League,  that  a  single  championship 
meeting  will  teach  more  to  a  player  than  all  the  games  did  during 
the  past  season.  We  sincerely  hope  that  the  entry  this  year  will 
be  the  largest  ever  known  on  the  Coast,  and  that  all  the  younger 
players  will  enter  and  surprise  their  friends  as  well  as  themselves, 
for  no  one  really  knows  what  they  can  do  until  a  proper  trial  is 
really  given. 

During  the  week  there  has  been  a  good  deal  of  play,  especially 
at  the  California  Club.  Hubbard,  Hutchins,  Adams  and  Stetson 
have  been  in  constant  attendance.  On  Monday  Daily  beat  Hub- 
bard 7-5,  and  on  Tuesday  beat  Wilberforce  6-8,  6-2,  6-2.  Stetson 
and  Adams  are  improving  rapidly,  and  it  is  expected  that  they 
will  render  good  account  of  themselves  in  the  July  meeting. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  23,  1892. 


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1  We    Obey    no    Wand    but    Pleasure's." 


EVEN  Mr.  Richard  Mansfield's  varied  repertory  can  scarcely 
afford  a  better  proof  of  his  versatility  than  does  the  one  char- 
acter in  which  he  has  already  appeared  before  a. San  Francisco 
audience.  There  is  little  in  the  range  of  stage  interpretation 
which  does  not  find  a  demand  in  this  one  production — the  finest 
and  most  polished  comedy,  the  emotional  dramatic  in  his  love 
and  generous  self-sacriHce,  and  piteous  tragedy  in  the  death  scene 
at  Caen.  Yet  all  these  incongruous  elements  are  so  deftly  woven 
into  a  congruous  whole  that  the  versatility  of  the  actor  is  no 
more  conspicuous  than  the  consistency  of  the  character.  Mr. 
Mansfield's  art  is  attractive  metal  for  the  analyst.  One  study 
among  the  many  occurs  in  Act  III,  where  the  Prince  gives  him 
the  cold  cut  before  his  friends  in  the  Mall.  With  the  subtlety  of 
art,  too  impalpable,  almost,  to  be  recognized  as  art  at  all,  Mr. 
Mansfield  contrives  to  show  through  the  delightful  comedy  of  his 
insolent  disdain  of  Sheridan's  "  fat  friend,"  the  mortal  pain  and 
sting  of  his  humiliation,  and  to  arouse  in  bis  audience  a  sympa- 
thetic indignation  against  his  cold-hearted  and  fickle  patron. 
Another  revelation  of  the  actor's  power  of  expression  is  seen 
when  he  passes  out  of  the  door  at  Calais  after  sacrificing  his 
fiancee  to  his  real  love;  and  food,  comfort,  life  itself,  to  his  false 
pride,  he  turns  and  gives  one  look  at  Mariana.  The  veneer  of 
assumed  jauntiness  and  imperturbability  vanishes  for  one  mo- 
ment, and  he  looks  the  "  broken  butterfly  "  which  he  is,  with  the 
drawn  and  haggard  face  of  a  man  one  hundred  years  old.  That 
one  look  is  worth  waiting  an  evening  to  see.  The  closing  scene 
in  the  attic  at  Caen — the  stately  courtesies  extended  to  his  vision- 
ary guests,  the  noble  friends  who  have  followed  royalty  and  for- 
saken him,  the  crowning  disappointment  in  his  death  at  the  very 
moment  ot  resuscitated  fortune,  while  displaying  at  Its  highest 
the  power  of  the  actor,  is  too  painful  in  its  pathos  to  leave  a 
pleasant  impression,  even  intellectually.  One  almost  regrets  that 
while  Mr.  Fitch  was  "knocking  out "  tradition  right  and  left, 
he  did  not  give  them  a  complete  coup  de  main  and  let  Brummell 
live. 

The  Brummell  of  Mr.  Fitch  and  Mr.  Mansfield  is,  in 
many  respects,  not  the  Beau  Brummell  that  we  have  been 
wont  to  picture.  It  is  so  much  a  man  and  a  gentleman  that  we 
fairly  lose  sight  of  the  all-absorbed  egotist,  full  of  inordinate  van- 
ity and  inspired  by  an  unworthy  ambition  to  outshine  the  world 
in  the  frippery  of  fashion  and  the  perfection  of  a  merely  conven- 
tional breeding,  which  is  the  Brummell  of  our  imagination,  and, 
so  far  as  one  can  judge,  of  history.  There  is,  no  doubt,  a  dramatic 
excuse  for  any  liberties  taken.  The  real  Brummell  would  be 
wearisome  as  unimproving;  the  Brummell  of  the  play  interests 
and  excites,  as  well  as  amuses. 

*  *  * 

Monday  night  saw  the  Baldwin  crowded  with  an  unusually 
brilliant  audience,  as  to  dress.  It  is  possible  that  the  inimitable 
Beau  might  have  had  more  appreciation  with  less  brilliancy.  Mr. 
Mansfield's  acting  is  too  finely  drawn,  and  at  the  same  time  too 
simple  and  direct,  to  strike  a  dull  audience  which  requires  the 
accentuation  of  "points."  There  are  no  points  in  Mr.  Mans- 
field's portrayal  of  Bruiomell;  it  is  an  entity,  many-sided,  but 
one  man.  There  is  no  pausing  for  stage  effect.  You  must  follow 
the  actor  unaided  and  with  swift  comprehension,  or  you  lose  his 
best.  But  the  average  San  Francisco  audience  is  not  dull.  It 
may  not  possess  a  Bostonian  intellect,  but  it  is  keenly  alive  with 
a  Western  alertness,  and  can  respond  quickly  to  the  lead  of  the 
few  and  the  "sweet  usages"  of  the  claque.  With  this  prompt- 
ing, Monday  night's  audience  warmed  up  to  at  least  creditable 
enthusiasm.  Of  coarse  it  did  not  s*plit  its  gloves  in  the  rapturous 
applause  it  might  have  accorded  to  a  topical  song  with  wink  ac- 
companiments, or  an  acrobat's  risking  his  neck  in  a  sky  tumble; 
but  of  course  Mr.  Mansfield  knows  his  audiences  too  well  to  ex- 
pect that. 

*  *  * 

Of  the  company  in  general  there  is  little  to  say,  perhaps  less  to 
praise.  Our  old  time  acquaintance  of  the  Old  California,  D.  H. 
Harkins,  received  a  kindly  welcome,  and  played  the  Prince  of 
Wales  well.  Mortimer,  the  Beau's  valet,  was  so  well  sustained 
by  W.  J.  Ferguson  as  to  make  a  worthy  attendant  of  his  master. 
Mr.  Gwynnette  and  Mr.  Butler  did  effectively  their  bit  of  work 
as  the  two  bailiffs;  Mr.  Griffith  was  an  acceptable  Papa  "Vincent, 
whose  daughter,  Mariana,  was  modestly  and  prettily  represented 
by  Beatrice  Cameron.  For  the  rest  there  is  little  to  say  and  less 
to  praise,  more's  the  pity,  Mr.  Andrews'  Sheridan  making  one 
feel  like  calling  poor  Sherry  up  out  of  his  grave  to  apologize  for 
the  libel. 

#  #  * 

When  the  talking  gentleman  in  the  "theatre  car"  returning 
from  the  Grand  Opera  House  says,  "  I  have  been  to  see  Agnes 
Huntington,"  be  has  unconsciously  condensed  into  a  sentence 
just  criticism  of  Paul  Jones,  opera  and  people.  The  interest  of 
begins   and   ends   in   Agnes    Huntington,    a   beautiful   woman, 


"divinely  tall,"  yet  with  an  exquisitely  proportioned  figure, 
supple  and  graceful.  She  possesses  too,  the  beauty  so  rarely  seen 
on  the  stage;  a  mouth  which,  captivating  on  repose,  loses  none  of 
its  fascination  when  opened  in  speech  or  song.  Her  voice,  a  deep 
and  powerful  contralto,  is  full  of  sweetness  and  expression. 
Moreover,  she  has  learned  how  to  use  it.  There  is  nothing  in 
Paul  Jones  worth  acting,  yet  she  does  enough  to  show  that  with 
an  opportunity  she  would  prove  herself  an  actress  as  well  as 
singer.  The  main  fault  in  her  singing  is  a  lack  of  modulation;  in 
her  acting,  a  somewhat  too  constant  movement.  Miss  Hunting- 
ton's support  is  so  entirely  inadequate  as  to  suggest  the  greater 
advantage  of  joining  her  beauty  and  abilities  to  some  excellent 
company  like  the  Bostonians.  It  would  certainly  be  better  than 
traveling  about  as  a  star  with  so  decidedly  nebulous  an  aggre- 
gation of  satellites. 

#  #  * 

Paul  Jones  comes  to  us  with  the  claim  of  London  indorsement. 
If  the  claim  is  true,  it  adds  one  more  to  the  list  of  dreary  pro- 
ductions which  make  the  American  laugh  consumedly,  when  as- 
sured by  an  Englishman  with  owlish  wisdom  that  such  or  such  a 
poor  play  would  "  not  be  tolerated  on  the  other  side."  If  Paul 
Jones  is  a  sample  of  what  the  English  like,  America  may  con- 
gratulate herself  that  the  national  tastes  differ.  Captain  Therese 
will  be  produced  next  week.  The  music  is  said  to  be  of  Plan- 
quette's  best,  the  solos  being  especially  praised.  Beckett's  original 
libretto  has  been  Americanized  by  Louis  Harrison.  The  time  of 
the  opera  is  between  1585  and  1590,  and  the  locality  is  near  Dijon, 
France.  The  costumes  are  all  imported,  and  the  scenery  and  stage 
settings  are  extremely  elaborate. 

*  *  * 

Hallen  and  Hart  have  been  amusing  the  California's  patrons 
this  week  with  Later  On,  in  a  new  fitting  oat  as  regards  stage 
business,  specialties,  etc.  The  serpentine  dance,  by  Mollie  Fuller, 
is  a  novel  development  in  skirt  dancing,  as  strange  and  as  full  of 
a  curious  attraction  as  it  must  be  difficult  of  execution.  Miss 
Fuller  septus  to  have  caught  the  spirit,  as  well  as  the  movement, 
of  Loie  Fuller,  who  originated  the  dance.  Her  rapid  and  grace- 
ful evolutions  are  a  revelation  in  the  possibilities  of  drapery, 
while  the  general  Elsie  Venner-ish  suggestion  has  a  weird  fascina- 
tion for  the  beholder.  Hallen  and  Hart  will  have  one  more  week 
at  the  California. 

•  *  * 

Following  Hallen  and  Hart,  Monday  evening,  May  2nd, 
Pitou  and  Jessup's  new  play,  The  Power  of  the  Press,  will  be 
brought  out  at  the  California.  The  drama  is  said  to  be  a  pow- 
erful one,  its  central  idea  being  to  illustrate  the  tremendous  in- 
fluence of  the  newspaper  of  to-day.  The  scenic  side  of 
the  play  gives  in  effective  contrast  the  many  scenes  of  life  in  the 
great  metropolis,  introducing  us  incidentally  to  the  elegant  new 
clubhouse  of  the  Manhattan  Athletics,  a  shipyard  in  full  opera- 
tion, and  a  wharf  with  all  the  shipping.  A  workingman's  "  home," 
in  a  poor  tenement  house,  and  the  luxurious  apartments  of  a  prima 
donna,  with  other  vivid  contrasts  of  a  great  city,  will  be  copied 
from  life.  The  play  is  founded  on  an  actual  occurrence  reported 
by  the  New  York  press. 

*  *  *■ 

During  the  Drews'  second  week  at  the  Bush,  That  Girl  From 
Mexico  has  been  preceded  by  a  new  curtain-raiser,  by  Lorimer 
Stoddard,  A  Summer  Storm.  It  has  a  great  deal  of  intense  human 
interest,  with  home  as  a  centre,  crowded  into  its  one  act,  and 
seems  suited  to  the  abilities  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Drew.  Next  week 
Gus  Williams  comes  to  the  Bush  with  one  of  his  latest  plays, 
K  ppler's  Fortune.     The  Dutch  comedian  needs  no  introduction  to 

San  Francisco. 

#  *  * 

Chilperic  is  a  comparatively  unfamiliar  opera  here,  and  with  the 
excellent  Tivoli  Company  as  its  interpreters,  has  made  a  success- 
ful week  at  the  Tivoli.  The  popular  opera  house  makes  an  un- 
usually interesting  announcement  for  next  week,  the  production 
of  Mascagni's  Cavalleria  Rusticana.  It  will  be  preceded  every 
night  by  Offenbach's  one-act  operetta,  The  Rose  of  Auvergne. 

*  *  * 

Miss  Lizzie  Vigoureux  is  a  young  lady  well-known  in  local  so- 
ciety, and  whose  dramatic  talent  has  been  often  displayed  on  the 
amateur  stage.  Miss  Vigoureux'  friends  have  tendered  her  a 
benefit,  which  will  take  place  early  in  May  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House,  under  the  management  of  Messrs.  Hart  and  Love.  Rosa- 
lind in  As  You  Like  It  has  been  chosen  for  Miss  Vigoureux  as  best 
suited  to  display  her  talents.  An  interesting  feature  of  the  pro- 
duction will  be  the  appearance  as  Charles,  the  Wrestler,  of  George 
Miehling  ("  Young  Bibby  "),  teacher  of  wrestling  in  the  Olympic 
Club.     Mr.  Miehling  is  now  in  training  for  the  part. 

#  #  » 

The  talented  young  California  pianist  and  composer,  Mr. 
Fleishman,  will  give  two  concerts  at  Metropolitan  Temple,  on 
the  evening  of  April  27th  and  at  a  matinee  Saturday,  April  30th. 
Mr.  Fleishman  is  a  native  Californian,  but  has  been  in  Europe 
some  years  studying  his  art.  In  Berlin  he  was  a  favorite  pupil 
of  the  famous  Moritz  Mozkowsky,  and  has  won  high  praise 
from  the  German  critics.  He  is  also  a  successful  composer,  his 
compositions  for  piano,  voice  and  orchestra  having  been  pub- 
lished abroad. 


I-'-:. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Cha».  E.  Locke  will  brine  ihr  Emma  Juch  Opera  Company  to 
the  Grand  Opera  HonM  May  2nd  Bealdl  tbe  young  prima 
donna  .who  made  a  brilliant  reputation  here  by  her  poetic  inter- 
pretation of  Elaa.  Sieglindo  ami  other  Wagnerian  roles),  tbe  com- 
pany embraces  a  long  list  of  alogera  and  an  orchestra  of  fifty  in- 
strument*. Mr.  Locke  anticipates  a  fashionable  and  brilliant 
season,  and  he  will  bardly  be  disappointed.  Tbe  advance  sale 
will  open  at  Sherman  A;  Clay's  Monday  next,  at  10  a.  m. 

•  •  • 

Ovide  Musin's  first  concert  will  take  place  to-morrow  nigbt  at 
tbe  Baldwin  theatre.  A  fine  orchestra  will  assist.  In  addition  to 
tbe  old  members  of  his  company,  Annie  Louise  Tanner-Musin, 
Iner.  Parmater  and  Eduard  Bcbarf,  Mr.  Musin  brings  a  new  basso, 
Emil  Senger.     The  second  concert  is  announced  for  May  1st. 

•  *  • 

J.  If.  Wallick  will  follow  Gus  Williams  at  the  Bush  in  his 
"horseplays."  The  Cattle  King.  The  Bandit  King.  etc. Miss  Lie- 
dell's  concert,  last  Tuesday  was  largely  attended,  the  German 
population  turning  out   in    force.     Miss    Liedelt    was  assisted  by 

the  Carr-Beel-Heine  trio  and  others. Tbe  Morgans  will  give  their 

initial  concert  at  tbe  First  Congregational  Church  during  the  second 
week  in  May Tbe  Harmony  Choral  Union,  Frank  Coffin,  secre- 
tary, will  give  it-*  third  invitation  concert  at  Metropolitan  Temple, 

Tuesday.  April    26th. Hazel  Kirke  will  be  played   at  the  Bijou 

Theatre  Thursday  evening,  April  28th,  for  the  benefit  of  Young 
Ladies'  Institute,  No.  7,  on    which    occasion    Miss    Edna  Mande- 

ville    will    make    her    debut     as    Hazel     Kirke. A    banquet 

was  given  at  the  California  Hotel  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry 
Mann  on  the  Saturday  evening  prior  to  his  departure, 
during  which  a  solid  silver  tea  service  was  presented  to  Mrs. 
Mann.     Manager  Mann  left    for  the    East  on   Monday  last.     He 

will  have  charge  of  Mr.  Hayman's   Eastern  interests.. Alfred 

Wilkie  will    produce   Balfe's  Sleeping   Queen   and    Mrs.  Gabriel's 

indotrj  Bewitched  at  Odd  Fellows'  Hall,  May  2d Charles  Froh- 

raan's  comedians  will  present  Jane  at  the  Baldwin  after  Richard 
Mansfield. 


LATEST    BASEBALL    NEWS. 

AT  this  writing,  neither  Los  A  ngeles,  San  Jose,  or  San  Francisco, 
has  any  appreciable  advantage  in  the  race  for  the  baseball 
pennant.  Oakland  still  occupies  the  rear  of  tbe  procession.  The 
manager  of  the  club  has  secured  Whitehead  and  Manasseau,  two 
first-class  men,  and  is  negotiating  for,  and  will  probably  secure 
Osbotne  and  Golden,  who  have  excellent  reputations.  Captain 
Carroll  will  be  transferred  to  right  field,  in  which  position  he  is 
thoroughly  at  borne.  Last  season  he  led  all  the  players  of  the 
National  League  in  that  position. -*  The  Los  Angeles  and  home 
teams  will  play  in  this  city  this  afternoon  and  to-morrow,  which 
will  wind  up  the  series  of  the  visitors  in  this  city  and  Oakland. 
They  will  play  in  San  Jose  next  week,  and  then  return  home. 
Oakland  and  San  Francisco  will  play  here  next  week.  The  sched- 
ule has  been  revised  in  some  particulars,  to  help  the  Los  Angeles 
Club.  The  small  boy  in  Oakland  is  able  to  accumulate  quite  a 
sum  for  pocket  money,  for  every  day  a  game  is  played  in  Oak- 
land, many  balls  are  batted  over  the  fences,  which  the  youngsters 
appropriate  to  their  own  use,  and  usually  sell  for  fifty  cents.  The 
balls  cost  the  League  people  about  twelve  dollars  a  dozen.  Balls 
are  a  very  important  factor  in  the  expenses  of  a  season. 


ONE    PURE    ARTICLE    OF    FOOD. 
The  Royal  Baking  Powder  Officially  Commended. 

IT  is  particularly  gratifying  to  consumers  to  know  that  the  bak- 
ing powder  which  they  have  so  long  been  accustomed  to  using, 
the  Royal,  has  invariably  gone  through  the  official  analyses,  not 
only  without  a  reflection  against  it  of  impurity  or  unwholesome- 
ness,  but  each  time  more  emphatically  endorsed  as  the  superior 
of  all  the  baking  powders  of  tbe  market. 

The  health  authorities  of  a  number  of  States  have  recently 
made  exhaustive  examinations  of  this  character,  and  with  the  uni- 
form result  of  finding  the  Royal  superior  to  all  others.  The 
United  8tates  Government  Chemist,  after  an  examination  for  the 
Indian  Department,  made  the  emphatic  statement  that  "  The 
Royal  Baking  Powder  is  the  purest  in  quality  and  highest  in 
strength  of  any  baking  powder  of  which  I  have  knowledge." 
The  authorities  of  Canada  have  been  making  an  elaborate  study 
of  the  baking  powders  sold  there.  The  official  analyst  of  Ontario 
says  as  the  result  of  his  investigation  that  he  "  finds  the  Royal 
Baking  Powder  far  superior  to  the  others,"  and  goes  so  far  as  to 
recommend  its  use  in  preference  to  any  other.  Likewise  a  series 
of  over  five  hundred  tests  for  strength  made  by  public  analysts 
and  other  chemists  of  prominence  throughout  the  country,  show 
it  to  produce  an  average  of  twenty-five  per  cent,  more  leavening 
gas  than  any  of  its  competitors. 

A  company  that  tuaintiins  this  high  standard  for  its  product 
against  tbe  temptatons  of  enormously  greater  profit  that  would 
accrue  from  the  use  of  the  cheaper  materials  employed  by  others 
(for  the  alum  baking  powders  are  produced  at  a  cost  of  three 
cents  per  pound)  is  entitled  to  this  public  commendation  and 
endorsement. 


BALDWIN  THEATRE. 

Al.  Ilivvis  A  Co Proprietors.  I  Alfrkd  Bouviir. Manager. 

ul'ii'j'iS'i1.  £'"'  ,viy,"y    BvODlng.      Mallnco   Saturday.      MR.    RICHARD 
MANSFIELD  and  his  Stock  Company .    Last  Night!    Last  Matl  .ce  Saturday. 

BEAU     BRUMMELI 
Monday  Next,  April  i.th— Second   Week.    Monday   Evening,  Tuesday 
Eveulng,  Weduesday  Eveulng,  Saturday  Matluce, 

PRINCE     KARLI 

Mr.  Mansfield  as  Prlure  Karl.    Thursday  Eveniug,  Friday  Evening,  Satur- 
day Evenlug-A  I'llllMtx  KOMAM  B-Mr.  Mausfleld,  Barou  Chcvrial. 

Third  Week  and  Last  Hut  One— DR.  JEKYLL  AND  MR.  HYDE. 

Seats  now  telling  for  all  performances. 


GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE. 


Under  the  direction  of    Al  Hayman  i  Co. 

The  Prima  Donua  Contralto.  MBS  AGNES  HUN  TING  TON,  Supported 
by  Her  Own  Opera  Cum'uiue  Company.  Under  the  direction  of  Marcus 
K.  Mayer  and  Beu.  Stern.  Positively  Last  Night!  Only  Matinee  Saturday! 
Of  Plauiiuette's  Latest  Success, 

PAUL    JONES! 

As  Originally  Presented  by  MISS  HUNTINGTON  346  Consecutive  Tlmea 
at  the  Prince  of  Wales  Theatre,  London. 

Monday,  April  25th,  Miss  Huntington's  Latest  Success, 
CAPTAIN    THERESE! 

Prices— Orchestra  aud  Front  Rows  of  Orchestra  Circle  and  Dress  Circle, 
$1  50;  other  rows,  Orchestra  Circle  and  Dress  Circle,  |1;  Family  Circle,  50c. ; 
Gallery,  25c. 

Seats  Now  Selling  at  the  Grand  Opera  House. 

NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE. 

AL.  HiYMAN  &  Co.  Proprietors.  |  J.  J.  GoTTLOB Manager. 

Last  Week!    Matinee  Saturday,  HALLEN  AND  HART,  in  the 
NEW    LATER     ON, 
With  Molly  Fuller's  Bewildering  SERPENTfNE  DANCE. 
Monday,  May  2d— The  Great  American  Drama, 

THE  POWER  OF  THE  PRESS  1 
Seats  ready  Thursday. 


THE  ROSH  STREET  THEATRE. 


M.  B.  Leavitt Proprietor.  |  Chas.  P.  Hall. 


.  Manager. 


ONE  WEEK  ONLY!  Commencing  Monday,  April  25th.  Matinees  Wed- 
nesday and  Saturday.  The  Popular  Comedian,  GUS  WILLIAMS,  In  his 
new  version  of 

KEPPLER'S    FORTUNES  I 

Next  Week,  Monday,  May  2d,  JAMES  H.  WALLICK  in 

THE    BANDIT    KING  1 

TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Kbkltng  Bros  Proprietors  and  Managers. 

To-night  Herve's  Lovely  Opera  Bouffe, 

CHILPERICI 
Monday,  April  25th, 

THE  ROSE  OF  AUVERGNE  I 

AND 

CAVALLERIA    RUSTICANA. 

Popular  Prices 25c.  and  50e. 

GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Monday,  May  2d-GRAND  ENGLISH  OPERA  FESTIVAL. 
1HJE  K.HNA  JIM'IJL"  GRAM)  OPERA  COMPANY  (Incorporated). 

The  strength  of  the  list  of  principal  singers  and  artistic  arrangements 
will  be  seen  from  the  following  announcement: 

Sopranos— Emma  Juch,  Kate  Maddox,  Sofia  Roman!,  Eva  Cumlngs. 

Contraltos— Gertrude  May  Stein,  Angelina  Casati. 

Tenors— Fernando  Michelina,  Martin  Pacho,  Wm.  Stephens,  George 
Gould,  John  E.  Beltou. 

Baritones— William  Mertens,  S.  W.  Dudley,  Herman  Kaminski. 

Basses— Signor  Rubo,  Wm.  Romero,  C.  W.  Colby,  Joseph  Witt. 

Retertoire— Seven  Complete  Grand  Operas— May  2d,  Tannhauser;  May 
3d,  Carmen;  May  4th,  Cavalleria  Rusticana;  May  5th,  Traviata;  May  6th, 
Fidelio;  May  7th,  Lohengrin.  The  Maliuee  Opera  to  be.  announced.  The 
Emma  Juch  Grand  Orchestra,  50  Selected  Instrumentalists  The  Emma 
Juch  Grand  Chorus,  100  Trained  Voices.  Correct  Costumes;  Special  Scenery. 

Prices— Orchestra  and  Front  Rows  of  Orchestra  Circle  and  Dress  Circle, 
$150;  other  rows  Orchestra  Circle  and  Dress  Circle,  ?1;  Family  Circle,  50c; 
Gaoler v  25c 

The  Advance  Sale  will  be  opened  at  10  a.  m.,  Monday,  April  25th,  at  the 
Musical  Warerooms  of  Messrs.  Sherman,  Clay  &  Co.,  corner  of  Kearny  and 
Sutter  streets. 

BALDWIN  THEATRE-SPECIAL. 
SEATS     NOW     ON     SALE 

For  the  Greatest  Musical  Event  of  the  Season.    Two  Grand  Sacred  Orches- 
tral Concerts     Next  Sunday  Evening,  April  24th,  and  Sunday 
Evening,  May  1st  by 

OVIDE    MUSIN, 

THE    FAMOUS    VIOLIN    VIRTUOSO, 

Supported  by  a  magnificent  company  of  solo  artists  and  a  selected  orches- 
tra of  thirty-five  musicians,  nnder  the  direction  of 
Mr.  August  Hinrichs. 
■  Seat  now  on  sale  at  the  Box  Office  of  the  Baldwin  Theatre. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  23,  1892. 


AMONG  the  many  bright  Easter  toilettes  to  be  seen  at  Trinity, 
that  of  the  blonde  bride-elect,  Miss  Edith  Taylor,  shone  out 
brilliantly.  St.  Luke's  was  graced  by  another  pretty  fiancee,  Miss 
Lena  Merry,  whose  costume  of  gray  and  brown  was  very  becom- 
ing. At  Grace  Cathedral,  stylish  Mrs.  Dr.  Burgess  wore  an  im- 
ported toilette,  and  was,  as  usual,  bien  mise. 

#  ■#  * 

Miss  Emily  Hager's  tea  on  Sunday  afternoon  was  a  charming 
affair.  ■  The  beau  monde  gathered  to  discuss  the  weddings  which 
have  since  taken  place;  and  more  than  one  query  was  put  to  the 
fair  hostess  as  to  when  her  name  would  figure  in  the  marriage  an- 
nouncements. 

»  #  * 

It  is  on  the  cards  that  we  are  to  have  a  visit  during  the  coming 
summer  or  early  autumn  from  a  very  distinguished  party  of  Eng- 
lish swells.  Gossip,  indeed,  went  so  far  at  one  time  as  to  whisper 
that  no  less  a  personage  than  H.  R.  H.,  the  Prince  of  Wales,  would 
head  the  party.  That,  however,  is  not  practicable.  There  will 
be  a  Duke  and  Duchess  and  no  end  of  Lordlings,  and  what  will 
be  a  novelty  to  us,  on  the  Pacific  Coast  at  least,  several  of  Eng- 
land's fairest  daughters  in  the  party.  It  is  not  often  that  an  Eng- 
lishwoman of  high  rank  visits  our  far-off  coast,  and  Californians 
are  apt  to  frame  their  opinion  of  Englishwomen  upon  the  British 
tourists  they  see  in  the  court  yard  of  the  Palace  Hotel  and  who 
generally  hail  from  Australia.  We  were  all  charmed  when  the 
Countess  of  Dufferin  passed  a  week  among  us,  for  her  refined, 
gentle  manners  and  well-bred  ease  made  her  a  favorite  with  all 
who  met  her. 

*  #  # 

The  French  colony  is  waking  into  life  again  since  the  arrival  of 
the  French  man  of  war.  The  tall  blonde  has  been  a  pronounced 
feature  of  the  visiting  parties  on  board.  Time  is  giving  her  very 
matronly  touches,  however,  and  she  will  have  to  yield  the  palm 
of  beauty  to  some  one  who  is,  if  not  so  fair,  more  fresh, 
»  #  # 

What  a  gay  place  Monterey  will  be  in  July.  On  dit  Mrs.  Hattie 
Crocker-Alexander  will  chaperon  some  charming  New  York  belles 
on  a  trip  out  to  pass  the  heated  month  by  the  sad  sea  waves. 
Mrs.  Ogden  Mills  and  Mrs.  Wbitelaw  Reid  are  said  to  have  the 
intention  of  coming  out  also.  The  Tevis  and  Haggin  families, 
with  the  newly-made  Countess  and  her  Lord,  will  spend  July  at 
Del  Monte,  and  there  also  will  be  Dr.  Harry  Tevis.  The  great 
drawback  will  be  the  scarcity  of  beaux,  and  unless  the  East 
sends  us  some  men  to  keep  Society  going,  our  girls  are  in  danger 
of  being  compelled  to  dance  with  each  other  at  the  Saturday  even- 
ing hops. 

#  *  * 

Soon  after  Lieutenant  Runcie's  return  here,  he  will  enter  the 
law,  and  then  it  is  said  he  will  take  unto  himself  a  wife.  The 
pleasures  of  bachelor  life  palled  upon  him  long  ago,  and  his  heart 
has  turned  to  ashes. 

*  *  » 

When  Mae  Branson  first  loomed  upon  the  local  horizon  in  the 
red  silk  tights  of  Artea,  patroness  of  the  fine  arts,  in  Dixey's 
Adonis,  everybody  male  fell  down  and  worshipped  her.  In  a 
later  season  she  was  even  more  admired  in  The  Seven  Ages,  taking 
the  part  of  Bertie  Van  Loo's  aristocratic  sister,  Edith.  Who  could 
fancy  such  a  shapely  creature  as  the  wife  of  Phil  Branson,  of  the 
Tivoli?  Yet  such  is  the  case.  Nqt  only  that,  but  the  recreant 
masculine  has  transferred  his  affections  elsewhere,  upon  the  so- 
prano of  nis  company,  an  even  more  buxom  woman  than  Mae. 
He  seeks  a  divorce. .  It  seems  that  Tillie Salinger's  being  a  Jewess 
is  not  the  only  thing  that  bars  her  from  bestowing  her  hand  upon 
her  love.  Differences  of  faith  maybe  easily  bridged  over,  but  a 
wife  is  a  more  difficult  matter. 

§  *  » 

Talk  about  romance  in  real  life,  here's  a  case.  A  couple  of 
years  ago  the  ticket  agent  in  Los  Angeles  for  the  Santa  Fe  road 
was  found  to  be  short  in  his  accounts  to  the  tune  of  about  three 
thousand  dollars.  He  was  tried  and  convicted,  and  sentenced  to 
two  years  in  San  Quentin.  Soon  after  he  went  to  the  penitentiary 
his  wife  obtained  a  divorce  from  him,  so  when  he  got  out  on 
credits  about  five  months  ago,  he  was  absolutely  untrammeled. 
He  purchased  a  ticket  to  Chicago,  intending  to  commence  life 
again  in  some  other  channel;  but  he  little  thought  what  was  in 
store  for  him.  En  route  to  the  Lake  City,  he  became  acquainted 
with  a  wealthy  widow;  at  Chicago  the  friendship  was  kept  up, 
and  now  he  has  married  her  and  shares  a  snug  fortune  of  a  hun- 
dred thousand  dollars  or  so.  Had  he  remained  honest  while  in 
the  Santa  Fe's  employ,  he  would  now  be  in  receipt  of  about  $125 
a  month;  as  things  are,  he  enjoys  about  six  times  that  amount. 
Where,  oh  where,  does  the  moral  about  the  reward  of  virtue  come 
in? 


SCOTCH 
GINGHAMS, 

For  the  summer  season  we  are 
exhiting  exceptionally  stylish 
designs  in  mediumand  extreme 
novelties.  Silk  striped  ging- 
hams, Bedford  cord  ginghams, 
and  many  other  fashionable 
effecis  specially  adapted  for 
summer  outing  wear. 


&/&ntoc*cf 


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111  to  121  Post  Street. 


DIPHTHERIA    AND    BLOOD    POISONING. 

The  tide  ebbs  and  flows  twice  in.  every  24  hours,  forcing  sewer  gas  into 
your  house,  through  washstauds  and  waterclosets,  causing  diphtheria. 
Open  windows  mean  draughts  and  colds.  A  cold  means  diphtheria  and 
pneumonia.  Save  doctors'  bills.  One  visit  from  the  doctor  will  cost  more 
than  the 

"ABRAHAMSON  PATENT  SYSTEM  OF  VENTILATORS," 

Without  draughts.  Try  it  and  preserve  yours  and  your  children's  health. 
Office  and  factory— 12  Bush  street,  opposite  Market.  Call  or  send  for  cata- 
logue and  price  list,  free  on  application. 

Dr.  J.  H.  STALLARD 

—  AND  — 

Dr.  J.  CLARK, 

m-STSICI-A-^TS    and    STJE,C3-E:OiTS, 
682    Sutter    Street, 

Dr.  Ricord's  Restorative  Pills. 

Buy  none  but  the  Genuine— A  Specific  for  Exhausted  Vitality,  Physical 
Debility,  Wasted  Forces,  etc.— Approved  by  the  Academy  of  Medicine,  Paris, 
and  the  Medical  Celebrities.      Agents  for  California  and  the  Pacific  States. 

J.  G.  STEELE  A  CO., 
No.  635  Market  street  (Palace  Hotel),  San  Francisco. 
Sent  by  mail  or  express  anywhere. 

PRICES  REDUCED.  Box  of  50  pills,  $1  25;  of  100  pills,  $2;  of  200  pills. 
$3  50;  of  400  pills,  $6;  Preparatory  Pills,  $2.    Send  for  Circular. 

Good  Cheer  and  a  Souvenir  of  California  for  our  Eastern  Friends. 

Parties  desiring  to  send  to  their 
friends  East  the 

INGLENOOK  TABLE  WINES 

Can  have  their  orders  filled  at  San 
Francisco  prices  and  of  freight  at 
car-load  rates  added,  thus  baving 
a  great  expense  by  leaving  their 
orders  in  time  with 

F.  A.  HABER, 

Office  and  Depot  Inglenook  Vineyard,  122  Sansome  St.,  S. 


April  28,  1892. 


BAN  KUANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


THE    MAIDENHAIR    FERN.-Sjrfiw*  MWI. 

In  ibftdowi  "f  gorges,  by  Mrcanilet  and  pond, 

Where  midsummer  r.fphyrs  arc    blowing. 
The  emerald-eyed  fern   with  its  willowy  frond 
On  tresses  of  niai-i.-tih.iir  growing, 
At  foot  of  the  ridges, 
Tent   in  with   brtdgM, 
Gray  trees  by  the  ringbarker  fallen — 
By  bright  waterfalls, 
Moss  ever-green   walls, 
And  glades  where  the  bell-birds  are  calling. 
The  feathery  ferns  in  a  tapestry  lay. 

Spray-spangled — a  carpet  of  green, 
On  slopes  of  the  creek,  where  gleams  of  the  day 
Lighten  barely  the  shadowy  scene. 
O'er  miniature  locks, 
O'er  grey  sandstone  rocks, 
The  torrents  Sow  splashing  along, 
And  murmur  of  rills 
The  solitude  fills 
With  musical,  mystical  song. 
They  grow  in  the  dells,  where  quivering  plumes 

Of  cabbage-palm  sob  overhead. 
In  sighing  of  winds,  as  Nature  illumes 
Its  leaflets  and  landscape  with  red. 
Through  walls  intertwined, 
By  wattle  blooms  lined, 
As  the  feet  of  the  dying  day  tire, 
Another  day"s  space, 
Departing  in  grace, 
Like  the  notes  of  a  softly-strung  lyre. 


ANECDOTES    OF    JEROME    BONAPARTE. 


IN  a  letter  of  Palmerston's,  written  in  1815,  he  says:  Dined  at 
V6rey*a  with,  among  others,  M.  Bresson,  a  man  who  has  been 
Chief  of  the  Police  under  Bonaparte.  He  told  us  some  anecdotes 
of  the  Bonaparte  family.  He  said  that  Napoleon  was  very 
much  swayed  and  influenced  by  them,  and  particularly  by  his 
sisters,  who  were  clever  and  ambitious  women,  and  who  often 
made  him  change  determinations  which  he  had  formed  with  ap- 
parent obstinacy.  He  said  the  brothers  were,  most  of  them, 
weak  and  foolish,  and  had  all  of  them  the  inconceivable  folly  to 
imagine  that,  when  they  were  sent  to  be  Sovereigns  of  conquered 
States,  they  were  really  meant  to  be  independent  kings,  and  that 
it  was  often  difficult  to  convince  them  of  their  mistake.  He  was 
at  Cassel  when  Jerome  came  to  take  possession  of  the  Kingdom 
of  Westphalia,  and  said  that  the  little  man  strutted  about,  and 
gave  orders  to  the  right  and  left,  just  as  if  he  were  fixed  therefor 
eternity,  and  when  Nervins  hinted  to  him  something  about  the 
Emperor,  he  replied,  with  admirable  dignity,  "  Sachez  que  je  suis 
Empereur  chez  moi."  Nervins,  however,  whose  particular  busi- 
ness it  was  to  keep  him  in  order,  suggested  that  perhaps  the  Em- 
peror might  send  a  general  of  division  to  take  possession  of  his 
kingdom  if  he  gave  himself  too  many  airs;  and  Jerome  appears 
at  length  to  have  been  accessible  to  the  force  of  such  persuasive 
reasoning.  One  day,  at  a  lev6e,  a  courier  arrived  with  dispatches 
from  Bonaparte.  Nervins,  who  had  sent  complaints  of  Jerome, 
and  entreated  Bonaparte  to  give  him  a  lecture,  was  curious  to 
see  how  it  would  be  taken,  and  maliciously  pressed  the  little  King 
to  let  them  know  what  the  Emperor  said.  Jerome  opened  the 
letter,  and  with  the  utmost  coolness  and  aelf-possession,  read  it 
aloud  to  the  Ministers  and  persons  present,  and,  as  he  read  it,  it 
ran  that  Bonaparte  was  delighted  to  hear  how  well  he  went  on ; 
that  his  administration  was  so  prudent  and  popular,  his  finances 
so  flourishing,  and  his  army  so  well  established,  that  he  every 
day  saw  fresh  reason  to  approve  the  choice  he  had  made  of  him 
for  that  kingdom,  and  ended  by  assuring  him  of  his  undiminished 
affection  and  regard.  Nervins  smiled  at  the  maneuver,  and,  hav- 
ing observed  that  a  tall  officer  of  Hussars  had  taken  advantage  of 
his  superiority  of  stature  to  crane  over  little  Jerome's  shoulders 
while  he  was  reading  the  letter,  he  asked  him  as  they  went  out 
what  he  thought  of  the  letter.  "  Think  of  it?  "  replied  the  officer, 
"  I  never  was  so  thunderstruck  in  my  life.  Why,  would  you  be- 
lieve it?  I  read  the  letter  over  the  King's  shoulder,  and  it  was 
word  for  word  the  exact  contrary  of  what  he  read  in  so  unhesi- 
tating a  manner  to  us." 


The  Pacific  Auxiliary  Fire  Alarm. 


The  Pacific  Auxiliary  Fire  Alarm  has  been  doing  excellent  work 
since  its  organization  in  Lhis  city.  By  the  introduction  of  its  boxes 
into  a  number  of  residence  and  business  houses,  it  has  so  greatly  re- 
duced the  dangers  arising  from  fire  that  in  recognition  of  that  fact 
the  insurance  companies  have  made  special  rates  on  risks  in  which 
the  boxes  are  placed.  A  very  large  number  is  now  in  use  throughout 
the  city,  no  argument  being  necessary  to  convince  business  men  of 
the  advantages  of  the  system.  At  the  office  of  the  company,  at  313 
Pine  street,  one  may  obtain  all  detailed  information  regarding  the 
advantages  and  workings  of  the  system. _  It  is  a  simple  plan,  a  small 
box  attached  to  the  fire  alarm  system  being  so  placed  that  it  may  be 
easily  reached  in  case  of  fire,  and  an  alarm  be  immediately  turned  in. 


THE 


BRUNSWICK-BALKE- 

COLLENDER  CO. 


Manufacturers  of  Billiard  and  Pool  Tables. 

Dealers  in  Billiard  Merchandise  Generally, 

Makers  of  Bank  and  Office  Fixtures. 

Also,  Saloon  Fixtures,  Counters,  Coolers,  Mirrors,  etc.,  constantly  on 
hand  or  made  to  order.    Ten  Pin  Alleys,  Ten  Pins,  Ten  Pin  Balls,  etc. 

653-655  MARKET  STREET,  S.  F. 
— eo  to — 

Q-.  "W.   CLARK   Sg   CO., 
653  Market  Street, 

FOB 

WALL      PAPER, 

WINDOW      SHADES, 

And    CORNICE     POLES. 


LOUIS  COOKS. 


WILLIAM  COOKS. 


MAX  COOKS. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  23,  1892. 


DOWNEY  HARVEY  has  attained  fame.  His  soul  is  filled  with 
pride,  and  his  chest  has  expanded  two  inches  to  accomodate 
his  growing  greatness.  His  name  is  howled  nightly  from  the 
high  floors  of  clubdom,  where  he  is  courted  and  flattered  by  the 
Knights  of  the  Baited  Breath.  More  than  this,  he  has  been  dis- 
tinguished from  his  fellows  by  the  conferring  upon  him  of  a  title 
commemorative  of  the  great  and  valorous  deed  about  to  be  re- 
lated. All  clubmen  know  that  a  man  has  attained  the  acme  of 
popularity  when  a  nickname  is  given  him.  Evidence  of  admira- 
tion can  no  further  go.  Harvey  now  bears  a  nickname,  and 
proudly;  but  of  that  anon.  The  world  knows  that  of  late,  Mr. 
Harvey,  fearful  of  the  loss  of  the  lines  of  beauty,  which  have 
made  his  graceful  figure  the  despair  of  Joe  Redding,  and  of  "  Leon- 
ard" de  V.  Graham,  has  taken  to  bicycling,  and  other  forms  of  ath- 
letic exercise.  In  private,  he  has  also  taken  lessons  in  wrestling, 
with  the  secret  idea,  it  is  said,  of  soon  appearing  as  "  The  Wrest- 
ler,'" in  "As  You  Like  It."  This  desire  to  accumulate  muscle 
and  reduce  his  embonpoint  has  caused  him  to  take  almost  daily 
walks  in  the  park,  where,  upon  the  speed  track,  he  has  rivaled 
the  performances  of  O'Leary  and  Hart.  He  was  at  the  park  last 
Sunday,  but  as  he  does  not  train  upon  Sundays,  he  allowed  the 
admiring  populace  to  gaze  upon  him,  as  he  promenaded  through 
the  children's  quarters  with  two  little  Harveys.  He  purchased  a 
handful  of  tickets  for  the  goat  rides,  so  that  the  children  might 
be  trotted  around  the  quarters  by  the  ancient  Williams,  while 
papa  continued  the  promenade.  Knowing  that  the  attention  of 
the  people  was  upon  him,  the  athlete  gave  an  exhibition  of  his 
grace  and  strength  by  balancing  his  ponderous  walking  stick  upon 
the  palm  of  his  right  hand,  while  he  carelessly  twirled  his  gloves 
with  his  taper  ringers.  He  then  took  a  pose,  with  his  hands  be- 
hind his  back,  and  looked  off  into  space.  Meanwhile  the  goat 
carriage  crept  nearer  and  nearer  to  the  admired  one.  It  stopped 
just  behind  him,  and  the  art-loving  animal,  with  the  whiskers, 
that  was  inthe  shafts,  looked  curiously  at  the  collection  of  pink 
tickets  in  the  Harvey  fingers.  The  intelligent  beast  saw  at  a 
glance  that  they  were  tickets  for  further  rides  and  determined  to 
remove  some  of  the  causes  of  his  troubles,  the  goat  closed  his 
hungry  jaws  upon  them  and  wrested  them  from  the  clutch  of  the 
athlete.  But  then  what  a  change!  The  Harvey  made  abound, 
dropped  cane  and  gloves,  and,  turning  with  lightning  speed,  se- 
cured a  half  Nelson  lock  on  the  goat.  And  then,  believe  me,  oh, 
my  readers,  there  came  a  mighty  struggle.  The  billy  goat  was  a 
tough  old  rascal,  and  not  without  some  knowledge  of  wrestling. 
With  a  great  toss  of  his  grisled  whiskers  he  broke  Harvey's  hold, 
and  in  less  time  than  it  takes  to  tell,  cross-bnttocked  the  athlete 
and  almost  sent  him  to  grass. 

"Two  to  one  on  his  whiskers,"  shouted  an  excited  admirer 
of  the  four-footed  ticket  collector. 

"Done!"  answered  a  Bohemian,  who  then  to  encourage  his 
man  yelled:  "  Stay  with  him,  Harvey!  Stay  with  him!" 

#  #  # 

And  Harvey  stayed.  Recovering  from  the  first  assault,  he 
again  advanced  upon  his  antagonist,  but  this  time  more  carefully. 
He  took  a  horn,  a  favorite  hold  of  his,  and  one  which  he  knew 
the  goat  could  not  break.  Then  began  another  tussle.  The  Wil- 
liam bird  fought  nobly,  but  Harvey's  superior  weight  began  to 
tell.  Downey  keeping  his  firm  hold,  threw  his  leg  over  the 
enemy,  and  got  a  good  leg  hold.  Then  he  quickly  forced  his 
hand  down  the  animal's  throat,  a  maneuver  that  brought  much 
applause  from  the  crowd  of  spectators.  The  goat,  however, 
cunning  brute,  had  placed  the  tickets  so  deep  within  his  dia- 
phragm, that  even  the  Harvey  fingers  could  not  reach  them. 
The  athlete  therefore  reluctantly  gave  up  the  contest,  while  the 
goat  hid  a  smile  in  his  whiskers.  The  young  Harveys  had  been 
admirers  of  their  father's  strength  and  daring,  and  when  the 
battle  was  over,  and  before  the  echoes  of  the  great  applause  had 
ceased  resounding  in  the  hills,  they  asked  for  another  ride. 

"Go,  my  children,"  said  Harvey,  and  his  voice  was  sad  and 
broken,  "go  unto  the  mugwump  that  controls  the  animal  with 
the  grisly  beard,  and  tell  him  you  want  another  ride.  Tell  him 
also,"  and  here  his  voice  had  something  of  a  wail  in  it,  "that 
the  goat  has  already  collected  the  tickets." 

The  fame  of  this  contest  resounded  through  club  land,  and 
Harvey  has  been  honored  by  a  title.  He  is  now  known  and,  will 
be  in  the  years  to  come,  as  "Billy  Goat"  Harvey.  The  very 
spot  where  this  memorable  battle  took  place  and  the  daring  goat 
will  be  pointed  out  to  visitors  at  the  park,  by  numerous  boys 
engaged  for  the  purpose  by  the  Park  Commissioners. 

*  #  » 

There  is  wrath  in  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  George 
H.  ThomaB  Post,  of  this  city,  does  not  lend  its  approval  to 
the  scheme  of  a  May-day  festival  at  the  Pavilion,  and  the  mem- 
bers of  Lincoln,  Garfield,  Liberty,  Cass  and  Meade  Posts,  do  not 
care  a  double-decked  D  whether  the  high-toned  Post  likes  the 
festival  or  not.     Last  year  Warrior  Stone,  who  is  a  "  thorn  in  the 


flesh  "  of  many  comrades,  engineered  the  festival,  and  the  result 
of  rounding  up  the  children  was  pecuniary  success  for  the  Posts 
interested.  This  time  Stone  is  in  it,  but  he  does  not  stand  out  in 
bold  relief  at  the  front  as  he  did  last  May.  The  sale  of  bar  priv- 
ileges at  the  Pavilion  is  what  causes  veterans  of  Thomas  Post  to 
unfurl  the  banners  of  righteousness  and  invoke  the  aid  of  the 
Bulletin  to  chastise  the  unholy  comrades  of  other  Posts.  It  is  a 
sweet  and  lovely  fight  all  around.  One  fears  that  the  pleasing 
spectacle  of  a  thousand  or  two  children  swinging  merrily  around 
the  May-pole'in  the  daylight  will  not  efface  the  less  inspiring, 
but  more  animated  spectacle  of  a  thousand  veterans  swinging 
around  the  bar  at  night  and  singing,  "  We  Won't  Go  Home  Till 
Morning."  This  May-day  hilarity  would  not  of  itself  be  so  dis- 
astrous to  the  peace  of  the  Gr°nd  Army,  did  it  not  come  at  a  time 
when  the  Methodists  are  aga:n  preparing  to  desecrate  Memorial 
Day  with  8unday  School  picnics.  Should  not  the  Salvation 
Army  interfere  when  veterans  propose  to  sell  whisky  under  the 
folds  of  the  flag  on  beautiful  May  Day  ? 

*  *  * 

An  item  appeared  in  last  week's  papers  referring  to  the  death 
of  a  man  named  Le  Gay,  a  cobbler.  The  poor  fellow  had  grown 
tired  of  trying  to  make  a  living  and  had  committed  suicide.  This 
Le  Gay  will  be  remembered  by  old  Californians.  In  1854  he  was 
d»aling  cards  for  rouge  et  noir  in  a  gambling  saloon  on  Commer- 
cial street,  near  Kearny.  His  nephew,  Charlie  Le  Gay,  kept  the 
principal  bat  store  in  San  Frrncisco  at  that  time.  The  firm  name 
was  Boyd  &  Le  Gay,  the  former  being  married  to  the  latter's  sis- 
ter. His  wifeiwas  a  stylish,  handsome  woman,  who  afterwards 
got  a  divorce  from  him.  Charlie  Le  Gay,  in  conjunction  with  the 
famous  musician,  Gottschalk,  was  one  of  the  principals  in  the 
Mills'  Seminary  sensation  of  about  twenty-five  years  ago,  when 
two  of  the  seminary  girls  went  off  for  a  night  lark,  but  were  un- 
fortunately discovered,  and  thereafter  debarred  the  privileges  of 
the  school.  Le  Gay  is  in  Paris  now,  having  for  years  been  the 
head  of  one  of  the  largest  commission  houses  in  the  French 
metropolis.  When  Americans  wish  to  buy  anything  they  go  to 
Charlie,  and  he  gets  it  for  them.  Mrs.  Mackay  is  one  of  his 
largest  customers.  He  is  not  French,  though  his  name  has  a 
Gallic  sound.  With  such  a  prominent  connection  in  France,  does 
it  not  seem  an  odd  circumstance  that  the  old  man  should  die  de- 
spondent and  in  poverty  here  ? 

*  *  * 

A  very  interesting  story  has  hitherto  been  kept  in  the  back- 
ground regarding  the  marriage  in  Oakland  of  Frank  C.  Watson 
and  Nina  Mauvais.  The  bride  is  the  daughter  of  the  late  Zefio 
Mauvais,  the  music  dealer  of  San  Francisco,  and  inherited  under 
the  will  about  $40,000  cash.  Watson,  however,  comes  from  an 
humble  walk  of  life,  for  his  father  is  a  carpenter  and  he  himself, 
previous  to  his  marriage,  was  engaged  as  night  clerk  in  the  Gur- 
ney  Cab  office.  In  order  to  conceal  his  pedigree  from  his  wife 
and  her  relations,  it  is  said  he  told  her  that  he  was  an  orphan, 
though  his  parsnts  reside  on  the  corner  of  Fifth  avenue  and 
Seventeenth  street,  East  Oakland.  His  folks,  however,  knew  of 
the  good  fortune  that  had  befallen  him,  and  when,  later  on,  his 
mother  became  sick  with  the  grip,  a  messenger  was  sent  to  the 
Mauvais  residence,  where  Watson  had  established  himself  with 
his  bride.  Unfortunately,  Mrs.  Mauvais  met  the  boy  at  the  door, 
and  on  his  telling  her  what  he  had  come  for,  she  was  surprised, 
but  said  that  there  must  be  a  mistake,  as  her  son-in-law  was  an  or- 
phan. She  told  Watson  what  had  transpired  as  soon  as  she  saw 
him,  and  he  laughingly  said  that  it  was  all  a  joke,  though  as 
soon  as  he  could  possibly  get  a  chance  he  rushed  off  to  East 
Oakland,  and  told  his  parents  that  no  matter  what  hap- 
pened, they  must  never  make  a  mistake  like  that  again. 

#  #  * 

"  Beau  Brummell  "  smo'ies  pipes;  all  kinds  of  pipes,  from  tl.« 
meerschaum  to  the  corncob;  from  the  briar-wood  to  the  hookah. 
Therefore  we  may  soon  expect  to  see  gilded  youths  with  pale  faces 
upon  the  streets,  for  every  man  in  swelldom  would  willingly  pass 
through  the  agonies  of  smoke  sickness  to  be  able  to  emulate  the 
mirror  of  fashion,  the  famous  Beau,  and  smoke  a  pipe.  Mans- 
field has  the  reputation  of  being  a  crank;  a  hard  man  to  please, 
but  those  who  have  done  business  with  him  here,  say  he  is 
maligned.  He  is  high  strung,  and  what  may  be  properly  called 
a  very  concise  man,  but  crankiness  does  not  develop  as  long  as 
work  is  promptly  and  properly  done,  and  promises  are  kept.  He 
takes  great  delight  in  the  company  of  his  books  and  pipes. 
Curious  enough,  though  he  has  a  large  collection  of  pipes,  every 
one  bears  evidence  of  long  usage.  His  favorite  is  the  briar-wood. 
Every  man  who  calls  on  him  at  his  rooms  is  offered  a  handful 
of  fragrant  tobacco,  and  under  the  clouds  of  the  fragrant  smoke, 
Mansfield  is  more  apt  to  appear  as  the  learned  and  companion- 
able Dr.  Jekyll,  than  as  Mr.  Hyde. 

#  #     » 

The  superintendent  of  streets  should  cover  or  tear  up  that 
patch  of  experimental  pavement  on  Market  street  in  front 
of  the  Academy  of  Sciences.  It  is  made  of  railroad  iron,  and  is 
as  hard  as  nails,  and  as  smooth  as  glass.  It  presents  absolutely 
no  foothold  for  horses.  I  have  seen  six  horses,  some  harnessed 
to  heavily  loaded  wagons,  fall  there  within  a  week.  This  alleged 
pavement  is  a  nuisance,  and  should  be  removed. 


April  88,  1892, 


SAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


11 


There  are  two  newspaper  correspondent*  in  the  city  who  re- 
cently returned  from  Chile.  They  say  they  had  a  very  hard  ex- 
perience in  that  land  of  revolutions.  One  of  them  landed  in 
In  coin  in  bis  pocket,  only  to  find  that  his  drafts 
on  supporters  of  Baltuaceda  were  worse  than  useless,  as  the  in- 
surgents had  control  of  the  disiri.-L.  His  American  coin  was  re- 
fused for  food,  and  be  was  on  the  verge  of  starvation  and  con- 
templating escape  to  a  <>ennan  bark  in  the  harbor,  when  a  friend 
appeared  and  relieved  him.  Purine  the  remainder  of  his  stay, 
life  was  one  continued  round  of  hardships.  Boaid  and  lodging 
cost  %G  a  day.  and  white  the  money  had  invariably  to  be  paid  in 
advance,  the  meals  were  not  always  forthcoming  with  regularity. 
Remonstrance  from  an  American  was  on  all  occasions  taken 
with  bad  grace.  Hospitality  was  unknown,  and  civility  was 
rarely  met  with  by  a  despised  GrijBgo.  To  show  the  cold-blooded 
character  of  these  people,  the  sam."  gentleman  mentions  an  inci- 
dent of  his  enforced  visit  to  Talca,  a  seaport  town  150  miles  be- 
low Iqnique.  His  statement  is  corroborated  by  his  fellow  corre- 
pondent.  This  town  bad  been  bombarded  by  the  Almirantc 
Lynch,  and  the  insurgents  bad  taken  possession  of  it.  The  gov- 
ernment troops  had  tied.  leaving  one  poor  fellow  lying  wounded 
on  the  beacb.  In  the  afternoon  a  party  of  the  captors  went  out 
with  spades  to  bury  him,  but  finding  life  was  not  extinct,  they 
returned  to  town.  Liter  in  the  evening  they  went  back,  but  he 
was  still  alive,  and  they  again  left.  An  inspection  the  next 
morning  proved  that  neglect  and  the  chilly  night  air  had  not 
proved  fatal  to  the  unfortunate  wretch,  so  it  was  determined  to 
waste  no  further  time  on  him.  He  was  bound  to  die  anyway, 
they  said,  and  the  sooner  the  end  came  the  better.  With  this, 
they  dug  a  hole,  into  which  the  put  the  wounded  man,  and 
bnried  him  alive. 

•  #  « 

Have  you  heard  of  the  very  latest  fad  in  card  cases  for  gentle- 
men ?  I  got  it  from  a  salesman  in  a  certain  large  jewelry  estab- 
lishment down  town.  He  says  that  young  ladies  of  beautiful 
form  now  give  their  adored  ones  ones,  card  or  cigar  cases  made  of 
silk  which  has  covered  their  shapely  legs,  and  adorned  with  gold 
and  silver  which  has  served  to  bind  a  piece  of  elastic  around 
their  knee.  I  don't  know  whether  the  circlet  is  worn  now  above 
or  below  the  knee;  but  that  makes  no  difference.  The  depth  of 
appreciation  is  shown  by  the  wear  upon  the  garter  clasp.  It  is 
also  a  delicate  way  of  expressing  sentiment  to  present  a  silken 
leglet  which  appears  a  little  strained,  thereby  proving  evidence 
that  it  has  in  very  fact  been  used  by  the  fair  one.  For  the  benefit 
of  the  many  sweethearts  who  may  wish  to  follow  this  fad,  but 
do  not  know  exactly  how  to  go  about  it,  let  me  submit  a  method 
which  will  secure  the  desired  result  without  causing  a  blush  to 
surmount  the  cheek  of  the  faddi3t.  Select  the  material  and  send 
it  by  a  messenger,  or  bring  it  yourself,  sealed  of  coarse,  to  the 
place  where  you  wish  the  case  made.  You  may  then  leave  the 
package  with  full  instructions  as  to  manufacture  and  delivery 
and  escape  before  the  clerk  has  opened  the  package  and  discov- 
ered the  stocking.  A  very  pretty  case  may  be  evolved  from  a 
pair  of  light  gloves,  gay  colored  stockings,  and  a  golden  clasp. 
A  monogram  made  from  the  clasp  might  be  placed  on  the  cover. 
Such  a  present  as  this  is  considered  equivalent  to  a  proposal  in 
leap  year.  Several  well-known  clubmen  are  now  carrying  very 
pretty  cigar  cases  of  silk  and  gold  which  emit  perfumes  known 
to  be  favorites  with  certain  beautiful  society  belles. 
■»  *  * 

It  is  charged  against  Mr.  La  Motte,  the  fish  expert,  who  has 
been  considered  with  favor  by  the  World's  Fair  Commissioners, 
that  he  made  the  henious  mistake  of  giving  the  wrong  Latin 
name  to  the  tomcod,  and  Professor  Holden  has  therefore  fallen 
upon  him,  and  has  smitten  him  both  hip  and  thigh.  Who  cares, 
anyhow,  what  the  gentle  tomcod  may  be  called  by  the  savants? 
We  want  to  know  just  where  we  can  hook  him.  If  Mr.  La 
Motte  is  worth  $300  a  month  fish  Latin  or  hog  Latin  included,  he 
ought  to  be  able  to  tell  the  Waltonians  where  and  when  they 
should  cast  their  lines  to  secure  a  big  string.  The  Commission- 
ers were  very  wise  in  rescinding  the  resolution  fixing  the  salary 
of  Mr.  La  Motte  at  $300  a  month.  It  is  a  pretty  big  price  for  a 
man  who  doesn't  know  the  Latin  for  tomcod.  Where  would  he 
be  if  he  had  to  wrestle  with  the  terms  for  suckers,  shiners,  cat- 
fish and  the  other  occupants  of  the  bay  waters  ?  It  is  well 
enough  to  show  the  world  that  California  waters  are  well  stocked 
with  fish,  but  the  employment  of  a  high  priced  specialist  to  dem- 
onstrate that  fact  does  not  seem  a  necessity.  The  benefits  we 
expect  to  derive  from  the  exposition  are  such  as  will  bring  men 
and  money  to  our  shores,  and  among  them  the  existence  or  non- 
existence of  rare  fish  is  not  very  prominent. 


COMFORT   AND 
ADORNMENT 

Are  the  principal  objects  in  furnishing 
a  home.  We  all  appreciate  comfort- 
able things,  and  know  when  appear- 
ances please  us.  To  obtain  the  best 
results  is,  however,  not  so  simple  a 
matter;  it  requires  not  only  native 
good  taste,  but  also  that  command  of 
materials  and  knowledge  of  details 
which  long  ex  perience  alone  can  give. 
We  have  all  the  requisite  materials 
—in  Carpets,  Furniture  and  Uphol- 
stery—for any  style  of  furnishing,  and 
are  prepared  to  carry  out  any  ideas 
or  plans  desired,  or  to  assume  entire 
charge  and  responsibility. 
Sketches  and  estimates  on  application. 

W.  &  J.  SL0ANE  &  CO., 

CARPETS,  FURNITURE,  UPHOLSTERY, 

641-647  Market  Street. 


AT 

THE 

RECENT 

ART 

SALE 


Many  Fine  Paintings 
Were  Not  Sold. 

These  are  again  on  exhibi- 
tion at  our  Gallery.  On  ac- 
count of  the  departure  of  Mr. 
S.  Gump  for  Europe,  and  the 
necessary  preparations  for 
moving  to  our  new  building, 
now  in  course  of  erection,  we 
will  sell  all  our  Paintings 
and  other  goods  at  Greatly 
Reduced  Prices. 

S.  &  G.  GUMP, 

581-583  Market  St. 


HOTEL     RAFAEL, 

SAN   RAFAEL,  MARIN  COUNTY,  CALIFORNIA, 

WILL  RE-OPEN 

ON 

i^£^.-vr   1st. 

For  accommodations  apply  to 

(HAS.    PETERSEN,  134  Sansome  St.,  S.  !•'., 
Or,.  M.  Brennan,  Manager  Hotel  Rafael. 


ITS-SHIRTS,      LADIES 


TENNIS  SUITS — SHIRTS. 


WAISTS, 


27    TO    37    IZ:E:.A-I*.Ifl'"H"    STEEET. 


12 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER 


April  23,  1892. 


SNAP    SHOTS. 


[By    Di    Vernon.] 


ONE  of  the  daily  papers  in  San  Francisco  recently  devoted  con- 
siderable space  to  scarinp  itself  and  the  public  over  the  unsafe 
condition  of  our  public  achoolhouse  stairs.  Nor  is  the  alarm 
which  that  article  must  create  ill-timed  or  unfounded.  There  is 
no  denying  the  fact  that  many  of  our  school  buildings  are  old, 
insecure,  wretchedly  ventilated,  full  of  draughts  and  rat  holes. 
It  is  true  that  the  stairs  do  shake  beneath  the  tread  of  the  chil- 
dren, that  the  buildings  sway  in  a  high  wind,  that  the  windows 
rattle  in  their  frames,  and  that  the  school  yards  and  their  accom- 
modations are  a  constant  menace  to  the  health  of  the  children. 
As  for  the  teachers  who  have  to  sit  in  the  cold  schoolrooms,  in 
the  foul  air,  or  stand  in  the  draughty  hallways  or  on  the  stair 
landings  watching  the  lines  file  past,  il  does  not  matter  how  soon 
they  catch  cold  and  are  absent  on  account  of  sickness.  They  will 
pay  for  the  privilege  of  being  sick  in  bed,  and  just  as  soon  as  they 
must  give  up  entirely,  others  are  ready,  willing,  eager  to  take 
their  places.  So  teachers  don't  count.  It  doesn't  matter  about 
them.  An  investigation  of  the  methods  of  dismissing  a  school 
might  be  of  some  advantage,  aside  from  the  discovery  that  the 
tread  shakes  the  stairs,  many  of  which  are  without  stringers  or 
adequate  supports.  In  some  schoolB  military  order,  which,  by 
the  way,  is  the  only  safe  and  txpeditious  method  of  handling 
masses  of  men  or  of  children,  prevails.  In  others,  the  stairs  and 
halls  are  blocked,  the  whole  school  waits  while  one  little  primary 
class  on  the  lower  floor  are  being  pushed  into  place.  Clement 
Grammar  School,  on  Geary  street,  of  which  Miss  Callahan  is  the 
efficient  principal  and  efficient  corps  of  assistants,  is  not 
to  be  excelled  by  any  other  school  in  the  city  for  the  precision 
of  the  pupils'  marching,  and  the  effectiveness  of  its  discipline 
The  primary  grades  are  on  the  lower  floor,  and  they  receive  Lhe 
signal  to  prepare  for  recess  two  minutes  before  the  bells  are  rung 
in  the  other  rooms.  This  gets  the  little  ones  out  of  the  way,  and 
then  the  lines  come  marching  down.  No  greater  mistake  was 
ever  made  than  to  attempt  to  discipline  a  disorderly  line  as  it  is 
is  passing  out.  No  more  urgent  invitation  for  disaster  was  ever 
given  than  when  a  teacher  stops  a  line  on  the  stairs  to  reprove 
it  for  disorder.  Think  of  it.  Stop  one  line  and  the  whole  school 
is  thrown  into  confusion.  Those  in  the  rear  keep  crowding  on 
the  heels  of  those  in  front.  In  a  minute  the  stairways  are 
thronged,  the  halls  filled  with  children,  who  jostle  each  other  in 
spite  of  all  injunctions  to  the  contrary.  What  kind  of  a  moral 
influence  is  that  which  puts  temptation  in  children's  way  and 
then  punishes  them  for  yielding  to  the  inevitable  ?  What  would 
be  the  result  of  a  sudden  irregular  movement  of  the  mass  while 
the  school  is  in  this  temporary  disorder  ?  I  do  not  care  to  con- 
template, only  when  it  does  come,  and  it  surely  will  some  day, 
with  a  cry  of  fire  or  a  slight  suspicion  of  an  earthquake,  I  should 
prefer  to  stand  from  under,  that's  all.  In  the  Clement  Grammar 
School  a  line  is  never  stopped  in  its  passage.  With  military  pre- 
cision it  marches  to  its  destination.  If  the  line  as  a  whole  is  dis- 
orderly, the  first  boy  receives  a  line  ticket,  which  inculpates  the 
whole  class.  If  it  be  an  individual  who  creates  the  disorder,  he 
receives  a  ticket.  Thebe  tickets  are  collected,  dated  and  a  record 
entered  in  a  book.  When  he  receives  three  tickets,  a  boy  goes 
home,  to  return  with  his  parent  and  his  explanation  at  the  same 
time.  The  tickets  are  given  and  received  without  even  a  break 
in  the  step  of  the  line ;  each  teacher  receives  her  quota  each  morn- 
ing from  the  office  and  uses  them,  it  must  be  said,  with  good  judg- 
ment.    The  result  is  order. 

#  •  • 

Speaking  of  pedantry,  what  is  more  illustrative  of  it  than  all 
this  fuss  over  the  name  of  our  State  flower?  Why  do  we  struggle 
with  its  unpronounceable  German  name,  which  no  two  people  in  a 
company  ever  pronounce  exactly  the  same,  and  over  which  there 
has  arisen  controversies  that  wax  fast  and  furious?  What  a  hid- 
eous name  Escholtzia  is,  anyway.  Why  was  so  lovely  a  flower 
ever  cursed  with  such  a  mouthful  of  consonants?  To  compli- 
ment its  discoverer?  Very  well,  then,  let  the  compliment  live  in 
school  botanies,  and  in  the  minds  of  scientists  and  erudite  floral 
societies.  But  for  the  common  everyday  speech,  let  us  have  none 
of  it.  Does  the  name  represent  a  class?  Does  its  use  give  any 
clue  to  the  family  of  which  our  California  poppy  is  so  gorgeous  a 
representative?  Not  so.  I  call  upon  the  ladies  in  charge  of  the 
California  women's  exhibit  at  the  World's  Fair  to  drop  the  word 

Esch ,    and    in    its    stead    substitute    the    name    "California 

poppy."  Some  have  said  that  the  flower  that  spreads  a  cloth  of 
gold  over  our  California  bills  is  not  a  poppy  at  all,  botanically 
speaking.  Who  cares?  It's  our  poppy,  and  distinctively  a  Cali- 
fornia flower.  Let  us  give  it  the  name  that  shall  localize  it  at 
once.  Let  us  shut  out  these  foreignizing  influences  in  our  language, 
and  make  it  a  point  never  to  use  a  word  from  a  foreign  tongue 
when  we  can  express  the  same  idea  in  good  English.  When  we 
are  compelled  to  adopt  a  word  into  our  language  from  another, 
let  us  not  hesitate  to  follow  the  law  of  our  language,  and  Angli- 
cize the  word,  as  to  its  pronunciation.  That  this  is  the  fate  of 
all  foreign  words  must  be  admitted.  Whatsbould  we  care  how  a 
German  would  pronounce  the  word  "  Escholtzia?"  If  we  are 
going   to   use   it,  let    us  use  it  after  our  own  free,  independent 


fashion,  knowing  no  higher  law  than  that  of  our  own  language. 
Only  pedants  will  be  unhappy  over  a  deviation  from  the  strictly 
Teutonic  gutteralization  of  the  word.  It  is  most  appropriate  that 
names  and  titles  should  preserve  the  distinctive  features  of  their 
localily.  For  instance,  it  was  well  chosen  to  call  the  new  county 
Modoc,  instead  of  Canby,  because  thereby  we  preserved  the 
characteristic  feature  of  our  own  California  nomenclature,  where 
Spanish,  Mexican  and  Indian  names  abound.  Therefore,  why 
should  we  Californians  go  so  far  from  home  for  a  name  for  our 
California  poppy?     I  know  not  if  it  had   a  Spanish  name;  but  if 

so,  it    would    have    been    more   appropriate    than  Esch ,  and 

much  more  musical;  that  goes  without  saying.  Speaking  of 
words,  one  of  the  most  expressive  that  I  have  heard  for  a  long 
time,  is  one  that  was  coined  by  a  friend.  Taking  the  expression, 
<>  a  poor,  pitiful  little  thing,"  she  condensed  it  into  "  piflin."  It's 
a  nonsense  word,  but  try  it,  apply  it  to  some  poor,  henpecked 
husband,  some  forlorn  old  maid,  some  friendless  child,  some  of 
the  apologetic  specimens  of  the  human  species,  and  see  how  it 
seems  to  fit. 


Now-a-Days 

with  hundreds  to  pick  from, 
teachers  of  cookery  choose 
ind  use 

Cleveland's 

baking-  powder,  for  it  does 
the  best  work,  the  most  work, 
and  is  perfectly  wholesome. 

F.  If.  AMES  A  CO.,  Agents. 


>£TNA 

MINERAL 

WATER. 


For  disturbances  of  the  func- 
tions of  the  liver  and  kidneys, 
vEtna  Mineral  Water  is  un- 
surpassed. 
DAVID  WOOSTER,  M.  D. 
746  Mission  St.,  S.  F. 

DYSPEPSIA 

In  its  most  aggravated  forms  immediately  relieved. 
Ask  your  grocer  or  wine  merchant  for  it  or  order  direct. 

AETNA  MINERAL  WATER  COMPANY, 


Tele  pl»  one  536. 


104-108  Drumm  Street. 


April  2-1,  1892. 


SAN    KKAXt'ISCO  NEWS   I.KTTKK. 


13 


A    BASEBALL    DICTIONARY. 

TilK  technical  tonus  and  slang  tbal  accompany  all  kinds  of 
sports  are  very  mystifying  to  persons  who  have  not  a  full 
knowledge  of  the  games.  Ihongh  they  are  not  difficult  to  grasp 
when  once  explained.  l.ascKsll  is  oar  national  game,  and  as  good 
newspaper  reports  of  contests  in  that  sport  are  unintelligible  to 
the  uninitiated,  the  following  glossary  of  technical  terms  and  the 
slang  phrases  arising  from  the  plays  in  the  game  is  published  for 
the  first  time.  The  glossary  contains  all  the  important  baseball 
words  and  slang,  and  whatever  few  additional  expressions  may 
be  found  in  newspaper  articles  can  readily  be  understood  by  per- 
sons wbo  will  make  themselves  familiar  with  the  following  words 
and  phrases  : 

A--ist. — The  credit  given  a  fielder  who  properly  handles  the 
ball  in  assisting  to  put  out  a  base-runner. 

Base  an  Balls.  —  A  batsman  is  allowed  to  take  first  base  "on 
balls"  when  the  pitcher  gives  bim  four  bad  or  unfair  balls  before 
giving  him  three  good  or  fair  ones. 

Battery The  pitcher  and  the  catcher. 

Batted  In. — When  a  player  is  on  a  base  and  is  sent  across  the 
borne  plate  by  the  batsman  making  a  base  hit,  the  player  is 
■'  batted  in." 

Batted  tfie  Beee/.e. — Struck  out. 

Balk. — A  motion  of  the  pitcher  by  which  he  pretends  to  de- 
liver the  ball  to  the  batsman. 

Beat  Out — To  get  to  first  base  after  hitting  the  ball  before  it 
can  be  fielded  there. 

Block  (or  blocked  ball) — A  batted  or  thrown  ball  that  is  handled 
by  any  persou  not  engaged  in  the  game. 

Box,  the. — The  pitcher's  position. 

Bunt. — To  hit  the  ball  lightly  with  the  bat,  so  that  it  will  not  go 
far  from  the  home  plate. 

Called  Balls. — Balls  delivered  by  the'pitcher  that  don't  pass 
over  the  home  plate  or  at  the  required  height. 

Caughx  Napping. — Said  of  a  base-runner  who,  while  not  keep- 
ing a  strict  lookout,  is  playine  a  few  feet  from  the  base,  and  the 
ball  is  thrown  there  before  he  can  get  back. 

Caught  at  the  Plate. — When  a  basc-*unner  is  put  out  at  the 
home  base. 

Cacght  Between  Bases When   a  base-runner  is  between  two 

bases,  and  an  opposing  fielder  touches  him  with  the  ball  after  run- 
ning him  down. 

Chase  the  Leather,  or  the  Sphere. — To  run  after  the  ball 
when  batted  to  the  field. 

Come  Home To  reach  the  home  plate  after  making  the  circuit 

of  the  bases  as  a  base-runner. 

Corker A  fast,  hard  bit  ball,  sent  to  the  field  by  a  batsman. 

Coaching Instruction  to  a  base-runner  during  a  game. 

Curves. — The  indirect  lines  the  pitcher  causes  a  ball  to  take 
when  delivering  it  to  the  batsman. 

Cut  the  plate  in  two. — A  ball  sent  directly  over  the  center  of 
the  home  base  by  the  pitcher. 

Daisy  Cutter A  ball  knocked  by  a  batsman  that  goes  at  a 

rapid  rate  through  the  grass. 

Dead  Ball A  ball  delivered  to  the  batsman  that  touches  the 

batsman,  his  bat  (without  being  struck  at)  or  the  umpire. 

Diamond That  part   of   the   field  enclosed  by  the  four  paths 

between  the  bases. 

Dirty  Ball A  mean  trick  by  a  player  in  illegally  interfering 

with  an  opposing  player. 

Drive,  a A  ball  hit  hard  by  a  batsman. 

Drop  Ball A  ball  so  delivered  by  a  pitcher's  dexterity  that  it 

falls  lower  than  its  ordinary  straight  line  as  it  crosses  the  home 
plate. 

Double (See  hit). 

Double  Op.        \  wh      t  are       t       t  .  . 

Double  Play.  /  *  y    J 

Earned  Run A  run  gained   by  one  side  without  an  error  by 

the  opposing  side  giving  any  aid  to  it  being  made. 

Error. — A  mistake  made  by  a  fielder  by  which  an  opposing 
player  gains  a  base. 

Fair  Ball (a)  A  ball  thrown  by  a  pitcher  that  passes  over  the 

home  plate  not  lower  than  the  batsman's  knee  and  not  above  his 
shoulder.  An  unfair  ball  is  one  that  is  not  so  delivered.  (6)  A 
batted  ball  that  strikes  on  fair  ground,  or  hitting  the  ground  near 
the  home  plate,  rolls  into  fair  ground  before  reaching  first  or  third 
base  (excepting  a  pop-fly). 

Pair  Ground All  the  ground  in  the  field  between  the  two  foul 

whitewash  lines.     Foul  ground  is  that  outside  the  foul  lines. 

Fan An  enthusiast  who  talks  baseball  incessantly. 

Flew  Out Knocking  the  ball  into  the  air  and  having  it  caught 

by  a  fielder;  out  on  fly. 

Field.— (n.)  The  ground  on  which  the  game  is  played,  (v.)  To 
throw  the  ball  after  picking  it  up  when  it  has  been  hit  by  a  bats- 
man. 

Force. — (out)  For  a  batsman  to  hit  the  ball  so  that  a  preceding 
baserunner  is  put  out,  but  the  batsman  gets  to  his  base  safely ; 
(in)  when  the  bases  are  filled  by  base-rnnners,  one  on  each  of  the 
three,  and  the  pitcher  gives  the  batsman  a  base  on  balls,  or  hits 
him  with  the  ball,. thus  compelling  the  base-runners  to  move  up 
one  base,  and  so  allowing  one  man  to  score. 


Fori.  Hall — A  batted  ball  that  strikes  on  foul  ground,  orbits 
the  ground  near  the  home  plate  (not  a  fly  ball)  and  roll»  into  foul 
ground. 

Foil  Strike.  — When  the  batsman  bits  the  bail  when  he  is  not 
standing  in  his  prescribed  position. 

Kill  the  Bases — To  put  one  man  on  each  of  the  first  three 
bases. 

Fori.  Tip — A  batted  ball  which  was  tipped  lightly  by  the  bat, 
and  went  into  foul  ground. 

Fumble — When  a  player  falls  to  catch  a  ground  ball,  but 
fumbles  it  about  afler  slopping  it. 

Fly — A  ball  batted  into  the  air;  may  be  foul  or  fair. 
Garden,  the.— The  entire  field. 

Hit.— Base  or  single:  One  on  which  the  batsman  gets  to  first 
base  without  forcing  out  a  base-runner,  or  through  the  error  of  a 
fielder;  clean— one  on  which  the  batsman  can  easily  reach  the 
first  base;  scratch— one  on  which  the  batsman  has  a  hard  run  to 
reach  first,  or  the  ball  drops  in  an  unexpected  spot  by  chance; 
sacrifice— one  by  which  the  batsman  is  himself  put  out  but  another 
base-runner  is  advanced  a  base;  line— one  by  which  the  ball  is  hit 
so  hard  and  squarely  that  it  goes  on  almost  an  even  line  for  some 
distance ;  ground— one  by  which  the  ball  is  made  to  roll  along  the 
ground;  double,  two  bagger,  two  baser— one  on  which  the  bats- 
man gets  to  second  base  under  conditions  similar  to  those  of  a 
base  hit;  triple,  three  bagger,  three  baser— one  on  which  the 
batsman  gets  to  third  base  as  above;  home  run,  homer,  four  bag- 
ger, four  baser — one  on  which  the  batsman  makes  the  circuit  of 
the  four  bases  as  above. 

Hit  by  Pitcher — When  the  pitcher  hits  the  batsman's  body  or 
clothing. 

Hot  One — When  the  ball  is  being  hit  hard,  travels  very  fast. 
Infield — (a)   The   ground  inside   of  the  diamond;  (6)  the  first, 
second,  and  third  basemen  and  the  shortstop. 

Illegal  Delivery The  delivery  of   the    ball    by   the  pitcher 

when  not  properly  in  his  position. 

Inning — The  time  at  bat  of  one,  and  of  both  sides. 
Juggle  — To  toss  the  ball  about  in  the  air  without  being  able  to 
hold  it. 

Lead  Off — The  hit  of  the  first  man  at  bat. 
Left  (Died)  on  Base.— When  a  base-runner  is  on  a  base  and  the 
third  man  of  his  side  is  put  out,  the  base-runner  is  "  left  on  base." 
Muff.— The  dropping   of  a   batted   or   thrown   ball   from    the 
hands  ;  a  failure  to  catch  the  ball. 

Outfield —  (a)  The  ground  in  the  field  back  of  the  diamond  ; 
(b)  left,  center  and  right  fielders. 

Passed  Ball. — An  error  of  the  catcher  in  letting  a  pitched  ball 
go  by  him  when  men  are  on  bases. 

Plate The  home  base. 

Pop  Fly — A  ball  batted  a  short  distance  nearly  straight  up  in 
the  air. 

Rap  Out To  bat  out  the  ball. 

Retired. — Put  out. 

Retire  the  Side To  put  out  three  men. 

Run  Down — (See  Caught  Between  Bases.) 

Sacrifice — To  hit  the  ball  so  that  the  batsman  himself  ia  re- 
tired, but  a  base-runner  is  advanced  a  base.     (See  hit.) 

Steal  a  Base — When  a  base-runner  goes  from  one  base  to  an- 
other by  rapid  running,  or  by  watching  a  chance  when  an  op- 
posing player,  holding  the  ball,  is  not  looking,  providing  no  error 
is  made. 

Slide — When  a  player  throws  himself  headlong  or  feet  foremost 
to  the  ground  so  as  to  reach  a  base  in  a  low  position  and  make  it 
harder  for  the  base-man  to  touch  the  baae-runner  with  the  ball. 

Stick The  bat;  Stick  Work— Batting. 

Strike  Out. — (a)  When  the  batsman  hits  at  the  ball  three  times 
and  misses  it,  and  it  is  caught  by  the  catcher,  or  when  he  allows 
three  good  fair  balls  to   pass  over  the  plate  without  striking  at 
them;  (i>)  The  act  of  the  pitcher  in  causing  the  batsman  to  strike 
out. 
Single — A  base  bit  on  which  but  one  base  is  made. 
Shoot. — The  delivery  of  the  ball  to  the  batsman  by  the  pitcher, 
so  that  it  flies  up,  down,  or  to  either  side,  when  near  the  plate, 
from  a  straight  course,  according  to  the  desire  and  the  ability  of  the 
pitcher. 
Stolen  Base.— (See  Steal  a  Base). 

Shut  Out  (Chicago)  — When  one  club  does  not  allow  the  other  to 
make  any  runs  during  the  entire  game,  the  losing  club  is  shut  out; 
synonym;  whitewash. 
Twirler. — The  pitcher. 

Time  at  Bat The  coming  to  the  bat  of  a  player.     It  does  not 

count  in  the  score  as  "  time  at  bat  "  such  when  a  base  on  balls  is 
given  or  the  batsman  is  hit  by  pitcher. 

Triple  Play. — Putting  out  three  men  in  one  continuous  play. 
Wild  Pitch. — The  wild  delivery  of   the  ball   toward   the  bats- 
man in  such    manner   that   the  catcher  cannot  stop  it  in  time  to 
prevent  a  base-runner  gaining  a  base. 
Yard.— The  field. 
Yellow  Ball. — Poor  playing. 

The  definitions  given  above  are  free  from  the  full  technical  re- 
quirements of  the  legal  rules,  but  are  sufficiently  complete  to  give 
a  novice  a  thorough  understanding  of  the  meaning  of  the  words 
defined. 


14 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  23,  1892. 


THE  local  mining  market  received  another  set-back  during  the 
week  by  another  opinion  from  the  bench  on  the  illegality  of 
margin  transactions.  This  decision  does  not  really  count  for 
much  except  among  a  certain  class  of  dealers,  who  seldom,  if 
ever,  read  the  news  of  the  day,  and  who  are,  in  the  main,  too 
ignorant  to  understand  a  matter  of  this  kind,  even  if  they  do 
happen  to  run  across  it.  In  the  case  against  Barrett,  the  Court 
had  no  option  but  to  follow  the  ruling  laid  down  by  the  Supreme 
Court,  in  Cash  man  vs.  Root.  No  matter  how  the  Judge  might 
have  felt  bound  to  construe  the  law,  if  acting  independently  he 
could  not  very  well  decide  against  an  opinion  of  the  Supreme 
Court,  even  if  rendered  by  a  minority  of  the  Justices.  The  battle 
will  have  to  be  fought  out  on  the  higher  plane,  and  until  the  pre- 
vious decision  is  reversed,  the  lower  Courts  can  only  find  against 
the  brokers  as  case  after  case  is  presented.  Fortunately  there  is 
a  higher  Court  of  appeal  from  the  decisions  of  the  Supreme 
bench  of  California,  which,  as  a  rule,  are  held  in  light  esteem, 
both  at  home  and  abroad.  If  the  views  of  the  Justices  are  cor- 
rect in  the  Cashman  case,  the  sooner  the  law  is  amended  the 
better.  It  was  evidently  intended  to  put  a  restriction  on  certain 
forniB  of  speculations  for  the  protection  of  the  public,  but  as  it 
has  been  construed,  it  simply  opens  the  way  for  dishonest  per- 
sons to  not  only  escape  pecuniary  liability,  but  to  shoulder  it  on 
innocent  parties.  The  stock  dealer  who  buys  a  stock  on  margin 
is,  if  the  law  has  been  correctly  interpreted,  as  much  to  blame  as 
the  broker  who  carries  the  account.  He  cannot  plead  ignorance 
of  the  law,  and  yet  he  is  allowed  to  escape  blameless,  while  his 
partner  in  the  transaction  is  adjudged  guilty  and  pays  the  pen- 
alty. It  is  only  fair  to  assume  that  there  are  very  few  people 
who  would  take  advantage  of  this  peculiar  phase  of  law.  As  a 
rule,  the  majority  of  stock  speculators  have  very  strict  ideas  of 
honor.  Tney  put  their  money  up  on  a  gamble,  and  if  it  ends  in 
a  loss  it  is  pocketed  without  a  murmur.  It  speaks  well  for  this 
community,  that  with  such  a  questionable  opportunity  afforded 
by  the  distinguished  jurists  elected  to  tangle  up  the  law,  for 
the  State  at  large,  that  only  two  persons  have  yet  taken  advan- 
tage of  it  to  recover  gambling  losses.  They  played  to  win,  lost 
their  money,  the  same  as  others  have  done  before  them,  and  then 
suddenly  discovered  that  what  they  had  been  doing  was  illegal, 
sufficiently  so  to  warrant  them  asking  the  Courts  to  shift  their 
losses  from  their  own  shoulders  upon  those  of  the  brokers. 
?  ?¥ 

THE  brokers  here  are  not  so  good  as  they  might  be,  but  at  the 
same  time,  as  far  as  morality  is  concerned,  they  will  compare 
very  favorably  with  the  members  of  the  New  York  and  foreign 
exchanges.  "Buyers"  and  "sellers"  options  are  recognized 
wherever  stocks  are  dealt  in,  and  have  been  ever  since  the  busi- 
ness was  originated.  This  involves  the  margin  operation  objected 
to  by  the  people  who  inspired  the  legislation  against  it  here,  who 
were  probably  instigated  in  the  matter  by  a  spirit  of  revenge  for 
a  financial  pinch  at  some  period  in  their  career  when  trying  their 
luck  in  the  market.  If  they  had  succeeded  in  passing  a  bill 
which  would  have  checked  the  practice  of  borrowing  and  lending 
shares,  it  would  undoubtedly  have  benefited  the  business  in 
many  ways.  This  would  have  forced  the  brokers  to  enter  this 
market  to  fill  orders,  while  increasing  the  chances  of  the  public 
speculator  by  reducing  the  floating  capital  stock  of  the  com- 
panies. The  only  practical  result  of  the  legislation  so  far  has 
been  to  reduce  the  volume  of  business  and  injure  small  dealers, 
who  have  been  prevented  from  playing  on  a  small  margin  for  the 
means  to  keep  body  and  soul  alive.  The  brokers  have  not  been 
seriously  affected  outside  of  a  falling  off  in  business.  They  re- 
fuse to  accommodate  their  customers  unless  a  full  cash  value  of 
the  shares  purchased  is  put  up.  This  makes  it  all  the  safer  for 
them,  while  it  acts  as  a  serious  inconvenience  to  the  trader. 
None  of  the  members  of  either  exchange  have  yet  taken  advan- 
tage of  the  decision,  which  is  creditable  to  them.  If  they  had, 
the  boot  would  have  been  on  the  other  leg,  which  may  be  infor- 
mation to  some  of  the  modern  Jeffreys  who  would  like  to  legalize 
robbery.  Suppose  a  customer  has  an  account  on  margin  which 
bad  been  built  up  from  a  few  hundreds  to  as  many  thousands  of 
dollars.  The  broker  holding  the  shares  turns  round  some  morn- 
ing, sells  them  all  out,  and  puts  the  money  in  his  safe,  informing 
the  dealer  that  the  transaction  was  illegal  from  the  first,  and  that 
all  the  earnings  on  his  capital  have  been  forfeited.  This  would 
naturally  be  very  generally  condemned  as  theft,  but  at  the 
same  time  it  would  simply  be  turning  the  tables,  while  the  act 
would  be  sanctioned  and  sustained  by  the  decision  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  this  State.  If  this  is  law  it  certainly  is  not  jus- 
tice, in  the  ordinary  sense  of  the  term. 
?$* 

CON.  CAL.  VIRGINIA  and  Bullion  have  been  active  stocks  dur- 
ing the  week.  Both  properties  look  well,  and  would  sell  higher 
were  it  not  for  the  prevailing  depression  in  business.  The  balance 
of  the  market  has  been  weak  and  dull,  although  some  sensible 
dealers   have   been  picking  up  stocks  on  the  break.     There  has 


been  nothing  new  of  importance  reported  from  the  lode,  and  work 
is  progressing  as  usual  in  all  quarters.  A  large  quantity  of  out- 
side stock  has  come  into  the  market  recently,  the  brokers  taking 
advantage  of  the  decline  in  prices  to  weed  out  all  weak  accounts. 
It  is  not  likely  that  much  leeway  will  be  granted  to  customers  in 
the  future,  in  view  of  the  possibility  that  a  demand  might  be 
made  by  some  one  to  recoup  his  losses.  It  is  not  pleasant  to  be 
brought  face  to  face  with  a  bugbear  in  a  business  which  can  widen 
out  considerably  if  a  liberal  policy  in  the  way  of  advances  can  be 
adopted  with  safety.  This  day,  however,  has  passed  for  the  time 
being  until  the  question  of  margin  stocks  has  been  finally  settled. 
No  assessments  have  been  levied  during  the  week.  Those  on 
Bullion  and  Kentuck  were  delinquent.  The  dividends  on  Bulwer 
and  Standard  Consolidated  will  be  payable  next  week.  Nothing 
new  has  transpired  in  the  Tuscarora  or  Quijotoa  mines.  The  full 
plant  in  Tuscarora  will  be  in  operation  about  May  1st,  and  then 
an  improvement  should  take  place  in  the  stocks. 

THE  prospectus  has  just  been  received  from  London  of  The 
California  (Mexico)  Land  Company,  an  incorporation  which 
claims  to  hold  4,972,400  acres  of  land  in  Lower  California  "  under 
a  direct  title  "  from  the  Supreme  Government  of  the  Republic  of 
Mexico.  A  map  accompanies  this  interesting  document,  which 
shows  that  but  a  very  small  portion  of  the  western  half  of  the 
peninsula  has  been  left  for  the  needs  of  the  native  population.  The 
old  International  Company  tried  in  every  way  to  gobble  up  the 
Eastern  half  of  this  territory,  but  the  horned  toads  still  live  and 
multiply,  undisturbed  by  an  invasion  of  colonists.  A  few  unfor- 
tunates have,  from  time  to  time,  been  beguiled  into  an  invest- 
ment in  this  torrid  clime,  but  their  experiences  have  furnished 
chapter  upon  chapter  of  horrors,  as  deep  and  dark  as  those  con- 
densed in  the  narrative  of  some  sole  survivor  of  a  shipwrecked 
crew,  picked  up  on  a  wave-washed  raft  in  mid-ocean.  The  capital- 
ists of  this  city  know  all  about  the  gold  placers  of  lower  California, 
and  of  the  coral,  sponge,  and  pearl  fisheries.  The  inducements, 
however,  in  this  line  have  never  been  sufficient  to  attract  capital 
in  that  dirpction.  The  La  Boleo  Copper  Company,  which  owes 
its  prosperity  to  its  proximity  to  the  ocean,  has  gold  in  plenty 
close  at  hand  if  some  prdcess  to  winnow  it  out  of  the  sand  could 
be  devised,  on  the  same  principal  as  wheat  is  freed  from  the 
chaff.  What  this  part  of  the  earth  lacks  is  water,  and  in  this  re- 
spect it  is  as  badly  off  as  the  Sahara.  This  fact  is  admitted  in 
the  prospectus,  which  also  fathers  the  assertion  that  "water" 
can  be  found  every  where  at  an  average  depth  of  20  feet." 
$$  ¥ 

IF  so,  why  not  go  ahead  and  sink  the  artesian  wells  contem- 
plated, and  construct  reservoirs  for  the  "  accumulation  of  rain 
water"  before  inviting  people  down  to  parch  with  drought.  The 
whole  scheme  savors  of  a  lottery,  in  which  acres  of  sunburnt 
sand  and  cacti  plantations  are  substituted  for  the  "  thimble  and 
the  pea."  The  peninsula  of  Lower  California  is  just  far  enough 
away  to  warrant  safety  in  making  any  kind  of  a  statement,  and 
permit  a  mingling  of  fact  and  fiction  in  the  manner  best  calcu- 
lated to  attract  a  class  of  dupes  who  would  "  go  it  blind"  on  any 
proposition.  The  attempt  to  draw  a  comparison  between  the 
lands  in  the  State  of  California  and  those  arid  plains  is  sufficient 
in  itself  to  show  the  true  character  of  the  enterprise.  As  usual, 
the  name  of  a  United  States  Consul  is  dragged  into  the  pros- 
pectus. In  view  of  past  fiascos  in  English  colonization  schemes 
operated  in  this  quarter,  it  might  be  just  as  well  for  Mr.  Viosca, 
the  Consul  at  La  Paz,  to  let  the  promoters  work  their  own  salva- 
tion without  any  assistance  on  his  part,  officially  or  otherwise, 
There  has  been  too  much  opportunity  for  complaints  already  in 
this  respect  at  other  Consulates,  if  they  had  ever  been  pressed 
at  Washington. 

%  %  $ 

THE  well-known  firm  of  J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros,  has  been  in- 
corporated, and  in  future  the  business  will  be  conducted  un- 
der the  name  of  the  J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros.  Company.  The  capi- 
tal stock  of  the  company  is  divided  into-20,000  shares,  of  the  par 
value  of  $100  each,  representing  $2,000,000.  of  which  19,975  shares 
are  held  by  Messrs.  John  D.  and  A.  B.  Spreckels,  the  remaining 
25  shares  having  been  subscribed  for  by  the  incorporators.  The 
following  officers  have  been  elected  for  the  ensuing  year  :  J.  D. 
Spreckels,  President;  A.  B.  Spreckels,  Vice-President;  Charles  A. 
Hugg,  Secretary,  and  W.  D.  K.  Gibson,  Treasurer. 
$  $  $ 

THE  net  profit  of  the  Elkhorn  Mining  Company  of  Montana, 
for  the  year  ending  December  31,  1891,  was  $356,120.  This, 
with  the  balance  of  $71,030  brought  forward  for  the  previous 
year,  made  a  total  balance  on  revenue  account  of  $427,150.  Out 
of  this  sum  four  dividends  were  paid  during  the  year,  amounting 
to  37J  per  cent,  upon  the  paid  up  capital  of  the  company.  The 
balance  carried  forward  amounted  to  $99,015.  A  new  and  im- 
portant strike  has  been  reported  on  1250  foot  levels. 
$  $  $ 

THE  Basin  Elkhorn  Mining  Company  is  the  title  of  a  New 
London  incorporation,  organized  to  deal  in  some  Montana 
mines.  The  name  of  Elkhorn  is  evidently  considered  stock-in- 
trade  of  the  new  enterprise,  which  reflects  on  the  value  of  the 
property.  Trading  on  outside  reputation  must  always  be  regarded 
with  suspicion. 


April  23,  1892. 


SAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  I.KTTER. 


15 


*•  Hear  ine  Crier!"  ''What  ihc  devil  arlthouT' 
■•  One  that  will  pliT  the devil, sir.  with  you." 


I  OFTEN  wonder  if  the  young  men  of  this  day  enjoy  them- 
selves as  much  as  we  old  fellows  used  when  we  were  their 
age.  I  sometimes  think  they  do  not,  because  they  pay  more  at- 
tention to  th-ir  dress  than  their  pleasures,  and  they  seem  to  take 
their  vices  in  coarser  draughts  thin  their  predecessors  in  the 
flowery  paths  of  youth  and  riot.  But  this  may  be  only  the  bil- 
ious view  of  a  disgruntled  philosopher,  who  regrets  that  the  wine 
has  lost  the  sparkle  of  twenty  years  ago,  though  the  brand  may 
not  have  changed,  and  one  night's  indulgence  in  the  delights  of 
the  table  is  followed  by  a  week's  active  palpitation  of  the  liver. 
Positively  one  every -day  young  man  is  a  repetition  of  the  other. 
They  are  as  much  alike  as  Chinamen.  It  is  difficult  to  tell  them 
apart  unless  one  fellow  has  a  cast  in  bis  eye,  a  limp,  or  has  a 
broken  nose.  To  me  tbey  look  as  if  the  same  tailor  made  their 
clothes,  the  same  bootmaker  their  boots,  aDd  their  hair  and 
moustaches  were  trimmed  by  the  same  barber.  Their  manner- 
isms have  been  acquired  at  tae  same  school,  and  their  slang 
studied  from  the  same  book.  Tney  tire  me  because  I  am  old,  and 
I  detest  a  young  fellow  who  cannot  be  original  in  something — 
his  vices,  even,  if  nothing  else  be  left  him.  The  old  crowd,  the 
crop  of  gay  boys  that  flourished  twenty  years  ago,  were  more  in- 
dependent. If  one  fellow  appeared  with  long  hair,  his  friend 
would  have  his  own  cut  short.  If  one  invented  and  acquired  an 
odd  expression,  oath  or  otherwise,  his  right  to  it  was  respected. 
Nobody  trespassed  upon  his  preserves;  nobody  borrowed  his 
property.  His  method  of  lighting  a  cigar,  or  lifting  his  hat,  or 
wearing  bis  necktie,  was  never  copied  by  a  friend.  Indeed,  the 
man  who  could  not  cut  his  own  swathe,  who  had  not  brains 
enough  to  devise  a  peculiarity,  was  barred  from  our  circle.  Ye 
tall  poplar  trees  that  wave  above  the  now  deserted  garden  of  the 
Hotel  de  France,  on  the  Oakland  estuary,  would  I  could  make  ye 
the  historians  of  our  revels!  Once  a  week  we  breakfasted  in  the 
cool,  fragrant  arbor,  beneath  the  shade  of  those  pleasant  trees. 
We  were  merry  and  tolerably  rich,  and  the  landlord  (peace  be  to 
his  ashes)  loved  us  even  as  his  own  sons.  We  paid  punctually 
for  what  we  ate  and  drank,  but  when  our  host  grew  mellow  it 
was  bottle  for  bottle,  the  house  contending  with  the  guest  for 
the  palm  of  generosity.  Bless  his  heart,  he  never  smiled  at  our 
French,  and  heaven  knows  it  was  a  pretty  rough  article,  gram- 
mar free,  and  spiced  and  dovetailed  with  the  most  self-confident 
recklessness.  He  listened  gravely,  and  when  he  did  not  under- 
stand bowed  his  head  and  said  certainment,  or  ah,  oui,  or  c'est  vrai. 
He  had  a  pretty  daughter,  without  which  no  landlord  is  perfect, 
and  we  all  loved  her,  and  I  think  she  loved  us  back.  We  made 
her  joint  presents,  and  when  dinner  had  been  more  than  usually 
good,  half  a  dozen  arms  would  meet  her  round  her  comely  waist. 
She  showed  no  partiality,  and  when  she  unbent  to  kiss  one  mem- 
ber of  the  band,  we  all  wiped  our  lips  and  waited  our  turn. 

MAY  the  Lord  forgive  the  liars.  Since  the  opening  of  the  fish- 
ing season  the  town  has  been  overrun  with  them.  There  are, 
of  course,  fish  liars,  but  are  fish  liars  less  objectionable  than  any 
other  variety  ?  We  think  not.  There  is  a  damnable  iteration 
about  the  fish  liar  which  sends  the  iron  deeper  into  the  soul  of 
the  listener  than  almost  any  other  form  of  lie.  Men  of  honor,  up- 
right men  on  'Change,  men  who  would  be  entrusted  with  untold 
wealth,  are  seized  with  this  miserable  lust  for  lying  about  fish, 
bitten  with  this  mad-dog  of  mendacity,  and  go  raving  about  the 
streets,  howling:  'Twenty  four-pounders  in  five  minutes,"  or 
some  other  equally  detestable  and  impossible  lie.  The  laws  of 
our  country  should  do  something  toward  the  protection  of  quiet 
and  inoffensive  citizens  from  the  assaults  of  those  liars.  Woe, 
unutterable  woe,  be  to  the  man  whose  dentist  or  barber  is  an  en- 
thusiast in  the  gentle  art.  Fixed  in  the  chair,  with  the  nippers  in 
his  mouth,  or  the  razor  on  his  chin,  he  has  no  escape  from  the 
torrent  bis  captor  directs  upon  bim.  The  ruffian  who  thus  holds 
him  in  bondage  knows  well  there  is  no  escape,  and  adds  pounds 
upon  pounds  to  his  imaginary  trout,  until  his  victim  moans  and 
weeps,  and  offers  large  sums  for  his  release.  May  Satan  burn 
the  fish  liars  1  Although  the  T.  C.  is  not  a  bad  fist  at  a  gigantic 
fish  story  himself,  the  vice  is  a  villainous  one,  and  he  wants  to 
see  it  trampled  under  foot. 

SEVERAL  people  in  Petaluma  were  poisoned  one  day  this 
week  by  strychnine,  mixed  with  their  tea.  The  worst  of  it 
is  that  it  was  a  bridal  party,  and  the  groom  is  among  the  suffer- 
ers. Now,  there  is  a  moral  in  this — never  have  tea  at  a  bridal 
party.  Champagne,  claret  and  even  whisky  are  the  natural  and 
rational  beverages  served  by  sensible  people  on  those  occasions. 
Liquors  of  the  above  variety  make  the  groom  merry  and  work 
him  up  to  the  point  of  embracing  his  mother-in-law.  Tea,  with 
or  without  strychnine,  gives  a  morose  and  melancholy  tinge  to 
the  proceedings. 


1   LOVE  to  look  In  the  gunsmith's  window, 
At  rod  and  ritle,  and  reel  and  line, 
For  then  I  hear,  'midat  the  street's  harsh  clamor, 

The  rush  of  waters,  the  low  of  kine. 
Here  winds  the  stream  from  the  shady  upland, 

In  shallows  silver,  in  deep  pools  brown; 
The  gaunt,  tall  houses  are  oak  and  willow, 
And  I  away  from  the  weary  town, 

Away  and  over  the  broad  fields  speeding, 

With  supple  lancewood  and  whirling  reel; 
The  straight  line  falls  on  the  bubbling  eddy— 

A  plunge— a  strike — and  with  joy  I  feel 
The  brook's  stout  monarch  is  hooked;  but  never 

The  warrior  hope  of  a  royal  line 
Showed  more  gallant  front  against  desperate  chances 

In  disastrous  fray  than  this  trout  of  mine. 

The  scene  is  changed,  and  yon  rifle  barrel 

Is  the  wand  that  bids  me  again  behold 
Great  wooded  mountains  whose  lofty  summits 

The  cold,  damp  wreathes  of  the  sea  enfold. 
From  yonder  thicket  the  antlered  chieftain, 

Of  the  herd  submissive  steps  forth  in  pride, 
Erect  a  moment — then  grass  and  fern 

With  the  proud  stag's  heart's  blood  are  crimson-dyed. 

'Tis  not  strange  I  pause  at  the  gunsmith's  window, 

To  read  in  those  volumes — not  printed  books — 
Such  stirring  tales  of  the  life  I  long  for 

With  glowing  pictures  of  glades  and  brooks; 
Till  the  air  is  laden  with  perfume  of  grasses, 

With  bloom  of  orchards,  and  odor  of  pine, 
And  the  joys  that  nature  gives  those  who  love  her 

In  this  dreamful  fancy,  again  is  mine. 

THAT  wild-eyed  crank  and  general  nuisance,  Carl  Browne,  is 
again  in  town.  Brown  is  one  of  those  irrepressible  fellows 
who,  like  Banquo's  ghost,  will  not  down.  He  may  be  sat  on 
hundreds  of  times,  but  he  will  continue  to  bob  up  just  as  serenely 
as  ever.  Nothing  affects  him  but  a  desire  for  notoriety.  He 
should  be  sent  to  the  World's  Fair  as  a  specimen  of  California's 
curiosities.  Of  course,  he  would  not  attract  as  much  attention 
as  a  big  redwood,  or  a  prize  watermelon,  but  he  should  be  in- 
cluded in  the  exhibit  somewhere;  a  place  in  the  live  stock  de- 
partment might  be  found  for  him. 

JUDGE  LOVE,  who  has  had  his  full  share  of  newspaper  abuse, 
and  who  is  not  so  greedy  but  some  one  else  might  come  in  and 
have  a  slice,  now  keeps,  every  morning,  a  bunch  of  handsome 
roses  on  the  judicial  desk.  When  the  glowering  reporter  enters, 
prepared  to  do  the  Judge  up  at  all  hazards,  and  to  represent  Jus- 
tice with  her  scales  busted  and  her  bandage  slipped  down  over 
her  neck,  Judge  Love  gracefully  presents  the  vengeful  scribe  with 
a  flower,  and  the  reportorial  pen  is  then  dipped  in  honey  instead 
of  gall. 

THE  South  San  Francisco  News  of  this  week  has  a  gruesome 
story  about  a  Chinese  being  devoured  by  cats.  Now,  since 
the  cat  is  one  of  the  Chinaman's  pet  delicacies,  there  can  be  no 
incongruity  in  Puss  having  his  innings  sometimes.  Nothing  that 
is  eaten,  with  the  exception  of  the  hog,  ever  attempts  to  return 
the  compliment,  and  by  the  holy  smoke  there  are  cases,  and  many 
of  them,  when  a  hog  eating  a  man  would  be  cannabalistic,  and 
unfraternal  on  the  part  of  the  hog. 

ASA  FISK.  is  to-day  the  most  disgusted  man  in  the  State  of  Cal- 
.ifornia.  He  has  read  that  the  wage-shavers  on  the  Mail  Dock, 
cash  claims  at  the  rate  of  520  per  cent,  per  annum.  Mr.  Fisk  in 
bis  best  days  could  never  approach  this.'  He  is  a  good,  stout, 
hearty,  and  indeed  it  may  be  remarked,  phenominal  usurer,  but 
now  when  he  has  seen  how  far  behind  those  other  fellows  he  is, 
he  could  give  a  blind  man  a  nickel  without  taking  back  two 
pencils  for  value  received. 

Jn  looking  over  the  list  of  the  committee  to  receive  the  visiting 
editors  of  the  East,  it  seems  odd  to  find  that  it  is  composed 
altogether  of  journalists  from  the  interior  of  the  State.  These 
poor,  hard-worked  men  have  to  do  all  the  hospitality  business 
when  a  junketing  looms  up.  The  city  fellows  stick  to  their  desks, 
and  barely  find  time  to  rush  out  and  bid  their  guests  the  time  of 
day  before  the  office  boy  calls  them  back  again  to  get  a  Nelson 
lock  on  some  topic  of  national  importance. 

THE  long-needed  marriage  boom  has  set  in  with  a  vengeance, 
and  brides  are  now  as  plenty  as  peaches  in  autumn.  This  is 
a  wholesome  beginning  of  Easter.  Let  those  lazy  club  bachelors 
look  about  them,  econi raize  in  their  wine  and  cigar  bills,  aban- 
don hack-riding  at  midnight,  make  housekeeping  calculations, 
keep  posted  in  the  price  of  babies  shoes,  and  then  boldly  start  in 
and  set  up  establishments  for  themselves,  and  give  posterity  a 
chance. 


16 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  23,  1892. 


IN  his  interesting  memoirs,  just  done  into  English,  Bar^n  de 
Marbot,  a  Lieutenant-Genera!  under  the  great  Napoleon,  tells 
some  good  stories  about  historical  characters.  Writing  of  the  dif- 
ferent battles  in  which  he  was  engaged,  he  says:  In  some  of  these 
fights  I  had  occasion  to  see  Brig  -Gen.  Macard,  a  soldier  of  fortune 
who  had  been  carried  by  the  whirlwind  of  the  Revolution,  almost 
without  intermediate  steps,  from  the  rank,  of  trumpet-major  to  that 
of  general  officer.  He  was  au  excellent  specimen  of  the  officers 
who  were  called  into  existence  by  chance  and  their  own  courage, 
and  who,  while  they  displayed  a  very  genuine  valor  before  the 
enemy,  were  none  the  less  unfitted  by  their  want  of  education  for 
filling  exalted  positions.  He  was  chiefly  remarkable  for  a  quaint 
peculiarity.  Of  colossal  size  and  extraordinary  bravery,  this 
singular  person,  when  he  was  about  to  charge  at  the  head  of  his 
troops,  invariably  cried :  "Look  here!  I'm  going  to  dress  like  a 
beast."  Therewith  he  would  take  off  his  coat,  his  vest,  his  shirt, 
and  keep  on  nothing  except  his  plumed  hat,  his  leather  breeches 
and  his  boots.  Stripped  thus  to  the  waist,  General  Macard  offered 
to  view  a  chest  almost  as  shaggy  as  a  bear's,  which  gave  him  a 
very  strange  appearance.  When  he  had  once  got  on  what  he 
very  truly  called  his  beast's  clothing,  General  Macard  would  dash 
forward  recklessly,  saber  in  hand,  and  swearing  like  a  pagan,  on 
the  enemy's  cavalry.  But  he  very  seldom  got  at  them,  for  at  the 
sight  of  this  giant,  half-naked,  hairy  all  over,  and  in  such  a  strange 
outfit,  who  was  hurling  himself  at  them  and  uttering  the  most 
fearful  yells,  bis  opponents  would  bolt  on  all  sides,  scarcely  know- 
ing if   they  had  a  man  to  deal  with,  or  some  strange  wild  animal. 


Among  the  Tyrolese,  who  are  singularly  careful  in  preserving 
old  and  quaint  customs,  there  exists  a  beautiful  practice,  says  the 
Ave  Maria.  When  a  young  woman  leaves  her  mother's  house  to 
go  to  the  marriage  altar,  she  is  presented  with  a  handkerchief, 
which  has  been  duly  blessed  by  the  parish  priest.  This  is  called 
the  tear  handkerchief,  and  its  first  use  is  to  dry  the  bride's  tears 
as  she  leaves  the  home  of  her  girlhood.  When  she  pronounces 
her  marriage  vows  she  holds  this  bit  of  cambric  in  her  hand;  and 
when  she  is  taken  to  the  home  which  is  to  be  henceforth  her  own, 
it  is  put  away  among  her  most  sacred  treasures.  Years  pass, 
bringing  joys  and  sorrows  in  their  train.  And  when  at  last  the 
bride  of  former  days  is  laid  in  her  coffin,  with  the  benediction  of 
the  church  upon  her,  the  tear  handkerchief  is  brought  forth  and 
laid  upon  the  closed  eyes,  which  are  to  look  henceforth  upon  the 
blissful  scenes  of  Paradise. 

Walt  Whitman's  late  home,  a  little  frame  house  worth  about 
$1,500  or  $2,000,  is  to  be  bought  and  preserved  in  his  memory,  if 
Mr.  Traubel,  one  of  the  executors  of  the  poet's  will,  can  raise  the 
money.  Already  circulars  asking  for  subscriptions  have  been 
sent  out  to  Whitman's  admirers.  Mr.  Traubel  says  that  the  two 
bedrooms,  where  Whitman  did  all  his  literary  work,  and  the  par- 
lor would  be  kept  as  it  is.  The  interior  will,  however,  be  some- 
what repaired  and  repainted.  "  The  Philadelphia  Press"  says 
that  Whitman  left  a  number  of  manuscripts,  containing  both 
prose  and  poetry,  which  have  never  been  published.  Among 
them  was  a  poem,  "  Columbus,"  recently  written,  on  the  coming 
Columbian  Exposition.  There  were  also  some  personal  effects 
which,  if  sold,  would  bring  large  prices,  but  these  will  be  kept  in 
the  old  house. 

A  Plymouth  correspondent  says:  A  curious  discovery  has  been 
made  at  Plymouth.  On  a  side  door  of  a  room  in  Dunlewey 
House,  Seymour  Road,  Mannamead,  Plymouth,  was  a  lock  which 
had  given  considerable  trouble.  It  v*as  taken  off  for  repairs, 'and 
cleaning  and  scraping  laid  bare  the  following  inscription  :  ' '  This 
lock  was  on  the  chamber  door  of  St.  Helena  wherein  he  breathed 
his  last  who  made  princes  bow,  and  kings  to  tremble  on  their 
thrones,  Napolean."  The  words  "  who  "  and  "  Napolean  "  were 
in  German  text.     The  house  is  about  sixty  years  old. 

Lord  Dufferin  is  the  eighth  Ambassador  to  represent  Great 
Britain  in  France  since  the  restoration  of  the  Bourbons,  whereas 
France  has  had  no  fewer  than  thirty-eight  representatives  at  the 
English  Court  in  the  same  lapse  of  time.  The  Embassy  in  Paris,, 
39  Fauborg  St.  Honors,  was  bought  by  the  Duke  of  Wellington 
from  Princess  Pauline  Borghese  for  £24,000,  and  is  now  said  to  be 
worth  £160,000.  w^^— . 

The  hat  of  Cardinal  Manning,  which  he  bequeathed  to  the  Pro- 
Cathedral  at  Kensington,  is  now  to  be  seen  in  that  building.  The 
memento  is  somewhat  curiously  exposed;  a  long  silken  cord  is 
hung  from  one  of  the  arches  near  the  altar,  and  at  its  end  dangles 
the  Cardinal's  hat.  A  great  number  of  people  have  already  had 
the  curiosity  to  visit  the  cathedral. 


John  W.  Carmany,  of  2o  Kearney  street,  enjoys  the  well-earned 
reputation  of  having  the  best  assortment  of  gentlemen's  furnishing 
goods  in  the  city. 


b_a_35Tk:s- 


8ANK  OF  CALIFORNIA,  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Capital  $3,000,000  00 

Surplus 1,000,000  00 

Undivided  Profits (July  1st,  1890) 3,275,919  48 

WM.  ALVORD,  President. 

ThomasBeown. Cashier  I  B.  Murray.  Jr  ..  .Assistant  Cashier 

Irving  F.  Moulton,  2nd  Assistant  Cashier. 

CORRESPONDENTS : 

NEW  YORE— Agency  of  the  Bank  of  California;  B03TON— Tremont 
National  Bank;  CHICAGO— Union  National  Bank;  ST.  LOUIS— Boatman's 
Bank;  NEW  ZEALAND— The  Bank  of  New  Zealand.  Correspondent  in 
London— Messrs.  N.  M.  Rothschild  &  Sons.  Correspondents  in  India,  China, 
Japan  and  Australia. 

The  Bank  has  Agencies  at  Virginia  City,  and  Correspondents  In  all  the 
principal  Mining  Districts  and  Interior  Towns  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Letters  of  Credit  issued,  available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Draw  direct 
on  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  New  Orleans,  Denver,  Salt  Lake, 
Cincinnati,  Portland.O.,  Los  Angeles,  London,  Dublin,  Paris,  Berlin,  Bremen, 
Hamburg,  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  Antwerp,  Amsterdam,  Copenhagen,  Stock- 
holm, Christiana,  Loearno,  Melbourne,  Sydney,  Auckland,  Hongkong 
Shanghai,  Yokohama.  Genoa,  and  all  cities  in  Italy  and  Switzerland. 


THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK, 


Geo.  A.  Low, 
N.  Van  Bergen, 
Thomas  Jennings, 


N.  W.  Corner  Sansome  and  Bush  Streets. 

Established  1870.  u    S.  Depositary. 

CAPITAL  {PAID   UP) .$1,500,000 

SURPLUS $600.000  1  UNDIVIDED   PROFITS $150,000 

S.  G.  MURPHY President  I  E.  D.  MORGAN Cashier 

JAMES  MOFPITT.... Vice-President  |  GEO.  W.  KLINE Ass't Cashier 

DIRECTORS: 

George  C,  PerkinB,  S.  G.  Murphy, 

James  D.  Phelan,  James  Moffitt. 

John  A.  Hooper,  J.  D.  Harvey. 

A  General  Banking  Business  Transacted. 

SAFE    DEPOSIT   DEPARTMENT, 

JAMES  K.  LYNCH,  Manager, 
Safes  to  rent  from  $5  to  $100  per  annum  (under  the  exclusive  control  of 
th<?  renter),  for  the  care  of  all  valuables.    Trunks  and  Packages  taken  on 
storage.    A  specialty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a.  m.  to  6  p.m. 

LONDON  AND  SAN  FRANCISCO  BANK.  Limited. 

Authorized  Capital $3,500,000     [     Capital  paid  up 2.450,000 

Reserve 395,000 

San  Francisco  Office.  424  California  St.  [  London  Office 73  Lombard  St.,E.C 

Portland  Branch.  48  First  St.    Tacoma  Branch,  1005  A  Street. 

Man  ARTHUR  SCRIVENER:  Assistant  Manager,  WILLIAM        EEL 

Cashier,    GUSTAV  FRIEDERICH. 

LONDON  BANKERS— Bank  of  England  and  London  Joint  Stock  Bank. 
NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

This  Bank  is  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex- 
change Business  in  London  and  San  Francisco,  and  between  said  cities  and 
all  partB  of  the  world. 

THE  SATHER  BANKING  COMPANY 

Capital $1,250,000. 

Successor  to  Sather  &  Co.,  Established  1851,  San  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON President 

J.  L.  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  S.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

Directors:  E.  A.  Bruguiere,  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  Wm.  P.  John- 
son, C.  P.  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K.  Wilson. 

Agents:  New  York— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co-  Boston— Downer  &  Co. 
Philadelphia— Drexel  &  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  National  Bank.  St.  Louis— The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City— First  National  Bank.  London— Brown, 
dhipley  &  Co.    Paris— Drexel,  Harjes  &  Co. 

WELLS.  FARGO  &  COMPANY-BANKING  DEPARTMENT. 

N.  £.  Corner  Sansome  and  Sutter  Streets. 
SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 

CiPITAL  $     500,000.00 

SURPLUS  5,488.393.72 

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS $    5,988,393~00 

DIRECTORS: 

Lloyd Tevia,  President:  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chas.  F.  Crocker.  J.  C.  Fargo,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Wm.  Norris,  Geo.  E.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  Wadswortn,  CaBhier. 

Receive  Deposits,  issues  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Bankin 

Business. „___^___ 

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND   DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS PORTCOSTA,  California. 

Storage  t'apacity,  100,000  Tons.      Regular    Warehouse  for  San 
Francisco  Produce  Exchange  t  all  Board. 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  handling  and  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  and  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  and  smutty  Wheat. 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  stored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  sold, 
if  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  of  the  Company.  202  Sansome  St..  over  the  Anglo-California  Bask. 

THE  CROCKER-WOOLWORTH  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

822     PINE     STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL 11,000,000. 

DIRECTORS : 
CHAS.  F.  CROOKES,  I  E.  H.  MILLER,  Je. 

R.  C.  WOOLWORTH President. 

W   E    BROWN Vicb-Pbesident. 

WM.  H.  CROCKER      Cashibb 

SECURITY  SAVINGS  BANK. 

Quarantee  Capital S800,0Co 

OFFICERS: 

President  JEROME  LINCOLN  I  Secretary S.  L.  ABBOT.  Jr. 

Vice-President  W.  S.  JONES  |  Attorney SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

OFFICE-No.  228  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


Aj.ril  28,  1 


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SAX  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER 


17 


BA.3STICS. 


FANNY.   A   SOUTHERN    BLOSSOM.— Annie   lime  Aldrieh 
X        }  f/onu  Jnurnnl. 


Come  and  see  her  as  she  stands, 
Crimson  roses  in  tier  hands, 

And  her  eyes 
Are  as  dark  as  southern  night, 
Yet  than  southern  dawn  more  bright, 
And  a  soft  alluring  light 

In  them  lies. 
None  deny  if  she  beseech 
With  that  pretty  liquid  speech 

Of  the  South. 
All  her  consonants  are  slurred, 
And  the  vowels  are   preferred, 
There's  a  poem  in  each  word 

From  that   mouth. 
Even  Cupid  is  her  slave. 
Of  his  arrows  half  be  gave 

Her,  one  day — 
In  a  merry,  playful  hour. 
Dowered  with  these  and  beauty's  dower, 
Strong,  indeed,  her  magic  power, 

So  they  say. 
Venus,  not  to  be  outdone 
By  her  generous  little  son, 

Shaped  the  mouth 
Very  like  to  Cupid's  bow. 
Lack-a-dayl     Our  North  can  show 
No  such  lovely  flowers  as  grow 

In  the  South  1 

THE    DAYS    OF    APRIL.— Isabel  Gordon,  in  April's  Lippincotl's. 

"  The  days  of  April"  they   are  sweet,  so  sweet, 

Flushing  with  tender  green  the  meadow  ways, 
Where  June  will  dance  with  her  gay,  gladsome  feet, 

To  music  of  a  thousand  warblers'  praise. 
"  The  days  of   April"  they  are  fair,  so  fair, 

With  precious  promise  in  the  budding  flowers, 
Promise  of  days,  all  radiant,  fresh  and  rare, 

Mellowed  by  gentle  dews  and  fleeting  showers. 
"  The  days  of  April"  they  are  green,  so  green, 

And  maple  buds  grow  brilliant  in  the  sun, 
Golden  the  brookside  with  the  cowslip's  sheen, 

And  fragile  wild-flowers  steal  out  one  by  one. 
■  ■  The  days  of  April"  they  are  dear,  so  dear, 

To  hearts  grown  weary  of  the  winter  cold, 
Longing  for  sunny  skies  all  blue  and  clear, 

For  birds  to  pipe  and  blossoms  to  unfold. 
"  The  days  of  April"  they  are  bright  and  coy; 

But  one  glad  April,  years  and  years  ago, 
Held  more  of  charmed  hope,  and  love  and  joy 

Than  all  my  life  again  can  ever  know. 

TO    SLEEP. — Tennyson  in  ' '  The  Foresters. ' ' 

To  sleep!    to  sleep!     The  long   bright  day  is  done, 

And  darkness  rises  from  the  fallen  sun. 

To  sleep  I  to  sleep  I 

Whate'er  thy  joys,  they  vanish  with    the  day: 

Wbat'er  tby  griefs,  in  sleep  they  fade  away. 

To  sleep!  to  sleep! 

Sleep,  mournful  heart,  and  let  the  past  be  past! 

Sleep,  happy  soul!  all  life  will  sleep  at  last. 

To  sleep!  to  sleep! 

TO    A    FAIR    SAINT.— Tom  Masson  in  Life. 

For  forty  tedious  days  drawn  out, 

Thou  roost  perverse  of  misses 
(Your  sacrifice  you  say  it  was), 

You've  kept  from  me  your  kisses. 
And  now  you  come  with    lips  held  up 

To  mine — your  penance  over — 
You'd  have  me  leave  the  arid  sands 

And  dwell  once  more  in  clover. 
But  has  it  been  an  arid  sand 

For  me,  while  you've  been  fasting  ? 
Dear  me,  so  far  as  I'm  concerned, 

Your  penance  can  be  lasting. 
Sahara  was  too  much  for  me, 

It  had  too  dry  a  basis, 
And  while  you  fasted,  dear,  I  found 

A  dimpled,  sweet,  oasis. 


CAPITAL  PAID  UP 
RESERVE  FUND 


BANK    OF    BRITISH    COLUMBIA. 

Incorporated  by  Boys]  Charter. 


$3,000,000 

.     1 ,175,000 


Southeast  corner  Bush  and  S  .m  some  Streets. 

HEAD  OFFICE     00  LOMBARD  STREET,   LONDON. 

BRANCHES— Victoria,  Vancouver,  British  Columbia;   Portland,  Oregon; 

Seattle  and  Tacoma,  Washington. 
SUB-BRANCHES—  Kamloop.-,  Naualmo,  Nelson,  New  Westminster,  Brlt'sh 
Columbia. 
This  Bank  transacts  a  General  Banking  Business.  Accounts  opened  sub- 
ject to  Check,  aud  Special  Deposits  received.  Commercial  Credits  grauted 
available  iu  all  parts  of  the  world.  Approved  Bills  discounted  aud  ad- 
vances made  on  good  collateral  security.  Draws  direct  at  current  rates 
upon  its  Head  Ollice  aud  Branches,  and  upon  its  Agents,  as  follows: 

NEW  YORK,  CHICAGO  and  CANADA— Bauk  of  Montreal;  LIVERPOOL 
—North  and  South  Wales  Bank;  SCOTLAND— British  Linen  Compauy;  IRE- 
LAND—Bauk  of  Ireland  ;  MEXICO  aud  SOUTH  AMERICA— Loudon  Bank 
of  Mexico  and  South  America;  CHTNA  aud  JAPAN— Chattered  Bank  of 
India,  Australia  aud  China;  AUSTRALIA  and  NEW  ZEALAND— Bank  of 
Australasia,  Commercial  Bauking  Company  of  Sydney,  English,  Scottish 
aud  Australian  Chartered  Bank  and  National  Bauk  of  Australasia;  DEM- 
ERARA  and  TRINIDAD  (West  Indies)— Colonial  Bank 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVINGS  UNION. 

532  California  Street,  Corner  Webb  Street. 

Branch  Office 1700  Market  Street,  Corner  Polk. 

Deposits,  June  30,1891  9^3,311,061  00 

Guaranteed  Capital  and  Surplus  1,346,635  00 

DIRECTORS. 

Al^irt  M'll^r,  Pr  esident;  George  W.  Beaver,  Vice-President;  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond,  Charles  Pace,  Daniel  E.  Martin,  W.  C.  B.  DeFremery, 
George  C.  Boardman,  J.  G  Eastland  ;    Lovell  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  and  Loaus  only  on  real  estate  security.  Country  re- 
mittances may  be  sent  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  or  by  checks  of  reliable 
parties,  payable  in  San  Francisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  Savings 
Bank  commences  only  with  the  actual  receipt  of  the  money.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  is  made 
for  pass  book  or  entrance  fee.  Office  Hours— 9  a.  m.  to  3  p.  m.  Saturday 
evenings,  6:30  to  8. 

THE  GERMAN  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  526  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RESERVE  FUND $    1,610,000  00. 

Deposits  Jan.  2,  1892 27,138,129  74 

Officers— President,  L.  GOTTIG;  Vice-President,  EDW.  KRDSE 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGERS  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  R.  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TOURNY.  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Egjrers,  O.  Schoemann,  E. 
Meyer,  F.  Tillmann,  H.  Horstmann,  B.  A.  Becker,  H.  L.  Simon.  Attorney, 
John  R.  Jabbok. 

MUTUAL  SAVINGS  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building 

Ouaranty  Capital,  $1,000,000. 

OFFICERS. 

JAMES  G.  FAIR President 

JAMES  PHELAN,  S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-Presidents 

Directors— James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper,  C.  G.  Hooker, 
James  Phelan,  James  Momtt,  S.  G.  Murphy,  Chas.  Cadwalader  and  James 
D.  Phelan. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecurities. JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

LONDON,  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  BANK  (Limited), 

N.  W.  Cor.  Sansome  and  Sutter  Sts. 

utiu  ied  Capital $2,500,000  |  Paid  Up  Capital $2,000,000 

Reserve  Fund  $650,000 

Head  Office 58  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Agents— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
I  Ltd.),  No.  10  Wall  St.,N.  Y.    PARIS— Messrs.  Lazard  Freres  &  Cie,  17Bonle 
vard  Poissoniere.    Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.  Com 
mercial  and  Travelers'  Credits  issued.           EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 
LC.  Altschpl.  Cashier. 

THE  ANGLO-CALIFORNIAN  BANK,  Limited. 

N.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

rnnitAl  Authorized $6,000,000  I  Paid  up. .   $1,500,000 

Ascribed  I  i  i sioooIoOO  I  Reser/e  Fund         650,000 

Head  Office— 3  Angel  Court,  London,  E.  C. 
Agents  at  New  York— J.  &  W.  Seligman  «fc  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  banking  business,  sells  drafts,  makes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  and  issues  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
world     Sends  bills  for  collection,  loans  money,  buys  and  sells  exchange 


and  bullion. 


IGN.  STEIN  HART 
P.  N.  LILIENTHAL.l 


Managers. 


Dr.  Rowas'  Famous  Remedy  for  Sea-Sickness. 

If  you  intend  taking  a  trip  by  sea,  try  a  bottle  and  be  convinced  of  its 
merits.    To  be  obtained  from  all  druggists,  and  from 

L.  R.  ELLERT, 
S.  W.  corner  Kearny  and  California  streets,  S.  F. 
Price  per  bottle.    50  cents ■ 


PLUMBING. 


Fine  Sanitary  Plumbing  and  Gas-fitting 
Estimates  furnished.  Jobbing  promptly 
attended  to. 

CHARLES  E.  ANDERSON, 
1616  Polk  Street,  near  Clay,  and  1214 
Polk  Street,  near  Sutter. 
Telephone  No.  2107. 


18 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


.April  23,  1892. 


IF  you  want  to  know  just  how  badly  the  Street  Department  can 
do  its  work,  take  a  trip  oat  to  Noe  and  Clipper  streets.  It  is  a 
charming  residence  locality,  already  pretty  well  built  up  with 
cosy  little  cottages  and  homes,  some  of  them  costing  as  high  as 
$10,000.  It  is  a  locality  that  is  destined  to  grow,  for  its  natural 
advantages  are  many.  The  Street  Department  has  done  its  ut- 
most to  blast  that  fair  spot.  A  foul  stench  mingles  with  the  fresh 
breezes  from  over  the  hills,  and  poisons  the  air.  Zymotic  diseases 
are  of  frequent  occurrence  during  the  winter.  Why?  Because 
three  feet  of  stagnant  sewage  remain  in  the  Clipper-street  sewer 
at  the  crossing,  and  backs  up  almost  to  Castro  street.  The  outlet  of 
the  recently  constructed  sewer  is  three  feet  above  the  bottom  of 
the  old  intersecting  sewer.  A  five-foot  brick  crossing  was  built, 
and  the  outlet  into  the  old  sewer  left  severely  alone,  or  rather 
carelessly  or  purposely  built  so  that  throughout  the  year  the  new 
crossing  and  part  of  the  Clipper-street  sewer  must  contain  three 
feet  of  stagnant  water.  The  stagnant  water  breeds  foul  and  pois- 
onous gases,  which  escape  through  the  cesspools  to  pollute  the 
fresh  air  and  turn  an  Eden  into  a  plague-spot.  The  property- 
owners  have  often  called  the  attention  of  the  Street  Department 
to  this  state  of  affairs,  and  have  been  snubbed  for  their  pains. 

The  fact  that  the  daily  press  has  succeeded  in  waking  up  even 
the  City  Hall  sleepers  as  to  the  outrageous  condition  of  affairs  in 
the  Street  Department,  is  a  good  sign.  There  is  good  reason  to 
expect  a  different  state  of  affairs  before  long  in  this  department; 
surely  after  the  election,  if  not  before. 

Among  the  big  buyers  of  real  estate  in  the  San  Joaquin  Valley 
recently,  at  Easton,  Eldridge  &  Co.'s  auction,  was  one  of  the  best- 
known  insurance  men  iu  the  country,  P.  T.  Armstrong.  He 
seems  to  have  left  the  fickle  field  of  underwriting  for  the  more 
substantial  one  of  California  real  estate.  A  short  time  ago,  dis- 
patches in  the  press  announced  that  Armstrong  was  going  to  get 
a  monster  syndicate  in  the  fruit  business  here.  He  was  going  to 
buy  up  all  the  orchards  in  the  land,  or  something  like  that.  Con- 
siderable interest  was  manifested  in  his  movements  for  a  time, 
then  it  died  out  and  things  went  on  in  their  even  tenor.  But 
Armstrong  has  been  "  sawing  wood"  ever  since.  He  is  a  plucky 
and  enterprising  man,  who  is  generally  successful  in  his  invest- 
ments. Having  the  utmost  faith  in  the  future  of  the  Golden 
State,  he  has  established  a  large  almond  orchard  at  Lodi.  He  is 
still  a  buyer,  and  probably  will  be  for  some  time  to  come. 

It  is  a  fact  now  that  can  be  stated  boldly — the  real  estate  mar- 
ket is  brisk.  There  is  no  boom,  but  a  good,  healthy,  brisk  move- 
ment in  the  market,  and  ibe  reports  of  sales  of  the  various  agents 
and  brokers  prove  it  beyond  cavil. 

Easton,  Eldridge  &  Co.  held  an  auction  sale  of  city  property 
Tuesday  last.  McAfee,  Baldwin  &  Hammond  held  a  sale  at  the 
Real  Estate  Exchange  on  Thursday.  Fair  prices  were  the  rule  at 
both. 

A  real  estate  sensation  is  said  to  be  pending  which  will  surprise 
everybody,  and  be  of  special  interest  to  the  millionaires.  The 
brokers  who  are  negotiating  the  transaction,  however,  are  mum 
on  the  subject,  fearing  a  possible  slip  'twixt  cup  and  lip.  One  of 
the  big  estates  in  the  heart  of  the  city  is  soon  to  be  sold,  and 
Masonic  Temple  is  to  become  the  property  of  James  G.  Fair. 

At  South  San  Francisco,  building  is  quite  lively.  This  is  one  of 
the  most  thriving  of  the  city's  suburbs,  and  there  really  is  a  little 
boom  on  there. 

The  State  Board  of  Harbor  Commissioners  contemplate  the 
building  of  a  pier  at  the  foot  of  Powell  street.  Several  other  sub- 
stantial improvements  are  being  talked  of  for  the  water  front. 
There  is  a  steady  tone  of  progress  connected  with  every  detail  of 
the  real  estate  market  of  this  city  anfl  its  suburbs. 

Easton,  Eldridge  &  Co.  will  have  an  excursion  to  the  new  town 
of  Sunnyside  next  Saturday.  It  is  in  the  beautiful  Ross  valley, 
near  San  Anselmo  station,  and  three  miles  this  side  of  San  Rafael. 
One  hundred  choice  villa  residence  sites  will  be  sold  at  12:30 
o'clock,  on  the  premises.  The  train  will  leave  the  Sausalito 
ferry,  foot  of  Clay  street,  at  11  a.  m.  ;  returning,  will  leave  Sunny- 
side  at  3:30  p.  m.  These  are  all  large  lots,  beautifully  located. 
The  San  Francisco  Title,  Insurance  and  Trust  Company  guaran- 
tees the  title  to  the  lots.  The  town  is  fifteen  minutes  nearer  San 
Francisco  than  is  San  Rafael. 


Burlington    Route    Excursions. 

Commencing  Tuesday.  March  15th,  at  2  p.  m.  from  Los  Angeles 
and  Wednesday  at  8  a.  m.  from  San  Francisco,  and  every  Tuesday 
and  Wednesday  thereafter,  the  Burlington  Route  will  run  its  regular 
Summer  Excursions  with  Pullman  Tourist  Sleeping  cars  to  Chicago, 
via  Salt  Lake  City  and  Denver.  For  particulars  and  excursion  folder, 
apply  to  agent,  Burlington  Route,  at  204  South  Spring  street,  Los 
Angeles;  or  32  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

I'oiiifli**  and  Hoarseness.— The  irritation  which  produces  coughing 
immediately  relieved  by  use  of  "  Brown's  Bronchial  Troches."  Sold  only 
in  boxes. 


You  Can  Get  Rich 


By  investing  in  good  lands,  well  watered,  and  suitable  for 
the  production  of  the  finest  fruits,  as  well  as  grain  and 
stock.    400,000  acres  of  such  land 


In  Kern  Valley 


Is  owned  by  the  Kern  County  Land  Company,  and  is  all 
for  sale,  in  tracts  of  any  size,  on  easy  terms.  You  can  buy 
direct  from  the  owners,  and  save  middlemen's  profit. 


You  Do  It  ? 


Over  100  families  have  settled  in  Kern  Valley  during  the 
past  year.    All  are  prosperous  and  contented. 
For  MAPS  and  particulars  address 

KERN  COUNTY  LAND  CO., 

S.  W.  FERGUSSON,  Agent. 

nCnrTQ'  jBakersfleld,  4'allfornta. 

UT  f  HjLO  .  ill  Poni  SU-eet,  San  Iranclsco,  Cala. 


Corner  Clay  and  Sansome. 


HARNESS! 

IE  you  want  a  reliable  harness  that  will  stand   some  service  go  to  a 

house  that  is  staying  in  the  business  and  has  some  regard 

for  its  reputation. 

W.  DAVIS  &  SON,  410  Market  Street, 

Are  not  closing  out,  and  require  no  white  signs  to  help  sell  their  har- 
ness.   No  shoddy  leather  used.    Harness  from  $6  50  a  set  up. 

HAVE   YOU   GOT 

Dyspepsia,  Bright's  Disease,  or  Dia- 
betes, or  do  you  -want  a  pleasant, 
healthful  drink?     If  so,  buy 

ARCADIAN  WAUKESHA  WATER, 

Recommended  by  our  best  physi- 
cians as  the  healthiest  drink  on  earth. 
Johnson-Locke  Mercantile  Company 
Agents,  204  Front  St.,  S.  F. 


The  Johnson-Locke  Mercantile  Co., 

ua.GrE£TTS,        SAN    FBANCISCO. 


April  SB,  1892. 


SAX  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


10 


NOT  until  Wednesday  Usl  waa  ihe  announcement  made  pub- 
He  (bat  tbe  Fireman's  Fund  had  absorbed  the  California, 
though  for  nearly  a  week  previous  it  had  been  noised  about  in 
underwriting  circles.  This  is  a  big  deal,  and  big  money  passed 
hands  in  it.  The  stockholders  of  the  California  are  to  receive  $20 
a  share  over  and  above  its  book  value.  By  the  terms  of  tbe  agree- 
ment the  Fireman's  Fund  has  already  commenced  to  reinsure  all 
tbe  risks  of  tbe  California  forall  the  territory  between  the  Rocky 
Mountains  and  the  Pacific  Ocean,  including  Texas.  The  Califor- 
nia's Eastern  business  goes  to  the  Home  Insurance  Company,  of 
New  Y  rk.  L.  L.  Bromwell.  President  of  the  California,  says  tbe 
deal  has  been  conducted  so  quietly  that  until  quite  recently  even 
he  did  not  know  what  was  in  tbe  wind.  The  consent  of  more 
than  two-thirds  of  the  holders  of  the  6,000  shares  of  capital  stock 
was  secured  very  quietly  and  very  expeditiously  by  Daniel 
Meyer,  who  engineered  the  deal  in  his  own  skillful  way.  The 
stockholders  will  receivejrom  $125  to  $130  a  share  for  their  stock. 
In  view  of  tbe  fact,  says"  the  President,  that  tbe  Directors  of  tbe 
California  in  January  last  decided  not  to  pay  dividends  for  one 
year,  or  at  least  until  the  California's  surplus  should  exceed  $100,- 
000.  the  Directors  thought  they  would  subserve  the  best  interests 
of  the  stockholders  by  realizing  profits  in  sight  from  the  treasury 
of  the  Fireman's  Fund.  It  was  not  a  stock  deal,  adds  the  Presi- 
dent, but  a  taking  over  of  the  California's  liabilities  by  the  Fire- 
men's Fund,  and  the  payment  of  a  good  round  bonus  for  the 
busioess  and  good  will  of  the  office.  The  deal  came  rather  unex- 
pectedly upon  the  underwriter's  world,  inasmuch  as  it  had  been 
the  general  impression  that  after  having  reinsured  their  eastern 
business,  the  California  was  doing  comparatively  well.  The  stock 
had  dropped  in  price  greatly,  and  it  is  said  that  Daniel  Meyer, 
who  already  held  considerable  stock  in  the  company,  purchased 
more  in  good  season,  to  be  benefited  financially  by  tke  deal  which 
he  was  the  main  instrument  in  causing.  Thereby  Mr.  Meyer 
added  a  snug  sum  to  his  already  plethoric  purse.  The  Firemen's 
Fund  seems  to  be  following  in  the  footsteps  of  the  German- 
American,  of  New  York,  and  if  they  are  as  successful  in  their  ab- 
sorption of  the  lesser  companies,  they  will  not  suffer  much  from 
indigestion.  That  they  will  be  even  more  successful  than  the 
New  York  reinsurer,  there  is  every  reason  to  believe. 

There  are  only  three  locals  left,  tbe  State  Investment,  the  Sun, 
and  the  Oakland  Home — and  neither  of  them  is  as  big  as  the 
California.  Which  will  be  the  next?  This  is  a  question  upon 
which  local  underwriters  are  speculating  at  present.  The  large 
expenses  attending  the  conduct  of  a  successful  fire  insurance 
business  now-a  days  coupled  with  the  big  losses,  almost  makes 
the  result  an  inevitable  certainty. 

The  trouble  with  the  St.  Paul  Insurance  Company  is  quite 
likely  to  injure  tbe  local  business  of  its  general  agent  in  this  city, 
Mr.  Wackenheimer.  The  St.  Paul  was  the  mainstay  of  his 
agency  and  he  can  hardly  expect  to  accomplish  much  with  the 
two  weaklings  now  remaining,  in  competition  with  the  many 
large  companies  fighting  for  business. 

Another  of  the  fraudulent  assessment  societies  has  gone  under. 
This  time  it  is  the  Western  Mutual  Benefit  Association.  Its 
manager  has  left  town,  suddenly  and  surreptitiously,  taking 
with  him  $70,000,  all  the  available  funds  of  the  Association.  The 
victims,  as  usual,  are  mostly  women  aud  working  people.  The 
scheme  has  been  publicly  exposed  many  times,  yet  the  victims 
were  not  wanting,  and  the  fleecing  went  on  just  the  same.  Tell 
the  average  man  of  a  big  scheme  whereby  he  can  get  something 
for  nothing,  and  he  bites  like  a  sucker  after  the  angle-worm.  He 
gets  bit  too,  that's  the  best  of  it.  The  moral  of  it  all  is  that  peo- 
ple should  read  the  papers  and  keep  posted  on  these  swindling 
organizations.  Or  better  still,  be  satisfied  to  get  money  by  legiti- 
mate methods,  and  when  you  want  insurance  go  to  legitimate 
companies  of  known  standing  for  it. 

The  Legion  of  the  West  is  another  association  that  is  just  now 
in  hot  water.  The  policy  holders  have  asked  the  court  to  appoint 
a  receiver  to  take  charge  of  the  special  benefit  fund. 


At  Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co's. 


Progressive  euchre  is  going  to  be  a  fad  again  this  summer  among 
the  gay  ones  of  the  swim,  and  it  is  said  that  many  very  beautiful 
prizes  are  to  be  given  to  the  successful  competitors  at  the  tables. 
Appreciating  this  fact,  Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co.,  of  741-743  Market  street, 
are  now  showing  a  collection  of  beautiful  articles  of  bric-a-brac  par- 
ticularly suited  for  prizes.  The  trophies  in  white  metal  are  very 
handsome.  There  are  photograph  frames  and  receivers,  pen  racks  , 
cigar  stands,  bijou  clocks,  tablets,  stamp  lockets,  mirrors,  and  many 
other  beautiful  little  pieces.  The  paper  cutters  are  of  unique  design 
and  artistic  workmanship.  This  white  metal  always  presents  a  fresh, 
clean  appearance,  as  it  does  not  tarnish.  Card  players  will  greatly 
appreciate  the  very  handsome  cases  for  playing-cards.  The  photo- 
graph frames  are  in  various  designs,  single,  in  couplets  and  in  grands. 
There  are  also  various  designs  for  postal  card  holders.  Sanborn, 
Vail  &  Co.  are  noted  for  the  excellence  and  artistic  appearance  of  all 
their  goods. 


W'KNDBLL  KAJTON. 


OlO.  W.  Frisk. 


GRO.  EAfiTOM. 


REM  ESTATE  MEHTb*<k 


Ofllceand  Salesroom:  038  Market  St.  Opp.  Palace  Hotel,  S.  F. 


GRAND  EXCURSION 

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-TO,  AND- 


AUCTION   SALE 

ON 

SATURDAY  April  30,  1892. 

In  the  New  Town  of 

"  The  Beau  Ideal  of  Villa  Sites,"  near  San  Anseltno  Station,  ROSS 

VALLEY,  three  miles  this  side  of  the  town  of  SAN  RAFAEL, 

on  the  North  Pacific  Coast  Railroad,  where  we  will  sell 

AT  AUCTION, 

At  12:30  o'clock  p.  m.,  on  the  premises,  in  the  town  of 

100-Choice  Villa  Residence  Sites-100 

Large  Lots,  50x190,  50x200,  50x175,  and  other  sizes. 

TERMS— One-third  cash,  balance  in  6  and  12  months;  interest  8 
per  cent  per  annum,  payable  semi-annually;  10  per  cent,  at  time  of 
purchase  to  be  allowed  on  the  one-third  cash  payment. 

SUNNYSIDE  is  located  in  the  loveliest  section  of  Ross  Valley. 
The  San  Francisco  Theological  Seminary  is  built  upon  a  beautiful 
spot  in  this  town;  handsome  cottages  are  interspersed  throughout 
the  town,  and  is  15  minutes  nearer  San  Francisco  than  is  San  Rafael. 
The  San  Francisco  Title  Insurance  and  Trust  Company  guarantees 
the  title  for  the  nominal  sum  of  $5  for  each  lot. 

All  lovers  of  the  beautiful  should  go  on  the 

GRAND   EXCURSION  TRAIN  ! 


25c. — Round-Trip  Tickets — 25c. 

SATURDAY,   APRIL    30,    1803. 

Excursion  train  will  leave  the  North  Pacific  Coast  Railroad  Com- 
pany's Sausalito  ferry,  foot  of  Clay  street,  at  11  a.  m.,  for  the  new 
town  Sunnyside,  near  San  Anse  mo  station,  Ross  Valley,  near  San 
Rafael.    Returning,  leave  Sunnyside  at  3:30  p.  m. 

Tickets  will  be  good  going  on  the  9  A.  m,  as  well  as  the  excursion 
train  at  11  o'clock.  Returning,  tickets  will  be  good  on  the  3:30  and 
6  P.  M.  trains. 

Excursion  tickets  can  be  obtained  at  office  of  E  ASTON,  ELD  RIDGE 
&  Co.,  638  Market  street,  on  Friday  (all  day),  April  29th,  and  on  Sat- 
urday morning,  day  of  the  excursion,  up  to  10:30  a.  m.  ;  also,  at  the 
N.  P.  C.  R.  R."  Go's  Sausalito  ferry,  foot  of  Clay  street,  on  Saturday, 
April  30th.  the  day  of  the  excursion,  up  to  11  o'clock  A.  m. 

For  catalogues  and  further  particulars  inquire  of 

Easton,  Eldridge   &  Co.,  Auctioneers, 

63S  Market  Street,  s.  F. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  23,  18S2. 


THE  great  difficulty  hitherto  experienced  in  separating  sisa 
fibre  from  the  leaves  is  now  believed  to  be  overcome  by  a  new 
fibre-cleaning  apparatus,  operated  by  steam  power  and  entirely 
automatic.  The  machine  grips  the  leaves  continuously  as  fast  as 
the  operators  can  supply  them,  holds  them  firmly  during  the  pro- 
cess of  cleaning,  and  delivers  the  fibre,  completely  and  faultlessly 
cleaned,  at  the  reverse  side,  no  manipulation  of  the  levers  or  of 
any  part  of  the  machinery  being  required  for  this  purpose:  the 
operator  simply  supplies  the  leaves,  and  the  machine  does  all  tbe 
rest.  While  one  of  the  hand  machines  heretofore  employed  will 
clean  about  3,000  leaves  in  ten  hours,  extracting  180  pounds  of 
fibre,  this  automatic  machine  is  said  to  be  capable  of  cleaning  50,- 
000  leaves  per  day,  extracting  therefrom  some  3,000  pounds  of 
fibre ;  nor  is  skilled  labor  required  to  work  the  machine,  an  engine 
of  eight-horse  power  furnishing  all  the  motive  power  required  to 
run  it  at  full  speed. 

The  husk  of  Indian  corn  is  being   used  in  the  manufacture 

of  paper.  In  some  experiments  to  test  this  use,  the  husks  were 
thrown  into  a  rotary  boiler,  and  after  being  mixed  with  caustic 
soda  and  thoroughly  boiled,  they  formed  a  kind  of  spongy  paste, 
full  of  a  glutinous  substance.  This  paste  was  then  placed  in  a 
hydraulic  press,  so  as  to  separate  the  gluten  from  the  fibre ;  a  com- 
pact mass  of  fibre  was  then  obtained,  which  is  worked  in  various 
ways.     The  paper  has  been  already  utilized  for  rolling  cigarettes. 

In  making  the  bell  the  jinglet  of  iron  is  placed  inside  a  little 

ball  of  mud,  just  the  shape  of  the  inside  of  the  bell.  Then  a 
mould  is  made  of  the  outside  of  the  betl.  This  mud  ball  is  placed 
in  tbe  mould,  and  the  metal  poured  in.  The  hot  metal  dries  the 
dirt  so  it  can  be  shaken  out  after  casting,  leaving  the  jinglet 
■within. 

Few  people  know  that  champagne  corks  are  all  handmade;  it 

is  impossible  to  use  corks  cut  into  shape  by  machinery,  because 
they  have  previously  to  be  steamed  until  they  are  soft  enough 
for  the  fine-edged  knives  of  the  machines.  The  result  of  the 
steaming  is  to  take  away  much  of  the  elastic  property  of  the  cork, 
and  though  this  is  not  of  any  particular  consequence  in  bottling 
still  wines,  it  is  necesary  for  the  corks  of  sparkling  wines  to  exert 
their  "  springiness,"  and  to  swell  after  they  have  been  inserted  in 
the  neck  of  the  bottle.  Cork-cutting  is  a  great  industry  in  Spain 
and  Portugal,  and  French  champagne  growers  take  all  that  can 
be  made. 

Some  experimental  tests  in  regard  to  the  strength  of  water" 

proof  bricks  have  resulted  in  exhibiting  a  resistance  to  crushing 
on  their  part  of  from  5,000  up  to  22,000  pounds  per  square  inch, 
according  to  the  quality  or  grade  of  the  bricks — the  average  of  ten 
varieties  being  7,150  pounds  per  square  inch.  As  the  standard 
strength  for  bricks  given  by  most  engineering  text  books  is  only 
from  500  to  5,200  pounds,  it  would  appear  that  great  improve- 
ments in  the  manufacture  of  tbe  article  have  been  made.  Bricks 
impregnated  with  coal  tar  are  reported  to  be  rendered  hard,  dura- 
ble and  perfectly  waterproof. 

At  the  recent  annual  meeting  of  the  American  Newspaper 

Publishers'  Association,  it  was  "Resolved:  That  the  Executive 
Committee  be  authorized  to  have  prepared  a  suitable  gold  medal, 
containing  not  less  than  fifty  dollars'  worth  of  pure  metal,  to  be 
presented  to  the  inventor  or  discover  of  any  specific  device  or 
process,  the  practical  use  of  which  will  materially  cheapen  the 
production  or  quicken  the  printing  of  newspapers,  provided  such 
device  or  process  is  in  their  opinion  of  sufficient  importance  and 
value  to  be  entitled  to  such  recognition." 

. As  far  as  research  has  been  abje  to  determine,  glass  was  in 

use  2,000  years  before  the  birth  of  Christ,  and  was  even  then  not 
in  its  infancy  by  any  manner  of  means.  In  the  State  collection 
at  the  British  museum  there  is  the  head  of  a  lion  molded  in  glass, 
bearing  the  name  of  an  Egyptian  King  of  the  eleventh  dynasty. 
This  is  the  oldest  specimen  of  pure  glass  bearing  anything  like  a 
date  now  known  to  exist. 

— —  The  aluminium  water-bottles  issued  to  the  German  Army 
have  proved  their  efficacy  as  dangerous  weapons  rather  than  use- 
ful articles.  A  soldier  belonging  to  an  infantry  regiment  stationed 
near  Nuremberg  had  his  bottle  partly  rilled  with  cognac,  but  after 
several  sips  he  was  taken  ill  and  vomited.  An  analyst  declared 
that  the  cognac  had  caused  strong  corrosion  of  the  metal. 

Four  electric  fans  have  been  placed  by  tbe  Crocker  Wheeler 

Company  in  the  turrets  of  the  powerful  iron  vessel  Miantonomah; 
the  intention  being,  that  they  shall  blow  away  the  smoke  from 
the  guns. 


The  Argonaut  Old  Bourbon  is  considered  by  old  connoisseurs  to 
be  without  a  superior  in  the  world.  It  is  always  in  great  demand 
among  whisky  drinkers,  for  the  excellent  reason'that  it  fulfills  every 
desire  which  an  admirer  of  good,  red  liquor  may  have.  Every  man 
who  knows  good  whisky  when  he  tastes  it,  should  drink  only  the 
Argonaut  Old  Bourbon.  * 


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Now  Occupies  Premises  at  the  N.  E.  Cor.  California  and  Sansome 

Sts.,   S.  F.,  Lately  Vacated  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  Bank. 

Twenty-seventh  Annual  Exhibit. 

January  1,  1891. 

INCORPORATED    A.    D.    1864. 

Losses  p'd  since  organi'n.$3,175,759.21 1  Reinsurance  Reserve $266,043.59 

Assets  January  1, 1891 867,512.19    Capital  paid  up,  Gold 300,000.00 

Surplus  for  policy  holders     844,944.69  |  Net  Surplus  over  ev'yth'g      278,901.10 

Income  in  1890    $394,184.52  |  Fire  Losses  paid  in  1830.      142,338.90 

Fire  Losses  unpaid,  January  1, 1891 11.404.00 

President J.  F.  HOUGHTON  I  Secretary CHARLES  R.  STORY 

Vice-President. .HENRY  L.   DODGE  |  General  Agent.ROBERT  H.  MAGILL 

TRANSATLANTIC   FIRE   INSURANCE   COMPANY, 

OF  HAMBURG,  GERMANY. 

Herbert  L.  Low,  Manager  for  tbe  Pacific  Coast  Branch, 

22u  Sausoine  at,,  S.  F. 

Capital $1,500,000.00 

Invested  in  U.  S 534,795.72 

GEO.   MARCUS   &   CO., 

Agents  City  Department, 
83a  California  St.,  S.  F..  Cal. 

THE  SWISS  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANIES 

COMBINED 

BALOISE  HELVETIA  SWITZERLAND 

OF  BASLE.  OF  ST.  GALL.  OF  ZURICH. 

COMBINED  CAPiTAL  4.000,000  DOLLARS. 

These  three  Companies  are  liable  jointly  and  severally  for  all  Losses  that 
may  be  sustained. 

HARRY  W.  SY2,  General  Agent, 
410  California  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

THAMES  AND  MERSEY  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANY  (Limited) 

Of  Liverpool,  London  and  Manchester. 

Capital  Subscribed 910,000,000 

Capital  Paid  Up 1,000,000 

Cash  Reserve  (in  addition  to  Capital) 2, 125,000 

Total  Assets  December  31,   1888 6.124.057.60 

WM.    GREER    HARRISON,   Manager, 

305  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

PACIFIC    DEPARTMENT 

LONDON  AND  LANCASHIRE  FIRE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

Capital Jlu.6Z6.ooo 

Cash    Assets 4.701,201   39 

Cash  Assets  In  United  States 2.272.084  13 

REINSUBER8  OP 

Anglo-Nevada  Assurance  Corporation 

AND 

Southern  California  Iusnrance  Company. 

"WIM.    ZJUE^CZDOZtST-A-IjID- 

MANAGEE. 

D.  E    MILES,  Assistant  Manager. 

315  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block.  S.  F. 

Phoenix  Assurance  Company  of  London,  [Established  1782] 
American  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  [Established  1857.] 

BUTLER  &  HALDAN,  Gen'l  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast. 
413  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

LONDON  ASSURANCE  CORPORATION  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  by  Royal  Charter,  1720.J 

NORTHERN  ASSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  1836.] 
Office— Northwest  corner  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Streets. 

GEO.  F.  ©KANT.  Manager. 

PACIFIC!    ZDZEFAIRTIMIIEirsrT 

GUARDIAN  ASSURANCE  CO.,        SUN  INSURANCE  OFFICE, 


OF   LONDON. 

Established  A.  d.  1821. 
Paid-up  l  apital,    -    -    -     $  5,000,000. 
Cash  Assets, ?23,194,249. 


OF   LONDON. 

Pounded  a.  d.  1710. 

Cash  Assets, $10  044,712. 

Assets  in  America,  -   -    -   (22,222,724. 


WM.  1.  LANDERS,  «en'l  Agent,  20i  Sansome  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


LIT 


INSURANCE  COMPANY- LTD. 

fc   OFMANCHESTER,   ETM  C3  U^vfNIpT^ 

Capital  paid  fij  guaranteed  33,000,000,0(1. 

Chas  A  Lato.n,  Manager. 
433  California  St.  San  Fj-auss;:o- 


April  L'3,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NKWS  LKTTf.n. 


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®5UNBCAMS 


Mr 

monev  ? 


4i  QPBAK  the  magi*  words,  my  darling, 
O     Speak  the  magic  words,  I  pray!  " 
Itm  she  only  sighed  and  whispered, 

"  What?  urrarra-boom-deayi" 
Then,  he  rose  and  smote  the*  heavens, 

Aiui  they  buried  him  next  day; 
Tbii*  a  maiden  lost  a  lover 

For  not  knowing  what  to  say.  — Town  Topics. 
8Uotdardoil—la  it  my  daughter  yon  want,  or  is  it  her 
Tobias  Jlouens  {amateur  champion^  hundred  yards) — Mr. 
tftandardoil,  you  surprise  me.  Yon  know  very  well  that  I'm  an 
imatenr  athlete.  Mr.  Standardoti — What's  that  ^ot  to  go  with  it? 
ZbMru  Howns  A  great  deal, sir.  It  debars  me  from  taking  part  in  any 
event  for  money.  —Judge. 

Mr.  Blotvhard— I  tell  you  what,  I  believe  in  a  man  being  su- 
preme in  his  own   family.     No   woman  could  ever Telephone — 

Ting-ling-a-ling  br-r-r-r !  Mr.  Blowhard— Excuse  me  a  moment. 
Hello!  is  that  you,  my  dear?  Very  well,  I'll  be  home  at  six. 
Where's  that?  Woman's  suffrage  meeting?  All  right.  I'll  mind 
the  baby.     Telephone— Ting-ling.  —Chicago  Tribune. 

Levi,  Jr. — Fadder,  de  shen  tie  mans  votpuys  te  tiamond  engage- 
ment ring  yesterday  comes  py  te  store  to-day  and   pawned   it.     Levi, 
Sr. — How  vos he  look?     Lew,  Jr. — All  proke  up.    Levi,  Sr.— Vill  you 
nefer  learn  to  take  interest  in  te  biz  a  ess  7    Vy  didn't  you  try  to  sell 
te  shentlemans  a  pistol?  * — Life. 
—The  time  is  here  when  statesmen 
See  all  their  words  fall  fiat; 
Instead  of  "  Who  is  speaking?" 
Men  say,  "  Who's  at  the  bat?" 

—  Washington  Star. 
'Mrs.  Cumso—  The  footman  at  Mrs.  Freshrox's  made  a  queer 
announcement  while  I  was  calling  there  yesterday.  Mrs.  Fangle— 
What  did  lie  say  ?  Mrs.  Cumso— Mrs.  Fairchild  and  her  daughters 
came,  and  the  footman  called  out,  '*  Mrs.  Fairchild  and  the  Misses 
Fairchildren."  —Judge. 

Teacher — What  is  the  meaning  of    the  word  "contiguous?" 

Pupil — Dunno.  Teacher — It  means  "  touching."  Give  an  exampleof 
a  sentence  containing  the  word.  Pupil  (after  a  prolonged  mental 
struggle)— The  "  Babes  in  the  Wood  "  is  a  very  contiguous  story. 

— Chicago  Tribune. 
—Author— Mary ,  I  have  made  a  mistake  in  my  calling;  I  am  not 
an  author,  but  a  born  chemist.    Author's  Wife— What  makes  you 
think  that,  Horace?    Author— Well,  every  book  I  write  becomes  a 
drug  in  the  market.  — Truth. 

Editor  (to  sick  Reporter) — Are  you  going  to  die,  Hook?     Coppe 

Hook—Vm  afraid  so,  sir.  Editor— It  you  do,  try  to  get  an  interview 
with  Dickens  as  soon  as  you  arrive,  on  Howell's  criticisms  of  his 
novels;  and  do  your  best  to  get  it  through  to  us.  — Puck. 

Wellman— Did  the  doctor  make  you  give  up  smoking?  Invalid— 

No.  Wellman — Drinking?  Invalid— So.  Wellman— Didn't  he  make 
you  give  up  anything?    Invalid— Oh,  yes;  a  hundred  dollars. 

— Town  Topics. 

Maud — She  is  a  woman  who  has  suffered  a  great  deal  for  her 

beliefs.  Ethel—  Dear  me !  What  are  her  beliefs  ?  Maud— She  believes 
that  she  can  wear  a  No.  3  shoe  on  a  No.  6  foot,  and  a  23-inch  corset 
on  a  30-inch  waist.  —  N.  Y.  Press. 

Jones — A  man  at  the  circus  last  night  jumped  a  platform  with 
three  elephants  on  it.  Smith—  That's  nothing.  A  man  I  knew 
jumped  a  bail-bond  last  week  with  three  big  brown  stone  houses 
on  it. 

—Tourist— So  you  teach  the  young  idea  how  to  shoot,  eh  ?  Texan 
School  Teacher—  No,  stranger;  pistol  practice  hain't  one  of  the  reg'lar 
studies  at  our  school,  but  I  think  it  ought  to  be,  by  jinks! 

— Kate  Field's  Washington. 
—Bagley— Where's  yer  goin'  er  get  (hie)  cured  fer  drunkenness? 
Bailey— I'm  going  out  to  D wight.    Bagley— Thash  good  place.  Thash 
(hie)  where  I  was  (hie)  cured.  —Life. 

■  '  Virqinius  (at  curtain) — Another  wretched  house.  Sure,  some  ill 
planet  must  be  reigning  now  !  Manager  (sotto  voce,  with  much  feeling) 
—  111  planet?    Bad  star,  I  should  say!  —Life. 

Mr.  S.  Tayleure  Smythe— Did  you  see,  don't  ye  know,  that  Wales 

lost  one  of  his  most  treasured  decorations  the  other  day  ?  Mr.  E.  P. 
Unum—'Ho.    Who  won  it?  — Life. 

Judge — What  is  your  occupation?  Prisoner — I  am  in  the  employ 
of  an  actress.  Judge — In  what  capacity  ?  Prisoner — I  steal  her  dia- 
monds. — Town  Topics. 

She— I'm  so  afraid  of  you  newspaper  men.    He— Why;  are  we 

so  bad?  She— No;  but  there  is  no  telling  when  you  are  going  to 
press.  —Judge. 

Miss  Slocitm— Would  you  make  an  omelette  au  rhum,  Mr.  Soak? 

Old  Soak,  (sadly)— Yea,  I  suppose  I  would,  if  I  were  fried! 

—  Town  Thpics. 

At  the  Art  Association. — He—  How  few  people  there  are  here,  and 

yet  Americans  are  fond  of  art.    She— That's  why.  — Life. 


At  the  sartorial  establishment  of  J.  M.  Litchfield,  at  12  Post  street, 
are  made  many  of  the  handsome  suits  that  adorn  the  forms  of  the 
city's  well-dressed  men.  Colonel  Litchfield  is  well-known  through- 
out the  the  city  as  an  artist  in  his  business.  His  uniforms  and  re- 
f alias,  to  which  he  gives  special  attention,  are  unexcelled  in  San 
'rancisco. 


THE  low  price  of  silver  ha*  had  the  effect  of  lowering  the  returns 
from  the  Tuscarora  mines,  but  the  work  of  development  has 
been  carried  on  to  pood  advantage  in  the  different  properties, 
Commonwealth  and  Nevada  Queen  looking  particularly  well  just 
now.  During  the  coming  week  the  Grand  Prize  concentrators 
will  be  started  up,  and  also  a  portion  of  the  Union  mill.  In  the 
Bodie  group,  Bulwer  and  Uodie  give  every  promise  of  being  self- 
sustaining  before  long.  At  the  coming  annual  meeting  of  the 
first-named  company,  a  small  dividend  will  likely  be  declared. 

Belvedere's  Popularity. 

Belvedere  will  be  one  of  the  most  popular  resorts  in  the 
vicinity  of  the  city  this  season.  It  is  already  crowded  with  peo- 
ple who  find  upon  its  pleasant  hillside  the  very  recreation  that  they 
most  enjoy  after  the  city's  prosaic  life.  The  many  beautiful  little 
villas  are  all  crowded  with  society  people,  who  have  chosen  Belvedere 
as  there  very  own.  and  will  make  it  one  of  the  most  popular  subur- 
ban resorts  that  has  ever  known  the  presence  of  the  select  of  society. 
The  climate  is  balmy,  and  Belvedere  is  ever  delightful.  There  yet 
remain  some  excellent  villa  sites,  which  should  be  seen  at  once  by 
people  who  desire  an  unequalled  country  home.  The  title  to  the 
lands  is  perfect;  it  is  guaranteed  by  the  California  Title  and  Insur- 
ance Company.  The  popular  real  estate  agents,  Tevis  &  Fisher,  of 
1(J  Post  street,  are  the  agents  for  the  property.  They  are  ever  willing 
to  give  any  desired  information  regarding  Belvedere.  Maps  of  the 
village  may  be  had  at  their  office.  These  show  the  occupied  and 
vacant  lots,  and  one  should  be  procured  by  every  intending  pur- 
chaser.  

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Insurance  Company, 
capital $1 ,000,000,  |  assets $2,650,000. 

D.  J.  STAPLES    President. 

WILLIAM  J.  DUTTON Vice-President. 

B.  FAYMONVILLE Secretary 

J.  B.  LEVISON Marine  Secretary 

Agents  in  all  prominent  localities  throughout  the  United  States  ■ 

THE  STATE  INVESTMENT  AND  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

[ESTABLISHED    1871.] 

CAPITAL   STOCK  Paid  Up $400,000. 

PRINCIPAL  OFFICE...: 218  AND  220  SANSOME  STREET, 

San   Francisco,  California. 


GEORGE  L.  BRANDER, 

President. 


CHAS.  M.  BLAIR, 

Secretary. 


QUEEN  INSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  AMERICA, 

HEW    YORK. 

Capital  Paid  Up |     500,000 

Assets      3.181,753 

Surplus  to  Policy  Holders 1,526,157 

ROBERT     DICKSON,  Manager,   S.   F. 
City  Office— 501  Montgomery  St.     tteneral  Office— 401  Alont'g,  St. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  23,  1892. 


STORIES    OF    SAM    BROOKES. 


AN  old  friend  of  the  popular  artist,  8am  Brookes,  who  died  re- 
cently, writing  from  London,  tells  some  interesting  stories  of 
him.  Once  he  told  me,  writes  our  correspondent,  that  a  lady  of 
the  nouveaux  riches  (as  she  was  then)  had  sent  for  him  to  paint  her 
daughter's  portrait.  On  hearing  his  price,  Bhe  would  not  consent 
to  pay  it  unless  he  agreed  to  paint,  as  an  adjunct  to  the  portrait, 
one  of  the  new  parlor  chairs  which  they  had  just  bought!  This 
lady  is  a  great  swell  in  society  now,  and  no  doubt  has  got  over 
her  admiration  for  new  chairs.  One  of  the  most  amusing  of  his 
stories  was  of  how  he  twice  sold  a  friend  by  his  painting.  I  don't 
know  if  it  is  generally  known,  even  to  his  friends.  I  have  cer- 
tainly never  heard  or  seen  it  anywhere.  Let  me  give  it  in  his 
own  words  as  nearly  as  I  can,  for  it  is  some  ten  or  a  dozen  years 
since  he  told  it  to  me.  It  illustrates  his  great  power  of  reproduction 
of  the  simplest  things  with  bis  brush. 

"  One  day,"  said  he,  "  just  for  a  joke,  I  painted  on  an  empty 
canvas,  an  ordinary  business  card,  with  a  tack  in  each  corner 
holding  it  in  place.  It  had  been  there  some  days,  when  a  friend 
came  in  to  see  me,  just  as  you  are  doing  now.  '  Hello,  Brookes,' 
said  he.  *  What  are  you  doing  with  that  card  up  there?  What 
have  you  put  it  there  for?'  'I  don't  know,' I  told  him;  'you 
can  take  it  down  if  you  like.  Pull  out  the  tacks.'  Dp  he  got 
and  walked  over  to  the  canvas,  and  put  up  his  hand  to  the  card. 
Then  he  turned  round  and  looked  at  me.  He  wasn't  exactly 
mad,  but  he  looked  vexed.     '  Why  don't  you  pull  out  the  tacks?' 

I  asked,  quietly.  '  Look  here,  Brookes,'  he  began.  «  I'll  be  d d 

if  you  ever  fool  me  like  that  again.'  '  Wbat'llyou  bet?'  I  asked. 
«  Twenty  dollars.'  <  Done,'  said  I.  '  Next  time  you  come  in  here, 
I'll  fool  you  again.'  '  All  right,'  he  answered,  and  presently  went 
away.  I  immediately  set  to  work  and  painted  on  the  door 
post  a  door-key  hanging  on  a  nail.  A  few  days  after  my  friend 
came  in  again.  '  Now,  then,  Brookes,  fetch  on  your  other  sell,' 
he  called  out.  «  Just  wait  a  minute,'  said  I,  «  till  I  finish  this  fin.' 
He  waited  till  I  got  up  and  set  to  work  cleaning  my  brushes. 
*  Well,  where  is  it?'  he  asked.  ■  In  the  other  room,'  said  I.  'Just 
take  down  that  key  that  hangs  behind  the  door,  and  ^we'll  go  in 
there  and  see  it.'  I  watched  him  out  of  the  corner  of  my  eye 
while  I  wiped  my  brushes.  He  reached  up  for  the  key,  gave  a 
little  stagger,  muttered  something  unfit  for  ears  polite,  put  his 
hand  into  his  pocket,  drew  out  a  golden  twenty,  threw  it  over  on 
the  sofa,  and  walked  out  of  the  room  without  a  word.  I  called 
after  him,  but  he  wouldn't  answer,  and  never  from  that  day  to 
this  has  he  ever  referred  to  the  subject." 

"  But  you  do?"  said  I. 

"  No,"  Brookes  answered  in  a  kindly  tone.  "  I  never  crow.  I 
don't  believe  in  it." 

It  was  quite  true.  He  never  did  crow,  though  few  men  bad  a 
better  right  to  do  so.  He  naturally  felt  proud  of  his  skill  in  paint- 
ing, and  was  very  fond  of  repeating  compliments  he  had  had  paid 
his  work. 

11  That's  meat,"  an  admirer  told  him  once,  while  gazing  at  a 
great,  solid,  shimmering  salmon.  "  What  you  make  are  not  pic- 
turcs  of  fish  or  grapes,  Brookes,"  remarked  another  man  to  him. 
"They  are  the  fish  and  grapes  themselves."  And  so  thay  were. 
He  never  painted  a  fish  you  didn't  want  to  cut  a  slice  out  of; 
never  a  grape  that  you  didn't  feel  inclined  to  pull  off  its  stem. 
He  was  one  of  the  kindliest,  cheeriest,  simplest  of  men.  Devoid 
of  the  faintest  affectation  or  conceit,  he  was  natural  and  sincere. 
He  had  one  of  the  jolliest  laughs  I  remember.  It  beamed  over 
his  whole  face,  which  it  lit  up  with  the  expression  of  a  rollicking 
schoolboy,  and  was  as  refreshing  to  the  ear  as  a  gurgling  stream 
of  pure  water.  It  was  as  genuine  as  the  man  himself.  Dear  old 
Sam  Brookes  !  I  can  see  that  old  stove  covered  with  cigar  stumps. 
Deakin  used  to  have  a  studio  in  the  same  building,  and  would 
come  in  now  and  then  for  a  chat  while  I  was  there.  Brookes 
never  cared  much  for  Deakin's  mountains,  which  consisted 
chiefly  of  patches  of  snow  made  by  dftbs  of  white  paint. 

"  Anybody  could  do  that,"  he  used  to  say. 

One  day  when  I  went  in  he  was  putting  the  finishing  touches 
on  a  bottle  of  champagne — a  painting  of  one,  1  mean,  though  it 
looked  real  enough  to  pick  up  and  unwire. 

"  What  do  you  think  a  man  asked  me  a  while  ago  ?'  he  said, 
with  an  upward  curve  of  his  moustaches  that  betokened  the  com- 
ing Inugh.  •«  How  I  stuck  this  gold  leaf  on?"  (pointing  to  the  bot- 
tle's burnished  neck).  "  Gold  leaf  !  ha-ha,  hu-hu  !  I  told  him  it 
was  only  yellow  paint  and  he  wouldn't  believe  me.  Hu-hu  ! 
What  do  you  think  of  that?"  Yellow  paint  it  certainly  was, 
turned  into  veritable  shining,  shimmering  gold  foil  by  the  ex- 
quisite shading  of  the  deft  old  fingers. 

The  Original  Swain's  Bakery,  at  213  Sutter  street,  is  one  of  the 
most  popular  restaurants  in  the  city,  and  deservedly,  for  there  a 
patron  is  always  assured  of  excellent  "treatment,  and  can  always  en- 
joy a  splendid  dinner.  The  elite  of  the  city  patronize  the  Bakery. 
Its  chef  is  a  gentleman  who  has  thoroughly  mastered  his  art. 

"  Kritiko"  reads  character  from  handwriting.  Write  in  ink,  in  an 
unfeigned  band,  on  unruled  paper.  State  sex.  Send  50  cents 
stamps  orpostal  note.  Address  "  Kritiko, "<!09  Merchant  street,  S.  F. 

Mothers  be  Sure  and  Use  "Mrs.  Wiuslow's  Soothing  Syrup"  for  your 
children  while  Teething.    Price,  25  cents  a  bottle. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 


Confidence  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business—  San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
od  the  thirtieth  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  20),  of  Seventy- 
five  Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  414  California  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Third  Day  of  May.  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction:  and  uule<s  pavmeut  is  made  be- 
fore,   will    be    sold  on  WEDNESDAY,    the  25th    day  of  May,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of   advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

A.  S.  GROTH,  Secretary. 

Office— 414  California  Street,  San  Francisco,  California 


ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 


Silver  Hill  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  Business — San  Francisco,  California.  Lo 
cation  of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  thirty-first  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  30)  of  Ten  1  ■) 
Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  room  79,  Neva  'a  Block, 
San  Francisco,  Calfornia. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Fifth  Day  of  May.  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore,  will  be  sold  on  WEDNESDAY,   the   2oth  day  of    May,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

D.  C.  BATES,  Secretary. 

Office— 309  Montgomery  street,  room  79  Nevaia  Block,  San  Francisco, 
California. 


ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 


Crown     Point     Gold,     and     Silver     Mining     Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  15th  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment.  No.  57,  of  Fifty  (50)  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable  im- 
mediately in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
company,  room  3,  331  Pine  street,  Stock  Exchange  Building,  San  Francisco, 
Calfornia. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Nineteenth  Day  of  April,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be    sold    on  TUESDAY,  the  tenth  day   of    May,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

JAMES  NEWLANDS,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  3,  331  Pine  street,  Stock  Exchange  Building,  San  Francis- 
co, California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Kentuek  Consolidated  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  Twenty-second  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment,  No.  3,  of  Ten  Cts. 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  In  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  Company,  Rooms  15  and  17,  No.  310  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shallremain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-sixth  Day  of  April,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  THURSDAY,  the  19th  day  of  May,  1892,  to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

J.  W.  PEW,  Secretary. 

Office— 3'.0  Pine  street,  rooms  15  and  17,  San  Francisco,  California. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Seg.  Belcher  and  Mides  Consolidated   Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill  Mining  District,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held  on 
the  eighth  day  of  April.  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  10)  of  Twenty-five  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  room  4,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Eleventh  Day  of  May,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  atpublic  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  he  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  thirty-first  day  of  May,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

E.  B.  HOLMES,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  4,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  st.,  San  Francisco 
California. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

People's  Insurance  Company. 
To  the  Stockholders  of  the  People's  Insurance  Company.— Notice— A 
meeting  of  the  stocklmlders  of  the  People's  Insurance  Company  is  called, 
the  same  to  be  held  at  Room  22,  No.  328  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
Cal  ,  on  THURSDAY,  the  28'.h  day  of  April,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  2  o'clock 
p.  m.,  for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  full  Board  of  Trusters  of  said  corporatio  i 
and  for  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  properly  come  before 
such  meeting.  A  full  attendance  of  the  stockholders,  either  in  person  or 
by  proxy,  is  desired.  C.  F.  MacDERMOIT,  President. 


April  23,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


23 


AT  the  last  Court  ball  at  the  Quirinal,  the  Queen  of  Italy  wore  a 
green  brocade  train  over  a  straw-colored  skirt,  covered  with 
gold  embroidery;  diamonds  and  colossal  emeralds  for  ornaments. 
Mme.  Billot,  wife  of  the  French  Ambassador,  wore  a  Louis  XV. 
brocade,  and  the  Marchioness  of  DufTerin  and  Ava  wore  a  yel- 
low brocade.  Mrs.  Mayor  wore  blue  velvet,  as  also  did  the  Prin- 
cess Brancacclo,  with  magnificent  old  point  lace  for  trimming. 
Next  to  the  Queen,  the  most  beautlfal  jewels  were  worn  by  the 
Princess  Del  Drago,  whose  dress  was  of  ruby  velvet,  and  her 
jewels,  rubies  and  diamonds.  The  Princess  Dona's  jewels  were 
also  rubies  and  diamonds.  The  Princess  Baratow's  red  velvet 
dress  was  much  admired ;  her  ornaments  were  diamonds  only. 
The  violinist  Tua  (Countess  della  Valletta)  was  in  white.  The 
Car n^t  was  green  and  gold,  with  the  King  and  Queen's  initials 
in  red  and  mother-o'-pearl. 

The  Paris  maiden  is  now  making  a  collection  of  belts,  to  the 
exclusion  of  all  human  interests.  She  must  have  a  dozen  at 
least,  and  as  many  more  as  her  purse  will  buy.  The  first,  and 
most  indispensable,  is  a  woven  metal  belt  that  can  be  worn  with 
any  costume.  It  is  considered  very  neat  to  have  the  thing  in  ser- 
pent form,  finished  off  with  a  large  head  and  glittering  eyes. 
Then  there  must  be  at  least  two  jeweled  girdles,  one  gold  and  one 
silver,  studded  with  turquoise.  The  patriotic  belt  is  next  in  fa- 
vor, and  is  usually  formed  of  narrow  bands  of  ribbon  of  the 
national  colora.  Belts  of  black  jet  are  effective  worn  with  white 
gowns,  and  the  pale  violet,  pink,  blue,  and  green  celluloid  belts 
must,  of  course,  be  included  in  the  collection.  The  bodice  belt  of 
leather,  which  laces  in  the  front  and  back,  is  another  novelty. 
Belts  of  metal  having  a  watered  ribbon  effect  are  shown,  and  a 
striking  belt  is  of  scarlet  velvet  embroidered  in  jet  butterflies  with 
a  huge  jet  butterfly  forming  the  buckle. 


The  Empress  of  Russia  has  lately  had  two  dresses  made  in 
Paris.  One  is  of  a  soft  white  chiffon,  embroidered  round  the 
hem  with  a  Louis  XVI.  design  in  old-time  or  faded  tints  of  greens, 
pinks,  and  blues.  This  material  is  mounted  on  a  sheath  of  pale 
pink  peau  du  soie.  The  corsage  is  drawn  down  at  the  waist  un- 
der a  high  corselet  of  almond  green,  shot  with  rose-colored  vel- 
vet. A  Greuse  fichu  of  chiffon,  edged  with  old  embroidery,  is 
gracefully  draped  across  the  bust  and  shoulders.  The  other  gown 
destined  for  the  Empress,  is  of  pale  yellow  crepon. 


Among  quaint  shapes  in  the  bric-a-brac  shops  are  Black  For- 
est spirit-bottles,  with  queer  long  necks,  which  look  as  if  they 
might  once  have  been  the  property  of  the  demons  which  were 
fabled  to  dwell  in  that  region.  They  are  made  of  Bohemian  glass 
and  the  reproductions  of  them  are  sometimes  richly  mounted  in 
silver.  They  are  sold  more  as  a  curio  than  for  any  more  useful 
purpose. 

Silver  chatelaines  are  still  the  most  fashionable,  but  they  are 
made  with  innumerable  appendages,  and  the  prettiest  are  gen- 
erally collected  by  the  wearer,  a  fresh  chain  being  added  when 
required.  Friends  often  contribute  little  gifts  to  the  chatelaine, 
and  it  is  an  excuse  for  picking  up  pretty  trifles   when   travelling. 

The  omnibus  jewel  is  just  now  the  only  bijou  a  la  mode  which 
fair  and  fastidious  Parisians  are  wearing.  It  may  be  a  diamond  or 
any  other  precious  stone,  but  it  must  be  set  in  such  a  fashion 
that  it  can  be  worn  in  twenty  different  ways,  from  a  pendant  for 
the  hair  to  a  buckle  for  the  slipper. 

The  newest  thing  in  scents  con&ists  of  smelling  salts  perfumed 
with  the  scent  of  different  flowers — roses,  carnations,  violets, 
lilacs,  etc.  The  salts  are  the  color  of  the  flowers  with  which  they 
are  scented,  and  are  put  up  in  handsome  bottles. 

"More  vaporous  than  ever,"  is  the  edict  which  has  just  been 
issued  from  Paris  concerning  the  fan  of  the  season.  The  thinner 
the  gauze  and  the  larger  the  fan,  the  more  chic  it  is,  but  it  must 
be  elaborately  painted  with  quaint,  old-fashioned  designs. 

With  the  revival  of  perfumed  gloves  come  the  memory  of  Cath- 
arine de  Medici,  Lady  Montague.  Marie  Antoinette  and  Josephine 
Beauharnais,  who  rejoiced  in  the  possession  of  hundreds  of  per- 
fumed gloves. 

False  Economy 
Is  practiced  by  many  people,  who  buy  inferior  articles  of  food,  be- 
cause cheaper  than  standard  goods.  Surely  infants  are  entitled  to 
the  best  food  obtainable.  It  is  a  fact  that  the  Gail  Borden  "  Eagle  " 
Brand  Condensed  Milk  is  the  best  infant  food.  Your  grocer  and 
druggist  keep  it. 

Shainwald,  Buckbee  &  Co. ,  Real  Estate  Agents,  make  a  specialty 
of  taking  full  charge  of  property  for  absentee  owners.  Houses  rented, 
rents  collected,  real  estate  bought  and  sold  on  commission.  Office, 
407-409  Montgomery  street. 


A  BRILLIANT  DISPLAY 

OF 

NEW    STYLES    AND    NOVELTIES 

PARASOLS. 

We  open  the  new  season  with  a  vast  and  varied  col- 
lection of  Ladies',  Misses  and  Children's  Parasols.  Our 
display  comprises  all  the  newest  Fashionable  Shapes, 
Trimmings  and  Materials,  and  embraces  many  unique 
and  exclusive  Novelties  in  handles,  all  on  sale  at  Ex- 
ceptionally Low  Prices 

Among  the  many  attractions  shown  are 

PARASOLS 

In  changeable  Twills,  Taffeta,  Twills,  Surah   with  Chiffon  Trim. 

mings,  Carriage,  Grenadine,  Satin  Brocade 

and  Lace  Trimmed. 

PARASOLS 

With    Ivory,     Oxidized,    Pearl,    Gold,   Horn,    Natural, 
Carved  Wood   and   Agate   Handles. 


Ebony, 


PARASOLS 


In  such    shapes  as  Shirred,  Ruffled,  Canopy,  Mazeppa,  Maronda, 
Antoinette  and  Fedora. 


Murphy  Building. 

MARKET,  JONES  AND  MCALLISTER  STS. 


The  Strath  more  Apartment  House. 

N.  W.  Cor.  Larkin  and  Fulton  Streets. 

Exclusively  for  families.  First-class  in  every  respect.  Ele- 
vator day  and  night.     First-class  restaurant  in  the  building. 

Apply  to  Janitor  in  the  building,  or  to  A.  Hayward,  No.  224 
California  Street. 


OCCIDENTAL    HOTEL, 

San    Francisco. 

.A.       I3TTIBT       HC  O  llstL  IE 

CENTRALLY       LOCATED, 

FOR  THOSE  WHO  APPRECIATE  COMFORT  AND  ATTENTION. 

WM.  B.  HOOPER.    Manager. 

HOTEL  PLEASANTON, 

Sutter  Street,  corner  Jones.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

The  Largest.  Best  Appointed  and  Most  Liberally  Managed  Family  and 
Tourist  Hotel  in  8an  Francisco.    Lighted  by  Electricity  throughout. 

Elegantly  Furnished  Dining  Rooms  and  Parlors  for  Banquets,  Private 
Dinners,  Parties,  Weddings,  etc. 
The  Cuisine  a  Special  Feature. 

Mrs.  M.   E.  PENDLETON, 

Proprietor  and  Manager. 

ERNST  H.  LUDWIG, 

THE  

MODEIj     ^MEEIO^IT     CA.TEEBR, 

1206  Sutter  Street, 

Telephone  2388. SAN  FRANCISCO. 

"The  California  Hotel," 

Bush  Street,  near  Kearny. 

_A.Tosol-u.tely      Fire-proof. 

Central  to  all  points  of  interest,  principal  stores  and  places  of  amusement. 

8elect  Music  in  Restaurant>very  evening  between  6  and  8. 

A.  F.  K 1  V/I.IR.  Manager. 


24 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  23,  1892. 


SUMMARY    OF    THE    MARKETS. 

Flour  is  steady;  foreign  demand  good;  Extras  ?4.75@$5.00:  Superfine, 
J2,7fi@$3.10 

Wheat  is  dull;  light  trade;  Shipping,  $1.50;  Milling,  $1.55@$1.571i  per 
cental. 

Barley  is  firmer;  Brewing,  ?1.10@$1.171..;  Feed,  9dc.@$1.0%  per  ctl. 

Oats,  Milling,  $1.3n@$l.45;  Feed,  ?1.25(g*l.35  per  ctl. 

Corn,  White,  $1.27V£;  Yellow,  $1.3u;g,$i.:ui„  per  ctl. 

Rye,  no  stock,  good  demand,  $1.50^>$1,&2^.    Cement,  $2.00@$2.50. 

Hay  is  lower;  Wheat,  ?10@$14:  Oats,  $1U(oj?12;  Alfalla,  $8@$10. 

Millstuffs,  good  demand.    Bran,  $17@$17.5Q  per  ton. 

Beans,  good  request,  J1.85@J2.S0  per  ctl.     Potatoes,  30<?.@75e  per  ctl. 

Butter  is  steady;  Choice,  18c.@20c;  Fair,  15c.@lt>c;  Eastern,  I5c@16c. 

Cheese,  light  stock,  10c.@12c.    Eggs,  free  supply,  lSc.@20c. 

Honey,  Comb,  Sc.@10c. :  Extracted,  5c.(g»6c.  Poultry  in  good  supply. 

Onions  are  worth  2c.@3c,    Beeswax  is  higher  at  25c.@28c. 

Fruit— all  kinds  dried— active.    Fruit  is  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 

Raisins  and  Dried  Grapes  in  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates. 

Hides  are  steady;  Dry,  7c@7Uc.      Wool  is  in  light  demand  at  llc.@16e. 

Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  seller  at  7'.,(g7 '■.■.■. 

Coffee  steady  at  lnc.@22c.  for  C.  A.    Canned   Fruits  of  all  kinds  in  favor. 

Coal  is  lower,  with  a  declining  tendency.    Nuts  find  ready  sale. 

Quicksilver  is  nominal  at  $43.00  per  flask.  Hops  are  in  demand  at  20@25c. 

Sugar,  good  stocn  of  both  Raws  and  Refined.    Whites,  -i^i@b%c. 

Charters  for  new  crop  loading  of  Wheat  for  the  United  King- 
dom are  still  in  order.  The  Br.  iron  ship  Dechraont,  1642  tons, 
taken  for  Cork,  U.  K.,  Havre  or  Antwerp,  at  £1  12s.  6d.  For  im- 
mediate loading,  the  German  iron  ship  Alice,  2,057  tons,  secured 
for  like  purpose  and  destination  at  £1  2s  6d. 

Crop  prospects  continue  to  be,  in  all  respects,  exceedingly  prom- 
ising, not  only  of  Hay,  but  of  Grain,  Fruit,  and  Vegetables.  The 
vine  and  all  else  promises  full  average  yield. 

The  bkte  S.  G.  Wilder  carries  to  Honolulu  produce  consisting 
in  part  of  1,100  ctls.  Barley,  271  M.  Shingles,  50  tons  Sand,  Hay, 
etc. 

For  the  Orient,  the  steamship  Gaelic,  hence  on  the  16th  inst., 
carried  in  treasure  $254,968,  chiefly  silver,  and  for  cargo  to  China, 
6,909  bbls.  Flour,  700  gals.  Wine,  1,541  lbs.  Ginseng,  7,628  lbs. 
Beans,  etc.,  value  $62,883;  to  Japan.  258  bbls.  Flour,  166  pkgs." 
Groceries  and  Provisions,  value  $13,215;  to  Manila,  500  bbls. 
Flour;  to  Vladivostock,  50  tcp.  Beef,  250  cs.  Matches,  41  pkgs. 
Agricultural  Implements,  153  pkgs.  Hardware,  etc.,  value  $4,042. 

Wool  for  Boston,  via  the  Canadian  Pacific  route,  the  Walla 
Walla,  hence  for  Victoria,  carries  131,460  lbs.,  value  $20,300,  via 
Victoria. 

The  ship  B.  F.  Packard,  for  New  York,  carried  602,848  lbs. 
Borax,  15,274  gals.  Brandy,  109  958  gals.  Wine,  26,684  cs.  Canned 
Fruit,  217,016  lbs.  Lead,  500  bdls.  Shingles,  5,876  pes.  Redwood 
Lumber,  20,815  lbs.  Mustard  Cake,  64  bales  Rags,  etc. 

Overland  shipments  Eastward,  per  Southern  Pacific  route,  in 
March  aggregated  21,358  tons. 

The  Pacific  Mail  Steamship,  San  Juan,  for  the  Isthmus,  on  the 
15th  inst.,  carried  en  route  for  New  York  385,570  lbs.  Beans,  155 
bales  rags,  36,000  gals.  Wine,  954  gala.  Brandy,  100  bbls.  Glue, 
etc.,  value,  $33,131;  to  Mexico,  value,  $781;  to  Central  America 
4,844  bbls.  Flour,  63  M.  feet  Lumber,  100,000  lbs.  Sugar,  18,787 
lbs.  Rice,  37,710  lbs.  Malt,  etc.,  value,  $15,423;  to  Panama  472 
bbls.  Flour,  19,000  lbs.  Rice  and  Merchandise,  value,  $6,000;  to 
South  America  49,000  lbs.  Malt,  1,143  bbls.  Flour  and  Merchan- 
dise, value,  $8,220;  for  London  1,007  gala.  Wine,  value,  $408. 

For  the  South  Sea  Islands  the  steamer  Tarawa,  hence  on  the 
14th  inet.,  carried  Merchandise  valued  at  $19,000,  consisting  in 
part  of  89  bbls.  Flour,  60  M.  Shingles,  20,000  lbs.  Rice,  300  cs. 
Canned  Meats,  Lumber,  Tobacco,  etc. 

Wool  for  Boston,  via  the  Canadian  Pacific  route,  per  City  of 
Puebla  to  Victoria,  42,190  lbs-,  values,  $6,400. 

The  first  of  the  Codfishing  Meet  for  the  season  has  arrived  with 
204,000  Cod,  the  steamer  Czarina  being  the  lucky  vessel.  She 
has  been  absent  from  the  port  77  days.  The  fish  will  be  dried  at 
once,  at  Kershaw  Island,  and  will  soon  be  on  the  market. 

Coffee  imports  embrace  the  cargo,  pr.  Lakme,  from  Ocos,  Cen- 
tral America,  say  7,598  ska.;  also,  per  steaoier  City  of  New  York 
with  3,715  bags  ditto. 

The  ahip  E.  B.  Sutton,  from  New  York,  brought  500  bales 
Hemp,  1,900  Steel  Rails  and  a  large  cargo  of  Mdse. 

The  ship  Susquehanna,  from  New  York,  is  at  hand  with  a  large 
and  valuable  cargo  of  general  Mdse.,  consisting  of  500  tons  Coal, 
500  bales  Hemp,  1,000  bxs.  Soap,  1,050  ca.  Corn,  etc. 

The  Elmhurst  from  Antwerp,  brings  8,087  cks.  Cement,  6,029 
cs.  Window  Glass,  6,500  cs.  Soap,  500  bags  Rice,  60  cks.  Chicory, 
Stee',  Iron,  etc. 

The  Roderick  Dhu,  from  Liverpool,  brought  a  large  cargo,  con- 
aiating  in  part  of  19,551  bxs.  Tin  Plate,  12,569  sks.  Salt,  499  ca. 
Vermouth,  499  cs.  Soap,  etc. 


"  The  Mumm,"  at  109  O'Farrel  street,  is  one  of  the  most  popular 
resorts  in  the  city,  for  the  patrons  of  it  know  well  that  there  they 
can  always  be  satisfied  with  the  best  liquors  that  ever  saw  a  bottle. 
"  The  Mum"  has  none  but  the  best  in  the  market  in  its  stock,  on 
which  fact  depends  its  popularity. 


H.  M.  NEWHALL  &  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchants, 

AND  

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Nos.  309  and  311  San  so  me  Street,  San  Francisco,  California, 

NATIONAL   ASSURANCE   CO.   OF    IRELAND; 
ATLAS    ASSURANCE    CO.    OF    LONDON; 
BOYLSTON    INSURANCE   CO.  OF    BOSTON ; 
OCEAN   MARINE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LONDON. 

Steam  Boiler  Incrustations. 

Old   Scale    Removed,  Formation  of  New  Scale  Prevented. 

Without  the  Aid  of  Chemicals,  by  the  Use  of  the 

LLEWELLYN     FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONDENSER  I 

vOver  300  In  Dallv  Use  on  the  Pacific  Coast.) 

Removes  all  Impurities  from  the  Water  before  Entering  the  Boiler. 
Heats  the  Water  to  212°.  Saves  from  25  to  50  per  cent,  in  the  Amount  of 
Water  Used. 

Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Pamphlet  Forwarded  on  Application  to 

Llewellyn    Steam    Condenser    Manufacturing    Co., 
330  Fine  street.  8an  Francisco,  Gal. 

J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros., 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

Agents  for  Spreckels'  Line  of  Hawaiian  Packets,  S.  3.  Hepworth's  Centri 
fugal  Machines,  Reed's  Patent  Pipe  and  Boiler  Covering. 
327  Market  Street,  corner  Fremont. 

8AN    FRANCISCO. 

Systems—"  Slattery  "  Induction;  "  Wood  "  Arc.     Factories— Fort  Wayne, 
Indiana;  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Electric  Improvement  Company. 

General  Agents  for  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Arizona  and  Washington 
of  the  Fort  Wayne  Electric  Light  Co.,  Fort  Wayne,  Incl. 

Estimates  furnished  for  Electric  Railways,  Electric  Light  and  Steam 
Plants,  House  Wiring,  etc.    Marine  Work  a  Specialty. 


35  New  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


R.  J.    WHEELER. 


J.    W.   GIRVIN. 


J.   W.    GIRVIN    &   CO., 

bber  and  Leather  Belting,  Hose,  Packing,  etc. 

Rubber  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  etc. 

Pacific  Coast  Agents  for  Boston  Belting  Co.  and  Fayerweather  &  Ladew. 
formerly  J.  B.  Hoyt  &  Co.  4  California  St.,  S.  F.,  t'al. 

WILLIAMS,  DIMOND  &  GO. 

SHIPPING    AND    COMMISSION    MERCHANTS, 

UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 

Agents  for— 

The  Cunard  Royal    Mail  Steamship  I  Vivian  Sons  Yellow  Metal  Sheathing 

Company,  Hartmann's  Rahtjeu's  Composition 

"The  California  Line  of  Clippers,"  |  The  China  Traders  &.  Insurance  Co. 

from  New  York,  (L'd.), 

"  The  Hawaiian  Line  of  Packets,"      The   Baldwin  Loeomotive  Works, 
to  and  from  Honolulu.  Steel  Rails  and  Track  Material. 

A.LUSK   &   CO., 

122  DAVIS  STREET,  SAN    FRANCISCO. 
Packers  of  the  following  celebrated  brands: 
CELEBRATED  LUSK    BRANDS, 

J.  LUSK  CANNING  COMPANY, 

SAN  LORENZO  PACKING  CO 

PARKE    &    LACY   CO., 

21  and  23  FREMONT  STREET, 
SAN  FRANCISCO.  CAL. 

MINING,    WOOD    AND    IRON   WORKING    MACHINERY. 

ENGINES,    BOILERS,    STEAM    PUMPS, 
BELTING.    OILS   AND    SUPPLIES. 

E.  D,  Jones. 

S.  L.  JONES  &  CO., 

Auctioneers    and    Commission    Merchants, 

207  and  200  California  STREET. 


April  23,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


25 


AKRT    will    be    niven  by 
Sienor  and  Signors  Draomando,  •(  Irv- 
ing Hall,  next  Wednesday  evening      Her 

niann    Brandt.   Anna    Miller    W !.  I.ouis 

Scbmidl,  Adolpb  Ladd.  Signer  liinetll,  Mr. 
Jobannsen.  Mr.  Sussman,   and  olbi 
participate. 

Ah.  me  !  bow  weak  a  thing. 

The  heart  of  woman  is\sXatup«art, 


SAN  FRANCISCO  AND  NORTH  PACIFIC 
RAILWAY. 

•THE  DONAHUE  BRDAD-GAUGE  ROUTE." 
COMMENCING  8CNDAY,  NOV.  ».  1891,  an.) 
until  further  notice.  Bo&ta  and  Traius  wli: 
leave  from  and  arrive  at  the  San  Frauciscn  Pas- 
senger Depot,  MARKET-STREET  WHARF,  ae 
follows: 
From  San  Francisco  for  Point  Tlburon   Seltedere  and 

San  Rafael. 
WEEK    DAYS— 7:40  a.  x.,  9:20  a.  m.,   11  40  A.  at.: 

3:30  p.  M.,5:00  p.  M.,  6:20  p.  H. 
SATIRP  AYS  ONLY— An  extra  trip  at  1:50  p.  ». 
81NDAYS— 8:00  A.M., 9:30  a.m.,  11:00 a.m.;  2:00  P.M. 
5:00  P.  M.,  6:15  p.  M. 

From  San  Rafael  for  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAY'S— 6:25  a.   m.,  7:55  a.   m.,  9:30  a.  m. 

12:45  p.m.,  3:40  P.M.,  5:05  P.M. 
SATURDAYS  ONLY— An  extra  trip  at  6:30  p.m. 
8CKDAYS— 8:10  a.m., 9:40  a.m.,  12:15  P.M.;  3:40 P.M. 
5:00  P  v.,  6:25  p.  M. 

t-rom  Point  Tiburon  to  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS- 6:50 A.M.,  8:20  A.M.,  9:55  a.m.;  1:10 
P.  M.,  4:05  P.  M.,  5:30  p.  M. 
Saturdays  only  an  extra  trip  at  6:55  p.M 
SUN  DAY'S— 8:35    a.m.,    10:05  a.m.;  12:40  p.m., 
4:05p.m.,  5:30p.m.,  6:50  p.m. 


LkavsS.  F. 


Day's"    8unda5's 


ABRIVEIN  S.F. 


Destination. 


ISundays 


7:40a.  m.!8:O0a.m.     Petaluma 
3:30p.m.!9:30a.m  '  and 

5:00  P.M. |5:00p.m.i  Santa  Roea. 


10:40a.m|8:50a.  m. 
6:05  p.M  10:30  a.m 
7:25p.m|6:10p.m. 


7:40a.  M.j 

3:30  p.  M.  8:00a.  SI 


7:40a.  m.  8:00a.  m 


7:40a.  m. 
3:30  p.m. 


7:4H a.  M 
5:00  p.m. 


8:00a.m. 
5:00p.  a 


Fulton 
Windsor, 
Healdsburg, 
Litton  Springs, 
Cloverdale  & 
Way  Stations. 


Hopland 
and  Dkiah. 


Week 
Days. 


Guerneville.  7:25p.M 


Sonoma  and  |10:40a.m 
Glen  Ellen.  I  6:05p.m 


7:40a.m    8:00a.m    Sebastopol  I  10:40a.m    10:30am 
3:30  p.M    5:00  p.M |    6:05p.M    6:10  p.M 


10:30a.  m 
6:10p.m 


10:30a.m. 
:10p.m 


8:50a.m. 
6:10p.m. 


Stages  connect  at  Santa  Rosa  for  Mark  West 
Springs;  at  Geyserville  for  Skaggs  Springs, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Point  Arena;  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land Springs,  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bay;  at  Hopland 
for  Lakeport ;  at  TJkiah  for  Vichy  Springs,  Saratoga 
Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Upper  Lake,  Lakeport, 
Willits,  Cahto,  Mendocino  City,  Fort  Bragg,  West- 
port,  Usal,  Hydesville  and  Eureka. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To Petaluma,  ?1  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  ?2  25;  to 
Healdsburg,  $3  40;  to  Cloverdale,  K50;  to  Hop- 
land,  J5.70;  toUkiah,  $6.76;  to  Sebastopol,  $2.70; 
to  Guerneville,  $3.75;  to  Sonoma,  $1.50;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  $1.80. 

EXCURSION  TTCKET8,  good  for  Sundays  only— 
To  Petaluma,  $1;  to  Santa  Rosa.  $1  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, $2.26;  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ukiah,  $4,50;  to 
Hopland,  $3.80:  to  Sebastopol,  $1.80;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2.50;  to  Sonoma,  $1;  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1.20. 
H.  C.  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 


OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 
rying the  United  States,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
Mails,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

For   Honolulu    Only, 

S.S.AosTEALlA(3,000tons). .Tuesday,  Mty  10,1892, 

For  Honolulu,  Au.ek.ianu  and 

Sydney,  Direct, 

S.S.Alameda,  Fiiday,  April  29,  1892,  at3p.M 

For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  office,  327  Mar- 
ket street. 

JOHN  D.  SPRECKELS  <!t  BROS., 
General  agents 


CONSUMPTION. 

I  have  a  positive  remedy  for  the  above  disease ;  by  its 
use  thousands  of  cases  of  the  worst  kind  and  of  long 
standing  have  been  cured.  Indeed  bo  strong  is  my  faith 
in  its  efficacy,  that  I  w.ll  send  two  dottles  free,  with 
a  VALUABLE  TREATISE  on  this  disease  to  any  suf- 
ferer who  will  send  me  their  Express  and  P.  O.  address, 
T.  A.  Slocum,  M.  C,  183  Pearl  St.,  N.  V- 


PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO, 

TifRoroii  Link  to  Nbw  York,  via  Panama. 
Steamers  will  shU  nt  NOON  on  the  Bth,  15th  and 

25th  of  each  mouth, 

Cal  lug  at  various  porta  of  Mexico  and  Central 

America. 

Through  Line  Sailings.  —  April  25th,  S.  S.  "City  of 

New  York";  Ma;  14,  3.  S.  Acnpulco;  May  5th,  8. 8. 
"Sao  Bla-" 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Po-ts 
and  r-anama. — Steamer  sails  at  noon  lSth  of  each 
mouth,  calling  at  Mazatlau.  Sin  Bias,  MaoEanlllo, 
Acapulco.  Purt  Angel,  Saliua  Cruz,  Touala,  San 
Benito,  Ocos,  Champerico,  Shu  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Aeajutla,  La  Libertad,  La  Union,  Amapala,  Co- 
riuto,  San  Juan  del  Sur  and  Putita  Arenas. 

Way  Line  Sailing.— March  18th,  S.  S.  "Geo.  W. 
Elder." 

When  the  regular  sailing  date  falls  on  Sunday 
steamers  will  be  d  spatcued  the  preceding  Satur- 
day. 
JAPAN  AND  CHINA  LINE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 

HONGKONG, 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 

Shanghai,  and  at  Hongkong  for  East 

Indies.  Straits,  etc.: 

"City  of  Rio  de  Janeiio,"  Tuesday,  June  14th,  at 
3  P.  M. 
"China"  (via  Honolulu)  Thursday,  April  28th,  at 

City   of   Peking— Saturday,  May  21,  1892,   at   3 

P.  M. 

Round  Trio  Tickets  to  Yokohama  and  return  at 
reduced  rates. 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Brannan  streets.  Branch  office— 202 
Front  street  ALEXANDER  CENTER, 

General  Agent. 

OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  S.  S.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

SteamerB  leave  wharf  corner  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  p.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
SteamerB  for  SHANGHAI: 

Oceanic SATURDAYjMarch  26,  1892. 

Gaelic Saturday,  April  16, 1892, 

Belgic ..Tuesday,  May  10, 1892. 

Oceanic Thursday,  June  2d.,  92. 

Gaelic  (via  Honolulu)  Saturday,  June  25, 1891. 
ROUND  TRIP  TICKETS  AT   REDUCED    RATES. 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 
for  sale  at  S.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Townsend  streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  atthe 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.  H.  GOODMAN,  Gen.  Pass.  Agt. 

GFO.H.RTCK    Traffic  Mn.Tifl.ffPr. 


PLAYS 


Dialogues,  Speakers,  for  School, 
Club  and  Parlor.  Catalogue  free. 
T.  S.  DEN1S0N,  Publisher,    Chicago. 


ESTABLISHED    1X64. 

GEORGE  MORROW  &  CO., 

DEALERS  IN 

HAY    AND    GRAIN. 

Private  Trade  Solicited. 
39  Clay  Street,  San  Francisco. 


CUNNINGHAM, 

CURTISS  & 

WELCH, 

Wholesale  Stationers  and  Booksellers 

327,  329,  331  Sansome  Street. 

ANSY    PILLS! 


AVERY  pleasant  reception  was  given  to 
the  State  Medical  Society  at  B'nai  B'rith 
Hall  last  Thursday  evening.  A  pleasant 
entertainment  was  presented,  the  features 
of  which  were  the  'cello  solo  of  Dr.  Arthur 
Regensberger,  and  the  banjo  playing  of 
Ashton  P,  Stevens. 


MRS.  V.  A.  O'NEALdied  at  the  residence 
of  her  daughter,  Mrs.  J.  R.  Ryland,  on 
the  14th  inst.  The  announcement  of  her 
decease  will  be  received  with  much  sorrow 
by  many  people  who  had  often  been  re- 
ceived at  her  hospitable  home. 


SOUTHERN   PACIFIC   COMPANY. 

PACIFIC    SYSTEM. 

Trains  Leave  and  nre  Due  to  Arrive  at 

SAN      FRANCISCO: 

UavkJ  F.om  April  9,    1892.  I  Arrivr 

Bcoicla,  Rumsey,  Sacramento  7  im-. 
7:30a.  Haywards.  Nile* and  San  Jose.  .  *]216p. 
8:00a.  Martinet,  San  Kamon  and  Cal- 

letona s-isp. 

'- '"   \.  Kl  V.thih)  au<]  Santa    Rosa  »(>:l.Sp. 

8:00a.  3acram'to&  Redding,  viaDavis.  7:15r. 
8:00  a.  Second  Class  forOedeu  and  East, 

and  fir.st  class  locally   10:45  p. 

8;30a.  Niles,  San  Jose,  Stockton,  lone, 
Sacramento,  Marysville,  Oro- 
ville  and  Red  Bluff      ...     .  4-46  p. 

9:00  a.  Sunset  Koute,  Atlantic  Express, 
Santa  Barbara,  Los  Angeles, 
Deming,  El  Paso,  New  Orleans 

and  East 8:45p. 

1200m.  Haywards,  Nile?  and  Livermore     7:15  p. 

*1:00p.  Sacramento  River  Steamers *9.00p. 

3:00  p.  Haywards,  Niles  and  San  Jose. .  9:45  a. 
4:00p.  Martiuez,  Sau  Ramon  &  Stockton  945a. 
4:00  p.  Vallejo,  Calistoga,  El  Verano  and 

Sauta  Rosa 9,45  a. 

4:30p.  Benicia,  Vacaville,  Sacramento.    10:45a. 

4;30p.  Woodland  and  Oroville 10:45a. 

•4:30  p.  Niles  and  Livermore *8;45  a. 

5:00  p.  Los  Angeles  Express,  Fresno, 
Bakersfield,  Santa  Barbara  & 

Los  Angeles 12:15p. 

5 :00  p.  Sauta  Fe  Route,  Atlautic  Express, 

for  Mohave  and  East  12:15  p. 

6:00p.  Haywards,  Niles  and  San  Jose..      7:45a. 

.     ..  Niles  and  San  Jose...  J6:15p, 

6:00  p.  Ogden  Route  Atlantic  Express, 

Ogden  and  East 11:45  a. 

17:00  p.  Vallejo f8:45  p. 

7:00  p.  Shasta  Route  Express,  Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding,  Port- 
land,  Puget  Sound  and  East. . .     8:15  a 


Santa  Cruz  Division. 


£7:45  A.  Sunday  Excursion  Train  for  New- 
ark, San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,  Fel- 
ton,  Big  Trees  and  Santa  Cruz  }8:05p. 
8:15a.  Newark,  Oenterville,  San  Jose, 
Felton,  Boulder  Creek  and 
Santa  Cruz 6 :20  p. 

*2:15p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,   Boulder   Creek    and 

Santa  Cruz *10 :50  a. 

4:45  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,     9:50a 


Coast  Division  (Third  a  id  Townsend  Streets). 


7 :00  a.  San  Jose,  Almaden  and  Way  Sta- 
tions   , 

8:30a.  San  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tres  Pinos,  Pa- 
jaro.SantaCruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove,  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  and  Santa 
Margarita  (San  Luis  Obispo) 
and  principal  Way  Stations 
10:37a.  San  Jose,  and  Way  Stations. .  .  o: 
12:15  p.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 4- 

*2:30p.  San  Jose,  Tres  Pinos,  Santa  Cruz, 
Salinas,  Monterey,  PacificGrove 
and  principal  Way  Stations.  ...*10: 
*3:30  P.  Menlo  Park,  San  Jose  and  Prin- 
ciple Way  Stations *10:< 

*4:15p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . .    *8 

5 :15  p.  San  Jose  and  Way  Stations. 9 

6:30  p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . .      6 
f-ll:45p.  Menlo  Park  and  principal  Way 

Stations f 7 


10  p. 
:10p. 


;06a. 
;03a. 
:35  a. 


a.  for  Morning. 
^Sundays  excepted. 


ISundays  only 


p.  for  Afternoon, 
f  Saturdays  only. 


PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C,  and  PUGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  a.  m.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  m.  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Oregon,  in  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  SAN  Simeon, 
Cayucos,  Santa  Barbara,  San  Buenaventura, 
Hukneme,  San  Peoro,  Los  Angeles  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  and  HOOKTON,  Hum- 
boldt Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  a,  m. 

Ticket  Office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL,  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 

I  CURE>ITS ! 

When  I  say  cure  I  do  not  mean  merely  to  stop  them 
for  a  time  and  then  have  them  return  again.  I  mean  a 
radical  cure.  I  have  made  tho  d  sease  of  FITS,  EPI- 
LEPSY or  FALLING  SICKNESS  a  life-long  study.  I 
warrant  my  remedy  to  cure  the  worst  cases.  Because 
otherfl  have  failed  is  no  reason  for  not  now  receiving  a 
euro.  Send  at  occe  for  a  treatise  and  a  Free  Bottle  of 
my  infallible  remedy.  Give  Express  and  Post  Office. 
H.  G.  ROOT,  M.  C,  183  Pearl  St.,  N.  T. 


26 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


EASTER  week  of  the  year  1S92  will  long  be  remembered  for  the 
number  of  weddings  that  took  place.  First  t_n  the  list,  as 
well  as  the  first  event  of  the  Easter  season,  was  the  wedding  of 
Miss  May  Pope  and  Dan  Murphy,  which  was  solemnized  on 
Monday  at  noon,  the  residence  of  Mrs.  Pope,  the  bride's  mother, 
on  Van  Ness  avenue,  being  the  locale.  Nothing  could  be  more 
beautiful  than  the  weather,  and  if  the  old  adage  of  "  Blessed  is 
the  bride  that  the  sun  shines  on"  holds  true,  most  happy  will  be 
the  lot  of  tbe  pretty  young  bride.  The  chief  feature,  if  so  it  may 
be  called,  of  this  morning  wedding,  was  the  profusion  and  variety 
of  exquisite  floral  adornment  on  all  sides.  The  nest  of  rosea 
where  the  nuptial  knot  was  tied  was  a  departure  from  the  ordi- 
nary canopy,  in  that  several  tints  were  combined,  pure  white  be- 
ing left  for  the  bride's  table  at  the  wedding  breakfast.  The 
tinted  bamboo  poles  which  were  so  prominent  in  holding  up  the 
garlands  of  snowballs,  revealed  the  skilled  fingers  of  Miss  Mary 
Bates,  they  being  a  favorite  form  of  ornamentation  with  this 
artistic  decorator.  White,  pink  and  green  bowknots  of  rib- 
bon were  used  with  good  effect,  and  when  the  Archbishop 
took  his  place,  and  the  notes  of  the  bridal  chorus  from  the 
orchestra  heralded  the  approach  of  the  fair  bride  and  her 
pretty  bridesmaids,  the  scene  was  simply  charming.  Mr.  George 
Pope,  so  soon  to  appear  in  a  chief  role  at  a  similar  ceremony, 
gave  his  sister  away.  Miss  Edith  Taylor  and  Miss  Eva  Carolan 
were  the  bridesmaids,  and  Bob  Greyson  best  man.  The  bride 
never  looked  prettier  than  in  her  robe  of  white  satin  and  fleecy 
veil.  Among  her  ornaments,  the  gift  of  the  groom  was  particu- 
larly naticeable,  it  being  a  brooch  of  pearls  and  diamonds  of  rare 
beauty.  According  to  the  custom  practiced  for  morning  wed- 
dings, the  bride's  gown  was  high  in  the  neck.  The  bridesmaids 
wore  pink  embroidered  crepe  decolete,  and  short-sleeved.  Mrs. 
Pope  was  in  black  satin,  and  Mrs.  .Frank,  nee  Pope,  in  brocaded 
pink  satin.  The  English  style  was  observed  in  the  wedding 
breakfast,  following  immediately  after  the  good  wishes  of  the 
family  had  been  offered,  and  toasts  were  drank  to  the  newly- 
wedded  pair.  At  2  o'clock  the  reception  began,  and  a  constant 
stream  of  the  beau  monde  filled  the  large  rooms  until  late  in  the 
day.  Brandt's  orchestra  played  delightfully,  and  refreshments 
were  served  from  a  buffet  in  the  dining-room.  During  the  after- 
noon the  happy  pair  left  for  Napa  to  spend  a  week  at  the  Pope 
residence  there.  They  will  return  to  town  in  time  for  the  Taylor- 
Pope  wedding  on  the  27th. 

There  never  was  a  prettier  wedding  in  a  Presbyterian  Church 
than  that  of  Miss  Maggie  Kittle  and  George  Boyd  on  Wednesday 
evening,  because  not  only  was  the  bridal  cortege  a  vision  of 
youth  and  beauty,  but  the  church  itself  was  beautified  to  an  un- 
usual degree  with  floral  screens,  garlands  of  roses  and  palms,  all 
of  which  were  centered  around  and  upon  the  raised  platform 
(usually  occupied  by  the  pulpit),  where  the  bridal  party  stood. 
The  church  was  filled  with  a  fashionable  throng  of  people  when 
the  notes  of  the  Lohengrin  chorus  announced  the  approach  of  the 
bride  and  her  attendants.  The  ushers,  who  had  been  most  inde- 
fatigable in  seating  tbe  guests  to  general  satisfaction,  now  headed 
the  march — Messrs.  Hayne,  Nick  Kittle,  Sidney  Ashe,  McKee, 
Vassault  and  Deering.  Then  came  the  charming  bevy  of  brides- 
maids in  white  moire  gowns,  and  each  wearing  a  short  tulle  veil 
from  the  back  of  the  head,  and  carrying  huge  bouquets  of  mar- 
guerites— the  Misses  May  Hoffman,  Mary  Eyre,  Alice  Simpkins 
and  Ethel  Smith.  Miss  Lucia  Kittle  was  Maid  of  Honor,  and  was 
costumed  in  a  low-necked  white  silk,  with  roses  in  her  bouquet. 
The  groom  and  his  best  man — bis  brother  Henry — met  the  party 
at  the  platform,  where  the  Rev.  Mr.  Minton,  the  pastor  of  the 
church,  tied  the  nuptial  knot.  The  bride's  gown  was  of  rich 
faille,  trimmed  with  point  lace,  and  profusely  decked  with  orange 
blossoms.  A  wreath  of  the  same  crowned  her  hair,  and  her  veil 
was  of  point  lace — by  the  way,  the  same  one  previously  worn 
by  her  sisters,  Mrs.  Hinckley  Taylor  and  Mrs.  Heathcote — so 
regarded  as  a  mascot.  Upon  the  conclusion  of  the  ceremony 
the  wedding  party  and  guests  drove  to  the  Kittle  residence  on 
Pacific  Heights,  where  a  large  reception  was  held,  ending  in  a 
dance.  The  house  was  a  mass  of  floral  adornment,  and  the 
guests'  bright  toilettes  added  to  the  brilliancy  of  the  scene.  Mar- 
guerites were  tbe  features  of  the  decorations,  in  honor  of  the 
bride's  name. 

A  pretty  belle  was  heard  complaining  at  the  Pope-Murphy 
wedding  of  the  gap  left  in  last  year's  array  of  beaux,  and  count- 
ing them  off  on  her  fingers  as  she  spoke.  Here  are  a  few  of  those 
quoted  :  "  Charley  Baldwin,  gone  to  console  his  sister;  Dan  Mur- 
phy, married;  George  Pope,  nearly  so;  Frank  Carolan,  ditto; 
Carey  Friedlander,  in  retirement;  Al.  Bowie,  ditto;  Ed.  Schmei- 
dell,  blase,  and  many  others  not  noted  here. 


Miss  Bertha  Ralston,  the  youngest  daughter  of  the  late  W.  C. 
Ralston,  is  down  from  Auburn,  and  is  visiting  her  sister,  Mrs. 
Arthur  Page,  at  her  residence  on  California  street. 


April  23,  1892. 

The  whereabouts  of  others  of  the  swim  for  the  summer  will 
be:  The  Louis  Parrotts;  Mrs.  and  the  Misses  Kate  and  Maria 
Dillon;  the  Basil  Heathcotes;  Louis  Gerstlea;  Mrs.  and  Miss  Col- 
lier; Mrs  Martin  and  Mrs.  Peter  Donahue;  Mrs.  Newhall; 
George  Newhall;  Miss  Nellie  Hiilyer;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Monte  Wil- 
son; the  Jerome  Lincolns;  Will  Fishers  and  A.  S.  Baldwin,  at 
San  Rafael,  where  Mrs.  Norman  McLaren  will  visit  her  friends, 
the  Popes.  The  John  Kittles  will  summer  in  Ross  valley;  the 
Fred  Woosters  at  Napa  Soda  Springs.  Del  Monte  will  claim  the 
Crockers,  Tdvues,  Haggins,  Givens  and  Colemans,  F.  A.  Franks, 
Marcus  Borucks,  Casserleys,  Alvords,  Misses  Dimond,  Hough- 
tons,  Mrs.  Easton,  Rev.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Foute,  Mrs.  de  Santa 
Marina,  Mrs.  and  Miss  Hope  Ellis  of  Marysville,  Mrs.  and  the 
Misses  Childs  of  Los  Angeles,  the  Misses  Deming,  Mrs.  Charles 
Belden  and  the  Misses  Dpson  of  Sacramento,  Mrs.  and  Miss 
Jessie  Coleman  of£0akland.  At  Santa  Cruz  the  H.  M.  A.  Millers, 
tbe  Jarboes,  Mr*.  Colton,  Mrs.  M.  L.  Martin,  Miss  Arcadia 
Spence  and  Miss  Ada  Sullivan  will  be  found.  The  Holbrooks, 
Eyres,  and  Faxon  Atbertons  will  occupy  their  homes  at  Menlo 
Park.  Tbe  Moodys,  Beylards  and  George  Howards  will  be  at 
home  at  San  Mateo.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Louis  Monteagle  are  true  to 
their  old  love,  Blythedale,  where  th  y  will  spend  the  summer,  as 
will  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  E.  Green.  Those  other  Blythedale 
habitues,  the  Smedbergs,  go  East,  intending  to  leave  about  the 
15th  of  May.  Miss  Florence  Reed  will  pass  the  summer  at  the 
Eastern  watering  places  as  the  guest  of  her  aunt,  Mrs.  Paran 
Stevens.  Dr.  and  Mrs  Perrin  will  spend  a  portion  of  the  summer 
in  Arizona.     The  Henry  T.  Scotts  go  to  Alaska  in  June. 

The  wedding  of  Monday  was  also  a  home  one,  the  ceremony 
which  united  Miss  Charlotte  Bermingham  aud  Dr.  Stokes  of  the 
navy  taking  place  at  the  residence  of  Captain  John  Bermingham, 
on  Chestnut  street.  The  various  apartments  of  the  house  were 
artistically  trimmed  in  different  colors.  Pink  was  selected  for  the 
hall.  The  front  parlor,  to  which  entrance  was  gained  through  a 
portierre  of  smilax  and  pink  verbena,  was  ornamented  with  white 
and  yellow  blossoms,  the  bridal  bower  in  the  bow  window  being 
formed  of  ferns  and  white  roses,  buttercups  and  roses 
filling  the  corners  of  the  room.  La  France  roses,  lilacs  and  wis- 
teria were  used  in  adorning  the  back  parlor,  and  the  dining-room 
was  all  in  gold  color.  The  bridal  party  entered  the  room  at  half- 
past  eight,  the  Misses  Jennie  Hobbs  and  Carrie  Ebbetts  attending 
the  bride,  the  groom's  two  little  nephews  forming  his  escort,  and 
the  Rev.  Dr.  Lathrop,  of  Oakland,  performed  the  marriage  cere- 
mony. The  receptiun  which  followed  was  very  largely  attended, 
and  supper  was  served  at  tite-a  tHe  tables,  after  which  there  was 
dancing.  The  honeymoon  will  be  spent  at  Mare  Island,  where 
the  groom  is  at  present  stationed,  the  wedding  trip  proper  not  be- 
ing made  until  July,  when  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Stokes  will  go  East. 

There  were  two  teas  on  Tuesday  afternoon.  One  was  at  Mrs. 
Horace  Davis',  the  other  given  by  Mrs.  Dr.  Burgess,  was  in  honor 
of  the  ladies  of  the  Medical  Society,  now  in  session  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. The  rooms,  which  were  artificially  lighted,  were  beauti- 
fully adorned  with  smilax,  palms,  and  masses  of  La  France 
roses.  Mrs.  Burgess,  who  was  assisted  in  receiving  by  sev- 
eral ladies  of  the  medical  fraternity,  was  an  indefatigable 
hostess  in  making  her  guests  feel  at  home.  She  was  costumed  in 
an  elegant  gown  of  crimson  satin  and  black  lace.  In  the  back 
parlor  was  stationed  Brandt's  orchestra,  which  gave  concert  se- 
lections during  the  afternoon,  and  refreshments  were  served  at 
tete-a-tHe  tables  in  tbe  rooms  on  the  lower  floor.  The  attendance 
was  large  and  very  fashionable.  The  visiting  medicos  were  given 
a  reception  on  Wednesday  evening  by  Dr.  and  Mrs.  R.  A.  Mc- 
Lane,  at  their  residence,  on  Pacific  avenue,  at  which  their 
local  confreres  and  their  wives  were  largely  represented  among 
the  guests  present  to  meet  the  strangers.  On  Thursday 
morning  Mr.  Sutro  entertained  the  party  at  breakfast,  at  his 
beautiful   home  on  Sutro  Heights. 


The  home  wedding  of  Wednesday  evening  was  that  of  Miss 
Lillian  Wagner  and  E.  A.  McCarthy,  which  was  solemnized  at  the 
Wagner  residence  on  Jones  street.  Tbe  house  decorations,  which 
consisted  of  ribbons,  roses,  grasses,  smilax  and  ferns,  were  very 
beautiful  and  elaborate,  one  of  the  prettiest  effects  being  the  ar- 
rangement of  bamboo,  snowballs,  roses,  and  Nile  green  ribbons, 
which  formed  the  canopy  of  the  bridal  bower,  where  the  cere- 
mony was  performed  by  tbe  Rev.  Father  Pendegrast.  The  bridal 
costume  was  of  white  satin,  made  with  a  court  train,  tbe  front  of 
the  gown  being  embroidered  in  seed  pearls  and  orange  blossoms. 
Miss  Helen  Wagner,  the  Maid  of  Honor,  was  costumed  in  pale 
green  crepe,  her  bouquet  a  "shower"  of  snowballs.  The  Misses 
LeCount,  Gibbs,  McCarthy  and  Nightingale  were  the  bridesmaids, 
two  of  whom  wore  gowns  of  old  rose;  the  other  two  were  in 
pale  pink,  with  flowers  to  correspond.  Mr.  James  J.  Archibald 
was  the  best  man,  and  Messrs.  Mcintosh  and  Davis  officiated  as 
ushers.  The  presents  were  not  only  numerous  and  beautiful,  but 
very  valuable. 

Mr.  Maurice  Rothchild  and  wife,  and  his  sister-in  law,  Miss 
May  Slessinger,  will  leave  on  Friday  next  for  Portland,  Or., 
where  they  will  visit  Mr.  Rothchild's  sister,  Mrs.  Rau. 


April  23,  1892. 


BAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  T.KTTER. 


27 


Miss  Jennie  Itlair  was  the  hostess  of  another  lunch  Ust  week 
In  honor  i'i[  Mln  Ndfi.-  II Drphj,  and  on  Wednesday  Mrs.  John 
Hays  Hammond  entertained  a  lot  of  young  folks  at  a  children's 
party,  toe  lebrate  her  little  son's  fourth  birthday.  Mrs.  E.  B. 
Pond*!  reception  last  week,  in  bonorol  Mdlle.  P'Arville,  was  one 
of  the  musical  events  of  the  season.  Miss  Agne*  Burgin,  Mrs. 
Hassett,  n'<  Annie  Gleason.  Mr-  0  P.  Brans,  Miss  Shepherd, 
Tom  Karl.  H.  If.  A  Miller,  and  the  guest  of  the  evening  each 
contributed  one  or  more  selections.  The  rooms  were  tastefully 
decorated  with  flowers  and  foliage,  and  an  elaborate  supper 
proved  an  acceptable  tinale  to  a  very  enjoyable  evening. 


Tuesday  evening  was  prolific  of  weddings,  another  one  taking 
place  in  the  parlors  of  St.  Ignatius  Church.  Miss  Catherine  Ham- 
ilton and  Mr.  Albert  Bagley  being  the  contracting  parties,  and 
the  Rev.  Father  Barsi  the  officiating  priest.  After  the  church 
service  a  reception  was  held  in  the  Gashweiier's  apartments  at 
the  Palace  Hotel,  and  a  handsome  supper  was  served  in  the 
maple-room  o.'  the  hotel  later.  The  rooms  were  profusely  dressed 
with  La  France  and  Cherokee  roses  and  snowballs,  interspersed 
with  foliage. 

Grace  Church  was  the  scene  of  a  pretty  wedding  on  Tuesday 
evening  when  Miss  Gertrud  Ames  was  married  to  her  cousin 
Mr.  Robert  Woods,  of  Boston.  The  Easter  decoration  of  lilies 
and  fern  leaves  still  remained  to  beautify  the  sacred  edifice,  and 
the  Chancel  was  handsomely  dressed  with  a  profusion  of  white 
flowers,  green  foliage  and  La  France  roses.  The  church  was  well 
filled  with  friends  and  acquaintances,  the  majority  of  them  in 
walking  costume.  The  few  invited  guests,  relatives  and  mem- 
bers of  the  two  families  occupied  the  front  pews. 

Mrs.  Flood  and  Miss  Jennie  flood  are  said  to  be  meditating 
another  trip  to  Europe  in  the  near  future.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tim 
Hopkins  intend  making  a  fresh  start  next  month  to  circumnavi- 
gate the  globe,  the  death  of  Mrs.  Hopkins  Searles  having  caused 
their  return  from  Japan.  This  time  they  will  go  East  first  and 
then  to  Europe,  returning  to  California  by  way  of  India  and  China. 

Ultra  fashionable  indeed  was  the  marriage  in  Oakland  on  Mon- 
day evening  of  Miss  Carrie  Wadsworth  to  Henry  E.  Turner  of 
Philadelphia.  The  floral  decorations  at  the  bride's  residence, 
where  the  reception  was  held,  and  at  St.  Paul's  Church,  where 
the  ceremony  took  place,  were  magnificent.  The  bride  is  a 
daughter  of  Henry  Wadsworth,  of  Well's,  Fargo  &  Co. 

Mrs.  Hattie  Crocker  Alexander  and  her  children  are  to  spend 
the  summer  in  California,  and  will  arrive  from  New  York  early 
next  month.  Mrs.  Alexander,  senior,  will  accompany  her 
daughter-in-law,  and  Del  Monte  will  be  their  headquarters  during 
the  greater  part  of  their  stay  on  the  Coast. 

Mrs.  Rutherford  will  make  a  new  departure  this  season,  and 
instead  of  spending  the  whole  of  it  at  Del  Monte,  will  pass  the 
earlier  portion  of  it  at  Mount  Shasta,  reserving  her  visit  to  Mon- 
terey till  later  in  the  year.  Mrs.  Dr.  McNutt  and  her  daughter, 
Miss  Mary,  will  also  be  among  the  visitors  at  Mount  Shasta. 

On  Tuesday  evening,  also,  Miss  Fannie  Morrison  and  Mr.  A.  B. 
Weller  were  united  in  wedlock  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Bolton.  The 
ceremony  was  performed  in  the  parlors  of  the  quaint  old  resi- 
dence of  Frank  Pixley  on  Union  street.  The  Misses  Bessie 
Younger  and  Amy  Kelson  were  the  bridesmaids,  Miss 
Edith  Nelson,  Maid  of  Honor.  The  wedding  supper  was  served 
at  several  tables  in  the  recently  built  ballroom  of  the  house,  and 
the  festivities  were  kept  up  till  quite  a  late  hour. 

The  first  annual  dinner  of  the  Pacific  Yacht  Club  will  be  given 
at  the  club  house,  old  Sausalito,  this  evening.  It  will  be  the  last 
of  the  series  of  dinners  given  during  the  winter  season,  which 
closes  with  this  month.  The  tug  will  leave  Mission-street  wharf 
No.  1  at  6  o'clock.  There  will  be  a  large  attendance,  as  the  din 
ners  are  very  popular.  The  opening  days  of  the  summer  season 
are  May  7th  and  14th. 

Mr.  John  D.  Spreckels  and  Mrs.  Spreckels,  accompanied  by 
their  sister  Miss  Spreckels,  contemplate  leaving  this  city  on  Sun- 
day next,  the  24th  inst.,  en  route  for  Europe.  Mr.  Spreckels  and 
party  will  travel  overland  by  private  car,  and  have  taken  passage 
for  Liverpool  by  the  Teutonic.  They  will  remain  abroad  several 
months. 

Miss  Goldina  Gump  has  returned  from  the  East  after  a  six 
months'  visit  to  her  sister,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Bronner.  She  will  receive 
her  friends  on  Sundays,  May  1st  and  8th,  and  on  every  Tuesday. 

Colonel  and  Mrs.  Theodore  C.  Marceau  have  departed  for  New 
York,  whence  they  will  sail  for  Paris.  They  will  be  absent  some 
time,  enjoying  the  pleasures  of  the  gay  capital. 

The  exhibition  of  the  Art  Association  is  attracting  much  atten- 
tion from  art  lovers  in  the  city,  who  throng  the  rooms  at  430  Pine 
street  daily. 

Mdlle  Delahays,  of  the  Parisian  Institute,  is  going  to  Europe,  and  will 
take  several  ladles  desirous  of  traveling  abroad  under  her  chaperonaee 
For  full  particulars,  address  Mdlle.  Delahays,  1825  California  street. 

Wedding  and  Visiting  Cards,  correct  styles.  Harbourne  Stationery  Co. 
5  Montgomery  street. 


The  Maze  is  now  showing  a  very  attractive  line  of  ladles1  Mi  ■  ■- 
and  gentlemen's  shoes.  They  are  ..f  ;«u  slies,  shapes,  colors  and  de- 
signs, rrom  the  heavy  walking  shoe,  which  makes  the  earth  tremble, 
to  the  dainty  conception  which  Cinderella  might  envy.  Tho  ties  and 
bondoir  slippers  shown  are  very  pretty,  and  will  certainly  win  tin- 
heart  of  any  ladv  who  sees  them.  Tin-  houBe  Is  well  known  for  lb 
excellent  goods,  and  no  praise  of  their  quality  is  necessary.  Ladies 
who  desire  to  have  their  little  fret  well  covered  hv  stylish  shoes 
should  not  fail  to  visit  the  MflM, 

The  Maison  Riche.  at  Geary  street  and  U rant  avenue,  is  the  most 
popular  restaurant  in  the  city  among  men  who  know  what  a  good 
dinner  is.  and  who  fully  enjoy  all  the  tine  points  in  its  construction. 

Perrier-Jouet  &  Co. 


W.  B.  CHAPMAN, 

SOLE  AGENT  FOR 
PAOIFIO  OOAST, 

123CaliforniaSt..S.F 


EPERNAY    CHAMPAGNE. 


FOR  BALE  BY  ALL  FIRST-CLASS 

Wine    Merchants  and   Grocers. 


Has  one  specialty  and  pride  and  that  is  the  Table.  It  is  supplied 
from  the  best  the  market  affords  in  San  Francisco.  Our  Butter, 
Eggs,  Cream  and  Vegetables  come  from  the  Marin  County  dairies 
and  farms  in  the  vicinity.  Ten  trains  daily,  making  it  very  con- 
convenient  for  gentlemen  to  be  able  to  pass  the  evening  with 
their  families  or  friends,  and  derive  the  benefits  of  country  air 
and  still  be  able  to  attend  to  business  daily  in  the  city.  "Com- 
mutes," $5  per  month ;  ladies  and  children,  $3. 

Telephone  38.    Telegraph,  or  write,  or,  better  still,  call  and 
see  us  any  day,  and  satisfy  yourself  beyond  question.  Take  Sau- 
salito Ferry  and  cars  to  Larkspur.    Round  trip,  50  cents. 
Respectfully, 

HEPBURN  &  TERRY. 

MECHANICS'  PAVILION. 

April  23(1,  3  it  II,  ■JBIIl,  27th,  28tl>,  29tb  and  30111. 

STatiozx    .^.g-aizist   3sTa,tion ! 
GREAT    INTERNATIONAL 

TUG-OF-WAR     TOURNAMENT. 

Ten  Leading  Nations  of  the  Earth  will  compete  for  $21,000  in  cash 
prizes,  national  honor  and  the  honor  of  representing  the  State  of  Cali- 
fornia at  the  Interstate  Tournament  at  Chicago  during  the  World's 
Fair. 

GENERAL    ADMISSION,    50c. 

Reserved  Seats,  75c.  On  sale  at  music  store  of  Sherman,  Clay  & 
Co.,  Sutter  and  Kearny  streets. 

METROPOLITAN  TEMPLE. 

WEDNESDAY  Evening,  April  27,  and  Saturday  Matinee,  April  30th,  1892. 
Manage!  MARCUS  M.  HENKY  respectfully  announces  the  return  to  San 
Francisco,  after  Eight  Years'  study  iu  Europe,  of 

S.     G.     FLEISHMAN, 

(The  Talented  California  Pianist  and  Composer). 
ADMISSION  (Reserved  Seat  Included)  ONE  DOLLAR. 
Tickets  and  Seats  on  Sale  at  Nuwbea,  137  and  139  Kearny  Street. 

ART    ASSOCIATION. 

The  Spring  Exhibition  will  close  on  Saturday  next,  to  be  immediately 
followed  by  a  1  exhibition  of  Chinese,  Japanese,  and  English  subjects,  by 
Theo.  Wores,  whnse  entire  collection  will  be  offered  for  sale  at  auction,  on 
THURSDAY  EVENING.  May  5th. 

Mr.  Wores  will  leave  for  Europe  about  the  first  of  June. 

DR.  F.  O.  PAGUE, 

DENTIST, 

Rooms  4  &  5,  Academy  of  Sciences  Building, 

819    Market    Street. 

KIM  A  R  P    Bush  <fe  Gerts  Pianos 
linub  Parlor  Organs 

HAINES  Installments  Rentals 


A.  1.  Bancroft  &  Co 

803SutterSt.,S.F. 


PIANOS 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  23,  1892. 


RATHJEN   BROS., 


GROCERS, 
21  S  TOCKTOX  ST.        TEtEPHOHE  SO, 


.i.i 


Sole  agents  for  the  Pweifie  Coast  Tha 
celebrated  ideal  Coffee  l*ot.  Medals  and 
indorsement-*  prove  its  superiority  over 
all  Others.  Polished  Tin.— a  pt ,  80  cents. 
8  pt.,  90  cents;  4  pt.,  $1:  5  pt  ,  51  10;  7  pt., 
*1  30;  9  pt.,  SI  50.  Nickel  Plated— 2  pt.; 
$1  10;  3  pt.,  $1  20;  4  pt.,  »1  25;  5  pt,  $1  c5, 
7  pt.,  $1  50;  9  pt..  SI  75. 

A  sp  cial  trade  discount  allowed  to 
county  merchants  wishing  to  handle  the 
Ideal  Coffee  Pot. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Hale  &  Norcross  Silver  Mining  Co. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Virginia  Mining  District,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice-is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  held 
on  the  24th  day  of  March,   1892,  an  assessment  (No.  101)  of  Fifty  Cents 

fier  sbare  was  levied  on  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
mmediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  company,  room  58,  Nevada  Block,  No  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 
Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
Thursday,  the  28th  Day  of  April,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and,  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will   be  sold   on  FRIDAY,  the  twentieth    day   of    May,    1892,   to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

A.  B.  THOMPSON,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  58,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 


Alpha  Consolidated  Mill  and   Mining  Company 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  fourteenth  day  of  April,  1892,  an  assessment,  No.  8,  of  Fifteen  cents 
(15c.)  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  pay- 
able immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  of- 
fice of  the  company,  Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San 
Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Eighteenth  (18th)  Day  of  May.  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;   and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  WEDNESDAY,  the  eighth  (8th)  day  of  June,  1892,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together    with   the  costs  of   advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

CHAS.  E.  ELLIOT,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  No.  79,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San 
Francisco,  California. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Occidental     Consolidated     Mining     Company. 

Assessment    No.  lO 

Amount  per  share. 25  cents 

Levied April  6,  1892 

Delinquent  in  Office May  9,  1892 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  Stock May  31,  1892 

A.  K.  DURBROW,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  69,  Nevada  Block,   No.  309  Montgomery  Street,  San  Fran- 
cisco,  California. 

ANNOAL  MEETING. 

Diana  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company. 
The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Diana  Gold  and 
Silver  Mining  Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  room  20, 
331  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on 

Tuesday,  the  Third  Day  of  May.  1 892.  at  the  hour  of  2  o'clock  P.  M., 

for  the  purpose  of  electing  a.  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 

year,  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 

meeting. 

Transfer-books  will  close  on  SATURDAY,  April  30,   1892,  at  12  o'clock. 

R.  GRAYSON,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  20,  331  Pine  street. 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

Office  of  the  Bulwer  Consolidated  Mining  Co  , 
San  Francisco,  April  13,  1892. 

At  a  meeting  of  tne  Board  of  Directors  of  the  above-named  company, 
held  on  the  13th  inst ,  dividend  No.20,ofTen  Cents,  (10c)  per  share  was 
declared,  payable  on  THURSDAY,  April  28, 1892.  Trausfer  books  closed  on 
Wednesday,  April  20, 1892,  at  3  o'clock  p.  m.  This  divideud  is  payable  at 
the  office  iuthis  city  on  all  stock  issued  here,  and  at  the  Farmers'  Loan 
and  Trust  Company  in  New  York,  Nos.  20  and  22  William  street,  on  a  1 
stock  issued  there.  L.  OSBORN,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  33,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francis- 
co. California. 

ANNUAL  MEETIN6. 

Imperial     Mining  Company, 
The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Imperial  Mining 
Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  331  Pine  street,  Room 
3,  San  Francisco,  California,  on 

Wednesday,  the  4th  Day  of  May.  1 892,  at  the  hour  of  1  o'clock  P.  M.. 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 
meeting. 
Trausfer  books  will  close  on  Saturday,  April  30  h,  at  12  o'clock  m. 

C.  L.  McCOY,  Secretary. 


DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 


Oceanic    Steamship    Company. 
Dividend  No.  74  (Fifty  Cents  per  share)  of  the  Oceanic  Steamship  Com- 
pany will  be  pavable  at  the  office  of  the  company,  327  Market  street,  on  and 
after  Monday,  May  2d,  1892. 
Transfer  books  will  close  Monday,  April  25th,  1892.  at  3  o'clock  p.  m. 

E.  H.  SHELDON,  Secretary. 


THE  BRENTWfl(n).xT    **- 


O.  F.  WILLEY  &  CO., 

ESTABLISHED  1855. 

Carriage  Builders  and   Dealers, 

317  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  S.  F. 

Agency  for  Brewster  &  Co.,  New  York  (of  Broome  St.); 
Henry  Hooker  &  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn.;  C.  S.  Caffrey  Co., 
Camden,  K.  J. ;  Henry  Killam  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn.;  Mil- 
lion Guiet  &  Cie,  Paris,  France;  H.  H.  Babeoek  Co.,  Water- 
town,  N.  Y. ;  New  Haven  Carriage  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn.; 
Ohio  Buggy  Co.,  Columbus,  O. 

DELINQUENT  SALE  NOTICE. 

Behring  Sea  Packing  Company. 
Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.    Lo- 
cation of  cannery—  Ugashik  River,  A'aska. 

NOTICE.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  described  stock,  on 
account  of  assessment  (No.  1  •,  levied  on  the  13th  day  of  February,  1892,  the 
several  amounts  set  opposite  the  uames  of  the  respective  shareholders: 
Name.  No.  Certificate.        No.  Shares.      Amount. 

C.  A  Johnson...   .    1  50  $50 

C.A.JohnbOn 2  340  340 

Chas.  Carlson 7  30  30 

P.  Wickander 9  30  30 

C.  Luudberg 12  390  390 

Aud  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  made 
on  the  13th  day  of  February,  1892,  so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  such 
stock  as  mav  be  necessary  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
company,  No.  9  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  Friday,  the  15th  day 
of  April.  1892,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  m.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  ad  /erasing  aud  expenses 

°fsa"e'  JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 

Postponement. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Behring  Sea  Packing  Com- 
pany, this  day,  the  sale  of  the  above  delinquent  stock  was  postponed  until 
MONDAY,  the  16th  day  of  May,  1392.  at  the  same  time  aud  place. 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary, 
San  Francisco,  April  16, 1892. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Justice     Mining     Company. 
The  regular  annual  meeting  of  stockholders  of  the  Justice  Mining  Com- 
pany will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  Room  3,  Hay  ward's  Bui'ding, 
4i  j  California  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  oo 

Monday,  the  2d  Day  of  May,  1892,  at  the  hour  of    ore(1)  o'clock, 
for  the  purpose  of  electiug  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 

^Transfer  books  will  close  on  Friday,  April  29th,  at  3  p.  h. 

R.  E.  KELLY,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  3,  Hayward's  Building,  419  California  street,  San  Francis- 
co, Cal.  

DIPHTHERIA    AND    BLOOD    POISONING. 

The  tide  ebbs  and  flows  twice  in  every  24  hours,  forcing  sewer  gas  into 
your  house,  through  washstauds  and  waterclosets,  causing  diphtheria. 
Open  windows  mean  draughts  and  colds.  A  cold  means  diphtheria  and 
pneumonia.  Save  doctors'  bills.  One  visit  from  the  doctor  will  cost  more 
than  the 

"ABRAHAMSON  PATENT  SYSTEM  OF  VENTILATORS," 

Without  drauehts.  Try  it  and  preserve  yours  aud  your  children's  health. 
Office  aud  factory— 12  Bush  street,  opposite  Market.  Call  or  send  for  cata- 
logue aud  price  list,  free  ou  application. 

Good  Cheer  and  a  Souvenir  of  California  for  our  Eastern  Friends. 

.Parties  c"esiring  to  send  to  their 
friends  East  the 

INGLENOOK  TABLE  WIS 

Can  have  their  orders  filled  at  San 
Francisco  prices  aud  of  freight  at 
car-load  rates  added,  thus  taviug 
a  great  expense  by  leaving  their 
orders  in  time  with 

F.  A.  HABER, 

Office  and  Depot  Inglenook  Vineyard,  122  Sansome  St.,  S. 


Now    Sari**—  Plate    IS*. 


With    S.     F.     New*    Let'er,     April    80.     1692. 


1.  Ladies'  Parlor. 

2.  Dining  Room. 

3.  Front  View  of  Hotel. 


_EL  PASO  DE  ROBLES  SPRINGS  HOTEL, 

El    Paso    de    Robles,    San    Luis    Obispo    County,    California 


4.  Office. 

5.  Reading  Room 

6.  Ladies'  Billiard  Room. 


Price  per  Copy.  10  Cents. 


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ws  Better 


Vol  XLIV. 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  APRIL  30,  1S92. 


Number  18. 


Printed  and  Published  erery  Saturday  by  the  Proprietor,  Frederick 
Marriott,  Flood  Builditig,  Fourth  and  Market  Streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco.    Entered  at  San  Francisco  Pott  office  as  Second  Class  Matter 


TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


Edit-mat  Brevities 

LKADING  ARTICLES  ! 

A?  to  a  Competing  Railroad. 

Let  the  Called  Jade  Wince  .     . . 

The  Newest  Graud  Jury 

The  Late  Primary  Election      . 

I>  the  I'emaad  for  Chinese  Ex 
elusion  Waning? 

Doesn't  Like  Et  clishmeu 

The  Australian  System  of  Norn 

inalions  

Teuni?  aud  Baseball  News 

Sparks — 

On  Lincoln's  Death  (Poetry) 
Pleasure's  Wand 


Page 
...    1 


The  Singing  in  God's  Acre(Poetry)  10 

Emily  T.  Y    Paikhurst     10 

Of  These  the  Poets  Sang    11 


Page 
Their  Opinions  of  "  Beau  Brum- 

mel "      12 

The  Looker-On      ...14-15 

Financial  Review 16 

Town  Crier  17 

Real  Property 18 

The  Bourse  and  Underwriter  ...    19 

The  Sweet  Girl  Graduates 20 

World,  Flesh  and  Devil 22 

Vauittes  ...     23 

Iu  the  Fogs  (Poetry)    23 

Scientific  and  Useful 24 

A  Bad  Indian  Agent    25 

Hunbeams     26 

The  Rose  Jar 27 

"  Biz"— Summary  of  the  Markets.  28 

Societv      30-3L 

An  Old  Mao's  Love 32 


SOUTHERN  PACIFIC  COMPANY.— Important.— On  and  after 
May  2d,  the  train  for  Martinez,  San  Rarooan,  Vallejo,  Calis- 
toga  and  Santa  Rosa  will  leave  at  7:30  a.  k.  daily,  half  an  hour 
earlier  than  at  present. 

SINCE  the  defeat  of  "  King"  McManus,  on  the  Potrero,  at  last 
Saturday's  primaries,  footpads  have  invaded  his  domain,  and 
are  now  "  holding  up"  his  once  happy  subjects.  The  Welsh  boys 
will  have  to  protect  the  Potrero  if  they  wish  to  remain  rulers. 

BUCKLEY  is  to  sail  from  Liverpool  for  New  York  to-day,  and 
he  is  expected  back  in  this  city  by  the  latter  part  of  June. 
"Buck's"  return  is  awaited  with  much  anxiety  by  a  certain  class 
of  Democrats,  who  fear  the  wrath  to  come.  If  the  boss  ever  re- 
covers his  old-time  power  it  will  be  only  because  all  the  good 
men  of  the  city  are  dead  or — bought. 

LOUISE  MICHELand  Henri  Rocbefort,  wbo  oughtto  know,  say 
there  will  be  no  explosions  or  disorder  in  Paris  to-morrow.  The 
woman  says  that  Ravachol,  who,  by  the  way,  is  not  a  French- 
man at  all,  but  a  Prussian,  named  Krenigstein,  is  not  the  leader 
of  a  party  or  section,  but  a  mere  vulgar  criminal.  If  the  anar- 
chists of  Paris  will  only  quarrel  among  themselves,  the  police 
will  soon  bag  them  all. 

THE  rumored  engagement  of  Prince  George  of  Wales  to  Princess 
May  of  Teck,  the  fiancee  of  his  deceased  brother,  may  smack 
a  little  of  funeral  backed  meats  to  furnish  forth  the  marriage  ser- 
vice, but  it  will  strike  most  people  as  an  eminently  sensible  ar- 
rangemet,  more  especially  as  there  is  a  shrewd  suspicion  that 
Princess  May  has  long  been  fonder  of  George  than  of  his  elder 
brother.  The  bride  in  prospective  is  one  of  the  few  women  in 
high  station  for  whom  everybody  seems  to  have  a  kind  word. 

THE  Citizens'  Defense  Association  has  begun  its  work  well,  by 
securing  a  warrant  for  the  arrest  of  Elwood  Bruner,  and  fil- 
ing information  against  McCall.  Bruner  should  have  received  his 
deserts  long  ago.  This  is  a  good  opportunity  to  force  him  to 
trial.  The  prosecution  should  be  able,  vigorous  and  untiring,  and 
if  the  case  be  well  conducted,  before  its  conclusion  we  shall  have 
learned  much  from  the  defendant  regarding  the  iniquities  of  his 
partners  in  crime.  He  is  just  the  sort  of  man  to  "  squeal "  when 
caught  in  the  door. 

THERE  have  been  many  international  conferences  of  late,  but 
none  perhaps  would  be  so  necessary  and  prove  so  beneficial  to 
the  world  in  general  as  one  which  should  devise  concerted  action 
against  the  society  of  assassins,  the  members  of  which  at  present 
infest  all  countries.  There  is  no  civilized  country  on  the  globe 
which  is  free  from  this  pest,  and  in  order  to  destroy  it,  it  will  be 
necessary  to  arrange  that  these  enemies  to  law  and  social  order 
find  no  refuge  anywhere.  Fortunately,  the  anarchist  class  of 
criminals  forms  only  a  very  small  percentage  of  the  entire  popu- 
lation, and  the  great  majority  of  the  citizens  of  all  countries 
would  be  quite  ready  to  approve  of  laws  capable  of  bringing  about 
the  extinction  of  Anarchy.  But  such  laws,  in  order  to  be  effi- 
cient, ought  to  be  international,  and  there  is  no  moment  more  ap- 
propriate than  the  present  for  making  such  an  arrangement. 


NOW,  that  the  great  city  of  New  York  has  laid  the  corner  stone 
of  the  Grant  memorial,  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  there  may  be  pub- 
lic spirit  and  enterprise  enough  in  the  metropolis  to  push  it  to  a 
speedy  completion.  The  wealthiest  and  largest  city  in  the 
United  States  has  not  covered  itself  with  glory,  up  to  the  present 
time,  as  regards  the  memorial.  Chicago  has  outdone  New  York 
completely  in  this  matter,  and  the  latter  overgrown  village  will 
have  to  look  to  its  laurels.  The  mercantile  spirit  and  the  senti- 
ment of  patriotism  do  not  seem  to  fit  each  other  exactly. 

AS  was  surmised  last  week  would  be  the  case,  an  investigation 
of  the  ruined  brick  buildings  in  Solano  county  shows  that  it 
was  a  wonder  that  some  of  them  held  together  without  an  earth- 
quake. It  would  be  an  exaggeration  to  say  that  a  cat  could  have 
been  thrown  through  some  of  the  brick  walls,  but  if  the  narrator 
should  say  a  kitten — a  very  small  kitten — it  would  be  a  bold 
man  who  should  charge  him  with  mendacity.  The  usual  country 
style  of  building  brick  buildings  is  not  calculated  to  withstand  a 
good  sharp  gale  of  wind,  let  alone  the  turbulent  tremblor. 


WILLIAM  Q.  JUDGE,  of  the  American  Theosophical  Society, 
has  paid  a  compliment,  unwittingly,  to  the  energy  and  enter- 
prise of  the  American  newspaper  reporter.  He  says  it  would  be 
impossible  to  have  Mahatmas  in  the  United  States,  because  the 
newspaper  men  would  scent  them  out  and  choke  out  of  them  the 
secrets  they  possess.  Mr.  Judge  is  right.  It  would  take  a  Ma- 
hatma  of  the  very  first  rank  to  withstand  the  advances  of  an 
American  interviewer  if  the  latter  thought  the  Mabatma  had  a 
story  worth  telling.  When  a  good  newspaper  man  in  this  coun- 
try goes  after  anything  in  the  way  of  news  he  generally  gets  it. 


THE  Democratic  Presidential  contest  seems  to  be  resolving  it- 
self into  a  sort  of  three-cornered  duel,  the  combatants  being 
Cleveland,  Hill  and  Gorman.  If  the  first  two  are  not  careful,  the 
wily  Gorman  will  play  them  off  against  each  other,  until  they 
are  out  of  the  fight,  and  then  capture  the  nomination  for  himself. 
Not  even  Matt  Quay  can  teach  Gorman  anything  about  the 
science  of  practical  politics,  and  that  is  stating  the  case  very 
strongly.  Gorman  has  had  many  years'  experience,  and  has 
profited  by  it,  until  the  man  who  pulis  the  wool  over  his  eyes 
must  be  able  to  catch  a  weasel  asleep. 


NO  better  illustration  of  the  great  difference  in  the  treatment  of 
their  guests  by  the  organizations  of  the  East,  and  of  Califor- 
nia, can  be  given  than  the  recent  invitation  to  the  California  Re- 
publican League,  from  the  Ohio  Republican  League,  to  visit  the 
latter's  headquarters  at  Minneapolis  any  time  after  breakfast, 
June  7th,  next!  That  is  a  typical,  coldblooded  Eastern  invita- 
tion. The  Californians  would  have  invited  the  Ohioans  to  come 
to  dinner,  stay  all  night,  and  bave  breakfast  in  the  morning.  The 
flabby-fleshed  sojourners  in  the  East  have  no  appreciation  for  the 
small  matters  which  make  life  one  long,  continuous  delight. 


AN  old  swindle  is  being  reworked  in  the  city,  mainly  at  the 
cheaper  hotels  and  second-class  lodging  houses.  The  scheme 
is  to  find  persons  desirous  of  locating  on  Government  land.  Of- 
fers of  from  $500  to  $  1,000  a  quarter  section  are  made  for  mere  lo- 
cators, the  operators  pretending  to  be  agents  for  some  lumber 
company  with  a  high  sounding  name  seeking  to  corral  all  the 
lumber  lands  in  the  State.  While  generous  in  their  offers,  the 
schemers  nevertheless  demand  an  advance  fee  of  $25  as  an  evi- 
dence of  good  faith,  the  money  to  be  returned,  of  course,  when 
final  settlement  is  made.  Singularly  enough,  there  are  gudgeons 
who  bite  at  this  game,  old  as  it  is. 

WOMEN  who  work  must  learn  that  they  cannot  put  themselves 
on  an  equality  with  men  in  one  respect  and  expect  to  be 
treated  as  superior  beings  in  every  other.  Work,  like  love,  is  a  great 
leveler,  and  the  woman  who  expects  her  employer  to  treat  her 
with  as  much  deference  as  though  he  were  making  a  fashionable 
call  upon  her  in  her  own  drawing-room  is  doomed  to  disappoint- 
ment. This  life  is  not  long  enough  nor  well  enough  adjusted  to 
make  it  possible  to  say  "  If  you  please"  at  every  other  word. 
When  an  employer  wants  a  thing  done  he  has  a  reason  for  it, 
and  he  wants  it  then,  without  any  time  being  wasted  in  cere- 
mony; and  if  saying  "  Do  this,"  or  "  do  that"  is  to  be  followed 
by  a  flood  of  salty  tears  and  a  series  of  suppressed  sobs  or  snuffles, 
the  chances  are  there  will  be  a  vacancy  very  soon. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  30,  1892. 


AS    TO    A    COMPETING    RAILROAD. 


SAN  FRANCISCO'S  commerce  is  admittedly  in  a  bad  way,  and 
the  c:y  is  once  more  raised  that "  a  competing  railroad" 
would  put  it  in  a  better.  Is  anybody  very  sure  about  that  ?  We 
think  not.  Certainly  we  have  never  known  any  man  or  journal 
recognized  as  an  authority  upon  the  subject-matter,  to  put  forth 
a  well-founded  argument,  showing  by  facts  and  figures,  how  a 
competing  road  could  bring  to  San  Francisco  commerce  it  does 
not,  or  cannot,  possess  through  existing  roads.  We  think  it  be- 
hooves Mr.  Leeds  and  the  association  he  represents,  to  make  out 
a  case  upon  that  point  at  an  early  date,  if  they  can.  Where  is 
the  larger  area  of  territory  that  would  be  brought  within  our 
commercial  sway  by  a  road  paralleling  the  Central  Pacific  ?  To 
the  south  of  us  the  8ante  Ffi  is  keenly  competing  for  all  the  traffic 
there  is.  To  the  north  of  us  the  Canadian  Facific  and  the  North- 
ern Pacific  are  engaged  In  a  not  less  severe  competition.  Our 
Eastern  countrymen  meet  us  at  Salt  Lake  City,  and  somewhere 
on  this  side  of  that  distributing  point  our  selling  capacity  ends, 
and  necessarily  so,  unless,  indeed,  we  had  a  race  of  merchants 
equal  to  those  of  Chicago,  and  manufacturing  facilities  similar  to 
those  found  in  the  great  city  by  the  lake.  Eastern  commercial 
agents,  to  some  small  extent,  actually  come  on  to  San  Francisco 
and  undersell  our  merchants  in  their  own  market.  If  this  kind 
of  competition  is  not  greater  than  it  is,  the  fact  is  entirely  owing 
to  the  comparatively  heavy  freight  rates  occasioned  by  the  long 
haul  over  a  mountainous,  and  for  three-fourths  of  the  way,  an 
unpopulated  region.  The  necessary  freight  charges  of  the  Cen- 
tral Pacific  from  Salt  Lake  to  San  Francisco  are  a  surer,  more 
permanent,  and  in  every  way  better  protection  to  our  struggling 
industries  than  the  McKinley  bill,  or  any  other  law  it  is  within 
the  power  of  Congress  to  pass.  It  is  true  that  if  in  any  future  re- 
arrangement of  freight  rates,  merchandise  westward  bound  could 
be  charged  fifty  per  cent,  more,  whilst  our  fruits  and  canned 
goods,  bound  east,  could  be  let  off  with  fifty  per  cent,  less,  much 
good  would  result  to  California.  Our  fruitgrowers  would  ad- 
vantage to  the  extent  of  the  difference  in  railroad  charges,  and 
in  a  like  proportion  our  local  manufacturers  would  enjoy  in- 
creased protection  against  the  lower-priced  labor  and  the  more 
cheaply  sold  merchandise  of  the  East.  The  suggestion  is  a  good 
one  that  is  destined,  in  a  perhaps  modified  form,  to  bear  fruit. 
But,  in  that  case,  what  is  to  become  of  that  large  portion  of  our 
merchants  who  are  merely  jobbers,  hucksters,  or  agents  for  East- 
ern houses?  They  produce  nothing,  and  manufacture  nothing. 
They  toil  not,  neither  do  they  spin,  but  are  mere  peddlers  of  in- 
voices. Eliminate  them  from  the  discussion  of  railroad  charges, 
and  we  do  not  think  there  would  be  enough  of  the  Traffic  Asso- 
ciation left  to  pay  Mr.  Leeds'  salary. 

But  to  return  to  the  question  of  a  competing  road.  We  have 
shown  that  the  field  both  to  the  north  and  south  of  us  is  more 
than  occupied.  It  has  been  rendered  clear  that,  instead  of  en- 
croaching upon  the  East,  we  have  only  too  much  reason  to  be 
satisfied  that  the  East  is  being  kept  from  further  encroaching  upon 
us.  What  then  remains?  The  broad  round  of  the  entire  Pacific 
Ocean  lies  invitingly  open.  No  railroad  charges  encompass  it 
around,  or  cross  its  free  highway,  or  shackle  its  commerce.  Nearly 
half  the  total  inhabitants  of  the  globe  live  around  its  borders. 
Some  of  them  are  people  of  our  own  race,  in  political  and  com- 
mercial sympathy  with  ourpeople,  and  willing,  nay  more,  anxious 
to  do  business  with  them  upon  business  principles  and  terms,  if 
that  were  possible.  All  hope  of  them,  we  have  reason  to  believe, 
has  been  abandoned  by  our  would-be  customers  long  ago.  And 
why?  Because  our  so-called  merchants  are  not  in  a  position  to  do 
foreign  commerce  as  it  is  done  by  srtl  other  trading  communities. 
They  are  not  in  a  position  to  give  credit,  and  have  not  acquired 
that  fame  and  standing  which  entitle  them  to  any.  They  have 
not  even  had  spirit  enough  to  keep  our  port  from  becoming  an 
abomination  to  ship-owners  everywhere.  If  offered  the  great 
trade  of  Australia,  which  so  enriches  England,  and  given  twelve 
months  notice  to  prepare  for  it,  they  could  not  then  handle  it  for 
a  single  month  without  becoming  wrecked  and  bankrupt.  To- 
day Australian  merchants  buy  Columbia  River  canned  salmon, 
Californian  dried  and  canned  fruits,  and  quicksilver  in  large  quan- 
tities in  the  Liverpool  market,  and  buy  at  prices  and  upon  terms 
of  credit  that  they  cannot  obtain  in  San  Francisco.  Confidence 
is  the  basis  of  trade  everywhere.  Our  merchants  have  not  con- 
fidence enough  even  in  one  another  to  trade  as  they  ought  to  do. 
Coin  collections  twice  a  month,  with  forced  bankruptcy  in  case 
of  failure  to  produce  the  coin,  is  the  living  evidence  of  the  Little 
Peddle tonians  our  so-called  merchants  are.  Yet  such  are  the 
men  who  are  crying  for  another  transcontinental  railroad,  when 
they  cannot  keep  those  they  have  one-tenth  employed.  They 
want  another  road,  to  cost  untold  millions,  in  the  hope  that  tbeir 
freights  would  be  reduced.  Their  business  does  not  anywhere 
near  pay  the  interest  on  the  bonds  of  the  road  they  have.  What 
would  it  do  if  divided  between  two  roads?  The  result  would  ne- 
cessarily be  to  increase  charges  in  the  end. 


LET    THE    GALLED    JADE     "WINCE. 

THE  present  age — this  fin  de  siecle,  as  the  French  call  it— has 
much  to  commend  it,  and  much  of  which  we  who  live  in  it 
may  be  justly  proud  ;  but  it  is  cursed  with  the  canker  of  hypoc- 
risy and  damned  with  the  sin  and  vice  of  affectation  and  insin- 
cerity. Things  have  come  to  such  a  pass  that  it  is  more  difficult 
to  get  an  honest  expression  of  opinion  regarding  the  character, 
life,  habits  or  disposition  of  a  man  or  woman  than  it  would  be 
to  borrow  ducats  fromShylock  without  collateral  security.  Every- 
body is  so  mealy-mouthed  about  saying  what  he  or  she  really 
thinks,  that  the  law  of  slander  and  libel  has  had  to  be  enlarged 
to  meet  the  emergency,  and  it  has  been  made  an  offense  to  print 
a  mite  or  say  anything  which  is  calculated  to  expose  another  to 
contempt  or  ridicule,  unless  it  can  be  shown  to  be  done  for  justi- 
fiable motives.  It  is  sheer,  rank,  absolute  nonsense  that  the  law 
should  think  it  necessary  to  cover  with  its  shield  such  persons  as 
are  proper  objects  of  contempt  and  ridicule,  for  there  is  nothing 
more  congenial  to  the  feelings  of  the  human  family  at  large,  es- 
pecially when  suffering  from  spleen,  or  dyspepsia,  or  any  other 
ill  that  flesh  is  heir  to,  than  to  vilipend  and  castigate  those  who 
deserve  it,  and  if  a  drop  or  two  of  the  venom  overflow  and  cause 
a  blister  where  none  was  intended,  we  do  not  know  that  it  de- 
tracts from  the  pleasure.  This  idea  of  being  so  remarkably  ten- 
der of  the  feelings  of  those  who  richly  deserve  a  tongue-lashing 
or  an  exposure  in  print,  is  very  silly.  Those  who  have  had  to  do 
with  newspapers  know  that  in  a  very  large  majority  of  cases  the 
statements  on  which  libel  suits  are  founded  are  substantially  true, 
though  there  may  be  some  omission  or  addition  which  make 
them  technically  libelous.  But  what  if  they  are  not  literally 
true  ?  From  what  source  springs  any  obligation  to  keep  silence 
lest  the  feelings  of  some  one  be  hurt  or  the  sensibilities  wounded? 
It  is  a  merely  a  modern  fad,  a  notion  which  has  grown  up  out  of 
the  highly  artificial  system  which  prevails  in  and  controls  mod- 
ern society,  and  which  prefers  manners  to  morals,  and  etiquette  to 
honesty  and  virtue.  If  a  man  is  a  liar,  a  swindler,  a  hypocrite  or 
a  thief,  or  a  woman  is  a  tale  bearer,  a  mischief-maker,  or  even 
worse,  why  not  say  so?  It  is  certainly  better  that  such  people 
should  be  known  for  what  they  are  than  that  they  should  be  al- 
lowed to  masquerade  under  a  pretense  of  sanctity  and  goodness 
which  would  deceive  even  the  elect.  To  enter  upon  such  a  course 
as  is  here  suggested  would  create  not  one,  but  a  thousand  social 
earthquakes;  but  the  shock  would  shake  off  most  of  the  tawdry 
veneering  and  sham  ornamentation  which  is  in  common  use  to 
cover  up  the  flaws  and  breaks,  not  only  in  reputation,  but  in 
character.  But  would  not  the  result  be  advantageous  in  the  endT 
Is  not  the  sepulchre  more  desirable  after  the  whitewash  has  been 
scrubbed  and  scoured  off  it  ?  Is  not  the  bare  platter  more  pleas- 
ant to  gaze  upon  than  when  it  is  covered  with  grease,  no  matter 
how  highly  perfumed  or  delightfully  scented?  All  there 
ever  was  in  the  myth  of  the  Golden  Age  was  the  fact  that  peo- 
ple said  what  they  really  thought,  and  were  not  afraid  to  call  a 
spade  a  spade,  ir  it  really  were  a  spade.  That  our  ancestors  were 
a  trifle  too  free  in  their  criticisms,  and  undoubtedly  coarse  in  their 
language,  may  be  admitted,  but  at  all  events  they  possessed  and 
practiced  the  cardinal  virtue  of  sincerity,  for  which  it  might  be  as 
well  for  us  to  exchange  some  of  our  would-be  elegance  and  the 
affectation  of  being  polite  where  politeness  is  decidedly  ont  of 
place. 

THE    NEWEST    GRAND    JURY. 


At  last  this  city  has  by  regular  process  of  law  secured  a  Grand 
Jury  that  may  reasonably  be  expected  to  do  the  work  that  all 
good  citizens  are  eager  it  should  do.  Of  the  names  that  came  out 
of  the  box  this  time,  a  large  majority  are  credited  to  Judges  en- 
tirely above  suspicion.  Judge  Wallace  is  responsible  for  no  fewer 
than  six;  Judge  Coffey  for  three,  and  Judge  Sanderson  for  six, 
whilst  Judges  Lawler,  Levy  and  Murphy  get  but  one  each.  Three 
reform  Judges,  acting  practically  as  their  own  elisors,  have 
named  a  majority  of  the  newest  Grand  Jury.  Outside  of  the 
jurors  named  by  them  there  are  such  excellent  citizens  as  William 
Macondray,  John  0.  Earl  and  D.  A.  McDonald  on  the  panel.  So 
far  so  good.  Now  let  ns  see  what  an  entirely  unexceptional 
Grand  Jury  will  do.  It  has  it  in  its  power  to  do  a  work  that  will 
advantage  San  Francisco  for  many  long  years  to  come.  If  it  will 
only  act  upon  the  testimony  available  to  it,  as  it  is  its  sworn  duty 
to  do,  corruption  in  public  office  will  begin  to  be  deemed  the 
odious  thing  that  it  is.  At  this  moment  the  bosses  are  preparing 
for  a  further  continuance  of  the  abominably  vile  condition  of 
public  affairs  upon  which  they  have  so  long  fattened.  Let  the 
newest  Grand  Jury  teach  them  the  much-needed  lesson  that  there 
are  laws  which  even  bosses  can  be  compelled  to  respect.  There  is 
no  great  difficulty  in  the  way.  Much  of  the  testimony  has  already 
been  collected,  and  we  presume  is  immediately  available.  The 
whole  bad  story  of  that  wretched  Legislative  combine  has  been 
"given  away"  by  pretty  nearly  everybody  connected  with  it. 
The  landing  of  some  twenty  or  more  Senators  at  the  Folsora  quar- 
ries would  do  much  to  purify  the  political  atmosphere. 


April  :»,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


THE    LATE    PRIMARY     ELECTION. 

IN   the  midst  o(  a  deluge  o(  tnlk    about  decent  politics,  we  have 
had  a  primary  election  that  has  onl  Heroded  Herod.     Nothing 

like  it  has  ever  before  been  witnessed  in  this  corrupt  municipality, 
which  is  saying  not  a  little-  when  w«  recall  all  that  have  gone  be- 
fore. Ballot  boxes  were  openly  Mulled,  votes  were  bought  and 
paid  for  in  view  of  the  bystander*,  in  some  instances  all  the 
names  on  the  roll— Republicans  and  Democrats— were  voted  at 
an  early  hour  in  the  day.  and  the  whole  serious  business  of  se- 
lecting a  convention  to  name  our  future  municipal  and  legislative 
officers  was  in  the  bands  of  the  criminal  elements.  There  was 
probably  not  a  Buckley  lamb  out  of  prison  who  was  not  "  a 
rustler"  in  the  cause  of  one  or  other  of  the  Republican  bosses. 
The  downtown  merchants  and  other  strong  and  respectable  ele- 
ments of  the  party  of  great  moral  ideas,  shunned  the  polls  as 
they  would  a  plague,  and  passively  submitted  to  their  names  be- 
ing voted  by  the  roughs  and  toughs,  who  have  as  much  use  for 
honest  government  as  an  Indian  has  for  the  soldiers  who  keep 
him  from  going  on  Ihe  war  path.  Society's  enenres  were  per- 
mitted to  dictate  who  should  make  our  laws,  and  who  enforce 
them.  Truly,  it  is  a  lamentable  condition  of  affairs.  It  is  known 
that  the  respective  bosses  paid  out  large  sums  of  money  to  "  the 
boys"  to  do  the  work  they  did.  How  is  this  money,  with  in- 
terest, to  be  won  back?  How  are  the  investors  in  political  ma- 
chinery to  recoup  themselves?  Can  there  be  a  doubt  of  the  how  ? 
They  will  sell  every  act  an  official  can  perform.  The  halls  of 
legislation  will,  as  usual,  be  dens  of  thieves,  City  Fathers  will  be 
city  looters,  and  even  the  judges  will  not  be  above  suspicion. 
The  Buckley  regime  has  been  in  no  wise  improved  upon,  but,  on 
the  contrary,  the  combined  deviltry  of  both  parties  now  seems  to 
be  concentrated  in  one.  The  midnight  brawling,  shooting,  drunken 
Kelly  is  a  poor  substitute  for  even  the  money-grabbing,  corrupt 
Buckley,  who,  at  least,  preserved  an  outward  show  of  decency. 
The  Democrats  rebelled  against  their  boss,  and  went  over  to  the 
Republicans  in  order  to  dethrone  him.  It  was  a  very  proper  and 
patriotic  act.  Will  the  numerous  highly  respectable  citizens 
who  affilliate  with  the  Republican  party  follow  the  very  excel- 
lent example  set  them  by  their  opponents  at  the  last  election  ? 
We  sincerely  trust  that  they  will;  otherwise  this  municipality 
may  as  well  be  given  up  to  be  sacked  by  the  conquerors  at  the 
primaries. 

IS  THE  DEMAND  FOR  CHINESE  EXCLUSION  WANING  ? 

THE  recent  debates  in  the  Senate  would  seem  to  indicate  that 
the  insistance  upon  Chinese  exclusion  is  not  as  potential  as 
it  was  a  few  years  ago.  It  is  certain  that  it  has  lost  supporters 
among  Eastern  and  Southern  members.  This  can  hardly  be  con- 
sidered surprising  in  view  of  the  way  in  which  the  Pacific  Coast 
States  have  rewarded  the  friends  of  the  measure.  It  is  pretty 
certain  that  there  has  never  at  any  time  been  a  majority  in  either 
House  of  Congress  honestly  in  favor  of  building  up  a  wall  of  ex- 
clusion against  China.  The  exigencies  of  party  politics  have 
hitherto  brought  this  coast  about  all  the  support  its  pet  measure 
has  received  outside  of  its  own  representatives.  It  was  believed 
that  we  were  a  unit  in  regard  to  it,  and  that  we  would  punish  or 
reward  either  party  according  to  its  loyalty  or  faithlessness  to  a 
policy  on  this  question  which  we  were  supposed  to  believe  of  the 
first  consequence.  Because  we  succeeded  in  imposing  that  view 
of  our  position  upon  party  leaders  in  the  East,  and  because  the 
carrying  of  the  Pacific  Coast  at  Presidential  elections  was  deemed 
important,  we  have  won  votes  from  both  sides  on  grounds  of 
political  expediency  alone.  But  the  last  election  demonstrated 
that  we  were  not  nearly  as  earnest  on  the  Chinese  question  as 
had  been  supposed.  Cleveland  literally  forced  upon  Congress  the- 
most  rigid  exclusion  act  that  had  ever,  up  to  that  time,  been  sug, 
gested.  Harrison  was  so  tainted  with  love  for  the  Mongolian 
that  one  of  our  delegates  declared  at  Chicago  that  it  was  hopeless 
to  try  to  carry  California  with  him  as  the  nominee.  Yet,  sur- 
prising to  say,  Cleveland  was  left  in  the  lurch,  whilst  Harrison 
went  through  with  unprecedented  ease.  No  wonder  that  Senators 
are  coming  to  the  belief  that  there  remains  nothing  in  the  Chinese 
question  to  conjure  with  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  that  they  are 
inclined  to  back  down  in  consequence.  What  public  opinion 
there  is  in  the  East  in  regard  to  the  Chinese,  is  that  which  is 
created  by  the  churches,  and  of  course  favors  the  admission  of 
the  little  yellow  man.  Why  should  Congressmen  antagonize  the 
churches  when  it  has  been  proved  that  there  is  no  party  gain  in 
their  doing  so?  It  having  become  clear  that  the  Pacific  Coast  is 
reliably  Republican,  no  matter  what  the  Chinese  record  of  the 
nominee  may  be,  it  is  extremely  improbable  that  we  shall  suc- 
ceed in  strengthening,  or  even  maintaining  our  exclusion  laws. 

THE  sudden  death  of  William  Astor,  in  Paris,  adds  another  link 
to  the  lengthening  chain  of  the  unpleasant  Drayton-Borrowe 
affair.  It  is  asserted  that  the  shock  of  the  scandal  attached  to 
his  daughter's  name,  hastened  the  death  of  the  father,  who  was 
not  an  old  man.  Money  is  not  everything  in  this  world,  in  spite 
of  the  almost  universal  opinion  to  the  contrary.  Love  and  duty 
still  have  their  part  to  play,  and  money  cannot  make  up  for  the 
lack  of  them. 


DOESN'T    LIKE    ENGLISHMEN. 

THE  OoU  la  becoming  outspoken  of  late.  It  is  finding  tongue 
for  many  of  the  opinions  it  lias  long  held  in  secret.  Kor  more 
years  than  we  care  to  Dumber,  it  has  persistently  culled  from 
every  source,   good,   bad   and   Indifferent,   whatever   seemed   to 

make  against  the  British  Empire  or  any  of  its  people:  all  this, 
whilst  masking  its  feelings  editorially.  At  last,  in  perhaps  an 
incautious  moment,  it  blurts  out  the  truth  about  what  has  so 
long  been  lurking  in  its  breast,  so  to  speak.  It  avows  that  •  ■  the 
Call  does  not  hold  English  American  citizens  in  very  high  esteem." 
Well,  perhaps  not,  but  it  is  mighty  fond  of  their  shekels,  all  the 
same.  It  can  toady  to  British  residents,  even  10  the  extent  of 
crawling  on  its  belly,  when  a  big  "  ad  "  is  in  sight.  We  recom- 
mend the  people  it  does  not  "hold  in  esteem"  to  cut  out  the  quo- 
tation we  have  just  given,  and  the  others  we  are  about  to  give, 
and  paste  them  in  their  hats  for  reference  when  the  CaWs  solicitor 
appears  around  again.  It  thinks  that  the  United  States  Govern- 
ment should  "  withhold  naturalization  from  Britishers  for  the 
full  term  of  21  years,  whilst  a  like  term  of  probation  should  not 
be  required  of  Irish  immigrants."  It  is  a  notable  fact  that  the 
Call  was  one  of  the  very  few  journals  in  the  United  States  that 
made  no  mention  of  Henry  Chabot  Lodge's  recent  magazine  ar- 
ticle, which  took  Appleton's  Encyclopedia  of  American  Biogra- 
phy, and  deduced  therefrom  Ihe  striking  fact  that  nine-tenths  of 
all  the  men  who  have  ever  risen  to  distinction  in  American  life 
have  been  of  English,  Scotch,  and  Scotch-Irish  extraction.  Yet 
we  are  told  that  these  people  "are  not  particularly  advantageous 
as  citizens,"  and  "the  fewer  privileges  given  to  them  the  better." 
The  News  Lettek  rather  inclines  to  the  opinion  that  most  of  the 
privileges  "we"  have  it  in  our  power  to  give  them,  they  origi- 
nally fought  for  and  conquered  for  themselves.  To  have  drained 
the  British  blood  out  of  George  Washington  and  his  revolutionary 
array  would  have  been  to  take  the  life  out  of  American  inde- 
pendence. We  are  further  assured  in  the  article  we  are  qucting 
from  (dated  April  15th)  that  the  Irish  are  to  be  especially  wel- 
comed "because  they  bear  no  love  towards  the  British."  What 
can  be  the  sense,  wisdom  or  use  of  such  editorial  utterances  in 
this  great  cosmopolitan  city  of  ours?  What  have  the  British  here 
or  elsewhere  done  to  bring  upon  them  such  insufferable  insults? 
They  have  obtruded  themselves  in  no  offensive  way;  they  have 
struggled  for  no  offices,  but  at  all  times  have  quietly  lent  the 
weight  of  their  influence  in  favor  of  good  government.  The  Brit- 
ish Empire  buys  more  Df  our  wares  than  all  the  rest  of  the  world 
put  together.  The  British  ships  that  visit  our  harbor  render  it 
possible  for  our  wheat  and  other  products  to  find  a  market.  If 
our  farmers,  orchardists,  wine-growers  and  other  producers  know 
the  measure  of  contentment  they  do,  it  is  because  they  to-day 
hear  the  comforting  music  which  the  jingling  of  the  much-derided 
"  British   gold  "  in    their  pockets   produces. 

THE    AUSTRALIAN    SYSTEM    OF    NOMINATIONS. 


THE  hope  of  all  good  citizens  is  that  some  way  will  be  found  to 
nominate  a  strong  independent  municipal  ticket.  There  is 
now  nothing  good  to  be  expected  from  either  of  the  old  parties. 
The  party  machinery  is  in  such  wretchedly  bad  hands  that  it  is 
idle  to  expect  it  to  evolve  anything  that  honest  men  can  desire. 
The  Reform  Democracy  is  where  it  was  at  the  last  two  elections, 
when  it  polled  an  insignificant  vote.  Composed  in  part  of  men  of 
most  excellent  intentions,  it  is  not  broad-bottomed  enough  to 
take  in  a  majority  of  the  voters  of  this  cosmopolitan  city.  It 
makes  little  headway,  and  will  make  less  as  election  day  draws 
nigh.  There  is,  therefore,  no  hope  from  that  quarter.  The  new, 
or  Australian,  method  of  making  nominations,  which  is  now  the 
law  of  this  State,  happily  provides  the  machinery  by  which  the 
best  laid  schemes  of  the  bosses  can  be  easily  upset.  Five  per 
cent,  of  the  number  of  citizens  who  voted  at  the  last  election  can 
now  put  up  a  ticket,  and  have  the  names  on  it  printed  on  the  offi- 
cial ballot,  thereby  superceding  primaries,  dispensing  with  bosses, 
and  compelling  every  voter  to  exercise  a  choice  between  good  and 
evil.  Nothing  can  be  simpler,  nothing  easier,  and  nothing  better 
calculated  to  give  voters  an  opportunity  to  elect  honest  men  to 
office,  if  tbey  want  to.  We  have  not  yet  quite  lost  confidence 
that  a  large  majority  of  our  people  will  vote  for  honest,  independ- 
ent men  rather  than  for  the  corrupt  nominees  of  the  bosses,  if 
given  the  chance.  Heretofore  they  had  either  to  vote  the  one 
ticket  or  the  other,  or  not  vote  at  all.  That  state  of  things  has 
fortunately  passed  away,  and  we  believe  never  more  to  return. 
It  will  not  be  long,  we  think,  before  even  the  bosses  will  abandon 
the  primary  system  as  a  useless  and  expensive  luxury.  That, 
at  any  rate,  would  seem  to  be  the  inevitable  result  in  regard  to 
municipal  nominations,  in  which  no  party  politics  are  necessarily 
or  reasonably  involved.  It  matters  not  to  the  litigant  whether 
the  judge  before  whom  his  cause  is  to  be  tried  is  a  Democrat  or  a 
Republican,  but  it  matters  a  very  great  deal  as  to  whether  he  is 
an  honest  man,  or  a  knave,  upon  whom  somebody  has  a  "  pull." 
It  is  to  be  hoped  that  a  representative  committee  will  suggest  a 
ticket  which  good  citizens  can  nominate  and  elect. 

THE   coyote  business  of   the   San  Joaquin  Valley  is  steadily  on 
the  increase,  under  the  stimulus  of  the  $5  a  scalp  bounty  paid  by 
the  State.  Other  crops  may  fail,  but  the  coyote  breeds  perennially. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  30,  1892. 


THE  drill,  reception  and  dance  of  the  Knights  Templar  at  the 
Pavilion  last  Friday  night  was  a  brilliant  affair,  and  the  attend- 
ance extremely  fashionable.  The  drills  of  the  California  and 
Golden  Gate  Commanderies  were  perfectly  executed,  and  eliciied 
warm  applause,  the  star,  Greek  cross  and  triangle  meeting  with 
much  admiration.  Dancing  commenced  at  10:45,  Sir  Knight 
Reuben  Lloyd  proving  a  most  efficient  floor  manager.  Sir  Charles 
Hewes  and  Sir  Robert  McMullen  were  valuable  assistants.  A 
competitive  drill  between  these  two  commandries  is  on  the  cards 
for  the  not  far  distant  future. 

THE  Mechanics'  Pavilion  will  be  crowded  to-night,  when  the 
contesting  teams  in  the  tng-of-war  will  make  their  last  ap- 
pearance. The  pulls  during  the  week  have  given  entertainment 
to  thousands  of  people,  the  attendance  having  been  very  large. 
America  will  meet  Ireland  to-night,  and  Denmark  will  pull 
against  Canada.  Scotland  will  pull  a  bye  with  Norway  or  Slavo- 
nia.  The  management  is  deserving  of  great  praise  for  the  able 
manner  in  which  this  large  affair  has  been  conducted. 

THE  free  Clinic  concert,  at  Oakland,  last  night,  caused  swelldom 
to  turn  out  in  all  their  hosts.  The  entertainment  was  a  glorious 
one,  including  selections  bySigmund  Beel,  Heine  Melvin,  and  the 
University  Glee  Club.  A  good  round  sum  will  be  on  hand  for 
the  charity  when  the  accounts  are  made  up,  and  this  is  mainly 
due  to  the  exertions  of  the  lady  patronesses,  Mrs.  A.  D.  Thom- 
son, Mrs.  E.  H.  Pardee,  Mrs.  James  Moffitt,  Mrs.  Geo.  de  Golia, 
Mrs.  M.  W.  Kales,  Mrs.  B.  A.  Knight,  and  Mrs.  J.  C.  Martin. 

THE  May  Day  outing  of  the  San  Francisco  Verein  occurs  to- 
morrow. The  tug  Fearless  has  been  secured,  and  a  gay  party  of 
about  one  hundred  and  fifty  ladies  and  gentlemen  will  be  on 
board.  A  landing  will  be  made  at  Angel  Island,  where  lunch 
will  be  spread.  Music  will  be  furnished  by  a  band  on  board  the 
tug.  Ben  Arnold  is  managing  the  affair,  and  all  who  are  going 
may  justly  anticipate  a  pleasant  time. 


LIQUOR    AND    OPIUM    DISEASES    AND    THEIR    CURE. 


SEVERAL  weeks  since,  the  News  Letter  published  an  article 
speaking  doubtfulty  of  the  benefits  of  the  Keeley  treatment 
for  drunkenness  and  the  opium  habit.  Since  then  we  have  had 
the  opportunity  of  meeting  and  talking  with  a  number  of  people 
who  have  taken  the  treatment  at  the  Keeley  Institute,  at  Los 
Gatos,  in  this  State,  end  elsewhere.  We  have  also  talked  with  a 
number  of  people,  who,  while  not  «  graduates,"  have  had  ex- 
ceptional opportunities  of  seeing  and  judging  from  an  impartial 
standpoint  of  the  benefits  or  harm  of  the  cure.  The  verdict  has 
been  so  unanimously  in  favor  of  the  treatment  that  we  can  no 
longer  doubt  that  a  great  and  splendid  work  is  being  done  by  Dr. 
Keeley  [at  the  Institute,  at  Dwigbt,  III.,  and  also  at  the  many 
branches  which  have  been  started  in  the  various  States.  Scores 
of  men  (and,  alas,  women  also)  have  within  the  past  four  months 
gone  to  Los  Gatos  devoured  with  an  appetite  for  liquor,  which, 
despite  all  of  their  will  power;  despite  the  entreaties  of  friends, 
and,  despite  the  fact  that  they  know  better  than  anybody  else 
that  they  were  being  ruined,  mentally,  physically,  and  morally, 
they  could  not  control.  They  have  left  there  at  the  end  of 
their  treatment  entirely  relieved  of  all  desire  or  need  of  stimu- 
lants, and  enabled  to  remain  sober,  if  they  only  prefer  to  do  so. 
The  results  in  the  treatment  of  the  morphine  habit  seem  to  be 
equally  good,  for,  as  near  as  we  are  able  to  learn,  the  people  at 
Los  Gatos  have  not  failed  in  a  single  instance  to  cure  all  who 
have  gone  to  them  addicted  to  the  use  of  a  drug,  which,  while 
many  times  a  blessing,  is  many  times  a  most  damnable  curse, 
when  once  it  has  its  victim  fully  under  its  unrelenting  control. 
The  use  of  opium,  in  some  form,  has,  as  shown  by  statistics,  in- 
creased with  fearful  rapidity  withiu  a  few  years.  As  it  is  not  a 
convivial  habit,  and  as  it  is  generally  used  in  secret,  it  attracts 
comparatively  little  notice,  but  the  fact  of  the  large  increase  in 
the  sale  of  the  drug  is  proof  positive  that  it  is  being  used;  and 
the  discovery  of  the  Keeley  medicines,  just  at  this  time,  is  an- 
other strong  illustration  of  the  fact  that  every  want  is  sooner  or 
later  supplied  by  the  fertile  ingenuity  of  man.  But  a  still  stronger 
indorsement  of  Dr.  Keeley,  it  seems  to  us,  is  found  in  the  thou- 
sands of  imitators  who  are  springing  up.  Because  the  Keeley 
treatment  has  been  a  success  all  kinds  of  "  fakirs"  have  taken 
advantage  of  it,  and  by  trying  to  convince  people  that  they  have 
the  Keeley  medicines,  or  something  just  as  good,  in  some  cases 
doubtless  succeed  in  gulling  the  innocent,  or  thoughtless,  out  of 
their  money.  If  the  Keeley  treatment  had  been  a  failure  there 
would  have  been  no  imitators.  Still  another  strong  recommenda- 
tion is  the  fact  that  many  physicians  (and  the  gentlemen  of  the 
medical  profession  are  conspicuously  conservative)  are  now  speak- 
ing favorably  of  the  Keeley  treatment,  although  still  condoning 
the  secrecy  of  the  remedy,  and  acknowledging  that  the  results 
are  such  that  one  must  be  convinced  of  the  benefits.  We  know 
of  cases  where  physicians,  as  a  last  resort,  recommended  patients 
to  go  to  Los  Gatos,  and  who,  on  the  return  of  the  patient,  were 
astonished  at  the  beneficial  results  of  the  visit.  That  the  dis- 
coveries of  Dr.  Keeley  will  do  much  good  there  seems  no  longer 
any  room  to  doubt. 

THE  famous  Emma  Jucb  Opera  Company  will  open  at  the 
Grand  Opera  House  ntxt  Monday  night,  which  date  will  inaugu- 
rate a  festival  of  grand  English  opera.  Seven  complete  grand 
operas  will  be  presented,  including  Tannhauser,  Carmen,  Cavalleria, 
Rusticana,  Tiaviata,  Fidelio  and  Lohengrin.  The  special  orchestra 
includes  fifty  selected  instrumentalists,  and  there  is  an  excellent 
chorus  of  one  hundred  trained  voices.  The  scenery  and  costumes 
are  all  specially  designed  for  the  presentations,  which  will  be 
without  doubt  among  the  very  best,  in  all  respects,  ever  given  in 
this  city.  The  company  includes  the  following  well-known 
artists:  Sopranos — Etuma  Juch,  Kate  Maddox,  Sofia  Romani,  Eva 
Cumings.  Contraltos — Gertrude  May  Stein,  Angelina  Casati. 
Tenors — Fernando  Michelina,  Martin  Pacho,  Wm.  Stephens. 
George  Gould,  John  E.  Belton.  Baritones — William  Mertens,  S. 
W.  Dudley,  Herman  Kaminski.  Basses — Signor  Rubu,  Wm. 
Romero,  C.  W.  Colby,  Joseph  Witt. 


THE  Corinthian  Yacht  Club  opened  its  season  with  a  hop,  at 
the  club-house,  at  Tiburon,  last  Saturday.  The  upper  rooms, 
which  were  prettily  decorated,  were  used  for  dancing,  while  in 
those  on  the  lower  floor  there  were  refreshments,  both  solid  and 
fluid,  of  a  most  satisfying  description.  There  were  numerous 
visits  paid  to  the  yachts  at  anchor,  the  San  Francisco  Yacht  Club 
being  represented  by  eight  of  their  vessels,  and  during  the  after- 
noon there  was  a  launch  race,  the  prize,  a  silk  pennant,  being  won 
by  Captain  J.  R.  Hawkes.in  his,  as  yet,  unnamed  launch.  In  the 
evening  there  were  stereoptican  views  displayed,  dancing  and 
supper,  and  the  day  was  voted  a  complete  success. 

Shainwald,  Buckbee  &  Co. ,  Real  Estate  Agents,  make  a  specialty 
of  taking  full  charge  of  property  for  absentee  owners.  Houses  rented, 
rents  collected,  real  estate  bought  and  sold  on  commission.  Office, 
407-409  Montgomeiy  street. 

'•  Kritiko"  reads  character  from  handwriting.  Write  in  ink,  in  an 
unfeigned  hand,  on  unruled  paper.  State  sex.  Send  50  cents 
stamps  or  postal  note.  Address  "  Kritiko,"  009  Merchant  street,  S.  F. 


ONE  of  the  most  picturesque  picnic  grounds  in  the  State  is  at 
Laundry  Farm,  which  is  now  reached  by  the  California  Rail- 
way, which  runs  direct  to  the  pleasure  grounds.  The  railway  is 
new  and  comfortable,  running  commodious  cars  on  an  easy  road- 
bed. It  runs  direct  to  Mills  Seminary.  Connections  are  made  at 
Fruitvale  at  9:15  a.  m.  with  the  8:30  a.  m.  overland  from  this  city, 
and  at  11 :30  a.  m.  with  the  San  Jose  train  for  San  Francisco. 


Wores'  Pictures  on  Exhibition. 


Theodore  Wores'  entire  collection  of  pictures  and  sketches  of  life 
and  scenesin  Japan,  China.  England  and  the  Eastern  States,  will  be 
placed  on  exhibition  at  the  rooms  of  the  Art  Association  next  week, 
where  they  wilt  be  sold  at  auction  Thursday  evening.  May  5th.  This 
is  the  first  time  Mr.  Wores  has  offered  his  pictures  at  auction,  and  it 
is  an  occasion  for  picture  buyers  to  take  advantage  of,  as  another  op- 
portunity to  secure  examples  of  this  artist's  work  will  not  present 
itself  for  several  years.  Mr.  Wores  will  leave  for  Japan  and  China 
next  month,  where  he  will  devote  several  years  to  painting  a  collec- 
tion of  pictures  for  exhibition  in  London.  The  (i;tures  will  be  on 
public  exhibition  on  Tuesday  and  Wednesday,  day  and  evening,  and 
Thursday  up  to  time  of  sale. 

Grandmas'  made  happy  with  perfect  fitting  glasses  from  C.  Muller,  opti- 
cian, 135  Montgomery  street,  near  Bush,  Sau  Francisco. 

San  Francisco  &  North  Pacific  Railway  Co, 

FIRST     GRAND    EXCURSION 

OF   THE  SEASON    TO 

UKIAH! 

On  Thursday,       -  May  5,  1892. 


TICKETS  FOR  THE  ROUND  TRIP,  $2  OO. 

Boat  leaves   Tiburon  Ferry,  foot  of  Market  street,  at  7:40  a. 
Returning,  Train  leaves  Ukiah  at  1:00  p.  a. 
Ticket  Offices,  3  New  Montgomery  street  and  Tiburon  Ferry. 


H.  C.  WHITING, 

Genl.  Manager. 


PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

G.  P.  &  T.  A. 


ODD  FELLOWS'  HALL 

one  Mglit  Only-MONDAV,    May   2«l, 

ALFRED    WILKIES    OPERETTA    COMPANY, 

Presenting  the  charming  operettas,  "The  Slcepiuf;  Queen,"  by  Balfe, 
and  •'  Widows  Bewitched,"  by  Gabriel. 

Brilliant  M  isic.  Gorgeous  Costumes,  etc.  Seats  on  hjle  to-day  and 
Monday,  at  Sherman  &  Clay's  music  store.    Prices,  $1  and  50c. 


April  30,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


TENNIS    AND    BASEBALL. 

THE  entries  for  the  8tet?on  tournament  are  slowly  coming  in. 
Since  last  week  the  following  have  entered:  J.  O.  Cott,  H. 
Ounn.  <:  V.  Ony,  W.  B.  Collier.  Jr.,  8.  Hoffman,  H.  Harron.  P. 
BL  Mitchell.  \V.  KcGarin,  O.  B.  He  Long,  J.  O.  Blanchard,  and 
K.  M.  Eyre.  Just  as  soon  as  the  entries  are  complete,  the  names 
wtll  be  classified  and  numbered  by  a  committee  of  three,  probably 
Stetson,  Yates,  and  O.  Hoffman,  and  tben  challenges  will  be  on 
the  tapis.  Who  will  occupy  the  first  place  is  not  yet  decided, 
though  we  think,  as  champion  Taylor  is  not  on  the  list,  that  C. 
I*.  Hubbard  will  have  this  position,  but  Yates  and  Hoffman  will 
probably  be  soon  in  the  field  to  try  and  wrest  it  from  him.  Hub- 
bard, owing  it  would  appear,  to  a  new  racket,  has  not  been  play- 
ing his  game  lately,  though  last  Sunday,  he  made  one  or  two  of 
the  finest  shots  ever  made  on  the  courts.  Yates  has  been  playing 
a  good  deal,  aud  displaying  such  excellent  form,  that  great  things 
are  expected  from  him,  should  be  enttr  for  the  championship  sin- 
gles. 

The  covered  court  championship  has  been  played  off  at  the 
Queen's  Court  in  England,  and  the  result  has  been  a  great  sur- 
prise to  all.  E.  W.  Lewis  has  held  the  championship  for  five 
years,  but  was  beaten  this  year  by  E.  O.  Meets  by  three  setts  to 
one:  6-3,  3-6,  6-1,  6-2.  Meers  also  beat  Ernest  Renshaw  in 
straight  setts;  6-4,6-2,6-0.  It  will  be  remembered  that  Meers 
came  to  America  a  few  years  ago  and  played  at  Newport,  where 
he  was  in  it,  but  it  seems  that  he  has  been  working  very  hard  at 
the  nets  and  has  improved  wonderfully.  He  played  a  bard,  pun- 
ishing game  all  through  and  surprised  every  one. 

The  singles  championship  will  be  played  at  Wimbledon  on  June 
27th  and  following  days,  and  on  July  4th  the  doubles  will  be  con- 
tested. 

Pastime  says :  "0.  S.  Campbell  is  sightseeing  on  the  continent, but 
he  is  expected  to  arrive  in  England  early  in  May.  He  improved 
considerably  during  his  stay  in  Cannes,  but  he  could  not  reach 
such  a  high  standard  of  play  as  he  has  attained  in  America." 

The  Irish  championship  has  been  set  for  May  23d,  and  Camp- 
bell is  expected  to  enter,  and  it  will  be  quite  interesting  to  note 
how  he  comes  out  against  the  champions  on  the  other  side  of  the 
pond. 

George  Vernon  Gray,  the  Secretary  of  the  California  Club,  has 
returned  from  the  East  and  will  buckle  down  to  hard  work.  He 
has  entered  the  Stetson  tournament,  where  new  strokes  will  be 
expected. 

C.  J.  Bell  of  the  Mansfield  Company,  late  of  the  Kosina  Vokes 
Company,  is  to  be  seen  at  the  nets  during  the  weeks  with  Joe 
Daily.  He,  Cecil  Clay,  and  Morris  were  the  tennis  players  of  the 
company,  and  he  is  now  working  to  thrash  Morris  in  another 
sense. 

A  great  many  of  the  players  are  out  during  the  week  practicing 
with  Joe  Daily,  and  we  expect  that  the  entry  for  the  San  Rafael 
tournament  will  be  large,  and  that  the  standard  of  play  will  be 
above  the  average. 

Los  Angeles  has  left  us,  not  to  appear  here  again  until 
Memorial  Day.  The  team  has  done  remarkably  well  in  the  trip 
away  from  home,  at  this  writing  having  won  a  majority  of  the 
"away  from  home"  games.  This  will  insure  the  players  a  fine 
reception  when  they  return  to  the  cranks  of  Los  Angeles.  Last 
Wednesday  the  Oaklands  broke  a  long  string  of  defeats  by  beat- 
ing the  San  Franciscos.  As  now  constituted,  the  club,  with  any 
kind  of  decent  management  and  discipline,  should  win  many 
games.  Manasseau,  Whitehead  and  Osborne  have  added  strength 
to  the  team.  The  latter  player  gives  every  evidence  of  being  a 
very  heavy  batter.  The  Oakland  people  are  not  giving  the  club 
of  that  city  the  support  which  it  deserves,  the  citizens  of  that 
place  cannot  expect  to  have  the  prestige  which  the  possession  of 
a  first-class  league  club  carries  with  it,  unless  they  give  their  club 
financial  aid  by  attending  the  games.  The  home  team  and  the 
Oaklands  will  play  in  this  city  this  afternoon  and  to-morrow.  The 
batteries  for  this  afternoon's  game  will  be  Horner  and  Wilson, 
Fanning  and  Spies.  The  pitchers  for  the  game  to-morrow  will  be 
German  and  Hoffman.  The  revised  schedule  will  be  completed 
next  week. 

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SAN  FttANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  30,  1892. 


((  T)OOR  little  Mrs.  Wolff  "  is  what  everybody  who  knows  her 
X  says  in  speaking  of  her  suit  for  divorce  against  her  husband. 
She  was  such  a  pretty  little  woman.  Such  a  sweet,  sad  face;  such 
pathetic  eyes,  such  a  sorrowful  look!  She  was  not  much  more 
than  a  bride  when  Henry  Wolff  took  her  to  Sausalito,  and  it  was 
not  long  before  his  brutality  was  the  talk  of  the  hotel.  For  he 
always  looted  so  surly,  was  so  discourteous,  not  only  to  his  wife, 
but  to  the  other  ladies  of  the  place,  and  made  himself  out  such  a 
boor  to  the  men  that  he  was  avoided  on  all  occasions,  and  the 
couple  were  called  "  Beauty  and  the  Beast."  He  would  not  al- 
low her  to  talk  to  any  one  when  he  was  around,  not  even  to 
ladies,  and  no  one  could  ever  have  accused  the  pretty  little  woman 
of  flirting.  One  night,  those  in  the  same  quarter  of  the  house 
where  the  Wolffs  lodged,  were  aroused  from  their  slumbers  by  a 
terrible  cry  of  "Murder!  murder!  "in  a  woman's  voice.  But 
there  was  only  one  man  in  that  corridor,  and  when  aroused  by 
the  sound,  he  was  not  quite  sure  he  had  not  been  dreaming,  until 
he  heard  the  matter  discussed  at  the  breakfast  table.  Then  it 
was  too  late  to  do  anything.  "  But,"  said  the  young  man,  «  if 
I'd  only  been  sure,  I'd   have   gone  in   and   broken   his  neck  for 

him." 

*  #  * 

One  evening  Mr.  Wolff  lost  the  last  boat  to  Sausalito.  The 
one  for  Tiburon  left  a  few  minutes  later.  He  embarked  on  that, 
full  of  fury,  and  in  some  way  got  across  to  Sausalito.  He  dashed 
up  the  steep  ascent  leading  to  the  hotel,  and  although  out  of 
breath,  managed  to  upbraid  his  wife  when  she,  all  anxiety 
at  his  previous  non-appearance,  ran  to  greet  him.  It  was  very 
sad  to  see  that  pretty  bride,  with  her  beautiful  eyes  all  circled 
with  dark  hollows,  weeping  furtively,  as  she  sat  in  the  parlor 
among  the  ladies,  working  on  dainty  bits  of  embroidery,  or  mak- 
ing those  tiny  clothes  in  which  the  heart  of  a  true  woman  takes 
so  sweet  a  delight.  They  went  to  the  Bella  Vista,  and  there  they 
stayed  until  the  much  abused  wife  became  a  mother.  There,  he 
is  still  remembered  as  a  most  disagreeable-looking  man,  who  was 
never  satisfied,  who  quarreled  with  the  waiters,  and  who  took  no 
notice  of  his  sad-faced  wife,  ignoring  her  presence,  not  even  re- 
plying to  her  when  she  sought  to  talk  to  him. 

#  *  * 

One  night,  so  great  an  outcry  came  from  their  room,  in  the 
Bella  Vista,  that  several  gentlemen  appeared  simultaneously  in 
the  hall,  and  two  of  them  agreed  to  dress  and  remain  on  guard  in 
the  corridor,  ready  to  rush  in  should  the  outcry,  and  the  noise  of 
a  falling  body  be  repeated.  Only  sobs  broke  the  deadly  stillness, 
and  after  an  hour's  vigil  the  gentlemen  retired.  In  the  morning 
the  bride  did  not  appear  at  the  table.  Soon  after  her  baby  was 
born,  and  as  soon  as  she  was  able  to  be  moved,  the  unhappy 
couple  left  the  house,  and  have  since  resided  at  the  Berkshire. 
The  affair  is  causing  a  most  widespread  excitement  in  Jewish 
society,  in  the  more  exclusive  circles  of  which  the  bride  was  a 
belle.  The  outcome  of  the  suit  for  divorce  will  be  watched  with 
rare  interest  by  those  who  saw  the  husband's  harsh  treatment  of 
his  young  and  pretty  wife. 

*  #  # 

Mrs.  Will  Crocker  has  returned  from  Santa  Barbara,  say  her 
friends,  most  enthusiastic  over  the  beauties  of  the  floral  festival 
recently  held  there.  She  is  full  of  the  idea  broached  lately  of  the 
advisability  of  holding  a  floral  fete  here.  Unfortunately  our  sum- 
mer zephyrs  are  a  foe  to  outdoor  festivities,  and  the  Mechanics' 
Pavilion,  with  its  cold,  gloomy  interior,  is  more  fitted  for  tugs-of- 
war  than  battles  of  roses.  Why  not  get  up  something  of  the  sort 
at  San  Mateo?  There,  would  be  found  most  enchanting  places 
for  such  an  affair  and  a  climate  free  alike  from  the  fog  and  wind 
of  the  city,  and  the  intense  heat  of  interior  towns,  like  San  Rafael 
and  San  Jose.  Think,  too,  fair  dames,  of  the  wealth,  and  beauty, 
and  fashion  dwelling  in  the  neighborhood  for  miles  around,  and 
the  tributaries  of  Menlo,  Redwood,  Belmont,  and  Mountain  View. 
*  #  * 

During  the  parade  of  the  Knights  Templar  along  Van  Ness 
avenue  on  Saturday  last,  a  merry  party  of  young  folks  were 
gathered  in  the  windows  of  one  of  the  beautiful  houses  which 
adorn  that  thoroughfare;  and  among  them  was  a  pretty  blonde 
from  California  street,  another  from  San  Rafael,  and  a  witty  girl 
from  Pine  street.  Turner  Messersmith  had  been  remarking  upon 
the  martial  appearance  of  Commandery  16,  when  the  Pine  street 
beauty  replied,  "  Ob,  they  would  never  make  good  soldiers;  they 
show  too  much  white  feather." 

»  #  # 

Apropos  of  the  Templars,  gallant  Sir  Knight  Reub  Lloyd  was 
very  devoted  at  the  ball  on  Friday  evening  in  the  Pavilion;  and 
the  lady  in  the  pink  gown  evidently  took  great  pleasure  in  bis 
attentions.  Can  the  wily  god  have  snared  our  obdurate  bachelor 
at  last? 

•  #  # 

Two  or  three  well-known  faces  have  been  missed  around  Oak- 
land of  late,  one  being  that  of  a  certain  major  and  the  other,  J.  A. 


Young,  East  Oaklander,  who  was  married  only  a  couple  of 
months  ago.  Both  of  these  worthies  are  as  well  known  as  any 
one  in  town,  and  many  are  the  inquiries  that  bave  therefore  been 
made  since  they  mysteriously  disappeared.  But  mum  has  been 
the  word  among  those  capable  of  furnishing  the  desired  informa- 
tion, and  the  reason  is  this  :  they  are  down  at  Los  Gatos  trying 
the  bichloride  treatment.  The  major  wrote  up  the  other  day  to 
say  that  he  at  least  was  meeting  with  success,  and  concluded  with 
the  assurance  that  when  he  returns  to  Oakland  he  will  be  able  to 
drink  water  without  taking  anything  ahead  of  it. 

9    •    • 

R.  W.  Snow,  City  Auditor  of  Oakland,  is  a  pious  man.  He  is 
trustee,  warden,  etc.,  of  the  First  Congregational  Church,  and  no 
one  speaks  louder  than  he  in  the  responses  to  the  litanies  and 
other  altar  ritual.  But  Mr.  Snow  is  also  a  son  of  Eve,  and  there 
is  a  little  volcano  beneath  his  black-clad  breast  which  occasion- 
ally gives  a  little  flare-up,  just  to  show  it's  there.  Such  a  cir- 
cumstance occurred  the  other  day  at  the  City  Hall,  for  Mr.  Snow, 
during  a  heated  discussion  with  a  caller,  said:  <*  If  I  were  not  a 
Christian  man  I  would  kick  you  out  of  the  office."  "  And  if  you 
did,  I'd  feel  the  sting  of  a  cloven  hoof,"  was  the  quick  rejoinder. 

*  *  * 

"  What  has  become  of  the  announced  intention  of  D.  O.  Mills 
in  regard  to  re-entering  the  marriage  state?"  queries  a  lady  of 
his  acquaintance.  It  is  not  unlikely  that  the  gentleman  will 
give  an  answer  to  the  question  this  summer,  as  'tis  said  that 
among  the  party  who  will  visit  him  at  his  beautiful  suburban 
residence  at  Millbree,  will  be  a  wealthy  New  York  widow,  whose 
name  has  been  coupled  with  his  many  a  time  and  oft  in  the 
society  papers  of  the  metropolis. 

*  *  * 

A  society  matron  was  remarking  upon  a  fact  lately  which  has 
struck  many  of  our  swim,  and  that  is  the  apparent  retirement 
from  the  gaieties  of  the  world  of  Miss  Flora  Low  and  Miss  Jennie 
Flood.  Although  both  these  ladies  are  no  longer  in  their  girlhood, 
they  are  popular  and  attractive,  and  possessed  of  golden  charms 
to  a  degree  alluring  to  the  masculine  mind.  But,  seemingly,  they 
find  no  pleasure  outside  of  their  own  home  life,  unless  it  be  in 
foreign  lands. 

*  •  * 

The  intelligence  imparted  at  a  recent  fashionable  Sunday 
afternoon  tea,  that  Walter  Dean  will  ere  long  be  out  here  again, 
gave  general  satisfaction  to  the  young  gentleman's  many  friends 
in  society  circles.  But  none  seemed  more  pleased  than  the  charm- 
ing girl  who  appeared  as  hostess,  if  a  beaming  countenance  may 
be  taken  as  an  indication  thereof. 


VEILINGS 

AND  NETTINGS. 

We  have  the  largest  and  best 
assortment  of  Face  Nettings  and 
Veilings  in  the  city.  Pompa- 
dour, Cronstadt,  La  Tosea, 
Russian  Nets,  Cleopatra,  Tuxe- 
do, L'Hirondelle,  La  Brillante, 
La  Masque,  and  many  other 
attractive  and  stylish  tissues. 


&/%r*nc\j 


<::?*> 


Ill  to  121  Post  Street. 


April  30,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


ON    LINCOLN'S    DEATH  -  Walt  Whitman. 


0  Captain!  my  Captain!  our  fearful  trip  is  done; 
The  ship  has  weathered  every  rack,  the  prire  we  sought  is  won; 
The  port  is  near,  the  bells  I  hear,  the  people  all  exulting, 
While  follow  eyes  the  steady  keel,  the  vessel  grim  and  daring; 

But  O  heart!  heart!  heartl 

O  the  bleeding  drops  of  red. 

Where  on  the  deck  my  Captain  lies, 

Fallen  cold  and  dead! 
O  Captain!  my  Captain!  rise  up  and  hear  the  bells, 
Rise  up — for  you  the  flag  is  flung;  for  you  the  bugle  trills; 
For  you  bouquets  and  ribboned  wreaths,  for  you  the  shores  a- 

crowding; 
For  you  tbey  call,  the  swaying   mass,  the  eager  faces  turning; 

Here  Captain!  dear  fatberl 

This  arnj  beneath  your  head; 

It  is  some  dream  that  on  the  deck 

You've  fallen  co!d  and  dead. 
My  Captain  does  not  answer,  bis  lips  are  pale  and  still; 
My  father  does  not  feet  my  arm,  he  has  nor  pulse  nor  will; 
The   ship   is   anchored   safe  and   sound,   its    voyage   closed  and 

done; 
From  fearful  trip,  the  victor  ship  comes  in  with  object  won; 

Exult,  0  shores,  and  ring,  O  bells  1 

But  I,  with  mournful  tread, 

Walk  the  deck  where  my  Captain  lies 

Fallen  cold  and  dead. 


CHRONICLES    OF    THE    BUILDERS. 


THE  third  volume  of  Hubert  Howe  Bancroft's"  Chronicles  of  the 
Builders  of  the  Common  wealth,  "just  issued  by  the  History  Com- 
pany, is  mainly  devoted  to  agriculture,  horticulture  and  irrigation, 
those  three  industries  which  have  done  so  much  to  develop  the 
Golden  State  from  the  unorganized  condition  in  which  it  was  left 
by  the  cessation  of  the  mining  excitement,  into  a  glorious  empire. 
Agriculture  is  referred  to  in  the  first  chapter  as  the  handmaid  of 
mining,  and  the  beneficial  effects  of  agriculture  upon  the  growth 
of  the  State  are  outlined.  The  interesting  statement  is  made  that 
on  account  of  modern  inventions  that  one  man  here  can  cultivate 
one  hundred  and  thirty-seven  acres,  according  to  the  federal  cen- 
sus, while  in  England  one  man  is  employed  for  every  fifteen  acres. 
The  biographies  given  in  this  volume  are  of  men  who  have  been 
identified  with  that  development  of  the  State  arising  from  culti- 
vation of  the  soil.  The  place  of  honor,  on  account  of  the  pri- 
ority of  their  residence,  their  extensive  possessions,  and  their 
eminence  as  progressive  citizens,  is  given  to  the  family  known 
familiarly  throughout  the  Pacific  coast  as  the  "  Murphys  of  San 
Jose."  Engravings  of  Martin  Murphy,  Sr.,  and  Martin  Murphy, 
Jr.,  accompany  this  sketch.  The  latter  was  a  famous  character 
in  his  day  ;  such  a  one  as  only  California  could  possess.  The 
owner  of  nearly  100,000  acres  of  lands,  thousands  and  thousands 
of  cattle,  and  hundreds  of  horses,  he  lived  upon  his  rancho  in 
truly  regal  style,  and  dispensed  hospitality  in  a  most  lavish  man- 
ner. There  were  ten  thousand  people  present  at  the  celebration 
of  his  golden  wedding,  at  Murphys'  Station,  near  San  Jose,  on 
July  18,  1881.  Seven  beeves,  ten  hogs,  fourteen  sheep,  wagon 
loads  of  game,  poultry  and  ham,  a  carload  of  champagne,  innu- 
merable barrels  of  ale,  beer,  and  liquors,  and  five  hundred  gallons 
of  coffee  were  upon  Mr.  Murphy's  board  on  that  memorable  day. 
The  second  chapter  is  devoted  to  agriculture  in  Mexico  and  Cen- 
tral America.  The  three  epochs  of  California  agriculture  are 
treated  in  the  tenth  chapter,  and  in  other  chapters  some  account 
is  given  of  the  development  of  the  natural  resources  of  Colorado, 
Arizona,  New  Mexico,  Idaho,  Wyoming,  Oregon,  Washington, 
Utah  and  Nevada.  The  biographies,  besides  those  of  the  Mur- 
phys, are  of  Richard  Gird,  Daniel  Freeman,  Augustus  T.  Hatch, 
Joseph  S.  Cone,  John  Bensley,  Moses  J,  Church,  E.  J.  Baldwin, 
Henry  Miller,  Augustus  L.  Chandler,  James  B.  Lankershim, 
James  Adams,  Dean  J.  Locke,  John  T.  Strentzel,  John  D. 
Stephens,  John  B.  Rohrer,  Jefferson  G.  James,  Samuel  Jackson, 
N.  D.  Julien,  W.  F.  Downing,  Edward  B.  Perrin,  R.  B.  Knapp 
and  Cyrus  H.  McCormick. 

Good  Cooking 
Is  one  of  the  chief  blessings  of  every  home.    To  always  insure  good 
custards,  puddings,  sauces,  etc.,   use  Gail  Borden  "Eagle"   Brand 
Condensed  Milk.    Directions  on  the  label.    Sold  by  your  grocer  and 
druggist. 

The  place  to  go  for  a  pleasant  dinner  is  the  Original  Swain's 
Bakery,  at  213  Sutter  street,  where  one  is  always  assured  of  an  excel- 
lent meal  and  unparalleled  service.  This  restaurant  has  been  very 
popular  for  years,  simply  because  its  proprietors  always  cater  to  the 
desires  of  the  guests. 

"  The  Mumm"  continues  to  be  one  of  the  very  popular  resorts  in 
the  city.  Its  door,  at  109  O'Farrell  street,  is  always  on  the  swing  to 
admit  some  devotee  of  Bacchus,  who  finds  within  its  walls  the  nectar 
which  his  lips  most  desire.  Its  liquors  are  always  first-class,  and  its 
service  cannot  be  beaten. 

John  W.  Carmany,  of  25  Kearny  street,  always  has  on  hand  a 
large  and  well  selected  stock  of  gentlemen's  furnishing  goods. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  30,  1892. 


MR.  MANSFIELD'S  second  week  at  the  Baldwin  opened  with 
A.  C.  Gunter's  comedy-drama,  Prince  Karl.  Tbe  character 
of  Karl  von  Arnheim  is  so  distinct  from  that  of  Beau  Brummell 
that  it  would  seem  to  require  an  entirely  new  artistic  equipment. 
Yet  any  one  who  saw  Mr.  Mansfield's  artistic  interpretation  of 
the  one  would  be  prepared  for  the  same  [perfect  realization  of  the 
more  modern  character.  He  would  not  have  been  disappointed 
had  he  been  at  the  Baldwin  Monday  night.  The  requirements  in 
Prince  Karl  lieleBS  in  extremes,  demanding  a  greater  depth  in  the 
lighter  parts  and  a  less  tragic  seriousness  in  the  darker.  Both 
these  requirements  were  met  with  the  fine  taste,  intellectual  dis- 
crimination, and  rare  power  of  artistic  shading  which  have  placed 
Mr.  Mansfield  on  the  highest  artistic  plane.  The  dialect  was  so 
gracefully  managed  as  to  prove  an  actual  charm,  sufficient  for 
the  characterization  without  a  touch  of  the  "  Dutch  comedian." 
Even  those  who  accord  Mr.  Mansfield  the  most  versatile  talents 
were  a  little  surprised  at  the  musical  treat  in  the  third  act — a 
most  delightful  episode  in  a  charming  play.  Perhaps  to  many,  its 
not  least  pleasing  element  was  the  modesty  with  which  it  was 
given.  To  introduce  anything  he  does  with  a  «<  Hoop-la  I"  or  to 
end  it  with  a  king-of-the-arena  pose  would  be  as  impossible  to 
Mr.  Mansfieid  as  it  is  unavoidable  to  most  actors;  yet  the  ab- 
sence of  flourish  was  no  less  agreeable.  Prince  Karl  is  already 
docketed  as  No.  2  in  Mr.  Mansfield's  triumphs  already  achieved 
here,  and  a  fair  precursor  of  those  to  come. 

#  *  * 

The  company  showed  to  better  advantage  than  in  last  week's 
production,  many  of  them  developing  points  certainly  not  looked 
for  from  the  work  in  Beau  Brummell.  A  special  improvement  was 
notable  among  the  ladies.  Mrs.  Julia  Brutone's  thorough  knowl- 
edge of  the  stage,  and  her  native  aplomb,  made  her  an  admirable 
Mrs.  Lowell,  the  mature  widow,  witling  •*  to  make  another  man 
supremely  happy."  Beatrice  Cameron,  as  her  young  widowed 
daughter-in-law,  and  Adela  Measor,  as  a  still  younger  daughter, 
of  Bostonian  extraction  and  diction,  were  two  charmingly  bright 
and  natural  young  women.  W.  J.  Ferguson,  the  excellent 
11  valet"  of  Beau  Brummell,  made  a  salient  figure  of  a  somewhat 
insignificant  part;  J.  Cool  Dragon,  a  Chicago  lawyer,  and  Spartan 
Spotts  was  well  taken  by  W.  H.  Griffith.  That  the  appreciation 
of  the  large  audience  was,  if  possible,  more  enthusiastically  de- 
monstrative than  on  the  previous  Monday,  was  perhaps  partly  due 
to  the  greater  all-around  excellence  of  the  performance, 

#  »  » 

A  Parisian  Romance,  which  has  occupied  the  week,  since  Thurs- 
day, is  a  play  in  which  Mr.  Mansfield  has  already  made  his 
mark  here  as  Baron  Cbevrial,  and  the  only  one  in  his  repertory 
hitherto  seen  in  San  Francisco.  The  close  observer  will  doubtless 
note  many  of  those  subtle  changes  and  emendations  which  mark 
the  progress  in  art  wrought  by  the  years  on  any  artist  endowed 
with  brains,  and  their  accompanying  "  sublime  discontent  "  with 
present  achievement.  A  Parisian  Romance  has  its  last  production 
to-night,  and  will  be  followed  on  Monday  next  by  Dr.  Jekyl  and  Mr. 
Hyde.  The  dual  character  is  in  essential  contrast  with  either  of 
those  already  assumed,  and  will  serve  still  further  to  test  and  to 
accentuate  Mr.  Mansfield's  versatility.  By  the  way,  the  supper 
served  by  the  Baron  Cbevrial  in  A  Parisian  Romance  is  a  genuine 
banquet.  Mr.  Mansfield  believes  in  the  real  in  stage  detail  and 
spares  neither  expense  nor  trouble  in  its  attainment. 

#  »  * 

The  "  serpentine  dance  "  continues  to  get  in  its  work  of  filling 
the  California.  There  is  a  great  deal  of  fun,  for  those  who  like 
the  farce  comedy  article,  in  Hallen  and  Hart's  show,  but  the 
dance  bears  away  the  palm — and  tbe  palms,  for  that  matter.  It 
would  almost  seem  that  skirt-danoing  had  already  reached  its 
limitation,  but  Mollie  Fuller  is  a  standing  and  gliding  and  pi- 
rouetting proof  to  the  contrary.  The  "  serpentine  dance  "  is  not 
only  a  curiosity  in  its  line;  it  has  an  intrinsic  charm  in  the 
sinuous  grace  of  movement,  the  perfection  of  pose,  and  the  elu- 
sive swiftness  of  the  convolutions  of  that  diaphanous  and  Im- 
measurable skirt,  which  convinces  the  imaginative  beholder  that 
serpent  fascination  is  no  fable. 

t  *  •  # 

Among  the  bits  of  realism  in  Jessup  and  Pitou's  drama,  The 
Power  of  the  Press,  which  manager  Augustus  Pitou  brings  to  the 
California  next  Monday  night,  are  the  Manhattan  Athletic  Club 
House,  the  lobby  of  the  Imperial  Hotel,  a  completely  equipped 
Wall-street  banking  office,  a  ship-yard  with  the  crew  working  at 
a  vessel  on  the  stocks,  and  an  East  River  wharf  with  a  ship  rid- 
ing at  anchor  off  the  Battery.  The  play  is  founded  on  a  real  in- 
cident of  New  York  life,  and  is  said  to  be  strongly  dramatic  and 
swift  in  action. 

*  #  • 

Keppler's  Fortunes,  now  at  the  Bush,  suits  well  Mr.  Gus  Wil- 
liams' peculiar  talents.  The  Dutchman,  not  of  Holland  but  of 
Harlem,  is  Mr.  Williams'  specialty,  and  he  is  Dutch  all  through. 


Simple  and  even  crude  in  plot  and  dialogue,  the  piece  must  have 
some  touch  of  human  nature,  as  it  holds  the  interest  and  calls  out 
tbe  applause  and  laughter  of  his  audiences.  Keppler's  burlesque 
piano  playing  is  best  enjoyed  by  musical  people,  but  the  un- 
musical, too,  find  it  very  funny.  The  company  suffices  to  give 
the  comedian's  lines  and  business  a  reason  to  be,  and  no  more. 
Mr.  Bradley,  who  personates  an  old-time  volunteer  fire-laddie,  is 
big  and  burly  enough  for  a  bruiser,  but  fails  to  translate  the  an- 
cient spirit  of  the  Bowery.  Next  week  J.  H.  Wallick  comes  to 
the  Bush,  opening  Monday  night  with  The  Bandit  King. 
*  *  * 
Captain  Therese  is  more  attractive  musically  and  dramatically 
than  Paul  Jones.  The  people,  too,  seem  better  suited.  There  is 
life  and  dash  in  Cap'.ain  Therese,  and  whenever  Miss  Huntington 
is  on  the  stage  the  interest  is  certain.  Her  later  role  reveals  her 
equally  charming  as  a  nobly  beautiful  woman,  and  as  a  gallant 
and  dashing  cavalier.  The  womanliness  adds  greatly  to  the 
charm.  Miss  Huntington's  season  at  the  Grand  has  been  an  un- 
usually successful  one  for  that  house,  and  the  lady  herself  has 
won  unqualified  respect  for  her  abilities. 
#  *  » 
The  concert  given  by  Ovide  Musin  last  Sunday  evening  at  the 
Baldwin,  was  largely  attended.  The  programme  was  well  chosen 
and  admirably  rendered.  The  violinist  played  in  response  to  an 
enthusiastic  encore,  after  his  first  number,  Mendelssohn's  concerto,  ■ 
a  rhapsody  with  the  Austrian  national  hymn  as  a  theme,  which 
was  warmly  received.  Saint  Saens'  Rondo  Capricioso  could  not 
be  given,  as  the  music  had  not  arrived  in  time.  It  will  be  ren- 
dered as  an  additional  number  at  the  second  concert  to-morrow 
evening.  The  selection  substituted  was  followed  by  a  double  en- 
core, to  both  of  which  he  generously  responded.  Of  Musin's 
playing  it  is  superfluous  to  speak.  He  has  his  niche  among  the 
world's  best  known  violinists,  and  is  an  acknowledged  master  of 
"the  king  of  instruments."  Annie  Louise  Tanner-Musin  has 
greatly  improved  since  her  last  visit  here.  Her  high  tones  are 
clear  and  bird-like  as  ever,  while  her  general  register  has  been 
strengthened.  She  was  twice  encored.  Inez  Parmater  sang 
"  Connais-tu  la  pays,"  from  Mignon,  and  her  familiar  Marionette's 
love  song.  The  new  vocalist,  Emil  8enger,  has  a  deep,  though 
not  particularly  forcible  basso,  and  sings  well.  His  selection 
from  La  Juive,  "  Oh  Lord,  Recall  their  Souls  to  Thee,"  seemed  a 
trifle  too  exacting,  but  the  devil's  serenade  from  Faust  was 
given  with  spirit  and  effect.  A  great  charm  of  the  concert  was 
in  the  excellent  orchestra,  directed  by  August  Hinrichs.  The 
good  taste  of  its  accompaniments  was  notable,  and  tbe  fine  ren- 
dering of  the  intermezzo,  from  Mascagni's  Cavalleria  Rusticana, 
was  warmly  applauded.  The  second  Musin  concert  takes  place 
to-morrow  night.  In  addition  to  the  deferred  Rondo  Capricioso, 
a  feature  will  be  Rossini's  Moses,  arranged  by  Paganini,  to  be 
played  on  a  single  string. 

*  #  • 

The  Tivoli  was  crowded  on  Monday  night  to  see  Mascagni's 
Cavalleria  Rusticana.  Though  in  only  two  acts  the  composition 
is  on  the  highest  plane  of  grand  opera,  strongly  dramatic  and  de- 
manding much  of  the  singers.  Notwithstanding  its  difference  from 
the  usual  Tivoli  production,  the  exacting  nature  of  both  music  and 
action,  and  the  fact  that  only  four  days'  preparation  had  been, 
given,  the  company  demonstrated  its  reliability  by  giving  a  really 
excellent  production  of  the  beautiful  opera.  Till ie  Sallinger  sang 
the  part  of  the  wronged  maiden  with  dramatic  effect,  and  in  ex- 
cellent voice.  Mr.  Messmer's  voice  shows  the  benefit  of  its  recent 
rest  and  is  stronger  than  for  a  long  time  past.  He  sang  extremely 
well  the  beautiful  song  introduced  into  the  overture  to  the  first 
act.  E.  N.  Knight  deserves  special  mention  for  his  admirable 
acting  of  the  brother,  the  challenge  scene  in  particular  being  a 
fine  piece  of  dramatic  work.  Chorus  and  orchestra  did  their 
work  well  and  the  production   is   in  all  reBpects  an  unquestioned 

success. 

*  *  » 

Will  Carleton's  poems  are  humorous,  pathetic  and  realistic; 
his  lectures  will  combine  the  same  elements.  The  first  will  give  an 
optimistic  picture  of  the  life  of  a  successful  man.  They  will  be 
enlivened  further  by  recitations  from  his  own  poems,  whose 
homely  pathos  and  shrewd  wit  have  made  them  favorites  alike 
with  the  cultured  and  the  unlearned.  Manager  John  F.  Bragg,  in 
securing  Mr.  Carleton  for  two  lectures,  has  conferred  on  San 
Francisco  a  boon  which  will  be  appreciated.  The  lectures  will  be 
given  at   Metropolitan   Temple   May   9th    and  12th.     Orders  for 

seats  at  Sherman  &,  Clay's. 

*  *  * 

San  Francisco  ladies  do  not  seem  to  appreciate  the  lectures  of 
Mrs.  Jenness,  for  those  she  has  given,  though  very  entertaining, 
and  the  means  of  imparting  much  knowledge,  have  not  been  well 
attended.  The  second  lecture  was  a  repetition  of  the  first,  with 
the  exception  of  the  exhibition  of  two  or  three  more  dresses.  The 
gowns  shown  were  very  beautiful,  and  were  fitted  excellently. 
No  corsets  were  worn,  only  whalebones  being  in  the  dresses. 
Mrs.  Jenness  has  a  fine  figure  and  a  very  graceful  carriage.  At 
times,  however,  her  arms  are  not  presented  to  what  appears  the 
best  advantage. 


April  8G,  1892. 


BAM  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER, 


On  8*tard»y.  M»t  Tth.  ibe  Wonib'i  Kxchanpe  will  give  a  /Mi 
fkmmprtre  at  Ansel  IsUnd  to  Colon*.  Shatter.  Through  Mrs. 
Hhafter,  one  of  Its  managers.  1*  the  Exchange  Indebted  for  tbe 
courtesy-  Tbe  delightful  Angel  Island  band  will  play  both  for 
promenade  and  dancing:  Ibe  tennis  court  will  be  open  to  the 
guests,  the  ballroom  will  be  open  all  the  afternoon,  and  the  offi- 
cers and  their  wivea  will  entertain  considerably.  A  large  tent 
will  be  erected  for  refreshment*,  arranged  by  Mrs.  John  Curry. 
Mrs.  Lonis  8Ioss.  Mrs.  If.  Castle,  Mrs.  Henry  6cbmiedell.  Mr?. 
Henry  Wetberhee.  Mrs.  William  M.  Banker,  Mrs.  Sands  W.  For- 
noan.  M.  A.  T.  Spotts.  Mrs.  David  Hixler.  Mrs.  W.  L.  Brown,  Mrs. 
A.  I.  Mone.  Mia  Birdsall  and  Miss  Wetbered.  Some  delightful 
parties  have  been  arranged  for  the  afternoon.  Army  and  Navy 
officers  will  be  present,  and  the  French  and  Austrian  naval  offi- 
cers of  the  ships  in  harbor  will  be  among  the  guests.  Colonel 
Chandler  has  placed  tbe  McPoucll  at  the  service  of  the  Exchange, 
and  through  Mrs.  Alex.  Center  and  Mra.  J.  D.  Spreckels,  the 
Pacific  Mail  and  Spreckels  Companies  have  tendered  their  finest 
tugs  for  the  conveyance  of  guests.  The  afternoon,  with  its  varied 
attractions,  promises  to  be  a  local  success.  Tickets  are  one  dol- 
lar, and  can  be  found  at  the  Exchange,  26  Post  street,  or  with 
any  manager. 

*  *  • 

Monday  evening.  May  2d,  at  Odd  Fellows'  Hall,  Alfred  Wil- 
kie's  Operetta  Company  will  produce  Balfe's  The  Sleeping 
Queen  and  irtrfoic*  Bewitched   by    Virginia   Gabriel.     The   latter  is 

one  of  tbe  most  delightful  operettas  in  Mr.  Wilkie's  repertory. 

Miss  Marie  Withrow  gave  an  extremely  enjoyable  concert  last 
Monday  evening  to  a  large  and  interested  audience.  She  was  as- 
assisted  by  Mrs.  Wemer-Doyal  and  Mr.  Armand  Solomon.  A 
commendable  feature  was  a  strict  adherence  to  the  rule,  "no  en- 
cores."  The  Harmony  Choral  Union's  concert,  at  Metropoli- 
tan Temple,  Tuesday  evening,  was  largely  attended.  The  Union 
has  now  seventy-five  singing  members,  with* Robert  Lloyd  as 
conductor.  The  announced  lady  vocalist  having  disappointed 
him,  Mr.  Lloyd  made  ample  amends  with  some  well-chosen  songs, 
rendered  in  his  manly  and  artistic  style.  F.  M.  Coffin,  secretary 
and  tenor,  is  also  an  efficient  member.— —A  benefit  will  be  given 
May  10th,  at  the  Grand  Opera  House,  to  St.  Mary's  Hospital.  An 
excellent  programme  will  be  carried  out  by  the  following  partici- 
pants: Mrs.  Gleason-Hassett  (Annie  Gleason),  Mrs.  O.  P.  Evans, 
Mrs.  Eunice  Westwater,  Mrs.  Griffin,  Donald  de  V-  Graham, 
Robert  Lloyd,  Frank  Mitchell,  Hermann  Brandt  and  Signor  Mar- 
tinez. .Tickets  at   Sherman    &  Clay's. Blue  Jeans   will  follow 

The  Power  of  the  Press  at   the   California. Jane,  one  of  the  most 

striking  of  recent  productions,  comes  to  the  Baldwin  after  Rich- 
ard Mansfield.  Miss  Johnson  Bennett,  who  plays  the  leading 
r61e,  is  spoken  of  as  one  of  the  best  in  her  line.— —The  Loring 
Club  gave  the  fourth  concert  of  its  fifteenth  season  at  Odd  Fel- 
lows' Hall  last  Wednesday  evening.  The  unfailing  large  attend- 
ance of  music-loving  connoisseurs  was  on  hand,  and  the  evening 
was,  as  the  Loring  concert  evenings  always  are,  one  of  unmixed 
enjoyment.  The  entire  programme,  arranged  by  David  W.  Lor- 
ing'e  judicious  hand,  was  so  excellently  rendered  as|tomake 
special  mention  impossible  in  the  space  allowed  here,  as  it  would 

involve  all  the  talented  participants. Richard  Mansfield  is  an 

accomplished  musician  as  well  as  actor.  A  book  of  melodies  of 
his  composition,  entitled  "  One  Evening,"  has  just  been  issued. 
——A  singular  fact  in  regard  to  Mr.  Mansfield's  play  for  the  com- 
ing week  is,  that  no  one  about  the  stage  has  ever  seen  Mr.  Hyde 
except  as  the  audiences  see  him.  As  he  passes  from  his  dressing- 
room  to  the  stage  the  hoube  is  darkened,  and  the  same  thrill  of 
mysterious  horror  is  felt  by   the   people   behind  the   scenes  that 

affects  those  in  front. Charles  W.  Shroeder,  Miss  Huntington's 

business  manager,  is  an  old  San  Franciscan,  having  been  on  the 
business  staff  of  the  Calfornia  Theatre  under  McCullough's  regime 

for  nine  years,  from    1869. Samuel    G.    Fleishman,  the  young 

California  pianist  and  composer,  was  announced  to  give  his  first 
concert  in  bis  native  city  last  Wednesday  evening,  at  Metropol- 
itan Temple.  On  facing  his  audience,  the  young  man  was  seized 
with  sudden  fright,  and  actually  fled  the  scene.  It  is  easy  enough 
to  write  columns  of  fun  at  the  expense  of  those  whose  genius  we 
cannot  emulate  and  whose  vagaries  and  sensitive  fancies  are 
equally  incomprehensible.  Young  Mr.  Fleishman's  European 
record  warrants  a  conviction  of  his  unusual  abilities;  and,  after 
all,  though  we  may  regret  its  excess  in  this  instance,  his  fright  is 
in  refreshing  contrast  to  the  assurance  of  many  musicians.  One 
fiasco  of  this  nature  need  mortify  neither  himself  nor  his  friends. 
It  is  a  trifling  incident  in  what  promises  to  be  a  noble  artistic 
career.  It  is  to  be  sincerely  hoped  that  he  will  so  far  overcome 
his  diffidence  as  to  go  through  his  programme  on  Saturday  after- 
noon with  honor  to  himself  and  his  many  well-wishers.——  There 
are  very  nattering  notices  in  the  Australian  papers  about  Mr.  Carl 
Herz,  a  California  boy.  As  a  prestidgitateur  he  is  said  to  be  un- 
equaled. 

J.  M.  Litchfield's  tailoring  establishment,  at  12  Post  street,  is  one 
of  the  most  popular  in  the  city,  for  there  a  patron  is  assured  of  a 
well-fitting  suit  of  clothes,  of  the  best  material,  and  cut  by  a  master 
hand  in  the  very  latest  style.  Colonel  Litchfield  gives  particular  at- 
tention to  regalias  and  uniforms. 

The  Maison  Riche  has  no  superior  as  a  restaurant.  It  is  patron- 
ized by  ail  the  city's  bon  vivants,  which,  in  itself,  is  very  high  praise. 


GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Honda?,  May  M    GRAND  BNQUBfl  OPERA  festival. 
1HE    1  *i'i\    JIM  11   BRAND  OI'IKI    COMPANY  (Incorporated). 

The  strength  of  the  list  of  prlaclpU  ■tattn  ami  artistic  arrangement! 

will  be  seen  from  the  following  ftutiouuecincut: 
Sopranos— Emma  Juch,  Kate  MaddOY,  Bofla  EtotnanI,  Kva  Ciimliijrs. 

Contraltos— Gertrude  May  Stein,  Angelina  ct^aH. 

Tenors— FcrtiHrnl.  Ulchcllna,  Marti  .1  Pacho,  Wm.  Slephcus,  Genre© 
Gould,  John  K.  Bcltnn. 

Baritoues— William  Merle np,  8.  W.  Dudley.  He.rmau  Kaminski. 

Basses— Signer  Rubo.  Wm.  Komi  ro,  0.  W.  Colby.  Joseph  Witt. 

Kkif.rtoihk— Seveu  Complete  Gram!  Operas— May  2d,  Tatmhauser;  May 
3d,  Carmen;  May  -1th.  Cavalleria  Riibtieaua;  May  Mb.  Traviata;  May  6th, 
Fidello;  May  Tth,  Lohengrin  Tho  Ma'tuce  Opera  to  be  aunouueed  The 
Emma  Juch  Graud  Ornhestra.  50  Selected  Iustriimeutaltsts  The  Emma 
Juch  Grami  Chorus,  100  Trained  Voices.  Correct  Costumes:  Special  Scenery. 

Prices— Orchestra  and  Front  Rows  of  Orchestra  Circle  and  Dress  Circle, 
1160;  other  rows  Orchestra  Circle  aud  Dress  Circle,  |1;  Family  Circle,  60c; 
Gallery,  'Z5c- 

The  Advance  Sale  will  be  opened  at  10  a.  m.,  Monday,  April  2.5th,  at  the 
Musical  Warerooms  of  Messrs.  Sherman,  Clay  &  Co.,  corner  of  Kearny  and 
Sutter  streets. 


Al  Hayman  <&  Co. 


BALDWIN  THEATRE. 

Proprietors.  [  Alfred  Bouvier.  . 


Manager. 


To-night  aud  Every  Evening.  MR.  RICHARD  MANSFIELD  and  his 
Stock  Company.    This  Saturday,  Matii.ee, 

PRINCE     KARLI 

Saturday  Evening, 

A    PARISIAN    ROMANCE  I 
Monday,  May  2d— Third  week  of  Mr.  Mansfield's  Engagement, 
DR.  JEKILL  AND  MR.  HYDE! 

Seats  now  telling  for  all  performances. 

TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Keeling  Bros  Proprietors  and  Managers. 

To-night,  Great  Double  Bill !    Offenbach's  One-Act  Operetta, 
ROSE    OF   AUVERGNEI 
To  be  followed  by  Mascagni's  Work  oi  Art, 

CAVALLERIA    RUSTICANA. 
Popular  Prices 25c.  and  50c 

BALDWIN  THEATRE-SPECIAL. 

Sunday  Evening,  May  1st,  Grand  Farewell  Sacred  Orchestral  Concert, 
before  departure  lor  Australia,  by 

OVIDE    MUSIN, 

The  Famous   Violinist, 

Supported  by  a  magnificent  company  of  solo  artists  and  a  selected  orches- 
tra of  thirty-five  musicians,  under  the  direction  of 
Mr.  August  Hinrichs. 
<ay*  Seats  now  on  sale  at  the  Box  Office  of  the  Baldwin  Theatre. 

6RAND  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Under  the  direction  of Al  Hayman  &  Co. 

Last  Night !  Last  Matinee  Saturday  I  AGNES  HUNTINGTON  and  Her 
Opera  Company.  Under  the  direction  of  Marcus  R.  Mayer  and  Ben. 
Stern,  and  first  production  here  of  the  Brilliant  Comic  Opera, 

CAPTAIN    THERESEI 

Handsome  CostumeB  I    Rich  Scenery,  etc. 
Prices— 25c,  50c,  ?1,  $1.50    Good  Reserved  Seats  on  first  floor,  $1. 

NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE. 

Al  Hayman  &Co.. Proprietors.  |  J.  J.  Gottlob ..Manager. 

Commencing  Monday,  May  2d— Matinee  Saturday!  The  Great  American 
Drama, 

THE  POWER  OF  THE  PRESS! 

By  Pitou  and  Jessop, 

The    Great    Scenic    Play. 

Full  of  Intense  Human  Interest.    Bright,  Sparkling  Comedy, 
^attraction-  ^^    ^^ 

THE  BUSH  STREET  THEATRE. 

M.  B.  Leavitt Proprietor.  |  Chas.  P.  Hall Manager. 

Commencing  Monday,  May  2d,  the  favorite  romantic  actor,  JAMES  H. 
WALLICK,  in  his  great  success, 

THE    BANDIT    KING! 
Introducing  his  famous  acting  horses,  "Haider,"  "Charger,"  "Texas," 

""Next  week,  May  9th,  THE  CATTLE  KING. 

METROPOLITAN  TEMPLE. 

Monday  and  Thursday,  May  9th  and  13th, 

The  only  two  appearances  of  THE  POET  OF  AMERICA, 

"    WILL      CARLETON, 

-AUTHOR  OF  — 
FARM      BALLADS,      FARM      FESTIVALS,      ETC.,      ETC. 

Reserved  Seats 11.00. 

General  Admission 50c. 

On  sale  at  Sherman  &.  Clay's,  Saturday.  May  7th. 

JOHN   F.  BRAGS,    Manager. 

OI  Jl  AI^\C  Knabo,    Haines, 

r   I M I M  Ud  Bus)l  *  «erts,  S  otters. 
Caahorinstallments.  Rented 


and  Repaired 

803  Sutter 
St.,  S.  F. 


F    — j-i«-jjj.  M«  VJ-  V.'J.    M)*-  UUUCI3. 

Caahorinstallmeats.  Rented 
Please  call  or  send  for  circulars. 

BANCROFT 


10 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  30,  1892. 


THE    SINGING   IN    GOD'S    ACHE.— Eugene  Field  in  the  Ladies1 
Home  Journal. 

Out  yonder  in  the  moonlight,  wherein  God'a  Acre  lies, 
Go  angels  walking  to  and  fro,  singing  tbeir  lullabies; 
Their  radiant  wings  are  folded  and  their  eyes  are  bended  low, 
As  they  sing   among    the  beds   whereon  the  flowers  delight  to 
grow: 

"  Sleep,  oh,  sleep! 
The  Shepherd  guardeth  His  sheep! 
Fast  speedeth  the  night  away, 
Soon  conieth  the  glorious  day; 
Sleep,  weary  onea,  while  ye  may: 
Sleep,  oh,  sleep!  " 

The  flowers  within  God's  Acre  see  that  fair  and  wondrous  sight, 
And  hear  the  angels  singing  to  the  sleepers  through  the  night; 
And  lol  throughout  the  hours  of  day  those  gentle  flowers  prolong 
The  music  of  the  angels  in  that  tender  slumber  song: 

»  Sleep,  oh,  sleep! 

The  Shepherd  loveth  His  sheep! 
He  that  guardeth  His  flock  the  beat 
Hath  folded  them  to  Hia  loving  breast; 
So,  sleep  ye  now  and  take  your  rest: 

Sleep,  oh,  sleep!  " 

From  angel  and  from  flower  the  years  have  learned  that  soothing 

song, 
And  with  its  heavenly  music  speed  tbe  daya  and  nights  along; 
So,  through  all  time,  wboae  flight  the  Shepherd'a  vigils  glorify, 
God's  Acre  alumbereth  in  the  grace  of  that  sweet  lullaby: 

"  Sleep,  oh,  sleep! 

The  Shepherd  loveth  Hia   sheep! 
Fast  apeedeth  the  night  away, 
Soon  cometh  the  glorious  day; 
Sleep,  weary  ones,  while  ye  may; 

Sleep,  oh  sleep! 


EMILY    T.    Y.    PARKHURST. 


[By    D  i    Vernon.] 

THE  death  of  Emily  T.  Y.  Parkhurst  is  more  than  an  afflic- 
tion to  her  family,  and  a  bereavement  to  a  large  circle  of 
sorrowing  friends.  It  ia  a  loss  to  the  community,  of  a  large- 
brained,  whole-souled,  patriotic  woman,  who  loved  her  coun- 
try and  her  State  so  well  that  her  first  thought  was  ever 
to  claim  honor  for  California,  to  stimulate  others  to  work  with 
her  in  heralding  its  advantages  to  the  world,  and  in  creating  a 
aentiment  conducive  to  the  development  of  its  resources.  From 
her  pen  came  more  than  one  able  article  urging  the  women  of  our 
State  to  unite  in  developing  tbe  distinctive  features  of  their  own 
locality,  to  work  for  the  improvement  of  tbeir  town  and  county. 
Descended  from  a  family  of  brilliant  minda  and  leading  educa- 
tora,  Mra.  Parkhurat  could  not  have  been  loyal  to  her  intellec- 
tual inheritance  had  she  done  other  than  she  did  when  she  ear- 
nestly advocated  the  building  of  scboolhousea,  the  formation  of 
libraries  and  the  opening  of  reading-rooms  throughout  even  the 
remoteat  districts  of  our  great  State.  Yet  with  all  her  projecta, 
she  never  became  aught  than  the  gentle,  tender  spirit,  nor  lost 
one  iota  of  the  sweet  womanliness  which  is  the  crowning  glory  of 
a  young  matron.  She  had  a  light  and  delicate  fancy,  a  well  disci- 
plined will,  and  a  grand  capacity  for  work.  It  was  utterly  im- 
possible for  her  to  be  idle;  that  she  ever  waated  a  moment  is 
not  to  be  believed.  The  quantity  of  brain-work  which  ahe 
accomplished  was  something  simply  prodigious,  and  it 
sapped  the  springs  of  her  vitality*  and  she  died.  In  Mrs.  Park- 
hurst were  united  tbe  soul  of  a  poet  and  the  strong  right  hand  of 
a  creator  ;  the  imagination  of  a  dreamer,  with  the  tact  and  the 
practical  energy  of  the  business  woman.  It  seems  like  the  irony 
of  fate  that  she  who  called  the  Woman's  Press  Association  of  the 
Pacific  Coast  into  being,  should  be  the  first  to  bid  it  goodbye  and 
leave  us  for  that  farther  country.  Those  who  have  known  Mrs 
Parkhurst  only  in  a  social  way,  cannot  understand  how  unique  a 
position  ahe  held  in  P.  C.  W.  P.  It  owed  its  existence  to  her; 
she  had  done  most  effective  service  as  its  corresponding  secretary ; 
ahe  had  brought  before  it  ao  many  new  ideas,  had  placed  it  in 
touch  with  the  leading  questions  of  the  day,  was  always  ready 
with  the  reason,  and  able  to  explain  for  the  benefit  of  those  who. 
did  not  grasp  the  idea  and  see  the  end  as  readily  as  she  did.  Her 
advent  was  always  bailed  with  delight,  her  manner  was  so  soft 
and  gentle,  so  modest  and  yet  ao  confident,  tbat  it  inapired  all 
with  hope  and  energy.  She  always  made  frienda.  She  never 
antagonized.  For  with  herquickneaa  of  thought  and  breadth  of 
mental  grasp(  none  were  ao  quick  to  see  a  miatake;  ao  ready  to 
make  acknowledgement.  She  was  so  generous,  so  forgiving, 
that  she  won  friends  where  others  would  have  made  enemies. 
We  ahall  misa  her,  but  from  that  greater  glory  we  would  not  call 
her  back.     She  has  solved  life's  myatery.     God  reat  her  aoul. 


THAT  excellent  publication,  "3hort  Stories,"  ia  now  moat  eagerly 
awaited  at  the  end  of  the  month  by  all  lovers  of  good  fiction.  It 
ia  aa  popular  aa  any  of  the  monthly  magazines  of  the  country. 
The  special  features  of  the  May  number  are  Artist  Wainwright; 
Tbe  Curate's  Dream;  Death  Cometh  Sooner  or  Later;  The  Puerto 
de  Medina;  A  Horae  Thief;  A  Lifted  Veil, 


Marion     Harland,    author   of 

"Common  Sense 
in  the  Household," 

writes,  Feb.  5,  1892:  "Cakes, 
muffins,  biscuits,  etc.,  in  which 

dYQlantfs 

Baking  Powder  is  used,  keep 
better.  They  do  not  crumble 
into  sawdusty  consistency  or 
harden  into  flintiness  as  they  do 
when  raised  by  other  powders 
that  I  have  tried." 

F.  H.  AMES  A  CO.,  Agents. 


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Parties  desiring  to  send  to  their 
friends  East  the 

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Can  have  their  orders  filled  at  San 
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car-load  rates  added,  thus  saving 
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Ai.ril  30.  1  -!>•:. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTEB 


11 


OF    THESE    THE    POETS    SANG. 


Frailty,  thy  name  Is  woman  I  — Shnktrprnre. 

A  woman  is  always  changeable  and  capricious.  —  Virgil. 

Woman  "s  at  besl  a  contradiction  still.  —Pope. 

A  woman's  work,  grave  sirs,  is  never  done.  — Ensdcn. 


What  will  not  woman,  gentle   woman,  dare. 

When  strong  affection  stirs  her  spirit  up.    — Southey. 


Woman!  thou  loveliest  gift  that  here  below 

Man  can  receive  or  Providence  bestow.  — Praed. 


Alas!    The  love  of  women.     It  is  known 
To  be  a  lovely  and  a  fearful  thing. 


-Byron. 


The  world  was  s&d,  the  garden  was  a  wild ; 
And  man,  the  hermit,  sighed — till  woman  smiled. 

— Campbell. 


Honor  to  women  I     To  them  it  is  given 

To  garden  the  earth  with  the  roses  of  heaven. 


— Schiller. 

Disguise  our  bondage  as  we  will, 

'Tis  woman,  woman,  rales  us  still.       — Moore. 

If  the  heart  of  a  man  is  depressed  with  cares, 

The  mist  is  dispell'd  when  a  woman  appears.       — Gay. 

Men  can  be  great  when  great  occasions  call; 

In  little  duties  women  find  there  spheres, 

The  narrow  cares  that  cluster  'round  the  hearth. 

— R.  H.  Stoddard. 

A  pretty  woman's  worth  some  pains  to  see, 
Nor  is  she  spoiled,  I  take  it,  if  a  crown 
Completes  the  forehead  pale  and  tresses  pure. 

— Browning. 


Sweet  promptings  unto  kindest  deeds 

Were  in  her  very  look; 
We  read  her  face  as  one  who  reads 

A  true  and  holy  book. 


-  Whittier. 


First  then  a  woman  will,  or  won't,  depend  on't, 
If  she  will  do't,  she  will;  and  there's  an  end  on't. 
But  if  she  won't,  since  safe  and  sound  your  trust  is, 
Fear  is  affront,  and  jealousy  injustice.  — Aaron  Hill. 


Auld  nature  swears,  the  lovely  dears 
Her  noblest  work  she  classes,  O; 
Her  'prentice  han'  she  tried  on  man, 
And  then  she  made  the  lasses,  0. 


— Burns. 


Lo,  what  gentillesse  these  women  have, 
If  we  coude  know  it  for  our  rudeness! 

How  busie  they  be  us  to  keep  and  save, 
Both  in  hele  and  also  in  sllkenesse! 
And  always  right  sorrie  for  our  distresse, 

In  every  manner.  — Chaucer. 


0  woman,  lovely  woman  !     Nature  made  thee 

To  temper   man;  we  had  been  brutes  without  you. 

Angels  are  painted  fair  to  look  like  you ; 

There's  in  you  all  that  we  believe  of  heaven 

Amazing  brightness,  purity  and  truth, 

Eternal  joy  and  everlasting  love.  — Thomas  Otway. 

O  woman  !  in  our  hours  of  ease, 

Uncertain,  coy  and  hard  to  please, 

And  variable  as  the  shade, 

By  the  light  quivering  aspen  made; 

When  pain  and  anguish  wring  the  brow, 

A  ministering  angel  thou.  — Scott. 

You  say,  sir,  once  a  wit  allow'd 

A  woman  to  be  like  a  cloud, 

Accept  a  simile  as  soon 

Between  a  woman  and  the  moon; 

For  let  mankind  say  what  they  will, 

The  sexare  heavenly  bodies  still.     —James   White. 


The  life  of  woman  is  full  of  woe  ! 

Toiling  on,  and  on,  and  on, 

With  breaking  heart  and  cheerful  eyes, 

And  silent  lips,  and  in  the  soul 

The  secret  longings  that  arise 

Which  this  world  never  satisfies, 

Some  more,  some  less,  but  of  the  whole, 

Not  one  quite  happy,  no  not  one  !      — Longfellow. 


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Evaporated  Cream  booklet  entitled  "A  Few  Dainty  Dishes." 

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MME.  B.  ZISKA,  A.  M., 

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French,  German  and  English  taught  by  Teachers  of  Kecognized  Ability 
only.    Classes  for  Young  Ladies  and  Children. 

Studies  Resumed  January  7th. 

Mathematics  and  Sciences,  Mrs.  A.  Hinckley.  Physical  Culture  and 
Elocution,  Mas.  Leila  Ellis.  Singing.  Signor  Galvani.  Piano,  Mb 
Lesley  Martin.  Drawing  and  Penmanship,  Mr.  C.  Eisenshimel.  Belles- 
Lettres  and  Language,  Mme.  B.  Ziska. 

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1170  Market  St.,  Donoboe  Building. 

The  school  furnishes  the  most  thorough  and  systematic  training  for 
voice,  body  and  mind.  Courses  are  arranged  to  meet  all  classes.  Pupils 
prepared  for  the  stage,  public  readers,  teachers  of  elocution  and  expression 
or  social  accompli shmeut.  The  Delsarte  system  of  dramatic  training  and 
development  of  grace  and  ease  a  specialty. 

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T  B  -A.  C  ZEI  E  E,     OF      B-A-IfcTTO. 
Studio— 26  Montgomery  8treet,  Room  8. 

ALFRED  J.  KELLEHER, 

Professor  of  VOCAL  MUSIC  AT  MILLS'  COLLEGE  (18th  year),  desires 
to  announce  that  he  will  give  Lessons  at  his  office,  his  residence,  or  at  the 
residence  of  the  pupil. 

Office— 14  Grant  avenue,  rooms  62  and^63.  Residence— 2324  Clay  street, 
San  Francisco. 

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ELEANORA  CONNELL, 

Teacher  of  Singing. 

8HAKESPEABEAN  METHOD.  1432  POST  STREET. 

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The  Pacific  Gold  Cure  Clinic  employs  a  system  of  treatment  for  the 
Liquor,  Morphine  and  Cocaine  habit  that  has  cured  hundreds  of  peo- 
ple without  a  single  accident  or  a  single  failure.  Perfectly  safe  and 
beneficial,  rather  than  otherwise,  to  the  general  health.  !By_  this  sys- 
tem the  patients  lose  all  desire  for  stimulants  and  narcotics  in  less 
than  a  week,  and  within  four  weeks  are  radically  cured.  It  has  cured 
patients  in  the  Eastern  States  that  the  celebrated  Keeiey  treatment 
failed  to  cure. 

City  patients  may  be  treated  at  their  own  homes,  while  those  from 
a  distance  can  be  supplied  with  excellent  accommodations  at  very 
reasonable  rates.    All  cases  confidential. 

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12 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  30,  1892. 


THEIR    OPINIONS    OF    "  BEAU    BRUMMEL." 

THE  production  of  Beau  Brummel  by  Mr.  Mansfield  at  the  Bald- 
win Theatre,  has  naturally  created  much  discussion  among 
our  club  men  and  exquisites,  and  the  unfortunate  career  of  that 
gallant  has  been  commented  upon,  and  reasons  for  his  fall  have 
been  sagely  adduced. 

Mr.  Crittenden  Thornton,  whose  utterances  are  regarded  as 
oracular  by  a  certain  class  of  Bohemians,  has  very  little  sympa- 
thy with  the  original  Beau,  and  ascribes  his  flickering  out  from 
favor  to  his  haughty  disposition  when  in  power.  «  If  a  man 
really  desires  to  be  considered  a  gentleman,"  said  Mr.  Thornton 
impressively,  "  he  should  above  all  be  modest,  and  should  be  for- 
ever willing  to  concede  to  his  rivals,  friends  or  otherwise  the 
right  to  their  opinion.  Now.  in  my  studies  of  that  singular  char- 
acter, I  discovered  that  Brummel  was  rather  self-opinionated, 
and  thought  that  upon  certain  matters  he  knew  more  than  any- 
body. Therefore,  sir,  as  he  was  inclined  to  be  conceited,  I  can- 
not see  how  he  could  ever  have  posed  for  a  gentleman." 

Colonel  Perrie  Kewen,  when  addressed  upon  the  subject,  de- 
clared that  his  valuable  time  had  been  so  occupied  in  studying 
the  lives  of  greater  men  that  he  had  hardly  read  anything  about 
the  Beau.  "  But,"  said  the  Colonel,  "  as  he  was  once  a  military 
man  I  feel  certainly  a  sympathy  for  him.  Mr.  Brummel  was  a- 
soldier  after  my  heart,  but  I  must  say  that  I  think  it  was  exceed- 
ingly wrong  of  him  not  to  have  joined  his  command  when  re- 
moved from  London.  Now,  had  I  been  in  Brummell's  place,  I 
should  have  gone.  Have  I  not,  sir,  even  gone  to  Santa  Cruz  with 
the  troops  when  my  presence  was  required?  Sir,  have  you  not 
heard  of  Tripe  Hill  and  the  battle  there?"  and  the  Colonel  strode 
away  with  a  heaving  breast  and  haughty  stride. 

"  I  ain't  much  stuck  on  Beau  Brummel  as  a  character,"  flip- 
pantly observed  Mr.  Edward  Greenway,  "  and  I  can't  see  why  he 
was  such  a  favorite  with  the  ladies,  except  it  was  from  the  calm 
insouciance  of  his  ways.  I  am  blessed  if  I  don't  try  that  game 
on,  myself,  next  winter." 

Mr.  Everett  M.  Bee,  who  is  a  careful  student,  had,  of  course, 
primed  himself  regarding  the  Beau's  eccentricities.  He  was  quite 
right,  thought  Mr.  Bee,  not  to  raise  his  hat  to  ladies  after  he  had 
once  put  it  on,  "  for,"  said  that  ingenious  gentleman,  "  nothing  so 
mach  disturbs  the  coiffure  as  to  raise  your  hat  after  you  have 
once  stuck  it  on.     Especially  if  you  don't  lather  your  head  with 

Mr.  Frank  Carolan,  who  would  make  an  excellent  model  for  a 
San  Francisco  Brummel,  declared  that  the  English  were  easy  to 
suit,  if  Brummel  was  a  beau.  •'  As  I  understand  the  cuss,"  said 
that  gentleman,  "  he  didn't  have  much  of  an  extensive  wardrobe, 
and  always  wore  the  same  cut  and  style  of  clothes.  Now,  how  in 
the  deuce  could  a  man  be  a  beau  unless  he  changed  the  cut  of 
his  clothes  at  least  one  hundred  times  a  week.  I  ain't  fastidious, 
but  I  have  at  least  twenty-eight  changes  a  week.  If  Brummel 
had  been  wise,  he'd  have  changed  oftener,  and  might  have  caught 
an  heiress,  and  then  he  wouldn't  have  had  to  live  in  pokey  lodg- 
ings at  Boulogne." 

John  Wise,  Jr.,  who  is  an  authority  on  dress,  and  whose  assort- 
ment of  garments  would  have  made  Joseph  feel  inclined  to  ask  for 
something  brighter,  does  not  understand  why  Brummel's  cloth- 
es were  always  so  sad  colored.  '■Now,  you  see,  all  males  are  the 
brightest  in  the  bird  and  animal  kingdom.  Look  at  a  peacock. 
Have  you  marked  the  beauties  of  his  tail  when  he  spreads  it  out 
to  meet  the  rays  of  the  rising  sun,  or  the  pheasant,  or  the  lion 
and  the  tiger?  Now,  Brummel  went  against  nature,  and  for  that 
reason  I  have  a  down  on  him.  You  should  first  see  my  new 
cherry-colored  waistcoat  and  lavender  pants,  and  you  bet  your 
life  that  would  have  made  Brummel  hop." 

"The  melancholy  ending  of  his  career  fills  me  with  a  sad  and 
devastating  sympathy,"  observed  that  great  legislator,  Samuel 
M.  Shortridge,  "if  Brummel  had  devoted  those  incomprehensible 
talents  to  the  edification  and  purification  of  his  mentality  then 
when  fortune  fell  with  the  swoop  of  her  sable  wings,  he  could 
have  recourse  to  his  books.  Leave1  me  my  Penal  Code,  take  all 
else  away,  and  yet  I  shall  wander  in  a  flower-bordered  realm  and 
shall  not  need  the  corrosive  perfume  of  the  poppy  to  hie  me  to 
sleep." 

Arthur  Scrivener  said  he  admired  Beau  Brummel  above  all  the 
characters  of  history,  and  declared  that  if  young  men  were  wise 
they  would  copy  Mr.  Brummel  in  dress.  "A  man,"  said  the 
athletic  banker,  "may  rise  by  proper  attention  to  the  petty  de- 
tails of  dress  to  be  a  bark  cashier,  while  hideous  slovenliness  will 
detain  him  a  prisoner  to  the  drudgery  of  an  inside  desk,"  and  Mr. 
Scrivener,  with  the  aid  of  a  microscope,  removed  an  almost  im- 
perceptable  dust  stain  from  his  chalk-white  vests. 

Amadee  Jouillin's  artistic  soul  is  quite  in  accord  with  the  beau. 
"  Brummel  was  really  an  artist,"  said  he,  "you  can  tell  that  by  a 
careful  perusal  of  his  life  and  doings.  It  was  this  care  which  he 
took  in  the  matter  of  dress  that  stamped  him  as  a  great  dresser, 
just  the  same  as  the  care  I  take  in  my  pictures  stamps  me  as  a 
painter  of  volcanic  genius." 

"Nothing  has  done  so  much  to  remove  the  gloom  from  me  as 
this  performance,"  observed  Donald  de  V.  Graham,  the  intimate 
friend  of  Hal  Borrowe.  "How  often  have  I,  when  struggling 
with  my  neckwear,  thought  of  the  agonies  that  Brummel  under- 


went. Yes  we  have  suffered  together,"  and  Mr.  Graham  shed  a 
sympathetic  tear  over  the  coming  neckwear  battles. 

John  P.  Irish,  who  is  somewhat  dudesque,  has  a  contempt  for 
beau  Brummel,  and  thinks  that  he  should  not  be  deified  on  the 
stage.  "  A  man  like  me,  who  has  been  in  the  turmoil  of  life, 
and  has  been  so  active  in  all  things,  can't  afford  to  sit  op  late  at 
nights  and  figure  on  dress  and  sich.  When  I  was  a  boy,  back  in 
Iowa,  before  I  joined  the  gang  of  exterminators  and  got  cotched, 
I  did  hanker  after  dress,  but  by  jiminy  the  trouble  I  got  into 
back  thar  in  knocked  all  'bition  out  of  me  for  dress." 

John  Boggs,  who  is  one  of  the  most  fastidious  of  dressers,  said 
that  he  was  full  of  great  sorrow  that  more  care  was  not  paid  to 
dress  nowadays,  and  he  hoped  that  the  young  men  would  take 
the  hint  as  furnished  by  this  production,  and  appear  to  better  ad- 
vantage. 

"  But,  sir,"  said  a  friend,  "  Mr.  Clunie  likes  to  dress  well,"  and 
Mr.  Boggs  suddenly  discovered  a  constituent  from  Colusa  in  the 
person  of  an  editor,  whose  hair  needed  shearing. 

Frank  Johnson,  whose  wardrobe  would  outfit  a  dozen  Bean 
Brummels,  had  very  little  to  say  about  the  Beau.  "  Ah,"  be 
sighed,  "  the  enemy  of  mankind — age — attacks  us  all,"  and 
Frank  glanced  at  the  mirror,  and  a  sigh,  so  gentle  that  it  would 
scarce  have  moved  the  petal  of  a  daffodil,  escaped  his  rubescent 
lips. 

Among  the  younger  generation,  the  male  rosebuds  of  society, 
tbe  greatest  enthusiasm  prevails,  and  the  consequence  of  alt  this 
is  that  several  well-known  tailors  have  received  extraordinary 
large  orders,  and  in  a  few  weeks  San  Francisco  will  be  laden 
down  with  Beau  Brummels. 


THERE  are  seven  thousand  postmistresses  in  the  United  States, 
and  it  would  be  interesting  to  calculate  how  much  time  they 
will  jointly  lose  daily  by  the  enlargement  of  the  postal  cards. 

AN    EXCELLENT    RESTAURANT. 

San  Francisco  is  famous  throughout  the  world  for  the  excellence 
of  its  restaurants.  No  other  city  in  Europe  or  America  can  satisfy  the 
inner  man  in  nearly  so  many  ways  as  this  of  the  Golden  Gate. 
Among  the  boards  at  which  the  good  livers  who  dine  in  San  Fran- 
cisco enjoy  themselves,  that  of  the  California  Hotel  is  deservedly  the 
most  popular.  Its  success  has  been  phenomenal,  for  its  management 
is  in  tne  hands  of  an  experienced  gentleman,  who  takes  pride  in  the 
fact  that  his  restaurant  equals  in  all  respects  any  in  the  country. 
The  tables  are  those  most  desirable — tete-a-tete— which  is  one  of  the 
many  reasons  that  the  restaurant  is  crowded  after  the  theatre  hour 
by  supper  parties. 

The  chef  acknowledges  no  superior  in  his  business,  and  every  day 
he  has  an  artistic  creation  wherewith  to  delight  the  hearts  of  the  bun 
vivants.  The  waiters  are  well  trained  assistants,  and  present  the 
works  of  the  chef  in  a  most  attractive  manner.  Not  the  least  interest- 
ing fact  regarding  this  most  interesting  establishment  is  this — that 
the  prices  are  low,  notwithstanding  the  excellent  service,  and  the  un- 
equaled  menu.  That  all  the  excellence  of  tbe  establishment  is  not  ex- 
pended in  the  dinner  is  shown  by  the  appetizing  luncheon  which  is 
daily  served  and  which  is  patronized  by  crowds  of  business  men. 
The  California  Hotel  restaurant  needs  no  special  commendation,  for 
its  excellence  is  apparent  to  anyone  who  visits  it. 

Perrier-Jouet  &.  Co. 


W.  B.  CHAPMAN, 

SOLE  AQENT  FOR 

PAOIFIC  OOAST, 

123  CaliforniaSt..S.F 


EPERNAY     CHAMPAGNE. 


FOE  SALE  BT  ALL  PIE8T-CLABS 

Wine    Merchants  and  Grocers. 


"$Mffy*i 


Has  one  specialty  and  pride  and  that  is  the  Table.  It  is  supplied 
from  toe  best  the  market  affords  in  San  KrancUco.  Our  Batter, 
Eggs  Cream  and  Vegetables  come  from  tbe  Marin  Comity  dairies 
and  farms  in  the  vicinity.  Ten  trains  daily,  making  it  very  con- 
conveuient  for  gentlemen  to  be  able  to  pass  the  evening  with 
their  families  or  friend-,  and  derive  the  benefits  of  country  air 
and  still  be  able  to  attend  to  business  daily  in  the  city.  'Com- 
mute-," *5  per  month;  ladies  and  children,  18. 

Telephn-e  39.    Telegraph,  or  write,  or,  Defer  still,  call  and 
see  us  any  day,  and  satisfy  yourself  beyond  question.  Take  Sau- 
salito  Ferry  and  cars  to  Larkspur.    Round  trip,  50  cents. 
Respectfully, 

HEPBURN  &   TERRY. 


April  30. 


SAN    FRANCISCO   NEWS   LETTER. 


13 


TELEPATHY.-  l.ytton. 

•  Last  night  we  met  where  others  meet, 

To  part  as  others  part; 
Am)  greeted  hot  as  others  greet. 
Who  greet  not  heart  to  heart. 

•  We  talk'd  of  other  thing?,  and  then 

To  other  folk  passed  by; 
You  turn'd  and  sat  with  other  men, 

With  other  women,  I. 
1  And  yet  a  world  of  things  unsaid 

Meanwhile  between  us  pass'd  : 
Your  cheek  my  phantom  kiss  flush'd  red, 

And  you  took'd  up  at  last; 

1  And  then  your  glance  met  mine  midway 
Across  the  chattering  crowd; 
And  all  that  heart  to  heart  can  say 
Was  in  that  glance  avow'd." 


EL    PASO    DE    ROBLES    HOTEL    AND   SPRINGS. 

THE  fame  of  the  El  Paso  de  Robles  Springs  and  baths  have  gone 
far  afield,  and  hundreds  of  people  from  all  sections  of  the 
Coast  and  the  East  are  now  preparing  for  a  pleasant  summer  sojurn 
at  the  beautiful  "Pass  of  Oaks,"  where  a  magnificent  hotel,  but  re- 
cently completed,  will  afford  them  every  comfort  and  luxury  for 
which  the  heart  of  man  could  wish.  Under  the  able  management  of 
Mr.  K.  P.  Burns,  the  hotel  has  become  well  known  as  one  of  the  very 
best  in  the  State.  Mr.  Burns  is  a  gentleman  peculiarly  fitted  for  the 
carrying  out  of  the  onerous  duties  of  his  position,  for  he  is  possessed 
of  signal  ability,  and  paving  careful  attention  to  his  guests,  and  hav- 
ing a  sympathetic  knowledge  of  the  requirements  of  the  invalid,  he 
anticipates  every  want.  Under  his  direction  the  new  hotel  has  been 
very  completely  and  satisfactorily  fitted.  Architectually  it  is  one  of 
most  attractivein  the  country,  it  is  three  stories  high,  and  with  a 
frontage  of  285  feet,  has  a  depth  of  240  feet.  The  north  and  south 
wings  are  ornamented  b}'  semi-circular  towers.  A  spacious  open  air 
promenade  is  afforded  by  a  veranda  eighteen  feet  wide,  which  ex- 
tends along  the  front  of  the  first  floor,  including  both  wings.  It  is  a 
favorite  resort  of  the  guests.  Large,  roomy  halls  lead  to  the  dining- 
room  and  the  wings.  In  the  north  wing  is  the  gentlemen's  billiard 
room,  forty  feet  square,  adjoining  which  is  the  large  and  well  lighted 
reading  room.  The  parlors  and  reception  rooms  are  in  the  south 
wing.  In  the  main  dining  hall,  50x80  feet,  over  three  hundred  guests 
may  be  seated.  There  is  a  ladies'  billiard  room,  a 
ballroom  and  private  dining-rooms.  The  hotel  is  lighted  by  the  in- 
candescent lamps.  The  building,  which  is  absolutely  fireproof,  is  of 
solid  masonry,  embellished  with  beautiful  sandstone  arches.  Itscost 
was  fully  $155,000.  Fifteen  roomy  cottages,  elegantly  furnished,  sur- 
round the  hotel.  The  cuisine  should  not  be  overlooked  for  it  is 
above  reproach,  being  excellent  in  all  its  details.  Within  a  stone's 
throw  of  the  hotel,  the  main  sulphur  spring  bubbles  forth  its  curative 
and  health-giving  waters.  Over  it  has  been  constructed  a  magnifi- 
cent bath-house,  at  a  cost  of  $25,000,  which  is  far  superior  to  any  sim- 
ilar structure  in  the  world.  There  are  thirty-two  bath-rooms,  toeach 
of  which  is  attached  a  commodious  dressing-room  and  a  sweat  divan. 
At  the  extreme  end  of  the  bath-house  is  the  plunge,  or  tepid  bath,  con- 
taining 5,500  gallons  of  sulphur  water.  A  resident  physician  gives  all 
necessary  advice  to  the  bathers.  The  use  of  the  baths  is  free  to  all  hotel 
guests.  The  mud  baths  are  of  easy  access,  over  a  pleasant  road,  one 
and  a  half  miles  from  the  hotel.  Their  celebrity  as  a  curative  and 
remedial  agent  in  the  treat meut  of  chronic  and  intractable  diseases, 
is  world-wide.  The  bath-house  covering  the  mud  baths  is  divided 
into  two  sectious,  each  of  which  contains  mud  baths,  to  which  are 
added  tepid  gas  and  sulphurated  plunge  baths.  The  bath-house  con- 
tains sixteen  rooms,  devoted  to  sweating  and  cooling  processes.  The 
mud  baths  are  also  free  to  all  hotel  guests.  Besides  the  sulphur  and 
mud  springs,  there  are  also  soda  and  white  sulphur  springs,  and  iron 
or  challybeate  springs. 

A    LEGISLATIVE    ENDORSEMENT. 


A  LAW  was  passed  last  winter  in  Minnesota,  affecting  the  sale 
of  alum  baking  powders.  The  interest  excited  by  the  bill, 
when  proposed,  led  to  a  long  and  thorough  investigation  by  a 
legislative  committee,  of  the  qualities  of  all  the  baking  powders 
sold  in  that  State,  with  the  result  that  the  Royal  was  shown  by 
very  positive  evidence  from  the  State  Chemist,  Dr.  Drew,  and 
others,  to  be  the  purest,  strongest,  and  in  all  respects  the  best 
baking  powder  in  the  market. 


Handsome  New   Novelties. 


Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co.  are  now  showing  a  number  of  very  hand- 
some, heavy  picture  frames  in  cream  and  gold,  white  and  gold,  and 
other  colors.  They  are  of  new  designs  just  completed  by  the  firm's 
special  designer,  and  are,  without  any  doubt,  the  handsomest  ever 
seen  in  this  city.  There  are  also  a  number  of  very  handsome  cabinet 
and  Paris  panel  frames.  The  great  demand  made  on  the  house  dur- 
ing the  week  for  their  beautifulsmall  articles  in  white  metal,  so  very 
suitable  for  euchre  prizes  and  other  favors,  has  caused  them  to  put 
in  a  fresh  supply  of  new  novelties.  They  include  mirrors,  card  cases, 
clocks,  stamp  boxes,  postal  card  holders,  gold  pens  and  other  articles. 
Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co.  have  also  become  quite  popular  on  account  of 
the  excellent  copperplate  engraving  now  being  turned  out  by  them. 

Vooebi  and  Hoarseness.— The  irritation  which  induces  coughing 
immediately  relieved  by  use  of  "Brown's  Bronchial  Troches."  Sold  only 
In  boxes. 


A  BRILLIANT  DISPLAY 


NEW    STYLES    AND    NOVELTIES 

PARASOLS. 

We  open  the  new  season  with  a  vast  and  varied  col- 
lection of  Ladies',  Misses  and  Children's  Parasols.  Our 
display  comprises  all  the  newest  Fashionable  Shapes, 
Trimmings  and  Materials,  and  embraces  many  unique 
and  exclusive  Novelties  in  handles,  all  on  sale  at  Ex- 
ceptionally Low  Prices 

Among  the  many  attractions  shown  are 

PARASOLS 

In  changeable  Twills,  Taffeta,  Twills,  Surah   with  Chiffon  Trim- 
mings, Carriage,  Grenadine,  Satin  Brocade 
and  Lace  Trimmed. 

PARASOLS 

With    Ivory,     Oxidized,    Pearl,    Gold,   Horn,    Natural,    Ebony, 
Carved  Wood   and   Agate    Handles. 

PARASOLS 

In  such    shapes  as  Shirred,  Ruffled,  Canopy,  Mazeppa,  Maronda, 
Antoinette  and  Fedora. 


MARKET,  JONES  AND  MCALLISTER  STS. 

The  Strathmore  Apartment  House. 


N.  W.  Cor.  Larkin  and  Fulton  Streets. 


Ele- 


Exclusively  for  families.     First-class   in   every   respect, 
vator  day  and  night.     First-class  restaurant  in  the  building. 

Apply  to  Janitor  in  the  building,  or  to  A.  Hayward,  No.  224 
California  Street. 

OCCIDENTAL    HOTEL, 

San    Francisco. 

A       QtTIBT      HOZMZ-E. 

CENTRALLY       LOCATED, 

FOR  THOSE  WHO  APPRECIATE  COMFORT  AND  ATTENTION, 

WM.  B.  HOOPER,    Manager. 

HOTEL  PLEASANTON, 

Sutter  Street,  corner  Jones,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


The  Largest,  Best  Appointed  and  Most  Liberally  Managed  Family  and 
Tourist  Hotel  in  San  Francisco.    Lighted  by  Electricity  throughout. 

Elegantly  Furnished  Dining  Rooms  and  Parlors  for  Banquets,  Private 
Dinners,  Parties,  Weddings,  etc. 
The  Cuisine  a  Special  Feature. 

Mrs.  M.   E.  PENDLETON, 

Proprietor  and  Manager, 


ERNST  H.  LUDWIG, 

THE  

1206  Sntter  Street, 


MODEL 


Telephone  2388. 


SAN  FRANCISCO. 


"The  California  Hotel," 

Bush  Street, 'near  Keirny. 

_A.Tosol-u.tely      Fire-proof. 

Central  to  all  points  of  interest,  principal  stores  and  places  of  amusement. 

Select  Music  in  Restaurant'every  evening  between  6  and  8. 

A.  F.  KINZLER,  Manager. 


14 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  30,  1892. 


THERE  are  wars  and  rumors  of  wars  in  more  than  one  of  the 
households  on  Pacific  Heights,  the  addresses  of  which  are  in 
the  Elite  directory.  It  all  arises  from  an  advertisement  issued  by 
a  very  enterprising  real  estate  firm,  the  members  of  which  are 
now  in  fear  and  trembling,  endeavoring  to  escape  from  the  re- 
sults of  the  righteous  wrath  of  the  husbands  of  jealous  wives. 
It  seems  that  this  firm  had  a  tract  of  land  in  the  fashionable  resi- 
dence quarter  to  sell,  and  thought  it  would  be  a  good  idea  to  send 
a  note,  written  on  neat  white  paper,  in  a  lady's  hand,  and  ad- 
dressed to  the  heads  of  households,  calling  their  attention  to  the 
desirable  locations  of  the  lots.  The  circular  notes  were  prepared, 
printed  and  sent  ont.  Tbey  begin  thusly:  "  Just  a  line,  oiy  dear 
Henry,  with  one  little  request.  You  dear  old  fellow,  you  know 
how  long  you  have  been  p  o  uising  me  a  home.  Now,  Henry 
dear,  won't  you  let  me  have  a  lot  if  I  like  them.  Send  me  an  an- 
swer and  come  back  to  me  as  soon  you  can,  dear.  Always  your 
affectionate  wife,  Ella." 

The  signature  is  what  has  caused  the  trouble.  One  sensible 
little  woman  received  the  note  sent  to  her  husband,  before  he 
came  down  stairs  in  the  morning.  She  opened  and  read  it,  and 
saw  at  a  glance  that  it  was  an  advertisement.  She  wanted  to  see 
how  her  husband  would  take  it,  however,  so  it  was  carefully 
sealed  again,  and  when  the  old  gentleman  (one  who  thinks  him- 
self a  gay  old  boy,  by  the  way)  came  down,  he  found  the  note 
next  his  plate.  He  is  somewhat  near-sighted,  and  when  he 
opened  the  envelope,  he  thought  that  the  neatly  printed  scroll 
was  a  veritable  note  in  a  lady's  band.  He  held  it  up,  and  at  the 
words,  "  My  dear  Henry,"  gave  a  start,  and  looked  at  the  wife  of 
his  bosom,  who  was  apparently  studying  the  inside  of  her  coffee 
cup.  Then  he  quickly  turned  the  sheet,  and  gasped  as  be  read 
the  signature.  Without  a  word  he  closed  the  note,  and  surrepti- 
tiously placed  it  in  his  pocket.  The  wife  and  the  two  daughters, 
however,  could  no  longer  restrain  themselves,  and,  bursting  with 
laughter,  explained  to  the  astonished  pater-familias  that  his  sup- 
posed billet-doux  was  an  advertisement.  The  ladies  are  now  wear- 
ing new  bonnets  and  cloaks.  Not  so  fortunate  was  a  husband  on 
Vallejo  street,  or  was  it  Green  street?  His  wife  also  saw  the 
note  he  received,  and  she  weepingly  declared  that  it  was  from  a 
"  vile  wretch  of  a  womam,"  and  that  her  husband  had  been 
false  to  her.  Nothing  would  console  her,  and  divorce  proceed- 
ings were  about  to  be  instituted,  when,  at  the  solicitation  of  the 
suffering  husband,  the  real  estate  men,  who  had  caused  all  the 
trouble,  called  at  the  house,  and  after  showing  a  hundred  copies 
of  the  note,  all  similar  to  that  received,  made  affidavit  that  it  was 
an  advertisement.  Another  husband  evidently  had  a  very 
serious  time  of  it,  judging  from  the  following  self-explanatory 
note: 

San  Francisco,  April  23,  1892. 

Messrs.  McAfee,  Baldwin  and  Hammond,  10  Montgomery  street. 
City —  Gentlemen:  During  my  temporary  absence  from  home,  a  letter 
signed  "  Ella"  reached  my  address.  After  much  trouble,  I  ascer- 
tained that  this  letter  was  really  one  of  many  thousands  issued  bv 
you  as  an  advertisement.  If  1  am  correct  in  this,  I  earnestly  ask 
that  you  will  kindly  write  me  a  note  to  that  effect.  Also  enclose 
a  few  additional  copies  of  the  letter.  This  will  save  me  some  embar- 
rassment and  greatly  oblige  yours  truly,  M.  E.  R.. 

5401  Vallejo  street. 

One  gray-headed  old  Lothario,  who  had  just  reformed,  was 
compelled  to  employ  Max  Gumpel  as  an  expert  on  handwriting, 
to  prove  to  a  jealous  wife  that  the  note  received  had  been  printed, 
and  not  written.  Gumpel  also  swore  on  a  stack  of  bibles  that  he 
made  the  plate  from  which  the  note  was  printed.  The  note,  to 
put  it  mildly,  caused  a  devil  of  a  raw  in  many  households.  Dick 
Hammond,  who  is  believed  to  be  the  instigator  of  this  attempt  to 
disrupt  households,  is  in  hiding,  on  top  of  Strawberry  Hill,  to- 
day. Several  husbands  have  sworn,  by  the  beards  of  the  pro- 
phets, to  have  his  blood. 
r  *  #  » 

A  man  named  Joseph  Leonard,  a  real  estate  agent,  lives  in 
Alameda.  The  town  can't  help  it;  otherwise  it  probably  would. 
Leonard  appeared  recently  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Educa- 
tion of  Alameda  in  defense  of  that  brute  Bowman,  who  thrashed  a 


little  schoolboy  outrageously.  Bowman  was  whitewashed — but 
that's  another  story.  Leonard,  in  making  a  spread-eagle  speech 
on  the  matter,  said  the  published  statements  about  the  case  were 
exaggerated;  then  he  made  a  fierce  attack  on  newspapers  in 
general  and  on  reporters  in  particular.  "  I  can  myself  thrash 
any  reporter  who  ever  wrote  a  line,"  he  said.  "  In  fact,  I  would 
like  to  have  the  satisfaction  of  doing  so.  Nothing  would  give  me 
greater  pleasure  than  to  whip  the  man  who  wrote  the  outrageous 
story  about  Professor  Bowman."  The  story  referred  to  was 
printed  in  the  Examiner,  and  was  written  by  Bill  Naugh- 
ton,  the  well-known  sporting  reporter.  He  is  called  <•  Baby 
Bill,"  principally  because  he  is  a  little  over  six  feet  tall,  and 
weighs  something  over  250  pounds,  is  built  like  a  young  elephant, 
and  is  popularly  supposed  to  have  thrashed  half  the  alleged  prize- 
fighters in  town.  Bill  was  sent  over  to  interview  Mr.  Leonard. 
When  he  bore  down  upon  that  Greater,  the  latter  arose  hastily 
from  his  chair  and  retreated  to  a  corner  of  the  room,  where  be 
thought  some  portion  of  his  trembling  carcass  might  escape  casti- 
gation  had  the  reporter  placed  his  heavy  right  hand  upon  him. 
Tbe  Examiner  man,  however,  merely  announced  that  he  had 
written  the  Bowman  story,  and  having  been  told  that  Mr. 
Leonard  bad  something  to  say  about  it,  he  had  called  upon  him. 
But  Leonard  said  nothing;  speech  was  beyond  him.  Naughton 
returned  to  the  city  before  the  Alameda  champion  recovered. 
»  »  » 

One  of  the  richest  men  in  Los  Angeles  is  John  Bryson,  the 
principal  owner  of  the  Bryson-Bonebrake  Block,  an  ex-Mayer, 
the  President  of  one  bank,  and  Vice-President  and  Director  of  half 
a  dozen  others.  He  is  generally  reputed  to  be  worth  five  or  six 
million  dollars,  and  has  a  steady  income  amounting  to  a  large  sum. 
One  would  think  that  tbe  sons  of  a  man  of  such  wealth  would  be 
young  gentlemen  of  ease,  or  else  engaged  in  occupations  where 
their  income  would  allow  them  to  have  some  of  the  luxuries  of 
life.  But  it  is  not  so  with  John  Bryson's  three  sons.  Their 
ages  are  from  twenty-three  to  thirty-five  years.  They  are  all 
married  and  have  families  to  support,  and  all  work  in  menial 
positions  for  their  wealthy  father,  who  pays  tbero  each  $75  a 
month.  One  tends  to  his  father's  horses,  the  other  is  the  janitor 
in  the  Bryson-Bonebrake  Block,  and  the  third  runs  the  elevator 
in  the  same  building.  What  a  time  these  young  men  will  have 
when  their  father  shurfies  off  this  mortal  coil.  When  John  Bry- 
son ran  for  Mayor,  a  few  years  ago,  he  was  elected  by  a  large 
majority,  for  then  he  was  only  known  as  a  rich  banker.  When 
he  took  office,  one  of  his  first  acts  was  to  put  two  of  his  sons  on 
the  police  force.  This  caused  so  much  comment  that  at  the  next 
election  he  was  snowed  under  so  badly  that  he  has  kept  out  of 
politics  ever  since. 

#  *  * 

A  week  ago  the  Austro-Hungarian  corvette  Fasana  arrived  in 
the  harbor  on  a  year-and-a-half  voyage  around  the  world.  On 
board  are  twenty  midshipmen  who  are  being  educated  in  naval 
maneuvers.  A  most  remarkable  fact  about  all  the  officers  is  that 
tbey  are  either  noblemen  or  sons  of  noblemen.  To  enter  the  Aus- 
trian Naval  Academy  the  latter  qualification  takes  precedent  over 
all  others.  Last  Sunday,  Count  Fesietics  made  the  Fasana  a  visit 
with  his  wife.  There  are  half  a  dozen  full-fledged  Austro-Hunga- 
rian barons  on  the  Fasana,  who  have  expressed  themselves  as 
available  to  offers  of  a  matrimonial  nature,  from  those  of  the  fair 
sex  of  this  city,  who  may  be  possessed  of  both  monty  and  beauty. 
That  particularly  modest  young  ladies  may  be  offered  an  oppor- 
tunity to  become  acquainted  with  the  titled  visitors,  a  ball  will 
be  given  soon  in  their  honor,  and  their  vessel,  as  soon  as  she  is 
painted,  will  be  opened  to  visitors.  The  Fasana  will  remain  in 
the  harbor  for  two  or  three  weeks,  so  all  the  girls  may  have  a 
chance. 

Have  you  seen  those  latest  style,  open-work  veils?  They  are 
absolutely  the  queerest  combinations  that  long-suffering  man  has 
ever  had  shown  bim  by  a  fair  woman.  I  predict  that  they  will 
not  be  popular  in  this  city,  and  for  the  best  of  reasons.  When  a 
girl  faces  our  sea  breezes  in  the  afternoon  she  needs  a  veil  that 
will  protect  her  face  in  tact,  and  not  in  fancy.  The  open-work 
veil  protects  only  where  the  material  rests  upon  the  face.  The 
remainder  of  tbe  face,  being  exposed,  is  soon  reddened  and 
chapped  by  the  winds.  Then  you  may  meet  a  pretty  girl,  the  end 
of  whose  nose,  reddened  by  the  blast  or  else  blue  with  the  cold, 
projects  th-ough  one  of  the  squares  in  this  latest  style  veil,  if 
you  smile  at  the  ludicrous  sight  s.ic  presents,  you  will  be  out  of 


H.  S. 

CROCKER 

COMPANY, 

215-217-219  BUSH  STREET, 

San  Francisco. 


"WEDDING     CHIMES." 

All  the  latest  styles  of  WEDDING  INVITATIONS, 
ANNOUNCEMENTS,  RECEPTION  CARDS, 
Guest  Cards,  Menus,  Visiting  Cards,  at  lowest 
prices. 


April  30.  1892. 


SAN    FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


15 


ber  good  graces  forever.  Llul  do  get  »ome  friend  to  tell  her  that 
the  veil  dOM  not  become  her.  so  mat  »he  will  remove  it.  They 
are  the  moat  unbecoming  face  coverings  yet  invented. 

■  •  • 
The  City  Council-men  of  Oakland  are  a  queer  set.  One  or  two 
of  them  are  good,  ready,  businesslike  speakers,  but  the  majority 
are  as  stilted  in  talk  as  a  backwoodsman  in  a  drawing-room.  As 
a  result,  when  they  have  anything  important  to  say,  they  com- 
mit it  to  paper,  and  a  remarkable  outcome  of  this  occurred  the 
other  night.  Mr.  Wilkin?,  who  was  to  make  a  speech  on  a  cer- 
tain proposition,  arose  first  an.i  read  his  remarks  from  a  type- 
written manuscript.  When  be  had  concluded,  Mr.  Walkinson, 
another  of  the  Council,  arose  to  respond,  and  he  also  read  from  a 
carefully  prepared  scroll.  The  funny  thing  about  it  all,  too,  was 
that  Walkinson's  speech  made  repeated  reference  to  the  one 
Wtlkins  bad  just  read,  so  it  was  evident  that  the  two  men  had 
either  compared  notes  together,  or  else  that  the  same  secretary 
had  written  both  speeches.  The  lobby  "  tumbled  "  in  a  little 
time,  and  there  were  shrieks  of  laughter. 

•  «  • 

There  was  a  little  boy  in  the  Maze,  the  other  day,  who  was 
staring  with  admiration  as  he  stood  in  front  of  a  handsome  tan- 
colored  zouave  suit.  The  suit  was  trimmed  with  silk  and  em- 
broidered with  white  silk  throughout.  The  "  middy''  suits,  with 
long  trousers,  are  very  pretty.  They  are  for  boys  of  from  four 
to  eight  years  old.  They  are  neat  and  quiet,  and  very  becoming 
to  good  little  youngsters.  The  Tuxedo  dress  suit  is  also  of  hand- 
some appearance.  It  is  made  from  the  finest  black  English  cork- 
screw, and  is  for  boys  of  from  six  to  twelve  years  of  age.  The 
coat  is  handsomely  fitted  throughout,  with  a  long  silk  roll  collar, 
which  would  make  any  mother  proud  of  her  handsome  son. 

*  #  * 

A  "  Round  the  Table  Club  "  has  been  formed  by  the  holders  of 
the  thirty-second  degree,  at  the  Atheneum  Club,  Oakland.  The 
membership  at  present  consists  of  such  good  fellows  as  Cleve 
Dam,  Colonel  Myers,  Harry  Melvin,  Doc  Cool,  George  de  Golia, 
Ned  Roberts  and  D.  W.  Richards.  All  the  observances  of  the 
inner  circle  are  to  be  religiously  repeated,  and  when  any  member 
of  the  organization  goes  away,  if  unly  for  an  evening  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, a  farewell  banquet  is  to  be  given  in  his  honor.  The  ad- 
mission fee  to  the  new  club  is  nil,  but  there  is  a  charge  for  cork- 
age. 

#  #  » 

William  Minton,  the  stylish  purser  of  thes  teamer  China,  is  said 
to  have  incurred  the  displeasure  of  Mrs.  Amy  Crocker-Gillig, 
when  that  lady  took  passage  with  her  party  on  the  steamer  lately 
at  Honolulu,  bound  for  Yokohama.  Minton  has  the  name  of 
being  a  great  lady's  man,  but  his  winning  ways  evidently  failed 
to  charm  the  fair  Amy,  for  report  says  that  the  attentions  of  the 
gay  and  handsome  purser  were  too  bold,  and  that  he  was  loudly 
informed  on  the  steamer  by  the  lady  that  if  he  spoke  to  her 
again  she  would  slap  his  prttty  face. 
»  #  * 

Charley  Fair  is  fast  developing  into  a  race-horseman.  Every 
morning  he  may  be  seen  out  at  the  Bay  District  track,  watching 
the  thoroughbreds  at  their  work.  He  has  bought  two  or  three 
good  ones  already,  and  Dick  Hovey  has  a  commission  to  buy 
more.  He  offered  $10,000  for  Senator  Stanford's  flying  colt  Cad- 
mus, but  could  not  buy  him.  Senator  Fair  attends  the  races 
pretty  often,  but  does  not  seem  to  take  much  interest  in  what  is 
going  on.  He  looks  far  from  well,  and  no  doubt  still  feels  keenly 
the  loss  of  his  favorite  son. 

*  #  * 

Dick  McKnight,  the  well-known  book-seller  and  society  beau 
of  Los  Angeles,  it  is  reported,  will  soon  lead  to  the  altar  the  hand- 
some blonde  who  is  such  a  constant  visitor  to  his  place  of  busi- 
ness. The  lady  in  question  has  a  picture  of  herself  exposed  in 
the  glass-case  of  a  Spring  street  photograph  gallery.  She  is  shown 
in  a  standing  position,  gazing  with  a  look  of  mingled  happiness 
and  content  at  an  elegant  diamond  ring,  said  to  be  Dick'B  engage- 
ment offering. 

»  »  • 

•  Colonel  John  P.  Irish  has  surprised  his  friends  by  appearing  in 
a  new  suit  of  clothes.  He  still,  however,  retains  the  bucolic  old 
hat  which  gives  such  a  look  of  rusticity  to  his  classical  features. 
He  will  probably  hang  on  to  it  until  the  question  of  the  Postotfice 
site  is  definitely  settled,  when  he  will  either  invest  in  a  new  one 
or  wear  a  deep  big  band  of  crape  around  the  old  one.  The  betting 
is  in  favor  of  the  latter. 


Till:  "Sophie  Bearch,"  whose  articles  in  an  Oakland  paper 
CADSed  considerable  sensation  a  few  years  ago,  and  who  went 
East  aftnr  the  scandal  which  cost  her  her  position,  is  again  in 
Oakland.  She  is  now  Mrs.  Harlow  Davis.  Her  husband,  whom 
she  married  in  the  East,  Is  a  professional  mind-reader.  Her  two 
daughters  are  In  the  Sacred  Heart  Convent. 

•  a    m 

The  Park  Commissioners  should  give  Francis  8cott  Key  a 
sponge  bath.  Tbe  statue  is  wind-swept  and  dust-covered,  and  is 
not  a  pleasing  sight  to  an  admirer  of  tbe  beautiful  in  art.  The 
hose  should  be  played  on  It,  and  with  a  little  scrubbing  the  once 
white  sides  of  the  pedestal  might  again  be  induced  to  show  them- 
selves. 


The  (irand  Central  Wine  Rooms  has  on  •  >f  the  most  popular  liars 
in  tbe  city,  for  the  simnle  ro  is  m  thatits  liq  tors  are  always  first-class 
and  its  service  unexcelled.  In  all  particulars  it.  caters  to  the  highest 
tastes.  This  is  evidenced  by  the  fact  that  only  the  best  of  wines  and 
liquors  are  ever  in  stock,  at  16  Third  street. 


'---    :z  THE  BRENTWODD-V       *.- _____ 

O.  F.  WILLEY  &  CO., 

ESTABLISHED  188S. 

Carriage  Builders  and   Dealers, 

317  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  S.  F. 

Agency  for  Brewster  &  Co.,  New  York  (of  Broome  St.); 
Henry  Hooker  &  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn.;  C-  S.  Caffrey  Co., 
Camden,  K.  J.;  Henry  Killam  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn.;  Mil- 
lion Guiet  &  Cie,  Paris,  France;  H.  H.  Babcoek  Co.,  Water- 
town,  N.  y. ;  New  Haven  Carriage  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn,; 
Ohio  Buggy  Co.,  Columbus,  O. 

HAVE   YOU   GOT 

Dyspepsia,  Bright's  Disease,  or  Dia- 
betes, or  do  you  want  a  pleasant, 
healthful  drink?     If  so,  buy 

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Agents,  204  Front  St.,  S.  F. 

REMOVAL    NOTICE! 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  office  of  the 
Peer,  Peerless,  Crocker  and  Weldon  Mining  Company, 
will  be  removed  to  room  23,  Nevada  Block,  on  and  after  May  1, 1892. 

AUG    WATERMAN,  Secretary. 

NOTICE    OF    REMOVAL. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  office  of  the  Utah  Consolidated  Mining 
Company  will  be  rtmoved  to  room  5S,  Nevada  Block,  on  and  after  May  1, 
1892.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Ui  rectors  A    H.  FISH,  Secretary. 


OUTING  SUITS-SHIRTS,      LADIES 


TENNIS  SUITS-SHIRTS, 


WAISTS 


27    TO    37    KE-A-EITT'    STEEET. 


16 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  30,  1892. 


IT  ia  tbougbt  here  that  the  concession  referred  to  in  last  week's 
issue  of  the  News  Letter,  made  to  the  California  (Mexico) 
Land  Company,  is  identical  with  that  which  was  made  some 
years  ago  to  Carlos  Eisenmann  and  M.  Tinnoco.  At  that  time 
the  land  which  it  purported  to  convey  was  offered  in  London  for 
ten  cents  an  acre,  and  it  could  have  been  bad  for  less  if  any  offer 
bad  been  made.  It  will  be  just  as  well  for  the  intending  invest- 
ors to  know  that  in  the  territory  mapped  out  by  this  new  com- 
pany there  is  not  acre  of  land  worth  five  cents  unless  there  is 
water  on  it.  All  the  little  green  spots  on  the  horribly  incorrect 
map  represent  the  holdings  of  natives,  all  of  whom  have  derived 
their  title  from  ancestors,  dating  back,  in  many  instances,  to  tbe 
time  when  tbe  country  was  ruled  by  the  kings  of  Spain.  These 
locations  were  always  made  in  the  neighborhood  of  water,  with- 
out which  it  would  be  impossible  to  live  in  the  country.  All,  out- 
side of  these  private  properties  can  be  regarded  as  terrenos  baldios, 
the  term  applied  to  them  by  the  Government  in  these  concessions, 
lands  which  were  not  considered  worth  appropriating  by  tbe 
natives,  and  which  are  valueless  lo  anyone  else,  unless,  as  re- 
marked before,  water  can  be  obtained  in  the  neighborhood  for  ir- 
rigation purposes.  Then,  of  coarse,  anything  can  be  grown  the 
same  as  in  all  tropical  countries.  Even  the  great  Sahara  could  be 
transformed  into  a  Garden  of  Eden  if  a  water  supply  would  be  pro- 
vided. 

$  $  S 

EVERY  paragraph  in  this  prospectus,  depicting  in  the  glowing 
language  of  the  expert  company  promoter,  tbe  wonderful  crops 
of  cotton,  coffee,  sugar  and  so  on  through  the  long  list  of  vegi- 
table  growth  in  the  tropics,  should  be  begun  with  an  "if"  in  the 
largest  of  type.  This  would  relate  to  the  possibilities  for  obtain- 
ing a  water  supply.  The  statement  made  that  water  can  be 
found  at  a  depth  of  twenty  feet  is  incorrect.  Any  encountered  at 
this  depth  is  brackish  and  unfit  for  use.  The  bore  must  be  car- 
ried down  between  200  and  300  feet  before  a  supply  can  be 
obtained  of  sweet,  pure  water.  The  well  of  the  La  Boleo  Com- 
pany is  240  feet  deep,  and  others  elsewhere  have  been  sunk  to  an 
average  of  225  feet.  As  for  reservoirs  for  catching  the  rainfall, 
they  would  be  of  little  practical  use,  as  it  rains  only  about  once 
in  two  years  on  the  gulf  side  of  the  peninsula.  There  is  no  run- 
ning water  amounting  to  anything  to  be  found  within  the  com- 
pany's boundaries.  The  tract  of  land  lying  between  the  portions 
appropriated  under  the  concession  has  been  used  for  growing 
henequen,  the  fibre  of  which  is  shipped  to  England  for  tbe  manu- 
facture of  manilla  rope.  This  tract  is  owned  by  Messrs.  Higgins 
and  Tinnoco,  and  their  consignee  in  Liverpoollis  the  California 
Fibre  and  Land  Company,  which  has,  it  is  said,  been  losing  on 
the  fibre  business  for  the  past  ten  years.  Henequen  is  only  an- 
other name  for  the  century  plant,  which  grows  where  nothing 
elte  can  thrive.  In  other  respects  the  prospectus  does  little  credit 
to  the  compilers.  It  is  full  of  errors  and  mis-statements  of  facts. 
Only  seventeen  mines  are  accredited  to  the  La  Boleo  Company, 
when  in  reality  it  owns  thirty-seven1  while  the  Santa  Rosalia 
district,  which  includes  seventeen  valuable  properties  inside  of 
the  French  companies  reservation,  is  not  even  mentioned.  What 
is  the  use  of  attracting  tbe  attention  of  investors  to  valuable 
coral,  sponge  and  pearl  fisheries,  when  it  is  well  known  that  all 
of  these  are  held  under  a  concession  granted  by  the  Government 
to  Juan  Hidalgo,  covering  the  entire  gulf. 
?  t  t 

THE  whole  scheme  savors  more  of  a  lottery  than  anything  else. 
The  proposition  to  pay  interest  looks  very  well  on  its  face, 
but  the  promoters  will  simply  be  refunding  a  portion  of  each 
sum  paid  in  on  the  warrants,  and  from  all  that  can  be  learned  in 
regard  to  land  values  in  this  portion  of  the  globe,  they  can  well 
afford  to  do  so.  Ten  square  leagues  on  the  east  side  of  the  pen- 
insula, just  below  Ensenada,  one  of  the  most  fertile  portions  of 
the  territory,  were  offered  in  this  city  not  long  ago  at  the  rate  of 
$1  per  acre.  The  price  was  considered  rather  steep  at  this  figure, 
but  the  intending  purchaser  was  hardly  prepared  to  find  on  an 
examination  of  the  abstract  of  title  that  the  whole  tract  of  over 
45,000  acres  had  been  transferred  by  the  Mexican  Government  to 
the  owner  for  the  sum  of  $1 ,000  and  fees.  The  concession  granted 
to  Eisenmann  by  Senor  Don  Pacheco,  Minister  of  the  Interior,  and 
which  is  said  to  cover  exactly  the  same  land  as  that  now  claimed 
by  the  California  (Mexico)  Land  Company,  is  worth  looking  into 
closely,  to  see  what  lands  it  contained.  The  International  Com- 
pany tried  to  sweep  the  whole  county  with  the  one  they  obtained, 
but  found  out  eventually  that  it  was  not  so  easy  to  oust  people 
who  held  under  a  title  older  than  the  present  Government.  They 
were  consequently  compelled  to  fall  back  upon  tbe  vacant  land, 
which  did  not  market  so  readily  as  tbey  anticipated.  People  pos- 
sessed of  the  ordinary  allowance  of  common  sense  will  find  safer 
investments  for  their  money  than  in  a  scheme  of  this  kind,  which 
has  been  aptly  named  Mark  Tayley's  Eden. 
»  *  * 

THERE  has  been  no  change  in  the  condition  of  the  local  mining 
market  during  the  past  week,  and  prices,  with  one  or  two  ex- 


ceptions, have  been  steady.  The  only  stock  which  has  shown 
any  activity,  combined  with  a  strengthening  tendency,  was  Bul- 
lion, which  crept  up  to  the  dollar  mark  on  an  important  improve- 
ment in  the  mine.  In  this  ground  350  feet  south  of  the  Potosi 
line,  an  east  crosscut  is  now  in  60  feet  in  a  body  of  quartz  assay- 
ing from  $4  to  $12  per  ton.  On  this  showing  the  stock  has  a 
good  speculative  value,  as  the  country  in  the  vicinity  is  still 
virgin,  with  no  old  slopes  threateniug  to  break  in  at  any  moment 
and  shatter  the  prospects  for  a  good  sized  body  of  ore.  It  is  just 
another  of  those  old  time  opportunities  which  any  one  worthy 
the  name  of  speculator  will  appreciate,  where  the  chances  of 
losing  a  few  cents  per  share  are  staked  against  a  big  fortune, 
should  a  good  sized  body  of  highly  mineralized  quartz  be  found 
in  the  course  of  present  explorations.  It  is  pretty  safe  to  chip 
up  an  assessment  or  two  when  prospecting  work  is  being  carried 
on  in  a  formation  similar  to  that  now  entered  in  Bullion.  There 
was  a  time  when  the  stock  would  have  vouched  $50  on  a  pros- 
pect of  the  kind,  but  now  a  rise  of  as  many  cents  would  stam- 
pede the  street.  There  has  been  nothing  new  developed  at  any 
other  point  along  the  lode,  although  the  indications  in  several  of 
the  mines  are  such  as  to  warrant  much  higher  prices  than  the 
present  stock  quotations.  The  market  will  do  better  eventually, 
and  those  who  have  the  patience  and  grit  to  hold  on  to  their 
shares  will  come  out  all  right  in  the  long  run.  8ome  years  ago  a 
very  similar  condition  of  affairs  prevailed  on  the  street,  and  all 
the  stock  authorities  on  the  daily  papers  were  running  their  col- 
umns with  turned  rules,  lamenting  the  collapse  of  the  business. 
The  death  knell  of  the  Comstock  had  been  sounded,  according  to 
these  reports,  but  its  reverberation  had  hardly  ceased  when  an- 
other pay  streak  was  developed  in  Con.  Cal-Virginia,  and 
the  surprised  stock  sharps  had  to  scale  the  fence  as  gracefully 
as  possible.  There  will  be  some  means,  found  before  the  hunt  for 
bonanzes  is  ended  to  work  the  millions  of  tons  of  low  grade  ores 
which  are  now  counted  as  waste  rock,  and  this  will  give  employ- 
ment to  another  generation. 

It  t 

THE  stockbrokers  are  still  discussing  the  Levy  decision  in  the 
Barrett  case,  the  question  of  margin  accounts  being  one  of 
more  than  ordinary  importance  in  the  business.  The  way  the 
law  has  been  mixed  up  time  and  again  in  deciding  cases  which 
have  been  brought  up  under  the  provisions  of  tbe  State  Constitu- 
tion, leaves  it  still  a  matter  of  doubt  as  to  what  the  final  inter- 
pretation may  be.  One  of  the  first  suits  ever  brought  to  test  the 
law  was  a  small  Justice's  Court  affair,  and  the  decision  of  the 
bench  on  that  occasion  knocked  the  Constitution  into  a  cocked 
hat.  The  plaintiff  then  appealed  the  case,  but  so  far  no  opinion 
has  been  rendered.  This  makes  one  point  scored  by  both  sides, 
the  Justice  of  tbe  Peace  (as  likely  as  not  correct),  and  the  Supreme 
Court,  notorious  for  its  many-sided  views  of  legal  propositions. 
Again,  it  is  rumored  on  the  street  that  another  Judge-  of  a  Supe- 
rior Court  in  this  city  is  about  to  render  a  decision  in  another 
case  recently  argued  before  him,  which  will  be  in  favor  of  the 
brokers.  This,  however,  will  not  settle  the  question,  and  the  cal- 
ender may  yet  be  piled  up  with  cases  on  appeal  unless  some  defi- 
nite action  is  taken  at  once  by  the  brokers.  So  far  only  two  or 
three  dealers  have  taken  advantage  of  the  Levy  decision  to  make 
a  demand  on  their  brokers  for  money  which  they  put  up  and 
lost.  In  other  words  they  have  "  squealed,"  which,  in  the  ver- 
nacular of  the  fraternity,  implies  a  reproach  as  ignominious  as 
that  applied  to  the  criminal  who  «  peaches"  on  his  "pal."  It 
takes  all  sorts  and  conditions  of  men  to  make  up  a  community, 
and  of  course,  among  the  thousands  of  customers  in  the  brokers' 
offices  on  Pine  street,  a  few  persons  will  very  likely  be  found 
ready  to  make  the  broker  snffer  for  a  bad  investment,  under  a 
law  which  holds  one  man  responsible  for  the  actions  of  another. 
On  the  old  and  firmly  established  legal  maxim  that  the  receiver 
is  as  bad  as  the  thief,  it  might  not  be  difficult  to  convict  the  re- 
voking customer  if  the  broker  happened  to  take  up  an  aggres- 
sive as  well  as  defensive  position.  If  the  law  is  sustained  as  it  was 
jerked  into  the  statute  by  the  clodhoppers  and  the  whisky-guz- 
zling legislators  at  the  State  Capitol,  the  man  who  deals  on  a 
margin  is  equally  as  guilty  as  the  broker  who  carries  the  stock 
for  him,  and  if  the  one  is  held  liable  financially,  the  other  should 
be  sent  to  jail  without  the  option  of  a  fine,  for  the  part  he  played 
in  the  transaction. 

1*1 

COLONEL  D.  H.  JACKSON  has  just  returned  from  a  visit  to 
Sonora,  in  Tuolumne  county,  during  which  he  ran  across  a 
number  of  his  old  employes  at  the  Candelaria  mines,  of  which  he 
is  Superintendent.  These  men  were  working  for  $2  50  a  day  in 
wet  drifts,  and  bewailing  their  mistake  in  not  accepting  $3  a  day 
in  the  dry  and  comfortable  mines  of  Candelaria.  Some  others  of 
the  Nevada  men  were  at  Sonora  idle,  unable  to  get  anything  to 
do. 

It  I 

THE  bank  rate  in  London  dropped  as  low  as  2  per  cent,  during 
the  week,  indicating  a  plethora  of  money  and  stagnation  in 
trade.  This  should  benefit  legitimate  ventures  offering  from  Cali- 
fornia, such  as  tbe  Inyo  Land  and  Soda  Works,  the  sale  of  which 
is  now  nearing  completion.  The  transfer  of  those  properties  will 
probably  take  effect  early  in  June. 


April  30,  1892. 


8AH    FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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•  He»r the  (.Tier'  ■     'Wh»t  the  devil  trtthouT' 

•  One  tbat  will  pUr  thcdcTlI.  »lr.  Willi  you." 


PH1I.1.Y  I'KIMMINSin  ihc  morning, 
By  the  ballot-box  be  snore. 
Tbat  ere  tbe  evening  sun   went  down. 
Bold  Mike  and  he  should  own  tbe  town. 

E'en  though  he  swam  in  gore. 
Ob,  'twas  a  goodly  muster, 

The  bright  sun  shone  upon. 
When  Split-Lip  Collins  blew  a  blast 
And  called  bis  cohorts  up  in  baste, 
The  early  bug-juice  draught  to  taste, 

Draught  loved  by  thirsty  ••Con." 
The  blue-robed  guardians  of  tbe  peace, 

(Peace  which  alfrighted  lied), 
From  Short  and  Douglas'  command, 
Did    keep  the  long  clubs  close  to  hand, 
And  by  tbe  polling-places  stand, 

Till  balloting  should  cease. 
Dan  Burns  laughed  a  loud,  loud  laugh, 

At  Kelly-Cnmmins'  host, 
Quoth  he,  "  I  know  tbe  foeman's  plan, 
1  know  their  voters  every  man, 
They'll  pool  with  Mike,  but  vote  for  Dan," 

This  was  his  haughty  boast. 
Non-combatants  stood  breathless, 

They  shuddered  at  the  awful  mugs 
Of  grim  repeaters,  ••  cons"  and  "  pugs," 
And  with  their  palms  they  screened  their  lugs 

From  fearful  blasphemy. 
King  McManus  proudly  strode 

Before  his  gallant  band, 
A  prancing  steed  Brick  Butler  rode, 
John  Wilson  flung  aside  the  code, 
And  beer  like  limpid  water  flowed, 

At  Major  Quinn's  command. 
The  Welsh  from  the  Potrero, 

At  King  McManus  sneered, 
Each  in  his  bonnet  wore  a  leek, 
The  smell  of  which  makes  Mac  quite  sick, 
From  anger  he  could  scarcely  speak, 

When  Mike  and  Phil  appeared. 
"Brocky"  Kelly  lifted  up 

His  voice  to  hail  the  throng, 
He  shouted  "  Back  you  men  ahead: 
Back  till  we've  voted  all  the  dead, 

Then  you  may  come  along." 
They  of  the  silent  cities, 

Who  rest  beneath  the  clay; 
Whose  weary  bones  have  long  been  dust, 
Whose  souls  are  with  the  Lord  we  trust, 
By  living  proxies  voted  first 

Upon  that  fateful  day. 
To  earn  all  their  sesterces 

The  clamorous  prigs  let  go; 
A  left  one  here,  a  right  one  there, 
And  fair  was  foul,  and  foul  was  fair, 

Alike  on  friend  and  foe. 
Tbe  sun  slid  down  the  heavens, 

And  hotter  grew  the  war, 
Mr.  Crimmins'  standard  waved  on  high, 
Mr.  Burns'  banner  sought  the  sky, 
And  Big-necked  Smith  went  clattering  by 

In  his  imperial  car. 
The  maids  and  matrons  weeping, 

Within  their  houses  staid; 
They  trembled  at  the  mighty  din, 
Raised  by  those  low-browed  imps  of  sin. 
Their  prayers  went  up  for  kith  and  kin, 

Who  'gainst  those  ballots  played. 
At  last  the  fray  is  over. 

Dan  Burns;  oh,  where  is  he? 
The  noblest  man  of  ail  that  group 
Is  swimming  wildly  in  the  soup, 
While  Phil  and  Michael  howl  and  whoop 

With  mad,  victorious  glee. 

A  SANTA  ROSi.  wine  merchant  jumped  from  the  train  near 
Chicago,  and  was  found  later,  dancing  on  the  railroad  track. 
He  may  have  been  studying  the  recent  debates  on  freights,  and 
lost  his  reason.  Those  wonderful  arguments  are  apt  to  have  an 
injurious  effect  upon  any  mind,  and  a  wine  merchant,  who  is 
directly  concerned  in  the  controversy,  is  naturally  peculiarly  sus- 
ceptible to  the  wild  incoherency  of  those  deliberations. 


MI  1.1.  Valley  is  just  now  agitated  by  a  friendly  contest  between 
Farmer  Soger  Magee  and  Farmer  James  Thompson.  In  regard 
to  some  hay  which  passed  from  Mr.  Mue.ec>  possession  into  Mr. 
Thompson's  hands.  It  appeals  (bat  while  Mr.  Magee  was  on  his 
way  to  the  station,  be  pvr,  iiv.d  Mr.  Thompson  mounted  on  bis 
celebrated  horse,  Electioneer,  Jr..  and  shouted  loudly  to  him: 
••  Thompson,  you  can  have  (hat  hay  on  my  place  for  your  cow." 
Mr.  Thompson  bowed  to  his  saddle  bow,  like  I  knight  of  old,  and 
dashed  back  to  secure  the  hay  from  Mr.  Kotlrele.  who  manages 
Mr.  Magee's  model  farm,  ami  was  just  then  devising  a  handsome 
vane  for  the  outer  gate— a  bottle  with  a  gigantic  corkscrew  inserted 
therein,  giving  at  the  sligbest  puff,  an  accurate  idea  of  how  the 
wind  blew.  The  hay  was  removed  to  Mr.  Thompson's  barn  for  the 
use  of  "The  Duchess,"  .Mr.  Thompson's  Jersey.  The  valuable  ani- 
mal ate  heartily  of  the  hay,  but  that  evening  her  udder  became 
constipated,  and  she  refused  to  yield  her  customary  ninety-four 
quarts  of  milk  per  diem.  Now,  Mr.  Magee  swears  the  bay  was 
good  hay,  but  Farmer  Thompson's  veterinary  surgeon  declares 
that  it  was  so  mixed  with  old  corks  that  it  will  be  a  miracle  if 
the  cow  ever  recovers  from  the  effects  of  that  one  hearty  meal. 
Therefore  the  valley  is  divided  into  Mageeites  and  Thompsonites, 
and  it  is  possible  that  the  U.  S.  troops  may  be  called  out  to  quell 
the  impending  disturbance. 

THE  increasing  emigration  of  Americans  to  Sausalito  is  not  re- 
lished by  the  British  residents.  Although  many  young  men 
born  in  the  United  Sthtes  endeavor  to  copy  the  methods  and,  in 
many  cases,  the  eccentricities  of  the  native  Sausalitans,  still  their 
crudities  and  imperfections  are  not  enjoyed  by  the  English.  A 
clerk  in  a  wholeshle  drugstore,  a  new  emigrant,  after  dislocating 
his  jaw  in  endeavoring  to  say  "  nawsty,"  was  compelled  to  culti- 
vate friendly  relations  with  his  own  countrymen,  as  the  British 
would  have  hrve  nothing  to  do  with  him  because  they  said  he 
smelt  of  carbolic  acid.  He  protested  tbat  being  a  wholesaler  he 
belonged  to  their  "  ciawsse,"  but  they  would  not  have  it,  and  now 
he  is  banished  from  the  tennis  ground  and  frowned  upon  when  he 
goes  to  church.  If  Prince  George  should  happen  to  marry  an 
Americhn  girl,  which  is  not  at  all  likely,  the  feud  might  be  recon- 
ciled. Belvedere,  the  opposition  colony,  is  so  ultra  American  tbht 
starfish  and  striped  bass  is  the  regular  breakfast  dish  for  the  true 
Belvederan. 

THE  disruption  of  Montgomery  street  for  the  laying  of  the 
Edison  pipes  has  been  such  a  boon  to  that  large  proportion  of 
the  Montgomery  street  population  which  has  nothing  to  do  but 
admire  the  Mills  building  or  the  patrol  wagon,  that  it  seems  a 
shame  those  ditches  should  ever  be  filled  in.  Statesmen  of  the  Cal- 
ifornia street  corner,  mining  speculators  of  the  Pine  street  corner, 
mud  hens,  beggars  and  peddlers  have  all  reaped  much  enjoyment 
from  the  contemplation  of  a  gang  of  Irishmen  at  work.  It  is  a 
question  whether  these  pleasurable  thrills  have  proceeded  from  the 
delicous  comparison  between  the  human  body  at  labor,  as  exem- 
plified in  the  workmen,  and  the  human  body  in  repose,  as  exem- 
plified in  their  own.  The  mere  ditch  has  not  much  to  do  with  it, 
except,  perhaps  the  conviction  that  if  one  of  those  gazers  fell  into 
it,  and  broke  his  or  her  useless  leg,  there  would  be  a  chance  to  sue 
somebody  for  damages. 

A  MONTREAL  journal,  The  Canadian  Queen,  is  on  the  Kinchin 
lay,  or  translated,  is  trapping  our  young  people  on  this  coast 
by  an  ingenious,  if  rather  antique,  method.  A  so-called  puzzle, 
so  simple  that  an  unkempt  idiot  could  guess  it,  is  inserted,  and 
the  most  magnificent  promises  made  to  those  who  are  successful, 
idiots  or  otherwise.  They  are  required  to  send  on  a  certain  num- 
ber of  stamps  to  get  the  paper.  This  they  do,  most  of  them. 
Then  they  are  informed  that  they  have  made  a  successful  guess, 
but  before  the  magnificent  prize  is  forwarded  to  them  they  must 
enclose  three  dollars  to  the  publishers.  This  the  most  of  them 
don't  do.  It  is  clearly  a  breach  of  faith  between  the  publishers 
and  the  subscribers.  But  we  cannot  expect  anything  from  Canada 
until  we  annex  her. 

THE  rumor  that  a  number  of  titled  Englishmen  and  women  will 
shortly  visit  California,  and  "do  the  Yosemite,"  is  confirmed 
by  a  letter  to  a  tourist  in  this  city  who  is  nearly  related  to  the 
Duke  of  Doncaster,  who  will  be  one  of  the  party.  But  this  time, 
warned  by  the  fate  of  the  last  ducal  party,  the  tourists  will  bring 
their  boiled  shirts  along.  The  other  swells  went  to  dine  with  a 
Nob  Hill  Baron  in  neligee  costume,  and  the  Baron,  very  wisely, 
arose  at  the  end  of  the  soup  course,  with  his  American  guests,  and 
let  the  "  dook  "  and  his  crowd  get  through  the  fish  and  entrees  with 
the  best  appetites  they  could  command.  They  left,  however,  be- 
fore the  roast  was  brought  in,  and  they  felt  so  mean  that  a  Coun- 
tess had  to  put  her  coronet  in  the  pocket  of  her  duster  because 
she  said  it  made  her  head  ache. 

PARK  COMMISSIONER  STOW  took  C.  P.  Huntington  out  for 
a  ride  in  the  Park,  and  a  few  days  afterward  the  railroad  mag- 
nate presented  $25,000  to  the  Park  fund  for  the  construction  of  a 
cascade.  In  his  letter  to  Stow,  Mr.  Huntington  says  the  silent 
influences  of  the  Park  convinced  him.  Here  is  a  hint  for  all 
those  Commissioners  who  may  come  after  the  very  sagacious  Mr. 
Stow.  Let  them  spread  their  nets  for  millionaires  and  lead  them 
among  the  flowers,  and  conservatories,  and  other  beauties  of  the 
Park,  and  just  at  tbe  right  moment,  whistle  for  the  silent  influ- 
ences to  come  along  and  get  in  their  work. 


18 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  30,  1892. 


iC&^FfcHPewr^ 


STREET  DEPARTMENT  FRAUDS  are  cropping  out  in  every 
direction.  An  earthquake  that  would  yawn  very  wide, 
and  solely  for  the  purpose  of  swalluwing  op  San  Francisco's  Street 
Department,  tooth  and  nail,  would  earn  the  heartfelt  thankful- 
ness of  every  resident  of  this  city  who  has  not  a  finger  in  the  pie. 
Real  estate  men  would  celebrate  such  an  event,  and  be  inclined  to 
commemorate  the  day  upon  which  it  occurred,  as  a  red-letter  day 
for  the  real  estate  market. 

Here  is  a  paragraph  about  San  Francisco,  from  Tevis  &  Fisher's 
new  Real  Estate  Journal,  that  is  well  worth  preserving:  "  Gifted 
with  a  location  that  commands  the  Pacific  and  challenges  the 
competition  of  all  other  seaports  in  the  world,  this  city  has  in  it 
all  the  elements  of  success  aud  unrivaled  greatness.  The  won- 
derful development  of  the  city  since  its  inception  was  the  result 
of  keen  observation  on  the  part  of  those  fresh  from  older  locali- 
ties; the  first  fever  of  excitement  has  passed  away,  and  that 
stage  of  permanent  improvement  is  now  here,  which  is  calling  at- 
tention of  the  shrewdest  in  all  the  money  centers  of  the  world." 

Id  this  connection  it  is  not  out  of  place  to  quote  the  observa- 
tions of  a  visiting  stranger  to  our  city,  and  no  less  a  distinguished 
one  than  Carter  H.  Harrison,  thrice  Mayor  of  Chicago,  and  now 
the  owner  and  editor  of  one  of  her  great  daily  papers:  "  I  hear 
you  home  people  grumbling  sometimes  that  San  Francisco  does 
not  grow  more  rapidly,"  says  he,  >■  but  to  a  stranger  like  myself, 
your  growth  appears  little  less  marvelous  than  that  of  Chicago 
itself.  This  is  not  my  first  visit  to  your  city,  nor,  I  hope,  the 
last,  but  each  time  I  come  it  seems  to  me  you  have  grown 
and  expanded  wonderfully.  True,  you  don't  grow  sky  scrapers 
as  thickly  as  my  city,  but  then  you  don't  need  them  as  badly, 
and,  after  all,  the  best  evidence  of  a  city's  permanent  prosperity 
is  in  the  growth  of  her  homes.  When  I  ride  out  on  the  cable 
cars  and  see  your  myriads  of  beautiful  homes  and  cottages  dot- 
ting the  hillsides  in  every  direction,  I  know  you  are  a  happy 
and  prosperous  people,  and  that  you  only  grumble  once  in  awhile 
just  to  keep  your  hand  in.  I  would  put  money  in  San  Francisco 
real  estate  as  safely  as  in  the  Bank  of  England,  and  get  a  much 
bigger  rate  of  interest,  too.  You  Western  people  are  not  satis- 
fied unless  you  are  booming  things  all  the  time,  but  booms  have 
their  reactions,  and,  after  all,  there  is  nothing  like  steady,  sub- 
stantial growth.  When  it  has  once  fairly  set  in  it  may  be  relied 
upon.  It  is  a  tangible  quality,  and  never  goes  back  on  a  city 
that  has  the  natural  advantages  to  back  it  up.  I  consider  San 
Francisco  real  estate  a  sure  thing,  from  the  bay  to  the  ocean, 
every  inch  of  it." 

An  exceptional  offer  of  fine  residence  property  is  that  made  by 
McAfee,  Baldwin  &  Himmjnd,  who  will  sell  under  the  ham- 
mer, at  the  Real  Estate  Exchange,  on  Thursday,  May  5th,  thirty- 
seven  lots,  none  less  than  3-1  feet  frontage,  on  Vallejo,  Scott, 
Devisadero  and  Union  streets.  Each  has  an  unobstructed  view 
of  the  bay,  Golden  Gate,  Tamalpais  and  the  Presidio.  This  prop- 
erty is  easy  of  access  from  the  Jackson-street,  Pacific-avenue  or 
Union-street  line  of  cars.  It  is  the  choicest  part  of  the  cele- 
brated Greenwich  Park.  The  terms  of  the  sale  are  very  reason- 
able, being  only  20  per  cent,  cash,  and  the  balance  being  payable 
in  four  years. 

The  sale  of  the  San  Francisco  and  North  Pacific  Coast  Railroad 
to  William  Graves,  the  Eastern  capitalist,  means  much  to  San 
Francisco  real  property.  It  means — if  it  means  anything — a 
ferry  at  the  foot  of  Powell  street,  increased  facilities  for  subur- 
banites to  get  in  and  out  of  the  city,  and  consequently  more 
people  coming  to  and  fro  from  San  Francisco,  more  business 
needs  and  facilities,  and  a  larger,  broader  sphere  for  successful 
real  estate  operations.  With  the  ngw  ferry,  San  Francisco  will 
have  a  new  and  thriving  suburb,  more  than  one  of  them,  in  fact, 
and  as  the  suburbs  grow,  so  grows  the  city,  which  gets  to  be  a 
larger  center.  As  the  outer  rim  expands,  the  spokes  must  be  in- 
creased, and  they  multiply  closer  at  the  bub  than  anywhere 
else. 

The  real  estate  market  is  in  a  healthy  condition,  though  the 
sales  are  perhaps  not  as  plentiful  as  could  be  wished  by  the  very 
large  number  engaged  in  the  business.  Those  who  have  good 
income-yielding  property  are  loth  to  dispose  of  it  except  for 
fancy  prices,  for  they  would  only  have  to  turn  around  to  find 
other  investments  for  their  money,  and  perhaps  not  fare  so  well 
by  so  doing.  They  have  faith  in  San  Francisco,  and  know  a  good 
thing  when  they  see  it. 

The  town  of  Eastland  in  Mill  Valley  has  made  remarkable 
strides  of  late.  Not  a  surburban  town  in  the  Slate  has  shown 
such  a  rapid  growth.  Twenty-five  new  houses  were  recently 
erected  there,  and  more  are  projected  and  under  way. 

The  opening  of  the  electric  road  was  certainly  an  event  in  the 
real  property  market,  for  the  road  brings  into  closer  connection 
with  the  city  much  property  which  was  before  comparatively 
isolated.  The  road  is  by  no  means  perfected  for  cars  now  have 
to  ran  five  minutes  apart.  It  is  to  be  hoped,  however,  that  the 
system  will  soon  be  as   complete  as  engineers  can  make  it.     The 


many  visitors  who  attended  the  opening  and  went  through  the 
engine  houses,  complimented  highly  the  triple  expansion  com- 
pound engines.  They  are  from  the  foundries  of  the  Risdon  Iron 
Works,  and  are  excellent  machines.  Both  engines  work  very 
well,  and  give  complete  satisfaction,  The  Risdon  Iron  Works 
has  contracts  for  about  twelve  electric  plants,  which  are  now 
under  way.  Most  careful  work  has  to  be  done  on  these  plants, 
the  best  workmanship  being  necessary  for  the  success  of  the 
machines.  They  have  made  a  great  success  of  all  the  work  of 
this  kind  turned  out  from  the  foundries,  and  are  certainly  deserv- 
ing of  very  high  praise  for  the  high  standard  they  maintain. 

Sbainwald,  Buckbee  &  Co.  are  offering  splendid  new  honses  on 
Pacific  avenue,  with  a  magnificent  marine  view.  They  are  hand- 
somely equipped  with  all  modern  conveniences,  and  may  be  pur- 
chased for  reasonable  prices  and  on  easy  terms. 


Republican  League    Banquet 

Will  be  held  at  the  Palace  Hotel  on  the  evening  of  Mav  5th,  8:30 
o'clock.  The  invitations  and  tickets  are  now  ready  at  J.  J.  Evans', 
-103 California  street,  Chairman  Reception  Committee.  Any  Repub- 
lican not  having  received  an  invitation  is  now  invited  to  procure  one. 

Kern  Valley  is  Improving, 

Not  booming,  but  steadily  forging  ahead  of  all  other  por- 
tions of  California.  The  rich,  warm  soil,  never  failing  water, 
and  equable  temperature  matures  fruit  and  stock, 

More  Rapidly  Than  Any  Other 

Section.  Eastern  people,  especially,  appreciating  that  fact, 
are  securing  desirable  locations,  erecting  houses,  and  laying 
the  foundation  for  a  future  income.    No  other 

Portion  of  the  Pacific  Coast 

offers  such  inducements  to  the  Investor  and  Homeseeker— 
400,000  acres  of  land,  all  under  the  most  extensive  system  of 
Irrigation  in  America,  is  owned  by  the  Kern  County  Land 
Company,  and  is  offered  for  sale  in  tracts  to  suit  on  reasona- 
ble terms.    Address 

KERN  COUNTY  LAND  CO., 

S.  W.  FERGUSSON,  Agent. 

nCpinCQ'  \Bakersfield,  California. 
Ul  I   lu.LO  .  J  tt  Post  Sireet,  San  Iranclsco,  <ala. 
Maps  and  Circulars  Free. 

NEW  HOUSES. 


Pacific  Avenue. 


MARINE    VIEW. 


THESE  houses  are  about  completed,  and  contain  salon  parlors, 
dining-room,  entrance  and  reception  halls,  breakfast-room,  kitchen 
and  butler's  pantry,  seven  bedrooms  and  two  bathrooms;  finished 
basement,  containing  supper  or  billiard  room,  storerooms,  etc.;  in- 
terior finish  in  oak  and  other  natural  woods,  with  frescoed  ceilings; 
range  and  gas  fixtures  included ;  prices  very  low  and  easy  terms  if  de- 
sired: see  these  houses  without  delay;  always  open  and  our  repre- 
sentative on  premises. 

Easy  Terms    if  Desired,  Monthly  Installments, 
or  Flat  Loan. 


SHAINWALO,  BUCKBEE  &  CO-,  A6ENTS. 

40  3-409  Montgomery  Street. 


ROUNTREE  BROS-.  Builders,  On  the  Premises. 


Corner  Clay  and  Sansome. 


April 


BAN  FKANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER 


19 


THK  failure  of  the  Si.  Paul  Is  sllll  a  topic  for  discussion  among 
underwriters.  What  seetus  remarkable  in  this  case,  is  that 
almost  the  very  day  they  suspended,  they  had  received  a  certifi- 
cate from  the  Minnesota  Insurance  Commissioner,  testifying  to 
their  solvent  condition.  Their  assets,  as  given  to  the  Commis- 
sion January  1,  1892.  were  $924,41  1.  against  liabilities  (including 
a  capital  of  $500,000)  of  $883. 375,  which  would  apparently  show 
a  net  surplus  of  $41,036.  But  their  investments  were  principally 
in  North  St.  Paul  property,  hard  to  dispose  of  at  almost  any 
figure. 

Underwriters  and  policy  holders  are  beginning  to  question 
whether,  after  all,  the  office  of  Insurance  Commissioner  is  of 
much  benefit  to  the  public,  since  examinations  are  rather  loose 
affairs  at  best,  and  do  not  prove  a  company's  standing  or  condi- 
tion. Especially  is  this  true  witb  regard  to  companies  foreign  to 
the  t'nited  States,  for  even  an  honest  and  conscientious  Com- 
missioner can  hardly  proceed  to  the  home  office  of  an  European 
company  and  make  an  examination  of  the  many  securities.  In 
fact,  he  has  no  way  of  determining  their  value  to  a  certainty,  or 
even  to  a  reliable  approximation,  as  he  has  little  or  no  chance  to 
judge  of  their  condition  from  the  reports  made  by  companies  to 
the  State  departments. 

Agents  are  yet  dissatisfied  more  than  ever  at  the  slow  collec- 
tions. Though  there  seems  to  be  no  lack  of  money  in  the  banks, 
there  evidently  is  a  lack  of  it  among  the  people.  But  while  the 
collections  have  been  slow,  the  fire  losses  have  been  moderate. 
One  can't  have  the  penny  and  the  bun,  too,  so  fire  underwriters, 
at  all  events,  are  not  inclined  to  complain  very  hard  just  now. 

There  promises  to  be  great  competition  this  year  for  the  grain 
insarance.  In  time  past  this  has  been  a  very  profitable  line  of 
business.  The  crops  are  good  this  year,  and  if  prices  are  main- 
tained, it  may  possibly  pay  for  the  increased  cost  of  getting 
which  the  fierce  competition  will  surely  bring  about.  The  Lon- 
don and  Lancashire  has  already  put  twenty  men  out  in  the  grain 
fields.  Sure  it  is,  at  least,  that  the  greatly  Increased  competition 
this  year  will,  in  some  measure — perhaps  correspondingly — re- 
duce the  profit  on  this  line. 

The  confirmation  of  the  negotiations  between  the  Palatine  and 
the  City  of  London  took  place  Monday,  and  although  it  has  not 
been  definitely  stated,  there  is  little  doubt  that  Mr.  Laton  will 
continue  his  present  management  of  the  Palatine  on  the  Pacific 
Coast. 

The  withdrawal  of  the  City  of  London  from  W.  J.  Callingham's 
office  gives  room  for  a  new  company  there.  Mr.  Callingham  is  an 
able  underwriter,  as  was  proved  by  the  fact  that  he  made  money 
for  the  City  of  London,  despite  the  numerous  rumors  of  reinsur- 
ance that  had  been  floating  around  for  weeks,  even  months  past. 
He  can  pull  successfully  against  great  odds,  and  is  well  liked  by 
the  agents. 

James  N.  Reynolds,  manager  of  the  Westchester  and  Roches- 
ter German,  is  once  more  at  his  desk,  after  an  illness  that  came 
near  ending  his  usefulness  in  the  insurance  world. 

As  before  stated,  there  is  no  reinsurance  in  the  deal  between 
the  Caledonia  and  the  Niagara.  The  Caledonia  has  been  well 
managed  on  the  Coast  by  George  W.  Spencer,  of  Balfour,  Guthrie 
&  Co. 'a  insurance  department.  Mr.  Spencer  has  had  it  ever  since 
its  advent  on  the  Coast. 

The  Underwriter's  Fire  Patrol,  of  this  city,  has  published  its 
quarterly  statement,  showing  the  net  business  done  by  the  lead- 
ing companies  in  this  city,  in  the  following  order:  London  and 
Lancashire,  $34,400;  Liverpool,  London  and  Globe,  $20,100;  Al- 
liance, $18,800;  Fireman's  Fund,  $18,600;  State  Investment,  $18,- 
100;  California,  $16,300;  Commercial  Union,  $16,000.  This  makes 
a  good  showing  for  the  California  institutions,  and  the  fact  that 
they  have  such  a  large  share  of  the  local  business  makes  the  for- 
eign companies  anxious  to  get  a  footing  here. 

In  its  acceptance  of  the  business  of  the  California  Insurance 
Company,  the  Fireman's  Fund  has  given  another  instance  of  its 
enterprise  and  push.  The  deal  has  been  widely  spoken  of  by 
underwriters  as  the  event  of  the  year,  and  from  every  hand  un- 
stinting commendation  has  been  bestowed  upon  the  Fireman's 
Fund.  The  latter  is  by  far  one  of  the  most  reliable  companiss 
doing  business  in  the  United  States.  The  sound  financial  policy 
it  pursued  since  its  inception  quickly  put  it  in  the  front  ranks  of 
fire  insurance  corporations,  where  it  is  likely  to  stay  for  many 
years  to  come.  It  is  known  as  a  sound  company  the  world  over. 
Bernard  Faymonville,  the  able  Secretary,  deserves  no  little  share 
of  the  credit  for  the  smoothness  and  expedition  with  which  the 
city  business  was  transferred.  He  is  a  careful  and  brilliant  financier. 
So  complete  was  his  system  in  handling  the  affair,  that  in  forty- 
eight  hours  all  the  city  business  of  the  California  was  transferred 
to  the  books  of  the  purchasing  company,  and  in  one  week  from 
the  time  the  arrangement  was  made,  the  entire  work  of  re-insur- 
ance was  completed.  Vice  President  Dutton's  skilled  hand  was 
seen  to  advantage  in  the  latter  work,  and  to  him  must  be  given 
much  praise.     Gus  Newell,  now  Assistant  Secretary  of  the  marine 


department  of  the  Fireman'.,  Kund,  at.lv  leoonded  M  r.  Meyer  in  ar- 
ranging the  transfer  of  stock.,  and  turned  an  honest  penny 
thereby  for  himself.  Mr.  Newell  had  000  shares  in  the  California, 
and  in  l he  deal  his  profit  was  about  |84  a  share.  Mr.  Meyer  had 
1,100  shares.  His  profit  was  also  very  considerable.  Although 
Mr.  Bromwell  w.ll  not  have  the  California  management  any 
longer,  he  is  not  bereft  of  all  interest  in  the  underwriting  wo.ld 
He  is  an  able,  even  brilliant,  underwriter,  who  has  been  more 
than  ordinarily  successful  in  times  past,  and  he  will  doubtless 
maintain  his  rank  at  the  head  of  the  profession.  He  still  retains 
the  general  agency  of  the  Peopled  Fire,  of  New  Hampshire. 


MILL  VALLEY. 

The  new  map  of  additional  subdi- 
vision is  now  ready,  and  visitors  can 
obtain  full  information  at  the  office  of 
the  Company,  in  Eastland,  or  at  416 
Montgomery  street,  Rooms  3  and  4. 


CALIFORNIA 

GOVEENMBNT 


LANDS 


In  the  beautiful  HONEY  LAKE  VALLEY.  Level, 
deep  black  sediment  soil,  ready  to  plow,  finely 
sheltered,  matchkssclimate,  abuudant  fuel  and  water, 
cheap  lumber,  local  and  outside  markets.  Railroad 
already  built  through  the  Valley,  An  extensive  water 
system  now  building  will  bring  the  land  under  irriga- 
tion and  high  development  within  two  years.  The 
lands  can  be  TAKEN  UP  WITHOUT  RESIDENCE 
under  the  Desert  Act.  Wheat,  (50  bushels*)  barley, 
(65  bushels,)  oats,  corn,  alfalfa,  bops,  vegetables  and 
fruits  are  grown.  EMPLOYMENT  AT  GOOO 
WAGES,  for  both  men  and  teams,  wilbe  given  settlers 
by  the  Water  Company  to  pay  for  water  rights.  Tha 
lands  titled  and  watered  are  graded  $40  to  $100  an 
acre.  The  chance  is  a  rare  one,  for  home  seekers  and 
investors.  Send  4-cent  stamp  for  particulars  to  Fred. 
W.  Lake,  Secretary,  Flood  Building,  San  Francisco, 
CaL 

ANNUAL 

SPRING 

SALE. 

OF 

Road,  Harness,  Work  and  Draft 

HORSES 

AND 

SHETLAND    PONIES, 

From  tlie  Kanelios  of  3.  j;  Haggln,  Esq.,  will  take  place  on 

Tuesday  and  Wednesday,  May  10  &  11th,  1892, 

AT    10  A.  M.,  AT  SALESYARD, 

Corner  Market  Street  and  Van  Ness  Avenue,  San  Francisco. 

The  horses  will  be  at  the    yard  on  Saturday, 
May  7th.     Catalogues  are  now  ready. 

KILLIP  &  CO.,  Live-Stock  Auctioneers 

33  MONTGOMERY  ST. 

COKE— CHEAPEST  FUEL! 

Reduction  in  Price. 

Wholesale  (50  bbls.  or  more),  80c.  per  bbl.    Retail  (any  quantity 
under  50  bbls.),  00c.  per  bbl. 

AT  THE  WORKS  OP 

THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  GASLIGHT  COMPANY, 
HOWARD  AND  FIRST  STS..  and  FOOT  OF  SECOND  STREET. 

FORREST     HOUSE, 

SANTA  CRUZ  MOUNTAINS, 
A  desirable  place  to  spend  your  vacation,    Situated  on  Los  Gatos  Creek, 
a  few  minutes   walk  from  Alma  Station,  on  S.  P.  0.  R.  R.    Fine  Hunting 
and  Fishing.    Terms  reasonable. 

C.  E.  BROWN,  Proprietor,  Alma,  Cal. 


20 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  30,  1892. 


THE    SWEET    GIRL    GRADUATES. 


THE  season  of  school  graduations  drawetb  nigh,  and  soon  the 
sweet  girl  graduates  will  don  tbeir  white  robes,  mount  the 
platform,  read  their  compositions,  nay  their  essays,  receive  their 
floral  tributes,  and  at  once  become  young  ladies.  But,  oh,  what 
a  fuss  and  feathers  about  the  preliminaries!  If  the  history  of 
some  of  the  graduations  of  the  Girls'  High  School  in  former  years 
could  be  written,  it  would  disclose  rivalries,  feelings  that  ran  high, 
and  charges  hinting  at  a  conspiracy  to  give  the  honor  of  being 
valedictorian  to  some  certain  girl  who  had  an  influential  relation 
in  political  circles.  I  know  what  I  am  talking  about.  With 
three  divisions  of  the  Senior  class,  each  under  a  separate  teacher, 
there  had  been  three  number  one  girls  during  the  year.  At  the 
close  of  the  term,  the  choice  for  valedictorian  had  to  be  narrowed 
down  to  but  one.  Of  course  each  teacher  desired  the  honor  of 
having  that  one  from  her  division.  Then  wasn't  there  a  timel 
The  teachers  bad  taught  certain  branches  to  all  the  girls  in  de- 
partments, so  each  marked  the  examination  papers  in  her  special 
studies.  Such  a  close  shaving  of  marks,  such  a  splitting  of  hairs, 
such  adding  up  of  fifths  and  eights  of  credits,  such  revisions  and 
re-examinations  of  papers,  such  discussions  with  closed  doors, 
such  frigidity  among  the  teachers  1  It  was  all  very  edifying. 
Then  the  preparation  of  the  essays  themselves.  What  a  farce  it 
all  is  1  For  instance,  during  the  three  years  of  the  Boys'  High 
School  course,  the  pupils  have  been  required  to  write  upon  sub- 
jects designated  by  the  teachers.  At  the  last  moment  the  gradu- 
ate is  told,  "  Write  your  graduating  essay.  Choose  your  own  sub- 
ject, but  before  you  write  upon  it,  talk  it  over  with  rae."  So  far, 
so  good.  But  when  the  boy  or  girl  goes  with  bis  subject  to  the 
teacher,  and  proceeds  to  unfold  the  divisions  oi  the  subject,  and 
set  forth  the  proposed  plan  of  treatment,  what  does  the  teacher 
do?  Does  he  place  himself  at  the  same  point  of  view  from  which 
his  pupil  isjtaking  his  mental  outlook?  does  he  judge  the  work, 
criticizing  it  from  that,  the  only  proper  standpoint?  Oh,  no!  He 
cuts  and  slashes  through  the  pupil's  plan;  he  is  not  in  sympathy 
with  the  subject,  or  he  wishes  another  line  of  thought  followed, 
until  the  unity  of  the  idea  is  lost,  and  the  essay  is  a  thing  of 
shreds  and  patches.  It  is  not  his,  it  is  not  the  pupil's,  it  is  a  mix- 
ture, a  conglomeration  of  the  pupil's  ideas,  the  master's  inter- 
ruptions and  suggestions.  It  is  impossible  for  a  girl  graduate  to 
look  at  a  subject  in  the  same  light  as  does  her  teacher;  it  is  im- 
possible for  the  undeveloped  brain,  the  partially  trained  mental 
powers  to  have  the  same  intellectual  conception  of  an  idea  as  is 
held  by  one  in  the  zenith  of  his  mental  development.  It  is  folly 
to  expect  it.  If  a  pupil  about  to  graduate  is  not  able  to  write  an 
essay  by  himself,  without  its  being  so  imperative  that  every  line 
must  pass  under  the  teacher's  correcting  and  remodeling  hand, 
then  our  boasted  public  school  system  has  failed  in  a  most  essen- 
tial feature,  in  teaching  the  art  of  expression.  But  I  do  not  be- 
lieve that  it  has  failed.  Some  of  its  representatives  are  cranks.  I 
once  had  a  teacher  who  was  known  as  "  The  Bible  Lady,"  be- 
cause she  was  so  fond  of  scriptural  quotations.  Once  she  insisted 
upon  a  girl's  using  eleven  texts  in  a  composition  that  covered  but 
one  side  of  a  half  sheet  of  foolscap]  The  girl  rebelled,  so  nine 
were  struck  out.  The  same  teacher  had  a  most  elaborate  way  of 
correcting  compositions.  She  was  the  exponent  of  the  elaborate, 
the  mechanical  style,  and  it  took  about  a  year  to  get  out  of  the 
ruts  into  which  she  managed  to  press  us.  Thank  fortune,  she  no 
longer  picks  out  quotations  from  the  Bible.  She  long  ago  resigned. 
There  are  other  teachers  who  should  follow  her  example. 


THE  only  way  that  has  been  found  to  defeat  the  purposes  of 
the  Australian  ballot  law  is  through  the  dark  gate  of  illiteracy. 
If  a  voter  swears  that  he  cannot  read  nor  write  he  may  have  as- 
sistance in  preparing  bis  ballot.  A  corrupt  elector  need  but  say 
that  he  is  illiterate,  to  sell  his  vote  and  make  its  delivery  sure  be- 
yond a  doubt.  In  view  of  this  fact,  a  duty  would  seem  to  de- 
volve on  the  next  Legislature.  It  is«to  strike  out  this  clause.  In 
this  age,  the  maa  who  cannot  read  nor  write  is  not  worthy  of 
consideration.  He  should  scarcely  be  endowed  with  the  right  of 
franchise,  and  no  great  social  and  political  reform  should  be 
allowed  to  fail  because  of  him.     Repeal  the  clause. 


A  YOUNG  gentleman  who  was  to  have  played  the  flute  one 
evening  this  week,  got  an  attack  of  vertigo  as  he  arrived  at 
the  door  of  the  Metropolitan  Temple,  and  wandered  around  aim- 
lessly for  hours.  Without  any  reflection  upon  that  young  gentle- 
man's talent,  how  blessed,  oh  sweetSt.  Cecelia,  would  it  be  if  nine 
out  of  ten  of  our  virtuosos,  whether  flute,  banjo,  violin  or  mando. 
lin,  were  stricken  with  vertigo  and  wandered  to  the  Mission,  or 
the  Presidio,  or  the  cemetery,  or  an  any  place,  to  be  far,  far  away 
from  his  audience. 


MR.  JOHN  HAYES  HAMMOND,  the  talented  young  mining 
engineer  of  California,  has  just  declined  an  offer  of  $15,000 
a  year  to  take  charge  of  the  South  African  mines  of  a  London 
corporation,  the  name  of  which  is  a  synonym  for  wealth,  the 
world  over.  Mr.  Hammond  was  forced  to  decline  the  offer,  which 
was  quite  a  compliment  iu  itself,  irrespective  of  the  pecuniary 
consideration,  owing  to  the  number  of  important  business  inter- 
ests which  are  under  his  charge  on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic. 


OFFICE     OF 


The  Hibernia  Savings  &  Loan  Soc'y-, 

N.  E.  Cor.  Montgomery  and  Post  Streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  April  25,  1892. 


NOTICE! 


THE  HIBERNIA  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY, 

Being  about  to  remove  to  its  new  Bank  Building,  on  the  northwest  corner 
of  McAllister  and  Joaes  streets,  offers  for  sale  the  premises  now  occupied 
by  it  as  its  banking  house,  situate  on  the  N.  E.  CORNER  OF  MONTGOM- 
ERY, POST  AND  MARKET  STREETS,  fronting  62  feet  6  inches  on  Mont- 
gomery street,  58  feet  ll}^  inches  on  Post  street,  and  7  feet  4^  inches  on 
Market  street. 

Sealed  offers  for  the  purchase  will  be  received  on  or  before  MAY  11, 1892 
at  12  o'clock  noon,  at  which  time  all  offers  made  will  be  opened  and 
passed  on  by  the  Board  of  Directors,  the  Board  of  Directors  reserving  the 
right  to  reject  all  or  any  of  said  offers. 

DIAGRAM  OF  PROPERTY. 


«2?i 


POST  STREET. 


R.  J.  TOBIN,  Secretary. 


MENLO  PARK. 


THOSE  desiring  elegant  villa  Tracts  near  Menlo  Park  should 
not  fail  to  view  the  charming 

POLHEMUS  TRACT, 

Near  Fair  Oaks  Station.  Lovely  growth  of  heavy  oaks;  moun- 
tain water  pipes  to  each  subdivision;  direct  roads  to  the  great 
Stanford  University;  near  main  thoroughfare  from  San  Fran- 
cisco to  San  Jose.  Nine  daily  trains  to  this  city;  rich  soil;  de- 
sirable neighbors;  many  pieces  sold;  homes  under  construction; 
in  5  and  8  acre  pieces;  all  the  requisites  of  health,  comfort  or 
pleasure.     Call   or  write  to 

EASTON,  ELDRIDGE  &  CO., 

SOLE   AGENTS, 

638  Market  Street  San  Francisco. 
LAVER,    MULLANY    &,   LAVER, 

ARCHITECTS, 

Furnish  plans,  specifications,  and  Superintendence  for  the  construoMou 
or  renovation  of  dwelling  houses,  and  every  description  of  building. 
Office:  93  Flood  Building, Cor.  4th  and  Market  Sis.,  S.  F. 


April  80,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


21 


*T  THE  VERY 
1       PORTALS  OF  THE 
QOLDEN  CflTE 

"Where  radiant  nature's  favors  are 
with  larish  hand  bestowed."    .    .    . 


Prizej  on  Pacific 
Heiqhtj"  at  Auction 


DR.  McLEAN'S  RESIDENCE, 
PACIFIC  AVENUE  AND  DEVIBADERO  STREET. 


N1 


London  has  her  historic  Thames; 

Paris  has  her  winding  Seine; 

New  York  glories  in  her  noble  Hudson; 

San  Francisco  triumphs  in  her  Golden  Gate. 

["EVER  before  in  the  history  of  the  marvelous  growth  and 

improvement   of   the   Western   Addition   has   such   an 

opportunity  been  offered  to  purchase  the  prizes  of  Pacific  Height!! 

at   auction.      Eight  adjoining   fifty-vara   lots   at   the   very   zenith 

of   the   city's  residential   glory, — what    more    can    be    said    that 

..*■«„.-- •.  .■-'-"  ■  would   not   be   superfluous? 

Thirty -seven  individual  lots, 
none  of  less  than  34  feet  front- 
age, on  Vallejo,  Scott,  Devisa- 
dero,  Green  or  Union  streets, 
each  with  an  unobstructed  view 
of  the  Golden  Gate,  all  the 
majesties  of  the  bay,  the  noble 
front  of  Tamalpais  and  the  ever- 
green enclosure  of  the  vast 
Presidio. 


RESIDENCE  OF  ALBERT  GALLATIN,  ESS. 
N.  W.  COR.  JACKSON  AM)  SCOTT  6THEETS. 


*   E 


niNENCES  WORTHY  OF 
THE   VaLAtEJ  OF   KINQJ 


* 


T 


^IS  exceptional  property  is  part  of  the  celebrated 
Baldwin  "Greenwich  Park,"  and  in  many  ways,  the 
choicest  part.  It  is  exceptionally  easy  of  access  from  the  Jackson, 
the  Pacific  Avenue  or  the  Union  Street  cable  lines.  To  estimate 
the  future  increase  in  the  value  of  such  exceptional  property  would 
be  foolhardy.  Suffice  it  to  say,  that  the  lots  are  to  be  sold  for 
what  thev  will  bring   under  the  hammer  on  May  5.     The  terms 

of  the  sale  are  unusually  liber- 
al,— being  only  20%  cash,  the 
balance  being  payable  within 
four  years. 


Tbursci&y, 

At  the  Real  Esiait  Exchange, 


& 


REislO-N    E  OF  W     F.  HERRIN,  ESQ. 

BHOAOWAV     «NH    SnOTT    BTttPCT 


10  Montgomery  Street. 


The  finest  marine  view  prop- 
erty ever  offered 

AT  AUCTION 

within    the    history    of    the 
city. 

Tale  Pacific  Avenue  Cars  to  Scotl  S. 


Cable  ears  out  Union  street 
will  be  running  past  the 
property  about  May  10th. 


Franchise  Applied  for  on  Broadway  &  Devisadero. 
terms: 

Only  one-fifth  Cash  ;    Bal- 
ance in  1,  2,  3  and  4  years. 


22 


SAN  PKANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  30,  1892. 


WRITING  in  Notes  and  Queries,  Mr.  George  Clinch  says:  There  is  a 
very  curious  custom,  and  one  of  great  antiquity,  which  prevails 
after  the  dinners  at  Clifford's  Inn.  That  society  is  divided  into 
two  sections — the  Principal  and  Aules,  and  the  Junior  or 
«»  Kentish  Men."  When  the  meal  is  over,  the  chairman  of  the 
Kentish  Men,  standing  up  at  the  Junior  table,  bows  gravely  to 
the  Principal,  takes  from  the  hand  of  a  servitor  standing  by,  four 
small  rolls  of  bread,  silently  dashes  them  three  times  on  the  table, 
and  then  pushes  them  down  to  the  further  end  of  the  board, 
whence  they  are  removed.  Perfect  silence  is  preserved  during 
this  mystic  ceremony.  It  has  been  suggested  by  some  antiquaries, 
that  this  singular  custom  typi6es  offering  to  Ceres,  who  first 
taught  mankind  the  use  of  laws,  and  originated  those  peculiar  or- 
naments of  civilization,  their  expounders,  the  lawyers.  It  ap- 
pears that  the  four  little  loaves  are  baked  together  so  as  to  form  a 
cross,  and  that  the  chairman,  raising  this  symbol  above  his  head, 
strikes  it  down  on  the  table  three  times.  This  has  been  supposed 
to  have  reference  to  the  three  persons  of  the  Trinity.  The  re- 
moval of  the  little  loaves  along  the  table  is  supposed  to  intimate 
that  what  is  left  of  the  repast  is  to  go  to  the  poor.  Till  a  few 
years  ago,  this  was  done,  a  number  of  old  women  waiting  at  the 
buttery  to  receive  the  broken  meats.  The  only  toasts  are  "  An- 
cient "  and  "  Honorable  "  and  •<  Absent  Members,"  and  no  speeches 
are  allowed.  Leigh  Hunt  declares  that  there  are  three  things  to 
notice  in  Clifford's  Inn ;  its  little  bit  of  turf  and  trees,  its  quiet,  and 
its  having  been  the  residence  of  Robert  Paltock,  author  of  the  curi- 
ous narrative  of  •  <  Peter  Wilkins,"  with  its  flying  women. 

Benjamin  Robert  Hayden  found  it  very  necessary  to  be  on  good 
terms  with  his  trades-people,  and  on  one  occasion  he  invited  his 
butcher  to  inspect  his  studio.  "  I  found  him  in  great  admiration  of 
"  Alexander,"  says  Hayden.  «'  Quite  alive,  sir."  "  I  am  glad  you 
think  so."  "  Yes,  sir.  But,  as  I  have  often  said  to  my  sister,  you 
couldn't  have  painted  that  picture  if  you  hadn't  ate  my  meat,  sir !  " 
"  Very  true,  Mr.  Sowerby."  "  Ah,  sir,  I  have  a  fancy  for  genus,  sir! 
Mrs.  Siddons,  sir,  ate  my  meat.  Never  was  such  a  woman  for 
chops,  sir!  She  was  a  wonderful  crayture!  When  she  used  to 
act  that  there  character,  you   see — that   there   woman,   sir,    that 

murders  a  king   between   'em "     "Lady  Macbeth."     "That's 

it,  sir.  I  used  to  get  up  behind  her  carridge  with  the  butler  when 
she  acted,  and  I  used  to  see  her  looking  quite  wild-like,  and  all 
the  people  frightened.  '  Aha,  my  lady,'  says  I — '  if  it  wasn't  for 
my  meat,  though,  you  wouldn't  be  able  to  do  that! '  "  "  Mr. 
Sowerby,  you  seem  to  be  a  man  of  feeling.  Will  you  take  a  glass 
of  wine  ?  "  After  a  bow  or  so,  down  he  sat,  and  by  degrees  his 
heart  opened.  "  You  see,  sir,  I  have  fed  Mrs.  Siddons,  John  Kem- 
ble,  Charles  Kemble,  Stephen  Kemble,  and  Madame  Catalani,  sir, 
Morland  the  painter,  and — I  beg  your  pardon — and  you,  sir." 
"  Mr.  Sowerby,  you  do  me  honor."  "  Madame  Catalani,  sir,  was 
a  wonderful  woman  for  sweet-breads.  But  the  Kemble  family, 
sir,  the  gentlemen,  rump-steaks  and  kidneys  in  general  was  their 
taste.     But  Mrs.  Siddons,  sir,  she  liked  chops!  " 

Rev.  J.  Sibile,  who  is  now  writing  on  the  folklore  of  Malagasy 
birds  in  the  Madagascar  News,  points  out  that  the  Malagasy  have 
a  series  of  proverbs  strikingly  like  those  current  in  Western  Eu- 
rope. The  guinea-fowl  is  mentioned  in  a  good  many  of  them. 
Thus,  an  assemblage  of  people  who  are  subject  to  the  same  chief- 
tain are  termed  "  akanga  tsy  roa  volo  " — "guinea-fowls  of  the 
same  plumage,"  or,  as  we  would  say,  "birds  of  a  feather."  The 
difficulty  of  catching  the  creature  is  referred  to  in  the  saying: 
"  Seeing  a  beautifully  marked  guinea-fowl,  and  throwing  away  the 
fowl  at  home  in  one's  house,"  or,  in  other  words,  "  A  bird  in  hand 
is  worth  two  in  the  bush."  Our  maxim,  "  Union  is  strength," 
becomes  in  Malagasy  "  Guinea-fowls"in  a  flock  are  not  scattered 
by  the  dogs."  The  Malagasy  who  chances  to  find  a  partridge's 
nest  is,  according  to  Sakavala  superstition,  placed  in  an  awkward 
predicament.  If  he  should  break  the  eggs  he  causes  the  death  of 
his  father!  But  if  he  does  not  break  them  he  causes  the  death  of 
his  mother!  His  fix  is,  however,  not  so  serious  as  might  at  first 
be  imagined ;  for,  as  a  matter  of  fact,  it  is  very  difficult  to  discover 
a  partridge's  nest,  and  the  probability  is  that  the  superstition 
owes  its  origin  to  this  circumstance. 

Belvedere  "Villa  Sites. 

The  villa  sites  at  Belvedere  are,  without  any  exception,  the  most 
beautiful  in  the  State.  They  are  being  rapidly  taken  by  people  who 
desire  pleasant  summer  residences,  and  the  peninsula  now  has  quite 
a  large  colony  of  San  Franciscans  well  known  in  the  social  world. 
The  charms  of  Belvedere  are  its  balmy  climate,  its  beautiful  sur- 
roundings, and  the  magnificent  views  to  be  obtained  from  its  tree- 
covered  hill  tops.  It  is  within  view  of  the  city,  and  is  just  the  very 
place  where  one  can  enjoy  his  dolcc  far  niente.  There  is  no  trouble 
about  land  titles  there,  for  Belvedere's  title  is  in  a  United  States 
patent.  It  is  guaranteed  by  the  California  Title  Insurance  and 
Trust  Company.  The  lots  not  yet  taken  may  be  ascertained  from 
Tevis  &  Fisher,  the  real  estate  agents,  of  16  Post  street,  who  have  entire 
control  of  the  property. 


i3srsTJK-A_35rcE. 


REMOVAL! 
HOME  MUTUAL  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

Now  Occupies  Premises  at  the  N.  E.  Cor.  California  and  Sansome 

Sts.,   8.  F.,  Lately  Vacated  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  Bank. 

Twenty-seventh  Annual  Exhibit. 

January  l ,  1891. 

INCORPORATED   A.   D.    1864. 

Losses  p'd  since  organi'n.?3, 175,759.21 1  Reinsurance  Reserve 1266,043.59 

Assets  January  1, 1891...     867,512.19    Capital  paid  up,  Gold. .. .      800,000.00 
Surplus  for  policy  holders    844,944.69  |  Net  Surplus  over  ev'yth'g      278,901.10 

Income  in  1890  $394,184.52  |  Fire  Losses  paid  in  1890.      142,338.90 

Fire  Losses  unpaid,  January  1, 1891 11,404.00 

President J.F.  HO OGHTON  I  Secretary CHARLES  R.STORY 

Vice-President. .HENRY  L.   DODGE  I  General  Agent.ROBERT  H.  MAGILL 

TRANSATLANTIC   FIRE   INSURANCE   COMPANY, 

OF  HAMBURG.  GERMANY. 

Herbert  L.  Low,  Manager  for  « lie  Pacific  Coast  Branch, 

220  Sansome  St.,  S.  1". 

Capital.......... $1,500,000.00 

Invested  in  U.  S 534,795.72 

GEO.   MARCUS   &   CO., 

Agents  City  Department, 
232  California  St..  S.  F..  Cal. 

THE  SWISS  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANIES 

COMBINED 

BALOISE  HELVETIA  SWITZERLAND 

OF  BASLE.  OF  ST.  GALL,  OF  ZURICH. 

COMBINED  CAPiTAL  4.000,000  DOLLARS. 

These  three  Companies  are  liable  jointly  and  severally  for  all  Losses  that 


may  be  sustained. 


HARRY  W.  SYZ,  General  Agent, 

410  California  St.,  San  Francisco.  Cal. 


THAMES  AND  MERSEY  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANY  (Limited) 

Of  Liverpool,  London  and  Manchester. 

Capital  Subscribed $10,000,000 

Capital  Paid  Up 7,000,000 

Cash  Reserve  (In  addition  to  Capital) 2,125,000 

Total  Assets  December  31,   1888 6.124,057.60 

WM.    GREER    HARRISON,   Manager, 

306  California  Street,  San  Francltco. 

PACIFIC    DEPARTMENT 

LONDON  AND  LANCASHIRE  FIRE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

Capital i10.62B.000 

Cash   Assets 4,701,201  39 

Cash  Assets  In  United  States 2,272.084  13 

REINSURERS   OF 

Anglo-Nevada  Assurance  Corporation 

AND 

.Southern  California  Insurance  Company. 

wm.  zM:_A_c:Do:r5r.A_i,:D. 

MANAGER. 

D.  E.  MILES,  Assistant  Manager. 

315  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  s.  F. 

Phoenix  Assurance  Company  of  London,  [Established  1782.] 
American  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  [Established  1857.] 

BUTLER  &  HALDAN,  Gen'l  Agents  for  the  Paeifie  Coast. 
413  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

LONDON  ASSURANCE  CORPORATION  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  by  Royal  Charter,  1720.J 

NORTHERN  ASSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  1836.] 
Office — Northwest  corner  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Streets. 

GEO.  F.  GRANT,  Manager. 

PACIFIC    XDEP^-iaTnVCEIsrT 

GUARDIAN  ASSURANCE  CO.,       SUN  INSURANCE  OFFICE, 


OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1821. 
Paid-up  Capital,    -    -    -    $  5,000,000. 
Cash  Assets, $23,194,249. 


OF   LONDON. 

Pounded  a.  d.  1710. 

Cash  Assets, $10,044,712. 

Assets  in  America,  -    -    -    $22,222,724. 


WK.  J.  LANDERS,  Gen'l  Agent,  204  Sansome  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


W^IWW^P 


AMt« 


INSPRAHCE  COMPANY- LTD. 

fc   OF-  WANCHEBTEH  .  ENGLAND,^] 

Capital  paid  £,  guaranteed  38,000,000,00. 

Cha s  A  Latom,  Manager. 
439  California  St.  Sat)  Fj-ajsaissa. 


April  30,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  I.KTTKK. 


23 


PARASOLS  are  unique  and  elaborate  combinations  of  chitTon. 
lace,  ribbon,  dowers,  and  feathers,  and  are  beautiful  to  look 
upon.  They  appear  to  have  been  fashioned  by  milliners,  and 
warranted  to  give  satisfaction  in  the  shade  only.  If,  like  pictures, 
they  are  to  be  admired  and  sought  after  as  treasures  of  art,  then 
they  will  fulfill  their  mission. 

The  new  straws  are  dyed  in  all  the  fashionable  colors,  and  many 
of  the  hats  are  tartan.  The  old-fashioned  boat-shaped  hat  is  com- 
ing in  again.  The  trimming  consists  of  two  long  ostrich  feathers, 
arranged  one  on  each  side,  between  the  crown  and  the  brim;  there 
Is  a  velvet  bow  and  a  paste  buckle  in  front. 

Sailor  hats,  which  are  always  used  for  lawn  tennis  and  boating, 
are  more  becoming  than  usual.  The  shape  is  something  like  the 
old  one,  but  has  round  brim,  and  is  trimmed  with  sash  ribbon 
around  the  crown,  tied  in  a  bow  at  the  side,  under  which  the  brim 
is  slightly  caught  up.  They  are  made  of  nutmeg  straw  in  all  colors. 

The  clinging,  close-fitting  style  of  dress  ia  still  to  be  worn,  and 
the  new  goods  are  to  be  *oft,  pliable  and  have  a  glossy  surface.  A 
mixture  of  silk  and  wool  will  be  used;  also  Bengaline  and  fancy 
silks,  which  are  spotted,  striped,  or  slightly  checked.  Others  have 
a  shaded  ground,  with  bunches  of  flowers  scattered  over. 


This  season's  brocades  are  extremely  elaborate.  Old  libraries 
and  museums  in  France  have  been  rummaged  for  ideas  and  de- 
signs, which  are  still  considered  superior  to  modern  work.  The 
most  dainty  and  costly  goods  are  bought  by  Paris  milliners  for 
theatre  bonnets  and  Leghorn  hats. 

The  latest  Kussian  blouse  is  made  of  lace  a  yard  wide  and  scal- 
loped on  one  edge.  It  is  sleeveless,  and  to  be  worn  over  crepon, 
surah,  and  bengaline  dresses;  is  quite  full  at  the  ueck,  and  belted 
in  at  the  waist  with  a  soft  wide  band  of  the  same  material  as  the 
dress. 

The  mourning  of  the  English  royal  ladies  is  so  simple  that  it  has 
excited  comment  from  foreigners  who  have  seen  them.  There  is 
an  absence  of  crape,  and  long  floating  veils  of  thin  net  are  worn 
by  the  Princesses. 

Wedding  gown3  for  Easter  brides  are  of  white  satin  and  heavy 
rich  moires,  and  are  simple  only  in  the  cut,  for  they  are  more 
richly  trimmed  than  ever  with  lace  and  ribbons  and  trailing 
flowers. 

Lace  is  more  popular  than  ever.  Flanders  lace,  point  de  Venice, 
and  Ghantilly  are  used  unsparingly  on  dresses.  Point  gauze, 
point  d'Alencon  Oriental  laces,  and  guipure  are  also  to  be  used. 

Ribbons  of  all  kinds  are  in  great  demand  for  dress  trimmings, 
as  well  as  millinery.  The  pale  shades  are  shot  with  contrasting 
colors,  and  some  are  very  beautifully  brocaded. 

A  pretty  fichu  is  made  of  a  triangular  piece  of  Chinese  crepe» 
edged  around  with  a  double  ruffle  of  point  de  Gene  lace,  and  em- 
broidered in  each  corner  with  a  small  spray  of  flowers. 

The  silk  petticoat  for  full  dress  should  be  cut  with  the  bias  seam 
in  the  back  like  the  dress,  and  trimmed  with  one  deep  flounce 
with  narrow  Russian  lace  on  either  edge. 

Veils  for  large  hats  are  very  long  and  wide,  and  draped  into  fes- 
toons around  the  brim. 


IN    THE    FOGS. 


There  were  no  mists  in  all  the  morning  sky; 
And  here,  lay  open-lea  and  heather-wold. 
And  yonder,  cliffs  and  uplands,  steely  cold, 

And  in  the  olting,  vessels  coursing  by. 

But  Inte,  I   heard  the  sea-mew  prophesy 

Along  the  downs,  with  clamor  harsh  and  bold, 
And  at  high  noon  a  little  cloud  uprolled, 

And  shut  the  world  out  from  the  day's  great  eye. 

And  now  a  storm-bell  booms  far  out  at  sea, 

And  all  the  windward  islands  and  the  plains 
Dip  in  the  sudden  miracle  of  white; 

And,  sighingly,  the  waves'  lone  minstrelsy 

Comes  to  the  ear  like  the  far  plash  of  rains, 
On  echoing  floors  from  cavern-stalactite. 

Fbank  Walcott  Hutt. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  30,  1892. 


THE  Amateur  Photographer  contains  some  details  of  the  experi- 
ments which  Mr.  G.  V.  Boys  has  been  making  in  photograph- 
ing flying  bullets  by  the  aid  of  an  electric  spark.  The  spark,  it  is 
said,  is  generated  by  the  discharge  of  a  Leyden  jar,  there  being  in 
the  conductor  from  it  two  breaks,  which  together  the  electric  fluid 
has  not  pressure  sufficient  to  jump.  But  when  the  bullet  or  fly- 
ing object  makes  contact  with  one,  the  spark  is  instantly  emitted 
from  the  other.  As  then  the  duration  of  this  spark  may  be  even 
much  less  than  the  one-millionth  of  a  second,  it  is  far  and  away 
in  excess  of  the  speed  of  the  bullet,  which  consequently  appears 
to  be  stationary,  and  a  very  precise  view  is  accomplished  by  the 
camera.  This  view  records  the  form  of  the  bullet,  its  direction 
and  inclination,  the  balling  up  of  the  air  in  front  of  it,  the  long 
drawn-out  vacuum,  and  the  various  other  vortices  and  contortions 
of  the  surrounding  atmosphere  through  which  it  is  passing.  Photo- 
graphs of  actual  experiments  were  then  enlarged  into  gigantic 
pictures  on  the  screen,  and  made  perfectly  clear  in  all  their  singu- 
lar details  to  the  audience.  Some  of  the  most  remarkable  were 
those  which  showed  the  passage  of  a  bullet  through  a  sheet  of 
plate  glass.  In  one,  the  head  of  the  bullet  was  seen  protruding, 
carrying  what  seemed  to  be  a  dark  cloud  of  lead  vapor,  caused  by 
fusion  in  the  impact,  and  another  showed  the  storm  of  dust  from 
the  smashed  up  glass,  while  others  gave  views  of  the  strains  set 
up  in  the  glass  plate  around  the  clean  perforation  the  bullet  had 
made.  Clean  perforations  of  this  nature  have  long  been  known, 
but  the  reason  is  rendered  additionally  clear  in  that  the  speed  of 
the  bullet  exceeds  the  speed  at  which  cracks  in  the  glass  can  pro- 
gress. The  result,  consequently,  is  that  the  round  portion  of  glass 
in  front  of  the  bullet  is  locally  pounded  into  powder  before  the 
exterior  portions  have  time  to  start  into  motion. 

Finely  divided  aluminium  has  previously  been  suggested 

as  a  substitute  for  magnesium  as  an  actinic  light  for  photographic 
purposes.  Now,  that  it  is  cheaper  than  magnesium,  the  follow- 
ing formula  for  a  mixture,  which  is  recommended  by  a  French 
contemporary  as  giving  a  powerful  Hash,  may  be  of  use  to  those 
of  our  readers  who  are  interested  in  photography — 100  parts 
aluminium  powder,  25  parts  lycopodium,  5  parts  ammonium 
nitrate.  This  powder  can  be  used  for  flashing  in  an  ordinary 
spirit  lamp,  but  gives  a  brighter  and  more  powerful  light  if  the 
powder  be  flashed  into  the  flame  by  means  of  a  jet  of  oxygen  gas. 

— Industries. 

——A  german  inventor  has  devised  a  means  of  producing  a 
light  superior  in  strength  to  either  oil  or  electricity.  It  is  by 
means  of  air  driven  through  pumice-stone,  the  latter  having  been 
impregnated  with  benzine.  The  benzine  gas  thus  obtained  is 
then  carried  through  a  fine  magnesium  powder,  and  proceeds  up- 
ward through  a  pipe  to  be  consumed  in  a  small  flame  of  a  claimed 
400,000  candle-power.  The  apparatus  for  producing  this  light 
consists  of  a  blast-engine  for  driving  the  air  through  the  pumice, 
and  a  number  of  other  accessories,  all  of  which  take  up  but  a 
small  space,  and  which  are  enclosed  in  a  glass  case  for  protection 
from  the  elements,  as  the  light  is  especially  designed  for  coast  il- 
lumination. The  arrangement  is  especially  adapted  for  giving  an 
intermittent  light,  the  consumption  of  magnesium  being  small, 
depending  on  the  power  of  the  light  required. 

— English  Mechanic. 

An  alloy  of  95  parts  of  tin  and  5  parts  of  copper  will  con- 
nect metals  with  glass.  The  alloy  is  prepared  by  pouring  the 
copper  into  the  molten  tin,  stirring  with  a  wooden  mixer,  and 
afterward  remelting.  It  adheres  strongly  to  clean  glass  surfaces, 
and  has  nearly  the  same  rate  of  expansion  as  glass.  By  adding 
from  one-half  to  one  per  cent,  of  lead  or  zinc,  the  alloy  may  be 
rendered  softer  or  harder,  or  more  or  less  easily  fusible,  as  re- 
quired. It  may  also  be  used  for  coating  metals,  giving  them  a 
silvery  appearance. 


The  "  New  Light,"  which  is  being  introduced  here  by  the  Califor- 
nia Automatic  Lighting  Company,  a  corporation,  of  which  Wra.  F. 
Mau  is  President  and  W.  S.  Zeilin  Secretary  and  Manager,  promises 
to  be  an  important  enterprise.  It  certainly  affords  an  unusual  op- 
portunity for  investors,  as  the  company  wiil  sell  desirable  franchises 
in  the  State  of  California  to  individuals  or  sub-companies.  The  light 
is  far  superior  to  gas  or  electricity  for  all  purposes  of  lighting,  each 
burner  possessing  a  brilliancy  of  3S-candle  power,  absolutely  steady, 
soft,  mellow,  without  odor  or  danger  from  explosion  or  other  acci- 
dents. The  cost  of  the  production  of  the  "  New  Light"  is  very  small, 
comparatively  speaking,  while  its  many  superior  features  over  gas 
or  electricity  are  readily  seen. 

The  system  may  be  seen  in  practical  operation  at  the  Larkspur  Inn, 
Larkspur,  Marin  county,  or  at  the  office  of  the  company,  859  Market 
street,  opposite  the  Baldwin  Hotel,  where  ail  communications  re- 
garding the  purchase  of  territory  or  orders  for  lights  should  be  ad- 
dressed. 

Estimates  will  be  given  for  all  classes  of  public  or  private  buildings, 
andthose  contemplating  building,  or  desiring  the  replacing  of  their 
present  method  of  lighting  by  this  system,  should  call  at  the  office  of 
the  company  and  investigate  the  same,  Mr.  Zeilin,  the  manager,  be- 
ing always  willing  to  explain  in  detail  the  various  features  of  the 
system. 


RATHJEN   BROS., 

GROCERS, 

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Sole  ageuts  for  the  Pacific  Coast.  The 
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indorsements  prove  its  superiority  over 
all  others.  Polished  Tin.—  2  pt ,  80  cents; 
S  pt..  90  cents;  4  pt..  $1;  5  pt.,  Jl  10;  7  pt., 
(1  30;  9  pt.,  $1  50.  Nickel  Plated— 2  pt.; 
tl  10;  3  pt.,  n  20;  4  pt.,  Jl  25;  5  pt.,  M  35, 
7pt,  %1  50;  9  pt.,  11  75. 

A  special  trade  discount  allowed  to 
countiy  merchants  wishing  to  handle  the 
Ideal  Coffee  Pot. 


DIPHTHERIA    AND    BLOOD    POISONING. 

The  tide  ebbs  and  flows  twice  in  every  24  hours,  forcing  sewer  gas  into 
your  house,  through  washstands  aud  waterclosets,  causing  diphtheria. 
Open  windows  mean  draughts  and  colds.  A  cold  means  diphtheria  and 
pneumonia.  Save  doctors'  bills.  One  visit  from  the  doctor  will  cost  more 
than  the 

"ABRAHAMSON  PATENT  SYSTEM  OF  VENTILATORS," 

Without  draughts.  Try  it  and  preserve  yours  and  your  children's  health. 
Office  and  factory— 12  Bush  street,  opposite  Market.  Call  or  send  for  cata- 
logue and  price  list,  free  on  application. 

Dr.  Ricord's  Restorative  Pills. 

Buy  none  hut  the  Genuine— A  Specific  for  Exhausted  Vitality,  Physical 
Debility,  Wasted  Forces,  etc.— Approved  by  the  Academy  of  Medicine,  Paris, 
and  the  Medical  Celebrities.     Agents  for  California  and  the  Pacific  States. 

J.  G.  STEELE  &  < '<>., 
No.  635  Market  street  (Palace  Hotel),  San  Francisco. 
Sent  by  mail  or  express  anywhere. 

PRICES  REDUCED.  Bo:;  of  50  pills,  $1  25:  of  100  pills,  $2;  of  200  pills. 
$3  50;  of  400  pills,  $6;  Preparatory  Pills.  $2.    Send  for  Circular. 

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ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Seg.  Belcher  and  Mides  Consolidated   Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill  Mining  District,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held  on 
the  eighth  day  of  April,  1892,   an  assessment  (No.  10)  of  Twenty-five  Cents 

fier  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
mmediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  room  4,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 
Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Eleventh  Day  ol  May,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  thirty-first  day  of  May,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

E.  B.  HOLMES,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  4,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  st.,  San  Francisco 
California. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Imparial    Mining  Company. 

The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Imperial  Mining 
Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  331  Pine  street,  Room 
3,  San  Francisco,  California,  on 

Wednesday,  the  4th  Day  of  May,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  1  o'clock  P.  M., 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 
meeting. 

Transfer  books  will  close  on  Saturday,  April  30  h,  at  12  o'clock  M. 
C.  L.  McCOY,  Secretary. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Justice     Mining     Company. 
The  regular  annual  meeting  of  stockholders  of  the  Justice  Mining  Com- 
pany will  be  heldattheofiiceof  the  company,  Room  3,  Hay  ward's  Building, 
419  California  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on 

Monday,  the  2d  Day  of  May,  1892,  at  the  hour  of   one(1)  o'clock, 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 
meeting. 
Transfer  hooks  will  close  on  Friday,  April  29th,  at  3  p.  m. 

R.  E.  KELLY,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  3,  Hoyward's  Building,  419  California  street,  San  Francis- 
co, Cal. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Diana  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company. 
The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Diana  Gold  and 
Silver  Mining  Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  room  20, 
331  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on 

l  uesday.  the  Third  Day  of  May.  1 892.  at  the  hour  of  2  o'clock  P-  M„ 

for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 

year,  ana  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 

meeting. 

Transfer-books  will  close  on  SATURDAY,  April  30,  1892,  at  12  o'clock. 

R.  GRAYSON,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  20,  331  Pine  street 


April  30,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


25 


A    BAD    INDIAN    AGENT. 


CONGRESSMAN  BOWERS  seems  to  hive  a  poor  opinion  of 
tbe  class  of  men  who  now  occupy  the  position  of  Indian 
Agent;  and  it  would  appear  that  hi?  contempt  is  not  ill-founded, 
and  that  the  sooner  a  change  is  made  in  certain  portions  of  the 
State,  the  better  it  will  be  for  all  concerned.  Tbe  telegraphic 
columns  of  a  contemporary  have  contained  some  rather  peculiar 
Information  regarding  the  actions  of  an  Indian  Agent  called  H. 
N.  Rust,  who  bis  an  opinion  that  his  position  is  so  important 
that  be  can  defy  the  laws  of  the  State,  and  in  so  doing,  escape  the 
penalty  with  impunity.  It  seems  that  Mr.  Rust,  without  any 
right,  went  to  Palm  Springs  and  calmly  plowed  in  a  ditch  which 
was  owned  by  private  parties.  This  ditch  furnished  both  whites 
and  Indians  with  water,  and  naturally  there  was  much  indigna- 
tion against  Mr.  Rust.  The  Indian  Agent  was  backed  up  by  a 
petty  shopkeeper,  and  Mr.  Rust,  inflated  with  the  idea  of  his  im- 
portance, announced  that  he  was  tbe  Government,  and,  of  course, 
representing  tbe  Supreme  Power,  be  could,  and  would,  do  as  he 
liked.  The  Indians,  led  by  two  white  men,  plowed  open  a  new 
ditch,  parallel  to  the  one  tbe  man  Rust  bad  closed,  and  proceeded 
to  get  their  water  through  the  freshly  made  channel.  If  the 
Indians  are  so  civilized  that  they  refuse  to  recognize  tbe  unlaw- 
ful doings  of  tbe  Indian  Agent,  then  surely  it  is  time  to  do  away 
with  so  useless  a  functionary,  especially  if  that  functionary  by 
his  acts  tempts  the  Indian  to  commit  violence  by  interfering  with 
their  inalienable  rights.  Petitions  have  been  forwarded  to  Mr. 
Bowers,  and  also  to  the  President,  complaining  against  Mr.  Rust, 
and  tbe  Indians  further  pray  that  they  be  protected  from  Mr. 
Rust,  whose  malice  has  prompted  him  to  destroy  their  grain 
crops  and  otherwise  injure  them  when  they  have  refused  to 
complacently  accept  his  mischief-making  orders.  The  fact  is, 
that  the  Mission  Indians  do  not  require  an  agent  to  look  after 
them.  They  are  good  workers.  They  raise  crops,  have  vine- 
yards, and  several  have  bank  accounts.  A  great  many  read,  and 
some  write  more  grammatically  than  Mr.  Rust,  while  several 
have  a  polish  of  manner  which  it  would  be  well  for  Mr.  Rust  to 
imitate.  There  is  probably  no  man  in  Southern  California  who  is 
so  thoroughly  disliked  as  this  Indian  Agent.  He  is  detested  by 
the  whites  for  his  many  insolences,  and  be  is  hated  by  tbe 
Indians-  Rust  regards  the  Indian  as  made  for  his  especial  bene- 
fit, and  that  benefit  is  to  plunder  them  of  their  baskets  and  spear 
beads,  or  other  instruments  of  a  bygone  age,  to  enrich  a  museum 
which  he  wants  to  sell  the  Government  at  a  big  figure.  When 
Rust  sees  anything  he  fancies  he  plunges  into  a  wicknip  and 
snatches  the  article  from  the  Indians.  His  visits  are  remembered 
with  anger  and  awaited  with  dread.  He  interferes  with  their  do- 
mestic arrangements,  and  it  is  his  chief  boast  that  he  has  made 
captains  whom  tbe  villagers  detest.  His  reply,  when  remons- 
trated with,  is  characteristic  of  the  man;  "  1  don't  like  either 
Grover  Cleveland  or  that  ere  Benjamin  Harrison,  and  don't  I  have 
to  stummick  both?"  And  because  the  last  two  Presidents  have 
been  nauseous  to  the  delicate  digestive  powers  of  Indian  Agent 
Horatio  N.  Rust,  he  secures  his  revenge  by  making  the  Cabuilla 
Indians  have  a  taste  of  his  own  medicine. 


THE  French  have  never  been  very  successful  in  their  colonies, 
nor  in  those  districts  of  foreign  countries  over  which  they 
have  established  a  protectorate.  The  present  troubles  in  Da- 
homey have  very  likely  been  caused  by  the  overbearing  attitude 
of  the  French  military  officers,  which  has  brought  about  frequent 
disturbances  in  Tonquin  as  well  as  Algiers,  and,  as  in  those  cases, 
a  great  deal  of  money  and  many  lives  will  have  to  be  sacrificed 
if  French  authority  is  to  be  maintained  in  the  country  ruled  by 
King  Behanzin.  The  amazons  of  the  dusky  king  are  by  no  means 
to  be  despised,  for  Behanzin  maintains  discipline  amongst  them 
by  having  all  those  beheaded  who  show  the  slightest  trace  of 
cowardice.  In  1890,  when  the  Dahomeyan  female  warriors  were 
repulsed  near  Kotonu,  decapitations  nourished,  and  it  is  said  that 
huge  heaps  of  heads  of  negresses  were  erected  on  that  occasion. 
The  lesson  will  hardly  be  forgotten  by  the  ladies  who  have  been 
lately  enlisted,  and  the  amazon  army  usually  fights  bravely 
enough,  even  without  needing  such  an  incentive  to  action. 

THE  well-known  Boston  music  publisher,  Mr.  F.  Trifet,  408 
Washington  street,  has  published  a  collection  of  songs  that  is 
a  credit  alike  to  the  compiler  and  to  Mr.  Charles  D.  Blake,  who 
arranged  tbe  music.  He  has  so  constructed  and  harmonized  the 
selections  that  not  only  can  they  be  sung  with  or  without  accom- 
paniment, but  were  the  words  of  every  song  removed  there  would 
be  a  collection  of  instrumental  pieces  left  without  altering  a  single 
note.  The  choice  of  selections  ranges  from  religious  to  secular, 
pathetic  to  humorous,  ancient  to  modern — in  short,  from  every- 
thing to  its  opposite.  There  are  256  pages,  with  400  songs,  and 
the  volume  is  neatly  printed  and  bound.  By  mail  to  any  address 
it  is  sent  postpaid  for  60  cents,  paper,  or  $1,  boards.  Few,  if 
any,  other  music  books  can  compare  with  it  as  regards  quantity, 
quality,  or  price.  It  is  an  excellent  fireside  companion,  and  will 
help  to  while  away  many  a  happy  hour  in  hundreds  of  homes. 

Mulleb's  opera,  field  and  marine  glasses,  suitable  holiday  present.    135 
Montgomery  street,  near  Bush,  S&n  Francisco. 


DELINQUENT  SALE  NOTICE. 


Behriiifl  Son  Packing  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  bu„lne»s— San  Frauclsco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  cannery— r^'ashik  River,  A  iiska. 

NOTICE.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  described  slock,  on 
account  of  assessment  (No.  lj,  levied  on  the  18th  day  of  February,  1892,  the 
several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names  ol  the  respective  shareholders: 
Name.  No.  Certificate.       No.  Shares.      Amount. 

C.  A.  Johnson        .  i  jjo  150 

C.  A.  Johnson j  3tt)  840 

Chas.  Carlson ...7  30  30 

.     .   C- Lundberp 12  390  890 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  trade 
on  the  13th  day  of  February.  1892,  so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  such 
stock  as  may  be  necessary  will  be  sold  at  public  auctiou,  at  the  offlce  of  the 
company,  No  9  Marketstreet,  San  Frauclsco,  Cal.,  on  Friday,  the  1Mb  day 
of  April,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale. 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 
Postponement. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Behring  Sea  Packing  Com- 
pany, this  day,  the  sale  of  the  above  delinquent  stock  was  postponed  until 
MONDAY,  the  lGth  day  of  May,  1892,  at  the  same  time  and  place. 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  April  16, 1892. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Alpha  Consolidated  Mill  and  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  couuty,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meetiug  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  fourteenth  day  of  April,  1892,  an  assessment,  No.  8,  of  Fifteen  cents 
(15c)  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  pay- 
able immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  of- 
fice of  the  company,  Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San 
Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Eighteenth  (18th)  Day  of  May,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  WEDNESDAY,  the  eighth  (8th)  day  of  June,  1892,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together   with  the  costs  of  advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

CHAS.  E.  ELLIOT,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  No.  79,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San 
Francisco,  California. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Occidental    Consolidated    Mining    Company. 

Assessment No.  lO 

Amount  per  share 25  cents 

Levied April  6,  1892 

Delinquent  in  Office  May  9,  1892 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  Stock May  31,  1892 

A.  K.  DURBROW.  Secretary. 
Office— Room  69,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  Street,  San  Frau- 
cisco,  California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Confidence  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  thirtieth  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  20),  of  Seventy- 
five  Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately  in  United  stateB  gold  coin  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  414  California  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Third  Day  of  May.  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore,   will    be   sold  on  WEDNESDAY,   the  25th   day  of  May,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

A.  8.  GROTH,  Secretary. 

Office— 414  California  Street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Silver  Hill  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  Business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo 
cation  of  works— Sold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  thirty-firbt  day  of  March,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  30)  of  Ten  1  ) 
Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  room  79,  Nevala  Block, 
San  Francisco,  Calfornia. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Fifth  Day  of  May.  1892,  will  be  delinquent. 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  WEDNESDAY,   the  25th  day  of    May,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board,  of  Directors. 

D.  C.  BATES,  Secretary.    ' 

Office— 309  Montgomery  street,  room  79  Nevada  Block,  San  Francisco, 
California.  

ANNOAL  MEETING. 

Commonwealth    Consolidated    Mining    Company. 
The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Commonwealth 
Consolidated  Mining  Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company, 
room  20,  331  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on 

Wednesday,  the  11th  Day  of  May. 189',  at  the  hour  of  2  o'clock  P.  M.. 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 
meeting. 
Transfer  books  will  close  on  Saturday,  May  7th,  at  12  o'clock  m. 

R.  R.  GRAYSON.  Secretary. 
Office— Room  20,  331  Pine  street,  SanFrancisco,  California. 


26 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  30,  1892. 


5UNBCAM51 


"  A/ES,  our  little  4-year  old  is  such  a  comfort  and  such  a  help 
I  to  me,"  said  Mrs.  Eastside  to  a  lady  caller.  »  Why,  he  can 
take  care  of  his  baby  sister  as  well  as  any  nurse.  He  is  in  the  next 
room  now  playing  with  little  Dorothy."  (Raises  her  voice.)  "Wal- 
ter!" "Yeth,  mamma."  "Are  you  taking  care  of  little  sister?" 
"  Yeth,  mamma."  "  What  are  you  doing,  Walter?  "  "Oh,  I'se  des 
playin'  I'se  a  barber,  and  I'se  shavin'  her  wit  papa's  razor." 

The  little  boy  picked  himself  out  of  the  puddle,  where  his  rude 

playmates  had  thrown  him.  He  wiped  the  mud  from  his  velvet 
trowsers,  his  silk  stockings,  and  his  lace  collar,  and  straightened  out 
his  long,  golden  curls  as  well  as  their  demoralized  and  bedraggled  con- 
dition would  permit.  "  This,"  he  said,  bitterly,  "is  what  comes  of  be- 
ing mamma's  little  pet."  — Chicago  Daily  Tribune. 

In  the  spring  that  tired  feeling  comes  upon  us  unawares; 

In  the  spring  the  early  trout-crank  comes  before  the  troutlet 

dares ; 
In  the  spring  the  rustic  poet  springs  on  us  bis  rankest  sonnets ; 
In  the  spring  a  young  girl's  fancy  always  turns  to  Easter  bon- 
nets. —  Truth. 

^^Dunkel  (to  lawyer  who  is  making  out  his  will) — I  vont  do  leaf  each 
clerk  ten  dousand  dollars  dot  haf  peen  in  my  embloy  twenty  years. 
Lawyer — Why,  that's  too  liberal,  Mr.  Dunkel.  Dunkel — Ah,  dot's  it. 
None  of  tem  haf  peen  wit  me  ofer  von  year,  und  it  makes  a  good 
free  advertisements  for  my  poys  ven  I'm  dead,  din'd  it?      — Judge. 

^— The  man  who  fears  to  go  his  way  alone, 

But  follows  where  the  greater  number  tread, 
Should  hasten  to  bis  rest  beneath  a  stone; 

The  great  majority  of  men  are  dead.  — Life. 

Aunt  Furby  Low  (reading)—  Here's  where  two  men  went  down  in 

one  of  the  city  sewers  and  were  killed  by  sewer  gas.  What  do  they 
want  gas  in  a  sewer  fer,  I  wonder?  Uncle  Si  Low  (in  deep  disgust) — To 
see  by,  of  course.    Do  you  think  sewers  have  winders  in  them? 

Puck. 

1  wish — how  idle  thoughts  expand! 

What  pictures  fancy  traces ! 
I  wish  that  I  had  held  her  hand — 

For  it  contained  four  aces.    — Washinqton  Star. 

—  Mr*.  Wayback(at  a  dime  museum) — Land  sakes!  And  was  that 
man  really  skinned  alive?  Dear  me!  How  did  the  savages  do  it? 
Mr.  Wayback—  I  s'pose  they  covered  him  with  porous  plasters,  Manda, 
and  then  pulled  'em  off.  — New  York   Weekly. 

■  ■—  "  There's  one  thing  I  can't  understand,"  said  Mrs.  Trotter  to 
the  captain  of  an  ocean  steamer.  "  What  is  that,  madam?  "  •'  It  is 
how  the  wind  blowing  over  the  salt  ocean  can  be  so  fresh." 

— Town  Topics. 

First  Boy  (April  Fool's  Day)— Havin'  any  fun?    Second  Boy— 

He,  he!  Dead  loads.  We've  got  a  can  o'  nitro-glycerine  under  a 
ole  hat,  an*  we're  waitin'  fer  somebody  to  come  long  an'  kick  it." 

" — Street  d- Smith's  Good  News. 

Eastern  Man  (who  has  invested  his  all  in  a  booming  Western  toivn) — 
Your  paper  looks  very  prosperous.  Editor  (Daily  Boomer) — Makin' 
money  hand  over  fist.  Eastern  Ma7i—l>rts  of  advertising,  eh  ?  -^Editor— 
Yessiree.    Got  all  the  sheriff's  sales !  — Puck. 

Customer  (in  barber's  cliair)— Why  do  you  barbers  always  stuff  a 

towel  around  a  man's  neck  until  it  almost  chokes  him?  Barber— 
That's  to  press  on  the  arteries,  so  the  cuts  won't  bleed  so  much. 

— Puck. 

It  was  not  Dr.  Parkhurst,  but  a  Baltimore  clergyman  who,  in 

beginning  a  sermon  on  gambling,  announced  the  following  appropriate 
text:  "  And  the  Lord  opened  the  eyes  of  the  young  man  and  he  saw.— 
2  Kings,  6:17."  —Life. 

—  Brackish— -They  have  made  a  great  discovery  at  Saratoga  which 
will  raise  the  prices  two-fold  this  summer.  Monkish — Yes?  Brack- 
ish—Yes; they've  discovered  a  spring  of  gin-fizz!       — Town  Topics. 

Housekeeper—  Call  these  apples   Rhode    Island  greenings,    do 

you?  Seems  to  me  they  are  awfully  small.  Dealer—  Yes,  mum. 
Rhode  Island  is  a  small  State,  mum.  — New  York   Weekly. 

Charley  Bleecker—By  Jove !    She's  a  stunner.    Jack  Lakefront— 

Great,  isn't  she?  Charley  iJ/eccfctfr— Unmarried?  Jack  Lakefront — 
Twice,  I  believe.  —Puck. 

—  "What  would  you  say  if  you  should  suddenly  slip  and  fall 
flat,"  she  asked  as  they  walked  down  the  avenue.  "Damn!"  he 
answered,  rather  absently.  — Judge. 

•^—tl  Papa,"  said  a  talkative  little  girl,  "am  I  made  of  dust?" 
"  No,  my  child.    If  you  were,  you  would  dry  up  once  in  a  while." 

She—  What  has  the  devil  ever  done?    lie— The  greater  part  of 

mankind,  I  fancy — pretty  well  done,  too.  — Truth. 

The  Sherwood  Hall  Nurseries  will  hereafter  have  headquarters  at 
427  and  429  Sansome  street,  San  Francisco,  where  business  will  be 
transacted  under  the  name  of  Sherwood  Hall  Nursery  Company. 
The  Sherwood  Hall  Nursery  Company  include,  in  addition  to  the 
products  now  being  marketed  by  the  Sherwood  Hall  Nurseries,  the 
supplying  of  high-grade  seeds  for  garden  and  farm,  together  with 
bulbs  of  the  best  quality. 


IB-A^IsriKIS. 


BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA,  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Capital  $3,000,000  00 

Surplus 1,000,000  00 

Undivided  Profits (July  1st,  1890) 3,275,919  48 

WM.  ALVOJRD,  President. 

Thomas  Brown.    Cashier  1  B.  Mdebay,  Jr  . .  .Assistant  Cashier 

Ievino  F.  Moulton,  2nd  Assistant  Cashier. 

CORRESPONDENTS : 

NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  Bank  of  California;  B03TON— Tremont 
National  Bank;  CHICAGO- Union  National  Bank;  ST.  LOUI9— Boatman's 
Bank;  NEW  ZEALAND— The  Bank  of  New  Zealand.  Correspondent  in 
London— Messrs.  N.  M.  Rothschild  «&  Sons.  Correspondents  in  India,  China, 
Japan  and  Australia. 

The  Bank  has  Agencies  at  Virginia  City,  and  Correspondents  in  all  the 
principal  Mining  Districts  and  Interior  Towns  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Letters  of  Credit  Issued,  available  In  all  parts  of  the  world.  Draw  direct 
on  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  New  Orleans,  Denver.  Salt  Lake, 
Cincinnati,  Portland, O.,  Los  Angeles,  London,  Dublin,  Paris,  Berlin,  Bremen, 
Hamburg,  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  Antwerp,  Amsterdam,  Copenhagen,  Stock- 
holm, Christiana,  Locarno,  Melbourne,  Sydney,  Auckland,  Hongkong 
Shanghai,  Yokohama,  Genoa,  and  all  cities  in  Italy  and  Switzerland. 

THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK, 

X.  XV.  Corner  Sansome  and  Bosh  Streets. 

Established  1870.  U.  S.  Depositary. 

CAPITAL  {PAID   UP) 51,500,000 

SURPLUS $600,000  I  UNDIVIDED    PROFITS $1  60.000 

8.  O.  MURPHY President  [  E.  D.  MORGAN  Cashier 

JAMES  MOFFITT.. .  .Vice-President  |  GEO.  W.  KLINE Ass't  Cashier 

DIRECTOB8: 

Geo.  A.  Low,  George  C.  Perkins,  S.  G.  Murphy, 

N.  Van  Bergen,  James  D.  Phelan,  James  Moffitt. 

Thomas  Jennings,  John  A.  Hooper,  J.  D.  Harvey. 

A  Qeneral  Banking  Business  Transacted. 

SAFE    DEPOSIT    DEPARTMENT, 

JAMES  K.  LYNCH,  Manager, 

Safes  to  rent  from  ?5  to  $100  per  annum  (under  the  exclusive  control  of 

the  renter),  for  the  care  of  all  valuables.    Trunks  and  Packages  taken  on 

Btorage.    A  specialty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a.  m.  to  6  p.  m. 

LONDON  AND  SAN  FRANCISCO  BANK,  Limited. 

Authorized  Capital $3,500,000     I     Capital  paid  up 2,450,000 

Reserve 395,000 

San  Francisco  Office,  424  California  St.  I  London  Office 73  Lombard  St.,  E.  C 

Portland  Branch.  48  First  St.    Tacoma  Branch.  1005  A  Street. 

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Cashier,   GUSTAV  PRLEDERICH. 

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NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  A  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

This  Bank  is  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex* 
change  Business  in  London  and  San  Francisco,  and  between  said  cities  and 
all  parts  of  the  world. 

THE  SATHER  BANKING  COMPANY. 

Capital $1,250,000. 

Successor  to  Satheh  &  Co.,  Established  1851,  San  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON  President 

J.  L.  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  S.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

Directors:  E.  A.  Bruguiere.  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  Wm.  P.  John- 
son, C.  F.  A.  Talbot.  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K.  Wilson. 

Agents:  New  York— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.  Boston— Downer  &  Co. 
Philadelphia— Drexel  &  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  National  Bank.  St.  Louis— The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City— First  National  Bank.  London— Brown, 
Shipley  &  Co.    Paris— Drexel,  Harjes  A  Co. ^ 

WELLS,  FAR60  &  COMPANY— BANKING  DEPARTMENT. 

N.  £,  Corner  Sansome  and  Sutler  Streets.    , 
SAN    FRANCISCO,   CAL. 

CIPITHL  $      500,000.00 

SURPLUS  5,488.393.12 

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS *   5,988,393  00 

DIRECTORS: 

Lloyd  Tevis,  President:  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chas.  P.  Crocker.  J.  C.  Fargo,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Wm.  Norris,  Geo.  E.  Gray 
and  W.  P.  Goad.    H.  Wadsworth,  Cashier. 

Receive  Deposits,  issues  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Bankin 

Business. 

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND   DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS PORT  COSTA,  California. 

Storage  Capacity,  100,000  Tons.     Regular    Warehouse  for  San 
Francisco  .Produce  Exchange  Call  Board. 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  handling  and  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  and  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  and  smutty  Wheat. 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  t-tored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  sold, 
If  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  of  the  Company.  202  Sansome  St..  over  the  Anglo-California  Bank. 

THE  CROCKER-WOOLWORTH  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 

822    PINK    STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL 11.000,000. 

DIRECTORS  ; 
CHAS.  P.  CROCKEE,  |  E.  H.  MILLER,  JE. 

R.  C.  WOOLWORTH President. 

W.  E.  BROWN Vice-Pbesident. 

WM.  H.  CROCKER      .  Cashier 

SECURITY  SAVINGS  BANK. 

Guarantee  Capital $300. 0(?0 

OFFICERS: 

President  JEROME  LINCOLN  I  Secretary S.  L.  ABBOT.  Jr. 

Vice-President W.  8.  JONES  I  Attorney SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

OFFICE— No. 228  Montgomery  Street, San  Francisco. 


April  30,  1892. 


SAX  FKANCISCO  NEWS  T.KTTKK. 


YOUTH.    SPRING.    AND    LIFE .-//.  F.  J., in  London  World. 

Why  should  we  mourn,  when  Youth  hath  fled, 

That  Life's  most  glorious  time  is  past  ? 
Why  speak  of  joy  and  hope  as   dead  7 
Why  count  with  pain  each  step  we  tread, 

As  one  more  leading  to  The  Last  ? 
Why,  because  eye  and  limb  have   lost 

8ome  of  the  light  and  strength  of   old, 
Or  if  the  touch  of  Time  hath  crost 
The  head  with  lines  of  glistening  frost, 

Should  Life  seem  bitter,  drear,  and  cold? 
Is  Youth  all  life?     Doth  all  the  way 

Thereafter  in  deep  shadow  lie? 
Doth  Spring  o'er  all  the  year  bear  sway  ? 
Is  in  the  Dawn  the  strength  of  day  ? 

Do  Nature's  beauties  bud — then  die  ? 
No,  no!     To  gentle  Spring  belong 

Grace,  light  and  beauty — nothing  more; 
Not  yet  the  year  is  brave  and  strong, 
Not  yet  is  heard  the  lusty  song 

Which  Nature's  life-full  lips  outpour. 
Sigh  not  when  Youth  batb  passed  away, 

That  all  Life's  charms  must  now  decline; 
How  warmly  shines  its  Summer  ray! 
How  grandly  reigns  its  Autumn  day! 

How  oft  its  Winter  is  divine  1 
Youth  past — Spring  faded— then   acclaim 

Of  Life  that  grander,  nobler  stage, 
When  honest  toil  wins  honest  fame, 
And  the  halo  of  an  honored  name 
Shall  gild  the  twilight  of  Old  Age! 


OLD    TIMES,    OLD    FRIENDS,  OLD   LOVE.- 

Chicago  Daily  News. 


There  are  no  days  like  the  good  old  days, 

The  days  when  we  were  youthful, 
When  human  kind  were  pure  of  mind, 

And  speech  and  deeds  were  truthful; 
Before  a  love  for  sordid  gold 

Became  man's  ruling  passion, 
And  before  each  dame  and  maid  became 

Slave  to  the  tyrant,  fashion  1 
There  are  no  girls  like  the  good  old  girls; 

Against  the  world  I'd  stake  'em! 
As  buxom  and  smart  and  clean  of  heart 

i  As  the  Lord  knew  how  to  make  'em! 
They  were  rich  in  spirit  and  common  sense, 

And  piety  all  supportin'; 
They  could  bake  and  brew,  and  had  taught  school,  too, 

And  they  made  the  likeliest  courtin". 

There  are  no  boys  like  the  good  old  boys, 

When  we  were  boys  together; 
When  the  grass  was  sweet  to  the  brown  bare  feet 

That  dimpled  the  laughing  heather; 
When  the  pewee  sung  to  the  summer  dawn 

Of  the  bee  in  the  billowy  clover; 
Or  down  by  the  mill  the  whippoorwill 

Echoed  bis  night  song  over. 
There  is  no  love  like  the  good  old  love, 

The  love  that  mother  gave  usl 
We  are  old,  old  men,  yet  we  pine  again 

For  that  precious  grace — God  save  ns! 
So  we  dream  and  dream  of  the  good  old  times, 

And  onr  hearts  grow  tenderer,  fonder, 
As  those  dear  old  dreams  bring  soothing  gleams 

Of  heaven  away  off  yonder. 


SUNFLOWERS.—  Wm.  H.  Hayne. 


My  thoughts  of  you  when  far  apart 
Are  golden  memories  of  the  heart 
Turned  brightly  to  you  one  by  one, 
Like  loyal  sunflowers  to  the  sun. 

PRIDE.— Ida  Whiffle  Benham  in  Youth's  Companion. 

Pride  is  so  subtly  sweet  that,  ere  I  knew, 

Her  smile  had  won  my  foolish  heart  from  me; 

With  covert  blandishments,  half  false,  half  true, 
She  made  me  proud  of  my  humility. 


BA.3STICS. 


-Eugene  Field  in 


BANK    OF    BRITISH    COLUMBIA. 

Incorporated  by  Koyal  Charter. 

CAPITAL  PAID  UP $3,000,000 

RESERVE  FUND     1,175,000 

Southeast  ■  ■ -  ■  Bush  and  Sausome  Streets. 

HEAD  OFFICE   60  LOMBARD  STREET,   LONDON. 

BRANCHES— Victoria,  Vancouver,   British  Columbia;   Portland,  Oregon; 

Seattle  and  Tacoma,  Washington. 
SUB-BRANCHES— Kamloops,  Nanaimo,  Nelson,  New  Westminster,  Brit'sh 

Columbia. 
This  Bank  transacts  a  General  Banking  Business.  Accounts  opened  sub- 
ject to  Check,  and  Special  Deposits  received.  Commercial  Credits  granted 
available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Approved  Bills  discounted  and  ad- 
vances made  on  good  collateral  security.  Draws  direct  at  current  rates 
upon  its  Head  Oilice  aud  Branches,  and  upon  its  Agents,  as  follows: 

NEW  YORK,  CHICAGO  and  CANADA— Bank  of  Montreal;  LIVERPOOL 
—North  and  South  Wales  Bank;  SCOTLAND— British  Linen  Company;  IRE- 
LAND—Bank  of  Ireland;  MEXICO  aud  SOUTH  AMERICA— Loudon  Bank 
of  Mexico  and  South  America;  CHINA  aud  JAPAN— Chartered  Bank  of 
India,  Australia  and  China;  AUSTRALIA  and  NEW  ZEALAND— Bank  of 
Australasia,  Commercial  Baukiug  Company  of  Sydney,  Euglish,  Scottish 
and  Australian  Chartered  B-iuk  and  National  Bank  of  Australasia;  DEM- 
ERARA  and  TRINIDAD  (West  Indies)— Colonial  Bank 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVINGS  UNION. 

532  California  Street,  Corner  Webb  Street. 

Branch  Office 1700  Market  Street,  Corner  Polk. 

Deposits,  June  30, 1891 $33,311,061  00 

Guaranteed  Capital  and  Surplus  t ,340,635  00 

DIRECTORS. 

Al^rt  Miliar.  Pr  esideut;  George  W.  Beaver,  Vice-President;  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond,  Charles  Pace,  Daniel  E.  Martin,  W.  C.  B.  DeFremery, 
George  C.  Boardman,  J.  G.  Eastland;   Lovell  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  and  Loans  only  on  real  estate  security.  Country  re- 
mittances may  be  sent  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  or  by  checks  of  reliable 
parties,  payable  in  San  Francisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  Savings 
Bank  commences  only  with  the  actual  receipt  of  the  money.  The  .signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  is  made 
for  pass  book  or  entrance  fee.  Office  Hours— 9  a.  m.  to  3  p.  m.  Saturday 
evenings,  6:30  to  8. 

THE  GERMAN  SAVIN6S  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  526  Calilornia  Street,  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RESERVE  FUND S    1,610,000  00. 

Deposits  Jan.  2,  1892 27,138,129  74 

Officers— President,  L.  GOTTIG;  Vice-President,  EDW.  KR08E 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGERS  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  R.  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TOURNY.  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  Schoemann,  E. 
Meyer,  F.  Tiltmann,  H.  Horstmann,  B.  A.  Becker,  H.  L.  Simon.  Attorney, 
John  R.  Jabbob. ^_ 

MUTUAL  SAVINGS  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building 

Guaranty  Capital,  $1,000,000. 

0FFICEB8. 

JAMES  G.  FAIR President 

JAMES  PHELAN,  S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-Presidents 

Dibectobs— James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper,  C.  G.  Hooker, 
James  Phelan,  James  Mollitt,  S.  G.  Murphy,  Chas.  Cad walader  and  James 
D.  Phelan. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecuritieB.  , JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 


LONDON.  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  BANK  (Limited), 

N.  W.  Cor.  Sansome  and  Sutter  Sts. 
ubscn'ed  Capital $2,600,000  |  Paid  Up  Capital $2,000,000 

Reserve  Fund  $650,000 

Head  Office 58  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Agents— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
(Ltd.), No.  10  Wall  St., N.Y.    PARIS— MessrB.  Lazard  Freres  &  Cie,  17Boule 
vard  Poissoniere.    Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.  Com 
mercial  and  Travelers'  Credits  issued.           EUGENE  MEYEK,  Manager. 
LC.  Althckul.  Cashier. 

THE  ANGLO-CALIFORNIAN  BANK,  Limited. 

N.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

Capital  Authorized $6,000,000  I  Paid  up $1,500,000 

Subscribed 3,000,000  |  Reserve  Fund. 650,000 

Head  Office— 3  Angel  Court,  London,  E.  C. 
Agents  at  New  York— J.  &  W.  Selieman  &  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  banking  business,  sells  drafts,  makes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  and  issues  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
world     Sends  bills  for  collection,  loans  money,  buys  and  sells  exchango 
and  bullion.  IGN.  STEINHART    \ 

P.  N.  LILIENTHAL.  1 


Managers. 


Dr.  Rowas'  Famous  Remedy  for  Sea-Sickness. 

If  you  intend  taking  a  trip  by  sea,  try  a  bottle  and  be  convinced  of  its 
merits.    To  be  obtained  from  all  druggists,  and  from 

L.  R.  ELLERT, 
S.  W.  corner  Kearny  and  California  streets,  S.  F. 
Price  per  bottle.    50  cents 

Fine  Sanitary  Plumbing  and  Gas-fitting 
Estimates  furnished.  Jobbing  promptly 
attended  to. 

CHARLES  E.  ANDERSON, 
1616  Polk  Street,  near  Clay,  and  1214 
Polk  Street,  near  Sutter. 
Telephone  No.  2107. 


PLUMBING 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  30,  1892. 


SUMMARY    OF    THE    MARKETS. 

Flour  Is  steady;  foreign  demand  good;  Extras  $4.75@?5.00;  Superfine, 
?2. 75®  $3.10 
Wheat    is  dull;   light  trade;    Shipping,  $1.50:  Milling,  |1.55@$1.57jg    per 

Barley  is  firmer;  Brewing,  H.10@$1.17l£;  Feed,  $1@$1.02^  per  ctl. 

Oats,  Milling,  $1.50@$1. 55;  Feed,  $1.25(&$1.35  per  ctl. 

Corn,  White,  $1  37^;  Yellow,  $1.30@$1.35  per  ctl. 

Rye,  no  stock,  good  demand,  $1.45^1*1.50.    Cement,  $2.00@$2.5'). 

Hay  is  lower;  Wheat,  *10@$14;  Oats,  $10@$12;  Alfalfa,  JStgtflO. 

Millstuffs,  good  demaud.    Brau,  $18@$18  50  per  ton. 

Beans,  good  request,  $l.85@$2.30  per  ctl.    Potatoes,  50c.@75c  per  ctl. 

Butter  is  steady;  Choice,  16c.@18c;  Fair,  15c.@16c;  Eastern,  14c@15c. 

Cheese,  light  stock,  10c.@12c.    Eggs,  free  supply,  18c.@19c. 

Honey,  Comb,  8c.@10c. :  Extracted,  5c.@6c.  Poultry  in  good  supply. 

Oaions  are  worth  2c  @3c.    Beeswax  is  higher  at  25c.@28c. 

Fruit— all  kinds  dried— active.    Fruit  is  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 

Raisins  and  Dried  Grapes  in  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates. 

Hides  are  steady;  Dry,  7c@7^c.      Wool  is  In  ligbt  demand  at  llc.@lCc. 

Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  seller  at  7i.<@7^aC. 

Coffee  steady  at  15c.@22c.  for  C.  A.    Canned  Fruits  of  all  kinds  in  favor. 

Coal  is  lower,  with  a  declining  tendency.    Nuts  find  ready  sale. 

Quicksilver  is  nominal  at  $42.00  per  flask.  Hops  are  in  demand  at  20@25c. 

Sugar,  good  stoct  of  both  Raws  and  Refined.    Whites,  4^®5%c. 

From  the  far  north  we  have  the  schooner  Francis  Avon,  16 
days  from  Karluck,  with  700  bbls.  1,600 cs.  Salmon.  This  is  the 
vessel  that  was  reported  lost  with  all  on  board  off  Dngas  Island. 

The  fine  ship  Henry  B.  Hyde  is  to  hand  from  New  York  in  a 
short  passage  of  105  days.  8he  brings  a  large  and  well  assorted 
cargo  to  Sutton  &  Beebe. 

Import  trade  from  Japan  for  the  first  quarter  of  the  year  1891 
aggregated  $2,637,607,  and  for  the  current  year,  $2,544,493,  a  fail- 
ing off  this  year  of  $92,514. 

Our  export  trade  with  Japan  the  past  quarter  of  1892  embraced 
2,564  bbls.  Flour,  8,250  gals.  Wine,  6,357  lbs.  Sugar,  and  a  full  as- 
sortment of  Provisions. 

The  steamer  Newborn  from  Guayraas,  etc.,  brought  up  1,210 
sss.  Ore,  147  bars  and  1  box  Bullion,  60  rolls  Leather,  27  Turtles, 
779  sks.  Bark,  139  aks.  8hells,  etc. 

The  steamer  George  W.  Elder,  hence  for  Mexican  ports,  car- 
ried 314  bbls.  Flour,  175  flasks  Quicksilver,  5,000  gals.  Wine,  113 
pkgs.  Machinery,  etc.,  value  $57,223.  To  Central  America,  per 
same,  5,936  bbls.  Flour,  8,500  gals.  Wine,  8,863  lbs.  Dried  Fruit,  750 
gals.  Whisky,  111  pkgs.  Machinery,  etc.,  value  $57,546. 

Treasure,  etc.,  from  Mexico — The  Geo.  W.  Elder  brought  up 
255  bags  Silver  Ore,  value  $1-4,140;  22  pkgs.  Treasure,  value 
$36,905. 

The  Pacific  Mail  steamship  City  of  New  York,  hence  for  the 
Isthmus  and  way  ports,  on  the  25th  inst.,  carried  for  New  York 
38,415  gals,  and  17  cs.  Wine,  1,421  gals.  Brandy,  30,333  lbs. 
Borax,  1,067  lbs.  Beeswax,  100  bbls.  Glue,  79  bales  Rags,  etc., 
value  $38,000.  To  Mexico,  Mdse.,  value  $14,447.  To  Central 
America,  1,176  bbls.  Flour,  159  sks.  Potatoes,  19,982  lbs.  Tallow, 
600  gals.  Wine,  and  Mdse.,  value,  $23,300.  To  Panama.  315  bbls. 
Flour,  25,757  lbs.  Sugar,  77,000  lbs.  Rice,  and  Mdse.,  value,  $6,000. 
To  South  America,  500  bbls.  Flour,  value,  $2,400.  To  Switzerland, 
211  gals.  Grape  Brandy. 

Exports  to  Honolulu,  per  S.  N.  Castle,  embraced  52,587  lbs. 
rolled  Barley,  1,000  bales  Hay,  8,684  lbs.  Tallow,  Grain,  Provis- 
ions, etc.,  value,  $130,000.  To  same,  per  Forest  Queen,  20,153 
lbs.  rolled  Barley,  2,785  lbs.  Cracked  Corn,  600  M.  Shingles,  and 
Merchandise,  value,  $5,478.  To  same,  per  Sonoma,  60  M.  Brick, 
240,500  Shingles,  100  bbls.  Lime,  etc.,  value,  $954.  For  Kahulin, 
per  brig  Consuelo,  230  bbls.  Flour,  Merchandise  and  Provisions, 
value,  $7,675. 

On  Tuesday,  the  25th  inst.,  four  vessels  arrived  from  Hawaii 
with  Sugar;  viz,  Andrew  Welch,  27,764  bags;  Mary  Dodge,  with 
6,711  bags;  schooner  Eva,  7,143  bags;  schooner  Anna,  5,290  bags. 
Previously,  the  Consuelo  brought  5,308  bags,  and  the  Skagit, 
12,902  bags.     The  Consuelo  also  brought  2,000  bags  Rice. 

Barley  for  Cork,  U.  S.. — The  isr.  ship  Ben  Douran  sailed  hence 
on  the  21st  inst.  with  62,268  ctls.,  value,  $66,000. 

Imports  from  Central  America  per  George  W.  Elder,  10,378 
bags  Coffee,  and  from  Mexico,  per  same  661  bags  Coffee. 

Wool  for  Boston  via  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  per  steamer 
Umatilla  for  "Victoria,  109,593  pounds,  value  $16,900. 

The  Spring  trade  is  opening  with  promise  of  an  active  season. 
Stocks  of  Coffee,  Sugar,  Tea,  etc.,  are  liberal  and  the  demand 
good. 

The  markets  are  well  supplied  with  Citrus  and  other  season- 
able fruits — Bananas  via  New  Orleans  now  coming  into  direct 
competition  with  the  Hawaiian.  Heretofore  these  islands  had  a 
monopoly  of  this  fruit.  Berries  of  all  kinds  are  now  in  liberal 
supply,  while  Cherries  are  becoming  more  plentiful  day  by  day, 
in  fact,  one  or  more  carloads  of  same  have  already  been  sent 
East,  the  Southern  Pacific  having  agreed  to  carry  fruit  across  the 
continent  in  about  eight  days  instead  of  thirteen  days  as  hereto- 
fore, is  a  great  point  gained  by  the  grower,  and  yet  they  are  still 
contending  for  reduced  rates  of  freight,  which  seems  to  be  a  very 
reasonable  demand. 


H.  M.  NEWHALL  &  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchants, 

AND  

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Hos.  309  and  311  Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

NATIONAL  ASSURANCE  CO.  OF  IRELAND; 
ATLAS  ASSURANCE  CO.  OF  LONDON  ; 
BOYLSTON  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  BOSTON; 
OCEAN  MARINE  INSURANCE  CO  OF  LONDON. 

Steam  Boiler  Incrustations. 

Old  Scale   Removed,  Formation  of  Hew  Scale  Prevented. 

Without  the  Aid  of  Chemicals,  by  the  Use  of  the 

LLEWELLYN    FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONDENSER! 

.Over  300  In  Dally  Use  on  the  Pacific  Coast.) 

Removes  all  Impurities  from  the  Water  before  Entering  the  Boiler. 
Heats  the  Water  to  212°.  Saves  from  25  to  60  per  cent,  in  the  Amount  of 
Water  Used. 

Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Pamphlet  Forwarded  on  Application  to 

Llewellyn    Steam    Condenser    Manufacturing    Co., 
830  Pine  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros., 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

Agents  for  Spreckels'  Line  of  Hawaiian  Packets,  8.  8.  Hepworth'e  Ceutri 
fugal  Machines,  Reed's  Patent  Pipe  and  Boiler  Covering. 
327  Market  Street,  corner  Fremont. 

BAN    FRANCISCO. 

Systems—"  Slattery  "  Induction;  "  Wood  "  Arc.     Factories— Fort  Wayne, 
Indiana;  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Electric  Improvement  Company. 

General  Agents  for  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Arizona  and  Washington 
of  the  Fort  Wayne  Electric  Light  Co.,  Fort  Wayne.  Ind. 

Estimates  furnished  for  Electric  Railways,  Electric  Light  and  Steam 
Plants,  House  Wiring,  etc.    Marine  Work  a  Specialty. 


35  New  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


R.  J.   WHEELER. 


J.   W.  GIRVIN. 


J.  W.   GIRVIN  &  CO., 

bber  and  Leather  Belting,  Hose,  Packing,  etc. 

Rubber  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  etc. 

Pacific  Coast  Agents  for  Boston  Belting  Co.  and  Fayerweather  &  Ladew. 
formerly  J.  B.  Hoyt  &  Co.  4  California  St.,  S.  F.,  Cal. 

WILLIAMS,  DIMOND  &  CO. 

SHIPPING    AND    COMMISSION    MERCHANTS, 
UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 

AgentB  for— 
The  Cunard  Royal   Mail  Steamship  I  Vivian  Sons  YellowMetal  Sheathing 

Hartcoann's  Rantjen's  Compobition 
|  The  China  Traders  &  Insurance  Co. 
I        (L'd.), 

The   Baldwin  Locomotive  Works, 
Steel  Rails  and  Track  Material. 


Company, 
'The  California  Line  of  Clippers,' 

from  New  York, 
'The  Hawaiian  Line  of  Packets," 

to  and  from  Honolulu. 


A.    LUSK   &  CO., 

.   122  DAVIS  STREET,  SAN    FRANCISCO. 
Packers  of  the  following  celebrated  brands: 
CELEBRATED  LUSK    BRANDS, 

J.    LUSK    CANNING    COMPANY, 

SAN     LORENZO    PACKING  CO 

PARKE    &    LACY   CO., 

21  and  23  FREMONT  STREET. 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MINING,    WOOD    AND    IRON    WORKING    MACHINERY. 

ENGINES,    BOILERS,    STEAM    PUMPS, 
BELTING,   OIL8  AND   8UPPLIE8. 

£.  D.  JONS8. 

S.  L,  JONES  &  CO., 

Auctioneers   and    Commission    Merchants, 

207  AND  200  California  Street. 


April  80,  1892. 

SAN  FRANCISCO  AMD  NORTH  PACIFIC 
RAILWAY. 

"THE   00N»HUE   BR  JAD-GAUCE    ROUTE." 
OOMMXHCHtQ   BTJMDAT,    APRIL    :t.   lv.\   and 
until  further    nntlrc.  Boat*   aud    Train*    will 
leave  from  and  am  ve  at  the  San  Fran.- 
•enscr   Depot.  MARKET-STREET  WHAKK,  a, 
follow*: 
From  San  Francisco  tor  Point  Tlburon.  Belvedere  and 

San  Rafael. 
WEEK     DAYS— 7:40   A.  «.,  9:20  a.  X..    11  .')  A.  M.: 

1  JO  r.  »..  S  JO  p.  M.,506  r.  *.,  630  p.  M. 
9CNDAY8-S  CO  a.m.,  9:80  a.m..  11:00 a.m.:  1  3]  r.x 
r  M.,5fl0p.  «.,  6:15  p.  V. 
From  San  Ralael  tor  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS— 635  a.   m.,  7*6   A.   M..  9:30   a    at. 

IISOa.m.:  1:40p.m.,  S:40  P.m..  5:J5  P.M. 
SATURDAYS  ONLY— An  extra  trip  at  6:30  p.m. 
81"SI"AYS— VIO  A.M.. 9:40  A.M.,  11:10  a.  H..  1:40  P.M. 
3:40  p.  v..  S:00p  v.,  6:25  P.  M. 

prom  Point  Tlburon  to  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS- 6:50  A.  «.,  830  a.m.,  9:55  a.m..  11:55 
a.  M..  2:05  p.  M.,  4:05  p.  M.,  5:?5  p.  M. 
Saturdays  only,  an  extra  trip  at  6:55  p.  M. 
8DNDAYS— «:35   A.M.,    10:05  A.M.,  11:35  A.M.; 
2:C5  p.  M.,  4:05p.m..  5:30  p.m..  6:50  P.M. 


SAX  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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LEAVES.  P.        I  j    ARRIVE  IN  8.  F. 

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3:30  p.m.  j  -"0  a.  m  and 

5:05  f.m    viHip.y,    Santa  Rosa. 


7:40a.M.    

3:30p.m.  8:00a. M 


Fultor, 

Windsor, 

Healdsburg, 

I  ill "li  N  prill  £8, 

Cloverdale  & 
Way  Stations. 


7:40a.  M.  8:O0a.M. 


Hopland 
and  Ukiah. 


10:40a.M]8:50a. 
6:05  p.m  10:30 a.M 
7:25p.m|  6:10p.m. 


7:40a.m.  8:00a.m.  Guerneville.  7:25p.m.  10:30a.m. 
3:30p.m.|  6:10p.M 


10:30a. M 
6:10  P.M 


7:40a.  m.  8:00a.m.   Sonoma  aDd  10:40a.m.  18:50a.m. 
5:05p.m.  5:00 p.m  i  Glen  Ellen.    6:05 p.m   6:10 p.m. 


7:40 a.M  I  8:00a.M  |  Sebastopol.  |  10:40a.m  I  10:30am 
3:30  p.m  [5:00  p.m  :  ;    fi:05 p.m  |  6:10  p.m 


Stages  connect  at  Santa  Rosa  for  Mark  West 
Springs ;  a  t  Geyserville  for  Skaggs  Springs, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Point  Arena;  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land Springs.  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bay,  Lakeport  and 
Bartlett  Springs;  at  Hopland  for  Lakeport  and 
Bartlett  Springs ;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springs,  Sara- 
toga Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Witter  Springs,  Upper 
Lake,  Lakeport,  Willilts,  Canto,  Mendocino  City, 
Fort  Bragg,  Westport,   Usal,  Hydesville  and   Eu- 

EXCTJR8ION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To Petaluma,  $1  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $2  25;  to 
Healdsburg,  $3  40;  to  Cloverdale,  $4  50;  to  Hop- 
land,  $5  70;  to  Ukiah,  $6  75;  to  Sebastopol,  $2  70; 
to  Guerneville,  $3  75;  to  Sonoma,  $150;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  $1  80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only- 
To  Petaluma,  $1 ;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $1  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, $2  25;  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ukiah,  $4  50;  to 
Hopland,  $3  SO:  to  Sebastopol,  $1  80;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2  50;  to  Sonoma,  $1;  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1  20. 
H.  C.  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 


OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  S.  S.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 
Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 
Steamers  leave  wharf  romer  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN   STREETS,  at  3:00  p.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Oceanic SiTURDAY.flMarch  26,  1892, 

Gaelic Saturday,  April  16, 1892, 

Belgic Tuesday,  May  10, 1892. 

Oceanic Thursday,  June  2d.,  92. 

Gaelic  (via  Honolulu)  Saturday,  June  25, 1891. 

ROUND  TRIP  TICKETS  AT   REDUCED    RATE?. 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 
for  Bale  at  8.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Townsend  streetB,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  at  the 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.  H.  GOODMAN,  Gen.  Pass.  Agt. 

GEO.  H.RICE,  Traffic  Manager. 


CONSUMPTION. 

I  have  a  positive  remedy  for  the  above  disease ;  by  i(s 
nee  thousands  of  oases  of  the  worst  kind  and  of  long 
standing:  have  been  cored.  Indeed  so  Btrong  is  my  faith 
in  its  efficacy,  that  I  w.ll  send  TWO  dottles  fieee,  with, 
a  VALUABLE  TREATISE  on  this  disease  to  any  suf- 
ferer who  will  send  me  their  Express  and  P.  O.  address. 
T.  A.  Slocum,  M.  C.«  133  Pearl  St.,  N.  V. 


PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Timor  mi  Link  to  Nbw  York,  via  Panama. 
BtMinen  will  aall  at  NOON  on  the  &th,  15th  and 

25th  of  each  month, 

Cal  lug  at  various  ports  of  Mexico  and  Central 

America. 

Through  Line  Sailings.  —  May  5th,  S.  S."Sau  Bias" 
May  14,  3.  S.  Acapulco;  May  25th,  lsya,  s.  s.  -'-mi 
" 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Po  ts 
and  tanama.—  Steamer  sails  at  noon  lSth  of  each 
mouth,  calling  at  Mazatlau,  Sin  Bias,  Mauzanillu, 
Acanulco.  Port  Angel,  Salina  Cruz,  Tonala,  San 
Bemto,  Ocos,  Champerico,  Sau  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajutla,  La  Libertad,  l.a  Uuiou,  Amapaln,  Co- 
rluto,  San  Juau  del  Sur  and  Puuta  Arenas. 

Wig   Line    Sailing.— May  18th,  S.  S.  "Colima." 

When  the  regular  sailiug  date  falls  ou  Sunday 
steamers  will  be  d  spatched  the  preceding  Satur- 
day. 
JAPAN  AND  CHINA  LINE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 

HONGKONG, 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 

Shanghai,  and  at  Hougkong  for  East 

Indies.  Straits,  etc.: 

"City  of  Rio  de  Jaueiio,"  Tuesday,  June  14th,  at 
3  P.  M. 
"China"  (via  Honolulu)  Thursday,  April  28th,  at 

City  of   Peking  —  Saturday,  May  21,  1892,   at   3 

P.  M. 

Round  TriD  Tickets  to  Yokohama  and  return  at 
reduced  rates. 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Brannan  streets.  Branch  office— 202 
Front  street  ALEXANDER  CENTER, 

General  Agent. 


OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 
rying the  United  States,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
Mails,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

For    Honolulu    Only, 

S.S.AU8TEALiA(3,000tons). .Tuesday,  May  10,1892, 

Fop  Honolulu,  Auckland  and 

Sydney,  Direct, 

S.S.  Alameda,  .Friday,  April  29,  l892,at3p.M 

For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  Office,  327  Mar- 
ket street. 

JOHN  D.  SPRECKELS  &  BROS., 
General  Agents 


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THE  new  umbrellas  have  unique  handles 
which  serve  a  double  purpose.  One  of 
the  latest  London  novelties  is  a  dog's  head 
of  carved  wood.  The  mouth  opens  on  a 
(ram  ticket.  Another  handle  has  a  whistle 
for  calling  cabs,  and  in  a  third  is  an  opera 
glass. 

ARTIFICIAL  FLOWERS  are  so  true  to 
nature  this  season,  and  so  perfect,  one 
cannot  help  being  disappointed  to  find  the 
fragrance  wanting. 


SOUTHERN   PACIFIC   COMPANY. 

PACIFIC    SYSTEM. 

TrftinB  Leave  and   are  Due  to  Arrive  at 

SAN     FRANCISCO: 

1  I  ■■    '  F.om  April  9,    1892.  [Arrive 

7:00  a.  Bcuicia,  Kum>ey,  Sacramento.  7:15  P. 
7:80a.  HavwardK,  Nllesaud  Sau  Jose  .  *12:16p. 
8:00a.  Martinez,  Sau  Kamon  and  Cal- 

ifitoea 6:I5p. 

•8:00  a.  El  Verann  aud  Santa  Rosa  ...  *fl:16  p. 
8;00a.  3acram'toA  Redding,  via  Davis.  7:16  p. 
8:00  a.  Secoud  Class  for  Ogden  and  East, 

aud  first  class  locally 10:45  p. 

8:30a.  Niles,  Sau  Jopq,  Stockton,  loue, 
Sacrameut'-,  Marysville,  Oro- 

villeaud  Ned  Bluff      ... 4:45  p. 

9:00a.  Sunset  Koui.-,  Atlantic  Express, 
Santa  Bur'jara,  Lob  Angeles, 
Deming,  El  Paso,  New  Orleans 

and  East 8:46p. 

1200m.  Haywards,  Niles  and  Livermore      7:15  p. 

*1:00p.  SacrameutoKiver  Steamers *9:00p. 

3:00  p.  Haywards,  Niles  aud  San  Jose. .  9:45  a. 
4:00  P.  Martinez,  San  Ramon  &  Stockton  9:45  a. 
4:00  p.  Vallejo,  Calistoga,  El  Verauoaud 

Santa  Rosa ..      9.45  a. 

4:30 p.  Beuicia,  Vacaville.  Sacramento.    10:45a. 

4:30p.  Woodland  aud  Oroville 10:45a. 

*4:3Up.  Niles  and  Livermore *8:45a. 

5:00 p.  Los  AugeleB  Express,  Fresno, 
Bakersfield,  Santa   Barbara  & 

Los  Augeles 12:15p. 

5:00  p.  Santa  Fe  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 

for  Mohave  and  East 12:15  p. 

6:00 p.  Haywards,  Niles  and  San  Jose..      7:45a. 

.   ...  Niles  and  San  Jose J6 :15  p. 

6:00  p.  Ogden  Route  Atlantic  Express, 

Ogden  and  East 11:45  a. 

{7:00  p.  Vallejo +8:45  p. 

7:00  p.  Shasta  Route  Express,  Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding,  Port- 

land,  Puget  Sound  and  East. . .      8:15  A 

Santa  Cruz  Division. 

$7:45  a.  Sunday  Excursion  Train  for  New- 
ark, San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,  Fel* 
ton,  Big  Trees  aud  Santa  Cruz    J8;05p. 
8:15a.  Newark,  Centerville,  San  Jose, 
Felton,    Boulder   Creek  and 

Santa  Cruz 6 :20  p. 

*2;15p.  Centerville,  8an  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,   Boulder   Creek    and. 

SantaCruz *10:50a. 

4:45  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,      9:50a 

Coast  Division  (Third  a  id  Townsend  Streets). 
7:0u  a.  San  Jose,  Almaden  aud  Way  Sta- 
tions       2:30  P. 

8:30a.  San  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tres  Pinos,  Pa- 
jaro, SantaCruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove,  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  and  Santa 
Margarita  (San  Luis  Obispo) 
aud  principal  Way  Stations  6:10  p. 
10:£7a.  Sau  Jose,  aud  Way  Stations. .  .  5:10p. 
12:15  p.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 4 :00  p. 

*2:30p.  San  Jose,  Tres  Pinos,  SantaCruz, 
Salinas,  Monterey,  PacificGrove 
and  principal  Way  Stations.   ...*10:48a. 
*3:30  p.  Menlo  Park,  San  Jose  aud  Prin- 
ciple Way  Stations *10:03  A. 

*4 :15  P.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . .    *8 :06  a. 

5 .15  p.  Sau  Jose  and  Way  Stations 9 :03  a. 

6:30p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. ..  6:35a. 
M1:45p.  Menlo  Park  and  principal  Way 

Stations   +7:30p. 

a.  lor  Morning .  p.  for  Afternoon. 

•Sundays  excepted.  ^Saturdays  only. 

JSundays  only. 

PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  0V  and  PUGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  A,  m.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  m.  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Oregon,  in  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  San  Simeon, 
Cayucos,  Santa  Barbara,  San  Buenaventura, 
Hueneme,  San  Pedro,  Los  Angeles  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  aud  UOOKTON,  Hum- 
boldt Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  A.  M. 

Ticket  Office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL,  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Ageuts, 
No.  10  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 

I  CURE  FiTST 

When  I  say  cure  I  do  not  mean  merely  to  stop  them 
for  a  time  and  then  have  them  return  again.  I  mean  a 
radical  cure.  I  have  made  the  d.sease  of  DXTS,  EPI- 
LEPSY or  FALLING  SICKNESS  a  hie-long  study.  I 
warrant  my  remedy  to  cure  the  worst  cases.  Because 
others  have  failed  is  no  reason  for  not  now  receiving  a 
cure.  Send  at  once  for  a  treatise  and  a  Free  Bottle  of 
my  infallible  remedy.  Give  Express  and  Post  Office. 
H.  G.  ROOT,  M.  C,  183  Pearl  St..  N.  Y. 


30 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  30,  1892. 


TRINITY  CHURCH  was  filled  with  a  fashionable  throng  last 
Tuesday  morning,  the  occasion  being  one  of  the  noted  events 
of  the  Easter  season,  the  marriage  of  two  of  society's  popular 
members.  Miss  Edith  Taylor  and  George  Pope.  The  idea  was  to 
have  it  a  pink  and  white  wedding,  and  this  was  carried  out  so 
far  as  possible  in  the  Moral  decorations  of  both  church  and  resi- 
dence, the  costumes,  and  the  table  ornamentation.  Trinity 
Church,  which  is  always  a  gloomy  interior  during  the  morning 
hours,  was  illuminated  over  and  around  the  altar  by  many  gas 
jets,  while  the  body  of  the  church  was  lighted  up  and  made 
beautiful  with  the  charming  costumes  worn  by  the  ladies,  who 
constituted  a  majority  of  the  guests  present,  among  whom  were 
noticed  many  who  have  but  seldom  appeared  at  any  of  the  func- 
tions of  the  past  winter,  notably,  Mrs.  Fred  Low,  Mrs.  Schmieden, 
Mrs.  Coleman  and  Mrs.  Lloyd  Tevis.  The  ushers,  Messrs.  Walter 
Newhall,  Frank  Carolan,  Sherwood,  Seawell  and  Taylor,  under 
the  direction  of  Ed.  Greenway,  were  kept  busily  employed  in  the 
difficult  task  of  seating  the  guests,  who  filled  every  pew  in  the 
central  divisions,  while  many,  chiefly  the  men,  preferred  stand- 
ing around  the  vestibule,  greeting  friends  as  tbey  entered.  The 
chaunting  of  the  Lohengrin  bridal  chorus  by  the  choir  heralded 
the  advent  of  the  bridal  party,  which  included  the  six  ushers, 
four  charming  bridesmaids,  the  Misses  Taylor,  Carolan,  Casserly 
and  Cheeseman;  and  the  pretty  blonde  bride,  with  her  father, 
Captain  Taylor.  The  groom,  attended  by  his  beat  man,  Sam 
Buckbee,  advanced  to  meet  the  cortege  at  the  altar  rails,  where  the 
ceremony  was  performed  by  Bishop  Wingfield.  At  its  conclusion, 
the  chorus  again  broke  forth,  followed  by  the  Mendelssohn  wed- 
ding march,  as  the  party  reached  the  church  door.  The  bridal 
robe  was  of  heavy  white  brocaded  satin,  made  with  a  court  train, 
and  trimmed  with  duchess  lace;  a  veil  of  tulle  caught  with  a 
spray  of  orange  blossoms,  and  a  bouquet  of  orchids  and  lilies  of 
the  valley  completed  an  exquisite  toilette.  The  bridesmaids  were 
all  costumed  alike,  in  gowns  of  white  silk  with  pink  stripes, 
made  en  traine,  broad  brimmed,  white  lace  hats,  witu  sprays  of 
Mermet  roses,  and  hand  bouquets  of  pink  roses  tied  with  broad, 
white  satin  ribbons.  The  groom,  his  best  man,  the  ushers,  and 
Captain  Taylor,  all  wore  the  regulation  dress  for  morning  wed- 
dings— light  gray  trowsers  and  Prince  Albert  coats,  with  a  white 
boutonniere  in  the  left  lapel.  At  the  residence  of  the  bride's 
parents,  on  California  street,  where  the  wedding  reception  was 
held  during  the  afternoon,  the  floral  ornamentation  was  profuse 
and  beautiful.  Rosea  and  snowballs  were  the  principal  flowers. 
The  bridal  bower  was  unique,  being  a  departure  from  the  bamboo 
sticks,  in  favor  of  rough  boughs  of  redwood  grown  with  moss, 
making  a  charming  effect  when  garlanded  with  ropes  of  rosea, 
wreaths  of  snowballs,  and  bow  knots  of  green  satin  ribbons.  The 
tint  of  the  hall  was  red,  and  Cherokee  roses  were  used  in  baskets 
hung  by  silken  cords.  The  wedding  breakfast  was  served  in  the 
dining-room  at  tete-A-tete  tables,  the  prevailing  hue  of  pink  and 
white  being  used  in  adorning  that  set  apart  for  the  bridal  party, 
which  was  increased  by  the  addition  of  the  Misses  Emily  Hager 
and  Alice  Simpkins,  old  friends  of  the  bride.  Many  toasts  were 
offered,  and  the  guests  drank  heartily  to  the  health  and  happi- 
ness of  the  newly-wedded  pair.  A  very  pretty  conceit  was  the 
bestowing  of  pieces  of  the  wedding  cake  in  silken  bags  instead  of 
the  customary  pasteboard  box.  The  presents,  which  were  nu- 
merous and  exceedingly  valuable,  rivaled  those  of  the  recent 
Pope-Murphy  wedding.  Later  in  the  afternoon  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Pope  left  for  their  honeymoon  week  at  St.  Helena,  where  Mrs. 
Pope  has  an  elegant  country  house.  Early  in  May,  the  four 
young  yeople,  so  recently  made  two  couples,  will  depart  ij  com- 
pany for  a  European  tour. 

The  wedding  of  Miss  Irene  Crowell  (known  among  her  friends 
as  Daisy),  and  Alpheus  Bull  took  place  on  Wednesday  evening,  at 
the  residence  of  the  bride's  mother,  on  Larkin  street.  The  house 
was  decked  from  top  to  bottom  with  beautiful  Sowers,  the  chief 
effect  being  reserved  for  the  drawingroom,  where  the  bridal 
bower  was  erected  in  which  the  ceremony  was  performed  by 
Dr.  Stebbins.  Bamboo  poles,  gilded,  made  the  framework,  from 
which  hung  ropes  of  daisies  tied  with  knots  of  ribbons — in  fact, 
daisies  were  the  principal  flower  used  in  honor  of  the  bride. 
Promptly  at  the  hour  named,  the  cortege  met  in  the  hall,  the 
bride  ascending  by  the  front  stairs  with  her  attendant,  while  the 
groom  came  from  the  back  part  of  the  house,  and  proceeded  to 
the  bower,  where  Dr.  Stebbins  stood  awaiting  them.  The  bride 
was  attended  by  two  pretty  bridesmaids,  Misa  Blanche  Castle 
and  Misa  Mary  Dunham,  her  sister,  Misa  Mary  Crowell,  being 
maid  of  honor.  The  bridal  robe  was  of  white  brocade,  entraine, 
trimmed  with  Iriah  point,  tulle  veil,  and  daisiea  mingled  with 
orange  blossoms  in  her  hair.  Miss  Mary  Crowell  wore  white 
chiffon  over  silk,  ornamented  with  daisies;  Misa  Dunham,  laven- 
der, with  daisies;  Mias  Castle,  cream  color,  trimmed  with  butter- 
cups; Mra.  Crowell,  grey  silk.  The  groom's  a  ttendanta  were 
Messrs.  Harry  Hawkes  and  Thomas  Peuell,  and  William  Newell 


gave  the  bride  away.  After  the  ceremony,  a  large  reception  was 
held  and  an  elaborate  supper  was  served,  the  flowers  at  the 
bride's  table  being  pink  roses.  The  happy  pair  left  for  their  own 
home,  on  the  corner  of  Clay  and  Broderick  streets,  where  they 
will  reside  upon  their  return  from  the  honeymoon  trip. 

The  ceremony  which  united  Misa  Lizzie  McCormack  and  Mr. 
Ellis  Parish  was  one  of  the  most  brilliant  which  has  ever  taken 
place  at  St.  Stephen's  Church.  The  pretty  little  edifice  was  made 
atill  more  attractive  by  an  artistic  dresaing  of  roses,  lilies,  and 
ferna,  a  large  bell  of  La  France  rosea  being  suspended  in  front  of 
the  altar,  beneath  it  the  service  taking  place.  Misa  Nellie  Mc- 
Cormack was  her  sister's  maid  of  honor,  and  Frank  Runyon  at- 
tended the  groom  as  hia  beat  man.  The  Pastor  of  the  church, 
Rev.  E.  J.  Lion,  officiated.  The  bridal  costume  was  of  white  Bed- 
ford crepe,  trimmed  with  Duchess  lace,  and  formed  a  part  of  the 
extensive  trousseau  chosen  by  the  bride  during  her  recent  visit  to 
Europe.  A  dancing  reception  was  held  at  the  McCormack  resi- 
dence on  Pierce  street  after  the  ceremony,  followed  by  supper. 
The  honeymoon  is  being  spent  at  Coronado. 


Colonel  and  Mrs.  Smedberg,  accompanied  by  Mrs,  I.  W.  Ray- 
mond and  their  daughters,  will  leave  for  the  East  about  the  mid- 
dle of  May,  the  purpoae  of  the  trip  being  the  celebration  of  their 
silver  wedding.  This  will  take  place  at  West  Point  so  as  to  in- 
clude their  son,  who  is  a  cadet  at  that  academy,  and  unable  to 
obtain  a  long  enough  leave  to  come  to  California  for  the  event 
Mrs.  Smedberg  and  her  eldest  daughter,  Misa  Nellie,  will  pass  a 
greater  part  of  the  summer  at  Eaatern  watering  places,  while  the 
younger  daughter,  Miss  Cora,  will  join  a  party  of  young  ladies, 
who,  under  the  care  of  a  teacher,  will  spend  a  couple  of  years  in 
Europe  for  the  purpose  of  study. 


The  wedding  of  Misa  Lillian  Thomas,  of  New  York  city,  and 
Herbert  C.  Wyman,  brother-in-law  of  Colonel  George  A.  Knight, 
will  take  place  at  St.  Stephen's  Church,  on  Wednesday  evening, 
May  4tb,  at  8  o'clock.  Miss  Emily  Thomas,  sister  of  the  bride, 
will  be  the  maid  of  honor,  while  Mr.  R.  Lloyd  Eaton  will  act  as 
best  man.  Miss  Anna  Whitley  and  Mr.  Charles  E.  Knight  will 
perform  the  duties  of  bridesmaid  and  groomsman,  respectively. 
W.  H.  Wyman,  W.  T.  Adams,  J.  Ward  EatOH,  Fred.  S.  Knight 
and  Noble  H.  Eaton  will  act  as  ushera.  After  the  ceremony  the 
wedding  party  will  go  to  the  home  of  the  bride,  635  Haight  street, 
where  a  reception  will  be  given. 

A  farewell  dinner  waa  given  to  Mr.  J.  Franklin  Brown,  the 
well-known  bypnotiat,  by  members  of  the  Press  Club,  on  Frday 
evening.  It  was  a  very  pleasant  affair,  signalized  by  the  full  en- 
joyment of  true  Bohemianism.  Mr.  Brown  is  very  popular  with 
the  newspaper  men  of  the  city,  who  took  this  method  of  testify- 
ing their  high  appreciation  of  him,  and  also  to  wish  him  bon  voy- 
age. He  will  depart  to-morrow  for  London,  where  he  will  remain 
several  months.  There  were  over  twenty  gentlemen  at  the  board. 
Messages  of  regret  were  read  from  many  others,  who  were  unable 
to  attend. 

The  musicale  that  was  given  at  Mrs.  Coghill's,  in  Oakland,  on 
Tuesday  evening,  for  the  benefit  of  St.  Andrew's  Episcopal 
Church,  created  more  than  ordinary  comment  in  society.  The 
reason  of  this  was  that,  owing  to  the  split  that  has  taken  place  in 
the  congregation  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  all  were  anxious  to  see  who 
would  attend  Mra  Coghill'a,  for  the  affair  was  practically  a  test 
one,  and  showed  how  the  pariahioners  stand.  The  result  baa 
given  rise  to  still  more  gossip,  for  the  evidences  were  early  ap- 
parent that  the  breach  is  far  more  serioua  than  was  expected. 

Another  festive  gathering  on  Saturday  was  the  last  of  the  win- 
ter season's  dinners  at  the  Pacific  Yacht  Club's  house  at  Sausa- 
lito.  It  was  on  a  more  extended  scale  than  those  previously 
given,  some  fifty  odd  guests  being  entertained.  The  menu  was  a 
sumptuous  ODe,  and  the  witty  flow  of  soul  which  followed  was 
especially  brilliant  and  enjoyable.  The  spring  opening  of  the 
club's  festivities  is  announced  in  the  shape  of  a  dance  at  the  club 
house  on  the  17th  of  May,  and  during  the  summer  there  will  be  a 
tug  party  given  every  month. 


To-day  seems  to  have  been  regarded  as  a  favorite  one  on  all 
sides,  so  much  has  been  named  to  take  place.  Col.  Sbafter  gives 
a  tea  at  Angel  Island,  in  honor  of  the  Century  Club,  this  after- 
noon; there  will  be  a  reception  at  the  Lick  Old  Ladies'  Home; 
there  will  be  choral  singing  by  the  children  of  the  Maria  Kip's 
Orphanage,  at  which  Bishop  Nichols  will  preside,  and  present  the 
gold  medal  to  the  most  deserving  girl;  there  will  be  two  lunch 
parties,  and  the  Sophomores  of  the  Class  of  '9i  will  give  a  hop  at 
the  Harmon  Gymnasium. 

The  Century  Club  held  a  reception  at  their  rooms  on  Sutter 
street  on  Wednesday  evening,  for  which  gentlemen  only  were  in- 
vited by  the  ladies  wtio  form  that  organization.  General  Ruger 
and  his  staff,  the  Regents  of  the  State  University,  and  the  pro- 
fessors of  the  different  universities,  as  well  as  the  prominent  city 
officials  were  among  those  iuvited.  The  rooms  were  artistically 
decorated,  and  the  entertainment  consisted  of  reading  of  original 
papers,  a  poem  by  Miss  Ina  Coolbrith,  music  and  refreshmen  ta. 


April  30,  1892. 


SAX  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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Richard  Hauling  leaves  (or  a  trip  Ball  abont  the  middle  of  the 
month,  and  Robert  Tobin  is  contemplating  a  trip  to  Japan.  Mr. 
an. I  Mr*  May<  Newball  and  Mr  and  Mrs.  Will  Kl«her  will  be 
among  the  guests  at  the  Hotel  Rafael  this  summer.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Harry  fv  Wise  have  already  taken  possession  of  their  cottage  at 
San  Rafael.  The  Holbrooks  are  settled  for  the  summer  in  their 
Menlo  Park  villa.  Mr.  ami  Mrs.  J.  I.  Martell  and  their  daugnters 
will  divide  their  time  between  their  villa  at  Mountain  View  and 
Pel  Monte.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur  Page  will  occupy  their  cottage 
at  Belvedere,  which  is  now  rapidly  approaching  completion. 
Miss  Stephanie  Whiting  is  at  home  again  from  her  winter's  visit 
to  Washington  City.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  B.  Crocker  are  also  with 
ns  again,  having  very  thoroughly  done  all  there  was  worth  doing 
in  iMiihsm  and  its  vicinity.  Colonel  Isaac  Trumbo  has  returned 
from  bis  three  months'  visit  to  Washington  and  New  York.  Mrs. 
Trnmbo  accompanied  him  as  far  as  Salt  Lake  City,  where  she  re- 
mained to  visit  relatives.  Mrs.  and  Miss  Phelan  are  due  from 
their  trip  to  the  Sandwich  Islands  on  Wednesday  next. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  D.  Spreckles,  accompanied  by  Miss  Emma 
Spreckles,  were  given  a  delightful  send  off  when  they  departed 
for  Europe  last  Sunday.  Every  available  tug  in  the  harbor, 
ranged  at  intevals,  and  gaily  dressed  in  bunting,  saluted  with 
their  whistles  the  ferryboat  Piedmont,  escorted  by  the  tug  Fearless, 
as  they  passed  along  the  line  bearing  the  travellers.  The  band 
of  the  Second  Artillery  was  stationed  on  board  tbe  Fearless,  and 
provided  a  selection  of  airs  during  the  trip  across  the  bay,  taking 
leave  with  tbe  strains  of  "Auld  Lang  Syne." 


In  past  years  San  Francisco  has  been  a  favorite  stopping  place 
for  yachting  tourists  who  circumnavigate  the  globe.  It  is  some 
little  time  since  we  have  been  thus  visited,  but  the  probabilities  are 
that  early  in  May  the  Russian  steara  yacht  Taria  will  drop  anchor 
in  our  bay.  The  yacht  is  under  the  command  of  Count  Straga- 
noff,  and  is  making  a  trip  round  the  world  for  the  pleasure  of 
Prince  and  Princess  Galitizino,  who,  with  their  physician  and 
the  Prince's  secretary,  are  the  only  passengers. 

The  dinners  of  last  week  included  the  annual  banquet  of  Mr. 
C.P.Huntington  to  his  employes,  which  he  gave  in  the  Maple 
Room  of  tbe  Palace  Hotel.  Music  and  speechifying  followed  the 
discussion  of  the  menu,  which  was  all  that  could  be  desired.  Mr. 
Huntington  left  for  Sacramento  on  Thursday  evening,  en  route 
East,  and  does  not  propose  visiting  San  Francisco  again  until  late 
in  tbe  autumn.     Senator  Stanford  has  also  returned  East. 


It  was  a  pity  that  so  much  else  should  have  occupied  the  at- 
tention of  society,  to  the  detriment  of  the  entertainment  at  Mrs. 
Eugene  Deuprey's,  last  week,  in  aid  of  the  Buford  Kitchengarden. 
It  was  a  great  success,  artistically,  and  those  who  were  absent 
missed  a  treat.  The  tableaux  were  beautifnl,  and  got  up  with 
especial  regard  to  their  absolute  correctness,  and  all  who  saw 
them  were  enthusiastic  in  praise. 


Miss  Jennie  Sanderson  and  Mrs.  J.  D.  Yost  expect  to  sail  from 
New  YTork  to-day,  going  direct  to  France.  Mrs.  Hearst  does  not 
leave  for  Europe  until  the  end  of  May,  when  her  neice,  Miss 
Annie  Apperson,  will  accompany  her.  She  will  spend  a  couple 
of  weeks  in  Washington  before  sailing.  Mr.  James  T.  Coleman 
will  accompany  his  mother  on  her  trip  abroad,  whence  they  ex- 
pect to  leave  early  in  June. 


The  engagement  has  been  announced  of  Mr.  Jonas  Erlanger 
and  Miss  Fannie  Steiner.  Both  are  prominent  in  society  circles 
and  immensely  popular.  They  will  receive  to-morrow  afternoon 
and  evening,  at  tbe  Steiner  residence,  918  Eddy  street.  The  an- 
nouncement was  not  in  the  nature  of  a  surprise,  for  the  young 
peoples'  engagement  has  been  rumored  for  some  time. 


The  Cercle  Francais  will  give  their  entertainment  and  ball  next 
Saturday  night  at  their  club-room,  in  Union  Square  Hall.  The 
entertainment  will  be  in  the  nature  of  a  rousicale,  and  a  number 
of  prominent  society  amateurs  will  participate.  Tbe  officers  of 
tbe  French  man-of-war  Champlain  have  accepted  invitations  to 
be  present,  and  the  affair  promises  to  be  a  brilliant  success. 

Miss  Jenny  Dunpby  will  be  warmly  welcomed  upon  her  return 
from  Europe  in  June,  and  no  doubt  musical  circles  will  have  an 
opportunity  of  judging  of  the  progress  made  by  her  during  her 
several  years  study  abroad,  as  the  club  to  which  she  belonged 
before  her  departure,  is  spoken  of  as  getting  up  a  reception  in  her 
honor,  when  of  course  she  will  sing. 


George  Parsons,  of  Golden  Gate,  was  married  Wednesday  even- 
ing, to  Miss  Tottie  Craib,  one  of  the  most  charming  young  ladies 
in  Oakland.  The  ceremony  was  complete  in  every  detail,  and 
one  hundred  guests  sat  down  to  the  wedding  supper  at  the  Par- 
sons residence.  Miss  Lovell  Craib  and  Miss  Mattie  Parsons  were 
bridesmaids. 

Numerous  charity  entertainments  are  on  the  cards  to  take 
place  before  the  close  of  the  spring  season  in  town.  Among  them 
is  the  concert  at  the  Grand  Opera  House,  on  the  evening  of  the 
10th  of  May,  in  aid  of  St.  Mary's  Hospital. 


The  Ward  McAllister  of  tewlsh  society  is  undoubtedly  Mr.  Ben 
Arnold.  This  gentleman  is  fm  ciiouslv  referred  to  as  tbe  Forty- 
second  Vice-President  of  tbe  Ala-ka  Commercial  Company.  He 
is  a  tall,  slim  young  man.  with  a  faint  mustache;  a  graceful 
dancer,  clever  at  repartee,  and.  notwithstanding  his  greatness,  a 
modest  young  man. 

Mrs.  Mackay  and  Mrs.  Hungerford  have  both  gone  from 
London  to  Paris,  and  have  been  staying  at  the  Hotel  Binda. 
Dr.  F.  H.  Dennis  is  also  in  Paris,  at  the  Hotel  Bucking- 
ham. Haxton  and  wife  are  at  the  Castiglione.  Thomas 
L.  Wand  was  in  London  early  in  the  month.  He  is  true  to  the 
Langham. 

The  engagement  is  reported  of  Mr.  William  E.  Wolf,  of  New 
York,  and  Miss  Eva  Heidelberg,  also  of  that  city.  Mr.  Wolf  is 
well  and  favorably  known  in  this  city,  and  his  many  friends 
have  telegraphed  congratulations.  His  fiance  is  the  daughter  of 
one  of  Gotham's  wealthiest  merchants. 

The  lunch  given  by  Mrs.  W.  H.  Mills  at  her  residence  on 
Octavia  street  in  honor  of  Mrs.  C.  P.  Huntington,  was  one  of  the 
closing  events  of  last  week.  Flowers  and  palms  were  used  in 
profusion  in  decoration,  and  the  choice  menu  was  enjoyed  by  a 
large  party  of  ladies  in  charming  spring  toilets. 

Miss  Eva  Carolan  does  not  leave  for  Chicago  until  late  in  May, 
and  after  officiating  as  bridesmaid  at  her  brother's  wedding  to 
Miss  Pullman,  will  return  here  in  June  with  her  sister  Emily,  at 
present  at  school  in  Farmington. 

Mr.  Sol  Ehrman  and  wife  {nee  Georgie  Schweitzer)  who,  since 
their  return  from  their  honeymoon,  have  been  residing  at  the 
Palace,  have  furnished  the  house  at  2109  Jackson  street,  where 
they  intend  going  housekeeping. 

Ex-Governor  and  Mrs.  Perkins  and  Mr.  H.  S.  Crocker  were 
among  the  passengers  by  the  Australia,  on  Tuesday  last,  for  the 
Sandwich  Islands.  Business  and  pleasure  combined  being  the 
objects  of  the  trip. 

May  14th,  Mrs.  Goodall  will  give  a  rose  tea  and  musicalejat  her 
residence  on  Pierce  and  McAllister  streets  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Conservatory  of  Music  of  the  University  of  the  Pacific. 

Lieutenant  Dapray,  formerly  personal  aid  to  General  Miles  in 
this  city,  has  been  appointed  aide  de  camp  to  the  Secretary  of 
War,  with  duties  in  the  Secretary's  office. 


Pretty  Miss  Daisy  Topping,  Mr.  Frank  Pixley's  veritable 
niece,  made  a  success  in  her  solos  in  the  Easter  music  at  the 
Church  of  St.  Mary's  the  Virgin. 


A  bop  is  to  be  given  in  the  Harmon  gymnasium,  at  the  State 
University,  this  evening,  by  the  Sophomores.  The  success  of  the 
dance  given  a  short  time  ago  induced  the  one  for  to-night. 

Tbe  party  given  by  the  young  Oakland  ladies,  at  the  Unitarian 
Church,  Oakland,  on  Monday  evening  last,  was  a  huge  success. 
Society  was  well  represented,  and  the  booths  did  a  big  business. 

Lieutenant  J.  C.  Cantwell,  of  the  Rush,  sailed  with  his  vessel 
forBehring  Sea  on  Thursday  last.  Mrs.  W.  H.  Keith  and  Miss 
Eliza  D.  Keith  are  at  Santa  Cruz. 

Miss  B.  Wangenheim  received  a  number  of  her  friends  last 
Tuesday  evening.  Dancing  and  music  were  enjoyed,  and  at  mid- 
night an  elaborate  repast  was  served. 

Another  lunch  was  that  of  Saturday,  given  by  Mrs.  Jonothan 
Cnrtis  to  her  sister,  Mrs.  Friacet  of  San  Jose,  and  a  score  or  more 
of  her  lady  friends.         

Miss  May  Bailey,  the  artist,  is  to  be  married  to  Stephen  H. 
Reno,  at  the  Brooklyn  Presbyterian  Church,  East  Oakland, 
on  Friday  next.  

Mr.  D.  0.  Mills  will  be  out  from  New  York  in  the  near  future, 
and  it  is  expected  will  occupy  his  country  house  at  Milbrae  the 
greater  part  of  the  summer  season. 

Mrs.  Will  Dargie  has  gone  to  Santa  Barbara  for  the  benefit  of 
her  health,  which  has  been  much  impaired  for  some  months 
past.  

Miss  Eva  Fratinger,  of  Milwaukee,  is  visiting  relatives  in  this 
city,  and  expects  to  spend  a  year  on  the  Coast. 

The  class  of  '93,  of  St.  Mary's  College,  Oakland,  gave  a  [pleas- 
ant literary  and  musical  entertainment  last  night. 

Miss  Friedlander  will  spend  some  time  with  her  friend  Miss 
Flood,  at  the  Flood  villa,  near  Menlo  Park. 

Baggage  Notice. 

Round-trip  transfer  tickets  are  now  on  sale  at  any  of  our  offices  at 
reduced  rates,  viz. :  One  trunk,  round-trip,  50  cents;  single  trip.  35 
cents.  Keep  your  baggage  checks  until  you  reach  this  city.  Morton 
Special  Delivery,  17  Geary  street,  408  Taylor,  Oakland  ferry  depot. 


Wedding  and  Visiting  Caeds,  correct  styles. 
6  Montgomery  street. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


April  30,  1392. 


AN    OLD    MAN'S    LOVE. 


NEARLY  every  evening,  persons  passing  through  the  saloon  of 
a  down-town  hotel  may  see  the  figure  of  an  old  man,  bowed 
and  bent.  His  hair  is  white  and  his  face  clean-shaven.  Hia 
features  are  regular,  and  the  lirmly-cut  mouth,  sharp  nose  and 
wide  forehead  indicate  a  character  once  full  of  enterprise  and  de- 
cision. There  he  sits,  night  after  night,  in  the  same  place,  bis 
eyes  fixed  in  vacancy,  and  those  lips  tbat  once  could  sway  all 
hearts  by  their  eloquence,  now  mumble  with  the  maunderings  of 
a  muddled  brain,  or  else  to  faintly  order  a  modicum  of  forgetfnl- 
ness.  No  man  who  ever  graced  the  courts  of  the  Pacific  Slope 
has  made  greater  reputation  and  acquired  more  fortune  than  he. 
In  the  days  of  the  famed  Bonanza,  it  was  said  that  he  received  in 
retainers  from  the  mining  corporations  more  money  than  any 
other  practitioner,  either  here  or  on  the  Comstock.  It  is  not  so 
long  ago  since  the  town,  one  morning,  read  of  the  sudden  death 
of  a  notorious  woman;  whether  a  suicide  or  a  death  from  natural 
causes  was  never  ascertained.  Among  her  effects  was  found  a 
will,  and  after  leaving  the  bulk  of  her  fortune  to  her  needy  rela- 
tives, she  bequeathed  her  most  valuable  keepsakes  and  articles 
of  vertu  to  this  poor  old  white-headed  man,  who  for  many  years 
had  been  her  lover.  She  made  him  one  of  the  executors  of  her 
estate,  at  learning  which,  that  portion  of  the  community  who  had 
not  known  his  shameful  secret,  cast  up  their  eyes  in  virtuous 
amazement.  From  tbat  day  the  progress  of  this  great  mind 
down  the  road  to  ruin  and  final  imbecility  has  been  rapid.  He 
sought  to  forget  his  grief  in  the  winecup,  and  he  has  ended  by 
forgetting  even  himself  and  his  one-time  lofty  self-respect.  "  Don't 
leave  me,"  he  moans  to  a  trusty  old-time  friend,  who  seldom 
leaves  him  long  alone;  "  don't  leave  me,  for  when  I'm  alone,  I'm 
too  miserable  to  live.  She's  with  me,  though,  just  as  sure  as  I 
am  sitting  here,  and  I  know  she  wants  me  to  come  to  her,"  and 
ao  he  mumbles  on;  and  when  at  midnight  he  has  drunk  so  much 
that  his  surroundings  are  blank,  he  is  led  to  his  hotel  and  put  to 
bed,  like  any  mewling  infant  by  its  nurse. 


MR.  A.  DAD  VRI  AN  SMITH, the  American  agent  for  the  famous 
art  dealers,  Goupil  &  Co.  of  Paris,  arrived  in  the  city  a  few 
days  ago,  and  is  making  his  headquarters  with  Sanborn,  Vail  & 
Co.,  the  Pacific  Coast  agents  of  his  bouse.  He  brought  with  him 
a  large  number  of  beautiful  water  colors  by  European  masters, 
which  are  on  exhibition  in  the  gallery  of  Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co. 
They  include  samples  of  the  Dutch, French  and  Canadian  schools, 
and  are  without  question  the  best  collection  of  water  colors  ever 
shown  here. 


A  DRAMATIC  and  musical  entertainment  for  the  benefit  of  the 
San  Francisco  Nursery  for  Homeless  Children   will    be   given 
May  13th,  under  the  auspices  of  the  San  Francisco  Players'  Club. 


No  "whisky  drinker  can  say  he  has  enjoyed  all  the  pleasures  of 
the  liquor  unless  he  is  an  admirer  and  user  of  J.  F.  Cutter's  Old 
Bourbon.  It  is  without  a  superior  in  the  market,  and  scores  of  men, 
connoisseurs  in  the  matters  of  whiskies,  prefer  it  to  all  others.  Every 
prominent  druggist  and  grocer  keeps  it. 

B.  W.  Haines,  D.  D.  S.,  manufacturer  of  the  patented  gold  and  sil- 
ver electro  deposit  dental  plate,  has  removed  his  offices  to  the  City  of 
Paris  building  at  14  Grant  avenue.  His  patent  plate  is  approved  by 
all  dentists.  .        . 


FINE  DIAMONDS, 

Gold    and   Silver   Watches. 

The  newest  designs  in  jew- 
ellery of  first  quality  only,  at 
very    reasonable   prices. 
A.   W.  STOTT, 

3    Montgomery  St, 
Under  Masonic   Temple. 


*      45,000.01 
1,762,000.00 


PEOPLES  HOME  SAVINGS  BANK  AND  SAFE  DEPOSIT, 

805  Market  Street   (Flood  ttiiil.liim  .   San   I  ramlsro 

ORGANIZED  MAY,  1SS8. 
Guaranteed  Capital     ...  $1,000,000.00  I  Surplus  Profits 
Paid-up  Capital  3*3,333.33  |  Deposits,  Jau.  1   1892 

OFFICER    : 
COLUMBUS   WATERHOUSE.  „       ...      . 

F.V.McDONALD      ...  •,,r„Ies!2ei" 

J.  E   FARNUM  o       :    V,ce-President 

DORN  &  DORN       ....'.,..'.  Secretary  and  Manager 

^fT^,!S  hJt"X  receives  savings  deposits  on  termor  ordinary  aceounf 'in  sum! 
of  one  dollar  and  upwards.  Tuterest  nnid  from  /i0,„  ~*  ;»  l'.i u  sums 
annuallv.    The  five /cut  awmp"  l"et  and  the  s™fe  de       '       °        '  Semi' 


annually 


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HOO  to  W5.00  per  annum.  Large  vault  for  th "torag of  va  Sable7"  evX 
description.  We  receive  commercial  deposits,  make  cc dec tfons issue 
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JOSHUA  HENDY  MACHINE  WORKS 

PROPRIETORS  OP  THE 

CITY  IRON  WORKS. 


Office  51  Fremont  Street, 

Manufacturers  of  and  Dealers  i 


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Boilers,  Engines,  Pumps  and  Machinery  of  Every  Description. 

Patent  Lead-Lined    Coupled   Tnning,  for   use  as 

Water  Pipe,  for  Sale  Chea , 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

New  Basil  Cons.  Gravel  Mining  Company 
Location  and  principal  place  of  business-San  Francisco,  California     Lo- 
cation of  works— Placer  County,  California  '"""8-    lo 
N.1tic,e0iS  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors   h»M 
on  the  18th  day  of  April   1892,  an  assessment  . No  20)  of  FiveTI)  Cents  ner 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable°mme 
diately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary  at  ihe  on  cc  of  the^orrf 
pany,  o25  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco.  Cal  e  Com" 
Any  stock  upon  which  this  assestment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Fourth  Day  of  lune,  1892.  will  be  delinquent 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  he 
f0reikW^veSOld.OD  M0NDAY,  the  twenty-seventh  day  of  June    189?    to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertisine "and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors          ""erasing  and 

Office-525  Commercial  street,  gan  FranciscofcaL'  SIM0N'  Secretary. 

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GEORGE    MORROW     &     CO. 

DEALERS  IN 

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WHOLESALE  STATIONERS  UNO  BOOKSELLERS, 

327,    329,    331    SANSOME    STBEET. 


ANNUAL  MEETING. 


Hutchinson  Sugar  Plantation  Companies, 
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Transfer  books  will  close  on  Thursday,  April  28'h,  at  3  o'clock  p.  M. 

E.  H.  SHELDON,  Secretary. 


1  ne  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Hutchinson  S 
Plantation  Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company  327° u 
street,  San  Francisco.  California,  on  Tuesday,  the  tenth  day  of  May 
at  the  hour  of  11  o'clock  a.m.,  for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  d 


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Vol.  XllV. 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  MAY  7,  1892. 


Number  19. 


Printed  and  Published  every  Saturday  by  the  Proprietor,  Frederick 
Marriott,  Flood  Building,  Fourth  and  Market  Streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco.    Entered  at  San  Franrisro  Pott-office  as  Second  Class  Matter 

TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


Page 

Editorial  Brevities 1 

Hading  Articles  : 

"  No  Tolls  on  the  Ocean."      2 

How  Do  You  Like  the  New  Boss?    2 
A  Measure  to  be  Approved.     ..    2 
The  Anti-Bo**  Parly                  ...     3 
A  Farcical  Congressional  Rec- 
ord       3 

The  Stockton  Convention      ...      3 
A  Man  of  Courage  and  his  Meth- 
ods      ...       .3 

"  Wanted  for  Murder  " 4 

Obituary 4 

Comments  oq  Foreign  Affairs  . . .    4 

Tenuis  aud  Baseball  News 5 

Love  Variously  Viewed       .     6 

On  &  Burning  Church  (Poetry).    .    7 

Pleasure's  Wand 8-9 

Santa  Cruz  in  Spring-time  10 

The  Jask  Pot  (Poetry) 11 

Sorrow  of  an  Old  Galley  Slave 11 


Page 

Sparks.    12 

Gold  on  the  Post-office  Site 13 

The  Looker-On      14-15 

Fiuaucial  Review —  16 

Towu  Crier 17 

Real  Property IS 

The  Bourse  aud  Underwriter  ...    19 
To  a  California)  L;ly  (Poetry)  ...  20 

The  French  Prize  of  Virtue 20 

Strictly"  O   P.M."    20 

FalstatTs  Song  (Poetry) 21 

Dr.  Dean's  Predicament 21 

World,  Flesh  and  Devil 22 

The  Rose  Jar        23 

Foibles  of  Fashion 24 

Vauit'es  25 

Scientific  aud  Useful 26 

Sunbeams    27 

"  Biz"— Summary  of  the  Markets.  28 
Society 30-31-32 


CONGRESSMAN  CUTTING  has  presented  a  popular  measure 
in  his  bill  for  the  promotion  of  the  efficiency  of  the  militia. 
Every  State  takes  pride  in  its  militia,  and  the  National  govern- 
ment should  properly  render  the  National  Guard  more  assistance. 


THE  Daily  Report  issued  an  excellent  souvenir  edition  of  twenty- 
four  pages  last  Saturday,  in  celebration  of  the  establishment 
of  a  new  press,  which  is  now  running  in  front  of  those  famous 
two,  which,  for  some  time,  have  been  running  "  side  by  side." 


MR.  E8TEE  finally  did  get  an  office.  He  presided  at  the  «  love" 
feast  at  the  Palace,  on  Thursday  nigbt.  But  Mr.  Estee  was 
perturbed.  He  sat  near  Mr.  Quinn,  and  with  much  effort  re- 
strained himself  from  telling  the  latter  what  he  thought  of  a  man 
who  would  defeat  the  California  Cincinnatus.  From  Mr.  Estee's 
point  of  view,  the  feast  was  not  a  grand  success. 


GENERAL  BARNES  is  sore,  and  much  reason  he  has  for  it. 
He  worked  for  the  Republican  party  for  years,  without  ask- 
ing anything  from  it,  and  when,  after  he  had  tramped  the  State 
from  one  end  to  the  other,  and  shouted  Republican  doctrines 
from  every  hill-top,  he  asked  for  an  empty  honor,  it  was  refused 
him.  Who  can  put  faith  in  a  party  that  thus  treats  its  sup- 
porters? 

WE  are  glad  to  learn  that  the  trustees  of  the  Mechanics'  In- 
stitute have  under  consideration  the  advisability  of  con- 
structing an  aquarium  for  the  exhibition  of  the  fresh  and  salt 
water  fish  of  our  coast,  at  the  forthcoming  annual  fair.  There  is 
no  doubt  that,  if  properly  presented,  such  an  exhibition  would 
prove  of  great  interest  to  visitors  at  the  dress  rehearsal  of  the 
California  exhibition,  to  be  shown  at  the  pavilion. 


THE  members  of  the  Grand  Jury  should  remember  that  they 
owe  it  to  themselves  to  act  without  fear  or  favor  in  dealing 
with  the  criminals  whose  names  will  be  brought  before  them. 
The  citizens  are  just  now  in  a  humor  to  enjoy  the  conviction  and 
incarceration  of  a  number  of  the  people  who  have  been  defraud- 
ing the  public,  collectively  and  individually,  and  a  Grand  Jury 
which  will  cause  that  desired  result,  will  be  hailed  with  shout- 
ings and  applause. 

AT  the  present  rate  of  progression,  the  Republican  County  Com- 
mittee will  soon  have  all  the  "merchants"  in  town  on  its  rolls. 
The  bland  manner  in  which  Kelly  says  he  was  willing  to  take 
his  chances  with  <»  more  merchants,"  is  very  laughable.  Let  this 
be  remembered,  however;  that  it  will  be  the  duty  of  every  good 
citizen  to  fight  shy  hereafter  of  "  merchants"  who  allow  themT 
selves  to  be  used  as  tools  by  a  treacherous  boss  like  Kelly.  Men 
who  remain  on  that  committee  under  present  conditions,  and  do 
the  boss's  bidding,  cannot  expect  to  be  considered  honest  men. 


CAMINETTI  needed  a  lecture,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that 
which  Geary  administered  to  him  will  have  the  desired  effect. 
If  Californians  do  not  stand  together  in  Congress,  how  are  we  to 
get  anything? 

THE  instructions  issued  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  with  re- 
gard to  enforcing  the  modus  vivendi  in  Behring  sea,  are  very 
much  to  the  point.  Any  vessel  found  sealing  in  Behring  sea  is 
to  be  seized,  whether  she  has  been  served  with  a  notice  or  not, 
the  presence  of  a  vessel  in  Behring  sea,  having  on  board  a  sealing 
outfit,  is  cause  for  seizure,  and  persons  on  board  of  vessels  seized 
are  to  be  sent  as  prisoners  with  the  vessel,  to  suffer  the  penalty 
of  the  law.     This  looks  like  business. 


MANY  sermons  have  been  preached  and  articles  and  stories 
written  in  condemnation  of  New  York  society,  but  the  Astor- 
Drayton  affair  is  a  more  pungent  comment  than  anything  that 
has  ever  been  said.  There  has  been.asortof  a  family  council, 
and  it  has  been  determined  that  Mrs.  Drayton  shall  be  supported 
by  all  the  wealth  and  influence  of  the  whole  Astor  tribe  to  restore 
her  to  the  social  position  which  she  has  forfeited.  It  may  be  re- 
membered, however,  that  after  Humpty  Dumpty  had  bis  great 
fall,  all  the  king's  horses  and  all  the  king's  men  could  not  put 
Humpty  Dumpty  back  again. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  was  not  blown  up  by  dynamite  last  Sunday, 
but  that  does  not  prove  that  it  was  unwise  to  take  precau- 
tions against  such  a  catastrophe.  Beyond  any  question,  there 
were  intimations  of  sufficient  weight  and  importance  to  put  the 
authorities  on  their  guard,  and  to  justify  them  in  posting  extra 
guards  at  places  where  the  outbreak  would  be  most  likely  to 
come,  and  it  is  very  foolish  to  say  now  that  anybody  could  ha^e 
known  that  nothing  would  happen.  We  are  not  very  flush  of 
anarchists  here,  it  is  true,  but  half  a  dozen,  armed  with  dynamite 
bombs,  could  do  damage  that  a  million  of  dollars  could  not  make 
good.  The  folly  would  have  been  in  undervaluing  the  warnings 
that  were  received. 


THE  way  they  carry  on  war  in  Venezuela  is  hardly  up  to  the 
standard  of  what  is  known  as  civilized  warfare.  President 
Palacio  has  possession  of  General  Crespo's  son,  and  declares  that 
if  the  revolutionist  General  comes  within  a  league  of  Caracas  he, 
Pa.acio,  will  put  the  young  Crespo  to  death,  to  which  Crespo  re- 
torts that  in  that  event  he  will  burn  Palacio  alive  when  he  cap- 
tures Caracas.  Some  of  this  talk  is  probably  bragadocio,  but 
there  is  a  vein  of  savagery  in  the  Latin  races  which  makes  things 
possible  that  would  not  be  dreamed  of  among  the  Teutonic  races. 
If  these  threats  be  only  bragging  they  are  in  very  bad  taste;  if 
in  earnest,  they  are  cruel  and  disgraceful. 


LORD  ROSSLYN  is  offering  Dysart  House,  his  family  place  in 
Fifeshire,  for  sale.  It  is  a  very  fine  mansion,  with  charming 
gardens,  and  extensive  and  well-wooded  grounds,  which  extend 
to  the  sea.  The  ruins  of  the  ancient  castle  of  Ravenscraig  are  an 
interesting  object  on  the  coast  near  Dysart.  This  castle  has  be- 
longed to  the  St.  Clairs  since  the  time  of  James  III.  There  is  a 
reference  to  Ravenscraig  in  Scott's  ballad,  "  Rosabelle."  Only  the 
house  and  it?  "  policies  "  and  "grass  parks  "  will  be  sold,  as  Lord 
Rosslyn  does  not  propose  to  part  with  the  estate,  which  has 
greatly  increased  in  value  of  late  years,  owing  to  the  extensive 
coal-mines  having  been  developed.  There  are  some  good  pictures 
at  Dysart,  and  a  valuable  library. 


THE  air  is  thick  and  murKy  with  politics,  and  there  is  no 
chance  of  its  clearing  until  after  the  Presidential  election.  The 
quadrennial  patriot  crawls  out  of  his  hole,  like  the  muskrat  in 
the  Spring,  and  suns  himself  in  the  favor  of  those  who  have,  or 
are  supposed  to  have,  "  inflooence."  The  back  rooms  of  saloons, 
erstwhile  deserted,  or  scantily  tenanted  by  a  few  sports  out  of  a 
job,  have  now  assumed  a  national  importance,  for  in  tbem  is 
determined  the  political  fate  of  the  people  of  the  United  States 
for  the  ensuing  four  years.  Everything  wears  a  roseate  hue, 
and  the  flush  of  expectation— possibly  a  bob-tailed  flush— man- 
tles the  brow  and  illumines  the  cheek  of  those  to  whom  politics 
are  not  only  as  the  breath  of  their  nostrils,  but  bread  and  meat, 
and  unlimited  booze  as  well. 


NO    TOLLS    ON    THE    OCEAN. 


HOW  is  it  that  our  merchants  do  not  capture  the  trade  of  the 
ocean  that  lies  so  invitingly  all  around  Lbem?  Mr.  Huntington 
in  his  recent  speech  before  the  railroad  employes,  asked  that 
question,  and  the  News  Letter  has  been  asking  it  for  more  than 
twenty  years  past.  If  this  port  of  San  Francisco  is  the  centre 
of  commerce  that  it  delights  to  believe  it  is,  and  which 
from  its  central  situation  on  the  map  of  the  globe  it  ought  to  be, 
there  is  no  reason  except  its  own  supineness  why  it  should  not 
be  the  mistress  of  the  commerce  of  the  entire  Pacific.  What  is 
the  difficulty  in  the  way  of  its  reaching  the  height  of  its  ambi- 
tion? How  comes  it  that  North,  South  and  West  of  us  the  ocean 
trade  is  passing  into  other  hands?  The  Canadian  Pacific  and  the 
Northern  Pacific  are  taking  all  the  trade  away  from  us  that  we 
ought  to  have  with  China  and  Japan.  The  Santa  Fe  has  practi- 
cally annexed  our  southern  counties  to  the  Eastern  markets. 
The  great  steam  lines  of  England  have  made  all  South  America, 
from  Panama  to  Rio  de  Janeiro,  their  own.  Whilst  our  merchants 
are  disgruntled  over  the  fact  that  their  business  is  not  what  it 
ought  to  be,  why  do  they  not  look  to  these  different  points  of 
the  compass  for  that  revival  of  commerce  which  is  so  obviously 
within  their  grasp  ?  Why  do  they  not  today  control  the  trade 
all  down  the  Pacific  side  of  this  continent  ;  the  trade  of  China 
and  Japan  and  the  splendid  chances  of  business  with  Australia, 
New  Zealand  and  the  Isles  of  the  Pacific? 

Let  this  be  taken  as  a  fact.  There  is  no  port  of  equal  impor- 
tance that  has  to-day  so  few  steamship  lines  as  can  at  this  time 
be  credited  to  San  Francisco.  With  ports  all  around  us  that  we 
ought  to  be  connected  with,  by  means  of  modern  commerce  win- 
ners, it  may  be  truly  said  that  the  merchants  of  San  Francisco 
do  not  now  own  or  control  a  single  steamship,  except  the  few 
that  are  engaged  in  the  coastwise  trade.  Take  the  port  of  Mel- 
bourne, in  Australia,  as  an  illustration  of  what  this  grandly  situ- 
ated harbor  of  ours  might  be.  From  that  capital  city  of  the 
sunny  southern  hemisphere,  huge  steamships  depart  almost  every 
day  for  one  point  of  the  compass  or  another.  There  are  two 
lines  by  way  of  the  Suez  canal,  two  by  way  of  the  Cape  of  Good 
Hope,  two  from  Germany  and  France,  through  the  Phillipine  and 
other  islands,  and  numerous  other  lines  to  New  Zealand,  Fiji, 
Samoa,  etc.  And,  above  all,  there  is  the  line  to  San  Francisco, 
which  has  for  more  than  twenty  years  past  been  supported  en- 
tirely by  the  colonies  planted  upon  the  great  island  continent  at 
the  antipodes.  Why  should  there  be  this  difference  between  a 
colony  numbering  only  little  more  than  1,000,000  of  population, 
and  a  State  which  is  part  and  parcel  of  a  nation  of  63,000,000  of 
people?  And  this  marked  difference  exists  at  a  time  when  we 
are  negotiating  reciprocity  treaties  with  everybody,  except  the 
Canadians   Australians,  and  other  members  of  the  British  race. 

We  ask  again  why  this  condition  of  affairs  should  exist,  whilst 
our  merchants  are  at  their  very  wit's  end  to  tell  how  to  make  San 
Francisco  a  commercial  entrepot?  The  truth  is,  that  we  are  all 
on  the  quick-and-ready-make.  We  are  for  the  dollars  that  are  in 
sight  rather  than  for  those  that  come  to  us  from  abroad  as  a  matter 
of  barter  and  exchange.  We  do  not  give  credit  among  ourselves, 
and  would  scorn  the  idea  of  sending  our  canned  fruits,  salmon, 
quicksilver,  etc.,  to  the  antipodean  merchants  of  high-class  bank- 
ing credit  upon  bills  drawn  at  sixty  days'  sight.  We  desire  to  do 
foreign  commerce  upon  the  same  basis  as  we  do  domestic.  We 
send  our  man  Friday  around  twice  a  month  to  make  cash  collec- 
tions, and  we  expect  to  trade  with  the  world  in  the  same  way. 
It  is  needless  to  say  that  if  we  would  dicker,  and  deal,  and  trade 
with  commercial  nations,  we  must  adopt  very  different  methods. 
On  all  hands,  and  by  all  traders,  it  is  admitted  that  steam  lines 
are  the  commerce  winners  of  the  period.  Why  should  not  San 
Francisco  have  ten  steamships  for  ervery  one  that  she  has  now? 
The  routes  on  which  they  should  ply  are  easily  described.  On  the 
ocean  there  are  no  tolls,  no  excessive  freights  and  fares,  and  no 
railroad  to  combat.  Every  port,  from  San  Francisco  down  the 
entire  continent,  from  San  Diego  on  the  Pacific  to  Rio  de  Ja- 
neiro on  the  Atlantic,  furnishes  a  most  tempting  field  for  com- 
mercial enterprise.  The  same  is  true  of  many  other  points 
around  the  broad  ocean  on  which  we  occupy  so  central  and  so 
admirable  a  position.  If  the  Traffic  Association  would  get  to- 
gether and  solve  the  problem  of  how  to  run  a  ateam  line  to  every 
desirable  market,  they  would  do  more  for  themselves  and  for  this 
Queen  City  of  the  Pacific  than  they  are  ever  likely  to  accomplish 
by  declaring  that  the  railroad  ought  not  be  allowed  to  earn  fair  in- 
terest on  its  capital  value.  We  do  not  believe  that  there  is  any 
necessary  antagonism  between  the  railroad  and  the  State  of  Cali- 
fornia; what  benefits  the  one  must  be  an  advantage  to  the  other. 
The  State,  for  instance,  needs  population  above  all  things.  So 
does  the  railroad.  People  able  to  purchase  and  improve  home- 
steads are  the  class  California  badly  wants.  So  also  does  the  rail- 
road. A  rate  of  fares  and  freights  that  will  enable  them  to  export 
more  largely  to  our  Eastern  markets  is  what  our  people  desire, 
and  so  also  does  the  railroad,  and  that  is  why  it  is  so  earnest  in  its 
endeavors  to  bring  more  producers  to  the  State. 


HOW    DO    YOU    LIKE    THE    NEW    BOSS? 

THE  Democratic  party  in  this  city  and  county  was  so  long  given 
over  to  Buckley  and  his  lambs  that  it  is  bard  to  tell  where  the 
party  is,  or  where  it  stands,  now  that  the  Boss  has  vamosed  the 
ranch,  and  the  lambs  have  gone  over  to  the  Bosses  on  the  other 
side.  All  "the  boys"  who  stood  by  Buckley  through  thick  and 
thin,  and  made  him  the  power  he  was,  have  transferred  their  al- 
legiance to  Martin  Kelly,  and  all  the  wickedness  and  deviltry 
Buckley  was,  Kelly  is.  No  man  not  a  fool  can  vote  a  Republican 
municipal  ticket  and  fail  to  realize  that  he  is  voting  for  corruption 
in  the  courts  and  rascality  in  pretty  nearly  every  department. 
Yet  thousands  will  vote  that  ticket  who  claim  otherwise  to  be 
good  citizens.  It  is  a  Presidential  year,  and  men  will  vote  a 
"  straight  ticket,"  because  by  some  process  of  reasoning  that 
passeth  all  understanding,  they  believe  that  scratching  the 
name  of  a  corruptionist  for  Superior  Judge  in  some 
manner  endangers  the  election  of  the  party  candidate 
for  the  exalted  position  of  the  Chief  Magistrate  of 
the  Nation.  For  all  and  sundry  the  people  who  think  it 
proper  to  vote  a  party  ticket,  right  or  wrong,  good  or  bad, 
this  article  is  not  intended,  and  if  it  shonld  reach  the  eyes  of 
any  such,  tbey  may  as  well  skip  it  over  at  once  and  pass  to  some 
journal  more  fitting  to  an  intellect  that  can  tolerate  a  midnight 
brawler,  shootist  and  drunk,  as  the  controlling  power  that  shall 
name  our  school  teachers,  our  judges,  and  our  officials  generally. 
When  Buckley  was  in  the  zenith  of  bis  power,  he  was  held  up 
as  the  shocking  example  of  filthy  politics.  The  newspapers  op- 
posed to  him  very  properly  recounted  his  evil-doings,  and  in  the 
end,  succeeded  in  rendering  him  odious.  But  to-day  their  tune 
is  changed.  They  have  not  a  word  to  say  about  Martin  Kelly, 
who,  compared  with  Buckley,  is  as  a  rattlesnake  to  a  blind 
monkey.  Buckley,  steeped  in  corruption  as  he  was,  knew  how 
to  comport  himself  as  a  gentleman,  and  certainly  was  not  in  hia 
manners  and  bearing  a  bully  or  a  blackguard.  All  that  he  was, 
and  a  great  deal  more,  in  the  matter  of  offenaiveness,  Kelly  is 
to-day,  and  notwithstanding  he  is  sustained  by  Republican  news- 
papers that  ought  to  know,  and  do  know  better.  With  them  it 
is  a  question  as  to  whose  ox  is  gored. 


A    MEASURE    TO    BE    APPROVED. 

THE  United  States  Senate  has  unanimously  passed  a  bill  that 
will  doubtless  receive  the  assent  of  the  House  and  become 
a  law.  It  is  a  bill  to  punish,  with  a  view  to  prevent,  adulteration 
of  food  and  drink.  The  Federal  Government  obtains  jurisdiction 
of  the  subject-matter  by  virtue  of  the  section  in  the  Constitution 
which  gives  Congress  control  of  all  matters  pertaining  to  inter- 
state commerce.  The  readers  of  the  News  Letter  will  remember 
how  earnestly  we  urged  the  passage  of  such  a  measure  years  ago. 
It  still  remains  true  that  in  this  city  of  ours  there  is  hardly  an 
article  of  consumption  to  be  obtained  that  is  pure,  or  that  is  sold 
according  to  honest  weight  and  measure.  The  local  authorities 
could  have,  and  ought  to  have  taken  hold  of  this  highly  import- 
ant subject  long  ago,  but  the  votes  of  the  small  store-keepers 
frightened  legislators,  and  prevented  legislation  in  the  interests  of 
the  workingman,  who  was  entitled  in  both  quantity  and  quality 
to  all  that  he  paid  for.  Congress  has,  not  one  moment  too 
soon,  taken  upon  itself  the  duty  which  most  of  the  States  have 
neglected.  New  York,  Massachusetts,  Connecticut,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  other  States,  have  laws  regulating  the  honest  sale  of 
the  people's  food  and  drink,  but  a  general  measure,  extending  to 
all  the  States,  was  badly  needed.  Just  what  objection  there  can 
reasonably  be  to  a  law  of  that  nature,  we  are  at  a  loss  to  see.  In 
Germany,  France  and  England  there  are  most  rigid  laws  on  this 
subject.  They  are  considered  charters  of  the  people's  rights,  and 
it  is  doubtful  if  there  are  any  more  popular  or  useful  laws  on  the 
statute  book.  We  entirely  concur  in  the  proposition  that  the 
Department  of  Agriculture  should  have  a  chemical  division,  to 
analyze  all  food  and  drink,  and  institute  prosecutions  wherever 
and  whenever  fraud  is  found  to  exist.  All  this  is  so  obviously 
true,  that  the  marvel  is  that  it  should  need  to  be  enforced  by  ar- 
gument. Yet  it  is  a  fact  that  all  the  usable  journals  throughout 
the  country  are,  at  so  much  per  line,  being  made  to  oppose  a 
bill  that  there  can  be  no  possible  objection  to,  except  on  the  part 
of  tradesmen  who  know  they  have  cause  to  fear  its  operations. 
The  Paddock  bill  is  in  the  line  of  legislation  everywhere  in  re- 
gard to  the  people's  food,  and  should  be  approved  by  the  House 
without  further  difficulty  or  delay. 


EVERY  man  in  the  United  States  who  has  a  vote  ought  to  be  a 
politician,  and  if  such  were  the  rule,  there  would  be  vastly 
less  scandal  in  connection  with  politics,  and  a  chance  for  a  better 
administration  of  our  triple-headed  system  of  government.  Why 
should  the  Front  street  merchant,  or  the  Pine  street  banker,  or 
the  Sansome  street  lawyer  think  it  beneath  his  dignity  to  take 
part  in  the  ground-floor  business  of  politics,  which  really  decides 
what  shall  be  done  or  what  not?  He  is  the  party  in  inter- 
est, who  will  be  most  affected  by  the  result,  and  it  is  his  bounden 
duty,  as  a  good  citizen,  to  take  part  in  the  active  work  of  national, 
State  and  municipal  politics. 


Hay  7,  1892. 


SAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


THE    ANTI-BOSS    PARTY 


THK.  Reorganizes,  who  are  now  in  oootrol  of  the  Democratic 
machinery,  may  well  be  laid  10  be  Ihc  Ami-Boss  parly.  They 
were  the  ■■  kickers"  against  Bock  ley,  his  lambs  and  his  organs 
lor  many  years  past.  Ai  last  their  time  has  come;  the  Blind 
White  Devil  has  hieil  himself  to  a  safer  zone,  bis  lambs  have  gone 
over  to  the  shepherd  in  the  other  [old,  who  bas  promised  to  take 
care  of  them,  and  to-day  this  great  Democratic  oily  is  without  a 
Democratic  party,  unless  it  is  found  among  tbe  small  band  known 
as  "  The  Reorganizes."  Men  ol  most  excellent  intention,  we 
could  wish  for  their  entire  success.  But  we  fear,  however,  that 
much  as  they  merit  victory,  they  will  not  achieve  it.  They  are 
such  poor  politicians,  which  is  to  their  credit  rather  than  other- 
wi-e.  that  they  do  not  know  how  to  go  about  the  business  they 
have  undertaken  with  anything  like  discretion  or  prospects  of 
winning.  San  Francisco  is  a  cosmopolitan  city,  that  cannot  be 
ruled  by  any  one  coterie  or  clique.  No,  not  even  if  they  were  a 
delegation  of  Saints  from  Heaven.  It  is  a  credit  to  themselves 
and  to  tbe  institution  to  which  they  belong  that  McGuire,  Sullivan, 
Barry,  H  nls.,  are  honest  men,  but  they  do  not  represent  a  suffi- 
ciently large  element  of  the  city's  population  to  enable  them  to 
go  through,  whilst  going  it  alone.  They  should  bring  into  their 
councils  men  of  tried  honesty,  who  are  affiliated  with  other  and 
different  creeds  and  nationalities  from  their  own.  That  is  the 
way  the  old  People's  Party  succeeded.  They  sought  out  and 
placed  on  their  ticket,  whenever  possible,  the  leading  man,  or 
men,  of  every  powerful  organization.  They  weDt  in  search  of, 
first,  honest  men;  and  secondly,  of  men  who  could  win  votes. 
The  Reorganizes  are  failing  in  tbe  last  particular.  They  are  a 
happy  tea  party,  who  are  thinking  of  themselves  and  of  nobody 
else.  Unless  they  change  their  course,  defeat  is  inevitable,  and 
that,  in  view  of  the  wretched  condition  of  local  politics  generally, 
is  something  very  much  to  be  regretted.  If  we  cannot  get  a  pure 
administration  from  men  who  have  taken  this  reform  movement 
in  hand,  we  do  not  know  how  or  where  else  it  is  to  be  obtained. 
There  should  be  no  divided  counsels  about  this  matter.  The 
ticket  to  be  put  up  should  be  as  broad-bottomed  as  it  is  possible 
to  make  it.  Every  nominee's  name  should  stand  for  honesty  as 
a  primary  requisite,  and  for  vote-getting  capacity,  as  hardly  a 
secondary  consideration.  We  would  like  to  see  the  ticket  nom- 
inated under  the  Australian  system,  which  would  be  a  popular 
endorsement  of  it,  and  we  should,  furthermore,  wish  it  to  be  a 
ticket  to  which  every  good  and  liberal-minded  citizen  could  attach 
his  name. 

A    FARCICAL    CONGRESSIONAL    RECORD. 


"  T  EAVE  to  print,"  is  one  of  the  abuses  of  Congress  that  has 
J_i  grown  into  a  huge  farce.  More  than  two  hours  were  re- 
cently spent  in  determining  whether  certain  Congressmen  had  a 
right  to  print  in  the  Record  the  whole  of  Harry  George's  trumpery 
book  on  Protection  and  Free  Trade.  It  was  concluded  that  when 
"  leave  to  print  "  had  first  been  asked  and  obtained,  the  rules  of 
the  House  permitted  a  member  to  print  anything  germane  to  tbe 
question,  not  being  a  violation  of  the  proprieties.  Of  course,  the 
necessary  >■  leave  "  is  always  granted.  It  is  one  of  the  ways  that 
Congress  has  hit  upon  for  shortening  debate  and  getting  rid  of  the 
member  for  buncombe.  The  number  of  members  who  on  the 
floor  debate  questions  as  they  arise,  and  are  worth  listening  to, 
does  not  exceed  twenty.  It  satisfies  most  of  the  others  to  be 
allowed  to  print  in  the  Congressional  Record  speeches  which  they 
never  deliver.  These  are  printed  in  vast  numbers,  at  the  Govern- 
ment expense,  and  franked  to  the  members'  constituents.  In  most 
cases  the  speeches  so  scattered  broadcast  throughout  tbe  country 
are  written  by  broken  down  newspaper  backs,  and  are  more  re- 
markable for  grandiloquence  than  common  sense.  Many  strange 
things  have  been  printed  in  that  way,  but  it  is  something  new  to 
burden  the  Record  with  the  whole  of  a  copyrighted  book.  Most 
certainly,  it  is  utterly  subversive  of  the  purposes  for  which  the 
official  reports  of  the  proceedings  of  Congress  were  intended.  The 
book  has  become  too  unwieldy  for  either  general  use  or  reference. 
As  it  is  made  up  at  present,  it  is  no  more  a  record  of  what  takes 
place  in  the  United  States  Congress,  than  it  is  an  account  of  the 
happenings  in  tbe  planet  Mars.  No  writer,  historian,  or  other 
reader,  will  refer  to  it  in  the  future  with  any  degree  of  confidence. 
In  short,  it  has  become  a  farcical  production,  that  ought  to  be 
brought  back  to  its  original  purposes,  or  be  abolished.  They 
manage  this  matter  differently  in  some  places  we  know.  We  be- 
lieve it  to  be  true  that  the  United  States  is  the  only  country  in 
the  world  where  such  a  farcical  humbug  is  tolerated.  The  ordi- 
nary practice  is,  to  employ  a  competent  corps  of  independent 
stenographers,  and  to  permit  no  member  to  change  the  true  record 
of  what  actually  took  place.  The  record,  in  its  very  nature,  is 
only  valuable  when  it  is  a  true  reflex  of  tbe  sayings  and  doings 
of  the  Parliamentary  men  whose  arguments  influence  legislation, 
mold  public  opinion,  and  raise  the  issues  that  determine  the 
country's  course.  But  we  stuff  it  full  of  fraud,  much  as  the 
ballot-boxes  were  stuffed  at  the  primary  election  the  other  day. 
It  is  not  a  dignified  performance  to  emanate  from  the  Congress  of 
tbe  nation. 


A    MAN    OF    COURAGE    AND    HIS    METHODS. 

DENS,  dives,  faro-steering,  and  gambling  lay-outs,  it  appears, 
are  almost  as  numerous  in  certain  parts  of  New  York  as  they 
are  in  too  many  portions  ol  San  Francisco.  Dr.  I'arkburst,  the 
celebrated  divine,  has  recently  gained  much  notoriety,  and  been 
the  subject  of  not  a  little  adverse  criticism,  because  he  has 
thought  it  right  to  go  himself  into  the  infected  streets  and  alleys, 
and  to  hire  a  corps  of  detectives  and  spies,  in  order  to  find  out  just 
how  it  comes  that  the  laws  are  inoperative,  whilst  crime  and 
immorality  extend  their  baneful  area  in  all  directions.  In 
an  address,  issued  to  the  citizens  of  Niw  York,  tbe  learned 
Doctor  tells  just  why  he  adopted  the  methods  he  did.  He 
says  it  was  the  only  way  in  which  he  could  cut  to  the  quick 
of  a  horrible  condition  of  things,  about  which  every  father 
and  mother,  and  especially  every  minister  of  the  gospel, 
charged  with  tbe  duty  to  "go  about  doing  good,"  should  be 
deeply  concerned.  He  thinks  it  a  wasteful  use  of  christian  en- 
ergy to  employ  it  all  upon  a  few  saints  in  churcb,  while  evil  in- 
fluences are  left  unchecked  to  gather  in  the  multitude.  He  pro- 
poses to  cry  aloud  and  not  be  silenced  until  be  has  aroused  a 
quickened  public  conscience  on  these  subjects.  He  bas  found  no 
difficulty  in  tracing  home  to  the  Police  Department  the  blame  for 
nine-tenths  of  the  existing  vice  and  crime.  He  has  procured  no 
fewer  than  215  affidavits,  which  he  has  presented  to  the  Grand 
Jury,  showing  the  complicity  of  the  police  in  connection  with 
certain  unspeakably  hideous  places  that  exist  only  because  they 
pay  the  officials  not  to  enforce  the  law.  He  says  that  the  method 
he  has  pursued  was  the  only  one  that  promised  to  give  him  the 
strong  vantage  ground  of  being  able  to  say  "  I  know."  He  con- 
tinues; "If  tbe  police  fear  me  and  hate  me  to-day,  it  is  because 
they  are  aware  that  I  know  whereof  I  afnrm,  and  because  they  are 
assured  that  neither  their  threats  nor  their  plots,  nor  any  kind  of 
blackguarding  will  shake  me  from  the  hold  my  personal  knowl- 
edge gives  me  that,  of  certain  gambling  bouses  and  places  of  vice 
and  crime,  the  Police  Department  is  the  most  efficient  and  trusted 
ally."  Brave  language!  It  has  the  right  ring  to  it.  The  good 
clergyman  has  reckoned  with  the  enemy,  and  knows  the  cost  of 
an  encounter.  He  realizes  that  though  bis  cloth  be  as  spotless  as 
tbe  robes  of  a  Saint,  be  will  not  be  permitted  to  escape  un- 
smirched,  but  he  does  not  shrink  from  even  that  kind  of  assault 
at  the  hands  of  his  city's  peace  officers.  In  all  this,  how  much 
there  is  of  useful  suggestion  to  our  local  clergy,  and  to  our  new 
and  promising  Citizens'  Defense  Association! 


THE    STOCKTON    CONVENTION. 


Stockton  would  seem  to  be  a  good  place  for  party  conventions 
to  avoid.  The  last  Democratic  pow-wow  held  there  passed  into 
history  as  the  most  dismal  failure  that  ever  brought  discredit 
upon  the  State.  New  comes  the  Republican  assembly  of  dele- 
gates and  does  better  tban  the  last  meeting  of  the  Democrats  held 
there,  only  because  it  was  impossible  to  do  worse.  The  trouble 
it  had  in  appointing  its  officers  would  have  been  painful  if  it 
had  not  been  farcical.  Rea  retired  from  the  contest  for  the 
chairmanship.  This  made  old  Jake  Neff,  of  State  prison  noto- 
riety, the  inevitable  winner.  The  convention  had  members  who 
would  have  better  adorned  the  situation,  and  few  who  would 
bave  brought  it  so  little  honor.  In  view  of  the  fact  that  the  silver 
question  is  one  of  the  burning  issues  of  the  day,  it  is  amazing 
that  California,  the  parent  of  the  mining  industries  of  the  nation 
should  have  straddled  the  fence  and  practically  said  nothing 
when  she  was  expected  to  speak  out  in  tones  that  could  not  be 
misconceived,  and  that  would  have  been  calculated  to  influence 
opinion  elsewhere.  As  the  matter  stands,  the  Republican  party 
of  California  is  in  favor  of  free  coinage  only  when  it  can  be  un- 
dertaken safely  in  view  of  the  action  of  other  nations.  In  plain 
language  that  means  that  free  coinage  never  will  be  safe,  and 
that  Wall  street  might  as  well  have  framed  that  particular  plank 
in  the  platform.  Civil  service  reform  is  approved  in  theory, 
but  the  large  delegation  of  federal  officials  present  showed 
that  it  was  ignored  in  practice.  Then,  poor  Mr.  Estee  was  de- 
feated for  the  position  of  delegate-at-large.  Instead  of  going  to 
Minneapolis  to  re-nominate  Harrison,  he  is  sent  back  to  hi9  grapes 
and  wine,  at  Napa.  Surely,  this  is  a  humiliation  to  put  upon  the 
man  who  was  Chairman  of  the  last  National  Convention,  and 
who  came  so  near  being  a  Cabinet  Minister.  But  then,  he  was 
the  man  who  made  that  awkward  blunder  in  announcing  to 
Harrison  the  result  of  the  convention.  Estee  has  been  running 
for  one  office  or  another  for  more  than  twenty  years  past,  and, 
although  he  is  a  well  meaning  man  enough,  he  always  manages 
to  get  left.  The  State  of  California  (but  not  the  city  of  San 
Francisco)  has  come  to  stay  Republican,  and  not  even  the  blun- 
ders made  at  Stockton  will  change  the  complexion  of  its  electoral 
vote.  

WHEN  Deeming,  the  Australian  murderer,  came  to  be  tried,  he 
did  not  appear  any  different  from  any  other  blood-stained 
assassin.  The  idea  of  an  over-mastering  criminal  impulse  did  not 
stand  the  test  of  inquiry,  and  he  appeared  in  his  true  light  as  a 
cruel,  blood-thirsty,  remorseless  villain,  for  whom  hanging  is  en- 
tirely too  mild  a  punishment. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  7,  1892. 


THE  Italian  Chamber  has  authorized  a  national  loan  of  $40, 
000,000.  in  order  to  cover  the  estimated  deficits  until  1894- 
The  financial  condition  of  Italy  is  by  no  means  a  satisfactory 
one,  and  the  expenditure  is  increasing  from  year  to  year,  white 
there  is  no  corresponding  increase  of  the  revenues.  On  the  con- 
trary, the  exports  of  Italy  have  been  gradually  reduced,  and  dur- 
ing the  last  fiscal  year  were  greatly  helow  those  of  the  previous 
years.  It  is  not  astonishing,  therefore,  that  the  Italian  ministry 
wishes  to  reduce  the  military  expenditures,  which  consume  so 
large  an  amount  of  the  income  of  the  country.  Nevertheless, 
though  the  wish  is  natural,  its  fulfillment  is  impracticable,  for,  as 
an  important  member  of  the  "Triple  Alliance,"  Italy,  at  this 
moment  cannot  alter  her  military  efficiency  without  injuring  her 
allies,  and  it  is  stated  that  Emperor  William  would  seriously  pro- 
test against  the  execution  of  the  plans  of  the  Italian  ministry,  es- 
pecially since  he  has  the  promise  of  King  Humbert  that  no  change 
in  the  strength  of  the  Italian  army  should  take  place  without  the 
consent  of  Germany.  The  situation  is  an  extremely  serious  one 
for  Italy's  ruler,  but  he  is  not  the  only  European  monarch  who 
has  to  face,  on  the  one  hand,  the  ill-will  of  his  subjects,  in  conse- 
quence of  ever-increasing  army  expenses,  while,  on  the  other 
hand,  the  martial  attitude  of  his  neighbors  oblige  him  to  prepare 
for  an  eventual  war.  Such  a  war  will  offer  the  only  possible  re- 
lief for  the  present  European  situation,  for  the  armed  peace  that 
prevails  at  this  moment  is  more  disastrous  for  the  development 
of  the  countries  than  even  a  prolonged  war  would  be.  The 
sooner,  therefore,  the  contest  of  arms  begins  the  better  it  will  be 
for  the  European  nations,  for  whatever  its  results  may  be,  it  is 
almost  certain  that  one  of  the  powers,  when  peace  is  concluded, 
will  have  obtained  so  decided  a  hegemony  that  a  general  disarma- 
ment would  become  practicable. 

On  April  23d,  on  the  occasion  of  the  burial  of  Mrs.  Moubray, 
wife  of  the  anarchistic  publisher  of  Commonweal,  the  anarchists  of 
London  took  occasion  to  make  a  demonstration  by  accompanying, 
in  large  numbers,  the  funeral  procession,  and  displaying  many 
red  Hags  and  banners,  several  of  them  bearing  the  inscription: 
"  Remember  Chicago."  The  choice  of  this  motto  is  a  rather  pe- 
culiar one,  if  it  was  meant  to  serve  the. purpose  of  encouraging 
energy,  for  never  have  anarchists  received  a  more  appropriate; 
i.  e.,  more  severe  treatment,  than  by  our  fellow-citizens  in  Chi- 
cago, who  sent  the  anarchist  assassins,  and  their  accomplices,  to 
the  gallows,  little  caring  for  their  threats  uttered  at  that  time.  If 
the  anarchists  of  Europe  were  really  to  remember  Chicago,  they 
would  pause  in  time,  for,  notwithstanding  the  lack  of  courage 
displayed  by  the  Parisian  jury,  which  tried  Ravachol  this  week, 
it  is  almost  certain  that  the  European  courts  will  soon  adopt  the 
Chicago  method  of  ridding  their  countries  of  a  class  of  criminals 
that  must  be  extinguished  at  any  price. 

That  most  contemptible  specimen  of  a  monarch  in  exile,  ex- 
King  Milan,  of  Servia,  has  again  succeeded  in  figuring  in  a  dis- 
gusting scandal.  One  of  his  mistresses,  the  widow  of  a  shop- 
keeper in  Paris,  to  whom,  on  discarding  her,  he  promised  an  an- 
nuity of  24,000  frs.,  has  commenced  legal  proceedings  against  him 
because  he  stopped  payment  after  having  given  her  the  sum  of 
12,000  frs.  for  the  first  two  quarters.  Hitherto  the  Emperor  of 
Austria  and  the  Czar  of  Russia  have  been  in  the  habit  of  extricat- 
ing their  dishonored  confrere  from  his  difficulties,  even  when  his 
debts  amounted  to  several  millions.  They  evidently  wished  to 
prevent  a  former  monarch  from  dying  in  the  gutter.  Milan 
Obrenovitcb,  however,  has  been  living  in  the  gutter  nearly  all 
his  life,  and  since  he  evidently  lacks  the  courage  of  ridding  the 
world  of  his  odious  presence  by  self  destruction,  it  would  be  by 
far  better  if  his  Imperial  colleagues  would  leave  him  to  his  fate, 
for  thus  alone  his  end  could  be  accelerated.  Whatever  he  may 
do,  if  they  abandon  hira,  it  will  hardly  increase  the  damage  he 
has  already  done  to  the  prestige  of  monarchy,  since  his  life  has 
been  so  disgraceful,  that  even  if  he  should  end  it  in  prison,  it 
would  hardly  make  much  difference. 

It  seems  that  the  Black  Republic  is  tired  already  of  the  lull  that 
succeeded  the  last  revolution,  and  the  Haytian  leaders  contemplate 
a  new  rising  against  Hyppolyte.  The  President  is  evidently  so  un- 
popular that  there  is  no  chance  of  his  ending  his  office  in  peace,  and 
though  he  has  concentrated  a  great  number  of  troops  in  Port  au 
Prince,  it  is  very  doubtful ,  notwithstanding  his  previous  successes, 
whether  he  will  be  able  to  cope  with  the  insurgents  for  many 
yeari  to  come.  The  Haytians  certainly  have  not  shown  them- 
selves very  capable  of  self-government  so  far,  {but  it  must  not  be 
forgotten  that  the  state  of  discontent  prevailing  in  the  island  is 
partly  due  to  the  intrigues  of  foreign  powers  who  are  anxious  to 
obtain  a  predominating  influence,  and  it  cannot  be  denied  that 
there  is  just  reason  for  suspicion  that  even  some  of  our  own  fellow- 
citizens  are  strongly  interested  in  keeping  up  a  revolutionary 
state  in  Hayti. 


'WANTED    FOR    MURDER.' 


DEPUTY  District  Attorney  Lin  8.  Church,  of  Alameda  County, 
was  the  victim  of  a  good  joke,  recently.  One  of  the  Oakland 
papers  published  a  cut  of  him  that  was  simply  execrable,  and  the 
next  day  Judge  Nusbaumer  and  Deputy  Frick  scissored  it  out  of 
a  paper  and  fixed  it  up  in  the  center  of  a  $1,000  reward  notice, 
which  read:  "  Dead  or  alive.  Wanted  for  murder."  This  they 
stuck  on  the  Court-house  door,  and  throughout  the  morning  a 
whole  lot  of  fun  went  on  at  Lin's  expense,  he,  however,  being 
unconscious  of  the  matter,  for  he  was  trying  a  case  at  the  City 
Hall.  But  an  unexpected  denouement  occurred.  A  constable, in 
from  Mission  San  Jose,  read  the  reward  notice  carefully,  and,  not  I 
knowing  that  it  was  all  a  joke,  took  careful  note  of  the  picture, 
in  case  he  should  by  any  chance  have  an  opportunity  to  make 
the  arrest.  Later  on  in  the  day,  as  luck  would  have  it,  he  met 
Church,  as  that  worthy  was  en  route  down  town  to  the  Court- 
house. The  constable's  eyes  almost  started  from  his  head  with 
surprise  as  be  saw  his  man,  and  he  immediately  set  in  to  trail 
Lin,  who,  after  going  a  couple  of  blocks,  turned  into  a  saloon  to 
get  some  free  lunch.  The  man  from  the  Mission,  feeling  that  he 
had  his  prey  trapped,  was  about  to  telephone  to  the  City  Prison 
for  the  Oregon  boot,  but  he  finally  compromised  by  calling  a 
policeman,  and  then  he  made  a  dash  into  the  saloon  and  held  up 
the  surprised  Attorney.  Of  course,  an  interesting  explanation 
followed,  and  Church  is  now  nearly  a  month's  salary  out  through 
trying  to  square  the  matter  with  his  friends. 

OBITUARY. 


LESTER  L.  ROBINSON,  who  had  been  widely  known  through- 
out the  Coast  as  a  capitalist  and  raining  operator,  died  at  bis 
country  place,  Rancho  Los  Medanos,  near  Cornwall,  Contra  Costa 
county,  on  Wednesday  last,  at  the  age  of  sixty-eight  years.  He 
will  be  buried  at  the  Oakland  Cemetery  to-day,  the  funeral  being 
from  Los  Medanos,  which  may  be  reached  by  the  9  a.  m.  train 
from  this  city.  He  was  a  native  of  Oxford,  Chenango  county, 
N.  Y.  He  came  to  California  in  1854,  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Seymour,  Morton  &  Co.,  to  construct  the  Sacramento  Valley  Rail- 
road, from  Sacramento  to  Folsom,  which  was  the  first  road  com- 
pleted on  this  Coast.  It  was  opened  for  business  on  February 
22,  1856.  He  was  also  connected  with  the  Freeport,  and  the  Sac- 
ramento, Placer  and  Nevada  Railroad.  With  H.  M.  Newhall  and 
Peter  Donahue,  he  bought  the  Market-street  Railroad,  in  this  city, 
in  1855,  and  afterwards  changed  it  from  a  steam  to  a  horse  power 
road.  He  graded  Valencia  street  to  Twenty-sixth,  and  made 
other  improvements.  He  was  connected  for  a  long  time  with  the 
firm  of  Piocbe  &  Bayerque,  and  after  the  death  of  the  former, 
managed  the  vast  Piocbe  estate.  He  was  president  of  a  number 
of  mining,  land  and  timber  companies.  He  was  a  large  real 
estate  owner,  and  leaves  an  estate  valued  at  a  million  dollars. 
His  home  rancho,  Los  Medanos,  has  5,800  acres.  Mr.  Robinson 
was  a  bachelor.  He  had  three  brothers,  one  of  whom  lives  in 
London,  Eng.,  another  in  Arkansas,  and  the  third  in  Nebraska. 
A  sister,  Mrs.  Cutler,  lives  in  this  city. 

SAMUEL  HORT,  formerly  of  the  firm  of  C.  Adolphe  Low  & 
Co.,  died  at  his  residence,  1920  Jackson  street,  last  Saturday, 
of  heart  failure.  He  was  a  native  of  London,  Eng.,  75  years  old, 
and  came  to  California  in  1850.  His  widow  and  two  daughters, 
Mrs.  George  C.  Boardman  and  Mrs.  M.  M.  Tompkins,  survive 
him.  The  deceased  was  a  wealthy  man,  and  dispensed  much 
charity.     A  short  time  ago  he  gave  each  of  his  daughters  $300,000. 

POSTPONEMENT 

(On  account  of  the  storm) 


Theo.  Wores  Art  Sale 

UNTIL 

Monday,     May    9,     1892, 

at  7:45  o'clock. 

A.TJOTI03ST     SALE 

AT  THE 

SAN  FRANCISCO  ART  ASSOCIATION, 

430   PINE    STREE  r. 

Pictures  Upon  Free  Exhibition  Until  Auction  Sale. 

EASTON,  ELDRIDGE  &  CO., 

AUCTIONEERS. 


M.iv 


189*2. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


TENNIS    AND    BASEBALL. 

TBI  opening  day  of  the  Oakland  Tennis  Club,  in  Kast  Oakland, 
at  Ibe  corner  of  East  Eleventh  street  and  Fifth  avenue,  is 
fixed  for  next  Saturday.  May  14th.  There  will  be  interesting  con- 
teats  between  many  of  the  well-known  players  on  the  Coast,  and 
an  enjoyable  time  is  being  looked  forward  to.  The  games  will 
commence  at  2:80  p.  m.     Entrance  to  the  grounds,  fifty  cents. 

The  classification  of  the  members  of  the  California  Club  is  fin- 
ished, and  is  as  follows:  Hubbard.  Yates,  Tobin,  0.  Hoffman, 
Gray,  Wilberforce.  McGavin,  A.  Taylor,  8.  Hoffman,  Collier,  Stet- 
son, Davis,  Treat,  Htitcbins,  Adams.  DeLong,  Field,  Bee,  Code, 
Eyre,  Linderman,  A.  Carrigan,  O'Connor.  Mitchell,  Putel,  Blanch- 
ard,  Lee,  Forbes.  Robinson,  Gardiner,  Whitney,  Woods,  Board- 
man,  Havens,  Gonn,  Loughborough,  Drown.  Coit,  Golcher,  Moor. 
This  list  has  been  posted  in  the  Club,  and  has  brought  about  the 
following  challenges  :  Collier  and  Hoffman,  Field  and  DeLong, 
Stetson  and  Collier,  O'Connor  and  Carrigan,  Havens  and  Board- 
man,  Linderman  and  Eyre,  Htitcbins  and  Treat,  Drown  and 
Loughborough,  J.  A.  Code  and  Bee.  Treat  and  Davis,  Blanchard 
and  Dutel,  Moor  and  Golcher,  Coit  and  Drown,  Gunn  and  Ha- 
vens, Dutel  and  Mitchell.  These  challenges  are  posted,  and  the 
cballengee  has  two  weeks'  time  to  answer.  Failing  this,  the  chal- 
lenger takes  the  other's  place.  A  great  deal  of  interest  is  already 
shown,  and  Mr.  Stetson's  idea,  so  far,  has  proved  a  great  success. 
It  is  likely  that  some  of  the  matches  will   commence   to-morrow. 

There  has  been  considerable  practice  at  the  courts  and  among 
many.  Tobin,  Hubbard,  Gray,  Yates,  Hoffman,  Wilberforce,  the 
Taylors,  and  many  others,  are  already  beginning  getting  their 
hands  in  for  the  July  tournament.  Last  8unday,  Tobin  and  Yates 
played  an  interesting  match,  resulting  in  the  defeat  of  the  latter 
by  two  setts  to  one — 6-2,  1-6,  7-5.  Y'ates  then  defeated  Wilber- 
force— 6-4,4-6,6-4.  The  wind  was  very  disagreeable,  making 
quite  a  difference  in  the  courts. 

Mr.  Manchester,  once  quite  a  prominent  Eastern  player,  visited 
the  courts  on  Saturday.  According  to  his  authority,  Mr.  Camp- 
bell will  not  rank  very  high  in  the  coming  championship,  but 
there  is  no  telling  what  a  little  practice  with  the  English  cracks 
will  do. 

It  might  be  a  good  idea  if  the  ladies  of  the  various  clubs  would 
get  up  enough  interest  to  classify  themselves,  and  have  their  lit- 
tle tournaments  as  well  as  the  men.  It  is  said  that  there  will  be 
ladies'  and  gentlemen's  doubles  this  year  at  San  Rafael,  and  we 
certainly  think  that  it  would  greatly  add  to  both  the  interest  and 
the  number  of  spectators.  Several  ladies  are  already  beginning 
to  practice  at  the  various  clubs. 

At  this  season  the  battle  for  the  league  baseball  championship 
lies  between  San  Jose  and  Los  Angeles,  with  a  small  advantage  in 
favor  of  the  former.  Those,  who  at  the  commencement  of  the 
season  ventured  an  opinion,  predicted  that  Los  Angeles  would  be 
in  the  lead  from  start  to  finish,  but  San  Jose  has  been  playing 
such  exceptionally  good  ball  that  the  prediction  has  failed.  If 
the  latter  club  has  not  always  been  in  the  lead,  she  has  been  so 
close  to  it  that  the  moment  any  of  her  opponents  made  a  break  it 
placed  her  in  the  van.  The  Oakland  Club  is  now  in  Los  Angeles. 
The  Manager  of  the  team,  not  having  gone  with  it,  the  luck  of 
the  nine  may  change,  and  the  team  return  with  a  few  victories  to 
its  credit.  The  club  has  good  batteries,  fielders  and  hitters,  and 
should  win  games.  San  Francisco  and  San  Jose  will  play 
in  this  city  this  afternoon  and  to-morrow.  For  this  after- 
noon the  pitchers  will  be  Fanning  and  Harper;  to-morrow, 
Hoffman  and  Lookabaugh  will  pitch.  Last  Sunday  the  league 
held  a  special  meeting  in  San  Jose,  at  which  the  schedule  was 
changed  to  give  Los  Angeles  a  game  here  Decoration  Day,  with 
the  home  club.  As  it  was  impracticable  to  have  a  manager  of 
one  of  the  clubs  hold  the  office  of  secretary,  at  the  meeting  that 
position  was  consolidated  with  president  and  treasurer.  Mr. 
Mone  will  hold  the  three  offices.  The  people  of  San  Jose  take 
great  interest  in  baseball,  and  are  very  enthusiastic  over  their 
club.  No  team  in  the  country  has  been  playing  better  ball.  Um- 
pire McDermott  says  the  games  played  in  San  Jose  last  week 
were  as  fine  as  any  he  ever  saw-  Oakland  has  secured  Turner 
from  the  Spokane  club.  He  is  a  fine  batter  and  out-fielder.  The 
manager  of  the  home  team  is  negotiating  with  a  player  of  the 
National  League,  who  is  well  known  throughout  the  country. 
He  will  play  here  as  soon  as  everything  is  arranged,  which  will 
be  soon. 

For  the  purpose  of  scaling  their  salary  rolls,  the  clubs  in  the 
Bast  are  now  dropping  players  that  they  are  unable  to  use.  As 
only  nine  men  can  play  in  a  game,  it  costs  a  great  deal  of  money 
to  carry  extra  men  who  are  compelled  to  sit  on  the  bench  for  want 
of  opportunities  to  earn  their  salaries. 

Next  week  the  home  team  will  go  to  Los  Angeles,  and  Oakland 
will  play  San  Jose  here.  From  appearances,  Oakland  will  soon 
be  without  league  baseball.  That  city  gives  its  club  no  financial 
support.  A  club  having  the  salary  roll  of  the  Oakland  team 
cannot  be  maintained  by  the  attendance  of  a  couple  of  hundred 
patrons  at  twenty-five  cents  each.  The  transfer  of  the  game 
yesterday,  from  Oakland  to  San  Francisco,  is  probably  the  com- 
mencement of  the  changes  to  be  made  in  other  games. 


A  WELL-KNOWN  Dublin  journalist  tells  the  following  anec- 
dote: One  night  as  a  messenger  from  the  office  of  the  Evcniiuj 
Telegraph  was  passing  along  the  quays  on  the  banks  of  the  Liffey, 
he  heard  the  Pound  of  some  one  struggling  in  the  river.  "Are  you 
drowning?"  he  shouted.  "  I  am,"  replied  a  feeble  voice  from 
the  water.  "What  a  pity!"  said  the  lad,  consolingly.  "You 
are  just  too  late  for  the  last  edition  to-night;  but  cheer  up,  you 
will  have  a  nice  little  paragraph  all  to  yourself   in  the  morning." 

DPPRICES 


Powder 


Used   in  Millions  of  Homes — 40  years  the  Standard. 
OFFICE!    OF 

The  Hibernia  Savings  &  Loan  Soc'y., 

N.  E.  Cor.  Montgomery  and  Post  Streets, 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  April  26,  1892. 


NOTICE! 


THE  HIBERNIA  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY, 

Being  about  to  remove  to  its  new  Bank  Building,  on  the  northwest  corner 
of  McAllister  and  Joues  streets,  offers  for  sale  the  premises  now  occupied 
by  it  as  its  banking  house,  situate  on  the  N,  E.  CORNER  OF  MONTGOM- 
ERY, POST  AND  MARKET  STREETS,  fronting  62  feet  6  inches  on  Mont- 
gomery street,  58  feet  \\%  inches  on  Post  street,  and  7  feet  4J^  inches  on 
Market  street. 

Sealed  offers  for  the  purchase  will  be  received  on  or  before  MAY  11, 1892 
at  12  o'clock  noon,  at  which  time  all  offers  made  will  be  opened  and 
passed  on  by  the  Board  of  Directors,  the  Board  of  Directors  reserving  the 
right  to  reject  all  or  any  of  said  offers. 

DIAGRAM  OF  PROPERTY. 


62M 


58:11M 


POST  STREET. 


R.  J.  TOBIN,  Secretary. 


HARNESS ! 


If  you  want  a  reliable  harness  that  will  stand  some  service  go  to  a 

house  that  is  staying  in  the  business  and  has  some  regard 

for  its  reputation. 

W.  DAVIS  &  SON,  410  Market  Street,  San  Francisco. 

Are  not  closing  out,  and  require  no  white  signs  to  help  sell  their 
harness.    No  shoddy  leather  used.    Harness  from  $6  50  a  set  up. 

FOREST     HOUSE, 

SANTA  CRUZ  MOUNTAINS, 

A  desirable  place  to  spend  your  vacation,  Situated  on  Los  Gatos  Creek, 
a  few  minutes  walk  from  Alma  Station,  on  S.  P.  C.  R.  R.  Fine  Hunting 
and  Fishing.    Terms  reasonable.  q   ^  ^^   ^^^  Alma  Ca, 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  7,  1892. 


LOVE    VARIOUSLY    VIEWED" 

WE  now  verily  believe  that  in  »  the  spring  the  young  man's 
fancy  lightly  turns  to  thoughts  of  love" — and  the  young 
woman's  too — for  within  a  week  this  office  has  received  no  less 
than  seven  long,  and  more  or  less  interesting  essays  on  »  love," 
and  the  various  phases  of  that  alleged  emotion.  A  girl,  evidently 
deep  in  the  throes  of  her  first  affair,  began  the  avalanche  of  love 
letters  to  the  editor.  She  must  be  a  sweet  young  thing,  for  she 
puts  her  very  soul  into  the  violet  ink,  and  swears  by  the  moon 
and  the  stars  that  without  love  she  could  not  live;  without  love 
the  world  would  be  a  trackless  waste.  Get  thee  gone,  little  girl, 
he  is  fooling  thee,  and  ere  your  second  season  has  waned  away, 
you,  yourself,  will  be  wearing  another  man's  bangle.  Another 
girl  wrote  that  she  was  standing  on  "the  banks  of  a  shoreless 
sea."  I  don't  know  how  she  got  there,  but  she  wrote  that,  looking 
out  over  the  pathless  main  she  could  descry  just  below  the  dim 
horizon  a  beautiful  star;  it  was  the  star  of  love,  and  when  she 
saw  it,  she  knew  she  would  be  some  hero's  beloved.  »  I  shall 
await  his  coming,  knowing  that  in  the  full  enjoyment  of  my 
dear  unknown's  love,  I  shall  be  as  happy  as  the  gods."  Just 
think  of  that  poor  thing  out  in  the  fog  on  "  the  banks  of  a  shore- 
less sea"  waiting  for  a  mash.  The  gods  in  Olympus  ought  to  have 
pity  on  her,  and  send  her  a  nice  wax  doll.  Then  the  interesting 
young  man,  with  a  blossoming  mustache,  writes  on  love.  He 
always  gives  us  "  that  tired  feeling,"  and  we  cannot  help  wonder- 
ing why  he  has  not  a  little  more  horse  sense.  But  maybe  he  can't, 
because  he  is  not  that  kind  of  an  animal.  Some  of  the  love  essays, 
however,  are  good.  One  essayist,  who  has  evidently  a  deep  and 
sympathetic  nature,  submitted  the  following  report  of  a  conversa- 
tion between  friends: 

"There  were  three  or  four  of  us  in  the  very  comfortable  quar- 
ters of  my  friend  Vincent,  when  he  remarked,  j  Did  you  ever 
hear  how  love  came  into  the  world  ?  '  One  answered,  '  No;  tell 
us.'  Another  said,  *Bah,  Love?  There  is  no  such  thing.'  A 
third,  *  I  wish  the  good  Lord  had  kept  it  all  in  Heaven,  where 
they  say  they  do  nothing  but  love  one  another.'  'That,'  said 
Vincent,  ■  is  just  what  I  want  to  tell  you — how  it  came  on  earth. 
It  was  this  way — I  have  it  from  a  popular  divine,  who  knows  all 
about  such  matters.  When  Adam  was  shown  out  of  the  Garden 
of  Eden,  he  took  with  him  some  of  the  seeds  of  love.  80,  when 
he  went  to  farming,  he  planted  them,  and  they  grew,  but  not 
luxuriantly,  and  were  hard  to  keep  alive,  but  some  did  live,  and 
the  story  goes  that  whoever  eat3  of  them  attains  that  priceless 
gift  of  the  Deity — true  love.' 

"•Oh,  that  is  all  wrong,'  said  Harry  Brady;  'the  way  of  it 
was  this,  for  I  have  it  from  a  descendant  of  Adam,  when  the 
Devil  was  cast  out  of  Heaven  and  descended  into  hell,  he  carried 
away  with  him  some  of  the  seeds  of  love.  Through  his  resi- 
dence in  the  hot  place,  they  became  corrupted,  and  when  the 
Devil  saw  everything  prospering  so  mightily  on  the  earth,  he 
just  sent  a  lot  of  them  there,  and  sowed  them  broadcast.  They 
were  easy  to  find,  and  almost  every  one  ate  of  them,  and  sup- 
posed for  a  time  they  were  in  Heaven,  only  to  find  out,  a  little 
later,  that  they  were  in  Hell.' 

"'Well,  Harry,'  said  the  Doctor,  'you  may  have  that  story 
from  a  descendant  of  Adam,  but  you  all  know  that  in  my  pro- 
fession one  becomes  acquainted  with  many  strange  people,  and  I 
am  going  to  give  you  the  true  story,  from  his  Satanic  Majesty 
himself,  whom  I  had  the  honor  of  having  for  a  patient  once.  He 
says  that  the  plant  « love  "  has  nothing  to  do  with  Heaven ,  but 
is  indigenous  to  Hell,  and  he  planted  it  on  earth,  knowing  that 
whoever  ate  of  it  would,  sooner  or  later,  have  to  come  to  him. 
He  also  mentioned  having  another  plant,  somewhat  similar,  called 
jealousy.  They  are  always  found  together,  like  the  madrone  and 
manzanita.  If,  between  these  two  plants,  he  can't  "  gather  them 
in,"  he  gives  up  in  despair,  and  lets  the  Lord  have  them,  but  the 
majority  comes  to  his  net.' 

11  'Well,'  said  Charley  James,  a  newly  married  man,  'I  don't 
believe  that  either  of  you  are  entirely  correct.  There  may  be  a 
grain  of  truth  in  each  story,  but  my  idea  is,  that  there  is  God  love 
and  Devil  love.  I  know  of  a  case  where  the  first  existed  for  a 
long  period,  and  from  some  unknown  cause,  changed  in  a  day  to 
the  latter,  so  you  see  you  may  have  a  complication  in  this  disease 
called  Love.'  " 


The  establishment  of  J.  M.  Litchfield,  at  12  Post  street,  is  always 
popular,  because  there  may  be  obtained,  at  reasonable  rates,  excellent 
clothing,  made  by  good  tailors.  Colonel  Litchfield  makes  a  specialty 
of  furnishing  uniforms  and  regalias,  and  most  of  the  natty  uniforms 
of  the  well-dressed  army  and  navy  officers  attached  to  this  city  are 
from  his  establishment. 


If  you  would  enjoy  some  fine  liquor,  take  your  course  to  "  The 
Mumm,"  at  109  O'Farrell  street,  where,  upon  a  well-stocked  bar,  may 
befound  the  very  best  liquor  ever  seen  in  the  city.  The  Mumm  is 
popular  with  all  men  about  town,  for  it  is  well  known  that  there  one 
may  always  get  the  best  to  be  had. 


Argonaut  Old  Bourbon  is  the  best  in  the  market.  It  has  no  supe- 
rior, and  is  in  high  favor  among  men  who  drink  the  good  red  liquor. 
It  has  received  the  very  high  praise  of  connoisseurs,  and  is  consid- 
ered by  them  without  a  superior  in  the  market. 


HIGHLAND 


A    TABLE    LUXURY, 

A    CULINARY    ARTICLE, 

AN    INFANTS    FOOD. 

Unsweetened  and  free  from  all  preservatives.  Keeps  for 
any  length  of  time  in  all  climates. 

Its  Uniform  Quality,  Convenience  and  economy  render 
HIGHLAND  EVAPORATED  CREAM  preferable  to  all  other 
forms  of  cream  or  milk  for  Coffee,  Tea,  Chocolate,  Ice 
Cream,  Charlotte  Russe,  Custards  and  all  uses  to  which 
ordinary  cream  or  milk  may  be  put. 

Sold  by  Grocers  and  Druggists  Everywhere. 

Write  for  our  Infant  Food  circular  and  Highland 
Evaporated  Cream  booklet  entitled  "A  Few  Dainty  Dishes." 

HELVETIA  MTLK    CONDENSING   CO., 
Sole  Purveyors,  Highland,  Iix. 

MME.  B.  ZISKA,  A.  M., 

Removed  to  I6O6  Van  Ness  Avenue. 

French,  German  and  Knglish  taught  by  Teachers  of  Recognized  Ability 
only.    Classes  for  Young  Ladies  and  Children. 

Studies  Resumed  January  7th. 

Mathematics  and  Sciences,  Mrs.  A.  Hinckley.  Physical  Culture  aud 
Elocution,  Mrs.  Leila.  Fllis.  Singing.  Siqnor  Galvani.  Piano,  Ma. 
Lesley  Martin.  Drawing  and  Penmanship,  Mr.  C.  Eisenshimel.  Belles- 
Lettres  and  Language,  Mme.  B.  Ziska. 

SCHOOL  OF  ELOCUTION  AND  EXPRESSION. 

1170  Market  St.,  Donohoe Building. 

The  school  furnishes  the  most  thorough  and  systematic  training  for 
voice,  body  and  mind.  Courses  are  arranged  to  meet  all  classes.  Pupils 
prepared  for  the  stage,  public  readers,  teachers  of  elocution  and  expression 
or  social  accomplishment.  The  Delsarte  system  of  dramatic  training  and 
development  of  grace  and  ease  aspecialty. 

(Sirs.  May  Joseph!  Klncald, 
PRINCIPALS  } Prof.  J.  Roberta  Klncald, 

((Graduate  Boston  School  of  Expression) 

MR.  ASHTON  P.  STEVENS, 

TEACHEE     OI^      BANJO. 
Studio— 26  Montgomery  Street,  Room  8. 

ALFRED  J.  KELLEHER, 

Professor  of  VOCAL  MUSIC  AT  MILLS'  COLLEGE  (18th  year),  desires 
to  announce  that  he  will  give  Lessons  at  his  office,  his  residence,  or  at  the 
residence  of  the  pupil. 

Office— 14  Grant  avenue,  rooms  62  aud.,63.  Residence— 2324  Clay  street, 
San  Francisco. 

Garcia  Vocal  Method.       Solfeggio  Panseron. 

ELEANORA  OONNELL, 

Teacher  of  Singing. 

8HAKE8PEAREAN   METHOD.  1432  POST  STREET. 

Chloride   of   Gold. 

The  Pacific  Gold  Cure  Clinic  employs  a  system  of  treatment  for  the 
Liquor,  Morphine  and  Cocaine  habit  that  has  cured  hundreds  of  peo- 

Ele  without  a  single  accident  or  a  single  failure.  Perfectly  safe  and 
eneficial,  rather  than  otherwise,  to  the  general  health.  By  this  sys- 
tem the  patients  lose  all  desire  for  stimulants  and  narcotics  in  less 
than  a  week,  and  within  four  weeks  are  radically  cured.  It  has  cured 
patients  in  the  Eastern  States  that  the  celebrated  Keeley  treatment 
failed  to  cure. 

City  patients  may  be  treated  at  their  own  homes,  while  those  from 
a  distance  can  be  supplied  with  excellent  accommodations  at  very 
reasonable  rates.    All  cases  confidential. 

Apply  by  letter  or  in  person  to  PACIFIC  GOLD  CURE  CLINIC, 
112  Kearny  street,  room  2,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Hours,  8.  12,  4  and  7 
o'clock  daily. E.  J.  FRASER.  M.  P.,  Medical  Director. 

HENRY  C.  HYDE 

ATTORNEY      AND      COUNSELOR  -  AT  -  LAW. 

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Counterfeits  and  Imitations. 

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April  7,  1892. 


SAN   FRANCISCO   NEWS  LETTER. 


ON    A    BURNING    CHURCH. 


A  tiny  match!    *  force  in  mi  balance  lay; 
An  accidental  beel  that  trod  that  way 
Awoke  the  slumb'ring  tyrant's  conscious  power. 
It  leapt  from  low-born  source  to  highest  tower, 
And  wrought  swift  devastation  in  an  hour. 
At  first  a  spark,   'twas  like  ptatonic  love 
Controlled  it  served,  but  let  at  random,  rove 
Its  fiery  nature,  quick  enamored,  flew 
From  primal  force  ignited,  till  it   grew 
Into  a  flame,  a  roving  am'rous  sheet, 
That  wraps  its  Mistress — turret,  dome  and  feet, 
Brings  her  proud  form  low  down  into  the  dust 
Of  ashes;  fruits  of  its  destructive  iust; 
And  thus  it  ends,  desire  extinguished,  fled, 
A  brief  fruition  lies  burnt  out  and  dead  — 
Cold  embers  only  mark  where  once  was  fire. 
A  vulture  greed!  a  smouldering  funeral  pyrel 

Rose  Maynard   David. 


THE    GOODS    ARE    PURE. 


(St-  Louis  Journal  of  Agriculture.) 

THE  business  of  the  Royal  Baking  Powder  Company  comes  to 
us  in  the  regular  way,  and  is  not,  therefore,  entitled  to  any 
special  mention  on  that  account.  But  the  fact  that  other  baking 
powder  companies  have  been  making  war  on  this  company 
and  nsing  all  manner  of  unfair  means  to  injure  its  business  is  it- 
self an  appeal  to  the  love  of  fair  play  which  is  a  part  of  the  char- 
acter of  every  good  American  citizen. 

The  fact  that  the  Royal  Baking  Powder  Company  has  suc- 
ceeded far  beyond  any  of  its  competitors  is,  no  doubt,  reason 
enough  for  some  of  them  to  say  anything  against  the  Royal  Bak- 
ing Powder  that  they  can  get  newspapers  to  publish.  We  do  not 
know  whether  that  sort  of  thing  has  injured  the  Royal's  business 
or  not.  We  don't  suppose  it  has,  but  of  one  thing  we  are  sure, 
when  the  goods  of  any  company  have  been  on  the  market,  as 
Royal  Baking  Powder  has,  for  a  whole  generation,  and  been  con- 
sumed by  almost  the  entire  population  to  a  greater  or  less  extent, 
with  perfect  satisfaction  to  all,  and  without  having  injured  the 
health  of  a  single  person,  then  it  will  take  more  than  spite  or 
jealousy  to  injure  its  business.  The  baking  powders  made  by 
this  Company  have  been  tested  a  thousand  times  by  the  most 
eminent  chemists,  and  always  pronounced  pure  and  wholesome. 
This,  added  to  the  experience  of  the  millions  who  have  used  them , 
will  stamp  as  absurd  the  attacks  of  other  manufacturers  who  are 
prompted  by  jealousy  of  their  great  success  to  publish  false  state- 
ments about  the  Royal  Company's  goods. 


WHILE  everything  seems  comparatively  quiet  at  this  moment 
in  the  politics  of  Europe,  the  great  powejB  are  preparing 
slowly  but  surely  for  an  eventual  outbreak  of  hostilities 
and  for  a  rearrangement  of  their  frontiers.  Russia  is  especially 
active,  and,  while,  on  the  one  band,  she  has  for  months  been 
strengthening  the  defenses  of  her  western  borders,  she  is  on  the 
other  hand,  increasing  her  power  in  Asia  in  securing  allies  in 
those  districts  where  the  territory  is  in  close  proximity  to  the 
Indian  possessions.  It  is  naturally  of  the  utmost  importance  to 
her,  to  secure  Persia  as  an  ally,  in  a  possible  conflict  with  Great 
Britain,  and  Russia  has  very  judiciously  used  all  means  of  diplo- 
macy to  defend  the  Shah.  One  of  the  most  significant  steps  by 
the  Russian  Government,  has  been  the  offer  of  £600,000,  to  Per- 
sia as  a  loan,  at  six  per  cent,  to  enable  it  to  pay  to  the  "Inapt- 
rial  Tobacco  Corporation  of  Persia"  the  indemnity  promised  for 
the  withdrawal  of  the  tobacco  monopoly  granted  to  the  com- 
pany, which  is  an  English  corporation.  If  the  offer  should  be 
accepted  and  there  is  hardly  any  doubt  that  this  will  be  the  case, 
Persia  will  be  liberated  from  an  important  pecuniary  obligation 
to  Great  Britain,  while  on  the  other  band,  Russia  will  obtain 
considerable  control  over  the  Persian  customs'  receipts,  and  the 
value  of  such  a  financial  control  cannot  be  over-estimated. 


Belvedere  in  the  Early  Spring. 

April,  "with  her  showers  sweet,"  has  made  Belvedere  very 
beautiful,  and  never  has  the  peninsula  been  more  charming  than  it  is 
now,  in  the  opening  of  the  summer.  Nature  smiles  her  sweetest  at 
Belvedere,  which  popular  suburban  resort  is  certainly  one  of  the 
most  beautiful  ever  known  in  the  State.  The  villa  sites  there  are  be- 
ing rapidly  taken  by  people  who  desire  a  pleasant  country  home, and 
the  village  is  now  the  resting-place  for  most  of  the  city's  society  peo- 
ple. The  title  to  the  lots,  which  is  in  United  States  patent,  is  guaran- 
teed by  the  California  Title  Insurance  and  Trust  Company.  The  agents 
for  the  property  are  Tevis  &  Fisher,  the  well-known  real  estate  agents , 
of  14  Post  street.  Full  information  regarding  Belvedere  and  its  lands 
may  be  obtained  from  them.  Maps  of  the  peninsula,  showing  the 
lots  yet  unoccupied,  may  be  had  at. their  office. 

The  Original  Swain's  Bakery,  at  213  Sutter  street,  has  no  superior 
in  the  city  as  a  first-class  restaurant,  where  one  person  or  a  party  can 
secure  the  very  best  of  dinners  to  be  had  in  San  Francisco  for  a  very 
reasonable  price.  The  proprietors  always  cater  to  the  best  of  patron- 
age, and  therefor  it  is  that  their  table  is  always  first  class. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  7,  1892. 


[^UteSfofar'.D 


'"We   Obey    no   Wand    but    Pleasure's."— Tom  Moore. 


IF  the  axiom  «  Extremes  meet"  applies  to  choice  of  amusement 
and  entertainment  human  nature  must  be  very  good,  for  it 
naturally  yields  its  intensest  interest  to  the  bad.  In  "  Paradise 
Lost"  the  Lord  is  but  a  lay  figure  beside  the  all-absorbing  devil. 
No  one  remembers  much  of  the  divine  utterances,  but  every 
speech  of  Satan  is  quoted  verbatim.  The  reporter  who  writes 
up  charitable  work  and  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association, 
does  it  in  a  perfunctory  manner,  while  he  "  rolls  as  a  sweet  mor- 
sel" under  hia  pen  murder,  rapine,  arson,  and  divorce  trials,  and 
the  reading  public  indorses  his  choice  by  the  uniformity  with 
which  it  pounces  on  the  latter  sort  and  "skips"  the  former.  All 
of  which  explains  why  the  Baldwin  audiences  wait  through  Dr. 
Jekyll's  scenes  while  keying  themselves  up  to  the  sudden  terror 
of  the  monster,  Hyde.  Dr.  Jekyll  is  worth  studying  all  through, 
but  he  gets  the  study  only  in  the  last  scene,  where  the  Hyde  ele- 
ment is  seemingly  present  all  the  time.  How  far  this  same  key- 
ing up  of  the  imagination  to  a  tensity  which  sees  a  mysterious 
and  uncanny  monster  in  a  hopping  and  clawing  human  being,  is 
perhaps  a  question;  yet,  if  the  average  actor  fancy  that  it  is 
the  expectant  terror  of  the  audience,  with  the  half  light  and  the 
tremolo  of  the  orchestra  that  do  the  work,  let  him  go  upon  the 
stage  and  try  it.  He  will  then  understand  why  Richard  Mans- 
field is  a  great  actor  and  he  isn't. 

*  #  • 

It  is  doubtful  that  any  good  end,  even  in  the  way  of  psycho- 
logical study,  is  gained  by  this  gruesome  production.  Mr.  Steven- 
son's book  may  have  served  to  arouse  metaphysical  speculation 
as  to  the  duality  of  human  nature,  but  the  play  gives  no  addi- 
tional incitement  in  this  direction.  It  may  induce  "  nerves"  and 
"  creepiness"  of  the  flesh,  but  it  is  nonsense  to  pretend  to  regard 
it  as  "  an  interesting  study,"  as  the  owlish  head-shaking  of  the 
lobby  wiseacre  would  make  us  believe.  The  real  interest  of  the 
play  is  merely  in  the  study  of  Mr.  Mansfield,  not  of  Mr.  Steven- 
son's double  hero.  Heaven  forbid  that  the  great  actor's  success 
cause  a  dramatic  run  on  Jekyll  and  Hyde. 

*  *  » 

The  Power  of  the  Press  has  crowded  the  California  all  the  week. 
It  has  many  claims  to  its  success.  One  of  these,  perhaps  the 
greatest  to  a  somewhat  blase  world  of  theatre-goers,  is  that  it 
"goes  right  along."  There  are  six  acts,  with  more  than  twice  as 
many  scenes;  yet  at  the  close  it  does  not  seem  to  have  had  more 
than  four.  Short  waits  between  the  acts  and  a  delightful  facility 
in  shifting  scenes  keep  something  moving  all  the  time,  and  the 
audience  has  no  time  to  yawn.  The  story  is  melodramatically 
presented,  and  has  the  true  melodramatic  outfit  of  very  good  peo- 
ple and  very  bad,  the  former  a  most  encouraging  majority  and 
the  latter  boiled  down  into  one  stage  villain  of  the  most  approved 
diabolical  and  finally  discomfited  villainy.  The  ladies  and  gentle- 
men of  the  cast,  while  none  of  them  are  geniuses,  are  all  good  in 
their  way.  If  any  stricture  is  called  for,  it  is  on  the  somewhat 
stagey  and  too  melodramatic  enunciation  of  Mr.  Steven  Car- 
son, the  interesting  convict,  in  "  for  doing  nothing  and  getting 
caught  at  it."  The  realistic  scenes  in  and  around  New  York  City 
are,  in  themselves,  enough  to  make  The  Power  of  the  Press  worth  a 
visit. 

*  #   * 

If  the  drama  can  boast  one  thing  more  than  all  others,  always 
bound  to  draw,  it  is  the  stage  horse,  especially  when  he  is  as  hand- 
some and  intelligent  as  those  now  at  the  Bush,  supporting  Mr. 
Wallick  in  The  Bandit  King.  So  completely  do  they  absorb  the 
interest,  that  one  is  constrained  to  wish  for  more  of  the  hurses 
and  less  of  the  Bandit  King.  When-Joe  Howard  mounts  his  fiery 
charger,  dragging  after  him  at  the  end  of  a  riata  a  buckskin  mus- 
tang, unwillingly  backed  by  the  first  assistant  villain  (who  must, 
by  the  way,  be  a  pretty  good  horseman)  and  the  whole  outfit  goes 
thundering  up  the  runs  at  the  back,  the  transient  excitement  is 
in  such  violent  contrast  to  the  pervading  "  human  interest"  as 
to  intensify  the  above  recorded  wish.  The  Bandit  King  is  a 
border  drama,  brim  full  of  plot  and  pistols,  with  an  outlaw  hero, 
who  stands  off  with  a  brace  of  pistols  the  entire  State  of  Kan- 
sas backed  by  the  Federal  executive  force;  a  "  big  injun,"  beside 
whom  a  cigar  sign  savage  were  a  transcendant  whooping  and 
scalping  reality,  and  one  really  good  little  actor,  Willard  Simms, 
who,  beside  filling  very  creditably  a  variety  of  characters,  throws 
in  a  clever  bit  of  dancing.  These,  with  the  horses,  and  the  afore- 
said piit-ils,  which  lie  about  everywhere  in  dozens  and  bristle 
from  every  pocket,  form  the  main  features  of  the  play.  Next 
week  Mr.  Wallick  will  produce  The  Cattle  King,  which,  while 
keeping  up  the  border  gun  practice,  will  give  the  horses  more 
business. 

»  #  # 

The  Cavalteria  Rusticana  has  been  continued  this  week  at  the 
Tivoli,  the  change  being  in  the  opening  piece,  Sullivan's  pretty 
and  lively  operetta,  Trial  by  Jury,  having    been  an  agreeable  pre- 


lude to  a  most  creditable  rendering  of  the  more  pretentious  work. 
Monday,  May  9th,  Amorita  will  be  produced,  after  careful  re- 
hearsal and  preparation. 

Alfred  Wilkie's  Operetta  Company  gave  a'  delightful  entertain- 
ment Monday  evening.  Wherever  the  company  has  appeared  it 
has  been  to  crowded  houses,  and  that  it  was  not  entirely  so  on 
Monday  evening  was  owing,  not  to  the  prophet  being  without 
honor,  etc.,  but  to  the  many  strong  attractions  elsewhere.  Mr. 
Wilkie's  host  of  good  friends  and  admirers  who  could  not  be 
present,  hope  he  will  choose  a  more  auspicious  time,  and  repeat 
the  two  charming  operettas,  Balfe's  Sleeping  Queen  and  Virginia 
Gabriel's  Widows  Bewitched.  The  latter  was  especially  enjoya- 
ble, being  sung  and  acted  with  great  spirit.  Mr.  Wilkie's  clear 
and  expressive  tenor  seems  rather  to  improve  than  to  deteriorate, 
and  his  acting  was  excellent.  Miss  Roma's  soprano  would  also 
be  charming  if  its  tremolo  were  eradicated.  A.  M.  Thornton,  bar- 
itone, and  Loleta  Levet,  contralto,  contributed  to  the  evening's 
enjoyment. 

*  •  • 

Carroll  Johnson,  one  of  the  most  elegant  exponents  of  "refined 
minstrelsy"  in  by-gone  days,  has  followed  minstrel  precedent 
and  blossomed  into  a  white  comedian.  The  graceful  Carroll  was 
so  natty  and  "altogether  lovely"  a  nigger  minstrel,  that  one 
looks  forward  with  apprehension  to  a  possible  "poor  white"  as 
his  successor.  However,  the  Eastern  people  speak  well  of  Mr. 
Johnson  and  The  Gossoo7i  (he  is  in  the  Irish  way),  and  it  may  be 
that  San  Francisco  will  indorse  her  old  favorite  in  bis  new  guise. 
He  follows  Wallick  at  the  Bush,  May  16th. 

*  *  • 

Next  week,  Mr.  Mansfield's  last  at  the  Baldwin,  will  open  with 
Nero.  During  the  week  T>on  Juan  and  Ten  Thousand  a  Year  will 
also  be  given.  Saturday  evening,  his  last  here,  will  be  marked 
by  a  varied  bill,  including  scenes  from  Beau  Brummell,  Prince 
Karl,  Dr.  Jekyll  and  Mr.  Hyde,  Ten  Thousand  a  Year,  and  the  great 
supper  scene  in  A  Parisian  Romance. 

*  *  * 

Monday,  May  16lh,  Jane  comes  to  the|  Baldwin.  It  has  been 
one  of  the  season's  greatest  comedy  successes  in  the  East,  and 
has  a  record  of  four  hundred  nights  in  London.  It  will  be  pro- 
duced here  in  the  same  style,  and  with  one  of  Frohraan;s  best 
companies.  Among  them  is  a  charming  young  San  Franciscan, 
Katharine  Gray  (Katie  Best).  Johnstone  Bennett  is  leading  lady. 
One  of  the  most  tasteful  and  costly  souvenirs  of  the  season  is  the 
paper  weight  sent  out  by  Jane.  A  curtain  raiser  will  precede  the 
comedy  every  evening. 

*  *  * 

Manager  Marcus  M.  Henry  announces  two  recitals  to  be  given 
May  17th  and  20th  (matinee),  at  the  First  Congregational  Church, 
corner  Mason  and  Post  streets,  by  the  distinguished  organist  Geo. 
W.  Morgan  and  his  daughter  Maud,  an  accomplished  harpist. 
Mr.  Morgan  has  no  superior  in  this  country  on  this  noble  instru- 
ment and  his  first  appearance  here  may  be  justly  styled  an  event 
to  our  music-lovers. 

»  *  * 

Miss  Ellen  Beach  Yaw,  a  soprano  of  reputed  exceptional  voice 
and  ability,  will  give  a  concert  at  Irving  Hall  Thursday  evening, 
May  12th,  under  the  direction  of  A.  Harold  Kayton,  the  well 
known  violinist.  Miss  Yaw  will  give  but  one  concert  here,  and 
musical  San  Francisco  will  be  out  in  force  as  a  compliment  to 
a  singer  who  has  won  so  high  commendation  from  Eastern 
critics.  She  will  be  assisted  by  Will  G.  Wood,  Dr.  A.  L.  Regens- 
berger,  Walter  C.  Campbell,  and  Signor  Martinez  as  pianist. 

Stockwell'a  New  Theatre  will  be  completed  in  ample  time  for 
the  opening  by  Daly's  company,  July  7th.  One  of  the  leading 
objects  of  the  architects  and  owners  will  bejappreciated  by  thejpub- 
lic,  namely  ample  space  between  seats.  There  are  many  other 
items  of  construction  which  must  rejider  Stockwell's  one  of  the 
most  comfortable  as  well  as  attractive  theatres  in  the  city.  Fol- 
lowing the  Daly  company  comes  Jeffreys-Lewis  in  a  new  play, 
after  which  Geo.  W.  Lederer's  stock  company  will  play  a  limited 
engagement.  If  activity  and  enterprise  can  insure  success  Stock- 
well's  seems  bravely  started  on  the  road  to  its  achievement. 

*  *  * 

Manager  John  F.  Bragg  announces  two  evenings  with  Ameri- 
ca's popular  poet,  Will  S.  Carleton,  who  will  be  heard  at  Metro- 
politan Temple  Monday,  May  9tb,  and  Thursday,  May  12th. 
His  subjects  will  be,  respectively,  The  Drama  of  Life  and  The 
Chain  of  Success.  He  will  also  recite  some  of  his  best  poems.  The 
mere  announcement  of  the  author  of  "  Betsy  and  I  Are  Out"  and 
Over  the  Hill  to  the  Poorhouse"  is  enough  to  crowd  the  Temple 
with  the  culture  and  intellect  of  the  city.  Seats  can  be  secured  at 
Sherman  &  Clay's,  on  and  after  to-day,  from  9  A.  m.  to  5  p.  m. 

*  •  # 

Blue  Jeans,  which  will  begin  at  the  California  Monday  evening, 
May  16th,  has  been  one  of  the  most  brilliant  of  Eastern  successes. 
It  boasts  several  scenes  unusually  realistic,  among  them  a  barbe- 
cue, a  village  band  (the  "Rising  Sun  Roarers"),  and  a  saw-mill 
in  fuil  working  order. 


M 


1892. 


SAN*  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


0 


The  second  extra  Musical  Sunday  Afternoon,  the  last  of  this 
season,  will  take  place  at  8teinway  Hall  tomorrow.  Following 
is  the  programme  :  String  MXtette,  op.  4ft.  Dvorak.  Messrs.  Her- 
mann Brandt.  Josephs.  Schmidt.  Heine.  Knell  and  Gutterson; 
songs,  Alfred  J.  Kelleher;  piano  solo  from  Die  Walkure,  and  Ltnt'a 
Impromptu,  Mrs.  Doyal :  string  quartette,  op.  13,  No.  2,  Mendels- 
sohn, Hermann  Brandt  Quartette. 

Mr.  Mansfield  will  go  at  once  to  England  from  San  Francisco, 
where  he  will  marry  Violet  Cameron,  and  '■  settle  down."— 
Lily  Post  has  been  engaged  for  the  New  York  Casino's  new  opera, 
The  Child  of  Fortune.— -Benoni  Irwin,  formerly  of  San  Fian- 
cisco,  bat  now  of  New  York,  has  painted  a  beautiful  portrait,  in 
oil.  of  Miss  Maud  Morgan,  the  harpist. Miss  Johnstone  Ben- 
nett, of  the  Jane  cast,  formerly  played  with  Richard  Mansfield 

Henry  Herman's  pupils  will  give  a  violin  recital  at  Odd  Fellows' 
Hall,  Monday  evening,  May  1 6th. The  private  view  of  Theo- 
dore Wores'  pictures,  previous  to  their  sale,  on  Thursday  last,  by 
Easton  &  Eldridge,  was  very  largely  attended,  and  the  large 
collection  was   generally   held    to   include  some   of    Mr.    Wores' 

characteristically    excellent    work. The    Actors'    Fund    Fair 

has  already  swelled  the  Orphanage  fund  high  into  the 
thousands,  and  it  is  believed  the  needed  $100,000  will  be 
easily  reached.  The  result  is  an  overwhelming  tribute  to 
the  charity  and  liberality  of  a  much-maligned  profession. 
The  Grey  Mare,  adapted  by  Geo.  E.  Sims  and  Cecil  Raleigh, is  pro- 
nounced by  Dunlop's  Stage  News   "a   genuine   comedy,    bristling 

with  clever  lines  and  good  situations." Stockwell's  new  theatre 

will  have  a  seating  capacity  of  sixteen  hundred,  about  five  hun- 
dred on  each  floor.— The  scene  of  Blue  Jeans  is  laid  in  Indiana. 
An  Eoglish  syndicate  is  trying  to  secure  the  English  rights  to  the 
play. John  Drew  will  leave  Daly's  after  the  San  Francisco  en- 
gagement, and  begin  his  season  under  a  new  management.  Maud 
Adams  has  been  selected  as  his  leading  lady. Richard  Mans- 
field is  dramatizing  Fergus  Hume's  novel,  The  Man  Who  Vanished. 

Belle  Stokes    is   one  of   the   four   handsome   Stokes  sisters, 

one  of  whom  is  the  wife  of  John  Stetson.  Belle  does  the  kan- 
garoo dance   in   Dr,    Bill. Blue  Jeans  was  written   by   Joseph 

Arthur Ellen   Terry's   daughter  will  soon  make  her  debut  in 

music,  stage  name  Ailsa  Craig.  She  is  a  skillful  fencer Richard 

Mansfield's  car  chartered    for  his    Pacific   Coast  tour   costs   him 

$300  a  week. Manager  Bragg  has  thoughtfully  invited  all  the 

cily  school   teachers   to    attend  Will  Carteton's  first   evening 

Helen  Barry  paid  $5000  down  to  Grattan  Donnelly  for  HerLadyship, 
the  new  play  which  opens  her  season  at  the  Broad-street  theatre, 
Philadelphia,  next  Monday  night. Next  Wednesday  even- 
ing, May  11th,  Miss  Lizzie  Vigoureux  makes  her  appear- 
ance at  the  Grand  Opera  House,  as  Rosalind,  in  As  You  Like  It. 

Tuesday  evening,  May  10th,  a    musical   programme  will  be 

rendered  at  the  Grand,  for  the  benefit  of  St.  Mary's  Hospital. 

The  Steinway  Hall  concerts,  fourth  series,  under  the  patronage  of 
Messrs.  John  Parrott  and  F.  M.  Ludovici,  are  a  genuine  artistic 
pleasure  to    musical   people.     The   next   will   take  place  on  the 

evening  of  May  25th. Francis    Wilson   will  open  his  Baldwin 

season  with  The  Merry  Monarch.  He  will  produce  his  great  suc- 
cess, The  Lion  Tamer,  only  in  this  city,  during  his  Pacific  Coast 
tour. 


A  Million  Dozen  of  Champagne. 


Describing  the  great  champagne  establishments  at  Reims,  the 
Illustrated  London  News  says  that  the  most  striking  is  that  of  Messrs. 
Pommery  &  Greno  (now  Veuve  Pommery  Fils  et  Cie.)  situated  in  the 
outskirts  of  the  city.  Its  lofty  castellated  tower  is  visible  from  afar. 
Since  Pommery  received  such  cordial  recognition  on  the  part  of  the 
British  connoisseur  several  years  ago,  the  demand  increased  im- 
mensely, and  the  buildings  in  consequence  required  to  be  extended 
almost  yearly.  The  cellars  are  formed  by  130  large  shafts,  which  are 
ninety  feet  deep  and  sixty  feet  square  at  the  bottom,  connected  by 
galleries  so  extensive  that  one  may  walk  through  those  under-ground 
passages  for  seven  miles  without  going  twice  over  any  part.  They 
contain  at  present  a  million  dozen— 12,000,000  bottles — of  wine,  a 
stock  being  always  kept  equal  to  five  years'  average  supply.  These 
cellars  are  visited  by  about  three  thousand  people  in  the  course  of 
the  year,  two  men  being  regularly  employed  in  showing  them.  The 
firm  is  now  composed  of  the  son  and  daughter  of  the  deceased  Mme. 
Pommery ;  Mr.  Louis  Pommery,  and  Mme.  Countess  de  Polignac, 
and  Mr.  Henry  Vasnier,  the  intellectual  directeur,  who  are  also,  in- 
dividually, large  proprietors  of  vineyards,  principally  at  Verzenay, 
Ay  and  Bouzy,  the  finest  wine-growing  districts.  Mr.  Victor  Lam- 
bert, the  renowned  wine  expert,  is  cellar-master  of  this  vast  estab- 
lishment. — Exchange. 

Sequel  to  the  Tug-of-War. 

We,  the  undersigned,  members  of  the  winning  team  of  the  interna- 
tional tug-of-war  tournament,  held  at  the  Mechanics'  Pavilion  April 
25th  to  30th,  1892,  take  pleasure  in  stating  thatour  success  was  largely 
due  to  the  liberal  use  of  the  Pabst  Brewing  Company's  Best  Tonic, 
which  we  heartily  recommend  for  its  strengthening  and  invigorating 
qualities.    San  Francisco,  Cal.,  May  2, 1892. 

R.  D.  CAMPBELL,  R.  SMITH, 

GEORGE  EWING,  JAMES  DUNNING, 

A.  J.  FISH.  J.  A.  McKAY, 

J.  J.  BEATON.  R-  J.  McDONALD, 

N.MOSHER,  J.  A.  McLENNAN. 

GEORGE  DUPLISSEA,  Captain. 


BALDWIN  THEATRE. 

Ai.Hivmin  ft  CO.     Propriotoro.  |  ALFRED  Bouvikr.   Manager. 

»Snnl»hA???«!:KKEvclll"»  "''    "••*  ','"1  Batnrtaj  Mallnee.     MR. 

RICHARD  MANSFIfcl.'i  hi  HI.  Bene.* 1  !m|,er»onatIou, 

DR.  JEKYLL  AND   MR.   HYDE  I 

As  Presented  by  him  at  The  Madison  Bnaare  Theatre  New  York,  and  Tho 
Lyieuni  Theatre,  Loudon. 

E.YTKA~\E\T  WEEK-EXTRA. 

r.M.?Nf!AY'  M,T91h-  l*»t  Week  of  MR.  RICHAKD  MANSFIELD.  MON 
i;,^,,.,!'  ;'•  lhe  -Tragedy  "'  >'ero.  In  Kespr.nse  to  Go  leral  Request. 
lUhSDA\,  May  10,  Also  by  Re.iu.->t.  the  Comedy  of  IO.O.iO  A  Year,  Be- 
insa  Picture  of  old  English  Life  From  Illu  Ira'ious  hy  Leeeh  and  Crilik- 
VJSv  Designed  for  a  Light  Eveutng's  Kuleitaiumeut.     WEDNESDAY 

fc\  EMNG,  May  11th,  *  Parl.lnn  Ho  ill  II MK.  MAN-FIELD  as  Baron 

i,,™.11-    THURSDAY  EVENING,  Last  lime  of  Prince  Karl.    FRIDAY 

EVENING,  Beau  ISru  m u     s  VTURDAY  MATINEE,  A  Parisian  Ro- 

^."i11'^- ,!J!ld  Saturday  Eveniuc,   Farewell  and  benefit  of  MR.  RICHARD 
MANSFIELD,  When  he  will  Appear  In  Five  Characters. 
Seats  For  All  Plays  aud  For  the  Farewell  Night  Must  be  Secured  at  Once. 

THE  BUSH  STREET  THEATRE. 

M.  B.  Lkavitt Proprietor.  |  Chas.  p.  Hall Manager. 

Commencing  Monday,  May  9d,  Last  Week  ol  the  Favorite  Romantic  Actor, 
JAMES  H.  WALLICK,  in  his  Greatest  Melodramatic  Equestrian  Success, 

THE    CATTLE    KING! 

Introducing  the  famous  acting  horses,  "Raider,"  "Charge-,"  "Texas," 
and  "Pete." 
Next  week,  May  16th,  CARROLL  JOHNSON,  in  the  Great  Irish  C  medy, 
'"I  HE    OOSSOON." 

NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE. 

AlHayman&Co Proprietors.  |  J.  J.  Gottlob   Manager. 

Monday,  May  9th— Last  Week!     Last  Matinee  Saturday!    The  Powerful 
Melodrama. 

THE  POWER  OF  THE  PRESS  I 

Monday,  May  16th,  the  Distinguished  Success, 


Seats  Now  Ready. 


11  mi:  JEA1SS.' 


TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Keeling  Bros  Proprietors  aud  Managers. 

To-night,  Grand  Double  Bill !    Sullivan's  Operetta,  in  One  Act, 
TRIAL  BY  JURY  I 
To  be  followed  by  Mascagni's  Masterpiece, 

CAVALLERIA    RUSTICANA. 
Popular  Prices 25c.  and  50c 

GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE. 

WEDNESDAY  NIGHT.  May  11th.    Testimonial  Benefit  Tendered  to  LIZ- 
ZIE VIGOUREUX.  Who  Will  Appear  as  "ROSALIND,"  in 

"AS  YOU   LIKE  IT  I" 

GEORGE  MEHL1NG  as  "  Charles  the  Wrestler." 
Seats  On  Sale  at  Sherman,  Clay  &  Co. 

METROPOLITAN  TEMPLE. 

Monday  and  Thursday,  May  9th  and  13th, 

The  only  two  appearances  of  THE  POET  OF  AMERICA, 

WILL      CARLETON, 

-AUTHOR  OF  — 
FARM      BALLADS,      FARM      FESTIVALS,      ETC.,      ETC. 

Reserved  Seats  .   J1.00. 

General  Admission 50c. 

Ou  sale  at  Sherman  &  Clay's,  Saturday,  May  7th. 

JOHN   F.  BRAGG,    Manager. 

COKE—CHEAPEST  FUEL  I 

Reduction  in  Price. 

Wholesale  (50  bbls.  or  more),  SOc.  per  bbl.    Retail  (any  quantity 
under  SO  bbls.),  OOc.  per  bbl. 

AT  THE  WORKS  OF 

THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  GASLIGHT  COMPANY, 
HOWARD  AND  FIRST  ST3..  and  FOOT  OF  SECOND  STREET. 

REMOVAL     NOTICE! 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  office  of  the 
Peer,  Peerless,  Crocker  and  Weldon  Mining  Company, 
will  be  removed  to  room  23,  Nevada  Block,  on  and  after  May  1, 1892. 

AUG   WATERMAN,  Secretary. 

DR.  J.  H.  STALLARD 

—  AND  — 

Dr.  J.  CLARK, 

FmrSICX^.2<rS    and    SUEGBONS, 
632    Sutter    Street. 


10 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  7,  1892. 


SANTA    CRUZ    IN    SPRING-TIME. 

[By    Di    Vernon.] 

11  "X/OU  Californians  do  not  boast  half  enough  of  your  State," 
1  said  an  Eastern  lady  to  me,  as  we  stood  on  the  cliffs,  far 
beyond  the  light-house  on  the  road  from  Santa  Cruz,  and 
watched  the  ocean  billows  roll  in,  and  the  breakers  dash  them- 
selves into  a  spray  of  foam  and  a  veil  of  mist  over  the  rugged 
rocks,  or  rush  surging,  seething,  boiling,  curling,  crawling,  a 
turbulent  white  wall  of  water  up  the  gorges  in  the  coast,  or 
through  the  great  gashes  or  natural  bridges  in  the  cliffs.  Now,  it 
cannot  be  said  that  we  Califomians  are  noted  either  for  our  lack 
of  self-appreciation,  or  our  modest  setting  forth  of  our  vast  and 
varied  superiority ;  it  is  also  true  that  we  do  not  really  know 
how  great  is  the  treasure  which  we  possess.  It  is  impossible  for 
those  who  make  but  a  flying  visit  once  or  twice  a  year  to  some 
fashionable  resort,  and  spend  their  time  changing  their  costumes, 
lounging  about  the  hotel,  or  sauntering  through  the  grounds,  to 
have  a  comprehensive  idea  of  the  beauties  of  the  country  throngh 
which  they  travel,  and  which  they  regard  as  just  so  much  "  dis- 
tance" between  them  and  their  destination.  There  is  no  more 
beautiful  time  to  travel  in  California  than  the  early  spring,  for 
with  the  first  rains  the  grass  has  spread  its  green  carpet  over  field 
and  hilt-side,  the  trees  have  begun  to  leave  out,  and  by  the  latter 
part  of  April,  the  wild  flowers,  which  are  at  once  the  marvel  and 
the  glory  of  our  State,  are  all  abloom.  Oh!  the  beauties  of  our 
California  wild  flowers,  equaled,  so  George  Kennan  says,  only  by 
the  wild  flowers  in  the  summer  side  of  Siberia!  Every  portion  of 
the  State  has  its  own  distinctive  flower,  while  some  varieties  are 
common  to  all ;  but  from  the  Mariposa  tulip,  the  California  poppy, 
the  pale  purple  iris,  the  pungent  mustard,  the  fragrant  azalia,  the 
myriads  of  tiny  blossoms  that  spangle  the  earth,  and  sprinkle  the 
fields  with  star  dust,  there  is  not  one  that  does  not  delight  the 
eye.  At  present  only  the  earlier  flowers  have  come  forth,  but 
the  others  are  not  far  behind.  It  will  not  be  long  before  the 
sweet-scented  buckeye  and  the  fragrant  azalia  will  burst  into 
beauty  and  fill  the  air  with  their  perfume.  It  is  a  grand  ride  to 
Santa  Cruz,  either  on  the  rolling  broad-gauge  or  on  the  narrow- 
gauge,  with  its  mountaiu  scenery,  the  winding  course  of  the  San 
Lorenzo  river  far  below  the  track,  the  dense  foliage,  the  tall 
trees;  an  ever-changing  picture  to  the  eye  of  the  tourist.  In  other 
years  the  Big  Tree  grove  could  plainly  be  seen  at  one  side  of  the 
track,  but  to-day  a  huge,  unsightly,  redwood  board  fence  runs  up 
above  the  level  of  the  car  windows,  so  as  to  shut  as  much  as  pos- 
sible of  these  forest  giants  from  view.  At  the  foot  of  the  stairs 
from  the  platform  of  the  station,  is  a  tiny  door,  over  which,  like 
the  sign  over  a  dime  museum,  hangs  the  printed  information: 
«*  Admission,  10  cents."  The  incongruity  of  the  thing!  Ten  cents 
to  see  the  gigantic  tree  trunks  I  It's  barbarous;  it's  a  disgrace! 
I  asked  the  wooden-legged  man  in  charge,  who  owned  the  place? 
"  A  widow  woman  and  her  two  sons,"  said  he.  "And  does  she 
derive  much  revenue  from  the  admission  fees?"  "Not  much," 
was  his  reply.  Nor  should  she,  in  that  way.  The  Big  Trees  are 
billed  as  a  feature  of  the  route,  and  lo!  they  are  fenced  in  from 
view!  Why,  in  the  world,  does  not  the  railroad,  which  has  done 
so  much  for  California,  pay  the  "widow  woman  and  ber  two 
sons  "  a  fair  rental  for  the  view  of  the  grounds,  tear  down  the 
fence,  and  let  the  people  in  to  look  with  all  their  eyes!  The 
privilege  of  renting  the  ground  to  picnickers,  and  of  selling  photo- 
graphs, and  of  chasing  off  amateur  photographers,  might  be  re- 
tained by  the  owners.  But  for  the  credit  of  California,  that  ten 
cent  admission  high  board  fence  ought  to  come  down.  Some  of 
the  trees,  notably,  the  Giant,  have  bad  to  be  surrounded  by  a 
low  picket  fence  to  protect  them  from  the  depredation  of  tourists, 
»  who  have  a  habit,"  so  the  forest  custodian  said,  "  of  dropping 
back  and  stripping  big  pieces  of  bark  from  the  trees,  sometimes 
pulling  off  three  or  four  feet  in  length." 
»  #  • 

The  people  whom  one  meets  in  charge  of  natural  curiosities  are 
in  themselves  well  worth  studying.  I  found  a  woman  on  the 
beach  who  combined  several  occupations  with  the  one  object  in 
view — of  earning  her  living.  8he  sold  shells,  she  served  lunches, 
she  made  albums,  and  moss  work,  and  was  a  unique  character,  a 
perfect  fund  of  information.  "  Yes,"  said  she,  »  I  work  hard,  I 
have  to;  I've  tried  everything,  and  it  takes  most  everything  to 
support  a  family.  I've  gone  out,  I've  worked  in  a  kitchen;  but 
this  pays  about  as  well  as  anything.  In  the  winter  I  make  up 
moss  work  in  these  book  boxes,  and  in  summer,  besides  running 
the  store,  we  sell  dinners  at  twenty-five  cents,  although  we  don't 
make  much  with  Sunday  Schools  or  basket  picnics,  as  we  call 
'em,  when  they  bring  their  own  lunch.  No,  we  don't  get  these 
shells  on  this  coast.  I've  got  two  or  three  sea  captains  buying 
for  me  at  the  Islands.  I've  lived  at  the  Islands  myeelf.  You 
see  that  big  shell  up  there?  King  Malietoa  gave  that  to  me,  and 
his  son  gave  me  the  one  next  to  it,  and  I  wouldn't  take  any 
money  for  them.  The  shells  come  in  the  rough  in  barrels,  and  I 
go  up  to  the  city  when  the  ship  gets  in  and  pick  out  what  I  want, 
and  send  them  to  the  steam  cleaners.  They  clean  them  well  with 
brushes  worked  by  steam,  and  it  pays  best  in  the  end.  It's  very 
difficult  to  get  shells  that  have  all  their  spires  perfect,  because  the 
shells  get  down  in  the  coral  reefs  and  get  their  points  broken  off. 


You  see,  people  who  don't  know  anything  about  shells  often 
wonder  why  a  small  shell  will  cost  so  much  more  than  a  large 
one;  but  besides  the  shape  and  the  points,  there's  the  color,  both 
inside  and  out.  See  this  one,  what  a  delicate  pink;  look  on  the 
outside;  you  can  see  some  color,  some  distinct  markings.  The 
other  is  dead." 

Oh,  the  octopus  habit  of  collecting!  How  it  takes  hold  of  one! 
I  bought  a  beautiful  little  shell,  of  moderate  size,  to  carry  away 
as  a  memento.  I  saw  a  weird-looking,  brightly  marked,  curled 
horn  beauty,  which  the  woman  called  a  "  scorpion  shell."  I 
longed  for  it;  but  its  price  seemed  like  an  extravagance.  But, 
how  that  shell  haunted  me.  I  thought  of  it  all  night  long,  and  in 
the  morning  felt  I  must  have  it  at  any  price.  When  I  went  back 
for  this  "scorpion"  the  woman  was  loath  to  part  with  it,  al- 
though she  did  not  raise  on  her  first  price.  "  I  haven't  another 
like  it,"  said  she,  turning  to  the  light,  "  and  I  don't  like  to  let  it 
go.  I  miss  them  when  they  are  gone  from  the  case.  I  never  put 
poor,  cheap  shells  in  with  ray  best  ones,  it  spoils  the  looks  of 
both.  When  people  don't  want  to  pay  for  a  first-class  shell,  then 
I  bring  out  a  lower-priced  one.  I  paid  eighteen  dollars  myself  for 
that  pair  of  yellow  pearl  shells,"  showing  a  pair  of  wonderfully 
large  and  perfect  shells,  tied  at  the  back  for  album  covers,  with 
mounted  mosses  between,  "  and  I've  refused  twenty-five  dollars. 
I  cannot  bear  to  lose  it."  I  put  the  usual  question  to  her  about 
the  tourists.  "Yes,"  said  she,  "  some  of  'em  are  pretty  close, 
and  others  are  just  as  nice  as  they  can  be.  A  party  of  eight 
once  came  in  and  got  me  to  make  them  moss  albums,  all  exactly 
alike,  and  they  offered  to  pay  me  extra  for  my  trouble.  Other 
times  they  try  to  beat  me  down.  And  they  do  it  in  such  a  mean 
way,  too.  They'll  come  in,  look  over  the  shells  and  the  mosses, 
and  say,  «  Do  up  these  for  me,  I'll  come  in  and  get  them  in  a  little 
while.'  Some  of  'em  never  come  back.  I  think  they  give  the 
order  just  to  look  grand  and  big.  Others  say,  «  Well,  what  are 
you  going  to  charge  me  for  those  books  ? '  'The  usual  price, 
sixty  cents  each,'  I  say,  and  one  woman  said,  <  I'll  give  you  two 
dollars  for  the  four,  and  you'll  take  it,  too.'  *  I'll  not  take  a  cent 
less  than  sixty  cents  each,'  I  said.  Well,  would  you  believe  it,  that 
woman  ran  in  and  out  of  the  store  all  day  long,  saying  to  me, 
•Are  you  ready  to  take  two  dollars  for  those  books  ?  '  She  went 
away  without  'era.  Some  folks  are  mean — can't  help  it;  born  in 
'em,  I  suppose."    The  shell  woman  was  a  philosopher. 

An  unusually  good  instance  of  trying  to  get  too  much  and  losing 
everything,  was  seen  last  week,  on  the  wide  sandy  beach  at  Santa 
Cruz.  As  is  always  the  case,  the  big  fish  feed  on  little  ones.  A 
school  of  young  smelt  or  "  sardines  "  came  in  towards  the  shore. 
They  were  followed  by  the  large  fish,  who  devoured  them  greedi- 
ly as  they  pursued  them  among  the  rocks.  Lo,  and  behold! 
the  big  fish  were  stranded  by  the  waves,  dashed  high  up  on  the 
beach,  and  hundreds  of  people  flocked  down  to  the  shore  and 
gathered  them  up  as  if  they  had  been  pebbles  or  shells.  Some  of 
them  were  two  feet  long,  and  weighed  over  six  pounds.  Most  of 
them  were  "  horse  mackerel,"  but  not  a  few  perch  shared  their 
fate. 


"Absolutely  pure"  ammonia 
or  "absolutely  pure"  alum, 
cannot  make  wholesome 
baking  powder.  No  won- 
der the  composition  of 
such  powders  is  concealed. 
Every    ingredient    used    in 

(TeYQiancfs 

Baking  Powder  is  plainly 
printed  on  the  label. 

Wholesome  ingredients, 
wholesome  baking  powder, 
wholesome  food. 

F.  H.  AMES  Ji  CO..  Agents. 

NOTICE    OF    REMOVAL. 


Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  office  of  the  Utah  Consolidated  Mining 
Company  will  be  removed  to  room  58,  Nevada  Block,  on  and  after  May  1, 
1892.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  A.  H.  FISH,  Secretary. 


May  7,  1899. 


SAX  FRANCTSCO  NEWS  T.KTTER. 


11 


THE    JACK    POT.— .VinnMpofu  Tribuiu. 

I  sauntered  down  through   Europe. 

1  wandered  up  the  Nile. 
I  sought  the  mausoleum  where  ttao  mummied  Pharaohs  lay; 
I  found  the  sculptured  tunnel 

Where  quietly  in  style 
Imperial  sarcophagi  concealed  the  royal  clay. 
Above  the  vault  was  graven  deep  the  motto  of  the  crown: 
••  Who  openeth  a  jack  pot  may  not  always  rake  it  down." 
It  is  strange  what  deep  impressions 

Are  made  by  little  things. 
Within  the  granite  tunneling  I  saw  a  dingy  cleft; 
It  was  a  cryptic  chamber. 

I  drew  and  got  four  king9. 
But  on  a  brief  comparison  I  laid  them  down  and  left, 
Because  upon  the  granite  stood  that  sentence  bold  and   brown: 
"  Who  openeth  a  jack  pot  may  not  always  rake  it  down." 
I   make  this  observation: 

A  man  with  such  a  band 
Has  psychologic  feelings  that  perhaps  he  should  not  feel; 
But   I  was  somewhat  rattled 

Out  in  that  foreign  land. 
And  bad  some  dim  suspicions,  as  I  had  not  watched   the  deal. 
And   there  was  that  inscription,  too,  in  wordi  that  seemed    to 

frown: 
"  Who  openeth  a  jack  pot  may  not  always  rake  it  down." 
Detesting  metaphysics, 

I  cannot  help  but  put 
A  philosophic  moral  where  I  think  it  ought  to  hang; 
I've  seen  a  boom  for  office 

Grow  feeble  at  the   root, 
Then  change  into  a  boomiet,  then  to  a  boomerang. 
In  caucus  or  convention,  in  village  or  in  town: 
"  Who  openeth  a  jack  pot  may  not  always  rake  it  down." 

SORROW    OF    AN    OLD    GALLEY    SLAVE. 


THE  following  little  story  of  the  sorrow  of  an  old  galley  slave  is 
a  good  example  of  the  style  of  "  Pierre  Loti,"  the  French 
naval  lieutenant,  who  has  recently  made  a  name  for  himself  in 
the  world  of  letters,  and  was,  the  other  day,  elected  one  of  the 
Immortals,  over  Smile  Zola: 

This  old  man,  who  has  been  in  prison  many  times,  is  at  last 
being  sent  out  to  New  Caledonia.  •«  Old  as  I  am,  could  they  not 
have  let  me  die  in  France?"  be  says  to  Yves,  who  is  gone  with 
his  gnnboat.  to  take  a  band  of  these  prisoners  from  the  shore  to 
the  ship  in  which  they  are  to  make  their  voyage.  Encouraged 
by  the  sympathy  of  Yves  in  his  impending  exile,  the  old  felon 
shows  him  bis  one  treasure;  it  is  a  little  cage  with  a  sparrow 
in  it. 

"  It  is  a  tame  bird,  that  knows  his  voice,  and  has  learned  to 
sit  on  his  shoulder.  It  was  a  year  with  him  in  his  cell,  and  with 
great  difficulty  he  has  obtained  permission  to  carry  it  with  him 
to  Caledonia,  and,  the  permission  once  obtained,  with  what 
trouble  he  has  made  a  little  cage  for  it  to  travel  in,  to  get  the  bits 
of  wood  and  wire  necessary,  and  a  little  green  paint  to  brighten 
it  and  make  it  look  pretty ! 

"«  Poor  sparrow,'  says  Yves  to  me  afterwards,  when  he  tells 
me  this  tale.  •  It  had  only  a  few  crumbs  of  prison  bread,  such  as 
they  give  to  convicts,  but  he  seemed  quite  happy,  all  the  same. 
He  jumped  about,  gaily,  like  any  other  bird.'  Later,  still,  as  the 
train  reaches  the  transport  ship,  Yves,  who  had  forgotten  the  old 
man  and  the  sparrow,  passes  by  the  former,  who  holds  out  to 
him  the  little  cage.  *  Take  it,'  says  the  old  prisoner,  in  a  changed 
voice.     '  I  give  it  to  you.     Perhaps  you  may  like  to  use  it.' 

"  •  No,  no,'  says  Yves,  astonished.  <  You  know  you  are  going 
to  take  it  with  you.     The  bird  will  be  your  little  comrade  there.' 

*»  *  Ah ,'  answers  the  old  man,  *  he  is  no  longer  in  it.  Did  you 
not  know  ?    He  is  no  longer  here.' 

"  And  two  tears  of  unspeakable  grief  rolled  down  his  withered 
cheeks. 

"During  a  rough  moment  of  the  crossing,  the  door  of  the  cage 
had  blown  open,  the  sparrow  had  fluttered,  frightened,  and  in  a 
second  of  time  had  fallen  into  the  sea,  his  wings,  which  had  been 
clipped,  not  being  able  to  sustain  him. 

"  Oh,  that  moment  of  horrible  pain  I  To  see  the  little  thing 
struggle  and  sing,  borne  away  on  the  tearing  tide,  and  to  be  un- 
able to  do  anything  to  save  him  I  At  first,  in  its  natural  move- 
ment of  appeal,  he  was  on  the  point  of  crying  for  help,  of  beg- 
ging them  to  stop  the  boat,  of  entreating  for  pity,  for  aid;  but 
his  impulse  is  checked  by  the  consciousness  of  his  own  personal 
degradation.  Who  would  have  pity  on  a  miserable  old  man  like 
him  ?  Who  would  care  for  his  little  drowning  bird  ?  Who  would 
hearken  to  his  prayer  ? 

"So  he  keeps  silence,  and  is  motionless  in  his  place,  while  the 
little  grey  body  floats  away  on  the  frothing  waves,  quivering  and 
struggling  always  against  its  fate.  And  he  feels  now  all  alone — 
frightfully  alone  forevermore,  and  his  tears  dull  his  sight,  the  slow 
salt  tears  of  lonely  despair,  of  a  hopeless  old  age. 

"  And  a  young  prisoner  chained  to  his  side  laughs  aloud  to  see 
an  old  man  weep." 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  7,  1892. 


A  YOUNG  lady  in  Oakland,  who  belongs  to  the  "Four  Hun- 
dred," possesses  a  marvelously  clear  complexion.  She  never 
uses  any  powder  or  cosmetics,  though  she  gets  no  credit  for  it. 
However,  she  reaps  quite  a  neat  sum  of  pin-money  monthly,  from 
a  well-known  toilet  firm  in  San  Francisco,  by  telling  her  friends, 
when  she  is  asked  what  she  does  for  her  complexion,  that  she 
uses  nothing  but  such  a  certain  cream  or  powder.  The  interrogator, 
of  course,  never  rests  until  she  has  bought  a  bottle  of  tne  famous 
cream  and  a  box  of  the  powder. 

*  *  * 

Miss  Sarah  Leonard,  who  claims  to  have  been  hypnotized  by 
Mrs.  Mary  Martin,  of  Oakland,  is  a  cousin  of  Mrs.  Carrie  Judd- 
Montgomery,  wife  of  George  S.  Montgomery,  who  caused  quite  a 
sensation  several  months  ago  by  joining  the  Salvation  Army. 
Miss  Leonard  comes  from  one  of  the  representative  families  of 
New  York,  the  Judds,  who  are  of  Quaker  descent. 
»  #  • 

Now  that  the  trouble  in  Rev.  Dr.  Rieman's  Church,  in  Oakland, 
is  settled,  and  that  in  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  is  about 
over,  all  eyes  are  turned  on  St.  Paul's  Church,  to  discover,  if  pos- 
sible, why  Judge  Stanley's  and  Thomas  Coghill's  families  left  the 
church.  The  members  are  very  non-communicative,  and  are  de- 
termined the  matter  shall  not  be  aired  in  the  papers.  However, 
one  of  the  members  was  heard  to  say  that  in  the  first  place  the 
rector,  Rev.  Dr.  Ritchie,  got  into  the  ill-graces  of  his  wealthy  and 
influential  members  by  preaching  against  worldliness,  and  hold- 
ing the  Salvation  Army  spirit  up  to  the  church  as  an  example  of 
what  Christianity  should  be.  He  also  made  himself  unpopular 
by  denouncing  wine  drinking  and  euchre  parties  for  those  who 
professed  to  be  christians.  Evidently,  Dr.  Ritchie  will  have  to 
go  if  he  does  not  learn  to  preach  over  the  heads  of  the  people 
who  support  him. 

Dr.  Dille,  of  Oakland,  pastor  of  the  First  Methodist  Church,  is 
becoming  alarmed  at  the  number  of  his  most  zealous  workers 
who  have  left  the  church  to  labor  with  the  Salvation  Army.  Last 
Sunday  evening  Major  Kyle  swore  in  seven  new  soldiers  for  ser- 
vice in  the  Oakland  Corps.  Two  of  them  were  Dilleites.  "When 
Dr.  Dille's  members  become  Salvationists,  he  refuses  them  letters 
of  dismissal  from  the  church,  and  looks  very  coldly  on  them 
ever  after. 

*  #  » 

On  dit,  the  "  Nonsense  Club,"  of  Ross  Valley  and  San  Rafael, 
are  contemplating  an  elaborate  entertainment  for  midsummer  in 
that  lovely  vale.  Hitherto,  the  rule  has  been  that  each  member 
in  turn  should  receive  the  club,  and  provide  a  special  form  of 
nonsensical  entertainment.  But  on  this  occasion  all  the  mem- 
bers will  unite  in  a  general  affair;  and  as  they  number  some  of 
the  best  people  resident  in  that  locality,  several  of  whom  are  ex- 
ceptionally talented  musically,  as  well  as  dramatically,  a  most 
interesting  programme  may  be  anticipated,  and  invitations  there- 
to, eagerly  sought. 

w    »     » 

The  Concordia  Club  election  will  take  place  this  month.  The 
nominating  committee  have  been  faithfully  at  work,  and  the 
ticket  placed  before  the  club  meets  with  general  approval.  There 
are  a  few  "  kickers,"  but  it  is  hardly  probable  that  an  opposition 
ticket  will  be  placed  in  the  field. 

*  #    # 

In  addition  to  being  the  City  of  Churches,  Oakland  will  soon 
become  noted  as  the  Pacific  Coast  headquarters  of  Buddhism,  if 
the  present  craze  for  matters  nirvanic  continues.  The  band  of 
believers  in  the  Olcott-Besant  doctrines  is  increasing  at  an  alarm- 
ing rate,  and  the  Sunday  afternoon  lectures  given  by  the  expon- 
ents of  the  bo-tree  prophet  are  always  largely  attended.  Some  of 
the  best  thinkers  in  the  town,  too,  are  inclined  that  way,  notably 
among  them  being  Ina  D.  Coolbreth,  of  literary  fame,  and  Ned 
Roberta,  the  club  savant. 

*  *  » 

It  is  not  often  that  ladies  noted  in  social  circles  engage  openly 
in  business,  but  such  is  the  case  in  Oakland,  for  during  the  pres- 
ent week  a  number  of  well-known  Athenian  meBdames  have 
formed  a  mining  company.  No  gentlemen  are  allowed  in  the 
venture  at  all,  which  is  dubbed  the  Martha  Washington  Placer 
Mining  Company,  and  has  a  capital  stock  of  $500,000,  of  which 
$20,500  is  paid  up.  The  ladies  who  will  run  the  affair  are  Mrs.  8. 
G.  8myth,  Mrs.  J.  E.  Watson,  Mrs.  A.  E.  Watson,  Mrs.  May  H. 
Kenny,  Mrs.  A.  N.  Griffiths,  Mrs.  E.  S.  Morse,  and  Mrs.  J.  K. 
Burrell.  There  is  a  good  deal  of  curiosity  as  to  whether  only  fe- 
male labor  will  be  employed,  and  if  it  is,  it  should  be  a  good  op- 
portunity for  nurses  and  servants,  for  they  are  used  to  "  rockers." 

*  #  » 

Mrs.  Mary  E.  Marken,  who  is  now  on  trial  in  Oakland  for  the 
alleged  hypnotizing  of  Sar&h  E.  Leonard,  is  the  very  typitication 
of  the  late  Madame  Blavatsky,  of  theosophic  fame.     She  has  the 


identical  heavy-set  figure  and  full  neck,  while  her  eyes  are  of 
about  the  same  gauge,  and  although  not  so  earnest  and  intelligent 
as  those  of  the  great  friend  of  the  Mahatmas,  they  have  a  good 
deal  of  the  same  expression. 

#  *  » 

One  of  the  curious  sights  at  Petaluma  during  the  recent  earth- 
quake scare  was  made  by  a  pretty  girl,  who,  with  her  toothbrush 
in  one  hand  and  her  night-dress  in  the  other,  rushed  from  her 
abode,  in  the  morning's  small  hours,  and  fled  to  that  of  a  neigh- 
bor, which  she  considered  more  secure.  Her  big  brother  has 
since  been  busy  cultivating  the  good-fellowship  of  an  amateur 
photographer,  who  happened  to  get  his  flash-light  on  the  fleeing 
beauty  at  an  eventful  moment. 

THE  spring  exhibition  of  the  Art   Association    closed   last  Sat- 
urday night.       It  was  not  well   attended,   and  is   considered 
a    failure.     The  School  of  Design  opened  on  Monday. 


Burning  China  Ware. 

Particular  attention  has  recently  been  given  by  Sanborn,  Vail  & 
Co.  to  their  department  for  the  firing  of  China  ware.  Their  kilns 
have  been  enlarged  and  improved,  and  they  now  have  the  best  plant 
of  the  sort  in  the  State.  Artists  who  desire  their  work  brought  out 
in  all  its  best  qualities,  cannot  do  better  than  to  entrust  it  to  this 
popular  firm.  Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co.  have  in  stock  all  sorts  of  paints, 
manufactured  expressly  by  them  for  use  in  China  work,  and  which 
include  all  the  best  colors.  Another  feature  of  their  department  of 
artists'  supplies  is  the  tapestry  work,  which  is  unrivaled  in  this  city. 
The  tapestry  is  of  excellent  quality,  and  has  found  great  favor  among 
those  who  have  turned  their  talents  towards  this  branch  of  art.  Fine 
brushes  of  all  styles;  panels,  easels,  papers,  palettes,  and  other  ma- 
terials are  to  be  had  in  this  very  complete  department. 

BONA   FIDE 

CLOSING  OUT 

FINE  MILLINERY.  as  we  win 

positively  retire  from  business  Jan. 
1st,  1893,  our  entire  stock       OC 
will  be  sold   at  very  low 
prices    Everything  is  mod-      pST 
ern    and    elegant,    and  C0|~|"t. 
marked  down. 

E.  E.  CASWELL  &  CO., 

28  Post  Street. 


MENLO  PARK. 


THOSE  desiring  elegant  villa  Tracts  near  Menlo  Park  should 
not  fail  to  view  the  charming 

POLHEMUS  TRACT, 

Near  Fair  Oaks  Station.  Lovely  growth  of  heavy  oaks;  moun- 
tain water  pipes  to  each  subdivision;  direct  roads  to  the  great 
Stanford  University;  near  main  thoroughfare  from  San  Fran- 
cisco to  San  Jose.  Nine  daily  trains  to  this  city;  rich  soil;  de- 
sirable neighbors;  many  pieces  sold;  homes  under  construction; 
in  5  and  8  acre  pieces;  all  the  requisites  of  health,  comfort  or 
pleasure.     Call   or  write  to 

EASTON,  ELDRIDGE  &  CO., 

SOLE   AGENTS, 

638  Market  Street  San  Francisco. 


Umy  7,  1892. 


SAX  PRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


13 


TAVERN    OF    CASTLE    CRAGS. 


TBI  urern  of  Castle  Crag«i  on  the  8hasU  Route  is  now  in  a 
(air  way  to  become  tbe  moat  notable  mountain  resort  in  Cali- 
fornia. Its  location  is  in  a  charming  little  meadow  at  the  con- 
fluence of  the  Sacramento  River  ami  Soda  Creek  ;  from  tbe  broad 
north  balcony  a  fine  view  of  Mount  Sbasta  is  to  be  bad,  and  the 
splendid  granite  pinnacles  of  tbe  Crags  are  but  three  miles  away 
on  tbe  west.  A  saddle  trail  of  15  miles  to  tbe  East  brings  the 
angler  to  Sissons  Horseshoe  Bend,  on  the  McCloud  Rivtr— the 
attractions  of  this  locality  to  the  sportsman  are  too  well-known  to 
be  dwelt  upon  at  any  length.  A  ten  wile  trait,  via  Dunsmuir  to 
Castle  Lake,  "  on  the  other  side  of  the  range,"  reveals  the  finest 
panoramic  views  of  Shasta  to  be  had  anywhere,  and  the  little 
lake  that  cowers  under  the  western  shadows  of  the  Crags  has  fine 
trout  in  its  waters  and  deerllcks  on  its  margins.  Avalanche  Canon 
and  tbe  Soda  Creek  Mountains,  finely  wooded  and  watered,  are 
easily  accessible  on  the  south,  and  views  from  the  summits  of 
the  latter  combine  the  Crags,  Sacramento  Canon  and  Shasta  in 
one  grand  magnificent  sweep.  Three  miles  down  stream  the 
waters  of  Big  Castle  Creek  join  the  Sacramento,  and  here  also  a 
saddle  trail  leads  to  a  number  of  mountain  lake  gems  in  the  fast- 
nesses of  tbe  Trinity  range  eight  miles  away;  to  sum  it  all  up, 
there  is  no  point  of  the  compass  that  has  not  some  object  of  un- 
usual attraction. 

It  may  be  observed,  that  the  summit  of  the  crags  may  be 
reached  by  a  good  climber  in  less  than  three  hours,  and  over 
three-quarters  of  tbe  way  may  at  present  be  covered  on  horse- 
back, the  ultimate  plan  is  to  construct  a  good  saddle  trail  to  tbe 
summit. 

As  to  angling  in  this  neighborhood,  it  may  be  said  that  there 
are  no  streams  tributary  to  the  Sacramento  that  are  troutless; 
they  have  all  been  well  stocked  of  late  years  from  the  fish 
hatchery  at  Sissona. 

The  tavern  is  in  keeping  with  its  name  and  surroundings,  its 
architecture  is  antique,  but  its  appointments  are  modern  and  up  to 
date,  and  no  further  comment  upon  tbe  cuisine  need  be  made 
than  that  it  is  in  the  hands  of  the  Del  Monte  management,  with 
mine  host  Shonewald  presiding. 

The  tavern  will  become  a  noted  "  half-way"  house  between  San 
Francisco  and  Portland,  in  which  connection  it  will  fill  a  niche  in 
the  travelers  itinerary  that  has  heretofore  been  vacant.  The 
overland  journey  to  the  latter  city  is  nearly  evenly  divided  at 
this  point,  and  the  arrival  and  departure  of  trains  at  Castle  Crag 
Station  is  altogether  convenient  and  timely. 

Comfortable  accommodations  will  be  made  for  150  persons,  and 
the  charges  will  be  moderate,  averaging  $14  per  week.  It  is  now 
expected  that  the  tavern  will  be  ready  for  occupancy  on  June 
1st,  and  remain  open  until  the  last  of  November. 


GOLD    ON    THE    POST  OFFICE  SITE. 


SOME  of  the  borings  of  the  shaft  on  the  site  offered  to  the  Gov- 
ernment for  the  new  Post-office  on  the  corner  of  Eighth  and 
Mission  streets,  were  submitted  to  Melville  Attwood,  the  well- 
known  geologist,  for  examination  during  the  week.  The  samples 
taken  from  the  bore  at  a  depth  of  over  200  feet  were  found  to  he 
ordinary  beach  sand,  carrying  the  usual  magnetic' iron,  and  show- 
ing a  trace  of  gold.  In  commenting  upon  the  matter,  Mr.  Att- 
wood remarked  that  this  combination  of  iron  and  gold  was  com- 
mon in  all  the  sands  along  the  coast  line  of  California.  They 
were  the  washings  from  the  quartz  ledges  of  the  interior,  carried 
down  by  the  rivers  to  the  ocean ,  which  acted  as  a  natural  concen- 
trator. Any  of  the  sand  taken  from  the  hills  surrounding  this 
city,  or  from  underneath  the  surface,  will,  if  washed,  show  the 
magnetic  iron,  and,  at  times,  a  speck  of  gold.  On  the  ocean  beach, 
at  Humboldt  County,  and  below  the  Cliff  House,  attempts  have 
been  made  to  save  this  gold,  but  owing  to  its  wide  dissemination, 
the  returns  never  paid  the  cost  of  labor.  After  high  tides  or  a 
heavy  storm,  the  black  sand  is  concentrated  by  the  action  of  the 
waves  in  small  patches,  which  generally  prove  rich  in  gold,  but 
for  every  pound  of  these  worked  at  a  profit,  tons  might  be  handled 
without  finding  a  color.  The  gold,  when  found  inland,  a  consid- 
erable way  from  tbe  beach,  has  been  carried  there  by  the  winds. 
Considerable  gold  was  once  taken  from  the  sand  hills  which  covered 
the  site  of  the  Lick  House,  and  some  rich  sand  has  been  uncovered 
at  times  in  excavations  along  the  line  of  Montgomery  street. 


The  Pacific  Auxiliary  Fire  Alarm. 


One  of  the  most  successful  business  enterprises  in  the  city  is  the 
Pacific  Auxiliary  Fire  Alarm,  the  office  of  which  is  at  323  Pine  street. 
Since  its  establishment,  this  company  has  made  phenomenal  pro- 
gress. Its  auxiliary  fire  alarm  boxes  may  now  be  Been  in  nearly 
every  wholesale  house,  and  down-town  store  and  hotel  in  the  city, 
and  they  have  also  been  placed  in  a  j*reat  number  of  private  resi- 
dences. The  utility  of  these  auxiliary  fire  alarms  is  practically  dem- 
onstrated by  the  fact  that  the  Pacific  Insurance  Union,  recognizing 
the  great  advantages  derived  from  their  use,  has  reduced  insurance 
rates  on  all  establishments  in  which  the  boxes  have  been  placed.  The 
operation  of  the  box  is  simplicity  itself.  Each  has  a  glass  front.  In 
case  of  fire,  the  glass  is  broken,  and  one  then  has  access  to  a  ring, 
which,  when  pulled,  rings  the  fire  alarm. 


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Or.  W.   CLARK   <Sc   CO., 
653   Market  Street, 

FOB 

WALL      PAPER, 

WINDOW     SHADES, 

And    CORNICE     POLES. 


LODIS  COOKS. 


WILIXAM  COOKS. 


MAX  COOKS. 


COOKS     BROS., 

IISTTEBIOB         DBCOBATOBS. 

Dealers  in  Stained  Glass,  Wall  Paper,  Lincrusta  Walton,  Paper 

Mache,  Parquet  Flooring,  Moorish  Fret  Work, 

Frescoing,  Wall    Mouldings, 

943  and  945  Market  St.,  between  5th  and  6th,  San  Francisco 


GOLD  SEAL  Eubber  HOSE, 

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Goodyear  Rubber  Company, 


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£77  A  579  Market  Street. 


pacific  tcwbl  ocnvriE'-A.iisnr., 

9    LICK    PLACE, 
Furnishes  Clean  Towels  at  the  following  low  rates: 

Cleau  Hand  Towels  each  week,  $1.00  per  month;  12  Clean  Hand  Towels 
each  week,  $1.50  per  month;  4  Clean  Roller  Towels  each  week.  $1.00  per 
6  month;  6  Clean  Koller  Towels  each  week,  $1.25  per  month. 


14 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  7,  1892. 


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XogKER-ON 


m^l'WCJ'  tiv||w  iuj  u.ui^  - "  _ 


iSO 


AN  enterprising  young  merchant  and  his  lady  love  had  a  re- 
markable series  of  adventures,  last  Saturday  evening.  He 
had  invited  her  to  accompany  hira  to  a  soiree,  held  at  Point 
Pinole,  in  celebration  of  the  opening  of  a  new  hotel  at  that  place. 
The  first  mishap  was  missing  the  boat,  the  couple  arrived  at  the 
Market-street  ferry  just  in  time  to  seethe  steamer  gliding  out  of 
the  slip.  The  young  man  was  not  in  the  least  disconcerted  by 
that  fact,  and  he  at  once  telephoned  to  Oakland  to  a  livery  stable 
proprietor  to  hold  for  him  his  best  horse  and  a  strong  buggy,  for 
a  long  drive.  They  took  the  nest  boat,  and,  arrived  at  Oakland, 
secured  the  buggy,  and  began  the  advance  on  Pinole.  The  young 
man  bad  only  a  general  idea  of  the  roads,  and  therefrom  arose 
his  sorrow.  About  a  mile  from  the  new  hotel,  a  patch  of  boggy 
ground  was  struck,  and  before  his  course  could  be  changed,  the 
horse  was  up  to  his  knees  in  the  mud,  which  was  of  that  peculiar 
adhesive  and  highly  perfumed  quality  familiar  to  travelers  in  the 
outskirts  of  Oakland.  The  driver  became  excited,  and  instead  of 
pulling  up  his  horse,  urged  him  further  along,  in  hopes  of  his 
ultimate  escape  from  the  grasping  earth,  but  only  with  the  result 
of  miring  him  hopelessly.  Then  the  young  gallant  jumped 
bravely  from  the  buggy  to  assist  the  horse.  He  thought  he  would 
be  able  to  walk  around  in  the  bog,  but  after  three  steps,  he  found 
himself  as  helpless  as  bis  horse,  the  mud  encircling  him  to  the 
waist.  The  girl  was  plucky,  and  she  endeavored  to  assist  her 
»  escort."  She  threw  him  first  the  buggy  robe,  which  he  trampled 
beneath  him,  in  the  vain  endeavor  to  find  a  foot-hold.  He  was 
slowly  but  surely  sinking  further  in  the  slime,  when  thegirl  threw 
him  one  end  of  a  rope,  fastening  the  other  around  the  wheel  of 
the  buggy.  She  tried  to  pull  him  in,  but  her  zeal  was  greater 
than  her  discretion,  for  she  bent  too  far  over  the  edge  of  the 
buggy,  and,  losing  her  equilibrium,  she  also  toppled  into  the 
mire.  Then  there  was  weeping,  and  wailing,  and  chattering  of 
teeth,  for  a  bog  is  a  cold  covering  at  night-time.  The  young  man, 
after  much  labored  pulling  on  the  rope,  finally  rescued  himself 
from  the  octopus  grip  of  the  slime,  and  he  then  hoisted  in  the 
tearful  and  muddy  young  lady.  After  they  had  sworn  silently 
for  a  few  momsnts,  the  seat  was  taken  out  of  the  buggy,  and,  by 
using  it  as  a  raft,  firm  ground  was  reached.  The  two  bedraggled 
figures  then  started  toward  Pinole,  leaving  the  horse  to  his  fate. 
They  arrived  at  the  hotel  about  five  minutes  after  all  the  other 
people  had  left.  They  were  well  cared  for,  and  sent  back  to 
Oakland,  while  a  number  of  men,  with  ropes  and  windlasses, 
started  to  rescue  the  horse,  which  they  did,  after  much  difficulty. 
The  girl  has  returned  the  ring  and  letters. 
*  #  # 

The  recent  musical  attractions  which  have  been  presented  for 
the  amusement  and,  edification  of  our  pleasure-loving  public,  have 
served  to  demonstrate  a  prominent  characteristic  of  the  San 
Francisco  audience;  its  determination  and  steady  insistence  for 
encores,  if  there  is  the  slightest  possibility  of  having  a  repetition 
of  a  song  or  instrumental  number.  One  might  be  deluded  into 
the  belief  that  this  never-failing  and  imperative  demand  was  due 
to  the  critical  (?)  appreciation  of  the  native  for  all  that  is  tine  in 
the  musical  line,  were  it  not  for  the  fact  that  a  programme  is  en- 
cored from  beginning  to  end,  good  and  bad  alike.  The  motive  is 
easily  guessed;  an  insatiable  greed  to  get  all  that's  possible  for 
the  amount  of  money  deposited  in  the  box-office.  San  Francis- 
cans are  prone  to  plume  themselves  on  their  judgement  of  mat- 
ters theatrical  and  musical,  and  their  pride  swells  to  the  bursting 
point  at  the  apprehension  and  timidity — believed  to  be  felt  by 
those  whose  first  venture  in  music  ob  drama  is  made  before  a  San 
Francisco  audience.  If  the  public  did  but  know  it,  this  valued 
reputation  is  being  sadly  endangered  by  the  very  people  who 
prize  it  most.  To  be  enraptured  by  the  delicious  strains  of  Musin's 
violin  into  an  ardent  desire  to  have  the  pleasure  prolonged  is  one 
thing;  to  be  equally  enthusiastic  over  the  solos  of  an  ordinary 
soprano  and  a  worse  basso,  shows  a  painful  lack  of  musical  dis- 
crimination and  a  grasping  desire  to  wring  out  the  very  last  note 
possible.  It  is  a  pity  that  the  pregnant  hiss,  used  so  effectively 
in  European  theatres,  has  never  been  adopted  here  as  a  regular 
and  authorized  mode  of  expression;  it  would  work  wonders  with 
the  audience,  as  well  as  those  on  the  other  side  of  the  foot-lights. 
An  under-current  of  disapproval  is  often  heard,  but  receives  no 
attention  through  its  weakness.  The  matter  could  be  remedied 
by  a  few  energetic  and  distinct  hisses  from  the  music-lovers,  who 
suffer  vexation  and  weariness  of  spirit  at  the  hands,  literally,  of 
those  who  applaud  for  no  special  reason,  save  that  of  Oliver 
Twist's — they  want  "  more." 

*  ■  # 

I  have  often  wondered  how  it  happens  that  most  of  the  promi- 
nent members  of  the  local  Latin  societies  who  die  always  manage 
to  go  over  the  divide  either  on  Friday  or  Saturday,  so  that  they 
may  be  buried  on  3unday.  For  a  long  time  there  used  to  be  a 
funeral  of  an  Italian,  Greek,  or  Portuguese  on  Sunday  afternoons. 
All  the  funerals  were  alike  in  appearance,  the  only  difference  be- 
ing in  the  identity  of  the  lamented  in  the  casket.     The  Garibaldi 


Guard  and  the  Bersaglieri  evidently  had  an  understanding  by 
which,  for  over  ihree  years,  a  member  of  either  society  was  buried 
every  Sunday  afternoon.  As  a  rule,  the  same  bearse  was  used, 
the  same  horses,  same  undertaker,  and  usually  the  same  mourn- 
ers appeared.  No  one  ever  saw  a  funeral  of  a  member  of  an 
Italian  society  in  this  city  which  was  not  preceded  by  a  band 
playing  a  dead  march.  The  same  band,  even,  is  used  by  both 
the  leading  Italian  asscciations.  The  order  of  the  ceremony  is  for 
the  remains  to  be  laid  out  in  state  in  the  headquarters  of  the  so- 
ciety. Both  are  located  on  Broadway.  Then  the  military  and 
civic  sections  of  the  society  formed,  and  escorted  the  funeral  to 
Market  and  Kearny,  or  out  to  Golden  Gate  avenue.  There,  arms 
were  presented,  and  the  military  returned  with  colors  flying  and 
the  band  playing  a  quickstep.  No  better  illustration  of  the  rap- 
idity with  which  a  man  is  forgotten  can  be  given  than  a  military 
funeral.  The  band  starts  playing  a  dirge,  the  escort  follows  with 
arms  reversed  and  colors  furled,  and  as  they  swing  along  in  slow, 
long  strides,  it  seems  that  each  individual  is  overcome  with  sor- 
row. The  cemetery  is  reached,  the  casket  put  in  its  final  resting- 
place,  the  mound  is  made  above  it,  the  last  salute  is  fired,  taps  are 
sounded,  and  then  what  a  change.  The  colors  are  flung  to  the 
breeze,  with  a  snap  the  arms  are  brought  to  the  shoulder,  the 
command  to  march  is  given,  and  then,  to  the  enlivening  notes  of 
a  quickstep,  away  marches  the  escort  as  if  returning  from  a  pic- 
nic. The  men  seem  to  say  as  they  march  along,  »  Here's  to  the 
dead  already!     Hurrah  for  the  next  to  die!" 

*  #  # 

J  udge  Ethelbert  Burke,  who  died  last  week,  had  a  dog  of  which 
he  was  very  fond.  Before  the  ex-Justice  of  the  Peace  grew  too 
ill  to  venture  out-of-doors,  he  often  sat  upon  the  outer  stairs  of 
his  Powell-street  home,  on  fine  days,  smoking  a  long  pipe  or 
reading  the  newspaper,  the  little  black  dog  by  his  side.  In  the 
sitting-room  there  was  an  arm  chair  of  which  the  Judge  was  very 
fond.  When  he  sat  there,  the  dog  always  nestled  by  bis  side. 
Since  the  Judge's  death,  the  little  dog  walks  round  and  round  the 
empty  chair,  often  whining  piteously,  and  looking  anxiously  for 
his  departed  friend. 

*  #  * 

A  banquet  was  held  at  8tockton  last  Tuesday  morning,  which 
has  not  received  the  notice  in  the  press  which  it  deserves,  on  ac-" 
count  of  the  political  prominence  of  the  gentlemen  present.  The 
host  was  "  King "  McManus,  the  uncrowned  monarch  of  the 
Potrero,  who,  notwithstanding  his  recent  defeat  by  the  Welsh 
brothers,  is  yet  as  proud  and  haughty  as  when  he  first  announced 
to  the  ironworkers  within  his  domains,  that  only  his  laws  were  to 
be  obeyed  "  beyond  the  drawbridge."  His  guests  included  that 
famous  professional  patriot  and  statesman,  "  Sconchin  "  Maloney, 
whose  fame  will  go  echoing  down  the  corridors  of  time,  as  long 
as  the  acoustic  properties  last;  Walter  Moore,  the  Angeleno,  who 
claims  to  be  an  orator,  and  "Four  Spot"  Harry,  a  gentleman 
whose  facile  pen  has  scored  half  the  politicians  of  the  State,  and 
a  picture  of  whose  handsome  face  is  now  being  used  by  a  local 
artist  as  an  inspiration  to  assist  him  in  an  ideal  portraiture  of 
Adonis.  The  guest  of  honor  was  George  Walker,  "The  King  "  of 
Cow  Hollow,  who  sat  at  the  right  hand  of  the  Potrero  monarch; 
that  good  right  hand,  which,  in  its  time,  has  sent  more  foes  to 
dust  than  ever  the  dukes  of  Sullivan  have  known.  The  banquet 
was  truly  a  regal  one,  the  Butchertown  sovereign  having 
"  spread  "  himself.  The  decorations,  which  had  been  designed  by 
an  artist  in  red  paint,  were  in  keeping  with  the  occasion.  Pink 
and  green  tickets;  ballot  boxes  in  sugar,  that  melted  under  the 
magnetic  eye  of  the  McManus;  selections  from  Shakespeare 
written  in  radishes;  waste  paper  baskets  in  glace  fruits,  and 
other  reminders  of  political  glories,  past  and  to  come,  adorned  the 
board.  At  the  plate  of  each  guest  was  a  beautifully  vellum- 
bound  copy  of  the  Australian  ballot  law,  with  gold  edges.  Upon 
the  covers,  printed  in  gold,  were  the  arms  of  the  McManus — a 
stuffed  ballot-box,  noir;  with  right  arm  rampant;  on  field  blanche; 
motto,  "  Vi  et  armis."  The  menus  were  printed  on  artistically 
decorated  cards,  on  each  of  which  were  two  black  hearts,  repre- 
senting the  deuce  of  spades.  The  host  had  paid  a  delicate  compli- 
ment to  his  fellow  king,  by  placing  the  latter's  arms  at  the  top  of 
the  menu — a  bell  wether,  a  lamb's  collar  and  a  roll-call  interlocked. 
The  table  groaned  under  the  weight  of  delicacies,  and  the  wit- 
ticisms which  fell  from  the  lips  of  Sconchin.  There  were  delica- 
cies from  Butchertown,  sweetbreads  from  Cow  Hollow,  appetiz- 
ing dishes  from  the  McManus  castle,  on  the  Potrero,  and  fish  pro- 
cured at  great  cost  by  dredging  the  most  distant  portions  of  the 
Stockton  Slough.  The  assembled  bon  vivants  did  full  justice  to  the 
repast,  and  when  the  steam  beer  had  been  reached,  and  the  Mc- 
Manus had  passed  around  his  plug  of  finecut,  the  bonds  were 
taken  off  hilarity,  and  it  was  turned  loose.  McManus  told  of 
his  friendship  for  the  late  lamented  Kalakaua,  whom  he  had  met 
in  this  city.  Kalakaua  died  shortly  afterwards.  "I  paid  $45  for  flow- 
ers to  put  on  his  casket,"  said  the  heavy-jawed  monarch,"  but  the 
villains  who  guarded  the  portals  would  not  let  me  into  the  death 
chamber."  The  King  was  at  bis  best,  and  in  a  frolicsome  mood. 
He  told  of  the  many  pleasantries  he  had  bad  with  the  Welsh 
boys  and  others,  who,  without  his  permission,  had  entered  his 
domains.  In  proposing  a  toast  to  the  ruler  of  Cow  Hollow,  he 
said,  with  becoming  modesty,  that  himself  and  Monarch  Walker 
were   the   only   two   uncrowned   kings   in   the    country.     King 


L892. 


s.\N    FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


r. 


Walker  bluihed.     Mr    was   almost   overcome,  but  at  the  earnest 
toliciiahiinufFonrSpotHarry.hr    related,  in   a    very  entertain- 
ing manner,  many  instances  connected  with  his   capture  of  mav- 
found  within    h;-  Walter    Moors    delivered  a 

speech  which  he  bad  prepared  for  the  convention,  but  as  hfl  wns 
afraid  be  would  not  have  opportunity  to  deliver  it,  he  took  this 
opportunity  of  relieving  hnmrlf.  The  great  Sconchin  told  how 
Me  and  Treed"  managed  the  Slate,  and  Four  Spot  Harry  then 
sang  that  popular  song,  'The  jack  pot,  the  jack  pot,  oh.  how  many 
to  come  In."  At  a  late  hour,  to  the  singing  of  original  verses  de- 
scriptive of  Republican  victory  in  the  campaign,  howled  to  the 
air  of  "Ta-ra-ra-booiu-der-ay."  the  convention  adjourned,  and  the 
members  thereof  at  once  hied  themselves  to  the  headquarters  of 
their  respective  bosses  and  reported  progress. 

*  •  • 

Recent  runaways  |cause  me  to  again  direct  the  attention  of  the 
Police  Pepartment  to  the  frequent  violations  in  this  city  of  the 
ordinance  which  provides  that  horses  shall  be  tied  when  left 
standing  in  the  street.  One  who  is  much  on  the  street  knows 
that  this  law  is  far  more  honored  in  the  breach  than  in  the  observ- 
ance. Hozens  of  horses  are  left  untied  daily  by  their  drivers  on 
Montgomery,  Kearny  and  Market  streets,  and  policemen  take  no 
notice  of  them.  Drivers  who  leave  their  horses  untied  should  be 
arrested,  and  fined  heavily  by  the  police  judges.  It  always  needs 
the  punishment  of  a  few  offenders  to  awaken  the  people  to  the 
fact  that  laws  are  supposed  to  be  obeyed.  An  effort  should  also 
be  made,  and  that  right  speedily,  to  abrogate  the  again  rapidly 
growing  circular  nuisance.  Every  man  or  woman  who  has  had  a 
circular  thrust  into  his  or  her  face  in  the  streets,  would  like  to  see 
the  army  of  circular  peddlers  sent  to  jail,  and  the  circulars  them- 
selves made  into  a  huge  bon-fire.  Nothing  that  is  advertised  in  a 
street  circular  is  worth  anything,  and  something  should  certainly 
be  done  to  protect  the  people  from  the  annoyance  of  having  the 
pieces  of  paper  forced  upon  them.  The  circulars  also  are  mainly 
responsible  for  the  always  dirty  condition  of  the  streets.  San 
Francisco  is  no  longer  a  village,  notwithstanding  the  standstill 
proclivities  of  its  merchants,  and  we  should  do  what  we  can  to 
maintain  metropolitan  dignity. 

*  *  * 

I  have  been  much  interested  of  late  in  ascertaining  that  the 
National  Liberal  Club  consumes  10,000  bottles  of  whisky  a  year, 
and  that  the  proportion  is  ten  bottles  of  Scotch  to  one  of  Irish 
whisky.  This  is,  I  understand,  an  indication  that  the  Irish  mem- 
bers prefer  the  8cotch  liquor.  The  number  of  oigars  smoked  in 
the  club,  in  a  year,  is  stated  to  be  14,000.  I  am  more  interested 
in  the  whisky  question,  however,  than  in  that  of  cigars.  I  have 
noticed,  and  it  is  an  interesting  fact,  that  among  men  who  do  not 
drink  American  whisky,  Scotch  whisky  is  preferred.  The  Scotch 
are  a  hard-headed  race,  and  they  can  stand  a  very  great  deal  of 
their  national  tipple;  the  Irishman  is  not  as  good  a  drinker  as  the 
Scot,  but  for  a  thoroughbred  whisky  consumer,  who  can  put  a 
couple  of  bottles  under  his  belt  and  not  turn  a  hair,  let  me  sug- 
gest a  well-seasoned  gentleman  from  old  Kentuck.  The  natives 
of  the  Bluegrass  State  seem  to  absorb  whisky,  as  a  natural  drink. 
Apparently  it  has  no  effect  upon  them,  but  they  would  never  do 
for  firemen,  for  if  the  Hames  once  caught  them  they  could  never 
be  put  out.  The  English  clubs  are  good  patrons  of  liquor,  but 
they  are  not  much,  if  any,  in  advance  of  the  American  in  that 
respect.  In  English  clubs,  however,  the  drink  is  done  steathily; 
in  the  American  clubs  it  is  spasmodic.  For  instance,  in  the  Na- 
tional Liberal,  the  average  consumption  will  be  1,000  bottles  of 
whisky  a  month.  In  an  American  club  there  would  be  no  re- 
liable average.  Therefore  1  say  that  the  American  is  not  a  good 
drinker. 

*  #  # 

The  fate  of  Johnnie  Corrigan,  the  old-time  mining  man,  is  still 
a  mystery.  Many  of  his  friends  incline  to  the  belief  that  he 
committed  suicide  by  drowning  himself  in  the  Bay,  off  the  land- 
ing of  Selby's  works,  at  North  Beach.  If  he  did  so,  the  water, 
deep  and  swift-flowing  at  the  point,  has  kept  its  secret  well.  Cor- 
rigan had  experienced  many  financial  reverses  for  years  previous 
to  his  disappearance,  and  at  that  time  he  was  dependent  on  his 
friends  to  a  large  extent  for  the  bare  necessaries  of  life.  In  1881 
he  returned  to  this  city,  after  a  prolonged  absence  in  London,  with 
over  $60,000  in  his  possession,  which  he  was  supposed  to  have 
obtained  for  services  in  the  Richmond-Albion  litigation.  He  got 
into  the  Alta  deal  of  1882,  and  dropped  the  greater  portion  of  his 
money;  a  loss  from  which  he  never  recovered.  While  the  Cook 
brothers,  who  controlled  this  mine,  lived,  he  was  associated  with 
them  as  an  expert  in  their  mining    transactions,  but   after   their 


deaths  he  was  thrown  completely  on  his  own  resources,  and 
finally  gave  up  the  struggle  for  existence  in  despair.  On  the  day 
he  was  last  seen  down  town  by  the  gentleman  who  helped  blra 
out  to  the  best  <.f  his  ability,  he  remarked,  referring  to  the  suicide 
of  another  mining  expert,  which  had  just  taken  place.  '<  I  think 
Kanang  was  about  right  when  he  loaded  himself  down  with 
bricks  and  jumped  off  the  ferry  boat."  Amid  all  his  troubles, 
Corrigan  was  always  good  tempered,  and  those  who  knew  him 
best  in  life  will  never  doubt  that  he  bade  good-bye  to  life  with  the 
same  hearty  laugh  as  that  with  which  he  always  dismissed  any 
of  its  temporary  cares. 

•  •  • 

A  few  days  before  a  recent  swell  wedding,  two  well-known 
society  ladies  met  in  the  crockery  department  of  a  large  and  pop- 
ular store  on  Montgomery  street.  "  Why,  what  are  you  doing 
here,  Mrs.  G.?  "  said  one.  "I  thought  a  millionaire  like  you 
never  came  into  this  portion  of  the  store." 

"Oh,  I'm  buying  some  wedding  presents,"  was  the  reply; 
"  but  what  are  you  doing,  Mrs.  C?  Buying  wedding  presents, 
too?" 

"I  buy  wedling  presents  for  that  girl!  Never!  If  I  did,  I 
would  not  be  here;  I  would  buy  my  present  in  the  bookstore 
across  the  street." 

"  Why,  what  would  you  buy  there  ?  " 

11  A  book  on  etiquette." 


PENNSYLVANIA  will  send  to  the  World's  Fair  a  map  of  the 
United  States  made  entirely  of  preserved  pickles,  vegetables 
and  fruits.  Here  is  a  suggestion  for  California.  Why  can  we  not 
pickle  down  a  few  professional  patriots  and  send  them  to  the 
Lakeside  City  as  evidences  of  abnormal  growth? 


^SJl?e 


DUFF    GORDON     SHERRY, 

THE   MOST   CELEBRATED  AND   BEST   KNOWN  BRAND  IN 
THE    WORLD. 

Sold  by  the  Leading  Wine  Merchant  and  Groeers. 

Charles   Meinecke    &    Co., 

Sole  Agents  Pacific  Coast.  3  14  Sacramento  St.,  s.  F 


FINE  DIAMONDS, 

Gold   and   Silver  Watches. 

The  newest  designs  in  jew- 
ellery of  first  quality  only,  at 
very    reasonable   prices. 
A.  W.  STOTT, 

3    Montgomery  St, 
Under  Masonic   Temple. 


Parlor  Organs 
HAINES  Installments         Rentals 


A.  L.  Bancroft  &  Co. 

303  Sutter  St., S.F. 


PIANOS 


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SUITS-SHIRTS, 
TENNIS  SUITS — SHIRTS. 


LADIES' 
WHISTS 


27    TO    37    ICE.A.U.IfcT'Z'    STKDET. 


16 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  7,  1892. 


THE  burning  of  the  Eureka  mill,  the  largest  reduction  plant  in 
the  vicinity  of  the  Conistock,  was  the  only  feature  of  interest 
in  local  mining  circles  during  the  week,  and  even  that  failed  to 
create  a  ripple  of  excitement.  The  market,  instead  of  breaking 
heavily  on  receipt  of  the  information,  as  it  would  have  done 
formerly,  advanced,  and  suggested  to  some  of  the  disgusted  bulls 
the  advisability  of  burning  down  a  few  more  of  the  mills,  just  for 
luck.  The  run  of  business  for  the  week  has  been  phenomenally 
light,  and  not  a  few  of  the  brokers  are  reducing  expenses  by 
moving  into  less  expensive  offices.  The  only  stock  which  showed 
any  activity  worthy  the  name,  was  Bullion,  and  it  fulfilled  the 
predictions  in  last  week's  News  Letter  by  scoring  an  advance  of 
fully  60  per  cent,  on  last  week's  prices.  It  touched  $1.50  under 
a  good  demand,  but  at  that  point  the  inducement  was  too  much 
for  the  small  people  over  the  rail,  and  the  rapidity  with  which 
they  took  their  profits  ran  the  price  down  to  $1.25,  where  it 
steadied.  That  the  speculative  prospect  in  this  property  is  fully 
appreciated  by  the  heavier  operators  of  the  old  regime,  is  evident 
from  the  fact  that  the  bulk  of  the  shares  are  held  by  Alvinza 
Hayward,  8.  L.  Jones,  and  Robert  Grayson.  Robert  Sherwood  is 
also  accredited  with  owning  a  good-sized  block,  on  which  he  has 
paid  his  assessments  with  the  other  large  holders,  for  many 
months  past.  The  recent  strike  of  low-grade  ore  in  the  immense 
quartz  body  now  being  systematically  prospected  south  of  the 
Potosi  line,  has  strengthened  the  confidence  in  this  portion  of  the 
lode,  and  created  a  more  hopeful  feeling  on  the  street.  If  a  good- 
sized  deposit  of  pay  rock  should  be  struck  in  the  course  of  devel- 
opment, the  purchasers  of  a  few  thousand  shares  would  soon 
clean  up  all  loose  stock  on  the  outside,  and  then  the  bears  would 
find  themselves  up  a  tree  in  short  order.  The  men  taken  off 
temporarily  at  the  Con.  Virginia,  owing  to  the  fire  at  the  Eureka 
milt,  were  not  out  long,  as  they  were  all  taken  on  again  within 
three  days.  There  was  no  change  reported  in  any  of  the  South- 
end mines,  where  the  principal  work  is  now  confined  to  the 
pumps.  The  annual  meeting  of  the  Justice  mine  was  held  on 
Monday  last,  and  the  old  officers  were  re-elected,  with  one  ex- 
ception, a  vacancy  being  filled  by  J.  S.  Barrett. 

tt  i 

THE  Rawhide  mine,  of  Tuolumne  county,  in  this  State  is  rap- 
idly developing  into  a  property  of  bonanza  proportions.  A 
gentleman  who  has  just  returned  from  a  visit  to  this  section  of 
the  State,  had  an  opportunity  of  inspecting  this  property,  and,  in 
his  opinion,  which  is  worth  something  when  it  comes  down  to  a 
mining  proposition,  it  promises  to  be  one  of  the  celebrated  mines 
of  California,  before  long.  The  fortunate  owners,  who  purchased 
it  when  some  English  experts  condemned  it,  are  now  erecting 
hoisting  works,  with  a  capacity  for  sinking  1.500  feet,  and  have 
ordered  machinery  for  a  milling  plant  valued  at  $40,000.  A  small 
lot  of  ore  on  hand  in  the  office,  when  the  expert  came  out  of  the 
mine,  probably  about  1,000  pounds  in  all,  was  valued  at  $10,000, 
and  this  was  a  fair  sample  of  the  ore  being  taken  out  at  different 
points  in  the  new  working.  When  this  property  was  offered  in 
London,  two  years  ago,  the  News  Letteh  called  the  attention  of 
investors  to  its  great  prospective  value,  but  the  gentlemen  who 
could  see  millions  in  the  Ilex,  Valley  Gold,  Union  Gold,  Jose- 
phine, and  half  a  dozen  other  wild-cat  schemes,  which  we  con- 
demned, could  not  see  it,  and  an  opportunity  was  offered  some  of 
our  local  capitalists,  of  which  they  did  not  neglect  to  take  ad- 
vantage. The  men  who  bought  the  property,  and  are  now  open- 
ing it  up,  are  Messrs.  N^vills,  Martin  and  Ballard.  Each  of  these 
gentlemen  have  made  a  fortune  in  mining,  and,  strange  to  say, 
the  mines  which  have  paid  them  the  most  handsomely  were  tho:  e 
which  had  been  condemned  by  experts  from  abroad.  The  old 
Copper  Queen  mine,  of  Arizona,  which  turned  out  its  millions, 
was  refused  for  $7,500,  as  a  prospect,  and  Martin  and  Ballard  did 
not  pay  much  more  than  that  figure  for  it.  All  of  this  just  tends 
to  show  that  there  are  valuable  mines  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and 
that  the  British  investor  has  always  lost  money  by  ignoring  the 
advice  of  people  who  are  more  apt  to  know  more  about  the  mer- 
its of  an  investment  than  they  do. 
$  $  $ 

THERE  is  some  talk  here  at  present  of  a  company  being  formed 
to  work  the  low-grade  ores  of  the  Comstock  lode  by  a  process 
which  has  been  very  successful  in  some  of  the  other  important 
mining  districts  of  the  Western  States  of  America.  If  an  arrange- 
ment is  made  with  the  Comstock  people  to  this  effect,  the  com- 
pany will  have  a  wide  field  for  operation,  there  being,  by  the 
most  conservative  calculation,  from  four  to  five  million  tons  of 
ore  of  this  class,  which  will  average  from  $7  to  $10  per  ton.  The 
promoters  of  the  new  enterprise  are  very  confident  of  success, 
having,  it  is  claimed,  made  innumerable  experiments,  and  ob- 
tained results  which  show  an  average  return  of  90  per  cent.  This 
is  not  the  Janin  process,  about  which  so  much  was  said  some 
time  ago,  and  which,  for  some  reason  or  other,  was  dropped 
after  a  single  experiment,  said  to  have  been  successful.    The  head 


of  the  new  company  is  an  old-time  mining  man  of  California, 
whose  name  is  as  familiar  as  the  Comstock  itself.  Nothing  has 
so  far  been  made  public  here  about  bis  intentions  in  regard  to 
the  Comstock,  but  it  is  likely  that  before  many  weeks  have 
elapsed,  a  full  programme  of  future  operations  will  be  announced. 
An  enterprise  of  the  kind,  meeting  with  the  approbation  of  the 
Comstock  mine  managers,  which  will  guarantee  the  reliability  of 
the  process,  will  do  much  to  re-establish  the  mining  business  in 
this  city  on  its  old-time  basis  of  prosperity. 

tit 
**  TWTONEY,"  of  London,  has  taken  the  proper  view  of  the  new 
1VX  scheme  for  saddling  over-confident  investors  with  the  arid 
lands  of  Lower  California.  The  whole  business,  at  the  bottom,  is 
a  lottery,  and  it  should  be  regarded  as  such  by  speculators,  leav- 
ing the  land  out  of  consideration  altogether.  The  Mexican  Gov- 
ernment should  take  cognizance  of  the  fact,  too,  for  it  is  against 
the  policy  which  they  have  always  maintained  in  the  past  in  re- 
gard to  their  concessions  of  territory  to  aliens.  They  have  here- 
tofore always  made  it  a  condition  that  the  land  should  be  colon- 
ized, but  in  this  instance  it  is  left  optional  with  people  whether 
they  ever  take  up  an  acre  or  not,  even  should  they  take  up  war- 
rants representing  a  square  mile  of  land. 

ttt 
' '  TT  will  be  interesting,"  says  Money,  "  to  see  who  are  the  people 
1  behind  the  scenes,  and  comprising  the  company  wbo  are 
dealing  in  this  generous  (?)  and  lavish  way  with  land  warrants. 
According  to  the  last  return  filed  at  Somerset  House,  the  nominal 
capital  of  the  California  (Mexico)  Land  Company  was  £10,000,  in 
10,000  shares  of  £1  each,  of  which  1,140  were  taken  up.  £1  per 
share  was  called  up  on  515  shares,  and  5s.  per  share  on  625.  The 
total  calls,  all  paid,  amounted  to  the  magnificent  sum  of  £671,  5s." 
Then  comes  a  list  of  shareholders.  "Truly  a  representative  group 
of  financiers — two  Jew  bankers,  holding  the  bulk  of  the  shares 
between  them,  a  cashier,  an  accountant,  a  journalist,  a  solicitor's 
clerk,  several  bank  clerks,  and  a  solicitor  acting  as  executor  for 
one  of  the  original  founders. 

$$* 
li  A  NICE  lot  to  have  the  control  of  five  million  acres  of  land 
O.  in  California!  It  only  shows  how  easily  the  land  can  be 
picked  up."  Our  esteemed  contemporary  means,  of  course,  in 
•  Lower  '  California.  The  lands  of  this  State  are  not  to  be  picked 
up  at  so  many  cents  per  acre,  by  any  strolling  adventurer,  who 
may  happen  along,  as  is  the  case  in  the  miserable  little  peninsula 
which  has  been  begging  an  owner  ever  since  it  was  located  on  a 
map  of  the  globe.  When  the  promoters  of  the  latest  scheme  to 
get  rid  of  it  at  a  profit  to  themselves,  and  a  loss  to  the  unfortu- 
nates who  bought  from  them,  put  the  name  of  California  at  the 
head  of  their  prospectus,  they  evidently  did  so  for  the  purpose  of 
misleading  people,  and  the  word  Mexico  wedged  in  between 
brackets  only  makes  the  attempt  at  imposition  the  more  glaring. 
There  is  only  one  California,  and  Mexico  does  not  own  a  rood  in 
it.  The  company's  operations  are  over  the  border,  in  No  Man's 
Land,  beginning  nowhere  and  ending  nowhere.  Its  value  on 
paper  in  England  is  much  in  excess  of  that  which  the  Mexican 
Government  would  place  on  it  for  cash  down. 

$  $  $ 

THE  sale  of  the  Brown  mine,  in  Sonora,  Mexico,  is  just  an- 
nounced, the  price  paid  being  in  the  neighborhood  of  $200,000. 
A  few  years  ago  this  property  was  hawked  all  over  creation  for 
$1,000,  with  no  takers.  The  owner,  in  disgust,  gave  up  the  at- 
tempt to  find  a  buyer,  and  not  caring  to  make  a  gift  of  the  prop- 
erty, he  finally  determined  to  go  ahead  and  work  it  himself.  The 
result  has  been  entirely  satisfactory,  and  he  can  now  enjoy  the 
money  which  he  has  earned  by  patience  and  perseverence. 

$  $  -p 

IT  is  not  likely  that  there  is  any  truth  in  the  report  that  an  at- 
tempt is  being  made  to  sell  the  Kenedy  mine,  of  Amador 
county,  in  England,  especially  for  the  large  amount  named.  It 
did  not  take  on  the  local  Stock  Exchange,  even  with  an  allure- 
ment in  the  form  of  a  50-cent  dividend. 

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THERE  was  a  regular  old-fashioned  house-moving  in  the  Ne- 
vada Block  on  May  Day.  The  Hale  and  Norcross  Company, 
by  virtue  of  seniority  of  rank,  moved  down  to  a  first-floor  front, 
a  vacancy  being  created  by  the  Utah  Company  giving  up  its 
quarters  to  the  Quijotoas  and  taking  in  exchange  the  old  offices 
of  the  Norcross,  upstairs. 

$?$ 

IT  is  said  that  active  preparations  are  now  going  on  for  the  re- 
sumption of  work  on  the  Bunker  Hill  and  Sullivan  mines,  of 
Idaho,  on  a  greater  scale  than  ever  before.  The  difficulties  be- 
tween the  company  which  owns  these  valuable  mines,  and  the 
Mammoth,  have  been  settled,  the  latter  property  passing  into  the 
hands  of  the  Bunker  Hill  and  Sullivan  people,  who  will  work  it. 

$  t  I 

MR.  GOSCHEN'S  estimate  of  the  British  revenue  for  the  cur- 
rent year  is  £90,477,000,  against  an  estimated  expenditure  of 
£90,253,000,  showing  a  surplus  of  a  little  short  of  a  quarter  of  a 
million. 


M  iv  7,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER 


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"Haextb*  Crier  t"  •■  wh»i  th*  devil  amhou?" 
'•  One  that  will  pUt  thf  <UtJI,  #lr,  with  you." 

THE  favored  young  man  to-day  in  society 
I«  the  banjo  young  man. 
With  cards  to  make  visits,  he's  showered  to  satiety, 
This  happy  young  man. 

Without  him  a  kettledrum  is  bnt  stupidity, 
The  people  sit  dumbly  in  painful  rigidity, 
And  even  the  hostess  grows  grim  with  frigidity, 
Chewing  her  fan. 

He  needn't  know  peas  from  a  bunch  of  asparagus, 

The  banjo  young  man; 
He  towers  miles  above  the  plain  fetch-and-carry  cus, 

This  happy  young  man. 

The  funny  boy,  charged  with  the  humorous  anecdote 
Of  slides  upon  orange  peel,  stove-pipe  and  nanny  goat, 
Makes  bis  adieus,  seeks  the  hall,  and  grabs  any  coat — 
Goes  when  he  can. 

He  is  the  lion  the  fair  ladies  bow  before, 

The  banjo  young  man; 
Once  'twas  the  waltzer;  he's  out,  and  they  now  adore 

This  happy  young  man. 

With  his  plunkety-plunk,  and  his  songs  of  antiquity, 
Carols  of  love  breathing  stale  insipidity, 
Driving  the  wise  quite  insane  with  cupidity, 
His  smug  face  to  tan. 

Some  time  in  the  future,  great  Kelly,  the  fool-slayer, 

Will  give  this  youth  fits, 
And  before  he  has  time  to  cry  out,  or  to  drool  a  prayer, 

Will  smash  him  to  bits. 

Bury  him  deep  in  the  grave  with  the  Rooney  gang, 
"  Alice,  Where  Are  You  ?"  and  all  of  that  spooney  gang; 
Never  again  to  rise,  doomed  with  that  looney  gang, 
To  the  bottomless  pit. 

MR.  WILLIAM  BERG,  the  great  German  traveler  and  angler, 
whose  evening  tales  of  fish  captured  under  the  most  trying 
circumstances  have  checked  the  growth  of  the  fragrant  woodbine 
that  clusters  about  Gaston's  porch  at  Sausalito,  found  himself 
the  other  day  adrift  in  the  redwoods  on  the  bank  of  that  stream 
which  once  turned  a  lumber  mill.  There  Mr.  Berg  fished  and 
fished,  but  the  stream  was  muddy  and  therefore  unproductive. 
A  Portuguese  dairyman  watched  him,  and  perceiving  that  Mr. 
Berg  was  aweary  with  long  and  unprofitable  angling  offered  to 
show  him,  for  a  consideration,  a  certain  deep  hole  in  the  brook 
where  he  had  located  a  salmon  trout  of  large  proportions.  A 
bargain  was  struck  that  unless  Mr.  Berg  saw  the  fish  with  his 
own  eyes,  the  guide  money  was  to  be  refunded.  Gayly  and 
hopefully  the  German  traveler  hied  him  to  the  pool.  Sure 
enough  there,  almost  concealed  by  a  prospecting  stone,  basked 
a  fine  plump  fish.  Mr.  Berg  tried  him  with  the  fly,  then  the 
spoon,  then  the  metal  minnow,  then  the  phantom  minnow,  then 
the  shrimp,  then  the  worm,  then  a  slice  of  Swiss  cheese — every- 
thing that  fish  was  supposed  to  like,  but  the  trout  was  obdurate 
and  would  not  come  to  the  line.  Then  Mr.  Berg  got  mad,  and 
went  to  cut  a  stick  to  brain  the  fish  with,  but  when  he  returned 
with  a  ten  foot  pole,  the  tantalizing  monarch  of  the  brook  had 
disappeared.  When  the  Traveler  moved  off  wrath  with  his  luck, 
the  Portuguese  dried  off  a  stuffed  salmon  trout,  the  Bkin  of  which 
had  been  neatly  and  cleverly  preserved,  and  the  whole  made 
sufficiently  life  like  for  a  dark  brook.  Mr.  Frank  Commins, 
Mr.  William  Harrison,  Mr.  Murray,  Mr.  Hall  and  seven  or  eight 
more  have  already  paid  tribute  to  that  fish  under  circumstances 
similar  to  Mr.  Berg's  adventure. 

I  HAD  the  pleasure  recently  of  camping  out  with  the  most  pro- 
fane man  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  It  wasn't  good  weather  for 
camping,  but  there  was  a  stream  to  be  fished,  and  left-over  trout 
wait  for  no  man  when  there  is  a  freshet  at  hand.  We  left  every- 
thing under  cover  but  our  bread.  That,  by  the  oversight  of  my 
profane  friend,  was  stuck  in  the  fork  of  a  tree.  Down  came  the 
rain,  but  we  fished  on.  At  last  it  became  too  stormy,  and  we 
made  tracks  for  the  camp.  The  bread  was  a  sop,  almost  washed 
away.  I  pause  for  a  newer  and  more  brilliant  series  of  oaths 
than  I  had  yet  ever  heard.  I  bent  low  to  avoid  the  downpour 
of  blasphemy.  But  on  my  friend's  face  was  a  pale  gray  color. 
The  evil  was  too  great  for  his  vocabulary.  He  gazed  on  the 
bread,  and  then  on  the  sky,  drew  his  revolver,  and  with  lips 
compressed  fired  six  shots  towards  the  cloudy  heavens  above  us. 

UNLESS  the  new  electric  road  is  a  little  more  careful  about 
the  running  of  its  cars,  it  would  be  advisable  that  it  pur- 
chase its  own  burial  plot  at  Holy  Cross  Cemetery,  before  there 
is  any  advance  in  values  in  that  quiet  city  of  the  dead. 


T  I  NDBR3TAND  that  a  club  of  ••  Objectionable  Men  "  is  In  pro- 
I  cess  of  formation  in  thin  city.  Tno  membership  will  be  oom- 
posed  mainly  of  those  who  have  been  black  balled  In  the  city 
clubs,  because  they  came  under  the  general  bead  of  "objection- 
able." I  should  like  to  be  permitted  to  join  that  club.  In  my 
experience,  the  man  who  is  now,  In  these  dry-as-dust  working 
days,  when  ■every  door  Is  barred  with  gold,  and  opens  but  to 
golden  keys."  the  man.  I  say.  who  is  now  considered  objection- 
able, is  in  most  cases  a  worthy  person,  of  positive,  original,  and 
advanced  views.  The  non-objectionable  is  your  smug-faced  com- 
mercial snail,  bland,  inoffensive,  and  dangerous  only  when  an  as- 
sault is  made  upon  bis  pocket.  Himself  a  non-worker,  a  drone, 
who  pays  tribute  in  coin,  and  no  more,  he  is  the  barking  critic, 
who  will  snarl  in  the  dark  at  the  efforts  of  others.  The  "  Objec- 
tionable Club,"  will  follow  the  other  clubs,  and  elect  its  members 
by  ballot.  The  greater  number  of  black  balls  the  candidate  re- 
ceives, the  more  triumphant  the  character  of  his  election.  Should 
the  box  not  contain  a  single  white  ballot,  his  career  in  tbe  club  is 
assured.  For,  in  club  life,  the  objectionable  man  is  usually  he 
who  is  a  business  rival,  or  a  superior  to  tbe  general  in  some  way. 
An  ordinary  plodder,  with  a  dozen  porous  plasters  of  respecta- 
bility on  his  cuticle,  and  odorous  with  dollar  sanctity,  is  a  deity 
with  tbe  set  who,  though  clay  vessels  themselves,  delight  in  float- 
ing down  the  current  with  the  shining  pewter  growlers — the  men 
of  money.  May  all  luck  attend  the  Objectionable  Club.  It  is 
founded  on  the  wisest,  and  best,  common-sense  principles,  and 
under  consistently  objectionable  management,  is  certain  to  suc- 
ceed. 

PHYSICIAN8  mourn  that  there  are  so  few  specifics,  and  that  if 
a  fellow  is  real  sick  be  has  to  worry  through  as  best  he  can, 
giving  Mother  Nature  full  scope  to  heal  him,  or  let  him  go  by  the 
board.  Not  so  the  barber,  who  is  an  artist  and  a  healer  at  the 
same  time.  I  have  in  my  mind's  eye  a  stout  blonde  man,  in  a 
barber  shop  on  Bush  street,  whose  reputation  for  reducing  the 
size  of  millionaire's  heads  has  been  spread  from  the  8ierras  to  the 
sea.  I  have  seen  a  long  train  of  bon  vivants,  after  a  night's  ban- 
quet, wearily  awaiting  his  manipulations.  The  heavy-eyed, 
face-a-blaze  patient  sits  in  the  chair  with  a  dull  thud;  his  lids  are 
swollen,  his  complexion  is  mottled,  his  breath  is  as  the  fumes  of 
a  furnace.  Twenty  minutes  afterwards,  when  he  has  been  mop- 
ped with  towels  and  put  through  a  course  of  warm  applications, 
he  arises  fresh,  virtuous-looking,  regenerated,  with  nothing  but 
his  breath  to  tell  the  tale  of  the  dead  marines  be  left  behind  in 
the  cemeterial  banquet  hall.  Can  the  physician  do  this  ?  Not  he. 
He  will  administer  the  bolus,  and  fight  nausea  with  nausea. 
Therefore  I  hold  that  there  should  be  diplomas  for  these  barbers 
who  thoroughly  understand  the  treatment  and  care  of  human 
ailments,  induced  by  a  prolonged  worship  at  the  shrines  of  Epi- 
curus and  Bacchus. 

MR.  NED  HAMILTON,  journalist  and  recitationist,  moved  to 
Sausalito,  some  months  ago,  and  rented  a  small  farm,  having 
an  abiding  love  for  chickens.  Mr.  Hamilton  progressed  well  with 
his  hatcheries,  and  fresh  eggs,  laid  upon  the  premises,  graced  his 
breakfast-table  each  morning  of  the  week.  And  so  would  have 
glided  on  this  current  of  rural  happiness,  did  not  Mr.  Hamilton's 
neighbor,  a  native  of  sunny  Portugal,  view  with  eyes  of  longing 
the  brown  Leghorns,  and  the  plump  Dorkings  of  the  journalist, 
and  raconteur.  They  came  to  his  barley  field,  but  of  those  that 
came,  not  all  returned  to  the  Hamilton  coops.  This  was  annoy- 
ing, and  as  there  appeared  no  ordinary  method  of  getting  even, 
the  journalist  determined  on  a  queer  and  ingenious  reprisal. 
When,  after  those  gentle  rains,  the  Portuguese  chicken-pirate  be- 
held his  barley  field  yellow  as  butter  with  wild  mustard,  he  mar- 
velled much  that  such  a  phenomenon  should  have  occurred.  It 
annoyed  him,  and  has  since  kept  him  so  busy  weeding  out  the 
mustard  that  he  has  had  no  leisure  to  annex  any  of  his  neigh- 
bor's chickens.  He  is  still  much  perplexed.  He  never  saw  Mr. 
Hamilton  scattering  six  bits'  worth  of  the  seed  of  that  crop,  in 
the  pale  moonlight,  over  his  sprouting  barley. 

MR.  JOHN  STACK,  the  hatter,  whose  Parisian  pointer  re- 
cently showed  his  appreciation  of  silk  hats  by  devouring  a 
dozen  in  one  night,  had  a  strange  adventure  on  Market  street. 
Mr.  Stack  was  on  the  corner  of  Market  and  Third,  Tuesday  night, 
waiting  for  his  car.  Beside  him,  conversing  in  a  low  tone,  stood 
a  brace  of  burly  men.  Now  Mr.  Stack  is  one  of  the  most  sociable 
individuals  in  the  city,  and  he  drew  nearer  to  the  group  with  the 
idea  of  exchanging  opinions  on  the  weather,  or  any  other  topic 
of  general  interest.  Mr.  Stack's  astonishment  and  indignation 
were  of  the  most  intense  character  when  he  was  saluted  with  a 
violent  biff  on  the  cheek  by  the  taller  of  the  two,  which  was  im- 
mediately followed  by  a  swinging  daisy  cutter  from  tbe  other. 
He  dashed  back  to  his  store  for  his  guu,  but  when  he  returned 
with  blood  in  his  eye,  as  well  as  on  his  cheek,  his  assailants 
had  fled.  The  reason  of  this  mysterious  assault  is  that  the  per- 
sons who  thus  trifled  with  Mr.  Stack's  features  were  two  of  the 
reorganized  Democracy.  They  were  discussing  plans  of  the  cam- 
paign, and  deep  and  dark  schemes,  and  arrived  at  the  hasty  con- 
clusion that  Mr.  Stack  was  "  piping  them  off,"  was  in  fact  a  spy 
sent  from  the  enemy's  camp  to  gather  information. 


18 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  7,  1892. 


<BQjy£eK%\ 


* i  A    COMPETING  railroad,  or  not,"  said  one  of  the  oldest  real 

Pi  estate  men  in  the  city,  »  what  we  need  most,  is  a  desir- 
able class  of  immigration.  Next  to  this,  what  we  lack  most  in 
this  State  is  manufactories;  but  of  course  the  population  must  be 
denser  than  it  is  to  support  home  factories.  It  isn't  particularly 
necessary  that  the  immigration  should  come  to  this  city  in  order 
for  us  to  get  the  benefit  of  it.  80  the  population  of  the  8tate  is 
increased  rapidly,  we  need  not  care  particularly  in  what  special 
parts  of  the  State  the  increase  is  greatest.  San  Francisco  is,  and 
must  always  be,  not  only  the  metropolis  of  the  State,  but  of  the 
entire  Western  Slope;  hence,  anything  that  benefits  any  part  of 
the  latter  territory  must,  in  an  indirect  way,  at  least,  naturally 
accrue  to  the  benefit  and  profit  of  San  Francisco.  How  to  stimu- 
late Western  immigration,  is  really  the  great  question  of  this 
time.  It  is  the  same,  too,  as  asking,  how  to  stimulate  the  real 
estate  market  of  this  city.  I  predict  that  the  brokers  will  see  the 
need  of  a  movement  looking  to  the  encouragement  of  immigration 
soon,  and  that  they  will  come  to  see  the  advisability  of  taking 
some  aggressive  steps  in  the  matter." 

A  rumor  got  abroad  last  week  that  the  South  San  Francisco 
Land  and  Improvement  Company  had  secured  six  100  vara  lots 
in  the  southern  part  of  the  city  for  the  ostensible  purpose  of  es- 
tablishing a  cold  storage  warehouse  and  meat  market  in  connec- 
tion with  their  stock  yards  at  Baden.  It  was  seen  at  once  that 
such  a  large  block  of  land  could  not  be  utilized  for  such  uses  and 
the  conclusion  was  at  once  jumped  to  that  the  real  purpose  of 
the  purchase  must  be  to  locate  a  terminal  for  a  competing  rail- 
road. This  view  was  heightened  somewhat  when  it  was  con- 
sidered that  vice-President  Smith  of  the  Stock  Yards  Company 
was  also  a  director  in  the  Santa  Fe  road.  But  the  rumor  is  ut- 
terly without  foundation.  Mr.  Smith  denies  it  emphatically  and 
explains  that  the  company  has  been  and  is  still  looking  for  a 
suitable  piece  of  ground,  with  not  more  than  300  front  feet,  upon 
which  to  establish  a  meat  market. 

"Live  Eastern  cities  would  heartily  ridicule  our  complaints 
against  the  Southern  Pacific  monopoly,"  writes  Thomas  Magee 
in  his  monthly  circular,  »  if  they  were  allowed  to  scan  the  finan- 
cial statistics  of  this  city.  They  would  see  that,  though  we  have  but 
about  320,000  population,  we  have  $97,600,742  in  our  city  savings 
banks;  that  our  commercial  banks  have  deposit  accounts  of  the 
value  of  $82,065,704;  that  the  assessed  value  of  real  estate  in  this 
city  has  increased  within  fifteen  years  from  $190,222,362  to  $317,- 
869,930,  and  that  San  Francisco  is  the  commercial  and  geographi- 
cal center  of  the  second  largest,  and  one  of  the  richest,  States  in 
the  Union,  as  shown  by  the  fact  that  the  value  of  our  wheat, 
fruit,  and  other  crops  for  1891,  amounted  to  $250,000,000.  With 
these  facts  and  figures  before  them,  the  people  of  such  cities  as 
Chicago,  St.  Paul,  Pittsburg,  and  a  dozen  others,  would  not  be  in- 
clined to  waste  much  sympathy  on  a  people  who,  blessed  with 
all  these  things,  and  a  thousand  others,  sit  quietly  by  and  whine, 
instead  of  striking  out  and  removing  whatever  obstacle  may 
stand  in  the  way  of  our  further  progress." 

The  most  notable  real  estate  transaction  of  the  week  has  been 
the  transfer  of  the  old  Colton  mansion  on  Nob  Hill  to  Colis  P. 
Huntington.  The  consideration  was  more  than  $250,000,  and  a 
little  less  than  $300,000.  Negotiations  had  been  pending  for  the 
past  week.  The  price  paid  includes  the  rare  and  costly  paintings, 
the  handsome  furniture,  and  everything  intact  and  ready  for  oc- 
cupancy. The  mansion  is  one  of  the  most  artistic  in  the  United 
States.  It  is  designed  after  the  Doric  school,  is  very  chaste,  and 
is  very  much  like  the  White  House  at  Washington. 

Another  handsome  business  block  will  soon  be  erected  on 
Market  street.  Its  site  will  be  at  the  gore  corner  of  Market,  Cali- 
fornia and  Drumra  streets.  The  property  belongs  to  the  Liming 
estate.  A  six-story  and  basement  structure,  with  high  mansard 
roof,  will  be  built  of  stone,  pressed  brick  and  terra  cotta. 


Horsemen  who  visit  thesalesyards  of  Killip  &  Co.,  at  the  corner  of 
Market  street  and  Van  Ness  avenue  to-day.  will  enjoy  the  sight  of 
as  fine  a  lot  of  road,  harness,  work  and  draught  horses  as  have  ever 
been  brought  to  this  city.  The  animals  are  from  the  rancho  of  J.  B. 
Haggin,  and  are  to  be  sold  at  auction  at  the  salesyards  next  Tuesday 
and  Wednesday,  May  10th  and  lLth.  beginning  at  10  a.  m.  The  lot 
includes,  also,  a  number  of  Shetland  ponies.  The  horses  from  the 
famous  Haggin  ranchos  are  well  known  as  possessed  of  all  those 
requisites  which  are  most  desired  in  good  animals. 


Central  American  Bananas.— Mr.  Louis  Weinberger,  of  the  firm  of 
Bowlus  &  Weinberger.  New  Orleans,  is  in  the  city.  The  above  firm 
ships  the  largest  portion  of  the  Central  American  bananas  to  the 
Pacific  Coast.  Twocarloads  of  this  delicious  fruit  arrived  April  29th, 
consigned  to  L.  G.  Sresovich  &  Co.,  507  Sansome  street.  The  publio 
is  invited  to  inspect  the  extra  quality  of  this  fruit,  which  is  superior 
to  any  Honolulu  bananas  in  size  and"  flavor. 


Mothers  be  8ure  and  Use  "Mrs.  Wiaslow's  Soothing  Syrup"  for  your 
children  while  Teething.    Price,  25  cents  a  bottle. 


WANTED      100,000 

OF     WHAT  ? 

FOR    WHAT? 

of  sturdy,  thrifty  settlers,  to  occupy  the  400,000  acre  tract  of  the 

KERN    COUNTY    LAND   COMPANY. 
ADVANTAGES, 

ATTRACTIONS, 

RESOURCES. 

A  clear  title;  rotation,  variety  and  certainty  of  crops;  easy 
terms;  availability  to  persons  in  moderate  circumstances;  ground 
ready  for  the  plow — no  stones  nor  thistles;  good  society,  schools, 
churches,  etc.     Address, 

KERN  COUNTY  LAND  CO., 

S.  W.  FERGUSSON,  Agent. 

14  Post  Street,  San  Francisco,  t'al. 
MT'iiaps  and  Circulars  Free. 


REAL  ESTATE  AGENTS.    HOUSE   BROKERS.  KENT  COLLECTORS  AND 

GENERAL  AUCTIONEERS, 

14  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 

iJ^^Call  and  obtain  oue  of  our  "R  al  Estate  Records,  which  contains  a 
list  of  properties  for  sale  iu  all  parts  of  the  city. 

NEW    COTTAGES. 

We  have  for  sale  a  few  new,  elegant,  bay-wiadow  cottages  of  5  rooms  and 
bith  each;  floe  gas  fixtures;  stationary  wasnstaDds;  stone  walks;  bulkhead- 
iug;  iron  fences  aud  all  the  latest  conveniences;  lots  each  26x100;  located 
only  one  bock  below  the  Twenty-fourth  street  cable  road  on  York  St. ;  they 
will  be  sold  on  terms  to  suit  purchaser:  a  ma  a  will  be  at  the  house  all  day 
Sunday  to  show  intending  purchasers  through  the  premises.  For  prices 
inquire  at  our  office. 

O.  If     UttBSE\  .V  CO.,  14  Montgomery  Street. 


Corner  Clay  and  Sansome. 


NOTICE! 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  office  of  the  Hale  &  Nor- 
eross  Silver  Mining  Company  has  been  changed  from 
room  No.  S8,  on  the  fourth  floor  of  Nevada  B'oek,  to  room 
No.  26,  on  the  seoond  floor  of  Nevada  Block. 

A.  B.  THOMPSON,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  April  30, 1892. 

CALIFORNIA 

GrOVBBNMKNT 

LANDS 

In  the  beautiful  HONEY  LAKE  VALLEY.  Level, 
deep  black  sediment  soil,  ready  to  plow,  finely 
sheltered,  matchless  climate,  abundant  fuel  and  water, 
cheap  lumber,  local  and  outside  markets.  Railroad 
already  builtthruugh  the  Valley.  An  extensivewater 
system  now  building  will  bring  the  land  under  irriga- 
tion and  high  development  within  two  years.  The 
lands  can  be  TAKEN  UP  WITHOUT  RESIOENCE 
under  the  De>ert  Act.  Wheat,  (50  bushels,)  barley, 
(65  bushels.)  oats,  com,  alfalfa,  bops,  vegetables  and 
fruits  are  grown.  EMPLOYMENT  AT  GOOD 
WAGES,  for  both  men  and  teams,  vr'M  be  given  settlers 
by  the  Water  Company  to  pay  for  water  rights.  The 
lands  titled  and  watered  are  graded  $40  to  $100  an 
acre.  The  chance  is  a  rare  one,  for  home  seekers  and 
investors.  Send  4-cent  stamp  for  particulars  to  Fred. 
W.  Lake,  Secretary,  Flood  Building,  San  Francuc*, 
Cal. 


April  7,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER, 


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IT  has  been  said  ibat  the  only  good  Injun  is  the  dead  Injun.  So 
it  is  now  being  said  tbat  the  only  good  small  tire  company  is 
the  dead  small  fire  company.  The  larger  companies  are  saying 
tbi?.  and  doing  other  things  to  encourage  the  re-insurance  of  their 
lesser  brethren.  Why  ?  Because  with  every  amalgamation  of 
two  or  more  fire  companies  the  fierce  competition  is  reduced  a 
point  or  two.  It  is  a  fact,  too,  that  tbe  smaller  companies,  as  a 
rule,  have  been  pushing  the  competition  to  a  place  where  they 
themselves  are  tbe  greater  sufferers.  They  cannot  do  a  successful 
business  on  a  sixty  or  ninety  days'  credit  basis,  any  more  than 
the  larger  companies.  Yet  that  is  where  the  shoe  pinches  to-day. 
Verily,  this  is  the  day  of  re-insurance.  Tbe  air  is  full  of  it,  and 
one  must  keep  one's  eyes  open  to  catch  tbe  particulars  of  the 
latest  deal,  which  is  liable  to  come  like  the  thief  at  night,  when 
and  where  least  expected.  It  seems  to  be  agreed  by  local  under- 
writers tbat  the  lesser  companies  must  die,  before  there  will  be  a 
change  for  the  better  in  the  fierce  competition  for  fire  business. 

The  street  has  had  it  that  tbe  Sun  people  were  casting  about 
for  a  reinsurance  of  their  Eastern  business,  and  some  people  were 
quick  to  construe  the  rumor  as  a  verity,  and  the  verity  as  but 
the  first  step.  But  the  rumor  is  not  a  verity.  The  Sun  is  not 
looking  for  some  one  to  take  its  Eastern  business,  though  an 
offer  for  it  has  been  made  and  declined.  President  C.L.Taylor 
says  tbe  only  basis  for  the  rumor  lies  in  the  fact  that  tbe  Sun 
will  reinsure  its  New  York  State  fire  business,  in  order  to  enable 
it  to  establish  a  marine  business.  Under  the  New  York  law,  but 
one  branch  of  the  business  may  be  carried  on  with  one  capital 
stock.  Either  almost  a  practically  new  company  must  be  organ- 
ized to  enable  tbe  Sun  to  write  marine  risks  in  that  State,  or  the 
tire  business  must  be  relinquished.  The  latter  alternative,  says 
Mr.  Taylor,  will  be  adopted,  as  tbe  company  has  urgent  need  for 
marine  agencies  in  connection  witb  the  business  of  the  Great 
Lakes. 

It  has  been  rumored  that  the  Home,  of  Seattle,  a  strictly  local 
company  of  that  district,  was  on  the  eve  of  a  reinsurance.  It  la 
looked  upon  as  altogether  probable  here,  and  considerable  inter- 
est is  manifested  as  to  the  company  tbat  will  do  the  gobbling  up. 

The  burning  of  the  Eureka  mills  at  Dayton,  Nev.,  is  the  largest 
loss  to  fire  underwriters  on  the  coast  this  year.  The  probability 
is  that  the  mills  will  not  be  rebuilt  as  long  as  silver  remains  at 
its  present  figure. 

George  Tyson,  of  the  German-American,  celebrated  May  Day, 
Labor  Day,  and  tbe  day  of  his  first  anniversary  as  manager  of 
the  Pacific  Coast  department  of  his  company,  all  in  one,  and  in  a 
very  neat  way  withal.  He  sent  his  friends  a  handsome  souvenir, 
in  the  shape  of  a  paper  knife.  On  the  blade  are  the  figures  of  the 
"year  before"  and  the  "year  after."  They  show  a  most  com- 
mendable increase  in  the  amount  of  business  done. 

It  is  said  that  the  Fireman's  Fund  and  the  Royal  Exchange 
have  been  looking  with  longing  eyes  on  the  Oakland  Home. 
This  company  has  2000  shares  among  75  stockholders.  It  is  said 
that  1300  shares  are  against  consolidation. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  California  on  Wednes- 
day the  action  of  the  directors  in  transferring  the  business  to  the 
Fireman's  Fund  was  approved.  Of  the  6,000  shares  5,048  were 
represented  at  the  meeting.  The  California  building  has  been 
taken  by  the  Fireman's  Fund  for  $115,000.  President  Bromwell 
announced  that  stockholders  would  receive  about  $130  for  their 
stock,  as  stated  in  the  News  Letter.  Within  sixty  days  there 
will  probably  be  $180,000  to  distribute  among  the  stockholders. 
The  directors  had  decided  to  reduce  the  capital  from  $600,000  to 
$200,000  as  soon  as  possible,  and  then  $400,000  will  be  ready  for 
distribution. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  has  one  feature  that  strikes  Eastern  visitors 
with  wonder  and  admiration.  It  is  the  ease  with  which  a  San 
Franciscan  may,  at  the  close  of  business  hours,  transport  himself 
into  another  climate  and  another  country.  At  the  end  of  a  ride 
of  forty-five  minutes,  the  merchant  of  Market  street  is  landed  at 
a  suburban  home  as  far  removed  from  the  Pacific  Coast  metropolis 
in  all  particulars  as  a  New  Yorker  could  obtain  by  traveling  to 
Florida.  The  change  is  as  great  in  climate,  in  the  appearance  of 
the  landscape,  in  the  manners  and  morals  of  the  people,  in  the 
customs  prevailing,  in  the  quiet  after  noise;  in  all  respects,  in 
fact,  the  nerve  harrassed  business  man  is  given  the  recuperation 
of  entirely  new  surroundings.  Of  all  the  suburbs  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, none  present  so  complete  and  agreeable  a  change  from  the 
city  as  does  the  town  of  Eastland,  in  Mill  Valley.  Shut  in  on 
all  sides  but  one  by  splendid  mountains,  possessing  a  climate  as 
soft  as  Italy,  made  as  exclusive  as  the  manor  of  a  great  lord,  ut- 
terly removed  from  all  business,  enriched  by  millions  of  flowers 
and  deep  groves,  musical  with  tumbling  mountain  brooks,  the 
town  is  the  very  paradise  of  suburban  homes. 

"  \X/OMAN"  must  ever  be  a  woman's  highest  name, 
YV    And  honors  more  than  "  Lady,"  if  I  know  right. 
—  Walther  von  der  Vogelwelde. 


"THE  WHITE  HOUSE." 

SPECIAL 

ART 

ROOMS 

Have  you  visited  our  Special 
Art  Rooms  recently  ? 

It  is  with  pride  that  we  call 
attention  to  our  latest  impor- 
tations in  this  department 

Such  rare  and  elegant  nov- 
elties as  are  now  on  exhibition 
have  never  before  been  placed 
on  public  view  on  this  Coast. 

RAPHAEL  WEILL  &  CO., 

N.  W.  Cor.  Post  and  Kearny  Sts. 

Summer  Furnishing. 

For  country  or  town  house  an  appro- 
priate, comfortable  and  inexpensive 
manner  of  furnishing  for  the  summer 
season  is  with 

Straw  Mattings,  Rugs, 
and  Bamboo  Furniture. 

We  are  showing  a  very  large  and  at- 
tractive line  of  select  patterns  and 
novel  Colorings  in  CHINA  AND  JA- 
PAN MATTINGS,  all  of  which  are 
fresh  goods  made  expressly  to  our 
order. 

W.  &  J.  SL0ANE  &  CO., 

CARPETS,  FURNITURE,  UPHOLSTERY, 
WINDOW  SHADES. 

641-647  Market  Street. 

LAVER,    MULLANY    &,    LAVER, 

ARCHITECTS, 
Furnish  plans,  specifications,  and  Superintendence  for  the  construction 
or  renovation  of  dwelling  houses,  and  every  description  of  building. 
Office:  93  Flood  Building,  Cor.  4tli  and  Market  Sts.,  S.  F. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  7,  1892. 


TO    A    CALI(FORNIA)    LILY.—  Wm.  Emker  in  The  Cfub. 

Hadst  thou  no  other  charm,  dear  one, 
Than  hair  kissed  by  the  golden  sun, 
I'd  love  theel 

Hadst  nought  save  eyes  of  hazel  tone, 

Bear  heart,  sweetheart,  my  life — my  own, 
I'd  love  theel 

Hadst  but  thy  graceful,  shapely  form, 
Or  thy  dear  kisses,  rich  and  warm, 
I'd  love  thee! 

Hadst  not  the  crown  of  wisdom's  wreath, 
Hadst  only  pearls  of  pearls,  thy  teeth, 
I'd  love  thee! 

But  thou  hast  more,  dear  one,  than  these; 
Thou'st  every  grace  e'er  know  to  please, 
I  more  than  love  thee! 


THE    FRENCH    PRIZE    OF    VIRTUE. 

MEMILE  OLLIVIER,  formerly  Minister  of  Napoleon  III, 
„  whose  name  has  almost  gone  into  oblivion  since  1871,  has 
decided  to  enter  once  more  into  publicity  by  accepting  the  office 
of  awarding  the  Prize  of  Virtue,  which  is  annually  bestowed  by 
the  French  academy.  One  hardly  knows  which  is  more  ludi- 
crous—  Mr.  Ollivier,  whose  public  career  has  shown  very  little  of 
virtue  in  itself,  being  entrusted  with  the  awarding  of  this  prize, 
or  the  prize  itself.  It  is  quite  characteristic  of  the  French  that 
they  should  find  it  necessary  to  reward  conspicuously  virtuous 
women  of  their  country,  and  to  crown  them  with  wreaths  of 
roses,  bestowing  upon  them  the  title  of  rosieres.  No  doubt  such 
an  inducement  to  virtue  is  more  practicable  than  to  punish  those 
ladies  of  France  who  are  not  virtuous.  In  the  latter  case — at 
least  so  far  as  the  capital  is  concerned — there  would  probably  be 
an  embarrassement  d:  richesse.  The  Prize  of  Virtue  is  usually  called 
the  Montyon  prize,  because  it  was  instituted  by  the  will  of  Jean- 
Baptiste-Robert  Auger,  Baron  de  Montyon,  and  is  annually 
granted  by  the  executors  of  his  testament,  the  forty  members  of 
the  French  academy.  Although  this  distribution  has  now  taken 
place  for  a  considerable  number  of  years,  it  has  never  been  re- 
ported that  the  French  academicians  have  ever  been  unable  to 
find  the  virtuous  woman  they  were  looking  for;  but  it  has  also 
never  been  announced  that  the  number  of  virtuous  women  has 
increased  in  expectation  of  the  virtuous  wreath  of  roses;  and, 
moreover,  French  journalists  annually  mention  it  as  a  peculiar  co- 
incidence that  the  rosiere  herself  is  usually  of  a  very  unattractive 
appearance. 

THE  Queen  has  lost  one  of  her  oldest  Peeside  neighbors  by  the 
death  of  Mr.  Irvine,  of  Drum  Castle,  who  was  the  head  of  one 
of  the  most  ancient  families  in  Great  Britain.  The  Irvines  have 
possessed  their  Aberdeenshire  estate  since  1324,  when  it  was 
granted  by  King  Robert  the  Bruce,  by  a  charter  under  the  Great 
Seal,  to  William  de  Irwin,  who  was  his  secretary  and  armor-bearer. 
The  late  Mr.  Irvine,  who  was  called  to  the  Scottish  Bar  in 
1843,  was  for  seventeen  years  sheriff  of  Argyllshire,  and  since 
1886  he  had  been  vice-dean  of  the  Faculty  of  Advocates.  He  was 
Covener  of  Aberdeenshire  for  twenty-nine  years,  and  always  took 
a  very  active  part  in  county  business.  Mr.  Irvine  was  a  liberal 
landlord,  and  was  very  popular  among  all  classes  of  his  neighbors, 
and  also  in  the  Parliament  House  at  Edinburgh.  He  was  the 
twenty-first  "laird"  of  Drum. 

IN  view  of  the  wonderful  results  which  have  been  demonstrated 
to  attend  the  employment  of  nickel  steel  armor  plates,  a  French 
chemist  is  now  quoted  as  authority -touching  a  peculiar  feature 
in  the  case,  namely,  the  elastic  properties  possessed  by  nickel 
steel,  and  what  may  be  expected  to  come  of  it;  that  is,  a  number 
of  years  spent  in  investigating  the  various  aspects  of  the  subject 
have  led  him  to  the  conclusion  that  steel  alloyed  with  nickel  is 
destined  to  play  a  still  greater  role  in  the  metallurgical  world.  By 
means  of  a  peculiar  acoustic  method,  recently  devised,  it  haa 
been  ascertained  that  steel  containing  nickel  in  the  proportion  of 
twenty-five  to  one  hundred  is  perfectly  homogeneous  and  almost 
completely  isotropic;  and  the  incorporation  of  the  nickel  with 
the  steel  in  sufficient  quantity,  it  is  found,  while  increasing  the 
homogeneity  of  the  material,  imparts  to  it  an  isotrophy  which  is 
said  to  resemble  the  well-known  belles  glaoes  of  St.  Gobain. 


ANEW  system  of  motive  power,  applicable  to  steam  engines,  is 
being  introduced  in  English  factories.  Steam  and  heated  air 
are  mixed  in  certain  proportions  in  place  of  steam  alone,  and  the  re- 
sult is  not  only  that  there  is  nearly  60  per  cent,  saved  in  the  quan- 
tity of  water  used,  but  that  there  is  also  a  corresponding  saving  in 
fuel.  It  is  stated  that  the  use  of  heated  air  with  steam  in  the 
cylinder  of  an  engine  produces  far  greater  results  than  the  use  of 
pure  steam  alone — in  fact,  that  one  volume  of  steam  combined 
with  eight  volumes  of  heated  air  is  capable  of  producing  more 
power  than  ten  volumes  of  steam.  The  heated  air  required  can 
be  produced  by  the  waste  heat  from  the  furnaces. 


STRICTLY 


'O.    F.    M.' 


MR.  STEPHEN  ELKINS  tells  a  story  about  a  Texan  who  en- 
deavored to  interest  him  in  a  project  in  the  Lone  Star  State. 

In  dilating  upon  the  merits  of  the  scheme  he  would  remark, 
frequently  : 

»  It's  strictly  0.  P.  M.,  Mr.  Elkins." 

Mr.  Elkins  looked  wise  and  continued  the  conversation,  hoping 
to  get  some  clue  to  the  mysterious  meaning  of  the  letters  0.  P. 
M.,  for  he  did  not  like  to  confess  ignorance  on  a  point  where  the 
Texan  was  evidently  so  well  informed.     , 

No  such  clew  was  obtainable,  however,  and  finally,  after  the 
promoter  had  used  the  expression,  «« It's  strictly  0.  P.  M."  a 
dozen  times,  Mr.  Elkins  said  : 

"  Your  project  seems  feasible,  but  I  don't  quite  understand 
what  you  mean  by  its  being  strictly  O.  P.  M." 

"  Why,  that  means  other  people's  money,  sir  ;  other  people's 
money." 


For  Debilitated  Men!  If  vou  desire  to  be  restored  to  complete 
vigor  and  manhood,  promptly,  permanently  and  cheaply,  we  will 
send  you  full  particulars  (sealed)  of  a  reliable,  unfailing  Home 
Treatment  free.  No  electric  nonsense,  no  stomach  drugging. 
Address  Albion  Pharmacy  Co.,  Box  L.  Albion,  Mich. 


The  half-tone  engravings,  which  for  a  long  time  have  been  a  popu- 
lar and  artistic  feature  of  the  News  Letter,  are  from  the  studio  of 
Bolton  &  Strong,  of  430  Pine  street.  This  firm ,  which  give  particular 
attention  to  this  line  of  work,  are  at  the  head  of  their  profession 
upon  the  Pacific  Coast.  Their  half-tone  engravings  are  unexcelled  in 
the  West.  They  have  far  more  than  a  local  reputation,  being  widely 
known  as  excellent  artists  and  artisans. 

California  Wire  Works, 

9  fremont  street,  san  francisco- 


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WIRE    ROPES  AND    CABLES. 

WIRE    CLOTH   AND    NETTING. 

HALLADIE'S  ENDLESS  WERE  ROPEWAY  for  transporting 
ore  and  other  material  over  mountains  and  difficult  roads. 
Send  for  Illustrated  Catalogue. 


BRANCHES— 22  Front  street,  Portland,  Oregon ;  251  N.  Los  Angeles 
street,  Los  Angeles,  California. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Diana     Gold     and    Silver    Mining     Company, 

Location  of  principal  place  of  Business — Saa  Francisco,  Califorula.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  third  (3d)  day  of  May,  1892,  au  assessment  (No.  8)  of  Five  (5) 
Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  room  20,  No.  331  Fine  street,  San  Francisco,  Califor- 
nia. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Tenth  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction ;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be    sold  on   THURSDAY,   the   30th  day  of  June,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with   the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

R.  GRAYSON,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  20,  331  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Justice     Mining    Company. 

location  of  principle  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill  Miuing  district.  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meetiug  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  second  day  of  May,  1892,  aa  assessment  (No.  50),  of  Fifteeu  Ceuts 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin  to  the  Pecretary,  at  the  office 
of  the  company,  Room  3,  Hay  ward  Building,  419  California  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Sixth  Oay  of  June.  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and   unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore,   will   be    sold    on   MONDAY,   the  27th    day  of  June.   1892,    to    pay 
the  delinquent    assessment,  togetuer  with  the  costs  of   advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

R.  E.  KELLY,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  8,  Hay  wards  BuiU  ing,  419  California  Street,  San  Francisco, 
California 

DR.   F.  C.  PAGUE, 

DENTIST, 

Rooms  4  &  5.  Academy  of  Sciences  Building, 

819  Market  Street. 


May  7,  1892. 


SAX  FRANCISCO  NEWS  T.KTTER. 


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FALSTAFF'S    SONG -S*'»><i.i. 

Where's  he  that  died  o'   Wednesday? 

What  place  on  earth  halb  he? 
A  tailor's  yard  beneath,  I  wot. 

Where  wortus  approaching  be; 
Kor  the  wtght  that  died  o'  Wednesday, 

Just  laid  the  light  below. 
Is  dead  as  the  varlet  turned  to  clay 

A  score  of  years  ago. 

Where's  he  that  died  o'  8abba'day  ? 

Good  Lord.  I'd  not  be  he  1 
The  best  of  days  is  foul   enough 

From  this  world's  fare  to  flee; 
And  the  saint  that  died  o'  Sabba'day, 

With  his  grave-turf  yet  to  grow, 
Is  dead  as  the  sinner  brought  to  pray 

A  hundred  years  ago. 

Where's  he  that  died  o'  yesterday  ? 

What  better  chance  bath   he 
To  clink  the  can  and  toss  the  pot 

When  this  night's  junkets  be  ? 
For  the  lad  that  died  o'  yesterday 

Is  just  as  dead,  0  hoi 
As  the  scurvy  knave  men  laid  away 

A  thousand  years  ago. 


DR.    DEAN'S    PREDICAMENT. 

DOCTOR  DEAN,  of  Haywards,  is  well  known.  The  doctor  is 
a  bon  vivant  of  the  first  water,  is  always  on  hand  for  a  joke  of 
any  description,  is  an  excellent  after  dinner  speaker,  and,  best  of 
all,  is  a  good  story  teller.  As  a  rule  he  enacts  the  role  of  a  man 
who  has  the  best  of  it,  but  here  ia  an  occasion  where  the  laugh  is 
on  him.  At  the  recent  trial  of  Mrs.  Laura  Hood,  at  Hay  wards, 
the  doctor  was  subprenaed  as  a  witness,  but,  for  reasons  best 
known  to  himself,  he  was  most  anxious  not  to  appear  in  the 
case.  When,  therefore,  he  saw  the  constable  coming  down  to 
serve  the  subpoena  on  him,  he  dived  into  a  saloon,  though  the 
ruse  was  only  partially  successful,  for  the  constable  had  seen 
him,  and  followed  him  in.  The  doctor  was  artful,  though.  He 
did  not  linger  in  front  of  the  glittering  bar,  but  plunged  on 
through  the  cardroom,  and  out  the  window  into  the  creek, 
which,  by  the  way,  also  serves  as  the  town  main  sewer.  On  ex- 
amining his  surroundings,  the  doctor  found  that  there  was  a  big 
fence  to  be  now  mounted,  but  he  did  not  hesitate  at  this,- and  al- 
though the  dusk  had  set  in,  he  climbed  over  the  boarding,  and 
found  himself  in  the  back-yard  of  a  residence.  A  big  dog  ap- 
peared just  about  this  time,  and  began  to  growl  and  bark  in 
ominous  tones,  a  performance  which  resulted  in  a  window  being 
thrown  up,  and  a  voice  exclaiming,  "  Who's  there?" 

"It's  I,  Doctor  Dean,"  the  physician  stammered. 

"  No,  it  isn't,"  spoke  up  the  voice  from  out  of  the  gloom.  «  I 
just  saw  the  doctor  up  town.     Look  out,  I'm  going  to  shoot." 

The  cold  sweat  broke  out  on  poor  Dean's  face  as  he  heard  this, 
and,  dropping  on  his  knees,  he  tried  to  prepare  for  death  by  re- 
peating the  Lord's  Prayer.  He  had  a  hard  tussle  with  the  re- 
ligious problem,  though,  and  was  just  giving  it  up  in  despair, 
when  suddenly  a  stream  of  light  burst  on  him,  and  the  man  at 
the  window,  who  had  now  got  a  bull's-eye  lantern,  exclaimed, 
"  Why,  it  is  Dean,  after  all.  Come  in,  old  man."  There  was  no 
response,  for  the  next  instant  the  doctor  fainted  with  an  excess 
of  joy  at  his  deliverance  from  the  jaws  of  eternity. 

UNITED    STATES    COURT. 


An  Editor  Acquitted  of  the  Charge  of  Printing  a  Lottery  Adver- 
tisement. 


JOSEPH  MUELLER,  who  was  charged  with  having  published 
a  lottery  advertisement  in  the  Dodge  County  Pioneer,  at  May- 
ville,  was  acquitted  in  the  United  States  Court,  yesterday.  The  case 
is  an  important  victory  for  the  Louisiana  State  Lottery.  It  was 
charged  that  a  certain  notice  that  appeared  in  the  paper,  which  is  a 
German  weekly,  was  an  advertisement,  under  the  new  law  forbidding 
the  mailing  of  "publications  containing  lottery  advertisements.  The 
card  read  as  follows : 

CONRAD!  CONRAD  1  CONRAD! 

CARD  TO   THE  PUBLIC. 

While  it  is  true  that  I  have  been  elected  President  of  the  Louisiana 
State  Lottery  Company,  vice  M.  A.  Dauphin,  deceased,  I  am  still 
President  of  the  Guff  Coast  Ice  and  Manufacturing  Company,  and 
all  orders  for  material,  machinery,  etc.,  as  well  as  all  other  business 
letters,  should  be  addressed  to  me,  as  before:  Paxil  Conrad,  box 
1358,  New  Orleans. 

Gen.  E.  S.  Bragg,  of  Fond  du  Lac,  defended  Mueller,  arguing  that 
the  advertisement  did  not  come  within  the  scope  of  the  statute.  The 
jury  was  out  but  a  few  minutes.  — Milwaukee  (  Wis,)  Sentinel. 

Eyes  tested  according  to  physiological  laws  of  light,  and  uot  bymachin- 
ery.  C.  Muller,  the  progressive  optician  and  refraction  specialist.  135 
Montgomery  street,  near  Bush. 


DELINQUENT  SALE  NOTICE. 

Behrin  i  Sea   I'.i.ktng  Conipnny. 
location  of  principal  place  ,.f  bmlnam   Ban  Franoutoo,  California.    Lo- 
o»tloo  of  cannery— Ugaahli  River,  A  a.-ka. 

notice.— There  are  dellnqoenl  upon  the  following  described  Btoek,  on 
account  of  aasessmenl  (No.  1  .  levied  on  the  13th  day  of  February,  18m,  the 
several  amounts  set  opposite  the  iiamen  of  the  respective  shareholders: 
Name.  No.  Certificate.       No.  Shares.      Amount. 

C.  A.  Johnson  1  50  ISO 

C-  A.Johnson  ...  a  340  a40 

Chas.  Carlsou  7  30  30 

C.  Luudberg  ...        12  390  390 

Aud  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  n-ade 
on  the  13th  day  of  February,  1892,  so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  such 
stock  as  may  be  necessary  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
compauy,  No  9  Market  street,  Sau  Francisco,  Cal.,  ou  Friday,  the  1Mb  day 
of  April,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  M.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  cxpeuses 
of  sale. 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 
Postponement. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Behriug  Sea  Packing  Com- 

Sauy,  this  day,  the  sale  of  the  above  delinquent  stock  was  postponed  until 
IONDAY,  the  16th  day  of  May,  1892,  at  the  same  time  and  place. 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  April  16, 1892. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Alpha  Consolidated  Mill  and  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  couuty,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
ou  the  fourteenth  day  of  April,  1892,  an  assessment,  No.  8,  of  Fifteen  cents 
(15c.)  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  pay- 
able immediately,  in  United  StateB  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  of- 
fice of  the  company,  Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San 
Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Eighteenth  (18th)  Day  of  May,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  WEDNESDAY,  the  eighth  (8th)  day  of  June,  1892,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together   with  the  costs  of  advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

CHAS.  E.  ELLIOT,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  No.  79,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San 
Francisco,  California. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Seg.   Belcher  and  Mides  Consolidated   Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill  Mining  District,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held  on 
the  eighth  day  of  April,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  10)  of  Twenty- five  Cents 

fier  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
mmediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  room  4,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 
Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Eleventh  Day  of  May,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  thirty-first  day  of  May,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

E.  B.  HOLMES,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  4,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  st.,  Sau  Francisco 
California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

New  Basil  Cons.  Gravel  Mining  Company, 

Location  and  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Placer  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  18th  day  of  April,  1892,  an  assessment  (No,  20)  of  Five  (5)  Cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable  imme- 
diately, in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  com- 
pany, 525  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Fourth  Day  of  June,  1892,  wilt  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  MONDAY,  the  twenty-seventh  day  of  June,  1892,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

F.  X.  SIMON,  Secretary. 

Office— 525  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Occidental    Consolidated    Mining    Company. 

Assessment No.  lO 

Amount  per  share 25  cents 

Levied April  6,  1892 

Delinquent  in  Office  May  9,  1892 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  Stock May  81,  1892 

A.  K.  DURBROW,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  69,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  Street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Commonwealth    Consolidated    Mining    Company. 
The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Commonwealth 
Consolidated  Mining  Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company, 
room  20,  331  Pine  street,  Sau  Francisco,  California,  on 

Wednesday,  the  11th  Day  of  May,  1893,  at  the  hour  of  2  o'clock  P.  M., 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 

Transfer  books  will  close  on  Saturday,  May  7th,  at  12  o'clock  m. 

R.  R.  GRAYSON,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  20,  331  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  Califor.nia 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  7,  1892. 


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AN  original  method  has  lately  been  proposed  by  a  New  Hamp- 
shire inventor  for  the  extinguishment  of  fires.  To  accomplish 
this  purpose  a  chemical  generator  as  large  as  may  be  needed  for 
the  case  in  hand  is  first  provided,  and  pipes  run  from  this  into 
each  room  in  the  building;  at  the  top  is  a  jar  in  which  acid  is 
stored,  inside  of  which  is  a  cartridge;  an  open  circuit  battery  is 
used.  The  thermostat  in  each  room  is  set  at  whatever  figure 
is  desired,  perhaps  at  eighty  degrees.  On  the  occurrence  of  fire, 
the  mercury  runs  up  to  this  figure,  and  the  circuit  is  closed;  this 
explodes  the  cartridge  in  the  jar,  a  valve  drops  down,  and  the 
chemicals  are  sent  to  the  room  through  a  system  of  sprinklers.  In 
connection  with  this  device  there  is  a  system  of  dry  pipes,  and  in 
case  it  is  found  that  the  chemicals  do  not  extinguish  the  fire,  an 
attendant  on  the  outside  of  the  building  is  able  to  tell  by  the 
enumerator  in  which  apartment  the  fire  is  located,  and  by  turning 
a  switch  can  flood  the  room  with  water. 

The  gift  of  the  Empress  of  Russia  to  the  Queen  of  Denmark,  on 
the  occasion  of  the  celebration  of  her  golden  wedding,  is  to  consist 
of  a  team  of  white  horses.  The  Czarina  decided  upon  offering 
this  unique  present  to  her  mother  some  time  ago,  and  the  trouble 
of  procuring  the  horses  has  been  enormous.  The  necessary  quali- 
fications were,  not  only  that  each  should  be  milk-white,  but  also 
thoroughbred.  The  search  for  these  spotless  steeds  was  a  work  of 
labor,  time  and  patience,  and  the  best  studs  in  Russia  have  con- 
tributed towards  the  formation  of  the  team.  The  idea  of  the  gift 
is  original,  and  it  is  needless  to  say  that  the  carrying  out  has  been 
most  costly;  the  white  horses  of  the  Czarina  will  probably  be  the 
most  magnificent  of  the  many  presents  the  Queen  of  Denmark 
will  receive. 

The  London  Times  once  contained  an  advertisement  for  an  as- 
sistant ■<  capable  of  teaching  the  classics  as  far  as  Homer  and  Vir- 
gil." Among  the  answers  received  was  this  delightful  specimen: 
.•Sir — With  reference  to  the  advertisement  which  was  inserted 
in  the  Times  newspaper  a  few  days  since  respecting  a  school- 
assistant,  I  beg  to  state  that  I  should  be  happy  to  fill  that  situa- 
tion; but,  as  most  of  my  friends  reside  in  London,  and  not  know- 
ing how  far  Homer  and  Virgil  is  from  town,  I  beg  to  state  that  I 
should  not  like  to  engage  to  teach  the  classics  farther  than  Ham- 
mersmith or  Turnham  Green,  or,  at  the  very  utmost  distance, 
farther  than  Brentford. — Awaiting  your  reply,  I  am,  sir,  etc." 

In  "  Wagner  as  I  Knew  Him,"  Mr.  Ferdinand  Praeger,  writing 
of  the  great  composer's  buoyancy  of  spirits,  says  that  one  day 
when  they  were  sitting  together  in  the  drawing  room  at  Tribschen, 
on  a  sort  of  ottoman,  talking  over  the  events  of  the  years  gone 
by,  Wagner  suddenly  rose  and  stood  on  his  head  upon  the  otto- 
man. At  the  very  moment  he  was  in  that  inverted  position  the 
door  opened  and  Madame  Wagner  entered.  Her  surprise  and 
alarm  were  great,  and  she  hastened  forward,  exclaiming:  "Ah  I 
Hebe  Richard,  Richard  I  "  Quickly  recovering  himself,  he  reassured 
her  of  his  sanity,  explaining  that  he  was  only  showing  Ferdinand 
he  could  stand  on  his  head  at  sixty,  which  was  more  than  the 
said  Ferdinand  could  do. 


One  day  it  was  raining  very  heavily  in  Berlin,  when  a  wealthy 
merchant,  on  leaving  the  exchange,  hailed  a  cab  and  asked  to  be 
driven  to  a  distant  part  of  the  city.  On  the  way  the  merchant 
discovered  that  he  had  forgotten  to  put  his  purse  in  his  pocket. 
What  was  to  be  done!  On  reaching  his  destination  he  got  out  of 
the  cab  and  said  to  the  driver:  "  Will  you  please  give  me  a  match? 
I  have  dropped  a  sovereign  on  the  floor  of  the  cab-"  Instanter 
the  cabman  whipped  up  his  horse  and  soon  disappeared  around 
the  next  corner. 

Many  years  ago  a  Spanish  galleon,  caught  in  a  sudden  storm  at 
nightfall,  was  sunk  off  the  coast  of  Portugal,  because  every  rope 
that  was  handled  in  the  effort  to  shorten  sail  refused  to  run 
through  its  block.  *<  The  devil  is  in  those  sheaves,"  cried  the 
captain  as  the  ship  went  down.  In  consequence  of  that  calamity 
the  admiral  issued  an  order  that  every  day,  at  sunset,  the  men 
should  he  sent  aloft  "  to  chase  the  devil  out  of  the  sheaves."  It 
is  said  that  the  order  is  still  religiously  obeyed  in  the  Spanish 
navy. 

The  latest  form  of  employment  for  women  in  France  is  in  the 
ring,  not  of  the  circus,  bat  in  the  arena  of  the  bull  fight.  A  lady 
recently  made  her  first  appearance  before  the  public — and  the 
bull — at  Niraes.  The  lady  toreador  did  not  achieve  any  personal 
success,  for  she  fell  from  her  horse  upon  entering  the  scene  of  bat- 
tle and  was  injured,  but  she  was  the  occasion  of  a  scrimmage  be- 
tween the  French  and  Spanish  bull  fighters  which  resulted  in  the 
imprisonment  of  some  of  the  combatants. 

So  Safer  Remedy  can  be  had  for  Coughs  and  Colda,  or  any  trouble  of 
the  Throat,  than  "Brown's  Bronchial  Troches."  Price  25  cts.  Sold  only  in 
boxes. 


iB^:r>r:K:s_ 


BANK    OF    BRITISH    COLUMBIA. 

Incorporated  by  Royal  Charter. 

CAPITAL  PAID  UP $3,000,000 

RESERVE  FUND 1,175,000 

Southeast  corner  Bush  and  Sansome  Streets. 

HEAD  OFFICE  60  LOMBARD  8TREET,  LONDON. 

BRANCHES— Victoria,  Vancouver,  British  Columbia;   Portland,  Oregon; 

Seattle  and  Tacoma,  Washington. 
SUB-BRANCHES— Kamloops,  Nanaimo,  Nelson,  New  Westminster,  Brit'sh 

Columbia. 
This  Bank  transacts  a  General  Banking  Business.  Accounts  opened  sub- 
ject to  Check,  and  Special  Deposits  received.  Commercial  Credits  granted 
available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Approved  Bills  discounted  and  ad- 
vances made  on  good  collateral  security.  Draws  direct  at  current  rates 
upon  its  Head  Office  and  Branches,  and  upon  its  Agents,  as  follows: 

NEW  YORK,  CHICAGO  aud  CANADA— Bank  of  Montreal;  LIVERPOOL 
—North  and  South  Wales  Bank;  SCOTLAND— British  Linen  Company;  IRE- 
LAND—Bank  of  Ireland;  MEXICO  aud  SOUTH  AMERICA— London  Bank 
of  Mexico  and  South  America;  CHINA  and  JAPAN— Chartered  Bank  of 
India,  Australia  and  China;  AUSTRALIA  and  NEW  ZEALAND— Bank  of 
Australasia,  Commercial  Banking  Company  of  Sydney,  English,  Scottish 
and  Australian  Chartered  Bank  and  National  Bank  of  Australasia;  DEM- 
ERARA  and  TRINIDAD  (West  Indies)— Colonial  Bank 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVINGS  UNION. 

532  California  Street,  Corner  Webb  Street. 

Branch  Office 1700  Market  Street,  Corner  Polk. 

Deposits,  June  30,1891 933,311,061  00 

Guaranteed  Capital  aud  Surplus  1,346,635  00 

DIRECTORS. 

U>jrfc  MUlir.  Pr  esident;  George  W.  Beaver,  Vice-President;  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond,  Charles  Pace,  Daniel  E.  Martin,  W.  C.  B.  DePremery, 
George  C.  Boardman,  J.  G.  Eastland;    Lovell  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  and  Loans  only  on  real  estate  security.  Country  re- 
mittances may  be  sent  by  Wells,  Pargo  &  Co.,  or  by  checks  of  reliable 
parties,  payable  in  San  Francisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  Savings 
Bank  commences  only  with  the  actual  receipt  of  the  money.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  is  made 
for  passbook  or  entrance  fee.  Office  Hours— 9  a.  m.to3p.  m.  Saturday 
evenings,  6:30  to  8. 

PEOPLES  HOME  SAVINGS  BANK  AND  SAFE  DEPOSIT. 

805  Market  Street  (Flood  Building ;l,  San   Francisco. 

ORGANIZED  MAY,  1888. 

Guaranteed  Capital $1,000,000.00  I  Surplus  Profits  $     45,000.00 

Paid-up  Capital 333,333.33  |  Deposits,  Jan.  1, 1892 1,752,000.00 

OFFICERS: 

COLUMBUS  WATERHOUSE President 

F.V.McDONALD  Vice-President 

J.  E .  FARN  UM Secretary  and  Manager 

DORN  &  DORN Attorneys 

This  bank  receives  savings  deposits  on  term  or  ordinary  account,  in  sums 
of  one  dollar  aud  upwards.  Interest  paid  from  date  of  deposit,  semi- 
annually. The  five-cent  stamp  system  and  the  safe  deposit  department  is 
a  special  feature  of  this  bank.  Safes  to  rent  by  the  month  or  year,  from 
$4.00  to  $25.00  per  annum.  Large  vault  for  the  storage  of  valuables  of  every 
description.  We  receive  commercial  deposits,  make  collections,  issue 
local  and  foreign  exchange.  Money  to  loan  on  Real  Estate  and  Approved 
Collateral  Security. 

THE  6ERMAN  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  526  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RESERVE  FUND S    1,610,000  00. 

Deposits  Jan.  2,  1892 27,138,129  74 

Officers— President,  L.  GOT  TIG;  Vice-President,  EDW.  KROSE 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGERS  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  K.  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TOURNY.  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw,  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  Schoemann,  E. 
Meyer,  F.  Tillmann,  H.  Horstmann,  B.  A.  Becker,  H.  L.  Simon.  Attorney, 
John  R.  Jabboe. 

MUTUAL  SAVINGS  DANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building 

Guaranty  Capital,  $1,000,000. 

OFFICERS. 

JAMES  G.  FAIR President 

JAMES  PHELAN,   S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-Presidents 

Dikectoes— James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper,  C.  G.  Hooker, 
James  Phelan,  James  Moffitt,  S.  G.  Murphy,  Chas.  Cadwalader  and  James 
D.  Phelan. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecurities.  JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

LONDON.  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  BANK  (Limited), 

IS.  W.  Cop.  Sansome  and.  Sutter  Sts. 

ufcf ci led  Capital $2,500,000  \  Paid  Up  Capital 92,000,000 

Reserve  Fund  $650,000 

Head  Office 58  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Aqents— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
(Ltd.), No.  10  Wall  St., N.  Y.    PARIS— Messrs.  Lazard  Freres  &  Cie,  17Bonle 
vard  Poissoniere.    Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.  Com 
mercial  and  Travelers'  Credits  issued.          EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 
LC.  Altbckpl,  Cashier.  

THE  AN6L0-CALIF0RNIAN  BANK,  Limited. 

N.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

Capital  Authorized J6.000.000  I  Paid  up *  1,500,000 

Subscribed 3,000,000  |  Reserve  Fund 650,000 

Head  Office— 8  Angel  Court,  London,  E.  C. 
Agents  at  New  York— J.  &  W.  Sellgman  &  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  banking  business,  sells  drafts,  makes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  and  Issues  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
world.    Sends  bills  for  collection,  loans  money,  buys  and  sells  exchange 
and  bullion.  IGN.  STEINHART    j  M„.„„. 

p.  N.  LILIENTHAL,    Managers. 


M.iv 


1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


23 


TO    THREE     ADORED.— M'Htiam  Barclay   Dunham. 

Marie,  have  you  forgotten  yet 

The  summer  day*  of  long  ago? 
The  shady  lane,  where  first  we  met  ? 

The  tiny  brook's  loquacious  flow? 
I  spoke;  you  answered,  half  afraid. 

And  then,  and  then  exquisite  bliss, 
As  band  in  hand  we  onward  strayed, 

I  boldly  stole  a  little  kiss! 
Louise,  have  you  forgotten  yet 

How  sweetly  once  you  used  to  sing? 
The  sun  of  those  dear  days  is  set, 

And  love  has  tied  on  vanished  wing. 
Still  "  wondrous  is  the  power  1  feell  " 

Rings  sadly,  faintly  in  my  ears; 
And  lo!  a  moment  now  I  steal 

From  memory  of  the  bygone  years. 
Susanne,  have  you  forgotten  yet 

How  quick  the  evening  hours  would  fly? 
No,  loved  one,  you  will  ne'er  forget 

The  clasped  hands,  the  tender  sigh; 
And  when  the  time  for  parting  came, 

How  deep,  we  thought,  our  mutual  woe. 
Then  looks  morefraught  with  love  became 

Than  words,  but  that  was  long  ago. 
Marie  has  gone,  I  know  not  where, 

Louise,  my  dear  Louise  is  wed. 
Susanne  is  still  both  young  and  fair, 

But  all  her  love  for  me  is  dead. 
Farewell  Susanne!  good-bye  Marie! 

Louise,  our  sun  of  youth  is  set! 
The  past  lives  only  now  in  me, 

And  I  alone  will  ne'er  forget. 

SPRING.— A  abrey  De  Vere. 


B-A.ITICS. 


Once  more,  through  God's  high  will  and  grace 

Of  hours  that  each  its  task  fulfils, 
Heart-healing  Spring  resumes  its  place 

The  valley  through,  and  scales  the  hills. 
Who  knows  not  Spring?  who  doubts  when  blows 

Her  breath,  that  Spring  is  come  indeed? 
The  swallow  doubts  not;  nor  the  rose 

That  stirs,  but  wakes  not;  nor  the  weed. 
Once  more  the  cuckoo's  call  1  hear; 

I  know,  in  many  a  glen  profound, 
The  earliest  violets  of  the  year 

Rise  up  like  water  from  the  ground. 
The  thorn,  I  know,  once  more  is  white; 

And  far  down  many  a  forest  dale, 
The  anemones  in  dubious  light 

Are  trembling  like  a  bridal  veil. 
By  streams  released  that  surging  flow 

From  craggy  shelf,  through  sylvan  glades, 
The  pale  narcissus,  well  I  know, 

Smiles  hour  by  hour  on  greener  shades. 
The  honey'd  cowslip  tufts  once  more 

The  golden  slopes:  with  gradual  ray 
The  primrose  stars  the  rock,  and  o'er 

The  wood-path  strews  its  milky  way. 
I  see  her  not — I  feel  her  near, 

As  charioted  in  mildest  airs 
She  sails  through  yon  empyreal  sphere, 

And  in  her  arms  and  bosom  bears 
That  urn  of  flowers  and  lustral  dews, 

Whose  sacred  balm,  on  all  things  shed, 
Revives  the  weak,  the  old  renews. 

And  crowns  with  votive  wreaths  the  dead. 

HOPE. — Edgar  Fawcett,in  The  Cosmopolitan. 

Blithe  poetess  at  the  gateways  of  the  soul! 
Dear  sycophant,  that  dost  so  fondly  cling 
To  even  our  worst  of  sorrows!     Bark  whose  wing 

Dauntlessly  voyages  to  illusion's  goal, 

Heedless  if  it  be  shadow,  if  rock  and  shoal! 
White  bird  that  carolest  thine  unwearying 
Trebles  of  song,  like  those  by  new-born  spring 

Lured  heavenward  from  some  blossom-tinted  knoll! 

Ah,  Hope,  thou  art  sweet  when  mad  seas  glass  wild  skies, 
When  war,  pest,  earthquake  riots  in  bitter  glee, 
Or  yet  when  tyranny  tortures  and  enslaves; 

But  sweetest  when  thy  shape  phantasmal  flies, 
A  luminous  dream  named  Immortality, 

Over  the  darkness  of  earth's  myriad  graves  1 


BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA.  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Capital *3.ooo.oor  oo 

Surplus 1,000,000  00 

Undivided  Profits (July  lit,  1890)  3,275,919  48 

WM.  ALVORD,  President. 

Thokas  Browk.     CashlorlB.  Murray. Jr  .     .Assistant  Cashier 

Irving  P.  Moulton,  2nd  Assistant  Cashier. 

„  (iiiiiiiMii\iii:jrs: 

NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  Bank  of  California;  B03TON— Tremont 
National  Bant;  CHICAQO-Union  National  Bank;  ST.  LOUIS— Boatman's 
Bank;  NEW  ZEALAND— The  Bank  ot  New  Zealand.  Correspondent  In 
London— Messrs.  N.  M.  Rothschild  A  Sons.  Correspondents  In  India,  China, 
Japan  and  Australia. 

The  Bank  has  Agencies  at  Virginia  City,  and  Correspondents  In  all  the 
principal  Mining  Districts  and  Interior  Towns  ol  the  Pacific  Coast 

Letters  of  Credit  issued,  available  In  all  parts  of  the  world.  Draw  direct 
on  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  New  Orleans,  Denver,  Salt  Lake, 
Cincinnati,  Portland, O.,  Los  Angeles,  London,  Dublin,  Paris,  Berlin,  Bremen, 
Hamburg,  Frankfort-ou-the-Main.  Antwerp,  Amsterdam, Copenhagen,  Stock- 
holm, Christiana,  Locarno,  Melbourne,  Sydney,  Auckland,  Hongkong 
Shanghai,  Yokohama,  Genoa,  and  all  cities  In  Italy  and  Switzerland. 

THE  FIRST"  NATIONAL  BAN^ 

N.  W.  Corner  Samome  and  Hush  Streets. 

Established  1870.  U    3.  Depositary. 

CAPITAL  {PAID   UP) .31,600,000 

SURPLUS $600,000  |   UNDIVIDED    PROFITS $160,000 

8.  G.  MURPHY President  IE.  D.MORGAN Cashier 

JAMES  MOFFITT.. .  .Vice-President  |  GEO.  W.  KLINE Ass't Cashier 

DIRECTORS: 

Geo.  A.  Low,  George  C.  Perkins,  8.  G.  Murphy, 

N.  Van  Bergen,  James  D.  Phelan,  James  Moffltt. 

Thomas  Jennings,  John  A.  Hooper,  J.  D.  Harvey. 

A  General  Banking:  Business  Transacted. 

SAFE    DEPOSIT    DEPARTMENT, 

JAMES  K.  LYNCH,  Manager, 

Safes  to  rent  from  ?5  to  ?100  per  annum  (under  the  exclusive  control  of 

the  renter),  for  the  care  of  all  valuables.    Trunks  and  Packages  taken  on 

storage.    A  specialty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a.  m.  to  6  p.m. 

LONDON  AND  SAN  FRANCISCO  BANK,  Limited. 

Authorized  Capital {8,500,000     |     Capital  paid  up. 2.450,000 

Reserve 895,000 

San  Francisco  Office,  424  California  St.  I  London  Office 73  Lombard  St.,E.  C 

Portland  Branch,  48  First  St.    Tacoma  Branch,  1005  A  Street. 

Man  ARTHUR  SCRIVENER;  Assistant  Manager,  WILLIAM       EEL 

Cashier,    GDSTAV  FRIEDERICH. 

LONDON  BANKERS— Bank  of  England  and  London  Joint  Stock  Bank. 
NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

This  Bank  is  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex- 
change Business  in  London  and  San  Francisco,  and  between  said  cities  and 
all  parts  of  the  world. 

THE  SATHER  BANKING  COMPANY. 

Capital $1,250,000. 

Successor  to  Sather  &,  Co.,  Established  1851,  San  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON President 

J.  L.  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  S.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

Directors:  E.  A.  Bruguiere.  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  Wm,  P.  John- 
son, C.  F.  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K.  Wilson. 

Agents:  New  York — Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.  Boston— Downer  &  Co. 
Philadelphia— Drexel  &  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  National  Bank.  St.  Louis— The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City— First  National  Bank.  London— Brown, 
Shipley  &  Co.    Paris— Drexel,  Harjes  <fe  Co. 

WELLS,  FAR60  &  COMPANY-BANKING  DEPARTMENT. 

Bi.  E.  Corner  Sansome  and  Sutter  Streets. 
SAN    FRANCISCO,   CAL. 

CAPITAL  $     500,00000 

SURPLUS 5,488,393.12 

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS ;.-,i~™; *   5,988,393  00 

Din  EC  TORS: 
Lloyd  Te vis,  President:  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chas.  F.  Crocker,  J.  C.  Fargo,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Wm.  Norrls,  Geo.  E.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  Wadsworth,  Cashier. 
Beceive  Deposits,  issues  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Bankin 
Business. 

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND   DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS ~ PORTCOSTA.  California. 

Storage  Capacity,  100,000  Tons.     Regular    Warehouse  for  San 
Francisco  Produce  .Exchange  Call  Board. 


These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  handling  and  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  and  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  and  smutty  Wheat. 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  stored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  sold, 
if  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  ot  the  Company,  202  Sansome  St.,  over  the  Anglo-California  Bank. 

THE  CROCKER-WOOLWORTH  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 

822    PINE    STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL 11,000,000. 

DIRECTORS: 
CHAS.  F.  CROCKER,  |  E.  H.  MTLTJBR,  Je. 

E.  C.  WOOLWORTH Peesident. 

W.  E.  BROWN Vice-PeesU>eht. 

WM.  H.  CROCKER Cabhieb 

SECURITY  SAVINGS  RANK. 

Guarantee  Capital $800,000 

OFFICERS: 

President  ..JEROME  LINCOLN  I  Secretary S.  L.  ABBOT.Jr. 

Vice-President W.  S.  JONES  I  Attorney SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

OFFICE— No.  228  Montgomery  Street, San  Francisco. 


24 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  7,  1892. 


FOIBLES    OF    FASHION. 

THERE  seems,  indeed,  to  be  no  limit  of  the  neckwear  manufac- 
turer's prowess.  Heretofore,  the  puff  scarf  was  deemed  in- 
congruous with  summer  apparel,  on  account  of  its  heaviness,  and 
shirtfront-obscuring,  warm  look.  One  of  the  live  concerns,  how- 
ever, has  swept  these  objections  away  by  the  construction  of  a 
graceful,  medium-sized  puff-scarf  of  featherweight  lightness, 
following  closely  the  form  of  the  self-tied  effects.  The  fall  season 
in  nfcckwear  has  been  always  expected  to  be  the  most  important, 
but  in  the  greater  variety  of  shapes  applicable  to  spring  and 
summer,  including  the  cravats,  Windsors,  bows,  and  goods  of 
washable  materials,  there  is  in  reality  a  more  versatile  showing 
at  that  season  of  the  year.     -_^_^_ 

As  a  matter  of  fact,  the  most  feasibly  high-class  neck-dressing 
of  modern  times  has  been  evolved  out  of  the  tendency  towards 
betterment  in  neckwear,  of  which  the  self-tied  exemplar  is  the 
beacon.  The  self-tied  Ascot,  with  the  flowing  ends,  has  scored 
an  instantaneous  success,  which  shows  that  the  cult  has  taken 
root  and  gained  growth  with  all  classes.  The  Ascot  has  indeed 
been  displaced  by  this  newer  and  more  tractable  rival. 

The  neck  dressings  of  town  wear,  both  on  account  of  desired 
lightsomeness,  and  because,  to  a  certain  extent,  "  the  shirt's  the 
thing"  in  the  ensemble,  will  be  in  the  diminuendo  forms.  Beside 
the  cravat,  the  leading  tie  of  town  wear,  and  its  made-up  mimic- 
ries, there  will  favorably  be  regarded  the  four-in-hands,  of  narrow 
width  and  soft,  unlined  material  tied  in  a  round  full  knot,  so  as 
not  to  obscure  the  shirt  front.  These,  too,  will  have  their  made-up 
satellites. 

There  is  a  movement  afoot  for  greater  insistancy  upon  the  eti- 
quette of  glove-wearing.  Of  course,  every  man  that  would  be  aw. 
fait  wears  the  evening  shade  of  gloves  at  dancing  affairs,  and  the 
like,  where  the  ladies  are  in  full  dress ;  but  an  edict  has  gone  forth 
to  the  effect  that  evening  gloves  here,  as  in  France,  at  the  opera, 
theatre,  or  wherever  one  goes  where  ladies  are,  even  upon  an 
evening  call,  should  be  worn,  as  has  been  customary  for  some  time 
past  in  Paris. 

The  showing  of  gloves  and  neckwear,  particularly  the  latter,  in 
the  windows  of  the  leading  retailers  of  New  York,  comprised  the 
most  beautiful  series  of  displays  that  have  ever  been  shown. 
There  were  a  number  of  new  shades  of  bright  buff,  pongee  color, 
and  a  putty  color  with  red  stitching,  particularly  fetching  in 
spring  weight  kids,  that  were  pronounced  novelties,  and  eagerly 
bought. 

The  flannel  shirt,  which  is  an  essential  of  the  tennis  court  or 
any  active  sport  or  exercise,  is  tabooed  upon  the  pave  of  the 
metropolis.  The  soft  fabrics  of  silk,  cotton  and  wool,  and  flannel 
mixtures,  indicating  the  extreme  aspect  of  neglige\  are  palpably 
not  in  consonance  with  the  curriculum  of  city  life. 

As  regards  the  hat  of  town  wear,  the  derby  is  quite  apropos  in 
instances,  but  the  wide-brimmed  low-crowned  straws  will  be  the 
dominant  headgear.  The  wearing  of  bicycle,  tennis,  or  other 
parti-colored  specimens  about  the  metropolis  is,  of  course,  a 
breach  that  works  its  own  condemnation. 

There  should  be  nothing  savoring  of  carelessness  in  the  ensemble 
of  the  city  man,  hence  the  stiff-bosomed,  stiff-collared  shirt,  or,  at 
all  events,  the  soft-finisn  effect  in  bosom,  with  collar  and  cuffs  in 
the  hard-finish,  must  prevail  within  urban  limits. 

The  makers  of  men's  jewelry  have  got  in  on  the  end  ef  the  sum- 
mer boom,  and  are  pressing  down  hard.  There  are  new  ideas  in 
link  cuff  buttons,  shirt  studs,  and  scarf  pins  that  appeal  at  ance 
for  their  aptness  and  utility  to  well-dressed  men. 

Some  of  the  neckwear  seen  through  the  plate-panes  are  palpa- 
bly there  merely  for  exhibition  purposes,  and  as  a  self-imposed 
tribute  of  the  high-grade  retailers  to  their  own  connoisseurship. 


The  handkerchiefs  are  coming  finer  and  smaller,  which  tends  to 
reduce  the  article  in  bulk,  so  that  it  does  not  bulge  out  the  pocket, 
as  was  its  wont,  while  the  price  remains  the  same. 

A  seasonable  scarfpin  is  in  floral  design,  representing  a  chry- 
santhemum. It  is  in  yellow,  white,  or  black  enamel,  with  a 
pearl  set  in  the  centre. 

The  cravat  for  town  wear  and  the  Windsor  for  outing  wear  are 
the  distinctly  popular  and  appropriate  neckwear  of  summer  time. 

Sickness  Among  Children, 

Especially  infants,  is  prevalent  more  or  less  at  all  times,  but  is  largely 

avoided  by  giving  proper  nourishment  and  wholesome  food.    The 


most  successful  and  reliable  of  all  is  the  Gail  Borden  "  Eagle  ' 
Condensed  Milk.    Your  grocer  and  druggist  keep  it. 


Brand 


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Bight.    Consult  (free  of  charge)  C.  Muller,  refraction  specialist,   135  Mont- 
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39  Clay  Street,    -    -    -    San  Francisco. 

CUNNINGHAM  CURTISS,  &  WELCH, 

WHOLESALE  STATIONERS  AND  BOOKSELLERS, 

327,    329,    331    SANS0ME    STREET. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Hutchinson  Sugar  Plantation  Companies, 
The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Hutchinson  Sugar 
Plantation  Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  327  Market 
street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on  Tuesday,  the  tenth  day  of  May,  1892, 
at  the  hour  of  11  o'clock  a.m.,  for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Di- 
rectors to  serve  for  the  ensuing  year,  aud  the  transaction  of  such  other 
business  as  may  come  before  the  meeting. 
Transfer  books  will  close  on  Thursday,  April  28th,  at  3  o'clock  p.  m. 

E.  H.  SHELDON,  Secretary. 

Fine  Sanitary  Plumbing  and  Gas -fitting 
Estimates  furnished.  Jobbing  promptly 
attended  to. 

CHARLES  E.  ANDERSON, 
1616  Polk  Street,  near  Clay,  and  121-4 
Polk  Street,  near  Sutter. 
Telephone  No.  2107. 


PLUMBING 


May  7,  1892. 


BAN  WUNCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


'25 


TH  K  ■■  bow-knot  "  craw  in  jewelry  bis  run  rampant  like  wild- 
fire ail  over  tbe  country,  and  promises  to  supersede  the 
■■souvenir  spoon  "  fad  in  popularity,  (or.  while  it  took  the  latter 
over  a  year  to  win  the  favor  of  tbe  fashionable  world  and  rise  to 
(be  fickle  height  of  a  ■•  fad."  the  jewelers  of  this  big  city  awoke 
one  morning  to  find  Dame  Fashion  clamoring  lor  the  bow-knot, 
and  before  night  every  workshop  was  set  in  motion  to  supply  the 
demand.  To-day  the  girl  or  young  woman  who  hasn't  a  bow- 
knot  would  rather  not  wear  any  brooch  at  all,  says  the  Jewelers' 
.  and  if  she  has  been  given  one  of  those  tiny  watches  for  her 
Christmas,  such  as  fashion  decrees  should  be  worn  so  high  on  tbe 
garment  or  jacket  that  the  wearer  can't  tell  the  time,  the  prob- 
abilities are  that  she  wouldn't  care  to  have  her  friends  admire  it 
unless  it  was  suspended  from  a  bow-knot  brooch,  nearly  all  of 
which  are  now  made  with  a  little  hook,  concealed  on  the  back,  to 
which  a  watch  can  be  attached,  and  by  thus  serving  a  double 
purpose,  has  helped  to  increase  popularity.  The  variety  of  styles 
shown  in  tbe  bow-knot  brooches  is  so  great  that  the  tastes  of  in- 
dividuals making  a  choice  reveals  more  characteristic  traits  than 
could  be  detected  in  the  selection  of  any  other  design. 

Some  years  ago  Lady  Florence  Dixie  proposed  a  costume  de- 
sirable, not  only  on  account  of  its  comfort  and  grace  and  pictur- 
esque beauty,  which  are  among  its  possibilities,  but  because  it  is 
so  easily  attainable;  tbe  battle  in  its  favor  is  already  half  won, 
and,  quite  recently,  Miss  Mary  F.  Seymour  has  been  advocating 
a  very  similar  style  of  dress.  The  principal  feature  of  both  of 
these  reform  gowns  is  the  short  skirt.  Lady  Florence  Dixie's 
ideal  dress  consists  of  a  flannel  skirt,  knickerbockers,  kilt,  and 
loose  jacket ;  the  skirt  of  Miss  Seymour's  is  plain  or  kilted,  as  one 
prefers,  and  tbe  waist  is  made  in  any  style  that  is  comfortable 
and  becoming,  and  is  supplied  with  plenty  of  pockets;  with  both, 
long  leggings  are  to  be  worn.  Already  such  a  costume  is  worn 
as  a  mountain  dress  and  by  many  women  who  fish  or  hunt,  and 
a  few  bolder  spirits  are  trying  to  bring  it  into  the  city  as  a  rainy 
day  dress  all  the  year  round. 

The  Clytie  coiffure,  the  skye  terrier  tangle,  and  the  classic 
fileted  coiffure  are  the  three  most  popular  styles  in  hair-dressing. 
The  first  is  formed  by  parting  the  hair  down  the  center,  waving 
it  in  soft,  regular  waves  down  either  side  to  the  soft  knot  at  the 
back,  midway  between  the  nape  of  the  neck  and  the  top  of  the 
head.  For  the  classic  coiff  are,  the  hair  is  waved  up  from  the 
back  of  the  neck,  back  from  the  face,  and  twisted  very  loosely 
into  a  coil,  from  which  fall  two  short  curls.  Tbe  filet  is  of  the 
pretty  enameled  ribbon  recently  brought  out,  and  is  tied  at  one 
side.  The  skye  terrier  arrangement,  for  which  the  divine  Sara  is 
largely  responsible,  is  composed  of  hair  frizzed  into  a  snarl,  cov- 
ering the  forehead  and  ears,  and  drawn  into  a  don't-care  knot  at 
the  nape  of  the  neck.  It  isn't  so  ugly  as  it  sounds,  when  framing 
a  fair  and  youthful  face. 

One  of  the  prettiest  and  most  useful  of  fashions  is  the  lace 
shoulder  cape  to  wear  with  one's  bouse  dress.  Any  one  can 
make  them  as  they  require  no  fitting,  being  simply  a  deep  flounce 
gathered  in  with  a  frill  at  tbe  neck,  which  is  fitted  collarwise  with 
a  ribbon.  A  particularly  pretty  home  toilette  -is  a  very  light  blue 
cashmere  made  perfectly  plain,  and  trimmed  with  a  narrow 
flounce  of  Irish  guipure  around  the  bottom,  with  a  cape  made  of 
a  deeper  width  of  the  same  lace  with  cuffs  to  match.  To  keep 
the  contour  of  the  shoulder  these  capes  may  be  pinned  in  place 
by  lace  pins  or  baby  bib  pins, 

Basques  are  quite  passe,  and  coats  of  the  same  material  as  the 
dress,  little  worn,  but  tall  and  stately  women  are  wearing  black 
satin  coats,  with  Watteau  designs,  over  plainjblack  skirts.  The 
coats  have  no  cross  seams  at  tbe  hips,  but  are  cut  in  princesse 
style,  and  so  long  as  to  reach  quite  to  the  knees. 

New  pins  are  in  the  form  of  small  bunches  of  violets  tied  with 
an  enameled  baby  ribbon.  This  ribbon  jewelry  is  shown  in 
charming  little  bows  and  knots  for  the  hair,  collar,  watch,  and 
fan  chatelaines,  and  girdles  tied  in  a  bow. 

New  engagement  rings  have  two  large  stones,  a  diamond  with 
a  pearl,  ruby  or  sapphire.  A  new  form  of  armlet,  to  be  worn 
with  a  glove,  is  a  narrow  band  of  watered  ribbon,  with  slides  and 
buckle  set  with  precious  stones. 

Dotted  Swiss  muslins  with  floral  printings  are  among  the  sum- 
mer novelties,  and  are  made  up  over  colored  silicia  or  Chinese 
silk,  linings.  Lace  and  moire"  ribbon  are  the  trimmings  most 
used. 


Camelline  is  the  best  emollient  for  the  complexion  now  in  use.  It 
is  preferred  to  all  others  by  ladies  who  have  a  due  appreciation  of  the 
precautions  necessary  for  the  retaining  of  a  good  complexion. 


GREAT  SALE  OF   EMBROIDERIES. 


Lai  lies  preparing  for  a  trip  to  the  r.ountry  or  seaside  shoul.i  not 
miss  attending  the  great  sale  of  Embroideries  now  being  held  by 
us  as  the  result  of  a  GIGANTIC  81'KCIAI.  IMKCHASE  by  which 
we  secured  TWEXrY-KIUHT  THOUSAND  YARDS  of  FINE 
HEMSTITCHED  EMBROIDERED  SKIRTINGS  at  a  figure  that 
enables  us  to  place  them  before  our  patrons  at 

HALF  AND  LESS  THAN  HALF  PRICE. 


At  31  Cenls.— 5,000  yards  SWISS  EMBROIDERED  SKIRTING,  42   Inches 

wide,  regular  price  50  cents,  will  be  placed  on  sale  at  25 

ccuts  per  yard. 
At  30  Cento.— 5,000  yards  SWHS  EMBROIDERED  SKIRTING.  42  inches 

wide,  regular  price  65  cents,  will  be  placed  on  sale  at  30 

cents  per  yard. 
At  35  Cents.— 5,000    yard*  SWISS  EMBROIDERED  SKIRTING,  42  inches 

wide,  regular  price  75  cents,  will  beplac3d  on  sale  at  35 

ceuts  per  yard 
At  10  Cento.— 5,000  yards  SWISS  EMBROIDERED  SKIRTING,  45  inches 

wide,  regular  price  85  cents,  will  be  placed  on  sale  at  40 

cents  per  yard. 
At  50  Cento.— 3,000  yards  SWISS  EMBROIDERED  SKIRTING,  45  inches 

wide,  regular  price  $1,  will  be  placed  on  sale  at  50  cents 

per  yard. 
At  75  Cents.— 3,000yards  SWISS  AND  CAMBRIC  EMBROIDERED  SKIRT- 
ING, 45  loches  wide,  regular  price  $1  50,  will  be  placed  on 

At  $1.-2,003  yards  SWISS  AND  CAMBRIC  EMBROIDERED  SKIRTING, 
45  inches  wide,  regular  price  ?2,  will  be  placed  on  sale  at 
$1  per  yard. 

THESE  GOODS  WILL  BE  SOLD  IN  LENGTHS  OF    NOT  LESS  THAN  4% 
YARDS,  AND  POSITIVELY  WILL  NOT    BE  SOLD  TO  DEALERS. 


Murphy  Building. 

MARKET,  JONES  AND  MCALLISTER  STS. 


--    :i  THE  BRENTW0OO>-      *" 

O.  F.  WILLEY  &  CO., 

ESTABLISHED  1853. 

Carriage  Builders  and   Dealers, 

317  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  S.  F. 

Agency  for  Brewster  &  Co.,  New  York  (of  Broome  St.); 
Henry  Hooker  &  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn.;  C.  S.  Caffrey  Co., 
Camden  N.  J.;  Henry  Killam  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn.;  Mil- 
lion Guiet<4  Cie,  Paris,  France;  H.  H.  Babeoek  Co.,  Water- 
town,  N.  Y. ;  New  Haven  Carriage  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn.; 
Ohio  Buggy  Co.,  Columbus,  O. 

Good  Cheer  and  a  Souvenir  of  California  for  our  Eastern  Friends. 

Parties  desiring  to  send  to  their 
friends  East  the 

INGLENOOK  TABLE  WINES 

Can  have  their  orders  filled  at  San 
Francisco  prices  and  of  freight  at 
car-load  rates  added,  thus  saving 
a  great  expense  by  leaving  their 
orders  in  time  with 

F.  A.  HABER, 

Office  and  Depot  Inglenook  Vineyard,  122  Sansome  St.,  S. 


26 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  7,  1892. 


S^    JJ 


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FROM  time  to  time  we  are  horrified  by  learning  that  some  per- 
son has  been  buried  alive,  after  assurances  have  been  given  of 
death.  Under  these  circumstances,  the  opinion  of  a  rising  French 
physician  upon  the  subject  becomes  of  world-wide  interest;  for 
since  the  tests  which  have  been  in  use  for  years  have  been  found 
unreliable,  no  means  should  be  left  untried  to  prove  beyond  a 
doubt  that  life  is  actually  extinct  before  conveying  our  loved 
ones  to  the  grave.  Doctor  Martinot  asserts  that  an  unfailing  test 
may  be  made  by  producing  a  blister  on  the  hand  or  foot  of  the 
body  by  holding  the  dame  of  a  candle  to  the  same  for  a  few  sec- 
onds, or  until  the  blister  is  formed,  which  will  always  occur.  If 
the  blister  contains  any  fluid,  it  is  evidence  of  life,  and  the  blister, 
only  that  produced  by  an  ordinary  born;  if,  on  the  contrary,  the 
blister  contains  only  steam,  it  may  be  asserted  that  life  is  extinct. 
The  explanation  is  as  follows:  A  corpse  is  nothing  more  than 
inert  matter,  under  the  immediate  control  of  physical  laws  which 
causes  all  liquid  heated  to  a  certain  temperature  to  become  steam; 
the  epidermis  is  raised,  the  blister  produced,  it  breaks  with  a  little 
noise  and  the  steam  escapes.  But  if,  in  spite  of  appearances, 
there  is  any  remnant  of  life,  the  organic  mechanism  continues  to 
be  governed  by  physiological  laws,  and  the  blister  will  contain 
serous  matter,  as  in  the  case  of  ordinary  burns.  The  test  is 
as  simple  as  the  proof  is  conclusive.  Dry  blister:  death.  Liquid 
blister:  life. 

The  substitution  of   glass  by  a   new   chemically   prepared 

substance,  the  details  of  which  have  lately  been  published,  ap- 
pears to  have  taken  a  definite  form,  and  is  expected  to  take  its 
place  among  the  practical  industries.  It  is  produced  by  dissolv- 
ing from  four  to  eight  parts  of  collodion  wool  in  about  100  parts, 
by  weight,  of  ether,  or  alcohol,  or  acetic  ether,  and  with  this  are 
intimately  combined  from  two  to  four  per  cent,  of  castor  oil,  or 
other  oil  that  is  non-resinous,  and  four  to  ten  per  cent,  of  Canada 
balsam  or  some  other  soft  resin  balsam.  This  compound,  when 
poured  npon  a  glass  plate  and  subjected  to  the  drying  action  of  a 
current  of  air  of  about  fifty  degress  Cent.,  solidifies  in  a  compara- 
tively short  time  into  a  transparent  glass-like  sheet  or  plate,  the 
thickness  of  which  may  be  regulated  as  required.  The  sheet  or 
plate  obtained  in  thh  manner  is  found  to  possess  substantially 
the  same  properties  as  glass,  it  being  capable  of  resisting  the  ac- 
tion of  salts  and  alkali,  and  of  diluted  acids,  being  also  trans- 
parent like  glass,  and  is  without  any  odor.  On  the  other  band, 
the  peculiar  advantage  is  claimed  for  this  new  article  of  being 
pliable  or  flexible,  and  infrangible  to  a  very  considerable  degree, 
and  an  additional  quality  in  its  favor  is  that  its  inflammability  is 
much  less  than  the  ordinary  collodion  substitutes. 

Among  the  recent  inventions  of  note  in    the  nautical   line 

mention  may  be  made  of  a  simple  and  convenient  device  intended 
not  only  to  propel  a  boat  with  great  facility,  but  to  afford  the 
operator  the  very  desirable  advantage  of  going  face  foremost.  In 
this  arrangement  the  primary  object  in  view  is  to  run  the  boat  by 
means  of  a  screw  propeller,  the  shaft  of  which  passes  through  the 
stern  of  the  boat  through  a  packed  bearing,  the  shaft  being  in- 
clined to  a  slight  degree,  so  that  the  propeller  wheel  is  suitably 
submerged.  At  a  proper  point  in  the  boat  is  a  vertical  yoke 
frame  secured  to  the  bottom  of  the  boat,  the  frame  carrying  at  its 
upper  portion  a  double  crank  shaft,  provided  with  a  central 
sprocket  wheel;  below  this  is  journaled  a  second  shaft  carrying 
a  sprocket  wheel  and  a  bevel  gear  wheel,  this  engaging  a  horizon- 
tal bevel  that  turns  a  short  vertical  shaft,  which  is  journaled  in  a 
step  bearing,  below  this  shaft,  by  bevel  gear,  causing  the  screw 
shaft  to  rotate.  This  arrangement  is  found  to  be,  in  practice, 
satisfactory  in  every  respect  for  whjch  it  is  designed,  and  enables 
the  boat  to  be  propelled  in  very  narrow  channels. 

An  ingeniously  contrived  instrument,  of  peculiar  useful- 
ness in  its  way,  has  been  invented  by  Herr  Stetchner,  a  German 
engineer,  by  means  of  which  the  profile  of  a  river-bed  can  be 
taken  automatically,  and  with  the  desired  accuracy,  from  a  boat, 
at  the  rate  of  three  and  three-fourths  to  six  and  one-fourth  miles 
per  hour,  as  may  be  required.  The  apparatus  consists  of  a  curved 
arm,  which  is  hinged  at  its  upper  extremity,  and  of  a  length 
sufficient  for  the  lower  curved  portion  to  trail  on  the  bed  of  the 
stream.  As  a  matter  of  course,  the  deeper  the  stream  the  greater 
will  be  the  inclination  of  the  aim,  and  hence,  by  suitable  record- 
ing mechanism,  the  depth  can  be  automatically  registered  on  a 
revolving  drum  as  the  boat  proceeds  on  its  course.  The  success- 
ful tests  made  with  this  apparatus  on  the  Elbe  have  proved  its 
practical  value. 

The  Grand  Central  Wine  Rooms,  at  16-18  Third  street,  has  a  very 
popular  bar,  behind  which  intelligent  assistants  cater  to  the  require- 
ments of  the  many  patrons.  Its  service  is  unexcelled,  and  its  liquors 
are  always  first-class.  Only  the  best  of  wines  and  liquors  are  kept  in 
stock. 

The  epicures  of  the  city  have  decided  that  the  only  place  to  go  for 
an  enjoyable  supper  is  the  Maison  Riche,at  the  corner  of  Geary  street 
and  drant  avenue. 


iirsrsTTiR^irirciB. 


REMOVAL! 
HOME  MUTUAL  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

Now  Occupies  Premises  at  the  N.  E.  Cor.  California  and  Sansome 
8ts.,   S.  F.,  Lately  Vacated  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  Bank. 

Twenty-seventh  Annual  Exhibit. 

January  1,  1891. 

INCORPORATED    A.   D.    1864. 

Losses  p'd  since  organi'n.?3,175, 759.21 1  Reinsurance  Reserve (266,043.59 

Assets  January  1, 1891...     867,512.19    Capital  paid  up,  Gold ...  -      300,000.00 
Surplus  for  policy  holders    844,944.69  |  Net  Surplus  over  ev'yth'g     278,901.10 

Income  in  1890  J394.184.52  |  Fire  Losses  paid  in  1890.      142,338.90 

Fire  Losses  unpaid,  January  1, 1891 11,404.00 

President J.  F.  HOUGHTON  I  Secretary CHARLES  R.  STORY 

Vice-President. .HENRY  L.  DODGE  |  General  Agent.ROBERT  H.  MAGILL 

TRANSATLANTIC   FIRE   INSURANCE   COMPANY, 

OF  HAMBURG,  GERMANY. 

Herbert  L.  Low,  Manager  for  (lie  Pacific  Coast  Brancb, 

220  Sansome  St.,  S.  F. 

Capital $1,500,000,00 

Invested  in  U.  S 534,795.72 

GEO.  MARCUS   &   CO., 

Agents  City  Department, 
232  <  allfornla  St.,  S.  F„  Cal. 

THE  SWISS  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANIES 

COMBINED 

BALOISE  HELVETIA  SWITZERLAND 

OF  BA8LB.  OF  ST.  GALL,  OF  ZURICH. 

COMBINED  CAPiTAL  4.000,000  DOLLARS. 

These  three  Companies  are  liable  jointly  and  severally  for  all  Losses  that 
may  be  sustained. 

HARRY  W.  SYZ,  General  Agent, 
410  California  St.,  8an  Francisco.  Cal. 

THAMES  AND  MERSEY  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANY  (Limited) 

Of  Liverpool,  London  and  Manchester. 

Capital  Subscribed $10,000,000 

Capital  Paid  Up 1,000, 000 

Cash  Reserve  (In  addition  to  Capital) 2,126,000 

Total  Assets  December  31,  1888 6,124,057,60 

WM.    GREER    HARRISON,   Manager, 

306  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

PACIFIC    DEPARTMENT 

LONDON  AND  LANCASHIRE  FIRE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

Capital ttO.62B.000 

Cash    Assets 4.701,201   39 

Cash  Assets  In  United  States 2.272.084  13 

REINSURERS  OF 

Anglo-Nevada  Assurance  corporation 

AND 

Southern  California  Insurance  Company. 

MANAGER. 

D.  E.  MILES,  Assistant  Manager. 

315  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  S.  F. 

Phoenix  Assurance  Company  of  London,   [Established  1782.] 
American  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  [Established  1857.] 

BUTLER  &HALDAN,  Gen'l  Agents  for  the  Paeifie  Coast. 
418  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

LONDON  ASSURANCE  CORPORATION  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  by  Royal  Charter,  1720.J 

NORTHERN  ASSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  1836.] 
Office— Northwest  corner  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Streets. 

GEO.  F.  GRANT.  Manager. 

pacific  D:ri::r?-A.:EeT:M::E3:N-T 
GUARDIAN  ASSURANCE  CO.,        SUN  INSURANCE  OFFICE, 


OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1821. 
Paid-up  Capital,    -    -    -     !  5,000,000. 
Cash  Assets, ?23,194,249. 


OF   LONDON. 

Founded  A.  D.  1710. 

Cash  Assets, 110,044,712. 

Assets  in  America,  -    -   -   122,222,724. 


Will.  J.  UHDEKS,  Gen'l  Agent,  20S  Sansome  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


INSURANCE  COMPANY- LTD. 

hjDFMANCHESTFJR,  ElfSI  S  L-y<\rs|D7^1 

Capital  paid  6j  guaranteed  $3,000,000,00. 

ChasA  Lat  dm,  Manaber. 
439  California  St.  San  Francisco. 


May  7,  1892. 


PAN    FRANCISCO  NKWS  LETTER. 


27 


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5UNBEAM5 


TWO  gentlemen  in  the  orchestra,  Mr.  Manhattan  Reach  and  Mr. 
rptowo  Gayboy.  are  disputing  about  their  opera  glasses. 
Each  une  claims  to  have  the  best  Ifr.  titivboy—X  can  count  the 
wrinkles  In  the  face  of  thai  old  irotnan  in  the  box  up  there.  Ifr. 
Beach  —  And  I  can  count  her  gray  bain  with  mine.  (The  lady  in  the 
Mmd  that  the  two  gentlemen  were  looking  n(  her,  so  with  a 
gratified  smile  she  said  to  a  friend  at  her  side:  "A  handsome  woman 
always  attracts  attention."  —Texas  S 'flings. 

He  struck  the  Chairman  of  a  State  Committee  square  in  the 

middle  for  a  job.  *'  What  can  you  do  ?  "  inquired  the  Chairman,  deli- 
catelv.  for  these  political  affairs  need  delicate  handling.  "Well,  I 
can  do  anything  I'm  asked  to  do."  was  the  answering  reply,  "but 
my  best  hold  is  as  election  taxidermist."  "What  in  thunder  is 
that.'"  exclaimed  the  Chairman.  "Don't  be  so  loud,"  almost 
whispered  the  applicant  for  place,  pulling  up  close  to  him  ;  "  that's 
the  gent  as  stuffs  the  ballot-box.  See?"  The  Chairman  sent  him 
over  to  the  Chairman  of  the  other  party's  committee.  — Free  Press. 

Patent  Medicine  Man  {to  Editor)—  You  made  a  nice  mess  of  that 

testimonial  advertisement.  Editor— How?  "  John  Smith  wrote: 
'  Your  Live  Forever  Pellets  are  doing  me  a  great  deal  of  good.  Send 
me  another  box.'  and  I  told  you  to  give  it  a  prominent  place." 
"  I  did—  immediately  preceding  the  death  rates."  "Yes;  and  the 
6rst  death  notice  on"  the  list  was  that  of  John  Smith." 

—  Texas  Sif tings. 

"  I   am   the  unluckiest   man  alive."    "  What's  the    matter?" 

"  Why.  I  heard  that  she  was  engaged,  so  I  went  around  and  pro- 
posed to  her  so  that  she  wouldn't  think  I  had  been  trifling  with  her." 
"And  wasn't  she  engaged?"  "  Yes.  but  she  broke  it  off.  She  said 
my  love  was  more  sincere  than  his."  — Life. 

— Patient— Doctor,  five  hundred  dollars  is  too  much  to  pay  for  a 
little  surgical  operation  like  that.  Doctor— But  think  of  the  responsi- 
bility. Suppose  I  had  made  a  slip  and  caused  your  death,  what 
then  ?  Patient— Yon  would  have  charged  the  estate  a  thousand,  I 
suppose.  — Life. 

—Excited  Individual— Officer,  I've  been  robbed.  I  left  a  paper 
parcel,  containing  five  poems,  on  that  seat,  and  now  it's  gone !  Officer 
— Well,  you  can  write  'em  over  ag'in,  can't  you?  Excited  Individual 
— Yes;  but  there  was  a  sandwich  in  the  parcel,  too!  — Puck. 

—Mr.  de  Tratde—1  was  greatly  shocked  to  see  by  the  papers  that 
your  wife  had.  brought  suit  for  divorce,  and  that  she  was  determined 
to  make  a  bie  scandal  in  the  courts.  Mr.  Forundred— Oh,  that's  all 
right.     It's  English,  you  know.  —Judge. 

—Chicago  Capitalist— About  how  high»would  you  be  willing  to 
run  my  new  building?  Chicago  Architect— As  high  as  you  wish. 
Science  has  recently  discovered  that  the  earth's  atmosphere  is  one 
hundred  and  fifty  miles  thick,  instead  of  only  forty  miles,  as  hereto- 
fore supposed.  — Puck. 

"  Doctor,"  said  the  sufferer,  supinely,  as  he  dropped  into  the 

dentist's  chair;  "  Doctor,  my  nerve  is  completely  gone."  "Oh,  no, 
it  isn't,"  was  the  cheerful  reply.  "  Wait  till  I  get  a  firm  hold,  and 
you'll  realize  your  mistake."  —  Town  Topics. 

Townley—l  see  Mrs.  De  Tanque,  whose  husband  died  up  at  the 

Keeley  Institute,  has  had  his  body  cremated.  Brownlcy—  Oh,  no; 
only  melted  down  to  make  a  memorial  set  of  souvenir  spoons. 

—  Town  Topics. 

Mrs.  Cobwigger—l  don't  see  how  you  can  move  so  often.    It 

must  play  havoc  with  your  furniture.  Mrs.  Parvenu— Qi  course  it 
does,  my  dear;  but  just  think  how  it  adds  to  my  collection  of  bric-a- 
brac  !     "  Judge. 

The  Chaperon— That's  Jack  Dashing,  a  dissolute,  unprincipled 

scamp.  He  is  the  black  sheep  of  his  family,  you  know.  Look  out 
for  him.     The  Debutante— Indeed  I  will.    I  love  him  already.  —Life. 

-Judge— What  is  vour  present  occupation?  Witness— I  am  a 
trainer  of  pugilists.  Jildge— What  did  you  do  previous  to  taking  up 
that  profession?     Witness—  1  manufactured  bellows.  — Town  Topics. 

— "  This  cigar  isn't  as  good  a  one  as  I  usually  smoke,"  said  Cap- 
tain Baggs,  apologetically.  "  I  noticed  that,  captain,"  replied  Cumso. 
"  You  have  reduced  yourself  to  the  ranks."  —Judge. 

"  Manilly  is  the  toughest  paper  known,  I  believe,"  said  Wick 

wire,  incidentally.  "Say,"  queried  Mudge,  "where  can  I  get  a 
copy  ?  "  — Indianapolis  Journal. 

Mary— Here's  de  ticket,  mum.    Madam— What  ticket?    Mary— 

Shure.  de  ticket  fer  de  clothes.  Didn't  yez  tell  me  to  put  de  clothes 
in  soak,  an'  shure  Oi  hov  thot."  — Judge. 

"  You  can't  hear  a  blamed  thing  in  this  phonograph,"  said  the 

man  who  had  dropped  in  his  nickel.  "  Yes;  that  goes  without  say- 
ing," returned  the  urbane  proprietor.  —Puck. 

Van  Brush— How  do  you  like  my  "  portraitof  a  lady  ?"  Griggs— 

First-rate.  But  you  don't  say  whether  she  is  at  a  full-dress  ball,  or 
taking  a  bath,      '  —Cloak  Review. 

Henrietta—  What  extraordinary  shoes,  Ralph.    What  do  you 

call  them?  Cousin  Ralph— Snakeskins.  I  had  them  made  while  I 
was  at  Dwight.  —Life. 

Mrs.  Chinner—l  wonder  why  lightning  never  strikes  twice  in 

the  same  place.  Chinner— When  the  lightning  comes  around  the  sec- 
ond time  the  place  isn't  there.  —Judge. 

gallic  Ann— How  is  it  you'se  can  go  on  the  grass,  an'  we  can't? 

Maud  Alice—  'Cause  our  nurse  has  a  pull  with  the  p'leeceman. 

— Puck. 

John  W.  Carmany,  of  25  Kearny  street,  has  the  best  assorted  stock 
of  gentlemen's  furnishing  goods  in  the  city. 


A    LESSON    IN    DISCIPLINE. 


EVERYBODY  In  the  National  Guard  of  Tennsylvanla  knows 
what  a  strict  disciplinarian  James  A.  Beaver  was  when  he 
was  Governor.  Austin  Curlin,  who  is  from  his  native  town,  told 
me  this  reminiscence  ab<  ut  him  at  the  Coleman  House  the  other 
day:  While  Beaver  was  Lieutenant-Colonel  of  the  4Ath  Regiment 
he  was  sitting  in  front  of  his  tent  one  day  when  a  slovenly  soldier 
with  a  badly  fitting  uniform  lounged  up  and  asked: 

■*  Vere  ish  der  doctor?  " 

"Sir,  is  that  the  way  you  address  a  superior  officer,"  roared 
Colonel  Beaver. 

The  German  stared  at  bim  in  amazement  without  saying  a  single 
word. 

Then  Colonel  Beaver  said  : 

"  Take  this  chair,  sir,  and  I  will  show  you  how  to  address  an 
officer." 

"  An'  me  vas  der  boss  of  der  regiment?  " 

"  Yes,  sit  here  and  I  will  show  you  how  to  act." 

The  new  recruit  sat  down  in  Beaver's  seat  and  the  Colonel 
walked  off  a  few  paces,  turned  about,  returned  to  a  position  in 
front  of  bis  temporary  substitute,  wheeled  around,  and  making  a 
military  salute,  inquired: 

"Colonel,  can  you  inform  me  where  I  can  find  the  surgeon  of 
the  regiment?  " 

The  recruit  arose,  and  looking  seriously  at  Beaver,  replied: 
"  D if  I  know  where  he  is."  — Philadelphia  Enquirer. 


The  California  Railway  is  now  running  direct  to  Laundry  Farm, 
one  of  the  most  picturesque  picnic  grounds  in  the  State.  It  has  an 
easy  roadbed,  comfortable  cars  and  is  well  managed.  It  runs  direct 
to  Mills  Seminary.  The  trainsconnectatFruitvaleat  9:15  a.m.  with 
the  8:30  a.  m.  overland  from  this  city,  and  at  11:30  a.  m.  with  the  San 
Jose  train  for  San  Francisco. 


J.  Spaulding  &  Co.,  the  proprietors  of  the  Pioneer  Carpet  Beating 
Machine  and  Pacific  Cleaning  and  Dyeing  Works,  may  again  be  found 
at  their  old  address,  at  353-357  Tehama  street.  Their  machine  is 
well  known  as  the  best  and  most  expeditious  in  the  city,  and  it  has 
given  great  satisfaction  to  the  thousands  of  the  firm's  patrons. 


i:r>rsTT:EG.A_:rsro:E3  _ 


Insurance  Company, 
capital $1,000,000,  |  assets 12,560,000. 

D.  J.  STAPLES   President. 

WILLIAM  J.  DUTTON Vice-PreBldent. 

B.  FAYMONVILLB Secretary 

J.  B.  LEVISON Marine  Secretary 

Agents  in  all  prominent  localities  throughout  the  United  States. 

THE  STATE  INVESTMENT  AND  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

[ESTABLISHED    1871.] 

CAPITAL   STOCK  Paid  Up (400,000. 

PRINCIPAL  OFFICE 218  AND  220  SANS0ME  STREET, 

San  Francisco,  California. 


GEORGE  L.  BRANDER, 

President. 


CHAS.  M.  BLAIR, 
Secretary. 


QUEEN  INSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  AMERICA, 

NEW     YORK. 

Capital  Paid  Up (     500,000 

Assets  3,181,753 

Surplus  to  Policy  Holders 1,525,157 

ROBERT     DICKSON,  Manager,   S.   F. 
City  office— 50 1  Montgomery  St.     tieneral  Office— 401  Mont'g,  St, 


FIRE 


INSURE  your  property  against  FIRE  in 

The  Lion  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  London. 
Imperial  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  London, 

WM.  SEXTON,  R.  C.  MEDCRAFT, 

Manager.  8ub-Manager. 

Pacific  Department,  214  Sansome  St.,  S.  F. 

SWAIN  &  MTJRDOCK,  City  Agents. 

BRITISH  AND  F0REI6N  MARINE  INS.  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

CAPITAL  J5,000,000 

AGENTS: 
BALFOUR,  GUTHRIE  &  CO., 

No.  316  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 


THE  NEW  EN6LAND  MUTUAL  LIFE  INSURANCE  CO., 

OF  BOSTON,  MASSACHUSETTS.  Assets,  $19,724,538.45. 

President,  BENJAMIN  F.  STEVENS.  I  Vice-President,  JOS.  M.  GIBBEN8. 
HENRY  K.  FIELD,  General  Agent, 
324  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


28 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  7,  1892. 


SUMMARY    OF    THE    MARKETS. 

Flour  is  lower;  foreign  demand    good;  Extras  $4.65@?4  75;  Superfine, 
$2.75@*S.10 
Wheat    is  dull;   light  trade;  Shipping,  %lAl\i;  Milling,  J1.52^@J1.55  per 

Cental 

Barley  is  firmer;  Brewing,  $1.05@¥l.l.r>;  Feed,  97V2C@$1.02'4  per  ctl. 

Oats,  Milling,  $1.50@$L55;  Feed,  $1.25@$1.35  per  ctl. 

Corn,  White,  $1  37^;  Yellow,  $1.30@*1.35per  ctl. 

Rye,  no  stock,  good  demand,  $1.40(g>$1.4>.    Cement,  $2.00@$2.51. 

Hay  is  higher;  Wheat,  S13@?15;  Oats,  $10@?12;  Alfalfa,  ?8@$10. 

MillstufTs,  good  demand.    Bran,  $18@?18.50  per  ton. 

Beans,  good  request,  $2.00@$2.50  per  ctl.     Potatoes,  50c.@90c  per  ctl. 

Butter  is  higher;  Choice,  18c.@20c;  Fair,  16c.@17c;  Eastern,  14c@15c. 

Cheese,  light  stock,  10c.@12c.    Eggs,  free  supply,  19c.@20c. 

Honey,  Comb,  8c. @lOc.;  Extracted,  5c.@6c.  Poultry  in  good  supply. 

Onions  are  worth  lc.(g)2c     Beeswax  is  Tower,  at  25c.@2tic. 

Fruit— all  kinds  dried— active.    Fruit  is  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 

Raisins  and  Dried  Grapes  in  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates. 

Hides  are  steady;  Dry,  6e(^7J-2C.     Wool  is  in  good  demand  at  llc.@lCc. 

Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  seller  at  1%@1%c. 

Coffee  steady  at  15e.@22c.  for  C.  A.    Canned  Fruits  of  all  kinds  in  favor. 

Coal  is  lower,  with  a  declining  tendency.    Nuts  find  ready  sale. 

Quicksilver  is  nominal  at$42.00per  flask.  Hops  are  in  demand  at  17J^@20c. 

Sugar,  good  stoct  of  both  Raws  and  Refined.    Whites,  4V£®5?£c. 

The  month  of  May  opened  auspiciously,  with  copious  showers 
of  rain,  to  cheer  the  hearts  of  all  agriculturists  throughout  the 
State — in  fact,  these  continued  so-called,  April  showers,  have 
been  the  means  of  imparting  good  cheer  to  many  who  had  pre- 
dicted a  dry  season,  and  as  a  very  natural  result  thereof,  short 
crops  of  Hay,  grain,  etc.  But,  thanks  to  Providence,  those  fears 
have  happily  been  dispelled,  and  a  bright  outlook  is  everywhere 
discernible. 

Disguise  it  as  we  may,  business  generally  throughout  the  city 
is  languishingly  dull  in  all  departments,  while  the  State  at  large 
is  every  way  prospering. 

Exports  at  the  close  of  April  were  liberal,  and  included  the 
steamer  Alameda's  cargo  for  Honolulu  valued  at  $17,786,  includ- 
ing general  merchandise.  The  steamer  also  carried  to  Sydney, 
merchandise  valued  at  $30,582;  to  Melbourne,  Mdse.  valued  at 
$10,578;  to  Auckland,  20  flsks.  Quicksilver,  etc.,  value  $5,030;  to 
Apia,  Salmon,  etc.,  value  $1,418;  to  Wellington  and  Nelson, 
Mdse.,  value  $2,200;  to  Brisbane,  Machinery  and  Mdse.,  value 
$5,000;  to  Dunedin  and  other  Colonial  towns,  Salmon,  etc., 
value  $4,000. 

The  bktne.  Coryphene,  17  days  from  Honolulu,  brings  20,426 
bags  Sugar,  and  the  Matilda,  20,324  bags  ditto. 

The  steamer  Newbern,  for  Mexican  ports,  April  30th,  carried  75 
fifes.  Quicksilver  and  general  cargo,  valued  at  $33,896.  For  Cen- 
tral America,  per  steamer  Lafeme,  530  bbls.  Flour,  Grain  and 
Merchandise,  value,  $23,580.  The  City  of  Papeete,  for  Tahiti, 
carried  for  cargo  661  bbls.  Flour,  Lumber  and  Merchandise,  value, 
$20,000.  To  Marquesas,  per  same,  Lumber  and  Merchandise, 
value,  $2,300. 

Wool  for  Boston,  via  Victoria,  B.  C,  and  the  Canadian  Pacific 
Railway,  per  City  of  Puebla,  133,487  lbs.,  value,  $27,920;  and  for 
New  York,  per  same,  42,668  lbs.,  value,  $8,500. 

The  Br.  steamer  Sirius,  hence  for  Central  America,  April  29tb, 
carried  3,575  bbls.  Flour,  16,000  lbs.  Powder  and  Merchandise, 
value,  $69,171. 

For  Melbourne,  the  Hawaiian  bk.  Mauna  Ella,  177,704  ft.  Lum- 
ber, 500  bdls.  Shingles,  49,317  ft.  Door  stock,  263,046  ft.  Red- 
wood, 29,046  ft.  White  Pine,  28,686  lbs.  Coffee,  100  cs.  Canned 
Fruit,  etc.,  value,  $22,836. 

The  Br.  stmr.  Belgic,  from  the  Orient,  brought  for  cargo  1,580 
pkgs.  Sugar,  13,458  mats  Rice,  757  bags  Coffee,  855  pkgs.  Gunnies, 
4,000  pkgs.  Merchandise,  but  no  Tea^  for  overland,  98  pkgs  Silk, 
1,041  pkgs.  Raw  Silk,  249  rolls  Matting,  429  pkgs.  Curios,  etc. 

Sugar  imports  from  the  Islands,  since  our  last  weekly  reference, 
embrace  cargoes  per  Albert,  from  Honolulu,  21,056  bags,  per  C. 
W.  Bryant,  from  same,  27,689  bags,  from  Hilo,  17,838  bags,  from 
Honolulu,  per  H.  C.  Wright,  8,384  bags,  per  Ceylon,  from  Hono- 
lulu, 16,814  bags,  per  Robert  Lewers,  from  same,  22,959  bags, 
Lurline,  from  Hilo,  10,689  bags,  Golden  Shore,  from  Honolulu, 
17,000,  Robert  Sudden,  from  Kahului,  16,250  bags. 

For  the  Orient,  per  stmr.  China,  6,605  bbls.  Flour,  5,050  lbs.  Pearl 
Barley,  4,483  lbs.  Ginseng,  etc.;  value  $49,000;  for  Hongkong  and 
for  Japan  2,674  bbls.  Flour,  12,000  gross  Matches,  and  Mdse.,  value 
$15,512;  and  to  the  Indies  500  cs.  Salmon  and  Canned  Goods. 

Treasure  for  China,  per  stmr.  China,  $99,901,  and  for  Japan  $60,- 
000;  total,  chiefly  silver,  $159,901.  Coffee  imports  from  Central 
America,  per  stmr.  City  of  Sydney,  11,475  bags. 

The  steamship  Australia,  from  Honolulu,  arrived  on  the  3d 
inst.,  with  17,961  bags  Sugar,  6,070  bchs.  Bananas,  400  bags  Rice, 
818  bdls.  Hides,  etc.  The  bark  W.  H.  Dimond,  from  same, 
brought  11,930  bags  Sugar;  Planter,  from  same,  with  15,856  bags 
Sugar. 

From  Liverpool  we  have  the  Earlscourt.  with  20,667  bxs.  Tin 
Plate,  910  pkgs.  Beer,  2,651  bags  Salt,  300  bbls.  Copperas,  300  bags 
Sulphur,  etc. 


H.  M.  NEWHALL  &  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchants, 

AND  

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Nos.  309  and  311  Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

NATIONAL   ASSURANCE   CO.   OF   IRELAND; 
ATLAS    ASSURANCE    CO.    OF    LONDON  ; 
BOYLSTON    INSURANCE   CO.  OF    BOSTON  ; 
OCEAN   MARINE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LONDON. 

Steam  Boiler  Incrustations. 

Old  Scale   Removed,  Formation  of  New  Scale  Prevented. 

Without  the  Aid  of  Chemicals,  by  the  Use  of  the 

LLEWELLYN    FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONDENSER  I 

,Over  300  In  Dally  Use  on  the  Pacific  Coast.) 

Removes  all  Impurities  from  the  Water  before  Entering  the  Boiler. 
Heats  the  Water  to  212°.  Saves  from  25  to  50  per  cent,  in  the  Amount  of 
Water  Used. 

Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Pamphlet  Forwarded  on  Application  to 

Llewellyn    Steam    Condenser    Manufacturing    Co., 
330  Pine  street.  San  FranciBCQ,  Cal. 

J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros., 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

Agents  for  Spreckels'  Line  of  Hawaiian  PacketB,  S.  8.  Hepworth's  Centri 
fugal  Machines,  Reed's  Patent  Pipe  and  Boiler  Covering. 
327  Market  Street,  corner  Fremont. 

8AN    FRANCI80O. 

Systems—"  Slaltery  "  Induction;  "  Wood  "  Arc.     Factories— Fort  Wayne, 
Indiana;  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Electric  Improvement  Company. 

General  Agents  for  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Arizona  and  Washington 
of  the  Fort  Wayne  Electric  Light  Co.,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 

Estimates  furnished  for  Electric  Railways,  Electric  Light  and  Steam 
Plants,  House  Wiring,  etc.    Marine  Work  a  Specialty. 


35  New  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


E.  J.  WHEELER. 


J.   W.   GIRVIN. 


J.  W.   GIRVIN  &  CO., 

bber  and  Leather  Belting,  Hose,  Packing,  etc. 

Rubber  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  etc. 

Pacific  Coast  Agents  for  Boston  Belting  Co.  and  Fayerweather  &  Ladew, 
formerly  J.  B.  Hoyt  &  Co.  4  California  St.,  S.  F..  Cal. 

WILLIAMS.  DIMOND  &  CO. 

SHIPPING   AND    COMMISSION    MERCHANTS, 

UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 

Agents  for— 
The  Cunard  Royal  Mail  Steamship  I  Vivian  Sons  Yellow  Metal  Sheathing 


Company, 
'The  California  Line  of  Clippers,' 

from  New  York, 
'  The  Hawaiian  Line  of  Packets, ' ' 

to  and  from  Honolulu. 


Hartmann's  Rahtjen's  Composition 
|  The  China  Traders  &  Insurance  Co. 

I        <L'd0i 

The   Baldwin  Loeomotive  Works, 
Steel  Rails  and  Track  Material. 


A.  LUSK  &  CO., 

122  DAVIS  STREET,  SAN    FRANCISCO. 
Packers  of  the  following  celebrated  brands : 
CELEBRATED  LUSK    BRANDS, 

J.    LUSK   CANNING   COMPANY, 

SAN     LORENZO    PACKING  CO 

PARKE    &    LACY  CO., 

21  and  23  FREMONT  STREET, 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MINING,    WOOD    AND    IRON   WORKING    MACHINERY. 

ENGINES,    BOILERS,    STEAM    PUMPS, 
BELTINO.   OIL8  AND   8UPPLIE8. 

E.  D.  JONBB. 

S.  L.  JONES  &  CO., 

Auctioneers   and    Commission    Merchants, 

207   AND   209  OALIFORNIA  STREET. 


May  T,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  AMD  NORTH  PACIFIC 
RAILWAY. 

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antl!  farther  doUc«,  Boat*  mil  Ir*:n.  will 
le*re  from  »nd  arrive  At  th*>  ^»n  FrAnrlMX*  P«- 
wafer  Depot,  MARKET  STRKKT  WHAKF.  u 
follow,: 
Fro«  San  Francisco  lor  Point  Tlburon.  BcUtdert  and 

San  Ralaal. 
WEEK    DAY8-7:«0  a.  »..  9.20  a    »..    U  20  A.  M.: 

I  SO  p.  «..SJ0r.  «.,»«>  r.  «.,  630  r.  a. 
81'KDAVS— 8:00  A.M.. 930  a.m..  11:00  a.m.;  1  SO  p.m. 
3  JO  P.  M.,  5:00  p.  M.,  6:15  p.  M. 

From  San  Rafael  lor  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  PAY3-62*   a.    m..  7  bo    a.    *.,  gso    a    m. 

11  SO  a.m.:  1.40  P.M.,  3:40  P.M.,  5:06  P.M. 
SATl-RUA  Y9  ONLY— An  cxlra  trip  at  6  JO  P.M. 
oITi'HAYS— 8:10  A.M..  9:40  a.m.,  11:10  a.m.:  1:40  p.m. 
3:40  P.  M..  5:00  f   M.,  f. .25  P.  M. 

Prom  Polnl  Tlburon  to  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS-6:S0  a.  M..  8a)  A.M.,  9:55  A.M..  11:55 
A.  If.:  2:06  P.  M.,  4:05  p.  M.,  5:35  P.  M. 
Saturdays  only,  an  extra  trip  at  6:55  p  m. 
STN  DAYS— 8:36    A.M.,    10:05  A.M.,  11:35  A.M.; 
2:05  p.  M..  4K» P.M..  5:30p.m.,  6:50  P.M. 


L*avbS.F. 

ABR1VEIK  S.  F. 

Da?.*    Snodajr. 

Destination. 

Sundays 

Week 
Daya. 

7:40a.m.  S:0O  a.m.      PeUluma 
s :30p.m.  9:30a. m.          and 
6:05  p.m.  5:00p.m.   Santa  Rosa. 

10:40a.  m 
6:05  p.M 
7:25  p.  M 

8:50a.M. 
10:30a. M 
li  :10P.M. 

7:40a.m. 
3:30  P.M. 

8:00  a.m. 

Fultor,         

Windsor ,      

Heald&burg,     

Utton  Splines,    7:25p.  M. 

10:30a. M 
6:10p.m 

Way  Stations. 

7:40  a.  M 

8:00  a.  m. 

Hopland     Lot,,  M 
and  Ukiah.    '•-BP-»- 

6:10  p.m. 

7:10a. M 
3:30  p.M 

5:00a.m. 

Guerneville.  7:25p.m. 

10:30a.m. 
6:10  p.m. 

7:40a.  X 
5:05  P.M. 

8:00  a.m. 
5:00p.  M 

Sonoma  and  10:40a.m. 
Glen  Ellen,  i  6:05p.M 

8:50a.m. 
6:10p.m. 

7:40  a.  m 
3:30  p.M 

8:00  A.M 
5:00  p.M 

Sebastopol.  1  10:40a.  m 
!    6:05  p.m 

10:30am 
6:10  p.M 

Stages  connect  at  Santa  Kosa  for  Mark  West 
Springs;  at  Geyserville  for  Skaggs  Springs, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Point  Arena;  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land Springs,  Keleey ville,  Soda  Bay,  Lakeport  and 
Bartlett  SpriDgs;  at  Hopland  for  Lakeport  and 
Bartlett  Springs ;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springs,  Sara- 
toga Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Witter  Springs,  Upper 
Lake,  Lakeport,  Willttts,  Cahto,  Mendocino  City, 
Fort  Bragg,  Westport,  Usal,  Hydesville  and  Eu- 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To Petal nma,  51  50 ;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $2  26;  to 
Healdsburg,  ?3  40;  to  Cloverdale,  $4  50;  to  Hop- 
land,  $6  70;  to  Ukiah,  $6  75;  to  Sebastopol,  $2  70; 
to  Guerneville,  $3  75;  to  Sonoma,  $150;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  $1  80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only— 
ToPetaluma,  $1;  to  Santa  RoBa,  $1  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, $2  25;  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ukiah,  $4  50;  to 
Hopland,  $3  80;  to  Sebastopol,  $180;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2  50;  to  Sonoma,  $1;  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1  2U. 
H.  C.  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 

OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  $.  $.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

SteamerB  leave  wharf  corner  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  p.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Oceanic SATUBDAY.IMarch  26,  1892. 

Gaelic Saturday,  April  16, 1892. 

Belgic Tuesday,  M  ay  10, 1892. 

Oceanic Thursday,  June  2d.,  92. 

Gaelic  (via  Honolulu)  Saturday,  Juuy  25, 1891. 

ROUND  TRIP  TICKETS  AT   REDUCED    RATE8. 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 
for  sale  at  S.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Townsend  streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  atthe 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.  H.  GOODMAN,  Gen. Pass.  Agt. 

GEO.  H.RICE,  Traffic  Manager. 

I  have  a  positive  remedy  for  the  above  disease;  by  its 
use  thousands  of  oases  of  the  worst  kind  and  of  long 
standing  have  been  cured.  Indeed  so  Bfcrong  is  my  faith 
In  its  efficacy,  that  1  will  send  two  bottles  fbee,  with 
a  VALUABLE  TREATISE  on  this  disease  to  any  Buf- 
ferer  who  will  send  me  then-  Express  and  P.  O.  addreBs. 
T.  A.  Slocum,  M.  C.  133  Pearl  St..  N.  Y. 


PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

TiiRoroii  Line  to  New  York,  via  I'anama. 
Steamers  will  sad  si  NOON  on  the  5th,   115th  ud 

25th  of  each  month. 

Calling  at   various  ports  of  Mexio  ami  Ccutml 

America. 

Through  Line  Sailings.  —  Juno  4th,  S.8."Sau  Juan  ;  ' 
May  US  ,9.  •■  City  of  Sydney; "  May  Will.  1892,  8.8. 
••San  Jo*c." 

Way  Lin*  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Ports 
and  Panama.—  Steamer  sails  at  soon  18th  of  each 
mooth,  calling  at  Mazatlau.  Sm  Bin-.  ManzauMlo, 
aoapnloo.  Port  Angel.  Saltna  Cruz,  Tonala,  San 
Benito,  Ocos,  Champerieo,  Sau  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajutla,  La  Libertad,  La  Union,  Amapala,  Co- 
rluto,  Sau  Juan  del  Sur  aud  Puuta  Arenas. 

Way   Line    Sailing,— May  18th,  S.  S.  "Acapulco," 
When  the  regular  sailiug  date  falls  on  Sunday 
steamers  will  be  despatched  the  preceding  Satur- 
day. 

JAPAN  AND  CHINA  LINE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 
HONGKONG, 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 

Shanghai,  and  at  Hongkong  for  East 

Indies.  Straits,  etc.: 

"Cityof  Peking"— Saturday,  May  21,  1892,   at  3 

p.  li. 

"City  of  Rio  de  Janeiio,"  Tuesday,  June  14th,  at 

3  P.  M. 

S.  S.  "Peru"  Thursday,  July  7th,  at  3  p.  M. 

Round  Trip  Tickets  to  Yokohama  at  reduced 
rates. 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Brannan  streets.  Branch  office— 202 
Front  street  ALEXANDER  CENTER, 

General  Agent. 


OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 
rying the  United  States,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
Mails,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

For    Honolulu    Only, 

9.8.  AusTRALiA(3,000tons). -Tuesday,  May  10,1892, 

For  Honolulu,  Auckland  and 

Sydney,  Direct, 

S.  S.  Mariposa,  Friday,  May  27,  1892,  at  2  P.  Mi 

For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  Office,  327  Mar- 
ket street. 

JOHN  D.  SPRECKEL8  &  BROS., 
General  Agents 


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THE  little  Crown  Prince  of  Germany  was 
ten  years  old  on  May  6tb,  and  was  then, 
in  accordance  with  an  old  Hohenzollern  cus 
torn,  entered  as  Lieutenant  in  the  German 
Army  List.  Prince  Wilhelm  is  the  first 
young  Hobenzollern  entering  the  army  as 
Crown  Prince  of  the  German  Empire. 


CLEVERTON— Old  man,  I  should  think 
you  would  wear  a  silk  hat  with  a  dress 
suit.  Daskaway  (sadly) — You  can't  hire  a 
silk  hat. 


SOUTHERN   PACIFIC   COMPANY. 

PACIFIC    SYSTEM. 

Train*  Leave  and  are  Duo  to  Arrive  at 

SAN      FRANCISCO: 

LravbI  From  Mo/  2,    1892.  I  Arkivk 

7:00  a.  Hcinria,  Kuinsoy,  SacranK-nlo  7:15  p. 
7:30a.  Hay  wards,  Nltcs  and  San  Jose  -  M2:16p. 
7:30a.  Martinez,  Ban  Ramon  and   Cal- 

istOfraaud  Santo  Ko-a  6:l5r. 

8  00  a.  Jacram'toA  Redding,  vtaDavls.  "?:16p. 
8:00  a.  Kirctaud  Second  Class  for  Ogden 

and  East,  and  first  class  locally        9:46  P. 
8:30a.  Niles,  San  Jose,  Stockton,  lone, 
Sacramento,  Marysville,  Oro- 

villeand  Red  Bluff        4:46  P. 

9:00  a.  Sunset  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 
Santa  Barbara,  Lob  Angeles, 
Deming.El  Paso,  New  Orleans 

and  East     8:45  p. 

12-OOm.  Haywards,  Niles  and  Livermore     7:16  p. 

•1:00 p.  8acramento  River  Steamers *9:00p. 

3 :00  p.  Haywards,  Niles  and  San  Jose . .  9 :46  A. 
4:00  p.  Martinez,  San  Ramon  &  Stockton  9:46a. 
4 :00  p.  Vallejo,  Calistoga,  El  Verano  and 

Santa  Rosa 9.45  A. 

4:30p.  Benicia,  Vacavtlle,  Sacramento.    10:45  a. 

4:30p.  Woodlandand  Oroville 10;45a. 

*4 :30  p.  Niles  and  Livermore *8:46  a. 

5:00  p.  Los  Angeles  Express,  Fresno. 
Bakersfield>  Santa  Barbara  & 

Los  Angeles 12:15p. 

5:00  p.  Santa  Fe  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 

for  Mojave  and  East  12 :15  p. 

6:00 p.  Haywards,  Niles  and  San  Jose..      7:45a. 

.  ...  Niles  and  San  Jose J6 :15  p. 

6:00  p.  Ogden  Route  Atlantic  Express, 

Ogden  and  East V-.lb  a. 

17:00  p.  Vallejo +8:46  p. 

7:00  p.  Shasta  Route  ExpresB,  Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding,  Port- 
land,  Paget  Sound  and  East- . .     8:15  a 

Santa  Cruz  0 1  vision. 

17:45  a.  Sunday  Excursion  Train  for  New- 
ark, San  Jose,  Los  Gates,  Pel- 
ton,  Big  Trees  and  Santa  Cru4    J8rf)5p. 

8:15a.  Newark,  Centerville,  San  Jose, 
Felton,    Boulder   Creek  and 

Santa  Cruz 6:20  p. 

*2:15p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,  Boulder  Creek  and 
Santa  Cruz *10:50a. 

4:45  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Los  Gatos^    9:60a. 

Coast  Division  (Third  a  id  Townsend  Streets). 

7  -.00  a.  San  Jose,  Almaden  aud  Way  Sta- 
tions        2:30  P. 

8:30a.  San  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tres  Pinos.Pa- 
jaro.SantaCruz, Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove,  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Kobles  and.  Santa 
Margarita  (San  Luis  Obispo) 
and  principal  Way  Stations  6:10  p. 
10:37a.  San  Jose,  and  Way  Stations..  ..  5:10p. 
12:15  p.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 4 :00  p. 

*2:30p.  San  Jose,  Tres  Plnos,  Santa  Cruz, 
Salinas,  Monterey,  PaciflcGrove 

and  principal  Way  Stations *10:48  a. 

*3:30  P.  Menlo  Park,  San  Jose  and  Prin- 
ciple Way  Stations *10:03  A. 

*4:15P.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . .   *8:06a. 

6:15  p.  San  JoBe  and  Way  Stations 9:03a. 

6:30  p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . .  6:36  a. 
f-ll:45p.  Menlo  Park  and  principal  Way 

Stations t7:30p. 

a.  for  Morning.                        p.  for  Afternoon. 
♦Sundays  excepted.                    -J-Saturdays  only. 
t  Sundays  only. 

PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

SteamerB  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C,  and  PtJGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  a.  m.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  Bailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  m.  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Orego:?,  in  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  SAN  Simeon, 
Caydcos,  Santa  Barbara,  San  Boenaventdba, 
Hoeneme,  San  Pedbo,  Los  Angeles  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  aud  HOOKTON,  Hum- 
boldt Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  a.  m. 

Ticket  Office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL,  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 

I  CURE  FITS! 

When  I  say  cure  I  do  not  mean  merely  to  stop  t  hern 
for  a  time  and  then  have  then)  return  again.  J  mean  a 
radical  cure.  I  have  made  the  d  sease  of  FITS,  EPI- 
LEPSY or  FALLING  SICKNESS  a  life-long  ptady.  I 
^arrant  my  remedy  to  care  the  worst  cases.  Because; 
others  have  failed  is  no  reason  for  not  now  receiving  a 
care.  Send  at  once  for  a  treatise  and  a  Free  Bottle  of 
my  infallible  remedy.  Give  Express  and  Post  Office. 
H.  G.  ROOT,  M.  C.»  183  Pearl  St..  N.  T. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTEK. 


May  7,  1892. 


GOLD  lace  has  again  been  in  the  ascendant,  and  the  presence 
in  these  waters  of  our  cruisers,  the  Boston  and  the  Charleston, 
the  Austrian  frigate  Fasana,  and  the  French  war  ship  Champlaine, 
made  the  week  a  lively  one,  afloat  and  ashore.  The  officers  of 
the  several  ships  have  entertained  numerous  parties  onboard 
their  vessels,  the  Boston  possibly  attracting  the  larger  number  of 
mere  curiosity  visitors;  while  they  in  turn  have  been  dined  and 
wined  to  their  hearts'  content,  by  friends  in  Ban  Francisco  and 
in  Oakland.  The  entertainment  and  ball  to  be  given  to-night,  at 
Union  Square  Hall,  by  Le  Cercle  Francais,  is  mainly  for  the  pur- 
pose of  entertaining  their  countrymen  of  the  officers  on  the 
Champlaine,  who  will  be  present  in  force;  while  at  the  Austrian 
ball,  to  be  given  in  compliment  to  the  Captain  and  officers  of  the 
Fasana,  which  will  take  place  at  Odd  Fellows'  Hall,  to-morrow 
night,  it  is  anticipated  that  the  wearers  of  uniforms  will  outnum- 
ber those  in  plain  evening  dress  ten  to  one. 

St.  Stephen's  Church  was  the  scene  of  another  pretty  wedding 
on  Wednesday  evening  of  this  week,  when  Miss  Lillian  Thomas 
and  Herbert  C.  Wayruan  were  bride  and  groom.  A  canvased 
archway  extending  over  the  sidewalk  was  hung  with  Chinese 
lanterns  and  gave  entrance  to  the  little  church,  which  was  bril- 
liantly lighted,  and  the  first  view  upon  entering  was  very  at- 
tractive. The  chancel  was  filled  with  potted  palms  and  giant 
ferns.  The  reredoa  was  a  mass  of  Banksia  roses,  and  on  either 
side  were  Bermuda  lilies,  and  upon  the  altar  itself  were  large  bou- 
quets of  La  France  roses.  Across  the  chancel  in  front  of  the 
altar  was  stretched  a  rope  of  smilax,  and  from  the  centre  of  it  de- 
pended a  beautiful  marriage  bell,  composed  of  pink  roses,  sweet 
peas  and  lilies  of  the  valley,  beneath  which  the  ceremony  was 
performed  by  the  rector,  Rev.  E.  J.  Lion.  After  a  couple  of  false 
alarms,  during  which  time  the  groom  and  his  best  man,  W.  Lloyd 
Eaton,  patiently  awaited  them  at  the  altar,  the  bridal  party  en- 
tered, to  the  strains  of  the  Lohengren  bridal  ch  tus,  the  ushers, 
Messrs.  Way  man,  Adams,  Knight,  Ward  and  Noble  Eaton  lead- 
ing. Then  followed  Miss  Anna  Whitney  and  Charles  E.  Knight, 
as  bridesmaid  and  groomsman,  and  directly  after,  the  bride  and 
her  sister,  Miss  Emily  Thomas,  walking  side  by  side.  The  bride 
wor**  an  exquisite  costume  of  heavy  brocaded  white  satin,  made 
en  traine  and  with  a  Medici  collar,  the  entire  front  of  the  gown  be- 
ing a  mass  of  embroidery  formed  of  crystal  and  pearl  beads ;  a  tulle 
veil  caught  with  a  spray  of  orange  blossoms,  completed  her  toilette. 
The  maid  of  honor  was  also  in  white,  and  Miss  Whitney  in  pale 
salmon  color.  Later  a  reception  was  held  at  the  bride's  residence, 
ou  Haight  street,  which  was  beautifully  decorated  and  filled  with 
guests,  a  handsome  supper  following  the  congratulations  offered 
the  newly-wedded  couple. 

The  Loyal  Legion  celebrated  their  21st  anniversary  last  Tues- 
day in  gala  style.  The  steamer  J".  M,  Donahue,  which  had  been 
engaged  for  the  occasion  was  gayly  festooned  with  flags  and  bunt- 
ing and  crowded  with  guests  who  included  all  the  prominent 
members  of  the  Legion  and  their  families,  officers  of  the  Army 
and  Navy,  etc.  First  a  tour  round  the  bay  was  made  taking  in 
the  men-of-war  at  anchor.  From  the  Union  Iron  Works  the 
steamer  wus  headed  for  Mare  Island.  There  the  excursionists 
were  received  by  the  officers  stationed  at  the  Navy  Yard,  and  an 
elaborate  banquet,  spread  in  the  appropriately  dressed  sail  loft 
was  done  ample  justice  to  after  which  a  silver  punch  bowl  and 
ladle  was  presented  to  Col.  Smedberg  in  recognition  of  his  ser- 
vices as  recorder  ever  since  the  Legion  was  organized  twenty-one 
years  ago.  Strolls  toward  the  Island  were  then  in  order,  and 
the  city  was  reached  again  about  six  o'clock. 

A  dramatic  and  musical  entertainment  will  be  given  for  the 
benefit  of  the  San  Francisco  Nursery  for  Homeless  Children,  in 
the  Bijou  Theatre,  Friday,  the  13th  inst.,  under  the  auspices  of 
the  San  .Francisco  Players'  Club.  Some  of  the  best  amateurs 
belong  to  this  club,  so  a  very  enjoyable  evening  may  be  expected. 
The  following  artists  have  kindly  consented  to  take  part  in  the 
programme:  Miss  Louise  Cosgro,  Mrs.  Charles  Dickroan,  Prof. 
Adelstein,  Harvie  H.  Dana,  William  W.  Brewer,  Otto  H.  Heyne- 
mann,  the  Banduria  Club,  and  others.  A  large  attendance  is 
hoped  for,  as  there  are  about  fifty  little  ones  in  the  Institution, 
whose  treasury  is  now  empty.  Admission,  including  reserved 
seat,  fifty  cents. 

There  was  a  pleasant  gathering  on  May  1st  in  the  beautiful 
home  of  the  McLaughlins,  at  Santa  Cruz.  Major  McLaughlin 
and  his  hospitable  wife  and  daughter,  with  a  few  friends,  had 
met  to  christen  the  new  mansion  on  the  hill.  It  will  henceforth 
be  known  by  the  same  name  as  that  of  its  more  unpretentious 
predecessor,  "Golden  Gate  Cottage,"  in  which  the  McLaughlins  re- 
sided at  the  seashore  while  their  present  palace  was  being  built. 
Mrs.  Frank  McLaughlin,  Miss  Agnes  McLaughlin,  and  their 
guest,  Miss  Annie  Waldeyer,  will  be  "  at  home"  this  season,  after 
May  10th.  Major  McLaughlin  will  remain  a  while  longer  at  his 
mines  in  Oroville,  after  which  he  will  join  the  ladies. 


The  number  of  European  pilgrims  is  much  larger  this  year  than 
last,  and  the  list  seems  to  be  on  the  increase,  as  nearly  every  day 
one  hears  of  some  new  intending  departure,  or  of  some  one  al- 
ready gone.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Boardman  come  under  that  heading, 
and  their  absence  will  be  an  extended  one.  Mrs.  Chas.  Nelson, 
accompanied  by  Miss  Emerson;  Mrs.  David  Bixler.who  has  gone 
to  join  her  sister.  Miss  Helen  Hyde,  in  Munich;  the  Rev.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  W.  W.  Davis  and  Miss  Florence  Davis  are  well  on  their 
way  to  Europe  now;  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Douglass  Dick,  Mrs.  E. 
J.  Bowen  and  Miss  Mary  Bowen  are  already  the  other  side  of 
the  broad  Atlantic.  Mrs.  Leland  Stanford,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tim 
Hopkins,  Captain,  Mrs.  and  Miss  Mamie  Kohl,  left  for  the  East 
last  Monday,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  L.  Moody  have  gone  to  Japan, 
for  the  benefit  of  Mr.  Moody's  health.  Among  the  intending  de- 
partures for  Europe  are  Mrs.  Delmas  and  her  daughters,  Miss 
Louise  Moulder,  Miss  Eva  Withrow,  for  the  purpose  of  continu- 
ing her  art  studies,  and  Joe  Redding,  accompanied  by  the  Misses 
Younger,  to  be  followed  later  by  Mrs.  Younger;  and  Mrs.  McLane 
Martin,  who  goes  direct  to  Paris,  in  June. 

The  sale  of  the  Colton  house,  on  California  street,  to  Mrs.  C. 
P.  Huntington,  will  be  pleasant  news  to  our  society  at  large,  as 
it  gives  the  assurance  that  one,  at  least,  of  our  Nob  Hill  palaces 
will  soon  cease  to  wear  the  gloomy  "  closed-up  "  appearance  so 
very  prevalent  in  that  locality — save  in  the  way  of  dinnerparties. 
Entertainments  on  a  large  scale  within  its  doors  have  been  of 
rare  occurrence.  The  first  was  on  the  occasion  of  the  debut  of 
Miss  Nellie  Colton  into  society,  which  was  in  the  form  of  a 
matinee  dansante.  The  next  was  when  Miss  Nellie  and  Crittenden 
Thornton  were  married,  the  ceremony  and  the  reception  taking 
place  therein.  Since  Gen.  Colton's  death,  it  has  been  closed  to 
general  society,  excepting  on  a  few  occasions,  when  Mrs.  McLane 
Martin  gave  some  musicales  and  private  theatrical  entertainments 
in  the  art  gallery,  which  was  transformed  into  a  little  theatre.  It 
is,  therefore,  a  matter  for  congratulation  that  the  possibilities  of 
this  fine  house  will  so  soon  be  made  the  most  of,  it  being  the  in- 
tention of  the  Huntingtons  to  occupy  it  this  coming  autumn. 

The  young  ladies  of  St.  Andrews  Church,  Oakland,  had  a  great 
success  with  their  carnival  of  nations  at  the  theatre  on  Thursday 
evening.  The  tableaux  were  very  fine,  and  the  gay  whirl  of 
society  was  represented  very  thoroughly.  Among  the  many  who 
aided  in  the  production  were  Misses  J.  Newton,  Marie  Rickhart, 
May  Warren,  Helen  Manning,  Birdie  Curtis,  Juliette  Barbagheleta, 
Clara  Billington,  Mabel  Pelton,  May  Hebard,  Minnie  Wright, 
Annie  Fairbanks,  Nettie  Edwards,  Mollie  Briggs,  Mabel  Briggs, 
Pearl  Tucker,  Mae  Hawkett,  Liltie  Ziegenbaum ,  Myrtle  Chapman, 
May  Ryer,  Ella  O'Connell,  Maud  Taylor,  Grace  Taylor,  Mary 
Bow,  Laura  Demarais,  Natalie  Moran,  Lillie  Greenebaum  and  Ida 
Moody. 

The  recent  death  of  that  venerable  pioneer,  Mr.  Samuel  Hort, 
recalls  to  the  minds  of  many  old-timers  tL«  hospitalities  the  Horts 
extended  to  visitors  at  their  modest  little  cottaee,  on  Bush  street, 
during  the  girlhood  of  their  daughters,  Mrs.  George  C.  Boardman 
and  Mrs.  M.  M.  Tompkins.  It  was  there  that  the  marriage  of 
their  youngest  daughter,  Mrs.  Tompkins,  was  celebrated,  the  nup- 
tials of  Mrs.  Boardman  taking  place  at  their  new  and  more  pre- 
tentious residence  on  Sutter  street,  lately  tbe  home  of  Mrs.  Eleanor 
Martin.  Mr.  Hort  was  an  exceedingly  hospitable  man,  and  never 
happier  than  when  surrounded  by  friends.  Kind-hearted  and  gen- 
erous to  a  degree,  his  loss  will  be  sincerely  mourned  by  many. 

Everything  indicates  that  the  garden  party  of  the  Woman's 
Exchange  which  will  take  place  at  Angel  Island,  to-day,  will  be 
a  pronounced  success,  and  the  prayers  of  the  lady  managers  dur- 
ing the  past  week  have  all  been  that  propitious  weather  should 
be  vouchsafed  them,  as  the  one  thing  most  needful  to  insure  it. 
There  will  be  <"  buttons"  ad  lib,  for  inaddition  to  our  own  gallant 
defenders,  the  officers  of  the  Fasana  and  the  Champlaine  have  been 
invited,  and  most  of  them  will,  no  doubt,  avail  themselves  of  the 
opportunity  of  meeting  so  many  of  our  best  known  belles.  The 
boats  leave  for  the  island  at  1:30.  2:00  and  2:30  p.  m.,  returning 
from  4:00  to  6  P.M. 


The  May  Day  picnic  of  the  San  Francisco  Verein  last  Sunday, 
was  a  success  in  every  respect.  There  was  not  a  single  incident 
to  mar  the  pleasures  of  the  day.  The  party  was  guided  around 
tbe  bay  by  Captain  Dan  Haskell, of  tbe  tug  Fearless  At  Benicia 
a  landing  was  made  and  a  lunch  served,  after  which  the  return 
trip  was  begun.  One  of  the  fairest  of  the  belles  on  board  was  so 
affected  by  the  tales  of  seafaring  life  told  by  Captain  Sch  wabacher, 
that  sue  fainted.  Ben  Arnold  assisted  in  the  navigation  of  the 
vessel.  

The  high  tea  given  by  Mrs.  J.  C.  Stubbs  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Nathanial  Gray  Kindergarten  was  not  only  a  monetary  success, 
but  an  extremely  pleasant  gathering.  Smilax,  roses  and  potted 
plants  were  used-iu  ornamenting  the  pretty  residence  on  Pacific 
avenue  and  the  young  ladies  who  dispensed  tea  in  the  Russian 
style  all  wore  becoming  evening  toilettes.  Tbe  musical  programme 
was  well  rendered  and  pretty  souvenirs  were  given  each  gueet 
as  mementos  of  a  charming  entertainment. 


M .iy  7,  1892. 


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Oo  Pridiy  afternoon  Mrs  K  I.  Whitney's  lea  was  largely  at- 
tended, and  proved  to  be  one  of  the  prettiest  ol  the  spring  season's 
large  crop  of  like  attain.  The  mild  Iretublor  which  occurred 
about  four  o'clock  was  regarded  as  something  specially  designed 
to  give  <■•■('!!  to  the  afternoon's  entertainment.  The  tea  given  by  the 
Misses  Beaver  on  Saturday  afternoon  was  another  pleasant  re- 
union of  friends.  The  pretty  decorations  o'  the  rooms,  and  the 
lovely  toilettes  worn  according  well  with  each  other. 

One  of  last  week's  pretty  lunches  was  given  by  Mrs.  E.  B. 
Pond,  as  an  adieu  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Spitxer,  of  Boston,  who  spent 
a  portion  of  the  winter  in  San  Francisco.  Mrs.  Spitzer  is  a 
cousin  of  the  late  Gen.  McDowell,  and  their  return  to  Boston  was 
somewhat  hastened  so  as  to  be  present  at  the  marriage  of  Mr.  H. 
B.  McDowell  to  Miss  Fuller,  which  takes  place  at  the  Hub  very 
shortly.  The  8pitzers  intend  spending  next  winter  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  also. 

At  length  it  would  seem  as  though  our  local  beau  monde  of 
wealth  and  fashion  is  to  have  a  leader  and  an  acknowledged 
head.  Mrs.  0.  P.  Huntington  has,  it  is  said,  decided  to  take  up 
her  residence  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  will  "go  into  residence  " 
in  the  early  autumn.  Having  unlimited  wealth  at  her  command, 
a  spirit  of  hospitality  and  a  desire  to  exercise  it,  'tis  safe  to  assert 
the  lady  will  at  once  take  a  leading  position  in  our  society  circles. 

Among   recently  announced    engagements   are  those   of    Miss 
Florence  Currier  to  Arthur   F.  Barnard;  Miss   Addie  Wegener  to 
Col.  John  H.  Roster,  of  the  N.  G.  C,  and  of  Mrs.  Anna  B.  Toland 
to  James  F.  Lake  of  New  York.     Mrs.  Toland's    wedding,  which    . 
will  be  the  first  of  these  to   take  place,  will  be  celebrated  in   this    ! 
city  at  St.  John's    Episcopal  Church,  and   the  wedding  trip   will    ; 
include  a  tour  of  Europe. 

The  departure  of  the  pastor  of  St.  Luke's,  Eev.  Davis,  last 
week,  for  his  holiday  trip  to  Europe,  was  signalized  by  a  proces- 
sion of  devoted  friends,  bearing  lunch  baskets,  flowers,  and 
dainties  of  all  kinds,  who  crossed  the  ferry  en  masse,  to  wish  the 
little  man  and  bis  wife  bon  voyage.  Meanwhile  the  church  on  the 
Avenue  will  struggle  along  to  pay  the  wherewithal  for  the  vaca- 
tion tour. 

Frank  Wellman  was  married  on  Wednesday  evening  to  Miss 
Ella  Dyer,  of  Fruitvale.  The  nuptials  were  very  brilliant,  and 
were  held  at  the  handsome  residence  of  the  bride's  parents,  near 
Bay  avenue.  The  bridegroom  is  well  known  in  the  city,  for  he  is 
a  member  of  the  firm  of  Wellman,  Peck  &  Co.  The  bride  is  a 
sister  of  Miss  *Uice  Dyer,  who,  before  she  married,  was  quite 
noted  in  amateur  musical  circles. 

Mrs.  Hearst,  accompanied  by  Mrs.  and  Miss  Berreda,  who  left 
last  Saturday  for  the  East,  are  at  present  in  Washington  City, 
where  the  Barredas  will  remain,  as  Mrs.  Hearst's  visitors,  until 
she  sails  for  Europe,  the  last  of  May.  Mrs.  and  Miss  Barreda 
will  spend  the  summer  with  friends  at  the  Eastern  watering 
places, including  Newport,  which  was  their  residence  for  so  many 
years. 

Mrs.  Chesborough's  dinner,  and  the  Misses  Dimond's  lunch, 
both  in  honor  of  Miss  Agnes  Huntington,  were  among  the  events 
of  last  week.  Mrs.  Chesborough's  decorations  were  in  mauve 
and  pale  green ;  the  Misses  Dimond  chose  pink,  green  and  yellow 
as  the  tints  for  their  pretty  rooms,  the  guests,  with  two  excep- 
tions, Mrs.  Huntington  and  Mrs.  E.  S.  Dimond,  all  being  young 
ladies. 

On  Monday  evening  next  it  is  anticipated  that  the  Grand  Opera 
House  will  blossom  like  a  garden  of  roses,  with  the  spring  hats 
of  the  ladies,  to  see  Richelieu  done  for  the  benefit  of  St.  Vincent's 
Roman  Catholic  Orphan  Asylum  at  San  Rafael.  It  will  be  the 
last  appearance  of  Mr.  Richard  Hotaling  before  his  departure  for 
the  East,  and  his  admirers  will  all  be  there,  as  a  matter  of  course. 

Miss  Fanny  Gamble,  daughter  of  James  Gamble,  the  wealthy 
Piedmontese,  returned  from  the  Hawaiian  Islands  the  other  day, 
and  it  is  now  announced  that  she  will  be  married  on  June  8th  to 
Mr.  Ellis,  of  Boston.  The  affair  will  be  a  very  swell  one,  for  the 
bride-elect  is  prominent  in  Alameda  County  society.  The  brides- 
maids will  be  Miss  Jessie  Coleman  and  Miss  Edna  Dickens. 

Joe  Redding's  touching  attention  to  Jessie  Bartlett  Davis,  in 
the  form  of  a  song,  both  words  and  music  of  his  own  composi- 
tion, has  called  forth  a  spirit  of  emulation  in  the  breasts  of  local 
musicians;  and  we  shall  expect  Jack  Parrott  to  be  heard  from  in 
a  dedicatory  fugue  or  sonata. 

A  very  interesting  game  of  baseball  was  played  at  Central  Park, 
last  Monday,  between  the  Cogswell's  Nine  and  Anderson's 
Academy.  The  latter  nine  won  by  a  score  of  11  to  10,  A  game 
will  be  played  to-day  at  Central  Park,  between  Anderson's  Acad- 
emy and  Trinity  School,  at  2:30  P.  M. 

The  engagement  is  announced  of  Miss  Lolly  Steinman,  of  this 
city,  and  Mr.  George  Jacobs,  of  Woodland.  Miss  Steinman  is  one 
of  the  handsomest  and  most  popular  young  ladies  in  Jewish  so- 
ciety circles,  while  her  intended  is  a  popular  young  merchant. 


The  Baiter  hop  al  the  Presidio,  which  took  place  last  Friday 
evening,  was  quite  a  large  full-dress  party,  and,  as  usual  at  that 
post,  a  most  delightful  one.  It  was  the  lust  of  the  regular  winter 
series  of  dances,  which  was  interrupted  by  Lent,  ami  although 
hops  will  not  now  be  given  regularly  every  fortnight,  they  will 
be  of  frequent  occurrence  during  the  summer. 

The  steamship  Australia,  which  arrived  from  Honolulu  on 
Tuesday,  brought  back  a  good  many  of  our  recent  visitors  to  the 
Islands.  Among  the  passengers  were  Governor  and  Mrs.  Geo.  C. 
Perkins,  Mrs.  and  Miss  Phelan,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lansing  Mizner, 
Miss  Severance  and  Mr.  H.  B.  Sperry,  all  of  whom  greatly  en- 
joyed their  stay  in  the  Hawaiian  Kingdom. 

Edgar  Mills,  Jr.,  and  bis  sister,  Miss  Ad  lie  Mills,  will  be  at  Del 
Monte  during  June.  Miss  Alice  Decker  is  visiting  there  at  pres- 
ent. General  and  Mrs.  J.  H.  Dickinson  are  already  settled  for' 
the  season  at  their  pretty  cottage,  Craig  Hazel,  in  Sausalito.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Webster  Jones  leave  for  San  Rafael  next  week,  where 
they  will  pass  the  summer  months. 


The  annual  convention  of  the  Episcopal  Church  of  California 
will  commence  on  Monday,  the  lGth  inst.,  at  St.  John's  Church, 
and  while  in  session,  the  ladies  of  the  different  city  parishes  will 
serve  a  daily  lunch  to  the  members.  It  is  the  purpose  of  the 
Church  Club  to  give  a  reception  to  Bishops  Kip  and  Nichols, 
during  the  convention  week. 

Penelope,  which  was  such  a  success  on  its  first  production,  was1 
presented  again,  at  the  Bella  Vista,  on  Friday  of  last  week,  for 
the  purpose  of  benefiting  the  Children's  Hospital.  The  pretty 
operetta  was  much  enjoyed  by  a  large  audience,  and  was  charm- 
ingly sung,  and  acted  with  spirit,  Miss  Carr  and  Mr.  Coffin  carry- 
ing off  the  chief  honors. 

The  pictures  shown  in  the  exhibition  of  the  Art  Association, 
bearing  the  name  of  Guy  Rose  are  from  the  brush  of  the  son  of 
L.  J.  Rose,  of  Los  Angeles.  The  young  artist  is  possessed  of  un- 
doubted ability,  and  should  make  a  name  for  himself.  The 
many  friends  of  his  popular  sire  have  showered  congratulations 
upon  him. 

A  literary  tea  will  be  among  the  novelties  of  next  week.  It 
will  take  place  at  the  Berkshire  on  Wednesday  afternoon  for  the 
benefit  of  the  literary  exhibit  of  the  World's  Fair.  Music,  read- 
ings and  Russian  tea,  with  the  teacup  and  saucer  thrown  in,  are, 
among  the  attractions  offered.     The  tickets  are  placed  at  $1. 


The  wedding  of  Miss  Lena  Merry  to  the  Rev.  Charles  Mason, 
assistant  minister  of  Grace  Church  will  take  place  at  St.  Luke's 
Church  on  Van  Ness  avenue  next  Tuesday  evening.  The  Assistant 
Bishop,  Right  Rev.  W.  L.  Nichols,  will  perform  the  ceremony,  as- 
sisted by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Foute,  rector  of  Grace  Church. 

Frank  Cardan's  wealthy  fiancee  has  already  chosen  her  brides- 
maids. Her  sister  Florence  will,  of  course,  be  Maid-of-Honor; 
Miss  Alger,  of  Detroit,  and  Miss  Eva  Carolan  are  those  from 
abroad,  while  Chicago  will  furnish  the  other  buds  for  the  bridal 
wreath.     Hubert  Carolan  will  be  best  man. 


Col.  Fred.  Crocker,  with  his  children  and  Mrs.  A.  M.  Easton, 
are  paying  a  visit  to  the  Tavern  of  Castle  Crags,  the  new  hotel 
lately  opened  at  Ijower  Soda  Springs,  where  they  will  probably 
remain  a  couple  of  weeks  longer.  Later,  the  party  will  be 
guests  at  Del  Monte. 

St.  Mary's  Hospital  will  be  the  beneficiary,  on  Tuesday  even- 
ing, at  the  Grand  Opera  House,  a  concert  of  rare  excellence  be- 
ing the  attraction,  which,  it  is  hoped,  will  draw  a  goodly  pile  of 
dollars  to  its  treasury  in  aid  of  that  very  worthy  charity. 

Mrs.  Harmony,  who  goes  to  join  her  husband,  the  Admiral  in 
command  of  the  Asiatic  squadron,  sailed  for  Japan  last  Monday. 
She  made  quite  a  visit  in  San  Francisco,  during  which  time  she 
was  the  guest  of  her  old  friend,  Mrs.  C.  L.  Ashe. 

Mrs.  Sam.  Wilson,  who  is  such  an  adept  at  dinner-giving,  has 
been  exercising  her  hospitalities  in  that  line,  of  late.  Her  recent 
banquet  d'adieu  to  Mrs.  Tim  Hopkins  was  among  the  handsomest 
of  this  season's  dinner  parties. 

The  annual  bench  show  has  been  one  of  the  attractions  of  this 
week,  and  society  has  largely  appeared,  not  only  as  exhibitors, 
but  spectators,  and  contributed  in  no  slight  degree  to  the  success 
of  the  show.  

The  engagement  is  announced  of  Miss  Fannie  V.  Steiner, 
daughter  of  the  late  Samuel  Steiner,  to  Jonas  Erlanger.  They  re- 
ceived at  her  residence,  918  Eddy  street,  last  Sunday  afternoon 
and  evening.  

A  children's  fete  will  be  given  at  Cavalry  Hall,  Oakland,  this 
afternoon,  by  the  ladies  of  Jthe  Unitarian  Church.  It  is  a  costume 
party,  and  includes  a  march  of  nations  and  character  dancing. 

The  Sisters  of  St.  Joseph's  Convent,  Oakland,  intend  to  give  a 
big  benefit  concert  and  dramatic  entertainment,  at  Hansen's  Hall, 
Oakland,  on  May  26th. 


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May  7,  1892. 


Mr.  8.  Gamp  arrived  in  Rome  on  Wednesday,  having  gone 
there  direct  from  this  city.  It  is  Mr.  Gump's  intention  to  visit 
the  Mediterranean  cities  before  the  warm  weather  sets  in.  after 
which  he  will  visit  the  various  other  art  centres  of  Europe. 

The  engagement  is  announced  of  Miss  Emma  M.  Cline,  of  San 
Francisco,  to  Edward  J.  Fennon,  of  Oakland.  The  wedding  will 
occur  in  October. 

A  testimonial  benefit  will  be  given  at  the  Grand  Opera  House, 
on  the  evening  of  May  11th,  to  Mrs.  Lizzie  Vigoreux,  who  will 
appear  as  Rosalind  in  As  You  Like  It. 


The  King's  Daughters,  of  the  Eighth  avenue  church,  Oakland, 
are  making  arrangements  to  give  a  Quaker  pink  tea  in  the  church 
parlors  soon.  

The  East  will  claim  Mrs.  Martin  and  Mrs.  Peter  Donahue;  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Chauncey  Winslow  and  Miss  Kate  Jarboe,  whom  we 
shall  not  see  again  for  a  year,  at  least. 

What's  the  matter  with  Lieut.  Poundstone?  No  announce- 
ment from  that  quarter  yet.  Surely  the  gallant  sailor  is  not  a 
laggard  in  love. 

Mr.  A.  Grothwell,  the  representative  of  the  Paraffine  Paint 
Company,  has  gone  to  Portland  in  the  interests  of  his  concern. 

The  Tillicums  have  issued  cards  for  their  "  Hias  Colliton,"  at 
Odd  Fellows'  Hall,  Friday  evening,  May  30th. 


Mrs.  Louisa  H.  Thibault  has  arrived  with  her  son  in  New  York, 
from  Europe,  and  is  now  en  route  to  San  Francisco. 


The  Pacific  Yacht  Club  will  give  their  opening  hop  of  the  sea- 
son at  their  pretty  club  house,  at  Sausalito,  to-day. 

Al.  Bowie  and  Ed.  Sheldon  are  said  to  be  contemplating  a  joint 
establishment  for  their  summer  outing. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  W.  Goggin  have  gone  to  Shamrock  Lodge, 
Belvedere,  for  the  season. 

On  dit  in  the  swim,  that  Mr.  Outhout  and  Miss  Sperry  may  be 
the  next  to  pair  off. 

THE  Maze  is  now  showing  an  excellent  line  of  boys'  handsome 
suits,  which  are  far  superior  to  anything  seen  before  in  this 
city.  They  are  in  all  styles,  and  will  certainly  suit  any  young 
Fauntleroy,  budding  sailor,  or  amateur  athlete  who  may  see 
them.  The  Maze  has  earned  an  unrivaled  reputation  as  a  house 
that  deals  only  in  first-class  goods,  and  it  will  be  highly  beneficial 
for  intending  purchasers  to  visit  it.  It  has  a  larger  assortment  of 
furnishing  goods  than  any  other  house  in  the  city,  and  takes 
pride  in  the  fact  that  its  stock  is  unexcelled.  All  the  latest  fash- 
ionable designs  are  on  its  counters,  and  in  every  respect  it  illus- 
trates its  claim  to  be  a  perfect  establishment. 

THERE  is  a  rumor  at  the  Riviera  that  there  is  a  prospeot  of 
marriage  between  Princess  Victoria,  of  Wales,  and  the  Hered- 
itary Grand  Duke  of  Nassau-Luxemburg,  who  is  one  of  the  best 
matches  in  Europe,  as  he  will  inherit  enormous  estates  in  Ger- 
many and  Austria  from  his  father,  as  well  as  a  very  large  fortune. 
The  Hereditary  Grand  Duke,  who  was  born  in  1852,  is  a  cousin 
of  the  Duchess  of  Albany  and  a  nephew  of  the  Queen  of  Sweden , 
and  his  only  sister  is  married  to  the  Crown  Prince  of  Baden. 

Still  Faster  Time  East. 

On  and  after  Sunday,  May  1st,  passengers  via  the  great  Chicago, 
Union  Pacific  and  Northwestern  through  sleeping  and  dining  car 
line  from  the  Pacific  Coast  will  arrive  at  Chicago  at  9:30  a.  m.  daily, 
and  have  ample  time  to  connect  with  the  fast  morning  trains  reach- 
ing New  York  at  2  p.  m.  the  following  day,  the  through  time  being 
twenty-two  and  one-half  hours  to  Chicago  and  twenty-four  hours  to 
New  York  quicker  than  by  an  other  transcontinental  line. 

For  ace  mmodations  in  through  sleepers,  tickets  and  full  informa- 
tion apply  to  E.  A.  Holbrook,  general  traffic  agent  Chicago  and  North- 
western Railway,  2  New  Montgomery  street,  under  Palace  Hotel, 
San  Francisco. 

Baggage  Notice. 

Round-trip  transfer  tickets  are  now  on  sale  at  any  of  our  offices  at 
reduced  rates,  viz. :  One  trunk,  round-trip,  50  cents;  single  trip.  35 
cents.  Keep  your  baggage  checks  until  you  reach  this  city.  Morton 
Special  Delivery,  17  Geary  street,  408  Taylor,  Oakland  ferry  depot. 

Shainwald,  Buckbee  &  Co.,  Real  Estate  Agents,  make  a  specialty 
of  taking  foil  charge  of  property  for  absentee  owners.  Houses  rented, 
rents  collected,  real  estate  bought  and  sold  on  commission.  Office, 
407-409  Montgomery  street. 

The  sale  of  the  pictures  of  Theodore  Wores  has  been  postponed, 
on  account  of  the  bad  weather,  until  next  Monday  evening,  at  7:45 
o'clock,  when  it  will  take  place  at  the  Art  Association,  430  Pine 
street.    The  pictures  will  be  on  exhibition  there  until  the  sale. 


'•  Kritiko1'  reads  character  from  handwriting.  Write  in  ink,  in  an 
unfeigned  band,  on  unruled  paper.  State  sex.  Send  50  cents 
stamps  or  postal  note.  Address  "  Kritiko,"  609  Merchant  street,  S.  F. 


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collection,  and  will  be  on  exhibition 
in  a  few  days. 

Owing  to  the  necessary  prepara- 
tions for  moving  to  our  new  build- 
ing, now  in  course  of  erection,  we 
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their  families  or  friends,  and  derive  the  benefits  of  country  air 
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the  Wilderness.  .  .  .  There  can  be  no  question  that  his  view  does  shed 
some  light  on  questions  which  all  Christians  find  deeply  mysterious.  .  .  . 
It  is  a  treatment  of  the  question  so  revereut,  so  full  of  love  to  God,  so  pro- 
foundly impressed  with  the  solemn  importance  of  the  subject,  that  it  de- 
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Crucifixion  alone  came  man's  redemption, '  and  that '  the  Crucifixion  was 
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thwarted  temptations.'  The  author  writes  with  a  reverent  solemnity."—  V 
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Vol  XLIV. 


SAN  FRANCISCO.  SATURDAY,  MAY  14,  1892. 


Number  20. 


Printed  and  Published  every  Saturday  by  the  Proprietor,  Frederick 
Marriott,  Flood  Building,  Fourth  and  Market  Streets,  San  Fran- 
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TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


Pack 
Editorial  Brevities . .     1 

LEADING  ARTICLES  : 

\s  Warriors  2 

An     International       Monetary 

Conference       2 

An  Auti-Saloon  Crusade  2 

At  Fresno  3 

A  Curious  Situation 3 

Our  Next  Municipal  Thieves  -      3 
The     Pau-Britanuic     Isthmian 

Games  3 

The  Coal  Strike  in  England       .     3 

The  Late  General  Cobb -1 

Comments  on  Foreign  Affairs     ..    4 

"  Hoch  Soil  Sie  Lebeu  " 5 

The  Days  of  Flannel 6 

Honor  "the  Flag 7 

Pleasure's  Wand 8-9 

A  Missouri  Elopemeut 9 

The  Library  Table    10 

Tributes  to  the  Players   11 


Page 

Sparks 12 

Ou  Her  CorsaRe  (Poetry)      ....     13 

An  Authority  on  Wines 13 

The  Looker-On      14-15 

Financial  Review 16 

Town  Crier 17 

Real  Property       .   IS 

The  Bourse  and  Underwriter  , ..     19 

"  Nacente  Luna"  (Poetry) 20 

The  Van  Gtech  Collection 20 

Tenuis  and  Baseball  News 21 

World,  Flesh  and  Devil 22 

The  Rose  Jar 23 

"  Biz  "—Summary  of  the  Markets.  25 

Scientific  aud  Useful 26 

Sunbeams    27 

The  Post- Lenten  Girl  (Poetry)  ..,27 

A  Viticultural  Convention    27 

Vanities  28 

Society 30-31-32 

An  Original  Ghost  (Poetry) 32 


JUDGING  from  the  expressed  opinions,  tbe  two  great  universi- 
ties of  the  State  are  turning  out  a  number  of  young  men  whose 
collegiate  educations  have  made  them  strong  believers  in  the 
universal  brotherhood  of  man,  and  scoffers  at  tbe  powers  of  God. 
These  precocious  youngsters  discuss  abstruse  propositions  with 
a  familarity  and  decisiveness  that  is  refreshing. 

LOCAL  politics  are  interesting  chiefly  on  account  of  the  near 
approach  of  the  Democratic  State  Convention  which  meets 
in  Fresno  on  Tuesday.  The  Reorganizes  have  carried  the  day 
in  most  of  tbe  clubs  in  tbe  city,  and  will  name  the  delegation  to 
tbe  State  Convention.  Tbe  real  struggle  will  come,  however, 
when  the  convention  is  to  be  chosen  to  nominate  municipal  and 
legislative  candidates. 

A  VINEYARD  company  was  incorporated  a  few  days  ago,  with 
a  subscribed  capital  of  $1,000,000,  half  the  subscription  being 
from  an  English  source,  and  the  other  half,  or  nearly  half,  com- 
ing from  a  Denver  capitalist.  California  can  stand  a  good  many 
more  corporations  of  this  sort,  for  what  we  stand  most  in  need 
of,  i."  the  development  of  our  various  and  unquestioned  resources. 
The  corporation  referred  to  will  operate  in  Fresno  county,  so  it  is 
presumably  intended  to  devote  itself  principally  to  raisin  making. 

AMONG  the  gentlemen  prominently  mentioned  for  political  pre- 
ferment during  tbe  coming  municpal  campaign  is  Colonel  A. 
A.  Andrews.  He  is,  without  doubt,  one  of  the  best-known  and 
most  popular  men  in  the  city.  He  is  prominently  con- 
nected with  a  number  of  societies,  is  a  veteran  of  the  Mexican 
War,  and  has  on  many  public  occasions  done  yeoman  service  for 
the  people.  Colonel  Andrews  has  for  many  years  been  a  staunch 
Democrat,  and  his  party,  it  is  said,  may  bring  him  forward  as  its 
nominee  for  Mayor  of  San  Francisco. 


THE  Prohibitionists  are  reaching  out  for  General  Barnes.  They 
want  him  to  join  their  ranks,  for  they  say  he  is  »«  a  homeless 
political  wanderer,"  and  glory  in  his  statement  that  be  does  not 
care  to  be  "toted  around  by  committees  composed  mostly  of 
drunks  and  bums"  while  doing  campaign  work  for  the  G.  0.  P. 
Notwithstanding  his  disaffection,  however,  the  General  will  prob- 
ably remain  true  to  his  old  flag.  Tbe  Prohibitionists  showed  great 
diplomacy  in  trying  to  secure  him,  for  he  would  be  a  power  in 
their  ranks,  though  he  never  "  takes  water." 


SOME  of  our  Methodist  brethren  waxed  indignant  a  few  days 
ago  because  a  daily  paper  said  the  attempt  to  convert  Chinese  in 
California  to  Christianity  had  been  a  failure.  We  can  readily 
imagine  that  ministers  of  the  gospel,  of  any  creed  or  denomina- 
tion, do  not  like  to  admit  failure  in  any  respect,  but  nevertheless, 
it  is  absolutely  true  that  the  Cbristianization  of  Chinese  in  Cali- 
fornia has  not  been  a  success,  and  that  those  who  have  worked 
the  most  zealously  and  faithfully  among  thera  are  compelled  to 
admit  it. 


THE  passage  of  the  River  and  Harbor  bill  by  tbe  House  of 
Representatives  is  a  signal  victory  over  that  false  and  pre- 
tentious idea  of  economy,  of  wbicb  Holman,  of  Indiana,  is  tbe 
exponent  and  representative.  Itis  no  more  the  duty  of  tbe  Demo- 
critic  party  than  of  tbe  Republican,  to  pile  up  money  in  tbe 
treasury,  instead  of  spending  it  prudently  aTd  judiciously  for  the 
advantage  of  the  people  of  the  United  State*.  The  man  who 
refuses  to  spend  money  enough  to  feed,  clothe,  and  shelter  his 
family,  is  not  praised  for  bis  economy;  he  is  denounced  and 
scoffed  at  as  a  miser. 


WE  are  surprised  to  find  that  enterprising  journal,  Harper's 
Weekly,  appropriating  stories  from  other  papers  and  palming 
them  off  as  its  own.  In  the  Weekly  of  April  30th  last  is  a  sketch 
called  "  The  Betting  Subaltern,"  by  Francis  Churchill  Williams, 
which  is  simply  a  steal  from  a  four-column  story  called  •'  Catch- 
ing a  Colonel,"  published  in  London  Truth,  under  date  of  April 
21at.  It  is  among  the  probabilities  that  tbe  Williams  story  is 
original,  but  if  so,  it  is  a  most  peculiar  coincidence  that  two 
sketches,  exactly  alike  in  all  important  details,  should  have  been 
published  so  close  together. 


JB.  STETSON,  Chairman  of  the  Traffic  Association,  has  re- 
.  signed  his  position,  because  he  thought  he  saw  a  disposition 
on  the  part  of  Traffic  Manager  Leeds  to  mix  the  association  up 
with  politics.  Whether  this  be  so  or  not,  it  must  be  conceded 
that  Mr.  Leeds  has  not  made  the  success  which  we  are  entitled  to 
expect  from  a  man  with  a  salary  of  $15,000  a  year.  The  fact 
would  seem  to  be  that  tbe  merchants  of  San  Francisco  either  are 
not  so  hostile  to  the  railroads  as  has  been  imagined,  or  Mr.  Leeds 
has  not  found  for  tbem  the  proper  remedy  for  the  evils  of  which 
complaint  has  been  made.  Railroad  Commissioner  Rea,  it  will 
be  remembered,  very  neatly  punctured  the  balloon  which  was  in- 
flated with  tbe  gaseous  conceit  and  vanity  of  Traffic  Manager 
Leeds,  and  the  balloon  has  not  soared  aloft  since. 


ABOUT  once  a  week  there  comes  from  somewhere  in  the  United 
States  a  yawp  from  some  club  or  organization  which  is  determ- 
ined to  nominate  Blaine  at  Minneapolis.  The  assertion  is  made, 
though  there  seems  to  be  no  ground  whatever  for  it,  that  Blaine 
would  not  refuse  the  nomination  if  it  came  to  him  unsought,  but, 
inasmuch  as  it  is  quite  obvious  that  he  could  have  bad  it  in  the 
first  place  if  he  would  have  accepted  it,  the  assertion  lacks  the 
force  which  carries  conviction.  There  is  no  reason  why  Blaine 
should  have  played  fast  and  loose,  as  these  assertions  would 
make  him  do.  Whether  he  could  have  been  elected  is  a  matter  of 
opinion,  but  no  one  who  knows  anything  of  politics  in  the  United 
States  can  doubt  that  he  could  have  been  nominated  if  he  would 
have  Baid  that  he  would  accept  the  nomination. 


CALIFORNIA  will  make  a  mistake  if  she  omits  to  do  anything 
that  can  tend  to  make  her  mining  exhibit  at  Chicago  one  of 
the  great  features  of  the  exposition.  The  directory  has  created  a 
Department  of  Mines  and  Mining,  and  for  California  to  put  her 
exhibit  into  the  State  building,  instead  of  into  the  magnificent 
Department  building,  would  be  to  cast  reflections  upon  the  in- 
dustry which  first  brought  California  into  prominence  in  the  eyes 
of  mankind,  and  which  still  remains  one  of  her  greatest  and  most 
important  interests.  We  may  be  sure  that  Colorado,  and  other 
mining  States  will  not  make  any  such  blunder,  and  there  is  no  rea- 
son why  we  should  not  stand  side  by  side  with  them  in  the  Depart- 
ment of  Mines  and  Mining,  aud  challenge  the  admiration  of  the 
world.  

THE  visit  of  the  National  Editorial  Association  to  California 
should  be  productive  of  a  great  deal  of  good  to  the  State.  Our 
visitors  are  real,  sure-enough  newspaper  men,  most  of  them  own- 
ing and  editing  their  own  papers,  as  is  the  custom  almost  every- 
where outside  of  the  great  cities,  and  they  have  a  class  of  readers 
who  will  read  every  word  that  is  published  about  California.  The 
dwellers  in  cities  are  accustomed  to  think  and  talk  a  great  deal 
about  the  influence  of  the  metropolitan  press,  but  we  suspect  if 
the  exact  truth  were  known,  it  would  be  found  that  public  opinion 
is  moulded  quite  as  much  by  the  country  newspapers  as  by  the 
city.  Our  guests  will  be  men  of  brains  and  intelligence,  and  Cali- 
fornia will  delight  to  extend  to  them  a  full  measure  of  her  tradi- 
tional hospitality. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  14,  1892. 


AN  INTERNATIONAL  MONETARY  CONFERENCE. 

THAT  there  will  be  another  international  conference  in  regard 
to  silver,  at  an  early  day,  is  not  as  certain  as  ihe  great  ruining 
interests  of  this  country  could  wish.  This  is  the  great  silver- 
producing  country  of  the  world,  and  it  is  to  the  advantage  of  all 
our  people  that  silver,  like  every  other  exportable  product,  should 
go  up  to  the  highest  possible  figure.  But  then,  wnat  is  that 
figure,  and  how  is  it  to  be  reached?  We  have  endeavored  to 
learn,  by  causing  our  Government  to  buy  up  the  entire  annual 
product  of  our  mines.  But  that  has  not  worked  as  our  wise  men 
ooped  it  would,  but,  being  buyers,  has  brought  silver  to  our 
market  from  everywhere,  and  its  price  to-day  is  far  below  what 
it  was  when  we  began  what  conservative  financiers  believed  to  be 
an  experiment  fraught  with  much  danger.  Our  Government  is 
buying  seven  tons  of  the  white  metal  every  day,  with  the  result 
of  piling  up  mountains  of  it,  for  which  there  will  soon  be  no 
storage  room.  Silver  certificates  are  becoming  almost  the  only 
known  currency  in  the  East,  and  gold  is  shrinking  out  of  sight. 
This  state  of  affairs  would  naturally  engage  the  attention  of  our 
statesmen  at  once,  but,  unfortunately,  the  electoral  votes  of 
several  States'  are  supposed  to  depend  upon  an  attempt  to  do 
something  substantia)  for  silver.  Harrison  steps  in  at  this  junc- 
ture and  gets  up  a  diversion  by  his  proposed  conference.  That  is 
merely  intended  as  a  device  to  put  the  matter  over  the  dangers  of 
a  Presidential  election.  Cleveland  still  boldly  stands  where  he 
stood  in  1884,  and  asserts  the  truism  that  you  cannot  make  76 
cents  in  silver  worth  100  cents  in  geld  by  an  act  of  Congress.  Hill 
is  ostensibly  "  everybody's  friend  "  on  this  question,  without  its 
mattering  one  brass  farthing  whose  friend  he  really  is. 

The  News  Letter  has  always  urged  that  there  was  hope  in  in- 
ducing the  great  financial  nations  to  arrive  at  an  understanding 
to  extend  a  helping-hand  to  our  favorite  metal.  They,  no  doubt, 
acting  together,  conjointly  could  give  it  a  lift  upward  and  on- 
ward, but  our  Government  has  assiduously  cultivated  a  foreign 
policy  that,  so  far  from  seeking  reciprocal  trade  relations  with  the 
great  money  cent-rj,  was  offensively  designed  to  alienate  them. 
No  reflecting  man  call  fail  to  recall  what  we  refer  to  in  the  dis- 
cussions of  the  past  four  years.  We  would  not  buy  from  Europe, 
and  set  up  the  McKinley  wall  of  exclusion,  and  curiously 
enough,  now  turn  round  and  say  to  Europe,  "Let  us  pay  the 
balance  of  trade  against  us  in  the  cheap  metal.  We  cannot  ad- 
vance in  selling  value  ourselves,  and  just  do  us  the  little  favor  of 
taking  it  at  a  parity  with  your  higher-priced  gold."  We  do  not 
believe  that  Benjamin  Harrison  preserves  a  serious  countenance 
when  he  inwardly  contemplates  the  modest  nature  of  his  own 
proposition.  That  is  the  view  of  his  proposal  taken  by  European 
financial  authorities,  and  very  naturally  so.  They  cannot  bring 
themselves  to  believe  t  lat  it  will  ever  be  submitted  seriously,  and 
laugh  at  it  as  a  pretty  obvious  election  device.  With  this  state 
of  feeling  existing  on  the  other  side,  it  is  hopeless  to  expect  that 
anything  will  come  of  the  President's  amusing  scheme  for  keep- 
ing the  groundlings  quiet,  whilst  be  gets  back  to  office  again. 

It  is  a  curious,  but  very  old  phase  of  human  nature,  just  being 
made  exceptionally  conspicuous,  that  whilst  every  one  wants  to 
pay  in  the  76-cents  dollar,  all   are  alike  agreed  that  they  very 
much  desire  themselves  to  be  paid  with    the  one  that  is   honestly 
100  cents.     Senator  Stewart  has  just  been  made  the  subject  of 
considerable  merriment,  in  the  discovery  that  he  is  the  holder  of 
some  twelve  recorded  mortgages,  in  which  he  has  carefully  pro- 
vided that  the  principal  and  interest  shall  be  paid  to  him,  not  in 
"  lawful  money,"  or  silver  certificates,  butin  "  United  States  gold 
coin."       In  his  private   transactions   he  was  acting   for   himself, 
whilst  in  his  public  ones  he  is  trying  to  delude   Uncle  Sam.     Be- 
tween the  two  things  there  is  all  the  difference  in  the  world.    His 
countrymen  will  prefer  the  astute  Senator's  judgment    when  act- 
ing for  himself.     Another  curious  and  suggestive  fact  has  just 
come    to    light.       The    contention   that    has  persistently    made 
to  do  service  has  been,  thaUthere  were  one  hundred  cents'  worth    j 
of  silver  •«  behind  "  the  silver  certificate.     It  now  turns   out  that    | 
if  the  Government  could  sell  its  immense  stock  of  silver  at  the 
present  quotations,  which,  of  course,  it  could  not,  it  would  still    j 
lose    nearly   $12,000,000    by  its    operations   in    the  white    metal.    | 
Whenever  it  comes   to   realize   on   its  silver  assets,  look  out  for 
each    a   financial  collapse   as   it  is  difficult  to  contemplate  with    I 
patience. 

MR.    CUNNINGHAM    GRAHAME  was    suspended    from   the 
House  of  Commons,  last  week,  without   a   dissenting    vote,    ' 
for  his  indecent  behavior  and  his  attempt  to    ingratiate   himself, 
by  his  violent  speech,  with  bis  socialist   constituents.     Mr.  Gra-    j 
hame,    since    he    has    been  elected  to  the  British  Parliament,  has    ' 
made  himself    notorious  by  his  incoherent  and  violent  harangues, 
and  more  than  once  it  has  been  predicted  that  his  career  will  end 
in  an  insane  asylum.     Without  the  theory  of  congenital  insanity, 
many  of  his  actions,  notably  his  behavior   during    the   Trafalgar    ! 
Square   riots,    are   difficult   to    explain,  and    this   theory  itself  is 
supported  by  the  fact  that  in  the  family  of  the  honorable  gentle-    i 
man  mental  aberration  is  not  unknown.     A   close   investigation 
would  probably  reveal    the   truth,  that  many  of  those  men  who 
sincerely  support  the  cause  of  anarchy,  are  not  only  morally  but 
also  mentally  diseased. 


JEWS    AS    WARRIORS. 

THE  article  written  by  Mr.  Rogers,  of  Rhode  Island,  for  tl 
September  number  of  the  North,  American  Review,  in  which  tl 
author  states  that  during  the  civil  war  he  never  Baw  a  Jewb 
soldier,  and  intimates  that  the  number  of  Jewish  soldiers  at  th; 
time  must  have  been  infinitely  small,  naturally  created  a  gre; 
stir  amongst  our  Jewish  fellow-citizens  in  this  country,  wl 
justly  pride  theraselyes  on  having  done  their  share  in  the  defem 
of  the  Union.  Rabbi  Gersha,  in  a  reply  full  of  proofs  and  fact 
showed  that  the  number  of  Jews  who  were  active  soldiers  durir 
the  war  was  a  very  large  lone,  and  Mr.  Rogcs  felt  it  his  duty 
apologize  for  his  hasty  article.  Nevertheless,  the  matter  is  m 
yet  settled,  and  feeling  is  still  running  very  high  in  Jewish  clrcl 
in  consequence  of  the  unjust  suspicion  thrown  upon  the  couraj 
and  patriotism  of  the  race  by  the  statement  of  Mr.  Roger 
In  order  to  furnish  reliable  documents  for  the  purpose  < 
proving  the  part  which  the  Jews  of  this  country  ha\ 
taken  in  its  defense,  the  American-Jewish  Publication  Societ 
is  preparing  a  record  of  all  Jewish  soldiers,  and  on  Thursday  las 
Rabbi  Voorsanger,  of  this  city,  called  a  meeting  of  his  fellow-reli, 
ionists,  requesting  them  to  collect  the  names  and  records  of  a 
Jewish  soldiers  who  served  during  the  Mexican  and  the  late  wa 
and  who  are  at  present  living  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  So  far  ninet 
Jewish  ex-soldiers,  residing  at  present  in  San  Francisco,  ba\ 
registered,  and  there  is  no  doubt  that  this  number  will  be  increase 
if  a  careful  record  is  taken.  It  is  a  very  unjust,  but  by  no  mean 
an  uncommon,  prejudice  against  the  Jews  to  believe  that  the 
lack  patriotism  and  personal  courage.  This  prejudice  has  bee 
caused  by  facts  over  which  the  Jews  themselves  had  no  contro 
For  centuries  they  were  excluded  from  all  honorable  professiom 
and  especially  from  the  army,  by  their  persecutors,  in  who; 
country  they  \i\  e  1,  and  the  only  activity  that  was  left  to  thei 
was  trade.  Under  these  circumstances,  it  is  quite  natun 
that  since  they  have  been  admitted  to  military  servic 
in  Europe,  they  have  not  yet  done  much  to  excel  i 
a  military  career,  but  in  countries  where  they  enjoy  eqm 
privileges  with  the  other  citizens  they  have  held  their  own  ii 
war  time,  and  have  been  brave  and  reliable  soldiers.  Any  on 
who  has  read  the  books  of  the  old  testament,  and  especially  th 
wars  of  the  Maccabees,  must  acknowledge  that  the  old  Israelite 
did  not  lack  prowess  when  in  their  own  country,  and  the  Jew 
are  sure  to  give  proof  of  such  prowess  also  in  their  new  home 
whenever  they  are  permitted  to  do  so.  As  regards  patriotistr 
the  Jews  naturally  are  not  narrow  minded  provincialists,  bu 
take  broad  cosmopolitan  views,  as  all  must  who  have  seen  th 
world,  but  they  are  good  patriots  all  the  same,  and  have  prove 
on  more  than  one  occasion  that  they  are  ready  to  stand  up  b; 
word  and  deed  for  the  land  which  has  given  hospitality  to  thea 
even  when  this  hospitality  has  been  of  a  far  more  limited  kin 
than  that  which  they  enjoy  in  the  United  States. 


AN    ANTI-SALOON    CRUSADE. 

THE  Common  Council  of  San  Jose  has  passed  an  ordinance  rt 
quirihg  the  closing  of  all  saloons  in  that  town  between  th 
hours  of  10  o'clock  on  Saturday  night  and  5  o'clock  on  Monda; 
morning.  The  ordinance  provides  that  at  least  one-third  of  th 
doors  of  the  saloons  must  be  of  clear  glass,  and  nothing  mus 
obstruct  the  clear  view  of  people  passing  along  the  street  or  side 
walks.  One  of  the  most  heinous  offenses  in  connection  witl 
drinking  in  bar-rooms  is  the  serving  of  drinks  in  the  little  rooms 
without  which  no  "  fir3t-class  "  saloon  is  now  complete.  Th\ 
matter  has  also  received  the  attention  of  the  fathers  of  San  Jose 
who  have  determined  that  hereafter  there  shall  be  no  drinking  it 
back  rooms,  or  at  any  place  in  a  saloon  except  at  the  bar.  TH 
violation  of  these  ordinances  is  punishable  by  a  fine,  not  exceed 
ing  $100,  or  by  imprisonment,  of  not  more  than  thirty  days.  I 
is  too  much  to  expect  that  our  City  Fathers  will  take  simila 
action,  in  an, endeavor  to  improve  the  morals  of  this  community 
It  would  be  a  very  strong  Board  of  Supervisors  that  would  dap 
to  antagonize  the  liquor  interests,  by  the  passing  of  a  law  whicl 
would  in  any  way  interfere  with  the  backdoor  business  of  thon 
sands  of  saloons,  which  are  as  ulcers  upon  the  body  of  fair  Sai 
Francisco.  Four  saloons  out  of  five  in  this  city  have  back  eD 
trances.  It  is  through  these  that  many  girls  find  their  way  t 
shame  and  sin.  The  backdoor  traffic  is  simply  immense.  Fro» 
morn  to  eve,  and  from  eve  till  break  of  dawn,  a  steady  stream  c 
young  men  and  young  women  patronize  the  backdoor  establish- 
ments, visiting  which  is  the  first  step  in  a  downward  career.  At1 
tention  should  also  be  given  by  the  authorities  to  the  fact  thJ 
nude  figures  are  in  many  cases  exhibited  in  saloons,  in  such  pos 
tions  that  they  may  be  seen  by  the  passers-by.  This  should  b 
prevented  by  the  action  of  the  Society  for  the  Suppression  C 
Vice,  which  might  find  much  UBeful  employment  for  its  bighl1 
moral  secretary,  in  a  crusade  against  back  saloon  entrances  an 
the  public  exhibition  of  immoral  pictures. 


MARY  EDWARDS,  who  tramped  from   Maine  to  Oregon,  as 
man,  missed  a  trick    in    this    city.     She   should    have  vote 
with  the  other   wearers   of  striped   trousers   at  the   Democrat  j 
primaries. 


May  14,  1892. 


SAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


THE    GOAL    STRIKE    IN     ENGLAND. 

'HE  latest  new«i  from  England  show?  that  the  strike  of  coal 
miner*  in  that  country,  which  began  on  March  l-'th.  tfl  BOt 
it  sallied,  and  thai  many  of  the  Industries  are  seriously  effected 
'  it.  Hevartheleas,  it  may  be  foretold  almost  to  a  certainty  that 
ose  who  will  sutler  most  from  us  results  will  be  the  miners 
emsetves.  The  cause  of  the  strike,  a?  will  be  remembered,  was 
threatened  reduction  of  wages  by  the  coal  owners.  Such  a  re- 
icUon,  at  the  first  glance,  seems  more  or  less  unjust,  and  natur- 
y  creates  sympathy  with  the  laborers.  It  must  not  be  for- 
tten.  however,  thai  it  may  be  often  necessary  to  reduce 
iges.  If  an  industry  that  is  suffering  under  unfavorable  circa  ui- 
inces  is  to  be  kept  up  at  all.  As  regards  the  English  coal  in- 
istry.  attention  must  be  drawn  to  the  fad  that  the  wages  of  coal 
Iners.  in  consequence  of  favorable  complications,  increased 
most  35  per  cent,  from  1879  to  L891.  Finally  the  trade  de- 
ned.  and  the  coal  owners  were  obliged  to  announce  to  their  men 
at  in  order  to  keep  up  their  industry,  a  reduction  of  expense 
is  absolutely  necessary.  The  latter,  however,  refused  all  pro- 
eals  of  arbitration  or  amicable  settlement,  and  decided  to  make 
strike  a  test  case  of  their  power.  The  Miners'  Federa- 
te is  the  greatest  organization  of  labor  in  the  world, 
d  nothing  will  be  more  apt  to  injure  the  prestige 
labor  onions  than  its  defeat  in  the  present  strike, 
sich,  nevertheless  seems  most  probable.  It  is  true  that 
consequence  of  the  coal  strike  those  industries  which 
pend  upon  the  consumption  of  coal  for  their  mainten- 
ce  will  suffer  almost  as  much  as  the  collieries,  but  still  those 
[Instries  are  much  more  able  to  weather  the  storm  than  the  coal 
loers  themselves.  A  fortnight's  loss  of  wages  is  to  them  about 
uivalent  to  a  reduction  of  5  per  cent  in  the  rate  of  pay  for  the 
mainder  of  the  year,  and  if  the  miners  had  been  wise  they 
)uld  have  preferred  to  submit  to  such  a  reduction  rather 
an  to  lose  the  money  in  the  other  form,  for  the 
■ike  has  now  been  going  on  for  two  months,  and  may 
ntinne  much  longer  if  the  laborers  do  not  give  in.  It  must 
rther  be  considered  that  the  money  lost  by  the  strike  will  not 
the  only  consideration,  for  men  out  of  work  are  apt  to  expend 
ach  more  cash  than  when  occupied,  and,  besides,  the  threatened 
iuction  will  finally  take  place  just  the  same;  since  there  is  not 
e  slightest  reason  to  assume  that  the  coal-owners  would  ever 
,ve  ventured  upon  risking  a  strike  so  detrimental  to  their  inter- 
ts,  bad  not  the  circumstances  forced    them  to  do  so. 


THE    PAN-BRITANNIC    ISTHMIAN    GAMES. 


1R.  J.  ASTLEY  COOPER,  of  London,  Enp...  has  proposed  a 
scheme  for  an  all-English-speaking  periodic  athletic  contest 
d  festival,  which  is  being  discussed  with  much  favor  in  Eng- 
id  and  the  British  Colonies.  The  original  proposition  was  for  a 
itival,  at  which  the  competitors  would  be  restricted  to  repre- 
ntatives  of  portions  of  the  British  Empire,  the  main  idea  being 

use  the  festival  as  a  means  toward  the  very  desirable  end  of 
iking  a  closer  union,  and  establishing  a  greater  sympathy  be- 
peen  the  mother  country  and  her  numerous  colonies.  This 
nsummation  would  be  in  part  effected  by  bringing  the  people  of 
lgland  and  those  of  the  dependencies  into  closer  touch,  by  their 
mpetition  in  the  athletic  games  of  the  festival.  During  the 
scussion  of  the  proposition,  it  has  been  suggested  that  the 
nited  States  be  also  invited  to  send  its  champions  to  any  games 
at  might  be  arranged  at  which  the  British  athletes  would  ap- 
ar.     We  consider  the  idea  a  very  good  one.     The  contests  would 

such  that  we  could  enter  into  them  with  the  best  of  wishes  for 
ends  and  opponents  alike.  There  would  be  no  need  for  diplo- 
atic  negotiations,  nor  the  exchange  of  Latin  quotations,  by 
ainent  statesmen.  It  would  be  a  comparison  of  muscle  and 
imina,  and  would  certainly  have  a  beneficial  effect  upon  the 
lations  between  the  two  countries.  The  United  States  has 
any  athletes,  who  have  never  had  an  opportunity  of  appearing 
fore  the  strong  men  of  Old  England,  and  this  proposed  festival 
ould  give  them  the  longed-for  chance.  It  is  a  whole-sonled 
ea,  unhampered,  apparently,  by  political  motives,  and  is,  there- 
re,  worthy  of  the  most  favorable  consideration  The  athletic 
3tival  would  naturally  develop  into  an  industrial,  and  probably 
i  educational  exhibit,  than  which  nothing  could  be  more  desir- 
*le,  for  the  demonstration  of  the  pre-eminence  in  the  world  of 
e  English-speaking  people.  It  would  foster  and  develop  the 
eling  of  kinship  natural  between  Her  Majesty's  subjects  and 
e  great  majority  of  the  citizens  of  the  Republic,  and  would  also 
ouse  in  both  countries  a  liking  for  healthy  outdoor  sports, 
ich  a  festival  could  in  time  be  made  to  equal  in  importance  the 
recian  games  of  old.  It  should  certainly  do  much  toward  the 
ivelopnient  into  full  physical  vigor  of  many  of  the  weaklings 
ho  now  pose  as  the  representative  men  of  the  country.  We 
ill  await  with  much  interest  the  carrying  out  of  this  proposi- 
>n,  and  trust  that  it  will  soon  assume  a  practical  form. 


TOR  their   own   protection,  the   real  estate   agents  of  this  city 
should  combine  against  J.  P.  Monaghan,  whose  illegal  actions 
ive  cast  a  cloud  upon  the  titles  of  large  tracts  of  valuable  city 
nds. 


AT    FRESNO. 

THE  Democratic  hosts  are  about  to  assemble  at  beautiful 
Fresno,  and  lake  a  band  in  the  national  deal  of  politics  now 
going  on  a'l  over  the  country.  With  some  respect,  and  much 
sympathy  for  the  gentlemen  who  are  about  to  appear  there  U 
delegates,  we  are  compelled  to  siiy  that  they  neither  go  there  in- 
structed, as  they  ought  have  been,  nor  do  they  know  their 
own  minds  sufficiently  well  to  raise  any  very  great  hope  that 
they  will  make  such  an  impress  upon  the  party  when  it  assembles 
at  Chicago,  that  anybody  need  be  proud  of  it.  A  party  without 
a  serious  conviction,  a  settled  policy,  or  a  set  purpose,  or  an  or- 
ganization worthy  of  the  name,  is  an  inert  and  worthless  thing, 
that  may  deceive  its  friends  and  do  them  harm,  but,  in  this  case, 
will  not  delude  its  opponents,  or,  this  year,  command  their  re- 
spectful consideration.  The  main  strength  of  the  Democracy  of 
the  State  is  in  this  city.  The  backbone  of  that  strength,  for  more 
than  ten  years  past,  was  the  man  Buckley.  He  was,  for  all 
practical  purposes,  the  Democratic  party  of  the  State  of  Cali- 
fornia. The  old  leaders,  of  any  just  pretense  to  respect,  he  rele- 
gated to  the  background.  The  other  fellows,  without  a  shred  of 
responsibility  attaching  to  them,  he  promoted,  and,  naturally 
enough,  you  can  no  more  to-day  amalgamate  the  two  elements, 
than  you  can  mix  oil  and  water.  Hence  there  is,  as  a  matter  of 
fact,  no  State  Democratic  party,  and  nothing  to  expect  from 
Fresno.  The  News  Letter,  week  in  and  week  out,  predicted  just 
this  result.  Buckley  left  but  few  men  available  for  any  good, 
honest  and  winning  purpose,  and  the  consequences  we  can  now 
see.  President  Cleveland  saw  the  state  of  party  affairs  in  this 
city,  and  frowned  upon  it  as  best  he  could.  Unhappily,  he  was 
not  sustained,  as  he  should  have  been.  The  Democracy  will  come 
to  the  top  again  in  California,  but  not  this  year. 

A    CURIOUS    SITUATION. 

CRUISERS  sailing  under  both  the  United  States  and  British  flags, 
are  hastening  to  the  Behring  to  prevent  vessels  catching  seals 
in  the  open  ocean.  It  is  a  laudable  thing  for  both  nations  to  do. 
Nobody  wants  the  seal  to  be  exterminated.  The  lovely  sacque, 
with  its  inimitable  gloss,  that  adorns  the  forms  of  our  charming 
belles,  is  a  thing  of  beauty,  and,  therefore,  a  joy  forever.  We  do 
not  want  to  see  the  last  of  it,  but  that  is  what  we  shall  do,  if  the 
mother  seals  are  intercepted  on  their  way  to  the  breeding  islands, 
and  killed.  The  United  States  does  not  desire  their  destruction, 
because  we  enjoy  the  principal  profit  from  catching  them  on  our 
Alaskan  islands.  England  has  a  like  feeling,  because  her  manu- 
facturers possess  the  trade  secret  of  making  the  skins  show  up 
their  bright  coats  of  fur.  Both  nations  have,  therefore,  a  senti- 
mental, as  well  as  a  pecuniary,  interest  in  the  subject  matter. 
So  far,  so  good;  but  now  come  other  people,  who  declare  that 
they  are  going  to  be  heard.  The  importance  the  question  has 
been  made  to  assume  between  the  two  nations  that  had  made 
themselves  interested,  has  attracted  the  adventurers  of  other 
countries,  and  the  cunning  »  sealers  "  of  Victoria,  B.  C,  are  not 
slow  to  seize  the  opportunity  before  them.  They  are  transferring 
their  well-equipped  little  schooners  to  the  German,  Italian,  and 
even  the  Japanese  flags,  and  will  ask  Uncle  Sam's  and  John  Bull's 
cruisers  "  what  they  have  to  do  with  them,  anyhow?"  In  view 
of  the  law  of  nations  in  regard  to  the  open  sea,  the  answer  will 
not  be  so  simple  as  it  appears  to  some  people. 

OUR    NEXT    MUNICIPAL    THIEVES. 


WE  know  who  our  last  municipal  bosses  were,  and  we  know 
who  our  present  ones  are,  and  we  know,  from  indubitable 
evidence,  that  for  years  past  the  last  succeeding  regime  of  bosses 
was  worse  than  its  immediate  predecessor.  Is  that  lamentable 
experience  to  be  continued  this  year?  We  think  it  will  be  in  a 
very  marked  degree.  The  lambs  are  now  all  over  in  the  other 
fold,  and  all  that  has  been  bad  in  both  parties  is  now  united 
to  defeat  any  reform  spirit  there  may  be  abroad  in  the  com- 
munity, which,  we  believe,  they  will  trample  into  nothingness, 
because  they  will  be  active  day  and  night,  from  now  on  till  the 
polls  close,  whereas  good  citizens  will  be  supine  and  leave  the 
other  fellows  to  do  pretty  much  as  they  please.  It  is  not  a  pleas- 
ing outlook,  but  who  that  recalls  the  experience  of  all  too  many 
of  our  previous  elections,  doubts  that  the  corrupt  few,  who,  be- 
cause they  are  corrupt  are  active,  will  get  away  with  the  unor- 
ganized, careless,  but  much-wronged  many?  We  can  but  do  our 
duty,  and  make  plain  how  easy  it  is  to  change  all  this.  Our  elec- 
tion laws  are  not  what  they  were.  Self-respecting  citizens  can 
now  nominate  a  ticket  without  touching  the  violence  and  filth  of 
primaries.  Their  clean  nominations  will  appear  on  the  official 
ballot,  and  the  citizens  of  decent  sympathies  are  in  such  an  im- 
mense majority  that  they  have  only  to  vote  for  cleanliness  in 
order  to  have  it  prevail. 

ASA  PISK,  it  seems,  has  been  outdone.  He  held  a  mortgage  on 
a  man's  life,  but  the  man  disappeared,  and  Mr.  Fisk  does  not 
know  whether  he  is  dead  or  alive.  The  life  insurance  policy  en 
his  debtor's  life  was  sold  at  auction  in  Oakland  on  Thursday,  and 
Fisk  bought  it  for  $8.  Now  he  wants  to  know  if  the  fellow  ia 
dead,  or  alive  and  kicking. 





SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  14,  1892. 


LORD  SALISBURY  and  Mr.  Balfour,  in  replying  to  a  deputa- 
tion from  the  London  Trades'  Council,  declared  that  it  would 
be  impracticable  for  Parliament  to  establish  a  general  eight  hours' 
day  of  labor,  and  that  the  regulation  of  the  labor  day  should  be 
left  to  the  employers  and  employees  of  the  different  trades,  tberu- 
selves.  The  premier  added  that  he  could  not  conceive  of  the  same 
wages  being  paid  for  eight  hours'  work  as  for  a  longer  time.  Of 
course,  every  fair-minded  and  intelligent  person  must  see  the  in- 
justice of  such  a  demand,  but  our  modern  labor  agitators  seem  to 
care  little  for  either  justice  or  logic. 

The  Emperor  of  Germany's  actions  are  creating  more  dissatis- 
faction from  day  to  day,  and  his  latest  performance,  which  con- 
sists in  publicly  commending,  on  two  different  occasions,  the 
soldier  who  recently,  while  on  guard,  killed  a  private  citizen,  has 
created  a  storm  of  indignation  amongst  His  Majesty's  subjects. 
The  Prussians  are  a  nation  of  soldiers  and  every  male  inhabitant 
of  the  country,  unless  physically  incapable,  has  served  in  the 
army  and  knows  the  meaning  and  value  of  discipline,  but,  al- 
though ready  to  serve  their  country  in  time  of  war,  they  resent  a 
militarism  in  time  of  peace  which  suppresses  the  rights  of  those 
not  in  active  service.  The  Emperor's  act,  therefore,  which  is  not 
considered  an  indiscretion  merely,  but  an  intentional  insult  to  the 
civilian  portion  of  his  subjects,  is  loudly  condemned,  and  His  Ma- 
jesty's popularity  is  waning  fast. 

Italy  has  obtained  a  new  Cabinet,  aud  the  friends  of  the  Triple 
Alliance  are  hopeful  that  the  difficulties  which  have  arisen  in 
consequence  of  new  demands  for  the  army,  will  be  tided  over. 
Nevertheless,  the  financial  condition  of  Italy  is  such  that  even  if 
the  new  army  grants  should  be  voted  this  year,  the  strain  im- 
posed upon  the  country  cannot  be  maintained  for  many  years 
longer,  and  for  the  Italians,  as  well  as  for  the  other  European 
nations,  a  war  which  would  afterwards  lead  to  a  general  disarma- 
ment, would  be  a  far  less  evil  than  the  continuance  of  an  armed 
peace,  that  exhausts  the  resources  of  the  European  continent. 

The  latest  news  about  Emin  Pasha,  who  was  reported  dead  a 
fews  days  ago,  is  that  he  has  advanced  as  far  as  Bora,  Equatoria, 
and  still  hopes  to  recapture  Wadelai.  The  Pasha  is  almost  en- 
tirely blind  at  this  moment,  but  his  whole  life  shows  that  he  does 
not  lack  energy,  and  what  he  has  accomplished,  especially  since 
his  last  return  to  the  center  of  Africa,  proves  that  Mr.  Stanley's 
comments  on  Emin  Pasha  as  a  "  leader  of  men,"  are,  to  say  the 
least,  prejudiced. 

Cable  telegrams  from  London  again  contain  alarming  informa- 
tion with  regard  to  the  health  of  the  Prince  of  Wales,  who,  this 
time,  is  said  to  be  suffering  from  a  disease  similar  to  that  with 
which  Emperor  Frederick  was  afflicted.  The  rumor  that  the 
Prince  of  Wales  is  seriously  ill,  and  that  there  is  little  hope  of  bis 
reaching  old  age,  has  been  repeated  so  persistently  of  lale  that 
one  might  be  inclined  to  believe  that  it  was  based  upon  some  truth, 
were  it  not  ior  the  fact  that  the  disease  itself  is  reported  differently 
each  time.  Two  years  ago  Brigot's  disease  was  mentioned,  while 
at  present  the  cable  speaks  of  cancer  in  the  throat.  This  discrep- 
ancy gives  rise  to  the  hope  that  the  news  is  exaggerated,  and  that 
these  morbid  apprehensions  have  merely  been  caused  by  the  con- 
templation of  the  sad  end  which  has,  during  the  last  few  years, 
fallen  to  the  fate  of  so  many  high  personages. 

The  Spanish  Government,  following  the  example  of  France, 
will  present  to  the  Cortes  a  bill  proposing  that  all  persons  charged 
with  dynamite  outrages  be  tried  by  a  special  court,  and  on  con- 
viction, be  punished  with  death.  If  all  civilized  countries  were 
to  adopt  similarly  radical  measures,  the  hydra  of  anarchism 
would  quickly  be  conquered. 

THE    LATE    GENERAL    COBB. 

GENERAL  H.  A.  COBB,  for  many  years  one  of  the  city's  most 
prominent  citizens,  died  on  Thursday  last,  at  the  age  of  sev- 
enty-five years.  He  was  born  in  Guernsey,  France,  and  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1S35,  after  completing  his  education  at  Paris 
and  Antwerp.  He  went  to  Texas  in  1837,  where  he  held  several 
State  offices,  and  also  became  prominent  through  his  service  in 
the  Indian  and  Mexican  wars.  He  afterwards  entered  the  navy, 
and  rose  to  the  rank  of  lieutenant.  Subsequently  he  served  as 
French  Vice-Consul  several  years.  The  deceased  came  to  Califor- 
nia in  the  early  fifties,  and  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Maurice  Dore  &  Co.  He  was  for  a 
number  of  years  prominently  connected  with  the  National  Guard 
of  this  State,  serving  as  Assistant  Adjutant-General  on  the  staff 
of  General  Haven,  as  Brigadier-General  of  the  Second  Brigade 
and  as  Major-General.  For  several  years  he  was  President  of  the 
Board  of  Education. 


FINIGAN'S    ART    COLLECTION. 


ON  account  of  Mr.  P.  A.  Finigan's  intended  departure  for 
Europe,  he  has  decided  to  sell  the  large  collection  of  magnifi- 
cent paintings  which  now  adorn  his  California  street  residence. 
His  private  gallery,  which  is  unexceled  on  the  Coast,  contains  many 
masterpieces  by  both  foreign  and  domestic  painters.  Mr.  Finigah 
was  fortunate  in  having  the  assistance  of  the  late  Virgil  Williams  in 
securing  good  paintings,  and  the  well-known  ability  of  that  lamented 
artist  prevented  any  but  the  best  works  being  accepted.  The 
pictures  will  be  sold  by  Easton,  Eldridge  &  Co.,  at  public  auction,  at 
the  rooms  of  the  Art  Association,  430  Pine  street,  at  1  o'clock  on  the 
afternoon  uf  Thursday,  the  19th  inst..  where  they  will  be  on  exhibi- 
tion next  Monday.  That  there  will  be  a  large  attendance  and  spir- 
ited bidding,  goes  without  saying,  for  all  the  local  connoisseurs  have 
for  years  known  the  great  value  of  the  Finigan  collection,  and  they 
will  turn  out  in  force  to  endeavor  to  secure  some  of  the  chef  d'oeuvres 
in  the  fifty  canvases  that  will  be  presented.  Among  the  best  known 
paintings  is  the  "  Wahsatch  Mountains,1'  by  Gilbert  Munger.  It  is 
considered  one  of  the  best  landscapes  ever  shown  on  the  Pacific 
Coast.  Another  famous  painting  is  "  La  Femme  Adultere,"  by 
Harry  Thompson,  which  was  the  success  of  the  Salon  of  1880.  It  is 
a  charming  canvas,  representing  the  penalty  inflicted  during  the 
middle  ages  upon  adulterous  wives.  A  pretty  "blonde,  robed  in  white, 
sits  backward  on  a  donkey,  upon  which  she  is  being  paraded  through 
the  streets  of  Paris.  In  the  left  foreground,  apart  from  the  gaping 
crowd,  stand  Alexander  Dumas._/?7s,andEruileGirardin,in  scholastic 
gowns.  The  former  points  to  a  butcher  knife  in  his  left  hand,  which 
is  his  means  of  punishment  for  adultery,  while  the  more  merciful 
Girardin  upholds  a  scroll  of  divorce.  These  figures  are  excellent 
portraits  of  the  two  famous  Frenchmen,  whose  permission,  under 
the  French  aws.  had  to  be  obtained  before  the  picture  could  be  ex- 
hibitel.  "The  Good  Shepherd,"  byDe  Rudkr.of  Paris,  the  original 
of  Lemercier's  engraving,  is  another  famous  painting.  There  are 
aiso  canvases  by  Lucier,  Paris;  Nichols,  Florence;  Jansen,  London; 
Matilda  Lotz,  Tom  Hill;  Ratte.  Rome;  Kratke,  Iaymans  and 
Chaigneau,  Brussels;  Van  der  Kanip,  Kufendorf,  Bloomer,  Hol- 
dredge,  Hart  and  others.  Four  of  the  choicest  pictures  have  been  ac- 
cidently  omited  from  the  catalogue,  but  they  will  be  sold.  Mr.  Finigan 
will  also  sell  all  his  horses  and  carriages  on  the  premises,  1248  Cali- 
fornia street,  at  11  o'clock  on  Tuesday,  the  17th  inst. 

THE  condition  of  affairs  produced  in  Russia  by  the  tyrannical 
government  of  the  Czar  is  becoming  more  deplorable  from  day 
to  day,  and  a  violent  revolution  would  have  long  ensued 
if  the  majority  of  the  population  enjoyed  a  higher  standard  of 
education,  or  if  the  inhabitants  were  of  a  less  phlegmatic  charac- 
ter. The  causes  which  led  to  the  great  French  revolution  were 
far  less  strong  than  those  which  at  present  prevail  in  Russia;  but 
the  Russian  people  in  general  seem  not  yet  to  have  been  educated 
up  to  t  i  ■  ruth.  Violent  revo!ut  o  a  are  always  to  be  dei  r  xated, 
but  there  are  moments  in  the  history  of  nations  when  forcible 
remedies  are  the  only  ones  that  can  procure  relief,  and  such  a 
moment  is  fast  approaching  for  the  Empire  of  the  Czar.  If  any- 
thing be  needed  to  confirm  this  view,  the  late  outbreak  at  Lodz, 
near  Warsaw,  will  suffice.  Nobody  can  read  the  details  of  this 
and  similar  outbreaks- without  fully  realizing  the  rottenness  of 
the  Russian  Government. 


HAWAIIAN  annexation  crops  up  almost  as  frequently  as  Cana- 
dian annexation,  and  there  is  considerable  similarity  between 
the  two  propositions.  The  United  States  is  not  making,  and  will 
not  make  any  attempt  to  annex  either,  but  if  the  people  of  either 
country  or  both  want  to  come  into  the  Union  on  such  terms  as 
we  may  prescribe,  we  will  admit  them.  That  is  all  there  is  of  an- 
nexation, no  matter  what  the  boomers  and  enthusiasts  may  say 
or  how  much  they  may  talk  about  the  manifest  destiny  of  the 
American  Republic.  The  decision  of  the  question  of  annexation 
must  rest  with  the  Canadians  and  Hawaiians,  not  with  us. 


IN  consequence  of  the  enormous  initial  velocity  of  the  bullet  in 
the  new  Mannlicher  rifle,  and  the  resulting  friction  and  wear 
on  the  barrel,  it  has  become  necessary  to  devise  some  method 
preventing  both  of  these  evils.  The  manager  of  the  Govern- 
ment Laboratory  at  Thun,  Switzerland,  his  consequently  devised 
a  method  of  enclosing  the  leaden  bullet  in  a  thin  metallic  cov- 
ering, while  over  this  he  places  a  wrapper  of  specially  prepared 
oleaginous  paper,  which  reduces  the  wear  of  the  rifle  barrel  to  a 
minimum,  without  interfering  with  the  course  of  the  bullet. 

"  The  Shepherdess  "— Dupre. 

The  work  of  Julien  Dupre,  the  great  modern  French  artist,  is  so 
well  known  that  the  possession  of  a  canvas  bearing  his  signature  is 
to  be  considered  as  a  matter  of  congratulation.  A  recent  production 
of  his  is  now  in  the  cilv.  and  will  soon  be  on  exhibition  in  the  gallery 
of  S.  and  G.  Gump.  This  painting,  "The  Shepherdess,"  is  a  master- 
piece, and  has  received  the  highest  praise  from  connoisseurs.  It  is 
one  of  Dupre 's  characteristic  scenes  of  grazing  sheep  and  watchful 
guardian,  painted  as  only  he  can  handle  such  subjects.  The  out- 
door worla  is  his  studio,  and  his  canvas  is  alive  with  the  fresh, 
country  atmosphere  and  changing  sights  and  shadows.  The  free 
pose  of* the  girl's  figure,  standing  on  the  dewy  grass,  is  a  fine  piece  of 
drawing,  and  one  is  transported  to  "  green  fields  and  pastures  new," 
as  the  beauties  of  the  picture  grow  upon  the  vision. 

THE   Parisian    designers    are    using   green   in   light  and  tender 
shades  in  all  summer  gowns  and  bonnets. 


May   14,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


'HOCH    SOLL    SIE    LEBEN" 

Til  AT  w«  the  cry  that  caused  a  social  sensation,  and  almost 
atragedyat  the  musicate  and  ball  ol  the  Oarole  Fimni  ais  last 
Saturday  evening.  The  atTair  occurred  during  supper.  At  one 
of  the  tables  sat  Mr.  Leon  KaufTmnn  and  a  number  of  ladies  and 
gentlemen,  most  of  the  latter  being  Concordia  Club  members. 
Turing  a  loll  in  the  conversation,  Mr.  KautTman,  in  a  jovial  way, 
cried  out:  ■•  What's  the  matter  with  «  Hoch  soil  sie  leben!'  "  All 
those  around  the  table  and  others  near  by  laughed.  The  Gallic 
pride  of  Mr.  Jacques  Blum,  who.  with  a  party  of  friends,  was 
seated  at  an  adjoining  table,  took  umbrage  at  the  remark.  His 
anti  German  spirit  got  the  better  of  his  good  judgment,  and  aris- 
ing, he  stepped  over  to  Mr  KautTman,  saying  that  the  remark 
was  offensive  and  out  of  place,  and  added  that  Mr.  KautTman 
should  refrain  from  making  any  further  offensive  utterances. 
Mr.  KautTman  was,  of  course,  rather  angry,  but  kept  quiet.  After 
supper,  the  gue?ts  made  their  way  to  the  ballroom,  down  stairs. 
On  the  stairway,  Mr.  Henry  Sinsbeimer,  escorting  a  lady,  met 
the  fiery  Jacques  Blum,  and,  in  a  joking  way,  Mr.  Sinsheimer  re- 
peated Mr.  Kauffman's  sally,  »  What's  the  matter  with  ■  Hoch 
soil  sie  leben?'  "  Without  a  word,  the  now  infuriated  Blum  gave 
Mr.  Sinsheimer  a  resounding  slap  on  the  face.  The  lady  reminded 
Mr.  Sinsbeimer  that  he  was  a  gentleman,  and  a  fist-fight  was 
avoided.  Mr.  Kauffman  heard  of  the  affray  and  boiled  with 
rage,  while  Mrs.  Sinsheimer  implored  her  husband  not  to  draw 
Blum's  blood.  She  induced  him  to  go  home,  and  friends  then 
prevented  the  meeting  of  Kauffman  and  Blum.  The  matter  was 
reported  to  the  directors  of  the  club,  and  they  immediately  held  a 
meeting,  and  resolved  that  either  Mr.  Blum  should  apologize  or 
be  expelled  from  the  club,  both  he  and  Mr.  Kauffman  being  mem- 
bers, while  Mr.  Sinsheimer  was  an  invited  guest.  At  first  Mr. 
Blum  said  that  he  would  never  apologize,  saying  that  he 
had  taken  the  remark  as  a  personal  insult,  and  if 
Mr.  Sinsheimer  meant  to  "pull  his  ears,"  he  meant  the  slap. 
Then  there  was  talk  of  a  duel,  but  that  soon  wore  off.  Blum 
finally  resolved  to  apologize,  on  the  understanding  that  the  re- 
mark was  intended  only  for  a  joke.  The  husband  of  the  lady 
who  was  with  Mr.  Sinsheimer  when  his  face  was  slapped  also 
demanded  an  apology  from  Mr.  Blum,  and  the  desired  satisfaction 
was  humbly  made.  He  also  apologized  to  Kauffman,  but 
did  not  know  whether  an  apology  would  be  accepted  by  Sins- 
heimer or  not.  A  mutual  friend,  Mr.  Leon  Goggenheim,  was 
brought  into  service,  and  arranged  a  meeting,  when  Mr.  Blum 
humbly  craved  Mr.  Sinsheimer's  pardon.  The  apology  was  ac- 
cepted, and  the  spilling  of  blood  avoided.  The  affair  is  still  being 
discussed,  and  Mr.  Blum  is  severely  censured.  All  the  partici- 
pants are  prominent  in  business  circles,  and  are  in  the  best  set 
of  local  Jewish  society.  Blum  claims  that  he  was  justified  in 
taking  up  Mr.  Kauffman's  remark,  under  the  existing  circum- 
stances, for  he  says  he  is  a  loyal  Frenchman,  and  Hoch  soil  sie 
leben  is  a  phrase  used  in  drinking  the  health  of  the  Emperor  of 
Germany,  and  means  "  Long  may  he  live."  The  ball  was  at- 
tended by  the  officers  of  the  French  man-of-war  Champlain,  and 
they  found  a  delicious  morceau  to  discuss  in  the  encounter. 

LIKE  the  buzzing  of  bees  in  the  swarming  time,  is  the  hum  of 
the  politicians  to-day,  to-morrow,  and  every  day.  On  the 
street  corners,  in  the  barrooms,  in  the  clubs,  the  discordant  strains 
of  their  chin-music  deadens  the  rattle  of  the  car  over  the  stony 
streets,  and  brings  blessings  from  the  uninterested  upon  the  free- 
dom of  the  ballot.  The  easy-going  prominent  merchant,  who  does 
not  take  a  hand  in  running  the  country,  lays  back  and  growls. 
He  is  fully  conscious  that  he  is  being  herded  in,  licked  into  shape, 
etc. ;  that  those  midnight  cauci  and  barroom  web-spinnings  are 
intended  for  his  political  benefit,  but  be  is  too  lazy  to  resist,  and 
therefore  puts  on  the  yoke  under  protest.  The  young,  the  earn- 
est, the  men  who  defy  John  Barleycorn,  and  can  fight  alcohol  to 
a  finish,  are  those  mortals  into  whose  hands  the  reins  of  govern- 
ment naturally  fall. 

THE  Concordia  Club  election  will  take  place  Tuesday,  May  31st. 
The  regular  ticket,  with  the  exception  of  the  Board  of  Directors 
meets  with  general  approval  from  the  members.  An  opposition 
board  will  be  presented.  The  probabilities  are,  however,  that  the 
regular  ticket  will  be  elected  as  a  whole. 

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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  14,  1892. 


THE    DA\S    OF    FLANNEL. 


THE  approach  of  summer  has  long  been  anxiously  awaited  by 
the  young  man  who  shines  more  gayly  during  the  summer 
solstice  than  when  the  bleak,  unsympathetic  clouds  pour  their 
drenching  showers  upon  our  dusty  streets,  choke  our  sewers, 
and  play  the  deuce  with  us  generally.  The  winter  is  not  adapted 
toward  the  better  showing  off  of  the  physical  development  of  our 
athletes,  whose  chief  charm  lays  more  in  the  proportion  of  their 
muscles  than  the  quantum  and  quality  of  their  brains.  Any  man 
looks  something  like  an  approach  to  a  civilized  cuss  in  sables, 
though  many  of  our  gentlemen  have  been  horribly  mistaken  for 
wretched  waiters;  but  then,  as  Hungary,  Austria,  France  and 
Italy  are  dislodging  their  poor  barons  from  their  ancestral  prop- 
erties, and  these  faded  relics  of  aristocracy  are  handling  trays 
and  cups,  the  mistake,  after  all,  should  be  soothing  to  outraged 
vanity.  Of  course,  the  young  man  in  summer  has  greater  and 
more  glorious  opportunities  for  pursuing  the  wicked  god  than  in 
winter;  bright  suns  warm  to  quicker  flow  ardent  blood,  and 
when  the  manly  form,  clothed  in  sumptuous  blazer  and  flannel 
pantaloons,  bursts  upon  a  maiden's  vision,  can  we  not  imagine 
her  heart  to  give  sensitive  throbs?  Of  course,  we  all  know  why 
the  Greeks  made  the  young  ladies  wear  the  split  dress.  It  was 
to  excite  the  male  Attic  imagination ;  so  when  our  heroes  come  upon 
the  scene  with  clothes  so  thin  that  the  biceps  can  be  seen,  and 
the  leg,  below  the  knee,  shows  its  rounded  perfection — ah,  then, 
let  us  draw  the  veil  I  There  are  several  of  our  young  men  who 
look  really  "  lovely  "  in  flannels.  Not  only  our  young  men,  but 
several  of  our  old  men,  show  up  so  well  that  we  are  inclined  to 
believe  that  they  have  gone  back  to  the  days  of  swaddling 
clothes. 

For  instance,  what  girl,  never  so  young,  does  not  feel  inclined 
to  give  old  Mr.  Head  an  affectionate  hug  when,  in  flannels  of 
spotless  white,  he  appears  in  the  morning  at  the  Del  Monte  club 
house.  How  freshly  sweet  he  looks — not  like  hay  from  Roger 
Magee's  barn,  but  freshly  mown,  succulent  alfalfa.  Even  Colonel 
Eyre  looks  summery  when  he  dons  a  picturesque  straw  hat,  and 
unbuttons  to  the  gallant  sea  breezes  his  frock  coat.  The  Colonel 
has  been  seen  only  once  in  flannels. 

Every  one  who  is  anybody  in  society  remembers  the  excite- 
ment Chauncey  M.  St.  John  created  in  Del  Monte  on  the  occasion 
of  the  memorable  lawn  tennis  tournament.  Chauncey  M.,  really, 
in  his  cerulean  blazer  and  red  sash,  looked  like  an  escaped  Cupid, 
or  Karma,  or  Apollo.     The  girls  were  simply  infatuated. 

Everett  M.  Bee,  on  the  contrary,  really  looks  well  in  flannels, 
and  when  arrayed  with  a  lawn  tennis  bat,  he  looks  as  if  none 
could  stand  him  off  in  the  way  of  feminine  captures. 

George  Crocker  is  really  swagger  in  his  white  flannels,  and  as 
he  has  remarkably  well-proportioned  feet,  and  incases  them  in 
white  kid  shoes,  he  shows  up  well.  There  are  some  who  should 
take  a  leaf  from  George's  book. 

Frank  Carolan  is  awfully,  awfully  sweet,  and  when  in  white, 
with  a  radiant  blush  upon  his  cheeks  and  a  brighter  blue  in  his 
fairy-like  eyes — well,  then  it  is  a  general  heart  smash  up  all  round. 

Eliott  McAllister  looks  sad  when  in  flannels,  though  when  he 
is  in  San  Rafael  with  a  bat  in  hand,  one  is  apt  to  forget  that  he  is 
a  lawyer  with  gigantic  possibilities  of  fame  before  him. 

Ward  McAllister,  his  cousin,  sports  flannels  and  yellow  and 
black  belts  with  peculiar  New  York  aplomb.  Ward's  tennis  shoes 
are  marvelous,  and  when  be  skips  over  the  grassy  lawns  of  fair 
San  Rafael,  then  lorgnettes  and  all  else  are  brought  to  bear  upon 
him. 

Joe  Tobin  has  a  decidedly  athletic  look,  and  irresistibly  reminds 
one  who  has  been  in  England  of  the  young  fellows  you  see  gam- 
boling on  the  turf  of  the  English  public  schools. 

R.  M.  Tobin  is  too  demure  to  be  seen  in  flannels,  but  when  he 
is  in  aquatic  costume,  Father  Neptune  would  almost  drop  his 
trident  through  sheer  envy. 

A.  Basil  Wilberforce,  whom  may»the  gods  long  endure,  has  a 
delicate,  fragile  air  when  in  white  flannels,  and  when  in  them  his 
accent  gets  a  trifle  more  English. 

"Dress  makes  the  man  "  has  been  said  and  is  well  said,  but 
whoever  saw  our  present  Minister  to  Persia  look  better  than 
when  in  flannels. 

Albert  F.  Jones,  of  Butte,  an  orator  of  great  power  and  muscu- 
lar development,  once  raised  quite  a  furor  in  Santa  Cruz  in  an 
orange  blazer,  showing  he  was  from  the  northern  citrus  belt. 

Will  Crocker  is  an  artist  in  whites,  and  when  he  dons  them  an- 
guish is  felt  in  many  a  feminine  heart  that  he  should  be  a  Bene- 
dict. Monterey  is  the  favorite  resort  of  the  Crockers,  and  charm- 
ing and  attractive  people  they  always  have  around  them. 

Jack  Wright,  being  accustomed  to  Sacramento,  knows  how  to 
dress  coolly,  and  does  it,  too.  Jack,  when  in  Monterey,  has  the 
most  deliciously  cool  look  that  man  or  woman  ever  saw. 

Donald  de  V.  Graham  is  a  dresser  and  the  artistic  knots  he  gives 
to  his  sailor  ties  when  by  the  seaboard  would  make  a  mermaid 
•<  flap  "  her  tail  in  sheer  sportiveness. 

And  thus  and  now  the  summer  young  man  is  upturning  his 
gear,  and,  with  a  rueful  face,  he  watches  the  ravages  of  the  moths 
in  the  blazers,  which  through  these  long  months  have  peacefully 
reposed  in  his  chests  of  drawers   amid   lumps    of  camphor.     Ah, 


what  pleasant  memories  do  white  flannels  arouse,  and  fool  is  the 
man  who,  when  he  can,  does  not  wear  them. 
White  flannels  capture  more  wives  than  sables. 


Drink  the  J.  F.  Cutter  Old  Bourbon,  if  you  drink  whisky  at  all.  It 
has  no  superior  in  the  woild,  and  is  acknowledged  by  connoisseurs  to 
be  absolutely  the  best  ever  presented  to  whisky  drinkers.  It  cannot 
be  excelled  anywhere. 


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BAN  PRANCT8C0  NEWS  LETTER, 


7 


HONOR    THE    FLAG. 
[By    I)i    Ykrsov.] 

A  i  BBTAIM  weekly  periodic*!  published  in  New  York  prints 
a  Mantling  notice  to  editors  and  publishers,  warning  them 
against  attempting  to  appropriate  its  illustrations,  or  more  than 
one  third  of  any  article,  and  calling  all  such  attempts  »  piracy." 
That's  all  right:  do  one  can  blame  them  for  so  doing.  But 
wouldn't  it  be  just  as  well  for  the  said  periodical  not  to  at- 
tempt to  claim  credit  for  inaugurating  a  movement  when  it  has 
entered  the  race  long  after  others  are  more  than  half  way  to  the 
goal?  In  one  of  the  April  issuer  the  paper  plumed  Itself  that 
the  crusade  inaugurated  by  the  periodical  in  question  against 
advertising  upon  the  face  of  the  American  flag  was  about  to  bear 
fruit,  and  that  Congress  would  certainly  pass  a  law  making  all 
such  use  of  the  flag  a  crime.  So  the  New  York  weekly  claims 
that  it  inaugurated  the  movement  and  created  the  sentiment  that 
would  protect  our  country's  flag  from  being  put  to  such  base 
uses  ?  Not  quite  so  fast,  if  you  please.  The  San  Fi;an<  isco  News 
Letter  will  claim  some  of  that  credit,  and  will  not  rest  its  claim 
upon  a  mere  asservalion,  either,  for  since  the  proofs  are  in  my 
possession,  1  will  proceed  to  produce  them.  I  suppose  that  I 
may  quote  from  myself  without  any  charge  of  plagiarism.  See- 
ing the  self-glorification  of  the  New  York  periodical,  I  wrote  to 
the  editor,  who  courteously  replied  :  ■■  Answering  your  favor  of 
April  21st,  I  would  say  that  the  flag  question  was  brought  up  in 
the  editorials  of  vol.  9,  page  530,  dated  February  6th,  1892.  Trust- 
ing that  this  will  be  satisfactory,  I  remain  yours  truly.  Maurice 
M.  Mint. in,  General  Manager."  That  is  conclusive  as  to  the  date 
of  the  "  inauguration"  of  the  flag  question  in  New  York. 

Now  for  the  other  side  of  the  story.  California  is  a  far-away 
Stale.  A  great  deal  of  space  lies  between  us  and  the  Atlantic 
Coast.  We  are  accustomed  to  be  misunderstood,  misrepresented, 
to  have  our  petitions  denied,  our  word  disbelieved,  and  our  needs 
ignored.  In  proof  of  this  it  is  only  necessary  to  mention  the 
Chinese  question.  Thanks  to  the  indomitable  pluck  and  perse- 
verance of  our  people,  California  is  being  recognized  to-day  as 
was  not  possible  a  few  years  ago.  When  it  comes  to  a  question 
of  patriotism,  California  is  not  behind  any  State  in  the  Union ,  nor 
are  her  native  sons  and  daughters  disloyal  to  their  country.  In 
February,  1892,  the  New  York  periodical  "inaugurated"  the 
crusade  against  advertising  on  the  flag.  Come,  Mr.  Editor,  take 
the  trouble  to  cast  your  eye  over  these  files  of  the  San  Francisco 
News  Letter.  Please  read  this  Fourth  of  July  article,  of  which  I 
am  proud  to  claim  the  authorship.  Its  date  is  July  4th,  1890,  al- 
most two  yean,  if  you  please,  before  your  »  inauguration  "  of  the 
crusade.  "There  was  a  time  when  the  flag  waB  used  as  a  cheap 
circular  by  any  one  who  chose  to  print  an  advertisement  upon  its 
face.  That  is  a  crime.  <  If  any  man  hauls  down  the  American 
flag,' said  General  Dix,  'shoot  him  on  the  spot.'  It  is  treason 
to  haul  down  the  flag  from  the  mast  head,  it  is  treason  to  degrade 
it  in  the  estimation  of  a  child."  In  February,  1891,  this  column 
contained  these  words:  "Shall  the  flag  of  our  country  be  debased 
by  bearing  upon  its  fair  surface  an  advertising  device?  If  there 
be  no  law  to  prevent  it,  let  us  have  one  at  once.  What  patriot 
can  see  the  flag  of  his  country  go  the  way  of  all  circulars,  flutter 
down  to  the  pavement  to  be  trodden  under  foot,  and  not  feel  that 
he  has  desecrated  a  shrine?  Protect  our  flag  I  Save  it  from  the 
indignity  of  being  used  as  a  handbill  or  a  pawnbroker's  sign. 
How  shall  our  children  be  taught  love  of  country  when  they  see 
its  emblem  in  the  gutter?"  This  was  quoted  by  Kate  Field's 
Washington,  and  by  newspapers  throughout  California.  I  em- 
bodied it  in  a  speech  delivered  before  the  Women's  Press  Associa- 
tion in  September,  1891.  The  address  was  published  in  the  Daily 
Report  of  this  city,  and  also  in  the  New  York  Journalist.  At  that 
time  I  inserted  the  appeal:  "  Let  us  memorialize  Congress  to  pro- 
tect our  flag  from  these  insults."  I  sent  a  marked  copy  of  all  the 
articles  to  the  New  York  magazine  which  now  claims  to  have 
"inaugurated"  the  movement — to  have  created  the  sentiment. 
But  still  further,  the  News  Letter  has  not  been  content  with  one 
nor  with  two  attempts  to  arouse  the  people  to  a  sense  of  what  is 
right  and  patriotic.  On  July  4th,  1891,  this  column  contained  an 
appeal  to  those  who  love  our  flag  to  form  a  patriotic  legion  with 
branches  or  corps  with  every  public  school  in  the  country;  to  call 
it  "The  Order  of  the  American  Flag,"  to  be  eligible  to  member- 
ship in  which  any  boy  or  girl  must  have  learned  the  first  para- 
graph of  the  Declaration  of  Independence,  and  several  patriotic 
Bongs,  The  idea  awaits  development;  it  will  come.  What  Am- 
erican boy  or  girl  will  not  be  glad  to  take  the  oath  of  the  order: 
"To  honor  and  respect  the  flag  and  all  that  it  symbolizes;  to  be 
true  to  the  Stars  and  Stripes,  and  loyal  to  our  country."  Let  us 
organize  that  "  Order  of  the  American  Flag." 

To  go  back  a  little:  On  April  18,  1891,  I  wrote,  «*  That  church 
or  that  religious  service  that  can  find  no  time  or  place  to  teach 
the  virtues  of  manly  citizenship,  of  fealty  to  the  country  where 
all  men  are  free  and  equal  in  their  religious  rights,  has  no  excuse 
for  being."  I  asked  the  question,  "  Why,  among  the  ecclesiasti- 
cal signs  and  symbols,  the  silken  banners,  the  mural  tablets  and 
the  stained  glass  windows  of  a  church  should  not  be  found  some 
place  for  a  representation  of  the  colors  of  our  flag,  that  by  its 
presence  in  the  house  of  God,  our  flag,  the  Stars  and  Stripes,  the 


red,  white  and  blue  should  In-come  associated  Id  the  ruinda  of  the 
youth  of  our  country,  with  all  that  la  aacred  and  holy  ?"  Aa  if 
answering  this  qu cation,  Assistant  Hishop  Nichols,  In  a  gloriously 
patriotic  Fourth  of  July  sermon,  delivered  at  Metropolitan  Hall 
said:  "  The  Church,  throughout  all  her  history,  has  been  in- 
tensely patriotic.  There  la  no  incongruity  between  patriotism 
and  piety.  The  (hunt,  can  use  the  Stara  and  Stripes  aa  well  as 
the  proper  colors  for  the  seasons,"  and  the  News  Lrttek  quoted 
him  in  support  of  the  patriotic  stand  it  has  taken  all  along.  This 
brings  the  matter  up  to  July  llth.  ISM,  and  in  February,  1892, 
the  New  York  periodical"  inaugurates  "  the  movement  among  the 
press  of  the  country.  Don't  you  think  that  instead  of  taking  the 
lead,  you  were  rather  late  in  dropping  into  line? 

The  truth  is,  that  in  these  days  no  one  can  properly  claim  the 
honor  of  starting,  of  "  inaugurating  "  such  a  movement.  Patri- 
otic Americans  are  awakening  to  the  dangers  that  menace  our 
republic  from  an  excess  of  foreign  immigration,  and  a  consequent 
lack  of  respect,  through  ignorance,  it  may  be,  for  the  fundament- 
al principles  of  our  government.  In  all  sections  of  the  country 
patriots  are  working  to  make  these  new  comers,  or  at  least  their 
children,  Americans  in  heart  as  well  aa  in  name.  Read  that 
wonderfully  interesting  paper,  by  Jacob  A.  Riis,  in  the  May 
Scribner,  on  the  children  of  the  poor  in  New  York.  In  the  In- 
dustrial Schools  of  the  poorest  parts  of  that  city  the  children  vote 
to  decide  which  flag  shall  be  their  chosen  emblem,  and  the  Stars 
and  Stripes  thus  chosen,  is  honored  every  day;  the  children 
solemnly  salute  it,  military  fashion,  and  in  concert  avow  that  they 
give  their  heads  and  their  hearts  to  their  country;  that  they  have 
one  country,  one  language,  one  flag.  The  credit  of  introducing 
this  exercise  into  the  New  York  schools  belongs  to  Col.  George 
T.  Balch.  Jacob  A.  Riis  delights  to  dwell  upon  the  enthusiasm 
and  the  ardor  with  which  these  children  go  through  this  patriotic 
exercise.  Ah,  don't  we  all  know  how  the  flag  stirs  the  heart  like 
the  sound  of  a  trumpet!  Over  three  years  ago,  in  my  desire  to 
implant  a  feeling  of  patriotism  in  the  hearts  of  children,  I  was 
inspired  to  place  the  flag  over  the  door  of  my  class-room,  in  a 
private  school,  and  to  have  the  school  give  it  a  standing  salute 
before  dismissal.  How  interested,  how  enthusiastic  the  children 
became,  and  if  by  any  chance  the  salute  seemed  in  danger  of  be- 
ing omitted,  I  was  not  suffered  to  remain  in  ignorance  of  the  fact. 
It  is  so  in  any  class  in  the  Public  Schools,  where  the  teacher  has 
enough  love  of  her  country,  and  what  other  country  can  a  teacher 
in  a  free  American  Public  School  have,  but  America,  to  introduce 
this  exercise.  It  is  not  enough  to  fly  the  flag  from  the  school- 
house;  it  is  not  enough  to  sing  patriotic  songs;  the  flag  itself 
must  be  brought  into  the  school-room,  and  receive  honor  from  the 
whole  class;  from  teacher  as  well  as  scholar.  Is  it  not  so?  In 
San  Francisco  several  of  our  prominent  citizens  have  given  flags 
to  school-houses.  San  Francisco  is  loyal  and  American,  in  spite 
of  its  cosmopolitan  character.  8hall  New  York  claim  all  the 
credit  of  having  "  inaugurated  "  the  movement  to  protect  our 
flag  from  the  advertising  fiend?     Well,  hardly. 

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One 
rounded  teaspoonful 
of  Cleveland's51 
Baking  Powder 
does  more  and  better  work 
than  a  heaping  ^ 
teaspoonful 
of  any  other. 
A  large  saving  on  a 
year's  bakings. 


A  pure  cream  of  tartar  powder. 

Used  in   the   U.    S.  Army   and  by 
teachers  of  Cookery. 

'  Cleveland's  is  the  standard,  it  never 
varies,  it  does  the  most  work,  the  best 
work  and  is  perfectly  wholesome. 

V.  II.  AMES  .V  <  <!..  AgeiltM. 

A.  BUSWELL 

BOOK   ISDER,  PAPER-RULER,  FRUITER  ASP  B.USk  BOOK  MAJUFACTIIRER 
536  Clay  Street,  Near  Montgomery,  Sau  Francisco. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  14,  1892. 


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'We   Obey    no   Wand    but    Pleasure's." — Tom  Moore. 


MR.  MANSFIELD  will  leave  behind  him,  in  the  memory  of 
those  who  have  seen  them,  two  strongly-drawn  and  inefface- 
able historic  pictures — Beau  Brummell  and  Nero.  In  the  latter 
character  he  opened  Monday  night  his  last  week  at  the  Baldwin. 
Nero  was  not  a  pleasant  gentleman,  even  among  the  many  con- 
spicuously unpleasant  Roman  emperors;  but  Mr.  Mansfield's 
Nero  is  a  fascination,  from  first  to  last,  through  its  rare  fidelity  to 
the  original  as  history  has  depicted  him.  Perhaps  the  most  re- 
markable strength  of  the  personation  is  in  the  face,  into  which 
the  actor  contrives  to  throw  a  mingling  of  refinement  and  brutali- 
ty which  renders  natural  and  credible  alt  Nero's  cruelty,  selfish- 
ness, arrogance,  and  abject  cowardice,  mingled  with  the  pride 
of  the  Roman  Imperator  and  a  genuine  delight  in  the  divine  arts  of 
music  and  poesy,  joined  with  the  overweening  vanity  which 
leads  him  to  believe  himself  an  inspired  master  of  both.  The 
opposing  elements  in  the  character  are,  however,  mainly  conflict- 
ing phases  of  baseness,  and  even  these  are  brought  out  in  vivid 
lights  in  that  wonderful  composite  photograph.  It  is  this  incon- 
gruity of  evil  attributes  which  marks  two  of  the  strongest  scenes. 
The  first,  in  which  the  Emperor  gives  the  poisoned  cup  to  Lysias, 
after  having  led  him,  with  genial  encouragement,  to  tell  the  story 
of  his  love  and  hopes,  and  the  brutal  rage  which  vents  itself  in 
kicking  his  victim's  dead  body,  is  a  horrible  exhibition  of  the 
coward's  use  of  unlimited  power,  while  the  abject  terror 
of  death  and  the  currish  fear  of  physical  pain  find  a 
climax  in  the  repulsive  realism  of  the  death  scene,  depriv- 
ing it  of  even  the  doubtful  heroism  of  self-destruction.  Most 
actors,  even  the  great  ones,  who  have  essayed  this  part,  have 
been  tempted  by  the  natural  leaning  toward  the  heroic,  to  violate 
truth.  But  Mr.  Mansfield  seems  to  realize  that  he  is  not  to  create, 
but  to  re-create  history,  and  while  investing  Nero  with  all  the 
imperious  self-assertion  of  the  Ccesars,  presents  with  unsparing 
fidelity  the  abject  cowardice  which,  among  his  mighty  compeers 
in  the  purple,  many  of  whom  might  rival  him  in  cruelty  and 
rapacity,  was  his  alone.  Nero,  as  Mr.  Mansfield  presents  him, 
died  without  «  leaving  to  other  times  "  even  the  one  virtue  linked 
to  the  name  of  Byron's  Corsair,  unless  it  be  the  incidental  one  of 
having  enabled  Richard  Mansfield  to  give  one  more  proof  of  the 
genius  which  is,  in  the  actor,  not  only  "hard  work,"  but  intelli- 
gent study,  and  a  faithful  adherence  to  the  truth  it  reveals. 

*  *  *■ 

The  production,  as  a  whole,  would  be  more  satisfactory  with  a 
more  competent  support.  When  a  star  concentrates  all  the  in- 
terest, we  are  apt  to  sum  up  cursorily  with,  "The  company  has 
almost  nothing  to  do."  The  truth  is  that  the  company  has  in 
Nero  a  great  deal  to  do — if  it  could  do  it.  Mr.  Harkins,  for  ex- 
ample, makes  Menocrates  a  character  which  exacts  its  full  share 
of  attention.  He  acts  his  own  part  instead  of  revolving  help- 
lessly around  the  central  star  like  a  wooden  planet  in  an  orrery. 
Ethel  Chase  Sprague  displays,  as  Acte,  an  intensity  and  feeling 
which  promise  to  make  her,  with  time's  natural  development  of 
mental  grasp  and  physical  strength,  a  powerful  tragic  actress. 
Beatrice  Cameron  dressed  Charis  "sweetly,"  wept  becomingly,  and 
died  prettily  for  love.  The  rest  of  (he  company  did  its  work  with 
the  elocutional  ease  of  the  super,  and  the  expressive  play  of  fea- 
ture of  a  wooden  pump  head. 

*  *  » 

J.  N.  Long  should  have  a  special  paragraph.  It  must  have 
been  a  strong  pull  that  toppled  over  his  judgment  and  permitted 
him  to  be  pressed  into  service  as  Lysias.  Mr.  Long  is  so  unvary- 
ingly excellent  in  his  own  line  that  one  was  not  prepared  for 
anything  so  bad  as  his  Lysias.  This  may  have  made  it  seem 
worse  than  it  was;  it  could  not  have  been  worse  than  it  seemed. 
The  incongruity  of  his  appearance  with  any  preconceived  idea 
of  anything  Roman  or  Athenian  really  bordered  on  the  ludicrous. 
Had  Nero  done  nothing  worse  than  poisoning  Lysias  early  in  the 
evening,  the  audience  would  have  been  inclined  to  think  him  not 
so  bad  a  fellow  after  all. 

*  #  * 

J.  H.  Wallick  has  been  playing  The  Cattle  King  this  week  at  the 
Bush.  It  is  "  on  the  same  lines  "  (to  use  a  term  appropriate  to  a 
horsey  play)  as  last  week's  play.  The  handsome  and  intelligent 
horses  are  still  the  star  attraction,  though  Mr.  Wallick  can  claim, 
even  here,  somecredit  as  their  trainer — that  is,  if  he  did  the  train- 
ing without  punishing  his  noble  colleagues.  Carroll  Johnson,  in 
The  Gossoon,  will  begin  an  engagement  at  the  Bush  next  Monday 
night. 

*  *  » 

Blue  Jeans  will  be  seen  at  the  California  next  Monday  night. 
The  scene  is  laid  in  "  the  Blue  Jeans  region  of  Indiana,"  what- 
ever that  may  be.  Among  its  realistic  touches  the  saw-mill  scene 
has  become  famous,  but  it  must  be  tame  compared  to  a  sight  of 
June,  the  rustic  heroine,  leading  down  to  the  footlights  a  big  black, 
glossy-haired  bull,  who  stands  there  placidly  unconscious  that  he 
is  scaring  into  fits  a  score  of  nervous  ladies  in  the  orchestra  seats. 


There  is  also  a  realistic  drum-major,  who  heads  the  village  band 
and  wields  a  lively  baton.  The  hero  kisses  June  under  a  bloom- 
ing peach  tree,  thereby  bringing  down,  we  are  told,  a  shower  of 
fragrant  blossoms.  It  must  be  a  rousing  kiss,  but  property  peach 
blows  no  doubt  fall  easily.  Blue  Jeans  is  pronounced  a  good  play 
by  San  Franciscans  who  have  seen  it  in  the  East. 

*  *  * 

Czibulka's  Amorita,  the  last  Tivoli  production,  is  lively  in  action 
and  full  of  pretty  musical  effects.  Tillie  Sallinger,  Gracie  Plaisted, 
Branson,  Ganor,  Hartman,  Ed  Knight  and  others  make  up  a  good 
cast.  The  chorus  and  orchestra  are  excellent,  as  usual,  and 
equally  of  course,  the  opera  is  finely  staged. 
*  *  * 

Will  S.  Carleton's  first  public  appearance  here  was  made  at 
Metropolitan  Hall  last  Monday  evening  to  a  large  and  thoroughly 
pleased  audience.  The  lecturer's  subject  was  "The  Drama  of 
Life,"  but  the  entertainment  was  hardly  so  much  a  lecture 
as  a  series  of  recitations  of  his  own  homely  and  strongly  idio- 
matic poems.  A  notable  point  was  the  easy  appropriateness  with 
which  the  poems  were  introduced  without  seeming  to  be  led  up 
to.  They  always  came  in  as  a  charming  climax  to  an  interest- 
ing general  comment.  "Uncle  Sammy,"  "Elder  Lamb's  Dona- 
tion," "Picnic  Sam,"  "Independence  Day,"  "The  Negro 
Funeral,"  and  "The  First  Settler's  Story,"  were  among  the  poems 
recited,  and  each  was  greeted  with  tears  or  laughter,  the  best 
tribute  to  the  genial  poet's  sympathetic  touch  of  the  great  pulse 
of  humanity.  The  second  lecture  on  Thursday  evening  was  on 
"The  Chain  of  Success."  In  this  series  of  evenings  with  our  best 
poets,  essayists  and  writers  of  fiction,  Mr.  Bragg  is  doing  good 
work  in  catering  to  the  higher  taste  of  the  few,  and  cultivating 
such  taste  in  the  many.  The  public  is  awaiting  with  interest  his 
next  announcement  in  this  field. 

*  *   * 

The  Grand  Opera  House  is  becoming  quite  a  regular  place  of 
amusement.  Wednesday  night  it  was  opened  with  a  testimonial 
benefit  to  Miss  Lizzie  Vigoureux,  who  played  Rosalind  in  As  You 
Like  It.  She  was  supported  by  a  fair  company,  mostly  amateurs, 
though  Geo.  Turner  and  Leo  Cooper  headed  the  cast  as  Orlando 
and  Oliver.  Geo.  S.  Miehling,  of  the  Olympic  Club,  acted  as  the 
Wrestler.  Miss  Vigoureux  has  a  beautiful  face  and  figure,  with, 
perhaps,  not  quite  so  adequate  a  mental  equipment  for  the  deli- 
cate exactions  of  the  part.  Her  reading  is  good,  though  conven- 
tional, but  she  fails  somewhat  in  the  action,  being  slow  and  lack- 
ing in  ease  of  movement.  The  big  bouse  was  well  filled,  and  the 
audience  was  enthusiastic  as  well  as  lavish  in  floral  offerings. 

*  •  # 

Miss  Katherine  Grey,  better  known  as  Katie  Best,  will  arrive 
Monday  with  the  "  Jane  Co."  Miss  Grey  is  a  pretty,  well-known 
San  Francisco  girl,  who  has  done  remarkably  well  in  the  profession. 
Miss  Grey,  or,  as  known  in  private  life,  Mrs.  Arthur,  will  be 
seen  with  her  husband  in  Chums,  the  curtain-raiser  before  Jane. 
#  *  » 

The  debut  concert  of  the  Polyphonic  Club,  R.  A.  Lucchesi 
musical  director,  drew  a  very  large  audience  to  Metropolitan  Hall 
on  Wednesday  night.  The  programme  had  but  one  fault;  it  was 
too  long,  particularly  when  allowance  is  made  for  the  San  Fran- 
ciscan mania  for  encores.  Madame  Emilia  Tojetti  sang  a  scena 
and  aria  from  Mozart's  Clemcnza  di  Tito,  its  first  rendering  in  this 
city.  The  choral  and  orchestral  work  reflected  much  credit  on 
Professor  Lucchesi. 

Following  is  the  cast  of  Jane,  the  bright  comedy  which  Mr. 
Cbas.  Frohman  brings  to  the  Baldwin  next  Monday  evening: 
Chas.  Shakelton,  Paul  Arthur;  Mr.  Kershaw,  M.  C.  Daly;  Will- 
iam, R.  F.  Cotton;  Claude,  Master  Joseph  Totten;  Pixton,  Schnitz 
Edwards;  Lucy  Norton,  Katherine  Grey ;  Miss  Chadwick,  Maggie 
Holloway  Fisher;  Mrs.  Pixton,  Carrie  Reynolds;  Jane,  Johnstone 
Bennett.  The  play  is  in  three  acts,  Morning,  Noon,  and  Evening. 
Chums,  the  N.  Y.  Herald's  prize  curtain-raiser,  will  precede  Jane 
each  evening. 

*  #  # 

The  Philharmonic  Society,  under  the  musical  direction  of 
Hermann  Brandt,  will  give  its  fourth  concert  of  the  season,  Wed- 
nesday evening,  May  18th,  at  Metropolitan  Hall.  The  announce- 
ment of  these  well-known  concerts  is  sufficient  to  attract  all 
lovers  of  high-class  music.  The  programme  is  strongly  original 
in  selection,  many  of  the  numbers  being  practically  unknown 
here.  Saint-Saens'  weird  "  Danse  Macabre"  will  be  a  feature. 
Miss  Florence  Jacquay,  vocalist,  and  Louis  Heine,  'cellist,  will 
assist. 

*  #  * 

The  Morgans,  father  and  daughter,  organist  and  harpist,  will 
give  their  first  musicale  here  next  Tuesday  evening  at  the  First 
Congregational  Church,  corner  of  Post  and  Mason  streets.  As 
soloist  and  composer  of  organ  music,  Mr.  Morgan  has  probably 
no  superior  living,  and  bis  pretty  daughter  is  a  skilful  performer 
on  the  sweet  but  somewhat  unfamiliar  instrument  she  affects.  A 
matinee  concert  will  be  given  Friday,  May  20th.  The  church 
choir  will  render  vocal  selections  at  both  concerts,  and  the  pro- 
grammes are  attractive  alike  to  musicians  and  music  lovers.  The 
Morgans  appear  here  under  the  management  of  Marcus  M.  Henry. 


May  M,  If 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


IklflWl  Scabury  Is  now  busy  on  the  drop  curtain  of  Stockwell'a 
Tbettre.  Me  will  paint  all  the  scenery  or  the  new  theatre.  The 
mechanical  arrangement*  ol  the  stage  at  this  house  are  on  the 
latest  improved  models,  all  dropa  and  lints  being  operated  on  the 
lowering  system.  The  dressing  moms,  carpenter  shop  and  prop- 
erty rooms  being  in  the  annex,  leaves  an  unusual  amount  of  space 
fi«r  sw  inging  the  largest  drops,  as  well  as  extra  room  for  stage 
production.  Mr.  Stock  well  returns  next  week  from  a  two  months' 
Eastern  (rip,  during  which  he  has  secured  a  long  list  of  plays 
and  people  for  his  new  theatre. 

•  •  • 

Francis    Wilson    will    follow   Jane    at    the    Baldwin. Frank 

Daniels,    in    Little  Puck,    will     come     to    the     California     after 

Blue  Jeans. The  Lyceum  Theatre,  New  York,  having  changed 

bands,  will  be  remodeled,  and  will  hereafter  be  called  The  Impe- 
rial.  Miiud  Adams  will    be  John    Drew's    leading    lady.     Miss 

Maud  has  been  for  two  years  one  of  Charles  Frobman's  stock 
company. Augustin  Daly  made  Lord  Tennyson's  much  depre- 
ciated drama.  The  Foresters,  an  unqualified  success. New  York 

is  having  a  mania  for  sawdust  in  the  drama.  Nellie  McHenry  is 
playing  A  Might  at  the  Circus,  Francis  Wilson  has  The  Lion  Tamer 
at    the  Broadway  theatre,    The  Country  Circus  is  at  the  Academy; 

and  still  another  play,  The  Circus,  is  in  the  field. Essie  Tittel  is 

playing  Mrs.Percival  Perrin.in  Wilkinson's  Widows,  at  Hermann's 
Theatre.  New  York.  —  Augustin  Daly's  company,  which  opens 
Stock  well's  Theatre.  July  7th,  will  bring  an  entirely  new  repertory. 

The  late  Walt  Whitman  was  a  close  friend  of  Francis  Wilson, 

who  will  soon  play  here  The  Lion  Tamer. E.  J.  Henley  and  Au. 

bury  Boucicault  appear  at  Sto  kwell's  Theatre  this  summer  in  a 
new  comedy  called  The  Favorite. S.  G.  Fleishman,  the  young  pi- 
anist and  composer,  has  gone  to  Monterey  for  the  benefit  of  his 
health Henry  Heyman's  pupils  will  give  a  violin  recital  on  Mon- 
day evening  at  Odd  Fellows'  Hall A  theatrical  trust,  with  a 

$1U0,000  capital,  has  been  formed  in  London. Players  would 

seem  to  be  a  drug  on  the  English  market.  A  well-known  actress 
lately  wrote  to  a  London  manager  that  if  he  did  not  want  her  as 
Lady  Macbeth  she  would  take  a  position  in  the  cloak-room !  —  Ne- 
vada City  has  an  amateur  dramatic  company,  which  rejoices  in 
the  name  of  The  Rustic  Dazzleis Albani  has  sailed  for  Eng- 
land.  Sunday   orchestral   concerts   are   largely   patronized  in 

New  York. Paderewski  returns  to  America  in  November.    He 

will  reach  San  Francisco  this  time, Mrs.  Shaw,  the  whistler, 

has  come  hack  from  England,  and  is  now  "  wh'a.ling  for  her 
pay"  in  Boston. 

A    MISSOURI    ELOPEMENT. 


READERS  of  the  current  magazines  have  all  enjoyed  the  neat 
sketches  made  by  Charles  Howard  Johnson.  His  work  may 
be  seen  in  all  the  leading  monthlies,  and  excellent  work  it  is. 
It  is  only  within  a  comparatively  short  time  that  Johnson  has 
become  at  all  well  known,  and,  therefore,  the  following  story  of 
a  love  adventure  of  his  will  be  new  to  most  people  who  have 
Been  his  name.  About  five  years  ago,  Johnson  lived  in  Kansas 
City,  and  there  fell  in  love  with  a  pretty  girl,  who,  unfortunately 
for  the  artist,  had  a  father  possessed  of  a  profound  objection  to 
Johnson.  The  latter  had  read  somewhere  that  "  only  the  brave 
deserve  the  fair,"  so  he  determined  to  be  brave.  He  took  a  friend 
into  his  confidence,  and  asked  his  advice.  The  friend  suggested 
an  elopement,  and  that  was  decided  on.  On  the  day  the  fell  de- 
sign was  carried  out,  the  fair  one  and  her  mother  boarded  a  train 
at  Kansas  City.  Johnson  and  his  cbum  were  waiting  for  them. 
When  the  father  went  out  to  check  the  baggage,  Johnson's  chum 
sat  at  the  car  window  and  watched  him,  and  cautioned  the  artist, 
while  he  was  preparing  to  hurry  off  with  the  girl.  When  the 
old  gentleman  returned,  the  guilty  trio  were  on  their  way  to  Wy- 
andotte, in  Kansas.  The  father  reported  the  disappearance  of  his 
daughter  to  the  Chief  of  Police,  who  suggested  Wyandotte  as  the 
probable  Mecca  of  the  fugitives.  Thither  flew  the  enraged  pa-ri- 
ent.  Johnson,  the  girl  and  the  chum  had  gone  to  a  hotel  imme- 
diately upon  arrival  in  the  town,  and  while  the  artist  looked  for  a 
Justice  or  a  preacher,  who  would  tie  a  nuptial  knot,  the  chum 
entertained  the  girl  by  playing  on  the  hotel  parlor  piano.  The 
father  had  lost  no  time  in  getting  to  Wyandotte,  and  he  entered 
one  door  of  the  hotel  just  as  Johnson  came  in  the  other.  The 
eloper  saw  his  prospective  father-in-law  and  fled.  He  never  came 
back.  The  father  rushed  to  the  parlor,  and  there  injured  the 
ribs  and  spinal  column  of  the  chum  by  endeavoring  to  kick  a  lung 
ont  of  him,  after  which  pleasantry  he  had  the  assistant  of  Cupid 
arrested.  Johnson  hid  in  a  barn  for  two  days,  and  then  went  to 
New  York.  His  uncle  cut  him  off  with  a  shilling  for  his  dis- 
graceful conduct— first  in  eloping,  and  then  in  deserting  the  girl 
in  the  face  of  danger.  He  is  probably  a  bachelor  yet.  The  chum, 
who  suffered  much  bodily  pain  and  more  mental  anxiety  on  ac- 
count of  the  affair,  is  a  resident  of  this  city.  He  has  artistic  in- 
clinations, plays  the  piano  and  banjo,  and  bangs  his  hair. 

Bolton  &  Strong,  of  430  Pine  street,  have  made  an  enviable  repu- 
tation by  their  excellent  work  in  half-tones  and  other  engravings. 
The  beautiful  half-tones  which  for  some  time  past  have  been  features 
of  the  News  Letter,  were  from  their  studio.  They  are  without  a 
superior  in  their  territory,  for  this  firm  easily  excel  in  their  line  of 
work. 


BALDWIN  THEATRE. 


Manager. 
Siitnnifly  Even- 


Ai.  Hivmin  ,t  Co Pr.'i  : 

BVTORDAY  MATINEE,  A  l-AKIMW   KOIAMK 
lug,  rart-ivW!  Appo&rauce  ol 

MR.    RICHARD    MANSF  ELD, 
Whi-n  he  will  Appear  In  the  Following  Kemarkal.l.-  Programme:  Third  Act 
....!"'  K"r'.    Introducing  th«  .Irawluc-r.mm  iMilerlnlnmcnt.      Third 
Act  of  Ilriiii  Brnmmell— The  Mail  s.-,i]«.     Third  An  of  Ten  TlioiiHiiml 
ali'iir-lh..  Drunken  Sonne.     Fourth  Act  of   A   ■■arNinii    Koimuif-r 
The i  Supper  hcenc.    Second  Art  oi  l»r.  Jck,ll  mill  Mr.  Ilrde.    Scene  1— 
Hyde's  Lodgings  in  Soho.    Scene  2— 1  he  Old  Door  by  tho  Court. 
MONDAY,   NEXT,   May   Hi.— First   Presentation  Here  of 

JANE. 

"Queen  of  Comedies."  400  limes  In  Loudon  ISO  uights  in  New  York. 
Direct  from  the  Madison  Square  Theatre.  Exujt  original  cast.  Mr.  Charles 
Fronmau's  direction,    s^-ats  now  on  sale. 


THE  BUSH  STREET  THEATRE. 


M  B.  Leavitt Proprietor.  |  Chas.  P.  Hall Manager. 

Commencing  Mouday,  May  16th,  the  Komantic  Irish  Actor,  CARROLL 
JOHNSON,  in  E.  E.  Kidder's  Comedy, 

"THE    GOSSOON  I" 

MIRTH,  MUSIC  AND  PATHOS. 


NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE, 

AlHayman&Co Proprietors.  (  J,  J.  Gottlob    Manager. 

Commencing  Mouday,  May  1C,    Joseph  Arthur's  Great  Comedy, 

BLUE    JEANS, 

The  distinguished  success  and  original  production  that  ran  318  nights  at 
the  Uth  Street  Theatre.  New  York.  Introducing  all  the  Great  Novelties 
and  Mechanical  Effects. 

TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Kbeling  Bros  Proprietors  and  Managers. 

To  night— Elaborate  Production  of  Czibulka's  Tuneful  Opera, 
AMORITA. 
Popular  Prices  — 25c.  and  50c. 

FIRST  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH. 

(Corner  Post  and  Mason  Streets). 
TUESDAY  EVENING,  May  17th,  1892,  and  Friday  Matinee,  May  20th,  '92. 
Initial  Appearance  in  this  city  of  the  world-renowned  Artists, 

MR.  GEORGE  W.  AND   MISS   MAUD  MORGAN, 

(Prom  New  York  City). 

Assisted  by  the  Church  Choir,  iu  their  unique  and  popular  Organ  and 

Harp  Concerts.  Only  two  recitals  here.  Admission  and  Seat.  One  Dollar. 

Tickets  now  on  sale  at  all  music  stores. 

FINlf  DIAMONDS, 

Gold   and  Silver  Watches. 

The  newest  designs  in  jew- 
ellery of  first  quality  only,  at 
very    reasonable   prices. 
A.   W.   STOTT, 

3    Montgomery  St, 
Under  Masonic   Temple. 

HENRY  C.  HYDE 

ATTORNEY      AND      COUNSELOR  -  AT  -  LAV/. 

MICROSCOPICAL     EXAMINER 

Of  Handwriting,  Inks,  Papers,  etc.,  in  the  Detection  of  Forgeries , 

Counterfeits  and  Imitations. 

41  IS  CALIFORNIA  STREET,  Sin  Francisco,  Cal. 


NOTICE! 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  office  of  the  Hale  &  Nor- 
cross  Silver  Mining  Company  has  been  changed  from 
room  No.  38,  on  the  fourth  floor  of  Nevada  B  oek,  to  room 
No.  26,  on  the  second  floor  of  Nevada  Block. 

A.  B.  THOMPSON,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  April  30, 1892. 

NOTICE    OF    REMOVAL. 


Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  office  of  the  Utah  Consolidated  Mining 
Company  will  be  removed  to  room  58,  Nevada  Block,  on  and  after  May  1, 
1892.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors  A    H.  FISH,  Secretary. 

KM  a  »e     Bush  <fc  Gerts  Pianos 
I'WDE  Parlor  Organs 


HAINES 

A.  I.  Bancroft  &  Co. 

303  Sutter  St., S.F. 


Installments 


PIANOS 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  14,  1892. 


"  TVTOT  on  Calvary;  A  Layman's  Plea  for  Mediation  in  the 
j/|  Temptation  in  the  Wilderness,"  is  an  interesting  argument 
in  favor  of  giving  to  redemption,  as  represented  by  the  crucifixion, 
a  more  universal  meaning  than  is  generally  attributed  to  it.  The 
anonymous  author  has  written  an  interesting  brochure,  in  which 
he  holds  that  in  all  suffering,  God  is  never  the  cause  of  suffering, 
but  suffers  with  us;  a  somewhat  more  satisfying  and  pleasing 
theory  than  that  which  holds  to  the  Father's  stern  retributive 
justice,  satisfied  only  by  the  ignominious  death  of  the  Innocent. 
"  Jesus  was  led  of  the  Spirit  into  the  wilderness  to  be  tempted  of 
the  devil."  It  was  this  trial,  holds  the  author,  and  not  that  at 
Gethsamene  or  Calvary,  which  was  dignified  by  the  Holy  Pres- 
ence. The  value  to  be  gained  through  redemption  was  man's 
spiritual  freedom,  held  at  that  time  by  the  devil,  who,  as  the 
price  of  its  transfer,  its  "  buying  back  "  by  its  original  possessor, 
demanded  the  temptation  in  the  wilderness — his  anticipated  do- 
minion over  Jesus  by  his  subjection  through  the  weakness  of  the 
flesh.  This  argument  gives  his  Satanic  Majesty  far  greater  power 
than  is  generally  conceded  to  him,  bnt  it  is  held  by  the  author  to 
be  a  more  tenable  theory  than  that  a  loving  Father  demanded  the 
sacrifice  of  His  Son  to  appease  His  anger  toward  a  race  that  had 
been  drawn  into  sin  by  a  superior  sinful  being,  whom  He  had 
created,  and  still  maintained  in  all  his  seductive  and  debasing 
power.  The  brochure  is  published  in  light  boards,  by  Charles 
T.  Dillingham  &  Co.,  of  New  York. 


The  May  Forum  has  a  number  of  able  and  interesting  articles. 
Its  contents  include:  The  Late  Silver  Craze  and  the  Present  Dan- 
ger— The  Blight  of  our  Commerce,  Hon.  Michael  D.  Harter;  The 
Threat  of  the  Present  Coinage  Law,  Senator  Wm.  F.  Vilas;  The 
Loss  of  Southern  Statesmanship,  J.  C.  Hemphill,  editor  Charles- 
ton News  and  Courier;  Ten  Years  of  the  Standard  Oil  Trust,  S.  C. 
T.  Dodd,  solicitor  of  the  Trust;  The  True  Purpose  of  the  Higher 
Education,  President  Timothy  Dwight;  Advantages  of  the  Canad- 
ian Bank  System,  D.  R.  Wilkie,  General  Manager  of  the  Imperial 
Bank  of  Canada;  Idleness  and  Immorality,  E.  C.  Godkin;  Does 
the  Factory  Increase  Immorality?  Carroll  D.  Wright,  Chief  of  the 
Bureau  of  Labor  Statistics;  Significance  of  the  American  Cathe- 
dral, Bishop  H.  C.  Potter;  Incalculable  Room  for  Immigrants, 
Edward  Atkinson;  Ocean  Traffic  by  the  Erie  Canal,  Edward  P. 
North;  My  Business  Partner,  the  Government,  Ulysses  D.  Eddy; 
The  Development  of  Music  in  America,  Anton  Seidl;  The  Wo- 
man's Exchange — Charity  or  Business?  Lucy  M.  Salmon,  Pro- 
fessor of  History,  Vassar  College. 

From  Ctesar  to  "  that  painted  boy,"  Heliogabalus,  Edgar  Saltus 
has,  in  <<  Imperial  purple,"  reviewed  the  personal  characters  and 
lives  of  the  Roman  Emperors.  The  book  is  written  in  the  usual  virile 
and  graceful  style  of  Saltus,  and  makes  interesting  reading.  It  iB 
a  revolting  tale  that  it  tells;  a  story  of  excesses,  of  great  crimes, 
intrigues,  war,  magnificent  orgies,  lust.  In  its  story,  as  sketched 
by  Saltus,  the  fall  of  the  empire  is  easily  accounted  for  in  the  per- 
sons of  its  rulers.  Mr.  Saltus  presents  a  series  of  graphic  pictures. 
He  expresses  his  own  opinions  of  the  rulers  of  Rome,  and  in 
some  of  them  he  differs  from  all  the  authorities.  Both  for  its 
good  literary  style  and  the  absorbingly  interesting  period  and 
characters  of  which  it  treats,  the  book  is  well  worth  reading.  It 
is  published  in  very  neat  form,  by  Morrill,  Higgins  &  Co.,  Chicago. 

A  timely  feature  of  the  May  R*view  of  Reviews,  and  one  which 
illustrates  that  periodical's  habitual  journalistic  foresight, 
is  a  readable  sketch  of  a  large  number  of  the  most  important  con- 
ventions and  summer  gatherings  which  are  to  be  held  in  the  pres- 
ent year,  beginning  with  the  great  political  conventions,  and  tak- 
ing up  successively  the  educational,  scientific  and  philanthropic 
meetings,  the  religious  gatherings  of  the  season,  a  number  of  mis- 
cellaneous conventions  and  meetings  of  national  scope,  ten  or  a 
dozen  prominent  summer  schools,  and  seven  or  eight  important 
foreign  occasions  of  the  year,  including  the  Columbian  celebra- 
tion at  Genoa  and  the  exhibition  at  Madrid,  the  summer  schools 
at  Oxford,  the  Vienna  exposition  of  music  and  the  drama,  and 
the  religious  conferences  at  Grindelwald.  The  article  is  inter- 
spers  d  with  illustrations. 

The  Cosmopolitan  begins  its  thirteenth  volume  May  issue,  under 
the  joint  editorship  of  Mr.  W.  D.  Howells  and  Mr.  Walker,  with 
a  table  of  contents  which  will  attract  attention.  James  Russell 
Lowell,  Frank  R.  Stockton,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  Edmund  Clar- 
ence Sted man,  Henry  James,  Prof.  H.  H.  Boyesen,  Hamlin  Gar- 
land, John  Hay,  Sarah  Orne  Jewett,  Prof.  Langley,  of  the  Smith- 
sonian, Thomas  Wentworth  Higginson,  and  W.  D.  Howells  him- 
self are  among  the  contributors.  The  illustrations  in  this  issue 
are  by  such  well-known  artists  as  E.  W.  Kemble,  Frederic  Rem- 
ington, F.  S.  Church,  Walter  Crane,  William  M.  Chase,  C.  S. 
Reinhart,  Dan  Beard,  George  Wharton  Edwards,  Wilson  de 
Meza,  etc. 


The  June  Californian  Illustrated  Magazine  will  be  exceptionally 
interesting.  Among  the  articles  with  a  summer  flavor,  will  be 
one  on  "The  Region  About  Lake  Tahoe " — beautifully  illus- 
trated; "  The  Excitement  of  Capturing  the  Famous  Jew  Fish,  the 
Game  Fish  of  California,"  by  the  editor  of  the  Californian;  the 
second  on  "  The  Glaciers  of  America,"  showing  the  wonders  of 
the  Malaspena  Glacier.  Mrs.  Flesher  will  write  on  "  Art  in  Jap- 
anese Swords,"  a  richly  illustrated  paper,  showing  some  of  the 
gems  of  the  famous  collections  of  the  day.  Other  illustrated 
papers  will  be  on  "  The  Seal  Fisheries,"  "  The  Pearl  Fisheries  of 
the  Californian  Gulf,"  "  Thorwaldsen,"  etc. 

Celia  Ligan,  with  a  due  regard  for  the  appearance  of  th*  man 
and  brother,  has  published  a  small  volume  in  leatherette,  on 
"  How  to  Reduce  Your  Weight,  or  Increase  It,"  being  an  ex- 
position of  the  so-called  Salisbury  plan.  The  author  gives  full 
directions  as  to  diet,  exercise,  bathing,  etc.,  and  interesting  ac- 
counts of  the  manner  in  which  a  number  of  noted  persons  take 
care  of  their  physical  beings.  8he  also  gives  what  are  said  to  be 
the  proper  measurements  and  weights  of  people  of  perfect  form. 
Published  by  William  A.  Kellogg,  1023  8ixth  avenue,  N.  Y. 

Good  Housekeeping,  for  May,  tells  the  story  of  "The  Angel  of 
Elbow  Bend,"  and  has  the  usual  variety  of  helpful  things  for  the 
housekeeper,  looking  toward  the  betterment  of  the  home-life,  not 
only  at  the  table,  but  in  the  sitting-room,  the  sleeping-room,  and 
even  in  the  life  outside  the  walls  of  the  dwelling  place.  Clark 
W.  Bryan  &  Co.,  Springfield,  Mass. 

"  Ambition  on  Crutches,"  a  novel  from  the  pen  of  Walter  Black- 
burn Harte,  who  has  won  praise  through  his  Dodsley  Papers,  in 
the  New  England  Magazine,  and  "Ten  Tales  of  Ten  Queer  Men," 
by  Frederic  Palmer,  are  among  the  paper  bound  novels  which 
will  be  issued  in  the  early  summer  by  the  United  Publishing 
Company  of  Boston. 

In  the  May  Century  three  important  serial  features  commence — 
8enor  Castelar's  "  Life  of  Christopher  Columbus;"  "  The  Chosen 
Valley,"  a  novel  of  western  life,  by  Mary  Hallock  Foote;  and 
the  series  of  articles  describing  the  architectural  features  of  the 
World's  Fair. 


The  competitions  inaugurated  by  Short  Stories  has  met  with  un- 
expected success.  The  first  of  these  prize  stories,  one  of  which  is 
printed  each  month,  is  a  "  Fable  Satirizing  a  Folly  of  the  Day." 
It  will  appear  in  the  June  number.  Others  will  follow  each 
month. 

The  Cassell  Publishing  Company  announces  a  story  from  Julien 
Gordon.  "  Marionettes  "  is  the  striking  and  original  title  of  this 
novel,  which  is  the  strongest  that  has  yet  come  from  her  pen. 
Like  her  other  stories,  its  interest  is  contemporaneous  and  human. 

Current  Literature  gives,  in  its  readings  from  new  books,  selec- 
tions from  F.  Hopkinson  Smith's  "  A  Day  at  Laguere's,"  Robert 
Rouis  Stevenson's  "  Across  the  Plains,"  and  Katharine  Prescott 
Wormeley's  admirable  Memoir  of  Balzac. 

The  Arena  closes  its  fifth  volume  with  the  May  number.  It  is 
now  two  and  a  half  years  old,  and  its  publishers  should  be  well 
satisfied  with  its  phenomenal  success. 


Demand  for  Belvedere  Lots. 


The  great  demand  for  villa  sites  at  Belvedere  continues.  This 
pretty  suburban  resort  has  easily  outstripped  all  its  competitors  in 
gaining  the  complete  good-will  of  those  who  desire  a  country  resi- 
dence within  easy  reach  of  the  city.  Upon  this  particular  point  it  is 
specially  favored,  for  the  city's  spires  may  be  seen  from  the  hills  of 
Belvedere,  and  the  steamer  trip  across  the  bay  is  a  matter  of  only  a 
few  minutes.  The  best  families  of  the  city  have  villas  there,  and  at 
the  rate  at  which  sales  are  being  made,  there  will  soon  be  a  large 
town  upon  the  beautiful  peninsula.  The  title  to  all  the  lands  is  abso- 
lutely perfect,  and  is  guaranteed  by  the  California  Title  Insurance 
and  Trust  Company.  The  agents  for  the  property  are  Tevis  &  Fisher, 
the  popular  real  estate  agents,  of  14  Post  street,  who  furnish  maps 
of  the  property. 

J.  M.  Litchfield,  of  12  Post  street,  has  for  years  had  one  of  the 
leading  tailoring  establishments  of  the  city.  As  he  employs  first- 
class  workmen,  and  sells  otily  the  best  of  goods,  he  enjoys  a  high 
reputation.  His  uniforms  and  regalias  are  known  wherever  soldiers 
or  secret  society  officers  congregate  on  the  Coast. 


HARNESS! 


If  you  want  a  reliable  harness  that  will  stand  some  service  go  to  a 

house  that  is  staying  in  the  business  and  has  some  regard 

for  its  reputation. 

W.  DAVIS  &  SON,  410  Market  Street,  San  Francisco. 

Are  not  closing  out,  and  require  no  white  signs  to  help  sell  their 
harness.    No  shoddy  leather  used.    Harness  from  $6  50  a  set  up. 


May  14,  1892. 


BAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


11 


TRIBUTES    TO    THE    PLAYERS- 


ONBof  the  most  Interesting  feature*  of  the  recent  successful 
Actors'  Fund  feir,  held  in  Madison  Square.  New  York,  was  a 
raffle  for  en  immense  autograph  album,  presented  by  the  New 
York  Press  Club.  It  was  profusely  illustrated,  and  bore  a  num- 
ber of  autographic  tributes  from  the  UtUmtturs  of  America.  Op- 
posite each  contribution  was  a  biographical  sketch  of  the  con- 
tributor. On  the  first  page  of  the  book  was  inscribed,  in  rainbow 
hues: 

Tmcra  to  rai  players 

FROM 

Men  and  Women  Who  Write. 

This  was  followed  by  the  dedication  written  by  Colonel  Cock- 
erill.  President  of  the  New  York  Press  Club,  who  paid  a  glowing 
tribute  to  the  dramatic  art,  and  its  exponents.  Oliver  Wendell 
Holmes  wrote  this  contribution: 

THE  WORLD'S  A  PLAY,  AND  WE  ARE  ACTORS  ALL. 
The  mimic  monarch  whom  we  prai.-c  aud  pay. 
Is  twice  au  actor  in  a  twofold  play. 
We  s-nitle  at  children  wheu  a  painted  screen 
Seems  to  their  simple  eyes  a  real  scene; 
Ask  of  the  tinselled  king  who  leaves  his  throne 
Tn  seek  the  humtde  home  he  calls  his  own, 
Which  of  hi>  double  lives  most  real  seems, 
The  world  of  solid  fact  or  scenic  dreams  7 
Cauva.s  or  the  clouds— the  footlights  or  the  spheres— 
The  play  of  two  short  hours,  or  seventy  years  ? 

Oliver  Wendell  Holmes. 
Amos  J.  Cummings,  printer,   writer,  editor  and  Congressman, 
expresses  a  great  troth  in  this,  which  is  perhaps  all  the  more  val- 
uable for  the  reason  that  he  rarely,  if  ever,  expresses  himself  in 
verse : 

Unconscious  actors  all ! 
The  thin,  the  proud,  the  tall, 
The  wise,  the  fool  withal, 
At  trade,  at  prayer,  baseball, 
Yes,  e'eu  iu  Congress  hall, 
They  all  await  the  call — 
The  great  men  aud  the  small ; 
Peath  makes  the  curtain  fall. 
Eternity's  the  wall 

That  shuts  us  from  the  day; 
For  Life's  a  matinee, 
The  world  itself  a  play. 

Will  Carletou,  the  author  of  "  Betsy  And  I  Are  Out,"  and  other 
now  quite  famous  ballads,  writes: 

The  Heaven  to  us  given 

May  be  found  ere  we  die; 
And  God's  glory  and  grace 
And  His  great,  holy  place 

Are  not  all  in  the  sky. 

Amelie  Rives,  the  young  lady  who  astonished  the  public  a  few 
years  ago  with  her  "  The  Quick  or  the  Dead,"  poetizes  thus: 

A  noble  heart;  one  to  be  long  time  wooed, 
Not  lightly  loved  for  any  fleeting  wile, 
As  pretty  wantons  lor  a  tinsel  smile 

But  married  statelilyin  serious  mood. 

Nor  should  we  treat  our  goddess  as  a  prude, 
Striving  to  keep  from  her  all  hint  of  guile. 
Blinding  her  eyes  to  what  is  mean  and  vile, 

And  pointing  out  how  truth  is  misconstrued, 

No!  like  a  warrior  maiden  armed  and  free, 

Let  her  spring  forth  to  triumph  over  wrong, 

To  battle  with  the  petty,  raise  the  great, 

And  give  to  art  a  splendid  liberty! 

So  shall  her  power  be  high  as  well  as  strong, 

Her  influence  a  glory  to  the  State. 

Chicago's  Horace  thus  twangs  his  lyre: 

'Tis  years,  soubrette,  since  last  we  met, 

And  yet,  ah!  yet,  how  swift  and  tender 
My  thoughts  go  back  in  Time's  dull  track 

To  you,  sweet  pink  of  female  gender! 
I  shall  not  say— though  others  may— 

That  Time  all  human  joy  enhances; 
But  the  same  old  thrill  comes  o'er  me  still 

With  memories  of  your  songs  and  dances  ! 
And,  lol  to-night,  the  phantom  light, 

That,  as  a  Bprite  plays  on  the  fender, 
Reveals  a  face  whose  girlish  grace 

Brings  back  the  feeling,  warm  and  tender. 
And  all  the  while  the  old-time  smile 

Steals  o'er  my  visage  grim  and  wrinkled — 
As  though,  soubrette,  your  footfalls  yet, 

Upon  my  rusty  heart-strings  tinkled!     Eugene  Field, 

This  from  the  Poetess  of  Passion: 

THE  ACTOR. 
Oh!  man,  with  your  wonderful  dower. 
Oh !  woman,  with  genius  and  grace, 
You  can  help  the  whole  world  by  your  power 

If  you  are  but  worthy  your  place. 
The  stage  is  a  force  and  a  factor 

In  moulding  the  thought  of  the  day, 
If  only  the  heart  of  the  actor 

Is  as  high  as  the  theme  of  the  play. 

Your  words  and  your  gestures  obeying, 

We  weep  or  rejoice  with  your  part; 

And  the  player  behind  all  his  playing 

He  ought  to  be  great  as  his  art. 

Ell*.  Wheeler  Wilcox. 
Wm.  D.  Ho  wells,  the  novelist,  writes  briefly  and  pointedly: 

The  Wit  supreme,  and  sovereign  Sage, 
Has  told  us  all  the  world's  a  stage; 
The  curtain  on  his  scene  up-furled, 
Shows  us  the  stage  is  all  the  world. 


Janus  Whttoomb  Riley  appropriately  writes  ■■  from  the  Master 
to  his  fellow-players:1' 

When  Shakc-pcArc's  voice  whs  beard  of  all— 

w  hen  Bhakospeare'a  voice  was  heard, 
w  hat  matter  if  "the  house  was  cold  " 

Or  no  applause  OOeoxred  ' 

Mis  mlgbtj  Hue.  (rood  muten  mine, 

Have  >-■■  not  Mill  transferred 
from  age  I  i  B  ■•■  l.y  arl  divine, 

since  Shakespeare^  voice  was  heard  ? 

How  to  Preserve  Your  Health. 

Dr-  James  Johnson,  In  his  "  Diary  of  a  Philosopher,"  savs  that 
all  deaths  resulting  from  fevers  are  but  as  a  drop  in  (be  ocean,  when 
compared  with  the  numbers  who  perish  from  had  air  and  open  wind- 
ows. Mostly  all  deaths  are  f.o.n  diseases  oi  .he  house,  that  is  to  say, 
that  two-thirds  of  the  people  who  die  are  carried  on*  after  suffering 
more  or  less  prolonged,  and  always  distressing  diseases,  from  the 
effects  of  breathing  the  foul  air  of  imperfectly  ventilated  houses, 
work-rooms,  school-rooms,  public  halls  and  churches.  Diphtheria 
and  Blood  Poisoning— Sewer  gas  and  vitiated  air  forcing  its  way 
from  the  cellars  or  basements  of  vour  houses,  up  into  the  wash-stands 
and  water-closets,  especially  in  the  summer  time,  means  diphtheria 
and  pneumonia;  open  doors  and  windows  mean  the  same.  The  only 
remedy  is  to  place  one  of  the  Abrahamson  Ventilators  in  every  liv- 
ing-room. This  ventilator  will  not  cost  more  than  one  visit  from 
your  physician.  Save  doctor  bills,  and  your  own  and  children's 
health,  by  using  the"  Abraharuson  System  "  of  ventilation  without 
draughts.  Call  or  send  for  catalogue  and  price  list.  Peter  Adka- 
hamson.  12  Bush  street,  San  Francisco. 

The  Strathmore  Apartment  House. 

N.  W.  Cor.  Larkin  and  Fulton  Streets. 

Exclusively  for  families.  First-class  in  every  respect.  Ele- 
vator day  and  night.     First-class  restaurant  in  the  building. 

Apply  to  Janitor  in  the  building,  or  to  A.  Hayward,  Ho.  224 
California  Street. 

OCCIDENTAL    HOTEL, 

San    Francisco. 

-A.       QTJIIET      HOME 
CENTRALLY       LOCATED, 

FOR  THOSE  WHO  APPRECIATE  COMFORT  AND  ATTENTION. 
. WM.  B.  HOOPER.    Manager. 

HOTEL  PLEASANTON, 

Sutter  Street,  corner  Jones.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


The  Largest,  Best  Appoiuted  and  Most  Liberally  Managed  Family  and 
Tourist  Hotel  in  San  Francisco.    Lighted  by  Electricity  throughout. 

Elegantly  Furnished  Dining  Rooms  and  Parlors  for  Banquets,  Private 
Dinners,  Parties,  Weddings,  etc. 

The  Cuisine  a  Special  Feature. 

MRS.  M.  E.  PENDLETON, 
Proprietor  and  Manager. 

ERNST  H.  LUDWIG, 

THE  

AMEBIC^.lSr     C^.TEEES, 
1206  Sutter  Street, 

SAN  PKANCISCO. 


MODEL 


Telephone  2388. 


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Select  Music  in  Restaurant^every  evening  between  6  and  8. 

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A.O-E1TTS,        SAN    FKAHCISCO. 


12 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  14,  1892. 


ti  ]\/TR."  PETER  A.  FINIGAN  and  his  family  are  about  to  de- 
1VI  part  for  an  European  tour.  Tbe  length  of  their  absence 
will  depend  entirely  upon  the  pleasures  of  the  trip.  We  quote 
the  "  Mister  "  in  front  of  Mr.  Finigan's  name,  to  show  that  that 
gentleman  has  cast  off  bis  honorary  title  of  Colonel.  Mr.  Finigan 
was  a  Colonel  on  the  staff  of  Governor  Haight,  but  as  it  is  his 
opinion  that  the  title  attached  to  a  political  office  should  be  re- 
linquished with  the  office,  he  has  never  cared  to  be  called 
»'  Colonel."  Not  so  modest  are  a  number  of  other  gentlemen, 
who  now  bear  the  high-sounding  titles  of  General  or  Judge, 
simply,  because,  forsooth,  they  were  on  a  time  Commissioners- 
General,  or  First  General  Delegates,  or  judges  in  a  dog  show. 
The  great  desire  of  the  modest  people  of  this  great  republic  to 
carry  titles  about  with  them,  is  something  that  cannot  be  under- 
stood or  explained. 

#  #  » 

During  the  past  two  weeks  Holbrook  Blinn  has  talked  wisely 
of  "the  press,"  and  his  own  connection  with  it.  He  was  ever  a 
lad  who  liked  to  see  his  name  in  the  papers.  His  latest  exploit, 
the  supplement  to  the  college  paper,  has  brought  him  rather 
more  fame  than  he  bargained  for.  That  very  paper,  the  Palo 
Alto  was  successful  from  the  start,  and  at  15  cents  a  copy,  paid 
Holbrook's  way  through  the  University.  In  March  last  a  little 
game  of  poker  took  place  in  Blinn's  rooms  at  Palo  Alto.  He  and 
two  others,  one  a  San  Francisco  boy,  were  the  principals.  Un- 
fortunately, one  of  the  Professors  discovered  and  put  an  end  to 
the  game.  Before  any  action  was  taken  by  the  Faculty,  Hol- 
brook sent  in  his  resignation  for  one  year,  the  other  San  Fran- 
cisco boy  was  forgiven,  and  the  third  shares  Blinn's  vacation. 
Tbe  last  named  is  now  looking  out  for  a  still  more  startling  sup- 
plement to  his  journal. 

#  m  * 

Alfred  Hawthorne  is  of  an  Oakland  family  of  wealth 
and  prominence.  He  has  a  voice,  and  after  trying  an 
engagement  with  a  now  disorganized  opera  company,  he  went 
to  Los  Angeles,  where  be  took  the  position  of  premier  basso  in 
tbe  choir  of  a  fashionable  church  at  that  place.  His  salary  was 
$15  a  month,  and  by  singing  at  concerts,  etc.,  be  managed  to  eke 
out  an  existence.  A  beer  hall  manager  offered  him  $75  a  week, 
and  this  set  Hawthorne  thinking.  He  resigned  his  position,  and 
is  now  singing  to  10  and  25  cent  audiences  at  a  variety  show  in 
this  city.     He  has  made  a  bit. 

*  #  • 

Selby  Adams,  tbe  Oakland  insurance  man,  has  an  idea  that  the 
laugh  is  on  him.  At  the  banquet  at  Rodeo  a  few  days  ago  he 
carried  off  the  wrong  overcoat,  and,  as  it  did  not  fit  him  at  all,  he 
began  an  earnest  search  for  his  own  garment.  All  his  efforts  on 
the  Alameda  side  of  the  bay  were  in  vain,  though,  but  he  did  not 
lose  heart,  for  his  coat  was  one  that  could  be  told  blocks  away  on 
account  of  its  peculiar  brindle  color  and  its  shape.  At  last,  news 
of  it  came.  It  was  in  a  dispatch  from  one  of  Adam's  friends, 
stating  that  a  "fellow  came  up  and  licked  me  from  behind.  I 
was  wearing  your  coat,  and  he  thought  it  was  you.  Am  sending 
it  over  Wells  Fargo."  Selby  laughed  long  and  loud  when  he  re- 
ceived the  telegram,  and  started  telling  everyone  around  town 
the  great  joke  he  had  on  his  friend.  When  the  parcel  came  by 
express  Selby  tore  it  open  eagerly,  pulled  out  the  garmeut,  and  as 
he  held  it  up  to  the  light  a  snap  shot  artist  could  have  got  a  pic- 
ture of  "the  smile  that  failed,"  forSelby's  visage  at  once  put  on  a 
look  of  dismay.  The  coat  was  split  down  the  back,  and  pinned 
over  one  of  the  sections  was  a  note.  It  read:  "Sorry  for  you, 
Selby.  The  coat  got  torn  when  I  was,  knocked  down  in  mistake 
for  you." 

»  #  # 

Francis  Murphy,  the  temperance  evangelist,  is  having  great 
success  in  Oakland.  His  lectures  are  well  attended  nightly,  and  in 
the  audience  can  be  seen  the  faces  of  a  good  many  noted  hard  drink- 
ers. On  Tuesday  night,  when  Murphy  was  at  the  Methodist 
Church,  it  was  interesting  to  see  a  certain  well-known  attorney, 
who  has  made  himself  noticeable  on  many  an  occasion,  by  over- 
indulgence, weeping,  as  the  evangelist  told  his  pathetic  stories, 
and  shouting  "Amen,"  and  clapping  his  hands  at  all  the  telling 
points.  He  is  wearing  a  blue  ribbon  in  court,  too,  and  tells  his 
friends  that  it  is  a  charm  much  better  than  a  bi-chloride  of  gold 
button. 


False  Economy 
Is  practiced  by  many  people,  who  buy  inferior  articles  of  food,  be- 
cause cheaper  than  standard  goods.  Surely,  infants  are  entitled  to 
the  best  food  obtainable.  It  is  a  fact  that  the  Gail  Borden  "  Eagle  " 
Brand  Condensed  Milk  is  the  best  infant  food.  Your  grocer  and 
druggist  keep  it. 

For  Coughs  and  Throat  troubles  use  Brown's  Bronchial  Troches.— 

"  They  stop  an  attack  of  my  asthma  cough  very  promptly."—  C.  Falch,  Mi- 
amioille,  Ohio. 


BONA   FIDE 
CLOSING  OUT 

FINE  MILLINERY.  As  we  win 

positively  retire  from  business  Jan. 
1st,  1893,  our  entire  stock       nc 
will  be  sold   at  very  low       '~ 
prices.  Everything  is  mod-      p6T 

and  cent. 


ern    and    elegant, 
marked  down. 


E.  E.  CASWELL  k  CO., 

28  Post  Street. 


,r^to^oAwv^ 


Has  one  specialty  aud  pride  and  that  is  the  Table.  It  is  supplied 
from  tne  best  the  market  affords  iu  San  Krauci&eo.  Our  Butter, 
Egps,  Cream  aud  Vegetables  come  from  the  Marin  County  dairies 
and  farms  iu  the  vicinity.  Ten  trains  daily,  making  it  very  con- 
convenient  for  gentlemen  to  be  able  to  pass  the  evening  with 
their  families  or  friends,  and  derive  the  benefits  of  country  air 
and  still  be  able  to  attend  to  business  daily  in  the  city.  "Com- 
mutes," $5  per  mouth;  Jadies  and  children.  $3. 

Telephone  38.    Telegraph,  or  write,  or,  bet'er  still,   call  and 
see  us  any  day,  aud  satisfy  yourself  beyond  q  nestion.  Take  Sau- 
salito  Ferry  and  cars  to  Larkspur.    Round  trip,  50  cents. 
Respectfully, 

HEPBURN  &   TERRY. 


O.  F.  WILLEY  &  CO., 

ESTABLISHED  1S5S. 

Carriage  Builders  and   Dealers, 

317  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  S.  F. 

Agency  for  Brewster  &  Co.,  New  York  (of  Broome  St.); 
Henry  Hooker  <&  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn.;  C.  S.  Caffrey  Co., 
Camden,  N.  J.;  Henry  Killam  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn.;  Mil- 
lion Guiet  &  Cie,  Paris,  France;  H.  H.  Babeoek  Co.,  Water- 
town,  N.  Y.;  New  Haven  Carriage  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn.; 
Ohio  Buggy  Co.,  Columbus,  O. 


LOUIS  COOKS. 


WILLIAM  COOKS. 


MAX  COOKS. 


COOKS     BROS., 

IUTEEIOB         DEGOEATOBS. 

Dealers  in  Stained  Glass,  Wall  Paper,  Lincrusta  Walton,  Paper 

Mache,  Parquet  Flooring,   Moorish  Fret  Work, 

Frescoing,   Wall    Mouldings, 

943  and  945  Market  St,,  between  5th  and  6th.  San  Francisco 

PACIFIC    TOWEL    COT&F JOISTS', 

9     LICK     PLACE, 
Furnishes  Clean  Towels  at  the  following  low  rates: 

Clean  Hand  Towels  each  week,  $1.00  per  month;   12  Clean  Hand  Towels 
each  week,  SI. 50  per  mouth;  4  Clean  Roller  Towels  each  week,  $1.00  per 
6  month ;  6  Clean  Koller  Towels  each  week,  $1.25  per  month. 


It.  1892. 


PAN    FRANCISCO  \  KWS  I.KTTER. 


13 


ON    HER    CORSAGE.-  Tbvn  1hpie$. 

The  rose  that  blooms  at  my  lady's  breast 

Is  a  dream  of  sweet  delight ; 
She  sighs,  and  I  mark  it-  mad  unrot 

Aa  it  trembles  beaventj  white. 
And  the  sweetest  thing  about  that  rose 

That  strikes  me  M  I  eye  it. 
Is  the  fact  it  was  one  of  her  other  beaux 

Who  was  fjol  enough  to  buy  it. 


AN    AUTHORITY    ON    WINES. 

MAJOR  JOHN  ROPBRPARKINQTON,  whose  excellent  speech 
at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Wine  and  Spirit  Association 
formed  the  subject  of  the  leading  article  in  the  London  Sportsman 
of  Wednesday,  February  10th.  3892,  is  senior  partner  in  the  great 
wine  bouse  of  J.  R.  Parkingion  &  Co.,  of  Crutched  Friars,  whose 
reports  on  vintages  are  accepted  as  authoritative  by  the  leading 
organs  of  the  press  in  the  United 
Kingdom,  America,  and  the  Colo- 
nies. Besides  being  a  good  soldier 
and  an  actively  loyal  citizen,  Major 
Parkington  is  one  of  the  busiest 
I  ^g*.     -  and  most  successful    merchants   in 

the  city  of  London.  If  memory 
serves  us  rightly,  it  is  more  than 
twenty  years  since  he  took  up  the 
agency  for  the  United  Kingdom  of 
the  Champagne  house  of  Deutz  & 
Geldermann;  yet  the  Major  may 
still  be  regarded  as  a  young  man, 
distinguished  in  appearance,  earn- 
est id  manner,  and  genial  in  com- 
pany. When  Mr.  Parkington  first 
undertook  to  introduce  the  brand 
of  Champagne  just  mentioned  on 
the  English  market,  public  preju- 
dice ran  high  in  favor  of  certain 
well-known  names,  but  by  the  exercise  of  indomitable  pluck,  tact 
and  perseverance,  he  succeeded  in  breaking  down  ancient  land- 
marks, and  won  a  battle  which  yielded  him  fame  and  fortune. 
Few  Champagnes  have  achieved  so  great  a  success  as  that  of 
Deutz  &  Geldermann;  it  is  the  favorite  wine  of  the  Prince  of 
Wales  and  of  the  best-known  connoisseurs  about  town.  For  the 
past  two  years  Major  Parkington  has  been  chairman  of  the  Wine 
and  Spirit  Association.  Last  year  he  was  master  of  the  Wor- 
shipful Company  of  Fanmakera,  in  which  capacity  he  displayed 
capabilities  of  an  order  which  undoubtedly  point  to  him  as  a  fu- 
ture civic  leader.  At  bis  house  in  Devonshire  place,  Portiand 
place,  the  Major,  who  is  renowned  for  his  hospitality,  is  ably  as- 
sisted by  Mrs.  Roper  Parkington,  whose  amiability  and  charming 
courtesy  have  helped  to  materially  enlarge  a  very  wide  circle  of 
friends.  — The  London  Sportsman,  February  10,  1892. 


Major  John  Roper  Parkington. 


THERE  is  plainly  nothing  new  under  the  sun.  A  paper  gives 
a  prize  to  the  first  person  who  finds  an  error  of  grammar  or 
typography  in  its  pages.  Mr.  George  Augustus  Sala,  with  his 
wonderful  store  of  odd  facts,  tells  us  that  hundreds  of  years  ago 
the  old-world  printers  used  to  chain  copies  of  their  books  outside 
their  offices,  and  reward  peripatetic  scholars  who  might  detect 
errors,  with  prizes  graduated  according  to  the  seriousness  of  the 
slip — a  cup  of  wine  for  a  broken  letter;  a  cup  of  wine  and  a  plate 
of  meat  for  a  wrong  font  or  a  turned  letter,  and  so  on  in  propor- 
tion. If  the  practice  were  continued  nowadays,  in  the  hurry 
and  rush  of  modern  life,  a  ripe  scholar  might  keep  himself  in 
board  if  the  custom  were  to  include  all  sorts  of  publications, 
while  even  the  budding  board-school  boy  need  rarely  go  fasting 
to  bed. 

Fashionable  Stationery. 


How  can  you  be  considered  in  good  form  unless  your  stationery  is 
what  is  demanded  by  the  censors  of  the  fashionable  world?  And  un- 
less you  get  your  stationery  from  a  house  that  knows  what  is  re- 
quired by  social  usages,  and  serves  you  accordingly,  how  can  you 
expect  to  have  the  best  stationery?  If  you  would  be  satisfied  with 
the  furnishings  of  your  escritoire,  visit  the  magnificent  establishment 
of  Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co.,  at  741-743  Market  street,  where  there  is  the 
largest  and  beat  stock  to  be  seen  in  the  city  of  writing  paper  from  the 
most  famous  houses  in  the  country.  This  firm  makes  a  specialty  of 
excellent  stationery,  with  the  result  that  its  line  is  unequalled  in  San 
Francisco.  It  is  also  now  showing  a  magnificent  collection  of  leather- 
ette goods  and  pretty  novelties.  Its  copper  plate  printing  of  visiting 
cards,  invitations,  etc.,  is  the  result  of  artistic  conception  and  ex- 
cellent workmanship. 

The  Grand  Central  Wine  Rooms,  at  16-18  Third  street,  is  the 
popular  calling  place  for  the  hundreds  of  men  about  town  who  enjoy 
the  good  liquor  which  can  always  be  found  there.  Only  the  best  of 
goods  are  kept  in  stock,  and  they  are  in  constant  demand. 

The  Maison  Riche  is  the  most  popular  restaurant  in  the  city, 
among  the  thousands  of  good  livers  who  appreciate  and  enjoy  the 
excellent  dinners  for  which  it  is  famous. 


BALSAN  S 


The  most 

conven- 
ient and 
durable 
glove 
made. 
Balsan's 
Biarr  i  t  z 
— w  i  t  h  - 
out  but- 
tons. A 
fresh  as- 
sortment 
has  just 
been  re- 
ceived in  chamois,  also  glace  and 
undressed  kid,  in  all  the  prevail- 
ing colors.     Price  85  cts.  per  pair. 


:ov% 


111  to  121  Post  Street. 


JULIEN    DUPRE'S 

LATEST 

PAINTING 


and  several  magnificent  pictures 
have  just  arrived  from  Europe,  and 
are  now  being  framed  in  our  fac- 
tory. These  will  be  added  to  our 
collection,  and  will  be  on  exhibition 
in  a  few  days. 

Owing  to  the  necessary  prepara- 
tions for  moving  to  our  new  build- 
ing, now  in  course  of  erection,  we 
will  sell  all  our  Paintings  and  other 
goods  at  Greatly  Reduced  Prices. 

S.  &  G.  GUMP, 

581-583  Market  Street 


GOLD  SEAL^Eubber  HOSE, 

THE  BEST  MADE. 

Goodyear  Rubber  Company, 


B.  H.  PEASE,    j  A„ents 


577  *  B79  Market  Street. 


14 


SAN  FEANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  14,  1892. 


'TogKER-QN"' 


THE  owls  will  nest  in  the  trees  to-night,  and  there  will  be 
a  terecble  time,  for  the  corner  st<  ne  of  the  Owls'  Nest  Club  is  10 
be  laid,  and  San  Mateo  county  will  know  it.  The  members  of 
the  club  will  leave  this  city  by  special  train,  from  Third  and 
Townsend  streets,  at  5 :15  p.  m.  ,  and  returning,  will  leave  San  Car- 
los at  midnight.  The  Committee  on  Transportation,  evidently 
gentlemen  of  extensive  experience  and  great  foresight,  have 
chartered  all  the  street  car  lines  of  the  city,  so  that  when  the 
weary  owls  return  to  town  all  they  will  have  to  do  will  be  to  tum- 
ble into  a  horse-car,  the  seats  of  which  will  be  richly  upholstered 
for  this-  occasion  only,  and  be  driven  off  to  their  palatial 
abodes  ;  all  proper  owls  have  palatial  abodes.  8o  as  to 
prevent  any  uneasiness  being  felt  by  their  distinguished 
patrons,  the  street-car  companies  have  kindly  consented  to  cover 
the  car-wheels  with  rubber  tires,  and  to  shave  down  all  the  cob- 
stones  along  the  various  routes.  The  programme  of  events  at 
San  Carlos,  in  connection  with  the  dedicatory  ceremonies,  will  be 
unusually  attractive.  The  committee  having  the  matter  in  charge, 
which  is  composed  of  gentlemen  noted  for  the  vividness  of  their 
imaginations,  has  arranged  a  wild  and  weird  spectacle.  One  of 
the  chief-features  of  the  wild  and  weird  aforesaid,  will  be  Uncle 
George  Bromley,  who  has  agreed  to  get  a  double  Nelson  on  the 
corner  stone  and  lay  it  in  place.  There  will  be  a  torchlight  pro- 
cession, engineered  by  torturers  of  political  experience;  Mus.  Bax. 
Oxon.  Stewart  will  lead  in  the  hymns  and  praise  service,  to  be 
sung  by  the  club  quartette;  a  bonfire  will  be  lighted  on  Druid's 
Rock,  around  which  a  number  of  robed  priests  wiil  have  a  ghost 
dance,  and  other  features  will  make  this  occasion  a  memorable 
one  in  the  history  of  California.  Willis  Polk  has  caused  to  be 
built  a  lathe  skeleton  of  the  club-house.  This  will  be  decorated 
with  lighted  lanterns,  and  will  certainly  be  a  beautiful  sight.  Mr. 
Polk  will  not  sing.  Nor  are  the  demands  of  the  inner  man  to  be 
overlooked,  for  on  the  arrival  of  the  special  at  the  scene  of  fes- 
tivity, dinner  will  be  served  to  the  hundred  celebrants  who  will 
be  present.  The  Owls'  Nest  intends  to  open  its  oareerin  a  highly 
proper  and  befitting  manner,  and  the  enjoyment  of  to-night  will 
be  the  foreshadowing  of  the  many  future  happy  events  of  the 
club. 

»  *  * 

Judge  Murphy  received  a  deserved  rebuke  on  Wednesday, 
from  a  Chinese  murderer  whom  he  was  sentencing  to  life  impris- 
onment. It  was  the  man  who  killed  Special  Officer  Gillen. 
Judge  Murphy  told  him  to  stand  up,  and  when  the  coolie  arose, 
the  "  eloquent  "  jurist  proceeded  to  deliver  him  a  lecture,  prelim- 
inary to  sending  him  to  the  penitentiary.  The  murderer  listened 
for  some  time  in  respectful  silence,  but  as  the  Mow  of  words  kept 
on,  he  heaved  a  sigh  and  sat  down.  Murphy  ordered  him  to 
arise  again,  and  in  thunderous  tones,  asked  him  how  he  dared  to 
sit  down.  "  Oh,  you  talkee,  talkee,  talkee,  too  muchee;  all  time; 
no  good;  allee  same  man  likee  hear  hissel  talkee  alle  time,"  said 
ChueSinDan.  But  the  unfortunate  Mongol  was  hauled  up  by 
the  Bailiff,  and  escape  being  impossible,  was  compelled  to  listen 
to  the  court's  eloquence.  Judge  Murphy  takes  advantage  of  his 
position  to  inflict  torture  upon  prisoners  so  unfortunate  as  to  be 
brought  before  him.  Is  it  not  enough  that  a  man  should  be  sen- 
tenced to  imprisonment  for  life?  The  jury,  in  fixing  the  penalty 
of  the  defendant's  crime,  expressed  the  opinion  that  he  should 
not  suffer  death  for  his  offense.  Why,  then,  does  Judge  Murphy 
endanger  his  life  thus?  The  books  nowhere  provide  that  a  crim- 
inal shall  be  punished  by  being  talked  to  death,  and  Judge  Mur- 
phy should  remember  that  fact. 
#  #  * 

The  Directors  of  the  Society  for  the  Suppression  of  Vice  have 
listened  to  the  ex  parte  statement  made  by  the  Society's  Secretary 
regarding  the  charges  of  seduction  made  against  him  by  Ella 
Grey,  of  Oakland,  and  have  decided  to  give  him  further  time 
wherein  to  prove  his  innocence.  Bennett  is  yet  Secretary  of  the 
Society,  and  the  prospects  are  that  he  will  continue  to  retain  that 
position,  as  the  Directors  are  favorably  inclined  toward  him. 
The  prosecution  of  the  charge  has  failed  on  account  of  legal  diffi- 
culties, and  unless  Mr.  Grey,  the  father  of  the  girl,  who  says  she 
was  the  victim  of  Bennett's  lust,  carries  out  his  expressed  inten- 
tion of  filling  that  highly  moral  man  full  of  lead,  the  case  will 
soon  drop  out  of  sight.  Bennett  should  disappear  with  it  from 
the  public  view.  He  is  not  the  proper  man  for  the  office  which 
he  fills,  and  if  the  Directors  of  the  Society  are  not  aware  of  that 
fact,  they  should  find  it  out  as  soon  as  possible,  and  dismiss  him 
from  their  service.  The  duties  of  such  an  office  should  be  ful- 
filled by  a  man  who  is  above  suspicion,  and  whose  reputation  is 
such  that  it  may  be  supposed  that  he  performs  his  duties  in  that 
spirit  which  should  animate  a  moralist.  Bennett's  reputation  is 
bad.  Reputable  citizens  have  stated  that  they  would  not  believe 
him  under  oath.  Such  a  man  should  in  no  way  be  connected 
with  a  quasi-public  institution.  We  are  not  prepared  to  express 
an  opinion   upon    the   Grey  charges,  because  we  know  nothing 


about  the  facts  in  the  case,  but  it  is  significant  that  Bennett  has 
but  few,  if  any,  sympathizers,  and  that  but  little,  if  any,  surprise 
has  been  expressed  by  people  who  know  him,  at  the  charge 
brought  against  him. 

*  »  * 

There  is  a  certain  real  estate  man  in  this  city,  who  imagines 
that  he  is  about  the  most  fascinating  man  about  town.  He  is  as 
particular  about  his  complexion  as  a  woman,  and  has  such  a 
horror  of  spoiling  his  somewhat  pudgy  figure  by  obesity,  that  be 
abjures  the  ancestral  potato,  takes  long  walks,  and  drinks  no 
beer.  He  strikes  positions  on  the  street,  and  poses  to  be  admired 
when  he  sees  a  pretty  woman  approaching.  He  also  is  very  fond 
of  having  his  photograph  taken  in  all  sorts  of  killing  attitudes. 
His  latest  representation  is  a  large-sized  cabinet  picture,  one  of 
which  he  duly  presented  to  the  wife  of  a  friend  of  his.  This 
lady,  who  is  somewhat  of  a  satirist,  placed  it  in  a  prominent  po- 
sition on  her  drawing-room  table,  and  in  the  frame  stuck  a 
brilliant  peacock's  feather.  Though  vain,  the  man  in  question 
is  no  fool,  and  after  he  saw  the  adornment,  said  not  a  word;  hut 
he  visits  theie  no  more. 

*  •  * 

It  was  with  much  regret  that  I  learned  of  the  death  of  Judge 
Timothy  H.  Rearden.  He  was  a  man  eminent  among  men,  pos- 
sessed of  far  more  than  ordinary  ability,  and  so  able  in  different 
spheres  that  he  was  truly  a  man  of  genius.  He  was  a  native  of 
Ohio,  fifty-three  years  old,  and  was  educated  at  the  Cleveland 
High  School  and  Kenyon  College.  While  studying  law  he  en- 
gaged in  journalism.  He  served  for  a  short  time  in  the  Union 
army  during  the  war,  and  soon  afterwards  came  to  this  city, 
where  he  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession.  He  was  ap- 
pointed Superior  Judge  by  Governor  Stoneman  in  1883,  and  sub- 
sequently was  elected  to  that  office,  and  served  a  full  term.  Upon 
his  retirement  from  the  bench  he  resumed  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession. For  many  years  Judge  Rearden  had  his  quarters  in  the 
old  Mercantile  Library  building,  on  Bush  street.  There  he  sur- 
rounded himself  with  his  books,  of  which  he  had  a  large  num- 
ber, many  being  old  and  rare  editions.  He  possessed  great  scho- 
lastic attainments,  and  upon  many  subjects  was  probably  the 
best  informed  man  in  the  country.  He  was  a  classical  scholar  of 
great  research,  and  possessed  numerous  ancient  works  which 
were  worth  their  weight  in  gold.  Latin  and  Greek  he  took  great 
delight  in,  and  his  leisure  hours  were  occupied  in  reading  the 
works  of  the  classical  authors,  He  prepared  and  partly  printed 
an  edition  of  Sappho,  which,  unfortunately,  was  never  completed. 
All  the  continental  languages  were  at  his  command.  He  pub- 
lished a  brochure  on  Low  Dutch,  which  received  much  praise 
from  eminent  philologists.  Reading  bad  made  him  a  full  man, 
for  there  was  no  subject,  apparently,  which  bad  not  received  his 
attention.  He  was  possessed  of  the  most  curious  bits  of  odd 
knowledge,  as  he  took  great  delight  in  entering  upon  little  known 
paths  in  the  great  school  of  learning.  He  took  great  delight  in 
collecting  old  national  ballads  of  every  country.  These  he  would 
set  to  music,  and  then  induce  some  one  to  sing  them  at  entertain- 
ments, at  which  he  would  be  present.  Though  he  might  have  at- 
tained great  eminence  in  any  field  which  he  might  have  chosen, 
the  weak  point  in  his  character  was  his  lack  of  decision.  From 
one  point  to  another  he  wandered,  and  though  he  perfected  him- 
self in  many  different  pursuits  he  did  not  gain  the  place  in  any  to 
which  his  abilities  entitled  him.  He  was  one  of  the  most  popu- 
lar men  who  ever  graced  the  bench  in  this  city.  Lawyers  re- 
spected him  for  his  deep  learning,  and  liked  him  for  his  wit.  His 
decisions  were  models  of  law  and  literary  style.  As  a  rule  they 
were  loaded  with  classical  allusions,  for  at  some  times  it  seems 
that  the  Judge  thought  in  the  language  of  the  old  logicians.  The 
announcement  of  his  marriage,  a  few  years  ago,  was  a  great  sur- 
prise to  those  who  knew  him,  and  who  had  supposed  he  would 
ever  be  a  bachelor.     His  widow  and  a  little  girl  survive  him. 

*  *  * 

John  D.  Breckenridge,  who  died  a  few  days  ago,  was  a  son  of 
the  famous  Kentuckian  of  that  name,  and  was  certainly  a  degen- 
erate son  of  an  illustrious  sire.  Breckenridge  did  not  enjoy  the 
best  of  reputations.  He  was  a  man  of  good  attainments  who 
threw  himself  away.  He  married  a  daughter  of  Lloyd  Tevis,  and, 
it  seems,  considered  himself  heir  to  that  gentleman's  wealth  for 
that  reason.  Breckenridge  often  told  this  story:  He  said  he  once 
called  on  Mr.  Tevis  to  get  some  money,  having  squandered  his 
own.  Tevis  was  not  in  a  happy  mood  at  the  time,  and  he  said: 
"  I  don't  know  why  I  should  give  you  money."  "  Why,  I  mar- 
ried your  daughter,"  said  Breckenridge.  "Yes,"  Tevis  replied, 
"  but  you  did  not  marry  my  money." 

*  •  * 

It  is  not  generally  known  th»t  Lester  L.  Robinson,  who  died 
last  week,  was  to  some  extent  instrumental  in  the  building  of 
war-ships  on  this  coast.  A  number  of  years  ago,  after  Mr.  Rob- 
inson had  built  the  first  railroad  in  this  State,  there  came  to  him 
with  a  letter  of  introduction,  a  young  engineer  named  Irving  M. 
Scott.  Mr.  Robinson  gave  him  employment,  and  some  time 
later  Mr.  Scott  called  his  attention  to  the  opportunities  presented 
here  for  the  establishment  of  a  great  ship  building  plant.  He 
wanted  Mr.  Robinson  to  go  into  such  a  scheme  with  him,  but  the 
former  declined,  saying  he  had  enough    enterprises  to  engage  all 


May  H,  1892. 


BAN  PRANOISCO  NEWS  LETTER, 


15 


hi*  titration.  It  is  »*id.  howrvor.  that  Mr.  Robloaon  rendered 
.- -n-i'lrrahlr  financial  assistance  in  attftbttsblng  lb*  yards.  Mr. 
Boott  repaid  btni  the  loan  after  the  yard*  had  begun  to  turn  out 
ships.  Mr.  Robinson  was  in  ninny  ways  a  notable  man.  He  was 
able,  energetic  and  enterprising  Apparently,  no  scheme  was  too 
great  for  him  to  handle.  He  went  into  many  big  things,  and 
carried  them  all  to  a  successful  conclusion. 
■  ■  • 

My  attention  has  been  called  to  the  manner  in  which  the  North 
Pacific  Coast  Railroad  Company  carries  half-decapitated  calves  on 
trucks  on  the  forward  decks  of  its  steamers.  In  many  cases  the 
half-severed  heads  of  the  calves  hang  over  the  ends  of  the  trucks, 
and  from  them  the  blood  drips  and  drips,  until  pools  of  gore  are 
made  on  the  decks.  Through  these  bloody  puddles  the  passen- 
gers have  to  wade  while  leaving  the  vessels.  As  the  people  are 
also  often  required  to  pass  between  the  trucks,  their  garments 
frequently  bear  evidences  of  the  fact  that  the  slaughtered  cattle 
were  full-blooded  animals.  The  railroad  company  should  pro- 
vide suitable  coverings  for  the  trucks,  or  get  trucks  long  enough 
to  carry  a  whole  calf  or  beef.  It  would  be  almost  too  much  to 
ask  the  ranchers  to  breed  calves  so  that  they  will  be  only  of  the 
length  of  the  trucks,  but  that  will  be  left  open  as  a  last  resort. 

They  were  talking  about  old  limes  in  Nevada,  the  other  night,  at 
the  Palace,  and  a  number  of  visitors  from  the  East  were  all  atten- 
tion, as  story  after  story  was  lold,  of  stirring  events  in  the  early 
history  of  the  Silver  State,  by  men  who  were  there.  One  yarn 
reeled  off  during  the  course  of  the  evening,  by  a  veteran  mining 
expert,  is  worthy  of  repetition.  In  the  spring  of  1860,  so  the 
story  goes,  the  Piute  Indians  terrorized  the  whole  country  sur- 
rounding the  Comstock  mines.  They  had  committed  many  mur- 
ders, and  bad  defeated,  with  great  slaughter,  a  volunteer  force, 
under  Major  Ormsby.  The  citizens  of  Virginia  made  an  appeal 
to  the  Governor  of  California  for  assistance,  which  was  responded 
to  at  once  by  sending  over  men  and  arms.  A  number  of  com- 
panies of  militia  volunteered,  and  immediately  proceeded  to 
Virginia  City,  where  a  regiment  was  formed,  of  which  the  cele- 
brated Jack  Hays,  of  Texas,  was  elected  Colonel.  The  militia 
companies,  generally,  arrived  in  Virginia  with  a  scanty  supply  of 
provisions,  and  but  little  money,  so,  pending  a  commissary  fund, 
which  was  being  raised  for  their  support,  the  boys  had  to  forage 
as  best  they  could.  The  company  encamped  in  Six-Mile  Canyon 
was  in  particularly  pressing  need  of  food,  and,  seeing  some  fine, 
fat,  work  steers  running  loose  in  the  vicinity,  they  rounded  them 
up,  and  killed  the  fattest  one.  Making  no  secret  of  the  matter, 
they  left  the  branded  hide  exposed  in  the  camp.  Not  long  after- 
wards the  ox  teamster,  missing  his  best  animal,  came  up,  and 
seeing  the  hide,  commenced  in  pure  bull-puncher  vocabulary  to 
assert  that  he  could  eat  the  person,  without  salt,  who  had  killed 
the  ox.  He  pranced  around  and  swore,  without  being  noticed, 
until,  becoming  a  little  too  combative,  one  of  the  soldier  boys — 
a  Texan  six-footer — jumped  out  in  front  of  the  irate  bull-puncher, 
and,  in  language  befitting  the  occasion,  proclaimed  that  he  had 
killed  the  ox,  and  his  owner  could  have  any  satisfaction  he  de- 
sired. This  seltled  the  warrior,  who  cooled  down,  and  in  abject 
tone,  asked,  "  What  did  you  kill  him  for?  "  "  Kill  him!  "  roared 
the  Texan,  "  I  killed  him  because  he  was  going  to  bite  me."  This 
was  enough  for  the  bull-puncher,  and  he  sneaked  out  of  camp. 
A  short  time  afterwards,  the  citizens'  committee  appointed  to 
raise  a  commissary  fund  for  the  regiment,  called  on  the  owner  of 
this  same  bull-team  for  a  small  subscription,  and  were  met  with 
a  roaring  refusal.  "Money!"  he  cried,  "  Money  to  feed  those 
scoundrels;  they  killed  the  best  ox  in  my  team,  and  said  he  was 
going  to  bite  them.  I  don't  believe  it.  X  don't  think  that  ox 
would  bite.  I  owned  it  over  two  years,  and  I  never  knew  it 
attempt  to  bite  any  one.  You'll  get  no  money  out  of  me,  by 
gosh!  " 

Novelties  in  Dress  Trimmings. 

The  Maze  is  now  showing  in  its  silk  department  some  beautiful 
Nacre  silks,  imported  directly  from  France  by  the  house.  They  are 
of  changeable  colors,  and  present  forty  different  combinations  of  hues. 
These,  when  made  up  with  Point  d'lreland  lace,  present  a  new  and 
very  novel  effect.  They  are  particularly  suitable  for  summer  wear. 
Acorn  trimmings  and  jet  passamenterie  girdles  are  also  presented. 
The  novelties  in  dress  trimmings  are  endless,  there  being  a  ceaseless 
series  of  combinations.  There  are  silk  applique  trimmings,  feather- 
ine,  ribbon  fringes,  red  fern  trimmings,  and  numerous  other  styles. 
The  Maze  doubtless  shows  a  larger  and  more  varied  selection  of  dress 
goods  than  any  other  house  in  town,  and  all  its  goods  are  of  the  best 
make  and  most  recent  fashions. 


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GOLD   LACK 

€rtra  fualttj  ^-(Chrmtpagrtf 

Charles  Mejneckes  C?.  Afcenls:  San  Francisco 

^THElVHITE  H0USE.'r 

SPECIAL 

ART 

ROOMS 

Have  you  visited  our  Special 
Art  Rooms  recently  ? 

It  is  with  pride  that  we  call 
attention  to  our  latest  impor- 
tations in  this  department. 

Such  rare  and  elegant  nov- 
elties as  are  now  on  exhibition 
have  never  before  been  placed 
on  public  view  on  this  Coast. 

RAPHAEL  WEILL  &  CO., 

N-  W.  Cor.  Post  and  Kearny  Sts. 

— no  to — 

O.  "W.   OLABK   Sc   CO., 
663   Market  Street, 

FOE 

WALL      PAPER, 

WINDOW      SHADES, 

And    CORNICE     POLES. 


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OUTING  ITS-SITS,      LADIES 


TENNIS  SUITS-SITS, 


WAISTS 


S7    TO    37    KEAEITT    STEEET. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  14,  1892. 


ANEW  El  Dorado,  is  the  title  applied  by  a  South  American 
paper  to  a  district  in  Ecuador,  where  some  rich  placer  mines 
are  said  to  exist.  The  article  in  question  would  do  credit  to 
Munchausen,  and  in  the  matter  of  wild,  exciting  utterances  of 
an  over-sanguine  imagination,  the  writer  could  give  a  point  or 
two  to  some  of  our  local  experts,  who  are  apt  to  get  worked  up 
over  a  prospect.  From  the  account  of  this  region,  it  is  a  modern 
Arcadia,  leaving  the  mines  out  of  consideration  altogether.  The 
climate  knocks  spots  out  of  the  glorious,  balmy  old  stand-by  of 
California  itself,  and  all  the  most  highly-favored  conditions  of 
nature  seem  to  meet  and  unite  in  this  favored  spot.  The  popula- 
tion is  a  rare  and  peculiar  class  of  negroes.  The  pure  and  simple 
carbon-hued  emigrants  from  Afric's  sunny  fountains,  untainted 
with  any  strain  of  blood  but  that  which  flowed  in  the  veins  of 
their  frizzledpowed  ancestors.  They  show,  according  to  the 
writer,  great  respect  to  the  aged  and  to  their  masters,  kneeling  to 
them  when  they  meet  them.  They  invariably  salute,  and  mur- 
mur a  blessing  upon  the  individual,  whether  friend  or  stranger. 
At  night  they  pray  and  sing  hymns,  and  such  a  thing  as  being 
naughty  in  any  way  is  never  thought  of  by  these  angels  of  dark- 
ness. So  much  for  the  inhabitants;  and  now  for  the  mines,  from 
which  they  extract — in  a  spirit  of  abject  and  prayerful  humility, 
of  course — great  golden  nuggets  for  jacks  for  the  babies  to  play 
with,  if  such  a  curiosity  is  known  in  the  territory.  Best  let  the 
writer  describe  them,  in  his  own  peculiarly  modest  style:  <>  In 
the  Cachuvi  property  there  are,"  he  says,  «  about  200,000  square 
acres;  about  100,000  in  the  Wirubi,  and  60  square  miles  in  the 
Playo  di  Oro.  No  mining  work  has  been  done  in  these  valleys, 
except  by  the  crude  batea  system  of  the  negroes  who  inhabit  these 
districts.  These  negroes  have  a  number  of  pits  open,  whence 
they  take  out  a  certain  amount  of  gold  every  year,  as  their  ne- 
cessities may  dictate,  for,  as  they  are  neither  avaricious  nor  am- 
bitious, they  are  satisfied  with  little.  By  prospecting  these  pits, 
and  opening  others  where  necessary,  a  good  estimate  of  the  value 
of  the  ground  has  been  made,  and  this  is  so  high  that  it  would 
take  the  combined  capitals  of  the  banks  of  England  and  France 
to  buy  the  property.  For  here  is  a  veritable  El  Dorado,  with 
millions  of  nuggets  of  shining  gold,  only  waiting  for  the  hardy 
miner  to  turn  them  out  in  golden  masses  sufficient  to  make  Wall 
street  turn  green  with  envy.  The  pay  dirt  is  from  15  to  150  feet 
deep,  throughout  the  350,000  square  acres,  and  the  gold  is  found 
equally  distributed  from  grass-roots  to  bed-rock."  A  Mr.  Lord 
has  got  the  first  call  on  this  country  and  its  bonanza  mines,  a 
statement  which  doesn't  seem  at  all  unnatural.  He  is  now  drift- 
ing up  towards  this  city,  a  fact  which  the  manufacturers  of 
monitors  and  hydraulic  mining  plants  will  please  make  a  note  of 
for  future  reference.  If  his  name  is  of  the  earth,  earthy — which 
one  can  scarcely  credit,  coming  from  such  a  place — he  should  feel 
like  starting  in  to  give  this  peaceful  burg  a  carmine  coating  be- 
fore he  paints  Wall  street  green.  An  Englishman  named  Ketchum 
is  also  of  the  party,  and  if  the  story  blown  in  here  from  the  South 
is  to  be  accepted  as  gospel,  he  has  caught  'em,  sure  enough,  on  this 
trip.  There  is  a  chance  here  for  some  of  the  superabundant 
brawn  and  muscle  in  the  California  mining  districts,  waiting, 
Micawber-like,  for  something  to  turn  up  in  the  future  of  hydrau- 
lic mining.  The  colored  innocents  might  object  to  associating 
with  them  at  first,  but  they  would,  nevertheless,  soon  revolution- 
ize matters,  and  give  the  country  a  rigtat  to  the  title  of  EI  Dorado. 
It  is  difficult  to  harmonize  Salvation  Army  tactics  and  gold  min- 
ing, unless  the  former  exemplify  the  cult  of  a  race  descended 
from  the  anthropophagi  of  a  South  Sea  Island.  The  bonanzas  are 
near  the  Colombian  frontier,  only  thirty  miles  from  the  Pacific 
Coast,  and  walking  is  not  bad  in  Ecuador. 
$  $  * 

THE  Comstock  market  has  been  free  from  excitement  during 
the  week,  the  sudden  advance  in  Ophir  and  Mexican  simmer- 
ing down  to  mild  fluctuations  on  a  limited  scale  early  in  the  week. 
Still,  the  sudden  rise  in  values  had  a  good  effect,  showing  that  all 
vitality  has  not  yet  departed  from  the  mining  market,  and  fore- 
casting what  may  take  place  at  any  moment  when  least  ex- 
pected. There  is  still  a  good  chance  for  an  ore  discovery  of  im- 
portance in  the  north-end  mines,  and  the  prospects  in  Ophir, 
Con.  Virginia  and  Mexican  are  considered  very  favorable  just 
now.  Hale  &  Norcross  has  strengthened  up  considerably  of  late 
under  an  improved  demand  for  the  stock.  Savage  also  has  been 
firmer.  Bullion  has  held  its  own,  although  the  sales  of  the  chip- 
pers  have  been  heavy  on  the  advance.  A  five  cent  turn  is  now 
the  maximum  limit  in  the  operations  of  this  class,  and  any- 
thing in  excess  is  apt  to  have  a  bad  effect  on  their  nerves.  The 
south-end  stocks  are  well  sustained,  and  transactions  in  them  were 


heavier.  The  only  assessment  levied  during  the  week  was  one  of 
25  cts.  on  Yellow  Jacket,  the  smallest  which  has  ever  been  collected 
by  that  company.  In  outside  stocks  the  market  has  been  dull. 
The  season  is  now  at  hand  when  bullion  should  be  coming  along 
from  the  Tuscarora  mines,  and  this  should  have  a  strengthing 
effect  on  the  stocks. 

$$* 

THE  contest  which  is  now  going  on  in  England  over  mining 
royalties,  between  Mr,  Pritchard- Morgan  and  the  Crown,  has 
revealed  a  very  anomalous  state  of  affairs,  that  whereas,  in  Aus- 
tralia and  certain  other  of  the  colonies,  the  Crown  has  long  since 
ceased  to  claim  or  enforce  any  royalty  or  portion  of  the  pro- 
duct of  the  mines,  it  has  continued  to  claim  them  in  the  United 
Kingdom.  Mr.  Morgan  owns  some  gold  properties  in  Wales, 
which  he  has  developed,  bringing  the  annual  production  of  the 
metal  up  from  £200  in  the  ten  years  previous  to  1887,  to  upwards 
of  £27,000  in  1888.  Then  the  trouble  began,  and  be  was  brought 
into  court  at  the  instance  of  the  Attorney-General.  The  court, 
in  deciding  the  case  against  Morgan,  recognized  the  common  law 
right  of  the  Crown,  as  given  in  the  celebrated  "  Case  of  Mines," 
decided  by  all  the  Judges  in  Elizabeth's  reign,  as  having  once 
and  forall  time  settled  the  law  on  the  subject.  The  reasons  for 
the  common  law  right  given  in  this  case  are  four  in  number, 
and  shortly  referred  to,  are  as  follows  : 

"First.  Gold  and  silver,  being  the  most  excellent  things  the  soil  pro- 
duces, belong  by  natural  affinity  to  the  mo.:t  excellent  person,  and  that  is 
the  King. 

"  Secondly.  The  King  has  to  provide  and  pay  an  army  to  protect  his  sub- 
jects, and  he  cannot  maintain  or  pay  them  without  the  gold  and  silver, 
which  are  the  "  sinews  of  war." 

"  Thirdly.  It  is  for  the  convenience  of  the  subjects,  as  the  King  is  the 
only  person  who  can  put  his  print  on  the  coin  made  of  the  gold  aud  silver 
God  has  provided. 

"  Fourthly.  That  it  wculd  be  a  danger  to  the  country  if  any  subject  could 
possess  the  gold  or  silver  mines,  as  he  might  be  richer  than  the  King,  aud 
consequi  n  ly  tempted  to  become  disobedient," 

The  absurdity  of  such  a  law,  now  that  it  has  been  brought  to 
the  attention  of  the  public  in  the  case  recently  decided,  is  so  ap- 
parent that  it  is  likely  the  Crown  will  have  to  retire  from  its 
position  in  the  matter.  The  liberal  feeling  is  too  pronounced  just 
now  all  over  the  country  to  permitthe  development  of  its  natural 
resources  being  retarded  by  any  law  dating  back  to  the  dark 
ages. 

$  $  $ 

THE  annual  meetiDg  of  the  Barton  Estate  Company,  Limited, 
has  just  taken  place  in  London,  and  the  reports  presented  to 
the  shareholders  show  a  fairly  prosperous  state  of  affairs.  The 
produce  of  the  two  vintages — 1890  and  1891 — amounted  to  293,625 
gallons.  The  profits  for  the  eighteen  months  ended  December 
31st,  1891,  aggregated  $12,405,  which  were  reduced  by  a  previous 
indebtedness  to  $3,000.  The  stock  of  wine  on  hand  is  valued  at 
$108,245.  There  were  sales  of  wine  amounting  to  $86,310,  and  of 
raisins,  $81,585.  The  charge  of  $1,500  for  a  report  on  the  estate 
appears  excessive.  The  management  of  the  property  is  now 
under  Colonel  Fuvelyan,  who  succeeded  to  the  position  on  the 
death  of  Mr.  Barton.  The  sweet  wines  on  hand  are  valued  at 
36  cents  per  gallon,  instead  of  40  cents,  as  previously.  The  policy 
of  the  Directors  in  producing  raisins  on  a  portion  of  the  property 
is  said  to  have  been  attended  with  much  success. 
$  $  $ 

HOMER  S.  KING,  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  highly  respected 
members  of  the  San  Francisco  Stock  Exchange,  has  trans- 
ferred his  business  to  Charles  E.  Paxton,  and  will  retire  from 
active  membership  in  the  Board,  under  the  advice  of  his  physic- 
ians. He  has  been  suffering  from  ill-health  for  some  time  past, 
and  a  change  of  scene  having  been  ordered,  be  will  leave  on  a 
trip  to  Alaska.  Mr.  King  expresses  every  confidence  in  the  fu- 
ture of  the  stock  market  here,  and  he  does  not  propose  to  re- 
linquish his  seat  in  the  Board.  Should  bis  health  permit  it,  he 
hopes  again  to  be  an  active  participant  in  business  on  the  floor, 
when  it  livens  up  in  course  of  time. 

tl  S 

HH.  SCHLEPP,  the  head  assayer  at  the  celebrated  Broken 
„  Hills  mines,  of  Australia,  arrived  by  the  mail  steamer  dur- 
ing the  week.  He  will  spend  some  time  in  the  Pacific  States,  on 
a  tour  of  inspection  of  the  leading  mines  and  mills.  The  methods 
of  ore  reduction  employed  here  will  meet  with  his  special  atten- 
tion. 

$  *  $ 

THE  Buster  Mines  Syndicate,  Limited,  has  been  registered  in 
London,  with  a  capital  of  $75,000,  to  acquire  three-fifths  of 
the  Buster  Copper  Mines,  in  Peck  Mining  District,  Arizona.  This 
seems  a  rather  queer  kind  of  business,  buying  a  divided  interest 
in  a  mining  property.     Who  holds  the  other  two-fifths? 

$  $  $ 

A  COMPANY  has  just  been  formed  in  London  to  acquire  the 
undertaking  of  the  American  Gold  Cure  Company  of  New 
York,  and  to  develop  and  extend  the  same.  The  capital  is  $75,- 
000,  in  $5  shares. 


M:iy   II,  L89S. 


BAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


17 


■•  Hear  tru*  Trior Whil  itac  deril  art  thou:1 

'■  One  that  will  pUv  tholcrti.  »tr,  with  you." 


WHILE  Ibe  ups  and  downs  of  merchants,  lawyers,  banker?, 
etc.,  form  the  subject  of  newspaper  article?,  and  furnish 
themes  for  the  moralist,  the  reverses  and  successes  of  the  news- 
paper reporter  remain  unchanged.  I  am  reminded  of  this  by 
meeting  recently  a  reporter  of  one  of  the  big  dailies  on  Mont- 
gomery street.  I  thought  at  the  first  glance  that  some  Eastern 
man  of  fashion  was  on  the  promenade,  and  felt  tempted  to  ask 
him  how  he  liked  our  climate,  but  a  closer  inspection  revealed, 
under  the  dude  hat,  a  well  known  newspaper  man.  The  costume 
was  a  perfect  fashion  plate  in  itself.  The  collar  was  high,  an 
tiltra  choker,  the  gloves  of  a  light  straw  color,  the  coat,  boots, 
trousers  and  cane  all  in  keeping,  and  so  was  the  air  when  I  hum- 
bly bid  him  "  good  morning,"  "  Good  mawning,  deah  boy,"  he 
said,  ■■  awful  weather,  isn't  it."  I  allowed  that  it  was,  bowed 
my  bead  in  humility,  and  stepped  aside  to  permit  tbe  bright  but- 
terfly to  pass  on  his  way.  Half  an  bour  later  a  ragged,  blear- 
eyed  fellow  mildly  demanded  a  dime.  To  my  surprise  and  dis- 
tress, I  recognized  the  once  brilliant  social  reporter  of  the  same 
big  daily  to  which  the  man  of  fashion  was  attached.  He  evi- 
dently had  been  bunking  in  tbe  hay,  for  the  back  of  his  coat  was 
doited  with  straw.  He  told  me  that  be  was  out  of  work;  that 
he  never  could  save  money  enough  to  replace  the  evening  dress 
worn  out  in  the  waltz  with  Ban  Francisco's  fairest  and  best. 
**  But,"  said    I,  "I  met   B  some   time  ago,  and    he   looked  most 

prosperous.     He  is  society  reporter  on   the ,  the  place  you 

once  filled  so  well."  The  eyes  of  the  poor  fallen  ex-Jenkins  filled 
■with  tears.  »«  He  is  very,  very  ungrateful,"  he  said,  and  I  taught 
him  all  he  knows,  too.  Many  a  time,  when  I  was  up  in  the 
world,  have  I  given  him  a  quarter.  I  established  his  credit  at 
the  boot-black  stand  frequented  by  us  both.  He  knew  nothing 
about  the  toilette  of  ladies  until  he  met  me.  He  could  not  tell 
a  tulle  flounce  from  a  costume  a  la  princesse  cut  bias,  until  I 
pointed  it  out  to  him.  He  has  no  idea  of  the  coiffure,  and  could 
no  more  write  up  the  decorations  of  a  ball  room,  until  I  instructed 
him,  than  navigate  a  balloon.  Yet,  when  I  met  him  the  other 
day,  and  wanted  to  talk  to  him,  be  saii  <  G'way  fellow,  g'way,  or 
I  will  give  you  in  charge.'  Why  it  took  my  breath  away,  and 
before  I  could  pick  up  a  cobblestone  to  heave  at  him,  he  was 
gone.  But,  never  mind,  his  time  will  come.  I'll  be  up  in  the 
world  pretty  soon,  and  he's  on  the  down  grade.  I  know  he  is, 
for  all  his  fine  airs,  and  then,  when  I  see  he  is  right  at  bedrock, 
I'll  have  some  friend  buy  up  his  dude  clothes,  and  ['II  get  his 
place." 

MR.  PETE  BIGELOW  enjoys,  in  addition  to  his  reputation  as 
an  indefatigable  journalist,  all  the  credit  that  belongs  to  a 
highly  successful  practical  joker.  Mr.  Bigelow  was  one  of  a 
party,  tbe  other  evening,  to  entertain  the  officers  of  the  Austrian 
man-of-war.  His  talent  for  compounding  a  tea-punch  was  at 
once  recognized,  and  the  success  he  achieved  was  immediately 
apparent  in  the  convivial  joy  of  the  guests.  Commenting  upon 
the  difference  between  civilians  and  army  and  navy  officers  in 
Austria,  Count  Von  Waldemar,  a  sub-lieutenant,  said:  "  If  a 
civilian  should  bump  against  us  in  the  street  in  an  Austrian  town 
and  not  apologize  within  a  second  afterwards,  we  are  permitted, 
nay,  enjoined,  by  the  laws  of  our  country,  to  draw  our  sabres 
and  cut  him  down."  The  horrified  pause  that  followed  this 
bloodthirsty  admission,  was  broken  by  Mr.  Bigelow'a  mild  dec- 
laration that  he  was  a  leading  member  of  an  American  anarchist 
society,  which  did  all  its  arguing  by  dynamite  bombs.  At  this 
audacious  disclosure,  tbe  Austrian  officers  looked  alarmed,  and 
withdrew  from  Mr.  Bigelow's  vicinity.  "This,"  said  the  plaus- 
ible Pete,  producing  a  sheathed  corkscrew  from  his  pocket,  (iis 
the  favorite  explosive  of  tbe  American  anarchist."  "  Mein  Gott, 
be  careful,"  shrieked  the  Austrian  Captain,  looking  distractedly 
about  for  the  nearest  exit.  "  Don't  be  alarmed,"  says  Mr. 
Bigelow,  developing  his  corkscrew,  "  this  little  machine  has  killed 
more  men  in  its  day  than  all  tbe  bombs  in  the  world."  And  as 
the  joke  percolated  through  the  Austrians'  brains,  they  clustered 
thicker  about  tbe  tea-punch  bowl,  and  worshiped  Mr.  Bigelow 
as  a  wit  from  way  back. 

THE  eloquent  Samuel  Shortridge,  that  fiery  orator  whose  thrill- 
ing tones  have  shaken  the  cobwebs  in  many  a  rustic  meeting- 
hall,  has  gone  into  the  soap  business.  Mr.  Shortridge  is  the  legal 
confidential  adviser  of  a  man  who  has  put  upon  the  market  a 
new  soap,  with  an  advertisement  begging  tbe  public  to  "  get  out 
of  the  old  rut,  and  make  a  trial  of  it."  Now,  it  will  come  to 
pass,  in  the  near  future,  that  this  mighty  Republican  orator  may 
go  down  to  history  with  the  alliterative  if  not  dignified  name.of 
»  Soapy  8am." 

SINCE  the  counsellor  Clarke  has  become  a  bankrupt,  Asa  Fisk, 
of  this  city,  and  David  Jacks,  of  Monterey,  have  taken  to 
their  beds  and  refused  to  see  the  reporters.  They  have  a  dim 
idea  that  the  devil  has  withdrawn  his  support  from  usury. 


UN  DICK  tbe  cool  ^hade  of  ibe  whispering  trees. 
Where  loving  bird*  bad  made  their  nests,  and  where 
Their  twitterings  told  the  soft  tale  of  the  spring 
The  sliii:  hood  ^«  ung  his  girl. 
From  far  away  tbe  shrill  scream  of  the  train, 
Ruebing  thrmij;])  fields  <d  luxuriant  grain, 
Fell  like  an  echo  from  the  busy  world 
Upon  the  ears  of  those  whose  life  was  love. 
His  large  soft  eyes  rested  upon  her  face 
With  pathos,  half  suggestive  of  catarrh, 
Because,  though  spring,  the  weather  was  quite  cool. 
And  round  bis  skinny  neck  her  arm  she  twined. 
And  from  tbe  down  of  bis  pale  upper  lip 
A  Cupid's  bow  — the  tender  virgin  sipped 
Hyblean  honey.  — "  Prithee."  quotb  the  maid, 
"  When  we  are  one  and  indissoluble, 
Say  will  the  belle  of  Clementina, 
Whom  once  you  loved,  again  disturb  thy  heart." 
He  chid  her  jealous  fears  with  soothing  words; 
He  swore  for  her  he'd  roll  the  helpless  man 
Staggering  toward  home  belated  from  his  club. 
Then,  as  her  lips  he  kissed,  beneath  the  twain 
A  serpent  hissed,  and  even  as  Eve  of  old, 
The  maid  looked  down,  and  look,  beneath  tbe  swing, 
Sat  Hawkshaw  Bennett,  lurking  in  the  brush. 

ONE  day  this  week  a  little  girl  ran  out  of  a  doorway,  on  Fill- 
more street,  sobbing  that  her  mamma  was  sick.  An  intelli- 
gent policeman  darted  upstairs,  as  if  a  galley-nipper  bad  seized 
him  by  his  wisdom  seat.  Another  vigilant  officer,  who  from  afar 
off  espied  his  comrade's  agility,  charged  after  him.  They  gained 
tbe  sick  room,  and  were  proceeding  to  ring  in  for  the  patrol 
wagon  on  the  spot,  when  the  lady  feebly  remonstrated  at  being 
thus  rudely  removed  from  beneath  the  shelter  of  her  own  roof. 
The  intelligent  peace  officers  would  bear  of  no  compromise.  She 
was  sick,  and  the  patrol  wagon  and  the  City  Hospital  were  so 
mingled  in  their  minds  with  illness,  that  they  insisted  upon  her 
dressing  and  coming  along  with  them.  Meanwhile  a  crowd  had 
collected  at  the  doorway,  and  various  rumors  filled  the  air — mur- 
der, suicide  and  arson  being  prominent.  Fortunately,  at  this 
juncture  the  husband  of  tbe  sick  lady  returned  from  the  drug- 
store, where  he  had  been  purchasing  medicine,  and  seeing  the 
crowd,  crazed  with  apprehension,  dashed  upstairs.  It  is  needless 
to  say  that  the  policemen  were  informed  that  their  presence  on 
the  street  was  more  desirable  than  in  the  sick  room.  The  Com- 
missioners might,  on  an  idle  day,  take  this  incident  under  con- 
sideration. 

JUDGE  John  Lord  Love  had,  many  years  ago,  a  fearful  adventure 
with  a  tarantula.  It  was  in  Paso  Robles  Springs  at  a  period 
when  many  of  the  conveniences  of  life  were  extremely  rare.  The 
Judge  was  sitting  on  tbe  fork  of  a  tree,  reading  the  morning  paper 
and  enjoying  himself  in  an  innocent,  non-committal  way.  Glan- 
cing around  he  perceived ,  to  his  horror,  a  huge  tarantula  climbing 
up  the  trunk  of  the  tree,  and  evidently  intent  upon  becoming  ac- 
quainted with  the  Judge's  anatomy.  The  convulsive  twist  which 
Mr.  Love  gave  upon  detecting  the  flank  movement  of  the  spider, 
so  jammed  his  symmetrical  limbs  in  the  tree  that  it  would  have 
taken  a  derrick,  in  tbe  excitement  of  the  moment,  to  have  hoisted 
him  out.  After  a  few  ineffectual  struggles,  he  closed  his  eyes,  and 
resigned  himself  to  his  fate.  When  tbe  fate  did  not  come  in  the 
shape  of  the  tarantula,  and  Mr.  Love  opened  his  eyes,  he  saw  the 
insect  seated  on  a  bough  far  above  him,  peacefully  chewing  the 
tenderloin  of  a  fat  bug.  "And  I  believe  in  a  Providence,"  says 
Judge  Love,  when  he  relates  that  incident,  "a  Providence  that 
sent  the  bug  there  to  be  chewed,  for  had  there  been  no  bug,  tbe 
tarantula  would  have  chewed  me." 

PROCESSOR  TYNDALL,  the  hypnotist,  made  his  first  acquaint- 
ance the  other  evening  with  an  artichoke.  Mr.  Tyndall  be- 
held upon  the  plate  of  Mr.  Willis  Polk,  tbe  architect,  that  de- 
licious vegetable.  "  Why,  what  a  magnificent  thistle,"  exclaimed 
that  great  exponent  of  the  mysterious  caverns  and  corridors  of 
the  human  mind.  •<  It  is  not  a  thistle,"  says  Mr.  Polk,  crossly, 
"nor  am  I  a  donkey.  I  am  a  Kentucky  gentleman,  and  this  is 
an  artichoke."  "I  guess  I  will  try  one,"  said  tbe  hungry  hyp- 
notist. Ten  minutes  later  Mr.  Polk's  enjoyment  of  a  Spanish 
stew  was  marred  by  an  angry  shriek  from  the  hypnotist.  "  Strike 
me  dumb,  Polk,"  cried  the  distinguished  professor,  "  if  they  have 
not  given  me  a  blind  artichoke.  I  have  hunted  all  round,  and 
cannot  find  tbe  kernel."  And  then  the  gentle  Kentuckian,  kindly 
bending  over  the  cataleptician,  gave  him  his  first  lesson  in  the 
discovery  of  the  edible  part  of  the  toothsome  artichoke. 

H  Charles  Locke,  oh  Charles  Locke, 
How  could  you  be  so  blind, 

When  yuu  departed  for  New  York 
To  leave  old  debts  behind. 
This  is  the  refrain  of  a  song  which  is  sung  daily  by  the  mem- 
bers of  tbe  Jucb  Opera  Company,  a  portion  of  whose  effects  have 
been  left  in  every  town  on  the  broad  continent.  Tbe  last  place 
of  deposit,  and  it  should  be  the  last,  is  Oakland.  The  name  of 
Charles  Locke  is  strangely  interwoven  with  the  theatrical  com- 
plications of  this  city  since  the  year  one. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  14,  1892. 


<fe^RRT* 


ALL  honor  to  Dr.  Washington  Ryer.  He  has  asked  the  Super- 
visors for  permission  to  construct  a  safety  landing  at  the  junc- 
tion of  Third,  Market,  Kearny  and  Geary  streets  at  his  own  ex- 
pense. The  request  has  been  granted,  and  now  pedestrians  will 
soon  have  that  much  needed  safety  device.  The  probabilities  are 
that  the  work  will  be  done  better  and  much  more  expeditiously 
than  if  left  to  the  Street  Department.  The  materials  used  will  be 
of  the  best,  and  a  lot  of  dishonest  inspectors  and  crooked  contrac- 
tors will  not  steal  half  the  appropriation.  For  this  much,  at 
least,  San  Franciscans  will  be  duly  grateful,  and  the  chances  are 
more  than  equal  that  Dr.  Ryer  will  go  down  in  history  as  a 
public  benefactor.  Won't  some  one  volunteer  a  like  service  for 
Fourth  and  Market? 

McAfee,  Baldwin  and  Hammond's  auction  sale  of  lots  ai 
Union,  Vallejo  and  Scott  streets  Thursday  proved  quite 
successful.  Good  prices  were  the  rule.  All  through  the  West- 
ern Addition  business  has  been  good  this  spring,  and  sales  have 
been  better  than  anywhere  else.  Building  in  this  section  has 
also  been  brisk  of  late.  The  Western  Addition  is  going  ahead 
rapidly. 

The  Holly  Park  taxpayers  are  clamoring  for  improvements, 
and  with  much  justice,  too.  This  is  a  thriving  little  suburb,  and 
its  needs  should  be  noticed  by  the  Supervisors.  The  taxpayers 
want  $5,000  for  the  improvement  of  Holly  Park,  nine  more 
electric  lights  and  water  mains  on  West  avenue,  Holly  street, 
West  Park  and  Richland  avenues.  For  the  latter,  the  property- 
owners  will  petition  the  Spring  Valley  people. 

Modern  down-town  business  offices  and  stores,  and  even  some 
of  the  latter  not  so  far  down  town,  but  still  modern,  are  being 
sought  after  with  avidity.  The  Doe  building  is  nearly  all  rented. 
The  Crocker  and  Mills  buildings  offices  were  taken  several  weeks 
ago,  and  still  the  demand  for  clean,  light,  sanitary  offices  and 
stores  is  brisk.  Evidently  there  is  plenty  room  in  the  city  for 
more  structures  of  the  same  kind.  Market  street,  between  Third 
and  Fourth,  on  the  south  side,  recently  came  within  an  ace  of 
being  properly  improved.  John  W.  Mackay  had  two  different 
plans  drawn  for  a  magnificent  structure,  where  the  old  Cremorne 
dive  theatre  now  stands,  and  he  had  offers  from  some  of  the  big- 
gest merchants  in  town  for  long  leases  at  profitable  rentals.  It 
is  said  the  contract  was  all  but  let,  yet  the  old  rookeries  still 
stand,  and  the  indications  are,  they  will  remain  as  disfigurements 
to  our  proudest  thoroughfare  for  some  time  to  come.  There  is  said 
to  be  a  movement  on|foot  toward  tbe  improvement  of  the  Parrott 
property,  but  it  can  be  traced  to  no  reliable  authority.  The  lat- 
ter is  very  much  to  be  desired,  and  real  estate  men  hope  that  the 
rumor  may  be  true, 

Real  estate  circles  were  a  good  deal  shaken  Thursday  to  learn  that 
one  Monaghan,  apparently  aided  and  abetted  by  the  real  estate 
firm  of  McLaughlin  &  Sutclitf,  had  been  manipulating  other 
people's  property  in  the  Western  Addition  to  his  own  pecuniary 
advantage.  The  scheme  was  to  sell  lots  in  tbe  "Monaghan  sub- 
division" to  unsuspecting  strangers.  To  these  same  lots,  it  is  now 
averred,  Mr.  Monaghan  had  about  as  much  right  and  title  as  the 
man  in  the  moon.  The  property  manipulated  was  lots  27,  28,  29, 
30  and  31  in  block  1226. 

McAfee,  Baldwin  and  Hammond  are  offering  forty-nine  beau- 
tiful lots  on  McAllister,  Scott,  Devisadero,  and  Broderick  streets, 
and  Golden  Gate  avenue,  which  they  will  sell  at  noon  next 
Thursday,  at  the  Real  Estate  Exchange,  16  Post  street,  by  order 
of  Messrs.  A.  B.  McCreery  and  Frank  J.  Sullivan.  The  lots  are 
surrounded  by  first-class  improvements,  and  are  accessible  from 
two  cable  lines  and  an  electric  road. 


A    BRITISH    REGATTA    AT    MARTINEZ. 


THE  crews  cf  the  fleet  of  British  merchantmen  now  awaiting  or- 
ders at  Martinez  will  have  a  gala  day  on  the  30th  inst.,  when 
an  excursion  on  the  steamer  James  AT.  Donahue  will  run  up  from 
this  city  to  the  pretty  little  town,  and  give  the  visitors  an  opportu- 
nity of  inspecting  some  of  the  finest  vessels  that  ever  entered  this 
harbor.  The  captains  of  the  various  vessels  have  entered  with  spirit 
into  the  affair,  and  have  prepared  a  programme  of  rare  excel- 
lence for  the  entertainment  of  their  visitors.  There  will  be  row- 
ing, swiming  and  boating  matches,  and  other  attractions.  When 
a  British  seaman  makes  up  his  mind  to  enjoy  himself,  he  usually 
does  enjoy  himself;  therefore,  this  occasion  should  be  exceedingly 
pleasant.  The  committee  in  charge  of  the  regatta  is  composed  of 
tbe  following  gentlemen:  Commodore,  Captain  John  Wilson, 
ship  Duchess  of  Albany  ;  Vice-Commodore,  Captain  Henry  Holm- 
yard,  ship  Routenburn;  Treasurer,  Captain  Joseph  Cummins, 
ship  Glenlui;  Secretary,  Captain  T.  S.  Bailey,  ship  Drttmrock; 
Starter,  Captain  John  C.  McMurtry,  ship  Lord  Dufferin;  Umpires, 
Captain  A.  McCallum,  ship  Blue  Jacket;  Captain  W.  Conper, 
ship  Clackmannanshire;  Captain  A.  J.  Green,  Bhip  Grassendale; 
Chairman  Committee  of  Arrangements,  Captain  James  English, 
ship  Qlencairn. 


the  "FOUR  HUNDRED" 

THOUSAND     ACRE  TRACT 
Of  the 

KERN   COUNTY  LAND   COMPANY, 

near  Bakersfield,  is  just  now  attracting  the  attention  of 
the  world,  the  principal  reason  being  that  the  land  is  ex- 
cellent, irrigation  prevents  drought,  prices  of  land  reason- 
able, and  terras  of  payment  easy. 

There  is  to  be  found  here  cereals,  fruits,  fodder,  live 
stock;  in  fact,  everything  that  sunshine,  water  and  good 
soil  will  produce. 
For  full  particulars  address 

S.  W.  FERGUSSON, 

AGT.  KERN  COUNTY  LAND  CO. 

nCCirTQ1    1*  Post  Street.  San  Francisco. 
Ul  T  III  CO  .    Bakersneld,  California. 

DEAD    BARGAIN! 


$18,000  NET. 


TERMS    EASY. 


For  sale  in  the  picturesque  Santa  Cruz  Mountains— 293  acres,  level 
and  rolling;  no  better  fruit  land  in  the  State;  of  the  above,  35  acres 
are  now  in  orchard;  choicest  varieties  Apples,  Pears,  Peaches  and 
Prunes,  all  in  bearing;  15  acres  in  select  Wine  and  Table  Grapes  in 
full  bearing;  25  acres  in  Grain  for  Hay;  150  acres  tillable;  balance 
Oak,  Madrone,  Redwood  Timber  and  Pasture  Land;  a  beautiful  Trout 
Stream  runs  through  the  property,  with  several  never-failing  springs, 
from  which  the  water  is  piped  to  residence,  stable  and  winery;  im- 
provements consist  of  six-room  residence  and  improvements,  two 
neat  four-room  cottages,  two-story  winery  »nd  stabling  all  surround- 
ed with  flowerbeds;  cooperage  on  hand  for  17,000  gallons;  crusher, 
press,  pump,  carriage  and  live  horses,  harness,  two  farm  wagons, 
cart,  mower,  sulky,  rake,  plows,  cultivators,  corn  sheller  and  other 
small  farming  utensils;  nine  head  of  cattle,  poultry  ;  three  miles  from 
town  and  one-half  mile  from  railroad  station;  county  road  runs 
through  the  property.    Apply  to 

P.  C.  MOLLOY,  138  Montgomery  St. 


$3,600. 

Alameda — Handsomest  corner  in  town,  60  by  150;  S.  E.  corner 
Santa  Clara  avenue  and  Union  street;  sireets,  sidewalk  and  sewers 
complete;  worth  $4,600;  must  be  sold.     Apply  to 

P.  C.  MOLLOY,  138  Montgomery  St. 
^  5  ,  0~0  O  . 

Alameda— 50x150.  San  Jo=e  avenue,  near  Oak  street,  and  cozy  cot- 
tage, 7  rooms  and  bath;  in  perfect  order;  3  blocks  from  Narrow 
Gauge  R.  R. ;  Terms— $1,000  cash,  balance  at  7  per  cent.    Apply  to 

P.  C.  MOLLOY,  138  Montgomery  St. 


Corner  Clay  and  Sansome. 


If.  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  I  BTTER. 


lit 


DESriTK  all  the  talk  about  ousting  the  "ring." 
.  that  has  been  indulged  in  certain  quarters  of 
the  tire  insurance  world  on  this  coast,  precisely  the 
same  officers,  with  one  exception,  wera  reelected  at 
the  last  meeting  of  the  Pacific  Insurance  I'nion.  and 
an  Kxcutive  Committee  of  the  same  complexion  as 
the  retiring  one.  Nor  was  the  election  a  hot  one. 
It  was  not.  in  fact,  even  a  contest  with  most  of  the 
officers.  President  A.  K.  Magill  of  the  Phoenix  and 
Home  Fire  Insurance  Company  succeeded  himself. 
William  J.  Dul.on  of  the  Fireman's  Fund  suc- 
ceeded H.  EL  Mann  as  Vice-President.  Secretary 
Charles  P.  Haven  of  the  Liverpool,  London 
and  Globe  and  Auditor  A.  R.  Guney  were 
elected  respectively  to  fill  the  vacancies  caused  by 
the  expiration  of  their  terms  of  office.  Under  the 
rules  of  the  compact  the  terms  of  four  members  of 
the  Executive  Committee  expire  every  six  months. 
Those  elected  to  fill  these  vacancies  were  T.  E.  Pope, 
Paul  M.  N'ippert.  George  E.  Dornin,  and  Alfred 
Stillman.  The  resignation  of  George  Easton  from 
the  Executive  Committee  left  a  vacancy  which  was 
filled  by  the  election  of  E.  P.  Farnsworth.  Mr. 
Easton's  resignation  is  generally  thought  to  be  an- 
other ind  cation  that  he  has  left  the  insurance  busi- 
ness entirely,  though  that  was  denied  when  he  be- 
came a  member  of  the  real  estate  firm  of  Easton, 
Eldridge  &  Co.,  a  few  months  ago.  It  is  again  de- 
nied, and  the  fact  reiterated,  that  Mr.  Easton  still  re- 
tains his  interest  in  the  firm  of  George  Easton  &  Co. 
Many  thought  that  Julius  Jacobs  retired  from  the 
field  of  underwriting  when  the  firm's  name  was 
changed  from  that  of  Jacobs  &  Easton  to  its  present 
title.  This  belief  is  incorrect.  To  day  Mr.  Jacobs 
is  as  bard  worked,  and  as  hard  a  working  under- 
writer as  there  is  on  the  coast. 

The  Onion,  of  New  Zealand, has  been  absorbed  by 
the  Alliance,  of  London.  For  several  years  the 
Union  has  been  in  business  on  this  coast,  under  the 
management  of  President  Bromwell  of  the  Califor- 
nia. For  the  last  three  years,  however,  its  business 
in  this  field  has  been  confined  to  marine  under- 
writing, its  fire  business  having  been  absorbed  by 
the  California  about  that  time.  The  Union  did  $50,- 
000  in  premiums  last  year  on  the  coast,  with  a  loss 
ratio  of  42  per  cent.  This  sudden  absorption  of  the 
Union  relieves  Mr.  Bromwell's  agency  of  still  an- 
other company,  and  he  has  how  left  but  the  Peoples  of 
New  Hampshire,  which  reinsured  the  New  England 
States'  business  of  the  California.  Mr.  Fowler. 
Secretary  of  the  California,  has  become  associated 
with  Mr.  Bromwell,  and  the  firm  name  o{  the  new 
agency  is  Bromwell,  Fowler  &Co. 

Major  Otey,  the  superintendent  of  agencies  of  the 
California,  has  been  appointed  to  a  like  position 
with  the  Southern,  of  New  Orleans,  which  is  repre- 
sented in  the  Jenning's  agency. 

W.  8.  Callingham  has  issued  a  new  form  of  policy 
on  grain  risks  that  promises  to  become  quite  popu- 
lar. The  old  policy  covers  only  the  grain  cut  or  un- 
cut or  in  warehouses.  Mr.  Callingham's  policy  will 
follow  the  grain  as  long  as  it  remains  in  the  State. 
It  covers  the  insured  grain  whether  uncut  or  in 
sacks  on  the  field,  in  the  warehouses  and  on  the 
cars.  This  policy  is  issued  for  the  Scottish  Union 
National,  the  only  company  now  remaining  in  Mr. 
Callingham's  agency. 

Robert  Smith,  General  Manager  of  the  Traders  of 
Chicago,  is  in  this  city  with  a  view  of  changing  his 
representation  in  this  State,  which  is  now  in  the 
hands  of  the  Oa  kland  Home  people. 

The  Svea  Insurance  Company,  under  Muecke  & 
Co.,  in  this  city,  is  branching  out  immensely  of  late. 
Very  soon  it  will  enter  Arkansaw  and  Texas. 

George  C.  Boardman,  Manager  of  the  .Etna,  is  on 
a  six  months'  leave  of  absence  superinduced  by  bad 
health  and  an  earnest  desire  to  recuperate.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Boardman  will  leave  shortly  for  a  tour  in  the 
East,  and  will  probably  extend  their  trip  to  Eu- 
rope. 

The  Home  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company  has 
decided  to  embark  in  the  marine  business,  and  has 
chosen  M.  A.  Newell,  now  of  the  Fireman's  Fund, 
and  until  recently  of  the  California,  as  Marine  Sec- 
retary. 


Now 
or  Never! 


The  Last  ar)<l  Most  Important 

AuctioQ 


At  R<eal  Estate 
Exchange 


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of  tbe  Year 


16    POST     S    REET, 


(2  o'clock 


Tbursd&y,  t\&y  1 9 


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49 (?  BuiWirjsf  L-ots 

On  A\<:^Ilister,  Scott,  Devisadero  arid  BroclericK  Sts. 
»rj<l  Col«Ieo  Gate  Avenue. 

By  order  of  Messrs.  A.  B.  McCreery  and  Frank  J.  Sullivan. 


These  Unsurpassed  Lots  a.™  sit"ated  in  the  "!r*  fn,trc  0l  t!,e 

r  city  and  crc  surrojnded  by  first-class 

improvements.  They  are  accessible  by  two  Cable  Lines  and  one  Electric  Road. 
They  command  a  grand  view  of  the  city  and  Hay.  They  are  on  the  grand  drive- 
way (Golden  Gate  Avenue  and  Devisadero  Street)  to  the  Park.  They  are  charm- 
ingly located  for  a  home.    They  will  prove  a  good  place  for  your  money. 

TITLE    PERFECT. 

Title  guaranteed  perfect  hy  the  California  Title  insurance  and  Trust  Co., 
and  policies  of  insurance  issued  to  purchasers  at  the  rate  of  $15  per  lot, 

LIBERAL    TERA\S. 
Terms  of  Sale:   Only  one=third  cash;  balance  in 


and  two  years,  with  interest  at  7  per  cent  per  a.nu.n. 

McAfee,  Baldwin  &  hammond, 

IO  Montgomery  Street, 


20 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  14,  1892. 


'  NA.SCENTE    LUNA."— Francis   Winne,   in  The  Spectator. 

1  see  a  stritch  of   shining  sky 

Like  some  fair  ocean  sunset-lit. 
Peaceful  and  wide  its  spaces  lie, 

And  purple  shores  encompass  it. 
A  little  slender  silver  boat 
Upon  its  bosom  is  afloat. 

This  craft,  unstayed  by  winds  or  tides, 

Slips  out  across  the  twilight  bar; 
Through  rosy  ripples,  soft  she  glide3, 
Led  by  a  single  pilot  star; 

With  shadowy  sails,  and  fairy  crew, 
She  drifts  along  the  summer  blue. 

She's  filled  from  stem  to  stern  with  flowers, 

And  Love,  and  Hope,  and   Happiness. 
Will  aught  of   what  she  brings  be  ours? 
Ah  me!  if  we  could  only  guess! 

She  rides  elusive  and  remote, 
This  little  slender  silver  boat. 


THE    VAN    GIGCH    COLLECTION. 


THE  exhibition  of  the  Van  Gigch  collection  of  paintings,  now 
on  view  at  the  California  Hotel,  affords  an  unusual  treat  to 
the  genuine  art-lover,  and  even  the  eye  of  the  uneducated  can  ap- 
preciate the  fine  work  which  is  a  feature  of  the  collection.  On 
many  of  the  canvases  are  names  well-known  in  the  art  world  and 
familiar  to  all  eyes,  whose  owners'  work  has  been  hung  in  the 
European  salons,  and  received  the  "  Medaille  "  and  "  Hors  Con- 
cours,"  which  places  the  artist  in  the  first  rank  of  his  profession. 
The  general  excellence  of  the  collection  is  noticeable,  and  one  can 
but  approve  the  wisdom  which  is  displayed  in  the  exhibition  of 
a  small  collection  of  good  material,  in  preference  to  a  larger  col- 
lection of  indiscriminate  matter.  The  Bouguereau  is  evidently 
the  central  point  of  interest.  It  is  a  peculiar  pleasure  to  have  a 
view  of  the  orginal  painting,  which  has  been  reproduced  so  often 
that  the  pretty  maiden  grieving  over  her  broken  pitcher  is  recog- 
nized at  once.  But  what  charm,  what  feeling  in  the  work  of  the 
master.  One  forgets,  however,  the  accessories  of  the  picture  as 
he  meets  the  pleading  gaze  of  those  wonderful  brown  eyes  which 
follow  bis,  asking  what  can  be  done  to  remedy  the  accident.  An 
exquisite  little  canvas,  which  attracts  at  first  by  its  soft,  yet 
vivid,  glow  of  color,  is  "  The  Epicures,"  by  Leo  Hermann.  A 
closer  view  reveals  a  delicacy  of  touch  and  conception  of  detail 
which  is  marvelous,  and  renders  it  equal  to  any  work  of  Meis- 
sonnier.  No.  211  is  a  similar  subject  by  the  same  artist.  There 
are  two  fine  specimens  of  the  work  of  Berne-Belle-cour,  who  is 
celebrated  for  his  scenes  from  military  life.  Van  Marcke,  whose 
work  is  as  well-known  as  that  of  Troyon's,  is  represented  by  two 
extremely  attractive  scenes.  His  treatment  of  such  subjects  is 
exceptionally  good,  and  the  fact  that  his  brush  is  laid  aside  for 
ever,  gives  an  added  value  to  the  work  he  has  accomplished.  No. 
30,  by  Vuillefroy,  is  a  very  attractive  pastoral;  and  the  brush  of 
Ciesar  Detti  is  easily  recognized  in  No.  27  by  those  familiar  with 
his  coloring,  movement  and  fieedom.  No.  7,  "  The  Cat  Family," 
is  a  splendid  example  of  the  fine  work  of  Julius  Adam,  who  is 
conceded  to  be  the  greatest  painter  of  the  household  pet.  No  one 
seeing  this  life-like  group  of  staid  mother  and  soft,  frollicking 
kittens  can  but  feel  that  the  artist  loves  the  animal  he  so  wonder- 
fully portrays.  Nos.  11,  28  and  45  are  scenes  from  the  brushes  of 
celebrated  artists,  whose  forte  lies  in  the  depicting  of  scenes  and 
incidents  of  war.  No.  47,  by  Gaston  Melingue,  is  a  fine  painting, 
most  characteristic  of  the  volatile  nature  of  the  French  people. 
There  is  a  certain  amount  of  grim  humor  in  the  idea  of  turning  a 
broken  shell  into  a  receptacle  for  lather,  and  instituting  a  barber's 
chair  in  the  midst  of  bloodshed  and  carnage.  The  water  colors 
are  charming;  most  of  them  by  French  artists,  and  bearing  that 
mark  of  daintiness  and  chic  which,  is  so  essentially  French.  A 
number  are  by  Camille  Doubre,  and  two  Watteau-like  groups  bear 
the  name  of  Marie  Grivag.  The  marine  subjects  by  G.  S.  Walters, 
of  London,  are  extremely  pleasing,  soft  and  harmonious  in  tone, 
yet  full  of  life  and  freshness.  No.  94,  by  Tarenghi,  who  is  cele- 
brated for  his  water-colors,  is  rich  in  coloring  and  expressive  of 
much  sentiment.  It  is  an  education  in  art  to  study  and  examine 
the  paintings  in  this  collection,  and  their  public  sale  next  week 
gives  an  opportunity  of  possessing  works  of  art  which  are  seldom 
to  be  bad  in  this  city. 


WHEN  Judge  Toohy  was  on  tbe  bench,  that  broken-backed 
imp  of  sin  known  as  Jake,  who  sells  lottery  tickets,  was 
brought  before  him  for  that  offense.  He  was  convicted,  and  in 
sentencing  him,  his  Honor  said :  "I'll  give  you  the  full  benefit  of 
the  law,  Jake,  for  I  have  been  buying  six  tickets  from  you  every 
month  for  the  last  ten    months,  and  the   devil  a  cent  I've  won." 


Persons  with  weak  or  injured  eyes  will  find  smoked  glasses  of 
great  benefit  to  them  in  this  city  of  cold  winds  and  dust  storms. 
The  darkened  spectacles  afford  great  relief  to  the  strained  eyes,  by 
placing  them  in  a  soft,  shaded  light.  The  smoked  glasses  sold  by 
Hir.sch,  Kahn  Co.,  of  333  Kearny  street,  are  the  best  in  the  city. 


THE  advance  in  modern  mechanical  engineering  is  made  evi- 
dent in  a  remarkable  degree,  by  the  fact  that  there  are  now  five 
steel  bridges  spanning  the  Ohio  river.  Tbe  most  recent  of  these, 
between  Cincinnati  and  Newport,  is  of  the  cantilever  type,  and 
consists  of  two  spans,  252  feet  each  in  length,  with  an  immense 
central  span  across  the  channel  measuring  520  feel  in  length.  In 
addition,  there  are  two  spans  of  steel  trusses  of  254  feet  each, 
making  the  total  length  from  the  opposite  approaches  some  2,916 
feet,  or  not  far  from  three-fifths  of  a  mile.  The  bridge  consists  of 
a  roadway  twenty-four  feet  in  clear  width,  with  two  street  rail- 
way tracks  for  electric  cars,  and  two  seven-foct  sidewalks.  The 
lower  chord  at  the  centre  of  the  span  over  the  channel  is  some 
108  feet  above  mean  low  water,  a  height  sufficient  to  clear  any 
craft  that  moves  upon  the  waters  of  the  Ohio. 


MR.  EARL  ALEXANDER  FARGO,  of  the  firm  of  E.  A.  Fargo 
&  CO.,  died  at  his  Alameda  residence  last  Monday.  He  was 
a  native  of  Alexander,  New  York,  where  he  was  born  in  1813. 
He  came  to  this  State  in  1862,  and  for  several  years  was  engaged 
in  mining  at  Virginia,  Nev.  For  several  terras  he  was  County 
Treasurer.  When  he  came  to  this  city  he  became  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  E.  A.  Fargo  &  Co.  The  deceased  was  a  prominent 
Mason  and  Knight  Templar.  The  funeral  was  from  his  family 
residence,  on  San  Antonio  avenue,  Alameda,  last  Wednesday. 


"The  Mumm,"  at  109  OTarrell  street,  is  well  known  as  one  of 
the  foremost  bars  of  the  city.  It  is  patru.iized  by  a  select  class  of 
customers,  who  prefer  its  liquors,  because  they  are  always  of  the 
very  best  quality.  Its  bar  is  well  stroked  with  the  finest  brands 
known  in  the  market. 


Summer  Furnishing. 


For  country  or  to'wn  house  an  appro- 
priate, comfortable  and  inexpensive 
manner  of  furnishing  for  the  summer 
season  is  with 


Straw  Mattings,  Rugs, 
and  Bamboo  Furniture. 


We  are  showing  a  very  large  and  at- 
tractive line  of  select  patterns  and 
novel  Colorings  in  CHINA  AND  JA- 
PAN MATTINGS,  all  of  which  are 
fresh  goods  made  expressly  to  our 
order. 

W.  &  J.  SL0ANE  &  CO., 

CARPETS,  FURNITURE,  UPHOLSTERY,, 

WINDOW  SHADES. 

641-647  Market  Street. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Yellow  Jacket  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada.  Location  o-f  prin- 
cipal place  of  business— Gold  Hill.  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees^  held  on 
the  ninth  day  of  May.  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  51)  of  Twenty-five  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  each  aud  every  share  of  the  capital  stock  of  said 
company,  payable  immediately  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  oflice  of  the  Com- 
pany, or  to  James  Newlands,  transfer  Secretary,  room  3,  331  Pine  street, 
San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

Tuesday,  June  14.  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  MONDAY,  the  eighteenth  day  of  July,  1^92,  at  1 
o'clock  p.m.,  in  front  of  the  office  of  the  company,  to  pay  the  delinquent  as- 
sessment, together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  s?'*.  By 
order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

W.  H.  BLAUVELT,  Secretary. 

J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros.  Company, 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

General  Agents  Oceanic  Steamship  Company  and 
Uilliugham  Cement. 

327  Market  Street,  corner  Fremont. 

8AN    FRANCISCO. 


April  14,  1892. 


BAN  KK  LNCISCO  NEWS  LETTER, 


21 


TENNIS    AND    BASEBALL 

IN  tennis  circles  there  is  now  a  lull  baton  lh«  storm.  Tbere 
h»s  not  been  very  much  on  tha  upn  except  till  BtattOO  tourna- 
ment, which  nevertheless  has  kept  several  players  pretty  busy 
challenging  and  answering  challenge*.  The  following  matches 
have  been  played  :  Eyre  beat    Lin  derm  to  Havens  beat 

';unn.  5-6.  G-5.  6-6;  Moor  beat  Golcher,  6-1,  6-0;  UeLong  beat 
Field.  4-6,  01.  <  W .  \\    'oilier,  Jr..  beat  S.    HolTroan.  3-6,  6-1, 

<>n  Sunday  last  Yates  challenged  Hubbard  for  first  place, 
and  the  challenge  being  accepted  at  once,  the  fortunate  onlookers 
were  treated  to  some  very  fine  tennis.  Yates  started  the  ball 
rolling,  and  after  some  exceedingly  line  plays,  captured  the  first 
sett  at  6  games  to  two.  Hubbard,  however,  began  to  work  bard, 
and  with  punishing  severity  drove  h<niie  his  strokes,  gaining  con- 
fidence the  whole  time.  He  played  a  championship  game,  which, 
though  Yates  was  playing  exceedingly  well,  soon  placed  Hubbard 
far  above  bis  opponent.  Mr.  Hubbard  won  in  the  second  sett, 
6-4,  the  third.  6-4,  and  the  final  at  0-2.  He  received  the  con- 
gratulations of  all  present.  If  in  the  same  form  at  San  Rafael, 
he  will  be  a  very  formidable  opponent  for  any  one.  W.  H.  Tay- 
lor, Jr.  partnered  with  E.  Schmeidell,  played  against  A.  Taylor 
and  H.  Simpkins,  all  members  of  the  "  Good  Work  Club."  The 
setts  were  remarkable  for  the  numerous  brilliant  shots  and  half 
volleys  of  Mr.  Taylor.  Taylor  and  Schmeidell  came  out  victo- 
rious by  two  setts  to  love,  4-1.  6-4. 

There  are  new  challenges  going  up  on  the  board  every  day,  and 
some  of  the  members  are  going  up  pretty  rapidly  on  the  list.  By 
the  end  of  the  season  it  will  be  interesting  to  see  how  many  of 
the  younger  players  will  have  worked  their  way  up. 

There  are  a  few  wise  ones  who  have  already  begun  to  practice 
the  double  games,  to  be  in  time  for  the  championship  doubles, 
wLich  are  to  be  held  in  San  Rafael.  September  9th.  Of  the  many, 
Stetson  and  De  Long  seem  to  make  the  best  progress.  Last  Sun- 
day, the  two  Hotfmans  had  all  their  work  cut  out  to  beat  them, 
which  they  did  only  by  11  games  to  9. 

To-day  is  the  opening  of  the  East  Oakland  Club,  and  it  is  ex- 
pected that  there  will  be  a  large  attendance.  The  games  are 
called  for  2:20,  and  some  of  the  best  players  will  participate. 

6ince  the  Covered  Court  championship  in  England,  tennis  has 
been  dull,  the  players  contenting  themselves  with  a  little  practice 
before  the  championship  of  Ireland  and  England.  We  are  rather 
curious  to  see  how  Mr.  Carupbell  will  come  out  in  Dublin. 

At  this  writing  there  is  no  relative  change  in  the  positions  of 
the  baseball  clubs  from  that  of  last  week.  The  Oaklands  have  re- 
leased Bushman  and  Osborne.  A  month  or  so  ago,  the  manager 
of  the  Oakland  team  had  detectives  on  the  track  of  the  former, 
to  prevent  his  leaving  this  State.  Now  he  is  at  liberty  to  depart 
at  his  own  will.  It  is  about  time  the  Oakland  management  quit  ex- 
perimenting with  the  team.  Baltz  concluded  that  he  could  not  af- 
ford to  take  any  chances  in  bis  contract  with  Loa  Angeles.  Last 
Sunday  he  joined  the  club  in  Los  Angeles.  As  foreshadowed  in  this 
column,  the  games  in  Oakland,  by  the  California  League,  have 
been  discontinued,  for  the  present,  at  least.  Amateur  games  are 
played  across  the  Bay  every  Sunday.  Games  will  be  played  at 
the  Haight-street  grounds,  in  this  city,  Wednesday,  Thursday, 
Friday,  Saturday,  and  Sunday,  of  next  week. 

The  N.  8.  G.  W.  League  have  arranged  all  the  details  of  their 
schedule.  The  Sequoia  and  Alcaldes  will  play  at  the  Haight 
street  grounds  to-morrow  at  11  o'clock.  The  batteries  will  be 
O'Connor  and  Sullivan,  Riley  and  Franks. 


TWO    MODEST    MILLIONAIRES. 


A  SHORT  time  ago,  Nelson  Morris  and  W.  J.  Studebaker,  and 
their  families,  were  in  Los  ADgeles,  and  the  two  good  old 
gentlemen  were  seated  in  the  hotel  one  evening,  talking.  Morris 
and  Studebaker  dress  very  plainly.  In  fact,  unless  you  knew 
who  they  were,  you  would  never  think  that  they  are  both  very 
wealthy  men.  Morris  looks  like  a  prosperous  German  farmer, 
and  Studebaker  has  the  appearance  of  a  quiet,  unassuming  agri- 
culturalist. The  wagon-maker  said  he  had  little  to  wish  for  in 
the  way  of  glory.  All  he  hoped  for,  and  his  sole  ambition  was  to 
to  have  it  said  of  him,  that  he  was  the  man  who  manufactured 
more  wagons  than  any  other  man  that  lived.  He  suggested  that 
Morris'  ambition  was  to  have  it  said  of  him,  that  he  packed  more 
hams  than  any  other  man  that  lived.  To  this  suggestion  Morris 
gave  his  approval.  It  may  be  news  to  many,  that  Mrs.  Morris, 
or  "Ma,"  as  her  husband  calls  her,  is  his  business  guide  and  ad- 
visor. He  does  nothing  without  consulting  her,  and,  as  he  told 
Studebaker,  "  Ma  is  a  smart  woman,  and  I  do  pretty  near  as  ma 
says."  She  reads  and  answers  all  his  telegrams,  and  has  the  ap- 
pearance of  a  shrewd  woman.  Although  past  middle  age,  she 
yet  retains  much  of  the  beauty  she]  must  once  have  possessed, 
and  is  as  vivacious  as  a  girl  of  sixteen. 


The  Original  Swain's  Bakery,  at  213  Sutter  street,  furnishes  the 
best  of  dinners  to  one  person  or  a  party.  It  is  patronized  by  the  elite 
of  the  city,  for  the  proprietor  caters  only  to  the  best  class  of  custom- 
ers, and  places  only  first-class  dinners  on  his  tables.  For  years  it 
has  been  famous  as  a  leading  restaurant. 


California  Wire  Works, 

9  fremont  street.  san  francisco- 


UANlTFACTUBBRa   OF 

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BARBED    WIRE,    Regularly    Licensed. 

WIRE    ROPES   AND    CABLES. 

WIRE    CLOTH    AND    NETTING. 

HALLADIKS  ENDLESS  WtRB   ROPEWAY  for  transporHnR 
ore  and  other  material  over  mountains  and  dillioult  roads. 
Send  for  Illustrated  Catalogue. 


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street,  Los  Angeles,  California. 

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GROCERS, 

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3  pt.,  SO  cents;  4  pt.,  $1;  5  pt.,  Jl  10:  7  pt., 
tl  30;  9  pt.,  *1  50.  Nickel  Plated— 2  pt.- 
SI  10;  3  pt ,  ?1  20;  4  pt.,  Jl  25;  5  pt.,  $1  J5, 
7pt.,  »1  50;  9  pt.,  11  75. 

A  special  trade  discount  allowed  to 
count,  y  merchants  wishing  to  handle  the 
Ideal  Coffee  Pot. 

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Agents,  204  Front  St.,  S.  F. 

Dr.  Ricord's  Restorative  Pills. 

Buy  none  but  the  Genuine— A  Specific  lor  Exhausted  Vitality,  Physical 
Debility,  Wasted  Forces,  etc.— Approved  by  the  Academy  of  Medicine,  Paris, 
and  the  Medical  Celebrities.     Agents  for  California  and  tbe  Pacific  States. 

J.  «.   STEELE  A  CO., 
,  No.  635  Market  street  (Palace  Hotel),  San  Francisco. 

Sent  by  mail  or  express  anywhere. 

PRICES  REDUCED.  Box  of  50  pills,  51  25;  of  100  pills,  $2;  of  200  pills. 
t3  50;  of  400  pills,  }6;  Prepuratory  Pills,  J2.    Send  for  Circular. 

Dr.  J.  H.  STALLARD 


Dr.  J.  CLARK, 

PHT'SICIii.lTS    etaa.<a    STJiaGrEOiTS, 
632    Sutter    Street. 

DR.  F.  C.  PAGUE, 

DENTIST, 

Rooms  4  &  5,  Academy  of  Sciences  Building, 

819  Market  Street. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

New  Basil  Cons.  Gravel  Mining  Company. 

Location  and  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Placer  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  18th  day  of  April,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  20)  of  Five  (5)  Cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable  imme- 
diately, in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  com- 
pany, 525  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  asses&ment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Fourth  Day  ot  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  forisale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  MONDAY,  the  twenty-seventh  day  of  June,  1892,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

F.  X.  SIMON,  Secretary. 

Office— 525  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


22 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  14,  1892. 


AVERY  extraordinary  manuscript,  on  vellum,  of  the  fifteenth 
century,  will  come  under  the  hammer  at  Puttick's  on  May  8. 
Its  lengthy  title  begins  with  "Cy  Sensuit  la  Genealogie  de  la  Bible," 
and  it  consists  of  a  roll  G3  feet  by  21  inches;  it  is  embellished  with 
thirty-six  exquisite  miniatures,  and  innumerable  large  and  small 
initial  letters  richly  illuminated  in  gold  and  colors.  Its  importance 
and  interest  are  of  a  very  manifold  character,  embracing  as  it  does 
the  era  of  the  Church  from  the  time  of  its  foundation.  It  traces  the 
origin  of  the  Popes  to  Urban  VI.  (1378)  and  the  history  of  the  kings 
of  Jerusalem  till  Guide  de  Lusignan  (1L82);  and  chronicles  the  ad- 
vent of  the  kings  of  England  and  France,  extending  over  the  period 
of  the  reign  of  Henry  V.  and  VI.  of  England,  and  of  Charles  VI.  and 
VII.  of  France  (1461).  A  special  feature  is  the  graphically  described 
events  preceding  the  marriage  of  Henry  V.  to  Catherine,  daughter  of 
King  Charles  of  France,  and  the  record  of  the  mission  of  "  Jean 
d'Arc."  But,  above  all,  the  most  striking  feature  of  this  marvelous 
manuscript  is  displayed  in  the  royal  costumes,  with  the  armorial 
bearings  contained  in  the  paintings,  which  are  of  a  merit  that  will 
surprise  those  who  are  unfamiliar  with  some  of  the  manuscripts  of 
the  period.  From  an  archaeological  point  of  view  it  is  of  the  foremost 
importance;  while  the  "  arbes  genealogiques  "  attached  to  each  of 
the  figures  render  the  manuscript  of  the  highest  value  for  reference  pur- 
poses. It  is  not  only  delicately  executed,  but  its  preservation  is  per- 
fect. At  one  time  it  was  the  property  of  Lord  Ashburnham,  from 
whom  it  passed  into  the  hands  of  the  late  Comte  de  Chambord. 


The  celebration  in  Spain  of  the  fourth  centenary  of  the  dis- 
covery of  the  New  World  has  been  conceived  upon  a  vast 
scale,  and  it  intends  to  attract  the  attention  of  the  world.  But  the 
people  of  Paris  are  preparing  a  Christopher  Columbus  Show  upon 
their  own  account.  For  now  there  is  being  constructed  on  the  ground 
at  Neuilly,  once  occupied  by  Buffalo  Bill  and  his  buck  jumpers,  a 
collection  of  houses  and  an  imitation  cathedral,  intended  to  repre- 
sent a  part  of  North  America  as  it  known  to  the  Spaniards,  and  also  to 
the  Dutch  and  English.  Thus  there  will  be  reconstructed  bits  of  the 
capitals  of  Florida,  Massachusetts  and  New  York.  The  cathedral 
exhibited  will  be  a  presentment  of  that  built  at  St.  Augustine,  Flor- 
ida, in  1592,  on  the  occasion  of  the  first  centenary  of  the  successful 
voyage  across  the  Western  Ocean,  accomplished  by  the  celebrated 
Genoese  mariner.  There  will  likewise  be  a  large-sized  model  of  the 
"caravel  "  on  which  Columbus  reached  land.  Pantomimists  will 
man  this  vessel,  and  to  the  sound  of  music  will  give  a  stage  repro- 
duction, quite  in  the  French  manner,  of  the  disembarkation  of  the 
Spanish  sailors  on  the  shores  of  the  Western  Island  which  they  first 
sighted.  In  the  cathedral  will  be  placed  relics  and  souvenirs  of  Co- 
lumbus. \/N*W% 

At  a  Turkish  bath  in  Paris,  a  visitor  patiently  submitted  to  the  va- 
rious operations  of  rubbing,  kneading  and  pummeling  comprised  in 
the  treatment.  When  the  shampoo  was  over  the  attendant  dried 
him  with  a  towel,  after  which  he  dealt  the  patient  three  heavy  and 
sonorous  blows  with  the  flat  of  his  hand.  "  Mille  tonnerres!  "  the  vic- 
tim ejaculated;  "what  did  you  strike  me  for?"  "Ah!  Monsieur, 
don't  let  that  trouble  you,"  was  the  reply;  "it  was  only  to  let  the 
other  man  know  I  have  done  with  you,  and  that  he  is  to  send  me  the 
next  customer.    You  see,  we  haven't  a  bell  in  this  room." 


An  anecdote  is  being  told  in  Germany  of  the  Emperor's  memory 
for  services  which  have  been  rendered  to  him.  A  young  man,  the 
son  of  a  small  farmer  in  Alsace,  some  years  ago,  when  serving  in  the 
navy,  was  fortunate  enough  to  save  the  Emperor,  who  stumbled  on 
a  narrow  staircase,  from  a  nasty  fall.  His  Majesty  took  down  the 
sailor's  name  at  the  time.  The  youn^  sailor,  after  leaving  the  navy, 
returned  to  his  father's  farm ,  and  thought  no  more  of  the  affair.  The 
other  day  he  received  a  telegram  from  the  Court  of  Berlin,  offering 
him  a  very  good  post  in  the  Emperor's  household  as  a  return  for  the 
service  which  he  had  rendered. 


The  King  of  Siam  has  ordered  a  yacht  of  two  thousand  six  hun- 
dred tons  displacement,  to  be  built  for  him  at  Leith.  The  vessel  is 
to  be  constructed  of  the  best  steel,  and  will  be  lighted  by  electricity. 
The  cabin  arrangements  are  to  be  on  the  most  extensive  and  luxu- 
rious scale,  but  the  yacht  will  be  practically  a  very  speedy  armed 
cruiser,  as  she  is  to  carry  fourteen  heavy  guns.  The  King  of  Siam 
has  sent  a  quantity  of  splendid  jewels  to  Europe  for  sale,  principally 
yellow  diamonds  and  unset  rubies. 

There  was  an  unimportant  election  some  years  ago  in  Alabama. 
A  negro  whose  vote  before  had  always  been  in  demand  stood  at  the 
polls  all  day  long,  evidently  awaiting  something.  As  the  sun  went 
down  his  anxiety  became  intense.  The  polls  were  about  to  close. 
Suddenly  he  drew  himself  up  with  a  deal  of  dignity,  saying,  "Gen- 
tlemen, I's  about  to  vote.  Does  any  gentleman  wish  to  speak  tome?" 

Gentlemen  desiring  the  very  latest  and  best  of  furnishing  goods, 
should  visit  John  W.  Carmany,  at  25  Kearny  street. 


B-A-IDsriKIS. 


BANK    OF    BRITISH   GOLUMBIA. 

Incorporated  by  Royal  Charter. 

CAPITAL  PAID  UP $3,000,000 

RESERVE  FUND 1,175,000 

Southeast  corner  Bush  and  Sansome  Streets. 

HEAD  OFFICE  60  LOMBARD  8TREET,  LONDON. 

BRANCHES— Victoria,  Vancouver,  British  Columbia;   Portland,  Oregon; 

Seattle  and  Tacoma,  Washington. 
SUB-BRANCHES— Kamloops,  Naaaimo,  Nelson,  New  Westminster,  British 
Columbia. 
This  Bank  transacts  a  General  Banking  Business.  Accounts  opened  sub- 
ject to  Check,  and  Special  Deposits  received.  Commercial  Credits  granted 
available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Approved  Bills  discounted  and  ad- 
vances made  on  good  collateral  security.  Draws  direct  at  current  rates 
upon  its  Head  Office  and  Branches,  and  upon  its  Agents,  as  follows: 

NEW  YORK,  CHICAGO  and  CANADA— Bank  of  Montreal;  LIVERPOOL 
—North  and  South  Wales  Bank;  SCOTLAND— British  Linen  Company;  IRE- 
LAND—Bank  of  Ireland;  MEXICO  aud  SOUTH  AMERICA— London  Bank 
of  Mexico  and  South  America;  CHINA  aud  JAPAN— Chartered  Bank  of 
India,  Australia  and  China;  AUSTRALIA  and  NEW  ZEALAND— Bank  of 
Australasia,  Commercial  Banking  Company  of  Sydney,  English,  Scottish 
and  Australian  Chartered  Bank  and  National  Bank  of  Australasia;  DEM- 
ERARA  and  TRINIDAD  (West  Indies)— Colonial  Bank 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVINGS  UNION. 

532  California  Street,  Corner  Webb  Street. 

Branch  Office 1700  Market  Street,  Corner  Polk. 

Deposits,  June  30, 1891 923,311,061  00 

Guaranteed  Capital  and  Surplus  1,346,635  00 

DIRECTORS. 

Al^jr!;  MUlir,  Pr  esideut;  George  W.  Beaver,  Vice-President;  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond,  Charles  Pace,  Daniel  E.  Martin,  W.  C.  B.  DeFremery, 
George  C.  Boardman,  J.  G.  Eastland;    Lovell  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  and  Loans  only  on  real  estate  security.  Country  re- 
mittances may  be  sent  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  or  by  checks  of  reliable 
parties,  payable  in  San  Francisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  Savings 
Bank  commences  only  with  the  actual  receipt  of  the  money.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  is  made 
for  pass  book  or  entrance  fee.  Office  Hours— 9  a.  m.  to  3  p.  m.  Saturday 
evenings,  6:30  to  8. 

PEOPLES  HOME  SAVINGS  BANK  AND  SAFE  DEPOSIT. 

805  Market   Street   {Flood  Bnlldlns),  San   Francisco. 

ORGANIZED  MAY,  1888. 

Guaranteed  Capital $1,000,000.00  I  Surplus  Profits  $     45,000.00 

Paid-up  Capital 333,333.33  |  Deposits,  Jan.  1, 1892 1,752,000.00 

OFFICERS: 

COLUMBUS  WATERHOUSE President 

F.  V.  MCDONALD  Vice-President 

J.  E.  FARNUM Secretary  and  Manager 

DORN  &  DORN Attorneys 

This  bank  receives  savings  deposits  on  term  or  ordinary  account,  in  sums 
of  one  dollar  and  upwards.  Interest  paid  from  date  of  deposit,  semi- 
annually. The  five-cent  stamp  system  and  the  safe  deposit  department  is 
a  special  feature  of  this  bank.  Safes  to  rent  by  the  mouth  or  year,  from. 
J4.00  to  $25.00  per  annum.  Large  vault  for  the  storage  of  valuables  of  every 
description.  We  receive  commercial  deposits,  make  collections,  issue 
local  and  foreign  exchange.  Money  to  loan  on  Real  Estate  and  Approved 
Collateral  Security. 

THE  GERMAN  SAVINGS  AND  tOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  626  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND   RESERVE  FUND f    1,610,000  00. 

Deposits  Jan.  2,  1892 27,138,129  74 

Officers— President,  L.  GOTTIG;  Vice-President,  EBW.  KRU8E 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGERS  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  R.  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN  ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TOURNY.  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  8choemanri,  E. 
Meyer,  F.  Tillmann,  H.  Horstmann,  B.  A.  Becker,  H.  L.  Simon.  Attorney, 
John  R.  Jabbob. 

MUTUAL  SAVINGS  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building 

Guaranty  capital,  $1,000,000. 

OFFICERS. 

JAMES  Q.  FAIR President 

JAMES  PHELAN,  S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-Presidents 

Directors— James  Q.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper,  C.  G.  Hooker, 
James  Phelan,  James  Moffitt,  S.  G.  Murphy,  Chas.  Cadwalader  and  James 
D.  Phelan. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecnrities. JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

LONDON.  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  BANK  (Limited), 

N.  W.  Cor.  Sansome  and.  Sutter  Sts. 

ubtctied  Capital. $2,500,000  \  Paid  Up  Capital $2,000,000 

Reserve  Fund  $650,000 

Head  Office 58  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Aoents— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
(Ltd.).  No.  10  Wall  St., N.Y.    PARIS— Messrs.  Lazard  Freres  «fc  Cie,  17Bonle 
vard  Poissoniere.    Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.  Com 
mercial  and  Travelers'  Credits  Issued.          EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 
LC.  Altschpl,  Cashier. 

THE  AN6L0-CALIF0RNIAN  BANK,  Limited. 

N.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

Capital  A  uthorized $6,000,000  I  Paid  up $1,500,000 

Subscribed 3,000,000  [Reserve  Fund. 650,000 

Head  Office— S  Angel  Court,  London,  E.  C. 
Agents  at  New  York— J.  &  W.  Seligman  &  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  bauking  business,  sells  drafts,  makes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  aud  issues  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
world.    Sends  bills  for  collection,  loans  money,  buys  and  sells  exchange 
and  bullion.  IGN.  STEINHART    J  M(mft„fiTB 

P.  N.  LILIENTHAL,  J  aanaKers. 


May  14,  1892. 


SAX  FRANCISCO  NEWS  T.KTTER. 


23 


b^hstics. 


TO    OLQA 


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puMram. 

Tbe  desert  Meppe  is  white  with  snow; 
Far  into  night  tbe  fierce  winds  blow. 

While  angels  near  are  saying: 
"  Sleep,  tender  dove,  shut  thy  blue  eyes. 
Still  little  head,  till  morning  arise," — 

Round  thy  warm  cradle  straying. 
Afar  I  hear  the  gray  wolves  roar, 
Qu<ck  stirs  tbe  bound  beside  our  door, 

While  angels  near  are   saying: 
"  Sleep,  tender  dove,  shut  thy  blue  eyes, 
Still  little  head,  till  morn  arise," — 

Round  thy  warm  cradle  straying. 
Swift  as  the  wind?,  thy  father  free 
Rides  his  stout  horse  to  thee  and  me, 

While  angels  near  are  saying: 
«*  Sleep,  tender  dove,  shut  thy  blue  eyes, 
Still  little  head,  till  morn  arise," — 

Round  thy  warm  cradle  straying. 
She  smiles — my  own! — O  Virgin  fair, 
Keep  her  through  life  in  holy  care! 

While  angels  near  are  saying: 
•«  Sleep,  tender  dove,  with  shut  blue  eyes, 
Still  little  head,  till  morn  arise," — 

I  ask  it,  humbly  praying. 

Peasants  believe  a  child's  cradle  is  guarded  by  angel  bands. 


A    FIN    DE    SIECLE    GIRL.— Cincinnati  Commercial  Gazette. 


She  can  execute  a  rhapsody  by  Liszt  as  few  can  do  it; 

She  can  warble  Schubert's  "  Serenade" — you'll  listen  gladly  to  it; 

She  can  give  a  scene  from  Ingomar,  from  Hamlet  or  Othello — 

Her  manner's  very  fetching,  and  her  voice  is  sweet  and  mellow; 

8he  can  tell  a  story  nicely,  and  she's  something  of  a  poet, 

And  there's  not  a  fad  that   comes   to  town,  but  she's  the  first  to 

know  it. 
She's  a  devotee  of  Kipling,  and  she  likes  the  style  of  Ibsen; 
She's  "  op"  in  art,  and  raves  about  Du  Maurier  and  Gibson. 
She   enjoys    a   college   football   game,   would   walk  five  miles  to 

view   it  ; 
Knows    the    latest    rose — or   orchid — and   the    florist   who   first 

grew  it. 
She  dances  like  the  sunbeam ;  argues  free  trade  and  protection, 
And  anxiously,  intensely  waits  the  coming  fall  election. 

She  can  teach  a  class  in  Sunday  school,  preside  at  some  high  tea; 
She  reads  Emerson  and  Swedenborg,  and  talks  theoaophy. 
She  attends  a  school  of  languages,  and  also  one  af  cooking, 
And  apes  the  poses  of  Dels  irte,  to  keep  herself  lithe  looking. 
And  her  great-grandmother's  portrait,  which  was  done  in  1820, 
Keeps  watch  (although  suggestive  quite  of  dolcefar  niente) — 
Keeps   watch   and   wonders    (she   who  saw  the  century's  begin- 
ning)— 
At  the  many  charms  it  takes  to  make  a  modern  maiden  winning! 


WHO    WOULDN'T.— Atlanta   Constitution. 

Who  wouldn't  take  a  day  off 
When  the  fleecy  clouds  in  view, 
Are  trailin',  sailin'  way  off 

Down  a  breezy  sea  of  blue  ? 
Who  wouldn't  fly  and  stay  off, 
Who  wouldn't  lie  and  lay  off 
And  get  away — away  off 

In  the  daisies  and  the  dew  ? 
Who  wouldn't  fall  to  wiahin' 
When  they  hear  the  trees  a-swishin\ 
And  the  whole  world's  gone  a-fishin' 

A'  is  beckonin'  to  youl 


LOVE'S    MOMENT.— Cfutrles    Gilmer    Meriwether    in    the     Times- 
Democrat. 


Be  gentle,  love,  and  cease  your  laughter, 
One  moment  let  your  lips  be  kind, 
One  moment  look  with  eyes  love-blind 
Upon  me,  and  I  will,  e'er  after, 
Be  content  with  scorn  and  laughter. 
Ah,  love  I  no  sweetest  hope  can  bring 
Joy  like  a  little  love  from  thee; 
One  moment  love  me — then  be  free, 
And  I,  content,  can  see  thee  fling 
Upon  me  scorn  that  will  not  sting. 


BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA.  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

capital »s,ooo,oocoo 

Surplus 1,000,000  00 

Undivided  Profits (July  1st,  1890) 3,275,919  48 

WM.  ALVORD,  FrOBldout. 

Thomas  Bbown.        ...     Cashier  |  B.  MUBRAY.Jr         Assistant  Cashier 

Irving  P.  Moulton,  2nd  Assistant  Cashier. 

«  nmii:sro\i>i: vrs : 

NEW  YORK— Agency  ot  the  Bank  oi  California;  BOSTON— Tremont 
National  Bank;  CHICAGO—  Union  National  Bank;  ST.  LOUIS— Boatman'B 
Bank;  NEW  ZEALAND-The  Bank  of  Now  Zealand.  Correspondent  in 
London— Messrs.  N.  M.  Rothschild  A  Sons.  Correspondents  in  India,  China, 
Japan  and  Australia. 

The  Bank  has  Agencies  at  Virginia  City,  and  Correspondents  in  all  the 
principal  Mining  Districts  and  Interior  Towns  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Letters  of  Credit  Issued,  available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Draw  direct 
on  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  New  Orleans,  Denver.  Salt  Lake, 
Cincinnati,  Portland, O.,  Los  Angeles,  London,  Dublin,  Paris,  Berlin,  Bremen, 
Hamburg,  Fraukfort-on-the-Main,  Antwerp,  Amsterdam,  Copenhagen,  Stock- 
holm, Christiana,  Locarno,  Melbourne,  Sydney,  Auckland,  Hongkong 
Shanghai,  Yokohama.  Genoa,  and  all  cities  In  Italy  and  Switzerland. 

THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK, 

N.  W.  Corner  Sansome  and  Jttusli  Streets. 

Established  1870.  rj.  3.  Depositary. 

CAPITAL  {PAID   UP) .$1,500,000 

SURPLUS $600,000  I   UNDIVIDED   PROFITS 1160.000 

8.  G.  MURPHY President  I  E.  D.  MORGAN Cashier 

JAMES  MOFPITT... .Vice-President  |  GEO.  W.  KLINE AsB't  Cashier 

DIRECTORS: 

Geo.  A.  Low,  George  C.  Perkins.  S.  G.  Murphy, 

N.  Van  Bergen,  James  D.  Phelan,  JameB  Moffitt. 

Thomas  Jennings,  John  A.  Hooper,  J.  D.  Harvey. 

A  General  Banking  Business  Transacted. 
SAFE    DEPOSIT    DEPARTMENT, 
JAMES  K.  LYNCH,  Manager, 
Safes  to  rent  from  $5  to  ?100  per  annum  (under  the  exclusive  control  of 
the  renter),  for  the  care  of  all  valuables.    Trunks  and  Packages  taken  on 
storage.    A  specialty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a.  m.  to  6  p.  m. 

LONDON  AND  SAN  FRANCISCO  BANK.  Limited. 

Authorized  Capital 13,500,000     |     Capital  paid  up 2,450,000 

Reserve  895,000 

San  Francisco  Office,  424  California  St.  I  London  Office 73  Lombard  St.. E.c 

Portland  Branch,  48  First  St.    Tacoma  Branch,  1005  A  Street. 

Man  ARTHUR  SCRIVENER;  Assistant  Manager,  WILLIAM        EEL 

Cashier,    GUSTAV  ERIEDERICH. 

LONDON  BANKERS— Bank  of  England  and  London  Joint  Stock  Bank. 
NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

This  Bank  is  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex- 
change Business  in  London  and  San  Francisco,  and  between  said  cities  and 
all  parts  of  the  world. 

THE  SATHER  BANKING  COMPANY. 

Capital $1,250,000, 

Successor  to  Sather  &,  Co.,  Established  1851,  San  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON President 

J.  L.  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  S.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

.Directors:  E.  A.  Bruguiere,  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  Wm.  P.  John- 
son, C.  F.  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K.  Wilson. 

Agents:  New  York— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.  Boston— Downer  &  Co. 
Philadelphia—  Drexel  &  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  National  Bank.  St.  Louis— The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City— First  National  Bank.  London— Brown, 
Shipley  &  Co.    Paris— Drexel,  Harjes  &  Co. 

WELLS,  FAR60  &  COMPANY— BANKING  DEPARTMENT. 

N.  E.  Corner  Sansome  and  Sutter  Streets. 
SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 

CIPITAL  $      500,000.00 

SURPLUS 5,488.393.12 

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS ijiujii-,:; *   5,988,393^00 

Din  EC  TORS: 
Lloyd TeviB,  President;  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chas.  F.  Crocker.  J.  C.  Fargo,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Wm.  Norris,  Geo.  E.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  Wadsworth,  Cashier. 
Receive  Deposits,  issues  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Bankln 
Business.        __ 

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND   DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS PORTCOSTA,  California. 

Storage  Capacity,  100,000  Tons.     Regular   Warehouse  for  San 
Francisco  Produce  Exchange  Call  Board. 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  handling  and  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  and  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  and  smutty  Wheat. 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  stored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  sold, 
if  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  of  the  Company,  202  Sansome  St..  over  the  Anglo-California  Bank. 

THE  CROCKER-WOOLWORTH  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 

822    FINE    STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL 11,000,000. 

DIRECTORS : 
CHAS.  E.  CROCKER,  |  B.  H.  MTLT.ER,  Je. 

K.  C.  WOOLWORTH Pbesident. 

W.  K.  BROWN Vice-Peesident. 

WM.  H.  CROCKER    Cashtbb 

SECURITY  SAVIN6S  BANK. 

Guarantee  Capital $8O0,0Co 

OFFICERS: 

President         ...JEROME  LINCOLN  |  Secretary 8.  L.  ABBOT.  Jr. 

Vice-President  W.  8.  JONES  |  Attorney SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

OFFICE— No.  228  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


24 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  14,  1892. 


MONUMENTAL    EVIDENCE. 

"For  Strength,  Purity  and  Wholesomeness,  the  Royal  Baking 
Powder  is  Superior  to  All." 

The  following  certificates  from  well-known  chemists  and  sci- 
entists form  as  strong  an  array  of  evidence  as  was  ever  given  in 
behalf  of  any  article  of  human  food ; 

"  We,  the  members  of  the  Board  of  Health  of  the  City  and 
County  of  San  Francisco,  cordially  approve  and  recommend  the 
Royal  Baking  Powder.  It  is  absolutely  pure  and  healthful,  com- 
posed of  the  best  ingredients,  of  the  highest  strength  and  character. 

"  In  our  judgment  it  is  impossible  to  make  a  purer  or  stronger 
baking  powder  than  the  Royal. 

"Jos.  E.  Davidsch,    M.D.,  Ciias.  McQuesten,  M.D.,  Heuev  M. 

PlSKE,  M.D.,  T.  J.  LeToURNEOX,  M.l>." 

Members  of  the  San  Francisco  Board  of  Health. 
"For  purity  and    care   in   preparation,  Royal    Baking  Powder 
equals  any  in  the  market,  and  our  test  shows  that  it  has  greater 
leavening  power  than    any  other   of  which  we  have  any  knowl- 
edge. W.  B.  Rising," 
Prof.  Chemistry,  University  of  California,  and  State  Analyst. 
"  From   actual   analysis   made   by  me,  I  pronounce    the  Royal 
Baking  Powder  to  be  the  strongest  and  purest  baking  powder  be- 
fore the  public.                                                    W.  T.  Wenzell," 

Prof.  Chemistry,   College   of  Pharmacy,  University  of  Cali- 
fornia, 8tate  Board  of  Horticulture,  etc. 
"  I  find  the  Royal  Baking  Powder  pure,  reliable,  and  one  pound 
to  contain  200  cubic  inches  more  available  carbonic  acid  gas  than 
the  best  of  the  others.  Heney  G.  Hanks," 

Chemist,  Assayer  and  Geologist,  State  of  California. 
"  It  is  clearly  demonstrated  and  proven  that  the  Royal  Baking 
Powder  is   pure   and  wholesome,  and   that   it   stands,  as   far  as 
strength    and   purity  are  concerned,  at   the  head   of  the  baking 
powders  of  the  United  States. 

Granville  McGowan,  M.  D.," 
Health  Officer  of  the  City  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
"There  is,  therefore,  no  question  but   the   Royal  is  the  strong- 
est, purest  and  most  wholesome  baking  powder  in  the  market. 

"  Geo.  A.  Bethdne," 
State  Chemist  and  Assayer,  Washington. 
"  I  find  the  Royal  Baking  Powder  superior  to  all  the  others  in 
every  respect.     It  is  entirely  free   from  all   adulteration   and  un- 
wholesome impurity,  and  in  baking  it  gives  off  a  greater  volume 
of  leavening  gas  than  any  other  powder. 

"  Walter  8.  Haikes,  M.  D.," 
Prof,  of  Chemistry,  Rush  Medical  College,  Chicago,  111. ;    Chemist 
to  the  Chicago  Board  of  Health. 
"The  strength  of  Royal  is  shown  to  be  23  per  cent,  greater  than 
any  other. 

"As  a  result  of  my  investigations,  I  find  the  Royal  Baking 
Powder  far  superior  to  the  others.  It  is  pure,  and  contains  none 
but  wholesome  ingredients.  F.  X.  Valade,  M.D.," 

Public  Analyst,  Ontario. 
»  Finding,  in  analysis,  that  it  is  made  of  the  highest  grade  of 
cream  of  tartar  and  bicarbonate  of  soda,  and  is  entirely  free  from 
any   adulteration,   we   heartily   recommend   the   Royal    Baking 
Powder  for  its  great  strength,  purity  and  wholesomeness." 
Signed  by  Members  of  Board  or  Health, 

Seattle,  Wash. 

"In  our  judgment,  the  Royal  is  the  best  and  strongest  baking 
powder  before  the  public.  We  confidently  recommend  it  because 
of  its  purity  and  care  of  preparation." 

Signed  by  Members  of  Board  of  Health, 

Tacoma,  Wash. 
"The  Royal   Baking   Powder  is  a  cream  of  tartar  powder  of  a 
high  degree  of  merit,  and  does   not  contain  either  alum  or  phos- 
phates, or  any  injurious  substances. 

E.  G.  Love,  Ph.D.," 

Late  U.  S.  Gov't  Chemist. 
"The  Royal  Baking  Powder  is  undoubtedly  the  purest  and  most 
reliable  baking  powder  offered  to  the  public. 

"Henry  A.  Mott,  Ph.D.," 

Late  Chemist  U.  8.  Government. 


MR.  HUXLEY,  it  seems,  though  M.  D.  of  Breslau  and  M.  B 
of  the  University  of  London,  and  the  happy  possessor  of 
endless  doctorates  of  all  sorts,  objects  to  the  title  of  "  Dr."  Hux- 
ley. He  can  stand  being  called  Professor,  but  draws  the  line  at 
"  Dr.,"  which  many  men  seem  to  value  so  highly.  Mr.  Freeman 
and  Matthew  Arnold,  we  are  told,  objected  to  be  called  "  Pro- 
fessor." It  is  all  intelligible  enough.  Great  men  have  a  con- 
sciousness of  something  in  them  that  supersedes  all  the  aid  and 
adornment  that  titles  can  give.  "  When  unadorned,  adorned  the 
most."  And  in  this  they  are  a  warning,  if  not  an  example,  to 
lesser  men  who  attach  an  excessive  importance  to  the  mere  em- 
bellishments of  a  name.  — Lancet. 

Eyes  tested  according  to  physiological  laws  of  light,  and  not  by  machin- 
ery.   C.  Muller,  the  progressive  optician  and  refraction  specialist. 


DELINQUENT  SALE  NOTICE. 


Behring  Sea  Packing  Company. 
Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.    Lo- 
cation of  cannery— Uga.shik  River,  A'aska. 

NOTICE.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  described  stock,  on 
account  of  assessment  (No.  1  ,  levied  on  the  13th  day  of  February,  1892,  the 
several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders: 
Name.  No.  Certificate.        No.  Shares.      Amount. 

C.  A  Johnson ...  .   1  50  $50 

C.  A.  Johnson 2  340  340 

Chas.  Carlson 7  SO  30 

C.  Lund  berg 12  390  390 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  made 
on  the  13th  day  of  February,  1892,  so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  such 
stock  as  may  be  necessary  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
company,  No.  9  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  Friday,  the  15th  day 
of  April,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  m.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  ad  vertising  and  expenses 
of  sale. 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 
Postponement. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Behring  Sea  Packing  Com- 
pany, this  day,  the  sale  of  the  above  delinquent  stock  was  postponed  until 
MONDAY,  the  16th  day  of  May,  1S92,  at  the  same  time  and  place. 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  April  16, 1892. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Alpha  Consolidated  Mill  and  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  fourteenth  day  of  April,  1892,  an  assessment,  No.  8,  of  Fifteen  cents 
(15c.)  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  pay- 
able immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  of- 
fice of  the  company,  Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San 
Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Eighteenth  (1 8th)  Day  of  May,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  WEDNESDAY,  the  eigbth-(8th)  day  of  June,  1892,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together   with  the  costs  of  advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

CHAS.  E.  ELLIOT,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  No.  79,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San 
Francisco,  California. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Diana    Gold    and    Silver    Mining    Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  Business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works — Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  third  (3d)  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  8)  of  Five  '5) 
Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  room  20,  No.  331  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  Califor- 
nia. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Tenth  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  uuless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore,  will  be    sold  on    THURSDAY,   the   30th  day  of   June,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with    the   costs   of   advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

R.  GRAYSON,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  20,  331  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Justice      Mining     Company. 

Location  of  principle  place  of  business—  Sau  Fraucisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill  Miuing  district,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
op  the  second  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  50),  of  Fifteen  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office 
of  the  company,  Room  3,  Hayward  Building,  419  California  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Sixth  Day  of  June.  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  pavment  is  made  be- 
fore,   will   be   sold    on   MONDAY,   the  27th    day  of  June,   1892,    to    pay 
the  delinquent    assessment,  togetner  with  the  costs  of   advertising  and. 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

R.  E.  KELLY,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  3,  Hay  wards  Building,  419  California  Street,  San  Fraucisco, 
California. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Occidental     Consolidated     Mining     Company. 

Assessment No.  lO 

Amount  per  share.  25  cents 

Levied April  6,  1892 

Delinquent  in  Office  May  9,  1892 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  Stocfi: May  31,  1892 

A.  K.  DURBROW,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  69,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  Street,  San  Frau- 
cisco,  California. 

COKE— CHEAPEST  FUEL  I 

Reduction  in  Price. 

Wholesale  (SO  bbls.  or  more),  80c.  per  bbl.    Retail  (any  quantity 

under  50  bbls.),  OOc.  per  bbl. 

AT  THE  WORKS  OF 

THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  GASLIGHT  COMPANY, 
HOWARD  AND  FIRST  STS.,  and  FOOT  OF  SECOND  STREET. 


14,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCI8C0  NEWS  LETTER. 


2.r> 


SUMMARY    UF    THE    MARKETS 


Flour  l<  .toil/    (orelKO  demand  »o»d:  Extras  M.V91I7:.:   Superfine 
LUO 

Wheal  U  qaM;  light  trade:  Shipping  11.17",    Killing,  fl..V!' ..*?l 
c«olal 

Barler  Is  firmer:  Brewins, II  K',4II  1  i:  Keod.  '.<:'  ,ci»*l .01' ,  per  ctl. 

l>at».  MUHik  H.S5  per  ctl. 

Corn.  Whll  ■  ell. 

Rye.  nostock,  (rood  demand. I:  emenl,  n009l2.53. 

Hat  1»  steady;  Wheal,  II-  II:    Alfalfa.  »>*»10. 

MillslufTs,  «ood  deroaud.     Bran  p.-r  ton. 

Beans,  k.x>i  request,  I2.009fj.50  per  ■''•'■    Potatoes,  50e.@$l  per  ctl. 

Butter  Is  hieher;  Choice,  Wc.®21c. ;  Fair,  lAc.Al'c:  Eastern,  14c@loc. 

Cheese,  light  stock,  10c.(412-     Km,  free  supply,  19c.@'20c. 

Honey.  Comb.  9c.@10c  :  Extracted.  <.(*6c.  Poultry  in  good  supply. 

Ouious  are  worth  lc  '<*:<:.     Beeswax  is  higher,  at  2.'ic.@'i'ic. 

Fruit— all  kinds  dried— active.    Fruit  Is  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 

Raisins  and  Dried  Grapes  in  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates. 

Hide,  are  steady:  Pry.  'doiT'.e.      Wool  Is  fn  good  demand  at  llc.@lGc. 

Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  seller  at  7K@7a£c. 

Coffee  steady  at  UfoflOSC.  for  C.  A.    Canned  Fruits  of  all  kinds  iu  favor. 

Coal  is  lower,  with  a  declining  teudency.    Nuts  find  ready  sale. 

Quicksilver  is  nominal  attli  CO  per  flask.  Hops  are  In  demand  at  17H^0c. 

Sugar,  good  stock  of  both  Raws  and  Refined.    Whites,  41.,®o?£c. 
Business  generally    is    very  quiet;  there  is  no  life  to  the  mar- 
kets, no  disposition  shown   to  operate   in  any  description  of  for- 
eign   Merchandise.     The   trade  is    confined  chiefly  to  a  jobbing 
traffic.     Trices  of  leading  imports  more  or  less  nominal. 

The  local  Fruit  market  conlinues  to  be  well  supplied  with  all 
seasonable  varieties,  as  is  also  the  vegetable  Marts. 

The  Pacific  Mail  Steamship  City  of  Peking  arrived  here  on  Sun- 
day last,  22i  ds.  from  Hongkong,  via  Japan,  having  on  board 
some  1,000  steerage  passengers  from  China  and  Japan,  besides  a 
goodly  number  of  cabin  passengers.  Among  the  former  was  a 
case  of  smallpox  that  compelled  the  steamer  to  go  into  quaran- 
tine. Her  Cargo  consisted  largely  of  3,225  bags  of  Sugar,  190  bags 
Coffee.  12,632  Mats  Rice,  065  pkgs.  Tea,  293  rolls  Matting,  296 
pkgs.  Opium,  560  bales  Gunnies  and  3,000  pkgs.  Mdse,;  also  in 
transit  to  go  overland  71  pkgs.  Silk,  365  pkgs.  Raw  Silk,  117  rolls 
Matting  and  500  pkgs.  Mdse.  For  Honolulu  3,000  pkgs.  Mdse., 
and  for  Central  and  South  America  275  pkgs.  Mdse. 

Imports  embrace  4,724  bags  Central  American  Coffee,  per  P.  M. 
8.  S.  Colima,  and  from  sume,  per  Acapulco,  986  bags  ditto;  from 
Mexico,  275  bags  same. 

The  Acapulco,  of  the  P.  M.  Co.,  stopped  at  Mexican  ports, 
bringing  up  652  bxs.  Limes,  114  pkgs.  Mangoes,  37  crts.  Pine- 
apples, etc. ;  from  New  York,  Ironware,  etc.;  from  Europe,  74 
drms.  Glycerine,  250  cs.  Olive  Oil,  75  bags  Coffee,  21  cases  Cheese, 
200  cs.  Vermouth,  and  other  Mdse. 

The  P.  M.  S.  S.  San  Bias,  hence  for  the  Isthmus  and  way  ports, 
carried  for  Central  America,  1,390  bbls.  Flour,  41,000  lbs.  Malt, 
19,045  lbs.  Tallow,  5,244  lbs.  Lard,  2,000  gals.  Wine,  12,460  lbs. 
Rice,  500  lbs.  Cinnamon,  etc.,  value,  $23,500;  to  Mexico,  Dried 
Fruit  and  Mdse.,  value,  $557;  to  Panama,  350  bbls.  Flour  and 
Mdse.,  value,  $5,900;  to  South  America,  1,500  bbls.  Flour  and 
Mdse.,  value,  $14,033;  also,  in  transit  for  New  York,  35,000  gals. 
Wine,  1,584  gals.  Brandy,  84,250  lbs.  Beans,  130  bales  Rags,  3,050 
lbs.  Rubber,  1,810  lbs.  Herbs,  etc.,  value,  $31,000;  to  Liverpool, 
1,530  lbs.  Dried  Fruit,  32  cs.  Canned  ditto,  44  cs.  Wine,  etc., 
value,  $700 

Grain  charters  during  the  current  month  have  been  few  in 
number.  The  Br.  iron  ship  Shandon,  1,397  tons,  Wheat  to  Cork, 
Havre  or  Antwerp,  £1  lis.  3d..  September  loading;  Br.  iron  bark 
Ravenwood,  1,079  tons.  Wheat  from  the  Columbia  River  to  Cork, 
Havre  or  Antverp,  £1  lis.  3d.;  ship  Susquehanna,  2,628  tons, 
Wheat  to  Cork,  Havre  or  Antwerp,  short  lay  days,  18s.  9d. ;  Br. 
iron  ship  Rodrick  Dhu,  1,642  tons,  Wheat  to  Cork,  Havre  or 
Antwerp,  £1  2s.  6d. ;  Br.  iron  ship  Merioneth,  1,366  tons,  same 
voyage  as  above,  at  £1  7s.  6d.,  July  loading. 

Lumber  Charter. — Br.  iron  ship  Barunga,  979  tons,  now  on  the 
Sound,  loads  thence  to  Sydney,  £1  10s.;  to  Melbourne,  Adelaid  or 
Port  Pirie,  £2,  chartered  prior  to  arrival. 

Exports  to  Honolulu,  per  bkte.  Irmgard,  were  valued  at  $20,000, 
and  included  230  bbls.  Flour,  10,000  lbs.  Sugar,  4,000  lbs.  Tobacco, 
130,490  lbs.  Rolled  Barley,  500  cs.  Kerosene,  and  other  mdse. 
The  schr.  Robert  Seevers,  for  same,  had  55  M  Bricks,  350  bbls. 
Lime,  200  bbls.  Flour,  1,025  lbs.  Powder,  etc.,  value  $1,947. 

The  Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Belgic,  hence  for  the  Orient  on  the 
10th  inst.,  had  for  Cargo  the  following  leading  items:  To  China, 
14,621  bbls.  Flour,  4,415  lbs.  Ginseng,  1881  lbs.  Cheese,  9,028  lbs. 
Beans,  1,000  bxs.  Pearl  Barley,  etc.,  value  $123,466;  also  in  Treas- 
ure for  Hongkong  $67,295,  and  Treasure  for  Japan,  $196,900;  total 
Treasure  shipment,  $264,195.  Of  me  above,  all  was  silver  except- 
ing $2  800  Gold  Coin. 

The  steamer  Australia,  for  Honolulu  on  the  10th  inst.,  carried 
Mdse.  of  the  value  of  $55,721,  consisting  in  part  of  814  bbls.  Flour, 
2.400  gals.  Wine.  373  pkgs.  Beer,  9,008  lbs.  Lard  and  other  produce. 
The  Belgic  carried  to  Japan  120  bbls.  Flour,  300  gals.  Wine,  120 
rolls  Leather,  1,600  lbs.  Oleomargarine,  4,708  lbs.  Butter,  9,000  lbs. 
Lard  and  other  Provisions,  value  $15,852. 


H.  M.  NEWHALL  &  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchants, 

AND  

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Itos.  309  and  311  Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco,  California, 

NATIONAL  ASSURANCE  CO.  OF  IRELAND; 
ATLAS  ASSURANCE  CO.  OF  LONDON  ; 
BOYLSTON  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  BOSTON; 
OCEAN  MARINE  INSURANCE  CO  OF  LONDON. 

Steam  Boiler  Incrustations. 

Old   Scale    Removed,  Formation  of  New   Scale  Prevented. 

Without  the  Aid  of  Chemicals,  by  the  Use  of  the 
LLEWELLYN    FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONDENSER  I 

Over  300  In  Dally  Use  on  the  Pacific  Coast.) 

Removes  all  Impurities  from  the  Water  before  Entering  the  Boiler. 
Heats  the  Water  to  '212°.  Saves  from  26  to  60  per  cent,  in  the  Amount  of 
Water  Used. 

Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Pamphlet  Forwarded  on  Application  to 

Llewellyn    Steam    Condenser    Manufacturing    Co., 

330  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Systems — "Slaltery"  Induction:  "  Wood  "  Arc.     Factories— Fort  Wayne, 
Indiana;  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Electric  Improvement  Company. 

General  Agents  for  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Arizona  and  Washington 
of  the  Fort  Wayne  Electric  JLfgllt  *'<>  ,  Fort  Wayne,  I  nil. 

Estimates  furnished  for  Electric  Railways,  Electric  Light  and  Steam 
Plants,  House  Wiring,  etc.    Marine  Work  a  Specialty. 


35  New  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


R.  J.   WHEELER. 


J.   W.  GIRVIN. 


J.  W.  GIRVIN  &  CO., 

bber  and  Leather  Belting,  Hose,  Packing,  etc. 

Rubber  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  etc. 

Pacific  Coast  Agents  for  Boston  Belting  Co.  and  Fayerweather  &  Ladew, 
formerly  J.  B.  Iloyt  &  Co.  4  California  St.,  S.  F.,€al. 

WILLIAMS,  DIMOND  &  GO. 

SHIPPING   AND    COMMISSION    MERCHANTS. 

UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 

Agents  for— 
The  Cunard  Royal  Mail  Steamship  I  Vivian  Sons  Yellow  Metal  Sheathing 


Company, 


Hartmann's  Rahtjen's  Composition 


The  California  Line  of  Clippers,"  |  The  China  Traders  &,  Insurance  Co, 


from  New  York, 
'The  Hawaiian  Line  of  Packets,' 
to  and  from  Honolulu. 


(L'd.), 

The   Baldwin  Locomotive  Works, 
I        Steel  Rails  and  Track  Material. 


A.    LUSK   &   CO., 

122  DAVIS  STREET,  SAN   FRANCISCO. 
Packers  of  the  following  celebrated  brands : 
CELEBRATED  LUSK    BRANDS, 

J.    LUSK    CANNING   COMPANY, 

SAN    LORENZO    PACKING  CO 

PARKE    &    LACY   CO., 

21  and  23  FREMONT  STREET, 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MINING,    WOOD    AND    IRON   WORKING    MACHINERY. 

ENGINES,    BOILERS,    STEAM    PUMPS, 
BELTING.   OIL8  AND  8UPPLIE8. 


E.  D.  JONEB. 

S.  L.  JONES  &  CO., 

Auctioneers   and    Commission    Merchants, 
■207  and  209  California  Street. 

Fine  Sanitary  Plumbing  and  Gas -fitting 
Estimates  furnished.    Jobbing  promptly- 
attended  to. 
PLUMBING  CHARLES  E.  ANDERSON, 

rLUITIUI  -  1616  polk  street(  near  clay,  and  1214 

Polk  Street,  near  Sutter. 
Telephone  No.  2107. 


26 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  14,  1892. 


HOW  was  the  musical  scale  first  invented  ?  That  query,  which 
has  troubled  the  theorists  of  all  lands,  and  has  had  its  answer 
hitherto  only  in  mystifying  speculations  and  unintelligible 
theories,  the  Chinese  will  reply  to  by  a  legend  most  ingenious  and 
most  apropos,  which,  they  hold,  offers  a  complete  explanation  of 
the  mystery.  In  the  reign  of  Hoang-ty,  they  say,  there  was  once 
a  prince  called  Lyng-lun,  who  was  the  most  beautiful  man  and  at 
the  same  time  the  most  profound  musician.  He,  under  pain  of  a 
severe  penalty,  by  the  order-loving  Emperor,  was  commanded  to 
arrange  and  regulate  Chinese  music  on  the  same  principle  where- 
upon Hoang-ty  had  arranged  law  and  politics  throughout  the 
Chinese  Empire.  Full  of  thought,  Lyng-lun  wandered  to  the 
land  of  Sijaung,  where  the  bamboos  grow.  Having  taken  one  of 
them,  he  cut  it  off  between  two  of  the  knots,  and,  pushing  out 
the  pith,  blew  into  the  hollow.  The  bamboo  uttered  a  most  beau- 
tiful noise,  to  Lyng-lu.i's  intense  surprise.  Simultaneously,  the 
river  Hoang-ho,  which  ran  boiling  by,  roared  with  its  waves,  and 
the  tone  was  in  unison  with  the  note  of  the  bamboo.  "  Behold," 
cried  Lyng-lun,  "the  fundamental  sound  of  nature!"  Two 
magical  birds  then  came  and  perched  themselves  upon  some  trees 
near  and  sang  one  after  the  other  the  seven  notes  of  the  scale, 
starting  from  the  tone  which  had  been  roared  by  the  Hoang-ho 
and  warbled  by  the  bamboo.  Here  is  a  scale,  say  the  Chinese, 
at  once  intelligible,  inimitable,  and  easily  revealed.  Lyng-lun  had 
merely  to  cut  out  seven  more  bamboos  and  tune  them  to  the 
pitches  he  had  heard,  and  the  scale  was  made.  This  he  did;  and 
thus  was  the  art  of  music  inaugurated  and  founded  by  Hoang-ty's 
court  musicians  on  a  firm  basis. 

A  convenient  automatic  appliance  is  being  adopted  in  some 

of  the  rail  manufacturing  establishments,  an  apparatus  by 
means  of  which  the  number  of  rails  rolled  is  at  once  and  accurately 
recorded.  The  device  for  accomplishing  this  result  is  a  very  simple 
counter,  but  the  method  by  which  it  is  actuated  is  quite  a  triumph 
of  ingenuity  and  skill,  in  view  of  the  fact  that  the  end  of  the  ap- 
paratus has  to  be  in  close  proximity  to  a  hot  rail,  the  conditions 
under  which  it  operates  being  therefore  very  severe.  As  the  rails 
pass  from  the  saws,  they  strike  a  small  lever,  which  is  thus 
moved  out  of  its  normal  position,  and  this  actuates  a  contact 
piece  within  a  case  which  thoroughly  protects  the  mechanism 
from  all  heat  and  moisture.  The  electric  circuit  is  carried  from 
this  contact  mechanism  to  the  recording  instrument — an  arrange- 
ment by  which  the  record  can  be  easily  read  at  any  time,  and  the 
precise  amount  of  production  be  at  once  known. 

Among  the  various  methods  which  have  been  proposed  for 

Insuring  to  water  the  degree  of  softness  requisite  to  its  use  for 
industrial  purposes  are  two  which  have  the  endorsement  of  M. 
Labrowski,  the  eminent  chemist,  one  of  which  involves  purely 
chemical  reactions,  and  the  other,  which  is  more  practically  avail- 
able, introducing  for  the  purpose  an  ingenious  application  of 
electricity.  In  this  latter  process,  hydrated  oxide  of  lead  is  placed 
in  a  filter  press,  which  is  traversed  by  the  water  to  be  purified, 
and  this  produces  an  effluent  showing  only  one  or,  at  most,  two 
degrees  of  hardness — by  this  means  all  the  carbonates,  sulphates 
and  chlorides  being  precipitated.  In  order,  however,  to  carry  on 
this  process  economically,  it  is  necessary  that  the  hydrated  oxide 
of  lead  be  produced  at  a  cheap  rate,  and  to  accomplish  this  a 
method  has  been  successfully  devised  by  M.  Villon,  it  is  claimed. 

—  At  Paris  there  will  be  opened,  this  month,  under  the  pat- 
ronage of  the  Minister  of  Agriculture,  a  comprehensive  exhibition 
of  all  the  industries  connected  with  fermentation ,  comprising 
viticulture,  distilling,  brewing,  cider-making,  etc.  The  vast 
machinery  palace  of  the  great  exhibition  of  1889  will  be  devoted 
to  this  show,  which  is  expected  to# prove  a  great  attraction  to 
visitors  throughout  the  summer  season.  France  will  necessarily 
have  the  lion's  share  in  the  representation  of  the  industries  con- 
nected with  her  production  of  wines,  eau-de-vie,  liqueurs,  beer, 
cider,  sugar,  etc.  Not  only  products,  but  processes,  machinery 
and  implements  will  be  exhibited.  There  will  be  complete  in- 
stallations of  distilling,  brewing  and  cider-making  plant,  so  that 
the  public  may  trace  the  production  of  alcohol  from  its  beginning. 

——Nitrous  acid  as  a  disinfectant  had  been  proposed  some  years 
ago  because  of  its  peculiar  property  of  being  an  oxidizing,  as  well 
as  a  reducing  agent.  H.  Borntrager  employs  the  following  com- 
bination, containing  20  per  cent,  sodium  nitrate:  One  part  sodium 
nitrate  and  one  part  gypsum  are  melted  together;  after  cooling, 
the  mass  is  powdered  and  preserved  in  well-stoppered  receptacles. 
Two  parts  sodium  bisulphate  and  one  part  gypsum  are  also 
melted  together,  and,  after  cooling,  powdered.  Both  powders  are 
now  mixed  and  preserved  in  dry  and  tightly-stoppered  containers. 
If  this  powder  be  thrown  into  water  or  substances  to  be  disin- 
fected, a  uniform  evolution  of  nitrous  acid  takes  place,  which 
rapidly  destroys  foul  odors. 


Mothers  be  Sure  and  Use  "Mrs.  Wlnslow'e  Soothing  Syrup  "  for  your 
children  while  Teething.    Price,  25  cents  a  bottle. 


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REMOVAL! 
HOME  MUTUAL  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

Now  Occupies  Premises  at  the  N.  E.  Cor.  California  and  Sansome 

8ts.,   S.  F.,  Lately  Vacated  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  Bank. 

Twenty-seventh  Annual  Exhibit. 

January  l,  1891. 

INCORPORATED   A.   D.    1864. 

Losses  p'd  since  organrn.$3,175,759.21 1  Reinsurance  Reserve J266.043.59 

Assets  January  1, 1891...     867,512.19    Capital  paid  up,  Gold ... .      300,000.00 
Surplus  for  policyholders    844,944.69  |  Net  Surplus  over  ev'yth'g     278,901.10 

Income  in  1890  1394,184.52  |  Fire  Losses  paid  in  1890.      142,338.90 

Fire  Losses  unpaid,  January  1, 1891 11,404.00 

President J.  F.  HOUGHTON  I  Secretary CHARLES  R.  STORY 

Vice-President.. HENRY  L.  DODGE  I  General  Agent.ROBERT  H.  MAGILL 

TRANSATLANTIC   FIRE   INSURANCE   COMPANY, 

OF  HAMBURG,  GERMANY. 

Herbert  L.  low,  Manager  for  the  Pacific  Coast  Branch, 

22u  Sansome  1 1.,  S.  1\ 

Capital $7,500,000.00 

Invested  in  U.  S 534J95.T2 

GEO.  MARCUS   &   CO., 

Agents  City  Department, 
333  California  St..  S.  F.,  Cal. 

THE  SWISS  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANIES 

COMBINED 

BALOISE  HELVETIA  SWITZERLAND 

OP  BASLE.  OP  ST.  GALL.  OF  ZURICH. 

COMBINED  CAPITAL 4.000.000  DOLLARS. 

These  three  Companies  are  liable  jointly  and  severally  for  all  Losses  that 
may  be  sustained. 

HARRY  W.  8YZ,  General  Agent, 
410  California  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

THAMES  AND  MERSEY  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANY  (Limited) 

Of  Liverpool,  London  arid  Manchester. 

Capital  Subscribed SI 0,000,000 

Capital  Paid  Up 7,000,000 

Cash  Reserve  (In  addition  to  Capital) 2, 725,000 

Total  Assets  December  37,   7888 8,724.067.80 

WM.    GREER    HARRISON,   Manager, 

306  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

PACIFIC    DEPARTMENT 

LONDON  AND  LANCASHIRE  FIRE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

Capital tlO.6Z6.000 

Cash    Assets 4.701,201   39 

Cash  Assets  In  United  States 2.272.084  13 

REINSURERS  OP 

Anglo-Nevada  Assurance  Corporation 

AND 

Southern  California  Insurance  Company. 

wnyc.  ]yEA.cx)03sr^.x,3D. 

MANAGER. 

O.  E.  MILES,  Assistant  Manager. 

315  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  S.  F. 

Phoenix  Assurance  Company  of  London,  [Established  1 782] 
American  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  [Established  1857.] 

BUTLER  &  HALDAN,  Gen'l  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast. 
413  California  Street,  San  Francisco- 

LONDON  ASSURANCE  CORPORATION  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  by  Royal  Charter,  1720.J 

NORTHERN  ASSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  1836.] 
Office— Northwest  corner  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Streets. 

GEO.  F.  GRANT,  Manager. 

PACIFIC    IDEP^-iaTI^EISrT 

GUARDIAN  ASSURANCE  CO.,       SUN  INSURANCE  OFFICE, 


OF    LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1821. 
Paid-up  Capital,    -    -    -     $  5,000,000. 
Cash  Assets, $23,194,249. 


OF   LONDON. 

Founded  a.  d.  1710. 

Cash  Assets, $10,044,712. 

Assets  in  America,  -    -    -    $22,222,724. 


WM.  J.  LANDERS,  Gen'l  Agent,  20S.  Sansome  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


K 


INSPBAHCE  COMPANY- LTD. 

OFMANCHESTERi  EZFN1  E  L->*\tN  p7)J 


Capital  paid  6j  guaranteed  93,000,000,00. 

Chas  A  Laton,  Manager. 
439  California  St.  San  r>ace:s::o. 


14,  1892. 


BAM  PRANCI8C0  NEWS  LETTER 


27 


£  SUNBEAMS  I 


IT  »»s  her  first  e».«ay  at  marketing,  but  >be  tackled  tin-  work 
with  the  beautiful  hardihood  of  youth  and  inexperience. 
••  H»re  you  canvas-back  duck?  J  "  she  inquired  ol  the  man  in  the 
stall.  '  Y.  •■>.  nil-:-,  and  they  arc  homines,  and  might*  scarce  at  this 
tunc  of  the  vear.  An'  lve  gol  mallards  and  red  beads,  too."  "  You 
mav  cut  me'orT  tbree-|u>-  .r.i  of  the  canvas-back,"  she 

in  her  clear  classic  tones:  "  and  cut  it  diagonally  so  that  it  will 
not  ravel,"  and  she  looked  about  for  the  yardstick  to  sec  that  he  did 
not  cheat  her  in  measurement.  —Detroit  Free  Press. 

Two  pairs  of  lips  just  meeting — 

A  noise  outside  the  door- 
Two  persons  quickly  separata 

As  they  would  meet  DO  more. 
It  proves  to  be  a  false  alarm- 
Two  persons  as  before.  —Puck. 
A  Texas  clergyman    who  was  a  reformed  gambler,  was  ab- 
sorbed in  thought,  one  Sunday  morning,  just  before  divine  service 
began,  when  he  was  approached  by  the  organist,  who  asked,  referring 
to  the  opening  hvmn:    "What  shall  I  play?"    "  What  kind  of  a 
hand  have  you  got?  "  responded  the  abieot-minded  clergyman. 

^—Frienil  tat  a  French  pta.v)— Why  did  you  applaud  so  vigorously 
when  that  comedian  made  his  speech  before  the  curtain?  Spriggins 
tr-m^iilrnfiv) — So  folks  would  think  I  understood  French.  What  did 
he  say  ?  friend— He  said  the  remainder  of  his  part  must  be  taken 
by  an  understudv,  as  his  mother  was  dying. 

—Slreel  if-  Smith's  Good  News. 
-^—Teacher— Tommy,  vou  know  what  I  told  you  yesterday,  that  if 
you  didn't  run  right  home  and  tell  your  mother  you  had  played 
truant  last  week.  I  would  give  vou  a  good" whipping,  tommy— Yes'm  ; 
an'  I  told  her.  reucner— What  did  she  say?  Tommy— She  said  if  I 
hadn't  told  her  she  would  have  licked  me,  too.  —Puck. 

The  editor  threw  the  poet's  manuscript  on  the  floor  and  began 

jumping  on  it.  "Goodness  gracious!"  cried  the  horrified  poet, 
"  whatever  are  you  doing?"  "Trying  to  get  enough  feet  in  the 
lines,"  gasped  "the  editor,  between  jumps,  "  to  make  the  thing 
jingle."  — Detroit  Free  Press. 

— "  Where  are  you  going,  my  pretty  maid?  " 
"  I'm  going  to  Dwight,  kind  sir,"  she  said. 
"  You  surely  don't  drink,  my  pretty  maid?" 
"  But  I've  driven  my  lovers  all  to  it,"  she  said. 

— New  York  Herald. 

-^—Lilt'c  Boy  {pointing  to  window  of  rubber  store) — What's  them? 
Mamma—  Those  are  diving  suits,  made  of  rubber,  so  that  the  diver 
won't  get  wet.  Little  Boy— I  wish  I  had  one.  Mamma— Why,  what 
for.  my  dear?    Little  Boy— To  wear  when  you  wash  me. 

— Good  News. 

"  Let  us  pray,"  remarked  a   Pennsylvania  clergyman,  rising 

and  lifting  his  hands.  "  Fire!  "  roared  the  janitor.  "  Sir,"  said  the 
clergyman,  suddenly  discovering  flames,  "  I  accept  your  amend- 
ment," and  he  was  the  first  man  to  reach  the  door.  —Judge. 

Tom— What  do  you  go  around  with  that  Biggsy  for?    He's  a 

regular  chump.  Dick—1  know  it,  but  he  lives  in  Chicago.  Tom— 
What  of  it?  Lick— Well,  hotel  board  will  be  pretty  steep  during  the 
fair.  — Harvard  Lampoon. 

A  miss  is  as  good  as  a  mile ; 
A  kiss  is  as  good  as  a  smile; 
But  four  painted  kings 
Are  the  beautiful  things 
That  are  good  for  the  other  man's  pile. 

She— Our  engagement  is  off,  sir.    I   find  yon  intoxicated  at  a 

fashionable  reception  !  He— Yesh  ;  but  I  ashshure  you  it  is  all  an 
accident.  She— Accident?  He—  Yesh.  Didn't  know  you'd  be  here, 
dar(hic)ling.  —Judge. 

Orthodox  Old  Maid— But,  Rebecca,  is  your  place  of  worship 

consecrated?  Domestic  (lately  received  into  the  Plymouth  Brotherhood) 
—Oh,  no,  Miss— its  galvanized  iron.  —Punch. 

Sharpson— Old  fellow,  you  look  seedy.    It  is  time  you  had  a 

new  suit.  Phlalz—l  know  it,  but  my  tailor  refuses  to— h'm— to  re- 
new the  modus  vivendi.  —Chicago  Tribune. 

He  got  a  message  from  his  wife. 

It  knocked  bim  off  his  pins. 
With  tears  of  joy  he  read  these  words: 

"  Instead  of  triplets,  twins."  —Puck. 

"And  then,"  said  the  teacher,  "the  evil  spirit  departed  and 

entered  into  the  swine."    "  Pigs'll  eat  'most  anything,"  said  Johnny. 

— Puck. 

He— Would  you  be  offended  if  I  were  to  kiss  yon?    She— How 

can  I  tell ,  until  after  it  has  happened  ?  Truth. 

George— What  is  all  that  giggling  and  chattering  in  the  bath- 
house ?  "    Edward— The  belles  peeling.  —  The  Peeper. 

••  How  prudishly  Rose  keeps  her  feet  hidden."    "  Why^not  ? 

They  should  be  kept  sub  rosa. " 


Dora  to  Jack— Gome  over  and  see  our  new  lamp. 

beautifully. 


Life. 
It  turns  down 
—Life. 


The  direct  route  to  Laundrv  Farm,  one  of  the  most  picturesque 
picnic  grounds  in  the  State,  is  by  way  of  the  California  Railway, 
which  affords  a  very  comfortable  journey,  over  an  easy  road-bed,  in 
pleasant  cars.  The  trains  run  direct  to  Mills'  Seminary.  They  con- 
nect at  Fruitvale,  at  9:15  a.m.,  with  the  8:30  a.  m.  overland  from  this 
city,  and  at  11 :30  a.  m.  with  the  San  Jose  train  from  San  Francisco. 


THE    POST-LENTEN    GIRL.- -AV„-  )„r*  Herald. 

A  chastened  grace  spread  o'er  her  face, 

Likewise  a  dotted  veil; 
She  wore  a  frown,  besides  a  gown 

Bought  at  a  bargain  sale. 
She  walked  the  aisle  in  stunning  style. 

Also  in  silken  hose; 
Y'et,  as  she  knelt,  one  somehow  felt 

She  felt  proud  of   her  clo'ea. 

A    VITICULTURAL    CONVENTION. 

CLARENCE  .1.  WETMORE,  the  Chief  Executive  Viticultural 
Ohicer,  has  issued  a  call  for  a  convention  of  grape  growers, 
wine  makers,  wine  merchants,  and  all  persons  interested  in  the 
viticultural  industry,  to  be  held  at  Irving  Hall,  139  Post  street, 
on  May  18th  and  19th.  This  convention  has  been  called  for  the 
purpose  of  bringing  together  persons  interested  in  all  branches  of 
viticulture,  bo  that  some  definite  plan  may  be  adopted  for  making 
a  grand  viticultural  exhibit  at  the  World's  Columbian  Exposition. 
A  cordial  invitation  is  extended  to  all  grape  growers  (wine,  table 
and  raisin),  wine  makers,  brandy  distillers,  wine  merchants, 
raisin  packers,  coopers,  manufacturers  of  stills,  manufacturers  of 
wine-making  machinery,  and  all  other  persons  interested  directly 
or  indirectly  in  the  viticultural  industry,  to  be  present  and  to  take 
part  in  the  proceedings  of  the  convention.  The  convention  will 
be  called  to  order  on  Wednesday,  May  18th,  at  10  a.  m.,  and  it  is 
hoped  that  every  branch  of  the  industry  will  be  well  represented. 
The  different  County  World's  Fair  Associations  are  requested  to 
send  delegates  to  tbis  convention,  to  report  upon  the  progress 
already  made  towards  a  viticultural  exhibit  in  their  respective 
counties.  Wine  makers  can  send  to  this  convention  samples  of 
wine  or  brandy  which  they  intend  to  exhibit  at  the  World's  Fair, 
and  upon  which  they  desire  the  opinion  of  experts,  and  they  will 
be  reported  upon  by  a  committee  appointed  for  that  purpose.  If 
the  viticulturists  of  this  State  intend  to  make  an  exhibit  worthy 
of  the  importance  of  the  industry,  prompt  action  must  be  taken 
at  once. 


insrsTJia  j^isrcs . 


Insurance  Company, 
capital (1.000,000,  |  assets s2.560.000. 

D.  J.  STAPLES   President. 

WILLIAM  J.  DUTTON Vice-President. 

B.  FAYMONVILLE Secretary 

J.  B.  LE  VISON  Marine  Secretary 

Agents  in  all  prominent  localities  throughout  the  United  States . 

THE  STATE  INVESTMENT  AND  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

[ESTABLISHED    1871.] 

CAPITAL   STOCK  Paid  Up S400.000. 

PRINCIPAL  OFFICE 218  AND  220  SANSOME  STRtET, 

San   Francisco,  California. 

GEORGE  L.  BRANDER, 

President. 


CH  AS.  M.  BLAIR, 

Secretary. 


QUEEN  INSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  AMERICA, 

NEW    YORK. 

Capital  Paid  Up t     500,000 

Assets        8,181,768 

Surplus  to  Policy  Holders 1,526,157 

ROBERT     DICKSON,  Manager,   S.   F. 
City  office— 501  Montgomery  St.     General  Office— 401  Mont's.  St. 


FIRE 


INSURE  your  property  against  FIEE  in 

The  Lion  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  London. 
Imperial  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  London, 

WM.  SEXTON,  R.  C.  MEDCRAPT, 

Manager.  Sub-Manager. 

Paclilc  Department,  214  Sansome  St.,  S.  F. 

SWAIN  &  MUEDOCK,  City  Agents. 

BRITISH  AND  F0REI6N  MARINE  INS.  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

CAPITAL  J6,OO0,O0O 

AGENTS: 
BALFOUR,  GUTHRIE  &  CO., 

No.  316  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

"  THE  HEvTeNGLAND  MUTUAL  LIFE  INSURANCE  CO., 

OF  BOSTON,  MASSACHUSETTS.  Assets,  $19,724,638.46. 

President,  BENJAMIN  P.  STEVENS.  1  Vice-President,  JOS.  M.  GIBBEN8. 
HENRY  K.  FIELD,  General  Agent, 
324  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


28 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  14,  1892. 


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FLOWERS  with  heavy  odors,  no  matter  how  sweet,  are  not 
used  for  feasts.  Such,  mingling  their  fragrance  with  the  aroma 
of  food,  produce  often  an  almost  sickening  effect.  For  this  reason, 
at  a  beautiful  lilac  dinner  given  recently,  wonderful  imitations  of 
the  two  sweet  flower  were  used  for  the  center  piece,  and  occasional 
natural  lilac  giving  a  delicate  fragrance  to  the  whole.  Outside 
the  bank  of  lilacs  was  set  a  close  border  of  white  tulips,  and  a 
fringe  of  asparagus  in  turn  circled  the  whole.  Individual  tall 
candlesticks  of  white  Corinthian  pillars  held  white  candles  with 
lilac  shades.  A  feature  of  this  dinner  was  the  furnishings  of  the 
dining-room,  which  held  alight  white  and  gold  cabinet  buffet;  and 
the  chairs  about  the  table  were  also  of  this  delicate  finish,  with 
lilac  silk  cushions  and  a  broad  scarf  of  lilac  ribbon,  on  which  was 
the  name  of  the  occupant  in  gold  letters  floating  over  each  back. 
Candied  violets  of  a  pale  hue  were  piled  in  satin  boxes  of  the  same 
tint,  as  favors  at  each  plate,  and  a  white  ice  was  served  in  violet 
tinted  glass  cups  set  in  gold  standards.  The  luxury  of  the  modern 
dinner  increases  constantly. 

A  black  silk  petticoat  brocaded  with  clusters  of  tiny  roses 
should  be  finished  with  a  fall  of  black  lace  over  green  silk  headed 
by  a  rose-pink  ruche  set  in  a  wider  one  of  green  silk.  A  primrose 
silk  skirt  with  a  stripe  of  pale  heliotrope  has  a  white-lace  flounce 
over  heliotrope  silk,  with  several  runnings  of  baby  ribbon  in  the 
same  shade  tied  frequently  in  rosettes.  These  skirts  are  cut  like 
a  low-necked  princesse  dress,  narrowly  gored  and  shaped  to  the 
figure,  and  make  an  ideal  garment  for  wearing  with  the  close-fitting 
gowns,  as  they  have  neither  bands  nor  gathers  about  the  waist. 
They  can  be  made  by  the  home  dressmaker  at  less  than  half  the 
cost  of  those  in  the  shops. 

A  writer  in  the  Gentlewoman  says  all  the  dresses  and  robes  the 
Queen  has  ever  worn  are  kept  stored  and  laid  by;  none  are  either 
sold  or  given  away.  Not  only  are  those  used  for  her  coronation, 
her  bridal  and  for  affairs  of  State,  put  carefully  into  ihe  large 
cabinets  at  Windsor  Castle;  but  the  homely  gowns  for  every-day 
use,  all  are  preserved,  even  after  their  wearer  has  well-nigh  for- 
gotten their  existence. 


Dressy  shoes  have  a  toe  cap  in  the  form  of  a  shield  carried  out 
in  very  small  beads,  and  colored  studs  set  like  gems.  For  bridal 
shoes  the  design  is  in  pearl  and  crystal  beads.  Ball  shoes  have  a 
fine  network  of  gold  over  white  satin  for  the  front  and  heels,  and 
for  carriage  wear  black  patent  leather  Directoire  shoes  with  plain 
steel  buckles  are  mostly  used. 

The  caprice  of  Paris  fashion  makes  it  always  discontented  with 
nature — always  desirous  of  improving  it,  hence  the  two  new 
colors,  "the  million"  and  the  "gray-salt,"  the  latter  being  an  ef- 
fort to  better  simple  white.  In  the  same  way  it  was  attempted  to 
better  red,  the  result  being  brick-color,  terra-cotta  and  the  blotting- 
paper  color. 

The  old-time  snake  ring  has  been  revived  under  the  name  of 
the  Cleopatra,  and  is  now  worn  by  swell  girls  on  the  thumb  of 
the  left  hand.  Another  stylish  thumb  ring  is  a  band  set  with 
jewels  half  the  way  round.  Nothing  more  barbarous  in  effect  can 
be  imagined,  except  a  ring  in  the  nose. 

The  latest  fancy  is  the  Duchesse  de  Berry  sleeve,  very  full  and 
broad,  broader  than  ever  for  evening  wear,  and  set  in  at  the 
shoulder  on  a  level  with  that  piece  of  one's  anatomy,  instead  of 
being  raised,  and  finished  at  the  elbfjw  with  a  flounce  of  lace. 


A  novelty  in  bridal  fans  is  of  gauze  with  the  bride's  future  ini- 
tials traced  along  one  side  in  her  favorite  flower,  and  a  view  of 
her  new  home  delicately  painted  in  the  center. 

The  long  Spanish  lace  scarf  has  returned  to  us  again,  and  is 
wound  picturesquely  about  the  throat  twice,  the  ends  reaching 
nearly  to  the  bottom  of  the  dress  in  front. 

Very  pretty  enameled  buckles  for  wearing  with  cotton  gowns 
match  the  ribbon  used  for  the  belt  in  color  and  in  wear.  They 
are  finished  with  silver. 


J.  Spaulding  &  Co. 's  Pioneer  Carpet  Beating  Machine  and  Pa- 
cific Cleaning  and  Dyeing  Works,  at  353-357  Tehama  street,  is  the 
leading  establishment  of  its  kind  in  the  city.  Their  machine  does 
better  and  more  satisfactory  work,  in  less  time  than  any  other  in  San 
Francisco,  and  it  should  be  patronized  by  all  families  desirous  of 
having  their  carpets  or  curtains  well  cleaned. 

Camelline  is  the  best  emollient  for  the  complexion,  and  is,  there- 
fore, in  high  favor  among  all  ladies. 


GREAT  SALE  OF   EMBROIDERIES. 


Ladies  preparing  for  a  trip  to  the  country  or  seaside  should  not 
miss  attending  the  great  sale  of  Embroideries  now  being  held  by 
us  as  the  result  of  a  GIGANTIC  8PECIAL  PURCHASE  by  which 
we  secured  TWENTY-EIGHT  THODSAND  YARDS  of  FINE 
HEMSTITCHED  EMBROIDERED  SKIRTINGS  at  a  figure  that 
enables  us  to  place  them  before  our  patrons  at 

.HALF  AND  LESS  THAN  HALF  PRICE. 


At  3  5  Cents.— 5,000  yards  SWISS  EMBROIDERED  SKIRTING,  42  inches 

wide,  regular  price  50  cents,  will   be  placed  on  sale  at  25 

cents  per  yard. 
At  30  Cents.— 5,000  yards  SWI^S  EMBROIDERED  SKIRTING,  42  inches 

wide,  regular  price  65  cents,  will  be  placed  ou  sale  at  30 

cents  per  yard. 
At  33  Cents.— 5,000   yards  SWISS  EMBROIDERED  SKIRTING,  42  inches 

wide,  regular  price  75  ceuts,  will  be  placed  on  sale  at  85 

ceuts  per  yard. 
At  10  Cents.— 5,000  yards  SWISS  EMBROIDERED  SKIRTING,  45  inches 

wide,  regular  price  85  cents,  will  be  placed  on  sale  at  40 

cents  per  yard. 
At  50  Cents.— 3,000  yards  SWISS  EMBROIDERED  SKIRTING,  45  inches 

wide,  regular  price  $1,  will  be  placed  on  sale  at  50  cents 

per  yard. 
At  75  Cents.— 3,000yards  SWISS  AND  CAMBRIC  EMBROIDERED  SKIRT- 
ING, 45  Inches  wide,  regular  price  $1  50,  will  be  placed  on 

sale  at  75  cents  per  yard. 
At  $1.-2,003  yards    SWISS  AND  CAMBRIC  EMBROIDERED  SKIRTING, 

45  inches  wide,  regular  price  ?2,  will  be  placed  on  sale  at 

$1  per  yard. 

THESE  GOODS  WILL  BE  SOLD  IN  LENGTHS  OF    NOT  LESS  THAN  A\£ 
YARDS,  AND  POSITIVELY  WILL  NOT    BE  SOLD  TO  DEALERS. 


Murphy  Building. 

MARKET,  JONES  AND  MCALLISTER  STS. 

JOSHUA  HENDY  MACHINE  WORKS 

PROPRIETORS  OF  THE 

CITY  IRON  WORKS. 

Office  51  Fremont  Street, 

S.A.3ST    FBAlirCISCO,       -       -       -       C-A-L. 

Manufacturers  of  and  Dealers  in 

Boilers,  Engines,  Pumps  and  Machinery  of  Every  Description. 

Patent  Lead-Lined   Coupled   Tubing,  for   use  as 

Water  Pipe,  for  Sale  Chea , 

REMOVAL     NOTICE! 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  office  of  the 
Peer,  Peerless,  Crocker  and.  Weldon  Mining  Company, 
will  be  removed  to  room  23,  Nevada  Block,  ou  and  after  May  1, 1892. 

AUG   WATERMAN,  Secretary. 

FOREST    HOUSE, 

SANTA  CRUZ  MOUNTAINS, 

A  desirable  place  to  spend  your  vacation,  Situated  ou  Los  Gatos  Creek, 
a  few  minutes  walk  from  Alma  Station,  on  S.  P.  C.  R.  R.  Fine  Hunting 
and  Fishing.    Terms  reasonable. 

6  c    E    BR0WNt  Proprietor,  Alma   Cal. 

Good  Cheer  and  a  Souvenir  of  California  for  our  Eastern  Friends. 

Parties  desiring  to  send  to  their 
friends  East  the 

INGLENDOK  TABLE  WINES 

Can  have  their  orders  filled  at  San 
Francisco  prices  and  of  freight  at 
car-load  rates  added,  thus  saving 
a  great  expense  by  leaving  their 
orders  in  time  with 

F.  A.  HABER, 

Office  and  Depot  Inglenook  Vineyard,  122  Sansome  St.,  S. 


April   14.   1- 

SAN  FRANCISCO  AND  HORTH  PACIFIC 
RAILWAY. 

■IHg  DONAHUE  BR  >»Oli«ur,E  HOUTE." 
OOMMKHCnia  SUNDAY.  U'HIl  .1.  1-  ..  «:,'. 
until  farther  notice.  Bomt*  tutl  Train*  will 
leare  from  snd  arrive  ml  the  S*n  Frmnrlvo  Pas- 
•enter  Depot.  MAKKET  -TKKK  1  UilAKl'.  » 
follow.  : 

Fro«  San  Francisco  lor  Point   Tlburon.  Selitdert  and 

San  Rafaal. 
WEEK    DAYS-7  «   ».  ...  9»l.»..    II         .    « 

1  30  r.  »..  3  JO  r.  ».,i«>  r.  »..  6  JO  r.  «. 
3r.\I.AY«-«O0a.M..9J0ji.jl..  DMi.a  :1  3)r.H. 
J:*J  r.  «..  5-00  r.  *..  6.15  r-.  «. 

From  San  Ralael  lor  San  Francisco. 
WEEK   DAYS— MB   x.    ...  7  M    a.    X  .  930   A    «. 

■    «     1:40  r.M..  S:40r>e.,5:»P.>I. 
SATl'Kl>.\YSONLY-Anextralrlr.at6J0p.». 
SUNDAYS— vlO  ».»..  9:40  a.m.,  11:10  i.  ».:  1:40  P.M. 
S.40  r.  H..  S:00r  \(.,6:'ii  p.  M. 

Prom  Point  Tlburon  to  San   Francisco. 
WEEK    DAYS-6  50  A.  »..  8.20  A.M..  9  55  am  .  II  :55 
A.  M. :  2:05  p.  M..  4:06  p.  M.,  5:?5  p.  M. 
Saturdays  only,  an  extra  trip  at  6:55  r  M. 
SUNDAYS— 8:35    A.M.,    10:05  A.M..   11  S-">  a   m.: 
2:fo  p.  M.I.-Oir.M..  5:30p.M..f.  :50  P.M. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER, 


29 


LiateS.F.       1                                   ARRIVE  IK  3.  F. 

ff„k                         DESTINATION. 

D^y8     Sundays                         J8unday8 

Week 
Days. 

7:40a.m.  6*0 a.m.     Petaluma 
3:30  p.*   9:30a.m.           and 
5:0.' p. M   5:00 p.m.    Santa  Rosa. 

10:40  a.m|8:50a.  M. 
6:05  p.M  10:30a. M 
7:2.3P.m|  6:10f.m. 

7:40a.M.       ... 
3:30P.M.  S:00a.M 


Fultor, 
Windsor, 

Healdsburg, 
LjttOB  Sprioes.    ' 
Cloverdale  & 
Way  Stations. 


7:40a.  m.  8:00a.m. 


Hopland 
and  Ukiah. 


7:40  a.m.  8:00a.  M.Guerneville.  7:25p.m.  10:30a.m. 
3:30p.m.|    |  6:10p.m. 


10:30a.  M 
6:10  p.M 


7:40a.  m.  8:00a.m.  Sonoma  and  10:40a.m. '8:50a.m. 
5:05  p.m.  5:00 p.  m  Glen  Ellen.  6:05p.m  ,6:10p.m. 
7:40  a. m  J  8:O0a.m  |  Sebastopol.  |  10:40a.m  I  10:30am 

3:30  P.M  |  5:00  p.m  ! j    6;05p.m  |  6:10  p.M 

Stages  connect  at  Santa  kosa  for  Mark  West 
Springs ;  a  t  Geyserville  for  Skaggs  Springs, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Point  Arena;  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land Springs,  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bay,  Lakeport  and 
Bartlett  Springs;  at  Hopland  for  Lakeport  and 
Bartlett  Springs ;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springs,  Sara- 
toga Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Witter  Springs,  Upper 
Lake,  Lakeport,  Willitts,  Cahto,  Mendocino  City, 
Fort  Bragg,  Westport,   Usal,  Hydesville  and  Eu- 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To Petaluma,  $1  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $2  25:  to 
Healdsburg,  ?3  40;  to  Cloverdale,  $4  50;  to  Hop- 
land,  ^5  70;  to  Ukiah,  $6  75;  to  Sebastopol,  $2  70; 
to  Guerneville,  $3  75;  to  Sonoma,  $150;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  $180. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only- 
To  Petaluma,  $1;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $1  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, $2  25;  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ukiah,  $4  50;  to 
Hopland,  $3  80:  to  Sebastopol,  $180;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2  50;  to  Sonoma,  $1;  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1  20. 
H.  C.  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 


OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  S.  S.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

Steamers  leave  wharf  corner  FIRST  a  nd  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  p.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Oceanic Saturday, [.March  26,  1892, 

Gaelic Saturday,  April  16, 1892. 

Belgic Tuesday,  May  10, 1892. 

Oceanic Thursday,  June  2d.,  92 

Gaelic  (via  Honolulu)  Saturday,  Jun    25, 1891. 

ROUND  TRIP  TICKET8  AT   REDUCED    RATE8. 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 
for  Bale  at  8.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Towusend  streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  atthe 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  S  in 
Francisco. 

T.  H.  GOODMAN,  Gen.  Pass.  Agt. 

GEO.  H.RICE,  Traffic  Manager. 


CONSUMPTION. 

I  have  a  positive  remedy  for  the  above  disease;  by  its 
use  thousands  of  cases  of  the  worst  kind  and  of  long 
standing  have  been  cured .  Indeed  so  strong  is  my  faith 
in  its  efficacy,  that  I  will  send  TWO  DOTTLES  FltEE,  with 
a  VALUABLE  TREATISE  on  this  disease  to  any  suf- 
ferer who  will  send  me  their  Express  and  P.  O.  address. 
T.  A,  Slocuin,  M.  C,  1S3  Pearl  St.,  N.  V. 


PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Tnovofl  Link  to  New  York,  via  Panax  a 

Steamers  will  Mil  at  NOON  on  the  Mh,  IBth  and 

25th  of  each  month, 

Ctl'ltifi  at  various  porta  <>(  Mexico  and  Central 
America. 

Through  Line  Sailings.  —June  4th,  8.  S."San  Juan:'" 
May  14.  8. 8.  "City  of  Sydney :  '■  May  95th,  I 
"  J:«U  JO 

IV J v  Line  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Ports 
and  hanama. — Steamer  Bails  at  NOOH  l8tfa  of  each 
mouth,  cat  Hut:  at  Rlaxatl&n,  Sin  Bla>,  Uaosanillo, 
aoapaloo.  Port  Angel,  Sallna  Crns,  Tonala,  Ban 
Renito,  Oooa,  Champerico,  s«n  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajutla.  I,a  Libertad,  La  t'uiou,  Amapala,  Co- 
rlnto,  San  Juau  del  Sur  and  Panto  Arenas. 

Waft   Line    Sailing.— -May  ISth,  S.  S.  "  Acapuleo," 
When  the  regular  sailiug  date  falls  on  Sunday 
steamers  will  be  despatched  the  preceding  Satur- 
day. 

JAPAN  AND  CHINA  LINE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 

HONGKONG, 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 

Shanghai,  and  at  Hongkong  for  East 

Indies.  Straits,  etc.: 

"Cityof  Peking"—  Saturday,  May  21,  1892,   at  3 

P.  M. 

"City  of  Rio  de  Jaueiio,"  Tuesday,  June  14th,  at 

S.  S.  "Peru"  Thursday,  July  7th,  at  3  p.  M. 

Round  TriD  Tickets  to  Yokohama  at  reduced 
rates. 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Brannan  streets.  Branch  office— 202 
Front  street  ALEXANDER  CENTER, 

General  Agent. 

OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 
rying the  United  States,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
Mails,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

For  Honolulu,  Auckland  and 

Sydney,  Direct, 

S.  S.  Mariposa, Friday,  May  27,  1892,  at  2  p.  w  ■ 

For    Honolulu    Only, 

S.S.  Ac3TEALiA(3,000 tons) .  .Tuesday,  June  7,  2  p.m. 

For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  Office,  327  Mar- 
ket street. 

JOHN  D.  SPRECKELS  &  BROS., 
General  Agents 


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A  MAN  with  a  painful  expression  cf  coun- 
tenance sat  on  a  goods  box.  "  Are  you 
ill?"  some  one  asked.  "  No."  *l  Have  you 
lost  anything  ?"  "  Never  bad  anything  to 
lose."  >•  What's  the  matter,  then?"  "  I'm 
sitting  on  a  wasp."  "  Why  don't  you  get 
up?"  "That  was  my  first  impulse,- but  I 
got  to  thinking  that  I  washurtin'  the  wasp 
as  badly  as  he  was  hurtin'  me,  and  I  con- 
cluded to  sit  here  a  while." 


SOUTHERN   PACIFIC   COMPANY. 

PACIFIC     SYSTEM. 

Trmin*  Leave  and   nre  Due  to  Arrive  at 

SAN      FRANCISCO: 

F'om  May  2,    1892.  I  Arrivk 

":00  a.  Bealcla,  Kunwy,  Sacramento  7:I&r. 
7:30a.  ItiiYWAMt..  NllfhHUdSHU  JoM  *1'2:16p. 
7:30a.  Martinet,  San  Ramon  and  Cal- 

utotii  iui'1  Santa  Ko.-a.  8:15 p, 

8:00a.  :<»rrrnn'tnA  Redding, vlaDavla.  7:15P. 
8:00  a.  FirH  and  Seeond  Clans  lorOgden 

ami  Ka*t,  and  first  class  locullv         '.':t.'>  r. 
8:30a.  Niles.  9au  Jose,  Stockton,  lone, 
Sacramento,    Marysvllle,  Oro- 

ville  and  Red  Bluff 4:45p. 

9:00a.  Sunset  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 
Santa  Be  '■urn,  Los  Angeles, 
Deming.El  Paso,  New  Orleans 

and  East      8:46p. 

1200m.  Haywards,  Niles  and  Livermore      7:15  P. 

•1:00  p.  Sacramento  River  Steamers *9:00  p. 

3:00  p.  Hay  wards,  Niles  aud  San  Jose. .  9:46  a. 
4:00  p.  Martinez,  San  Ramon  &  Stock tou  9:45  a. 
4 :00  p.  Vallejo,  Calistoga,  El  Verano  and 

Sauta  Rosa 9.45  a. 

4:30p.  Beuicia,  Vacaville,   Sacramento.    10:45a. 

4:30 p.  Woodlaudaud  OrovlUe 10:46a. 

•4:30  p.  Niles  aud  Livermore *8:46  a. 

5:00  p.  Los  Augeles  Express,  Fresno, 
Bakersfleld,   Santa  Barbara  & 

Los  Angeles 12 :16  p. 

5:00  p.  Santa  Fe  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 

forMojaveand  East 12:15  p. 

6:00  p.  Hay  wards,  Niles  and  San  Jose..      7:45  a. 

.     ..  Niles  and  San  Jose 16:15p. 

6:00  p.  Ogden  Route  Atlantic  Exprese, 

Ogden  and  East 9:15  a. 

17:00  p.  Vallejo  +8:45  p. 

7 :00  p.  Shasta  Route  Express,  Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding,  Port- 
land,  Puget  Sound  and  East. . .     8:15  a 

Santa  Cruz  D i v Ision. 

J7:46  a.  Sunday  Excursion  Train  for  New- 
ark, Sau  Jose,  Los  Gatos,  Fel- 
ton,  Big  Trees  and  Santa  Cruz  t8:05p. 
8:15a.  Newark,  Centerville,  San  Jose, 
Felton,  Boulder  Creek  and 
Santa  Cruz 6 .20  P. 

*2:15p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,   Boulder   Creek    and 

SantaCruz *10:50a. 

4-A5  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,     9:50  a. 

Coast  Division  (Third  aid  Townsend  Streets). 

7:00  a.  San  Jose,  Almaden  aud  Way  Sta- 
tions       2:30  p. 

8:30a.  San  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tres  Pinos,  Pa- 
jaro.SantaCruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove,  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  and  Santa 
Margarita  (San  Luis  Obispo) 
and  principal  Way  Stations  6:10  p. 
10:37  a.  San  Jose,  and  Way  Stations..   .  6:10p. 

12:15  P.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 4:00  p. 

'2:30p.  San  Jose,  Tres  Pinos,  Santa  Cruz, 
Salinas,  Monterey,  Pacific  Grove 
and  principal  Way  Stations.   ...*10:48a, 
*3:30p.  Menlo  Park,  San  Jose  &nd  Prin- 
ciple Way  Stations.   *10:03a. 

*4:15p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations...    *8:06a. 

6-.15p.  San  Jose  and  Way  Stations 9:0Sa, 

6:30  p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . .  6:35  a. 
1-11:45 p.  Menlo  Park  and  principal  Way 

Stations +7 :30  p. 

a.  for  Morning.  p.  for  Afternoon. 

^Sundays  excepted.  -fSaturdays  only. 

t Sundays  only. 

PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C,  and  PUGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  a.  m.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
)  a.  m.  connect  at  Port  Town&end  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Oregon,  in  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  San  Simeon, 
Cayocos,  Santa  Barbara,  San  Buenaventura, 
Hukneme,  San  Pedrd,  Los  Angeles  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARC  ATA  aid  HOOKTON,  Hum- 
boldt Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  a.  m. 

Ticket  Office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL,  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  Sau  Francisco. 

I  CURE  FITS! 

When  I  say  cure  I  do  not  mean  merely  to  stop  them 
for  a  time  and  then  have  them  return  again.  I  mean  a 
radical  cure.  I  have  made  the  d  seaseof  FITS,  EPI- 
LEPSY or  FALLING  SICKNESS  a  hfe-long  study.  I 
warrant  my  remedy  to  cure  the  worst  cases.  Because 
others  have  failed  is  no  reason  for  not  now  receiving  a 
euro.  Send  at  once  for  a  treatise  and  a  Free  Bottle  of 
my  infallible  remedy.  Give  Express  and  Post  Office. 
II.  G.  ROOT,  M.  C  1S3  Pearl  St..  N.  Y. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  14,  1892. 


THE  society  event  of  the  week  was  the  wedding  of  Miss  An- 
gelina Merry  and  Charles  J.  Mason,  which  took  place  on 
Tuesday  evening,  at  St.  Luke's  Church,  which  waa  jammed. 
There  was  literally  not  standing  room  within  its  doors,  so  many 
of  the  friends  were  anxious  to  witness  the  ceremony.  The 
ushers  had  an  easy  time  of  it,  for  ten  minutes,  at  least,  after  the 
doors  were  opened,  the  stream  that  flowed  in  seating  themselves 
to  suit  their  own  fancy,  outside  of  the  satin  ribbon  barrier,  of 
course,  and  late-comers  found  themselves  in  several  senses  out  in 
the  cold,  the  evening  air  being  decidedly  chill.  Within  the  little 
church  all  was  light  and  warmth.  The  main  body  of  the  edifice 
was  prettily  dressed  with  clusters  of  fern  and  palm  leaves,  which 
adorned  the  pillars  and  the  side  walla;  the  choir  benches  were 
trimmed  with  ropes  of  white  and  golden-hued  roses;  palms  and 
ferns  were  massed  artistically  in  the  chancel,  and  the  altar  was 
beautifully  dressed  with  bouquets  of  La  France  and  La  Marc 
roses.  The  last  to  arrive  were  the  family  of  the  bride,  her  mother, 
Mrs.  Merry,  being  attired  in  a  handsome  silver  grey  brocaded 
satin  dress ;  her  aunt,  Mrs.  Hill,  looked  remarkably  well  in  a  cos- 
tume of  pink  crepe,  embroidered  in  jet;  and  her  youngest  sister 
was  in  white.  A  sister  of  the  groom,  Mrs.  Grey,  of  Boston,  wore 
a  strikingly  elegant  gown  of  green  and  white  striped  brocade. 
The  strains  of  the  organ  suddenly  changed  from  the  subdued  air 
which  had  been  heard  to  the  opening  notes  of  a  processional 
hymn,  and  then  entered  from  the  vestibule  the  vested  choir  of 
the  church,  chanting  as  they  marched  up  the  aisle,  and  filed  into 
their  seats  in  the  chancel.  There  were  Asaiatant  Bishop  Nichols, 
Rev.  Messrs.  Foute,  Miel  and  Church,  as  well  as  the  groom  and 
his  best  man,  Mr.  Sidney  Williams,  awaiting  the  bridal  cortege, 
which  followed  immediately  after  the  choir.  The  ushers,  Messrs. 
Wethered,  Elliott,  McAllister,  Brooke,  Jones,  and  Dr.  Murry,led; 
then  the  two  pretty  bridesmaids,  Miaa  Maaon,  sister  of  the  groom, 
and  Miss  Blanche  Merry,  sister  of  the  bride,  ii  pink,  with  pink 
wreaths  in  their  hair;  the  maid  of  honor,  Miss  Mary  Merry,  in  corn 
color  and  flowers  to  correspond,  and  finally  the  lovely  bride  and 
her  father,  Captain  W.  L.  Merry.  The  wedding  robe  was  of  heavy 
corded  white  silk,  made  en  train,  with  square-cut  neck  and  long 
•leevea,  and  richly  trimmed  with  Duchess  lace;  the  hand  bouquet 
was  of  white  roses,  and  a  voluminous  tulle  veil  covered  the  bride's 
pretty  figure.  Kev.  Mr.  Foute,  of  Grace  Church,  read  the  open- 
ing exhortations  and  questions,  and  then  the  choir  sang  the  an- 
them, "  0  Perfect  Love,"  and  at  its  conclusion  Bishop  Nichols 
performed  the  rest  of  the  marriage  service,  and  pronounced  the 
wedding  bleasing.  The  notes  of  the  Lohengrin  chorus  then 
pealed  forth  from  the  organ,  and  after  the  bridal  party  and  family 
had  proceeded  down  the  aisle,  it  was  fully  a  quarter  of  an  hour 
ere  the  church  was  empty  of  the  throng  aaaembled,  the  majority 
of  whom  were  in  walking  costume.  The  church  decorations 
were  all  done  by  the  Altar  Society  of  St.  Luke's  Church,  of  which 
body  the  bride  has  been  for  many  years  President;  and  as  a 
prominent  member  of  St.  Agnes  Guild  and  the  Girls'  Friendly 
Society,  Miss  Merry  proved  such  a  reliable  assistant  in  church 
work,  that  to  say  that  she  will  be  missed,  is  to  put  it  very  mild.y. 
The  reception  at  Captain  Merry's  residence,  which  followed  the 
ceremony,  was  limited  to  relatives  and  intimate  friends.  The 
house  decorations  were  composed  of  roses  of  the  two  tints,  yellow 
and  pink,  massed  in  profusion  in  the  double  suites  of  rooms. 
The  large  hall  was  draped  and  festooned  with  bunches  of  snow 
balls,  hung  with  thick  white  silk  cords.  The  bridal  bower  was  a 
departure  from  the  usual  bamboo  pole  arrangement,  and  had  a 
fluffy,  snowy  appearance,  imparted  by  awansdown,  and  here  the 
newly  married  couple  stood  to  receive  the  hearty  congratulations 
which  were  offered  them  on  all  sides,  and  surely  the  term  happy 
pair  was  never  more  fitly  bestowed.  A  string  orchestra  played 
throughout  the  evening,  and  after  supper,  furnished  music  for  a 
dance,  which  kept  up  the  festivities  long  after  the  departure  of 
the  newly  married  pair.  Among  the  many  pretty  girls  present, 
two  were  especially  noticed  for  beauty — Miss  Mason,  the  sister  of 
the  groom,  and  the  youngest  sister  of  the  bride,  whose  remark- 
able loveliness  was  noticed  by  all.  Of  those  present  were  Bishop 
and  Mrs.  Nichola,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Foute,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Lion, 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Miel,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Church,  Mrs.  Reed,  of  Sauaa- 
lito,  and  her  father,  Mr.  Avery,  the  Miases  Maynard,  Lawler, 
Castle,  Crocker,  Clarke,  Givin,  and  Grant.  The  presents  were 
numerous  and  valuable,  many  coming  from  the  East,  comprising 
silverware  of  every  description,  more  than  sufficient  to  stock  the 
pretty  summer  home  Mr.  Mason  has  taken  at  San  Rafael  for 
three  months. 

Miss  Ellen  Beach  Yaw  made  her  first  appearance  in  this  city, 
last  Thursday  evening,  at  a  concert  given  in  Irving  Hall,  under 
the  direction  of  Mr.  Harold  Kayton.  Miss  Yaw  haa  a  good  soprano 
voice,  which  can  be  greatly  improved,  however,  as  it  yet  lacks 
the  sympathetic  quality,  without  which  no  singer  can  hope  to 
attain  great  success.  An  excellent  programme  was  presented, 
features  of  which  were  the  violin  solo  of  Mr.  Kayton  and  the 
'cello  solo  of  Dr.  A.  T.  Regensburger. 


The  society  charity  event  of  the  week  was  the  amateur  concert 
at  the  Grand  Opera  House  on  Tuesday  evening,  for  the  benefit  of 
St.  Mary's  Hospital.  Every  seat  was  occupied,  many  of  the 
audience  appearing  in  evening  dress.  While  Mrs.  Hassett  un- 
doubtedly carried  off  the  honors,  Mrs.  0.  P.  Evans  had  every 
reason  to  feel  pleased  and  flattered  at  her  reception.  Charity 
has  been  the  watchword  of  the  week,  for  in  addition  to  the  St. 
Mary's  Hospital  concert,  Richelieu,  in  aid  of  the  St.  "Vincent 
Orphanage,  and  the  Players'  Club  entertainment,  in  aid  of  the 
Nursery  for  Homeless  Children,  at  the  Bijou  last  night,  each  met 
with  a  hearty  response,  and  were  successes  in  every  way. 


Mrs.  James  Carolan,  Miss  Kva  Carolan,  and  Frank  Carolan,  the 
groom  elect,  are  in  Chicago,  having  left  here  last  Saturday  for  the 
Lake  City.  Other  departures  include  Mrs.  Volney  Spalding,  for 
a  visit  to  the  Hawaiian  Kingdom.  The  Misses  Marie  and  Rate 
Voorhies  will  be  among  the  losses  to  our  society  this  summer, 
which  they  will  spend  at  Eastern  watering  places,  after  they  con- 
clude their  visit  to  relatives  in  Georgia,  which  is  the  leading  mo- 
tive of  their  trip  Eastward.  Joe  Redding  and  the  Misses  Younger 
leave  SanjFrancisco  for  Europe  to-morrow.  Mrs.  Moses  Hop- 
kins is  also  on  the  eve  of  departure  for  the  Eaat  and  Europe, 
where  she  will  make  prolonged  visits. 

The  entertainment  of  the  Cercle  Francais,  at  Union  Square  Hall, 
last  Saturday  night,  was  a  very  brilliant  affair.  The  programme 
consisted  of  vocal  and  instrumental  music,  Mr.  De  V.  Graham 
and  Miss  Godchaux  being  ths  singers,  and  Mr.  Graham's  good 
French  accent  in  his  Chansons  was  specially  commented  upon. 
Mr.  Seligman's  violin  playing  was  a  marked  feature  of  the  pro- 
gramme. This  was  followed  by  a  handsome  supper,  after  which 
dancing  was  in  order  until  a  late  hour.  The  toilettes  of  the  ladies 
were  unusually  rich,  and  the  attendance  comprised  not  only  the 
cream  of  our  French  society,  but  many  of  the  American  beau 
monde  as  well. 


Among  the  pretty  weddings  of  the  month,  mention  must  not 
be  omitted  of  the  one  which  took  place  at  Mrs.  Wetherbee's,  in 
Fruit-vale,  last  week,  when  Miss  Ella  Dwyer  and  Frank  Well- 
man  were  the  bride  and  groom.  The  ceremony  was  performed 
by  Rev.  G.  L.  McNutt,  in  a  beautiful  bridal  bower  which  had 
been  constructed  in  the  parlor,  and  which  waa  only  an  item  of 
the  otherwise  elaborate  decoration  of  the  house.  The  bride  was 
was  married  in  her  traveling  dress,  and  after  the  breakfast,  which 
followed  the  services,  the  happy  pair  left  for  the  Blue  Lakes, 
where  their  honey-moon  will  be  spent. 

The  postponed  FHe  Champetre  of  the  Woman's  Exchange,  at 
Angel  Island,  and  the  Rose  tea  and  musicale  at  Mrs.  Capt.  Good- 
all's,  are  two  of  the  charitable  entertainments  arranged  for  to- 
day, and  everything  indicates  that  they  will  both  be  well  at- 
tended. While  the  sail  on  the  bay  may  be  a  thing  to  be  dreaded 
by  some,  to  the  majority  it  will  prove  most  attractive,  especially 
if  it  be  taken  on  board  the  pretty  little  Government  steamer 
McDowell,  and  a  lovelier  spot  to  visit  than  is  Angel  Island  at  this 
season,  it  would  be  difficult  to  find. 


Yosemite  Valley  is  to  be  the  objective  point  of  numberless 
parties  this  year.  Mrs.  A.  E.  Wood  will  be  among  the  campers 
during  the  summer,  Captain  Wood  being  there  on  guard  duty. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  B.  Sloane,  of  New  York,  have  been  among  the 
visitors  to  Yosemite  this  week,  and  Mrs.  Hattie  Crocker  Alex- 
ander and  her  mother-in-law,  who  arrived  from  the  East  early  in 
the  week,  will,  in  company  with  General  and  Mrs.  McCook, 
make  a  fortnight's  visit  in  the  Valley.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  T. 
Scott  leave  for  Alaska  next  week. 


Captain  Schneisgut  and  the  officers  of  the  Austrian  man-of 
war,  Fasana,  have  been  pleasantly  entertained  in  various  ways  by 
their  fellow  countrymen  in  San  Francisco.  The  most  elaborate 
of  the  parties  was  the  ball  at  Odd  Fellows  Hall,  on  Sunday 
evening  last,  which  presented  a  brilliant  appearance.  Dancing 
pleasantly  alternated  with  the  vocal  and  instrumental  concert 
programme  which  had  been  arranged,  and  at  midnight  there  was 
an  elaborate  supper  served  in  the  ball  below,  after  which  the 
pleasures  of  terpsichore  again  held  sway  till  far  on  towards 
morning. 

The  death,  at  Carlsbad,  Bohemia,  on  April  28th,  last,  of  Mrs. 
K.  Herrmann,  has  filled  her  many  friends  in  this  city  with  regret. 
She  was  the  widow  of  S.  Herrmann,  who  died  two  years  ago,  and 
was  the  mother  of  William,  Odcar,  James  and  George  Herrmann. 
The  deceased  was  the  founder  of  the  German  Ladies'  Benevolent 
Society,  and  was  connected  with  other  prominent  charities. 
James  Herrmann,  who  was  en  route  to  Europe  when  the  news  of 
his  mother's  death  was  received  in  this  city,  will  bring  the  re- 
mains home. 


The  Mechanics'  Pavilion  has  been  an  attractive  place  to  visit 
this  week.  The  annual  exhibition  of  the  Floral  Society  opened 
there  on  Wednesday  last,  and  haa  drawn  large  crowds  of  those 
who  love  the  beautiful  in  nature,  and  especially  in  floriculture,  to 
examine  and  admire  the  exquisite  blossoms  on  view,  and  the 
artistic  mauner  in  which  they  are  arranged. 


14,  1892. 


SAX  FRANCISCO  NEW8  LETTER, 


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Tbe  1**1  of  Ihe  Strinway  Hill  musical  Sunday  afternoons.  May 
lOIbi  was  a  brilliant  climax  lo  a  delightful  Mason.  The  hall  was 
packed  wild  an  appreciative,  musical  andlence.  ami  the  enthusi- 
asm which  prevailed  helped  the  performers  and  added  lo  the 
general  pleasure.  Mr<  Anns  Werner  I'oysl,  the  piano  soloist, 
has  improved  greatly  since  her  appearance  at  these  concerts 
U't  year  as  Mis,  Werner  Bbe  was  particularly  happy  in  the  in- 
t  -pr  lallon  if*  In  ond's  I.  e'i  eg  a  ig  from  DU  Walkurc,  owing 
to  ber  breadth  of  II) li  ami  all  n'.ion  lo  orchestral  elTecl,  so 
essential  lo  Ihe  Wagnerian  music.  Ktl'eher's  singing  of  Ontrt: 
was  marked  by  the  delightful  facility,  which  shows  the  excel- 
lence of  his  training,  and  always  renders  anything  he  does  satis- 
factory. The  string  sen  telle  by  Dvorak  was  given  in  a  masterly 
style  under  Hermann  Brandt's  direction,  its  first  production  iu 
this  city. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  lieorge  1>.  Boyd  wilt  make  San  Rafael  their  head- 
quarters for  the  ensuing  three  months.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wendel 
Kaston  will  be  at  Ross  Valley  station,  where  they  have  taken  the 
Wilson  collage.  Mrs.  D.  D.  Colton  will  occupy  her  cottage  at 
Santa  Cruz  during  Mrs.  Martin's  absence  in  Europe.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Wightman  go  to  Napa  Soda  Springs  for  the  summer. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Balfour  to  their  cottage  at  Menlo  Park.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  General  H.  Howard  have  taken  a  cottage  at  San  Mateo 
for  the  summer  season.  Mrs.  Flood  and  Miss  Jenny  will  occupy 
their  house  at  Menlo  Park,  where  they  propose  entertaining  a 
succession  of  visitors  all  during  tbe  summer.  M.  and  Madame 
deGuigue  and  their  children  are  expected  to  arrive  from  Europe 
early  in  June. 

The  graduating  exercises  of  Snell  Seminary  will  be  held  on 
Thursday  next,  in  the  First  Congregational  Church,  Oakland. 
The  motto  of  tbe  class  is  •■  No  Footsteps  Backward,"  and  the 
graduates  are:  Mary  Lee  Brim,  Anna  Marian  Buck,  Grace  Wins- 
low  Burrell,  Ella  Frances  Byxbee,  Bessie  Melvina  Channell,  Stella 
Gladys  Colcord,  Violet  Truworthy  Costigan,  May  Eubank,  Lizzie 
Florence  Jackson,  Olevia  Longabaugh,  Lulu  Estelle  McCarthy, 
Maude  McKillican,  Jennie  Mae  McCrum,  Edith  Maud  Pfirter, 
Mary  Cecile  Ross,  Marion  Louise  Powell,  Elsie  Mae  Shuler,  Caro- 
line Louise  Willett  Scbulz,  Charlotte  Grace  Sperry,  Nellie  Eliza- 
beth Webster,  Grace  Elgin  Zwisler. 

One  of  the  events  of  next  week  will  be  the  Van  Ness  Avenue 
Seminary  commencement  exercises,  which  will  be  held  at  Dr. 
McKenzie's Church  on  Van  Ness  avenue,  on  Thursday  evening, 
where  a  number  of  pretty  buds  will  sing,  play,  recite  and  read 
essays,  to  the  admiration  and  delight  of  relatives  and  friends. 
The  sweet  girl  graduate  is  now  taking  an  important  place  on  the 
carpet,  and  from  now  on  till  well  into  the  month  of  June  we 
may  expect  to  see  and  hear  a  good  deal  of  her. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Pope  have  joined  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dan 
Murphy  in  New  York,  and  after  crossing  the  bounding  billows 
in  company,  will  make  a  tour  of  Europe  before  they  return  to 
California.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  A.  Bpreckels  and  family,  Mrs.  Ivers 
and  Miss  Aiiene  Ivers  sailed  from  New  York  for  Europe  on  Tues- 
day last.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  D.  N.  Walter  and  their  family,  who  went 
East  last  week,  will  sail  from  New  York  on  June  2d,  direct  for 
Hamburg. 

A  garden  party  will  be  given  this  afternoon  and  evening  at  the 
residence  of  Mrs.  George  B.  Bayley,  307  Castro  street,  Oakland, 
for  the  benefit  of  the  Fabiola  Training  School  Association.  There 
is  to  be  tennis  from  3  to  6  p.  M. ,  with  exhibitions  by  Messrs. 
Tobin,  Taylor,  Daily,  Gray  and  Hubbard.  During  the  evening 
there  will  be  music  and  recitations,  and  a  supper  will  be  served 
before  the  festivities  close,  at  10  p.  m. 


Mrs.  Jeremiah  Clarke  and  her  daughters,  Miss  Lottie  Clarke  and 
Mrs.  Lyman  are  installed  in  their  Sausalito  cottage  for  the  sum- 
mer season.  There,  too,  are  the  L.  L.  Bakers  and  Miss  Kitty 
Stone.  Dr.  Beverley  Cole  will  also  pass  the  summer  at  Sausalito. 
Mrs.  Cole  and  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Seilchin,  are  at  their  Calistoga 
villa.  Mrs.  Charles  Webb  Howard  will  be  a  resident  of  Olema. 
where  she  has  taken  a  cottage  for  three  months. 

News  comes  from  London  of  the  marriage  of  Miss  Edith  Lown- 
des, whose  parents  were  once  residents  of  San  Francisco,  to  Cap- 
tain Finley,  of  the  British  Militia  Service,  which  was  celebrated 
at  the  Church  of  St.  Mary's  Le  Bon,  on  April  19th.  Miss  Gertrude 
Lowndes  was  her  sister's  maid  of  honor,  and  after  the  church 
ceremony  Mrs.  Lowndes  gave  a  wedding  breakfast  at  her  tem- 
porary residence  in  Granville  Place. 

Our  new  Minister  to  Japan,  F.  L.  Coombs,  was  the  recipient  of 
a  good-bye  banquet  last  Monday  evening.  It  was  given  by  his 
fellow  "Native  Sons,"  in  the  maple  room  of  the  Palace  Hotel,  on 
the  eve  of  his  departure  for  his  post  of  duty,  and  was  attended 
by  about  a  hundred  guests.  Minister  Coombs  and  family  sailed 
on  tbe  Belgic  for  Japan  on  Tuesday. 

The  Misses  Hoge  are  again  at  the  Palace  Hotel,  but  expect  to 
spend  most  of  tbe  summer  at  San  Rafael.  Mrs.  de  Santa  Marina 
is  also  at  the  Palace  temporarily,  having  given  up  the  Bowie 
house,  and  intending  to  pass  the  summer  at  Del  Monte. 


Mrs.  Lawrence  Pool*  and  her  sister,  Mrs.  Favre,  have  returned 
tram  i  i  ,    ,  ...  ,i..i  |D  health,  and  »re  al  the  Hotel 

rltchelleu.  Joe  Grant  m  one  ol  the  passengers  by  the  City  of 
Peking  from  Japan  last  Sunday,  and  Fred  Bomera  was  also  a  very 
nnezpecled  arrival  l.y  the  same  steamer,  sailing  again  by  the 
Btlffie  on  Tuesday  for  Honolulu. 

Apropos  of  weddings,  Jim  Keene  once  dwelt  in  San  Francisco, 
and  no  doubt  there  are  many  who  remember  his  only  daughter, 
Jessie,  as  a  little  child  when  she  lived  in  California,  will  be  inter- 
ested to  hear  of  her  marriage,  which  took  place  in  Long  Island, 
last  Thursday.  The  happy  pair  sail  on  their  honey-moon  trip  to 
Europe  to-day. 

Other  pleasant  entertainments  of  last  week  included  the  Wal- 
lace dinner,  and  the  delightful  dance  at  Mrs.  Henry  Williams', 
whose  parties  are  all  so  enjoyable.  Tbe  house  was  attractively 
decked  with  floral  beauties,  and  filled  with  feminine  ones,  and 
between  feasting  and  dancing,  a  very  charming  evening  was 
spent. 

The  marriage  of  Miss  Jenny  Adelia  Lohmann  to  Dr.  Colman 
Ward  Cutler  will  take  place  at  noon  Wednesday,  the  18th  inst., 
at  St.  Paul's  Church,  Oakland.  Miss  Lohmann  is  the  daughter  of 
tbe  late  Mr.  Lohmann,  at  one  time  partner  of  D.  W.  Earl.  The 
bride's  mother  is  a  sister  of  the  late  Mrs.  Edgar  Mills. 

Miss  Jessie  Bowie  is  again  occupying  her  pretty  little  house 
on  Jackson  street  with  her  brother,  Allan  St.  John  Bowie.  She 
will  probably  return  to  Berkeley  ere  long,  as  her  friends,  Mrs. 
John  Reis  and  the  Misses  Brooks,  have  chosen  that  suburban 
village  wherein  to  spend  the  earlier  part  of  the  summer. 


At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Mercantile  Library 
on  Monday  evening  it  was  decided  to  introduce  the  Eastern 
system  of  delivering  books  to  members  on  postal  or  telephone 
order.  A  committee  was  appointed  to  arrange  the  details  and 
put  the  plan  into  operation  at  once. 

Miss  Nellie  McMullen  was  married  to  Charles  H.  Jones,  of 
Highland  Park,  at  the  Brooklyn  Presbyterian  Church,  East  Oak- 
land, on  Monday  evening.  Dr.  Chapman  officiated,  and  the  church 
was  exquisitely  decorated.  A  large  concourse  was  present  in 
response  to  the  hundreds  of  invitations  that  were  sent  out. 

Mr.  Sig.  B.  Schloss  and  wife  will  give  up  housekeeping  and 
take  a  cottage  in  Alameda  for  the  summer,  and  in  September,  ac- 
companied by  Mr,  Morris  Meyerfield  and  wife,  they  will  leave 
for  Europe,  to  travel  for  two  years. 

The  engagement  is  made  public  of  Miss  Nannie  Clarke,  only 
daughter  or  Mr  and  Mrs.  J,  G.  Clarke,  of  Leavenworth  street,  to 
J.  D.  Ruggles,  Jr.  The  parents  of  both  the  bride  and  the  groom 
elect  are  among  San  Francisco's  oldest  residents,  and  .they  them- 
selves are  natives. 

Mr.  George  E.  Hall,  the  Turkish  Consul,  has  written  the  score 
to  an  excellent  waltz  song,  "  Under  the  Linden,"  words  by  Daniel 
O'Connell,  which  is  now  being  sung  at  the  Tivoli  with  great  suc- 
cess. The  representative  of  tbe  Sublime  Porte  promises  to  be  a 
second  Strauss. 

The  Century  Club  has  been  very  fortunate  in  its  entertainments 
of  late,  not  the  least  enjoyable  of  those  given  being  the  tea  last 
Friday,  at  Mrs.  Horace  Davis',  when  a  paper  was  read  by  Rev. 
H.  (i.  Spaulding,  of  Boston,  on  "  Browning's  Ideal  of  Woman- 
hood." 

On  Thursday  next  the  members  of  the  Senior  Class  of  the  Uni- 
versity will  take  an  excursion  to  Mount  Hamilton  in  a  four-horfe 
'bus.  The  return  will  be  via  Stanford  University-,  where  a  call 
will  be  made,  and  friendly,  though  novel,  greetings  exchanged. 

The  many  friends  and  patients  of  Dr.  Henry  Gibbons  will  be 
pleased  to  learn  that  he  will  soon  again  be  in  our  midst.  He  is 
now  en  route  homewards  from  Europe,  where  he  has  spent 
the  last  three  months. 

Last  Monday  evening,  Mrs.  Friale  gave  a  small  reception  in  her 
rooms  at  the  Palace  Hotel,  the  guest  of  honor  being  Miss  Murphy, 
daughter  of  our  late  Californian  Marquis,  who  is  at  present  a  vis- 
itor at  the  Palace  Hotel. 

Mr.  R.  M.  Tobin  gave  a  box  party  Tuesday  night  to  Beau 
Brummdl,  followed  by  a  supper  at  the  Palace.  Mr.  Tobin's 
guests  were  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  H.  Crocker,  Miss  Tobin  and  Mr. 
Richard  Mansfield.         

Rev.  H.  C.  Minton,  D.  D.,  will  deliver  a  lecture  ou  "  From  the 
Golden  Gate  to  Sandy  Hook,"  at  St.  John's  Presbyterian  Church, 
corner  California  and  Octavia  streets,  next  Monday  evening. 

A  delightful  party  was  given  last  night  at  the  residence  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Costigan,  on  Twelfth  street,  East  Oakland.  The  pretty 
residence  was  made  beautiful  with  flowers  and  decorations. 


A  butterfly  entertainment   was  given  at   the   Pilgrim  Congre- 
gational Church,  East  Oakland,  last  night  by  the  "  Wide  Awakes." 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  U,  1892. 


Mrs.  Chas.  Toners,  nee  Smith,  who  recently  returned  from  the 
East,  will  spend  the  entire  sun.mer  at  Sahta  Cruz.  Mr.  Toner  is 
expected  to  arrive  here  about  the  first  of  next  month. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter  McBean  will  be  at  Del  Monte  with  their 
daughter,  who  returns  from  school  at  Farmington  in  July.  Miss 
Helen  Perrine's  return  from  there  is  expected  at  the  same  time. 

The  Haggin-Festetics-Tevis  family  party  will  leave  town  on 
the  1st  of  next  month  for  Del  Monte,  where  they  will  spend 
the  month  of  June,  and,  perhaps,  July  also- 

Del  Monte  ia  where  Mrs.  Alexander  will  spend  the  summer 
with  her  family,  and  there  also  will  be  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walter  Dean, 
Miss  Helen  Dean,  and  Walter  Dean,  Jr. 

Mrs.  Matilda  Acosta,  of  Mazatlan,  was  married  to  Mr.  Louis 
Thomaleon,  at  9  o'clock  Thursday  evening,  at  St.  Mary's  Cathe- 
dral, on  Van  Ness  avenue. 

The  engagement  is  announced  of  Miss  AUie  M.  Osgood  and 
Newton  H.  Lussier,  both  well-known  Oaklanders.  The  marriage 
will  take  place  soon. 

Mr.  Charles  Hirsch,  of  the  Alaska  Commercial  Company,  and 
wife,  left  Wednesday  evening  for  Europe.  They  expect  to  be 
gone  about  a  year.  

Mr.  George  Flood  sailed  last  Tuesday  on  the  steamer  Belgic  for 
Yokohama,  intending  to  make  a  tour  of  the  world. 

Mr.  John  W.  Farren  and  his  sister,  Miss  Mamie,  leave  on  the 
15th  inst.  for  a  trip  through  the  Yosemite  valley. 

The  San  Francisco  Yacht  Club  gives  the  opening  hop  of  the 
season  at  Sausalito  to-day. 

Miss  Bertha  Berwin  is  expected  home  next  week  from  an  ex- 
tended visit  to  Southern  California. 

Mr.  Joseph  D.  Redding  departs  for  Europe  to-day.  He  will  be 
away  for  several  months. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  H.  Flood  and  family  will  spend  the  summer  at 
Alta  Mira  Villa,  Sausalito. 


A  violin  recital  will  be  given  by  the  pupils  of  Henry  Heyman  at 
Odd  Fellows'  Hall  next  Monday  evening. 

Major  Rathbone  has    Dr.  Robert  Bowie's   house  on  California 
street  under  consideration  as  a  dwelling. 

The  J.  B.  Crocketts,  Mayo  Newhalls  and  Schmiedells  go  to  San 
Rafael  in  about  ten  days. 


IN  floral  decorations,  rich  colors  just  now  have  the  preference. 
More  than  one  kind  of  flower  is  seldom  seen,  though  some- 
times various  shades  of  the  same  color  are  noticed.  Green  and 
white  continues  to  be  a  favorite  combination,  notwithstanding 
the  partiality  for  colors.  The  delicate  farleyance  ferns  are  much 
sought  after,  both  because  of  their  beauty  and  lasting  quality. 
Many  novel  flower  receptacles  are  shown,  both  for  high  and  low 
decoration.  A  swan,  floating  upon  a  lake  of  glass,  bears  upon 
her  back  a  rustic  basket  designed  to  be  filled  with  water  lilies. 
Bisque  figures  of  peasant  children  are  laden  and  fairly  enveloped 
with  flowers  and  delicate  vines.  Most  of  these  are,  perhaps, 
more  novel  than  beautiful.  Pansy  glasses  are  shown  in  various 
forms,  having  perforated  tops  through  which  the  stems  are  in- 
serted, and  by  means  of  which  they  are  expected  to  maintain 
their  proper  position,  without  the  customary  amount  of  coaxing. 
Despite  all  newer  fancies,  glass  continues  to  be  the  favorite  recep- 
tacle for  cut  flowers.  Slender  vases  for  roses,  through  which  the 
stems  are  visible  are  always  attractive.  Occasionally  a  centre- 
piece of  ferns  is  used,  and  several  of  these  smalt  rose-glasses,  hold- 
ing one  or  two  flowers,  are  set  upon  the  table  here  and  there  at  ir- 
regular intervals,  wherever  they  seem  to  be  most  effective. 

— Good  Housekeeping. 

THE  DncleSam  mine  is  now  dropping  30  stamps  on  a  fairly 
high  grade  of  ore.  The  property  has  proved  a  lucrative  in- 
vestment for  its  joint  owners,  the  Sierra  Buttes  and  Plumas 
Eureka  Mining  Companies,  which  subscribed  the  purchase 
money.  During  the  past  half  year  28,387  tons  of  ore  were  ex- 
tracted from  the  mine  yielding  $2S9.335.  Of  the  profit  realized 
$57,500  was  transferred  to  the  capital  account  for  the  erection  of 
the  mill,  and  the  remainder  of  $-17,830,  was  transferred  in  equal 
moieties  to  the  credit  of  the  Sierra  Buttes  and  Plumas  Eureka 
Mines. 


Baggage  Notice. 


Round-trip  transfer  tickets  are  now  on  sale  at  any  of  our  offices  at 
reduced  rates,  viz. :  One  trunk,  round-trip,  50  cents;  single  trip.  35 
cents.  Keep  your  baggage  checks  until  vou  reach  this  city.  Morton 
Special  Delivery,  17  Geary  street,  40S  Taylor,  Oakland  ferry  depot. 

"  Kritiko"  reads  character  from  handwriting.  Write  in  ink,  in  an 
unfeigned  hand,  on  unruled  paper.  State  sex.  Send  50  cents 
stamps  or  postal  note.  Address  "  Kritiko,"  609  Merchant  street,  S.  F. 


Wedding  and  Visiting  Cards,  correct  styles. 
6  Montgomery  street. 


Harbourae  Stationery  Co. 


AN     ORIGINAL    GHOST  —Pearl  Eytinge  in  Judge. 

I  mind  me  of  stories  uncanny, 

Of  shadows  and  spirits  galore; 
A  Hitting  from  dark  nook  and  cranny. 

Of  gliding  through  dnublt -locked  door. 
But  the  night  that  I  bent  o'er  a  dear  girl 

To  press  a  chaste  kist>  on  her  brow, 
Transfixed  by  a  vision  of  queer  curl, 

I  faltered,  my  love  to  avow. 
I  left  her  with  vague  apprehension, 

And  thereby  an  odd  tale  doth  hang — 
A  marvel  of  woman's  invention — 

The  tail  of  a  skeleton  bang. 

A  PERSON'S  character  can  often  be  best  told  by  the  color  and 
depth  of  his  eyes.  People  do  not  usually  apply  more  than 
four  or  five  colors  to  eyes;  so  that  any  that  are  not  blue,  or  black, 
or  brown,  or  hazel,  are  called  grey.  Yet  there  are  a  hundred  dif- 
ferent kinds  of  grey  eyes.  You  seldom  see  a  stupid  person  with 
grey  eyes;  but  the  genuine  grey  is  always  found  among  highly 
intellectual  people.  Steel-grey  eyes,  with  large  pupils,  denote  in- 
tense feeling;  blue-grey  eyes  are  generally  possessed  by  people 
with  kindly  hearts.  You  never  find  a  mean  spirit  bebiDd  a  pair 
of  blue-grey  eyes.  Blue  eyes  denote  quickness  of  thought,  and 
generally  fine  physical  development  when  they  are  large  and 
bright.  About  nine-tenths  of  our  engineers,  lighthouse-keepers, 
policemen,  and  army  and  navy  officers,  and  many  others  selected 
for  physicial  perfection,  have  blue  eyes.  Hazel  eyes  denote 
musical  ability  and  grace  of  person;  they  are  very  pretty  eyes, 
too. 


ACCORDING  to  the  Bulletin  Fabrique  Papier,  an  ingenious  pro- 
cess for  obtaining  cellulose  and  oxalic  acid  from  the  vegetable 
fibres  contained  in  wood,  has  been  invented  by  M.  Liefchutz.  It 
consists  in  reacting  on  wood  with  dilute  nitric  acid,  in  the  pres- 
ence of  sulphuric  acid,  separating  the  intermediate  product  from 
the  acid  liquor  which  contains  in  solution  the  oxalic  acid  formed, 
and  subjecting  the  intermediate  product  to  a  further  treatment, 
for  the  purpose  of  removing  the  remaining  incrusting  matters 
from  the  cellulose.  In  the  management  of  the  acid  liquor,  the 
plan  pursued  is,  to  set  it  aside  and  subsequently  subject  it  to  a 
process  for  recovering  the  oxalic  acid.  The  latter,  dissolved  in 
the  weak  nitric  acid,  can  be  obtained  direct  in  the  crystalline 
form  by  repeatedly  making  use  of  the  separated  acid  liquors  for 
the  treatment  of  fresh  wood. 


Shainwald,  Buckbee  &  Co. ,  Real  Estate  Agents,  make  a  specialty 
of  taking  full  charge  of  property  for  absentee  owners.  Houses  rented, 
rents  collected,  real  estate  bought  and  sold  on  commission.  Office, 
407-409  Montgomery  street. 

The  most  perfect  gift  is  perfect  vision.  Obtainable  at  C.  Muiler's,  the 
optician,  135  Montgomery  street,  near  Bush,  San  Francisco. 


CALIFORNIA 


GOTEBNMBNT 


LANDS 


Id  the  beautiful  HONEY  LAKE  VALLEY.  Level, 
deep  black  sediment  soil,  ready  to  plow,  finely 
sheltered,  matchless  climate,  abundant  fuel  and  water, 
cheap  lumber,  local  and  outside  markets.  Railroad 
already  builtthruugh  the  Valley.  An  extensive  water 
system  now  building  will  bring  the  land  under  irriga- 
tion and  high  development  within  two  years.  The 
lands  can  be  TAKEN  UP  WITHOUT  RESIDENCE 
underthe  Desert  Act.  Wheat,  {50  bushels,)  barley, 
(65  bushels,)  oats,  com,  alfalfa,  hops,  vegetables  and 
fruits  are  grown.  EMPLOYMENT  AT  GOOO 
WAGES,  for  both  men  and  teams,  wiBbe  given  settlers 
by  the  Water  Company  to  pay  for  water  rights.  The 
lands  titled  and  watered  are  graded  $40  to  $100  an 
acre.  The  chance  is  a  rare  one,  for  home  seekers  and 
investors,  Send  ^ -cent  st-imp  for  particulars  to  Fred. 
W.  Lake,  Secretary,  Flood  Building,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. 


Perrier-Jouet  &  Co. 


W.  B.  CHAPMAN, 

SOLE  AGENT   FOR 
PACIFIC  OOAST, 

123  California  St.. S.F 


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Vol.  XLIV. 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  MAY  21,  1892. 


Number  21. 


Printed  and  Published  every  Saturday  by  the  Proprietor,  Frederick 
Marriott,  Flood  Building,  Fourth  and  Market  Streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco.    Entered  at  San  Francisco  Post-office  as  Second  Class  Matter. 

TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


Page 

Editorial  Brevities 1 

Leaking  Articles  : 

California  Wine  at  Chicago.  2 

Cleveland  ludnrsed 2 

What  the  Hydraulic  Bill  Means  2 

A  Movemeut  for  Pure  Food     . .  2 

Assess! i  .'  9choo1  Children.   ...  3 

Republican  Fiua 'ces 3 

Muu'cipal  Corruption     3 

Typewriters'  Stub  Finders...        .  4 
Improvement   iu   the    Art  of 

Brewing      4 

The  Modem  Wedding-.      4 

Paeific-Uuiou  Directors  Resign..  4 

Tenuis  and  Baseball  News 5 

Some  California  Hotels.    ...     —  6 
California  Women  at  the  World's 

Fair    7 

Pleasure's  Wand    . 8-9 

Every  Year 10 


Page 

5<omc  Women 10 

Irish  Wit     11 

Sparks 12 

The  Yachting  Seasou 13 

The  Looker-On      14-15 

Financial  Review ■■  16 

Town  Crier      17 

Real  Property    18 

The  Bourse  and  Underwriter  ...    19 

Vauit'es    ■■  21 

World,  Flesh  and  Devil 22 

The  Rose  Jar    23 

The  Wind  of  March    24 

"  Biz"— Summary  of  the  Markets.  25 

Scientific  and  Useful 26 

Sunbeam5;     27 

If  hlected 28 

Dallas' Memoirs 28 

The  Point  of  View 29 

Society 30-31-32 


THE  merchants  who  attended  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  ban- 
quet did  not  adopt  any  resolutions  upon  any  subject.  The 
gentlemen  must  be  forgetting  the  traditions  of  their  important 
body. 

COLIN  M.  BOYD  is  again  mentioned  as  a  probable  candidate 
for  the  Democratic  nomination  for  Mayor.  If  nominated.be 
would  make  a  good  and  strong  fight,  for  he  has  an  excellent 
record,  and  is  personally  popular. 


BARNEY  MURPHY,  in  his  address  to  the  Fresno  convention, 
said  he  missed  the  horses  and  the  cattle  that  roamed  our 
plains  in  the  early  days.  But  what  about  the  lambs,  Mr.  Mur- 
phy ?  Surely  enough  of  them  are  to  be  seen  both  on  hill  and 
dale. 

SACRAMENTO  jurymen  are  more  than  favorably  disposed 
toward  gamblers,  as  is  instanced  by  the  recent  verdict  of  not 
guilty  in  the  case  of  the  man  arrested  forrunning  aroulette  wheel. 
Sacramento  is  a  highly  moral  town,  the  people  of  which  are  so 
innocent  that  they  don't  know  a  fraud  until  they  are  robbed. 

THAT'S  a  fishy  story  about  the  sudden  regeneration  at  the 
Mills  revival,  at  Los  Angeles,  of  Samuel  Fleming,  a  disgraced 
Methodist  preacher.  Sammy  served  a  term  in  prison  because  he 
was  too  familiar  with  a  young  lady.  Now  he  has  found  salva- 
tion. Its  a  good  game,  but  "  bevare  of  the  vidders,"  Sammy, 
"  bevare  of  the  vidders." 


THE  struggle  for  the  hand  of  Florence  BIythe,  the  pretty  little 
heiress  of  the  rambling  old  pioneer,  has  again  commenced. 
Her  engagement  with  the  young  attorney,  J.  W.  Keyes,  has  been 
broken,  and  it  is  said  she  has  looked  with  favor  upon  another 
young  gallant.  Old  Blythe's  millions  will  yet  make  happy  some 
dashing  young  fellow.  

HENRY  ASTOR  refreshes  us.  Here  is  a  man  who  is  a  mem- 
ber of  probably  the  richest  family  in  the  world,  who  is  left 
nothing  in  the  will  of  an  immensely  wealthy  brother,  but  who 
cares  no  more  for  the  money  which  he  might  have  had  than  for 
the  gravel  under  his  feet.  Mr.  Astor  is  a  curious  study  in  this 
country  of  the  almighty  dollar.  We  cannot  but  think  there  is 
something  wrong  with  him. 

NOTHING  more  has  been  heard  from  the  good  Mr.  Bennett. 
He  continues  to  be  the  Secretary  of  the  Society  for  the  Sup- 
pression of  Vice,  and  cooly  ignores  the  charges  against  him.  The 
Society  says  it  will  investigate  the  Gray  charges.  And  what  good 
will  that  do  ?  Does  the  Society  imagine  that  any  one  is  innocent 
or  fool  enough  to  imagine  that  such  an  investigation  would  be  in 
any  way  thorough  or  complete?  Mr.  Bennett  should  be  dis- 
charged. Whether  the  Gray  charges  be  true  or  not,  Bennett  has 
manufactured  a  sufficiently  bad  reputation  to  entitle  him  to  re- 
tirement. 


THE  preparing  of  a  mineral  exhibit  from  California  makes  in- 
teresting the  total  products  of  the  mines  of  the  United  States 
for  1891,  which  is  valued  as  follows:  Gold,  $43,175,000;  silver, 
commercial  value,  .$57,630  040.  The  product  of  the  gold  and 
silver  of  the  world,  for  the  calendar  year  1881,  was  $124,229,000 
for  gold,  and  $139,175,000  for  silver. 

THE  visiting  engineers  have  not  received  as  much  attention  as 
they  should  from  the  people  of  the  city.  Their  convention 
was  an  aggregation  of  the  brainiest  men  in  the  country.  The  en- 
gineers are  all  solid  men,  who  have  no  time  for  frivolities.  They 
deal  with  the  great  mechanical  problems  of  the  age.  These  men 
have  made  America  famous  in  the  world  as  the  home  of  inven- 
tion and  mechanical  progress. 

THE  DENNISON  murderer  must  be  another  Jack  the  Ripper, 
whose  brain  has  been  fired  with  a  desire  for  notoriety,  by  the 
fame  which  the  bloodly  deeds  of  Deeming  brought  him.  It  seems 
tD  give  another  illustration  of  the  theory  that  great  crimes  are 
committed  in  periods.  The  Dennison  man  acted  apparently,  as 
did  Deeming,  without  any  motive.  It  is  to  be  sincerely  hoped 
that  the  man  will  be  captured  and  dealt  with  summarily. 

THE  statement  started  by  an  envious  statesman,  who  so  far 
forgets  the  great  principles  of  Jefferson,  that  he  wears  a  neck- 
tie and  a  clean  shirt,  that  John  P.  Irish  was  dead,  having  been 
killed  by  falling  down  the  investigation  shaft  on  the  Postoffice 
site,  is  not  true.  Mr.  Irish  has  merely  removed  from  the  county 
that  did  not  appreciate  him,  because  it  knew  him  all  too  well, 
and  has  become  identified  with  Placer.  He  will  hereafter  go 
down  the  ages  known  as  Irish  of  Placer,  and  the  pitiful  thing 
about  it  all  is,  that  Placer  can't  help  it. 


THE  Fresno  Convention  was  one  of  the  most  representative 
Democratic  gatherings  held  in  this  State  for  many  years.  It 
was  composed  of  able,  independent  men,  whose  honesty  of  pur- 
pose was  shown  by  the  certainty  of  the  attitude  assumed  by 
them.  The  delegates  elected  to  the  National  Convention  are  also 
all  men  of  whom  the  State  may  well  feel  proud.  They  will  be 
heard  from  when  the  Cleveland  host  assembles  and  cheers  the 
name  of  its  great  leader.  This  is  a  Cleveland  year,  and  the  star 
of  the  great  New  Yorker  is  shining  brighter  than  ever. 

THE  coming  editors  will  arrive  in  town  at  a  good  time  for  the 
study  of  life  on  the  brink  of  the  continent.  Both  parties 
have  just  held  State  conventions,  the  national  delegates  are 
elected,  and  for  the  present  we  are  all  taking  a  breathing  spell 
and  preparing  for  the  trouble  in  the  Fall.  Therefore  the  gentle 
rock-roller  is  yet  of  humble  mien,  and  the  scar-faced  thug  has  not 
yet  dared  to  control  the  thoroughfares.  For  these  reasons,  our 
visitors,  we  hope,  will  form  a  good  opinion  of  us;  but  if  they 
should  return  in  the  midst  of  the  campaign  when  they  could  not 
cross  the  street  without  being  spattered  with  the  mud  that  was 
being  plentifully  thrown,  they  would  have  a  different  view  of 
things.  San  Franciscans  are  like  the  fellow  in  the  song;  they're 
all  right  when  you  know  'em,  but  you've  got  to  know  'em  "  fust." 

THE  Banning  Herald  issued  a  large  special  edition  on  the  12th 
inst.,  in  glorification  of  the  fact  that  the  new  insane  asylum 
at  that  place  had  been  completed.  The  Herald  announces,  in  large 
headlines,  that  the  asylum  is  "  the  pride  of  the  county,"  and  says 
that  its  readers  will  realize  the  importance  of  letting  the  world 
know  that  interesting  fact.  The  paper  takes  "  a  certain  com- 
placent pride  "  in  the  asylum,  and  is  anxious  to  let  its  northern 
neighbors  know  how  the  people  are  caring  properly  for  the  first 
State  building  ever  intrusted  to  them.  The  northern  neighbors 
view  the  progress  of  the  insane  asylum  with  great  satisfaction, 
and  the  News  Letter  commends  the  people  of  Banning  for  their 
enterprise.  To  induce  them  to  do  yet  greater  things,  we  will 
have  no  hesitation  whatever  in  sending  them  all  the  cranks  in 
San  Francisco,  and  there  are  thousands  of  them,  to  inhabit  the 
magnificent  new  structure.  Then  the  Herald  will  have  an  excuse 
for  more  special  editions.  We  of  the  north  are  not  filled  with 
sectional  pride,  and  are  always  eager  to  aid  our  neighboring 
southern  counties  in  any  manner  whatever.  Therefore,  we  shall 
make  an  effort  to  secure  some  first-class  insane  patients  for  the 
delectation  of  Banning.  Our  services  can  always  be  commanded 
for  any  little  service  like  that. 


SAN  FKANCieCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  21,  1892. 


CALIFORNIA    WINE    AT    CHICAGO. 

THE  recent  session  of  the  V:ticultural  Convention  of  California 
was  one  of  the  most  important  meetings  ever  held  in  this 
State,  inasmuch  as  it  took  bold  in  good  earnest  of  the  proposition 
to  have  one  of  California's  greatest  and  most  important  indus- 
tries adequately  represented  at  the  World's  Fair.  The  general 
plan  reported  by  the  special  committee  and  adopted  by  the  con- 
vention was  that  a  general,  harmonious  and  artistic  exhibit  of  the 
grape  and  grapevine,  and  its  products,  consisting  of  wine— dry, 
sweet  and  sparkling — brandy,  raisins,  table  grapes,  etc.,  should  be 
made  in  the  California  State  Building  at  Chicago,  and  that  a  concen- 
trated classified  exhibit  be  prepared  for  the  National  Department 
of  Viticulture,  for  the  purpose  of  competiiion  and  awards.  It  was 
agreed  that  county  groups  and  individual  producers  should  have 
as  much  recognition  as  practicable,  and  it  was  also  decided  that 
the  exhibit  should  include  all  apparatus  and  paraphernalia  per- 
taining to  the  production,  preservation,  racking  and  storing  of 
wines,  cellar  utensils,  cooperage  and  distilleries.  If  this  general 
scheme  be  carried  out,  it  will  give  a  very  complete  idea  of 
the  process  of  wine-making  in  its  various  stages,  and  the 
distillation  and  rectification  of  brandy  as  well;  but  we  hope 
that  those  in  charge  of  the  exhibit  will  not  forget  that  the  chief 
object  of  California's  viticultural  display  is  to  make  the  world 
acquainted  with  oui  finished  product,  rather  than  with  the  pro- 
cesses by  which  the  results  are  obtained.  The  various  processes 
of  making  wine  and  brandy  are  perfectly  well-known  in  Europe, 
and  by  the  people  to  whom  we  want  to  sell  California  wine  and 
brandy;  and  we  may  be  certain  that  they  will  take  more  inter- 
est in  the  product  than  in  the  apparatus  and  paraphernalia,  which 
cannot  be  very  unlike  those  with  which  they  are  familiar.  What 
California  wants,  above  all  things,  is  to  demonstrate  to  the  con- 
sumers of  wine  and  brandy  in  Europe  that  we  can  compete,  on 
even  terras,  with  the  countries  that  have  attained  a  world-wide 
celebrity,  and  that  California  wine  in  particular  is  better  than 
French  wine  of  corresponding  kind  and  manufacture,  because  it 
has  more  of  the  genuine  wine  taste  and  flavor  to  it,  and  less  of 
the  ingredients  which  have  been  added  to  please  vitiated  palates. 
To  do  this  we  must  send  to  Chicago  a  large  variety  of  wine.  We 
must  send  the  choicest  and  most  costly;  and  we  must  send  as  well 
cheaper  wines, for  tbegreatdemand  of  every  wine  drinking  country 
is  for  a  good,  sound,  middle-class  wine  that  is  cheap  enough  to 
come  within  the  reach  of  men  of  moderate  means.  All  wine 
drinkers  are  not  millionairs,  and  the  class  to  reach  with  Califor- 
nia wine  is  the  class  that  drinks  wine  as  an  everyday  beverage, 
not  as  a  luxury.  Our  raisins  have  already  made  a  place  for 
themselves  in  this  country,  so  their  fight  should  be  an  easy  one 
to  win.  We  know  that  they  will  stand  comparison  with  the 
choicest  products  of  the  Spanish  vineyards,  and  that  all  they  re- 
quire to  make  their  way  in  the  English  market  is  to  be  better 
known.  Of  course  our  raisin  growers  will  make  a  fine  showing, 
as  they  ought  to  do,  and  will  hold  their  own,  and  for  this  reason 
the  greatest  stress  should  be  laid  on  the  wine  exhibit.  Our  viti- 
cultnrists  should  not  depend  on  the  State  Commission  for  the 
money  needed  for  their  exhibit,  but  should  contribute  it  them- 
selves, for  they  may  feel  certain  that  for  every  dollar  invested  in 
a  splendid  exhibit  they  may  count  upon  a  return  of  five  within 
a  very  short  time. 

CLEVELAND    INDORSED. 

THE  Democrats  of  the  United  States  demand  that  GroverCleve- 
land  shall  be  their  banner-bearer  in  the  coming  campaign.  The 
Fresno  Convention  well  voiced  the  sentiments  of  the  Democrats 
of  the  West  in  adopting  the  resolution  declaring  that,  consistent 
with  the  issue  of  the  adoption  of  a  revised  tariff,  the  sentiment 
of  the  California  Democracy  is  overwhelmingly  for  the  renomina- 
tion  to  the  Presidency  of  a  man  who  gave  to  his  party  intellectual 
political  leadership,  and  to  the  country  a  pure  and  elevated  ad- 
ministration. "  We  declare  our  conviction  that  the  best  interests 
of  the  party  and  of  the  country  deiuand  the  nomination  of  Grover 
Cleveland  as  President.  He  is  the  chrjice  of  this  Convention  for 
that  exalted  position,  and  we  are  confident  that  under  his  lead- 
ership the  principles  of  Democracy  will  win  a  glorious  victory, 
and  to  the  end  that  the  vote  and  influence  of  California  may  be 
most  effectively  heard  and  (elt,  the  delegates  this  day  chosen  are 
directed  to  act  as  a  unit  in  all  matters  intrusted  to  their  charge, 
said  action  to  be  determined  by  the  vote  of  the  majority  of  the 
delegates."  The  indorsement  of  Cleveland,  and  the  fact  that  the 
delegation  will  act  as  a  unit  in  the  National  Convention,  are  two 
very  important  facts.  The  delegates  were  not  instructed,  that 
being  considered  unnecessary,  all  of  them  being  aware  of  the 
overwhelming  sentiment  in  his  favor.  Cleveland  is  by  far  the 
strongest  man  in  the  Democracy  to-day.  He  gave  the  country 
a  safe,  conservative  administration,  and  he  would  do  so  again. 
His  followers  have  perfect  faith  in  him,  for  he  is  a  man  of  ability 
and  strength,  whose  reputation  entitles  hira  to  a  place  among  the 
leaders  of  modern  thought.  California  will  do  her  part  in  again 
presenting  him  for  the  suffrages  of  the  people. 

THE  resolution  merchants  are  about  to  adopt,  a  long  tale  of  woe 
about  the  condition  of  Pine  street,  between  Montgomery  and 
Sansome.     It  is  in  a  very  bad  condition. 


WHAT    THE    HYDRAULIC    BILL    MEANS. 

THE  State  of  California  has  proposed  in  effect  to  tbe  Congress 
of  the  United  States  that  if  that  body  will  allow  the  Secretary 
of  War,  through  the  corps  of  engineers  under  his  control,  to  ex- 
pend $1,500,000  in  eight  years  in  the  construction  and  mainte- 
nance of  impounding  dams  and  other  works  necessary  to  the  safe 
and  successful  prosecution  of  hydraulic  mining,  the  State  will 
not  only  repay  to  the  Government  three  per  cent,  per  annum  on 
the  gross  output  from  the  hydraulic  mines,  but  will  take  out  and 
put  into  general  circulation  at  least  $10,000,000  a  year  in  gold,  the 
benefit  of  which  must  necessarily  be  shared  by  the  entire  United 
States.  When  it  is  remembered  that  the  total  annual  world's 
product  of  gold  at  tbe  present  time  is  less  than  $120,000,000,  and 
that  all  the  explorations  of  tbe  most  skillful  miners  and  prospect- 
ors in  every  gold-producing  country  on  the  globe  fail  to  give  any 
definite  assurance  of  any  increase  of  this  product,  the  import- 
ance of  California's  proposition  becomes  the  more  easily  appre- 
ciable. Were  the  question  to  be  presented  in  this  way  to  a  mon- 
eyed syndicate  or  combination,  if  we  can  imagine  such  a 
thing,  it  would  jump  at  it,  for  it  would  see  at  once 
that  three  per  cent,  a  year  for  eight  years  on  an  output  of  $10,- 
000,000  a  year,  would  repay  the  original  investment  of  $1,500,000, 
and  leave  a  profit  of  $900,000  to  the  investor.  Congress,  how- 
ever, cannot  take  this  strictly  commercial  view  of  the  question, 
nor  is  it  right  that  it  should.  It  miut  consider  the  general  wel- 
fare of  the  people  of  California  in  deciding  upon  the  Hydraulic 
Mining  bill,  and  if  it  wilt  but  take  that  view  of  tbe  case,  the 
passage  of  the  bill  will  be  assured.  Were  any  testimony  neces- 
sary, it  would  be  a  matter  of  the  greatest  ease  to  furnish  Congress 
with  mountains  of  evidence  to  show  that  tbe  revival  of  hydraulic 
mining  would  stand  second  only  to  the  original  discovery  of  gold 
ill  California,  in  the  impetus  it  would  give  to  every  industry  and 
pursuit  in  the  State.  When  we  reflect  that  a  district  in  the  foot- 
bills  of  the  Sierra  Nevada  Mountains,  larger  in  extent  than  the 
whole  State  of  Massachusetts,  lies  practically  dead  and  unten- 
anted, because  of  the  compulsory  stoppage  of  hydraulic  mining; 
that  at  least  half  a  doxen  counties  have  lost  from  thirty  to  seventy 
per  cent,  of  their  population  from  the  same  cause ;  that  the  agricul- 
tural interests  of  adjoining  sections  have  languished  for  lack  of 
consumers  of  their  products,  all  of  which  would  be  changed  as  in 
the  twinkling  of  an  eye  by  the  passage  of  the  Hydraulic  Mining 
bill,  it  is  easy  to  see  that  the  output  of  the  gold  which  would  ac- 
crue is  by  no  means  the  strongest  argument  in  favor  of  the  pas- 
sage of  the  bill.  At  last  accounts  from  Washington,  the  chances 
for  the  bill  were  excellent,  since  even  Holman,  tbe  watch-dog  of 
tbe  Treasury,  admitted  that  the  bill  had  merit,  and  said  that  he 
would  not  oppose  it  if  the  accompanying  appropriation  were  kept 
within  bounds.  If  tbe  bill  passes  and  becomes  a  law,  we  shall 
see  in  California  a  revival  of  business  that  will  astonish  the  oldest 
inhabitant,  for  it  will  be  like  discovering  a  new  and  rich  country, 
and  having  a  complete  monopoly  of  its  trade  and  commerce.  From 
one  end  of  the  State  to  tbe  other  the  influence  will  be  felt,  and  we 
shall  again  come  upon  an  era  of  prosperity  which  will  make  Cali- 
fornia the  envy  of  all  her  elder  sisters  in  the  American  Union. 


A    MOVEMENT    FOR    PURE    FOOD. 


ONE  of  the  most  important  movements  now  engaging  the  pub- 
lic mind,  is  that  for  national  legislation  concerning  the  adult- 
eration of  food.  Mr.  Paddock  proposed  to  regulate  this  matter, 
by  the  passage  of  a  bill  prohibiting  the  adulteration  of  food  and 
drugs,  and  placing  tbe  execution  of  the  law  in  a  federal  bureau, 
with  almost  absolute  power.  The  bureau  would  be  in  charge  of 
a  chief,  under  whom  would  be  a  number  of  inspectors,  whose 
business  it  would  be  to  search  for  adulterations  of  the  food  or 
medicines  which  are  subjects  of  interstate  commerce.  Dealers 
would  be  compelled  to  submit  samples  of  their  goods  to  the  in- 
spectors for  analysis,  under  penalty  of  fine  or  imprisonment  for 
refusal.  The  business  of  such  a  bureau  would  be  enormous.  It 
would  become  a  department  of  the  Government  which  would  come 
most- directly  into  contact  with  a  powerful  class  of  citizens, 
whose  political  support  could  be  determined  by  the  effect  on  their 
business  of  the  administration  of  tbe  pure  food  law.  A 
national  law  for  the  prohibition  of  the  adulteration  of  food  and 
drugs  would  be  a  highly  commendable  measure,  :ind  it  is  now  ap- 
parent that  the  best  manner  for  the  execution  of  such  a  law  would 
be  the  federal  bureau  proposed  by  the  Paddock  bill. 
Stringent  legislation  may  soon  be  effected  in  this  State  on  the 
question,  for  the  Fresno  convention  expressed  itself  in  favor  of 
such  a  measure. 


A  BILL  has  been  introduced  in  both  houses  of  Congress  author- 
izing the  President  to  issue  a  proclamation  recommending  to 
the  people  of  the  United  States  the  suitable  observance  of  the 
12th  day  of  October.  1892,  being  the  four  hundredth  anniversary 
of  the  discovery  of  America  by  Columbus.  The  bill  recommends 
that  the  day  be  observed  throughout  this  country  by  public  dem- 
onstrations and  by  suitable  exercises  in  tbe  public  schools  and 
other  places  of  assembly,  with  the  object  of  impressing  upon 
Americans  anew  the  intellectual,  moral,  and  social  developments 
made  possible  by  the  act  of  Columbus. 


May  21,  1392. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER, 


MUNICIPAL    CORRUPTION. 


THK  leading  paper  of  St.  Louis,  whose  heart  was  evidently 
Id  its  (ask.  documented  recently  with  much  sincerity  upon  the 
manifestations  of  municipal  corruption  in  Chicago.  It  said, 
among  other  things.  **  It  appears  thai  persons  or  corporations 
seeking  franchises  or  other  valuable  favors,  have  been  system- 
atically blackmailed  by  the  aldermen.  The  boodlers  have  con- 
trolled the  proceedings  of  the  council,  and  it  has  been  impossible 
to  secure  the  passage  of  any  ordinance  involving  financial  inter- 
ests without  paying  tribute  to  them.  They  have  even  exacted 
from  appointees  a  portion  of  their  salaries,  and  in  various  other 
ways  have  violated  the  rules  of  ordinary  honesty  and  decency. '' 
This  has  a  familiar  sound,  and  we  might  substitute  almost  any 
large  city  in  the  United  State?  for  Chicago  without  impairing 
the  veracity  of  the  statements.  Even  San  Francisco  has  been 
criticised  in  this  same  way,  and  St.  Louis  itself  has  bad  pages  in 
its  records  that  are  as  dark  as  those  of  Chicago.  There  seems 
to  be  something  about  the  government  of  a  city  which  develops 
peculation  and  rascality  of  various  kinds,  as  a  hotbed  develops 
some  kind  of  plants,  and  brings  all  the  knaves  and  scoundrels 
and  boodlers  to  the  surface.  A  city  is  looked  upon  as  the  nat- 
ural prey  of  those  who  live  by  their  wits  and  talents  for  bribing 
and  being  bribed.  Of  course  tho  e  is  always  one  certain  and 
effectual  way  to  put  an  end  to  such  a  state  of  things,  and  that  is 
by  electing  to  municipal  office  only  men  of  strict  integrity  and 
unswerving  honesty,  but  that  is  the  very  last  remedy  the  people 
of  a  city  employ  when  it  is  suggested  to  them.  Yet  the  fault  is 
wholly  their  own.  In  every  city  the  intelligent,  honest,  law- 
abiding  citizens  are  always  in  the  majority.  They  are  here  in 
San  Francisco,  and  they  are  in  every  large  city  in  the  United 
States.  Why,  then,  do  they  allow  a  city  to  fall  under  the  domi- 
nation of  thieves,  of  swindlers,  of  boodlers  and  of  blackmailers? 
Why  do  bosses  flourish  and  their  creatures  fill  all  the  offices  to 
the  exclusion  of  honest  men  ?  Simply  because  of  the  criminal 
carelessness  and  indifference  of  the  honest  citizens  of  cities  to 
their  own  interests.  They  will  not  concern  themselves  about  pol- 
itics, whereas  to  those  to  whom  politics  are  as  the  breath  of  their 
nostrils  are  only  too  ready  to  do  the  work  which  the  respectable 
portion  of  the  community  will  not  do.  Take  this  city  as  a  familiar 
example.  How  long  does  any  one  suppose  the  power  of  local 
bosses  could  last  if  the  people  would  take  the  work  of  politics 
into  their  own  hands?  There  would  be  such  a  stampede  of 
lambs  and  rock-rollers  and  tigers  and  whatever  else  the  scum 
calls  itself,  lhat  some  parts  of  the  city  would  look  as  though  a 
discriminating  and  intelligent  cyclone  had  struck  it.  A  hundred 
groggeries  and  scores  of  dives  and  deadfalls  would  have  to  close 
their  doors  for  lack  of  patronage,  and  the  frailest  of  the  frail  sis- 
terhood would  mourn  the  creatures  who  alternately  caress  them 
and  beat  them  half  to  death.  Municipal  corruption  will  continue 
just  so  long  as  politics  are  left  to  the  control  of  the  corrupt  and 
vicious  elements  of  the  city,  and  no  longer.  The  only  hope  is 
that  things  may  become  so  bad  that  they  will  be  unbearable,  and 
that  in  that  event  the  people  will  take  the  law  into  their  own 
hands,  sweep  the  city  clean  of  the  offscourings  and  vile  wretches 
who  are  now  so  influential,  and  do  their  duty  by  governing  well 
and  wisely. 

THE    STEAM    WHISTLE    NUISANCE. 


THE  steam-whistle  nuisance  is  becoming  perfectly  unbearable 
in  this  city,  and  it  is  about  time  that  an  ordinance  of  some 
kind  was  passed  to  protect  tax-payers  from  an  annoyance  of  the 
kind.  Not  content  with  wasting  an  unnecessary  amount  of 
steam  in  regulating  the  hours  of  labor,  every  proprietor  of  an  en- 
gine takes  upon  himself  the  duties  of  city  officials.  He  fills  the 
air  with  discordant  sounds,  announcing  the  hour  of  noon,  and  a 
fire  alarm  is  the  signal  for  a  general  disturbance  all  over  the  city. 
At  night  this  is  particularly  objectionable,  and  it  is  a  wonder  that 
the  people  living  near  some  factories  have  not  taken  forcible 
means  to  insure  relief.  One  short  blast  of  the  whistle  would  be 
sufficient  in  case  of  a  fire  to  inform  the  world,  as  well  as  his  em- 
ployer, that  a  watchman  is  on  the  alert;  but  instead,  the  num- 
ber is  taken  up  after  the  firebells  cease,  and  enunciated  again  by 
the  whistle,  in  a  slow,  methodical  manner,  which  irritates  peo- 
ple in  sound  bodily  health,  while  calculated  to  give  a  fatal  shock 
to  an  invalid.  A  fiendish  ingenuity  is  displayed  by  some  of  the 
operatives,  and  anything  short  of  pandemonium  would  fail  to 
describe  the  disturbance  created  by  these  steam-pipes  whenever 
an  opportunity  occurs. 


THE  weekly  magazine  which  has  been  projected  for  some  time 
past  by  George  Augustus  Sala,  has  at  last  made  its  appear- 
ance in  London,  under  the  name  of  Sala's  Journal.  It  is,  as  might 
be  expected,  a  highly  creditable  production,  bearing  all  the  im- 
prints of  the  genius  which  has  won  fame  for  its  proprietor.  In  the 
first  number,  now  to  hand,  Sala  pays  the  left-handed  compliment 
to  the  Bohemian  Club  of  this  city,  which  he  says  is  bohemian  in 
name  alone.  Mr.  Sala  spent  only  one  evening  under  the  ma- 
hogany of  the  club,  but  that  was  quite  sufficient  to  enable  him 
to  form  an  opinion,  which  is,  unfortunately,  the  correct  one. 


REPUBLICAN    FINANCES. 

THK  financial  management  of  government  affairs,  under  the 
Republican  administration,  is  just  now  attracting  more  than 
usual  attention  on  account  of  the  great  apparent  difference  in 
the  condition  of  the  treasury  at  the  beginning  and  at  the  end  of 
Harrison's  term  of  office.  During  Cleveland's  term  of  office  the 
revenues  exceeded  the  expenditures  by  nearly  $100,000,000,  a 
year.  In  President  Harrison's  first  year  the  excess  of  revenue 
was  $85,000,000.  last  year  it  fell  to  $26,000,000  and  this  year  it 
will  be  considerably  less  than  nothing  says  The  Nation.  This 
difference  is  due  not  to  declining  revenues,  but  to  swollen  ex- 
penditures. The  total  revenue  in  the  first  year  of  Republican 
control  was  $ LG.000.000  greater  than  in  any  year  of  the  Demo- 
cratic administration,  and  was  $5,000,000  greater  last  year.  The 
total  expenditures  tell  the  story,  having  been  $19,000,000  greater 
in  Harrison's  first  year  than  in  any  one  of  Cleveland's  and  no  less 
than  $66,000,000  in  his  second.  In  place  of  the  overflowing  treasury 
which  Secretary  Fairchild  left  behind  him,  Mr.  Foster  can  show  a 
net  cash  balance  at  the  end  of  April,  1802,  of  only  $31,000,000,  and 
nearly  half  of  that  is  made  up  of  subsidiary  coin,  which  is  prac- 
tically an  unavailable  asset.  And,  as  is  well  known,  he  vir- 
tually admits,  even  that  narrow  surplus  would  have  been  wiped 
out  had  he  not  held  back  payment  of  millions  of  appropriations 
made  by  a  Congress  Republican  in  both  its  branches.  On  the 
basis  of  this  dispassionate  comparison  it  certainly  takes  a  good 
degree  of  effrontery  for  the  Republicans  to  go  on  claiming  a 
monopoly  of  the  talent  for  financial  administration,  The  Demo- 
crats elected  a  President  who  was  sound,  and  gave  the  country  a 
eound  and  able  financial  administration,  while  the  Republicans 
elected  leaders  who  have  plunged  the  national  finances  into  seri- 
ous difficulties.  The  comparison  that  business  men  will  make  is 
just  the  one  that  we  have  made — a  comparison  of  the  actual  rec- 
ords of  the  two  last  administrations.  In  face  of  the  showing  just 
arrived  at,  for  the  Republicans  to  claim  that  the  finances  of  the 
country  are  safe  in  their  hands  alone,  is  not  only  to  lay  them- 
selves open  to  the  charge  of  untruthfulness  and  hypocrisy,  but, 
what  is  far  more  dangerous  in  a  political  campaign,  is  also  to  ex- 
pose themselves  to  ridicule. 


ASSESSING    SCHOOL    CHILDREN. 


THE  attention  of  the  School  Department  has  been  called  to  the 
fact  that  more  than  one  of  the  school  principals  have  asked 
their  pupils  for  pecuniary  aid  for  the  payment  of  the  expenses  of 
graduation  exercises.  This  is  an  abuse  of  authority  that  should 
not  be  tolerated,  for  it  is  productive  of  the  most  unpleasant  re- 
sults. One  principal  announced  that  each  of  the  pupils  of  his 
school  would  be  expected  to  pay  an  assessment  of  two  dollars, 
so  that  the  public  might  learn  of  the  great  good  work  being  done 
by  him,  and  that,  perchance,  highly  successful  graduating  exer- 
cises would  be  of  some  assistance  in  effecting  an  increase  in  salary 
or  a  possible  promotion  for  the  diplomatic  dispensator  of  knowl- 
edge. Another  principal  was  more  modest,  for  she  asked  for 
only  fifty  cents  from  each  pupil.  A  third  principal  insisted  that 
all  the  little  girls  in  her  school  should  appear  on  commencement 
day  in  dresses  of  spotless  white.  It  possibly  never  occurred  to 
her  that  many  of  her  pupils  were  children  of  poor  parents,  who 
had  hard  enough  lines  keeping  their  little  ones  in  sufficiently 
decent  condition  to  send  them  to  school  at  ad,  and  that  white 
dresses  were  not  included  in  their  household  budget.  The  School 
Directors  should  give  more  careful  attention  than  it  seems  they 
have  been,  to  these  matters.  The  schools,  it  must  be  remem- 
bered, are  for  rich  and  poor  alike,  and  it  is  contrary  to  the  basic 
principles  of  our  commonwealth  to  draw  a  monetary  line  between 
those  with  parents  who  can  afford  to  spend  fifty  cents  or  two 
dollars  for  graduation  exercises  and  those  who  cannot.  We  un- 
derstand that  a  rule  of  the  School  Department  prohibits  the 
asking  by  teachers  of  money  from  pupils  for  school  purposes,  or 
the  receipt  of  money  for  such  purposes.  Why  is  this  rule  not 
enforced?  There  are  some  instructors  of  proud  and  haughty 
mien,  and  probably  blue-blooded  ancestry,  who  have  sympathy 
only  for  the  children  of  the  rich,  who  appear  in  purple  and  fine 
linen,  and  give  them  all  their  attention,  much  to  the  disadvant- 
age of  the  children  of  the  workingmen,  by  whose  sufferances  the 
teachers  have  opportunity  to  obtain  their  poorly-earned  salt. 
Such  teachers  are  better  out  of  the  employment  of  the  city,  and 
the  sooner  the  School  Department  is  relieved  of  them,  the  better 
will  it  be  for  the  administration  of  our  schools. 


PETITIONS  for  closing  the  World's  Fair  on  Sundays  are  still 
being  showered  on  the  Secretary  of  the  National  Commission 
at  Chicago,  the  last  footing  showing  that  11,380,150  men  and 
women  have  asked  to  have  the  Exposition  closed  on  this  day. 
The  largest  lists  come  from  Michigan  and  Ohio,  about  4,000,000 
signatures  from  each  State.  Pennsylvania  shows  a  list  of  1,700,- 
000.  The  names  from  California  number  170,611.  Georgia  sends 
a  total  of  six  names,  and  North  Dakota  only  one  name.  Besides 
these  petitions,  others  are  constantly  being  laid  before  the  House 
of  Representatives  and  United  States  Senate  in  Washington,  urg- 
ing that  the  Fair  be  closed  on  Sundays. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  21,  1892. 


THE    MODERN    WEDDING. 

TO  the  thoughtful  observer  who  finds  himself  one  of  many  im- 
patiently expectant  of  the  bride's  appearance  through  the 
church  door,  the  ceremony,  which  of  all  others  should  be  the 
most  impressive,  loses  much  of  its  solemnity.  The  feeling  that 
prompts  the  earliest  possible  arrival  on  the  scene  in  order  to  se- 
cure an  advantageous  position  for  seeing  and  hearing,  and,  if  late, 
the  crowding  into  the  overfilled  edifice  on  tiptoe  to  catch  a  glimpse 
of  the  heads  of  the  wedding  party,  can  only  be  one  of  sheer  cu- 
riosity. What  is  the  motive  which  causes  the  girl  about  to  face 
the  most  serious  problem  of  her  life  to  make  a  public  spectacle  of 
herself  to  which  she  bids  the  public,  as  far  as  she  knows  it,  to 
"  come  and  see  ?  "  Gazed  at  by  merciless  eyes,  quick  to  notice 
the  slightest  deflection  from  the  proper  thing,  she  offers  herself  as 
a  target  for  comment  and  often  ridicule.  Only  a  few  of  the  curi- 
ous throng  are  so  filled  with  friendly  interest  in  the  participants 
of  the  ceremonial  that  they  are  oblivious  to  the  bride's  expres- 
sion, or  the  tone  of  the  groom's  responses.  A  marriage  should, 
by  virtue  of  all  it  signifies,  be  considered  as  soruetning  apart  from 
other  festivities.  It  is  an  occasion  when  those  chiefly  interested 
should  be  surrounded  by  only  their  nearest  and  dearest  friends. 
Then  the  entrance  into  "the  holy  bond  of  matrimony  "  seems 
holy,  and  not  an  opportunity  for  the  display  of  toilettes  and  new 
and  original  ideas  concerning  bridesmaids.  Another  mock- 
ery attendant  upon  the  fashionable  wedding  is  the  pro- 
miscuous sending  of  gifts.  How  many  there  are  to 
whom  the  arrival  of  that  bit  of  paste-board,  with  its  summons, 
is  anything  but  a  pleasure,  because  of  the  equivalent  present 
which  must  be  sent.  For  often  the  obligation  is  felt  by  those 
who  can  ill  afford  the  necessary  sum  required  for  the  purchase  of 
a  wedding  gift,  which  must  be  "  as  good  as  any  one's."  Others, 
with  no  thought  or  interest  in  the  matter,  will  carelessly  select 
something  or  anything,  so  long  as  it  makes  a  goodly  showing,  be- 
cause it  is  supposed  to  be  the  correct  thing  to  do.  With  neither 
gift  goes  the  loving  thought,  the  kindly  wish,  which  makes  the 
value  of  the  article,  if  the  recipient  is  not  placing  the  market  val- 
uation on  her  presents,  and  appraising  each  one  as  it  is  unfolded 
from  its  wrappings.  In  France,  the  sending  of  a  wedding  gift  is 
considered  as  a  favor,  and  only  the  privileged,  few  who  have  some 
claim  on  the  bridal  couple  are  permitted  to  send  gifts — a  custom 
worthy  of  imitation.  OE  course,  to  the  young  couple  whose  new 
home  depends  largely  for  its  ornamentation  on  the  generous  re- 
membrances of  their  friends,  the  gifts  are  highly  prized,  and,  as  a 
rule,  are  sent  by  those  whose  kindly  interest  in  the  youug  people 
leads  them  to  select  such  articles  as  will  be  just  the  thing.  But 
for  the  girl,  whose  future  is  amply  provided  for,  and  whose  home 
will  know  no  deprivation  of  any  desired  article,  the  miscellaneous 
collection  gathered  in  from  the  dear  five  hundred  or  more  has  no 
sentiment  or  value.  Why  will  not  some  independent  spirit  take 
the  initiative,  and  when  she  announces  to  the  world  at  large  her 
coming  nuptials,  state  at  the  same  time  that  she  wishes  only  the 
presence  of  her  friends,  and  nothing  more  tangible? 


THE    PACIFIC-UNION     DIRECTORS      RESIGN. 

The  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Pacific  Union  Club  have  resigned. 
They  were  elected  on  an  opposition  ticket,  which  rarely  happens 
and  by  a  very  large  majority.  They  started  in  on  their  duties 
with  great  zeal;  reorganized  and  systematised  the  restaurant  de- 
partment, which  had  been  losingj.$3,000  a  month  and  placed  it  on 
a  paying  basis,  which  had  never  been  before  accomplished;  intro- 
duced electric  incandescent  lighting  into  the  club;  cleaned  and 
freshened  up  the  building,  and  finding  the  arrangement  of  the 
rooms  in  their  opinion  inconvenient  and  wrong,  they  endeavored 
to  make  what  seemed  to  them  a  change  that  would  please  the 
great  majority  of  members — namely  the  allowing  of  conversation 
and  whist  playing  in  the  reading  room  and  making  an  additional 
suite  of  rooms  on  another  floor  into  a  library  for  serious  reading. 
This  interfered  with  the  comfort  of  some  of  the  older  members 
who  claimed  that  the  card  players  should  not  be  made  more  com- 
fortable. A  certain  element  of  non  club  men  called  a  special 
meeting,  and  condemned  the  proposed  change.  The  Board  of 
Directors  having  gone  on  the  opposition  ticket  under  solicitation 
expressed  and  their  appointment  being  an  honorary  one  in 
which  much  time  and  trouble  was  demanded,  their  only  recom- 
pense being  the  approval  of  their  fellow  members,  decided  to 
quietly  retire  in  a  gentlemanly  way  without  any  friction  to  the 
club.  The  directors  are  retiring  individually,  as  their  successors 
are  appointed  by  the  remaining  members  of  the  Board,  which 
will  be  entirely  changed  by  the  end  of  next  week. 


TYPEWRITERS'    STUB    FINGER. 


A  PRETTY  young  typewriter  of  this  city  has  just  made  an  alarm- 
ing discovery,  and  added  another  distinct  and  formidable  afflic- 
tion to  the  innumerable  ills  which  tend  to  make  life  miserable. 
The  young  lady  in  question  happened  to  notice  during  the  week 
that  the  long,  taper  fingers  on  which  she  very  justly  prided  her- 
self were' becoming  flattened  out  at  the  tips,  giving  each  particu- 
lar digit  above  the  top  joint  adistorted,  stubby  appearance,  which 
completely  spoiled  tne  symmetry  of  the  hand.  The  physician 
whom  she  consulted  in  her  distress  gave  the  case  more  than  or- 
dinary attention,  on  account  of  its  peculiarity,  and  finally,  after 
a  thorough  investigation,  entered  a  new  ailment  in  his  notebook, 
which,  in  the  future,  will  be  known  as  "  typewriters'  stub  fin- 
ger." The  deformity  is  caused  by  the  constant  tapping  on  the 
lettered  key-board  of  the  machines,  and  develops  gradually,  like 
confluent  smallpox,  the  victim  realizing  that  her  fingers  have 
been  transformed  into  thumbs  only  when  it  is  too  late  to 
remedy  the  mischief.  It  is  safe  to  say  that  every  typewriter  in 
the  city,  who  has  been  for  any  length  of  time  in  the  business,  is 
similarly  afflicted,  and  there  will  be  weeping  and  wailing  among 
the  fair  sex  when  they  are  awakened  to  a  sense  of  the  misfortune 
which  has  overtaken  them.  The  new  affliction  will  likely  at- 
tract much  interest  among  the  members  of  the  medical  profes- 
sion, while  the  public  in  general  will  await  their  verdict  on  the 
moot-point — whether  or  not  the  introduction  of  typewriters  has 
created  a  deformity  which  will  be  hereditary.  If  so,  a  future 
generation  with  fingers  all  thumbs  will  tax  the  ingenuity  of  glove- 
makers,  to  devise  a  fashionable  fit,  patterned  after  the  feet  of 
stockings  worn  by  their  ancestors  of  to-day. 

IMPROVEMENT    IN    THE    ART    OF    BREWING. 

WHILE  some  of  our  manufacturers  are  complaining  of  dull 
times  otheis  are  devoting  their  energies  to  improving  the 
quality  of  their  product.  Education  and  the  advancement 'of 
science  have  made  it  possible  to  improve  the  quality  of  beer. 
The  United  States  Brewery,  located  on  Fulton  street,  in  this  city, 
one  of  the  best-equipped  breweries  in  the  State,  has  not  been 
satisfied  with  its  product  under  the  old  style  of  brewing,  and  has 
taken  important  steps  to  improve  the  quality  of  the  beer  manu- 
factured. Mr.  Henry  Engel,  who,  after  having  had  twelve  years' 
experience  in  Germany  and  New  York  as  a  foreman  brewer,  re- 
signed his  position  and  entered  the  new  brewing  school  estab- 
lished at  New  York  under  the  name  of  "  The  First  Scientific  Sta- 
tion for  the  Art  of  Brewing,"  graduated  from  this  school  with 
high  honors  last  February,  and  was  then  employed  as  foreman  of 
the  United  States  Brewery. 

The  result  of  science  as  applied  to  brewing  in  San  Francisco 
has  brought  about  great  changes.  When  a  man  graduates  from  a 
university  or  college,  in  speaking  about  him  we  always  ask, 
"What  does  he  know?"  When  a  brewer  graduates  from  The 
First  Scientific  Station  for  the  Art  of  Brewing,  we  ask,  "  What  can  he 
do?"  This  can  be  answered  by  tasting  the  beer  manufactured  at 
the  United  States  Brewery.  One  trial  of  this  article  will  convince 
any  unprejudiced  roan  that  education  is  of  great  assistance  in  this 
line  of  industry,  and  the  owners  of  this  Brewery  are  realizing 
that  the  public  appreciate  all  improvements;  not  only  are  the 
sales  increasing,  but  the  customers  are  happy,  and  are  continually 
complimenting  the  management  on  the  improvement  shown. 


A  MONUMENT  to  Rouget  de  I'lsle,  the  writer  of  the  "Mar- 
seillaise," was  unveiled,  recently,  by  M.  Goblet,  at  Choissy, 
France.  It  was  at  Cnoissy  that  Rouget  de  lTsle  lived  many  years 
in  poverty,  and  died  while  in  receipt  of  £80  a  year,  granted  by 
Louis  Philippe.  The  monument  was  ordered  and  paid  for  by  the 
Free  Masons  of  B'rench  lodges,  and  designed  by  M.  Leblanc,  the 
sculptor. 


THE  merchants  dined  together  on  Thursday  night,  and  during 
the  love-feast  listened  with  much  attention  to  the  arraign- 
ment of  the  railroads  made  by  Messrs.  Leeds,  Warner  and  Merry. 
Some  mention  was  made  of  the  hoarded  millions  in  the  city 
banks,  held  there  by  the  gentlemen  who  deplore  the  present  de- 
pressing condition  of  affairs,  but  nothing  was  heard  about  the 
woeful  lack  of  enterprise  which  has  made  our  merchants  notori- 
ous among  the  business  men  of  the  world.  The  merchants  of 
this  city  have  their  salvation  in  their  own  hands.  Let  them  over- 
step the  provincial  limits  and  become  merchants  in  fact,  and  not 
in  name  only,  and  there  will  be  less  cause  for  complaint.  The 
Chamber  of  Commerce  is  a  splended  institution  for  the  develop- 
ment of  magnificent  theories  regarding  everything  in  general,  but 
when  its  members  attack  a  practical  question  they  somehow  seem 
to  lose  ground. 

Beautiful  Colored  Photographs. 

Sanborn.  Vail  &  Co.  are  now  showing  a  large  number  of  beautiful 
colored  photographs,  from  the  ateliers  of  the  famous  Berlin  Photo- 
graph Company,  which  makes  a  specialty  of  photographing  famous 
pictures,  and  coloring  the  photograph  so  as  to  make  it  an  exact  re- 
production of  the  painting.  Among  the  photographs  are  "The 
Russian  Wedding  Feast,"  "  Lueretia  Borgia,"  and  many  others.  In 
the  art  gallery  there  are  also  a  number  of  magnificent  colored  photo- 
gravures, such  as  that  of  the  "Toilet  of  Venus."  from  Tojetti.  The 
line  of  colored  engravings  of  famous  horses,  such  as  Salvator,  Tenny, 
Firenzi.  Tournament,  and  others,  is  new,  and  should  be  seen  to  be 
appreciated.  The  far  siurilies  and  etchings  are  also  excellent.  Among 
recent  importations  are  a  miniber  of  exquisite  8>;10  photographs  of 
famous  paintings,  from  the  Berlin  Photograph  Company. 

SILVER  stirrups  of  solid  metal  are  a  fad    with  fashionable  men 
who  are  fond  of  riding. 


May  2t,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


TENNIS    AND    BASEBALL. 

THBRS  \9  very  little  to  report  in  tennis  circles,  the  Oakland 
Tennis  Club's  opening  having  been  postponed  till  the  28th 
Inst-  Several  players  have  been  visiting  San  Rafael  to  see  the 
courU  where  the  great  matches  this  year  will  he  played.  There 
are  numerous  challenges  out  at  the  California  Club,  among  others 
being:  Eyre  and  Code;  Davis  and  Stetson;  Bee  and  Field; 
Collier  and  A.  Taylor;  Stetson  and  S  Hoffman;  Coit  and  Moor; 
O'Connor  and  Linderman ;  O'Connor  A  Eyre;  Drown  &  Gunn; 
Treat  and  Stetson;  Forbes  and  Lee. 

During  the  week  Code  beat  Hobart,  2-6,  7-5.  8-6,  and  O'Con- 
nor beat  both  A.  Carrigan  and  Del  Linderman  in  straight  setts. 

There  is  quite  a  movement  among  the  cracks,  and  Gray,  Hoff- 
man. Hubbard,  Tobin,  and  McGavin  are  settling  down  to  work. 
IfcOavin  is  playing  quite  a  game,  and  shows  now  some  of  his 
old  form.  His  back-handers  are  the  prettiest  ever  played  on  the 
coast. 

In  England  there  has  also  been  a  slight  reaction,  and  Renshaw, 
Barlow,  Meiers,  Mahony,  and  others  are  getting  into  trim.  A 
match  was  played,  a  little  while  ago,  at  the  Queen's  Court,  be- 
tween E.  Renshaw  and  G.  W.  Hillyard,  and  E.  G.  Meiers  and  H. 
S.  Mahony.  Renshaw  played  his  old  game,  and  managed  to  win 
the  first  two  setts,  but  Hillyard  was  not  in  form,  and  their  op- 
ponents managed  to  win  by  three  setts  to  two.  2-6,  4-6;  6-4,  6-2, 
6-4. 

There  has  been  a  match  arranged  to  take  place  at  the  All  Eng- 
land Lawn  Tennis  Association  Grounds,  at  Wimbledon,  between 
E.  Renshaw  and  H.  S.  Barlow,  best  of  five  setts,  which  promises 
to  be  very  exciting.  The  result  will  be  awaited  with  great  in- 
terest. 

May  24th  will  be  the  opening  date  of  the  Irish  championship  at 
the  Fitzwilliam  Courts  in  Dublin.  Campbell,  it  is  understood, 
will  take  part,  and  many  are  the  conjectures  as  to  what  he 
will  do. 

p.„-RA|  .  THE  spurt  that  Oakland  took  last  week  led  the 
bAbtbALL,  |  friends  of  the  club  to  feel  that  the  ill-luck  of 
the  team  had  forsaken  it,  but  at  this  writing  it  appears  that  bad 
luck  only  temporarily  quit  the  team.  Carvall  being  unable  to 
play,  has  weakened  the  team  considerably.  Horace  proved  last 
Sunday  that  fee  is  able  to  hold  his  own  with  any  pitcher  in  the 
league.  Oakland  and  San  Jose  played  the  most  interesting  game, 
last  Saturday,  played  here  this  season.  It  was  exciting  from  start 
to  finish.  Games  will  be  played  hereafter  in  Oakland,  should  the 
attendance  equal  that  of  last  Wednesday.  The  San  Francisco 
and  Oakland  clubs  will  play  at  the  Haight-street  grounds,  in  this 
city,  this  afternoon  and  to-morrow.  The  N.  S.  G.  W.  league  have 
finished  their  schedule,  and  completed  all  arrangements  for  play- 
ing the  season  out.  The  league  will  consist  of  the  Sequoia,  Rin- 
con.  Alcalde,  and  Piedmont  Farlors.  Games  will  be  played  every 
Sunday  morning,  at  the  Haight-street  grounds,  and  on  Sunday 
afternoon  at  Emeryville.  To-morrow  njorning,  at  11  o'clock,  the 
Rincons  and  Sequoias  will  play  at  Haight  street. 

San  Francisco  has  secured  Bill  Brown.  He  will  play  first  base, 
and  catch  when  necessary. 


LOS  ANGELES  may  not  have  a  flower  show,  but  the  fair  ones  of 
that  beautiful  town  do  not  intend  to  be  outdone  in  any  matter 
that  will  cause  a  sensation.  Therefore  they  have  captured  a  re- 
vivalist, and  are  flocking  to  his  meetings  in  a  wild  endeavor  to 
get  saved  before  it  is  too  late.  It  is  not  true,  as  has  been  inti- 
mated, that  the  revivalist  was  induced  to  set  his  dates  ao  as  to 
catch  the  editors  from  the  East,  and  save  them  from  further  wick- 
edness. This  revival  is  purely  a  Los  Angeles  institution,  and,  as 
such,  society  there  declares  it  will  be  carried  to  the  bitter  end. 
More  than  one  fair  one  has  already  decided  to  become  a  Quaker, 
as  the  best  means  to  resist  the  temptations  of  the  world,  the 
flesh,  and  the  devil.  A  well-known  San  Franciscan,  a  lady  promi- 
nent in  several  fashionablccharitable  associations,  is  now  consid- 
ering the  advisability  of  inviting  the  soul-protector  to  this  city  to 
give  the  young  ladies  a  little  wholesome  advice  before  they  depart 
for  the  winter  resorts. 

^PRICE'S 


Powder 


Used  in  Millions  of  Homes — 40  years  the  Standard. 


AT    LAST    ARRIVED. 


**£.     B.     MIHEAIT'S 

GRAND  COLLECTION  DIRECT  FROM   CONSTANTINOPLE, 

Turkish,  Persian,  Royal  Boukara,  Kiz-Kilim,,  Extra  Cashmere  Rugs; 
Carpets  of  all  sizes,  Furniture,  Arms,  Draperies,  Curtains. 

A  very  rich  invoice  of  Palatial  Embroideries,  etc.,  which  will  be 

ON     EXHIBITION 
On  Friday  and  Saturday,  May  20th  &  21st,  af  412  Pine  St. 

And  will  be  sold  at  AUCTION,  commencing 

Monday,  May  23<1 Until   3  J  til, 

At  11  a.  m.  Each  Day. 

This  is  the  finest  and  the  richest  collection  yet  imported,  but  owing  to 
the  lateness  of  the  time  and  being  his  last  sale  of  the  season,  will  be  sacri- 
ficed regardless  of  price,  as  soon  after  the  sale  M.  B.  Mihran  will  leave  the 
city.    Surely  a  real  golden  opportunity  for  big  bargains  in  Turkish  goods. 

WILM.1U  BUTTERFIELD,  Auctioneer. 


a 


THE  WHITE  HOUSE." 


AS 
TO 
PARASOLS 

We  have  just  unpacked  our  summer  importation 
of  the  most  fashionable  and  loveliest  Parasols 
and  Sunshades,  selected  by  our  buyer  in  Paris. 

FOR    THE    CARRIAGE. 

Lace  Trimmed, 

Embroidered,  Chiffon  and  Rainbow  Stripes. 

FOR  THE  PROMENADE. 

Changeable  Silk  and  Lace, 

Plain  Changeable  Silk, 

Changeable  Silk,  with  ruffles, 

Black,  with  Point  de  Genes  Lace  Border. 

Black,  Embroidered  in  Colors. 

FOR  THE  SEASIDE. 

Point  de  Genes  Lace,  over  various  colors. 

HANDLES. 

In  Natural  Wood,  Celluloid,  Fruit  Dec- 
orated, Flower  Decorated,  Silver,  Oxidized 
Silver,  etc. 

RAPHAEL  WEILL  &  CO., 

N.  W.  Cor.  Post  and  Kearny  Sts. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  2L,  1892. 


SOME    CALIFORNIA    HOTELS. 


IN  the  days  when  Captain  Mallah  used  to  carry  passengers  from 
Port  Harford  to  San  Luis  Obispo  in  a  ><  mud  wagon,"  stopping 
midway  in  a  large  pond  of  water  to  collect  his  fares,  there  was  enter- 
prise in  that  country.  The  railroad  has  been  built  from  Port  Harford 
to  San  Luis  Obispo,  and  the  Southern  Paciuc  has  run  its  track  as 
far  as  "  Santa  Margarita"  on  the  other  side,  and  San  Luis  awaiting 
calmly  and  disinterestedly  interment  or  resurrection.  Apparent  in- 
difference as  to  which  is  clearly  manifested.  A  company  of  enter- 
prising boomers  went  there  a  few  years  ago  and  built  a  large  hotel, 
which  they  named"  Kamona."  They  also  built  a  gaudy  pavilion, 
and  under  the  firm  name  of "  The  West  Coast  Improvement  Com- 
pany," proceeded  to  boom  the  town.  I  was  informed  by  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  Board  of  Directors  "  that  the  hotel  had  been  run  at  a  loss 
of  $1,000  a  mouth,"  and  as  they  told  me  that  this  is  the  busy  season, 
and  as  there  were  not  over  fifty  guests  in  the  house,  including  regu- 
lar boarders,  the  statement  was  not  incredible.  Mr.  Jack,  President 
of  the  Board,  also  informed  me  that  unless  active  and  immediate 
work  was  begun  on  the  railroad  south  of  Santa  Marguerita,  the  house 
would  be  closed.  The  company  has  built  a  dam,  at  a  cost  of  $15,000, 
and  a  couple  of  roads  for  construction.  The  rest  of  the  work  has 
been  accomplished  through  the  newspapers.  The  people  are  discour- 
aged, and  the  town  demoralized.  Evidence  of  the  indulgence  of  in- 
dolence is  everywhere  visible.  Mr.  C.  H.  Phillips,  manager  of  the 
W.  C.  I.  Company,  and  a  shrewd,  clear-eyed  business  man,  said  he 
thought  the  best  thing  he  could  do  for  the  town  was  to  give  the  in- 
habitants five  minutes'  grace  and  shell  the  place.  While  the  S.  P.  is 
is  rather  shy  about  pushing  the  railroad  into  San  Luis,  the  stage 
company,  ably  seconded  by  the  chivalrous  drivers,  render  the  stage 
ride  delightful.  One  of  the  drivers,  Mr.  Wm.  Blackmore.is  notably 
gallant,  presenting  each  lady  riding  on  his  coach  with  a  beautiful 
bouquet.  His  costume  of  buckskin  is  sufficiently  picturesque  to  suit 
the  most  fastidious  and  aesthetic  taste. 

Mr.  Wheeler,  of  the  Arlington,  at  Santa  Barbara,  says  he  has  no 
use  for  coast  patronage.  What  his  broad  and  generous  hospitality 
craves,  and  fairly  hankers  after,  is  Eastern  visitors.  He  evidently 
justly  estimates  the  fabulous  prodigality  of  the  ordinary  Eastern 
tourist.  He  spoke  from  a  full  stomach,  and  was  flushed  with  pride. 
His  house  was  full,  principally  of  coast  patrons.  Mr.  Shepard, 
of  the  San  Marcos,  is  not  so  discriminating.  He  opens  his  heart  and 
his  doors  to  every  people  under  the  sun,  who  pay  their  bills  and  are 
moderately  respectable,  but  the  good  Shepard  is  in  Santa  Barbara 
only  six  months  of  the  year  to  offer  this  rare  hospitality. 

San  Diego  can,  I  am  sure,  lay  honest  claim  to  the  largest  blocks  of 
the  finest  climate  this  side  of  heaven;  but  alas!  an  effort  to  subsist 
upon  it  is  found  to  be  extremely  precarious.  Everything  there  is  for 
sale.  We  did  not  ask  the  price  of  the  Hotel  Del  Coronado,  but  it 
should  certainly  be  sold  or  repaired,  or  both.  The  worst  feature  of 
this  place,  to  those  few  fortunate  individuals  not  troubled  with  their 
kidneys,  is  the  fact  that  the  Coronado  water,  warranted  to  cure  that 
particular  disease,  is  the  only  water  obtainable  there,  so  that  if  you 
go  there,  no  matter  in  how  healthy  condition,  you  must  perforce, 
take  treatment  for  diseased  kidneys,  if  you  drink  water,  and  the  re- 
sult is  difficult  to  define. 

Los  Angeles  county  appears  to  be  a  sanitarium  on  a  grand  scale. 
It  is  notably  a  country  of  hotels,  every  one  of  which  is  the  largest, 
best,  most  elegantly  appointed,  and  best  conducted  hotel  in  the 
world.  Many  of  them  have  a  line  of  steam  cars,  of  which  their  hotel 
is  the  terminal  point,  but  it  is  a  significant  fact  that  while  there  are 
several  good  hotels  in  the  southern  portion  of  the  State,  with  a  very 
few  first-class  ones,  Los  Angeles  herself  has  not  one  first-class  hotel. 
The  Westminster  is  far  and  away  the  best  house  there,  but  could  not 
be  compared  to  many  others  in  the  State.  The  Nadeau  and  Hallen- 
beck  are  much  patronized  by  commercial  travelers,  who  are  im- 
portant factors  to  all  hotels  on  this  coast,  and  it  can  be  truly  said  of 
them  that  they  recognize  the  importance  of  their  commercial  value. 
The  Los  Angeles  cable  car  system  is  simply  atrocious.  Their  cars 
are  old,  ugly  and  dirty,  while  their  "  dpuble  curves  "  will  dislocate 
the  back  teeth  and  considerably  disturb  the  temper  of  an  average 
San  Franciscan.  Redondo  Hotel  and  beach  are  very  beautiful.  The 
hotel  is  a  model  of  elegance  and  comfort,  and  the  grounds  are  de- 
lightful. I  saw  there  fifty  acres  of  roses  in  full  bloom.  The 
grounds  are  terraced  to  the  beach,  and,  carpeted  with  a  mat  of  pink 
blossoms,  look  like  a  sheet  of  flame.  Santa  Monica  is  also  a 
resort  in  great  favor.  It  also  has  a  railway,  and  a  very  pretty  hotel 
called  "  Arcadia."  Almost  without  exception,  every  hotel  has  a 
black  eye  for  every  other,  and  every  town  for  every  other  town.  But 
upon  one  common  ground  they  all  unite— and  that  is  abuse  of  North- 
ern California.  To  a  person  who  loves  and  admires  every  foot  of  the 
State,  this  egotistic  sectional  feeling  is  much  deplored. 

Without  doubt  all  resorts  on  this  coast  must  yield  the  paim  to  the 
beautiful,  the  peerless  Del  Monte.  I  feel  rather  dazed  when  I  con- 
template the  fact  that  it  is  not  in  Los  Angeles,  but  away  up  North 
where  they  are  growing  wonderfully  modest  about  climate.  One  of 
the  hotels  of  which  we  may  all  feel  justly  proud,  is  the  Vendome,  of 
San  Jose.  Mr.  Snell  has  mastered  the  situation.  He  knows  how  to 
keep  a  good  house,  and  he  does  it,  and  speaks  a  kind  word  for  all  the 
army  of  hotel  men.  Mr.  Sullivan,  of  the  Sea  Beach,  Santa  Cruz,  says 
he  sets  a  good  table,  but  Mr.  Kinzlar,  of  the  California,  says  he  has 
the  only  first  class  hotel  in  the  State.  The  Traveler. 


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CALIFORNIA   WOMEN    AT    THE  WORLDS  FAIR. 
[By     Di    VlBBOH.J 


SoME  of  (he  States  have,  by  their  Legislatures,  made  financial 
provision  for  the  women's  exhibits  at  the  World's  Fair.  Cali- 
fornia has  not  done  so.  The  ladies  who  are  officially  engaged  in 
the  work  of  preparing  the  exhibits  to  represent  the  work  of 
California  women  are  confronted  with  a  very  serious  difficulty, — 
the  lack  of  funds.  They  have  petitioned  the  men's  board,  to  whom 
the  appropriation  was  made,  to  set  aside  a  certain  percentage  of 
the  amount  received  by  them  in  aid  of  the  California  exhibits.  So 
far  the  gentlemen  have  not  responded  with  any  marked  degree  of 
alacrity.  But  the  ladies  are  in  earnest,  both  for  the  credit  of  their 
sex,  and  the  honor  of  California.  They  have  striven  hard  to 
arouse  an  immediate  enthusiasm.  People  are  interested,  but  so 
many  say  "  1893  is  still  a  good  way  off,  what's  the  hurry?" 
With  this  tendency  to  postpone  active  consideration  to  work 
against,  the  ladies  officially  connected  with  the  World's  Fair  have 
met  with  some  lack  of  responsiveness,  but  they  are  all  much  en- 
couraged by  the  awakening  interest.  One  of  their  number,  Anna 
Morrison  Reed,  is  traveling  through  her  district,  and  lecturing  on 
the  subject,  with  much  success.  It  has  been  the  desire  of  the 
ladies  to  have  the  California  women  represented  by  something 
distinctive  Californian.  One  of  their  number,  Mrs.  J.  R.  Deane, 
long  ago  suggested  the  idea  of  a  banquet  hall,  with  the  table 
spread,  and  everything  to  be  manufactured  in  California.  The 
idea  is  being  favorably  considered.  Another  of  the  ladies  offered 
to  line  the  room  with  California  redwood.  The  furniture  would 
be  made  of  California  woods,  from  designs  drawn  by  California 
artists,  and  made  by  our  own  manufacturers.  So  with  the  napery. 
One  of  our  leading  silversmiths  has  promised  to  make  the  silver- 
ware, and  another  firm  has  promised  to  give  a  massive  punch- 
bowl, made  of  California  virgin  silver,  and  adorned  with  the 
native  gems,  some  in  the  rough,  and  some  after  the  lapidary  has 
lavished  his  skill  upon  them. 

Mrs.  J.  R.  Deane  has  further  suggested  that  this  banquet  hall 
shall  be  under  the  care  of  different  sections  of  California,  each 
for  a  specified  time.  For  instance,  let  the  northern  counties  take 
charge  for  a  month,  the  southern,  the  central,  the  bay  counties, 
in  turn,  each  represented  by  its  own  characteristic  features. 
Even  the  china  on  the  table  could  be  painted  with  representations 
of  the  scenes  or  features  of  that  section  which  had  temporary 
charge.  The  tropical  pictures  would  contrast  well  with  the  min- 
ing scenes  which  might  follow  them.  The  Moral  decorations,  the 
table  delicacies  might  all  represent  their  section  with  great  fidel- 
ity. California  artists  might  win  fame  for  themselves  and  glory 
for  their  State  by  contributing  characteristic  canvases  for  the 
banqueting  ball.  The  idea  is  a  good  one,  and  needs  only  the 
united,  pympathetic  support  of  all  the  women  interested  to  carry 
it  out  with  grand  success.  Ic  is  especially  appropriate,  this  din- 
ing-hall  for  California,  since  it  is  in  one  way  an  expression  of 
California  hospitality,  and  in  effect  would  say,  "  Come  to  our 
State,  our  Golden  State,  and  sit  you  down  to  a  table  that  all  the 
year  groans  under  an  abundance  of  good  things." 

Another  lady,  Mrs.  E.  0.  Smith,  of  San  Jose,  has  suggested  the 
idea  of  a  jelly  castle,  which  will  be  a  sweet  architectural  poem. 
If  architecture  be  called  »  frozen  music,"  this  jelly  castle  will  be 
a  perfect  symphony.  It  is  to  be  designed  by  a  leading  California 
architect,  and  its  battlements,  and  turrets,  its  towers,  gables,  and 
massive  walls,  will  be  made  of  jelly  in  jars,  of  different  shapes, 
and  supported  by  a  wire  frame- work  so  arranged,  as  to  be  almost 
invisible.  Thus  will  our  fruits  live  again.  The  castle  is  to  be 
lighted  with  electricity  from  within,  and  only  those  who  know 
what  clear,  beautiful  jelly  can  be  made  from  our  fruits,  will  have 
any  idea  of  the  delicate  hues,  the  many  and  varied  colors  that 
will  delight  the  eye  on  that  occasion.  Let  me  make  a  suggestion. 
For  the  keystone  of  the  arch  of  the  great  portal,  let  California's 
great  seal  be  placed.  The  glass  shapes  for  the  different  portions  of 
the  detail,  the  figure,  the  head,  the  hair,  all  could  be  made,  and  filled 
with  transparent  jelly,  just  of  the  proper  hue.  It  would  be  very 
effective.  Another  project,  advanced  by  Ella  Sterling  Cummins, 
is  worthy  of  being  carried  out.  She  suggests  that  each  member 
of  the  Board  of  Lady  Managers  be  the  chairman  of  a  committee 
to  work  in  a  special  direction;  and  entitled  to  chose  her  assist- 
ants from  the  outside.  One  of  the  most  important  subjects  to  be 
thus  considered  and  worked  over  is  that  of  historical  research, 
embodying  the  antiquarian  features  of  California's  history.  People 
are  to  be  asked  to  contribute  of  their  historical  treasures  to  make 
this  portion  of  the  exhibit  as  complete  as  possible.  Old  lace,  altar 
cloths,  characteristic  fabrics — in  brief,  all  that  belongs  to  Cali- 
fornia's history  will  be  in  demand.  Under  the  encouragement  of 
the  World's  Fair  Commission,  a  number  of  ladies  have  organized 
themselves  together  for  the  purpose  of  making  a  woman's  literary 
exhibit  of  California  writers  for  the  Columbian  Exposition.  "  The 
ladies  are  now  engaged,"  writes  Ella  Sterling  Cummins,  "in  pre- 
paring a  complete  catalogue  of  all  books  written  by  our  writers. 
They  are  also  collecting  volumes  and  spying  out  for  newspaper  files 
of  extinct  as  well  as  existing  journals,  to  present,  when  complete  as 
a  whole,  to  the  Commissions  as  an  exhibit  for  the  Worlds's  Fair. 
They  propose  to  obtain  as  many  volumes  as  possible  by  donation, 
and  pluckily,  to  earn  themselves  the  money  for  the  volumes  they 


have  to  buy,  asking  the  commission  for  nothing,  save  its  good 
will  and  the  freightage  of  the  library  and  return.  The  books  will 
then  be  presented  to  the  Golden  Gate  Park  Museum  as  a  monu- 
ment of  their  labors,  and  as  a  mark  of  appreciation  of  the  writers 
of  the  past  and  the  present  day.  Any  lady  who  would  like  to 
become  an  associate  member  of  the  "  Literary  Exhibit  "  may  do 
so  by  the  payment  of  one  dollar,  or  the  donation  of  one  or  more 
books.  There  will  be  a  "dress  rehearsal"  at  the  Mechanics' 
Pavilion  this  year,  so  it  is  desired  that  all  donations  may  be  made 
as  soon  as  possible.  Mrs.  Warren  Ewer,  of  1513  Clay  street, 
is  "  Librarian  of  Literary  Exhibit  for  Columbian  Exposition." 

It  might  facilitate  the  labors  of  the  ■<  Literary  Exhibit  "  ladies, 
if  those  who  have  in  mind  books  that  should  be  placed  in  such  a 
collection,  would  send  their  titles  and  a  brief  description  to  the 
iibrariau,  and  also  furnish  information  as  to  the  whereabouts  of 
valuable  files  of  papers,  rare  books,  engravings,  or  woodcuts, 
illustrating  early  days  in  California. 


/  One  ^ 

/  rounded  teaspoonful 

of  Cleveland's^ 
Baking  Powder 


does  more  and  better  work 
than  a  heaping  ^ 
teaspoonful 
of  any  other. 
A  large  saving  on  a 
year's  bakings. 


A  pure  cream  of  tartar  powder. 
Used  in   the   U.    S.  Army   and  by- 
teachers  of  Cookery. 

Cleveland's  is  the  standard,  it  never 
varies,  it  does  the  most  work,  the  best 
work  and  is  perfectly  wholesome. 
F.  H.  AMES  .1  CO.,  Agents. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  21,  1892. 


'  We    Obey    no    Wand    but    Pleasure's."— Ton*  Moore. 


THE  long-expected  Jane  came  out  at  the  Baldwin  Monday  night 
before  an  even  more  than  usually  fashionable  audience.  It  is 
noticeable,  by  the  way,  that  style  seems  to  advance  with  the 
season  at  the  Baldwin.  Every  opening  night  brings  a  few  added 
inches  to  the  length  of  silken  trains  dragged  down  the  aisles,  and 
a  more  vivid  glow  to  the  rainbow-hued  flowers  and  feathers. 
Still  another  change  in  the  audience  is  observable.  The  long  suc- 
cession of  undeniably  excellent  productions  has  apparently  lulled 
the  Habitual  cautious  reserve  of  the  first-nighter,  afraid  of  giving 
his  applause  on  his  own  judgment,  and  having  no  one's  else 
handy,  and  the  opening  night  audience  now  laughs  or  weeps  with 
the  facile  appreciation  of  the  Tivoli  clientage.  There  is,  in  fact, 
a  little  danger  that,  in  its  oscillation  from  the  north  pole  of  hyper- 
criticism,  the  pendulum  may  swing  too  far  the  other  way.  The 
unqualified  indorsement  given  Monday  night  to  the  hyperbolical 
advance  agent's  opinion  of  Jane  may  be  cited  in  accentuation  of 
this  danger.  It  is  only  honest  to  say  that  Jane  found  itself,  at 
best,  no  more  than  a  good  second  to  its  modest  little  curtain- 
raiser,  Chums,  the  comedietta  having  compressed  into  one  act 
enough  dash  and  sparkle,  situations  and  surprises,  and  even  plot 
and  dialogue,  to  furnish  forth  the  whole  of  the  main  comedy. 
Chums  won  for  its  author  third  place  in  the  Herald's  prize  contest 
for  one-act  plays,  and  one  wonders  how  two  could  have  been 
thought  better.  It  rattles  along  at  so  lively  a  pace  as  to  give  an 
ordinary  evening's  amusement  and  story  in  about  twenty  min- 
utes. Mr.  Frost  has  certainly  put  nothing  into  his  little  play 
which  is  suggestive  of  his  name,  in  the  slang  of  the  theatre. 
Paul  Arthur,  who  makes  most  of  the  fun,  does  it  with  a  refresh- 
ing naturalness  and  spontaneity,  and  he  is  well  supported  by 
Katharine  Grey  and  Lizette  le  Baron.  Mr.  Fortier,  who  takes  a 
fourth  hand,  is  a  less  skillful  player,  but  the    author   makes  him 

score  up  in  spite  of  himself. 

#  «  # 

The  authors  of  Jane,  Messrs.  Nichols  and  Lestocq,  owe  much 
more  to  Mr.  Charles  Frohman's  company  than  the  company  owes 
to  the  play.  The  central  idea  is  carried  out  with  considerable 
humor,  but  with  hardly  enough  to  make  us  forget  that  it  is  bor- 
rowed wholesale  from  Lend  Me  Your  Wife.  Most  of  the  people 
are  positively  good,  none  bad.  Among  the  best  is  R.  F.  Cotton 
as  the  excitable  W  lliam  of  whom  he  makes  much,  but  not  too 
much.  M.  C.  Daly  as  the  guardian,  Kershaw  ;  Paul  Arthur,  the 
heir  of  a  contingent  fortune  ;  Katherine  Grey  as  his  best  girl, 
and  Maggie  Holloway  Fisher  as  Mrs.  Chadwick,  act  their  parts 
for  all  that  is  in  them,  if  not  more.  Carrie  Reynolds  and  Schnitz 
Edwards  (get  yourself  baptized  over  again,  Schnitz)  show  thei  rart 
mainly  in  make-up,  but  it  is  telling  art  and  effectively  supple- 
ments Nature's  work  in  their  contrasting  size.  Master  Totten 
makes  a  lively  boy  of  the  advanced  pattern  familiar  on  the  stage 

but  happily  rare  elsewhere. 

»  »  # 

Of  Johnstone  Bennett,  the  much  written-up  yuung  woman 
with  the  mannish  prtenomen  and  predilections,  who  forswears 
bangs  and  all  feminine  flurnness  in  favor  of  starched  shirt-fronts, 
standing  collars,  and  hair  brushed  to  a  severity  of  smoothness, 
which  a  fly  might  slip  up  on,  it  is  harder  to  form  an  opinion. 
Personally  she  is  cold  to  the  freezing-point,  and  the  speculative 
auditor  finds  himself  wondering  whether  or  not  she  made  her 
debut,  after  the  fashion  of  great  players  with  small  beginnings, 
as  an  icicle  in  a  boreal  spectacle,  and  now  much,  under  chisel  and 
hammer,  she  would  be  worth  to  the  iceman.  Jane  herself  is  a 
hard-headed  young  person  who  never  lets  love  interfere  with 
business,  and  Miss  Bennett's  peculiar  brisk  hardness  suits  well 
with  the  character.  But  there  are  touches  which  seem  to  inti- 
mate that  the  ice  is  not  of  the  "  artificial  "  sort.  For  example, 
when  she  clasps  the  fiery  and  impulsive  William  she  does  it  with 
strength  enough  to  make  him  wince,  but  with  about  as  much 
warmth  of  emotion  as  might  have  attached  to  the  embrace  of  the 
Iron  Virgin  of  Nuremberg,  in  spite,  however,  of  this  want  of 
magnetism,  Jane  is  a  satisfactory  performance,  a  particularly 
commendable  feature  being  the  conspicuous  absence  of  farce- 
comedy  methods,  either  her  taste  or  temperament  being  proof 
against  every  temptation,  and  they  are  not  few,  to  treat  her  em- 
ployers or  the  audience  to  the  kicks,  shrugs,  and  pirouettes  in 
which  the  average  actress  would  be  certain  to  indulge. 

#  #  * 

There  is  no  use  preaching  against  the  deterioration  of  the  drama. 
The  stage  will  give  just  what  the  public  asks — no  better  and  no 
worse.  If  the  public  wants  a  tank  of  dirty  water  instead  of  the 
well  of  English  underiled,  and  prefers  a  buzz-saw  to  wit  and  elo- 
quence, why  attempt  to  circumvent  it  ?  •' Ephraim  is  joined  to 
bis  idols;  let  him  alone."  From  this  standpoint  Blue  Jeans  is  an 
unquestionable  success.  It  is  chock  full  of  realism  from  the 
fam jus  buzz-saw,  which  really  saws,  and  a  real  nightgown  put 
on  a  dreadfully  unreal  child,  to  the  sleek,  well-fed  bull  which  the 


bills  inform  us  is  an  "Aberdeen  Angus/'  bred  on  his  own  ranch 
by  Manager  Kendall  of  the  Topeka  Opera  House.  There  is  so 
much  realism  crowded  into  four  acts  that  one  feels  a  real  satisfac- 
tion in  noting  that  the  peach  tree  is  a  aham.  June  is  charming 
and  natural  all  through,  her  delightful  freshness  even  infusing 
something  of  its  own  changeful  grace  into  the  stagey  convention- 
ality of  Perry  Bascom.  There  is  no  knowing  what  Mr.  Hanley 
might  do  if  he  cou  d  only  get  rid  of  the  haunting  conviction  of 
his  own  ineffable  loveliness.  It  is  hardly  fair  to  heap  contumely 
on  a  man  on  account  of  his  good  looks  and  manly  presence — 
good  things  enough  in  their  way — unless  he  makes  a  business  of 
them,  which  Mr.  Hanley  appears  to  do.  Lillian  Lamson,  as  Sue, 
the  female  villain  of  the  piece,  is  the  most  altogether  alarming 
young  woman  yet  seen  on  the  local  stage.  But  it  is  easier  to 
tone  an  instrument  down  than  up,  and  Miss  Lamson  is  full  of 
lurid  energy  wbich  may,  when  keyed  down  sufficiently,  make  her 
a  first-class  actress  in  the  bold,  bad  line.  A.  C.  Moreland  adapts 
himself  with  such  accustomed  ease  and  so  much  ability  to  the 
character  of  Colonel  Risener  that  it  is  almost  impossible  to  iden- 
tify him  with  the  Moreland  who  used  to  sing  sentimental  songs 
in  burnt  cork  and  a  doubtful  voice.  J.  J.  Wallace,  one  of  the 
very  best  old  men  on  the  stage,  makes  a  finished  character  study 
of  Jacob  Tutewiler,  and  another  old  acquaintance,  Mrs.  Charles 
Edmonds,  fills  acceptably  the  part  of  Mrs.  Tutewiler.  Samantha 
Hankins  is  a  well-acted  character,  and  Andrew  Robson's  Ben 
Boone  gives  to  the  play  a  strongly  effective  touch  of  the  dra- 
matic, The  Rising  Sun  Roarers  and  Drum-Major  Malloy  are  a 
popular  feature.  Blue  Jeans  with  hardly  enough  merit  to  float  it 
without  a  cork-jacket  is  just  the  sort  of  thing  to  capture  the  pub- 
lic, and  is  almost  certain  to  make  a  brilliant  three-weeks'  record 
at  the  California. 

#  *  » 

It  is  a  notable  fact  that  whenever  the  negro  minstrel  washes 
his  face  for  dramatic  purposes,  he  becomes  an  Irish  comedian. 
Joe  Murphy  began  it  and  minstrel  after  minstrel  has  fallen  into 
line  in  the  ranks  of  the  pale  faces.  All  but  Billy  Emerson,  who 
is  a  minstrel  bred  and  a  minstrel  born  and  a  minstrel  tilt  he  die, 
and  who  could  blacken  up  his  face  to-morrow  and  fill  any  house 
in  San  Francisco.  Carroll  Johnson  is  the  latest,  and  he  is  now 
at  the  Bush  with  The  Gossooyi.  It  may  be  true  that  the  public  no 
longer  wants  the  colored  minstrel,  but  it  surely  can  not  want 
The  Gossoon.  At  least1  it  ought  not  to  want  it.  The  Irish  comedy 
with  its  clap-trap  Irish-American  sentiment  has  outlived  its  use- 
fulness if  it  ever  had  any,  and  The  Gossoon  is  a  poor  specimen 
even  of  its  class.  As  a  dandy  nigger  song-and-dance  man  Carroll 
Johnson  in  his  flamingo-hued  raiment  was  a  thing  of  beauty  and 
a  joy  forever,  but  as  a  gossoon  he  is  a  mistake.  He  song-and- 
dances  through  his  part  but  this  can  not  save  the  piece.  Mr. 
Johnson  may  draw  good  houses  to  the  Bush  during  his  occupa- 
tion, but  if  so  it  will  be  through  his  personal  popularity  and  not 
by  his  play  or  his  acting. 

*  *  * 

The  Merry  War,  which  was  put  on  at  request  of  many  patrons, 
has  amused  the  Tivoli  audiences  this  week.  Monday,  May  23rd, 
it  will  be  followed  by  Milloecker's  The  Black  Hussar,  with  Ferris 
Hartman  as  the  magistrate,  and  all  the  best   people  in    the   cast. 

*  #  » 

With  the  retirement  of  F.  W.  Ludovici  from  the  active  manage- 
ment of  the  Matthias  Gray  Company's  music  store,  the  Steinway 
Hall  Musical  Sunday  Afternoons,  of  which  he  has  been  the  active 
promoter,  will  cease.  The  music-loving  public  will  hear  this  with 
deep  regret.  These  Sunday  concerts  have  been  not  only  the  means 
of  presenting  the  highest  and  best  classical  music  in  the  best 
style,  but  of  bringing  before  the  public  for  the  first  time  a  large 
number  of  talented  singers  and  players.  It  should  also  be  recorded 
to  Mr.  Ludovici's  credit  that,  through  these  concerts  and  his  indi- 
vidual efforts,  several  promising  young  musicians  have  been  aided 
to  complete  their  musical  education  in  Europe.  There  are  few  in 
San  Francisco  who  have  achieved,  single-handed,  so  much  for 
local  musical  advancement,  or  who  deserve  so  much  appreciation 
from  our  music-loving  people  as  Mr.  Ludovici. 

*  #  * 

A  testimonial  will  be  given  to  Professor  Tronchet,  the  fencing 
master  of  the  Olympic  Club,  next  Tuesday  evening,  in  Irving 
Hall.  The  programme  will  be  participated  in  by  a  number  of  his 
lady  and  gentlemen  pupils,  and  there  will  be  tumbling,  wrestling, 
club  swinging,  aud  bar  exercises  by  Olympic  Club  members.  Jim 
Corbett  and  James  Daly  are  announced  to  box. 

*  *   * 

News  from  our  wandering  song-birds  is  always  of  interest  to 
San  Francisco.  One  of  the  brightest  among  them,  Miss  Marie 
Barnard,  will  be  married  to-day,  in  Boston,  to  Justin  Harvey 
Smith,  a  wealthy  Bostonian,  member  of  one  of  the  oldest  pub- 
lishing houses  of  that  city,  and  will  bid  adieu  to  the  opera  and 
concert  stage.  The  brilliant  artistic  caieer  assured  by  the  young 
prima  donna's  already  achieved  success,  will  make  this  a  matter 
of  regret  to  Miss  Barnard's  friends,  while  they  will  extend  their 
sincere  congratulations  on  her  prospective  happiness  in  another 
direction.  Miss  Barnard,  from  among  many  flattering  offers 
from  leading  Boston  churches,  has  accepted  a  position  in  the  choir 
of  the  First  Unitarian  Church,  in  which  Arthur  Foote  is  organist. 


Mav  21,  1 592. 


SAN"   FHAXCISCO  NEWS  LETTKK. 


The  Philharmonic  concert.  Wednesday  night,  under  Hermann 
Brandt's  direction,  was  largely  attended  and  thoroughly  enjoyed. 
The  four  numbers  from  Rubinstein's  Femmors  and  Mr.  Heine's 
'cello  solo,  Kol  Nidrei.  by  Bruch,  were  among  the  notable  num- 
bers. 

•  »  • 

The  organ  and  harp  recital  of  the  distinguished  Morgan  family, 
father  and  daughter.  Tuesday  evening,  at  tne  First  Congrega- 
tional Church,  was  not  so  well  attended  as  the  fame  and  ability 
of  the  performers  deserved.  The  recital  was  in  all  respects  a  de- 
light to  those  present,  Mr.  Morgan  being  a  veteran  master  of  the 
organ,  while  Mfoa  Maud's  graceful  and  artistic  playing  on  the 
harp  was  equally  admirable  in  its  way. 

•  •  • 

The  next  Tarrott-Ludovici  concert  will  take  place  next  Wednes- 
day evening,  at  Steinway  Hall.  The  unusually  fine  programme 
will  include  a  piano  solo  by  Signor  Ursuraando,  and  songs  by 
Miss  May  Worth  and  C.  D.  O'Sullivan.  This  will  be  Mr.  O'Sulli- 
van's  last  appearance  before  going  to  Europe  for   musical  study. 

*  *  » 

J.  H.  Rosewald's  opera,  Baroytess  Meta,  will  be  produced  at  the 
Grand  Opera  House  next  November,  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Woman's  Exchange.  The  following  will  be  the  soloists;  Mrs. 
Charles  Dick  man;  Misses  Maude  Berry,  Julia  Newman,  and 
Frida  Sylvester;  and  Messrs.  A.  C.  Hellman,  A.M.Thornton, 
Victor  Carroll,  and  Solly  Walters. 

*  *  « 

The  Alta  Operatic  Society  will  produce  The  Bells  of  Cornevilte,  May 
27th,  at  tbe  Bijou  Theatre,  in  aid  of  the  Third  Regiment's  music 
fund.  Mrs.  Martin  Schultz  will  beGermaine;  Miss  Sadie  Tibbey, 
Serpolette;  Mr.  Desmond,  Grenichoux ;  J.F.Fleming,  Henri;  A.. 
S.  Rhorer,  Gaspard.  Prof.  Martin  Schultz  will  be  musical  direc- 
tor and  Harry  Gates  stage  manager. 

*  ■  * 

The  recital  given  by  tbe  pupils  of  Henry  Heyman,  last  Mon- 
day evening,  at  Irving  Hall,  was  well  attended,  and  the  excellent 
programme  was  followed  with  flattering  attention.  Many  of  the 
executants  played  with  a  comprehension  and  precision  that  would 
not  discredit  more  practiced  hands,  and  which,  is  the  best  possible 
testimonial  to  their  teacher's  ability. 

The  illustrated  lecture  of  the  California  Zoological  Club,  on 
Thursday  night,  was  on  "  Tbe  Bird."  The  next  lecture  will  be 
on  "  Song  Birds  of  California,"  on  the  26th  inst.  The  Iecture3  are 
delivered  in  the  Academy  of  Sciences. 

#  ■■/:     * 

L.  R.  Stockwell  has    arrived    from  the  East   with  a  long  list   of 

important  bookings  for  his  new  theatre  to  open  July  7th. The 

concert  and  recital  given  Wednesday  evening  under  A.  L.  Wise's 
management,  by  Miss  Ofelia  Plise  and  Miss  Bessie  Savannah  was 
a  very  pleasing  one.  Miss  Plise's  singing  and  Miss  Savannah's 
recitations  were  the  main  features,  but  several  well  known  musi- 
cians assisted  the  gifted  young   performers. Frank  Daniels  in 

Little  Puck  will  be   the   next   attraction    at  the   California. A 

private  letter  from  a  music  critic  abroad,  says:  "I  admired 
Mme.  Melba  very  much  in  opera,  but  was  dreadfully  disappointed 
in  Miss  Sanderson."— ^A  correspondent  describes  Emma  Eames 
as  "  no  actress,  and   as  cold  as  a  stone,  beside  using  the   horrible 

vibrato  in  every  tone." Next   week  is  the  last  one  of   Jane   at 

the  Baldwin Francis  Wilson  will  open  his  Baldwin  engage- 
ment with  The  Merry  Monarch,  producing  also  his  latest  operatic 
success  The  Lion  Tamer. Mr.  Wilson's  comic  opera  organi- 
zation     includes      about      eighty    artists       direct      from       the 

Broadway     Theatre,     N.     Y. Agnes    Huntington     has    been 

playing      this      week      at      the      Marquam      Grand,     Portland, 

Oregon. Charles    Frohman    has    made    a   great  success  with 

Gloriana,  in  New  York. Rosina  Vokeshas  two  new  short  plays, 

The  Rose  and  That  Lawyer's  Fee.- Janauschekis  at  the  Windsor 

Theatre,   New   York. Dunlop's   Stage   News  says  that  A  Texas 

Steer  has  cleared  $41,362   this   year.     That  is  better  than  a  bunco 

steeT. Jennie   Reiffarth   has  been  robbed  (?)  of  $800  worth    of 

diamonds.— —.4  Man  Born  tn  Missouri,  is  a  new  musical  comedy. 

John    L.   Sullivan    threatens   to   go   into    farce-comedy,  this 

season.     Let  us  hope  he  will  knock  it  out. The  Actors'  Fund 

Fair  has  cleared  over  $150,000. Alf.  Hayman,  brother  of  Al., 

and  formerly  connected  with  the  Baldwin  Theatre,  has  been  ap- 
pointed general  manager  of  all  Chas.  Frohman's  companies. 

An  English  play  syndicate  is  negotiating  for  the  English  rights  in 

Blue  Jeans. Modjeska  played  lately  in  Pittsburgh  to  $100,  and 

on  the  same  night  John  L.  Sullivan  took  in  $1,200. 


REFORM.— Ella  Wheeler  Wilcox,  in  The  Arena. 


The  time  has  come  when  men  with  hearts  and  brains 

Must  rise  and  take  the  misdirected  reins 

Of  government,  too  long  left  in  the  hands 

Of  aliens  and  of  lackeys.     He  who  stands 

And  sees  the  mighty  vehicle  of  State 

Hauled  throngh  tbe  mire  to  some  ignoble  fate 

And  makes  not  such  bold  protest  as  he  can,  is  no  American. 


Al,  Hayman  &  Co. 
Have  you  seen 


BALDWIN  THEATRE. 

.Proprietors.  |  Alfred  Bouvirr. 
JANE. 


Manager. 


Well,  don't  miss  in    It  is  the  happiest  comedy  of  the  season.    And  the 
Herald's"  prize  Curtain  raiser.  1'HIIMS,  precedes  "  JANE  "  every  night. 
No  better  entertainment  ever  offered.     Direction  of  Charles  Frohman. 
Regular  Prices— 2oc  ,  50c  .  75c,  tl,  $1  50.     Matinees-*!,  75c,  50c.,  25c. 


NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE. 

AlHayman&Oo .Proprietors.  I  J.  J.  G ■itti.ob    Manager. 

Every  Evening,   Including  Sunday.     Joseph  Arthur's  Famous  Comedy 
Drama, 


Pee  the  Great  Saw  M  ill  Scene 
Nightly  to  Crowded  Houses. 


BLUE    JEANS, 

The  Rising  Suu  Roarers  Band. 


Playing 


THE  BUSH  STREET  THEATRE. 


M.  B.  Leavitt Proprietor.  |  Chas.  P.  Hali, Manager. 

Monday,  May  ?3rd,  positively  last  week,  CARROLL  JOHNSON,  in  the 
beautiful  Irish  play, 

"THE    GOSSOON  1" 
Next  week,  May  30tb,  THE  FAST  MAIL. 


TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Keeling  Bros  Proprietors  and  I 

Saturday  and  Sunday  Nights.     Revival  of  a  Great  Success !     Strauss' 
Lovely  Opera, 

THE     MERRY    WAR  I 
Next  Week,  The  Illack  Hussar. 

Popular  Prices 25c.  and  50c 

Has  one  specialty  and  pride  and  that  is  the  Table.  Ii  is  supplied 
from  tne  best  the  market  affords  in  San  PrancUco.  Our  Butter, 
Eggs,  Cream  and  Vegetables  come  from  the  Marin  County  dairies 
and  farms  in  the  vicinity.  Ten  trains  daily,  making  it  very  con- 
convenient  for  gentlemen  to  be  able  to  pass  the  evening  with 
their  families  or  friend^,  and  derive  thf  benefits  of  country  air 
and  still  be  able  to  attend  to  business  daily  in  the  city.  "Com- 
mutes," $5  per  month;  Jadies  and  children,  $3. 

Telephone  38.    Telegraph,  or  write,  or,  better  still,  call  and 
Bee  us  any  day,  and  satisfy  yourself  beyond  q  uestion.  Take  Sau- 
salito  Ferry  and  cars  to  Larkspur.    Round  trip,  50  cents. 
Respectfully, 

HEPBURN  &   TERRY. 

NOTICE    OF    REMOVAL. 


Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  office  of  the  Utah  Consolidated  Mining 
Company  will  be  removed  to  room  58,  Nevada  Block,  on  and  after  May  1, 
1892.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  A.  H.  FISH,  Secretary. 

D|  Alil^\0  Knabe,    Haines, 

Cashorinstallmenta.  Rented 
ana  Repaired.     Please  call  or  send  for  circulars. 


803  Sutter 

St.,  S.  P. 


BANCROFT 


LODIS  COOKS. 


WILLIAM  COOKS. 


MAX  COOKS. 


COOKS     BROS., 

IZETTIEIEaiOIEa  DBCOBATOBS. 

Dealers  in  Stained  Glass,  Wall  Paper,  Lincrusta  Walton,  Paper 

Mache,  Parquet  Flooring,   Moorish  Fret  Work, 

Frescoing,  Wall    Mouldings, 

943  and  945  Market  St.,  between  5th  and  6th,  San  Francisco 


FINE   DIAMONDS, 

Gold    and   Silver   Watches. 

The  newest  designs  in  jew- 
ellery of  first  quality  only,  at 
very    reasonable   prices. 
A.  W.  STOTT, 

3    Montgomery  St, 
Under  Masonic   Temple. 


10 


SAW  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  21,  1892. 


EVER"Y    YEAR. 

Many  thousand  years  have  slipped 
By,  since  art  of  manuscript, 

First  was  taught; 
And  the  spring,  in  every  year, 
Has  continued  to  appear 

As  it  ought. 
Every  year  the  birds  and  flowers, 
Winds  of  March,  and  April  showers, 

Do  their  part; 
And  the  peacocks  never  fail 
To  become,  from  head  to    tail, 

Very  smart. 
Every  year  the  trees  are  seen 
Getting  gradually  green, 

Just  the  same; 
While,  in  frolic  round  his  dam 
The  inevitable  lamb 

Plays  his  game. 
One  would  think  that  this  routine, 
So  invariably  seen, 

Must  enforce 
A  reliance  so  profound 
On  the  seasons  coming  round 

In  their  course, 
That  the  poet  who  would  gush 
On  the  re-appearing  rush, 

Or  the  grass, 
Or  the  swallow's  rise  and  fall, 
Would  be  looked  upon  by  all 

As  an  ass. 
But,  although  the  spring  Is  sure 
As  the  income  tax,  or  poor 

Kate,  to  come, 
Yet  the  poet  does  not  tire, 
Nor  is  his  persistent  lyre 

Ever  dumb. 
Will  the  case  be  always  so? 
Shall  we  never,  never  grow 

To  believe 
In  a  truism  so  stale 
As  that  time  can  never  fail 

Nor  deceive  ? 
Must  we  always  hail  the  spring, 
As  an  unexpected  thing, 

With  a  cheer  ? 
Or  shall  we  admit,  some  day, 
That  it's  bound  to  come  our  way 

Every  year  ? 


SOME    WOMEN. 


A  BRIGHT  and  interesting  book  on  the  Italian  possessions  in 
Africa,  by  Signor  F.  Martini,  one  of  the  members  of  the  Royal 
Commission  of  Inquiry,  is  attracting  attention  in  Italy.  Signor 
Martini  heard  an  Abyssinian  tale  related  by  the  native  soldiers 
as  they  guarded  the  house  of  Bat  Agos  at  SaganeMte.  The  story 
ran  as  follows  ;  A  soldier  once  said  to  his  comrade,  "  I  bet  I  will 
demand  a  kiss  from  the  Queen."  His  comrade  replied,  "You 
boast  !  You  will  not  dare."  The  soldier  went  to  the  Queen's 
palace,  but  she  had  heard  of  the  bet,  and  when  he  arrived,  or- 
dered him  to  be  arrested  and  secured.  The  soldier  believed  be 
was  about  to  be  executed,  for  he  was  put  in  chains,  but  other- 
wise be  was  treated  well  and  provided  with  meat  and  drink. 
The  first  day  his  food  was  brought  on  a  wooden  dish,  the  second 
day  on  a  silver  dish ,  and  the  third  day  on  a  golden  dish.  Then 
the  Queen  ordered  him  to  be  brought  before  ber,  and  asked, 
,(  Which  meat  that  I  sent  you  pleased  you  best?"  The  soldier 
replied  that  the  food  was  almost  the  same.  "  But,"  said  the 
Queen,  "  which  seemed  most  delicious  to  you — that  in  the 
wooden  dish,  that  in  the  silver  dish,  or  that  in  the  golden  dish?" 
The  soldier  replied,  "  It  always  tasted  the  same."  Then  the  Queen 
said,  "  And  so  do  kisses.  Those  of  a  queen  are  not  more  de- 
lightful than  those  of  any  other  woman.  Go;  take  a  young 
girl.  No  one  can  give  you  anything  different  from  what  she  will 
give  you." 

Where  do  all  the  drinkers  of  good  liquor  go  when  they  want  to  re- 
invigorate  themselves  and  overcome  "  that  tired  feeling,"  which  is 
coincident  with  the  spring?  Why,  to  the  Grand  Central  Wine  Rooms, 
at  16-18  Third  street,  of  course,  tor  there  they  are  always  stire  of  se- 
curing the  best  liquor  that  is  known  in  the  market. 


THE 


The  bon  vivants  of  San  Francisco  find  more  pleasure  at  the  boards 
of  the  Maison  Riche,  at  the  corner  of  Geary  street  and  Grant  avenue, 
than  in  any  other  attraction  the  city  affords. 


John  W.  Carruanv,  of  25  Kearny  street,  is  in  constant  receipt  of 
the  very  latest  styles  in  gentlemen's  furnishing  goods.  He  is  patron- 
ized by  all  the  city's  well-dressed  men. 


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May  21,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


11 


IRISH    WIT    AND    HUMOR. 

IN  a  very  entertaining  article   on    Irish  wit   and  humor,  in  Bcl- 
■/r-iria,  Ricoard  Ashe  King  says: 

*  I  must  admit  tbat  Irish  wit  is  often  of  the  most  mordant  and 
even  sardonic  kind.  Was  there  ever  a  more  sardonic  stroke  of 
description  than  that  O'Connell  gave  of  Peel's  bloodlessness?  ■  His 
smile  was  like  the  silver-plate  on  a  coffin.'  Of  another  and  lower 
quality  but  good  of  its  kind,  is  the  following  fishwife's  sarcasm. 
A  friend  of  mine  was  waiting  bis  turn  to  be  served  in  a  fish-shop, 
while  a  little  weasened  old  gentleman  priced  every  fish  in  the 
shop:  ■  How  much  is  this — and  this — and  this— and  this?'  etc., 
till  the  exasperated  shopwoman  exclaimed:  *Ah!  Go  on  out  of 
that  wid  ye!     It  isn't  fish  ye  want,  but  information.' 

"  A  journalist  told  me  that  he  once  overheard  this  passage 
of  arms  between  a  coachman  and  a  beggar-man,  outside  the  Four 
Courts,  Dublin,  As  the  beggar  was  whining  for  alms  at  the  car- 
riage door,  the  coachman  turned  round  to  cry  sharply  to  him, 
■  Come  my  man,  take  your  rags  out  of  that!1  The  beggar,  with  a 
withering  glance  at  the  coachman's  livery,  retorted,  '  Me  rag3l 
they're  me  own,  me  man.' 

"  Once  more,  about  a  dozen  years  ago,  an  English  fellow- 
traveler,  with  whom  I  was  returning  from  Dublin  to  Bradford, 
said  to  me,  ■  Really,  those  Irish  fellows  are  a  queer  lot!  In  Mor- 
rison's Hotel,  where  I  was  staying,  there  was  a  poor  waiter,  so  ill 
that  he  could  hardly  crawl  about,  and  I  said  of  him  (as  he  stood 
on  the  steps  to  see  me  off)  to  the  carman,  (  That  poor  fellow  looks 
shockingly  ill! '  '  Och  1  III!  Sure,  he'B  dead  these  two  months, 
only  he's  too  lazy  to  close  his  eyes!  ' 

»  Mrs.  Laverty,  an  Irish  lady,  who  lived  thirty  miles  from  the 
American  Richmond,  was  in  the  provident  habit  of  laying  in  a 
store  of  groceries  to  last  an  entire  quarter;  since  she  could  not 
repair  to  Richmond  oftener  than  four  times  a  year.  On  one  of 
these  provisioning  expeditions  she  laid  in  a  store  of  matches — a 
disastrous  investment,  since  not  a  match  would  strike.  Wild  was 
her  fury,  which  was  kept  alight  and  aglow  by  her  recurring  dally 
trouble  to  get  her  fire  alight  and  aglow  without  a  match.  Her 
wrath  thus  kept  at  boiling-point  for  three  months,  gave  the  store- 
keeper a  hot  quarter  of  an  hour,  when  she  burst  at  last  into  his 
store  and  thundered  down  the  parcel  of  match-boxes  upon  the 
counter.  Having  waited  with  deferential  patience  till  the  storm 
had  spent  itself,  he  said,  suavely,  '  Allow  me,  madame.'  Taking 
a  match-box  from  the  parcel,  and  a  match  from  the  box,  he  struck 
It,  after  the  manner  of  men,  upon  his  trousers.  «  See,  madame! ' 
he  exclaimed,  in  smug  triumph,  holding  up  the  kindled  match. 
'Thedivii  fly  away  wid  yel'  shrieked  Mrs.  Laverty.  l  Do  ye 
think  that  iviry  time  I've  a  fire  to  light,  I'll  thravel  thirty  miles 
to  sthrike  a  match  on  the  sate  of  yere  breeches  ?  ' 

«  A  friend  of  my  father's  had  a  servant  called  Jerry  Doherty,  a 
handy  man,  who  was  of  invaluable  service  to  him — until  poor 
Jerry  took  to  drink.  His  master,  as  much  in  his  own  interests 
as  in  Jerry's,  was  continually  trying  to  reform  him;  and  to  this 
end  he  would  read  out  to  Jerry  from  the  newspapers  every  story 
of  crime  or  of  trouble  traceable  to  drink  which  he  could  find  in 
them.  At  last  he  came  upon  a  story  which  might  have  reformed 
Bardolph.  It  was  a  thrilling  tale  of  a  drunkard  who  was  so 
saturated  with  whisky  that  bis  breath  caught  Are  as  he  was 
blowing  out  a  candle,  set  his  inside  ablaze  as  it  would  have  set 
any  other  whisky  cask,  and  burned  him  to  ashes  in  five  minutes. 
*.Now,  Jerry,  now,  Jerry,'  urged  his  master,  with  the  solemnity 
of  an  adjuration,  'let  this  be  a  warning  to  youl  «  Oh,  begor, 
it  will  so,  sir!'  groaned  the  horrified  Jerry,  'I'll  never  blow  a 
candle  out  again  the  longest  day  I  live!' 

A  famous  surgeon  told  me  that  he  went  once  to  see  a  lunatic 
in  a  private  asylum,  and  that  in  passing  through  a  corridor,  he 
was  thus  accosted  by  one  of  the  patients:  'Takeoff  your  hat, 
sir.'  i  Why  should  17'  asked  my  friend.  <  Because  I  am  the 
son  of  the  Emperor  of  the  French.'  «  Oh,  I  beg  your  Royal 
Highness'  pardon,'  apologized  my  friend,  taking  his  hat  off. 
On  revisiting  the  asylum  a  month  or  so  later,  he  was  again 
accosted  in  the  same  corridor  by  the  son  of  the  Emperor  of  the 
French,  and  in  the  same  words:  'Take  off  your  hat,  sir.' 
1  Why,'  again  asked  my  friend.  '  Because  I  am  the  son  of  the 
Emperor  of  Germany.'  *  Of  the  Emperor  of  Germany?  Surely, 
when  last  I  had  the  honor  to  see  your  Royal  Highness,  you  were 
the  son  of  the  Emperor  of  the  French.'  •  Ah,  well — yes,'  he 
stammered,  but  recovering  at  once  from  his  embarrassment,  he 
added  brightly,  '  That  was  by  another  mother.'  " 


"The  Mumm,"  of  109  O'Farrell  street,  has  the  reputation  of  be- 
ing one  of  the  best  bars  in  town.  It  is  patronized  by  the  best  men  in 
the  city,  who  prefer  its  good  liquors,  because  they  are  assured  that 
this  establishment  has  only  the  best  the  market  affords. 


If  you  want  to  drink  good  liquor,  order  the  Argonaut  Old  Bour- 
bon, absolutely  the  best  whisky  in  the  market.  It  has  received  the 
highest  praise  from  all  connoisseurs,  for  it  is  known  to  possess  all 
those  virtues  most  to  be  desired  in  good  whisky.    It  has  no  superior. 

This  is  the  season  of  the  year  when  ladies  should  be  careful  of 
their  complexions,  for  Old  Sol  is  no  respecter  of  sex  or  person. 
Therefore,  those  fair  ones  who  would  preserve  their  complexions, 
should  use  Camelline,  the  best  emollient  known. 


HIGHLAND 


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A    CULINARY    ARTICLE, 

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Unsweetened  ana  Sterilized  (Refined.) 
A  most  natural,  nutritious,  easily  digested  and  safe  food  for 
infants.     HIGHLAND    EVAPORATED    CREAM  is  simply  cows 
milk  in  an  improved  form  and  is  the  ideal  food  for  infants. 
Sold  Dy  Grocers  and  Druggists  Everywhere. 
Write   for    our    Infant    Food    circular    and    Highland 
Evaporated  Cream  booklet  entitled  "A  Few  Dainty  Dishes." 

HELVETIA  MILK  CONDENSING  CO., 
Sole  Purveyors,  Highland,  Itj> 


ZISKA    INSTITUTE, 

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French,  German  and  English  Day  and  Boarding  School  for  young 
.ladies  and  children. 

A  refined  home  with  the  best  educational  advantages. 

Next  Term  Opens  August  1,  1893. 

MME.  B.  ZISKA,  M.  A.,  Principal. 
SCHOOL  OF  EL0C0TI0N  AND  EXPRESSION. 

1170  Market  St.,  Donohoe  Building. 

The  school  furnishes  the  most  thorough  and  systematic  training  for 
voice,  body  and  mind.  Courses  are  arranged  to  meet  all  classes.  Pupils 
prepared  for  the  stage,  public  readers,  teachers  oi  elocution  and  expression 
or  social  accomplishment.  The  Delsarte  system  of  dramatic  training  and 
development  of  grace  and  ease  a  specialty. 

tnrs.  May  Joseph!  Klncald, 
PRINCIPALS  }  Prof.  J.  Roberts  Kincald, 
((Graduate  Boston  School  of  Expression) 

Mr.  ASHTON  P.  STEVENS, 

T  El  .A.  C  HI  E  IR,     OE      BANTO. 
Studio— 26  Montgomery  Street,  Room  8. 

ALFRED  J.  KELLEHER, 

Professor  of  VOCAL  MUSIC  AT  MILLS'  COLLEGE  (18th  year),  desires 
to  announce  that  he  will  give  Lessons  at  his  office,  his  residence,  or  at  the 
residence  of  the  pupil. 

Office— 14  Grant  avenue,  rooms  62  and  63.  He  side  nce— 2324  Clay  street, 
San  Francisco. 

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"eleanora  connell, 

Teacher  of  Singing. 


SHAKESPEAREAN   METHOD. 


1433  POST  STREET. 


Chloride    of   Gold. 

The  Pacific  Gold  Cure  Clinic  employs  a  system  of  treatment  for  the 
Liquor,  Morphine  and  Cocaine  habit  that  has  cured  hundreds  of  peo- 
ple without  a  single  accident  or  a  single  failure.  Perfectly  safe  and 
beneficial,  rather  than  otherwise,  to  the  general  health.  By  this  sys- 
tem the  patients  lose  all  desire  for  stimulants  and  narcotics  in  less 
than  a  week,  and  within  four  weeks  are  radically  cured.  It  has  cured 
patients  in  the  Eastern  States  that  the  celebrated  Keeley  treatment 
failed  to  cure. 

City  patients  may  be  treated  at  their  own  homes,  while  those  from 
a  distance  can  be  supplied  with  excellent  accommodations  at  very 
reasonable  rates.    All  cases  confidential. 

Apply  by  letter  or  in  person  to  PACIFIC  GOLD  CURE  CLINIC, 
112  Kearny  street,  room  2,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Hours.  8.  12,  4  and  7 
o'clock  daily. E.  J.  FRASER.  M.  P.,  Medical  Director. 


HARNESS ! 


If  you  want  a  reliable  harness  that  will  stand   some  service  go  to  a 

house  that  is  staying  in  the  business  and  has  some  regard 

for  its  reputation. 

W.  DAVIS  &  SON,  410  Market  Street,  San  Francisco. 

Are  not  closing  out,  and  require  no  white  signs  to  help  sell  their 
harness.    No  shoddy  leather  used.    Harness  from  $6  50  a  set  up. 


12 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  21,  1892. 


AL  CUMMINGS,  whose  name  has  been  unpleasantly  connected 
with  the  Jenner  girl  who  recently  committed  suicide,  has  had 
more  than  one  affair.  About  seven  years  ago  he  fell  madly  in 
love  with  a  young  Mills'  Seminary  girl,  who  resided  in  Oakland. 
They  became  engaged,  and  their  marriage  was  announced  in  the 
society  columns  of  all  the  papers.  Iu  that  way  Mrs.  Cummings 
became  cognizant  of  her  son's  engagement,  something  he  had  not 
cared,  or  dared,  tell  her.  A  domestic  storm  was  the  result.  Mrs. 
Cummings  explained  to  her  son  that  if  he  married  his  beloved,  as 
his  wife  she  must  promise  to  disown  herown  connections.  Proud 
and  spirited,  the  dark-eyed  beauty  refused  to  do  so,  and  AL,  like 
a  dutiful  son,  renounced  his  troth.  His  former  love  is  now  the 
happy  wife  of  a  wealthy  young  Spaniard,  and  mother  of  a  pretty 
little  girl.  She  lives  on  Clay  street,  in  this  city. 
»  #  » 

This  is  the  latest  story  on  Richard  Mansfield.  He  was  playing 
Beau  Brummell  in  Brooklyn.  He  always  insists  that  the  stage 
roust  be  kept  as  quiet  as  possible.  During  the  second  act  he 
heard  a  noise  in  the  top  of  the  wings,  which  annoyed  him  ex- 
tremely." He  sent  his  dresser  with  the  command  to  "  Have  it 
stopped,  but  it  continued.  A  gas  roan  was  descending  from  the 
"  Hies  "  as  the  act  ended,  and  Mr.  Mansfield  approached  him  and 
said  the  noise  was  very  annoying  to  him.  "Have  it  stopped  1" 
he  ordered.  The  gas  man  smiled,  and  said  the  noise  was  caused 
by  the  rain.  "  Have  it  stopped,  then,"  was  Mr.  Mansfield's 
response,  with  an  imperious  wave  of  the  hand. 

*  *  # 

For  the  benefit  of  a  certain  young  society  swell,  whose  sole 
claim  to  distinction  is  the  fact  that  he  had  a  father  and  possesses 
some  money,  a  local  publishing  house  is  about  to  issue  a  book  on 
"  The  Swelled  Head."  This  massive  subject  will  be  handled  in  a 
most  able  and  entertaining  manner,  and  the  book  will  be  pro- 
fusely illustrated  with  reproductions  of  the  heads  of  well-known 
men  in  different  stages  of  the  disease.  The  matter  will  be  thor- 
oughly presented,  the  author  being  a  gentleman,  who,  in  the  in- 
terests of  science,  sacrificed  himself  for  a  year  by  entering  the 
San  Francisco  swim,  so  that  he  might  be  thus  enabled  to  study 
the  swelled  head  in  all  forms,  from  its  incipiency  to  the  last 
stages.  The  disease  is  by  no  means  one  of  modern  life;  it  was 
known  even  to  the  ancients,  but  there  are  many  phases  of  it  now 
extant,  which  are  considered  by  the  most  learned  savants  to  be 
purely  of  Jin  de  Steele  growth.  One  of  the  chapters  of  this  volume 
will  be  devoted  to  a  dissertation  on  the  proper  treatment  for  cure 
of  the  complaint,  and  as  an  evidence  of  the  efficacy  of  the  treat- 
ment advised,  testimonials  will  be  published  from  several  gentle- 
men who  have  received  much  benefit  from  the  treatment.  The 
book  may  be  issued  in  a  few  weeks.  It  will  be  a  certain  suc- 
cess, a  number  of  people  whose  names  are  in  the  Blue  Book  hav- 
ing subscribed  for  it. 

*  #  * 

A  little  scene  occurred  at  the  Francis  Murphy  temperance  meet- 
ings in  Oakland  this  week  that  has  so  far  been  kept  out  of  print. 
When  Murphy  had  concluded  his  address  at  the  Methodist 
Church,  crowds  worked  forward  to  sign  the  pledge,  and  the  cru- 
sader stood  with  open  arms,  greeting  each  penitent  in  turn.  A 
small,  grizzled-faced  old  man  was  among  the  number,  and  when 
Murphy  held  out  his  hand,  he  said,  "No,  I  won't  shake  hands 
with  you;  you  know  why."  Onlookers  say  that  Murphy  col- 
ored crimson  in  a  second,  and  that  he  hurriedly  turned  his  atten- 
tion to  some  other  business.  It  was  whispered  afterwards  that 
Murphy  had  had  some  rather  remarkable  trouble  with  the  old 
man  several  years  ago,  and  that  the  breach  had  never  been 
healed.  The  tongue  of  scandal  is,  of  course,  a-wagging  very 
strongly  over  the  event. 

*  *  * 

It  seems  society — that  is  the  150  of  our  local  400 — has  been 
somewhat  put  out  by  finding  their  efforts  at  conversation  with 
the  young  Austrian  Count  {who  has  become  an  addition  to  the 
Haggin-Tevis  connection)  rather  blocked  by  the  fact  that  he  does 
not  speak  English.  Now,  if  ever,  is  a  chance  for  the  fruits  of 
the  many  recent  French  conversation  clubs  and  classes  to  be 
made  apparent.  Bright  eyes  may  be  made  a  medium  of  inter- 
change of  thought  intelligible  in  all  languages,  but  that  is  where 
the  parties  who  use  them  are  in  a  state  of  single  blessedness;  or, 
at   least,  after  the  honey-moon  has  passed  its  last  quarter. 

Johnstone  Bennett  is  the  sleekest  young  woman  seen  on  the 
boards  in  San  Francisco  for  some  time.  From  her  small,  well- 
brusbed  head  to  the  toe  of  her  trim  slipper,  not  a  ribbon  or  fold 
is  awry  or  fluttering;  and  when  she  bends  her  head  towards  the 
footlights,  and  shows  that  beautiful,  clean,  even,  white  part 
which  goes  from  that  piquant  little  cow-lick  over  the  crown 
of  her  head,  what  a  revelation  it  is  to  eyes  used  to 
curls  and  frizzes.  It's  a  very  severe  and  trying  style 
of  hair-dressing,  and  only  a  woman  with  "  Jane"-like  feat- 
ures could  stand  it.     That  sharp   little  point  in  the  center  of  the 


forehead  takes  away  the  severity  of  outline  in  a  measure,  and 
the  effect  is  certainly  unique.  It  is  noticeable  that  each  member 
of  the  company  distinctly  says  "  dep-po  "  when  referring  to  the 
depot,  with  a  unanimity  of  accent  quite  remarkable.  What  part 
of  the  United  States  is  responsible  for  that  pronounciation  ? 

#  *  » 

A  lady  whose  relatives  are  among  tha  American  colony  in 
Paris,  says  a  letter  from  that  quarter,  recently  received,  is 
making  anxious  inquiries,  on  behalf  of  some  French  suitors, 
into  the  financial  condition  of  the  father  of  a  young  Californian 
now  in  Italy.  One  would  think  the  colony  knew  how  he  stood 
well  enough  without  asking,  for  the  name  of  McKinstry  has 
wide  repute. 

-#  *  * 

There  were  lots  of  pretty  girls  at  the  Fete  Ckampetre  of  the 
Woman's  Exchange,  at  Angel  Island,  last  Saturday.  The  soldier 
boys  evidently  appreciated  that  fact,  for,  what  with  dancing, 
sauntering  by  the  music  stand,  and  doing  the  civil  generally,  they 
aided  the  managers  considerably  in  making  the  occasion  a  pleas- 
ant one  to  the  young  ladies,  of  whom  none  was  more  attractive 
than  (he  charming  daughter  of  the  General  commanding  the  de- 
partment. 

It  would  be  indiscreet  to    mention   names,  or  to  give  anything 
more  than  a  hint  to  the  ladies   who  were   there,  that  when  going 
where  the  wind    holds   revel    it  would   be   wise  to  examine  their 
footwear:  see  that  buttons  are  all  on,  and  hose  unwrinkled. 
»  #  » 

A  wealthy  matron  of  our  social  world  boasts  the  possession  of 
a  London  butler — a  genuine  article,  side  whiskers,  accent  and  all. 
Now  this  may  be  very  well  in  a  country  where  the  man  has  du- 
plicates by  the  dozen,  but  what  might  have  been  a  very  serious 
mistake  occurred  not  long  ago,  and  this  is  how  it  happened : 
Madame  had  occasion  to  send  a  note  to  a  friend  living  on  the 
swell  avenue,  and  the  butler  was  sent  to  deliver  the  missive  and 
wait  for  an  answer.  He  handed  the  note  to  the  servant  maid, 
and  his  aristocratic  appearance  produced  such  an  effect  upon  her 
that  she  showed  him  into  the  reception-room  while  she  carried 
the  note  up  stairs  to  her  mistress.  In  the  reception-room  was  a 
pretty  girl,  one  of  our  belles,  who  was  looking  over  a  novel  to  fill 
in  the  time  while  her  friend,  the  daughter  of  the  bouse,  was 
dressing  for  a  down-town  passear.  Seeiug  the  man  enter,  she  at 
once  assumed  he  was  a  caller,  and  finding  his  looks  to  her  taste, 
she  began  a  conversation  which  was  getting  very  animated,  and, 
to  use  her  own  words,  «  decidedly  friendly,"  when  the  entrance 
of  her  friend  with  directions  to  "  Jeems  "  to  bear  a  reply  to  his 
mistress  announced  his  identity,  and  almost  produced  a  faint 
from  the  girl.     <>  No    English    butler   in    mine,"  is  what  she  says 

now. 

♦  #  # 

Some  folks  have  expressed  surprise  that  the  Austrian  officers 
and  the  young  Count  have  not  fraternized. 

*  *  • 

If  anything  could  aptly  illustrate  how  differently  the  girls  of 
our  present  swim  look  on  life  than  a  foreigner,  it  would  be  an 
anecdote  of  how  one  of  our  very  tiptop  society  men,  wishing  to 
be  extra  polite  to  some  young  French  ladies,  asked  them  to  his 
house  to  dinner,  taking  it  as  a  matter  of  course  that  a  bachelor's 
house  was  as  comme  il  faut  a  place  to  dine  as  his  mother's  resi- 
dence would  be.  The  French  girls,  however,  did  not  see  it  in  that 
light,  and  were  in  doubt  whether  to  take  the  invitation  as  a  com- 
pliment or  the  reverse,  until  assured  that  all  the  American  girls 
were  only  too  pleased  to  be  Mr.  Sheldon's  guests. 

Dr.  Shatter  seems  to  have  recovered  from  the  loss  of  the  cap- 
tain's daughter,  of  whom  the  world  gave  him  the  credit  of  having 
made  a  captive.  At  last  accounts  he  was  playing  the  devoted  to 
a  lady  of  vast  social  experience — "  fat,  fair  and  forty." 


BONA   FIDE 
CLOSING  OUT 

FINE  MILLINERY.  as  we  win 

positively  retire  from  business  Jan. 
1st,  1893,  our  entire  stock       ng 
will  be  sold   at  very  low 
prices.  Everything  is  mod-      p6T 
ern    and    elegant,    and  Qgp|t. 
marked  down. 

E.  E.  CASWELL  &  CO., 

28  Post  Street. 


May  21,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LKTTEH. 


13 


THE    YACHTING    SEASON    OPENS. 

THE  gumta  of  the  Pacific  Yacht  Club  had  a  most  delightful  time 
last  Saturday,  which  was  the  club's  opening  day  for  the  present 
season.  The  day  tftl  glorious,  but  in  the  evening  there  was  a 
series  of  catastrophes,  by  which  the  date  will  belong  remem- 
bered. U  was  necessary,  owing  to  the  tide,  to  dock  the  Fearless 
a  quarter  ot  a  mile  from  the  Pacific  Yacht  clubhouse,  and  it  was 
at  this  point  the  disasters  begun.  Port  Warden  Samuel  K.  Thorn- 
tun,  in  the  full  pride  of  his  political  influence  and  social  dignity, 
stood  on  the  dock  to  receive  friends.  It  is  said  that  as  he  reached 
for  a  lady  on  the  tug  be  slipped  and  fell  overboard.  With  the 
assistance  of  a  mud-hook  he  was  fished  out  of  the  water  in  a 
highly  saturated  condition.  After  this,  he  sought  the  seclusion 
that  the  fire-room  granted.  About  10  p.  m.,  in  the  midst  of  rev- 
elry at  the  Pacific's  clubhouse,  the  patter  of  rain  was  heard.  The 
older  and  more  staid  members  of  the  party  made  efforts  to  reach 
the  tug  by  means  of  several  of  Sausalito's  rickety  and  abomina- 
ble busses,  driven  by  incompetent  drivers.  The  first  bus-load 
reached  the  tug  in  safety.  The  second  was  not  so  fortunate,  and 
upset,  spilling  ona  sidehill  eigbtladies  and  two  gentlemen.  All  weie 
more,or  less  bruised,  and  with  their  clothes  covered  with  mud, 
reached  the  tug  in  different  stages  of  exhaustion.  Among  the  party 
was  John  T.  Dare,  of  the  Custom  House,  who  sprained  hisright 
wrist.  One  lady  was  extricated  from  beneath  the  bus  in  a  fainting 
condition.  Another  bus-load  was  overturned,  and  its  occupants 
fared  as  bad  as  the  previous  unfortunates.  The  tug  was  detained 
nearly  an  hour,  and  reached  this  city  as  the  cable  cars  were  about 
stopping,  causing  a  big  demand  for  hacks. 

The  club  house  was  beautifully  decorated  and  lighted  from  one 
end  to  the  other  with  electric  lights.  Yice-Commedore  Charles  Wie- 
land  had  his  yacht,  the  Aggie  lighted  from  stem  to  stern  with  in- 
candescent lights.  They  extended  to  the  top  masts  and  down  to 
the  rail  and  then  completely  around  the  boat.  There  were  two 
hundred  and  fifty  lights  in  all  and  the  effect  was  beautiful  in  the 
extreme.  The  electric  launch  Magnet,  also  owned  by  Charles 
Wieland  and  his  brother  Albert  was  lighted  with  colored  electric 
lights,  and  was  moored  alongside  the  Aggie.  The  Lurline,  Com- 
modore Spreckels'  yacht,  was  also  beautifully  decorated  with 
Japanese  lanterns.  There  were  ever  three  hundred  persons  pres- 
ent. Dancing  and  a  repast  after  the  yachts  had  been  visited 
brought  the  end  of  a  pleasantly  passed  evening  too  soon. 

The  San  Francisco  Yacht  Club  also  had  its  sensation  of  the 
evening.  A  very  pretty  and  handsomely  dressed  young  lady 
accompanied  by  her  best  young  man  was  on  the  tug  Relief.  The 
young  lady  "  missed  stays  "  as  she  was  being  helped  from  the 
"tug  to  the  club  wharf  and  went  into  the  bay.  Captain  Scott  of 
the  tug  was  the  hero  of  the  occasion,  and  rescued  the  water 
nymph  all  dripping  and  wet.  She  was  put  to  bed  at  the  house 
of  a  friend  while  her  clothes  were  dried  in  the  kitchen.  Several 
other  interesting  incidents  are  recorded.  Commodore  A.  B. 
Spreckels  and  W.  H.  Kruse  of  the  Pacifies,  while  coming  ashore 
from  the  yacht  Lurltne,  were  run  into  and  upset.  It  is  needless 
to  say  that  they  were  rescued  and,  after  a  change  of  attire,  again 
made  their  appearance  on  land. 


FRENCH 
CHALLIES, 

Printed  by  Koeehlin  Freres,  in 
ths  most  artistic  and  elegant  de- 
signs arid  colors;  full  30  inches 
in  width,  and  made  of  the  finest 
pure  wool.  Any  design  you 
wish,  at  60  cents  per  yard. 


Ill  to  121  Post  Street. 


Medical  Deparment  University  of  California, 

The  Regular  COURSE  OF  LECTURES  will  begin   Wednesday,  June 
1st,  at  9  a.  M  ,  at  the  College  Building,  Stockton  Street,  near  Chestnut. 

R.  A.  McLEAN,  M.  D.,Dean. 
603  Merchant  Street,  corner  Montgomery. 


This  is  the  time  for  bar- 
gains in  bedroom  sets.  We 
started  to  make  you  a  spec- 
ial offer  on  this  set  this  week, 
but  we've  so  few  left  now  it's 
scarcely  -worth  while.  Still, 
it's  a  beautiful  bit  of  oak 
-woodwork,  -with  French 
plate  mirror,  beveled  edges 
and  all  the  attractions  of  a 
hundred  dollar  set  We'll  [^'"p^fFtRM 
sell  what  we  have  lefi  of  them— well,  call  it  $37.  But  for  our  week's  feature 
we  will  offer  you  a  splendid  solid  oak  set,  with  eheval  dressing  ease,  hand- 
rubbed  and  polish  finish,  bevel  French  plate  mirror,  and  the  special  price  now 
is  $33.50.  Come  and  see  this  set— it's  extraordinary  value  for  the  money.really. 

CALIFORNIA     FURNITURE    COMPANY, 

N.  P.  COLE  &  CO.  117-123  GEARY  STREET. 


14 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  21,  1892. 


THE  Catholic  Ladies'  Aid  Society  gave  a  somewhat  successful 
fair  in  the  armory  of  the  Second  Artillery  Regiment,  on  January 
16th.  One  of  the  interesting  features  of  the  entertainment  was 
the  balloting  for  the  more  popular  of  the  two  national  babies, 
Ruth  Cleveland  and  Baby  McKee.  Rath,  of  coarse,  received  the 
larger  number  of  votes,  and  the  evidence  of  her  popularity  was  a 
deed  for  a  lot  of  land  at  Santa  Maria  del  Mar,  where  the  society 
has  a  tract  of  land,  on  which  it  is  proposed  to  erect  a  Home.  The 
deed  was  made  out  in  proper  form,  signed,  sealed  and  mailed  to 
Ruth's  popular  father.  The  ladies  then  gave  a  sigh  of  relief, 
fondly  imagining  that  the  nanie  of  Cleveland  as  a  lot-holder  in 
their  tract  would  be  an  inducement  to  others  to  invest.  Presently 
Mrs.  Deane,  the  Grand  President  of  the  order,  received  through 
the  mails  a  bulky  envelope,  bearing  the  New  York  post-mark 
It  was  from  Grover  Cleveland,  and  in  it  be  announced,  in  some- 
what terse  terms,  that,  though  highly  appreciating  the  honor 
done  him  in  presenting  his  child  with  a  lot  of  land,  he  could  not 
accept  the  gift,  and  therefor  returned  the  deed,  which  was  en- 
closed in  the  letter.  Mr.  Cleveland  added  that  he  did  not  care  to 
have  his  little  one's  name  brought  so  prominently  before  the 
public,  nor  that  she  should  be  made  the  object  of  a  ballotin  a  fair, 
or  any  other  entertainment.  Now  the  ladies  are  wondering 
whether  the  grandson  of  his  grandfather  would  have  sent  them  a 
similar  letter  had  Baby  McK.ee  been  the  prize-winner. 

*  -:■;-  » 

The  British  gentry  resident  at  Sausalito  have  been  greatly  dis- 
tressed, of  late,  by  a  smell  of  tar,  coming  from  the  fleet  of 
merchantmen  lying  in  the  ,i  boneyard  "  off  the  shores  of  Lesser 
Britain.  Many  efforts  have  been  made  to  remove  the  vessels, 
but  there  they  remain.  Now  the  cry  has  been  raised  that  by 
obstructing  navigation  between  San  Francisco  and  Sausalito,  they 
are  endangering  the  lives  of  the  ferry  passengers.  The  railroad 
company  has  been  aroused  to  action  on  this  plea,  and  the  officials 
have  made  repeated  efforts  to  control  the  shipping,  but  all  to  no 
purpose.  The  captains  care  little  what  happens  in  the  way  of 
sending  a  few  landlubbers  to  Davy  Jones'  Locker,  provided  they 
can  tie  up  as  near  the  ferry-landing  as  possible,  and  so  far  no 
power  has  been  found  which  can  interfere  with  them.  No  one 
claims  jurisdiction  over  the  boneyard.  The  Harbor  Commission- 
ers of  San  Francisco  decline  to  act  in  the  matter,  and  the  Board 
of  Supervisors  of  Marin  county  take  the  same  position.  The 
great  trouble  is,  that  in  appointing  every  third  man  in  the  place 
a  Commodore  or  an  Admiral,  the  Prince  of  Wales'  set  overlooked 
the  necessity  for  a  harbor-master.  They  are  suffering  from  the 
act  of  omission  to-day.  In  the  meantime,  the  railroad  people 
have  employed  a  tug  to  pull  vesselsout  of  the  line  of  their  steara- 
ers,  but  no  sooner  ie  one  out,  than  another  skipper  comes  along 
and  drops  his  mud-hook  in  the  spot  which  has  just  been  cleared. 
Various  suggestions  have  been  made  to  abate  the  nuisance,  and 
as  a  last  resort,  one  irate  resident  has  announced  a  determination 
to  appeal  for  relief  to  the  United  States  Government.  The  law 
which  provides  for  the  right  of  way  for  mail  carriers  on  land,  he 
desires  strained  to  protect  the  mail  steamer  San  Rafael,  and  thus 
bring  the  British  autocrats  of  the  »  boneyard  "  down  to  the  level 
of  ordinary  mortals. 

*  *  * 

Bets  are  about  even  this  morning  on  the  baseball  game  to  be 
played  this  afternoon  between  the  nines  from  the  California 
Bank  and  the  First  National.  The  game  will  be  one  of  the  most 
scientific  ever  contested  in  this  city,  as  all  the  players  have  for 
weeks  been  studying  the  rules  and  practicing  for  the  battle.  It 
has  been  agreed  that  the  side  first  making  one  hundred  runs 
shall  be  declared  the  winner,  provided  nob  more  than  fifty  runs 
be  made  in  any  one  inning.     The  teams  are  as  follows  : 

The  Bank  of  California— G.  L.  Wakeman,  1st  B;  D.  A.  Cords, 
L.  F;  Wm.  0.  Cullen,  C.  F;  Morgan  Shepard,  R.  F;  Wm.  Ritter, 
2d  B;  G.  De  K.  Foute,  P;  R.  D.  Rodgers,  C;  Jas.  H.  Lyons,  S.  8; 
R.  C.  Baird,  3d  B;   Wm.  Ritter,  captain.     Colors,  blue  and  white. 

The  First  National  Bank— T.  F.  Blake,  P.  and  2d  B;  Wm.  L. 
Whelen,  R.  F;  Jos.  G.  Hooper,  2d  B  and  P;  Chas.  K.  Mcintosh, 
3d  B;  J.  H.  Skinner.  0.  and  S.  S;  Geo.  R.  Maxwell,  C.  F;  H.  L. 
Moulder,  S.  S.  and  C;  A.  S-  Keeler,  1st  B;  Jno.  F.  Brooke,  L.  F; 
Jos.  G.  Hooper,  captain.     Colors,  crimson  and  gray. 


The  merchants  will  have  an  outing  to-day,  as  they  will  give 
their  fifth  annual  picnic  at  Starke's  Park,  Petaluma,  and  will 
have  a  most  enjoyable  time.  All  the  preliminaries  have  been  ar- 
ranged, all  the  committees  have  been  appointed,  and  a  very  gay 
crowd  will  be  that  which  will  raise  the  echoes  about  Petaluma 
this  afternoon.  It  has  been  decided  to  introduce  a  number  of 
new  features  in  the  way  of  prizes  and  amusements,  which  will 
add  to  the  enjoyment  of  the  day.  It  is  not  desired  to  now  an- 
nounce all  these  new  features,  but  it  is  not  revealing  secrets  to 
say  that  W.  W.  Sanderson,  the  President,  with  Jacob  Levi,  will 
participate  in  a  wheel-barrow  race  against  Fred  Castle  and  Arthur 
R.  Briggs.  W.  F.  Man  and  A.  E.  Castle  will  play  leap  frog  for  a 
prize,  to  be  awarded  the  most  graceful  jumper.  E.  E.  Ames, 
Samuel  Meyer,  Carl  Klau,  B.  N.  Rowley  and  others  have  entered 
the  greasy  pole  contest,  the  prize  for  which  is  a  year's  contract  to 
furnish  a  State  institution  with  groceries.  It  is  understood  that 
the  day  will  close  with  a  tug-of-war  between  the  wholesalers  and 
the  brokers. 

*  *    K 

There  is  a  new  Industry  in  town.  It  is  struggling  along,  and  is 
not  yet  in  the  iall  vigor  of  its  development,  for  its  needs  greater 
opportunity  than  ha^  yet  been  presented  it  for  its  its  full  success. 
It  is  simply  the  buying  by  medical  students  of  portions  of  the 
bodies  of  patients  in  the  County  Hospital.  It  has  been  known 
for  years  that  medical  students  bought  corpses  for  purposes  of 
scientific  investigation,  but  this  is  the  first  time  I  have  heard  of 
dealings  in  portions  of  the  anatomy  of  a  sick  man,  whose  demise 
is  expected  soon.  Yet  such,  we  understand,  is  the  fact.  For  in- 
stance, one  young  medico  related  with  great  glee  the  other  day 
how  he  had  overbid  another  student,  and  had  secured  the  right 
arm  of  a  hospital  patient,  who  it  is  not  thought  can  live  over  two 
weeks.  The  arm  owner  now  goes  out  to  look  at  his  property 
every  day,  and  he  has  given  careful  directions  to  the  nurse  to  see 
to  it  that  that  right  arm  is  kept  well-covered,  and  not  exposed  in 
any  way  to  anything  that  may  mar  it.  Another  young  man 
bought  the  left  leg  from  below  the  knee.  He  is  to  amputate  it 
himself,  and  for  a  week  he  has  been  gloating  over  the  bedside  of 
his  leg.  fondly  imagining  the  delights  of  the  coming  operation. 
The  patients,  of  course,  are  expected  to  know  nothing  about  these 
postmortem  arrangements.  They  die  in  the  fond  belief  that  their 
bodies  will  be  laid  away  beneath  a  board  in  tbat  lonely  cemetery 
on  the  Point  Lobos  hills,  and  little  do  they  think,  that  ere  the 
breath  has  left  their  bodies  an  hour,  that  they  will  be  dismem- 
bered and  disjointed  like  a  beef,  and  their  portions  will  be  sold  to 
the  highest  bidder.  Science,  however,  must  have  its  opportunities. 

*  *  * 

Dr.  Cool  of  Oakland,  is  convalescent.  Tbat  statement  may 
cause  some  astonishment  to  his  friends,  for  it  is  not  generally 
known  that  Dr.  Cool  has  had  a  very  narrow  escape  from  making 
the  acquaintance  uf  the  grimvisaged  boatman  who  is  supposed 
to  bear  departed  spirits  into  the  land  of  the  Great  Beyond.  It  is 
said,  however,  that  Azrael  knocked  at  Dr.  Cool's  door  a  few 
weeks  since,  and  almost  carried  him  away.  The  cause  of  the 
illness  of  the  dentist  is  said  to  have  been  a  puncture  in  the  abdo- 
minal region,  superinduced,  as  post  mortem  statements  have  it, 
by  a  long,  circular,  steel  instrument,  which  penetrated  thepatient 
to  the  depth  of  an  inch  and  a  half.  It  was  a  close  call.  The 
doctor  does  not  say  tbat  a  fair  and  gifted  sweetheart  made  the 
wound,  but  he  now  has  a  firm  belief  in  the  statement  that  "  hell 
hath  no  fury  like  a  woman  scorned." 

*  #  » 

The  men  around  town  have  noted  the  recent  reappearance  on 
the  Rialto,  of  Annie  Kilday,  the  late  Louis  Holtz's  daughter.  It 
is  said  she  has  now  a  studious  turn,  her  present  fad  being  experi- 
ments in  surgery. 

George  Magee  who  came  down  from  his  ranch  in  Nevada 
last  week  told  a  good  story  that  has  up  to  date  received  no  pub- 
licity. Magee  was  a  telegraph  operator  in  Arizona  some  years  ago 
and  was  stationed  at  the  Springs  about  90  miles  east  of  Yuma  on 
the  Southern  Pacific.  A  rich  old  Canadian  named  McFarland,  who 
was  slowly  dying  of  consumption  went  to  Yuma  in  the  hopes  of 
getting  some  of  his  health  back,  and  as  a  last  chance  he  went  on 
to  the  Springs.  There  he  died  a  few  days  afterwards  and  in  re- 
sponse to  telegrams  to  his  relatives  came  the  notification  to  inter 
the  remains  in  the  little  cemetery  at  Yuma.  The  railroad  com- 
pany charges  double  fare  for  the  transportation  of  the  dead  and 
the  boys  wanted  to  make  all  they  could  on  an  expense  account. 
They  therefore  fixed  up  the  body  just  as  it  was  in  life-time,  hat, 
shoes  and  all,  and  then  when  the  train  came  along,  two  of  them 
carried  the  corpse  into    the    cars   and  placed    it  in  a  seat   in    the 


OUTING  SUITS-SHIRTS,      LADIES 


TENNIS  SUITS-SHIRTS, 


WAISTS 


27    TO    37     ISIE^A-I^ISfH-    STEEET. 


May  21,  1892. 


BAN  FRAXOISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


15 


smoker.  The  hat  w»s  pulled  well  over  the  ileail  man's  face, 
ao  when  the  eondnotor  entered  he,  not  BQSpeciIng  the  truth 
accepted  a  single  fa-e  f«»r  the  uncanny  passenger,  one  of  the  es- 
corts saying  that  their  friend  was  sick  and  sleeping.  At  Yuma 
the  trainmen  were  staggered,  h  iwever.  when  they  learned  of  the 
trick  played  on  them,  but  they  simply  had  to  grin  and  bear  it. 
As  for  the  expense  account,  that  was  later  on  sent  to  Mc- 
Farland's  relatives.  Double  fare,  escorts,  etc.,  all  figured,  and  tlue 
sorrowing  relatives  doubtless  thought  that  the  deceased  had  been 
interred  with  honors  as  great  as  those  due  the  memory  of  a  de- 
parted monarch. 

»  »  • 

As  they  had  expected,  the  members  of  the  Owl's  Nest  Club, 
who  went  to  San  Carlos,  last  Saturday  night,  to  assist  "Uncle 
George"  Bromley  to  lay  the  corner  stone  of  the  club-house,  did 
have  a  CerveMe  time.  On  the  special  train  that  left  Third  and 
Townsend  streets  at  6:30  P.  m  .  there  were  about  fifty  gentlemen, 
the  party  not  being  nearly  as  large  as  had  been  expected,  many 
of  those  who  had  intended  going  down,  being  held  by  the  fair 
ones  at  the  Angel  Island /(e.  or  at  the  yacht  clubs.  Arrived  at 
San  Carlos,  coaches  were  taken  to  the  club-bouse  site,  the  drive 
being  alone  a  beautiful  avenue.  When  the  grounds  were  reached 
a  salute  of  twelve  guns  greeted  the  excursionists,  and  the  flag 
upon  Druids'  Hill  saluted.  Dan.  O'Connell  and  CarterTevis  were 
in  charge  of  the  main  center  of  attraction — a  tent,  where  many 
of  the  good  things  of  life  were  waiting  to  be  devoured.  Willis 
Polk  flitted  in  and  around  and  about  like  a  lost  spirit,  the  high 
bat  he  wore  having  a  very  peculiar  effect  upon  him.  At  7  o'clock 
dinner  was  served  beneath  the  spreading  boughs  of  a  grand  old 
oak,  or  buckeye,  or  horsechestnut — none  of  the  foresters  knew 
what  kind  of  a  tree  it  was.  It  was  a  great  old  tree,  just  the 
same,  and  in  honor  of  the  occasion,  and  the  presence  beneath  it 
of  the  chief  old  Bohemian  himself,  O'Connell  dubbed  it  "  Uncle 
George."  The  dinner  was  delightful,  and  reflected  great  honor 
upon  Carter  Tevis,  who  composed  the  committee  on  grub.  From 
the  excellent  cream  of  chicken  a  la  reine,  the  terrapin  special  and 
the  broiled  beef,  to  the  coffee,  it  was  perfection.  Tne  menus  were 
printed  on  scraps  of  yellow  wrapping  paper,  similar  to  that  used 
in  butcher-shops.  After  the  feast,  Dan.  O'Connell  mounted  the 
rostrum  made  in  the  trunk  of  the  old  tree,  and  delivered  an  ora- 
tion on  things  in  general  and  good  things  in  particular.  Uncle 
George  also  spread  himself,  and,  like  his  umbrageous  namesake, 
gave  comfort  and  satisfaction  to  all  who  came  within  his  influ- 
ence. It  was  about  9  o'clock  when  the  Chief  of  the  Robes  ap- 
peared, and  gave  the  signal  to  don  the  habiliments  of  owldom, 
consisting  of  red  or  white  gowns,  on  the  right  breast  of  each 
being  an  owl  in  black  velvet.  The  celebrants  formed  in  a  column 
of  twos,  and,  led  by  Dan.  Polk  and  his  banjo,  marched  around 
the  club-house  siLe,  beneath  the  many  colored  lanterns  suspended 
from  the  skeleton  frame  erected  by  Willis  Polk.  At  the  stone, 
Uncle  George  delivered  a  brief  oration,  ten  bottles  of  champagne 
were  smashed,  every  one  drank,  the  stone  was  lowered,  and  the 
deed  was  done.  There  were  many  valuable  articles  placed  in  the 
box,  among  them  being  an  account  of  the  inception  of  the  club, 
the  roll  of  the  owls,  a  picture  of  Donald  De  V.  Graham,  in  his 
great  character  of  »  The  Haughty  Troubadour,"  another  of  Nat. 
Brittain,  in  a  gown  procured  in  Paris  at  great  expense,  and  in 
which  he  does  his  famous  May-pole  dance;  phonograph  rolls  of 
Uncle  George's  speech,  a  snap-shot  view  of  Carter  Tevis'  terrapin 
stew,  and  other  things.  Mr.  Wilkie  distinguished  himself  at  the 
ceremony  by  his  singing,  and  received  the  hearty  thanks  of  all 
present  for  his  great  kindness  in  assisting  in  the  success  of  the 
affair.  "  The  Haughty  Troubadour  "  was  not  heard  from,  not- 
withstanding the  notices  he  received  in  the  daily  press.  The 
club-house  will  be  finished  in  about  four  months.  There  will  be 
no  difficulty  about  its  erection,  as  Theodore  Payne  has  agreed  to 
advance  $15,000,    for    ten    years,  at  4  per  cent.,  for  the  purpose. 


While  the  house  is  building,  the  members  will  probably  find  ac- 
commodations in  the  Urittain  homestead,  about  a  mile  away  from 
the  club  site.  The  Owls  are  on  the  high-road  to  success,  wherefore 
they  are  all  happily  blinking. 

If  you  want  to  enjoy  a  pleasant  vacation  and  at  the  same  time 
have  an  opportunity  to  better  your  health,  the  best  place  you  can 
visit  is  the  Byron  Hot  Springs  Hotel,  in  Contra  Costa  county.'  These 
springs  are  particularly  adaptable  for  the  cure  of  rheumatism,  gout, 
neuralgia,  sciatica,  catarrh,  dyspepsia,  malaria,  liver,  kidney,  and 
blood  complaints.  Ladies  find  great  relief  in  the  waters.  The  hotel 
carriages  meet  every  train  of  the  Southern  Pacific  Company  at 
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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  21,  1892. 


THE  stock  boards  still  continue  open,  although  as  far  as  busi- 
ness is  concerned  they  might  as  well  be  closed  from  one 
week's  end  to  the  other.  Outside  dealers  have  been  pretty  well 
drained  of  their  holdings,  and  this  is  one  of  the  most  hopeful 
features  of  the  market  as  stocks  thus  tightly  concentrated  means 
higher  prices  when  the  box  is  opened.  Everything  seems  to  be 
peaceful  on  the  street  just  now.  The  reformers,  as  they  are 
entitled  among  people  who  believe  in  them,  are  not  so  pressing  in 
their  agitation  as  they  were  some  time  ago.  They  have  accom- 
plished little  beyond  demoralizing  the  business,  and  there  are  few 
operators  in  Comstock  shares,  who  will  not  pray  devoutly  for 
deliverance  in  the  future  from  such  friends.  The  news  from  the 
Comstock  during  the  week  has  been  of  little  interest.  The  pros- 
pects are  still  considered  favorable  in  the  middle  group  of  mines, 
and  the  water  is  being  steadily  drained  from  the  south  end  pro- 
perties. At  the  north  end  the  Con  Virginia  people  are  working 
in  a  lively  formation  with  streaks  of  ore  coming  in  at  times. 
There  were  four  assessments  levied,  three  of  25  cents  each,  on 
Mexican,  Challenge  and  Belcher,  and  one  of  30  cents  on  Overman. 
These  will  not  bear  heavily  on  stockholders,  while  showing  a 
disposition  on  the  part  of  the  company  officials  to  make  the  bur- 
den as  light  as  possible.  Money  is  very  tight  on  Pine  street  just 
now,  and  much  of  the  stock  out  is  held  at  high  figures  which 
precludes  the  possibility  of  a  sale  at  present  prices  unless  at  a 
heavy  loss.  Holders  can  only  grin  and  bear  it  for  the  time  being. 
It  is  therefore  a  sensible  policy  on  the  part  of  the  mine  managers 
to  levy  small  assessments  when  people  are  in  this  predicament. 
It  enables  them  to  keep  the  companies  in  funds  which  otherwise 
would  be  difficult  to  collect. 

$  $  * 

MR.  R.  D.  LAWREY  of  Grass  Valley,  Nevada  County,  who 
claims  to  have  mined  in  that  district  for  the  past  22  years, 
and  to  own  the  Rose  Hill  mine  there,  has  had  a  letter  published 
in  a  London  mining  paper,  in  which  he  handles  the  vendors  of 
mining  property  in  that  locality  without  gloves.  Speaking  of 
Grass  Valley  he  has  no  doubt  that  it  is  the  best  gold  mining 
camp  in  America,  but  he  is  sorry  to  say  the  investors  are  in 
many  instances  bare-facedly  robbed  by  unprincipled  vendors  rep- 
resenting property  as  good  when,  in  fact  it  is  worthless.  There 
are  many  salient  truths  in  Mr.  Lawrey's  epistle  to  British  specu- 
lators, and  when  he  deals  with  the  average  expert  sent  out  from 
London  what  he  says  is  to  the  point.  That  nine  times  out  of 
ten  he  is  intensely  ignorant  of  gold  mining  is  quite  correct,  and  a 
person  who  has  met  some  of  the  class  can  readily  believe  that  it 
is  often  necessary  to  call  in  the  assistance  of  some  local  man  to 
write  his  report.  It  is  rare,  however,  it  is  to  hoped  that  when 
interested  parties  find  this  out,  they  are  able  to  bribe  the  party 
who  assists,  to  send  home  a  good  report  on  the  strength  of  which 
the  mine  is  bought. 

"  \I/HEN  the  investor  or  the  agent,"  continues  Mr.  Lawrey, 
VV  "  arrives  at  a  mining  camp  he  puts  up  at  the  best  hotel  in 
town,  where  these  vendors  have  already  placed  their  tools  in  the 
shape  of  gamblers,  '  bummers  '  and  low  class  lawyers  to  *  boom  ' 
up  the  property,  and  if  a  sale  is  effected  they  get  so  much  for  their 
Yankee  tricks.  The  proprietor  of  the  hotel,  as  a  rule,  is  in  with 
them,  and  will  make  it  a  point  if  possible,  to  throw  a  slur  on 
any  one  that  is  not  their  ring."  The  reason  he  ascribes  for  hav- 
ing deferred  his  warning  notes  to  this  date,  is  "  for  the  knowledge 
of  a  good  paper  to  publish  it  in."  According  to  his  idea  the 
safest  way  to  outwit  these  sharks  is  for  the  party  directly  inter- 
ested to  come  out  and  <«  make  an  appointment  with  a  reliable 
man  from  his  own  country,  even  though  he  should  be  a  working 
miner.  This  man  can  mingle  with  the  miners  that  are  working 
in  the  mine  wanted  and  get  the  information  desired.  By  the 
exercise  of  good  judgment  and  acting  on  this  advice,  giving  the 
hangers-on  at  the  hotel  he  is  stopping  at,  and  the  middle  man 
and  schemers  a  wide  berth,  he  is  pretty  sure  to  secure  valuable 
property  with  little  trouble  and  far  less  expense.  At  the  wind 
up  Mr.  Lawrey  offers  his  services  gratis  to  any  one  interested  in 
mines  or  other  property  in  California. 
$  $  $ 

THE  prospects  are  favorable  for  an  early  resumption  of  work 
on  the  Golden  Gate  and  Golden  Feather  river  mines,  near 
Oroville.  The  late  rainfall  has  had  the  effect  of  keeping  the  snow 
down  on  the  mountains,  and  the  river  is  now  beginning  to  fall. 
There  are  some  hopes  that  the  works  will  be  drained  by  the  first 
week  in  July,  and  if  so,  the  season  will  be  the  earliest  ever  known 
in  this  region.  The  English  companies,  thanks  to  the  precau- 
tions taken  by  the  general  manager,  Colonel  Frank  McLaughlin, 
have  escaped  pecuniary  loss  this  winter,  although  the  storms 
were  very  severe  at  times.  All  the  works  have  given  proof  of 
their  substantial  construction,  by  the  manner  in  which  they  have 
withstood  the  winter  floods,  and  nothing  has  happened  in  any 
quarter  to  interfere  with  the  immediate  commencement  of    min- 


ing, when  the  water  has  been  pumped  out  of  the  claims.     Golden 
Feather  shares  are  strong  and  active  in  London,  at  18s. 

$  ?  ? 

ORDERS  have  just  been  issued  by  Simeon  Wenban,  resident 
manager  and  the  principal  owner  of  the  Cortez  mine  of  Ne- 
vada, to  close  the  property  down.  This  step  has  been  taken  on 
account  ot  the  low  price  of  silver,  and  the  heavy  loss  which  this 
entails  upon  the  company.  No  bullion  has  been  sold  from  this 
mine  for  months  past,  and  there  is  now  on  hand  a  surplus  valued 
at  nearly  $400,000.  The  management  consequently  considered  it 
folly  to  extract  any  more  bullion,  pending  the  sale  of  that  on 
hand,  and  the  large  reserves  of  ore  in  the  mine  will  be  kept  there 
until  something  like  a  fair  price  can  be  obtained  for  the  metal. 
The  mine  is  looking,  if  anything,  better  than  it  ever  did;  and, 
under  the  circumstances,  it  seems  a  hardship  to  be  compelled  to 
close  down,  throwing  a  small  army  of  men  out  of  employment. 
There  were  200  men  steadily  empl  jyed  at  this  property,  and  of 
these  only  fifty  will  be  retained  to  carry  on  some  prospecting 
work  in  a  tunnel  now  being  run  through  the  mountain. 

SSI 

SOME  of  the  shareholders  of  the  Esmeralda  Consolidated  are  be- 
ginning to  feel  very  anxious  about  the  money  they  have  sunk 
in  the  enterprise.  There  is  little  or  no  satisfaction  to  be  obtained 
from  the  London  office,  and  tbe  visits  of  the  managers  to  the  Pa- 
cific Coast  have  been  few  and  far  between  recently.  Mr.  Crowder 
took  another  route  on  his  late  trip  to  Mexico,  and  Mr.  Ann  has 
not  shown  up  for  a  term  of  years.  It  may  be  that  the  Esmeralda 
shareholders  are  considered  as  milked  dry,  and  the  operators,  in 
consequence,  have  turned  their  attention  to  some  other  and  more 
lucrative  enterprise.  The  management  of  the  Esmeralda  property 
certainly  reflects  little  credit  on  any  one  concerned,  and  it  is 
doubtful  that,  even  had  the  mine  amounted  to  anything,  it  would 
ever  have  been  developed.  It  is  perfectly  scandalous  wasting 
money  in  the  way  it  has  been  at  Aurora. 

$$$ 

THE  auriferous  gravel  mines  of  California  are  beginning  to  loom 
up  again,  now  that  there  is  a  strong  probability  that  the  Fed- 
eral Government  will  do  something  to  lift  the  ban  from  hydraulic 
mining.  The  wealth  of  the  State  is  tied  up  in  these  properties, 
and  this  fact  will  become  more  apparent  when  work  on  them  is 
resumed.  There  is  already  a  demand  for  this  class  of  mines  from 
abroad,  and  if  the  owners  are  not  exorbitant  in  their  demands, 
and  are  willing  to  do  a  straight  business,  there  is  no  reason  why 
they  should  lack  the  necessary  capital  to  begin  work.  8ome 
properties  have  been  outrageously  over-estimated  in  the  past,  and 
it  only  requires  a  few  more  cases  of  the  kind  to  kill  off  business 
in  this  branch  of  mining,  the  same  as  was  done  in  quartz  mines. 
It  will  be  a  pity  if  this  should  be  theresult  after  the  trouble  which 
has  been  taken  to  revive  interest  in  the  gravel  deposits,  which 
are  both  rich  and  plentiful. 

$s  $ 

THE  Tuscarora  stocks  are  beginning  to  strengthen  up  with  the 
advent  of  fine  weather  at  the  mines.  The  mill  is  running 
at  full  capacity  on  Nevada  Queen  ore,  and  it  is  likely  that  it  will 
run  straight  along  on  this  ore  for  some  months  to  come.  A  small 
crushing  of  North  Commonwealth  ore  was  recently  made,  the 
proceeds  aggregating  some  $15,000,  which  will  obviate  any  imme- 
diate necessity  for  the  levying  of  an  assessment.  Nevada  Queen 
is  again  considered  the  most  promising  property  in  the  camp,  and 
it  is  said  that  dividends  will  be  paid  lor  a  season,  commencing 
about  July  1st.  A  conservative  estimate  places  the  dividends  in 
sight,  at  from  three  to  four,  of  $25,000  each.  The  other  mines  will 
be  kept  out  of  debt  as  much  as  possible  when  the  ore  from  Ne- 
vada Queen  is  being  crushed  at  the  Union  mill. 

THE  reports  from  the  mines  in  the  vicinity  of  Sonora,  Tuol- 
umne county,  are  very  favorable  of  late,  and  the  town  itself 
is  showing  a  steady  growth  in  population.  Considerable  capital 
is  finding  its  way  into  the  district,  which  promises  to  be  one  of 
the  liveliest  in  California  before  many  months  have  passed.  A 
new  plant  is  being  brought  in  for  the  Rawhide  mine,  and  the 
north  extension,  owned  by  wealthy  men  in  this  city,  will  soon  be 
opened  up.  The  Golden  Gate  mine  is  now  the  subject  of  litiga- 
tion, and  the  case  bids  fair  before  it  ends  to  be  one  of  the  causes 
celebres  of  California. 

SSI 

NEWS  has  been  received  in  this  city  that  orders  have  been 
issued  in  London  by  the  management  of  the  Holmes  mine  to 
start  up  work  on  the  property  on  the  first  of  the  coming  month. 
All  the  labor  troubles  have  been  amicably  settled,  and  the  disturb- 
ing element  has  been  pretty  well  cleaned  out  of  the  town.  There 
is  one  thing  certain,  that  silver  will  never  be  lower  than  it  is  just 
now,  and  steady  if  not  higher  prices  can  be  expected  from  this 
out.  If  silver  mines  can  be  run  without  loss  at  present  rates, 
every  fractional  advance  means  just  so  much  profit  to  the  com- 
pany. 


April  21.  1892. 


SAX  FRANCISCO   XKWS  LKTTER. 


17 


'Hear me  I'rler What  the  devil  «lthou7' 

•  One  l h»l  will  pl«v  the  devil,  nl r.  wllh  ran.' 


HF 


E  is  lawney,  and  bronxed  wilh  the  fervor 
Of  summers  in  tropical  lands; 
His  arms  are  powerful  and  brawny. 

Like  a  vise-grip  the  clasp  of  bis  hands, 
And  an  odor  of  tar  and  tobacco 

Is  perceived  round  the  place  where  he  stands. 

He  tells  of  tbe  wonderful  islands 

Embosomed  in  southern  seas. 
And  of  marvelous  matters  in  China — 

Of  typhoons,  and  Mandarin  teas, 
And  of  shores  where  the  barbarous  natives, 

Live  like  birds,  in  tbe  branches  of  trees. 
He  can  boast  of  a  brush  with  the  pirates, 

When  he  captured  a  murderous  crew, 
A  mile  off  the  coast  of  Sumatra, 

And  himself  a  bold  buccaneer  slew — 
And  he  shows  you  the  scar  on  his  shoulder, 

To  convince  you  his  yarn  is  true. 
And  when  strolling  along  by  the  shipping, 

With  anger  he's  ready  to  choke. 
At  the  iron  and  composite  vessels 

That  were  better  of  teak  and  of  oak, 
And  he  swears  that  their  silly  inventor, 

Was  a  pig-headed,  ignorant  bloke. 
I  am  fond  of  this  honest  old  sailor, 

With  his  whimsical,  nautical  tales — 
His  shooting  of  tigers  in  India, 

His  capture  ot  monstrous  whales, 
And  the  spectral  ships  that  have  passed  him, 

Without  rudders,  or  seamen,  or  sails. 

THE  question  often  suggests  itself  to  the  observant  lounger  on 
Market  street,  when  the  ladies  in  sealskins  and  all  sorts  of 
expensive  fabrics  go  by,  who  pays  for  all  this  ?  Who  suffers  ? 
Who  is  the  everlasting  and  inexhaustible  pungler  ?  Well,  he 
comes  from  several  classes.  There  is  the  good,  luxurious  gentle- 
man, the  December  party,  who  has  wedded  giddy  and  fascinat- 
ing May.  He  must  pungle— yes,  largely  pungle— or  his  allow- 
ance of  kisses  is  cut  short,  and  his  senile  dalliance  frowned 
promptly  down.  For  these  gaudy  things,  these  rich  articles  of 
plumage,  May  sacrificed  her  youth  (in  the  eyes  of  his  friends), 
aDd  she  must  have  them.  About  the  sacrifice  part — that  is  kept 
very  much  in  the  dark.  Then  there  is  the  fond  young  man  who 
is  working  his  soul  out  to  keep  his  pretty  wife  in  rich  duds, 
and  who  would  rather  rob  his  employers  than  have  her  eclipsed 
by  his  rival,  Mrs.  Gadfly.  She  is  a  worshipper  of  dress,  and  he 
knows  that  she  must  have  it  at  any  cost.  So  his  earnings  flow 
into  the  coffers  of  the  milliner  and  the  dressmaker.  When  they 
cease  flowing  he  will  become  the  defendant  in  a  divorce  suit; 
cause,  failure  to  provide.  Others  again  feed  the  hungry  maw  of 
the  modiste  with  coin  borrowed  from  dear  male  friends,  rich, 
foolish,  and  fanciful,  who  believe  in  tbe  eternity  of  the  faith  of 
this  class  of  women.  I  really  think  that  if  the  ladies  were  at- 
tired as  our  sex,  leaving,  say,  the  bonnet  as  a  badge  of  distinc- 
tion, this  world  would  be  better  than  it  is,  and  the  merchant's 
till  would  enjoy  more  than  its  present  security. 

DON  PATRICIO  BRADY,  the  eminent  Irish  Hidalgo,  has  built 
unto  himself  a  chamber,  on  Stockton  street,  which  his  friends 
have  entitled  '<  The  Garden  of  Sleep."  The  name  is  most  appro- 
priately chosen.  When  Mr.  Brady  has  upon  his  expansive  per- 
son the  nine  muses  perched,  he  sings,  with  an  expression  beauti- 
ful and  thrilling,  that  most  exquisite  of  songs.  His  lounges  and 
ottomans  are  of  the  softest  and  most  yielding  material;  there 
doth  recline  the  luxurious  Pat,  and  there  he  demands  service  like 
unto  an  Oriental  prince.  Around  his  haughty  person  are  grouped 
articles  of  vertu  in  profusion.  But  a  few  of  the  chosen  are  in- 
vited to  rest  in  the  garden  of  sleep;  those  who  have  been  invited 
are  profuse  in  their  praises  of  the  magnificent  surroundings,  and 
the  attention  of  the  Japanese  cortege  which  attend  the  wishes  of 
the  Imperial  Pat.  There  are  traditions  that  late  at  night  soft  and 
soothing  sounds  are  heard  from  far  away  dim  chambers,  breath- 
ing sensuous  tones  to  bring  to  the  Brady  couch  that  peace  that, 
belongs  to  the  materialist  alone. 

COLONEL  HARRY  BRADY,  on  a  recent  visit  to  E.  L.  G.  Steele, 
in  Placer  county,  feeling  the  necessity  of  industry,  was  sent 
by  his  host  to  grub  weeds  in  tbe  orchard.  Though  of  Irish  de- 
scent, he  had  altogether  forgotten  the  root  to  which  his  coun- 
trymen oweso  much.  Therefore,  when  his  host,  an  hour  after- 
wards, found  that  Col.  Brady  had  grubbed  up  a  big  fraction  of 
potatoes.  Col.  Brady  would  not  believe  at  first  that  he  had  de- 
stroyed that  wholesome  esculent.  But  when  Mr.  Steele  brought 
a  country  expert,  he  convinced  the  Colonel  that  his  energies  had 
been  exhausted  in  destroying  the  results  of  Farmer  Steele's 
labors. 


THERE  is  a  pretty  girl  who  lives  In  the  Western  addition,  «  li  , 
has  it  bad.  She  is  head  over  hods  in  love  with  a  young  stock- 
broker, whose  Office  is  on  I'ine  street.  Though  he  calls,  or  takes 
her  out  five  nights  in  the  week,  she  is  not  satisfied.  She  is  always 
yearning  for  his  dear  presence;  for,  when  he  is  away,  she  withers 
like  ■  dainty  Bower  in  a  cold  bast.  The  love-sick  maiden  used 
to  call  at  his  ollice  frequently,  but  the  cares  of  business  prevented 
him  giving  the  proper  attention  to  her;  and,  moreover,  he  could 
not  demonstrate  his  affection  behind  the  screen  which  surrounded 
his  desk  for  fear  that  some  of  the  all-hearing  clerks  would  learn 
too  much.  The  girl  is  one  of  resources,  and  she  has  hit  upon  a 
scheme  which  is  working  beautifully.  She  had  a  telephone  put 
in  her  residence,  and  now  every  afternoon  at  five  o'clock  she 
rings  up  her  lover's  olfice,  and  after  the  exchange  of  the  usual 
greetings  she  sings  to  him  over  the  wire,  her  selection  usually 
being  one  about  loving  till  death.  The  telephone  company 
charges  her  extra  rates,  for  it  is  found  that  the  burninc  vows  ex- 
changed through  the  telephone  are  having  a  remarkable  effect  on 
the  wires,  which  have  developed  a  tendency  to  shrivel  up.  The 
loving  young  singer  is  not  aware  that  she  has  an  audience,  but 
the  fact  is  that  every  telephone  girl  in  town  listens  very  anx- 
iously about  five  o'clock  every  afternoon  now  for  the  refrain  of 
a  love  ditty. 

MR.  WH1TAKER  of  the  Mercantile  Library,  known  in  these 
columns  for  a  number  of  years  says  that  the  high  lights  that 
fall  in  the  dark  corners  of  the  new  library  are  fatal  to  flirtation. 
His  hair,  once  brown,  now  frosted  by  years,  has  had  a  patriachal 
interest  in  the  young  couples  that  used  to  come  in  days  gone  by 
to  breathe  their  vows  of  love  beneath  the  shade  of  the  rusty  col- 
umnes  which  held  up  the  worm-eaten  shelves  of  the  old  establish- 
ment. In  tbe  old  place,  in  the  dim  religious  light  of  the  afternoon, 
gay  youth  and  amorous  middle  aged  were  wont  to  meet  and  bask 
in  the  fatherly  smiles  of  the  blond  librarian.  Then  they  paired 
off  to  the  remote  parts  of  the  library  and  in  the  shady  alcoves 
made  believe  to  ponder  over  bound  volumes  of  insipid  English 
magazines.  Now,  all  is  changed.  The  garish  light  of  day  flashes  in 
on  all  sides  of  the  Van  Ness  avenue  conservatory.  The  blond 
librarian  withholds  his  blessings  from  the  pilgrims  of  love  and, 
furthermore,  a  lynx-eyed  female  with  a  stark  and  stony  stare 
drives  sentiment  shrieking  out  of  the  window.  The  great  con- 
sumer of  shad  roe,  Mr.  Wetherby,  withers  before  the  blistering 
glance  of  this  gorgonic  lady  and  George,  the  janitor,  the  hero  of 
a  hundred  unused  rifles,  shudders  when  the  grim  lady  of  destiny 
smiles  his  way. 

£t  QMILERS,"  those  young  men,  and  not  always  young,  by  the 
O  way,  who  the  minute  they  catch  a  lady's  eye  favor  her  with 
a  property  smile,  are  often  in  danger  of  smirking  at  the  wrong 
person,  especially  if  their  memory  of  faces  be  defective.  One  of 
the  most  pronounced  smilers  of  this  city,  who  does  business  on 
Montgomery  street,  cast  his  very  sweetest  at  a  handsome,  well- 
dressed,  middle-aged  lady,  one  day  this  week.  The  lady  smiled 
back  encouragingly,  and  the  happy  man  doffed  his  hat  and  fled 
to  her  side  on  the  wings  of  love,  which  is  a  trifle  exaggerated, 
for  the  corns  on  hi3  toes  are  as  large  as  cranberries.  He  began  a 
high-faluting  speech  ;  in  fact,  his  regular,  how-can-you-resist-me 
address.  The  lady,  evidently  astonished,  let  him  go  on  without 
interruption,  and  when  he  punctuated  the  warmest  part  of  it  with 
a  double-action  smirk,  coolly  remarked,  "I  bad  the  pleasure  of 
lunching  with  your  wife,  to-day,  Mr.  Smashe,  and  you  are  to  dine 
with  us  Tuesday."  He  simply  perished,  like  a  spring  violet 
in  the  frost,  and  the  don't-tell-it-at-home  look  he  gave  the  lady 
was  a  picture. 

THERE  is  a  split  in  the  senior  class  at  the  University  at  Berke- 
ley, and  the  old  trouble,  about  tying  a  cow  to  the  door  of  the 
Kappa  Alpha  Theta's  clubhouse,  last  December,  is  at  the  bottom 
of  it.  The  class,  at  a  recent  meeting,  selected  several  mem- 
bers to  officiate  and  take  part  in  the  class-day  exercises.  Among 
those  selected  was  a  young  man  named  Harris,  who  was  one  of 
those  suspended  from  the  University  last  year.  This,  some  of 
the  young  ladies  thought,  was  very  wrong,  and  several  of  the 
young  men  joined  with  them  in  their  protest.  Another  meeting 
of  the  class  was  held  recently,  and  there  was  a  movement  started 
to  force  Harris'  resignation,  as  dispensator,  on  class-day.  He  re- 
fused to  be  forced,  and  his  friends  in  the  class  stood  by  him. 
Then  the  poetess  resigned,  saying  she  ■■  would  not  be  seen  on  the 
same  platform  with  such  as  Harris."  Two  others  also  resigned, 
but  this  did  not  phase  Harris  and  his  friends,  and  they  thereupon 
selected  other  officers  to  fill  the  vacancies.  The  girls  and  their 
partizans  are  very  angry,  and  the  split  threatens  to  interfere  with 
tbe  success  of  class-day.  However,  it  is  hoped  by  many  of  the 
students  that  the  breach  will  be  healed,   but  Harris  still  remains. 

AT  the  Orpheum  a  few  nights  ago  occurred  one  of  those  scenes 
we  love  to  pass  into  history.  The  young  ladies  thought 
they  could  do  the  shadow  dance.  Well,  they  came  on,  and 
they  lookel  so  pretty  that  the  audiente  applauded,  but  when 
they  came  to  dance,  the  unmistakable  fact  appeared  that  they  had 
forgotten  to  don  their  undergarments.  They  kicked,  and — Oh, 
Lord!  When  they  did  it  was  plain  girl,  and  nothing  more.  We 
are  not  prudish  in  this  country,  but  then  ladies  attempting  these 
feats  should  be  a  little  more  careful. 


18 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  21,  1892. 


HERE  is  another  concern  that  has  soniething-ior-notbing  to 
give  the  taxpayers  of  the  City  and  County  of  San  Francisco. 
Beware  of  this  offer.  That  there  is  a  woolly  head  in  the  lumber 
pile  of  every  such  a  proposition  is  a  safe  thing  to  give  odds  on 
every  time.  This  time  some  one  wants  to  clean  all  the  streets  in 
San  Francisco  for  nothing.  There  are  ninety  miles  of  accepted 
streets  in  this  city,  and,  according  to  the  schedule  prepared  for 
the  guidance  of  Max  Popper,  who  has  the  contract  for  street 
sweeping,  there  are  about  450  miles  of  streets  to  be  swept  each 
month.  At  the  rate  now  paid  for  street  cleaning  it  would  cost 
considerably  over  $100,000  a  year  to  keep  all  the  streets  only 
reasonably  clean.  Now  comes  a  company,  the  San  Francisco 
Street  Sweeping  Company,  and  asks  that  it  be  given  the  exclusive 
privilege  of  cleaning  alt  our  streets  for  the  next  25  years  for  noth- 
ing. The  fact  that  over  half  of  our  streets  have  not  been  swept 
for  more  than  two  mouths,  and  that  of  this  dirty  half,  some  streets 
have  never  been  cleaned  since  their  acceptance,  is  somewhat  cal- 
culated to  make  thoughtless  persons  jump  with  avidity  at  any- 
thing or  anybody  who  offers  relief  from  the  present  filth  and 
disease  which  now  loads  many  of  the  thoroughfares  most  used. 
It  is  admitted  that  things  could  not  well  be  much  worse  than 
they  are  at  present,  with  regard  to  the  sanitary  conditions  of  the 
streets,  yet  men  must  look  before  they  leap.  The  San  Francisco 
Street  Cleaning  Company,  through  its  manager,  M.  D.  Stevenson, 
claims  to  have  discovered  an  improved  method  of  street  cleaning. 
It  must  truly  be  a  wonderful  invention  if  it  can  clean  all  the 
streets  for  nothing  and  yet  earn  thereby  a  handsome  dividend  for 
its  stockholders.  In  the  absence  of  any  direct  proof  to  the  con- 
trary, it  is  to  be  presumed,  of  course,  that  dividends  are  what  Mr. 
Stevenson  and  his  company  are  in  business  for.  Yet  how  are 
these  dividends  to  be  obtained,  if  the  streets  are  to  be  cleaned  for 
nothing  ?  Any  way,  why  don't  the  Company  go  right  ahead  on 
the  300  miles  of  dirty  streets  a  month  in  San  Francisco  at  the 
present  time?  They  need  no  permission  from  the  Supervisors 
to  do  that,  and  so  long  as  the  new  patent  only  half  way  does  its 
work,  no  one  will  molest  the  volunteer  street  cleaners.  Surely 
there  ought  to  be  no  trouble  about  getting  consent  to  clean  dirty 
streets  for  nothing.  Why  does  the  company  want  an  exclusive 
right  for  25  years?  Why  not  50  years?  Or  100  years  ?  Is  it 
likely  that  San  Francisco  would  molest  them  in  a  thousand  years 
if  they  did  the  work  well  and  gratis  ? 

Of  course  there  is  a  string  tied  to  that  proposition,  and  the 
company  itself  will  not  deny  it,  but  if  it  really  wants  to  try  its 
new  invention  on  our  dirly  streets,  and  can  afford  to  do  the  job 
at  a  reasonable  rate,  say  $10  a  mile,  the  contract  may  be  secured 
for  the  mere  task  of  bidding.  At  present  the  city  pays  $20.75  a 
mile  a  month  for  its  street  cleaning,  and  that  is  why  so  many 
streets  are  not  cleaned  at  all.  Four  years  ago  the  rate  was  only 
$16.99  a  mile,  and  the  work  was  done  well.  Those  in  authority 
say  now  that  if  even  the  old  rate  could  be  secured  all  the  streets 
in  the  city  might  be  cleaned  regularly.  The  city's  fiscal  year  will 
end  June  30th.  Before  this  time  a  new  contract  for  sweeping 
streets  for  a  period  of  not  less  than  two  years  will  have  been 
awarded  to  the  lowest  responsible  bidder.  Here  is  a  chance  for 
the  San  Francisco  Street  Cleaning  Company. 

Real  estate  men  will  watch  the  Grand  Jury  proceedings  re- 
specting Shark  Monaghan  with  close  attention.  His  operations 
in  Western  Addition  lands,  it  seems,  have  been  quite  extensive, 
and  his  frauds  no  less  limited  than  the  number  of  his  operations. 
If  his  prosecution  is  vigorous  and  speedy,  so  much  the  better  for 
the  real  estate  market  of  this  city. 

Competition  is  brisk  among  agents  and  sellers  of  Western  Addi- 
tion improved  residence  properties.  The  market  in  this  line  has 
been  so  good  of  late  that  an  unusually  large  number  of  con- 
tractors and  builders  have  invested  iti  very  handsome  homes  and 
villas  and  cottages  in  that  locality.  The  result  is  excellent  for 
the  neighborhood,  and  though  the  profits  of  agents  and  holders 
will  be  greatly  reduced  by  the  competition,  the  buyer  will  reap 
the  immediate  harvest,  and  the  real  estate  broker  will  not  be  the 
poorer  in  the  long  run. 

Renting  is  very  good,  in  all  its  departments,  and  the  sales  re- 
ported for  the  week  past  show  a  healthy  market.  The  outlook 
is  excellent. 

It  is  understood  that  the  Market-street  Cable  Railway  Com- 
pany will  commence  work  on  theirjnew  lines  as  soon  as  the  fran- 
chises are  formally  granted.  This  is  a  good  real  estate  indica- 
tion. The  franchises  to  the  Ocean  Beach  Railway  Company  and 
to  the  Park  and  Ocean  Railroad  Company  also  'speak  well  for  the 
future.  Every  development  counts.  There  seems  to  be  some- 
thing active  stirring  with  relation  to  the  Metropolitan  Electric 
road  that  is  to  connect  the  foot  of  Eddy  street  with  Golden  Gate 
Park,  and  the  result  is  a  healthy  inquiry  for  property  along  the 
route. 

It  is  thought  that  the  San  Francisco  and  San  Mateo  Electric 
Railroad  will  reconsider  its  ultimatum  to  the  town  of  Baden, 
the  nature  of  which  was  the  demand  of  a  bonus  of  $50,000  for  ex- 


tending their  line  there.  The  sum  named  is  deemed  excessive 
and  though  the  town  badly  needs  the  elecrtic  road,  it  yet  has 
fairly  good  connections  with  the  city  by  rail,  and  the  chances  are 
it  will  hold  off  a  while  for  more  favorable  terras. 

The  sale  by  McAfee,  Baldwin  &  Hammond,  last  Thursday, 
proved  very  successful.  The  northeast  corner  of  McAllister  and 
Broderick  brought  $6,800,  the  inside  lots  about  $3,000  to  $3,800. 
The  corner  of  Devisadero  and  McAllister,  and  the  adjoining  lot 
on  Devisadero,  each  25x100,  brought  $10,500.  The  southeast  corner 
of  McAllister  and  Devisadero,  37.6x106  3,  sold  for  $8,000.  The 
southeast  corner  of  Scott  and  McAllister  brought  $6,900. 

Wm.  J.  Dingee  is  offering  105  desirable  building  lots,  each  40x 
100  feet,  which  will  be  sold  at  auction  next  Saturday.  The  prop- 
erty is  in  the  Potter  tract,  between  Oakland  and  West  Berkeley, 
and  the  auction  will  take  place  on  the  grounds.  The  sale  isira- 
portant  to  home-seekers,  as  the  tract  is  very  favorably  situated. 

NO     LATE     RAINS 


To  Damage  Fruit  and  Other  Crops. 

NO    EARLY    RAINS 

to  prevent  the  perfect  drying  and  curing  of 
same. 

Inquire  of  the  KERN  COUNTY  LAND  COM- 
PANY what  makes  KERN  VALLEY,  without 
exception,  the  most  desirable  locality  in  Cali- 
fornia for  The  homeseeker  and  investor. 

This  Company  has  a  capital  of  $10,000,000, 
and  owns  $400,000  acres  of  land  under  tne 
most  extensive  system  of  irrigation  in  Am- 
erica.  All  this  land  is  for  sale  on  easy  terms 
and  in  tracts  to  suit.     Address 

KERN  COUNTY  LAND  COMPANY, 

S.  W.  FERGUSSON,  Agent, 

f)  F  F I  P  F  ^\  '    u  Foil  Street.  San  Francisco. 


Buker^ueld,  California. 


l#-)la  ■  s,  etc ,  Free. 


Summer  Furnishing. 

For  country  or  town  house  an  appro- 
priate, comfortable  and  inexpensive 
manner  of  furnishing  for  the  summer 
season  is  with 

Straw  Mattings,  Rugs, 
and  Bamboo  Furniture. 

We  are  showing  a  very  large  and  at- 
tractive line  of  select  patterns  and 
novel  Colorings  in  CHINA  AND  JA- 
PAN MATTINGS,  all  of  which  are 
fresh  goads  made  expressly  to  our 
order. 

W.  &  J.  SLOANE  &  CO., 

CARPETS,  FURNITURE,  UPHOLSTERY, 
WINDOW  SHADES. 

641-647  Market  Street. 


Corner  Clay  and  Sansome. 


Miy  St,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


19 


THK  lire  underwriters  of  this  city  are  not  mourning  over  the 
recent  Haywarda  loss.  The  reason  is  obvious.  A  hundred 
thousand  dollars,  more  or  less,  to  persons  not  even  remotely  con- 
nected with  them,  is  really  of  no  particular  moment  to  the  tire 
insurers  of  this  city.  Not  an  underwriter  on  the  Pacific  Coast  sor- 
rowed greatly  at  the  Haywards  loss.  Indeed,  they  felt  more  like 
saying  to  the  owners,  who  are  the  sole  losers,  "  we  told  you  so;" 
but  they  did  not.  They  said  nothing  at  all;  only  smiled  and 
smiled,  and  failed  lo  grieve  when  they  read  in  the  morning  paper 
of  the  *•  terrible  conflagration,"  and  the  $100,000  loss.  The  Hay- 
wards  agricultural  works  carried  its  own  insurance,  which  means 
it  trusted  to  luck.  It  did  not  do  business  on  business  principles. 
Luck  went  against  them,  and  they  are  the  only  losers.  They 
saved  the  payment  of  a  large  premium  every  year,  but  they  are 
probably  sorry  they  did  it,  for  it  is  hardly  in  the  nature  of  things 
that  their  savings  in  this  way  were  material  enough  to  even  bear 
mention  alongside  of  the  great  six  figure  fire  loss. 

Several  of  the  largest  fires  on  the  coast  this  year  have  been  un- 
covered by  insurance.  It  seems  as  though  luck  had  taken  a  band 
on  the  side  of  the  insurance  tuen  and  meant  to  teach  foolish 
people  how  very  foolish  they  are  when  they  don*t  insure  if  they 
have  anything  worth  insuring.  Some  of  these  Foolish  people 
deem  it  a  matter  of  economy  to  carry  no  insurance. 

When  the  Mills  and  Crocker  buildings  are  ready  for  occupancy 
there  promises  to  be  a  general  exodus  of  insurance  men  from  the 
old  and  undesirable  quarters  in  unimproved  and  ancient  struct- 
ures. The  prediction  is  safe  that  between  these  two  handsome 
structures,  the  new  insurance  building  at  Sansome  and  California 
streets,  and  the  new  home  of  the  Pacific  Mutual,  there  won't  be 
a  handful  of  insurance  men  left  in  the  old  buildings. 

The  Continental,  of  New  York,  after  vainly  trying  to  get  its 
clients  to  climb  skywards,  to  its  upstairs  Pine-street  office,  has  at 
last  yielded  to  the  lazy  habits  of  tired  mankind,  and  taken  up  its 
abode  on  the  first  floor.  New  quarters  are  talked  of  for  the  Pa- 
cific Insurance  Union,  those  occupied  at  present  being  rather  un- 
comfortable and  out  of  date.  An  effort  has  been  made,  and  suc- 
cess all  but  crowned  it,  to  get  the  compact  located  on  the  eighth 
floor  of  the  Pacific  Mutual's  new  structure,  the  owners  having 
agreed  to  fit  up  that  floor  expressly  for  its  use.  But  there  is  to 
be  but  one  elevator  in  the  budding,  and  members  are  unwilling 
to  take  the  chances  of  a  long  climb,  should  the  single  lift  be  out 
of  repair.  However,  the  compact  is  destined  for  that  particular 
sky  parlor,  it  seems,  and  its  members  will  eventually  get  over  the 
scare  of  the  possibility  of  the  elevator  not  running. 

Some  people  are  saying  hard  things  about  Daniel  Meyer,  b.uthe 
can  stand  it.  They  are  using  the  word  "  wrecker  "  in  connection 
with  his  name,  and  they  tell  this  story  about  the  California  and 
its  doings:  A  certain  gentleman  went  to  London  not  long  ago  on 
behalf  of  the  California  and  Mr.  Bromwell.  The  certain  gentle- 
man found  a  taker  for  the  business,  but  none  for  its  President,  so 
his  errand  was  for  naught.  Daniel  Meyer  heard  of  this  when 
the  certain  gentleman  returned,  and  became  thereby  fired  with 
the  noble  ambition  to  keep  the  California  in  this  country. 

The  new  firm  of  Dickson  &  Boyd  is  now  completing  its  ar- 
rangements for  the  opening  of  business. 

Robert  Dickson  left  for  the  East  on  Thursday. 

The  Mihran  Sale  of  Oriental  Goods. 


Mr.  M.  H.  Mihran,  the  well-known  dealer  in  Oriental  goods,  an- 
nounces a  special  sale  of  rugs,  furniture,  carpets,  and  arms,  to  take 
place  at  412  Pine  street,  for  four  days  beginning  on  Monday  next. 
This  consignment  was  expected  last  month,  but  on  account  of  a  de- 
layed passage  and  Custom  House  red  tape,  the  goods  were  not  re- 
ceived until  recently,  hence  the  announced  sale.  This  sale  will  be 
the  last  Mr.  Mihran  will  hold,  as  he  departs  for  Europe  immediately 
afterwards.  He  has,  therefore,  decided  to  close  out  all  the  beautiful 
goods  to  be  offered,  not  wishing  to  go  to  the  expense  of  storing  them 
in  his  absence,  or  of  returning  them  to  the  Orient.  All  these  goods 
are  direct  from  Constantinople,  where  they  are  shipped  to  this  city 
by  Mr.  Mihran's  house.  Many  are  unspecified  in  the  catalogue. 
These  will  be  sold  off  Thursday  morning,  subsequent  to  the  disposal 
of  the  specified  goods,  when  also  any  goods  remaining  from  the  first 
three  days'  sale  will  be  offered.  The  collection  is  the  finest  and  rich- 
est yet  seen  in  the  city, and  includes  palace  embroideries  of  all  sorts, 
kizkilims,  carpets,  pillow-cases,  and  rugs  of  all  kinds.  It  is  an  extra- 
ordinary opportunity  for  admirers  of  these  beautiful  goods  to  obtain 
them  at  very  reasonable  rates,  for,  on  account  of  Mr.  Mihran's  desire 
to  depart  from  the  city,  many  of  the  articles  will  probably  be  sold  at 
a  sacrifice.  The  good's  may  be  seen  at  412  Pine  street.  No  lover  of 
Oriental  finery  should  neglect  to  examine  them. 

The  best  known  cure  for  poison  oak  and  asthma  is  Steele's  Grin- 
delia  Lotion,  of  fluid  extract  of  grindelia.  For  poison  oak,  one  to 
three  teaspoon fuls  of  the  lotion,  diluted  with  water,  should  be  applied 
to  the  affected  part.  For  asthma,  the  lotion  should  be  taken  with 
sweetened  water,  every  fifteen  or  twenty  minutes.  For  sale  at  the 
Palace  Pharmacy,  635  Market  street. 


WILLIAM   J.    IDIISra-IEIE, 
Real  Estate   Auctioneer, 

MO  and  402  EIGHTH  MKIKT,  ...  OAKI.AM>. 

EASTON,     ELDRIDGE    &    CD., 
038   .Market  Street,        -       -       .        snu    Francisco,  Cal. 


CHEAP  LOTS  AT  AUCTION. 

ON  KASY  TERMS. 

URDAY,  MAY  28,  18 

At  2  o'clock,  on  the  ground. 

10S — DESIBJULE  BU.LOiNG  LOTS— 105 


40x100  FEET  EACH, 

In  the  POTTER  TRACT  between  Oakland  and  West  Berkeley. 
By  order  of  ED.  E.  POTTER,  Esq. 

The  POTTER  TRACT  is  the  highest  grouud  aud  most  desirable  location 
fronting  on  the  bay  betiveeu  Oakland  aud  V\  est  Berkeley. 

This  sale  is  of  importance  to  mechanics,  working  men  and  every  one  de- 
sirous of  obtaining  a  convenient  location  for  a  home 

The  lots  to  be  sold  out  are  the  best  situated  ol  auy  tract  at  West  Berkeley, 
having  a  large  frontage  on  the  West  Berkeley  Railroad  aud  San  Paolo 
avenue,  aud  beiug  particularly  convenient  for  those  doing  business  in  Sau. 
Francisco. 

Half-hourly  trains  trains  (o  the  city;  time  from  Potter  Station  on  the  tract, 
35  minutes.  A  fine  stone  depot  aud  r  dlroad  park,  at  which  al  1  trains  stop, 
are  now  beiug  constructed.    Uommutaiiou  tickets  $3  per  mouth. 

The  proposed  new  Electric  Road  has  been  surveyed  to  this  tract,  beiu^  a 
continua  ion  of  the  Sau  Pablo  avenue  cable  line.  This  road  is  owned  by 
the  Southern  Pacific  Company. 

Cement  walks  now  being  laid  the  entire  length  of  the  tract;  streets  graded 
and  curbed ;  water-pipe  >  will  be  laid. 

Every  lot  must  be  sold  at  the  sale.  High  prices  are  not  expected,  and  a 
rare  opportunity  is  offered  to  buy  prop.rty  that  is  bound  to  enhance  in 
value. 

SPECIAL  TERMS— $25  per  Eot  <asli,  balance  $5  per  month, 
Willi  interest  at  s  per  cent,  per  annum  on  deterred  payments, 

A    GRAND    EXCURSION! 
To  the  POTTER  TRACT  will  beheld  on  the  day  of  sale.    FREE  LUNCH, 
with  refreshments,  provided  for  till  who  attend. 

Donotfoigettheday  of  sale:    &ATUKJDAV,  May  38th,  at  2  P.  Iff. 

Take  the  West  Berkeley  train  and  get  u  J  at  Putter  station.  Free  Bus 
from  terminus  of  street  cars  on  sale  daw 

»1LULU    J.     DINGER, 

46     and  402  Eighth  Street. 

DEAD     BARGAIN! 


$18,000  NET. 
TERMS    EASY. 


For  sale  in  the  picturesque  Santa  Cruz  Mountains— 293  acres,  level 
and  rolling;  no  better  fruit  land  in  the  State;  of  the  above,  35  acres 
are  now  in  orchard;  choicest  varieties  Apples,  Pears,  Peaches  and 
Prunes,  all  in  bearing;  lo  acres  in  select  Wine  and  Table  Grapes  in 
full  bearing;  25  acres  in  Grain  for  Hay;  150  acres  tillable;  balance 
Oak,  Madrone,  Redwood  Timber  and  Pasture  Land  ;  a  beautiful  Trout 
Stream  runs  through  the  property,  with  several  never-failing  springs, 
from  which  the  water  is  piped  to  residence,  stable  and  winery;  im- 
provements con  ust  of  six-room  residence  and  improvement's,  two 
neat  four-room  cottages,  two-story  winery  and  stabling  all  surround- 
ed with  flower  beds;  cooperage  on  hand  for  17,000  gallons;  crusher, 
press,  pump,  carriage  and  five  horses,  harness,  two  farm  wagons, 
cart,  mower,  sulky,  rake,  plows,  cultivators,  corn  sheller  and  other 
small  farming  utensils;  nine  head  of  cattle,  poultry;  three  miles  from 
town  and  one-half  mile  from  railroad  station;  county  road  runs 
through  the  property.    Apply  to 

P.  C.  MOLLOY,  138  Montgomery  St. 


$3,600. 


Alameda — Handsomest  corner  in  town,  60  by  150;  S.  E.  corner 
Santa  Clara  avenue  and  Union  street;  sireets,  sidewalk  and  sewers 
complete;  worth  $4,1100;  must  be  sold.    Apply  to 

P.  C.  MOLLOY,  138  Montgomery  St. 


$5,000. 


Alameda— 50x150,  San  .lose  avenue,  near  Oak  street,  and  enzy  cot- 
tage, 7  rooms  and  bath;  in  perfect  order;  3  blocks  from  Narrow 
Gauge  R.  R. ;  Terms— $1,000 cash,  balance  at  7  percent.    Apply  to 

P.  C.  MOLLOY,  138  Montgomery  St. 

'  PACIFIC    TOWIEGIi    COIVtI=JA.IS""X":, 

9     LICK     PLACE, 
Furnishes  .Clean  Towels  at  the  following  low  rates: 

Clean  Hand  Towels  each  week,  $1.00  per  month ;  12  Clean  Hand  Towels 
each  week  $1  50  per  mouth;  4  Clean  Roller  Towels  each  week.  $1.00  per 
6  month;  6  Clean  Boiler  Towels  each  week,  $1.25  per  month. 


20 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  21,  1892. 


THE  summer  exodus  from  this  town  of  dirty  streets  and  patient 
people  is  about  to  begin.  The  youthful  dry-goods  clerk  is  about 
to  rub  lotion  upon  his  upper  lip,  and  count  the  newly  projected 
hairs  in  his  chin.  The  fascinating  damsel,  who  always  looks  so  shy 
in  town,  is  about  to  bear  down  upon  the  loiterers  on  the  sands  as  a 
modern  Venus  meandering  from  the  waves.  The  games  of  hearts 
and  kisses  will  again  be  played  over  the  tennis  nets;  once  more 
will  the  ceilings  of  summer  hotel  ball-rooms  be  painted  a  deep, 
deep  crimson,  for  these  are  the  days  of  the  ramp  and  rant,  and 
the  mint  julep  is  abroad  in  the  land.  But  when  it  is  all  over!  Ah, 
then  will  be  the  time  for  the  binding  np  of  the  wounds,  but  no 
fresh  horses  will  be  ordered,  for  the  wherewithal  will  be  non- 
apparent.  But  the  rioters  will  assemble  on  the  edges  of  the  same 
old  field  of  labor,  and  in  loud  acclaim  will  sing: 
Thank  all  the  gods  for  all  the  joys 
Our  lips  aud  souls  have  tasted, 
For  all  the  riot  and  the  noise 

To  which  our  steps  have  hasted! 
For  all  the  pleasures  aud  content 

Enjoyed  like  pigs  iu  clover, 

Aud  as  we've  spent  0'ir  last  red  ceut, 

Thank  all  the  gods  it's  over. 


it 


A  WAVE  of  morality  has  spread  over  thia  State,"  said  Barney 
Murphy  in  his  address  to  the  Fresno  convention.  It  has,  Mr. 
Murphy,  and  it  has  spread  so  very  far  and  wide  that  at  no  place 
is  the  wave  deep  enough  to  cover  tho  stumps  of  depravity  and 
the  rocks  of  corruption  that  dot  the  stream  of  progress.  The 
wave  of  morality  that  has  spread  over  the  State  must  have  kept 
right  on  spreading  after  it  got  started,  and  it  must  now  be  rolling 
somewhere  way  out  in  the  great  Beyond.  The  Society  for  the 
Suppression  of  Vice  should  have  had  something  to  do  with  the 
spreading  of  the  waters  of  morality,  and  they  may  be  able  to  tell, 
through  the  good  Mr.  Bennett,  at  what  places  the  drops  perco- 
lated through  the  thick  covering  of  vice  and  reached  the  center  of 
municipal  life.  It  needs  judicial  investigation  to  ascertain  where 
that  wave  washed  up  against  the  bank  of  established  things. 
Certainly  at  no  place  was  it  able  to  cave  anybody  down  the  bank 
into  its  purifying  waters.  State  glorification  and  oratorical  license 
are  all  right,  but  when  a  man  who  knows  the  State  as  well  as  you, 
Mr.  Murphy,  tells  us  about  a  wave  of  morality  sloshing  around 
and  carrying  off  all  the  impurities  of  our  existence,  and  says  that 
too  to  a  lot  of  politicians,  why  we  draw  the  line,  sir,  we  draw 
the  line. 


THE  boys  and  girls  of  the  North  Cosmopolitan  Grammar  School 
had  a  most  enjoyable  outing  on  Thursday  last.  Under  the 
charge  of  Miss  A.  M.  Stincen,  the  principal  of  the  school,  and 
her  corps  of  competent  assistants,  the  young  people  had  a  picnic 
in  the  Park,  and  a  right  good  tune  generally.  The  orderly  man- 
ner in  which  this  small  army,  full  of  life  and  spirits,  behaved  dur- 
ing the  day  was  exceedingly  creditable  to  Miss  Stincen,  who  mar- 
shaled a  host  numbering  over  700,  with  more  ease  than  many  an 
army  officer  displays  in  command  of  a  company.  The  Cliff- 
House  and  Ferries  cable-road,  with  their  customary  generosity, 
carried  the  entire  party  to  the  Park  and  home  again  for  a  single 
fare,  and  did  all  in  their  power  to  make  the  trip  both  safe  and 
agreeable. 

1 1  n  RATING  HORSE-RADISH"  is  the  title  of  another  new  paint- 
\J  ing  just  placed  on  the  easel  at  S.  &  G.  Gump's  art  gallery,  on 
Market  street.  The  work  is  by  the  famous  Munich  artist,  Au- 
gust Humborg,  whose  delineation  of  priests  and  their  hooie  life 
has  made  his  reputation  and  popularity  world-wide.  The  pres- 
ent painting  contains  four  figures.  In  the  foreground  at  the 
kitchen  table  one  old  padre  grating  horse-r&dish  has  the  fumes  in 
his  eyes,  while  his  two  confreres  are  laughing  at  his  dilemma. 
The  expressions  on  the  various  faces  are  capitally  done,  while 
all  the  detail  in  the  picture,  and  the  flesh  tints  of  the  faces 
and  hands  is  something  remarkable.  It  is  one  of  the  best  paint- 
ings Mr.  Gump  has  secured. 


MR.  SALA  says  he  once  made  a  collection  of  magnificent  com- 
pliments, and  among  them  he  included  the  anecdote  of  the 
polite  Earl  of  Stair  and  a  pretty  damsel  of  whom  he  was  passion- 
ately enamored.  They  were  strolling  together  in  a  garden  on  a 
starlit  night.  "What  a  beautiful  star!"  exclaimed  the  young 
lady,  her  eye  caught  by  one  exceptionally  brilliant  twinkler  in 
the  blue  velvet  firmament  carpet,  powdered  with  diamonds. 
"How  unkind  of  you  to  say  so,"  was  the  reply.  "Why  un- 
kind?" asked  Miss  Slyboots.  "  More  than  unkind;  it  is  cruel," 
went  on  my  Lord  Stair.  "  You  admire  the  star,  and  you  know 
that  I  cannot  give  it  to  you," 


THERE  is  nothing  poetical  about  sewers.  These  disagreeable 
necessities  are  always  kept  hidden  from  sight,  so  that  the 
foulness  of  them  may  not  offend  the  nose  and  eye;  but,  while 
sewers  are  not  poetical  in  themselves,  they  make  it  possible  for 
other  things  to  be  poetical,  for  what  is  poetry,  after  all,  but 
purity,  and  purity  is  nature  robbed  of  its  filth.  One  of  the  reasons 
why  the  town  of  Eastland,  in  Mill  Valley,  is  so  healthful,  and,  be- 
ing healthful,  so  poetical,  is,  because  it  has  a  perfect  system  of 
sewers. 


THE  Golden  Rose,  which  the  Pope  has  the  power  to  bestow  upon 
Roman  Catholic  princesses  for  «  virtue,"  has  just  been  sent  to 
the  Queen  of  Portugal.  The  estimated  value  of  the  jewel  is  50,000 
francs.  The  jeweler  who  made  it  is  a  member  of  an  ancient 
family  of  goldsmiths,  which  has  worked  in  the  neighborhood  of 
St.  Peter's  for  the  past  three  hundred  years.  His  fee  was  8,000 
francs.  The  stem  of  the  rose  is  of  solid  gold,  and  measures  one 
metre  sixty  centimetres.  The  cup  of  the  flower  \b  of  the  most 
delicate  workmanship,  and  is  set  with  magnificent  precious  stones. 
The  leaves  are  similarly  set  with  small  gems,  in  resemblance  of 
dewdrops.  The  whole  work  of  art  lies  in  a  magnificent  case  of 
white  satin,  mounted  with  silver  studs. 


AMONG  rich  and  artistic  novelties  are  the  new  hand-bags, 
studies  from  Hungarian  and  old  Austrian  pouches.  These  bags 
are  copied  with  fidelity  from  their  old  models,  and  are  made  of 
ooze  and  other  quaint  leathers,  and  of  genuine  old  brocades  and 
other  antique  stuffs.  They  are  specially  designed  to  be  worn 
with  the  picturesque  Russian  costumes  now  in  vogue.  Each  bag 
is  an  individual  study  in  itself,  and  no  two  are  duplicates.  A 
very  charming  one  in  brown  ooze  leather,  Is  decorated  with  gilded 
coins,  copied  from  an  old  Hun  coin,  showing  a  grotesque  head. 
The  bag  is  strung  on  narrow  ribbons  of  gilded  silver,  and  like  all 
these  antique  pouch  shapes,  is  made  up  of  a  group  of  smaller 
bags  attached  to  a  larger  one. 

YOU'RE    OUT 


If  you  do  n '»  so  to 

NAPA   SODA 
SPRINGS 


THIS     SUMMER. 


What  Do  You  Want  ? 


A  Climate  that  beats  Italy.  No  Malaria  or  Cold 
Sea  Air.  Health-giving  Mineral  Water.  Cuisine 
and  Service  Unexceptionable.  Comfortable  Beds. 
Table  First  Quality.  Gas  and  Running  Water  in 
Every  Room.  Hot  Napa  Soda  Baths. 
Two  Trains  Every  Day. 
All  Visitors  are  Satisfied. 


ANDREW  JACKSON, 


PROPRIETOR. 


Napa  Sida  Springs  P.  O. 


THE  CALEDONIAN  CLUB  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Grand  Gathering  of  the  Clans  in  the  Garb  of  Au  d  Gael,  SATUR- 
DAY, May  28,  1892,  at  SHELL  MOUND  PARK,  Berkeley.  The  Clubtf 
is  determined  to  make  this,  the Twenty-sixth  Aunal  Gathering  aud 5! 
Games,  the  graude&t  and  most  enjoyable  event  of  the  season.  New 
games  will  b3  introduced  never  before  seen  In  America.  A  large  number 
of  exciting  events  are  open  to  membe  s  of  sister  Caledouiau  clubs  from  all 
parts  of  the  world,  who  will  receive  over  $2,50 1  in  cash  and  other  prizes, 
including  two  handsome  gold  medals,  value  $2J0  each,  for  loug-distauce 
race;  also,  a  long  list  of  games  is  open  10  all  comers,  for  which  there  are 
large  cash,  as  well  as  other  valuable  prizes.  Scottish  national  dancing,  by 
expert  clansmen.  Lads  and  lassies  in.  costume  Delegations  from  all  parts 
of  the  United  States  and  Canada  will  be  present  to  take  part  on  this  auspi- 
cious occasion.  The  usual  highland  welcome  is  extended  to  all.  Danciug 
in  the  two  pavilions  from  11  a.m.,  to  the  music  of  the  celebrated  Park 
Band.  There  will  be  a  full  corps  of  Highland  pipers.  Games  commence 
at  9  a  M.  sharp,  and  close  at  6  p  m.,  no  iutermis&iou.  Trains  connect  with 
Oakland  ferry  every  half  hour.  Admission— Adults,  50  cents;  children, 
25  cents.    Be  sure  and  buy  your  tickets  for  Shell  Mound  Park. 

W.C.  BURNETT,  Chief. 

Thomas  Wilson,  Third  Chieftain. 


NOTICE. 


THE    NEXT    STEINWAY    HALL    CONCERT. 
On  ivenuOMlay  Evening,  May  23tn, 

As  well  as  the  remaining  three  Concerts  of  this  series,  will  take  place  at 
the 

Palace    Hotel,    in    Ihe    Maple    Room, 
instead  of  Steinway  Hall. 


ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 


Belcher    Silver    Mining     Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  seventeenth  day  of  May,  1S92,  an  assessment,  No.  44,  of  Twenty-five 
cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  pay- 
able immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  of- 
fice of  the  compauy,  Room  8,  331  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  snail  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twanty-firsl  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;   and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  twelfth  day  of  July,  1892,  to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

C.  L  PERKINS,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  8,  331  Pine  street,  Stock  Exchange  Building,  San  Francis- 
co, California. 


May  21,  1S92. 


SAX  FKAXCISCO  NEWS  LETTER,. 


21 


«.-.© 


IT  is  an  extraordinary  thing,  but  there  is  really  no  distinctly 
fashionable  coiffure  among  English  women  just  a  present, 
though,  of  course,  in  Paris  the  hair  is  almost  entirely  worn  quite 
low.  Nothing  looks  more  distinguished  than  this  style,  but  it 
needs  a  prettily  shaped  head  to  show  it  off  to  advantage.  A  few 
curl-  fastened  in  the  nape  of  the  neck  are  charming,  and  a  large 
knob  of  softly  waved  hair  in  the  same  place  is  equally  pretty. 
The  one  curl  on  the  forehead  is  still  a  good  deal  worn  in  Paris, 
but,  unfortunately,  it  only  suits  a  rather  piquatite  style  of  beauty, 
and  therefore  is  not  very  suitable  for  English  faces.  The  fringe 
parted  on  one  side  is  decidedly  «  chic  "  if  well  arranged,  but  the 
parting  down  the  middle  has  rather  gone  out. 

The  variety  in  odd  spoons  of  all  kinds  is  very  large.  The  old 
chatelaine  spoon  has  been  reproduced  with  historic  fidelity.  This 
was  the  spoon  with  which  the  housekeeper  was  accustomed  to 
taste  all  dishes  before  they  were  presented  to  guests,  as  a  guaran- 
tee necessary  in  those  rude  and  savage  times  against  the  use  of 
poison.  This  spoon  is  about  as  large  as  a  tablespoon.  It  was 
formerly  arranged  so  that  it  could  be  hung  on  a  chain  from  the 
girdle,  as  its  name  indicates.  Sets  of  sorbet  spoons,  with  handles 
in  flower  pattern,  are  often  presented  as  wedding  gifts.  They  are 
sharp  on  one  edge  and  waved  on  the  other,  and  are  slightly 
smaller  than  an  ordinary  teaspoon. 


Some  of  the  new  silver  is  etched  and  enamelled  in  Cloisomne 
effect.  The  new  flower  designs  in  spoons  include  the  familiar 
golden  rod,  our  State  flower,  and  also  the  old  garden  flowers. 
Eaca  spoon  is  decorated  with  a  separate  flower,  and  in  the  set  of 
twelve  the  ragged  sailor,  daisy,  forget-me-not,  clover,  wild  rose, 
marigold,  pansy,  iris,  morning-glory,  violet,  fringed  gentian  and 
thistle  are  each  represented.  This  unique  set  of  spoons  cost  from 
$15  to  $25  a  dozen. 

The  "  Rosebuds  apron,"  so-called  from  the  new  song  which 
the  foreign  papers  say  Patti  is  to  sing  in  her  next  engagement,  is 
a  pretty  confection  made  of  dainty  flowered  stuffs  of  sheer  ma- 
terial. It  has  a  full  gathered  skirt,  with  a  smart  little  pocket  on 
one  side,  and  a  bib  which  fits  it  neatly  to  the  figure.  It  is  some- 
times made  of  ecru  net,  trimmed  with  ecru  lace  and  fastened  with 
little  silken  cords  in  rosebud  color  from  the  shoulders. 

Some  of  the  most  costly  strawberry  sets  are  m  crimson  Coalport 
ware  and  gilded  silver.  The  round  berry  bowl  and  the  cream 
pitcher  and  sugar  bowl  are  of  Coalport  china,  decorated  with 
metals  and  lined  with  gold.  The  berry  spoon,  sugar  sifter  and 
twelve  teaspoons  are  of  gilded  silver,  decorated  with  crimson 
enamel  to  match  the  color  of  the  china,  and  are  in  the  quaint  new 
Empire  shape,  with  a  straight  classic  handle. 

The  most  costly  portfolios  in  market  are  those  of  colored  leather, 
overlaid  on  one  side  with  a  massive  tracery  of  solid  silver,  in  the 
pierced  patterns  of  old  Dutch  metal  work.  These  portfolios  are 
lined  with  dull-colored  moire  silk  to  match  the  hue  of  the  leather, 
which  may  be  Delft  blue,  old  crimson,  or  dark  brown. 

Quant  and  old-fashioned  are  potpourri  jars  with  perforated  lids 
for  perfuming  drawing-rooms  and  boudoirs.  A  delicious  pot- 
pourri is  that  with  the  odor  of  the  wild  rose,  delicate  and  subtle. 
Among  the  daintiest  of  boudoir  writing  table  ornaments,  are  the 
miniature  Dresden  china  lamps. 

Among  graceful  flower-holders  in  the  shops  are  small  vases  of 
clear  crystal  in  slender  form,  set  in  a  slight  frame  of  chased  silver. 
The  heart-shaped  rose  vases,  so  popular  at  holiday  time,  continue 
to  be  desirable  where  one  or  two  cut  flowers  are  displayed  on  the 
toilet-table. 

White  lilacs,  snowballs  and  hyacinths,  in  relief  with  green 
foliage,  are  introduced  in  a  new  ware.  Ornamental  fruit  dishes 
have  the  spreading  legs  arranged  with  arbor  wire,  and  under- 
neath is  a  sprawling  or  peeping  Cupid. 

Vaseline  holders  of  solid  silver,  with  a  tiny  spoon  attached  to 
the  cork  for  use,  and  solid  silver  holders  for  bottles  of  perfumed 
salts,  are  novelties  on  the  silversmith's  counter. 

A  new  white  faience  in  dishes,  card  receivers,  candelabra  and 
lamps  is  ornamented  with  orchids,  thecoteelyea  being  the  variety 
chosen. 

The  California  Railway  is  now  running  to  Laundry  Farm,  the 
most  complete  and  picturesque  picnic  ground  in  the  State.  It  is  also 
the  only  line  running  direct  to  Milts  College.  Laundry  Farm  is  only 
an  hour  and  fifteen  minutes  from  San  Francisco,  and  only  forty 
minutes  from  Oakland.  There  is  no  more  picturesque  spot  in  the 
vicinit}'  of  San  Francisco  Bay. 


GREAT  SALE  OF   EMBROIDERIES. 


Ladies  preparing  for  a  trip  to  the  country  or  seaside  should  not 
miss  attending  the  great  sale  of  Embroideries  now  being  held  by 
us  as  the  result  of  a  GIGANTIC  SPECIAL  PURCHASE  by  which 
we  secured  TWENTY-EIGHT  THOUSAND  YAKDS  of  FINE 
HEMSTITCHED  EMBROIDERED  SKIRTINGS  at  a  figure  that 
enables  us  to  place  them  before  our  patrons  at 

HALF  AND  LESS  THAN  HALF  PRICE. 


At  3  j  Cents, 
At  30  Cents 
At  3  J  Cents. 
At  to  Cents 
At  SO  Cents. 
At  75  Cents. 
At  $1 2,000 


—5,000  yards  SWISS  EMBROIDERED  SKIRTING,  42  inches 

wide,  regular  price  50  cents,  will  be  placed  on  sale  at  25 

cents  per  yard. 

5,000  yards  SWISS  EMBROIDERED  SKIRTING,  42  inches 

wide,  regular  price  65  cents,  will  be  placed  on  sale  at  30 

cents  per  yard. 
—5,000    yards  SWISS  EMBROIDERED  SKIRTING,  42  inches 

wide,  regular  price  75  cents,  will  be  plac2d  on  sale  at  35 

ceuts  per  yard. 
—5,000  yards  SWISS  EMBROIDERED  SKIRTING,  45  inches 

wide,  regular  price  85  cents,  will  be  placed  on  sale  at  40 

cents  per  yard. 
—3,000  yards  SWI3S  EMBROIDERED  SKIRTING,  45  inches 

wide,  regular  price  {1,  will  be  placed  on  sale  at  50  cents 

per  yard. 
— 3,000yards  SWISS  AND  CAMBRIC  EMBROIDERED  SKIRT- 
ING, 45  inches  wide,  regular  price  $1  50,  will  be  placed  on 

sale  at  75  cents  per  yard, 
yards    SWISS  AND  CAMBRIC  EMBROIDERED  SKIRTING, 

45  inches  wide,  regular  price  $2,  will  be  placed  on  sale  at 

$1  per  yard. 


THESE  GOODS  WILL  BE  SOLD  IN  LENGTHS  OP    NOT  LESS  THAN  i\i 
YARDS,  AND  POSITIVELY  WILL  NOT   BE  SOLD  TO  DEALERS. 


Murphy  Building. 

MARKET,  JONES  AND  MCALLISTER  STS. 

HAVE   YOU   GOT 

Dyspepsia,  Bright's  Disease,  or  Dia- 
betes, op  do  you  want  a  pleasant, 
healthful  drink?    If  so,  buy 

ARCADIAN  WAUKESHA  WATER, 

Recommended  by  our  best  physi- 
cians as  the  healthiest  drink  on  earth. 
Johnson- Locke  Mercantile  Company 
Agents,  204  Front  St.,  S.  F. 

Dr.  Ricord's  Restorative  Pills. 

Buy  none  but  the  Genuine— A  Specific  for  Exhausted  Vitality,  Physical 
Debility,  Wasted  Forces,  etc.— Approved  by  the  Academy  of  Medicine,  Paris, 
and  the  Medical  Celebrities.     Agents  for  California  and  the  Pacific  States. 

J.  G.    STEELE  *fc  CO., 
No.  635  Market  street  (Palace  Hotel),  San  Francisco. 
■  Sent  by  mail  or  express  anywhere. 

PRICES  REDUCED.  Box  of  50  pills,  ?1  25:  of  100  pills,  $2;  of200pills. 
$3  50;  of  400  pills,  ?6;  Preparatory  Pills,  $2.    Send  for  Circular. 

COKE—CHEAPEST  FUEL  1 

Reduction  in  Price. 

Wholesale  (50  bbls.  or  more),  80c  per  bbl.    Retail  (any  quantity 

under  50  bbls.),  OOc.  per  bbl. 

AT  THE  WORKS  OF 

THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  GASLIGHT  COMPANY, 
HOWARD  AND  FIRST  STS..  and  FOOT  OF  SECOND  STREET. 

NOTICE! 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  office  of  the  Hale  &  Nor- 
eross  Silver  Mining  Company  has  been  changed  from 
room  No.  58,  on  the  fourth  floor  of  Nevada  Block,  to  room 
No.  26,  on  the  seeond  floor  of  Nevada  Block. 

A.  B.  THOMPSON,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  April  30,  1892. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  21,  1892. 


THE  Paris  Gingerbread  Fair,  as  it  is  called,  which  is  held  every 
spring  in  the  Faubourg  St.  Antoine  and  the  Place  de  la  Nation, 
is  notorious  for  the  number  of  natural  and  artificial  phenomena  ex- 
hibited there  to  the  public.  This  year  their  number  has  been  greatly 
increased  by  the  arrival  of  about  twenty  culs-de- jatte,  who  are  wretch- 
edly lodged  in  huts  on  a  piece  of  waste  ground  in  the  Cours  de  Vin- 
cennes.  These  cripples,  whose  minute,  shrivelled-up  legs  are  curled  up 
on  the  boards  on  which  they  sit,  form  a  colony,  which  calls  to  mind 
the  Cour  des  Miracles  of  former  times.  Every  morning  they  all  issue 
forth,  propelling  themselves  with  their  hands,  to  take  up  their  places  at 
the  fair,  there  to  await  the  pence  which  may  be  thrown  to  them  by 
the  compassionate  passers-by.  Their  aspect  is  so  pitiful  that  it  is 
said  many  of  them  make  a  real  harvest,  which,  however,  of  course, 
goes  to  the  beggar  "  farmer."  It  appears  that  twenty  or  thirty  years 
ago  the  culs-de  -jatte  were  almost  unknown  in  France,  and  that  these 
deplorable-looking  cripples  are  the  product  of  what  may  be  called  an 
industry.  Almost  all  these  numerous  deformed  little  creatures  come 
from  Spain,  and  more  especially  from  Tolosa  or  the  neighborhood, 
situated  at  about  fifteen  miles  to  the  south  of  St.  Sebastian.  They 
are  the  outcome  of  the  abominable  practices  of  beggar"  farmers," 
who  seek  their  victims  among  the  children  of  the  peasants.  When 
there  is  a  weakly  boy  in  the  family,  they  persuade  the  parents  that 
he  can  never  be  anything  but  a  burden  to  them  unless  they  consent 
to  have  him  transformed  into  a  cul-de-jatte,  and  promise  to  pay  them 
a  trifle  a  day  so  long  as  the  cul-de-jatte  is  left  with  them.  The  ope- 
ration to  which  the  unfortunate  creature  is  subjected  is  as  effectual 
as  it  is  simple.  The  legs  of  the  child  are  so  tightly  compressed  that 
the  circulation  of  the  blood  in  them  is  stopped.  Little  by  little  the 
legs  wither  away,  and  the  cul-de-jatte  is  manufactured.  In  1887  M. 
Waldeck  Rosseau,  the  Minister  of  the  Interior,  prohibited  the  intro- 
duction of  these  Spanish  culs-de- jatte  into  France,  but  it  is  estimated 
that  recently  three  or  four  hundred  of  the  poor  creatures  cross  the 
frontier  every  year.  They  are  now  seen  in  almost  every  town  in 
France,  and  have  got  as  far  north  as  Belgium.  To  be  a  cul-de-jatte 
must  be  a  profitable  trade  for  the  beggar  farmers  who  manufacture 
them  and  bring  them  from  Spain,  as  these  traders  pay  the  parents  of 
the  poor  cripples  a  pittance  of  only  50  centimes  to  1  fr.  a  day  for  their 
hire.  «*-■*-«-*». 

General  Macard  was  completely  ignorant,  which  sometimes  caused 
great  amusement  to  the  better-educated  officers  under  his  command. 
One  day  one  of  these  came  to  ask  leave  to  go  into  the  neighboring 
town  to  order  himself  a  pair  of  boots,  says  Baron  Marbot,  in  his 
memoirs.  "By  Jove!"  said  the  General,  "  that  will  suit  well;  as 
you  are  going  to  a  shoemaker,  just  come  here  and  take  niy  measure 
and  order  me  a  pair,  too."  The  officer,  much  surprised,  replied  that 
he  could  not  take  his  measure,  as,  never  having  been  a  shoemaker, 
he  had  not  the  least  idea  how  to  set  about  it.  "  What!  "  cried  the 
General,  "  I  sometimes  see  you  pass  whole  days  looking  at  the 
mountains,  penciling  and  drawing  lines,  and  when  I  ask  you  what 
you  are  doing,  you  answer  that  you  are  measuring  the  mountains; 
well,  if  you  can  measure  objects  more  than  a  league  away  from  you, 
what  do  you  mean  by  telling  me  that  you  cannot  take  my  measure 
for  a  pair  of  boots  when  you  have  got  me  under  your  hand?  Come, 
take  my  measure  without  any  more  ado."  The  officer  assured  him 
that  it  was  impossible;  the  General  insisted,  got  angry,  began  to 
swear;  and  it  wa3  only  with  great  difficulty  that  other  officers,  at- 
tracted by  the  noise,  succeeded  in  bringing  this  ridiculous  scene  to 
an  end.  The  General  never  would  understand  how  an  officer  who 
measured  the  mountains  could  be  unable  to  measure  a  man  for  a 
man  for  a  pair  of  boots.  w^^^s^s 

There  was  no  celebration  in  Paris,  recently,  of  the  hun- 
dredth anniversary  of  a  gruesome  event — the  first  execution  by 
the  guillotine  in  France,  at  the  period  of  the  Revolution.  The 
first  head  to  be  cut  off  was  that  of  Pelletier,  a  highwayman. 
Nine  months  later  Louis  XVI.  mounted  the  scaffold,  which  was 
then  in  the  Place  Louis  XV.  Each  department  received  a  guil- 
lotine constructed  on  the  model  of  the  Parisian  one,  and  made  by 
a  German.  The  instrument  at  first  received  the  name  *•  La  petite 
Louison,"  but  was  afterwards  called  after  Dr.  Guillotine. 

The  grand  avenue  at  Berlin,  ><  Unter  den  Linden,"  is  to  be 
altered.  In  its  present  form  it  has  been  the  most  famous  thor- 
oughfare of  any  European  city,  but  the  changes  will  not  materi- 
ally alter  its  characteristics.  The  center  walk  is  to  be  bordered 
with  grass  and  tiower-beds.  There  will  also  be  another  row  of 
firs  in  the  center,  closer  together  than  those  now  standing.  The 
existing  three  carriage  roads  will  be  superseded  by  two  of  broader 
proportions;  the  footpaths  are  also  to  be  widened. 


If  you  want  a  first-class  dinner,  served  in  the  most  elegant  man- 
ner, see  that  you  visit  Swain's  Original  Bakery,  at  213  Sutter  street, 
which  establishment  has  the  reputation  of  being  the  best  family 
restaurant  in  the  city.  It  acknowledges  no  superior  and  has  few 
equals. 


b^ie-tiecs. 


BANK    OF   BRITISH   COLUMBIA. 

Incorporated  by  Royal  Charter. 

CAPITAL  PAID  UP  $3,000,000 

RESERVE  FUND   1,175,000 

Southeast  corner  Bush  and  Sansome  Streets. 

HEAD  OFFICE   60  LOMBARD  STREET,  LONDON. 

BRANCHES— Victoria,  Vancouver,  British  Columbia;   Portland,  Oregon; 

Seattle  and  Tacoma,  Washington. 
SUB-BRANCHES— Kamloops,  Nanaimo,  Nelson,  New  Westminster,  Brit'sh 

Columbia. 
This  Bank  transacts  a  General  Banking  Business.  Accounts  opened  sub- 
ject to  Check,  aad  Special  Deposits  received.  Commercial  Credits  granted 
available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Approved  Bills  discounted  and  ad- 
vances made  on  good  collateral  security.  Draws  direct  at  current  rates 
upon  its  Head  Office  and  Branches,  and  upon  its  Agents,  as  follows: 

NEW  YORK,  CHICAGO  and  CANADA— Bauk  of  Montreal;  LIVERPOOL 
—North  and  South  Wales  Bank ;  SCOTLAND— British  Linen  Company ;  IRE- 
LAND—Bank  of  Ireland;  MEXICO  and  SOUTH  AMERICA— London  Bank 
of  Mexico  and  South  America;  CHINA  aad  JAPAN— Chartered  Bank  of 
India,  Australia  aud  China;  AUSTRALIA  and  NEW  ZEALAND— Bauk  of 
Australasia,  Commercial  Bauking  Company  of  Sydney,  English,  Scottish 
aud  Australian  Chartered  Bank  and  National  Bauk  of  Australasia;  DEM- 
ERARA  and  TRINIDAD  (Webt  Indies)— Colonial  Bank 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVINGS  UNION. 

532  California  Street,  Corner  Webb  Street. 

Branch  Office 1700  Market  Street,  Corner  Polk. 

Deposits,  June  30, 1891 923,311,061  OO 

Guaranteed  Capital  and  Surplus  1,346,635  00 

DIRECTORS. 

U"iirt  tfilhr,  Pr  esideut;  George  W.  Beaver,  Vice-President;  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond,  Charles  Pace,  Daniel  E.  Martin,  W.  C.  B.  DeFremery, 
George  C.  Boardman,  J.  G.  Eastland;   Lovell  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  and  Loans  only  on  real  estate  security.  Country  re- 
mittances may  he  sent  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  or  by  checks  of  reliable 
parties,  payable  in  San  Fraucisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  Savings 
Bank  commences  only  with  the  actual  receipt  of  the  money.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  is  made 
for  passbook  or  entrance  fee.  Office  Hours— 9  a.  M.to3p.  m.  Saturday 
evenings,  6:30  to  8. 

PEOPLES  HOME  SAVINGS  BANK  AND  SAFE  DEPOSIT. 

805   Market   Street    (Flood   Building ;i,    San    Francisco. 

ORGANIZED  MAY,  1888. 

Guaranteed  Capital $1,000,000.00  I  Surplus  Profits  $     45,000.00 

Paid-up  Capital  333,333.33  j  Deposits,  Jan.  1, 1892 1,752,000.00 

OFFICERS: 

COLUMBUS  WATERHOUSE President 

F.V.McDONALD  Vice-Presideut 

J.  E.  FARNUM Secretary  aud  Mauager 

DORN  &  DORN Attorneys 

This  bank  receives  savings  deposits  on  term  or  ordinary  account,  in  sums 
of  oue  dollar  aud  upwards.  Interest  paid  from  date  of  deposit,  semi- 
annually. The  five-cent  stamp  system  aud  the  safe  deposit  department  is 
a  special  feature  of  this  bank.  Safes  to  rent  by  the  month  or  year,  from 
?4.00  to  $25.00  per  annum.  Large  vault  for  the  storage  of  valuables  of  every 
description.  We  receive  commercial  deposits,  make  collections,  issue 
local  and  foreign  exchange.  Money  to  loan  on  Real  Estate  and  Approved 
Collateral  Security. 

THE  6ERMAN  SAVIN6S  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  526  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RESERVE  FUND S    1,610,000  00. 

Deposits  Jan.  2,  1892 27,138,129  74 

Officers— President,  L.  GOTTIG;  Vice-President,  EDW.  KRU8E 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGER8  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  R.  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TOURNY.  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  Schoemann,  E. 
Meyer,  F.  Tillmann,  H.  Horstmann,  B.  A.  Becker,  H.  L.  Simon.  Attorney, 
John  R.  Ja.bboe. 

MUTUAL  SAVINGS  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building 

Guaranty  Capital,  $1,000,000. 

OFFICERS. 

JAMES  G.  FAIR President 

JAMES  PHELAN,   S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-Presidents 

Directors— James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper,  C.  G.  Hooker, 
James  Phelan,  James  Mofiitt,  S.  G.  Murphy,  Chas.  Cadwalader  and  James 
D.  Phelan. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecurities. JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

LONDON.  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  BANK  (Limited), 

N.  W.  Cor.  Sansome  and  Sutter  Sts. 

uttci  ied  Capital $2,500,000  \  Paid  Up  Capital 92,000,000 

Reserve  Fund  $650,000 

Head  Office  58  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Agents— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
(Ltd.),  No.  10  Wall  St.,  N.  Y.    PARIS— Messrs.  Lazard  Freres  &  Cle,  17  Bonle 
vard  Poissoniere.    Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.  Com 
mercial  and  Travelers'  Credits  isBued.           EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 
LC.  Altschtjl.  Cashier. 

THE  ANGLO-CALIFORNIAN  BANK,  Limited. 

N.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

Capital  Authorized $6,000,000  1  Paid  up $1,500,000 

Subscribed 3,000,000  I  Reserve  Fund. 650,000 

Head  Office— 3  Angel  Court,  London,  E.  C. 
Agents  at  New  York— J.  &  W.  Seligman  &  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  banking  business,  sells  drafts,  makes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  aud  issues  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
world.    Sends  bills  for  collection,  loans  money,  buys  and  sells  exchange 
and  bullion.  IGN.  STEINHART    |  MflnfteerB 

P.  N.  LILIENTHAL,     Managers. 


April  21.  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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'BA.TiTlZiS. 


UNDER     THE     MAY. 


-frank   fVtffOH   Smart, 

Journal. 


in    Indiana  jivl  is 


Upward,  through  interlocking  limbs 

Of  tangled  trees  that  round  me  rise, 
And  through  a  lace  of  leaves  that  dims 
With  shade  the  space  that  underlies, 
Pierces  the  pathway  of  my  eyes — 

Blazed  by  the  beam  that  found  it  first, 
And  downward  dances  past  my  glances 

Like  some  glad  sprite  from  bondage  burst. 

The  trees  sway  in  the  gusty  wind, 

And  leaf-hong  branches  shake  and  throw 
A  shifting  shadow  on  the  rind 

That  crusts  the  crnm!>ng  mould  below — 
Bead  leaves  tbat,  dry  and  sapless  now, 

Have  in  their  time  been  green  and  gay, 
And  clung  as  tightly,  gleamed  as  brightly 
As  any  overhead  to-day. 

Light  curling  clouds  tbat  float  and  fly 

Drift  now  and  then  across  the  sun; 
Yet  all  the  broken  bits  of  sky 

I  see  are  sapphire — never  dun. 
Dim  lines  by  some  fat  spider  spun 

Against  the  blue  show  faint  and  tine, 
All  intersecting,  and  connecting 
The  fretwork  of  a  falling  vine. 

From  everywhere  the  darting  birds 
A  dozen  devious  descants  trill, 
A  softer  sound,  like  murmured  words, 
Flows  under  from  some  rippling  rill, 
I  lie  and  look  and  listen  still — 
Enjoying  to  the  full  to-day, 
In  all  their  sweetness  and  repleteness, 
The  many  mingling  moods  of  May! 


WHEN  FROM  THE  TENSE  CHORDS  OF  THAT  MIGHTY 
LYRE. — Thomas  Bailey   Aldrich  in  the  Century. 


When  from  the  the  tense  chords  of  that  mighly  lyre 
The  Master's  hand,  relaxing,  falls  away, 
And  those  rich  strings  are  silent  for  all  time, 
Then  shall  Love  pine  and  passion  lack  her  fire, 
And  Faith  seem  voiceless.     Man  to  man  shall  say: 
i  Dead  is  the  last  of  England's  Lords  of  Rhyme." 

ii. 
Yet  stay,  there's  one,  a  later-laureled  brow, 
With  purple  blood  of  poets  in  his  veins; 
Him  has  the  Muse  claimed;  him  might  Marlowe  own; 
Greek  Sappho's  son!  men's  praises  seek  him  now, 
Happy  the  realm  where  one  such  voice  remains! 
His  the  dropt  wreath  and  the  unenvied  throne. 

in. 
The  wreath  the  world  gives,  not  the  mimic  wreath, 
That  chance  might  make  the  gift  of  king  or  queen. 
O  finder  of  undreamed-of  harmonies! 
Since  Shelley's  lips  were  hushed  by  envious  Death, 
What  lyric  voice  so  sweet  as  this  has  been 
Blown  to  us  on  the  winds  from  over  seas? 


PURPOSE.— Mia   Wheeler   Wilcox. 


The  uses  of  sorrow  I  comprehend 
Better  and  better  at  each  year's  end. 

Deeper  and  deeper  I  seem  to  see 
Why  and  wherefore  it  has  to  be. 

Only  after  the  dark  wet  days 

Do  we  fully  rejoice  in  the  sun's  bright  rays. 

Sweeter  the  crust  tastes  after  the  fast 
Than  the  sated  gourmand's  finest  repast. 

The  faintest  cheer  sounds  never  amiss 
To  the  actor  who  once  has  heard  a  hiss. 

And  one  who  has  dwelt  with  his  grief  alone 
Hears  all  the  music  in  friendship's  tone. 

So  better  and  better  I  comprehend 
How  sorrow  ever  would  be  our  friend. 


Geo.  A.  Low, 
N.  Van  Bergen, 
Thomas  Jennings, 


BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA,  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  21,  1892. 


THE    WIND    OF    MARCH.—  John  Greenleof  Whittier,  in  the  In- 
dependent. 

Up  from  the  sea  the  north  wind  is  blowing 

Under  the  sky's  gray  arch  ; 
Smiling,  I  watch  the  shaken  elm-boughs,  knowing 

It  is  the  wind  of  March. 
The  stormy  farewell  of  a  passing  season 

Leaving,  however  rude 
Or  sad  in  painful  recollection,  reason 

For  reverent  gratitude. 
Welcome  to  weary  hearts  its  harsh  forewarning 

Of  light  and  warmth  to  come, 
The  longed-for  joy  of  Nature's  Easter  morning, 

The  earth  arisen  in  bloom  I 
In  the  loud  tumult  winter's  strength  is  breaking; 

I  listen  to  the  sound, 
As  to  a  voice  of  resurrection,  waking 

To  life  the  dead,  cold  ground. 
Between  these  gusts,  to  the  soft  lapse  I  hearken, 

Of  rivulets  on  their  way ; 
I  see  these  tossed  and  naked  treetops  darken 

With  the  fresh  leaves  of  May. 
This  roar  of  storm,  this  sky  so  gray  and  lowering 

Invite  the  airs  of  spring, 
A  warmer  sunshine  over  fields  of  flowering, 

The  bluebird's  song  and  wing. 
Closely  behind,  the  Gulf's  warm  breezes  follow 

This  northern  hurricane, 
And,  borne  thereon,  the  bobolink  and  swallow 

Shall  visit  ns  again. 
And  in  green  woodpaths,  in  the  kine-fed  pasture, 

And  by  the  whispering  rills, 
Shall  flowers  repeat  the  lesson  of  the  Master, 

Taught  on  His  Syrian  hills. 
Blow,  then,  wild  wind  !  thy  roar  shall  end  in  singing, 

Thy  chill  in  blossoming; 
Come,  like  Bethesda's  troubling  angel,  bringing 

The  healing  of  the  spring. 


A  PARISIAN  paper  relates  the  following  story  of  a  contest  in 
boasting,  which,  it  says,  took  place  between  three  artists  of 
Marseilles.  It  should  be  explained  that  Parisian  writers  always 
put  their  "  tall  talk  ''  into  the  mouths  of  Marseilles  people. 

<•  My  dear,"  said  one  of  the  artists,  "  yesterday  I  painted  a  pine 
board  in  imitation  of  marble,  and  did  it  with  such  fidelity  that 
when  the  board  was  put  into  a  pond  of  water  it  sunk  like  stone." 

"Pooh!"  said  the  second;  "that  is  nothing.  Yesterday  I 
happened  to  hang  up  my  thermometer  on  the  back  of  the  frame 
of  my  '  View  in  the  Arctic  Regions,'  and  the  mercury  instantly 
went  down  to  twenty  degrees  below  zero." 

,(  All  that  is  nothing  at  all,"  said  the  third  artist.  "  You  know 
my  portrait  of  the  old  Marquis  of  Oamargne  ?  Well,  it  is  so  life- 
like that  it  has  to  be  shaved  three  times  a  week  I  " 


CALIFORNIA 


A  NEWSPAPER  called  The  Rocky  Mountain  Cyclone  has  just  ap- 
peared, with  the  following  editorial  explanation  :  »<  We  begin 
the  publication  of  The  Rocky  Mountain  Cyclone  with  some  phew 
diphiculties  in  the  way.  The  type  phounder  from  whom  we 
bought  the  outphit  phor  this  printing  ophis  phailed  to  supply 
any  ephs  or  eays,  and  it  will  be  phour  or  phive  weex  bephore  we 
can  get  any.  We  have  ordered  the  missing  letters,  and  will  have 
to  wait  until  they  come.  We  don't  lique  the  idea  ov  this  variety 
ov  spelling  any  better  than  our  readers,  but  mistax  will  happen 
in  the  beat  of  regulated  pbamilies,  and  if  the  cs,  and  exes,  and  qus 
hold  out  we  shall  ceep  {sound  the  c  hard)  The  Cyclone  whirling 
aphter  a  phashion  till  the  sorts  arrive.  It  is  no  joque  to  us ;  it  is 
a  serious  aphair. 

THE    CALIFORNIA    TUXEDO. 

NEVER  before  have  San  Franciscans  had  such  an  opportunity 
to  enjoy  themselves  at  an  ideal  suburban  residence  place  as 
they  now  have.  On  each  of  the  many  fine  days  that  we  now  en- 
iov,  numerous  parties  of  the  city's  leading  people  take  passage  on  the 
Tiburon  ferry  for  Belvedere,  there  to  visit  the  families  established  on 
the  beautiful  peninsula,  or  to  extend  the  hospitalities  of  their  own 
ccuntry  homes  to  their  friends.  Belvedere  is  truly  the  Tuxedo  of  the 
Pacific,  for  in  every  detail  it  carries  out  the  idea  of  a  perfect  spot  for 
an  out-of-town  residence.  The  beautiful  villas  on  the  hillsides  are 
themselves  sufficient  indication  of  the  refinement  and  high  social 
standing  of  the  Belvedereans.  Tevis  &,  Fisher,  the  popular  real  estate 
agents,  of  H?Post  street,  who  are  agents  for  the  property,  have  done 
everything  for  the  comfort  of  those  who  have  selected  villa  sites  at 
Belvedere.  The  title  to  all  the  property  is  U.  S.  patent,  and  is  guar- 
anteed. 

Shainwald,  Buckbee  &  Co.,  Real  Estate  Agents,  make  a  specialty 
of  taking  full  charge  of  property  for  absentee  owners.  Houses  rented, 
rents  collected,  real  estate  bought  and  sold  on  commission.  Office, 
407-409  Montgomery  street. 


GOVERNMENT 


LANDS 


In  the  beautiful  HONEY  LAKE  VALLEY.  Level, 
deep  black  sediment  soil,  ready  to  plow,  finely 
sheltered,  matchlessclimate,  abundant  fuel  and  water, 
cheap  lumber,  local  and  outside  markets.  Railroad 
already  builtthrough  the  Valley.  An  extensive  water 
system  now  building  will  bring  the  land  under  irriga- 
tion and  high  development  within  two  years.  Ihe 
lands  can  be  TAKEN  UP  WITHOUT  RESIDENCE 
under  the  Desert  Act,  Wheat,  (50  bushels,)  barley, 
(65  bushels,)  oats,  corn,  alfalfa,  hops,  vegetables  and 
fruits  are  grown.  EMPLOYMENT  AT  GOOD 
WAGES,  for  both  men  and  teams,  wiflbe  given  settlers 
by  the  Water  Company  to  pay  for  water  rights.  The 
lands  titled  and  watered  are  graded  $40  to  $100  an 
acre.  The  chance  is  a  rare  one,  for  home  seekers  and 
investors.  Send  4-cent  stamp  for  particulars  to  Fred. 
W.  Lake,  Secretary,  Flood  Building,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. 


Dr.  J.  H.  STALLARD 

—  AND  — 

Dr.  J.  CLARK, 

PHTSICIillTS    and.    STTIEia-EOItTS, 
632    Sutter    Street. 

DR.   F.  C.  PAGUE, 

DENTIST, 

Rooms  4  &  5,  Academy  of  Sciences  Building, 
819  Market  Street. 


RATH  J  EN   BROS., 

GROCERS, 

21  STOCKTON  ST.        TELEPHONE  NO.  5522. 

Sole  agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast.  The 
celebrated  Ideal  Coffee  I*ol.  Medals  aud 
indorsements  prove  its  superiority  over 
all  others.  Polished  Tin.—  '2  pt  .  80  cents; 
3  pt,  90  cents;  4  pt..  SI;  5  pt  ,  $1  10;  7  pt., 
*1  30;  9  pt.,  $1  50.  Nickel  Plated— 2  pt. ; 
$1  10-  3  pt  ,  *1  20;  4  pt.,  tl  25;  5  pt.,  $1  S5, 
7  pt.,  »1  50;  9  pt.,  tl  75. 

A  sp  cial  trade  discount  allowed  to 
count,  y  merchants  wishing  to  handle  the 
Ideal  Coffee  Pot. 


GEORGE     GOODMAN, 

PATENTEE  AND  MANUFACTURER  OF 

ARTIFICIAL       STOZLSTE 

IN    ALL    ITS    BRANCHES. 

OFFICE,   307     MONTGOMERY   ST. 

REMOVAL     NOTICE! 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  office  of  the 
Peer,   Peerless,  Crocker  and  Weldon  Mining  Company, 
will  be  removed  to  room  23,  Nevada  Block,  ou  and  after  May  1, 1892. 

AUG   WATERMAN,  Secretary. 


ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Occidental    Consolidated    Mining    Company. 

Assessment No.  lO 

Amount  per  share 25  cents 

Levied April  6,  1892 

Delinquent  in  Office  May  9,  1892 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  StocK May  81,  1892 

A.  K,  DURBROW,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  69,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  Street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California.  ^ 

Good  Cheer  and  a  Souvenir  of  California  for  our  Eastern  Friends, 

Parties  desiring  to  send  to  their 
friends  East  the 

INGLENOOK  TABLE  WINES 

Can  have  their  orders  filled  at  San 
Fraucisco  prices  and  of  freight  at 
car-load  rates  added,  thus  saving 
a  great  expense  by  leaving  their 
orders  in  time  with 

F.  A.  HABER, 

Office  and  Depot  Inglenook  Vineyard,  122  Sansome  St.,  S. 


May  21,  1892. 


SAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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SUMMARY    OF    THE    MARKETS. 

Flour  Is  steady;  foreign  demand  good:  Extras  t-l-65@M  "5:   SuperBue 

13.10 
Wheat  Is  quiet;  light  trade:  Shipping.  Ji.rv  Milling,  tl.v2'=®?l-65  per 
ceutal 

Barley  is  weaker:   Brewing.  »1  02','$<l  VZ' ..;  Feed.  «V@*1  per  ctl. 

Ost»,  Milling.  »1.50@»1.5i:  Feed.  Jl  J-@»1.35  per  ctl. 

Corn,  White.  *1  MS?;  Yellow.  *l.35@H  40 per  ctl. 

Rve.  no  stock,  good  demand,  $l.:r>(a)41.45.    Cement,  J2.00@$2.25. 

Hay  Is  steady:  Wheat.  tli@*l.v.  Oats,  *10(*»12;  AlfaUa,  »S@$10. 

MillstntTs,  good  demaud.    Bran,  $17($tlS  per  ton. 

Beaus.  good  request,  *i.OO^»2.50  per  ctl.     Potatoes,  80c.@$l  per  ctl. 

Butter  is  higher;  Choice,  2 ic.@-lc  ;  Fair,  lfic.@17c;  Eastern,  14c@l5c. 

Cheese,  light  stock,  Wc.@12c.    Eggs,  free  supply,  19c.@20c. 

Honey,  Comb,  Sc.@10c. :  Extracted,  ne.@t>c.  Poultry  in  good  supply. 

Onions  are  worth  doetttToc.    Beeswax  is  higher,  at  25c.@26c. 

Fruit — all  kinds  dried— active.    Fruit  is  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 

Raisins  and  Dried  Grapes  ia  high  favor  at  god  paying  rates. 

Hides  are  steady;  Dry,  6c^7!2C.     Wo  >1  is  in  good  demand  at  llc.@lCc. 

Provisions  move  off  steadily."   Ba^s  favor  the  *el  er  at  7l4@7%c. 

Coffee  steady  at  I5c.^22c.  for  C.  A.    Cauue  1  Fruits  of  all  kiuds  iu  favor. 

Coal  is  lower,  with  a  declining  tendency.    N'uts  fin  i  ready  sale. 

Quicksilver  is  nominal  at$12  50 per  flask.  Hops  are  in  demand  at  15^@17c. 

Sugar,  good  sties  of  both  Raws  and  Refiuel.    Whites,  4Vi<(a)> %c. 

The  discussion  now  going  on  in  the  public  prints  respecting  the 
Traffic  Association,  Mr.  Leeds'  able  articles,  addressed  to  the  Rail- 
road Commissioners,  has  drawn  out  several  important  facts  re- 
specting the  status  of  our  merchants,  and  commercial  matters  in 
general,  during  the  past  forty-two  years  of  pioneer  life  in  this 
city.  One  of  our  oldest  wholesale  grocery  jobbers  and  importers 
of  Teas,  Coffee,  etc.,  has  made  public  a  fact,  coming  under  his 
own  personal  observation,  that  there  has  been  but  two  mercantile 
failures  of  note  in  this  city  since  1850,  and  one  of  those  was  that 
of  W.  T.  Coleman  &  Co.,  and  that  not  the  result  of  the  legitimate 
business  of  a  commission  merchant. 

Can  any  other  city  in  these  United  States  make  such  on  exhibit 
of  commercial  success? 

Flour  shipments  to  Europe,  since  September  3rd,  embrace  thir- 
teen full  cargoes;  these,  together  with  minor  shipments,  aggregate 
286,017  bbls.  All  but  three  of  these  cargoes  were  by  the  Starr  & 
Co.  mills. 

Coffee  imports  for  the  first  fortnight  of  May  were  6,10G  bags; 
stock  on  hand,  May  13th,  52,582  bags  Central  America;  to  this 
may  be  added  6.650  bags  since  at  hand  pr.  steamer  San  Jose.  The 
spot  market  is  dull,  but  a  liberal  overland  movement  maybe 
noticed.  Dealers  boy  cautiously  by  reason  of  the  unsatisfactory 
condition  of  trade  in  general. 

The  Pacific  Mail  Steamship  City  of  Sydney,  sailed  hence  for  the 
Isthmus  on  the  14th  inst.,  having  for  Cargo  to  Central  America; 
7,137  bbls.  Flour,  1,092  ells.  Corn,  192  pkgs.  Beer,  22,021  lbs.  Rice, 
401  pkgs.  Machinery,  1,200  ctls.  Wheat,  38,152  lbs.  Tallow,  etc., 
value  $56,856;  to  New  York  49,768  gals,  and  146  cs.  Wine,  173 
gals.  Brandy,  108  bales  Rags,  22,318  lbs.  Glue,  280,180  lbs.  Borax, 
154,925  lbs.  Beans,  value  $45,597;  to  Panama,  18,840  lbs.  Rice, 
6,861  lbs.  Beans,  500  bbls.  Flour,  value  $3,722;  to  Ecuador  142 
bbls.  Flour,  value  $2,250. 

Flour  for  Sligo. — The  Br.  ship  Orissa  sailed  hence  on  the  13th 
inst.,  with  19,225  bbls.  Starr  &  Co.  Extra;  value,  $85,000. 

Grain  charters  include  the  following:  Br.  iron  ship  Earlscourt, 
1,113  tons,  Wheat  to  Cork,  U.  K.,  Havre  or  Antwerp,  £1  5s.;  Br. 
iron  ship  Mooltan,  1,668  tons,  same  voyage,  £1  5s. ;  nothing  less 
direct.  Br.  iron  ship  Itala,  1,329  tons.  O.  K.,  Havre,  Antwerp  or 
Dunkirk,  £1  7s.  6d.,  Jnly,  August  loading;  Br.  iron  ship  Lan- 
caster Castle,  2,095  tons,  Wheat  to  Cork,  TJ.  K.,  Havre  or  Ant- 
werp, £1  10s.,  September  loading;  Br.  iron  ship  Enphrosyne,  1,799 
tons,  Wheat  same  voyage,  £1  10s. 

Freights  to  Honolulu  have  been  dropped  to  $1  per  ton,  quite  a 
drop  from  the  old-time  rate  of  $5. 

For  New  York,  the  ship  Conqueror,  1,540  tons,  will  take  a 
cargo  of  Salmon,  chartered  by  the  Alaska  Packing  Co. 

For  Honolulu,  the  Andrew  Welch,  hence,  carried  86,842  lbs. 
rolled  Barley,  1,400  bbls.  Flour,  etc.,  value,  $24,291.  The  Har- 
vester, for  Hilo,  carried  396  bbls.  Flour,  46,388  lbs.  rolled  Barley, 
etc  ,  value,  $16,786. 

Sugar  imports  from  Hawaii  include  cargoes  per  Aloha,  from 
Honolulu,  26,067  bags;  per  John  G.  North,  10,660  bags;  per  S.  C. 
Allen,  19,987  bags:  per  Newsboy,  16,307  bags. 

The  ship  Fred  Billings  sailed  for  New  York  on  the  15th  inst., 
with  a  large  and  valuable  cargo,  consisting  in  part  of  403,137  lbs. 
Borax,  300,000  lbs.  Beans,  11,420  gals.  Brandy,  8,004  Hides,  63,- 
214  lbs.  Lead,  235  pkgs.  Leather,  200  flsks.  Quicksilver,  140  bales 
Rags,  4,205  pes.  Redwood,  296.578  lbs.  Wool,  183,158  gals,  and 
32  cs.  Wine;  also,  26,196  cs.  Canned  Goods. 

Our  trade  with  Japan,  imports  and  exports,  for  the  past  four 
months,  respectively:  $3,469,085,  $172,265.  Same  in  1891:  $4,310,- 
019,  $342,347. 

The  Hawaiian  trade,  imports  and  exports,  for  four  months, 
1892,  respectively:  $3,195,556,  $974,069.  Same  period,  1891: 
$7,564,614,  $1,414,200. 


H.  M.  NEWHALL  &  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchants, 

AND  

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Nos.  309  and  311  Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

NATIONAL   ASSURANCE   CO.   OF    IRELAND; 
ATLAS    ASSURANCE    CO.    OF    LONDON; 
BOYLSTON    INSURANCE   CO.  OF    BOSTON ; 
OCEAN   MARINE  INSURANCE  CO    OF  LONDON. 

Steam  Boiler  Incrustations. 

Old  Scale   Removed,  Formation  of  New  Scale  Prevented. 

Without  the  Aid  of  Chemicals,  by  the  Use  of  the 

LLEWELLYN     FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONDENSER  I 

.Over  800  In  Dally  Uso  on  the  Pacific  Coast.) 

Removes  all  ImpurltieB  from  the  Water  before  Entering  the  Boiler. 
Heats  the  Water  to  212°.  Saves  from  25  to  50  per  cent,  in  the  Amount  of 
Water  Used. 

Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Pamphlet  Forwarded  on  Application  to 

LLEWELLYN     STEAM     CONDENSER      MANUFACTURING     CO., 
330  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Systems—"  Slattery  "  Induction;  "  Wood  "  Arc.     Factories— Fort  Wayne, 
Indiana;  Brooklyn,  New  York, 

Electric  Improvement  Company. 

General  Agents  for  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Arizona  and  Washington 
of  the  Fort  Wayne  Electric  Light  to,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 

Estimates  furnished  for  Electric  Railways,  Electric  Light  and  Steam 
Plants,  House  Wiring,  etc.    Marine  Work  a  Specialty. 


35  New  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


R.   J.   WHEELER. 


J.    W.   GIRVIN. 


J.  W.   GIRVIN  &  CO., 

bber  and  Leather  Belting,  Hose,  Packing,  etc. 

Rubber  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  etc. 

Pacific  Coast  Agents  for  Boston  Belting  Co.  and  Fayerweather  &  Ladew, 
formerly  J.  B.  Hoyt  A  Co.  4  California  St.,  S.  F.,  Cal. 

WILLIAMS,  DIMQND  &  CO. 

SHIPPING   AND    COMMISSION    MERCHANTS, 

UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 

AgentB  for— 
The  Cunard  Royal  Mail  Steamship  I  Vivian  Sons  Yellow  Metal  Sheathing 


Company, 
'The  California  Line  of  Clippers,' 

from  New  York, 
'The  Hawaiian  Line  of  Packets," 

to  and  from  Honolulu. 


Harimann's  Rahtjen's  Composition 
|  The  China  Traders  &  Insurance  Co. 

The   Baldwin  Loeomotive  Works, 
!        Steel  Rails  and  Track  Material. 


A.    LUSK    &   CO., 

122  DAVIS  STREET,  SAN    FRANCISCO. 
Packers  of  the  following  celebrated  brands : 
CELEBRATED   LUSK    BRANDS, 

J.    LUSK    CANNING   COMPANY, 

SAN     LORENZO    PACKING  CO 

PARKE    &    LACY  CO., 

21  and  23  FREMONT  STREET, 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MINING,    WOOD    AND    IRON   WORKING    MACHINERY. 

ENGINES,    BOILERS,    STEAM    PUMPS, 
BELTING.   OILS  AND   8UPPLIE8. 

J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros.  Company, 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

General  Agents  Oceanic  Steamship  Company  and 
Gillingham  Cement. 

327  Market  Street,  corner  Fremont. 

^ 8AN    FRANOI8CO. 

E.  D.  Jouse. 

S.  L.  JONES  &  CO., 

Auctioneers   and    Commission    Merchants, 

207  and  209  California  Street. 


26 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  21,  1892. 


~   ,/-!. 


A  FRENCH  journal  describes  an  interesting  phenomenon  re- 
lating to  two  railways,  one  the  Sceaux  line  and  the  other  the 
Ceinture,  which  pass  within  a  comparatively  short  distance  of 
the  Montsouris  observatory,  Paris,  the  former  line  being  about 
eighty  metres  distant  and  the  latter  sixty.  It  appears  that  dur- 
ing the  passage  of  trains  on  the  Ceinture  line,  which  is  nearest  to 
the  observatory,  the  bifilar  magnet  is  found  to  be  disturbed  and 
its  oscillations  are  registered  photographically — indeed,  the  move- 
ments are  so  regular  that  the  curve  clearly  indicates  the  exact 
time  of  each  train  passing  the  observatory.  This  phenomenon  is 
due  to  the  fact  that,  as  the  line  crosses  the  direction  of  the  mag- 
netic meridian,  the  wheel  tires  of  the  carriages  become  magnetized 
by  induction,  and  thus  produce,  in  consequence  of  the  laws  of 
magnetism,  a  deviation  of  the  bifilar  magnet.  The  trains  on  the 
Sceaux  line  give  rise  to  a  phenomenon  not  less  remarkable;  that 
is,  whenever  the  driver  blows  off  the  steam  the  electrometer  is 
partly  discharged,  the  electrical  potential  of  the  air  falling  to 
about  one-half  its  original  value.  It  appears  that  these  phenomena 
have  been  considered  of  sufficient  importance  to  be  brought  for- 
ward by  the  director  of  tbe  Paris  observatory  in  opposition  to  the 
proposed  extension  of  the  railway  from  Sceaux  to  the  Place  de 
Medicis. 

Metallic  iron,  in  the  form  of  either  cast-iron  borings  or  steel 

punchinga,  is  placed  in  a  cylinder  so  arranged  that  by  a  slow  ro- 
tation the  iron  may  be  continuously  showered  through  the  water, 
which  is  being  passed  at  a  moderate  speed  through  the  same 
cylinder.  The  chemical  action  consists  in  great  part  in  the  con- 
version of  the  iron  into  ferrous  carbonate,  through  the  agency  of 
the  carbonic  acid,  which  partly  dissolves  in  the  water,  and  partly 
remains  suspended  in  the  form  of  dark  green  turbidity.  On  ex- 
posure to  tbe  air,  the  iron  is  converted  into  ferric  hydroxide, 
which,  settling  rapidly,  carries  down  with  it  and  oxidizes  the 
organic  matter.  The  flocculent  sediment  permits  of  rapid  and 
perfect  filtration  through  a  simple  sand  filter.  For  evidence  of 
its  success  and  efficiency,  it  is  only  necessary  to  point  to  the  con- 
tinued successful  use  of  the  process  at  Antwerp,  Dordrecht,  Paris, 
Nancy,  and  other  places. 

The  electric   motor  has  found  a  new  field  in  the  South  for 

use  in  connection  with  cotton  gins.  Its  first  successful  applica- 
tion was  made  recently  at  Auburn,  Ala.,  in  connection  with  an 
experiment  made  for  the  purpose  of  illustrating  the  transmission 
of  power  by  electricity,  the  current  being  generated  in  the  labor- 
atory of  the  College  of  Alabama,  5,000  feet  distant  from  the  gin, 
where  the  motor  replaced  a  ten  horse-power  engine  formerly 
used,  and  drove  the  machinery  for  ginning  the  cotton  and  grind- 
ing com.  It  is  probable  the  electric  motor  has  a  large  field  in 
this  kind  of  work,  especially  as  it  offers  such  immunity  from  fire, 
a  very  important  point  in  the  production  of  cotton. 

A  patent  has  been  issued  to  the  Thomson  Electric  Welding 

Company  for  electrically  working  metals  by  means  of  tbe  electric 
arc.  This  gives  to  the  company,  it  is  stated,  complete  control  of 
the  only  practicable  method  of  utilizing  the  intense  heat  of  an 
electric  arc  for  general  metal-working  purposes.  The  arc  process 
is  applicable  to  longitudinal  joining  of  large  tubes,  making  of  large 
pipe  fittings,  filling  of  blow-holes  in  castings  and  a  great  variety 
of  similar  work  which  could  not  be  accomplished  by  the  Thom- 
son method. 

There  is  still  a  chance  for  invention  in  electric  railway  con- 
trolling switches.  The  awkwardness  of  regulating  a  car's  speed 
by  a  brake  which  turns  one  way  and  a  rheostat  crank  which 
turns  tbe  other  is  evident.  Sooner  or  later  a  lever  arm  or  some 
similar  device  will  replace  some  of  the  confusing  number  of  crank 
motions  with  which  manufacturers  afrpresent  equip  their  cars. 

The  necessary  equipment  for  six  miles  of  electric  tramway 

is  now  on  its  way  from  this  country  to  Siam.  Six  generators, 
two  complete  steam  plants,  twenty  car  equipments  and  extra 
parts  to  last  for  six  months,  make  up  the  order.  The  road  is  to 
be  installed  in  Bangkok,  and  will  be  the  first  electric  tramway  in 
Siam. 

It  has  been  found    that   by  passing    mixed   hydrogen    and 

carbonic  oxide  over  nickel  and  cobalt  they  can  be  separated. 
Then  by  applying  the  hydrogen  to  strips  of  platinum,  a  powerful 
primary  battery  is  formed  which  will  yield,  it  is  stated,  50  per 
cent,  of  the  total  energy  in  the  hydrogen  absorbed. 

The  ordinary,  commonplace  soap  bubble  has  recently  been 

playing  an  important  part  in  experiments  on  the  magnetic  qual- 
ities of  gases,  and  has  proved  itself  to  be  one  of  the  toughest  and 
most  elastic  membranes  known.  The  soap  bubble,  as  a  scientific 
tool  in  electrical  researches,  is  destined  for  a  useful  future. 


II3"STJE,_A_n^-CE. 


There  are  many  good  tailors  in  San  Francisco,  but  not  one  has  a 
better  reputation  as  a  sartorial  artist  than  J.  M.  Litchfield,  of  12  Post 
street,  who  for  years  has  had  a  leading  place  in  the  business  com- 
munity.    He  makes  a  specialty  of  regalias  and  uniforms. 


REMOVAL! 
HOME  MUTUAL  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

Now  Occupies  Premises  at  the  N.  E.  Cor.  California  and  Sansome 

Sts.,   8.  F.,  Lately  Vacated  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  Bank. 

Twenty-seventh  Annual  Exnibit. 

January  1,  1891. 
INCORPORATED   A.   D.    1864. 

Losses  p'd  since  organi'n.$3, 175,759. 21 1  Reinsurance  Reserve ?266,043.59 

Assets  January  1, 1891 867,512.19    Capital  paid  up,  Gold 300,000.00 

Surplus  for  policy  holders    844,944.69  |  Net  Surplus  over  ev'yth'g      278,901.10 

Income  in  1890  $394,184.52  |  Fire  Losses  paid  in  1890.      142,338.90 

Fire  Losses  unpaid,  January  1, 1891 11,404.00 

President J.  F.  HOUGHTON  I  Secretary CHARLES  R.  STORY 

Vice-President-.HENRY  L.   DODGE  |  General  Agent.ROBERT  H.  MAQILL 

TRANSATLANTIC   FIRE   INSURANCE   COMPANY, 

OP  HAMBURG,  GERMANY. 

Herbert  L.  low,  Manager  for  tile  Pacific  l  oast  Branch. 

■210  Sansome  St.,  S.  F. 

Capital $7,500,000.00 

Invested  in  U.  S. 534.T95.T2 

GEO.  MARCUS   &   CO., 

Agents  City  Department, 
238  California  St..  S.  F..  Cal. 

THE  SWISS  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANIES 

COMBINED 

BALOISE  HELVETIA  SWITZERLAND 

OF  BASLB.  OP  ST.  GALL.  OF  ZURICH. 

COMBINED  CAPITAL  4.000,000  DOLLARS. 

These  three  Companies  are  liable  jointly  and  severally  for  all  Losses  that 
may  be  sustained. 

HARRY  W.  SYZ,  General  Agent, 
410  California  St.,  aan  Francisco.  Cal. 

THAMES  AND  MERSEY  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANY  (Limited) 

Of  Liverpool,  London  and  Manchester. 

Capital  Subscribed $10,000,000 

Capital  Paid  Up 1,000,000 

Cash  Reserve  (in  addition  to  Capital) 2,125,000 

Total  Assets   December  31,   1888 6.124.057.60 

WM.    GREER    HARRISON,   Manager, 

306  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

PACIFIC    DEPARTMENT 

LONDON  AND  LANCASHIRE  FIRE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL 

Capital $10,625,000 

Cash    Assets 4.701,201   39 

Cash  Assets  In  United  States 2.272,084  13 

REINSURERS  OF 

Anglo-Nevada  Assurance  Corporation 

AND 

Southern  California  Insurance  company. 

MANAGER. 

D.   E    MILES,  Assistant  Manager. 

315  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  S.  F. 

Phoenix  Assurance  Company  of  London,  [Established  1 782] 
American  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  [Established  1857.] 

BUTLER  &  HALDAN,  Gen'l  Agents  for  the  Paeifie  Coast. 
473  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

LONDON  ASSURANCE  CORPORATION  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  by  Royal  Charter,  1720.  J 

NORTHERN  ASSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  1836.] 
Office— Northwest  corner  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Streets. 

6EO.  F.  GRANT,  Manager. 

PACIFIC    ZDZEIP-A.iaT'IMIIEIJrT 

GUARDIAN  ASSURANCE  CO.,       SUN  INSURANCE  OFFICE, 


OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1821. 
Paid-up  Capital,    -    -    -     I  5,000,000. 
Cash  Assets, $23,194,249. 


OF   LONDON. 

Founded  a.  d.  1710. 

Cash  Assets, 110,044,712. 

Assets  in  America,  -   -    -   $22,222,724. 


Ill  J.  LANDERS,  Gen'l  Agent,  20i  Sansome  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


INSURANCE 


DO 


COMPANY- LTD. 


Capital  paid  6j  guaranteed  33,000,000,00. 

Chas  A  L  at  on,  Manager. 
439  California  St/.  San  Fi>anEissa, 


May  21,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


27 


5UNBCAM5 


■I 


YES."  said  a  society  lady  the  oilier  night  at  a  small  West-end 
atTair,  ••  I  have   crossed    the   ocean   eleven    times."      The 


•miart  voting  man  adjusted  his  monocle  and  said:  "Ah!  Horn 
abroad T"  "Ho,  indeed.  Why  do  yon  ask?"  "  Because,  if  yon 
woe  born  in  this  country  and  crossed  the  ocean  eleven  times,  you 
would  now  be  on  the  other  side,  dontcherknow."  The  lady  figured 
a  moment  on  the  tips  of  her  pretty  lingers,  blushed  violently  and 
fled.  — St.  Louis  Republican. 

tin.  McGinl<i— Did  vez  say  ver  Denny's  loife  is  not  insured? 

Mrs.  O'Raffertu— N'aw  ind'ade.  Mrs.  McGinty—BedtiA,  an'  him  a 
workin'  on  th'" rocks  wid  th'  blasths  an'  things.  Shure,  Moike  has 
his  loife  insured,  or  bedad.  ruanv's  the  toime  he'd  been  kilt  long  ago. 
Th'  other  dav  a  blasth  wint  off  before  he  knowed  it,  an'  divil  a 
schcralcb  did  he  git.  Loife  insurance  is  a  foine  institution,  and  pre- 
virns  many  a  leddy  bein'  a  widdy  before  her  toime.  —Judge. 

—  He  had  a  fine  tip  on  the  race, 

He  bet.  both  "  straight  "  and  "  for  place." 
His  footstep  was  light 
And  'twas  well.    For  that  night 
He  walked  into  town  with  much  grace. 

—  Washington  Star. 

Mr.  Hardcash  {dictating  letter  to  traveling  salesman)— Why  the 

deuce  do  vou  send  in  such  unintelligible  telegrams?  I'll  be  blanked 
if  I  know— excuse  me  a  minute.  Miss  Pencille ;  I  've  got  to  go  out  and 
talk  to  this  man.  Mr.  Hardcash  (returning)— Now  we  will  resume, 
Miss  Pencille.     What  did   I  sav  last?     Miss  Pencille  (reading)— "  I'll 

be  blanked  if  I  know."    Mr.  Hardcash What!    Oh,  ah,  yes,  I  see— 

"  what  the  inclosed  means."  — Judge. 

Boston  Girl  (to  Uncle  James)— Do  yon  like  living  on  a  farm  ? 

I'ncle  James— Yes,  I  like  it  very  much.  Boston  Girl— I  suppose  you 
like  it  well  enough  in  the  grand  summer  time,  but  to  go  out  in  the 
cold  and  snow  to  gather  winter  apples,  and  harvest  winter  wheat, 
I  imagine  might  be  anything  but  pleasant.  —Texas  Siflings. 

The  new  curate  was  showing  a  young  lady  visitor  over  the 

church.  "  Now,"  he  said,  at  length,  you  have  seen  the  organ  and 
the  nave;  1  should  next  like  to  conduct  you  to  the  altar."  "Oh," 
said  the  young  lady,  blushing,  "  really,  Mr.  Chasuble,  this  is  so  very 
sudden."  Then  he  saw  be  had  been  misconstrued,  and  stammered 
unintelligibly. 

—  As  a  subject  for  a  nightmare, 

Grewsome.  grim  and  wildly  weird, 
One  might  dream  of  Paderewski 
With  the  mighty  Peffer's  beard. 

— Indianapolis  Journal. 

"Say,  Peffer,"  said  Jerry  Simpson,  "are  you  going  to  the 

white-house  reception  to-nigbt?  "  "Yes;  you?"  said  the  senator. 
"Yep.  But  say,  Peff,  do  we  wear  gloves?"  "  Of  course."  "What 
kind— woolen  or  sealskin?"  —Judge. 

'•  Doctor,  what  is  the  meaning  of  the  peculiar  formation  just 

back  of  baby's  ear?"  "Combativeness,  perhaps."  "  Why,  some 
one  said  it  was  love  of  domestic  life."  "Oh,  well,  it's  all  one  and  the 
same  thing."  Life. 

Valet— Wake  up,  sir;  it's  very  late!    The  time  you  wanted  to 

be  called  has  gone  past,  sir.  Pelham  Parker  (sleepily)— All  right, 
Henry;  just  call  me  when  the  time  comes  around  again.     —Puck. 

•■  I  think  1  will  change  my  name  to  Solomon  and  write  prov- 
erbs," said  Mawson.  "How  is  this  for  one:  'Better  be  bent  on 
economy  than  broke  en  extravagance?  '  "  —  New  York  Herald. 

Cholly— Discovered  a  curious  thing  in  our  family  history  to- 
day. Dickey— What  was  it,  deah  boy  ?  Cholly— Not  one  of  my  fore- 
fathers was  a  bachelor.  —Life. 

Capitalist— How  is  that  town  you  spoke  to  me  about  a  few 

months  ago;  is  it  laid  out  yet?  The  Boomer— Yes,  indeed;  stiffer 
than  a  mackerel.  Life. 

A  martyr  to  duty  beneath  this  stone  lies, 

A  loving  young  husband  who  ate  his  wife's  pies.  — Judge. 

"  "Well,  Mr.  Oldbach,"  said  Mrs.  Newma,  "  what  do  you  think 

of  our  baby?"  "Oh,  he  is  delightful!  So  young  looking— like  his 
mother,"  said  Mr.  Oldbach.  —Puck. 

Jackson  Parke— Do  you  know  "  Ta-ra  ra  boom-de-ay  1 "  Athenia 

Hubbs—No.  I  don't  care  for  these  French  writers  very  much. 

— Puck. 

Jack— Ethel's  face  is  one  that  grows  on  one.    Maud— Perhaps ; 

but  it  never  grew  on  her.    It  is  hand-made.  —Puck. 

Challerton  (lecturing)— Yon  never  hear    me    talk    to    myself! 

Mrs  Chatterltn  (somewhat  given  to  the  habit)—!  don't  blame  you.  either. 

— Puck. 

"Called  you  a  freckled  idiot,  did  he?    How  absurd!    Why, 

you're  not  in  the  least  freckled !  " 

"  Has  Mantalius  a  very  deep  voice?  "  "  Very.  Why,  when  that 

man  sings  it  hurts  his  corns.'"  —Jury. 

May  is  the  month  for  moving  and  house  renovating.  Housewives 
are  alwavs  desirous  of  having  well-beaten  carpets  and  snowy  lace 
curtains."  They  should,  therefore,  not  forget  that  the  Carpet  Beating 
Machine  and  Cleaning  and  Dyeing  Works  of  J.  Spaulding  &  Co.,  at 
3S3-357  Tehama  street,  is  the  best  place  in  the  city  for  the  work 
which  they  desire. 

Mothers  be  Sure  and  Use  "Mrs.  Winslow's  Soothing  Syrup  "  for  your 
children  while  Teething.    Price,  25  cents  a  bottle. 


PRECIPITATION. 

He  who  nips  some  grand  passion  in  the  bud 

To  wrest  therefrom  the  fruitage  sweet,  unbidden, 
Has  dealt  the  death  blow  to  his  own  desire; 

Unripeness  robs  the  fuller  charm  there  hidden. 
One  who  has  watched  a  great  emotion  pass 

Unfettered,  to  the  perfect  full  fruition, 
Greets  deeper  joy  than  he  who  plunges  all 

Into  the  whirl  of  gratified  ambition. 
A  tampered  toy  that  pleasures  but  the  sense, 

Breaks,  as  the  night  at  dawn  of  coming  day, 
Tho'  over-ripe  and  long  we  bid  hope  wait, 

Our  own  revealed  to  us  is  ours  alway. 

Rose  Maynabd  David, 

TOBACCO-SMOKERS  should  be  pleased  with  Dr.  Tassenari,  a 
learned  man  of  Rome,  who  has  successfully  proved  the  smok- 
ing kills  all  kinds  of  germs.  He  demonstrated  the  fact  by  filling 
several  glass  globes  with  germs,  each  of  a  different  malicious 
disease  to  the  others,  then  he  filled  the  globes  with  tobacco  smoke 
— it  is  not  said  of  what  brand — and  lol  in  ten  minutes  the  whole 
lot  were  dead,  including  the  germs  of  the  deadliest  cholera  and 
pneumonia.  Veritably  a  second  Koch  may  have  appeared  on  the 
medical  horizon.  Let  us  be  hopeful,  and  order  in  our  cigars  and 
navy  cut  in  enormous  quantities. 

The  Pacific  Auxiliary  Fire  Alarm. 

The  Pacific  Auxiliary  Fire  Alarm  has  been  doing  excellent  work 
since  its  organization  in  this  city.  By  the  introduction  of  its  boxes 
into  a  number  of  residence  and  business  bouses,  it  has  so  greatly  re- 
duced the  dangers  arising  from  fire  that  in  recognition  of  that  fact 
the  insurance  companies  have  made  special  rates  on  risks  in  which 
the  boxes  are  placed.  A  very  large  number  is  now  in  use  throughout 
the  city,  no  argument  being  necessary  to  convince  business  men  of 
the  advantages  of  the  system.  At  the  office  of  the  company,  at  323 
Pine  street,  one  may  obtain  all  detailed  information  regarding  the 
advantages  and  workings  of  the  system.  It  is  a  simple  plan:  a  small 
box  attached  to  the  tire  alarm  system  being  so  placed  that  it  may  be 
easily  reached  in  case  of  fire,  and  an  alarm  be  immediately  turnedin. 


IN8URANCE    COMPANY. 
CAPITAL $1,000,000,  |  ASSETS 12,650,000. 

D.  J.  STAPLES    President. 

WILLIAM  J.  DUTTON Vice-President. 

B.TFAYMONVILLE Secretary 

J.  B.  LBVISON  Marine  Secretary 

Agents  in  all  prominent  localities  throughout  the  United  States. 

THE  STATE  INVESTMENT  AND  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

rB8TABLISHED    1871.] 

CAPITAL   STOCK  Paid  Up $400,000. 

PRINCIPAL  OFFICE 278  AND  220  SANS0ME  STREET, 

San   Francisco,  California. 

GEORGE  L.  BRANDER, 

President. 


CHAS.  M.  BLAIR, 

Secretary. 


QUEEN  INSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  AMERICA, 

NEW    YORK. 

Capital  Paid  Up $     500,000 

Assets  3,181,753 

Surplus  to  Policy  Holders 1,525,157 

ROBERT     DICKSON,  Manager,   S.   F. 
City  Office— 50 1  Montgomery  St.     Ueneral  Office— 401  Mont'g,  St. 


FIRE 


INSURE  your  property  against  FIRE  in 

The  Lion  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  London. 
Imperial  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  London, 

WM.  SEXTON,  R.  C.  MEDCRAFT, 

Manager.  Sub-Manager. 
Pacific  Department,  214  Sansonie  St.,  S.  F. 
SWAIN  &  MURPOCK,  City  Agents. 

BRITISH  AND  FOREIGN  MARINE  INS.  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

CAPITAL  *5,000,000 

AGENTS: 

BALFOUR,  GUTHRIE  &  CO., 

No.  316  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 


THE  NEW  ENGLAND  MUTUAL  LIFE  INSURANCE  CO., 

OF  BOSTON,  IWASSACHUSETTS.  Assets.  $19,724,638.45. 

President,  BENJAMIN  P.  STEVENS.  I  Vice-President,  JOS.  M.  GIBBENS. 
HENRY  K.  FIELD,  General  Agent, 
324  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  21,  1892. 


IF    ELECTED.—  Atlanta  Constitution. 


He'll  fill  the  country's  office  with  friendg- 

If  elected. 
He  says  it  every  time  his  elbow  bends  — 

If  elected. 
And  nioney'll  be  as  free 
As  the  blossoms  on  a  tree — 
Oh,  he'll  think  of  you  and  me — 

If  elected. 
He's  forgetting  all  his  friends — 

He's  elected. 
Not  with  us  bis  elbow  bends — 

He's  elected  ! 
And  while  money  may  be  free, 
'Tis'nt  so  for  you  and  me, 
For  he's  got  it  all !     You  see — 

He's  elected. 


DALLAS'    MEMOIRS. 


IN  his  recently  published  memoirs,  George  M.  Dallas,  formerly 
Vice-President  of  the  United  States,  and  Minister  to  Russia 
and  Great  Britain,  gives  this  illustration  of  the  paternal  nature  of 
the  Government  administered  by  Nicholas  I.  It  seems  that  the 
Czar  one  day  met  a  young  man  named  Meyendorff  with  a  com- 
panion, near  the  Boulevards.  He  was  on  horseback;  they  were 
on  foot.  Having  long  been  absent  from  Russia,  the  young  men 
did  not  know  the  person  of  the  sovereign,  and,  of  course,  omitted 
the  customary  bow.  His  Majesty  immediately  dismounted,  went 
up  to  them,  and  reprimanded  them  sternly.  They  in  vain  pleaded 
their  ignorance  of  his  face  and  figure.  He  ordered  them  to  pro- 
ceed forthwith  to  the  guard-house,  and,  upon  their  remaining 
stationary,  not  knowing  where  the  guard-house  was,  be  called 
up  a  sentinel  and  directed  him  to  accompany  them  to  the  prison. 
They  were  extremely  alarmed,  wept  bitterly,  and  were  immured 
for  some  hours  in  a  wretched  cell.  At  the  expiration  of  that 
time,  a  guard  announced  to  them  that  the  Emperor  had  ordered 
them  to  be  escorted  to  the  Anischkoff  Palace.  They  went,  ex- 
pecting little  short  of  Siberia  or  decapitation.  When  at  the 
palace,  they  were  stationed  near  a  corner  of  one  of  the  apart- 
ments, and  then  left  to  themselves.  They  were  surprised  to 
notice  that  several  young  ladies  now  and  then  popped  their  heads 
in  at  the  door,  and,  looking  at  them  for  an  instant,  retreated 
laughing.  At  last  the  Emperor  came  in,  and,  walking  toward 
them,  said:  »  Young  gentlemen,  you  have  bad  lesson  enough  for 
the  present.  I  am  sore  that  you  will  know  me  hereafter,  wherever 
you  may  see  me.  And  now,  to  remove  the  impressions  of  the 
day,  come  and  dine  with  my  family  and  myself." 

Prince  Hohenlobe  told  Minister  Dallas  the  following  an- 
ecdote of  Jerome  Bonaparte.  He  had  been  playing  cards 
until  he  lost  all  his  ready  money,  then  pledged  his  rings,  and 
finally  laid  his  watch  on  the  table.  "  It  was  a  small  gold  one, 
the  back  of  which  opened  with  a  spring.  A  lady,  overlooking 
the  game,  admired  the  watch,  and  took  it  up  to  examine.  On 
her  attempting  to  open  the  back,  Jerome  immediately  clasped  it, 
and  said  that  must  not  be  done.  His  wife  who  stood  by,  in- 
sisted upon  knowing  what  was  in  it;  grew  angry,  reproached 
him  with  having  some  keepsake  of  a  favorite  there,  and  finally, 
bursting  into  tears,  quit  the  room.  Jerome  then  opened  the 
watch,  showed  to  all  present  that  it  contained  a  beautiful  minia- 
ture of  his  first  wife  (Betsey  Patterson),  with  the  remark:  '  You 
see,  I  hope,  that  I  could  not  with  propriety  let  her  see  it.'  The 
Prince  says  that  it  was  notorious  that  be  remained  deeply  at- 
tached to  his  first  wife  long  after  their  separation." 


A  CANTANKEROUS  old  Presbyterian  minister  in  Scotland  once 
got  into  a  debate  with  a  boatman,  while  crossing  a  river,  about 
faith  and  works,  his  position  being  that  faith  without  works  was 
enough.  "  Na,  na,"  retorted  the  boatman,  with  much  serious- 
ness, "  faith  without  works  '11  no'  do"  I'll  gie  you  an  instance. 
We'll  ca'  this  oar  ■  faith  '  and  this  ither  oar  «  works.'  Very  well. 
Tak'  '  faith  '  first,"  and  while  rowing  with  it  alone  the  boat  went 
round  and  round.  »  Now,"  said  the  boatman,  "  let's  tak'  <  works' 
next,"  and  rowing  with  it  alone  the  boat  went  round  the  other 
way.  "  We  will  noo,"  continued  the  boatman,  "  tak'  '  faith  '  an' 
1  works '  together.  Noo,"  exclaimed  he  triumphantly,  as  he 
rowed  with  both  oars  at  the  same  time,  "  we  can  get  ower  the 
water;  an'  this  is  the  only  way  that  we  can  get  ower  the  troubled 
ocean  o'  the  warl'  tae  the  peaceful  shores  o'  immortality." 


THE  King  of  Siam  has  just  had  a  pavilion  of  glass  built  for 
himself  by  a  Chinese  architect,  the  material  for  which  was 
furnished  by  a  French  company.  Walls,  floors  and  ceiling  are 
formed  of  slabs  of  different  sorts  and  thicknesses  of  glass  joined 
by  impermeable  cement.  By  one  door  only  can  the  King  enter,  and 
this  closses  hermetically  when  he  comes  in,  and  ventilator  valves 
in  tall  pipes  in  the  roof  open,  as  does  also  a  slnice  beside  a  large 
reservoir  in  which  the  glass  house  stands.  The  transparent  edifice 
then  becomes  submerged,  and  the  King  thus  finds  himself  in  a 
cool  and  perfectly  dry  habitation,  where  he  passes  the  time  sing- 
ing, smoking,  eating  and  drinking. 


ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 


Diana     Gold     and    Silver    Mining     Company, 

Location  of  principal  place  of  Business— Sau  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  third  (3d)  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  8)  of  Five  (5) 
Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  room  20,  No.  331  Pine  street,  San  Francisco.  Califor- 
nia. 

Any  stock  uprn  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
i  he  Tenth  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised   or  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore,  will  be    sold  on   THURSDAY,   the  30th  day  of  June,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  salt.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

R.  GRAYSON,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  20,  331  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Justice      Mining     Company. 

Location  of  principle  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill  Mining  district,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  second  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  50),  of  Fifteen  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office 
of  the  company,  Room  3,  Hay  ward  Building,  419  California  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Sixth  Day  of  June.  1892,  will   be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction ;  aud  uule  -;s  pavment  is  made  be- 
fore,   will    be    sold    on   MONDAY,   the  27th    day  of  June.   1892,    to    pay 
the  delinquent    assessment,  togetner  with  the  costs  of   advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

R.  E.  KELLY,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  3,  Hay  wards  BuiiJing,  419  California  Street,  San  Francisco, 
California 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

New  Basil  Cons.  Gravel  Mining  Company. 

Location  and  principal  place  of  business — San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Placer  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  18th  day  of  April,  1892,  an  assessment  ( No  20)  of  Five  (5)  Cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable  imme- 
diately, in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  com- 
pany, 525  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco.  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Fourth  Day  ot  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  MONDAY,  the  twenty-seventh  day  of  June,  1892.  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

F.  X.  SIMON,  Secretary. 

Office— 525  C ojn mercial  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

"Yellow  Jacket  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada.  Location  of  prin- 
cipal place  of  business — Gold  Hill.  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  held  on 
the  ninth  day  of  May.  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  51)  of  Twenty-five  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  each  aud  every  share  of  the  capital  stock  of  said 
company,  payable  immediately  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Com- 
pany, or  to  James  Newlauds,  transfer  Secretary,  room  3,  331  Pine  street, 
San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
Tuesday,  June  14. 1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  MONDAY,  the  eighteenth  day  of  July,  1S92,  at  1 
o'clock  p.m.,  in  front  of  the  office  of  the  company,  to  pay  the  delinquent  as- 
sessment, together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  s?te.  By 
order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

W.  H.  BLAUVELT,  Secretary. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Challenge    Consolidated    Mining    Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  16th  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessmeut  (No.  11)  of  Twenty-five  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  on  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
Immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  company,  331  Pine  street,  room  3.  San  Francisco,  California, 

Any  stock'upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  20  h  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and,   unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will   be  sold    on  TUESDAY,  the    twelfth    day    of   July,    1892,    to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with   costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

C.  L.  MCCOY,  Secretary. 

Office— No.  331  Pine  Street  roomsjt.  San  Francisco.  Cal. 

~  NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Mexican  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company. 
Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.    Loca- 
tion of  works— Virginia,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  16th  day  of  May.  1892.  an  assessment  (No.  45)  of  Twenty  five  (25)  Cents 
per    share  was   levied    upon    the     capital     stock    of    the    corporation, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of   the  Company,  room  79,  Nevada  Block,  30J  Montgomery  street, 
Ban  Francisco,  California. 
Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-first  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold   on  TUESDAY,  the  twelfth  day   of   July,  1892,   to    pay 
the  delinquent  assessmeut,  together  with  costs  of   advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

CHARLES  E;  ELLIOT,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  79,   Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  Street,  San  Franisco, 
California. 


May  21,  1S92. 


SAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


SOUTHERN   PACIFIC   COMPANY. 

PACIFIC    SYSTEM. 

Trains  Leave  and   are  Due  to  Arrive  ai 

SAN     FRANCISCO: 

Lea vi  I         Fr0m  May  22.    JS92.  I  Arrive 

7:00  a.  Beuicla.  Ramsey,  Sacramento  7;15r. 
7:30a.  Haywards,  Niles  and  Sau  Jose  *12:15p. 
7:30a.  Martinei.  Sau  Ramon  and  Cal- 

istoga  aud  Santa  Ko.-a  6:15  p. 

8:00  a.  3acram'toA  Redding,  via  Davis.  7:15  p. 
8:00  a.  Flr>t  and  Second  Class  for  Ocden 

aud  East,  aud  first  class  locally        9:45  p. 
8.30 a.  Niles,  San  Jose,  Stockton,  lone, 
Sacramento,   Marvsville,  Oro- 

ville  and  Red  Bluff         4:45 p. 

9:00a.  Sunset  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 
Santa  Barbara,  Los  Angeles, 
Deming.El  Paso,  New  Orleans 

and  East  8:45  p. 

12-OOm.  Haywards,  Niles  and  Livermore      7:15  P. 

•1:00  p.  Sacramento  River  Steamers '9:00  p. 

8:00  p.  Haywards.  Niles  and  San  Jose. .  9:45  a. 
4 :00  P.  Martinez,  San  Ramon  &  Stockton  9:45a. 
4K»p.  Vallejo,  Calistoga,  El  Verano  aud 

Santa  Rosa  .. 9.45  a. 

4:30p.  Beuicia,  Vacaville.  Sacramento.    10:45  a. 

4 :30  P.  Woodland  and  Oroville 10 :45  a. 

•4:30  p.  Niles  aud  Livermore. .  ..    *8:45a. 

5:00  p.  Los  Angeles  Express,  Fresno, 
Bakersfield,   Sauta  Barbara  & 

Los  Angeles 12:15  p. 

5:00p.  Sauta  Fe  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 

forMojaveand  East  12:15  p. 

6:00p.  Haywards,  Niles  and  San  Jose  -      7:45a. 

....  Niles  and  San  Jose  J6:15p. 

6:00 p.  Ogden  Route  Atlantic  Express, 

Ogden  and  East 9:15  a. 

J7:00p.  Vallejo f8:45  P. 

7:00  p.  ShaetaRoute  Express,  Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding,  Port- 
land,  Puget  Sound  and  East. .       8:15  a 

Santa  Cruz  Division. 

l7~45  a.  Sunday  Excursion  Train  for  New- 
ark, Sau  Jose,  Los  Gatos,  Fel- 
ton,  Big  Trees  aud  Sauta  Cruz    J8:05p. 
8:15a.  Newark,  Centerville,  San  Jose, 
Felton,    Boulder    Creek  aud 

Santa  Cruz 6 :20  p. 

*2:15p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,   Boulder   Creek    aud 

SantaCruz.   *10:50a. 

4:45  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,     9:50a. 

Coast  Division  (Third  a  id  Townsend  Streets). 

*7:00  a.  San  Jose,  Almaden  and  Way  Sta- 
tions   *2:38p. 

17:30  a.  Monterey  aud  Santa  Cruz  Sun- 
day Excursion     J8:23p. 

8:15  A.  San  Jose.Gilroy,  Tres  Pinoa,  Pa- 
jaro,  SantaCruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove,  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  and  Santa 
Margarita  (San  Luis  Obispo) 
and  principal  Way  Stations  6:10  P. 
19:c0a.    '^Sunday  Excursion    Train  to 

Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations.    J2.45  p. 
10-37A.  San  Jose,  and  Way  Stations..  5:03p. 

12:15  p.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 3 :30  P. 

*2  :30p.  San  Jose,  Tres  PinoB,  Santa  Cruz, 
Salinas,  Monterey,  Pacific  Grove 
and  principal  Way  Stations.  . .  .*10:37  a, 
*3-30  p.  Menlo  Park,  San  Jose  and  Prin- 
ciple Way  Stations.   ..   ,  -■     *9:47A. 
*4:30  p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . .    *8:06  a. 

5 -.15  p.  San  Jose  and  Way  Stations 8:-i8a. 

6:30  p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations...  6:35  a. 
tll-45p.  Menlo  Park  and  principal  Way 

Stations     t7:30p. 

a  for  Morning.                        p.  for  Afternoon. 
♦Sundays  excepted.                    fSaturdays  only. 
tSundaysonly. 

OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 
rying  the  United  States,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
Malls,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

For  Honolulu,  Auckland  and 
Sydney,  Direct, 

S.  8.  Mariposa, Friday,  May  27,  1892,  at  2  p.  M, 

For    Honolulu    Only, 

S.S.  AosTEALlA(3,000tons) .  .Tuesday,  June 7,  2  p.m. 
For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  Office,  327  Mar- 
ket street.    ^^  ^  8PRECK;ELa  4  BROS., 
General  Agents 

I  CURE  FITST 

"When  I  say  cure  I  do  not  mean  merely  to  stop  them 
for  a  time  and  then  have  them  return  u^ain.  I  ""^i* 
radical  cure.  I  have  made  the  d.scase  of  FITS,  LPI- 
LEPSY  or  FALLING  SICKNESS  a  lifelong  study.  I 
warrant  my  remedy  to  cure  the  worst  cases.  Because 
others  have  failed  is  no  reason  for  not  now  receiving  a 
oure.  Send  at  occe  for  a  treitise  and  a  Free  B.itt.e  of 
my  infallible  remedy.  Give  Express  and  Post  Office. 
H.  G.  ROOT,  M.  C.j  183  Pearl  St.,  N.  Y. 


THE    POINT    OF    VIEW. 
She  tossed  nie  a  rose, 

With  a  shy,  rapid  motion; 
tChougfa  nobody  knows, 
She  tossed  me  a  rose. 
I'm  sure  the  gift  shows 

She  accepts  my  devotion. 
She  tossed  me  a  rose 

With  a  shy,  rapid  motion. 
;  I  tossed  him  a  rose; 

His  quick  look  I  parried. 
Ah,  little  he  knows, 
I  tossed  him  that  rose 
Our  flirtation  to  close 

Before  I  am  married. 
I  tossed  him  a  rose; 

His  quick  look  I  parried. 


PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Through  Line  to  New  York,  via  Panama. 
Steamers  will  sail  at  NOON  on  the  5th,  15th  and 

25th  of  each  month, 

Cal  ing  at  various  ports  of  Mexico  aud  Central 

America. 

Through  Line  Sailings.  —  June  4th,  S.S."  San  Juan;" 
May  14.  S.S.  "City  of  Sydney;"  May  25th,  1S92,  S.  S. 
"  Sau  Jose." 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Po'ts 
and  t-ar.ama.—  Steamer  sails  at  noon  18th  of  each 
mouth,  calling  at  Mazatlan,  Sin  Bias,  Mauzanillo, 
Acapulco,  Port  Angel,  Saliua  Cruz,  Tonala,  San 
Benito,  Ocos,  Champerico,  San  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajutla,  La  Libertad,  La  Union,  Amapala,  Co- 
riuto,  San  Juan  del  Sur  aud  Pucta  Arenas. 

Way  Line  Sailing.- June  18th,  S.  S.  "  City  of  Syd- 
ney." 

When  the  regular  sailing  date  falls  on  Sunday 
steamers  will  be  despatched  the  preceding  Satur- 

JAPAN  AND  CHINA  LINE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 

HONGKONG, 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 

Shanghai,  and  at  Hongkong  for  East 

Indies.  Straits,  etc.: 

"City  of  Peking"—  Saturday,  May  21,  1892,   at  P. 

p.  M. 

"City  of  Rio  de  Jaueho,"  Tuesday,  June  14th,  at 
3  P.  M. 
9.  S.  "Peru"  Thursday,  July  7th,  at  3  p.  M. 
Round  Trip  Tickets  to  Yokohama  at  reduced 
rates. 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Brannan  streets.  Branch  office— 202 
Frout  street.  ALEXANDER  CENTER, 

General  Ageut. 


PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C,  and  PUGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  A.  M.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  M.  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Oregon,  in  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  San  Simeon, 
Caydcos,  Santa  Barbara,  San  Buenaventura, 
Hueneme,  San  Pedro,  Los  Angeles  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  and  HOOKTON,  Hum- 
boldt Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  a.  m. 

Ticket  Office — Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL,  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street.  San  Francisco. 

A  widower  took  a  young  lady  into  bis 
confidence  by  saying:  "You  know, 
ot  course,  I  have  three  children.  Now, 
this  lady  of  wboni  we  were  speaking  is 
charming.  I— I  like  her.  That  she  is  a 
widow  is  no  objection  in  my  mind  to  marry- 
ing her,  but  I  do  notl  ike  the  idea  of  her 
children." 

"  Of  course  not.  You  can  supply  your 
own  I"  exclaimed  the  young  lady. 

To  which  the  widower  replied  with  en- 
thusiasm: "Exactly!" 

Then  there  was  a  deadly  pause,  followed 
by  the  exit  of  the  young  lady  through  one 
door  and  the  widower  through  another. 
11  II7HAT  is  that  dreadful  racket?" 
VV  asked  Potter  Palmer,  as  he  sat  in 
his  castle  by  the  sea  and  listened  to  a  loud 
pounding  in  the  next  room,  interspersed 
with  broken  ejaculations. 

"  That,"  said  his  man-iu-armor,  "  is  Mrs. 
Palmer  practicing." 

"  But  what  in  the  world  is  she  doing  ?" 
inquired  the  anxiuus  husband. 

'•She  is  learning  to  drive  the  last  nail." 
was  the  answer Detroit  Free  Press. 


29 

SAN  FRANCISCO  AND  NORTH  PACIFIL 
RAILWAY. 

"THE  DONAHUE  BROAD-GAUGE  ROUTE." 
COMMENCING  SUNDAY.  APRIL  M,  18S2,  aud 
until  further  notice,  Boats  and  Trains  will 
leave  from  and  arrive  at  the  San  Francisco  Pas- 
senger Depot,  MARKET-STREET  WHARF,  as 
follows: 
From  San  Francisco  (or  Point  Tiburon,  Belvedere  and 

San  Rafael. 
WEEK    DAYS— 7:40  A.  M.,  9:20  a.  m„    11:20   A.  M.; 

1:30  P.  M.,  3:80  P.  M.,5:05  p.  M.,  0:20  p.  M. 
SUNDAYS-8:00  a.m.,  9:30  a.m..  11:00  a.m.;  1:83  P.M. 
3:30  p.  M.,  500  p.  M.,  6:15  P.  M. 

From  San  Ralacl  tor  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS— 6:25  A.   «.,  7:55  a.  m.,  9:30  A.  jt. 

11:30  a.m.  ;  1:40  p.m.,  3:40  p.m.,  6:05  p.m. 
SATURDAYS  ONLY— An  extra  trip  at  0:30  P.M. 
SUNDAYS— S.10  a.m.,  9:40  a.m.,  11:10  A.  M.;  1:10  P.M. 
3:40  p.  M.,  5:0Op  m.,6:25  p.  m. 

Horn  Point  Tiburon  to  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS— 6:50  A.  M.,  8:20  A.M.,  9:55  A.M.,  11:55 
A.  M. ;  2:05  p.  M.,  4:05  p.  M.,  5:?5  P.  M. 
Saturdays  only,  an  extra  trip  at  6:55  P.M. 
SUNDAYS— 8:35    A.M.,    10:05  A.M.,  11:35  A.M.; 
2;C5  p.  M.,  4:05 P.M.,  5:30  p.m.,  6:50  P.M. 


Leave  S.F. 


J 


ARRIVE  IN  S.  F. 


Days. 


Sundays 


7:40  a.m. 
3:30p.m. 
5:05  p.m. 


8:00  a.m. 
9:30  a.m 
5:00  p.m. 


7:40a.m. 
3  ;30  P.  M. 


7:40  a.m. 
3:30  P.  M 


7:40  a.m. 
5 :C5  p.  :«i. 


".Destination. 


I  Sundays 


Petaluma 

and 
Santa  Rosa. 


Fultor, 
Windsor, 
Healdsburg 
Litton  .Springs, 
Cloverdale  & 
Way  Stations. 


Hopland 
and  Ukiah. 


Guerneville. 


8:00a. m     Sonoma  and  10:40a.m 
r>:00r.  M     Glen  Ellen.    6:05p.m 


Days. 


1O:40a.m|8:50a.  M. 
6:05  P. M  10:30  a.m 
7:25p.mI  6:10p.m. 


7:40  a.m    8.00a  m  |  Sebastopol.  |  10:40 a.m    10:30am 
3:30  P. M     5:00  p.M-  [    6:05 p.m     6:10  p. m 


10:30a. M 
6:10  p.M 


10:30a.M. 
6:10  P.M. 


8:50a.m. 
6:10p.m. 


Stages  connect  **.t  Santa  Kosa  tor  Mark  West 
Springs ;  a  t  Geyserville  for  Skaggs  Springs, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Point  Arena;  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pi  eta  for  High- 
land Springs,  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bay,  Lakeport  aud 
Bartlett  Springs;  at  Hopland  for  Lakeport  and 
Bartlett  Springs;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springs.  Sara- 
toga Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Witter  Spriugs,  Upper 
Lake,  Lakeport,  Willitts,  Canto,  Mendocino  City, 
Fort  Bragg,  Westport,   Usal,  Hydesville  and  Eu- 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To Petaluma,  $1  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $2  25;  to 
Healdsburg,  $3  40;  to  Cloverdale,  $4  50;  to  Hop- 
land,  $5  70;  to  Ukiah,  $6  75;  to  Sebastopol,  $2  70; 
to  Guerneville,  $3  75;  to  Sonoma,  $150;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  $1  80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only— 
To  Petaluma,  $1;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $1  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, $2  25:  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ukiah,  $4  50;  to 
Hopland,  $3  80:  to  Sebastopol,  $180;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2  50;  to  Sonoma,  $1;  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1  20. 
H.  C.  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYSN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  Pass,  and  Tki.  Agt. 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 


OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  S.  $.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 
Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

Steamers  leave  wharf  corner  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  p.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Oceanic Saturday, BMarch  26,  1892. 

Gaelic Saturday,  April  16, 1892. 

Belgic Tuesday,  May  10, 1892. 

Oceanic Thursday,  June  2d.,  92. 

Gaelic  (via  Honolulu)  Saturday,  Juuy  25, 1891. 

ROUND  TRIP  TICKET8  AT    REDUCED    RATES. 

Cabin  Plana  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 
for  sale  at  S.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth  aud  Townsend  streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  atthe 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.  H.GOODMAN,  Gen. PasB.  Agt. 

GEO.  H.RICE,  fraffic  Manager. 


CONSUMPTION. 

I  have  a  positive  remedy  for  the  above  disease;  byilB 
use  thousands  of  cases  of  the  worst  kind  and  of  long 
standing  have  been  enred.  Indeed  so  strong  is  my  faith 
in  its  efficacy,  th.it  Iw.il  send  two  bottles  fuee.  with 
a  VALUABLE  TREATISE  on  this  disease  to  any  sai- 
f  erer  who  will  send  me  their  Express  and  P.  O.  address. 
T.  A.  Sloeum,  31.  C.«  1S3  Pearl  St.,  N.  Y. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  21,  1892. 


THIS  has  been  a  busy  week  for  the  members  of  the  Episcopal 
Chnrcb,  owing  to  the  annual  convention  which  was  held  on 
Tuesday,  Wednesday,  and  Thursday,  at  St.  John's  Church.  Tbe 
ladies  of  the  different  parishes  united  in  providing  lunch  for  the 
clergy  and  lay  members  there  assembled.  And  the  Guild  Hall  of 
the  church  during  those  mornings  presented  a  most  animated  ap- 
pearance, first  in  the  preparation  by  the  ladles  of  the  long  tables 
for  the  dainty  lunch  which  was  placed  upon  them  :  and  then,  dur- 
ing tbe  partaking  of  it,  the  duty  of  waiting  upon  the  guests  de- 
volving chiefly  upon  the  young  ladies,  and  which  they  were  un- 
tiring in  carrying  out.  On  Wednesday  evening  a  reception  given 
by  Bishops  Kip  and  Nichols  to  the  members  of  the  Episcopal 
convention,  and  the  "  Hock"  generally,  was  held  in  the  large  par- 
lors of  the  Occidental  Hotel,  which  were  canvassed  and  trimmed 
with  smilax  and  roses.  The  venerable  Bishop  Kip  and  his  wife 
were  unable  to  be  present,  so  the  guests  were  received  by  Bishop 
and  Mrs.  Nichols,  who,  standing  at  the  south  end  of  the  room, 
extended  cordial  greeting  to  all.  A  string  orchestra  played  in  the 
corridor,  and  was  a  great  attraction  to  the  throng  of  promenaders. 
The  chief  feature  of  the  occasion  was,  however,  a  delightful  sur- 
prise in  the  appearance  of  a  harp,  followed  by  Miss  Maud  Mor- 
gan, who  was  introduced  by  Bishop  Nichols,  who  said  a  happy 
coincidence  had  brought  old  friends  together  and  enabled  him, 
through  Miss  Morgan's  great  kindness,  to  give  to  those  present  a 
rare  treat.  The  gifted  young  lady  played  several  numbers,  as 
only  she  can  play  them.  Supper  was  served  at  tete-a-tete  tables 
in  the  dining-room,  and  the  recept.on  proved  a  most  enjoyable 
one  to  the  many  preseut,  among  whom  were  Geo.  W.  Childs,  and 
the  Earl  and  Countess  of  Meath. 

One  of  the  prettiest  weddings  of  the  season  was  that  of  Miss 
Jennie  Lohman  and  Dr.  C.  W.  Cutler,  which  took  place  on 
Wednesday  last  in  Oakland.  The  hour  set  for  the  ceremony  was 
12  o'clock  noon,  at  St.  Paul's  Church.  Loving  hands  had  dec- 
orated the  church  with  a  prof usion  of  flowers  and  palms,  snow- 
balls being  a  prominent  feature.  Promptly  at  noon,  the  first 
notes  of  the  choristers  announced  the  coming  of  the  bridal  party, 
and  as  the  choir  passed  up  the  aisle  chanting  the  marriage 
anthem,  they  were  followed  by  the  wedding  cortege — the  uehers, 
Me;  is.  Sam  Knight,  Edgar  Mill-,  Jr.,  Sam  Howard  ai  d  George 
James;  then  Miss  Addie  Mills  (a  cousin  of  the  bride),  as  maid  of 
honor,  attired  in  soft,  ivory-colored  crepe.  The  pretty  bride 
next  appeared,  leaning  upon  the  arm  of  E.  J.  Hull.  She  looked 
charming,  in  a  costume  of  white  corded  silk,  with  long  court 
train,  made  high  in  the  neck,  and  with  a  Valois  collar.  The  front 
of  the  skirt  was  draped  with  rare  old  point  lace,  and  a  voluminous 
tulle  veil  enveloped  her  figure.  Arriving  at  the  altar,  where  the 
groom  and  his  best  man,  Alfred  Folger,  were  awaiting  them,  the 
nuptial  knot  was  tied,  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  RUchie,  and  the  happy 
pair,  accompanied  by  their  attendants  and  friends,  repaired  to  the 
residence  of  the  bride's  mother,  where  a  wedding  breakfast  was 
served,  after  which  a  reception  to  intimate  friends  followed.  The 
parlors  were  decked  with  beautiful  flowers,  and  the  presents 
were  greatly  admired.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Cutler  left  on  the  overland 
train  the  same  evening  for  New  York,  their  future  home. 

The  First  Presbyterian  Church,  on  Van  Ness  avenue,  was  the 
scene  of  a  pretty  wedding  on  Wednesday  evening  of  last  week, 
when  Miss  Estella  Hughes  was  married  to  George  D.  Graham  by 
tbe  Rev,  Dr.  Mackenzie  in  the  presence  of  a  large  number  of 
guests,  who  quite  tilled  the  church.  The  bridal  cortege,  which 
entered  at  9  o'clock,  was  led  by  two  pretty  little  maidens,  the 
Misses  Beatrice  Hughes  and  Maud  Cluff,  attired  in  Empress 
Josephine  costumes  of  pink  silk,  who,  acting  as  flower  bearers, 
carried  baskets  of  pink  roses, and  proceding  up  the  aisle,  opened 
the  floral  gates,  through  which  passed  tbe  ushers,  foil  wed  by  the 
bridesmaids,  Misses  Sybil  Steele  and  Maud  Grey,  costumed  in 
gowns  of  pink  crepe  de  chine;  tbe  maid  of  honor,  Miss  Jennie 
Davis,  who  wore  cream-colored  brocaded  silk;  and  finally  the 
bride  and  her  father,  the  groom  and  his  best  man,  Chalmers  Gra- 
ham, meeting  the  party  in  the  chancel,  which  was  adorned  with 
tropical  plants,  roses,  and  smilax  in  profusion.  The  bride's  robe 
was  of  white  faille  Franoais  trimmed  with  embroidered  chirTou 
and  orange  blossoms,  with  a  wreath  of  the  same  flowers  in  her 
hair.  After  the  ceremony  a  dancing  reception  was  held  at  the 
Hughes  residence,  on  Clay  street,  followed  by  supper.  The 
honeymoon  is  being  spent  at  Coronado,  and  upon  their  return 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Graham  will  reside  at  2204  Devisadero  street. 

The  Countess  of  Meath,  who  is  an  earnest  worker  in  the  fields 
of  charity,  addressed  tbe  church  women  of  the  diocese  at  tbe 
annual  meeting  of  the  Women's  Auxiliary,  held  yesterday  at  the 
Church  of  the  Advent,  on  Eleventh  street.  The  dedication  of 
tbe  Bishop  Armitage  Orphanage  at  San  Mateo  will  take  place  to- 
day. Bishop  Nichols,  and  other  clergy  of  the  diocese,  will  take 
partin  the  ceremonies,  and  a  large  number  of  guests  will  be  pres- 
ent. 


The  garden  party  at  Mrs.  Bayley's,  at  Oakland,  on  Saturday 
last,  was  a  very  successful  affair,  and  many  hundreds  of  dollars 
were  netted  for  the  Fabiola  Training  School  Association.  The 
booths  were  remarkably  pretty,  and  were  in  charge  of  the  follow- 
ing ladies:  Miss  Mollie  Hutchinson,  Miss  McNeal,  Miss  Knowles, 
Miss  Ruth  Durham,  Miss  Winnie  Wilcox,  Miss  Mable  Knowles, 
Miss  Flossie  Coffin,  Miss  Janet  Haight,  Miss  Allie  Owens,  Miss 
Florence  Brown,  Miss  Bertha  Wilcox,  Miss  May  Phillips,  Miss 
Strong,  Miss  Gaskill,  Miss  Josephine  Chabot,  Mrs.  R.  S.  Knight, 
Miss  McDurham,  Miss  Gertrude  Bailey,  Miss  Fitzgerald,  Miss 
Durham,  Miss  Ethel  Moore,  Miss  Miller,  Miss  Bessie  Wheaton, 
Miss  Nannie  Prather,  Miss  Jessie  Coleman,  Mi?s  Alice  Grimes, 
Miss  Nellie  Chabot,  Miss  Emma  Ferner,  Miss  May  Tubbs,  Miss 
Borden,  Miss  Haight,  Miss  Van  Wyck,  Miss  Blow,  Miss  Holmes, 
Miss  Kemball,  Mrs.  Renie  Chabot,  Mrs.  Pendleton,  Miss  Pendle- 
ton, Miss  Burnham,  Miss  Knight,  Miss  Bromwell,  Miss  Miller, 
Miss  Drum,  Miss  Archibald,  Miss  Alice  Knowles,  Miss  Sallie 
Clift,  Miss  Harris,  Miss  Kemball,  Miss  Holmes,  Miss  Bessie  Wall, 
Miss  Ella  Wall. 


There  is  no  disputing  the  fact  that  the  out-of-door  entertainment 
ia  a  hazardous  thing  to  undertake  in  the  vicinity  of  San 
Francisco;  as  witness,  for  example,  the  polyclinic  fete  at  Sutro 
Heights  last  autumn.  It  is  unfortunate  that  it  should  be  so, 
but  it  is  none  the  less  a  certainty  that  whenever  an  out-of-door 
party  is  attempted  hereabouts  the  weather  proves  all  that  it 
should  not  be  in  place  of  what  is  hoped  and  desired.  Had  the 
lady  managers  of  the  Woman's  Exchange  been  favored  with  such 
afternoons  as  those  of  the  earlier  part  uf  this  week,  how  charm- 
ing would  have  been  the  fete  of  last  Saturday  at  Angel  Island, 
where  every  preparation  was  made  to  insure  their  guests  having 
a  delightful  time;  and  a  pleasant  time  many^of  then^did  have,  in 
spile  of  the  wind,  which  blew  a  gale  the  whole  day.  There 
were  dancing  and  feasting  and  flirting,  ices,  coffee,  and  lemonade, 
and  wild  flowers,  and  the  attendance  was  large  and  fashionable, 
so,  on  the  whole,  the  fete  may  be  regarded  as  a  success. 

St.  John's  Episcopal  Church  was  the  scene  of  Mrs.  Annie 
Buckuell  Toland's  second  nuptials  last  Monday,  when  at  the 
hour  of  noon  she  was  married  to  Mr.  James  R.  S.  Lake  of  New 
York,  by  the  rector,  Rev.  E.  B.  Spaulding.  The  wedding  party 
was  not  a  very  large  one,  consisting  of  the  bride,  escorted  by 
Colonel  Richard  V.  Dey,  and  the  groom  attended  by  Louis  Hirsh 
as  bert  man.  At  the  conclusion  of  the  ceremony  they,  accompanied 
by  a  number  of  invited  guests,  drove  to  the  Maison  Riche,  where  a 
wedding  breakfast  was  partaken  of,  a  discussion  of  the  viands  and 
the  numerous  toasts  drank  occupying  several  houn.  Tbe  talented 
bride  looked  charming  in  a  costume  of  gray  surah  silk,  with  ex- 
quisite embroidery  in  pink  and  blue  upon  the  waist  and  cuffs, 
and  a  coquettish  littie  bonnet  to  correspond.  Del  Monte  was  the 
haven  sought  by  the  happy  pair  for  the  honeymoon,  and  next 
week  they  depart  for  Europe,  which  they  will  "  do"  very  ex- 
tensively before  returning  to  America. 


On  Thursday  morning  of  last  week,  St.  Mary's  Cathedral  held 
a  large  party  of  guests,  to  witness  the  marriage  of  Miss  Matilda 
Acosta  and  Louis  Thonalan,  of  Mazatlan,  which  ceremony  was 
performed  by  the  Rev.  Father  Kerby.  The  pretty  blonde  bride, 
who  was  given  away  by  her  brother,  wore  an  elegant  robe  of 
white  satin,  trimmed  with  mousseline  de  Lyons  and  orange  blos- 
soms, with  a  manteau  de  coor  of  Muscovite  silk,  lined  with  satin. 
Her  sister,  Miss  Caialina  Acosta,  looked  charming  as  a  maid 
of  honor  in  a  white  gown  trimmed  with  duchess  lace.  The 
bridesmaids,  Misses  Clotilda  Acosta  and  Eugenia  Cobrera, 
wore  gowns  of  pale  pink  and  Nile  green  silk  respectively, 
The  groom  was  attended  by  Dr.  Edward  Maldonado.  The  wed- 
ding reception  was  held  at  tbe  residence  of  the  bride's  mother,  on 
Taylor  street,  which  was  handsomely  decorated,  and  supper  was 
served  by  Ludwig. 

Mrs.  George  Hyde  and  her  pretty  daughter  had  a  delightful 
visit  on  the  other  side  of  the  continent,  but  profess  to  be  glad  to  find 
themselves  back  at  home  again.  Mrs.  H.  M.  Newhall  and  her 
son  George  returned  from  their  visit  to  tbe  Sandwich  Islands  last 
week,  Mrs.  Villa  Franca,  who  arrived  from  Central  America  by 
the  last  Panama  steamer,  will  remain  on  a  visit  to  her  mother, 
Mrs.  Ponton  d'Arce,  a  couple  of  months,  when  her  husband  will 
join  her  here,  and  take  her  home.  Miss  Minnie  Houghton,  who 
lias  been  visiting  her  sister,  Mrs.  Bulkeley,  at  Hartford,  Conn., 
ever  since  the  New  Year,  is  looked  for  upon  her  return  about  the 
first  week  in  June.  Miss  Jennie  Dunphy,  accompanied  by  her  I 
brother  James,  who  met  her  in  New  York,  are  among  the  latest 
arrivals  in  town.  Miss  Jennie,  who  bas  spent  tbe  last  two  years 
in  Europe,  expresses  herself  as  highly  pleased  to  be  again  in  San 
Francisco. 

On  Friday,  May  13th,  Mrs.  [James  McNab,  of  2520  Post  street, 
gave  a  farewell  ladies'  lunch  in  honor  of  Mrs.  McLaren,  wife  of 
John  McLaren,  Superintendent  of  Golden  Gate  Park,  who  in- 
tends leaving  soon,  with  her  husband,  for  a  trip  through  the 
Eastern  States  and  Scotland.  Covers  were  laid  at  the  lunch  for 
fourteen.  One  of  the  most  interesting  features  of  the  occasion 
was  a  song  composed  and  sung  by  Mrs.  Fife,  one  of  the  guests. 
Unique  favors  were  presented  by  the  hostess  to  all  her  guesls. 


May  II,  1892. 


SAX  FKAXCrPCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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A  number  of  chances  ire  being  made  ami  are  in  contemplation 
by  tbe  powers  that  be.  in  tbe  personnel  of  the  military  on  this 
coast.  Among  others.  Llent.  Loverlog  has  been  relieved  from 
duly  as  A.  D.  C.  upon  (Jen.  Ruger'a  start,  and  Captain  C.  A. 
Booth,  who  has  been  stationed  here  for  some  lime  as  Assistant 
Quartermaster  has  been  ordered  to  do  duty  as  Post  Quartermaster 
at  Tort  Sbendan.  III.  The  new  commander  of  the  cruiser  San 
Francisco,  Captain  Watson,  is  well  known  in  these  parts  where  he 
has  been  stationed  both  at  San  Francisco  and  at  Mare  Island. 
He  is  a  son-in-law  of  .fudge  .1.  P.  Thornton,  his  charming  wife 
being  the  eldest  daughter  of  that  gentleman 


There  was  a  variety  of  attractions  last  Saturday,  for  in  addition 
to  the  fi'te  at  Angel  island  and  the  Rose  tea  at  Mrs.  Goodall's, 
the  Pacific  and  San  Francisco  Yacht  Clubs  gave  there  opening 
bops  of  the  season  at  their  respective  club  houses  in  Sausalito. 
Both  houses  were  dressed  with  tiowers  and  bunting;  dancing  and 
feasting  alternatel  during  the  afternoon,  and  in  the  evening  there 
were  illuminations,  fireworks,  more  dancing  and  supper.  Nearly 
all  the  yachts  were  at  anchor  in  the  bay  and  entertained  a  suc- 
cession of  guests  most  hospitably.  The  opening  day  was  pro- 
nounced to  be  the  most  brilliant  of  any  held  for  several  years 
past.  Not  even  the  rain  of  the  night  serving  to  dampen  the  en- 
thusiasm of  the  guests,  the  revels  lasting  till  midnight. 

Mr.  George  \V.  Childs.  accompanied  by  his  wife  and  a  party  of 
friends,  arrived  in  a  special  car  on  Wednesday  last  from  Denver, 
which  they  visited  after  being  present  at  the  recent  opening  of 
tbe  Childs-Drexel  Home,  at  Colorado  Springs.  They  are  at  the 
Palace,  and  will  remain  in  California  until  the  week  after  next. 
Mr.  Childs  was  present  at  the  clerical  reception  at  the  Occidental 
on  Wednesday  evening,  being  an  old  parishioner  of  Bishop 
Nichols,  and  on  Thursday  was  the  guest  of  Mrs.  de  Young,  at 
a  dinner  given  in  his  honor.  He  will  be  entertained  by  the  Typo- 
graphical Union  on  Monday  afternoon. 

Two  of  tbe  musical  events  of  this  week  were  the  violin  recital 
given  by  Henry  Heyman's  pupils  at  Odd  Fellows'  Hall  on 
Monday  evening,  and  the  4tb  of  this  season's  Philharmonic  con- 
certs at  Metropolitan  Hall  on  Wednesday  evening,  both  of  which 
were  society  affairs.  Black  Marbles  has  been  decided  upon  by 
the  San  Francisco  Operatic  Society  as  the  next  operetta  that  they 
will  produce,  which  they  propose  doing  about  the  middle  of  June. 
It  is  in  rehearsal.  The  music  is  n;w  here  and  is  therefore  looked 
forward  to  with  both  curiosity  and  pleasure  as  it  is  said  to  be 
very  pretty.  

A  kettledrum  is  to  be  given  this  afternoon  at  the  residence  of 
Mrs.  Paul  Lohse,  on  Webster  street,  Oakland,  for  the  benefit  of 
the  Catholic  Ladies'  Aid  Society.  Refreshments,  a  reception,  and 
a  musicale  will  form  the  entertainment,  and  during  tbe  course  of 
the  prodeedings  the  following  well-known  amateurs  will  be  heard: 
Miss  Marguerite  O'Connell,  A.  Eosborough,  Miss  A.  Hampel, 
Mrs.  Wbitmore,  Mr.  Thornton,  the  Ferrers,  Donald  de  V.  Gra- 
ham, Mrs.  Barclay,  Louis  Harrison,  Joseph  Morrisey,  Robert 
Morrisey,  Miss  A.  Muir,  and  Miss  Maggie  O'Brien. 

From  abroad  comes  news  of  Mrs.  Ruth  Blackwell,  and  Miss 
Louise  Holladay,  who  are  in  London,  after  a  delightful  trip 
through  India.  In  London  also  are  are  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  A. 
Spreckels,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  D.  Spreckels,  and  Miss  Spreckels,  as 
well  as  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  W.  Belvin,  who  were  presented  to  Prin- 
cess Christian  at  the  last  drawing-room.  Mrs.  Skea  and  Miss 
Alice  are  doing  Ireland,  especially  the  Lakes  of  Killarney.  Mrs. 
and  Miss  Kautz,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  O.  G.  Miller  are  in  Germany. 
Mrs.  Sara  Gamble  and  the  Haxtons  are  in  Paris. 

Nothing  succeeds  like  novelty,  and  the  latest  addition  to  our 
summer  resorts,  the  Castle  Crags  Tavern,  will  apparently  be  well 
patronized  by  our  society  folk  this  summer.  Among  those  who 
have  engaged  rooms  there  for  varying  periods  are  Mrs.  Lawrence 
Poole  and  her  sister,  Mrs.  Fahre,  Mrs.  Casserly  and  Miss 
Daisy,  Mr.  and  the  Misses  Masten,  Mrs.  Rutherford  and 
family,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Windsor  Brown,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joe  East- 
land, Mrs.  Gordon  Blanding  and  family,  Mrs.  E.  B.  Coleman, 
Miss  Lena  Blanding,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bissell.  etc. 


The  graduating  exercises  of  the  Van  Ness  Seminary  were  held 
at  Dr.  Kuzer's  Church  on  Thursday  evening,  and  of  the  Irving 
Institute  at  Metropolitan  Hall  the  same  evening.  That  of  Miss 
Lake's  school  took  place  last  evening.  The  members  of  that 
graduating  class  gave  a  dance  at  the  school  last  Friday  evening, 
which  was  followed  by  supper.  About  a  hundred  of  their  young 
friends  being  entertained  by  them.  The  Normal  class  of  '92 
will  give  a  party  at  Union  Square  Hall  on  Wednesday  evening  of 
next  week.  

The  indications  are  that  the  Hotel  Rafael  will  be  more  popular 
than  ever  this  season.  It  is  already  filled  with  people,  and 
applications  for  accommodations  are  coming  in  daily.  The  man- 
agement has  a  number  of  new  ideas  for  the  entertainment  of  the 
guests  throughout  the  summer,  and  tbe  Rafael  will  be  the  Mecca 
of  tbe  people  in  the  swim  during  the  giddy  period.  The  tennis 
tournament  will  be  of  more  than  usual  interest  this  year. 


The  Misses  Marie  and  Kate  Voorhles  were  among  the  east- 
bound  overland  passengers  last  Saturday.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Isaac 
Hecht,  and  their  daughters,  who  sail  for  Alaska  on  the  6th  ol 
June,  will  visit  the  Yellowstone  region  after  their  return  from  tbe 
frozen  north.  That  charming  actress,  Miss  Georgia  Cayyan  and 
her  sister,  who  spent  this  week  in  the  Yosemite  Valley,  sail  for 
Japan  today,  by  the  City  of  Peking.  Captain  Millen  Griffeth  and 
party,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Burns,  left  town  for  the  Yosemite  last  Wed- 
nesday. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Theodore  Sutro,  of  New  York,  are  again  visiting 
San  Francisco,  after  an  absence  of  nearly  two  years,  and  are  at 
the  Palace  Hotel,  where  Mrs.  Sutro  will  receive  her  friends  on 
Monday  afternoons  and  evenings.  They  intend  to  spend  June  in 
Nevada,  where  Mr.  Sutro,  who  is  President  of  the  Comstock 
Tunnel  Company,  will  go  to  inspect  the  mines. 


The  next  Oakland  wedding  to  look  forward  to  will  be  that  of 
Miss  Stephanie  Whitney,  which  will  take  place  early  next 
month.  The  groom  elect.  Mr.  Seymour  Cunningham,  of  Wash- 
ington, D.  0,|  is  expected  to  arrive  here  for  the  wedding  in  about 
ten  days,  and  the  honey-moon  trip  will  be  taken  in  the  direction 
of  the  Sandwich  Islands,  for  which  place  they  pail  on  the  next 
trip  of  the  Auslralia. 


The  members  of  St.  Paul's  Lutheran  Church  had  a  pleasant 
gathering  last  Monday  evening,  the  occasion  being  the  25th  anni- 
versary of  the  church,  which  was  celebrated  by  a  social  in 
the  parlor  of  the  church.  After  tbe  congratulatory  address  of  the 
pastor,  Rev.  J.  M  .  Buehler,  there  were  recitations,  vocal  and  in- 
strumental music,  andsnpper;  $1,978  were  subscribed  towards  the 
new  church  fund. 


The  Slosses  and  E.  R.  Lilienthals  have  gone  to  San  Rafael.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Ed  Eyre,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pinckard,  are  enjoying  their 
cottages  at  Menlo  Park.  Captain  Goodall,  his  daughter  and 
his  daughter-in-law,  left  for  the  East  on  Tuesday,  and  expect  to 
sail  for  Europe  on  the  9th  of  June.  Col.  Smedburg  and  family, 
and  Mrs.  Raymond,  left  for  New  York  yesterday. 

The  Steinway  Hall  concert,  on  next  Wednesday  evening,  and 
the  remaining  three  concerts  of  this  series,  will  take  place  at  the 
Palace  Hotel,  in  the  maple  room,  instead  of  at  Steinway  Hall. 
These  concerts  are  among  tha  most  successful  ever  given  in  this 
city,  and  their  announcement  is  always  read  with  great  pleasure 
by  the  music-loving  people  of  the  city. 

The  engagement  of  Miss  Louise  Payot  to  Dr.  Henry  h.  Curtis, 
of  Philadelphia,  is  one  of  the  latest  announcements.  The  wed- 
ding will  occur  early  in  July,  after  which  a  honey-moon  trip  will 
be  made  to  the  East,  and  then  the  happy  pair  will  settle  down  in 
San  Francisco,  residing  at  the  Payot  homestead,  on  Ellis  street 

Lieutenant  Oyster  has  been  making  a  hurried  business  trip  to 
the  Coast.  Mrs.  Oyster  remained  in  the  East  with  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Tubbs,  who  recently  arrived  in  New  York,  but  will  come  out  in 
the  fall,  to  take  possession  of  the  pretty  home  Mrs.  Tubbs  is  hav- 
ing built  for  her  at  Menlo  Park. 


On  Tuesday  evening,  at  the  Grand  Opera  House,  an  operetta  in 
five  acts,  libretto  by  Mr.  Daniel  O'Connell  and  Mrs  W.  R.  Craven, 
and  music  by  Mr.  H.  J.  Stewart,  will  be  given  by  the  pupils  of 
the  Mission-street  Grammar  School,  of  which  Mrs.  Craven  Is 
principal.     The  piece  is  good,  and  has  been  well  rehearsed. 


On  Wednesday  evening,  May  25th,  Mrs.  McKenz-e,  principal  of 
the  Pacific  Hights  Grammar  School,  will  give  an  historical  ex- 
travaganza, by  Daniel  O'Connell,  in  which  about  five  hundred  of 
the  pupils  will  take  part.  The  piece  is  very  clever,  and  the 
young  actors  have  taken  most  kindly  to  their  parts. 

A  very  delightful  entertainment  and  dance  was  given  by  the 
Literary  Association  of  St.  Matthew's  School,  on  the  17th  inst.  It 
proved  successful  in  every  way.  The  dresses,  as  well  as  the 
ladies,  were  lovely,  and  the  music  furnished  by  Messrs.  Yanke 
and  Johannsen  was  excellent. 


The  visiting  engineers  have  been  improving  the  shining  hour 
this  week,  managing  to  see  everything  worth  seeing  in  our  vicin- 
ity, taking  in  Palo  Alto  stables  and  University,  Sutro  Heights, 
Chinatown,  Berkeley,  the  Cliff  House,  the  Park  and  the  Bay, 
the  excursion  on  the  latter  extending  to  and  including  the  navy- 
yard  at  Mare  Island. 

The  wedding  of  Miss  Harriet  S.  Stone  and  Mr.  W.  R.  L.  Camp- 
bell, of  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.'s  Express,  will  take  place  at  the 
residence  of  the  bride's  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  D.  Stone,  2520 
Howard  street,  on  Tuesday,  the  14th  prox.  Only  relatives  will 
be  present. 

The  engagement  is  announced  of  Miss  Rosa  Mannheim  and 
Mr.  Charles  Weinsback.  Miss  Mannheim  is  well  known  in  Jew- 
ish society  circles,  and  Mr.  Weinsback  is  a  prominent  wholesale 
merchant.  They  will  receive  to-morrow  and  the  following  Sun- 
day. 


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SAN,  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  21,  1892. 


Some  wag,  because  of  the  Bhim-Singbeimer-Kauff  man  episode, 
has  nicknamed  the  Ccrcle  Francah,  the  ■■  French  Athletic  Club." 
The  principals  have  all  made  up  their  difficulties,  and  the  matter 
is  now  ve  y  seldom  discussed.  Mr.  Henry  Cohen,  a  very  popular 
and  clever  young  man,  has  been  elected  Secretary,  vice  Mr.  Al- 
bert Hirshman,  resigned. 

Mi?s  Harriet  Cooper,  the  Superintendent  of  the  Golden  Gate 
Kindergarten  Association,  sailed  last  Saturday,  on  the  steamer 
Puebla,  for  Port  Townsend.  She  will  be  absent  one  month,  on  a 
visit  to  Mrs.  Cyrus  Walker,  at  Port  Ludlow,  on  Puget  Sound. 

The  Lyric  Orchestral  Society  of  Oakland  is  making  elaborate 
preparations  for  the  concert  to  be  given  on  June  3d.  The  enter- 
tainment will  be  under  the  direction  of  George  P.  Lowell,  aided 
by  C.  L.  Parent,  Jr.,  Miss  Loleta  Leavitt,  and  W.  K.  Greeley. 


Mrs.  Stanley  and  Miss  Garber  seem  to  have  gone  back  on  their 
old  love,  Napa  Soda  Springs,  to  which  resort  they  have  been  con- 
stant for  nearly  two  decades.  They  will  spend  the  greater  part 
of  this  summer  at  San  Jose. 


How  to  Preserve  Your  Health. 

Dr.  James  Johnson,  in  his  "  Diary  of  a  Philosopher,"  says  that 
all  deaths  resulting  from  fevers  are  hiit  as  a  drop  in  tbe  ocean,  when 
compared  with  the  numbers  who  perish  from  bad  air  and  open  wind- 
ows. Mostly  all  deaths  are  from  diseases  of  the  house,  that  is  to  say, 
that  two-thirds  of  the  people  who  die  are  carried  olf  after  suffering 
more  or  less  prolonged,  and  always  distressing  diseases,  from  the 
effects  of  breathing  the  foul  air  of  imperfectly  ventilated  houses, 
work  rooms,  school-rooms,  public  halls  and  churches.  Diphtheria 
and  Blood  Poisoning— Sewer  gas  and  vitiated  air  forcing  its  way 
from  the  cellars  or  basements  of  your  houses,  up  into  the  wash-stands 
and  water-closets,  especially  in  the  summer  time,  means  diphtheria 
and  pneumonia;  open  doors  and  windows  mean  the  same.  The  only 
remedy  is  to  place  one  of  the  Abrahamson  Ventilators  in  every  liv- 
ing-room. This  ventilator  will  not  cost  more  than  one  visit  from 
your  physician.  Save  doctor  bills,  and  your  own  and  children's 
health,  by  using  the  "  Abrahamson  System  "  of  ventilation  without 
draughts.  Call  or  send  for  catalogue  and  price  list.  Peter  Abra- 
hamson, 12  Bush  street,  San  Francisco. 


The  literary  tea  given  at  tbe  Berkshire  last  week,  in  aid  of  the 
World's  Fair  literary  exhibit  was  so  successful  the  lady  managers 
propose  giving  a  series  of  similar  entertainments  at  intervals 
during  the  summer  months. 

Wednesday  evening  the  Second  Batallion  of  the  1st  Infantry 
Regiment,  N.  G.  C,  gave  a  reception  and  dance  at  tbe  Mechanics 
Pavilion.  Gov.  Mark  ham  presented  a  stand  of  colors  during  the 
evening. 

Mr.  Walter  B.  Cooke,  who  for  several  years  has  been  the  Society 
editor  of  the  Chronicle,  has  resigned  his  connection  with  that 
paper,  and  is  now  in  the  broad  field  of  journalism  as  a  free  lance. 

The  Ladies'  Relief  Society,  of  Oakland,  will  give  its  annual  re- 
ception this  afternoon,  at  the  Home  for.  Aged  Women,  at  North 
Temescal.     Music  and  recitations  are  on  the  programme. 

Mrs.  Childs  and  her  daughter,  from  Los  Angeles,  have  been 
guests  at  tbe  Palace,  and  Mrs.  Henry  Bowie  and  her  daughter, 
Miss  Howard,  at  the  California  during  the  week. 

Dr.  Coleman  M.  Cutler  and  Miss  Jenny  A.  Lohman  were  mar- 
ried on  Wednesday  at  St.  Paul's  Church,  Oakland.  A  large  and 
fashionable  throng  was  in  attendance. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  D,  Splivalo  have  issued  invitations  for  a  wed- 
ding anniversary  party  on  Wednesday  evening  of  next  week. 
It  will  take  the  form  of  a  musicale. 


The  captain  and  officers  of  the  Austrian  Frigate  Fasana  gave  a 
reception  on  board  the  ship  last  Wednesday  afternoon  which 
was  very  largely  attended. 


Miss  Lilabel  Crane  is  summering  at  Santa  Cruz,  and  will  stay 
there  during  tbe  entire  month  of  June.  She  is  with  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
E.  I.  Crane,  of  that  place. 

Between  dinners  and  teas  tbe  young  Countess  Festetics,  in 
whose  honor  they  were  given,  has  had  her  time  well  filled  the  past 
ten  days. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  G.  Steele  will  leave  for  Los  Angeles  and 
Southern  California,  next  week.   They  will  be  away  a  few  weeks. 

The  Peralta  Hall  Shakespeare  Society  gave  an  enjoyable  enter- 
tainment at  Peralta  Hall,  Berkeley,  last  Thursday  evening. 

Stanford  Parlor  N.  S.  G.  W.  gave  another  "ladies'  night"  enter- 
tainment and  dance  at  Pioneer  Hall  on  Thursday  evening. 

Mrs.  Mark  Blaskowa  is  preparing  for  a  trip  East,  on  a  visit  to 
her  sister,  and  will  spend  the  summer  at  Saratoga. 

Mr.  Sanford  Fiegenbaum  has  returned  from  Europe,  where  he 
spent  a  pleasant  six  months'  vacation. 


Mrs.  H.   .1.  Crocker,  of  2220    Washington   street,  has   gone   to 
Cloverdale  for  the  summer. 


Mr.  P.  Berwin  and  his  son  Sam  leave  to-day  on  an  extended 
trip  East. 

The  Chinese  Hat. 

The  swellesthat  that  The  Maze  has  in  its  establishment  this  sea- 
son has  just  been  received  from  Europe  via  the  steamer  La  Bau/ai/ne. 
It  is  the  Chinese  bat,  created  by  Madam  Reboux.  This  hat 'is' tbe 
cra?e  to-day  in  Paris,  and  it  i.s  the  first  time  in  vears  that -there  has 
been  presented  to  customers  something  entirely  new  in  the  way  of  a 
bat.  The  hat  itself  is  a  low  crown  with  a  cap-shape  front,  coming  to 
a  point,  with  a  very  clumsy  roll  to  the  back.  A  white  hat,  is  trimmed 
directly  in  front  with  a  Russian  knot  of  black  velvet,  with  two  new 
wings  forming  the  end  of  each  bow.  This  knot  is  caught  in  the  cen- 
tre wilh  a  pleating  of  cream  lace,  which  is  continued  around  the 
crown  of  the  hat  to  a  knot  of  velvet,  which  is  on  the  clumsy  roll  in 
the  back  of  the  hat.  The  Chinese  hat  is  the  most  becoming  trimmed 
hat  seen  in  The  Maze  this  season. 


Baggage  Notice. 

Round-trip  transfer  tickets  are  now  on  sale  at  any  of  our  offices  at 
reduced  rates,  viz. :  One  trunk,  round-trip,  50  cents;  single  trip,  35 
cents.  Keep  your  baggage  checks  until  you  reach  this  city.  Morton 
Special  Delivery,  17  Geary  street,  408  Taylor,  Oakland  ferry  depot. 

Mrs.  Joseph  Naphtaly  and  family  will  summer  at  Santa  Cruz 
this  year. 

Good   Cooking 
Is  one  of  the  chief  blessings  of  every  home.    To  always  insure  good 
custards,  puddings,  sauces,  etc.,    use  Gail  Borden  "Eagle"   Brand 
Condensed  Milk.     Directions  on  the  label.    Sold  by  your  grocer  and 
druggist. 

The  annual  picnic  of  the  Caledonian  Club  will  be  held  at  Shell 
Mound  Park,  next  Saturday.  The  club  announces  that  it  is  determ- 
ined to  make  this,  the  twenty-sixth  annual  gathering,  the  grandest 
and  most  enjoyable  event  of  the  season.  New  games,  never  before 
seen  in  America,  will  be  introduced.  Over  $2,500  in  cash  prizes  for 
athletic  contests  will  be  distributed.  There  will  be  a  full  corps  of 
Highland  pipers.  Games  commence  at  9  a.  m..  and  close  at  6  r.  m. 
The  dancing,  beginning  in  the  pavilion  at  11  a.  m.,  will  be  to  the 
music  of  the  Park  Band. 


Mr.  Maurice  Scbmitt   and   family  are  domiciled  at  Sausalito  for 
the  summer. 


'•  Kritiko"  reads  character  from  handwriting.  Write  in  ink,  in  an 
unfeigned  hand,  on  unruled  paper.  State  sex.  Send  50  cents 
stamps  or  postal  note.  Address  "  Kritiko, "GOO  Merchant  street,  S.  F, 


Wedding  and  Visiting  Cabds,  correct  s  tyles. 
5  Montgomery  street. 


Harbourne  Stationery  Co. 


Perrier-Jouet  &  Co. 


W.B.  CHAPMAN, 

SOLE  AGENT   FOR 
PAOIFIO  OOAST, 

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EPERNAY     CHAMPAGNE. 

FOB  SALE  BY  ALL  FIRST-CLASS 

Wine    Merchants  and   Grocers. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Overman  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  Nineteenth  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment,  No.  64,  of  Thirty  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  Company,  414  California  street,  San   Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-  e:ond  Dav  of  June.  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  aud  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  MONDAY,   the  11th  day  of  July,    1892,  to   pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

GEO.  D.  EDWARDS,  Secretary. 

Office— No.  414  California  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 


Oceanic     Steamship    Company. 
Dividend  No.  75  (F  fiy  Cents  per  share)  of  the  Oceanic  Steamship  Com- 
pany will  be  payable  at  tbe  office  of  the  company,  327  Market  street,  on  and 
after  Wednesday,  June  1st.  1892. 
Transfer  books  will  close  Wednesday,  May  26th,  1892,  at  3  o'clock  p.  h. 

E.  H.  SHELDON,  Secretary. 


New  Serl-a      Pin  e  126. 


Wlih  S.   F.  New*  Letter,  May  28,  1892. 


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Vol.  XLIV. 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  MAY  2s,  1892. 


Number  22. 


Printed  and  Published  every  Saturday  by  the  Proprietor,  Frederick 
Marriott,  Flood  Building ,  Fourth  and  Market  Streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco.    Entered  at  San  Francisco  Post-office  as  Second  Class  Matter. 

TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


Pagb 

Editorial  Brevities 1 

Leading  ARTICLES  : 

Irrigation  Bonds     2 

Cleveland  and  Hill    2 

The  Good  Mr.  Bennett 2 

Me  a  We  Know    .- 3 

A  Question  of  Ethics 4 

The  Receiving  Hospital     4 

Tennis  aud  Baseball  News 5 

The  Boys  at  McClure's. 6 

The  Freedom  of  the  Press 7 

Pleasure's  Wand       8 

An  Old-time  Character 9 

What's  in  a  Name? 9 

Kathleen  Mavourneen  (Poetry)..  10 

A  New  Terror 10 

To  the  Woman  Anxious  for  Rights 

(Poetry)    11 

The  Gaping  Oyster  11 


Page 
Did  McLeod  Bribe  the  Scots  ?  ...  13 

Obituary     13 

The  Looker-On      ...14-lo 

Financial  Review 16 

Town  Crier  J-7 

Real  Property 18 

The  Bourse  and  Underwriter  ...    19 
Comments  on  Foreign  Affairs —  20 

Vanities  ■. 21 

World,  Flesh  and  Devil 22 

The  Rose  Jar 23 

Grass  (Poetry)  24 

Womanhood  (Poetry)  25 

Royal  Musicians     ..   25 

Scientific  aud  Useful. 26 

Sunbeams       27 

Her  Bonnet  (Poetry)  27 

"  Biz"— Summary  of  the  Markets.  28 

Society    30-31-32 

Assessing  School  Children   32 


Sparks. 

ARTOTYPE—Men  We  Know;  Dt's  inguished San  Franciscans 


ANNA  DICKINSON  thinks  she  ought  to  have  $5,000  for  services 
rendered  the  Republican  National  Committee  in  the  campaign 
of  1838,  and  has  aued  the  committee  for  that  amount.  It  is  in  evi- 
dence that  she  actually  received  $3,750  of  the  fat  which  was  fried 
out  of  the  manufacturers,  and  gentle  Annie  ought  to  be  well  satis- 
fied with  that.  If  the  value  of  her  services  were  to  be  tested  by 
results,  she  haa  been  very  largely  overpaid  already. 

WE  should  all  like  to  live  long  enough  to  find  out  the  true 
secret  of  Charles  A.  Dana's  unrelenting  and  unvarying  hos- 
tility to  Grover  Cleveland.  Various  surmises  have  been  hazarded, 
but  it  is  not  believed  that  the  real  reason  has  ever  been  stated. 
Dana  is  ao  bitter  and  so  persistent  in  hid  assaults,  that  we  might 
almost  believe  that  Cleveland  had  done  him  some  great  favor, 
though  there  ia  nothing  in  Cleveland'a  public  career  to  support 
such  a  theory. 

PROBABLY  the  semi-patriotic  and  semi-intoxicated  Canadian 
volunteers  in  Montreal  who  insisted  on  having  an  American 
nag  hauled  down  that  had  been  hoisted  in  honor  of  the  Queen's 
Birthday,  imagined  they  were  upholding  the  dignity  of  the  Brit- 
ish Empire,  whereas,  in  reality,  they  were  making  themselves 
supremely  ridiculous.  The  Stars  and  Stripea  cannot  be  soiled  or 
smirched  by  the  attack  of  a  few  drunken  rowdiea,  nor  is  the 
United  StateB  injured  in  the  least  by  such  an  outburat  of  Cana- 
dian patriotiam  superinduced  by  Montreal  whisky. 

LOCAL  politics  are  hung  on  the  center,  and  will  probably  re- 
main in  a  quiescent  state  until  after  the  meeting  of  the 
national  conventions.  Kelly  and  Crimmins  bite  their  thumbs  at 
Burns  and  Wilson  as  they  pass  by,  and  the  Re-organizers  sniff 
when  they  chance  to  meet  a  stalwart  Democrat;  but  the  war- 
paint has  been  washed  off,  and  the  hatchet  buried  for  the  time 
being.  When  the  time  comes  for  the  meeting  of  the  municipal 
and  legislative  conventions,  then  there  will  be  music  in  the  air, 
and  the  peaceable,  quiet  citizen,  who  cannot  sympathize  with 
the  noisy  element  of  his  party,  will  take  to  the  woods. 


SINCE  Police  Judge  Love  assumed  the  »  purple"  at  the  Old 
City  Hall,  his  demeanor  has  become  dignified.  He  seems  to 
have  that  tired  feeling  which  is  coincident  with  the  Spring;  his 
step  is  no  longer  jaunty,  as  of  yore,  and  he  carries  with  him 
always  a  sad,  aweet  smile.  Judge  Love  thinks  life  in  the  Old 
City  Hall  is  not  worth  living.  He  has  reached  this  opinion  not 
only  by  the  study  of  the  prisoners' brought  before  him,  but  also  by 
his  acquaintance  with  jurymen  doing  duty  in  his  Court.  Twelve 
of  these  jurymen  tried  Ah  Ching  on  Thursday  for  keeping  a  lot- 
tery place.  They  were  evenly  divided  as  to  the  prisoner's  guilt 
or  innocence,  and  each  side  elected  a  champion  to  play  a  game  of 
seven-up  to  decide  the  matter.  The  better  gambler,  who  was  for 
acquittal,  won,  and  Ah  Ching  was  discharged.  So  is  justice  ad- 
ministered in  the  wild  and  woolly  Weat. 


THE  present  Grand  Jury  may  congratulate  itself  on  being  in 
exceptional  luck.  It  is  now  fully  a  month  since  it  was  or- 
ganized, and  not  a  member  has  yet  been  "  burned  up."  But  the 
time  must  come.  Such  a  pleasing  topic  when  matters  of  com- 
ment are  dull  cannot  be  overlooked  by  the   editora  of  the  dailies. 


THE  most  startling  political  phenomenon  of  the  moment  is 
Lord  Salisbury's  recent  speech  to  the  workingmen  at  Hast- 
ings, in  which  he  declared,  substantially,  that  the  free  trade 
policy  of  Great  Britain,  after  having  been  given  a  fair  and  thor- 
ough trial,  was  not  a  succeaa.  Whether  this  were  statesmanship 
or  politics,  it  ia  not  easy  to  determine.  Salisbury  is  both  statea- 
man  and  politician,  and  where  one  leaves  off,  and  the  other  be- 
gins, is  difficult  to  ascertain.  At  all  events,  he  haa  made  a  live 
iasue  for  the  coming  campaign  in  Great  Britain. 


THE  United  States  may  put  another  feather  in  its  cap  over  the 
success  of  the  nickel-steel  armor-plate  constructed  by  the  Beth- 
lehem Iron  Works  for  the  battle-ship  Indiana.  The  plate  stood  suc- 
cessfully a  more  severe  test  than  was  ever  applied  before  to  armor 
for  ships-of-war.  A  ten-inch  rifle  gun  was  posted  at  a  distance  of 
only  one  hundred  and  thirty-five  feet  from  the  plate,  and  a  500- 
pound  projectile  fired  at  it  with  a  140-pound  charge  of  powder, 
but  the  projectiles  rebounded  from  the  plate,  no  one  going 
through  it  or  even  cracking  it  to  any  serious  extent.  A  ship  cov- 
ered with  such  plates  as  this  would  be  as  nearly  invulnerable  as 
can  be  imagined,  and  a  fortreaa  or  battery  so  protected  could  bid 
defiance  to  the  navies  of  the  world. 


THE  case  of  the  man  who  waa  arrested  the  other  day  in  Los 
Angeles  for  defrauding  a  life  insurance  company,  brings  up 
anew  that  most  interesting  of  questions — that  of  mistaken  iden- 
tity. The  man  who  is  alive  and  well  was  supposed  to  have  been 
drowned  in  the  Niagara  river.  A  body  was  found  below  the 
falls  exactly  answering  his  description,  even  to  an  injury  to  the 
right  foot,  and  his  wife  and  relatives  identified  the  body  positively. 
The  insurance  company  paid  over  the  money,  $20,000,  and  now, 
after  six  years,  the  man  turns  up  in  Los  Angeles.  The  question 
ia,  who  was  the  man  who  waa  drowned,  and  how  could  such  an 
extraordinary  resemblance  exist  as  to  deceive  the  wife  and  rela- 
tives of  the  man  supposed  to  have  been  drowned?  It  is  safe  to 
say  the  life  insurance  people  will  get  to  the  bottom  of  the  mys- 
tery. 

FRANCE  and  Austria  will  probably  be  represented  at  the  inter- 
national monetary  conference.  There  have  been  serious 
doubts  expressed  as  to  any  good  to  result  from  this  conference, 
but  chiefly  from  the  extreme  silver  men,  who  have  favored  inde- 
pendent action  on  the  part  of  the  United  States.  There  ia  some- 
thing to  be  said  for  their  side  of  the  case,  but  even  the  extremists 
are  bound  to  admit  that  the  rehabilitation  of  silver  would  be 
effected  more  certainly  and  permanently  by  an  international 
agreement  among  the  great  powers,  than  by  the  efforts  of  any 
single  nation.  The  use  of  metals  as  money  is,  after  all,  a  matter 
chiefly  of  common  consent,  and  it  is  obvious  that  the  nearer  auch 
conaent  approaches  to  universality,  the  more  stable  must  be  the 
arrangement  as  to  money. 

VICTORIA,  Queen  of  Great  Britain  and  Ireland  and  Empress  of 
India,  attained  her  seventy-third  year  on  Tuesday  last,  hav- 
ing been  born  at  Kensington  Palace,  on  May  24,  1819.  Two  only 
of  the  sovereigns  of  England  have  reached  an  age  exceeding  that 
of  Queen  Victoria,  and  they  were  George  II.,  who  lived  seventy- 
seven  years,  and  George  III.,  eighty-two  years.  The  two  mon- 
archs  who  lived  a  short  time  less  than  has  the  present  Queen  of 
England  were  Queen  Elizabeth,  who  lived  seventy  years,  and 
William  IV.,  who  lived  seventy-two  years.  On  the  coming  24th 
of  June,  Victoria  will  have  reigned  over  the  United  Kingdom  for 
fifty-five  years,  a  period  which  has  been  exceeded  by  two  only  of 
the  monarchs  of  England,  namely,  Henry  III.,  who  reigned  for 
fifty-six  years,  and  George  III.,  whose  reign  lasted  for  nearly  sixty 
years.  Queen  Victoria  is  also  the  oldest  reigning  European  sov- 
ereign, with  one  exception,  this  being  Christian  IX.,  King  of 
Denmark,  who  is  over  seventy-five  years  old.  He  is  father-in-law 
of  the  Czar  of  Russia,  and  the  Prince  of  Wales,  heir-apparent  to 
the  throne  of  England.  Queen  Victoria  was  proclaimed  Empress 
of  India  in  1877. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  28,  1892. 


IRRIGATION    BONDS. 

A  SHORT  time  since  an  interview  was  published  in  one  of  the 
city  dailies,  in  which  an  Eastern  banker,  who  is  investigat- 
ing the  bonds  of  California  irrigation  districts,  with  a  view  to  in- 
vestment therein,  made  certain  statements  in  regard  to  the  prices 
at  which  some  of  these  bonds  are  being  offered  in  the  market,  and 
suggested  that  the  Wright  law  stood  in  need  of  amendment,  in 
order  to  prevent  or  put  an  end  to  the  discredit  that  has  been  cast 
upon  those  securities.  It  was  asserted  that  there  were  bonds  on 
the  market  which  were  being  offered  for  a  great  deal  less  than 
par,  and  even  for  more  than  the  ten  per  cent,  discount  stipulated 
by  law  as  the  lowest  price  at  which  the  districts  may  part  with 
their  bonds.  The  truth  of  this  assertion  baa  been  denied,  and  the 
person  making  it  has  been  charged  with  a  disregard  of  the  facts. 
The  plain  provision  of  the  law  in  this  particular,  is  cited  as  proof 
that  no  bonds  are  to  be  had  at  less  than  ninety  per  cent,  of  their 
face  value,  and  those  asserting  otherwise  are  charged  with  un- 
friendliness toward  the  irrigation  interests  of  the  8tate.  There  is 
no  wisdom  in  attempting  to  hide  the  truth,  and  there  are  certain 
facts  in  regard  to  irrigation  bonds  that  intending  investors  are 
bound  to  discover  for  themselves,  in  fact,  have  already  discov- 
ered, regardless  of  the  attempt  that  appears  to  have  been  success- 
ful, so  far,  to  keep  the  daily  press  from  making  them  public  or 
commenting  upon  them.  It  is  a  fact,  quite  well  known 
to  capitalists  and  others  in  this  city,  and  in  other 
portions  of  the  State,  that  despite  the  legal  provision 
as  to  the  ninety  per  cent.  limit,  bonds  have  been 
offered  for  as  little  as  70  or  75  per  cent,  of  their  face  value,  and 
there  are  reports  that  some  have  even  been  hawked  about  for  as 
little  as  50  cents  on  the  dollar.  The  explanation  is  easy.  In  a 
number  of  cases  districts  have  paid  for  alleged  water  rights  and 
more  or  less  complete  canal  systems,  with  their  bonds,  as  pro- 
vided by  law.  These  payments  have  been  made  at  a  discount  of 
10  cents  on  the  dollar,  but  those  to  whom  the  bonds  were  turned 
over  have  hawked  them  about  at  almost  any  price  for  which  they 
fancied  they  could  find  a  purchaser,  thus  showing  that  the  price 
received  for  the  canals  or  water  rights  must  have  been  far  in  ex- 
cess of  their  real  value.  Thus,  in  one  case  already  noted  in  the 
News  Letter,  two  adjacent  districts  exchanged  $1,300,000  in 
bonds  for  water  rights  which  had  not  cost  the  vendors  as 
much  as  $200,000.  The  "  tricky"  vendors  were  the  prime  pro- 
moters of  the  organization  of  the  districts,  they  or  their  intimate 
associates  controlled  the  directors,  and  it  is  easy  to  see  that  they 
might,  if  they  desired,  sell  the  bonds  at  50  cents  on  the  dollar  and 
and  still  clean  up  a  respectable  sum.  In  another  case,  the  pres- 
ident of  the  district  owned  some  land  and  water  which  he  had 
vainly  sought  to  sell  for  $25,000.  Subsequently  he  sold  certain 
intangible  water  rights  to  the  district  for  $75,000  in  bonds,  retain- 
ing his  land,  and  obtaining  water  for  its  irrigation  from  the  dis- 
trict. The  attorney  for  this  same  district  also  obtained  $75,000  in 
bonds  for  "  water  rights"  belonging  to  him,  and  it  is  reported  that 
these  very  bonds  can  be  had  now  at  anything  from  50  to  75  cents 
on  the  dollar.  The  bonds  of  still  another  district  that  were  issued 
at  90  cents,  on  the  dollar  to  pay  for  canals  already  built,  have  been 
offered  in  this  city  at  75  and  80  cents.  It  is  such  facts 
as  these  that  have  brought  irrigation  bonds  into  disrepute,  and 
made  them  almost  impossible  to  negotiate,  as  more  than  one  per- 
son has  learned  who  has  endeavored  to  float  the  securities.  The 
fact  is,  the  Wright  law  stands  sadly  in  need  of  amendment.  As 
things  are  now,  a  few  corrupt  or  incompetent  men  have  it  in 
their  power  to  saddle  the  lands  in  a  district  with  a  debt  which 
virtually  means  confiscation,  and  this,  too,  without  furnishing 
them  with  an  adequate  supply  of  water  with  which  to  make 
them  productive  and  capable  of  discharging  the  indebtedness  put 
upon  them.  In  one  of  the  cases  referred  to  in  the  foregoing, 
although  the  land  has  been  bonded  for  over  $160  an  acre,  the  set- 
tlers are  unable  to  obtain  water  enough  to  irrigate  their  little  farms, 
although  not  a  fourth  part  of  the  lands  in  the  district  are  yet 
under  cultivation.  There  have  been  s<5nie  loud  umtterings  of  dis- 
content in  this,  as  well  as  in  other  districts,  and  by  the  time  the 
next  Legislature  meets  an  explosion  will  doubtless  occur,  which 
will  injure  the  good  districts,  as  well  as  the  bad.  There  can  be 
no  good  in  covering  up  the  weak  spots  in  the  law,  and  in  the  pro- 
cedures under  it,  and  the  News  Letter  believes  the  public  inter- 
est can  best  be  served  by  laying  bare  the  corruption,  if  corrup- 
tion there  has  been,  and  pointing  out  the  amendments  in  the  law 
that  are  necessary  before  the  district  system  and  district  bonds 
can  be  made  popular. 

MESSRS.  PICKERING  AND  FITCH  are  now  finding  out  to 
their  sorrow  what  it  means  to  be  suddenly  enterprising  and 
intensely  virtuous.  Their  enterprise  and  virtue  have  involved 
them  in  a  $50,000  libel  suit,  brought  by  two  young  women  who 
were  referred  to  as  soiled  doves  by  one  of  the  papers  of  the  de 
fendants.  It  is  far  better  to  sleep  quietly  in  the  caverns  of  Clay 
street  than  to  be  dragged  into  open  day  with  a  subpcena  in  a 
libel  suit. 

THE  trustees  of  the  Free  Public  Library  want  an  appropriation 
of  $50,000  for  the  next  fiscal  year,  and  they  ought  to  get  it.  There 
is  no  such  valuable  adjunct  to  our  educational  system  and  me- 
thods as  the  free  public  libraries  of  the  State. 


CLEVELAND    AND    HILL. 


CAN  Cleveland  carry  New  York  with  Tammany  against  him? 
That  is  the  great  question  which  is  just  now  agitating  the 
brains  o(  the  Democratic  statesmen  of  the  country.  The  position 
of  Hill  as  the  date  of  the  nomination  approaches  becomes  more 
and  more  that  of  the  dog  in  the  manger.  He  knows  he  cannot 
secure  the  plum,  but  yet  he  is  intent,  apparently,  in  keeping  it 
out  of  Cleveland's  grasp  if  he  can.  Hill's  case  is  a  hopeless  one. 
Even  if  nominated,  which  is  an  impossibility,  his  best  friends  ad- 
mit that  he  cannot  carry  the  country,  for  the  great  Democracy  of 
the  United  States  would  repudiate  him.  His  only  claim  to  dis- 
tinction is  his  ability  as  apolitical  manipulator,  but  he  cuts  no 
figure  whatever  as  a  statesman,  or  as  a  man  able  to  properly  cope 
with  the  great  questions  now  before  the  country.  Cleveland,  on 
the  other  hand,  is  one  of  the  ablest  men  of  the  day.  In  all  re- 
spects is  he  a  strong  man — one  with  firm  convictions,  and  with 
the  strength  to  express  them.  He  is  to-day  the  best  man  the 
Democratic  party  can  name  for  its  nominee  for  President  of  the 
United  States.  He  is  better  known  and  better  understood  by  the 
people  than  any  other  man  whose  name  has  been  mentioned  in 
connection  with  this  high  office.  The  salvation  of  the  Democracy 
this  year  is  to  adjust  the  difficulties  in  the  Empire  State,  and  to 
stand  together  for  the  former  President.  Hill's  forces  should  be 
gathered  together  by  that  man  of  destiny,  and  instructed  to  sup- 
port Cleveland.  Hill  himself  could  gain  no  better  fame  for  him- 
self, nor  secure  himse.f  no  better  in  the  admiration  of  the  Demo- 
cratic party,  than  by  going  to  the  National  Convention  and  per- 
sonally supporting  Cleveland.  It  would  not  only  be  a  good 
political  move  for  him,  but  would  also  be  of  benefit  to  the 
party.  If  Hill  should  put  Cleveland  in  nomination,  a  combina- 
tion would  be  effected  that  would  be  almost  impossible  to  beat. 
David  B.  should  get  aboard  the  train  before  it  is  too  late,  and  do 
what  he  can  to  secure  success  for  Democratic  principles. 


THE    GOOD    MR.    BENNETT. 

THE  demand  made  by  the  News  Letter  for  a  complete  and 
honest  investigation  of  the  Grey  charges  against  Secretary 
Bennett,  of  the  Society  for  the  Suppression  of  Vice,  and  for  the 
immediate  discharge  of  that  official  by  the  Society,  on  account  of 
his  general  bad  reputation,  has  been  followed  by  articles  in  the 
daily  press,  commenting  even  more  severely  on  the  good  Mr. 
Bennett  than  we  did.  The  proposal  that  the  Society  for  the  Sup- 
pression of  Vice  shall  have  a  secret  investigation  of  the  Grey 
charges,  does  not  meet  with  the  approval  of  people  who  have 
given  this  case  any  attention,  or  of  people  who  have  the  misfor- 
tune to  know  Mr.  Bennett.  This  is  not  a  case  in  which  the  truth 
may  be  reached  by  ex-parte  statements,  made  by  an  official  to  the 
directors  of  the  Society  which  he  represents.  A  full  and  complete 
investigation  should  be  made,  and  at  once.  There  is  no  reason 
apparent  for  the  delay  or  the  refusal  of  the  directors  to  open  or 
aid  in  such  an  investigation.  Surely  such  gentlemen  have  at 
heart  the  good  of  the  community,  and  their  desire  is  for  their 
Society  to  carry  out  the  intention  its  name  implies.  How  can  it 
fulfill  its  mission  with  such  an  executive  officer  as  Bennett?  As 
we  have  said  before,  the  man  needed  for  that  place,  and  the  only 
man  who  can  properly  and  successfully  perform  its  duties,  is  a 
man  who  is  above  suspicion.  Bennett  is  not  above  suspicion. 
His  reputation  is  not  good,  and  be  should  not  be  retained  in  his 
place.  In  this  connection,  the  following  resolutions,  adopted  by 
the  Women's  Christian  Temperance  Union  of  Oakland,  are  of 
moment: 

Resolved,  That  the  Society  for  the  Prevention  of  Vice  and  Crime  owe  it 
as  a  sacred  duty  to  the  cause  of  humanity;  to  the  general  public,  from 
which  funds  are  solicited  to  prosecute  this  work:  to  the  Oakland  public, 
that  cheerfully  assumes  its  snare  of  the  responsibilities  for  misdemeanors 
of  officials  intrusted  with  the  supervision  of  public  morals,  to  make  a  com- 
plete aud  thorough  investigation  of  the  charges  recently  made  public 
against  the  character  of  C.  K.  Bennett,  Secretary  of  the  Society.  Such  in- 
vestigation to  be  conducted  with  closed  doors,  not  excluding,  however, 
persons  invited  by  plaintiff  or  defendant,  or  representatives  of  philan- 
thropic societies. 

The  directors  of  the  Society  cannot  afford  to  ignore  such  reso- 
lutions as  these.  The  people  demand  that  some  official  action  be 
taken  by  them  at  once  in  the  Bennett  case. 


BILLY  BOYD  met  the  fate  which  his  career  has  pointed  to. 
There  will  be  but  little  regret  for  his  departure  from  this  vale 
of  tears,  for  his  life  had  long  since  been  ruined;  but  much  regret 
may  be  expected  at  the  wrecking,  by  dissipation,  of  a  young  man 
of  good  attainments  and  bright  parts.  The  trouble  with  Boyd 
was,  as  it  is  with  so  many  young  men,  that  on  a  meagre  salary 
it  was  his  desire  to  be  a  "  blood,"  and  spend  the  income  of  a  mil- 
lionaire. He  was  a  "  blood,"  and  to  spend  money  as  he  desired, 
he  became  a  criminal.  He  sowed  the  wind,  and  he  reaped  the 
whirlwind. 


INDIANA  is  suffering  for  a  visit  from  the  fool-killer.  A  rich 
old  fellow  in  South  Bend,  who  was  formerly  a  miner,  was 
roped  in  the  other  day  with  the  antiquated  gold-brick  swindle, 
and  fell  into  the  trap  to  the  tune  of  some  $7,000.  Any  man  who 
will  buy  brass  for  gold  deserves  to  lose  his  money,  verifying  the 
proverb,  that  a  fool  and  his  money  are  soan  parted. 


MEN     WE    KNOW. 


Distinguished  San  Franciscans. 

Men  Whose  Names  are  Indelibly  Written  in  California's  History. 

Horbsty.  Pluck,  »bd  Brains,  the  Secret  of  Their  Success.  An 
Honor  t,v  Tbkmsblves  axi>  the   Golden  State. 


TO  the  rising  generation,  who  have  nothing  but  their  own  in- 
dividual worth  with  which  to  achieve  success,  the  biogra- 
phies of  those  who  commenced  life  under  similar  conditions,  and 
yet  achieved  distinction  in  their  several  spheres,  must  ever  be  a 
source  of  much  interest  and  profit.  San  Francisco  is  particularly 
fortunate  in  possessing  men  who  are  everything  that  the  word 
implies,  and  who,  in  winning  honor  and  position  for  themselves, 
have  honored  the  State  of  which  they  are  citizens.  What  they 
have  done  others  can  do,  and  to-day  the  chances  for  success  are 
eminently  more  in  favor  of  this  generation  than  they  were  in 
the  last,  for,  with  the  rapid  growth  and  development  of  the  State, 
better  facilities  for  obtaining  an  education  are  found.  Where  one 
College  or  University  stood  twenty  years  ago,  several  now  stand, 
so  that  the  next  generation  can  never  plead  the  want  of  facilities 
for  improvement.  In  every  way  the  youth  of  to-day  has  the  ad- 
vantage of  their  brothers  of  the  past  decade,  and  California  may 
reasonably  expect  that  the  number  of  her  honored  sons  will,  dur- 
ing the  next  decade,  increase  in  proportion  to  the  advantages  she 
gives. 

Mayor  George  H.  Sanderson. 

Mayor  Sanderson  was  born  in  Boston,  in  1825,  and  came 
to  this  Coast  in  the  very  height  of  the  gold  fever,  in  1849. 
After  a  brief  period  spent  in  mining,  he  went  to  Stockton,  where 
he  at  once  became  prominently  connected  with  its  early  growth, 
both  officially  and  as  a  private  citizen.  In  1853  he  was  elected 
Auditor,  and  in  1860,  City  Councilman.  In  1865  he  removed  to 
San  Francisco,  and  after  a  business  association  with  Weaver, 
Wooster  &  Co.,  and  subsequently  with  Jones  &  Co.,  he  be- 
came a  member  of  the  wholesale  grocery  firm  now  known 
as  Root  &  Sanderson.  During  his  long  career  in  this  city, 
Mayor  Sanderson  has  been  prominently  identified  with  the 
commercial  and  social  growth  of  this  city.  For  two  terms 
he  was  President  of  the  Board  of  Trade,  and  he  was  also 
Trustee  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  President  of  the 
Merchants'  Club.  His  election  to  tne  Mayoralty,  in  1890,  was  a 
fitting  tribute  to  his  worth,  and  the  confidence  then  reposed  in 
him  has,  with  the  lapse  of  time,  proved  how  eminently  judicious 
was  the  selection  made.  His  executive  abilities  are  of  a  high 
order,  and  his  name  will  ever  be  remembered  as  that  of  an  efficient 
and  capable  officer.  Among  San  Francisco's  Mayors  he  will  ever 
hold  an  honored  and  dignified  place. 

Charles  A.  Garter. 
Daring  the  past  year,  it  is  safe  to  assert,  that  no  other  lawyer 
in  San  Francisco  has  worked  so  assiduously  as  Charles  A.  Garter- 
tbe  very  efficient  and  capable  United  States  Attorney  of  this  dis- 
trict. His  work  has  been  solely  in  the  interests  of  the  Federal 
Government,  and  it  is  owing  in  a  great  measure  to  his  efforts  that 
certain  illegal  practices  in  connection  with  the  Customs  House 
have  been  brought  to  light,  and  the  guilty  parties  removed  from 
office.  His  assistants  have  also  worked  well  and  faithfully,  and 
we  have  no  hesitation  whatever  in  saying  that  this  branch  of  the 
Government's  service  could  not  possibly  be  in  better  or  more  able 
hands.  Mr.  Garter  is  the  son  of  the  Hon.  E.  Garter,  one  of  the 
Argonauts,  and  a  man  universally  esteemed.  He  was  educated 
at  Harvard  College,  the  University  of  California,  and  the  Albany 
Law  University.  Previous  to  his  appointment  as  United  States 
Attorney,  he  was  associated  with  General  Chipman  in  the  prac- 
tice of  law,  in  Tehama  county.  Throughout  his  official  career  he 
has  shown  a  strict  adherence  to  the  duties  of  his  arduous  and 
responsible  position,  and  has  never  once  absented  himself  from 
his  office.  Once  only  has  special  counsel  been  retained  since  he 
entered  office,  and  that  in  the  case  of  Neuberger,  Eeiss  &  Co.  A 
thorough  reformation  has  been  made  by  him  in  the  office,  and 
many  badly  needed  reforms  inaugurated,  so  that  while  the  vol- 
ume of  business  transacted  in  this  department  has  greatly  in- 
creased during  his  incumbency,  yet  Ihe  expenses  for  conducting 
it  have  remained  the  same.  The  Chinese  cases  well  illustrate  the 
promptness  shown  in  this  department.  Out  of  700  remands 
from  1882,  over  333  were  disposed  of  during  his  year  of  office,  or 
nearly  fifty  per  cent,  of  the  whole  number.  The  amount  of  work 
involved  in  this  litigation  cannot  be  estimated  by  those  un- 
acquainted with  the  working  of  these  cases,  where  the  fight  for 
delay  is  such  a  prominent  feature.  Owing  to  the  strenuous  ef- 
forts of  Mr.  Garter  towards  conviction,  counterfeiting  has  been 
made  so  dangerous  a  feat  as  to  be  almost  a  lost  art  in  this  section, 
and  in  this  direction  alone  he  has  saved  the  Government  many 
millions  of  dollars.  No  delays  in  trials  have  been  countenanced 
that  could  by  any  possibility  be  avoided.  He  has  at  all  times 
acted  in  strict  accordance  with  orders  from  headquarters  in  this 
direction,  and  therefore  has  won,  as  he  so  well  merits,  the  ap- 
proval of  the  authorities  at  Washington.  His  ability  as  a  lawyer 
is  beyond  question,  as  he  is  not  only  well  read,  but  has,  by  years 


of  practice,  obtained  not  only  the  theoretical  knowledge  of  his 
calling,  but  the  practical  part,  which  comes  alone  from  long  ex- 
perience in  the  courts.  He  is  an  eloquent  speaker,  and  holds 
with  ease  the  attention  of  his  auditors,  and  by  his  strong,  logical 
reasoning,  easily  convinces  tbem  of  the  correctness  of  his  con 
elusions.  The  Government  is'peculiarly  fortunate  in  the  fact  of 
having  so  able  a  man  in  this  department,  for  the  salary  attached 
is  entirely  incommensurate  with  the  importance  and  demands  of 
the  position. 

Timothy  Guy  Phelps. 

Timothy  Guy  Pbelps  was  born  in  Chenango  county,  N.  Y.,  in 
1824,  and  is  a  direct  descendant  of  William  Phelps,  a  Puritan  Col- 
onist, who  came  over  from  England  in  1630,  and  figured  con- 
spicuously in  the  early  history  of  Connecticut.  He  remained  on 
his  father's  farm  to  the  age  of  21,  when  he  gave  up  agricul- 
tural pursuits  and  went  to  New  York,  and  there  entered  into 
partnership  with  his  elder  brother.  The  business  continued  suc- 
cessfully for  two  years.  Mr.  Phelps  then,  as  so  many  other  suc- 
cessful men  have  done,  began  the  study  of  law,  and  by  hiB  dili- 
gence, gave  great  promise  of  becoming  in  the  future  a  brainy 
and  successful  lawyer.  The  fates,  however,  had  declared  other- 
wise, and  young  Phelps  was  seized,  as  so  many  young  men  of 
that  day  were,  with  the  California  gold  fever,  and  abandoning 
his  legal  studies,  he  set  out  for  San  Francisco.  For  awhile  he 
mined  with  varying  success,  in  Ihe  southern  portion  of  the  State, 
but  his  health  becoming  impaired,  he  returned  to  this  city  and 
started  in  business,  and  at  once  began  to  accumulate  the  nucleus 
for  a  fortune,  but  during  the  great  fire  of  1851  his  store  was  com- 
pletely gutted,  and  he  was  forced  to  start  anew.  His  great  en- 
ergy, integrity  and  naturally  dauntless  disposition  here  stood  him 
in  good  stead,  for  shortly  after,  be  was  once  more  established  in 
business,  on  a  solid  financial  basis.  In  1856  he  received  the  just 
public  acknowledgement  of  his  ability  and  worth,  being  nomi- 
nated and  elected  to  the  State  Legislature,  as  the  representative 
of  San  Francisco  and  San  Mateo  counties.  In  1861  he  was 
elected  to  Congress,  and  in  1889  was  appointed  Collector  of  Cus- 
toms at  this  port.  Besides  holding  thi3  position,  he  is  Regent  of 
the  University  of  California,  and  Vice-President  of  the  Society  of 
California  Pioneers. 

James  D.  Phelan. 

James  D.  Phelan  is  a  native  of  the  Golden  State,  of  whom  Cali- 
fornia may  well  feel  proud.  Unlike  many  wealthy  young  men, 
he  has  made  for  himself  a  name,  which  his  wealth  alone  could 
never  have  given  him.  He  was  born  in  1861  in  this  city.  He 
graduated  from  St.  Ignatius  College  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts,  and  studied  law  at  the  Hastings  Law  College  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  California.  After  an  extended  tour  through  Europe, 
where  he  continued  bis  studies,  he  returned  to  San  Francisco  and 
commenced  his  active  business  career,  paying  particular  atten- 
tion to  banking,  for  which  he  has  ever  shown  a  marked  aptitude. 
He  is  a  Director  in  the  First  National  Bank  of  San  Francisco,  of 
which  his  father,  James  Phelan,  was  the  founder  and  first  Presi- 
dent. In  addition,  Mr.  Phelan  is  a  Director  of  several  banks  sit- 
uated in  San  Jose,  Santa  Cruz  and  Sacramento.  As  a  literary 
man,  Mr.  Phelan  is  well  and  favorably  known,  many  of  his  works 
possessing  great  merit.  He  ia  a  member  of  the  Pacific  Union, 
Chit-Chat,  Bohemian,  Olympic  and  University  Clubs;  of  the  Na- 
tive Sons  of  the  Golden  West,  the  Young  Men's  Institute,  and 
the  Association  of  California  Pioneers.  The  National  Guard  of 
California  has  also  benefited  by  his  services,  he  having  served  as 
Lieutenant-Colonel  on  the  late  Governor  Bartlett's  staff.  He  re- 
signed upon  Governor  Bartlett's  death,  and  was  shortly  after  ap- 
pointed Paymaster,  with  the  rank  of  Major,  on  General  Cutting's 
staff,  in  the  Second  Brigade.  Governor  Markbam  showed  his  ap- 
preciation of  Mr.  Pbelan's  sturdy  worth  by  appointing  him  to 
represent  the  Fifth  Congressional  District  of  the  World's  Fair 
Commission.  He  is  also  a  member  and  Vice-President  of  the  Cal- 
ifornia World's  Fair  Commission,  in  which  capacity  he  has  al- 
ready done  much  for  the  proper  representation  of  this  State  in 
Chicago's  Exposition  in  1893.  Mr.  Phelan  is  hardly  yet  in  his 
prime,  and  with  the  means  at  his  disposal,  and  his  splendid  busi- 
ness ability,  he  is  bound  to  take  his  place  among  the  foremost  of 
Califon  ia's  citizens. 

John  C.  Quinn. 

John  C.  Quinn  is  a  native  of  California,  having  been  born  in 
El  Dorado  county  in  1859.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  Nevada  City,  and  by  his  attention  to  his  studies,  gained  those 
scholarly  attributes  for  which  he  is  so  well  known.  As  a  young 
man,  he  learned  the  iron-molding  business,  and  on  becoming  pro- 
ficient in  the  art,  he  opened  a  foundry  of  his  own,  which  he  con- 
ducted very  successfully.  As  Internal  Revenue  Collector  he  has 
given  eminent  satisfaction,  and  though  the  youngest  man  that 
has  ever  held  this  responsible  position,  he  has,  by  natural  busi- 
ness aptitude,  integrity  and  hard  work,  made  himself  a  name  of 
which  he  may  justly  feel  proud.  Courteous  and  obliging,  he  has 
rained  golden  opinions  from  those  with  whom  he  has  been 
brought  in  contact,  and  judging  from  his  past  career,  the  future 
holds  out  still  greater  honors  for  him.  As  a  private  citizen,  he  is 
held  in  no  less  esteem  than  in  his  public  capacity,  and  he  has 
hosts  of  friends,  among  whom  he  is  deservedly  popular. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  28,  1892. 


A    QUESTION    OF    ETHICS. 

IN  the  discussion  of  a  recent  cause  celebre,  which  has  made  a 
great  deal  of  stir  in  rcore  than  one  continent,  the  remark  is 
often  made  that  the  husband  was  fully  justified  in  killing  the 
destroyer  of  his  domestic  happiness,  but  that  nothing  can  excuse 
his  forgiveness  of  his  erring  wife  and  the  resumption  of  marital 
relations  with  her.  This  opinion  emanates,  as  a  rule,  from  men, 
and  chiefly  from  unmarried  men,  but  there  are  women  as  well 
who  do  not  scruple  to  assent  that  the  husband  has  forfeited  all 
claims  to  manliness  by  consenting  to  pardon  his  wife  and  restore 
her  to  her  former  position.  In  fact,  it  is  by  no  means  certain 
that  women  are  not  more  severe  on  what  they  choose  to  deem  an 
instance  of  conjugal  weakness  and  folly  than  men  are,  though  why 
they  should  be  so  violently  antagonistic  to  the  forgiveness  of  a 
weak  and  erring  sister  is  not  easy  to  discover.  That  the  wife 
was  without  excuse  for  her  fault  must  be  freely  conceded,  but  it 
does  not  follow  from  that  fact  that  the  husband  is  debarred  from 
the  exercise  of  the  godlike  quality  of  forgiveness.  It  is  he,  and 
no  one  else,  who  is  the  injured  party,  and  if  he  can  and  does  for- 
give, it  does  not  lie  in  the  mouth  of  any  human  being  to  con- 
demn his  action.  If  he  can  make  excuses  for  the  weakness  and 
frailty  of  the  woman  who  forgot  her  bounden  duty  to  him,  who 
or  what  are  we  that  we  should  sit  in  judgment  on  him,  and 
threaten  ostracism  because  his  charity  was  too  great  to  permit  a 
woman  to  take  a  second  step  on  the  slippery  slope  onto  which 
her  feet  had  strayed?  Why  do  we  arrogate  to  ourselves  the  right 
to  declare  that  because  we  would  not  or  might  not  have  done  the 
same  thing  under  like  circumstances,  therefore  the  conduct  of 
the  husband  was  indefensible,  and  should  expose  him  to  con- 
tempt and  contumely?  If  these  critics  would  take  the  trouble  to 
reverse  the  conditions,  and  imagine  a  case  where  the  husband 
had  been  unfaithful  instead  of  the  wife,  they  would  find  a  hun- 
dred reasons  why  the  injured  wife  should  pardon  the  guilty  hus- 
band, and  restore  him  to  a  full  measure  of  esteem  and  confi- 
fidence,  as  though  nothing  had  occurred  to  mar  their  felicity. 
And  yet,  from  the  ethical  standpoint,  the  offense  would  be  pre- 
cisely the  same.  The  obligation  of  the  marriage  vow,  that  is,  the 
moral  obligation,  rests  with  equal  force  on  each  of  the  contracting 
parties.  As  a  matter  of  exact  and  even-handed  justice,  the  wife 
has  just  as  much  right  to  be  untrue  to  the  husband  as  the  hus- 
band to  the  wife.  There  are,  it  is  true,  certain  social  and  physio- 
logical considerations  which  make  the  adultery  of  the  wife 
somewhat  different  from  that  of  the  husband,  but  morals  have 
nothing  to  do  with  any  such  consideration,  and  as  a 
question  of  ethics  the  two  oifenses  are  on  precisely  the  same 
plane.  Why,  then,  should  our  censors  of  morals  condemn  the 
husband  for  doing  that  which,  had  the  wife  refused  to  do,  would 
have  set  the  whole  shrieking  sisterhood  on  her  track,  and  caused 
her  to  be  held  up  to  public  execration  as  that  worst  of  all  created 
beings,  a  cruel  and  heartless  woman?  It  is  all  hypocrisy  and 
cant,  proceeding  from  masculine  vanity,  and  toadied  to  by  silly 
women,  who  hope  to  strengthen  their  own  influence  with  men 
by  consenting  to  all  their  silly  ideas  and  notions.  The  husband 
in  question  has  shown  himself  much  more  of  a  man  than  his 
foolish  detractors,  who  imagine  that  the  current  phrase,  "  lords 
of  creation,"  really  means  something,  and  that  if  a  woman  offends 
their  vanity  she  commits  the  unpardonable  sin.  God  knows  the 
grief,  and  shame,  and  remorse  of  the  erring  wife  must  be  burden 
enough  for  her  to  bear,  without  having  to  feel  that  she  has  been 
wholly  abandoned  and  made  an  outcast  by  the  man  whom  she 
still  loves,  in  spite  of  her  grievous  fault  against  him.  She  will 
find  enough  people  in  this  cruel  world  to  cast  the  first  stone  at 
her,  whether  they  be  without  sin  or  not,  and  it  is  to  the  infinite 
honor  of  the  man  who  has  forgiven  her  that  he  would  not  join 
the  cowardly  crew,  and  that  he  has  been  able  to  rise  above  his 
own  prejudices  and  the  sneers  of  his  would-be  friends  and  asso- 
ciates, and  exercise  the  greatest  and  rarest  of  all  virtues,  charity, 
in  a  case  where  it  was  imperatively  needed. 


THE    RECEIVING    HOSPITAL. 

THE  Board  of  Supervisors  should  at  once  investigate  the  charges 
of  theft  made  against  the  employees  in  the  Receiving  Hospi- 
tal, on  account  of  the  mysterious  disappearance  of  the  gold  watch 
belonging  to  William  Kennedy,  the  man  who  was  killed  by  being 
run  over  by  a  fire  engine.  The  statements  of  a  number  of  repu- 
table people  are  to  the  effect  that  there  was  a  gold  watch  on  Ken- 
nedy when  he  entered  the  hospital.  A  number  of  people  saw  it, 
as  a  police  officer  held  it  up  for  examination.  The  steward  of  the 
hospital,  however,  says  he  did  not  see  the  watch.  The  steward 
should  be  discharged.  Whether  he  saw  the  watch  or  not,  he 
himself  admits  that  he  did  not  perform  his  duty  in  not  searching 
the  clothes  of  the  patient  for  valuables.  The  story  of  theft  in  the 
Receiving  Hospital  is  by  no  means  a  new  one.  We  have  heard 
it  many  a  time.  The  Receiving  Hospital  is  not  an  institution  of 
which  a  city  may  feel  proud.  It  is  mismanaged,  and  is  ever  giv- 
ing rise  to  scandals,  which  shock  the  innocent  taxpayer,  who 
supposes  it  is  a  place  which  is  for  the  great  benefit  of  the  poor 
and  lowly.  The  record  of  bad  surgical  operations  and  stolen  jew- 
elry is  apt   to  change  that  opinion. 


$5,000,000. 


Nicaragua  Canal  Construction  Co.'s 


SIX  PER  CENT.  GOLD  BONDS, 


DUE    JULY     1,     1897. 


INTEREST  PAYABLE  JANUARY  1st  AND  JULY  1st. 

COUPON  BONOS  OF  $1,000,  $500  AND  $100  EACH- 


Principal   and  Interest  Payable  at  the  Manhattan  Trust  Co. 

New  York  City,  and   the  Bank  of  California, 

San   Francisco,  Cat. 


They  are  redeemable  within  five  years  at  par,  or,  at  the  option  of 
the  Construction  Company,  are  convertible  at  maturity  into  the  long 
term  bonds  of  the  Maritime  Canal  Company. 


Interest  at  six  per  cent,  per  annum, 
till  maturity,  is  provided  by  a  special 
cash  deposit  therefore  with  the  Man- 
hattan Trust  Company  of  New  York, 
Trustee. 

A  bonus  of  twenty  per  cent,  in  stock 
of  the  Maritime  Canal  Company  of  Ni- 
caragua is  offered  with  each  subscrip- 
tion to  these  bonds. 


The  BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA  will  receive  subscriptions  and 
make  delivery  of  bonds.  Prospectus,  full  information  and  sub- 
scription papars  can  be  had  on  application  to  the  bank. 


The  BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA  /Igent  farthe  Pacific  Coast. 


May  28,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


TENNIS. 


TENNIS  AND  BASEBALL. 

TO-DAY  is  sel  for  the  opening  of  the  Oakland  Club, 
and,  as  many  of  the  well-known  players  are  to 
take  part,  the  matches  will,  in  all  probability,  be  full  of  interest. 
At  all  the  clubs  in  the  State  one  can  easily  see  that  something  is 
coming  off,  and  that  something  is  the  championship  meeting,  to 
be  held  at  San  Rafael,  June  3<">th  and  following  days.  Some  of 
the  younger  players  at  the  California  Club  are  getting  into  the 
very  bad  babit  of  doing  nothing  but  lob  the  balls  from  the  start 
to  the  finish.  We  have  always  held  that  the  lob  should  be  used 
only  in  an  extreme  case,  wbem  one  is  pushed  into  a  corner  and 
wants  sufficient  time  to  regain  a  good  position  on  the  court.  Two 
good  smashing  players,  nine  times  out  of  ten,  can  beat  a  lobbing 
team,  and  how  the  lobbers  do  skip  and  dance  about  when  a  good 
smash  does  come  from  a  short  lob.  A  few  lines  from  "  Pastime  " 
remind  us  of  the  game  between  Bates  and  Neal  as  lobbers,  and 
Taylor  and  Tobin  as  smashers: 

"  Won't  you  lob  a  little  better,"  said  a  player  to  his  pard, 

"  There's  a  dashing  pair  against  us,  and  they're  hitting  jally  hard; 

See  how  eagerly  to  meet  your  feeble  tosses  they  advance, 

There's  a  mighty  smash  a  coming,  and  I  know  'twill  make  me  dance. 

"  You  have  really  no  conception  how  delightful  it  would  be, 

If  all  the  smashes  came  to  you,  instead  of  hitting  me; 

But  as  it  is — why,  there  you  go!    Another  easy  chance! 

Here,  shoot  at  him,  for  goodness  sake,  and  make  him  join  the  daace. 

"  Now,  see  me  lob  the  next  return,"  the  boastEul  player  cried; 

"  See  how  I  pop  it  o'er  their  heads,  and  land  it  just  inside." 

But  his  partner  yelled,  "  Too  short!  too  short!  "  and  gave  a  look  askance, 

And  both,  to  save  their  toes,  indulged  in  one  concerted  dance. 

However,  there  is  more  to  be  said  now  about  the  single  game, 
and  many  are  the  conjectures  regarding  the  runner  up.  Hubbard 
will  enter  the  tournament  as  an  Oakland  player,  and  from  that 
side  we  also  find  Keel  and  bis  brother;  Bates,  .Hell man,  Stewart, 
and  many  others  of  lesser  power,  who  will  probably  enter.  From 
this  side  we  find  Yates,  Tobin,  0.  Hoffman, G.  V.  Gray.Wilberforce, 
A.  Taylor,  McGavin  and  W.  B.  Collier,  Jr.,  as  principals,  with 
many  more  too  numerous  to  name.  "Jim"  Valentine  may  be  a 
candidate  for  the  championship.  What  strikes  one  most  is  his 
style.     He  has  more  style  than  anything  else — and  his  shots: 

"  Oh,  where  did  you  learn  that  shot,  where  did  you  get  that  style  ?" 
Quite  the  Renshaw  kind  of  stroke,  and  a  good  length  all  the  while; 
And  when  at  country  tournaments,  his  well-known  form  they  spot, 
The  lookers  on  shout  out,  "  Hello!  where  did  you  learn  that  shot?  ' 

The  Stetson  tournament  goes  jogging  along  merrily,  and  the 
idea  seems  to  be  a  capital  one,  and  is  well  taken  up  by  the  mem- 
bers in  general.  Among  the  best  matches  was  that  between  Gray 
and  0.  Hoffman,  which  was  won  by  the  former  by  two  sets  to 
one. 

W.  B.  Collier,  Jr.,  is  doing  great  work  at  times,  and  completely 
outshines  himself.  During  the  week  he  beat  Joe  Tobin  three 
setts,  but  was  obliged  to  go  under  in  his  game  with  Yates. 

The  entry  for  the  Irish  championship  will  be  large.  Among 
others,  there  will  be  Renshaw,  Lewis,  Meers,  Barlow,  Hillyard, 
Chipp,  Chaytoo,  Pine,  Mahony,  and  probably  Campbell  and 
Hamilton,  the  last  having  recovered  from  bis  illness.  The  ladies, 
headed  by  Miss  Dod,  will  turn  out  in  full  force  also. 

The  Baddeley  boys  were  defeated  by  two  sets  to  one  by  the 
Covered  Court  champions,  viz.,  Meers  and  Mahony,  who  are  now 
playing  a  very  strong  game,  and  likely  to  cause  trouble  for  the 
present  champions  at  the  Wimbledon  meeting  in  July. 

Decoration  Day  is  fixed  for  the  Alameda  county  championship, 
which  will  be  held  at  the  new  grounds  of  the  Oakland  Club,  at 
East  Oakland,  which  will  be  opened  to-day.  The  games  are  called 
for  9  o'clock  sharp,  and  will  be  continued  all  day.  There  are 
about  forty  entries.  Mr.  C.  D.  Bates,  Jr.,  won  it  last  year,  but 
will  have  to  enter  the  lists  as  an  ordinary  player,  as  there  is  no 
defending. 

AT  this  time  appearances  indicate  that  the 
home  team  will  within  the  next  ten  days  be 
either  in  first  place  or  within  a  peg  or  two  of  it,  as  both  pitch- 
ers are  in  good  shape.  While  seemingly  the  Oaklands  are  near  y 
out  of  the  race,  the  club  can  win  games  enough  from  the 
others  to  make  the  outcome  very  uncertain.  Although  Baltz  was 
batted  very  hard  last  Wednesday,  had  he  received  better  support 
the  score  would  not  have  been  so  large.  He  has  won  the  ma- 
jority of  his  games  since  he  signed  with  Los  Angeles.  The  ab- 
sence of  Carroll  from  the  Oakland  team  has  been  very  much  felt; 
his  batting  and  fielding  would  have  won  a  couple  of  games  re- 
cently. It  is  expected  he  will  be  able  to  play  again  within  ten 
days.  The  baseball  patrons  of  the  game  in  Los  Angeles  have 
started  a  bad  precedent  by  paying  the  fines  imposed  by  umpires 
on  favorite  players.  The  umpire  rarely  fines  unless  obliged  to, 
and  of  this  the  players  take  advantage.  It  is  doubtful  if  Bill 
Brown  will  be  able  to  play  ball  for  several  months. 

Peoples  is  now  playing  a  good  short  for  the  home  team.  Los 
Angeles  continues  to  support  her  club  liberally.  Los  Angeles  is 
a  very  hard  city  for  the  umpire  to  officiate  in.  Baseball  is  com- 
mencing to  revive  in  Stockton;  that  city  at  one  time  was  a  first- 
rate  baseball  place,  and,  with  a  first-class  team  under  good  man- 
agement, probably  the  old  enthusiasm,  which  is  now  latent, 
could  be  again  restored;  the  same  may  be  said  of  Sacramento. 
There  are  parties  here  who,  with  a  little  encouragement,  would 
take  hold  of  a  proposition  for  bringing   those  cities  again  into  the 


BASEBALL. 


League  circuit  next  season.  Los  Angeles  will  play  in  this  city 
this  afternoon  and  to-morrow,  and  also  Monday  afternoon.  The 
same  days  games  will  be  played  in  San  Jone  by  Oakland.  The 
Alcaldes  and  Sequoias,  of  the  N.  S.  G.  W.  League,  will  play  at 
the  Haight-street  grounds,  in  this  city,  to-morrow  morning  at  11 
o'clock. 


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PROPRIETOR. 


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from  the  best  the  market  affords  in  San  Francisco.  Our  Butter, 
Eggs,  Cream  and  Vegetables  come  from  the  Marin  County  dairies 
and  farms  in  the  vicinity.  Ten  trains  daily,  making  it  very  cou- 
eonvenient  for  gentlemen  to  be  able  to  pass  the  evening  with 
their  families  or  friends,  and  derive  the  benefits  of  country  air 
and  still  be  able  to  attend  to  business  daily  in  the  city.  "Com- 
mutes," $5  per  month ;  ladies  aud  children,  $3. 

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see  us  any  day,  and  satisfy  yourself  beyond  question.  Take  Sau- 
salito  Ferry  and  cars  to  Larkspur.    Round  trip,  50  cents. 
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LOUIS  COOKS. 


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FINE  DIAMONDS, 

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ellery of  first  quality  only,  at 
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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  28,  1892. 


THE    BOYS    AT    McCLURE'S. 


HOW  time  flies  1  I  saw  Colonel  Fred  Crocker  on  the  street  the 
other  day,  and  as  I  paused  to  look  after  his  portly  figure  and 
close-cropped  iron  grey  hair,  niy  mind  Hew  back  to  the  old  times 
at  McClure's,  in  the  palmy  days  of  the  California  Military 
Academy  in  Oakland,  where  be  was  one  of  the  boys.  How  proud 
we  were  of  our  military  uniform,  and  what  a  dash  a  McClure  boy 
cut  among  the  susceptible  Oakland  damsels!  I  remember  full 
well  how  much  more  popular  was  our  side  of  the  church.  That 
brings  up  all  those  absurd  handkerchief  flirtations,  the  rules  for 
which  were  passed  around  from  boy  to  boy  in  the  school,  until 
we  all  knew  every  sign  and  signal.  Every  once  in  a  while  I 
meet  some  stalwart  fellow — doctor,  lawyer  or  prominent  business 
man,  and  then  he  stands  once  more  betore  my  eyes  as  a  little  fel- 
low away  at  boarding  school,  fighting  against  homesickness,  and 
glad  to  plead  not  feeling  well,  for  the  sake  of  being  admitted  to 
"  Ma  McClure's  "  private  parlor,  and  of  being  talked  to  by  the 
adorable  Miss  Elise!  She's  a  widow  now  and  in  a  far  country, 
but  I'll  wager  there  is  not  a  man  to-day  who  knew  Miss  Elise, 
who  would  not  do  anything  in  the  world  to  serve  her  now.  Mrs. 
H.  P.  Gregory  is  her  name.  Times  have  changed.  The  Kev. 
David  McClure  is  now  an  Episcopal  clergyman;  his  son,  the 
Major,  is— well,  I  don't  know  myself;  I  only  remember  that  a 
thrill  of  satisfaction  went  through  me  one  day,  when  I  heard  that 
some  boys  whom  the  Major  had  imposed  upon,  had  met  him  in 
vacation  and  thrashed  him  unmercifully.  Oh,  there's  no  doubt 
about  it,  the  Major  was  very  overbearing,  and  one  of  his  offenses 
was  to  make  the  boys  give  a  hop  in  the  armory,  pay  for  the 
music,  and  lights  and  the  lemonade  by  subscription,  and  then 
make  the  big  boys  dance  with  his  friends,  the  summer  boarders 
at  the  country  houses  near  by.  We  boys  didn't  like  that;  we 
preferred  to  dance  with  our  own  sweet  Oakland  girls.  In  those 
bright  days  we  had  dancing  school  once  a  week,  and  the  little 
girls,  I  beg  their  pardon,  the  tiny  "  young  ladies  "  of  the  neigh- 
borhood, came  to  the  dancing  class;  think  of  that,  girls,  over 
fifty  boys,  and  not  more  than  ten  or  twelve  little  ladies.  No  dan- 
ger of  being  wallflowers  then  I 

And  what  swells  we  had  in  our  military  school!  There  was 
Crocker  first,  that  was  Charles  Fred.  Crocker;  his  brother  George 
was  Crocker  second.  The  rule  was  followed  in  the  school  that 
when  a  second  boy  with  the  same  surname  came,  whether  rela- 
tive or  not,  he  was  called  "Second,"  the  other  being  dubbed 
First.  There  was  little  Dickey  Coghill,  the  brother  of  Mrs.  Robert 
Hastings.  He  was  madly  in  love  with  the  youngest  daughter  of 
Dr.  Knox.  They  are  both  dead,  poor  children;  they  died  a  long 
time  ago.  George  Burdick.  was  a  hightoned  swell,  and  never 
danced  with  any  but  the  best  dancers.  He  paid  court  to  Captain 
Watson's  daughter,  Mollie,  now  Mrs.  Al.  Grim,  the  sister-in-law 
of  pretty  Mrs.  Bessie  Grim  Herold.  In  the  fickle  Mollie's  affec- 
tions. Captain  Burdick  had  a  rival,  in  the  auburn  locked  Donald 
Campbell,  the  now  famous  lawyer,  whose  histrionic  achieve- 
ments, as  the  nurse,  in  the  farce  of  Romeo  and  Juliet,  won  him  a 
fadeless  wreath  of  bay.  Donald's  temper,  as  well  as  his  hair, 
was  fiery,  and  his  jealousy  flamed  out  whenever  any  one  other 
than  himself  danced  with  the  nimble  Mollie.  Both  of  these 
gentlemen  were  supplanted  by  a  new  arrival,  named  Whelan, 
and  then  Mollie  ran  off  and  married  young  Grim.  Oh,  those 
were  daisy  days  1  "Jim  "  Taylor  and  his  brother  George  were 
prominent  members  of  the  Academy.  Jim  married  pretty  Miss 
Wooster,  and  George  is  the  husband  of  Floy  Wyman,  the  niece 
of  Bret  Harte.  "Willie"  Chamberlain  was  a  favorite  with  the 
girls  and  with  their  mammas.  They  said  be  had  clean  hands.  I 
remember  well  how  mad  some  of  the  boys  were  when  the  Major 
said  we  must  wear  our  drill  gloves  at  dancing  school,  because 
some  of  the  mothers  had  complained  that  our  hands  soiled  the 
backs  of  their  daughters'  frocks.  I  don't  doubt  that  they  did, 
since  borne  of  the  boys  went  directly  into  the  dancing  hall  from  the 
somewhat  arduous  task  of  blacking  th*ir  shoes,  and  in  their  baste 
they  did  not  stop  to  make  any  further  alterations  in  their  toilet. 
Ablutions  were  not  considered.  Morton  Cheseman  was  there, 
bold,  bad  boy,  who  stuck  pins  in  his  partner  in  the  lancers. 
"  Wally  "  Beck,  who  erstwhile  had  an  office  in  the  Flood  Build- 
ing, and  then  skipped  the  town,  was  a  frank-faced,  splendid 
fellow.  We  all  liked  him.  James  De  Fremery  was  the  gentle- 
man of  the  school,  and  his  sister,  the  gentle  Adele,  was  the  envy 
and  the  dispair  of  all  the  mothers,  for  it  was  useless  to  hope  that 
their  harum-scarum  daughters  could  ever  attain  to  her  repose  of 
manner.  She  is  now  the  wife  of  J.  Von  Loben  Sels.  What  a 
belle  was  pretty  Nannie  Crane,  the  daughter  of  W.  W.  Crane,  Jr., 
and  Nannie  was  a  flirt,  too,  as  many  a  fellow  found  out,  after  he 
had  been  taken  up  and  dropped.  Another  young  lady  who  had 
a  great  deal  of  attention  wa<»  Miss  Julia  Adams,  now  the  wife  of 
Tom  Frather,  the  handsome  Oakland  banker.  She  was  a  noble- 
hearted  girl,  and  would  always  dance  with  a  poor  fellow,  and 
encourage  him,  which  was  more  than  some  of  the  girls  would 
do,  and  she  would  refuse  a  good  dancer,  too,  just  for  the  sake  of 
making  some  awkward  lout  feel  he  could  get  a  partner.  The 
two  Adams  boys  were  little  fellows  then;  nice  boys  they  were. 
Miss  Amy  Simpson  was  another  little  girl  who  brightened  the 
dancing  class.  She  is  now  Mrs.  Beck.  Poor  Bert  Lancaster  was 
there,   in   all  his   boyish   beauty,  of  pink  cheeks  and  blue  eyes. 


He  married  Gracie  Plaisted,  and  soon  after  died.  Dr.  George 
Redding  was  a  jolly,  fat  fellow,  and  had  such  bushels  of  hair  in 
those  days  that  I  can't  seem  to  get  used  to  him  as  he  is  now.  Joe, 
his  brother,  was  such  a  modest  little  fellow,  never  so  happy  as 
when  he  could  steal  away  by  himself  and  play  on  the  piano. 
Fairbanks,  of  Petaluma,  was  there;  so  was  Dave  McClure,  the 
youngest  of  the  McClure  family,  and  what  a  lot  of  other  boys! 
How  Jong  ago  it  all  seems!  One  of  the  Boys. 

Bolton  &  Strong,  of  430  Pine  street,  have  the  reputation  of  being 
the  most  artistic  workmen  in  their  particular  line  in  San  Francisco. 
The  beautiful  half-tone  engravings  published  in  the  News  Letter  are 
from  their  ateliers,  at  430  Pine  street.  Any  work  of  this  sort  re- 
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All  the  hon  vimnts  of  the  city  visit  the  Maison  Riche,  at  the  corner 
of  Geary  street  and  Grant  avenue,  when  they  would  have  a  good  din- 
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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


THE    FREEDOM    OF    THE    PRESS. 

[B  V      D  I      V  K  R  S  0  N  .] 

THK  freedom  of  the  press  is  being  menaced  by  .the  most  anda- 
doaa  scheme  yet  devised  to  attack  our  distinctively  American 
privilege  of  having  our  thought,  speech  and  written  word  subject 
to  no  higher  law  than  the  opinion  of  the  people.  By  former  acts 
of  legislation  the  conservative  opinion  of  the  American  people 
has  been  crystalized  into  laws  against  the  circulation  of  obscenity 
through  the  mails.  In  the  Fifty-second  Congress  Mr.  Henderson 
introduced  a  bill  to  amend  section  3.893  of  the  Revised  Statutes 
of  the  United  States,  and  for  other  purposes.  The  Weekly  Jour- 
nalist, of  Boston,  is  making  a  determined  effort  to  arouse  the  pub- 
lic to  a  sense  of  the  danger,  and  calls  upon  newspaper  men  to 
make  it  clear  as  daylight  to  their  representatives  in  Congress  that 
the  present  law,  as  it  stands,  is  quite  enough  of  its  kind,  and 
even  entirely  too  much,  when  misconstrued  and  unjustly  applied 
as  it  is  at  present.  It  calls  upon  newspaper  men  and  women  to 
make  their  opinions  known  and  felt  at  once.  All  editorials  on 
the  subject  should  be  marked  and  sent  to  the  representatives  of 
the  sections  in  which  the  editorials  appear,  and  to  the  members 
of  the  Postal  Committee,  and  to  E.  B.  Foote,  Jr.,  Secretary  Na- 
tional Defense  Association,  120  Lexington  avenue,  New  York. 
There  has  been  among  newspaper  men  too  much  of  a  feeling  of 
security,  based  on  the  idea  that  the  bill  on  its  face  is  too  prepos- 
terous to  pass;  but  they  are  not  aware  of  the  tremendous  forces 
brought  to  bear  and  unceasingly  at  work  to  get  it  through.  The 
Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States  has  decided  that  it  is  consti- 
tutional for  the  government  to  decide  what  shall  be  excluded  from 
the  mails.  Notwithstanding  the  Supreme  Court's  decision,  there 
are  many  level-headed  lawyers  who  doubt  the  constitutionality 
of  excluding  printed  matter  from  the  mails  on  moral  grounds. 
The  new  bill  would  go  still  further  and  attack  the 
fundamental  principles  of  a  free  press.  It's  but  one  step 
between  it  and  the  opening  of  a  private  letter.  This 
is  a  question  involving  a  great  principle.  Congress  has, 
under  the  Supreme  Court  ruling,  much  of  the  liberty  of  the 
press  and  its  privileges  in  the  mails,  at  its  mercy.  Under  the 
existing  law,  the  postal  department  exercises  the  power  of  ex- 
cluding non-mailable  publications,  but  is  subject  to  the  higher 
power  of  the  United  States  Courts.  It  now  asks  for  supreme  and 
"  full  authority  "  in  matter  of  taste.  Can  we  afford  to  give  the 
postal  department  the  authority,  with  the  possibility  of  a  Wana- 
maker  before  our  eyes?  The  public  are  familiar  with  his  Czarism 
in  regard  to  Tolstoi;  not  so  many  know  that  he  has  used  his  offi- 
cial position  to  wage  a  guerrilla  war  upon  papers  that  have  dared 
to  criticise  him.  For  eighteen  months  he  has  kept  that  bright 
little  trade  journal,  Printers'  Ink,  off  the  list  of  periodicals 
entitled  to  second-class  rates  in  the  mails,  and  the 
publishers  cannot  get  any  answer  to  their  appeal  for 
a  decision.  Wanamaker's  own  trumpery  advertising 
book  catalogue  goes  through  at  the  second-class  rates  every 
month.  As  the  Weekly  Journalist  pertinently  says,  "  One  of  the 
evils  of  such  taws  is  the  arrogance  they  encourage  in  petty  post- 
masters everywhere."  A  temperance  organ  recently  found  that 
twenty-five  or  thirty  postmasters  had  been  unlawfully  refusing 
to  deliver  copies  of  that  prohibition  organ  to  its  subscribers,  sim- 
ply because  they  hated  the  cause  advocated  by  the  paper.  Shall 
the  30,000  postmasters  of  the  United  States  have  the  power  to 
rule,  week  by  week,  on  what  is  "  indecent"  or  "  disgusting,"  or 
decide  as  to  how  much  of  "  police  reports"  a  daily  may  print,  or 
holding  back  dailies  until  they  can  get  a  ruling  from  the  supreme 
authority  at  Washington?  Let  every  paper  that  has  the  space 
print  the  bill  in  full,  with  the  dangerous  portion  in  italics,  and 
work  for  its  defeat.  Let  us  beware  how  we  imperil  a  free  corres- 
pondence and  a  free  press. 

Sometimes  ideas,  as  well  as  curses,  are  like  the  chickens,  and 
come  home  to  roost.  Sometimes  they  are  like  the  dove  which 
Noah  put  forth  from  the  Ark,  and  which  returned  to  him  first 
without  a  sign,  then  with  the  green  leaf,  and  after  the  third  and 
last  flight,  failed  to  put  in  an  appearance.  But,  to  the  waiting 
Noah,  her  absence  was  more  eloquent  than  even  the  green  leaf 
which  he  had  so  gladly  welcomed  as  the  evidence  of  the  receding 
waters.  So  with  ideas,  we  put  them  forth;  whether  they  return 
to  us  or  not,  they  carry  their  own  influence  in  our  day  and  gener- 
ation. Some  months  ago,  I  wrote  in  this  column  of  the  News 
Letter,  "  Humane  education  must  continue,  not  only  through 
the  ear  and  from  the  printed  page,  but  through  the  eye.  How  ? 
Here  is  the  idea,  and  I  wonder  what  enterprising  man  will  take 
advantage  of  it.  "Why  not  dramatize  •  Black  Beauty  ? '  The 
book  will  readily  lend  itself  to  such  treatment.  Where  shall  it 
be  produced?  Why,  where  but  in  the  circus  ring,  of  course. 
Think  what  a  fine  spectacle  that  would  makel  The  fox  hunt 
would  call  out  the  full  strength  of  the  circus  eompany,  and  in  the 
guise  of  lords  and  ladies  riding  to  hounds,  the  circus  riders  could 
do  some  pretty  tall  equestrianism.  *  *  *  I  call  upon  the  S.  P.  C. 
A.  to  put  '  Black  Beauty  '  among  the  circus  troupes,  to  offer  a  prize 
for  the  best  dramatization  of  the  book."  This  was  quoted  in  full 
by  the  Humane  World,  of  St.  Paul,  Minnesota.  From  the  Woman's 
Journal^  of  Boston,  I  glean  these  facts:  "The  American  Humane 
Society  is  offering  prizes  to  the  amount  of  $1,600  for  manuscripts. 


For  the  best  equestrian  drama  of  •  Black  Beauty,'  to  embody  the 
merciful  teachings  of  that  famous  book,  $1,000  is  olfered.  For 
the  three  most  interesting  and  useful  stories,  of  not  less  than  one 
hundred  pages  of  the  size  of  the  book,  ■  Black  Beauty,'  a  prize  of 
$200  each  is  offered.  The  three  subjects  for  the  stories  are  the 
kind  and  cruel  treatment  of  domestic  animals  in  three  sections  of 
the  country— the  Southern  States,  the  Western  States  and  Terri- 
tories, and  the  Northern  States— the  scenes  of  each  story  to  be 
laid  in  the  part  written  about.  The  time  for  the  completion  of 
the  "Black  Beauty"  drama  is  already  closed.  For  the  stories 
the  time  is  extended  to  November  1st.  By  that  date  they  must 
be  in  the  hands  of  George  T.  Angell,  10  Milk  street,  Boston. 
Each  one  ruust  be  accompanied  with  fictitious  name,  word  or 
motto,  and  be  accompanied  by  a  sealed  envelope,  containing  the 
name  and  address  of  the  writer.  We  congratulate  the  American 
Humane  Society  for  so  energetically  acting  upon  the  idea  which 
the  News  Letter  carried  to  it,  and  at  the  same  time  we  regret 
that  Mr.  Angell  did  not  give  wider  publicity  on  this  coast  to  the 
action  of  the  Society  in  offering  prizes  for  the  dramatization  of 
«»  Black  Beauty." 

tfpNffs 

One 

rounded  teaspoonful 
of  Cleveland's^ 
Baking  Powder 
does  more  and  better  work 
than  a  heaping^ 
teaspoonful 
of  any  other. 
A  large  saving  on  a 
year's  bakings. 


A  pure  cream  of  tartar  powder. 

Used  in   the  U.    S.  Army  and  by 
teachers  of  Cookery. 

'  Cleveland's  is  the  standard,  it  never 
varies,  it  does  the  most  work,  the  best 
work  and  is  perfectly  wholesome. 
F.  H.  AMES  A  <  ».,  Agents. 


y^ETNA 

MINERAL 

WATER. 


For  disturbances  of  the  func- 
tions of  the  liver  and  kidneys, 
.Etna  Mineral  Water  is  un- 
surpassed. 
DAVID  WOOSTER,  M.  D. 
746  Mission  St.,  S.  F. 

DYSPEPSIA 

In  its  m        aggravated  forms  immediately  relieved. 
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AETNA  MINERAL  WATER  COMPANY, 


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ATTORNEY      AND      COUNSELOR  -  AT  -  LAW. 

MICROSCOPICAL     EXAMINER 

Of  Handwriting,  Inks,  Papers,  etc.,  in  the  Detection  of  Forgeries, 

Counterfeits  and  Imitations. 

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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  28,  1892. 


[^St/ggl^KD 


1  We    Obey    no    Wand    but    Pleasure's."— Tom  Moore. 


JANE,  and  its  heroine  with  the  sleek  hair  and  mannish  dress 
and  bearing,  have  attracted  so  much  attention  at  the  Baldwin, 
that  anything  relating  to  them  is  of  interest.  It  is  hardly  safe  to 
vouch  for  the  truth  of  the  story  told  by  a  private  correspondent 
in  New  York,  but  it  is  likely  enough  to  be  true.  According  to 
the  lively  gossiper,  Miss  Johnstone  was  riding  down  town  in  an 
"  L  "  car,  which  also  bore  a  gushing  and  giddy  young  thing,  ma- 
jestically chaperoned.  But  Flirtation  laughs  at  chaperons  as 
Love  at  locksmiths.  All  that  could  be  seen  of  Miss  Bennett's 
entourage  was  a  natty  standing  collar  and  tie,  a  vest  with  rolling 
collar,  exposing  a  polished  linen  shirt-front,  the  top  of  her  slim 
umbrella,  very  like  a  cane,  a  cutaway  jacket,  as  nearly  resembling 
a  masculine  coat  as  anything,  and  the  whole  crowned  by  an  irre- 
proachable Derby  hat.  "What  a  lovely  young  man!"  said 
the  surprised  and  roguish  eyes  of  the  "innocent."  "  Jane  "  read 
the  eyes  at  a  glance,  and  gave  with  her  graver  orbs  look  for  look. 
In  short,  the  guileless  "  bud  "  carried  on,  under  the  stern  duenna's 
very  eyes,  an  active  flirtation  with  her  fascinating  vis-a-vis,  several 
seats  removed,  until,  her  destination  reached,  Johnstone  arose, 
and  as  she  moved  down  the  aisle,  revealed — horror  of  horrors — 
a  sweeping  bell  skirt!  With  a  gasped  "  Oh!  "  the  little  flirt  fell 
back  on  her  seat,  and  was  lost  in  contemplating  the  tip  of  her 
small  shoe  during  the  remainder  of  her  trip. 

*  #  * 

Blue  Jeans  begins  next  Monday  its  third  week  at  the  California, 
and  with  every  prospect  of  a  continuance  of  the  success  which 
has  attended  it  so  far.  Following  the  buzz-saw,  comes  Frank 
Daniels,  in  the  pleasantly  remembered  Little  Puck.  There  are 
grades  even  in  farce  comedy,  and  Little  Puck  has  more  of  the 
elements  of  genuine  comedy  and  less  of  rough-and-tumble  horse- 
play than  the  majority  of  its  congeners.  Really  to  enjoy  farce 
comedy,  pure  and  simple,  requires  just  the  peculiar  order  of  in- 
tellect which  the  end  of  the  century  seems  to  be  developing;  but 
no  special  gift  is  required  to  feel  and  to  enjoy  the  mingling  of 
simplicity  and  drollery  which  makes  Frank  Daniels'  humor  irre- 
sistible. The  company  is  materially  changed,  but  Bessie  Sanson 
is  still  there.  The  Clipper  Quartette,  which  has  not  been  heard 
here  for  five  years,  is  among  the  attractions  of  Little  Puck. 

#  #  # 

By  the  way,  Arthur  Moulton  and  his  beautiful  wife,  formerly 
stars  of  the  Little  Puck  company,  and  later  of  JToss  and  Hoss,  have 
added  one  more  (a  girl)  to  the  list  of  their  "  domestic  joys  and 
sorrows."  The  increasing  exactions  of  the  home  interest  may 
lose  to  the  stage,  at  least  for  the  present,  handsome  Rose  Ches- 
neau,  who  is  now  rusticating  on  the  paternal  farm  in  New  Hamp- 
shire. Mr.  Moulton,  after  his  coming  five  months'  season  with 
Reed  and  Collyer,  will  star  in  a  new  piece  of  his  own. 

•  *  * 

Carroll  Johnson  and  The  Gossoon  will  finish  their  season  at  the 
Busb-street  Theatre  to-morrow  night.  Monday  will  see  a  decided 
change  at  the  Bush,  in  the  stirring  drama,  The  Fast  Mail.  It  the 
public  is  yet  hungering  for  realism,  The  Fast  Mail  should  satisfy 
its  craving,  ten  complete  sets  of  scenery  being  carried  about  with 
it  to  produce  the  realistic  effects.  A  steamboat,  with  a  display  of 
the  intricate  machinery  and  glowing  furnaces  of  the  boiler-room, 
is  seen  in  the  second  act.  Probably  to  carry  out  the  realism,  the 
steamer  is  blown  up  and  the  wreck  sinks  in  mid-river.  In  the 
railroad  scene  a  freight-train  of  fourteen  cars,  with  lighted  ca- 
boose and  a  "practical"  locomotive,  crosses  the  stage,  the  mail- 
train  dashing  past  it  in  an  opposite  direction  and  catching  the 
mail-pouch  in  transit.  Niagara  Falls  by  moonlight  will  be  the 
crowning  effort  at  realistic  effect.  The  cataract  will  be  reproduced 
in  real  water,  though  presumably  somewhat  reduced  in  quan- 
tity. The  moon  is  not  vouched  for,  but  the  light  will  be  real. 
The  scene,  with  the  suspension  bridge  added,  will  form  a  vivid 
and  beautiful  picture.  The  Fast  Mail  will  be  produced  under  the 
personal  direction  of  the  author,  and  will  stay  but  one  week. 

#  *  * 

Francis  Wilson  started  out  with  his  own  company  three  years 
ago.  Previously  somewhat  well  known  as  a  member  of  the 
McCaull  and  other  comic  opera  companies,  his  independent  ven- 
ture has  brought  him  fame  and  success.  Mr.  Wilson  will  open  a 
two-weeks'  engagement  at  the  Baldwin  next  Monday  night,  with 
The  Merry  Monarch.  The  chief  humor  of  the  opera  rests  on  the 
belief  of  King  Anso,  similar  to  that  beld  by  the  amiable  Louis  XI, 
that  his  life  depends  on  that  of  another,  and  the  monarch's  agony 
of  mind  whenever,  which  seems  about  all  the  time,  danger  threat- 
ens his  "  double,"  makes  him  a  merry  one  only  to  the  audience. 
Among  the  taking  songs  of  the  opera  are,  "  I  Am  a  King  With  a 
Capital  K,"  the  "  Song  of  the  Stars,"  the  turtle-dove  duet,  and 
<<  Love  Will  Find  the  Way."  The  music  is  under  the  direction  of 
Signor  A.  de  Novellis.  The  piece  will  be  handsomely  produced, 
with  new  costumes  and  all  of  Henry   E.  Hoyt's  original  scenery. 


In  the  light  of  recent  experiences,  one  feels  somewhat  chary  of 
indorsing  "announcements."  Still,  it  may  be  of  at  least  speculative 
interest  to  know  that  Mr.  Francis  Wilson  announces  that  he  will 
produce  at  the  Baldwin,  during  his  present  engagement,  bis  latest 
success,  The  Lion  Tamer.  Undoubtedly  he  will  do  so;  but,  warned 
by  the  aforesaid  recent  experiences,  the  careful  purveyor  of 
dramatic  news  may  well  shrink  from  issuing  any  second-hand 
promise  without  a  string  to  it. 

*  •  * 

Manager  Davis'  revival  of  Pinafore,  with  his  grand  opera  star 
as  Josephine,  should  be  a  brilliant  success,  as  it  will  have  the 
further  and  even  more  unusual  attraction  of  showing  the  famous 
ship  under  strict  English  naval  discipline — hour  and  half-hour 
bells,  salutes  from  the  gun-deck,  signals  raised,  watches  set, 
marine  guards  stationed,  signal  lights  displayed,  and  all  in  exact 
nautical  fashion  and  at  the  proper  time,  as  this  department  will 
be  ordered  by  Lieut.  Williamson  of  the  English  naval  reserve. 
The  Lieutenant,  who  is  an  old  friend  of  Manager  Davis,  has  vol- 
unteered his  services,  and  is  drilling  bis  supers  with  all  the  zeal 
and  ability  of  a  naval  martinet  and  a  stage  manager  combined. 
Everything  will  be  ship-shape  on  the  Pinafore  Monday  night, 
May  30th,  when  the  performance  begins  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House. 

*  #  * 

The  Tivoli  is  giving  a  most  enjoyable  presentation  of  The  Black 
Hussar.  The  production  of  Erminie,  which  is  in  preparation,  will 
re-introduce  to  the  Tivoli  patrons  Belle  Thome,  who  will  take 
Tillie  Salinger's  place  during  the  latter's  vacation.  Several  new 
operas  are  in  contemplation. 


The  third  Steinway  Hall  concert  of  the  series  was  given  Wed- 
nesday night ;  not,  however,  at  Steinway  Hall,  which  is  no  longer 
available,  but  at  the  elegant  hall  in  the  Palace  Hotel,  known  as 
the  Maple  Room.  The  programme  was  a  particularly  excellent 
one,  and  correspondingly  rendered.  C.  D.  O'Sullivan  sang  in  his 
usual  fine  vo'ce,  full  of  soul  and  feeling.  This  is  announced  as 
Mr.  O'Sullivan's  last  appearance  before  his  departure  for  Europe. 
Miss  May  Worth  also  afforded  the  audience  great  pleasure  by  her 
clear  and  sweet  soprano,  and  a  double  pleasure,  as  well  as  sur- 
prise, by  her  method,  which  shows  the  best  school  of  training. 
Signora  Ursumando  rendered  several  piano  solos  with  her  own 
peculiar  charm  of  delicacy,  precision,  and  apprehension.  Signor 
Ursumando's  masterful  touch  was  beard  in  Durante's  concerto 
for  piano  with  string  accompaniment.  Tne  concluding  number, 
Schubert's  op.,  163,  by  request,  was  delightfully  interpreted  un- 
der Mr.  Brandt's  direction,  the  exquisite  adagio  being  especially 
enjoyed.  A  large  and  fashionable  audience  crowded  the  hand- 
some apartment,  and  the  concert  was  emphatically  a  brilliant 
one.     The  next  will  take  place  June  29th. 

#  #  # 

Mr.  Alfred  Wilkie,  one  of  the  most  popular  of  local  singers, 
seems  to  be  equally  appreciated  abroad.  Mr.  Wilkie  has  just  re- 
ceived a  tempting  offer  from  a  well-known  New  York  firm  of 
managers  for  a  series  of  twenty  performances  of  the  oratorio  of 
Elijah,  and  later  a  strong  letter  from  his  former  associates  urging 
him  to  locate  in  Chicago.  Referring  to  the  latter,  the  Chicago 
Indicator  says:  "There  is  always  room  and  a  welcome  for  artists 
like  Mr.  Wilkie." 

#  #  * 

The  benefit  of  Prof.  Tronchet,  the  Olympic  Club  fencing  mas- 
ter, at  Irving  Hall,  Tuesday  night,  was  well  attended,  and  evi- 
dently enjoyed,  especially  the  fencing,  which  was,  it  is  needless 
to  say,  both  skillful  and  artistic. 

#  »  * 

The  Musical  Courier,  of  New  York,  is  one  of  the  ablest  journals 
of  musical  criticism  published  in  the  United  States.  Its  reviews 
while  crisp,  are  respectful  and  analytical,  and  are  apparently  un- 
trammeled  by  fear  or  favoritism.  In  a  late  number  the  Courier  pays 
a  high  compliment  to  our  gifted  young  townsman,  Samuel  G. 
Fleishman,  both  as  pianist  and  composer.  After  referring  with 
kindly  sympathy  to  bis  late  unfortunate  attempt  in  this  city,  the 
Courier  says  :  "  While  in  this  city  last  season,  Mr.  Fleishman 
made  a  most  favorable  impression  personally,  and  his  symphonic 
poem,  Hero  and  Leander,  played  by  Mr.  Seidl  at  Lenox  Lyceum, 
proved  to  be  the  work  of  a  talented  and  promising  composer." 
In  regard  to  the  Courier's  concluding  advice,  though  doubtless 
based  on  sound  judgment,  it  may  be,  in  this  case,  perhaps  hardly 
justified,  at  least  on  a  single  trial  of  the  young  musician's  nerve. 
"  For  such  sensitive  natures  as  Mr.  Fleishman's,  there  is  but  one 
course  to  pursue,  no  matter  how  often  urged  by  zealous,  well- 
meaning,  but  bad  advisers,  sternly  to  refuse  to  appear  in  public." 
There  are  many  now  adorning  both  the  dramatic  and  the  musical 
stage  who  have  suffered  similarly  at  the  opening  of  their  career, 
and  Mr.  Fleishman  should  hardly  feel  discouraged  from  at  least  a 
second  attempt  to  please  an  audience  by  his  talents,  which  have 
had  an  unusual  development  of  nine  years  under  two  such  mas- 
ters as  Urban  and  Moszkowski.  In  any  case,  his  path  as  a 
composer  is  open  before  him,  and  will,  no  doubt,  be  a  brilliant 
one. 


May  28,  1392. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


AN    OLD  TIME    CHARACTER. 


IT  is  seldom  one  finds  a  'character  "  in  the  Legislature,  nowa- 
days, nor  does  any  one  tell  a  good  campaign  story.  Old-timers 
will  remember  Billy  Williamson,  at  one  time  Sergeant-at-Arms  in 
the  State  Senate.  He  was  known  here  since  '49  to  the  time  of 
bis  death:  was  a  famous  horseman,  and  knew  the  pedigree  of 
every  horse  in  the  United  States.  He  once  kept  a  race-track  in 
this  city.  In  1854,  Bailey  Peyton,  ex-member  of  Congress  from 
Tennessee,  was  a  resident  of  San  Krancisco,  and  was  elected 
District  Attorney.  Johnston  was  the  candidate  of  the  Know 
Nothing  or  American  Party  for  Governor,  and  Peyton,  being  a 
good  speaker,  was  assigned  to  stump  the  Southern  portion  of  the 
State.  As  Billy  Williamson  was  well  known  in  Southern  Cali- 
fornia, he  accompanied  Peyton  in  his  campaign.  In  entering  the 
town  of  Sonora,  the  population  of  which  was  more  than  one-half 
Spanish,  they  passed  up  a  street  usually  relegated  to  demi  monde. 
As  they  rode  by,  the  women  appeared  at  all  the  windows,  crying 
out.  "  Hello,  Billy !  "  "  How  are  you,  Billy  Williamson  ?  "  Mr. 
Peyton,  not  knowing  the  character  of  the  quarter,  remarked: 
"  Everybody  seems  to  know  you.  You  are  very  popular  here, 
Mr.  Williamson." 

■•  Yes,"  assented  Billy,  without  a  blush.  "  I  formerly  resided 
here — was  engaged  in  the  stationery  business." 

Dpon  arriving  at  the  hotel,  and  after  removing  the  dust  of 
travel,  Mr.  Peyton  stepped  in  for  a  chat  with  the  proprietor. 
"  Mr.  Williamson  is  well  known  hereabouts,  isn't  he  ?  "  he  ob- 
served. ••  He  told  me  he  was  a  stationer.  That  must  be  quite  a 
popular  business."  The  proprietor  stared.  "Stationery  busi- 
ness !  He  dealt  in  cards  and  ivory — dealt  faro,  in  short."  After 
that  explanation,  Peyton  did  not  express  so  much  surprise  at 
Williamson's  popularity. 

In  the  early  fifties,  Williamson  lived  at  Crescent  City,  in  the 
northern  portion  of  the  State.  He  kept  a  gambling  house,  at  the 
same  time  being  Justice  of  the  Peace.  Among  the  many  mining 
cases  that  came  before  him,  one  was  carried  to  the  Supreme  Court 
of  the  Stale.  Judges  Murray,  Wells  and  Heydenfeldt  formed 
the  Court.  Murray,  being  Chief  Justice,  rendered  a  decision,  not 
upon  the  legality  of  the  case,  but  principally  because  it  was  un- 
constitutional, the  Justice's  Court  being  held  on  Sunday.  Billy 
did  not  question  the  decision,  but  simply  resigned  his  office. 


WHAT'S    IN    A    NAME? 


BILLY  BOND,  of  the  Oakland  Tribune,  says  that  there  is  a 
good  deal  in  a  name,  after  all.  There  is  another  individual 
named  Bond,  who  is  also  in  the  newspaper  business,  and  who 
also  resides  in  Oakland.  But  here  all  the  similarity  ends.  Billy 
Bond  is  scrupulous  regarding  his  reputation,  and  it  is  one  of  his 
proudest  boasts  that  he  does  not  owe  a  cent  to  anyone  in  the 
world.  The  other  Bond,  though,  pursues  exactly  the  opposite 
tactics — he  is  invariably  in  debt,  and  his  reputation  has  suffered 
through  being  handled  without  gloves  in  the  law  courts  on  sev- 
eral occasions.  But  people  are  always  mistaking  the  two  men 
for  each  other.  The  debt-harrassed  Bond  is  in  continual  receipt 
of  "notices  to  investors,"  and  pointers  from  real  estate  dealers 
on  gilt  edged  securities,  while,  on  the  other  hand,  Billy  Bond  gets 
threatening  letters  from  creditors,  collection  agencies,  and  90- 
fortb.  The  climax  came  on  Saturday  last.  A  garnishee  notice 
was  served  on  Billy's  salary  during  his  absence  for  a  wash  ac- 
count of  $16  contracted  by  the  other  Bond,  and  the  money  was 
just  being  handed  over  to  the  officer  when  he  luckily  arrived  and 
averted  the  financial  misdeed.  He  is  figuring  now  on  giving  the 
other  Bond  a  bonus  with  which  to  go  to  Australia. 

A  kindred  case  is  that  of  Edward  Cahill,  one  of  the  veterans 
of  the  Athenian  Club,  Oakland.  Cahill  is  a  married  man,  and  has 
as  happy  a  home  as  can  be  found  in  three  States.  There  is  an- 
other Edward  Cahill  in  town,  however,  who  is  always  beating 
his  wife,  and  who  averages  about  a  column  of  "  roast "  notices  in 
the  papers  every  week.  Of  course  the  two  men  are  frequently 
confounded,  and  the  Athenian  Club  Cahill  is  now  getting  used  to 
hearing  people  say,  as  he  walks  on  the  street,  "  So  that's  Edward 
Cahill,  is  it?  What  a  brute  he  is.  I  was  reading  about  him  in 
the  paper  last  night." 


Latest  Fashionable  Stationery. 


A  very  handsome  display  of  fashionable  stationery  attracts  crowds 
daily  to  the  large  show-windows  of  Sanborn,  Vaif  &  Co.,  at  741-743 
Market  street.  The  exhibition  is  of  the  very  latest  designs  in  note 
papers,  which  are  so  various  and  so  attractive  that  they  suit  every 
taste.  The  present  fad  is  for  paper  of  various  shades.  For  instance, 
the  Royal  Purple  is  of  a  magnificent  tint,  and  is  one  of  the  most 
popular  papers  made.  Then  there  is  paper  of  the  color  of  the  deli- 
cate heliotrope ;  Venetian  repp,  and  coquille,  in  tints  and  shades 
that  will  match  any  complexion.  No  young  lady,  by  the  way,  can 
be  de  rigueur,  unless  she  uses  note  paper  that  matches  her  complexion 
and  has  it  perfumed  with  the  scent  of  a  Hower.  The  truly  esthetic 
is  as  careful  about  the  materials  of  her  correspondence  as  about  the 
make  of  her  dress. 

Special  attention  given  to  all  cases  recommended  by  family  physicians 
free  of  charge.  C.  Muller,  refraction  specialist,  135  Montgomery  street,  near 
Bush. 


"THE  WHITE  HOUSE." 

EXCLUSIVE  NOVELTIES 
IN  TRIMMINGS. 

The  following  novelties  have  just  arrived,  are 
absolutely  exclusive  with  us,  and  can- 
not be  duplicated  on  this  Coast. 

Russian  Band  M  iribeau  Beaded  bod- 
ices in  black  and  eolot's. 
Girdles  and  Neck  Pieces  in  Jet — fancy 

coloring. 
Black  Bodices   with  long  fringes  in 

Jet. 
Black  Bodices  with  colored  fillings  in 

Jet,  with  long  pendants. 
Black  Jet  Passementerie,  with  drops 

and  fringes. 
Variegated     Colored      Chenille     and 

Bead  Girdles,  with  neck  pieces 

to  match. 
Russian    Bands    in    all    designs   and 

colors. 
Narrow   Braidings  in  all  colors  for 

summer  dresses. 
Fancy  Jet    Butterfly   Gimp,   Colored 

Jet  Lace  Bands. 

RAPHAEL  WEILL  &  CO., 

N-  W.  Cor.  Post  and  Kearny  Sts. 
BALDWIN  THEATRE. 

AlHayman  &  Co Proprietors.  1  Alfred  Bouvieb Manager. 

Last  Nights.    Last  Matinee  Saturday, 

JANE. 

Awfully  Fanny  !    Preceded  by  "CHUMS,"  the  Best  of  One-Act  Comedies. 
NEXT  WEEK-EXTRA. 

FRANCIS  WILSON  and  Company  in  the  Successful  Operetta, 
THE    MURKY    MX.iRl'H. 
Seats  now  ready. 

NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE. 

AlHayman&Co Proprietors.  I  J.  J.  Gottlob    Manager. 

Monday,  May  30th.    Last  Week  !    Last  Matinee  Saturday.    The  Successful 
Comedy-Drama, 

BLUE    JEANS, 

Monday,  June  6.    FRANK  DANIELS  in  "  Little  Puck." 

Seats  now  ready. 

THE  BUSH  STREET  THEATRE. 

M.  B.  Leavitt Proprietor.  I  C  has.  P.  Hall  . Manager. 

Monday,  May  30.    One  Week  Only.    The  Great  Realistic  Melodrama, 

THE     FAST     MAIL  I 

Unapproachable  Scenic  Effects. 
Next  Week,  June  6th.    "  The  Midnight  Alarm  " 

TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE. 

KEELIHG  BE08 Proprietors  aud  Managers. 

To-uight,  Millocker's  Military  Opera, 

THE     BLACK     HUSSAR  I 

Next  Opera,  Brinlnle. 
Popular  Prices  25c.  and  50c 


KM  A  DC     Bush  <fe  Gerts  Pianos 
NADB  Parlor  Organs 


HAINES 

A.  t .  Bancroft  A  Do, 

303  Sutter  St.,  S.F. 


Installments 


PIANOS 


10 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  28,  1892. 


KATHLEEN  MAVOURNEEN-— James  Whitcomb  Riley ,  in  Indian- 
apolis Journal. 

Kathleen  Mavourneenl     The  song  is  still  ringing 

As  fresh  and  as  clear  as  the  trill  of  the  birds; 
In  world-weary  hearts  it  is  sobbing  and  singing 

In  pathos  too  sweet  for  the  tenderest  words. 
0,  have  we  forgotten  the  one  who  first  breathed  it  ? 

0,  have  we  forgotten  his  rapturous  art, 
Our  meed  to  the  master  whose  genius  bequeathed  it? 

O,  why  art  thou  silent,  thou  voice  of  the  heart  1 
Kathleen  Mavourneenl     Thy  lover  still  lingers; 

The  long  night  is  waning,  the  stars  pale  and  few; 
Thy  ead  serenader,  with  tremulous  fingers, 

Is  bowed  with  his  tears  as  the  lily  with  dew ; 
The  old  harpstrings  qnaver,  the  old  voice  is  shaking, 

In  sighs  and  in  sobs  moans  the  yearning  refrain, 
The  old  vision  dims,  and  the  old  heart  is  breaking, 

Kathleen   Mavourneen,  inspire  us  again. 

Professor  F.  Nicholis  Crouch — the  composer  of  ««  Kathleen 
Mavourneen  "  and  "  Derruot  Astore  " — lives,  poor  and  alone,  in 
a  Baltimore  tenement,  in  his  84th  year.  Crouch  was  one  of  the 
young  Royal  Academy  students  who  played  at  the  coronation  of 
William  IV.  and  Adelaide,  and  was  subsequently  a  member  of 
Queen  Adelaide's  private  band.  It  was  sometime  after  bis  pub- 
lication of  "Kathleen  Mavourneen"  that  he  was  summoned  to 
London  from  the  banks  of  the  Tamar  to  play  at  the  coronation 
of  Queen  Victoria.  For  a  considerable  period  he  was  the  princi- 
pal violoncellist  at  Drury  Lane  Theatre,  and  while  there  he  wrote 
the  song  »  Meeting,"  for  Mdme.  Malibran.  He  left  England  in 
1859,  with  the  object  of  finding  in  America  material  on  which  to 
build  a  work  to  be  called  "  Life  in  the  West."  During  the  Civil 
War  he  was  in  the  Confederate  ranks,  and  at  the  closing  of  it 
obtained  an  humble  position  as  a  gardener  of  a  Virginia  court- 
house.    Finally  he  drifted  to  Baltimore. 

A    NEW    TERROR. 

THAT  well-meaning,  but  disquieting  personage,  the  analytical 
chemist,  has  added  a  new  terror  to  the  long  list  of  fears  that 
already  assail  the  nervous  members  of  humanity.  It  was  years 
ago  that  he  caused  alarming  apprehension  by  informing  us  that 
there  was  "  death  in  the  pot,"  blood-poisoning  in  colored  socks, 
membraneous  disintegration  in  preserved  anchovy  and  palsy  in 
the  wall-paper.  He  advised  us  to  abstain  from  porter,  drugged 
with  cocculus  indicus;  to  eschew  whisky,  because  containing  fusil 
oil;  to  refuse  our  morning  bacon,  and  to  be  proof  against  even 
our  old  friend  the  German  sausage,  because  of  the  deadly  germs 
that  lurk  therein.  Now  comes  the  dreadful  tidings  that  hat-lin- 
ings are  certain  and  remorseless  propogators  of  eczema.  A  man 
may  have  endured  tortures  from  his  shoes;  hisjoollar  may  have 
inflicted  on  him  nameless  pain,  and  an  ineffectual  neck-stud  wor- 
ried him  beyond  bearing,  but  his  bat-band  he  had  hitherto  re- 
garded as  innocent.  However,  it  turns  out  that  this  is  worse 
than  all  the  rest,  for  he  is  assured  that  it  is  the  hitherto  unsus- 
pected producer  of  those  pimples  which  not  unfrequently  stud 
his  brow,  the  whitening  and  glazing  of  that  part  of  the  hat-lining 
which  comes  in  contact  with  his  forehead  being  done  by  certain 
irritating  substances,  arsenic  among  the  number.  Let  us  hope 
that  the  alarm  caused  by  this  disclosure  will  lead  to  a  radical  re- 
form in  the  shape  of  hats,  as  well  as  in  the  substance  of  their 
linings.  The  "  top"  hat  has  held  despotic  sway  over  an  op- 
pressed sex  for  nearly  a  century.  It  is  cold  in  winter,  retentive 
of  heat  in  summer,  heavy,  stiff,  expensive  and  productive  of 
headache.  It  is  continually  meeting  with  accidents;  a  puff  of 
wind  will  send  it  rolling  into  the  mud,  evading  capture  with  fiend- 
ish expertness;  dust  damages  it,  a  shower  ruins  it,  and  it  has  not 
even  the  redeeming  feature  of  being  becoming.  Aside  from  all 
these  disadvantages,  if  "  man,  poor  ma,n,"  can  be  persuaded  to 
abandon  the  use  of  the  hat  for  no  other  reason,  he  will  probably 
do  so  to  escape  the  dread  evils  that  lie  waiting  for  him  in  its  inside. 

(£  AA/HA^  ia  the  use'"  sa'd  an  Englishman,  who  was  visiting 
YV  the  Transvaal,  to  a  Boer,  "  of  a  handful  of  rude  animals 
like  you  pretending  to  beat  a  country  like  ours?  Do  you  know 
that  the  sun  never  sets  on  the  Queen's  dominions?" 

"  What  of  that?"  asked  the  Transvaaler. 

"  Why,  it  shows  our  enormous  power." 

"  It  rather  shows  something  else,  in  my  opinion." 

»  What  may  that  be?" 

"  It  shows  that  you  are  such  a  set  of  rascals  that  Providence 
can't  trust  you  in  the  dark !  " 

The  Grand  Central  Wine  Rooms  should  be  visited  if  your  desire 
is  to  drink  good  liquor  in  comfortable  quarters.  At  16-18  *f  hird  street 
is  probably  the  cosiest  place  in  the  State,  and  there  the  best  wet 
goods  that  were  ever  broached  on  the  Pacific  Coast  may  be  found. 
The  Grand  Central  is  the  headquarters  for  drinkers  of  good  liquor. 

John  F.  Cutter's  whisky  is  the  best  ever  known.  It  has  no  supe- 
riors and  acknowledges  but  few  equals.  This  brand  of  whisky  has 
been  sold  for  years,  and  its  popularity  remains  unabated.  All  bon 
vivants  demand  it,  and  are  satisfied  with  no  other.  There  is  a  vast 
and  increasing  cry  for  it  from  all  connoisseurs. 


TIEIIE 


BRUNSWICK-BALKE- 

COLLENDER  CO. 


THE  MONARCH'.? 

Manufacturers  of  Billiard  and  Pool  Tables. 

Dealers  in  Billiard  Merchandise  Generally. 

Makers  of  Bank  and  Office  Fixtures. 

Also,  Saloon  Fixtures,  Counters,  Coolers,  Mirrors,  etc.,  constantly  on 
hand  or  made  to  order.    Ten  Pin  Alleys,  Ten  Pins,  Ten  Pin  Balls,  etc. 

653-655  MARKET  STREET,  S.  F. 


OUR 

SPRING 

SUITINGS. 


YOU  SHOULD  SEE  THEM. 

The  Finest  Line  Ever  Shown  in 
San  Francisco. 
For  Fit  and  Finish  we  cannot  be  excelled. 

SMEDLEY    &    THOMASON, 

7  Kearny  Street. 


MRS.  R.    G.  LEWIS, 

FORMERLY     OF    THURLOW     BLOCK, 
HAS  REMOVED  TO 

531    SUTTER    STREET. 


THE!   BRENTWOOD. x 


O.  F.  WILLEY  &  CO., 

ESTABLISHED  1855. 

Carriage  Builders  and   Dealers 


317  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  s.  F. 

Agency  for  Brewster  &  Co.,  New  York  (of  Broome  St.); 
Henry  Hooker  &  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn.;  C.  S.  Caffrey  Co., 
Camden,  N.  J.;  Henry  Killam  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn.;  Mil- 
lion GuietA  Cie,  Paris,  France;  H.  H.  Babcoek  Co.,  Water- 
town,  N.  Y. ;  New  Haven  Carriage  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn.; 
Ohio  Buggy  Co.,  Columbus,  O. 

A.  BUSWELL, 

BOOK  i  I.VliEK,  PAPERRDIER,  PRINTER  AND  BMSK  BOOK  fflMUFACTURER 

535  Clay  Street,  Near  Montgomery,  Sau  Francisco. 


May  28,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


11 


TO  THE  WOMAN   ANXIOUS  FOR  RIGHTS.— London   World. 

When  politicians  pester  you, 

Take  care!    Take  care! 
And  vow  the  suffrage  is  your  due, 

Beware  I     Beware  1 
When  party  formulas  they  quote, 
And  tell  you  that  you'll  find  a  vote 
'Gainst  all  your  wrongs  an  antidote, 

Beware!     Have  a  care! 
They  are  fooling  you. 
Take  care! 
When  Tadpole  your  dependence  mocks, 
Take  care!     Take  care  I 
When  Taper  shakes  the  ballot-box. 
Beware!     Beware! 
When  they  deride  your  abject  state, 
And  with  at  best  a  worthless  bait, 
Essay  to  tempt  you  to  your  fate, 

Beware!     Have  a  care! 
They  are  fooling  you. 
Take  care! 
You  are  not  fit  to  toil  and  moil, 

Take  care!     Take  care! 
In  those  fierce  fights  that  sear  and  soil, 

Beware!     Bewarel 
Resist  ambition's  specious  lures, 
Count  what  a  public  life  secures; 
A  higher  destiny  is  yours! 

Beware!     Have  a  care  1 
They  are  fooling  you. 
Take  care! 
You  have  the  substance,  hold  it  tight ! 

Take  care  1    Take  care ! 
Nor  change  it  for  a  shadow  slight, 

Beware!     Beware! 
Honor,  affection  and  renown 
Like  jewels  shine  in  your  fair  crown. 
Why  in  the  mud,  then,  cast  them  down? 
Bewarel     Have  a  care! 
They  are  fooling  you. 
Take  care! 


THE    GAPING    OYSTER. 


THE  oyster  is  becoming  demoralized.  It  was  enough  to  be 
expensive:  he  has  lent  himself  to  gambling  and  bad  habits, 
and  become  the  cause  of  expense  in  others.  The  oyster  game  be- 
gan in  Ostend,  it  is  said,  where,  a  party  of  gamblers  having  sat 
down  to  dinner,  some  fresh  oysters  were  brought  in.  Immediately 
one  man  backed  his  oyster  to  gape  first.  The  idea  was  hailed 
with  the  greatest  enthusiasm.  A  set  of  impromptu  ruleB  was 
drawn  up,  each  one  of  the  dozen  guests  selected  his  oyster,  and 
the  contest  began.  The  first  oyster  to  yawn  was  to  get  the  entire 
stakes.  Half  an  hour  passed,  and  not  one  of  the  oysters  showed 
the  slightest  disposition  to  open.  Down  below  stairs  the  cook 
was  swearing  volubly,  and  giving  up  his  roast  and  entries  for 
worse  than  lost.  But  the  oysters  were  not  in  any  hurry,  and  the 
diners  were  so  engrossed  with  their  bivalves  that  they  had  en- 
tirely forgotten  their  appetites.  An  hour  slipped  by,  and  still  the 
oysters  gave  no  sign  of  opening.  The  stakes  were  doubled  just 
to  heighten  the  excitement.  Word  of  the  contest  had  reached 
the  Casino,  and  when  the  second  hour  of  the  contest  was  begun 
the  dining-table  was  surrounded  by  a  crowd  of  lookers-on,  who 
caught  the  gamblers'  enthusiasm.  They  picked  out  their  favorite 
oysters,  and  in  one  or  more  cases  actually  backed  them  to  the  ex- 
tent of  £600.  Another  half-hour,  and  the  oysters  remained  as  un- 
demonstrative as  ever.  The  excitement  became  intense.  At  last, 
just  as  the  third  hour  was  completed,  one  of  the  oysters  gaped 
feebly  several  times  and  then  fell  wide  open  on  its  owner's  plate. 
This  poor  oyster  had  had  something  of  a  thirst  on,  and  couldn't 
stand  the  close  atmosphere  of  its  own  shell  any  longer.  When 
the  lucky  owner  of  this  oyster  came  to  count  his  winnings,  he 
found  that  they  amounted  to  £7,000.  Oyster  matches  became  in- 
stantly the  rage  at  Ostend,  and  since  then  they  have  become 
equally  popular  in  Paris. 

DURING  the  performance  of  an  overture  recently,  at  a  West" 
end  theatre,  one  of  the  musicians  having  a  trumpet  part  to 
perform,  played  too  low,  which  the  leader  observing,  cried  out: 
"  Louder — louder!  " 

No  attention  being  paid,  he  repeated  his  command  so  often, 
that  at  length  the  indignant  German,  in  an  agony  of  passion  and 
exhaustion,  threw  down  his  trumpet,  and,  turning  towards  the 
audience,  violently  exclaimed ; 

«  It  is  very  easy  to  cry:  '  Louder,  louder,  louder!  '  but  vere  is 
devindl"  

If  you  have  poison  oak,  do  not  delay  in  procuring  a  bottle  of 
Steele's  Grindeha  Lotion,  of  fluid  extract  of  grindelia .  which  is  the 
best  known  remedy  for  the  unpleasant  results  of  careless  wandering 
in  the  woods.  The  lotion  will  also  greatly  relieve  the  asthma.  It 
may  be  procured  at  the  Palace  Pharmacy,  635  Market  street. 


HIGHLAND 


A  TABLE  LUXURY, 

A  CULINARY  ARTICLE, 

AN  INFANTS  FOOD. 

Unsweetened  and  free  from  all  jjreservatives.  Keeps  for 
any  length  of  time  in  all  climates. 

Its  Uniform  Quality,  Convenience  and  economy  render 
HIGHLAND  EVAPORATED  CREAM  preferable  to  all  other 
forms  of  cream  or  milk  for  Coffee,  Tea,  Chocolate,  Ice 
Cream,  Charlotte  Russe,  Custards  and  all  uses  to  which 
ordinary  cream  or  milk  may  be  put. 

Sold  by  Grocers  and  Drug-gists  Everywhere. 

Write  for  our  Infant  Food  circular  and  Highland 
Evaporated  Cream  booklet  entitled  "A  Few  Dainty  Dishes." 

HELVETIA  MILK  CONDENSING  CO., 
Sole  Purveyors,  Highlahd,  III. 

ZISKA    INSTITUTE, 

1606  Van  Ness  Avenue. 

French,  German  and  English  Day  and  Boarding  School  for  young 
ladies  and  children. 
A  refined  home  with  the  best  educational  advantages. 

Next  Term  Opens  Angast  1(  1893. 

MME.  B.  ZISKA,  M.  A.,  Principal. 
Mr.  ASHTON  P.  STEVENS, 

T  B  -A.  C  EC  B  X?.     OF      B-A-OSTTO. 
Studio— 26  Montgomery  Street,  Room  8. 

ALFRED  J.  KELLEHER, 

Professor  of  VOCAL  MUSIC  AT  MILLS'  COLLEGE  (18th  year),  desires 
to  announce  that  he  will  give  Lessons  at  his  office,  his  residence,  or  at  the 
residence  of  the  pupil. 

Office— 14  Grant  avenue,  rooms  62  and  63.  Residence— 2324  Clay  street, 
San  Francisco. 

Garcia  Vocal  Method.       Solfeggio  Panseron. 

~~ELEANORA  CONNELL, 

Teacher  of  Singing. 

SHAKESPEAREAN  METHOD.  1432  POST  STREET. 

Chloride   of   Gold. 

The  Pacific  Gold  Cure  Clinic  employs  a  system  of  treatment  for  the 
Liquor,  Morphine  and  Cocaine  habit  that  has  cured  hundreds  of  peo- 
ple without  a  single  accident  or  a  single  failure.  Perfectly  safe  and 
beneficial,  rather  than  otherwise,  to  the  general  health.  By  this  sys- 
tem the  patients  Jose  all  desire  for  stimulants  and  narcotics  in  less 
than  a  week,  and  within  four  weeks  are  radically  cured.  It  has  cured 
patients  in  the  Eastern  States  that  the  celebrated  Keeley  treatment 
Failed  to  cure. 

City  patients  may  be  treated  at  their  own  homes,  while  those  from 
a  distance  can  be  supplied  with  excellent  accommodations  at  very 
reasonable  rates.    All  cases  confidential. 

Apply  by  letter  or  in  person  to  PACIFIC  GOLD  CUKE  CLINIC, 
112  Kearny  street,  room  2,  San  Francisco,  Cai.  Hours,  8,  12,  4  and  7 
o'clock  daily.  E.  J.  FRASER,  M.  D.,  Medical  Director. 


HARNESS! 


If  you  want  a  reliable  harness  that  will  stand   some  service  go  to  a 

house  that  is  staying  in  the  business  and  has  some  regard 

for  its  reputation. 

W.  DAVIS  &  SON,  410  Market  Street,  San  Francisco. 

Are  not  closing  out,  and  require  no  white  signs  to  help  sell  their 
harness.    No  shoddy  leather  used.    Harness  from  $6  oOa  set  up. 

Dr.  J.  H.  STALLARD 

—  AND  — 

Dr.  J.  CLARK, 

PHTSIOIillTS    and.    STTKG-iEOiTS, 
682    Sutter    Street. 


■  ■-«- 


12 


SAN  FEANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  21,  1892. 


MUSICAL  circles  are  to  be  congratulated  upon  the  accession  to 
their  ranks  consequent  upon  the  return  from  Europe  of  Miss 
Jenny  Dunphy,  who  has  been  abroad  for  several  years,  for  the 
purpose  of  pursuing  her  studies  of  music,  both  vocal  and  instru- 
mental. The  dark-eyed  Miss  Jenny  is  not  only  gifted  with  a  fine 
voice,  but  is  an  accomplished  musician,  as  well. 

*  •  * 

Apropos  of  music,  there  are  two  sisters  who,  among  the  French 
colony,  hold  front  rank;  one  as  a  singer,  the  other  as  a  pianist. 
The  younger,  Miss  Josephine  Godcheaux,  has  a  delicious  soprano 
voice,  admirably  trained.  Miss  Helen  interprets  classical  music 
with  rare  skill.  Either  of  these  ladies  would  shine  in  profession- 
al life,  but,  with  modesty  equal  to  their  talent,  they  prefer  the  do- 
mestic circle. 

*  *  » 

The  departure  of  Lieutenant  Lovering  will  cause  much  regret 
in  army  cireles,  as  the  gallant  aide  has  made  many  friends  during 

his  stay  in  San  Francisco. 

*  *  * 

Lieutenant  Runcie  is  back  among  us  once  more,  and  now  so- 
ciety will  be  on  the  qui  vive  for  an  announcement  from  Sacramen- 
to street. 

*  #  » 

Mrs.  E.  W.  McKinstry  has  gone  to  Spokane  Falls,  on  a  visit  to 
her  son,  Clarence,  who  is  practicing  law  in  that  locality. 
»  *  » 

Ondit,  a  charming  afternoon  reception  is  to  be  held  in  the  near 
future,  at  the  Palace  Hotel.  We  say  charming  advisedly,  as  the 
hostess  is  to  be  (according  to  rumor)  a  lady  who  has  for  many 
years  been  one  of  San  Francisco's  brightest  features,  as  all  who 
know  Mrs.  Lily  Coit  will  admit. 

*  ■  # 

The  party  of  English  swells  has  arrived  in  New  York,  and  may 
be  looked  for  on  this  coast  before  very  long. 

*  *  • 

Castle  Crags  will,  in  all  probability,  divide  the  honors  with  Del 
Monte  this  season.  The  ladies  say  they  have  discovered  that  a 
charm  in  country  recreations  lies  in  the  freedom  from  elaborate 
costumes  and  frequent  changes  of  attire,  which,  they  claim,  they 
can  find  at  Castle  Crags.  Hence  such  a  large  contingent  from 
our  fashionable  world  who  are  always  agog  for  the  latest  thing 
out. 

*  *  * 

Rumor  is  again  busy  asserting  that  a  well-known  young  widow, 
who  dwells  in  Marin  county  during  the  summer,  will  again  take 
upon  herself  the  fetters  matrimonial. 
»  #  * 

One  of  the  visiting  editors,  speaking  of  the  excessive  hospital- 
ity showered  upon  him  and  his'n  since  he  had  entered  this  State, 
said  it  reminded  him  of  a  three-ring  circus.  There  was  so  much 
to  see,  and  so  little  time  in  which  to  see  it,  that  he  became  badly 
confused  by  the  rapidly-moving  panorama  of  scenes  and  events, 
and  he  does  not  know  now  whether  he  is  happy  or  not. 
#  #  * 

It  is  rumored  that  Miss  Johnstone  Bennett  prides  herself  on 
her  inexhaustible  knowledge.  What  must  her  friends  have 
thought  when,  the  other  day,  speaking  about  plays,  some  one  re- 
marked they  thought  Richelieu  to  be  such  a  splendid  play,  she  qui- 
etly said,  "  Well,  I  never  did  like  Shakespeare,  anyhow." 

*  #  # 

The  Oakland  School  of  Cookery  has  proved  very  successful. 
Dr.  Annette  Buckle,  the  President,  issued  cards  a  few  days  ago 
to  the  Board  of  Education  and  a  few  friends  to  a  dinner  at  the 
Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  the  menu  for  which  had  been 
prepared  entirely  by  the  class  of  eight  girls,  who  are  pupils  of 
the  cookery  school.  The  school  was  organized  a  year  ago,  with 
Mrs.  Kate  Whitaker,  of  London,  as  President,  and  it  has  since 
been  supported  by  finances  furnished  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  M. 
Smith,  of  East  Oakland.  Nearly  a  hundred  girls  have  since  re- 
ceived free  instruction  at  the  school.  Dr.  Buckle's  idea  in  invit- 
ing the  Board  of  Education  on  this  occasion  was  to  give  a  prac- 
tical illustration  as  to  what  it  was  possible  for  girls  to  do  in  the 
line  of  cookery,  if  they  were  only  given  the  opportunity.  These 
gentlemen  were  requested  to  introduce  this  department  into  the 
public  schools  of  Oakland.  They  were  inclined  very  favorably 
to  the  proposition,  and  promised  to  appoint  an  evening  in  the 
near  future  for  the  discussion  of  the  advisability  of  the  scheme. 
A  number  of  Oakland's  Society  belles,  it  is  said,  are  also  to  take 
lessons  to  prepare  them  for  their  future  useful  careers. 

*  *  * 

Mrs.  Hetherington  is  a  tall,  shapely  blonde,  about  24  year  old. 
Her  face  is  pretty,  but  of  the  babyish  type.  Her  trip  to  Yoko- 
hama has  aged  her,  and  made  her  face  thinner.  She  has  a  beauti- 
ful head  of  golden  hair.  When  she  left  the  Oceanic  last  Saturday, 
she  was  attired  in  a  well-fitting,  tailor-made  coat  of  light  cloth, 
topped  with  a  small  brown  straw  hat.    She  walked  with  a  jaunty 


air,  and  acted  as  if  she  rather  liked  the  notoriety  she  had  attained. 
To  look  at  her  no  one  would  think  that  she  was  worth  a  man's 
life. 

*  »  * 
Hetherington  is  a  thick-set,  heavy  man,  above  medium  size. 
His  face  is  coarse,  and  he  wears  a  scrub  red  beard,  that  gives  him 
a  fierce  and  uncanny  appearance.  He  can  be  pleasant  when  he 
wishes,  but  has  an  uncontrollable  temper,  and  is  given  to  express- 
ing himself  in  very  bad  language.  He  wears  a  blue  suit  and  a 
dark  brown  derby  hat.  He  will  take  his  wife  to  her  home  in 
Wilmington,  Del.  According  to  the  Japan  papers,  she  will  shortly 
present  the  lieutenant  with  another  heir.  Hetherington  goes  di- 
rect to  Washington  to  be  assigned  for  future  duty  in  the  naval 
service.  He  managed  to  get  himself  severely  disliked  by  all  the 
newspaper  men  whom  he  met  in  this  city,  to  whom  he  acted  in  a 
very  ungentlemanly  manner,  preferring,  evidently,  to  be  consid- 
ered a  bully  than  a  gentleman  and  an  officer. 

One  of  the  most  picturesque  picnic  grounds  within  easy  reach  of 
the  city,  may  be  found  at  Laundry  Farm,  which  is  forty  minutes 
from  Oakland,  and  an  hour  and  fifteen  minutes  from  this  city.  It  is 
reached  by  the  California  Railway,  which  is  also  the  only  railroad 
line  running  direct  to  Mills'  Seminary.  Laundry  Farm  is  a  delight- 
ful spot. 

BONA   FIDE 

CLOSING  OUT 

FINE  MILLINERY.  as  we  win 

positively  retire  from  business  Jan. 
1st,  1893,  our  entire  stock       OC 
will  be  sold   at  very  low       ~~ 
prices.  Everything  is  mod-      p©T 
ern    and    elegant,    and  eg |"| "re- 
marked down. 

E.  E.  CASWELL  &  CO., 

28  Post  Street. 


Gh 


WALL 


663   Market  Street, 


CO., 


-FOR- 


PAPER, 
WINDOW      SHADES, 

And    CORNICE     POLES. 


GOLD  SEAL  Eubber  HOSE, 

THE  BEST  MADE. 
Goodyear  Rubber  Company, 

Agents. 


R.  H.  PEASE. 
S.  M.  KUNVTON, 


577  A  57ft  Market  Street. 


THE  CALEDONIAN  CLUB  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Graud  Gathering  of  the  Clans  in  the  Garb  of  Au'.d  Gael,  SATUR- i 
DAY,  May  28. 1892,  at  SHELL  MOUND  PAKK,  Berkeley.  The  Clubfl 
is  determined  to  make  this,  the  Twenty-sixth  Auual  Gathering  and  5 

Games,  the  grandest  and  most  enjoyable  event  of  the  season.    New     

games  will  be  introduced  never  before  seen  in  America.  A  large  numljer 
of  exciting  events  are  opeu  to  members  of  sister  Caledonian  clubs  from  all 
parts  of  the  world,  who  will  receive  over  $2,50J  in  cash  and  other  prizes, 
including  two  handsome  gold  medals,  value  $210  each,  for  long-distance 
race;  also,  a  long  list  of  games  is  open  to  all  comers,  for  which  there  are 
large  cash,  as  well  as  other  valuable  prizes.  Scottish  national  dancing,  by 
expert  clansmen.  Lads  and  lassies  in  costume.  Delegations  from  all  parts 
of  the  United  States  and  Canada  will  be  present  to  take  part  on  this  auspi- 
cious occasion.  The  usual  highland  welcome  is  extended  to  all.  Dancing 
in  the  two  pavilions  from  11  a.m.,  to  the  music  of  the  celebrated  Park 
Band.  There  will  be  a  full  corps  of  Highland  pipers.  Games  commence 
at  9  a  M.  sharp,  and  close  at  6  p.  M.,  no  intermission.  Trains  connect  with 
Oakland  ferry  every  half  hour.    Admission— Adults,  50  cents;  children, 

25  cents.    Be  sure  and  buy  your  tickets  for  Shell  Mound  Park. 

W.  C.  BURNETT,  Chief. 

Thomas  Wilson,  Third  Chieftain. 


May  28,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCTSCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


13 


DID    McLEOD    BRIBE    THE    SCOTS  ? 


WHEN  Scot  meets  8col  at  the  Caledonian  picnic  to-day,  then 
will  come  the  tug-of-\var.  The  sons  of  Scotia  are  deeply 
angered  over  the  scandal  caused  by  the  alleged  selling  out  of  the 
Scotch  team  in  the  recent  tug-of-war  contest.  The  vials  of  their 
wrath  are  being  poured  upon  the  head  of  Angus  McLeod,  who  is 
said  to  have  bribed  the  Scotch  team  so  that  they  would  not  pull 
over  the  Slavonians  within  twenty  minutes.  The  Scotch  say  Mc- 
leod is  not  a  Scotchman;  they  completely  disown  him,  saying 
he  is  only  a  Canadian,  from  whom  not  much  good  could  be  ex- 
pected, anyhow.  Seven  members  of  the  team  have  made  affi- 
davits that  McLeod  said  to  them,  in  their  dressing-room,  that 
there  would  be  more  money  in  it  for  them  if  they  did  not  pull 
the  Slavonians  within  twenty  minutes.  McLeod,  they  say,  then 
produced  a  sack  of  coin,  and  offered  it  to  Sharp,  the  captain, 
saying,  "  Aleck,  there  is  $400  to  divide  among  the  members  of 
the  team.''  Finally,  the  men  say  that  Sharp  refused  to  take  the 
money,  but  they  fail  to  explain  why  they  did  not  pull  the  Slav- 
onians over  within  twenty  minutes,  as  they  say  they  could  have 
done,  or  why  they  lost  the  pull  to  the  Canadians.  The  men  say 
they  want  to  know  why  McLeod  paid  Atkinson,  their  anchor- 
man, $40,  after  the  pull  with  the  Canadians  had  been  lost,  if  Mc- 
Leod had  not  bribed  him.  It  is  said  that  McLeod  admits  that  the 
statements  that  he  offered  the  men  money  to  hold  the  Slavonians 
for  twenty  minutes,  are  in  part  true. 


OBITUARY. 


JACQUES  J.  REY,  of  the  firm  of  Britton  &  Key,  died  at  his 
residence,  829  Union  street,  on  Wednesday  last.  He  was  a 
pioneer,  and  had  been  engaged  in  business  in  this  city  since  1855. 
He  was  a  native  of  Alsace,  72  years  old.  A  widow  and  several 
children  mourn  his  loss.     The  funeral  was  held  yesterday. 

JAMES  MILLARD  FILLMORE,  Manager  of  the  Pacific  Coast 
Railway,  who  died  at  San  Luis  Obispo  last  Saturday,  was 
buried  at  the  Oakland  Cemetery  with  Knights  Templar  honors 
last  Wednesday. 

REV.  GEORGE    B.    REIMAN,  late   pastor    of    the   Twentieth 
Street  Baptist  Church,  of  Oakland,  died  at  Monrovia,  Gal.,  on 
the  23d  inst.,  in  his  forty-third  year. 


IF  the  officers  of  the  North  Pacific  Coast  Railroad  Company  had 
been  in  the  crowd  that  surged  around  the  ticket  windows  at  the 
Sausalito  ferry,  last  Sunday  morning,  it  would  have  gone  very 
hard  with  them.  Their  execrable  management  caused  hundreds 
of  people  to  get  pushed  and  jammed  and  crushed,  and  canaed 
many  others  to  lose  the  boat.  A  large  crowd  had  assembled  in 
front  of  the  ferry  to  take  the  9  o'clock  boat.  Though  there  are 
three  or  four  ticket  windows  only  two  were  open,  and  the  same 
tickets  could  not  be  had  at  both  of  these.  For  instance,  a  gentle- 
man who  had  fought  his  way  to  one  window  bought  a  ticket  for 
Sausalito,  and  then  asked  for  one  to  Camp  Taylor.  The  latter 
tickets  were  sold  only  at  the  other  window,  however,  and  so  the 
poor  unfortunate  had  to  fall  out  of  the  crowd,  and  moving  to  the 
other  window,  push  and  haul  for  over  ten  minutes  before  the 
window  could  be  reached  and  the  desired  ticket  purchased. 
Though  the  boat  was  held  for  five  minutes,  many  people,  unable 
to  purchase  tickets,  were  left  behind.  The  railway  management 
is  certainly  greatly  to  blame  for  this  very  unpleasant  condition  of 
affairs.  At  least  four  ticket  windows  should  be  open  on  Sunday 
mornings,  and  at  each  of  these,  tickets  for  all  points  on  the  line 
should  be  sold.  A  good  idea  would  be  for  the  company  to  have 
an  up-town  office  for  the  sale  of  tickets.  Much  of  the  rush  at 
the  ferry  would  thus  be  avoided. 


SIR  E.  LANDSEER'S  celebrated  picture,  »  the  Monarch  of  the 
Glen,"  which  is  considered  the  great  painter's  masterpiece, 
was  sold,  recently,  in  London,  at  the  auction  sale  of  Lord  Cheyles- 
more's  pictures,  for  6,900  guineas.  The  seller  gave  6,500  guineas 
for  the  picture  some  six  years  ago. 

How  to  Preserve  Your  Health. 


Dr.  James  Johnson,  in  his  "  Diary  of  a  Philosopher,"  says  that 
all  deaths  resulting  from  fevers  are  but  as  a  drop  in  the  ocean,  when 
compared  with  the  numbers  who  perish  from  bad  air  and  open  wind- 
ows. Mostly  all  deaths  are  from  diseases  of  the  house,  that  is  to  say, 
that  two-thirds  of  the  people  who  die  are  carried  off  after  suffering 
more  or  less  prolonged,  and  always  distressing  diseases,  from  the 
effects  of  breathing  the  foul  air  of  imperfectly  ventilated  houses, 
work-rooms,  school-rooms,  public  halls  and  churches.  Diphtheria 
and  Blood  Poisoning— Sewer  gas  and  vitiated  air  forcing  its  way 
from  the  cellars  or  basements  of  your  houses,  up  into  the  wash-stands 
and  water-closets,  especially  in  the  summer  time,  means  diphtheria 
and  pneumonia ;  open  doors  and  windows  mean  the  same.  The  only 
remedy  is  to  place  one  of  the  Abrahamsou  Ventilators  in  every  liv- 
ing-room. This  ventilator  will  not  cost  more  than  one  visit  from 
your  physician.  Save  doctor  bills,  and  your  own  and  children's 
health,  by  using  the  "  Abrahamson  System  "  of  ventilation  without 
draughts.  Call  or  send  for  catalogue  and  price  list.  Peter  Abra- 
hamson, 12  Bush  street,  San  Francisco. 


RIBBON 
DEPARTMENT. 

CORDED    SATIN     RIBBONS, 
COLORED    VELVET    RIBBONS, 
BLACK    VELVET     RIBBONS, 
MOTTLED    MOIRE    RIBBONS, 
DOTTED    MOIRE     RIBBONS, 
PLAIN    MOIRE     RIBBONS. 


A  large  assortment  of  choice 
colors  at  exceptionally  low 
prices. 


111  to  121  Post  Street. 


DEAD     BARGAINS! 

$18,000  NET. 
TERMS    EASY. 


For  sale  in  the  picturesque  Santa  Cruz  Mountains— 293  acres,  level 
and  rolling;  no  better  fruit  land  in  the  State;  of  the  above,  35  acres 
are  now  in  orchard;  choicest  varieties  Apples,  Pears,  Peaches  and 
Prunes,  all  in  bearing;  15  acres  in  select  Wine  and  Table  Grapes  in 
full  bearing;  25  acres  in  Grain  for  Hay;  150  acres  tillable;  balance 
Oak,  Madrone,  Redwood  Timber  and  Pasture  Land ;  a  beautiful  Trout 
Stream  runs  through  the  property,  with  several  never-failing  springs, 
from  which  the  water  is  piped  to  residence,  stable  and  winery;  im- 
provements consist  of  six-room  residence  and  improvements,  two 
neat  four-room  cottages,  two-story  winery  «nd  stabling  all  surround- 
ed with  flower  beds;  cooperage  on  hand  for  17,000  gallons;  crusher, 
press,  pump,  carriage  and  five  horses,  harness,  two  farm  wagons, 
cart,  mower,  sulky,  rake,  plows,  cultivators,  corn  sheller  and  other 
small  farming  utensils;  nine  head  of  cattle,  poultry ;  three  miles  from 
town  and  one-half  mile  from  railroad  station;  county  road  runs 
through  the  property.    Apply  to 

P.  C.  MOLLOY,  138  Montgomery  St. 


$3,600. 

Alameda — Handsomest  corner  in  town,  60  by  150;  S.  E.  corner 
Santa  Clara  avenue  and  Union  street;  streets,  sidewalk  and  sewers 
complete;  worth  if  1,600 ;  must  be  sold.    Apply  to 

P.  C.  MOLLOY,  138  Montgomery  St. 
^  5  ,  0~0  O  . 

Alameda— 50x150,  San  Jose  avenue,  near  Oak  street,  and  cozy  cot- 
tage, 7  rooms  and  bath;  in  perfect  order;  3  blocks  from  Narrow 
Gauge  R.  R. ;  Terms— $1,000  cash,  balance  at  7  percent.    Apply  to 

P.  C.  MOLLOY,  138  Montgomery  St. 


14 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  28,  1892. 


THE  sudden  death  of  Colonel  F.  A.  Bee,  the  Chinese  Consul,  is 
a  shock  to  the  community  in  which  the  lamented  gentleman 
had  lived  Tor  many  years,  and  in  which  he  was  regarded  as  a  man 
of  high  attainments.  Colonel  Bee  dropped  dead  from  heart  di- 
sease, on  Sansome  street,  near  the  Appraiser's  Building,  on  Thurs- 
day afternoon.  The  deceased  had  for  many  years  represented 
the  Chinese  Government  in  this  city,  and  had  fulfilled  the  duties 
of  his  onerous  position  with  great  honor  to  himself,  and  satisfac- 
tion to  the  government  at  Pekin.  He  was  a  native  of  Clinton, 
Oneida  county,  N.  Y.,  where  he  was  born  in  1825.  He  arrived  in 
California  in  August,  1849,  on  the  ship  Elizabeth  Ellen.  In  the 
following  year  he  married  Miss  Catherine  Maxwell,  of  Ballston 
Springs,  N.  Y.  He  was  greatly  attached  to  her,  and  her  decease, 
about  three  years  ago,  was  a  great  blow  to  him.  In  the  early 
days,  Colonel  Bee  was  identified  with  the  interests  of  Eldorado, 
residing  for  some  time  at  Placerville.  One  of  the  incidents  of  his 
residence  there,  to  which  he  sometimes  referred  with  pleasure, 
was  the  arrival  of  Horace  Greeley  on  that  famous  trip  down  the 
mountain  side,  when  Hank  Monk  held  the  reins.  Bee  went  out 
from  Placerville  with  an  escort  of  one  hundred  mounted  men,  and 
meeting  Greeley  some  distance  up  the  road,  convoyed  him  to  the 
town.  It  was  on  this  trip  that  Greeley,  fearful  of  not  getting  in 
on  time,  expressed  his  fears  to  Monk.  Then  the  old  stage  driver 
cracked  his  whip  over  the  flanks  of  his  leaders,  and  as  the  stage 
bounded  down  the  road,  rocking  like  a  cradle,  from  side  to  side, 
miraculously  escaping  being  dashed  down  the  mountain,  flying 
around  dangerous  corners  like  a  shadow,  Hank  shouted  to  the 
pale-faced  statesman,  »  Hold  on  hard,  Horace;  I'll  get  you  there 
all  right."  Greeley  had  a  great  time  on  that  occasion.  Curly  Dan 
drove  him  from  Placerville  to  Sacramento,  and  the  wind  blew  so 
hard  on  the  way  that  the  hair  of  Horace  became  as  curly  as  that 
of  the  driver.  Colonel  Bee  was  interested  in  building  the  telegraph 
line  to  Salt  Lake,  on  which  work  he  employed  Chinese  laborers, 
During  the  Piute  war  he  raised  a  company  at  Placerville  to  fight  the 
Indians,  but  on. account  of. an  accident,  which  incapacitated  him, 
he  did  not  go  out  with  his  men.  The  expedition  against  the  In- 
dians was  under  command  of  Colonel  Ormsby,  after  whom 
Ormsby  county,  Nevada,  is  named.  Colonel  Bee  presided  at  that 
famous  banquet  at  the  Carey  House,  Placerville,  at  which  Schuy- 
ler Colfax  and  Horace  Greeley  were  present.  Old-timers  will  re- 
member that  on  the  night  of  the  banquet  Tom.  Fitch  and  Ben 
Nickerson  spoke  from  different  platforms  on  the  issues  of  the  day. 
Nickerson  was  a  Southern  fire-eater,  a  very  tall  man,  who  was  so 
thin  he  could  hardly  casta  shadow.  He  had  announced  that  if 
Fitch  said  anything  about  hiro  he  would  shoot  him.  When 
Fitch  began  his  address  he  said:  "  Gentlemen,  I  have  been  told 
that  Mr.  Nickerson  said  that  if  I  spoke  of  him  this  evening  he 
would  take  a  shot  at  me.  The  encounter  would  not  be  a  fair 
one,  for  I  would  rather  shoot  at  the  edge  of  a  shingle  than  at 
him."  The  reference  to  the  gentleman's  attenuated  frame  caused 
a  laugh,  and  there  was  no  shooting  that  night.  Colonel  Bee  was 
interested  in  the  Pony  Express  white  at  Placerville,  and  was 
identified  also  in  many  ways  with  the  development  of  that  sec- 
tion of  the  State,  During  his  official  connection  with  the  Chi- 
nese Government,  he  was  always  noted  for  the  high  integrity  of 
his  conduct.  Notwithstanding  the  low  order  of  the  majority  of 
the  men  whose  interests  it  was  his  duty  to  protect,  the  breath  of 
suspicion  never  tainted  his  fair  name. 
*  #  ■* 

The  Press  Club  had  a  Late  Watch  in  its  rooms,  on  Wednesday 
evening,  at  which  a  number  of  the  public  opinion  molders  from 
the  East  were  present.  The  evening  was  enjoyable,  many  good 
things  were  said,  and  the  pencil  pushers  from  beyond  the  Rockies 
were  given  some  idea  of  the  ability  as  entertainers  of  the  space 
fiends  of  this  metropolis.  The  ball  was  started  rolling  at  11 
o'clock,  and  it  kept  merrily  revolving  for  nearly  two  hours.  One 
of  the  hits  of  the  evening  was  made  by  "Judge"  William  B. 
Green,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  who  told  several  excellent  stories.  He 
is  a  charming  raconteur,  who  was  so  well  appreciated  that  he  was 
recalled  several  times  to  the  stage.  The  Bandurria  Club  was  also 
heartily  applauded.  Other  excellent  numbers  on  the  programme 
were:  The  paper  on  "Court  Reporters,"  by  Judge  Hunt;  the 
Vocal  Selections,  by  C.  D.  O'Sullivan,  and  the  recitations,  stories 
and  songs,  by  the  members  of  the   Gossoon   and   Blue  Jeans  com- 


panies. The  Press  Club  is  in  an  excellent  condition.  Its  mem- 
bership roll  is  increasing,  and  now  bears  the  names  of  nearly  all 
the  working  newspaper  men  in  the  city.  It  also  has  as  associate 
members  many  of  the  brightest  physicians,  musicians,  lawyers, 
and  actors  in  San  Francisco.  It  is  the  youngest  club  in  the  city, 
but  its   rapid   strides   of  progress   have  placed  it  abreast  of  the 

oldest. 

«  •  * 

Some  weeks  ago,  the  News  Letter  called  attention  to  the  fact 
that  young  and  inexperienced  fledglings  from  a  medical  college 
were  employed  professionally  in  the  Receiving  Hospital,  at  the 
City  Hall,  urging  at  the  same  time  the  danger  which  was  liable 
to  result  therefrom.  It  would  seem,  in  the  light  of  recent  events, 
that  the  warning  was  well-timed,  and  had  it  been  heeded,  the  life 
of  more  than  one  unfortunate  might  have  been  spared.  The 
death  of  one  man  is  reported  during  the  week,  who  was  treated 
with  a  stomach-pump  for  an  attack  of  erysipelis.  and  others  are 
said  to  have  suffered  similar  consequences,  through  mistakes  in 
diagnosing  the  case.  It  is  high  time  that  a  change  was  made  in 
the  management  of  this  hospital.  It  is  not  intended  for  the  edu- 
cation of  tyros  in  the  profession,  and  it  is  a  public  scandal  that 
anything  of  the  kind  should  have  been  tolerated  so  long  as  it 
has  been.  It  would  seem  that  the  police  officials,  as  a  matter  of 
self-protection,  would  have  seen  to  it  long  ago,  that  the  surgeons 
in  charge  were  men  of  practical  experience,  able  to  discern  the 
difference  between  a  broken  limb  and  lockjaw.  The  mistakes 
made  recently  are  disgraceful,  and  demand  an  immediate  investi- 
gation. A  competent  quack  doctor  is  infinitely  superior  to  the 
incompetent  graduate,  who  is  permitted  to  practice  on  victims  of 
misfortune,  at  the  risk  of  life  or  limb.  Police  surgery  is  one  of 
the  most  responsible  branches  of  the  profession,  and  in  a  city  like 
San  Francisco  it  should  not  be  relegated  to  a  set  of  inexperienced 

youths. 

*  *  * 

Fresh  in  the  memory  of  people  about  town  will  be  the  marriage 
last  summer  of  Miss  Rose  Donahue,  daughter  of  the  British  Con- 
sul, to  an  Englishman  named  Hanken.  The  happy  couple  passed 
their  honeymoon  at  ihe  Del  Monte,  and  later  took  up  residence 
at  the  Hotel  Rafael,  at  San  Rafael.  About  San  Francisco  they 
were  very  well  known  socially,  and  among  their  most  intimate 
friends  were  the  Friedlanders.  A  couple  of  months  ago  Mrs. 
Hanken  gave  birth  to  a  child,  and  just  about  the  same  time  Mrs. 
Friedlander  died.  The  combination  turned  Mrs.  Hanken's  brain, 
and  she  lost  her  mental  balance  completely.  In  her  wild  imagin- 
ings she  conceived  the  idea  that  the  soul  of  Mrs.  Friedlander  had 
been  reincarnated  in  the  baby,  and  she  raved  that  the  child  had 
become  a  Jew.  All  efforts  to  soothe  her  and  to  restore  her  reason- 
ing equilibrium  have  since  been  in  vain.  So  the  other  day  she 
was  quietly  taken  to  Dr.  Whitwell's  hospital  at  San  Mateo,  where 
she  is  at  present. 

*  *  * 

Alfred  Cohen,  the  well-known  capitalist  of  Fruitvale,  played  a 
joke,  the  other  day,  that  resulted  in  turning  the  tables  on  himself. 
He  sent  out  invitations  to  a  number  of  bis  most  intimate  friends, 
requesting  their  attendance  at  "  a  swell  dinner,"  to  be  given  at  bis 
residence.  As  the  Cohen  chefs  have  good  reputations,  the  accept- 
ances were  almost  unanimous,  and  the  residence  was  worthy  of 
a  sign  of  "Standing  room  only,"  when  the  hour  came  for  the 
banquet.  The  guests  were  ushered  into  the  dining-hall,  and  there 
they  were  confronted  on  the  table  by  huge  covered  platters. 
When  all  were  seated,  Al.  called  to  his  visitors:  "  Now  remove 
the  covers,  all's  ready."  The  hungry  host  did  as  bidden,  and 
then  there  was  a  murmur  of  surprise.  All  that  had  been  con- 
cealed from  view  now  stood  out  in  bold  relief,  and  the  visitors 
saw  spread  before  them  large  dishes  of  dried  apples.  '•  The  water 
goblets  are  near.  Eat  and  drink,  and  you'll  have  a  swell  dinner 
all  night,"  said  Cohen,  with  a  laugh.  His  guests  did  not  see 
things  in  that  light,  however.  They  got  mad,  arose  and  departed, 
each  one  making  a  pronunciamento,  as  he  went,  to  the  effect  that 
the  menu  will  have  to  be  sent  around  by  Mr.  Cohen  when  he 
issues  any  future  invitations  for  dinner. 

*  #  » 

A  new  departure  in  school  exercises  was  the  presentation  at 
the  Grand  Opera  House,  on  Tuesday  evening,  of  the  operetta  of 
Columbus,  composed  and  arranged  by  Dan  O'Connell,  Mrs.  N.  R. 
Craven  and  Professor  H.J.Stewart.  The  songs,  choruses,  etc., 
were  wonderfully  well  rendered  by  the  pupils,  and  some  of  the 
features  of  this  exceedingly  pretty  operetta  positively  took  the 
crowded  house  by  storm.  The  perfect  discipline  of  the  young 
artists,  under  the   direction   of  Mrs.  Craven,  the  principal,   Miss 


SUITS-SHIRTS,      LADIES 


TENNIS  SUITS — SHIRTS. 


WAISTS 


27    "TO     37     IKE-A.I^IT'S"     STKEET. 


May  2S,  1392. 


SAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


15 


Sullivan.  the  musical  director,  and  the  staff  of  teachers,  was  the 
subject  of  many  admiring  comments.  On  the  following  evening 
the  pupils  of  the  Pacific  Heigh ta  Grammar  School  had  the  Opera 
Boose  in  •  nisuical  extravaganxa,  ••  Their  Majesties  Abroad,"  by 
Dan  O'Connell.  Tor  which  Professor  H.  J.  Stewart  had  written  the 
music  of  several  of  the  principal  songs.  This  was  also  a  delight- 
ful performance,  and  gave  general  satisfaction.  There  was  no 
confusion,  no  stage  fright,  ami  the  verdict  that  Miss  McKenzie's 
pupils  had  scored  a  big  success  was  unanimous. 

*  •  * 

The  billiard  match  at  Irving  Hall,  on  Wednesday  evening,  be- 
tween \V.  A.  Spinks,  the  Pacific  Coast  champion,  and  Thomas 
Gallagher,  of  Chicago,  attracted  a  large  audience.  The  game  was 
600  points,  12$  balk  line,,  on  a  41x9  feet  Brunswick-Balke-Col- 
lender  table,  for  $500  a  side.  Captain  Williams,  the  Superintend- 
ent of  the  Brunswick-Balke-Collender  Company,  was  in  charge, 
and  under  his  able  management  the  exhibition  was  very  success- 
ful. I).  C.  Gray  was  umpire;  E.  C  Holton,  score-keeper.  Ben 
8aylo  represented  Spinks,  and  E.  Isaacs  held  the  bottle  for  Galla- 
gher. The  Chicagoan  proved  an  easy  victor,  as  in  the  sixty-first 
inning  he  scored  the  required  GOO  points,  while  Spinks  had  only 
457  to  bis  credit.  Gallagher's  average  was  9.8,  while  that  of 
Spinks  was  7.6.  The  biggest  run,  51,  was  made  by  Gallagher,  in 
the  forty-ninth  inning.  Spinks  biggest  run  was  40,  made  in  the 
fifty-fifth  inning. 

*  *  * 

This  is  one  of  the  stories  told  to  "Judge"  Green  at  the  late  match . 
A  party  of  Scotchmen  were  enjoying  themselves,  as  Scots  most 
delight  to,  over  bowls  of  steaming  hot  Scotch.  The  fun  was  be- 
coming fast  and  furious,  when  one  of  them  suddenly  arose,  and 
extending  his  band  to  a  friend,  bade  him  good-night.  "  But  ye'er 
never  goin'  yit,  mon,"  said  the  latter.  <<  Nae,  nae,  I'll  no  go  yit, 
lad,"  was  the  response,  »  but  I'm  afetrjd  I'll  no  know  ye  when  I 

do  go." 

*  *  « 

Judge  Norton,  of  Texas,  who  delivered  an  eloquent  speech  at 
the  Press  Club  on  Wednesday  evening,  is  the  most  picturesque 
figure  in  the  editorial  convention.  He  is  eighty-five  years  old, 
and  his  silver  hair  falls  in  heavy  masses  upon  his  shoulders, 
where  it  mingles  with  the  grey  beard  that  covers  his  breast. 
Many  years  ago,  Judge  Norton  swore  by  the  immortal  gods  that 
he  would  not  allow  his  hair  or  beard  to  be  cut,  until  Henry  Clay 
became  President  of  the  United  States.  He,  therefore,  does  not 
know  the  delights  of  a  barber's  chair,  nor  has  he  for  a  long  time 
now.  Judge  Norton  is  a  remarkable  man,  for,  notwithstanding 
his  weight  of  years,  he  is  full  of  vigor,  his  voice  is  strong,  and  he 

walks  with  a  firm  step. 

*  #  * 

President  Hellman,  of  the  Nevada  Bank,  is  quite  a  sport.  That 
is,  he  thinks  he  is — but  is  he  ?  That's  the  question.  Mr.  Hell- 
man  is  a  clubman  (limited).  He  is  like  many  other  business  in- 
stitutions. As  a  clubman,  he  is  not  averse  to  taking  a  hand  oc- 
casionally in  a  little  game  of  draw  poker,  not  so  much  to  win  the 
money  of  his  friends  as  to  illustrate  that  he  is  not  proud  and 
haughty,  but  that,  notwithstanding  his  high  position  in  the  finan- 
cial world,  he  is  a  common,  every  day  sort  of  fellow.  Mr.  Hell- 
man,  however,  can  never  attain  fame  as  a  plunger,  for  he  plays  a 
close  game,  and  as  soon  as  he  has  dropped  one  of  the  double 
eagles  on  whose  face  he  loves  to  look,  he  jumps  the  game  and 
hies  him  home.  When  winning,  however,  he  is  not  so  particular 
regarding  his  hours,  being  just  as  apt  as  not  to  linger  at  the  green 
board  for  three  or  four  hours  at  a  sitting.  His  determination  not 
to  lose  more  than  twenty  dollars  at  any  one  game  has  made  Mr. 
Hellman  a  somewhat  unpopular  man  as  a  factor  in  a  poker  game, 
where,  for  complete  enjoyment,  every  man  should  be  an  un- 
moved winner,  and  never  wink  an  eye  of  shrug  a  shoulder  when 


losing.     The  most  unpleasant  man  on  earth  is  a  hard  loser.    Hell- 
man, it  is  said,  fulfills  the  promise  of  his  name  when  he  loses. 
•  »  i 

I  recommend  those  who  enjoy  marine  sports  to  take  the  steamer 
James  Jl/.  Donahue,  which  will  leave  Tiburon  Ferry  wharf  at 
8:30  a.  m  ,  next  Monday,  (Decoration  Day),  for  Martinez,  where 
there  will  be  sailing,  rowing,  and  swimming  races  by  the  men  of 
the  thirty  British  ships  now  anchored  off  Martinez.  The  Donahue 
will  land  passengers,  so  that  they  can  see  everything  around 
Martinez  and  vicinity.  She  will  also  follow  the  boats  around  the 
course. 


THE  Chicago  Chief  of  Police  defends  the  forcible  seizure  of  the 
anarchist  flags  on  May  Day  in  that  city  on  the  ground  that 
they  were  symbols  of  disorder,  and  that  the  carrying  of  them 
through  the  streets  of  the  city  was  a  menace  to  law  and  order. 
The  plea  is  sound  in  law  as  well  as  in  ethics.  It  is  the  legal  and 
moral  duty  of  the  police  of  a  city  to  prevent  disorder  as  well  as  to 
arrest  those  who  are  guilty  of  it,  and  if  red  Hags  or  any  other  sym- 
bols are  a  menace  to  the  peace  and  good  order  of  a  city,  they 
ought  to  be  seized  and  taken  away  from  those  who  flaunt  them. 


The  California  Hotel  Restaurant. 


In  this  city  of  hotels,  boarding  houses,  and  excursions,  one  of  the 
greatest  desideratums  for  a  pleasant  existence  has  been  until  recently 
a  restaurant,  where  a  formal  little  dinner  may  be  served  for  a  party, 
at  which  everything  would  be  as  complete  as  a  connoisseur  could 
wish.  This  want  has  now  been  tilled  by  the  restaurant  of  the  Cali- 
fornia Hotel,  the  able  chef  of  which  has  achieved  wonders  in  the 
demonstration  of  his  art.  Every  evening,  after  the  theatres  are  out, 
the  restaurant  is  crowded  with  society  people  of  the  city,  who  go  in 
crowds  to  the  California  to  have  a  bite,  or  a  late  supper.  The  hotel 
management  has,  in  all  ways,  fulSlled  its  announced  intention  of 
placing  the  California  far  above  the  other  hotels  of  the  city,  and 
making  it  the  leading  resort  of  the  metropolis.  Its  cafe  is,  without 
exception,  the  best  and  most  popular  in  the  city.  It  is  filled  daily  with 
prominent  men,  who  prefer  its  luncheons  to  any  others  in  town.  The 
restaurant  is  itself  very  comfortable,  being  cool  and  airy,  and  having 
perfect  accommodations.  One  interesting  fact  which  should  not  be 
overlooked  in  this  matter,  is  that  all  the  prices  are  as  reasonable  as 
the  dishes  are  delicious. 

C.  Marey  &  Liger  Belair's 

NUITS, 

BURGUNDY     WINES. 

Chatnbertin,  Clos-Vongeot,  Chablis,  (White) 

Beaune,  Pommard,  "  "  1878 

In  Cases,  Quarts  and  Pints. 

G.  M.  PABSTMANN  S0HN, 

MAINZ     &     HOGHHEIM, 

RHINE     WINES. 

Geisenheimer  Liebfraumilch  Hochheimer  (own  growth) 

Marcobrunner         Ruedesheimer  Johannisberger,  Schloss 

Koenigin  Victoria  Berg  (bronze  Label)     Steinberger,  Cabinet, 

CHARLES  MEINECKE  &  CO., 

Sole  Agents,  314  Sacramento  St  ,  S.  F. 


THE 


QUEEN 

OF  ALL  THE 

SUMMER  RESORTS, 

THE  FAMOUS 


HOTEL    DEL    MONTE 

Elegant  Accommodations.    Moderate  Rates.    For  reservations  and  other  information,  ad< 

GEO.    SCHOITEIWALD,   HsjSL^jst^o-jxr. 


16 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  28,  1892. 


THE  decision  rendered  in  the  Hale  &  Norcross  case  will  furnish 
material  for  the  gossips  on  Pine  street  for  some  time  to  come. 
It  is  doubtful  if  it  will  excite  much  comment  in  other  quarters, 
where  people  take  but  little  interest  in  disputes  of  the  kind,  and 
are  accustomed  to  bear  of  millions  in  the  air  whenever  stocks,  or 
anything  pertaining  to  them,  are  discussed.  The  decision  just 
now  announced  from  the  bench  of  the  local  Superior  Court  is 
purely  Californian  in  its  character.  Judge  Hebbard  disposing  of 
the  knotty  points  in  the  case  by  assessing  heavy  damages 
against  each  of  the  defendants,  leaving  them  to  fight  it  out  else- 
where. How  this  distinguished  jurist  came  to  figure  out  the  sep- 
arateamounts  down  to  cents,  in  view  of  the  conflicting  evidence 
presented  durine  the  trial,  is  something  difficult  to  conceive. 
One-half  of  the  witnesses  on  both  sides  knew  absolutely  nothing 
about  the  value  and  treatment  of  ores,  and  it  is  morally  certain 
that  the  Judge  himself  was  little  the  wiser  when  he  got  through 
sifting  the  testimony.  It  is  unfortunate,  however,  that  in  award- 
ing damages,  running  up  into  millions,  that  he  did  not  more  thor- 
oughly review  the  law  of  the  case.  The  time  required  could  have 
been  well  spared  for  such  an  interesting  subject.  Upon  one 
point,  especially,  the  former  stockholders  of  Hale  &  Norcross 
would  like  to  have  been  posted:  whether  or  not  they  who  held 
stock  at  the  time  of  the  alleged  conspiracy  will  come  in  for  a  div- 
idend when  Mr.  Groom,  Court  Clerk  and  receiver  (under  a  $50,- 
000  bond),  collects  a  million  or  two  from  the  defendants.  Are 
their  rights  lost  by  the  sale  of  their  stock  in  the  meantime,  and 
before  the  present  action  was  instituted,  which  has  resulted  in 
the  verdict  for  damages  If  so,  would  it  not  be  a  good  specula- 
tion for  defendants  to  buy  the  capital  stock  outright,  and  settle 
matters  by  dividing  the  amount  of  the  judgment  they  paid  in, 
pro  rata,  among  themselves.  In  other  words,  rob  Peter  to  pay 
Paul.  There  is  very  little  Hale  &  Norcross  stock  held  by  the 
public  just  now.  So. the  long  and  short  of  the  verdict  is,  that  it 
only  compels  certain  parties  to  take  a  sum  of  money  out  of 
one  pocket  and  put  it  back  again  into  the  other.  Viewed  from  a 
layman's  standpoint,  there  are  many  amusing  features  about  this 
decision — features  which  involve  questions,  clear  enough,  per- 
haps, to  the  quickened  perceptions  of  a  legal  luminary,  while  be- 
yond the  grasp  of  persons  possessing  a  more  limited  intelligence 
or  a  Jess  powerful  imagination. 

f  *  J 

OUTSIDE  of  reading  a  moral  lecture  to  the  community,  Judge 
Hebbard  surely  never  credited,  for  one  moment,  that  the 
judgment  of  the  Court  would  be  carried  into  effect.  It  is  scarcely 
necessary  to  direct  his  attention  to  the  fact  that  in  assessing  dam- 
ages against  the  majority  of  the  defendants,  it  was  simply  a  mat- 
ter of  jotting  down  a  list  of  fanciful  figures,  involving  more  money 
than  these  men  could  possibly  earn  in  a  lifetime.  Outside  of 
Messrs.  Hayward,  Hobart  and  Harmon,  none  of  the  parties  as- 
sessed are  worth  any  money,  and  the  debtor's  prison  does  not 
exist  in  this  State.  The  list  includes  one  army  officer,  a  stock- 
broker, worth  possibly  $5,000;  a  mining  expert,  and  six  clerks, 
dependent  upon  salaries  for  their  daily  bread.  Yet  the  stock- 
holders of  the  company — past  or  present,  whichever  it  is — are 
empowered  to  collect  from  these  impoverished  debtors  the  enor- 
mous sum  of  over  $1,000,000.  Again,  the  investor  of  to-day,  un- 
acquainted with  the  fact  that  millions  adjudged  as  damages  are, 
to  a  large  extent,  purely  mythical,  purchases  stock  in  the  expec- 
tation of  receiving  a  dividend  of  something  like  $18  per  share, 
to  find  out  his  mistake  only  when  it  is  perhaps  too  late.  This 
savors  too  much  of  giving  a  fictitious  value  to  a  property,  and  is 
almost  equivalent  to  figuring  out  on  paper  the  proportions  of  an 
undeveloped  ore  body.  This  is  the  light  in  which  the  verdict  in 
the  Hale  &  Norcross  case  will  be  regarded  by  people  who  are  not 
interested  enough  in  the  financial  results  to  justify  them  in  going 
out  of  their  way  to  call  every  second  man  connected  with  Corn- 
stock  mining  a  thief.  It  was  very  generally  expected  that  a 
judgment  for  about  $29,000  would  be  returned  against  one  or 
other  of  the  parties  involved  in  the  suit.  The  illegal  payment  of 
this  sum  was  established,  in  a  certain  sense;  buc  when  the 
amount  was  raised  to  $1,011,835,  it  was  rather  a  surprise  to 
everyone.  The  future  developments  in  the  case,  based  on  the 
Hebbard  decision,  will  be  awaited  with  interest,  particularly  in 
relation  to  the  collection  of  a  million  dollars  and  over  from  clerks 
in  a  mining  office.  The  judgment  in  itself  would  prove  a  poor 
investment  at  five  cents  on  the  dollar  of  its  face  value. 
$  $  S 

A  RATHER  sensational  mining  suit  has  just  been  tried  at  So- 
nora,  Tuolumne  County.  The  difficulty  which  ended  in  a  law- 
suit, arose,  as  usual,  over  an  attempt  of  one  partner  to  enrich 
himself  at  the  expense  of  the  others,  but  in  this  case,  as  in  many 
others  of  a  similar  nature,  the  scheme  fell  through,  the  only  result 
attained  being  to  arouse  the  suspicions  of  capitalists  in  regard  to 
mining  enterprises,  and  to  injure  the  business.  It  appears  from 
the  evidence  that  one  Long,  who  had  a  bond  on  the  Golden  Gate 
Mine  at  Sonora,  entered  into  an  agreement  with  E.  C.  Loftus  an  d 


a  person  named  Fisher  to  work  the  property.  In  January,  1890 
C.  J.  Belau  was  induced  to  put  up  the  necessary  capital,  amount' 
ing  to  $6,000.  He  not  only  did  so,  but  ultimately  advanced  addi- 
tional sums,  bringing  his  outlay  up  to  $20,000.  For  this  he  was 
to  receive  a  one-half  interest  in  the  property,  Fisher  taking  one- 
quarter  and  Loftus  and  Long  one  eighth  each.  In  August  1890 
the  partners  decided  to  incorporate,  which  they  did  under  the 
name  of  the  Golden  Gate  Sulphuret  Mining  and  Development 
Company,  Belau,  it  appears,  entrusted  everything  to  Fisher,  not 
even  reading  the  articles  of  incorporation,  in  which  the  latter  had 
inserted  a  clause  giving  him  more  stock  than  the  amount  to  which 
he  was  entitled.  Later  on,  Fisher  planned  to  get  full  control  of 
the  mine,  which  had  developed  into  a  very  rich  property.  He 
bought  Long's  interest  out,  having  previously  instructed  the 
superintendent  not  to  let  him  into  the  mine.  The  case,  when  it 
finally  came  up  in  court,  took  some  days  to  try,  James  L.  Critten- 
den, the  well-known  attorney  of  this  city,  appearing  for  the  plain- 
tiffs in  the  action.  The  case  was  finally  decided  during  the  week 
in  favor  of  his  clients,  Fisher  being  adjudged  guilty  of  fraud,  with 
a  vote  of  eight  against  four  for  conviction  on  a  charge  of  forgery 
in  connection  with  notes  given  by  Belau.  The  law  will  now  en- 
force the  rights  of  all  concerned,  but  still  it  seems  a  pity  that  a 
fine  mine  should  have  its  reputation  clouded  at  the 
outset  of  what  may  turn  out  a  highly  remunerative  enterprise. 
It  only  tends  to  prove  that  some  fatality  attaches  to  successful 
operations  in  mining,  through  the  inordinate  greed  of  humanity 
predominating  when  prosperity  seems  assured. 
$s$ 

THE  Nicaragua  canal  enterprise  has  at  last  begun  to  take  a 
practical  shape.  The  construction  company  in  New  York 
has  just  issued  $5,000,000  six  per  cent,  gold  bonds,  of  the  denom- 
ination of  $1,000,  $.500  and  $100  each.  These  bonds  are  redeem- 
able within  five  years  at  par,  or,  at  the  option  of  the  Construction 
Company,  are  convertible  at  maturity  into  the  bonds  of  the  Mari- 
time Canal  Company.  A  bonus  of  twenty  per  cent,  of  the  stock 
in  the  Maritime  Canal  Company  of  Nicaragua,  is  offered  with 
each  subscription  to  these  bonds,  which  are  secured  by  an  assign- 
ment, in  trust,  to  the  Manhattan  Trust  Company,  one  of  the 
wealthiest  financial  institutions  in  New  York.  The  proceeds  of 
these  bonds  are  to  be  used  by  the  Construction  Company  in  vig- 
orously prosecuting  the  work  of  building  the  canal.  San  Fran- 
cisco, of  all  cities  in  America,  will  be  largely  benefited  by  the 
construction  of  this  great  water-way  from  ocean  to  ocean,  and 
there  is  no  doubt  but  that  this  fact  is  fully  appreciated  by  every 
one  who  has  given  the  matter  his  attention.  For  this  reason  the 
bonds  should  take  well  here  among  the  wealthier  class  of  busi- 
ness men,  who  could  not  invest  their  money  to  better  advantage. 
The  Bank  of  California  has  accepted  the  agency  for  the  New  York 
company  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  this  in  itself  bespeaks  the 
confidence  of  investors.  The  bank  will  receive  subscriptions  and 
make  delivery  of  the  bonds.  The  prospectus,  with  full  inform- 
ation and  subscription  papers,  can  be  had  on  application  there. 
$$$ 

THE  mining  market  continues  dull,  and  the  apathetic  feeling 
among  speculators  is  more  pronounced  than  ever.  The  only 
thing  that  serves  to  keep  prices  firm  is  the  improving  prospect  of 
the  Con.  Cal-Virginia  mine.  Some  ore  has  been  coming  in  on  the 
1.650  level,  and  there  are  hopes  that  the  find  may  yet  open  out 
into  something  of  importance.  The  1,800  level  is  also  looking  well, 
and  those  who  are  posted  on  affairs  expect  much  higher  prices  on 
the  stock  before  long.  Work  of  considerable  interest  is  going  on 
in  the  Middle  mines,  and  the  stocks  hold  firm.  At  the  south  end 
reports  from  many  of  the  mines  are  of  a  most  encouraging  charac- 
ter, and  were  it  not  for  the  way  business  has  been  wrecked  on 
Pine  street,  the  market  would  long  before  now  have  afforded  a  good 
opportunity  for  speculation.  As  it  is,  mines  are  taken  but  little 
into  account,  and  it  is  questionable  if  an  ore  strike  would  serve  to 
arouse  much  enthusiasm  outside  of  the  regular  army  of  dealers. 
The  ranks  of  the  latter  are  daily  getting  thinned  out,  and  the  few 
that  remain  about  the  board  rooms  are  impecunious.  Now  that  a 
decision  has  been  obtained  in  the  Hale  &  Norcross  suit,  a  change 
for  the  better  may  take  place,  but  it  is  absolutely  imperative  that 
something  should  be  done  to  bring  some  new  blood  into  the  mar- 
ket. In  the  Tuscarora  group,  Nevada  Queen  is  still  the  center  of 
attraction,  and  during  the  week  some  wealthy  dealers,  who  know 
a  mine  when  they  see  it,  have  left  to  satisfy  themselves  on  the 
correctness  of  recent  reports.  If  the  mine  looks  as  well  as  state- 
ments on  the  sheet  would  lead  one  to  infer,  there  is  a  strong  pro- 
bability that  the  stock  will  advance  in  price.  An  assessment  of 
25  cents  was  levied  during  the  week  on  Bullion. 
tt  S 

THE  Eureka  Consolidated  Mine  has  just  started  up  again,  hav- 
ing been  closed  down  for  a  week  owing  to  a  change  of  super- 
intendents. H.  C.  McTierney,  who  for  the  past  eight  years  has 
acted  as  secretary  of  the  company  at  Eureka,  has  been  promoted 
to  the  position  of  superintendent,  on  the  retirement  of  Mr.  Al 
Burt,  who  did  not  get  on  very  well  with  the  tributers.  They  com- 
plained that  he  would  not  give  them  a  fair  show.  Mr.  Wm. 
Fries,  the  President  of  the  company,  has  just  returned  from  a 
visit  to  the  mine,  which  be  says  is  looking  well.  Everything  is 
now  running  smoothly  at  the  works. 


May  23,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


17 


"Heartbe  Crier!"  "What  the  devil  art  thou?' 
**  One  that  will  plav  the  ■levil.  sir.  with  you." 


ALONZO  DIONYSIUS  DONOVAN  laid  down 
To  rest  beneatli  tbe  cold,  responseless  clay. 
For  years  he'd  ruled  in  politics  the  town, 

His  wisdom  reverenced  was,  his  locks  of  gray 
O'er  his  broad  shoulders  streamed,  as  if  a  crown 

Of  wreaths  had  burst  loose. 
'Twas  nineteen  hundred  when  Alonzo  died, 

Five  centuries  had  passed  ere  he  awoke; 
How  changed  were  all  things,  bridges  spanned  the  tide, 

Between  Goat  Island  and  tbe  wharves  the  smoke 
Of  puffing  engines  was  no  longer  seen; 

No  heaps  of  coal,  or  wood,  or  even  coke, 
The  genius  of  electricity  did  all  the  business, 

Cooked  the  food,  ran  everything,  even  the  primaries, 
And  San  Francisco  reigned  with  lovely  mien, 

Perfect  in  all  things,  a  peerless,  haughty  queen. 
Professor  Dionysias  Donovan,  or  his  spook, 
A  view  of  all  those  mighty  changes  took. 
Telegraph  Hill  had  disappeared,  and  the  Potrero 
Was  now  a  fragrant  vale,  dotted  with  smiling  villas. 
Butchertown  had  moved  to  Menlo  Park,  and  San  Rafael, 
Infested  by  a  sort  of  developed  mosquito,  an  evoluted  beast, 
Was  fenced  around  with  mighty  iron  bars, 
And  here  rude  men,  who'd  spilled  their  brothers'  blood, 
Were  left  to  perish,  the  inosquitos'  food. 
Oakland  was  all  transformed,  all  the  churches 
Were  swept  away,  and  in  their  places  mighty  pool-rooms 

reigned, 
The  Councilmen  were  Kings,  on  "Vernon  Heights 
A  spacious  temple  to  Lord  Boodle  rose, 
And  all  men  Boodle  worshiped,  not  as  now, 
In  secret,  as  the  early  Christians  prayed, 
But  openly,  and  proudly  bearing  gifts 
On  Sabbath  days,  to  lay  upon  his  shrine. 
The  poor  philosopher  felt  so  dismayed, 
So  puzzled  and  so  lost,  so  gone  astray, 
At  all  the  startling  changes  of  the  place, 
He  fain  would  seek  his  quiet  grave  again. 
Hailing  an  aeroplane  on  Market  street, 
He  begged  removal  to  the  cemetery. 
But  when  he  neared  the  new — old  City  Hall, 
A  gleam  of  happiness  illumed  his  face. 
There  it  remained,  the  same,  though  centuries 
Had  rolled  away  since  Dionysius  died; 
The  stone-cutters  still  were  chipping  at  the  blocks 
Of  granite  on  the  sidewalk,  just  the  same 
As  their  great,  great,  great,  great  grandfathers  had  chipped ; 
The  kindly  bricks  were  still  as  raw,  and  still 
The  obnoxious  stucco  peeled  from  off  the  walls. 
And,  lo!  a  ponderous  brief  beneath  his  arm, 
From  one  huge  portal  issued  Reuben  Lloyd. 

CHANGE  succeeds  change,  and  in  the  great  and  ever-moving 
melange  of  affairs,  only  a  very  few  of  the  very  oldest  inhab- 
itants remember  Johnny  Slack.  Mr.  Slack  flourished  at  a  period 
when  the  water  almost  came  up  to  Montgomery  street.  He  fol- 
lowed the  congenial,  and,  at  that  time,  exceedingly  lucrative  oc- 
cupation of  a  crimp.  Johnny  could  get  sailors  in  the  fifties 
when  nobody  else  could.  The  blood-money  was  big — four  hun- 
dred dollars  per  head,  because  there  were  hundreds  of  ships  lying 
in  the  harbor  for  lack  of  seamen,  and  sailor  flesh  came  high.  One 
day  askipper  came  to  Mr.  Slack,  and  told  him  that,  no  matter 
what  it  cost,  he  must  have  another  man  to  complete  his  crew. 
Johnny  scratched  his  head,  did  not  just  see  how  it  could  be  done, 
but  finally  asked  the  captain  to  have  his  boat  under  the  trap- 
door in  the  Slack  cellar,  through  which  the  doped  sailors  were 
dropped.  In  the  meantime,  Johnny  sent  a  messenger  to  his  fam- 
ily physician,  calling  him  at  once  to  the  bouse,  as  his  child  was 
sick.  The  doctor  came,  but  before  he  saw  the  patient,  Slack 
begged  his  acceptance  of  a  drink.  The  doctor  took  it,  and  in  five 
minutes  was  fast  asleep,  doped  up  to  the  tonsils.  That  evening 
he  was  lowered  into  the  ship's  boat,  and  when  he  became  con- 
scious, was  off  the  Farallones.  The  mate  saw  at  once  that  he  had 
got  hold  of  the  wrong  man,  and  put  the  doctor  on  board  an  in- 
bound vessel.  Mr.  Slack's  blood-money  did  not  do  him  much 
good,  for  he  was  sent  to  jail  for  seven  years,  and  served  every 
month  of  his  sentence.  When  he  came  out,  he  refused  to  re- 
engage the  doctor  who  had  so  ably  prescribed  for  his  perfidy. 
ABOUT  the  most  amusing  portion  of  the  Monaghan  subdivision 
swindle  is  that  the  unsubjugated  Monaghan  keeps  calmly  on 
selling  his  subdivisions  day  after  day,  just  as  if  nothing  had  oc- 
curred. It  looks  as  if  everybody  does  not  read  the  papers,  or  if 
those  who  do,  confine  their  attention  to  the  suicides  and  divorces. 


THE  event  of  [he  week  has  been  the  visit  of  tbe  Eastern  editors. 
Now,  it  may  be  unkind  to  say  so,  but  it  is,  nevertheless,  a  fact 
that  tbe  Eastern  editors  are  the  scrawniest,  most  starved-Iooking 
and  generally  run-to  seed  lot  of  strangers  ever  dumped  in  this 
long-suffering  city.  Let  any  honest  Californian,  who  imagines 
that  this  is  written  in  prejudice,  abide  for  one  quarter  of  an  hour 
m  the  hall  of  the  Occidental  Hotel.  Mark,  oh  unprejudiced  one, 
the  lanthorn  jaw,  the  sunken  eye,  the  receding  stomach,  the 
wobbling  gait.  Then  say  if  the  genius  of  dyspepsia,  the  very 
apotheosis  of  organic  disease  is  not  before  you.  There  are  ex- 
ceptions, but  there  are  lamentably  few.  There  are  some  with 
high  foreheads  and  rotund  frames,  but  they  are  a  lonesome  and 
melancholy  minority.  The  great  bulk  (and  it  is  a  reflection  on 
that  good  word  bulk  to  use  it  in  this  connection)  are  of  that  class 
who  would  take  a  sack  of  potatoes  for  a  year's  subscription,  and 
publish  the  portrait  of  an  eminent  statesman  for  a  bushel  of 
green  corn.  Why  this  swarm  of  locusts  was  wafted  hither,  to 
prey  upon  the  fatness  of  this  Western  land,  can  be  accounted  for 
only  upon  the  supposition  that  the  real  editors  had  to  remain  at 
home  to  write  the  editorials,  and  generally  manage  their  news- 
papers. That  remark  in  one  of  those  gentlemen's  speeches  at 
the  convention,  on  Wednesday  evening,  in  regard  to  editors  ac- 
cepting free  passes  over  railroads,  was  irresistibly  funny.  If  the 
editors  present  had  not  received  free  passes,  they  could  not  have 
gone  a  mile  beyond  the  Bascoms  of  their  respective  districts. 
How  uncomfortably  they  must  have  felt,  as  they  fingered  the  re- 
turn coupons,  while  denouncing  those  monopolies  which  should 
attempt  to  corrupt  a  free  and  untrammeled  press.  Why  cannot 
the  region  beyond  the  Sierras  send  us  some  representative  editors 
in  a  bunch  ?  We  had  George  Washington  Childs,  Charles  A. 
Dana,  and  possibly  less  than  half  a  dozen  more.  The  others,  in- 
cluding the  recent  batch,  are  neither  brilliant,  companionable,  or 
delightful.  The  few  that  possess  those  qualities  keep  away  from 
the  common  herd,  and  pay  in  a  large  measure  for  their  own 
drinks,  food  and  tobacco.  Let  na  pray  that  the  next  editorial 
convention  will  be  held  on  the  other  side  of  the  continent,  as  far 
away  from  us  as  possible. 

A  FUNNY  incident  occurred  in  the  Hayward  Building  this  week. 
Two  gentlemen  stood  at  the  foot  of  the  elevator  shaft,  impa- 
tiently expecting  the  descent  of  that  useful  machine.  One,  dis- 
gusted at  his  long  wait,  stepped  to  the  edge  of  the  shaft  and 
pulled  the  cord.  Down  came  the  elevator,  and  when  it  reached 
the  bottom  it  contained  about  as  indignant  and  irascible  old  Eng- 
lishman as  the  world  ever  saw.  He  was  speechless  with  wrath. 
It  appears  that  seated  in  the  elevator  he  had  been  conversing 
with  a  charming  type-writer  on  the  top  floor.  Just  at  the  moment 
he  assured  her  how  much  he  thought  of  her  he  ignominiously 
disappeared  below  the  level,  the  hand  of  fate  beneath,  in  the  per- 
son of  the  impatient  visitor,  removing  him  from  his  temporary 
Garden  of  Eden  on  the  toy  floor. 

WHEN  Manager  Schoenwald,  of  the  Del  Monte,  heard  that 
the  editorial  excursion  was  coming  to  Monterey,  he  passed 
sentence  of  death  on  four  hundred  chickens,  and  had  one  thou- 
sand eggs  ready  for  the  spit.  Waiters  were  hired  on  all  sides,  and 
the  most  magnificent  preparations  were  made  for  a  gorgeous  feast. 
Well,  they  came,  and  they  were  driven  to  the  hotel  in  state.  They 

admired   the   grounds,    accepted   the    flowers,  and  then well, 

then  they  crowded  tbe  cheap  restaurants  of  Monterey,  with  the 
exception  of  a  spirited  few,  who  had  bacon  rashers  and  coffee  in 
the  car,  cooked  on  the  pocket  stoves,  with  which  they  had  care- 
fully provided  themselves. 

ABOUT  this  time  the  snake  editor  gets  out  his  scissors  and  his 
paste-pot  and  makes  ready  for  the  spring  campaign.  The 
season  is  a  little  late  this  year,  the  only  items  of  real  interest  be- 
ing thus  far  the  monster  on  the  Colorado  desert,  which  makes  a 
track  eighteen  inches  wide — or  eighteen  feet,  we  forget  which — 
and  the  water-snake  in  Wisconsin,  that  lives  in  Red  Cedar  lake 
and  has  devoured  five  sheep  within  a  week.  These  are  pretty 
fair  stories,  but  they  are  hardly  up  to  the  average.  Still,  the  sea- 
son has  hardly  opened  yet,  and  we  may  look  for  something  better 
before  it  closes. 

NED  HAMILTON,  of  the  Examiner,  journalist,  and  basso  pro- 
fundo  elocutionist,  sat  in  solitary  glory  in  the  Del  Monte 
dining-room;  before  him  four  chickens,  and  behind  him  three 
waiters,  all  of  whom  (bar  the  chickens)  had  been  discharged  from 
the  Bohemian  Club,  for  over-zeal  in  the  appropriation  of  liver 
wings  to  their  own  base  uses.  And  now  Manager  Schoenwald 
sits,  Marius-like,  on  the  ruins  of  hundreds  of  chickens,  while 
pyramids  of  egg-shells  challenge  the  loftiest  turret  of  the  hotel  in 
aspiration  to  the  zenith. 

WE  are  soon  to  lose  that  eminent  cataleptician,  Profession  Tyn- 
dal.  When  that  remarkable  man  was  asked  the  other  day 
why  he  has  made  ao  many  failures  recently  in  mind-reading,  he 
made  a  reply  worthy  of  the  loftiest  intelligence:  "  How  can  ore 
work  without  the  material?  Do  you  think  that  anybody  with  a 
mind  would  come  to  me  to  read  it  ?  " 


18 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  28,  1892. 


<E£U^w& 


THOSE  interested  in  real  estate  have  not  yet  ceased  talking  of 
the  McAfee,  Baldwin  &  Hammond  auction  sale  of  Western 
Addition  property,  though  nearly  a  fortnight  has  elapsed  since 
that  event.  The  prices  brought  at  that  sale  have  been  the  admir- 
ation of  all  real  estate  holders,  and  it  has  since  been  common  talk 
on  the  street  that  "  real  property  is  a  pretty  good  thing  to  hold  on 
to."  The  prices  were  not  fancy,  but  substantial,  and  full  value 
every  time.  They  proved  a  steady  market,  and  one  bound  to 
accumulate  an  "  unearned  increment "  for  all  real  property 
holders. 

During  the  week  ending  May  25th,  there  were  141  deeds 
recorded,  which  shows  a  healthy  movement,  if  not  a  boom  market. 
During  the  same  six  days  there  were  80  mortgages  on  real  prop- 
erty filed,  the  total  value  of  them  reaching  $186,000.  There  were 
21  building  contracts  let,  at  an  aggregate  value  of  over  $126,000. 
The  largest  single  contract  was  that  secured  by  McGowan  & 
Butler,  for  a  building  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Bush  and  Gough 
streets.  The  consideration  was  $34,772.  The  largest  single  con- 
tract let  this  month  was  that  for  the  construction  of  Trinity 
Church.  In  all  there  were  twenty-one  separate  contracts  let  for 
this  magnificent  structure,  at  a  total  outlay  of  $181,300.  When 
completed,  the  Episcopalians  will  have  a  church  edifice  of  which 
all  citizens,  and  even  infidels  will  be  justly  proud,  as  one  of  the 
city's  ornaments. 

A  good  many  people  besides  the  builders  themselves  are  glad 
that  the  builders' headquarters  are  to  be  removed  from  Pine  street 
to  City  Hall  avenue  some  time  in  July.  This  will  do  away  with 
the  numerous  curbstone  gatherings  on  one  of  the  city's  busiest 
thoroughfares,  and  be  far  more  satisfactory  all  around.  The 
Builders'  Association  and  the  Builders'  Exchange  are  the  names 
of  the  two  organizations  of  builders  in  this  city,  and  wherever 
they  are  located,  there  crowds  of  those  interested  in  building  are 
sure  to  congregate  during  the  busy  part  of  the  day.  Their  new 
locations  on  City  Hall  avenue  will  be  far  more  central  and  more 
commodious  and  convenient  in  every  respect. 

In  the  renting  agency  business  things  are  quite  lively,  though 
there  are  plenty  of  "  To  Let  "  signs  adorning  vacant  windows  in 
most  all  parts  of  the  city.  But  renting  in  good,  and  this  fact  is 
explained  by  the  other  fact  that  on  every  hand  people  are  seek- 
ing modern  buildings,  whether  for  living  purposes  or  mercantile 
pursuits.  Clean,  sanitary,  modern  offices  and  homes  and  flais  are 
in  excellent  demand  and  bring  good  prices. 

Immigration  is  the  watchword  of  the  live  real  estate  broker  to- 
day, and  to  further  this  laudable  enterprise,  nor  a  few  local 
agents  have  established  branch  agencies  in  Eastern  centers,  for 
the  sale  or  exchange  of  California  soil.  Though  this  movement 
is  still  young,  it  has  been  crowned  with  success  almost  beyond 
expectations  wherever  it  has  been  tried.  No  better  plan  could  be 
devised  for  bringing  Eastern  folks  to  these  friendly  shores  than 
to  go  among  them  in  the  East  and  tell  them  just  what  Cali- 
fornia is. 

In  Europe,  several  colonies  are  forming  for  settlement  in  Cen- 
tral California.  One  in  Belgium  is  said  to  be  composed  entirely 
of  men  and  women  with  from  $2,000  to  $10,000  each. 

McAfee,  Baldwin  &  Hammond  will  run  an  excursion  to  the 
well-known  Miramonte  tract,  at  Mountain  View,  Santa  Clara 
county,  next  Saturday,  leaving  here  at  8  a.  m.  The  tract  has  been 
divided  into  ninety-tbree  small  fruit  farms,  varying  in  size  from 
one  to  nine  acres  each.  The  tract  adjoins  Mountain  View,  is 
thirty-nine  miles  from  San  Francisco,  five  miles  from  Stanford 
University,  and  is  on  the  line  of  the  railroad. 

The  Peerless  Gas  Machine. 

The  Peerless  Gas  Machine,  the  property  of  Badlam  Brothers,  of 
519  Market  street,  has  reduced  the  manufacture  of  gas  to  an  exact 
science,  as  the  machine  gives  greater  satisfaction  than  any  other 
known.  It  is  particularly  adapted  to  household  and  domestic  pur- 
poses, as  it  gives  a  safe,  reliable,  uniform,  and  cheap  method  of  ob- 
taining light.  For  suburban  residences  and  public  buildings  it  is  the 
best  and  most  reliable  gas  machine  known.  When  the  plant  is  once 
in,  the  cost  of  lighting  a  house  is  only  about  half  the  cost  when  coal 
oil  is  used,  or  about  a  quarter  of  the  cost  of  gas.  Another  induce- 
ment is,  added  cleanliness,  comfort  and  safety.  The  machine  is  used 
by  John  Parrott.  San  Mateo;  C.  F.  Crocker,  Castle  Crags;  Judge  R. 
Y.  Hayne.San  Mateo;  California  Home  for  Feeble-Minded  Children, 
Glen  Ellen;  United  States  Marine  Hospital;  Governor  Blasdell, 
Fruitvale;  Judge  H.  C.  Campbell,  Sausalito;  Capt.  L.  E.  White, 
Berkeley;  Cliff  House;  Hebrew  Orphan  Asylum  ;  Colonel  J.  D.  Fry, 
Yountville,  and  hundreds  of  others. 


This  is  the  saason  when  all  lovers  of  nature  delight  to  have  about 
them  the  beautiful  Howers  that  now  abound  throughout  the  city.  At 
the  store  of  C.  M.  Leopold,  of  35  Post  street,  there  is  daily  a' truly 
magnificent  display  of  all  the  buds  and  blossoms  that  mother  Earth 
now  produces.  Many  of  the  flowers  are  now  in  their  greatest  glory, 
for  May  is  well  maintaining  its  reputation  as  the  month  of  blossoms. 


A  CHARMING  TRIP 

TO  THE  COUNTRY. 

FOR 

$  1      ONE     DOLLAR     $  | 

ON 

SATURDAY, 

June  4 1892. 

We  Will  Run  a  Special  Train  From 

SAN  FRANCISCO  TO  MOUNTAIN  VIEW. 


r*^rs^ 


Leaving  Third  and  Townsend  Sts.  at  9:30  a.  m.  Round-trip  Tickets  ?l  00 

"         Twenty-fifth  &  Valencia  Sts.  9:8ft    "              "  100 

San  Mateo  10:15    "              "                  "  1(0 

Redwood  City  10  30    "             "                "  70 

Menlo  Park     10:38    "              "                  "  60 

Mayfleld 10:45    "              "                  "  30 

Tickets  on  Sale  at  all  Stations  and  at  10  Montgomery  St. 

Round-trip  Tickets  from  San  Jose  50  cents,  good  on  train  leaving 

there  at  8  a.  m.  Saturday,  June  4th,  1892,  to  accommodate 

those  desirous  of  attending  our 

AUCTION     SALE 

OF  THE   WELL-KNOWN 

MIRAMONTE    TRACT 

AT  MOUNTAIN  VIEW,  SANTA  CLARA  GO. 

Which  Has  been  Sub  Divided  into 

93    SMALL    FRUIT    FARMS, 

VARYING  IN  SIZE  FROM  \  to  9  ACRES  EACH 

This  valuable  tract  is  part  of  the  possessions  belonging  to  the  estate  of 
John  Sullivan,  and  will  be  sold  under  instructions  from  Frank  J.  Sullivan, 
the  executor. 

JVLlrv-A-jyiCJiN  I  rLi  adjoins  the  town  of  Mountain  View. 

JVL  I 1\  A.  JV1 0  IN  1  Cj  l8  ouiy  39  mues  from  San  Francisco. 

jVLlRiViVLOINT  E  is on the line of  tne raiiroaa. 

TY/fTf?  A  TVT  0 1ST  T  F*.  is  only  five  miles  from  the  Stanford  Uui- 

MTTZ?  A  1VA  f~"*  XT  T  Th1  is  oue  °*  tne  prettiest  and  most  fertile 
liX^\.lVi.v^j.N  X  Us  trants  in  the  beautiful  Santa  Ciara  Valley. 
Valley.  We  will  sell  250  acres  of  it  in  93  sub-divisions  ranging  all  the  way 
from  1  to  9  acres  in  fcize. 

AA  T  TD  A  MONTR   is  so   favoraDlv  situated    with    regard   to 
1VA  Xi-  »--£-i--Lvj.  w-LN   X  i—i  markets  that  a  most  comfortable  living  cau 
be  made  on  5  acres. 
Nearly  every  variety  of  fruit  grows  to  perfection  at 

iiyciiR^iiynoiLNrTiE- 

Special  arrangements  have  been  made  with  the  Southern  Pacific  Com- 
pany for  excursions  to  Miramonte  as  set  forth  above. . 

Following  our  usual  custom  in  country  sales,  the  auction  will  be  held  in 
our  large  auction  tent  at  1:30  p.  m.  on  the  date  named. 

Under  the  shelter  of  the  beautiful  oaks  we  have  arranged  to  have  a  nice 
lunch  for  all. 

This  will  prove  a  delightful  day  for  you,  and  whether  you  buy  or  not  you 
will  be  welcome 

TERMS  OF  SALE— Only  25  pet  cent,  cash;  balance  in  1, 2  and  3 
years,  with  interest  at  8  per  cent,  per  annum.  Deferrel 
payments  will  b3  secured  by  mortgages  to  the  MUTUAL 
SAVINGS  BANK,  of  San  Francisco. 

Title  Guaranteed  Perfect  and  certificates  issued  to  purchasers  by  the 
San  Jose  Abstract  Title  and  Trust  Company,  at  a  cost  of  J2.50  for  each 
subdivision. 

For  further  particulars  apply  to 

McAfee,   Baldwin  &  Hammond, 

IO  Montgomery  Street,  Sau  Francisco. 
Or,  J.  H.  RVlKEIC  A  CO,,  San  Jove. 

NOTE. — Our  representative  will  be  at  Mountain  View  for  one  week  prior 
to  sale,  and  can  be  found  at  our  branch  office  opposite  the  depot  there. 


May  SK,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


19 


IN  Europe,  compulsory  life  insurance  of  the  laboring  classes  has 
been  employed  largely  by  tbe  governments  as  an  offset  to  the 
breeding  of  anarchy.  In  Germany,  under  the  supervision  and 
sometimes  with  the  aid  of  the  government,  employers  and  em- 
ployed are  compelled  to  contribute  to  an  insurance  fund,  which, 
it  is  claimed,  will  prevent  dependence  upon  the  state  in  old  age. 
The  French,  while  believing  in  compulsory  insurance,  be- 
lieve the  state  should  go  no  further  than  to  compel  employ- 
ers to  see  that  their  employ ^3  are  insured  somewhere,  leaving 
the  latter  to  seek  their  insurance  where  they  please.  As  far  back 
as  1885  the  question  of  government  insurance  for  the  working 
people  was  the  subject  of  parliamentary  discussion,  and  the  for- 
mation, during  the  last  session  of  Parliament,  of  a  committee  to 
consider  the  plan  for  a  "  -voluntary  state-aided  old  age  pension 
scheme,"  has  revived  interest  in  the  subject.  The  present  plan 
provides  for  giving  state  aid  to  such  persons  as  shall  have  of  their 
own  motion  made  some  provision  for  the  future. 

Perhaps  now  it  is  not  too  early  in  the  life  of  this  country  to  be- 
gin to  consider  plans  for  the  reduction  of  the  dependent  ones  to 
the  minimum.  Governments  are  for  the  welfare  of  the  gov- 
erned, and  surely  all  classes  of  the  governed  are  interested  in  de- 
creasing the  number  of  the  State  dependents.  Whether  this  end 
is  reached  by  Government  aid  or  through  the  medium  of  the  or- 
dinary life  and  industrial  insurance  organizations,  is  the  least  of 
the  considerations.  80  far  in  this  country  the  inculcation  of  these 
lessons  of  self  help,  which  take  form  in  providing  in  the  present 
for  the  future,  devolves  very  largely  upon  the  various  life  insur- 
ance institutions.  They  are  doing  a  splendid  work,  unexcelled 
in  the  world's  history.  One  marvels  at  the  volume  of  their 
transactions,  and  the  ever-increasing  number  of  homes  they  pro- 
tect so  well.  It  would  be  a  problem  beyond  human  solution  to 
tell  how  many  blessings  have  come  to  the  homes  of  this  land 
through  life  insurance.  When,  however,  one  comes  to  compare 
the  need  with  the  accomplished  results,  one  is  obliged  to  confess 
that  life  insurance  is  as  yet  only  in  its  infancy.  Despite  the  im- 
measurable   results,  the   thoughtful  actuary  is   compelled   to  ad- 


mit his  failure  to  reach  the  people  who  have  tbe  most  need  of  the 
commodity  he  offers. 

The  thirtieth  annual  meeting  of  the  shareholders  of  the  Lon- 
don &  Lancashire  was  held  at  Liverpool,  May  4lb.  The  report 
of  the  Directors  for  1891,  shows  net  premiums  amounting  to 
$4,008,075,  a  gain  in  the  year  of  about  14  per  cent.  The  reserve 
and  reinsurance  fund  has  increased  three-quarters  of  a  million, 
having  advanced  from  $2,250,000  to  $3,000,000,  while  the  balance 
carried  forward,  or  surplus,  is  $1,070,495,  a  gain  of  over  $210,000. 
The  underwriting  profit  was  quite  perceptible,  and  goes  a  good 
ways  towards  accounting  for  the  20  per  cent,  dividend  declared. 

A  salary  insurance  company  is  the  very  latest  wrinkle.  One 
has  been  started  In  Chicago,  and  one  in  New  York.  The  Chicago 
concern  is  known  as  tbe  American  Guarantee  Employment  Asso- 
ciation. A  three  per  cent,  premium  of  the  salary  enjoyed  is  the 
cost  of  keeping  up  a  policy. 

It  is  whispered  that  the  reason  Alfred  Jones,  manager  of  the 
Western,  of  Toronto,  has  gone  East,  is  for  the  highly  laudable 
purpose  of  bringing  back  a  blushing  bride.  May  the  whisper 
prove  true. 

Another  whisper  is  that  tbe  American  of  New  York,  is  busy 
taking  in  a  reef  or  two  in  its  large  canvass,  but  that  the  reefing 
will  not  avail,  and  that  the  American  will  eventually  have  to  go 
the  road  of  the  California,  and  other  equally  brilliant  concerns. 

The  Chehalis,  Washington,  fire  was  the  most  disastrous  that  has 
occurred  in  that  State  since  the  great  fires  of  Seattle  and  Spokane. 
The  Nippert  Agency,  in  this  city,  was  caught  for  $6,000,  rather  a 
heavy  blow  for  a  new  agency.  Manager  Tyson's  German-Amer- 
ican was  also  hit  pretty  hard — $4,000w  Tbe  Hamburg-Bremen, 
and  the  Niagara,  lost  $2,000  by  the  fire  and  so  on.  The  list  is  a 
long  one. 

W.  F.  Berry,  late  accountant  of  the  Nevada  Bank,  has  bought 
John  G.  Conrad's  interest  in  the  Conrad  &  Maxwell's  agency, 
Mr.  Conrad  retires  from  underwriting  altogether,  to  embark  in 
the  commission  business,  where  profits  are  faster  and  moral  haz- 
ards better,  say  the  insurance  men. 

A.  C.  Donnell  has  made  a  flying  trip  to  London.  It  is  expected 
that  he  will  bring  back  a  British  company  for  the  Okell,  Donnell 
&  Co.  agency  in  this  city. 

Jim  Williams,  one  of  the  most  popular  agents  in  Denver,  has 
been  in  this  city  on  a  pleasure  trip  for  the  last  three  weeks.  Mr. 
Williams  and  family  have  been  guests  of  the  Balfour  Guthrie 
agency. 


SECOND    GRAND    EXCURSION 


TO 

UNION   STOCK  YARDS, 

Decoration  Day,  May  30. 


<fc 


Leaving  Foot  of  Market  Street  10  A.  M. 
Returning  4  P.  M. 


EXCURSION  TICKETS 


-AT- 


*fc 


^ 


S.  P.  Offices,  Under  Grand  Hotel, 

At  Market  St.  Ferry,  &  16th  St.  Oakland, 
Also  at  Union  Stock  Yard  Company's 
Offices,  644  Market  St. 

ROUND  TRIP,  50  Cts. 

VALENTINE     G      HUSH,     General  Land  Agent. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  28,  1892. 


THE  general  elections  in  England  are  fast  approaching,  and 
tbere  is  a  great  probability  that  they  will  take  place  as  early 
as  next  month.  Both  parties  seem  to  be  ready  for  the  contest, 
but  while  the  Tories  and  Liberal-Unionists  have  assumed  an  at- 
titude of  quiet  expectancy,  and  act  like  men  who  think  bragging 
and  boasting  quite  unnecessary,  the  greater  number  of  their  op- 
ponents proclaim  with  loud  trumpet  sounds  that  they  are  certain 
of  victory,  and  that  the  days  of  the  present  government  are  num- 
bered. Of  course,  the  more  experienced  of  them  feel  by  no  means 
confident,  but  at  the  same  time  are  not  displeased  with  the  noisy 
war-whoops  of  their  partisans,  because  they  are  anxious  that  the 
enthusiasm  of  tneir  party  should  be  kept  up  as  much  as  possible. 
A  new  element  entering  into  tne  coming  election  will  be  the  labor 
party,  which  has  acquired  a  certain  importance  of  late,  and  the 
government  party,  as  well  as  the  opposition,  will  have  to  use 
diplomacy  in  order  to  assure  its  support  for  their  own  aims. 
There  was  a  time  when  Gladstone  catered  a  great  deal  to  the 
British  workingman,  but  by  some  of  his  remarks  on  the  eight- 
hour  question  he  has  now  offended  many  of  the  unions,  and  it 
will  be  difficult  for  him  to  regain  their  confidence,  although  he  is 
a  past  master  of  diplomacy.  The  issue  at  the  polls,  however, 
will  be  influenced  less  by  promises  of  future  legislation  than  by 
proofs  of  deeds  performed,  and  from  that  poiut  of  view  the  pres- 
ent government  party  may  feel  sure  of  an  easy  victory. 

The  German  Emperor  contemplates  an  increase  of  the  effective 
force  of  the  army  of  the  empire,  which  may  be  necessary,  but 
which,  in  view  of  the  repeated  assertions  that  there  is  a  good  out- 
look for  a  prolonged  peace,  deserves  consideration.  The  means 
for  defraying  the  expense  which  the  above-mentioned  increase 
will  cause  are  to  be  procured  by  a  duty  on  alcohol  and  on  beer. 
As  regards  the  duty  on  alcohol,  nothing  can  be  said  against  it, 
and  it  will  hardly  meet  with  any  opposition,  for  the  average 
German  is  not  much  addicted  to  the  consumption  of  strong  liquors, 
and  will  have  no  objection  to  letting  those  who  cannot  do  with- 
out them  pay  highly  for  them.  As  regards  the  beer  duty,  bow- 
ever,  it  is  certain  that  it  will  be  violently  opposed,  especially  in 
southern  Germany,  and  a  duty  of  that  kind  will  be  condemned 
by  all  those  who  know  the  state  of  affairs  in  the  empire.  Next 
to  the  light  wines,  it  is  exactly  the  healthy  malt  liquor  to  which 
the  great  sobriety  is  due  that  one  meets  with  amongst  the  aver- 
age Germans,  and  of  all  countries,  those  in  which  wine  and  beer 
are  used  as  stimulants  in  place  of  distilled  liquors,  are  also  those 
in  which  intoxication  is  least  known.  If  the  German  Govern- 
ment considers  this  fact,  and  also  takes  into  account  the  senti- 
ment of  the  people,  the  bill  to  be  introduced  into  the  German 
Parliament  will  contain  no  reference  to  a  duty  on  beer. 

The  great  wisdom  of  Pope  Leo  XIII  is  shown  in  his  attitude 
towards  the  French  Republic.  He  has  instructed  the  French 
clergy  to  observe  the  Constitution  of  the  Republic,  and  to  refrain 
from  politics.  This  separation  of  church  and  state  affairs  is  re- 
cognized by  all  intelligent  people  as  the  only  sound  basis  of  mod- 
ern statesmanship,  and  the  time  has  come  when  it  will  be  recog- 
nized in  all  civilized  countries. 

The  French  Government  is  not  well  pleased  with  the  new 
Italian  Cabinet  and  the  return  of  Crispi's  friends  to  power.  This 
is  natural  enough,  since  Crispi  and  his  followers  have  always 
been  sincere  supporters  of  the  Triple-Alliance,  while  Rudini's  at- 
titude toward  Germany  and  Austria  has  always  been  somewhat 
uncertain.  The  appointment  of  the  new  ministers  by  King  Hum- 
bert was  a  decided  concession  to  Germany,  and  although  the 
present  Italian  Cabinet  may  not  be  of,long  duration,  it  will  most 
probably,  if  dissolved,  be  followed  by  another  one  which  will 
represent  Signor  Crispi's  views  in  a  still  more  decided  form.  It 
is  even  possible  that  the  latter,  sooner  or  later,  will  be  asked  to 
resume  the  leadership. 

The  Irish  home-rulers  are  already  growing  tired  of  the  com- 
parative peace  which  has  reigned  for  a  short  period  amongst 
them,  and  Timothy  Healy  bas  resumed  his  attacks  upon  Dillon. 
The  general  election,  no  doubt,  will  see  the  McCarthyites  and 
the  Parnellites  again  fully  in  arms,  and  the  Emerald  Isle  will  re- 
sound with  the  noise  of  abillelahs  and  vituperations  more  than 
ever. 

The  elections  in  Athens  have  given  to  M.  Tricoupis  an  enor- 
mous majority  in  the  Boule,  and  from  this  result  it  may  be  as- 
sumed that  the  new  and  popular  government  of  Greece  will  be  of 
long  duration.  The  fact  that  all  the  previous  ministers  have  been 
defeated  at  the  polls,  with  the  exception  of  Delyannis,  shows  the 
strong  feeling  of  the  people  against  them.  Delyannis  was  sure  to 
regain  his  seat,  notwithstanding  many  blunders  committed  by 
him,  for  he  is,  after  all,  a  man  of  great  ability,  which  fact  is  fully 
recognized  by  his  countrymen. 


It  is  almost  certain  that  at  the  coming  monetary  conference, 
Germany  will  offer  strong  opposition  to  bi-metallism,  even  if 
England  should  be  found  to  favor  the  scheme.  Not  only  the 
government,  but  also  a  majority  of  the  parliament  have  for  years 
objected  to  the  introduction  of  a  double  standard. 


Mothers  be  Sure  and  Use  "Mrs.  Winslow's  Soothing  Syrup' 
children  while  Teething.    Price,  25  cents  a  bottle. 


for  your 


Summer   Furnishing. 

For  country  or  town  house  an  appro- 
priate, comfortable  and  inexpensive 
manner  of  furnishing  for  the  summer 
season  is  with 

Straw  Mattings,  Rugs, 
and  Bamboo  Furniture. 

We  are  showing  a  very  large  and  at- 
tractive line  of  select  patterns  and 
novel  Colorings  in  CHINA  AND  JA- 
PAN MATTINGS,  all  of  which  are 
fresh  goods  made  expressly  to  our 
order. 

W.  &  J.  SLOANE  &  CO., 

CARPETS,  FURNITURE,  UPHOLSTERY, 
WINDOW  SHADES. 

641-647  Market  Street. 


Corner  Clay  and  Sansome. 

DELINQUENT  SALE  NOTICE. 

Behring  Sea  Packing  Company. 
Location  of  principal  place  of  business— Sau  Francisco,  California.    Lo- 
cation nf  cannery— Ugashik  River,  Alaska. 

NOTICE.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  described  stock,  on 
account  of  assessment  (No.  1;,  levied  on  the  13th  day  of  February,  1892,  the 
several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders: 
Name.  No.  Certificate.        No.  Shares.      Amount. 

C.A.Johnson       1  50  $50 

C.A.Johmon  2  340  340 

Chas.  Carlson 7  30  30 

C.  Lund  berg 12  390  390 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  made 
on  the  13th  day  of  February,  1892,  so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  such 
stock  as  may  be  necessary  will  be  sold  at  public  auctiou.at  the  office  of  the 
company,  No.  9  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  Friday,  the  15th  day 
of  April.  1892,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  m.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale. 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 
Postponement. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Behring  Sea  Packing  Com- 
pany, this  day,  the  sale  of  the  above  delinquent  stock  was  postponed  until 
MONDAY,  the  16th  day  of  May,  1592,  at  the  same  time  and  place. 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  April  16, 1892. 

Postponement. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Behring  Sea  Packing  Com- 
pany, this  day,  the  sale  of  the  above  delinquent  stock  was  postponed  until 
THURSDAY,  June  23, 1892,  at  the  same  time  and  place. 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  May  25. 1892. 

Good  Cheer  and  a  Souvenir  of  California  for  our  Eastern  Friends. 

ytV  V^^^     t?#  Parties  desiring  to  send  to  their 

rf. ^  .^Sfc^  ^c.j  friends  East  the 

aS!» mm  mE  W|NES 

;■  ,.•***■?  Cau  have  their  orders  filled  at  San 

Francisco  prices  and  of  freight  at 

Jfiii WtfffP  car-load  rate^  added,  thus  saving 

a  great  expense  by  leaving  their 

orders  in  time  with 

F.  A.  HABER, 

Office  and   Depot  Inglenook  Vineyard,  122  Sansome  St.,  S. 


Ifay  2?,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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DAINTY  party  (rocks  of  China  silk,  Henrietta,  crepon,  etc.,  in 
white  or  delicate  shades,  have  a  gathered  skirt,  round  or 
slightly  poinlly  waist,  and  sleeves  in  two  puffs  to  the  elbow,  with 
a  (rill  of  icru  point  de  Genes  lace  corresponding  with  the  bertha 
frill  of  the  same,  writes  Emma  M.  Hooper  in  her  department, 
■'  Hints  on  Home  Dressmaking,"  in  the  June  Ladies'  Home  Jour- 
nal. The  guirnpe  is  of  mull,  or  the  finest  of  India  linen.  The 
heavy  Madras  and  cotten  cheviots  are  selected  for  sailor  suits, 
trimmed  with  white  cotton  braid.  Yokes,  girdles  and  cuffs  of 
colored  pique  are  worn  on  white  pique  frocks,  with  white  braid 
trimming  the  blue  portions.  Sailor  suits  have  the  skirts  box- 
plaited  or  gathered. 

Evening  shoes  are  in  great  variety  and  must  match  the  gown. 
Black  shoes  with  paste  ornaments  are  worn  with  white  dresses. 
The  newest  decoration  is  in  the  form  of  a  small  diamond-shaped 
buckle,  and  has  a  scrap  of  satin  through  it  to  give  a  touch  of 
color.  Pale  blue  suggests  an  opal  surrounded  by  brilliants.  Black 
patent  leather  shoes  often  have  bright  red  bows.  The  daintiest 
shoe  of  all  has  a  gold  network  at  the  toe  and  heel;  it  may  be  over 
pale  blue  or  pink  white;  the  rest  is  of  black  or  white  satin. 

Gaze  de  Chambery  is  coming  into  use  again.  It  is  of  soft,  sup- 
ple texture,  exquisite  in  its  colorings,  and  falls  in  graceful  folds 
about  the  figure.  Some  of  these  gauzes  have  a  woven  band  of 
stripes  along  the  selvedge.  With  tulle  gowns,  gauze  wraps,  chiffon- 
trimmed  hats  and  transparent  parasols  the  summer  girl  will  be  a 
dream  of  ethereal  beauty. 


The  wise  principal  of  a  famous  school  has  forbidden  the  use  of 
any  trimming  but  ribbon  on  graduating  dresses,  so  all  of  the  soft 
sheer  fabrics  are  in  favor.  Among  these  is  a  new  chiffon  almost 
as  thick  as  crape.     The  beauty  of  these  gowns  is  their  simplicity. 

Many  white  dresses  for  summer  are  made  up  over  yellow  silk 
with  wide  yellow  sashes  at  the  belt,  or  yellow  silk  girdles.  Span- 
ish yellow  ribbons  of  either  silk  or  velvet  are  used  as  a  garniture 
for  cream  white  wool  gowns  or  those  of  soft  silk. 

A  pretty  trimming  for  white  and  light  evening  dresses  consists 
of  three  rows  of  falling  loops  of  baby  ribbon,  forming  a  band 
nearly  nine  inches  wide.  With  the  same  on  the  waist  and  sleeves, 
it  is  a  very  effective  trimming,  and  inexpensive. 

White  lilac  is  the  present  favorite  in  perfumes,  but  no  liquid 
preparation  can  equal  the  subtle  fragrance  of  sachet  powders. 
Little  scented  bags  can  be  sewed  into  the  facings  of  dresses,  and 
also  in  the  hems  of  Bilk  skirts. 

Red  is  to  be  extensively  used  in  millinery;  not  only  the  deeper 
tints,  but  a  brilliant  scarlet;  gilt  wire  bonnets  are  embellished 
with  field  poppies  and  trails  of  trumpet  creeper  and  loops  of  red 
ribbon. 

A  novel  summer  cloak  to  wear  over  a  silk  dress  is  made  entirely 
of  black  lace,  with  large  bishop  sleeves,  and  a  ruffle  of  lace  at  the 
neck.  It  falls  in  loose  folds,  has  no  lining,  and  reaches  to  the  feet. 

Belts  of  all  kinds,  from  the  plain  black  ribbon  and  canvas  to 
the  most  elaborate  development  in  gold  or  silver,  in  leather  or  kid, 
will  be  worn  during  the  summer.  —June  Ladies'  Home  Journal. 


A  pretty  fancy  is  for  bridesmaids  to  walk  up  the  church  aisle 
in  diamond  procession,  first  one  bridesmaid,  then  two,  and  a 
fourth  alone,  followed  by  the  bride  with  her  father. 

Dressing  gowns  are  almost  as  pretty  as  tea  gowns.  One  made 
of  pink  wool  stuff  has  white  lace  about  the  neck,  a  hood  frilled 
with  lace  and  a  girdle  of  white  silk  cord. 

Victoria  silk  is  a  new,  soft  variety,  not  nnlike  sicilienne,  and  is 
much  used  for  evening  wraps.  In  cream  white  tints  it  is  also  the 
latest  Parisian  elegance  for  evening  dresses. 

English  jackets  of  pale  chamois  colored  cloth  are  worn  with 
pretty  blouse  waists  of  cherry  silk  laid  in  fine  plaits  and  fastened 
with  tiny  gold  buttons.  ^^ 

Breakfast  jackets  are  made  of  flowered  delaines  and  nainsook, 
and  trimmed  with  Valenciennes  lace  and  ribbons  the  exact  shade 
of  the  pattern. 

At  109  O'Farrell  street  is  "  The  Mumm,"  one  of  the  most  success- 
ful bars  in  the  city.  Its  rule  is  to  handle  only  first-class  goods  in  a 
first-class  manner,  and  for  that  reason  alone  it  has  the  reputation  of 
being  a  high-class  house.  It  is  extensively  patronized  by  a  large 
number  of  men  who  know  good  liquor  when  they  taste  it. 


PARASOLS!       PARASOLS! 

Our  Mammoth  Stock  embraces  A  VAST  AND  VARIED  COL- 
LECTION of 

LADIES'  AND  CHILDREN'S  PARASOLS 

comprising  all  the  newest  fashionable  shapes,  trimmings  and  mater- 
ials, and  includes  many  UNIQUE  AND  EXCLUSIVE  NOVEL- 
TIES IN  HANDLES,  all  on  sale  at 

Matchlessly  Low  Prices. 

.A-t  $1  50 

Misses'  Shaded  and  Surah  Parasols,  trimmed  with  chiffon  lace, 
value,  If 2  50;  will  be  offered  at  Ifl  50. 

-A-t  $2  OO 

Misses'  Satin  Ruffled  Trimmed  Parasols,  in  all  shades,  value,  $3  50; 
will  be  offered  at  $2. 

-A-t  $1  OO 

Ladies'  Colored  Satin  Brocade  and  Striped  Parasols,  value,  $2;  will 
be  offered  at  $1. 

-A-t  $1  50 

Black  Twilled  Carriage  Parasols,  with  silk  lining,  will  be  offered  at 
?1  50  each. 

-A-t  $2  OO 

Fancy  Ruffled  Carriage  Parasols,  in  twilled  silk,  extra  value,  will 
be  offered  at  !}!2  each. 

Carriage  Parasols  in  plain  India,  gros  grain  satin,  lace,  etc. 

Full  line  of  Fancy  Parasols,  in  stripes,  brocades,  checks,  etc. ;  also 
Surah  and  India  Silk  Parasols,  trimmed  with  chiffon  lace  and 
flounces  to  match. 


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819  Market  Street. 

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Reduction  in  Price. 

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HOWARD  AND  FIRST  STS.,  and  FOOT  OF  SECOND  STREET. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  28,  1892. 


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"ANE  of  the  most  crowded  churches  in  Rome  during  Holy 
\J  Week  was  the  church  of  St.  Anna,  belonging  to  the  con- 
vent of  nuns  there,  to  hear  the  angelic  voice  of  Sister  Anna 
Rosina,  whose  real  name  remains  a  mystery  to  all.  On  dit,  that 
formerly  she  was  a  prima  donna  of  the  theatre,  and  during  the 
summer  went  for  change  of  air  to  the  island  of  Ischia,  situated  at 
the  entrance  of  the  Gulf  of  Naples;  it  was  the  year  1882,  when 
there  was  a  severe  earthquake,  and  the  principal  town,  Casa- 
micciola,  was  completely  destroyed.  The  lovely  prima  donna  was 
extracted  halt  dead  out  of  a  heap  of  ruins,  and  on  being  thus 
miraculously  liberated,  made  a  vow  to  the  Madonna  to  leave  the 
theatre  and  to  assume  the  habit  of  a  nun.  No  sooner  said  than 
done;  the  ex-chanteuse  entered  the  convent  of  St.  Anna,  and  was 
consecrated  by  Cardinal  Sanfelice.  Sister  Anna  Rosina  is  now  the 
prima  donna  of  the  church  choir,  and  draws  crowds  there  to  hear 
her;  but  the  Superior  of  the  convent  will  not  allow  her  to  be  seen 
by  any  one.  Once  a  curious  but  indiscreet  gentleman  tried  to 
push  his  way  into  the  choir,  but  he  was  quickly  shown  the  door. 
The  nuns  are  equally  silent  concerning  the  songstress,  for  fear  of 
giving  too  great  publicity  to  their  church;  but  when  Sister  Anna 
Rosina  sings,  her  voice  is  not  only  heard  there,  but  in  the  street, 
and  the  nuns  fear,  above  all,  that  Cardinal  Sanfelice  will  recall 
her  to  her  native  country — Naples." 

In  the  Valley  of  the  Barca,  the  women,  without  holding  meet- 
ings, or  any  agitation,  have  emancipated  themselves.  The  women 
of  the  Beni-Amer  tribe  in  this  valley  all  work,  whatever  may  be 
their  rank.  The  wife  of  the  noblest  weaves  matting  that  is  sold 
at  Keren  or  Massowah.  They  work,  and  work  hard,  while  the 
men  are  idle,  but  the  women  know  bow  to  compensate  them- 
selves. The  house  and  all  that  it  contains  belongs  to  the  wife. 
At  the  least  injurious  word  from  her  husband  she  turns  him  out. 
Even  if  it  be  night,  and  rains  and  storms,  out  he  must  go,  and  he 
is  not  let  in  again  until  he  makes  amends  by  the  gift  of  a  cow  or 
the  half  of  a  camel.  The  wife  considers  it  a  duty  to  abuse  her 
husband.  If  she  were  to  show  that  the  loved  him,  or  to  weep 
for  him  when  he  dies,  she  would  be  an  object  of  scorn  to  all  her 
tribe.  A  husband  may  divorce  himself  from  his  wife  if  he  can 
show  reasons  that  justify  his  act,  while  the  wife,  without  any 
reason  at  all,  may  strike  her  tent  and  go  away,  and  whether  she 
has  reason  or  not,  she  is  awarded  the  third  part  of  their  common 
possessions.  The  husband,  unless  he  be  traveling,  may  never 
live  out  of  his  own  tent,  but  the  wife,  if  she  has  a  mind,  may  go 
to  live  for  six  months  or  a  year  with  her  own  parents,  and  he  who 
wants  her  may  seek  her. 

The  Dean  of  Gloucester  claims  to  have  made  the  very  im- 
portant discovery  that  the  actual  remains  of  Osric,  King  of 
Northumbria,  who  was  buried  ad.  729,  lie  beneath  the  beautiful 
shrine  erected  to  his  memory,  which  stands  on  the  right  hand  of 
the  high  altar  in  tho  choir  of  Gloucester  Cathedral.  This  shrine 
is  the  work  of  Abbot  Malvern,  the  last  Abbot  of  Gloucester  in  the 
days  of  Henry  VIII.,  and  it  has  been  generally  supposed  to  be 
merely  a  memorial — simply  a  cenotaph,  or  empty  tomb.  The  im- 
portance of  the  discovery  exists  in  the  fact  that  it  is  believed 
that,  in  the  tomb  of  Osric,  Gloucester  may  claim  the  guardian- 
ship of  the  oldest  known  remains  of  the  Saxon  Kings.  Frag- 
ments are  known  to  exist  in  other  minsters.  Winchester 
possesses  some  of  the  ashes  of  Kynegils,  King  of  the  WestSaxons, 
who  died  a.d.  643;  and  at  Durham  the  skull  of  King  Oswald  rests 
with  the  bones  of  St.  Cuthbert.  But  beyond  these,  it  is  not  known 
that  the  remains  of  Saxon  Kings  have  been  preserved.  The  fact 
of  the  remains  of  King  Osric  being  found  in  a  leaden  coffin  is  thus 
explained.  The  lead  coffin  probably  replaces  a  more  ancient  stone 
loculus. 

The  Czar  of  Russia  is  reported  to  have  been  plunged  into  the 
deepest  affliction  by  the  sudden  death  of  his  valet  and  confiden- 
tial servant,  Dimitri  Varkoff,  who  had  never  been  absent  from 
him  for  a  single  day  during  a  period  of  more  than  thirty  years. 
Varkoff  always  slept  in  the  room  next  the  Emperor's,  and  within 
the  last  ten  years  he  three  times  saved  bis  Majesty  from  assassin- 
ation; but  these  attempts  on  the  Emperor's  life  were  hushed  up, 
and  the  exact  details  have  remained  a  secret.  Varkoff  trained 
the  ferocious  mastiffs  which  always  guard  the  Czar  wherever  he 
is,  and  when  the  Emperor  was  traveling,  or  when  there  was  rea- 
son to  fear  treachery  in  the  Imperial  kitchen,  Varkoff  cooked  all 
his  master's  food.  He  was  a  man  of  dauntless  courage  and  a 
Hercules  in  physique. 

Sickness  Among  Children, 
Especially  infants,  is  prevalent  more  or  less  at  all  times,  but    is 
largely  avoided  by  giving  proper  nourishment  and  wholesome  food. 
The  most  successful  and  reliable  of  all  is  the  Gail  Borden  "  Eagle  " 
Brand  Condensed  Milk.    Your  grocer  and  druggist  keep  it. 

"  Parting,"  by  Augusta  Holling,  has  just  been  published  for  the 
piano  by  Broder  &  Schlam. 


S-a.i>tk:s. 


BANK    OF   BRITISH   COLUMBIA. 

Incorporated  by  .Royal  Charter. 

CAPITAL  PAID  UP $3,000,000 

RESERVE  FUND 1,175,000 

Southeast  corner  Bush  aud  Sansome  Streets. 

HEAD  OFFICE   60  LOMBARD  8TREET,  LONDON. 

BRANCHES— Victoria,  Vancouver,  British  Columbia;   Portland,  Oregon; 

Seattle  and  Tacoma,  Washington. 
SUB-BRANCHES— Kamloops,  Nanaimo,  Nelson,  New  Westminster,  Brit'sh 

Columbia. 
This  Bank  transacts  a  General  Banking  Business.  Accounts  opened  sub- 
ject to  Check,  aud  Special  Deposits  received.  Commercial  Credits  granted 
available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Approved  Bills  discounted  aud  ad- 
vances made  on  good  collateral  security.  Draws  direct  at  current  rates 
upon  its  Head  Office  and  Branches,  and  upon  its  Agents,  as  follows: 

NEW  YORK,  CHICAGO  and  CANADA— Bank  of  Montreal;  LIVERPOOL 
—North  and  South  Wales  Bank;  SCOTLAND— British  Linen  Company;  IRE- 
LAND—Bank  of  Ireland;  MEXICO  and  SOUTH  AMERICA— London  Bank 
of  Mexico  and  South  America;  CHINA  and  JAPAN— Chartered  Bank  of 
India,  Australia  aud  China;  AUSTRALIA  aud  NEW  ZEALAND— Bank  of 
Australasia,  Commercial  Banking  Company  of  Sydney,  Euglish,  Scottish 
and  Australian  Chartered  Bank  and  National  Bank  of  Australasia;  DEM- 
ERARA  and  TRINIDAD  (West Indies)— Colonial  Bank 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVINGS  UNION. 

532  California  Street*  Corner  Webb  Street. 

Branch  Office 1700  Market  Street,  Corner  Polk. 

Deposits,  June  30,1891 $33,311,061  00 

Guaranteed  Capital  and  Surplus  1 ,346,635  00 

DIRECTORS. 

Adirt  MilUr.  Pr  esident;  George  W.  Beaver,  Vice-President;  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond,  Charles  Pace,  Daniel  E.  Martin,  W.  C.  B.  DeFremery, 
George  C.  Boardman,  J.  G.  Eastland ;   Lovell  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  and  Loans  only  on  real  estate  security.  Country  re- 
mittances may  be  sent  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  or  by  checks  of  reliable 
parties,  payable  in  San  Francisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  Savings 
Bank  commences  only  with  the  actual  receipt  of  the  money.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  is  made 
for  pass  book  or  entrance  fee.  Office  Hours— 9  a.  m.  to  3  P.  m.  Saturday 
evenings,  6:30  to  8. 

PEOPLES  HOME  SAVINGS  BANK  AND  SAFE  DEPOSIT. 

805   Market   Street    (Flood   Building),    San    Francisco. 

ORGANIZED   MAY,  18S8. 

Guaranteed  Capital $1,000,000.00  I  Surplus  Profits $     45,000-03 

Paid-up  Capital 333,333.33  j  Deposits,  Jan.  1, 1892 1,752,000.00 

OFFICERS: 

COLUMBUS   WATERHOUSE President 

F.V.McDONALD  Vice-President 

J.  E.  FARNUM ? Secretary  and  Manager 

DORN  &  DORN Attorneys 

This  bank  receives  savings  deposits  on  term  or  ordinary  account,  in  sums 
of  one  dollar  and  upwards.  Interest  paid  from  date  of  deposit,  semi- 
annually. The  five-cent  stamp  system  and  the  safe  deposit  department  is 
a  special  feature  of  this  bank.  Safes  to  rent  by  the  moiuh  or  year,  from 
$4.00  to  $25.00  per  annum.  Large  vault  for  the  storage  of  valuables  of  every 
description.  We  receive  commercial  deposits,  make  collections,  issue 
local  aud  foreign  exchange.  Money  to  loan  on  Real  Estate  aud  Approved 
Collateral  Security. 

THE  GERMAN  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  626  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RESERVE  FUND S    1,810,000  00. 

Deposits  Jan.  2,  1892 27,138,129  74 

Officers— President,  L.  GOTTIQ;  Vice-President,  EDW.  KRC8E 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGERS  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  R.  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TOURNY.  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  Schoemann,  E. 
Meyer,  P.  Tillmann,  H.  Horstmann,  B.  A.  Becker,  H.  L.  Simon.  Attorney, 
John  R.  Jabboe. 

MUTUAL  SAVINGS  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building 

Guaranty  Capital,  $1,000,000. 

OFPICEB8. 

JAMES  G.  FAIR President 

JAMES  PHELAN,   S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-Presidents 

Directors— James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper,  C.  G.  Hooker, 
James  Phelan,  James  Moffitt,  S.  G.  Murphy,  Chas.  Cadwaladerand  James 
D.  Phelan. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecurities. JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

LONDON.  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  BANK  (Limited), 

IS.  W.  Cop.  Sansome  and  Sutter  Sts. 

ubsctied  Capital $2,500,000  |  Paid  Up  Capital 92,000,000 

Reserve  Fund  $650,000 

Head  Office 58  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Agents— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
(Ltd.).No.  10  Wall  St.tN.  Y.    PARIS— Messrs.  Lazard  Freres  &  Cie,  17Boule 
vard  Poissoniere.    Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.  Com 
mercial  and  Travelers'  Credits  issued.           EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 
LC.  Altschul,  Cashier. 

THE  AN6L0-CALIF0RNIAN  BANK,  Limited. 


N.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 


?1,500,000 
650,000 


Capital  Authorized $6,000,000  I  Paid  up 

Subscribed 3,000,000  I  Reserve  Fund. 

Head  Office— 3  Angel  Court,  London,  E.  C. 
Agents  at  New  York— J.  &  W.  Seligman  &  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  banking  business,  sells  drafts,  makes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  and  IssueB  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
world.    Sends  billB  for  collection,  loans  money,   buys  and  sells  exchange 
and  bullion.  IGN.  STEINHART    \  Mflnflefira 

P.  N.  LILIENTHAL,    managers. 


May  28,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


23 


A    HUNTERS    SONG.-roruj  and  Stream. 


When  the  icy  breeze  through  the  leafless  trees 

Whistles  and  shrieks  amain, 
And  breaks  their  boughs  in  his  wild  carouse, 

And  laughs  if  they  groan  in  pain; 
Then  it's  oh!  to  be  where  he  whistles  free, 

O'er  the  hollows  and  steep  inclines, 
And  in  boisterous  rout  whirls  the  snow   about 

Where  the  deer  lie  under  the  pines. 
There  is  music  to  some  in  the  reel's  shrill  hum 

As  the  line  cuts  the  limpid  tide, 
And  the  pheasant's  whirr  makes  the  cold  blood  stir 

As  he  speeds  from  the  brooklet's  side: 
But  it's  ob !  to  hear  the  echoes  clear, 

Through  the  forest's  tangled  lines, 
When  the  rifle  rings  and  the  bullet  sings 

Where  the  deer  lie. under  the  pines. 
When  the  morning  breaks  o'er  the  frozen  lakes 

And  the  stars  shine  pale  and  cold, 
When  the  moon  in  the  west  sinks  down  to  rest, 

And  the  night  grows  gray  and  old; 
Then  it's  up  and  away  in  the  breaking  day 

To  the  barren's  dim  confines, 
With  pulses  steady  and  rifle  ready, 

Where  the  deer  lie  under  the  pines. 
Let  them  sing  who  may  of  the  tropics  gay, 

Where  flowers  forever  bloom, 
And,  cloudy  or  fair,  the  sultry  air 

la  heavy  with  rich  perfume; 
But  it's  oh !  for  the  land  where  the  Norways  stand, 

And  through  thickets  and  tangled  vines, 
The  north  wind  howls  and  the  gray  wolf  prowls, 

And  the  deer  lie  under  the  pines. 

SONG.— Robert  Bridges  in  N.  7.  San. 


0,  trust  the  eyes  that  win  thee  1 

And  trust  the  lips  that  smile  ! 
And  let  no  doubt  within  thee 

Trouble  thy  joy  the  while  1 
Seize  and  enjoy  the  present, 

'Tis  all  the  wise  can  do. 
Could  it  make  thine  more  pleasant 

To  know  thy  love  were  true? 
If  she  prove   true   forever. 

Can   that  increase   thy   bliss 
To-day  ?    Nay,    thou    wilt   never 

Know   truer   joy   than   this. 
And  if  she   turn   deceiver, 

Why  should    thy  strong   heart  grieve? 
Weep   only   if   thou   grieve   her, 

And  die   ere   thou   deceive. 

A    SLEEP    SONG—  Good  Words. 


Willow,  where  the  rushes  grow, 

Softly  swishing,  softly  swaying, 
Sing  a  music  sweet  and  low, 

While  the  breezes  round  you  playing, 
Gently  come— gently  go. 
Wind  that  in  the  trees  doth  blow 

With  a  sweet,  seductive  sighing, 
Sing  a  lullaby  you  know. 

Dreamful  as  the  shadows  flying. 

Something  soft— something  slow. 
River,  as  you  onward  flow, 

Crooning  songs  of  no  man's  making, 
Let  me  ever  seaward  go 

With  no  thought  of  sad  awaking, 
Even  now — even  so. 


FANCIES.— Grace  Ellery  Ckanning ,  in  Kate  Field's  Washington. 


b^istics. 


A  thousand  sunbeams  dancing  and  a  thousand  roses  glancing, 

And  a  thousand  bird  songs  thrilling,  trilling  gladsome  o'er  the 
lawn; 
Revelry  in  place  of  quiet,  all  a  mad  midsummer  riot! — 

0,  Sun,  if  thou  wert  gone! 
A  thousand  hopes  soft-singing,  and  a  thousand  joys  upspringing, 

And  a  thousand ,  thousand  happy  dreams  like  blushing  roses  red ; 
Throbbing  heart  aglow  with  gladness ;  Life  but  the  divinest  mad- 
ness ! — 

O  Love,  if  thou  wert  deadl 


BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA.  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Capital *8,000,OOC  00 

Surplus 1,000,000  00 

Undivided  Profits (July  1st,  1890)  3,275,919  48 

WM.  ALVORD,  President. 

Thomas  Beown. .'..Cashier  |  B.  MtJBBAY.Jr  ..  .  Assistant  Caahler 

Ibvino  F.  Moplton,  2nd  Assistant  Cashier. 

CORRESPONDENTS : 

NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  Bank  of  California;  B03TON— Tremont 
National  Bank;  CHICAGO— Union  National  Bank;  ST.  LOUIS— Boatman's 
Bank;  NEW  ZEALAND— The  Bank  of  New  Zealand.  Correspondent  in 
London— Messrs.  N.  M.  Rothschild  &  Sons.  Correspondents  in  India,  China, 
Japan  and  Australia. 

The  Bank  has  Agencies  at  Virginia  City,  and  Correspondents  In  all  the 
principal  Mining  Districts  and  Interior  Towns  ol  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Letters  of  Credit  issued,  available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Draw  direct 
on  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  New  Orleans,  Denver.  Salt  Lake, 
Cincinnati,  Portland, O.,  Los  Angeles,  London,  Dublin,  Paris,  Berlin,  Bremen, 
Hamburg,  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  Antwerp,  Amsterdam,  Copenhagen,  Stock- 
holm, Christiana,  Locarno,  Melbourne,  Sydney,  Auckland,  Hongkong 
Shanghai,  Yokohama.  Genoa,  and  all  cities  in  Italy  and  Switzerland. 


THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK, 


Geo.  A.  Low, 

N.  Van  Bergen, 
Thomas  Jennings, 


N.  W.  Corner  Sansome  and  Bush  streets. 

Established  1870.  TJ.  8.  Depositary. 

CAPITAL  {PAID   UP) $1,500,000 

SURPLUS $600,000  |   UNDIVIDED   PROFITS $150,000 

8.  Q.  MURPHY President  j  E.  D.  MORGAN Cashier 

JAMES  MOFFITT....  Vice-President  |  GEO.  W.  KLINE Ass't Cashier 

DIRECTORS : 

George  C.  Perkins,  S.  G.  Murphy, 

James  D.  Phelan,  James  Momtt. 

John  A.  Hooper,  J.  D.  Harvey. 

A  General  Banking  Business  Transacted. 
SAFE    DEPOSIT    DEPARTMENT, 
JAMES  K.  LYNCH,  Manager, 
Safes  to  rent  from  $5  to  $100  per  annum  (under  the  exclusive  control  of 
tho  renter),  for  the  care  of  all  valuables.    Trunks  and  Packages  taken  on 
storage.    A  specjalty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a.  M.to6p.  at. 

LONDON  AND  SAN  FRANCISCO  BANK.  Limited. 

Authorized  Capital $3,600,000     |     Capital  paid  up 2.450,000 

Reserve 395,000 

San  Francisco  Office,  424  California  St.  I  London  Office 73  Lombard  St., E.  C 

Portland  Branch.  48  First  St.    Tacoma  Branch,  1006  A  Street. 

Man  ARTHUR  SCRIVENER;  Assistant  Manager,  WILLIAM       EEL 

Cashier,    GUSTAV  PRIEDERICH. 

LONDON  BANKERS— Bank  of  England  and  London  Joint  Stock  Bank, 
NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

TMb  Bank  is  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex- 
change Business  in  London  and  San  Francisco,  and  between  said  cities  and 
all  parts  of  the  world. 

THE  SATHER  BANKING  COMPANY. 

Capital $1,250,000. 

Successor  to  Sather  &  Co.,  Established  1851,  San  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON President 

J.  L.  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  S.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

Directors:  E.  A.  Bruguiere,  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  Wm.  P.  John- 
son, C.  F.  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K.  Wilson. 

Agents:  New  York— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.  Boston— Downer  &  Co. 
Philadelphia— Drexel  &  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  National  Bank.  St.  Louis— The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City— First  National  Bank.  London— Brown, 
Shipley  &  Co.    Paris— Drexel,  Harjes  &  Co. 

WELLS,  FAR60  &  COMPANY— BANKING  DEPARTMENT. 

N.  E.  Corner  Sansoine  and  Sutler  Streets. 
SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 

CIPITAL  $     500,000.00 

SURPLUS 5,488.393.12 

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS i—vsi™ *   5,988,393.00 

Lloyd Tevls,  President:  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chas.  F.  Crocker,  J.  C  Fargo,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Wm.  Norris,  Geo.  E.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  Wadsworth,  Cashier. 

Receive  Deposits,  issues  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Bankin 

Business.       

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND   DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS PORTCOSTA,  California. 

Storage  Capacity,  100,000  Tons.     Regular   Warehouse  for  San 
Francisco  Produce  Exchange  Call  Board. 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  handling  and  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  and  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  and  smutty  Wheat.  .  , 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  stored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  sold, 
if  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  of  the  Company,  202  Sansome  St.,  over  the  Anglo-California  Bank. 

THE  CROCKER-WOOLWORTH  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 

322    PINE    STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL 11,000,000. 

DIRECTORS : 
CHAS.  V.  CROCKER,  |  E.  H.  MILLER,  Jb. 

R.  C.  WOOLWORTH ...Pbesident. 

W.E.  BROWN Vice-Pbbsidbnt. 

WM.  H.  CROCKER Cashibb 

SEGURiTY  SAVIN6S  BANK. 

Guarantee  Capital $300,000 

OFFICERS: 

President  JEROME  LINCOLN  I  Secretary .  S.  L.  ABBOT.  Jr. 

Vice-Preriae'nt.  W.  S.  JONES  |  Attorney     ^SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

0PFICE— No.  228  Montgomery  Street.  San  Francisco. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  28,  1892. 


GRASS.  —Edgar  Fawcett,  in  "  Songs  of  Doubt  and  Dream." 

The  rose  is  praised  for  its  beaming  face, 

The  lily  for  saintly  whiteness; 
We  love  this  bloom  for  its  languid  grace, 

And  that  for  its  airy  lightness. 
We  say  of  the  oak  »  How  grand  of  girth!  " 

Of  the  willow  we  say  «<  How  slender!  " 
And  yet  to  the  soft  grass,  clothing  earth, 

How  slight  is  the  praise  we  render! 
But  the  grass  knows  well,  in  her  secret  heart, 

How  we  love  her  cool,  green  raiment, 
So  she  plays  in  silence  her  lovely  part, 

And  cares  not  at  all  for  payment. 
Each  year  her  buttercups  nod  and  drowse, 

With  sun  and  dew  brimming  over; 
Each  year  she  pleases  the  greedy  cows 

With  oceans  of  honeyed  clover. 
Each  year  on  the  earth's  wide  breast  she  waves, 

From  spring  until  stern  November; 
And  then  she  remembers  so  many  graves 

That  no  one  else  will  remember! 
And  while  she  serves  us  with  gladness  mute, 

In  return  for  such  sweet  dealings 
We  tread  her  carelessly  under  foot — 

Yet  we  never  wound  her  feelings! 

AN  old  Indian  fighter  on  one  occasion  was  called  on  to  make 
a  statement  concerning  a  battle  to  a  Congressional  committee, 
and  he  was  requested  to  couch  it  in  language  intelligible  to  the 
statesmen,  instead  of  using  the  vernacular  of  the  plains.  "  Will  you 
be  kind  enough,"  said  the  chairman,  "  to  give  ns  an  account  of  this 
fight?"  "Course,  that's  what  I'm  here  for,"  he  responded. 
"  You  see,  our  company  of  100  men  set  in  a  game  with  about 
that  many  Injuns,  and  it  was  our  deal,  fer  we  had  slipped  up  on 
'em.  They  stood  pat,  right  from  the  start,  and  we  filled  and  went 
in  at  'em  from  behind  the  rocks  on  a  straight  blutf ,  for  we  didn't 
know  how  many  there  wuz,  and  they  met  us  in  the  open  and 
kivered  our  ante,  fer  they  thought  they  had  us.  It  was  hot  in 
thar,  shore,  and  both  sides  was  shootin'  and  slashin'  and  yellin* 
when  night  settled  down  and  ended  the  game."  »•  What  was  the 
condition  of  the  contestants  at  the  close  ?  "  asked  the  chairman. 
••That's  hard  tellin',"  was  the  frank  reply.  "All  I  know  is, 
after  both  sides  pulled  out  thar  was  a  pile  of  reds  and  a  pile  of 
whites  on  the  flat,  an'  nobody  on  neither  side  had  sand  enough 
in  his  craw  to  show  up  and  claim  'em."  The  members  of  the 
committee  afterward  stated  that  more  lucid  and  intelligible  tes- 
timony had  never  been  produced  before  them. 

— Detroit  Free  Press. 


THE  pre-historic  skeletons  which  have  been  discovered  in  the 
south  of  Prance  have  brought  trouble  with  them  in  their  re- 
appearance in  this  world.  Near  Mentone  are  some  caves  which 
were  purchased  years  ago  by  M.  Emile  Riviere,  who  had  pre- 
sumably some  idea  of  the  likely  contents.  But  the  purchaser, 
having  delayed  in  the  work  of  investigation,  the  landlord  very 
arbitrarily  resold  the  land  to  one  Abbo,  a  worker  of  quarries. 
The  latter,  being  of  a  more  persevering  disposition,  dug  deep,  and 
discovered  a  pre-historic  gentlemen  of  seven  feet  niue  inches  in 
height,  a  companion  lady  over  six  feet,  and  a  youth  of  equally 
majestic  proportions.  Upon  the  unlocking  of  these  skeletons 
from  their  earthy  cupboard,  the  original  purchaser  claimed  them 
as  his  own,  and  set  the  law  to  work.  The  land  is  now  said  to  be 
over  the  Italian  frontier,  so  matters  are  doubly  complicated.  The 
Prince  of  Monaco,  being  desirous  of  securing  the  skeletons,  with 
Mr.  Riviere's  co-operation,  is  interesting  himself  in  the  matter. 

MUCH  has  been  written  about  the  custom  of  making  fools 
on  the  1st  of  April,  but  with  this  result  only,  that  it  is  very 
ancient  and  very  general.  Sometimes  the  opportunity  afforded 
by  the  day  is  taken  advantage  of  by'jocular  people  to  carry  out 
some  extensive  hoax  on  society.  One  of  the  best  modern  April 
hoaxes  took  place  in  1860.  In  March  of  that  year  a  vast  num- 
ber of  persons  received  through  the  post  a  card  bearing  the  fol- 
lowing inscription,  with  a  seal  marked  by  an  inverted  sixpence 
at  one  of  the  angles,  thus  having,  to  superficial  observation,  an 
official  character:  "Tower  of  London.  Admit  the  bearer  and 
friend  to  view  the  Annual  Ceremony  of  Washing  the  White  Lions, 
on  Sunday,  April  1,  1860.  Admitted  only  at  the  White  Gate.  It 
is  particularly  requested  that  no  gratuities  be  given  to  the  war- 
dens or  their  assistants."  The  trick  was  successful.  Cabs  were 
rattling  about  Tower  Hill  all  that  Sunday,  trying  to  discover  the 
White  Gate. 


CALIFORNIA 


THE  authorities  in  Paris,  accepting  the  gaming  propensity  of  the 
populace  as  in  great  degree  an  unavoidable  nuisance,  have  hit  on 
the  plan  of  taxing  gambling  stakes  for  the  benefit  of  the  "  As- 
sistance Publiqne."  So  successful  has  the  scheme  proved,  that  a 
sum  of  £28,000,  derived  from  this  source,  has  been  applied  to  the 
purpose  of  constructing  a  new  Consumption  Hospital  near  Paris, 
while  a  surplus  of  some  £4,000  has  been  devoted  partly  to  like 
institutions  and  partly  to  the  futherance  of  the  re-vaccination 
campaign  under  the  auspices  of  the  Paris  Academy  of  Medicine. 


GOVERNMENT 


LANDS 


In  the  beautiful  HONEY   LAKE  VALLEY.    Level, 

deep  black  sediment  soil,  ready  to  plow,  finely 
sheltered,  matchless  climate,  abundant  fuel  and  water, 
cheap  lumber,  local  and  outside  markets.  Railroad 
already  built  through  the  Valley.  An  extensive^ water 
system  now  huilding  will  bring  the  land  under  irriga- 
tion and  high  development  within  two  years.  Ihe 
lands  can  be  TAKEN  UP  WITHOUT  RESIDENCE 
underthe  Desert  Act.  Wheat,  (50  bushels,)  barley, 
(65  bushels,)  oats,  corn,  alfalfa,  hops,  vegetables  and 
fruits  are  grown.  EMPLOYMENT  AT  GOOD 
WAGES,  for  both  men  and  teams,  wiflbe  given  settlers 
by  the  Water  Company  to  pay  for  water  rights.  The 
lands  titled  and  watered  are  graded  $40  to  $100  an 
acre.  The  chance  is  a  rare  one,  for  home  seekers  and 
investors.  Send  4-cent  stamp  for  particulars  to  Fred. 
W.  Lake,  Secretary,  Flood  Building,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Overman  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— Sau  Francisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  Nineteenth  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment,  No.  64,  of  Thirty  Cents 

fier  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
mmediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  Company,  414  California  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 
Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-second  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  MONDAY,  the  11th  day  of  July,    1892,  to   pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

GEO.  D.  EDWARDS,  Secretary. 
Office— No.  414  Call  fornia  street,  San  Francisco.  Cal. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Belcher    Silver    Mining    Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  seventeenth  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment,  No.  44,  of  Twenty-five 
cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  pay- 
able immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  of- 
fice of  the  company,  Room  8,  331  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-first  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;   and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  twelfth  day  of  July,  1892,  to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

C.  L  PERKINS,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  8,  331  Pine  street,  Stock  Exchange  Building,  San  Francis- 
co,  California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Bullion    Mining    Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Storey  County,  Nevada.       „„__.' 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  Twenty-fourth  (24th)  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  38)  of  Tweuty- 
five  (25)  Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately  iu  United  States  gold  coin  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  Room  20,  331  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Twenty-eighth  (28th)  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before  will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  nineteenth  (19th)  day  of  July,  1892,  to 
pay  the   delinquent  assessment,    together  with  the   costs  oi   advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

R.  R.  GRAYSON,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  20,  331  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Occidental    Consolidated    Mining;    Company. 

Assessment —  ^°-  ^O 

Amount  per  share .....26  cents 

Levied. April  6,  1892 

Delinquent  inbfflce May  9,  1892 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  Stock May  31,  1892 

A.  K.  DURBROW,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  69,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  Street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California.  


ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Seg.  Belcher  and  Mides  Consolidated  Mining  Co. 
The  regular  anuual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Seg.  Belcher  and 
Mides  Consolidated  Mining  Company  will  be  held  on  Tuesday,  the  seventh 
day  of  June,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  one  o'clock  p.  M.,  at  the  office  of  the  Com- 
pany, room  4,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  Street,   San  Francisco, 

Transfer  books  will  close  on  Saturday,  the  fourth  day  of  June,  1892.  at 
12  o'clock  m. E.  B.  HOLMES,  Secretary. 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

Oceanic    Steamship    Company. 
Dividend  No.  75  (Fifty  Cents  per  share)  of  the  Oceanic  Steamship  Com- 
pany will  be  payable  at  the  office  of  the  compauy,  327  Market  street,  on  and 
after  Wednesday,  June  1st,  1892.  -    , 

Transfer  books  will  close  Wednesday,  May  26th,  1892,  at  3  o  clock  p.  M. 

E.  H.  SHELDON,  Secretary. 


April  23,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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WOMANHOOD.- BMn  8.  EWott,  in  Ladies'  Hem*  Journal. 

Lightly  slept  she  on  the  threshold  of  her  five-and  twentieth  year, 
She  ha«l  yet  the  world  before  her— naught  of  past  to  dread  or  fear. 
And  she  looked  wtih  happy  longing,  as  the  years  before  her  stood 
Richer,  brighter,  belter,  broader—heritage  of  womanhood. 
Past  the  wavering,  eirlish  fancies,  past  the  future's  fearful  gloam, 
For  her  heart  had  found  its  double — settled  now  no  more  to  roam. 
So  she  dreamed  of  happy  home-life  in  to-morrow 'a  fancy  day — 
Home,  where  she  could  sit  in  silence,  sic  and  love  her  life  away; 
Where  the  joy  of  loving  deeply  brings  no  thought  save  that  of 

bliss. 
Where  the  sorrows  born  of  living  flee  at  touch  of  husband's  kiss, 
Where  the  strong  arm  is  protector,  and  the  weak  heart  strong 

at  way, 
Where  the  cynic's  snarl  is  vanquished  by  the  sunburst  of  love's 

day. 
Blessed  thought  of  home-life,  sweeter  than  ever  thought  beside 

could  be — 
Home  where  two  shall  build  their  heaven,  loving  ever  perfectly. 
Would  the  home-life  be   kept  empty,    naoght    beside   e'er  enter 

there  ? 
Are  they  fearful  lest  the  heart-wealth  scanty  prove  with  three  to 

share? 
Blessed  thoughts  of  baby  fingers,  patter  soft  of  baby  feet. 
Ah!  there's  room  for   child    and    husband — women's   hearts   are 

wide  and  deep. 

ROTAL    MUSICIANS. 


DR.  HAXSLIK,  the  well-known  musical  critic  of  Vienna,  pub- 
lishes a  memoir  on  the  musical  members  of  the  House  of 
Habsburg,  which  gives  an  interesting  account  of  a  whole  series 
of  musical  Emperors  and  Archdukes.  The  series,  says  the  Daily 
News  Vienna  correspondent,  commences  with  Ferdinand  III.,  yet, 
though  it  is  generally  known  that  Maria  Theresa  sang  to  per- 
fection and  taught  all  her  children  music,  and  that  Joseph  II.  was 
a  first-rate  musician  and  was  a  loving  patron  of  Mozart,  very  few 
are  aware  that  the  Emperors  Ferdinand  III.,  Leopold  I.,  Joseph  I., 
and  Charles  VI.  composed  as  experienced  musicians.  Of  Charles 
VI. 's  composition,  nothing  has  come  down  to  our  time,  though 
there  are  proofs  that  he  directed  his  orchestra  when  it  performed 
entire  operas.  Upon  one  of  these  occasions  John  Joseph  Fux,  the 
best  theoretic  musician  of  his  time,  exclaimed  in  an  ecstacy  of  de- 
light: "  What  a  pity  y  jut  Majesty  ia  not  a  musician  by  profesa;on," 
and  the  Emperor  replied  drily,  "  Never  mind,  I  am  better  off  as  it 
is."  The  compositions  of  the  Emperors  Ferdinand  III.,  Leopold 
I.  and  Joseph  I.  are  all  preserved,  and  a  aelection  from  them  is 
about  to  appear  in  a  valuable  edition  at  Artaria'a.  But  besides 
the  presentation  copies,  only  200  copies  will  be  sold  to  subacribers, 
and  the  plates  will  then  be  destroyed.  One  of  the  fineat  proofs  of 
the  Emperor  Ferdinand's  talent  is  his  Misererie  but  still  more  re- 
markable is  his  hymn,  <l  De  iNativitate  Domini,"  with  the  accom- 
paniment of  three  flutes  and  three  trumpets.  Leopold  I.  was  far 
more  productive.  He  composed  seventy-nine  sacred  pieces,  of 
which  eight  are  oratorios,  155  aongs,  seventeen  ballets,  and  the 
requiem  music  for  all  the  funerals  in  his  family.  Before  he  died 
he  composed  bis  masterpiece,  a  very  beautiful  Miserere.  On  the 
day  of  his  death  he  made  his  band  play  nil  his  favorite  melodiea 
in  an  adjoining  room,  and  breathed  his  last  as  the  sounds  reached 
him.  The  work  about  to  be  published  concludes  with  the  Em- 
peror Joseph's  brilliant  soprano  air,  "  Regina  Coeli." 

SECRETARY  ELKINS  says  tbat  once  after  General  Grant  had 
given  him  a  detailed  account  of  a  hotly  contested  engagement 
heaaked:  "General,  how  did  you  feel  while  the  battle  was  in 
progress?  What  did  you  think  of?"  General  Grant  answered 
very  simply:  "I  really  don't  know.  I  can't  say  that  I  felt  any- 
thing, save  that  I  knew  I  had  to  whip  the  enemy,  and  I  was 
bound  to  do  it."  The  answer  seems  characteristic  of  Grant. 
Other  generals  less  modest  would  not  have  found  it  difficult  to 
give  a  circumstantial  account  of  their  sensations  at  such  a  time  of 
responsibility. 

Belvedere's  Increasing  Popularity. 

MANY  visitors  enjoyed  the  delightful  weather  at  Belvedere 
last  Sunday.  While  the  cold  fogs  of  the  morning  were  mak- 
ing life  in  the  city  unpleasant,  at  Belvedere  the  weather  was  de- 
lightful. Numerous  changes  have  been  made  of  late  at  this  popular 
resort,  for  Tevis  &  Fisher  lose  no  opportunity  to  improve  the  appear- 
ance of  the  peninsula.  New  roads  are  being  opened,  others  graded, 
and  the  number  of  handsome  villas  is  constantly  being  increased. 
The  convenience  of  the  ferry  service  has  been  one  of  the  main  features 
in  assuring  the  great  success  of  Belvedere  as  a  summer  resort.  An- 
other very  important  fact  is  that  the  title  t>  all  (he  lands  is  also  en- 
tirely perfect,  and  is  guaranteed  by  the  California  Title  Insurance  & 
Trust  Company.  People  desiring  pleasant  country  homes  should  not 
overlook  this  popular  and  beautiful  spot. 

Swain's  Original  Bakery,  at  213  Sutter  street,  is  not  excelled  in  the 
city  as  a  tirst-class  establishment  for  family  dinners.  No  other  local 
restaurant  is  better  adapted  to  the  dining  of  parties,  a  specialty  of 
which  is  made  by  Swain's  Original.  It  has  very  few  equals  in*  the 
city,  and  acknowledges  no  superior.    Go  there  for  good  dinners. 


ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Diana    Gold    and    Silver    Mining    Company, 
location  of  principal  place  of  Business— San  Francisco,  California.    Lo- 
cation of  works-Gold  lllll,  Storey  Comilv.  Nevada.  ■ 

An  !h!,c?M,H  r^gJvcul,h".t.at*moe""*0'  the  Board  o'  Directors,  held 
on  the  third  (3d)  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  8)  of  Five  (5) 
Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation 
payable  immediately.  In  Unlled  States  (tola  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  room  20,  No.  331  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  Califor- 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

„   .>    j      .,    ,J,he  Te,n,h  Da>  °'  June-  ,892-  ""I  "»  delinquent. 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  Is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  THURSDAY,  the  30th  day  of  June,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costB  of  advertisine  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

^«        „         „„  „_      ,  R-  GRAYSON,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  20,  381  Pine  street,  San  Francisco.  Cal. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Justice     Mining    Company. 

location  of  principle  place  of  business-San  Francisco,  California  Lo- 
ca'ion  of  works— Gold  Hill  Mining  district,  Storey  County,  Nevada     ' 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  held 
on  the  second  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  50),  of  Fifteen  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  cola  to  the  secretary,  at  the  office 
of  the  company,  Room  3,  Hayward  Building,  419  California  street.  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Sixth  Day  of  June.  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore,  will  be   sold    on  MONDAY,   the  27th   day  of  June.  1892,    to    pay 
the  delinquent   assessment,  togetuer  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

_  R.  E.  KELLY,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  3,  Haywards  Buiiding,  419  California  Street,  San  Francisco 
California ' 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

New  Basil  Cons.  Gravel  Mining  Company. 

Location  and  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California  Lo- 
cation of  works— Placer  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  held 
on  the  18th  day  of  April,  1892,  an  assessment  'No.  20)  of  Five  (5)  Cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable  imme- 
diately, in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  com- 
pany, 525  Commercial  street,  Sau  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  ihis  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Fourth  Day  of  June,  1892,  wilt  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  MONDAY,  the  twenty-seventh  day  of  June,  1892   to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

F.  X.  SIMON,  Secretary. 

Office— 525  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Yellow  Jacket  Silver  Mining  Company, 
Location  of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada.    Location  of  prin- 
cipal plaee  of  business— Gold  Hill.  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  held  on 
the  ninth  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  51)  of  Twenty-five  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  each  and  every  share  of  the  capital  stock  of  said 
company,  payable  immediately  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Com- 
pany, or  to  James  Newlands,  transfer  Secretary,  room  3,  331  Pine  street 
San  Francisco,  California.  ' 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
Tuesday,  June  14. 1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  he- 
fore,  will  be  sold  on  MONDAY,  the  eighteenth  day  of  July,  1S92,  at  1 
o'clock  p.m.,  in  front  of  the  office  of  the  company,  to  pay  the  delinquent  as- 
sessment, together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  sate.  By 
order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

W.  H.  BLAUVELT,  Secretary. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Challenge    Consolidated    Mining    Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  16th  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  11)  of  Tweutv-five  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  on  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  company,  331  Pine  street,  room  3.  8an  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  20  h  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and,  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will   be  sold    on  TUESDAY,  the    twelfth    day   of   July,    1892,    to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with   costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

C.  L.  McCOY,  Secretary. 

Office— No.  331  Pine  Street  rooms  3.  San  Francisco.  Cal. _ 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Mexican  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works— Virginia,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  16th  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  45)  of  Twenty-  five  (25)  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  Company,  room  79,  Nevada  Block,  303  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  Bhall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-first  Day  of  June.  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  twelfth  day   of   July,  1892,  to   pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of   advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

v  CHARLES  E.  ELLIOT,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  809  Montgomery  Street,  San  Franiaco, 
California. 


26 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  28,  1892. 


A  DECIDEDLY  novel  system  of  quickly  stopping  electric  loco- 
motives supplied  with  two  motors,  without  reversing  the 
line  current  through  the  coils,  has  been  brought  out,  which  con- 
sists in  disconnecting  the  motors  from  the  supply  wires  alto- 
gether, and  connecting  them  in  a  local  circuit,  so  that  the  electro- 
motive force  in  one  motor  opposes  that  of  the  other,  and  tends  to 
produce  a  current  in  such  a  direction  as  to  increase  its  own  field 
magnetism  and  cut  down  that  of  the  other.  The  car  will  thus  be 
checked,  or  brought  to  a  sudden  stop  if  running  rapidly,  and  if 
on  a  heavy  grade  will  creep  slowly  down  without  taking  current 
from  the  supply  wire,  and  without  having  the  brakes  set.  In 
effecting  this,  one  motor  overpowers  the  other,  owing  to  the  dif- 
ference in  residual  magnetism  of  their  fields,  and  reverses  the  field 
polarity  of  the  weaker  motor,  which  is  thereupon  operated  in 
such  a  direction  as  to  run  the  car  backward  by  the  current  from 
the  more  powerful  motor  acting  as  a  generator. 

-In  regard  to  the  rapid  growth  in  the  use  of  seamless  steel 

tubes,  it  is  stated  that  Birmingham  is  the  chief  centre  fur  the  man- 
ufacture of  seamless  steel  tubes  in  variety,  the  increase  in  the  in- 
dustry being  characterized  as  remarkable,  Bicycle  makers  and 
engineers  are  the  principal  consumers  in  this  line;  indeed,  wher- 
ever metal  tubing  is  required  that  has  to  withstand  an  exception- 
ally great  strain,  and  where  the  employment  of  steel  is  practicable 
for  the  purpose,  the  seamless  tube  is  increasingly  in  request.  It 
is  claimed  to  have  added  materially  to  the  efficiency  and  durable- 
ness  of  hydraulic  machinery.  A  three-fourtha  inch  tube,  with  a 
core  of  one-half  inch,  can  be  drawn  in  steel  to  withstand  a  pres- 
sure of  1,000  pounds  on  the  square  inch,  and  it  has  now  for  some 
time  been  largely  and  satisfactorily  used  for  boilers  instead  of 
copper  tubing;  the  cost  is  found  to  be  considerably  less,  while  its 
durabiliiy  is  as  great,  and,  in  the  case  of  high-class  steel,  its  re- 
liability will  compare  quite  favorably  with  the  ordinary  copper 
tube. 

In  the  construction  of  repeating  rifles,  Italian  ingenuity 

has  recently  brought  to  notice  something  which  is  claimed  to  be 
a  striking  improvement  on  every  device  of  the  kind  yet  con- 
trived, on  the  score  of  easy  handling  and  rapid  and  effective 
work.  The  construction  is  peculiar,  in  that  the  front  part  of  the 
barrel  of  the  gun  is  detachable  from  the  remaining  portion,  and 
after  a  discharge  slides  back,  opening  the  magazine  for  the  ejec- 
tion of  the  empty  shell;  it  is  then  brought  back  into  position, 
locked,  and  is  once  more  ready  for  firing.  As  this  arm  is  designed 
more  especially  for  volley  firing,  its  magazine,  which  is  made  to 
contain  from  four  to  five  cartridges,  can  be  filled  at  once — this,  of 
course,  presenting  the  great  advantage  of  the  exigencies  of  action, 
in  the  saving  of  time,  upon  which  latter  the  decision  of  events  is 
lively  to  depend.  The  adjusting  of  fresh  cartridges  is  controlled 
by  the  trigger  by  means  of  a  powerful  spring,  which,  as  it  ejects 
the  empty  shell,  replaces  it  with  a  fresh  one. 

-The  process   claimed    to   have  been  perfected  by  Dr.  S.  H. 

Emmens  for  converting  pig  iron  into  wrought  iron  by  means  of 
electricity,  and  this  in  a  manner  and  with  results  which  make  it 
commercially  advantageous,  is  described  as  being  simply  an  in- 
genious elaboration  and  adaptation  of  existing  modes  of  electrical 
deposition,  a  method  by  means  of  which  he  has  been  able  to  pro- 
duce ductile  malleable  iron  of  almost  chemical  purity  from  any 
quality  of  ordinary  pig  iron,  such  iron,  it  is  represented,  being 
equal,  after  washing,  heating  and  rolling,  to  the  best  Swedish 
brands  to  be  found  in  the  market.  According  to  the  inventor's 
statement,  wrought  iron  can  thus  be  produced  at  a  lower  cost 
than  by  the  ordinary  puddling  process,  and  further  economy 
would  result  from  the  use  of  low  grades  of  pig  iron. 

A  Danish   engineer,  named    Hapsen,  proposes  an  entirely 

new  metric  system.  His  plan  is  to  increase  the  inch  and  foot  to 
1.000403  times  their  present  length,  or  about  1-2500  less  than  1-200 
of  an  inch  to  the  foot,  which  for  ordinary  purposes  is  not  any 
change;  and  the  ounce,  pound,  and  imperial  gallon  will  need  no 
change.  A  cubic  foot  contains  436,971.78  grains  of  distilled 
water,  while  the  new  cubic  foot  would  contain  437,500  grains,  or 
just  1,000  ounces  avoirdupois.  Sixteen  cubic  feet  would  equal 
exactly  100  imperial  gallons,  or  one  hectogallon,  weighing  just 
1,000  pounds.  The  foot,  according  to  this  system,  to  be  divided, 
like  the  meter,  into  decifoot,  centifoot,  millifoot;  and  there  will 
be  hectogallon,  dekagallon,  gallon,  decigallon,  centigallon,  milli- 
gallon,  and  so  on. 

. At  the  Oxford-Cambridge    boat  race    on   the  Thames,  the 

press  boat  carried  a  telegraph  cable,  which  it  paid  out  over  its 
stern  as  it  followed  the  race,  and  incidents  were  telegraphed  the 
papers  and  sporting  tickers  throughout  the  country,  second  by 
second,  as  they  occurred.  In  consequence  of  this  enterprise,  the 
London  papers,  containing  full  details  of  the  race  and  its  results, 
were  on  sale  within  seven  minutes  of  the  time  the  Oxford  crew 
passed  the  winning  point. 

For  Coughs  and  Throat  troubles  use  Brown's  Bronchial  Troclies.^- 

"  They  stop  ati  attack  of  my  asthma  cough  very  promptly." — C.  Fetich,  Mi- 
amiville,  Ohio. 


X1ST  STJU.  A.2ST  CE . 


REMOVAL! 
HOME  MUTUAL  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

Now  Occupies  Premises  at  the  N.  E.  Cor.  California  and  Sansome 
Sts.,   S.  F.,  Lately  Vacated  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  Bank. 

Twenty-seventh  Annual  Exhibit. 

January  1,  189X. 
INCORPORATED   A.   D.    1864. 

Losses  p'd  since  organi'n.¥3,175,759.21 1  Reinsurance  Reserve ¥266,043.59 

Assets  January  1, 1891  . . .     867,512.19    Capital  paid  up,  Gold. . . .      300,000.00 
Surplus  for  policy  holders    844,944.69  |  Net  Surplus  over  ev'yth'g     278,901.10 

Income  in  1890  $394,184.52  |  Fire  Losses  paid  in  1890.      142,338.90 

Fire  Losses  unpaid,  January  1, 1891 11,404.00 

President J.  F.  HOUGHTON  I  Secretary CHARLES  R.  STORY 

Vice-President.. HENRY  L.   DODGE  |  General  Agent.RO BERT  H.  MAGILL 

TRANSATLANTIC   FIRE   INSURANCE   COMPANY, 

OF  HAMBURG,  GERMANY. 

Herbert  L.  low,  Manager  for  tike  Pacific  L  oast  Brandt. 

220  Sansome  it.,  S.  F. 

Capital $1,500,000.00 

Invested  in  U.  S 534,795.72 

GEO.   MARCUS   &   CO., 

Agents  City  Department, 
83%  California  St..  S.  F.,  Cal. 

THE  SWISS  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANIES 

COMBINED 

BALOISE         HELVETIA     SWITZERLAND 

OF  BASLB.  OF  ST.  GALL.  OF  ZURICH. 

C0MB,NED  CAPiTAL  4.000,000  DOLLARS. 

These  three  Companies  are  liable  jointly  and  severally  for  all  Losses  that 
may  be  sustained. 

HARRY  W.  SYZ,  General  Agent, 

410  California  St.,  8an  Francisco.  Cal. 

THAMES  AND  MERSEY  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANY  (Limited) 

Of  Liverpool,  London  and  Manchester. 

Capital  Subscribed $10,000,000 

Capital  Paid  Up 1,000, 000 

Cash  Reserve  (In  addition  to  Capital) 2,726,000 

Total  Assets  December  31,   1SSS 8.724,067.60 

WM.    GREER    HARRISON,   Manager, 

305  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

PACIFIC    DEPARTMENT 

LONDON  AND  LANCASHIRE  FIRE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

Capital II  O.6Z5.000 

Cash    Assets 4.701,201   39 

Cash  Assets  In  United  States 2.272.084  13 

REINSURERS  OF 

Anglo-Nevada  Assurance  Corporation 

AND 

Southern  California  Insurance  Company. 

-wave.  D^r:-A.ciD03sr^.XjnD. 

MANAGER. 

D.  E.  MILES,  Assistant  Manager. 

315  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  S.  F. 

Phoenix  Assurance  Company  of  London,  [Established  1 782] 
American  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  [Established  1857.1 

BUTLER  &  HALDAN,  Gen'l  Agents  for  the  Paeifie  Coast. 
413  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

LONDON  ASSURANCE  CORPORATION  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  by  Royal  Charter,  1720.J 

NORTHERN  ASSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  1836.] 
Office — Northwest  corner  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Streets. 

GEO.  F.  GRANT,  Manager. 

PACIFIC    IDIEJIP.A-IEaTDVIirEirsrT 

GUARDIAN  ASSURANCE  CO.,        SUN  INSURANCE  OFFICE, 


OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1821. 
Paid-up  Capital,    -    -    -     J  5,000,000. 
Cash  Assets, 123,194,249. 


OF   LONDON. 

Founded  A.  d.  1710. 

Cash  Assets, JIO.044,712. 

Assets  in  America,  -   -    -   $22,222,724. 


WH.  J.  LMDERS,  Gen'l  Agent,  20S  Sansome  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


irrai 


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INSURANCE  COMPANY- LTD. 

□  F"  MANCHESTER  ,  E_rslSL_^^r*JD.^] 


Capital  paid  6j  guaranteed  $3,000,000,00, 
Chas  A  Latdh,  Manager. 

438  California  St,  Sas:  Feanctssa. 


.*_. — —^ 


28,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


27 


5UNBEAMS 


HK— Congratulate  roe,  Miss  Uella.     In  a  few  days  Miss  Qoldth- 
waite  will  be  mine.     She—  I    am  glad  lo  hear  it;  but  I  didn't 

know    you    were lit — of    course  you   didn't,  nor  any  one  else. 

Didn't  "want  any  competition,  see?  Bui  it's  all  Hxed  now.  She'll  be 
worth  ten  thousand  a  year  to  me.  She— Really?  The  name's  un- 
familiar. New  York  family '.'  He— No;  Kentucky  family,  and  one 
of  the  best.  Sired  by  Bang  Dp,  dam  Queen  Elizabeth— why,  you 
must  remember  her. "  She  made  2:13 last  season,  and  not  half  trained 
at  that.  Sht—  Oh,  I  thought  you  were  speaking  of  a  marriage  en- 
gagement. jET«— Now,  Miss  Bella,  that's  pretty  hard.  I  know  I 
spend  half  my  time  in  the  stable,  but  that's  no  reason  you  should 
take  me  for  an  ass.  —Life. 

It  was  in  a  third-class  carriage,  on  the  Lancashire  and  York- 
shire Railway.  The  talk  all  the  way  had  been  about  foot-racing. 
One  young  fellow  had  crowed  so  lustily  as  to  what  he  could  do  on  the 
cinder  track,  that  an  old  fellow,  sitting  in  one  corner  of  the  compart- 
ment, thought  he  would  take  it  out  of  the  youngster.  "  So,  tha  con 
run  a  bit,  con  tha?  "  he  said.    "  Aw  reckon  aw  con,"  was  the  reply. 

"  Aw'll  tell  thi  what  aw  Ml  do  wi'  thi.  Aw '11  race  thi  for  five  peawnds 
if  tha'll  gi'  me  a  yard  start.''  "  Done;  wheer  will  tha  run?  "  "  Up 
a  ladder!"  came"  the  answer,  amidst  roars  of  laughter. — Exchange. 

Mrs.  Vpontop—  Pardon  me,  sir.    (In  an  undertone.)    Clarisse,  I 

wish  yon  would  refrain  from  accepting  attentions  from  that  man. 
Thomas  says  he  runs  a  drill  for  a  living.  Cousin  Tom — I  forgot  to 
add,  auntiei  that  he's  an  instructor  at  West  Point.  (And  in  the  mean- 
time the  Lieutenant  had  flown.)  —Judge. 

—Spiritual  Adviser— You  say  you  have  a  dreadful  load   on   your  , 
conscience— my  poor  friend,  I  trust  yon  have  not  committed  crime. 
Sick  Man— Not  exactly ;  but  for  years  I  have  been  writing  the  "  Hints 
On  Home  Decoration  "  for  the  household  departments  of  the  Sun- 
day papers.  — Puck. 

In  a  secret  anarchist  meeting:    Inner  Guard  (to  Head  Center)— 

You  ordered  beer  for  every  one  in  the  room?  Mead  Center — Yes. 
Inner  Guard — Well,  there's  a  little  red-headed  man  over  in  the  corner 
who  says  he  never  drinks  beer.  Head  Center — Confusion!  we  are 
discovered.  —Judge. 

——Distracted  Mother— Oh,  sir,  my  little  boy  and  dog  wandered 
away  this  morning,  and  I  haven't  seen  them  since.  Policeman — 
What  did  he  have  on,  ma'am?  Distracted  Mother— A  little  red  blanket, 
with  "  Fido  "  embroidered  on  each  side.  Oh,  dear !  dear !  what  shall 
I  do?  —Black  White. 

Mistress  (angrily)— Bridget,  what  do  you  mean  by  listening  out- 
side the  door?  Bridget— Shure,  mum,  Oi  can't  help  shtoppin' to  listen 
when  Oi  hear  yer  beautiful  voice;  it's  loike  music,  especially  thim 
high  notes  whin  ye're  blowing  up  the  master  ! 

—Mrs.  Newfad — You  must  meet  Mr.  Risibles,  Margie — the  great 
humorist.  He  is  such  a  perfect  gentleman.  Why,  do  you  know,  he 
told  me  this  evening  that  he  never  laughed  at  his  own  jokes,  except 
as  an  act  of  politeness  to  himself.  — Puck. 

Miss  Elderberry— Girls  do  not  marry  so  young  now-a-days  as 

they  used  to.  Miss  Singletree — Yes,  I've  noticed  that,  and  I'm  glad 
they  are  getting  more  sensible.  A  girl  doesn't  really  know  her  own 
mind  until  she's  thirty-six  or  eight.  — Black  White. 

Lothario  Rye— My  dear  lady,  you  have  charmed  me  to  the  in- 
most depths  of  ray  burning  bosom!  Miss  Caustic  (getting  a  whiff  of 
the  bracer)— Mr.  Rye,  you're  wrong;  I'm  no  snake  charmer.  (  Where- 
upon Mr.  Rye  takes  a  clove.)  — Town  Topics. 

Mother — I  want  you  to  be  good  children  this  week.    Freddie — 

What  will  you  give  us  if  we  are  good?  Mother— If  you  are  good  you 
may  look  on  when  your  father  shaves  himself,  Sunday  morning. 

— Texas  Siftings. 

First  Wealthy  Citizen— Well,  the  secret  of  my  success,  sir,  was 

push;  simply  push.  Second  Wealthy  Citizen— Ah,  that's  the  differ- 
ence, you  see!    The  secret  with  me  was  "  pull."  — Boston  Post. 

—Jennie — But  you  can't  support  a  wife  on  twelve  dollars  a  week, 
George.  George— True,  darling;  but  our  firm  always  raises  its  men 
to  twelve  dollars  and  a  half  when  they  get  married.  —Puck. 

—Hoiack— So.  poor  Staggers  is  dead.  Tomdik— Yes ;  and  did  you 
hear  of  the  wise  forethought  of  Mrs.  Staggers?  Hojack— What  did 
she  do?    Tomdik—  Had  him  laid  out  in  an  asbestos  shroud.— Judge. 

"What  was  the   longest    tennis    game  on  record?    Do  you 

know?  "  "  I'll  give  it  up."  ,l  Go  and  read  your  Bible,  and  you,  will 
find  that  Jacob  served  seven  years  for  Rachel."  — Exchange. 

—Foreman— Galley  16  has  just  pied.  Editor— Rush  her  in  and 
head  it:  "  The  Latest  Proclamation  of  the  Czar!  How  the  Autocrat 
Dictates  to  his  Suffering  People!  "  —Black  White 

"Mercy!"  cried  Juliet.     "This  glove  is   tight."     "I,  too, 

should  be  intoxicated,"  rapturously  responded  Romeo,  "were  I  a 
glove  upon  that  hand."  —Harper's  Bazar. 

—Mr.  io66)/--Voats,  allow  me  to  introduce  to  you  Mr.  Beudle.  a 
member  of  our  Legislature.  Mr.  Voats— Glad  to  meet  you,  sir !  What 
corporation  do  you  represent?  —Puck. 

— "  I  know  why  emigration  is  always  toward  the  West."  "Why?" 
"  Because  the  earth  rotates  toward  the  East,  and  the  people  try  to 
keep  on  top."  —Harper's  Bazar. 

—First  Workman— We  are  to  have  an  extra  assessment  this 
month.  Second  Ditto— What  for?  First  Workman— To  pay  cab  hire 
for  the  walking  delegate. — Puck. 

JohnW.  Carmany,  of  25  Kearny  street,  alwavs  has  on  hand  the 
very  latest  and  best  of  gentlemen's  furnishing  goods.  His  stock  of 
shirts  and  underwear  cannot  be  excelled  anywhere  in  the  city. 


HER    BONNET.-AVir  York  Herald. 

Profanity  followed  that  bonnet — 

A  heated  cerulean  ray — 
Her  father  heaped  curses  upon  it, 

Because  of  the  bill  he  must  pay. 
Her  rivals  grew  madder  than  thunder, 

And  friends  of  a  whole  year,  alas! 
Were  hopelessly  riven  asunder — 

A  wonderful  bonnet  it  was. 
But  be  that  swore  deepest  and  loudest 

Was  seated  at  Daly's  one  night — 
And  that  bonnet,  as  proud  aa  the  proudest, 

Shut  out  all  the  stage  from  his  sight. 


"POME  here,  Pat,  you  truant,  and  tell    me  why  you  came  to 

\j  school  so  late  this  morning,'1  said  an  Irish  schoolmaster  to 
a  ragged  and  shoeless  urchin,  whose  "  young  idea  "  he  had  under- 
taken for  a  penny  a  week  to  teach  "  how  to  shoot-" 

'*  Please,  your  honor,"  replied  the  ready-witted  scholar,  ,(  the 
frost  made  the  way  so  slippery,  that  for  every  step  forward  I 
took  two  steps  backward." 

»  Dpn't  you  see,  Pat,"  was  the  rejoinder  of  the  pedagogue, 
>«  that  at  that  rate  ye  would  never  have  reached  school  at  all  ?" 

"  Just  what  I  thought  to  myself,  your  honor,"  replied  the  boy, 
•'  so  I  turned  to  go  home,  and  after  a  time  I  found  myself  at 
school." 

The  Carpet  Beating  Machine  and  Cleaning  and  Dyeing  Works  of 
J.  Spaulding  &  Co.,  at  353-357  Tehama  street,  are  the  most  popular 
in  the  city,  because  the  work  of  this  establishment  is  always  satis- 
factorily done.  J.  Spaulding  &  Oo.  have  the  reputation  of  being  ex- 
cellent business  men,  who  execute  excellent  work.  All  housewives 
should  patronize  them. 

J.  M.  Litchfield,  of  12  Post  street,  has  an  unparalleled  reputation 
in  the  city  as  a  tailor  who  turns  out  only  excellent  work,  and  deals 
only  in  first-class  goods.  He  is  very  popular  with  all  wearers  of 
uniforms  and  regalias,  of  which  he  makes  a  specialty,  and  his  suits 
are  worn  wherever  parades  are  known  in  the  State. 

i:rsrsTT:R,-A.:r>ro:E . 


Insurance  Company, 
capital $1,000,000,  |  assets $2,550,000. 

D.  J.  STAPLES President. 

WILLIAM  J.  BUTTON Vice-President. 

B.  FAYMONVILLE Secretary 

J.  B.  LE VISON Marine  Secretary 

Agents  in  all  prominent  localities  throughout  the  United  States. 

THE  STATE  INVESTMENT  AND  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

TESTABLISHED    1871.] 

CAPITAL   STOCK  Paid  Up 1400,000. 

PRINCIPAL  OFFICE 278  AND  220  SANSOHIl  STRtCT, 

San   Franciaeo,  California. 


GEORGE  L.  BRANDER, 

President 


CHAS. 


BLAIR, 

Secretary. 


QUEEN  INSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  AMERICA, 

NEW    YORK. 

Capital  Paid  Up $     500,000 

Assets  3.181,753 

Surplus  to  Policy  Holders 1,525,157 

ROBERT     DICKSON,  Manager,   S.   F. 
City  Office— 501  Montgomery  St.     General  Office— 401  JHont'g,  St. 


FIRE 


INSURE  your  property  against  FIRE  in 

The  Lion  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  London. 
Imperial  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  London, 

WM.  SEXTON,  R.  C.  MEDCRAPT, 

Manager.  Sub-Manager. 

Pacific  Department,  214  Sansome  St.,  S.  F. 

SWAIN  &  MURDOCK,  City  Agents. 

BRITISH  AND  F0REI6N  MARINE  INS.  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

CAPITAL  JS.OOO.OOO 

AGENTS: 
BALFOUR,  GUTHRIE  &  CO., 

Wo.  316  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

"  THE  NEvTeNGLAND  MUTUAL  LIFE  INSURANCE  CO., 

OF  BOSTON,  MASSACHUSETTS.  Assets,  $19,724,538.46. 

President,  BENJAMIN  E.  STEVENS.  I  Vice-President,  JOS.  M.  GIBBEN8. 
HENRY   K.  FIELD,  General  Agent, 
324  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  2«,  1892. 


SUMMARY    OF    THE    MARKETS. 

Flour  is  steady;  foreign  demand  good;  Extras  H65@$4  75:  Superfine 
»2.75@*3.10 

Wheat  is  lower;  light  trade ;  Shipping,  %lA2li;  Milling,  !1.47K@$1.50  per 
cental  _ 

Barley  is  quiet;  Brewing,  »1.02!^(?«.12>i;  Feed,  92^c@95c  per  ctl. 
Oats,  Milling,  »1.50@$1.55;  Feed,  J1.2;@$1.35  per  ctl. 
Corn,  White,  11.35 ;  Yellow,  $1.35@S1  4 1  per  ctl. 
Rye.  no  stock,  good  demand,  n.35@$1.42>4    Cement,  J2.00@J2.25. 
Hay  is  lower;  Wheat,  $11@J14;  Oats,  ?10@$12;  Alfalfa,  J8@510. 
Millstuffs,  good  demand.    Bran,  J18@J1S.50  per  ton. 
Beans,  good  request,  J2.00@J2.50  per  ctl.    Potatoes,  65o.@95c.  per  ctl. 
Butter  is  lower;  Choice,  18c.@20e. ;  Fair,  16c.@17c;  Eastern,  14c@15c. 
Cheese,  light  stock,  10c.@12c.    Eggs,  free  supply,  19c.@22c. 
Honey,  Comb,  8c.@10c. :  Extracted,  5c.@6c.  Poultry  in  good  supply. 
Onions  are  worth  45c@55c.    Beeswax  is  higher,  at  25c.@26c. 
Fruit— all  kinds  dried— active.    Fruit  is  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 
Raisins  and  Dried  Grapes  in  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates. 
Hides  are  steady;  Dry,  6c@7j.2C     Wool  is  m  good  demand  at  llc.@l6c. 
Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  seller  at  Tl4@7%c. 
Coffee  steady  at  15c.@22c.  for  C.  A.    Canned  Fruits  of  all  kinds  in  favor. 
Coal  is  lower,  with  a  declining  tendency.    Nuts  find  ready  sale. 
Quicksilver  is  nominal  at  J42.50  per  flask.  Hops  are  in  demand  at  15H@17c. 
Sugar,  good  stock  of  both  Raws  and  Refined.    Whites,  4K@5%c. 
The  first  shipment  of  new  wheat  was  wade  at  the  town  of  De- 
lano.    Ten  tons  grown  near  Poso,  Kern  county,  May  22d,  being 
four  days  earlier  than  any  previous  season.     It  was  sold  in  this 
city  at  $1.52|  per  ctl. ;  a  year  ago  at  even  date  a  like  quantity  from 
same  place  sold  at  J2.02J. 

Several  carloads  of  new  crop  hay  have  been  received  in  this 
city.  The  alfalfa  sold  at  $9.50  per  ton;  the  new  wheat  and  oat 
hay  sold  at  ?8  per  ton,  the  same  not  being  fully  cured,  rather 
green. 

Our  market  is  well  supplied  with  bananas,  both  from  Central 
America,  via  New  Orleans,  and  also  from  Honolulu.  Berries  and 
cherries  from  our  own  orchards,  with  the  prospect  of  apricots  in 
another  week. 

From  Mexican  ports  the  steamship  Newbern,  from  Guaymas, 
brought  for  cargo  300  sks.  Plumbago,  1,299  sks.  Bark,  108  bars 
Bullion,  302  sks.  Ore,  50  pkgs.  Coin,  44  Turtles,  48  Iron 
Tanks,  etc. 

The  Southern  Pacific  Company  report  east-bound  traffic  for 
April  at  22,414  tons,  and  for  the  past  four  months,  80,810  tons. 
This  exhibit  shows  an  increase  this  year  over  a  like  period  of 
1891  of  8,000  tons. 

Exports  to  Honolulu,  per  bark  Albert,  embraced  a  general 
cargo  of  Mdse.  valued  at  $20,323.  The  bark  Ceylon,  for  same, 
Produce,  etc.,  value,  $7,474. 

Wool  for  Boston  via  the  Canadian  Pacific  route— The  stmr. 
Umatilla,  for  Victoria,  on  the  24th  inst.,  carried  42,264  lbs.,  value, 
$8,000. 

The  P.  M.  8.  8.  Co.'s  stmr.  Acapulco,  for  Mexico,  carried  189 
Asks.  Quicksilver,  230  pkgs.  Machinery,  367  bbls.  Flour,  16,962 
lbs.  Tallow,  and  Mdse.,  value,  $28,000.  AJso,  to  Central  America, 
7,342  bbls.  Klour,  3.000  gals.  Wine,  and  Mdse.,  value,  $60,841. 
Also,  to  Panama,  Flour,  Rice,  etc.,  value,  $860. 

For  the  Orient,  the  P.  M.  S.  8.  City  of  Peking,  hence  on  the  21st 
inst.,  carried  in  treasure  to  Hongkong,  $124,863;  to  Yokohama, 
$179,000;  to  Calcutta,  $22,400;  grand  total,  chiefly  silver,  $326  263. 
Her  cargo  for  China  consisted  of  18,051  bbls.  Flour,  7,055  lbs. 
Ginseng,  1.796  lbs.  Cheese,  400  bxs.  Pearl  Barley,  Wine,  etc., 
value  $99,343.  To  Japan,  1,675  bbls.  Flour,  3,000  gals.  Wine,  and 
Mdse.,  value  $13,255.  To  other  ports,  90  cs.  Salmon  and  120  cs. 
Canned  Goods. 

For  the  Russian  possessions,  per  schr.  H.  C.  Wright,  1,937  bbls. 
Flour,  1,000  tins  Matches,  Hops,  Dried  Fruits,  etc.,  value, 
$21,549. 

The  O.  &  O.  S.  8.  Oceanic,  from  the  Orient,  brought  for  cargo  78 
pkgs.  Silk,  373  pkgs.  Tea,  35,926  mats  Rice,  1,830  pkgs.  Oil,  783 
rolls  Matting,  616  pkgs.  Gunnies,  1,569  pkgs.  Sugar  and  7,000 
pkgs.  Mdse.  Togo  overland,  168  pkgs.  Silk,  1,101  pkgs.  Raw 
Silk,  3,208  pkgs.  Tea.  1,000  pkgs.  Mdse.  For  Honolulu,  296  pkgs. 
Mdse.;  For  Centra!  and  South  America,  500  pkgs.  Mdse. 

8ugar  imports  for  the  period  under  review  embraced  the  Zampa's 
cargo  from  Kabului,  9,019  bags;  W.  G.  Irwin,  from  Honolulu, 
9,508  bags;  schr.  Emma  Claudina,  from  Mahnkona,  with  12,714 
bags. 

The  schr.  Orion,  55  days  from  Jaluit,  had  forcargo  224,419  lbs. 
Copra,  etc.,  to  A.  Crawford  &  Co. 

The  scbr.  Wm.  Renton,  51  days  from  Pisagua,  to  Balfour, 
Guthrie  &  Co.,  had  for  cargo  5,241  bags  Nitrate  Soda. 

The  P.  M.  8.  S.  San  Juan,  15  days  from  Panama,  arrived  on  the 
25th  inst.,  with  the  usual  cargo  of  Mdse. 

The  fine  ship  E.  B.  Sutton  is  loading  for  New  York,  in  the  Dis- 
patch Line,  and  is  to  be  followed  by  the  ship  Henry  B.  Hyde,  of 
2,463  tons 

Eyes  tested  according  to  physiological  laws  of  light  and  not  by  ma- 
chinery. C.  Muller,  the  progressive  optician  and  refraction  specialist,  185 
Montgomery  street,  near  Bush. 


H.  M.  NEWHALL  &  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchants, 

AND  

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Nos.  309  and  311  Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

NATIONAL  ASSURANCE  CO.  OF  IRELAND; 
ATLAS  ASSURANCE  CO.  OF  LONDON  ; 
BOYLSTON  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  BOSTON  ; 
OCEAN  MARINE  INSURANCE  CO  OF  LONDON. 

Steam  Boiler  Incrustations. 

Old  Scale   Removed,  Formation  of  New  Scale  Prevented. 

Without  the  Aid  of  Chemicals,  by  the  Use  of  the 

LLEWELLYN     FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONDENSER  I 

.Over  300  In  Dally  Uae  on  the  Pacific  Coast.) 

Removes  all  Impurities  from  the  Water  before  Entering  the  Boiler. 
Heats  the  Water  to  212°.  Saves  from  25  to  50  per  cent,  in  the  Amount  of 
Water  Used. 

Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Pamphlet  Forwarded  on  Application  to 

Llewellyn    Steam    Condenser    Manufacturing    Co., 

330  Pine  Btreet,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Systems—"  Slattery  "  Induction;  "  Wood  "  Arc.     Factories— Fort  Wayne, 
Indiana;  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Electric  Improvement  Company. 

General  Agents  for  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Arizona  and  Washington 
of  the  Fort  Wayne  Electric  JLisht  Co.,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 

Estimates  furnished  for  Electric  Railways,  Electric  Light  and  Steam 
PlantB,  House  Wiring,  etc.    Marine  Work  a  Specialty. 


35  New  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


E.  J.  WHEELER. 


J.   W.   GIRVIN. 


J.  W.   GIRVIN  &  CO., 

bber  and  Leather  Belting,  Hose,  Packing,  etc. 

Rubber  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  etc. 

Pacific  Coast  Agents  for  Boston  Belting  Co.  and  Fayerweather  &  Ladew, 
formerl  y  J.  B.  Hoyt  &  Co.  4  California  St.,  S.  F.,  Cal. 

WILLIAMS,  DIMOND  &  GO. 

SHIPPING    AND    COMMISSION    MERCHANTS, 

UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 

Agents  for— 

The  Cunard  Royal  Mail  Steamship  I  Vivian  Sons  Yellow  Metal  Sheathing 

Company,  Hartmaou's  Rahtjen's  Composition 

"The  California  Line  of   Clippers,"  I  The  China  Traders  &  Insurance  Co. 

from  New  York,  (L'd.), 

"The  Hawaiian  Line  of  Packets,"      The   Baldwin  Locomotive  Works, 
to  and  from  Honolulu.  Steel  Rails  and  Track  Material. 


A.    LUSK   &   CO., 

122  DAVIS  STREET,  SAN    FRANCISCO. 

Packers  of  the  following  celebrated  brands: 
CELEBRATED  LUSK    BRANDS, 

J.    LUSK    CANNING    COMPANY, 


SAN     LORENZO    PACKING  CO 


PARKE    &    LACY   CO., 

21  and  23  FREMONT  STREET. 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MINING,    WOOD    AND    IRON    WORKING    MACHINERY. 

ENGINES,    BOILERS,    STEAM    PUMPS, 
BELTING.   OILS  AND   8UPPLIE8. 

J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros.  Company, 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

General  Agents  Oceanic  Steamship  Company  and 
Gillingham  Cement. 

327  Market  Street,  corner  Fremont. 

8AN    FRANQ18CO. 

E.  D.  JONBB. 

S.  L.  JONES  &  CO., 

Auctioneers    and    Commission    Merchants, 
207  and  200  California  Street. 


April  2S.  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO   NEWS  LETTER. 


29 


SOUTHER*   PACIFIC   COMPANY. 

PACIFIC    SYSTEM. 

Train*  Le«v«  unci  are  Due  to  Arrive  at 

SAN     FRANCISCO: 

Lea vi  I From  May  22.    1892.  I  Arrive 

7:00  a.  BcqicIa,  Ramsey,  Sacramento  7:15  p. 
7:30a.  Haywards.  Niles  and  San  Jose  '12:15r. 
7:80a.  Martinet,  San  Ramon  aud  Cal- 
ls tog;  a  a  ud  Sauta  Ko?a  6:15p. 
8:00  a.  Sacram'toA  Redding,  via  Davis  7:liP. 
8:00  a.  Firj-tend  Second Cla*6  forOgden 

and  East,  and  flrsl  class  locally       9:45  p. 
8:30a.  Miles.  San  Jose,  Stockton,  lone, 
Sacramento,  Marysville,  Oro- 
ville  and  Red  Bluff  4:45  p. 

9:00a.  Sunset  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 
Sauta  Barbara,  Los  Angeles, 
Demlng.El  Paso,  Mew  Orleans 

and  East      8:45p. 

12-OOm.  Haywards,  Niles  and  Livermore     7:15  p. 

•1:00  p.  Sacramento  River  Steamers *9:00  p. 

3:00  P.  Haywards.  Niles  and  San  Jose  -  9:45  a. 
4:O0p.  Martinez,  San  Ramon  &  Stockton  9:45a. 
4 :00  p.  Vallejo,  Calistoga,  El  Verano  and 

Santa  Rosa 9.45  a. 

4:30p.  Benicia,  Vacaville,  Sacramento.    10:45a. 

4:S0p.  Woodlandand  Oroville 10:45a. 

•4:30  p.  Niles  and  Livermore *8:45  a. 

5:00  p.  Los  Angeles  Express,  Fresno. 
Bakers,  field,  Sauta  Barbara  & 

Los  AngeleB.     12:15  P. 

5:00  p.  Sauta  Fe  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 

forMojaveand  East 12:15p. 

6:00  p.  Haywards,  Niles  and  San  Jose..      7:45  a. 

....  Niles  and  San  Jose 16 :15  P. 

6:00  p.  Ogden  Route  Atlantic  Express, 

Ogden  aud  East 9:15  a. 

17:00  p.  Vallejo +8:45  P. 

7:00  p.  ShastaRoute  Express,  Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding,  Port- 
land,  Puget  Sound  and  East. .  -      8:15  A 

Santa  Cruz  Division. 

J7:45  A.  Sunday  Excursion  Train  for  New- 
ark, San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,  Fel* 
ton,  Big  Trees  aud  Santa  Cruz  18:05  p. 
8:15a.  Newark,  Centerville,  San  Jose, 
Felton,  Boulder  Creek  and 
Santa  Cruz 6 :20  p. 

•2:15  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,   Boulder   Creek    and 

SantaCruz *10:50a. 

4:45  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Loe  Gatos,     9:50a  . 

Coast  Division  (Third  aid  Townsend  Streets). 

*7 :00  a.  San  Jose,  Almaden  and  Way  Sta- 
tions  *2:38P. 

J7:30  a.  Monterey  aud  Santa  Cruz  Sun- 
day Excursion 18:28  p. 

8:15  a.  San  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tres  Pinos,  Pa- 
jaro,  SantaCruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove.  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  and  Santa 
Margarita  (San  Luis  Obispo) 
and  principal  Way  Stations  6:10  P. 
19:30 a.    '^Sunday  Excursion    Train  to 

Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations.  J2:45p. 
10:37A.  San  Jose,  and  Way  Stations.-  .  5:03p. 
12:15  p.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 3 :30  p. 

*2  :30p.  San  Jose,  Tres  Pinos,  Santa  Cruz, 
SalinaB,  Monterey,  Pacific  Grove 
and  principal  Way  Stations.  . .  .10:37  a. 
*3:30p.  Menlo  Park,  San  Jose  and  Prin- 
ciple Way  Stations . .     *9:47  A. 

•4:30  p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . .   *8:06a. 

5:15  p.  San  Jose  and  Way  Stations 8:48  a. 

6 :30  p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations ...  6 :35  a. 
t11:45p.  Menlo  Park  and  principal  Way 

Stations t7:30p. 

a.  for  Morning.                        p.  for  Afternoon. 
•Sundays  excepted.                     rSaturdaye  only. 
^Sundays  only. ___ 

OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 
rying the  United  States,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
Malls,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

For  Honolulu,  Auckland  and 
Sydney,  Direct, 

S.  8.  Mariposa, Friday,  May  27,  1892,  at  2  p.  M, 

For   Honolulu    Only, 

S.S.  Australia  (S.OOOtons).  .Tuesday,  June7,  2  p.m. 

For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  Office,  327  Mar- 

JOHN  D.  8PRKCKEL8  &  BROS., 
General  Agents 

I  CURE  FITS! 

When  I  say  cure  I  do  not  mean  merely  to  stop  them 
for  a  time  and  then  have  them  return  again.  I  mean  a 
radical  cure.  I  have  made  the  d  sease  of  FITS,  EPI- 
LEPSY or  FALLING  SICKNESS  a  life-long  study.  I 
warrant  my  remedy  to  cure  the  worst  cases.  Because 
others  have  failed  is  no  reason  for  not  now  receiving  a 
cure.  Send  at  once  for  a  treatise  and  a  Free  Battle  of 
my  infallible  remedy.  Give  Express  and  Post  Office. 
H.  G.  ROOT,  M.  C,  183  Pearl  St..  N.  Y. 


ROSES     OF     JUNE.— Clinton     Scotlard     hi 
Ladies'   Home  Journal. 


Twine  not  for  me  those   crimson  queens  of 

bloom, 
That  make  Damascus  gardens  a  delight; 
Wreathe  not  the  r_>yal   blossoms   that  per- 
fume 
The  star-bright  spaces  of  Egyptian  night. 
Nor  yet  the  Italian  rose  that  garlanded 
The   brow    of    Petrarch's    Laura,    nor    the 

flowers 
That  warred  in  merry  England — white  and 

red — 
Till  Joy's  head  drooped  and  Sorrow  knelled 

the  hours. 
But  pluck  from  yonder  hedge-row  in  the 

field- 
As  pure  as  sweet,  as  delicate  as  fair — 
The  dearest  boon   these  days  of  June-time 

yield, 
The   pale   wild-rose   that  Sylvia    loves    to 

wear. 


PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Through  Line  to  New  York,  via  Panama. 
Steamers  will  sail  at  NOON  on  the  5th,  15th  and 

25th  of  each  month, 

Cal'ing  at  various  ports  of  Mexico  and  Central 

America. 

Through  Line  Sailings.  —June  4th,  S.  S."Sau  Juan;" 
May  14,  S.  8.  "City  of  Sydney; "  June  25th,  1892,  S.  S. 
*'  San  Bias." 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Pots 
and  hanama.—  Steamer  sails  at  noon  18th  of  each 
month,  calling  at  Mazatlan.  San  Bias,  Manzanillo, 
Acapulco,  Port  Angel,  Salina  Cruz,  Touala,  San 
Benito,  Ocos,  Champerico,  San  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajutla,  La  Libertad,  La  Uaion,  Amapala,  Co- 
rinto.San  Juan  del  Sur  aud  Punta  Arenas. 

Way  Line  Sailing.— June  18th,  S.  S.  "  City  of  Syd- 
ney." 

When  the  regular  sailing  date  falls  ou  Sunday 
steamers  will  be  despatched  the  preceding  Satur- 

/aPAN  AND  CHINA  LINE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 
HONGKONG, 
Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 
Shanghai,  and  at  Hongkong  for  East 
Indies,  Straits,  etc.: 
"City  of  Kio  de  Janeuo,"  Tuesday,  June  14th,  at 
3  P.  ai. 
S.S.  "China,"  Saturday,  July  8th,  1892,  at  3  P.M. 
8.  S.  "Peru"  (new),  Thursday,  Aug.  4th,  at  3  p.  m. 
Round  Trip  Tickets  to  Yokohama  at  reduced 
rates. 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Brannau  streets.  Branch  office— 202 
Front  street.  ALEXANDER  CENTE  R, 

General  Agent. 


PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C,  and  PUGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  a.  M.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  M.  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Oregoii,  in  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  San  Simeon, 
Caydcos,  Santa  Barbara,  San  Buenaventura, 
Hueneme,  San  Pedro,  Los  Angeles  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  and  HOOKTON,  Hum- 
boldt Bat,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  a.  m. 

Ticket  Office — Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL,  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 

THE  widow  of  the  late  Admiral  Dablgren 
is  said  to  be  one  of  the  moat  attractive 
women  in  Washington  society.  Invita- 
tions to  her  entertainments  are  eagerly 
sought,  and  she  finds  time  to  accomplish  a 
great  deal  of  literary  work.  She  has  trans- 
lated into  English  several  works  of  French 
and  Spanish  authors,  and  has,  besides, 
written  a  number  of  books  from  which  she 
derives  remunerative  royalties.  Mrs.  Dahl- 
gren  is  a  few  years  past  fifty.  She  has  been 
twice  a  widow,  her  first  husband  having 
been  Daniel  0.  Goddard,  of  Zanesville, 
Ohio. 

THE  Prohibitionists  have  undertaken  an 
immense  contract.  This  State  is  not 
sufficiently  civilized  to  thoroughly  appre- 
ciate prohibition,  and  these  hopeful  states- 
men  will  have  a  very  hard  time  with  us. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  AND  NORTH  PACIFIC 
RAILWAY. 

"THE  DONAHUE  BROAD-GAUGE  ROUTE." 
COMMENCING  SUNDAY,  APRIL  24,  1892,  and 
uutil  further  notice,  Boats  and  Trains  will 
leave  from  and  arrive  at  the  San  Francisco  Pas- 
senger Depot,  MARKET-STREET  WHARF,  as 
follows: 
From  San  Francisco  for  Point  Tlburon,  Belvedere  and 

San  Rafael. 
WEEK    DAYS— 7:40  A.M.,  9:20  A.M.,   11:20  A.  M. ; 

1:30  p.  M.,  3:30  p.  M.,5:05  p.  M.,  6:20  p.  M. 
SUNDAYS-8:00  A.M.,  9:30  a.m..  11:00  A.M. ;  1:30  P.M. 
3:30  p.  M.,  5:00  p.  M.,  6:15  p.  M. 

From  San  Rafael  for  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS— 6:25  a.   m.,  7:55  A.  M.,  9:30  A.  M. 

11:30  a.m.;  1:40  P.M.,  3:40  P.M.,  5:05  P.M. 
SATURDAYS  ONLY— An  extra  trip  at  6:30  P.M. 
SUNDAYS— 8 :10  a.m., 9:40  A.M.,  11:10 A.M.;  1:40 P.M. 
3:40  p.  M.,  5:00 p  u.,6.25  P.  M. 

k-rom  Point  Tiburon  to  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS— 6:50  A.  M.,  8:20  A.M.,  9:55  A.M.,  11:55 
A.  M. ;  2:05  P.  M.,  4:05  p.  M.,  5:35  p.  M. 
Saturdays  only,  an  extra  trip  at  6:55  p.m. 
SUNDAYS— 8:35   A.M.,    10:05  A.M.,  11:35  A.M.; 
2:05  p.  m.,  4:05p.m.,  5:30 p.m.,  6:50  p.m. 


Leave  S.F. 


Days*    8lJ,1:Ji^ 


7:40A.M. 
3:30  p.m. 
5:05  p.m. 


8:00  A.M. 
)A.  M. 
5:00  p.m. 


7:40a.M. 
3:30p.M. 


7:40  a.m. 
3:30  p.m. 


7:40a.M. 
5:05  P.M. 


Destination. 


Sundays 


Petaluma 

and 

Santa  Rosa. 


Fultor, 
Windsor, 
Healdsburg, 
Litton  Springs, 
Cloverdale  & 
Way  Stations. 


Hopland 
and  Ukiah. 


Guerneville. 


8:00 a.m.   Sonoma  aud  10:40a.m 
5:00p.m    Glen  Ellen.    6:05p.m 


ARRIVE  IN  S.F. 


Week 
Days. 


10:40a.m 
6:05p.m 
7:25p.m 


8:50a.  M. 

10:30a. M 
6:10  p.m. 


7:40  a. M    8:00a.m  |  Sebastopol.  |  10:40a.M    10:30am 
3:30  P.M    5:00  P.M  |  |    6:05  P.M     6:10  P.M 


10:30  A.  M 
6:10  P.M 


10:30a.M. 
6:10p.M. 


8:50a.m. 
10p.m. 


StageB  connect  at  Santa  Rosa  for  Mark  West 
Springs ;  a  t  Geyserville  for  Skaggs  Springs, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Point  Arena;  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land Springs,  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bay,  Lakeport  and 
Bartlett  Springs;  at  Hopland  for  Lakeport  and 
Bartlett  Springs ;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springs,  Sara- 
toga Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Witter  Springs,  Upper 
Lake,  Lakeport,  Willitts,  Cahto,  Mendocino  City, 
Fort  Bragg,  Westport,   Usal,  Hydesville  and  Eu- 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To Petaluma,  ?1  50 ;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $2  25 ;  to 
Healdsburg,  ?3  40;  to  Cloverdale,  $4  50;  to  Hop- 
land,  $5  70;  to  Ukiah,  $6  75;  to  Sebastopol,  $2  70; 
to  Guerneville,  ?3  75;  to  Sonoma,  $150;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  $1  80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only— 
To  Petaluma,  $1;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $1  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, $2  25:  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ukiah,  $4  60;  to 
Hopland,  $3  80:  to  Sebastopol,  $180;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2  50;  to  Sonoma,  $1;  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1  20. 
H.  C.  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 

00CIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  S.  S.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

Steamers  leave  wharf  corner  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  p.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Oceanic SATURDAY.lMareh  26,  1892. 

Gaelic Saturday,  April  16, 1892. 

Belgic Tuesday,  May  10, 1892. 

Oceanic Thursday,  June  2d.,  92. 

Gaelic  (via  Honolulu)  Saturday,  June  25, 1891. 

ROUND  TRIP  TICKETS  AT    REDUCED    RATE8. 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 
for  sale  at  S.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Townsend  streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  atthe 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.  H.  GOODMAN,  Gen. Pass.  Agt. 

GEO.  H.RICE,  Traffic  Manager. 


CONSUMPTION. 

I  have  a  positive  remedy  for  the  above  disease ;  by  its 
use  thousands  of  cases  of  the  worst  kind  and  of  long 
standing  have  been  cured.  Indeed  so  strong  is  my  faith 
in  its  efficacy,  thatlwil]  sendTWO  BOTTLES  free,  with 
a  VALUABLE  TREATISE  on  this  disease  to  any  suf- 
ferer who  will  send  me  their  Express  and  P.  O.  address. 
T.  A,  Slocum,  St.  C,  183  Pearl  St.,  N.  V. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  23,  1892. 


THE  month  of  May  has  this  year  been  decidedly  one  of  wed- 
dings, and  few  of  them  have  presented  a  prettier  tableau  than 
the  ceremony  which  united  Miss  Ada  L.  Weihe  to  Charles  B. 
Gardner,  of  Oakland,  at  St.  Lube's  Church.  The  colors  chosen 
for  decorating  the  church  were  pink,  lavender,  and  yellow,  the 
arch  in  the  centre  aisle,  formed  of  sweet  peas  of  those  hues,  be- 
ing especially  noticeable.  In  fact,  sweet  peas  were  used  with  a 
lavish  hand;  in  garlands  and  festoons,  in  conjunction  with  yel- 
low lopin  in  the  chancel,  and  banted  in  every  window  seat. 
The  church  was  filled  with  guests,  when  at  half  past  eight  o'clock 
the  notes  of  the  Lohengrin  chorus  announced  that  the  bridal 
party  was  at  hand.  There  emerged  from  the  smalt  rooms  on 
either  side  of  the  chancel,  six  charming  young  ladies,  three  from 
each,  clad  two  and  two  in  robes  of  the  prevailing  tints — laven- 
der, pink,  and  yellow — and  proceeding  across  the  center  aisle  met 
the  brile  and  her  father  in  the  vestibule,  and  accompanied  her  to 
the  altar,  where  the  groom  and  his  best  man,  Fred  Mayhew, 
awaited  them,  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Church  then  tied  the  nuptial 
knot.  The  bride's  costume  was  of  rich  white  satin,  made  with  a 
long  train,  and  elaborately  trimmed  with  duchess  lace,  a  wreath 
of  orange  blossoms,  and  tulle  veil.  The  hand  bouquet  was  of 
orange  blossoms  also.  Miss  Florence  Weibe,  who  was  maid  of 
honor,  wore  a  gown  of  white  mousseline  de  soie,  trimmed  with 
sprays  of  roses.  The  bridesmaids  were  the  Misses  Florence  Gard- 
ner, Bessie  Braly,  Lulu  Fargo,  Florence  Theller,  Fannie  Wordell, 
and  Marion  Frolich.  Messrs.  Stone,  Perkins,  Gardner,  Wright, 
TJhl,  and  Heine,  were  the  ushers.  Following  the  church  cere- 
mony was  a  reception  at  the  Weibe  residence,  on  Jackson  street. 
Here  the  floral  decorations  of  the  parlor  were  of  white  dogwood 
blossoms,  the  bridal  bower  being  composed  of  grasses  and  white 
sweet  peas.  Congratulations  were  followed  by  supper,  the  decora- 
tions of  the  dining-room  being  palms  and  pink  sweet  pea  blos- 
soms. The  presents  were  numerous  and  very  handsome,  and  the 
happy  couple  spent  the  honey-moon  at  Del  Monte. 

Between  school  commencements,  graduating  exercises,  and 
church  meetings,  every  day  and  evening  of  the  past  two  weeks 
has  been  fully  occupied.  The  Woman's  Auxiliary  held  a  very 
interesting  meeting,  at  the  Church  of  the  Advent,  on  Friday  of 
last  week,  when  Bishop  Nichols  presided,  and  the  Countess  of 
Meath  and  Mrs.  Borupos,  wife  of  the  English  Bishop  of  Atha- 
bosea,  were  among  the  speakers.  The  Earl  and  Countess  of 
Meath  both  addressed  the  meeting,  held  at  the  Young  Men's 
Christian  Association  rooms,  on  Monday,  for  the  purpose  of  form- 
ing a  new  Ministering  Children's  League,  at  which  there  was  a 
very  large  attendance.  One  of  the  pleasantest  of  the  church 
socials  was  that  held  by  the  members  of  the  First  Baptist  Church, 
last  Wednesday,  in  celebration  of  the  tenth  wedding  anniversary 
of  their  pastor,  Rev.  J.  Q.  A.  Henry.  The  reception  took  place 
in  the  church  parlors,  which  were  crowded  with  friends,  both  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Henry  receiving  some  very  handsome  and  appropriate 
gifts;  among  them  a  pretty  carved  box  was  given  to  Mr.  Henry, 
the  key  of  which  was  presented  to  his  wife,  and  upon  opening 
it,  was  found  to  contain  a  nice  sum  of  money.  The  young  ladies 
served  refreshments  later  in  the  evening,  which  was  an  enjoyable 
one  to  all. 


Next  Tuesday  will  see  numerous  departures  from  town,  many 
of  whom  we  shall  not  see  again  in  the  city  during  the  summer 
months.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  M.  A.  Miller  leave  for  Santa  Cruz, 
where  they  will  spend  three  months.  Mrs.  W.  H.  L.  Barnes  and 
her  son,  Jack,  also  go  to  Santa  Cruz  for  a  like  period,  and  there 
District  Attorney  Barnes  will  spend  his  vacation.  The  Louis  B. 
Parrotts  and  the  Steinharts  go  to  San  Rafael  for  the  Summer, 
where  theSchmeidells  and  Mrs.  Bob  Hastings  and  her  children 
are  already  settled  for  several  months.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rutherford 
and  their  family  leave  for  Castle  Crags.  Mrs.  Munroe  Salisbury, 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Foute,  Mrs.  Easton  and  the  Crocker  children,  the 
Haggins  and  the  Tevises  depart  for  Del  Monte,  where  Mrs.  and 
Miss  G  win  and  Mrs.  E.  J .  Coleman  are  already  installed  for  the  sea- 
son. Mrs.  John  Coleman  and  Miss  Jessie  go  to  Coronado  Beach. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Geo.  W.  Meade,  who  are  building  a  handsome  resi- 
dence on  Jackson  street,  will  spend  the  earlier  portion  of  the 
summer  at  Napa  Soda  Springs,  going  later  to  Del  Monte.  Mrs. 
Landers  and  her  danghter  have  chosen  Santa  Barbara  as  their 
locale  for  their  summer  visit.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Calvin  Nutting  will 
pass  the  season  at  Camp  Taylor.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Homer  King 
will  visit  Alaska  during  June. 


Mrs.  C.  B.  Alexander,  since  her  arrival  upon  the  coast,  has  been 
showing  her  mother-in-law,  who  accompanied  her  from  the 
East,  the  various  points  of  interest  to  be  seen,  taking  in  Yosemite, 
Del  Monte  and  finally  Castle  Crags,  for  which  resort  they  left  yes- 
terday. The  party  will  leave  for  the  East  on  Monday  next,  and 
instead  of  spending  the  summer  in  California,  as  their  many 
friends  had  hoped  they  would  do,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alexander  sail 
for  Europe  in  June,  and  will  remain  abroad  until  the  autumn. 


The  list  of  European  pilgrims  is  by  no  means  closed,  as  each 
week  adds  others  to  those  who  have  "  gone  before."  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Henry  T.  Dodge,  who  will  spend  some  weeks  at  Carlsbad, 
will  be  accompanied  by  Miss  Jenny  Blair.  Mrs.  Moses  Hopkins 
left  last  Monday,  and  will  travel  in  Europe  until  autumn,  expect- 
ing to  reacb  San  Francisco  upon  her  return,  late  in  October.  Mrs. 
Alexander  Smith  and  her  daughters,  Edith  and  Ethel,  departed 
on  Wednesday  for  Germany,  where  the  young  ladies  will  spend 
several  months,  for  the  purpose  of  perfecting  themselves  in  music. 
Mrs.  Clark  Crocker,  accompanied  by  Miss  Fannie  Crocker  and 
Miss  Etta  Birdsoll,  leave  here  next  Tuesday,  expecting  to  sail 
from  New  York  for  Europe  about  the  middle  of  the  month,  when 
they  will  make  a  tour  of  the  Continent.  Mrs.  Henry  Crocker's 
sister,  Miss  Ives,  sails  with  a  party  of  friends  frotu  New  York, 
going  direct  to  Germany.  She  will  remain  abroad  for  a  couple  of 
years,  devoting  that  time  to  study.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  B.  Schroeder 
will  spend  the  entire  summer  in  Continental  Europe,  expecting  to 
leave  in  a  few  days. 

The  Hotel  Rafael  has  accomplished  arrangements  whereby  a 
special  train  will  leave  San  Rafael  every  Thursday,  at  6:30  p.  m., 
and  returning  will  leave  San  Francisco  at  1L :40  p.  m.,  thus  giving 
the  hotel  guests  opportunities  to  attend  the  theatres  and  other 
metropolitan  amusements.  On  Saturday  evening  and  Sunday 
last  excellent  music  was  rendered  in  the  parlors  and  dancing 
halls  for  the  amusement  of  the  guests.  Arrangements  have  been 
perfected  with  the  Dreyfous  noted  string  band  to  give  concerts 
every  Saturday  evening  and  on  Sundays  during  the  summer. 
Among  the  guests  at  the  hotel  aie  Mrs.  E.  B.  Coleman,  Mrs. 
Blanding,  the  Misses  Hoge,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  H.  Bovee,  Mr.  E. 
M.  Greenway,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  L.  Hutchinson,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
John  Havelin,  Mr.  John  Perry.  Among  those  to  arrive  on  June 
1st  are  Mr.  J.  N.  Brown,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  St.  Mayo  Newhall,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  R.  J.  WiUon,  Mr.  Maurice  Dore  and  family,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  J.  J.  Crooks,  Mrs.  Durbrow,  Miss  Durbrow,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
A.  P.  Hotaling,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  C.  G.  Kenyon,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  H. 
Sherwood,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ignatz  Steinhart. 


It  would  seem  as  though  teas,  of  which  the  past  season  has 
been  so  prolific,  would  hold  their  own  until  the  last  possible 
moment,  there  being  still  a  few  on  the  tapis  ere  the  summer  flit- 
ting from  town  is  accomplished.  To-day  the  ladies  of  the  Uni- 
tarian Church  will  give  an  orange  tea  in  the  parlors  of  the  church, 
which  promises  to  be  a  pretty  affair,  and  will  enable  them  to  say  au 
revolt  to  each  other  for  a  few  weeks  at  least.  Mrs.  Rutherford 
chose  that  form  of  entertainment  also,  as  a  means  of  bidding  adieu 
to  her  visitor,  Miss  Etta  Birdsoll,  of  Sacramento,  as  well  as  to  some 
of  her  own  friends  in  town,  before  her  departure  from  the  city  for 
the  summer  months.  She  chose  a  lunch  party  as  a  medium  for 
entertaining  her  friend,  Mrs.  C.  B.  Alexander,  to  which  a  dozen 
of  ladies  were  invited  to  meet  her.  Yellow  was  the  prevailing 
hue  of  the  floral  decorations  and  the  table  appointments  on  that 
occasion. 


The  kettledrum  given  last  Saturday,  from  3  to  10  p.  m.,  at  the 
residence  of  Mrs.  Paul  Lohse,  1385  Webster  street,  Oakland,  was 
a  charming  affair,  largely  attended  by  the  Catholic  Four  Hundred 
of  San  Francisco  and  Oakland.  It  was  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Catholic  Ladies'  Aid  Society,  and  tickets,  which  were  one  dollar, 
sold  easily.  The  charming  hostess  is  a  society  leader,  and  enjoys 
a  host  of  friends,  who  were  present.  A  fine  musical  programme, 
of  the  best  local  talent,  was  rendered  in  the  afternoon  and  even- 
ing. A  tent,  erected  on  the  lawn,  was  where  ice-cream  and  cake 
were  served  to  the  guests,  by  Misses  Anita  and  Pauline  Lohse, 
assisted  by  a  bevy  of  pretty  girl  friends.  Quite  a  large  sum  of 
money  was  realized.  The  ladies  who  had  it  in  charge  were  Mrs. 
Paul  Lohse,  Mrs. A.  T.  McDonough,  Mesdames  James  Lynch,  Price 
Kirk,  and  the  Misses  Kirk,  Sullivan,  Lambert,  Porter,  Gannon, 
Smythe,  Brockett,  Neylan.  and  Reed. 

The  seventh  annual  regatta  of  the  Corinthian  Yacht  Club  will 
beheld  on  Memorial  Day,  next  Monday.  Yachts  will  be  divided 
into  four  classes,  as  follows;  Class  1. — Clara  (1),  Ella  (2),  Ripple 
(3),  Petrel  (4),  Linda  (5),  Cyclone  (25).  Class  2.— Thetis  (6),  Freda 
(7),  Truant  (8),  Xara  (20).  Class  3.— Cupid  (9),  Lapwing  (10),  Vo- 
lante  (11).  May  (12),  Norma  (13),  Fawn  (14).  Class  4.— Sea  Fox 
(15),  Ceres  (16),  Cisne  (17),  Rambler  (18),  Cornelia  (19)  Orca  (21), 
Frog  (22),  Mugga  Machudda  (23),  Caprice  (24).  Outside  Yachts. 
— Yachts  sailing  over  the  course  with  the  class  to  which  they  be- 
long will  have  their  time  taken  by  the  committee.  At  11:55  a.  m., 
one  long  whistle  wilt  signal  the  yachts  to  get  ready.  The  race 
will  start  at  12  u.,  and  should  no  yacht  cross  the  winning  line 
within  five  hours  from  the  time  of  sailing,  ihe  race  shall  be  de- 
clared off. 

Fort  Mason  (Black  Point)  which  has  been  the  scene  of  so  many 
delightful  tetes,  especially  during  the  McDowell  and  the  Scbofield 
regimes,  was  again  the  locale  of  a  pleasant  gathering,  last  Thurs- 
day afternoon,  w  hen  the  ladies  of  the  army  stationed  at  that  post 
gave  a  garden  party,  in  the  beautiful  grounds  of  the  reservation. 
Unfortunately,  the  weaiher  was  by  no  means  what  was  desired, 
and  again  was  demonstrated  the  folly  of  attempting  open-air 
parties  on  this  peninsula,  earlier  than  August  or  September,  at 
least. 


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May   23,   1892. 


PAX  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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The  musicale  Riven  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  D.  Splivalo,  on  Wednes- 
day evening,  in  honor  ol  their  wedding  anniversary,  was  a  suc- 
•  icially  and  artistically.  The  entire  bouse  was  thrown  open 
to  the  guests,  and  elaborately  decorated  with  bright  Mowers,  and 
the  costumes  of  the  ladies  were  elegant  and  handsome.  The 
musical  programme  possessed  both  artistic  and  amateur  talent  of 
much  excellence,  and  a  bountiful  supper  was  served  at  trlca-U'tc 
tables,  in  the  spacious  dining-room.  Many  toasts  were  drank  to 
the  health  and  happiness  of  the  host  and  hostess,  and  tbe  festivi- 
ties were  kept  up  until  a  late  hour. 

There  will  be  a  jolly  band  of  campers  in  Mill  Valley  this  season. 
Probably  the  happiest  crowd  which  will  go  into  camp  June  1st, 
is  composed  of  the  following:  W.  P.  Lewis,  H.  G.  W.  Dinkel- 
speil.  E.  A.  Sutro,  B.  F.  Davis.  S.  L.  Meininger,  Jos.  L.  Emanuel, 
M.  F.  Loewenstein,  C.  0.  Enkle,  F.  L.  Waldeck,  Josua  Eppinjjer, 
I.  Forbes.  They  have  located  in  one  of  the  loveliest  spots  in  the 
valley,  and  have  five  tents.  During  tbe  three  months  that  the 
camp  will  be  open,  it  is  inleuded  to  give  various  entertainments. 
All  the  campers  are  young  gentlemen  prominent  in  business  and 
society. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  G.  Lyons,  and  their  family,  have  gone  to  Santa 
Cruz,  where  they  have  taken  a  house  for  the  months  of  June  and 
July.  Mrs.  and  Miss  Kate  J  arboe  are  already  enjoying  their  pretty 
cottage  at  that  seaside  resort.  Mrs.  E.  B.  Carroll,  of  Sacramento, 
has  been  visiting  her  sister,  Mrs.  Rutherford,  the  past  ten  days. 
Among  tbe  guests  at  the  Napa  Soda  Springs,  this  summar,  will 
be  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  P.  Danforth.  Miss  Clara  Sutro,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Fred  Wooster,  Mrs.  Grant  Boyd  and  family,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  B. 
Hamilton. 

The  Ebell  Society  gave  a  very  pleasant  reception  to  Miss 
8.  W.  Horton  in  Oakland  on  Monday  night.  A  short  pro- 
gramme of  music  and  a  recitation  by  Mrs.  Cha-lotte  Perkins 
Stetson  paved  the  way  pleasantly,  and  the  good  start  made 
was  continued  throughout.  The  following  were  among  tbe  many 
present:  Mrs.  Whitney,  Mrs.  Cram,  Miss  Felia  Bull,  Miss  S.  W. 
Horton.  Mrs.  G.  W.  Bunnell,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  W.  Foster,  Professor 
Paget,  Mrs.  Lloyd  Baldwin,  Mrs.  P.  Lohse,  Mrs.  C.  D.  Price,  Dr. 
Shuey,  Dr.  Varkish  and  Miss  A.  Knapp. 

A  large  social  throng  assembled  at  Mills  Seminary  on  Wed- 
nesday morning  to  witness  the  commencement  exercises. 
Tbe  visitors  were  mostly  from  San  Francisco  and  Oakland,  and 
the  excellent  programme  that  was  presented  was  much  appreci- 
ated. The  graduates  were  Frances  Louise  Coleman,  Henrietta 
Edith  Crane,  Hattie  Theresa  Friendly,  Cora  May  Hatch,  Minnie 
Hopkins,  Mary  Louise  James,  Annie  Lowrey,  Ruby  Martin,  Lillian 
Ellen  Morey,  Helen  Georgie  Schofield,  May  Bell  Truett  and  Ma- 
belle  Williams. 

The  Cbabot  residence,  in  Oakland,  was  the  scene  of  great  fes- 
tivities on  Saturday  night.  A  legion  of  invitations  had  been  sent 
out  for  the  evening,  and  in  response  a  representative  throng  as- 
sembled. Among  the  many  well-known  people  present  were 
Mrs  Renie  Cbabot,  Miss  Josie  Cbabot,  Miss  Nettie  Cbabot,  May 
Tubbs,  Emma  Ferner,  Marty  Hutchinson,  Belle  Hutchinson, 
Mamie  Prather,  Bessie  Wheaton,  Mrs.  Robert  Knight,  Mrs.  George 
Wheaton,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Foleer,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pennoyer,  and  Will 
Powning. 

A  large  and  fashionable  audience  filled  the  billiard  room  of  the 
Bella  Vista  last  Wednesday  morning,  it  being  an  open  rehearsal 
of  "The  Ladies'  Morning  Choral."  The  occasion  was  the  last 
directed  by  Elenora  Connell  this  season.  The  club  was  assisted 
by  Hother  Wismer,  who  rendered  two  excellent  violin  solos;  Mr. 
Friedhofer.  'cellist,  and  Miss  Marie  Hatter,  pianist.  Solos  were 
sung  by  Mrs.  James  A.  Watt,  Mrs.  DeLong  and  Miss  Mollie  Con- 
nell.    Miss  Connell  conducted  the  affair  charmingly. 

Mrs.  Stanford,  who  has  been  detained  here  by  the  very  serious 
illness  of  her  sister,  Mrs.  Hewes,  who  was  staying  with  her  at  the 
California-street  mansion,  left  for  the  East  on  Tuesday,  in  Senator 
Stanford's  private  car.  Senator  and  Mrs.  Stanford  will  sail  for 
Europe  early  next  month,  and  will  spend  some  time  at  Carlsbad 
for  the  benefit  of  their  health.  Mrs.  Hearst  sailed  from  New  York 
for  Liverpool  last  Wednesday.  Mrs.  Bixler  has  already  arrived 
in  Berlin. 

The  residence  of  Mrs.  Edward  Remellard,  on  Webster  street, 
Oakland,  was  aglow  last  Monday  night,  and  in  the  handsomely 
decorated  rooms  a  large  social  gathering  assembled.  The  affair 
was  a  friendly  reception,  and  among  the  many  present  were  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  George  W.  Parsons,  Mrs.  Stolp,  Fred  Stolp,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Bailey,  Mamie  Prather,  Bessie  Wheaton,  Al  Clement,  May 
Tubbs,  and  Emma  Ferner. 

Mrs.  S.  F.  Thome  is  at  her  country  home,  Craigthorn,  near 
Santa  Cruz.  Colonel  and  Mrs.  Sam  Mayer  are  visit.ng  Mrs. 
Henry  Wetherbee  at  Fruitvale.  Mine.  Ziska,  and  her  daughter, 
Miss  Alice,  have  decided  to  pass  the  summer  vacation  at  Coro- 
nada  Beach,  and  leave  town  for  there  next  Wednesday. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roanceville  Wild  man  leave  Singapore  in  a  few 
months,  returning  home  by  India. 


The  young  ladies  of  the  Crocker  Auxiliary,  who  have  given 
some  very  pleasant  entertainments  at  the  Old  People's  Home 
during  the  past  year,  gave  the  last  one  of  the  season,  at  the  Home, 
on  Monday  evening.  First  there  was  a  series  of  stereoptican 
views  exhibited,  interspersed  with  vocal  music;  then  followed 
supper  for  the  old  folks,  after  which  there  was  dancing  for  the 
young  people,  the  evening  proving  a  great  success. 

John  K.  Orr  leaves  on  Saturday  next  for  the  East,  to  be  absent 
a  month.  He  will  be  present,  by  special  invitation,  at  the  re- 
union of  the  Illinois  State  Sportsman's  Association,  which  will  be 
held  at  Chicago  from  the  Gth  to  the  12th  of  June,  inclusive.  All 
the  leading  shots  of  tbe  country  will  be  present,  and  the  shoot- 
ing will  no  doubt  be  of  a  high  class,  both  at  live  and  artificial 
birds.     Mr.  Orr  intends  to  return  in  a  little  over  four  weeks. 


James  D.  Phelan  left  for  Chicago,  on  business  connected  with 
the  World's  Fair  Commission,  on  Sunday  last.  Ed  Hopkins  fol- 
lowed in  bis  footsteps  on  Wednesday,  intending  to  visit  New 
York  also  before  bis  return.  Chicago  has  also  claimed  Osgood 
Hooker,  who  was  another  passenger  by  Wednesday's  train,  he 
going  to  officiate  as  best  man  at  Frank  Carolan's  marriage  to  Miss 
Pullman. 


The  annual  picnic  of  tbe  San  Francisco  Gun  Club  will  be  held 
close  to  Tamalpais  Station,  in  Marin  county,  on  Monday  next. 
This  is  usually  the  club  event  of  the  season,  tbe  members  bring- 
ing their  wives  and  families  and  having  a  good  time  generally, 
The  picnic  will,  of  course,  be  a  private  one,  and  only  members 
and  invited  guests  will  take  part  in- the   shooting   and  festivities. 


Theodore  Winters,  the  well-known  horse-breeder,  was  in  town 
this  week.  In  speaking  of  the  purchases  made  by  Charles  Fair, 
be  said  :  "  Young  Mr.  Fair  has  bought  seven  horses  from  me, 
and  there  is  not  a  poor  one  in  tbe  lot.  He  paid  $30,000  for  them. 
He  has  made  a  fine  start  on  the  turf,  and  cannot  fail  to  win  some 
of  the  big  stakes  this  year." 


Tbe  milk  is  out  of  the  cocoanut  at  last,  which,  in  plain  ver- 
nacular, means  the  reason  why  the  martial  Staub  has  shown 
such  indifference  towards  the  charms  of  the  belles  of  our  coast  of 
the  present  day,  is  that  one  of  a  past  period  held  him  captive. 
His  marriage  to  Miss  Andrews,  who  at  one  time  resided  at  the 
Presidio,  is  a  thing  of  the  near  future. 


Mrs.  and  Miss  Head,  Mrs.  Willie  Howard,  Mrs.  Morgan  Hill, 
Mr.  and  Miss  Sanderson,  Mrs.  H,  S.  Gregory,  and  Mrs.  Joe  Red- 
ding are  among  tbe  San  Francisco  ladies  who  formed  a  portion  of 
the  California  Colony  in  Paris  this  month.  Mrs.  and  Miss  Ivers 
and  tbe  Misses  Fargo,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tim  Hopkins  will  join 
them  this  week  in  that  gay  city. 

Mrs.  Hager  is  giving  a  series  of  dinners  at  her  Gougb  street 
residence,  previous  to  her  departure  for  Del  Monte,  where  she 
and  her  daughters  will  spend  tbe  summer.  Tbe  dinner  given  by 
Mr.  Jeremiah  Lynch,  at  his  bachelor  quarters  on  Leavenworth 
street,  as  an  adieu  to  Miss  Kate  Voorbies,  was  chaperoned  by 
Mrs.  Dr.  Robert  Bowie. 


The  engagement  is  announced  of  Miss  Nellie  Simrall,  of  Ken- 
tucky, who  was  the  guest  here  of  Mrs.  Catherwood  last  summer, 
when  she  made  many  friends,  both  in  San  Francisco  and  at  Del 
Monte.  Professor  Finley  Caseley,  of  Columbia  College,  is  the 
prospective  groom,  and  the  marriage  will  take  place  some  time  in 
June. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tomolen,  nee  Acosta,  who  returned  from  their 
honeymoon  trip  to  Coronado  on  Sunday  last,  held  their  wedding 
reception  at  the  residence  of  Mrs.  Acosta,  on  Taylor  street,  on 
Monday  evening,  at  which  dancing  was  iu  order  until  a  late  hour. 
The  newly  wedded  pair  left  for  their  future  home,  Mazatlan,  on 
Tuesday. 

The  present  week  has  been  another  musical  one,  not  the  least 
pleasing  of  the  performances  being  that  of  the  Alta  Operatic 
Society,  which  produced  the  Chimes  of  Normandy,  at  the  Bijou 
Theatre,  last  night,  in  aid  of  the  music  fund  of  the  Third  Infan- 
try, N.  G.  C,  to  a  large  and  fashionable  audience. 

The  Boston  Board  of  Aldermen  are  our  latest  visitors,  they 
having  arrived  here  yesterday.  They  are  being  shown  all  the  in- 
teresting points  in  and  around  the  city.  To-night  they  will  be 
banqueted  by  the  Board  of  Supervisors,  and  will  go  to  Monterey 
to-morrow  for  the  day. 

Minister  Pacbeco  was  the  guest  of  honor  at  a  dinner  given  at 
the  Union  League  Club  on  Wednesday  evening.  In  fact,  ban- 
quets have  been  in  order  of  late,  commencing  with  the  annual 
one  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  at  the  California  Hotel,  at 
which  Warner  Miller  was  tbe  guest  of  the  evening. 

Mrs.  Leland  Stanford  left  in  her  private  car  for  Washington 
last  Monday.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stephen  T.  Gage  accompanied  her  as 
far  east  as  Ogden.  From  this  point  they  go  to  Salt  Lake  City, 
where  they  will  remain  a  few  days  before  returning  to  their  home 
in  Oakland. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


May  21,  1892. 


Tbe  following  well-known  people  have  secured  apartments  at 
the  Larkspur  Inn:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  J.  Gunn  and  family.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Robert  Mitchell  and  family;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  G.  Young  and 
family,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  McCormick  and  family,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Robert  Searles,  Edward  S.  Spring  and  family,  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
C.  G.  Kenyon,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  K.  Mau. 

A  most  enjoyable  "Rose"  coffee  was  given  Friday  afternoon, 
20th  inst.,  by  Mrs.  JL.  J.  H.  Burrington  at  the  residence  of  he 
parents,  2716  Howard  street,  in  honor  of  Mrs.  Herman  Andersen, 
who  will  depart  soon  for  Germany,  where  she  will  make  her  fu- 
ture home.  Tbe  table  was  profusely  decorated  with  La  France 
and  La  Marque  roses. 

Charley  lialdwin  arrived  in  New  York,  from  Paris,  on  Sunday 
last.  Miss  Minnie  Houghton  has  returned  from  her  long  visit  to 
her  sister  in  Hartford,  Conn.  Dr.  Henry  Gibbons  is  one  of  the 
arrivals  of  the  week,  after  an  absence  in  the  East  and  Europe  of 
several  months. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Breyfogle  left  for  the  East  last  Saturday,  where 
the  Doctor  will  spend  a  month's  vacation  from  professional 
duties  in  San  Francisco.  Lieut.  Lovering  was  among  the  over- 
land passengers  for  New  York  on  Thursday  of  last  week. 

Clarence  C.  Hellman,  cashier  of  the  Pacific  Mail  Steamship 
Company,  has  gone  on  a  well-deserved  vacation  of  three  months, 
to  Washington  City.  He  will  travel  by  way  of  the  Isthmus, 
having  sailed  for  Panama  on  the  San  Jose. 

Among  expected  visitors  here  this  summer  is  Miss  Nellie  Mc- 
Dowell, who  it  is  said  will  come  to  this  coast  forquite  a  long  stay, 
soon  after  the  wedding  of  her  brother  Harry  to  Mies  Fuller,  which 
will  take  place  in  Boston  next  Tuesday. 

Miss  Viva  McArthur,  the  young  lady  who,  recently,  out  of  a 
class  of  seventy,  carried  off  the  highest  honors  in  the  City  Normal 
Class,  graduated  with  the  first  class  of  tbe  Cogswell  Polytecbnical 
College,  of  which  class  she  was  secretary  and  essayist. 


Miss  Edith  Cooley  left  by  steamer,  Thursday  last,  en  route  for 
Victoria,  where  she  will  spend  a  month.  Thence  she  will  go 
to  Agassiz  and  be  a  guest  at  the  Hotel  Bella  Vista;  she  also  ex- 
pects to  visit  Harrison  Hot  Springs. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  S.  C.  Bigelow  and  their  daughter  have  chosen  the 
southern  route  for  their  trip  across  the  continent,  as  they  will 
spend  some  time  in  Louisiana  and  Mississippi  before  going  North. 


Mrs.  Eva  Shaw  will  depart  for  the  East  on  June  8th.  She  will 
be  away  about  a  year,  visiting  the  different  places  of  interest 
along  the  Atlantic  seaboard. 


The  many  friends  of  Miss  Lolly  Steiniuan  will  have  an  oppor- 
tunity of  meeting  her  intended,  Mr.  George  T.  Jacobs,  to-morrow. 
They  will  receive  their  friends  at  2602  Bush  street. 


An  orange  tea  is  to  be  given  this  afternoon  in  the  parlors  of  the 
Unitarian  Church,  Oakland.  Oranges  in  various  forms  and  de- 
signs will  be  served,  and  a  glorious  time  is  certain. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  Gillig  and  party  were  the  guests  for  sev- 
eral days  of  tbe  Sultan  of  Jehore,  at  his  palace  near  Singapore. 
They  are  at  present  in  Java. 

Miss  Crane,  having  finished  her  studies  at  Mills,  will  spend 
most  of  the  summer  with  her  mother  "and  brother  at  their  cottage 
in  San  Rafael. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Fries  have  returned  from  a  visit  to 
Eureka  and  Salt  Lake,  and  have  gone  to  the  Hotel  Rafael  for  the 
summer. 


The  Knights  of  the  Round  Table  of  the  Bohemian  Club  gave  a 
farewell  dinner  to  Clay  Greene,  on  Thursday  evening.  Mr.  Greene 
is  about  to  depart  for  the  effete  East. 

Minister  Pacheco  sails  for  Guatamala  by  the  next  steamer  to 
Panama.  Mrs.  Pacheco,  who  is  now  in  New  Y'ork,  will  return 
to  the  Pacific  Coast  in  July. 


Mrs.  R.  M.  Burns,  Miss  Daisy  Burns,  and  Miss  Poole,  leave  to- 
day for  Cloverdale,  to  spend  the  summer. 


The  engagement  of  Miss  Kitty   Hart  and   Mr.  Isaac  Slaven,  of 
New  York,  is  announced. 

Judge  and  Mrs.  W.  H.  Levy  and  family  will    pass    the  summer 
at  Castle  Crag. 

The  Earl  and  Countess  of  Meath  left  for  the  East,  en  route  for 
Europe,  on  Tuesday's  train. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  E.  Davis  have  issued  cards  announcing  the 
marriage  of  their  daughter,  Susie  Augustina,  to  Mr.  Frank  Vin- 
cent Wright,  on  Wednesday  evening,  June  8th,  at  Grace  Church,    l 

The  engagement  is  announced  of  Mr.  Melville  ('<  Joe  ")  Kerr, 
of  The  Club,  of  New  Y'ork,  to  Miss  Blanche  Smith,  of  this  State, 
now  staying  with  her  mother,  at  Fifth  avenue.  New,  York. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  Sch  miedell  have  gone  to  the  Hotel  Rafael  for 

the  summer. 


J.  Franklin  Brown  sailed  from  New  Y'ork  on  the  Etruria,  on  the 
21st  inst. 


Mrs.  Senator  Stewart  and  Miss   Mabel  Stewart  are  in  Hong- 
kong. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rudyard  Kipling  are  in  Tokio. 

ASSESSING    SCHOOL    CHILDREN. 


THE  assessment  of  school  children  by  teachers,  in  disobedience 
of  the  rules  of  the  School  Department,  still  goes  merrily  on. 
We  referred,  last  week,  to  some  transgressions,  but  the  teachers 
seem  to  feel  a  certain  security  about  the  matter,  for  investigation 
develops  more  cases  of  assessment.  The  public  schools  will  soon 
become  as  bad  as  a  wild-cat  stock,  and  it  seems  that  tbey  are 
worked  in  tbe  same  manner.  For  instance,  the  pupil  who  does 
not  pay  her  assessment  is  immediately  frozen  out,  and  is  not 
allowed  to  participate  in  the  festivities  of  Commencement  Day. 
A  peculiar  case  has  been  developed  in  tbe  Girls'  High  School, 
where  several  pupils  were  allowed  (?)  to  pay  $1.25  each  for  the 
privilege  of  special  instruction  by  the  teacher  of  grace  and  elo- 
cution, in  preparation  for  the  reading  of  their  papers  at  the  public 
exhibition.  It  naturally  occurs  to  a  disinterested  observer  that 
it  is  rather  strange  that  a  public  school  pupil  has  to  pay  a  fee  for 
instruction  from  a  public  school  teacher.  True,  it  may  be,  that 
the  instruction  was  given  out  of  school,  but,  even  then,  one 
would  suppose  that  High  School  graduates,  who  have  the  benefit 
of  instruction  in  elocution,  ought  to  know  bow  to  read  a  paper 
properly. 

Burlington  Route  Excursions. 


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and  Wednesday,  at  8  p.  M.,  from  San  Francisco,  and  everv  Tuesday 
and  Wednesday  thereafter,  the  Burlington  Route  will  run  "its  regular 
Summer  Excursions,  with  Pullman  Tourist  Sleeping  cars,  to  Chicago, 
via  Salt  Lake  City  and  Denver.  For  particulars  and  excursion  folder, 
apply  to  agent.  Burlington  Route,  at  204  South  Spring  street,  Los 
Angeles;  or  32  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 


Domenico  Tojetti. 


By  order  Probate  Court,  public  sale  and  exhibition  of  paintings, 
Friday,  and  Saturday  Mav  28th,  at  10  a.m.  Auction  sale  same  date 
at  8  p.  m.  at  Irving  Hall,  13!)  Post  street. 


The  second  grand  excursion  to  the  Union  Stock  Y'ards,  at  Rodeo, 
will  be  held  on  Monday  next,  Decoration  Day,  leaving  the  foot  of 
Market  street  at  10  a.  m.  ;  returning  at  4  p.  m.  Excursion  tickets  may 
be  had  at  the  Southern  Pacific  offices,  under  the  Grand  Hotel ;  at  the 
ferry;  at  Sixteenth-street  station,  in  Oakland,  and  at  the  Union  Stock 
Yard  Company's  offices,  at  644  Market  street.  The  fare  for  the  round 
trip  has  been  placed  at  fifty  cents.  The  excursion  will  be  in  charge 
of  Valentine  G.  Hush,  the* General  Land  Agent,  and  it  will  afford  an 
opportunity  for  a  very  enjoyable  outing. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  JUNE  4,  1S92. 


Number  23. 


Printed  and  Published  every  Saturday  by  the  Proprietor,  Frederick 
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TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


Page 
Editorial  Brevities 1 

LEADING  ABTICLES  I 

Relief  for  Kaisin-makers    2 

Hon.  Thomas  F.  Bayard's  Opin- 
ions      2 

Will  Blaine  Accept?    2 

The    Present   Commercial   De- 
pression       . 3 

A  Napa  Man's  Experience 4 

Col.  Foreman  and  the  Deer  4 

Tennis  and  Baseball  News 5 

Reversing  the  Medal 6 

tiuess  Again  (Poetry) 6 

A  Craze  for  "  Literary  "  Notoriety    7 

Pleasure's  Wand 8-9 

A  Remarkable  Clock 9 

"  Biz"— Summary  of  the  Markets.  10 

Sparks 11 

MeuWe  Know    12 

Wilcox  and  His  Bride    13 

ARTOTYPE—Men  We  Know;  Distinguished  San  Francisoans> 

ALUMINIUM,  or  an  alloy  of  that  metal,  has  been  used  for  the 
construction  of  a  lifeboat  at  Stralsund.  As  is  well  known, 
the  metal  is  remarkably  light  for  its  strength;  but  it  remains  to 
be  seen  how  the  boat  will  stand  sea-water,  as  the  air  of  the  sea 
seems  to  exercise  a  corroding  effect  upon  aluminium  alloys. 


Page 

The  Looker-On      14-15 

Financial  Review 16 

Town  Crier  17 

Real  Property 18 

The  Bourse  and  Underwriter  ...    19 
The  Farmers  and  Hydraulic  Min- 
ing       20 

The  Rose  Jar 21 

World,  Flesh  and  Devil 22 

Vanities  23 

Halfway  in  Love  (Poetry) 24 

Iced  Drinks    24 

Stories  Told  by  Dallas 24 

&  moug  the  Duraugo  Mines 25 

Sunbeams 25 

Scientific  and  Useful 27 

Comments  on  Foreign  Affairs 28 

Society 30-31 

Three  New  Story- Writers  32 


A  COMMERCIAL  traveler,  more  properly  a  "  drummer,"  be- 
came so  much  impressed  with  the  charms  of  an  Atlanta 
girl,  the  other  day,  that  he  took  her  in  his  arms  and  kissed  her. 
For  all  of  which  he  was  thrashed  by  the  girl's  uncle,  was  arrested 
and  fined  $135,  and  had  to  apologize.  Yet  this  is  called  a  free 
country. 

JAMES  D.  PHELAN  has  done  good  work  for  California  at 
Chicago,  in  securing  permission  for  the  maintenance  of  a  cafe 
in  the  California  building.  Visitors  will  there  be  allowed  to 
sample  our  wines,  fruits,  raisins  and  olives.  The  Auditorium, 
the  great  Chicago  hotel,  has  ordered  a  large  consignment  of  Cali- 
fornia wines  in  preparation  for  the  expected  demand.  California 
must  and  will  show  what  she  has  for  the  people  of  the  world. 


THE  capital  city  is  maintaining  its  reputation  for  peace  and 
quietness,  even  though  the  Legislature  is  not  in  session.  Its 
various  tongs  of  highbinders  are  making  matters  lively,  and  the 
Sacramentans  who  go  down  town  in  the  morning,  and  see  bodies 
lying  on  the  sidewalk,  and  hear  pistols  cracking,  can  easily  im- 
agine that  the  Legislature  of  a  Thousand  Scandals  is  again  at  work. 
Wait  till  January  next.  Then  the  highbinders  will  hide  them- 
selves, for  the  Rockrollers  will  be  on  the  warpath. 


ONE  of  the  most  amusing  political  contests  of  the  day,  is  that 
between  the  two  local  Republican  factions.  If  ever  there 
was  a  case  of  the  pot  calling  the  kettle  black,  this  is  one.  Where 
the  intelligent  voter,  by  whose  suffrage  the  G.  0.  P.  keeps  up  its 
claim  to  respectability,  comes  in,  is  not  apparent.  This  is  merely 
a  fight  between  different  bands  of  freebooters  for  the  possession 
of  prospective  spoils.  The  Kellys,  Crimminses,  Meyers,  Maho- 
neys,  Wilsons  and  others,  should  all  be  put  into  a  bag  together 
with  their  knives  and  allowed  to  carve  each  other  still. 


AMONG  the  evidences  of  progress  of  the  colored  race,  assisting 
in  the  demonstration  of  the  rise  of  the  general  level  notch  by 
notch,  may  be  enumerated  the  establishment  of  Ringwood's  Afro- 
American  Journal  of  Fashion.  This  journal  is  described  as  "  a  neat 
and  readable  magazine  intended  to  meet  the  needs  of  ladies  of 
color,  and  to  assist  them  in  the  selection  and  style  of  dress  and 
form  of  fashion  in  which  to  bring  out  to  the  best  advantage  their 
personal  characteristics  and  display  their  dressy  taste."  All  hail  1 
AH  hail!  0,  arbiter  of  the  vanities  of  the  colored  ladies.  Save  us 
from  ebony  women,  with  powdered  cheeks,  wearing  red  skirts, 
yellow  bodices  and  plum-colored  ribbons  in  green  hats,  and  your 
mission  will  be  accomplished. 


AN  institution  that  will  bear  watching  is  the  Premium  Note 
Company.  It  seems  to  be  a  lottery  scheme,  worked  by  shrewd 
men  who  know  just  how  far  the  law  can  reach,  and,  therefore, 
keep  just  outside  its  clutches. 

AN  Alameda  contemporary,  referring  to  the  announcement  re- 
cently made  in  the  News  Letter  regardiug  the  projected  pub- 
lication of  "A  History  of  the  Swtllhead,  from  a  Society  Stand- 
point," says  that  a  number  of  Alameda  youths  should  not  be 
overlooked  in  the  truthful  chronicle.  They  won't  be;  no  guilty 
man  shall  escape.     The  book  will  soon  appear, 


THE  Murphy  meetings  in  Oakland  have  been  the  means  of  re- 
deeming hundreds  of  drunkards,  bringing  about  reconciliation 
between  husbands  and  wives,  and  several  divorces  have  been 
marked  off  the  calendar  through  the  means  of  this  great  tem- 
perance evangelist.  While  Mr.  Murphy  himself  is  above  criti- 
cism, considerable  comment  is  made  in  regard  to  Mrs.  Murphy's 
exhibition  of  so  much  expensive  jewelry,  particularly  her  valu- 
able diamond  brooch  and  earrings,  which  is  altogether  against 
her  husband's  teachings.  Were  she  a  w.oman  of  fashion,  instead 
of  a  religious  worker,  it  would  be  perfectly  proper  to  adorn  her- 
seif  thus;  but  one  of  her  position  and  influence  would  have 
greater  power  if  she  did  not  flash  her  diamonds  in  the  eyes  of  the 
poor  and  lowly  quite  so  much. 


THE  lady  managers  of  the  World's  Fair  want  an  exhibition  of 
home-made  jelly  to  be  made  at  Chicago.  We  highly  com- 
mend the  idea,  as  the  exhibition  should  surely  arouse  the  admira- 
tion of  the  home-seekers  of  Europe  and  impress  them  with  the 
idea  of  ease  and  comfort  in  the  households  of  the  jelly-makers. 
But  would  it  not  also  be  a  good  thing  to  expand  the  idea,  and  al- 
ternate the  bottles  of  jelly  with  home-made  cakes,  bread  built  ac- 
cording to  cooking  school  directions,  pies  in  difierent  stages  of  dis- 
appointment and  other  products  of  the  home  kitchen?  Let  all 
the  exhibits  be  placed  on  a  huge  wire  frame,  as  suggested  by  Ar- 
chitect Brown,  and  be  surmounted  by  an  automatic  figure  of  an 
ideal  Californienne,  turning  flap-jacks.  If  that  don't  bring  our 
girls  husbands,  nothing  will. 

WE  are  compelled  to  refer  again  to  that  truly  good  man.  C.  R. 
Bennett,  the  Secretary  of  the  Society  for  the  Suppression  of 
Vice,  and  to  ask  once  more  why  that  society  does  not  drop  him 
into  oblivion.  We  have  yet  to  hear  of  any  good  reason  why  this 
fellow  should  be  retained  in  the  employ  of  an  association  which 
is  presumed  to  have  for  its  motive  the  maintenance  of  the  good 
morals  of  this  community.  Bennett's  reputation  is  not  such  as 
usually  attaches  to  a  man  who  is  the  chief  executive  officer  of  a 
highly  moral  body.  It  is  said  that  the  Christian  Church,  of  Oak- 
land, of  which  he  was  a  member,  after  an  investigation  of  the 
charges  against  him,  have  dropped  him  from  their  roll,  not  con- 
sidering him  fit  company  for  the  society  of  honest  men  and 
women.  Still  the  Society  for  the  Suppression  of  Vice  is  inactive. 
We  now  demand,  in  the  name  of  the  good  citizens  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, that  this  society  take  some  action  in  regard  to  the  heinous 
charges  brought  against  its  Secretary. 


WALTER  S.  HOBART,  the  well-known  mining  and  real  estate 
operator,  died  of  heart  failure  at  his  residence,  at  the  corner 
of  Van  Ness  avenue  and  Washington  street,  on  Thursday  last. 
Death  was  not  unexpected,  as  he  had  been  ill  for  some  months, 
and  the  death  of  his  wife,  a  few  weeks  since,  had  depressed  him 
greatly.  Some  years  ago  Mr.  Hobart  became  afflicted  with  en- 
largement of  the  heart,  and  it  was  this  complaint  that  caused  his 
death,  He  was  one  of  the  best-known  mining  and  milling  oper- 
ators on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  was  also  prominent  in  real  estate 
transactions,  his  holdings  in  this  city  alone  being  worth  at  least 
$3,000,000.  Mr.  Hobart  was  born  in  Vermont  fifty-two  years 
ago,  and  came  to  this  State  in  his  nineteenth  year.  One  of  his 
first  big  deals  was  in  the  Chollar  mine  in  1870,  on  which  he 
cleared  $250,000.  He  was  a  partner  with  Flood,  Mackay  and 
O'Brien  in  many  transactions.  The  firm  of  Hayward  &  Hobart 
is  interested  in  nearly  all  the  milling  corporations  on  the  Coast. 
Mr.  Hobart  was  a  patron  of  the  turf.  He  owned  the  famous 
trotter  Stamboul,  2:10.  The  deceased  leaves  a  son  and  two 
daughters.  His  death  will  be  deeply  regretted  by  many  old- 
timers,  who  knew  how  open  was  his  hand.  His  estate  is  valued 
at  $S,JJJ,  OJd. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  4,  1892. 


RELIEF    FOR    RAISIN-MAKERS. 

FOR  months  the  raisin  producers  of  Fresno  and  other  portions 
of  the  San  Joaquin  valley  have  been  casting  about  for  some 
feasible  means  of  obviating  a  repetition  of  their  disastrous  experi- 
ence of  last  season,  when  many  of  them  were  forced  to  dispose  of 
their  crops  for  less  than  the  actual  cost  of  production.  What- 
ever may  have  been  the  cause,  whether  it  were  faulty  methods  of 
distribution,  a  combination  of  dealers  to  keep  down  prices,  or  an 
overstocked  market,  it  is  certain  that  the  season  of  1891  was  the 
most  disastrous  the  vineyardists  of  Fresno  ever  experienced.  An 
effort  was  made  to  show  that  high  freight  rates  were  responsible 
for  the  difficulty,  but  when  producers  sell  their  raisins  at  two  and 
a  half  cents  a  pound,  and  even  less,  while  the  Eastern  consumer 
pays  from  fifteen  to  thirty  cents  a  pound  for  the  same  article,  it  is 
not  apparent  that  the  freight  charge  of  one  and  a  quarter  cents  a 
pound,  or  thereabouts,  could  have  had  any  very  great  influence 
in  depressing  prices,  nor  is  it  possible  that  any  considerable  re- 
duction in  that  rate  can  be  made  unless  the  railroads  should  be 
wilting  to  carry  our  raisins  to  the  East  either  free  of  charge  alto- 
gether or  for  less  than  the  actual  cost  of  transportation. 

Sensible  raisin  producers  see  that  the  railroad  has  done  about 
all  that  lies  within  its  power  by  reducing  the  transcontinental 
rate  to  so  lowja  limit  as  that  given,  and  that  if  they  are  to  remedy 
their  troubles  they  must  look  to  some  other  source.  They  have 
done  so,  and  believe  they  have  found  a  solution  of  the  problem 
in  the  systematic  devotion  of  a  large  portion  of  their  crops  to  the 
manufacture  of  sweet  wines,  instead  of  converting  the  whole  into 
raisins.  It  is  well  known  there  has  been  good  ground  for 
complaint  that  many  raisins  shipped  to  the  East  from  this  coast 
were  of  inferior  quality,  and  great  damage  has  resulted  in  conse- 
quence to  the  reputation  of  all  California  products.  These  in- 
ferior raisins  are  almost  entirely  made  from  the  second  and  third 
pickings  of  fruit,  the  first  crop  being  the  best  adapted  for  conver- 
sion into  a  choice  product,  though  a  considerable  quantity  even  of 
that  would  be  better  were  it  sent  to  the  wine  press  instead  of  to 
the  drying  tray.  The  raisin  growers  now  propose  to  engage 
largely  in  the  manufacture  of  sweet  wines  and  brandies,  or  rather 
to  encourage  others  to  do  so,  by  contracting  to  supply  them  with 
their  second  and  third  crop  fruit  and  that  portion  of  the  first  crop 
which  will  not  make  first-class  nrs;:is.By  so  doing  the  inferior  fruit 
will  no  longer  injure  the  reputation  of  the  entire  pack,  while  the 
total  production  will  be  so  curtailed  that  good  prices  will  be  cer- 
tain to  follow.  A  large  number  of  the  most  extensive  raisin 
vineyardists  have  expressed  a  willingness  to  dispose  of  a  portion 
of  their  crops  in  this  way,  while  several  wine-makers  are  enlarg- 
ing their  facilities  or  putting  up  new  plants  for  the  purpose  of  en- 
gaging in  what  promises  to  be  a  fairly  lucrative  pursuit.  The 
only  previous  obstacle,  it  is  said,  to  the  enlargement  of  the  sweet 
wine  and  brandy  industry  of  Fresno  county,  has  been  the  freights 
charged  to  Missouri  river  points.  With  a  reduction  in  those  rates, 
the  wine-makers  are  confident  a  good  outlet  could  be  found  for 
their  entire  vintage.  This  fact  has  been  brought  to  the  attention 
of  the  railroad  officials,  and  in  a  letter  made  public  during  the 
past  week,  Mr,  Huntington  expresses  his  interest  in  the  matter, 
and  his  desire  to  aid  the  vineyardists  of  Fresno,  and  concludes  by 
saying  that  he  will  see  to  it  that  the  lowest  possible  rate  be  given 
on  this  particular  article  in  order  that  Fresno  may  be  encouraged 
to  continue  in  the  good  work  of  increasing  her  tonnage,  which 
she  has  prosecuted  so  zealously  in  the  past.  This  assurance  has 
greatly  encouraged  the  vineyardists,  and  those  who  are  ready  to 
engage  in  the  manufacture  of  wine  from  Muscat  grapes,  and  from 
present  indications  the  plans  proposed  will  result  in  great  good  to 
the  raisin  market,  which  will  be  certain  to  be  favorably  influenced 
by  the  withdrawal  of  the  burden  of  inferior  fruit  which  has  done 
so  much  to  depress  prices  in  the  past. 

OUR  MERCHANTS  AND  THE  CANAL. 

THE  resolution  merchants  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  have 
shown  their  usual  amount  of  energy  in  regard  to  the  Nicara- 
gua Canal  project.  They  have  adopted  resolutions  telling  every- 
body what  an  excellent  scheme  this  idea  is,  and  how  it  would 
benefit  each  one;  and  expressing  the  belief  that  the  six  per 
cent,  trust  bonds  of  the  company  are  safe  and  profitable,  and 
worthy  of  the  investment  of  financiers.  Then  why  don't  these 
worthy  financiers,  who  spend  their  lives  adopting  resolutions, 
while  their  stacks  of  coin  are  getting  mouldy  in  their  vaults,  in- 
vest in  the  securities?  Why  don't  they  assist  this  admittedly  good 
proposition  by  financial  means,  and  thereby  assist  themselves, 
for  there  is  no  denying  that  the  opening  of  the  Nicaragua  Canal 
will  be  of  incalculable  benefit  to  California.  These  merchants  of 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  being  the  leading  merchants  of  San 
Francisco,  are  regarded  as  the  shrewdest  business  men  of  the  Pa- 
cific Coast.  Their  reputations  belie  them,  for  their  shrewdness, 
their  ability,  their  enterprise,  their  public  spirit,  are  nowhere  ap- 
parent, except  in  the  high-sounding  phrases  of  their  numerous 
regolutions.  The  trumpet  with  the  biggest  mouthpiece  may  make 
the  most  noise,  but  investigation  will  show  the  instrument  to  be 
just  as  hollow  as  a  tin  whistle. 

THE  winery  of  Thomas  Lake   Harris,    at   Fountain    Grove,  has 
been  destroyed  by   fire.    Sodom   and    Gomorrah    dijapta-ed 
beneath,  brimstone  and  ashes. 


HON.    THOMAS    F.    BAYARD'S    OPINIONS. 

THE  clearly  unconstitutional  action  of  the  last  Congress  in  giv- 
ing the  President  power  to  levy  taxes  by  proclamation  is  a  revo- 
lutionary proceeding  against  every  fundamental  principle  of  our 
Government  that,  strangely  enough,  has  received  too  little  atten- 
tion. Nothing  of  the  sort  has  ever  been  heard  of  before  in  any 
free  government,  and  the  monstrous  nature  of  this  transaction 
ought  to  be  made  a  prominent  topic  for  discussion  during  the 
coming  campaign.  Such  at  least  is  the  opinion  of  ex-Secretary 
Bayard,  who,  in  an  article  on  "The  Democratic  Duty  and  Oppor- 
tunity," in  the  June  number  of  the  Forum,  plainly  declares  that 
this  action  is  unprecedented,  highly  dangerous  to  the  public  in- 
terest, and  plainly  unwarranted  by  the  Constitution.  "It  creates 
a  government  Jby  proclamation,*'  he  writes,  "not  by  law.  It  sets 
at  naught  all  care  and  foresight  in  commercial  contracts,  and 
subjects  the  official  exercising  it  to  the  seductions  of  a  corrupt 
nature  highly  dangerous  and  absolutely  unprecedented  in  the 
history  of  tree  government.  In  anxiety  10  enable  sharp  commer- 
cial dickering  and  personal  bargaining  to  be  carried  on  without 
recourse  to  the  legislative  branch,  the  great  principle  of  our  Gov- 
ernment of  the  separation  of  powers  for  the  preservation  of  liber- 
ty has  been  wholly  disregarded,  and  to  the  Executive  has  been 
transferred  powers  and  discretion  with  which  our  fathers  deemed 
it  safe  to  intrust  only  the  representatives  of  the  people."  Mr. 
Bayard  pays  some  attention  to  the  McKiniey  tariff  and  the  Force 
bill.  These  are  the  two  great  kindred  and  comprehensive  issues 
that  are  presented;  and  no  wrangle  of  factions  or  personal  pre- 
ferences for  candidates  should  cause  the  party  and  the  country 
for  one  moment  to  forget  them.  Mr.  Bayard's  demonstration  of 
the  kindred  nature  of  these  two  great  issues  and  of  their  common 
origin  is  a  clear  representation  of  the  Democratic  duty  of  the  year. 
'■Stripped  of  the  naturally  mystifying  facts  which  attend  and  ob- 
scure the  working  of  every  highly  complex  civilization,"  he 
writes,  "the  great  issue  is  made  apparent  to  the  eyes  of  the  Amer- 
ican people,  the  importance  of  which  overshadows  all  others.  It 
i9  nothing  less  than  a  submission  to  their  votes  whether  the  or- 
ganic forces  of  their  Government  shall  be  changed  from  a  promo- 
tion by  their  representatives  of  the  general  welfare  and  the  bless- 
ings of  liberty  for  themselves  and  their  posterity  by  the  transfer 
of  the  most  sovereign  power  known  to  Government,  that  of  pnb- 
lic  taxation,  to  associations  of  individuals  who,  organized  under 
the  name  of  a  political  party  and  with  professions  of  ardent 
patriotism,  are  to  be  invested  with  the  sole  control  of  the  meas- 
ure of  tribute  to  be  paid  to  them  by  the  great  body  of  their  fel- 
low-citizens.'" 


WILL    BLAINE    ACCEPT? 


YESTERDAY'S  dispatches  announce,  from  the  usual  "  most  re- 
liable source,"  that  Blaine  will  allow  his  name  to  be  used  in 
the  Republican  National  Convention,  and  will  accept  the  nomi- 
nation for  President  if  tendered  him.  The  dispatches  a  week  ago 
stated,  from  the  same  "  most  reliable  source,"  that  Blaine  was 
out  of  the  fight  for  good,  as  his  letter  of  declination  stated  in  un- 
mistakable terms.  The  question  now  arises,  which  of  these  state- 
ments is  to  be  believed?  "  Slippery  Jim  "  is  again  demonstrating 
his  ability  to  straddle  a  difficult  question  until  it  meets  his  con- 
venience to  finally  announce  himself.  We  prefer  to  believe  the 
Blaine  letter  of  withdrawal  rather  than  yesterday's  newspaper 
stories.  His  letter  to  General  Clarkson  certainly  seemed  con- 
clusive at  the  time  it  was  written,  and  nothing  has  since  occurred 
to  induce  the  Seceretary  of  State  to  change  his  mind.  Why,  then, 
should  it  now  be  said  that  he  is  a  candidate  for  the  nomination  he 
has  twice  declined,  and  which  he  might  have  had  for  the  asking? 
It  is  not  to  be  supposed  he  would  play  fast  and  loose  in  this 
manner  with  his  party,  or  not  indicate  at  the  proper  time  just 
what  he  intended  to  do.  It  has  been  said  by  his  supporters  that 
the  Clarkson  letter  was  written  to  give  President  Harrison  a  clear 
field,  by  removing  from  his  path  the  chief  obstacle  to  his  nomi- 
nation. Blaine,  it  is  said,  has  therefore  acted  in  good  faith  with 
the  President.  That  would  not  be  apparent,  however,  should  he 
now  nllow  his  name  to  go  before  the  Minneapolis  Convention.  It 
would  seem,  rather,  that  by  secret  workings  he  had  endeavored 
to  raise  Harrison  to  the  highest  pitch  of  hope  to  then  cast  him 
down,  for  there  can  be  no  reasonable  doubt  that  Blaine  will  be  the 
Republican  nominee,  if  he  allows  it.  The  methods  of  the  Secre- 
tary of  State,  however,  will  not  commend  themselves  to  the  peo- 
ple of  the  country.  President  Harrison  is  making  a  dignified 
campaign,  as  becomes  him.  He  says  he  is  simply  "in  the  hands 
of  his  friends,"  and  will  accept  the  nomination  if  tendered  him. 
He  stands  upon  his  record.  It  is  a  far  more  satisfactory  position 
than  that  assumed  by  Blaine. 

IT  was  about  six  months  ago  that  the  News  Letter  predicted 
the  early  downfall  of  many  of  the  alleged  sporting  clubs,  main 
tained  for  the  exhibition  of  prize-fights,  which  infested  the  city. 
It  seems  that  the  beginning  of  the  end  of  the  California  Club  has 
begun,  for  that  club  has  given  up  its  extensive  quarters  on  New 
Montgomery  street,  and  has  taken  an  office  in  the  Flood  Build- 
ing. When  the  California  Club  weakens,  there  can  be  but  small 
hope  for  the  other  clubs  of  the  city,  a  fact  which  all  good  citizens 
will  appreciate. 


June  4,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


THE    PRESENT    COMMERCIAL    DEPRESSION. 


UNFORTUNATELY  it  requires  bill  a  brief  examination  into 
tbe  present  aspect  of  commercial  and  industrial  affairs  in  San 
Francisco  to  become  convinced  that  their  conditions  generally  are 
very  far  from  being  favorable.  Indeed,  evidence  is  being  rendered 
distinctly  audible,  in  complaints  increasing  in  earnestness  and  fre- 
quency of  dull  limes,  commercial  inactivity,  general  depression. 
with  all  their  attendant  evils;  complaints  not  unfrequenlly  ac- 
companied by  gloomy  anticipations  of  what  tbe  future  has  in 
store. 

Railway  extortion  and  monopoly-timidity,  apathy  or  absentee- 
ism of  California's  capitalists — absence  of  the  true  spirit  of  com- 
mercial enterprise — contraction  north,  south  and  east  of  the 
spheres  of  San  Francisco's  commercial  influence,  legal  restrictions 
upon  and  decadence  of  the  mining  industries  are  collectively,  or 
each  is  individually  held  accountable  for  the  prevailing  stagna- 
tion. These  charges  constitute  most  certainly  a  formidable  array, 
nor  do  effective  remedies,  easy  of  application,  readily  present 
themselves-  Yet  may  not  a  close  examination  make  it  appear 
that  their  influences  would  probably  undergo  material  modifica- 
tion, if  not,  in  evejy  case,  entire  removal,  were  prosperity,  from 
whatever  cause,  again  in  the  ascendant.  That,  in  fact,  some,  at 
least,  of  the  evils  complained  of  are  more  the  effects  than  the  cause 
of  depression. 

However  this  may  prove  to  be  {and  quite  apart  from  the  detri- 
mental influence  of  mischievous  Federal  legislation,  which  effects 
all  commercial  centres  in  common)  there  is  one  additional  unmis- 
takably adverse  condition  deserving  examination,  to  which  1  ttle, 
it  any,  attention  appears  to  have  been  directed.  It  seemB  to  have 
been  overlooked,  or  ignored,  possibly  through  that  unconscious 
indifference  which  daily  familiarity  creates.  Accustomed  to  the 
existence  of  certain  relations,  we  become  unobservant  of  their 
operations  and  negligent  of  their  results.  "  We  cannot  see  the 
forest  because  of  the  trees."  Something  like  this  has  been  the 
case  in  the  condition  referred  to,  and  yet  its  consequences  are  of 
sufficient  importance  to  perhaps  account,  in  a  great  measure,  for 
the  industrial  inactivity  under  which  San  Francisco  labors. 

It  is  the  fact,  that  commercial  and  industrial  enterprises  receive 
and  have  hitherto  received  an  absurdly  insignificant  support, 
utterly  inadequate  an  aid,  and  insufficient  stimulation,  from  the 
millions  of  accumulated  and  still  accumulating  capital,  the  sav- 
ings and  surplus  funds  of  the  people;  which  accumulations  are  to 
a  considerable  extent  directly  drawn  from  the  very  fruits  and  pro- 
ducts of  these  industries. 

The  manner  in  which  such  aggregations  of  capital  are  applied 
— the  methods  of  their  investment  becomes  in  view  of  the  general 
interests  of  any  community,  (more  especially  an  actively  mercan- 
tile community)  a  question  of  much  moment;  and  will  be  found 
to  be  an  important  factor,  in  determining  whether  active  indus- 
trial progress,  or  the  reverse  will  result.  No  community — any 
more  than  any  individual — can  establish  a  permanent  prosperity, 
or  continue  it — even  under  exceptionally  favorable  circumstances, 
or  the  previous  possession  of  wealth,  inherited  or  amassed — when 
the  constant  accumulations  of  capital,  arising  from  any  cause 
whatsoever,  are  either  wasted  in  unproductive  expenditure,  mis- 
directed into  unremunerative  speculations;  or  applied  to  uses 
from  which  the  returns  are  not  so  favorable,  as  might  be  ob- 
tained from  some  other  uses,  equally  safe,  legitimate  and  desir- 
able. 

The  experience  of  all  successful  commercial  communities,  goes 
to  prove,  that  economy  in  the  use,  and  the  judicious  application 
of  their  surplus  capital,  in  the  direction  of  industrial  and  mercan- 
tile pursuits,  have  been  the  foundations  of  their  prosperity. 

From  this  standpoint  the  methods  in  vogue  at  present  seem  to 
call  for  amendment. 

It  has  become  the  established  practice  for  the  large  majority  of 
those  who  are  themselves  either  unable  or  unwilling  directly  to 
invest  their  savings  or  other  accumulations  to  avail  themselves 
of  the  services  of  the  saving  banks,  savings  societies,  and  the  like 
institutions  (but  a  relatively  few  depositing  with  the  so-called 
commercial  banks)  and  those  saving  banks  and  societies,  devote 
these  accumulated  millions  to  mortgages  and  advances  upon  real 
estate,  upon  stocks,  bonds  and  similar  securities, — becoming  pur- 
chasers of  bonds  occasionally  themselves, — but  the  advances,  di- 
rect or  indirect,  on  real  estate,  largely  predominate  in  their  total 
of  investments.  Thus  it  may  be  said  t'aese  millions  are  for  the 
most  part  diverted  directly  away  from  the  general  commercial 
and  industrial  undertakings;  and  so  far  as  assisting  the  desired 
development  of  mercantile  enterprises  they  might  as  well  seek  the 
seclusion  of  the  U.  S.  Treasury  vaults  and  there  afford  inactive  as- 
sociation and  companionship  to  the  many  other  miserably  mis- 
directed millions  therein  absurdly  and  unjustly  imprisoned. 

■■  No  power,"  says  one  of  the  foremost  thinkers  of  our  time, 
"  can  be  put  forth  to  achieve  a  given  end  without  producing,  for 
the  time  being,  a  corresponding  inability  to  achieve  some  other 
end."  "  No  amount  of  capital  can  be  abstracted  for  one  purpose 
without  involving  a  carresponding  lack  of  capital  for  another 
purpose."  These  are  self  evident  truths;  it  is,  therefore,  impossi- 
ble to  utilize  these  millions  of  surplus  capital  in  what  most  ob- 
serving men  consider  to  be  the  most  desirable  and  profitable 
direction,  and  have  them  practically  invested  in  real  estate  at  the 


same  time.  Had  they  been  applied,  tnrough  a  judicious  system 
of  commercial  banking  (of  which  more  hereafter),  to  the  encour- 
agement, increase  and  advancement  of  the  legitimate,  secure  and 
progressive  mercantile  and  industrial  enterprises,  instead  of  being 
directed  away  from  them,  an  entirely  different  condition  of 
affairs  to  that  which  at  present  exists,  would  have  to  day  pre- 
sented itself,  whilst  the  owners  of  these  millions,  besides  sharing 
in  the  benefits  of  general  prosperity,  would  have  been  in  receipt 
of  higher  rates  of  interest  upon  their  deposits  than  they  are  now 
receiving.  So  long  as  savings  banks  and  saving  societies  con- 
tinue to  be  receptacles  of  by  far  the  largest  proportion  of  the 
savings  and  other  accumulations  of  the  people,  and  so  long  as 
they  restrict  themselves,  or  are  restricted  to  investing  these  mill- 
ions in  real  estate,  and  securities  of  a  kindred  nature,  so  long 
must  the  general  industries  (otherwise  disconnected  with  real  es- 
tate and  the  like)  suffer,  to  a  greater  or  less  extent,  for  the  lack 
of  capital.  The  means  necessary  to  afford  all  needed  aid  to 
legitimate  commercial  enterprises,  in  its  broadest  meaning,  to 
give  them  fresh  life  and  new  energy,  to  practically  revive  and 
maintain  a  state  of  general  prosperity,  are  here,  but  not  avail- 
able; are  within  reach,  but  meantime  are  "  otherwise  engaged." 

Whilst  calling  attention  to  the  disadvantageous  effects  arising 
from  what  may  be  considered  a  misdirection  of  deposits  by  the 
present  methods  of  investment,  there  is  not  the  least  desire  to 
take  exception  to  savings  banks,  and  like  institutions,  as  such; 
they  have  done,  and  are  doing  valuable  service,  and  their  opera- 
tions appear  to  be  conducted  with  safety,  prudence  and  ability, 
and  they  but  avail  themselves  of  opportunities  neglected  by  other 
banks.  But  nevertheless  they  have  become,  unconsciously,  and 
unintentionally,  in  all  probability,  the  instruments  of  diverting 
money  in  directions  not  so  advantageous  to  the  general  well  be- 
ing of  the  community,  as  if  it  had  found  its  way  into  more  desir- 
able channels. 

If  any  blame  is  to  be  given,  or  remissness  attributed  as  to 
the  continuance  of  present  methods,  it  is  due  to  the  imperfectly 
developed  or  ultra-conservative  systems  of  the  commercial  banks, 
to  which  reference  may  be  made  on  another  occasion,  the  pur- 
pose of  this  communication  being  to  call  attention  to  tbe  effects 
of  one  serious  condition,  apparently  unrecognized,  and  which  has 
had  its  due  share  in  indirectly  producing  (but  not  less  potently  on 
that  account,  the  complained  of  and  generally  felt  conditions  of 
inactivity. 

Another  occasion  must  be  taken  to  show  how  utterly  ground- 
less is  the  assumption,  apparently  pretty  generally  entertained, 
that  the  security  of  deposits  is  best  assured  by  the  methods  in 
vogue,  and  that  the  highest  form  of  permanent  safety  lies  in 
connection  with  real  estate  values.  Not  unconnected  with  these 
views  is  the  feeling  that  "commercial  banks  should  be  discour- 
aged, if  not  actually  prohibited,  from  receiving  deposits;  a  theory 
which  seems  to  have  been  seriously  entertained  by  some  of  the 
Bank  Commissioners,  into  w  hose  reporls  it  has,  on  one  or  two  occa- 
sions, found  its  way.  Here  is  an  additional  instance  of  the  al- 
most comical,  though  somewhat  general  inability  to  appreciate, 
even  remotely,  the  true  functions  and  influences  which  banking 
exercises  in  actively  progressive  communities.  This  theory  amus- 
ingly calls  to  mind  that  exhibition  of  enlightened  sagacity,  made 
in  Amsterdam  in  the  Year  of  Our  Lord  1608,  when  it  was  enacted 
that  the  receipt  of  deposits  was  to  be  absolutely  prohibited,  under 
a  penalty  of  forfeiture  of  twenty -five  per  cent,  of  the  amount  de- 
posited, the  fine,  with  strict  impartiality,  to  be  equally  contrib- 
uted between  the  banker  and  his  client.  Bank  Commissioners 
must  have  been  almost  as  exceptionally  gifted  in  those  days  as 
some  of  them  appear  to  be  at  present.  Wm.  C.  Roberts, 

San  Francisco,  June  4th,  1892. 


DAME  RUMOR  has  teen  very  free,  of  late,  with  the  report  that 
Melburn  Greene,  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  California, 
would  lead  to  the  altar,  in  the  early  part  of  J  une,  Doctress  Francois 
Marx,  a  prepossessing  widow.  The  lady  is  about  thirty,  with  a 
young  son,  while  Greene  is  several  years  her  junior.  He  is  a 
brjther  o'Clay  Greene, the  playwright  and  author.  It  is  said  young 
Melburn  never  raised  sufficient  courage  to  ask  his  mother's  consent 
to  the  marriage, but  broached  the  subject  to  her  through  the  medium 
of  his  brother,  Clay,  with  the  result  that  the  clouds  gathered,  and 
a  storm  broke  over  the  head  of  the  loving  pair.  Aside  from  the 
mere  fact  of  the  engagement,  there  are  some  exceedingly  interest- 
ing and  romantic  details  that  are  attached  to  this  case.  The  fair 
and  captivating  widow  has  the  reputation  of  having  taken  a 
leading  part  in  a  racy  meeting,  a  couple  of  years  ago,  between  a 
well-known  physician  and  his  wife.  The  fortune  of  the  Greene 
family  came  from  the  advancement  of  property.  Peg-leg  Greene, 
a  noted  character  in  the  Mission,  and  his  business-like  wife,  set- 
tled early  on  the  blocks  between  Mission  and  Market  and  Elev- 
enth and  Twelfth  streets.  His  widow  acquired  the  estate  in  the 
course  of  time,  and  after  selliDg  half,  paid  the  indebtedness  out- 
standing, and  retained  tbe  half  frontine  on  Mission  street.  This 
she  lately  disposed  of  to  James  G.  Fair  for  $500,000.  The  lady 
has  three  sons,  and  to  each  she  gave  $10,000  in  hard  cash,  with  a 
promise  of  $40,000  more  to  each,  if  tbey  did  not  displease  her.  It 
would  seem,  then,  that  Melburn  Greene  may  yet  have  to  choose 
between  the  widow  and  his  inheritance. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  4,  1892. 


A    NAPA    MAN'S    EXPERIENCE. 

ONE  of  the  most  prominent  and  wealthy  citizens  of  Napa 
county  had  an  experience  during  a  visit  to  this  city  last  week, 
from  which  he  may  or  may  not  have  recovered.  Calling  on  his 
numerous  friends  with  the  thermometer  within  a  point  or  two  of 
90°,  superinduced  a  thirst  which  could  only  be  assuaged  by  sun- 
dry libations.  Not  content  with  the  vintage  for  which  he  him- 
self is  so  justly  celebrated,  the  foaming  beverage  of  good  King 
Gambrinus  was  partaken  of  in  full  and  flowing  draughts  until 
evening,  when  it  became  necessary  to  keep  up  the  normal  tem- 
perature by  something  of  a  more  ardent  character.  The  result 
was  that  at  a  late  hour  at  night  the  freedom  of  the  town  was 
limited  to  the  occupancy  of  a  small  rear  room  of  a  down-town 
hotel,  wherein  the  victim  of  circumstances  was  summarily 
dumped  by  some  casual  acquaintances.  In  the  morning  it  so 
happened  that  workmen  began  to  unload  a  number  of  iron  pipes 
and  galvanized  castings  beneath  the  window  of  his  room,  which 
faced  on  the  area.  This  awoke  the  sleeper,  who,  believing  him- 
self at  home  in  his  suburban  villa,  was  justly  indignant  at  being 
disturbed  at  what  to  him  appeared  an  unnaturally  early  hour. 
Jumping  out  of  bed,  and   throwing  up  the  window,  he  surprised 

the  workmen   by  inquiring,  in   stentorian  tones,  "  What  in 

are  you  doing  there?"  "  By  orders,"  was  the  reply,  gasped 
out  by  the  only   man    left   in   the   crowd  who   had  collected  his 

scattered  senses.     "Orders  be ."yelled   the  now   infuriated 

granger.  "  I  am  the  only  one  who  gives  orders  here.  I  gave  no 
instructions  to  have  that  rubbish  dumped  here,  so  pick  it  up,  and 
get  out  of  here  pretty  lively,  all  of  you."  Then,  after  making 
the  air  turn  blue  in  the  area  for  a  brief  period,  the  head  was 
withdrawn,  and  the  window  banged  down  in  a  manner  which 
threatened  its  destruction.  Whether  the  men  quit  altogether,  or 
continued  their  work  in  the  most  noiseless  manner  possible,  is 
not  recorded;  but  some  time  later,  when  the  hotel  officials  began 
to  investigate  whether  or  not  they  had  innocently  harbored  a 
maniac,  or  the  devil  himself  broken  loose,  an  empty  room  on  the 
lower  corridor,  with  an  address  lying  on  the  mantel,  was  evidence 
sufficient  to  explain  the  mystery.  An  early  arrival  of  a  popular 
member  at  a  prominent  club,  and  an  almost  immediate  departure 
for  his  handsome  country  seat,  furnished  some  small  talk  for  the 
forenoon  of  the  same  day,  but  hitherto  the  reason  for  what  then 
appeared  a  sudden  freak  of  fancy,  has  not  been  made  public. 


COLONEL    FOREMAN    AND    THE    DEER. 


EVERYBODY  in  Stockton  knows  Colonel  Ferris  F.  Foreman, 
whose  daughter  married  Mr.  Peters,  Sperry's  rival  in  the  flour 
manufacturing  business.  The  Colonel  is  a  veteran  of  the  Mexican 
and  war,  was  also  prominent  upon  the  Union  side  in  "  the  late  un- 
pleasantness." There  are  a  number  of  good  stories  told  about  B'ore- 
man  when  he  was  Colonel  of  the  Fourth  Infantry,  California  volun- 
teers. The  Colonel  always  laughs  at  these  stories  himself,  never 
showing  a  particle  of  resentment,  even  when  the  joke  is  against 
him.  One  of  these  yarns  relates  how  Dr.  Shorb,  physician  and  sur- 
geon to  the  Ordnance  Department,  and  a  brother  of  J.  De  Bartb  had 
a  pet  deer,  which  he  brought  to  Benieia  Barracks  during  the 
winter  of  1861.  The  deer  became  quite  a  favorite  among  the 
officers,  but  was  finally  the  means  of  making  Colonel  Foreman 
the  hero  of  rather  an  unpleasant  adventure.  It  was  at  dress 
parade.  Adjutant  Forrey  had  the  battalion  formed,  and  an- 
nounced the  fact  to  the  Colonel.  The  latter  attempted  to  draw 
his  sword.  It  proved  refractory,  and  he  was  obliged  to  lean  over 
to  pull  it  from  its  scabbard.  In  the  meantime  Dr.  Shorb's  pet 
appeared  upon  the  scene.  When  the  Colonel  leaned  over,  the 
deer  rushed  forward,  stood  up  on  its  hind  legs,  and  went  for  the 
Colonel's  coat-tails.  No  one  can  remember  exactly  bow  it  hap- 
pened, but  over  went  the  gallant  Colonel  upon  his  face  in  the 
dust.  The  officers  smiled,  but  the  Cojonel  couldn't — then.  He 
does  now. 

Colonel  Foreman,  like  the  late  famous  Colonel  Baker,  whose 
monument  one  sees  in  Laurel  Hill  Cemetery,  came  from  Illinois. 
When  he  went  down  to  Mexico,  he  took  a  regiment  of  volun- 
teers with  him  from  Vandalia,  in  his  native  State.  They  were 
about  as  raw  specimens  as  could  be  found  among  ordinary  re- 
cruits. The  Colonel  began  drilling  them,  telling  them  to  load 
their  guns.  Would  you  believe  it  ?  Every  mother's  son  of  them 
put  theiball  in  first,  with  the  powder  on  top.  Imagine  the  effect 
when  the  command  came  to  firel 


Get  Your  Sketching  Materials. 


Now  is  the  time  to  go  out  among  the  fields,  and,  catchfng  all  the 
beauties  of  nature,  portray  them  upon  the  canvas.  The  members  of 
the  sketching  brigade  are  now  far  afield,  hard  at  work  with  colors 
and  brushes,  prepared  to  limn  all  the  glories  of  this  beautiful  coun- 
try. Those  who  know  the  necessities  of  artistic  work  in  the  forests, 
in  the  hills,  or  on  the  river's  brink,  need  not  be  told  of  the  necessity 
of  securing  beforehand  all  necessary  materials.  To  do  this  they 
should  visit  Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co.,  at  7-11-743  Market  street.  This 
popular  house  has  just  received  from  France  a  large  stock  of  sketch- 
ing outfits.  It  also  has  a  new  line  of  models,  including  the  famous 
Cupids  of  Boucher.  The  price  of  Roman  gold  has  been  reduced  to 
eighty  cents  a  box,  and  other  inducements  to  artists  are  offered. 


$570005000. 


Nicaragua  Canal  Construction  Co.'s 


SIX  PER  CENT.  GOLD  BONDS, 


DUE     JULY     1,     1897. 


INTEREST  PAYABLE  JANUARY  1st  AND  JULY  1st. 

COUPON  BONDS  OF  $1,000,  $500  AND  $100  EACH- 


Principal    anil  Interest  Payable  at  the  Manhattan  Trust  Co., 

New  York  City,  ana  the  Bank  of  California, 

San  FrauclHco,  Cal . 


They  are  redeemable  within  five  years  at  par,  or,  at  the  option  of 
the  Construction  Company,  are  convertible  at  maturity  into  the  long 
term  bonds  of  the  Maritime  Canal  Company. 


Interest  at  six  per  cent,  per  annum, 
till  maturity,  is  provided  by  a  special 
cash  deposit  therefore  with  the  Man- 
hattan Trust  Company  of  New  York, 
Trustee. 

A  bonus  of  twenty  per  cent,  in  stock 
of  the  Maritime  Canal  Company  of  Ni- 
caragua is  offered  "with  each  subscrip- 
tion to  these  bonds. 


The  BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA  will  receive  subscriptions  and 
make  delivery  of  bonds.  Prospectus,  full  information  and  sub- 
scription papers  can  be  had  on  application  to  the  bank. 


The  BAHK  OF  CALIFORNIA  rgent  forthe  Pacific  Coast, 


4.  13)2. 


6AN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


TENNIS    AND    BASEBALL. 

TENNIS  THKKK  was  quile  a  large  attendance  at  the  open* 
1  >ng  of  the  new  courts  of  the  Oakland  Tennis 
Club  last  Saturday.  The  Lakeside  and  the  old  East  Oakland 
Clubs  combined  to  form  this  nmv  club,  and  the  result  is  a  nice 
club  house  and  four  new  a.«phaltum  courts.  The  President  is  J. 
R.  Ulmaoock;  Vice  President.  C.  A.  Culver:  Secretary,  C.  R.  Corn- 
stock  ;  Treasurer,  K.  Requa;  and  the  Directors  are:  A.  A.  Dew- 
ing, Adolpb  Uhl  and  G,  H,  Mason.  There  were  only  three  ex- 
hibition games.  Bates  and  Neel,  the  celebrated  "  pony  team," 
beat  Hubbard  and  0.  Hoffman  easily  in  straight  setts,  6-3,  6-4. 
J.  Tobin  beat  W.  H.  Taylor.  Jr.,  (champion  of  the  Pacific  Coast) 
by  one  sett,  6-4,  and  Daily  beat  Hubbard  6-1,  3-6,  7-5.  The 
form  displayed  on  the  whole  was  poor,  and  not  up  to  what  was 
expected.  Taylor  bad  a  bad  ankle,  and  was  not  at  all  fit,  and  the 
only  really  good  tenuis  was  shown  by  Daily  in  bis  first  sett  with 
Hubbard.  After  the  exhibition  games,  many  members  of  the 
club  played  practice  games. 

The  championship  games  of  Alameda  county  were  played  on 
the  Oakland  courts  on  Decoration  Day,  and  the  attendance  was 
good.  The  games  were  quite  interesting,  and  great  credit  is  due 
to  the  officers  who  conducted  the  affair.  In  the  preliminary 
round,  O.  C.  Haslett  beat  S.  Haslett,  2-6,  6-1,  6-2;  W.  Allen  beat 
Landsberger,  6-1,  6-1;  8.  Neel  beat  English,  7-5,  6-3;  Brown 
beat  Crooks.  6-4,  6-4;  Comstock  beat  Abbott,  6-4,  5-7,  6-4; 
Hardy  beat  Brown  by  default;  Jacobs  beat  Soule,  6-4,  6-0;  Allen 
beat  Archibald  by  default.  In  the  first  round,  Stewart  beat 
Waterman  by  defanlt;  C.  Neel  beat  Collier,  6-4,  6-3;  Allen  beat 
Haslett,  7-5,  6-2;  S.  Neel  beat  Brown,  6-4,  6-0;  Hardy  beat  Com- 
stock, 6-3,  6-1;  Allen  beat  Jacobs,  6-3,  6-4;  Dusinbury  beat 
Golcher,  6-4,  6-3;  and  Holmes  beat  Cooke,  6-2,  4-6,  7-5.  In  the 
second  round,  C.  Neel  beat  Stewart,  7-5,  6-4;  S.  Neel  beat  Allen, 
6-4,  7-5;  Allen  beat  Hardy,  6-3,  6-4;  Holmes  beat  Dusinbury, 
6-3,  6-2.  In  the  semi-finals,  8.  Neel  beat  Carr  Neel,  6-2,  11-9, 
and  A.  F.  Allen  beat  Holmes,  5-7,  6-4,  6-2.  The  finals  will  be 
played  to-day  at  the  Oakland  Tennis  Club's  courts,  at  3 :30  o'clock, 
between  8.  Neel  and  Allen.  It  seemed  a  pity  that  neither  Hub- 
bard nor  Bates  entered,  as  a  match  between  these  players  would 
have  been  highly  interesting. 

On  Decoration  Day,  a  subscription  handicap  tournament  was 
held  at  the  California  Club.  In  the  preliminary  round,  Field,  re- 
ceiving 15,  beat  Hubbard,  2-6-  6-1  6-3:  S.  Hoffman  beat  Moore, 
receives  15,  6-2.  6-3;  Detrick  beat  Dutel,  receives  £  15,  6-0,  6-1; 
Wilberforce  beat  Blanchard,  receives  15,  6-0,  6-4.  First  round — 
Davis  beat  Hutchins,  6-2,  6-4;  Field  beat  Hoffman,  3-6,  6-4,  6-4; 
Wilberforce  beat  Detrick,  receives  J  15,  6-3,  6-3;  O'Connor  beat 
Loughborough,  receivesJ15,  6-0,  5-6,  6-2.  Bemi-final  round — Field 
beat  Davis,  (3-1.  6-3;  Wilberforce  beat  O'Connor,  receives  15,  6-4, 
6-5.  Final  round — Wilberforce  beat  Field,  receives  I  15  and  1 
bisque,  6-7,  6-3,  6-2.  Great  credit  is  due  to  Field  for  the  plucky 
manner  in  which  he  played,  the  whole  way  through,  and  espe- 
cially in  his  matches  with  Hubbard  and  S.  Hoffman.  Mr.  Wil- 
berforce, acting  under  orders  from  his  physician,  will  have  to  re- 
tire from  active  work,  and  therefore  will  not  be  able  to  play  this 
year  at  San  Rafael.  It  seems  hard  to  give  up  a  pastime  after 
nearly  thirteen  years  of  play,  but  such  is  the  fortune  of  war. 

The  California  Club  grounds  were  nearly  deserted  last  Saturday 
and  Sunday,  as  most  of  the  prominent  players  were  guests  in 
Oakland,  and  played  on  the  new  courts  there. 

It  would  certainly  be  a  good  idea,  now  that  the  time  is  ap- 
proaching for  the  San  RafaelJ  meeting,  to  get  up  little  handicap 
tournaments  every  Sunday,  as  each  player  certainly  takes  more 
interest  in  what  he  is  doing,  even  in  a  little  affair  like  this,  and 
it  is,  in  our  opinion,  a  first-class  way  for  genuine  practice. 

I  '"PHE  directors  of  the  California  Baseball  League 
ttAab.DAL.l_,  j^  have  at  last  arranged  a  schedule  which  is  satis- 
factory to  every  one,  and  will  be  followed  until  the  end  of  the 
season.  It  is  among  ths  probabilities  that  the  clubs  of  the  Cali- 
fornia League  will  go  north  next  month  and  play  a  series  of  four 
games  with  the  clubs  of  the  Pacific  Northwest  League.  It  will 
cost  abont  $3,000  for  the  clubs  to  make  the  trip.  The  home  team 
will  go  to  Spokane,  and  the  Los  Angeles  to  Portland,  while  San 
Jose  and  Oakland  will  go  to  Seattle  and  Tacoma  respectively. 
This  may  lead  to  the  consolidation  of  the  two  leagues  next  season. 
Oakland  has  signed  Charlie  Sweeney  to  play  first  base.  Turner 
will  return  to  the  center  field.  Oakland  and  Los  Angeles  will 
play  in  this  city  this  afternoon  and  to-morrow.  Los  Angeles  will 
go  to  San  Jose  next  week,  and  the  home  team  will  play  the  Oak- 
lands  in  this  city  and  Oakland. 

While  Oakland  is  not  winning  many  games,  the  team  is  com- 
pelling the  other  nines  to  play  ball  to  win.  The  Rincons  and  Al- 
cades  of  the  Golden  West  League  will  play  at  the  Haight  street 
grounds  in  this  city  to-morrow.  Pitcher  O'Neill,  of  the  Oaklands, 
quietly  departed  from  this  State  last  week,  without  informing  his 
manager,  He  is  supposed  to  have  gone  to  Marionette,  where 
Jose  Cantillion  is  managing  a  club. 


Bolton  &  Strong,  of  430  Pine  street,  have  the  reputation  of  being 
the  most  artistic  workmen  in  their  particular  line  in  San  Francisco. 
The  beautiful  half-tone  engravings  published  in  the  News  Lettee  are 
from  their  ateliers,  at  430  Pine  street.  Any  work  of  this  sort  re- 
quired should  be  done  by  Bolton  &  Strong. 


^PRICE'S 


Powder 


Used   in  Millions  of  Homes — 40  years  the  Standard. 

YOU'RE     OUT 

If  you  do  11't  go  to 

NAPA   SODA 
SPRINGS 

THIS     SUMMER. 


What  Do  You  Want  ? 


A  Climate  that  beats  Italy.  No  Malaria  or  Cold 
Sea  Air.  Health-giving  Mineral  Water.  Cuisine 
and  Service  Unexceptionable.  Comfortable  Beds. 
Table  First  Quality.  Gas  and  Running  Water  in 
Every  Room.  Hot  Napa  Soda  Baths. 
Two  Trains  Every  Day. 
All  Visitors  are  Satisfied. 


ANDREW  JACKSON, 


Napa  Soda  Springs  P.  O. 


PROPRIETOR. 


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Has  one  specialty  aud  pride  and  that  is  the  Table.  It  is  supplied 
from  tne  best  the  market  affords  in  San  Kraheisco.  Our  Butter, 
Eggs,  Cream  and  Vegetables  come  from  the  Marin  County  dairies 
aud  farms  iu  the  vicinity.  Ten  trains  daily,  making  it  very  cou- 
conveuieut  for  gentlemen  to  be  able  to  pass  the  evening  with 
their  families  or  friends,  and  derive  the  benefits  of  country  air 
and  still  be  able  to  attend  to  business  daily  in  the  city.  "Com- 
mutes," $5  per  mouth ;  ladies  and  children,  $3. 

Telephone  38.    Telegraph,  or  write,  or,  better  still,  eall  and 
see  us  any  day,  and  satisfy  yourself  beyond  question.  Take  Sau- 
salito  Ferry  and  cars  to  Larkspur.    Round  trip,  50  cents. 
Respectfully, 

HEPBURN  &  TERRY. 


LODIS  COOKS. 


WILLIAM  COOKS. 


MAX  COOKS. 


COOKS     BROS., 

I3STTEiE.IOia         DBCOBATOES. 

Dealers  in  Stained  Glass,  Wall  Paper,  Lincrusta  Walton,  Paper 

Mache,  Parquet  Flooring,  Moorish  Fret  Work, 

Frescoing,   Wall    Mouldings, 

943  and  945  Market  St.,  between  5th  and  6th,  San  Francisco 

FINE   DIAMONDS, 

Gold    and    Silver   Watches. 

The  newest  designs  in  jew- 
ellery of  first  quality  only,  at 
very    reasonable   prices. 
A.  W.  STOTT, 

3    Montgomery  St, 
Under  Masonic   Temple. 

FOREST     HOUSE, 

SANTA  CRUZ  MOUNTAINS, 

A  desirable  place  to  speud  your  vacation,  Situated  on  Los  Gatos  Creek, 
a  few  minutes  walk  from  Alma  Station,  on  S.  P.  O.  R.  R.  Fine  Hunting 
aud  Fishing.    Terms  reasonable. 

C.  E.  BROWN,  Proprietor,  Alma  Cal. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  4,  1892. 


REVERSING    THE    MEDAL. 


WITHIN  the  past  ten  years  the  people  of  San  Francisco,  and, 
indeed,  of  the  whole  State  of  California,  have  had  thepleasure 
of  entertaining  a  large  number  of  visitors  from  the  different  East- 
ern States,  who  have  come  out  here  to  see  our  great  State,  and  to 
be  instructed  and  amused.  The  Knights  Templar,  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic,  the  Veteran  Firemen,  the  National  Edu- 
cational Association,  the  Presidential  party,  and  the  International 
League  of  Press  Clubs,  are  among  these;  and  last,  but  not  least, 
the  National  Editorial  Association.  That  our  visitors,  without 
exception,  have  been  hospitably  received  and  lavishly  entertained 
is  admitted  on  all  hands.  We  have  been  glad  to  have  them  come; 
we  have  given  them  of  our  best;  we  have  done  all  we  could  to 
interest  them,  and  we  have  been  sorry  to  have  them  go  away. 
But  now  let  us  look  for  a  moment  at  the  obverse  of  the  medal. 
Suppose  some  California  association,  say  the  Pioneers,  or  the 
Native  Sons,  or  the  Press  Club,  or  some  other  well-known  body, 
should  get  up  an  excursion  to  some  Eastern  State,  New  York  for 
example,  would  it  be  safe  in  expecting  to  6nd  the  same  kind  of 
welcome  and  hospitality  which  we  extend  to  our  guests?  Could 
we  take  the  journey  across  the  continent  in  perfect  confidence 
that  at  the  end  of  it  we  should  be  made  to  feel  at  home,  as  we 
always  try  to  make  our  visitors  to  California  ?  Should  we  be  re- 
ceived and  feted,  and  escorted  over  the  State  and  shown  the  ob- 
jects of  interest,  and  loaded  down  with  whatever  we  might  hap- 
pen to  take  a  fancy  to  bring  away  with  us?  The  question  is 
really  worth  thinking  of,  for  some  day  there  may  be  one  or  more 
excursions  of  that  sort,  and  we  should  like  to  know  what  kind  of 
a  reception  they  would  get.  There  is,  however,  no  special  diffi- 
culty in  answering  the  question,  judging  from  some  slight  experi- 
ences Californians  have  already  had.  Our  excursions  would  be 
regarded  as  a  godsend  by  the  East;  not  for  what  they  could  do 
for  us,  but  for  what  they  could  get  out  of  us.  The  Knights  Tem- 
plar who  have  gone  from  California  to  the  triennial  conclaves  in 
the  East,  could  tell  some  stories  about  the  reception  they  got,  if 
the  rules  of  the  Masonic  order  did  not  enjoin  reticence.  Instead  of 
being  guests  they  were  expected  to  play  the  bost,  and  the  sup- 
plies of  eatables  and  drinkables  which  they  took  with  them  for 
the  entertainment  of  their  personal  friends  disappeared  like  a 
field  of  young  corn  before  an  army  of  locusts.  The  California 
commanderies  were  immensely  popular,  but  it  was  because  they 
kept  open  house  and  allowed  themselves  to  be  imposed  upon. 
We  wonder  if  it  is  not  almost  time  to  insist  upon  some  slight 
measure  of  reciprocity  in  this  hospitality  business,  more  espe- 
cially as  we  are  made  to  feel  sometimes  that  it  is  only  by  a  su- 
preme act  of  condescension  that  our  hospitality  is  accepted  at  all 
by  our  Eastern  visitors.  California  is  justly  proud  of  her  reputa- 
tion for  open-handed  generosity  and  liberality,  but  there  is  a 
proper  medium  in  all  things,  and  it  would  not  be  a  bad  idea  to 
call  a  bait  until  we  can  ascertain,  by  actual  experiment,  whether 
the  lavish  encomiums,  which  most  of  our  guests  bestow  upon 
our  hospitality,  are  merely  due  to  the  effect  of  well-filled  stomachs, 
or  whether  there  is  in  them  a  more  enduring  quality  which  would 
seek  to  repay  the  obligation  in  kind. 

MANUFACTURERS  of  cloth  materials  have  lately  resorted  to 
a  new  method  of  removing  grease  and  fatty  matters  from  the 
same.  Briefly,  the  material  is  passed  through  a  volatile  solvent 
in  a  closed  vessel,  from  which  the  solvent  that  is  used  runs  to  a 
still  or  retort,  its  distillate  being  condensed  and  returned  to  the 
closed  vessel;  the  solvent  remaining  in  the  cloth  after  treatment 
is  expelled  by  heat,  condensed,  and  also  returned  to  the  closed 
vessel.  In  the  apparatus  the  fabric  is  passed  through  a  closed 
vessel  containing  the  solvent,  by  means  of  two  sets  of  rollers  ar- 
ranged in  three  separate  compartments,  and  at  each  partition  is 
a  set  of  squeezing  rollers,  through  which  the  fabric  is  also  passed. 
On  leaving  the  tank,  the  cloth  passes  into  a  closed  heated 
chamber,  in  which  it  is  led  around  a  series  of  steam-heated  dry- 
ing cylinders,  the  vapors  coming  from  the  latter  chamber  being 
condensed  into  another  chamber — to,  which  it  is  connected  by  a 
hood  of  tapered  pipe — escaping  from  this  to  a  third  chamber  or  re- 
ceiver, and  conducted  therefrom  to  the  closed  tank.  The  Mow  of 
the  solvent  escapes  to  a  retort,  where  the  vapors  are  condensed 
by  the  steam,  and  thence  led  to  the  receiver  and  back  to  the 
closed  vessel. 


ATTENTION  has  been  drawn  to  the  life  lines  invented  by  Lieu- 
tenant Brunei,  of  Dieppe,  which  are  used  in  the  harbor  for 
the  purpose  of  saving  the  unwary  from  falling  into  the  water,  as 
was  the  fate  of  so  many  dock  laborers  in  the  docks  of  London 
during  the  past  winter.  The  invention  is  described  as  a  simple 
and  portable,  yet  ingenious,  contrivance.  Enclosed  in  a  neat 
leather  case,  the  Brunei  life  line  forms,  it  is  stated,  a  regular  part 
of  the  equipment  of  every  Custom-house  sentry  around  the 
quay,  and  is  passed  on  by  him  to  the  man  who  relieves  the  watch. 
It  is  also  placed  in  conspicuous  situations  round  the  docks  in 
boxes  painted  white,  and  labeled  in  three  or  four  languages.  In 
many  other  ports  M.  Brunei's  apparatus  is  provided  by  Chambers 
of  Commerce,  which  publish  no  record  of  lives  saved.  It  was 
adopted  at  Rouen  last  summer,  and  in  three  months  the  number 
of  lives  saved  by  it  was  thirteen,  of  which  nine  were  British  sea- 
men. 


(iUESS    AGAIN.— New  York  Herald. 

"I  guessed  you  loved  me,  sweet,"  said  I. 

And  gazed  within  her  eyes, 
Like  violets  shyly  raised  to  mine 

In  maiden's  soft  surprise, 
"When  first  your  little  hand  I  held 

I  guessed  you  loved  me  then." 
She  raised  her  lovely  eyes  once  more 

And  whispered,  "Guess  again!"' 


IT  is  reported  that  the  factory  which  was  established  some  ten 
months  ago  in  St.  Petersburg  by  Frenchmen,  with  the  view  of 
manufacturing  smokeless  powder  acccording  to  the  French 
method,  has  been  declared  by  the  Russian  Government  to  be  of  no 
further  utility,  the  powder  having  failed  to  give  satisfaction.  The 
factory  has  therefore  been  closed  and  the  French  workmen  have 
been  paid  off.  At  the  same  time  a  new  contract  for  the  supply  of 
500,000  poods  (of  36  lbs.)  of  smokeless  powder  has  been  concluded 
with  theSchlusselburg  Powder  Company  (Schlusselburg  is  a  small 
town  twenty-one  miles  east  of  St.  Petersburg)  at  the  price  of  60 
roubles  (£9  10s.)  per  pood,  the  total  amounc  of  the  commission 
being  accordingly  48  000,000  roubles,  which  sum,  it  may  be  men- 
tioned, was  not  taken  into  consideration  when  the  last  budget 
was  issued.  The  Schlusselburg  powder  will  be  manufactured  ac- 
cording to  an  earlier  recipe. 

California  Wire  Works, 

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i 


A    CRAZE    FOR    "LITERARY"    NOTORIETY. 
[By    Pi    Vers  o».] 

IT  has  been  said  that  a  man  can  make  more  by  having  other 
people  work  for  him.  than  if  he  works  for  himself;  that  it 
is  more  profitable  to  appropriate  the  ideas  of  others  than  to  con- 
jure up  some  of  one's  own.  As  far  as  my  observation,  necessar- 
ily limited,  is  concerned.  I  think  that  the  facts  bear  out  the  in- 
ference. Gullible  humanity  is  certain  to  play  the  gudgeon  in  its 
craze,  collectively  and  singly,  for  literary  notoriety.  This  fact 
publishers  have  been  quick  to  seize  upon  and  turn  to  their  own 
advantage,  hence  all  those  choice  collections  of  "  Uncrowned 
Kings,"  "Leading  Literary  Lights,"  and  "Representative 
Women,"  with  which  the  book  market  is  being  flooded.  A  man 
in  Butlafo,  New  Y'ork,  has  spent  an  independent  fortune  in  stamps 
for  his  circulars,  which  he  sends  broadcast  all  over  the  United 
States  to  ladies  of  scribbling  tendencies,  imploring  them  to  give 
him  the  privilege  of  inserting  their  pictures  and  their  biographies 
in  this  wonderful  work,  a  monument  to  the  women  of  the  cen- 
tury. The  response  to  this  kind  publisher's  appeal  will  cost  only 
twenty  dollars.  Inspired  by  this  example,  and  no  doubt  desirous 
of  honoring  the  Pacific  Coast,  one  of  our  local  publishers  has 
started  a  similar  scheme,  and  with  characteristic  thrift,  underbids 
his  Eastern  rivals.  Ladies  who  are  anxious  to  have  their  own 
faces  stare  them  out  oi  countenance  from  the  pages  of  this  "  holi- 
day souvenir,"  may  gain  the  privilege  for  fifteen  dollars.  Truly 
a  modest  sum,  and  those  who  care  for  that  sort  of  thing  will 
think  it  cheap  at  the  price.  But  here  is  the  point  I  wish  to  make. 
The  local  affair  is  to  be  edited  by  a  lady  who  is  a  member  of  the 
Pacific  Coast  Woman's  Press  Association.  She  has  undertaken 
this  as  a  piece  of  literary  work.  She  has  a  perfect  right  to  do  so, 
but  from  the  fact  that  she  is  an  officer  in  the  W.  P.  A.,  it  is  not 
necessary  to  infer  that  as  an  association  the  society  has  either 
indorsed  or  taken  up  the  scheme.  In  point  of  fact,  the  matter 
has  not  been  discussed  in  the  meetings  at  all,  but  few,  in  any, 
have  expressed  themselves  in  regard  to  the  matter,  and  it  is  not 
likely  that,  as  a  society,  the  writers  have  anything  to  do  with  it. 
The  scheme  originated  in  the  brain  of  a  clever  bookstore  man;  he 
has  hired  a  writer  to  edit  the  work,  and  that's  all  there  is  about 
it.  It  is  not  necessary  to  attack  the  Women's  Press  Association 
regarding  a  matter  not  in  its  province. 

One  of  these  personal  vanity-tickling  schemes  recently  wended 
its  way  out  here  from  Chicago.  A  number  of  leading  people 
were  visited  by  a  glib-tongued,  clerical  appearing  man,  who 
talked,  and  talked,  and  talked,  until  the  people  who  fell  in  his 
clutches  were  glad  to  agree  to  anything,  just  to  have  bim  go 
away  and  give  them  a  moment's  peace.  Re  went  to  a  lady  well 
known  in  social  and  educational  circles  in  this  city,  but  out  of 
compassion  for  her  and  her  growing  family,  her  name  shall  not 
be  mentioned.  She  was  called  from  a  pnpil  to  listen  to  the 
agent's  tale.  She  was  impatient  at  being  interrupted,  and  hardly 
took  in  the  full  import  of  what  the  man  said.  But  she  did  hear 
him  say  that  the  book  was  to  contain  the  pictures  and  brief  biog- 
raphies of  the  leading  educators  of  this  coast;  it  was  to  be  a  book 
that  would  be  of  increasing  value  as  the  years  went  on.  He  had 
been  sent  to  her,  for  two  reasons:  First,  because  his  book  would 
be  incomplete  without  her;  and  second,  because  the  friend  who 
had  given  her  name  to  him  knew  that  she  would  be  glad  to  sub- 
scribe to  a  work  of  such  educational  value.  The  lady  grew  still 
more  impatient;  the  man  would  not  take  his  departure,  and  in 
despair  she  said :  "  Well,  how  much  doss  it  cost,  any  way?"  He 
replied, -Twelve  dollars  and  a  half,  that's  all.  May  I  put  your 
name  down'  Yes?  Thank  you.  Now  won't  you  give  me  some 
of  the  facts  of  your  life?"  "  But  I  don't  care  to  be  in  the  book," 
said  the  lady."  Again  the  man  was  importunate,  and  the  lady, 
thinking  to  hurry  him  off,  exclaimed,  "  Well,  you  really  must 
excuse  me  now.  I  have  a  pupil  in  the  next  room.  I'll  write  the 
facts  and  send  it  to  you."  But  that  wouldn't  do  at  all.  The  man 
whipped  out  his  note-book  ,and  plying  his  unwilling  hostess  with 
questions,  wrote  as  he  talked.  "And  where  shall  I  send  the 
book'"  She  told  him.  Said  he,  "  Oh,  would  you  not  be  so  kind 
as  to  write  it  for  me,  so  that  there  will  be  no  mistake?  it  would 
be  too  bad  to  have  the  book  go  astray.  I  shouldn't  like  you  to 
have  any  trouble  about  getting  it.  Just  write  your  name  right 
here,"  holding  the  book  steady  while  she  inscribed  her  name  and 
address.  In  haste  she  bade  him  good  morning,  and  hurried  back 
to  her  waiting  pupil.  The  door  was  no  sooner  closed  on  the  man 
than  the  lady  regretted  her  compliance.  She  ran  to  the  window, 
then  to  the  door,  to  see  if  she  could  not  call  him  back  and  reverse 
her  decision.  But  the  earth  had  swallowed  him  up,  and  she  had 
to  content  herself  by  writing  a  note  to  the  Chicago  house,  stating 
that  one  morning,  when  she  was  very  busy,  a  canvasser  had  in- 
duced her  to  take  a  book  which  she  did  not  want,  and  therefore 
she  wrote  at  once  to  them  to  prevent  her  name  going  on  the 
list  She  heard  nothing  from  that  letter.  Imagine  her  feelings, 
not  long  since,  on  receiving  a  notification  that  the  book  to  which 
she  had  subscribed  would  be  issued  in  two  volumes,  each  $12  50, 
and  that  the  firm  held  her  signature  to  a  contract  agreeing  to 
take  the  two  booksl  The  "contract,"  about  which  not  one  word 
had  been  said  by  the  wily  agent,  was  signed  when  he  obligingly 
held  thevbook  for  her  to   write  her  address.     Is  a   signature  ob- 


tained under  such  circumstances  valid?  And  for  the  price  of  her 
experience,  the  lady  will  hnve  to  pay  just  twenty-five  of  her  hard- 
earned  dollars.     So  much  for  so  much  I 

Among  the  delegates  to  ibe  late  Editorial  Association  recently 
held  in  San  Francisco,  was  Mrs.  Virginia  Lull,  of  the  Chicago 
Evening  Journal.  It  was  my  good  fortunoto  meet  the  lady,  and  in 
her  bright,  inimitable  manner,  she  gave  some  points  in  regard  te 
the  working  of  the  Women's  Press  Club  in  Chicago.  From  what  she 
said,  it  was  easy  to  see  that  every  such  association  is  menaced 
with  danger  from  that  class  of  women  who  love  to  pose  as  "  ink 
ladies,"  to  borrow  another's  designation  of  women  who  write. 
These  women  who  love  to  join  such  associations  as  bear  the  talis- 
■ruanic  name  of  the  press,  and  by  their  ignorance'of  what  journal- 
ism really  is,  hamper  the  work  of  snch  an  organization.  Itseems 
that  even  in  Chicago  some  of  the  Press  Club  women,  whose 
sense  of  the  eternal  fitness  of  things  is  very  strong,  have  objected 
to  the  President's  opening  the  meetings  with  prayer,  and  they 
are  right.  In  an  association  which  embraces  all  shades  of  relig- 
ious faith,  and  even  none  at  all,  it  savors  of  intolerance  for  one 
member,  or  even  a  majority  of  members,  to  adhere  to  a  form  that 
may  not  be  acceptable  at  all.  Let  us  pray  at  home,  not  in  pub- 
lic. In  his  infinite  goodness,  the  Lord  may  be  willing  to  hear  us, 
D-ut  human  beings  are  not.  Another  bright  woman,  Mrs.  Jffim- 
meline  B.  Wells,  editor  of  Salt  Lake's  Woman's  Exponent,  gave  a 
-very  amusing  account  of  the  organization  of  a  Press  Association  in 
the  East,  where  much  feeling  was  shown  by  some  of  the  press 
writers,  who  took  the  stand  that  only  those  on  newspaper  staffs, 
or  engaged  in  decidedly  newspaper  work,  should  be  considered 
eligible  to  membership.  She  quoted  some  of  the  remarks:  "  Some 
people  think,  because  they  have  written  a  book  long  ago  that  rio 
one  reads  now,  that  they  ought  to  belong  to  a  Press  Club,"  and 
another  got  up  and  said,  "  Some  women  think  that  because  they 
have  written  spring  poetry  for  a  country  paper,  that  they  are 
journalists.  Let  the  authors  go  off  and  form  an  association  by 
themselves."  Mrs.  Wells  told  the  story  of  the  excitement  with  a 
good  deal  of  realistic  effect,  and  had  her  hearers  convulsed  with 
laughter.  Mrs.  Lull  said  that  the  press  women  of  Chicago  would 
sometime  capture  the  Press  Club.  At  present,  tired  of  being  run 
by  those  who  were  not  newspaper  women,  they  had  started  the 
Press  League  of  Chicago,  to  which  only  active  newspaper  women 
can  belong.  Its  objects  are  to  establish  co-operation  among  reg- 
ular writers  for  the  press;  to  furnish  such  information  as  may  be 
desired  by  writers  from  fellow-workers  in  different  parts  of  this 
country  and  in  foreign  countries,  and  to  provide  headquarters 
for  members  of  the  Press  League  during  the  World's  Fair,  to 
furnish  information  and  assistance  to  visiting  members.  Any 
woman  who  has  within  twelve  months  been  regularly  connected 
with  a  reputable  publication,  either  as  an  editorial  or  special 
writer,  a  reporter  or  a  correspondent,  shall  be  eligible  to  member- 
ship, and  be  received  into  the  League,  if  acceptible  to  the  repre- 
sentative of  the  Stale  or  district  in  which  the  applicant  lives. 
The  President  of  this  League  is  Mary  A.  Krout,  of  the  Chicago 
Inter-Ocean.  Mrs.  Lull  is  the  Recording  Secretary,  and  Eva  Brod- 
lique,  of  the  Chicago  Times,  is  the  Corresponding  Secretary. 
Among  our  California  writers  who  belong  are  to  the  Press  League 
are  Mrs.  Adele  Chretien,  Annie  Laurie,  ^and  Di  Vernon  of  the 
News  Letter. 

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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  4,  1892. 


IfJ^dlgsWWD 


"  We   Obey    no    Wand    but    Pleasure's."— Tom  Moore. 


WHEN  the  alleged  picture  of  Hamlet  at  the  Baldwin  rolled  it- 
self up  on  Monday  night  last,  the  audience  which  it  revealed 
to  the  stage  occupants  was  brilliant  enough  to  have  afforded  an 
inspiration  to  Francis  "Wilson  if  that  eccentric  comedian  were  not 
an  inspiration  unto  himself.  Not  onlv  did  it  excel  in  numbers, 
fashion,  and  apparent  intelligence,  but  the  prevailing  look  of  as- 
sured expectancy  was  a  flattering  tribute  to  the  fame  which  had 
preceded  the  funny  man  of  the  day.  New  York  is  now  so  near  to 
8an  Francisco  that  there  is  hardly  a  coterie,  however  small,  which 
does  not  hold  one  or  more  who  have  "seen  it  (anything  and  every- 
thing) in  New  York"  and  can  relieve  their  circle  from  racking 
doubt  or  the  alternative  of  accepting  the  possibly  biased  opinion 
of  the  press  agent,  In  this  way  all  San  Francisco  knew  that 
Francis  Wilson  is  "just  too  funny  for  anything,  you  know;"  in  ju-tt 
what  the  fun  was  to  consist  was  what  all  San  Francisco  went  to 
the  Baldwin  to  see. 

■x  *  * 
There  was  no  question  about  it  after  the  first  act.  Mr.  Wilson's 
humor  is  his  own,  and  he  is  brim  full  of  it,  and  bubbling  over.  A 
wink,  a  nod,  or  the  mere  closing  of  his  mouth  can  suggest  enough 
of  the  ludicrous  to  set  the  audience  laughing,  and  to  keep  it 
laughing.  There  is  so  much  originality  about  the  comedian  that 
the  ancient  flavor  of  the  collapsing  stairs  aud  the  racketing  tum- 
ble from  the  palanquin,  was  entirely  lost  to  the  audience  in  the 
originality  with  which  Mr.  Wilson  invested  the  old  trick.  Fran- 
cis Wilson  has  a  mission.  It  may  not  be  a  "  high  and  holy  "  one, 
but  as  it  is  to  plant  smiles  in  care-furrowed  hearts  and  faces,  and 
to  knit  up  the  raveled  sleave  of  care  with  wholesome  laughter, 
the  philanthropist  may    well   wish    the   world   many  more  such 

missionaries. 

*  *  « 

The  Merry  Monarch  would  be  a  dreary  sea  of  platitude  and 
reminiscence,  musically  and  as  to  situation,  with  an  ordinary  star 
and  company.  There  are,  however,  in  the  dialogue  many  quips 
and  odd  conceits,  funny  enough  in  themselves,  though  doubly  so 
as  Wilson  gives  them.  The  incongruousness  of  end-of-tbe-cen- 
tury  American  slang,  with  the  supposed  oriental  locale,  is  a  con- 
spicuous feature,  yet  not  made  too  much  of.  Many  of  the  songs 
are  pretty  enough,  but  this  hardly  counts,  as  there  is  no  one  in 
the  company  who  can  sing  them. 

*  *  » 

Charles  Plunkett,  as  Sirocco,  the  royal  astrologer,  makes  an  ex- 
cellent companion  for  his  principal,  and  seems  to  share  his 
genuine  sense  of  humor.  Herisson,  the  ambassador,  is  also  well 
carried  out  by  Gilbert  Clayton.  The  women  are  of  the  kind  that 
in  poetry  are  said  to  cause  men  and  angels  to  weep.  They  are 
neither  bad  enough  nor  good  enough  to  make  anyone  laugh. 
Miss  Glaser  as  Lazuli  has  some  rather  piquant  Hues,  but  she 
makes  so  little  of  them  that  they  fell  entirely  flat  even  on  the 
good  nature  of  Monday  night's  audience,  suborned  by  Mr.  Wil- 
son's irresistible  drollery.  Miss  Laura  Moore  creates  so  slight  an 
impression  as  the  Princess  Royal  that  one  would  forget  she  was 
there  if  not  reminded  by  the  programme.  The  other  ladies  dis- 
played varying  grades  of  mediocrity.  Miss  Nettie  Lyford  should 
be  excepted, as  she  gives  indications  of  ability  to  make  things  lively 
if  she  were  not  too  utterly  discouraged  by  the  depressing  flatness 
of  her  feminine  surrounding.  Mr.  Wilson  should  capture  a  few 
of  the  female  "  stars"  now  wandering  in  uncertain  orbits,  to  still 
more  uncertain  receipts,  and  who,  while  not  of  quite  sufficient 
magnitude  to  succeed  alone,  would  brighten  up  the  female  side  of 
his  cast,  to  his  and  their  mutual  advantage.  With,  for  instance, 
Agnes  Huntington  as  Lazuli,  the  feeling  that  the  opera  is  Fran- 
cis Wilson  would  be  perceptibly  leadened,  and  the  performance 
would  gain,  while  Mr.  Wilson  would  abate  nothing  of  his  individ- 
ual prestige. 

*  #  * 

The  very  successful  three  weeks  of  Blue  Jeans  at  the  California 
Theatre  will  come  to  a  close  to-morrow  night.  On  Monday  even- 
ing, June  6th,  Frank  Daniels  returns  to  the  California  with  Little 
Puck.  If  there  is  such  a  combination  as  that  of  farce-comedy  and 
genuine  wit  and  humor,  Frank  Daniels  has  achieved  it.  He  is  a 
thorough  humorist,  and  his  humor  is  of  an  original  type.  It  is 
doubtful  that  he  has  done  or  will  do  anything  better  in  his  pecu- 
liar vein  than  Old  8port,  but  the  public  fancy  seems  to  have  been 
captured  by  Little  Puck,  and  Mr.  Daniels,  no  doubt  wisely,  sticks 
to  the  newer  play.  Except  two  members,  Bessie  Sanson  being 
one,  the  company  is  an  entirely  new  one.  Much  new  matter  has 
also  been  added  to  the  play. 

*  *  * 

The  Fast  Mail,  which  will  finish  its  one  week  at  the  Bush  to- 
morrow night,  is  a  wild  and  ecstatic  drama  of  the  composite 
order  of  architecture,  about  half-and-half  of  ancient  melodrama 
and  modern  sensationalism.  The  people  fairly  welter  in  a  fath- 
omless slough  of  mystery,  the  frequent  recurring  "  I  see  it  all 
now,"  "  That  explains  all — fool  that  I  was,"  etc.,  throwing  but  a 


delusive  gleam  of  promised  enlightenment  athwart  the  darkness 
of  obscurity.  Nobody  knows  who  he  is  or  who  was  his  mother, 
much  less  his  father,  till  the  last  act,  and  by  that  time  the  audi- 
ence, at  least,  is  too  sleepy  to  care.  The  play  and  the  company 
give  too  much  and  too  little — too  much  in  quantity  and  too  little 
in  quality — and  it  was  doubtless  a  judicious  arrangement  to 
restrict  its  engagement  to  one  week. 
#  #  * 

If  there  is  one  man  who  thoroughly  understands  one  theatre, 
its  needs  and  its  patrons,  that  man  and  that  theatre  are  C-  P. 
Hall  and  the  Bush.  In  the  days  of  his  former  regime,  Mr.  Hall 
was  wont  to  hold  pronounced  views  as  to  the  kind  of  play 
adapted  to  please  the  patrons  of  the  cosy  little  theatre,  and  re- 
sults generally  backed  his  opinion.  The  average  Bush-street 
auditor  has  none  of  the  guileless  gullibility  of  the  regular  Alcazar 
patron,  and  unless  sensational  realism  and  high-wrought  melo- 
drama are  skillfully  worked  up,  they  are  liable  to  evoke  the  in- 
appropriate tribute  of  audible  merriment  down  stairs  and  derisive 
"chaff"  from  the  gallery.  The  audiences  are  mainly  of  the  class 
which  finds  enough  of  the  serious  in  real  life  and  prefers  to  take 
its  recreation  lightly.  The  Bush  seems  to  be  the  natural  home  of 
comedy  and  easy-going  enjoyment. 
»  •  » 

The  Black  Hussar  will  end  its  satisfactory  career  at  the  Tivoli 
to-morrow  evening.  It  has  been  an  excellent  all-around  produc- 
tion of  Milloecker's  military  opera.  Monday  night,  June  6th, 
Belle  Thome  will  return  to  the  Tivoli  to  assume  the  title  role  in 
Erminie.  Tillie  Salinger  will  take  a  short  vacation.  Erminie  is 
one  of  the  brightest  and  most  musical  of  the  familiar  comic 
operas,  and  that  it  will  be  well  sung  and  well  acted  by  the  com- 
petent Tivoli  corps  goes  withont  saying. 
»  •  • 

The  Midnight  Alarm,  which  will  be  seen  at  the  Bush  Monday 
night,  has  been  greatly  changed  since  last  season.  Leander  Rich- 
ardson's touching  np  has  brightened  the  dialogue,  and  Mr.  A  V. 
Pearson,  manager  and  proprietor,  has  spared  no  expense  in  car- 
rying out  Mr.  Richardson's  work.  The  stage  pictures  of  New  York 
life  will  be  a  feature,  including  scenes  along  the  wharves,  engine- 
houses,  and  other  realistic  scenes.  The  play  will  run  but  one 
week. 

•  *  » 

The  plans  for  the  new  Stockwell's  Theatre  have  been  still 
further  improved,  and  when  the  new  house  is  opened  by  the 
Daly  company,  July  7th,  it  will  present  an  appearance  differing 
from  any  other  theatre  in  the  city,  The  entire  outfit  of  carpeting 
has  been  chosen  to  harmonize  with  the  interior  finish  of  ivory 
and  gold.  A  clock  twelve  feet  high  and  six  costly  oil  paintings 
will  ornament  the  foyer,  and  the  sounding-board,  extending  some 
eighteen  feet  beyond  the  proscenium  arch,  will  add  greatly  to  the 
acoustic  properties.  During  the  Daly  season  seats  will  be  held  at 
two  dollars  on  the  main  floor,  but  after  this  engagement  the  reg- 
ular scale  of  prices  will  be  adopted.  Easton  and  Eldridge  will 
sell  at  auction  choice  of  seats  for  the  opening. 
»  *  • 

The  Alta Operatic  Company  gave  an  extremely  creditable  pro- 
duction of  The  Bells  of  Comeville,  on  Friday  week,  in  aid  of  the 
field  music  fund  of  the  Third  Regiment,  N.  G.  C.  The  singing 
was  excellent,  notably  that  of  Mrs.  Martin  Schnltz,  as  Germaine, 
and  of  J.  F.  Fleming,  as  Henri.  Mr.  Schultz  acted  as  musical 
director,  and  Harry  Gates  as  stage  manager.  The  entire  produc- 
tion was  as  enjoyable  to  the  audience  as  creditable  to  the  ama- 
teurs. The  society  will  soon  reorganize. 
»  *  * 

The  San  Francisco  Operatic  Society  will  give  their  seventh  per- 
formance next  Thursday  evening,  at  the  Bijou  Theatre.  The 
Black  Mantles  will  be  produced,  with  the  social  and  artistic  favor- 
ite, Misa  Alvina  Heuer,  as  "prima  donna,  the  cast  also  including 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Parent,  Alpbonse  Luttinger,  Frank  Cottin, 
A.  M.  Thornton  and  H.  Sullivan,  with  a  full  chorus  of  forty  well- 
trained  voices  and  a  professional  orchestra  of  fourteen  pieces. 
The  object  is  to  start  a  fund  for  a  musical  library  for  the  society. 
Miss  Heuer  and  eight  others  will  dance  a  fandango  in  the  last 
act.     The  rehearsals  promise  a  finished  performance. 

The  remaining  three  Steinway  Hall  concerts,  under  the  patron- 
age of  Mr.  John  Parrott  aud  Mr.  F.  W.  Ludovici,  which  were  to 
have  taken  place  during  the  months  of  June,  July  and  August, 
have  been  postponed,  an.J  will  be  given  during  the  months  of 
September,  October  and  November  instead.  Timely  notice  will 
be  given  through  the  papers. 

Bobby  Gaylor  made  a  brilliant  opening  at  the  Bijou,  New  York, 

last  Monday  night   in  Sport  McAllister. Win.  A.  Brady  left  last 

Monday  for  New  York  to  arrange  the  season's  bookings  of  his 
various  combinations. Jeffreys  Lewis,  supported  by  the  Stock- 
well  Stock  Company,  will  follow  the  Dalys  at  Stockwell's  Theatre 

for  a  four-weeka'  engagement. Mr.   and    Mrs.  J.  H.  Rosewald 

have  gone  to  the  country  for  a  month's   needed    vacation.     They 

will  take    in  Yosemite    before   returning    Dome. Jos.  Gottlob, 

the  young  assistant  treasurer  of  the  Bush,  is  enjoying  a  pleasure 
trip  East,  dividing  his  vacation  mainly  between  Philadelphia  and 
N6w  York  friends  and  relatives. Madame  Z^iss'a  Paris  address 


June  4,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


is  So.  2  Rue  Scribe,  care  American  Exchange.— -The  Lion  Tamer, 
whch  Francis  Wilson  promises  to  produce  here  during  bis  present 

engagement,  has  never  been  seen  outside  of  New  York  City. 

tlhriann.  Chas  Krohman's  comedy  farce,  is  said  to  have  a  large 
number  of  good  parts  and  an  excellent  cast.  It  will  be  seen  at 
the  Baldwin  during  the  coming  reason. The  Lost  Paradise  com- 
pany  includes    Frank     Mordannt.     Maud     Adams     and     quite 

a    long     list     of     other   Californians. M.    B.   Curtis   has   sold 

his      Peralta      Park      property. There      is      a      chance      to 

make  fame  and  money  for  the  man  who  will  invent  a  way  of 
clearing  our  theatres  of  tleas.  He  will  also  be  accorded  a  monu- 
ment in  Golden  Gate  Park,  among  distinguished  patriots. Two 

fine  horses  will  be  seen  in  The  Mid  light  Alarm,  at  the  Bush. The 

Daly  repertory  will  include  As    You  Like  It   (tbeir  opening  piece), 
Love  in  Tandem,  Last  Word ,  School  for  Scandal,  and  The  Foresters. 
The  theme  of  Tennyson's  play,  The    Foresters,  is    the    old  story  of 

Robin  Hood  and  Maid   Marian. Alfred  Wilkie,  the  tenor,  has 

been  appointed  by  Saxon  Lodge,  K.  of  H  ,  to  represent  the  lodge 
at  the  anniversary  celebration,  to  be  held  June  30th,  at  Odd  Fel- 
lows' Hall,  in  this  city.  — Last  Tuesday  evening,  at  Metropolitan 
Temple,  Tuesday  evening,  Miss  Howison,  of   Cincinnati,  gave  an 

interesting    lecture  on    Robert    Burns. The  Isle  of  Champagne, 

Byrne  and  Harrison's  new  opera,  seems  to  be  a  pronounced  suc- 
cess.    It  has    started  in  for  a  summer  run  at  the   Grand    Opera 

House,  Chicago Rubinstein's    new  opera.  Moses,  will  require 

two  evenings  to  produce.  Herein  is  a  hint  for  some  of  our  too- 
long  plays. Robert  Mantell  has  added  to  his  repertory  a  one- 
act  tragedy.  Fharrhasius. Otis  Skinner  will  be  Modjeska's  lead- 
ing man  this  season. Amelia  Glover  has  been  married  to  John 

A.  Russell. James  T,  Powers  was  married  recently  in  Roches- 
ter, New  York,  to  Miss  Rachel    Booth.  —  Ex-Queen    Natalie,  of 

Servia,  has  written  a  play  based  upon  her    own  experiences. 

Charles  H.  Hoyt  is  a  delegate  to  the  Minneapolis  Convention. 

A.  V.  Pearson,  manager  and  proprietor  of  The  Midnight  Alarm, 
has,  in  partnership  with  Harry  Greenwald,  of  New  Orleans,  suc- 
ceeded J.  M.  Hill  in  the  management  of  the  Union  Square  The- 
atre, New  York. 


A    REMARKABLE    CLOCK. 


A  CURIOUS  clock,  destined  for  the  World's  Fair  at  Chicago, 
has  been  made  by  a  clockruaker  at  Warsaw,  named  Gold- 
faden,  who  has  worked  at  it  six  years.  The  clock  represents  a 
railway  station,  with  waiting  rooms  for  the  traveller,  telegraph 
and  ticket  offices,  a  very  pretty,  well-lighted  platform,  and  a 
flower  garden,  in  the  centre  of  which  is  a  sparkling  fountain  of 
clear  water.  Past  the  railway  station  runs  the  lines.  There  are 
also  signal-boxes,  signals,  lights,  and  reservoirs — in  fact  every- 
thing that  belongs  to  a  railway  station,  to  the  smallest  detail. 
In  the  cupola  of  the  central  tower  is  a  clock  which  shows  the 
time  of  the  place;  two  clocks  in  the  side  cupolas  show  the  time 
at  New  York  and  Pekin;  and  on  the  outermost  towers  are  a  cal- 
endar and  borometer.  Every  quarter  of  an  hour  the  station  be- 
gins to  show  signs  of  life.  First  of  all  the  telegraph  official  be- 
gins to  work.  He  despatches  a  telegram,  stating  that  the  line  is 
clear.  The  doors  open,  and  on  the  platform  appear  the  station- 
master  and  bis  assistant;  the  clerk  is  seen  at  the  window  of  the 
ticket  office,  and  the  pointsmen  come  out  of  tbeir  boxes  and 
close  the  barriers.  A  long  line  of  people  form  at  the  ticket  office 
to  buy  tickets;  porters  carry  luggage;  the  bell  is  rung,  and  then 
out  of  the  tunnel  comes  a  train,  rushing  into  the  station,  and, 
after  the  engine  has  given  a  shrill  whistle,  stops.  A  workman 
goes  from  carriage  to  carriage  and  tests  the  axles  with  a  hammer; 
another  pumps  water  into  the  boiler  of  the  engine.  After  the 
third  signal  with  the  bell,  the  engine  whistles,  and  the  train  dis- 
appears into  the  opposite  tunnel;  the  station-master  and  his  as- 
sistant leave  the  platform,  and  the  doers  of  the  waiting-rooms 
close  behind  them;  the  pointsmen  return  into  their  boxes,  and 
perfect  stillness  prevails  till,  in  a  quarter  of  an  hour,  the  whole 
is  repeated. 

FARMER"  asks:  "What  is  the  surest  remedy  for  potato- 
bugs  ?  "  Thie  is  a  good  specimen  of  some  of  the  questions 
we  are  expected  to  answer.  A  Farmer  is  informed  that  it  will  be 
impossible  for  na  to  reply  to  his  query  until  he  describes  the  dis- 
order that  prevails  among  the  bugs. 

At  the  Original  Swain's  Bakery,  at  213  Sutter  street,  one  may 
always  be  certain  of  enjoying  an  excellent  meal,  served  in  an  unap- 
proachable manner.  The  service  is  perfection;  the  menu  leaves 
nothing  to  be  desired,  for  the  clief  is  a  master  of  the  divine  art.  It  is 
particularly  popular  because  it  is  one  of  a  very  few  restaurants  where 
a  party  may  have  an  enjoyable  dinner. 

The  Grand  Central  Wine  Rooms,  at  16  and  18  Third  street,  have 
the  best  bar  in  the  city.  It  is  always  magnificently  stocked  with  the 
best  brands  of  liquor  known,  and  as  a  consequence  there  is  always  a 
large  crowd  of  judges  of  good  liquor  within  its  doors.  It  is  always 
popular,  for  it  is  patronized  by  the  city's  leading  bon  vivants. 

Artistic  surroundings  are  always  necessary  for  the  full  enjoyment 
of  excellent  liquors  or  fine  cigars.  This  is  a  fact  fully  recognized  by 
the  proprietors  of  "  The  Munim,"  at  109  O'Farrell  street,  and  in  ap- 
preciation of  the  aesthetic  tastes  of  their  patrons,  they  have  made 
their  establishment  one  of  the  most  beautiful  in  the  citv. 


"A 


NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE. 

Au  Hiyxan  it  Co Proprietors.  |  J.  .1.  Oottlob    ... 

To-uight  and  Sunday  Night.    Last  Performances, 
BLUE    JEANS  1 
Monday.  June  6th,  the  Favorite  Comedian, 
FRANK 


.Manager. 


DANIELS, 


GREAT    BILLOWS    OF    LAUGHTER! 


LITTLE 


PUCK! 


THE  BUSH  STREET  THEATRE. 

M.  B.  Lkavitt Proprietor.  |  Chas.  P.  Hall Manager 

Commencing  Monday,  June  6th.    ONE  WEEK  ONLY. 
THE     MIDNIGHT   ALARM  I 
The  Greatest  Spectacular  Production  of  Modern  Times. 
Next  Week— June  13;h— Dau.  McCarthy's 

CRUISKEEN     LAWN  I 


BALDWIN  THEATRE. 

Al  Hayman  &  Co Proprietors.  |  Alfred  Bouvier Manager. 

Complete  and  Continued  Success.  Every  Evening  (except  Sunday). 
Matiuee  Saturday  Only.  FRANCIS  WILSON  and  Company  in  the  Delight- 
ful Operetta, 

THE  MERRY   MONARCH  I 

Presented  on  the  same  elaborate  scale  as  during  its  long  run  at  the 
Broadway,  New  York. 

Prices— Matinee  and  Evening,  25c,  50c,  75c,  41,  41.50. 

EXTRA— THE    MEKR1    MONARCH 
will  be  played  dming  all  next  week,  and  you  can  now  secure  your  seats  at 
the  box  office. 

TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Keeling  Bros  Proprietors  and  Managers. 

To-night,  Millocker's  Military  Opera, 

THE     BLACK     HUSSAR  1 

June  6th,  Ermlnie,  and  Reappearance  of  Belle  Thorne. 
Popular  Prices 25c.  and  50c. 

DONAHUE  ESTATE  PROPERTY, 


FOR    S^LIE- 

The  remaining  portion  of  the  un- 
sold acre  tracts  known  as  "Wright 
Ranch,"  in  Santa  Rosa,  in  10  to  IS 
acres,  about  two  miles  from  the  Court 
House. 

The  soil  is  rich,  and  particularly 
adapted  for  fruit  culture. 

For  small  holdings  there  are  few- 
tracts  that  can  compare  -with  the 
WRIGHT  RANCH,  as  it  is  within  an 
easy  distance  of  San  Francisco. 

The  Sebastopol  branch  of  the  S.  F. 
and  North  Pacific  R.  R.  runs  right 
through  this  land,  and  also  has  its 
depot  there. 

Santa  Rosa  is  one  of  the  most  promising  interior  cities  in  the  State, 
enjoys  the  advantage  of  railroad  competition,  as  both  the  Southern 
Pacific  and  the  San  Francisco  and  North  Pacific  roads  have  depots 
there. 

For  further  particulars  apply  to 

a  .  T£   TTIMIIBSElLNr  &c  CO., 

AGENTS  DONAHUE  ESTATE, 
14    MOn'gomery   Street. 


KM  ft  Ei  C     Bush  &  Gerts  Pianos 
HADB  Parlor  Organs 

■  J  ■  |M  pe  Installments  Kentnls 

A.  I.  Bancroft  i  Co.  D  I  /\  IM  ^J  CZ 


303  Sutter  St.,  S.F. 


10 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  4,  1892. 


SUMMARY    OF    THE    MARKETS. 

Flour  is  steady;  foreign  demand  good;  Extras  $4.65@?4  75;  Superfine 
$2.75®  $3.10 

Wheat  is  lower;  light  trade;  Shipping,  $1.40;  Milling,  $1.45@$1.50  per 
cental. 

Barley  is  quiet;  Brewing,  $1.02* #3$l.l21,a;  Feed,  92'.,'c@95c  per  ctl. 

Oats,  Milling,  $1.50@?1.55;  Feed,  $1.25(%$L.35  per  ctl. 

Corn,  White,  $1.40;  Yellow,  $1.35@$1  37»2per  ctl. 

Rye,  no  stock,  sood  demand,  $i.30$$l.S214    Cement,  $2.00@$2.25. 

Hay  is  lower;  Wheat,  $UXS)$13:  Oats,  $10<g)$12;  Alfalfa,  $8@$10. 

Millstuffs,  good  demand.    Bran,  $1S@?18.50  per  ton. 

Beans,  good  request,  $2. 00@$2.50  per  ctl.     Potatoes,  65r.@9oc.  per  ctl. 

Butter  is  lower;  Choice,  18c.@20c. ;  Fair,  16c.@17c;  Eastern,  14c@15c. 

Cheese,  light  stock,  10c.@12c.    Eggs,  free  supply,  18c.@22c. 

Honey,  Comb,  Hc.@l2c. :  Extracted,  5c.@6c.  Poultry  in  good  supply. 

Onions  are  worth  45c@55e.    Beeswax  is  higher,  at  25c.@26c. 

Fruit— all  kinds  dried— active.    Fruit  is  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 

Raisins  aud  Dried  Grapes  in  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates. 

Hides  are  steady;  Dry,  6c@8J.-2C.      Wool  is  in  good  demand  at  llc.@10c. 

Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  seller  at  7l4@7%c. 

Coffee  steady  at  15c.@22c.  for  C.  A.    Canned  Fruits  of  all  kinds  in  favor. 

Coal  is  lower,  with  a  declining  tendency.    Nuts  find  ready  sale. 

Quicksilver  is  nominal  at$42.50  per  flask.  Hops  are  in  demand  at  15@16c. 

Sugar,  good  stock  of  both  Raws  aud  Refined.    Whites,  4}/,($b%c. 

Our  receipts  of  Wheat  and  Flour  combined  since  July  1st,  for 
the  past  two  years  thus  compare,  reduced  to  grain:  For  1891. 
18,021,896  centals;  1892,  to  date,  16,816,709,  showing  a  falling  off 
this  year  of  1,205,187  centals.  Barley  receipts  for  same  time, 
1891,  1  434  317  ctls. ;  same  period  1892,  2,471,582  ctls.,  an  increase 
this  year  of  1,037,265  ctls.  Oats  for  same  period,  1891,107,203 
ctls;  same  period  1892,  120,585  ctls.  Increase  this  year  of  13,382 
ctls.  Potatoes  received  same  time,  1891,  1,215,573  ctls.;  same 
period  1892,  909,029  ells.     Increase  this  year,  306,544  ctls. 

The  steamship  Australia,  7  days  from  Honolula,  arrived  on  the 
31st  ult.,  with  her  full  complement  of  passengers,  and  for  cargo, 
12,117  sks.  Sugar,  2,937  sks.  Rice,  4,528  bchs.  Bananas,  369  bxs. 
Fruits,  103  Water  Melons,  719  Hides,  etc. 

Wool  via  the  Canadian  Pacific  route — The  stmr.  City  of  Pueblo, 
for  Victoria,  on  the  31st  ult.,  carried  in  transit  for  New  York, 
12,959  lbs. 

The  month  of  May  market  for  freights  and  charters  was  every 
way  unpromising  to  ship  owners.  New  crop  loading  as  yet  at- 
tracts but  little  attention.  Rates  early  in  the  season  could  not 
now  be  obtained.  Spot  ships  for  the  United  Kingdom  may  now 
be  quoted  at  £1  5s.  for  orders.  Lumber  freights  are  nominal. 
The  Br.  iron  bark  Francis  Fisher,  1,430  tons,  Wheat  to  Cork,  U. 
1C,  Havre  or  Antwerp,  secured  a  charter  for  short  lay  days  at 
£1  5s.     Nothing  less  direct. 

Two  vessels  sailed  hence  for  La  Paz  on  the  26th  ult.;  one,  the 
schr.  8ignal,  with  Mdse.  valued  at  $12,005,  consisting  in  part  of 
27,500  feet  Lumber  and  Mdse.  The  other,  Mex.  scbr.  Monona, 
with  a  large  and  well  assorted  cargo  valued  at  $5,645. 

Exports  to  Tahiti,  per  brig  Galilee,  hence  on  the  31st  May,  car- 
ried for  cargo  Mdse.  valued  at  $28,485,  consisting  in  part  of  1,24-5 
bbls.  Flour,  2,066  gals.  Wine,  24,511  lbs.  Sugar,  30,418  lbs.  Rice, 
5,107  lbs.  Malt,  15  csks.  Beer,  292  pkgs.  Salmon,  etc.;  also,  for 
Marquesas  Islands,  10  bbls,  Flour,  300  gals.  Wine,  etc.,  value 
$1,874. 

Wheat  exports  in  May  for  Europe,  including  cargoes  per  ships 
Susquehanna  and  Chieftain,  make  six  cargoes  sent  off  during  the 
month  against  seven  during  the  month  of  April. 

For  the  colonies,  the  steamer  Mariposa  sailed  hence  on  the 
evening  of  the  20th  of  May,  carrying  for  cargo  a  total  value  of 
$74,323,  divided  as  follows:  To  Australia,  85,602  lbs.  Coffee,  345 
cs.  Salmon,  125  flks.  Quicksilver,  56  pkgs.  Leather,  455  cs.  canned 
Fruit.  40  cs.  Wine,  12,930  lbs.  Dried  i'ruit,  2,500  gals.  Whale  Oil, 
3,000  lbs.  Hops,  1,972  lbs.  Beans,  etc.,  value  $55,627.  For  New 
Zealand.  6,761  lbs.  Coffee,  220  cs.  Salmon,  523  cs.  canned  Fruit, 
30  flks.  Quicksilver,  2,300  lbs.  Codfish,  7,500  lbs.  dried  Fruit,  etc., 
value  $13,411.  For  Honolulu,  Butter,  Cheese,  Beans,  Codfish, 
etc.,  value  $3,461.  For  Samoan  Islands,  37  bbls.  Flour,  1,000 
gals.  Wine,  147  pkgs.  Salmon,  value  $1,800. 

Exports  to  Hawaii,  per  steamer  J.  G.  North,  include  3,000  Red- 
wood Posts,  1,212  ctls.  Barley,  Bran,  Lime,  etc.,  value  $3,295. 
The  Nic.  Bk.  Comet,  hence  for  the  Fiji  Islands,  via  Port  Town- 
send,  for  a  cargo  of  Lumber,  carried  hence  100  cs.  Salmon,  100  cs. 
canned  goods,  etc.,  value  $956. 

Exports  to  Hilo,  per  Br.  Lurline,  include  56,000  ft.  Lumber,  200 
bbls.  Flour,  170,285  lbs.  Rolled  Barley,  451  bales  Hay  and  Mer- 
chandise, value  $11,842. 

The  coal  market  continues  depressed,  and  thus  far  in  the  year 
has  been  an  unprofitable  one  to  all  engaged  in  the  business,  prices 
having  declined  to  rates  hitherto  unknown  hereabouts,  owing 
mainly  to  the  increased  output  of  Northern  Pacific  mines.  The 
present  outlook  is  for  continued  low  prices  for  months  to  come, 
as  competition  is  sharp. 

Special  attention  given  to  all  cases  recommended  by  family  physicians 
free  of  charge.  C.  Muller,  refraction  specialist,  135  Montgomery  street,  near 
Bush. 


H.  M.  NEWHALL  &  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchants, 

AND  

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Nos.  309  and  31 1  Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

NATIONAL  ASSURANCE  CO.  OF  IRELAND; 
ATLAS  ASSURANCE  CO.  OF  LONDON  ; 
BOYLSTON  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  BOSTON; 
OCEAN  MARINE  INSURANCE  CO  OF  LONDON. 

Steam  Boiler  Incrustations. 

Old   Scale    Removed,  Formation  of  New   Scale  Prevented. 

Without  the  Aid  of  Chemicals,  by  the  Use  of  the 

LLEWELLYN    FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONDENSER  I 

•  Over  800  in  Dally  Uie  on  the  Pacific  Coast.) 

Removes  all  Impurities  from  the  Water  before  Entering  the  Boiler. 
Heats  the  Water  to  212°.  Saves  from  25  to  50  per  cent,  in  the  Amount  of 
Water  Used. 

Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Pamphlet  Forwarded  on  Application  to 

Llewellyn    Steam    Condenser    Manufacturing    Co., 
330  Pine  street,  Sau  Francisco,  Cal. 

Systems— "  Slattery  "  Induction;  "  Wood  "  Arc.     Factories— Fort  Wayne, 
Indiana;  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Electric  Improvement  Company. 

General  Agents  for  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Arizona  aud  Washington 
of  the  Fort  Wayne  Electric  Light  Co.,  Fort  Wayne.  Ind. 

Estimates  furnished  for  Electric  Railways,  Electric  Light  aud  Steam 
Plants,  House  Wiring,  etc.    Mariue  Work  a  Specialty. 


35  New  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


R.  J.   WHEELER. 


J.   W.   GIRVIN. 


J.   W.    GIRVIN    &   CO., 

bber  and  Leather  Belting,  Hose,  Packing,  etc. 

Rubber  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  etc. 

Pacific  Coast  Agents  for  Boston  Belting  Co.  and  Fayerweather  &  Ladew. 
formerly  J.  B.  Hoyt  A  Co.  4  California  St.,  S.  1.,  tal. 

WILLIAMS,  DIMOND  &  GO. 

SHIPPING   AND    COMMISSION    MERCHANTS, 

UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 

Agents  for— 

The  Cunard  Royal   Mail  Steamship  j  Vivian  Sons  Yellow  Metal  Sheathing 

Company,  Hartmaun's  Rahtjen's  Composition 

"The  California  Line  of   Clippers,"  |  The  China  Traders  &  Insurance  Co. 

from  New  York,  (L'd.), 

"The  Hawaiian  Line  of  Packets,"      The   Baldwin  Loeomotive  Works, 
to  and  from  Houolulu.  Steel  Rails  and  Track  Material. 

A.    LUSK   &   CO., 

122  DAVIS  STREET,  SAN    FRANCISCO. 
Packers  of  the  following  celebrated  brands: 
CELEBRATED  LUSK    BRANDS, 

J.  LUSK  CANNING  COMPANY, 

SAN  LORENZO  PACKING  CO 

PARKE    &    LACY  CO., 

21  ana"  23  FREMONT  STREET, 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MINING,    WOOD    AND    IRON   WORKING    MACHINERY. 

ENGINES,    BOILERS,    STEAM    PUMPS, 
BELTINO.    OILS  AND    SUPPLIE8. 

J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros.  Company, 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

General  Agents  Oceanic  Steamship  Company  and 
Gillingham  Cement. 

327  Market  Street,  corner  Fremont. 

8AN    FRANCISCO. 

E.  D.  JONBB. 

S.  L.  JONES  &  CO., 

Auctioneers   and    Commission    Merchants, 

207   AND   209  CALIFORNIA  STREET. 


June  4,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


11 


PRETTY  Mrs.  Rutherford  has  been  among  her  friends,  and  they 
are  legion,  beating  up  recruits  for  the  last  outing  place — Cas- 
tle Crags-  The  result  is  that  a  large  number  of  the  swim  will 
congregate  there  this  month. 

*  •  a 

Henry  Redington  has  been  congratulated  on  all  sides  upon  the 
chic  dinner  he  gave  the  Count  and  Countess  at  the  Palace.  But 
'twas  sweet  William  who  was  the  happy  host  on  that  auspicious 
occasion,  and  not  the  Babcocb  brotber-in-iaw. 

*  •  # 

Del  Monte  will  have  the  usual  complement  of  wealthy  widows 
this  month. 

Visitors  from  the  East  tell  us  that  the  habit  of  asking  personal 
questions,  which  is  considered  so  striking  a  characteristic  of  our 
nation,  is  less  practiced  in  California  than  with  them  in  the  older 
states.  This  may  be  so,  to  a  certain  extent,  but  we  will  wager 
our  best  hat  against  a  pound  of  chewing  tobacco  that  'Frisco 
possesses  a  regular  terror  in  the  questioning  line.  In  fact,  she  is 
the  individual  of  whom  the  late  Judge  Ogden  Hoffman  is  reported 
to  have  said,  "She  is  an  embodied  point  of  interrogation."  So- 
ciety knows  her,  alas!  and  yet  tolerates;  nay,  smiles  upon  her, 
for  obvious  reasons.  Well,  one  day  not  long  since,  she  met  at  a 
down-town  store  a  pretty  society  belle,  and  immediately  opened 
fire,  thus:  »  Where's  your  ma?  It  ain't  true  that  she's  taking  the 
Keeley  cure,  is  it?  I  won't  tell,  trust  me,  my  dear;  but  every  one 
says  so,  and  I  thought  I'd  just  ask  you  right  out." 

*  *  * 

A  peculiar  way  of  observing  the  "  taking  off1'  of  a  near  relative 
is  the  course  adopted  by  the  Chicago  Pullmans,  in  the  approach- 
ing nuptials  of  their  eldest  daughter.  The  daily  press  informs  us 
that  "owing  to  the  death  of  Mr.  Pullman's  mother,  the  invitations 
to  the  wedding,  which  will  be  one  of  great  splendor,  will  be  issued 
verbally."  Truly,  we  are  in  an  age  of  novelty.  Apropos  of  that 
happy  event,  if  rumor  speaks  correctly,  there  is  a  very  good 
chance  of  another  wedding,  resulting  from  the  trip  to  Chicago  of 
one  of  the  groom's  attendants.  The  young  lady  in  the  case  may 
say  with  truth,  <<  The  young  man  is  as  good  as  any  Eastern  chap," 
and  better,  too,  say  we,  for  he  is  a  Californian! 

*  *  * 

Handsome  Charley  Baldwin  will  soon  be  on  his  native  heath 
again.  People  were  wondering  if  he  would  bring  his  sister,  Mrs. 
Deacon,  back  with  him;  but  that  beautiful  lady  does  not  view 
the  charms  of  ranch  life  in  California  as  enthusiastically  as  some 
people,  and  so  Europe  still  retains  her. 

*  *  * 

For  the  sake  of  the  young  lady's  future  success  in  the  profes- 
sion she  has  chosen,  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  Miss  Irene  Everett 
will  drop  the  anglo-mania  drawl  she  has  of  late  affected.  Her 
beauty  is  great,  and  she  is  undoubtedly  clever,  so  that  she  can 
afford  to  be  what  she  is — an  American  girl. 

*  *  » 

Rumor  is  again  to  the  fore  that  an  army  wedding  may  be 
looked  for  "  some  day,"  the  principals  being  Lieut.  Blake  and 
pretty  Miss  Myra  Lord.  Nothing  definite  has  been  announced  in 
the  case  of  the  other  Lieutenant,  who  has  been  so  long  credited 
by  society  at  large  with  a  leaning  towards  the  youngest  of  several 
sisters. 

*  #  # 

Rev.  A.  C.  Bane,  pastor  of  the  Methodist  Church,  South, 
of  Oakland,  recently  threw  a  bomb  into  his  congregation, 
by  reading  the  church  covenant,  parts  of  which  practice  has  been 
a  dead  letter  for  years.  It  was  very  decidedly  against  worldly 
amusements,  dancing  in  particular.  None  of  the  previous  pas- 
tors of  this  church  have  dared  to  touch  on  this  delicate  subject, 
for  the  reason  that  a  certain  wealthy  member  is  the  main  prop, 
financially  of  the  church,  and  he  is  the  father  of  several  pretty 
girls,  who  are  never  so  happy  as  when  "  tripping  the  light  fan- 
tastic toe."  One  thing  is  certain — Mr.  Bane's  salary  will  grow 
beautifully  less  if  he  continues  to  preach  against  the  short-com- 
ings of  his  wealthy  members.  Two  of  them  are  now  conspicu- 
ous for  their  attendance  at  the  First  Congregational  Church. 

*  »  * 

Oracle  Plaisted  is  ever  tempting  fortune.  Not  satisfied  with  hav- 
ing been  matrimonially  broken  up  three  times,  and  managerially  so 
about  the  same  number, she  has  now  adopted  a  newmethod  of  doub- 
ling (?)  her  income.  Almost  every  afternoon,  at  the  Grant  avenue 
apartments  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Adolph  Bauer,  may  be  seen  the  little 
Bohemian  orchestral  leader  and  the  more  petite  prima  donna  en- 
gaged in  dealing  out  five  cards  and  making  the  chips  fiy. 

*  *  * 

One  who  is  on  the  inside  of  the  matter,  says  that  the  reason 
the  Morgans  were  not  so  successful  here  as  was  expected,  is  be- 
cause they  have  a  relative  who  wants  to  "  boss  the  whole  job  " — 
manage  ail  their  appearances.  With  the  classically  robed  harpist, 
it  is  thought  to  be  a  case  of  "  too  much  mother." 


HIGHLAND 


(£frarrt 


A    TABLE    LUXURY, 

A    CULINARY    ARTICLE, 

AN    INFANTS    FOOD. 
HIGHLAND  EVAPORATED  CREAM 

Is  unsweetened  and  free  from  all  preservatives.  Retains 
its  delicious  and  wholesome  qualities  for  an  indefinite  time  in 
all  climates  and  at  all  seasons. 

Sold  by  Grocers  and   Druggrists  Everywhere. 
Write    for    our     Infant    Food    circular    and     Highland 
Evaporated  Cream  booklet  entitled  "A  Few  Dainty  Dishes." 

HELVETIA  MILK   CONDENSING  CO., 
Sole  Purveyors,  Highland,  III 

ZISKA     INSTITUTE, 

1606  Van  Ness  Avenue. 

French,  German  and  English  Day  and  Boarding  School  for  young 
ladies  and  children. 
A  refined  home  with  the  best  educational  advantages. 

Next  Term  Opens  Angast  1,  1892. 

MME.  B.  ZISKA,  M.  A.,  Principal. 
Mr.  ASHTON  P.  STEVENS, 

t :e .a. a £i e ia    op    baujo. 

8tudio— 26  Montgomery  Street,  Room  8. 

ALFRED  J.  KELLEHER, 

Professor  of  VOCAL  MUSIC  AT  MILLS'  COLLEGE  (18th  year),  desires 
to  announce  that  he  will  give  Lessons  at  his  office,  his  residence,  or  at  the 
residence  of  the  pupil. 

Office— 14  Grant  avenue,  rooms  62  and  63.  Residence— 2324  Clay  street, 
San  Francisco. 

Garcia  Vocal  Method.       Solfeggio  Panseron. 

"eleanora  connell, 

Teacher  of  Singing. 

SHAKESPEAREAN  METHOD.  1432  POST  STREET. 

Chloride   of   Gold. 

The  Pacific  Gold  Cure  Clinic  employs  a  system  of  treatment  for  the 
Liquor,  Morphine  and  Cocaine  habit,  that  has  cured  hundreds  of  peo- 
ple without  a  single  accident  or  a  single  failure.  Perfectly  safe  and 
beneficial,  rather  than  otherwise,  to  the  general  health.  By  this  sys- 
tem the  patients  lose  all  desire  for  stimulants  and  narcotics  in  less 
than  a  week,  and  within  four  weeks  are  radically  cured.  It  has  cured 
patients  in  the  Eastern  States  that  the  celebrated  Keeley  treatment 
failed  to  cure. 

City  patients  may  be  treated  at  their  own  homes,  while  those  from 
a  distance  can  be  supplied  with  excellent  accommodations  at  very 
reasonable  rates.    All  cases  confidential. 

Apply  by  letter  or  in  person  to  PACIFIC  GOLD  CURE  CLINIC, 
112  Kearny  street,  room  2,  San  Francisco,  Cai.  Hours,  8,  12,  4  and  7 
o'clock  daily.  E.  J.  FRASER,  M.  D.,  Medical  Director. 


HARNESS! 


If  you  want  a  reliable  harness  that  will  stand  some  service  go  to  a 

house  that  is  staying  in  the  business  and  has  some  regard 

for  its  reputation. 

W.  DAVIS  &  SON,  410  Market  Street,  San  Francisco. 

Are  not  closing  out,  and  require  no  while  signs  to  help  sell  their 
harness.    No  shoddy  leather  used.    Harness  from  $6  50  a  set  up. 

Dr.  J.  H.  STALLARD 

—  AND  — 

Dr.  J.  CLARK, 

PHTSICIillTS    and.    STTEGEOITS, 
632    Sutter    Street. 


12 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  4,  1892. 


MEN    WE    KNOW. 

Distinguished   San  Franciscans. 

Men  Whose  Names  are  Indelibly  Written  in  California's  History. 

Hon.    John    Swett. 

Mr.  Swett  is  a  native  of  Pittsfield,  N.  H.,  where  he  was  born 
in  1830.  In  adopting  the  profession  of  a  teacher,  he  followed  in 
the  footsteps  of  his  father  and  his  father  died,  when  John  was 
but  twelve  years  of  age.  As  with  other  men  of  the  day  who  have 
made  tbeir  marks,  young  8wett  had  many  difficulties  to  overcome 
to  enable  him  to  get  an  education.  For  some  time,  he  worked 
on  his  uncle's  farm  during  the  spring  and  summer  months,  at- 
tending school  in  the  fall.  He  attended  the  district  school  until 
he  was  sixteen  years  of  age,  when  he  became  a  student  at  Pem- 
broke Academy.  While  there,  he  was  offered  and  accepted  a 
position  as  teacher  in  an  adjoining  district,  applying  himself; 
meanwhile,  however,  most  diligently  to  his  studies.  His  next 
position  was  at  Randolph,  Mass.,  where  he  attended  the  lectures 
of  R.  W.  Emerson  and  Theodore  Parker,  and  by  his  natural 
ability  and  bard  study,  attained  those  scholarly  attainments, 
which  have  been  such  important  factors  of  his  successful  career 
as  teacher  in  this  city.  In  1852  he  arrived  on  this  coast,  and  en- 
gaged in  mining,  but  not  finding  it  very  remunerative,  he  sought 
employment  in  his  profession.  His  Brst  appointment  was  to 
Rincon  Point  School.  He  has  since  occupied  positions  at  several  of 
our  public  schools.  In  1862,  after  a  stubbornly  contested  fight,  he 
was  elected  State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  on  the 
Union  ticket.  In  1863  he  was  again  elected  on  the  Republican 
ticket.  In  1867  he  took  charge  of  the  Denman  Grammar  School, 
and  in  1871  was  appointed  Deputy  City  Superintendent  of 
Schools  under  Mr.  Widber.  In  1876  he  was  appointed  principal 
of  the  Girls'  High  School,  which  important  position  he  held  most 
acceptably  for  over  ten  years.  He  was  elected  to  bis  present 
position  of  Superintendent  of  Public  Schools  at  the  last  election. 
He  has  filled  the  position,  with  honor  to  himself,  and  to  the  great 
benefit  of  our  public  schools. 

John  A.  Benson. 
John  A.  Benson  was  born  in  Jellerson  County,  New  York,  and 
received  his  earlier  education  in  the  public  schools,  where,  by  his 
indefatigable  energy,  he  won  the  praise  of  his  teachers  and  gave 
promise  of  making  his  mark  in  the  world,  which  promise  has 
been  amply  fulfilled.  From  his  very  youth  he  showed  his  natural 
bent  for  mathematical  problems  and  scientific  subjects,  and  when, 
after  graduating  with  distinguished  honors  from  the  Warren  Col- 
legiate Institute  of  Illinois,  he  adopted  civil  engineering  as  his 
profession,  all  who  knew  him  predicted  a  brilliant  and  profitable 
future  for  him.  How  true  those  predictions  were  his  successful 
professional  career  on  this  coast  has  shown.  At  the  early  age  of 
twenty-one,  when  most  young  men  are  still  looking  for  a  profes- 
sion, he  was  elected  surveyor  of  Keobuh  county,  Iowa,  which  po- 
sition he  held  for  five  years,  when,  much  to  the  regret  of  a  host  of 
prominent  friends,  to  whom  he  had,  by  his  agreeable  personality 
and  talents,  endeared  himself,  he  announced  his  intention  of  go- 
ing to  this  State.  On  his  arrival  in  this  city  he  opened  an  office, 
and  was  soon  in  possession  of  a  lucrative  business,  to  which  his 
practical  and  thorough  knowledge  of  civil  engineering  entitled 
him.  His  offices,  which  are  situated  in  the  southwest  corner  of 
Kearny  and  California  streets,  are  probably  the  best  equipped  in 
the  State  in  the  way  of  land  plats,  maps  and  books  relating  to  en- 
gineering and  surveys,  outside  of  the  General  Land  Office.  They 
are  the  result  of  many  years  of  hard  toil,  and  show  every  transac- 
tion connected  with  the  State  lands.  These  records  are  corrected 
daily  by  reports  received  direct  from  the  various  land  offices,  so 
that  with  a  complete  set  of  indexes  and  plat  books,  Mr.  Benson  is 
enabled  at  any  moment  to  accurately  show  the  condition  of  any 
piece  of  land  in  California. 

Eugene  F.  Bert. 
Among  the  younger  members  of  the  Bar  in  this  city,  few  are 
better  known  than  Eugene  F.  Bert,  who  has,  by  his  natural  abil- 
ity and  energies,  made  for  himself  a  name  of  which  he  may  well 
feel  proud.  Mr.  Bert  is  a  Native  Son,  having  been  born  in  this 
city.  He  received  his  education  at  the  public  schools,  and  after- 
wards attended  the  Hastings  Law  College,  from  which  institution 
he  graduated  with  high  honors.  For  the  first  few  years  after 
leaving  college,  he  was  connected  with  the  law  firm  of  Gunnison 
&  Booth,  and  afterwards  opened  his  own  office.  So  successful 
was  Mr.  Bert  in  his  chosen  profession,  that  when,  a  year  ago, 
owing  to  the  volume  of  his  business.it  became  necessary  to  go 
into  partnership,  he  negotiated  with  Mr.  J.  N.  E.  Wilson,  the 
well-known  attorney.  That  gentleman,  discerning  the  legal  abil- 
ity of  Mr.  Bert,  willingly  entered  into  partnership  with  him,  un- 
der the  firm  name  of  Wilson  &  Bert.  Mr.  Bert  is  one  of  the  best 
read  members  at  the  Bar  to-day,  and  by  his  personal  magnetism 
and  strong  logical  reasoning,  never  fails  to  make  a  decided  im- 
pression upon  any  jury  with  whom  he  comes  in  contact.  At  the 
last  election,  his  popularity  with  the  people  was  shown  by  his 
being  elected  an  Assemblyman  for  the  Forty-fifth  District,  by  a 
larger  vote  than  had  ever  before  been  polled.  As  a  politician,  he 
shows  no  less  ability   than   as   a   lawyer,   being  able  to  make  a 


speech,  and  handling  any  subject  or  question  in  such  a  way  as 
to  receive  the  highest  encomiums  from  the  members  of  his  own 
party  and  the  respect  of  his  opponents.  He  is  a  Past  President 
of  Mission  Parlor,  No.  38,  N.  S.  G.  W. ;  is  a  member  of  the  Grand 
Parlor  of  that  organization,  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Legis- 
lation, and  one  of  the  most  active  and  prominent  members  of  the 
order.  He  also  occupies  the  position  of  President  of  the  San 
Francisco  Republican  League,  and  is  a  member  of  numerous 
other  political  and  fraternal  organizations.  Mr.  Bert  is  a  young 
man,  and,  judging  from  his  record  in  the  past,  will  make  a  name 
for  himself  among  the  foremost  men  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Charles  F.  Hanlon. 
Charles  F.  Hanlon,  though  born  in  New  York,  is  practically  a 
Californian,  having  been  brought  to  this  coast  by  his  parents 
when  but  a  few  years  of  age.  His  education  was  received  at  St. 
Ignatius  College,  where  he  graduated.  This  was  during  the  presi- 
dency of  the  scholarly  and  learned  Brother  Justin,  at  present 
general  of  the  Society  of  Jesus  in  the  United  States.  Mr.  Hanlon, 
since  taking  up  the  profession  of  law,  has  probably  built  up  a 
larger  private  practice  than  any  other  lawyer  of  his  age  in  San 
Francisco,  his  business  being  worth  no  less  than  $50,000  an- 
nually, and  when  the  fact  is  taken  into  account  that  Mr.  Han- 
Ion's  practice  is  almost  exclusively  confined  to  probate  matters, 
the  significance  of  the  fact  speaks  volumes  for  his  learning  and 
ability.  Mr.  Hanlon  is  special  counsel  for  the  Donahue  Railroad, 
and  so  immense  is  his  practice  that  he  not  only  has  to  employ  a 
large  number  of  clerks,  but  lawyers  as  well.  The  Hinkle  will  case 
and  the  imprisonment  of  the  Examiner  reporter,  Zeehandelaar,  for 
contempt  by  Judge  Sullivan,  in  connection  therewith,  will  be  re- 
membered. Judge  Maguire  sustained  Judge  Sullivan,  but  Mr.  Han- 
lon appealed  to  the  Supreme  court,  and  the  decision  was  reversed, 
and  Zeehandelaar  discharged.  This  was  a  brilliant  victory  for  Mr. 
Hanlon,  who  had  charge  of  the  case,  as  it  practically  sustains 
the  right  of  the  press  to  refuse  to  divulge  newspaper  secrets.  An- 
other of  his  celebrated  cases  was  the  Donald  Gold  and  Silver 
Mining  Company  case,  in  which  Mr.  Hanlon,  by  a  thorough  ex- 
amination of  the  books  of  the  company,  unmistakably  proved  to 
the  stockholders  that  there  were  many  irregularities,  and  he 
thereby  saved  them  much  money  by  bis  energetic  and  able 
action.  Mr.  Hanlon  is  Vice  President  of  the  Old  Ladies'  Home, 
of  this  city,  and  was  one  of  the  first  Trustees,  which  position  he 
still  holds.  For  four  years  he  served  in  the  National  Guard,  and 
during  Governor  Stoneman's  administration  was  Colonel  on  his 
staff,  which  position  he  also  held  on  the  staff  of  Governor  Bart- 
lett. 

Attorney-General  Hart. 
Foremost  among  the  prominent  men  of  this  State  is  W.  H.  H. 
Hart,  the  very  capable  and  efficient  Attorney-General  of  Cali- 
fornia. The  office,  which  is  one  of  the  very  highest  in  the  gift  of 
the  people,  is  one  of  great  responsibility,  the  proper  administra- 
tion of  which  imperatively  demands  exceptional  executive  ability 
and  legal  talent.  Happily  these  qualifications  are  combined  in 
Mr.  Hart  to  an  eminent  degree,  and  his  integrity  and  business- 
like conduct  of  this  department  of  the  State's  government,  has 
deservedly  met  with  the  highest  approbation  from  citizens  of 
both  political  parties.  Mr.  Hart  is  an  Englishman  by  birth,  and 
was  born  in  1848.  He  came  to  this  country  in  his  infancy,  and 
is,  therefore,  by  his  education  and  home  influences,  distinctly  an 
American.  His  parents,  who  settled  at  Little  Rock,  111.,  when 
he  was  but  four  years  of  age,  died  shortly  after,  leaving  him  an 
orphan  at  the  age  of  eleven  years.  During  his  thirteenth  year 
the  war  broke  out,  and  young    Hart,  imbued   with  that  spirit  of 

'  heroism,  which  was  such  a  distinctive  feature  of  the  men  of  that 
day,  proffered  his  services  in  behalf  of  his  country.  On  being 
mustered  in,  he  acted  as  a  scout  with  the  forty-fourth  Iowa,  and 
the  one  hundred  and  forty-seventh  Illinois.  He  continued  in  the 
army  until  the  close  of  the  war,  and,  during  his  term  of  service, 
took  an  active  part  in  the  famous  battles  of  Vicksburg,  Shiloh, 
Missionary  Ridge,   Fort   Donelson,  Champion    Hills,  and    many 

;  others  of  lesser  note.  After  leaving  the  army  he  took  up  the 
study  of  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  in  Iowa,  in  1868. 
For  several  years  be  practiced  in  the  East,  but,  believing  in  the 
soundness  of  the  advice  of  Horace  Greeley  to  the  young  men  of 
that  day,  to  "Go  West,"  he  set  out  for  California  in  1874.  Ever 
since  his  advent  on  this  coast,  he  has  steadily,  by  hard  and  con- 
scientious work,  climbed  the  ladder  of  fame,  and  now,  though 
but  scarcely  in  his  prime,  he  occupies  one  of  the  foremost  and 
most  exacting  offices  in  the  State,  with  credit  to  himself,  and  to 
the  profit  and  honor  of  California. 

MRS.  R.    G.  LEWIS, 

FORMERLY     OF    THURLOW     BLOCK, 


HAS  REMOVED  TO 

531    SUTTER    STREET. 


.    ■— T, 


Juno  4,   1892. 


SAX  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


13 


WILCOX    AND    HIS    BRIDE. 


THE  latest  advices  from  ibe  Hawaiian  Islands  bear  the  news  of 
wars  and  rumors  of  ward,  in  embryo,  and  in  it  all  tbe  name  of 
Wilcox,  the  insurgent,  figures  largely,  and  reference  is  made  to 
bis  wife.  It  may  surprise  many  to  learn  that  the  lady  spent  a 
number  of  months  in  San  Francisco,  where  she  made  a  large  cir- 
cle of  friends,  who  admired  her  for  her  beauty  and  respected  her 
her  for  her  pluck  and  courage  in  a  most  trying  time.  The  way 
she  came  to  be  Mrs.  Wilcox  was  quite  romantic.  It  seems  that 
when  Wilcox  was  a  very  young  man,  he  and  several  other  youths 
were  sent  to  Europe  to  be  educated,  at  Kalakaua's  ccmmand  and 
expense.  He  was  agreeable,  fascinating,  and  the  daughter  of  one 
of  the  Colonnas  (and,  by  (he  way,  she  is  a  cousin  of  the  Prince 
Colonna.  who  married  Miss  Mackay),  fell  in  love  with  him. 
There  was  a  glamour  about  those  youths  who  had  come  from  the 
far-away  island  kingdom,  and  with  his  graces  and  plausible 
tongue,  Wilcox  won  the  heart  of  the  noble  Italian  girl,  and 
charmed  her  with  the  fairy  tales  of  his  prospects  for  the  future. 
It  would  be  wrong  to  do  the  man  the  injustice  to  say  that  he 
drew  completely  on  his  imagiuation  for  his  facts,  for  be  had  been 
led  to  believe  by  the  king  that  he  was  to  be  a  person  of  some  impor- 
tance in  the  Islands.  The  first  disappointment  came  at  the  time 
of  the  marriage,  for  the  king  sent  as  a  present,  not  the  regal  gift 
that  would  come  so  appropriately  from  a  royal  potentate  of  lav- 
ish hand,  but  merely  his  congratulations  and  a  manicure  set  1 
Think  of  it!  A  manicure  set.  What  a  way  that  was  of  saying, 
"  And  now  I  wash  my  hands  of  you !"  Wilcox  took  his  bride  to 
the  Islands,  and  there  fresh  disappointments  awaited  him. 
Another  party  was  in  power,  and  in  high  dudgeon 
he  left  and  came  to  California  and  took  some  cler- 
ical position.  It  was  not  so  very  long  after  their 
arrival  that  their  child  was  born,  and  to  the  suffering  woman 
came  another  grief,  and  that  through  the  tenderest  most  sacred 
tie — that  of  motherhood.  For  her  child,  in  appearance,  was  a 
full-blooded  Kanaka!  It  had  never  occurred  to  her  to  suspect 
that  her  husband  was  not  of  the  same  race  as  her  own.  True,  he 
he  was  dark,  but  so  were  her  compatriots  and  therefore  that 
taught  her  nothing.  Bat  in  the  child,  the  curse  of  heredity  all 
came  to  the  surface,  and  her  loving  heart  was  reDt  afresh  with  a 
new  and  a  deep  pain.  It  was  a  hard  struggle  for  the  proud,  sen- 
sitive daughter  of  the  Colonnas  to  face  the  fact,  but  her  husband 
could  not  support  her,  and  she  bravely  took  up  tbe  task  of  being 
bread-winner  for  herself  and  her  babe.  She  had  made  many 
friends  in  the  brief  days  of  their  prosperity,  for  in  the  short  time 
that  Wilcox  was  flush,  he  lived  well.  These  friends  bestirred 
themselves  to  find  pupils  to  learn  Italian,  and  the  handsome 
woman,  tall,  slender,  with  lustrous  dark  eyes,  and  noble  mien, 
did  her  own  work  in  the  morning,  left  her  baby  in  the  care  of  a 
woman  that  she  hired  for  a  pittance  to  take  charge  of  the  infant, 
and  then  donned  her  plain  attire  and  went  out  to  her  Italian 
classes.  After  a  time,  she  could  struggle  on  no  longer.  Heart- 
sick, homesick,  and  heartbroken,  she  sold  her  diamonds,  the  last 
of  her  bridal  presents  and  went  home  to  Italy,  taking  her  child 
with  her,  Wilcox,  in  the  meantime,  had  gone  back  to  the  islands 
to  lead  revolutions.  She  reached  home,  and  is  now  living  at  her 
father's  house  in  Florence.     Her's  was  a  sad  life.    The  child  died. 


BOGUS    "NEWS.' 


What  the  Lottery  Will  Do  and  Will  Not  Do. 

THE  news  fakirs  having  tired  of  setting  up  imaginary  lottery 
schemes  in  Nicaragua,  changed  their  field  of  operation.  The 
following  was  recently  sent  over  tbe  country,  among  other  papers 
the  Brooklyn  Standard  Union  giving  it  publication ; 

HONDURAS  REJECTS  THE  LOTTERY. 

New  Orleans,  March  8.— The  Picayune's  City  of  Mexico  special 
says:  Honduras  has  refused  concessions  to  the  Louisiana  State  Lot- 
tery. General  Jesus  Tolego  died  here  this  morning.  Forty-seven 
Mexican  generals  have  died  since  February  7th. 

On  being  shown  the  above,  President  Paul  Conrad,  somewhat  in- 
dignantly and  very  emphatically,  declared:  "  It  is  not  true  that  the 
Louisiana  State  Lottery  Company  has  made  application  to  Honduras, 
or  to  any  other  foreign  country,  for  lottery  privileges,  nor  has  any 
such  overture  been  made  on  behalf  of  this  company,  its  shareholders 
or  managers. 

"  We  shall  continue  to  conduct  our  business  here  until  the  present 
charter  of  the  Louisiana  Lottery  expires  in  1895.  Simply  that  and 
nothing  more. 

"  Postmaster  Eaton's  statement  in  the  Globe- De mocrat ,  that  this 
company  accepts  the  situation,  as  defined  by  the  courts,  in  good  faith, 
is  absolutely  correct." — New  Orleans  {La.)  City  Item. 

If  you  want  good  clothes,  of  excellent  fit,  do  not  forget  to  go  to 
J.  M.  Litchfield,  at  12  Post  street.  He  has  for  years  been  one  of  the 
city's  leading  tailors,  and  has  an  unrivalled  reputation.  He  makes  a 
speciality  of  uniforms  and  regalias,  and  his  suits  are  worn  by  all  of 
the  State's  defenders. 

One  of  the  most  picturesque  picnic  grounds  in  the  State  may  be 
found  at  Laundry  Farm.  It  is  only  forty  minutesfrom  Oakland, 
an  hour  and  fifteen  minutes  from  this  city,  and  is  reached  by  the 
California  Railway,  which  is  also  the  only  railroadline  running  di- 
rect to  Mills'  Seminaiy. 


BONA   FIDE 
CLOSING  OUT 

FINE  MILLINERY.  As  we  win 

positively  retire  from  business  Jan. 
1st,  1893,  our  entire  stock        nc 
will  b3  sold   at  very  low 
prices.  Everything  is  mod-      p6  T 
ern    and    elegant,    and  cent 
marked  down. 

E.  E.  CASWELL  &  CO., 

28  Post  Street. 


SUMMER 
FLANNELS. 

French  Printed  Flannels, 
Scotch  Tennis,  Flannels, 
Outing  Flannels, 
Flannelettes. 


New   Designs.    Choice  Colors. 
A  complete  assortment,  at  uni- 
formly Low  Prices. 


(£ffinnc*c; 


0RP0R4r 
^      1892.     ' 


111  to  121  Post  Street. 


— eo  to — 

C3-.  "W.   OLABK   &   CO., 
653   Market  Street, 

FOR 

WALL      PAPER, 

WINDOW     SHADES, 

And    CORNICE     POLES. 


GOLD  SEAL  Eubuer  HOSE, 

THE  BEST  MADE. 

Goodyear  Rubber  Company, 


k.  H.  pease,    j 
S.  M.  RUBiYOJ,! 


Agents. 


577  &  579  Market  Street. 


14 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  4,  1892. 


A^«»S  a.  put^M  *ftj*&*tf?\**&^*  &+T 


EggKER-QN 


■UAHl'^t^FMJI» 


THE  bibulous  capacity  of  that  well-beloved  and  erratic  genius 
whom  an  appreciative  and  admiring  society  of  the  absent- 
minded  elected  to  the  Presidency  of  the  Association  of  the  Ab- 
stracted, was  lately  tested  to  a  finish,  to  the  dismay  and  horror 
of  the  Hebraic  host.  The  dear  Petie,  in  the  course  of  profes- 
sional duty,  found  himself  obliged  to  attend  a  Jewish  interment. 
The  reverent  and  deferential  air  which  marks  his  every  day  man- 
ner excited  the  admiration  of  the  Rabbi.  «  Here,"  said  he,  "  Is  a 
man  of  parts — one  who  understands  the  spiritual  side  of  life. 
Upon  him  will  I  try  my  next  week's  sermon."  Beguiled  by  the 
scribe's  manner,  the  Rabbi  therefore  besought  his  company  for 
an  hour.  As  they  entered  the  house  he  said,  with  Oriental  hos- 
pitality, "  The  day  is  raw;  mayhap  a  drop  of  old  Hermitage  may 
warm  the  cockles  of  your  heart,"  wherewith  he  produced  a  full 
decanter  of  the  aforesaid  distillation,  and  began  to  read  the  in- 
tended sermon.  With  many  rounded  perioda  and  elaborate  and 
unctious  pauses,  he  read.  The  Abstracted  One  listened  with 
bursts  of  enthusiastic,  although  always  decorous  approval,  break- 
ing through  the  intervals  of  silent  appreciation.  The  Rabbi  read 
on,  absorbed  in  his  lofty  idea.  The  Hermitage  diminished,  ab- 
sorbed by  the  Abstracted  One.  At  last  the  hapless  moment  ar- 
rived, when,  seeking  sympathy  in  the  eye  of  the  only  Petie,  the 
mortified  optic  of  the  Rabbi  fell  upon  the  fast-fading  amber 
in  the  decanter.  A  stiffnesss  fell  upon  his  visage,  his  voice  grew 
strained  and  hurried — gone  were  the  rhetorical  and  dramatic  ex- 
pression of  erstwhile,  and  for  the  ensuing  moments  there  was  a 
race  between  the  feast  of  reason  and  the  flow  of  soul.  But  the 
wily,  although  grave,  city  editor  was  at  the  finish  with  the 
Rabbi.  The  decanter  stood  empty,  the  sermon  was  finished. 
There  was  an  agony  of  reproach  in  the  eye  of  the  ruler  of  the 
synagogue,  and  Petie,  in  the  Piccadilly  frock  coat,  and  with  the 
white  cai  nation  in  his  button-hole,  strolled  out — calm,  and  filled 
with  a  holy  contentment  which  no  reproof  could  affect. 

The  air  of  exclusive  San  Mateo  trembles  with  nervous  appre- 
hension lest  the  dread  tale  ot  the  delusion  of  the  patron  saints  of 
the  village  go  forth  and  amuse  a  cold  and  cachinnating  world. 
Since  gardens  bloomed  in  San  Mateo  one  family  has  presided  roy- 
ally over  the  fate  of  the  aspiring  county.  Sons  and  daughters 
have  been  born,  and  have  been  wed  and  brought  forth  a  new 
generation,  and  the  sway  of  the  exclusive  has  been  unquestioned. 
Through  long  years  of  struggle  or  assertion,  whichever  be  more 
civil,  for  supremacy,  nothing  has  occurred  to  affect  the  dignity 
and  the  discretion  of  the  house  regnant.  But  alas!  the  dies  iea 
has  arrived.  Into  the  house  of  the  convenances  stray  sheep  have 
wandered.  One  Santiago  let  us  say — although  he  is  a  son  of 
Briton — wandered  to  these  shores  a  year  ago,  and  made  unto  him- 
self some  sundry  friends  in  the  P.  U.  Club.  Anon,  Australia 
welcomed  him,  and  after  an  absence  in  this  antipodes  of  several 
months  he  returried  to  California  a  few  weeks  ago,  accom- 
panied by  a  lovely  bride.  Blonde  locks,  pearly  skin  and  dark 
eyes  made  her  very  fascinating,  although  her  smile  revealed  the 
blackest  of  teeth.  Into  the  sanctity  of  San  Mateo  society  pene- 
trated Santiago  and  his  Australian  bride.  » Very  old  county 
people,"  said  the  reigning  family;  "such  good  family  and  so  well 
connected  I"  Into  the  holy  of  holies  they  penetrated,  and  were 
incensed  and  adored  until  their  departure.  But  as  the  slow, 
creeping  revelation  of  fellow-voyagers  spread  themselves  about, 
the  reigning  family  drew  their  skirts  about  them  and  in  horror 
withdrew  from  the  memory  of  their  first  faux  pas,  for  alack! 
Santiago  had  brought  into  their  midst,  in  the  form  of  his  pretty 
spouse,  an  ex-gaiety  of  the  Melbourne  stage. 
*  *  * 
There  is  great  joy  at  the  University  at  Berkeley.  For  the  first 
time  in  years,  the  student-athletes  have  captured  the  pennant  of 
the  Pacific  Coast  Athletic  Association,  and,  of  course,  the  occa- 
sion is  worthy  of  celebration.  Now,  since  the  pennant  has  been 
won,  there  is  considerable  talk  at  the  University  about  the  stu- 
dents withdrawing  from  the  Association  and  joining  the  Inter- 
Collegiate  Association.  The  students  claim  that  the  Olympic 
Club,  which  has,  up  to  this  year,  held  the  pennant,  has  had  the 
advantage  of  them,  by  using  imported  talent  in  the  games,  and 
the  Berkeleyites,  therefore,  will  no  longer  do  battle  with  them. 


At  a  certain  public  school  in  one  of  the  residence  districts  there 
is  a  number  of  handsome  teachers  whose  charms,  of  face,  form, 
mind  and  manner  make  the  school  one  of  the  favorites  among 
the  members  of  the  Board  of  Education  whose  duty  it  is  to  visit 
the  schools  and  inquire  into  the  mental  development  of  the  chil- 
dred,  whose  fathers  pay  taxes  so  that  Jenny  and  Tommy  may  be- 
come learned  and  wise.  During  the  noon  recess,  the  teachers  of 
this  particular  school  gather  together  in  the  lunch  room,  and, 
after  all  the  apples  and  sandwiches  have  been  properly  divided, 
and  the  three  cracked  teacups  have  gone  the  rounds,  the  charm 
ing  pedagogues  sit  them  down  and  tell  stories.  Upon  the  brigh- 
day  of  the  occurrences  of  which  this  truthful  narrative  will  re- 
late, the  discussion  had  turned  upon  that  moat  interesting  sub- 
ject— the  female  form  divine.  The  principal,  a  lady  of  much 
knowledge,  had  exprsssed  the  decided  opinion  that  the  Venus  of 
Milo  would  have  looked  much  better  had  she  laced,  and  a  de- 
mure little  blonde  said  she  thought  but  little  of  the  many  profes- 
sional beauties  of  the  day,  not  one  of  whom,  in  her  opinion,  had 
a  properly  developed  and  well-turned  leg.  Then  a  Herculean 
lady  in  black,  who  bad  grown  much  muscle  by  struggling  with 
cube  roots  and  rhomboids,  cast  a  sneer  at  Lilian  Russel,  and  said 
she  would  bet  a  stick  of  gum  that  she,  herself,  had  a  better  pro- 
portioned form  than  the  actress.  To  prove  it,  she  produced  a 
note-book,  in  which  was  jotted  down  what,  in  the  opinion  of 
noted  phpsicians,  were  the  proper  measurements  for  a  perfectly 
formed  woman.  She  made  all  the  measurements,  and  tallied  with 
them,  until  she  came  to  that  of  the  circumference  of  the  calf. 
Then  she  stopped.  ..Oh,  go  on!"  said  the  little  blonde,  "  don't 
be  afraid  to  show  your  leg,  there's  no  man  around."  "  H'um, 
he  wouldn't  see  much,  anyhow,"  said  another.  The  last  re- 
mark nerved  the  rhomboid-tosser,  and  with  a  swish,  her  skirts 
went  up  and  showed  a  yard  of  well-filled  black  stockings.  She 
made  the  measurement,  and  then  proudly  exclaimed  that  she  had 
the  best-formed  leg  in  the  room.  "Let  me  try,"  said  the  blonde, 
and  in  a  moment  the  tape  was  turned  around  as  beautiful  a  limb 
as  ever  carried  a  woman.  Then  they  all  tried,  even  the  dignified 
principal,  and  as  they  all  sat  in  a  row,  with  their  skirts  gathered 
at  their  knees,  it  was  a  sight  to  crack  a  camera.  While  they 
were  yet  disputing  for  the  golden  apple,  there  was  a  knock  at  the 
door.  "Oh,  those  children  always  want  something,"  said  the 
principal.  "Come  in,  come  inl"  The  door  opened  and  there 
entered,  immaculately  attired,  as  usual,  and  with  the  usual 
genial  smile,  and  sparking,  all-seeing  eyes,  Director  B.  Charles 
Rock.  Oh,  then  there  was  a  fall  (of  skirts)  my  countrymen!  The 
teachers — but,  no,  I  shall  say  no  more. 

#  *  * 

Ex-Commodore  J.  H.  Johnson,  of  the  Corinthian  Yacht  Club, 
who  was  lately  given  the  superintendency  of  the  Pacific  Coast 
Steamship  Company  on  Puget  Sound,  bad  a  very  narrow  escape 
from  drowning  one  day  last  week.  When  he  took  up  his  head- 
quarters at  Seattle,  the  ex-Commodore  looked  around  to  see  if  he 
could  improve  on  his  old  style  mosquito  yatch  at  Tiburon.  His 
eye  lit  on  a  "skimming  dish"  or  flat-bottomed  yacht  and  he  im- 
mediately purchased  it.  These  boats  are  built  for  speed,  not  for 
comfort.  The  navigator  sits  high  Jon  a  cleat  and  manipulates 
the  sheet,  at  the  same  time  keeping  a  firm  hold  of  the  tiller.  The 
ex-Commodore  is  not  an  expert  on  this  kind  of  craft  and  in  the 
day  in  question  took  a  sail  on  Elliott  bay  dressed  in  his  best 
clothes,  which  included  the  well-known  silk  hat  and  white  vest. 
A  squall  upset  the  "skimming  dish"  and  the  last  view  of  the  ex- 
Commodore  as  the  Walla  Walla  steamed  away  for  this  city, 
showed  him  being  hauled  out  of  the  water  in  a  very  deplorable 
condition,  by  boatmen  from  Seattle,  who  had  gone  to  his  rescue. 
The  Commodore  will  let  some  other  fellow's  dish  skim  the  soup 

hereafter. 

#  »  # 

E.  J.  Baldwin  has  secured,  and  now  has  on  exhibition  in  the 
Baldwin  Hotel  Cafe,  Robert  Kemm's  masterpiece,  "  The  Slave 
Mart."  Mr.  Baldwin's  enterprise  in  acquiring  the  great  work  of 
art  meets  with  the  approval  of  the  art-loving  public,  who  visit  the 
cafe  in  numbers.  Ladies  are  entertained  every  afternoon  from 
2:30  until  3:30  o'clock.  In  the  collection,  which  is  valued  at 
over  $75,000,  several  other  fine  works  are  shown,  which  have 
previously  been  exhibited  in  the  Paris  Salon. 

#  *  * 

Jo.  Durkee,  whose  attentions  to  a  wealthy  Californian,  have  al- 
ready excited  comment  both  here  and  in  New  York,  is  another 
New  Yorker  who  will  shortly  arrive  here.  He  is  very  handsome, 
altogether  a  masculine  pocket  Venus,  and  popular  enough  to  make 
a  success  wherever  he  goes. 


s 


OUTING  SUITS — SHIRTS.      LADIES 


TENNIS  SUITS-SHIRTS, 


WAISTS 


2T7    "TO    37    KEAEUT    STREET1. 


June  4,  1^92. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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Senator  \V.  K  Dargie  and  W.  G.  Taylor  bad  determined  looks 
on  their  faces  when  they  Iboarded  a  train  on  the  Donahue  line 
last  Sunday  morning.  The  f  let  of  the  matter  WM,  that  they  were 
going  forth  to  eoj  iy  themselves,  and  they  had  selected  Pet  ah)  ni  a 
as  the  scene  for  their  day's  festivities.  On  arrival  at  their  des- 
tination, they  wandered  forth  into  the  highroads,  in  a  wild  search 
for  hilarity,  and  finally,  when  lunch-time  came,  they  found  them- 
selves far  from  town,  and  surrounded  only  by  farms  and  fruit 
orchards.  A  lot  of  cherry  trees  on  an  adjacent  ranch  looked  par- 
ticularly tempting  to  them,  therefore,  at  that  time:  so,  lifting  each 
other  over  the  barbed  wire  fence,  they  climbed  up  one  of  ihe 
trees  and  commenced  to  feast.  The  owner  of  the  farm  had,  how- 
ever, descried  them,  and  thinking  that  they  were  marauding 
tramps,  he  seized  his  shotgun  and  rushed  to  the  scene.  Pointing 
bis  gun  at  the  revelers,  the  rancher,  in  a  stern,  will-shoot-in-a- 
minute  voice,  ordered  them  to  come  down  at  once,  a  command 
tbey  obeyed  with  much  alacrity.  Senator  Dargie  making  a 
twenty-four  foot  jump  from  one  side  of  the  tree,  while  Taylor 
turned  a  handspring  and  reached  terra  tirma  on  his  head  on  the 
other.  Now  catne  the  tug-of-war.  Summoning  to  his  aid  a  block 
of  his  Sacramento  eloquence,  the  Senator  began  to  plead  extenu- 
ating circumstances  on  the  part  of  himself  and  friend,  and  he  was 
just  getting  into  a  fine  burst  of  pathos,  when  be  was  suddenly  in- 
terrupted by  the  shotgun  messenger  saying,  "  Why,  I'll  be  darned 
if  it  isn't  Will."  The  Senator,  whose  eyes  had  been  turned 
heavenward  from  the  moment  he  touched  ground,  looked  down, 
at  this,  and  found  that  the  rancher  was  an  old  friend.  He  ac- 
knowledged that  the  drinks  were  on  him  when  he  told  the  story, 
on  his  return  to  town  that  night. 

*  *  * 

The  telegraph  gave  meager  details  the  other  day  of  the  tragic 
death,  near  Bakersfield,  of  Charles  E.  Jewett,  who  lost  his  life  in 
the  rapids  of  the  Kern  river  in  the  vain  effort  to  rescue  two  youths, 
the  mainstay  of  their  widowed  mother,  who  bad  accidentally 
fallen  into  the  stream.  Mr.  Jewett  saw  the  disaster,  heard  the 
agonizing  screams  of  the  heartbroken  mother,  who  saw  her  loved 
ones  swept  to  death,  and  without  a  thought  of  the  consequences 
to  himself,  or  of  the  almost  certain  futility  of  attempting  the  res- 
cue, he  jumped  into  the  foaming,  dashing  rapid,  and  was  carrisd 
in  a  moment  into  eternity,  with  his  two  hapless  companions.  It 
takes  but  a  few  words  to  tell  the  tale,  but  can  any  one  estimate 
the  height  of  heroism,  the  depth  of  despair,  displayed  and  felt 
there  on  the  rocky  banks  of  that  cruel  river?  What  honor  is  too 
great  to  pay  to  the  memory  of  such  a  man?  Reading  of  bis  gal- 
lant act  one  is  prepared  to  know  that  he  was  a  brave  soldier, 
fought  from  the  beginning  to  the  end  of  the  war  under  the  stars 
and  stripes,  and  that  when  his  mangled  remains  were  discovered 
kind  hands  removed  from  them  the  medal  which  he  had  won  by 
his  consistent  and  long-continued  bravery.  He  was  as  modest, 
too,  as  he  was  brave,  and  of  all  the  people  of  the  town,  which  had 
been  his  home  for  so  many  years,  none  could  be  more  illy  spared. 
On  his  monument  no  other  epitaph  is  needed  than  this:  "He 
gave  his  life  for  others." 

#  *  # 

Like  a  venomous  fibre  in  the  thread  of  gossip,  runs  the  rumor 
that  a  certain  scion  of  a  naval  house  in  Washington  means  to 
plunge  his  fangs  once  more  into  San  Francisco  society.  Time 
was  when  his  confiding  and  guileless  manner  misled  those  with 
whom  he  came  in  contact.  But  his  hour  passed.  Our  columns 
have  already  revealed  how  he  was  expelled  from  more  than  one 
of  our  best  houses  here  with  expressions  of  adieu  which  he  can 
not  care  to  remember,  unless  as  models  of  invective.  However, 
he  has  the  quality  which  common  expression  gives  to  the  com- 
mercial traveler,  and  he  dares  to  return  to  California.  This  an- 
nouncement is  made  to  warn  the  unprepared,  and  to  remind  the 
experienced  of  his  characteristics.  For  the  .former,  it  is  only 
necessary  to  announce  that  Albert  Dakin  Gihon  has  never  yet 
met  the  woman  who  has  not  faltered  and  fallen  before  his  charms. 
Gar,  a  vows,  demoiselles  de  San  Francisco.' 

#  *  # 

Among  the  New  York  men  who  intend  coming  to  San  Fran- 
cisco during  the  summer,  en  route  to  Alaska,  is  William  Francis 
Xavier  Carey,  one  of  the  handsomest  as  well  as  one  of  the  most 
clever  young  men  on  the  StocK  Exchange  in  New  York.  Carey 
belongs  to  a  well-known  Roman  Catholic  family  in  New  York, 
and  never  misses  going  to  mass  early  every  Sunday  morning.  He 
is  a  dreamy  young  man,  and  the  story  is  related  of  him,  that 
wishing  to  gratify  his  family's  desire  and  marry,  he  called  one 
evening  upon  a  charming  girl,  intending  to  ask  her  in  marriage, 
but  felt  so  sleepy  he  forgot  all  about  it  until  he  had  said  good- 
night. Carey  is  noted  as  a  man  who  has  never  said  an  unkind 
or  malicious  word  of  anyone,  and  whose  kindness  of  heart  is  so 
great  that  he  comes  even  to  the  rescue  of  the  unknown.  He  has 
a  large  fortune,  and  before  leaving  the  West  will  occupy  himself 
with  the  interests  of  his  partner,  A.  C.  Chisholm,  in  Idaho. 

*  #  * 

With  him  will  arrive  Dr.  Francis  H.  Ward,  who  has  been 
studying  for  several  years  in  Heidelberg,  and  who  is  a  great 
favorite  of  New  York's  celebrated  surgeon,  Bull.  He  fell,  on  his 
father's  death,  into  a  large  fortune,  and  is  now  on  his  way  around 
the  world. 


/  One  ^ 

rounded  teaspoonful 
of  Cleveland's  'V^ — > 
Baking  Powder  ^^b^ 
does  more  and  better  work  ' 
than  a  heaping, 
teaspoonful 
of  any  other. 
A  large  saving  on  a 
year's  bakings. 


A  pure  cream  of  tartar  powder. 
Used  in  the  U.   S.  Army  and  by 
teachers  of  Cookery. 

>  Cleveland's  is  the  standard,  it  never 
varies,  it  does  the  most  work,  the  best 
work  and  is  perfectly  wholesome. 
*'.  it.  Aiifcs  «v  (U.,  Ageuts. 


THE  LEADING 
FINE   CHAMPAGNE 
OF   EUROPE. 


GOLD   LACK 


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^-(Jkampagitf 


Charles  Meinecke  5  C°   Aftents:  San  Francisco 


Summer  Furnishing. 

For  country  or  town  house  an  appro- 
priate, comfortable  and  inexpensive 
manner  of  furnishing  for  the  summer 
season  is  with 

Straw  Mattings,  Rugs, 
and  Bamboo  Furniture. 

We  are  showing  a  very  large  and  at- 
tractive line  of  select  patterns  and 
novel  Colorings  in  CHINA  AND  JA- 
PAN MATTINGS,  all  of  which  are 
fresh  goods  made  expressly  to  our 
order. 

W.  &  J.  SLOANE  &  CO., 

CARPETS,  FURNITURE,  UPHOLSTERY, 
WINDOW  SHADES. 

641-647  Market  Street. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  4,  1892. 


IT  seems  strange,  in  view  of  the  immense  coin  reservesin  the 
savings  banks  of  this  city,  that  such  a  high  rate  of  interest  is 
charged  on  loans.  The  highest  legal  rate  is  demanded  in 
nearly  every  instance,  although  money  is  stacked  up  in  the 
vaults.  People  talk  about  dull  times  in  this  city,  but  fail  to  take 
into  consideration  that  this  is  caused  to  a  great  extent  by  the 
selfish  policy  maintained  in  financial  circles.  Business  runs 
along  in  the  same  old  groove  as  it  did  twenty  year$  ago,  with  the 
only  difference,  unfortunately,  that  the  spirit  of  speculation, 
which  induced  people  to  take  some  chances,  has  gradually  died 
out.  The  local  savings  banks  have  millions  of  dollars  on  band, 
for  which  no  use  can  be  found  at  the  prevailing  high  rate  of  in- 
terest, and  deposits  are  rolling  in  all  the  time  largely  in  excess 
of  withdrawals.  Cheap  money  would  create  activity  in  business 
generally,  by  enabling  people  to  borrow  for  the  improvement  of 
property  without  running  the  risk  of  insolvency.  As  it  is,  there 
are  few  who  care  to  assume  the  responsibility  simply  to  relieve  a 
bank  of  some  of  its  surplus  funds,  unless  forced  to  do  so.  There 
should  be  no  difficulty  in  raising  money  here,  on  good  real  estate 
security,  at  from  three  and  a  half  to  four  per  cent,  per  annum. 
The  city  will  never  amount  to  anything  until  capitalists  get  out  of 
the  old  habit  of  expecting  to  earn  more  on  their  money  monthly 
than  it  would  bring  in  annually  elsewhere.  The  day  has  gone  past 
for  this  kind  of  business,  but  it  is  difficult  to  impress  this  upon 
the  minds  of  men  who  have  learned  to  look  upon  usury  as*  per- 
fectly legitimate,  provided  no  disagreeable  notoriety  attaches  to 
it.  San  Francisco  is  the  only  city  of  its  wealth  and  importance 
in  the  world  to-day  where  banks  are  managed  on  a  system  closely 
akin  to  pawnbroking.  No  attempt  is  made  to  foster  industrial 
enterprises,  and  the  chances  are,  that  any  depositor  who  evinced 
a  desire  to  branch  out  in  business  of  any  kind  would  be  looked 
upon  as  dangerous,  and  his  credit  limited  at  once.  A  good  idea 
of  the  feeling  which  prevails  among  the  boarding  classes  can  be 
gathered  from  a  transaction  which  took  place  during  the  past 
fortnight.  A  wealthy  hotel  keeper  drew  the  snm  of  $50,000  out 
of  a  savings  bank,  which  he  proposed  to  add  to  $40,000  about  to 
be  collected  on  a  loan,  Tor  the  purpose  of  erecting  a  building  on  a 
vacant  Market-street  lot.  Two  days  later,  the  entire  sum  was 
returned  to  the  bank  on  term  deposit,  the  interest  allowed  being 
deemed  safer  in  the  long  run.  And  so  it  goes  on;  the  people 
pouring  money  into  the  banks,  afraid  to  use  it  themselves,  and 
the  latter  unwilling  to  put  it  in  circulation  again  unless  the  high- 
est rate  of  interest  the  law  allows  can  be  obtained.  It  is  for- 
tunate that  the  line  has  been  drawn  at  seven  per  cent.,  or  there 
is  no  telling  how  high  the  rate  would  go  in  some  institutions,  man- 
aged on  the  principle  of  making  a  $5,000  loan  pay  for  $50,000 
lying  idle  in  the  vaults.  There  is  some  satisfaction  in  the  know- 
ledge that  it  is  only  a  matter  of  time  until  this  system  of  banking 
ends  in  a  dead-lock,  which  will  cause  a  sharp  decline  in  the  pre- 
vailing rates  of  interest.  People  desirous  of  seeing  this  city  ob- 
tain the  commercial  supremacy  to  which  it  is  rightfully  entitled, 
will  pray  God  speed  that  day.  The  subject  of  cheap  money  is 
of  more  importance  than  competing  railroads,  for  if  affairs  go  on 
as  at  present  for  many  more  years,  there  will  be  little  enough 
business  left  for  one  line  to  handle  and  pay  working  expenses. 
$$$ 

OUR  esteemed  contemporary,  the  Mexican  Financier,  in  alluding 
to  what  it  terms  severe  attacks  on  the  California  (Mexico) 
Land  Company  in  newspapers  published  in  San  Francisco  and 
London,  quotes  the  News  Letter  on  the  question  of  land  values 
on  the  peninsula  of  Lower  California.  We  would  like  to  have 
had  some  additional  information  on  the  subject  from  such  a  com- 
petent and  reliable  source.  The  scheme  is  pretty  well  flattened 
out  by  this  time,  but  still  the  matter  would  have  been  of  interest, 
to  refer  to,  when  the  next  attempt  is  made  to  make  the  British — 
owners  of  property,  which  Mexico  is  evidently  very  anxious  to 
get  rid  of  at  all  hazards.  Would  the  Financier  be  willing  to  admit 
that  this  land  is  in  a  condition  to  warrant  the  introduction  of  a 
class  of  colonists  who  would  arrive  in  all  probability  with  the 
bulk  of  their  earthly  possessions  on  their  backs?  If  not,  is  it  ex- 
actly proper  for  the  Mexican  Government  to  permit  its  name 
being  used  as  it  has  been  in  the  past  to  assist  in  transplanting  a 
number  of  unfortunate  foreigners  to  starve?  It  is  all  very  well 
for  unscrupulous  promoters  to  sit  down  in  their  swell  offices  in 
London  and  elsewhere  figuring  up  what  could  be  done  with  this 
land  provided  this  and  that  took  place.  They  care  little  what  be- 
comes of  the  man  who  buys  his  10-acre  lot,  provided  he  has  paid 
for  it  in  coin.  But  nevertheless  a  responsibility  certainly  rests  in 
the  matter  with  the  authorities  of  both  Great  Britain  and  Mexico, 
and  something  should  be  done,  to  compel  the  land  jobbers  to  show 
everything  up  in  its  true  light,  without  any  attempt  at  conceal- 
ment of  exaggeration  of  facts.  The  Sahara  itself  can  easily  be 
transformed  on  paper  into  a  veritable  Eden. 
5  I  J 

THE  Bald  Mountain  extension  mine  of  Sierra  county,  has  just 
paid  a  dividend  of  5  cents  per  share. 


THE  new  district  of  O'Konogan  in  Washington  is  said  to  be  de 
veloping  rapidly  into  one  of  the  most  prosperous  ruining  sec- 
tions on  the  Pacific  Coast.  A  number  of  very  valuable  mine© 
have  been  recently  opened  up,  the  ore  being  principally  free  mill- 
ing gold,  with  a  percentage  of  silver  which  increases  as  depth  ie 
attained.  In  evidence  tf  the  high  grale  of  these  ores,  a  mine — 
the  Black  Bear — is  mentioned  which  paid  for  its  entire  equip- 
ment out  of  the  proceeds  of  the  first  run  of  the  new  mill.  A  four- 
pound  lot  of  ore  sent  as  a  sample  to  this  city,  returned  $29£  in 
gold  and  75  cents  in  silver.  People  are  pouring  in  from  all  parts, 
and  a  town  named  Loomiston,  has  sprung  up  as  if  by  magic.  There 
is  another  district  just  over  the  line  in  British  Columbia  with  a 
name  something  like  Skibereen,  which  is  likely  to  attract  con- 
siderable attention  before  long.  So  far  very  few  people  have 
found  their  way  into  this  territory,  and  the  only  prospecting  has 
been  done  by  an  old  Englishman  named  Hunter,  whose  name 
will  be  familiar  to  all  the  earlier  residents  of  the  great  mining 
towns  in  the  North  west.  Hunter  has  always  been  a  pioneer  in 
the  location  of  mines  up  north,  leaving  one  camp  when  it  began 
to  be  prosperous  to  found  another.  If  he  lives  long  enough  the 
chances  are  he  will  be  heard  of  in  some  region  near  the  North 
Pole,  the  love  of  travel  dominating  any  desire  for  the  accumula- 
tion of  competence  which  would  enable  him  to  enjoy  an  easier 
and  more  comfortable  existence. 

$  $  $ 

THE  yield  of  gold  obtained  from  the  Witwatersrand  district  uf 
South  Africa  continues  to  show  a  satisfactory  increase,  the 
total  production  in  April  having  amounted  to  95  562  ounces,  or 
about  2,300  ounces  more  than  in  the  preceding  month.  The 
steady  monthly  increase  ever  since  the  mines  were  opened  in 
18S7  is  surprising.  The  lowest  returns  were  in  June  of  that  year, 
amounting  to  240  ounces,  the  highest  point  being  reached  in 
April  last,  A  tabular  statement  of  the  full  annual  returns  shows 
that  in  the  five  years  the  aggregate  production  of  the  precious 
metal  from  this  district  has  been  about  2,184.960  ounces,  or  about 
$38,750,000.  This  result  has  been  obtained  mainly  from  com- 
paratively shallow  workings,  but  it  is  stated  by  experts  that  the 
deep-level  properties  are  showing  such  excellent  indications  that 
in  all  probability  the  rate  of  augmentation  in  the  returns  will  be 
increased. 

$  $  s 

THERE  are  hopes  expressed  on  the  occasion  of  the  offering  of 
$5,000,000  bonds  of  the  Nicaragua  Canal  Construction  Com- 
pany, that  San  Francisco,  the  city  of  millionaires,  which  will  de- 
rive the  greatest  benefit  from  the  enterprise,  will  feel  bound  to 
subscribe  liberally.  The  monied  people  of  New  York,  similarly 
situated,  would  have  taken  the  whole  lot  in  a  very  short  time 
after  the  list  opened,  and  would  not  have  to  be  asked  twice. 
Last  week  a  railroad  company  wanted  the  trifling  accommoda- 
tion of  $10,000,000,  just  exactly  double  the  amount  of  the  Nicar- 
agua offering,  and  the  list,  opening  at  10  o'clock  in  the  morning, 
was  closed  shortly  after  noon,  the  loan  having  been  largely  over- 
subscribed. 

S  %  9 

ALONG  the  rivers  of  Upper  Vrbas,  the  Lasva,  Fojnica  au  Zelez- 
nica,  says  Herr  V.  Foullon  in  Verhandl,  der  K.  K.  Geol.  Reich- 
sanstalt,  many  old  placer  washings  have  been  found,  some  of 
which  were  worked  by  the  Romans,  the  others  during  the  middle 
ages.  Some  of  these  placers  have  been  found  at  an  elevation  of 
1,700  metres.  The  country-rock  is  for  the  most  part  of  Paleozoic 
age,  resting  upon  slate  broken  through  in  various  places  by 
quartz  porphyries.  No  gold  is  found  in  the  porphyry,  but  the 
slates  contain  numerous  gold  bearing  veins,  and  over  sixty  shafts 
have  been  sunk.  Cinnabar  and  gray  silver  ore  is  also  found  in 
these  localities. 

*  $  * 

THE  mining  market  on  Pine  street  is  still  suffering  from  the 
effects  of  reform.  Business  keeps  falling  off,  and  little  short 
of  a  bonanza  find  would  serve  to  awaken  enthusiasm  among 
speculators  in  this  city.  The  only  mine  from  which  recent  re- 
ports are  of  a  particularly  favorable  character,  is  Con.  Cal. -Vir- 
ginia, and  on  it  sanguine  dealers  continue  to  pin  their  hopes  for 
the  future.  There  has  been  little  demand  lately  for  any  of  the 
Comstock  shares,  and  in  the  Tuscaroras,  the  bulk  of  the  tran- 
sactions recorded  were  in  Nevada  Queen.  There  was  only  one  as- 
sessment levied  during  the  week — 50  cents  on  Chollar. 
ss  s 

THE  famous  old  Banner  mine  of  Butte  county  has  been  leased  for 
a  term  of  two  years  by  Colonel  Frank  McLaughlin,  with  the 
privilege  of  buying  it  during  that  time.  The  mine,  in  pioneer 
days,  yielded  in  the  neighborhood  of  $700,000  from  surface  dig- 
gings, and  it  has  never  been  prospected  to  any  depth.  The  force 
of  men  is  now  employed,  under  Superintendent  L.  H.  Ayer,  clean- 
ing out  the  shafts,  and  making  preparations  to  open  up  the  mine 
in  depth. 

$$$ 

ACCORDING  to  Prof.  Francisco  Commelli,  in  //  Progresso,  an 
alloy  is  obtained  by  the  melting  of  400  grammes  of  fresh  iron 
filings  with  200  grammes  of  antimony,  which,  when  rubbed  with 
a  coarse  file,  has  the  curious  property  of  emitting  red  and  white 
sparks.  He  supposes  that  the  friction  produced  develops  enough 
heat  to  ignite  the  antimony,  the  iron  merely  giving  sufficient 
hardness  to  the  alloy  to  produce  the  heat. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  MOWS  LETTER. 


17 


•He»ribetTtcr:--  "Whit  the  devil  art  thou?" 
•  One  that  will  plav  thedeTll,  sir.  with  von. 


BD  D8  and  blossoms,  anJ  life  renewal — 
Strong,  passionate  life  in  Nature's  plan. 
Corn  upswinging,  and  full  brooks  rushing, 

Torpor  alone  in  the  heart  of  man. 
Stagnant  and  dull,  and  beyond  revival, 

The  once  quick  pulses,  now  sad  and  slow, 
Spring  joyfully  breathes  on  the  smouldering  ashes, 

But  their  bright,  fierce  fever  no  more  shall  gtow- 
Buds  and  blossoms,  and  leaves  outstarting, 

Promise  of  harvest,  and  promise  of  wine, 
Only  the  human  heart  lies  dormant — 

Dormant,  athirst  for  the  thrill  divine. 
The  olden  thrill  that  awoke  its  music, 

And  bade  it  leaf  with  the  leafing  tree, 
Bud  with  dowers,  with  streams  expanding, 

Swell  out  and  onward  to  life's  great  sea. 
Is  this  the  goblet  that  once  could  gladden? 

Call  this  discord  music,  these  wan  lips  red  ? 
Bear  cup  and  woman  to  some  sepulchre, 

Let  those  strains  be  sounded  to  please  the  dead.. 
Ah.  the  wine  is  sweet  and  rich  as  ever, 

The  lips  as  tempting,  the  heart  as  true, 
'Tis  the  heart  alone  has  turned  to  ashes, 

The  bay  to  cypress,  the  rose  to  rue. 
O,  Mother  Nature!  if  life's  worth  living, 

Once  more  I  crave  you  that  glorious  sense 
Of  high  endeavor  and  ancient  passion, 

With  its  strength  of  life,  and  its  fire  intense; 
When  grief  was  greater,  and  love  was  deeper, 

And  music  clearer,  and  grape  juice  bright, 
And  the  buoyant  years  were  undecked  by  shadows. 

But  all  was  purpose,  and  hope  and  light. 
Must  we  ever  linger  while  others  hasten  ? 

Must  we  be  sighing  while  others  sing  ? 
Is  the  wine  of  life  for  us  exhausted  ? 

And  winter  chill  us,  though  it  be  spring  ? 
No  more  for  us  is  the  rosy  dawning, 

The  sun  creeps  downward— we  mark  its  rays; 
But  oh,  for  the  strong,  rich  flush  of  morning, 

That  lit  the  splendor  of  other  days. 

THE  Editorial  Convention,  God  bless  the  mark!  has  gone. 
May  the  years  be  long  ere  we  see  any  of  this  kind  again. 
And  now,  when  the  children  of  the  State  of  California  are  uneasy 
in  their  cradles,  their  mothers  hush  them  to  sleep  with  the  re- 
frain :  Pretty  baby,  hush.  There  is  an  editorial  excursion  bound 
hither: 

Hush,  hnsh,  hush, 

Here  comes  the  hungry  man, 
Quick  put  away  the  free  lunch, 

He'll  eat  it  if  he  can. 
He  comes  from  Minnesota, 
Vermont,  Kansas,  Maine, 
He's  a  rustler  from  New  Hampshire, 

He  travels  on  his  brain. 
Then  hush,  hush,  hush, 

He'll  scalp  us  if  he  can, 
A  Journalist  from  Wayback, 
He  is  the  hungry  man. 
May  heaven  grant  that  our  mouldy  pickles    and  our  sour  wine 
will  so  disagree  with  him,  that  whenever  the   name  of   this  State 
is  mentioned,  he  will  expectorate,  with  a  profane  exclamation. 

THE  Oakland  Board  of  Education  has  made  a  rule  that  all  lady 
teachers  afflicted  with  able-bodied  husbands  shall  be  dis- 
missed from  the  department.  A  committee  was  appointed  to  in- 
vestigate and  report  upon  the  physical  conditioa  of  the  husbands 
of  the  teachers.  But  instead  of  going  directly  to  the  husbands, 
the  committee  made  inquiries  in  the  neighborhood.  Now  they 
have  learned  that  the  worst  half  of  one  of  the  teachers,  while 
complying  with  the  desideratum  of  being  an  able-bodied  man,  is 
at  tbe  same  time  a  hopeless  drunkard.  His  name  has  not  been 
mentioned,  and  the  natural  result  is  that  the  husband  of  every 
married  school  teacher  lies  under  the  suspicion  that  he  is  the 
hopeless  drunkard.  Apart  from  this,  the  ruling  of  the  committee 
sets  a  premium  upon  hopeless  intoxication,  because  any  lady 
teacher,  feeling  insecure  of  her  position,  can  induce  her  husband 
to  start'in  upon  a  steady  jag,  or,  as  the  reporters  have  it,  '•  a  pro- 
tracted spree."  Furthermore,  all  the  old  soais  of  Oakland  have 
primped  up  and  cast  themselves  into  the  matrimonial  market. 
They  reasonably  argue  that  any  lady  weary  of  celibacy,  and  de. 
sirous  of  retaining  her  position  in  the  Oakland  school  department, 
can  marry  them  with  impunity,  and  rejoice  in  the  nnptials. 


LOOKING  over  a  pile  of  old  papers,  the  other  day ,  I  noticed  one 
in  a  familiar  hand.  It  »a<  a  clever  translation  from  the  Ger- 
man, "  Tbe  Minstrel's  Curse,"  and  bore  the  signature  of  Major 
Harry  Larkyns.  Pew  more  brilliant  waifs  from  other  lands  ever 
drifted  to  this  coast  than  poor  Larkyns.  He  had  seen  service  in 
most  parts  of  the  world,  and  at  one  time  held  a  commission  in  the 
English  army.  Reckless  beyond  redemption,  he  squandered  bis 
money,  sold  everything  he  possessed  at  home,  and  turned  up  one 
day  in  San  Francisco  literally  "  flat  broke."  Like  most  ex-army 
men  he  tried  his  luck  at  journalism,  and  got  a  place  on  the  Poiit, 
then  under  Harry  George's  managerueut,  as  dramatic  critic.  He 
was  well  up  iu  dramatics,  and  did  wonderfully  good  work.  But 
the  axiom,  "  once  a  spendthrift,  always  a  spendthrift,"  was  per- 
fectly illustrated  in  the  major.  He  was  never  comfortable  unless 
his  weekly  expenditures  exceeded  at  least  by  one-half  his  in- 
come. The  Post  editorial  rooms  were  every  day  thronged  with 
the  major's  duns.  The  people  in  the  business  office  were  dis- 
tracted every  moment  by  demands  for  the  whereabouts  of  Major 
Larkyns.  Still  the  major  continued  to  give  dinner  parties  to  his 
friends,  smoke  the  best  cigars  and  drink  the  best  wines  in  the 
market.  I  remember  one  evening  he  invited  some  half  a  dozen  to 
dine  with  him  in  a  snug  restaurant  kept  by  an  old  Frenchwoman 
and  her  husband.  I  place  the  lady  first,  because  she  had  every- 
thing to  do  with  the  management  of  the  establishment.  A  table 
had  been  set  aside  for  the  major  and  his  friends,  and  an  un- 
usually good  dinner,  with  a  profusion  of  wines,  was  served.  At 
its  close  the  major  said  in  French  to  the  old  lady:  "  Madam,  I  re- 
gret exceedingly  that  I  cannot  pay  you  just  at  present  for  this 
dinner.  But,  as  a  proof  that  my  intentions  are  honorable,  I  will 
sing  you  two  of  the  latest  Parisian  songs,  which  you  may  con- 
sider as  interest  in  advance  on  the  debt."  The  grim  guardian 
of  the  till  was  taken  by  storm.  The  major,  with  one  hand  on  the 
counter  and  the  other  in  tbe  air,  rattled  off  two  lively  opera  bouffe 
songs,  which  so  delighted  the  lady  that  she  insisted  upon  fur- 
nishing the  singer's  guests  with  a  bottle  of  extra  wine  to  drink 
success  to  the  house.  Just  a  month  after  this  incident  Harry 
Larkyns  was  lying  in  an  undertaker's  shop  on  Third  street,  with 
a  bullet  through  his  heart,  It  was  the  old  story— a  faithless  wife, 
a  reckless  lover,  and  an  avenging  husband. 

A  WELL-KNOWN  and  popular  waiter  atMarchand's  is  making 
preparations  to  publish  his  autobiography.  He  has  handed 
me  the  manuscript  for  revision,  because  he  is  a  Frenchman  and 
not  acquainted  with  the  niceties  cf  the  vernacular.  It  will  be 
a  most  interesting  work.  It  deab  with  people  in  high  places, 
ladies  and  gentlemen  who  have  for  the  nonce  given  full  fling  to 
their  flights  of  fancy.  This  waiter,  one  would  never  suspect  as 
having  literary  aspirations.  But  he  has  been  a  close  observer  for 
years,  and  he  has  seen  many  things  upon  which  the  lightest  heart 
might  moralize.  Men  whose  heads  are  gray,  over  whose  venera- 
ble heads  nigh  three-quarters  of  a  century  have  passed,  have  un- 
bent before  this  silent  waiter  and  flung  prudence  to  the  winds.  I 
have  been  shocked  to  find  the  names  of  some  very  religious  peo- 
ple among  the  rough  notes  of  my  waiter  friend.  He  is  a  philoso- 
pher from  the  ground  up.  He  says:  "  Ah,  Monsieur,  zey  are  all 
ze  same.  Parbleu!  ah  ven  ze  wine  gets  in  ze  vitgets  out  and  zeD 


THE  summer  exodus  is  with  us.  Beauty  and  wealth  and  fash- 
ion is  flitting  to  the  seaside  resort,  to  the  mountain  resort,  to  tbe 
springs,  to  any  place  where  they  may  be  properly  bored,  and  still 
imagine  that  they  are  playing  the  rustic.  There  is  no  more  de- 
plorable spectacle  than  a  lot  of  women  left  by  themselves,  man- 
less,  inane  and  consequently  spiteful.  For  the  first  ten  days  they 
console  themselves  by  wearing  their  new  summer  dresses,  but 
they  soon  tire  of  that.  There  is  no  one  to  admire  them,  and  soon 
attacking  the  good  taste  of  one  another,  and  declaring  that  this 
one  is  dandy,  and  that  one  has  curvature  of  the  spine,  grows  irk- 
some in  the  end.  At  the  end  of  the  week  when  the  train  arrives, 
bringing  the  blessed  men,  how  amiable  all  become.  Then  Satur- 
day night  to  Monday  morning  they  are  positively  real  kind,  and 
pleasant,  but  when  the  refining  element  departs,  they  relapse  into 
churlishness  Yet  some  of  them  are  wild  enough  to  imagine  that  a 
summer  in  the  country,  an    Eden  without  an  Adam  is  enjoyable. 

IT  is  a  pleasure  to  see  the  well-seasoned  old  topers  approach  the 
shrine  of  Bacchus  and  tip  the  glass.  Their  attire  is  neat;  there 
is  nothing  unkempt  or  slovenly  about  them;  none  of  the  tradi- 
tional carelessness  of  tbe  lover  of  the  glass.  I  have  in  my  mind's 
eye  half  a  dozen  or  so  of  those  old  boys,  who,  Lord  bless  them, 
never  fail  in  their  self-appointed  task  of  reducing  the  whiskey 
supply  of  the  city.  They  don't  know  what  headaches  are,  like 
the  vealy  topers  of  the  new  school,  and  they  never  miss  a  meal. 
But  they  understand  the  art  of  drinking,  and  pause  not  until 
they  are  well  into  the  double  figures. 

1  OBSERVED  with  grief,  a  few  days  ago,  a  gentleman  pause  on 
the  threshold  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  .Association, 
plunge  his  hand  into  his  hip  pocket,  and  slowly  feed  himself  with 
peppermint  drops.  It  was  no  stomachic  complaint  that  prompted 
the  act.  The  youth  had  been  drinking,  and  with  this  vice  upon 
him,  his  breath  tainted,  and  his  presence  unholy,  he  presumed  to 
mingle  with  the  virtuous  throng.  I  wish  Mr.  Balfour  had  seen 
him      He  would  have  been  cut  off  and  run  in  among  the  goats. 


18 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  4,  1892. 


J^kFk°PCFO)fe 


THERE  is  in  this  city  to-day  an  Eastern  railroad  man  worth 
many  millions  of  dollars.  It  is  not  generally  known  that  he 
is  here,  nor  is  it  his  wish  that  it  should  be  generally  known.  He 
is  here  in  the  interests  of  an  Eastern  railroad  that  wants  to  get 
into  San  Francisco.  He  told  a  real  estate  man  in  this  city  the 
other  day  that,  ere  long,  San  Francisco  was  destined  for  a  real 
estate  boom  such  as  that  in  Wichitaw,  Kansas,  only  more  lasting 
and  substantial.  His  line  of  reasoning  was  this:  Before  the  Cali- 
fornia &  Great  Salt  Lake  Railroad  is  completed  three  other  lines 
will  be  well  under  way.  Then  the  real  estate  boom  will  begin.  A 
few  months  later  immigration  will  commence.  Easterners  and 
Westerners,  too,  will  pour  into  San  Francisco.  All  they  are  wait- 
ing for  now  is  lower  rates  for  themselves  and  the  commodities 
they  are  likely  to  ship  back  East  after  settling  here.  With  the 
coming  of  the  immigrants,  land  values  will  take  a  boom,  and  the 
upward  tendency  will  be  maintained  for  years  to  come.  San 
Francisco  is  destined  to  be  a  great  city.  The  Eastern  railroad 
millionaire  has  another  argument.  It  is  this:  When  the  next 
Democratic  Congress  meets,  with  a  Democrat  like  Cleveland  in 
the  White  Honse,  the  McKinley  bill  will  be  repealed,  and  the 
tariff  lowered.  The  result  will  be  more  beneficial  to  California 
than  to  any  other  State  in  the  Union,  and  more  of  a  substantial 
boom  to  San  Francisco  than  to  any  other  city.  Ships  will  cease 
coming  to  this  harbor  in  ballast,  and  the  British  Columbia  sea- 
ports will  have  to  divide  their  commerce  with  San  Francisco.  And 
who  will  gainsay  these  prophesies?  True,  the  latter  depends 
upon  the  result  of  the  national  election,  but  the  living  signs  of  the 
first  are  already  at  our  doors.  To-day  things  look  more  hopeful 
for  the  future  of  California  and  San  Francisco  than  ever  before, 
and  the  real  estate  men  are  correspondingly  hopeful. 

The  man  with  money  to  invest,  who  does  not  put  it  in  San 
Francisco  corner  lots,  is,  to  say  the  very  least,  most  unwise.  To- 
morrow you  will  have  to  pay  more  for  that  corner  lot  than  you 
can  get  it  for  to-day,  and  every  day  thereafter  there  will  be  an 
added  unearned  increment.  The  fates  have  decreed  it  so.  Now 
is  the  time  to  buy. 

The  recent  auction  sales  have  shown  one  thing  beyond  per- 
adventure:  That  when  the  right  kind  of  property  is  offered,  buy- 
ers at  fair  prices  are  not  lacking.  Building  continues  very  good, 
in  fact,  is  getting  better,  and  there  are  rumors  of  a  big  surprise  in 
the  way  of  another  mammoth  structure  like  the  Mills  and  Crocker 
buildings. 

Most  of  the  daily  papers  have  been  telling  their  readers  that 
the  new  tracks  on  Jackson  street  mean  a  new  electric  road.  This 
is  not  the  fact.  Superintendent  Stein,  of  the  Omnibus  Company, 
is  authority  for  the  statement  that  only  horse-cars,  for  the  pres- 
ent, will  run  on  the  new  tracks,  though  in  the  future  a  cable  will 
be  strung  in  the  middle  of  them.  The  plan  is  merely  to  give  up 
the  old  route  out  Montgomery  avenue  to  Pacific  street,  and  thence 
to  Stockton,  and  to  run  north  on  Montgomery  street  to  Jackson, 
and  then  west  to  Stockton.  It  is  an  old  franchise,  secured  in 
1889. 

The  street-cleaning  company  has  the  cheek  to  ask  for  a  twenty- 
five  years  privilege  to  make  citizens  pay  additional  for  street 
cleaning.  The  proposition  is  absurd.  Under  a  careful  and 
economical  administration  of  the  public  funds,  and  an  honest 
letting  of  the  contracts,  the  taxes  are  sufficient  at  present  to  keep 
the  streets  clean.  At  any  rate,  no  matter  what  the  taxes  are,  or 
may  be,  the  tax-payers  have  paid  them  under  agreement  with 
the  authorities — their  public  servants — to  keep  the  streets  clean. 
True,  the  streets  have  not  been  kept  clean,  but  that  is  no  reason 
why  citizens  should  be  subjected  to  an  additional  assessment  by 
a  private  corporation  for  street  cleaning. 


Gold  Lack  Sec  Champagne. 

NO  better  evidence  of  the  great  popularity  of  Deutz  &  Gelder- 
mann's  Gold  Lack  Sec  champagne  can  be  given  than  the  fact 
that  it  is  in  constant  demand  at  all  the  great  banquets  given  in 
London.  We  learn  from  the  London  City  Press  of  Saturday,  April 
9th  last,  that  the  Board  of  Grand  Stewards  had  selected  Deutz  and 
Geldermann,  1884,  as  the  champagne  for  use  at  the  banquet  to  be 
given  at  the  approaching  Masonic  Grand  Festival.  From  the  same 
paper  of  April  13tb ,  it  is  learned  that  Gold  Lack  Sec  was  the  wine  drank 
at  the  25th  annual  festival  in  connection  with  the  London  General 
Porters'  Benevolent  Association,  and  that  Deutz  &  Geldermann,  1884, 
was  also  in  demand.  At  the  dinner  given  by  Mr.  J .  Barrett,  Chair- 
man of  the  Law  and  City  Courts  Committee,  at  Albion  Tavern,  to  the 
Lord  Mayor  of  London  and  Mr.  Sheriff  Foster,  Gold  Lack  Sec  is  the 
favorite  wine  of  the  greatest  bon  vivants  of  the  greatest  of  the  world's 
capitals. 

A  "  Caligraph  Special  No.  3"  Typewriter,  perfected  to  date,  ex- 
cels all  others  for  practical  work.  Simple,  durable,  speedy,  hand- 
some new  level  key-board,  seventy-eight  characters,  zigzag  ribbon 
movement,  interchangeable  platons,  most  perfect  alignment,  clearest 
impression.  Sold  on  the  installment  plan.  Chas.  E.  Naylor,  manu- 
facturer's agent,  19  Montgomery  street. 


CARD. 

We  beg  to  inform  you  that  the  business  of  H.  N.  Cook, 
the  pioneer  belt  manufacturer  of  the  Coast,  established 
in  1860,  and  having  occupied  successively  the  premises 
801  Battery,  415  Market,  405  Market  and  324  Fremont 
streets,  is  still  continued,  but  in  new  and  more  conveni- 
ent quarters,  at  317-319  Mission  Street,  on  the  ground 
floor,  between  Fremont  and  Beale,  where  we  will  do  busi- 
ness hereafter  under  the  name  of  H.  N.  COOK  BELTING 
COMPANY.  The  business  is  conducted  under  the  old 
principles  and  management,  and  it  is  still  our  aim  to 
give  our  patrons  a  belt  made  of  the  good  old-fashioned 
article  of  oak-tanned  leather,  at  the  lowest  possible  cost. 
It  is  important  to  add  that  this  house  has  no  connection 
with  any  other  firm  in  this  business  by  the  name  of 
Cook,  and  we  beg  t»  suggest  that  all  orders  intended  for 
us  be  carefully  directed. 

Thanking  you  for  past  favors  and  soliciting  a  continu- 
ance of  the  same,  we  have  the  pleasure  to  remain,  dear 
sirs,  yours  truly. 

H.  N.  COOK  BELTING  COMPANY, 


Per  M.  H.  COOK,  Manaaer. 


317-319  Mission  Street. 


— t:h::e — 

"ORANGE  IN  CALIFORNIA." 

Send  for  our  beautiful  illustrated  pamphlet  showing  how  you  can 
obtain  an  income-bearing  home  for  the  future,  and  receive  from  the 
date  of  your  investment  8  per  cent,  net  annually  in  gold,  guaranteed 
till  your  place  is  in  full  bearing.  Your  investment  is  as  solid  as  a 
savings  bank  and  double  the  dividends. 

Apply  or  write  to 

G:o.  W.  Meade  &  Co  , 

132  Market  Street,  San  Francisco. 

BADLAM     BROS. 

MANUKA CTDKEKS 

PEERLESS    GAS    MACHINE, 

Removed  from  114  First  Street  to 

519  Marker  Street,  Opposite  Battery, 


Corner  Clay  and  Sansome. 
DELINQUENT  SALE  NOTICE. 

Behring  Sea  Packing  Company. 
Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.    Lo- 
cation of  cannery — Ugashik  River,  A'aska. 

NOTICE. — There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  described  stock,  on 
account  of  assessment  (No.  1  ,  levied  on  the  13th  day  of  February,  1892,  the 
several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders: 
Name.  No.  Certificate.       No.  Shares.      Amount. 

C.A.Johnson 1  50  $50 

C.  A.  John-on 2  340  340 

Cbas.  Carlson  7  30  30 

C.  Lundberg 12  390  390 

And  in  accordauce  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  made 
on  the  13th  day  of  February.  1892,  so  maay  shares  of  each  parcel  of  such 
stock  as  may  be  necessary  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  ihe  office  of  the 
company,  No  9  Market  street,  dan  Francisco,  Cal.,  ou  Friday,  the  15th  day 
of  April.  1892,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  m.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  ad  ^ertisiug  and  expenses 
of  sale. 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 
Postponement. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Behring  Sea  Packing  Com- 
pany, this  day,  the  sale  of  the  above  delinquent  stock  was  postponed  until 
MONDAY,  the  16ih  day  of  May,  1S92,  at  the  same  time  and  place. 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 
San  FraniMsco,  April  16, 1892. 

Postponement. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Behring  Sea  Packing  Com- 
pany, this  day,  the  sale  of  the  above  delinquent  stock  was  pis'poned  until 
THURSDAY,  June  23, 1892,  at  the  same  time  and  place. 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  May  25. 1892. 


June  4,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


19 


THE  losses  are  coming  in.  Two  big  fires  this  week — the  Ful- 
ton Iron  Works  and  Abbott's  Wool  and  Packing  house,  Total 
loss,  aboul  $400,000;  insurance,  less  than  $200,000.  Of  the  lat- 
ter fact,  underwriters  are  not  sorrowful;  still,  a  $200,000  loss 
eats  up  a  good  many  premiums,  and  robs  a  good  many  others  of 
the  profits.  But  fire  underwriters  in  this  city  are  optimistic,  and 
usually  see  the  bright  side  of  everything,  even  a  big  loss.  There 
is  a  bright  side  to  the  Fulton  Iron  Works  loss,  at  least  for  a  good 
many  people.  The  Mutual,  of  New  York,  or  the  Armstrong, 
whichever  it  may  be,  suffered  alone  nearly  half  of  the  loss.  Orig- 
inally the  Mutual  carried  a  $40,000  line  on  the  Fulton  Works. 
After  the  banquet  to  Armstrong  the  Lancashire  assumed  $10,000 
of  this  line,  along  with  its  other  re-insurance.  Forty  thousand 
dollars  on  an  unsprinkled  risk  is  a  fearful  gamble,  underwriters 
say.  This  loss  is  now  in  course  of  adjustment,  and  the  latest  in- 
telligence is  to  the  effect  that  the  iron  works  will  not  be  rebuilt. 
The  other  lines  in  this  city  were  all  comparatively  small — from 
$1,000  to  $3,000.  On  the  Abbott  fire,  the  Jacobs  &  Easton  agency 
lost  $4,000,  which  was  probably  the  heaviest  loss  to  any  single 
firm. 

Colonel  Magee,  of  the  Southern  Insurance  Company,  of  New 
Orleans,  has  been  in  town,  replacing  his  representation.  He  has 
transferred  it  from  Joseph  C.  Jennings  to  Mercer  Otey,  it  is  said, 
though  no  official  announcement  of  the  fact  has  yet  been  made. 
Jennings  now  has  only  the  Germania,  of  New  Orleans,  left — a 
small  company,  that  will  not  suffice  to  carry  him  alone.  Jen- 
nings has  been  in  the  business  here  many  years.  He  has  been  a 
hard  and  constant  worker,  but  his  efforts  have  not  been  crowned 
with  success,  either  for  himself  or  the  companies  he  has  repre- 
sented.    He  has  many  friends  here,  who  will  regret  his  loss. 

Fire  underwriters  are  still  complaining  about  the  slow  collection 
of  premiums;  in  fact,  the  complaints  are  very  general,  and  there 
is  a  crying  need  for  reform  in  this  direction.  The  P.  I.  TJ,  either 
cannot,  or  does  not,  wish  to  meddle  with  the  question.  But  some- 
thing must  be  done,  and  that  very  shortly.  If  people  were  com- 
pelled to  pay  their  premiums  when  the  policies  were  delivered, 
there  might  be  less  insurance  for  the  time  being,  but  the  general 
result  to  underwriters  would  be  more  satisfactory,  and  fires  would 
surely  be  correspondingly  less  frequent.  Any  way  one  bird  in  the 
game  bag  is  worth  two  in  tha  bush, 

A  knotty  point  has  recently  been  settled  by  Messrs.  Dornin  and 
Laton,  who,  it  seems,  have  been  playing  the  role  of  arbiters.  A 
dispute  arose  between  Mr.  Dickson  and  Mr.  McDonald.  It  was 
all  about  the  reinsurance  contract  which  the  Connecticut  Insur- 
ance Company  had  with  the  Anglo-Nevada,  for  itfjCanadian  busi- 
ness in  exchange  for  the  former's  coast  business.  A  difference  of 
opinion  arose,  and  a  dispute  followed.  Happily,  arbitration  was 
the  method,  hit  upon  for  a  definite  settlement  of  the  vexed  ques- 
tion, and  the  arbiters  already  named  were  called  in.  Only  quite 
recently  it  was  that  Messrs  Laton  and  Dornin  gave  their  decision, 
from  which  there  will  be  no  appeal,  it  is  said,  because  all  persons 
concerned  are  agreed  as  to  its  righteousness.  Mr.  McDonald  was 
the  lucky  contestant,  the  decision  being  in  his  favor. 

Bromwell  &  Fowler  are  working  hard  to  secure  some  Eastern 
business,  and  they  will  succeed;  there  is  no  doubt  about  that. 
Mr.  Bromwell  arrived  in  New  York  Thursday  last,  That  he  will 
come  back  with  more  than  one  good  company  is  generally  con- 
ceded. 

THE    PABST    PALACE. 

THE  latest  addition  to  the  pleasure  resorts  of  San  Francisco  is 
"The  Pabst  Palace,"  which  will  be  opened  to  the  public  at 
2  o'clock  this  afternoon.  It  is  named  in  compliment  to  the  Pabst 
Brewing  Company,  of  Milwaukee,  the  largest  brewery  company  in 
the  world  world,  and  is  located  in  the  old  Panorama  building,  at  the 
corner  of  Eddy  and  Mason  streets,  which  has  been  transformed  into 
a  palatial  resort  for  the  accommodation  and  entertainment  of  ladies 
and  gentlemen,  It  is  the  most  magnificent  establishment  of  its 
kind  in  the  United  States,  no  expense  having  been  spared  in  any 
of  the  details  in  connection  with  it.  Mr.  Cliff  Phillips,  the  proprietor 
of  the  Palace,  is  a  man  of  great  experience  and  ability,  whose  con- 
nection with  any  enterprise  is  a  guarantee  of  its  success.  He  has 
been  favorably  know  here  for  years,  The  Palace  is  the  only  first- 
class  resort  in  the  city  on  the  ground  Moor,  where  ladies  and  gen- 
tlemen, on  a  warm  evening  may  quench  their  thirst  in  foaming 
glasses  of  the  amber  fluid,  while  they  enjoy  the  strains  of  an  excel- 
lent string  band.  Every  evening  there  will  be  a  concert;  the  first 
concert  will  be  given  at  the  grand  reception  this  afternoon.  The 
Panorama  building  is  well-ventilated,  spacious,  warm  and  comfort- 
able; it  will  be  lighted  by  numerous  incandescent  lamps  and  arc  lights. 
An  extra  brew  of  the  famous  Bohemia  beer  will  be  served.  The  cafe 
and  restaurant  attached  to  the  Palace  will  be  first-class  in  every 
respect,  and  far  superior  to  anything  ever  before  seen  here.  The 
famous  Pabst  beer,  a  delightful  concert,  a  luxurious  resort,  and  ex- 
cellent cafe,  first-class  attendance,  artistic  decorations  and  congenial 
company  will  all  make  a  combination  that  will  render  the  Pabst  Pal- 
ace the  most  popular  resort  in  the  city. 


A  PRIZE  PICTURE  PUZZLE. 


The  above  picture  contains  four  faces,  the  man 
and  his  three  daughters.  Anyone  can  find  the 
man's  face,  but  it  is  not  so  easy  to  distinguish  the 
faces  of  the  three  young  ladies. 

The  proprietors  of  FWd's  Prize  Pills  will 
give  an  elegant  Gold  Watch,  to  the  first 
person  who  can  make  out  the  three  daughters'  faces ; 
to  the  second  will  be  given  a  pair  of  genuine 
Diamond  Ear-Ring's;  to  the  thirda.ha.nd- 
soine  Silk  Dress  Pattern,  16  yards  in  any 
color;  to  ths/onr/h  a  Coin  Silver  Watch., 
and  many  other  prizes  in  order  of  merit.  Every 
competitor  must  cut  out  the  above  puzzle  picture, 
distinguish  the  three  girls'  faces  by  marking  a  cross 
with  lead  pencil  on  each,  and  enclose  same  with 
fifteen  U.  S.  two  cent  stamps  for  one  box  of 
FORD'S  PRIZE  PILLS,  (which  will  be  sent  post 
paid,  duty  free),  addressed  to  THE  FORD  PILL  COM- 
PANY, Wellington  St.  Toronto,Can.  Theperson  whose 
envelope  is  postmarked  first  will  be  awarded  the 
first  prize,  and  the  others  in  order  of  merit.  To  the 
person  sending  the  last  correct  answer  will  be  given 
an  elegant  Gold  Watch,  of  fine  workmanship 
and  first-class  timekeeper;  to  the  next  to  the  last  a 
pair  of  genuine  Diamond  Ear-K  ilia's  ;  to 
the  second  to  the  last  a  handsome  Silk  Dress 
Pattern,  16  yards  in  any  color;  to  the  third 
to  the  last  a  Coin  Silver  Watch,  and  many 
other  prizes  in  order  of  merit  counting  firm  the 
last.  WE  SHALL  GIVE  AWAY 
100  VALUABLE  PREMIUMS  (should 
there  be  so  many  sending  in  correct  answers).  No 
charge  is  made  for  boxing  and  packing  of  pre- 
miums. The  names  of  the  leading  prize  winners 
will  be  published  in  connection  with  our  advertise- 
ment in  leading  newspapers  next  month.  Extra 
premiums  will  be  given  to  those  who  are  willing  to 
assist  in  introducing  our  medicine.  Nothing  is 
charged  for  the  premiums  in  any  way,  they  are 
ahsolutely  given  away  to  introduce  and  advertise 
Ford's  Prize  Pills,  which  are  purely  vegetable  and 
act  gently  yet  promptly  on  the  Liver,  Kidneysand 
Bowels,  dispelling  Headache,  Fevers  and  Colds, 
cleansing  the  sysiem  thoroughly  and  cure  habitual 
.  constipation.  They  are  sugar -Coated,  do 
not  gripe,  very  small,  easy  to  take,  one  pill  a 
dose,  and  are  purely  vegetable.  Perfect  digestion 
follows  their  use.  As  to  the  reliability  of  our  com- 
pany, we  refer  you  to  any  leading  wholesale  drug- 
gist or  business  house  in  Toronto.  All  premiums 
will  be  awardedstrietly  in  order  of  merit  and  with 
perfect  satisfaction  to  the  public  Pills  are  sent  by 
mail  post  paid.  When  you  answer  this  picture 
puzzle,  kindly  mention  which  newspaper  you  saw 
it  in.  Address  THE  FORD  PILL  COMPANY,  Wel- 
lington St. ,  Toronto.  Can. 


JOSHUA  HENDY  MACHINE  WORKS 

PROPRIETORS  OF  THE 

CITY  IRON  WORKS. 

Office  51  Fremont  Street, 
S-A-nsr  Fia^isrcisco,     -     -     -     cal. 

Manufacturers  of  and  Dealers  in 

Boilers,  Engines,  Pumps  and  Machinery  of  Every  Description, 

Patent  Lead-Lined   Coupled   Tubing,  for   use  as 

Water  Pipe,  for  Sale  Chea . 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  4,  1892. 


THE    FARMERS    AND    HYDRAULIC    MINING. 

THOSE  'farmers"  of  Culusa  county  who  during  the  past  week 
put  themselves  on  record  against  the  movement  for  the  re- 
sumption of  hydraulic  mining,  set  themselves  down  as  back 
numbers  of  the  very  worst  kind.  In  the  first  place  they  began 
with  the  assertion  that  "if  said  form  of  mining  is  to  continue  tbe 
navigation  of  the  rivers  and  farming  in  the  valley  must  be  aban- 
doned, and  that  there  is  no  compromise  on  impounding  dams,  for 
that  method  has  been  persisently  rejected  by  the  inhabitants  of 
the  valley."  Upon  this  false  hypothesis  it  was  resolved  that 
"the  position  of  the  farmer!  and  otber  citizens  of  this  valley  on 
this  subject  has  been  misrepresented  at  Washington  and  else- 
where, and  that  the  farmers  haver  neve  admitted  in  any  shape 
that  they  were  willing  to  make  any  concessions;  but  that  they  have 
stood  and  do  stand  squarely  upon  tbe  decision  of  Judge  Temple 
of  the  State  courts  aud  Judge  Sawyer  of  the  United  Slates  Circuit 
Court." 

If  these  so-called  farmers  who  have  thus  put  themselves  on 
record  would  peruse  the  report  of  the  United  States  Engineers 
who  have  thoroughly  and  impartially  examined  into  tbe  subject, 
they  would  find  tbe  amplest  proof  of  the  erroneous  character  of 
the  r  assumption  that  wilh  the  resumption  of  hydraulic  mining, 
navigation  of  the  rivers  would  cease  and  "farming  in  the  valley 
must  be  abandoned."  This  last  is  the  veriest  bosh,  as  no  one 
knows  better  than  those  who  uttered  it,  while  the  allegation  in 
regard  to  the  navigation  of  the  streams  is  equally  unfounded, 
since  the  engineers  have  reported  that  at  comparatively  small 
expense  all  injury  to  navigable  waters  may  be  prevented.  If 
these  tailors  of  Tooley  street  who  assume  to  speak  for  the  people 
of  the  entire  valley,  would  peruse  ihe  daily  press,  they  v.  ould  learu 
that  tbe  compromise  of  impounding  dams  has  not  been  rejected 
by  the  inhabitants  of  the  valley,  and  they  would  also  learn  that 
when  tbey  allege  that  they  have  been  misrepresented  and  that 
the  farmers  have  never  admitted  in  any  shape  that  they  were 
willing  to  make  any  concessions,  tbey  are  guilty  of  a  willful  im- 
statement  of  facts.  They  certainly  cannot  be  in  ignorance  of  tbe 
convention  of  farmers  and  miners  that  was  held  in  this  city  only 
a  few  months  ago,  in  whicb  the  whole  subject  was  gone  over 
and  both  sides  fraternized  and  it  was  unanimously  agreed  that 
measures  be  taken  by  which,  through  the  construction  of  im- 
pounding dams,  the  resumption  of  hydraulic  mining  should  be 
made  practicable,  to  tbe  benefit  of  the  farmer  equally  with  the 
miner.  All  of  these  facts  were  set  forth  in  full  in  the  columns  of 
the  press  at  the  time,  and  it  is  little  short  of  amazing  to  find  any 
number  of  intelligent  men  deliberately  ignoring  them  at  the  pre- 
sent time.  Instead  of  tbe  friends  of  hydraulic  mining  being  guilty 
of  misrepresentation  as  charged  by  the  Colusa  resolution  makers, 
it  is  they  who  have  committed  the  most  flagrant  offense  of  the 
kind  that  this  State  has  seen  in  many  a  day. 


At  Beautiful  Belvedere. 

The  villa  sites  at  Belvedere  are,  without  any  exception,  the  most 
beautiful  in  the  State.  They  are  being  rapidly  taken  by  people  who 
desire  pleasant  summer  residences,  and  the  peninsula  now  has  quite 
a  large  colony  of  San  Franciscans  well  known  in  the  social  world. 
The  charms  of  Belvedere  are  its  balmy  climate,  its  beautiful  sur- 
roundings, and  the  magnificent  views  to  be  obtained  from  its  tree- 
covered  hill-tops.  It  is  within  view  of  the  city,  and  is  just  the  very 
place  where  one  can  enjoy  his  dolce  far  niente.  There  is  no  trouble 
about  land  titles  there,  for  Belvedere's  title  is  in  a  United  States  pat- 
tent.  It  is  guaranteed  by  the  California  Title  Insurance  and  Trust 
Company.  The  lots  not  yet  taken  may  be  ascertained  from  Tevis  & 
Fisher,  the  real  estate  agents,  of  Id  Post  street,  who  have  entire  con- 
trol of  the  property. 

Tlie  Throat,—  "  Brown's  Bronchial  Troches"  act  directly  on  the  organs  of 
the  voice.    They  have  an  extraordinary  effect  in  all  disorders  of  the  throat. 


THE  date  of  sailing  of  the  Pacific  Mail  steamship  San  Juan  has 
been  changed  from  June  4th  to  June  6th. 

"THE  WHITE  HOUSE." 

THE  LARGEST  RETAIL  DRY-GOODS  STORE  IN  THE  CITY. 

GREAT   SUMMER   SALE! 

During  the  month  of  June  The  White  House  will  offer  for  sale  the 
entire  stock  of  this  season's  importations  at  Greatly  Reduced  Prices- 
The  stock  comprises: 

WOOLEIT  TJIRESS  O-OOIDS 
Crepons,  Cashmeres.  Serges,  in  Fancy  and  Plain- 

A  SPECIAL  BARGAIN! 

100  pieces  of  Scotch  Cheviot,  suitable  for  Outing  Suits,  at  35c. 
per  yard. 

NOTICE.— Tables  of  Remnants  and  Short  Lengths  at  Less 
Than  Cost. 

SILKS! 

An  average  price  of  Figured  India  Silk,  sold  until  now  at  $1.25 
and  $1,  for  75c.  per  yard. 

RIBBON    COUNTER. 

This  department  offers  great  inducements  to  purchasers.  Ele- 
gant Woven  Ribbons  at  25c.  per  yard.  A  full  assortment  of 
Velvet  Ribbons,  Black  and  Colored. 

Chiffon  and  Ladies'  Neckwear. 

An  inspection  will  show  that  prices  of  the  above  goods  have 
been  reduced  over  50  per  cent. 

WASH    GOODS. 

Sateens,  Cheviots,  Percales,  Zephyrs,  Ginghams,  Lawns  and 
Organdies,  at  Cost. 

CLOAK    ROOM. 

A  very  material  reduction  has  been  made  in  the  prices  of 
Spring  Jackets,  Capes,  Ulsters,  Mantles. 

OUTING   SUITS. 

Black  India  and  Surah  Silk  Skirts,  with  one  or  two  ruffles ;  also 
Fancy  Striped  Levantine  Silk  Skirts,  reduced  from  $10.50  and 
$12  to  $8. 
fj^-  Mail  orders  solicited.    Samples  sent  on  application.    Goods  sent 
free  to  all  suburban  towns. 

RAPHAEL  WEILL  &  CO., 

N.  W.  Cor.  Post  and  Kearny  Sts. 
Good  Cheer  and  a  Souvenir  of  California  for  our  Eastern  Friends. 


Parties  desiring  to  send  to  their 
friends  East  the 

,c  INGLENODK  TABLE  WINES 

Can  have  their  orders  filled  at  San 
Francisco  prices  aud  of  freight  at 
car-load  rates  added,  thus  saving 
a  great  expense  by  leaving  their 
orders  in  time  with 

F.  A.  HABER, 

Office  and  Depot  Inglenook  Vineyard,  122  Sansome  St.,  S. 


THE 

QUEEN 

OF  ALL  THE 

SUMMER  RESORTS, 

THE  FAMOUS 

HOTEL    DEL    MONTE 

KOUTEBEY,    CA.Ij. 
-  Jf, if  iJf>-  Elegant  Accommodations.    Moderate  Kates.    For  reservations  and  other  information,  addres 

GKEO.    SCIBIOISriE^ArJLlLjID,   Mahageb. 


June  4,  1392. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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SPRING    SONG. 

"  O  das*  sie  ewls  grime  bliebe 

Me  scbone  Zelt  <ler  juugen  Llebe!  "—Schiller. 
When  all  the  world  goes  sweethearting — 

When  all  the  world  is  young — 
In  cow-slip  time,  in  biack-bird  time, 

The  waking  fields  among, 
Give  me  thy  hand,  my  dearest  love, 

And  come  abroad  to  see; 
The  land  is  full  of  love  and  hope — 

And  so  is  life  to  me! 
The  starling's  love,  in  long,  shy  calls, 

Comes  from  the  leafing  trees; 
And  thrush  and  chaffinch  swell  the  tale 

Adown  the  moist,  warm  breeze. 
See,  primrose  and  anemone 

From  the  soft  ground  have  sprung; 
And  the  green  earth  is  all  in  bud — 

For  all  the  world  is  young! 
Come,  let  us  "  smell  the  dew  and  rain," 

Now  it  is  overpast; 
For  every  breath  is  incense-fraught, 

The  spring  is  here  at  last! 
And  gone  is  winter's  long,  dark  night, 

And  fair  has  dawned  love's  day. 
Sweetheart,  we  never  can  grow  old — 

It  must  be  always  May! 


TEMPORA    MUTANTUR.-Wewtand  Press. 


1  Kiss  me,  Willie,*'  sang  Marguerite, 

To  a  pretty  little  tune, 
Holding  up  her  dainty  mouth, 

Sweet  as  roses  born  in  June. 
Will  was  ten  years  old  that  day, 

And  he  pulled  her  golden  curls 
Teasingly,  and  answer  made: 
1  I'm  too  old  ;  I  don't  kiss  girls." 
Ten  years  pass,  and  Marguerite 

Smiles  as  Will  kneels  at  her  feet, 
Gazing  fondly  in  her  eyes, 

Praying:  "  Won't  you  kiss  me,  sweet  ?" 
'Kite  is  seventeen  to-day; 

With  her  birthday  ring  she  toys 
For  a  moment,  then  replies: 
1  I'm  too  old;  I  don't  kiss  boys." 


AN    AWFUL    DILEMMA.— Milton  Goldsmith,  in  Puck. 


Prometheus,  upon  his  rock  secure, 

A  vulture  preying  on  his  vital  part, 
Endured  no  agony  as  I  endure, 

With  cruel  serpents  tearing  at  my  heart. 
.Byfday  or  night,  in  vain  I  seek  for  peace, 

In  vain  1  strive  to  tear  the  evil  out 
But  still  the  torments  in  my  soul  inciease, 

By  indecision  nourished,  and  by  doubt. 
And  all  because  young  Cupid,  worst  of  churls, 

Has  aimed  his  poisoned  arrows  at  my  breast — 
For  I  have  met  three  wondrous  pretty  girls, 

And  know  not  which  of  them  I  love  the  best. 


SONG    FROM    "THE    SISTERS."— Swinburne. 


There's    nae   lark   loves   the  lift,    my  dear, 

There's  nae  ship  loves  the  sea, 
There's    nae    bee   loves   the   heather   bells, 

That  loves  as  I  love  thee,  my  love, 

That  loves  as  I  love  thee. 
The  whin  shines  fair  upon  the  fell, 

The  blithe  broom  on  the  lea; 
1'he  muirside  wind  is  merry  at  heart: 

It's  a'  for  love  of  thee,  my  love, 

It's  a'  for  love  of  thee. 


SONNET    FROM    "THE    SISTERS."— Swinburne.. 

Between  the  sea-cliffs  and  the  sea  there  sleeps 

A  garden  walled  about  with  woodland,  fair 
As  dreams  that  die  or  days  that  memory  keeps 

Alive  in  holier  light  and  lovelier  air, 
Than  clothed  them  round  long  since  and  blessed  them  there 
With  less  benignant  blessings,  set  less  fast 
For  seal  on  spirit  and  sense,  than  time  has  cast 
For  all  time  on  the  dead  and  deathless  past. 


*££?J!L\  Cfarma">'-  ,,f  25  Kearny  street,  always  has  a  large  and 
i  i:,^(,t!  gentlemen  8  furnishing  goods  in  his  extensive  estab- 
lishment.   That'.s  why  people  go  there. 

PARASOLS!       PARASOLST 

LECTION™f"°th  St0°k  embraces  A  VAST  AND  VARIED  COL- 

LADIES'  AND  CHILDREN'S  PARASOLS 

comprising  all  the  newest  fashionable  shapes,  trimmings  and  iunter- 
?y™n0lt!„™n'  UNIQUE  AND  EXCLUSIVE  NOVEL- 
TIES IN  HANDLES,  ail  on  sale  at 

Matchlessly  Low  Prices. 

-A-t  $1  50 

*Iisses' Shade<i  and  Surah  Parasols,  trimmed  with  chiffon  lace, 
value,  $2  50;  will  be  offered  at  $1  50. 

-A-t  $2  OO 

Misses' Satin  Ruffled  Trimmed  Parasols,  in  all  shades,  value  S3  50- 
will  be  offered  at  $2. 

-A.t  i£l  OO 

Ladies'  Colored  Satin  Brocade  and  Striped  Parasols,  value,  $2;  will 
be  offered  at  $1. 

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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  4,  1892. 


THE  collapse  of  Dr.  Koch's  tuberculin  might  have  been  taken 
as  a  warning  against  the  injection  of  new  and  untried  reme- 
dies, even  when  scientific.  But  experience  does  not  teach;  and 
Colonel  Gresser,  the  Prefect  of  St.  Petersburg,  has  lost  his  life 
through  imprudent  over-confidence  in  M.  Gatchkowsky's  quack 
medicine,  ««  vitaline."  The  Prefect  gave  himself  a  sub-cutaneous 
injection  of  this  mysterious  fluid,  blood-poisoning  followed,  and 
he  died  on  Wednesday.  Nor  is  this  the  first  death  that  has  taken 
place  in  8t.  Petersburg  with  suspicious  lapidity  after  an  injection 
of  »  vitaline."  Only  a  few  days  ago  a  general  died  in  similar 
circumstances;  and  we  can  hardly  doubt  that  the  authorities  will 
lose  no  time  in  curbing  the  ardor  of  the  inventor  of  this  remedy. 
At  present  it  seems  to  be  a  remedy  only  for  that  disease  called 
life.  

At  Cosenza,  in  Calabria,  there  is  a  rock  upon  which  legend 
says  that  the  Madonna  once  appeared.  Two  women  have  been 
arrested,  and  are  to  be  tried  for  having  practiced  fraud  on  the 
superstitious  inhabitants  by  means  of  this  legend.  The  women 
suddenly  became  very  peculiar  in  their  manner,  and  talked  mys- 
teriously of  visions,  with  their  eyes  turned  up  to  heaven, then, 
having  caused  a  great  sensation  among  their  neighbors,  they 
gradually  let  out  that  they  were  empowered  to  put  all  those  who 
would  pay  for  it  into  relations  with  the  Madonna.  Very  soon 
they  commenced  operations.  They  led  their  credulous  victims 
by  night  to  the  rock,  where,  on  the  summit,  to  the  sound  of  a 
bell,  a  closely-veiled  figure  appeared  and  replied  to  the  petitions 
tendered,  stretching  out  her  arms  to  receive  the  money  or  goods 
offered.  One  woman  gave  fifty  lire,  and  prayed  to  be  blessed 
with  a  son;  another  offered  five  thousand  lire  to  be  saved  from 
hell  when  she  died,  acknowledging  that  she  had  cheated  in  her 
trade  of  a  baker;  a  devoted  wife  paid  twelve  lire  to  have  her  sick 
husband  cured,  etc.  One  of  the  two  swindlers  represented  the 
Virgin,  the  other  lighted  the  torch  and  rang  the  bell. 

The  seven  Bibles  of  the  world  arc  ihe  Koran  of  the  Mohamme- 
dans, the  Tri  Pitikes  of  the  Budhists,  the  Five  Kings  of  the  Chi- 
nese, the  Three  Vedas  of  the  Hindoos,  the  Zendavesta  of  the 
Persians,  the  Eddas  of  the  Scandinavians,  and  the  Bible  of  the 
Christians.  The  Eddas  is  the  most  recent,  and  cannot  really 
be  called  more  than  a  semi-sacred  work.  It  was  given  to  the 
world  sometime  during  the  fourteenth  century  of  our  era.  The 
Koran  is  the  next  most  ancient,  dating  from  about  the  seventh 
century,  A.D.  It  is  composed  of  sublime  thoughts  from  both  the 
Old  and  the  New  Testaments,  with  frequent,  almosi  literal,  quo- 
tations from  the  Talmud.  The  Budhist's  Tri  Pitikes  was  com- 
posed in  the  sixth  century  before  Christ;  its  teachings  are  pure 
and  sublime,  its  aspiration  lofty  in  the  extreme.  The  word 
»  King."  as  used  in  connection  with  the  sacred  work  of  the 
Chinese,  simply  means  •  <  web  of  cloth."  From  this  it  is  pre- 
sumed that  they  were  originally  written  on  fine  rolls  of  cloth. 
The  Vedas  are  the  most  ancient  works  in  the  language  of  the  Hin- 
doos, but  they  do  not,  according  to  the  best  commentaries,  ante- 
date the  twelfth  century  before  the  opening  of  the  Christian  era. 
The  Zendavesta  of  the  Persians  contains  the  sayings  of  Zoroaster, 
who  lived  and  worked  in  the  twelfth  century  B.  C. 

The  "  Iron  Crown,"  which  worked  up  the  minds  of  the  people 
of  the  middle  ages  to  such  an  extent  as  finally  to  become  an  ob- 
ject of  worship  is,  in  fact,  a  gold  crown,  the  secret  magic  of  the 
name  resting  on  the  tradition  that  the  inside  ring  of  iron  were 
made  from  the  nails  which  were  driven  through  the  bands  of 
Jesus  at  the  time  of  the  crucifixion.  But  little  is  known  con- 
cerning the  history  of  the  iron  crown  ^until  after  the  coronation 
of  Agilulf,  King  of  the  Lombards.  It  is  generally  believed  that  it 
was  made  for  that  monarch  in  the  year  591.  It  was  used  by 
Charlemagne  and  by  all  the  after  Emperors  of  France,  who  were 
kings  of  the  Lombards.  Napoleon  put  it  on  his  head  when  he 
was  in  Milan  in  1806,  saying:  »  God  hath  given  it  to  me."  This 
celebrated  relic  is  now  in  Naples,  among  the  State  jewels.  It  was 
captured  and  taken  by  the  Austrians  to  Vienna  in  1859,  but  was 
returned  to  Italy  in  1866.  Believers  in  the  sacred  hoop  of  iron  in- 
side the  crown  point  to  the  fact  that  there  is  not  a  speck  of  rust 
upon  it,  although  nearly  2,000  years  old. 

The  King  of  Siam  has  recently  prescribed  a  rigorous  test  for 
those  of  his  subjects  who  claim  to  be  endowed  with  the  mantle 
of  prophecy.  An  enactment  has  now  been  made  providing  that 
no  prophet  shall  be  entitled  to  public  confidence  unless  he  has 
the  gift  of  sitting  unharmed  in  the  midst  of  a  sea-coal  fire  for  the 
space  of  at  least  half  an  hour. 

False  Economy 
Is  practiced  by  people  who  buy  inferior  articles  of  food  because 
cheaper  than  standard  goods.  Infants  are  entitled  to  the  best  food 
obtainable.  It  is  a  fact  that  the  Gail  Borden  "  Eagle"  Brand  Con- 
densed MUk  is  the  best  infant  food.  Your  grocer  and  druggist  keep 
it. 


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BUTLER  &  HALDAN,  Gen'l  Agents  for  the  Paeifie  Coast. 
413  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

LONDON  ASSURANCE  CORPORATION  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  by  Royal  Charter,  1720.J 

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Capital  paid  6j  guaranteed  I; 3,000,000,00, 

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June  4,  1892. 


PAN*  FKAXCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


23 


tiff* 


THE  Clytie  coitfure,  ihe  Skye  terrier  tangle,  and  tbe  classic 
filleted  coitfure  are  tbe  three  most  popular  styles  in  hair-dress- 
ing. The  first  is  formed  by  parting  tbe  hair  down  the  center, 
waving  it  in  soft,  regular  waves  down  either  side  to  tbe  soft  knot 
at  tbe  back,  mid- way  between  tbe  nape  of  tbe  neck  and  the  top 
of  tbe  bead.  For  the  classic  coitfure  the  hair  is  waved  up  from 
tbe  back  of  the  neck,  back  from  tbe  face,  and  twisted  very  loosely 
into  a  coil,  from  which  fall  two  short  curls.  Tbe  filet  is  of  the 
pretty  enameled  ribbon  recently  brought  out,  and  is  tied  at  one 
side.  Tbe  Syke  terrier  arrangement,  for  which  the  divine  Sa:ah 
is  largely  responsible,  is  composed  of  hair  frizzed  into  a  snarl,  cov- 
ing the  forehead  and  ears  and  drawn  into  a  don't-care  knot  at  the 
nape  of  tbe  neck.  It  is  not  so  ugly  as  it  sounds,  when  framing  a 
fair  and  youthful  face. 

Tbe  latest  invention  credited  to  an  American  woman  is  a  ball- 
dress  covering,  intended  for  those  who  must  walk  to  the  scene  of 
festivity.  This  ingenious  woman  had  her  cloak  made  in  a  very 
ligbt  silk-finisbed  waterproof,  like  a  deep  bag  gathered  into  two 
bands.  This  she  put  on  under  the  long  petticoat  and  buttoned 
round  the  waist.  When  tbe  first  band  was  secured  the  entire 
length  was  gathered  up  over  the  gown  and  fastened  again  at  the 
outside.  This  time  it  covered  everything  else,  inclosed  the  soft, 
crushable  gown  and  secured  it  from  all  harm.  The  top  of  the 
cloak  was  formed  of  a  pretty  cape,  like  any  other  Mackintosh, 
with  a  deep  collar  to  correspond.  The  whole  affair  is  on  the  prin- 
ciple of  the  tl  crawlers  "  made  for  little  children. 

Scarfs  of  chiffon  and  crepe  from  a  yard  and  a  half  to  two  yards 
long  are  arranged  on  pretty,  round  hats  for  driving  purposes,  to 
be  wound  loosely  and  with  easy  grace  about  the  throat.  These 
are  a  protection  and  always  give  a  softening  effect  to  complexion 
and  features,  if  a  becoming  color  is  chosen.  A  hat  which  only 
the  woman  of  extreme  fashions  would  wear  is  one  of  black  lace, 
with  an  immense  red  satin  ribbon  bow  in  front,  with  black  and 
red  aigrettes  and  pompons  in  the  back,  made  conspicuous  by  a 
large  black  lace  veil  that  falls  below  the  waist  and  is  secured  in 
the  back  just  below  the  hat  with  fancy  pins. 

Among  dainty  toilette  articles  are  hand-chased  mirrors,  framed 
in  silver,  wrought  in  special  patterns  by  artistic  workers  in  metal. 
The  most  interesting  of  these  mirrors  are  chased  with  figures  in 
French  renaissance  designs,  or  in  Italian  pattern  with  cupids, 
masques,  wreathes  and  scrolls.  These  mirrors  are  sold  at  excep- 
tional prices  because  they  are  special  pieces  of  work.  A  very 
dainty  hand-mirror  framed  in  heart-shape  may  be  found  for  $6  50, 
and  from  this  the  prices  go  upward  to  almost  as  many  hundred, 
when  a  mirror  of  special  or  unique  workmanship  is  sought  for. 

The  new  silver  clocks  are  set  in  a  variety  of  ways.  Some  are 
mounted  in  a  little  frame  which  suggests  a  horseshoe  in  shape. 
Others  are  mounted  in  squares  of  onyx  as  apaperweight,  and  still 
others  in  great  globes  of  crystal,  ground  down  a  little  on  one  side 
so  that  the  ball  will  rest  in  place. 

From  Paris  comes  the  rumor  that  shorter  sleeves  are  to  be  worn 
in  day  dresses,  finished  with  flowing  ruffles  of  lace,  and  shorter 
skirts  ore  made  for  walking-gowns. 

Very  wide  silk  scarfs  are  knotted  into  an  immense  bow  at  the 
throat  to  give  color  to  a  black  gown. 


THE  odor  of  musk  has  been  known  to  cause  people  with  sen- 
sitive olfactory  nerves  to  faint  away,  but  it  is  most  surprising 
to  learn  that  the  perfume  of  flowers  can  effect  a  singer's  voice. 
Madame  Patti's  maid,  however,  makes  the  statement  that  the 
perfume  of  violets  causes  a  hoarseness  in  the  diva's  throat,  such 
as  might  be  due  to  a  bad  cold.  Consequently  no  plants  of  any 
kind,  and  especially  no  cut  flowers,  are  ever  allowed  to  remain  in 
the  prima  donna's  bedroom. 


'■  Kritiko"  reads  character  from  handwriting.  Write  in  ink,  in  an 
unfeigned  hand,  on  unruled  paper.  State  sex.  Send  50  cents 
stamps  or  postal  note.  Address  "  Kritiko,"  (.09  Merchant  street,  S.  F. 

Eves  tested  according  to  physiological  laws  of  light,  and  not  by  machin- 
ery.   C.  Muller,  the  progressive  optician  aud  refractiou  specialist. 

i35TSTJia^_n5rcE3 . 


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Assets  3,181,753 

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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  4,  1892. 


HALF-WAY    IN    LOVE.— Isa  C.  Cabell,  Harper's  Bazar. 

1  think  my  love  like  this  is — 

it  buds  between  two  sighs, 
tt  flowers  betweeil  two  kisses. 

Bat  when  'tis  gathered — dies. 

1  love  Matilda  Mary- 
Clear  eyes  and  tresses  brown — 

But  Jane's  the  winsome  fairy 

Who  laughs  my  passion  down. 

If  I  were  sure  of  neither, 

How  wretched  I  should  be! 

Were  I  beloved  of  either, 

I'd  love  who  loves  not  me. 


ICED    DRINKS. 


ONE  of  the  most  fruitful  causes  of  dyspepsia — our  national  dis- 
ease— is  unquestionably  due  to  the  excessive  drinking  of  ice- 
water.  We  use  far  more  ice  in  America  than  is  used  in  all  the 
world  beside.  While  we  are  inclined  to  boast  of  this  as  a  luxury, 
we  forget  that,  like  many  other  luxuries,  it  does  an  infinite 
amount  of  harm.  The  temperature  of  the  stomach  at  which  di- 
gestion takes  place  is  from  98  to  100  degrees  Fahrenheit.  Conse- 
quently, the  effect  of  swallowing  iced  water,  iced  beer,  etc., 
which  must  for  a  time  reduce  the  temperature  from  30  to  40  de- 
grees at  least,  cannot  fall  to  be  injurious,  and  if  habitually  in- 
dulged in,  to  insure  the  disorder  so  widely  prevalent  and  so  dis- 
tressing in  character.  In  cities  and  large  towns  we  are  continu- 
ully  drinking  iced  water.  Many  drink  it  before  meals,  with  their 
meals  and  after  their  meals,  on  going  to  bed,  and  getting  up.  In 
fact,  there  seems  to  be  no  hour,  when  people  are  awake,  that  they 
do  not  drink  iced  water.  If  one  rings  the  bell  at  any  American 
hotel,  the  servant  who  answers  it  brings  a  pitcher  of  iced  water, 
supposing  that  you  want  that,  anyhow,  and  that  you  must  swal- 
low a  certain  quantity  before  you  are  prepared  to  make  your 
other  wishes  known.  If  you  go  to  breakfast  on  a  cold  morning,  the 
first  thing  the  waiter  places  before  you  is  a  goblet  of  cold  water; 
and  the  chief  energy  he  displays  is  in  keeping  the  goblet  full  to 
the  brim.  Although  he  may  not  g?t  you  anything  else  you  order, 
you  can  depend  on  him  for  a  bounteous  supply  of  the  freezing 
liquid.  Immoderate  drinking  of  any  kind  is  almost  entirely  due 
to  habit.  This  is  specially  true  of  ice-water,  wbich,  by  sponta- 
neous reaction,  has  the  effect  of  exciting,  rather  than  of  allaying 
thirst.  The  more  we  take  of  it  the  more  we  want.  The  man 
who  begins  with  a  pint  a  day  will,  before  a  great  while,  crave 
half  a  gallon,  and  imagine  that  he  cannot  do  with  less.  Mean- 
while, bis  food  will  have  no  chance  to  digest,  and  in  due  time 
temporary  indigestion  will  become  chronic.  His  deranged  stom- 
ach will  affect  his  head,  and  the  indulgence  of  a  foolish  habit  will 
finally  result  in  unhealthy  action  of  the  brain  and  possible  dis- 
turbance of  the  mental  and  moral  faculties.  The  objection  is  not 
to  water  in  any  reasonable  quantities,  but  to  the  ice  that  is  put 
into  it.  Water  that  is  allowed  to  run  for  a  time  through  pipes,  or 
drawn  from  a  well,  is  as  cool,  even  in  summer,  as  is  consistent 
with  perfect  health.  After  drinking  it  for  a  time,  the  palate  will 
not  ask  for  ice.  It  is  advisable  to  vary  water  with  cold  tea, 
coffee,  milk  or  lemonade,  since  the  interchange  of  these  has  a 
tendency  to  diminish  the  amount  of  liquid  wanted,  and  health 
generally  is  better  preserved  by  little  than  by  copious  drinking  of 
any  kind. 

STORIES    TOLD    BY    DALLAS. 

IN  his  memoirs,  George  M.  Dallas  writes  that  he  was  once  din- 
ing at  the  house  of  Marshal  PeMissier,  Duke  de  Malakoff.  The 
host  played  the  rough  soldier  pretty  broadly,  and  finally  called 
across  the  table  to  tell  the  American  Minister  (who  on  such  oc- 
casions was  exceedingly  discreet,  not  to  say  demure)  a  story 
about  one  of  the  United  States'  envoys  in  Paris  during  the  Direc- 
tory. The  latter  was  desired,  it  seems,  to  give  a  toast,  and  did  so 
by  proposing  »  A  la  sante"  du  beau  sexe  des  deux  hemispheres !  " 
Whereupon  a  French  General  proposed  a  transposition,  thus: 
"  A  la  sant6  des  deux  hemispheres  du  beau  sexe!"  Mr.  Dallas 
goes  on  to  inform  us  gravely  that  this  particular  feature  of  a 
pretty  woman's  attractions  was  the  Marshal's  monomania. 
The  author  was   told   at   a   country   house,  where  he  went  to 

spend  Christmas,  that  Count  de  M announced  his  intention 

of  marrying  in  St.  Petersburg;  the  Countess,  with  whom  he  had 
lived  for  a  great  many   years,  se.it   for    her  son,  about  nineteen, 

and  said  to  him:  "You  must  avenge  my  wrong.     De  M is 

not,  as  has  been  supposed,  your  father,  and  you  must  fight  him. 

Your  father  was  Baron ."     "  Ah  1  "  exclaimed  the  youngster, 

"  you  destroy  my  happiness.     I  fondly  believed  myself  the  son 
of  the  Duke  de ." 


The  Carpet  Beating  Machine  and  Cleaning  and  Dyeing  Works  of 
J.  Spaulding  &  Co.,  at  353-357  Tehama  street,  are  the  most  popular 
in  the  city,  because  the  work  of  this  establishment  is  always  satis- 
factorily done.  J.  Spaulding  &  Co.  have  the  reputation  of  being  ex- 
cellent business  men,  who  execute  excellent  work.  All  housewives 
should  patronize  them. 


If  you  would  be  sure  of  having  good  whiskev  call  for  the  Argo- 
naut Old  Bourbon,  which  is  without  an  equal  in  the  world.  It  is  the 
best  ever  made,  and  is  the  favorite  brand  with  all  men  who  pretend 
to  know  anything  about  the  virtues  of  whiskey.  The  Argonaut  Old 
Bourbon  is  unsurpassed. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Mexican  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company, 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works— Virginia,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  16th  day  of  May.  1892,  aa  assessment  (No.  45)  of  Twenty  five  (25)  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  Company,  room  79,  Nevada  Block,  303  Montgomery  street. 
San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-first  Day  of  June.  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  twelfth  day    of   July,  1892,  to   pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ]ex- 
penses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

CHARLES  E.  ELLIOT1,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  303  Montgomery  Street,  Sau  Francisco, 
California.  

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Chollar  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works—  Virginia  City,  Storev  couuty,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held  on 
the  Twenty-eighth  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  33)  of  Fifty  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable  im- 
mediately in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the 
Company,  Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
Thursday,  the  Seventh  Day  of  July,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  WEDNESDAY,  the  twentv-seventh  day  of  July,  1892,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

CHAS.  E.  ELLIOT,  Secretary. 

Office.— Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco 
California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Overman  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  Couuty,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  Nineteenth  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment,  No.  64,  of  Thirty  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  Company,  414  California  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-second  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  MONDAY,  the  11th  day  of  July,    1892.  to   pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

GEO.  D.  EDWARDS,  Secretary. 

Office— No.  414  California  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


ASSESSMENT   NOTICE. 

Belcher    Silver    Mining     Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  seventeenth  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment,  No.  44,  of  Twenty-five 
cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  pay- 
able immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  of- 
fice of  the  company,  Room  8,  331  Piue  street,  Sau  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-firsl  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  twelfth  day  of  July,  1892,  to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

C.  L  PERKINS,  Secrptary. 

Office— Room  8,  331  Pine  street.  Stock  Exchange  Building,  Saa  Francis- 
co, California. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 


Bullion    Mining   Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Storey  Couuty,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  Twenty-fourth  (24th;  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  38)  of  Twenty- 
five  (25)  Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  Room  20,  331  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Twenty-eighth  (28th)  Day  of  June,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  aud  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  nineteenth  (19th)  day  of  July,  1892,  to 
pay  the   delinquent  assessment,    together  with  the   costs  of   advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

R.  R.  GRAYSON,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  20,  331  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Seg.  Belcher  and  Mides  Consolidated  Mining  Co. 

The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Seg,  Belcher  and 
Mides  Consolidated  Mining  Company  will  be  held  on  Tuesday,  the  seventh 
day  of  June,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  one  o'clock  p.  m.,  at  the  office  of  the  Com- 
pany, room  4,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 

Transfer  books  will  close  on  Saturday,  the  fourth  day  of  June,  1892.  at 
12  o'clock  M.  E.  B.  HOLMES,  Secretary. 


June  4,  1892. 


SAX  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


25 


AMONG    THE    DURANGO    MINES. 

MY  last  riile  from  Yenl&na*  two  ami  a  half  days,  was  full  of 
interest,  as  I  rode  principally  along  the  route  of  the  railroad 
now  iu  ooniM  ■■(  construction  Irom  this  place  to  Mazatlan.  The 
entire  route  is  iDteretling  and  plottirasqne.  U  will  atanearlyday 
open  homes  to  thousands  now  on  the  look-out  for  lands,  where 
c  kuate  and  soil  can  be  depended  on.  Poring  ray  long  journey 
I  stopped  at  Colonel  Hum's  mine,  the  famous  Candelarit,  wl  ee 
silver  is  turned  out  in  such  large  quantities  that  in  a  few  yea  a 
the  present  owner  has  become  a  millionaire.  The  camp  bears  all 
the  evidences  of  prosperity,  and  is  full  of  life  and  enterprise. 
After  some  hard  riding  on  the  hurricane  deck  of  a  good  Mexican 
mule,  and  over  a  very  bad  road.  I  reached  the  world -renowed 
Ventanas.  Here  there  is  more  life,  bustle  and  excitement  than 
in  any  camp  I  have  seen  since  the  days  of  gold  mining  in  Sonora 
and  Columbia  in  1850  and  18,51.  There  are  in  camp  hereto-day 
500  mules,  just  arrived,  with  every  article  of  merchandise  that 
one  can  possib.y  imagine  that  a  live  population  like  this  would 
need.  There  are  tons  and  tons  of  new  and  improved  machinery 
to  replace  the  old  style  no.v  in  use.  The  old  mills  are  to  be  re- 
placed with  new  ones;  new  furnaces  are  to  be  put  in,  and  in  fact 
everything  will  be  made  to  keep  up  with  modern  ideas.  Prepara- 
tions will  be  made  for  handling  the  recent  rich  and  large  develop- 
ments made  in  some  of  the  mines  here.  Among  the  principal 
ones  are  the  Conception  and  Eureka.  In  the  former,  a  rich  strike 
was  raade  recently.  During  the  week  I  spent  there,  they  took 
out  and  sacked  fo.'  shipment  to  Swansea  fourteen  tons  of  ore,  of 
the  value  of  a  little  over  four  thousand  dollars  a  ton,  and  still  it 
continues  to  pan  out.  This  camp,  and  the  adjoining  one  of  San 
Cayantano,  have  quite  a  romantic  history.  In  the  days  of  Zam- 
brano,  the  greatest  miner  that  ever  lived,  this  camp  paid  one-fifth 
to  tne  King  of  Spain  on  fifty-five  millions,  and  tradition  says 
Zambrano  did  not  over  pay  his  majesty.  From  that  time  to  this 
the  property  has  been  more  or  less  actively  worked.  About  thirty 
years  since,  a  man  named  Durkee,  and  later,  a  Mr.  Carroll,  com- 
menced operations  in  a  small  way  with  the  old  Mexican  arastra, 
working  only  from  the  profits  made  from  the  operations  of  the 
mule-driven  mill.  It  was  slow,  of  course,  but  with  what  result  I 
Mr.  Carroll  is  now  a  millionaire,  enjoying  his  well-earned  riches 
in  the  capital  of  the  Pacific. 

There  was  a  rumor  current  that  an  English  company  pur- 
chased the  Ventanas,  intending  to  greatly  increase  the  machinery, 
and,  in  fact,  employ  workmen  by  the  hundreds.  The  natives 
are  a  curious  race,  but  as  miners  and  judges  of  minerals  they 
have  no  equals.  It  is  rather  amusing  to  hear  them,  as  they  sit 
in  their  liitle  plaza  after  the  day's  work  is  over,  criticizing  the 
■<  Gringos,"  as  they  call  white  people,  about  their  ignorance  of 
mines  and  raining,  and  their  dishonesty  in  general.  The  latest 
thing  in  that  line  here  is  the  story  of  two  Cornish  miners,  who 
came  here  in  the  interest  of  an  English  syndicate,  and  pretended 
to  make  an  examination  of  the  various  properties.  They  wore 
white  shirts  and  starched  collars,  and  looking  down  into  the 
mines,  then  threw  stones  down  to  see  how  deep  the  shafts 
were.  The  principal  object  of  the  men,  who  were  father  and 
son,  named  Davery,  seemed  to  be  to  find  the  depth  of  the  own- 
ers' pockets.  They  hovered  about  like  birds  of  prey,  to  see  if 
some  offer  would  be  made  for  a  favorable  report.  These  men,  it 
is  said,  spoke  Spanish,  and  in  doing  so  let  it  be  an  open  secret 
that  a  good  report  was  always  attended  with  a  large  present.  No 
mine  is  ever  reported  on  favorably  unless  the  expert  is  properly 
cared  for.  To  bring  into  Mexico  a  large  company,  with  much 
money,  deserves  a  fair  share  of  the  amount  introduced,  and  the 
report  is  always  paid  for  in  proportion  to  the  magnitude  of  the 
undertaking.  The  elder  Davery  says,  "Our  judgment  and  posi- 
tion demand  proper  consideration,  and  we  never  indorse  a  prop- 
erty without  all  matters  in  relation  thereto  are  solidly  placed 
before  us.  If  you  don't  agree  with  my  view,  see  my 
son."  The  style  and  the  tone  of  those  Cornish  hum- 
bogs  when  they  are  allowed  to  examine  a  mine,  is  extrava- 
gantly ridiculous.  Those  creatures,  who  live  like  pigs  in  their 
own  styes,  when  here,  demand  the  most  extravagant  attentions; 
so  much  so,  that  they  become  the  butt  of  the  entire  Mexican  pop- 
ulation. Liquor,  cigars,  mid-day  siestas,  with  a  mosa  to  keep  the 
flies  off  1  How  can  such  people  command  the  confidence  of  cap- 
ital, and  come  here  in  ignorance  of  the  business  they  pretend  to 
understand,  looking  as  wise  as  owls,  and  like  them,  too,  in  their 
knowledge  of  the  matter  they  claim  to  be  expert  in.  The  great 
evil  that  arises  from  men  of  capital  employing  irresponsible,  un- 
worthy people  to  represent  them,  is  more  than  evidenced  by  this 
Ventanas  comedy,  if  comedy  it  can  be  called,  for  some  one  must 
pay  for  the  music.  Those  would-be  airy  experts  talk  big  In 
order  to  induce  people  with  whom  they  come  in  contact  to  place 
a  large  value  on  their  appearance.  Much  money  is  wasted  in 
sending  experts  on  junketing  excursions,  speculating  on  the 
credulity  of  people  whom  they  think  know  little  of  the  outside 
world;  but  they  get  terribly  mistaken,  for  the  poorest  mosa  in 
Mexico  knows  well  their  little  games  of  palmistry.  The  wonder 
is,  that  with  the  great  experience  of  English  investors,  they  will 
not  take  time  to  properly  investigate,  but  depend  on  the  most 
notoriously  unreliable  class  of  men.  The  houses  in  the  mining 
line  in  London  that  employ  these  fellows,  know  well  their  little 
games,  and,  it  is  currently  supposed,  share  in  the  plunder. 


Diirango  is  now  full  of  strangers,  arriving  here  daily  in  advance 
of  the  com;ng  railroad,  which  is  to  do  so  much  for  this  Sleepy 
City.  The  time  is  at  hand  when  this  shall  become  one  of  the 
linest  winter  resorts  on  this  continent.  Its  elevation,  fine,  dry 
and  bracing  climate,  place  it  among  the  best  resorts  in  the  world. 
It  is  said  that  citrus  fruits  thrive  better  here,  and  have  better 
flavor  than  anywhere  else  in  Mexico  at  the  same  elevation, 
rhere  are  many  fine  churches  here,  built  by  the  old  Spaniards  be- 
fore the  revolution.  There  is  a  fine  club  where  the  best  people 
congregate,  and  I  must  tender  the  full  meed  of  heartfelt  gratitude 
for  the  kindness  and  consideration  shown  me  during  my  never 
to-be-forgotten  visit  to  this  lonely  city  of  the  hills. 

Durango,  Mexico.  The  Prospector. 


Perrier-Jouet  &  Co. 


W.  B.  CHAPMAN, 

SOLE  AGENT   FOR 
PAOIFIO  OOA3T, 

123CaliforniaSt..S.F 


EPERNAY    CHAMPAGNE. 


fob  sale  by  all  pibst-class 
Wine    Merchants  and  Grocers. 

/ETNA  HOT  MINERAL  SPRINGS, 

Situated  in  Napa  County,  California. 

Reached  by  a  delightful  stage  ride  over  the  mountains.    Sixteen 

Miles  from  St.  Helena.    Good  Accommodations.    Ample 

Bathing  Facilities. 

A  FEATURE  OF  THE  PLACE, 

A  Large  Swimming  Tank  cf  Hot  Mineral  Water. 

The  waters  of  the  *Etna  Mineral  Springs  have  long  been  celebrated 
for  their  wonderful  cures  in  cases  of  Acute  and  Chronic  Dyspepsia, 
Rheumatism,  Inflammation  of  the  Bladder,  and  Liver  and  Kidney 
Complaints. 

The  temperature  of  the  water  is  98  degrees,  and  is  highly  charged 
with  Carbonic  Acid  Gas,  making  it  pleasant  to  the  taste,  and  giving 
to  the  bath  a  most  delightful  sensation. 

High  Altitude !    lo  Fogs !    No  Mosquitoes ! 

Water  from  the  Springs  bottled  by  the 

AETNA  MINERAL  WATER  COMPANY, 

Telephone  536.  Office,  108  III  u  in  in  Street,  8.  F. 


THE  BRENTW00O>        * 

O.  F.  WILLEY  &  CO., 

ESTABLISHED  18SS. 

Carriage  Builders  and   Dealers, 

317  Montgomery  Street,  Kevada  Block,  S.  F. 

Agency  for  Brewster  &  Co.,  New  York  (of  Broome  St.); 
Henry  Hooker  &  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn.;  C.  S.  Caffrey  Co., 
Camden,  N.  J. ;  Henry  Killam  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn.;  Mil- 
lion Gu.iet  &  Cie,  Paris,  France;  H.  H.  Babeoek  Co.,  Water- 
town,  N.  Y. ;  New  Haven  Carriage  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn.; 
Ohio  Buggy  Co.,  Columbus,  O. 


26 


SAM  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  4,  1892. 


5UNBL:AM5 


SKROOPLE  (the  druggist) — Young  Bangs  wanted  me  to  hire  him 
as  prescription  clerk,  but  I  can't  afford  to  engage  a  man  who 
has  been  known  to  dispense  morphine  for  quinine.  Gazzam—  That's 
dangerous,  isn't  it?  Skroople— Oh,  yes.  Morphine  costs  ten  times 
as  much  as  quinine.  — Judge. 

Rev.  S.  Magus  Gctthere— Well,  have  you  discovered  anything? 

Private  detective—  Yes,  I've  unearthed  an  Al  scandal.  Rev.  S.  Maqus 
Gettfiere — Have  the  papers  got  it  yet?  Private  detective — No.  Rev. 
S.  Magus  Gettkere — Good!  Leave  your  notes  with  me.  Have  the  bul- 
letin-board hung  out,  and  rush  dodgers  around  town  announcing 
that  I  preach  an  "  extra"  to-night.  — Brooklyn  Life. 

Friend  {to  Timid)— What's  them  flags  for?     Mr.   Timid— That's 

a  danger-signal  my  son  Tommy  has  run  up.  When  the  old  lady  is 
on  the  war-path,  he  lets  me  know  that  way.  You  see,  I  forgot  to 
send  up  some  sugar  this  morning.  Pretty  soon  she'll  take  her  after- 
noon nap.  Then  Tommy '11  hoist  the  fair-weather  flag,  and  we  can  go 
in  with  safety.    See?  — Judge. 

A  lecturer  in  Cork  once  began  an  address  by  remarking  very 

solemnly:  "  Parents. you  may  have  children,  or  if  not,  your  daugh- 
ters may  have;'1  and  concluded  with  :  '*  There  is  no  man,  woman  or 
child  in  this  house  who  has  arrived  at  the  age  of  fifty  years,  but  that 
has  felt  these  mighty  truths  thundering  through  their  minds  for  cen- 
turies. — Irish  Times. 

"  My  daughter,"  said  the  loving  father,  with  perhaps  a  shade  of 

harshness  in  his  voice,  "  what  does  that  man  who  calls  on  you  every 
evening  in  a  dress  suit  do  for  a  living?"  "He  hasn't  determined, 
yet,  father,"  replied  the  fair  girl,  with  a  glad  look  in  her  eyes,  "  but 
he  is  thinking  something  of  getting  a  position  as  life  companion  to  a 
young  lady." 

An  Englishman,  in  an  article  on  Americanisms,  mentions  the 
word  "  jag"  as  meaning  umbrella.  He  is  positive  that  this  is  the 
correct  meaning,  as  he  says  he  saw  in  a  newspaper  that  "  Last  Fri- 
day, when  it  was  raining  hard,  Mr.  Smith  was  seen  coming  down  the 
street,  carrying  a  large  jag."  — Harvard  Lampoon. 

Reggy  Westend — I  met  Mrs.  Norris  on  the  avenue,  this  morn- 
ing, and  she  asked  me  to  one  of  her  Wednesday  evenings.  Do  you 
think  I  ought  to  go  without  a  written  invitation?  Tom  Be  Witt — No, 
I  should  require  a  mandamus.  —Life. 

Nealy  (from  below)— Mike  !  Ducey  {from  above) — Phwat?  Nealy — 

Have  yez  a  bit  av  string?  The  cover's  affyure  dinner-pail,  an'  a  dog 
might  ate  yure  grub.  Ducey — G'lang!  an'  doan'  be  axin  favors  o'  me 
phin  yez  refused  me  a  bit  o'  tobacky  an  hour  agone.  —Judge. 

—Rounder — What's  on  for  to-night,  Dasher?  Dasher — I'm  going 
out  with  Goodman.  Rounder— Great  Scott!  Are  you  insane?  Good- 
man isa  church  member!  Dasher— I  know  it;  but  he  belongs  to  one 
of  those  Parkhurst  clubs.  — Town  Topics, 

•<  <  'Patient — Oh,  doctor,  you  don't  know  how  it  worries  me  to  think 
that  I  might  be  buried  alive.  Doctor—  Calm  yourself,  Mrs.  B.  You 
need  have  no  fear  of  anything  like  that.  Trust  to  me,  and  I  assure  you 
that  you  are  in  no  danger.  —  Boston  Transcript. 

^^She—  Augustus,  dear,  when  we  are  married  shall  we  not  have  a 
Queen  Anne  cottage  for  our  home?  He— Well—  er—  yes;  that  is,  I 
would  like  to,  but  I—  er— guess  we'll  have  to  try  a  Maggie  Murphy 
flat,  first.  — Judge. 

Visitor — They  look  so  much  alike,  I  don't  see  how  you  can  tell 

them  apart.  Mrs.  Shroeder—  Oh,  deir  names  vwas  deeferent.  One 
vwas  namedt  Max  an'  de  udder  one  vwas  namedt  Rudolph. 

— Harper's  Bazar. 

Miss  Gush—  AVhen  you  write  such  heavenly  words,  Mr.  Prose 

where  do  you  get  your  spirit?  Mr.  Prose— Oh,  sometimes  at,  "Char 
ley's,"  but  generally  at '   Pete's."    His  bottles  hold  more. 

— Town  Topics. 
Hoollhan — Phwat's  th'  matther  wid  yez,  Curran?     Outran — It's 
th' hay  faver  Oihov.    Hoollhan— An1  how  did  yez  get  it?     Curran— 
From   shlapin'  on  a  shtraw  bed,  av  coorse.    Any  ould  fool'd  know 
thot.  — Judge. 

Chappie— Whenever  lam  in  douut  about  a  matter  I  stop  and 

collect  my  thoughts.  Jessie — I  thought  your  man  attended  to  all  the 
disagreeable  little  odds  and  ends.  —Truth. 

Artist— My  dear    young  lady,   you    are  positively   beautiful! 

Would'nt  you  like  me  to  do  you  in  oils?  Kitchen  We?ich— Sir!  Do 
you  take  me  for  a  sardine?  —Judge. 

Dr.  Pille—  How  are  you  getting  along,  Nostrum,  since  you  in- 
vented that  cure  for  colds?  Dr.  Nostrum— Oh,  I'm  filling  my  coughers! 

— Puck. 

Mildred—  Why,  Amy,  surely  you   are  not  tinting  your  cheeks? 

Amy  (rouge-duster  inhand)—Yea;  this  is  Decoration  Day,  you  know. 

— Judge. 

—  'Johnny — Do  you  say  your  prayers  every  night?  Jimmy — I  do 
whenever  I've  got  to  sleep  in  the  folding  bed. 

—  Indianapolis  Journal. 

•^—Mrs.  Beach — I'm  afraid  my  bathing  suit  will  not  be  fit  to  wear 
this  year.    Mr.  Beach— It  wasn't  fit  to  wear  last  year.  — Puck. 

"Men  become  what  they  eat,"  said  Hicks.    "You  don't  eat 

much, do  you, "said  Cynicus.  — Life. 

— ■"  Are  the  Misses  Dumahoe  in?"  he  asked.  "  Sheare,"  returned 
Bridget,  "  but  the  young  ladies  is  out."  —Life. 

Wedding  and  Visiting  Cards,  correct  styles.  Harbourne  Stationery  Co. 
5  Montgomery  street. 


b^hstikis. 


BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA.  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Capital  *3,00O,00COO 

Surplus ' 1,000,000  00 

Undivided  Profits (July  1st,  1890) 3,275,919  48 

WM.  ALVORD,  President. 

Thomas  Bbown Cashier  |  B.  Murray,  Jr  ..  .  Assistant  Cashier 

Irving  P.  Moulton,  2nd  Assistant  Cashier. 

CORRESPONDENTS : 

NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  Bank  of  California;  B03TON— Tremont 
National  Bank;  CHICAGO— Union  National  Bank;  ST.  LOUIS— Boatman's 
Bank;  NEW  ZEALAND— The  Bank  of  New  Zealand.  Correspondent  In 
London— Messrs.  N.  M.  Rothschild  &  Sons.  Correspondents  in  India,  China, 
Japan  and  Australia. 

The  Bank  bas  Agencies  at  Virginia  City,  and  Correspondents  in  all  the 
principal  Mining  Districts  and  Interior  Towns  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Letters  of  Credit  issued,  available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Draw  direct 
on  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  New  Orleans,  Denver.  Salt  Lake, 
Cincinnati,  Portland.O.,  Los  Angeles,  London,  Dublin,  Paris,  Berlin,  Bremen, 
Hamburg,  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  Antwerp,  Amsterdam,  Copenhagen,  Stock- 
holm, Christiana,  Locarno,  Melbourne,  Sydney,  Auckland,  Hongkong 
Bhanghai,  Yokohama,  Genoa,  and  all  cities  in  Italy  and  Switzerland. 

THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK, 

N.  W.  corner  sansome  and  Bnsh  Streets. 

Established  1870.  rj.  S.  Depositary. 

CAPITAL  (PAID   UP) .$1,500,000 

SURPLUS $600,000  1   UNDIVIDED   PROFITS $150,000 

8.  G.  MURPHY President  I  E.  D.  MORGAN Cashier 

JAMES  MOFPITT.... Vice-President  |  GEO.  W.  KLINE Ass't Cashier 

DIRECTORS: 

Geo.  A.  Low,  George  C.  Perkins,  S.  G.  Murphy, 

N.  Van  Bergen,  James  D.  Phelan,  James  Moffitt, 

Thomas  Jennings,  John  A.  Hooper,  J.  D.  Harvey. 

A  General  Banking  Business  Transacted. 
SAFE    DEPOSIT    DEPARTMENT, 
JAMES  K.  LYNCH,  Manager, 
Safes  to  rent  from  $5  to  $100  per  annum  (under  the  exclusive  control  of 
tho  renter),  for  the  care  of  all  valuables.    Trunks  and  Packages  taken  on 
storage.    A  specialty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a.  m.  to  6  p.  m. 

LONDON  AND  SAN  FRANCISCO  BANK.  Limited. 

Authorized  Capital J3.500.000     I     Capital  paid  up 2.450,000 

Reserve 395.000 

San  Francisco  Office.  424  California  SI.  I  London  Office 73  Lombard  SI..E.  C 

Portland  Branch.  48  First  St.    Tacoma  Branch.  1005  A  Street. 

Man  ARTHUR  SCRIVENER:  Assistant  Manager,  WILLIAM        EEL 

Cashier,    GCJSTAV  FRIEDERICH. 

LONDON  BANKERS— Bank  of  England  and  London  Joint  Stock  Bank. 
NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

This  Bank  is  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex- 
change Business  in  London  and  San  Francisco,  and  between  said  cities  and 
all  parts  of  the  world. 

THE  SATHER  BANKING  COMPANY. 

Capital $1,250,000. 

Successor  to  Bather  &  Co.,  Established  1851,  San  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON President 

J.  L.  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  8.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

Directors:  E.  A.  Bruguiere,  F.  YV.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  Wm.  P.  John- 
son, C.  F.  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K.  Wilson. 

Agents:  New  York— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.  Boston— Downer  A  Co. 
Philadelphia— Drexel  &  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  National  Bank.  St.  Louis— The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City— First  National  Bank.  London— Brown, 
flhipley  &  Co.    Paris— Pre sel,  Harjes  &  Co. 

WELLS.  FAR60  &  COMPANY— BANKING  DEPARTMENT. 

M.  E.  Corner  Sansome  and  Salter  Streets. 
SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 

CIPITHL  $      500,000.00 

SURPLUS 5,488.393.12 

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS t   5,988,393  00 

DIRECTORS: 
Lloyd Tevis,  President:  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chas.  F.  Crocker.  J.  C.  Fargo,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Wm.  Norris,  Geo.  E.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  Wadsworth,  Cashier. 
Receive  Deposits,  issues  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Bankln 
BusineBH. ___^^_ 

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND  DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS PORTCOSTA.  California. 

Storage  Capacity,  100,000  Tons.     Regular    Warehouse  for  San 
Francisco  Produce  Exchange  Call  Board. 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  handling  and  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  and  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  and  smutty  Wheat. 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  j-tored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  sold, 
if  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  of  the  Company,  202  Sansome  St..  over  the  Anglo-California  Bank. 

THE  CROCKER-WOOLWORTH  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 

822     PINE     STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL 11.000,000. 

DIRECTORS : 
CHAS.  F.  CROCKER,  |  E.  H.  MILLER,  Je. 

R.  C.  WOOLWORTH PEKSIDEHT. 

W.  E.  BROWN ■ Vice-Peesident. 

WM.  H.  CROCKER       Cashiee 

SECORITY  SAVINGS  BANK. 

Guarantee  Capital $800,000 

OFFICERS: 

President  JEROME  LINCOLN  |  Secretary .8.  L.  ABBOT.  Jr. 

Vice-PreBident W.  S.  JONES  I  Attorney SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

OFFICE— No.  228  Montgomery  Street.  San  Francisco. 


June  4.   ■ 


SAN  FRANCISCO   MOWS  LETTER. 


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RKFKKKING  to  the  well-known  satisfactory  working  of  low- 
water  alarms  acting  on  t  tie  electro- magnetic  principle,  a  writer 
in  ibe  Stationary  Engineer  urges  upon  inventors  in  this  line  to 
consider  that,  in  the  construction  of  any  electro-magnetic  con- 
trivance, there  are  certain  scientific  laws  that  must  be  fully  ob- 
served if  a  successful  operating  device  is  expected.  An  instance 
in  point  is  the  contriving  of  electro-rungnetic  brakes  (or  cars,  de- 
pending for  their  action  upon  tbe  attraction  between  the  magnet 
and  its  armature — in  some  cases  tbe  brake  shoes,  with  the  iron 
brake  beam  constituting  the  magnet  and  the  pole  pieces,  while 
the  car  wheels  and  axle  serve  as  tbe  armature — it  being  expected 
that  with  such  a  device  the  attraction  between  magnet  and  arma- 
ture must  creates  sufficient  amount  of  friction  or  retarding  force 
to  serve  the  purpose;  but  such  plans  have  uniformly  failed  to 
produce  the  desired  results,  for  tbe  simple  reason  that  they  are 
not  in  accordance  with  tbe  laws  governing  the  action  of  electro- 
magnets. Another  instance  is  tbe  electro-magnetic  clutch  de- 
signed for  use  on  electro-motor  cars,  its  construction  being  such 
that  two  disks  are  brought  face  to  face,  one  being  supplied  with 
several  electro-magnets  at  its  back,  with  the  idea  that  when  it  is 
magnetized  by  the  passage  of  a  given  amount  of  current  through 
the  magnets  the  attraction  between  the  two  disks  will  be  suffi- 
cient to  transmit  tbe  power  required — a  simple  experiment  with 
a  small  armature  and  magnet  readily  demonstrating  what  the 
real  action  would  be  under  such  conditions. 

A  correspondent   of  Indian    Engineering  suggests  a  method 

of  abating  the  smoke  nuisance  in  close  manufacturing  localities, 
by  having  a  smoke  duct  running  through  a  town,  connected  in  a 
suitable  manner  with  tbe  different  furnaces.  In  carrying  out 
such  a  plan,  it  is  suggested  that  the  duct  might  be  conveyed  out- 
side of  the  city,  to  a  condensing  station,  an  exhaust  machine  be- 
ing employed  to  force  the  draught.  At  the  condensing  station 
the  soot-laden  air  would  be  made  to  pass  through  water  conveni- 
ently proximate,  in  this  way  depositing  the  solid  matter,  while 
the  air  passes  away,  comparatively  pure.  The  soot  which  re- 
mains might  easily  be  collected,  caked,  and  used  as  fuel,  etc.  The 
dimensions  of  the  duct  for  such  a  purpose  would  have  to  vary, 
as  in  the  case  of  water  and  other  mains,  according  to  the  work  to 
be  performed. 

Carnegie,  Phippa  &  Co.,  who  have  the  government  con- 
tract for  a  portion  of  the  armor  plates  of  the  new  navy,  are 
to  add  to  the  finishing  plant  of  the  armor  department  at  their 
Homestead  Mill,  near  Pittsburg,  a  gigantic  saw,  weighing  110 
tons,  that  will  cut  a  nickel  steel  armor  plate  as  an  ordinary  saw 
does  a  plank.  The  armor  plates  range  in  weight  from  8  to  38 
tons,  and  are  sometimes  29  feet  long  and  20  inches  thick.  The 
saw  has  a  blade  1\  feet  in  diameter,  geared  from  above  and  re- 
volving horizontally.  With  it  an  angular  slab  of  cold  nickel 
steel,  weighing  perhaps  a  dozen  tons,  is  taken  off  like  the  slab  of 
a  pine  log.  The  saw  is  tbe  first  of  its  kind  used  in  this  country, 
and  cost  $35,000. 

There  are  two  systems  in  use  for   intensifying  the  lights  of 

tbe  lamps  used  in  floating  or  fixed  beacons.  By  the  catoptric 
system  the  light  is  reflected  by  a  silvered  copper  parabolic  re- 
flector, by  means  of  which  the  beams  of  light  are  brought  into 
parallel  rays  sent  in  the  direction  desired.  By  the  dioptric  sys- 
tem the  diverging  rays  of  light  are  bent  in  the  direction  required 
by  refraction,  the  flame  being  placed  in  the  focus  of  a  glass  lens, 
by  means  of  which  the  diverging  rays  are  bent  parallel  to  each 
other,  so  as  to  form  one  beam  of  light. 

A  postal   treaty    has    been   concluded  between  the  United 

States  and  Great  Britain,  by  which  parcels  may  be  sent  by  post 
to  and  from  this  country  and  the  Windward  Islands.  These  em- 
brace the  colonies  of  St.  Lucia,  St.  Vincent,  Barbados,  Grenada, 
Tobago.  No  parcel  can  exceed  eleven  pounds  weight,  or  five 
kilogrammes.  Greatest  length,  3  feet  6  inches.  Greatest  com- 
bined length  and  girth ,  6  feet.     Postage,  12  cents  per  pound. 

An    electric   device   for  clearing  a  track  of   obstructions  is 

among  the  newest  ideas.  It  consists  of  a  triangular  steel-folding 
frame,  over  which  a  net  is  stretched.  This  is  placed  on  the  front 
of  a  locomotive,  and  can  be  opened  at  will,  catching  the  obstruc- 
tions upon  it.  An  additional  arrangement  is  a  scoop  to  drop  on 
the  track.     The  recent  tests  were  very  satisfactory. 

■ The   Krupp  Works  at  Essen   contain   2,542  furnaces,  430 

boilers,  83  steam  hammers,  21  roll-trains,  450  steam  engines,  and 
1,652  machines  for  various  purposes.  The  number  of  cannon 
turned  out  is  over  21,000,  and  more  than  20,000  workmen  are 
employed.  An  average  of  1,666  tons  of  coal  and  coke  is  con- 
sumed daily  at  the  works. 

The  results  of  experiments  on  hastening  the  germination  of 

seed  show  that  camphor  and  oxygenated  water  appear  to  be  tbe 
most  energetic  excitants,  not  only  as  regards  the  acceleration  of 
germination,  but  of  affecting  the  vigor  of  the  plants. 


IB^IN-ICS. 


BANK    OF    BRITISH    COLUMBIA. 

Incorporated  by  Koyal  Charter. 

CAPITAL  PAID  UP $3  000,000 

RESERVE  FUND     1,175,000 

Southeast  corner  Bush  and  Sausorac  Streets. 

HEAD  OFFICE   60  LOMBARD  8TREET,  LONDON. 

BRANCHES— Victoria,  Vancouver,  British  Columbia;   Portlaud,  Oregon; 

Seattle  and  Tacoma,  Washington. 
SUB-BKANCHES—  Kamloops,  Niumlmo,  Nelson,  New  Westminster,  Brit'sh 

Columbia. 
_  This  Bank  transacts  a  General  Bauklug  Business.  Accounts  opened  sub- 
ject to  Check,  and  Special  Deposits  received.  Commercial  Credits  granted 
available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Approved  Bills  discounted  and  ad- 
vances made  on  good  collateral  security.  Draws  direct  at  current  rates 
upon  its  Head  Olllce  aud  Branches,  and  upon  its  Agents,  as  follows; 

NEW  YORK,  CHICAGO  and  CANADA— Bank  of  Montreal;  LIVERPOOL 
—North  aud  South  Wales  Bank;  SCOTLAND— British  Linen  Company;  IRE- 
LAND—Bank  of  Ireland;  MEXICO  aud  SOUTH  AMERICA— London  Bank 
of  Mexico  aud  South  America:  CHINA  and  JAPAN— Chartered  Bank  of 
India,  Australia  aud  China;  AUSTRALIA  and  NEW  ZEALAND— Bank  of 
Australasia,  Commercial  Banking  Company  of  Sydney,  English,  Scottish 
aud  Australian  Chartered  Bauk  and  National  Bank  of  Australasia;  DEM- 
ERARA  and  TRINIDAD  (West  Indies)— Colonial  Bank 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVINGS  UNION. 

533  California  Street,  Corner  Webb  Street. 

Branch  Office 1700  Market  Street,  Corner  Polk. 

Deposits,  June  30, 1891 $23,311,061  OO 

Guaranteed  Capital  and  Surplus  1,340,635  OO 

DIRECTORS. 

Uurfc  M'Uir,  Pr  esident;  George  W.  Beaver,  Vice-President;  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond,  Charles  Pace,  Daniel  E.  Martin,  W.  C.  B.  DeFremery, 
George  C.  Boardman,  J.  G.  Eastland;   Lovell  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  and  Loans  only  on  real  estate  security.  Country  re- 
mittances may  be  sent  by  Wells,  Fargo  &■  Co.,  or  by  checks  of  reliable 
Sarties,  payable  in  San  Francisco,  hut  the  responsibility  of  this  Savings 
ank  commences  only  with  the  actual  receipt  of  the  money.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  is  made 
for  pass  book  or  entrance  fee.  Office  Hours— 9  a.  m.  to  3  p.  m.  Saturday 
evenings,  6:30  to  8. 

PEOPLES  HOME  SAVINGS  BANK  AND  SAFE  DEPOSIT. 

805  Slarket  Street   (Flood  Building^,   San   Francisco. 

ORGANIZED  MAY,  1888. 

Guaranteed  Capital $1,000,000.00  I  Surplus  Profits  $     45,000.00 

Paid-up  Capital  333,333.33  |  Deposits,  Jan.  1, 1892 1,752,000.00 

OFFICERS: 

COLUMBUS  WATERHOUSB President 

F.V.McDONALD  Vice-President 

J.  E.  FARNUM Secretary  and  Manager 

DORN  &  DORN  - Attorneys 

This  baDk  receives  savings  dpposits  on  term  or  ordinary  account,  iu  sums 
of  one  dollar  aud  upwards.  Interest  paid  from  date  of  deposit,  semi- 
annually. The  five-eeut  stamp  system  and  the  safe  deposit  department  is 
a  special  feature  of  this  bauk.  Safes  to  rent  by  the  month  or  year,  from 
?4.00  to  $25.00  per  annum.  Large  vault  for  the  storage  of  valuables  of  every 
description.  We  receive  commercial  deposits,  make  collections,  issue 
local  and  foreign  exchange.  Money  to  loan  on  Real  Estate  and  Approved 
Collateral  Security. 

THE  GERMAN  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  526  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND   RESERVE  FUND $     1,610,000  00. 

Deposits  Jan    2,  1892 27,138,129  74 

Officees— President,  L.  GOTTIG;  Vice-President,  EDW.  KRUSE 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGEES  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  E.  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN  ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TOUENY.  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  Schoemann,  E. 
Meyer,  P.  Tillmann,  H.  Horstmann,  B.  A.  Becker,  H.  L.  Simon.  Attorney, 
John  r.  Jabbqb. 

MUTOAL  SAVINGS  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building 

Guaranty  Capital,  $l,O0O»O0O. 

OFFICERS. 

JAMES  G.  FAIR President 

JAMES  PHELAN,   S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-Presidents 

Directors— James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper,  C.  G.  Hooker, 
James  Phelan,  James  Moffltt,  S.  G-  Murphy,  Chas.  Cadwalader  and  James 
D.  Phelan. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecurities. JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

LONDON.  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  BANK  (Limited), 

N.  W.  Cop.  Sansome  and  Sutter  Sts. 

ubici  led  Capital $2,500,030  \  Paid  Up  Capital 92,000,000 

Reserve  Fund  $650,000 

Head  Office    58  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Agents— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
(Ltd.).No.  10  Wall  St.,N.  Y.  PARIS— Messrs.  Lazard  FrereB  &  Cie,  17Boule 
vard  Poissoniere.  Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.  Com 
merclal  and  Travelers'  Credits  issued.  EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 

LC.  Altschpl,  Cashier. 

THE  ANGLO-CAUFORNIAN  BANK,  Limited. 

N.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

Capital  Authorized ?6,000,000  J  Paid  up (1,500,000 

Subscribed 3,000,000  I  Reserve  Fund. 650,000 

Head  Office— 3  Angel  Court,  London,  E.  C. 
Agents  at  New  York— J.  &  W.  Seligman  &  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  banking  business,  sells  drafts,  makes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  and  Issues  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
world.    Sends  bills  for  collection,  loans  money,  buys  and  sells  exchange 
and  bullion.  IGN.  STEINHART    i  Manai.e-H 

P.  N.  LILIENTHAL,  (  Managers. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Jun3  4,  1892. 


THE  regular  spring  rumors  of  war  are  making  their  appearance, 
and  nobody  would  pay  much  attention  to  them  were  not  an 
actual  conflict  between  the  great  European  powers  long  overdue. 
There  is  no  doubt  that  the  Czar  has  treated  Emperor  William 
with  scant  politeness  by  changing  his  programme  of  travel  quite 
suddenly  regardless  of  his  engagements  in  Berlin,  but  under  or- 
dinary circumstances  this  neglect  of  etiquette  would  certainly 
pass  over  without  serious  consequences.  As  matters  stand,  how- 
ever, the  slightest  incident  may  be  chosen  by  either  of  the  powers 
as  a  pretext  for  war,  since  real  causes  for  it  have  been  long  ex- 
isting, For  Germany,  the  sooner  the  war  breaks  out  the  better, 
for  the  people  of  that  country  are  suffering  from  the  extraordi- 
nary expenses  necessary  to  maintain  the  armed  peace  much  more 
than  they  would  from  war  itself,  and,  what  is  still  more  import- 
ant, Emperor  William's  restless  longing  for  activity  would  prob- 
ably be  better  satisfied  on  the  battlefield  than  in  the  cabinet 
council,  where  he  has  distinguished  himself  so  far  only  by  a 
series  of  egregious  blunders.  iFor  Russia,  war  at  the  present  time 
might  be  not  quite  as  convenient  as  for  her  neighbor,  although  in 
the  empire  of  the  Czar,  also,  the  attention  of  the  people  might  be 
withdrawn  from  the  serious  state  of  internal  affairs  if  a  conflict 
with  Germany  should  arise.  Nevertheless,  Russia  is  in  a  bad 
financial  condition,  and  this  may  make  her  ruler  pause  before  he 
decides  to  trust  his  fate  to  a  contest  of  arms,  the  result  of  which 
depends  nowadays  on  the  quantity  of  the  nobler  metals  almost 
as  much  as  upon  the  quality  of  the  baser  ones  from  which  wea- 
pons are  forged. 

Whatever  one  may  say  against  Mr.  Gladstone  as  a  politician — 
and  there  is  no  doubt  that  of  late  years  he  has  given  patriotic 
Englishmen  much  reason  to  blame  hitn — his  energy  is  most  won- 
derful, and  his  late  arrangements  for  stumping  the  country  show 
that  he  possesses  almost  as  much  vitality  and  vigor  yet  as  at  ihe 
time  of  the  home  rule  campaign.  The  Tories  and  Liberal-Union- 
ists are  well  aware  of  this  fact,  and  the  great  efforts  which  they 
are  making  to  raise  a  sufficient  campaign  fund,  prove  that  they 
are  taking  into  consideration  the  strength  of  the  leader  of  the 
opposition,  and  not  relying  upon  their  own  merits  alone,  although 
the  latter  should  suffice  to  secure  them  a  victory  at  the  polls. 

King  Humbert,  by  his  support  of  the  new  Ministry,  in  face  of 
the  strong  agitation  of  the  opposition,  shows  that  he  is  resolved 
to  keep  the  military  budget  undiminished,  and  that  he  will  not 
permit  any  law  being  passed  which  might  injure  the  interests  of 
the  Triple-Alliance.  King  Humbert  understands  that  for  the  sake 
of  Italy's  future,  he  has  to  maintain  close  friendship  with  Ger- 
many and  Austria,  two  great  powers  whose  interests  never  will 
interfere  with  that  of  his  own  country,  but  who  might  do  great 
injury  to  it  if  allied  to  Italy's  competitors. 

The  German  government  may  congratulate  itself  upon  the  dif- 
ferences existing  at  this  moment  between  the  National-Liberal 
party  and  the  Liberals  (Freisinnige)  with  regard  to  the  election 
reforms  proposed  by  the  former.  Had  the  latter  taken  united 
action,  the  government  party  would  have  found  its  difficulties 
seriously  increased. 

President  Carnot  intends  to  visit  at  Whitsuntide,  the  French 
district  bordering  on  Germany  and  Emperor  William  proposes  to 
retaliate  by  a  journey  to  Straaburg  and  Metz.  So  the  telegrams 
proclaim.  Probably,  however,  the  statements  contained  in  them 
are  mere  rumors,  for  it  is  not  easily  comprehended  why  the  rulers 
of  either  country  should  do  anything  just  at  this  moment  to  in- 
crease the  tension  already  existing  between  them. 

Reports  from  fourteen  districts  of  Russia  announce  that  the 
outlook  for  the  harvest  time  is  again  very  unsatisfactory  this 
year.  Should  these  reports  be  confirmed  the  internal  affairs  of 
Russia  may  grow  so  grave  that  the  Czar's  attention  will  be  fully 
occupied  with  them  for  some  time,  and  it  is  not  likely  that  under 
the  circumstances  he  will  rush  into  war  with  his  neighbor,  unless 
he  should  recognize  that  the  very  gravity  of  the  situation  is  such 
that  no  remedy  can  be  found  and  that  the  dissatisfaction  of  his 
people  must  be  let  out  into  other  channels. 


The  people  of  Guatemala 
themselves  of  ex-President 
the  polls  but  desire  that  he  i 
mitted  while  he  was  still  in 
against  him  has  been  signed 
theless  the  ex -president  will 
ident  Barrios  is  under  certai 
informed  persons  assert,  will 


are  not  satisfied  with  having  ridded 
Barillas  by  having  defeated  him  at 
should  be  punished  for  the  sins  corn- 
office.  It  is  said  that  an  accusation 
by  twelve  thousand  citizens.  Never- 
probably  escape  unhurt,  since  Pres 
n  obligations  to  him  which,  as  well- 
force  him  to  protect  his  predecessor. 


The  report  coming  from  Paris  that  Catholic  missionaries  in  the 
Kingdom  of  Uganda  in  Africa  and  the  bishop  of  that  district  were 
driven  out  by  the  Protestant   natives   at   the   instigation  of  the 


British  agents  will  certainly  prove  to  be  an  intentional  distortion  of 
facts.  It  is  by  no  means  likely  that  the  British  in  Africa  are  fos- 
tering religious  dissensions,  and  the  recent  troubles  will,  when  the 
British  report  has  been  published,  be  found  to  have  been  caused 
by  very  different  circumstances.  8ince  Great  Britain  has  shown 
her  decidedly  friendly  relations  with  the  powers  of  the  Triple  Al- 
liance, French  telegrams  have  always  contained  more  or  1  ss  de- 
rogatory statements,  where  English  actions  were  discussed. 


All  the  bon  vivants  of  the  city  patronize  the  Maison  Riche,  at  the 
corner  of  Geary  street  and  Grant  avenue,  for  they  are  always  sure  of 
getting  a  good  dinner  there. 

Professor  A.  Auchie  Cunningham,  the  well-known  Analytical  Chemist 
has  removed  from  the  Chronicle  Building  to  426  Kearny  Street,  Rooms 
9-10-11-12.  Here  his  facilities  are  much  greater,  and  those  needing  his 
services  will  find  him  as  reliable  and  accurate  as  ever. 


ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Diana    Cold    and    Silver    Mining    Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  Business— San  Francisco,  California  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill.  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  held 
on  the  third  (3d  I  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  8)  of  Five  i5) 
Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
ofnce  of  the  company,  room  20,  No.  331  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  Califor- 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Tenth  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent. 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  THURSDAY,  the  30th  day  of  June,  1892  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

OBce-Room  20,  331  Pine  street,  San  Francisco^a?^30"'  Secretar^ 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Justice     Mining    Company. 

location  of  principle  place  of  business— Saa  Francisco,  California  Lo- 
callon  of  works— Gold  Hill  Mining  district,  Storey  County,  Nevada 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  held 
op  the  second  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  50),  of  Fifteen  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office 
of  the  company,  Room  3,  Hayward  Building,  419  California  street  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 

Any  stock  upin  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Sixth  Day  of  June.  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unle-s  pavment  is  made  be- 
fore,  will    be    sold    on   MONDAY,    the  27th   day  of   June,   1892     to    pay 
the  delinquent    assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of   advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

R.  E.  KELLY,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  3,  Hay  wards  Building,  419  California  Street,  San  Francisco 
California ' 

NOTICE  OF~ASSESSMENT. 

New  Basil  Cons.  Gravel  Mining  Company. 

Location  and  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California  Lo- 
cation of  works— Placer  County,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  giveu  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  18th  day  of  April,  1892,  an  assessment  'No  20)  of  Five  (5)  Cents  per 
share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable  imme- 
diately, in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  ofhce  of  the  com- 
pany, 525  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Fourth  Day  of  June,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  MONDAY,  the  twenty-seventh  day  of  June,  1892,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

F.  X.  SIMON,  Secretary. 

Office— 525  Commercial  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Yellow  Jacket  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada,  Location  of  prin- 
cipal place  of  business— Gold  Hill.  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  held  on 
the  ninth  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  51)  of  Twenty-five  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  each  and  every  share  of  the  capital  stock  of  said 
company,  payable  immediately  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Com- 
pany, or  to  James  Newlands,  transfer  Secretary,  room  3,  331  Pine  street, 
San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
Tuesday,  June  14. 1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold   on  MONDAY,  the  eighteenth  day  of  July,  1^92,  at  1 
o'clock  p.m.,  in  front  of  the  office  of  the  company,  to  pay  the  delinquent  as- 
sessment, together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  ssl*».    By 
order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
W.  H.  BLAUVELT,  Secretary. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 


Lo- 


Challenge    Consolidated    Mining    Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California, 
cation  of  works— Gold  Hill,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  16th  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  11)  of  Twenty-five  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  on  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  company,  331  Pine  street,  room  3.  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stockupon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  20, h  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and,  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will   be  sold    on  TUESDAY,  the    twelfth    day   of   July,    1892,   to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with    costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

C.  L.  MCCOY,  Secretary. 

Office— No.  331  Pine  Street  rooms  3,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


June  *,  1S92. 

SOUTHER*   PACIFIC   COMPANY. 

PACIFIC    SYSTEM. 

Trains  U«vs  and  are  Due  to  Arrive  at 

SAN     FRANCISCO: 

Lk*vi|  F*>om  Juie   1.    1892.  !  Arrive 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


7:00*.  Beaicla.  Rumsey.  Sacramento        7:15  r. 

7:80a.  Haywaxds,  Niles  and  Sau  Jose      *12:l&r. 

7.80  a.  Mart  lues.  Sau  Ramon  and  Cal- 

Istoga  aud  Sauta  Ko-a  6:15P. 

8:00a.  3acram"toA  Reddiug,  via  Davis.      7:1£>P. 

8.-00  A.  Fir.-t  and  BeoOOdClaM  f.«rOgdea 

aud  East,  and  fir^  Olasa  locally        9:45  P. 

8:30a.  Niles,  San  Jose,  Stockton,  Ioue, 
Sacramento,  Marvsville,  Oro- 
ville  and  Red  Bluff        4:45  p. 

9:00a.  Sunset  Route.  Atlautic  Express, 
Santa  Barbara,  Los  Angeles, 
Deming.El  Paso,  New  Orleans 

and  East 8:45  P. 

12-00*.  Haywards,  Niles  and  Livermore      7:15  p. 
•1:00  p.  Sacramento  River  Steamers  —     •9:00p. 

1:30  p.  Vallejo,  Beuicia  aud  Martinez  ..     12:15  p. 

8 :00  P.  Hay  wards,  Niles  aud  San  Jose         9 :45  a. 

4:00  p.  Martinez,  San  Ramon  &  Stockton      9:45  a. 

4  00  p.  Vallejo,  Calistoga,  El  Verano  and 

Santa  Rosa 9.45  a. 

4:30  p.  Benicia,  Vacaville,  Sacramento.    10:45  a. 

4:30p.  Woodland  and  Oroville  10:45a. 

•4:30  P.  Niles  and  Livermore *8:45  a.. 

5:00  p.  Los  Angeles  Express,  Fresno. 
Bakersfield,  Santa  Barbara  & 
Los  Angeles 12:15p. 

5:00p.  Santa  Fe  Route,  Atlautic  Express, 

for  Mojave  and  East  . .     12 :15  P. 

6-.00P.  Haywards,  Niles  and  SanJose..      7:45a. 
. . .  Niles  and  San  Jose 16:15  P. 

6:00  p.  Ogden  Route  Atlantic  ExpresB, 

Ogden  and  East 9:15  a. 

17:00  p.  Vallejo +8:45  P. 

7 :00  p.  Shasta  Route  Express,  Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding,  Port- 
land,  Puget  Sound  and  East. .  -      8:15  a. 

Santa  Cruz  Division. 

17-45  a.  Suuday  Excursion  Train  for  New- 
ark, San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,  Fel- 
ton.  Big  Trees  and  Sauta  Cruz  J8:05p. 
8:15a.  Newark,  Centerville,  San  Jose, 
Felton,  Boulder  Creek  and 
Santa  Cruz 6 :20  p. 

•2:15  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,   Boulder   Creek    and 

SantaCruz- *10:50a. 

4 :45p.  Centerville,  SanJose ,  Los  Gatos,    9: 50 a. 

Coast  Division  (Third  aid  Townsend  Streets). 


♦7  00  a.  San  Jose,  Almaden  and  Way  Sta- 
tions   *^ 

J7:30  a.  Monterey  and  Santa  Cruz  Sun- 
day Excursion  J8: 
8:15  a.  San  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tres  Pinos.Pa- 
jaro,  SantaCruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove.  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  and  Santa 
Margarita  (San  Luis    Obispo) 
and    principal  Way    Stations     6 
19:30  a.    "Sunday  Excursion    Train  to 

Menlo  Park  aud  Way  Stations.  J2 
10:37a-  San  Jose,  and  Way  Stations..  .- 
12:15  p.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 

*2  -30p.  San  Jose,  Tres  Pinos,  Santa  Cruz, 
Salinas,  Monterey,  Pacific  Grove 
and  principal  Way  Stations.  . 
*3:30  P.  Menlo  Park,  San  Jose  and  Prin- 
cipal Way  Stations 

♦4:30  P.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . . 

5  -15  p.  San  Jose  and  Way  Stations 

6-30  p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. .. 
rll:45P.  Menlo  Park  and  principal  Way 
Stations 


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Herat,!. 


Thus  departed  Iliawalba 
To  the  land  of  the  Dacotahs, 
To  the  land  of  handsome  women; 
And  in  ninety  days  returning, 
A  divorcelet  be  brought  with  him. 
To  his  wife  be  gave  the  ba-ha, 
Sent  her  back  to  her  ma-ma, 
In  the  outskirts  of  Chicago. 


PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Throcgh  Line  to  New  York,  via  Panama. 
Steamers  will  sail  at  NOON  on  the  5th,  15th  aud 

25th  of  each  month, 

Caring  at  various  ports  of  Mexico  and  Central 

America. 

Through  Line  Sailings.—  June  6th,  S.  S."Sau  Juan;" 
May  14,  S.  S.  "  City  of  Sydney ;  "  June  25th,  1892,  S.  S. 
"  San  Bias." 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Po  ts 
and  r-anama.—  Steamer  sails  at  noon  18th  of  each 
month,  calling  at  Mazatlau,  San  Bias,  Mauzauillo, 
Acapulco,  Port  Angel,  Saliua  Cruz,  Touala,  Sau 
Benito,  Ocos,  Champerico,  Snn  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajutla,  La  Libertad,  La  Uuiou,  Amapala,  Co- 
rinto,  Sau  Juan  del  Sur  aud  Pucta  Arenas. 

Wag  Line  Sailing.— June  ISth,  S.  S.  "  City  of  Syd- 
ney." 

When  the  regular  sailing  date  falls  on  Sunday 
steamers  will  be  despatched  the  following  Mon- 

/aPAN  AND  CHINA  LINE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 
HONGKONG, 
Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 
Shanghai,  aud  at  Hongkong  for  East 
Indies,  Straits,  etc.: 
"City  of  Bio  de  Janeiio,"  Tuesday,  June  14th,  at 
3  P.  M. 
S.  S.  "  China,"  Saturday,  July  8th,  1892,  at  3  p.  M. 
S.  S.  "Peru"  (new).  Thursday,  Aug.  4th,  at  3  p.  m. 
Round  Trip  Tickets  to  Yokohama  at  reduced 
rates. 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Brannan  streets.  Branch  office— 202 
Front  street  ALEXANDER  CENTEK, 

General  Agent. 


I  CURE  FITS! 

When  I  Bay  cure  I  do  not  mean  merely  to  stop  them 
for  a  time  and  then  have  them  return  again.  I  mean  a 
radical  cure.  I  have  made  the  d.aease  of  FITS,  EPI- 
LEPSY or  FALLING  SICKNESS  a  lifelong  study.  I 
warrant  my  remedy  to  cure  the  worst  cases.  Because 
others  have  failed  is  no  reason  for  not  now  receiving  a 
enre.  Send  at  once  for  a  treatise  and  a  Free  Bott.e  of 
my  infallible  remedy.  Give  Express  and  Post  Office. 
H.  Q.  ROOT,  M.  C  183  Pearl  St.,  N.  Y. 


PACIFIC   COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C,  and  PUGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  A.  m.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  A.  M.  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Oregon,  in  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  .MONTEREY,  San  Simeon, 
Caydcos,  Santa  Barbara,  San  Buenaventura, 
Hueneme,  San  Pedro,  Los  Angeles  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  and  HOOKTON,  Hum- 
boldt Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 


Ticket  Office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL,  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street.  San  Francisco. 


ACCOKDING  to  a  Mohammedan  legend, 
ten  animals  have  been  admitted  to  par- 
adise— the  dog  Kratim,  the  faithful  follow- 
er of  the  seven  sleepers  of  Ephesus;  Ba- 
laam's ass,  Solomon's  ant,  Jonah's  whale, 
the  ram  which  was  offered  in  sacrifice  in- 
stead of  Isaac,  the  camel  of  Saleb,  originally 
created  out  of  a  rock ;  the  cuckoo  of  Belkis, 
the  ox  of  Moses,  and  Alborak,  the  horse 
which  conveyed  Mohammed  to  heaven  and 
back  again.  To  these  some  add  the  beast 
which  the  Savior  rode  on  his  entry  to  Je- 
rusalem, and  the  faithful  mule  which  bore 
the  Queen  of  Sheba  to  Jerusalem.  When 
Mary,  Queen  of  Scots,  was  sent  to  the  scaf- 
fold, her  little  dog,  unnoticed,  followed  her, 
and  when  her  cloak  was  laid  aside  the  lit- 
tle animal  crept  beneath  it,  nor  could  it  be 
induced  to  move,  and  was  finally  taken 
away  by  force.  The  faithfulness  of  the 
little  creature  has  secured  it  a  kind  of  im- 
mortality, for  no  artist  of  the  last  scene  in 
Mary's  unfortunate  life  omits  the  lap-dog, 
and  this  act  of  devotion  probably  inspired 
a  recent  reviewer  to  include  it  among  the 
ten  fortunate  animals  admitted  to  the  Mo- 
hammedan paradise. 

SHE— I  wonder  why  leap  year  has  an  ex- 
tra day  in  it?     He— Oh,  I  snppose  it  is 
to  give  the  girls  that  much  more  chance. 
— Detroit  Free  Press. 


L,(.l 

SAN  FRANCISCO  AND  NORTH  PACIFIC 
RAILWAY. 

"THE  DONAHUE  BR  IAD-GAUGE  ROUTE." 
COMMENCING  SUNDAY,  M'UII.  21,  1892,  and 
until  further  notice,  Boats  and  Trains  will 
leave  from  and  arrive  at  the  San  Francisco  Pas- 
senger Depot,  MARKET-STREET  WHARF,  as 
follows: 
From  San  Francisco  for  Point  Tiburon,  Belvedere  and 

San  Rafael. 
WEEK    DAYS— 7:40  A.M.,  9:20a.m.,   11:20  A.  M.; 

1:30  r.  M.,  3:30  p.  M.,5:05  p.  M.,  6:20  p.  M. 
8UNDAYS-8:00  A.M., 9:30  a.m.,  11:00  A.M.;  1:30  P.M. 
3:30  p.  M.,  5:00  p.  M.,  G:15  p.  M. 

From  San  Rafael  lor  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS— 6:25   A.   M.,  7:55   A.   ft.,  9:30   A.  H. 

11:30  a.m.:  1:40p.m.,  3:40  p.m.,  5:05  p.m. 
SATURDAYS  ONLY— An  extra  trip  at  6:30  P.M. 
SUNDAYS— 8:10  a.m.,  9:40  a.m.,  11:10  A.  M.;  1:40  P.M. 
3:40  p.  M.,  5:00  p  M.,6:25  p.  M. 

rrom  Point  Tiburon  to  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS-6:50  A.  M.,  8:20  A.M.,  9:55  A.M.,  11:55 
A.  M. :  2:05  p.  M.,  4:05  p.  ft.,  5:35  p.  M. 
Saturdays  only,  an  extra  trip  at  6:55  p.m. 
SUNDAYS— 8:35    A.M.,    10:05  A.M.,  11:35  A.M.; 
2;C5p.  M.,4:05P.M.,  5:30  P.M.,  6:60  P.M. 


~  Leave  S.  T. 


IK    SuQday« 


7:40A.M. 
3:30  p.m. 
5:05p.M. 


8:00  a.m. 
9:30  a.  M, 
5:00f.m, 


7:40a.  m, 
3:30  P.M. 


7:40a.m. 
3:30  p.m. 


7:40a.M. 
5 :05  P.  M. 


8:00A. M, 
5:00  P.  M 


ARRIVE  IN  iS.  F. 


Destination. 


ISundays 


Petaluma 

and 
Santa  Rosa. 


10:40  a.  M 
6:05  p.  hi 
7:26p.M 


PultODv 
Windsor, 
Healdsbuxg 
LittoD  Springs, 
Cloverdale  & 
Way  Stations, 


Hop  land 
and  Ukiah. 


Guerneville. 


Sonoma  aDd  10:40a.m. 
Glen  Ellen.    6:05p.m. 


Week 
Days. 


8:50a.m. 
10:30  a.  M 
6:10  p.m. 


7:40a.m    8:00a.m|  SebastopoU  !  1O:40a.m    10;30am 
3:30  p.M    5:00  p. M  |    6;05p.m     6:10  p. M 


10 :30A.  M 
6:10  P.M 


10:30  a.m. 
6:10  P.M. 


8:50A.M. 
6:10p.m. 


Stages  connect  at  Santa  Rosa  for  Mark  West 
Spring?;  at  Geyserville  for  Skagge  Springs, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Point  Arena;  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land Springs.  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bay,  Lakejiortand 
Bartlett  Pprings;  at  Hopland  for  Lakeport  and 
Bartlett  Springs;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springs,  Sara- 
toga Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Witter  Springs,  Upper 
Lake,  Lakeport,  Willitts,  Canto,  Mendocino  City, 
Fort  Bragg,  Westport,  Usal,  Hydesville  and  Eu- 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To Petaluma,  $1  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $2  25;  to 
Healdsburg,  $3  40;  to  Cloverdale,  54  50;  to  Hop- 
land,  $5  70;  to  Ukiah,  $6  75;  to  Sevastopol,  $2  70; 
to  Guerneville,  $3  75;  to  Sonoma,  $150;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  $1  80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only— 
To  Petaluma,  $1;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $1  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, $225;  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ukiah,  $4  50;  to 
Hopland,  $3  80;  to  Sebastopol,  $180;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2  50;  to  Sonoma,  $1;  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1  20. 
H.  C.  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 


OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  S.  S.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

SteamerB  leave  wharf  corner  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  p.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Oceanic Saturday .BMarch  26,  1892. 

Gaelic Saturday,  April  16, 1892. 

Belgic Tuesday,  May  10, 1892. 

Oceanic.   Thursday,  June  2d.,  92. 

Gaelic  (via  Honolulu)  Saturday,  June  25, 1891. 

ROUND  TRIP  TICKETS  AT   REDUCED    RATE8. 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 
for  sale  at  S.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Townsend  streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  atthe 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.  H.  GOODMAN,  Gen.  Pass.  Agt. 

GEO.  H.RICE,  Traffic  Manager. 


CONSUMPTION. 

I  have  a  positive  remedy  for  the  above  disease;  by  its 
nse  thousands  of  cases  of  the  worst  kind  and  of  long 
standing  have  been  cured.  Indeed  bo  strong  is  my  faith 
hi  its  efficacy,  that  I  w Al  send  two  bottles  FREE,  with 
a  VALUABLE  TREATISE  on  this  disease  to  any  suf- 
ferer who  will  send  me  their  Kxpress  and  P.  O.  address. 
T,  A*  Slocum,  31.  Cm  1S3  Pearl  St..  N.  T. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  4,  1892. 


JUNE  bids  fair  lo  be  almost  as  prolific  of  weddings  as  was  the 
month  of  May.  Though  perhaps  fewer  will  take  place  in 
ban  Francisco,  those  ceremonies  celebrated  outside  its  limits  will 
uuite  couples,  one  or  both  of  whom  are  well  known  in  our  society 
circles,  and  are  therefore  interesting  to  the  community,  as  for  ex- 
ample—the marriage  of  Mitfe  Stephanie  Whitney  and  Mr.  Cun- 
ningham, which  will  take  place  next  Monday,  In  St.  Paul's 
Church,  Oakland,  at  4  o'clock  in  the  afternoon.  St.  Paul's  Church, 
Oakland,  will  also  be  the  scene  of  the  nuptials  of  Miss  Fanny 
Gamble  and  Walter  Ellis,  of  Boston'  on  Wednesday  afternoon  of 
next  week;  Miss  Jessie  Coleman  and  Miss  Edna  Dickens  will  be 
the  bridesmaids,  and  William  Ripley,  of  Boston,  a  cousin  of  the 
groom,  best  man.  The  reception  is  to  be  held  at  the  residence  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  W.  Coleman  in  Oakland,  and  will  be  confined  to 
relatives  and  intimate  friends.  The  young  couple  will  go  East  by 
the  evening  train  on  Thursday. 

An  out-of-town  wedding  of  much  interest  will  be  that  of  Miss 
Marir  Giffin  and  Daniel  T.  C.  Perkins,  which  is  set  for  Monday, 
June  20th,  at  Pomona.  The  bride  will  have  several  pretty  brides- 
maids, and  John  D.  Blanchard  will  support  the  groom  as  best 
man.  Sausalito  will  be  the  summer  home  of  the  newly-wedded 
couple.  But  grandest  of  all  next  week's  weddings  will  be  the 
ceremony  at  Chicago  next  Tuesday,  which  unites  Frank  Carolan 
to  Miss  Harriet  Pullman,  eldest  daughter  of  the  millionaire  car- 
builder.  As  they  leave  immediately  after  the  ceremony  for  the 
Pacific  Coast,  we  shall  soon  welcome  them  in  San  Francisco.  It 
was  the  intention  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pullman  to  have  made  the 
event  an  entertainment  of  the  greatest  splendor  which  had  ever 
taken  place  in  Chicago,  and  no  doubt  most  of  the  details  will 
still  be  carried  out,  though  the  recent  death  of  Mrs.  Pullman,  the 
bride's  grandmother,  has  made  a  few  changes  in  the  programme 
necessary.  ^ 

The  wedding  of  Miss  Lillian  Halliday  to  W.  Frank  Parker  was 
celebrated  during  the  week  at  the  home  of  the  bride,  on  Adeline 
street,  Oakland,  and  was  one  of  the  prettiest  home  weddings  of 
the  season  across  the  bay.  The  decorations  of  the  house,  which 
were  elaborate  and  beautiful,  were  in  white  and  green,  chiefly 
roses  and  white  sweet  pea  blossoms  with  foliage.  The  ceremony 
was  performed  by  Rev.  H.  H.  Rice,  beneath  a  lovely  floral  can- 
opy in  the  front  parlor.  The  bridal  robe  was  of  white  India  silk 
trimmed  with  point  lace,  and  diamond  ornaments;  the  brides- 
maids, the  Misses  Bessie  and  May  Miller,  wore  becoming  gowns 
of  white  Cashmere  and  silk.  An  elaborate  supper  supplemented 
the  congratulations  after  the  ceremony.  The  wedding  presents 
were  numerous  and  handsome. 

A  very  pretty  entertainment  was  given  at  Unity  Hall,  Berke- 
ley, last  Friday  evening,  by  the  Olaremont  Tennis  Club.  The 
hall  was  gaily  decorated  with  flowers  and  ferns,  which  were 
banked  about  the  stage;  large  Japanese  umbrellas  ornamented 
the  corners  of  the  ballroom.  The  orchestra  was  concealed  by  a 
network  of  canes  interwoven  with  smilax.  The  attendance  was 
large  and  fashionable,  and  included  many  of  Oakland's  best- 
known  society  lights,  as  well  as  several  from  San  Francisco.  Re- 
freshments were  served  at  tUe-a-tHe  tables,  and  a  most  enjoyable 
evening  was  spent,  the  dancing  continuing  until  a  late  hour. 

The  summer  season  at  the  Hotel  Rafael  may  now  be  said  to  be 
opened,  the  first  of  the  weekly  hops  having  taken  place  there 
last  Saturday  evening  to  the  music  of  Dreyfus'  orchestra.  The 
house  is  rapidly  tilling  with  guests.  Among  the  arrivals  this 
week  are:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Will  Fisher,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  H.  Sher- 
wood, Dr.  and  Mrs.  Kenyon,  Maurice*Dore  and  family,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Russ  Wilson,  Mrs.  and  Miss  Durbrow,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mayo 
Newhall.  Preparations  are  already  under  way  for  the  grand 
annual  tennis  tournament,  which  will  begin  on  the  30th  inst., 
and  continue  until  after  the  Fourth  of  July. 

Mrs.  Hager,  who  excels  in  dinner  giving,  and  Miss  Jenny 
Blair,  who  is  a  frequent  hostess  in  the  "  ladies'  lunch  "  line, 
have  both  given  elaborate  entertainments  recently.  Miss  Blair's 
pink  lunch,  in  honor  of  Mrs.  George  Harding,  is  the  last  she  will 
essay  before  her  departure  for  the  East,  whither  she  goes  with 
Mrs.  Henry  Dodge,  about  the  middle  of  this  month.  She  will 
sail  for  Europe  on  July  13th.  Mrs.  Joe  Crockett's  tea,  in  honor  of 
Mrs.  C.  B.  Alexander,  was  also  her  last  entertainment  for  the 
season.  She  will  pass  the  summer  months  with  her  family 
among  the  different  country  resorts. 

General  Ruger  returned  from  his  trip  to  Vancouver  last  Tues- 
day. Next  week  General,  Mrs.  and  Miss  Ruger  will  leave  for  a 
visit  to  Yosemite.  intending  to  remain  a  week  in  the  Valley. 
Other  visitors  to  Yosemite  during  the  coming  week  will  include: 
General  and  the  Misses  Dimond,  Mr.  and  Miss  Alice  Boggs,  Mr. 
Everett  Bee,  Mr.  Sampson  Tarns,  Mrs.  Brereton  and  Miss  May 
Mitchell  Spring,  Dr.  Albert  Abrams,  Geo,   W.  Childs  and  party. 


The  graduating  exercises  of  Miss  Lake's  school,  which  took 
place  on  May  21st,  were  largely  attended,  aod  were  highly  cred- 
itable to  both  teachers  and  pupils.  There  were  ten  young  lady 
graduates,  each  of  whom  had  prepared  an  essay,  but  for  various 
reasons  a  number  were  excused  from  reading.  Those  read,  how- 
ever, were  very  interesting,  and  showed  great  thought  and  study. 
"  The  Boy  Poet,"  by  Miss  Neva  Winters,  was  a  touching  sketch 
of  the  life  of  Chatterton.  "  Professions  ouvertes  aux  femmes," 
by  Miss  Eleanor  Joseph,  was  read  by  that  young  lady  with  much 
ease,  and  her  clear  French  accent  showed  great  proficiency  in  the 
language.  The  paper  by  Miss  Beatrice  Bachman  showed  much 
depth  of  thought,  and  was  delivered  with  great  character  and 
firmness.  •*  Htcc  Olim  Meminisse  Juvabit,"  by  Miss  Ada  Scbee- 
line,  was  a  witty  resume"  of  all  the  pleasures  ;and  pains  of  school 
days,  and  was  read  by  that  young  lady  with  the  true  spirit. 
"Successful  Failures,"  by  Miss  Marie  Baird,  was  considered  the 
gem  of  the  evening,  both  as  to  subject  matter  and  delivery.  The 
beautiful  mind  of  this  young  lady  is  reflected  in  her  face,  and  the 
reading  of  her  essay  was  marked  by  a  voice  so  musical  and  re- 
fined, and  possessed  of  such  delicacy  of  intonation,  that  the 
effect  produced  was  like  a  sweet  song,  of  which  one  never  grows 
tired.  The  exercises  were  interspersed  by  a  scene  from  The 
Hunchback,  ably  sustained  by  Misses  May  Sharon  and  Belle 
O'Connor;  an  instrumental  solo  by  Miss  Clara  Heyman,  and  a 
song  by  Miss  Anna  Hunt.  Hon.  H.  S.  Foote  addressed  the 
young  ladies  in  a  very  felicitous  manner,  Bpeaking  with  much 
earnestness  and  enthusiasm,  and  the  evening's  entertainment 
was  closed  with  the  conferring  of  diplomas  on  the  following 
young  ladies:  Miss  Eleanor  Joseph,  Miss  Marie  Baird,  Miss  Nan- 
nie Van  Wyck,  Miss  Anna  Hunt,  Miss  Belle  O'Connor,  Miss 
May  Sharon,  Miss  Neva  Winters,  Miss  Ada  Scheeline,  Miss  Clara 
Heyman,  Miss  Beatrice  Bachman. 


The  graduates  of  the  Oakland  High  School  had  a  glorious 
yachting  party  on  Wednesday.  Captain  Bray's  craft  was  at  the 
disposal  of  the  merrymakers,  and  a  splendid  trip  was  made  up 
and  down  the  bay.  Among  the  many  present  were:  Arthur  F. 
Agard,  Samuel  P.  Bodwell,  Arthur  Brown,  Jr.,  Chas.  W.  Brock, 
Carrie  E.  Bray,  Margaret  Bradley,  Eleanor  O.  Bennett,  Bertrand 
F.  Boyden,  Percy  C,  Black,  Mary  8.  Barker,  Wm.  D.  Baldwin, 
Eugene  S.  Chamberlain,  Grace  Clark,  Mary  H.  Clement,  Wm.  G. 
Cooke,  Grace  P.  Cope,  Anita  L,  Corbert,  Arthur  E.  Corder,  Mora 
L.  Crellin,  James  Dalziel,  Harry  D.  Danforth,  Edith  P.  Dart,  An- 
thony W.  Dozier,  Harriette  English,  John  E.  Fennessy,  Aylmer 
H.  Fox,  James  A.  Gamble,  Bessie  A.  Gaskill,  Bessie  F,  Gray, 
Agnes  L.  Haley,  Melton  G.  Hamilton,  Edna  Hammer,  Flora  Hug- 
gins,  Harriet  Huggins,  Josephine  Harris,  Maude  B.  Hansche, 
Chris.  B.  Jensen,  Marcus  M.  Johnson, Theodore  de  Laguna,  Lloyd 
P.  Larue,  Abe  R.  Leach,  Clara  Maude  Martin, Delancey  Macdonald, 
Geo.  J.  McChesney,  Arthur  L.  McCray,  Btrn  rd  P.  Miller,  Eulah 
Mitchell,  Lucy  Moffit,  Emma  Morgan,  Ethel  C.  Mossmer,  Nt.v.1  L. 
Palmer,  James  G.  Quinn,  Alice  C.  Rogers,  Lutie  Rucb,  Harold 
Scotchler,  Albert  F.  Scbulte,  Susie  M.  Smith,  Mamie  D.  Soule, 
Edith  Stone,  bailie  Storne,  Nellie  Southwick,  Mildred  M.  Taylor, 
Leontera  0.  Tuttle,  Gertrude  Williams,  Annie  M.  Winter,  Anna 
H.  Yates,  Bessie  M.  York,  Jackson  E.  Reynolds,  Lillian  Strong, 
Ida  Keilbar. 


Miss  Bessie  McNear's  farewell  dinner  to  the  Misses  May  and 
Claire  Tucker,  which  she  gave  at  the  McNear  residence,  in  Oak- 
land, last  week,  was  a  very  pleasant  affair.  The  dinner  menu  was 
elaborate,  and  the  guests  were  augmented  by  a  number  of  others 
during  the  evening,  when  music  and  dancing,  interspersed  with 
games,  made  the  hours  pass  merrily  away.  The  Misses  Tucker 
wilt  make  a  long  stay  in  Europe,  and  will  be  greatly  missed  dur- 
ing their  absence  by  their  friends  in  the  City  of  the  Oaks. 


Mrs.  Isaac  Trumbo,  who  has  been  away  from  San  Francisco 
almost  continuously  since  last  January,  was  the  hostess  of  a 
charming  dinner  last  week,  at  her  handsome  home  on  Sutter 
street,  prior  to  her  departure  again  for  the  East.  The  discussion 
of  an  excellent  menu  occupied  a  couple  of  hours,  and  later  in  the 
evening  Messrs.  Landesberger  and  Daniel  Polk  gave  some  selec- 
tions upon  the  violin  and  mandolin,  which  were  listened  to  with 
great  pleasure.  Colonel  and  Mrs.  Trumbo  were  among  those 
who  left  for  Minneapolis  last  Wednesday. 


The  managers  of  the  Homa^jpathic  Hospital  are  taking  time 
by  the  forelock  in  preparing  for  the  Art  Exhibition  they  purpose 
holding,  for  the  benefit  of  their  building  fund,  some  time  next  Octo- 
ber. The  exhibition  will  include  paintings,  pottery,  articles  of 
vertu,  laces,  fans,  china,  bric-a-brac,  in  fact,  anything  and  every- 
thing that  is  choice  and  rare,  and  costly,  that  can  come  under  the 
heading  of  art.  Quite  a  number  of  treasures  are  promised,  and 
the  exhibition  will  undoubtedly  be  a  success,  judging  by  the 
energetic  start  that  has  already  been  made. 

The  wedding  of  Miss  Nellie  McKenna  and  Capt.  John  R.  Lewis 
will  be  solemnized  at  the  home  of  the  bride  on  Valencia  street, 
on  Thursday  evening,  the  16th  inst.,  but  the  reception  will  not 
take  place  until  after  the  return  of  bride  and  groom  from  their 
honeymoon  trip  to  Del  Monte.  It  will  be  held  at  the  McKenna 
residence. 


June  4,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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The  corner  stone  of  the  Emily  Hruoe  Lines  Memorial  Parish 
Hoose  of  the  Church  of  the  Beloved  Disciple,  on  Eighty-ninth 
street,  near  Madison  avenue,  New  York  City,  was  laid  on  the 
Festival  of  the  Ascension.  May  L'';ih.  1783,  at  4  p.  M.  The  cere- 
mony was  followed  by  festival  evensong  and  addresses  in  the 
church.  This  is  the  memorial  house  erected  to  the  memory  of 
Mr-  Lines,  the  lamented  wife  of  Rev.  8.  Gregory  Lines,  formerly 
of  this  city,  and  now  of  the  Church  of  the  Beloved  Disciple, 
New  York. 


Dr.  Harry  Tevis.  who  arrived  from  New  York  last  week  upon 
his  annual  vacation  visit  to  the  "old  folks  at  home,"  will  pass 
the  greater  part  of  June  and  July  with  bis  mother,  Mrs.  Lloyd 
Tevis.  at  Del  Monte,  and.  consequently,  great  is  tbe  delight  of 
our  belles  at  the  prospect  of  having  such  a  handsome  couple  of 
beaux  in  attendance  as  the  captivating  young  medico  and  Walter 
Dean,  Jr.,  who  will  also  make  Del  Monte  his  headquarters  for 
the  ensuing  couple  of  months. 

First  on  the  programme  of  June's  city  weddings,  was  that  of 
Miss  Elene  Austin  and  Henry  W.  Windle,  of  London,  which  was 
celebrated  at  St.  Stephen's  Church,  on  Fulton  street,  last  Wednes- 
day evening,  Kev.  E.  J.  Lion  officiating.  The  happy  pair  left  the 
city  by  tbe  evening  train  for  Portland,  Oregon.  Another  of 
Wednesday  evening's  weddings  was  that  which  united  Miss  Isa- 
belle  Harris  and  Benjamin  Lathrop,  the  ceremony  taking  place 
at  St.  Mark's  Church,  Berkeley. 


Apropos  of  weddings,  the  news  has  just  been  received  here  of 
tbe  nuptials  of  Miss  Marie  Barnard,  our  California  song  bird,  and 
Mr.  Justice  Smith,  which  took  place  in  Boston,  May  21st.  Ac- 
cording to  the  wish  of  tbe  groom,  his  bride  will  no  longer  sing  in 
public,  and  her  career  on  the  concert  stage  may,  therefore,  be  said 
to  be  ended.  She  will,  however,  accept  a  leading  position  in  one 
of  tbe  church  choirs  of  Boston,  which  city  will  now  be  her  per- 
manent home. 


The  latest  addition  to  the  Noah's  Ark  Fleet  at  Tiburon  is  the 
Sphinx.  The  ark  is  fitted  up  in  the  most  luxurious  style,  its 
comforts  including  a  Turkish  bath.  There  are  four  rooms,  and 
everything  is  gotten  up  regardless  of  cost.  The  gentlemen  who 
will  summer  at  Sausalito  in  this  floating  palace,  are  W.  H.  Kruse, 
Tom  Watson  and  W.  H.  Fowler.  An  opening  reception  will  be 
given  at  an  early  date. 

Alaska  has  not  found  so  many  votaries  this  year  as  was  anti- 
cipated; still  there  have  been  some  who  have  taken  the  trip  up 
North,  and  more  are  to  follow.  Among  the  latter  are  Mrs.  Ella 
Sterling  Cummings  and  her  daughter,  Genevieve,  who  leave  to- 
day for  Portland,  Or.,  en  route  to  Alaska;  and  Mrs.  Alpheus  Bull 
and  party,  who  sail  for  Alaska  direct,  by  the  steamer  Umatilla, 
next  Tuesday. 

Senator  and-  Mrs.  Stanford,  Mr,  and  Mrs.  Tim  Hopkins  with 
their  daughter,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Pope  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  B. 
L.  Murphy  were  among  the  passengers  who  sailed  for  Europe 
by  the  City  of  Paris  last  Wednesday.  Tuesday's  steamer  carried 
away  Mrs.  Yost  'and  Miss  Jennie  Sanderson1  and  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Barreda  will  go  next  week. 

Mrs.  M.  B.  M.  Toland,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Horace  Davis  and  Dr.  and 
Mrs.Voorhies  are  to  be  among  the  guests  at  Del  Monteduring  June 
and  July.  Mrs.  J.  T.  Grayson  will  spend  the  vacation  at  Santa 
Barbara.  Mrs.  Delrnas  has  taken  the  Bay  State  Cottage  at  Santa 
Cruz  for  the  summer,  which  she  will  pass  there  with  her  daugh- 
ters.   

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ed.  Hopkins  and  their  young  family  went  East 
last  week.  Miss  Evelyn  Carolan  accompanied  them  as  far  as 
Chicago.  Mr.  W.  V.  Huntington,  W.  H.  Fillmore  and  family 
left  for  New  York  in  a  private  car  on  Saturday  last.  Mr.  L.  L. 
Baker  has  gone  to  St.  Louis  as  delegate  to  the  Nicaragua  conven- 
tion. 


Mr.  C.  D.  O'Sullivan,  who  goes  abroad  for  the  further  cultiva- 
tion of  his  voice,  will  leave  for  Europe,  via  Panama,  by  the 
steamer  of  the  15th  inst,  His  present  intention  is  to  study  vocal 
music  in  Paris  for  a  year  or  more.  Minister  Pacheco  will  sail  for 
Guatemala  by  the  Panama  steamer  on  Monday. 


Mrs.  Dr.  Burgess,  who  has  remained  in  town  awaiting  the  ar- 
rival of  her  sister,  Mrs.  Spalding,  who  arrived  by  the  Australia 
from  the  Hawaiian  Islands  last  Tuesday,  will,  with  Dr.  Burgess 
and  Mrs.  Spalding,  spend  June  at  Santa  Cruz,  and  later  they  will 
visit  the  Yosemite  Valley. 

Mrs.  Brown,  wife  of  the  Admiral  on  this  station,  arrived  from 
the  Hawaiian  Islands  last  Tuesday,  and  went  East  by  Wednesday 
evening's  train.  Mrs.  J.  D.  Tucker,  Mrs.  and  Miss  Halstead,  Mr. 
C.  B.  Bishop  and  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Rodgers  were  also  among  the 
passengera  from  Honolulu  by  the  steamer  Australia. 

Miss  H.  A.  L,  Floyd,  the  pretty  young  heiress,  accompanied 
by  her  cousin,  Miss  Matthews,,  has  returned  from  the  East,  and 
they  are  in  their  old  quarters  at  the  Occidental.  Lieutenant  and 
Mrs.  Oyster  have  been  at  the  Palace  Hotel  during  the  week. 


Tbe  lady  managers  of  tbe  Crocker  Old  People's  Homo  have  In 
contemplation  an  entertainment,  in  honor  of  the  young  ladies 
who  compose  the  Crocker  Auxiliary,  who  have  done  so  much  in 
giving  pleasure  to  the  old  inmates  of  the  Home  during  the  past 
six  months.     It  will  probably  take  the  form  of  a  picnic. 

At  the  confirmation  exercises  held  on  Wednesday  last,  at  Rabbi 
Meyerson's  synagogue,  a  feature  of  the  impressive  ceremonies 
was  the  excellent  singing  of  Miss  Ella  McCloskey,  who  has  a 
magnificent  alto  voice.  She  also  sang  a  solo  at  Calvary  Church 
last  Sunday  night. 

Among  recent  visitors  at  tbe  Byron  Hot  Springs  were  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  W.  A.  Bray,  of  Oakland;  W.  W.  Foote,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Wins- 
low  Anderson  and  W.  W.  Blow.  The  Ttibbs  family  in  their  en- 
tirety and  Miss  Florence  Blythe  have  been  at  the  White  Sulphur 
Springs,  Napa. 

Mrs.  A.  Baker,  of  the  Pleasanton  Hotel,  and  Miss  Clara  Sutro 
have  returned  from  a  pleasant  two  weeks'  visit  to  Napa  Soda 
Springs.  Mrs.  Baker  is  having  a  pretty  cottage  built  at  Belve- 
dere, where  she  expects  to  pass  the  summer. 


At  a  meeting  of  the  "  A  Propos"  social  Club,  held  on  Thursday 
evening,  May  26th,  the  following  officers  were  elected:  President, 
Julius  Kahn;  Vice-President,  Gus  Levy,  Secretary,  Charles  S. 
Aronson;  Treasurer,  Alfred  C.  Goldner;  Guardian,  Abe  C. 
Springer. 

The  Apropos,  a  club  organized  for  social  pleasure,  of  which 
Julius  Kahn  is  President,  gave  a  private  outing  to  Ross  Valley 
last  Sunday.  About  twenty  couple  attended,  and  a  very  pleas- 
ant time  was  had  by  all  present. 

Graduating  exercises  and  school  celebrations  are  still  the  rule. 
An  exhibition  given  by  tbe  Delsarte  class  at  the  Christian  Asso- 
ciation rooms,  on  O'Farrell  street,  last  Wednesday  evening,  proved 
one  of  the  most  interesting  of  the  present  week. 


Among  the  moat  recently  announced  engagements,  are  two 
from  Alameda  and  Oakland,  the  prospective  brides  and  grooms 
being  Miss  Florence  Burnbam  and  Albert  Merritt,  and  Miss  Mary 
Merritt  and  Daniel  Todd  Lees. 


The  marriage  of  Miss  Stephanie  Whitney,  to  Seymour  Cunning- 
ham, takes  place  at  4  o'clock  this  afternoon,  at  St.  Paul's  Episco- 
pal Church,  Oakland.     It  is  to  be  the  event  of  the  season. 

Major  Jas.  H.  Lord,  U.  S.  A.,  is  recovering  from  his  late  illness, 
which  was  so  serious  as  at  one  time  to  threaten  a  fatal  result, 
and  caused  his  friends  great  anxiety. 

Mrs.  Harding,  nee  Lillie  Jones,  who  has  been  here  for  several 
weeks,  visiting  her  mother,  Mrs.  0.  C.  Pratt,  returns  to  her  home, 
in  Philadelphia,  next  week. 

A  matrimonial  item  which  is  current  in  the  suburban  swim  is 
to  the  effect  that  young  Ed.  Donohoe  has  lost  his  heart  to  a  pretty 
belle  of  San  Mateo's  glades. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Winslow  Anderson,  who  have  recently  returned 
from  a  two  years'  tour  abroad,  have  taken  apartments  at  the 
Palace  Hotel  for  the  summer. 


Mrs.  D.  J.  Staples  wi.l  spend  June  at  Milbrae,  with  her 
grandchildren.  The  Misses  Goad  are  to  pass  the  summer  months 
at  Castle  Crags. 

Tbe  Themis  Club  will  give  a  tugboat  party  to-morrow.  Only 
gentlemen  friends  of  the  members  have  been  invited. 


Miss  Pauline  Goldstone  has  returned  from    a   trip  to  Anderson, 
where  she  has  been  visiting  relatives. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Louis  Monteagle  have  been  paying  a  visit  to  Chi- 
cago, as  have  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nat  Brittan. 

The  Misses  Franklin  have  returned   from  a  visit   to   friends  in 
Modesto. 

Mr.  Charlemagne  Towers  has  joined  his  wife  at  the  Pleasanton. 

THE  summer  novelties  shown  at  tbe  Maze  are  by  far  more  at- 
tractive than  those  to  be  seen  at  any  other  establish- 
ment in  the  city.  The  Maze  makes  a  point  of  having  only  the 
best  and  most  attractive  goods  in  the  city  on  its  counters,  and 
for  that  reason  it  enjoys  a  large  and  ever  increasing  patronage. 
Ladies  find  its  exquisite  millinery  creations  far  beyond  compari- 
son with  those  of  any  other  establishment  in  San  Francisco.  The 
Maze  is  in  constant  receipt  of  goods  from  Paris  and  the  other 
fashionable  capitals,  and  its  customers  receive  the  direct  benefit 
of  its  enterprise. 

Baggage  Notice. 


Round-trip  transfer  tickets  are  now  on  sale  at  any  of  our  offices  at 
reduced  rates,  viz. :  One  trunk,  round-trip,  50  cents;  single  trip.  35 
cents.  Keep  your  baggage  checks  until  you  reach  this  city.  Morton 
Special  Delive'ry,  17  Geary  street,  408  Taylor,  Oakland  ferry  depot. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Juris  4,  1892. 


THREE    NEW    STORY- WRITERS. 

THE  complaint  is  often  made  that  it  is  much  more  difficult  for 
a  writer  of  average  ability  to  gain  a  name  to-day  than  it  was 
fifty  years  ago.  This  complaint  is  juwt,  in  a  measure,  because  of 
the  remarkable  increase  in  the  number  of  persons  who  are  able 
to  write  good  English  and  who  seem  to  have  a  passion  for  seeing 
themselves  in  print.  This  number  grows  every  year  in  all  Eng- 
lish-speaking countries  with  the  growth  of  newspaper  and  peri- 
odical literature.  It  has  probably  reached  its  maximum  in  this 
country,  where  the  itch  for  scribbling  seems  universal.  The  maga- 
zine editors  occasionally  lift  the  veil,  and  give  some  idea  of  this 
mass  of  manuscript  that  descends  upon  them  at  all  seasons. 
Neither  midsummer  heat  nor  midwinter  cold  appears  to  have  any 
effect  in  checking  this  output  of  manuscript.  The  same  tale  is 
told  by  the  publishers  of  books  and  the  long-suffering  editors  of 
newspapers.  Ingenious  devices  are  adopted  to  guard  the  editor 
from  the  personal  visitation  of  ambitious  amateur  writer,  but 
this  is  all  that  can  be  done  in  self-defense.  Meanwhile,  is  it 
more  difficult  now  to  get  literary  recognition  than  a  half  a  cen- 
tury ago?  We  think  not,  but  it  is  imperative  to-day  that  one  have 
something  to  say,  which  was  not  the  case  in  the  time  of  our 
grandfathers.  The  working  over  of  historical  and  literary  anec- 
dotes furnished  employment  for  a  large  number  of  people  in  the 
first  ha.f  of  this  century.  There  was  then  a  conspicuous  absence 
in  the  manuals  in  every  department  of  history,  literature  and  sci- 
ence which  are  among  the  moit  noteworthy  features  of  the  book 
market  of  the  period.  In  this  country  the  situation  was  even 
worse  than  in  England.  Fancy  in  these  days  a  man  of  Haw- 
thorne's gifts,  who  had  already  produced  some  of  the  best  short 
tales  in  the  language,  spending  himself  on  the  preparation  of  Peter 
Farley's  books  for  children  and  cyclopedias  of  universal  history. 
Now,  every  enterprising  publisher  keeps  a  force  of  clever  writers 
in  his  pay  and  these  men  turn  out  hand-books  at  short  notice 
in  the  best  style.  The  whole  field  of  useful  knowledge  has  been 
exploited  by  what  may  be  called  the  tribe  of  revampers,  so  that 
not  one  bit  of  undiscovered  country  remains.  Under  these  con- 
ditions, it  goes  without  saying  that  a  man  to  secure  a  hearing 
nowadays  must  either  devise  somenew  thing  or  else  he  must  put 
bis  old  wine  in  bottles  or  in  such  novel  design  that  they  will  at- 
tract the  fancy. 

Zola  is  right  when  he  says  that  the  novel  is  the  great  vehicle  of 
the  modern  reformer.  There  is  unconscious  humor  in  the  moral 
attitude  of  the  author  of  "Nana"  and  "L'Argent,"  but  it  is  a  plain 
fact  that  the  man  or  woman  who  wishes  to  reach  the  largest  au- 
dience must  appeal  to  it  through  a  work  of  fiction.  Most  of  the 
circulating  libraries  show  that  fiction  is  more  widely  read  even 
than  religious  literature.  The  demand  of  the  age  is  for  amuse- 
ment, as  life  is  hard  and  the  pace  is  so  much  faster  than  that  of 
fifty  years  ago  that  the  great  majority  of  people  have  neither  the 
leisure  nor  the  taste  for  the  moral  essays  and  the  novels  with  a 
purpose  which  were  once  so  popular.  Hence  the  writer  who  can 
make  one  lose  sight  of  the  toil,  and  a  worry  of  life  is  the  favor- 
ite of  the  reader  of  the  period. 

In  England,  several  new  writers  of  this  class  have  come  up 
within  the  past  few  years.  First  should  be  placed  Hall  Caine, 
whose  works  are  few,  but  each  is  a  masterpiece  of  sustained  in- 
terest. "  The  Deemster"  is  probably  his  strongest  work.  We 
rebel  against  many  things  in  it,  but  no  reader  can  fail  to  be  drawn 
powerfully  toward  this  vivid  picture  of  strange  life  on  the  Isle  of 
Man,  with  its  play  of  passion,  its  pathos  and  its  tragedy.  Al- 
most equally  strong  are  •'  The  Bondman"  and  "  The  Scapegoat" 
— one  a  remarkable  picture  of  the  working  out  of  the  moral  law 
in  the  frozen  North;  the  other,  a  romance  of  Moorish  life,  in 
which  the  Jewish  hero  works  out  bis  moral  salvation  in  a  way 
that  recalls  the  early  prophets.  No  words  can  adequately  de- 
scribe the  power  of  these  stories.  They  are  transcripts  from  a  life 
that  is  utterly  foreign  to  the  reader,  yet  they  hold  the  interest  and 
appeal  to  the  sympathy  as  though  they  were  the  reproductions 
of  familiar  experience.  Another  writer,  who  has  much  of  Hall 
Caine's  power  of  realism,  though  he  works  in  an  entirely  differ- 
ent field,  is  A.  Conan  Doyle.  His  "  Micah  Clarke"  first  made  him 
known  to  American  readers.  That  stirring  historical  romance, 
however,  cannot  compare  in  interest  and  variety  of  character 
with  "  The  White  Company,"  recently  published.  It  is  an  effort 
to  reconstruct  the  Fourteenth  Century,  and  it  is  not  going  too 
far  to  say  that  no  man  since  Scott  has  so  thoroughly  brought  out 
the  character  and  the  feeling  of  another  age  as  Doyle.  The  gen- 
tle knight*  his  squire,  bis  favorite  archer,  and  all  the  other  char- 
acters that  move  around  him,  are  thoroughly  in  keeping  with 
their  time,  and  the  reader  may  get  a  better  idea  from  this  story  of 
the  spirit  of  chivalry,  than  from  any  of  the  histories.  This  story 
as  well  deserves  a  place  in  the  reading  of  any  student  of  English 
history  as  Scott's  "  Ivanhoe  "  or  •<  Kenilwortb.  Radically  dis- 
tinct from  Doyle  in  his  methods,  but  his  equal  as  an  artist,  is 
the  youngest  of  these  three  writers  of  romance — Arthur  Quiller 
Couch,  who  until  recently  disguised  his  identity  under  the 
pseudonym  of  "  Q."  Of  only  one  of  his  stories  have  we  room 
here  to  speak,  that  superb  romance,  »  The  Splendid  Spur."  It 
would  be  difficult  to  imagine  anything  more  dramatic  than  the 
adventures  of  the  young  hero  of  this  historical  sketch.  The  light 
of  a  vivid  imagination  plays    upon   the   scene,  and  stamps  every 


incident  upon  the  memory,  while  in  detail,  plot,  dress,  manners 
and  speech  it  reflects  a  past  age  as  faithfully  as  Thackeray's  "  Es- 
mond." In  a  time  that  is  filled  with  hard  realism,  it  is  a  pleasure 
to  turn  to  such  romances  as  those  of  Caine,  Doyle  and  Couch,  for 
they  rest  the  mind.  In  reading  fiction,  it  is  a  good  rule  to  get  as 
far  as  possible  from  one's  own  environment,  and  any  one  who 
dips  into  the  works  of  these  three  men,  will  get  that  mental 
recreation  which  is  a  sovereign  cure  for  depression — that  enemy 
which  lies  in  wait  for  the  man  who  crowds  too  much  work  into 
one  brief  day. 

THE  announcement  that  Great  Britain  will  take  part  in  an 
international  conference  to  discuss  the  silver  question,  may 
be  regarded  as  a  hopeful  sign  that  this  important  matter  will 
eventually  be  taken  out  of  politics  entirely.  America  has  gained 
a  point  by  shirking  a  great  responsibility,  and  in  this  respect  the 
recent  action  of  Congress  can  be  regarded  with  a  feeling  of  con- 
gratulation on  all  sides.  The  settlement  of  silver  values  on  some 
steady  basis  can  only  be  effected  by  an  international  agreement, 
whica  will  doubtless  be  arrived  at  during  the  coming  conference. 
This  will  save  a  great  deal  of  valuable  time  at  Washington,  and 
put  an  end  to  the  never-ceasing  prate  of  people  who  were  con- 
tinually airing  their  views  on  a  subject  about  which  they  know 
little  or  nothing.  When  silver  is  generally  recognized  as  money, 
and  not  an  article  of  merchandise,  political  mountebanks  of  this 
class  will  have  to  find  some  new  hobby  to  ride  to  the  death.  The 
market  for  silver  bullion  has  already  strengthened  on  the  an 
noancement  of  the  decision  of  the  Cuance'lor  of  the  Eschecquer, 
and  a  better  feeling  prevails  in  mining  circles. 


THE  Memorial  Day  parade  was  not  satisfactory  to  a  critical 
eye.  The  regular  soldiers  marched  very  poorly ;  in  some  cases 
their  marching  being  disgracefully  bad.  The  militia  made  a  bet- 
ter appearance  than  the  Government  troops,  whose  sole  duty  it 
is  to  look  well  on  parade;  but  the  palm  for  excellent  marching, 
soldierly  appearance  and  fine  presence  must  be  awarded  to  the 
battalion  of  policemen  who  headed  the  column.  They  marched 
as  a  battalion  of  six  companies,  six  fours  front,  single  rank,  and 
never  has  any  command  made  a  better  appearance  in  the  streets 
of  this  city  than  they  did.  They  were  armed  with  repeating 
rifles,  and  all  the  police  officers  were  young,  well-built,  strong  men, 
who  showed  the  effect  of  good  military  drill.  Their  lines  were 
straight,  their  step  in  perfect  time,  their  distances  accurate,  and 
their  rifles  well  carried.  Chief  Crowley  and  his  lieutenants  are 
to  be  congratulated  on  the  fine  appearance  of  the  police  battalion. 


The  Pacific  Auxiliary  Fire  Alarm. 


The  Pacific  Auxiliary  Fire  Alarm  has  been  doing  excellent  work 
since  its  organization  in  this  city.  By  the  introduction  of  its  boxes 
into  a  number  of  residence  and  business  houses,  it  has  so  greatly  re- 
duced the  dangers  arising  from  tire  that  in  recognition  of  that  fact 
the  insurance  companies  have  made  special  rates  on  risks  in  which 
the  boxes  are  placed.  A  very  large  number  is  now  in  use  throughout 
the  city,  no  argument  being  necessary  to  convince  business  men  of 
the  advantages  of  the  system.  At  the  office  of  the  .company,  at  323 
Pine  street,  one  may  obtain  all  detailed  information  regarding  the 
advantages  and  workings  of  the  system.  It  is  a  simple  plan ;  a  small 
box  attached  to  the  tire  alarm  system  being  so  placed  that  it  may 
be  easily  reached  in  case  of  fire,  and  an  alarm  be  immediately 
turned  in. 

A  rare  treat  is  in  store  tor  every  lady  who  attends  the  opening 
this  afternoon  and  evening,  of  the  New  Corset  House  and  Ladies* 
Emporium  of  Richard  Freud  and  Mrs.  M.  H.  Ober,  at  816  Market 
street,  in  the  Phelan  Block.  For  a  quarter  of  a  century  Richard 
Freud  has  been  engaged  m  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  corsets,  and 
is  the  inventor,  manufacturer  and  patentee  of  several  corsets  which 
have  now  an  extensive  sale  throughout  the  United  States  and 
Europe.  Mrs.  M.  H.  Ober  is  equally  well  as  the  inventor  of  a  corset 
waist,  recognived  as  the  best  substitute  foi  corsets,  and  is  agent  for 
all  of  Jenness-Miller  goods.  This  ladies'  emporium  will  possess  sev- 
eral new  features  that  must  commend  themselves  favorably.  Cosy 
fitting-rooms  and  expert  fitters  are  provided.  Every  lady  attending 
the  opening  this  evening  will  be  presented  with  an  elegant  souvenir. 

Steele's  Grindelia  Lotion,  of  fluid  extract  of  grindelia,  is  the  best 
remedy  now  known  for  alleviation  of  the  discomforts  of  poison  oak. 
It  is  also  excellent  for  the  relief  of  asthma.  The  lotion  is  sold  at  the 
Palace  Pharmacy,  at  635  Market  street.  No  camper  should  be  with- 
out  a  bottle. 

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S.4tf  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  JUNE  11,  1892. 


Number  24. 


Printed  and  Published  every  Saturday  by  the  Proprietor,  Frederick 
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TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


Page 

Editorial  Brevities 1 

Leading  Abticlbb  : 

A  Question  for  the  loner  Man. .  2 

As  to  Accomplishments    2 

OnrChiuesePets   2 

As  to  Professtoual  Patriots     ...  3 

A  Gallery  of  National  Leaders . .  3 

A  Givat  People 3 

Just  Like  Blame     3 

Anglo-Israelaud theJewish  Prob- 
lem      4 

Modern  Social  Dullness 4 

To  M}' Love  (Poetry)       5 

"  The  Summer  Hegira  " 5 

To  Fortune  (Poetry) 6 

Sparks  From  a  Princess 6 

Catching  a  Tartar 6 

In  the  Country 7 

Pleasure's  Wand 8 

Tennis  and  Baseball  News 9 

Sparks 10 

DOUBLE-PAGE  ARTOTYPE 


Page 

Pan  iu  the  Orchard  (Poetry) 11 

Victoria's  Portraits    11 

The  Pacific  Yacht  C.ub 12 

Obituary    13 

The  Looker-On      14-15 

Financial  Review 16 

Town  Crier  17 

Real  Property    .   . 18 

The  Bourse  and  Underwriter  ...    19 

The  Latest  Kissing  Game 19 

Library  Table 20 

Vauit'es 21 

World,  Flesh  and  Devil 22 

The  Rose  Jar  23 

Comments  on  Foreign  Affairs 24 

Fashions  for  Men  25 

Scientific  and  Useful 26 

"  Biz  "—Summary  of  the  Markets.  27 

Sunbeams 28 

Society 30-31-32 

How  Farquharson  saw  Pinafore  32 
■The  Pacific  Yacht  Club. 


THE  aphorism  "Scratch  a  Russian  and  you  will  find  a  Tartar," 
is  now  paraphrased,  "  Scratch  a  Blaine  boomer  and  you   will 
find  a  howling  ward  politician." 


BLAINE  and  Hill  are  the  two  great  exemplifications  of  the 
possibilities  of  a  politician  in  this  glorious  republic.  They 
are  both  champions  of  the  spoils  system,  the  motto  of  each  is 
simply  «'  Get  there;  no  matter  bow,  but  get  there,"  and  each  is  a 
firm  believer  in  his  own  great  destiny.  The  people,  however, 
will  have  no  more  of  either  of  them. 


ANOTHER  man  gone  wrong  from  dealing  in  options  on  wheat. 
Moseley,  the  runaway  Recorder  of  San  Joaquin  county,  turns 
out  to  have  been  a  desperate  plunger  on  wheat,  and  to  have  put 
up  "  more  mud  "  as  long  as  all  the  money  he  could  borrow  or 
steal  lasted.  Gambling  is  not  a  paying  business  in  the  long  run, 
unless  one  owns  the  game  and  is  satisfied  with  his  percentage. 


THE  musical  reader  may  be  pardoned  for  being  a  little  incredu- 
lous as  to  the  account  ot  the  seventeen-year  old  girl  in  Paris, 
who  has  astonished  that  city  with  her  wonderful  voice,  and  who 
is  a  fine  actress  as  well.  It  is  very  seldom  that  the  voice  is  fully 
developed  at  so  early  an  age,  and  the  great  actress  is  made,  not 
born,  or  at  least  must  add  hard  study  to  natural  histrionic  talent. 


THE  whole  country  has  been  simply  flooded  with  politics  this 
week,  and  the  tide  will  no  sooner  have  subsided  than  it  will 
rise  again  to  meet  the  Chicago  convention,  which  is  to  occur  on 
the  21st  inst.  The  daily  newspapers  are  such  only  in  name,  for 
they  sacrifice  everything  to  convention  news,  which  is  news  only 
in  the  sense  that  it  tells  of  things  which  have  not  occurred  before. 


THE  First  Methodist  Church  of  Oakland  did  a  very  unwise 
thing  when  it  charged  Francis  Murphy  ten  dollars  a  night  for 
the  privilege  of  using  it,  to  do  the  very  work  that  the  church 
ought  to  be  doing  all  the  time.  As  Mr.  Murphy's  collections 
amounted  only  to  four  or  five  dollars  a  night,  he  was  forced  out 
of  the  high-toned  church  into  a  shabby  tent  that  was  placed  on  a 
vacant  lot,  and  would  not  accommodate  one-fifth  of  the  crowd 
that  sought  admission. 

THERE  can  be  but  one  opinion  as  to  the  merits  of  the  crusade 
against  the  dives  and  crime-hatcheries  of  this  city.  Every  good 
citizen  ought  to  lend  his  aid  to  the  suppression  of  these  nurseries 
of  vice,  and  the  property  owner  who  will  lease  property  for  a 
dive  ought  to  be  punished  by  confiscation  of  his  land.  There  is 
nothing  in  a  city  so  demoralizing,  so  injurious  to  the  morals  of 
the  rising  generation  as  the  dives,  and  society  should  take  up 
arms  against  them,  and  continue  the  battle  until  they  are  wiped 
out  of  existence. 


MR.  FASSETT  properly  opened    the    Minneapolis   Convention 
with  a  gavel  shaped  like  a  bung-starter.     From  whose  barrel 
did  he  knock  the  bung  ? 

THE  juror,  Squires,  accused  of  embracery,  if  convicted,  should 
be  severely  handled.  His  case  should  be  pushed  and  decided 
as  rapidly  as  possible.  It  is  said  that  Squires  is  an  old-time  stage 
robber,  and  bad  egg  generally.  There  is  something  curious  in  the 
statement  of  detective  Hume,  that  he  thought  Squires  had  really 
reformed.  Hume  should  know  that  California  stage  robbers  re- 
form only  when  their  bodies  are  fructifying  the  soil  from  which 
the  daisies  spring. 

THE  Sisson  Mascot  has  a  weird  tale  about  the  hungry  journalists 
from  the  East,  and  their  endeavor  to  get  free  lunch  at  the 
hotel  dining-rooms  at  Sisson.  Surely,  the  Mascot  does  not  be- 
grudge these  ever  hungry  pilgrims  one  square  meal,  and  even  if 
they  did  smash  the  chairs,  and  try  to  get  away  with  the  tables, 
why  be  angry,  brother  ?  It  is  only  their  playful  way.  It  needed 
all  the  "  mascots  "  in  Sisson,  it  seems,  to  overcome  the  effect  of 
the  many  "  hoodoos  "  in  that  ever-to-be-remembered  aggregation 
of  grey  matter  and  free  lunch  workers. 


CYRUS  R.  TEED,  late  of  the  Koreshan  colony  of  this  city,  has 
been  sued  in  Chicago  for  the  alienation  of  the  affections  of 
the  wife  of  one  Sidney  C.  Miller,  the  damages  being  laid  at  $100,000. 
Miller  alleges  that  Teed  promised  to  make  Mrs.  Miller  a  Goddess 
Minerva,  and  it  is  not  quite  clear  whether  the  gravamen  of  the 
complaint  is  the  alienation  of  the  wife's  affections  or  the  failure 
to  deify  her.  Some  day  Koreshan  Teed  will  run  across  a  man 
who  will  take  the  law  into  his  own  hands  and  put  a  period  to 
his  career  of  fraud,  chicanery  and  deceit. 


CALIFORNIA  was  again  divided,  as  usual,  before  the  Eastern 
phalanxes,  and  the  Golden  State  lost  a  point  or  two  in  conse- 
quence. California  delegations  to  any  national  convention,  should 
remember  that  our  people  expect  them  to  help  the  State  as  much 
as  any  party  the  delegates  may  represent,  and  the  most  effective 
way  to  impress  the  Easterners  seems  to  be  to  fill  them  with  our 
wine,  and  startle  them  with  our  yells.  But  the  California  dele- 
gation took  no  wine  to  Minneapolis,  and  did  not  howl  together. 
Let  the  Chicago  delegation  meet  the  Bourbons  in  better  array. 


THE  Collecter  of  Customs  has  been  instructed  by  the  Secretary 
of  the  Treasury  to  discontinue  the  practice  of  allowing  to  land 
at  the  quarantine  station  on  Angel  Island,  Chinese  immigrants 
originaily  destined  for  Honolulu  and  refused  admission  at  that 
port,  because  of  the  existence  among  them  of  contagious  diseases. 
It  is  high  time  that  such  an  order  was  made.  Let  the  steamship 
companies  take  care  of  them  and  not  compel  us  to  shelter  small- 
pox patients  who  were  destined  for  another  country  but  denied 
admission.  They  know  the  quarantine  laws  of  the  Hawaiian 
kingdom,  or  if  they  do  not  can  easily  ascertain  what  they  are. 


THAT  close  friend  and  ardent  admirer  of  Philly  Crimmins,  Mr. 
George  Lee,  by  the  grace  of  the  Third-street  Boss,  the  License 
Collector  of  this  city  and  county,  left  his  office  to  take  care  of 
it3elf,  and  went  to  Minneapolis  to  help  the  guileful  Jimmy.  Of 
course  the  taxpayers  of  this  city  do  not  mind  paying  the  salary 
of  an  official  who  neglects  the  business  of  the  people  to  attend  to 
that  of  his  political  boss.  Then,  besides,  it  is  worth  while  paying 
a  month's  salary  to  picture  Phil  Crimmins  and  Mike  Kelly  ex- 
tending the  hand  of  fellowship  to  the  Man  from  Maine,  and  as- 
suring Jim  that  they  will  help  him  in  his  business. 


REV,  R.  S.  MARSHALL,  who  for  over  a  year  conducted  the 
Florence  Mission  for  Fallen  Women,  at  Sacramento,  where  it 
was  started  by  Charles  Crittenden  the  millionaire  evangelist  of 
New  York,  has  opened  an  undenominational  Christian  Mission 
on  Fifteenth  street,  Oakland,  where,  with  the  assistance  of 
Rev.  A.  C  Bane  of  the  Methodist  Church,  South,  he  is  doing  a 
grand  work  for  fallen  humanity.  He  is  a  young  man  of  splendid 
education  and  talents,  and  possesses  a  magnificent  voice  for  sing- 
ing, and  has  frequently  refused  big  salaries  to  fill  church  pulpits, 
rather  preferring  to  labor  among  the  poor  and  lowly. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER 


June  11,  1892. 


A    QUESTION    FOR    THE    INNER    MAN. 

LIBERAL  food,  large  production,  and  higher  wages  go  together. 
That  is  the  conclusion  reached  by  Dr.  W.  O.  Atwater,  who 
has  given  the  subject  of  the  food  consumption  of  the  leading 
nations  of  the  earth  much  and  serious  thought.  Liberal  food 
would  naturally  follow  higher  wages,  but  by  no  means  does  it 
follow  that  the  reverse  would  be  the  case,  though  the  connection 
between  tb.2  two  subjects  is  very  close  and  clear.  In  an  article 
in  the  current  Forum,  Dr.  Atwater  gives  much  salutary  advice  to 
intending  housewives,  regarding  the  proper  diet  with  which  to 
build  up  their  families.  It  is  somewhat  satisfactory,  therefore, 
to  find  that  in  the  opinion  of  this  expert,  the  best  food,  in  the 
sense  of  that  which  is  sold  at  the  highest  price,  is  not  generally 
the  cheapest,  nor  is  it  always  the  most  healthful  or  economical. 
Salmon  or  tenderloin,  for  instance,  at  seventy-five  cents  a  pound, 
are  no  more  nutritious  than  halibut  or  shoulder  steak  at  ten  or 
fifteen  cents  a  pound.  There  is  as  much  of  tbe-actual  nutrients, 
and  these  are  just  as  valuable  for  supplying  the  wants  of  the 
body  in  the  cheaper  as  in  the  dearer  material.  A  pound  of  sirloin 
steak,  at  twenty-five  cents  a  pound,  furnishes  three-tenths  of  a 
pound  of  actually  nutritive  material,  with  fifteen-hundredths  of 
a  pound  of  protein,  and  enough  fat  in  addition  to  yield  870  cal- 
ories of  energy.  (The  calorie  is  the  amount  of  heat  (hat  would 
raise  a  kilogram  of  water  one  degree  centegrade,  or  one  pound  of 
water  about  four  degrees  Fahrenheit.  One  calorie  corresponds 
to  1.52  foot-pounds).  A  cheaper  cut  of  beef,  from  the  forequarters 
at  twelve  and  a  half  cents  a  pound,  and  of  like  composition, 
furnishes  twice  as  much  nutritive  matter  for  the  same  money. 
A  pint  of  oysters,  weighing  a  pound,  would  furnish  six-hundredtbs 
of  a  pound  of  protein  and  230  calories  of  energy;  if  the  same 
twenty-five  cents  were  invested  in  Hour  at  three  cents  a  pound,  it 
will  buy  seven  and  one  quarter  pounds  of  actual  nutritive  ma- 
terial, with  nearly  a  fuel  value  of  12,000  calories  of  energy.  The 
national  taste,  which  Dr.  Atwater  thinks  is  not  a  correct  one 
from  a  hygienic  standpoint,  has  given  preference  to  the  very  fat 
meats,  though  fortunately  a  reaction  is  making  itself  felt.  Vait's 
standard  for  a  laboring  man  at  moderate  work,  which  is  based 
upon  the  observaiions  of  the  food  of  wage-workers,  who  are 
counted  in  Germany,  as  well  as  well  paid  and  well  fed,  allows  118 
grams  of  protein  and  3.055  calories  of  energy.  Many  men  whose 
work  is  mental,  rather  than  physical,  suffer  from  over-eating.  In 
the  German  army,  where  especial  attention  is  given  to  diet,  and 
it  is  an  axiom  that  soldiers,  to  march  well  and  fight  well,  must 
be  well  fed.  A  ration  for  time  of  peace  has  been  computed  at 
2,800  calories;  for  time  of  war  at  3,095,  and  an  extraordinary  war 
ration  for  service  in  the  field,  in  which  the  soldiers  are  most  se- 
verely tried,  supplies  3.985  calories.  Livingin  the  midst  of  abun- 
dance, our  diet  has  not  been  regulated  by  the  restraints  which 
obtain  with  the  great  majority  of  the  people  of  the  Old  World, 
where  food  is  dear  and  incomes  are  small.  How  much  harm  is 
done  by  our  one-sided  and  excessive  diet,  no  one  can  say.  Phy- 
sicians tell  us  that  it  is  very  great.  Of  the  vice  of  over-eating, 
Sir  Henry  Thompson,  a  noted  English  physician  and  authority 
on  this  subject,  says:  ■«  I  hav<?  come  to  the  conclusion  that  more 
than  half  the  disease  which  embitters  the  middle  and  the  latter 
part  of  life  is  due  to  avoidable  errors  in  diet,  and  that  more  mis- 
chief in  the  form  of  actual  disease,  of  impaired  vigor,  and  of 
shortened  life  accrues  to  civilized  man  in  England  and  through- 
out Central  Europe  from  erroneous  habits  of  eating,  than  from 
the  habitual  use  of  alcoholic  drink,  considerable  as  I  know  that 
evil  to  be."  From  an  investigation  of  the  dietaries  of  American 
and  European  workingmen.  Dr.  Atwater  has  come  to  the  conclu- 
sion that  the  American  workingmen,  whose  dietaries  were  exam- 
ined, were  better  nourished  by  half  than  their  transatlantic 
brethren.  As  far  as  the  facts  at  hand  go,  they  imply  that  to  the 
American  workingman  is  vouchsafed  the  priceless  gift  which  is 
denied  to  most  people  of  the  world,  namely,  the  physical  condi- 
tions, including  especially  the  liberal  nourishment  which  are  es- 
sential to  large  productions,  high  wages,  and  the  highest  physical 
existence,  and  that  as  a  corollary  h6  has  alike  peculiar  opportun- 
ity for  intellectual  and  moral  development  and  progress.  If  the 
coming  man  follows  the  teachings  which  the  science  of  nutrition 
will  supply,  and  the  teachings  of  economy  will  enforce,  his  diet 
will  be  better  suited  to  his  aims.  If  his  work  be  mental  he  will 
avoid  excess.  If  it  be  physical,  he  will  have  enough  to  make  the 
most  of  himself  and  his  work.  The  underlying  problems  are  the 
conservatism  of  matter  and  the  conservatism  of  energy  in  the 
living  organism.  We  shall  nDt  be  able  to  tell  how  to  get  the  best 
nutriment  for  our  money,  and  how  to  fit  our  food  to  our  actual 
needs,  until  these  problems  are  more  nearly  solved.  In  the  carry- 
ing out  of  this  work  is  an  opportunity  for  a  man  of  means  to  be 
of  infinite  value  to  his  fellow  man. 


COUNTY  affairs  are  in  a  serious  predicament  since  the  decision 
of  the  Attorney-General  regarding  the  payment  of  deputies. 
They  find  themselves  called  upon  to  pay  their  deputies  out  of 
their  own  pockets,  which,  in  some  instances,  would  not  only  ex- 
haust their  salaries,  but  ljave  them  in  debt.  Governor  Mark  ham 
may  find  it  necessary  to  call  an  extra  session  of  the  Legislature 
to  cure  this  defect  in  the  County  Government  bill,  and  permit  the 
public  business  of  the  counties  to  be  carried  on. 


AS    TO    ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 

SO-CA  LLED  accomplish  ments  are  a  sort  of  mansard  roof  clapped 
on  the  sounder  structure  of  the  average  English  education. 
Why  they  are  thus  denominated,  when  in  the  possession  of  thera 
so  little  is  really  accomplished,  it  is  difficult  to  determine.  Their 
material  is  generally  as  unsubstantial  as  that  of  the  thing  to 
which  they  have  been  compared,  and,  subjected  to  the  fiery  tests 
of  life  and  experience,  they  are  almost  as  readily  destroyed.  The 
acquirement  of  a  little  knowledge  of  music,  certain  rules  of 
drawing,  the  process  of  mixing  colors,  and  a  few  foreign  phrases 
are  oftenest  the  result  of  much  mis-applied  industry.  If  music 
drawing  and  painting  were  studied,  and  cultivated  as  arts,  with 
the  intent  of  becoming  thoroughly  proficient  in  them,  that  they 
might  stand,  if  need  be,  in  good,  practical  stead,  then  the  time 
devoted  to  them  would  not  be  wasted.  Instead  of  being  mental 
fads  in  which  to  deck  their  ill-clothed  minds  in  public,  these  at- 
tainments would  be  of  deep  and  lasting  satisfaction  to  their  pos- 
sessors, even  though  not  put  to  any  severer  trial.  Few  girls  care 
enough  for  music  and  drawing  to  pursue  them  after  being  freed 
from  the  restraint  of  masters,  and  many  would  never  begin  such 
study  were  it  not  for  the  ambition  of  parents,  guided  by  a  society 
that  demands  all  girls  to  be  molded  after  one  model.  This  idea  is 
so  obviously  impossible  as  to  be  absurd.  Countless  good  garden- 
ers, milliners,  dressmakers,  and  housekeepers,  have  been  spoiled 
in  poor  piano-players,  simply  because  a  knowledge  of  the  piano 
was  considered  an  elegant  acquisition;  while  an  understanding  of 
the  other  things  was  regarded  as  something  that  only  necessity 
should  require.  The  hours  of  strumming  on  unresponsive  in- 
struments (unresponsive  because  touched  by  no  sympathetic 
fingers),  which  otherwise  employed  might  have  made  excellent 
cooks,  are  incalculable. 

The  original  design  was  good — to  enable  women  to  impart 
pleasure  and  improvement  to  themselves  and  others;  but  it 
signally  fails.  Seldom  are  girls  willing  to  play,  or  exhibit  the 
work  of  their  pencil  to  critical  eyes  or  ears,  and  when  good  nature 
impels  them  to,  what  have  they  to  offer  ?  Ordinarily  the  merest 
smattering — more  repellant  to  ripe  judgment  than  total  ignorance 
would  be.  It  is  evident  that  an  acquaintance  with  the  alphabet 
of  many  branches  of  art  is  not  so  great  an  aid  to  intellectual  im- 
provement as  being  thoroughly  versed  in  one.  In  this  short  life, 
it  is  much  to  know  even  one  thing,  well.  If  thoroughly  under- 
stood, everything,  from  steak-broiling  to  oratorio-composing, 
should  be  considered  an  accomplishment.  Pupils  apt  at  figures 
should  be  taught  book-keeping  in  place  of  minims  and  semi- 
bra /es;  and  natural  nurses  should  be  given  an  insight  into  bottles 
and  bandages,  in  lieu  of  curved  lines  and  neutral  tints.  Thus 
the  training  of  the  mind  in  a  direction  at  once  natural  and  useful 
contributes  to  its  healthiest  growth,  and  redounds  to  individual 
advancement  and  general  advantage. 


OUR    CHINESE    PETS. 


MISS  CUTHBERTSON,  who  has  done  such  noble  work  in  res- 
cuing numerous  Chinese  female  slaves  from  the  brothels  of 
Chinatown,  has  received  a  threatening  letter,  signed  by  a  number 
of  highbinders,  notifying  her  that  if  she  does  not  cease  interfering 
with  the  infamous  traffic  of  the  Chinatown  alleys,  by  offering 
shelter  at  her  Mission-house  to  the  poor  unfortunates  who  escape 
from  their  masters,  that  more  blood  will  be  shed,  and  that  speed- 
ily, by  the  daredevils  who  defy  the  law  and  its  guardians.  She 
has  not  been  deterred,  however,  by  the  warning,  and  continues 
hard  at  work.  The  Chinese  Consul  General  and  the  Chief  of 
Police  have  been  notified  of  the  threats  of  the  highbinders,  and 
due  precautions  have  been  taken  to  prevent  any  attack  being 
made  on  the  Mission-house,  or  any  harm  coming  to  the  ladies 
who  so  nobly  devote  themselves  to  the  cause  of  suffering  human- 
ity. It  is  with  grim  pleasure  that  we  now  take  occasion  to  call 
the  attention  of  the  people  of  the  Eastern  States,  who  for  years 
have  been  so  confident  that  the  Chinese  were  a  down-trodden 
people,  and  that  we  of  California  were  unduly  and  wrongfully 
prejudiced  against  them,  to  this  condition  of  affairs.  In  the 
minds  of  the  good  Christians  upon  the  Atlantic  seaboard  the 
Chinese  is  a  truly  good  man,  who  needs  only  opportunity  to  de- 
velop all  the  many  beauties  of  his  nature.  The  Cuthbertson 
letter  is  an  instance  of  the  developed  goodness  of  the  Chinese.  It 
must  be  remembered,  while  considering  this  matter,  that  these 
threats  cannot  be  considered  idly.  The  men  who  make  them  are 
fully  able  of  carrying  them  out,  and  would  probably  take  great 
delight  in  doing  so.  They  care  not  for  their  own  lives,  nor  for 
that  of  any  man.  With  them  murder  is  a  pastime;  shooting  and 
stabbing  a  pleasure  and  delight.  We  are  conservative  upon  all 
matters  in  which  it  seems  at  all  probable  that  personal  violence 
may  have  to  be  used  to  effect  an  end,  but  if  the  Chinese  high- 
binders attack  Miss  Cuthbertson  or  her  household,  we  shall  con- 
sider it  our  duty  to  severely  criticise  the  police,  should  they  fail 
to  illustrate  the  great  benefits  derived  from    their  pistol  practice. 


JERRY  SIMPSON  says  it  is  as  easy  to  reform  hell  as  it  is  to  re- 
form the  tariff.  He  is  mistaken.  The  tariff  reformers  are  in 
the  majority  in  this  country,  but  the  Republicans  have  hell  by  a 
large  majority.  — St.  Louis  Republican. 


June  11    1892. 


8AN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


A    GALLERY    OF    NATIONAL    LEADERS. 

THAT  the  essential  hi-lory  of  any  nation  is  comprised  in  the 
biographies  of  her  great  men.  ha>  become  an  apothegm  that  is 
reiterated  bere  and  at  Ihis  time  for  ihe  practical  purpose  of  im- 
g  the  opportunity  afforded  by  the  approaching  World's 
Kair.  tu  make  the  truth  of  the  assertion  more  generally  appre- 
ciated, and  to  realize  the  educational  advantages  that  mustaccrue 
from  ,-tich  general  appreciation.  While  the  engravings  repro- 
duced on  postage  stamps,  paper  currency,  aud  even  advertise- 
ment sheets,  have  made  the  features  of  many  of  our  public  men 
familiar,  there  are  few  adults  who  can  associate  a  name  with 
more  than  half  of  these  apparitions,  and  t-lilJ  fewer  who  associate 
with  the  names  the  deeds  and  labors  that  have  secured  them  dis- 
tinction. Few  people  have  the  time  or  the  inclination  to  read 
histories  or  biographies,  even  the  shortest  and  most  entertaining. 
The  assurance  that  me  encyclopedia  contains  any  required  facts, 
imparts  a  B*n«  of  security  that  emboldens  ignorance.  If  this 
ignorance  bore  no  tangible  relation  to  the  general  welfare,  it 
could  be  borne  with  some  philosophy;  but  as  it  enables  un- 
scrupulous partisans  to  misrepresent  the  history  and  the  results 
of  legislation,  without  much  fear  of  effective  contradiction,  it  is 
becoming  more  and  more  imperative  that  the  average  voter 
should  at  least  be  protected  from  imposition  by  arming  himself 
with  the  facts  of  what  has  been  attempted  and  what  has  been 
achieved  in  establishing  this  nation;  by  whom  this  has  been 
done,  and  against  what  obstacles  A  very  large  percentage  of 
the  voters  of  the  United  States  will  visit  the  World's  Fair.  These 
reflections  have  suggi  s:ed  that  this  opportunity  to  exhibit  a  truly 
representative  and  properly  classified  eolltction  of  national  por- 
traits should  not  be  lost.  Such  a  collection  should  not  be  made 
part  of  the  Fine  Art  exhibition,  but  be  as  distinct  as  possible,  be- 
ing in  itself  the  exhibit  of  the  Government.  It  is  not,  we  think, 
too  much  to  ask  that  a  separate  building  should  be  erected  for  the 
purpose,  which  should  remain  as  a  monument  for  all  time,  to 
contain  as  many  of  the  portraits  of  the  original  collection  as 
could  be  purchased,  aud  copies  of  such  as  could  not.  The  classi- 
fication of  such  a  collection  would  naturally  include  every  field 
of  activity — military,  naval,  political,  literary,  scientific,  philan- 
thropic, professional  and  practical.  Such  an  undertaking  cannot 
be  lightly  assumed  as  a  pari  of  some  commission's  work.  It  calls 
for  the  knowledge  and  experience  that  no  one  man  possesses, 
and  should,  above  all  things.be  absolutely  free  from  partisan- 
ship. Perhaps  a  man  like  Mr.  John  Fiske  could  be  induced 
to  undertake  the  organization  and  supervision  of  such  a  scheme. 
The  members  of  such  a  commission  must  be  those  whose  personal 
acquaintance  would  enable  them  to  insure  the  loan  of  certain 
family  portraits,  and  who  at  the  same  time  could  cheerfully  co- 
operate with  an  eye  single  to  the  success  of  the  undertaking. 
The  most  seriously  difficult  part  of  this  undertaking  would  be 
the  catalogue;  containing,  as  it  must,  all  essential  information  in 
the  most  succinct  form,  so  that  it  should  not  be  too  voluminous 
or  too  expensive  to  give  away.  This  catalogue  should  also  be  a 
reproduction  in  black  and  white  miniature  of  the  whole  collec- 
tion, so  that  it  may  find  its  way  to  every  part  of  the  country,  to 
those  who  otherwise  would  only  hear  of  it  through  the  news- 
papers. This  is  only  an  outline  of  a  really  colossal  scheme,  but 
in  this  respect  it  should  the  more  certainly  find  favor  with  Uncle 
Sam's  proverbially  ambitious  and  enterprising  children. 


A    GREAT    PEOPLE. 


DOES  it  ever  strike  the  average  citizen  that  in  nothing  is  the 
greatness  of  the  American  people  better  displayed  than  in 
the  perfect  good  humor  and  alacrity  with  which  the  result  of  a 
Presidential  contest  is  accepted.  We  do  not  mean  greatness  in 
the  material  sense  of  the  word,  but  in  the  higher  and  better 
meaning  of  the  term,  the  possession  of  the  qualities  which  insure 
the  perpetuity  and  prosperity  of  a  nation.  We  all  know  the 
history  of  a  Presidential  election — how  each  party  scrambles  and 
struggles  and  fights  and  quarrels  over  the  nomination,  and  then, 
after  the  nominations  are  made,  how  they  turn  around  and  fight 
ea<  h  other  wilh  a  fierceness  and  intensity  which  among  the  Latin 
races  would  certainly  end  in  civil  war  and  bloodshed;  and  yet, 
within  twenty -four  hours  after  the  result  is  known,  everything 
has  settled  down  into  peace  and  harmony,  the  recent  enemies 
are  on  the  best  and  most  amicable  terms,  and  men  who  a  short 
time  before  were  apparently  thirsting  for  each  other's  gore,  find  all 
the  refreshment  they  need  in  a  glass  of  beer  or  some  such  innocu- 
ous beverage,  and  everything  goes  along  as  though  there  had  not 
been  an  election  for  a  century.  It  is,  we  say,  a  great  people  and  a 
wonderful  people  that  can  go  through  such  an  experience  every 
four  years  and  yet  receive  no  wounds  that  smart  and  no  bruises 
that  ache.  It  were  better,  in  reality,  that  every  election  were  a 
regular  Donnybrook  fair  than  that  the  mass  of  the  people  of  the 
United  States  should  lose  interest  in  elections  and  become  wholly 
indifferent  as  to  whom  should  be  ehcted  to  office,  or  what 
p  inciples  they  represent.  Money  invested  in  the  trappings  and 
paraphernalia  of  campaign  meetings  and  proces  sions  is  not 
thrown  away.  It  is  a  burnt  offering  laid  upon  the  shrine  of  the 
Goddess  of  Liberty,  which  constantly  renews  and  revives  the 
faith  and  zeal  of  her  worshippers. 


AS    TO    PROFESSIONAL    PATRIOTS. 

THE  Fourth,  the  glorious  Fourth,  will  soon  again  be  with  us. 
Once  more  will  ihe  small  boy  burn  up  some  thousands  of 
dollars'  worth  of  valuable  property,  to  assert  his  belief  In  the 
greatness  of  Ibid  glorious  country;  again  will  the  American  Eagle 
spread  its  wings  upon  the  high  tree  tops  of  Maine,  and  extend  its 
beak  over  the  Seal  Rocks,  outside  the  Golden  Gate,  as  it  shrieks 
that  *•  we  are  the  people;"  hitherto  unknown  orators  will  in 
stentorious  volets  tell  the  people  that  America  and  Americans  are 
the  chosen  land  and  people,  and  the  great  professional  patriots 
will  stand  up  on  their  bind  legs  and  bowl.  We  say  •■  professional 
patriots  "  advisedly,  for  the  multitude  of  people  who  subsist  off 
the  greatness  of  the  country  is  increasing  so  rapidly  that  men  in 
public  office,  and  men  who  want  to  be,  will  soon  have  to  be 
recognized  as  forming  a  profession  peculiar  to  themselves.  The 
professional  politician,  the  professional  patriot  and  the  profes- 
sional Grand  Army  comrade,  are  all  so  closely  allied, 
that,  as  the  Irish  woman  satd  of  her  twins,  they 
cannot  be  told  apart,  unless  they  are  seen  together. 
Who  are  to  be  the  managers  of  the  local  celebration  of  Independ- 
ence Day?  That  is  a  question  which  conctrns  every  tax-payer  in 
the  city.  For  some  years  past,  the  Fourth  of  July  committee  has 
been  merely  a  political  conservatory  ft.r  the  hatchery  of  lambs 
and  the  strengthening  of  bosses.  Will  the  conservatory  be  as 
well  populated  as  ever  this  year?  One  may  assume  that  it  will, 
judging  from  the  many  plants  of  the  Crimmins  Kelly  absorbing 
species  which  have  already  taken  ront  therein.  The  whole  Fourth 
of  July  business  as  conducted  in  this  city,  is  a  farce  and  a  hum- 
bug. It  has  no  more  to  do  with  the  proper  celebration  of  Inde- 
pendence Day  than  have  the  tire-crackers  exploded  in  Chinatown. 
The  spirit  of  patriotism  does  not  exist  in  the  celebration  in  the 
slightest  degree,  the  main  idea  of  each  committeeman  bei •  g  the 
obtaining  of  as  much  notoriety  as  possible  on  account  of  his  con- 
nection with  what  should  be  a  representative  body  of  citizens. 
The  third  street  bosses  have  apparently  gained  entire  control  of 
the  Fourth  of  July  committee.  Therefore,  the  committee  may 
expect  that  all  its  actions  will  be  subjtct  to  the  closest  scrutiny. 
No  good  may  come  out  of  Third  street,  and  not  much  good  may 
be  expected  from  men  who  will  associate  with  the  hiielings  of 
those  who  are  known  to  be  vile. 


JUST    LIKE    BLAINE. 


THE  duplicity  shown  by  James  G,  Blaine  in  regard  to  the 
nomination  for  President  is  well  in  accord  with  the  many 
"errors  of  judgment"  made  by  him  during  his  long  public  career. 
The  better  Blaine  is  known,  the  more  is  it  apparent  that  the 
strain  of  the  politician  in  him  is  so  much  greater  than  the  touch 
of  statesmanship,  that  in  all  his  movements  a  desire  for  the  bene- 
fit of  himself  is  the  animating  force.  The  weakness  of  the  Re- 
publican party  is  shown  by  the  attitude  it  has  assumed  toward 
Blaine.  Though  announcing  him  loudly  as  the  man  of  destiny, 
as  a  statesman  of  renown,  and  a  citizen  of  the  highest  integrity, 
it  is  yet  said  in  the  same  breath  that  no  faith  should  be  placed  in 
the  now  famous  Clarkson  letter  in  which  Blaine  declined  to  be- 
come a  candidate  for  the  Minneapolis  nomination.  If  the  admir- 
ers and  supporters  of  the  man  from  Maine  state  that  his  writ  en 
and  deliberate  declaration  is  not  to  be  believed,  how  much  of 
belief  or  faith  is  it  probable  that  his  political  and  personal  oppo- 
nents will  have  in  him  ?  The  utter  disregard  of  veracity  and 
manly  honor  Bhown  by  Blaine  and  his  lieutenanis  throughout 
this  whole  affair  is  without  parallel.  It  merely  shows  that 
Clarkson,  Quay,  Blaine  et  al.  are  workers  only  for  their  own 
aggrandizement.  Blaine's  position  is  one  of  the  weakest  which 
could  possibly  be  assumed  by  a  man  with  his  high  ambitions. 
He  has  refused  to  reaffirm  the  determination  be  announced  in  the 
Clarkson  letter,  and  his  friends  say  they  will  endeavor  to  nom- 
inate him  with  or  without  his  consent;-that  the  success  of  the 
Republican  party  depends  upon  the  presentation  of  his  name  to 
the  people.  The  Republican  party  must  needs  be  then  in  a  most 
deplorable  condition.  Blaine's  friends  havedone  all  in  their  power 
to  defeat  the  nomination  of  the  President,  and  it  is  said  that  the 
ex -Secretary  of  State  has  even  consented  to  allow  his  name  to  be 
used  for  that  purpose  alone.  At  this  writing,  the  advices  from 
Minneapolis  indicate  ttie  nomination  of  Harrison  on  the  first 
ballot.  With  that  result  of  the  convention,  the  public  career  of 
James  G.  Blaine  would  close.  He  would  at  once  be  buried  by  his 
friends  in  the  political  cemetery,  from  which  no  boom  ever  re- 
turns. It  is  a  safe  prediction  that  Blaine  will  never  be  President 
of  the  United  States.  He  has  once  appeared  before  the  people 
asking  for  their  suffrages,  aud  they  repudiated  him.  They  are 
ready  to  do  so  again.  With  the  end  of  this  administration  Blaine 
will  fall  upon  the  corpse  of  his  departed  honor  and  greatness,  and 
wail,  Othello  like,  that  indeed  is  his  occupation  gone. 

ON  E  of  the  characteristic  Republican  demonstrations  to  be  given 
in  honor  of  the  Minneapolis  nominee  is  that  "  grand  mas- 
querade ball,"  announced  for  this  evening.  A  masquerade  was 
well  selected  to  exemplify  the  merits  and  honors  of  the  gentle- 
men who  want  to  run  the  country.  It  would  have  been  a  good 
idea  to  call  it  a  "  Blaine  ball,"  as  Slippery  Jim  is  well-known  as 
the  "  grandest  masquerader"  of  the  day. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  11,  1892. 


T 


MODERN    SOCIAL    DULLNESS. 

HE  condition  and  decadence  of  society  in  the  great  cities  of  the 
1  world  has  recently  received  much  attention  from  the  leading 
political  economists  of  this  country  and  Europe.  A  recent  writer 
in  the  National  Review  says  it  is  without  doubt  owing  to  the  all- 
pervading  non-existence  of  general  conversation  in  modern 
society  that  the  new  development  of  social  amusements  has 
arisen.  It  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  modern  English  gommeux 
and  gomm  uses  are  incapable  of  sustaining  anything  but  a  tete-a 
lete  conversation.  Whether  it  is  certain  modest  diffidence  as  to 
the  general  interest  their  remarks  may  possess,  or  whether  they 
find  the  "  parry  and  riposte"  on  the  rare  occasions  when  the  ball 
of  topic  is  Hying  to  and  fro  across  a  dinner-table  too  fa- 
tiguing a  mental  effort,  ia  not  revealed  to  the  simple  student  of 
modern  manners;  but  there  is  no  question  that  modern  society 
recognizes  the  practicable  impossibility  of  expecting  general  con- 
versation, by  the  meihod  it  pursues  in  its  entertainments.  What 
possible  chance  of  that  most  admirable  incentive  and  producer  of 
wit  and  brilliancy  can  there  be  in  that  form  of  torture  so  dear  to 
London  hostesses,  a  dinner  party  of  twenty  or  thirty  people,  who 
are  often  so  tightly  packed  that  it  is  a  matter  of  difficulty  to 
raise  a  spoon  to  one's  lips?  It  is  a  modern  form  of 
servitude  at  the  galleys;  the  couple  are  chained  to  the  same 
bench  for  a  space  of  two  hours.  They  must  toil  at  their  oar  of 
conversation  as  best  they  can  for  the  requisite  time,  and  they 
acquit  themselves  in  quantity  of  effort,  if  not  in  quality,  for  a 
dislike  to  join  in  general  conversation  does  not  at  all  mean  in 
such  cases  an  inability  to  gabble;  and  to  remain  silently  amused 
and  observant  would  be  "bad  form."  or  "  odd,"  and  as  such  rep- 
rehensible. So  the  stream  of  int-ffable  platitudes  flows  on ;  and  if 
the  dinner  party  should  take  place  in  the  season,  it  would  be  a 
safe  bet  to  wager  that  each  couple  at  the  table  have  exchanged 
their  valuable  opinions  on  the  Academy,  the  park,  the  churches 
they  frequent,  the  latest  marriage,  and  that  friend  in  need  to  the 
distressed  "  small  talker,"  the  weather,  before  they  reach  the 
sweets!  Now,  as  the  majority  of  the  guests  are  probably  repeat- 
ing the  same  dinner  party  experience  six  nights  out  of  every 
seven,  one  shudders  to  think  what  feelings  may  sometimes  arise 
towards  the  unlucky  wight  who,  as  he  unfolds  his  napkin,  says, 
with  brilliant  unexpectedness  to  his  partner,  "  Have  you  been  to 
the  Academy?"  I  do  not  wish  to  malign  conversation  a  deux. 
It  ia  an  excellent  thing,  and  full  of  hidden  merits  and 
possibilities;  but  a  little  of  it,  amid  such  circumstances, 
goes  a  very  long  way ;  and  it  would  indeed  be  bard  not  to  sympa- 
thize with  the  demand  for  some  other  form  of  entertainment, 
after  the  nod  of  the  hostess  has  brought  relief  and  a  pleasant  es- 
cape from  the  bondage  of  the  dining-table,  and  the  monotony  of 
exchanging  views  with  one  person  for  the  space  of  two  formidable 
hours.  The  poor  couples  have  talked  to  each  other  till  they  are 
bored  to  death ;  the  prospect  of  having  to  begin  again  in  the 
drawing-room  is  a  paralyzing  one;  hence  the  delight  with  which 
they  hail  the  "drawing-room  entertainment,"  which  means  the 
placid  and  ruminant  joys  of  digestion,  with  just  enough  occupa- 
tion for  the  eye  to  stimulate  laughter  and  promote  the  ruminant 
joys  afore  aid.  Thus  we  get  the  picture  of  Chanson  d'Aujourdhui, 
a  group  of  people  who  have  eaten  and  drunk,  to  say  the  least, 
well,  who  have  individually  said  to  each  other  all  they  have 
to  say,  who  are  absolutely  "gravelled"  as  regards  entertain- 
ing each  other  any  longer,  and  whose  inanity  finds  a  pleasing 
complement  in  the  "  high-toned  "  performance  (as  the  Americana 
would  say)  of  the  modern  mountebank  before  them..  And  surely 
it  must  be  as  bad  a  sign  of  mental  decrepitude  in  society  when  it 
has  to  be  amused  (as  it  were)  by  force,  as  it  would  be  in  the  indi- 
vidual when  he  can  no  longer  take  an  intelligent  interest  in  what 
is  going  on  around  him.  Perhaps  it  is  that  the  age  of  the  century 
is  having  ita  effect  upon  its  offspring.  Like  the  children  of  parents 
who  are  in  the  "  sear  and  yellow  "  period,  the  present  generation 
lack  vitality ;  perpetual  excitement  of  some  kind  or  other  is 
wanted  to  keep  them  in  any  way  "  up  to  the  mark."  They  re- 
mind one  of  persons  who  are  suffering Iroui  an  overdose  of  opium, 
and  who  have  to  be  shaken  and  punched  and  forced  to  walk  up 
and  down  to  keep  them  from  falling  into  the  fatal  stupor.  Rest 
they  neither  know  nor  understand  and  do  not  desire. 


Beautiful  Parlor  Decorations. 


No  more  beautiful  decoration  for  a  parlor  can  be  imagined  than 
one  of  the  handsome  easels  now  to  be  seen  at  Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co. 'a 
popular  establishment,  at  721  Market  street.  They  are  in  cream  and 
gold  and  silver  and  gold,  and  are  of  the  most  artistic  conception  and 
workmanship.  All  the  easels  are  made  in  the  firm's  factory,  from 
designs  submitted  by  their  own  arList.  The  mirrors  now  beingexhib- 
ited  by  this  house  are  the  handsomest  ever  seen  in  the  city.  The 
cheval  glasses  are  masterpieces  of  workmanship  and  material.  A 
mirror  well  worth  seeing,  is  of  a  large  circular  frame,  fully  eight  feet 
in  diameter.  In  ihe  art  department  are  many  beautiful  parlor  tables, 
with  solid  brass  foundations,  with  onyx  and  plush  tops.  One  of  the 
features  of  this  department  is  a  very  handsome  mirror,  in  cream  and 
gold,  ornamented  with  garlands  of  carved  Mowers. 

AT  11:30  P.M.     Cholly  Beaure — What  is  your  idea  of  Heaven, 
Miss  Blond  ?    Miss  Blond— Rest,  rest  for  the  weary. 


ANGLO-ISRAEL    AND    THE    JEWISH    PROBLEM. 

"  A  NGLO-I8RAEL  and  the  Jewish  Problem,"  by  the  Rev.  T. 
A  R.  Howlett,  A.  M.  Spangler  &  Davis,  Philadelphia.  This 
book  is  one  of  those  constantly  recurring  attempts  to  prove  that 
the  Anglo-Saxons  are  the  descendants  of  the  ten  tribes  which  dis- 
appeared after  the  fall  of  the  kingdom  ot  Israel,  in  721  B.  C,  and 
whose  fate  has  been  the  subject  of  innumerable  conjectures  by 
travelers  and  scholars.  Mr.  Howlett  ia  by  no  means  the  ablest 
of  those  who  have  grappled  with  the  problem,  but  the  outline  of 
his  argument  ia  aomewhat  as  follows:  The  Jews  alone,  of  ancient 
peoples,  had  a  conception  of  one  God;  the  Anglo-Saxons  mani- 
fest an  equal  capacity  for  spiritual  ideas.  The  English  language 
shows  a  greater  affinity  with  Hebrew  than  with  Greek  or  Latin. 
The  Anglo-Saxons  are  of  fair  complexion,  and  so  were  Sarah, 
Abraham's  wife;  and  Rebekab,  Isaac's  wife.  The  Anglo-Saxons 
are  not,  as  is  generally  supposed  by  scholars  and  philologists, 
Aryans;  but  are  Semites.  After  insisting  much  on  resemblance 
in  feature  as  a  proof  of  racial  affinity,  our  author  finds  it  hard  to 
explain  why  Anglo-Saxons,  being  Jews,  do  not  look  like 
them.  To  get  over  this  difficulty,  he  says  that  the  Anglo- 
Saxona  are  the  successors  of  the  ten  tribes,  while  the  Jews 
descend  from  the  House  of  Judah,  and  owe  their  characteristics 
to  centuries  of  oppression.  Monotheism  is  natnral  to  the 
Jewish  and  Anglo-Saxon  minds,  and  ia  an  essentially  Semitic 
idea.  The  military  organizations  of  Hebrews  and  Anglo-Saxons 
are  the  same,  and  the  principles  of  Anglo-Saxon  law  are  found  in 
the  Bible.  Israel's  revolt  from  Rehoboam  ia  compared  to  the 
wresting  of  Magna  Charta  from  King  John,  and  to  the  Declara- 
tion of  Independence.  Washington  refusing  a  crown  is  Gideon 
saying,  «>  I  will  not  rule  over  you."  The  prevalence  of  such 
names  as  Aaron,  Asher,  Joseph,  Jacob,  etc.,  among  Anglo-Saxons 
is  proof  of  their  Hebrew  descent.  In  dealing  with  the  name 
Dan,  Mr.  Howlett  excels  himself:  The  Danites  reappear  in  the 
Danai  or  Greeks,  in  the  river  Eridanus  or  Po,  in  the  rivers  Dan- 
ube, Daneister,  Daneiper,  Rhodan  or  the  Rhone,  in  Danmark, 
and  in  London,  which  is  Londan.  The  Cynory  of  Wales  are  the 
Cimmerii,  or  the  Khumri,  as  the  Israelites  were  called  by  the  As- 
syrians. The  Sacae  are  the  children  of  Isaac,  and  are  identified 
with  the  Saxona.  The  native  languages  of  the  Irish,  Scotch  and 
Welah  are  said  to  come  from  dialects  of  Hebrew,  and  it  ia  inferred 
that  the  earlier  settlers  of  these  lands  were  Israelites.  The  idi- 
oms of  Hebrew  and  English  are  the  same,  and  many  Saxon 
words  are  of  Hebrew  origin.  The  Scythians  are  Israelites,  because 
they  have  among  them  many  who  pretend  to  foretell  thefu'ure — 
a  peculiarly  I&raelitish  trait.  The  predictions  concerning  Israel 
are  being  fulfilled  in  the  progress  of  the  Anglo-Saxon  race.  English 
is  rapidly  becoming  a  universal  language;  the  Anglo-Saxons  are  sub- 
duing the  earth,  and  causing  its  deserts  to  "  blossom  as  a  rose;  " 
therefore,  the  Anglo-Saxons  are  Israelites.  The  acquisition  of 
Cyprus  by  the  Engliah,  the  treaty  of  Berlin,  thd  Suez  Canal,  the 
railroad  from  Jaffa  to  Jerusalem,  with  branch  linea  to  Damascus 
and  Jericho,  and  the  building  of  two  locomotivea  for  said  railroad 
by  a  firm  of  Philadelphia  engineers — are  all  striking  fulfillments 
of  Hebrew  prophecy.  The  Hebrew  prophet  Jeremiah  escaped 
from  Egypt  to  Ireland  with  a  princess,  who  became  an  ancestress 
of  Queen  Victoria;  the  coronation  stone  at  Westminster  Abbey 
is  the  stone  which  Jacob  set  up  at  Bethel;  the  British  lion  ia  the 
aymbol  of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  and  the  Welsh  harp  is  the  instru- 
ment of  the  Psalmist  King.  The  Anglo-Saxon  race  is  to  hold 
universal  sway,  and  to  fulfill  all  the  prophecies  of  Hebrew 
domination.  The  two  families  of  Israel,  the  Anglo-Saxons  and  the 
Jews,  are  to  be  re-united.  The  siege  of  Nineveh  by  the  Medea  in 
632  B.  C,  and  the  battle  of  Waterloo,  are  both  victoriea  of  the 
dominant  Hebrew  race.  By  argumenta  of  this  sort  anything  in 
the  world  can  be  proved,  and  we  cannot  say  that  a  perusal  of  Mr. 
Howlett's  book,  much  as  it  may  have  flattered  our  racial  pride, 
haa  carried  any  atrong  conviction  to  our  mind.  We  cannot  help 
feeling  that  he  haa  first  reached  his  conclusion  by  some  mental 
process  known  only  to  himself,  and  then  has  set  to  work  to  col- 
lect from  authors  of  all  sorts  disconnected  scraps  which  seemed 
to  him  to  support  his  view.  Milton,  Dean  Stanley,  Rawlinaon, 
George  Eliot,  Gladstone,  Disraeli  and  many  others  are  laid  under 
contribution,  and  made  to  prove  our  author's  pet  theory  in  a  way 
that  is  perfectly  delicious. 


THE  Grand  Jury  will  find  much  matter  for  fruitful  investiga- 
tion in  the  charges  of  irregularity  in  regard  to  work  at  the 
New  City  Hall.  That  pile  of  magnificent  ruina  is  a  monument  to 
fraud  and  corruption.  Auditor  8miley  states  without  reserva- 
tion that  contractors  McKay  and  McCann  have  not  complied  with 
the  specifications  in  their  work.  What  have  Mayor  Sanderson 
and  Attorney  Durst  to  say  about  it? 


THE  Coast  Seamen's  Union  of  this  city  has  been  carrying  mat- 
ters with  a  high  hand.  It  has  made  several  desperate  attempts 
to  prevent  vessels  from  shipping  non-union  crews,  and  in  one 
case  the  death  of  one  of  its  members  was  the  reault.  Unlesa  it 
bhall  tone  down  the  character  of  its  proceedings  it  will  find  the 
community  arrayed  against  it,  and  then  its  usefulness,  if  any  it 
has,  will  be  at  an  end. 


June  11    1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  MOWS  LETTER. 


TO    MY    LOVE.- Two.  Ibpto. 


When  I  would  dream  of  tbee  I  would  not  sleep, 
But  In  some  garden  tremulous  with  song 
And  fragrant  airs  would  throw  myself  along 

The  summer  haunted  sod  in  grasses  deep: 

There  would  I  close  my  eyes  and  idly  keep 

A  drowsy  vigil  while  my  brain  would  throng 
With  thoughts  of  thee,  until  my  soul  grew  strong 

With  love,  and  H.pe  youth's  living  lyre  would  sweep. 

And  while  the  sweetest  tears  of  rapture  swelled 
Swift  from  my  heart  and  struggled  to  be  free. 
No  doubt  could  with  my  crystal  faith  abide; 
Then,  by  some  charm  of  loving  hearts  compelled, 
I'd  ope  my  eyes  and  laugh  with  love  to  see 

Thy  beauty,  more  than  dream-fair,  by  my  side. 

"THE    SUMMER    HEGIRA." 

THE  summer  has  come,  and  the  voice  of  the  keeper  of  summer 
resorts  is  heard  in  the  land.  Trunks  are  packed,  camphor 
and  tobacco  and  all  the  other  non-deterrent  protections  (?)  against 
the  destructive  moth  are  scattered  about  with  liberal  hands;  the 
shades  are  drawn  at  all  the  windows;  the  front  door  locked,  and, 
with  final  instructions  and  warnings  against  fire  and  burglars  to 
the  domestic  in  charge,  paterfamilias,  with  mamma  and  the 
children,  nurse  and  pug,  leave  the  city  for  a  month  or  two  of 
country  life.  Leave  comfort,  luxury,  good  food,  in  fact,  all  that 
makes  life  worth  living,  for  a  sojourn  in  a  country  hotel,  where 
discomfort  prevails,  and  one  pays  for  the  privilege  of  sleeping  on 
hard  beds,  drinking  skim  milk  and  eating  canned  vegetables. 
Verily,  the  spirit  of  mortal  is — peculiar.  Under  the  guise  of 
pleasure,  he  endures,  more  or  less  cheerfully,  inconveniences  and 
deprivations  which,  under  other  conditions,  would  rouse  him  to 
rebellion.  His  haughty  spirit  quails  before  the  independence  of  his 
landlord,  who  is  quick  to  announce  that  "  the  'bus  leaves  in  half 
an  hour,"  at  the  first  word  of  complaint.  Sure,  the  pure  country 
air  and  health-giving  odor  of  the  pines  are  compensations  for 
other  ills,  but  days  in  open  air,  excursions  through  forest  and  by 
stream,  are  conducive  to  an  appetite  which  calls  for  something 
more  palatable  than  meat  on  which  the  sharpest  knife  makes  no 
impression,  and  butter  of  Samson-like  strength.  And  what  of 
the  crowds  who  swarm  to  the  ultra-fashionable  resort,  where, 
clad  in  raiment  like  unto  Solomon's,  the  days  are  spent  in  idle 
gossip  on  a  hotel  verandah ,  and  the  nights  in  a  whirl  of  gaiety,  sim- 
ilar to  that  passed  in  the  city — what  pleasure,  what  profit  to  be  de- 
rived from  these  ?  One  object  is  achieved,  however,  whether  the 
summer  be  passed  in  the  solitude  of  the  mountains  or  among  the 
noisy  throng  of  a  crowded  resort — home,  with  its  comforts,  is 
never  so  appreciated  as  when  after  an  absence  such  as  this. 
Then  the  tired  traveler  gazes  lovingly  at  his  domicile  and  whispers 
to  himself,  "  There  is  no  place  like  Home." 


THE  corner  stone  of  the  Emily  Bruce  Lines  Memorial  Parish 
House  of  the  Church  of  the  Beloved  Disciple  (New  York 
City,  was  laid  by  the  rector  of  the  church,  Rev.  S.  Gregory  Lines, 
on  May  26th,  in  the  presence  of  a  large  number  of  people.  Dur- 
ing the  ceremony,  Dr.  Lines  used  a  silver  trowel,  presented  to 
him  by  the  vestry  of  the  church.  The  parish  bouse  is  being 
erected  by  the  congregation  in  honor  of  the  memory  of  the  rec- 
tor's late  wife,  who  was  highly  esteemed  for  her  universal  charity, 
tenderness  and  unselfishness.  In  the  dedication  services  Dr. 
Lines  was  assisted  by  Dr.  Davis,  assistant  rector,  and  Rev.  Dr. 
John  Brown,  of  St.  Thomas's;  Dr.  Tuttle,  of  St.  Luke's;  Dr. 
Newland  Maynard,  of  Calvary;  Rev.  Dr.  John  Shackelford,  Rev. 
Father  Sturgis  Allen,  Dr.  Peter  McFarland,  Rev.  Henry  Sill,  of 
St.  Chrysostom's,  Rev.  Henry  Adams,  of  the  Church  of  the  Re- 
deemer, Dr.  Thomas  Hughes,  Church  of  the  Holy  Sepulchre,  and 
Rev.  Peter  McFarland.  The  evening  services  included  a  "  Fes- 
tival Choral  Even,"  under  the  direction  of  Rev.  Peter  McFarland. 
Addresses  were  made  by  Rev.  Drs.  Brown  and  Shackelford. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  11,  1892. 


TO    FORTUNE. 


-By   Charles  Leonard  Moore     from  the  Forum  for 
June. 


Fortune,  proud  fool'    that  deemeat  cbe  heart  of  man 
Waked  and  won  only  by  thy  slight  allure, 
Know  that  thy  footstep  seals  those  founts  again 
That  else  were  free,  that  else  were  fall  and  pure; 
Thou  hast  Life's  keys,  and  dost  command  success, — 
Success,  poor  shadow  of  the  soul  of  hope; 
But  all  thy  gain  is  present  weariness 
And  the  gods'  laughter  from  their  unsealed  slope. 
Go,  harlot,  with  thy  faces  of  regard, 
Wind-varying  for  the  lovers  at  thy  side, 
I  am  not  poor  enough  for  thy  reward, 
Honor  and  splendor  in  my  heart  abide; 

1  want  thee  not,  save  that  thou  kneel,  and  so 
Proffer  thy  service  as  cup-bearers  do. 


SPARKS    FROM    A    PRINCESS. 

THE  title  "  Etincelles,"  chosen  by  the  Princess  Karadja  for  her 
witty  and  agreeable  volume  of  aphorisms  and  maxims,  recalls 
the  one  adopted  by  the  Queen  of  Roumania,  "  Vom  Ambos,"  for 
the  .German  translation  of  her  "  Pens<5es  d'une  Reine."  The 
Princess  does  not,  however,  hammer  out  her  "  sparks,"  and  her 
wit.  at  times,  not  only  sparkles,  but  flashes  and  illuminates. 
Sparks,  for  the  most  part  she  tells  us,  »  die  out  in  the  night  time, 
though  occasionally  one  will  have  the  effect  of  kindling  a  great 
fire."  Oat  of  the  three  hundred  and  thirty-three  sparks  emitted 
by  the  Princess  in  the  course  of  ten  months,  from  March,  1891, 
to  January,  1892,  many  are  bright  and  a  few  brilliant.  Let  us, 
however,  give  a  few  specimens,  taken  almost  at  random.  "When 
we  are  on  an  equality  with  men,  how  inferior  we  shall  be  to 
them!"  says  a  young  woman  in  one  of  Sardou's  comedies.  A  like 
idea  is  expressed  by  the  Princess  Karadja,  who  points  out  that 
"  women  cannot  make  themselves  theequals  of  men  by  imitating 
their  faults." 

No  sensible  husband  will  ever  grudge  his  wife  a  new  bonnet 
or  a  new  gown  if  it  be  true,  as  the  Princess  Karadja  assures  us, 
that  "  dress  is  a  safety-valve  for  the  feminine  imagination." 

Men  are  like  coinage:  there  are  more  pennies  than  pounds,  she 
says. 

English  restaurants  are  hospitals  for  the  cure  of  gluttony. 

The  only  person  who  has  the  right  to  forget  an  act  of  kindness 
is  the  one  who  has  done  it. 

Many  persons  would  rather  associate  with  their  superiors  who 
despise  them  than  with  their  equals  who  esteem  them. 

Look  back  ten  years,  it  seems  but  a  day;  look  forward,  it  is  a 
century.  The  past  is  brought  near  to  us,  as  if  seen  through  an 
opera-glass;  the  future  is  held  at  a  distance,  as  if  seen  through  an 
opera-glass  reversed. 

Life  is  a  kind  of  novel,  in  which  it  is  impossible,  from  the 
opening  chapters,  to  guess  the  end. 

Believe  in  the  badness  of  men  and  you  will  have  charming  sur- 
prises; believe  in  their  goodness  and  you  will  have  bitter  decep- 
tions. 

Say  something  clever  before  twenty  persons,  and  perhaps  one 
will  remember  it  next  day.  Say  something  foolish  before  one 
person,  and  twenty  will  remember  it  next  day. 

Finally,  the  Princess  has  terrible  forebodings  as  to  the  fate  of 
the  world  we  live  in,  which,  according  to  her,  will  perish  neither 
by  water  nor  by  fire.  ,i  It  will  be  buried  beneath  successive 
layers  of  literature;  and  the  last  man,  before  being  submerged, 
will  die  of  ennui." 


CATCHING    A    TARTAR. 


HIGHLAND 


AN  inquisitive  French  bishop  once  caught  a  Tartarin  the  person 
of  the  Duke  of  Roquelaire.  The  latter,  passing  in  haste 
through  Lyons,  was  hailed  by  the  bishop  with — 

"Hit  nil" 

The  duke  stopped. 

"  Where  have  you  come  from?  "  inquired  the  prelate. 

"  Paris,"  said  the  duke. 

11  What  is  fresh  in  Paris?  " 

"  Green  peas." 

«•  But  what  were  the  people  saying  when  you  left?  " 

"  Vespers." 

"Goodness,  man,  broke  out  the  angry  questioner,  impatiently, 
"  who  are  you?     What  are  you  called?  " 

"  Ignorant  people  call  me  <Hi!Hi!'  Gentlemen  call  me  the 
Duke  of  Roquelaire.     Drive  on,  postillion." 

You  may  always  obtain  a  most  enjoyable  meal  at  the  Original 
Swain's  Bakery,  at  213  Sutter  street.  This  restaurant  is  known  as 
the  best  in  the  city  tor  family  parties,  or  late  suppers  after  the  thea- 
tre. For  years  it  has  enjoyed  the  patronage  of  the  best  people  of  the 
city.  Its  service  is  always  excellent,  its  menu  perfection,  and  its  ac- 
commodations fulfill  every  desire. 


If  you  would  be  considered  "  in  it;"  if  you  want  to  wear  the  latest 
styles  of  shirts,  collars,  scarfs,  underwear  and  other  furnishing  goods , 
do  not  overlook  John  W.  Carmany,  of  25  Kearny  street. 


A    TABLE    LUXURY, 

A    CULINARY    ARTICLE, 

AN    INFANTS    FOOD. 

Uneweetened  and  Sterilized  (Refined.) 
A  most  natural,  nutritious,  easily  digested  and  safe  food  for 
infants.     HIGHLAND    EVAPORATED    CREAM  is  simply  cows 
milk  in  an  improved  form  and  is  the  ideal  food  for  infants. 
Sold  by  Grocers  and  Drug-gists  Everywhere. 
Write    for    our    Infant    Food    circular    and    Highland 
Evaporated  Cream  booklet  entitled  "A  Few  Dainty  Dishes." 

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Sole  Purveyors,  HIGHLAND,  III- 

F.  II    A  MIX  A  CO.,  21G  Front  St,  S.  F.,  Agenls. 

ZISKA    INSTITUTE, 

1606  Van  Ness  Avenue. 
French,  German  and  English  Day  and  Boarding  School  for  young 
ladies  and  children. 
A  refined  home  with  the  best  educational  advantages. 

Next  Term  Opens  August  1,  1892. 

MME.  B.  ZISKA,  M.  A.,  Principal. 
Mr.  ASHTON  P.  STEVENS, 

T  B  -£l.  C  XI  B  E,     OX1      BA1TJO. 
8tudio— 26  Montgomery  Street,  Room  8. 

ALFRED  J.  KELLEHER, 

Professor  of  VOCAL  MUSIC  AT  MILLS'  COLLEGE  (18th  year),  desires 
to  announce  that  he  will  give  Lessons  at  his  office,  his  residence,  or  at  the 
residence  of  the  pupil. 

Office— 14  Grant  avenue,  rooms  62  and  63.  Residence— 2324  Clay  street, 
San  Francisco. 

Oarcla  Vocal  Method.       Solfeggio  Pauseron. 

ELEANORA  CONNELL, 

Teacher  of  Singing. 

SHAKESPEAREAN  METHOD.  1432  POST  STREET. 

Chloride   of   Gold. 

The  Pacific  Gold  Cure  Clinic  employs  a  system  of  treatment  for  the 
Liquor,  Morphine  and  Cocaine  habit  that  has  cured  hundreds  of  peo- 

Ele  without  a  single  accident  or  a  single  failure.  Perfectly  safe  and 
eneticial,  rather  than  otherwise,  to  the  general  health.  By  this  sys- 
tem the  patients  lose  all  desire  for  stimulants  and  narcotics  in  less 
than  a  week,  and  within  four  weeks  are  radically  cured.  It  has  cured 
patients  in  the  Eastern  States  that  the  celebrated  Keeley  treatment 
failed  to  cure. 

City  patients  may  be  treated  at  their  own  homes,  while  those  from 
a  distance  can  be  supplied  with  excellent  accommodations  at  very 
reasonable  rates.    All  cases  confidential. 

Apply  by  letter  or  in  person  to  PACIFIC  GOLD  CURE  CLINIC, 
112  Kearny  street,  room  2,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Hours,  8.  12,  4  and  7 
o'clock  daily.  E.  J.  FRASER.  M.  D.,  Medical  Director. 


HARNESS ! 


If  you  want  a  reliable  harness  that  will  stand   some  service  go  to  a 

house  that  is  staying  in  the  business  and  has  some  regard 

for  its  reputation. 

W.  DAVIS  &  SON,  410  Market  Street,  San  Francisco. 

Are  not  closing  out,  and  require  no  white  signs  to  help  sell  their 
harness.    No  shoddy  leather  used.    Harness  from  $6  50  a  set  up. 

LOUIS    OAHEN    &   SON, 

Rectifiers  of  Spirits  and  Wholesale  Liquor  Dealers- 
Manufacturers  of  Syrups,  Bitters,  Cordials,  etc. 
Pacific  Coast  Agents  Betbesda  Mineral  Water. 

418  Sacramento  Street,  S.  F. 


New  Artotype  3»rtee.     Plato  12S. 


1.  O.    F.    Willey,  Direclor. 

2.  Gen.  J.    H.    Dickinson,  President. 


3.    Adolph   B.  Spreekefs,  Commodore, 

4      Chas    S.  Wieland,  Viee-Commodora. 


S. 
6. 


12.     The  Wieland  Cup. 


IS.     White  and    Wieland    Brothers'   Yacht 
16.    The  Pacific  Yacht  C 


With  s.   F\  Newi  Letter,  June  11,  186a, 


vCHT     CLUB. 

S: 

>'Connor,  Vice-President, 
yers,   Director. 


7.  "Varney  W.  Gaskill,  Secretary. 

8.  S.  M.  Thornton,    Director. 


9.     W.    H.    Kruse,    Treasurer. 
lO.     W.  R.   Davis,  Director. 
11.     W.  H.    Kelley,  Measurer. 


14.     Commodore  J.  H.   MaedonouglTs  Yacht  "Jessie."  IS,     Spreekels  Brothers'   Yacht  "  Lurline. 

and  Grounds,  Sausalito. 


June  11,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


IN    THE    COUNTRY. 


[By    Pi    Yersox.J 


CALIFORNIA  la  *  wonderful  country,  full  of  problems  for 
Mtontbta.  Kver  since  the  while  man  came  into  possession  of 
the  soil,  an  object  of  surmise  and  speculation,  a  topic  tinged  with 
romance,  has  been  the  •■  Indian  Hoondfl  '*  of  Marin  county.  Each 
of  these  rounding  hillocks  of  a  peculiar,  soft  mixture  of  earth 
and  disintegrated  sea  shell,  marks  the  spot  of  a  long-passed  away 
Indian  encampment  of  the  prehistoric  times  of  California.  It  is 
more  than  likely  that  these  long-ago  Indians  subsisted  largely 
upon  the  spoils  of  the  hunter  and  risber.  It  is  also  true  that 
shellfish  formed  a  large  portion  of  their  diet,  and  as  they  ate  the 
mollusks.  they  threw  the  shells  in  a  heap  near  by.  Time  has 
disintegrated  the  shells  into  a  soft,  greyish  powder,  necked  with 
crumbly  bits  of  white  shell.  This  material,  composing  the  »<  In- 
dian Mounds,"  is  one  of  the  finest  foundations  for  the  bed  of  a 
country  road  ever  used,  and  it  was  considered  a  great  achievement 
when  a  road  was  built  of  it  from  San  Rafael  to  San  Quentin,  and 
over  it  rolled  in  lumbering  speed  a  comfortable  stage,  instead  of 
the  wretched,  clumsy,  back-breaking  »  mud  wagons  "  of  the 
route,  the  precursors  of  the  fast-flying  trains  of  to-day.  The 
"  Indian  mounds  "  in  the  vicinity  of  San  Rafael  have  now  dis- 
appeared from  the  face  of  the  landscape,  for,  clad  with  verdure 
and  shrubbery,  abloom  with  cultivated  gardens,  and  crowned 
with  fine  houses,  they  do  not  present  their  original  aspect.  But 
there  is  an  "  Indian  mound  "  to  be  seen  at  El  Campo,  the  eastern 
extremity  of  the  Reed  Rancho,  famous  in  the  annals  of  Marin 
county.  Old  residents  remember  that  Reed,  the  father  of  the 
present  owner,  was  an  Englishman,  married  to  a  wealthy  Cali- 
fornian,  who,  in  her  own  right,  held  twelve  Mexican  leagues  of 
land.  Since  the  death  of  the  parents,  the  land  has  passed  into 
the  hands  of  the  children,  but  John  Reed,  of  to-day,  with  more 
sagacity  than  has  been  shown  by  the  original  owners  of  land  in 
California,  steadfastly  refuses  all  offers  for  his  property.  "  No," 
says  he,  "  If  I  sell  the  land,  I'll  spend  the  money,  and  then  I 
shall  have  nothing  at  all.  Better  keep  the  land."  As  the  affable 
Colonel  W.  H.  Menton,  who  knows  the  face  of  the  country  from 
Humboldt  to  San  Diego  like  a  book,  explained  to  me,  the  mound 
at  El  Campo  is  of  great  age,  since  the  gnarled  and  massive  trunks 
of  the  buckeyes  and  of  the  bay  trees,  or  California  laurel,  must 
have  grown  from  the  mound  after  its  formation,  and  their  great 
size  marks  not  the  flight  of  a  day,  but  of  many,  many  years. 
"  Do  you  know  how  these  trees  came  here  ?"  asked  he.  "The 
bay  or  laurel  is  indigenous  to  the  soil  all  over  this  part  of  the 
land,  but  the  buckeye  grows  nowhere  else  in  this  quarter,  except 
right  on  this  mound.  That  proves  the  encampment  theory,  for 
the  Indians  made  a  mixture  or  sort  of  bread  of  acorns  and  buck- 
eyes; the  latter  is  like  the  Eastern  horse  chestnut.  They  pounded 
the  two  into  a  pulp.  The  buckeyes  must  have  been  brought 
from  a  distance,  and  what  they  did  not  need  they  evidently  threw 
away  in  lots,  for  the  trees,  if  you  notice,  are  all  in  clumps." 
*  *  * 

I  heard  a  young  lady  lamenting  that  the  mosquitoes  were  the 
bane  of  her  existence  in  the  country.  "They  never  bite  me," 
said  a  gentleman  who  heard  her  lament.  "That's  because  you 
smoke,"  was  her  rejoinder. 

"  Is  it?  Well,  I  had  thought  that  it  was  because  my  hide  was 
too  thick  for  them  to  penetrate.  " 

"The  thickness  of  the  «  hide,'  as  you  call  it,  has  really  very 
little  to  do  with  it.  A  mosquito  that  has  made  up  his  mind  to 
sup  upon  a  sip  of  human  life-blood,  is  not  to  be  daunted  by  any- 
thing like  a  tough  epidermis.  He'll  bore  an  artesian  well  right 
through  a  shoe,  if  necessary;  he'd  even  bore  through  sole  leather 
before  he'd  abandon  his  object.  You  see,  I  know  all  about  it. 
But  that's  not  the  worst  of  it.  A  bite  at  any  time  is  an  annoy- 
ance. A  pin  prick  will  disturb  the  equanimity  of  a  Solon,  and  a 
bee  in  the  bonnet  is  a  very  dangerous  thing.  But,  while  the 
house  mosquito,  the  rorial  tenor  of  the  silver  watches  of  the  night, 
is  a  terror  to  most  of  us,  he  is  not  a  circumstance  to  his  country 
cousin.  The  tame  one,  if  I  so  may  call  him,  bites,  and  raises  a 
tiny  red  lump,  more  or  less  painful,  and  sometimes  days  pass  be- 
fore it  fades  out,  which  is  not  at  all  a  satisfactory  condition  of 
affairs.  No  one  cares  to  have  her  countenance  all  covered  with 
what  looks  like  incipient  pustules.  No,  no,  the  house  mosquito 
is  quite  bad  enough  in  his  way.  He  defies  mosquito  bars  and 
netting,  he  does  not  mind  a  wire  screen  in  the  least,  and  he  is 
always  on  the  spot  where  he  can  do  the  most  obnoxious  work. 
I  have  visited  in  houses  where  the  hostess  nearly  choked  her 
guests  to  death  by  burning  insect  powder  in  each  of  the  bed 
chambers,  in  the  hopes  of  dispersing  the  insects,  but  it  really  does 
but  very  little  good.  During  the  mosquito  season  I  simply  try 
to  divert  their  attacks  from  my  face,  so  I  bare  my  arm,  and  ex- 
tend it,  as  if  offering  it  as  a  sacrifice  to  the  hungry  horde,  and  I 
am  delighted  to  say  that  they  do  feast  upon  that,  and  let  my 
countenance  alone. 

"  But  from  the  country  mosquito,  the  one  that  goes  on  picnics, 
there  is  no  escape.  Some  one  told  me  that  if  I  would  wet  my 
face  with  camphor,  it  would  keep  them  away.  I've  tried  it.  Of 
course  I  always  try  all  those  things;  but  it  was  not  of  the  least 
bit  of  use.     There  I  sat  on  the  grass,  in  the  shade  of  a  tree,  fan- 


ning myself  with  a  camphor-saturated  handkerchief,  and  I  be- 
lieve that  the  mosquitoes  got  wind  of  it,  and  they  came  down  to 
enjoy  ill  At  any  rate,  they  stung  me  through  my  jersey.  By- 
tbe-way,  a  jersey  is  the  last  thing  to  wear  on  a  picnic,  or  in  the 
country;  it  offers  no  protection  to  the  skin.  Well,  I  suppose  you 
think  that  I  am  making  a  terrible  fuss  about  a  few  needle  points. 
Now,  let  me  assure  you  that  I  can  stand  pain  as  well  as  anybody, 
but  the  bite  is  not  the  worst.  Of  course  it  annoys  me  at  the 
time;  but  afterwards  the  true  trouble  begins.  The  bites  swell, 
and  the  poison  diffuses  itself  through  my  arm,  and  for  every  bite 
there  is  a  swelling  at  least  two  inches  in  circumference.  The 
pain  is  almost  unbearable.  For  days  they  burn,  and  swell,  and 
itch,  and  make  me  almost  frantic.  I  had  seven  such  bites  on  my 
right  arm,  and  I  can  tell  you  they  made  a  burning  zonal  But  on 
the  left  arm,  that  was  the  worst.  The  bite  was  on  a  vein,  and  I 
really  was  afraid  that  I  might  have  blood  poisoning." 

**  Couldn't  you  anoint  the  wounds  with  something?"  ask'ed  one 
of  her  listeners. 

"  Couldn't  I  ?  Well,  I  should  say  that  I  could;  but  precious 
little  good  did  it  do!  Camphor  and  ammonia,  witch  hazel, 
phenol  soldique,  arnica,  everything.  At  last  I  tried  some  citron 
ointment,  and  since  that  will  kill  a  ring-worm,  perhaps  it  is  good 
for  anything  on  the  skin.  However,  that  was  what  took  the 
poison  out  of  my  bites,  and  I  give  you  the  result  of  my  experi- 
ments. But  no  more  sojourns  in  the  country  where  mosquitoes 
abound !  " 


/  One  ^ 

'  rounded  teaspoonful 
of  Cleveland's  ^ 
Baking  Powder 


does  more  and  better  work  ' 
than  a  heaping* 
teaspoonful 
of  any  other. 
A  large  saving  on  a 
year's  bakings. 


A  pure  cream  of  tartar  powder. 

Used  in  the   U.    S.   Army  and  by 
teachers  of  Cookery. 

)  Cleveland's  is  the  standard,  it  never 
varies,  it  does  the  most  work,  the  best 
work  and  is  perfectly  wholesome. 
I'.  H.  AMES  A  CO.,  Agents. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  11,  1892. 


'  We    Obey    no    Wand,    but    Pleasure's."—  Tom  Moore. 


FRANK  DANIELS  has  come  back  to  the  California,  bringing 
with  him  an  almost  new  Little  Puck  and  an  almost  new  com- 
pany. The  piece  itself  has  not  gained  dramatically  by  the  inter- 
polations and  introductions.  As  there  is  not  supposed  to  be  any 
dramatic  consistency  in  farce-comedy,  this  matters  little  ;  yet 
those  who  have  read  Anstey's  delightful  Vice  Versa  cannot  help 
demanding  something  of  the  story,  in  even  so  light  an  attempt  at  its 
dramatization.  These  will  be  somewhat  disappointed  in  two 
characters — Dr.  Savage  and  young  Billy  Giltedge.  Kobert  Evans 
invests  the  severe  disciplinarian  of  youth  with  an  antic  spirit, 
almost  too  pronounced  for  even  a  farce-comedy  schoolmaster, 
naturally  like  no  schoolmaster  under  the  sun.  Bert  Coote,  while 
he  does  more  funny  things  than  Arthur  Moulton  did  as  the 
troublesome  Billy,  is  not  so  satisfactory  an  imitation  of  the  pa- 
ternal Giltedge.  The  women  are  handsome,  statuesque,  and 
frisky,  and  this  is  alt  they  are  called  upon  to  be.  The  "divinely 
tall"  element  seems  to  predominate  among  the  Little  Puck  beau- 
ties, which  renders  doubly  striking  the  pretty  and  becoming  stu- 
dent costume  which  they  don  as  Miss  Tickleham's  undergradu- 
ates. Miss  Julia  Kingsley  whirrs  and  whirls  through  the  serpen- 
tine dance  with  bewildering  grace.  Miss  Bessie  Sanson  is  good 
to  look  at  in  her  ingenue  frocks  and  hats,  but  the  ingenue  style 
hardly  fits  her  so  neatly.  There  is,  if  one  may  say  it  of  a  pretty 
woman,  a  roughness  and  raspingness  about  Miss  Sanson,  con- 
spicuous alike  in  her  acting  and  her  voice.  However,  as  the  au- 
dience applauds  madly  all  she  does,  it  is  presumable  that  she  is 
the  right  woman  in  the  right  place,  in  defiance  of  cut-and-dried 
canons.  Still,  Miss  Sanson  should  be  reminded  that  to  tamper 
with  an  old  English  song-classic  like  "  Sally  in  Our  Alley"  is  a 
crime  which  will  be  punishable  with  death  when  the  dethroned 
Good  Taste  shall  once  more  come  into  bis  kingdom.  Exactly 
what  she  is  trying  to  do  with  it,  is  one  of  those  things  which  no 
fellow  can  find  out;  but  she  does  it,  to  the  utter  destruction  of 
the  tender  spirit  of  the  sweet  old  ballad.  Every  poetic  soul  in 
the  audience  must  feel  like  crying  out,  "Hands  off,  Bessie  1'' 
after  the  first  stanza.  Frank  Daniels  is  always  the  same — unap- 
proachable in  the  peculiar  quiet  humor,  indescribable  as  irresisti- 
ble, and  the  queer  mingling  of  drollery  and  innocent  simplicity 
in  his  infantile  countenance.  Mr.  Daniels'  humor  is  of  a  type 
that  is  in  no  danger  of  suffering  from  imitation.  His  London 
costermongers'  songs  are  high  art  in  low  comedy — so  thoroughly 
artistic,  in  fact,  that  they  are  likely  to  fail  of  being  appreciated 
at  their  full  value.  It  is  needless  to  say  that  there  is  no  room  go- 
ing a-begging  at  the  California  during  the  Little  Puck  occupation. 

The  Midnight  Alarm,  which  has  filled  in  a  week  at  the  Bush,  has 
enjoyed  the  unwonted  encouragement  of  a  gallery — a  veritable 
gallery  that  »«  ki-yis  "  and  shouts  its  approbation  and  hoots  and 
groans  its  disapproval  of  deep-dyed  dramatic  villainy.  A  vivid 
melodrama,  founded  on  the  fortunes  of  the  "  gallant  fireman," 
and  full  of  heroic  pyrotechnics,  could  hardly  exist  without  a 
gallery,  and  the  eternal  law  of  supply  and  demand  has  decreed 
that  The  Midnight  Alarm  shonld  be  adequately  furnished  forth  in 
this  respect.  Strange,  it  is,  by  the  way,  that  your  true  god  of  the 
gallery,  unless  under  exceptional  circumstances,  holds  low  comedy 
in  contempt,  reserving  his  noisiest  demonstration  for  high  heroic 
sentiment  and  beauty  in  distress,  particularly  when  the  latter  is 
"  plucky."  Even  the  usually  reliable  "  See  ?  "  of  the  tough  crook, 
Bill  Springer,  has  been  passed  with  a  gloomy  and  discouraging 
coldness,  but  every  melodramatic  uterance  of  Harry  Wei  more 
has  thrown  the  upper  circles  into  fits  of  tumultuous  delight.  With 
this  invaluable  support,  the  fiery  drama  at  the  Bush  has  gone  off 
in  gallant  style,  and  to  apparently  good  business. 

#  #  » 

Francis  Wilson's  second  week  in  The  Merry  Monarch,  at  the 
Baldwin,  opened  to  a  fair  audience,  and  no  falling  off  in  the 
laughter  which  greeted  his  lively  and  whimsical  performance  of 
that  dignified  ruler.  No  small  element  of  Mr.  Wilson's  fun- 
making  is  in  the  extreme  nimbleness  and  lightness  of  movement 
which  make  him  the  very  Ariel  of  comic  opera;  and  he  is  no 
feather-weigbt,  either.  For  the  week,  beginning  Monday,  June 
20th,  Mr.  Wilson  will  be  seen  in  his  latest  success,  The  Lion 
Tamer,  in  which  the  polite  Baldwin  regulars  will  be  able  to  sniff 
the  unwonted  odor  of  sawdust  and  revel  in  the  forgotten  delights 
of  at  least  a  sham  circus.  The  orders  for  seats  already  inlicate 
a  house  such  as  seldom  greets  a  midsummer  star. 

*  *  # 

The  production  at  the  Tivoli,  last  Monday  night,  of  Jakobow- 
ski's  Erminie  was  signalized  by  a  first  appearance  and  a  re-appear- 
ance, the  latter  that  of  Miss  Belle  Thorne,  always  a  favorite. 
Her  reception  showed  that  she  has  not  been  forgotten.  The  stage 
looked  like  a  Moral  exhibition,  and  the  continued  and  enthusiastic 
applause  must  have  been  an  equally  fragrant  and  grateful  in- 
cense to  the  actress.  Miss  Thorne  sings  well,  and  has  a  sweet 
voice  and  pleasing  appearance.     George  Olmi  is  a  strong  addition 


to  the  company.  As  the  Marquis  de  Ponvert,  both  his  singing 
and  acting  won  him  a  genuine  welcome  in  bis  new  field.  Gracie 
Plaisted  took  the  part  of  Javotte  with  her  accustomed  spirit,  and 
Ed  Knight  and  Ferris  Hartman  made  as  jovial  a  pair  of  thieves 
as  ever  went  unhanged.  The  production  is,  altogether,  thoroughly 
good  and  enjoyable. 

*  *  » 

The  Cruiskeen  Lawn,  which  Mr.  Dan  McCarthy  brings  to  the 
Bush  next  Monday  night,  is  an  Irish-American  comedy-drama, 
abounding  in  "  situations  "  as  well  as  Irish  humor  and  drollery. 
Mr.  McCarthy,  who  is  also  the  author  of  the  play,  appears  as 
Dublin  Dan,  with  songs  and  dances  suited  to  a  "  broth  of  a  boy  " 
in  the  ould  country.  Among  famous  scenes  in  the  piece  are  views 
of  the  Giants'  Causeway,  the  Blarney  Stone,  etc. 

*  *  « 

Dr.  Carver,  the  famous  rifle  shot,  will  open  his  season  at  the 
Grand  Opera  House  Saturday  evening,  June  18th,  with  his  border 
play,  The  Scout,  and  a  company  made  up  entirely  of  bold  frontiers- 
men, cowboys,  Sioux  Indians,  and  other  genuine  specimens  of  the 
characters  represented.  The  dramatic  side  of  the  show  may 
suffer  a  little  from  this  peculiar  kind  of  realism,  but  it  will  cer- 
tainly gain  more  than  an  offset  in  picturesqueness  and  virility. 
Dr.  Carver  will,  of  course,  give  an  exhibition  of  his  marksman- 
ship, which  is  probably  not  excelled  in  the  world  at  present. 
*  *  * 

The  projected  testimonial  benefit  to  Miss  Emma  Juch  should 
receive  an  ardent  support  from  all  music-loving  San  Franciscans. 
As  an  interpreter  of  the  famous  Wagnerian  roles  we  have  never 
had  Miss  Juch's  equal  here,  and  her  recent  unfortunate  season, 
in  which  she  was  the  victim  of  circumstances,  gives  her  an  addi- 
tional claim  on  our  consideration.  The  affair  is  in  excellent  hands, 
it  being  stated  that  H.  J.  Stewart  will  arrange  the  programme, 
Captain  W.  D.  Newson  acting  as  general  manager,  and  Hon.  J.  C. 
Quinn  as  treasurer.     It  should  prove  a  grand  success. 

-X     #    * 

Ludwig  Fulda's  successful  play,  The  Lost  Paradise,  will  soon  be 
presented  at  the  Baldwin  by  Charles  Frohman's  stock  company. 
This  company,  which  has  the  name  of  being  one  of  the  best  or- 
ganizations of  the  kind  in  the  country,  includes    many  former 

San  Franciscans,  who  will  receive  a  hearty  welcome  home. 

Gloriana  continues  its  success  in  New  York. — Donnelly  and 
Girard,  two  clever  specialty  men,  as  wall  as  great  favorites  here, 
will  appear  Monday  night,  June  20th,  at  the  California  in  Natural 
Qas,  remodeled  and  made  almost  new  again. The  Tivoli  peo- 
ple, under  the  lead  of  Proprietor  Kreling  and  Treasurer  Holtz, 
took  their  annual  excursion  last  Tuesday  around  the  bay  and  to 
contiguous  points  of  interest.  This  annual  outing  is  a  happy  and 
gracious  custom,  and  pleasantly  suggestive  of  the  good  feeling  be- 
tween management  and  people. Miss  Amy  Ames  is  the  fem- 
inine  star   of     Natural     Gas. The     Morgan    family   left     last 

Saturday  for  the  East,  via  Portland,  Or. Fanny  Davenport, 

like  sweet   Adelina,  has   a   castle   in    Wales. Arthur  Wallack 

will  go  upon  the  stage,  and  will  play  one-act  farce.  He  is  not 
possessed  of  any  great  talent,  but  bases  his  hopes  mainly 
on  being  the  son  of  his  father,  whom  he  greatly  resembles.^— 
The  N.    T.    World  calls  Patti  "  the    most    valuable  musical  person 

in  the  world  from  a    box-office   standpoint. James  O'Neil  will 

have  a  new  piece  this  season.  When  Monte  Cristo  is  shelved, 
Mr.  O'Neil  will  hire  a  lightning  calculator  to   estimate  the  exact 

number  of  times  he  has  stated  that  the  world    is   hia'n. Nellie 

McHenry's  A  Night  at  the  Circiis  is  said  to  be  the  brightest  play 
yet  presented  by  the  irrepressible  comedienne. Trish  Inspira- 
tion is  the  title  of  a  play  lately  brought  out  at  the  People's  Thea- 
tre, New  York.     It   may    be  the  Cruiskeen   Lawn  (Anglice,  "  little 

brown  jug")  under  a   synonym. Agnes    Huntington    will   sail 

fur  Europe,  June  18th,  where  she  will  play  in  the  new  theatre 
which  has  been  offered  her.  —  Dunlop's  Stage  News  says  of  young 
Salvini:  "  Alexander  Salvini  is  fast  establishing  a  reputation  as 
the  most  versatile  of  leading  men.  So  rapid  has  been  his  rise, 
that  his  course  is  bounded  only  by  the  limit  of  conjecture."^— 
The  Chicago  Inter-Ocean  pronounces  Edwin  W.  Hoff,  lately  here 
with  the  Bostonians,  "  undoubtedly  the  best  tenor  on  the  light 
operatic  stage.  "^—Marcus  Mayer  is  reaching  out  his  mana- 
gerial tentacles  in  every  direction,  and  gathering  in  the  desira- 
bles. Beside  Patti,  he  will  manage  Agnes  Huntington's  Ameri- 
can tour  next  season,  and  also  Mrs.  Bernard  Beere. The  pre- 
parations for  a  grand  opening  of  Stockwell's  Theatre,  July  7th, 
are  progressing  rapidly  and  effectively.  The  effect  of  the  ivory 
and  gold  interior  finish,  with  harmonious  tints  in  carpets  and 
draperies,  will  be  at  once  light  and  elegant. 

For  a  long  time  past  the  News  Letter  has  published  a  series  of 
beautiful  half-tone  engravings  of  various  subjects.  The  engravings 
are  from  the  studio  of  Bolton  &  Strong,  of  430  Pine  street,  wno  have 
the  reputation,  welt-sustained,  of  being  the  best  men  in  their  line  in 
the  city.  They  employ  a  staff  of  experienced  artists  and  experts  in 
half-tones. 

Colonel  J.  M.  Litchfield,  of  12  Post  street,  has  the  reputation,  ac- 
quired by  many  years  of  business  life,  of  being  one  of  the  best  tailors 
in  the  city.  His  establishment  is  the  favorite  among  men  who  wear 
good  clothes  and  like  them  well  made.  If  you  want  satisfaction,  go 
to  Litchfield's. 


June  11,   1892. 


SAX  FK  AX  CISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


TENNIS    AND    BASEBALL. 

TENNIS  THE  final  roumt  of  the  Alameda  county  charupion- 
1  ship  was  helil  last  Saturday  at  the  new  courts  of 
the  Oakland  Tennis  Club.  There  was  quite  a  large  attendance  to 
witness  the  match  between  Sam  Neel  and  A.  F.  Allen.  In  the 
opening  sett  the  tennis  was  poor,  as  both  men  were  evidently 
afraid.  Xeel  won  the  first  sett  6-1;  the  second  at  6-4;  and  the 
third  and  deciding  one  at  7-5. 

There  have  been  quite  a  number  of  matches  played  in  the  Stet- 
son Tournament;  among  others,  VY.  B.  Collier,  Jr.,  beat  McGavin. 
McGavin  won  the  first  sett  at  6-2,  but  lost  the  second  at  6-4.  He 
seemed  to  have  bad  enough  by  this  time,  and  gave  up  the  third 
sett,  allowing  Collier  to  win  by  default.  Pierre  Moore  beat  Drown 
after  some  good  play,  by  6-3;  7-5.  In  practice,  Vernon  Gray, 
who  has  nearly  recovered  from  his  sprained  knee,  defeated 
Collier,  6-0;  6-2;  a  very  creditable  performance  for  one  who  has 
been  on  the  sick-list.  Gray  followed  up  his  victory  by  beating 
Joe  Tobin  6-3,  and  Tobin  got  the  better  of  Ogden  Hoffman  by  7-5. 
Tobin  has  greatly  improved  bis  service,  and  is  playing  a  fairly 
good  game,  but  hardly  up  to  his  old  form.  The  following  chal- 
lenges have  been  issued:  Davis  and  Treat,  Owens  and  Whitney, 
Dutel  and  Mitchell,  Forbes  and  Lee,  Blanchard  and  Dutel,  G.  V, 
Gray  and  Ogden  Hoffman,  Field  and  Code,  S.  Hoffman  and  Mc- 
Gavin, Stetson  and  S.  Hoffman,  Carrigan  and  O'Connor. 

There  have  been  so  many  changes  of  late,  that  the  list  has 
changed  a  good  deal.  There  are  one  or  two  new  entries,  as  well 
as  the  dropping  out  of  Adams  and  Wilberforce.  The  following  is 
the  corrected  list  to  date:  Hubbard,  Yates,  Tobin,  Hoffman, 
Gray,  Collier,  McGavin,  S.  Hoffman,  Stetson,  Treat,  Davis, 
Hobart,  Code,  Field,  Bee,  Eyre,  Linderruan,  O'Connor,  Carrigan, 
Mitchell,  Dntel,  Blanchard,  Detrick,  Lee,  Forbes,  Robinson, 
Spencer,  Gardner,  Owen,  Havens,  Woods,  Gunn,  Boardman, 
Moore,  Drown,  Loughborough,  Coit,  Golcher,  Bradshaw  and 
Wildrich. 

Some  of  the  boys  are  hard  at  work,  as  there  is  but  little  time 
now  left  before  the  struggle  commences.  The  California  Club's 
representatives  will  be  smaller  than  expected,  as  each  day  seems 
to  bring  some  new  cause  for  some  one  to  drop  out.  It  is  almost 
certain  that  Yates  will  not  be  able  to  compete,  nor  will  Wilber- 
force, and  the  only  first-class  men  will  be  Tobin,  Gray,  Hoffman, 
who  will  have  to  struggle  hard  for  the  honor  of  their  club.  Collier 
is  looked  upon  as  a  rising  player,  but  we  doubt  if  he  will  be  able 
to  do  much  this  year. 

The  Bath  tournament,  which  always  followed  the  Irish  cham- 
pionship, has  been  discontinued,  owing  to  the  fact  of  losses  sus- 
tained to  poor  entries. 

The  first  appearance  this  season  of  the  Baddeley  boys  will  be 
at  the  8urrey  Championship,  which  will  be  held  June  9th,  10th 
and  11th. 

T.  Pirn  has  recovered  from  his  serious  illness,  and  is  gradually 
regaining  his  old  form.  Many  of  his  supporters  are  very  san- 
guine as    to  where    he  will   come  out  in  the  All   England  games. 

There  seems  trouble  about  getting  umpires  for  the  Champion- 
ship, now,  and  the  committee  have  decided  to  let  umpires  in  free, 
and  moreover,  have  offered  to  pay  their  railroad  fares,  etc.  We 
hope  that  the  committee  at  San  Kafael  will  get,  beforehand,  some 
people  whom  they  can  depend  upon  to  be  there  and  attend  to 
their  business. 

Pastime,  speaking  about  bisques  in  various  countries,  says:  "  In 
America  it  is  quite  unknown."  Why,  often  in  tournaments  East 
and  here  the  little  bisque  has  played  a  very  prominent  part. 

The  circulars  of  the  approaching  tournament  have  been  issued 

and  are  very  well  prepared.     Every  club  in  the  United  States  has 

been   sent   one,    and  if  beauty  in  the  printing  line  can    bring    us 

competitors,  we  ought  to  have  a  fine  entry. 

raqprai  i  THE  Los  Angeles  club  continues  to  maintain  its 
BASttSALL.     |    hol(J   on   flrat   place   in   the  Dasebal[  struggle. 

Oakland  is  playing  good  ball,  but  for  some  reason,  the  team  wins 
few  games.  Last  Sunday,  when  Umpire  McDermott  declared 
O'Brien  out  at  first  base,  the  crowd  hooted  and  howled  at  that 
official.  Both  first  baseman  McCauley  and  O'Brien  say  the  um- 
pire was  correct  in  his  decision,  and  they  should  know. 

It  might  be  a  good  idea  for  the  League  here  to  do  as  the  Nation- 
al League  and  our  neighbor,  the  Pacific  Northwest  League,  have 
done — divide  the  season,  and  have  the  present  season  end  July 
27th.  This  would  give  the  Oaklands  a  fresh  start,  and  put  the 
club  in  the  race  for  the  next  season.  This  season  was  well  ad- 
vanced before  the  team  got  into  shape  to  play  ball.  San  Jose  will 
play  in  this  city  next  week.   The  Oaklands  will  go  to  Los  Angeles. 

Both  Horner  and  Hoffman  pitched  a  good  game  last  Wednes- 
day; they  will  be  in  the  box  for  the  game  in  this  city  to-morrow 
afternoon.  German  and  Fanning  will  be  the  pitchers  for  the 
game  here  this  afternoon.  A  comparison  of  the  scores  would  in- 
dicate that  the  clubs  here  are  playing  as  good  gall  as  is  being 
played  in  any  other  league,  and  better  ball  than  has  ever  before 
been  played  in  California.  

Good  Cooking. 
Is  one  of  the  chief  blessings  of  every  home.    To  always  insure  good 
custards,   puddings,  sauces,  etc,  use  Gail  Borden's  "Eagle  Brand" 
Condensed  Milk.    Directions  on  the  label.    Sold  by  your  grocer  and 
druggist. 


BALDWIN  THEATRE. 

AlHaymanACo Proprietors.  I  Alfred  BouvtsR Manager. 

Tn-uhrht,  and  Every  Evoninit  (Sunday  Excepted),  Matluee  Saturday.  The 
Talk  of  the!  own.  A.  Positive  Surprise.  A  Kit  I  A  lilt  !  A  Merry,  Mirth- 
some.  Midsummer  Hit.  FRANCIS  WILSON  aud  Company  in  the  Success- 
ful Operetta, 

THE    MERRY  MONARCH! 
**T"Stc,,,"e  Your  Seats.    Prices— Evening  aud  Matinee  $1.50.  |1,  76c, 
Julie  20th.  THE  MI1MAJ1KB. 


NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE. 

Al  Hayman  &  Co Proprietors.  |  J.  J.  Gotti.ob 


.Manager. 


"Hang    ou   to   Your   Seats,   Everybody."     Farewell   Week.      FRANK 
DANIELS  In 

LITTLE     PUCK  I 
Monday,  June  20.    Donuelly  aud  Girard  iu  the  new  'Natural  Gas," 

THE  BUSH  STREET  THEATRE. 

M.B.Leavitt Proprietor.  I  C  has.  P.  Hau, Manager. 

ONE  WEEK  ONLY.    Commencing  Monday,  June  13th,  DAN  McCAETHY 
and  his  own  Company,  in  his  two  Successful  Irish  Comedy-Dramas, 


CRUISKEEN 

AND 

TRUE     IRISH 


LAWN1 


HEARTS  I 


Replete  with  Tuneful  Songs  aud  Melodies. 
Next  Week,  June  20th,  The  Police  Patrol. 


TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Keeling  Bros Proprietors  aud  Managers 

To-night.  The  Great  New  York  Casino  Success, 

ERMINIE  ! 

Reappearance  of  Belle  Thome.    First  Appearance  of  Geo.  Olmi. 

Popular  Prices 25c.  and  50c. 

In  Preparation,  Fatlnltza. 

Summer   Furnishing. 

For  country  or  town  house  an  appro- 
priate, comfortable  and  inexpensive 
manner  of  furnishing  for  the  summer 
season  is  with 

Straw  Mattings,  Rugs, 
and  Bamboo  Furniture. 

We  are  showing  a  very  large  and  at- 
tractive line  of  select  patterns  and 
novel  Colorings  in  CHINA  AND  JA- 
PAN MATTINGS,  all  of  which  are 
fresh  goods  made  expressly  to  our 
order. 

W.  &  J.  SL0ANE  &  CO., 

CARPETS,  FURNITURE,  UPHOLSTERY, 
WINDOW  SHADES. 

641-647  Market  Street. 


FINE  DIAMONDS, 

Gold   and   Silver  Watches. 

The  newest  designs  in  jew- 
ellery of  first  quality  only,  at 
very   reasonable   prices. 
A.  W.   STOTT, 

3    Montgomery  St, 
Under  Masonic   Temple. 


lOI  A  nl^O  Knnbo,    n»[n89, 
f^  I  AIM  LJO  Bush  <fc  Gerts,  „->  others. 
Cash  or  installments.  Rented 
and  Repaired.     Please  call  or  send  for  circulars. 

WET  BANCROFT 


10 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  11>  1892. 


THE  return  to  tbe  city  of  the  charming  young  heiress,  Miss 
Floyd,  is  a  matter  of  congratulation  to  the  beaux  of  the  day. 
So  rich  a  plum  has  not,  in  the  memory  of  the  oldest  inhabitant, 
been  visible  in  our  community.  Young,  beautifnl,  refined,  good 
parentage,  highly  educated,  and  an  orphan,  who  has  ever  before 
possessed  all  these  advantages  in  one  person?  The  only  difficulty 
will  be  the  danger  of  finding  the  young  lady  impossible  to  capti- 
vate. 

*  *  » 

It  ia  rumored  that  the  Ross  Valleyites  are  contemplating  hav- 
ing a  very  swell  Fourth  of  July  celebration  of  their  own  this 
year.     The  dwellers  in  and  around  that  locality  are  numerous 

and  gay. 

*  #  # 

There  is  an  old  saw  which  used  to  adorn  the  copy  books  of  our 
fathers,  which  was  to  the  effect,  »  Civility  breaks  no  bones."  It 
is  a  pity  that,  like  so  many  good  old  customs  of  by-gone  years, 
this  legend  is  not  printed  in  big  letters,  framed,  and  hung  in  our 
street  cars,  in  the  hope  of  its  being  read  and  digested  by  the  pas- 
sengers and  conductors.  This  latter  class  may  have  their  griev- 
ances; who  has  not  in  this  world?  But  that  does  not  excuse  a 
surly  manner  on  their  part.  A  party  of  Eastern  tourists — ladies 
— got  into  a  cable  car  last  week,  for  a  trip  to  the  Park.  They 
were  asking  all  sorts  of  questions — as  to  which  was  Van  Ness 
avenue,  where  were  the  finest  residences,  etc.  No  one  took  the 
trouble  to  reply.  At  length  one  of  the  ladies  spoke  to  the  con- 
ductor as  he  passed  through  the  car,  who  turned  to  her  in  a  re- 
sentful manner;  and  in  answer  to  her  query  as  to  which  line  of 
cars  would  show  them  the  houses  of  'Frisco's  millionaires,  the 
man  turned  on  bis  heel,  saying,  surlily,  "  I  don't  know  anything 
about  it." 

*  #  # 

The  many  young  lady  friends  of  Mrs.  Belle  Donahue,  who 
have  been  guests  at  her  San  Rafael  home  for  many  summers,  are 
depressed  over  the  fact  of  the  sale  of  that  attractive  and  hospit- 
able dwelling.  However,  as  the  transfer  to  the  new  owner  (Mr. 
Fugazzi,  the  steamship  agent)  does  not  take  place  until  late  in 
the  summer,  the  girls  will  have  one  more  show  for  an  outing  to 
view  the  tennis  match  on  the  "  glorious  Fourth." 

*  #  # 

The  last  appearance  of  Mr.  Sam  "Wilson  at  a  social  gathering 
was  on  the  occasion  of  the  reception  given  at  the  Occidental 
Hotel  about  two  weeks  ago,  by  Bishops  Kip  and  Nichols  to  tbe 
Episcopal  Convention  and  church  people. 

*  #  # 

The  Hagers  are  thoroughly  domiciled  at  Del  Monte,  and  have 
a  retinue  of  horses,  carriages  and  maids. 
■*  *  * 

Mrs.  Lloyd  Tevis  is  in  hopes  that  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Fred. 
Sharon,  will  make  a  visit  to  the  Coast  before  Newport  time,  and 
take  a  run  to  Monterey  to  see  her  children,  the  young  Brecken- 
ridges,  who  are  there  under  Mrs.  Tevis'  care. 

*  -x-  * 

One  of  the  prettiest  as  well  as  one  of  the  wealthiest  widows  in 
California  is  Mrs.  Nellie  Argues,  of  Santa  Clara,  sister  of  Barney 
Murphy,  the  Democratic  politician  and  San  Jose  banker.  Were 
this  charming  lady  to  join  in  the  festivities  of  our  swim,  Mrs. 
Hastings  and  Mrs.  Donahue  would  have  to  look  to  their   laurels. 

*  #  * 

Thomas  E.  Murphy,  son  of  Francis  Murphy,  is  doing  excel- 
lent work  among  the  drunkards  of  all  stations  in  Oakland. 
He  is  the  exact  counterpart  of  his  father  in  appearance  and  man- 
ners, except,  of  course,  that  he  looks ^nuch  younger.  In  speak- 
ing of  his  father,  Mr.  Murphy  always  says,  "  My  honored  father," 
or  "  my  beloved  father,"  and  Francis  Murphy  refers  to  him  as 
"  My  beloved  son,  God  bless  him,"  and  addresses  him  as  "  dear" 
on  all  occasions. 

*  *  » 

Those  who  have  resided  here  for  any  great  length  of  time  will 
remember  the  marriage  in  Oakland,  a  few  years  ago,  of  Father 
Clerc,  the  unfrocked  priest-  and  Mrs.  Layona.  Tbe  union  was 
not  a  happy  one,  and  about  six  months  ago  a  divorce  was  ob- 
tained, and  Clerc  went  East.  His  ex-wife,  later  on,  married  Judge 
Havens,  and  is  now  enjoying  a  trip  in  Canada.  When  the  divorce 
was  granted  the  ex-wife  gave  Father  Clerc  $250,  and  with  this  he 
started  for  the  East,  announcing  that  he  was  going  back  to  his 
old  home  in  France.  He  has  not  done  so,  however,  but  has  blos- 
somed out  in  a  new  role,  for  in  a  letter  received  here  this  week  it 
was  announced  that  he  is  now  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church, 
and  one  of  the  shining  headlights  of  religion  at  Boston. 

*  *  ¥ 

The  names  of  Miss  Millie  Ashe,  Mrs.  Donahue  and  Porter  Asbe 
have  been  joined  together  of  late.  It  is  said  that  Miss  Ashe  would 
not  object  to  greeting  her  close  friend,  the  charming  widow,  as  a 
sister. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


11 


PAN  IN    THE   ORCHARD      fro*  Jtfniirfa-  Tkompton't   ■Poems.' 


He  carved  a  flute  of  elder  creen, 

And  notched  it  well  and  true. 
Then  pursed  his  lips  and  puffed  bis  cheeks, 

And  merrily  he  blew. 
For  it  was  spring-time  holiday, 

A  sun-tanned  boy  was  he, 
With  russet  freckles  on  his  face 

And  a  patch  upon  his  knee. 
The  apple  boughs  above  him  Hung 

Their  tangled  sprays  on  high, 
With  one  dark,  bristly  blue-jay  nest 

Rough-sketched  against  the  sky. 
He  knew  the  secrets  of  the  grass, 

The  burden  of  the  hour, 
He  saw  the  fierce,  bluff  bumble-bee 

Touse  many  a  clover  flower. 
Orphaned  and  poor  as  poor  could  be, 

The  years  before  him  lay 
Dark  billows  of  an  unknown   sea, 

No  lighthouse  on  the  way. 
And  yet,  and  yet  his  elder  flute 

Could  bring  him  comfort  true; 
He  pursed  his  lips  and  puffed  his  cheeks, 

And  blew,  and  blew,  and    blew  I 


VICTORIA'S    PORTRAITS. 


THE  Queen's  birthday  brings  out  afresh  thousands  of  copies  of 
the  many  engraved  portraits  of  Her  Majesty  which  have  ap- 
peared since  her  accession,  and  one  can  rarely  enter  a  public  room 
abroad  without  seeing  a  portrait  of  the  Queen  of  England.  Eng- 
land's Sovereign's  first  portrait  was  taken  on  her  birthday  in  May, 
1825,  as  the  little  Princess  Victoria  nursed  by  the  Duchess  of 
Kent;  then  one  was  taken  of  her  while  fondling  a  pet  lamb;  an- 
other when  playing  on  Kamsgate  Sands;  then  in  a  plain  straw 
hat,  sitting  on  the  beach  at  Broadstairs,  with  the  wind  blowing 
her  fair  tresses  about.  At  Windsor,  too,  the  Queen  has  a  grand 
steel  engraving,  taken  when  she  was  twelve  years  old,  standing 
at  a  table  at  which  King  William  IV.,  in  his  old  blue  coat  and 
brass  buttons,  and  with  his  noble-looking  white  head,  is  writing. 
The  Princess  would  dearly  like  to  chatter  to  Uncle  King  (as  she 
always  called  him),  but  His  Majesty  is  engaged  with  the  affairs 
of  8tate  and  tells  little  Vic  to  keep  quiet,  and  after  great  efforts 
England's  future  Queen  manages  to  sit  down  by  Uncle  King  like 
a  good  girl.  The  Queen's  first  act  of  independent  command  im- 
mediately after  she  succeeded  to  the  Throne  was  to  order  a  cup  of 
green  tea  (she  likes  coffee  best  now),  as  before  that  she  had  not 
been  allowed  such  a  luxury.  Then  came  the  picture  of  the 
Queen's  first  Privy  Council — the  modest,  homely-looking  girl, 
with  her  pleasant  face,  and  hair  just  tied  with  ribbon,  appears 
terrified  by  the  official  personages  by  whom  she  is  surrounded. 
Her  Majesty  was  only  eighteen  years  old  when  she  first  sat  at  a 
Council  board  with  the  then  Lord  Chancellor.  The  Queen  there 
gained  courage  by  the  presence  of  the  great  Duke  of  Wellington 
(the  faithful  soldier-servant  of  her  late  uncle  the  King),  whom  she 
knew  well;  her  Uncle  Augustus,  the  Duke  of  Sussex,  was  also 
present,  wearing  a  black  silk  skull-cap,  but  the  Queen  did  not  like 
him  very  much.  Afterward  Sir  George  Hayter  painted  Her 
Majesty  in  Court  costume,  then  Wilkie  and  Leslie  took  portraits, 
and  Alfred  Edward  Cbalon  executed  an  elaboration  of  Her 
Majesty's  robes.  After  the  Queen  married,  Her  Majesty,  the 
Prince  Consort  and  the  Royal  children  were  painted  in  portraits 
by  Edwin  Landseer  and  Winterhalter.  Then,  afterward,  photog- 
raphy was  discovered,  and  wood  engraving  improved,  which 
brought  about  a  legion  of  the  Queen's  portraits;  but  the  only 
really  comic  one  that  Her  Majesty  has  had  taken  was  when  she 
was  having  one  of  her  jolly  laughs.  The  truest  portrait  is  the 
one  that  was  taken  about  two  years  after  the  death  of  the  Prince 
Consort,  as  the  Queen  really  was,  with  her  mild  features,  convey- 
ing the  idea  of  the  singular  sad  sweetness  which  then  pervaded 
her  countenance.  Her  Majesty's  face  has  this  year  appeared  on 
thousands  of  medals,  which  were  struck  to  be  sold  to  celebrate 
her  seventy-third  birthday. 

Belvedere's  Great  Popularity. 

Belvedere  was  happily  named  when  it  was  referred  to  as  the  Tux- 
edo of  the  Pacific,  for  nowhere  on  this  coast  is  there  such  a  delight- 
ful spot,  or  one  that  nearer  reaches  the  perfection  of  the  original 
Tuxedo  as  Belvedere.  Its  climate  can  nowhere  be  excelled,  for  Na- 
ture seems  to  ever  beam  down  kindly  on  the  hillsides  of  Belvedere, 
and  smile  upon  all  its  beauties.  The  villa  sites  on  the  delightful  pen- 
insula are  being  rapidly  taken  by  many  of  the  best  people  in  the 
city,  and  there  soon  will  be  a  village  at  Belvedere,  which,  ou  account 
of  the  prominence,  ability,  learning,  wit,  beauty  and  social  standing 
of  its  residents,  will  entitle  the  village  to  be  known  as  the  very  centre 
of  high  life  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  A  great  advantage  of  Belvedere  is 
the  fact  that  the  title  to  all  the  land  is  United  States  patent,  guaran- 
teed by  the  California  Title  Insurance  and  Trust  Company.  Tevis  & 
Fisher,  of  14  Post  street,  are  agents  for  the  property. 


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Has  one  specialty  and  pride  and  that  is  the  Table.  Ii  is  supplied 
from  tne  best  the  market  affords  in  San  J-ranci&co.  Oar  Butter, 
Eggs,  Cream  and  Vegetables  come  from  the  Marin  County  dairies 
and  farms  in  the  vicinity.  Ten  trains  daily,  making  it  very  con- 
conveuient  for  gentlemen  to  be  able  to  pass  the  evening  with 
their  families  or  friends,  and  derive  the  benefits  of  country  air 
and  still  be  able  to  attend  to  business  daily  iu  the  city.  "Com- 
mutes," $5  per  month ;  ladies  aud  children,  J3. 

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see  us  any  day,  and  satisfy  yourself  beyond  question.  Take  Sau- 
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HEPBURN  &   TERRY. 


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8AN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June   11,  1892. 


THE    PACIFIC    YACHT    CLUB. 

THE  Pacific  Yacht  Club  was  incorporated  in  1878,  and  in  1879 
and  1880  it  purchased  its  present  site  at  Old  Sausalito,  and 
erected  the  club  house.  Cornelius  O'Connor  was  the  chief  factor 
in  getting  the  property  and  organizing  the  club,  which  ran  along 
prosperously  for  several  years,  until  it  had  a  life  membership  of 
about  three  hundred;  but  not  having  any  contributing  members, 
it  was  impossible  to  maintain  it.  The  club  finally  became  in- 
volved financially,  and  as  a  result,  the  property  changed  hands, 
and  a  new  corporation  was  formed,  called  "  The  Pacific  Yacht 
Club,"  which  took  in  the  property,  and  permitted  all  life  mem- 
bers of  the  old  club  to  become  contributing  members  of  the  new, 
at  a  reduced  rate.  This  change  occurred  in  December  last.  The 
club  has  prospered  ever  since,  and  has  now  a  membership  of 
about  four  hundred.  It  has  recently  furnished  a  boat-house, 
35x70,  and  has  improved  its  grounds,  renovated,  painted  and 
fixed  up  its  club  house,  all  at  an  expense  of  something  over 
$8,000-  A  steward  is  in  constant  attendance,  who  furnishes 
meals  and  refreshments,  and  the  number  of  visitors  at  the  club  is 
now  very  large,  particularly  on  Sundays.  The  grounds  are  upon 
the  Bay  of  San  Francisco,  and  command  a  fine  view  of  the  city, 
as  well  as  of  Sausalito,  Angel  Island,  Raccoon  Straits  and  Belve- 
dere, which  are  directly  in  front  of  it.  The  club's  tugboat  par- 
ties, held  once  a  month ,  are  very  popular.  These  parties  are  held 
about  eight  months  in  the  year,  and  during  the  other  four  months 
the  male  members  of  the  club  indulge  in  a  duck  dinner,  or  some 
other  novel  repast  of  that  kind.  At  a  duck  dinner,  each  member  has 
an  entire  duck  to  himself,  and  must  carve  it  for  himself.  At  those 
dinners  there  is  but  one  main  dish,  and  that  is  always  cooked  in 
the  presence  of  the  guests,  in  a  great  fireplace,  on  a  spit.  The 
membership  embraces  not  only  the  yacht-owners  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, but  a  great  many  of  those  who  are  interested  in  yachting 
and  boating. 

The  house  and  grounds  are  lighted  by  electric  lights,  from  a  plant 
furnished  by  Chas.  S.  Wieland,  the  Vice  Commodore  of  the  club, 
who  has  erected  a  plant  upon  the  grounds,  from  which  he  also 
charges  his  electric  launch  Magnet,  the  only  one  upon  the  bay.  The 
house  contains  a  large  dancing  hall ;  a  large  dining-room,  with  hat 
rooms  and  retiring  rooms,  and  every  convenience.  Upon  the  porch 
is  the  figure-head  that  sailed  upon  the  old  ship  Davy  Crockett  for 
many  years,  and  still  in  good  preservation,  notwithstanding  that 
the  ship  has  long  since  gone  to  pieces.  In  the  club  house  there  are 
models  of  yachts  and  ships;  chief  among  the  latter  is  that  of  the 
Three  Brothers,  and  the  walls  are  adorned  with  paintings,  which 
have  been  contributed  by  various  members  of  the  club.  There 
are  also  nicely  framed  drawings  of  all  the  noted  men-of-war  that 
have  been  built  in  San  Francisco. 

The  grounds  are  full  of  Bowers,  and  rare  plants  and  trees,  the 
beauty  of  which  so  impressed  the  Eastern  journalists  who 
visited  the  grounds  last  January,  that  they  stripped  the  magnolia 
tree  of  numerous  blossoms.  The  grounds  and  club  house  are 
quite  a  noted  resort  for  all  those  who  make  trips  around  the  bay. 

Since  its  re-incorporation  the  club  privileges  are  now  confined 
to  members  and  their  families. 

The  following  are  the  principal  yachts  of  the  club:  The  Lur- 
line,  which  belongs  to  the  Spreckels  Bros.  The  Jessie 
belongs  to  J.  H.  Macdonough;  the  Annie  to  Philip  Caduc, 
who  for  many  years  was  Commodore  of  the  club;  the 
Aggie  belongs  to  Captain  Henry  White,  and  Charles  S.  and 
Albert  G.  Wieland;  the  Azaline  to  Captain  J.  D.  Roberts;  the 
Chispa  to  Commodore  I.  Gutte;  the  Virginia  to  E.  W.  Newhall, 
and  the  Frolic  to  Commodore  Harrison.  The  Casco  belonged  to 
the  club  before  she  went  to  the  South  Seas,  when  she 
was  owned  by  Dr.  Merritt  and  the  Nellie  belonged  to  the 
club  until  she  was  sold  and  went  south.  The  steam  launch,  the 
Edwina,  belongs  to  Commodore  Eddy.  There  are  also  a  num- 
ber of  smaller  sloops  and  boats.  The  Halcyon,  formerly  the  prop- 
erty of  Joseph  Grant,  belonged  to  the  club  until  sold  to  enter  the 
smuggling  trade  between  Japan  and  ttte  Hawaiian  Islands.  The 
Ariel, which  belonged  to  the  club  some  years  ago, was  wrecked  while 
bound  north,  sealing. 

The  yacht  Lurline,  which  carries  the  pennon  of  Commodore 
Adolph  B.  Spreckels,  of  the  Pacific  Yacht  Club,  was  built  in  San 
Francisco,  in  1883,  by  Matthew  Turner,  the  well-known  ship 
builder.  She  is  a  model  of  symmetry,  and  her  fittings  and  equip- 
ments are  unexcelled  by  any  yacht  of  her  tonnage  afloat.  A 
cruise  on  the  Lurline  as  guest  of  the  hospitable  owners,  John  D. 
and  A.  B.  Spreckels,  is  one  of  the  most  enjoyable  events  of  the 
yachting  season.  Her  cabin  accommodation  is  ample  for  a  party 
of  sixteen,  and  has  often  been  taxed  to  its  utmost  capacity.  The 
Lurline  is  schooner  rigged,  and  her  cabin  is  finished  in  hard 
wood.  Her  dimensions  are:  Length,  75  feet;  breadth,  21  feet  2 
inches;  depth,  6  feet  9  inches;  gross  measurement  49.73  tons; 
net  measurement,  47.35  tons.  In  1884  the  Lurline  won  the  re- 
gatta across  Monterey  Bay:  and  in  1889,  when  sailed  by  Mr. 
John  D.  Spreckels,  she  raced  with  the  yacht  Aggie  to  San  Diego, 
and  won  what  was  a  very  fast  and  exciting  race  to  yachtsmen. 
Last  season  and  during  the  present  one  the  Lurline  has  been 
railed  by  Mr.  A.  B.  Spreckels,  who  is  serving  his  second  term  as 
Commodore.  It  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  a  great  deal  of  the 
popularity  of  yachting  at  San  Francisco  is   due   to  the   example 


and  influence  of  Commodore  Spreckels  and  his  brother,  Mr.  John 
D.  Spreckels,  whose  enthusiasm  for  salt  water  and  nautical  affairs 
is  well  known.  The  future  of  yachting  is  assured  when  gentle- 
men ot  fortune  and  high  standing  like  the  Messrs.  Spreckels 
maintain  such  a  beautifully  appointed  and  expensive  yacht  for 
their  own  pleasure  and  the  enjoyment  and  gratification  of  their 
friends.  The  picture  of  Commodore  Spreckels  which  accompa- 
nies this  short  sketch  of  his  flag  yacht  Lurline,  is  an  excellent 
likeness. 

The  yacht  Aggie  was  built  at  Port  Ludlow,  Washington,  in 
1880,  at  the  cost  of  $23,000.  She  is  a  beautiful  specimen  of  marine 
architecture,  and  her  owners  claim  that  she  is  the  fastest  yacht 
on  the  bay.  She  is  70.03  feet  long,  23  feet  beam  and  6.75  feet  draft, 
and  has  a  gross  tonnage  of  52. 4L.  She  is  schooner  rigged,  and  is 
supplied  with  alt  the  latest  accoutrements.  Her  cabin,  which  is 
large  and  commodious,  as  well  as  the  three  staterooms  and  pantry, 
are  finished  in  native  nard  woods,  with  trimmings  of  white  and 
gold.  The  effect  is  very  beautiful.  There  are  accommodations 
for  sixteen  people  on  board,  besides  the  crew,  which  consists  of 
three  men.  Captain  Harry  White  is  the  navigator,  and  is  owner 
in  partnership  with  Charles  S.  and  Albert  G.  Wieland.  The  Aggie 
is  built  on  a  fine  model,  and  has  on  numerous  occasions  shown 
her  fast  sailing  qualities. 

The  yacht  Jessie,  owned  by  ex-Commodore  J.  H.  Mac- 
donough, is  one  of  the  newest  and  fastest,  as  well  as  the 
largest  of  the  Pacific  Yacht  Club  fleet.  The  Jessie  was  built 
by  Mr.  Matthew  Turner  of  Benicia,  in  the  year  1889,  and 
no  expense  was  spared  in  the  conduction  and  fitting  up 
of  the  vessel.  She  is  schooner  rigged,  86  feet  in  length  over 
all,  74  feet  on  the  water-line,  24  feet  beam,  9  feet  depth 
of  hold,  and  has  a  draft  of  9.03  feet.  The  very  best  of 
materials  were  used  throughout;  and  she  is  the  only  single 
stick  mast  vessel  in  the  fleet,  besides  having  the  largest  spread 
of  canvas — 6,584  feet,  under  full  rig — of  any  yacht  in  these 
waters.  Her  cabin  and  staterooms  are  elegantly  and  tastefully 
finished,  both  as  to  convenience  and  beauty.  She  can  easily 
accommodate  eighteen  people,  and  her  owner,  one  of 
the  most  hospitable  of  men,  takes  great  pleasure,  on 
every  occasion,  to  extend  courtesies  to  such  of  his 
friends  as  enjoy  a  yachting  trip.  The  Jessie  is  built  on  a  fine 
model  and  has  won  several  well-contested  races,  and  her  owner 
refuses  to  admit  the  prowess  of  any  other  craft  in  the  fleet.  The 
Jessie  is  a.  gem  of  neatness,  and  her  owner  rightfully  is  proud  of 
his  vessel. 

In  order  to  stimulate  the  interest  in  yachting,  Mr.  Albert  G. 
Wieland  has  presented  to  the  Club  a  beautiful  silver  cup  to  be 
offered  as  a  trophy  in  any  manner  the  Club  may  prescribe.  It  is 
a  solid  silver  wine  cooler,  valued  at  $500.  It  is  about  twelve 
inches  in  height  and  is  ornamented  with  modeled  sea  shells  and 
heavy  scroll  work  around  the  top  and  bottom.  On  the  side  is 
etched  a  picture  of  the  yacht  America  under  full  sail.  A  picture 
of  the  cup  is  shown  on  the  Yacht  Club  souvenir. 

Commodore  A.  B.  Spreckels  is  one  of  the  firm  of  J.  D.  Spreck- 
els Bros.  &  Co.,  and  has  been  for  years   indentified  with  yachting. 

Vice-Commodore  Chas.  S.  Wieland  is  a  prominent  Native  Son, 
and  has  only  recently  become  identified  with  yachting,  but  is  an 
enthusiast  and  is  now,  in  connection  with  his  brother  Albert  G., 
contemplating  building  a  fine  steam  yacht. 

President  J.  H.  Dickenson-  is  a  prominent  National  Guardsman 
and  a  well-known  lawyer.  He  was  one  of  the  first  members  of 
the  Club,  and  is  very  popular.     He  has  made  a  first-class  officer. 

Vice-President  Cornelius  O'Connor  is  one  of  the  best  known 
yachtsmen  on  the  coast,  and  has  been  Commodore  for  several 
terms.     He  is  one  of  the  Club's  most  popular  officers. 

Secretary  Varney  W.  Gaskill  the  present  Deputy  Surveyor  of  the 
Port,  is  one  of  the  younger  members,  and  has  proved  himself  to 
be  a  conscientious  and  able  officer. 

Treasurer  W.  H.  Kruse,  of  the  well-known  wholesale  firm  of 
Kruse  &  Euler,  was  a  prominent  member  of  the  old  organization, 
having  been  a  Director  for  several  years,  and  his  present  office  is  a 
compliment  bestowed  for  past  and  present  services  to  the  Club. 

Measurer  W.  H.  Kelley,  or  as  he  is  popularly  called,  "Father" 
Kelley,  is  one  of  the  old-time   members   and  is  universally  liked. 

Of  the  Directors,  O.  F.  Willey  is  one  of  the  old  members  and 
and  an  ex-Treasurer  of  the  Club.  Grove  P.  Ayres  is  also  one  of 
the  old  members,  and  his  efforts  at  amateur  photography  are 
much  appreciated  by  the  Club,  several  of  these  now  adorning  the 
Club  house.  Samuel  K  Thornton  is  one  of  the  Port  Wardens, 
and  is  a  popular  member.  W.  R.  Davis,  the  well-known  insur- 
ance man,  is  one  of  the  younger  members  and  has  a  host  of 
friends.  In  all  respects  the  present  board  of  officers  and  directors  are 
popular  and  efficient,  have  made  their  administration  a  success, 
and  put  the  Club  on  a  sound  financial  basis. 


Many  picnic  parties  are  taking  advantage  of  the  delightful 
weather,  in  this  happv  vacation  time,  to  make  trips  over  the  Califor- 
nia Railway  to  Lauudrv  Farm,  which  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
picnic  grounds  in  the  State.  This  railroad  is  the  only  line  running 
direct  to  Mills  Seminary.  Laundry  Farm  is  only  forty  minutes  from 
Oakland,  and  an  hour  and  fifteen  minutes  from  this  city. 


June  11,  1892. 


SAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


13 


OBITUARY. 


WHEN  Samuel  MounUonl  Wilson  died,  at  his  residence,  on 
Pine  street,  on  the  4th  inst.,oneof  the  greatest  of  Califor- 
nia's lawyers  passed  away.  Mr.  Wilson  was  at  the  head  of  the 
local  bar,  and  was  regarded  by  those  who  knew  him  best  a«  one 
of  the  ablest  lawyers  the  State  has  ever  boasted.  He  was  born 
in  l-_M,  at  Sleubenville,  Ohio.  He  fir-  practiced  law  In  his  native 
place,  and  then  went  to  Ualena,  fll  where  he  became  associated 
with  Colonel  Hope.  In  1853.  they  both  came  to  California,  and 
five  years  later,  Mr.  Wilson  married  the  daughter  of  John  Scott, 
a  Congressman  trom  Missouri.  In  1864,  WiUon  &■  Hoge  dissolved 
partnership,  and  the  former  became  associated  with  nis  brother, 
David  S.  Wilson,  who,  however,  soon  returned  East.  In  18G6, 
the  firm  of  Wilson  A  Crittenden  was  organized,  and  continued 
until  the  death  of  the  junior  partner,  in  1870.  In  1874,  Russell 
J.  Wilson  joined  his  father,  the  firm  then  becoming  Wilson  & 
Wilson,  as  it  has  continued  ever  since.  The  deceased  jurist  was 
considered  an  eminent  authority  in  land  cases.  He  probably 
contested  and  won  more  land  suits  than  any  other  lawyer  in  Cali- 
fornia. He  was  a  man  of  great  learning  and  wonderful  industry, 
always  tireless  in  his  endeavors  in  behalf  of  his  client.  His 
death  was  unexpected,  for,  though  ailing  for  some  time  past,  he 
was  in  his  office  until  last  Friday.  The  immediate  cause  of  death 
was  a  blood  clot,  that  formed  in  the  heart  and  passed  into  the 
lungs.  Mr.  Wilson's  widow  and  his  four  sons  mourn  his  loss. 
The  latter  are  John  Scott  Wilson,  Russell,  Dr.  Frank  and  Mount- 
ford  Wilson.  The  estate  is  very  large,  and  its  estimated  worth  is 
over  a  million  dollars.  It  consists  largely  of  real  estate  in  this 
city. 

ANOTHER  notable  death  during  the  week  was  that  of  Benjamin 
F.  Sterrett,  the  pioneer  printer,  who  was  found  dead  in  his 
bed  at  his  residence,  3040  Califo  nia  street.  His  death  resulted 
from  gas  asphyxiation,  resultir6  from  gas  escaping  from  an  open 
jet  in  his  bed-room.  He  war  a  native  of  Williamsport,  Indiana, 
and  70  years  old.  He  arrivjd  in  this  city  on  December  28,  1849, 
and  opened  the  first  job  rvinting  house  in  California.  For  some 
time  he  was  in  partners  jip  with  William  Cubery,  but  of  late  years 
be  had  conducted  buplness  alone.  He  leaves  a  widow,  two  sons, 
Frank  and  Wili'Am  cUerrett,  who  were  in  partnership  with  him, 
and  a  daugbte- ,  Mrs.  Wneaton,  wife  of  the  senior  member  of  the 
firm  of  Wheaton  and  Lubrs. 

THE  many  friends  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  C.  Heister  sympathize 
deeply  with  them  in  their  recent  affliction,  caused  by  the  death 
of  their  daughter,  Kate.  She  was  a  charming  and  popular  young 
lady,  nineteen  years  old,  who  was  prominent  in  church  charita- 
ble work.  She  was  a  hard  student,  and  it  is  thought  that  close 
application  to  her  books  had  much  to  do  with  causing  the  illness 
which  proved  fatal,  after  several  months  duration.  Last  Sunday 
night  she  became  seriously  ill,  but  up  to  the  last  was  far  more 
concerned  about  others  than  herself.  She  was  a  true  Christian, 
and  will  be  sorely  missed. 

SIDNEY  DILLON,  the  well-known  New  York  capitalist,  died 
in  New  York  City  Thursday  morning  last,  after  an  illness  of 
twelve  weeks.  He  was  at  the  time  of  his  death  serving  his 
second  term  as  President  of  the  Union  Pacific  railroad,  the  build- 
ing of  which  road  was  first  conceived  by  him.  He  was  a  close 
friend  of  Jay  Gould,  and  was  through  the  efforts  of  Gould  and  C. 
P.  Huntington  elected  to  succeed  Charles  Francis  Adams  as  Presi- 
dent of  the  Union  Pacific.  He  was  past  seventy  years  of  age, 
but  until  very  recently  was  as  vigorous  as  a  much  younger  man. 

THE  recognized  authority  on  Alaska  is  Badlam's  Guide  Book. 
It  has  reached  the  third  edition,  and  contains  an  account  of 
the  latest  discoveries,  and  Ivan  Petroff's  report  on  the  resources. 
Bold  by  all  bookstores. 


AMINISTEH,  with  n  rather  tlorid  complexion,  had  gone  into 
the  shop  of  a  barber   (one  of   his  parishioners)  to  be  shaved. 

The  barber  was  addicted  to  habits  of  intemperance,  so  that  on 
thii  occasion  his  hand  was  very  unsteady  at  his  work. 

In  shaving  the  minister  he  intlicted  a  cut  sufficiently  deep  to 
cover  the  lower  part  of  the  face  with  blood. 

The  minister  turned  to  the  barber,  and  said,  in  a  lone  of  solemn 
severity: 

■'  You  see,  Thomas,  what   comes   of   taking    too  much  drink." 

"  Yes,  sir,"  replied  Thomas;  "it  does  make  the  skin  very  ten- 
der." 

A  Run  On  Champagne. 

The  witty  correspondent  of  the  Cincinnati  Enquirer  writes  from  the 
fashionable  Virginia  White  Sulphur  Springs  that  the  mineral  water 
there  was  at  a  discount,  but  the  Pommery  Sec  at  a  premium,  and 
the  demand  for  the  favorite  brand  could  hardly  be  satisfied,  to  which 
fact  he  is  inclined  to  attribute  the  numerous  fashionable  weddings 
now  announced  at  that  famous  resort. 

"THE  WHITE  HOUSE." 

THE  LARGEST  RETAIL  DRY-GOODS  STORE  IN  THE  CITY. 

GREAT  SUMMER   SALE! 

During  the  month  of  June  The  White  House  will  offer  for  sale  the 
entire  stock  of  this  season's  importations  at  Greatly  Reduced  Prices. 
The  stock  comprises: 

Woolen  Dress  Goods. 

CREPONS,  CASHMEKES,  SERGES,  IN  FANCT  AND  PLAIN. 

A  Special  Bargain. 

100  pieces  of  Scotch  Cheviot,  suitable  for  Outing  Suits,  at  35c. 
per  yard. 

NOTICE.— Tables  of  Remnants  and  Short  Lengths  at  Less 
Than  Cost. 

Silks. 

An  average  price  of  Figured  India  Silk,  sold  until  now  at  $1.25 
and  $1,  for  75c.  per  yard. 

Ribbon  Counter. 

This  department  offers  great  inducements  to  purchasers.  Ele- 
gant Woven  Ribbons  at  25c.  per  yard.  A  full  assortment  of 
Velvet  Ribbons,  Black  and  Colored. 

Chiffon  and  Ladies'  Neck-wear. 

An  inspection  will  show  that  prices  of  the  above  goods  have 
been  reduced  over  50  per  cent. 

Wash  Goods. 

Sateens,  Cheviots,  Percales,  Zephyrs,  Ginghams,  Lawns  and 
Organdies,  at  Cost. 

Cloak  Room. 

A  very  material  reduction  has  been  made  in  the  prices  of 
Spring  Jackets,  Capes,  Ulsters,  Mantles. 

Outing  Suits. 

Black  India  and  Surah  Silk  Skirts,  with  one  or  two  ruffles ;  also 
Fancy  Striped  Levantine  Silk  Skirts,  reduced  from  $10.50  and 
$12  to  $8. 


•  Mail  orders  solicited.    Samples  sent  on  application.    Goods  sent 

free  to  all  suburban  towns. 

RAPHAEL  WEILL  &  CO., 

N.  W.  Cor.  Post  and  Kearny  Sts. 


QUEEN 

OF  ALL  THE 

SUMMER  RESORTS, 

THE  FAMOUS 

TEL    DEL    MONTE 

Elegant  Accommodations.    Moderate  Rates.    For  reservations  and  other  information,  addr  e 

GEO.    SOHOITEWALD,   Ma^agbb. 


14 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  11,  1892. 


Looked 


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MAJOR  FRANK  R.  O'BRIEN,  Secretary  of  the  Republican  State 
League,  has  been  adorned  this  week  with  an  eye  bearing  as 
many  colors  as  aCaliforniasunset.  Hegotitin  honorable  combat, 
too,  and  he  does  not  deny  the  fact  when  he  is  questioned  by  his 
intimate  friends  about  the  affair,  though  at  the  same  time  he  is 
too  modest  to  tell,  unsolicited,  the  story  of  his  prowess.  The 
Major,  in  addition  to  his  political  duties  and  those  entailed  on 
him  as  commander  of  a  regiment  of  the  National  Guard,  finds 
time  to  be  Deputy  City  Clerk  of  Oakland.  Next  door  to  the  de- 
partment where  he  is  "engaged,  is  the  office  of  the  Board  of  Public 
Works,  and  there  a  guileless  young  man  named  George  C.  Kauf- 
man holds  full  sway.  Both  O'Brien  and  Kaufman  think  that 
they  are  expert  boxers,  and  many  a  time  they  have  made  their 
friends  weary  by  telling  of  the  wonderful  deeds  they  had  per- 
formed in  the  roped  arena.  At  last  human  nature  could  stand  it 
uo  longer,  and  after  considerable  maneuvering  by  their  acquaint- 
ances, a  match  with  live-ounce  gloves  was  finally  arranged  be- 
tween them  on  Saturday  night  last.  The  scene  of  the  conflict 
was  the  Oakland  City  Council  chamber,  and  there,  at  the  appointed 
time,  appeared  the  principals,  City  Clerk  Jim  Brady,  who  had 
been  elected  referee;  Ed  Holland,  second  for  O'Brien;  Paul 
Schafer,  of  the  Board  of  Health, second  for  Kaufman;  and  Colonel 
Stewart  McMullen  and  J.  S.  Sands,  timekeepers.  The  men  jumped 
into  the  ring  in  fine  condition,  O'Brien  appearing  in  a  bathing 
suit,  while  Kaufman  was  resplendent  in  a  Jenness-Miller  com- 
bination of  under-garments.  The  fight  was  lively  from  the  start, 
O'Brien  being  knocked  down  tbree  times  in  two  minutes,  and 
then  three  times  in  tbree  minutes.  He,  however,  gave  as  good 
as  he  received,  for  at  the  end  of  the  third  round,  Kaufman  was 
bleeding  from  a  cut  lip,  and  his  nose  looked  as  if  some  one  had 
inflated  it  with  gas.  The  fourth  round  witnessed  some  hurricane 
work  on  both  sides,  and  then  came  the  fifth  and  last.  Both  men 
were  slightly  groggy  as  they  took  the  center,  but  O'Brien  soon 
got  his  fourth  wind,  and  commenced  to  rush  things  through. 
He  gave  Kaufman  right  and  left  facers,  upper-cuts,  and  so  forth, 
until  at  last  his  unhappy  opponent  fell  in  a  heap  on  the  floor,  and 
his  second  threw  up  the  sponge.  Kaufman  was  somewhat 
marked  when  he  washed  himself  off,  and  as  for  O'Brien,  he  found 
he  bad  won  his  victory  at  the  expense  of  a  fine,  large,  six-by- 
nine  black  eye.  It  kept  him  from  church  the  next  day,  and  he 
is  ashamed  to  be  caught  on  the  streets  even  now. 

If  he  wished,  Colonel  Jack  Gamble,  now  a  resident  of  this  city, 
might  give  voice  to  many  a  better  story  than  those  commonly 
related  at  the  clubs.  In  1859,  he  kept  a  gambling  saloon  in  Sac- 
ramento, at  the  corner  of  J  and  Second  streets.  His  partner  was 
Frank  Jones,  and  their  main  patrons  were  the  Senators  and  Rep- 
resentatives of  the  Slate  Legislature,  then  in  session.  The  mem- 
ber from  the  "  cow  counties  " — Colusa  and  Tehama — H.  W. 
Dunlap,  had  received  $500,  and  proceeded  to  enjoy  himself  by 
gambling  at  Gamble's  saloon.  The  money  was  laid  out  in  chips, 
and  the  faro  game  was  in  full  sway,  when  an  unwelcome  vision 
appeared  at  the  door.  It  was  a  tall,  raw-boned  woman,  of  fully 
six  feet;  in  "  short,"  Mrs.  Dunlap.  Ignoring  the  few  white  chips 
remaining  upon  the  table  before  Dunlap,  she  grabbed  her  poor 
husband  by  the  collar,  and  pulled  him  down  the  stairs  into  the 
street,  and  home.  Then  she  returned  to  the  saloon  and  demanded 
her  husband's  money.  The  gamblers  did  not  refuse  her  request. 
During  Dunlap's  speedy  transit,  under  bis  wife's  protection, 
through  the  muddy  streets,  he  lost  bis  shoes.  The  next  '.ay  he 
appeared  at  the  Assembly  In  a  pair  of  socks  and  worr  ..tippers, 
causing  much  amusement  among  the  members. 
*  *  * 

A  story  comes  from  Canada  of  a  yoijng  woma*.  who,  finding  it 
difficult  to  choose  between  two  suitors,  finally  married  the  one 
who  reached  the  church  first,  upon  the  eventful  morning.  This  ! 
reminds  one  of  the  way  the  late  William  C.  Stratton  won  his 
wife.  During  the  winter  of  1859,  when  the  Legislature  met  at 
Sacramento,  there  was  great  rivalry  between  Stratton  of  Placer 
county  and  Charles  R.  Street  of  Shasta,  as  to  which  should  be 
Speaker  of  the  House.  This  was  not  the  only  point  in  which 
the  two  were  rivals.  At  that  time  George  Newcome,  now  of  the 
Lafayette  Hotel  in  New  York,  kept  the  Orleans  Hotel,  to  this 
house  came  a  beautiful   adventuress    from    New    York.     No  one 


knew  anything  about  her,  but  all  the  men  straightway  became 
ber  slaves.  None  were  more  in  love  with  her  than  Strattou  and 
Street.  She  favored  them  both,  and  as  both  were  alike  clever  and 
interesting,  she  undoubtedly  found  it  a  case  of  "How  happy  could 
she  be  with  either."  Finally  she  made  her  decision  :  The  one  who 
should  gain  the  Speaker's  Chair  was  to  win  her  hand  and  heart. 
After  an  exciting  contest,  Stratton  came  in  first,  his  triumph  being 
rewarded  by  the  hand  in  marriage  of  the  fair  charmer.  While 
Stratton  afterward  occupied  the  important  position  of  State 
Librarian  for  many  years,  his  wife's  doubtful  antecedents  pre- 
vented her  attaining  social  heights.  Street  consoled  his  wounded 
feelings  by  wedding  an  actress,  Rowena  Graniss.  After  her  hus- 
band's death  the  latter  studied  law,  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  and 
when   the   Lawyers'  Convention   lately    met   here,   visited    San 

Francisco. 

•  •  * 

George  W.  McNear,  the  wheat  king,  has  discovered  this  week 
that  he  does  not  know  as  much  about  railroading  as  he  does 
about  the  manipulations  of  the  grain  port.  He  is  President  of 
the  Oakland  and  Berkeley  Electric  line,  and  the  first  shock  he  re- 
ceived was  when  the  news  of  the  Treasurer's  defalcation  of  $10,- 

000  went  around  on  Tuesday  evening.  But  this  was  not  all.  He 
was  anxious  to  obtain  for  his  company  a  franchise  on  an  im- 
portant street,  and  with  this  end  in  view  he  put  in  a  bid  to  the 
City  Council  that  he  thought  was  a  winner,  for  he  had  offered  the 
city  22  per  cent,  of  the  profits.  But  the  Piedmont  line,  the  com- 
peting company,  had  a  surprise  in  store,  for  they  offered  to  donate 
to  the  city  100  per  cent,  of  the  receipts  for  the  territory  in  ques- 
tion. The  offer  was  accepted,  and  now,  that  it  is  too  late,  Mc- 
Near is  nightly  kicking  himself,  in  his  own  room,  for  allowing 
himself  to  be  outwitted.  Of  course  it's  as  plain  as  a  pike-staff 
now — the  Piedmont  people  will  turn  over  to  the  town  the  re- 
ceipts for  the  few  blocks  in  question,  and  will  make  up  for  the 
toss  on  the  through  travel.  As  for  the  Berkeley  line,  it  is  now 
where  a  very  cold  day  is  being  experienced. 

A  writer  in  the  Court  Circular,  commenting  on  American  cook- 
ery, asks  his  readers  how  they  would  like  to  be  invited  to  lunch 
on  "  squab  on  toast,"  or  to  partake  of  »  gumbo  soup,"  •«  broiled 
pompano,"  or  «  fried  weakfish."  and  he  uses  the  names  of  these 
delicacies  as  if  they  were  some  outrageous  concoctions  of  a  crazed 
chef.  The  ignorance  displayed  by  the  Court  Circular  is  painful  to 
one  who  has  felt  himself  grow  as  he  quietly  got  outside  of  the 
dishes  referred  to.  If  the  writer  in  the  Court  Circular  has  never 
enjoyed  squab  on  toast,  surely  he  has  lived  in  vain;  if  he  has 
never  experienced  the  delights  coincident  with  gumbo  soup  he 
knows  not  pleasure,  and  if  he  is  yet  to  become  acquainted  with 
"  broiled  pompano"  he  should  not  assume  to  write  of  table  deli- 
cacies. I  presume  this  censor  of  well-known  delights  has  yet  to 
strip  a  tamale,  has  never  partaken  of  boiled  shark  fins,  and 
knows  nothing  whatever  of  bird's  nests  baked  and  turned  over. 

1  wonder  if  he  has  ever  heard  of  roast  chicken  in  the  shell, 
frijoles  split  and  steamed,  roast  pork,  with  "hare  on  the  side,"  or 
dried  ducks?  The  little  that  people  living  in  the  metropolis  of  the 
world  know  about  the  tidbits  demanded  by  the  highly-educated 
palates  of  the  far  west,  is  shocking.  They  should  know  whereof 
tbey  speak  before  they  comment  on  what  we  grow  fat  and  pros- 
perous. 

•  *  * 

The  cruise  of  the  Pacific  Yacht  Club  to  Martinez  last  Saturday 
and  Sunday  was  a  very  pleasant  affair.  The  principal  event  was 
the  race  up  between  the  flagship  Lurline,  Commodore  A.  B. 
Spreckels,  and  the  yacht  Aggie,  Captain  Henry  White.  It  was  a 
pretty  contest,  and  was  won  by  the  Lurline.  On  the  return  to 
Sausalito  on  Sunday,  the  Aggie  divided  the  honors  by  getting  back 
first.  Billy  Kruse,  who  acted  as  assistant  sailing  master  on  the 
Luiline,  won  a  silk  hat  on  the  way  up.  The  yachts  Jessie  and 
Chispa  went  to  Vallejo  Saturday,  but  rejoined  the  fleet  on  the  re- 
turn sail  Sunday. 

*  #  » 

The  ark  Sphinx  is  the  center  of  a  galaxy  of  water  craft  at  Sausa- 
lito. This  floating  palace  with  its  Japanese  attendant,  who  serves 
meals  In  four  languages,  came  very  near  coming  to  grief  during 
the  past  week.  The  wind  passing  through  Hurricane  gulch  and 
over  Frogport,  at  Old  Sausalito,  was  too  much  for  the  Sphinx, 
and  it  dragged  its  moorings  and  started  for  theTiburon  mud  flats. 
Frank  M.  Cartan  and  Tom  Watson,  two  of  the  managing  owners, 
were  sound  asleep,  when  they  were  rudely  awakened  by  the  ark 
colliding  with  a  yacht.  All  bands  were  piped  to  quarters,  the 
gig  lowered,  a  steam  launch  procured  and  the  Sphinx  moored  once 


OUTING  SUITS — SHIRTS.      LADIES 


TENNIS  SUITS-SHIRTS, 


WAISTS 


2V    TO    37     I£E-A.IS,lT"3r     STEEET. 


June  11,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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more  near  the  ark  Admiral  Bullfrog  with  2.000  pounds  mud-hooks. 
The  popularity  of  the  ark.  to  say  nothing  of  the  remaining  own- 
ers, W.  H.  Kruse  and  \V.  H.  Fowler,  is  on  the  increase.  The  en- 
sign of  the  Pacific  Yacht  Club  Mies  from  the  masthead. 

James  Q.  Martin,  son  of  the  heavy  owner  of  Hibernia  Bank 
stock,  of  the  same  name,  who  died  some  time  ago,  is  now  earning 
his  livelihood  as  the  driver  of  a  bob-tail  car  in  Sacramento.  Young 
Martin  was  well-known  here  as  a  clubman,  and  one  of  the  most 
popular  of  {he  jeunesse  dorm.  Being  one  of  the  children  of  his 
father's  first  wife,  for  some  reason,  he  only  inherited  a  few  thou- 
sand dollars  out  of  an  estate  worth  millions,  and  it  did  not  take 
long  for  a  young  man  of  bis  class,  brought  up  with  expensive 
tastes  to  go  through  the  comparative  pittance.  He  left  town 
when  his  money  was  gone,  and  has  been  earning  his  own  living 
ever  since,  with  the  same  easy-going,  reckless  spirit  which  charac- 
terized his  career  as  a  man  about  town,  with  well-lined  pockets. 
It  is  not  unusual,  for  him,  it  is  said,  in  his  new  vocation  to  call  a 
halt  at  some  way-side  resort  to  refresh  the  inner  man,  the  passen- 
gers sympathizing  with  him  in  the  emergency,  even  to  the  extent 
of  pardoning  the  interruption  of  travel.  To  those  who  are  unin- 
itiated in  California  society  it  may  seem  strange  that  the  son  of  a 
wealthy  bank  President  should  find  himself  in  such  a  predica- 
ment, especially  when  the  balance  of  the  family  are  rolling  in 
wealth.  But  stranger  things  than  this  have  come  to  pass  at  times. 

*  *  * 

Miss  Dick  E.  Bluett,  who  died  in  Oakland  recently,  was  one 
of  the  most  noble-hearted  girls  that  ever  lived,  and  it  was  truly 
said  of  her  :  "  She  was  without  an  enemy."  She  was  the  con- 
stant companion  of  her  father,  Dr.  Bluett,  whose  wife  is  in  Eu- 
rope, perfecting  her  musical  education,  where  she  has  been  for 
several  years.  Many  instances  of  her  sympathetic  nature  are 
known.  The  young  wife  of  a  well-kuown  San  Francisco  physi- 
cian had  become  the  victim  of  the  morphine  habit,  and  was  cast 
off  by  bim  who  had  promised  to  love  and  protect  her.  She  went 
to  Oakland,  and  on  account  of  her  superior  education  and  at- 
tractive manners,  a  mckly  obtained  a  lucrative  position,  which  was 
soon  forfeited  when  she  gave  away  to  the  old  appetite.  Sick  aud 
friendless,  she  was  taken  to  the  Fabiola  Hospital  for  treatment, 
where  she  entered  through  the  influence  of  Dr.  Bluett.  One 
night,  about  midnight,  crazed  with  delirium  from  abstaining  from 
opium,  this  poor  womau  escaped,  walked  into  Oakland,  clothed 
in  nothing  but  her  night-robe,  and  rang  the  bell  of  Dr.  Bluett's 
office.  When  the  door  was  opened,  she  fell  fainting  in  the  arms 
of  Dick,  who  cared  for  her  like  a  sister.  After  several  days,  her 
whereabouts  was  made  known,  and  the  police  patrol  wagon 
was  brought  to  the  door  in  charge  of  two  burly  officers  of 
the  law,  who  entered  the  apartments  to  forcibly  take  the 
unfortunate  woman  to  jail.  She  was  so  terrified  and  wept  so 
bitterly  that  her  little  benefactor  stood  between  her  and  the  offi- 
cers and  pleaded  for  the  privilege  of  keeping  her,  which  they 
granted.  For  days  afterwards  this  noble  girl  nursed  and  cared 
for  her  as  tenderly  as  a  child.  To-day  this  woman  is  with  rela- 
tives in  this  city,  and  continues  to  bless  the  name  of  Dick  Bluett. 
«  *  * 

The  Pullmans  are  certainly  worthy  of  much  commendation  for 
having  established  a  new  and  sensible  rule  regarding  fashionable 
weddings.  They  refused  to  have  published  the  list  of  presents  at 
the  Carolan-Pullman  alliance,  or  the  list  of  donors  of  gifts.  This 
decision,  no  doubt,  caused  much  weeping  and  wailing  and  gnash- 
ing of  teeth  among  those  who  had  sent  gifts  to  the  happy  couple, 
and  who,  for  that  reason,  happily  supposed  they  would  take  high 
place  among  the  select,  because  of  the  publication  of  their  names 
as  friends  of  the  lately  single.  The  highest  degree  of  snobbish- 
ness is  reached  by  those  poor,  misguided,  and  unhappy  wealthy 
folk,  who  suppose  that  their  fame  is  made  permanent,  and  their 
places  on  the  highest  step  of  society  are  secured,  by  the  an- 
nouncement to  the  world  by  the  mercenary  daily  press,  at  so 
much  a  line,  that  Mrs.  This  and  Mr.  That  had  presented  a  tea  set 
or  a  waste  basket  at  the  nuptials  of  the  Would-Be.  It  is  a  fact, 
though  it  may  not  be  generally  known,  that  many  people  who 
are  hanging  on  the  ragged  edge  of  the  Four  Hundred,  make  it  a 
practice,  whenever  a  swell  wedding  is  held,  to  send  some  token, 
be  it  great  or  small,  with  their  name  prominently  attached,  so 
that  they  may  be  considered,  when  their  names  are  published  in 
the  list  of  gifts  and  donors,  as  intimate  friends  of  the  high  con- 
tracting parties.  If  the  leaders  of  «  society  "  decide  to  care  less 
in  the  future  for  newspaper  notoriety,  they  will  find  that  they 
will  soon  be  relieved  of  the  unwelcome  presence  of  many  of  the 
hangers-on. 

*  *  * 

Colonel  D.  H.  Jackson,  one  of  the  besfc-known  mining  men  on 
the  Pacific  Coast,  and  for  many  years  Superintendent  of  the  cele- 
brated Holmes  Mine,  at  Candelaria,  Nevada,  had  an  experience  the 
other  day,  which  may  have  impressed  itself  upon  his  mind,  or  not, 
as  the  case  may  be,  for  he  is  particularly  modest  in  regard  to  per- 
sonal matters  of  the  kind.  In  any  event,  it  was  one  of  those 
incidents  which  the  persons  who  were  present  will  not  forget  in 
a  life-time,  and  the  shock  which  they  received  would  have  been 
sufficient  to  turn  the  hair  grey  of  many  of  Colonel  Jackson's   in- 


timate associates  in  the  Union-Pacific  Club  of  this  city,  or  the 
Athenian  of  Oakland.  The  Colonel  has  been  spending  his  vaca- 
tion, during  the  temporary  close-down  of  the  Holmes  mine,  in 
looking  out  for  some  favorable  little  mining  prospect.  Among 
other  localities,  he  took  in  the  old  districts  surrounding  Sonora, 
in  Tuolumne  county.  He  was  especially  interested  in  one  prop- 
erty, and  desired  to  make  an  investigation.  All  the  eear  had 
been  removed  from  the  shaft,  but  in  order  to  accommodate  bim, 
the  owner  rigged  op  an  old  windlass  and  borrowed  a  great  bucket 
from  an  adjoining  property.  With  six  men  at  the  windlass,  the 
Colonel,  all  equipped  for  his  voyage  of  discovery,  entered  the 
hastily  improvised  cage,  which  was  immediately  lowered  for  the 
descent  of  over  400  feet.  The  bucket  had  hardly  disappeared 
from  the  surface  when  the  brake  which  was  controlling  the  rope 
gave  way,  and  to  the  horror  of  all  present,  the  windlass  began  to 
revolve  with  a  fearful  speed.  The  friction  set  the  rope  on  fire, 
and  before  the  300-foot  mark  had  been  passed,  it  nipped  off  short 
and  disappeared  with  the  bucket  down  the  dark  shaft,  like  the 
tail  of  a  stray  comet.  The  Colonel  was,  of  course,  given  up  for 
lost,  and  when  assistance  arrived  from  all  quarters,  as  the  news 
spread,  the  question  was  debated  as  to  the  advisability  of  pump- 
ing out  the  mine  down  to  the  800  level  to  recover  his  body. 
While  the  discussion  was  going  on,  who  should  walk  over  the 
top  of  the  hill  but  Jackson,  his  appearance  creating  such  con- 
sternation that  three  miners  had  to  be  prevented  by  violent  meas- 
ures from  jumping  down  the  shaft,  under  the  impression  that  his 
ghost  was  after  them  for  their  negligence  at  the  windlass.  It 
turned  out  that  when  the  bucket  struck  the  water,  it  rebounded 
and  floated  right  on  the  edge  of  an  old-time  level,  which,  with 
the  instincts  of  a  miner,  the  Colonel  followed  until  he  struck  day- 
light, when  he  calmly  climbed  the  hill,  with  an  extinguished 
candle  in  his  hand,  to  discover  what  bad  become  of  the  windlass. 
He  never  gave  the  story  away,  but  those  who  know  all  about  it 
say  that  every  now  and  then  a  broad  smile  is  seen  to  spread  over 
his  face,  when  he  falls  into  a  retrospective  mood.  He  is  then 
said  to  be  thinking  of  the  faces  of  the  miners  when  they  turned 
around  from  the  shaft  to  see  him  walking  down  the  hill. 
*  *  * 

A  humorous  incident  occurred  on  Market  street  the  other  day. 
A  nice  looking  old  lady,  whose  face  was  shaded  by  an  immense 
bonnet,  and  who  carried  a  market  basket  on  her  arm,  was  walk- 
ing slowly  along  the  street,  when  her  attention  was  attracted  by 
a  handsomely  dressed  lady  in  front  of  her,  by  whose  side  walked 
a  little  girl.  The  woman  in  front  walked  with  a  free  swing  and 
a  firm  step,  but  her  dress  trailed  after  her  on  the  sidewalk, 
sweeping  up  all  the  dirt  and  dust  and  microbes  within  its  trail. 
The  old  lady,  who  was  evidently  from  the  country,  noticed  the 
trailing  dress,  and  a  look  of  commisseration  stole  over  her  face, 
evidently  caused  by  solicitude  for  the  lady  in  front,  who,  in  the 
opinion  of  the  traveler,  evidently  did  not  know  that  her  dress, 
apparently,  was  about  to  fall  off.  The  old  lady  followed  the  one 
in  front  for  half  a  block.  She  was  greatly  agitated.  Finally,  as 
the  woman  with  the  child  approached  a  millinery  store,  she  of 
the  market  basket  could  stand  it  no  longer.  She  rushed  up  to 
the  little  girl,  tapped  her  on  the  shoulder,  whispered  in  her  ear 
and  pointed  to  the  trailing  skirt.  The  child  spoke  to  the  side- 
walk cleaner,  and  she  half  turned,  looked  inquiringly  at  the  old 
lady,  then  burst  into  laughter  and  continued  on  her  way — the 
skirt  trailing.  The  old  lady  stopped  and  looked  at  that  trailing 
dress  in  wonder,  until  awakened  by  the  laughter  of  a  number  of 
people  who  had  witnessed  the  by-play,  to  the  fact  that  appear- 
ances had  imposed  upon  her,  and  that  the  woman  in  front  was 
not  in  danger  of  losing  her  dress  after  all. 


DUFF     GORDON     SHERRY, 

THE   MOST   CELEBRATED  AND  BEST   KNOWN  BRAND  IN 

THE   WORLD. 

Sold  by  tl»e  Leading  Wine  Merchants  and  Grocers. 

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June  11,  1892. 


JAMES H.  KINKEAD,  superintendent  of  the  Occidental  Mine, 
at  Virginia  City,  is  the  inventor  of  a  new  proceas  for  the  re- 
duction of  low-grade  ores,  which  it  is  believed  will  be  very  gen- 
erally adopted  on  the  Comstock  before  long.  It  is  both  simple 
and  economical,  the  cost  of  working  a  ton  of  ore  being  estimated 
at  $2,  against  $6,  the  average  rate  charged  at  present.  The  princi- 
pal expense  incurred  under  the  ordinary  system  in  use  is  the 
power  required  to  work  the  heavy  stamps,  which  range  in  weight 
as  high  as  850  pounds.  By  Kinkead's  method,  all  that  is  required 
is  a  small  jet  of  water,  to  run  a  rock-breaker  and  all  the  neces- 
sary machinery.  The  ore,  when  crushed,  is  run  through  a  sieve 
into  a  pan,  shaped  like  a  soap-boiler.  In  this  is  placed  a  cast- 
iron  ball,  filled  with  about  600  pounds  of  lead.  When  in  opera- 
tion, this  pan  is  given  a  gentle,  oscillating  motion,  which  starts 
the  ball  in  a  circular  course,  gradually  gaining  a  momentum,  ac- 
celerated by  the  swirl  of  the  water  fed  in  from  the  top,  until  it 
attains  a  speed  which  throws  the  charge  over  the  rim,  whence  it 
is  carried  into  ihe  concentrators.  A  portion  of  the  charge  is 
amalgamated  in  the  pan,  but  the  greater  portion  of  it  passes  out 
by  the  direct  action  of  the  ball.  One  of  the  best  features  of  the 
process,  besides  its  cheapness,  is  that  the  ball  does  not  pulverize 
the  ore,  like  a  stamp  does,  but  granulates  it,  saving  any  heavy 
loss  in  slimes.  When  the  cast-iron  ball  wears  out,  the  contents 
are  melted  and  transferred  to  another  casing.  The  new  process 
is  looked  upon  with  much  favor  by  the  principal  mining  men  of 
the  lode  who  have  ■seen  it  in  operation,  and  Superintendent  D.  B. 
Lyman,  of  the  Con.  Cal. -Virginia  Mine,  has  expressed  his  opin- 
ion that  it  will  eventually  cheapen  the  price  of  labor  considera- 
bly. The  reduction  in  the  cost  of  milling  to  such  a  low  figure 
will  enable  the  different  mining  companies  along  the  lode  to  util- 
ize the  targe  reserves  of  low-grade  ore  which  have  been  accumu- 
lating for  the  past  thirty  years.  It  is  estimated  that  there  are 
millions  of  tons  of  this  class  of  ore  available  for  extraction  when 
it  is  proved  possible  that  they  can  be  worked.  This  has  been 
done  in  the  Kinkead  case,  and  in  consequence,  the  inventor  is 
looked  upon  as  the  coming  man  on  the  Comstock.  A  test  will  be 
made  on  the  Occidental  ores  next  week,  and  when  this  company 
reports  officially  on  the  process,  its  universal  adoption  on  the  lode 
is  assured.  For  free  milling  ores,  it  is  proposed  to  place  copper 
plates  in  the  pan  to  catch  the  gold. 
?  *  * 

SUITS— which,  for  politeness'  sake,  might  be  classed  as  replevin 
— are  becoming  as  common  on  the  street  as  earthquakes  have 
been  recently,  and  people  are  beginning  to  get  as  accustomed  to 
the  one  as  to  the  other.  At  one  time  a  claim  against  a  company 
for  millions  might  have  worked  serious  injury  to  the  stock,  but 
now  no  effect  is  perceptible,  and  business  goes  on  the  even  tenor 
of  its  way.  Where  the  surprise  will  come  in,  is  when  some  of 
these  millions  of  dollars  on  paper  are  planked  over  the  counter  of 
the  company  posing  as  a  judgment  creditor,  for  general  distribu- 
tion. The  speculator  who  buys  stock  in  this  belief,  will  grow 
old  waiting  for  the  happy  denouement.  It  is  a  great  mistake  to 
mislead  people  in  the  manner  which  has  been  attempted  ever 
since  the  Hebbard  ideas  on  the  subject  of  milling  Comstock  ores 
were  promulgated  from  the  bench.  The  stock  has  not  responded 
to  the  eight  or  nine  dollars  a  share  at  which  it  is  valued  in  the 
face  of  the  judgment,  notwithstanding  the  efforts  which  are  being 
made  to  impress  people  with  the  absolute  certainty  that  an 
amount  equivalent  thereto  must  eventually  be  collected  from  the 
parties  defendant.  Street  rumors  have  it  that  the  advance  in 
Savage  during  the  week  was  caused  by  an  inside  dispute  over  the 
settlement  of  the  Hale  &  Norcross  difficulty.  Little  reliance  can 
be  placed  on  statements  of  the  kind,  and  as  for  a  fight  for  control 
of  Savage,  that  was  settled  for  good  lone  ago,  when  the  members 
of  the  bonanza  firm  put  representatives  into  the  directory,  and 
they  are  strong  enough  to  hold  their  own  against  all  comers.  The 
combine,  of  course,  would  probably  like  to  have  a  say  in  this 
quarter,  as  well  aa  every  other  company  along  the  lode;  but  if  it 
comes  down  to  buying  the  smallest  fractional  portion  of  the  con- 
trol, any  of  these  gentlemen  who  have  money  to  spare  will  think 
seriously  of  it  before  taking  any  chances.  It  is  one  and  the  same 
thing  on  Pine  street;  proxies  carry  every  fight  to  a  large  extent, 
and  the  alleged  reformer,  loudest  in  his  condemnation  of  the  sys- 
tem, is,  nine  times  out  of  ten,  the  one  who  got  left  when  he  tried  to 
obtain  the  use  of  some  other  body's  name  to  swing  himself  into 
position. 

$  *$ 

THE  market  for  the  week  has  offered  a  few  opportunities  for 
money  making,  and  many  more  for  dropping  it.  The  indi- 
vidual who  picked  Savage  up  a  few  mornings  ago  at  $2.50,  on  a 
margin,  just  for  a  flyer,  and  then  had  it  round  back  on  him  from 
$3  to  $1.90  in  a  couple  of  hours,  had  little  to  complain  of  in  the 
way  of  general  activity  in  the  market,  even  if  his  account  was 
wiped  out  on  the  turn.  Many  of  the  stocks  are  now  ridicu- 
lously low,  and  if  they  are  not  a  buy  at  these  figures  they  never 
will  be,     Chollar  at  40  cents,  Overman  at  45  cents,  with  a   threat 


on  top  of  all  that  the  combine  has  determined,  as  usual,  to  wipe 
the  earth  up  with  the  management;  these  are  certainly  induce- 
ments for  a  speculative  venture.  Con.  Cal. -Virginia  holds  firm 
and  steady,  being  about  the  only  mine  on  the  lode  at  present 
which  is  doing  any  actual  work  of  merit.  The  others,  to  a  great 
extent,  are  figuring  on  the  possibilities  of  the  future  in  the  line 
of  mine  prospecting,  while  from  all  accounts  the  heaviest  work 
of  the  season  is  going  on  in  this  city  on  one  proposition  or 
another.  The  mill  of  the  Occidental  Consolidated  will  start  up 
on  ore  early  next  week.  From  all  accounts  the  prospects  are 
good  for  a  long  and  prosperous  run.  This  property,  it  must  be 
admitted  on  all  aides,  is  handled  in  the  most  careful  and  economi- 
cal manner  by  the  present  Board  of  Directors,  and  if  the  mine 
is  what  it  ia  claimed  to  be  as  an  ore  producer,  the  shareholders 
can  reckon  on  getting  a  good  return  on  their  stock  at  present 
market  prices.  The  cost  of  milling,  figured  down  to  the  lowest 
notch,  is  in  the  neighborhood  of  $5.25  per  ton,  in  which  the  esti- 
mate for  fuel  alone  is  $1.65  per  ton.  There  were  only  two  assess- 
ments levied  during  the  week,  on  Gould  and  Curry  and  Utah; 
25  cents  each. 

|S$t 

IT  would  appear,  from  the  number  of  stories  one  hears,  that  the 
desertion  of  this  State  for  more  profitable  fields  by  the  foreign 
harpies,  who  did  so  much  to  ruin  the  mining  business  some  years 
ago,  has  left  an  opening  for  a  few  of  the  local  gentry  of  the  same 
type  to  get  in  their  deadly  work  on  tenderfoot  inveatora.  There 
are  a  number  of  men  of  means  in  this  city  who  are  always  ready 
to  advance  a  few  hundreds  on  a  favorable  raining  proposition, 
and  not  infrequently  of  late  their  confidence  has  been  sadly 
abused.  It  seems  impossible  for  a  certain  class  of  mining  men  to 
be  straight  in  business.  They  are  all  smiles  and  promises  until 
they  get  the  coin,  and  then  all  they  care  foris  to  throw  the  friend 
who  pulled  them  out  of  the  ditch.  A  very  interesting  atory  of 
the  kind  is  going  the  rounds  just  now,  which  will  probably  be 
raade  public  eventually  through  the  medium  of  the  courts.  A 
few  arrests  and  convictions  will  have  a  salutary  effect  of  cleaning 
thia  city  of  these  dishonest  pests  of  the  mining  community. 
$  $  % 

LOCAL  securities  have  been  quiet  during  the  week  under  a 
light  demand.  The  firmest  stocks  on  the  list  are  those  of  the 
Powder  Companies.  In  years  past  the  profits  of  these  concerns 
have  been  cut  down  by  the  heavy  expenses  incurred  under  com- 
petition in  the  way  of  commissions  to  salesmen  and  the  heavy 
salaries  paid  to  officials.  At  times  rates  have  been  kept  up  by 
means  of  a  combination,  the  same  as  that  which  exists  at  present. 
On  the  other  hand,  it  is  questionable  whether  the  gains  under  a 
combine  were  an  offset  to  the  losses  which  followed  the  cut  in 
prices  when  the  companies  were  at  outs.  However,  there  is  an 
attempt  being  made  just  now  to  consolidate  the  several  interests 
into  one  company, which  will  lower  expenses  all  around,  and  insure 
good  dividends  to  shareholders  even  at  present  prices  for  powder 
There  are,  of  course,  many  opposed  to  what  appears  to  them  rather 
an  heroic  measure,  especially  when  it  threatens  the  salary  list,  but 
it  is  safe  to  say  that  the  majority  of  the  shareholders  in  the  differ- 
ent companies  will  favor  the  change.  f" 
%%% 

THE  Tuscarora  shares  are  dull,  in  sympathy  with  the  balance 
of  the  mining  market,  but  the  companies  are  managing  to 
hold  their  own  without  assessing  the  shareholders  to  any  great 
extent.  The  mill  is  now  running  on  a  high  grade  of  ore  from 
Nevada  Queen,  and  in  time  the  other  mines  will  come  in  for  a 
turn — sufficient  at  least  to  clear  up  all  outstanding  indebtedness. 
It  is  a  pity  that  mines  of  this  class  cannot  stand  alone  on  their 
own  merits  without  being  governed  by  the  ups  and  downs  of  prop- 
erties located  many  miles  away.  It  is  this  peculiar  feature  of 
stock  speculation  in  San  Francisco,  which  has,  to  a  great  extent, 
been  the  ruin  of  the  business,  and  it  seems  impossible  to  change 
the  impression  common  among  the  public,  that  no  mining  ven- 
ture off  the  Comstock  lode  is  safe  to  touch. 
«  J  I 

THE  San  Luis  Mine,  of  Durango,  Mexico,  owned  by  J.  B.  Hag- 
gin,  is  turning  out  a  very  valuable  property.  Extensive  im- 
provements are  being  made  at  this  mine,  including  a  new  30- 
stamp  mill  and  a  wire  tramway  for  the  transportation  of  ore, 
which  will  be  over  one  and  a  half  miles  in  length.  A  road  had 
to  be  built  from  Jiminez  to  bring  in  the  new  machinery.  The 
ores  are  a  combination  of  gold  and  silver,  the  average  assay  be- 
ing from  $50  to  $70  per  ton.  It  is  estimated  that  there  ia  now  a 
supply  of  ore  on  the  dnmp  sufficient  to  keep  the  mill  running  for 
the  next  two  years. 

It  t 

THE  telegraph  operator  at  Nogales  is  on  deck  again.  He  has 
just  got  sight  of  a  new  gold-bearing  quartz  ledge  in  his  vicini- 
ty, five  feet  wide  on  the  surface,  and  traceable  for  at  least  half  a 
mile. 

$  $  $ 

WW.  BELVIN,  who  hails  from  this  city,  is  reported  in  Lon- 
,  don,  with  a  great  Chicago  cold  storage  company  enterprise, 
for  which  English  capital  will  shortly  be  invited. 


Jane  11,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


17 


'•^' 


Yf 


•Heart  be  Crier""   "What  the  devil  art  thou?" 
'One  that  wltlplar  the  devil,  sir,  with  you." 

rEH  don't  mean  to  tell  me — 0,  pshaw,  now — 
That  yore  little  Pete  what  lived  here? 
Why,  he's  an  attorney-at-law  now 

An'  ran  fer  the  Senate  last  year. 
Well,  well;  who'd  a-thought  yeh'd  a  growed  so 

Since — seventy-seven  I  think  — 
But  even  back  then,  why,  yeh  knowed  so — 

With  you?    Why  for  certain  I'll  drink. 
Yeh  remember  how  t  uset  to  tell  yeh 

The  way  to  set  traps  of  yer  own? 
And  the  fish  lines  that  I  uset  to  sell  yeh 

When  yeh  ouldn't  git  good  uns  in  town? 
An'  I  give  yeh  yer  lessons  in  swirumin' 

An'  showed  when  the  duck  signs  was  true. 
It  makes  me  feel  just  like  the  women 

When  they — I  don't  keer  if  I  do. 
An'  to  think  yo're  the  same  little  feller 

That  uset  to  run  off  from  the  school, 
When  the  apples  in  summer  was  mellow 

An'  the  woods  in  the  summer  was  cool. 
An'  yeh  told  me  the  things  they  'ud  teach  yeh 

An'  I  told  you  the  woodpecker's  name. 
Say,  don't  yeh  remember  that  speech  yeh  — 

Just  gimme  some  more  of  the  same. 
Here,  gents,  cummere!  lemme  present  yeh 

To  an'  ole  friend  I  run  on  to-night, 
An'  I'll  swear  yeh  can  bet  the  last  cent  yeh 

May  happen  to  have  he's  all  right. 
An'  yeh  won't  need  to  have  any  fears  fer 

A-losing  no  part  of  yer  wealth. 
I  want  to  propose  now  three  cheers  fer — 

Agin?  Well  then,  here's  to  yer  health. 

THE  Board  of  Education  has  been  stricken,  afflicted,  and  com- 
pletely taken  hold  of  by  a  spasm  of  virtuous  indignation,  be- 
cause two  gentlemen,  some  weeks  ago,  were  asked  to  write  a 
light,  musical,  historical  operetta  for  the  pupils  of  the  Mission 
Grammar  School.  These  gentlemen,  Mr.  Daniel  O'Connell  and 
Mr.  H.  J.  Stewart,  were  the  authors  of  a  light  romantic  opera, 
which  had  been  successfully  produced.  Their  arrangement  with 
Mrs.  Craven,  the  Principal  of  the  Mission  Grammar  School,  was, 
that  they  would  write  this  opera,  have  it  produced  by  her,  the 
copyright  remaining  in  their  hands,  and  the  fee  for  her  authority 
to  produce  being  merely  nominal.  The  Board  of  Education 
granted  permission  for  this  novel  departure  from  ordinary  school 
closing  exercises.  Mrs.  Craven,  with  the  assistance  of  her  teach- 
ers, carefully  rehearsed  those  of  her  pupils  who  were  to  take  part 
:..  the  operetta.  They  were  exercised  in  music,  in  gesture,  in 
elocution,  and  in  deportment,  four  very  essential  studies  for  young 
men  and  women  standing  on  the  threshold  of  life.  The  opera 
was  produced,  and  was  an  unqualified  success-  The  parents 
were  delighted  with  the  proficiency  of  their  children,  and  proud 
of  them.  The  operetta  was  written  by  Mr.  O'Connell  with  close 
attention  to  historical  detail,  so  it  was  in  itself  instructive.  The 
music,  written  by  Mr.  Stewart,  who  conducted  the  opera,  was 
wonderfully  fascinating  and  catching,  and  admirably  sung  by  the 
pupils.  Every  one  went  away  pleased;  but  now,  weeks  after- 
wards, some  of  the  daily  newspapers,  in  their  wildly  headlong 
race  to  mold  their  readers  to  the  highest  perfection  of  human 
prudery,  take  sides  with  the  Board  of  Education,  and  declare  the 
exhibition  very  wrong.  The  verdict  of  the  public,  however,  is 
on  the  side  of  that  artistic  taste  displayed  by  Mrs.  Craven  and 
Miss  McKenzie,  whose  production  of  Their  Majesties  Abroad,  by 
Mr.  Daniel  O'Connell,  the  night  after  Mrs.  Craven's  exhibition, 
was  a  revelation  of  the  latent  talent  of  young  San  Francisco.  If 
school  children  cannot  be  taught  that  art  and  music  are  not  nec- 
essarily compatible  with  professional  life  on  tbc^  stage,  we  had 
better  return  to  the  blue  laws  and  the  delightfully  effective  era  of 
New  England  witch-burning.  One  is  as  illustrative  of  the  intel- 
lectual bigotry  of  the  times  as  the  other. 

AN  era  of  street  agriculture  has  set  in.  Our  fertile  streets  have 
been  plowed  up  in  every  direction,  cobblestones  generously 
scattered  over  the  bounteous  soil,  and  a  fine  crop  of  corns  may  be 
cheerfully  looked  for,  interspersed  with  a  fair  field  of  bunions. 
The  daring  experiment  of  running  cars  over  basalt  blocks  is 
meeting  with  distinguished  success.  Already  the  return  of  dust, 
scraps  of  paper,  cigar  stumps  and  paper  napkins  has  been  beyond 
the  expectation  of  even  the  most  sanguine  farmer.  Therefore, 
the  contractors  are  jubilant.  Sometime,  away  deep  in  the  next 
century,  the  discovery  may  be  made  that  San  Francisco  thorough- 
fares are  in  a  condition  to  be  allowed  to  lie  fallow  for  half  a  dozen 
consecutive  years.  Even  this  is  doubtful.  It  would  mean  finan- 
cial ruin  to  the  street  contractor,  and  he  is  ever  a  power  in 
politics. 


A  PATRIOTIC  citizen,  who  sees  a  judicial  officer  of  his  munici- 
pality, on  whose  decisions  often  depend  the  reputations  or 
the  fortunes  of  worthy  citizens,  carousing  at  late  hours  of  the 
night  in  the  company  of  fair  members  of  the  demi-monde,  is  very 
apt  to  think  that  his  interests  are  not  well  conserved  by  the  gen- 
tlemen who  draw  the  people's  money.  Of  course  Judges,  as  other 
men,  must  have  their  fling,  and  there  may  be  some  truth  in  the 
statement  that  dissipation  and  midnight  carousals  act  as  invigor- 
ators  of  the  much-worn  gray  matter.  At  the  same  time,  how- 
ever, Judges,  whether  traveling  singly,  in  couples,  or  in  trios, 
should  bear  in  mind  that  the  eyes  of  all  the  voters  of  the  city  are 
upon  them,  Therefore,  if  they  will  listen  to  the  voice  of  the 
sirens,  if  they  will  wring  the  necks  of  quart  bottles,  if  they  will 
insist  on  swell  dinners  in  private  apartments,  and  if  they  will 
howl  hoarsely  while  riding  in  hacks,  it  must  all  be  done  where 
the  people  will  not  see  them.  The  Judges  of  this  city  surely 
should  know  that  the  greatest  sin  of  which  they  can  be  guilty  is 
being  found  out.  <-  Found  out,"  when  used  in  reference  to  pub- 
lic officials,  means  a  'Toasting'1  in  the  press.  A  well-developed 
Judge  in  his  normal  condition  might  make  a  good  roast,  but  one 
from  whose  pores,  under  pressure,  runs  rivers  of  good  old  liquor, 
would  sputter  too  much  on  the  iron,  and  spoil  the  effect  of  the 
exhibition. 

I  TAKE  take  great  pleasure  in  announcing  to  his  numerous  ad- 
mirers that  it  is  not  true  that  that  relict  of  departed  great- 
neas,  Tnomas  E.  Flynn,  has  announced  himself  as  the  champion 
of  the  denizens  of  Ellis  street.  Thomas  is  modest.  While  greatly 
appreciating  the  fact  that  as  the  champion  of  Ellis  street  he  would 
have  opportunity  to  appear  before  the  public  in  some  capacity  in 
which  his  stupendous  abilities  could  fully  assert  themselves,  he 
yet  hesitates  to  publicly  assume  the  honor,  though  privately  ad- 
vertising his  fair  friends.  In  behalf  of  Mr.  Flynn,  I  must  also 
deny  the  statements  to  the  effect  that  on  two  occasions  he  was 
seen  to  give  a  nickel  to  a  blind  woman.  Thomas  E.  made  a  vow 
early  in  life  to  never  part  with  a  cent  unless  for  ten  more,  and  to 
always  take  advantage  of  anything  to  which  the  word  <<  free" 
was  attached.  Though  he  may  be  known  as  "  tbe  Irish  Fiske," 
he  can't  help  it,  for  his  modesty  forbids  him  refusing  any  of  the 
numerous  honors  thrust  upon  him  by  an  admiring  public.  It  is 
not  generally  known  that  it  was  of  Mr.  Flynn  that  the  story  was 
originally  told  of  the  man  whose  inclinations  to  acquire  every- 
thing in  sight  was  so  great  that  once,  after  inadvertently  shaking 
hands  with  himself,  he  immediately  afterwards  counted  all  his 
fingers,  to  be  certain  that  he  had  not  robbed  himself,  but  Thomas 
E.  is  harmless,  and  should  be  so  considered. 

A  RECENT  ruse  for  the  building  of  a  reputation  for  financial  re- 
sources is  to  make  an  active  demand  upon  the  real  estate 
dealer  for  tbe  purchase  of  a  handsome  city  residence.  When 
Jones,  for  example,  wants  to  brace  up  his  credit,  he  loudly  de- 
clares that  he  must  have  a  fine  house,  is  willing  to  pay  a  fine 
price  for  it,  but  of  course  not  largely  in  excess  of  its  actual  value. 
The  rumor  at  once  obtains  circulation  that  Jones  is  going  to  buy 
a  house.  "Sly  fellow,"  say  the  men  who  have  regarded  his 
standing  as  precarious,  "  he  must  have  been  salting  money  away 
all  these  years,  when  we  thought  he  was  going  down  hill."  A 
house  is  offered  him.  He  hums  and  haws.  A  big  figure,  certainly ; 
but  then,  if  it  suits  him,  money  is  no  object.  It  does  not  suit 
him,  but  it  is  pretty  well  advertised  that  he  has  bought  the 
house  before  the  fact  of  its  non-suitability  becomes  known.  Gen- 
tlemen who  do  not  stand  well  with  their  tailors  are  recommended 
to  try  this  scheme.  It  has  been  tested  before,  and  found  to  work 
to  perfection. 

AMONG  the  accomplishments  included  in  the  »  curriculum  "  of 
the  young  ladies'  finishing  schools  should  most  certainiy  be 
the  art  of  carrying  tbe  parasol  and  umbrella.  No  man'  eyes  are 
safe  this  weather  on  any  of  those  streets  which  the  ladies  most 
affect.  The  wicked  parasol,  with  its  array  of  bristling  points, 
threatens  him  on  every  side.  A  woman,  when  absorbed  in  tbe 
glories  of  the  show  window,  loses  all  consciousness  of  her  surround- 
ings. The  parasol  swings  hither  and  thither,  now  catching  an  un- 
fortunate in  the  stomach,  now  in  the  jaws,  and  again  catching 
him  under  the  brim  of  his  hat,  and  making  him  wink  with  appre- 
hension. Talk  of  the  dnde  being  unable  to  manage  his  heavy 
cane.  Why,  he  swings  it  with  the  grace  of  a  Trochet  compared 
with  the  lady  and  her  parasol.  And  the  worst  of  it  is,  not  one  in 
twenty  will  apologize  for  her  awkwardness.  Possibly  they  es- 
teem it  their  privilege  to  inflict  physical  as  well  as    mental   pain. 

THE  farmers  of  the  interior,  learning  that  the  Salvation  Army 
cavalry  is  now  on  its  grand  tour  through  the  valleys  of  the 
State  in  search  of  the  wicked,  are  putting  additional  locks  on 
their  hen-roosts,  and  are  training  their  pullets  to  go  to  cover 
when  they  hear  a  horse's  tramp.  The  army  choresters  are  re- 
hearsing the  "March  Through  Georgia,"  and  they  sing  with 
voices  that  make  the  welkin  ring.  "  How  the  turkeys  gobble 
when  they  hear  our  joyful  horn;  how  the  pullets  cackle  as  we 
toddle  them  along."  Tbe  fight  for  salvation  is  a  hard  one,  and 
nothing  is  so  conducive  to  the  interests  of  the  fighters  as  roast 
fowl. 


18 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  11,  1892. 


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THE  biggest  real  estate  transaction  of  the  week  was  the  sale  of 
the  fifty-vara  lot  and  improvements  belonging  to  the  Atherton 
estate,  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Pine  and  Larkin  streets.  The 
selling  price  was  $46,000.  The  improvements,  worth  perhaps 
?15,000,  are  of  such  a  nature  as  to  render  the  property  unsuitable 
for  anything  but  tenements,  and  there  is  a  total  income  from  it  of 
$375  a  month.  Everybody  concerned  seems  satisfied  with  that 
bargain,  and  real  estate  brokers  see  in  it  an  indisputable  evidence 
of  a  steady  market  in  a  dull  month.  While  the  price  paid  was 
not  fancy,  nor  the  income  from  the  property  such  as  to  warrant 
its  being  termed  a  gilt-edged  investment,  yet  it  is  not  every  day 
in  the  week  that  an  8  per  cent,  sure  thing  investment  can  be 
picked  up  so  easily. 

May  is  usually  considered  one  of  the  dull  months,  yet  this  year 
its  sales  exceeded  in  amount  those  of  April.  It  is  only  fair  to 
state,  however,  that  last  April's  sales  did  not  quite  equal  those  of 
the  same  month  last  year,  but  the  difference  was  not  sufficient  to 
counteract  the  point  raised,  that  the  dull  month's  sales  tnis  year 
exceeded  those  of  the  preceding  lively  month. 

The  continual  excursions  and  auction  sales  speak  for  them- 
selves. It  seems  almost  trite  to  say  again  that  outside  lands  are 
active,  but  it  is  the  truth,  and  the  truth  can't   be  told   too  often. 

The  squabble  over  the  Girls  High  School  is  likely  to  result  in 
some  good — to  the  lawyers  who  may  be  called  in  to  settle  the  dif- 
ficulty, but  certainly  not  to  the  taxpayers.  It  does  seem  a  little 
singular  that  the  man  who  built  the  Fell  street  apology  for  a 
sewer,  the  man  who  was  indicted  by  the  San  Diego  Grand  Jury 
for  fraud  in  connection  with  the  county  court  house  contract, 
and  the  man  who  was  forced  to  give  up  his  contract  on  the  Girls 
High  School  because  Supervising  Architect  Welsh  made  him  recut 
stone  according  to  specifications — J.  P.  McCormack  is  his  name — 
it  does  look  now  as  though  he  had  an  enormous  development  of 
cheeky  assurance  to  hear  him  accusing  Architect  Welsh  and  his, 
McCormack's,  bondsman,  Mr.  Doherty,  because  they  refuse  to 
turn  over  all  the  profits-to  him.  However,  there  are  accusations 
and  counter  accusations  all  around,  and  the  result  will  not  be  favor- 
able to  the  city  treasury.     So  much  alone  is  certain. 

That  the  Grand  Jury  has  indicted  Shark  Monaghan  and  his 
associates  in  the  land  schemes,  is  a  consideration  for  which  every 
real  estate  broker  is  duly  and  devoutly  thankful.  Joseph  P. 
Monaghan,  William  A.  C.  Smith,  Thomas  F.  Bachelder,  and  Sam- 
uel 8.  Roberts  are  the  indicted.  Felony  is  the  charge.  It  may  or 
may  not  be  made  to  stick  when  the  trial  comes,  but  the  public 
has  been  warned,  and  that  at  least  is  a  good  thing  in  itself. 

Another  four-story  brick  building  will  soon  adorn  Market 
street.  It  is  to  cost  $50,000.  A  new  church  is  also  under  way, 
that  of  the  Saint  Paulus  German  Evangelical  Lutheran  Society, 
at  a  cost  of  from  $35,000  to  $60,000,  according  to  the  material  de- 
cided upon.  Smaller  buildings  are  going  up  in  every  direction, 
and  the  number  of  building  contracts  filed  daily  is  unusually 
large  for  this  season  of  the  year. 

If  all  goes  well,  the  city  treasury  will  soon  be  enriched  by 
$100,000  or  more,  as  a  result  of  the  condemnation  proceedings  by 
the  Federal  authorities  against  the  city  cemetery.  A  nice  lump 
sum  that  will  be — enough  to  keep  the  streets  clean  for  a  year, 
And  the  present  Board  of  Supervisors  will  probably  not  have  the 
spending  of  it.     That  is  better  still. 

Henry  P.  Umbsen  has  lately  returned  from  an  extended  tour 
through  the  Eastern  States.  "  I  visited  many  Eastern  cities," 
says  he,  ••  and  from  all  I  heard  and  saw  while  absent,  my  belief 
in  the  future  development  and  greatness  of  this  State  and  city 
was  confirmed." 


JUDICIOUS  young  men  who  are  on  the  marry,  and  who  be- 
lieve that  through  the  church  aisle  toward  the  altar,  to  the 
diapason  of  the  wedding  march,  lies  the  easiest  road  to  matri- 
mony, need  not  go  to  the  small  country  towns  to  dazzle  the 
daughters  of  wealthy  grangers.  There  is  a  new  set  of  rich  widows, 
antique,  it  is  true,  but  still  mighty  rich,  which  has  recently  been 
thrown  upon  the  market.  And  by  the  girdle  of  Venus,  they  are 
the  merriest  of  the  merry,  these  frolicsome  old  girls.  They  are, 
most  of  them,  well  preserved,  because  when  they  were  girls  there 
was  less  gadding  about  and  more  work  to  be  done  about  the 
house.  By  the  way,  there  should  be  a  statute  of  limitations  to 
embrace  these  people.  A  quarter  of  a  century  should  be  the 
boundary  line.  I  mean  to  say  that  if  a  lady  took  in  washing  or 
did  housework  twenty-five  years  ago,  it  should  not  be  remem- 
bered against  her.  Not  that  it  would  have  any  bearing  upon  her 
social  status  in  this  city,  but  nevertheless  it  may  tend  to  make 
things  disagreeable.  A  laundress  who  leads  society  after  twenty 
years'  release  from  the  washtub,  may  be  justly  discussed  and 
heartily  abused  in  the  five  years  that  remain  of  the  limit.  This 
is  a  marrying  country  for  widows.  They  like  young  men.  and  a 
nice,  clean  clerk,  with  a  small  salary  and  a  stout  heart,  will  have 
no  trouble  in  suiting  himself  and  quitting  work  forever. 


A  statistician  has  computed  that  there  are  at  present  in  the  world, 
under  State  management,  13,179  miles  of  submarine  cables, 
with  19,426  miles  of  wire;  and  in  the  possession  of  private  com- 
panies, 112,937  miles  of  cable,  with  113,885  miles  of  wire,  being  a 
total,  therefore,  of  126,116  miles  of  cable,  with  133,311  miles  of 
wire.  These  cables  are  all  in  operation,  besides  which  there  are 
several  long  and  short  lines  in  course  of  construction.  Of  the 
lines  under  State  management,  Great  Britain  is  credited  with 
4,010  miles,  with  7,685  miles  of  wire;  France  with  3,969  miles, 
with  4,486  miles  of  wire;  Germany  with  1,580  miles,  with  2,877 
miles  of  wire;  Italy  with  1,072  miles,  with  1,092  miles  of  wire, 
and  other  countries  with  2,592  miles,  with  3,780  miles  of  wire. 
Concessions  are  not  now  granted  in  Germany  to  private  com- 
panies, which,  however,  flourish  in  Great  Britain,  France,  the 
United  States,  Denmark,  and  the  Argentine  Republic.  The  miles 
given  are,  in  every  case,  nautical  miles  of  6,086  7  feet. 

Iconsider  the  "  Calegraph"  the  only  thoroughly  practical  machine 
for  receiving  messages  direct  from  the  wire.    Yours  truly, 

J.  A.  McCLARY, 
Manager  Postal  Tel.  Co.,  New  York. 
For  circulars  and  terms,  see  Chas,  E.  Naylor,  No.  19   Montgomery 
street. 

CARD. 

We  beg  to  inform  you  that  the  business  of  H.  N.  Cook, 
the  pioneer  belt  manufacturer  of  the  Coast,  established 
in  1860,  and  having  occupied  successively  the  premises 
801  Battery,  415  Market,  405  Market  and  32-J  Fremont 
streets,  is  still  continued,  but  in  new  and  more  conveni- 
ent quarters,  at  317-319  MlSSJOTI  Street,  on  the  ground 
floor,  between  Fremont  and  Beale,  where  we  will  do  busi- 
ness hereafter  under  the  name  of  H.  N.  COOK  BELTING 
COMPANY.  The  business  is  conducted  under  the  old 
principles  and  management,  and  it  is  still  our  aim  to 
give  our  patrons  a  belt  made  of  the  good  old-fashioned 
article  of  oak-tanned  leather,  at  the  lowest  possible  cost. 
It  is  important  to  add  that  this  house  has  no  connection 
with  any  other  firm  in  this  business  by  the  name  of 
Cook,  and  we  beg  t»  suggest  that  all  orders  intended  for 
us  be  carefully  directed. 

Thanking  you  for  past  favors  and  soliciting  a  continu- 
ance of  the  same,  we  have  the  pleasure  to  remain,  dear 
sirs,  yours  truly. 

H.  N.  COOK  BELTING  COMPANY, 


317-319  Mission  Street. 


I'ei    11.  II    COOK,  Manager. 


Corner  Clay  and  Sansome. 

CALIFORNIA  FIREWORKS  CO.,  Ld.( 

ESTABLISHED     I860. 

Manufacturers  aud  Dealers  in  all  Descriptions  of 

Fireworks,  Firecrackers,  Flags,  Balloons, 

Torpedoes,  Campaign  Goods,  Etc. 

Special  attention  given  to  getting  up  exhibitions  for  Fourth  of  July  or 
the  campaign. 

CALIFORNIA  FIREWORKS  CO.,  L.D., 

Only  Manufacturers  on  the  Pacific  Coast, 
Office  and  Salesrooms,  231  Front  Street,  I' p- stairs. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Gould  &  Curry  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Assessment No.  69 

Amount  per  Share    25  cents 

Levied .June  7, 1892 

Delinquent  in  Office ...  July  12, 1892 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  Stock August  4,  1892 

ALFRED  K.  DURBROW,  Secretary. 
Office— Room,  69  Nevada  Block,  303  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 


June  11,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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PRESIDENT  BRANDER,  of  the  State  Investment,  has  departed 
on  atrip  to  Edinburgh,  where  be  goes  chiefly  to  place  his  six 
motherless  children  with  their  grandmother.  Mr.  Brander  will 
probably  return  next  month.  U.  B.  Wilson,  superintendent  of 
agencies  of  the  Investment,  left  for  Portland  and  the  northwest 
Thursday  evening.  D.  B.  Wilson,  of  the  Continental,  is  likewise 
in  the  same  section  of  the  country,  on  the  same  errand  for  his 
company.  There  is  yet  another  Wilson  to  speak  of  this  week. 
Mr.  Wilson,  of  the  Mann  A  Wilson  agency,  is  the  son  of  that  dis- 
tinguished lawyer  who  died  last  week,  the  Hon.  S.  M.  Wilson. 

The  Liverpool,  London  &  Globe  has  followed  the  example  of  the 
Scottish  &  National  in  ?ts  form  of  grain  policies.  Both  compa- 
nies now  issue  policies  following  the  grain  from  the  field  to  the 
warehouse. 

In  the  late  conflagration  at  the  Jimtown  and  Creeds  mining 
camps,  in  Colorado,  the  Imperial  ft  Lion,  it  is  said,  lost  $14,000  in 
various  small  lines.  The  Alliance  lost  $2,500  or  more.  Still  the 
fire  rages.  According  to  late  accounts  the  flames  are  sweeping 
through  the  canyon  and  threaten  the  Holy  Moses  mine.  The 
Scania  lost  $8,000  at  Creede,  and  George  Dornin's  agency  is  out 
$3,000,     The  losses  are  coming  in  with  a  will. 

Eastern  underwriters,  besides  raising  the  fire  rates  generally, 
are  now  insisting  that  the  co-insurance  clause  shall  be  inserted  in 
the  policies.  This  is  surely  a  move  in  the  right  direction,  and 
will  prove  advantageous  for  both  assured  and  underwriter.  In 
the  adjustment  of  fire  losses  it  is  often  found  that  the  insurance 
on  stock  and  building  la  greatly  below  their  value,  yet  the  insur- 
ance companies  are  compelled  to  pay  a  total  loss,  when  the  de- 
struction is  only  partial.  That  is  to  say,  one  may  have  a  build- 
ing worth  $100,000,  insured  for  $50,000,  and  should  the  loss  be 
only  50  per  cent.,  the  companies  must  pay  the  total  amount 
written,  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  there  is  a  50  per  cent,  salvage. 
And  this  state  of  affairs  makes  the  moral  hazard  bad.  Eastern 
underwriters  appreciate  this  fact,  and  are  now  issuing  a  policy 
at  reduced  rates,  with  this  proviso  that:  »  The  assured  must  agree 
to  carry  policies  for  no  less  than  75  per  cent,  of  the  value  of  the 
thing  insured."  If  it  were  possible  in  this  country  to  make  the 
assured  a  co-insurer  in  the  full  sense  of  the  term,  so  that  under 
all  circumstances  he  could  recover  not  more  than  75  per  cent,  of 
the  loss  sustained,  present  rates  could  be  chopped  in  two,  and 
the  companies  earn  more  money  than  they  do  now.  For,  after 
all,  the  moral  hazard  is  of  the  greatest  importance  to  the  under- 
writer. A  man  who  would  not  be  likely  to  apply  the  torch  to 
his  building  or  its  contents,  though  it  would  be  a  blessing  to  him 
to  sell  out  to  the  insurance  companies,  may  yet  grow  careless 
about  throwing  lighted  cigar  stumps  about  and  stepping  on  the 
bnt  ends  of  stray  matches. 

An  effort  was  recently  made  by  prominent  fire  underwriters  to 
have  the  Federal  Government  take  some  steps  to  prevent  the 
enormous  fire  waste  in  this  country.  Last  year  the  property 
destroyed  by  flames  in  the  United  States  approximated  in  value 
$144,000,000.  Not  a  dollar  of  all  these  millions  can  be  restored 
by  any  human  agency.  It  would  be  an  economical  stroke  if 
Congress  could  lessen  this  great  waste  in  some  way.  Surely  the 
matter  is  worthy  the  attention  of  all  students  of  political  econ- 
omy. 

Insurance  Commissioner  J.  N.  E.  Wilson  has  gone  to  Minne- 
apolis to  shout  for  the  winner.  He  knows  a  thing  or  two  about 
politics,  and  will  not  appear  on  the  scene  till  he  finds  out  who  the 
winner  is. 

Okell  &  Donnell  have  secured  the  Patriotic  Fire,  of  Dublin. 

The  item  printed  in  this  column  last  week  regarding  the  line 
carried  by  the  Mutual,  of  New  York,  on  the  Fulton  Iron  Works 
was  incorrect.  The  Mutual  carried  only  $10,000  on  the  risk  in 
question,  and  the  Lancashire,  according  to  the  official  report,  suf- 
fered no  loss  at  all.  Aside  from  the  Mutual,  the  largest  single 
line  carried  on  the  iron  works  was  $3,750  by  the  Hanover  Fire- 


ALTHOUGH  all  the  sages  for  hundreds  of  years  have  been  re- 
peating, in  one  form  or  another,  the  thought  that  there  is  no 
time  like  the  mighty  now,  the  general  run  of  people  are,  neverthe- 
less, still  habitual  procrastinators.  »'  Never  put  off  till  to-morrow 
what  you  can  do  to-day,"  are  to  most  men  mere  words  of  which 
they  approve,  but  the  real  significance  of  which  they  do  not  real- 
ize in  point  of  fact.  Those  indecisive  people  who  think  they 
would  like  to  buy  a  lot  in  the  town  of  Eastland,  in  Mill  Valley, 
but  who  put  off  the  purchase  from  day  to  day,  will  wake  up 
some  fine  morning  to  discover  that  the  limited  area  of  this  beau- 
tiful region  has  all  been  sold  to  private  parties,  and  that  every  lot 
not  built  upon  is  held  at  figures  to  make  a  corner  lot  in  Paradise 
seem  cheap  by  comparison. 

Eyes  tested  according  to  physiological  laws  of  light,  and  uot  by-machin- 
ery. C.  Muller,  the  progressive  optician  and  refraction  specialist.  135 
Montgomery  street,  near  bush. 


THE    LATEST    KISSING    GAME. 

WE  want  to  know  if  the  latest  kissing  game  has  yet  been  intro- 
duced among  the  fair  ones  of  this  community.  It  was  very 
popular  in  the  East  until  its  frightful  after-effects  began  to  show  in 
the  pallid  cheeks  of  the  young  ladies,  and  the  trembling  forms  of 
the  young  men.  The  game  is  simple  and  novel,  and  therefore 
ought  to  be  enjoyable.  The  young  men  drawstrings  of  variegated 
colors  from  a  box,  and  then  select  for  their  partners  girls  whose 
dresses  are  of  the  same  color  as  the  string  selected.  The  bashful 
beau  then  puts  one  end  of  the  string  in  his  mouth,  and  the  girl 
puts  the  other  end  between  her  coral  lips.  Then  they  advance 
toward  each  other,  chewing  the  string,  and  keep  on  until  their  lips 
meet,  when,  it  is  presumed,  the  kisses  are  exchanged.  The  diffi- 
culty with  one  of  the  first  parties  that  was  interested  in  the  game 
was  that  the  kissing  strings  were  not  colored  by  fast  dyes,  the  re- 
sult being  that  the  gumming  caused  the  dye  to  run,  and  thereby 
poisoned  several  of  both  the  ■<  kissers  "  and  »<  kissees."  Eastern 
girls  do  not  seem  to  be  very  successful  in  keeping  their  beaux  on 
a  string.  No  California  girl  would  ever  have  to  go  to  those  ex- 
tremes to  gain  a  kiss  if  she  wanted  it.  She  would  simply  decoy 
her  best  young  man  to  the  piano,  and  there,  while  looking  up 
into  his  face,  she  would  sing  that  pretty  little  song,  "  If  you 
want  a  kiss,  why  take  it."  A  California  girl  knows  more  ways 
of  capturing  the  bashful  young  man  than  any  other  girl  on  earth. 
She  simply  turns  on  the  battery  of  her  beauteous  eyes,  gives 
a  coquettish  glance,  smiles  never  so  sweetly,  and — there  you  are. 
But  as  to  being  compelled  to  chew  a  colored  string  to  get  a  kiss  I 
Nay,  nay,  little  boy,  that  game  can  never  be  popular  in  this  city. 


A  STRIKING  fact  about  the  Chinese  use  of  tea,  which  is  told 
on  the  authority  of  a  Chinese  officer,  is  that  it  is  employed  for 
preserving  the  bodies  of  the  dead.  A  corpse  placed  in  the  center 
of  a  box  of  tea,  he  says,  will  "keep  "  for  years.  He  further  as- 
serts that  tea  which  has  been  employed  in  this  capacity  is  often 
exported  for  foreign  consumption,  the  boxes  being  marked  in  a 
way  known  only  to  the  natives. 

The  New  Corset  House. 


Since  its  opening  last  Saturday,  the  New  Corset  House  and  La- 
dies* Emporium  of  Richard  Freud  and  Mrs.  M.  H.  Ober,  at  816 
Market  street,  in  the  Phelan  Block,  has  been  crowded  daily  with  peo- 
ple eager  to  obtain  some  of  the  many  bargains  there  presented.  Mr. 
Freud  has  for  many  years  been  favorably  known  as  the  manufac- 
turer of  favorite  corsets.  Mrs.  Ober,  who  is  the  agent  for  the  Jenness- 
Miller  goods  is  the  inventor  of  the  well-known  corset  waist. 


Mothers  be  Sure  and  Use  "Mrs.  Winslow's  Soothing  Syrup"  for  your 
children  while  Teething.    Price,  25  cents  a  bottle. 

H.  M.  NEWHALL  &  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchants, 

AND 

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Nos.  309  and  311  Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

NATIONAL  ASSURANCE   CO.  OF   IRELAND; 
ATLAS    ASSURANCE    CO.    OF    LONDON ; 
BOYLSTON    INSURANCE   CO.  OF    BOSTON  ; 
OCEAN   MARINE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LONDON. 

Steam  Boiler  incrustations. 

Old  Scale   Removed,  Formation  of  New  Scale  Prevented. 

Without  the  Aid  of  Chemicals,  by  the  Use  of  the 

LLEWELLYN    FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONDENSER  I 

vOver  800  In  Dally  Use  on  the  Pacific  Coast.) 

Removes  all  Impurities  from  the  Water  before  Entering  the  Boiler. 
Heats  the  Water  to  212 ".  Saves  from  25  to  50  per  cent,  iu  the  Amount  of 
Water  Used. 

Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Pamphlet  Forwarded  on  Application  to 

Llewellyn    Steam    Condenser    Manufacturing    Co., 

330  Pine  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Systems— "  Slattery  "  Induction;  "  Wood  "  Arc.     Factories— Fort  Wayne, 
Indiana;  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Electric  Improvement  Company. 

General  Agents  for  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Arizona  and  Washington 
of  the  Fort  Wayne  Electric  Light  Co.,  Fort  Wayne.  Ind. 

Estimates  furnished  for  Electric  Railways,  Electric  Light  and  Steam 
Plants,  House  Wiring,  etc.    Marine  Work  a  Specialty. 

35  New  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


20 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  11,  1892. 


HiSfe 


AS  to  the  evolution  of  the  modern  novel,  it  must  have  often 
struck  the  reviewer,  as  well  as  the  student  of  modern  litera- 
ture, with  what  emphasis  the  natural  tendency,  as  laid  down  by 
Herbert  Spencer,  of  anything  having  in  itself  the  seeds  of  develop- 
ment to  progress  from  a  state  of  homogenlty  to  one  of  hetero- 
geneity, has  been  displayed  in  the  case  of  the  novel.  From  the 
romantic  stories  of  Ulysses  and  JEneas,  through  such  tales  as  the 
"  Golden  Ass  of  Apuleius,"  and  the  racy  adventures  described  by 
Petronius  Arbiter,  to  the  Arabian  Nights,  the  Decameron  of  Boc- 
cacio,  and  the  res  gestae  of  inedueval  chivalry,  though  the  space 
of  time  was  something  like  two  thousand  years,  the  progress  of 
evolution  is  barely  discernible.  In  other  words,  there  is  a  generic 
similarity  between  the  guests  of  the  Knight-erranta,  who  rode 
from  the  Round  Table  of  Arthur  and  those  of  the  Grecian  and 
Trojan  heroes  who  battled  beneath  the  walls  of  Ilion.  Smollet 
Richardson  and  Fielding  are  in  reality  responsible  for  the  origin 
of  the  modern  novel.  Scott  demonstrates  the  possbilities  which 
underlie  it,  and  a  phalanx  of  authors,  whose  name  is  legion,  and 
whose  number  no  man  knoweth  or  can  predict,  are  doing  their 
utmost  to  run  through  the  whole  diapason  of  this  class  of  litera- 
ture. One  looks  at  the  counters  of  a  book-seller's  store  and  mar- 
vels at  the  pile  of  cheap  literature  got  up  in  novel  form,  wonders 
who  is  induced  to  read  them,  and  why  he  or  she  is  so  induced. 
But  trash,  though  the  greater  part  of  it  undoubtedly  is,  there 
must  be  a  demand  for  it,  or  else  publishers  and  book-sellers  would 
become  bankrupt  and  authors  starve.  The  ethical  reason  under- 
lying the  demand  for  novels,  no  matter  on  what  subject  or 
how  poorly  written,  is  not  hard  to  find.  The  novel  is  an  intel- 
lectual sedative,  stimulant  or  intoxicant,  as  the  case  may  be.  It 
serves  the  same  purpose  to  the  jaded  sensibilities  of  a  certain 
class,  as  physical  excitants  do  to  others;  and  just  as  there  are 
differences  in  the  potency  and  mellowness  of  wines,  so  it  is  with 
the  novel.  If  things  continue  as  at  present,  the  time  may  be 
confidently  looked  forward  to  when  some  restrictive  or  prohib- 
itory laws  will  have  to  be  enacted  against  the  novels.  The  yel- 
low-covered dime  novel  is  responsible  for  infantile  transgression 
only ;  its  older  brother  has  now  evoluted  into  a  form  which  would 
seem  to  demand  speedy  legislative  action.  It  is  quite  refreshing 
to  find  now  and  again  among  the  mass  of  literature  that  comes 
before  us,  a  volume  that  is  worthy  the  attention  of  the  reviewer. 

"The  Bride  of  Infelice  "  ia  a  novel  by  Ada  L.  Halstead,  pub. 
lished  by  the  Bancroft  Company:  This  story  opens  with  the 
visit  of  a  young  Englishman,  handsome  and  of  good  family,  to  a 
Massachusetts  country  house.  Here  he  meets  a  lovely  girl  and 
straightway  falls  in  love  with  her.  Near  by,  at  Maplehurst,  lives 
a  certain  Sir  Philip  Camden,  who  has  married  one  of  Boston's 
fairest  young  women.  This  lady  is  called  by  all  sorts  of  titles; 
Sometimes  "Hortense,  Lady  Camden,"  sometimes  "Lady  Hor- 
tense  Camden,"  at  other  times  "Lady  Hortense;"  only  very  sel- 
dom ia  she  called  by  her  only  correct  appellation,  Lady  Camden. 
It  would  really  be  well  if  ladies  who  wish  to  introduce  British 
characters  into  their  stories  would  inform  themselves  of  a  few 
simple  facts  about  the  manner  of  speaking  of  and  addressing 
them.  After  this  we  are  not  surprised  to  find  the  hero  of  the 
story,  who  is  the  son  of  a  baronet  spoken  of  as  "a  nobleman," 
and  a  "member  of  the  British  aristocracy."  Hortense  is  not  at 
all  happy  with  her  husband,  and  when  her  horses  take  fright, 
and  she  is  rescued  by  the  baronet's  son,  who  is  "like  a  Greek 
god,"  we  are  not  astonished  that  she  admires  him  very  much. 
An  elaborate  party  is  given  at  Maplehurst,  and  at  some  tableaux 
vivants  presented  there  Sir  Philip  plays  a  cruel  trick  upon  his 
wife,  which  so  wounds  her  as  to  make  her  seriously  ill.  Eventu- 
ally Philip  turns  out  to  be  a  terrible  villain;  he  is  not  a  baronet 
at  all,  and  has  even  murdered  a  beautiful  actress,  sister  of  Mrs. 
Dorian  Rossmore,  a  Creole  whom  Lilian  vastly  admires.  Just  as 
Mrs.  Rossmore  is  on  the  point  of  assuring  herself  of  Philip's 
guilt,  Philip  is  killed  in  a  railway  accident,  and  with  the  suicide 
of  his  unhappy  wife  the  tale  ends.  It  is  constructed  in  a  dis- 
jointed and  unskillful  manner,  and  the  language  is  clumsy  and 
pretentious.  To  succeed  socially  is  "to  pave  your  way  in  the 
gilded  labyrinths  of  society."  A  lazy  servant  is  denounced  as  a 
"slothful  poppet !"  French  words  are  scattered  about  the  pages, 
and  of  these  one  is  new  to  us:  "distraitly."  Many  of  the  inci- 
dents seem  to  have  no  special  bearing  on  the  story,  and  no  par- 
ticular connection  with  what  follows,  but  all  is  wound  up  at  the 
end:  The  young  people  marry,  the  villain  is  killed,  and  the  Bride 
of  Infelice  drowns  herself  in  the  dark,  foam-crested  waters  of  the 
Merrimac. 

A  man  and  a  Woman."  (By  Stanley  Waterloo.  Chicago: 
F.  J.  Schulte  &  Co).  This  can  hardly  be  called  a  novel,  for 
it  does  not  contain  the  slenderest  outline  of  a  plot.  It  is  merely 
the  narrative  of  the  life  of  Grant  Harlson,  a  strong,  healthy,  pas 
sionate  country  boy,  fond  of  the  farm  and  outdoor  sports.  After 
graduating  at  college,  he  drifts  into  a  large  city,  where  his  fierce 
animal  nature  leads  him  into  strange  company,  and  his  poverty 


constrains  him  to  form  some  curious  relationships  with  men  and 
women  of  a  very  low  type.  However,  he  is  strong  enough  to 
escape  entire  corruption,  and  after  his  admission  to  the  bar,  he 
leaves  this  wild,  stormy  existence  behind  him,  and  marries  a 
woman  of  some  means  and  position.  But  there  is  no  real  love 
between  them,  and  soon  they  separate  by  mutual  consent.  Then 
he  meets  a  girl  eminently  suited  to  him,  and  they  fall  hopelessly 
in  love  with  each  other.  Just  at  this  juncture,  the  first  wife  Is 
considerate  enough  to  seek  for  and  obtain  a  divorce,  and  Grant 
and  Jean  Cornish  get  married.  The  rest  of  the  book  is  taken  up 
with  an  account  of  their  married  life,  which  is  thoroughly  happy. 
Each  lives  only  for  the  other,  and  for  the  children  which  bless 
their  union.  At  last  Grant  catches  cold  at  a  political  meeting, 
and  dies  of  pneumonia,  The  faithful  wife  soon  follows  him.  The 
tale  is  told  with  little  or  no  literary  skill,  and  in  some  parts  is 
cumbered  with  descriptions  of,  and  the  habits  of  birds  and  ani- 
mals, which  seem  rather  fitted  for  the  pages  of  a  natural  history 
than  those  of  a  story.  Yet  the  manner  of  telling  is  simple  and 
unaffected,  and  the  interest  is  strong  enough  to  carry  the  reader 
on  to  the  end.  Harlson's  election  to  Congress  gives  the  author 
an  opportunity  to  speak  of  "  the  limited  attractions  of  the  semi- 
Ethiopian,  and  shabby,  but  semi-magnificent  city  in  a  miasmatic 
valley" — rather  an  unkind  description  of  Washington. 

The  "California  Illustrated  Magazine"  of  San  Francisco,  for 
June,  illustrates  the  fact  that  a  magazine  of  the  first  class  can  be 
produced  and  successfully  published  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  No 
like  success  in  so  short  a  time  has  been  recorded  in  this  country, 
and  the  publishers  are  responding  to  the  support  the  Magazine 
has  received  in  making  each  issue  better  than  the  last.  That  of 
June  is  a  remarkable  one  in  a  typographical,  literary  and  picto 
rial  sense. 


ASSAULT    AND    BATTERY. 


Trying  hard  to  do  my  duty, 

It  could  not  have  been  my  fault, 
I  was  struck  with  Lily's  beauty, 

Can  I  sue  her  for  assault? 


"  The  Mumm,"  at  109  O'Farrell  street,  is  one  of  the  leading  bars 
of  the  city.  It  is  centrally  located,  carries  only  the  best-known 
liquors,  is  decorated  very  artistically,  and  in  all  respects  is  an  excel- 
lent establishment.  Its  proprietors  take  great  pride  in  the  knowledge 
of  the  fact  that  their  establishment  is  unexcelled. 


.  J.   WHEELER. 


J.   W.   GIRVIN. 


J.  W.   GIRVIN  &  CO., 
bber  and  Leather  Belting,  Hose,  Packing,  etc. 

Rubber  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  etc. 

Pacific  Coast  Agents  for  Boston  Belting  Co.  and  Fayerweather  &  Ladew, 
formerly  J.  B.  Uoyt  &  Co.  4  California  St.,  S.  *'.,  ml. 

WILLIAMS.  DIMOND  &  GO. 

SHIPPING   AND    COMMISSION    MERCHANTS, 
UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 


Agents  for-— 


The  Cunard  Royal  Mail  Steamship 

Company, 
"The  California  Line  of  Clippers, 

from  New  York, 
"The  Hawaiian  Line  of  Packets," 

to  and  from  Honolulu. 


Vivian  Sons  Yellow  Metal  Sheathing 
Hartmann's  Kahtjen's  Composition 
The  China  Traders  &  Insurance  Co. 

(L'd.l, 
The   Baldwin  Locomotive  Works, 

Steel  Kails  and  Track  Material. 


A.  LUSK  &  CO., 

122  DAVIS  STREET,  SAN    FRANCISCO. 
Packers  of  the  following  celebrated  b ran d s : 
CELEBRATED  LUSK    BRANDS, 

J.    LUSK    CANNING   COMPANY, 


SAN    LORENZO    PACKING  CO 


COKE— CHEAPEST  FUEL  I 

Reduction  in  Price. 

Wholesale  (50  bbls.  or  more),  80c.  per  bbl.    Retail  (any  quantity 

under  50  bbls.),  90c  per  bbl. 

AT  THK  WOEKS  OP 

THE  SAN  FRANCISCO  GASLIGHT  COMPANY, 
HOWARD  AND  FIRST  STS..  and  FOOT  OF  SECOND  STREET. 

GEORGE     GOODMAN, 

PATENTEE  AND  MANUFACTURER  CF 

ARTIFICIAL       STOITB 

IN    ALL    ITS    BRANCHES. 

OFFICE,    307     MONTGOMERY   ST. 


June  11,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


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FASHIONS    FOR    MEN. 

raoM  tub  "clothier  anp  itksisiisr." 

THE  showing  of  washable  scarrings  is  upon  a  larger  scale  than 
than  ever  before.  This  is  also  due  to  the  greater  prevalence 
of  the  neglige  shirt  patterns,  for  the  washable  scarrings  are  made 
from  the  madra*,  cheviot,  panaiua  pit/uc  from  which  the  shirts 
are  constructed.  The  cravat  will  be  in  the  lead  in  these  goods, 
although  the  bows  are  made  to  look  very  natural,  and  will  press 
closely  for  first  honors.  Some  of  the  examples  in  cravats  and 
bows  in  solid  colors  of  butT,  heliotrope,  dull  blue  and  dull  pink 
cheviot  are  distingue  beyond  question. 

The  four-in-hands,  too,  are  in  myriads  of  patterns,  and  will 
have  an  extended  sale.  The  Hat  scarfs  also  look  cool  and  sum- 
mery in  these  fabrics  that  so  consistently  partake  of  the  flavor  of 
the  warm  season. 

The  use  of  washable  material  has  extended  to  suspenders, 
which  are  more  apt  to  become  soiled  in  summer  time.  Aa  the 
fabric  is  made  of  unelastic  web  that  is  of  featherweight  texture, 
it  imparts  but  a  minimum  of  pressure  during  the  hot  days  of  the 
year. 

The  summer  sun  umbrella  is  coming,  and  coming  strong.  All 
the  leading  men's  furnishers  will  carry  them  in  stock  the  com- 
ing season.  They  vary  in  grade,  from  the  low-priced  article  of 
former  years  to  the  up-to-date  example,  closely-rolled,  cane-had- 
died,  and  as  fine  finish  as  the  best  rain  umbrella  made. 

For  the  middle-aged  swell  there  is  nothing  more  refined  or  be- 
coming than  a  summer  suiting,  to  which  an  added  zest  is  given 
by  a  smart-patterned  washable  waistcoat.  To  the  man  of  rotund 
girth  the  waistcoat  is  a  boon,  for  his  contour  at  the  waist  line 
renders  the  sash  or  waistbelt  impracticable. 

The  latest  tendency  in  the  suitings  for  summer  wear  has  been 
for  the  conservative  backgrounds  in  grey,  with  intermixing  of 
blue,  or  white,  or  brown  treatment  in  indefinite  strippings;  but 
there  has  also  been  a  feeling  for  solid  colors  in  lighter  hues.  In- 
deed, some  of  those  wide-wale,  light-weight  fabrics  in  slate  grey 
and  bcru  comport  in  the  most  congenial  manner  with  the  stiff- 
collared,  fine  negligQ  shirts  of  oxford  and  madras. 

The  strictly  tennis  suitings  in  light  background  are  in  better 
chime  when  the  flannel  or  other  soft-collared  shirt  is  worn,  while 
the  individual  outing  coats,  in  strong,  dark  backgrounds,  will  be 
a  feature  of  out-of-town  wear,  being  apropos  with  any  form  of 
outing  shirt. 

The  forerunner  days  of  the  warm  season  are  at  hand,  and  co- 
incident therewith,  is  a  demand  for  the  high-backed  turn-over 
collars,  wherewith  a  man  may  maintain  his  formality  of  appear- 
ance for  a  considerably  longer  time  than  the  stand-up  styles 
vouchsafe. 

It  begins  to  look  as  though  a  renaissance  of  hosiery  was  im- 
pending. The  sombre  days  of  black  and  gloomy  browns  in  solid 
colors  are  numbered — if  the  rumors  that  Heck  the  horizon  of  trade 
are  read  aright. 

The  return  to  the  gladsome  days  of  pictorial  footgear  will  be 
hailed  by  a  host  of  proselytes  with  inclination  for  the  dressified 
things  of  masculine  wear.  Some  of  the  combinations  already 
shown  in  a  well-toned  treatment  of  narrow  horizontal  stripes  are 
certainly  within  the  bounds  of  refined  taste. 

Since  men's  bathing  costumes  have  been  included  among  the 
specialties,  the  improvement  has  been  most  marked.  For  those 
athletic  gentlemen  who  wish  to  do  thestatuesque  posing  act  upon 
the  beach,  there  are  a  variety  of  well  conceived  designs,  more  or 
Jess  fanciful,  but  within  bounds,  while  the  regulation  plain  com- 
mon-sense swimming  suits  are  in  a  better  quality  of  material,  fit 
and  workmanship  than  heretofore. 

The  Poole  turnback  cuff  on  his  Winter  overcoats  has  been  adopted 
by  one  of  the  leading  furnishers  of  the  town  on  his  finest  neglige 
shirts.  The  cuff  laundered  straight  out,  and  turned  back  in  the 
Poole  way,  secures  an  effect  of  neglige  in  the  most  artistic  delinea- 
tion of  that  word.  There  is  a  certain  limb  of  swaggerdom,  how- 
ever, that  has  still  further  elucidated  in  shirt-wearing  the  neglige 
cult.  He  has  had  the  ample  turnover  collar  of  his  costly  cheviot 
shirt  ironed  straight  up,  and  after  the  shirt  is  put  on,  be  bends 
over  the  collar,  thus  achieving  a  most  distingue  effect. 

There  is  no  accounting  for  tastes,  and  there  seems  impending  a 
revival  of  the  inner  waist-coating  strip  of  white  duck,  which  is  al- 
leged by  its  advocates  to  give  a  finish  to  the  make-up.  It  may 
possibly  be  because  Prince  George  of  England,  who  is  second  in 
line  to  the  throne  since  Prince  "Eddie's"  death  a  few  months 
ago,  has  shown  a  predilection  for  this  peculiarly  inexplainable 
bit  of  dressiness. 


cati 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Utah  Consolidated  Mining  Company, 
Locution  ami  principal  place  of  lm»lncss-San  Francisco,  California. 


Lo- 


P7th  A ,,» ;'i?,„„ .,.«.,  '  "  meeting  oi  «ie  Board  of  Directors,  held 
\v„  ,w  \  °',  '-•  ""•'scsMueut  No  IS)  of  twenty-five  Cents  per 
Iv  «SiS^  ",C  l'T'"]  M"',k  ".'  tbe  corporation,  payable  Imme- 
%J>1  «3S  ?JS?W1?  °2i?l  "  ,l,e  Secretary,  at  .he  office  of  the  corn- 


er; S?t?SSi!rVirlflnKjJ'°l"«  District!  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

onNthe  «hdayr  WtivTim""?™--*  °.!-,h.?.B<Krd  <"  Direcl»rs'  bM 
share  wa    ' 

"imlSSH wwiiS??4,  M'J  Mol"B"">ery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Auj  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  tleventh  Day  ot  July,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
J?.!  adY.<-rt'sed  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  Is  made  be- 
fore   will  be  sold  on  SATURDAY,  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  July    1892    to 
??^ilie  del'u1«eut  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  adverts ug  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors  overusing  ana 


fore, 
pay  tl 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the°B~oard  of  "Directors." 

is°coF rarE°0m  N°'  68'  Ncvada  Block'  8M  MontgomeryFsItreetSestarntFran- 


ASSESSMENT  NOTICE, 

Gould  and  Curry  Silver  Mining  Company. 

catfonlof0workPvri  v<Soal„Pla!i?  °E  b"sl»ess-Ban  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Virginia,  Storey  Cjunly,  Nevada. 

o,,  t°hiC7e.h^?ere?yr  gl™  ™at  at  a  mee""fr  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  held 
on  the  7th  day  of  June,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  69)  of  Twenty-five  (26) 
i™™  J  J.el; s?ar.e  was  evted  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
J?=e„S°3?^any'  Eoom  "•  NeTada  Block'  N°:  S09  Montgomery  Street  San  Fran- 

CISCO,  Lai, 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twelfth  Day  of  Juiy,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  1'HUKSDAY,  the  4th  day  of  August;  1895 "to 'pay  the 
of  iniiUe,r,  ass.essmf"'.  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees.  ' 

Office— Room  No.  ( 
Francisco,  California. 


ALFKED  K.  DUKBROW,  Secretary. 
Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San 


ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Ophir    Silver    Mining    Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  Business— San  Francisco,  California  Lo- 
cation of  works— Virginia  Mining  District,  Storey  County,  Nevada 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  third  (3d)  day  of  June,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  58)  of  Fiftv  501 
Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  room  4,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street 
San  Francisco,  California.  s^oij  street, 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Seventh  Day  of  July,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore   will  be   sold  on  WEDNESDAY,  the  27th  day  of  July,  1892    to  pav 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertisine  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  tbe  Board  of  Directors. 

.  „       „    „,  E.  B.  HOLMES,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  4,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  S.  F.,  Cal. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT." 

Overman  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California  Loca- 
tion of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  held 
on  the  Nineteenth  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment,  No.  64,  of  Thirty  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  Company,  414  California  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-second  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  MONDAY,  the  llth  day  of  July,   1892,  to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

GEO.  D.  EDWARDS,  Secretary. 

Office— No.  414  California  street,  San  Fiancisco.  Cal. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Belcher    Silver    Mining    Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  seventeenth  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment,  No.  44,  of  Twenty-five 
cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  pay- 
able immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  of- 
fice of  the  company,  Room  8,  331  Piue  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-first  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  twelfth  day  of  July,  1892,  to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

C.  L  PERKINS,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  8,  331  Pine  street,  Stock  Exchange  Building,  San  Francis- 
co,  California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Bullion    Mining    Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  Tweuty-fourth  (24th)  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  38)  of  Twenty- 
five  (25)  Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  Room  20,  331  Piue  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Twenty-eighth  (28th)  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  nineteenth  (19th)  day  of  July,  1892,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

R   R.  GRAYSON,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  20,  3S1  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 


22 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  11,  1892. 


PRINCESS  METTERNICH,  who  has  taken  such  an  active  in- 
terest in  promoting  the  Vienna  Musical  Exhibition,  has,  says 
the  Daily  Newt  correspondent,  had  the  excellent  idea  of  asking 
the  ladies  of  the  Exhibition  Committee  to  appear  in  the  avenue 
between  the  Rotunda  and  the  Theatre,  every  Friday,  between  4 
and  6,  in  their  very  finest  clothes.  The  ladies  of  Vienna  have 
responded  in  an  extraordinary  manner  to  this  call,  and  the  Ex- 
hibition Corso,  if  it  continues  as  it  began,  will,  it  is  said,  be  one 
of  the  sights  of  Vienna.  The  Princess  stood  in  the  middle  of  the 
hundreds  of  ladies  and  gentlemen,  gracious  and  happy,  with  the 
expression  of  an  achieved  success  on  her  face.  She  herself  wore 
a  modest  costume  of  Pekln  silk  and  a  black  lace  mantle,  her  face 
framed  by  a  small  black  velvet  bonnet,  as  if  to  mark  that,  as  in  a 
sense  the  lady  of  the  house,  she  could  afford  to  dress  simply. 
She  was  surrounded  by  the  immediate  staff  of  the  Exhibition 
Committee.  The  Stadtnolder's  wife,  Countess  Kielmannsegge, 
very  small  and  dainty,  with  the  face  and  dark  hair  of  a  Japansse 
beauty,  wore  tan  and  violet,  the  colors  of  an  exquisite  toilet, 
Princess  Metternich's  daughter,  Clementine,  looked  quaint  in  a 
scarlet  Red  Riding  Hood  mantle.  The  Duchess  of  Cumberland 
was  in  a  beautiful  dress  of  golden  bronze  color,  very  graceful,  and 
Princess  Marie  of  Hanover  in  violet.  Princess  Philip  of  Coburg 
came  in  a  dress  of  green  and  pink  shot  silk.  Quite  200  ladies 
with  great  names  were  present.  English  ladies  who  visit  Vienna 
this  summer,  adds  the  correspondent,  should  certainly  not  miss 
the  Ladies'  Corso  in  the  Exhibition  on  Friday  afternoons. 

A  well-known  artist,  who  has  hitherto  been  a  great  enthusiast 
for  the  propagation  of  "  Art  among  the  Masses,"  tells  the  follow- 
ing story,  which  leads  him  to  take  a  rather  gloomy  view  of  the 
situation.  For  the  purpose  ot  a  picture  on  which  he  was  en- 
gaged he  required  a  well-kept  donkey  as  a  model,  and  commis- 
sioned a  friend  to  hire  such  an  animal.  A  costermonger  was 
found  possessed  of  one  in  every  way  suitable,  and  was  told  that 
an  artist  would  be  glad  to  paint  the  y  moke."  The  owner  looked 
annoyed,  even  angry,  at  the  request.  Later,  he  called  at  the 
gentleman's  house,  and  said,  "I  understand  you  want  to  paint 
my  donkey?"  "Yes,"  replied  the  artist,  "I  shall  be  very 
pleased  if  you  will  allow  me."  "  Why,"  continued  the  coster, 
"  ain't  he  a  good  enough  color  already  ?  "  From  a  painter's  point 
of  view  the  question  was  unanswerable,  and  set  the  artist  ponder- 
ing on  the  great  work  that  still  remains  to  be  done  in  the  art 
education  of  the  people. 


King  Bomba,  Tiuth  says,  had  a  very  fine  army.  "I  remember 
once  seeing  one  of  his  regiments  parade.  The  officer  in  command 
shouted  •' Faccia  feroce!"  (furious  face),  on  which  each  soldier 
glared  in  a  most  terrible  fashion  and  ground  bis  teeth.  I  asked 
afterwards  the  meaning  of  this,  and  I  was  told  that  it  was  part 
of  the  Neapolitan  drill,  for  it  was  thought  that  any  enemy  would 
be  dismayed  by  merely  looking  at  such  warriors  in  their  wrath. 
As  as  matter  of  fact,  the  Neapolitan  army  itself  always  ran 
away;  but  this  is  a  mere  detail." 

Ouida's  military  heroes  always  go  into  a  cavalry  charge  with 
big  cigars  in  their  mouths.  Lord  Wolseley  confesses,  in  a  recent 
interview,  that  he  used  to  do  the  same:  "  I  have  never  smoked 
since  I  was  in  the  desert,  in  18S5.  I  once  used  to  smoke  in  all 
actions,  and  in  India  demolished  some  twenty  cigars  a  day.  I 
thought  smoking  injurious  to  the  nerves,  and  I  wanted  every 
iota  of  nerve  before  I  went  up  to  take  Khartoum.  I  remember, 
too,  I  did  not  scuoke  for  a  week  before  Tel-el-Kebir  was  won.  I 
used  to  carry  a  case  containing  six  regalias.  After  the  fight  was 
over  and  I  had  dispatched  my  telegram  to  England,  I  went  off  to 
find  a  poor  aide-de-camp.  I  lit  a  cigar.  By  the  time  I  found  him 
I  had  smoked  a  couple,  and  finally  finished  the  whole  half-dozen, 
and  excellent  cigars  they  were,  too."  The  best  way  to  get  on  in 
the  army  is  to  do  your  best  to  get  killed.  That,  said  Lord  Wolse- 
ley,  is  "  the  only  way :  "  "  There  is  only  one  way  for  a  young 
man  to  get  on  in  the  army.  He  must  try  and  get  killed  in  every 
way  he  possibly  can.  He  must  be  absolutely  indifferent  to  life. 
If  be  does  not  succeed  in  getting  killed  he  is  bound  to  get  on — 
that  is,  always  assuming  he  has  the  intelligence  and  the  instincts 
of  a  soldier." 

There  is  a  touch  of  quaintness  about  the  idea  of  letting  "  all 
the  Queen's  horses  "  as  well  as  "  all  the  Queen's  men  "  share  in 
the  festivities  of  Her  Majesty's  birthday  anniversary.  All  the 
servants  of  the  Royal  Household  receive  a  present  in  commem- 
oration of  the  happy  event,  and  in  the  case  of  those  at  Balmoral 
its  value  is  enhanced  by  the  fact  that  it  is  presented  by  the 
Queen's  own  hand.  And  in  the  Royal  stables  every  horse  is 
treated  to  an  extra  feed  of  eorn  and  a  bran  mash,  The  merciful 
man  is  merciful  to  his  beast,  and  the  Queen  sets  a  kindly  and 
womanly  example  to  her  subjects  in  thus  not  forgetting  her  dumb 
servants. 


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BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA.  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Capital $3,000,000  00 

Surplus 1,000,000  00 

Undivided  Profits (July  1st,  1890) 3,275,919  48 

WM.  ALVORD,  President. 

ThomasBeown Cashier  |  B.  Mobbay.  Jr  . .  .Assistant Cashier 

Irving  F.  Moulton,  2nd  Assistant  Cashier. 

CORRESPONDENTS : 

NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  Bank  of  California;  B03TON— Tremont 
National  Bank;  CHICAGO— Union  National  Bank;  ST.  LOUIS— Boatman's 
Bank;  NEW  ZEALAND— The  Bank  of  New  Zealand.  Correspondent  In 
London— Messrs.  N.  M.  Rothschild  &  Sons.  Correspondents  in  India,  China, 
Japan  and  Australia. 

The  Bank  has  Agencies  at  Virginia  City,  and  Correspondents  In  all  the 
principal  Mining  Districts  and  Interior  TownB  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Letters  of  Credit  issued,  available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Draw  direet 
on  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  St.  LouiB,  New  Orleans,  Denver,  Salt  Lake, 
Cincinnati,  Portland, 0.,  Los  Angeles,  London,  Dublin,  Paris,  Berlin,  Bremen, 
Hamburg,  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  Antwerp,  Amsterdam,  Copenhagen,  Stock- 
holm, Christiana,  Locarno,  Melbourne,  Sydney,  Auckland,  Hongkong 
Shanghai,  Yokohama,  Genoa,  and  all  cities  in  Italy  and  Switzerland. 

THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK, 

N.  XV.  Corner  Sansome  and  Bush  Streets. 

Established  1870.  rj.  S.  Depositary. 

CAPITAL  {PAID   UP) SI. 600.000 

SURPLUS $600,0001  UNDIVIDED   PROFITS $160,000 

S.  G.  MURPHY President  I  E.  D.  MORGAN  Cashier 

JAMES  MOFFITT.. .  .Vice-President  |  GEO.  W.  KLINE Ass't  Cashier 

niEECTOBS: 

Geo.  A.  Low,  George  C.  Perkins,  S.  G.  Murphy, 

N.  Van  Bergen,  James  D.  Phelan,  James  Moffltt. 

Thomas  Jennings,  John  A.  Hooper,  J.  D.  Harvey. 

A  General  Banking  Business  Transacted. 

SAFE    DEPOSIT    DEPARTMENT, 

JAMES  K.  LYNCH,  Manager, 

Safes  to  rent  from  $5  to  $100  p*er  annum  (under  the  exclusive  control  of 

tho  renter),  for  the  care  of  all  valuables.    Trunks  and  Packages  taken  on 

Btorage.    A  specialty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a.  m.  to  6  p.m. 

LONDON  AND  SAN  FRANCISCO  BANK,  Limited. 

Authorized  Capital $3,500,000     |     Capital  paid  up 2,450,000 

Reserve 395,000 

San  Francisco  Office,  424  California  St.  |  London  Office 73  Lombard  St., E.  C 

Portland  Branch.  48  First  St.    Tacoma  Branch.  1005  A  Street. 

Man  ARTHUR  SCRIVENER;  Assistant  Manager,  WILLIAM        EEL 

Cashier,   GUSTAV  FRIEDERICH. 

LONDON  BANKERS— Bank  of  England  and  London  Joint  Stock  Bank. 
NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  4  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

This  Bank  is  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex* 
Change  Business  in  London  and  San  Francisco,  and  between  said  cities  and 
all  parts  of  the  world. 

THE  SATHER  BANKING  COMPANY. 

Capital $1,250,000. 

Successor  to  Bather  &  Co.,  Established  1851,  San  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON President 

J.  L.  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  8.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

Directors:  E.  A.  Bruguiere,  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  MiUer,  Wm.  P.  John- 
son, C.  F.  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K.  Wilson. 

Agents:  New  York— -Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.  Boston— Downer  &  Co. 
Philadelphia— Drexel  &  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  National  Bank.  St.  Louis— The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City— First  National  Bank.  London— Brown, 
Shipley  &  Co.    Paris— Drexel,  Harjes  A  Co.  

^WELLS,  FARGO  &  COMPANY— BANKING  DEPARTMENT. 

N.  E.  Corner  Sansonie  and  Sutler  Streets. 
SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 

C'PITiL  $      500,000.00 

SURPLUS  5,488.393-12 

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS *   5,988,393~00 

DIRECTORS: 
Lloyd  Tevls,  President:  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chae.  F.  Crocker.  J.  0.  Fareo,  Oliver Eldrldge,  Wm.  Norris,  Qeo.  E.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  Wadsworfn,  Cashier. 
Receive  Deposits,  issues  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Ban  kin 
Business. 

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND   DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS PORTCOSTA,  California. 

Storage  Capacity,  100,000  Tons.      Regular    Warehouse   for  San 
Francisco  Produce  Exchange  Call  Board. 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  handling  and  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  and  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  and  smutty  Wheat. 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  stored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  sold, 
If  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  of  the  Company,  202  Sansome  St..  over  the  Anglo-Callfornla  Bank. 

THE  CROCKER-WOOLWORTH  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 

82S    PINE    STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL 11,000,000. 

DIRECTORS  ; 
CHAS.  F.  CBOCKER,  1  E.  H.  MELLEB,  Jb. 

E.  C.  WOOLWORTH President. 

W.  E.  BEOWN Vick-Pehsident. 

WM.  H.  CBOCKEB     Cashier 

SECURITY  SAVINGS  BANK. 

Guarantee  Capital $800,000 

OFFICERS: 

President  JEEOME  LINCOLN  |  Secretary 8.  L.  ABBOT.  Jr. 

Vice-President W.  8.  JONES  I  Attorney SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Eeal  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

OFFICE— No.  228  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


June  11,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


23 


SA-Jsry^s. 


WHEN  APPLE  BLOSSOMS  FAUL.—Qood  Bouttkttping. 


When  apple  blossoms  fall,  the  sky 
Is  blue  as  southern  waters  are, 

And  Meets  of  cloud  at  anchor  lie 
Against  the  dim  horizon  bar; 

And  list  the  bluebird  Mute  and  call, 

While  bobolink  pours  out  his  tune 
Through  all  the  morn  and  aftsrnoon — 

When  apple  blossoms  fall, 

And  Earth's  green  robe  about  her  clings, 
Pinned  into  space  by  blossoms  sweet 
As  ever  bent  beneath  the  feet, 
And  woodsy  odored  things. 

When  apple  blossoms  fall,  I  seem 
To  walk  again  beneath  the  trees, 

And  hear,  as  in  a  waking  dream, 

The  sleepy  drone  of  honey  bees — 

And  life  is  love,  and  love  is  all — 

It  makes  of  Earth  enchanted  land 
As  on  we  loiter  band  in  band, 

While  apple  blossoms  fall; 

The  bluebirds  flute,  the  thrushes  croon, 

And  through  the  golden  afternoon 

We  wander  on  in  sweet  content, 

With  God's  blue  skies  above  us  bent — 

With  song  and  bloom  and  sunshine  blent — 

In  one  glad  symphony; 

The  world  seems  made  for  you  and  me — 

And  life  is  love,  and  love  is  all, 

When  apple  blossoms  fall. 


THE    CHARMER    OF    FORTY—  Sydney  Bulletin. 

Yes,   give  us  the  woman  of  forty, 

Whose  waist  is  sufficiently  neat- 
Provided  her  face  isn't  warty, 

And  she  hasn't  gone  wrong  in  the  feet. 
Then,  the  wealth  of  her  amorous  knowledge 

Makes  her  better  worth  winning,  by  far, 
Than  the  pink  and  white  heiress  from  college 

Who  routs  when  you  smoke  a  cigar. 

The  woman  of  forty  is  pleasant, 

And  warm  as  a  soft  summer's  eve; 
With  the  skill  of  the  past  and  the  present, 

Her  mesh  she  will  placidly  weave. 
You  may  talk  about  girls  being  "  clever," 

And  all  that  a  man  can  adore— 
They  have  not  the  least  show  whatever 

With  the  charmers  of  twenty  years  more. 

Then  give  us  the  woman  of  forty, 

Who  is  up  to  each  dodge  in  the  game; 
There  is  something  reposefully  naughty 

In  the  glance  of  the  sweet,  mellow  dame. 
When  young  they  are  fickle  and  flirty, 

Either  laughing  or  feigning  a  rage; 
They  are  wiser  and  better  at  thirty — 

But  forty's  the  dangerous  age. 


A    LOVE    NOTE.— From  William  Morris'  "  Poems  by  the  Way." 

Do  not  forget  me,  dearest;  all  day  long 

I  think  of  you,  and  wish  the  time  more  fleet; 

My  heart  is  always  singing  some  sweet  song, 

And  thinking  of  you  makes  my  labor  sweet. 
And  if  the  day  seems  anywise  less  bright- 
More  vexed  with  cares  than  I  had  thought  'twould  be- 

I  think  with  joy  of  the  approaching  night 

When  the  sweet  stars  shall  guide  my  steps  to  thee. 

One  thought  still  whispers— sweeter  evermore: 

"Thou  shalt  behold  her  when  the  day  is  o'er!" 

And  so  I  shall;  for  you  will  watch  and  wait 

When  on  the  flowers  the  tears  of  twilight  fall; 
Sweet  are  the  roses  'round  your  garden  gate, 

But  you  are  still  the  sweetest  rose  of  all! 
And  you  are  my  rose— even  my  very  own, 

And  to  my  life  your  beauty  you  impart; 
Bloom  sweetly  still,  but  bloom  for  me  alone, 

And  twine  your  tendrils  closer  'round  my  heart. 
Dear,  I  shall  soon  within  your  presence  be, 
And  you  are  waiting  with  a  kiss  for  me! 


BANK    OF    BRITISH   COLUMBIA. 

Iucorporated  by  Koyal  Charter. 

CAPITAL  PAID  UP  ...... $3,000,000 

RESERVE  FUND    7,175,000 

Southeast  corner  Bush  aud  Sansorae  Streets. 

HEAD  OFFICE     60  LOMBARD  STREET,   LONDON. 

BRANCHES— Victoria,  Vancouver,  British  Columbia;   Portland,  Oregon; 

Seattle  and  Tacoma,  Washington. 
SUB-BRANCHES- Kamloops,  Nanaimo,  Nelson,  New  Westminster,  Brit'Bh 

Columbia. 
This  Bank  transacts  a  General  Banking  Business.  Accounts  opened  sub- 
ject to  Check,  aud  Special  Deposits  received.  Commercial  Credits  grauted 
available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Approved  Bills  discounted  and  ad- 
vances made  on  good  collateral  security.  Draws  direct  at  current  rates 
upon  its  Head  Office  aud  Branches,  and  upon  its  Agents,  as  follows: 

NEW  YORK,  CHICAGO  and  CANADA— Bank  of  Montreal;  LIVERPOOL 
—North  and  South  Wales  Bank;  SCOTLAND— British  Linen  Compauy;  IRE- 
LAND—Bank  of  Ireland;  MEXICO  and  SOUTH  AMERICA— London  Bank 
of  Mexico  and  South  America;  CHINA  and  JAPAN— Chartered  Bank  of 
India,  Australia  and  China;  AUSTRALIA  aud  NEW  ZEALAND— Bank  of 
Australasia,  Commercial  Banking  Company  of  Sydney,  English,  Scottish 
aud  Australian  Chartered  Bank  and  National  Bank  of  Australasia;  DEM- 
ERARA  and  TRINIDAD  (West  Indies)— Colonial  Bank ____ 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVINGS  UNION. 

532  California  street.  Corner  Webb  Street. 

Branch  Office 1700  Market  Street,  Corner  Polk. 

Deposits,  June  30, 1891 923,31 1,061  00 

Guaranteed  Capital  and  Surplus  1,346,635  00 

DIRECTORS. 

Albart  MlTUr.  Pr  esident;  George  W.  Beaver,  Vice-President;  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond,  Charles  Pace,  Daniel  E.  Martin,  W.  C.  B.  DeFremery, 
George  C.  Boardman,  J.  G.  Eastland;   Lovell  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  and  Loans  only  on  real  estate  security.  Country  re- 
mittances may  be  sent  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  or  by  checks  of  reliable 
Sarties,  payable  in  San  Francisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  Savings 
ank  commences  only  with  tbe  actual  receipt  of  the  money.  Tbe  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  is  made 
for  pass  book  or  entrance  fee.  Office  Hours— 9  a.  m.  to  3  p.  m.  Saturday 
evenings,  6:30  to  8. 

PEOPLES  HOME  SAVINGS  BANK  AND  SAFE  DEPOSIT. 

S05  Market  Street  (Flood  Building),  San  Francisco. 

ORGANIZED  MAY,  1888. 

Guaranteed  Capital 11,000,000.00  I  Surplus  Profits f     45,000.00 

Paid-up  Capital 333,383.33  |  Deposits,  Jan.  1, 1892 1,752,000.00 

OFFICERS: 

COLUMBUS   WATERHOUSE President 

P.  V.  MCDONALD Vice-President 

J.  E.  FARNUM Secretary  and  Manager 

DORN  &  DORN : Attorneys 

This  bank  receives  savings  deposits  on  term  or  ordinary  account,  in  sums 
of  one  dollar  and  upwards.  Interest  paid  from  date  of  deposit,  semi- 
annually. The  five-cent  stamp  system  and  the  safe  deposit  department  is 
a  special  feature  of  this  hank.  Safes  to  rent  by  the  month  or  year,  from 
$4.00  to  $25.00  per  annum.  Large  vault  for  the  storage  of  valuables  of  every 
description.  We  receive  commercial  deposits,  make  collections,  issue 
local  and  foreign  exchange.  Money  to  loan  on  Real  Estate  and  Approved 
Collateral  Security. 

THE  6ERMAN  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  526  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RESERVE  FUND i    1,610,000  00. 

Deposits  Jan.  2,  1892 27,138.129  74 

Officers— President,  L.  GOTTIG;  Vice-President,  EDW.  KRU8E 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGERS  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  R.  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN  j  Secretary,  GEO.  TOURNY.  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  Schoemann,  E. 
Meyer,  F.  Tillmann,  H.  Horstmann,  B.  A.  Becker,  H.  L.  Simon.  Attorney, 
John  R.  Jabbob. 

MUTUAL  SAVINGS  DANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building 

Guaranty  Capital,  $1,000,000. 

OFFICBBS. 

JAMES  G.  FAIR President 

JAMES  PHELAN,   S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-Presidents 

Directors— James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper,  C.  G.  Hooker, 
James  Phelan,  James  Moffitt,  S.  G.  Murphy,  Chas.  Cadwalader  and  James 
D.  Phelan. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecurities.  JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

LONDON,  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  DANK  (Limited), 

N.  W.  Cor.  Sanaome  and.  Sutter  Sts. 

ubsci  led  Capital $2,600,000  |  Paid  Up  Capital $2,000,000 

Reserve  Fund  $660,000 

Head  Office 58  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Agents— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
(Ltd.), No.  10  Wall  St.,N.  Y.    PARIS— Messrs.  Lazard  Freres  &  Cle,  17Botile 
vard  Poissoniere.    Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.  Com 
mercial  and  Travelers'  Credits  issued.           EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 
LC.  Altscbtjl,  Cashier. 

THE  AN6L0-CALIF0RNIAN  DANK,  Limited. 

N.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

Capital  Authorized $6,000,000  ]  Paid  up 91,600,000 

Subscribed     3,000,000  [Reserve Fund. 650,000 

"""" Head  Office— 3  Angel  Court,  London,  E.  C. 

Agents  at  New  York— J.  &  W.  Seligman  &  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  banking  business,  sells  drafts,  makes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  and  issues  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
world.    Sends  bills  for  collection,  loans  money,  buys  and  sells  exchango 

and  bullion.  IGN.  STEINHART    |  Mana(rera 

auu  uuiaiu".  p  N  LILIENTHAL(  \  Managers. 


28 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  11,  1892. 


5UNBEAMS 


"  1\/TISS  QUILLCUTT,"  said  the  young  man  earnestly,  "  I  have 
1V1  been  calling  on  you  steadily  for  the  last  three  months,  and 
it  is  perhaps  fitting  that  now  I  should  approach  you  on  a  subject 
that  has  been  engrossing  my  attention  for  some  time.  I  may 
say,"  he  continued,  as  the  fair  young  creature  drew  closer  to  him, 
prepared  to  nestle  in  the  strong  arms  that  were  all  his,  "  I  may  say 
that  I  believe  the  time  has  come  for  me  to  speak.  Do  you  remember, 
Miss  Clara,  one  evening  two  months  ago,  as  we  were  sitting  side  by 
side,  the  door  was  suddenly  thrown  open  and  your  elder  brother 
entered  and  whispered  something  in  my  ear?  "  "  I  do,"  she  replied; 
"but,  George,  dear,  what  has  that  to  do  with  the  subject  in  hand?  " 
"  Only  this'"  he  hissed  through  his  set  teeth,  "that  I  want  to  get 
back  that  dress  shirt  he  borrowed."  —Judge. 

The  deuce  of  Spades  is  that  they  dig  our  graves, 

And  build  of  clinging  clay  death's  narrow  place. 
The  deuce  of  Clubs  is  that  they  make  us  slaves 
To  midnight  revels,  orgies  and  slakewallahs. 
The  deuce  of  Diamonds  is  that,  when  we  woe, 

Their  purchase  stands  us  in  for  sums  tremendous. 
The  deuce  of  Hearts  is  that  they  prove  untrue, 

And  for  a  newer  spark  to  limbo  send  xis.—Exchanye. 

A  New  York    art'st    was    lately    visited  by    a  lady  friend. 

The  artist  was  painting  an  angel.  "  Why  do  you  always  paint  your 
angels  with  dark  hair  and  black  eyes?"  asted  the  friend.  "It's  a 
great  secret,  and  it  might  get  me  into  trouble  if  I  were  to  give  it  away." 
"I'm  not  going  to  give  it  away."  "Well,  the  reason  I  paint  my 
angels  with  dark  hair  and  black  eyes  is  because  my  wife  is  a  blonde. 
See?"  — Texas  Siftings. 

An  old  servant  stepped  in  and  laid  on  the  counter  a  prescription 

for  a  mixture  containing  two  decigrammes  of  morphia.  The  chemist 
weighed  the  dangerous  medicant  with  the  utmost  care.  "  What  a 
shame!  "  then  said  the  old  woman,  nudging  his  elbow.  "  Don't  be 
so  near ;  it  is  for  an  orphan  girl !  "  Le  Steele. 

Editor— You  say  this  is  your  first  poem  ?  Poet— Yes,  sir.  Ed- 
itor—Have you  taken  out  a  license?  Poet— N-n-no,  sir.  I  didn't 
know  it  was  necessary.  Editor— Yes,  it  is.  You  can't  write  poetry 
without  a  poetical  license.  Just  keep  this  poem  concealed  until  you 
have  got  your  license  from  the  County  Clerk.     Good  morning,  sir. 

— Town  Topics. 
— — I  saw  a  manly  arm  about  her  waist, 
Lips  to  my  love's  lips  press'd, 
Her  soft,  smooth  cheek  in  tender  confidence 

Upon  his  shoulder  rest; 
His  fingers  to  her  spun-silk  tresses  stray'd, 

Lifting  the  sheeny  mass— 
I  was  not  jealous,  for  we  stood  alone 

Before  the  glass.    —  Fraiicis  Zuri  Stone,  in  Puck. 

Dobbleley—Xre  you  sure  he's  a  genuine  English  cob?    Dealer— 

Sure  as  a  gun,  an'  cheap  as  dirt  at  three-fifty.  Dobblebey—  I  don't 
like  those  letters  "  U.  B.  W.  Tex."  on  his  Hank.  Deafer— Don't  take 
'em  off  for  anythin'.  They  stand  fer  "  Used  by  Wales— Tandem  ex- 
clusively. See?  —Judge. 

Deacon  Bloodroot— The  number  of    saloons    in    New  York  is 

simply  appalling.  Why,  if  you  should  walk  up  Broadway  from 
Union  Square  to  Twenty-third  street,  how  many  dram-shops  do  you 
think  you  would  pass  ?    Dick  Rounder— None.  — Life. 

Printer— Old  Closetist  is  dying,  and  they're  getting  up  a  sub- 
scription to  defray  his  funeral  expenses.  Will  you  contribute  ? 
Editor — Yes.  Take  him  ten  pounds  of  ice  and  a  palmetto  fan,  with 
my  compliments.     He'll  need  them ! 

^— " Absence  makes  the  heart  grow  fonder," 
So  the  poet  said  to  Stella. 
Still,  remember  as  you  wander. 
Absence  made  her  heart  grow  fonder — 
Fonder  of  the  other  fellah. 

Mr.  Manhattan— You  understand  the  language  of  flowers,  of 

course.  Miss  Winona?  Miss  Winona  (of  Minnesota)— Oh,  yes!  Four 
X's  is  the  best  quality,  made  from  selected  winter  wheat.    —Puck. 

^— Does  your  father  smoke,  Tommy."  asked  the  Sunday-school 
teacher  of  Tommy  Taddles.  "1  don't  know,  ma'am."  "  How  is  it 
you  don't  know?  "    "  He's  dead,  ma'am."  — Toum  Topics. 

Mylord— Bv  the  wav— er— what  is  your  family  crest?  Mrs.  Sky- 

ler  Van  Rentsarelow  (to  the  butler)— Jenkins,  go  out  and  look  at  the 
carriage,  and  see  what  the  family  crest  is.  —Town  Topics. 

Old  Goldacre  (to  young  Svendfast)— Well,  I  suppose  you  want  to 

take  my  daughter  away  from  me?  Young  Spend  fast—  Oh ,  no;  not  so 
bad  as  that.    I  only  want  to  marry  her.  — Judge. 

"  You  are  just  like  this  warm  spring  weather,  George,"  said 

she,  smiling.  "  Why  ?  "  asked  the  delighted  youth.  "  Because  you 
always  give  me  that' tired  feeling."  —New  York  Herald. 

"  What  is  the  best  way  to  go  to  Canterbury,  sir?"  asked  a  trav- 
eler on  horseback  of  a  pedes'trian.  "  If  I  were  you,  sir,  1  should  go 
to  Canterbury  on  a  trot."  —Judge. 

She— You  say  that  you  have  never  been  in  love.    How  near 

have  you  come  to  it  ?    He — I  was  married  once.  — Life. 

Camelline  is  the  best  known,  most  efficacious  and  most  popular 
emollient  for  the  complexion.  It  is  used  by  all  ladies  who  desire  to 
retain  the  beauties  imparted  by  a  clear,  soft  skin.  No  lady  should 
be  without  it. 


DELINQUENT  SALE  NOTICE. 

Behririfj  Sea  Packing  Company. 
Location  of  principal  place  of  business — San  Francisco,  California.    Lo- 
cation nf  cannery— Ugahhik  River,  A'aska. 

NOTICE.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  described  stock,  on 
account  of  assessment  (No.  1>,  levied  on  the  13th  day  of  February,  1892,  the 
several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders: 
Name.  No.  Certificate.       No.  Shares.     Amount. 

C.A.Johnson  ..  .   1  50  $50 

C.A.Johuon  2  340  340 

Chas.  Carlson  7  30  30 

C.  Lundberg 12  390  390 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  made 
on  the  13th  day  of  February,  1892,  so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  such 
stock  as  may  be  necessary  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
company,  No  9  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  Friday,  the  15tb  day 
of  April.  1892,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  m.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  ad  f  ertising  and  expenses 
of  sale. 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 
Postponement. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Behring  Sea  Packing  Com- 

Sany,  this  day,  the  sale  of  the  above  delinquent  stock  was  postponed  until 
[ONDAY,  the  16th  day  of  May,  1192,  at  the  same  time  and  p'ace. 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  April  16, 1892, 

Postponement. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Behring  Sea  Packing  Com- 
pany, this  day,  the  sale  of  the  above  delinquent  stock  was  postponed  until 
THURSDAY",  June  23,  1892,  at  the  same  time  and  place. 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  May  25. 1892. 

DELINQUENT  SALE  NOTICE. 

New  Basil  Cons.  Gravel  Mining  Company. 
Location  of  Principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.    Lo- 
cation of  works — Placer  County,  California. 

NoiKi;  —There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  described  stock,  on 
account  of  assessment  (No.  20),  levied  on  the  18th  day  of  April.  1892,  the 
several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as 
follows : 

Names  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.      Amount. 

F.  X.  Simon.  Treasurer 97  225  $11  35 

F.  X.  Simon,  Treasurer  108  2,000  100  00 

F.  X.  Simon,  Treasurer 109  100  5  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  au  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  made 
on  the  18th  day  of  April.  1S92,  so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  such  stock 
as  may  be  necessary,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction  at  the  office  of  the  com- 
pany, 525  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on  MONDAY,  the 
27th  day  of  June,  1892,  at  the  nour  of  12  o'clock  m.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said 
delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

F.  X.  SIMON,  Secretary. 
Office— 525  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Yellow  Jacket  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada.  Location  of  prin- 
cipal place  of  business— Gold  Hill,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  held  on 
the  ninth  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  51)  of  Twenty-five  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  each  and  every  share  of  the  capital  stock  of  said 
company,  payable  immediately  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  Com- 
pany, or  to  James  Newlands,  transfer  Secretary,  room  3,  331  Pine  street, 
San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
Tuesday,  June  14, 1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  MONDAY,  the  eighteenth  day  of  July,  1S92,  at  1 
o'clock  p.m.,  in  front  of  the  office  of  the  company,  to  pay  the  delinquent  as- 
sessment, together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses  of  s?le.  By 
order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

W.  H.  BLAUVELT,  Secretary. 


NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 


Challenge    Consolidated    Mining    Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  16th  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  11}  of  Tweutv-five  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  on  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  company,  331  Pine  street,  room  3.  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  20. li  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and,  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will    be  sold   on  TUESDAY,  the    twelfth    day   of   July,    1892,   to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with   costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

C.  L.  McCOY,  Secretary. 

Office— No.  331  Pine  Street  rooms  3.  San  Franci&co.  Cal. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Mexican  Cold  and  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works — Virginia,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  16th  day  of  May,  1892,  au  assessment  (No.  45)  of  Twenty  five  (25)  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  Company,  room  79,  Nevada  Block,  30?  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-first  Day  of  June.  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  twelfth  day   of   July,  1892,  to   pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of   advertising  and  ;ex- 
peuses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

CHARLES  E.  ELLIOT,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 


June  11,  1892. 


SAN   FRANCISCO  NKWS  I.ETTKK. 


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PEARLS  are  much  worn  in  Paris— colored,  white  and  black  — 
and  the  newest  French  bonnets  have  crowns  of  net  exquis- 
itely embroidered  with  them  in  various  hues.  The  waists  of 
evening  gowns  are  elaborately  trimmed  with  them,  and  one  of 
the  extravagances  of  which  a  fashionable  lady  has  been  guilty, 
is  a  reception  gown  of  white  cloth,  embroidered  with  pearls, 
interspersed  with  moonstones.  The  fashion  of  wearing  real  jew- 
els as  part  of  the  bonnet  decoration,  is  becoming  prevalent  in 
New  York  as  well  as  in  Paris.  The  aigrette,  strung  with  small 
real  diamonds,  the  resplendent  pin  fastening  the  veil  at  the  back, 
and  blazing  with  precious  stones,  the  bonnet  pins  of  pearl,  set  in 
circles  of  diamonds,  and  the  buckle,  now  so  much  used  as  a  hat 
decoration,  when  set  with  genuine  brilliants,  assert  their  superi- 
ority. An  odd  use  of  this  buckle  is  noticed  on  new  Paris  round 
hats  with  long  veils.  Directly  in  front  the  veil  is  gathered  up  to 
the  bat  brim,  fastened  there  beneath  a  small  buckle  of  brilliants, 
falling  thence  each  side  of  the  face  in  graceful  festoons.  At  the 
back  the  veil  is  fastened  with  another  jeweled  pin,  and  hangs  be- 
low the  waist. 

The  Court  Journal  says  that  the  dresses  worn  at  the  recent 
Drawing-room  were  remarkable  in  many  ways.  The  sleeves  were 
wide  and  full  on  the  shoulder,  often  ruffled  and  fitting  the  arm 
closely  at  the  base.  The  train  was  of  distinct  material  to  the  rest 
of  the  dress,  as  a  rule,  and  fell  in  slight  folds  or  braces  or  Watteau 
pleats  from  the  shoulders.  The  bodices  were  often  divided  in  the 
center,  the  upper  portion  being  of  one  material,  the  lower  of  an- 
other, and  richly  embroidered.  One  very  notable  gown  had  a 
corselet  bodice  with  silver  brocade  matching  the  skirt,  the  upper 
portion  of  thin  material  over  pink  silk,  as  though  it  wereintended 
to  resemble  flesh,  was  studded  with  jewels.  Many  ladies  wore 
a  short  wreath  of  flowers  on  the  upper  portion  of  the  train  of  the 
same  color  as  the  brocaded  train,  while  others  were  made  of  thin 
gauze  with  full  fillings  of  the  material.  One  pretty  white  gown 
had  the  waist  and  top  bodice  outlined  with  pale  pink  roses,  which 
were  also  carried  round  the  train.  The  trains  were  often  lined 
with  a  contrasting  color,  which  was  sometimes  brought  over  on 
to  the  outside,  as,  for  example,  a  white  brocaded  train,  lined  with 
green  velvet,  had  a  band  of  the  same  appearing  on  each  edge. 
Shot  velvets  were  very  pretty,  a  beautiful  train  of  a  peach  and 
gold  shot  velvet  was  worn  with  grey. 

At  the  Drawing-room  held  at  Buckingham  Palace,  ou  May  16th, 
last,  by  Princess  Christian,  of  Schleswig-Holstein,  in  behalf  of 
Her  Majesty,  Her  Royal  Highness  wore  a  dress  and  train  of 
black  peau  de  cygne,  trimmed  tastefully  with  gaze  de  Chamborg,  and 
relieved  with  jet.  The  Duchess  of  Buccleuch. — Gown  in  striped 
faille  and  satin,  trimmed  with  a  little  crepe,  and  with  jet.  Vis- 
countess Cross. — Train  from  shoulder  of  black  satin  duchesse,, 
lined  with  white,  trimmed  with  white  lace  and  wide  black  satin 
ribbons;  corsage  of  black  satin  brocade,  trimmed  with  jet  and 
white  lace;  petticoat  of  black  brocade,  trimmed  with  jet.  Coun- 
tess of  Dorchester. — Train,  a  la  Watteau,  of  new  shade  of  water- 
cress satin,  trimmed  with  lace  and  gold  passementerie;  corsage  of 
white  floral  satin,  and  old  lace  embroidered  in  jacquinet  velour; 
petticoat  of  floral  satin,  with  a  ruche  of  jacquinet  velour.  Head- 
dress, plumes  and  veil. 

Gloves,  which  are  perhaps  the  most  important  item  in  a  lady's 
out-door  toilette,  will  be  worn  this  season  very  similar  to  those 
worn  last  year.  The  pale  grey  kid,  with  black  stitching,  are  still 
the  only  gloves  to  be  worn  with  the  smartest  costumes;  though, 
for  every  day  wear,  a  dark  grey  suede  glove,  with  fine  black 
lines  on  the  back,  very  much  like  what  young  men  wear  now- 
adays, are  considered  chic. 


Some  of  the  latest  stockings  are  of  the  finest  lisle  thread  ribbed 
from  toe  to  heel,  with  openwork  lines  between  the  stripes.  These 
stockings  have  quite  the  appearance  of  being  made  of  real  silk, 
and  are  almost  as  fine  and  much  more  serviceable.  Some  of  the 
openwork  lace  stockings  made  of  lisle  thread  are  also  pretty, 
and,  of  course,  are  much  less  expensive  than  real  silk  ones.  Lines 
of  colored  embroidery  between  the  stripes  of  openwork  are  very 
effective,  especially  for  evening  wear. 

All  kinds  of  fancy  belts  are  worn  with  shirt  waists.  Enameled 
leather  ones  in  blue,  red  and  black  are  found  laced  down  the 
front.  They  are  wide  or  narrow  to  suit  the  tastes  of  the  pur- 
chaser. 

The  J  F.  Cutter  Whisky  is  without  a  superior.  It  is  ad- 
mitted by  all  connoisseurs  of  the  good  amber  liquor  to  be  absolutely 
the  best  whisky  put  upon  the  market.  Therefore,  it  is  hardly  neces- 
sary to  say,  that  among  all  who  know  good  liquor  when  they  taste 
it,  the  name  of  J  F.  Cutter  is  frequently  and  lovingly  mentioned. 

A  Slight  Cold,  if  neglected,  often  attacks  the  lungs.  Brown's  Bron- 
chial Troches  give  sure  and  immediate  relief.  Sold  only  in  boxes.  Price 
26  cents. 


PARASOLS!       PARASOLS! 

Our  Mammoth  Stook  embraces  A  VAST  AND  VARIED  COL- 
LI,! TION  of 

LADIES'  AND  CHILDREN'S  PARASOLS 

comprising  all  the  newest  fashionable  shapes,  trimmings  and  mater- 
ials, and  includes  nianv  UNIQUE  AND  EXCLUSIVE  NOVEL- 
TIES IN  HANDLES,  all  on  sale  at 

Matchlessly  Low  Prices. 

-A.t  $1  50 

Misses'  Shaded  and  Surah  Parasols,  trimmed  with  chiffon  lace 
value,  $2  50;  will  be  offered  at  $1  50. 

-A-t  $3  OO 

Misses' Satin  Ruffled  Trimmed  Parasols,  in  all  shades,  value,  $3  50- 
will  be  offered  at  $2. 

-A-t  $1  OO 

Ladies'  Colored  Satin  Brocade  and  Striped  Parasols,  value,  $2:  will 
be  offered  at  $1. 

-A-t  $1  50 

Black  Twilled  Carriage  Parasols,  with  silk  lining,  will  be  offered  at 
$1  50  each. 

-A-t  $2  OO 

Fancy  Ruffled  Carriage  Parasols,  in  twilled  silk,  extra  value,  will 
be  offered  at  If2  each. 

Carriage  Parasols  in  plain  India,  gros  grain  satin,  lace,  etc. 

Full  line  of  Fancy  Parasols,  in  stripes,  brocades,  checks,  etc. ;  also 
Surah  and  India  Silk  Parasols,  trimmed  with  chiffon  lace  and 
flounces  to  match. 


MARKET,  JONES  AND  MCALLISTER  STS. 

PARKE    &    LACY  CO., 

21  and  23  FREMONT  STREET, 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 

MINING,    WOOD    AND    IRON   WORKING    MACHINERY. 

ENGINES,    BOILERS,    STEAM    PUMPS, 
BELTING.  OILS  AND  8UPPLIES. 

J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros.  Company, 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

General  Agents  Oceanic  Steamship  Company  and 
Gillingham  Cement. 

327  Market  Street,  corner  Fremont. 

8AN    FRANOI8CO. 

£.  D.  JQNEB. 

S.  L  JONES  &  CO., 

Auctioneers   and    Commission    Merchants, 

207    AND    209  OALIPORNIA    STREET. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Bodie  Consolidated  Mining  Company. 

The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Bodie  Consoli- 
dated Mining:  Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  room  62, 
Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal ,  ou  Monday,  the 
twentieth  day  of  Juue,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  one  o'clock  p.  m.,  for  the  purpose 
of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing  year  and  the  trans- 
action of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the  meeting.  Transfer 
books  will  close  on  Friday,  June  17,  at  3  o'clock  p.  m. 

H.  D.  WALKER,  Secretary. 

Office— 62  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

ANNUAL  MEETIN6. 

North  Belle  Isle  Mining  Company 
The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  North  Belle  Isle 
Mining  Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  310  Pine  street, 
Rooms  15  and  17,  San  Francisco,  California,  on 

Wednesday,  the  22nd  day  of  June.  1892,  at  the  hour  of  1  o'clock  P.  M., 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  and  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 

Transfer  books  will  close  In  New  York  City  on  June  13th,  and  in  San 
Francisco  on  June  18th,  1892,  at  12  o'clock  M.  J.  W.  PEW,  Secretary. 

Office— 810  Pine  street,  rooms  15  and  17,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


26 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  11,  1892. 


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OUR  utter  ignorance  of  the  nature  of  electricity  cannot,  of 
course,  be  disputed  for  one  moment.  But  this  and  much  more 
may  be  conceded  without  in  any  way  admitting  that  a  properly 
constructed,  properly  managed  alternate-current  transformer  sub- 
station constitutes  a  danger  to  the  community  half  so  grave  as 
those  huge  cumuli  of  wood  which  are  dotted  about  all  over  Lon- 
don, or  those  stores  of  "spirit  tinctures  and  other  spirituous 
preparations."  An  electric  light  supply  station,  with  its  whirling 
armatures,  high-speed  engines,  and  high-pressure  boilers,  might, 
perhaps — its  comparative  harmlessness  notwithstanding — be  con- 
sidered by  the  judicial  mind  as  too  risky  to  form  a  feature  of  a 
populous  district.  But  a  transformer  sub-station,  even  if  "  extra 
high  pressure  "  currents  all  the  way  from  Deptford  are  led  into  it, 
can,  with  a  moderate  expenditure  of  money  and  constructive 
skill,  be  made  absolutely  innocuous.  A  fireproof  compartment, 
not  so  very  much  larger  than  a  respectable  strong  room,  would 
hold  transformers  and  manipulatory  apparatus  sufficient  to  supply 
an  entire  district.  Cables  need  not  be  "  highly  inrJamrcable,"  nor 
switches  "highly  combustible;"  and  in  this  way,  while  the 
chances  of  fire  can  be  reduced  to  a  minimum,  its  area  can  at  the 
same  time  be  strictly  limited.  — Electrician. 

A   writer  in  the  Engineering  Magazine   recently  made  two 

boxes  for  a  counter-shaft,  and  lined  the  journals  with  paper 
board.  The  way  he  did  it  was  thus;  but  it  is  thought  that  this 
method  can  be  improved  on:  The  boxes  were  bored  out  three- 
eighths  of  an  inch  larger  than  the  shaft,  and  then  the  paper 
»  trunk-board,"  three-sixteenths  of  an  inch  thick,  was  cut  of  a 
size  to  be  the  length  of  the  boxes  in  one  dimension,  and  in  the 
other  dimension,  when  bent  to  a  cylinder,  to  abut  tightly  end  to 
end.  These  linings  had  been  saturated  in  linseed  oil  and  thor- 
oughly dried.  They  were  not  very  practical  to  ream,  but  at  last 
satisfactory  holes  were  made.  In  use,  under  a  heavy  belt  pressure, 
these  boxes  seem  to  me  to  be  excellent;  and  as  far  as  I  am  able  to 
judge,  in  the  few  months  they  have  been  in  use,  they  have  every 
good  quality  of  Babbitt  metals,  and  are  free  from  the  viscous 
drag  peculiar  to  these  alloys. 

One  of  the  features  of  telegraphic  apparatus  at  the  World's 

Fair  will  be  a  representation  of  Prof.  Morse  laying  the  first  tele- 
graph wire.  It  is  not  generally  known  that  Prof.  Morse  attempted 
to  lay  this  wire  underground.  He  secured  a  heavy  plow  and 
mounted  a  reel  upon  it,  from  which  a  lead-covered  wire  was  un- 
wound and  buried  in  the  furrow.  An  experiment  was  made,  and 
it  was  found  that  there  was  so  much  leakage  of  electricity  that 
the  underground  system  was  abandored.  The  man  who  made 
the  original  plow  has  constsucted  a  working  model  of  the  same, 
and  the  skins  of  sixteen  oxen  will  be  mounted  to  represent  the 
original  sixteen  that  pulled  the  plow  from  Washington  to  Balti- 
more. Wax  figures  of  Prof.  Morse  and  his  associates  will  be  de- 
signed in  the  act  of  laying  the  wire. 

Dr.  Sauermann,  a  German  naturalist,  has  published  in  the 

Frankfort  Gazette  a  number  of  curious  observations  on  the  artifi- 
cial coloration  of  canary  birds  fed  with  cayenne  pepper.  The 
plumage  changes  from  yellow  to  red.  The  pepper  contains  an 
oily  matter  and  an  irritating  principle,  and  when  these  are  ex- 
tracted by  maceration  the  pepper  loses  its  coloring  property;  but 
if  olive  oil  be  added  to  the  macerated  pepper  its  coloring  property 
returns.  Hence  the  oil  is  considered  the  vehicle  of  the  color. 
White  hens  treated  in  the  same  way  also  become  reddish,  and  the 
yolk  of  their  eggs  becomes  a  bright  red.  Alkanet  root  is  stated 
to  give  a  violet-red  yolk.  — English  Mechanic. 

Five  thousand  arc  and  93,000  incandescent  electric  lights, 

and  3,000  of  electrical  horse-power  wijl  be  used  at  the  World's 
Fair.  Decorative  effects  with  electric  lamps  are  to  be  made  a 
feature  throughout  the  grounds  and  around  the  borders  of  the 
basin.  Colored  lamps  will  be  concealed  inside  the  water  foun- 
tains and  behind  the  artificial  falls,  and  a  mammoth  search-light, 
at  present  being  constructed  by  Schuckert,  the  Nuremberg  elec- 
trician, will  be  operated  from  a  tower  300  feet  high.  This  light 
will  be  of  25,000  candle-power,  and  is  expected  to  be  visible  at 
least  sixty  miles  away. 

The  longest  span  of  telephone  wire  in  the  world  is  said  to 

be  across  the  Ohio  river,  between  Portsmouth,  O.,  and  South 
Portsmouth,  Ky.  The  wires  at  this  point  span  the  river  from  a 
pole  on  the  Ohio  side,  measuring  102  feet  above  ground  to  the 
Kentucky  hills  on  the  opposite  side,  the  distance  being  3,773  feet 
between  poles.  The  wire  is  made  of  steel,  and  its  size  is  No.  12 
gauge. 

If  you  want  to  enjoy  the  best  liquor  in  town,  then  patronise  the 
Grand  Central  Wine  Rooms  at  16  and  18  Third  street.  This  popular 
establishment  always  has  on  hand  the  best  and  most  extensive  lines 
of  wet  goods  known  to  the  market.  In  all  respects  the  Grand  Cen- 
tral well  sustains  its  reputation  as  being  without  a  superior  among 
all  the  many  bars  of  the  city. 


izLNTSTTiR.JosrcE. 


REMOVAL! 
HOME  MUTUAL  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

Now  Occupies  Premises  at  the  N.  E.  Cor.  California  and  Sansome 

Sta.,   S.  F.,  Lately  Vacated  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  Bank. 

Twenty-seventh  Annual  Exhibit. 

January  1.  1891. 

INCORPORATED    A.    D.    1864. 

Losses  p'd  since  organ! 'n. $3, 175,769. 21 1  Reinsurance  Reserve $266,043.59 

Assets  January  1, 1891  ...      867,512.19    Capital  paid  up,  Gold 300,000.00 

Surplus  for  policy  holders    844,944.69  1  Net  Surplus  over  ev'ytn'g     278,901.10 

Income  in  1890  $394,184.52  [  Fire  Losses  paid  in  1890.      142,338.90 

Fire  Losses  unpaid,  January  1, 1891 11,404.00 

President... J.  F.  HO  DGHTON  I  Secretary CHARLES  R.STORY 

Vice-President. .HENRY  L.   DODGE  |  General  Agent.ROBERT  H.  MA  GILL 

TRANSATLANTIC   FIRE   INSURANCE   COMPANY, 

OP  HAMBURG,  GERMANY. 

Herbert  L.  Low,  Manager  for  file  Pacific  Coast  Branch. 

22o  Sansome 'st.,  S.  F. 

Capital $1,500,000,00 

Invested  in  U.  S 534,795.72 

GEO.   MARCUS   &   CO., 

Agents  City  Department, 
232  California  St..  S.  F.,  <al. 

THE  SWISS  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANIES 

COMBINED 

BALOISE  HELVETIA  SWITZERLAND 

OF  BASLE.  OF  ST.  GALL,  OF  ZURICH. 

COMB. NED  CAPiTAL  4.000,000  DOLLARS. 

These  three  Companies  are  liable  jointly  and  severally  for  all  Losses  that 
may  be  sustained. 

HARRY  W.  SYZ,  General  Agent, 

i  _____     41°  California  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

THAMES  AND  MERSEY  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANY  (Limited) 

Of  Liverpool,  London  and  Manchester. 

Capital  5ubs:ribed { 10,000, 000 

Capital  Paid  Up 1,000,000 

Cash  Reserve  (In  addition  to  Capital) 2, 125,000 

Total  Assets  December  31,  1883 8,124,057.80 

WM.    GREER    HARRISON,  Manager, 

305  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

PACIFIC    DEPARTMENT 

LONDON  AND  LANCASHIRE  FIRE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

Capital 510,626. 000 

Cash    Assets 4.701,201  39 

Cash  Assets  In  United  States 2.272.084  13 

REINSURERS  OF 

Anglo-Nevada  Assurance  Corporation 

AND 

Southern  California  Insurance  company. 

■WML.    MLJ^CJDOJSTJ^IjTD. 

MANAGEK. 

D.  E    MILES,  Assistant  Manager. 

315  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  S.  F. 

Phoenix  Assurance  Company  of  London,  [Established  1 782] 
American  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  [Established  1857.] 

BUTLER  &  HALDAN,  Gen'l  Agents  for  the  Pacific  Coast. 
413  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

LONDON  ASSURANCE  CORPORATION  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  by  Royal  Charter,  1720.J 

NORTHERN  ASSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  1836.] 
Office — Northwest  corner  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Streets. 

GEO.  F.  GRANT,  Manager. 

PACIFIC    TDIESIrP.A-iaTIIVCIEirsrT 

GUARDIAN  ASSURANCE  CO.,   SUN  INSURANCE  OFFICE, 


OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1821. 
Paid-up  Capital,    -    -    -     I  5,000,000. 
Cash  Assets, $23, 194,249. 


OF    LONDON. 

Founded  a.  d.  1710. 

Cash  Assets, $10,044,712. 

Assets  in  America,  -    -    -   $22,222,724. 


WE  J.  LANDERS,  Gen'l  agent,  20S  Sansome  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


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INSURANCE  COMPANY1- LTD. 

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Capital  paid  6j  guaranteed  <S8,000,00u,0O. 

ChasA  La-tun,  Manager. 

433  eaWfnrrira  SI".  San  FiraBEisBn- 


June  11,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


27 


SUMMARY    OF    THE    MARKETS. 


Flmir  Is  i-teid?:  foreign  demaud  good;  Extras  H.a@H"5'.   Superflue 

"wheal  is  .)ulet:  light  trade:   Shipping,  *l.«'j.  Milling,  *l.t5@*1.50  per 

^Barley  is  .inlet:  Brewing,  II  «',$ll.i:>,:  Feed,  »2>,c®95c  por  0a. 
Oats.  Milling,  tUOfMLU;  Feed,  »1  Jx<Ml.3S  per  ell. 
Corn.  White.  *1  40;  Yellow,  f  l.a~<&*l  37' ,  per  ctl. 
Rye.  no  stock,  good  demand.  II.IHSM.3^.    Cement,  »2.00@*2.25. 
Hay  is  lower:  Wheat,  liu#*ll:  Oats,  »lt\*»12;  Alfalfa,  *8@*10. 
Millsluffs.  good  demand.    Bran,  tlS@*18.50  per  ton. 
Beans,  good  request,  »>.00$*i.50  per  ctl.     Putatoes,  45?  @f?6c.  per  ctl. 
Butter  is  lower;  Choice,  lsc.@Mc. ;  Fair,  lCc.@17c;  Eastern,  14c@lac. 
Cheese,  light  stock.  10c.@12c.    Eggs,  free  supply,  lSc.@22e. 
Honey  Comb.  llc.(^12c:  Extracted,  5c.@6c.  Poultry  in  good  supply. 
Onions  are  worth  43c@75c.    Beeswax  is  higher  at  25c.@26c. 
Fruit— all  kinds  dried— active.    Fruit  is  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 
Baisius  and  Dried  Grapes  in  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates. 
Hides  are  steady;  Dry.  6c@8«c.     Wool  is  in  good  demaud  at  llc.@lGc. 
Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  buyer  at  7'  ,@.^c. 
Coffee  lower  at  15c.@21c.  for  C.  A.    Canned  Fruits  of  all  kinds  in  favor. 
Coal  is  lower,  with  a  declining  tendency.    Nuts  find  ready  sale. 
Quicksilver  is  nominal  at*42  sOper  Bask.  Hops  are  in  demand  at  16@18c. 
Sugar,  good  stock  of  both  Raws  and  Refined.    Whites,  4^r«o%c. 

Politics  seem  to  be  the  all-absorbing  question  at  this  time,  and 
it  now  looks  as  though  business  must  suffer,  and  traffic  be  light 
until  after  the  national  holiday,  July  4th  prox.,  and  by  that  time 
new  Wheat  will  be  in  liberal  supply.  As  it  is,  crop  prospects 
look  more  and  more  encouraging  daily;  Wheat  and  Barley  nearly 
ready  at  this  date  for  the  reapers. 

The  first  new  Barley  of  the  season  arrived  here  on  the  6ih  inst., 
and  sold  at  $1.05  per  ctl.  This  is  the  same  date  of  receipt  for 
three  successive  years;  last  year  it  sold  for  J1.42J,  and  in  1890, 
same  date,  brought  $1.06J  per  ctl. 

The  ship  E.  B,  Sutton,  hence  for  New  York  June  3rd,  had  for 
Cargo  296,110  lbs.  Wool,  68,923  gals.  Wine,  36  coils  Wire,  66  sks. 
Abalone  Shells,  600,000  lbs.  Beans,  17,000  gals.  Brandy,  509,375 
lbs.  Bone  Black,  4,954  cs.  Canned  Fruit,  366,335  lbs.  Copper  Matte, 
12.110  lbs.  Cascara  Bark,  200  flsks.  Quicksilver,  136  bales  Hags, 
115  sks.  Shells,  4.255  cs.  Salmon,  etc. 

Wool  for  Boston,  via  Canadian  Pacific  route,  was  48,714  lbs., 
value  $9,860,  pr.  Walla  Walla,  via  Victoria. 

The  Nor.  Bark  Urania,  hence  for  Liverpool  June  3rd,  carried 
Mdse.  value  $174,883,  consisting  in  part  of  14,230  lbs.  Cotton,  16,- 
774  cs.  Canned  Fruit,  12,185  lbs.  Concentrations,  202  bbls.  Grape 
Jelly  138  000  feet  Pine  Lumber,  18.000  feet  Redwood  ditto,  430 
sks.  Shells,  10,690 cs.  Salmon,  144,527  lbs.  Tallow,  4,600  gals.  Wine, 
30,055  ctls.  Wheat. 

From  the  Isthmus  and  way  ports,  the  Pacific  Mail  steamship 
City  of  New  York,  16  days  from  Panama,  brought  cargo  from 
Europe,  423  cs.  Olive  Oil,  150  cs.  Mineral  Water,  and  200  pkgs. 
Merchandise;  from  New  York,  Ironware  and  other  goods  in 
quantities;  from  South  and  Central  America,  3,364  bags  Coffee, 
1,090  boxes  Limes,  223  bags  Silver  Ore,  29  bars  bullion,  value 
$27,992;  from   Mexico,  216  sks.  Ore  and  5  pkgs.  Treasure,  $7,677, 

For  Central  America,  the  Br.  star.  Grandholm,  hence  on  the 
4th  inst.,  carried  Merchandise  valued  at  $46,876,  consisting  in 
part  of  l'754  bbls.  Flour,  12,000  lbs.  Cinnamon,  5,789  lbs.  Pepper, 
1566  lbs 'Cloves,  2,000  ctls.  Wheat,  3,553  ctls.  Corn,  25,200  lbs. 
Tallow  62  M.  feet  Lumber,  1,020  cs.  Coal  Oil,  5,000  gals.  Gasoline, 
1,240  kegs  Powder,  2,040  lbs.  Lard,  2,860  lbs.  Tea,  10,000  lbs. 
Saltpetre,  etc. 

The  stmr.  Newbern,  hence  for  Mexico,  carried  40  flsks.  Quick- 
silver, 18,084  lbs.  Tallow,  60,619  lbs.  Coffee  and  Mdse.,  value 
$52,530.  .  . 

The  Oceanic,  hence  for  the  Orient  on  the  2d  inst.,  carried  in 
Treasure  to  China,  $321,537,  and  to  Japan,  $165,000;  total,  $486,- 
537  chiefly  silver;  also,  Mdse.  to  China,  value  $33,000,  say,  5,526 
bbls  Flour,  1,100  lbs.  Cheese,  7,625  lbs.  Pearl  Barley,  39  pkgs. 
Machinery,  970  lbs.  Ginseng,  etc.;  to  Japan,  727  bbls.  Flour, 
11,000  lbs.  Beans,  etc.,  value  $11,597;  to  Vladivostock,  260  bbls. 
Flour,  value  $931. 

The  P  M  S  S.  City  of  Rio  de  Janeiro  brought  from  China  and 
Japan  7,995  mats  Rice,  396  pkgs.  Tea,  46  pkgs.  Silk,  3,472  pkgs. 
Sugar,  821  rolls  Matting,  366  pkgs.  Gambria,  1,016  bales  Gunnies 
and  1  000  pkgs.  Mdse.  In  transit,  to  go  overland,  10,060  pkgs. 
Tea,  584  pkgs.  Raw  Silk,  95  pkgs.  Silk  Goods,  12  pkgs.  Wild  Silk, 
and  200  pkgs.  Curios,  etc. 

Exports  for  the  Islands  include  the  cargo  pr.  W.  G.  Irwin,  con- 
sisting of  Mdse.  value  $9,707;  also  to  Honolulu,  pr,  Aloha,  16,000 
lbs.  Sugar,  2,500  lbs.  Butterine,  4,000  lbs.  Lard,  330  bales  Hay,  300 
bbls  Cement,  900  gals.  Wine,  65  cs.  Whisky,  86  csks.  Beer,  etc., 
value  $7,929;  to  Kabului,  pr.  J.  D.  Spreckels,  5,000  lbs.  Rolled 
Barley  and  Mdse.,  315  bbls.  Flour,  etc.,  value  $9,454. 

The  P.  M.S.  8.  San  Juan,  hence  for  the  Isthmus  on  the  6th  inst., 
carried  Cargo  to  Central  America,  value  $35,000,  with  3,620  bbls. 
Flour,  3,000  gals.  Wine,  etc.;  to   Mexico    Mdse.    value  $6,375;  to 


Panama  2!)0  bbls.  Flour  and  Mdse.,  value  $3,000;  to  South  America, 
2860  Mils.  Flour  and  Malt,  value  $13,117;  for  New  York  403  000 
lbs.  Borax,  1  000  gals.  lirandy,  50,000  gals.  Wine,  110  bales  Rags, 
etc.,  value  162,260. 

The  steamship  Australia  sailed  hence  for  Honolulu  on  the  8th 
inst.,  carrying  passengers  and  Government  mail?,  and  for  cargo, 
Merchandise  valued  at  $42,423,  consisting  in  part  of  825  bbls. 
Flour.  16,000  lbs.  Codfish,  30,000  lbs.  Butter,  Cheese,  Lard,  2,500 
gals.  Wine.  406  pkgs.  Beer,  etc. 

Coffee  market  is  listless,  and  prices  favor  the  buyer.  Sales 
from  first  hands  in  the  month  of  May,  for  shipment  Overland, 
2,200  bags  Central  American,  and  for  local  use.  10,154  bags. 

Redwood  Lumber  for  Liverpool The    Br.   bark   Thetis    sailed 

hence  June  6th,  with  988,000  feet,  value,  $23,450. 

LOVE'S     SUNLIGHT.— Clinton  Scollard. 

I  woodward  went  not  many  mornings  gone, 

What  time  an  early  robin  caroled  loud; 

Along  the  East  a  line  of  radiant  cloud 
Still  showed  the  glory  of  the  gold  of  dawn. 
Still  o'er  the  far  hills  thin  vapory  veils  were  drawn, 

And  where  dew-freshened  emerald  slopes  were  browed 

By  hoary  beech-bales — patriarchal,  proud — 
There  hung  a  mist  as  white  as  fleecy  lawn. 
E'en  while  I  looked,  from  out  the  sky  above 

Forth   flashed  a  slanting  beam  of  kindling  light, 

The  vapors  faded  into  broad,  blue   air; 

Thus  would  the  mist  of  doubt  that  breed  despair 

Be  swift  dispelled  from  my  inner  sight 
Should  on  me  rest  the  sunlight  of  her  love  ! 

If  you  go  to  the  country,  you  may  bring  back  poison  oak  with  you. 
If  you  do,  remember  that  Steele's  Grindelia  Lotion,  of  fluid  extract 
of  grindelia,  is  the  best  remedy  known  to  overcome  the  discomforts 
of  the  pest  of  the  woods.  It  is  an  unrivaled  remedy  for  the  relief  of 
asthma.    Sold  at  the  Palace  Pharmacy,  635  Market  street. 


If  you  would  revel  in  the  luxuries  which  made  Lucullus  famed, 
hie  thee  to  the  Maison  Riche,  at  the  corner  of  Geary  street  and 
Grant  avenue,  and  there  enjoy  a  repast  devised  by  the  best  cltef  in  the 
city. 

iirsr  s"cria.A.:i5r  c:e  . 


Insurance  Company, 
capital si. 000,000.  |  assets $2,650,000. 

D.  J.  STAPLES   President. 

WILLIAM  J.  DUTTON Vice-President. 

B.  FAYMONVILLE Secretary 

J.  B.  LEVISON  Marine  Secretary 

Agents  in  all  prominent  localities  throughout  the  United  States. 

THE  STATE  INVESTMENT  AND  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

TESTABLISHED    1871.] 

CAPITAL   STOCK  Paid  Up $400,000. 

PRINCIPAL  OFFICE 278  AND  220  SANSOME  STREET, 

San    Francisco,  California. 


GEORGE  L.  BKANDEK, 

President. 


CHAS.  M.  BLAIR, 

Secretary. 


QUEEN  INSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  AMERICA, 

NEW    YORK. 

Capital  Paid  Up ?     500,000 

Assets  3,181,753 

Surplus  to  Policy  Holders 1,525,157 

ROBERT     DICKSON,  Manager,   S.   F. 
tSty  Office— 501  Montgomery  St.     Ueneral  Office— 4,01  Mont's,  St. 


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HENRY  K.  FIELD,  General  Agent, 
324  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


24 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  11,  1892. 


THE  strike  of  the  coal  miners  in  Durham,  England,  is  ended, 
and  the  result  has  been  exactly  what  was  foretold  in  the  News 
Letter  several  months  ago,  namely,  a  substantial  victory  to  the 
mine-owners,  who  have  reduced  the  wages  by  ten  percent.  By 
this  time,  the  workers  in  the  mines  will  have  recognized  that  a 
strike  is  the  most  expensive  way  of  settling  a  difficulty,  even  if 
it  should  be  a  successful  strike,  and  that  it  is  almost  disastrous  to 
the  laborers  in  case  of  failure.  If  the  members  of  the  Coal  Min- 
ers' Union  count  their  losses  during  the  last  few  months,  they 
will  find  that  they  will  amount  to  a  far  greater  sum  than  that 
which  they  would  have  lost  within  several  years  if  they  had  sub- 
mitted at  once  to  the  temporary  reduction  of  wages  which  the 
mine-owners  were  obliged  to  propose  to  them.  But  the  financial 
loss  and  the  hardships  which  the  miners  and  their  families  have 
had  to  bear  in  consequence  of  the  strike  are  not  the  only  things 
which  the  union  ought  to  remember.  Its  members  should  also 
recollect  that  by  the  defeat  the  workingmen  have  lost  greatly  in 
prestige,  and  they  will  now  see  that  it  was  more  than  reckless 
on  their  part  to  engage  in  a  struggle  with  the  mine-owners,  when 
they  might  have  foreseen  that  the  latter  could  not  yield  without 
risking  bankruptcy. 

Queen  Victoria,  it  is  said,  is  displeased  with  the  intended  be- 
trothal of  the  Duke  of  York  and  Princess  Mary  of  Teck,  This 
rumor,  whether  true  or  not,  is  at  least  very  plausible.  If  one 
considers  the  fact  that  the  Queen's  whole  life  has  shown  how 
highly  she  values  faithfulness  in  love,  one  cannot  be  astonished 
that  she  does  not  approve  in  Princess  Mary  the  quick  change  of 
bridegrooms  which  the  engagement  with  the  Duke  of  Yor  would 
imply,  nor  can  she  be  pleased  that  her  younger  grandson  should 
take  his  deceased  brother's  place  as  the  future  husband  of  Prin- 
cess Mary.  Sentimentalism  rarely  plays  a  part  in  the  matrimonial 
arrangements  of  members  of  royal  families,  but  even  as  a  mere 
question  of  decency,  the  talk  about  Prince  George's  engagement 
deserves  to  be  criticised. 

From  a  French  source  the  statement  comes  that  Austria  is  dis- 
satisfied with  the  Triple  Alliance.  If  by  Austria,  in  this  case,  is 
meant  the  Emperor's  government  or  the  German  part  of  the 
population,  the  news  is  absurd  on  its  very  face,  for  nobody 
profits  more  from  the  Triple  Alliance  than  the  House  of  Haps- 
burg,  and  the  Germans  of  Austria  have  always  been  desirous  of 
the  closest  possible  alliance  with  the  German  empire,  On  the 
other  hand  it  is  quite  true  that  the  Slavs  in  the  Austrian  empire 
sympathize  with  Russia,  and  as  far  as  the  German  people  are  con- 
cerned they  would  not  offer  the  slightest  objection  to  a  reunion 
of  the  Austrian  Slavs  with  those  of  the  Russian  empire,  if  only 
the  German  part  of  Austria  could  be  united  to  the  German  em- 
pire. Ultimately  this  will  be  the  natural  outcome  of  political 
events  in  Europe,  for  even  at  present  the  sympathies  with  Ger- 
many are  so  strong,  not  only  in  Vienna  but  wherever  the  German 
tongue  is  spoken  in  Austria,  that  the  House  of  Hapsburg  would 
ruin  its  prestige  were  it  to  oppose  openly  these  sympathies.  For 
the  moment,  however,  the  integrity  of  the  Austrian  empire  is 
still  secure  in  consequence  cf  the  loyalty  of  the  Austrian  subjects 
to  the  ruling  dynasty;  but  even  this  loyalty  would  not  suffice  to 
secure  the  empire  against  dissolution  if  Emperor  Francis  Joseph 
should  prove  unfaithful  to  the  Triple  Alliance. 

The  abandonment  by  President  Carnot  of  his  proposed  visit  to 
the  districts  of  France  bordering  on  Germany,  shows  very  good 
sense.  At  the  present  tension  prevailing  among  the  European 
nations,  anything  that  might  look  like  a  provocation  ought  to 
be  avoided  by  the  respective  rulers.  If  a  casus  belli  is  desired,  it 
can  be  found  without  any  ostentatious  offense,  and  the  cleverest 
statesman  at  the  present  time  will  be  he  who  puts  his  antagonist 
in  the  wrong  by  having  the   provocation   come  from  the  enemy. 

The  Czar  seems  not  to  be  over-anxious  to  commence  hostilities 
against  Germany  at  too  early  a  date.  This  is  proved  by  the  fact 
that  the  snub  which  he  administered  to  Emperor  William  is  to  be 
partly  atoned  for  by  the  intended  meeting  at  Kiel.  The  internal 
affairs  of  the  Russian  Empire  are  such  that  a  postponement  of 
the  European  conflict  is  very  desirable,  as  far  as  Russia  is  con- 
cerned. 

For  Debilitated  Men!  If  you  desire  to  be  restored  to  complete 
vigor  and  manhood,  promptly,  permanently  and  cheaply,  we  will 
send  you  full  particulars  (sealed)  of  a  reliable,  unfailing  Home  Treat- 
ment free.  No  electric  nonsense,  no  stomach  drugging.  Address 
Albion  Pharmacy  Co.,  Box  L,  Albion,  Mich. 


J.  Spaulding  &  Co.,  of  553-557  Tehama  street,  have  no  rivnls  what- 
ever in  their  business.  The  great  superiority  of  their  carpet-beating 
machine  and  cleaning  and  dyeing  works  to  all  others  in  use  is  so 
generally  accepted,  that  they  enjoy  the  constant  patronage  of  all  the 
best  people  in  town.  Every  household  manager  who  wants  good 
and  quick  work  done  should  patronize  J.  Spaulding  &  Co. 


/ETNA 
HOT 


Situated  in  Napa  County,  Gal, 

Reached  by  a  delightful  stage  ride  over  the  moun- 
tains. Sixteen  Miles  from  St.  Helena.  Good  Ac- 
commodations.   Ample  Bathing  Facilities. 

A  FEATURE  OF  THE  PLACE, 

A  Large  Swimming  Tank  cf  Hot  Mineral  Water 

The  waters  of  the -Etna  Mineral  Springs  have 
long  been  celebrated  for  their  wonderful  cures  in 
cases  of  Acute  and  Chronic  Dyspepsia,  Rheuma- 
tism, Inflammation  of  the  Bladder,  and  Liver  and 
Kidney  Complaints. 

The  temperature  of  the  water  is  98  degrees,  and 
is  highly  charged  with  Carbonic  Acid  Gas,  making 
it  pleasant  to  the  taste,  and  giving  to  the  bath  a 
most  delightful  sensation. 

High  Altitude !  No  Fogs !  No  Mosquitoes ! 

Water  from  the  Springs  bottled  by  the 

AETNA  MINERAL  WATER  CO., 

Telephone  536.  Office,  108  Drnmm  Street,  S.  F 


YOU'RE    OUT 

If  you  do  n't  go  to 

NAPA  SODA 
SPRINGS 


THIS     SUMMER. 


What  Do  You  Want  ? 


A  Climate  that  beats  Italy.  No  Malaria  or  Cold 
Sea  Air.  Health-giving  Mineral  Water.  Cuisine 
and  Service  Unexceptionable.  Comfortable  Bedi. 
Table  First  Quality.  Gas  and  Running  Water  in 
Every  Room.  Hot  Napa  Soda  Baths. 
Two  Trains  Every  Day. 
All  Visitors  are  Satisfied. 

ANDREW  JACKSON,      -       -       -       PROPRIETOR. 

Napa  Soda  Springs  P.  O. 

The  Strathmore  Apartment  House. 

N.  W,  Cor.  Larkin  and  Fulton  Streets. 

Exclusively  for  families.  First-class  in  every  respect.  Ele- 
vator day  and  night.     First-class  restaurant  in  the  building. 

Apply  to  Janitor  in  the  building,  or  to  A.  Hayward,  No.  224 
California  Street. 

HOTEL  PLEASANTON, 

Sutter  Street,  corner  Jones.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

The  Largest.  Best  Appointed  and  Most  Liberally  Managed  Family  and 
Tourist  Hotel  in  San  Francisco.    Lighted  by  Electricity  throughout. 

Elegantly  Furnished  Dining  Rooms  and  Parlors  for  Banquets,  Private 
Dinners,  Parties,  Weddings,  etc. 
The  Cuisine  a  Special  Feature. 

Mrs.  M.   E.  PENDLETON, 

Proprietor  and  Manager. 

ERNST  H.  LUDWIG, 


1206  Sutter  Street, 

Telephone  2388. SAN  FRANCISCO. 

FOREST     HOUSE, 

SANTA  CKUZ  MOUNTAINS, 
A  desirable  place  to  spend  your  vacation,    Situated  on  Los  Gatos  Creek, 
a  few  minutes  walk  from  Alma  Station,  on  S.  P.  0.  E.  R.    Fine  Hunting 
and  Fishing.    Terms  reasonable. 

C.  E.  BROWN.  Proprietor,  Alma  Cal. 

"The  California  Hotel," 

Bush  Street,  near  Keirny. 

■A/bsol-u-tely      ^ire-proof- 

Central  to  all  points  of  interest,  principal  store3  and  places  of  amusement. 

Select  Music  in  Restaurant. every  evening  between  6  and  8. 

A.  F.  KINZLEB,  Manager. 


June  11,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


29 


SOUTHERN   PACIFIC   COMPANY. 

PACIFIC    SYSTEM. 

Train*  Uava  «nd  uro  Due  to  Arrive  at 

SAN     FRANCISCO: 

From  Juie  6,    1892.  I  Ahmvk 

7:00  a.  Benlcia,  Run^cy.  Sacramento  7  IS  r. 
7:80a.  Ham«rd».  MlM  aud  San  Jo»0  *1S:16». 
7,30a.  Martinex.  San  Ramon  aud  Cal- 

Istog*  aud  Sauta  l: 
8:00a.  3acram'toA  Kcddiug, TiaDarla 
8:00  a.  First  aud  SecnndClft*s  lorOirdeu 

and  East,  and  fir.>t  clft&l  locally 
8:80a.  Nllea.  San  Jose.  Stockton,  lone, 
Sacramento,  MarvsviUe,  Oro- 
vlllc  and  Red  Bluff 
9:Xa.  Sunset  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 
Sauta  Barbara,  Los  Angeles, 
Deming.El  Paso,  5ew  Orleans 

and  East    

•9:00  a.  Stockton  and  Milton 
12-00M.  Haywards.  Niles  aud  Livermore 
•1 :00  p.  Sacramento  Ri  ver  Steamers 
l:80p.  Vallejo,  Beniria  aud  MarUuez     . 
8:00  r.  Hay  vards.  Niles  aud  San  Jose 
4 -00  P.  Martinez,  San  Ramon  4  Stockton 
4:00  p.  Vallejo,  Calistoga,  El  Verano  and 

Santa  Rosa 

4:30  p.  Benicia,  Vacaville.  Sacramento. 

4-.30P.  Woodland  and  Oroville 

'4 -sup.  Niles  and  Livermore 

5  OOP.  Los  Angeles  Express,  Fresno. 
Bakersneld,   Sauta  Barbara  & 

Los  Angeles 

5:00p.  Sauta  Fe  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 

for  Mojave  aud  East 

6:00  p.  Haywards,  Niles  and  San  Jose. . 

..  Niles  and  San  Jose  

6:00 p.  Ogden  Route  Atlantic  Express, 

Ogden  and  East 

17:00p.  Vallejo 

7-00 p.  ShastaRouteExpress, Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding,  Port- 
land. Puget  Sound  and  East. . 


6:15r. 
7:liP. 


9:45  T. 
4:45  P. 


S4SP. 

•8:45  p. 

7:15  P. 
•9:00  p. 
12:45  P. 

9:45  a. 

9:45a. 

9.45  A. 
10:45  a. 

10:45  a. 
•8:45  a. 


12:15  p. 

12:15  P. 
7:45A. 
16:15  P. 

9:15  a. 
+8:45  P. 


NORTH  PACIFIC  COAST  RAILROAD. 

(VIA  SAUSALITO). 


Host  Popular  Line  In  4  nllfurnln.    HoMt  !>■ 

iiuiiiini  Climate.    Most  Acceislble 

Section. 


BaasalitO  for  yacbliug  and  rowing. 

Larkspur  for  a  good  dinner. 

Bly'.liedale  for  the  children. 

Mill  Valley  for  mineral  water  cures. 

San  Rafael  for  driving. 

Ross  Valley  for  Presbyterians. 

San  Qneutiu  for  keeping  away  from. 

Fairfax  for  encampments. 

Camp  Taylor  for  rest. 

Tomala  for  life. 

Duncau's  Mills  for  scenery. 

Cazadero  for  scda  springs. 

Russian  River  for  grandeur. 

Country  Club  fishing  grounds,  camping,  hunt- 
ing, everything,  everywhere. 

Good  hotels  at  all  points,  fast  time,  prompt  ser- 
vice, best  equipment  and  most  enterprising  rail- 
road management  iu  California.    Reductd  fares 
to  all  point.    E.  H.  SHOEMAKER,  Geu'l  Sup't. 
F.  R.  LATHAM,  Gen.  Pass.  &  T'k't.  Agt. 


Santa  Cruz  Division. 


17-45  a.  Suuday  Excursion  Train  for  New- 
ark^ San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,  Fel- 
ton.  Big  Trees  and  Santa  Cruz  18:0op. 
8:15a.  Newark,  Centerville,  San  Jose, 
Felton,  Boulder  Creek  and 
Santa  Cruz 6:20p. 

•2:15  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,   Boulder   Creek    and 

SantaCruz ...  -  *10*Jf- 

4:45  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,     9 .50  A, 

Coast  Division  (Third  a  id  Townsend  Streets). 


*7:U0  a.  San  Jose,  Almaden  aud  WaySta- 

tions  „  —    2: 

17:30  a.  Monterey  and  Santa  Cruz  Sun- 
day Excursion     

815  a.  San  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tres  Pinos,  Fa- 
jaro.SantaCruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove.  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  and  Santa 
Margarita  (San  Lui6    Obispo) 
and   principal  Way    Stitions 
19-30  A.    "  Sunday  Excursion    Train  to 
Menlo  Paik  and  Way  Stations. 
10:37A.  San  Jose,  and  Way  Stations . .   . 
12:15  p.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations -  -  -  -  -  -  -  ■  — 

•2-30P.  San  Jose,  Tres  Pinos,  Santa  Cruz, 
8alinas,  Monterey.  PacificGrove 


J8:23  P. 


6:10  p. 

J2.45  P. 
5:03  p. 


and  principal  Way  Stations. 
*3-30p.  Menlo  Park,  San  Jose  and  Prin- 
cipal Way  Stations 

•4-30  p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. . - 

5  -15  p.  San  Jose  and  Way  Stations 

6-30  p.  Menlo  Park  aud  Way  Stations. . . 
rll:45p.  Menlo  Park  and  principal  Way 
Stations  

A.  for  Morning. 
•Sundays  excepted. 


•10:37  A. 

•9:47  A. 

•8:06  a. 
8:48  a, 
6:35  a. 

+7:30  p. 


tBundays  only. 


p.  for  Afternoon. 
+Saturdays  only. 


PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Through  Line  to  New  York,  via  Panama. 
Steamers  will  sail  at  NOON  on  the  5th,  15th  and 

25th  of  each  month, 

Cal'ing  at  various  ports  of  Mexico  and  Central 

America. 

Through  Line  Sailings.  —May  14,  8.  S.  " City  of  Syd- 
ney;" June '25th,  1892,  S.  S.  ■'  Sau  Bias;"  July  5th, 
S.S."CityofSyduey." 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Po  ts 
and  ranama.—  Steamer  sails  at  noon  18th  of  each 
month,  calling  at  Mazatlan.  S-m  Bias,  Mauzanillo, 
Acapulco,  P«.-rt  Angel,  Salina  Cruz,  'lonala,  San 
Benito,  Ocos,  Champerico,  Shu  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajutla,  La  Libertad,  La  Uuion,  Amapala,  Co- 
riuto  Sau  Juan  del  Sur  and  Puuta  Arenas. 

Wnu LineSaititg.- June  18th,  S.  S.  "City  of  Syd- 
ney." 

When  the  reeular  sailing  date  falls  on  Sunday 
steamers  will  he  despatched  the  following  Mon- 

JAPAN  AND  CHINA  LINE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 

HONGKONG, 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 

Shanghai,  and  at  Hongkong  for  Kast 

Indies,  Straits,  etc.: 

■City  of  Kio  de  Janeiio,"  Tuesday,  June  14th,  at 

S  S."  "  China,"  Saturday,  July  Sth,  1*92,  at  3  p.  M. 
8  S  "Peru"  (uew),  Thursday,  Aug.  4th,  at  3  p.  M. 
Round  Trip  Tickets  to  Yokohama  at  reduced 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Brannau  streets.  Branch  office— 202 
Frout  street.  ALEXANDER  CENTEK, 

General  Agent. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  AND  NORTH  PACIFIC 
RAILWAY. 

"THE  DONAHUE  BROAD-GAUGE  ROUTE." 
COMMENCING  SUNDAY,  APRIL  24,  18S2,  and 
until  further  notice,  Boats  and  Trains  will 
leave  from  and  arrive  at  the  San  Francisco  Pas- 
senger Depot,  MARKET-STREET  WHARF,  as 
follows: 
From  San  Francisco  lor  Point  Tiburon,  Belvedere  and 

San  Ralael. 
WEEK    DAYS— 7:40  A.M.,  9:20  A.M.,   11:20  A.  M.; 

1:30  p.m.,  8:80  P.  M.,6:06  P.  M.,6-,20  p.  M. 
81'NPAYS— 8:00  A.M.,  9:30  A.M.,  11:00  A.M.;  1:30  P.M. 
3:30  P.  M.,  6:00  p.  M.,  6:16  p.  M. 

From  San  Rafael  lor  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS— 6:25  A.   M.,  7:55   A.   M.,  9:30  A.  M. 

11:30  \.  M. :  1:40  P.M.,  3:40  P.M.,  5:06  P.M. 
SATURDAYS  ONLY— An  extra  trip  at  6:30  P.M. 
SUNDAYS— 8:10  A.M.,  9:40  A.M.,  11:10  A.  M. ;  1:40 P.M. 
3:40  p.  M.,  5:00 P  M.,6:25  p.  M. 

Worn  Point  Tiburon  to  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS-6:60  A.  M.,  8:20  A.M.,  9:55  A.M.,  11:55 
a.  M.;  2:05  p.  M.,  4:05  P.  M.,  5:35  p.  M. 
Saturdays  only,  an  extra  trip  at  6:55  P.M. 
SUNDAYS— 8:35    A.M.,    10:05  A.M.,  11:35  A.M.; 
2:C5P.  m.,4:05p.m„  5:30  p.m.,  6:60  p.m. 


OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line ^car- 
rvine  the  United  States,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
Man!,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

For    Honolulu    Only, 
S.S.  AosTEALlA(3,000tons).  .Tuesday,  June 7,  2  p.m. 

Fop  Honolulu,  Auckland  and 
Sydney,  Direct, 

S. 8.  Monowai Friday,  June 24,  1892,  at  2 p. m. 

For  Freight  or  Passageapply  at  Office, 327  Mar- 
ket street.  gpRKCKELS  <!.  BROS., 
General  Agents 


I  CURE  FITS! 

When  I  say  curs  I  do  not  mean  merely  to  stop  them 
for  a  time  and  then  have  them  return  again.  I  mean  a 
radical  cure.  I  have  made  the  d.soaso  of  FITS,  iW 
LEPSY  or  FALLING  SICKNESS  a  lifelong  study.  I 
warrant  my  remedy  to  cure  the  worst  cases.  Because 
Others  have  failed  is  "»  reason  for  not  noiv™ce,vmg  a 
cure.  Scndator.ce  for  a  treatise  and  a  Free  B"ttleof 
my  infallible  remedy.  Give  Express  and  Post  Office. 
H.  G.  BOOT,  M.  C,  183  Pearl  St..  N.  Y. 


Leave  8.  F. 


Day*    8unda5r8 


7:40  A.l 
3:30p.l 
5:05  p.l 


8:00  a.  m. 
9:30  a.m. 
6:00  P.M. 


7:40A. 
3:30  P.; 


8:00a. M 


7:40  a.  M 
5:05  p.m. 


Destination. 


8:00  a. m 
5:00  P.  M 


7:40  a.  M    8:00a.m    Sebastopol. 
3:30  p. M    5:00  p.M 


Sal"hl™     Days* 


Petaluma 

and 
Santa  Rosa. 


10:40  A. M 
6:05  P.M 
7:25P.M 


Fulton, 
Windsor, 
Healdsburg 
Litton  Springs, 
Cloverdale  & 
Way  Stations. 


Hopland 
and  Ukiah. 


Guerneville. 


Sonoma  and 
Glen  Ellen. 


AeeivkinB.F. 


8:50a.  H. 

10:30a. M 

6:10p.m. 


10:40a.m. 
6:05p.m. 


10:80a.  M 
6:10p.m 


6:10  p.m. 


10:30a.m. 
6;10p.M. 
8:50a.m. 
6:10p.m. 


10:40  A.  M    10:30  AM 
6--.05P.M    6:10  p.M 


PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C,  and  PUGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  A.  M.  every 

^The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  M.  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska.  .  ,,  ... 

For  PORTLAND,  Orego:i,  in  connection  with 
n  P   R'v  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  San  Simeon, 
Cayocos  Santa  Baebaea,  San  Buenaventura, 
Hueneme;  San  Pedeo,  Los  Anbeies  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second  day.         

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  and  HOOKTON,  Hum- 
boldt Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 

"ticket  office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 

g0mG(&DAJLL,  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 

POOR    THING.— Buffalo  Express. 

Breathes  there  the  maid  with  soul  so  dead, 

Who  never  to  herself  hath  said, 

"  I'll  buy  before  1  go  to  bed 

A  bonnet  with  a  streamer  ?  " 

If  such  there  breathe,  go  mark  ber  well, 

She  never  will  be  voted  "  swell," 

And  nothing  can  redeem  her. 

Her  father  may  a  plumber  be, 

Her  yearnings  for  "  sassiety  " 

May  fiercer  grow  each  minute, 

In  vain;  for  her  no  balls  and  teas, 

But  scornful  smiles  and  looks  that  freeze 

Proclaim  she  is  not  "  in  it." 


Stages  connect  at  Santa  Rosa  for  Mark  West 
Springs;  at  Geyserville  for  Skaggs  Springs. 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Point  Arena;  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land Springs,  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bay,  Lakeport  and 
Bartlett  Springs;  at  Hopland  for  Lakeport  and 
Bartlett  Springs ;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springs,  Sara- 
toga Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Witter  Springs,  Upper 
Lake,  Lakeport,  Willitts,  Cahto,  Mendocino  City, 
Fort  Bragg,  Westport,  Usal,  Hydesville  and  Eu- 

EXCUR8ION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days— To  Petaluma,  %1  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  82  25;  to 
Healdsburg,  13  40;  to  Cloverdale,  $4  50;  to  Hop- 
land,  85  70;  to  Ukiah,  J6  75;  to  Sebastopol,  $2  70; 
to  Guerneville,  83  75;  to  Sonoma,  $150;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  $1  80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only— 
To  Petaluma,  $1;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $1  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, $2  25;  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ukiah,  $4  60;  to 
Hopland,  $3  80:  to  Sebastopol,  $180;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2  50;  to  Sonoma,  $1;  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1  20. 
H.  C.  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 

OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  $.  $.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

Steamers  leave  wharf  norner  FIKST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  p.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Oceanic SATURDAY.EMarch  26,  1892. 

Gaelic Saturday,  April  16, 1892. 

Belgic Tuesday,  May  10, 1892. 

Oceanic    Thursday,  June  2d.,  92. 

Gaelic  (via  Honolulu)  Saturday,  June  25, 1891. 
ROUND  TRIP  TIOKET8  AT   REDUCED    RATES. 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 
for  sale  at  S.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Townsend  streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  at  the 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship   Company's  Wharf,  San 

T.  H.  GOODMAN,  Gen. Pass.  Agt. 
GEO.  H.RICE,  Traffic  Manager, 


PLAYS 


Dialogues,  Speakers,  for  School, 
Club  and  Parlor.  Catalogue  free. 
T.  S.  DEHISOH,  Publisher,   Chicago. 


CONSUMPTION. 

I  have  a  positive  remedy  for  the  above  disease ;  by  ita 
use  thousands  of  oases  of  the  worst  kind  and  of  long 
standing  have  been  cured.  Indeed  so  strong  is  my  faith 
in  its  efficacy,  1h.it  I  will  send  Two  bottles  free,  with 
a  VALUABLE  TREATISE  on  this  disease  to  any  suf- 
ferer who  will  send  me  their  Express  and  P.  O.  address. 
T.  A*  Slocum,  M.  Cm  183  Pearl  St.,  N.  Y. 


— — - 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  11.  1892. 


THE  wedding  of  Miss  Harriet  Pullman  and  Frank  Carolan, 
which  took  place  in  Chicago  on  Tuesday  evening  last,  was  un 
a  scale  of  magnificence  which  recalls  to  one's  mind  the  equally 
lavish  display  of  wealth  at  the  nuptials  of  William  Sharon's 
eldest  daughter  with  Frank  Newlands.  It  would  seem  that 
nothing  was  left  undone  which  money  could  do,  to  make  the  oc- 
casion one  glittering  brilliant  success,  long  to  be  remembered  as  a 
fitting  tribute  to  the  millionaire's  daughter  on  her  wedding  day. 
The  large  house,  where  the  Pullmans  reside,  on  Prarie  avenue, 
was  redolent  with  the  perfume  of  Mowers;  the  most  exquisite 
and  costly  blossoms  were  used  in  profusion  in  decoration,  but 
the  chief  point  of  interest  was  the  space  reserved  for  the  mar- 
riage ceremony.  Here  Flora  fairly  reveled,  scattering  her  choicest 
flowers  with  a  prodigal  hand.  Tbis  was  at  the  end  of  the  largest 
drawing-room,  and  a  canopied  bower  was  made  before  a  huge 
mirror,  which  reflected  the  scene,  thus  giving  an  added  effect.  A 
pretty  conceit  was  the  making  of  a  regular  passage-way  from  the 
library  to  the  bridal-bower,  through  which  the  cortege  passed,  of 
white  flowers  and  ferns,  chained  together  by  silken  ribbons,  which, 
as  it  neared  the  end,  this  passage  widened  into  a  semi-circle. 
Here  the  triumph  of  the  decorator  was  reached,  for,  amid  the 
wealth  of  varied  blossoms  and  green  foliage  covering  the  bower, 
a  curious  and  striking  effect  was  produced  by  introducing  liny 
electric  lights  through  the  foliage,  which  gave  the  impression  that 
the  flowers  were  fastened  by  innumerable  flashing  solitaire  dia- 
monds. "While  the  guests  were  admiring  the  beautiful  scene,  the 
notes  of  the  Lohengrin  chorus  were  heard,  and  Frank  Carolan 
appeared,  accompanied  by  his  brother,  as  best  man,  and  Professor 
Swing,  who  performed  the  ceremony.  The  groom  stood  awaiting 
his  bride,  who  advanced  on  the  arm  of  her  father,  preceded  by 
her  pretty  bridesmaids,  the  groom's  ushers  leading  the  way.  The 
gentlemen  chosen  for  that  purpose  were  Messrs.  Geo.  M.  Pullman, 
Jr.,  and  his  twin  brother,  Sanger,  Edwin  Doane,  E.  B.  Tuttle,  P. 
Isham,  Osgood  Hooker,  Alexander  Hamilton,  and  A.  H.  Small. 
Each  wore  a  boutonniere  of  white  hydrangia.  The  bridesmaids 
were  Miss  Florence  Pullman,  maid  of  honor,  and  Misses  Evelyn 
Carolan,  Emily  Chummassers,  Odell,  Kellogg,  Kimball,  Clark, 
Darling,  and  Alger.  The  bride's  costume  was  of  white  satin,  with 
long  train,  made  decolletr,  and  trimmed  with  puffings  of  tulle  and 
orange  blossoms.  The  veil  of  fleecy  tulle  which  enveloped  her 
from  head  to  foot,  was  edged  with  point  lace,  crowned  by  a  diadem 
of  diamond  stars,  three  in  number, a  wedding  gift  from  her  parents; 
a  bouquet  of  white  orchids  completed  the  toilette.  Miss  Pull- 
man, the  maid  of  honor,  was  attired  in  a  rainbow-tinted  moire, 
trimmed  with  a  b&rthe  d'angletcrre;  pink  roses  were  her  floral 
adornments,  and  a  short  tulle  veil  hung  from  the  head  ;  ornaments, 
immense  solitaire  diamonds.  The  bridesmaids  were  gowned  alike, 
in  white  moire,  with  satin  stripes.  Short  tulle  veils  were  also 
worn,  and  a  pretty  idea  was,  carrying  on  the  arm  triangular 
wreaths  (to  match  the  shape  of  the  bridal-bower,  and  composed 
of  the  same  flowers),  crossed  with  green  and  mignonette  ribbon 
bows  and  streamers.  After  the  happy  pair  had  been  united,  they 
knelt  on  the  gold-embroidered  satin  priedieu  and  received  the 
nuptial  blessing,  and  then  were  surrounded  by  relatives  and 
friends,  who  bestowed  upon  them  warm  congratulations  and  good 
wishes.  Supper  was  next  in  order,  and  was  served  in  the  con- 
servatory, the  center  palm-tree  being  used  as  the  chief  feature  of 
the  bride's  table.  The  display  of  gold  and  silver  ware,  crystal 
and  flowers  was  bewildering,  and  when  the  speech-making  was 
at  its  height,  the  newly-married  couple  slipped  away  and  started 
on  their  honeymoon  trip,  which  began  at  Ithica  and  i3  to  end  in 
California.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  Carolan  are  expected  to  arrive 
in  San  Francisco  about  the  first  of  July,  and  will  spend  the  sum- 
mer at  San  Rafael,  where  a  cottage  is  in  readiness  to  receive 
them. 

Our  swim  will  regret  the  still  further  closing  of  one  of  the  most 
hospitable  houses  in  the  city,  owing  to  the  sudden  death  of  Mr. 
Samuel  M.  Wilson  last  Saturday.  Mrs.  Wilson's  dinners,  which 
had  become  proverbial  for  their  elegance,  were  much  missed  dur- 
ing the  absence  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wilson  during  the  past  year 
which  they  spent  in  traveling  through  Europe  and  Egypt;  and 
when,  upon  their  recent  return,  a  couple  of  charming  dinners 
followed  almost  immediately,  society  bad  every  reason  to  hope 
for  a  long  continuance  of  like  entertainments,  as  both  of  them 
expressed  thtir  intention  of  remaining  at  home  permanently,  be- 
ing fully  satisfied  with  foreign  travel.  Mr.  Wilson  was  a  pleasant 
host — warm-hearted,  kind,  and  always  glad  to  sea  his  friends 
around  his  board.  Mr.  lluss  Wilson  returned  from  his  trip  to 
New  York  on  Tuesday,  in  time  for  his  father's  funeral,  which 
took  place  at  Grace  Church  yesterday. 


Grace  Chnrch  was  very  full  of  guests  on  Wednesday  evening, 
to  witness  the  marriage  of  Miss  Susie  Davis  and  Frank  Wright. 
of  San  Jose,  The  chancel  was  prettily  dressed  with  palms  and 
potted  plants,  sweet  peas,  and  roses,  shaded  from  pale  pink  to 
the  deepest  crimson.  Garlands  of  these  were  twined  around  the 
altar  rails.  Bouquets  of  lilies,  gardenias  and  ferns  adorned  the 
altar  and  reading-desks.  Promptly  at  8:30  o'clock,  to  the  strains 
of  the  Lohengrin  Chorus,  the  six  bridesmaids — Misses  Helen 
Gibbs,  Wright,  Mulford,  Hennesey,  Gillis  and  Paukel— proceeded 
down  the  centre  aisle  to  meet  the  bride  in  the  vestibule.  She  en- 
tered the  church  with  her  father  and  maid  of  honor,  Miss  Ger- 
trude Goewey.  Then,  preceded  by  the  six  ushers,  they  formed  a 
very  pretty  party,  as  they  retraced  their  steps  to  the  altar,  where 
the  groom  and  his  best  man,  Wm.  Hendrickson,  awaited  their 
coming,  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Foute,  rector  of  Grace  Church,  per- 
formed the  ceremony.  The  bride,  a  pretty  demi-b)onde,  wore  a 
handsome  robe  of  white  silk ,  en  train,  and  a  long,  fleecy  veil  of 
tulle.  The  bridesmaids  were  attirtd  alike,  in  gowns  of  fresh 
white  India  muslin,  trimmed  with  chiffon,  and  wore  sashes  of 
wide,  straw-colored  ribbon,  and  bands  of  the  same  were  arranged 
in  their  coiffeur.  The  maid  of  honor  wore  a  similar  costume, 
with  the  exception  that  her  sash  was  of  lavender  silk,  and  her 
hand  bouquet  of  heliotropes.  Following  the  ceremony,  a  recep- 
tion was  held  at  the  Davis  residence,  on  the  corner  of  Stockton 
and  Pine  streets. 


Mrs.  F.  F.  Low  and  Miss  Flora  Low  will  not  leave  town  for  a 
continued  stay  at  any  of  the  resorts.  Owing  to  the  very  feeble 
condition  of  Governor  Low's  health,  they  prefer  the  comforts  of 
home  to  those  of  the  watering  places,  though  they  may  visit  Del 
Monte  for  a  few  days  at  a  time  during  the  season. 


The  pretty  little  town  of  Cloverdale  has  its  contingent  of  sum- 
mer visitors  as  well  as  the  more  fashionable  resorts.  Those  who 
know  and  love  the  canyons  and  mountains  in  its  vicinity,  aver 
that  there  is  more  health  and  enjoyment  to  be  gained  by  a  sum- 
mer spent  there  than  amid  the  frivoliiies  and  city  life  of  Monterey 
or  San  Rafael.  High  up  on  the  side  of  the  mountain,  off  the 
Geyser  road,  is  perched  the  pretty  bungalow  of  Judge  Boalt, 
while  down  in  the  valley,  near  the  river,  is  Henry  Crocker's  fine 
ranch.  Mrs.  Charles  Lux  has  her  summer  home  up  on  the  hill, 
and  the  George  Prescott's  keep  house  in  the  pretty  cottage  sur- 
rounded by  green  trees.  The  hospitable  home  of  Mrs.  Bowman 
shelters  under  its  cool  roof  J.  Preston  Moore,  of  Oakland,  and  his 
sisters,  Mrs.  Dr.  Coon  and  Miss  Moore,  and  with  them  are  the 
Warren  Chases  and  family;  Mrs.  H.  R.  Mann,  Mrs.  Frank  Whit- 
ney, Mrs.  A.  M.  Burns,  Miss  Poole,  Miss  Adah  Richards  and  Miss 
Florence  Moutton  are  also  at  the  same  house,  while  further  up 
the  ruad  are  the  Durbrows.  Life  is  a  dolce  far  niente  sort  of  an 
affair,  varied  with  rides,  drives  and  tennis;  the  truly  energetic 
fish  in  streams,  whose  finny  dwellers  are  quickly  responsive  to 
the  enticing  and  delusive  fly:  and  the  mountain  quail  whirrs  in- 
vitingly up  in  the  brush  as  one' passes  along  the  road,  tempting 
forgetfulness  of  the  first  of  Ootub-r.  Altogether,  the  summer 
boarder  at  Cloverdale  feels  that  the  lines  are  cast  in  pleasant 
places,  and  that  strength  and  health  are  being  stored  away  to 
meet  the  winter's  campaign. 

Oakland  has  seldom  witnessed  a  more  brilliant  marriage  than 
that  of  Monday  afternoon  last,  when  Miss  Stephanie  Whitney, 
daughter  of  Senator  and  Mrs.  Geo.  E.  Whitney,  was  united  for 
life  to  Seymour  Cunningham  of  Washington,  D.  C.  The  cere- 
mony took  place  at  4  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  in  St.  Paul's  Epis- 
copal Church,  and  at  that  hour  there  were  assembled  within  the 
sacred  edifice  one  of  the  largest  and  most  fashionable  attendances 
that  it  has  ever  sheltered.  Sweet  music  pealed  forth  from  the 
organ  loft  as  the  bridal  party  passed  down  the  decorated  aisles 
to  the  altar  steps,  where  the  Reverends  Dr.  Frear  and  Dr.  Ritchie 
stood.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Whitney  led  the  way;  then  came 
the  ushers,  Dan  Breck,  W.  E.  Meek,  F.  C.  Clift  and  J.  T.  Croft; 
the  bridesmaids,  Miss  Anita  Whitney  and  Miss  Mary  Whitney, 
Miss  Florence  Coffen  and  Miss  Grace  8cotchler,  and  finally  the 
bride.  The  groom  was  attended  by  George  S.  Whitney.  After 
the  ceremony  a  reception  was  held  at  the  residence  of  the  bride's 
parents,  and  a  banquet  was  served  to  the  following  guests:  Mrs. 
Cunningham,  Miss  Scotchler,  G.  S.  Whitney,  Mrs.  Van  Allen, 
Mrs.  Hy  Fish,  Mrs.  Pinkerton.  Mrs.  Barrett,  Rev.  Dr.  Drear, 
Fred'k  Whitney,  Miss  Anita  Whitney,  J.  T.  Scott,  Miss  Wal- 
bridge,  Dr.  Pinkerton,  Mrs.  F.  E.  Whitney,  Mrs,  Dr.  Wood,  Mr. 
Hellman,  Mrs.  Tibbetts,  A.  B.  McCreary,  Miss  Coffen,  Sam  Breck, 
Miss  Mary  Whitney,  W.  E.  Meek,  Miss  Viola  Whitney,  Dr. 
Wood. 

The  tugboat  party  and  hop  of  the  Pacific  Yacht  Club  will  be 
held  at  the  club-house,  this  evening.  The  tug  Relief  will  leave 
Mission-street  Wharf  No.  1,  at  7:30  o'clock  p  m.  sharp.  Return- 
ing, will  leave  Club-house  Whart  at  11:15  sharp,  thus  enabling 
members  who  reside  in  Alameda  county  to  return  home  without 
fail.  On  tbis  and  on  all  future  occasions  the  tug  will  be  covered. 
Yanke  will  furnish  the  music  for  the  evening;  the  steward 
will  be  on  hand  to  supply  the  inner  man  with  all  the  delicacies  of 
the  season;  and  as  the  moon  will  be  full,  a  good  time  is  assured. 
The  members  of  the  club  are  notified  that  the  launch  Skip  has 
been  secured  for  the  use  of  the  club  members  on  Saturdays,  Sun- 
days and  holidays,  and  will  carry  members  from  ferry  wharf  to 
club-house  and  return,  connecting  with  all  boats. 

Mrs.  Wm.  J.  Dutton  and  family  are  spending  June  at  Pesca- 
dero,  after  which  they  expect  to  pass  July  at  Napa  Soda  Springs, 


Jane  11.  : 


PAN    FRANCISCO  MOWS  I.KTTER. 


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A  very  pretty  conceit  was  the  representation  in  bamboo  and 
ferns  of  the  old  bell  tower  of  the  Mission  Church  at  San  Gabriel, 
whirh  wai  une  of  the  features  of  the  church  decoration  of  8t. 
Mark's,  in  Berkeley,  on  the  occasion  of  the  marriage  of  Miss  Belle 
Harris  to  Ben  Lathrop  last  week.  Five  large  Bells  were  suspended 
in  the  tower,  which  -too. I  about  mid-way  up  lhe  isle  in  the  centre, 
and  across  the  chancel  were  hung  more,  done  in  green  and  white 
flowers.  The  ceremony  was  performed  by  Rev.  Mr.  Kaston,  after 
wblcb  a  reception  was  held  at  the  residence  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Har- 
ris on  D  wight  Way.  which  was  also  prettily  dressed  with  dowers. 
Another  reception  took  place  at  the  Latbrop  residence  on  Hyde 
street,  in  tbis  city,  on  Thursday  afternoon. 

The  musical  event  of  the  week  was  the  production  of  Black 
Mantles  by  tne  San  Francisco  Operatic  Society  at  the  Bijou  Theatre 
on  Thursday  evening,  in  which  Miss  Alvina  Heuer  sang  the  lead- 
ing soprano  part.  The  operetta  waa  under  the  direction  of  Mr. 
F.  Dellepiane.  Miss  Jennie  Punphy  made  her  first  appearance 
since  her  return  from  Europe  at  the  reception  given  by  Miss  Maud 
Morgan  at  the  Occidental  last  Friday,  prior  to  her  departure  for 
the  East.  The  fair  hostess  gave  several  selections  on  the  harp, 
and  her  father.  Mr.  Morgan,  performed  deligbtfudy  upon  the 
piano.  Mrs.  Wightroan,  nee  Ferrar,  favored  the  company  with 
some  brilliantly  executed  arias  on  the  guitar,  to  the  great  pleasure 
of  a  large  number  of  guests. 

The  guests  at  the  Hotel  Rafael  appear  to  be  enjoying  them- 
selves, between  bops,  bayrides,  bowling  and  tennis.  The  regu- 
lar cottagers,  those  owning  homes  of  their  own,  are  now  nearly 
all  in  residence,  both  iu  the  village  and  in  Ross  Valley,  as  are 
most  of  those  who  are  only  tenants  for  a  couple  of  months  or 
less,  making  the  circle  a  large  one.  A  series  of  teas  is  in  con- 
templation. The  teas  will  give  the  ladies  an  opportunity  of  ex- 
changing gossip  while  indulging  in  the  cup  that  cheers.  A  series 
of  invitation  hops  will  be  given  also,  at  the  Hotel  Rafael,  during 
the  summer,  the  first  of  which  will  take  place  on  next  Saturday 
evening;  the  second,  on  the  Fourth  of  July,  to  wind  up  the  ten- 
nis match. 

Quite  a  batch  of  engagements  have  been  made  public  during 
the  past  few  days,  prominent  among  them  being  those  of  Mrs. 
Robert  Crockett  and  Mr.  Clay,  of  the  Bank  of  California;  Miss 
Claire  Ralston,  of  Oakland,  and  Mr.  W.  Palliba,  "a  visitor  from 
the  East,"  which  probaDly  means  that  her  marriage  will  remove 
her  from  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  a  large  circle  of  friends  thereon; 
and  of  Miss  Helen  Otis  and  Fred.  Lake.  The  ceremony  which 
unites  this  last  couple  will  also  unite  two  families  who  have  been 
known  in  society  circles  in  San  Francisco  almost  from  the  day  of 
the  Argonauts,  and  both  of  whom  were  frequent  entertainers. 

One  of  the  drawbacks  of  passing  the  summer  at  Sausalito  and 
8an  Rafael  has  hitherto  been  the  impossibility  of  spending  an 
evening  in  San  Francisco,  doing  so  involving  staying  all  night. 
This  summer,  however,  has  been  a  decided  improvement  in  that 
direction,  a  late  boat  and  train  being  dispatched  from  town  on 
Thursday  night.  So  residents  and  visitors  at  San  Rafael  took  ad- 
vantage of  the  inauguration  of  this  much-needed  reform,  by  mak- 
ing a  number  of  parties,  the  majority  of  whom  enjoyed  the 
Men y  Monarch  at  the  Baldwin,  and  reached  home  again  shortly 
after  midnight. 

The  marriage  of  Miss  Mattie  May,  one  of  the  daughters  of  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Trowbridge,  of  Napa,  to  Mr.  George  A.  Doherty,  of 
Plumas  county,  took  place  at  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Napa, 
on  Thursday  last.  Dr.  Trowbridge  was  for  many  years  United 
States  Consul  at  Vera  Cruz,  Mexico.  Among  other  friends  present 
was  Mr.  F.  M.  Petersen,  ex-Consul-General  of  Sweden  and  Nor- 
way to  Mexico,  and  a  brother-in-law  of  the  bride.  After  the 
wedding  breakfast,  the  happy  couple  left  for  this  city. 

Mrs.  B.  F.  Norris  and  Miss  Ida  Carleton  have  decided  upon 
Santa  Cruz  as  their  summerresort.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  S.  M.  Smith  and 
family  are  already  domiciled  in  their  pretty  summer  home  in  the 
Santa  Cruz  mountains.  The  Misses  McMillan  will  pass  the  sum- 
mer at  Blythedale.  Mrs.  M.  P.  Jones  will  be  at  the  Napa  Soda 
Springs  most  of  the  season.  Mrs.  Nightiugale  and  her  daughters, 
Minnie  and  Georgie,  will  spend  next  month  at  Castle  Crags;  Mrs. 
Judge  Levy  will  remain  there  all  summer. 

The  following  are  the  "Merry  Tramps"  of  Oakland  who  have 
gone  to  Healdsburg  to  while  away  the  time  until  the  4th  of  July: 
E.  P.  Vandercook.  A.  A.  Dewing  and  family,  W.  P.  Melvin  and 
family,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  C.  Mason,  Miss  Carrie  Roberts,  Miss 
Alice  Roberts,  Miss  Nellie  Roberts,  Miss  Gussie  Klose,  F.  G. 
Konkling  and  family,  Mrs.  F.  C.  Swazee,  Miss  Carrie  Ellis,  A.  G. 
Roberts  and  Melton  St.  John. 

Mrs.  Bob  Hastings,  accompanied  by  her  mother,  Mrs.  Hemp- 
hill, who  arrived  from  Philadelphia  last  week,  has  gone  to  Del 
Monte  for  the  summer,  greatly  to  the  regret  of  those  she  left  be- 
hind her  at  San  Rafael.  Additional  visitors  for  the  snmmer  at 
Del  Monte  are:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hugh  Tevis,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Austin 
Tubbs,  Mrs.  D.  J.  Tallant,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  A.  Frank,  and  all  the 
Carolans.     The  Walter  Castles  go  to  Santa  Crnz. 


The  Concordia  Club's  new  board  of  officers,  beaded  by  Charles 
Acker  man,  have  been  elected  and  installed.  The  ticket  met  with 
absolutely  no  opposition.  As  yet  no  reforms  have  been  inaugur- 
ated, but  as  they  were  elected  on  an  understanding  to  make  sev- 
eral changes  in  the  management  of  the  club's  affairs,  no  doubt 
there  will  soon  be  some  changes  made. 

The  chilly  atmosphere  of  last  Saturday  did  not  seem  to  greatly 
affect  the  spirits  of  the  party  w%o  assembled  on  the  the  tug  Relief, 
the  members  of  the  Crocker  Auxiliary,  under  the  charge  of  Mrs.  A. 
W.  Scott,  they  made  a  tour  of  the  harbor,  and  afterward  lunched  at 
El  Campo,  where  a  bountiful  repast  was  served  and  was  very 
greatly  enjoyed. 

The  wedding  day  of  Miss  Lizzie  Sinton  and  Harry  Walker  is 
set  for  June  24th,  and  the  ceremony  will  take  place  in  San  Rafael. 
The  groom's  father,  Mr.  J.  D.  Walker,  who  was  a  resident  of 
San  Francisco  in  the  sixties  and  early  seventies,  and  for  many 
years  connected  with  the  house  of  Falkner,  Bell  &  Co.,  is  living 
in  Great  Britain. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Balfour  will  occupy  their  cottage  at  Menlo 
Park  tbis  summer,  and  purpose  entertaining  a  succession  of 
guests  therein.  Miss  Hope  Ellis,  who  accompanied  General  and 
the  Misses  Dimond  to  Yosemite  last  Tuesday,  will  spend  the 
greater  part  of  the  season  with  her  mother  at  Del  Monte. 

The  Chabot  reception,  in  honor  of  Miss  Katie  Chabot's  birth- 
day, was  one  of  the  pleasant  events  in  Oakland  last  Saturday. 
It  was  held  at  the  residence  of  Mrs.  Renie  Chabot,  on  Madison 
street,  the  hostess  having  the  assistance  of  Miss  Josie  Chabot  and 
Miss  May  Burnham  in  the  entertainment  of  the  guests. 


The  annonncement  of  the  engagement  of  E.  A.  Heron,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Piedmont  Cable  Company,  has  created  no  little  sur- 
prise in  social  circles  in  Oakland.  The  wedding  is  to  take  place 
at  Stockton  on  the  15th  instant,  at  the  residence  of  the  parents 
of  Miss  Lizzie  Dudley,  the  bride  elect. 

Mrs.  J.  C.  Tucker  and  her  daughters,  May  and  Claire,  have  gone 
East,  and  later  will  join  Mrs.  C.  O.  G.  Miller  in  Continental 
Europe,  where  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Miller  are  at  present.  Mrs.  Tucker 
made  a  short  visit  to  ber  daughter,  Mrs.  Dietrick,  in  Portland, 
Or.,  en  route. 


A  number  of  San  Franciscans  have  chosen  the  Hotel  Vendome, 
at  San  Jose,  as  their  abiding  place  for  one  or  more  of  the  summer 
months.  Among  them  are  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  O'Neal  Reis,  Mrs. 
Stanley,  Mrs.  and  Miss  Garber,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Stewart. 

The  Bullshead  breakfast  given  by  the  Country  Club  at  their 
headquarters  in  Marin  County  last  Monday  was  a  grand  affair, 
the  elaborate  preparations  made  ensuring  a  most  enjoyable  result, 
and  the  attendance  of  jolly  good  fellows  was  very  large. 

Mrs.  Hitchcock  and  Mrs.  Coit  have  joined  the  Alaskan  pil- 
grims, and  will  sail  for  Alaska  in  about  ten  days.  Mrs.  Childs 
and  ber  daughters,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jasper  McDonald  will  go  at  the 
same  time,  and  form  one  party. 

Mrs.  Flood  and  Miss  Jennie  are  preparing  to  entertain  a  suc- 
cession of  friends  at  their  country  home,  near  Menlo  Park.  They 
have  no  intention  whatever  of  going  to  Europe,  all  the  reports  to 
the  contrary  notwithstanding. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  Newlands  are  again  back  in  Washington 
City,  after  their  trip  to  Europe.  Fred  Sharon  and  wife  arrived  in 
New  York  last  week,  after  an  absence  abroad  of  several  months. 


The  members  of  the  Country  Club  will  go  well  armed  to  the 
Napa  Soda  Springs  to-morrow,  prepared  to  kill  all  the  pigeons  in 
that  vicinity.     The  match  is  going  to  be  a  great  affair. 

George  McKenzie,  of  Oakland  was  married  on ''Tuesday  even- 
ing to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  Hirst,  at  the  resi- 
dence of  the  bride's  parents,  609  Willow  avenue,  in  this  city. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Baylard  have  gone  East  again,  and  will  spend  the 
summer  in  the  vicinity  of  Boston.  Captain  Goodall  and  his 
daughters  sailed  from  New  York  for  Hamburg  last  Thursday. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chas.  Si  napkins,  their  son  and  daughter  are  spend- 
ing a  couple  of  weeKS  in  the  Yosemite  Valley;  Colonel  and  Miss 
Alice  Hager,  of  Colusa,  are  also  in  the  Valley  at  present. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Geo.  C.  Boardman  have  arrived  in  London  from 
New  York.  Miss  Florence  Ives  has  reached  Paris.  Mr.  Harry 
Babcock  has  returned  from  his  long  tour  abroad. 

Mrs.  A.  M.  ParroU,  who  has  remained  at  her  Sutter  street  resi- 
dence all  the  spring,  will  probably  leave  town  for  her  country 
home  at  San  Mateo  sometime  during  June. 

Pretty  Mrs-  Trumbo  has  been  the  object  of  much  admiration  at 
Minneapolis,  where  she  and  Colonel  Isaac  Trumbo  have  been 
spending  convention  week. 

A.  B.  Tennent,  of  Oakland,  was  married  to  Miss  Carrie  L.  Bur- 
dick,  of  Mendon,  Mich.,  on  Wednesday. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Juq3  11,  1892. 


Mrs.  Belle  Donahue  will  leave  for  the  East  and  Europe  next 
week,  and  daring  her  stay  abroad  will  visit  Baron  and  Baroness 
Von  Schrceder  in  Germany.  Mrs.  McLane  Martin  will  also 
depart  for  Europe  next  week,  with  the  intention  of  remaining 
several  years  abroad  for  the  purpose  of  finishing  tbe  education  of 
her  daughter,  Miss  Theodosia  Cook.  Mrs.  Colton  will  accom- 
pany Mrs.  Martin,  and  during  their  absence  their  cottage  at 
Santa  Cruz  will  remain  closed, 

Colonel  and  Mrs.  Stuart  Taylor*are  said  to  be  meditating  an 
early  return  to  America,  and  the  probabilities  are  that  the  gallant 
Colonel  will  soon  be  welcomed  by  his  friends  in  San  Francisco. 
Mr.  J .  B.  Haggin  will  be  another  of  our  visitors  in  the  near  future, 
and  will  probably  spend  a  couple  of  months  on  the  Pacific  slope. 

Captain  O'Connell,  U.  8.  A.,  has  gone  to  West  Point,  on  a  visit 
to  his  son,  who  is  a  cadet  at  that  academy,  and  who  will  ac- 
company him  abroad.  The  tour  will  last  a  couple  of  months, 
and  take  in  most  of  Continental  Europe  as  well  as  the  British 
Isles. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walter  Dean,  Miss  Helen  Dean  and  Walter  Dean, 
Jr.,  were  all  gladly  welcomed  upon  their  arrival  last  Monday. 
They  have  been  at  the  California  Hutel  during  the  week,  and  in- 
tend spending  the  greater  part  of  tbe  summer  at  Del  Monte. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Will  Crocker  have  taken  possession  of  the  Bar- 
roilhet  cottage  at  San  Mateo,  where  they  will  pass  the  most  of 
the  season.  Miss  Belle  Sperry  accompanied  them  when  they  left 
town  last  week. 


Mrs.  Gertrude  <Uherton  has  returned  to  New  York,  and  is 
pleasantly  settled  at  the  Sherwood,  Fifty-seventh  street  and  Sixth 
avenue,  where  she  will  remain  all  summer. 

Bishop  Nichols  is  off  again  on  one  of  his  numerous  visits  to  the 
Diocese.  This  time  he  will  be  absent  a  month  at  least,  and  his 
visitation  includes  a  good  portion  of  the  southern  counties. 

Mrs.  McMonagle  and  Mrs.  Fred  Moody  will  make  their  father's 
villa  at  San  Mateo  their  headquarters  for  the  summer,  a  portion 
of  the  time  they  will  spend  at  Monterey. 

Mrs.  John  F.  Swift,  who  has  been  absent  in  Washington  City 
for  six  months  or  more,  is  again  at  home  and  occupying  her  resi- 
dence on  Valencia  street. 

Mr.  Frank  Hicks  has  been  up  from  Los  Angeies  visiting  his 
mother,  Mrs.  Hager,  before  her  departure  for  Del  Monte  for  the 
summer  season. 


A  large  theatre  party  has  been  organized  at  Del  Monte  for  the 
opening  night  of  the  Daly  Company  at  Stockwell's  Theatre,  in 
As  You  Like  It. 


The  San  Francisco  Yacht  Club  will  give  their  first  hop  of  the 
season,  and  a  tug-boat  party  to  their  club  house  in  Sausalito  to- 
day. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hamburger,  accompanied  by  their  daughter 
Evelyn,  have  gone  to  Los  Angeles  to  spend  the  summer. 


Mrs.  Fisher  Ames    has   left   the    Richelieu    and  gone  to  house- 
keeping on  Washington  street. 


Mrs.  W.  H.  Keith   and   Miss   Keith  have  gone  North,  to  visit 
Portland  and  the  Dalles. 


A  VISIT  to  the  Maze  is  an  introduction  to  a  wonderland  of 
novelties  in  dress  and  millinery.  This  extensive  establish- 
ment is  so  well  managed  that  it  is  always  in  touch  with  the  great 
centres  of  fashion.  As  a  result  the  goods  seen  at  the  Maze  are 
the  best  in  the  city.  There  are  a  number  of  specialties  in  ladies' 
goods  which  have  gained  the  unbounded  praise  of  all  who  have 
visited  the  store.  The  proprietors  are  gentlemen  thoroughly 
acquainted  with  the  needs  of  the  people,  and  therefore  always 
ready  to  fulfill  them.  The  Maze  is  without  doubt  the  best 
equipped,  best  stocked  and  best  managed  store  on  the  Coast. 

Burlington  Routs  Excursions. 


Commencing  Tuesday.  March  15th.  at  2  p.  m.,  from  Los  Angeles, 
and  Wednesday,  at  8  p.  M.,  from  San  Francisco,  and  everv  Tuesday 
and  Wednesday  thereafter,  the  Burlington  Route  will  run  its  regular 
Summer  Excursions,  with  Pullman  Tourist  Sleeping  cars,  to  Chicago, 
via  Salt  Lake  City  and  Denver.  For  particulars  and  excursion  folder, 
apply  to  agent.  Burlington  Route,  at  204  South  Spring  street,  Los 
Angeles;  or  32  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

Baggage  Notice. 

Round-trip  transfer  tickets  are  now  on  sale  at  any  of  our  offices  at 
reduced  rates,  viz. :  One  trunk,  round-trip,  50  cents;  single  trip,  35 
cents.  Keep  yqufbaggage  checks  until  you  reach  this  city.  Morton 
Special  Delivery,  17  Geary  street,  408  Taylor,  Oakland  ferry  depot. 

"  Kritiko"  reads  character  from  handwriting.  Write  in  ink,  in  an 
unfeigned  hand,  on  unruled  paper.  State  sex.  Send  50  cents 
stamps  or  postal  note.  Address  "  Kritiko,"  009  Merchant  street,  S.  F. 


HOW    FARQUHARSON    SAW    PINAFORE. 


ONE  of  the  saddest  incidents  in  connection  with  the  disruption 
of  the  Juch  Opera  Company  was  the  experience  of  Harry 
Farquharson,  the  handsome  assistant  of  Clerk  Russell  of  tbe 
Board  of  Supervisors.  Early  in  the  week  Harry  made  a  call  on 
two  lovely  young  Udies.  The  conversation  took  a  turn  toward 
Pinafore.  The  ladies  said  they  had  never  seen  the  simple  yet 
great  production  of  Gilbert  and  Sullivan. 

"And  just  think,"  said  one  fair  lady,  "  they're  playing  at  popu- 
lar prices." 

"  How  much  ?  "  queried  the  gay  and  careless  cavalier.. 

"  Six  bits  a  seat." 

"  Oh,  that's  all  right.  I'll  send  you  a  couple  of  seats.  I  can't 
go  myself,  but " 

"  Oh,  brother  can  take  us,"  came  in  chorus. 

Harry  wriggled  a  little,  but  took  his  medicine,  and  next  day 
went  to  the  box  office  and  called  airily  for  three  seats. 

"  Four  and  a  half,"  remarked  tbe  polite  but  business-like 
treasurer. 

Cold  perspiration  streamed  down  the  face  and  back  of  the  care- 
less young  man,  but  after  mastering  two  internal  hemorrhages, 
he  planked  down  a  five,  in  a  mechanical  manner,  and  received 
his  change  and  three  tickets,  and  moved  out  like  a  man  in  a 
floating  trance.  An  eld  friend  met  him  at  the  door,  and  cheerily 
inquired  as  to  his  errand.  In  silence,  Harry  held  out  his  little 
envelope. 

"You  didn't  buy  them,  I  hope,"  said  the  other,  consolingly. 
"  Here's  a  fistful  of  passes."  "  One  moment,"  cried  Harry,  and 
he  went  back  to  the  ticket  office  to  tell  the  gentlemanly  agent 
that  there  had  been  an  unexpected  death  in  his  friend's  family, 
and  that  he  had  no  use  for  the  tickets.  Another  man  was  in  the 
office,  unfortunately,  and  the  ruse  would  not  work.  A  messenger 
boy  was  called  and  the  tickets  were  sent  to  the  ladies,  in  com- 
pany with  a  most  felicitous  note.  Item:  thirty-rive  cents.  Sat- 
urday night  tbe  ladies  and  their  escort  went  to  the  Grand  Opera 
House,  but  instead  of  being  shown  inside,  they  were  directed  to 
the  box-office,  whtrd  a  loud-voiced  man  was  telling  everybody  to 
"  cash  in  your  checks."  Harry's  tickets  were  returned,  and  tbe 
money  refunded.  The  gay  merry-makers  knew  that  they  could 
not  give  the  money  back,  and  an  elaborate  supper  was  substi- 
tuted for  tbe  opera,  and  now  Harry  wonders  what  there  is  in  his 
past  life  that  has  made  tbe  Fates  so  unkind. 


THERE  were  no  parting  words  between  James  and  Benjamin, 
but  the  gray  matter  of  each  pulsated  with  great  velocity  when 
that  famous  letter  was  received  at  the  White  House.  It  is  one 
of  the  celebrated  incidents  in  American  political  history.  The 
indications  are,  that  after  the  Minneapolis  convention  Blaine  will 
say,  »  I  am  resigned, "  instead  of  »  I  have  resigned." 


PROFESSOR  H1LGARD,  of  the  University  at  Berkeley,  has 
issued  an  interesting  circular  from  tbe  University  Experiment 
Station  in  regard  to  the  preparation  of  fruit  specimens  for  the 
Columbian  Exposition,  It  is  filled  with  valuable  directions. 
Copies  may  be  secured  at  the  Experiment  Station  at  Berkeley. 

THE  new  Pacific  Mail  steamship  Peru,  built  by  the  Union  Iron 
Works,  will  be  launched  at  the  works  to-night.  The  tug 
Rockaway  will  take  guests  to  the  works  from  the  Pacific  Mail 
Steamship  Company's  wharf,  first  and  Brannan  streets,  leaving 
at  10:30  p.m. 

ALL  policemen  should  take  lessons  in  the  application  of  porous 
plasters,    for   an    endeavor  to   get   assistance  in  placing  them 
is  very  apt  to  result  disastrously,  as  in  the  case  of  Dunne. 


A    TRIBUTE. 

New  England  maids  are  chillier, 
The    Southern    lassies  tawnier, 

Chicago  maidens  sillier, 

Than  girls  of  California. 


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5^iV  FRANCISCO,  SATURDAY,  JUNE  IS,  1892. 


Number  25. 


Printed  and  Published  every  Saturday  by  the  Proprietor,  Frederick 
Marriott,  Flood  Building,  Fourth  and  Market  Streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco.    Entered  at  San  Francisco  Post-office  as  Second  Class  Matter. 

TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


Page 

Editorial  Brevities 1 

Leading  article*  : 

The  November  Election  2 

The  Necessity  for  a  Charter     . .  2 

A.  S.  Hallidie  on  the  Charter  2 

The  Mao  and  the  Party     3 

Witchcraft  and  Superstition    . .  3 

The  British  Parliament 3 

In  the  Hotel  Corridors 4 

The  Case  of  Bennett  4 

Latest  Tennis  News  5 

Love    Me    and     Leave   Me    Not 

(Poetry) ...  6 

The  Gi'ldv  Girl 6 

»' One  at  a  Time,  Geutlemen  "  ...  6 

The  Julep  Passeth  Away  (Poetry)  7 

Early-day  Bnhem'anB 7 

Hanover  and  the  Month  of  May.  7 

Pleasure's  Wand 8-9 

John  and  Lord  Jonathan    9 

Sparks 10 


Page 

Youth  and  Age  (Poetry)  11 

The  Dukedom  of  York  11 

Library  Table     12 

The  Stolen  Kiss  (Poetry) 13 

The  Looker-On      14-15 

Baseball  News       15 

Financial  Review 16 

Town  Crier  17 

Real  Property        18 

The  Bourse  and  Underwriter  ...    19 

Comments  on  Foreign  Affairs 20 

The  Coryphee  (Poetry)       21 

The  Overture  of  "  Don  Giovanni"  21 

World,  Flesh  and  Devil 22 

The  Rose  Jar  23 

Scientific  and  Useful 24 

Vanit'es  25 

Sunbeams   2fi 

"  Biz"— Summary  of  the  Markets.  27 

Love  Song  (Poetry)  — 28 

Society 30-31-32 


PHCENIX,  Ariz.,  is  going  to  have  a  new  sewer  system,  which 
will  cost  $125,000.  If  the  people  of  that  city  only  knew  they 
were  tax-eaters  and  Boston  banditti,  they  would  not  spend  their 
money  for  public  improvements.     We  don't  do  it  in  this  city. 

THE  Bght  of  her  parents  over  the  estate  of  the  lately  notorious 
"  Diamond  "  Carrie,  is  somewhat  nauseating.  We  may  ex- 
pect soon  to  see  some  of  the  woman's  many  victims  put  in  claims 
for  what  was  once  their  property,  and  which  now  goes  to  swell 
the  wages  of  sin. 

THE  saloon  men  of  8an  Jose  are  between  the  devil  and  the  deep 
sea.  If  they  remove  their  frosted  windows,  curtains,  screens 
and  other  protections  to  visitors  from  the  public  gaze,  they  will 
lose  all  their  patronage;  if  they  do  not  remove  them,  as  required 
by  the  new  city  ordinance,  they  will  all  be  arrested.  Hence  they 
have  determined  to  arise  in  their  wrath,  and  fight  until  the  last 
5  brief  is  filed. __ 

THE  recent  heavy  cyclone  that  wrecked  many  buildings  in 
Chicago,  will  be  as  nothing  to  the  terrible  storm  that  will 
howl  around  the  beads  of  the  Democratic  host  when  Foote  and 
Barry  arrive  at  the  lake  shore,  and  discuss  questions  of  social 
ethics  What  either  of  them  don't  know  about  social  ethics  is 
not  worth  knowing,  and  if  they  come  together,  the  pork  packers 
will  hear  some  "  tall  talk." 

AT  a  meeting  of  the  Irish  National  League,  at  Des  Moines,  la., 
a  resolution  was  adopted  which  seems  to  possess  a  good  deal 
of  plain  common  sense.  It  was  to  the  effect  that  the  League 
condemned  the  disunion  now  existing  in  Ireland,  and  wou  d  not 
contribute  a  cent  to  either  party  until  they  unite.  Ireland  s 
battles  are  hard  enough  to  win  with  a  united  Ireland,  and  dis- 
union is  a  certain  harbinger  of  defeat. 

ALFRED  GREENEBAUM  is  not  appearing  in  a  very  enviable 
light  There  is  always  a  taint  of  suspicion  attached  to  a  fail- 
ure in  which  all  the  funds  go  to  a  relative  of  the  bankrupt. 
Greenebaum's  chief  creditor  appears  to  be  his  father-in-law,  who 
has  captured  all  the  available  assets,  leaving  very  little  to  the 
dealers  to  whom  Greenebaum  owes  thousands  of  dollars.  The 
failure  should  be  well  investigated. 

THERE  are  rumors  of  various  opposition  railroads,  but  they  do 
not  seem  to  materialize  with  startling  rapidity.  It  is  much 
easier  to  build  a  railroad  on  paper  than  to  actually  grade  track 
and  lay  rails  and  stock  a  road.  For  a  dozen  years  or  more  we 
have  had  competing  transcontinental  roads  bu.lt  on  paper,  but 
that  is  as  far  as  they  have  ever  got,  and  there  does  not  seem  to 
be  any  great  outburst  of  public  confidence  in  the  ones  now  under 
discussion.  Possibly  the  reason  why  no  more  railroads  are  bu.lt 
is  that  the  present  lines  can  do  all  the  business. 


THERE  is  something  wrong  about  the  management  of  affairs 
at  the  money  order  window  at  the  postoffice.  A  gentleman 
who  went  there  one  day  last  week,  took  his  place  as  sixth  in  the 
line  from  the  window  at  12:10,  and  did  not  reach  the  window 
till  12:50,  forty  minutes  having  been  consumed  by  the  clerk  in 
attending  to  eight  people.  Four  minutes  at  the  very  most  should 
be  sufficient  time  to  give  to  a  money  order  by  a  competent  clerk. 


IF  the  Republican  party  would  adopt  the  two-thirds  rule  which 
prevails  in  the  Democratic  conventions  it  would  escape  the 
mortification  of  seeing  its  candidate  nominated  by  Federal  office- 
holders from  States  which  never  give  a  Republican  majority.  It 
is  because  it  requires  only  a  majority  vote  to  nominate  that  the 
persuadable  element  cuts  such  a  figure.  Under  the  requirements 
of  a  two  thirds  vote  it  would  not  be  of  so  much  consequence, 
and  therefore  would  not  be  courted  by  the  opposing  factions. 


THE  air  is  full  of  combinations  to  defeat  Cleveland,  but  he 
stands  serene  far  above  the  clouds  which  are  being  stirred  up 
to  obscure  his  fame  and  hide  Mm  from  ihe  gaze  of  his  many  ad- 
mirers. Cleveland  stands  in  American  political  history  as  a  man 
of  undaunted  courage,  a  man  who  dared  to  lay  down  a  policy, 
and  leave  it  to  his  party  to  adopt  it  or  not  as  it  saw  fit.  The  peo- 
ple of  the  United  States  admire  heroism  in  a  public  man,  perhaps 
because  of  its  rarity,  and  they  are  not  apt  to  slight  or  forget  a 
man  who  has  given  such  signal  proofs  of  bravery  and  independ- 
ence as  Grover  Cleveland  has. 


WHY  should  we  notrailroad  John  H.  Squires  into  theState  Pris- 
on, if  he  is  guilty  as  charged?  By  what  principle  of  law,  moral- 
or  statutory,  is  a  man  guilty  of  crime  entitled  to  escape  punish- 
ment for  such  a  length  of  time  as  may  suit  his  wishes  or  con- 
venience ?  If  there  had  been  less  delay  in  the  administration  of 
justice  in  this  city,  and  more  railroading  of  criminals  to  the  Pen- 
itentiary or  gallows,  the  moral  atmosphere  would  be  much  clearer 
and  the  interests  of  society  better  safeguarded.  The  "  postpone- 
ment swindle,"  as  Charles  Reade  called  it,  is  the  most  serious  ob- 
stacle to  the  operations  of  law  and  justice  in  California. 


SILVER  has  been  sold  to  the  Treasury  during  the  last  week  for 
ninety  cents  an  ounce,  or  a  fraction  over,  which  is  higher  than 
it  has  been  for  a  long  time.  This  is  certainly  the  result  of  the 
agreement  of  the  nations  of  Europe  tj  participate  in  the  interna- 
tional monetary  conference  soon  to  be  held,  at  which  the  true 
relations  of  gold  and  silver  as  money  will,  it  is  hoped,  be  definite- 
ly adjusted  by  mutual  consent.  If  that  consummation  can  be 
reached,  there  will  hereafter  be  no  silver  question,  any  more  than 
there  is  now  a  gold  question.  Money  will  be  made  from  both 
metals,  and  a  ratio  will  be  established  which  will  be  as  fair  to  one 
as  to  the  other. 

IT  really  seems  as  though  the  crusade  against  the  dives  might 
be  destined  to  be  productive  of  good  results.  Thus  far  the 
hell-boles  have  found  no  champion  or  defender,  and  public  senti- 
ment has  become  arrayed  compactly  against  them.  We  must  ex- 
pect that  before  they  are  wiped  off  the  face  of  the  earth  some  de- 
fender will  appear,  specially  retained  and  instructed  for  them, 
but  unless  he  enters  Irs  appearance  pretty  soon  the  case  is  likely 
to  go  against  tbem  by  default.  One  thing  is  certain,  that  the 
city  can  get  along  very  well  without  them,  even  if  their  sup- 
pression shall  result  in  an  exodus  of  the  vile  women  and  viler 
men  who  have  been  at  once  their  patrons  and  their  proteges. 


ONE  of  the  organs  of  silurianism  in  this  city  came  lumbering 
along,  a  few  days  ago,  with  the  claim  that  our  streets  were 
good  enough  because  some  Boston  Alderman  had  said  that  they 
were  quite  as  good  as  the  streets  of  that  city.  We  should  like  to 
ask  when  the  city  of  San  Francisco  became  obliged  to  gauge  it- 
self by  Boston,  whose  streets  were  notoriously  built  upon  the 
meanderings  of  the  errant  bovine,  and  whose  idea  of  municipal 
improvements  consisted  for  many  years  in  doing  nothing  for  the 
comfort  or  convenience  of  its  citizens?  If  a  street  is  bad,  it  is  bad, 
and  a  thousand  examples  of  worse  streets  do  not  make  it  any 
better.  It  will  be  a  very  sorry  day  for  San  Francisco  when  we 
have  to  model  ourselves  after  Boston. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  18,  1892. 


THE    NECESSITY    FOR     A    CHARTER. 

WHEN  the  new  Constitution  of  this  State  was  framed,  the 
members  of  the  Constitutional  Convention,  in  accordance 
with  what  they  knew  to  be  the  wish  uf  a  very  large  majoiiiy  of 
the  people  of  California,  provided  a  system  by  which  cities  might 
govern  themselves,  so  far  as  all  local  matters  were  concerned,  ihe 
only  restriction  being  that  municipal  charters  should  be  subject  to 
and  controlled  by  general  laws  T  lis  reservation  was  ob- 
viously necessary,  for  it  would  not  do  to  have  one  kind  oi  gen- 
eral law  in  one  city  and  another  kind  in  another.  The  rights  of 
person  and  property,  the  laws  of  civil  and  criminal  procedure, 
the  provisions  for  succession  and  inheritance,  and  all  matters  in 
which  the  citizens  of  the  State  had  or  might  have  a  common  in- 
terest, must  be  uniform,  and  hence  this  limitation  on  city 
charters.  But  beyond  this,  the  cities  were  given  full  authority 
over  their  own  affairs,  provided  they  would  frame  and  adopt  char- 
ters in  the  manner  presented  by  the  Constitution.  That  instru- 
ment was  adopted  twelve  years  ago,  and  yet  thecity  of  San  Fran- 
cisco struggles  along  under  the  Consolidation  Act  and  various  spe- 
cial statutes  amendatory  of  it,  though  the  conditions  to  which  those 
early  acts  were  applicable  have  entirely  changed,  and  the  law  is 
a  complete  misfit  to  the  city  as  it  now  is.  Had  the  Consolidation 
Act  been  framed  for  a  European  city  of  the  Middle  Ages,  it  could 
scarcely  be  of  less  value  and  utility  to  the  San  Francisco  of  the 
present  day.  The  city  has  entirely  outgrown  it,  and  to  read  it 
reminds  one  of  the  times  when  San  Francisco  was  the  little  Mex- 
ican village  of  Yerba  Buena,  and  the  water  came  up  to  where 
Montgomery  street  now  is.  Bat  it  is  not  alone  because  the  city 
has  outgrown  the  Consolidation  Act  that  we  need  a  charter.  The 
Constitution,  having  forbidden  special  legislation,  the  Legislature 
cannot  minister  to  our  necessities  except  by  the  device  of  so- 
called  general  laws,  which  every  one  knows  to  have  a  particular 
application,  and  this  leaves  the  city  without  any  chance  for  re- 
lief, no  matter  how  pressing  may  be  the  city's  needs.  At  best  the 
Legislature,  even  if  actuated  by  the  best  of  motives,  can  act  only 
in  a  circumscribed  way,  and  the  risk  exists  all  the  time  that  its 
action  may  be  declared  illegal.  On  the  other  hand,  as  soon  as  the 
city  adopts  a  charter  and  it  is  ratified  by  the  Legislature,  it  can 
make  and  enforce  its  own  laws  on  the  thousand  and  one  sub- 
jects in  which  a  municipality  and  its  citizens  are  interested.  It 
may  establish  street  laws ;  it  may  provide  for  the  acquisition  and 
ownership  of  gas-works,  of  water- works,  of  electric-lighting 
works,  and  of  all  other  agencies  and  instrumentalities  necessary 
to  the  prosperity  of  a  city.  It  may  procure  for  its ali  n  sufficient 
police  force  to  secure  the  lives  and  property  of  its  citizens;  it 
may  expend  such  amounts  in  public  improvements  as  its  citi- 
zens see  fit.  In  short,  it  emerges  from  a  condition  of  vassalage 
into  a  state  of  entire  independence,  having  its  own  local  legisla- 
ture, whose  laws  are  supreme,  except  where  they  may  chance  to 
conflict  with  the  general  laws.  No  one  can  tell  why  San  Fran- 
cisco did  not  avail  herself  of  her  constitutional  rights  long  ago, 
except  that  on  one  side  there  were  arrayed  certain  corrupt  politi- 
cal elements,  which  found  it  easier  to  manipulate  a  State  Legisla- 
ture at  Sacramento  than  it  wculd  be  to  bamboozle  a  local  legisla- 
ture at  the  New  City  Hall,  and  on  the  other,  playing  directly  into 
the  hand  of  the  scoundrels  and  scalawags,  were  certain  newspapers 
have  such  a  superstitious  veneration  for  everything  that  is 
old  that  they  regard  the  Consolidation  Act  as  second  only  to  the 
laws  delivered  to  Moses  on  Mount  Sinai,  and  look  upon  any  at- 
tempt to  frame  a  new  charter  as  an  assault  in  some  manner  upon 
the  vested  rights  of  the  dear  taxpayer.  Happily  for  San  Fran- 
cisco, the  most  active  opponent  of  a  new  charter  is  in  exile,  and 
not  likely  to  return  soon,  and  the  newspapers  referred  to  have  so 
wearied  all  sensible  people  with  their  factions  and  silly  opposi- 
tion to  municipal  progress  of  any  kind,  that  they  have  forfeited 
all  claim  they  once  had  to  public  confidence  and  esteem.  With 
two  such  elements  against  a  new  charter,  it  is  little  wonder  that 
the  different  attempts  to  secure  autonomy  for  San  Francisco  has 
been  unsuccessful.  At  the  pre*seut  time,  however,  there  really 
seems  to  be  a  change  visible  in  public  sentiment,  and  we  may  say, 
with  reasonable  confidence,  that  if  a  charter  shall  be  framed 
which  is  adapted  to  the  present  needs  of  the  city,  and  contains 
sufficient  elasticity  and  flexibility  to  suit  the  changes  of  condi- 
tion which  must  inevitably  occur  within  the  next  few  years,  it 
will  be  adopted  by  the  majority  required  by  the  Constitution.  It 
has  been  decided  to  include  the  election  of  a  board  of  fifteen  free- 
holders, as  the  Constitution  directs,  in  the  call  for  the  general 
election,  to  be  held  in  November,  and  the  board,  when  elected, 
can  enter  upon  the  discharge  of  its  duties  at  once.  It  will  have 
the  great  advantage  of  having  before  it  the  drafts  of  the  charters 
of  preceding  boards,  and  can,  with  comparatively  little  trouble, 
make  the  changes  which  necessity  and  expediency  may  suggest. 
Following  the  preparation  of  the  charter  will  come  an  election, 
at  which  it  will  be  submitted  to  the  people  of  the  city,  and,  in 
spite  of  a  contrary  opinion  expressed  by  one  of  the  daily  papers, 
we  think  that  it  will  be  very  much  better  to  have  the  charter 
voted  upon  at  a  special  than  at  a  general  election.  Where  there 
isa  single  question  to  be  passed  upon,  it  is  much  better  to  avoid 
any  risk  of  confusing  the  issue,  and,  above  all,  to  keep  it  apart 
from  partisan  politics.  It  is  obvious  that  the  adoption  of  a  char- 
ter can  have  no  possible  concern   with   political  parties. 


A.    S.    HALLIDIE    ON    THE    CHARTER. 


TO  THE  EDITOR  OF  THE  NEWS  LETTER:  The  fact  that 
the  people  have  rejected  three  different  times  a  charter 
for  the  city  of  San  Francisco,  in  the  face  of  what  at 
the  time  seemed  a  popular  demand  for  a  revision  of  the  law  gov- 
erning the  city,  would  make  us  hesitate  to  endorse  any  move- 
ment for  such  a  charter,  not  sanctioned  by  a  more  general  demand 
than  heretofore.  In  many  ways  the  government  of  the  city 
should  be  improved,  simplified  and  made  more  economical;  and 
some  of  the  departments  should  be  entirely  removed  from  politi- 
cal influences.  A  fair,  just  and  liberal  compensation  should  be 
paid  every  officer  and  employe,  and  the  compensation  should  be 
equalized.  All  emoluments  (other  than  a  fixed  salary)  and  all 
fees  should  be  abolished.  Some  of  the  city  offices  are  of  great 
value.  Owing  to  the  unreasonable  and  excessive  fees  allowed 
such  offices,  the  public  has  a  right  to  know  what  it.  is  paying  its 
servants.  Hence  such  pay  should  be  in  the  form  of  a  fixed  rea- 
sonable salary  only,  and  not  by  fees  and  charges  that  swell  to  an 
unreasonable  amount  the  compensation  of  the  public  servant,  and 
of  what  the  public  know  nothing.  The  last  Legislature  added 
enormously  to  the  emoluments  of  the  office  of  SheritT  by  making 
him  the  assignee  on  the  first  motion  in  all  bankruptcy  cases. 
This  is  all  wrong  and  should  be  utterly  condemned.  It  is  time 
that  such  manipulation  should  be  put  an  end  to.  I  believe,  more- 
over, the  law  as  it  stands  does  not  permit  an  increase  in  the  com- 
pensation of  a  city  official  during  his  incumbency.  Unless  a 
charter  is  carefully  drawn  in  the  interest  of  the  people,  and  to 
guard  the  city  against  boodlers  and  political  blood-suckers,  we 
had  better  get  along  as  now.  And  unless  the  safeguards  of  the 
consolidation  act  can  be  incorporated  in  a  simple  form  in  the 
charter,  the  city  of  San  Francisco  would  be  at  the  mercy  of  con- 
spirators. If  we  can  get  a  charter  that  will  put  the  government 
of  San  Francisco  on  an  honest  business  basis,  by  which  it  can  be 
economically  and  honestly  managed,  the  sewering,  lighting  and 
cleaning  of  the  streets  improved,  the  purity  of  the  public  school 
system  guaranteed,  the  indiscriminate  and  irresponsible  sale  of  ! 
liquor  controlled,  dives  and  simitar  places  exterminated,  and  hon- 
est and  honorable  citizens  made  to  hold  office  and  do  jury  duty, 
by  all  means  let  us  have  a  charter,  and  such  a  charter  is  badly 
needed.  A.  S.  Hallidie. 

San  Francisco,  June  16,  1892. 

THE    NOVEMBER    ELECTION. 


WITH  Cleveland  and  Harrison  as  the  nominees,  the  Democracy 
should  feel  safe  in  November.  Harrison  is  personally  a  weak 
man ;  he  has  no  popular  following.  He  is  of  cold  demeanor,  and 
has  made  many  enemies  among  Republicans  during  his  admin- 
istration. He  has  gained  no  strength  since  the  Congressional 
elections  in  1890,  when  the  Republican  party  suffered  the  worst 
defeat  in  its  history  by  losing  half  its  membership  in  the 
House,  and  being  able  to  retain  control  of  the  Senate  only  by  the 
admission  of  new  States,  some  of  which  did  not  possess  the  ne- 
cessary population.  This  was  the  first  expression  of  the  opinion  of 
the  people  upon  the  Republican  administration.  Nothing  has 
since  occurred  to  change  that  opinion  in  favor  of  the  gentleman 
in  the  White  House.  Mr.  Harrison  has  not  a  strong  hold  upon 
the  mass  of  Republican  voters,  many  of  whom  will  desert  hia 
flag  tnis  year  to  vote  for  Cleveland,  in  the  event  of  the  latter'a 
nomination.  It  is  claimed  by  the  Republicans  that  the  State 
elections  which  have  occurred  since  1890  have  evidenced  a 
change  of  sentiment  among  the  people  in  favor  of  Republicanism. 
Only  the  coming  national  election  will  demonstrate  to  the  satis- 
faction of  the  administration  party  how  badly  they  are  mistaken 
in  that  idea.  The  great  offense  of  which  the  Republican  party  has 
been  guilty — class  legislation — has  raised  up  the  people  against  it. 
The  cool  audacity  with  which  Mr.  Harrison  has  used  the  thou 
sands  of  Government  employees  in  his  own  behalf,  as  if  they 
were  his  hired  men,  and  not  the  servants  of  the  people,  and  draw- 
ing the  people's  money,  has  aroused  intense  indignation  through 
out  the  country.  The  Republican  party  has  the  well-founded 
reputation  of  being  the  party  of  the  classes,  and  its  legislation 
demonstrates  its  opposition  to  the  masses.  By  unfair  taxation, 
by  class  legislation  of  every  sort  conceivable  for  the  benefit  of  the 
country's  millionaires,  the  Republicans  have  wrung  their  hard- 
earned  money  from  the  millions  of  the  country's  poor.  The 
secret  of  the  constant  increase  in  the  wealth  of  the  few,  while 
there  is  no  diminution  in  the  extent  and  amount  of  poverty 
throughout  the  land  is  found  in  the  laws  made  by  the  Repub- 
lican party,  in  protection  of  the  autocrats  who  direct  its  destinies. 
Harrison  is  the  representative  of  the  ideas  of  the  class  legislators. 
The  people  do  not  want  him  in  the  White  House,  and  will  oust 
him  in  November.     Grover  Cleveland  is  the  man  for  the  hour. 

SO  the  National  Guard  is  to  go  once  more  to  Santa  Cruz,  and 
spend  eight  days  capturing  the  hearts  of  all  the  fair  maidens, 
and  matrons,  too,  who  stroll  upon  the  sands.  The  village  by  tht 
sea  has  offered  a  bonus  of  $6,000  to  get  her  beloved  lads  in  blue  : 
and  has  extended  other  inducements.  The  State's  defenders,  ill 
the  eyes  of  all  who  know  them,  are  all  excellent  young  men,  bull 
they  do  demand  a  lot  of  inducements  before  they  coyly  acquiesc* 
in  a  proposition. 


June  18,  1892. 


SAN  FKANCIPCO  NEWS  LETTER, 


WITCHCRAFT    AND    SUPERSTITION. 

AFKWdays  ago  an  American,  who  i*  engaged  in  boslneu  at 
Guaymas.  arrived  at  San  Antonio.  Tex  a?,  witb  a  remarkable 
story.  He  said  that  the  wildest  excitement  existed  among  the 
Ignorant  clashes  of  Mexican-*  and  Indians  in  the  State  of  Bonora, 
over  the  arrest  and  conviction  of  Teresa  Urrea,  tbe  celebrated 
Saint  of  Cacbeora,  by  the  Di-trict  Judge  of  Guaymas.  St.  Teresa. 
as  she  has  been  universally  known  In  Sonora.  was  arretted  at 
her  bumble  borne  in  tbe  mountains  above  the  village  of  Cacheora, 
some  three  weeks  ago,  by  a  detachment  of  BoldieTOi  who  escorted 
her  and  her  aged  fatber  to  Guaymas.  There  they  were  closely 
con  lined  until  placed  on  trial,  when  Ihey  were  found  guilty  of 
witchcraft  by  the  Judge,  and  tbe  girl  was  sentenced  to  be  shot 
and  ber  fatber  to  be  imprisoned  for  life.  This  reads  life  a  leaf  out 
of  the  biMory  of  the  dark  ages,  or  from  the  chronicles  of  Salem 
under  the  iron  rule  of  Cotton  Mather.  Teresa  Urrea,  about  two 
years  ago,  became  aware  of  her  power  of  healing  diseases  of  all 
kinds,  and  the  news  of  her  gift  soon  spread  among  the  Yaqui 
and  Maya  Indians,  who  visited  her  by  hundreds  to  witness  the 
miraculous  cures  which,  as  they  claim,  she  effected  by  the  simple 
laying  on  of  bands.  The  blind  were  made  to  see,  and  tbe  intirru 
and  lame  to  walk,  while  three  cases  of  leprosy  are  among  the 
cures  which  she  is  asserted  to  have  effected.  Tbe  excitement 
spread  to  all  parts  of  Sonora,  and  was  reaching  into  Chihuahua, 
when  the  Government  decided  to  put  an  end  to  it  by  arresting 
8t.  Teresa  and  putting  her  out  of  the  way.  Teresa  Urrea  is  said 
to  be  about  twenty-seven  years  of  age,  and  while  an  Indian,  a 
beautiful  and  modest  woman.  She  is  possessed  of  some  strange 
power,  and  the  District  Judge  of  Guaymas  firmly  believes  that 
she  is  a  witch,  and  that  her  aged  father  is  an  accessory.  To  those 
who  have  studied  the  phenomena  of  mysterious  healing,  as  they 
have  been  demonstrated  in  every  age  of  the  world,  there  will 
seem  nothing  at  all  strange  or  miraculous  in  the  cures  wrought 
by  Teresa  Urrea,  especially  after  due  allowance  is  made  for  the 
natural  exaggeration  of  those  whom  she  has  benefited,  and  for 
the  uncertainty  of  testimony  produced  by  ignorant  Mexicans  and 
Indians.  The  only  strange  thing  is  that  a  man  who  occupies  the 
position  of  District  Judge  of  Guayruas  could  believe  that  these 
cures  were  wrought  by  the  aid  of  the  powers  of  darkness,  and 
could  convict  the  poor  creature  of  witchcraft.  Had  he  seen  or 
known  of  the  wonderful  cures  claimed  by  the  prayer-healers,  and 
mind-cares,  and  Christian  scientists  of  the  United  States,  many 
of  which  are  quite  as  well  attested  as  any  of  the  triumphs  of 
medical  and  surgical  science,  he  would  have  recognized  in  this 
ignorant  Indian  woman  the  existence  of  a  power  which  ia  mys- 
terious because  we  do  not  know  its  limitations,  but  which  can 
make  and  does  make  no  claim  to  being  supernatural.  It  is  an 
absolute  fact,  as  every  well-informed  person  knows,  that  certain 
classes  of  maladies  yield  to  treatment  through  the  mind  when,  to 
all  seeming,  tbey  cannot  be  reached  through  the  body.  Nearly 
all  kinds  of  nervous  diseases,  and  those  which  proceed  from  sym- 
pathy of  the  nerves  with  body  or  mind,  may  be  treated  success- 
fully through  suggestion,  that  is,  to  put  it  crudely,  by  diverting 
the  mind  of  the  patient,  and  making  him  think  that  he  is  well 
.instead  of  ill;  and  it  is  an  indisputable  fact  that  in  very  many 
cases  if  one  thinks  himself  well  he  is  well,  or  at  least  on  the  high 
road  to  recovery.  The  way  in  which  the  mind  operates  on  the 
body  is  not  understood,  and  possibly  it  never  will  be,  but  none 
the  less  does  the  fact  exist.  It  is  entirely  credible  that  Teresa 
Urrea  caused  the  lame  and  infirm  to  walk,  and  while  it  may  be 
questioned  whether  she  restored  sight  to  the  totally  blind,  there 
may  have  been  many  with  some  affection  of  the  optic  nerve  to 
whom  her  ministrations  were  of  some  material  benefit.  Of  course 
it  is  obvious  that  the  sentence  of  the  District  Judge  of  Guaymas 
should  not  be  carried  into  effect,  and  it  might  be  the  right  thing 
to  do  to  urge  President  Diaz  to  interfere.  The  President  of  the 
Mexican  Republic  is  a  man  of  a  great  deal  of  native  ability  and 
shrewdness,  as  well  as  being  a  man  of  considerable  education, 
and  he  would  see  at  once  that  Teresa  Urrea  was  no  wizard,  but 
only  an  honest,  ignorant  woman,  possessed  of  a  rare  gift,  which 
she  seems  to  have  exercised  solely  for  the  good  of  humanity,  and 
that  instead  of  being  put  to  death,  she  should  be  returned  to  her 
home,  and  there  given  the  fullest  liberty  to  resume  her  work  of 
healing  the  sick  and  afflicted.  It  is  too  late  an  age  of  the  world 
for  any  country  which  makes  any  claim  to  civilization,  to  keep 
up  the  delusion  of  witchcraft  or  demoniac  possession,  and  any 
human  being,  man  or  woman,  who  can  relieve  illness  and  suffer- 
ing, and  alleviate  distress,  should  be  honored  and  cherished,  even 
though  the  means  employed  be  obscure  as  well  to  tbe  healer  as 
to  those  who  are  healed.  There  is  nothing  about  such  persons  to 
disturb  or  alarm  any  one  who  is  not  steeped  in  superstition,  or 
tied  hand  and  foot  by  defective  training  and  education. 


IN  the  trial  of  all  civil  cases  in  this  State  a  three-fourths  verdict 
of  a  jury  is  sufficient.  Why  should  not  the  same  rule  be 
adopted  in  criminal  cases  ?  A  case  was  tried  a  few  days  ago  in 
Sacramento  resulting  in  a  mis-trial,  in  which  the  jury  stood  eleven 
for  conviction  and  one  for  acquittal.  Is  it  reasonable  to  suppose 
that  the  one  man  was  more  nearly  right  on  the  question  at  issue 
than  the  eleven?  Juries,  as  a  rule,  do  not  convict  innocent  men, 
while  guilty  men  only  too  often  escape. 


THE    MAN    AND    THE    PARTY. 

THAT  the  Chicago  Convention  will  nominate  drover  Cleveland 
for  President  of  the  United  States,  there  can  be  no  reasonable 
doubt  in  the  mind  of  any  man  who  has  well  considered  the  ques- 
tions at  issue  before  the  people  of  the  country  to-day,  and  the 
need  of  the  ex-President  as  the  banner-bearer  for  the  success  of 
the  principles  of  tbe  Democratic  party.  Cleveland  is  to-day  the 
strongest  man  before  the  people  of  the  United  States.  His  record 
declares  him  as  an  able,  fearless  and  honest  citizen,  and  a  states- 
man of  abilities  equal  to  those  of  any  man  now  prominent  in 
public  life.  His  administration  was  a  good  one  for  the  country. 
His  declaration  of  principles  shows  him  to  be  a  man  who  places 
his  ideas  of  right  far  above  the  exigencies  of  party  politics,  and 
whose  strength  of  will  is  sufficient  to  successfully  combat  the 
baits  held  out  by  unscrupulous  politicians,  and  to  which  so  many 
men  of  ambition  become  victims.  There  is  nothing  of  the  cun- 
ningness  of  the  man  from  Maine  in  the  statesman  from  Buffalo. 
His  is  a  bold,  honest,  determined  front.  His  actions  need  no  in- 
terpretation. They  speak  for  themselves.  What  he  says  has 
about  it  a  ring  of  truth,  and  the  certainty  of  conviction.  He 
knows  the  country's  needs,  and  he  is  not  only  prepared,  but  able 
and  willing  to  fulfill  them.  The  people  demand  Cleveland  as  the 
leader  of  the  Democratic  party  against  the  quiet  old  gentleman 
from  Indiana,  and  the  moral  duty  lies  upon  the  Chicago  Conven- 
tion to  nominate  him.  It  is  said  that  Cleveland  cannot  carry 
New  York,  and  that  therefore  it  would  be  unwise  to  place  him  in 
nomination,  as  the  loss  of  New  York  would  mean  the  loss  of  the 
election.  But  these  are  the  threats  of  the  Tammanyites,  who,  it 
seems,  have  determined  to  beat  the  ex-President  at  all  hazards. 
New  York  can  present  no  man  who  can  summon  nearly  the 
strength  that  Cleveland  has  among  the  people  of  the  country. 
William  O.  Whitney  is  named  as  the  dark  horse  to  carry  New 
York,  and  therefore  the  natural  leader  of  the  party.  But  we  do 
not  consider  that  this  is  a  good  or  strong  argument.  The  natural 
leader  of  the  party  should  be  the  man  who  has  the  confidence 
and  support  of  the  majority  of  the  voters.  That  Cleveland  pos- 
sesses such  confidence  and  support  there  is  no  question.  He  is  a 
positive  man,  of  great  force  of  character,  who  would  make  greater 
inroads  into  the  stronghold  of  the  enemy  than  any  other  whose 
name  has  been  mentioned  in  connection  with  the  Chicago  nomi- 
nation. The  position  to  be  taken  by  Hill  and  his  cohorts  does 
not  yet  seem  to  be  well  defined.  While  Hill's  antagonism  to 
Cleveland  is  well  known,  it  is  not  thought  that  the  Senator  Gov- 
ernor will  endanger  his  own  political  life  by  endeavoring  to  cause 
a  Democratic  defeat  in  November.  By  fighting  Cleveland  at  Chi- 
cago, he  will  come  nearer  political  death  than  ever  he  has  been 
since  his  name  became  prominent  as  the  greatest  political  mani- 
pulator of  the  age.  Democrats  who  desire  success  in  the  coming 
campaign  should  do  what  they  can  to  assist  the  cause  of  the  ex- 
President.  With  him  as  leader,  the  Democratic  party  may  be 
certain  of  success  at  the  polls;  without  him,  success  is  a  matter 
of  great  doubt. 

THE    BRITISH    PARLIAMENT. 

ON  the  25th  inst.  the  British  Parliament  will  be  dissolved  and 
the  new  elections  will  take  place  immediately.  In  fact,  in  scarce- 
ly more  thana  week  after  the  dissolution  the  borough  elections  will 
be  decided.  The  struggle  will  be  an  earnest  one,  since  the  Liber- 
als will  fight  with  all  their  might  to  regain  their  power,  and  the 
Tories  and  Liberal-Unionists,  notwithstanding  their  excellent 
chances  will  not  be  found  sleeping,  for  their  leaders  are  too  skilled 
in  warfare  to  trust  to  emergencies.  There  is  no  new  leading  issue 
before  the  country  at  this  moment,  and  the  only  question  to  be 
decided  is  whether  the  people  of  the  United  Kingdom  are  ready 
to  endorse  Lord  Salisbury's  administration,  and  above  all  his 
treatment  of  the  Irish  question.  They  have  shown  their  em- 
phatic disapproval  of  Mr.  Gladstone's  method  by  ousting  him 
from  office  in  1888,  and  the  result  has  shown  that  popular  judg- 
ment was  a  wise  one,  for  since  Lord  Salisbury  has  been  at  the 
helm  of  government,  England  has  enjoyed  a  period  of  the  greatest 
prosperity  at  home  and  maintained  her  position  and  prestige  with 
dignity  abroad.  Lord  Salisbury  has  regained  for  his  country 
amongst  foreign  nations  that  esteem  which  she  well-nigh  lost  by 
Mr.  Gladstone's  repeated  and  serious  blunders  in  dealing  with 
foreign  affairs,  and  by  his  firm  and  just  measures  he  has  suc- 
ceeded in  relegating  the  Irish  question  to  a  secondary  place,  and 
in  enabling  the  British  Parliament  to  deal  with  measures  urgently 
needed  for  the  maintenance  of  prosperity  in  England  and  Scot- 
land. Ireland,  however,  has  not  been  neglected.  Tbe  general 
condition  of  affairs  improved  wonderfully  during  the  time  that 
Mr.  Balfour  held  the  Secretaryship,  and  the  chaos  reigning  upon 
the  "  emerald  isle"  has  been  replaced  by  a  reign  of  order  and  law, 
at  least  as  far  as  was  possible  in  so  short  a  time.  The  loyal  peo- 
ple of  the  United  Kingdom  cannot  help  recognizing  these  results, 
and  there  is  not  a  shadow  of  doubt  that  at  the  coming  election 
they  will  signify  their  approval  by  giving  a  decided  majority  of 
seats  to  the  supporters  of  the  government. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June   18,  1892. 


IN    THE    HOTEL    CORRIDORS. 


GRIM  old  chief  Standing  Bear,  of  the  Sionx,  Black  Eagle,  Loat 
Horse,  and  the  rest  of  them,  had  some  experiences  on  their 
arrival  here  that  made  them  more  stoical  than  ever.  As  they 
stepped  into  the  Baldwin,  on  Tuesday  night,  feathers  awry  and 
vermilion  on  their  faces,  they  were  at  once  conducted  to  the  ele- 
vator, as  Chief  Clerk  Hardenburgh  had  assigned  them  rooms  on 
the  fourth  floor.  The  elevator  doors  slammed,  and  the  lift  pro- 
ceeded to  get  in  its  work.  Then  it  was  that  the  eyes  of  every  in- 
dividual Indian  started  from  their  sockets.  The  savages  gave 
some  big  gasps  and  held  their  hands  over  their  belts.  Not  a  groan 
escaped  them,  but  it  was  plain  to  see  that  they  were  as  near  sur- 
prised as  Indians  could  be.  Chadun,  thirty  miles  from  Pine 
Ridge,  having  been  the  biggest  town  they  had  been  familiar  with, 
the  elevator  system  was  new  to  them,  and  they  let  it  be  known 
that  they  were  not  positive  as  to  the  safety  of  the  "  house  which 
went  up  and  down  in  the  air,"  the  first  of  its  kind  they  had  seen. 
When  the  chieftains  got  ready  to  go  to  bed  they  examined  the 
mattresses  and  pillows  critically,  and  finally  concluded  it  was 
utterly  impossible  to  sleep  upon  them.  So,  after  throwing  open 
every  window  till  the  night  breezes  played  about  like  a  whirl- 
wind, they  dismantled  completely  the  bedsteads,  stacked  up  the 
mattresses,  pillows  and  coverlets  against  the  wall,  and  then  wrap- 
ping themselves  only  in  the  blankets,  retired  on  the  floor  to  be 
comfortable.  Next  morning  when  they  went  in  to  breakfast,  the 
waiters  showed  them  the  bills  of  fare.  Each  warrior  scanned  his 
carefully,  and  seemed  to  be  lost  in  thought-  »  Give  us  plenty 
meat,  coffee,  bread,"  at  last  said  old  Standing  Bear.  "These 
make  Indian  fat.  He  want  nothing  else.*'  Plenty  of  each  was 
brought,  and  the  red  men,  discarding  knives  and  forks,  sailed  in 
with  their  fingers.  The  programme  has  been  pretty  much  the  same 
ever  since.  A  book  could  be  written  about  Standing  Bear.  Only 
allusions  have  thus  far  been  made  to  him  in  any  of  the  dailies. 
Properly  speaking,  he  is  not  a  Sioux,  but  a  northern  Cheyenne. 
With  Crazy  Horse,  Hunting  Hog  and  old  Chief  Gall  he  has  been 
at  the  head  of  nearly  all  the  notable  Indian  wars  for  twenty 
years.  He  routed  the  Pawnees,  and  once  killed  ten  white  men 
in  a  lonesome  canyon  single-handed.  On  another  occasion  he 
defied  and  defeated  alune  thirty  cavalrymen.  It  was  Standing 
Bear  who,  under  Sitting  Bull,  routed  the  United  States  forces 
when  Custer  died,  on  the  Little  Big  Horn. 

*  *  • 
One  of  the  most  driving,  bustling  men  who  have  visited  the 
city  for  a  long  time  is  Norman  D.  Smith,  the  Mayor  of  Port  An- 
geles. He  is  fresh  from  Washington,  D.  O,  where  years  ago  he 
was  a  page  in  the  United  States  Senate.  He  has  just  succeeded 
in  getting  a  reservation  of  3,000  acres  at  Port  Townsend  thrown 
open  to  settlement  as  a  townsite.  Mr.  Smith  is  a  typical  West- 
ern man,  and  his  career  has  been  decidedly  picturesque.  After 
his  experience  as  a  boy  at  the  National  Capitol,  he  followed  many 
different  vocations.  He  was  a  civil  engineer,  a  member  of  the 
Coast  and  Geodetic  Survey,  under  Professor  Davidson,  explored 
the  Sierras  and  extended  bis  researches  to  Alaska.  For  along 
time  be  lived  in  San  Francisco.  His  father,  Victor  Smith,  was  a 
prominent  office-holder  during  the  Lincoln  Administration,  and 
was  one  of  the  loBt  by  the  wreck  of  the  Brother  Jonathan.  Mayor 
Smith  cut  the  trail  for  the  explorations  of  Lieutenant  J.  P.  O'Neil, 
in  the  Olympic  country,  and  was  himself  an  explorer  there  be- 
fore O'Neil.  He  is  now  at  the  Grand,  and  the  stories  of  his  ex- 
periences in  elk  and  bear  hunting  in  the  fastnesses  of  the  Olym- 
pics have  bad  many  listeners.  He  says  that  at  present,  bands 
of  sixty  or  seventy  elk  roam  there.  Timber  wolves,  cougars  and 
other  formidable  wild  beasts  roam  there  also,  undisturbed. 
"  There  is  not  such  another  game  country  on  the  continent," 
said  he,  yesterday.  <"  It  is  just  700  miles  north  of  San  Francisco, 
and  immediately  south  of  the  broad  Straits  of  Fuca." 

»  *  * 

Everybody  knows  Dr.  Peter  BurrfS,  the  veterinary  surgeon. 
He  buys  all  the  horses  for  the  San  Francisco  Fire  Department. 
Peter  is  a  pretty  good  story  teller,  and  frequently  at  the  hotels  in- 
dulges in  them,  to  the  delight  of  large  crowds.  He  used  to  have 
a  brother,  who  was  an  attache  of  the  Grand  Hotel  for  many 
years,  and  in  his  way,  though  not  as  a  hotel  clerk,  he  was  almost 
as  conspicuous  as  the  late  Count  Smith.  Peter  was  telling  a  story 
of  personal  bravery,  the  other  night,  ornamenting  it,  from  time 
to  time,  and  bringing  out  the  climax  in  such  a  way  as  to  call  for 
much  laughter.  At  length  a  story  was  told  on  Peter  himself.  It 
appears  that  in  the  early  days  of  mining  in  Calaveras,  during  a 
particular  season,  the  crop  of  grizzly  bears  was  even  greater  than 
usual.  The  two  Burns  boys  were  washing  out  gold  at  two  differ- 
ent points,  and  their  father,  a  hale  old  gentleman,  who  lived  till 
he  was  ninety-one,  was  stopping  alternately  in  the  cabin  of  each. 
One  evening,  just  after  dusk,  when  Peter  expected  the  old  man 
to  arrive  from  his  brother's,  he  discerned,  just  in  the  edge  of  the 
small  underbrush  some  distance  away,  a  tall  figure  approaching 
with  measured  tread.  He  divined  in  an  instant  that  it  was  the 
old  gentleman,  and  planned  to  give  him  a  little  scare.  Approach- 
ing stealthily  along  the  bushes,  he  neared  the  object,  and  sprang 
in  front  of  him  with  much  mirth.  His  consternation  was  great, 
however,  when  he  saw  tnat  it  was  a  grizzly,  poised  on  his 
haunches,  and  glaring  at  him  savagely.     In  an  instant  the  grizzly 


leaped  for  him,  and  then  occurred  perhaps  the  liveliest  race  in  all 
Calaveras.  It  was  all  Peter  could  do  to  bound  within  his  cabin 
door  and  bar  it,  and  since  then  he  has  not  played  any  tricks  on 
anybody. 

*  *  * 

A.  P.  Minear,  the  well-known  Pacific  Coast  mining  man,  owner 
of  the  gold  mine  known  as  the  Amador  Limited,  and  interested 
in  mines  in  San  Diego  county  and  elsewhere,  is  feeling  something 
like  he  had  been  run  through  a  quartz  mill.  For  many  years  he 
has  been  a  guest  at  the  Palace,  and  his  signature  there  is  aa 
familiar  as  that  of  Major  McLaughlin.  Recently  he  concluded 
to  investigate  the  mines  of  the  Okanogan  country,  and  a  letter 
received  from  him  by  W.  D.  Kerr,  tells  of  experiences  thrilling  in 
character.  He  took  passage  from  Coulie  city,  a  lonely  outpost  in 
the  Big  Bend  country,  on  a  stage  manned  by  an  intoxicated  jeha. 
There  was>  the  deuce  to  pay.  The  six  strong  horses  ran  away, 
upset  the  coach,  and  scarcely  a  man,  woman  or  child  escaped 
without  injury.  The  team  tore  along"  at  twenty,  yes,  thirty 
miles  an  hour,"  wrote  Mr.  Minear.  He  was  thrown  out,  and  his 
legs,  arms,  shoulders,  breast  and  even  head,  were  jammed  up, 
contused  and  hurt  so  badly,  that  he  had  to  lay  over.  "  As  you 
know,"  continued  he,  "  I  am  a  little  proud,  and  bought  some 
store  teeth  some  years  ago,  either  for  service  or  looks.  The  lower 
plate  broke  all  to  pieces  during  the  smash,  and  the  upper  one  is 
partially  gone.  It  is  now  eight  days  since  I  got  this  terrible 
shaking  up,  and  am  only  able  to  hobble  around  on  crutches.  In 
a  month,  probably,  I  will  be  on  the  back  of  a  cayuse  riding  over 
the  bills."  He  says  he  is  now  stopping  at  the  ranch  of  an  old 
friend  in  the  mountains  and  living  on  grouse  and  trout.  His 
hard  experience  seems  to  have  been  in  the  deep  canyon,  near 
Foster  creek. 


THE    CASE    OF    BENNETT. 


THE  Executive  Committee  of  the  Society  for  the  Suppression 
of  Vice  has  issued  a  card  stating  that  they  could  not  make 
■•  a  complete  and  satisfactory  investigation"  of  the  charges  against 
C.  R.  Bennett,  its  Secretary,  and  therefore,  judging  from  all  the 
facts  that  they  could  obtain,  they  have  concluded  that  the  charges 
against  Bennett  are  false,  and  that  be  is  entitled  to  confidence  as 
an  officer  of  the  society  in  the  prosecution  of  its  work.  While 
the  gentlemen  may  have  done  all  toward  an  investigation  that 
they  considered  it  proper  to  do,  the  results  will  not  be  satisfactory 
to  the  public.  They  wrote  to  Mr.  Grey,  asking  him  to  appear  be- 
fore them  to  testify  regarding  the  charges  against  Bennett.  He 
refused  to  do  so;  Mr.  Johnson,  of  Oakland,  says  the  girl  told 
him  that  Bennett  had  never  violated  her;  Bennett  denies  the 
charges;  therefore  the  society  considers  him  entitled  to  confidence 
as  an  officer.  But  what  does  it  think  of  him  as  a  man?  Here  is 
a  man  who  is  charged  by  a  responsible  paper  with  a  heinons 
crime,  and  beyond  a  dental  he  makes  no  attempt  to  vindicate 
himself.  The  paper  in  cold  type  calls  him  several  kinds  of  a 
scoundrel,  and  invites  him  to  sue  it  for  libel  and  thus  prove  his 
good  character.  But  he  does  nothing,  his  excuse  being  that  it  is 
not  advisable  to  sue  a  newspaper;  that  a  citizen  can  never  get 
justice  in  a  newspaper  suit.  That  is  surely  a  sad  commentary  on 
the  administration  of  justice  in  our  courts.  If  Bennett  were  any 
sort  of  a  man  he  would  make  the  Oakland  Times  prove  its 
charges.  But  then  some  men  are  wise  enough  to  let  well  erough 
alone. 

OUR  esteemed  contemporary  Money,  of  London,  In  a  recent 
issue,  announces  that  the  scheme  laid  out  by  the  California 
(Mexico)  Company  to  paper  Europe  with  sections  of  Lower  Cali- 
fornia, has  proved  a  fiasco.  This  is  a  subject  for  congratulation. 
The  next  time  any  one  attempts  to  get  away  with  this  delectable 
portion  of  the  globe  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  they  will  spend  some 
money  in  making  it  fit  for  human  habitation.  It  is  all  very  well 
talking  about  what  can  be  done  with  the  land  by  the  introduc- 
tion of  water,  but  the  lack  of  that  most  essential  commodity 
should  be  supplied  by  artificial  means  a  transfer  of  ownership  is 
made  to  innocent  purchasers  from  abroad, 

Fine  Pocket-books  and  Card-Cases. 


Everybody  should  see  the  handsome  leather  silver-mounted 
pocket-books  and  card-cases  at  Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co.'s  establishment, 
at  741-743  Market  street.  They  are  the  handsomest  shown  here  for 
a  long  time.  There  are  combination  pocket-books  and  card-cases  and 
single  books  and  cases.  They  come  in  fine  lizard,  alligator,  seal  and 
grain  calfskins.  All  the  mountings  and  ornaments  are  guaranteed 
to  be  of  sterling  silver,  and  are  warranted  not  to  tarnish.  The  de- 
signs on  the  covers,  wrought  in  sterling  silver,  are  various,  and  all 
are  light  articles.  There  is  also  a  fine  collection  of  gentlemen's  card- 
cases  and  purses.  Visitors  to  the  store  should  also  examine  the 
beautiful  booklets  of  California  wild  flowers,  and  the  collections  of 
cards  to  which  pressed  flowers  are  affixed.  No  more  beautiful  or  ap- 
propriate presents  for  Eastern  or  foreign  friends  could  be  imagined 
than  these.  The  fair  correspondents  should  get  one  of  the  neat  sets 
of  sealing-wax,  candles  and  seal  for  their  correspondence. 

Special  attention  eiveu  to  nil  cases  recommended  by  family  physicians 
free  of  charge.  C.  Muller,  refraction  specialist,  135  Montgomery  street, 
near  Bush. 


June  18,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


LATEST    TENNIS    NEWS. 


TUB  OODrUatSan  Rafael  have  been  in  constant  demand.  Last 
Sunday  the  Hoffman  brothers.  Yates,  Tobtn  and  \V.  H.  Tay- 
lor. Jr..  pave  some  interesting  exhibitions  of  tennis.  Taylor  and 
B.  Hoffman  beat  J.  Tobln  and  0  Hoffman,  6  2.  S.  Hoffman  de- 
feated 0.  EL  Yates.  6-3,  6-3,  and  in  turn  was  defeated  by  his 
brother,  &  1.  Yates  beat  0.  Hoffman.  6-2.  7-5,  and  Tobin  was 
defeated  by  Hoffman  in  one  sett,  by  7-.i.  ft  is  very  hard  to  speak 
about  champion  Taylor's  game,  as  one  can  never  tell  what  he 
will  do  until  one  sees  him  badly  pressed  in  a  match.  Then,  and 
not  until  then,  does  the  champion  show  that  form  wbicb  has 
brought  him  fame.  Careless  as  he  often  seems  to  be  in  practice. 
bis  coolness  and  pluck,  as  well  as  bis  superior  playing,  brings 
him  out  in  his  true  light,  and  we  have  no  doubt  that  he  will  re- 
tain bis  title  this  year. 

Last  Sunday,  another  little  subscription  tournament  was  held 
at  the  California  Club,  and  it  proved,  as  its  successor,  to  be  very 
interesting.  The  rain,  however,  prevented  its  being  brought  to 
a  close;  but  some  of  the  best  matches  were  played  in  the  early 
afternoon.  The  most  exciting,  perhaps,  was  that  played  between 
Stetson,  who  received  J.  15  and  2  bisques,  and  G.  V.  Gray.  It  was 
won  by  Stetson,  after  some  brilliant  tennis  from  both  men,  by 
7-5,  7-5.  The  match  between  Field  and  Code  was  interesting  in 
the  first  sett,  but  the  second  sett  was  not  so  well  contested. 
Preliminary  round — Gray  beat  Bradshaw,  receiving  30,  6-2,  6-3. 
Byes,  O'Connor.  Moore,  Stetson,  Casey,  Carrigan,  Field  and  Code. 
First  round — O'Connor  beat  Moore,  receives  15,  7-6,  1-6,  6-4. 
Stetson  receives  $.15  and  2  bisques,  beat  G.  V.  Gray,  7-5,  7-5. 
Carrigan  beat  Casey,  receives  J. 30,  6-4,  6-4.  Field  beat  Code,  7-5, 
6-1.  In  the  second  round,  O'Connor  receiving  15  from  Stetson, 
brought  the  score  in  the  first  sett  to  10  all,  when  the  rain  stopped 
the  games.     They  will  be  finished,  however,  to-morrow. 

Some  matches  in  the  Stetson  tournament  were  played  Saturday 
and  Sunday.  S.  Hoffman  beat  Stetson,  6-4,  2-6,6-4;  McGuire 
beat  S.  Hoffman,  7-5,  0-6,  6-3;  O.  Hoffman  beat  G.  V.  Gray, 
7-5,  4-6,  6-2;  P.  Moore  beat  Drown,  7-5,  6-4;  A.  Carrigan  beat 
W.  O'Connor,  6-2,  6-1.  Then  came  the  match  of  the  day,  be- 
tween J.  A.  Code  and  Field.  The  first  sett  was  won  by  Code, 
6-0,  Field  getting  only  seven  points  in  the  whole  sett,  and  one 
was  from  a  double  fault  made  by  Code.  In  the  second  sett  Field 
braced  up,  and  after  some  fine  tennis,  won  by  6-4.  In  the  fifth 
game,  Code  had  40  love,  and  lost  the  game.  Moreover,  be  made 
no  less  than  three  double  faults  in  the  sett  in  critical  places.  The 
third  and  last  sett  was  severely  contested,  and  after  a  desperate 
struggle,  was  captured  by  Field,  who  thus  won  the  match  by  two 
setts  to  one,  0-6,  6-4.  6-3. 

The  great  international  match  between  England  and  Ireland 
has  been  played  at  Dublin,  and  the  home  team  was  victorious  by 
5  matches  to  4.  The  brothers  Braddeley  were  beaten,  first  by  Clay- 
ton and  Mahony,  3-6,  6-4,  6-2,  and  secondly,  by. Pica  and  Stoker, 
6-3,  6-2. 

The  Irish  championship  has  been  played,  and  below  we  give 
the  first  two  rounds.  The  Allcomer  will  be  called  upon  to  play 
Mr.  E.  W.  Lewis,  the  present  holder.  Mr.  Campbell  was  unable 
to  play,  as  he  sprained  bis  ankle,  playing  with  Mr.  Lewis.  It  is 
an  odd  fact  that  Mr.  R.  D.  Sears  did  exactly  the  same  thing  on 
his  arrival  in  Ireland  from  the  United  States.  Meers  was  de- 
feated by  E.  Renshaw,  6-1,  6-0,  6-1,  and  it  will  be  remembered 
that  Meers  beat  E.  Renshaw  at  the  covered  court  championship 
by  6-4,  6-2,  6-0.     Pastime   says,    "  How   ought  these  players  be 

handicapped?"     Irish    Championship First  round:      H.   Bad- 

deley  beat  H.  W.  Boyd,  5-7,  7-5,  6-4,  6-4;  W.  Baddeley  beat  M. 
F.  Goodbody,  10-8,  6-3,  6-2;  Mabony  beat  Chipp,  6-2,  6-4,  3-6, 
6-3;  Stoker  beat  Gore,  6-1,  6-3,  7-5.  There  were  several  other 
matches  of  leBser  importance.  In  the  second  round  H.  Baddeley 
defaulted  to  his  brother.  Whiteside  beat  Mahony,  1-6,  8-6,  6-2, 
7-5;  Stoker  beat  Chapman,  4-6,  6-4,  9-7,  6-1;  Pirn  beat  Barlow, 
6-4,  6-3,  4-6,  0-6,  6-4;  Renshaw  beat  Meers,  6-1,  6-0,  6-1.  The 
only  match  which  was  uneven  was  that  between  Renshaw  and 
Meers,  but  the  match  between  Pirn  and  Barlow  was  intensely 
exciting.  Barlow,  though  defeated,  won  23  games  to  the  22  of 
his  opponent.  A  glance  through  the  scores  will  show  how  severe  the 
matches  were.  We  hope  the  matches  at  San  Rafael  will  be  as  good. 


MICE'S 

Baking 
Powder: 

Used  in  Millions  of  Homes — 40  years  the   Standard. 


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Its  Uniform  Quality,  Convenience  and  economy  render 
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ordinary  cream  or  milk  may  be  put. 

Sold  by  Grocers  and  Druggists  Everywhere. 

Write  for  our  Infant  Food  circular  and  Highland 
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ladies  and  children. 
A  refined  home  with  the  best  educational  advantages. 

Next  Term  Opens  August  1,  1892. 

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Studio— 26  Montgomery  Street,  Room  8. 

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Professor  of  VOCAL  MUSIC  AT  MILLS'  COLLEGE  (18th  year),  desires 
to  announce  that  hs  will  give  Lessons  at  his  office,  his  residence,  or  at  the 
residence  of  the  pupil. 

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San  Francisco. 

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Liquor,  Morphine  and  Cocaine  habit  that  has  cured  hundreds  of  peo- 
ple without  a  single  accident  or  a  single  failure.  Perfectly  safe  and 
beneficial,  rather  than  otherwise,  to  the  general  health.  By  this  sys- 
tem the  patients  lose  all  desire  for  stimulants  and  narcotics  in  less 
than  a  week,  and  within  four  weeks  are  radically  cured.  It  has  cured 
patients  in  the  Eastern  States  that  the  celebrated  Keeley  treatment 
failed  to  cure. 

City  patients  may  be  treated  at  their  own  homes,  while  those  from 
a  distance  can  be  supplied  with  excellent  accommodations  at  very 
reasonable  rates.    All  cases  confidential. 

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HARNESS! 


If  you  want  a  reliable  harness  that  will  stand  some  service  go  to  a 

house  that  is  staying  in  the  business  and  has  some  regard 

for  its  reputation. 

W.  DAVIS  &  SON,  410  Market  Street,  San  Francisco. 

Are  not  closing  out,  and  require  no  white  signs  to  help  sell  their 
harness.    No  shoddy  leather  used.    Harness  from  $6  50  a  set  up. 

HENRY  C.  HYDE 

ATTORNEY     AND      COUNSELOR  -  AT  -  LA.W. 

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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  18,  1892. 


'LOVE  ME  AND  LEAVE  ME  NOT."— London  World. 


"Nerissa  gives  to  Gratiaao  a  ring,  with  the  '  posy  '  or  motto,  '  Love  me 
and  leave  me  not.'  " — Merchant  of  Venice. 

"  Love  rue  and  leave  me  not," 
Thus  saith  the  posy-ring; 
Ah!  'twas  a  pleasant  lot, 
Sitting  by  thee,  to  sing 
"  Love  roe  and  leave  me  not." 
"  Love  me  and  leave  me  not," 
Thus  saith  the  posy-ring; 
Sweet  words,  but  soon  forgot. 
Lonely  I  sit,  and  sing 
"  Love  me  and  leave  me  not." 


'ONE    AT    A    TIME,    GENTLEMEN. 


THE    GIDDY    GIRL. 


**  TN  the  spring  the  giddy  maiden  on  the  streeet  again  appears; 
1  in  the   spring   the   giddy  girlet  oft  provokes  us  unto  tears." 
Truly,  this  is   the  season  of   the  giddy  girl,  the  lair  young  crea- 
ture,  who  sans  sense,  sans  fear,    sans   everything    which  is    in- 
cluded in  the  compendium  of  dignified  womanhood,  throws  her- 
self into  the  maelstrom  of  metropolitan  life,  and  giggles  and  laughs 
along  her  giddy  way  until  some  too  indulgent  parent  rescues  the 
girly  from  herself,  and  shows  her  the  error  of  her  ways.     June, 
July  and  August  are  the  chrysalis  months  for  thousands  of  the 
fairest  of  their  sex.     It  is  in  these  months  that  the  sweet  girl 
graduates,  having  throw-n  off  the  scholastic  harness,  aud   braced 
themselves  in  the  more  startling  and   more  trying  red  satin  sus- 
penders, which   are  now   all  the  rage  among  girls  with  brothers, 
go  out  into  the  world  to  conquer  or — to  dye.     Most  of  tbem  dye. 
These  are  the  months  when  the  life   of  a  young  man  who  has 
taken  apartments  at  a  summer  resort   becomes  a  burden  to  him. 
The  poor,    misguided   youth   imagines  that  hliss  is  his  when  he 
finds  himself  in  the  centre  of  a  crowd  of  pretty  young  things, 
but  quickly  is  the  illusion   dispelled,  for  it  is  soon  demonstrated 
that  instead  of  brains,  the  fair  girlies  have  only  an  assortment  of 
facts  about  ancient  history,  and  a  few   bright  (?)  remarks  con- 
cerning Mrs.  Smith's  toilet  or  the  color  of  Miss  Jones'  bathing 
suit.     But  the  giddy   girl's  gushiness  often  compensates  for  her 
woeful  lack  of  everything  else  that  is  interesting.     All  giddy  girls 
are  gushers,  and  the  gusher  is  the   most  interesting  curiosity  to 
be  found  in  a  summer's  search.     There  is  some  slight  satisfaction 
in  being  gushed  over.     It  is   a  momentary  satisfaction,  like  the 
pull  at  a  mint  julep;  but,  like    the  straw  after  the  pull  at  the 
julep,  there  is  nothing  in  it,  after  all.     We  advise  all  giddy  girlets 
who  have  not  yet  become  gushers  to  acquire  that  accomplishment 
at  once.     It  costs  no  effort,  smooths  the  ruffled  brow  of  the  other- 
wise bored  escort,  and  you  are  likely  to  make  a  killing  before  the 
season  is  over.     Also  acquire  the  habit  of  sighing.     A  sigh  may 
often  be  used  with  telling  effect,  and  besides,  gives  the  sigher  the 
reputation  of  being  of  a  deeply  sentimental  and   affectionate  na- 
ture, while  in  fact  she  may  be  suffering  from  indigestion  or  tight 
lacing.     These  two  causes  and  love  are  the  only  known  origin  of 
sighs,  and  while  a  young  man  is  wondering  which  your  sigh  was 
caused  by,  it  will  keep  him  guessing.     As  long  as  you  can  keep 
him  guessing,  girls,  you  have  him  on  the  hooks;  so  do  not  over- 
look the  importance  of  the  deeply-drawn  breath.     It  has  been 
suggested  by  one  who  has  had  much  and  terrible  experience  with 
the  giddy  girl,  that  every  first-class  summer  hotel  present  to  each 
single  gentleman  guest  a  list  of  the  single  ladies  resident  at  the 
place,  with  the  announcement  made  on  the  card   whether  or  not 
the  girly  is  giddy  or  a  gusher.     Then  worn-out  judges  and  other 
professional  men,  whose  gray  matter  requires  a  long  rest,  might 
meet  the  giddy  creatures  in  the  "  gushery,"  which   should  be  at- 
tached to  all  hotels,  and  enjoy  themselves,    while  the    society 
young  men,  those  martyrs  to  the  terrible  demands  of  the  latter- 
day  conventionalities,  might  give  the  remnant  of  their  brains  a 
tonic,  by  conversation  with  some   matured  and  sensible  women. 

A  HUMOROUS  scene,  illustrating  the  force  of  habit,  was  wit- 
nessed in  Oakland  on  Tuesday  fast.  A  horse  on  the  Four- 
teenth-stret  car-line  broke  from  his  moorings  and  ran  away.  He 
had  been  working  steadily  on  the  road  for  years  past,  and  toe  re- 
sult was,  that  during  his  flight  he  kept  between  the  tracks  with 
as  much  precision  as  if  it  were  certain  doom  to  get  outside  of  the 
metals.  The  most  laughable  feature  of  the  whole  thing  was, 
that  at  the  switches  he  even  went  around,  according  to  the  rule  of 
the  road,  and  when,  after  a  run  of  about  half  a  mile,  be  got  to  the 
terminus,  he  actually  stopped,  and  was  preparing  to  turn,  when 
he  was  captured. 

STEVE  GAGE  and  Judge  Greene,  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Ala- 
meda county,  had  a  lively  time  of  it  on  the  streets  in  Oakland, 
the  other  night,  They  gesticulated  frantically,  they  indulged  ad 
libitum  in  Goquelin  oratory  with  their  hands  and  faces,  and,  in 
fact,  had  such  a  remarkable  session  that  an  Examiner  reporter, 
who  was  near  by,  wrote  it  up  that  they  were  having  a  big  row 
over  the  water  front  trouble.  It  was  only  a  political  disturb- 
ance, however.  The  relative  merits  of  Blaine  and  Harrison  were 
being  hauled  over  the  coals,  and  the  recording  angel  had  to  take 
notes  in  shorthand,  so  as  to  keep  track  of  the  accounts  to  be 
charged  up  to  tach  of  the  speakers. 


ONE  of  the  best  raconteurs  now  in  the  city  is  Charles  E.  Verner, 
the  Irish  actor,  who  will  appear  at  the  Alcazar  next  Monday. 
He  is  a  bright,  jolly  Irishman,  with  an  illimitable  fund  of  good 
stories,  all  of  which  are  told  in  the  most  entertaining  manner,  and 
have  the  additional  advantage  of  being  new.  It  was  at  the  Bald- 
win Hotel  the  other  night  that  he  held  a  laughing  crowd  for  sev- 
eral hours  with  his  tales.  One  of  the  best  he  told  was  about 
Michael  Gunn,  the  proprietor  of  the  Gaiety  Theatre,  in  Dublin. 
Michael  had  a  pet  parrot  which  he  valued  highly,  and  whose 
cage  was  in  the  box-office.  The  accommodations  at  the  Gaiety, 
it  seems,  are  somewhat  more  primitive  than  those  at  first-class 
American  theatres,  for  Michael  officiated  himself  at  the  only 
ticket  window,  and  always  had  a  hard  time  selling  tickets  to  the 
many  people  who  crowded  up  for  them.  The  pleasure-seekers 
would  thrust  their  hands  containing  the  money  through  the 
window,  and  as  they  pushed  and  struggled,  would  loudly  demand 
tickets.  Michael,  however,  took  matters  coolly,  and  in  answer 
to  the  demands  of  his  patrons,  would  simply  say,  gently,  »  One 
at  a  time,  gentlemen;  one  at  a  time."  The  favorite  polly,  who 
had  observed  the  daily  procedure,  and  listened  to  its  master's 
gentle  protest  for  some  time,  finally  learned  and  took  up  the  re- 
frain, and  as  the  hands  were  thrust  toward  Michael,  the  bird 
joined  with  him  in  saying,  »  One  at  a  time,  gentlemen;  one  at  a 
time."  One  day  the  parrot  disappeared.  In  some  way  it  had 
escaped  from  its  cage,  and  had  taken  flight  far  afield.  Gunn 
offered  £20  reward  for  its  return,  but  nowhere  could  Polly  be 
found.  Some  weeks  afterwards,  Michael  was  traveling  along  the 
Wicklow  road  with  his  wife,  musing  on  the  uncertainties  of  a 
theatrical  life  and  the  keeping  of  parrots,  when  his  attention  was 
attracted  by  a  great  flock  of  crows  hovering  about  a  high  tree. 
Now  and  again  the  crows  would  dart  into  the  tree,  caw  loudly, 
and  then  dart  out  again.  All  were  greatly  excited.  As  Michael 
watched  them,  he  suddenly  heard  a  still,  small  voice  calling 
plaintively,  "  One  at  a  time,  gentlemen;  one  at  a  time."  "Be 
the  powers,"  cried  Michael,  "  there's  me  missing  parrot,"  and 
jumping  from  the  buggy,  he  rushed  across  the  boggy  fields  to- 
ward the  tree.  And  there,  high  up  in  the  branches,  Michael  saw 
his  poor  parrot,  almost  bare  of  feathers,  besieged  by  the  crows, 
who  attacked  him  from  all  sides,  and  poor  Polly,  in  Michael's 
plaintive  tones,  was  saying:  "  One  at  a  time,  gentlemen;  one  at 
a  time." 


CAPTAIN  JOHN  SLOAN,  an  English  gentleman  of  great  renown, 
returned  Wednesday  from  Martinez,  where  he  has  been  spend- 
ing a  couple  of  weeks  with  Captain  English  of  the  British  ship 
Glencaird,  and  visiting  other  ships  of  the  British  fleet  of  merchant 
vessels  lying  in  Suisun  Bay  awaiting  grain  cargoes.  The  Captain 
has  been  an  honored  guest,  and  returns  to  the  city  loaded  with 
presents  and  trophies  of  the  regatta  lately  held  at  Martinez. 
Among  the  former  is  an  English  yachting  cap,  and  so  pleased  is 
the  Captain  with  this  piece  of  headwear  that  it  is  said  he  sleeps  in 
it.  He  has  now  settled  down  to  directing  his  shipping  business, 
but  no  one  meets  him  without  hearing  him  say:  '■  What  fine  fel- 
lows those  are  at  Martinez;  why,  a  chap  would  think  he  was  on 
the  Thames  to  meet  them  all  at  Martinez." 


Little  lord  Fduotleroy^ 
QUAKER  FILLED  WHITE  OATS  I 


Junr  18    1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


THE    JULEP    PASSETH    BY.~r.Miti   Ibpfet. 


Adieu,  ye  who  made  winter  merry— 

Ye  hum  per?  of  snow-days  gone  by!  — 
Ye  cocktails  topped  oO  with  a  cherry. 

Ye  toddies  of  Scotch  and  of  rye. 

Go!  back  on  your  cellar-shelves  lie, 
To  Hades  by  Charon's  dark  ferry. 
From  Gotbaratown   west  to  the  prairie, 

Mint-julep  is  queen  to  the  dry  1 
She  comes  like  a  fond  exhalation 

From  out  the  dear  south  with  its  sun, 
Its  rallies  of  love-meditation. 

Its  hills  with  its  blossoms  o'errun. 

Like  maids  Sited  with  frolic  and  fun, 
Green-wreathed  like  the  queen  of  creation, 

In  strawberries  jeweled,  she's  won 
To  our  thirsting  lips'  calm  adoration. 

envoi: 
Adieu,  then,  who  made  winter  merry — 

Ye  bumpers  of  snow-days  gone  by! 
From  Gotbamtown  west  to  the  prairie, 
Mint-julep  is  queen  to  the  dry! 

EARLY -DAY    BOHEMIANS. 

ABOUT  three  years  ago,  there  died  in  this  city  Frank  Turk, 
after  whom  one  of  San  Francisco's  principal  streets  was 
named.  Frank  was  an  ideal  Bohemian.  His  boon  companion 
was  Ned  Byrne,  also  a  Bohemian  sans  reproche.  Though  Turk 
was  a  lawyer,  and  for  many  years  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Assistant  Aldermen,  still  he  accumulated  no  shekels,  while  his 
bills  multiplied  so  fast  as  to  seriously  impair  his  credit  with  the 
local  tradesmen.  When  the  war  began  he  went  to  Washington, 
entering  the  employ  of  Jay  Cook  &  Co.'s  bank.  It  was  in  1867, 
or  thereabouts,  that  Byrne  also  entertained  a  desire  to  shake 
California's  dust  from  his  feet.  How  to  do  it,  was  the  problem. 
An  idea  finally  struck  his  cranium,  and  he  prepared  to  put  it  into 
effect.  Byrne  was  a  Notary  Public,  and  had  a  notice  appear  in 
the  Alta  California  that  all  persons  having  claims  against  Frank 
Turk — and  they  were  many — should  call  at  his  office  and  swear 
to  their  correctness.  About  five  hundred  of  them  came  in,  the 
Notary  receiving  one  dollar  for  each  claim  upon  which  he  put  his 
seal.  Then  Byrne  left  town,  going  South,  and  became  private 
secretary  to  General  John  W.  Dent,  Grant's  brother-in-law,  who 
ran  for  Governor  of  Mississippi,  but  was  defeated.  In  the  mean- 
time, Turk  heard  of  the  uses  to  which  his  name  and  debts  had 
been  put,  and  his  rage  was  fierce  against  his  former  friend.  Some 
years  later,  Byrne  went  to  Washington,  and  meeting  Turk,  was 
taxed  for  his  perfidy.  "Well."  observed  the  former,  "What 
could  I  do  ?     I  had  no  other  means  of  leaving  the  State." 

Bypne  is  now  dead,  but  hardly  forgotten  here.  It  was  in  1854 
or  1855  that  his  fame  was  at  its  zenith.  He  was  a  stylish  man, 
and  always  wore  a  boutonniere .  an  almost  unheard  of  extrava- 
vance  in  those  days.  At  that  time,  where  the  Occidental  Hotel 
now  stands,  was  a  concert  hall  built  by  Henry  Meiggs,  and 
called  Musical  Hall.  Stephen  Leacb,  his  sister,  Mr.  Buitler  and 
Mrs.  William  B.  Wells  were  the  principal  performers  at  the  con- 
certs, which  were  attended  by  all  the  society  people.  As  an  in- 
stance of  Byrne's  lavishness,  may  be  related  his  gift  to  the  belle 
he  escorted  to  one  of  the  rausicales.  Miss  Maggie  Middleton,  the 
sister  of  Sam  Middleton,  was  the  handsomest  young  woman  in 
local  swelldom  at  that  period.  She  afterwards  married  Mr.  Mor- 
rison, long  the  paying  teller  at  the  Bank  of  California,  and  still 
resides  in  this  city.  Upon  the  occasion  referred  to,  Ned  Byrne 
was  Miss  Middleton's  attendant,  and  before  calling  for  her  he 
made  a  visit  to  the  sole  nursery  in  San  Francisco,  in  St.  Ann's 
Valley — now  the  Baldwin  Hotel  block — and  bought  for  fifty  dol- 
lars a  single  white  camelia,  which  his  fair  friend  wore  to  the  con- 
cert. Flowers  were  dear  then,  and  Byrne  doubtless  sacrificed  his 
last  cent  for  the  purchase. 

HANOVER    AND    THE    MONTH    OF    MAY. 


BESIDES  Her  Majesty  Victoria  having  been  born  in  the  merry 
month  of  May,  the  month  has  brought  many  natal  days  to 
members  of  the  Royal  House  of  Hanover,  among  whom  were 
Queen  Sophie  Charlotte,  wife  of  King  George  III.,  born  in  May, 
1744;  Queen  Caroline,  cousin  and  wife  of  the  Prince  Regent  George 
IV.,  born  May,  1768;  Princess  Frederica,  wife  of  the  second  son 
of  George  III.,  born  May,  1767;  Princess  Elizabeth,  seventh 
child  of  George  III.,  born  May,  1770;  Prince  George,  son  of  the 
Duke  of  Cumberland,  born  May,  1819;  the  Princess  Louise  of 
Wales' little  daughter,  born  May,  1891;  the  Princess  Helena  of 
England  and  Schleswig-Hoistein,  born  May,  1846;  the  Duke  of 
Connaught,  born  May,  1850;  Prince  Leopold  of  Battenberg,  born 
May,  1889;  and  the  Princess  Victoria  Mary  of  Teck,  born  May, 
1867.  The  late  Duke  of  Cumberland  was  married  in  May,  1815; 
the  late  Prince  Adolphus,  Duke  of  Cambridge,  was  married  in 
May,  1818;  Prince  Henry  of  Prussia  was  married  in  May,  1888; 
and  the  late  Prince  Edward,  Duke  of  Kent  and  Strathearn,  and 
Earl  of  Dublin,  the  lamented  father  of. Queen  Victoria,  was  mar- 
ried in  May,  1818. 


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Used  in  the  U.  S.  Army  and  by- 
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Cleveland's  is  the  standard,  it 
never  varies,  it  does  the  most  woik, 
the  best  work  and  is  perfectly  whole- 
some. 

But  your  own  experience  is  better 
than  anybody's  u  say  so,"  and  your 
own  experience  will  show  you  that 
Cleveland's  baking  powder  is  the 
strongest  and  the  best.     Try  it. 

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Special  attention  given  to  getting  up  exhibitions  for  Fourth  of  July  or 
the  campaign. 

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Manufacturers  of  aud  Dealers  in 

Boilers,  Engines,  Pumps  and  Machinery  of  Every  Description. 

Patent  Lead-Lined    Coupled   Tubing,  for    use  as 

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Furnishes  Clean  Towels  at  tUe  following  low  rates: 

Clean  Hand  Towels  each  week.  $1.00  per  month;    12  Clean  Hand  Towels 
each  week,  ?1  50  per  month ;  4  Clean  Roller  Towels  each  week,  $1.00  per 
6  month;  6  Clean  Roller  Towels  each  week,  $1.26  per  month. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June   18,  1892. 


'  We   Obey    no    Wand    but    Pleasure's." — Tom  Moore. 


THE  only  new  thing  at  the  theatres  this  week  has  been  The 
Cruiskeen  Lawn  at  the  Bush.  The  title  is  a  taking  one,  but  the 
discovery  by  the  audience  that  the  "  Cruiskeen  "  is  empty,  save 
for  a  dry  legal  paper  hidden  therein,  may  detract  somewhat  from 
the  "  spirit  "  of  the  suggestion.  The  play  is  like  its  Celtic  con- 
geners— "  good  for  those  who  enjoy  that  sort  of  thing  " — but  the 
additions  and  side-issues  by  Dan  McCarthy  and  his  company 
make  it  livelier  than  the  ordinary.  If  something  of  the  »  Re- 
member-boy-ye're-Oirish "  claptrap  were  knocked  out  of  the 
dialogue,  the  resulting  gap  would  be  an  improvement.  Among 
the  most  enjoyable  interpolations  are  the  Irish  pipes,  as  manipu- 
lated by  a  modern  "  Paddy  the  Piper,"  and  the  «  dancing  down  " 
jigs  by  the  company,  especially  that  of  Zelda  Worth.  The  weird 
dance  of  the  skeleton  against  a  cheerful  tombstone  background, 
while  in  perhaps  doubtful  taste,  is  funny,  without  any  »  perhaps," 
in  the  mingling  of  uncanny  and  grotesque  in  its  lightning  like  move- 
ments. To-night  and  to-morrow  night  are  the  last  of  the  Cruis- 
keen, and  the  Bush  will  doubtless  be  well  filled,  as  it  has  been 
through  the  week. 

In  connection  with  The  Police  Patrol,  which  begins  an  engage- 
ment at  the  Bush  next  Monday  night,  a  funny  story  is  told — 
funny  to  all  but  the  manager  of  the  show.  This  official  has  a 
genius  for  advertising,  in  which,  however,  he  has  not  quite  the 
same  faith  as  before  he  reached  Detroit  on  this  trip.  While  at 
that  city  he  was  struck  with  a  bright  idea  for  a  telling  but  inex- 
pensive advertisement.  Having  arranged  with  a  friend  to  play 
his  part,  the  manager  sent  out  his  patrol  wagon  and  team,  with 
four  "  made-up"  policemen  in  charge,  the  latter  having  orders  to 
proceed  to  a  certain  well-known  saloon,  where  the  friend  would 
be  waiting,  arrest  him  before  the  crowd,  and  bring  him  to  the 
theatre.  The  plan  was  worked  as  laid,  with  a  trifling  exception. 
The  pretended  police  reaching  the  spot,  saw  emerging  from  the 
saloon  a  solid-looking  man  answering  the  description,  clapped 
him  on  the  shoulder  and  informed  hira  that  he  was  under  arrest. 
In  spite  of  his  struggles,  he  was  carried  off,  literal  kicking,  and 
taken,  not  to  jail,  as  he  expected,  but  to  the  theatre,  an  immense 
crowd  in  its  wake  shouting  its  surprise  at  seeing  so  prominent 
and  respected  a  citizen  in  charge  of  the  po.ice.  On  alight- 
ing, ruffled  in  clothes  and  temper,  it  was  to  threaten  the  direst 
penalty  of  the  law  aga;nst  all  concerned.  They  had  taken  the 
wrong  man,  and  his  threats  were  prevented  of  fulfillment  only 
by  abject  apologies  and  explanations,  with  the  wind-up  of  a 
champagne  supper.  Then  the  placated  butt  of  the  joke  insisted 
on  its  being  played  again  on  a  friend  of  his;  but  the  manager, 
after  footing  the  bill,  concluded  that  he  would  rely  for  the  future 
on  "  space  ads,"  at  regular  ratea. 

#  *  » 
The  Merry  Monarch  has  its  last  production  at  the  Baldwin  this 
evening.  Monday  night  Francis  Wilson  will  show  himself  to 
the  public  which  he  has  so  completely  captured,  as  the  lion- 
tamer  in  the  opera  of  that  name.  Expectation  is  high,  and  a 
brilliant  array  of  first-nighters  may  be  looked  for,  in  spite  of  the 
midsummer  hegira.  The  advertisement  inserted  in  the  daily  pa- 
pers for  a  pair  of  Shetland  ponies  gives  a  captivating  sniff  of  the 
odor  of  sawdust,  which  adds  no  little  to  the  general  anticipation. 
That  •«  boys  will  be  boys  "  may  be  open  to  cavil  for  the  lingual 
strict  constructionist,  but  that  men  will  be  boys  when  the  circus 
is  mentioned  is  an  undisputed  axiom.  Even  a  comic  opera  cir- 
cus on. the  Baldwin  stage  has  a  fascinating  flavor  of  rejuvenes- 
cence to  the  grown-up  theatre  goer,  however  blase  he  would  like 
to  believe  himself. 

.  ,. 

The  libretto  of  The  Lion  Tamer  is  derived  from  the  French,  the 
songs  and  text  in  Mr.  Wilson's  production  being  by  Cheever 
Goodwin.  The  music  was  written  by  Richard  Stahl,  and  the  or- 
chestration is  by  John  Philip  Sousa,  director  of  the  United  States 
Marine  Band,  which  was  recently  heard  here,  The  story  is  that 
of  a  French  petty  official,  who  has  become  a  lion-tamer  on  his 
marriage  with  a  beautiful  circus-rider.  The  fate  of  the  unfledged 
manager  overtakes  him,  unpaid  salaries  and  clamorous  claims 
making  a  lion's  den  appear  a  sweet  refuge.  Numerous  suitors 
for  his  handsome  wife's  favor  complete  his  complication  of  woes, 
and  he  finally  resolves  to  pretend  to  have  drowned  himself,  that 
Angelina  may  come  into  undisputed  possession  of  the  circus. 
The  first  act  closes  with  a  jolly  celebration  of  the  farr  manager's 
assuming  control.  In  the  second  act  Casimir  unearths  a  con- 
spiracy, extricates  a  fair  lady  from  a  hated  marriage,  marries  her 
himself,  and  finally  meets  Angelina  face  to  face.  Discovering 
that  she  has  been  true  to  him,  he  gets  rid  of  his  second  and  now 
superfluous  wife  by  the  opportune  discovery,  known  only  in 
comic  opera,  that  his  marriage  with  her  was  illegal.  Angelina 
has  proved,  as  is  sometimes  seen  outside  of  comic  opera,  a  better 
manager  than  her  husband,  pays  off  the  mortgages,  and  the  circus 


starts  on  a  new  career  of  prosperity,  with  the  "  only  original  lion 
tamer  "  as  its  stock  attraction. 

»  *  * 

Charles  E.  Verner,  the  versatile  Irish  actor,  will  appear  at  the 
Alcazar  on  Monday  evening,  in  Lach-na-Garran  (The  Lake  of  the 
Wild  Horse).  It  is  a  drama  by  William  Carleton,  founded  on  the 
popular  tale  of  "  William  Riley."  Mr.  Verner  will  be  three 
weeks  at  the  Alcazar,  and  will  present  a  new  play  each  week. 
He  is  one  of  the  best  presenters  of  Irish  dramas  of  the  day,  and 
should  score  a  big  success. 

*  *  * 

Donnelly  and  Girard  will  follow  Frank  Daniels  at  the  Cali- 
fornia, Monday  night,  June  20th.  Farce-comedy  again,  yet 
nothing  could  be  more  distinct  from  Daniels' quiet,  quaint  humor 
than  the  rough-and-tumble,  rollicking  fun  of  the  Irish  comedians. 
Yet  the  fun  is  genuine  of  its  kind  and  the  stars  are  two  clever  men. 
Manager  8amuel  P.  Cox  has  re-written  and  reconstructed  the  fa- 
miliar piece,  till  he  declares  there  is  nothing  old  about  it  but  the 
name.  It  is  even  intimated  that  some  of  the  jokes  are  new,  but 
this  statement  we  are,  naturally,  not  expected  to  accept  without 
vouchers.  Most  of  the  company  are  new  here.  Miss  Amy  Ames 
heads  the  eight  "  pretty  girls  "  (everything  feminine  is  a  "  girl  "  in 
farce-comedy;  who  ever  heard  of  a  farce-comedy  woman?)  and 
will  sing,  in  Act  II.,  "  In  Gay  Attire."  Christopher  Bluff,  Whirlem 
O'Rourke,  and  Nois  E.  Howell  are  so  well  known  tbat  they  have 
come  to  be  regarded  with  kindly  indulgence  as  demented  but  not 
dangerous  old  friends,  and  will,  no  doubt,  find  a  host  to  welcome 
them  at  the  California,  Monday  night. 

*  »  * 

Manager  Cox,  of  tbe  Natural  Gas  company,  is,  by  the  way, 
credited  with  a  bon  mot.  A  pessimistic  acquaintance  asked  him, 
at  a  New  York  actors'  club,  one  evening: 

"  Why  *  Natural  Gas?'  I  never  heard  of  its  lighting  up  any- 
thing." 

"  Didn't?"  said  Cox ;  "  well,  it  does,  then." 

"  I'd  like  to  know  what." 

"  It  makes  light  hearts,"  said  the  manager,  with  a  laugh  which 
seemed  to  indicate  that  he  carried  such  an  article  about  his  own 
proper  person. 

*  •  * 

Erminie  has  made  a  genuine  hit  at  the  Tivoli  by  virtue  of  being 
a  thoroughly  good  performance  all  around.  Next  week  the  lively 
and  always  popular  opera,  La  Fille  de  Madame  Angot,  will  be 
played,  with  Belle  Thorne,  Gracie  Plaisted,  Ferris  Hartman,  Ed 
Knight,  George  Olmi,  Phil  Branson  and  Arthur  Messmer  in  the 
cast. 

*  *  « 

Mr.  Stockwell  has  evidently  no  faith  in  popular  superstitions, 
or  else  he  feels  sufficiently  secure  in  his  energetic  efforts  to  bid 
defiance  to  omens.  His  new  theatre  will  be  opened  on  Friday. 
The  opening  was  set  for  Thursday,  July  7th,  but  as  the  Daly  com- 
pany arrive  on  that  day  tbe  opening  has  been  put  off  to  the  fol- 
lowing Friday,  July  8th.  The  auction  sale  of  choice  seats  for  the 
opening  night  will  take  place  probably  at  the  Grand  Opera  House, 
July  6th,  under  the  auspices  of  Easton  and  Eldridge.  The  com- 
pany will  appear  first  in  As  You  Like  It.  Mrs.  John  Drew  will 
play  her  last  regular  engagement  with  the  Dalys  at  Stockwell's 
Theatre. 

*  *  * 

There  is  a  man  in  Chico  who  declares  himself  the  envy  of  all  his 
friends,  because  he  has  a  boy  of  circusable  age,  and  is  obliged  to 
accompany  him  to  the  show  whenever  it  comes  to  town.  It  is  a 
subject  of  wonder,  by  the  way,  how  many  grown  up  people  it 
takes  to  convey  one  small  t  oy  t  j  the  circus.  Whoever  doubts  this 
let  him  visit  Sells  Brothers'  Great  Show,  now  at  Central  Park, 
and  he  will  be  convinced.  The  boys  whose  parents  have  not 
taken  them  to  the  country  for  the  vacation  are  more  than  con- 
soled by  the  advent  of  Sells'  big  tents,  menagerie,  and  long  list  of 
equine  and  equestrian  talent.     The  circus  is  a  perennial  success. 

*  #  # 

Alfred  Wilkie  has  been  engaged  to  play  the  ringmaster  in 
Francis  Wilson's  production  of  The  Lion  Tamer  at  the  Baldwin, 
next  week.  The  fact  will  insure  some  good  singing,  if  there  be 
anything  to  sing. 

*  #  * 

Dr.  Carver's  Wild  West  show,  The  Scout,  will  open  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House  to-day,  at  popular  prices.  Dr.  Carver's  horses  are 
now  being  instructed  in  their  parts  by  the  cowboys  and  the  Mex- 
ican rough  riders,  and  a  large  force  of  mechanics  and  scenic  artists 
are  engaged  in  the  Opera  House,  building  the  huge  tank  that  is 
to  represent  the  river  over  which  the  heroine  of  this  truly  west- 
ern drama  makes  her  escape  over  a  bridge  thirty  feet  above  the 
roaring  torrent.  Immediately  after  the  escape  of  the  heroine  the 
Doctor  attempts  to  follow  her  on  a  pony,  but  is  prevented  from 
doing  so  by  the  Indians,  who  cut  away  the  bridge  the  moment  he 
enters  the  center  of  it,  hurling  tbe  steed  down  into  fifteen  feet  of 
water,  while  the  Doctor  saves  himself  by  catching  a  limb,  and 
hangs  suspended  for  a  time,  until  he  is  captured  by  his  dusky 
foes.  This  scene  is  described  by  tbe  Australian  press  as  being 
the  most  thrilling  ever  witnessed;  it  certainly  is  more  striking 
and  sensational  than  anything  heretofore  seen  upon  the  American 
stage.     The  last  scene  in  The  Scout  is  a  battle  between   the  Sioux 


June  18,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


»nd  tbe  cowboys,  wbfcb  is  made  highly  realistic,  by  the  Indians 
being  defeated  and  taking  to  the  water,  where  they  are  followed 
by  their  mounted  foe?,  and  this  huge  body  of  water  is  entirely 
filled  with  flying  Indians  and  cowboys  and  horses,  making  the 
most  novel  and  interesting  battle  scene  of  the  period. 
•  •  • 

Charles  Frohman's  comedy,  Oloriana,  will  follow  Francis  Wil- 
son at  the  Baldwin.  — The  entire  shipment  of  opera  chairs  for 
Stockwell's  Theatre  arrived  this  week  and  will  be  at  once  placed 
in  position. Ralph  Delmore  fractured  bis  leg  recently  in  Chi- 
cago and  ig  still  laid  up  in  the  windy  city. The  new  drop  cur- 
tain for  StocKwell's  Theatre  is  completed.  Its  subject  is  "  The 
Birth  of  Spring." JetTreys  Lewis  has  gone  to  Europe  to  cos- 
tume up  for  her  reappearance  here  at  Stockwell's  next  August  in 

a  new  play. The   Lost   Paradise,  adapted    from    the  German  of 

I.udwig  Fulda  by  Henry  C.  de  Mille,  will  soon  be  seen  at  the 
Baldwin.  Tbe  company  is  nearly  the  same  as  that  recently  here 
in  Men  and  Women.    Wm.  Morris  takes   the  part  of  the  hero,  and 

Maud  Adams  that  of  a  poor  little  factory  girl. Rafael  Joseffy, 

whose  star  as  a  pianist  has  never  paled  before  bis  most  brilliant 
successors,  is  set  down  for  an  American  tour  in  the  near  future. 
He  says  he  has  no  such  intention,  but  the  musical  papers  assert  the 

contrary,  and  all  music-lovers  will  prefer  to  believe  them. Brun- 

hiide,  Guiraud'd  unfinished  opera,  will  be  completed  by  Saint-Saens. 
—Tbe  New  York  Musical  Courier  calls  the  late  Patti  festival  a 
•*  fake."  Poor  Patti!  Could  she  only  have  received  from  nature, 
with  her  peerless  voice,  a  little  more  artistic  feeling  and  a  little 
less  feeling  for  pounds,  .shillings,  and  pence,  the  history  of  tbe  fu- 
ture   might  record    a    less    ignonimous    ending    to    a    brilliant 

career  than  she   seems  likely  to  achieve. Professor   Paine,  in 

The  Forum,  advocates  an  endowed  opera.  Chas.  E.  Locke  would 
agree  with  him. Miss  Elsie  Lincoln,  an  American  soprano,  re- 
cently made  a  successful  debut  in  London. Verdi,  tbe  veteran 

composer,  expresses  himself   with  generous  enthusiasm  in  favor 

of    Mascagni's  work. Master  Otto  Hegner,  tbe  boy  pianist,  is 

astonishing  London. An  Eastern  musical  paper  says :     "M'lle 

Decca  is  singing  in  San  Francisco  with  success."  If  Decca's  ob- 
ject was  merely  to  sing  she  made  a  success,  certainly.  She  sang. 
If  it  was  to  sing  well,  the  success  is  more  than  problematical. 

JOHN    AND    LORD    JONATHAN. 


AWAY- up  in  the  hills,  about  650  feet  above  sea  level,  nestling 
in  a  lovely  valley  on  the  northern  slope  of  grand  old  Tamal- 
pais,  towering  some  2,000  feet  above,  lies  the  reservoir  of  the 
Marin  County  Water  Company.  It  is  an  artificial  lake  of  about 
forty  acres  in  extent,  completely  surrounded  by  oaks,  redwoods, 
madrones  and  other  forest  trees  indigenous  to  that  region.  The 
company  has  stocked  the  lake  with  trout,  and  permits  are  freely 
given  to  parties  to  fish,  limiting  the  catch  to  a  reasonable  day's 
sport.  Great  care  is  taken  to  preserve  the  purity  of  the  water. 
On  account  of  these  privileges  the  place  is  daily  {Sundays  ex- 
cepted) resorted  to  by  tbe  denizens  of  San  Rafael,  Ross  Valley 
and  immediate  vicinity.  Visitors  are  strictly  enjoined  to  observe 
the  rules  of  the  company,  and  not  abuse  its  hospitality.  Un- 
fortunately the  latter  is  too  frequently  done,  and  the  guardian  of 
the  lake  has  been  obliged  at  times  to  eject  persons  who  should 
have  known  better  how  to  conduct  themselves.  One  of  the 
upright,  austere,  ascetic  residents  of  Ross  Valley  recently  drove 
his  handsome  team  up  there,  opened  the  gate,  went  in,  leaving 
the  gate  open,  and  on  departing  did  not  close  it,  the  result  being 
that  cattle  strayed  in.  Some  time  later  he  made  another  visit, 
but  this  time  the  gate  was  locked  and  the  keeper  had  to  be 
called.  When  the  permit  was  handed  out,  the  keeper  quietly 
tore  it  up  and  refused  permission  to  enter,  stating  the  cause — gate 
left  open  on  a  previous  visit.  Hot  words  ensued.  Threats  of  re- 
porting and  discharge  were  of  no  avail,  John  was  inexorable,  and 
the  other,  Lord  Jonathan,  went  home  full  of  wrath.  The  keeper 
was  not  discharged.  Later  on  a  party  having  a  permit  went  to 
tbe  lake,  were  admitted,  but  the  question  was  asked,  "  Does  Mr. 
Kittle,"  who  was  also  present,  "  belong  to  your  party?"  "Oh, 
no,"  said  Lord  Jonathan,  "  I  am  by  myself,"  and  he  tried  to  force 
his  way  in,  but  the  keeper  was  too  quick,  and  seized  the  horses' 
bead.  My  lord's  dander  was  up  and  blood  was  in  bis  eye. 
"Sirrah,"  said  he,  "  do  you  know  I  am  Mr.  Kittle?"  "By  my 
word,"  says  Keeper  John,  "  you  may  be  Mr.  Kittle,  Mr.  Pot, 
Mr.  Pan  or  any  other  utensil,  but  you  cannot  enter  here,  and  I 
advise  you  not  to  try  to  drive  over  me,  for  your  head  might  be 
cracked  before  you  moved  far."  The  mighty  man  drove  home 
again,  and  this  ended  bis  second  lesson.  The  poker  be  has  swal- 
lowed has  not  yet  been  digested,  and  he  is  as  upright  as  ever. 

For  a  clay's  outing,  no  prettier  spot  can  be  visited  than  Laundry 
Farm,  which  is  reached  over  the  California  Railway.  It  is  only  an 
hour  and  fifteen  minutes  from  this  city,  and  forty  minutes  from 
Oakland.  The  California  Railway  is  the  only  railway  running  direct 
to  Mills  Seminary.  Laundry  Farm  promises  to  be  one  of  the  most 
popular  picnic  grounds  in  the  State. 

The  place  to  go  for  the  most  enjoyable  meal  to  be  had  in  the  city, 
is  the  Original  Swain's  Bakery,  at  213  Sutter  street,  which  is  the  most 
popular  in  town  among  people  who  desire  pleasant  surroundings 
while  enjoying  a  fastidious  repast.  Its  service  is  always  incompar- 
able, its  menu  perfection  itself,  and  its  patronage  the  best  the  city 
affords. 


BALDWIN  THEATRE. 

AlHayxan  A  CO        .  ...Proprietor*.  I  ALFIUD  BOOTHS Mutineer. 

o<?«,yTW0  M,m'  Pertoraaucw  |    i,,„i  Matinee  8aturday  I    FRANCIS  WIL- 
SON aud  Company.  Oreal  Comic  Oporn  BuecoM, 

THE    MERRY   MONARCH! 
l   \  l  It  \ El  rK A EXTRA. 

MR.  WILSON'S  Second  Grand  Production,  CommeuctUR  Monday  Next, 
Jnne2Cth, 

THE   MOB   TAMER.   (A  Tale  of  tlie  Circus), 

Seats  Now  On  Sale. 


NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE. 

ilHiTMANi  Co ...Proprietors.  |  J.  J.  Gotti.ob    Manager. 

The  comedians.  lui\\i:i  l.v  A  UIRARU,  accompanied  by  MISS 
AMY  AMES,  in  the  greatest  of  all  farce  comedies, 

NATURAL  GAS, 

(In  A  New  Meter  ) 

THE  BUSH  STREET  THEATRE. 

M.  B.Leivitt Proprietor.  |  Chas.  P.  Hall Manager. 

Only  one  weeK!  Commencing  Monjay,  June  20th,  SCOTT  MARBLE'S 
Dramatic  Picture  of  Police  Life. 

"THE  POLICE  PATROL." 

Next  week,  June  27th,  MCCARTHY'S  MISHAPS. 

TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Keeling  Bros  Proprietors  and  Managers. 

Last  nights.  The  Great  New  York  Casino  Success, 
ERMINIE  1 

An  Emphatic  Hit !    House  Crowded  Every  Night. 

Next  Opera,  LA  I'll.I.E  I>E  MADAME  ANMOT. 
Popdlar  Prices 25c.  and  50c. 

GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Fred  C.  Wh  .tney Lessee  and  Manager. 

Beginning  To-night,  June  18th  Dr.  CARVER,  (The  Evil  Spirit  op  the 
Plains),  with  the  entire  great  original  WILD  AMERICA  t*>Jffl  F  AN  V,  in 

THE     SCOUT. 

Wild,  whirling,  delirious  excitement.  Wild  Sioux  Indian  braves  Wild 
cowboys  from  the  plains.  Wild  Weslera  characters.  Wild  Mexican  Rough 
Riders.  Wild  scouts  aud  guides.  Wild  horses  from  the  prairies.  Wild 
scenes  from  the  frontier.  Wild  plunges  into  the  water.  Wild  rushing 
riverd.    Four  acta  of  wild  realism. 

Popular  Prices— From  15c.  to  $t.    Box  office  now  open. 


Summer  Furnishing. 

For  country  or  town  house  an  appro- 
priate, comfortable  and  inexpensive 
manner  of  furnishing  for  the  summer 
season  is  with 

Straw  Mattings,  Rugs, 
and  Bamboo  Furniture. 

We  are  showing  a  very  large  and  at- 
tractive line  of  select  patterns  and 
novel  Colorings  in  CHINA  AND  JA- 
PAN MATTINGS,  all  of  which  are 
fresh  goods  made  expressly  to  our 
order. 

W.  &  J.  SL0ANE  &  CO., 

CARPETS,  FURNITURE,  UPHOLSTERY, 
WINDOW  SHADES. 

641-647  Market  Street. 

KM*  DB    Bush  *  Gerts  Pianos 
I1HDE  Parlor  Organs 

HAINES  Installments  Rentals 


A.  I.  Bancroft  &  Co. 
303  Sutter  St., S.F. 


PIANOS 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  18,  1892. 


QUID  NUNCS  are  prophesying  a  social  rivalry  the  coming 
winter  between  Mrs.  Will  Crocker  and  Mrs.  Frank  Carolan. 
It  appears  the  Chicago  bride  is  very  ambitious  of  playing  leader 
of  our  Four  Hundred.  Society  may  be  cerlain,  however,  that  if 
Mrs.  Crocker  chooses  to  exert  herself,  no  one  can  take  a  place 
ahead  of  her's  in  the  swim. 

»  *  # 

Should  Mrs.  Louis  Haggin  enter  the  lists,  she  may  triumph. 
Not  only  has  she  been  trained  to  shine  in  society  life  from  child- 
hood, but  her  advantages  of  residence  abroad;  her  familiarity 
with  several  foreign  languages,  and  above  all,  her  winning  per- 
sonality fit  her  for  taking  a  foremost  place  in  any  society.  San 
Francisco  is  to  bs  congratulated  upon  her  decision  to  dwell  among 

us  once  more. 

#  #  • 

One  of  the  prettiest  affairs  of  the  autumn  will  be  the  bazaar 
which  is  to  be  held  at  the  Presidio  under  the  management  of  Mrs. 
Graham.  This  energetic  and  charitable  lady  is  devoting  much 
time  to  the  perfecting  of  her  idea,  and  to  that  end  is  having  the 
assistance  of  some  charming  "  army  girls,"  who  are  all  busily 
employed  doing  all  kinds  of  fancy  work.  A  summer  resort  of  tbe 
truly  rural  kind  is  a  splendid  place  for  that  sort  of  thing.  But 
where  one  has  to  make  fresh  toilettes  every  three  hours,  eat, 
drink,  ride,  walk,  swim,  play  bowls,  tennis,  euchre,  and  indulge 
in  mild  flirtations  sandwiched  in  between,  it  will  be  seen  that  any 
kind  of  "  fancy  work  "  becomes  an  impossibility. 

#  *  # 

An  Eastern  tourist  was  commenting  the  other  day  upon  the  ap- 
pearance of  our  women,  as  seen  in  the  streets  and  at  places  of 
public  amiisemment.  Said  she:  "What  I  think  strikes  every 
stranger  is  the  frowsy  look  you  women  have  about  the  head. 
Now  with  us  in  the  East,  especially  in  New  York,  the  girls  take 
particular  care  to  have  their  hair  as  soft  and  smooth  as  satin,  the 
white  neck  and  behind  the  ears  being  clearly  and  cleanly  defined, 
which  gives  what  the  English  call  a  well-groomed  look.  But  I 
notice  the  girls  here  wear  their  hair  down  over  their  eyes  in  a 
tangled  mass,  and  certainly  the  back  and  side  view  has  a  rough, 
loose  effect.     "  Girls,  make  a  note  of  this  1 

There  is  nothing  slow  about  Frank  Lockwood,  of  Oakland, 
who,  by  the  way,  is  related  to  Belva  Lockwood,  who  once  upon 
a  time  aspired  to  the  Presidential  chair.  Five  days  ago,  a  young 
lady,  whom  he  bad  never  seen  before,  came  to  nurse  his  invalid 
mother.  It  was  mutual  love  upon  first  sight,  and  after  five  days' 
acquaintance  they  are  engaged  to  be  married. 

#  *  fl- 
it is  said  that  Francis  E.  Murphy,  tbe  great  temperance  evangel- 
ist, who  has  just  closed  his  services  this  week  in  Oakland,  keenly 
felt  the  slight  the  ministers  of  that  city  gave  him,  by  ignoring  his 
meetings,  and  not  co-operating  with  him,  as  the  clergy  of  other 
cities  have  always  done.  Rev.  Frank  Dixon,  of  the  Tenth-avenue 
Baptist  Church,  East  Oakland,  was  the  only  exception.  He  worked 
in  the  Murphy  meetings  continually,  and  lent  his  excellent  choir 
of  young  people  to  assist  in  the  singing,  besides  closing  his  church 
on  prayer  meeting  nights,  so  that  his  congregation  could  be  in  at- 
tendance. He  personally  helped  to  raise  money  to  carry  on  the 
good  work.  Rev.  Dr.  Heacock,  of  the  Eighth-avenue,  East  Oak- 
land, Methodist  Church ,  volunteered  the  use  of  his  church  toward 
the  end  of  the  cause. 

#  #  » 

Mrs.  Chambers,  of  Oakland,  whose  extraordinary  conduct 
brought  her  into  notoriety,  some  months  ago,  when  she  claimed 
to  be  the  spiritual  wife  of  an  illiterate  man  named  Warner,  has 
reappeared  in  Oakland.  Warner  was  sent  to  jail  for  six  months 
for  vagrancy,  during  which  time  Mrs.  Chambers  stood  by  him, 
in  spite  of  all  her  influential  friends  and  relatives  could  do.  After 
the  release  of  Warner  from  jail,  both  disappeared  from  public 
view,  after  those  interested  in  ber  welfare  had  failed  to  prove  her 
insane.  She  now  looms  up,  and  acknowledges  that  her  spiritual 
marriage  with  Warner  was  an  error,  and  that  the  parson  who 
wedded  them  was  his  Satanic  Majesty.  She  desires  that  her 
friends  will  notify  her  iegal  husband,  who  is  a  mining  expert  in 
South  America,  to  this  effect,  so  that  he  will  not  apply  for  a  di- 
vorce, and  will  continue  to  send  ber  $100  a  month,  which  ceased 
when  he  learned  that  she  was  using  it  to  support  Warner,  the 
spiritual  husband.  It  is  no  doubt  lack  of  finances  that  has  driven 
her  to  repentance.  It  is  extremely  doubtful  whether  she  will  be 
reinstated  in  Mr.  Chambers'  affections. 

#  #  # 

There  is  a  strange  state  of  affairs  in  a  household  on  Van  Ness 
avenue.  Some  two  weeks  ago,  the  only  daughter,  a  young  lady 
of  some  nineteen  years  of  age,  was  united  in  marriage  to  a  very 
estimable  young  man,  whose  first  name  is  Benjamin.     Now,  Ben- 


jamin has  a  twin  brother  Samuel,  who,  before  the  murriage,  al- 
ways made  his  identity  possible  by  wearing  light-colored  suits, 
his  brother  wearing  dark.  Samuel  loved  the  young  lady  as  much 
as  Ben,  and  knowing  the  similarity  in  looks,  copied  his  brother's 
style  of  dress,  so  that  now  not  even  their  mother  can  tell  them 
apart,  much  less  the  newly-wedded  bride.  Hence  the  hubbub. 
Knowing  full  well  that  Sam's  passion  for  her  will  not  listen  to 
reason,  and  is  such  as  to  make  him  contemplate  most  anything, 
she  hardly  knows  what  to  do.  She  may  be  kissing  her  brother- 
in-law  instead  of  her  husband.  In  fact,  she  can't  tell  her  own 
Benny  from  Sara,  and  the  latter  has  imposed  on  her  several  times. 
Of  course,  Ben  knows  Sam  and  Sam  knows  Ben,  but  who  can  tell 
them  apart  when  each  claims  to  be  Ben  ?  It  is  said  the  young 
lady  is  in  a  terrible  state  mentally,  and  contemplates  divorce,  or 
something  even  worse. 

*  •  # 

After  Mr.  Florian  Waldeck's  experience  at  the  Concordia  Club, 
last  December,  he  decided  to  make  a  name  for  himself  as  asocial 
magnate  and  introducer  of  fashions,  despite  his  lack  of  true 
symmetry  of  form.  He  has  suddenly  sprung  upon  the  unsus- 
pecting campers  at  Mill  Valley  an  effect  in  blonde  flannels  that  is 
truly  startling,  and  bis  advancement  up  tbe  ladder  is  thus  another 
round.  His  ambition  knows  no  bounds,  however,  and  at  some 
later  day  he  may  reach  the  top. 

*  *  * 

Gracie  Plaisted  denies  the  soft  impeachment  regarding  her 
toying  with  poker  chips.  She  says  she  never,  never  does  such  a 
thing. 

*  *  • 

Anyone  who  has  been  to  Castle  Crags  knows  what  great  work 
has  been  done  to  make  that  beautiful  resort  the  best  equipped  in 
t'je  State.  George Schoenwald,  of  Del  Monte,  has  given  the  Cas- 
tle his  unremitting  attention  for  two  months  past.  A  week  be- 
fore its  opening  he  came  to  this  city  to  make  final  arrangements 
for  a  chef  and  a  corps  of  cooks  and  waiters,  and  to  close  up  several 
other  matters.  After  completing  all  his  business  satisfactorily, 
he  heaved  a  sigh  of  relief,  and  said  to  himself  that  there  were  worse 
things  than  running  a  hotel,  after  all.  Going  down  the  street,  he 
met  Alexander  Tubbs,  of  Oakland.  »  Why,  hello,  Schoenwald," 
said  Tubbs,  »  what  sort  of  a  place  is  it  you  have  opened  up  there 
at  Castle  Crags?  My  people  have  been  up  there  for  a  week,  and 
they  have  made  several  complaints.  I  thought  that  was  going 
to  be  the  best  place  on  the  coast."  Schoenwald  threw  up  his 
bands  in  despair.  "  Oh,  Lord,"  he  gasped,  "  if  they  ^ofin  mak- 
ing complaints  before  they  get  into  the  hotel,  before  j  place  is 
opened,  what  can  I  expect  afterwards?"  And  he  continued  on 
his  way,  saying  to  himself,  "  The  hotel  man's  life  is  not  a 
happy  one."  The  Castle  was  not  opened  until  about  a  week 
after  the  Tubbs  complaint. 

Residence  at  Belvedere. 

One  who  has  not  enjoyed  a  visit  to  Belvedere  during  these  beauti- 
ful days  of  the  summer,  cannot  wholly  appreciate  the  glories  of 
California's  famous  climate.  Belvedere  is  without  a  doubt  the  most 
charming  residence  site  in  the  vicinity  of  San  Francisco.  Its 
great  popularity  can  in  no  manner  be  better  attested  than  by  the 
numerous  pretty  villas  which  adorn  its  wooded  hillsides  and  crowds 
of  San  Francisco's  best  people  who  find  residence  there.  The  lots 
are  being  rapidly  bought  up.  as  all  who  have  visited  Belvedere  are 
immediately  charmed  with  it.  The  title  to  all  the  land  is  absolutely 
perfect,  and  is  guaranteed  by  the  California  Title  Insurance  and 
Trust  Company.  The  agents  for  the  property  are  Tevis  &  Fisher, 
the  popular  real  estate  agents  of  14  Post  street. 

Colonel  J.  M.  Litchfield,  of  12  Post  Street,  has  for  years  been  fa- 
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unsurpassed  anywhere  in  this  metropolis.  Colonel  Litchfield  makes 
a  specialty  of  uniforms  and  regalias,  and  his  are  worn  wherever  in 
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SAX  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER, 


11 


YOUTH    AND    AQK.-Totm  Topics. 


To  be  a  rosebud  in  her  hair!  — 

Thia  a  young  poet's  fancy  (air, — 

It  were  a  bliss  beyond  compare 

To  ride  those  sun-kissed  waves  abreast, 

To  nestle  in  that  golden  nest, 

To  be  the  crown  upon  the  crest, 

Of  all  the  heart  loved  most  and  best, — 

To  be  a  rosebud  in  her  hair. 
Poor  rosebud  in  yon  beauty's  hair! — 
Mused  an  old  sage  with  cynic  air, — 
Thou'rt  like  a  love  that's  made  to  wear 
A  day  or  so,  and  then  is  thrown 
Out  to  the  winds,  its  perfume  flown, 
Its  kisses  and  its  color  blown, 
For  a  new  love  to  clear  the  throne, — 

Poor  rosebud  in  yrn  beauty's  hair! 

THE    DUKEDOM    OF    YORK. 


THE  title  of  Duke  of  York,  by  which  Prince  George  of  Wales 
was  raised  to  the  Peerage,  on  the  Queen's  recent  birthday,  is  at 
once  one  of  the  most  ancient  and  the  most  interesting  the  Upper 
House  can  claim  to  possess.  Whether  an  Earl  of  York  was  or 
was  not  really  created  by  King  Stephen  in  the  person  of  William 
de  Albemarle,  as  the  chronicler,  John  of  Hexham,  states,  it  is 
certain  that  Otho  of  8axony,  grandson  of  the  King  Henry  II., 
claimed  to  have  received  that  title  from  Richard  I.,  and  another, 
the  Earldom  of  Poitou,  as  well.  Otho,  when  elected  Emperor,  in 
1197,  actually  sent  ambassadors  to  King  John,  his  uncle,  to  claim 
both  earldoms,  an  attempt  in  which  his  representatives  were  not 
successful.  In  any  case,  the  first  recipient  of  the  title  of  which 
Prince  George  of  Wales  is  now  the  twelfth  possessor  was  Edmund 
Plantagenet,  surnamed  De  Langley,  who  was  the  fifth  son  of 
Edward  III.  His  son  and  successor,  Edward  Plantagenet,  who 
experienced  considerable  vicissitudes  of  fortune  in  his  time,  lived 
to  take  part  in  the  Battle  of  Agincourt,  and  was  slain  upon  that 
glorious  day.  Both  the  first  and  second  Dukes  of  York — the 
latter  under  the  title  of  Dnke  of  Anmerle,  which  is  only  Albemarle 
"writ  small" — figure  in  Shakespeare's  King  Richard  II.  Then 
came  the  second  Duke's  nephew,  Duke  Richard,  who,  like  his 
uncle,  died  in  fight,  being  slain  at  the  Battle  of  Wakefield,  in  the 
great  defeat  of  his  troops  by  the  Lancastrians,  under  Queen  Mar- 
garet. If  we  may  believe  the  popular  story,  the  unfortunate 
Duke's  VM  was  set,  in  accordance  with  the  savage  spirit  of  the 
age,  upofr'-'-fte  of  the  gates  of  York,  crowned,  in  derision,  with  a 
paper  crown.  The  subsequent  retreat  of  the  Queen's  forces, 
however,  transformed  the  dead  Duke's  son  and  successor  into  the 
Sovereign  of  England  as  King  Edward  IV.  Thus  far  the  Duke- 
dom of  York  had  been  an  hereditary  title  in  the  royal  family  of 
Plantagenet.  It  ceased,  however,  to  be  so  after  the  murders  of 
the  little  Prince  Richard,  with  his  brother,  the  boy-King  Edward 
V.,  in  the  Tower.  The  Dukedom  becomes  extinct  when — as  the 
murderer  of  the  little  King  and  tne  last  Plantagenet  Duke  of  York 
puts  it,  according  to  Shakespeare — "  the  sons  of  Edward  sleep  in 
Abraham's  bosom."  But  the  accession  of  the  House  of  Tudor 
was  destined  to  bring  with  it  a  revival  of  the  title  which  the 
Wars  of  the  Roses  had  made  so  famous.  The  sixth  Duke  of  York 
became  King  of  England  as  Henry  VIII.  His  creation  as  Duke 
dates  from  1494,  and  the  Dukedom  again  merged  in  the  Crown 
when  Henry  succeeded  his  father,  in  1509.  While  the  House  of 
Tudor  gave  the  country  only  one  Duke  of  York,  the  House  of 
Stuart  produced  two.  Charles  I.,  like  Henry  VIII.,  was  created 
Duke  of  York  before  he  became  Prince  ef  Wales.  It  was,  there- 
fore, in  harmony  with  precedent  that  King  Charles'  second  son 
should  receive  this  title.  As  Duke  of  York,  King  James  II.  de- 
serves to  be  well  remembered  in  the  history  of  his  country,  for 
he  commanded  the  English  fleet  in  the  Dutch  war,  and  did  so 
with  skill  and  success.  Thus  there  is  a  precedent  of  which  Eng- 
lishmen may  be  justly  proud  for  conferring  the  Dukedom  of  York 
upon  a  "  Sailor  Prince.',  There  was.  indeed,  in  the  eighteenth 
century,  another  sailor  Duke  of  York,  Prince  Edward  Augustus, 
younger  brother  of  King  George  III.,  who  was  the  next  holder  of 
the  title  after  the  brother  of  the  first  King  George,  Prince  Ernest 
Augustus.  The  honors  of  both  these  Princes  became  extinct  at 
their  deaths,  as  was  also  the  case  with  the  title  of  her  Majesty's 
uncle,  the  last  Prince  who  held  the  title  of  Duke  of  York,  so  that 
later  times  have  not  witnessed  that  hereditary  transmission  of 
this  title  which  characterised  it  in  the  time  of  the  Plantagenets 
of  the  fifteenth  century.  Of  the  subsidiary  titles  which  Prince 
George  of  Wales  assumes,  that  of  Earl  of  Inverness  was  held  by 
the  Duke  of  Sussex,  brother  of  the  last  Duke  of  York.  There  is, 
therefore,  a  special  fitness  in  the  conjunction  of  that  title  with 
the  Dukedom  of  York  in  the  person  of  Prince  George.  The  title 
of  Baron  Killarney  appears  to  be  of  entirely  new  creation. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  18,  1892. 


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"Grania,  the  Stoby  of  an  Island;"  by  the  Hod.  Emily  Lawless.  Mac- 
millan  &  Co.,  New  York. 

THE  scene  of  "  Grania  "  is  laid  on  one  of  the  islands  of  Aran,  in 
Galway  Bay.  The  author  shows  a  thorough  familiarity  with 
the  people,  and  a  keen  appreciation  of  the  bare,  wild  and  sombre 
scenery  of  those  remote  regions.  There  is  not  much  plot,  the  ob- 
ject of  the  writer  evidently  being  to  give  a  series  of  graphic, 
faithful  pictures,  rather  than  a  story  of  exciting  adventure. 
Nothing  more  remarkable  than  a  storm  and  the  loss  of  a  life  by 
drowning  occurs,  yet  we  feel  that  Miss  Lawless  is  a  mistress  of 
the  art  of  telling  a  story.  Honor  O'Malley,  Grania's  foster-sister, 
is  a  sweet,  strong  character,  drawn  with  a  loving  hand.  Though 
smitten  with  an  incurable  disease,  she  nobly  struggles  to  do  her 
duty,  and  her  only  sorrow  is  that  Grania,  who  is  a  vigorous, 
healthy  creature,  accustomed  to  gather  kelp  upon  the  shore,  or 
to  manage  a  fishing  boat  upon  the  rough  waters  of  the  bay,  has 
no  deep,  religious  sentiments,  and  fails  to  regard  the  priest  with 
any  spedal  awe  or  reverence.  Murdough  Blake,  Grania's  lover, 
is  a  narrow-minded,  rough  Irishman,  with  a  garrulous  tongue,  a 
fondness  for  whisky,  and  a  great  admiration  for  Grania  and  her 
inheritance.  For  the  Irish  poor  do  not  often  marry  for  love,  and 
a  girl's  possession  of  a  cow  or  two,  or  of  a  few  pounds  sterling  in 
the  bank  counts  for  much  with  the  peasant  youth.  The  life  por- 
trayed is  a  very  simple  and  narrow  one,  without  any  of  the 
adjuncts  of  civilization;  yet'lhe  picture  of  it  is  so  skillfully 
drawn,  and  with  such  delicate  touches,  that  we  cannot  withhold 
our  admiration,  even  if  we  think  the  subject  chosen  a  somewhat 
melancholy  one.  Miss  Lawless  has  keen  powers  of  observation 
and  great  descriptive  talent.  Her  language  is  graceful,  and  she 
has  evidently  carefully  studied  the  people  to  whom  she  intro- 
duces her  readers,  and  is  entirely  familiar  with  their  lives.  The 
binding  and  printing  are  all  excellent,  and  rellect  credit  upon  the 
publishers. 

"The  Heiress  of  Cameron  HALLi'L^jiLaura  Jean  Libby.  Published  by 
George  Munroe,  17  Vandewater  street    lew  York. 

This  tale  is  a  tissue  of  improbabilities  and  wild  absurdities 
strung  together  in  the  most  appruved  fashion  of  the  gushing 
female  novelist.  Helena  Heathclilf,  a  poor  sewing  girl,  finds  in 
the  pocket  of  an  old  dress  a  budget  of  papers,  which  tell  her  of 
the  abduction  of  a  wealthy  squire's  daughter.  Sorely  tempted  by 
her  poverty,  she  goes  to  the  squire's  mansion,  and  is  at  once  re- 
ceived as  his  long-lost  daughter  and  heiress.  Curiously  enough, 
when  one  considers  her  lack  of  early  education  and  refinement, 
she  is  nevertheless  so  charming  and  dazzling  that  no  man  can 
see  her  without  falling  desperately  in  love  with  her.  An  artist, 
on  seeing  her  the  third  time,  offers  her  his  band  and  heart.  With- 
out any  knowledge  of  dancing,  she  goes  to  a  swell  ball  and  en- 
raptures all  the  young  men  by  her  perfect  waltzing.  Two  hand- 
some and  accomplished  young  men — all  the  young  men  in  the 
book  are  handsome — at  once  become  hopelessly  enamored  of  her. 
The  artist,  on  being  refused  by  her,  takes  to  dissipation,  and  tries 
to  commit  suicide,  while  her  other  two  lovers  threaten  to  kill 
each  other.  The  scene  thus  far  is  laid  in  Baltimore,  but  soon  all 
the  characters  in  the  story  turn  up  in  various  ways  in  London, 
and  meet  in  the  Gaiety  Theatre;  but  at  a  day's  notice,  and  with- 
out a  single  rehearsal,  she  takes  the  leading  lady's  part  in  a  comic 
opera,  and  with  the  rapturous  applause  of  a  critical  manager  and 
a  crowded  audience.  After  several  exploits  of  this  sort,  some 
shootings,  an  attempted  murder  and  trial  scene,  and  an  attempt 
to  incarcerate  in  a  private  asylum,  she  marries  her  artist-lover, 
believing  him  to  be  at  the  point  of  death.  A  kiss  from  the  as- 
tonishing young  woman  revives  Him,  and  they  live  on  as  man 
and  wife,  her  other  two  admirers  consoling  themselves  with 
equally  beautiful  but  somewhat  less  accomplished  girls.  If  any 
reader  wants  exciting  incident,  and  cares  nothing  for  good  Eng- 
lish or  common  sense,  it  can  be  found  in  this  story. 

"Dixon  on  Ingersoll."  Trom  Discourses  by  the  Rev.  Thomas  Dixon, 
Jr.    J.  S.  Ogilvie,  New  York. 

This  book  is  a  reprint  of  ten  addresses  delivered  in  Association 
Hall,  New  York,  by  a  young  clergyman,  for  the  espeiial  pur- 
pose of  refuting  Col.  Ingersoll's  view  on  Christianity.  A  bio- 
graphical sketch  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Dixon  by  A.  C.  "Wheeler  is  pre- 
fixed to  the  volume.  We  can  easily  believe  that  the  discourses 
were  much  better  to  listen  to  than  to  read,  for  the  style  is  not 
sustained  through,  and  has  not  sufficient  literary  grace  to  make 
them  pleasant  reading.  The  sentences  are  short  and  snappy; 
there  is  too  much  bold  assertion  and  not  enough  sober  reasoning 
for  the  reader  and  student.  But  the  denunciation,  if  not  con- 
vincing, is  at  least  vigorous,  and  the  power  of  illustration  is  con- 
siderable, Mr.  Dixon's  utterances  are  suggestive,  and  breathe 
that  spirit  of  entire  conviction  without  which  no  man  can  ever 
persuade  others.  But  such  addresses  as  these  need  the  living 
voice,  the  appropriate  gesture  and  the  enthusiasm  of  the  speaker 
to  make  them  effective,  for  when  seen  on  a  cold  printed  page  they 


lose  much  of  their  force,  and  their  literary  defects  become  much 
more  apparent  than  they  were  to  those  who  heard  them  actually 
delivered. 


'•  The  Primrose  Path  op  Dalliance,"  by  Nym  Crinkle  (A.  C.  Wheeler), 
New  York.    Lew  Vauderpoole  &  Co. 

This  is  a  story  of  a  young  man  of  some  means  and  education, 
who  leaves  his  country  home  to  take  up  a  journalist's  career 
in  New  York.  Here  he  becomes  intimately  associated  with  actors, 
actresses,  impresarios,  dramatic  critics  and  playwrights.  A  bril- 
liant actress  wins  his  heart,  and  leads  him  a  pretty  dance.  But 
eventually  she  turns  out  utterly  unworthy,  and  he  marries  a 
young  woman  who  had  cherished  an  unspoken  love  for  him  ever 
since  she  was  a  school-teacher  in  bis  native  village.  The  author 
shows  a  considerable  acquaintance  with  the  work  of  newspaper 
men  and  the  habits  and  manners  of  the  men  and  women  con- 
nected with  the  stag".  The  language  in  which  the  story  is  told  is, 
for  the  most  part,  intelligible,  but  occasionally  it  becomes  difficult 
to  follow,  as  when  a  young  journalist  'looks  like  an  intellectual 
conscience  lashing  its  own  environment,"  or  »  pricks  the  sophistry 
of  a  fluent  argument  with  the  advantage  of  elemental  knowledge. 
Nor  do  we  altogether  comprehend  what  a  man  is  really  doing 
when  he  »  opens  the  skylight  of  his  soul  to  the  universal." 

"The  Scalp  Hdkters,"  by  Captain  Mayue  Reid.  G.  W.  Dillingham,  New 
York. 

This  is  a  reprint  of  the  well-known   fale  of  adventures  among 

the  trappers   of    Northern    Mexico,  by  the   ever-popular  Captain 

Mayne  Reid.     The   type  is    rather   poor   and    worn  out,  and  the 

paper  might  be  very  much  better,  but   one   must    not  expect  too 

much  for  twenty-five  cents. 

»  Romance"  for  May  appears  in  a  new  dress.  The  contents 
of  this  number  are  upon  the  general  high  level  of  interest  and 
entertainment.  Mrs.  Kate  Dpson  Clark  has  recently  become 
editor  of  the  magazine,  she  having  been  for  some  years  past  a 
frequent  and  popular  contributor  to  the  periodical  press  of  the 
country.  This  will  be  an  interesting  announcement  to  readers  of 
periodical  literature. 

"  Rose  Geranium  '  forms  No.  8  of  the  Idylwild  Series,  published 
weekly  by  Morrill,  Higgins  &  Co.,  Chicago.  This  is  a  tragedy, 
in  which  the  heroine  is  a  woman  who  becomes  dissatisfied  with 
her  hustand  because  be  has  not  poetry  in  his  soul,  and  abandon- 
ing him  and  her  children,  enters  into  an  intrigue  with  a  young 
millionaire,  in  whom  she  thinks  she  has  found  an  affinity.  There 
is  actually  nothing  pleasing  or  beautiful  in  tbe  story,  and  only 
those  who  are  interested  in  the  expressions  of  depraved  emotions 
will  read  it. 

Morrill,  Higgins  &  Co.  also  publish  a  complete  edition  of  all  the 
humorous  stories  that  have  been  circulated  under  the  general 
title  of  "  Peck's  Bad  Boy  and  his  Pa."  The  character  of  these 
stories  is  too  well  known  to  need  comment.  This  edition,  which 
is  sold  at  fifty  cents  in  paper  covers,  will  be  more  popular  than 
the  others,  being  well  printed  and  combining  the  whole  of  the 
former  two  volumes  in  one.  The  same  firm  have  in  press  and 
will  issue  this  month  a  new  and  revised  edition  of  Joaquin  Mil- 
ler's '•  Songs  of  the  Sierras  "  and  »«  Songs  of  Summer  Lands." 


The  June  Cosmopolitan  furnishes  an  attractive  standard  in 
variety  of  subjects  and  popular  treatment  of  its  contents. 
This  magazine  is  leading  a  movement  for  the  solution  of  the 
problem  of  serial  navigation.  Hiram  T.  Maxim,  the  great  inven- 
tor and  leading  authority  on  the  subject,  gives  the  result  of  some 
recent  experiments,  under  the  tile  of  the  *'JEroplane."  St.  George 
Mivart  begins  a  series  of  papers  in  this  number  upon  the  religious 
thought  of  the  day.     The  illustrations  are,  as  usual,  excellent, 


Current  Literature  for  June  has  some  articles  on  inter- 
esting topics,  such  as  tbe  approaching  end  of  the  great  tele- 
phone monopoly,  the  Chinese  exclusion  act,  the  failure  of  an- 
archy, the  rise  of  a  brilliant  American  society,  etc  This  maga- 
zine is  continually  adding  to  its  departments,  and  promises  many 
new  features  in  the  coming  months, 

The  Club,  a  periodical  published  monthly  in  New  York,  has  in 
the  June  number  a  special  write-up  of  the  clubs  of  San  Fran- 
cisco. The  Bohemian,  Press,  Cosmos,  Union  League,  Olympic, 
Pioneers,  San  Francisco  Verein,  Owls'  Nest,  Cercle  Francaise,  are 
all  mentioned.  There  are  portraits  of  Jas.  D.  Phelan,  Russell  J. 
Wilson,  Hugh  Hume  and  Col.  W.  F.  Beck.  Frank  Bailey  Mil- 
lard is  the  writer. 

We  are  now  u^ng  eleven  Caligraph  Typewriting  Machines    and 
no  others,  a  fact  which  speaks  for  itself.     We  have   tried   all  kinds, 
and  tbe  Caligraph  has  given  us  better  satisfaction  than-anything  else. 
Yours  truly.  Pope  Manufacturing  Co.. 

Albert  A.  Pope,  President,  Boston,  Mass. 


Men  may  come  and  men  may  go.  but  the  crowd  stays  in  front  ot 
the  bar  of  the  Grand  Central  Wine  Rooms,  at  16- IS  Third  street,  for- 
ever. They  are  alwavs  there,  because  of  the  good  liquor  to  be  had 
for  the  asking.  Tbe  Grand  Central  is  one  of  the  most  popular  bars 
in  town,  for  the  goods  are  always  the  best. 


June  18,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


13 


THE    STOLEN     KISS      ■•■'■'■   I  //■  '  mm  m    r 


Thou  chid  eat  rue  !       Yet,  In    ibnse    balf-veileil    eyes 

A  glance  of   deepest    meaning    wakened    lies: 

Tlnui  wo  aides  t  that  it    had  a  mate — 

Those  pouting  lips  are  not  yet   sate— 

O  fie  !     Ttaou'll  not  Mich   mirrors  true  deny  7 


J  J.  WM.i.M'K.  whose  death  at  the  Hotel  liftfael  on  Sunday  List, 
.  has  been  heard  with  genera!  regret,  was  oneof  a  fast  disappear- 
ing line  of  actors,  those  whose  stage  work  was  based  on  ■•  the 
schools"  and  on  tradition.  The  modern  comedy-man  and  spe- 
cially actor  who.  with  overweening  self-confidence,  says  at  re- 
hearsal, ••  Oh!  I  shall  do  that  all  right  when  I  come  on,"  had  no 
counterpart  in  Mr.  Wallace.  An  a  character  actor  he  was  noted 
for  accurate  detail  in  make  tip  and  business,  never  falling  short 
of  his  part,  yet  avoiding  over-accentuation  in  both.  Perhaps  the 
highest  praise  that  can  l>e  accorded  the  professional  character 
actor  belonged  by  right  to  Mr.  Wallace,  that  of  never  being  be- 
trayed into  running  characterization  into  caricature  for  the  sake 
of  gaining  cheap  applause.  His  Jacob  Tutewiler,  as  lately  seen 
here  in  Blue  Jeant,  at  the  California,  was  a  good  example.  Many 
of  our  smart  young  one-part  actors  might  improve  themselves  by 
recalling  for  consideration  the  methods  of  this  representative  of 
the  "  old  fogy  "  school,  which  they  despise — and  cannot  emulate. 

SEVERAL  of  the  British  residents  on  Nob  Hill,  in  Sausalito, 
are  greatly  exercised  over  the  actions  of  Captain  Bennett,  the 
Yankee  commander  of  the  American  bark  Valley  Forge,  now 
lying  off  the  Sausalito  ferry  landing.  The  trouble  is  all  over  a 
dog;  a  common,  ordinary  kind  of  a  cur.  Donald  F.  Tillinghast 
is  the  champion  of  the  Nob  Hill  faction,  while  the  captain  forcibly 
answers  all  complaints  with  the  remark   that  he  "  will  do  as  he 

d pleases,  all  rumors  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding."     The 

Sausalitans  say  that  the  case  is  one  of  extreme  cruelty  to  animals, 
that  the  dog  sometimes  goes  days  without  food,  and  as  a  result, 
often  barks  and  howls  the  whole  night,  disturbing  the  peaceful 
slumbers  of  many  Nob  Hill  residents,  and  causing  them  endless 
agitation  of  mind  and  painful  unrest.  The  captain,  on  the  other 
hand,  expresses  an  unsympathetic  regard  for  nervous  residents 
of  Sausalito,  and  denies  that  bis  bull  pup  don't  get  enough  to  eat 
or  enough  attention  to  keep  him  free  from  fleas. 


THE  First  Troop  Cavalry,  N.  G.  C,  Captain  S.  P.  Blumenberg, 
made  a  successful  raid  upon  the  campers  in  Mill  Valley  and 
San  Rafael  last  Sunday.  The  troop  left  the  city  on  the  last  Sausa- 
lito boat  Saturday  afternoon,  and  rode  by  way  of  Alta  into  Mill 
Valley.  After  announcing  their  presence  by  aid  of  their  buglers, 
they  demanded  tribute  from  the  campers,  and  were  given  re- 
freshments. At  San  Rafael  they  were  received  by  Company  D, 
Fifth  Infantry,  Captain  Elliott,  and  were  escorted  to  the  armory 
and  given  accommodations  for  the  night.  A  5  o'clock,  Sunday, 
the  tramp  was  continued,  and  Fairfax  and  Botinas  Ridge  visited. 
Finding  no  society  belles  to  carry  off,  the  troopers  made  for 
Tamalpais  and  stopped  at  Liberty.  On  the  return  another  stop 
was  made  at  Mill  Valley,  and  then  Sausalito  was  reached.  Here 
General  Dickinson  invited  the  dust-stained  warriors  to  bis  home, 
and  entertained  them  royally.  He  complimented  Captain  Blumen- 
berg on  the  efficiency  of  his  men,  and  commended  the  zeal  of  the 
members. 

PF.  MoNTjLTY,  of  222  Post  street,  is  now  classed  among  the 
.  city's  famous  men.  It  is  recognized  that  any  man  who  in 
his  particular  line  of  business  shows  ability  far  exceeding  that 
displayed  by  any  of  his  rivals,  is  entitled  to  popular  recognition. 
Mr.  McNulty  has  found  such  recognition,  for  his  fine  shoes  are 
worn  by  all  the  many  of  the  city's  swells  who  consider  them- 
selves well  attired. 


"THE  WHITE  HOUSE." 

THE  LARGEST  RETAIL  DRY-GOODS  STORE  IN  THE  CITY. 

GREAT   SUMMER   SALE! 

Daring  the  month  of  June  The  White  House  will  offer  for  sale  the 
entire  stork  of  this  season's  importations  at  Greatly  Reduced  Prices. 
The  stock  comprises: 

Woolen  Dress  Goods. 

CREPONS,  CASHMERES.  SERGES.  IN  FANCV  AND  PLAIN. 

A  Special  Bargain. 

100  pieces  of  Scotch  Cheviot,  suitable  for  Outing  Suits,  at  35c. 
per  yard. 

NOTICE.— Tables  of  Remnants  and  Short  Lengths  at  Less 
Than  Cost. 

Silks. 

An  average  price  of  Figured  India  Silk,  sold  until  now  at  $1.25 
and  Ifl,  for  75c.  per  yard. 

Ribbon  Counter. 

This  department  offers  great  inducements  to  purchasers.  Ele- 
gant Woven  Ribbons  at  25c.  per  yard.  A  full  assortment  of 
Velvet  Ribbons,  Black  and  Colored. 

Chiffon  and  Ladies'  Neckwear. 

An  inspection  will  show  that  prices  of  the  above  goods  have 
been  reduced  over  50  per  cent. 

Wash  Goods. 

Sateens,  Cheviots.  Percales,  Zephyrs,  Ginghams,  Lawns  and 
Organdies,  at  Cost. 

Cloak  Room. 

A  very  material  reduction  has  been  made  in  the  prices  of 
Spring  Jackets,  Capes,  Ulsters,  Mantles. 

Outing  Suits. 

Black  India  and  Surah  Silk  Skirts,  with  one  or  two  ruffles;  also 
Fancy  Striped  Levantine  Silk  Skirts,  reduced  from  $10.50  and 
$12  to  $8. 

g&-  Mail  orders  solicited.  3r-  *"les  sent  oa  application.  Goods  sent 
free  to  all  suburban  towns. 

RAPHAEL  WEILL  &  CO., 

N-  W.  Cor.  Post  and  Kearny  Sts. 

LOUIS    CAHEN    &    SON, 

Rectifiers  ot  Spirits  and  Wholesale  Liquor  Dealers- 
Manufacturers  of  Syrups,  Bitters,  Cordials,  etc. 
Pacific  Coast  Agents  Bethesda  Mineral  Water. 

418  Sacramento  Street,  S.  F. 

MT.  VERNON  COMPANY,  BALTIMORE. 

«0—  The  undersigned  having  been  appointed  AGENTS  FOR  THE 
PACIFIC  COAST  for  the  sale  of  the  manufactures  of  above  company,  have 
now  iu  store: 

SAIL    DUCK— ALL     NUMBERS; 
HYDRAULIC— ALL    NUMBERS; 
DRAPER     AND     WAGON     DUCK, 
From  30  to  120  inches  wide ;  and  a  Complete  Assortment  of  All  Qualities 
28i^-INCH    DUCK,    FROM    7    OZS.  TO    15    OZS.,    Inclusive. 
MURPHY,     GRANT     &     CO. 


THE 

QUEEN 

OF  ALL  THE 

SUMMER  RESORTS, 

THE  FAMOUS 

HOTEL    DEL    MONTE 

iLM:o:t>rT:Ei:R:E"z*7  c_a_Ii_ 

Elegant  Accommodations.    Moderate  Rates.    For  reservations  and  other  information,  addre 

GEO.    SCHOIsrEWALD,   M^st^ckeir. 


14 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  18,  1892. 


ONCE  upon  a  time,  a  visit  to  the  \osemite  Valley  was  not  such 
a  common  occurrence  as  it  is  nowadays.  The  stage  drivers  of 
that  date  might  relate  enough  amusing  incidents  to  make  an  in- 
teresting book.  One  of  these  mountain  stage  pilots  relates  how 
a  party  of  San  Franciscans  had  arrived  at  the  enr1  of  the  stage 
route,  and  were  preparing  to  finish  the  journey  on  horseback. 
One  of  the  ladies  of  the  party,  whose  name  has  been  identified  with 
the  women's  suffrage  and  temperance  movements  in  this  city 
for  many  years — in  short,  Mrs.  Eniiiy  Pitt  Stevens — was  shown  a 
horse  and  told  it  was  for  her  to  mount.  »  For  me  to  ride?"  she 
asked,  much  surprised.  "Why,  I  can't  ride!"  "  Well,  then," 
said  the  accommodating  guide,  »  You  will  have  to  walk." 
"  Walk!"  she  exclaimed  with  some  asperity — Mrs  Stevens  is  in- 
clined to  plumpness — '-Mysakes'.I  can't  walk."  With  an  ex- 
ceedingly tired  look  upon  his  face,  the  guide  turned  to  his  com- 
panion, murmuring,  but  quite  audibly,  "  Well,  I'm  blamed!  She 
can  neither  ride  nor  go  a-foot,  and  yet  she  wants  to  vote!" 

When  Walter  A.  Kenney  resigned  the  other  day  from  the  man- 
agement of  the  Oakland  establishment  of  Whittier,  Fuller  &  Co., 
every  one  said  that  there  must  be  a  story  in  it,  for  he  had  been  in 
charge  for  sixteen  years,  and  held  a  well-paid  and  responsible  po- 
sition.    And  so  there  was — and  here  it  is; 

The  firm  had  decided  to  dispense  with  its  art  department,  and 
Kenney  was  instructed  to  appraise  it  and  dispose  of  it.  Charles 
B.  Wells  at  this  time  appeared  on  the  scene  and  posed  as  the  pur- 
chaser, and  Kenney,  after  valuing  the  stock,  turned  it  over  to 
him.  Four  notes  were  given  to  the  firm  in  payment,  and  then, 
just  as  the  deal  was  closed,  the  Whittier  people  discovered  that 
the  actual  purchaser  was  Kenney  on  bis  own  appraisement.  The 
notes  he  had  given  had,  of  course  gone  through  other  hands. 
Kenney  was  summoned  to  headquarters,  and  a  demand  was  made 
that  the  stock  be  appraised  again  by  a  disinterested  party.  This 
proposition,  however,  was  declined  by  Kenney,  and  he  produced 
the  agreement  of  sale  and  declared  that  it  would  have  to  be  ad- 
hered to.  The  upshot  was  a  row;  as  a  result  Kenney  ten- 
dered his  resignation  which  was  promptly  accepted. 
*  *  * 

No  trace  whatever  has,  so  far,  been  obtained  ot  Chester  Doyle, 
who  dropped  so  suddenly  out  of  sight  two  or  three  weeks  ago. 
An  examination  of  the  papers  found  in  bis  desk  and  at  his  home 
shows,  though,  that  there  are  plenty  of  good  reasons  for  keeping 
him  out  of  the  way  for  awhile  anyhow.  A  neat  little  scheme 
had  been  worked  regarding  the  Japanese  laborers,  and  the  inside 
facts  are  now  brought  to  light  for  the  first  time.  It  appears  that 
Doyle  put  advertisements  in  Japanese  papers  hereabouts  saying 
that  excellent  positions  were  to  be  obtained  on  application  to  his 
office.  In  response,  cooks,  students,  and  in  fact  Japs  of  all  kinds, 
turned  up,  and  he  then  told  them  that  there  were  splendid  oppor- 
tunities ahead  for  them  if  they  acted  on  his  advice.  His  ready 
knowledge  of  the  language  of  course  was  one  of  his  chief  factors, 
and  the  result  was  that  he  got  large  contingents  of  the  unfortu- 
nate Orientals  to  go  where  he  sent  them.  Instead  of  comfortable 
homes  the  Japs  found,  on  arriving  at  their  destinations,  that  they 
were  in  the  midst  of  privations  in  railroad  camps,  and  as  soon  as 
some  of  them  could  get  away  they  did  so.  The  storm  of  ex- 
posure was  just  about  to  burst  when  Doyle  disappeared,  and  as 
there  were  other  prominent  people  at  this  end  complicated  in  the 
scheme,  his  flight  into  lands  unknown,  of  course,  secured  them 
from  being  even  known  in  the  matter. 
*  *  K 

That  doughty  champion  of  the  Ellis  street  aristocracy,  Thomas 
E.  Flynn,  has  appeared  in  a  new  role ;  one  in  which  more  light  is 
let  in  upon  his  true  character.  This  time  Thomas  asserts  his 
dunghill  courage  by  attacking  in  public  print  an  estimable  young 
lady,  whose  heinous  offense  consists  in  having  entertained  this 
associate  of  prize-fighters  at  her  residence.  It  must  be  fully  a 
year  ago  that  Thomas  loved;  loved  with  all  the  ardor  of  his  gen- 
erous nature;  loved  with  all  the  passion  of  his  sympathetic 
heart.  The  young  lady  was,  and  is,  brilliant,  beautiful  and  ac- 
complished, and  the  couple  made  a  picture  that  would  have  de- 
lighted the  soul  of  an  artist,  as  they  promenaded  beneath  the 
Mission  moon,  which  always  drew  back  beneath  a  cloud  when- 
ever it  saw  Thomas'  beautiful  blondine  mustache.  One  day  an- 
other appeared  upon  the  scene.  A  young  man,  with  clear-cut 
speech,  passing  fair,  and  with  musical  inclinations.  From  that 
time  on,  the  name  of  Flynn  rapidly  assumed  the  appearance  of 
Dennis.  Love's  young  dream  was  over  for  Tom.  The  demon  of 
jealousy  stalked  with  heavy  tread  across  his  cardiac  region,  leav- 
ing occasional  marks  upon  its  asphaltum  covering.  Then  did  he 
remember  the  uncertainty  of  womankind,  and  taking  out  his 
daily  account  book,  figure  up  the  nickels  his  love  had  cost  him 
for  car  fare,  and  for  two,  yes,  even   two,  boxes  of  candy.     And 


he  gnashed  his  teeth  and  swore  to  be  revenged.  His  chivalrous 
nature  has  now  found  its  way  to  make  the  young  lady  regret  she 
ever  heard  his  sweet,  mellifluous  tones.  Flynn  has  attacked  her 
in  the  sheet  to  which  he  is  properly  attached,  and  is  now  gloat- 
ing over  his  sweet  revenge.  But  what  more  could  be  expected  of 
a  man  whose  blood  is  half  water,  who  has  an  interest  table  in« 
stead  of  a  heart,  and  whose  liver  ia  white. 
*  *  » 
When  peace  combines  all  things  to  seem 

A  Democratic  love-feast, 
It  boots  but  naught;  within  the  dream 
We  see  a  two-ounce  glove-feast. 

For  other  feuds  may  droop  and  die 

As  drooped  Ophelia's  laurel, 
But  Democrats  will  ne'er  put  by 

A  Democratic  quarrel. 

O,  sweet  may  sleep  Kilkenny's  cats, 

Greeks  meet  with  circumspection, 
But  California  Democrats 

Will  fight  'till  resurrection 

#  #  # 

An  important  question  that  is  agitating  the  minds  of  Eastern 
swelldom  is,  »  Shall  the  fingers  be  used  in  capturing  all  the  suc- 
culence gathered  around  a  chicken  bone?"  The  matter  ia  of  too 
grave  importance  to  be  lightly  considered,  and  it  has  therefore 
received  the  careful  consideration  of  some  of  the  most  important 
of  the  leaders  of  Gotham's  whirl.  The  <■  pro-bonos  "  say  they 
think  exception  in  favor  of  fingers  should  be  made  in  the  case  of 
chicken  bones,  for  only  by  the  use  of  the  fingers  can  that  satia- 
faction  be  gained  which  is  ho  great  a  feature  in  a  chicken  dinner. 
On  the  other  hand,  however,  the  "  antia  "  assert  that  it  is  highly 
indelicate  to  use  the  fingers  upon  any  article  of  food  at  the  table, 
and  instance  the  fact  that  knives,  forks  and  spoons  are  the  ma- 
terial evidences  of  the  anti  finger  crusade  instituted  by  our  ances- 
tors, and  that  the  idea  of  refinement  inculcated  into  us  should  be 
lived  up  to.  Some  of  the  more  advanced  "  refiners  "  even  object 
to  asparagus,  celery,  radishes,  artichokes  and  bread  being  touched 
by  the  fingers  during  a  meal.  We  have  already  given  up  the 
only  pleasant  way  of  eating  pie  for  the  sake  of  art;  the  luscious 
corn  has  been  torn  from  our  grasp  and  placed  upon  our  plate 
out  of  reach;  no  more  can  we  enjoy  the  crisp  Saratoga  chips  as 
we  eat  them  from  our  hand  ;  we  cannot  even  bite  into  a  juicy  ap- 
ple as  we  did  in  the  days  of  yore,  when  we  knew  and  cared  noth- 
ing about  the  edicts  of  society;  neither  can  we  blow  cherry  stones 
from  our  mouths,  nor  bolt  grapes  by  the  bunch.  We  eat  now  ac- 
cording to  rule,  and  as  a  consequence  we  are  fast  becoming  a 
sour-viaaged,  dyspeptic  race — sour-visaged,  because  dissatisfied 
at  meals;  dyspeptic,  because  of  the  hasty  bites  to  make  up  after 
dinner.  We  favor  the  hand  on  the  chicken  bone,  with  certain 
restrictions ;  the  hand  must  be  reasonably  presentable,  and  should 
manage  the  bone  in  a  masterly  manner.  This  can  be  done  only 
after  long  practice,  to  attain  which  we  recommend  to  the  mem- 
bers of  the  swim  the  eating  of  chicken  bones  in  front  of  their 
mirrors  in  the  solitude  of  their  chambers.  Portions  of  the  cur- 
riculum of  young  ladies'  seminaries  should  be  on  table  manners, 
and  incidentally  practical  demonstrations  of  chicken  bone  wrest- 
ling and  artichoke  divesting  should  be  given  by  the  instructor. 
Then  no  sweet  young  thing,  at  her  first  dinner,  would  aak  for 
another  of  "the  boiled  plneapplea." 

*  *  * 

Willis  Polk  says  that  he  once  built  a  high  office  building 
in  Kansas  City.  When  the  elevator  shaft  had  been  com- 
pleted and  the  elevator  put  in,  it  was  determined  by  himself  and 
the  other  architects  whom  he  had  employed,  to  ascertain  by  per- 
sonal experience  whether  the  air  cushion  in  the  shaft  would  work 
as  advertised,  and  save  from  sudden  death  any  one  who  might  be 
in  the  elevator  when  it  should  happen  to  fall.  So  he  and  the  others 
went  to  the  top  of  the  building,  and  there  stepped  into  the  ele- 
vator. Their  idea  was  to  cut  the  cables,  and  let  the  elevator  drop. 
Then,  if  any  one  was  killed  when  they  reached  the  bottom,  of 
course  it  would  demonstrate,  beyond  a  reasonable  doubt,  the  inter- 
esting fact  that  they  had  been  deceived  regarding  the  efficacy  of 
the  air  cushion.  If  there  were  no  deaths,  the  cushion  could  be 
accepted.  Just  as  Mr.  Polk  was  about  to  reach  up  and  cut  the 
cable  rope  (there  was  no  roof  on  the  cage)  a  small  dog  belonging  to 
one  of  the  men  jumped  into  the  elevator  and  sprang  upon  a  seat. 
Polk  cut  the  rope,  and  the  elevator  began  to  fall  the  very  moment 
that  the  dog  jumped  from  the  seat  toward  its  master.  The  ele- 
vator, says  Polk,  went  much  faster  than  the  dog,  and  in  a  moment 
had  fallen  past  the  animal,  leaving  it  apparently  suspended  in 
space  in  the  elevator  shaft.  The  architects  watched  the  phenome- 
non with  great  interest,  only  awakening  to  their  own  precarious 
condition  as  they  were  knocked  off  their  feet  by  the  elevator  softly 
thumping  on  the  air  cushions.  The  dog  kept  on  coming,  but  so 
great  had  been  the  fall,  and  so  rapid  the  descent  of  the  cage,  that, 
according  to  Polk,  it  was  fully  two  minutes  before  the  beast  ar- 
rived, during  which  interval  Mr.  Polk,  always  prepared  for 
emergencies,  had  time  to  take  a  snap  shot  of  him  with  his  detective 
camera.     The  picture  he  now  posseses;  also  some  hair  of  the  dog. 


June  18,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


15 


Gossip?  are  having  a  great  deal  to  say  about  a  certain  young 
man,  whose  engagement  to  the  daughter  of  one  of  the  richest  of 
our  Jewish  wholesale  merchants  was  recently  announced.  About 
two  months  ago,  Mr.  Max  lianr,  who  represents  a  local  whole- 
sale liquor  house  in  Portland,  Or.,  came  quietly  into  town.  He 
Is  a  handsome  fellow,  cultivates  a  luxuriant  black  moustache,  and 
is  just  the  sort  of  man  who  would  impress  a  susceptible  girl.  One 
was  impressed,  for  only  a  couple  of  weeks  ago  Ganz's  engage- 
ment to  Miss  Flora  Brown,  whose  father  is  one  of  the  firm  uf 
Brown  Bros.,  was  announced.  When  Gair/.  left  Portland,  so  the 
gossips  bare  discovered,  tb rough  the  medium  of  a  Portland 
weekly  paper,  a  young  lady,  whose  first  name  is  "  Gracie,"  had  a 
claim  on  him.  Mr.  Ganz's  standing  was  looked  into,  and,  it  is 
said,  it  was  found  to  be  a  little  different  from  his  representations. 
There  is,  of  course,  considerable  feeling  in  the  Brown  household, 
and  various  rumors  as  to  a  broken  engagement  are  afloat,  much 
to  the  delight  of  the  gossips.  It  is  said  that  Ganz  was  attracted 
to  the  Brown  household  principally  because  he  knew  that  a  happy 
husband  of  one  of  the  Miss  Browns,  upon  his  wedding  eve,  was 
presented  by  his  indulgent  father-in-law  with  $15,000. 


The  farmers  in  Alameda  county  have  been  in  fear  and  trem- 
bling daring  the  last  two  weeks.  The  first  announcement  that 
caused  them  much  consternation  was  to  the  effect  that  the 
Salvation  Army  cavalry  had  started  for  the  foothills  in  pursuit  of 
the  wicked.  When  the  farmers  beard  the  tramp  of  the  soldiers 
with  the  clarion  voices,  they  called  out  their  watch-dogs  and  put 
additional  bars  upon  their  barn-doors.  Now,  however,  another 
danger  threatens  their  fowl  and  porkers.  For  several  days  past, 
a  caravan  has  been  dragging  its  weary  way  along  the  Alameda 
roads,  bound  for  nowhere  in  particular,  and  evidently  not  caring 
bow  long  it  remained  on  the  road.  The  first  wagon  was  a  regu- 
lar old  prairie  schooner,  in  which  were  bunked  about  a  dozen 
bright-faced,  mischievous-looking  children.  The  general-in-chief 
of  the  outfit  was  a  stout  man  with  a  red  face,  a  short  pipe  and  a 
fog-horn  voice.  Ever  and  anon  he  would  make  the  hillsides  ring 
with  some  old-time  song;  always,  however,  returning  to  an  in- 
sane ditty  about  blowing  the  man  down.  The  farmers  had  heard 
of  this  carious  outfit  when  it  was  far  off,  and  proceeded  to  in- 
vestigate it.  When  they  discovered  that  the  man  with  the  voice 
was  Dan  O'Connell,  the  Irish  liberator  and  traducer  of  Harry  the 
Often,  they  hurried  them  home,  corralled  all  their  chickens  and 
porkers,  built  fences  around  their  establishments,  and  turned  out 
hired  men  with  shotguns  to  warn  off  the  intruders  from  too  near 
approach  to  the  hen-roosts.  All  the  cows  were  milked  as  early 
and  often  as  possible,  so  that  the  traveling  poet  would  have  no 
temptation  before  him  in  the  fields.  At  last  advices  from  the 
Alameda  foot-hills,  the  farmers  were  yet  in  a  state  of  siege,  and 
the  genial  Daniel  was  blowing  them  all  down,  as  usual. 


BASEBALL    NEWS. 


AT  this  writing  the  contest  between  Los  Angeles,  San  Jose  and 
the  home  club  for  first  place  in  the  baseball  race  is  becoming 
very  interesting.  The  clubs  are  all  playing  first  rate  ball,  better 
than  ever  heretofore  played  in  the  California  League.  The  Oak- 
land team  still  continues  to  trail  in  the  rear,  with  no  immediate 
prospects  of  improving  her  position  in  the  race.  Every  league  in 
the  country  has  its  tail-end  club,  and  Oakland  occupies  that  po- 
sition in  this  section.  San  Jose  and  San  Francisco  will  play  an 
exhibition  game  in  Sacramento  next  Monday,  for  the  benefit  of 
one  of  the  orphan  asylums  of  that  city.  The  home  team  will 
leave  Sacramento  Tuesday  morning  for  Los  Angeles.  The  San 
Jose  and  San  Francisco  clubs  played  a  fine  game — one  of  the  bert 
of  the  season — in  Oakland,  last  Wednesday.  The  attendance  did 
not  juptify  the  game.  As  a  rule,  good  ball  is  played  across  the 
bay,  but  the  baseball  enthusiasts,  if  there  are  any  there,  do  not 
turn  oat  at  the  games.  It  is  reported  that  the  Central  League  is 
in  a  state  of  collapse.  Mismanagement  is  supposed  to  be  hasten- 
ing its  early  demise.  The  league  was  very  popular  and  success- 
ful last  season.  It  was  then  under  the  protectorate  of  the  Cali- 
fornia League.  The  latter  has  had  no  concern  with  it  this  sea- 
son. The  attendance  and  interest  in  Vallejo  of  the  Central  League 
continues  dull  and  apathetic  as  compared  with  last  season.  The 
San  Jose  and  home  nines  will  play  in  this  city  this  afternoonand 
to-morrow  afternoon.  The  Alcaldes  and  Sequoias,  of  the  Golden 
West  League,  will  play  at  the  Haight-street  grounds  to-morrow 
morning  at  11  o'clock.  The  Oakland  and  San  Jose  teams  will  play 
the  series  in  this  city  next  week. 


A.  de  LUZE  &  FILS' 

(BORDEAUX) 

FIFE    OL^IR/ETS. 


St.  E,t?phe, 
Pauillac, 

Brown  Tantsnac, 
St.  Julen, 


Pontet  Canet, 
Chat.  Leoviile, 
Chat.  Larose, 
Chit.  Pave  I, 


Chat.  Margaux. 
Chat.  Beychevelle, 
Chat,    Montrose, 

Chat.  Lafite. 


FINE    SAUTERNES. 


Sauternes  Sup'r,,  Haut  Sauternes, 

In  Cases,  Quarts  and  Pints. 


Chateau  Yquem, 


CHARLES     MEINECKE     &    CO., 

Sole  Agents,  314  Sacramento  Street. 

A.   LUSK   &  CO., 

122  DAVIS  STREET,  SAN   FRANCISCO. 
Packers  of  the  following  celebrated  brands: 
CELEBRATED  LUSK    BRANDS, 

J.    LUSK    CANNING    COMPANY, 

SAN    LORENZO    PACKING  CO 

Good  Cheer  and  a  Souvenir  of  California  for  our  Eastern  Friends. 


Parties  desiring  to  send  to  their 
friends  East  the 

INGLENODK  TABLE  WINES 

Can  have  their  orders  filled  at  San 
Francisco  prices  and  of  freight  at 
car-load  rates  added,  thus  saving 
a  great  expense  by  leaving  their 
orders  in  time  with 

F.  A.  HABER, 

Office  and   Depot  Inglenook  Vineyard,  122  Sansome  St.,  S. 

OCCIDENTAL    HOTEL, 

San    Francisco. 

A.       QTJIBT      HOME 

CENTRALLY        LOCATED, 

FOR  THOSE  WHO  APPRECIATE  COMFORT  AND  ATTENTION. 

WM.  B.  HOOPER.    Manager. 

CUNNINGHAM  CURTISS,  &  WELCH, 

WHOLESALE  STATIONERS  AND  BOOKSELLERS, 

327,    329,    331    SANSOME    STREET. 

FINE  DIAMONDS, 

Gold    and   Silver  Watches. 

The  newest  designs  in  jew- 
ellery of  first  quality  only,  at 
very    reasonable   prices. 
A.  W.  STOTT, 

3    Montgomery  St, 
Under  Masonic   Temple. 


OUTING  SUITS-SHIRTS,      LADIES 


TENNIS  SUITS-SHIRTS, 


WAISTS 


27    TO    37    DS:E.A.X3.^T"H"    STEEET. 


16 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  18,  1892. 


THE  outlook  on  the  local  mining  exchange  ia  anything  but 
bright  just  now.  The  brokers  are  living  on  their  reserve 
capital,  and  many  of  ttiem  are  talking  of  winding  up  their  busi- 
ness and  withdrawing  altogether  from  the  street.  The  cause  of 
this  unfortunate  falling  off  in  business  is  easily  explained'  and 
the  brokers  themselves  are  in  tbe  main  responsible  for  working 
out  their  own  ruin.  Prices  have  been  on  the  steady  decline  dur- 
ing the  past  week,  and  some  of  the  better  class  of  stocks  are  a 
buy  now  if  they  ever  were.  Tbe  cloud  will  blow  over  eventually, 
and  those  who  have  the  grit  to  pack  shares  tor  a  rise  will  make 
money.  There  are  still  rumors  afloat  of  more  suits  againsl  the  com- 
panies, bnt  whether  they  materialize  or  not  matters  little.  So  far 
as  the  market  i3  concerned,  it  cannot  suffer  much  more  than  it 
has  done  already,  and  any  change  when  it  comes  must  be  for  the 
better.  The  suspension  of  ore  extraction  at  the  Hale  &  Norcrosa 
seems  a  very  sensible  movement  on  the  part  of  the  management. 
It  will  save  the  company  a  heavy  expense  and  relieve  the  share- 
holders of  a  burden  in  the  way  of  assessments.  The  future  pro- 
gramme for  Savage  is  rather  difficult  to  decipher  for  those  outside 
of  the  governing  circle.  There  is  some  talk  about  a  dispute  be- 
tween the  powers  that  be,  but  if  such  exists  the  matter  has  been 
well  preserved  as  a  secret.  The  Bonanza  people  are  accredited 
with  the  control  at  present,  and  it  ia  not  likely  that  any  change 
will  take  place  in  the  way  of  ousting  tbem  at  tbe  company  elec- 
tion. The  combine  among  the  brokers  would  doubtless  like  to 
assume  the  responsibility,  but  it  is  gratifying  to  know  that  the 
shareholders  are  free  from  any  danger  of  being  overtaken  by  such 
a  misfortune.  The  brokers  have  not  been  such  a  success  at  their 
own  branch  of  the  business  as  to  expect  much  support  frcm  the 
public  in  an  attempt  to  become  mine  managers,  which  requires 
more  braina  and  tact  than  the  ordinary  purchase  and  sale  of 
stock.  In  outside  mines  there  has  been  no  change  of  note.  The 
Tuscarora  mill  is  running  on  ore  from  the  different  mines,  and 
the  returns  are  satisfactory  in  the  way  of  bullion. 

S  *  S 

THINGS  have  come  to  a  pretty  fine  pass  in  this  city,  when  an 
impudent  scheme  like  that  of  the  Premium  Note  Company 
can  be  advertised  openly,  in  defiauce  of  the  law  against  lotteries. 
A  very  poor  estimate  must  have  been  formed  of  the  intelligence 
of  this  community  by  the  manipulators  of  this  new  money- 
making  dodge.  The  idea,  it  is  said,  originated  with  a  tailor  of 
this  city,  who  is  ambitious,  probably,  to  step  to  tbe  front  aa  a 
financier  on  the  same  level  aa  the  lottery  people,  without  assum- 
ing the  same  risk.  Does  thia  "  knight  of  the  sheara  "  imagine  for 
one  moment  that  people  here  are  gullible  enough  to  believe  that 
by  turning  over  money  to  himself  or  his  company,  that  the  loan 
at  the  end  of  thirty  days  can  be  called  in  with  an  earning  at  the 
rate  of  six  per  cent,  per  annum  ?  The  liberality  of  such  an  offer 
looks  well  on  paper,  but  in  view  of  the  fact  that  the  savings 
banks  are  cutting  on  a  five  per  cent,  per  annum  rate,  it  is  hardly 
credible  that  an  outside  concern  can  do  better  with  safety. 
There  ia  just  this  about  the  Premium  Note  Company,  that  it  ia 
hybrid  enough  to  come  under  either  the  category  of  a  lottery  or  a 
aavings  bank.  Aa  one  or  the  other,  it  is  conducting  an  illegal 
busineaa;  failing  the  charter  of  a  banking  corporation,  and  de- 
fying the  statute  in  regard  to  lotteries.  Institutions  holding 
moneys  belonging  to  private  individuals  are  amenable  to  the  con- 
stant supervision  of  the  Bank  Oommiaaioners,  and  the  attention 
of  these  gentlemen,  and  also  of  the  Attorney-General  of  the  State, 
is  directed  to  the  nondescript  company,  for  a  full  and  complete 
definition  of  its  true  character.  It  dq^a  not  speak  much  for  the 
vigilance  of  any  of  these  parties  that  an  incorporation  of  this 
kind  should  have  been  permitted  to  transact  business  without 
investigation  into  its  true  intents  and  purposes-  fta  very  manner 
of  preaentuoent  is  sufficient  to  excite  the  suspicions  of  any  but 
the  most  credulous. 

?$  $ 

THE  individuals  who  are  so  ready  to  approve  of  an  attack  upon 
the  money  chests  of  every  one  who  happens  to  have  accu- 
mulated more  of  thia  world's  goods  than  tbey  have  themselves,  will 
doubtless  be  fully  in  accord  with  the  law  which  permits  the 
stock  gambler  to  recover  his  losaea.  It  does  not  follow  that  be- 
cause these  latter-day  moralists  believe  in  such  an  obviously  un- 
just proceeding,  that  the  greater  portion  of  this  community  will 
agree  with  them.  The  Judge,  in  a  case  of  this  kind,  follows  tbe 
law,  for  the  reason  that  he  cannot  help  himself.  He  cannot  be 
held  responsible,  in  the  face  of  the  atatutea,  for  stamping  the 
seal  of  his  court  in  approval  of  a  measure  which  can  only  be 
considered  in  the  light  of  a  judicial  outrage  by  every  fair-minded 
person  who  possesses  a  due  regard  for  the  law  of  meum  et  tuum. 
When  a  stock  denier  stakes  his  money  on  a  venture  in  the  mar- 
ket, he  does  so  at  bis  own  risk,  and  be  alone  should  be  responsi- 
ble for  any  loss  which  takes  place.  If  tbe  speculation  turned  out 
aucceaaful,  it  would  be  termed  robbery    if   the  broker  refused  to 


pay  over  the  balance  due  for  the  reason  that  the  transaction  was 
on  margin,  and  therefore  illegal,  and  the  law  would  protect  him 
if  he  did  ao.  On  the  other  hand,  no  matter  how  honorably  he 
may  act  with  hia  clients,  carrying  them  over  a  crisis,  perhaps,  at 
his  own  risk,  the  same  law  compels  him  to  assume  tbe  losaea  of 
any  one  who  can  afford  to  go  on  record  before  the  courts  in  such 
a  matter.  Tbe  brokers  are  open  to  criticism  on  many  pointa, 
but  it  must  be  generally  admitted  that  the  number  of  "  black 
sheep"  on  the  San  Francisco  Exchangee  is  much  lesa  than  in 
other  financial  centre.  Viewed  outside  of  the  law,  all  that  can 
be  said  of  suits  for  the  recovery  of  money  under  such  circum- 
stances, is  that  they  are  thoroughly  unprincipled,  and  a  disgrace 
to  the  State  which  permits  them. 
$  S  $ 

THE  managers  of  the  local  savings  banks  are  about  to  make  a 
cut  in  the  rate  of  interest,  or  as  they  term  it,  "dividends." 
This  reminds  one  of  a  man  getting  over  a  fence  back  foremost. 
The  decrease  in  the  dividends  ia  brought  about  by  a  depression  in 
business,  but  the  cause  of  thia  depression  is  as  usual  overlooked, 
intentionally  or  otherwise.  It  does  not  strike  the  directors  of 
these  institutions  that  it  would  be  more  sensible  to  reduce  the 
rate  of  interest  paid  by  borruwers,  instead  of  beginning  at  tbe 
other  end  with  tbe  depositors.  Tbe  decline  in  busineaa,  and  tbe 
consequent  accumulation  of  surplus  funds  which  has  been  going 
on  for  years  past,  has  been  caused  solely  by  the  fact  that  large 
borrowers  cannot  afford  to  pay  seven  per  cent,  for  money  and 
use  it  to  advantage.  If  the  rate  on  loans,  and  the  charges  at- 
tached, were  cut  down  to  a  level  justified  by  the  large  reserves  of 
coin  on  hand,  there  would  be  leas  talk  of  dullness  in  financial 
circles.  Pioneer  notions  in  buaineaa  are  carried  out  too  generally 
just  now  to  suit  the  requirements  of  the  times,  and  a  change 
would  be  beneficial  all  around. 

$  $  I 

THE  report  of  the  London  and  San  Francisco  Bank  tor  the  year, 
to  31st  of  March  last,  has  just  been  issued,  and  ahowa  a  net 
profit  of  $211,385,  which  allows  a  further  distribution  of  3  per 
cent.,  making  6  per  cent,  for  the  year,  with  an  appropriation  of 
$55,000  to  tbe  reserve  fund.  The  dividend  is  the  same  aa  has 
been  paid  for  the  past  five  years,  but  the  amounts  carried  to  the 
reserve  fund  and  to  the  current  year's  profit  and  loss  account  are 
both  slightly  increased  for  the  year  just  ended. 
If  S 

THE  fall  in  silver  has  been  the  cause  of  much  anxiety  in  Lon- 
don financial  circle*,  and  several  of  the  more  prominent  bank- 
ing institutions  have  suffered  a  severe  loss  by  the  unsettled  and 
demoralized  state  of  Eastern  trade  generally,  due  to  the  unpre- 
cedented depreciation  which  has  taken  place  in  the  metal.  Among 
others,  the  Chartered  Mercantile  Bank  of  India,  London  and 
China  has  paaaed  its  usual  semi-annual  dividend,  the  credit  bal- 
ance for  tbe  year  being  under  2\  per  cent. 

?  $  $ 

THE  late  Sir  Warrington  Smyth,  Inspector-General  of  Mines  in 
Great  Britain,  and  a  prominent  member  of  all  the  learned 
societies,  was  an  extensive  collector  of  minerals  and  fossils,  some 
of  them  of  tbe  rarest  and  most  valuable  description,  inclusive  of 
specimena  from  tbe  Paria  Basin  and  the  Bannat  in  Hungary. 
This  vast  and  important  collection  has  been  presented  to  a  prom- 
inent museum  for  the  public  benefit. 

$$$ 

THE  proposed  changes  in  the  mining  laws  of  Mexiso  are  likely 
to  be  carried  into  effect.  The  draft  of  tbe  new  bills  presented 
to  the  House  has  been  approved  by  tbe  committee  appointed  to 
report  on  it.  This  will  be  one  of  the  most  important  progressive 
measures  adopted  in  Mexico  for  years  past,  and  it  will  do  much 
to  establiah  confidence  abroad  among  mining  investors. 

S  $   $ 

JOHN  HAYS  HAMMOND,  the   well-known-  mining  engineer, 
ia  now  in  San  Bernardino  on  professional  business  for  an  Eng- 
lish syndicate.     His    report  will    set   at   rest    the  question  of  the 
value  of  a  mine  which  baa   been   the  aource  of  much  annoyance 
to  its  owners,  whether  by  bad  management  or  otherwiae. 
S  S  J 

AT  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Homestake  Mining  Company  held 
during  the  week  the  following  officera  were  elected  to  serve 
for  the  ensuing  year:  Louis  T.  Haggin,  President;  J.  B.  Haggin, 
Treaaurer;  Irwin  C.  Stump,  Secretary;  Lloyd  Tevia  and  George  J. 
Henry,  Directors. 

$$$ 

THE  following  officera  have  been  elected  by  the  Found  Treasure 
Company  to  serve  for  the  ensuing  year:  P.  C.  Hynian,  Presi- 
dent; Thomas  Cole,  Vice-President;  J.  W.  Pew,  Secretary;  Bank 
of  California,  Treasurer;  R.  R.  Grayson  and  M.  A.  Jackson,  Di- 
rectors. 

$$$ 

COMMONWEALTH  has  been  assessed  ten  cents  per  share,  and 
Belle  Isle  ten  cents.     Assessments  on  Challenge  and  Mexican 
are  now  delinquent. 


June  18,  1892. 


SAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


0gW3Q%§^ 


■•  Hear  the  Trier:  '   "What  the  devil  arUhouT' 
"  One  that  willplav  the  devil,  sir.  with  you." 


H 


FLUE!     Stop  the  song!      Look  at  the  clock  ; 

Although  it's  to  our  liking, 
The  joke  must  wait.     Eise  up  the  talk — 

Eleven's  nearly  striking. 
Kill  glasses  for  that  old  time  toast 

We  hold  above  all  others; 
The  one  we  love  and  h  >nor  most — 
"  Here's  to  our  absent  brothers." 
Good  fellows  all;  where  are  you  now, 

Who  came  with  cheery  greeting 
In  other  days,  and  wondered  how 

Men  thought  that  life  was  Meeting? 
There's  Charley,  brightest  of  them  all — 

His  face  shines  in  the  claret; 
He  wears  a  smile  to  conquer  Gaul, 

As  none  but  be  could  wear  it. 
Dear  boy,  his  shadow  in  the  glass 

Shines  brieht,  and  fair  and  cheery; 
I  almost  hear  the  old  jest  passed — 
"  Let's  drink  and  all  be  merry." 

And  Zacb,  who  died  a  year  ago, 

When  life  was  in  its  summer, 
I  see  him  in  the  shadow  show 

A  new  and  loving  comer. 
And  good  John  Boyd,  and  Hull,  and  tbose 

Who've  passed  across  the  ferry 
Return,  and  round  that  chorus  goes — 

"  Let's  drink  and  all  be  merry." 
Dear  boys,  I  know  not  wbere  you  are, 

Nor  do  I  care  to  ponder 
Upon  your  home  in  that  land,  far 

Across  the  ferry  yonder. 

But  yet  I  know  where'er  you  rove, 

You'd  hurry  out  of  heaven, 
To  drink  this  toast  with  those  you  love, 

When  clocks  point  to  eleven. 

So  we  who  stand  around  the  board, 

Remember  all  those  others, 
Drink  deep  this  toast,  without  a  word — 
"  Here's  to  our  absent  brothers." 

MANY  are  ths  weird  tales  told  about  that  mysterious  person- 
age, "  Pdtey  "  Bigelow.  Those  who  know  him  best  love  to 
relate  his  exp'oits  as  a  trencherman,  and  indeed  they  are  wonder- 
ful, for  though  "  Petey  "  is  so  thin  that  he  never  casts  a  shadow, 
he  can  eat  like  a  circus  giant.  His  favorite  dishes  are  covered 
with  condiments,  and  nothing  is  too  hot  for  him.  So  piping  hot 
does  he  take  his  dishes  that  it  is  said  in  Bohemian  circles  he 
has  a  cast-iron  throat  and  a  copper-lined  stomach.  Some  people 
say  he  has  no  stomaeh  at  all,  but  that  he  is  hollow  down  to  his 
heels.  It  is  told  of  him  that  once  on  a  time,  when  at  a  dinner 
party,  he  was  relating  a  ghost  story,  the  while  sipping  a  glass  of 
brandy  and  soda.  It  was  a  long  story,  like  the  sips,  and  soon  the 
glass  was  empty.  Bigelow  reached  out  a  hand  for  what  he  thought 
was  the  brandy  bottle,  but  secured  instead  a  bottle  of  pure  alco- 
hol, some  of  which  liquor  had  been  burned  during  the  dinner.  He 
filled  his  glass  with  the  alcohol,  and  continued  his  story  and  his 
sips,  much  to  the  consternation  of  his  auditors,  who  had  witnessed 
his  mistake,  and  were  awaiting,  with  great  astonishment,  his  ter- 
rified announcement  that  he  was  drinking  alcohol.  But  the  an- 
nouncement never  cams.  Petey  finished  the  story,  and  taking  a 
final  sip,  put  down  his  glass,  and  complimented  his  host  upon 
the  excellent  quality  of  his  brandy. 

IT  is  also  said  by  the  veracious  chronicler  of  the  eccentricities  of 
this  peculiar  genius  that  once,  at  another  time,  he  was  at  a 
small  and  early  at  the  Palace  Hotel,  and  after,  in  representing  the 
host,  he  had  prop  sed  'he  health  of  every  one  in  all  the  liquids  on 
the  sideboard,  he  had  to  seek  satisfaction  in  a  bottle  of  Worcester- 
shire sauce  to  drink,  to  his  own  good  health,  when  proposed  by 
the  company. 

THAT  barber  who  committed  suicide  at  Caliente  the  other  day, 
because,  as  he  said,  "people  were  tired  of  him,"  was  one  of 
the  most  sensible  and  sensitive  men  we  have  heard  of  for  a  long 
time.  When  it  comes  to  pass  that  a  barber  awakens  to  the  fact 
that  the  people  are  tired  of  him.  we  may  yet  have  hope  for  the 
millenium.  He  could  not  have  been  a  good  barber,  for  no  grad- 
uated chin  scraper  can  be  brought)  to  believe  that  the  people  are 
tired  of  him;  but  then  he  was  certainly  a  sensible  fellow,  for  the 
beat  thing  any  man  can  do  when  he  reaches  the  conclusion  that 
so  startled  the  Caliente  barber,  is  to  shuffle  off  this  mortal  coil. 


PARROT  stories  vem  to  have  the  Moor  at  present,"  observed 
i  ft  gentleman  at  the  clab,  the  other  night,  after  a  popular 
actor  and  two  or  three  of  the  regular  raconteurs  of  the  establish- 
ment had  had  their  innings,  <•  and  I  will  have  to  go  you  one  for 
luck  The  week  before  last  I  was  staying  at  a  well-known  hotel 
across  the  bay.'  While  sitting  on  the  verandah  attwilight,  I  hap- 
pened to  look  up.  and  saw  a  parrot  perched  on  a  tree,  the 
branches  of  which  were  almost  overhead.  I  opened  the  usual 
conversation  with  his  parrotship,  remarked  on  its  pretty  appear- 
ance, and  whether  a  cracker  would  not  be  an  agreeable  accessory 
to  the  evening  meal.  Getting  no  reply,  Polly  was  forgotten  for 
the  time  being,  until  on  retiring,  chancing  to  go  to  the  window, 
I  saw  the  tree  and  again  asked,  in  parrot  vernacular,  did  Polly 
want  a  cracker?  Jiut  as  I  withdrew,  getting  no  response,  I 
heard  my  neighbor,  a  rather  surly  sort  of  felljw,  jump  out  of 
bed,  raise  the  window  and  say.  in  a  low  voice,  '  Hush  up  there, 
you  born-beaked  vagrant,  or  I'll  twist  your  stub  neck.'  Finding 
that  the  parrot  still  declined  to  respond,  I  thought  I  would  rep- 
resent it,  for  the  sake  of  irritating  the  nerves  of  my  neighbor,  who 
was  evidently  hot-tempered.  Making  for  the  window,  which  I 
stealthily  opened,  I  indulged  in  a  few  unearthly  squeaks,  followed 
by  a  few  desultory  remarks  about scoundrels  wanting  crack- 
ers, interlarded  with  ship. parrot  profanity.  I  had  not  long  to 
wait  for  a  reply  in  kind.  Out  of  bed  jumped  the  Hibernian, 
whom  I  knew  by  instinct  had  red  hair,  and  with  a  bang,  up  went 
the  window,  and  all  the  names  you  ever  heard  and  cuss-words 
were  hurled  at  the  unfortunate  bird.  I  kept  up  the  trouble  un- 
til I  got  tired,  and  until  every  available  article  in  the  room  of  my 
neighbor  had  been  distributed  over  the  grounds,  and  his  voice  had 
sworn  itself  out.  Late  next  morning,  happening  to  lounge  into 
the  office  of  the  hotel,  who  should  1  see  there  but  the  Irishman. 
He  had  regained  his  voice,  but  not  his  temper.  He  wanted  to 
know  many  things,  all  in  relation  to  blanketyblank  hotel-keepera 

keeping parrots  to  roost   alongside   of   guest  chambers. 

When  the  clerk  got  a  chance  to  reply,  he  denied  all  knowledge  of 
parrots  in  the  vicinity,  and  was  dragged  from  his  desk  by  the  ex- 
cited man  on  a  voyage  of  discovery.  Knowing  their  ultimate 
destination,  I  rushed  for  my  room,  where  1  could  enjoy  the  de- 
nouement from  a  safe  point  of  vantage.  Along  they  came,  talk- 
ing like  mad  men,  and  there,  sure  enough,  sat  the  parrot  on  the 
tree.  The  clerk  was  horrified  when  it  was  pointed  out,  and  swore 
in   sixteen  different   languages    that   it   must  be  a  strange  bird. 

"Strange   or    not,"    yelled    the    other,  "I'll    wring  his . 

neck,"  and,  suiting  the  action  to  the  word,  he  made  a  spring  and 
brought  down  the  branch  and  bird.  A  minute  later  the  faces  of 
both  were  studies.  They  looked  at  one  another  speechless  with 
surprise,  and  quietly  returned,  one  going  one  way  and  the  other 
another.  They  left  the  parrot  lying  on  the  stoop.  I  picked  it  up 
half  an  hour  later.     It  was  stuffed. 

((/"\LD  MAN"  Narjjt,  the  artist.'is  on  his  death-bed.  He  is 
\J  slowly  sinking  into  the  grave,  and  cannot  hope  to  live 
much  longer.  He  is  old,  blind,  paralyzed  and  poor,  and  probably 
will  welcome  the  angel  of  d^ath.  Narjot  is  a  Frenchman,  though 
much  of  his  life  has  been  passed  in  Mexico.  Nearly  all  his  can- 
vases are  of  Mexican  or  Indian  scsnes,  with  which  he  was  very 
familiar.  His  last  canvas,  an  Indian  dance,  was  shown  at  the 
recent  exhibition  of  the  Art  Association.  Though  not  a  great 
artist,  Narjot  did  considerable  good  work,  and  had  a  good  place 
among  the  local  painters.  One  noticeable  feature  about  his  paint- 
ings was  that  he  had  but  one  woman.  No  matter  what  the 
scenes,  or  what  the  sizj  of  the  canvases,  the  women  in  them  are 
all  alike.  They  are  all  of  heavy  build,  with  round,  pleasant  faces. 
Narjot  did  considerable  good  work  in  still  life,  his  paintings  of 
dogs  and  ducks  being  particularly  good.  The  old  man  must  have 
become  very  despondent  of  late,  for  this  city  is  about  the  worst 
in  the  world  for  artists.  The  people  here  who  know  anything 
about  art,  have  not  enough  money  to  gratify  their  tastes,  and 
those  who  have  money  know  just  enough  about  paintings  to 
allow  them  to  pay  $500  for  a  chrorao  in  a  gilt  frame,  and  refuse 
to  look  at  an  excellent  painting  because  it  is  not  in  reds  and 
yellows. 

JOHN  P.  IRISH  started  from  Oakland  mole  in  high  feather. 
The  necktieless  statesman  from  Alameda  cried  in  loud  tones 
that  be  was  going  to  nominate  Cleveland,  but  before  the  echoes 
of  bis  last  war-whoop  had  ceased  resounding  in  the  hills,  John  P. 
was  bereft  of  all  his  joy  and  emoluments  and  retired  by  the  suf- 
frages of  tbose  unfortunate  enough  to  be  bis  companions,  to  hia 
proper  place  as  a  high  private  in  the  rear  rank  of  the  great  army 
of  Democracy.  John  P.  Irish  and  Morris  M.  Estee  shonld  write 
a  book  together,  to  be  called  "  How  Near  We  Came  to  It,  or  the 
Differences  Between  Personal  Ambition  and  Popular  Choice." 

THE  residents  of  the  neighborhood  of  Bush  and  Dupont  streets 
have  petititioned  the  Supervisors  to  abate  the  nuisance  caused 
by  the  nightly  assembly  of  the  Salvation  Army  at  the  corner 
named.  The  good  citizens  and  citizenesses  in  that  vicinity  com- 
plain in  loud  and  stentorian  tones  that  they  do  not  wish  their 
peace  and  quietude  interfered  with  by  "  singing,  shouting  and  in- 
strumental discords  under  religious  pretext."  If  that  is  not  a 
case  of  the  pot  calling  the  kettle  black  there  never  was  one. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  18,  1892. 


ftrac  R^PCFn* 


THERE  is  a  loud  demand  for  more  French  flats.  Some  of  the 
enterprising  moneyed  men  of  the  city  could  make  a  good  in- 
vestment by  putting  in  some  of  these  popular  flats.  There  are 
hundreds  of  flats  in  the  city,  many  of  which  are  awaiting  tenants, 
but  there  are  very  few  of  the  so-called  apartment  houses,  and 
those  are  never  idle.  This  is  a  good  season  for  flat  building  and 
flat-renting,  for  it  should  be  remembered  that  the  summer  is  the 
mating  season,  and  the  number  of  loving  young  couples  looking 
for  nests,  which  will  be  their  very  own,  is  constantly  increasing. 
The  apartment  house,  as  a  rule.,  is  preferred  to  hotel  lodgings,  or 
to  a  separate  flat,  on  account  of  the  great  convenience  of  the  com- 
bination of  hotel  and  home  life.  Then,  again,  the  French  flats,  as 
a  rule,  contain  less  rooms  than  the  others,  and  room  furnishing  is 
an  item  which  a  young  husband  considers  with  much  awe  when 
he  goes  house-hunting. 

The  demand  for  income  paying  property  continues  very  good. 
One  real  difficulty  affecting  the  satisfactory  sale  of  much  of  this 
property  is  the  great  desire  of  the  owners  to  procure  much  more 
for  their  lots  than  they  are  actually  worth.  They  are  not  satisfied 
with  reasonable  profits.  In  fact,  San  Francisco  owners  never  are; 
that's  what  the  matter  with  this  municipality.  Market  street 
owners  want  about  eight  or  nine  per  cent,  income  on  their  hold- 
ings, while  any  reasonable  being  should  be  satisfied  with  four  per 
cent.  Residence  property  owners  demand  ten  or  twelve  per  cent, 
for  rentals,  and  at  least  100  per  cent,  profit  for  sales.  All  the 
owners  seem  permeated  by  that  same  spirit  which  does  not  allow 
the  merchants  to  trust  each  other  more  than  two  weeks,  and 
therefore  demands  two  collection  days  a  month.  As  we  have 
Baid  before,  San  Francisco  never  will  progress  as  rapidly  as  it 
should  until  our  merchants  and  property  owners  become  imbued 
with  a  far  more  liberal  spirit  than  they  now  evince. 

An  improvement  which  should  have  been  made  long  ago  is  an- 
nounced in  the  statement  that  the  old  Stevenson  building,  at  the 
corner  of  Montgomery  and  California  streets,  is  about  to  be  im- 
proved and  fitted  with  modern  conveniences,  including  an  ele- 
vator. The  building  was  erected  early  in  the  sixties,  and  very 
little  in  the  way  of  improvement  has  been  done  to  it  since.  It  is 
said  a  club  will  take  the  top  floor,  after  the  improvements  have 
been  made. 

That  Sixteenth-street  Commission  has  at  last  ended  its  labors. 
Their  report  has  been  sent  in  to  the  Supervisors,  and  it  states 
that  the  estimated  value  of  the  land  to  be  taken  and  the  value  of 
improvements  is  $270,655'37.  The  total  expense  incident  to  the 
work  is  $71,798  83,  making  the  total  cost  of  the  street  extension 
for  6,840  feet,  $342,454.30.  Adolph  Sutro's  damages  are  the  heav- 
iest, amounting  to  $89,403.72.  The  hard-worked  commissioners, 
L.  McMahon,  A.  J.  Clunie  and  Edgar  Painter,  receive  for  their 
twenty-seven  months'  arduous  work  only  $9,450  each.  Street  Com- 
missioners, somehow,  never  get  enough  pay  for  their  hard  labor. 

Considerable  comment  has  been  caused  during  the  week  in 
real  estate  circles,  over  the  report  from  Chicago  that  a  20x40-foot 
corner  bad  been  sold  there  on  the  15th  inst.,  at  the  rate  of  $10,- 
000  a  front  foot  on  one  street  and  $5,000  for  the  other.  This  is 
so  much  in  excess  of  what  has  ever  been  paid  for  property  in 
this  city,  that  the  question  has  been  asked  if  our  land  would  ever 
attain  the  great  value  of  that  of  the  lakeside  metropolis.  Local 
property  has  never  sold  for  more  than  $4,000  a  front  foot,  though 
M.  H.  de  Young  once  offered  $5,000  a  front  foot  for  the  small  lot 
on  Kearny  street  adjoining  the  Chronicle  building.  In  discuss- 
ing this  matter,  the  difference  in  the  method  of  land  valuation  in 
vogue  here  and  at  other  places  becomes  very  apparent.  In  the 
East  and  in  Europe,  the  valuation  is  always  made  by  the  square 
foot,  which  seems  a  better  method  of  telling  the  true  value  of 
property  than  our  frontage  system.  It  would  be  a  good  idea  for 
the  agents  of  this  city  to  agree  on  the  square  foot  valuation,  so 
that  our  values  might  the  more  easily  be  compared  with  those  of 
other  cities,  and  at  the  same  time  be  uniform  with  them. 

People  looking  for  modest  houses,  who  have  been  appalled  by 
the  high  prices  for  residences  in  the  popular  districts  of  the  city, 
should  pay  attention  to  the  Presidio  Heights  district.  Lots  25x 
125,  and  25x100,  surrounded  by  paved  and  sewered  streets,  may 
be  bought  for  $1,000  to  $1,200.  Residences,  suitable  for  a  family 
of  modest  means,  may  be  built  for  anywhere  from  $2,000  to  $3,000 
the  total  expense  of  a  house  and  lot,  therefore,  being  easily  with- 
in $4,000.  The  district  referred  to  is  south  of  Clay  street,  be- 
tween Central  and  First  avenues.  No  good  residence  in  the 
Western  Addition  can  be  touched  for  less  than  $5,000,  the  price 
of  most  of  them  being  from  $6,000  to  $10,000.  Investors  could 
make  a  good  thing  by  building  in  the  Pacific  Heights. 

The  Real  Estate  Journal  of  Tevis  &  Fisher  for  June  comes  to  us 
as  usual,  filled  with  real  estate  news  and  strong  editorials  on 
leading  topics  in  which  buyer  and  seller  are  interested.  Among 
the  leading  articles  are  those  on  "  Destructive  Architecture," 
"  The  Laguna  Survey,"  and  "  San  Francisco's  Opportunity."  At- 
tention is  also  paid  to  the  sensational  articles  in  the  daily  press 
regarding  the  recent  earthquake. 


TIHIIE 


BRUNSWICK-BALKE- 

COLLENDER  CO. 


THE  MONARCH  ■? 


Manufacturers  of  Billiard  and  Pool  Tables. 

Dealers  in  Billiard  Merchandise  Generally. 

Makers  of  Bank  and  Office  Fixtures. 

Also,  Saloon  Fixtures,  Counters,  Coolers,  Mirrors,  etc.,  constantly  on 
hand  or  made  to  order.    Ten  Pin  Alleys,  Ten  Pins,  Ten  Pin  Balls,  etc. 

653-655  MARKET  STREET,  S.  F. 

CARD. 

We  beg  to  inform  you  that  the  business  of  H.  N.  Cook, 
the  pioneer  belt  manufacturer  of  the  Coast,  established 
in  1860,  and  having  occupied  successively  the  premises 
801  Battery,  415  Market,  405  Market  and  32-J  Fremont 
streets,  is  still  continued,  but  in  new  and  more  conveni- 
ent quarters,  at  317-319  Mission  Street,  on  the  ground 
floor,  between  Fremont  and  Beale,  where  we  will  do  busi- 
ness hereafter  under  the  name  of  H.  N.  COOK  BELTING 
COMPANY.  The  business  is  conducted  under  the  old 
principles  and  management,  and  it  is  still  our  aim  to 
give  our  patrons  a  belt  made  of  the  good  old-fashioned 
article  of  oak-tanned  leather,  at  the  lowest  possible  cost. 
It  is  important  to  add  that  this  house  has  no  connection 
with  any  other  firm  in  this  business  by  the  name  of 
Cook,  and  we  beg  t»  suggest  that  all  orders  intended  for 
us  be  carefully  directed. 

Thanking  you  for  past  favors  and  soliciting  a  continu- 
ance of  the  same,  we  have  the  pleasure  to  remain,  dear 
sirs,  yours  truly. 

H.  N.  COOK  BELTING  COMPANY, 


317-319  Mission  Street. 


Per  31.  11    COOK,  Manager. 


MRS.  R.    G.  LEWIS, 

FORMERLY     OF    THURLOW     BLOCK, 
HAS  REMOVED  TO 

531    SUTTER    STREET. 


Corner  Clay  and  Sansome. 


June  18    1802. 


SAN  FRANCIsco  NEWS  LETTER. 


19 


THIS  is  tbe  season  when  the  wily  insurance  agent  looks  with 
longing  eyes  on  the  fields  of  growing  grain  throughout  the 
country,  and  hies  him  to  the  agriculturist  in  hopes  of  covering 
bis  fields  with  extensive  policies.  June  is  a  good  month  for  the 
insurance  companies,  for  when  old  Sol  dries  up  everything  from 
the  bill-tops  to  the  valleys,  and  tbe  prospect  is  inviting  for  the 
ravages  of  the  fire-fiend,  the  farmers  hasten  to  protect  themselves 
from  too  great  damage  by  insuring  their  property.  The  rivalry 
for  the  grain  business  has  become  very  great,  and  the  interior  is 
crowded  with  specials  and  agents  looking  for  business.  Some 
companies  have  appointed  farmers  as  agents,  hoping  thereby  to 
capture  all  the  business  within  the  immediate  vicinity,  at  least, 
of  their  agricultural  deputies.  Whether  this  is  a  good  idea  is  a 
moot  question,  for  though  it  may  appear  that  a  farmer  may  be 
able  to  induce  his  neighbors  to  take  out  policies  on  account  of 
bis  acquaintance  with  iheni,  and  the  fact  that  he  has  himself 
taken  out  a  policy,  it  does  not  by  any  means  follow  that  the 
wheat-growing  agents  will  be  able  to  retain  the  business  Another 
point  worthy  of  consideration  is,  that  by  the  appointment  of  the 
farmers  tbe  local  agents  are  defrauded  of  a  certain  amount  of  busi- 
ness, and  are  therefore  not  apt  to  be  in  the  best  frame  of  mind 
concerning  tbe  business  methods  of  their  home  offices.  It  is  said 
that  the  New  Zealand,  the  Guardian,  and  Brown,  Craig  &  Co. 'a 
agency  have  secured  farmers  as  agents,  and  hope  thereby  to  take 
in  much  of  the  grain  business.  A  special  for  one  of  the  large 
local  companies  traveled  fifty  miles  with  a  local  agent  recently, 
in  one  of  tbe  agricultural  districts,  and  did  not  get  a  risk,  finding 
that  many  of  the  farmers  whom  he  approached  were  themselves 
agents  for  rival  companies. 

On  the  15th  inst.  the  meeting  of  the  State  Insurance  Commis- 
sioners was  held  in  tbe  East.  The  query  arises  whether  any  at- 
tention was  given  the  recent  action  of  the  Wisconsin  Commis- 
sioner in  presenting  a  certificate  to  the  St.  Paul,  German,  just 
fifteen  days  before  its  failure.  This  instance  is  one  of  many  illus- 
trative of  the  beauties  of  a  system  by  which  politicians  are  ap- 
pointed Insurance  Commissioners  in  various  States.  Insurance 
is  a  business  of  which  no  one  not  trained  to  it  can  hope  to  know 
much,  if  anything,  and  that  a  professional  politician  who  has 
sufficient  influence  to  secure  the  appointment  as  Commissioner 
should  even  try  to  perform  his  duties  properly  is  not  to  be  ex- 
pected. The  iniquities  of  the  present  method  of  "managing" 
insurance  business  under  State  Commissioners,  gives  rise  to  the 
suggestion  that  a  National  Insurance  Bureau  be  established  at 
Washington  which  would  have  supervision  of  all  the  insurance 
companies  doing  business  in  the  United  States.  Under  such  an 
administration  of  affairs  uniform  laws  would  regulate  the  admis- 
sion of  companies  into  the  States  for  the  transaction  of  business. 
Under  the  present  condition  of  affairs  many  foreign  companies 
are  admitted  into  certain  States  which,  for  instance,  could  not 
pass  the  requirements  of  the  New  York  Commission,  admittedly 
the  best  in  the  country.  Russia  has  such  a  National  Bureau  as 
that  suggested,  and  the  results  of  its  works  are  excellent.  There 
is  no  good  reason  why  the  great  insurance  companies  of  the 
country  should  not  cause  the  introduction  of  a  bill  in  Congress 
to  secure  the  establishment  of  a  National  Insurance  Bureau.  It 
should,  of  course,  and  no  doubt  if  established  would  be  in 
charge  of  a  good  insurance  man.  Many  of  tbe  farcical  State  Com- 
missions which  afford  sinecures  to  political  blood-suckers  could 
then  be  abolished. 

George  Baston  &  Co.  have  given  up  the  agency  of  the  Germania 
Life  Insurance  Company,  of  New  York,  which  will  change  hands 
on  July  1st.  Mr.  Jacobs  has  had  the  agency  of  the  company  for 
thirty  years  past,  but  of  late  years  be  has  been  so  engrossed  with 
his  many  business  cares  that  he  has  not  been  able  to  give  it  much 
attention.  At  his  request,  therefore,  he  was  relieved  of  the 
agency.  The  company  will  go  to  ex-Senator  Jacobs  {of  Missouri), 
a  resident  of  Oakland.  The  office  will  be  in  tbe  Telephone  Build- 
ing. 

Mr.  Bromwell,  of  Bromwell,  Fowler  &  Co.,  returned  from  the 
East  last  Tuesday.  This  agency  is  now  removing  its  offices  from 
the  old  California  offices  to  another  floor  in  tbe  same  building. 
Mr.  Fowler's  resignation  as  Secretary  of  the  California  took  effect 
on  the  13th  inst.,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  Mr.  Bell,  the  cashier, 
who  will  round  up  the  affairs  of  the  company.  In  about  two 
weeks  Bromwell,  Fowler  &  Co.  will  establish  themselves  at  313 
California  Btreet,  opposite  the  old  California  offices. 

Harry  Lask  has  returned  from  the  Minneapolis  Convention, 
and  is  now  telling  all  tbe  underwriters  on  the  Bourse  who  will  be 
the  next  President. 

Colonel  Macdonald  is  expected  back  from  the  North  to-day. 

T.  R.  Burch,  the  well-known  general  agent  of  the  Phoenix  of 
Brooklyn  at  Chicago,  died  on  Wednesday  evening,  after  an  ill- 
ness of  some  months.  He  was  one  of  the  best-known  under, 
writers  in  the  country- 


WOLFE'S 
SCHIEDAM  AROMATIC  SCHNAPPS. 


AN    OLD    MEDICINE    REVIVED. 

Iu  days  of  yore,  as  we  have  all  learned  from  the  old  folks,  uo  medicine 
was  so  useful  to  nave  in  the  house,  or  so  good  iu  many  diseases,  as  Pure 
Holland  Gin.  Fur  a  Ions  time,  however,  me  genuine  article  could  not  lie 
had,  until  it  had  appeared  under  the  new  name  of  Aromatic  Schiedam 
Schnapps,  The  article  Is  manufactured  exclusively  by  Udolnho  Wolfe,  at 
Schiedam,  in  Holland  and  put  up  in  small  aud  large  bottles  expressly  for 
medicinal  purposes,  with  his  name  on  the  seal,  botde,  and  label,  to  protect 
it  against  counterfeits.  What  a  great  blessing  it  is  for  persons  residing  in 
the  interior  of  our  Southern  and  Western  States,  that  they  can  now  pur- 
chase a  pure  and  u  -  adulterated  article  of  ..in  with  confidence,  without 
the  least  liability  of  deception  or  dissatisfaction.  That  it  will  tend  to  di- 
minish the  consumption  of  the  common  deleterious  and  spurious  liquors 
which  now  almost  exclusively  pervade  this  country,  aJmits  of  no  duubt. 
We  cousider  the  medical  profession  aud  the  traveling  community  are  un- 
der obligations  to  Mr.  Wolfe. 

To  insure,  however,  obtaining  the  Genuine  article,  ask  for  Wolfe's  Schie- 
dam Aromatic  Schnapps  aud  look  for  the  legitimate  trade-mark— W.  A.  S. 
For  sale  by  all  Druggists,  Grocers  and  Liquor  sealers. 


LODIS  COOKS. 


WILLIAM  COOKS. 


MAX  COOKS. 


COOKS     BROS., 

IZETTIEIEaiOie,         DECOEATOBS. 

Dealers  in  Stained  Glass,  Wall  Paper,  Lincrusta  Walton,  Paper 

Mache,  Parquet  Flooring,  Moorish  Fret  Work, 

Frescoing,  Wall    Mouldings, 

943  and  945  Market  St.,  between  5th  and  6th,  San  Francisco 

DR.   RlCORD'S   RiuTORATlVE   PlLLS. 

Buy  none  but  the  Genuine— A  Specific  for  Exhausted  Vitality,  Physical 
Debility,  Wasted  Forces,  etc.— Approved  by  the  Academy  of  Medicine,  Paris, 
and  the  Medical  Celebrities.      Agents  for  California  and  tbe  Pacific  States. 

J.  G.   STEEIJE  A  CO., 
No.  635  Market  street  (Palace  Hotel),  San  Francisco. 
Sent  by  mail  or  express  any  wbere. 

PRICES  REDUCED.  Bok  of  50  pills,  ?1  25:  of  100  pills,  $2;  of  200  pills. 
$3  50;  of  400  pills,  $6;  Prepuratnry  Pills,  S2.    Send  for  Circular. 

DR.   F.  C.  PAGUE, 

BJENXIST, 

Rooms  4  &  5,  Academy  of  Sciences  Building, 
819  Market  Street. 

Dr.  J.  H.  STALLARD 


Dr.  J.  CLARK, 

PHTSICL&.1TS    and    STJIKGrEIOIfcTS, 
632    Sutter    Street. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Bodie  Consolidated  Mining  Company. 

The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Bodie  Consoli- 
dated Mi  nine  Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  room  62, 
Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal  ,  on  Monday,  the 
twentieth  day  of  June,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  one  o'clock  p.  M..  for  the  purpose 
of  electiug  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing  year  and  the  trans- 
action of  such  other  business  as  may  come  before  the  meeting.  Transfer 
books  will  close  on  Friday,  June  17,  at  3  o'clock  p.  m. 

H  D.  WALKER,  Secretary. 

Office— £2  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

North  Belle  Isle  Mining  Company 
The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  North  Belle  Isle 
Mining  Company  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  company,  310  Pine  street, 
Rooms  15  aud  17,  San  Francisco,  California,  on 

Wednesday,  the  22nd  day  of  June.  1 892,  at  the  hour  of  1  o'clock  P.  M., 


for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year,  aud  the  transaction  of  su  h  other  business  as  may  come  before  the 
meeting. 


Trausfer  books  will  close  in  New  York  City  on  June  13th,  and  iu  San 
Francisco  ou  June  )8th,  1S92,  at  12  o'clock  si.              J  W.  PEW,  Secretary. 
Office— 310  Pine  street,  rooms  15  aud  17,  San  Francisco.  Cal. 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

San  Francisco  Savings  Union. 
For  the  half  year  endiDg  with  June  SO,  1892,  a  dividend  has  been  de- 
clared at  the  rate  of  five  and  one-fifth  (5  1  5j  per  cent    per  annum  on  Term 
Deposits,  aud  four  and  one-third  per  cent,   per  annum  on   Ordinary  De- 
posits, free  of  taxes,  payable  on  and  after  Friday.  July  1,  1892. 
H         '  LOVELL  WHITE,  Cashier. 

Office — 532  California  Street,  corner  Webb.    Branch— 1700  Market  Street, 
corner  Polk. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  18,  1892. 


i'f  is  stated  tbat  the  German  Embassy  in  Vienna  has  received  in- 
structions from  the  Berlin  Foreign  Office  to  keep  within  the 
limits  of  the  merest  conventional  politeness,  on  the  occasion  of 
Prince  Bismarck's  coming  visit  to  the  Austrian  capital.  Such  in- 
structions were  hardly  necessary,  since  every  Prussian  official, 
who  wants  to  retain  the  good  graces  of  Emperor  William,  must 
naturally  refrain  from  any  show  of  admiration  to  the  great  ex- 
Chancellor.  As  regards  Emperor  Francis  Joseph  of  Austria,  his 
position  will  be  a  somewhat  awkward  one  at  the  time  of  Prince 
Bismarck's  sojourn  in  Vienna.  The  Emperor  owes  some  grati- 
tude to  the  German  statesman,  for  the  services  he  has  rendered  him 
with  regard  to  Austria's  present  political  condition,  and  he  will 
hardly  be  able  to  let  the  ex-Chancellor's  visit  pass  over  without 
some  official  notice  on  his  part.  Should  he  overlook  Prince  Bis- 
marck's presence  at  his  capital,  his  action  might  be  interpreted 
as  being  too  dependent  upon  the  will  of  the  young  German  mou- 
arch.  On  the  other  hand,  Emperor  Francis  Joseph's  gratitude  to 
Bismarck  will  be  somewhat  hampered  by  his  knowledge  of  the 
fact  that  the  ex-Chancellor's  assistance  to  Austria  did  not  arise 
from  sympathy  with  the  House  of  Hapsburg,  but  rather  from  the 
wish  of  keeping  Russia  in  check,  and  from  friendship  to  Aus- 
tria's German  subjects.  The  latter,  no  doubt,  will  give  Prince 
Bismarck,  when  he  arrives  in  Vienna,  on  the  occasion  of  his 
son's  marriage,  a  great  ovation,  for  they  recognize  in  him  the 
founder  of  German  unity,  and  are  longing  for  the  day  when  this 
unity  shall  be  completed,  by  the  admission  of  the  German  prov- 
inces of  Austria  into  the  German  Empire. 

The  Czar,  by  his  visit  to  Kiel  and  his  meeting  with  Emperor 
William,  has  endeavored  to  counteract  the  impression  produced 
by  his  haughty  treatment  of  the  young  German  monarch  a  few 
weeks  ago.  He  evidently  desired  that  there  should  be  nothing 
on  his  part  at  this  moment  which  might  look  like  a  provocation, 
since  Russia,  as  has  often  been  pointed  out  in  this  column,  is  not 
quite  ready  for  war,  and  above  all,  cannot  venture  to  be  the 
aggressor,  for  the  country  that  takes  upon  herself  that  role  in  the 
coming  European  conflict,  will  be  at  a  decided  disadvantage,  in 
consequence  of  the  odium  attached  to  it.  Nevertheless,  the  meet- 
ing showed  plainly  enough  that  Czar  Alexander  desires  it  to  be 
known  that  his  visit  was  one  of  necessary  courtesy  merely,  and 
that  no  cordial  relations  exist  between  his  and  Emperor  William's 
government.  1'he  ostentatious  visit  of  Grand  Duke  Constantine 
to  Nancy  was  evidently  intended  to  emphasize  this. 

Whatever  the  chances  of  France  may  be  when  the  great  Europ- 
ean struggle  begins,  as  far  as  her  army  and  navy  is  concerned, 
one  thing  is  certain,  that  financially  that  country  is  better  situ- 
ated than  most  of  her  neighbors,  and  money  will  be  of  no  little 
importance  during  a  war  which  is  not  likely  to  be  decided  in  so 
short  a  period  as  the  Franco-German  contest  of  1870-71.  France, 
comparatively  speaking,  is  one  of  the  richest  powers  of  the  world, 
and  on  more  than  one  occasion  has  proved  that  her  recuperating 
power  is  marvelous,  notably  so  after  her  last  serious  defeat.  At 
this  moment  again,  French  finances  seem  to  be  in  a  flourishing 
condition,  and  last  Saturday  the  three  per  cent,  rentes  rose  to  100, 
an  event  which  must  have  made  a  deep  impression  upon  the  foes 
of  the  French  Republic.  True,  the  rise  may  have  been  brought 
about  by  somewhat  artificial  means,  for  it  is  too  great  to  be  quite 
natural;  but  at  the  same  time,  those  who  judge  matters  impar- 
tially must  recognize  that  France  is  at  present  better  able  than 
ever  to  hold  her  own  in  times  of  adversity,  and  if  her  military 
readiness  equals  her  financial  soundness,  she  will  prove  a  power- 
ful antagonist  to  her  enemies. 

The  blindness  of  some  of  the  Irish  party  leaders  is  absolutely 
astonishing;  but  like  all  blindness  which  is  caused  by  hate.it 
seems  quite  incurable.  Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  the  gen- 
eral elections  will  begin  within  a  few  weeks,  the  Parnellites  and 
anti-Parnellites  continue  their  disgraceful  quarrels,  and  jeopardize 
their  chance  of  obtaining  even  a  moderate  measure  of  home  rule 
for  their  country,  by  demonstrating  to  all  the  world  what  a  fail- 
ure government  in  Ireland  would  be  in  the  hands  of  such  men, 
who  are  quite  unable  to  make  even  the  smallest  sacrifice  of  their 
own  selfish  interests  for  the  welfare  of  their  native  land.  The 
most  sincere  and  patriotic  of  the  Irish  members  in  the  British 
Parliament,  and  one  who  fur  mat  reason  enjoys  the  general 
esteem  of  his  political  antagonists,  is  evidently  John  Dillon.  His 
whole  parliamentary  career  has  proved  him  to  be  an  enthusiastic 
patriot,  who,  though  sometimes  over-zealous,  has  always  been 
honest  in  his  actions  and  true  to  his  convictions,  and  one  who 
has  worked,  not  for  himself  or  his  friends,  but  for  Ireland.  At 
this  moment,  also,  he  is  trying  with  all  his  might,  and  regardless 
of  all  the  attacks  made  upon  him,  to  unite  the  contending  fac- 
tions, and  to  convince  his  colleagues  that  only  in  unity  is  strength. 
His  efforts,  however,  have  failed,  so  far,  and  will  probably  fail 
ultimately.     It  has  been  the  curse  of  Ireland  that  her  welfare  has 


always  been  jeopardized  by  internecine  troubles,  and  if  the  truth 
is  told,  Ireland's  unfortunate  condition,  seen  of  late  years,  has 
been  due  much  more  to  that  reason  than  to  British  misrule. 

At  the  Pabst  Palace. 

Since  its  recent  opening,  the  Pabst  Palace, in  the  Panorama  build- 
ing, at  the  corner  of  Mason  and  Eddy  streets,  has  become  one  of  the 
leading  resorts  of  the  city.  Its  dining-room  is  under  the  manage- 
ment of  an  excellent  chef,  who  now  stands  high  in  the  esteem  of 
the  many  people  who  have  been  made  happy  by  his  confections. 
The  menus  presented  are  always  prepared  with  excellent  taste,  and  it 
is  no  exaggeration  to  say  that  at  the  Pabst  Palace  one  may  obtain  as 
fine  a  dinner  as  at  any  establishment  in  the  citv.  The  table  has  been 
favored  by  many  business  men,  who  find  the  Pabst  Palace  conveni- 
ently located.  The  refrigerator  recently  put  in  is  the  largest  on  the 
Coast.  It  was  imported  expressly  from  Chicago,  and  will  keep  in 
first-class  condition  everything,  from  Pabst  Beer  to  Pommery  Sec. 

The  best  corsets  in  the  city  may  be  prucured  at  the  New  Corset 
House  and  Ladies'  Emporium  ot  Richard  Freud  and  Mrs.  W.  H. 
Ober,  at  81<>  Market  street,  iu  the  Phelan  Block.  Mrs.  Ober  is  the 
agent  for  the  Jenness-Miller  gouds,  and  the  inventor  of  the  popular 
corset  waist. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Ophir    Silver     Mining     Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  Business— Sau  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works — Virgiuia  Milling  District,  Storey  (Jounty,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  third  (3d)  day  of  June,  1892,  au  assessment  (No.  58)  of  Fifty  50) 
Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately,  iu  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  compauy,  rooji  4,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Seventh  Day  of  July,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore,  will  be    sold  on  WEDNESDAY,  the  27th  day  of    July,   1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with   the   costs   of   advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

E.  B.  HOLMES,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  4,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  S.  P.,  Cal. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT.^ 

Overman  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  worns— Gold  Hill,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  theNineteeuth  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment,  No.  64,  of  Thirty  Cents 
per  bhare  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  Company,  414  California  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-Second  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction:  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore,  will  be  sold  on  MONDAY,  the  11th  day  of  July,    1892.  to   pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

GEO.  D.  EDWARDS,  Secretary. 

Office— No.  414  Califoruia  street,  San  Fraueisco.  Cal. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Belcher    Silver*    Mining    Company, 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  seventeenth  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment,  No.  44,  of  Tweoty-five 
cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  pay- 
able immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coiu,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  of- 
fice of  the  company,  Room  8,  331  Piue  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-first  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction ;   and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  twellth  day  of  Juiy,  1892,  to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

C.  L  PERKINS,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  8,  331  Pine  street,  Stock  Exchange  Building,  Sau  Francis- 
co.  California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Bullion    Mining    Company, 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Fraueisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works — Storey  Con   ty,  Neva-la 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  Twenty-fourth  (24  th)  day  of  May,  18y2,  an  assessment  (No.  oS)  of  Twenty- 
five  [25)  Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  oi  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately  iu  United  States  gold  coin  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  Room  20,  331  Piue  street,  Sau  Fraueisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upou  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  ou 

The  Twenty-e1gh:h  (2  3(h)  Day  of  June,  1892.  will  be  delnquent. 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  ou  TUESDAY,  the  nineteenth  (lyth)  day  of  July,  1892,  to 
pay  the   delinquent  assessment,    together  with  the   costs  of   advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

R    R.  GRAYSON,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  20,  331  Pi  je  street  San  Fraueisco,  Califoruia. __^_ 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Gou'd  &  Curry  Silver  Mining  Company, 

Assessment        No    69 

Amount  per  Share     25  cents 

Levied Juue  7, 1892 

Delinquent  in  Office         .. •■■        July  12,  1892 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  Stock  . .  August  4,  189C 

ALFRED  K.  DURBROW,  Secretary. 
Office— Room,  69  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  Sau  Francisco, 
C  alifornia. 


June  18,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


21 


THE    CORYPHEE,     r-.im  r.»/M«. 

Airy  as  Ariel's  wu  tier  twinkling  tread, 
Her  lines  as  subtle  as  a  wind-blown  cloud, 

As  high  ber  graceful  limbs  above  ber  head 
She  tossed,  or  low  ber  sinuous  body  bowed. 

With  amorous  fortitude  my  beart  grew  bold, 
I  sought,  and  love  as  ever  found  a  way, 

But.  when  my  tale  of  fervency  I  told, 
She  smiled  and    murmured,  "  Baldie,  don't  get  gay  !'> 


THE    OVERTURE    OF     "  DON    GIOVANNI.' 


THIS  original  composition,  wbich  is  admitted  on  all  bands  to 
be  a  masterpiece  of  genius,  was  begun  and  finished  in  one 
night,  says  Sola's  Journal.  On  the  day  before  the  first  public  per- 
formance of  the  opera,  not  a  line  of  the  overture  had  been  writ- 
ten. Mozart's  friends,  his  wife,  and  above  all  his  manager,  was 
in  a  state  of  alarm,  easily  to  be  conceived.  "I  shall  write  the 
overture  this  afternoon,''  said  tbe  composer,  calmly.  "  I  have  it 
all  in  my  head."  Tbe  afternoon  came,  and  Mozart,  tempted  by 
fine  weather,  took  a  trip  into  the  country  and  made  merry.  Re- 
turning in  the  evening  be  sat  down — to  a  bowl  of  punch  with 
some  friends,  who  trembled  at  the  idea  of  bis  situation.  It  was 
midnight  before  he  left  tbe  jovial  party,  in  a  state  so  little  calcu- 
lated for  mental  exertion  that  he  determined  to  lie  down  for  an 
hour,  at  the  same  time  charging  Mrs.  Mozart  to  call  him  at  the 
expiration  of  that  time.  The  fond  wife,  seeing  him  in  the  sweet- 
est slumber,  and  conscious  of  bis  power,  suffered  him  to  lie  two 
hours,  ca'.led  him  up,  made  a  bowi  of  punch,  his  favorite  bever- 
age* put  pen,  ink  and  staves  before  hiai,  sat  down  by  his  side, 
and  while  filling  the  glass,  entertained  the  composer  with  a  Dum- 
ber of  laughable  stories,  in  tbe  telling  of  which  she  possessed  a 
peculiar  talent.  Mozart  listened  with  the  greatest  glee,  and 
laughed  till  the  tears  trickled  down  his  eyes.  All  at  once  the  di- 
vine spark  within  him  brightened  into  a  radiant  flame,  he  felt 
"  fall  of  the  god,"  and  exclaimed,  "  Now  is  the  time,  Constantia; 
now  we  are  in  trim  for  it."  Showers  of  crochets  and  quavers  then 
gashed  from  the  rapid  pen.  At  times,  however,  and  in  the  midst 
of  writing,  Nature  would  assert  ber  sway,  and  cause  the  com- 
poser to  indulge  in  a  nod  or  two.  To  these  intervals,  it  is  gen- 
erally supposed,  the  leading  passage  in  the  overture,  turned,  re- 
peated and  modeled  into  a  h  undred  varied  shapes,  owes  its  origin. 
The  somnolent  fits,  however,  soon  gave  way  to  the  cheerful  con- 
verse of  Constantia,  and  the  excellent  punch  which  formed  its 
accompaniment.  Tbe  overture  was  completed  before  breakfast, 
and  the  copyists  scarcely  had  time  to  write,  out  the  score.  A  re- 
hearsal being  thus  out  of  the  question,  the  orchestra  played  it  at 
the  public  representation  in  the  evening  without  previous  trial, 
and  it  is  no  small  eulogium  on  their  talent  to  add  that  the  execu- 
tion electrified  the  audience,  who,  with  thunders  of  applause, 
called  for  a  repetition. 

DR.  LAWLOR,  the  Quarantine  Officer  of  this  port,  had  a  little 
experience  last  week  with  stowaways.  He  boarded  the 
steamer  Monowai,  from  Australia,  with  the  circus  on  board,  and 
immediately  proceeded  to  inspect  the  passengers.  Everything 
went  nicely  until  he  got  to  the  end  of  the  steerage  list.  "  Some- 
thing wrong,"  said  the  doctor  to  himself  in  a  whisper;  "three 
short,  whew!  "  The  doctor  took  out  his  handkerchief  and  wiped 
the  perspiration  from  his  brow.  "  Steward,  I  order  another  count 
of  the  steerage  passengers,"  said  he.  There  was  a  huddling  to- 
gether again,  and  a  recount  commenced.  "Five  shortl  Well, 
this  is  worse,  and  more  of  it,"  said  the  quarantine  doctor,  as  he 
went  on  deck.  "  Quartermaster,  give  my  respects  to  the  captain, 
and  tell  him  I  wish  to  see  him."  Captain  Carey  immediately 
descended  from  the  bridge.  "  Captain,"  spoke  the  doctor,  "  this 
Bhip  will  have  to  go  to  anchor  unless  we  find  the  missing  steerage 
passengers."  "  Quite  right,  sir;  quite  right,"  replied  the  captain. 
"  I  propose  to  have  things  straight  and  square  on  board  this 
ship,"  continued  the  doctor.  "  Quite  right,  sir;  quite  right,"  said 
the  captain  again.  Everything  on  board  was  stirred  up  forward, 
and  a  young  woman  and  her  young  man  were  dug  out  from  be- 
hind a  cage  of  tigers,  where  they  were  making  love  hot  and  fast. 
Another  count  then  began.  As  it  neared  the  end,  it  was  found 
that  there  were  two  over  this  time.  The  count  stood  and  the 
steamer  docked.  The  joke  is  that  three  circus  employes  went 
ashore  at  Honolulu  on  tbe  trip  up,  and  failed  to  return.  The 
colored  man  who  attends  to  the  elephants'  hay  had  five  stow- 
aways, and  when  it  was  proposed  to  keep  the  steamer  in  the 
stream,  Cicero  went  down  in  the  bales  of  hay  for  his  five  men  to 
make  up  the  list,  but  the  loving  couple  caused  him  to  produce 
two  too  many,  and  exposed  the  scheme. 

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22 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  18,  1892. 


THE  Paris  papers  report  a  singular  incident  which  recently  took 
place  at  a  club  in  the  Rue  Royale.  Count  Takovo,  the  name 
by  which  ex-King  Milan  of  Servia  is  now  known,  was  playing 
baccarat,  and,  after  a  run  of  bad  luck,  chance  turned  in  his  favor. 
Thereupon  one  of  the  players,  Baron  de  Veauce,  a  very  young 
man,  made  a  remark  which  imputed  dishonest  play  to  the  King. 
King  Milan  at  once  rose,  flung  down  the  cards,  and  intimated  his 
intention  to  bring  the  matter  before  the  president  of  the  club, 
with  a  view  to  the  expulsion  of  Baron  de  Veauce,  adding  that  he 
would  withdraw  from  the  club  if  he  did  not  obtain  satisfaction. 
The  Baron  went  up  to  the  King  and  apologized;  but  the  King, 
not  considering  the  apology  sufficient,  appointed  as  his  seconds 
the  Marquis  de  Bieteuil  and  the  Marquis  du  Liu,  and  requested 
them  to  call  out  M.  de  Veauce.  The  latter,  however,  acknowl- 
edged that  he  had  been  unjustifiably  indiscreet,  and  tendered  an 
ample  apology.  With  this  Count  Takovo  declared  himself  satis- 
fied, and  the  incident  closed  amicably. 


Garrick,  when  on  a  visit  to  France,  was  taking  a  country  air- 
ing on  horseback  with  Pr€viUe,  a  Parisian  actor.  The  latter  per- 
formed the  part  of  a  drunken  cavalier,  and  was  applauded  by  his 
companion.  One  thing,  however,  Garrick  thought  was  wanting — 
he  did  not  make  his  legs  drunk.  «  I  will  show  you  an  English 
blood,"  said  Garrick,  "  who,  after  having  dined  at  a  tavern,  and 
swallowed  three  or  four  bottles  of  port,  mounts  his  horse  on  a 
summer  evening  to  go  to  his  box  in  the  country. "  He  at  once 
proceeded  to  exhibit  all  the  stages  of  intoxication.  He  called  to 
his  servant  that  the  sun  and  the  fields  were  turning  round  him ; 
whipped  and  spurred  his  horse  until  the  animal  reared;  at  length 
he  lost  his  whip;  his  feet  seemed  incapable  of  resting  in  the 
stirrups;  the  bridle  dropped  from  his  hand,  and  he  appeared  to 
have  lost  the  use  of  all  his  faculties.  Finally,  he  fell  from  his 
horse  in  such  a  death-like  manner  that  Pr£  ville  cried  out  in  horror, 
and,  hastening  to  his  side,  could  get  no  answer  to  his  questions. 
Pr£ville  wiped  the  dust  from  his  face,  and  asked  again  with  emo- 
tion and  anxiety  whether  he  was  hurt.  Garrick  half  opened  one 
of  his  eyes,  hiccupped,  and  called  for  another  glass.  Pr6ville  was 
astonished;  and  when  Garrick  started  up  and  resumed  his  nat- 
ural demeanor,  the  French  actor  exclaimed,  "  My  friend,  allow 
the  scholar  to  embrace  his  master,  and  thank  him  for  the  valuable 
lesson  he  has  given  him."  — Sala's  Journal. 


A  Russian  lad  accused  of  stealing  a  cow  endeavored  to  secure 
the  services  of  a  lawyer  to  defend  him.  and  in  the  course  of  the 
negotiations  admitted  that  he  did  commit  the  theft  "  accidentally 
somehow!"  The  lawyer  named  the  fee  for  which  bis  services 
were  to  be  had,  and  haggled  with  the  lad  a  long  time  before  they 
both  agreed  upon  seventy-five  roubles  {about  £7  10s.)  The  day 
of  the  trial  arrived.  The  accused  appeared  in  Court  guarded. 
The  counsel  for  the  defense,  knowing  that  his  client  had  been 
heretofore  out  on  bail,  was  somewhat  surprised  at  this,  but  ac- 
counted for  it  by  supposing  that  the  Court  had,  later  on,  ordered 
him  to  be  kept  in  custody.  The  Court,  however,  turning  to  the 
prisoner,  said,  "Accused,  why  are  you  guarded?"  "I  was 
caught  in  the  act  of  stealing."  »  What!  Again  ?  Before  being 
acquitted  of  one  theft,  you  have  already  committed  another?  " 
«  What  was  I  to  do,  your  Excellency  ?  He,  the  counsel  I  mean, 
demanded  seventy-five  roubles  for  defending  me;  where  was  I  to 
get  this  money  from  ?  Of  course,  I  had  to  steal  it."  This  story 
was  told  so  often  that  at  last  it  got  into  the  Novoye  Vremya.  It  is 
delicionsly  Russian. 


s_a_3stk:s. 


Prince  Oscar  Karl  August,  a  son  of  the  King  of  Sweden,  for- 
feited his  nobility  and  all  claims  to  succession  when,  a  few  years 
ago,  he  married  one  of  his  mother's  maids-of-honor,  Mdlle.  Ebba 
Munck,  who,  though  highly  accomplished,  was  of  plebeian  birth. 
The  couple  have  lived  happily  enough,  their  seclusion  being  en- 
hanced by  family  joys  which  would  have  been  impossible  in  the 
atmosphere  of  a  Court.  Now,  however,  the  young  man's  uncle, 
the  Grand  Duke  of  Luxemburg,  has  made  him  a  Count,  and 
"  Count  and  Countess  de  Wisborg  "  have  been  forced  against  their 
will  to  leave  their  much-loved  retirement  for  a  time  and  visit  the 
Grand  Ducal  Court.  Those  who  have  seen  the  Countess  declare 
that  she  is  still  more  beautiful  than  at  the  time  of  their  marriage, 
when  she  was  considered  one  of  the  moht  handsome  brides  of  her 
year. 

The  absent-mindedness  of  La  Fontaine  was  remarkable.  One 
day  he  attended  the  funeral  of  a  friend,  and  soon  afterwards  called 
to  visit  him.  At  first  he  was  shocked  by  the  information  of  his 
death  ;  but,  recovering  from  his  surprise,  remarked,  "  It  is  true 
enough,  for  now  I  recollect  I  went  to  his  burial." 

John  W.  Carmany,  of  25  Kearny  street,  has  a  complete  assort- 
ment of  gentlemen's  furnishing  goods  of  all  descriptions.  He  is 
popular  among  all  the  well-dressed  men  in  town. 


BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA,  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Capital  «3,000,00C  00 

Surplus 1,000,000  00 

Undivided  Profits (July  1st,  1890) 3,275,919  48 

WM.  ALVOED,  President. 

Thomas  Beown. Cashier  ]  B.  Murray,  Jr  ..  .Assistant  Cashier 

Irving  F.  Modlton,  2nd  Assistant  Cashier. 

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National  Bank;  CHICAGO— Union  National  Bank;  ST.  LOUIS— Boatman's 
Bank;  NEW  ZEALAND— The  Bank  of  New  Zealand.  Correspondent  In 
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Japan  and  Australia. 

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principal  Mining  Districts  and  Interior  Towns  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

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CAPITAL  (PAID   UP) 91,600,000 

SURPLUS $600,000  |  UNDIVIDED   PROFITS $150,000 

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JAME8  MOFPITT... .Vice-President  |  GEO.  W.  KLINE Ass't Cashier 

DIRECTORS: 

Geo.  A.  Low,  George  C.  Perkins,  8.  G.  Murphy, 

N.  Van  Bergen,  James  D.  Phelan,  James  Moffitt. 

Thomas  Jennings,  John  A.  Hooper,  J.  D.  Harvey. 

A  General  Banking  Business  Transacted. 
SAFE    DEPOSIT    DEPARTMENT, 
JAMES  K.  LYNCH,  Manager, 
Safes  to  rent  from  $5  to  $100  per  annum  (under  the  exclusive  control  of 
the  renter),  for  the  care  of  all  valuables.    Trunks  and  Packages  taken  on 
storage.    A  speciwlty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a.  m.  to  6  p.m. 

LONDON  AND  SAN  FRANCISCO  BANK,  Limited. 

Authorized  Capital $3,500,000     |     Capital  paid  up 2.450,000 

Reserve 395,000 

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Portland  Branch.  48  First  St.    Tacoma  Branch.  1005  A  Street. 

Man  ARTHUR  SCRIVENER;  Assistant  Manager,  WILLIAM       EEL 

Cashier,   GUSTAV  FRIEDERICH. 

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NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  A  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

This  Bank  is  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex- 
change Business  in  London  and  San  Francisco,  and  between  said  cities  and 
all  parts  of  the  world. 

"ThTTather  banking  company. 

Capital $1,250,000. 

Successor  to  Sather  &  Co.,  Established  1851,  San  Francisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON President 

J.  L.  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  S.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

Directors:  E.  A.  Bruguiere,  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  Wm.  P.  John- 
son, C.  F.  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K.  Wilson. 

Agents:  New  York—  Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.  Boston— Downer  &  Co. 
Philadelphia— Drexel  &  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  National  Bank.  St.  Louis— The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City— First  National  Bank.  London— Brown, 
Shipley  &  Co.    Paris— Drexel,  Harjes  &  Co. 

WELLS.  FAR60  &  COMPANY— BANKING  DEPARTMENT. 

N.  E.  i'oruer  Sansome  and  Sutter  Streets. 
SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 

CSPITAL  $      500,000.00 

SURPLUS 5,488.393.12 

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS *   5,988,393  00 

DIRECTORS: 

Lloyd  Tevis,  President :  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chas.  F.  Crocker.  J.  C.  Fargo,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Wm.  Norris,  Geo.  E.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  Wadsworth,  Cashier. 

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Business. 

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Storage  Capacity,  100,000  Tons.      Regular    Warehouse   for  San 
Francisco  Produce  Exchange  Call  Board. 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  handling  and  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  and  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  and  smutty  Wheat. 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  stored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurauce  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  sold, 
if  desired,  at  current  rates. 

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828    PINE    STREET. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL *1,000,000. 

0IRECT0RS : 
CHAS.  F.  CROCKER,  I  B.  H.  MILLER,  JB. 

R.  C.  WOOLWORTH President. 

W.  E.  BROWN Vice-President. 

WM.  H.  CROCKER     Cashieb 

SECURITY  SAVIN6S  BANK. 

Guarantee  Capital S80O.00O 

OFFICERS: 

President  JEROME  LINCOLN  I  Secretary S.  L.  ABBOT.Jr. 

Vice-President  W.  8.  JONES  I  Attorney SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

OFFICE— No.  228  Montgomery  Street.  San  Francisco. 


June  18,  1892 


SAN    FRANCISCO  NEWS   l.KTTER. 


23 


REVERIE. 

My  sad  soul  in  silence  pa7.es 

Down  the  depths  of  thought  brought  out; 
And  t  see  through  mists  the  morrow, 

I>iru  and  shadowy,  filled  with  doubt. 

Dreary  days  drag  on  so  slowly. 

Yet  they  vanish,  one  by  one. 
And  the  lonely  past  gleams  lighter 

As  Time's  troubleJ  tide  leads  on. 

To  a  future  where  no  parting 

Shall  intrude  'twixt  thee  and  me, 
And  I  look  with  lavish  longing 

On  toward  happier  days  to  be. 

Fair,  frail  ghosts  of  fancies  falling, 

O'er  my  languid  senses  spread, 
Bringing  back,  all  wreathed  in  roses, 

Breathing,  living  hopes,  not  dead! 

Rose  M.  David. 


LOVE. 


BA.3STICS. 


Heart,  whose  tender  treasures  sleep 
Waking  to  a  longing,  weep. 

Kisses,  wooers  of  the  heart, 
Ardent  in  their  witching  art. 

Lips,  all  trembling,  cling  with  bliss, 
Wedded  in  forgetfulness* 

Love,  God's  benediction  given, 
Sacred  in  life,  divine  in  heaven. 

Gkace  Henderson. 


THE  WHITE   JESSAMINE.— Jo h n  B.  Tabb,  in  Harper's  Magazine. 


I  knew  she  lay  above  me, 

Where  the  casement  all  the  night 
Shone,  softened  with  a  phosphor  glow 

Of  sympathetic  light, 
And  that  her  fledgling  spirit  pure 

Was  pluming  fast  for  flight. 

Each  tendril  throbbed  and  quickened 
As  1  nightly  climbed  apace, 

And  could  scarce  restrain  the  blossoms 
When,  anear  the  destined  place, 

Her  gentle  whisper  thrilled  me 
Ere  I  gazed  upon  her  face. 

I  waited,  darkling,  till  the  dawn 
Should  touch  me  into  bloom. 

While  all  my  being  panted 

To  outpour  its  first  perfume. 

When,  lol  a  paler  flower  than  mine 
Had  blossomed  in  the  gloom  1 


A    NEW    WORLD.— London    World. 


I  heard  the  thrush  to-night  1     He  sang  and  sang 

As  if  the  world  had  never  been  before; 

A  new  sweet  world  it  seemed,  a  wider  shore, 
Where  low  the  ocean  rolled,  whence  loud  outrang 
The  chiming  billows  with  their  clash  and  clang; 

The  old-time  sea,  yet  new  to  us  once  more. 

AH,  all  is  new  I  A  new  young  lark  doth  soar 
Straight  toward  the  sky,  whence  all  the  new  life  sprang  1 

Oh, Thrush!  the  sweet  spring  makes  the  whole  world  new; 

Thou  singest  from  the  fullness  of  thine  heart, 
Untroubled  by  the  sunset's  chilling  dew; 

Thou  dost  fulfill  thy  single,  happy  part, 
Nor  askest  more;  for  thee  life  e'er  rings  true, 

For  thou  know'st  not  keen  disappointment's  smart. 


THERE'S    MANY    A    SLIP,    ETC.—  Town  Topics. 


A  pair  of  ripe  lips, 

The  dew  of  a  kiss, 

Which  Corydon  sips 

From  a  pair  of  ripe  lips; 

But  alasl  for  the  slips 

'Twixt  the  cup  of  his  bliss 

And  a  pair  of  ripe  lips 

That  melt  with  a  kiss  I 


BANK    OF    BRITISH   COLUMBIA. 

Iucorporatcd  by  Royal  Charter. 

CAPITAL  PAID  UP  $3,000,000 

RESERVE  FUND     1,175,000 

Southeast  comer  Bush  aud  Sausome  Streets. 

HEAD  OFFICE  60  LOMBARD  STREET,   LONDON. 

BRANCHES— Victoria,  Vancouver,  British  Columbia;   Portland,  Oregon; 

Seattle  and  Tacoma,  Washington. 
SUB-BRANCHES— Kamloops,  Nauaimo,  Nelson,  New  Westmluster,  Brit'sh 

Columbia. 
This  Bauk  transacts  a  General  Banking  Business.  Accounts  opened  sub- 
ject to  Check,  and  Special  Deposits  received.  Commercial  Credits  granted 
available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Approved  Bills  discounted  and  ad- 
vances made  on  good  collateral  security.  Draws  direct  at  current  rates 
upon  its  Head  OtHce  aud  Branches,  and  upon  its  Agents,  as  follows: 

NEW  YORK,  CHICAGO  and  CANADA— Bank  of  Montreal;  LIVERPOOL 
—North  aud  South  Wales  Bauk;  SCOTLAND— British  Linen  Company;  IRE- 
LAND—Bauk  of  Ireland;  MEXICO  aud  SOUTH  AMERICA— Loudon  Bank 
of  Mexico  and  South  America:  CHINA  aud  JAPAN— Chartered  Bank  of 
India,  Australia  aud  China;  AUSTRALIA  and  NEW  ZEALAND— Bank  of 
Australasia,  Commercial  Baukiug  Company  of  Sydney,  English,  Scottish 
and  Australian  Chartered  Bank  and  National  Bank  of  Australasia;  DEM- 
BRARA  and  TRINIDAD  (West Indies)— Colonial  Bank 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVINGS  UNION. 

532  California  Street,  Corner  Webb  Street. 

Branch  Office 1700  Market  Street,  Corner  Polk. 

Deposits,  June  30, 1891 $23,31 1,061  00 

Guaranteed  Capital  and  Surplus  1,346,635  00 

DIRECTORS. 

A.l*J3rt  MilUr.  Pr  esident;  George  W.  Beaver,  Vice-President;  Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond,  Charles  Pace,  Daniel  E.  Martin,  W.  C.  B.  DeFremery, 
George  C.  Boardman,  J.  G.  Eastlaud ;   LoveU  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  and  Loaus  only  on  real  estate  security.  Country  re- 
mittances may  be  seut  by  Wells,  Fargo  *fc  Co.,  or  by  checks  of  reliable 
parties,  payable  in  San  Francisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  Savings 
Bank  commences  only  with  the  actual  receipt  of  the  money.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  is  made 
for  pass  book  or  entrance  fee.  Office  Hours— 9  a.  m.  to  3  p.  m.  Saturday 
evenings,  6:30  to  8. 

PEOPLES  HOME  SAVINGS  BANK  AND  SAFE  DEPOSIT. 

805  Market  Street   (Flood  Building),  San  Francisco. 

ORGANIZED  MAY,  1888. 

Guaranteed  Capital ?1,000,000.00  I  Surplus  Profits $     45,000.03 

Paid-up  Capital 333,333.33  |  Deposits,  Jan.  1, 1892 1,752,000.00 

OFFICERS: 

COLUMBUS   WATERHOUSE President 

F.  V.  MCDONALD Vice-President 

J.  E.  FARNUM Secretary  and  Manager 

DORN  &  DORN Attorneys 

This  bank  receives  savings  deposits  on  term  or  ordinary  ac- 
count, in  sums  of  one  dollar  aud  upwards. 

Interest  paid  from  date  of  deposit,  semi-annually.  The  five-cent  stamp 
system  and  the  safe  deposit  department  is  a  special  feature  of  this  bank. 
Safes  to  rent  by  the  month  or  year,  from  $4.00  to  $25.00  per  annum.  We  re- 
ceive commercial  deposits,  make  collections,  issue  local  and  foreign  ex- 
change. 

Money  to  loan  on  Real  Estate  and  Approved  Collateral. 

THE  GERMAN  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  626  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RESERVE  FUND $    1,610,000  00. 

Deposits  Jan.  2,  1892 27,138,128  74 

Officers— President,  L.  GOTTIG  ;  Vice-President,  EDW.  KRUSE 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGERS  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  R.  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TOURNY.  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  Schoemann,  E. 
Meyer,  F.  Tillmann,  H.  Horstmann,  B.  A.  Becker,  H.  L.  Simon.  Attorney, 
John  R.  Jabbob. 

MUTUAL  SAVINGS  DANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building 

Guaranty  Capital,  $1,000,000. 

OFFICERS. 

JAMES  G.  FAIR President 

JAMES  PHELAN,   S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-Presidents 

Dibectobs— James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper,  C.  G.  Hooker, 
James  Phelan,  James  Moffitt,  S.  G.  Murphy,  Chas.  Cadwalader  and  James 
D.  Phelan. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecuritieB. JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

LONDON.  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  DANK  (Limited), 

N.  W.  Cop.  Sansome  and  Sutter  Sts. 

ubici  led  Capital $2,600,000  I  Paid  Up  Capital $2,000,000 

Reserve  Fund  $650,000 

Head  Office 58  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Agents— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
(Ltd.), No.  10  Wall  St., N.  Y.    PARIS— Messrs.  Lazard  PrereB  &  Cie,  17Bonle 
vard  Poissonlere.    Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.  Com 
mercial  and  Travelers'  Credits  issued.           EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 
LC.  Altschtjl,  Cashier. 

THE  AN6L0-CALIF0RNIAN  DANK,  Limited. 

N.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

Capital  Authorized $6,000,000  I  Paid  up f  1,600,000 

Subscribed 3,000,000  |  Reserve  Fund 650,000 

Head  Office— 3  Angel  Court,  London,  E.  C. 
Agents  at  New  York— J.  &  W.  Seligman  &  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  banking  business,  sells  drafts,  makes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  and  issues  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
world.    Sends  bills  for  collection,  loans  money,  buys  and  sellB  exchange 
and  bullion.  IGN.  STEINHART    J  Manftirera 

P.  N.  LILIENTHAL,  \  Managers. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  18,  1892. 


,/n  -' 


MUCH  interest  is  at  present  being  manifested  in  an  invention 
which  has  been  submitted  to  the  French  Salvage  Society  by 
one  Baron  d'Alessandro.  It  consists  in  covering  the  surface  of 
the  sea  with  a  specially  prepared  insubmergible  and  imputrescible 
thin  netting.  This  reticular  fabric  does  not  rise  sensibly  above 
the  surface,  and  does  not  offer  resistance  to  the  wind;  and  it 
plays,  it  is  claimed,  the  part  of  a  bed  of  oil,  in  that  it  has  the 
effect  of  stilling  the  waves  and  rendering  navigation  safer  and  less 
difficult.  Baron  d'Alessandro's  idea  is  born  of  the  circumstance 
that  sailors  have  frequently  observed  the  calm  produced  by  the 
floating  seaweed,  technically  known  as  film,  which  is  met  with 
in  various  parts  of  the  North  Sea.  His  netting  is  said  to  imitate 
exactly  the  nature  and  characteristics  of  this  marine  plant  of  the 
Algce  class.  Experiments  with  the  new  wave-stiller  have  been 
conducted  outside  the  breakwaters  of  the  Qtiiberon  Peninsula. 
A  netting  one  thousand  yards  square,  with  a  mesh  of  five  centi- 
metres, and  edged  with  a  strong  bolt  rope,  was  used;  and  the  re- 
sults obtained  are  stated  to  have  been  so  satisfactory  that  the 
French  Minister  of  Marine  has  appointed  a  special  commission  to 
investigate  and  report  on  the  invention. 

A.  chemical  journal  warns  pharmacists  and  all  others  who 

have  occasion  to  display  anything  in  the  nature  of  a  lens  in  their 
windows,  that,  as  the  season  changes,  the  sun's  rays  may  fall  di- 
rectly into  windows  which  they  did  not  reach  during  the  winter, 
and  therefore  it  would  be  well  to  bear  in  mind  the  possibility  of 
fire  being  kindled  through  this  agency,  and  take  precautions  ac- 
cordingly. That  the  show  globes  in  a  druggist's  window  are 
capable  of  acting  as  "  burning  glasses,"  is  proved  by  the  cited 
case  of  the  woodwork  of  a  window  being  effectually  charred  by 
the  sunlight  concentrated  on  it  through  a  globular  show  bottle. 
A  similar  case  is  recorded  as  happening  in  the  window  of  a  jew- 
eler. On  a  small  rack  were  placed  a  number  of  ordinary  reading 
glasses.  The  rays  of  the  sun  were  focussed  through  one  or  more 
glasses  in  such  a  way  as  to  set  fire  to  one  of  the  velvet  hangings 
of  the  window. 

The   beak   of   the  mosquito  is  simply  a  tool  box,  wherein 

the  mosquito  keeps  six  miniature  surgical  iustrumenls  in  perfect 
working  order.  Two  of  these  instruments  are  exact  counter- 
parts of  the  surgeon's  lance,  one  is  a  spear  with  a  double-barbed 
head,  the  fourth  is  a  needle  of  exquisite  fineness,  a  saw  and  a 
pump  going  to  make  up  the  complement.  The  spear  is  the  largest 
of  the  six  tools,  and  is  used  for  making  the  initial  puncture;  next, 
the  lances  or  knives  are  brought  into  play  to  cause  the  blood  to 
flow  more  freely.  In  case  this  last  operation  fails  of  having  the 
desired  effect,  the  saw  and  the  needle  are  carefully  and  feelingly  in- 
serted in  a  lateral  direction  in  the  victim's  flesh.  The  pump,  the 
most  delicate  of  all  six  of  the  instruments,  is  used  in  transferring 
the  blood  to  the  insect's  "  stomach."  —Discovery. 

Xn  Balakany,  near  Baku,  the  center  of  the  Russian  petroleum 

industry,  is  witnessed  the  anomaly  of  the  water  used  for  the  steam 
boilers  in  the  several  establishments  costing  more  than  the  fuel. 
As  a  matter  of  fact,  the  water  is  bad  and  dear,  costing  about  half 
a  crown  per  ton;  while  a  ton  of  astatki,  that  is  the  residuum  of 
the  distillation  of  the  crude  naphtha,  which  is  the  combustible 
naturally  utilized,  is  sold  at  a  price  equivalent  to  eighteen  pence 
per  ton  of  coal. 

Some  interesting  tests  with  alternating  currents  and  a  par- 
ticular form  of  magnet  have  been  made  in  England.  Among  the 
experiments  shown  was  one  which  illustrated  a  Dew  method  of 
detecting  counterfeit  coins.  A  genuine  coin,  being  a  good  con- 
ductor, was  held  between  the  poles  of  the  magnet,  but  a  bad  coin, 
not  possessing  that  necessary  qualification,  immediately  dropped 
when  placed  in  position. 

The  electric  current  is   now  used  in  a  French  gun  factory 

for  tempering  gun  springs.  The  springs  consist  of  steel  wire, 
wound  spirally,  and  when  they  have  been  brought  to  a  high  tem- 
perature by  the  passage  of  the  current,  the  circuit  is  broken  and 
tbey  are  dropped  into  a  trough  of  water.  It  is  stated  that  by  this 
method  a  workman  can  temper  2,400  springs  in  a  day. 

It  is  said  that  every  duel  fought  in  France  costs  the  heroes 

over  £15  each.  If  the  matter  is  to  be  thus  financially  regarded, 
the  French  Government  has  a  chance  of  raising  money  by  putting 
a  round  tax  on  each  duel;  but  this  might  put  a   stop  to  dueling. 

An  alloy  of  78  per  cent,  gold  and   22  per  cent,  aluminum  is 

the  most  brilliant  known. 

Sickness   Among  Children, 
Especially  infants,  is  prevalent  more  or  less  at  all  times,  but  is  large- 
ly avoided  by  giving  proper  nourishment  and  wholesome  food.  The 
most  successful  and  reliable  of  all  is  the  Gail  Borden  "Eagle"  Brand 
Condensed  Milk.    Your  grocer  and  druggist  keep  it. 

Go  to  the  Maison  Eiche.  at  the  corner  of  Geary  street  and  Grant 
avenue,  if  you  would  enjoy  the  good  things  of  life,  for  it  is  only  there 
that  a  bon  vivant  may  obta'in  all  the  delicacies  he  desires. 


DELINQUENT  SALE  NOTICE. 

Behring  Sea  Packing  Company. 
Location  of  principal  place  of  business — San  Francisco,  California.    Lo- 
cation nf  caunery— Ugashik  River,  A'aska. 

NOTICE.— There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  described  stock,  on 
account  of  assessment  (No.  1 i,  levied  on  the  13th  day  of  February,  1892,  the 
several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders: 
Name.  No.  Certificate.       No.  Shares.     Amount. 

C.  A  Johnson 1  50  ?50 

C.A.Juhn-on 2  340  340 

Chas.  Carlson  7  30  30 

C.  Lundberg 12  390  390 

And  iu  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  made 
oa  the  13th  day  of  February,  1892,  so  many  shares  of  each  parcel  of  such 
stuck  as  may  be  necessary  will  be  sold  at  public  auction,  at  the  office  of  the 
compauy,  No.  9  Market  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  ou  Friday,  the  15th  day 
of  April,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  m.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said  delin- 
quent assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  ad  /ertising  and  expenses 
of  sale. 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 
Postponement. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Behring  Sea  Packing  Com- 
pany, this  day,  'he  sale  of  the  above  delinquent  stock  was  postponed  until 
MONDAY,  the  16th  day  of  May,  1892,  at  the  same  time  and  place. 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  April  16, 1892. 

Postponement. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Behring  Sea  Packing  Com- 
pauy, this  day,  the  sale  of  the  above  delinquent  stock  was  postponed  until 
THURSDAV,  June  23, 1892,  at  the  same  time  aud  place, 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 
San  Francisco,  May  25. 1892. 

DELINQUENT  SALE  NOTICE. 

New  Basil  Cons.  Gravel  Mining  Company. 
Location  of  Principal  place  of  business— San  Fraucisco,  California.    Lo- 
cation of  works— Placer  County,  California. 

AO 1 1 «  V.  — There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  described  stock,  on 
account  of  assessment  (No.  20),  levied  on  the  18th  day  of  April.  1892,  the 
several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders,  as 
follows: 

Names  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.       Amount. 

F.  X.  Simon,  Treasurer 97  225  $11  35 

F.  X.  Simon,  Treasurer 108  2,000  100  00 

F.  X.  Simon,  Treasurer 109  100  5  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  made 
on  the  18th  day  of  April,  1892,  so  mauy  shares  ot  each  parcel  of  such  stock 
as  may  be  necessary,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction  at  the  office  of  the  com- 
pany, 525  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco,  California,  on  MONDAY,  the 
27th  day  of  June,  1892,  at  the  nour  of  12  o'clock  m.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said 
delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

F.  X.  SIMON.  Secretary. 
Office— 525  Commercial  street,  8an  Francisco,  Cal. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Challenge    Consolidated    Mining    Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business — San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Gold  Hill,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  16th  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  11)  of  Tweutv-five  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  on  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately,  iu  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  company,  331  Pine  street,  room  3.  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  20. h  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and,  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold   on  TUESDAY,  the  twelfth  day  of  July    1892,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with   costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

C.  L.  MCCOY,  Secretary. 

Office — No.  331  Pine  Street  rooms  3,  San  Francisco,  Ual. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Mexican  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works— Virginia,  Storey  county,  Nevada, 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  16th  day  of  May.  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  45)  of  Twenty- five  (25)  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  Company,  room  79,  Nevada  Block,  30J  Montgomery  street, 
San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-first  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  twelfth  day   of   July,  1892,  to   pay 
the  deliuqueut  assessment,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  jex- 
peuses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

CHARLES  E.  ELLIOT,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  79,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco, 
California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Utah  Consolidated  Mining  Company. 

Location  and  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
catiun  of  works— Virginia  Mining  District,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  7th  day  of  June,  1892,  an  assessment  No  15)  of  twenty-five  Cents  per 
share  was  levied  upou  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable  imme- 
diately, in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of  the  com- 
pany, room  58,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Fraucisco,  Cal. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Eleventh  Day  of  July,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  aud  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  SATURDAY,  the  twenty-uiuth  day  of  July,  1892,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

A.  H.  FISH,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  No.  58,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. 


June  18,  1892. 


BAN  PRANCI8C0  NEWS  LETTER. 


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SOU!  of  ihe  prettiest  jabola  in  Taris  consist  of  two  long  frills 
of  chiffon  bordere-1  with  broad  guipure,  one  falling  to  the 
waist,  and  the  other  some  way  heyond  it.  Another  style  is  made 
entirely  of  the  lace,  which  falls  from  a  satin  ribbon  collar  in  loose 
folds  to  the  waist,  both  in  the  back  and  front,  so  that  it  almost 
forms  a  bodice.  Some  of  these  are  caught  on  the  shoulders  with 
bows  of  ribbon,  while  others  hang  quite  loosely.  One  jabot  in 
pale  blue  chiffon  was  made  so  that  it  was  much  longer  at  one  side 
than  the  other.  The  shorter  side  was  fastened  on  to  the  shoulder 
by  a  rosette  of  pink  and  blue  ribbon,  and  an  under  fall  of  pale 
pink  chiffon  showed  underneath,  and  both  frills  were  bordered 
with  ecru  lace.  In  Paris  it  is  possible  to  get  black  point  de  Venise 
in  the  same  patterns  as  the  ecru,  while  in  London  it  is  impossible, 
and  the  black  lace  of  the  kind  to  be  bought  there  is  never  so  pretty 
in  pattern  as  the  paler  color. 

Some  of  the  newest  peignoirs,  made  of  woollen  materials,  have 
short  Zouave  jackets  covered  with  white  embroidery.  Under- 
neath these  jackets  the  folds  of  the  gown  fall  perfectly  naturally 
from  the  neck,  with  a  girdle  covered  with  the  same  embroidery 
holding  them  at  the  waist.  Other  gowns  have  short  cutaway 
jackets  edged  with  jeweled  guipure,  with  white  underdresses 
made  quite  simply,  the  girdles  being  of  gold  braid  covered  with 
spangles,  showing  the  same  coloring  as  the  materials  the  gowns 
are  made  of.  Nearly  all  these  peignoirs  have  the  Watteau  pleat 
at  the  back,  but  so  well  arranged  that,  instead  of  looking  like  the 
ordinary  box  pleat,  the  material  falls  in  the  same  folds  as  the 
back  of  the  parapluie  skirt  with  the  same  graceful  effect. 

London  styles  in  bouquets  may  be  learned  from  the  fact  that  at 
the  recent  drawing-room  the  bouquets  were  of  unusual  beauty. 
It  was  quite  exceptional  not  to  make  them  an  essential  part  of 
the  Court  dress.  Anew  shape  has  come  in,  in  the  pyramid,  which 
tapers  to  a  fine  point  at  the  top.  The  shower,  however,  is  cer- 
tainly more  beautiful  in  form.  Lady  Henry  Bentinck  had  a 
lovely  shower  bouquet  of  lilies  of  the  valley,  and  Lady  Elphin- 
stone  one  of  white  gladioli.  Mrs.  Burd  Grubb  embellished  her 
beautiful  dress  with  a  shower  of  lilies  and  green  orchids.  Lady 
Mosley  carried  green  orchids  and  foliage,  and  Lady  O'Neill  a 
shower  bouquet  of  mauve  lilac  with  her  black  velvet  dress. 

Many  of  the  bonnets  in  Paris  just  now  are  either  composed  en- 
tirely of  old  lace  or  trimmed  with  it.  One  with  a  slightly  full 
crown  of  lace  has  a  band  of  jet  edging  it,  and  a  bunch  of  natural 
pink  roses  placed  in  front.  Another  bonnet,  with  the  foundation 
composed  of  lace,  has  bat's  wings  of  jet  rising  from  a  bunch  of 
poppies  as  the  sole  trimming.  One  of  lace,  encircled  with  gold 
bands,  would  be  charming  for  a  brunette,  and  is  trimmed  with 
wings  of  the  lace  and  small  green  birds.  A  lovely  bonnet  made 
of  green  grass  is  raised  like  a  sheaf  in  the  centre,  tied  with  pink 
ribbons.  The  brim  consists  of  pink  roses  laid  flat  all  round,  and 
the  strings  are  also  composed  of  roses  without  any  leaves. 

An  odd  and  pretty  trimming  for  hats  and  bonnets  consists  of 
shaded  oats  dyed  to  any  color  desired.  Crimson  oats,  purple  and 
brown  shading  to  a  light  fawn  tint,  are  formed  into  wreaths  that 
ornament  the  brims  of  bonnets  with  charming  effect. 

Parisian  ladies  take  the  center  seam  of  their  long  skirts,  raise  it 
within  a  few  inches  of  the  waist,  and  secure  it  there  with  a  fancy 
pin,  producing  thus  a  rational  kind  of  walking  skirt,  which  shows 
just  the  edge  of  the  dainty  petticoat  below. 


A  very  substantial  fan  is  made  of  quill  feathers  in  a  lovely 
shade  of  blue;  half  of  each  feather  is  composed  of  slightly  gathered 
ribbon.    The  combination  is  a  novel  one,  and  extremely  effective. 


In  celebration  of  the  completion  of  its  first  business  year,  The 
Maze  began  a  special  grand  anniversary  sale  on  Thursday,  which 
will  excel  anything  of  the  kind  ever  held  irf this  city.  Every 
visitor  to  the  store  is  invited  to  take  a  glass  of  ice-cream  soda, 
orange  or  raspberry  water  ice  in  honor  of  the  occasion.  The  pro- 
prietors of  The  Maze  gave  their  first  annual  banquet  to  their  em- 
ployed at  Union  Square  Hall,  on  Wednesday  evening  from  nine 
o'clock  until  midnight,  in  celebration  of  the  anniversary.  The 
success  of  The  Maze  has  been  phenomenal.  It  is  a  modern  de- 
partment store,  where  one  may  obtain  everything  in  the  way  of 
wearing  apparel  and  household  goods. 

The  artotypes  which  have  formed  an  artistic  and  popular  feature 
of  the  News  Letter  for  some  years  past,  are  from  the  ateliers  of 
Bolton,  Strong  &  Co.,  the  well-known  engravers  and  plate  makers, 
of  430  Pine  street.  This  firm  has  the  reputation,  gained  by  years  of 
excellent  work,  of  being  unrivaled  in  its  own  particular  line.  All  the 
work  it  turns  out  is  artistically  perfect. 


PARASOLS!       PARASOLS! 

our  Mammoth  s:,«-k  embraces  A  YAM'  ASP  VARIED  COL- 
LECTION ol 

LADIES'  AND  CHILDREN'S  PARASOLS 

■•nmprisiiiK  -» 1 '  the  newest  fashionable  shapes,  trim  mines  and  mater- 
ials, and  includes  many  UNIQUE  AND  EXCLUSIVE  NOVEL- 
TIES IN   HANDLES,  all  on  sale  at 

Matchlessly  Low  Prices. 

-A-t  $1  50 

Misses'  Shaded  and  Surah  Parasols,  trimmed  with  chiffon  lace 
value,  $2  50;  will  be  offered  at  $1  50. 

-£k-t  $2  OO 

Misses'  Satin  Muffled  Trimmed  Parasols,  in  all  shades,  value,  $3  50; 
will  be  offered  at  .$2. 

-A-t  $1  OO 

Ladies'  Colored  Satin  Brocade  and  Striped  Parasols,  value  IS2-  will 
be  offered  at  Ifl.  '      ' 

-A.t  $1  50 

Black  Twilled  Carriage  Parasols,  with  silk  lining,  will  be  offered  at 
$1  50  each. 

-A-t  $2  OO 

Fancy  Ruffled  Carriage  Parasols,  in  twilled  silk,  extra  value,  will 
be  offered  at  .f 2  each. 

Carriage  Parasols  in  plain  India,  gros  grain  satin,  lace,  etc. 

Full  line  of  Fancy  Parasols,  in  stripes,  brocades,  checks,  etc. ;  also 
Surah  and  India  Silk  Parasols,  trimmed  with  chiffon  lace  and 
flounces  to  match. 


Murphy  Building. 

MARKET,  JONES  AND  MCALLISTER  STS. 


THE  BRENTW0ODx~  "»  - 


O.  F.  WILLEY  &.  CO., 

ESTABLISHED  1853. 

Carriage  Builders  and   Dealers, 

3 17  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  S.  F. 

Agency  for  Brewster  &  Co.,  New  York  (of  Broome  St.); 
Henry  Hooker  &  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn.;  C.  S.  Caffrey  Co., 
Camden,  N.  J.;  Henry  Killam  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn.;  Mil- 
lion Guiet  &  Cie,  Paris,  France;  H.  H.  Babeoek  Co.,  Water- 
town,  N.  Y.;  New  Haven  Carriage  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn.; 
Ohio  Buggy  Co.,  Columbus,  O 

PARKE    &    LACY   CO., 

21  and  23  FREMONT  STREET. 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 


MINING,    WOOD    AND    IRON   WORKING    MACHINERY. 

ENGINES,   BOILERS,    STEAM    PUMPS, 
BELTING.    OILS  AND    SUPPLIES. 


26 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  18,  1892. 


5UNBEAMS 


A  BISHOP,  who  was  abont  to  consecrate  a  church,  brought  with 
hira  to  the  house  of  his  host,  a  well-known  country  sports- 
man, his  pastoral  staff,  which,  for  convenience  of  packing,  un- 
screwed into  three  parts  and  was  thus  packed  in  its  case.  The  epis- 
copal luggage  was  duly  brought  from  the  station,  and  the  next  morn- 
ing, when  about  to  start  on  his  mission,  his  lordship  asked  for  his 
staff,  but  it  was  nowhere  to  be  found.  At  length,  and  just  as  search 
was  about  to  be  abandoned  by  the  servants,  the  host,  upon  a  min- 
ute description  of  the  case,  exclaimed,  "  Ob,  my  lord,  I  thought  it 
was  your  gun,  and  I  sent  it  to  the  gun-room  to  be  cleaned !  " 

^^Leo  Tolstoi,  the  Russian  novelist,  who  has  ideas  of  his  own  as 
to  the  right  of  the  community  to  punish  its  offending  members,  saw 
the  other  day  a  policeman  take  an  individual  into  custody.  Heat 
once  walked  up  to  the  constable,  and  said:  "  Can  you  read?"  "Cer- 
tainly, sir."  "  Have  you  read  the  Scriptures?"  "  Yes,  sir."  "  Then 
vou  forget  that  they  command  us  to  love  our  neighbors  as  ourselves.' 
The  minion  of  the  law,  quite  taken  aback,  stared  at  th 
moment's  reflection, 


I2SrSTJK,_A- 3STCE. 


.  quite  taken  aback,  stared  at  the  Count ;  then, 
after  a  moment's  reflection,  made  answer:  "  And,  pray,  can  you 
read?"  "  Yes."  "  Have  you  read  the  police  regulations?"  "  No." 
"  Then  read  them."  — Novoje  Vremja. 

— — "  Can  ye  tell  me  what  the  toime  is.  sorr?"  asked  an  Irishman 
of  an  Englishman,  newly  arrived  at  Dublin.  "I  can't  indeed,  my 
man,"  replied  the  Englishman;  "Dublin  time  is  behind  London 
time,  but  I  don't  know  how  much."  "  Did  you  say  behind,  sorr?" 
'•  Certainly."  "  And  how's  that,  sorr?"'  "  Why,  the  sun  rises  earlier 
in  London  than  it  does  in  Dublin."  "  Thin  all  1  can  say  is,"  replied 
the  irate  Irishman,  "  that  it's  another  cruel  piece  of  Saxon  injustice 
to  Ireland!  " 

Suburban  Boy—  Pop,  won't  you  get  me  a  sword,  and  a  drum, 

and  a  gun,  to  play  soldier  with?  Pop— I'll  tell  you  how  we'll  fix  it. 
We'll  pretend  every  blade  of  grass  on  the  lawn  is  an  armed  foe,  and 
then  you  charge  on  them  with  gatling  swords  and  cut  their  heads  off. 
Won  ;t  that  be  fun?  "Indeed  it  will.  But  I  haven't  any  gatling 
swords."    "  No,  but  a  lawn  mower  will  do  nicely." 

— Street  d-  Smith's  Good  News. 

A  droll  fiddler,  who  got  a  living  at  fairs  and  about  the  country, 

was  one  day  met  by  a  friend  who  had  not  seen  him  for  a  long  while, 
and  accosted  him  thus:  "Bless  me!  What!  are  you  alive?"  "Why, 
did  you  send  anyone  to  kill  me?"  "  No,"  replied  the  other.  "But 
I  was  told  you  were  dead."  "Aye,  so  it  was  reported,  it  seems," 
said  the  tiddler,  "  but  I  knew  it  was  a  lie  as  soon  as  I  beard  it." 

—Messenger— A  telegram  for  you,  sir.  Summer-hotel  man— Great 
Scott!  a  party  of  twenty  expected  here  at  noon.  John,  put  ten 
pounds  of  washing-blue  in  the  mineral  spring,  hang  those  fish  I 
brought  from  the  city  on  a  line  near  the  pond,  and  give  the  alligator 
a  little  nigger.     Get  a  move  on  you  now !        — Atlanta  Constitution. 

The  skipper  shouted  to  the  man  at  the  wheel,  "  Another  p'int 

a-port,  quartermaster."  "  How  shocking,"  exclaimed  a  lady  pas- 
senger to  her  friend ;  "  I  must  get  the  captain  to  sign  the  pledge,  for 
this  is  the  third  pint  of  port  he  has  called  for  within  the  last  ten 
minutes.    How  these  captains  do  drink  1" 

They  were  talking  to  Guibollard  about  the  rise  of  the  Seine, 

when  he  exclaimed,  "  It  is  all  humbug!  I  went  to  Chatou  yester- 
day; the  water  seems  to  have  risen,  but  it  is  a  mere  deception." 
"How  so?"  "  I  had  chalked  a  mark  on  my  boat,  and  it's  in  the 
same  place  yet."  — Le  Telcgraphe. 

Mrs.  De  Silke—l  wish  to  give  a  memorial  of  some  kind  to  the 

church,  in  memory  of  a  relative.  What  would  you  suggest?  Strug- 
gling Pastor — A— "er— an  appropriately  decorated— er— new  church 
furnace,  Madam,  and  a— a  few  tons  of  coal.        —  -New  York  Weekly. 

Top's  youngest  son  gave  him  a  poser  the  other  day  by  asking: 

"  Papa,  was  Cowper  a  Freemason?"  "Why  do  you  ask?"  replied 
the  topical  parent.  "  Because  he  says  in  one  of  his  poems,  '  Oh,  for 
a  lodge  in  some  vast  wilderness.'  " 

"  What  do  you  think  of  that?"  asked  Twynn,  as  he  and  Trip- 

lett  watched  a  mamma  spanking  a  child.  "  It's  the  same  old  story." 
"  What  same  old  story  ?"    "  A  woman  at  the  bottom   of  it." 

— Judge. 

Mr.  Challey  {of  the  firm  of  Challey  &  Chintz)— Is  our  new  book- 
keeper a  Christian,  Mr.  Chintz?  Mr'.  Chintz— I  can't  tell  yet.  He 
hasn't  had  occasion  to  talk  through  the  telephone.  — Judge. 

He—  Your  father  does  not  withhold  his  consent  to  our  marriage 

because  I  am  his  employe,  I  hope?  She— Oh.  no.  He  says  he'll  give 
his  consent  as  soon  as  you  get  your  salary  raised.  —Life. 

McGinty— Is  this  a  bank?     Clerk—  Yes,  sir.    McGinty— Will  yez 

cash  a  check  fer  me  now?  Clerk—  What  kind  is  it?  McGinty— Shure, 
it's  a  blue  wan.  — Judge. 

He— Yes,  every  night  before  going  to  bed  I  writedown  my 

thoughts.    She — You  use  a  blank  book,  don't  you?  — Judge. 

Rehberger—  Vere  you  got  all  dem   nice  pands?    Simmerdahl—l 

invided  dem  Yacobs  broders  to  der  vedding."  — Judge. 

^^Temperance  Orator — What  is  it  that  drives  men  to  drink? 
Voice  from  the  crowd — Salt  fish  '11  do  it. 

You  can  kill  a  stream  by  damming  it,  but  you  can't  kill  a  cat 

that  way. 

"  The  Mumm,"  at  109  O'Farrell  street,  needs  no  praise.  It  stands 
among  the  most  popular  bars  in  the  city,  as  is  shown  by  the  crowds 
of  people  who  daily  gather  around  its  mahogany  and  drain  its  crys- 
tal glasses.  It  is  centrally  located,  artistically  fitted,  and  only  the 
best  of  liquors  are  ever  seen  upon  its  counter. 


REMOVAL! 
HOME  MUTUAL  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

Now  Occupies  Premises  at  the  N.  E.  Cor.  California  and  Sansome 
Sts.,   8.  F.,  Lately  Vacated  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  Bank. 

Twenty-seventh  Annual  Exhibit. 

January  I,  1891. 

INCORPORATED    A.   D.    1864. 

Losses  p'd  since  organi'n.$8,175,759.21 1  Reinsurance  Reserve $266,043.59 

Assets  January  1,  1891...     867,512.19    Capital  paid  up,  Gold  ...      300,000.00 
Surplus  for  policy  holders    844,944.69  |  Net  Surplus  over  ev'ytn'g     278,901.10 

Income  in  1890 J394.184.52  |  Fire  Losses  paid  in  1890.      142.338.90 

Fire  Losses  unpaid,  January  1, 1891 11,404.00 

President... J.  F.  HOUGHTON  |  Secretary CHARLES  R.  STORY 

Vice-President. .HENRY  L.   DODGE  I  General  Agent.ROBERT  H.  MAGILL 

TRANSATLANTIC   FIRE   INSURANCE   COMPANY, 

OF  HAMBURG,  GERMANY. 

Herbert  L.  Low,  Manager  for  the  Pacific  toast  Branch, 

22u  Sansome  st.,  S.  F. 

Capital $1,500X00.00 

Invested  in  U.  S 534,795.72 

GEO.   MARCUS   &   CO., 

Agents  City  Department, 
238  California  St..  S.  F..  <al. 

THE  SWISS  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANIES 

COMBINED 

BALOISE  HELVETIA  SWITZERLAND 

OF  BA8LB.  OF  ST.  GALL.  OF  ZURICH. 

COMB  NED  CAPITAL  4.000,000  DOLLARS. 

These  three  Companies  are  liable  jointly  and  severally  for  all  Losses  that 
may  be  sustained. 

HARRY  W.  SYZ,  General  Agent, 
410  California  St.,  San  Francisco.  CaL_ 

THAMES  AND  MERSEY  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANY  (Limited) 

Of  Liverpool,  London  and  Manchester. 

Capital  Subscribed $10,000,000 

Capital  Pali  Up 1,000,000 

Cash  Reserue  fin  addition  to  Capital) 2,126,000 

Total  Assets  December  31,  1888 8.124,067.60 

WM.    GREER    HARRISON,   Manager, 

305  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

PACIFIC    DEPARTMENT 

LONDON  AND  LANCASHIRE  FIRE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

Capital $10,626,000 

Cash    Assets 4,701,201   39 

Cash  Assets  In  United  States 2.272.084  13 

REINSURERS  OF 

Anglo-Nevada  Assurance  Corporation 

AND 

Southern  California  Insurance  company. 

"WZMI.    li/L-Ji.CJD03Sr^.JLTD. 

MANAGER. 

D.  E.  MILES,  Assistant  Manager. 

315  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block.  S.  F. 

Phoenix  Assurance  Company  of  London,  [Established  1782] 
American  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  [Established  1857.] 

BUTLER  &  HALDAN,  Gen'l  Agents  for  the  Paeifie  Coast. 
413  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

LONDON  ASSURANCE  CORPORATION  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  by  Royal  Charter,  1720.] 

NORTHERN  ASSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  1836.] 
Office— Northwest  corner  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Streets. 

GEO.  F.  GRANT,  manager. 

pacific  DZEiF-A-iaTiMiiEiiisn? 
GUARDIAN  ASSURANCE  CO.,        SUN  INSURANCE  OFFICE, 


OF   LONDON. 

Established  a.  d.  1821. 
Paid-up  Capital,    -    -    -    J  5,000,000. 
Cash  Assets, $23,194,249. 


OF   LONDON. 

Founded  A.  D.  1710. 

Cash  Assets, J10.O44.712. 

Assets  in  America,  -   -    -    122,222,724. 


WE  J.  LANDERS,  Gen'l  agent,  M  Sansome  St.,  San  Francisco,  Gal. 


INSURANCE  COMPANY-  LTD. 

rMraL.>^rND.£3 


K  = 


Capital  paid  6j  guaranteed  $3,000,000,00. 

Cbas.A  Latum,  Manager. 

139  California  St.  San  F?aKB:s=a. 


Jim.-  18,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


27 


SUMMARY    OF    THE    MARKETS. 

Flo'lr  It  dull:    forcle  i    demaud    fiir;    Kilrm    II.VV9H7j:    Superfine 
12.7^13.10 

Wheal  Is  dull:  light  trade:  Shipping,  11.."',:  Milllug.  fl.ii>£ii.r.  per 
ceuiat. 

BmIct  ls.|uiot:  Brewing.  11.02', ^*U-"2:  Feed.  S0e3M',c  per  ctl. 

Oats,  killiug.  ll.MdKi.v,.  Feed,  »l.J-<t(l  riper  ctl. 

Corn,  White.  ILSj;  Yellow.  »1.3.v«||.S7'  .  per  ctl. 

Rye,  no  stock,  good  demaud.  $l..MJU.i'     Cement.  <2.00@f  2. 25. 

Harts  lower:  Wheat,  florin    Oats.  Jiosflj;  Alfalfa,  »3#*10. 

MilL.tuffs.  good  demaud.     Bran,  11*^(18.50  per  ton. 

Beans,  good  request,  fi-OOt^f  i..'v)  per  ctl.     Potatoes,  4,'>e.@75c.  per  ctl. 

Butter  Is  higher;  Choice,  20c.@22,-3c. ;  Fair.  16c.@17c:  Eastern,  14c@15c. 

Cheese,  light  stock,  10c.@l2c.    Eggs,  free  supply,  20c.@22e. 

Honey,  Comb,  llc.@12c. :  Extracted.  5c.@6c.  Poultry  in  good  supply. 

Onions  are  worth  ijc@75c.    Beeswax  is  nigher.  at  25c.@J6c. 

Fruit— all  kinds  dried — active.    Fruit  is  very  plentiful  aud  cheap. 

Kai>ius  aud  Dried  Grapes  in  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates. 

Hides  are  steady:  Dry,  Bc@3}£c.     Wool  is  in  good  demand  at  llc.@lGc. 

Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  buyer  at  7%@71.^- 

Coffee  lower  at  15c.@2lc.  for  C.  A.    Cauued  Fruits  of  all  kinds  in  favor. 

Coal  is  lower,  with  a  declining  tendency.    Nuts  find  ready  sale. 

Quicksilver  is  n  iminal  atfli  50  per  flask.  Hops  are  in  demand  at  16©l8c. 

Sugar,  gool  stock  of  both  Raws  an  1  Refined.  Whites,  ix  ..&'■'* *-. 
Business  in  Imports  continues  to  be  void  of  animation.  The 
wholesale  jobbing  trade  with  the  interior  is  up  to  the  average  of 
past  seasons.  Coal  receipts,  from  home  and  abroad,  are  large  and 
free,  and  competition  among  dealers  is  strong,  and  to  wholesale 
buyers  liberal  concessions  are  made.  Buyers  for  future  delivery 
are  scary,  looking  for  low  prices  all  the  year.  Wheat  and  all 
other  grains  are  sluggish,  and  will  remain  so  until  the  new  crop 
appears  apon  the  market.  The  supply  of  Apricots,  Cherries, 
Barries,  Currants,  etc.,  large  and  free,  giving  canners  full  supplies. 
Oar  merchants  have  awakened  to  see  the  importance  of  the 
Cape  Horn  route  for  the  shipment  of  general  merchandise  to  this 
Coast.  Four  ship  lines  are  now  striving  for  the  traffic,  all  the  re- 
sult of  high  overland  freights  per  Southern  Pacific  railroads. 
There  is  certainly  music  in  the  air,  that  will,  ere  long,  cause  con- 
siderable reaction  in  freight  charges. 

Charters The    Brit,     iron    ship   Clackmanshire,    1,504    tons, 

Wheat  and  Flour  to  Cork,  TJ.  K.,  Havre  or  Antwerp,  £1  7s.  6d. 
Br.  iron  ship  Cypromene,  1,834  tons,  Wheat  to  Cork,  U.  K., 
Havre  or  Antwerp,  £1  5s.;  direct  port,  £1  3s.  9d.  Nor.  iron  ship 
Viladen,  1,495  tons,  Wheat  to  Cork,  U.  K.,  Havre,  Antwerp  or 
Dunkirk,  £1  6s.  3d.  Ship  Willie  Rosenfeld,  2,353  tons,  Wheat  to 
Liverpool  direct,  £1  0s.  3d.  Br.  iron  ship  Galgate,  2,291  tons. 
Wheat  to  Cork,  U.  K.,  Havre  or  Antwerp,  £1  5s.;  direct  port, 
£1  3s.  9d. 

The  treasure  shipment  to  the  Orient  on  the  14th  inst.,  per  stmr. 
City  of  Rio  de  Janeiro,  aggregated  $904,950;  of  this  $756,450  was 
for  Hongkong,  $186,000  to  japan,  and  silver  bars  to  Calcutta, 
$22,500 

Our  export  trade  with  the  Hawaiian  Islands  during  the  past 
five  months  of  the  last  two  years  thus  compares:  1891,  from 
January  to  June,  $1,830,024;  1892,  from  same  to  same,  $1,184,- 
593  being  a  comparative  decrease  in  five  months  of  this  year  of 
$645,431.  The  trade  thus  far  in  the  current  year  is  the  highest 
for  several  years  past.  The  S.  G.  Wilder,  for  Honolulu,  on  the 
13th  inst.,  carried  16,913  lbs.  Sugar  and  Mdse.,  of  the  value  of 
$21,560. 

Export  trade  with  Great  Britain  during  the  first  five  months  of 
the  past  two  years  thus  compares:  1891,  five  months,  $5,679,912; 
from  January  to  June,  1892,  five  months,  $3,980,650,  a  compara- 
tive increase  this  year  of  $1,300  738.  This  traffic  consisted  largely 
of  Wheat  and  Flour,  say  of  the  two  combined,  in  18"91,  value 
$4,914,812,  and  for  same  period  1892,  $5  888,605:  increase  this 
year,  $1,412,763.  Other  exports  during  the  past  five  months  con- 
sisted in  part  of  Barley,  value  $257,555;  Salmon,  $161,430;  Wine, 
$11,881;  Brandy,  $20,976;.  Lumber,  $77,540. 

Sugar  imports  from  Hawaii  since  last  weekly  reference  embrace 
the  cargo  per  8.  N.  Castle  of  15,243  bags;  per  Transit,  16,682  bags; 
per  Consuelo,  6,278  bags;  per  Discovery,  12,111  bags;  per  F.  S. 
Kedfield,  11,191  bags;  per  Colusa,  33,675  bags;  per  Paul  lsenberg, 
35  537  bags;  per  Mary  Winkelman,  12,153  bags;  per  Monowai, 
2,376  bags;  per  Puritan,  17,390  bags;  per  Glendale,  8,900  bags; 
per  Columbia,  32,277  bags. 

Coffee  imports  for  the  past  ten  days  include  cargo  per  City  of 
Panama,  2,364  bags  from  Salvador,  1,211  sks.  from  Guatemala; 
from  Mexico,  36  sks.  The  stmr.  Lakme,  16  days  from  Ocos,  to 
E.  L.  G.  Steele,  brings  for  cargo  3,026  bags  Central  American 
Coffee. 

For  the  Orient,  the  City  of  Rio  de  Janeiro,  on  the  14th  inst., 
carried  12,972  bbls.  Flour,  2,343  lbs.  Ginseng,  89  rolls  Leather, 
Canned  Goods  and  other  merchandise,  viz.:  to  China,  value, 
$65,116;  to  Japan,  $19,807;  to  East  ports,  $1,125. 

The  steamer  Monowai,  from  the  Colonies,  brought  over  Sells 
Circus;  also  2,003  ingots  Sydney  Tin,  24  bales  Wool,  62  bales 
Skins,  122  pkgs.  Kari  Gum,  370  cs.  Apples,  etc.;  also  from  Hono- 
lulu, Sugar,  950  bunches  Bananas,  146  bxs.  Pine  Apples,  etc. 


For   Central    American    the   schr.  Gardiner  City  carried    Mdse. 

value  (17,668,  in,  In. ling    i"T. I   ft.    Lumber,  600  bbU.  Flour.  226 

boxes  Dynamite,  IBS  oa.  Wine,  etc. 

Wool  for  Boston,  via  the  Canadian  Paolflc  route,  pr.  sttnr.  Uma- 
tilla to  Victoria,  11,988  lbs.,  value  $10,981 ;  also  to  New  York,  by 
same.  52.289  lbs  ,  value  $15,000.  The  slmr.  City  of  Pueblo,  hence 
for  Victoria,  also  carried  84,268  lbs.  Wool  to  New  York,  value  $5,- 
300.  and  also  to  Biston,  60.600  lbs.,  value  $12,73!). 

The  bkte.  John  Worster,  69  ds.  from  Caleta  Huena  to  J.  W.  Grace 
&  Co.  brought  us  5,809  bags.  01  Carmen  Island  Salt,  schr.  Nora 
Harkins  is  at  hand  with  371  tons  to  R.  Wilbur. 

For  New  York  the  ship  Conqueror,  hence  on  the  14th  inst.,  car- 
ried 45,633  cs.  Salmon,  13,075  cs.  Canned  Goods,  10,355  sacks 
Beans,  etc. 

From  the  Orient  the  steamship  Gaelic.  21  days  from  Hongkong, 
via  YokohaniB  14  days,  had  for  cargo  21.088  pkgs.  Tea.  529  pkgs. 
Raw  Silk,  802  cs.  Oil,  235  pkgs.  Opium,  374  bags  Coffee,  Spice,  etc., 
3  410  bags.  Sugar,  1.258  bales  Gunnies.  591  rolls  Matting,  etc. ;  in 
transit  to  go  overland,  20,553  pkgs.  Tea,  522  pkgs.  Raw  Silk,  140 
pkgs.  Opium,  295  rolls  Matting,  etc. 

The  Pacific  Auxiliary  Fire  Alarm. 

The  Pacific  Auxiliary  Fire  Alarm  has  been  doing  excellent  work 
since  its  organization  in  this  city.  By  the  introduction  of  its  boxes 
into  a  number  of  residence  and  business  houses,  it  has  so  greatly  re- 
duced the  danger  arising  from  fire  that  in  recognition  of  that,  fact 
the  insurance  companies  have  made  special  rates  on  risks  in  which 
the  boxes  are  placed.  A  very  large  number  is  now  in  use  throughout 
the  city,  no  argument  being  necessary  to  convince  bnsines  men  of 
the  advantages  of  the  system.  At  the  office  of  the  company,  at  323 
Pine  street,  one  may  obtain  all  detailed  information  regarding  the 
advantages  and  workings  of  the  system.  It  1s  a  simple  plan ;  a  small 
box  attached  to  the  fire  alarm  system  being  so  placed  that  it  may 
be  easily  reached  in  case  of  fire,  and  an  alarm  be  immediately 
turned  in. 

iJsrsTTiEa^isrciE . 


IN8URANCE   COMPANY. 
CAPITAL $1,000,000,  |  ASSETS 


$2,600,000. 

D.  J.  STAPLES President. 

WILLIAM  J.  DOTTON Vice-President. 

B.  FAYMONVILLE Secretary 

J.  B.  LEVISON  Marine  Secretary 

Agents  in  all  prominent  localities  throughout  the  United  States  ■ 

THE  STATE  INVESTMENT  AND  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

[ESTABLISHED    1871.] 

CAPITAL    STOCK  Paid  Up 1400,000. 

PRINCIPAL  OFFICE 278  AND  220  SANSOME  STREET, 

San   Francisco,  California. 


GEORGE  L.  BRANDER, 

President. 


CHA8.  M.  BLAIR, 

Secretary. 


QUEEN  INSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  AMERICA, 

NEW     YORK. 

Capital  Paid  Up %     500,000 

Assets  3.181,753 

Surplus  to  Policy  Holders 1,525,157 

ROBERT     DICKSON,  Manager,   S.   F. 
City  Office—  501  Montgomery  St.     General  Omce—  401  Mont's.  St. 


FIRE 


INSURE  your  property  against  FIRE  in 

The  Lion  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  London. 
Imperial  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  London, 

WM.  SEXTON,  R.  C.  MEDCRAFT, 

Manager.  Sub-Manager. 

Pacific  Department,  214  Sansome  St.,  S.  F. 

SWAIN  &  MURDOCK,  City  Agents. 

BRITISH  AND  F0REI6N  MARINE  INS.  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

CAPITAL  $5,000,000 

AGENTS: 
BALFOUR,  GUTHRIE  &  CO., 

No.  316  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

THE  NEW  ENGLAND  MUTUAL  LIFE  INSURANCE  CO., 

OF  BOSTON,  MASSACHUSETTS.  Assets,  $19,724,538.45. 

President,  BENJAMIN  P.  STEVENS.  I  Vice-President,  JOS.  M.  GIBBENS. 
HENRY  K.  FIELD,  General  Agent, 
324  Montgomery  Street.  San  Francisco. 

Notice  or  removal 

Hour,  MUTUAL  INSURANCE  COMPANY  intends  removal  from  its 
present  oBPce,  No.  816  California  street,  to  Ko.  318  CALIFORNIA  STREET, 
San  Francisco,  on  or  about  June  22,  1892.       CHAS.  R.  STORY,  President. 

San  Francisco,  June  7, 1892. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  18,  1892. 


LOVE    SONG. -72.  A'.  Munkittrick. 


I  feel  the  magic  spirit  of 

Her  presence  in  the  May, 
Whose  witching  beauties  breathe  of  love 

Along  the  flowered  way. 
In  the  pink  rose  I  see  her  face 

Carven  so  frail  and  aweet; 
The  subtle  music  of  her  grace 

Blows  in  the  dimpling  wheat. 
I  hear  the  rustle  of  her  gown 

While  breezes  stir  the  trees; 
When'er  they  shake  a  blossom  down, 

She  throws  a  kiss  to  me. 


A    CARD. 

THE  undersigned,  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Society  for 
the  Suppression  of  Vice,  make  public  the  following  statement 
of  facts : 

On  the  7th  of  May  there  appeared  an  article  in  the  Oakland  Morn- 
ing Times,  charging  the  secretary  and  agent  of  this  society,  Mr. 
Charles  K.  Bennett,  with  the  grossest  crimes  against  morality  and 
decency,  in  connection  with  a  young  woman,  of  Oakland,  whose 
name  was  given. 

Mr.  Bennett  addressed  a  letter  to  the  trustees,  which  was  published, 
denying  in  the  most  positive  and  unequivocal  manner,  the  truth  of 
the  charges  against  him,  and  asking  from  us  the  fullest  investigation. 
He  also  requested  it  in  person. 

As  it  was  but  just  to  Mr.  Bennett,  to  the  society  whose  officer  he 
is,  and  to  the  public,  upon  whose  sympathy  and  support  it  depends 
for  the  means  to  prosecute  its  work,  we  decided  to  make  such  an  in- 
vestigation, and  to  make"  it  as  thorough  as  possible. 

As  a  preliminary  step,  we  addressed  a  respectful  letter  to  the 
young  woman  in  question,  requesting  her,  with  her  father  and  moth- 
er, to  meet  us,  at  a  time  and  place  named,  and  to  give  us  any  facts 
in  the  case  which  would  guide  us  to  a  right  conclusion. 

Onthe2ii  inst.  we  received  a  letter,  "  dictated,"  from  the  father  of 
the  young  woman,  in  which  she  and  her  parents  refused  to  meet  us. 
The  charges  against  Mr.  Bennett  were  of  such  a  character  that  in  the 
face  of  such  refusal  a  complete  and  satisfactory  investigation  was  im- 
possible. 

We  have,  however,  taken  pains  to  get  at  all  the  facts  available 
bearing  upon  the  matter  in  any  direction,  that  we  might,  if  possible, 
reach  just  conclusions,  and  we  find: 

First— That  the  offenses  alleged  against  Mr.  Bennett  date  back 
from  the  present  time  about  three  years;  that  Bennett  positively  and 
without  reservation  denies  them,  and  that  the  only  party  who  pos- 
sibly could  give  affirmative  testimony  not  only  does  not  give  it,  but 
refuses  our  request  for  an  interview. 

Second — That  at  neither  of  the  two  interviews  described  in  the 
Morning  Times  articles,  the  first  at  the  office  of  Mayor  Chapman,  the 
second  at  the  office  of  City  Attorney  Johnson,  were  any  charges  such 
as  subsequently  appeared  in  the  Times  made  against  Mr.  Bennett  by 
the  young  woman,  nor  was  the  slightest  reference  made  to  such 
charges.  Her  complaint  was  that  Mr.  Bennett  had  slandered  her, 
and  this  matter  was  amicably  settled  at  the  second  interview. 

The  more  serious  charges  were  afterwards  made  by  the  Morning 
Times,  from  what  source  derived  we  have  no  means  of  knowing. 

Third— The  charges  made  in  the  letter  from  the  father  of  the  young 
woman,  on  which  he  bases  his  refusal  to  meet  us.  are  not  true,  as  we 
know  from  undoubted  testimony. 

The  work  in  which  Mr.  Bennett  is  engaged,  while  it  has  the  sym- 
pathy of  good  men,  inevitably  excites  the  hostility  of  all  those  whose 
sympathies  run  with  vice.  For  eight  years  he  has'been  the  target  for 
sneers,  insinuations  and  threats,  and  sometimes  for  direct  charges 
affecting  his  character.  Where  these  charges  have  taken  any  definite 
form  we  have  always  followed  them  up  and  investigated  them  to  the 
best  of  our  ability,  and  while  we  may ,  in  some  cases,  have  questioned 
his  discretion  and  judgment,  we  have  never  found  reason  to  doubt 
his  truthfulness  and  integrity  of  character. 

Several  years  ago  our  attention  was  called  to  repeated  attacks  upon 
Mr.  Bennett's  character  in  thissame  Oakland  Times.  The  President  ad- 
dressed a  letter  to  Mr.  Moffitt,  its  editor,  asking  him  if  he  had  any 
specific  charges  against  Mr.  Bennett  to  communicate  them  and  they 
would  be  "  fairly  and  dispassionately  investigated,"  No  answer  was 
made  to  this  letter.  We  declared  tbe*h,  as  we  do  now,  that  we  have 
no  disposition  to  sustain  or  screen  Mr.  Bennett  in  any  wrongdoing; 
neither  are  we  willing  to  condemn  him  when  unjustly  attacked. 

Our  conclusion  is,  in  view  of  all  the  circumstances  and  all  the  facts 
which  we  can  obtain,  that  the  charges  against  Mr.  Bennett  are  false, 
and  that  he  is  entitled  to  confidence  as  an  officer  of  the  society  in  the 
prosecution  of  its  work. 

[Signed]  IRA  P.RANKIN, 

President  ex-officio. 
ASA  R.  WELLS, 
GEO.  W.  GIBBS, 
NATHANIEL  HUNTER, 
JOSEPH  G.  EASTLAND, 
Executive  Committee. 
G04  Merchant  street,  San  Francisco,  June  13,  1892. 

Drink  Argonaut  Old  Bourbon  !  That  is  the  whisky  that  will  put 
life  into  you  and  set  your  blood  to  tingling  as  it  has  not  done  for 
years.  Argonaut  Old  Bourbon  needs  no  praise.  It  is  the  favorite 
brand  with  men  who  drink  whisky,  and  for  that  reason  it  is  ever  pop- 
ular.   Drink  the  Argonaut  ! 

"  I  have  been  afflicted  with  an  affection  of  the  Throat  from  childhood, 
caused  by  diphtheria,  and  have  used  various  remedies,  but  have  never 
found  anything  equal  to  Brown's  Bronchial  Troches."— Rev.  G.  M.  F. 
Hampton,  Piketon,  Ky.    Sold  only  In  boxes. 


H.  M.  NEWHALL  &  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchants, 

AND  

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Nos.  309  and  311  Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

NATIONAL  ASSURANCE  CO.  OF  IRELAND; 
ATLAS  ASSURANCE  CO.  OF  LONDON  ; 
BOYLSTON  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  BOSTON  ; 
OCEAN  MARINE  INSURANCE  CO  OF  LONDON. 

Steam  Boiler  Incrustations. 

Old   Scale    Removed,  Formation  of  New  Scale  Prevented. 

Without  the  Aid  of  Chemicals,  by  the  UBe  of  the 

LLEWELLYN     FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONDENSER  I 

(.Over  300  in  Dally  Use  on  the  Pacific  Coast.) 

Removes  all  Impurities  from  the  Water  before  Entering  the  Boiler. 
Heats  the  Water  to  212°.  Saves  from  25  to  50  per  cent,  in  the  Amount  of 
Water  Used. 

Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Pamphlet  Forwarded  on  Application  to 

Llewellyn    Steam    Condenser    Manufacturing    Co., 

330  Pine  street,  San  FranciBCo,  Cal. 

Systems— "  Slattery  "  Induction ;  "  Wood  "  Arc.     Factories— Fort  Wayne, 
Indiana;  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Electric  Improvement  Company. 

General  Agents  for  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Arizona  and  Washington 
of  the  Fort  Wayne  Electric  Llgul  Co .  Fort  Wayne,  In<l. 

Estimates  furnished  for  Electric  Railways,  Electric  Light  and  Steam 
Plants,  House  Wiring,  etc.    Marine  Work  a  Specialty. 

35  New  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


R.  J.  WHEELER. 


J.   W.  GIRVIN. 


J.   W.    GIRVIN   &   CO., 

bber  and  Leather  Belting,  Hose,  Packing,  etc. 

Rubber  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  etc. 

Pacific  Coast  Agents  for  Boston  Belting  Co.  and  Fayerweather  &  Ladew. 
formerly  J.  B.  Hoyt&Co.  4  California  St.,  S.F.,Cal. 

WILLIAMS,  DIMOND  &  CO. 

SHIPPING    AND    COMMISSION    MERCHANTS, 
UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 

Agents  for— 
The  Cunard  Royal   Mail  Steamship  I  Vivian  Sons  Yellow  Metal  Sheathing 

Company,  Hartmann's  Kahtjen's  Composition 

"  The  California  Line  of  Clippers,"  |  The  China  Traders  &  Insurance  Co. 

from  New  York,  (L'd.), 

"The  Hawaiian  Line  of  Packets,"      The   Baldwin  Locomotive  WorkB, 

to  and  from  HoqoIuIu.  Steel  Bails  and  Track  Material. 

J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros.  Company, 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

General  Agents  Oceanic  Steamship  Company  and 
Gillingham  Cement. 

327  Market  Street,  corner  Fremont. 

8AN    FRANOI8QO. 

COKE— CHEAPEST  FUEL! 

Reduction  in  Price. 

Wholesale  (GO  bbls.  or  more),  80c.  per  bbl.    Retail  (any  quantity 

under  50  bbls.),  00c.  per  bbl. 

AT  THE  WORKS  OF 

THE  SAN   FRANCISCO  GASLIGHT  COMPANY, 
HOWARD  AND  FIRST  STS..  and  FOOT  OF  SECOND  STREET. 

GEORGE    GOODMAN, 

PATENTEE   AND  MANUFACTURER  OF 

ARTIFICIAL       STOITB 

IX    A  1,1.    ITS    BRANCHES. 

OFFICE.   307     MONTGOMERY   ST. 

E.  D.  Jones. 

S.  L.  JONES  &  CO., 

Auctioneers   and   Commission    Merchants, 

207  AND   208  OALIFORNIA  STREET. 


June  18,  1892. 


BAN   FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER, 


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SOUTHERN   PACIFIC   COMPANY. 

PACIFIC    SYSTEM. 

Trains  U«v«  and   «re  Due  lo  Arrive  at 

SAN     FRANCISCO: 

Lkati  |         From  Jw-e  9.    1892.  _       I  Arrive 

7:00  a.  Bouicla,  Rumsey,  Sacramento  7:15  p. 
7:30a.  Haywards.  Nile* and  Sao  Jose  13:16*. 
7:30a.  Martinet,  Sao  Ramon  and  Cal- 

tstoga  and  Santa  ko-a  6:15  P. 

8:00  a.  3acram'U>4  Redding,  via  Pavis  7:1&p. 
8:00  a.  Fir&t  and  Second  Class  lor  Ogdcn 

and  East,  and  first  class  locally        9:45  r. 
8:30a.  Niles,  San  Jose,  Stockton,  lone, 
Sacramento,  MarysviUe,  Oro- 
ville  and  Red  Bluff  ...      4:45  P. 

9:00a.  Sunset  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 
Santa  Barbara,  Los  Angeles, 
Demtng.El  Paso,  New  Orleans 

and  East     8-45  p. 

•9:00  a.  Stockton  and  Milton *3:45  P. 

12-0UM.  Haywards,  Nlles  and  Livermore      7:15  p. 

•lflOp.  Sacramento  River  Steamers *9:00p. 

1:30  p.  Vallejo,  Beuicia  aud  Martinez  .  12:45  p. 
3:00  p.  Haywards,  Nile-  and  San  Jose  .  9:45  a. 
4:00  p.  Martinez,  San  Ramon  A  Stockton  9:45a. 
4:00  p.  Vallejo,  Calistoga,  El  Verauo  and 

Santa  Rosa  ..  .  9.45  A. 

4:30p.  Benicia,  Esparto,  Sacramento.       10:46a. 

4:30p.  Woodland  aud  Oroville  10:45a. 

•4:30 P.  Niles  and  Livermore *8:45  a. 

5;00p.  Lob  AngeleB  Express,  Fresno. 
Bakersfield,  Santa  Barbara  & 

Los  Angeles.      ..-.     12:15 p. 

5:00 p.  Santa  Fe  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 

for  Mojave  and  East  —       ..    12:15  P. 
6:00 P.  Haywards,  Niles  and  San  Jose..      7:45a. 

.   ...  Niles  and  San  Jose 16:15p. 

•6KWp.  Sunol  aud  Livermore      

6:00  p.  Ogden  Route  Atlantic  Express, 

Ogden  and  East 9:15  a. 

17:00  p.  Vallejo  +8:45  P. 

7:00  p.  Shasta  Route  ExpresB,  Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding,  Port- 
land, Puget  Sound  and  East. ..      8:15  a 

Santa  Cruz  Division. 

17:45  a.  Suuday  Excursion  Train  for  New- 
ark, San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,  Fel- 
ton.  Big  Trees  and  8autaCruz    J8:05p. 

8:15a.  Newark,  Centerville,  San  Jose, 
Felton,    Boulder    Creek  and 

Santa  Cruz 6 :20  p. 

•20.5  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,  Boulder  Creek  and 
SantaCruz.   *10:50a. 

4:45  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,     9:50a. 

Coast  Division  (Third  a  id  Townsend  streets). 

*7  -00  a.  San  Jose,  Almaden  and  Way  Sta- 
tions      *2:38p. 

J7:30a.  Monterey  and  Santa  Cruz  Sun- 
day Excursion     18:23  p. 

8:15  a.  San  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tres  Pinos,  Pa- 
jaro,  SantaCruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove.  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Roblea  and  Santa 
Margarita  (San  Luis  Obispo) 
and  principal  Way  Stations  6:10  p. 
J9:30a.    "Sunday  Excursion    Train  to 

Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations.    J2:45  P. 
10:37a.  8an  Jose,  and  Way  Stations . .  5:03  p. 

12:15  p.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 330p. 

*2  :30f.  San  Jose,  Tres  Pinos,  Santa  Cruz, 
Salinas,  Monterey,  PacificGrove 
and  principal  Way  Stations.  ...*10.37a. 
*3'30  p.  Menlo  Park,  San  Jose  and  Prin- 
cipal Way  Stations ..     *9:47  a, 

*4:30P.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations...    *8:06a. 

6 -.15  p.  San  Jose  and  Way  Stations 8:48a 

6:30p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations. ..      6:35a. 
fll:45p.  Menlo  Park  and  principal  Way 
Stations f7:3Qp. 

a.  for  Morning.  p.  for  Afternoon. 

•Sundays  excepted.                    ^Saturdays  only. 
JSundays  only. 

OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 

Sing  the  United  States,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
ails,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

Fop  Honolulu,  Auckland  and 

Sydney,  Direct, 

S.S.  Monowai, Friday, June 24,  1892,  at2P.M. 

For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  Office,  327  Mar- 
ket street. 

JOHN  D.  8PRECKELS  &  BROS., 
General  AgentB 


I  CURE  FITS! 

When  I  eay  cure  I  do  not  mean  merely  to  stop  them 
for  a  time  and  then  have  them  return  again.  I  mean  a 
radical  cure.  I  have  made  the  d  sease  of  FITS,  .EPI- 
LEPSY or  FALLING  SICKNESS  a  hfe-long  study.  I 
warrant  my  remedy  to  cure  the  worst  cases.  Because 
others  have  failed  is  no  reason  for  not  now  receiving  a 
cure.  Send  at  once  for  a  treatise  and  a  Free  Bottle  of 
my  infallible  remedy.  Give  Express  and  Post  Office. 
II.  G.  ROOT,  J>I.  C,  1S3  Pearl  St.,  N.  Y. 


NORTH  PACIFIC  COAST  RAILROAD. 

(VIA  BA.U8AUTO). 

Moal  Popular  Mucin  <  allforuln.    MonI  i>- 

llfilitful  Climate.     Most  AOCT  «l»Ie 

Section. 


Erfliisnlito  for  yachting  aud  rowing. 

Larkspur  for  a  good  diuuer. 

Blyihedale  for  the  children. 

Mill  Valley  for  mineral  water  cures. 

San  Rafael  for  driving. 

Ross  Valley  for  Presbyterians. 

San  Quentiu  for  keeping  away  from. 

Fairfax  for  encampments. 

Camp  Taylor  for  rest. 

Tomala  for  life. 

Duncan's  Mills  for  scenery. 

Cazadero  for  soda  springs. 

Russian  River  for  grandeur. 

Counlry  Club  fishing  grounds,  camping,  hunt- 
ing, everything,  everywhere. 

Good  hotels  at  all  points,  fast  time,  prompt  ser- 
vice, best  equipment  and  most  enterprising  rail- 
road management  in  California.  Reduced  fares 
to  all  points. 

E.  H.  SHOEMAKER,  Gen'l.  Sup't. 

F.  R.  LATHAM,  Gen.  Pass.  &  T'k't.  Agt. 


PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Through  Line  to  New  York,  via  Panama. 
Steamers  will  sail  at  NOON  on  the  5th,  15th  and 

25th  of  each  month, 

Calling  at  various  ports  of  Mexico  and  Central 

America. 

Through  Line  Sailings.—  May  14,  S.  S.  " City  of  Syd- 
ney;" June  25th.  1S92,  S.  S.  "'  San  Bias;"  July  5th, 
S.S."CityofSydney." 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Pots 
and  hanama.—  Steamer  sails  at  noon  18th  of  each 
month,  calling  at  Mazatlan.  San  Bias,  Manzanillo, 
Acapuleo,  Port  Angel,  Salina  Cruz,  Tonala,  San 
Benito,  Ocos,  Champerico,  San  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajutla,  La  Libertad,  La  Union,  Amapala,  Co- 
rinto,  San  Juau  del  Sur  and  Punta  Arenas. 

Way  Line  Sailirg.— June  18th,  S.  S.  "City  of  Syd- 
ney." 

When  the  regular  sailing  date  falls  on  Sunday 
steamers  will  be  despatched  the  following  Mon- 
day. 

JAPAN  AND  CHINA  LINE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 

HONGKONG, 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 

Shanghai,  aud  at  Hongkong  for  East 

Indies,  Straits,  etc.: 

"City  of  Rio  de  Janeiio,"  Tuesday,  June  14th,  at 
3  P.  M. 

S.S.  "China,"  Saturday,  July  8th,  1*92,  at  3  p.  M. 

S.S.  "Peru"  (new),  Thursday,  Aug.  4th,  at  3  p.  m. 

Round  Trip  Tickets  to  Yokohama  at  reduced 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Brannan  streets.  Branch  office— 202 
Front  street.  ALEXANDER  CENTER, 

General  Agent. 

PACIFIC   COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Steamers  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUBBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C,  and  PUGET  SOUND  porta,  at  9  A.  M.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  M.  connect  at  Port  Towusend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Oregon,  in  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  San  Simeon, 
Caydcos,  Santa  Barbara,  8an  Buenaventura, 
Hueneme,  San  Pedro,  Los  Angeles  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  aud  HOOKTON,  Hum- 
boldt Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  a.  M.  .... 

Ticket  Office — Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL,  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  San  Francisco. 


THE  favorite  flower  in  the  Princess  of 
Wales'  household  is  the  lily  of  the  va  ley, 
and  the  dinner  table  is  rarely  without  a 
decoration  of  these  modest  and  fragrant 
flowers  that  grow  in  great  profusion  about 
Sandringham. 

FROM  Paris  conies  the  rumor  that  shorter 
sleeves  are  to  be  worn  in  day  dresses,  fin- 
ished with  flowing  ruffles  of  lace,  and  shoru  r 
skirts  are  made  for  walking  gowns. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  AND  NORTH  PACIFIC 
RAILWAY. 

"THE    DONAHUE    BROAD-GAUGE    ROUTE." 

COMMENCING  SUNDAY,  APRIL  24,  1892,  and 
until  further  notice,  Boats  ami  Trains  will 
leave  from  and  arrive  at  the  San  Francisco  Pas- 
senger Depot,  MARKET-STREET  WHARF,  as 
follows: 
From  San  Francisco  for  Point  Tlburon,  Belvedere  and 

San  Rafael. 
WEEK    DAYS— 7:40  a.m.,  9:20  a.  m.,   11:20  A.  M.; 

1:30  P.M.,  3:30  p.  M,,5:05  p.  M.,6:20  P.  M. 
SUNDAYS— 8:00  A.M.,  9:80  A.M.,  11:00  a.m.  ;  1:30  P.M. 
3:30  p.  M.,  5  00  P.  M.,  6:15  p.  M. 

From  San  Rr'ael  for  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS-6:2S  a.   m.,  7:55  A.   M.,  9:30   A    M. 

11:30  a.m.:  1:40  P.M.,  3:40  P.M.,  5:05  p.m. 
SATURDAYS  ONLY— An  extra  trip  at  6:30  P.M. 
SUNDAYS— 8:10  A.M.,  9:40  A.M.,  11:10  A.  M.;  1:40  P.M. 
3:40  p.  M.,  5:00  p  M.,  6:25  p.  M. 

i-rom  Point  Tiburon  to  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS-6:60  a.  m.,  8:20  A.M.,  9:55  A.M.,  11:55 
A.  M.:  2:05  p.  M.,  4:05  p.  M.,  5:35  p.  M. 
Saturdays  only,  au  extra  trip  at  6:55  P.M. 
SUNDAYS— 8:35    A.M.,    10:05  a.m.,  11:35  A.M.; 
2:C5  p.m.,  4:05p.m.,  5:30p.m.,  6:50  P.M. 


Leave  8.  F. 

Destination. 

Arrive 

INS.F. 

Week 
Days. 

8undays 

Sundays 

Week 
Days. 

7:40  a.m. 
3:30  p.m. 
5:05  p.m. 

8:00  a.  m. 
9:30  a.m. 
5:00  p.m. 

Petaluma 

and 

Santa.  Rosa. 

10:40 a.m  8:50a.m. 
6:05  P.M  10:30  A.M 
7:25P.M  6:10p.m. 

Fulton, 
Windsor, 
Heald  sburg, 
Littou  Springs, 
Cloverdale  & 
Way  Stations. 

8:66a.m. 

7:40a.m. 
3:30  p.m. 

7:25p.m. 

10:30a.  M 
6:10p.m 

7:40a.m. 

8:00 A.  M. 

Hopland 
and  Ukiah. 

7:25  p.m. 

6:10  p.m. 

7:40  a.m. 

3:30  p.  51 

8:00a.  m. 

Guerneville. 

7:25p.M. 

10:30a.m. 
6:10p.m. 

7:40a.  m. 
5:05  P.M. 

8:00a.m. 
5:00  p.M 

Sonoma  and 
Glen  Ellen. 

10:40a.m. 
6:05  P.M 

8:50a.m. 
6:10p.m. 

7:40  a.  M 
3:30  p.M 

8:00  a.  M 
5:00  p.M 

Sebastopol.  I  10:40 a.m 
!    6'.05p.M 

10:80am 
6:10  p.M 

Stages  connect  at  Santa  Rosa  for  Mark  West 
Springs;  at  Geyserville  for  SkaggB  Springs, 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  aud  Point  Arena;  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land Springs,  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bay,  Lakeport  and 
Bartlett  Springs;  at  Hopland  for  Lakeport  and 
Bartlett  Springs ;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springs,  Sara- 
toga Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Witter  Springs,  Upper 
Lake,  Lakeport,  Willitts,  Cahto,  Mendocino  City, 
Fort  Bragg,  Westport,  Usal,  Hydesville  and  Eu- 

EXCURSION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To Petaluma,  $1  50 ;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $2  25 ;  to 
Healdsburg,  $3  40;  to  Cloverdale,  $4  50;  to  Hop- 
land,  $5  70;  to  Ukiah,  $6  75;  to  Sebastopol,  $2  70; 
to  Guerneville,  $3  75;  to  Sonoma,  $150;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  $1  80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only— 
To  Petaluma,  $1 ;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $1  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, $2  25;  to  Cloverdale,  ?3;  to  Ukiah,  $4  50;  to 
Hopland,  $3  80:  to  Sebastopol,  $180;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2  50;  to  Sonoma,  $1;  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1  20. 
H.  C.  WHITING,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN, 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street, 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 

OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  S.  S.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

Steamers  leave  wharf  corner  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  p.  M.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI: 

Gaelic  (via  Honolulu)  Saturday,  June  25, 1892. 

Belgic Tuesday,  July  26, 1892. 

Oceanic  (Via  Honolulu)  Tuesday,  August  16,  '92 

Gaelic Tuesday,  Sept.  6, 1892. 

ROUND  TRIP  TICKETS  AT    REDUCED    RATES. 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 
for  sale  at  S.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 
74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Townsend  streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  atthe 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.  H.  GOODMAN,  Gen. Pass.  Agt. 

GEO. H.RICE,  Traffic  Manager. 


I  have  a  positive  remedy  for  the  above  disease;  by  its 
use  thousands  of  oases  of  the  worst  kind  and  of  long 
standing  have  been  cured.  Indeed  so  strong  is  my  faith 
in  its  efficacy,  that  I  w.ll  send  two  bottles  free,  with 
a  VALUABLE  TREATISE  on  this  disease  to  any  suf- 
ferer who  will  send  me  their  Express  and  P.  O.  address. 
T.  A.  Slocum,  M.  C,  1S3  Pearl  St.*  N.  1\ 


30 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  18,  1892. 


OAKLAND  has  been  noted  for  the  number  of  pretty  weddings 
taking  place  there  this  spring,  and  of  late  afternoon  ceremo- 
nies appear  to  be  growing  in  favor  in  that  locality.  Certainly 
one  of  the  most  attractive  of  the  wedding  parties  seen  in  the 
city  of  the  oaks  this  season  was  gathered  in  St.  Paul's  Church  on 
Wednesday  afternoon  of  last  week,  the  occasion  being  the  mar- 
riage of  Miss  Francis  Gamble,  of  Piedmont,  to  Waller  Ellis,  oF 
Boston.  The  church  was  prettily  and  effectively  garnished  with 
ferns  and  foliage — sweet  pea  in  every  variety  being  very  notice- 
able among  the  blossoms — and  filled  with  friends  of  the  bride. 
Perhaps  one  of  the  prettiest  features  of  this  wedding  was  the 
large  number  of  pretty  young  girls,  fifteen  in  all,  who,  charmingly 
attired  in  flowing  robes  of  white,  mousseline  de  sole,  preceded 
the  bridal  party  up  the  aisle  to  the  tuneful  strains  of  the  wedding 
march.  These  were  followed  by  the  ushers,  Messrs.  Coleman, 
Gamble,  Carrigan  and  Howard;  after  whom  came  the  brides- 
maids, or,  more  properly  speaning,  perhaps,  the  maids  of  honor, 
Miss  Jessie  Coleman  and  Miss  Edna  Dickens,  gowned  in  white 
silk  and  carrying  bouquets  of  pink  sweet  peas.  Then  followed 
the  bride  with  her  father,  Mr.  James  Gamble,  the  groom  and  his 
best  man,  William  Ripley,  of  Boston,  awaiting  them  at  the  altar, 
which  was  profusely  adorned  with  white  daisies.  The  bridal 
robe  was  of  white  moire  antique,  made  with  a  court  train  and 
profusely  trimmed  with  duchess  lace  and  sprays  of  orange  blos- 
soms, a  wreath  of  orange  blossoms,  a  veil  of  white  silk  moleine 
and  a  bouquet  of  white  clematis  completing  the  costume.  Dia- 
monds and  pearls  were  the  jewels  worn  by  the  bride.  The  Rev. 
Robert  Ritchie  performed  the  ceiemony,  after  which  the  bridal 
party  and  a  select  number  of  guests  dined  at  the  residence  of 
Mr.  John  W.  Coleman  on  Bush  street.  The  presents  were  numer- 
ous and  handsome,  many  coming  from  the  future  home  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Ellis,  which  will  be  in  Boston,  Mass. 


Jewish  circles  have  been  quite  excited  over  the  marriage  of 
Miss  Carrie  Fisher  and  Henry  Sahiein,  which  took  place  at  the 
California  Hotel  on  Wednesday  evening.  The  bride  and  groom 
are  members  of  our  best  Jewish  society,  and  the  affair  was  on  a 
regal  scale.  The  rotunda,  where  the  ceremony  was  performed, 
was  transformed  into  a  perfect  hall  of  roses,  the  most  exquisite 
varieties  of  this  queen  of  flowers  being  used  in  profusion  in  deco- 
rating the  room.  Wreaths  and  garlands  of  feathery  smilax  were 
festooned  and  twined,  while  palms  were  placed  with  artistic  skill 
amid  the  bright  flowers.  To  the  left  was  hung  the  wedding  bell, 
composed  of  La  Marque  roses.  The  hour  set  for  the  cere. 
ruony  was  half  past  six,  and  promptly  in  time  the  bridal  cortege 
appeared,  and  taking  their  places  beneath  the  wedding  bell,  the 
marriage  service  was  performed  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Vorsanger,  who 
delivered  an  able  address.  The  bride  was  attended  by  her  sister 
and  father.  The  groom  by  his  sister  and  brother-in-law,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Jake  Stern.  The  bridal  robe  was  of  great  richness  and 
beauty,  a  long  princcsse  gown  of  white  brocaded  satin,  made  en 
traine,  the  front  a  tablicr  of  elaborate  point  lace,  the  same  costly 
lace  being  used  in  trimming  the  waist  and  sleeves,  a  tulle  veil 
and  wreath  and  bouquet  of  white  hyacinths  completed  this  ele- 
gant costume.  Mrs.  Stern  looked  superb  in  a  magnificent  toilette 
imported  for  the  occasion.  At  the  conclusion  of  the  ceremony 
congratulations  were  offered  the  happy  pair,  and  then  the  wed- 
ding supper  was  served  in  the  banqueting  hall,  wherd  numerous 
toasts  were  drank  to  the  newly-wedded  couple,  telegrams  read 
and  speeches  made.  After  feasting  came  dancing,  which  was 
keDt  up  until  a  late  hour.  A  brilliant  company  was  in  attend- 
ance, which,  though  limited  to  the  immediate  relatives  and  inti- 
mate friends  of  both  parties,  made  a  darge  assemblage.  Alto- 
gether the  wedding  was  one  of  the  most  noticeable  of  the  season 
of  '92.  The  honey-moon  is  being  spent  in  the  southern  counties, 
and  upon  the  return  of  Mr,  and  Mrs.  Sahiein  they  will  reside  at 
the  Palace  Hotel.  The  idea  of  giving  weddings  in  hotels  is  be- 
coming very  popular,  following  the  European  custom.  Several 
have  been  given  at  the  California  Hotel,  and  others  will  be  soon. 
It  is  a  sensible  idea,  as  the  supper  and  a  dance  may  be  given  im- 
mediately after  the  ceremony.  The  California  is  particularly 
adapted  to  such  social  events. 

San  Rafael  is  blossoming  forth  as  an  amusement  town  as  well 
as  a  summer  resort,  and  dwellers  therein  need  not  fear  many  dull 
evenings.  The  Choral  Club  of  San  Rafael  gave  a  muaicale  on 
Wednesday  evening  of  last  week,  at  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church,  which  was  largely  attended  ;  and  on  Saturday  evening 
the  Players'  Club  gave  a  performance  at  the  Opera  House,  to 
which  every  one  went,  and  greatly  enjoyed  the  production  of  a 
couple  of  little  comedies.  A  Cup  of  Tea  and  Withered  Leaves  were 
very  well  presented  by  the  club,  which  consists  of  several  excel- 
lent amateurs,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  U.  Scott,  Mrs.  H.  Francis,  Mrs.  H. 
P.  Wood,  and  Messrs.  Gardner  E.  C.  Evans,  F.  E.  Lewiston  and 
G.  C.  Snook  taking  part.  The  house  was  crowded,  and  the  ap- 
plause unstinted. 


Miss  Florence  Coffin,  daughter  of  Mrs.  Eliza  Barrett,  and  Sam- 
uel Breck,  Jr.,  teller  of  the  Oakland  Bank  of  Savings,  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Samuel  Breck,  of  Vernon  Heights,  were  married  at  St. 
Paul's  Cburch,  Oakland,  last  Wednesday.  The  impressive  Epis- 
copal marriage  ceremony  was  performed  by  Rev.  Robert  Ritchie, 
rector  of  the  church.  The  maid-of  honor  was  Miss  Louise  Breck, 
and  the  best  man  was  Mr.  James  Breck.  The  young  ladies  who 
acted  as  bridesmaids  were  Misses  Claire  Ralston,  Ella  Goodall, 
Florence  and  Coralie  Selby,  and  the  ushers  were  Messrs.  Hubbard, 
Haight,  Knowles  and  Culver.  The  two  pretty  little  blonde  and 
brunette  nieces  of  the  bride,  Gladys  and  Edith  Louise  Coffin,  at- 
tired in  India  satin  dresses,  led  the  bridal  cortege  as  attendants. 
The  bride's  gown  was  a  very  handsome  Parisian  creation  of  rich 
white  satin,  with  trimmings  of  orange  blossoms  and  chiffon  lace 
pleatings  and  narrow  satin  bands.  She  wore  no  ornaments.  Her 
dainty  tulle  veil  was  fastened  with  a  bunch  of  orange  blossoms, 
and  fell  in  graceful  folds  to  her  feet.  The  maid-of-honor  was  at- 
tired in  a  white  silk  crepe  costume,  with  trimmings  of  old  lace. 
The  bridesmaids  were  all  dressed  alike  in  yellow  silk  crepe,  with 
Watteau  bows.  They  wore  large  leghorn  hats,  trimmed  with 
white  silk  tissue  and  yellow  ostrich  feathers  or  marguerites.  The 
mother  of  tbe  bride  was  dressed  in  a  robe  of  black  silk  crepe  and 
trimmings  of  applique.  The  church  decorations  were  unusually 
handsome,  consisting  of  ferns,  palms,  acacia  blossoms  and  banks 
of  yellow  marguerites.  After  the  ceremony,  the  relatives  and 
most  intimate  friends  were  conveyed  to  the  residence  of  A.  F. 
Coffin,  brother  of  the  hride,  on  Vernon  Heights,  where  a  magnifi- 
cent wedding  breakfast  awaited  them.  At  its  conclusion,  the 
newly-married  couple  departed  amidst  a  shower  of  rice,  for  a  des- 
tination known  only  to  themselves.  Good  wishes  for  their  future 
prosperity  and  happiness  went  with  them  from  the  hearts  of  a 
host  of  Oakland  friends. 

Two  weddings  in  the  East,  one  of  which  has  taken  place,  and 
the  other  to  occur  next  week,  are  of  interest  to  San  Franciscans, 
inasmuch  as  at  some  time  most  of  tbe  interested  parties  were 
members  of  our  society.  Lieutenant  W.  R.  Hamilton,  who  was 
well  known  In  the  swim  during  his  station  at  the  Presidio,  for  a 
coup  e  of  years  past,  will  be  married  on  Wednesday  of  next 
week,  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  to  Miss  Jane  Henrietta  Bond,  a  resi- 
dent of  that  city,  but  who  is  not  quite  unknown  in  San  Francisco, 
and  at  the  expiration  of  the  honeymoon  will  be  at  Governor's 
Island,  New  York  harbor,  where  Mr.  Hamilton  is  now  quartered. 
For  the  second  wedding,  the  memory  of  our  society  will  have  to 
go  back  a  quarter  of  a  century,  to  recall  the  time  when  the  pretty 
second  daughter  of  Major  Ringgold,  who  was  one  of  the  brightest 
and  most  popular  officers  ever  stationed  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  was 
married  to  Mr.  Ed.  Miles — or  "  Ned,"  as  be  was  familiarly  called 
by  his  chums — and  resided  in  San  Francisco  until  tbe  excitement 
of  our  Stock  Exchange  was  well  nigh  a  thing  of  the  past,  when 
they  removed  to  Bayonne,  N.  J.  It  is  their  daughter,  Sophia 
Ringgold  (the  second),  who  was  married  on  the  che  7th  of  June 
to  Mr.  A.  D.  Houseton,  the  Rev.  Father  Kellem  officiating,  and 
the  bride's  cousins,  the  Misses  Sophie  and  Mary  Machonochie, 
both  native  born  San  Franciscans,  were  her  bridesmaids. 


Tbe  handsome  residence  of  Mrs.  D.  W.  Earle,  on  Laguna  and 
California  streets,  was  the  scene  of  a  wedding  party  on  last  Tues- 
day morning.  The  ceremony  which  united  Miss  Mary  Scaniker 
and  Halsey  J.  Smith,  of  Sacramento,  being  performed  by  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Perkins,  of  Alameda,  in  tbe  spacious  parlor,  a  little  before 
noon.  The  rooms,  from  which  daylight  had  been  excluded,  were 
most  beautifully  decorated  with  flowers  and  foliage.  Palms  and 
white  blossoms  were  seen  in  profusion  in  the  front  rooms,  but 
particularly  noticeable  was  the  dining-room,  the  color  chosen  for 
it  being  pink,  even  to  the  adornment  of  the  table,  upon  which  an 
elaborate  wedding  breakfast  was  served.  Relatives  and  imme- 
diate friends  only  were  present,  among  chem  Mrs.  Torbert  and 
her  daughter,  pretty  Miss  Mollie — whom  rumor  says  is  so  soon  to 
be  a  bride  herself — both  ladies  greatly  assisting  Mrs.  Earle  in  her 
duties  as  hostess.  The  bridal  costume  was  of  white  embroidered 
mousseline  de  soie,  made  in  a  style  that  was  very  becoming  to 
the  bride's  blonde  beauty.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith  departed  by  the 
afternoon  train  for  Monterey  and  Santa  Cruz,  where  the  honey- 
moon will  be  spent,  and  Sacramento  will  be  their  ultimate  abiding 
place. 

From  Mexico  also  comes  news  of  the  marriage  of  a  former  San 
Franciscan,  Miss  Josephine  Frisbie, daughter  of  General  and  Mrs. 
J.  B.  Frisbie,  who  was  united  to  Mr.  Francisco  Illescos,  in  the 
City  of  Mexico,  on  the  29th  of  May.  The  ceremony  took  place 
in  the  Church  of  Santa  Brigida,  and  was  very  largely  attended, 
after  which  an  elaborate  wedding  breakfast  was  served  at  the 
residence  of  General  Frisbie.  Pueblo,  Mexico,  will  be  the  future 
home  of  the  newly  wedded  couple. 


Mr.  H.  H.  Bancroft  is  one  of  those  who  thoroughly  enjoys  an 
independent  way  of  spending  his  vacation  from  business  life,  and 
with  that  end  in  view,  has  started  with  his  family  on  a  four-in- 
hand  coaching  trip,  which  will  include  tbe  Yosemite  Valley  be- 
fore their  return.  The  party  has  an  entire  camp  outfit,  and  are 
said  to  be  having  a  most  enjoyable  experience  of  all  its  delights. 
They  were  at  the  Byron  Springs  during  the  week. 


June  18.  1892. 


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A  «**c»nil  him*  wadding,  winch  look  place  on  Tuesday,  was 
that  of  Kin  Unmet  Stone,  who  WM  married  to  William  B  1. 
Oampbell  nl  the  residence  <»f  her  father  on  Howard  street  at  the 
hour  of  nnon  Th*  imi*ic  of  the  Lohengrin  wedding  Chorua  was 
heard  as  the  bridal  party  entered  the  front  parlor,  and  standing 
beneath  an  exquisite  wedding  bell  of  white  roses  which  was  8U  - 
pended  in  the  bay  Window,  they  were  united  in  holy  wedlock  by 
the  Rev.  B.  B.  Church,  of  St.  Luke'.--,  on  Van  Nws  Bvenip, 
The  bride,  who  WAS  attired  in  an  elegint  traveling  dress  of  tan- 
c  ili-red  cloth,  combined  with  ?ilk  of  the  same  hue,  was  attended 
by  Mta  Viila  Rodgers  as  br-desmaid;  Albert  Parsons  supported 
the  groom  as  hest  man.  The  dining-room  in  which  the  wedding 
breakfast  was  served  was  made  beautiful  with  yellow  flowers, 
the  marguerite  predominating,  and  many  toasts  were  drank  to 
the  health  and  happiness  of  the  bride  and  groom.  After  the  re- 
turn of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Campbell  from  Del  Monte,  whither  they  de- 
parted by  the  afternoon  train,  they  will  reside  at  1618  California 
street,  ml  will  be  at  home  to  their  friends  on  the  first  and  third 
Thursday  of  the  month,  commencing  with  July. 

Saturday  evening  hops  are  to  become  a  regular  institution  at 
the  Pacific  Yacht  Club  bouse  'uring  the  summer  season,  and  if 
they  are  all  to  be  as  pleasant  as  the  one  which  inaugurated  the 
series  last  week,  there  will  be  no  lack  of  guests  to  be  complained 
of.  There  is  now  a  large  contingent  of  San  Francisco  people 
resident  for  the  summer  months  at  Sausalito,  nearly  all  of  whom 
were  represented  at  the  dance,  while  many  came  from  San  Rafael, 
Ross  Valley  and  San  Francisco,  and  a  charming  evening  was  the 
result.  The  sole  break  will  be  when  the  yachts  leave  for  Santa 
Cruz,  where  they  are  booked  to  arrive  on  the  2d  of  July,  and 
when  a  dinner,  reception  and  dance  will  be  given  in  honor  of  the 
members  of  the  Yacht  Club. 


Oakland  obtained  a  welcome  addition  to  her  haut  ton  during  the 
week,  for  on  Wednesday  E.  A.  Heron  was  married  to  Miss  Lizzie 
Dudley,  of  Stockton.  The  bride  and  groom  are  both  well  and 
favorably  known  in  this  section  of  the  country.  Mr.  Heron  is 
president  of  the  Piedmont  Cable  Company,  and  president  of  the 
Piedmont  Baths,  and  in  addition  is  one  of  the  leading  real  estate 
operators  on  the  other  side  of  the  bay.  The  bride  is  the  daughter 
of  Judge  and  Mrs.  Dudley,  of  Stockton,  and  is  one  of  the  most 
popular  yonng  ladies  in  the  Slough  City.  The  ceremony  took 
place  at  the  residence  of  the  bride's  parents,  and  after  a  short 
honeymoon  the  happy  pair  will  establish  their  residence  in  Oak- 
land. 


Mrs.  George  Harding,  nee  Lilly  Jones,  who  returned  to  her 
Philadelphia  home  last  Wednesday,  after  a  delightful  visit  of  sev- 
eral months  to  her  mother,  Mrs.  Pratt,  was  one  of  the  guests  at 
the  dinner  party  given  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wilshire  last  week,  at 
their  residence  on  Buchanan  Btreet,  in  honor  of  Baron  and  Bar- 
oness Rogniat,  who  were  spending  a  few  days  with  them  en  route 
to  Paris.  The  menu  was  a  delicious  one,  and  the  floral  decora- 
tion of  the  table  very  beautiful.  Mr.  de  V.  Graham,  who  was 
one  of  the  company  at  dinner,  delighted  them  with  several  bal- 
lads during  the  evening,  sung  as  only  be  can  sing  them. 

The  return  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  A.  de  Guigne  and  their  family 
from  Paris,  where  tbey  have  spent  the  past  two  years,  will  go  far 
to  complete  the  ensemble  of  the  Parrott  family  at  San  Mateo, 
where  they  will  pass  the  summer  months.  Mr.  Jack  Parrott  and 
family  have  been  occupying  bis  mother's  home,  Baywood,  while 
his  own  house  was  being  remodeled  and  made  ready  for  occu- 
pancy, and  as  soon  as  their  move  is  made  from  the  old  homestead 
Mrs.  Parrott  will  rejoin  her  family  at  San  Mateo,  which  will  be 
soon  after  the  arrival  of  the  De  Guignes,  who  are  looked  for  in  a 
few  days. 

Some  time  in  late  July  or  August  a  couple  of  British  peers  will 
visit  our  Coast,  and  a  private  letter  to  a  local  Englishman  asserts 
that  several  of  England's  moneyed  merchants  will  also  come  out 
to  see  the  wonders  of  our  Golden  State.  The  intelligence  further 
goes  that  among  the  latter  party  will  be  a  bachelor  of  immense 
rent-roll,  which  will  no  doubt  give  the  visitor  an  added  charm  in 
the  eyes  of  our  belles,  for  as  Trux  Beale  used  to  say,  pathetically, 
»  Wealth  removes  obstacles." 


Owing  to  the  sudden  recall  of  their  son-in-law,  Mr.  Joel  Kaas, 
to  his  home  in  Texas,  Mr.  and.  Mrs.  E  G.  Lyons  have  abandoned 
their  intention  of  spending  the  summer  at  Santa  Cruz.  They  re- 
turned to  town  early  in  the  week,  but  Mrs.  Raas  and  her  children 
will  occupy  the  cottage  they  bad  taken  at  the  seaside  until  the 
first  week  in  July,  when  she  also  will  return  to  San  Francisco,  to 
complete  her  visit  to  her  parents. 

Alaska  is  gaining  ground  as  the  season  goes  on,  apparently,  as 
the  party  which  leaves  for  there  next  week  will  include  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Henry  Scott,  Mrs.  J.  B.  Crockett,  Mrs.  Cbilds,  of  Los  An- 
geles, and  her  daughters,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Simpkins,  Miss 
Alice  Simpkins,  Lieutenant  and  Mrs.  Oyster,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  L. 
Tnbbs,  Mrs.  Lily  Coit  and  her  mother,  Mrs.  Hitchcock,  who  all 
anticipate  a  delightful  trip. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  R.  Haxton  are  going  to  Bayrouth,  to  enjoy 
the  music  at  the  Wagner  festival,  soon  to  be  held  there, 


Mr  tnd  Mrs.  Robert  Balfour  have  been  warmly  welcomed  as 
members  of  the  colony  at  Menlo  Park,  where  Mr.  Balfour  has 
purchased  the  pretty  home-like  cottage  of  Mr*.  Commodore 
\\  etktne.  The  pi  a  i  a  la  one  "f  the  oldeat  In  the  vicinity,  the 
grounds  most  charmingly  laid  out  ami  very  attractive,  Mrs.  Wat- 
kins  having  been  an  ardent  lover  of  flowers  and  enthusiastic  tn 
their  cultivation. 

Dr.  A.  K.  Bawyer,  who  departed  for  New  York  city  fourteen 
months  ago  to  take  up  the  practice  of  medicine  there,  is  about  to 
return  here,  and  will  reside  at  the  Palace  Hotel.  Although  he  met 
with  more  than  fair  success  in  Gotham,  the  doctor  and  his  charm- 
ing wife  have  Bighed  for  their  genial  friends  of  the  Pacific  Slope, 
and  will  come  back  to  stay.  Their  second  advent  will  be  a  wel- 
come one. 

Mr.  and  Mrs  W.  B.  Will-hire  and  family  are  among  those  who 
will  pass  the  month  of  July  at  Larkspur  Inn.  Mrs.  and  Miss 
Durbrow  were  among  the  arrivals  at  the  Hotel  Rafael  this  week. 
Mrs.  George  Stoney  is  visiting  her  brother,  Mr.  William  Babcock, 
at  bis  pretty  villa  home  in  San  Rafael.  There  has  been  a  grand 
hegira  this  week  from  town  and  eLewhere,  in  the  direction  of 
Castle  Crags. 

The  campers  on  the  banks  of  Alameda  Creek,  near  Snnol,  have 
a  jolly  time.  There  is  fine  bathing,  and  every  Saturday  night  a 
dance  is  held  in  the  pavilion.  At  Camp  Dore  are  Mrs.  Dore  and 
her  daughters,  Mrs.  Wnoster  and  Mrs.  Will  Bond.  Mr.  Bond  is 
also  a  member  of  the  camp.  At  Camp  McNab  are  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
James  McNab  and  family,  Miss  IdaSlinson  and  the  Misses  Green- 
ham. 


That  all  charitable  affairs  are  not  at  an  end  because  the  fash- 
ionable season  in  town  has  closed,  is  proved  by  the  announcement 
of  the  benefit  of  the  Woman's  Home,  which  will  take  place  at  the 
Bijou  Theatre,  on  Wednesday  evening  of  next  week,  when  the 
comedies  of  Roland  and  Ophelia  and  The  Fair  Enchanter  will  be 
given  by  some  of  our  most  talented  amateurs. 

The  arrival  of  the  Sharon  party  from  New  York  will  create 
quite  a  pleasurable  excitement  at  Del  Monte,  as  the  Tevis-Haggin 
connection  is  there.  Mrs.  Sharon  has  induced  her  friend,  Mrs. 
Henry  Janin,  to  accompany  them,  so  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Janin,  it  is 
said,  will  be  of  the  party.  They  will  remain  on  the  Coast  until 
time  for  the  Newport  gaieties  to  begin. 

A  rumor  has  been  gaining  strength  in  society  circles  that  a  well- 
known  chatelaine  in  San  Mateo  county  is  meditating  a  midsummer 
fete  which  will  be  a  novelty;  and  as  wealth  and  taste  combine  to 
render  any  of  this  lady's  functions  a  certain  success,  society  may 
look  for  a  charming  entertainment,  should  her  hospitable  intent 
be  carried  out. 

Cards  have  been  issued,  announcing  the  marriage,  at  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y.,  on  the  21st  inst.,  of  Jane  Henrietta  Bond  to  Lieutenant 
William  Reeve  Hamilton,  U.  8.  A.  Lieutenant  Hamilton  was  re- 
cently stationed  at  the  Pre&idio,  and  is  well  known  in  this  city. 
His  future  station  will  be  at  Fortress  Monroe. 


The  parishioners  of  the  Francis  de  Sales  Church,  in  Oakland, 
assisted  by  the  Catholic  Ladies'  Aid  Society,  are  making  exten- 
sive preparations  for  a  fair,  to  be  held  during  the  first  part  of 
October,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Francis  de  Sales  Church,  of  which 
Father  Sweeney  is  the  rector. 


Mr.  Irving  Scott  returned  from  his  trip  East  early  in  the  week. 
While  in  Chicago,  he  visited  the  World's  Fair  grounds,  and  he  is 
very  enthusiastic  over  the  progress  made  in  the  portion  allotted 
to  California,  especially  over  the  flower  beds,  which  he  thinks 
are  sure  to  create  a  sensation. 

From  London  comes  the  intelligence  of  the  safe  arrival  there 
of  Mrs.  Hearst  and  her  niece,  Miss  Apperson.  Mrs.  Barredaand 
her  daughter,  Rose,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Geo.  Pope,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dan 
Murphy  and  Mr.  Joseph  Livingston,  Mrs.  Yost  and  Miss  Sander- 
son have  arrived  in  Paris. 

Mr.  C.  D.  O'Sullivan  departed  for  Europe  via  Panama,  on  Wed- 
nesday last,  and  a  large  delegation  of  his  Bohemian  Club  friends 
were  at  the  wharf  to  see  him  off.  Mr.  O'S'ilIivan  intends  spend- 
ing a  couple  of  years  abroad,  which  he  will  devote  to  the  further 
cultivation  of  his  voice. 

The  nuptials  of  Samuel  Breck  and  Miss  Florence  Coffin  were 
solemnized  at  St.  Paul's  Episcopal  Church,  Oakland,  on  Wednes- 
day. The  church  was  elaborately  fitted  up  for  the  occasion,  and 
a  large  social  throng  assembled  to  participate  in  the  happy  cere- 
mony.   

Mr  S.  Gump  is  now  in  Paris,  whence  he  will  go  to  Brussels, 
the  Hague  and  England.  He  has  visited  Dresden,  Munich  Vi- 
enna, Berlin,  Milan,  Rome,  Florence,  and  his  native  city  of  Hei- 
delberg.   

Bishop  Kip  is  looking  forward  with  eagerness  to  the  arrival  of 
his  eldest  grandson,  W.  I.  Kip,  Jr.,  who  will  be  here  in  a  few 
days,  and  his  ordination  for  the  church  will  take  place  soon  after. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  18,  1892. 


The  Hotel  Rafael  is  becoming  crowded  with  the  people  of  the 
swim,  who  choose  it  above  all  other  resorts  for  the  enjoyment  of 
their  summer  holidays.  Much  interest  is  being  taken  in  the  com- 
ing tennis  tournament,  when  all  society  will  Hock  to  the  Rafael 
to  enjoy  the  games.  The  Rafael  is  more  popular  this  season  than 
ever  before,  its  management  appealing  to  the  com'o.rt  of  all  the 
guests. 

8an  Rafael  will  vie  with  Monterey  in  sending  a  brilliant  theatre 
party  to  the  opening  of  Stockwell's  Theatre  by  the  Daly  Com- 
pany, on  the  7th  pros.  The  little  burgh  is  quite  excited  over  the 
affair,  and  now  that  they  have  a  night  boat  once  a  week,  it  is 
probable  such  parties  will  be  of  frequent  occurrence. 

The  engagement  is  announced  of  Ole  C  Vinzentand  Miss  Mary 
Snider,  both  well-known  society  people  of  Oakland.  The  wed- 
ding, which  will  be  a  quiet  one,  will  take  place  on  Wednesday 
next,  at  the  residence  of  the  bride's  parents,  1335  Myrtle  street, 
Oakland. 

Miss  Floyd  and  her  guardian,  Miss  Matthews,  are  again  at  the 
Occidental,  from  Clear  Lake.  They  are  said  to  be  meditating  a 
trip  to  Yosemite,  under  the  experienced  guidance  of  Tom  Madden, 
who  stands  almost  in  loco  parentis  to  the  young  heiress. 

Mrs.  McKinstry  will  spend  the  summer  with  relatives  in  the 
East,  and  purposes  sailing  for  Europe  about  the  end  of  August, 
to  join  her  daughter,  Miss  Laura  McKinstry,  in  France,  and  who 
will  return  home  with  her  mother  late  in  the  autumn. 

The  wedding  of  Miss  Adele  Seller  to  Mr.  Louis  Feigenbaum  is 
announced  to  take  place  on  the  evening  of  July  6th.  The  affair 
will  be  the  event  of  Jewish  society  circles,  where  both  young 
people  have  hosts  of  friends. 

TheCercle  Francais  intends  to  celebrate  the  Fourteenth  of  July 
in  a  very  quiet  way,  this  year.  There  will  be  no  banquet,  no 
ball,  no  reception,  but  the  clubrooms  will  be  decorated  and  the 
exterior  illuminated.      

Another  society  event  will  be  the  nuptials  of  Miss  Fannie  V. 
Steiner  and  Mr.  Jonas  Erlanger,  on  Sunday  evening,  July  10th. 
The  ceremony  will  be  at  the  residence  of  the  bride's  parents,  918 
Eddy  street.  

Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  L.  G.  Steele  and  party,  composed  of  their 
daughter,  son  and  Miss  Elsie  Bennett,  have  been  enjoying  the 
sea  bathing  and  the  beauties  of  nature  at  Santa  Barbara. 

The  ladies  of  the  new  St.  Francis  de  Sales  Cathedral,  in  Oak- 
land, are  making  extensive  preparations  for  a  fair  that  they  in- 
tend giving  in  the  course  of  a  few  weeks. 

Mrs.  Norman  McLaren,  nee  Liuie  Ashe,  is  at  present  in  San 
Rafael,  with  her  children,  visiting  Mrs.  Carter  Pomeroy,  where 
she  will  remain  until  the  end  of  June. 


Mrs.  Donahue  and  Mrs.  Martin  left  for  the  East  last  Sunday, 
and  will  spend  the  entire  summer  doing  the  different  Atlantic 
Coast  watering  places.  

Lester  H.  Jacobs  has  given  up  the  study  of  mining  engineer, 
and  having  decided  to  adopt  the  law  as  his  profession,  has  entered 
the  offices  of  Pierson  &  Mitchell  as  a  student. 

Company  F,  of  the  Second  Artillery  Regiment,  will  go  into 
camp  in  Mill  Valley  this  evening.  The  return  to  the  city  will  be 
made  on  Monday  morning. 

Mrs.  John  Hemphill  has  returned  to  her  home  in  Philadelphia, 
after  a  pleasant  visit  to  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Hastings,  at  San  Ra- 
fael and  Monterey. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alfred  Ford  expect  to  leave  for  Europe  early  in 
July,  where  they  will  visit  Mrs.  Ford's  father,  Sir  Sidney  Water- 
low,  in  London. 

The  engagement  of  A.  Katie  Wenk  and  D.  Willard  Hottet,  of 
Berkeley,  is  announced.    The  wedding  will  take  place  very  soon. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  L.  Dodge  and  Miss  Jenny  Blair  were  amorg 
the  departures  Eastward,  en  route  to  Europe,  last  Wednesday. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Milton  Eisner  had  a  large  reception  and  card 
party  at  their  residence,  on  Broadway,  last  Thursday  evening. 

Miss  Ruth  Dyer  and  Dr.  George  A.  Augur  were  married  at  the 
First  Congregational  Church,  Oakland,  on  Thursday  evening. 

The  Misses  Goodman,  of  1429  Post  street,  accompanied  by  their 
mother,  have  gone  to  Paraiso  Springs  for  the  summer. 

Miss  Mary  R.  Moran  and  Miss  Mary  Higgins  are  passing  a  few 
weeks  at  Eppley's,  Napa  county. 


Miss  Marguerite  Wallace  will  accompany  her  sister,  Mrs.  Belle 
Donahue,  on  her  trip  to  Europe. 

Mr.  Henry  Kavanaugh   has  gone   to  the    Yosemite  for  a  short 
vacation. 


THE  meanest  man  I  have  heard  of  for  some  time  is  the  fellow 
giving  the  name  of  Thompson,  who  stole  the  insurance  policy 
of  Mrs.  Bethel,  an  aged  woman,  who,  while  lying  upon  her  death- 
bed, endeavored  to  raise  enough  money  on  the  policy  to  buy 
sufficient  medicine  to  ease  her  last  hours.  Mrs.  Bethel  had  a 
$3,000  policy,  on  which  she  wished  to  raise  about  $300.  Thomp- 
son, it  is  said,  took  the  policy,  ostensibly  for  examination,  and 
without  advancing  a  uent  on  it,  disappeared  with  it.  If  that 
fellow  is  caught  he  ought  to  be  tied  to  a  post  in  a  big  lot,  and 
whipped  by  every  man,  woman  and  child  in  town.  A  man  as 
mean  as  that  has  no  place  in  a  civilized  community.  Even  a 
Digger  Indian  would  scorn  to  acknowledge  his  acquaintance. 
The  case  of  Mrs.  Bethel  is  evidently  one  which  should  receive  the 
attention  of  some  of  the  many  charitable  associations  of  the  city. 

SCALLOPED  oysters,  shrimp  salad,  musicales,  buggy  rides  and 
pretty  girls!  By  E~culapius,  but  the  County  Hospital  sur- 
geons are  having  a  merry  time  ot  it.  How  much  of  the  whole  truth 
has  been  brought  out — that's  the  question.  Are  the  people  pay- 
ing for  the  delicacies,  the  music  and  the  buggies  ?  Let  the  Board 
of  Health  continue  its  investigation  until  every  thing  is  known 
regarding  the  administration  of  affairs  at  the  Hospital.  It  should 
be  known,  for  instance,  who  attempted  to  bribe  the  employees 
and  the  name  of  the  man  should  be  published  to  the  world.  The 
nurses,  from  all  accounts,  seem  to  think  they  are  on  a  picnic.  It 
should  be  made  a  picnic  for  all  who  do  not  perform  their  duties. 

BYRON  HOT  SPRINGS  promises  to  become  very  popular  this 
season.  The  hotel  has  a  large  number  of  guests  attracted  to 
the  springs  by  its  social  and  natural  advantages.  Many  people  go 
there  to  take  the  waters,  the  springs  having  a  great  reputation 
for  curing  all  diseases  of  the  nervous  syhtem.  This  resort  is 
pleasantly  situated  in  Contra  Costa  county,  and  is  only  a  short 
distance  from  the  city. 

Burlington  Route  Excursions. 


Commencing  Tuesday,  March  loth,  at  2  p.  m.,  from  Los  Angeles, 
and  Wednesday,  at  8  p.  m.,  from  San  Francisco,  and  every  Tuesday 
and  Wednesday  thereafter,  the  Burlington  Route  will  run  its  regular 
Summer  Excursions,  with  Pullman  Tourist  Sleeping  cars,  to  Chicago, 
via  Salt  Lake  City  and  Denver.  For  particulars  and  excursion  folder, 
apply  to  agent.  Burlington  Route,  at  204  South  Spring  street,  Los 
Angeles;  or  32  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco. 

Baggage  Notice. 

Round-trip  transfer  tickets  are  now  on  sale  at  any  of  our  offices  at 
reduced  rates,  viz. :  One  trunk,  round-trip,  50  cents;  single  trip.  35 
cents.  Keep  your  baggage  checks  until  you  reach  this  city.  Morton 
Special  Delivery,  17  Geary  street,  408  Taylor,  Oakland  ferry  depot. 

The  Bouquet,  634  Market  street,  will  throw  open  its  doors  to-day. 
It  is  one  of  the  Snest  fitted  saloons  on  the  coast,  and  its  proprietor, 
Tom  Shaw,  formerly  of  Los  Angeles,  will  cater  to  the  best  class  of 
trade.  The  hot  lunch  will  be  a  feature  that  will  be  relished  by  the 
patrons  of  the  new  place. 

Shanrwald,  Buckbee  &  Co.,  Real  Estate  Agents,  make  a  specialty 
of  taking  full  charge  of  property  for  absentee  owners.  Houses  rented, 
rents  collected,  real  estate  bought  and  sold  on  commission.  Office, 
407-409  Montgomery  street. 

"  Kritiko"  reads  character  from  handwriting.  Write  m  ink,  in  an 
unfeigned  hand,  on  unruled  paper.  State  sex.  Send  50  cents 
stamps  or  postal  note.  Address  "  Kritiko."  009  Merchant  street,  S.  F. 

Grandma's  made  happy  with  perfect  fitting  glasses  from  C.  Muller,  op- 
tician. 13-i  Montgomery  s'ree1,  near  Bu^h.  Sau  FraacUco. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Sierra  Nevada  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Assessment     No.  102 

Amouut  per  Share 25  cents 

Levied June  10,  1892 

Delinquent  in  Office July  13, 1892 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  Stock..  .     Au  ust2,1892 

E    L   PARKER.  Secretary. 
Office— Room  15,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  Street,   Sau   Fran- 
cisco, California. 


Perrier-Jouet  &  Co. 


W.B.  CHAPMAN, 

SOLE  AQENT  FOR 
PAOIFIO  00A3T, 

183  CaliforniaSt.,S.F 


EPERNAY     CHAMPAGNE. 

POE  SALE  BY  ALL  FIBST-CLASS 

Wine    Merchants  and  Grocers. 


New    Series.     Plate    129 


With  S.    F     News    Letter,   June   23,    1802. 


MEN     WE     KNOW. 

1.     U.  S.   Marshall  Wm    G.    Long.  2.     Col.   Isaac  Trumbo.  8.     City  and  County  Surveyor  diaries  S.  Tilton, 


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Annual  Subscription,  $-voo 


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Vol.  XUV. 


SAN  FRANCISCO.  SATURDAY,  JUNE  25,  1892. 


Number  26. 


Printed  and  Published  every  Saturday  by  the  Proprietor,  Fkedeeick 
Marriott.  Flood  Building,  Fourth  and  Market  Streets.  San  Fran- 
cuco.     Entered  at  San  Francisco  Post-office  as  Second  Class  Matter. 

TABLE     OF     CONTENTS. 


Page 
Editorial  Brevities  ...    1 

Leading  .article?  : 

The  Europeau  Situaliou  2 

Banking  Improvements   Desir- 
able       .  2 

National  Conventions       ...  3 

Harrison's  Nomination  3 

The  Platform 3 

Uoin'eresling  People 4 

A  Question  of  the  Day  4 

California's  Mining  Exhibit     ...    5 

A  Warning  to  the  Public     5 

In  the  Hotel  Corridors *! 

Suap  Shots    7 

Pleasure's  Wand 8-3 

Love's  Horizon  (Poetry) 9 

Sparks 10 

To  Gil  Bias  (Poetry) 11 

Waiting  for  the  Bugle 11  I 

ARTOTYPE—Win  W*  Know;  Dis  intjuished  San  Franciscans. 

EVERY  one  ia  remarking  the  great  improvement  in  The  Evening 
Post.  It  shows  more  energy,  vigor  and  anap  than  any  other 
daily  in  the  city.  Its  great  success  is  due  to  the  solid  merit  and 
worth  of  the  paper. 

"\I7E  favor  the  enactment  by  the  8tates  of  laws  for  abolishing 
VV    the  notorious    sweating   system,   for   abolishing   contract 
convict  labor,  and  prohibit  the  employment  in  factories  of  children 
under  fifteen  years  of  age  ".  — Democratic  Platform. 


Page 

Tennis  aod  BHseball 12 

M.  u  We  Kuow 13 

The  Looker-OQ      .14-15 

Financial  Review 16 

Towu  Crier 17 

Real  Property    18 

The  Bourse  and  Underwriter    . .    19 

At  Flood  Tide  (Poetry)      20 

The  Explanation  (Poetry)     ....     21 

Interesting  to  Liars  . 21 

World,  Flesh  and  Devil 22 

The  Rose  Jar 23 

Sunbeams   24 

Vanities     25 

Scientific  aud  Useful. 2G 

"  Biz" — Summary  of  the  Markets.  27 
Comments  on  Foreign  Affairs  ...  28 


Society 30-31-32 


THE  statements  of  the  numerous  Republican  merchanta  that 
they  will  support  Cleveland  thia  year,  iaaufficient  argument  to 
convince  a  thinking  man  that  the  ancestral  tile  of  the  gentleman 
in  the  White  House  will  bear  the  badge  of  mourning  in  the  Fall. 
Thia  ia  a  Democratic  year,  and  Cleveland  will  be  the  next  Presi- 
dent. 


A  YOUNG  man  In  Iowa  wrote  to  Waahington  the  day  after 
Blaine's  reaignation,  asking  what  the  salary  of  Secretary  of 
State  was  and  offering  to  take  the  job  if  the  work  was  not  tco 
bard.  If  he  be  an  eight-hour  man  he  would  rut  fill  the  bill,  for 
Blaine-  came  nearer  working  eighteen  hours  a  day  than  eight 
while  he  waa  in  office. 


THE  more  the  Alfred  Greenebaum  failure  ia  investigated  the 
worse  it  looks.  It  seems  to  be  a  clear  caae  of  fraud,  and  the 
only  question  will  be  whether  any  legal  criminality  can  be  fastened 
upon  the  man  who  has  been  guilty'of  it.  Hia  conduct  will  be  a 
severe  blow  to  the  wine  industry  in  California,  as  it  will  destroy 
the  confidence  of  the  growera  in  the  wine  dealers 


A  NEGRO  in  a  town  in  Kentucky  pleaded  guilty  to  over  a  thou- 
sand violations  of  the  local  option  law  of  his  town,  and  as 
the  penalty  Is  $100  fine  in  each  case,  he  has  been  fined  $100,000. 
The  court  might  as  well  have  given  him  a  big  fine  while  it  was 
about  it.  Of  course,  the  darkey  will  not  mind  a  little  trifling  fine 
of  $100,000.  If  he  has  to  work  it  out  by  imprisonment  at  a  dollar 
a  day  he  will  be  boarded  at  the  public  expenae  a  long  time. 


THE  claws  of  the  tiger  have  been  drawn,  and  there  ia  weeping 
and  wailing  and  gnashing  of  teeth  among  the  knights  of  the 
green  cloth.  The  result  of  the  recent  raids  of  the  police  upon  the 
local  faro  games  has  been  to  cause  the  gamblers  to  cloae  their 
games  and  depart  for  the  virgin  soil  of  Sacramento,  where  they 
propose  to  capture  all  the  money  which  the  summer  has  brought 
to  the  city  of  malaria.  Weber,  Rosa  and  Carroll,  who  ran  the 
famous  game  at  the  General  Keyes  have  left  town,  and  have  dis- 
charged all  their  dealers,  lookouts,  watchmen  and  the  rest  of  the 
army  which  attaches  to  a  well-kept  gambling-bouse.  This  is  a 
very  unusual  procedure,  aa  the  faro-game  keepers,  aa  a  rule,  carry 
their  men  whether  the  tiger  is  loose  or  not.  With  the  opening  of 
the  campaign,  however,  the  yawp  of  the  striped  animal  will 
again  be  heard  in  the  land. 


POLITICS,  politics,  nothing  but  politics.  Like  the  Russian  can- 
non at  the  charge  of  the  Light  Brigade,  politica  volleys  and 
thunders  in  front  of  us,  to  the  right  of  us,  to  the  left  of  u.».  Thus 
far,  however,  there  is  nothing  in  it  but  the  expression  of  individual 
opinions'  The  platforms  have  been  swallowed,  but  not  digested, 
and  the  result  of  (he  campaign  is  purely  conjectural.  We  shall 
know  more  about  it  on  November  9tb  than  we  do  now. 


THE  trial  of  John  H.  8quires  on  a  charge  of  embracery,  was  be- 
gun on  Thursday  morning,  and  the  people  of  this  city  are  to 
be  congratulated  on  the  promptness  with  which  the  trial  has  fol- 
lowed the  accusation.  For  once  the  proverbial  expression,  the 
law's  delay,  has  no  meaning.  If  this  caae  can  be  exalted  into  a 
precedent,  the  criminal  element  of  thia  city  will  aoon  learn  to 
respect  the  laws  and  the  courts,  as  now  it  certainly  doea  not. 


A  GOOD  job  was  done  in  the  arreat  of  Giovanni  Abbate  forconn- 
terfeiting.  This  cunning  rascal  and  his  accomplices  are  be- 
lieved to  have  floated  nearly  or  quite  $100,000  in  counterfeit  sil- 
ver within  the  past  few  montha,  and  would  have  gone  on  inde- 
finitely had  not  justice  overtaken  tbem.  Abbate  will  be  tried  in 
the  Federal  Court,  and  it  may  be  aaaumed  that  he  will  get  hia  de- 
aerta,  for  juriea  there  have  a  way  of  finding  verdicts  of  guilty 
which  would  be  a  good  example  for  juriea  in  the  State  Courta  to 
follow. 


\A/E  D.eartily  approve  all  legitimate  efforta  to  prevent  the 
VV  United  Statea  from  being  used  aa  a  dumping-ground  for 
the  known  criminala  and  profeaaional  paupera  of  Europe,  and 
demand  the  rigid  enforcement  of  lawa  against  Chinese  immigra- 
tion and  the  importation  of  foreign  workmen  under  contract  to 
degrade  American  labor  and  lessen  its  wages.  But  we  condemn 
and  denounce  any  and  all  attempts  to  restrict  the  immigration  of 
the  industrioua  and  worthy  of  foreign  landa." 

— Democratic  Platform. 

LILLIAN  RUSSELL  haa  lost  the  action  brought  against  her  by 
Jamea  C.  Duff,  growing  out  of  the  fair  ainger's  refuaal  to  wear 
tighta  in  a  comic  opera  in  a  part  where  tights  were  necessary. 
Her  excuse  was  not  that  she  waa  too  modeat  to  wear  them,  or 
that  she  would  not  be  physically  justified  in  donning  them, 
but  that  she  waa  afraid  she  would  catch  cold  if  she 
should  put  them  on,  and  thua  injure  her  voice.  A  suspicion  has 
arisen,  however,  which  we  hope  ia  unfounded,  that  Lillian  is  not 
abaolutely  certain  of  the  perfection  of  her  lower  limba,  and  that 
that  waa  the  reaaon  she  declined. 


"  '  TJUBLIC  office  ia  a  public  truat.'  We  re-affirm  the  declaration 
JT  of  the  Democratic  National  Convention  of  1876  for  reform 
of  the  Civil  Service,  and  call  for  the  honeat  enforcement  of  all 
lawa  regulating  the  same.  The  nomination  of  a  President,  as  in 
the  recent  Republican  Convention,  by  delegations  c  impoaed  large- 
ly of  hia  appointees  holding  office  at  hia  pleaaure,  is  a  scandalous 
satiie  upon  free  popular  institutions,  and  a  startling  illuatration 
of  the  methods  by  which  a  President  may  gratify  his  ambition. 
We  denounce  the  policy  under  which  Federal  office  holders  usurp 
the  control  of  party  conventions  in  the  States,  and  pledge  the 
Democratic  Party  to  reform  these  and  all  other  abuses  which 
threaten  individual  liberty  and  "focal  self-government." 

— Democratic  Platform. 


"  TJOPULAR  education  being  the  only  safe  basis  of  popular 
r  suffrage  we  recommend  to  the  several  Statea  a  moat  liberal 
aupport  for  public  achoola.  Free  common  schools  are  the  nursery 
of  good  government,  and  have  always  received  the  fostering  care 
of  the  Democratic  party,  which  favors  every  means  of  increasing 
intelligence.  Freedom  of  education  being  essential  to  civil  and 
religious  liberty,  as  well  aa  a  neceasity  for  the  development  of  in- 
telligence, muat  not  be  interfered  with  under  any  pretext  what- 
ever. We  oppose  State  interference  with  parental  rights  and  the 
rights  of  conscience  in  the  education  of  children  aa  an  infringe- 
ment of  the  fundamental  Democratic  doctrine  that  the  largeat  in- 
dividual liberty  conaiatent  with  the  rights  of  others  insures  the 
highest  type  of  American  citizenship  and  the  beat  government." 

— Democratic  Platform. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  25.  1892. 


BANKING    IMPROVEMENTS    DESIRABLE. 

UNEMPLOYED  capital  accumulating  in  the  differs  of  the. sav- 
ings banks,  with  anticipations  of — if  not  actual — reductions 
in  the  rate  of  interest  payable  to  depositors,  on  the  one  hand;  on 
the  other,  commercial  depression,  scarcity  of  money  in  business 
circles,  and  a  general  absence  of  enterprise  and  activity.  These 
are  the  conflicting  financial  features  of  to-day.  A  wealth  of  un- 
used— or  but  partially  employed — resources,  in  sharp  contrast  to 
stringency  and  want  of  these  resources  elsewhere.  Here  is  op- 
portunity which  should  not  be  neglected  for  energetic  commer- 
cial banks  to  step  in,  to  increase  their  power  of  becoming  useful 
to  the  commercial,  manufacturing  and  general  industries  of  the 
city  and  State,  and  to  diffuse  new  life  and  energy  into  stagnant 
enterprises,  thus  benefiting  the  community  as  a  whole,  while  in- 
creasing their  own  business  and  adding  to  their  legitimate  pro- 
fits. The  commercial  banks  should  enter  into  generous  rivalry 
with  the  savings  banks  and  similar  institutions  in  offering  the 
necessary  inducements  to  depositors.  They  should  encourage  in 
every  desirable  manner  the  flow  of  the  savings  of  the  peop.e  in 
their  direction.  They  should  endeavor  to  become  the  recipients 
and  distributors  of  at  least  a  larger  share  of  these  millions  than  at 
present  fall  within  their  control.  Thus,  with  increased  means  of 
lending,  and  a  more  liberal  policy,  they  could  materially  assist  in 
establishing  a  condition  of  prosperity.  Our  banking  methods 
hitherto  have  been  too  old  fashioned  and  conservative;  they 
have  neither  done  justice  to  their  opportunities  nor  to  the  public, 
In  the  future,  with  an  increase  of  lending  power,  financial  facili- 
ties should  be  more  largely  extended  and  more  easily  obtained, 
It  must  be  so  if  our  general  industries  are  to  receive  the  support 
to  which  they  are  justly  entitled.  The  continuance  of  the  pawn- 
shop policy  means  continuance  of  stagnation.  If  the  control  of 
banking  capital — including  deposited  millions  of  the  people's 
money — is  to  be  generally  characterized  by  the  small-souled,  con- 
tracted spirit  of  the  mere  money-lender,  it  means  death  to  enter- 
prise. We  are  fully  alive  to  the  fact  that  bankers  possess  no 
inherent  power  in  the  creation  of  capital;  but  in  its  distribution 
and  direction,  in  affording  stimulation  to  industrial  pursuits,  in 
advancing  by  these  means  the  best  interests  of  the  public,  they 
are  all-potent;  and  the  more  developed  the  banking  system  be- 
comes, the  more  extended  is  their  field  of  usefulness — the  reverse 
being  equally  true.  The  functions  of  hea.tby  commercial  bank- 
ing are  but  ill  fulfilled,  nor  are  its  wider  public  duties  any  better 
achieved,  by  largely  advancing,  directly  or  indirectly,  on  real 
estate  securities,  by  gambling  (or  encouraging  it)  in  stocks  or 
grain,  by  loaning  on  railway  bonds  or  cable-car  securities,  by  as- 
sisting in  erection  of  twenty-storied  palaces  in  the  cities,  or  by 
"  locking  up  "  funds  in  any  such  like  "  inconvertible  securities  " 
or  investments.  These  and  the  like  are  not  the  proper  subjects 
for  legitimate  commercial  banking  operations,  however  much 
they  may  possess  other  merits  or  advantages.  The  wealth  of 
California  is  ample,  if  properly  directed,  to  furnish  the  support 
needed  to  most  desirable  undertakings,  without  trenching  on  its 
undoubted  power  for  banking  extension  beyond  its  present  lim- 
its. Few  countries  equal  and  none  excel  this  State  in  the  oppor- 
tunities it  affords  to-day  for  such  an  expansion,  and  it  were  wise 
for  our  commercial  banks  to  avail  themselves  of  these  openings, 
otherwise  more  enterprising  rivals  may  appear.  The  industrial 
success  of  Scotland  has  been  largely  attributed  to  its  extensive 
banking  system,  which  includes  encouragement  to  the  utmost 
extent  in  the  receipt  of  deposits.  The  progress  of  England's  com- 
mercial and  manufacturing  supremacy  has  been  greatly  facili- 
tated by  somewhat  similar  methods  of  banking.  The  exceptional 
advances  made  of  late  years  by  the  British  colonies  in  Australia 
have  been  stimulated  and  supported  by  the  advantages  of  a  com- 
prehensive system  of  banking,  not  equalled  in  any  other  part  of 
the  world. 

We  have  no  such  methods  in  California;  ours,  as  has  been  said, 
is  "  a  system  of  essential  instability."  A  number  of  relatively 
small  banks,  for  the  most  part  disconnected,  localized  and  unim- 
portant (retail  money  stores),  arp  scattered  over  the  State,  with- 
out cohesion,  uniformity  of  actiJV'jr  policy,  from  their  very  na- 
ture unable  to  prove  of  that  efficiency  in  collection  and  distribu- 
tion of  the  country's  wealth  which  would  result  from  the  opera- 
tions of  a  few  large  banks,  with  a  number  of  connected  branches. 
In  this  direction,  as  well  as  in  the  matter  of  non-commercial  util- 
ization of  the  accumulated  millions  of  the  people's  savings,  we 
are  far  behind  other  advanced  countries.  The  conditions  of  bank- 
ing here  are  somewhat  similar  to  those  which  obtained  in  Great 
Britain  before  the  introdnction  of  the  joint  stock  system,  which 
has  proved  so  singularly  successful,  as  for  instance,  in  the  case  of 
the  London  and  Westminster  Bank,  which  has  grown  to  be  a 
formidable  rival  to  the  Bank  of  England.  There  are  opportuni- 
ties here  for  banking  extension  of  a  somewhat  similar  nature,  and 
if  we  are  to  progress,  we  must  alter  our  methods.  The  saved 
and  surplus  capital  of  the  community  must  be  diverted  into 
active,  remunerative  and  progressive  undertakings,  and  not  be 
allowed  to  remain  locked  up  {as  is  a  large  proportion  at  present) 
in  real  estate  securities  and  other  undesirable  investments.  "  Real 


estate,"  says  a  recent  financial  writer  of  ability,  ■•  of  course  can- 
not be  regarded  as  a  banking  security,  however  desirable  it  may 
be  as  an  investment  fur  individuals;  for  it  is  not  only  subject  to 
great  fluctuations  in  value,  but  is  at  times  unsalable."  This  is 
fully  corroborated  by  the  experience  of  bankers  the  world  over. 
That  some  of  our  older  and  wealthy  city  banks  have  not  before 
now  risen  to  tbe  occasion  and  branched  out,  to  the  benefit  of 
themselves  and  the  country,  is  a  matter  of  surprise.  Unques- 
tionably the  field  is  here  awaiting  improved  methods  of  tillag  • 
Who  is  to  undertake  its  cultivation?  The  harvest  is  assured,  and 
cannot  fail  to  prove  highly  profitable.  By  the  valuable  report  of 
the  Bank  Commissioners  for  July.  1891,  the  latest  supplying  the 
full  information  required,  and  sufficiently  near  as  to  lime  for  our 
purpose,  the  total  deposits  in  the  246  banks  operating  in  this 
State  {including  savings,  commercial,  foreign,  private  and  na- 
tional banks),  at  above  date,  and  which  have  since  increased, 
amounted  in  round  figures  to  the  very  satisfactoay  sum  of  $186,- 
500,000  {one  hundred  and  eighty-six  millions  five  hundred  thou- 
sand dollars).  The  loans  on  real  estate,  however,  amounted  to 
$106,000,000  (one  hundred  and  six  millions);  loans  and  invest- 
ments on  stocks  and  bonds  to  close  on  to  f  50,000,000.  In  view  of 
the  foregoing  remarks,    these  figures  speak    volumes. 


THE    EUROPEAN    SITUATION. 


SOME  months  since,  M.  de  Blowitz  pretended  to  reveal  in  a 
magazine  article,  the  secrets  of  the  European  situation;  but 
his  disclosures  revealed  little  more  than  his  individual  opinion 
that  the  life  of  the  present  Emperor  of  Austria  is  the  guarantee  of 
peace,  without  any  very  convincing  arguments  in  support  of 
that  opinion.  In  fact,  one  is  inclined  to  think  that  M.  de  Blowitz 
was  acting  bis  rule  of  diplomatist  in  the  article  referred  t<. ;  the 
pose  of  addressing  the  public  confidentially,  enabling  him  to  say 
much  that  could  not  properly  be  officially  communicated  to 
European  courts,  who  would,  nevertheless,  certainly  weigh  bis 
words  as  authorized  by  the  interests  he  is  known  lo  represent. 
The  game  that  bas  been  playing  in  Europe  for  the  past  fifty  years 
or  more,  is  the  same  that  Thomas  Carlyle  calls  "  the  Jenkins  Ear 
question,"  with  the  difference  that  about  a  century  ago  Spain 
was  the  bugbear,  and  now  it  is  Russia.  A  despotism  is  an  insti- 
tution that  by  nature  must  grow  or  rapidly  decline;  and  if  Rus- 
sia is  to  maintain  her  position  as  a  first-class  power,  she  must 
have  an  effective  navy,  which  cannot  exist  without  seaports. 
The  Crimean  war  was  an  attempt,  to  open  the  Dardanelles  and 
the  Bosphorus  to  the  Russian  navy,  and  had  it  been  successful, 
would  have  given  Russia  not  only  the  outlet,  but  complete 
ascendancy  in  the  Adriatic  and  Mediterranean  sea,  with  conse- 
quent absorption  of  Turkey ,  the  Balkan  Peninsula,  Greece,  and 
probably  Italy.  Hence  the  alliance  of  tbe  Turks,  French  and 
English  at  that  time.  The  attitude  of  France  has  changed  with 
her  government  that  abandoned  the  Pope's  interests,  and  she  is 
now  jealous  of  British  supremacy  in  Egypt,  as  inconsistent  with 
French  interests  in  Algiers,  Tunis  and  the  Suez  Canal.  The  Turk- 
ish Government,  with  all  its  former  dependencies  in  the  Balkans. 
is  merely  a  convenient  political  device  agreed  upon  by  England, 
Austria  and  Germany  to  preserve  the  status  quo.  Italy  blows  her- 
self up  to  appear  as  one  party  to  the  Triple  Alliance,  but  we 
think  she  could  safely  save  the  expense,  as  the  real  powers  could 
not  permit  France  or  any  one  else  to  regain  a  foothold  there,  es- 
pecially in  tbe  interest  of  the  Pope's  temporal  power,  and  there  is 
no  other  ground  on  which  Italy  could  be  molested.  It  will  be 
seen  that  in  setting  a  foot  down  in  Gibraltar,  in  Egypt,  in  the 
islands  of  Malta  and  Cyprus,  the  British  Government  bas  been 
pursuing  a  logical  policy  of  defense  against  Russian  aggression, 
obliging  Russia  to  seek  the  coveted  seaports  in  the  Persian  Gulf, 
through  Persia,  Afghanistan  and  Beloochistan,  or  failing  there, 
on  the  Northern  Pacific,  through  the  Corea  and  Japan.  So  that 
the  European  game  of  diplomacy  extends  throughout  the  Orient. 
The  jealousy  between  France  and  Germany  is  real  enough  to  be 
made  the  excuse  for  beginning  hostilities  if  Russia  should  con- 
clude to  take  advantage  of  this  minor  quarrel;  but  the  essential 
fact  is  that  England  holds  the  purse  strings,  any  power  at  war 
being  obliged  to  borrow  money  in  London.  If  Russia  could  have 
done  so,  the  outbreak  must  have  occurred  years  ago,  at  the  time 
of  the  Franco-German  war,  or  earlier/at  the  Austro-Prussian  war. 
The  Turko-Russian  war  of  1877  was  merely  a  skirmish,  purposely 
brought  on  by  Lord  Beaconsfield,  in  order  to  re-arrange  the 
Balkan  States,  get  hold  of  the  island  of  Cyprus  and  of  Egypt,  and, 
in  short,  make  disturbance  less  likely  to  occur  in  the  future.  In 
spite  of  her  constant  intriguing  in  Bulgaria,  Roumania,  Herze- 
govina, Servia,  Eastern  Roumelia,  and  everywhere  else,  delay 
weakens  Russia  at  home  and  abroad,  while  failure  in  another  at- 
tempt to  aggrandize  herself  must  come  near  to  ruin.  England's 
guarantee  of  the  neutrality  of  Belgium  and  Holland,  and  the 
guarantee  of  all  the  Powers  of  the  independence  and  neutrality  of 
Switzerland,  are  essential  facts  in  any  understanding  of  the  situ- 
ation, as  also  the  fact  that  the  existing  government  of  France 
could  not  survive  defeat  in  another  war  with  Germany.  The 
appreciation  of  this  fact  makes  the  Royalists  and  the  Bonapartists 
very  belligerent  and  patriotic,  but  insures  very  conservative 
action  by  the  Government. 


June  26,  1892, 


BAH  FKANCI8C0  NEWS  LETTER. 


NATIONAL    CONVENTIONS. 


Til  BRS  i-  a  great  deal  of  force  in  the  observation  recently  made 
by  Murat  Halsiead,  that  our  national  conventions  art-  larger 
and  better  oongreeaes  loan  tbe  offlcleJ  ones,  and  oneol  the  rea- 
sons  he  assigns  is  ibat  the  recognised  de6etenov  ami  embarrass- 
ment in  our  legislative  bodies  is  tbat  the  talk  is  tedious  and  not 
held  sbarply  to  business,  which  evil  habit  Is  thoroughly  reformed 
in  our  national  conventions.  Bui  there  is  another  point  which 
this  distinguished  writer  has  not  mentioned,  and  that  is  that  a 
convention  has  but  a  few  simple  duties  to  perform,  while  Con- 
gress gets  swamped  under  tbe  multifarious  matters  which  are 
forced  upon  its  notice.  The  national  conventions  nominate  can- 
didates for  the  Presidency  and  Vice- Presidency  and  adopt  a  plat- 
form, and  then  their  work  is  done,  while  Congress  must  not  only 
pass  all  public  bills  providing  f*.r  the  support  of  the  Government 
in  its  various  branches,  but  must  be  occupied  a  great  portion  of 
its  time  with  tbe  consideration  of  private  measures,  many  of 
which  would  operate  to  deplete  the  Treasury  if  not  killed  off  in 
committee  or  squelched  in  caucus.  What  Mr.  Halsiead  means  is, 
of  course,  tbat  a  nationa.  convention  is  a  national  congress  be- 
cause it  determines  ihe  policy  on  which  the  Government  shall  be 
carried  on  for  the  ensuing  four  years,  as  well  as  the  man  who 
shall  be  charged  with  carrying  its  decrees  into  effect.  It  seems  a 
little  singular  tbat  a  body  of  men  having  no  recognized  legal  ex- 
istence, called  together  by  a  power  unknown  to  the  law,  and 
governed  by  no  rules,  except  such  as  it  may  choose  to  adopt, 
should  be  the  great  governirg  body  of  Ihis  great  nation,  but  such 
is  the  case,  and  there  is  no  disposition  on  the  part  of  the  people 
to  deprive  it  of  its  power  or  transfer  it  to  other  bands.  Each 
convention  lays  down  certain  declarations  of  principle 
and  policy,  which,  when  formulated,  are  familiarly  known 
as  a  platform,  and  when  the  people  of  the  United  States 
have  adopted  one  of  these  platforms,  as  they  do  at  the 
Presidential  election,  it  becomes  a  rule  of  action  as  inflexible  aa 
the  laws  of  the  Medes  and  Persians,  controlling  the  President  and 
his  Cabinet,  aa  well  as  Congress,  and  extending  through  every 
branch  of  tbe  Government,  except  the  judicial.  It  is  no  wonder 
that  most  foreign  students  of  American  political  institutions  can- 
not comprehend  a  national  convention.  They  do  not  seem  able 
to  understand  whence  it  comes,  what  its  functions  are,  what  be- 
comes of  it  wben  its  work  is  done,  or  how  it  can  make  its  influ- 
ence felt  for  the  ensuing  four  years.  And  yet  there  is  an  analogy 
to  a  feature  of  European  policy  which  should  make  the  action  of 
a  national  convention  comprehensible  to  students  of  government 
and  politics  in  Europe,  and  tbat  analogy  is  found  in  the  Swiss 
referendum,  under  which  certain  measures  proposed  in  the  legis- 
lative body  are  submitted  to  tbe  direct  vote  of  the  people.  That 
ia  precisely  what  our  national  conventions  do,  only  alternative 
propositions  are  submitted,  and  the  vote  at  the  Presidential  elec- 
tion indicates  which  the  people  of  the  United  States  want,  and 
which  shall  guide  the  action  of  the  national  legislature.  The 
nature  and  scope  of  this  American  referendum  is  best  illustrated 
by  the  most  familiar  example  that  could  be  chosen — the  tariff. 
The  Democratic  platform  declares  for  tariff  for  revenue;  the  Re- 
publican platform,  for  tariff  for  protection,  and  the  question  thus 
raised  is  submitted  or  referred  to  the  people  of  the  United  States 
for  their  decision  at  the  Presidential  election  and  the  election  of 
members  of  the  House  of  Repreaentativea,  which  accompaniea  it. 
In  no  other  way  could  to  complete  an  expresaion  of  popular  opin- 
ion be  elicited,  or  one  which  would  be  deemed  binding  on  the 
legislative  body.  It  will  be  understood,  of  course,  that  this  vote 
is  not  to  be  regarded  as  compelling  Congress  to  act  in  any  parti- 
cular way,  or  to  follow  out  a  definite  policy,  for  contin- 
gencies and  emergencies  may  arise  which  will  compel 
that  body  to  ignore  the  platform  on  which  it  was 
elected  and  to  legislate  independently  of  conventions  and  elec- 
tions, but  such  cases  are  so  rare  as  not  to  interfere  in  any  way 
with  the  analogy  pointed  out  between  the  work  of  a  convention 
and  the  referendum  of  Switzerland.  Other  matters  of  national 
interest  stand  on  the  same  footing  as  the  tariff,  and  their  decision 
by  the  people  ia  equally  adviaory  of  the  national  legislature;  and 
in  this  way  the  great  conventions  become  one  of  the  most  im- 
portant factors  of  representative  government.  This  view  of  the 
subject  necessarily  conflicts  with  the  somewhat  celebrated  dictum 
that  a  platform  ia  nothing  but  molasses  to  catch  fliea  with,  and  it 
ia  time  that  such  a  fallacious  assertion  should  be  relegated  to  ob- 
scurity. It  is  true  that  each  convention,  in  formulating  its  plat- 
form, makes  the  best  showing  for  the  principles  it  advocates,  and 
there  is  no  reason  why  it  should  not;  but  the  time  has  gone  by 
when  a  national  convention  thinks  it  can  influence  public  senti- 
ment by  catchpenny  phrases,  or  fulsome  flattery,  or  glittering 
promises  which  can  never  be  redeemed.  The  platforms  of  to-day 
are  earnest,  clear,  concise  business  documents,  addressed  to  the 
good  sense  and  intelligence  of  tbe  American  people,  and  very 
generally  devoid  of  cheap  eloquence  aud  turgid  rhetoric.  They 
are  special  pleas,  as  they  should  be,  but  there  is  very  much  less 
of  "pointing  with  pride  "  and  "  viewing  w  ;th  alarm  "  than  there 
used  to  be.  Delegates  to  national  conventions  recognize  the  fact 
■that  their  work  of  platform-making  will  be  keenly  criticized  and 
ita  sincerity  thoroughly  tested,  and  for  this  reason  they  put  their 
declari-t.ona  of  principles  into  the  best  form  poasible. 


THE   PLATFORM. 

Til  K  platform  adopted  al  Chicago,  by  a  convention  composed  of 
nearly  nine  hundred  men  who  came  direct  from  the  body  cf 
the  people,  and  properly  represented  the  sentiments  and  opinions 
of  the  masses  of  tbe  country's  electors,  is  a  simple,  straightfor- 
ward exposition  of  Democratic  principles,  and  will  lead  to  victory 
in  November.  The  outrages  committed  upon  the  people  by  the 
Republican  party  are  pointed  out  in  no  light  terms,  and  tbe  tariff 
plank  is  explicit  upon  that  great  question.  The  Force  Hill  and 
tbe  policy  of  Federal  control  of  elections  are  condemned  as  out- 
rages upon  the  electoral  privileges  of  voters,  as  such  policies, 
if  persisted  in,  would  result  in  the  domination  of  a  self- 
perpetuating  oligarchy  of  office-holders,  which  could  be 
dislodged  from  power  only  by  an  appeal  to  the 
reserved  right  of  the  people  to  resist  oppression,  which  is 
inherent  in  alt  self  governing  communities.  It  is  declared  to  be 
the  fundamental  principle  of  the  Democratic  party  that  the  Fed- 
eral Government  has  no  constitutional  power  to  impose  and  col- 
lect tariff  duties  except  for  revenue  only,  and  it  ia  demanded  that 
the  collection  of  tariff  duties  shall  be  limited  to  the  necessities  of 
the  Government,  when  honestly  and  economically  administered. 
The  issues  of  the  tariff  are  thus  met  boldly,  and  the  party  ia  com- 
mitted to  the  repeal  of  the  McKinley  tariff  impositions.  Atten- 
tion is  called  to  the  wage  reductions,  iron  strikes,  and  dullneaa 
and  distress  following  the  McKinley  bill,  as  an  evidence  of  the 
iniquities  worked  by  that  outrageous  measure.  The  attention  of 
thoughtful  Americana  ia  directed  to  the  fact  that  after  thirty  years 
of  reatrictive  taxea  against  the  importation  of  foreign  wealth,  in 
exchange  for  agricultural  surplus,  the  homes  and  farms  of  the 
country  have  become  burdened  with  real  estate  mortgages  of  over 
$2,500,000  000,  excluaive  of  all  other  forma  of  indebtedness;  that 
in  one  of  our  chief  agricultural  Statea  of  the  Weat  there  appear 
real  eatate  mortgages  averaging  $165  per  capita  of  tbe  total  popu- 
lation, and  that  similar  conditions  are  shown  to  exist  in  other 
agricultural  and  exporting  States.  A  policy  which  fosters  no  in- 
dustry so  much  aa  it  does  that  of  the  sheriff  is  denounced.  The 
Chinese  plank,  and  those  on  the  common  school,  the  sweating 
system,  ihe  foreign  policy  and  the  pension  frauds  properly  ex- 
preaa  the  wishes  of  the  people.  With  such  a  platform,  and  the 
greatest  American  of  the  day  aa  banner-bearer,  the  party  should 
receive  the  support  of  the  people  at  the  polls. 


HARRISON'S    NOMINATION. 


THE  longer  tbe  actiona  of  the  horde  of  office-holders  who  con- 
trolled the  convention  at  Minneapolia  are  considered,  the  more 
apparent  becomes  tbe  boldness  with  which  the  President  used  the 
machinery  of  the  Government  to  effect  his  re-election.  A  review 
of  the  vote  upon  tbe  nomination  gives  considerable  insight  into 
the  manner  in  which  the  convention  was  manipulated,  and  also 
of  tbe  esteem  in  which  the  President  is  held  at  the  end  of  his 
administration  among  the  representatives  of  the  twenty  Statea, 
which  gave  him  their  electoral  votes  in  1888.  Of  the  delegatea  of 
theae  twenty  States,  235  voted  for  the  renomination  of  Harrison, 
and  263  against.  Ohio,  New  York  and  Pennsylvania  each  cast 
45  votes  against  him.  Harrison  owes  his  nomination  to  the  dele- 
gates from  States  which  were  overwhelmingly  against  him  in 
1888.  He  received  seventy-nine  ballots  from  Texas,  Alabama, 
Georgia,  Arkansas,  and  South  Carolina.  Texas  went  against  him 
in  1888  by  146,603  majority;  Alabama  went  against  him  in  1888 
by  61,113  majority;  Georgia  went  against  him  in  1888  by  55,375 
majority;  South  Carolina  went  against  him  in  1888  by  52,089  ma- 
jority; Arkansas  went  against  him  in  1888  by  27,210  majority. 
The  office-holders  won  the  fight  for  their  nominee  in  the  election, 
but  how  are  they  to  win  the  tight  in  November  ?  The  Sage  of 
Grammercy  long  ago  pointed  out  that  in  "the  organization  of  the 
official  classes  into  a  body  of  political  mercenaries,  governing  the 
caucuses  and  dictating  the  nominations  of  their  own  party,  and 
attempting  to  carry  the  election  of  the  people  by  undue  influ- 
ences,'' he  discerned  one  of  the  two  great  evils  which  then  in- 
fested the  Federal  Government,  and  which  would,  if  unchecked, 
undermine  the  sound  public  spirit  of  the  people.  The  official 
class,  againat  which  his  sentiments  of  Democracy  revolted,  has 
been  kept  at  bay  by  tbe  party  of  which  he  was  so  illustrious  a 
member;  but  it  has  recklessly  and  defiantly  asserted  itself  and 
brooked  no  objection  to  its  rule-and-ruin  control  among  the  Re- 
publicans, saya  the  New  York  Sun.  Thus  is  presented  an  issue 
which  the  Democracy  must  take  up  and  hold  up  in  the  approach- 
ing canvass. 

LABOR  COMMISSIONER  WATTS  is  finding  that  hia  inquiry 
into  the  differences  between  labor  and  capital  in  this  city  is 
developing  into  a  long  and  complicated  matter.  At  the  same 
time,  it  ia  clear  that  the  investigation  will  be  productive  of  good 
results,  for  it  will  locate  many  of  the  points  of  friction  between 
employers  and  employes,  and  make  it  easier  to  amooth  them 
down  or  remove  them.  Very  many  of  the  conflicts  between  labor 
and  capital  grow  out  of  misunderstandings,  which  a  little  good- 
natured  explanation  would  remove. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER 


June  25,  1892. 


A    QUESTION    OF    THE    DAY. 


"  Should  Married  Women  Work  for  Money  ?" 

IN  several  papers  written  on  the  vital  question  above  pro- 
pounded, it  is  apparently  shown  that  when  the  wife  labors  for 
money,  the  husband's  faculties  become  atrophied  from  want  of 
use  in  the  direction  of  wage-earning,  and  that  therefore  a  serious 
wrong  is  done  him.  It  is  also  hinted  that  a  man's  happiness  and 
spiritual  development  in  marriage  are  of  more  importance  than 
those  of  a  woman  in  the  same  state.  The  unfoldment  of  man's 
spiritual  nature,  in  marriage  or  out  of  it,  is  "  a  consummation  de- 
voutly to  be  wished;"  but  the  fact  that  money  and  money-mak- 
ing are  generally  thought  to  bear  no  relation  to  it,  leads  one  to 
suspect  that  the  Eastern  sisterhood,  who  believe  that  the  degree 
of  man's  spirituality  depends  upon  his  skill  in  the  manipulation 
of  filthy  lucre,  are  only  actuated  by  the  old-fashioned  love  of 
gush,  that  bane  of  woman  in  all  departments  of  her  life.  Is  it 
not  less  debasing  fur  a  woman  of  proud  feeling  to  earn  money  by 
honest  toil  than,  by  deceit  and  flattery,  to  wheedle  it  from  a  hus- 
band who,  notwithstanding  the  services  rendered  by  her  in  his 
household,  may  regard  it  as  a  gift?  For  this  reason,  and  many 
others,  each  succeeding  year  will  see  more  married  women  enter- 
ing industrial  fields.  A  wife  possessing  the  ability  to  earn  money, 
however  unsatisfactory  it  may  be  to  every  one  but  herself,  will 
generally  continue  to  do  so,  preferring  such  a  course  to  the  con- 
ventional one,  whose  chief  charm  lies  in  the  delusive  hope  that  a 
share  of  the  community  property  may,  by  some  miracle,  fall  to 
her  during  her  husband's  lifetime.  It  is  doubtless  true  that  men 
love  ease  and  the  unquestioned  post  of  supremacy  in  the  house- 
hold, which  latter  they  arrogate  to  themselves  by  reason  of  being 
bread-winners.  Some  women  al30  love  ease,  consideration  and 
consolation  which  comes  from  money  in  hand,  earned  by  them- 
selves; and  the  places  won  by  them  in  the  home  or  elsewhere, 
by  precisely  the  same  means  through  which  men  have  gained 
their  coign  of  vantage,  will  be  retained,  in  spite  of  the  twaddle 
of  those  who  believe  that  Eve  ate  an  apple  in  the  Garden  of  Eden. 
Women  are  accused  of  possessing  small,  inconsequent,  unbal- 
anced minds,  incapable  of  running  up  a  column  of  figures;  ordi- 
narily speaking  it  is  true.  Why?  Because  having  to  grapple  with  a 
thousand  unimportant  details — but  details  necessary  to  the 
smooth  running  of  the  domestic  machinery — their  thoughts, 
throughout  the  day,  are  incessantly  jumping  from  one  thing  to 
another.  The  marketing,  the  clothing  for  the  family,  the  demands 
of  society,  etc.,  etc.,  roust  all  be  looked  after.  Their  energy  is 
thus  by  littles  dissipated,  and  they  have  no  force  left  "  for  the  no- 
ble book,"  or  for  the  "study  of  art."  Concentration  is  a  luxury 
denied  them  by  their  environment,  and  often  they  feel  dazed  and 
half  insane  under  the  cheerless  drudgery  of  their  lot.  They  look 
with  envy  upon  the  woman  with  an  occupation,  a  profession 
which  brings  her,  besides  self-poise,  financial  returns.  They  see 
that  the  ability  to  earn  money  brings  not  only  self-respect,  but 
the  respect  of  the  world  at  large,  including  husbands.  Trusting 
to  a  man's  generosity  in  matrimony  may  be  very  well  and  very 
beautiful,  but  all  men  are  not  angels,  and  the  money  question 
has  wrecked  more  homes  than  vices  of  pronounced  character. 
Business  relationship  between  husband  and  wife,  determined  on 
a  fair  and  square  basis,  might  in  the  long  run,  prove  more  satis- 
factory than  the  one  now  existing. 

A  good  wife  may  be  content  to  toil,  unrewarded  and  unknown, 
save  as  the  shadow  or  reflex  of  her  husband. 

A  great  woman  will  deny  herself  the  inglorious  privilege  of 
augmenting  a  man's  vanity  by  pretending  that  he  is  necessary, 
not  only  to  her  happiness,  but  to  her  support. 

Laura  Lyon  White. 

JOHNNY  BRO  WNL1E,  owner  of  the  celebrated  trick  horse  'Pony 
Jack,"  reports  the  death  of  that  famous  animal  one  day  last 
week.  "  Pony  Jack"  resided  in  "NJallejo,  and  was  the  sailors' 
friend  in  every  sense  of  the  word.  There  was  not  a  Jack  Tar  in 
the  Pacific  Squadron  that  did  not  know  "  Pony  Jack,"  and  love 
him  for  his  eccentricities.  One  Wenigar  keeps  a  bar  room  on 
the  Benicia  road,  about  a  mile  from  Vallejo.  This  is  a  favorite 
ride  with  the  American  sailor,  who  likes  the  excitement  of  know- 
ing that  every  stride  of  his  horse  brings  him  nearer  to  Wenigar 
and  grog.  "  Pony  Jack,"  as  soon  as  he  got  his  load  opposite 
Wenigar's,  bucked  like  a  demon,  and  threw  the  sailor  off,  then 
putting  out  for  home  as  if  Satan  were  at  his  heels.  He  was 
promptly  hired  out  to  the  next  Jack  that  came  along,  whom  he 
treated  in  a  similar  manner.  Indeed,  it  was  no  unusual  thing 
for  "  Pony  Jack"  to  buck  off  half  a  dozen  sailors  in  one  after- 
noon. This,  of  course,  was  largely  to  Mr.  Wenigar's  benefit,  who 
therefore  held  "Pony  Jack"  in  high  esteem,  When  a  sailor 
came  back  limping  and  profane,  if  he  ventured  to  call  at  the 
stable  to  remonstrate  about  the  character  of  the  horse  he  had 
hired,  Mr.  Brownlie  would  indignantly  demand  what  bad  become 
of  the  valuable  animal  he  had  loaned,  and  would  threaten  to  sue 
the  sailor  for  damages  and  send  hiiu  back  to  his  ship  with  a  flea 
in  his  ear.  But  »  Pony  Jack"  has  gone  to  his  long  home,  and 
will  never  tors  sailor  more  or  bring  custom  to  Wenigar's  hospital 
caravansery. 


UNINTERESTING    PEOPLE. 


SOME  ONE,  with  as  much  wit  as  wisdom,  has  defined  an  unin 
teresting  man  as  one  who  insists  upon  talking  to  you  of  him- 
self and  his  affairs  when  you  want  to  talk  to  him  of  yourself  and 
your  affairs.  The  only  fault  with  the  definition  is  that  it  is  not 
exhaustive.  It  presents  one  phase,  and  a  very  striking  one,  of 
the  uninteresting  person,  but  it  is  only  one  phase,  and  the  dull 
man  is  as  various  in  his  moods  as  the  chameleon,  the  ground- 
work being,  however,  always  dullness.  The  prevailing  character- 
istic of  the  stupid  and  uninteresting  man,  over  and  above  his  egot- 
ism, is  the  fact  that  he  is  always  at  least  a  day  behind  the  times. 
If  there  be  a  novelty  or  sensation  of  any  kind  which  is  the  cur- 
rent topic  of  comment  and  discussion,  the  uninteresting  man 
never  seems  to  hear  of  it  until  it  has  been  worn  threadbare,  and 
then  he  comes  lumbering  along  with  his  opinions  and  conclusions, 
or  with  persistent  demands  to  know  how  the  matter  strikes  you, 
and  it  is  useless  to  try  to  explain  to  him  that  the  subject  has  lost 
interest  by  reason  of  its  having  been  supplanted  by  something 
more  recent.  It  must  be  that  the  mind  of  the  uninteresting  per- 
son moves  slowly,  just  as  some  people  are  unable  to  see  and  ap- 
preciate a  joke  or  witticism  without  a  mental  process  of  rumina- 
tion, and  that  when  the  thing  finally  dawns  upon  him,  the  unin- 
teresting person  thinks  it  is  as  novel  to  everybody  else  as  it  is  to 
him.  It  goes  without  saying  that  men  are  much  worse  offenders 
in  this  respect  than  women.  It  is  very  seldom  that  women  are 
to  be  classified  as  bores,  their  natural  intuition,  or  whatever  it 
may  be,  enabling  them  to  grasp  a  subject  at  once,  and  to  toss  it 
hither  and  thither  while  the  bloom  is  still  upon  it;  and  the  fact 
that  the  conclusions  and  deductions  of  women  are  quite  apt 
to  be  incorrect,  rather  increases  than  diminishes  the 
quality  of  being  interesting.  Their  very  errors  keep 
the  ball  rolling,  for  they  afford  an  opportunity  for 
men,  in  their  superior  wisdom,  to  set  the  weaker  sex  right. 
The  uninteresting  man  seems  to  possess  a  perfect  genius  for  hit- 
ting upon  topics  which  fail  to  arouse  any  enthusiasm,  or  elicit 
any  responsive  spark  in  the  breasts  of  those  upon  whom  he  in- 
flicts his  platitudes.  Should  he  make  a  deliberate  attempt  to  find 
subjects  of  conversation  which  would  fail  to  interest  or  amuse 
his  auditors,  his  success  could  not  he  more  thorough  or  complete. 
By  his  own  unaided  genius  he  can  ascend  to  heights  of  boredom, 
or,  rather,  descend  to  depths,  which  years  of  unwearied  applica- 
tion would  not  enable  one  to  compass.  The  purely  uninteresting 
man,  like  the  poet,  is  bom,  not  made.  His  talent  is  innate  and 
spontaneous,  and  defies  competition.  He  is  not  stupid  nor  a  fool, 
for  he  understands  what  he  is  talking  about,  but  he  gets  confused 
in  his  chronology,  and  fails  to  appreciate  the  difference  between 
the  news  of  the  day  and  the  news  of  yesterday  or  last  week. 
There  is  this  much  to  be  said  for  the  uninteresting  man,  he  is 
harmless,  for  he  is  never  malicious,  and  finds  no  delight  in  tear- 
ing to  tatters  the  reputation  of  his  intimate  friends,  as  some  more 
brilliant  people  do.  If  the  world  would  only  move  a  little  slower, 
there  would  be  a  place  in  it  for  the  uninteresting  man,  for  he 
could  then  keep  up  with  the  times,  and  be  in  the  swim  with 
other  people.  Who  knows,  after  all,  but  what  he  is  the  better 
type  of  humanity,  and  that  it  is  we  who  make  the  mistake,  and 
not  he?  The  tendency  of  the  age  is  towards  too  much  rapidity 
in  every  direction,  and  it  may  be  that  the  uninteresting  people 
are  the  fly-wheel  which  checks  an  excessive  centrifugal  tendency, 
and  prevents  us  from  flying  off  into  space  and  getting  lost  in  the 
mysterious  ether  beyond  the  sun  and  among  the  distant  stars. 


THE  sale  of  the  treasures  of  the  Borgbese  gallery  naturally  at- 
tracted purchasers  from  all  countries  and  climes.  In  a  few 
short  hours  the  gems  gathered  by  ten  generations  of  the  famous 
family  were  scattered  almost  to  the  four  corners  of  the  globe.  The 
famous  terra  cotta  bust  in  which  Bernini  preserved  the  features 
of  Pope  Paul  V.,  a  Borghese,  and  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Bor- 
ghese  greatness,  was  purchased,  it  is  said,  by  a  merchant  of  San 
Francisco.  Another  masterpiece  of  the  same  band,  a  marble  bust 
of  Cardinal  Scipio  Borghese,  will  adorn,  according  to  reports,  a 
New  York  drawing-room. 

SAN  FRANCISCO  is  to  be  treated  to  another  cake  walk.  Mr. 
J.  S.  Purdy,  who  successful.y  managed  the  last  one,  has  se- 
cured the  Mechanics'  Pavilion  for  the  nights  of  August  12th  and 
13th.  He  intends  to  have  a  numberof  Eastern  colored  performers, 
and  will  introduce  a  number  of  new  features. 


JOHN    HAYS    HAMMOND,  the    well-known    mining   expert, 
has  just  returned  from  a  visit  on  professional   business  to  San 
Bernardino  county. 

The  New  England  Conservatory  of  Music  begins  its  next  term 
September  8th,  1892,  under  more  auspicious  circumstances,  and  with 
greater  advantages  and  attractions  to  students  than  ever  before  in 
its  career.  The  receipt  of  a  large  endowment  fund  provides  the  Con- 
servatory with  free  scholarships,  and  enables  it  to  offer  its  students 
opportunities  unsurpassed  by  any  similar  institution  in  the  world. 
The  courses  include  music  in  all  its  departments,  both  vocal  and  in- 
strumental, fine  arts,  elocution  and  oratory,  literature,  languages, 
pianoforte  and  organ  tuning. 


June  26,  1392. 


SAX  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


CALIFORNIAS    MINING    EXHIBIT 

ALL  penona  interested  in  the  mineral  pTOdooliona  o!  the  State 
of  California  should  assist  In  making  a  display  "f  ores,  and 
all  minerals  of  economic  value  or  beauty,  at  tin-  Worlds  Colum- 
bian Exhibition  to  be  held  to  Cbtcego.  California  can  make  an 
exhibit  that  cannot  be  equalled  by  any  other  Stale  in  the  Union, 
if  her  citizens  so  desire.  Ores  bearing  gold  and  silver  of  great 
richness,  and  often  of  rare  beauty,  are  plentiful.  Copper  and 
lead  ores  occur  in  almost  every  connty  in  the  State,  besides  which 
there  is  an  abundance  of  tine  marble,  onyx  and  other  building 
stones,  as  well  as  gems,  among  them  being  the  diamond.  There 
are  no  more  public  spirited  citizens  in  the  State  than  the  miners. 
and  it  is  hoped  that  in  this  instance,  as  formerly,  they  will  come 
forward,  loaning  their  substantial  aid  in  making  our  exhibit  of 
minerals  such  that  it  will  secure  the  first  award.  In  consequence 
of  the  possibilities,  and  in  consideration  of  the  position  that 
California  occupies  before  the  world,  and  in  view  of  the  fact  that 
within  the  past  decade  she  has  come  more  prominently  to  the 
front  as  a  mining  State,  the  industry  being  as  varied  in  production 
as  her  agricultural  interests,  it  becomes  a  matter  of  vital  import- 
ance that  this  great  industry  shall  be  represented  fully  and  suit- 
ably before  the  entire  world.  It  should  be  understood  that  the 
exhibit  contemplates  a  display  not  only  of  the  ores  of  gold,  silver, 
copper,  lead,  iron,  and  tin,  but  also  ores  of  all  other  metals,  build- 
ing material,  cements,  marble  and  ornamental  stones,  coal,  crude 
and  refined  petroleum.  It  must  be  urged,  in  conclusion,  that  the 
mining  men,  and  all  others  in  the  mining  industry,  use  every  en- 
deavor to  make  the  California  exhibit  the  largest  and  finest  dis- 
play of  the  kind  at  the  great  World's  Fair.  It  is  desirous  to 
have  all  valuable  specimens  insured  against  loss  or  damage,  so 
that  those  who  have  fine  collections  may  feel  no  hesitancy  or  fear 
in  loaning  them  for  exhibit.  All  those  interested  in  aiding  to 
make  the  California  exhibit  what  it  should  be,  can  communicate 
with  R.  McMurray,  World's  Fair  Commissioner  in  Charge  De- 
partment of  Mines  and  Mining,  care  of  Wm.  Ireian,  Jr.,  State 
Mineralogist,  San   Francisco. 

A    WARNING    TO    THE    PUBLIC. 


UNDER  the  above  heading,  Professor  E.  W.  Hilgard,  nf  the 
State  University,  has  issued  from  the  University  Experiment 
Station  at  Berkeley,  a  circular  regarding  the  work  of  "  The  Ohio 
Fruit  Co.'s  California  Cold  Process  for  Preserving  Fruits,  Vege- 
tables and  Liquids."  It  seems  that  a  quiet  but  active  canvass  is 
being  made  in  this  State,  and  probably  elsewhere,  under  the 
above  caption,  says  Professor  Hilgard,  and  the  circular  is  headed 
by  a  notice  that  "  any  one  printing  or  selling  directions  not  ob- 
tained from  us  will  be  prosecuted  to  the  full  extent  of  the  law." 
«  Compound  Extract  of  Salyx  "  is  the  sonorous  name  under  which 
the  alleged  new  nostrum  is  advertised.  The  name  of  this  <i  Com- 
pound Extract  "  is  incautiously  suggestive  of  salicylic  acid.  An 
examination  of  the  sample  fruit  distributed  by  the  canvassers 
accordingly  shows,  in  the  liquid  around  the  fruit,  one-third  of 
one  per  cent,  of  salicylic  acid;  which  of  course  is  well-known  to 
preserve  fruit,  as  well  as  other  vegetable  and  animal  matter,  but 
is  better  adapted  to  the  preparation  of  show  specimens  than  to 
preserve  for  human  consumption.  Doubtless  there  are  persons 
who  may  for  some  time  take  such  doses  of  the  well-known  pre- 
servative with  impunity ;  there  are  others  with  whom  its  use 
would  in  a  short  time  create  very  serious  disorders  of  the  diges- 
tion; and  there  are  those  whose  digestion  is  stopped,  point  blank, 
when  such  "  preserves  "  are  eaten.  Any  one  is  at  liberty  to  take 
his  choice  as  to  which  of  the  above  classes  he  considers  himself 
as  belonging,  and  may  take  his  dose  of  medicine  with  his  dessert 
if  he  chooses.  But  should  any  one  desire  to  do  so,  it  is  quite  un- 
necessary for  him  to  pay  the  ««  Ohio  Fruit  Company  "  at  the  rate 
of  eight  dollars  a  pound  for  what  he  can  get  at  retail  for  one  dol- 
lar and  a  half.  Nor  need  he  be  alarmed  about  the  Fruit  Com- 
pany's threat  of  prosecution.  The  use  of  salicylic  acid  {else- 
where forbidden  by  sanitary  regulations)  is  guarded  by  no  patent, 
and  never  has  been;  that  of  "  Coffee  C  "  sugar  prescribed  by  the 
company  certainly  is  not.  All  are  therefore  at  liberty  to  sweeten 
their  fruit  according  to  taste,  and  to  spice  it  with  the  antiseptic 
acid  without  asking  leave  of  anybody. 


^PRICE'S 


Powder 


Used  in  Millions  of  Homes — 40  years  the   Standard. 


HIGHLAND 


A    TABLE    LUXURY, 

A    CULINARY    ARTICLE, 

AN    INFANTS    FOOD. 
HIGHLAND  EVAPORATED  CREAM 

Is  unsweetened  and  free  from  all  preservatives.  Retains 
Us  delicious  and  wholesome  qualities  for  an  indefinite  time  in 
all  climates  and  at  all  seasons. 

Sold  by  Grocers  and   Druggists  Everywhere. 
Write    for    our     Infant    Food    circular    and     Highland 
Evaporated  Cream  booklet  entitled  "A  Few  Dainty  Dishes." 

HELVETIA  MILK    CONDENSING-    CO., 
Sole  Purveyors,  Highland,  Iu 
F.  H.  ABES  A  »<>..  810  Froi.t  St.,  S,  F.,  Agents. 

ZISKA    INSTITUTE, 

1606  Van  Ness  Avenue. 

French,  German  and  English  Day  and  Boarding  School  for  young 
ladies  and  children. 
A  refined  home  with  the  best  educational  advantages. 

Next  Term  Opens  AugoM  1,  1893. 

MME.  B.  ZISKA,  M.  A.,  Principal. 
Mr.  ASHTON  P.  STEVENS, 

TEACHER      OF      BA1TJO. 
Studio— 26  Montgomery  Street,  Room  8. 


ALFRED  J.  KELLEHER, 

Professor  of  VOCAL  MUdlC  AT  MILLS'  COLLEGE  (18th  year),  desires 
to  announce  that  h  3  will  give  Lessons  at  hi>  office,  hit,  residence,  or  at  the 
residence  of  the  pupil. 

Office— 14  Graut  avenue,  rooms  62  aud  63.  Residence— 2324  Clay  street, 
San  Francisco. 

tiarcla  Vocal  itletliocl.       Solfeggio  l'anveron. 

"eleanora  oonnell, 

Teacher  of  Singing. 

SHAKESPEAREAN  METHOD.  1433  POST  STREET. 

Chloride    of   Gold. 

The  Pacific  Gold  Cure  Clinic  employs  a  system  of  treatment  for  the 
Liquor,  Morphine  and  Cocaine  habit  that  fias  cured  hundreds  of  peo- 
ple without  a  single  accident  or  a  single  failure.  Perfectly  safe  and 
beneficial,  rather  than  otherwise,  to  the  general  health.  By  this  sys- 
tem the  patients  lose  all  desire  for  stimulants  and  narcotics  in  less 
than  a  week,  and  within  four  weeks  are  radically  cured  It  has  cured 
patients  in  the  Eastern  States  that  the  celebrated  Keeley  treatment 
failed  to  cure. 

City  patients  may  be  treated  at  their  own  homes,  while  those  from 
a  distance  can  be  supplied  with  excellent  accommodations  at  very 
reasonable  rates.     All  cases  confidential. 

Apply  by  letter  or  in  person  to  PACIFIC  GOLD  CURE  CLINIC, 
112  Kearny  street,  room  2,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Hours,  8.  12,  4  and  7 
o'clock  daily.  E.  J.  FKASEE.  M.  D.,  Medical  Director. 


HARNESS! 


If  you  want  a  reliable  harness  that  will  stand  some  service  go  to  a 

house  that  is  staying  in  the  business  and  has  some  regard 

for  its  reputation. 

W.  DAVIS  &  SON,  410  Market  Street,  San  Francisco. 

Are  not  closing  out,  and  require  no  white  signs  to  help  sell  their 
harness.    No  shoddy  leather  used.     Harness  from  $6  50  a  set  up. 

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ATTORNEY      AND       COUNSELOR  -  AT  -   LAW 

MICROSCOPICAL     EXAMINER 

Of  Handwriting, Inks,  Papers,  etc.,  in  the  Detection  of  Forgerlet 

Counterfeits  and  Imitations. 

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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  25,  1892. 


IN    THE    HOTEL    CORRIDORS. 


JOHN  MUIR  used  to  say  that  he  was  always  a  friend  to  the 
rattlesnake,  and  that  when  he  surveyed  the  Yoseruite  Valley 
and  was  one  of  the  engineers  of  the  Central  Pacific  in  the  Sierras, 
the  rattlers  always  got  away  if  they  could.  They  never  attacked 
any  one  if  allowed  to  get  away.  Jefferson  Doolittle,  of  the  Gould 
&  Doolittle  gold  mine,  who  is  at  the  Palace,  thinks  they  must 
have  grown  more  savage  since  then. 

"  I  was  up  on  the  big  ditch  in  Placer  a  day  or  two  ago,"  said 
he,  "  when  I  saw  a  rattler  that  seemed  to  be  fully  seven  feet 
long.  He  had  an  upper  jaw  which,  when  flattened  back,  was  as 
big  as  your  hand.  He  came  at  me,  and  I  seized  a  big  club,  and 
immediately  there  was  a  fight.  In  the  end  I  did  him  up,  but  I 
had  to  fight  shy  and  bard.  He  had  nineteen  rattles  on  his  tail. 
You  will  find  rattlesnakes  most  anywhere  in  the  Sierras  now. 
Y'ou  needn't  be  surprised  if  you  find  them  anywhere  on  the 
Rockies.  I  always  wear  a  very  long  pair  of  my  thick,  heavy 
boots.  Lots  of  miners,  however,  pay  no  attention  to  them.  I 
think  it  ought  to  be  a  rule,  though,  whenever  a  man  sees  one  to 
kill  it.  In  this  way  they  could  gradually  be  thinned  out.  There 
are  a  few  copperheads  up  in  the  hills,  but  not  many.  If  you 
never  saw  one,  you  know  at  a  glance  what  it  is,  once  you  get 
your  eyes  on  it.  The  name  fits."  L.  F.  Rucker,  late  night  clerk 
at  the  Palace,  spoke  of  the  large  number  of  lizzards  on  Poso 
Creek,  where  he  is  now  secretary  of  a  big  mill  company.  "  Oh, 
that's  nothing,"  said  Doolittle.  "  Everywhere  in  the  Sierras  now 
the  country  is  swarming  with  them;  but  they  are,  with  few  ex- 
ceptions, not  dangerous.  It  is  the  other  reptiles  that  make  a 
man  step  high." 

*  *  * 

They  were  in  a  group  In  a  snug  corner  of  the  Occidental,  talk- 
ing of  the  triumphs  of  Montana  and  Sunol,  and  of  the  recent  vic- 
tories of  White  Hat  McCarty  on  the  Bay  District  track.  Story 
after  story  had  been  told,  and  the  interest  had  become  very  strong 
indeed.  One  man  said  he  didn't  remember  a  time  anywhere  in 
the  West  where  the  interest  in  racing  was  greater  than  at  the  re- 
cent meeting.  <<  Oh,  get  out.  This  is  drawing  it  too  strong.  Let 
me  tell  you  a  little  episode  about  racing  where  there  was  inter- 
est." The  speaker  was  Wells  Drury,  proprietor  of  the  Sacra- 
mento Evening  News.  Everybody  knew  that  Drury  had  had  all 
kinds  of  experiences.  He  is  a  veteran  of  the  great  mining  camps, 
and  there  has  not  been  much  of  progress  on  the  Coast  that  he  is 
not  familiar  with,  for  he  was  only  a  small  boy  bound  West  in  an 
emigrant  train  when  his  parents  died  and  he  was  left  to  shift  for 
himself.  "The  greatest  race  I  ever  saw  or  heard  of,"  he  said, 
and  the  one  which  made  more  people  rich  and  poor  than  any 
other  in  the  country,  was  one  that  was  run  at  Olympia,  in  the 
latter  part  of  the  sixties.  There  was  owned  in  that  town,  by  the 
Shelton  brothers,  a  lively  gelding  called  the  Blue  Mare — rather  a 
singular  name  for  a  horse,  but  that's  what  they  called  him.  Well, 
he  just  beat  everything  that  was  in  the  country.  He  began  with 
the  Indian  horses,  and  climbed  up,  till  they  brought  horses  from 
everywhere,  the  finest  racers  they  could  get,  from  all  over,  too, 
and  ne  downed  every  one,  and  the  Shelton  boys  were  rolling  in 
the  wealth  they  had,  The  *  Blue  Mare'  was  better  than  a  gold 
mine.  Well,  there  was  running  a  little  old  stage  line  from  Olym- 
pia to  Skookenchuck  a  man  named  Charley  Granger.  He  was 
the  owner  of  many  horses,  some  of  which  were  fast,  but  be  had 
nothing  which  could  getaway  with  the  Blue  Mare,  nor  did  he  know 
of  any.  He  kept  his  eyes  peeled,  however,  for  he  was  determined 
to  get  a  horse  that  would  somewhere  near  approach  the  Sbeltons* 
if  it  took  a  lifetime.  The  Sheltons  had  won  his  money,  and  that 
of  many  others,  and  grown  arrogant.  Finally,  he  got  track  of  a 
magnificent  Kentucky  horse  that  had  been  brought  to  Oregon. 
The  horse  was  faster  than  a  greased  streak,  and  Granger  went  to 
Oregon,  tested  him  quietly,  became  satisfied  with  him,  and  forked 
over  the  large  amount  necessary  for  his  purchase  Then  he 
didn't  say  a  word.  He  simply  took  him  home  and  put  him  in  as 
the  lead  horse  in  his  stage  team. 

"  One  day  the  Sheltons  brought  out  the  Blue  Mare  and  began  to 
talk  of  him  as  the  greatest  racer  in  the  world. 

"  'Ugh !  he  can't  run  at  all,'  said  Granger,  with  a  contemptuous 
shrug.  '  Why,  here's  just  a  common  stage  horse  that  can  beat 
him  easy  enough.' 

"  If  fire  and  lightning  had  blazed  forth  from  a  clear  sky,  the 
Sheltons  could  not  have  been  more  astonished.  They  regarded  the 
challenge  as  contemptible,  yet  to  teach  Granger  a  lesson,  they 
would  bet  him.  They  put  up  everything  they  had,  and  Granger 
and  his  few  confidential  friends  got  in.  When  the  day  came  off 
for  the  race,  there  were  thousands  upon  thousands,  from  all  over 
the  Territory.  Excitement  was  intense.  But  when  the  race 
was  won,  the  Blue  Mare  was  beaten  so  badly  by  the  blooded  Ken- 
tuckian  that  he  wasn't  in  it,  and  wreck  and  ruin  was  on  one 
hand  and  riches  on  the  other.  The  Sheltons  never  recovered 
sufficiently  from  their  defeat  to  enter  the  racing  arena  afterward, 
and  the  Blue  Mare  sank  from  public  view  forever." 

*  *  * 

Among  the  arrivals  at  the  Palace  a  day  or  two  ago,  was  H.  V. 
Lindsey,  who  recently  secured  the  concession  from  Mexico  for 
the  famous  Coronado  Islands,  a  few  miles  below  San  Diego.  Al- 
though the  five  islands  of  the  group  have  an  area  of  only  about 


400  acres,  they  are  deemed  of  unusual  value,  because  of  the 
quarries  of  magnificent  sandstone  on  them.  This  stone,  it  is 
claimed,  is  the  equal  of  Connecticut  brown  stone.  Theconcession 
is  for  fifty  years,  with  the  privilege  of  renewal.  Mr.  Lindsey  lives 
in  Philadelphia.  He  says  he  is  now  working  on  a  large  enter- 
prise which  will  bring  much  money  to  the  West. 

"  They  can  say  what  they  please,"  he  remarked,  "  but  New 
York  and  Chicago  draw  very  heavily  on  Philadelphia  capital.  So 
do  the  remote  regions  of  the  West.  If  you  show  people  there  that 
you  have  something  good,  they  will  put  money  into  it.  But  they 
don't  want  anything  that  promises  either  a  very  big  thing,  or  a 
failure.  They  want  something  safe,  solid  and  sure.  They  are 
conservative,  and,  like  English  investors,  are  satisfied  with  rea- 
sonable, though  sure  returns." 

•  *  » 

"  In  the  heart  of  the  little  known  Olympic  mountains,  in  Wash- 
ington," said  Myron  Burdette,  of  New  York,  at  the  California  a 
night  or  two  ago,  »  are  vast  numbers  of  the  curious  little  animals 
known  as  the  whistling  marmot,  or  mountain  beaver.  They  have 
a  fine  fur,  and  in  their  habits  are  much  like  the  cunning  prairie 
dogs  that  are  found  on  the  plains,  only  a  great  deal  larger.  Some 
of  the  marmots  are  as  much  as  three  and  a  half  feet  long,  and 
scarcely  any  of  the  grown  ones  are  less  than  half  that.  They 
burrow  in  the  ground,  and  swarm  in  and  out  in  colonies.  These 
are  said  to  be  different  from  any  other  marmots  known.  They 
have  a  very  peculiar  whistle,  that  may  be  heard  a  long  distance. 
I  visited  that  region  on  a  hunting  expedition  recently. 
One  day  we  were  riding  along  in  a  beautiful  bluegrass 
valley,  dotted  with  bluebells  and  other  kinds  of  flowers. 
To  the  west  of  us  rose  a  long,  sloping  mountain,  covered 
here  and  there  with  a  few  pine  and  juniper.  Suddenly  a 
myriad  of  whistles  came  pealing  forth  like  far-distant  salutes  of  a 
hundred  steamers.  It  was  the  marmots.  Looking  towards  the 
mountain,  we  saw  hundreds  upon  hundreds  of  them  gamboling 
and  frisking  about.  They  were  quite  tame,  and  we  approached 
them.  We  could  come  up  quite  close  before  they  would  finally 
disappear  in  their  holes,  and  they  impressed  us  as  being  very 
playful  and  amiable  animals.  None  of  these  animals,  to  amount 
to  anything,  have  ever  been  killed.  It  is  a  new  country,  ooly 
lately  connected  with  the  world  by  trails,  and  is  of  singular  in- 
terest. We  did  not  bother  the  marmots,  for  this  odd  whistling 
was  to  us  a  sort  of  music  in  the  wilderness,  and  we  enjoyed  it, 
and  were  glad  to  let  them  go  unmolested.  We  saw  these  colonies 
in  three  or  four  different  places  in  the  mountains." 

THE  envious  statement  of  a  French  reporter  of  German  exploits 
is  that,  recently,  at  the  marriage  of  a  high  German  official, 
160  guests  consumed  in  half  a  day  a  whole  ox,  three  pigs,  four 
calves,  ten  geese,  an  endless  number  of  ducks,  and  a  considerable 
quantity  of  pigeons ;  sausages  were  a  standing  dish,  and  a  pro- 
portionate quantity  of  smoked  tongues  were  also  devoured.  As 
to  drink,  six  large  casks  of  beer  were  quaffed  till  the  casks  were 
dry,  forty-five  litres  of  rum  were  swallowed,  and  fifty-two  litres 
of  other  liquors  were  internally  mingled  with  the  food.  The  en- 
vious Frenchman  has  not,  however,  favored  us  by  doing  the  sum 
with  regard  to  this  frstin  de  Gamache,  as  he  calls  it,  showing  in 
the  quotient  the  quantity  that  each  man  and  woman  mastered 
during  the  given  time  for  the  business  of  eating  and  drinking. 


Quak^  Oat$ 


June  25,  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


SNAP    SHOTS. 
[By    Hi    V  k  n  s  ok.] 

ONK  of  ihe  preatest  drawbacks  to    the  enjoyment  <>f    the  fullest 
pleasure  of  Ira  Telling,  is  the    frequency  with  which  letters  go 
astray.     It  will  not  cover  the  case  of  mark  ••  please  forward,"  for 
to  forward  a  letter  is  often  to  increase  the  chances  of  its  altogether 
missing  the  one  for  whom  it  is  destined.     What    shall    be  said  of 
the  brilliancy  of  post  officials   who   recently    perpetrated  the  fol- 
lowing piece  of  department  stupidity:   For  over    two  years  letters 
and  packages  of    papers  have  been  going  several  times  a  week  to 
one  address  in  Paris,    »  43  Rue   Cambon."     The    name   has   thus 
been  kept  before  the   postoffice   authorities,   certain. y   before  the 
carrier  of    the   district.     In  one  of   those  moments  of  mental  ab- 
straction to  which  we  are  all  more   or   less   subject,  one  who  had 
written  the  address  correctly  for  a  hundred  times  or    more,  wrote 
■'  i2  Rue  Carbon,"  a  mistake  of  one  letter,  an  "  r"  instead    of  an 
11  m.'*     All  the  rest  of  the  address  was  as  it  had  always  had  been. 
What  was  the  result?     Why,  that   hapless  letter   caused  the  mis- 
sive to  lie  undelivered  in  the  Paris   postoffice,  sent    thence  to  the 
dead-letter  office  of  the    United  States,  and    by   our  postoffice  au- 
thorities it  was  returned  to  the  writer!     Now,  what  have  French- 
men to  say  to  that,  when  they  are   claiming   the   brightest    wits, 
the  keenest   powers   and   the   cleverest  detective  force  in  all  the 
world?     We  ought  to  send  them  over  some  of  the  addresses  from 
the  **  old  country"  which  our  postal   clerks  daily  are  called  upon 
to  decipher,  and  which  they  do   untangle   and   forward    to    their 
proper  destination.     Wake  up,  Johnnie  Crapeaud! 
*  *  * 
It  is  a  great   satisfaction   to  know  that  if  an  evil  is  only  bad 
enough  it  will  correct  itself.     The  best  way  to  secure  the  repeal 
of  a  bad  law  is  to  enforce  it.     The  best  way   to  banish  an  absurd 
fashion  is  to  make  it  just  as  ridiculous  as  possible.     Thanks  to 
those  who  love  to  rush    to   extremes,  this   is   rapidly  being  done 
with  the  long  train  for  street  wear.     It  is  a  relief  to  be  told  that 
it  does  not  find  favor  with  the  best  people  in  the  East.     By  them, 
and  in  a  brief  space  of  time  it  will  be  so  with  us,  it  has  been  left 
to  the  shop-girl  and  the  rest  of  those  whose  limited  sense  of  pro- 
priety will  allow  them  to  take  delight   in    violating   the   plainest 
dictates  of  common  sense,  and  to  appear  in  a  dress  that  sweeps 
the  ground,  the  dirty  streets,  and    gathers    up   under  its  folds  all 
that  conglomeration  of  muck  and  mire  that  is  best  imagined  and 
not  described.     Women  walk  along,  either  holding  up  the  train 
with  one  hand,  or  letting   it  drag   untrammeied.     I  watched  one 
woman  cross  the  street  directly  after  the  street  sprinkler  had  been 
at  work,  but  she  sailed  blandly  on,  and  her  dress   made  a  wide 
path  as  it  wiped  the  water  into  a  broad  path  of  wet.     Then  the 
home-coming,  the  hanging  of  the  skirt  over  the  bannisters,  the 
shaking  of  it  in   the  hall,  or  in  the  rooml     Yes,  no  wonder  you 
look  disgusted,  but  it's  done,  nevertheless,  by  many  a  woman  of 
whom  you  would  never  suspect  such  untidyness,  such  disregard 
for  the  cleanliness  of  the  atmosphere,  such  a  defiance  of  the  laws 
of  health.     Think  of   all   the    microbes  let  loose  and  put  in  rapid 
circulation  by  cleaning  that  long  train  by  its  very  presence  in  a 
room.     The  subject  is  a  repulsive  one,  and  it  seems  incredible 
that  any  woman  with  one  grain  of  common  sense  needs  to  be  told 
that  while  a  long-trained  dress  may  have  much  of  grace  to  reccm- 
mend  it,  if  worn  in  the  house  or  in  the  carriage,  it  is   not  for  the 
street.     But,  as  was  said  at  the  beginning,  the  classes  who  adopt 
such    a   fashion    with    the   most   ardor,  are   the  ones  to  carry  it 
to    such    extremes    that    all    sensible    and    even    semi-sensible 
ones  will  be  so  disgusted  that  they  will  leave  the   fashion   to  the 
class  who  most  abuse  it,  and  what  more  could  be  desired? 
*  *  * 
Our  Dumb  Animals,  of   Boston,  and   the   Humane    World,   of  St. 
Paul,  are  striving  to  arouse  the  press  of  the  country  to  exert  its 
influence  with  all  horse-breeding  associations  to  effectually  stop 
the  mutilation  of  American  horses  by  docking,  by  adopting  a  rule 
that  no  prize   shall    be  given    to   a    mutilated  horse.     In  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1889,  it  became   an   offense   against  the  law  to  dock 
horses,  or   to   assist   in    the   process.     Eighty-two  of  tbe  leading 
women  of   Boston   have   signed   a   published  protest  against  the 
docking  practice;  they   have  refused   to   ride  behind    bob-tailed 
horses  or  to  countenance  men  who  mutilate   horses  or  who  drive 
them.     A  great  number  of  new  signatures  are  being  received,  and 
the  protest  grows  in  influence.  Why  not  the  women  of  California 
to  the  rescue?     Why   not  inaugurate   such    a    movement  in  San 
Francisco? 


THIS  is  given  to  us  as  an  anecdote  in  the  life  of  Sardou:  A  rich 
financier  called  upon  him  and  briefly  explained  that  the  pas- 
sion of  his  life  was  to  attend  on  the  first  night  of  the  representation 
of  a  play.  ,(  Sorry  I  cannot  oblige  you,"  said  Sardou,  anticipat- 
ing the  coming  request.  "  I  thought  not,  Monsieur  Sardou,  but  I 
have  an  idea.  I  have  a  beautiful  daughter,  eighteen  years  old. 
I  will  give  her  two  hundred  thousand  francs  if  your  son  will  ac- 
cept her  as  his  wife;  then,  being  the  father-in-law  of  the  son  of 
the  author,  I  shall  have  a  right,  as  a  member  of  the  family  of  the 
author,  to  assist  on  the  first  nights  of  his  pieces." 


TWO  or  three  Omnibuses  on  the  Oxford-street  route,  in  Lon- 
don, are  to  have  India-rubber  tire*  pat  on  their  wheels.  The 
experiment  raaal  be  locceasful  ax  regards  tbe  comfort  of  the 
riders,  end  the  owners  ol  the  omnibuses  will  doubtless  save 
more  money  by  the  minimising  of  tbe  wear  and  tear  of  their 
vehicles  than  the  re-tiring  0f  the  wheels  will  cost,  if  their  use 
should  heroine  general,  something  will  he  done  towards  lessening 
the  uproar  in  noisy  London.  The  only  doubt  is  the  possibility 
that  the  break  will  not  act  so  well. 


You  Get  More 
For  Your  Money 

in  buying  Cleveland's  bak- 
ing powder  than  any  other 
because  it  goes  farther,  lasts 
longer,  and  you  don't  have 
to  buy  so  often. 

But  its  chief  excellence  is 
its  perfect  wholesomeness. 
It  does  not  contain  ammonia, 
alum,  or  any  adulteration. 

Besides,  you  know  what 
you  are  eating  when  you 
use  Cleveland's,  for  all  the 
ingredients  are  published  on 
the  label. 

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Special  attention  given  to  .getting  up  exhibitions  for  Fourth  of  July  or 
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HAS  REMOVED  TO 

531    SUTTER    STREET. 


8 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  25,  1892. 


'We   Obey    no    Wand    but    Pleasure's." — Tom  Moore. 


fe&Jti&llfaflD 


IN  The  Lion  Tamer,  fully  as  its  salient  features  had  been  set  forth 
by  pen  and  crayon  in  the  local  dramatic  columns,  there  are 
•■no  end"  of  surprises.  The  odd  effect  of  seeing  the  circus 
wrong-end-foremost,  so*  to  speak,  gives  a  most  piquant  and 
whimsical  attractiveness.  Mr.  Wilson's  characteristic  attention 
to  every  small  material  detail,  even  down  to  the  appearance  of 
the  circus  "  properties  "  in  the  semi-disorder  inseparable  from 
constant  itineracy,  the  pictured  audience  and  the  hand-clapping 
outside,  the  people  "  going  on  for  their  act,"  smiling  and  confi- 
dent, and  coming  off  apparently  heated,  perspiring,  and  more  or 
less  elated,  according  to  the  applause  given  by  the  audience,  all 
tend  to  keep  up  the  amusing  illusion  of  being  actually  admitted 
into  the  penetralia  of  the  circus,  a  terra  incognita,  it  is  needless  to 
say,  to  a  select  and  exclusive  Baldwin  first-night  audience.  It 
seemed  impossible  that  Francis  Wilson  conld  be  funnier  than  as 
the  Merry  Monarch  of  the  last  three  weeks,  yet  that  immortal 
ruler  has  had  to  give  place  to  the  lion  tamer,  Casimir,  as  a  "  well 
of  English  undefiled  "  (the  prefix  omitted  and  its  place  taken  by 
the  very  genius  of  slang),  so  broad  and  deep  and  full  to  over- 
flowing as  to  swamp  the  memory  of  his  royal  predecessor.  The 
company,  too,  comes  out  wonderfully  improved,  perhaps  more  in- 
spired by  the  freedom  and  lawless  spirit  of  the  sawdust  and  the 
arena  than  by  the  trammels  of  courts,  even  so  Bohemian  a 
court  as  that  of  The  Merry  Monarch.  Mr.  Plunkett  displays 
much  of  the  coveted  "versatility"  in  the  way  he  takes 
the  part  of  a  dudish  and  giddy  Grand  Duke  with  a  special  weak- 
ness for  the  belles  of  ballet  and  arena.  To  sum  up,  every  mem- 
ber of  the  company  seems  to  do  his  work  with  a  conviction  that 
the  success  of  The  Lion  Tamer  depends  upon  that  alone — the  kind 
of  work,  by  the  way,  which  alone  insures  a  really  good  perform- 
ance. Lulu  Glaser,  from  a  tame  perfume  peddler  with  a  cadenza 
and  recitative  suggestive  of  public-school  exhibition  day,  blooms 
out  into  such  a  sparkling  little  equestrienne,  full  of  mischief, 
spirit  and  childish  willfulness,  all  subordinated  to  her  good  big 
loving  heart,  as  to  make  her  what  the  susceptible  Mr.  Mantilini 
would  gallantly  call  "  a  demnition  fascinating  little  sweetness." 
Laura  Moore  cannot  make  herself  entirely  pleasing  with  the  voice 
and  ability  she  has  to  do  it  on,  but  she  comes  nearer  that  mark 
as  Lucia,  or  perhaps  the  general  excellence  hoodwinks  the  judg- 
ment. Nettie  Lyford  is  a  pert  and  pretty  waiting-maid.  The  two 
local  people  pressed  into  the  service  have  proved  such  genuine 
acquisitions  as  to  arouse  a  passing  fear  that  Mr.  Wilson  may  try 
to  carry  them  away.  Alfred  Wilkie  has  amazed  his  many  friends- 
accustomed  to  see  him  only  on  the  dead-level  of  society,  or  the 
iesthetic  conventionality  of  the  concert  stage — by  the  exhibition 
of  unsuspected  low  proclivities  (or  equally  unsuspected  adapt- 
ability) which  show  him  to  have  been  born  to  the  ring-master's 
whip,  jack-boots  and  lordly  swagger,  and  to  have  hitherto  mis- 
taken his  vocation.  Let  us  hope  the  Sells  Brothers  will  keep 
away  from  the  Baldwin,  or  there  may  be  a  hard-working  ring- 
master thrown  upon  the  cold,  cold  world,  and  an  operetta  soeiety 
without  a  leader.  Warwick  Ganor  makes  a  big  and  magnificent 
Lieut,  of  dragoons,  with  the  voice  of  a  bull  of  Bashan,  trained 
for  the  operatic  stage  and  somewhat  worn  with  roaring,  The 
Lion  Tamer  can  go  back  to  New  York  with  the  proud  distinction 
of  San  Francisco's  unanimous  approval.  This  will  not  only 
please  Mr.  Wilson,  but  will  make  the  New  York  critic's  mind 
easy.  The  Lion  Tamer  has  another  week  at  the  Baldwin,  and 
the  house  will  contain  not  a  single  model  for  "  The  Vacant  Chair." 

•  #  * 

Gloriana,  which  will  follow  Francis  Wilson  at  the  Baldwin,  was 
secured  by  Chas.  Frohman  in  London,  after  it  had  enjoyed  in 
that  city  a  run  of  four  hundred  nights.  Its  London  success  had 
a  New  York  repetition.  Mr.  Frohman's  company  is  made  up 
chiefly  of  people  well  known  here,«and  ranking  high  among  local 
favorites. 

•  •  * 

Donnelly  and  Girard  are  the  most  active  of  funny  men.  Their 
sins  are  never  of  omission,  while  their  virtues  as  fun-makers  are 
decidedly  positive.  When  they  are  on  the  stage  things  keep 
moving.  There  is  a  great  deal  more  in  this  than  one  might  think. 
Farce-comedy  does  not  bear  sustained  attention,  and  its  secret  of 
success  consists  in  not  giving  the  auditor  time  to  think.  He  can 
laugh  without  thinking,  and  Donnelly,  Girard  &  Co.  keep  him  at 
it.  Amy  Ames  is  a  whole  farce-comedy  in  herself — with  all  its 
pronounced  points  at  their  best  or  worst,  as  the  taste  of  the  judge 
may  declare.  Her  style  suggests  slightly  that  of  incomparable 
Annie  Yeamans,  of  Harrigan's  company,  and  like  that  feminine 
original,  her  good-bumor  and  abandonment  to  her  part  are  infec- 
tious and  carry  the  audience  with  her.  Kitty  Kursale  is  a  nim- 
ble and  vivacious  Jimpsey,  and  dances  as  if  she  likes  it.  Her 
audience  does,  anyway.  Natural  Gas  has  one  more  week  at  the 
California,  after  which  comes  Hoss  and  Hoss,  Reed  and  Collier's 
play,  which  they  took  up  after  leaving  here,  and  have  filled  with 
catchy  songs,  "  eccentricities,"  pretty  girls,  "  and  plenty  more," 
so  they  say,  including  a  Bowery  ball  and  the  Kangaroo  Dance. 


Arthur  Moulton  will  appear  at  the  California  for  the  last  time 
with  Reed  and  Collier's  company,  before  starting  out  for  himself 
in  a  new  play  just  written  for  him. 

*  *  # 

A.  Y.  Pearsons'  drama,  The  Police  Patrol,  founded  on  the  famous 
Snell  murder  in  Chicago,  has  done  a  good  week's  business  at  the 
Busb.  The  play  has  an  added  interest,  as  suggesting  a  possible 
solution  of  a  crime  which  involved  many  elements  of  mystery. 
The  company  is  fairly  able  all  around,  with  several  people  consid- 
erably above  the  average.  A  very  small  soubrette,  Blanche 
Boyer,  does  a  dance,  which  includes  some  »  fetching"  steps,  and 
a  notable  feature  of  wh'ch  is,  that  it  is  executed,  as  authorities 
tell  us  walking  should  be  done,  entirely  below  the  hips.  Eddie 
Giguere  sings  well,  and  in  an  unusually  varied  range  of  key,  a 
peculiar  line  of  songs.  Another  clever  performer  is  Harry  F. 
Adams,  as  the  old  negro  retainer.  Etelka  Wardell,  who  plays 
the  part  of  an  adventuress,  so  strongly  resembles,  in  looks,  move- 
ment and  action,  the  erratic  Jeffreys-Lewis,  as  to  suggest  an  imi- 
tation, But  even  so,  a  mere  supposition,  after  all,  the  perfection 
of  the  copy  is  an  achievement  in  Itself.  Miss  Warden's  Lillian 
Barker  is  a  finished,  artistic  performance,  which,  differently 
placed,  would  certainly  excite  more  than  passing  notice.  Most 
of  the  company  deserve  the  rare  commendation  of  being  remark- 
ably natural.  The  beautiful  white  horses,  Jim  and  Frank,  and 
their  driver,  W.  H.  Labb,  should  not  be  forgotten,  as  they  add 
much  to  the  interest  of  the  play. 

*  *  it 

Next  week  the  Bush-street  will  return  to  farce-comedy  in  Mc- 
Carthy's Mishaps,  with  Barney  Ferguson,  formerly  with  Emer- 
son's minstrels  as  one  of  the  Ferguson  and  Mack  team,  as  Dennis 
McCarthy. 

*  •  » 

The  Grand  Opera  House  seems  doomed  to  extremes — a  grand 
success  or  a  flat  failure,  crowded  houses  or  empty  benches.  That 
Dr.  Carver's  Wild  American  show  has  achieved  the  former  of 
both  alternatives  is  owing  less  to  the  public  whim  than  to  desert. 
The  Scout  has  much  of  the  genuine  dramatic  in  plot  and  an  outfit 
of  incidental  interest  unequaled  by  any  recent  production.  Those 
who  desire  only  amusement,  and  the  smaller  class  which  likes  to 
find  instruction  in  its  recreation,  can  alike  have  their  wish  in 
Dr.  Carver's  drama  of  frontier  life.  The  galloping  of  horses  across 
the  large  stage  gives  an  exciting  flavor  of  realism  to  the  scenes  of 
wild  western  life,  and  the  blood-curdling  war-dance,  the  rapid 
construction  and  taking  down  of  the  Indian  wigwams,  and  the 
stealthy  and  treacherous  modes  of  savage  warfare,  are  rendered 
immeasurably  more  interesting  by  the  fact  that  the  actors  in  them 
are  real  live  Sioux  warriors,  who  know  their  business  practically. 
Dr.  Carver's  marvelous  rifle  shooting  is  beyond  comment  at  this 
day,  as  no  one  but  Lieutenant  Derby  (and  he  is  dead)  could  prob- 
ably challenge  him  as  a  shooter — even  on  paper — with  any  hope 
of  success.  As  an  actor  Dr.  Carver's  manner,  while  by  no  means 
lacking  force,  is  singularly  quiet  and  free  from  the  bluster 
and  bravado  of  the  ordinary  stage  hero  of  the  frontier.  Whoso 
misseth  ■'  Wild  America"  the  same  will  regret  his  miss;  and,  from 
present  appearances,  the  show  will  leave  little  of  that  kind  of 
regret  when  it  leaves  San  Francisco. 

*  *  * 

The  favorite  Bohemian  Girl  will  be  next  week's  attraction  at 
the  I'ivoli,  with  Ed.  Knigbt  and  Ferris  Hartman  alternating  as 
Devilshoof,  Geo.  Olmi  as  Count  Arnheim,  Arthur  Messmer  as 
Thaddeus,  and  Belle  Thome  as  Arline.  A  special  feature  will  be 
the  introduction,  in  the  second  act,  of  Julia  Kingsley,  of  the  Little 
Puck  company,  in  the  serpentine  dance. 

*  •  * 

The  date  of  opening  for  Stockwell's  Theatre  has  been  changed 
back  to  Thursday,  July  7th,  the  original  time  set.  The  auction 
sale  of  seats  will  take  place,  at  the  Grand  Opera  House,  Thurs- 
day, June  30th,  at  11:30  a.  m.  The  end  of  this  month  will  see 
this  new  and  handsome  playhouse  in  complete  readiness  for  oc- 
cupation. Augustin  Daly's  company  will  come  by  special  train 
direct  from  Chicago,  where  it  is  now  playing,  at  Hooley 's  Theatre. 
The  original  company  comes  here  intact,  including  Ada  Rehan 
and  John  Drew.  The  present  will  be,  as  already  mentioned,  the 
last  engagement  played  by  Mr.  Drew  before  starting  out  for  him- 
self in  a  new  play.  The  opening  production  is  to  be  As  You  Like 
It. — Miss  Rehan's  spirited  and  original  Rosalind  yet  lingers,  a 
charming  picture,  in  the  San  Franciscan's  memory,  and  it  has 
doubtless  been  toned  and  retouched  by  practice  into  something 
very  near  to  "  the  ideal  Rosalind." 

*  *  » 

Joseph  J.  Levy,  the  newly-appointed  treasurer  of  Stockwell's 
Theatre,  reached  this  city  last  Monday.  Mr.  Levy  has  a  some- 
what marked  theatrical  record,  having  been  eleven  years  with 
Booth  and  Barrett,  from  the  time  of  their  opening  at  the  Cali- 
fornia Theatre,  in  this  city,  to  their  final  season  at  the  Broadway 
Theatre,  N.  Y.  With  Mr.  Ellinghouse  as  business  manager,  and 
Mr.  Levy  as  treasurer,  the  new  theatre  will  have  two  courteous 
and  efficient  officers,  no  small  element  in  a  theatrical  success. 

*  *  • 

Haverly's  Minstrels  are  now  about  the  only  company  which 
adheres  measurably  to  the  old  line  of  colored    minstrelsy.     Billy 


June  26,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Rice.  E.  M.  Hall.  Cb as.  Sully  and  I. en  Pel  more  are  anions  tbe  funny 
darkies,  and  there  are  several  good  singers,  including  BUwood, 
(be  male  soprano.  There  seems  (o  be  always  in  the  public  mind 
a  sneaking  fondness  for  negro  minstrelsy,  and  Haverly's  will 
meet  a  kindly  welcome  on  their  opening  at  the  Bush,  July  4th. 
•  •  • 

"  Oh,  my!  "  cried  a  sweet  young  gusher,  as  tbe  water  splashed 
high  around  Dr.  Carver's  fallen  horse;  «  what  a  lot  of  water— a 
perfect  Niagara." 

■■  Yes,"  eaid  her  escort.  ••  it's  tbe  Horseshoe  Fall." 

•  •  * 

The  new  romantic  play,  The  Ifrir  of  f.trnmmont,  in  which  young 
Salvini  will  appear  next  season,    Is    from  tbe  pen  of  a  newspaper 

man.  Mr.  Paul  Kester. The   German  Theatre  season  will  open 

August  14th  with  Herr  Hitzigrapb  as  manager  and  leading  man. 
-^— The  unfortunate  musician,  \V.  S.  Mullaly,  studied  harmony 
in  this  city  with  Edgar  S.  Kelley,  who  thought  very  highly  of  his 

musical  ability. Wra.   Yoegtlin.  the  well-known   scenic  artist, 

died  recently  in  Boston.  —  Among  the  specialties  in  McCarthy' s  Mis- 
haps is  the  dancing  of  Miss  Marguerite  Dora  Ferguson  as  a  French 
danstuse. Ben  Cotton  received  a  hearty  welcome  on  his  appear- 
ance at  the  Grand  Opera  House  as  an  old  darky,  and  the  welcome 

is  repeated  nightly. L.  R.  Stockwell  will  direct  Jeffreys-Lewis' 

twelve  weeks'  tour  of  the  coast,  after  which  Mr.  A.  C.  Alston  will 

assume  management,  playingin  all  theprincipal  cities. Tuxedo, 

George  Thatcher's  minstrel-farce-comedy  combination  is  a  coming 

attraction  at  tbe  California It  is  stated  that  Lewis  Morrison  is 

building  a  magnificent  mansion  on  his  Peekskill  property,  to 
which,  the  fitful  fever  of  dramatic  life  over,  he  will  retire  to  "  rest  in 
the  bosom  of    his   family."     A    prying    public  will  ask,  "Which 

family?" The  departure,  one  day  last  week,  for  Europe,  of  the 

popular  young  singer,  C.  D.  O'Sullivan,  was  made  the  occasion 
of  a  farewell  ovation  by  his  Bohemian  friends.  Mr.  O'Sullivan 
will   give    his  voice  tbe  advantage  of   two  years'  training  under 

the  best  European  instructors. Harry  Widnier  comes  out  with 

the  Daly  Company  as  musical  director. During  his  late  so- 
journ in  Europe  Manager  Hitzigrath  has  secured  a  long  list  of 
plays  and  players  for  the  German  theatre  season. San  Fran- 
ciscans feel  a  sincere  regret  at  the  serious  illness  of  Frank  Mor- 
daunt,  which  compels  his  temporary  retirement  from  tbe  stage. 
^—Maurice  Barrymore  is  in  Mrs.  Bernard  Beere's  company.  The 
lady  is  reported  not  to  have  made  a  great  financial  success  in 
Australia. The  Lost  Paradise  company,  including  a  large  num- 
ber of  old  San  Franciscans,  is  now  on  its  way  to  the  Baldwin,  of 
this  city. 

LOVE'S    HORIZON.— Maurice  Thompson,  in  the  Century. 

The  sky  is  like  a  woman's  love, 

The  ocean  like  a  man's; 
Oh,  neither  knows,  below,  above, 

The  measure  that  it  spans! 
The  ocean  tumbles  wild  and  free, 

And  rages  round  the  world; 
On  reef  and  wreck  eternally 

Its  ruthless  waves  are  hurled. 
The  sky  has  many  a  gloomy  cloud 

And  many  a  rainy  dash; 
Sometimes  the  storms  are  long  and  loud, 

With  wind  and  lightning-flash. 
But  ever  somewhere,  fair' and  sweet, 

Low  stoops  the  adoring  blue, 
Where  ocean  heavenward  leaps  to  greet 

The  sky  so  soft  and  true. 
They  meet  and  blend  ail  round  the  rim ; 

Oh,  who  can  half  divine 
What  cups  of  fervid  rapture  brim 

On  the  horizon  line  ? 
The  aky  is  like  a  woman's  love, 

The  ocean  like  a  man's; 
And  neither  dreams,  below,  above, 

The  measure  that  it  spans. 


MR.  LAYARD'S  life  of  Charles  Keene  is  full  of  good  stories. 
Here  is  one:  "  Said  a  High  Church  and  athletic  curate  to 
Low  Church  ditto:  •  Wonderful  things  Grace  does! '  ■  Ah,'  said 
the  latter,  surprised  at  the  serious  observation  from  his  volatile 
friend,  'Terue,  my  friend,  terue.'  First  Curate:  'Only  fancy,  y' 
know,  ninety-two  and  not  out ! '  "  And  again  :  »  Got  a  story  to- 
day of  a  British  farmer  on  board  a  steamer,  suffering  a  good  deal 
from  the  rolling,  saying  to  a  friend,  *  This  capt'n  don't  under- 
stand his  business.  Dang  it,  why  don't  he  keep  in  the  fur- 
rows? '  " 

"  The  Mumm"  is  the  name  of  that  popular  bar  at  109  O'Farrell 
St.,  which  enjoys  the  reputation  of  being  one  of  the  very  best  in  town. 
It  is  stocked  with  the  best  wines,  liquors  and  cigars  known  to  the 
trade,  and  as  it  is  centrally  located,  and  very  comfortably  fitted,  it  al- 
ways does  a  rushing  ousiness. 

For  'Throat  'Disease*,  Coughs,  Colds,  etc.,  effectual  relief  is  found  in 
the  use  of  "  Brown's  Bronchial  Troches."    Price  25  cts.    Sold  only  in  boxes. 


BALDWIN  THEATRE. 

Ai.  Batman  *  Co       ...Proprietor*.  I  imn  Bouvm Mnnouor. 

l£XE,£X!2?8f.  a,,\  f'""'">*  "'<Tf'l>.     Kir,l   p matinee  Saturday. 

Uditw. bring the otalldreo.  Asrichfj  gorgeouau  •tropical  .unset,  ure- 
freshing  as  a  breen  from  the  Sea.  iKivis  Mil  s<>\  and  companj  In 
their  gorgeous  production  ol  '     ' 

THE  LION  TAMER. 

-     .    „       „    „  .  A  Story  ol  the  Circus. 

Scats  Now  Ou  Sale. 

Prices— Matluee  and  evening  25c,  60c,  7.r>c,  II,  |1  50. 


NEW  CALIFORNIA  THEATRE. 

AlHaymah&Co Proprietors.  |J.  J.  Gotti.011    Manager. 

Last  Week.    The  comedians,   DONNELLY  .1  UIRAKIt,    accompanied 
by  MISS  AMY  AMES,  in  the  uew 

NATURAL   GAS, 

Monday,  July  4th,  REED  and  COLLIER  in  "  lloss Hogs." 


THE  BUSH  STREET  THEATRE. 

M.  B.  Leavitt Proprietor.  |  Chas.  P.  Hall. 


.Manager. 


«..S2?.~e-elc  on,yl      Commencing   Monday,  June  27th,   BARNEY  FER- 
HUMNN  in 

MCCARTHY'S     MISHAPS  I 

FUN,  LAUGHTER  AND  SONG. 

Next  Week,  July  4th,  Haverly's  .Minstrels. 


TIVOLI  OPERA  HOUSE. 

Keeling  Bbos Proprietors  and  Managers. 

One  week  only.    To-night,  revival  of  the  favorite  Leeocq's 

LA  FI.LE  DE   MADAME  ANGOT. 
Monday,  June  27th,  BOHEMIAN  GIRL. 

Popular  Prices 25c.  and  50c. 

GRAND  OPERA  HOUSE. — Every  Night. 

Fred  C.  Wh.tney Lessee  and  Manaeer. 

Every  evening,  Matinee  Saturday!  Continued  success  of  I>R.  i'AKVEK 
and  the  WILD  AMERICA  COMPANY,  in  the  realistic  Western  Idyl, 

THE     SCOUT. 

A  play  founded  on  romantic  incidents  in  the  remarkable  career  of 
Dr.  Carver.  A  play  replete  with  realism.  A  play  picturing  the  home  life 
of  the  frontiersman.  A  play  full  of  human  interest.  A  play  of  love  and 
tender  seutiment.  A  play  instructive  aud  wholesome.  A  play  oi  real 
heroes  and  Western  types. 

POPULAR    PRICES. 

Moquette  Carpets 

At 

Reduced  Prices. 

Until  July  1st  we  offer  a  large  variety 
o}  desirable  patterns  at  20  PER  CENT 
LESS  THAN  USUAL  PRICES. 
We  must  close  out  these  patterns  be- 
fore our  stock-taking  on  July  1st,  be- 
cause our  mills  have  stopped,  making' 
them,  and  dropped  patterns  must  go 
to  make  room  for  new  Fall  styles. 

W.  &  J.  SLOANE  &  CO., 

641-647  Market  Street. 

CARPETS,  FURNITURE,  UPHOLSTERY, 
WINDOW  SHADES. 

r%M  ARIAC  Knabe,    Haines, 
u     I  r\  IM  WW  Busl1  <&  Gerts,  «*  others. 

Cash  or  installments.  Rented 
and  Repaired.     Please  call  or  send  for  circulars. 

:r  BANCROFT 


10 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  25,  1892. 


THE  scarcity  of  beaux  at  alt  our  fashionable  resorts  is  getting 
to  be  more  and  more  felt.  Now  that  •<  Beauty  Carolan  " — as 
handsome  Frank  was  dubbed  by  the  girls — has  joined  the  Bene- 
dicts' ranks;  Dan.  Murphy  and  Geo.  Pope  ditto;  there  is  a  pretty 
big  gap  in  the  line  of  available  partis. 
w  #  # 
Young  Walter  Dean  is  said  to  be  having  it  all  bis  own  way 
down  at  Del  Monte.  None  of  his  erstwhile  rivals,  apparently, 
are  »  in  it,"  to  use  the  slang  of  the  day,  and  if  the  course  of  true 
love  runs  smoothly  to  the  end  of  the  season,  it  looks  now  aa 
though  one  of  our  favorite  flowers  will  be  transplanted  to  Gotham's 
winter  festivities  in  the  role  of  a  young  wife. 

There  are  one  or  two  relics  of  the  past  in  belles  of  former  days 
to  be  seen  at  Del  Monle  this  year.  Perhaps  that  is  why  the  boys 
are  not  so  abundant. 

People  are  marvelling  if  the  rector  of  St.  Mary's  the  Virgin  has 
really  intr 'duced  a  companion  pamphlet  to  his  <*  Forty  Reasons 
Why,"  entitled  "  One  Reason  Why  Not." 

*  #  * 

Rumor  has  it  that  the  versatile  Mrs.  Atherton  is  writing  a  novel 
on  social  life  in  San  Francisco.  What  a  state  of  nervous  terror 
our  "Four  Hundred"  must  be  in,  not  knowing  who  has  been 
taken  as  the  basis  for  her  story.  Gossip  avers  that  a  wicked  old 
capitalist,  a  giddy  belle  and  a  frisky  matron  are  prominent  char- 
acters in  the  forthcoming  book. 

8ince  the  rumor  has  got  out  that  Mrs.  Florence  Deacon  had 
accompanied  her  brother,  Charley  Baldwin,  on  hts  recent  return 
from  Europe,  to  his  ranch  near  Mountain  View,  in  Santa  Clara 
county,  there  has  been  an  astonishing  increase  of  travel  in  that 
vicinity,  of  young  men  and  old,  who  stop  over  en  route  to  Mon- 
terey, "just  for  a  look  at  the  country,  yer  know."  The  owners 
of  the  tracts  of  land  for  sale  in  the  neighborhood  will  rind  the 
chance  of  a  sight  of  the  somewhat  celebrated  lady  a  more  power- 
ful magnet  than  excursion  trains  and  luncheons  on  the  grounds. 
»  #  * 

Mr.  Oxnard's  friends,  who  have  been  his  constant  care  of  late, 
have  made  a  great  impression  on  the  Ross  Valleyites.  The  girls 
declare  them  to  be  quite  charming. 

*  *  * 

Can  it  be  pretty  Addie  Mills  to  whom  Ed.  Donahoe  is  aspiring  ? 
•  *  • 

Among  the  different  forms  of  social  entertainment  which  fills 
the  anxious  matrons'  heads,  why  is  it  that  no  one  has  formulated 
the  good  old-fashioned  picnic?  Surely.no  style  of  gathering  is 
more  productive  of  fun  and  sociability,  and  our  city  can  boast  of 
numberless  points  that  could  be  utilized  for  the  purpose. 
*  »  * 

Society  is  wondering  if  the  young  Austrian  Count  is  going  to 
settle  at  Bakersfield,  and  to  settle  at  what  ? 

*  *  # 

The  many  friends  of  sweet  Miss  Claire  Ralston  are  lamenting 
the  fact  of  her  possible  removal  to  au  Eastern  home,  since  her 
engagement  to  an  Eastern  man  has  been  announced. 

*  *  * 

If  Dame  Rumor  may  be  relied  upon,  society  will  soon  be  called 
upon  to  offer  congratulations  to  the  Tevis  family.  Handsome 
Dr.  Harry,  they  say, is  captured  at  last! 

*  *  it 

Archibald  Clavering  Gunter,  on  the  occasion  of  his  recent  visit 
to  his  old  haunts  in  San  Francisco,  gave  abundant  evidence  of 
having  laid  fast  hold  of  the  prerogative  of  genius  to  be  peculiar. 
He  first  registered  at  the  California,  but  when  he  found  he  would 
have  to  go  higher  than  the  first  floor,  he  faced  about  and  went  to 
the  Palace.  "  Colonel  "  Stanton  intimated  that  people  were  wont 
to  pay  extra  for  the  privilege  of  roosting  high  in  that  establish- 
ment, but  the  author  of  »  Mr.  Barnes  of  New  York  "  declared 
that  he  could  not  sleep  higher  than  the  first  floor.  Finally,  the 
distinguished  book  and  play  maker  found  what  he  wanted  at  the 
Lick,  and  there  he  luxuriated  himself,  one  flight  up,  until  he 
flitted  southward. 

*  »  » 

Will  Barnes,  the  popular  young  District  Attorney,  and  his 
friend  and  assistant,  "  Handsome"  Hinkle,  will  no  doubt  be  fre- 
quent visitors  at  Santa  Cruz  this  season.  The  Delmas  family 
have  already  arrived  there. 

*  »  * 

Dr.  O.  O.  Burgess  has  been  repeating  his  piscatorial  prowess  at 
Santa  Cruz,  and  delighting  his  friends  at  the  hotel  with  a  plenti- 
ful supply  of  delicious  fish.     Mrs.    Burgess    and    her    sister,  Mrs. 


Spalding,  are  among  the  most  admired  of   the  ladies  on  the  beach 
during  the  afternoon  passear. 

«  *  » 

Everything  comes  to  him  who  knows  how  to  wait.  The  greatly- 
desired,  long-looked-for  and  muchly  angled  for  invitation  has 
been  at  last  given  and  accepted,  and  the  Oelrichs  cottage  at  New- 
port wi  1  be  graced  by  the  presence  of  Miss  Jenny  Blair,  who  now 
declares  her  happiness  is  at  length  complete. 

*  #  » 

The  girls  in  the  swim,  at  least  the  portion  known  as  the  Cath- 
olic contingent,  are  rejoicing  over  the  advent  of  a  new  beau.  The 
young  gentleman  in  question  is  a  nephew  of  banker  Joseph  Don- 
ahoe, who  has  recently  come  out  to  the  coast  from  the  East,  and 
taken  a  position  with  Murphy,  Grant  &  Co.,  the  house  where 
Mr.  McLaren  used  to  be. 

*  *    K 

Ondit  that  Mrs.  Sharon  will  bring  out  some  stunning  toilettes 
wherewith  to  astonish  the  folks  at  Del  Monte,  among  them  a 
tennis  costume,  which  Fred  selected  himself,  and  which  is  said 
to  be  particularly  »■  fetching."  People  are  also  saying  it  is  Mrs. 
Sharon's  desire  to  take  her  daughter  by  her  first  husband,  Flor- 
ence Breckenridge,  East  with  her  when  she  returns  there;  but 
any  one  who  knows  the  present  husband,  Fred,  will  scarcely 
give  credence  to  this. 

*  *  * 

Mrs.  Will  Crocker's  friends  are  all  hoping  to  be  included  in  the 
list  of  those  whom  she  purposes  inviting  to  her  country  home 
this  summer.  The  bouse  she  rented  (which  is  Mrs.  Barroilhet's 
cottage),  has  been  greatly  improved  and  added  to  by  theCrockers 
for  their  occupancy.  Several  rooms  have  been  built  and  the  place 
otherwise  improved. 

*  *  *■ 

On  dit,  young  Harry  Wadsworth,  of  Oakland,  is  to  give  an  ex- 
hibition of  bone-playing  for  a  charitable  benefit,  ere  long.  Will 
he  wear  burnt  cork?  is  the  query. 

Shainwald,  Buckbee  &  Co.,  Real  Estate  Agents,  make  a  specialty 
of  taking  full  charge  of  property  for  absentee  owners.  Houses  rented, 
rents  collected,  real  estate  bought  and  sold  on  commission.  Office, 
407-409  Montgomery  street. 

Mothers  be  Sure  and  Use  "Mrs.  Winslow's  Soothing  Syrup"  for  you* 
children  while  Teething.    Price,  2fi  cents  a  bottle. 


BRUNSWICK-BALKE- 

COLLENDER  CO. 


THE  MONARCH 

Manufacturers  of  Billiard  and  Pool  Tables. 

Cealers  in  Billiard  Merchandise  Generally. 

Makers  of  Bank  and  Office  Fixtures. 

Also,  Saloon  Fixtures,  Counters,  Coolers,  Mirrors,  etc.,  constantly  on 
hand  or  made  to  order.    Ten  Pin  Alleys,  Ten  Pins,  Ten  Pin  Balls,  etc. 

653-655  MARKET  STREET,  S.  F. 


LOUIS  COOKS. 


WILLIAM  COOKS. 


MAX  COOKS. 


COOKS     BROS., 

IJSTTBEIOE         DECOBATOBS. 

Dealers  in  Stained  Glass,  Wall  Paper,  Lincrusta  Walton,  Paper 

Mache,  Parquet  Flooring,  Moorish  Fret  Work, 

Frescoing,  Wall    Mouldings, 

943  and  945  Market  St.,  between  5th  and  6th,  San  Francisco 


June  25,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


11 


TO    GIL    BLAS 

O,  earnest  critic  of  thyself. 

Who  neek  to  steal  no  glory, 
I  call  you  once  more  froin  your  shelf 

And  read  again  your  story. 

Yon  take  me  back  to  sunny  Spain 
Through  scented  paths  and  olden, 

And  courtiers  strut  in  life  again 
Like  puppets,  silken,  golden. 

The  gentle  Helen  smiles  once  more 
And  waves  her  kerchief  at  us, 

And  casts  as  in  the  days  of  yore 

Her  heart  out  through  the  lattice. 

And  Raphael;  don  of  brigands  bold 

Laughs  like  a  very  mocker 
The  while  he  tries  to  get  the  gold 

Secreted  in  my  locker. 

And  fair  coquettes  with  laughing  eyes, 
With  loving  thoughts  inflame  us, 

And  if  we  go  where  pleasure  lies — 
Why,  who  is  there  to  blame  us  ? 

Fat  abbes  pass  with  stately  tread 

In  solemn  lines    before  us, 
And  show  how  man,  when  rightly  fed, 

Is    naturally  decorous. 

Duennas,  maids  of  high  degree, 

Godfathers,  padres,  lovers, 
To  stop  and  have  a  chat  with  me 

Step  outward  from    your  covers. 

And  wine  goes  round,  and  quip,  and  jest, 
And  song  and  tale  are  bandied — 

There's  compliment  for  every  guest 
With  flattery  sweetly  candied. 

And  all  this  brilliant  host  you  bring 

Back  from  forgotten  ages; 
I  sit  and  feast  here  with  your  king 

{Who  sports  among  your  pages). 

And  in  your  love  affairs  I  laugh, 
And  in  your  conquests  revel, 

And  deem  if  truth  is  in  the  half 
You  were  a  very  devil. 

And  so,  old  friend,  take  thoa  my  hand 
Ere  you  shall  from  me  vanish 

And  lead  me  back  to  that  quaint  land 
Where  dwelt  the  old-time  Spanish. 

And  let  us  drink  a  merry  toast 
To  those  dear  joyous  fancies, 

And  those  who'll  not  the  drinking  boast, 
We'll  dub  extreme  Miss  Nancies. 

So  here's  to  you,  dear  Sautillane, 

And  to  the  Duke  of  Lerma 
And  other  chaps  whom  we  would  fain 

See  back  on  terra  firm  a. 

We  have  a  warm  place  for  you  yet, 
And  all  whom  you  may  harbor; 

We'll  drink  to  all — from  fair  coquette 
Down  to  Nunnez,  the  barber. 


SPECIAL 
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Edge  Moire  Ribbons  in  all  widths 
in  all  shades,   at  a  bona-fide   re- 
duction    of     BO     per    cent,    from 
our  usual  prices. 
Samples  sent  free  to  any  address. 


Son  Francisco,  June  25,  1892. 


Caul  Smith. 


WAITING    FOR    THE    BUGLE.— Atlantic  Monthly. 


We  wait  for  the  bugle.     The  night  dews  are   cold: 

The  limbs  of  the  soldiers  feel  jaded  and  old; 

The  field  of  our  bivouac  is  windy  and  bare; 

There  is  lead  in  our  joints,  there  is  frost  in  our  hair; 

The  future  is  veiled  and  its  fortune  unknown, 

As  we  lie  with  hushed  breath  till  the  bugle  is  blown. 

At  the  sound  of  the  bugle  each  comrade  shall  spring 
Like  an  arrow  released  from  the  strain  of  the  string; 
The  courage,  the  impulse  of  youth  shall  come  back 
To  banish  the  chill  of  the  drear  bivouac, 
And  sorrows,  and  losses,  and  cares  fade  away, 
When  that  life-giving  signal  proclaims  a  new  day. 

Though  the  bivouac  of  age  may  put  ice  in  our  veins, 
And  no  fibre  of  steel  in  our  sinew  remains; 
Though  the  comrades  of  yesterday's  march  are  not  here, 
And  the  sunlight  seems  pale  and  the  branches  are  sere; 
Though  the  sound  of  our  cheering  dies  down  to  a  moan, 
We  shall  find  our  lost  youth  when  the  bugle  is  blown. 


Ill  to  121  Post  Street. 


OO    TO 

Gk  W.   CLABE   <Sc   CO., 
653   Market  Street, 

FOB 

WALL.      PAPER, 

WINDOW      SHADES, 

And    CORNICE     POLES. 


GOLD  SEAL  Eubber  HOSE, 

THE  BEST  MADE. 

Goodyear  Rubber  Company, 


R.  H.  PEASE,    j  A„pnts 
S.  M.  RUSYON,!  ASeIUS- 


57  7  A  579  Market  Street. 


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Has  one  specialty  and  pride  and  that  is  the  Table.  It  is  supplied 
from  the  bestthe  market  affords  in  San  Francisco.  Our  Butter, 
Eggs,  Cream  and  Vegetables  come  from  the  Marin  County  dairies 
and  farms  in  the  vicinity.  Ten  trains  daily,  making  it  very  con- 
convenient  for  gentlemen  to  be  able  to  pass  the  evening  with 
their  families  or  friends,  and  derive  the  benefits  of  country  air 
and  still  be  able  to  attend  to  business  daily  in  the  city.  "Com- 
mutes," $5  per  month ;  ladies  and  children,  $3. 

Telephone  38.    Telegraph,  or  write,  or,  better  still,  call  and 
see  us-any  day,  and  satisfy  yourself  beyond  question.  Take  Sau- 
salito  Ferry  and  cars  to  Larkspur.    Round  trip,  50  cents. 
Respectfully, 

HEPBURN  &  TERRY. 


12 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  25,  1892. 


TENNIS    AND    BASEBALL. 


DUKING  the  week  I  vi-ited  San  Rafael,  where,  in  a  few  days, 
llie  opening  uf  the  Pacific  Stales  tournament  will  be  held.  I 
found  the  courts,  the  scene  of  many  a  struggle  in  the  past,  in  ex- 
cellent condition.  The  courts  are  fully  as  good,  if  not  better, 
than  any  other  in  the  State,  and  with  the  spacious  galleries,  cer- 
tainly ought  to  gratify  the  most  fastidious.  I  understand  there 
will  be  between  thirty  and  forty  entries.  Oakland  has  promised 
from  ten  to  fifteen ;  there  is  one  from  Reno,  and  the  remainder  will 
come  from  the  different  clubs  in  the  city.  It  is  certainly  a  very  diffi- 
cult thing  to  say  exactly  who  will  be  the  fortunate  one,  to  have 
the  honor  of  competing  with  Mr.  Taylor  for  the  championship. 
In  my  mind  everything  depends  on  the  draw.  Having  seen 
them  all  play  lately,  I  certainly  think  that  Hubbard,  O.  Hoffman, 
Bates  and  Sam  Neel  will  come  into  the  semi  finals,  provided  they 
do  not  meet  earlier  in  the  match.  I  have  heard  of  late  very  en- 
couraging reports  of  Sam  Neel's  play,  and  would  not  be  surprised 
to  see  him  come  very  close  to  the  top.  Hubbard  and  Hoffman 
have  lately  been  playing  very  brilliant  games  in  practice,  and  it 
only  remains  to  be  seen  what  they  will  do  in  a  match.  Of  the 
present  holder  of  the  title  and  cup,  there  is  little  to  say  that  peo- 
ple do  not  already  know.  He  has  been  before  the  public  for  some 
time,  and  tennis  lovers  can  easily  appreciate  the  remark  that  he 
is,  without  doubt,  the  finest  all-round  player  in  California,  and 
wish,  with  me,  that  he  will  this  year  retain  his  proud  title  of 
champion.  Alec.  B.  Wilber force. 


'"phe  matches  played  at  the  Olympic  Courts  last  Sunday 
TENNIS.  J^  were  but  poorly  patronized.  In  the  first  class,  H.  N. 
Stetson  defeated  J  A.  Code  by  two  setts  to  love,  7-5,8-6.  In  the  sec- 
ond class,  Carrigan  beat  Allison  by  two  setts  to  one,  6-3,  6-8,  6-4* 
Final  of  first  and  second  class,  Stetson  beat  Carrigan,  6-1,  6-3. 
The  finals  of  the  third  class,  between  Levy  and  Larkin,  were  won 
by  the  former  by  two  setts  to  love,  6-3,  6-2.  In  the  fourth  class, 
Fernald  defeated  Durbrow,  7-5,  6-1.  Fernald  defeated  Levy  by 
default,  and  in  turn,  receiving  30,  was  defeated  by  Stetson,  6-2, 
6-4,  who  thereby  won  the  whole  tournament.  Stetson  played  a 
very  good  game  throughout,  and  is  looked  upon  by  many  as  one 
who  will  make  some  of  the  first  class  men  in  the  championship, 
work  hard  to  beat  him. 

Last  Saturday  the  courts  of  the  California  club  were  well  patron- 
ized, and  several  very  interesting  games  were  in  progress.  An 
exciting  double  was  played  between  W.  H.  Taylor,  Jr.,  and  Joe 
Tobin,  against  U.  P.  Hubbard  and  Professor  Daily.  Hubbard  and 
Daily  came  out  winners  by  two  setts  to  one,  4-6,  6-3,  7-5. 

On  Sunday  most  of  the  players  were  at  San  Rafael,  practicing, 
and  getting  into  the  ways  of  the  courts.  Mr.  Taylor  has  moved 
to  the  hotel,  and  is  in  constant  practice.  The  champion  surprised 
his  friends  the  other  evening  at  pool,  showing  that  he  is  not  a 
champion  in  tennis  only. 

E.  N.  Bee  will  not  be  seen  this  year  in  the  tournament,  but  his 
rooms  are  booked  at  the  hotel,  and  bis  genial  face  will  probably 
be  seen  at  the  courts. 

0.  S.  Campbell  was  defeated  the  other  day  at  Liverpool.  Ex- 
perts say  he  was  playing  a  great  game,  but  we  can  scarcely  credit 
this,  as  he  sprained  his  ankle  only  a  short  time  ago. 

We  are  pleased  at  the  outcome  of  the  Irish  championship.  It 
always  seemed  hard  for  Renshaw  to  be  in  the  position  that  sev- 
eral younger  players  put  him,  when  he  actually  was  the  finer 
player,  and  really.,  in  our  opinion,  the  prettiest  player  in  the 
world.  His  success  this  year  was  well-merited,  and  all  his  friends 
are  overjoyed  to  find  him  again  in  the  position  be  once  held.  We 
sincerely  hope  we  will  be  able  to  publish  his  name  as  winner  of 
the  All-England  championship,  which  commences  on  the  27th 
inst.  Last  week  we  gave  the  first  and  second  rounds  of  the  Irish 
championship,  and  below  we  give  the  full  score:  Third  Round — 
W.  Baddeley  beat  Bacon,  6-3,6-3*6-1;  Stoker  beat  Whiteside, 
6-2,  5-7,  8-6,  6-3;  Pirn  beat  Porter,  6-3,  7-5,  9-7;  Renshaw  beat 
Chaytor,  6-2,  5-7,  6-2,  6-2. 

Fourth  Round— Stoker  beat  Baddeley,  10-8,  6-4,  1-6,  6-4;  Ren- 
shaw beat  Pirn,  6-1,  6-1,  3-6,  6-2. 

Final  Round— Renshaw  beat  Stoker,  8-6,  6-3,  6-1. 

Championship  Round — E  Renshaw  (challenger)  beat  E.  W. 
Lewis  (holder)  1-6,  6-4,  6-3,  6-3. 

In  the  final  round  of  the  doubles,  the  Brothers  Baddeley  (double 
champions  1891(  were  beaten  by  Lewis  and  Meers:  6-4.  2-6.  7-5. 
6-1.  Louis  and  Meers,  as  challengers,  were  beaten  by  Pirn  and 
Stoker  (holders)  6-1.  8-6.  6-4.  Miss  Dod,  lady  champion  of  Eng- 
land, was  beaten  by  Miss  Martin,  6-2.  2-6.  7-5.  Miss  Dod  part- 
nered with  Miss  Steedman  and  won  the  doubles.  It  is  curious 
that  both  the  gentleman  and  lady  champions  of  England  were 
beaten,  as  well  as  the  double  champions.  Thequestion  is  whether 
these  champions  will  be  able  this  year  to  retain  their  titles  at  Wim- 
bledon. 

Miss  M.  P.  Gibbs,  of  the  California  Club,  has  returned  from  a 
six  months'  sojourn  in  the  Eastern  States.  She  complains  of  the 
lack  of  interest  shown  by  the  ladies  here  in  tennis.  We  certainly 
think  the  ladies  of  the  different  clubs  ought  to  exert  themselves 
to  have  a  good  entry  for  their  single  championship. 


BASEBALL  A  ^  we  Pre(1"cted  several  weeks  ago,  the  National 
J\  League  has  started  in  on  retrenchment.  The 
number  of  players  each  club  will  be  permitted  to  carry  will  be 
thirteen,  and  the  salaries  of  the  players  will  suffer  a  reduction. 
Every  union  league  ij  the  country  will  pursue  the  same  course. 
Fancy  salaries  will  in  future  be  unknown.  It  is  now  more  than 
probable  that  the  California  League  will  adopt  the  double  season 
system  now  in  vogue  among  the  other  leagues.  This  will  make 
the  season  end  here  on  July  26th,  and  the  next  season  commence 
here  on  July  27tb.  At  this  time  any  of  the  clubs,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  Oakland,  can  win  the  championship  of  the  first  season. 
All  the  clubs,  including  Oakland,  for  the  last  two  weeks  have 
been  playing  the  very  finest  kind  of  ball.  The  Oakland  and  San 
Jose  teams  will  play  in  this  city  this  afternoon  and  to-morrow. 
The  home  team  will  play  here  next  week  with  Oakland,  and  Sao 
Jose  will  go  to  Los  Angeles.  As  several  players  of  the  Los  An- 
geles team  are  under  the  weather,  the  home  team  should  defeat 
that  club  this  afternoon  and  to-morrow. 

If  you  enjoy  an  excellent  meal,  served  with  perfection,  dine  at  the 
Original  Swain's  Bakery,  at  213  Sutter  street,  where  a  masterly  chef 
provides  that  only  the  most  delectable  dishes  appear  upon  the  table. 
This  restaurant  has  enjoyed  an  unrivalfd  reputation  for  many  years 
among  the  elite  of  thrcity,  for  it  has  always  been  the  rule  of  the  house 
to  serve  only  a  first-class  table. 


J.  F.  Cutter  Whisky  is  the  best  in  the  market.  It  has  a  world 
wide  reputation  for  excellence,  and  is  the  most  popular  whisky  known 
to  judges  of  good  liquor.  It  may  be  procured  at  all  the  first-class 
bars  in  the  country,  for  it  is  in  constant  demand  among  men  who 
enjoy  good  liquor. 

Eyes  tested  according  to  p^iys-io  ogical  lawsof  light,  and  not  by  machin- 
ery. 0.  Muller,  the  progre-s.ve  optician  and  refraction  specialist.  135 
Montgomery  street,  near  Bush. 

CARD. 

We  beg  to  inform  you  that  the  business  of  H.  N.  Cook, 
the  pioneer  belt  manufacturer  of  the  Coast,  established 
in  I860,  and  having  occupied  successively  the  premises 
801  Battery,  415  Market,  405  Market  and  32-J  Fremont 
streets,  is  still  continued,  but  in  new  and  more  conveni- 
ent quarters,  at  317-319  MiSSlOIl  Street,  on  the  ground 
floor,  between  Fremont  and  Beale,  where  we  will  do  busi- 
ness hereafter  under  the  name  of  H.  N.  COOK  BELTING 
COMPANY.  The  business  is  conducted  under  the  old 
principles  and  management,  and  it  is  still  our  aim  to 
give  our  patrons  a  belt  made  of  the  good  old-fashioned 
article  of  oak-tanned  leather,  at  the  lowest  possible  cost. 
It  is  important  to  add  that  this  house  has  no  connection 
with  any  other  firm  in  this  business  by  the  name  of 
Cook,  and  we  beg  t»  suggest  that  all  orders  intended  for 
us  be  carefully  directed. 

Thanking  you  for  past  favors  and  soliciting  a  continu- 
ance of  the  same,  we  have  the  pleasure  to  remain,  dear 
sirs,  yours  truly. 

H.  N.  COOK  BELTING  COMPANY, 


317-319  Mission  Street. 


Per  91.  II   COOK,  Manager. 


California  Wire  Works, 
9  fremont  street,  san  francisco- 

MANUFACTURERS   OF 

E  of  all  Kinds,      WI  US,  Best  Steel, 

BARBED   "WIRE,   Regularly   Licensed. 

WIRE    ROPES  AND    CABLES. 

WIRE    CLOTH   AND    NETTING. 

HALLA.DIES  ENDLESS  WIRE   ROPEWAY  for  transporting 
ore  and  other  material  over  mountains  and  difficult  roads. 
Send  for  Illustrated  Catalogue. 


BRANCHES— 22  Front  street,    Portland,  Oregon;   201  N,  Los  Angeles 
street,  Los  Angeles,  California. 


June  25.  1892. 


BAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


13 


MEN    WE    KNOW. 

W;iiiam  Q.  L-.  n 

ALL  iho?e  strong  person*!  characteristics  which  made  the  pio- 
neer* of  California  mora  Ibaa  ordinary  men,  and  played  so 
important  a  part  in  the  building  of  lha  Ooldao  .Slate,  are  concen- 
trated in  William  *i  Long,  kbfl  Hotted  States  Marshal  for  this  dm 
tricl.  He  e  >mea  from  thOM  pint  olad  blllfl  0(  Maine  where  some 
of  the  leading  men  of  the  nation  have  had  their  birth.  Mr.  Long 
was  born  at  Thomaston,  Maine.  Hi?  father  and  forefathers  were 
all  distinguished  citizens,  and  from  them  he  inherited  the  traits 
which  have  made  his  life  successful.  Mr.  bong  was  a  sailor  in 
ilh.  and  in  a  merchantman  he  visited  many  parts  of  the 
world.  The  voyage  in  which  he  was  most  interested  was  that  of 
the  -'Osceola,''  which  sailed  from  Thiladelphia  for  San  Franciaoo 
In  1849.  Mr.  Long  was  a  passenger,  but.  unfortunately,  missed 
being  with  the  first  crowd  of  Argonauts,  as  the  Osceola  did  not 
arrive  here  until  1860.  The  young  traveler  tried  his  fortunes  at 
mining,  going  to  Tuolumne  County  and  engaging  in  that  pursuit. 
He  has  ever  since  made  his  home  in  Old  Tuolumne,  in  the  develop- 
ment of  which  he  has  been  an  important  factor.  He  has  always 
taken  some  interest  in  the  political  affairs  of  the  State,  and  is 
prominent  In  the  councils  of  his  party.  He  was  elected  to  the 
Legislature  in  1873  and  in  18S3.  and  served  as  Collector  of  the  In- 
ternal Revenue  in  1876  and  1877.  At  the  first  Harrison  Conven- 
tion, held  at  Chicago,  be  was  an  alternate  delegate,  and  was  a 
bard  worker.  Mr.  Long  is  also  prominent  in  the  Masonic  Order, 
being  Past  High  Priest  and  Past  Eminent  Commander  of  Pacific 
Commandery,  No.  3  K.  T.  He  is  an  able  and  popular  man,  and 
is  a  true  representative  of  those  who  made  California  the  great  em- 
pire of  to-day. 

Colonel   Isaac    Truuibo. 

Tbe  highly  successful  career  of  Colonel  Isaac  Trumbo  is  an  ex- 
emplification of  the  possibilities  awaiting  any  young  man  of 
ability,  energy  and  perseverance.  Although  not  yet  thirty-five 
years  old,  Colonel  Trumbo  has  already  made  his  mark  as  a  man 
of  unusual  ability,  and  success  has  everywhere  crowned  his  ef- 
forts. He  was  born  at  Genoa,  near  the  State  line  of  Nevada,  on 
September  9,  1858,  and  there  resided  until  his  ninth  year,  when 
his  parents  removed  to  Corinne,  Utah.  Immediately  upon  the 
completion  of  his  education  he  gave  evidence  of  that  business 
ability  which  has  since  marked  his  career.  He  settled  at  Salt 
Lake  City,  and  there  quickly  took  a  prominent  place  in  affairs. 
The  Mormon  Capital,  however,  was  too  small  a  field  for  him,  and 
he  returned  to  this  State,  going  to  Placer  county,  where  for  some 
time  he  successfully  conducted  a  lucrative  business.  His  great- 
est fame  has  been  acquired  since  his  location  in  this  city,  for  in 
San  Francisco  he  has  grappled  with  and  overthrown  some  of  tbe 
strongest  men  on  the  Bourse.  Colonel  Trumbo  has  been  and  is 
connected  with  many  large  enterprises,  all  of  which  have  been 
highly  successful.  These  include  the  American  Cracker  Com- 
pany, the  electric  light  companies,  and  others.  He  has  also  been 
identified  with  the  projected  Salt  Lake-Los  Angeles  Railroad. 
One  of  his  boldest  and  most  successful  business  ventures  was 
that  against  the  great  wheat  combination,  when  he  defeated  the 
allied  forces  of  such  old  operators  as  Rosenfeld,  Dresbach  and 
others.  Colonel  Trumbo  was  very  happily  married  in  October, 
1886,  to  Miss  Emma  White,  the  belle  of  Salt  Lake  City.  He  ac- 
quires his  military  title  from  his  service  on  the  staff  of  Governor 
Waterman.  He  is  a  man  of  genial  and  kindly  temperament,  lib- 
eral and  charitable,  and  his  friends  are  numbered  by  thousands. 
He  is  a  true  representative  of  the  young  and  progressive  West. 
Charles  S.  Tilton. 
The  popular  and  efficient  City  and  County  Surveyor,  Charles 
S.  Tilton,  was  born  at  Lowell,  Mass.,  some  fifty  years  ago,  of 
good  old  Puritan  stock;  his  ancestors  came  to  this  country  on 


■''•  -''<  -  r.  Me  earns  a*  a  child  to  California,  with  bis 
parents,  and  ha-*  resided  hen  ever  since.  He  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public,  schools,  graduating  with  honors.  For  a  num- 
ber of  years  he  has  been  a  prominent  figure  in  local  affairs,  and 
has  always  been  allied  with  the  best  interests  of  San  Francisco. 
Choosing  the  vocation  of  civil  engineer  and  surveyor.  In-  applied 
hlmseil  so  assiduously,  and  took  such  care  with  his  work,  that 
he  whs  soon  enabled  to  accept  a  position  of  considerable  responsi- 
bility in  tbe  Office  of  Georgfl  C.  Totter,  then  City  and  County  Sur- 
veyor. For  over  twenty  years  be  remained  in  t  S  City  and 
County  Surveyor's  office,  giving  the  utmost  satisfaction,  and  in 
L885-  36  he  was  chosen  by  the  people  to  fill  the  position  he  now 
occupies,  being  again  elected  in  1890.  He  has  made  a  name  for 
himself  as  an  honest,  painstaking  officer,  and  a  man  of  sterling 
worth.  He  is  a  man,  in  all  that  the  word  expresses,  and  richly 
deserves  whatever  success  be  has  attained  in  life.  In  I860  he  was 
married  to  Miss  Cbloe  F.  Andrews,  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  and 
she  has  been  his  faithful  helpmate  and  adviser  for  these  many 
years.  Mr.  Tilton's  future  is  bright,  and  as  a  faithful  servant  of 
the  people,  he  may  justly  expect  new  honors  from  their  hands. 
In  politics  he  is  a  Republican,  and  stands  high  in  party  councils, 
having  always  been  an  earnest  supporter  of  Republican  princi- 
ples and  a  hearty  worker  for  their  advancement.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  several  secret  societies,  in  all  of  which  he  has  a  prominent 
place,  his  ability  as  an  executive  officer  and  bis  energy  making 
him  particularly  adaptable  to  society  work. 

THERE  was  a  dash  about  that  Berkeley  train  robbery  ao  different 
from  the  ordinary  mining  assessment  robbery,  that  one  could 
almost  wish  tbe  robbers  might  long  escape  justice  to  enjoy  the 
fruits  of  their  daring.  But  those  fellows  who,  seated  in  comfort- 
able offices,  and  wearing  no  armor  of  boiler  iron,  but  simply  a 
boiled  shirt,  rob  an  entire  community,  have  nothing  to  dread  but 
the  vengeance  of '  a  Providence,  which,  in  tbeir  case,  seems 
strangely  somnolent. 

The  Gump    Art  Gallery. 


The  new  building  of  S.  &  G.  Gump,  on  Geary  street,  between  Grant 
avenue  and  Stockton  street,  is  rapidly  progressing.  When  com- 
pleted, it  will  contain  the  handsomest  and  most  complete  art  em- 
poriums in  the  United  States.  The  art  gallery  will  be  a  great  feature 
of  the  new  establishment.  There  will  be  shown  the  many  art  treas- 
ures that  the  Messrs.  Gump  are  continually  securing  in  European 
ateliers,  and  which  are  from  the  brushes  of  the  most  famous  masters 
of  the  day.  The  firm  is  now  selling  many  of  its  fine  pictures  in  the 
present  Market-street  stores,  at  reduced  rates,  so  as  to  reduce  the 
stock,  in  anticipation  of  the  large  number  of  new  paintings  which 
Mr.  S.  Gump  will  secure  during  his  present  tour  of  the  European 
art  centers,  and  which  will  be  placed  in  the  new  stores. 

"The  California  Hotel," 

Bush  Street,  near  Kearny. 

-A.t>sol-u.tel37-      Fire-proof. 

Central  to  all  points  of  interest,  principal  stores  and  places  of  amusement. 
Select  Music  in  Restaurant  every  evening  between  6  and  8. 

A.  F.  KIJiZLEK.  Manager. 

LOUIS    CAHEN    &   SON, 

Rectifiers  of  Spirits  and  Wholesale  Liquor  Dealers- 
Manufacturers  of  Syrups,  Bitters,  Cordials,  etc. 
Pacific  Coast  Agents  Bethestfa  Mineral  Water. 

418  Sacramento  Street,  S.  F. 


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THE 


QUEEN 


OF  ALL  THE 

SUMMER  RESORTS, 

THE  FAMOUS 

HOTEL    DEL    MONTE 

Elegant  Accommodations.    Moderate  Rates.    For  reservations  and  other  information,  addres 

GEO.    SOIHIOlsriE'W-A^ILjID,  ZMZ^-^ger. 


14 


8AN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  25,  1892. 


LgsKER^oN  ■■■•■v<aifl| 

*g-i^l"gczy'  \fffwwBwwi  ■uH>Jh>-rB 


IT  is  not  generally  known  outside  of  temperance  circles  that 
there  is  one  prohibition  county  in  this  State.  It  is  the 
county  of  Sutter,  including  611  square  miles,  and  there  is  not  a 
saloon  or  any  place  within  its  boundary  where  liquor  is  sold  as  a 
beverage.  This,  however,  has  only  been  since  last  October,  and 
was  owing  to  an  ordinance  passed  by  the  Board  of  Supervisors  at 
the  request  of  the  voters  of  that  county.  The  Good  Templars  or- 
ganization which  has  existed  there  for  the  past  twenty-five  years 
claims  the  honor  of  having  educated  the  voters.  A  young  man 
who  crosses  the  line  into  an  adjoining  county  to  get  a  drink  is 
unanimously  boycotted  by  the  young  ladies  of  that  section.  A 
party  of  young  fellows  of  high  social  standing  recently  went 
from  this  city  for  an  outing  in  Sutter  county,  and  heard  how 
strict  its  belles  were  on  the  question  of  temperance.  They  gave 
an  elegant  party,  regardless  of  expense,  to  which  they  invited  the 
elite  of  the  neighborhood,  determined  to  show  the  natives,  though 
they  were  in  a  prohibition  county,  they  were  not  under  its  law. 
Between  the  dances  they  stepped  outside  and  drew  from  their 
coat-tails,  flasks  of  San  Francisco  whisky  and  refreshed  them- 
selves. About  10  o'clock  the  young  ladies  excused  themselves 
"  for  a  few  minutes,"  and  the  young  men  of  the  neighborhood 
also  stepped  outside.  The  musicians  waited  for  the  ladies  to  re- 
turn before  resuming  the  music,  and  the  San  Franciscan  acting 
as  floor  manager  grew  impatient  and  started  to  the  door  of  the 
ladies'  dressing-room  to  hurry  them  up.  When  he  got  there  the 
young  ladies  and  their  wraps  were  gone,  and  they  never  re- 
turned. It  was  a  bitter  lesson  to  the  boys,  and  a  circumstance 
they  forgot  to  mention  to  their  city  friends  when  they  returned, 
sooner  than  expected. 

*  *  * 

At  the  seaside  or  while  passing  a  few  weeks  in  the  country  not 
infrequently  the  hours  will  seem  lo  drag.  This  is  particularly 
noticeable  to  the  young  ladies,  wbo  must  usually  wait  for  the 
Saturday  night's  train  or  stage  for  the  male  contingent.  Society 
at  the  East  has  found  a  pleasant  diversion  and  remedy  for  the 
rural  ennui.  It  was  a  simple  yet  happy  thought — the  banjo.  A 
few  tunes  on  this  instrument  may  be  quickly  acquired  through 
the  assistance  of  a  competent  teacher.  Nearly  every  Eastern  girl 
has  the  banjo,  and  with  its  aid  the  hours  are  pleasantly  passed. 
The  idea  has  favorably  struck  San  Francisco,  for  Ashton  P. 
Stevens  has  been  devoting  most  of  his  studio  hours  to  teaching 
the  society  girl  the  new  snare. 

*  *  * 

The  deplorable  occurrence  on  Sunday  last,  when  two  promising 
young  people  of  this  city  lost  their  lives  by  drowning  in  the  bay, 
again  directs  attention  to  the  culpable  ignorance  and  carelessness 
of  the  owners  of  pleasure  boats.  It  is  a  misnomer  to  call  the 
majority  of  these  miserable  gimcrack  structures  yachts.  A  good 
kick  would  start  a  leak  sufficient  to  send  one-half  of  them  to  the 
bottom,  while  those  razor-built  beneath  the  water-line  renders 
them  liable  to  capsize  at  any  moment.  San  Francisco  bay  is  one 
of  the  most  dangerous  places  in  the  world  for  small  boat  naviga- 
tion, and  it  is  due  more  to  luck  than  good  guidance  that  accidents 
are  not  more  frequent.  Never  a  Sunday  nor  holiday  passes  but 
death  is  courted  by  hundreds,  afluat  in  coffin-like  crafts.  "  Know 
nothing,  fear  nothing;"  the  old  nautical  maxim  could  never  be 
more  aptly  applied  than  in  reference  to  these  gala  parties,  packed 
as  a  rule  like  sardines,  utterly  oblivious  of  their  dangerous  sur- 
roundings. In  other  sea  ports,  where  boating  is  indulged  in  as  a 
pleasurable  pastime  to  the  extent  which  it  is  here,  the  authorities 
keep  a  strict  supervision  over  all  sail  boats  let  out  for  hire.  The 
boats  are  licensed  to  accommodate  so  many,  and  if  any  persons 
are  carried  beyond  the  specified  number,  the  owner  is  punished 
by  a  fine  for  the  first  offense,  a  repetition  being  followed  by  the 
revocation  of  bis  license.  All  boats  must  be  well  found  in  their 
tackle,  and  provided  with  life-saving  appliances.  Had  there 
been  a  life-buoy  on  board  ot  the  boat  last  Sunday,  the  chances 
are  that  two  lives  would  have  been  saved,  instead  of  being  sacri- 
ficed to  gross  neglect.  The  unfortunate  affair  should  lead  to  some 
measures  being  taken  to  prevent  the  overcrowding  of  pleasure 
boats,  and  al.co  to  ensure  that  they  are  fitted  out  properly,  and 
managed  by  competent  persons.  The  same  laws  which  regulate 
the  passenger  service  on  sea-going  vessels  should  be  made  ap- 
plicable   to    all    boats   on    inland  waters  used  by  the  public.     An 


over-confident  and  ignorant  portion  of  humanity  should  be  pro- 
tected from  themselves,  and  from  the  rapacity  of  boatmen  who 
are  willing  to  take  any  chances  to  make  an  extra  dollar,  even  at 
the  risk  of  life. 

*  *  • 

Capt.  Wm.  Ward,  recently  master  of  the  Rio  de  Janeiro,  is  now 
enjoying  a  vacation,  awaiting  the  completion  of  the  new  Pacific 
Mail  steamer  Peru,  of  which  he  is  to  be  master.  Captain  Ward 
is  the  gentleman  wbo  gained  some  unpleasant  notoriety  about  a 
year  ago  by  acceding  to  the  request  of  an  ardent  Britisher,  that 
the  name  of  Queen  Victoria  should  be  mentioned  before  that  of 
the  President  of  the  United  States  in  the  general  prayer  at  the 
Sunday  service  aboard  ship.  Quite  a  row  was  raised  about  it  at 
the  time.  When  the  Peru  sets  sail  under  the  American  flag,  how- 
ever, Captain  Ward  will  see  to  it  that  the  President  is  mentioned 
before  the  Queen  in  the  appeal  to  the  throne  of  grace.  Captain 
Ward  is  the  man  who  is  responsible  for  the  affliction  of  Japanese 
dugs  on  this  community.  When  the  Rio  docked  a  few 
months  since,  she  was  a  nursery  for  Japanese  dogs.  Since  then, 
however,  the  importation  has  considerably  decreased. 

In  other  days  when  war  was  waged, 

'Twas  for  a  noble  cause — 
Defending  freemen's  rights  outraged 

By  grim  despotic  laws, 
Avenging  wrongs  to  honor  shown, 

Death  sought  for  some  sweet  maid 
Whose  heart  the  warrior  deemed  his  own — 

Whose  glory  ue'er  might  fade. 

But  warriors  of  the   present  day 

Know  no  such  cause  as  those; 
They  boldly  march  into  the  fray 

In  wide-checked,  store-made  clothes. 
No  insult  to  a  chief  remote 

Sets  him  to  letting  blood, 
He  hurries  out  and  shucks  his  coat, 

And  starts  to  heaving  mud. 

No  noble  cause  moves  Foote  to  fight, 

And  Barry  bares  his  steel. 
And  both  prepare  till  death  to  fight 

In  honor  of  Jim    Neal. 
And  Mars  looks  down  and  hides  his  face, 

And  clouded  is  his  brow, 
For  well  he  counts  it  a  disgrace 

To  father  such  a  row. 

For  such  ignoble  cause  as  this 

Are  late-day  battles  waged, 
The  cleaving  snickersnee  doth  hiss 

Till  appetite's  assuaged. 
And  men  of  arms  who  used  to  kill 

Because  their  cause  was  right, 
Disgusted  think  we've  fallen  till 

It's  a  disgrace  to  fight. 

*  #  * 

The  ambitious  scion  of  one  of  the  proudest  of  our  California 
aristocratic  houses  is  gnashing  his  teeth  and  beating  his  breast, 
for  his  love  has  proved  false  to  him.  She,  on  whom  the  grand-son 
of  his  grand-father  based  his  highest  hopes  of  social  eminence, 
has  handed  him  her  dainty  mitten  and  now  casts  her  smile  upon 
another  fellow.  Fair  and  Fickle  Belle  has  renounced  her  pros- 
pects of  becoming  the  wife  of  the  future  famous  jurist,  for  the 
pleasant  certainty  of  luxurious  revels  paid  for  from  the  golden 
hordes  of  Joseph  Fuller,  Esq.,  erstwhile  a  prominent  member  of 
our  beau  monde,  but  recently  from  the  gold  fields  of  Mexico. 
Some  three  or  four  weeks  ago  this  wanderer  from  the  land  of  the 
Montezumas  arrived  in  town,  heralding  his  appearance  by  the 
aid  of  two  uniformed  musicians,  the  popping  of  champagne  corks 
and  the  clinking  of  glasses.  As  he  never  opened  less  than  two 
bottles  at  a  time,  needless  to  say,  he  was  joyously  received  in  the 
half  world.  The  fair  Belle  Archer  won  bis  fancy,  and  is  now 
domiciled  with  the  reputed  owner  of  millions  in  a  fashionable 
hotel.  She  has  been  robed  with  gorgeous  raiment,  decorated  with 
brilliant  jewels,  and  supplied  with  wines  and  edibles,  to  say  noth- 
ing of  the  coin  of  the  realm,  until  she  is  the  envy  of  her  fair 
sisters.  The  legal  luminary  who  was  once  ber  accepted  lover, 
walks  with  bowed  head,  while  she  is  contemplating  a  trip  to 
Paris,  hoping  to  create  as  much  of  a  sensation  there  as  she  has 
here  with  the  aid  of  a  wealthy  protector. 


OUTING  SUITS— SHIRTS.      LADIES 


TENNIS  SUITS-SHIRTS, 


WAISTS 


ST7    TO    37    ICE^-I^iT-Sr    STEEET. 


June  25,  1892. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


i:> 


ritualist  c»mp  meeting  Is  rajfinn  In  Oakland,  and  in  con- 
nection with  it  Lh«  dtaclplaa  of  astral  faith  are  pointing  with  in- 
Mated  pride  to  a  remarkable  rase  that  has  just  happened  in  their 
ranks.  John  Breen.  a  well-known  policeman  of  Oakland  Town- 
ship,  is  one  of  their  most  ardent  believers,  and  so  Is  his  wife,  who, 
by  the  way.  is  a  buxom  woman  of  about  thirty.  Daring  one  of 
the  revelations,  the  other  night,  it  was  announced  that  Mrs. 
Breen  was  destined  to  become  a  great  artist,  and  the  spirits  said 
that  she  must  at  once  commence  paintings  and  other  works  with 
the  pencil  and  brush.  Mrs.  Breen  had  never  stood  professionally 
before  an  easel  in  her  life,  but  she  obeyed  the  mandate  of  her 
mysterious  instructors,  on  reaching  home,  and  much  to  her  sur- 
prise, she  found  that  she  was  able  to  paint  a  landscape  scene  with 
a  good  degree  of  accuracy.  8he  tried  another  and  another,  and 
with  each  effort  marked  improvement  was  noticeable,  so  much 
bo,  in  fact,  that  at  last,  she  was  able  to  turn  out  a  full-fledged 
production  of  mount  Shasta.  Now  she  is  in  the  full  swing  of  her 
suddenly  discovered  talent.  The  walls  of  the  Breen  residence  are 
covered  with  her  productions,  and  the  Spiritualists  go  there  in 
throngs,  and  they  marvel  much  at  the  inspiration  they  claim  she 
has  received.  As  for  John  Breen,  he  is  wildly  enthusiastic  about 
his  wife's  prowess,  and  he  is  talking  of  renting  a  store-window 
down  town,  so  that  be  can  place  her  pictures  on  exhibition,  and 
show  to  the  world  the  miracle  that  he  asserts  the  spirits  have 
wrought. 

«  *  • 

In  connection  with  the  recent  expulsion  of  Secretary  C.  R. 
Bennett,  of  the  Society  for  the  Prevention  of  Vice,  from  the  Chris- 
tian Church  of  Oakland,  the  following  authentic  story  is  told:  A 
committee  was  appointed  to  investigate  the  charges  made  regard- 
ing Miss  Gray,  and  just  as  the  work  was  about  to  be  commenced, 
a  document,  styled  by  courtesy  a  petition,  was  handed  in.  It 
noti6ed  the  committee  that  unless  Bennett  were  placed  beyond  the 
pale  of  the  church,  theparties  whose  names  were  appended  would 
sever  their  connection  with  the  Campbellites  and  worship  at  some 
other  shrines.  The  signatures  were  those  of  maids  and  matrons, 
almost  every  household  in  \hz  congregation  being  represented, 
for  the  ladies  bad  come  to  the  front  on  behalf  of  their  injured  sis- 
ter. The  committ3e,  therefore,  after  getting  Bennett's  denial  of 
the  accusations,  went  to  Miss  Gray,  and  put  the  following  queries 
to  her: 

"  Are  these  charges  you  have  made  against  Mr.  Bennett  true?" 

"  They  are,"  she  answered  simply. 

"Are  you  sorry  for  the  past,  and  do  you  intend  to  sin  no 
more  ?" 

"  Yes,"  was  the  response. 

This  was  all.     The  committee  returned  to  the  vestry,  and  after 
a  very  few  moments'  consultation,  a  report    was  carried  counting 
Bennett  out  of  the  congregation.     The  ladies  had  won  the  day. 
*  *  * 

The  Fossard-Col  wedding  in  Oakland,  on  Saturday  night  last, 
was  characterized  by  a  somewhat  remarkable  incident.  After 
the  ceremony  at  the  church,  a  reception  was  held  at  the  Col  resi- 
dence, on  Tenth  street,  and  while  the  banquet  was  in  progress, 
Ed.  Benjamin,  who  acted  as  toast-maker,  suddenly  discovered  a 
section  of  the  bride's  garter  on  the  floor.  Picking  it  up,  he,  like 
chivalrous  King  Edward  of  England,  pinned  it  to  his  coat  and 
exclaimed,  "  Honi  soit  qui  mal  y  pense,"  amid  much  merriment. 
The  next  morning  the  adage  appeared  as  the  first  headline  over 
the  account  of  the  wedding  in  the  Times,  but  no  mention  what- 
ever was  made  of  the  garter  incident.  Every  one  who  read  won- 
dered, therefore,  what  it  could  mean  in  connection  with  such  a 
great  social  event,  and  there  has  been  a  good  deal  of  gossip  on 
the  subject. 

*  #  # 

George  Faylor,  who  dropped  dead  a  few  days  ago,  carried  down 
to  his  grave  many  political  secrets,  which  will  now  never  see  the 
light.  For  years  he  had  been  identified  with  the  fraudulent  side 
of  State  politics,  and  he  probably  knew  as  much  about  the  oiling 
of  political  machinery  as  any  man  who  has  ever  interviewed  a 
legislator  at  Sacramento.  Faylor  was  the  agent  of  the  notorious 
Senatorial  combine  of  the  Legislature  of  a  Thousand  Scandals, 
the  members  of  which  he  sued  for  the  recovery  of  what  he  con- 
sidered his  portion  of  the  ill-gotten  gains.  He  was  one  of  these 
cold-blooded  fellows,  without  a  sense  of  morality,  who  go  about 
a  fradulent  scheme  with  cool  deliberation,  and  if  necessary  to 
gain  their  point,  expose  every  one  concerned,  to  do  it.  That  was 
the  case  with  the  Senatorial  combine.  Faylor  claimed  to  have  or- 
ganized that  combination  himself-  He  said  he  knew  that  the 
legislators  were  <<  out  for  the  stuff,"  and  as  he  was  « i  on  the  same 
lay"  himself,  he  thought  he  might  as  well  turn  an  honest  penny 
by  driving  the  birds  into  the  net,  where  they  would  be  plucked 
of  all  their  plumage  before  they  could  get  a  measure  passed  which 
had  money  in  it,  or  could  stop  the  passage  of  one  which  would 
injure  their  business.  The  Senators  did  considerable  "  business," 
but  as  they  did  not  divide  fairly  with  Faylor,  he  had  the  effront- 
ery to  sue  them  for  the  recovery  of  his  portion  of  the  profits  of 
what  he  considered  a  legitimate  business  transaction.  When  he 
undertook  to  carry  out  an  idea,  he  certainly  was  not  afraid  of 
the  consequences,  as  was  shown  in  this  case,  for  he  had  openly 
announced  that  as  his  partners  in  crime  had  proved  false  to 
him,    he    would     be     revenged,    even    if     he    had    to    convict 


himself  of  felony  by  his  testimony  on  the  aland,  and  be  sent  to 
jiil  He  *M  pretty  certain  that  some  of  the  toga  wearer*  would 
accompany  Mm  to  toe  oalla,     Like  all  similar  Investigations,  In 

which  men  with  political  pulls  are  parties  defendant,  the  Ptylor 
9utt  CSQSed  8    nine    dsj  M.   and    then    dropped    out    of 

sight.  There  is  no  doubt  that  Faylor  was  possessed  of  much 
po'.ltical  sagacity.  Be  demonstrated  his  ability  to  more  than  one 
campaign,  notably  in  the  anti-Vrooinan  contest  in  Alameda, 
which  resulted  in  the  defeat  of  Vrooman.  Faylor  was 
one  of  Buckley's  henchmen  for  sonic  time,  and  did 
considerable  work  for  the  Busb-street  Boss.  The  dead  man  ex- 
perienced a  very  stormy  career,  his  lines  being  always  laid  in  the 
scenes  of  trouble.  In  the  early  days  he  was  a  saloon-keeper  and 
■  shot  ^un  tighter  "  in  the  then  "  wild  and  woolly  West."  He 
was  without  personal  fear,  and  therefore  was  in  demand  as  a  de- 
fender of  contested  mining  claims.  While  he  was  roughing  it  in 
Idaho,  being  at  the  time  the  proprietor  of  a  saloon,  a  miner  of  the 
old  type,  who  had  seen  enough  of  life  to  become  dishonest,  pre- 
sented a  slug  of  which  any  "  green  goods  "  man  might  be  proud, 
in  payment  for  "  drinks  for  the  crowd."  Faylor  looked  at  the 
slug  and  then  looked  at  the  miner. 

"  What  do  you  want  for  it?"  asked  Faylor. 

"  Take  your  pay  for  the  drinks  out  of  it,"  said  the  son  of  toil. 

"  The  drinks  don't  go  on  this,  because  it  ain't  worth  the  amount 
due;  but  tell  me  where  you  dug  it  up,  and  I'll  make  you  com- 
fortable," said  Faylor.  The  miner  told  him,  and  that  nugget, 
without  any  commercial  value,  was  what  led  to  the  opening  of 
the  Cteurde  Alene  mines,  in  which  many  thousands  of  men  were 
employed,  and  a  few  people  became  rich.  Faylor  was  not  lost 
sight  of  in  the  distribution  of  the  proceeds,  and  when  he  left  the 
Idaho  district,  he  was  •»  on  velvet." 
*  #  # 

I  know  a  girl  the  acme  of  whose  bliss  centers  in  one  of  those 
pasteboard  candy  boxes,  whose  sides  cover  a  pound  of  the  entic- 
ing confections.  But  I  also  know  a  place  where  I  can  purchase 
the  sweets  for  less  money  than  at  any  other  place  in  town;  hence 
my  happiness.  I  found  out  that  the  Maze  sells  the  best  French 
mixture  for  only  forty  cents  a  pound,  while  at  every  other  place 
it  is  fifty  cents.  All  their  bonbons,  marrons  glace,  salted 
almonds,  and  other  specialties,  I  understand,  are  made  by  Mons. 
Rigassi,  formerly  of  the  Maison  Sirodin,  Rue  de  la  Paix,  and 
Maison  Boissier,  Boulevard  des  Capucines,  Paris;  later  he  was 
with  Maillard,  on  Fifth  avenue,  New  York,  where  his  popular 
bonbon  capsules  made  Maillard  famous.  These  candies  are  made 
fresh  twice  a  week  for  the  Maze,  and  beginning  to-day,  the  man- 
ager told  me,  much  to  my  delight,  that,  to  introduce  them,  they 
will  be  sold  at  twenty-five  cents  a  pound.  Saturdays  will  be 
special  candy  days  at  the  Maze  during  the  recreation  months. 

Inflamed  eves  and  lids  permanently  cured  if  caused  by  defective  sight. 
Consult  (free  of  charge)  C.  Muller,  refraction  specialist,  135  Moiit, ornery  St., 
near  Bush,  San  Francisco. 

C,  Marey  L  Liger  Belair's 

NUITS, 

BURGUNDY     WINES. 


Chambertin,  Ctos-Vougeot,  Chablis,  (White) 

Beaune,  Pomtnard,  "  "  1878 

In  Cases,  Quarts  and  Pints. 

G.  M.  PABSTMANN  SOHN, 

MAINZ    &     HOCHHEIM, 

RHINE     WINES. 

Geisenheimer  Liebfraumilch  Hochheimer  (own  growth) 

.Marcobrunner  Ruedesheimer  Johannisberger,  Schloss 

Koenigin  Victoria  Berg  (bronze  Label)      Bteinberger,  Cabinet, 

CHARLES  MEINECKE  &  CO., 

Sole  Agents,  314- Sacramento  St  ,  S.  F. 

FINE   DIAMONDS, 

Gold    and    Silver   Watches. 

The  newest  designs  in  jew- 
ellery of  first  quality  only,  at 
very    reasonable   prices. 
A.   W.  STOTT, 

3    Montgomery  St, 
Under  Masonic   Temple. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  25,  1892. 


COLONEL.  Edward  A.  Belcher,  the  well-known  lawyer  of  this 
city,  has  commenced  proceedings  on  behalf  of  the  Golden 
Fleece  Mining  Company  to  obtain  a  United  States  patent  for  the 
Golden  Fleece  Consolidated  Placer  Mine,  comprising  the  San  Fran- 
cisco, Excelsior,  Enterprise  and  San  Francisco-Consolidated  claims, 
all  deep  gravel  claims  lying  on  the  Hogs-Back  divide  near  Secret 
House,  Placer  County,  and  embracing  640  acres  of  ground.  The 
claims  lie  over  an  ancient  river  channel,  and  have  been  exploited 
through  a  deep  bed  rock  tunnel  driven  from  the  American  river 
canyon.  The  ancient  river  channel  is  there  covered  by  a  lava  cap 
from  300  to  500  feet  thick,  and  the  main  channel  apparently  takes 
a  south-westerly  course  underneath  the  entire  length  of  the  Hogs- 
Back  divide,  which  there  uprears  for  a  distance  of  three  thousand 
feet  or  more  above  the  American  river  canyon.  The  underlying 
channel  is  the  same  as  that  found  at  the  Hogs-Back  mine  (which 
last  named  mine  has  been  closed  down  for  some  time,  but  will  re- 
sume operations  this  summer),  and  would  seem  to  be  the  same  as 
that  found  at  the  Eureka  and  Hidden  Treasure  lower  down  on 
the  divide.  It  is  well  that  mine  owners  should  procure  patents 
for  their  mines,  not  only  because  their  properties  can  be  more 
readily  placed  abroad  when  based  on  a  fee  simple  title,  but  that 
operations  can  be  discontinued  at  any  time  without  the  necessity 
of  doing  annual  work,  etc.,  to  keep  the  location  good.  The  last 
feature  is  of  particular  importance  since  the  passage  of  the  act  of 
March  31,  1891,  relating  to  the  working,  etc.,  of  mines  within  the 
State  of  California,  and  providing  that  an  affidavit  shall  be  made 
as  to  the  work  and  expenditure  upon  unpatented  mines,  within 
thirty  days  from  the  time  limited  for  the  performance  of  the  work, 
etc.,  and  that  if  the  work  or  expenditure  is  not  made  and  the  af- 
fidavit afterwards  filed  as  required,  the  mines  shall  be  subject  to 
relocation. 

$  $  $ 

THE  local  stock  market  is  in  one  of  those  conditions"  which  it 
is  almost  impossible  to  describe  without  going  into  a  burlesque. 
There  is  no  business  being  done,  and  the  transactions  recorded  in 
the  boards  are  simply  on  account  of  the  few  dealers  who  believe 
that  the  future  of  the  market  is  as  firmly  determined  as  the  end 
of  the  world.  All  depends,  according  to  the  experts  on  the 
street,  upon  the  results  of  the  Hale  &  Norcross  suit.  If  this  is 
so,  there  will  be  little  advancement  in  prices  on  the  street.  The 
judgment  is  not  estimated  on  a  value  of  an  equivalent  of  $9  per 
share,  as  represented  by  the  Judge,  who  could  see  millions  in  the 
working  of  $20  rock ,  which  experts  could  not  work  within  a  loss 
of  $3  per  ton.  It  will  be  interesting  when  the  result  of  this  case 
is  eventually  determined.  No  one  here  recognizes  the  opinion  of 
Judge  Hebbard  as  absolute,  and  the  verdict  is  so  absurd  in  its 
various  details  that  a  decision  by  the  Supreme  Court  will  be  re- 
ceived with  satisfaction  by  all  classes.  No  one  would  have  con- 
sidered the  matter  in  such  a  serious  light,  had  it  not  been  for  the 
fact  that  the  responsibility,  for  the  whole  amount  of  the  judg- 
ment had  not  been  centered  on  each  of  the  defendants  individu- 
ally. The  efforts  of  the  counsel  for  the  plaintiffs  were  made  to 
prove  that  each  and  all  of  the  directors  were  individually  re- 
sponsible for  the  sum  total  of  the  judgment,  as  agents,  and  yet 
in  face  of  what  is  termed  confirmatory  evidence,  they  are  held 
responsible  for  the  acts  ol  their  principals.  By  the  same  author- 
ity the  defendants,  individually  and  respectively,  are  held  liable 
for  the  total  amount  of  the  judgment,  with  a  bond  in  a  cor- 
responding amount  for  double  the  penal  sum.  No  one  who  knows 
anything  about  law  will  believe  that  this  will  be  sustained.  The 
one  bond  presented  for  double  the  amount  of  the  original  judg- 
ment will  be  sustained,  irrespective  of  any  outside  claims,  and 
this  will  relieve  any  of  the  exorbitant  requirements  under  the 
latest  decision. 

$  $^ 

AN  interesting  statement  of  the  gold,  silver  and  paper  money  of 
the  four  leading  countries  of  the  world  at  the  present  time  is 
presented  in  the  forthcoming  report  on  the  production  of  precious 
metals  for  1891.  The  average  per  capita  is  as  follows  for  the 
countries  named:  United  States,  $25.62;  France,  $43.11 ;  United 
Kingdom,  $17  90,  and  Germany,  $16.40.  The  coinage  of  gold  last 
year  was  $116,092,303.  and  of  silver,  $115,823,209;  as  against 
$149,095,865  in  gold,  and  $151,032,820  in  silver,  for  1890,  The 
total  coinage  executed  does  not  represent  the  amount  of  new  gold 
and  silver,  of  current  production,  made  into  coins  during  tLe 
year,  for  the  reason  that  the  coinage  reported  included  the  value 
of  foreign  and  domestic  coins  melted  for  re-coinage,  as  well  as  old 
material,  plate,  jewelry,  etc.,  used  in  such  coinages.  The  inform- 
ation in  regard  to  re-coinages  is  very  incomplete.  So  far  as  received 
at  the  bureau,  such  coinages  amounted  during  the  calendar  year 
1890  to  about  $32,000,000  in  gold,  and  $11,500,000  in  silver,  but 
many  of  the  foreign  governments  failed  to  furnish  the  informa- 
tion requested  on  this  subject.  The  world's  product  of  gold  dur- 
the  calendar  year  1891  is  given  by  Mr.  Leech  at  $125,299,  700,  an 
increase  of  $5,824,400  over  the  production  of  1890.  The  increase 
is  principally  in  South  Africa,  the  product  of  that  country  being 


$14,199,640  in  1891,  against  $9,887,000  in  1890.  The  product  of 
Australia  increased  over  $1,500,000,  while  that  of  Russia  fell  off 
nearly  the  same  amount.  The  silver  product  of  the  world  for 
1891  was  143,550,000  fine  ounces,  against  134,380,000  fine  ounces 
in  1890,  and  125,420,000  fine  ounces  in  1889.  The  increase  in  the 
silver  product  is  principally  in  the  United  States,  Mexico,  Aus- 
tralia and  Bolivia. 

$  $  $ 

BUSINESS  among  the  brokers  is  light,  and  most  of  the  leading 
firms  are  living  on  their  capital.  The  public  have  dropped 
out  of  the  business,  and  the  only  persons  who  are  still  clinging 
on  to  it  are  the  few  who  benefit  by  the  advertisements 
of  the  assessments,  which  are  as  regular  as  ever.  There  has  been 
no  change  to  report  in  any  of  the  mines  on  the  Comstock  lode. 
Work  is  going  on  as  usual,  but  if  any  prolonged  strain  is  con- 
tinued on  the  companies,  it  is  only  a  matter  of  time  until  a  gen- 
eral close-down  ensues.  The  old  talk  about  suit  continues,  but 
few  of  the  shareholders  feel  little  inconvenience  over  it,  recog- 
nizing that  the  majority  of  the  claims  can  be  settled  for  a  paltry 
sum.  Belcher  and  several  of  the  south  end  mines  have  been 
threatened,  but  so  far  nothing  has  been  heard  but  talk.  In  the 
outside  mines  the  usual  high  class  work  has  been  reported  from 
the  Tuscaroras,  but  business  has  been  on  a  par  with  the  Comstocks 
and  Quijotoas.  Reports  continue  favorable  of  high  [grade  ores, 
but  the  immunity  from  assessments  is  more  in  the  breach  than  in 
the  observance.  It  seems  strange  that  in  the  face  of  the  good  re- 
ports from  the  proprietors  the  stock  should  persistently  drop  from 
$4.50  to  50  cents  and  lower.  There  is  nothing  in  spreading  false 
reports  eventually,  and  those  who  are  doing  so  will  only  find 
them  revert  on  themselves  eventually.  The  demand  for  stocks 
during  the  week  has  been  principally  from  chippers,  who  have 
taken  their  chances  on  shorts,  and  outside  of  this  there  has  been 
no  legitimate  business. 

S  «   $ 

THE  announcement  has  been  made  that  the  Carmen  Island 
salt  mines  have  been  sold  to  a  syndicate  of  American  capital- 
ists, headed  by  President  Manvel,  of  the  Atchison,  Topeka  and 
Santa  Fe  Railroad.  Carmen  Island  i9  122  miles  north  of  La 
Paz,  and  is  seventeen  miles  long  and  between  six  and  seven 
miles  wide.  Several  fine  harbors  afford  good  anchorage,  and  the 
mines  have  been  netting  to  the  owner  $36,000  per  annum,  with 
Yaqni  Indian  labor'anda  primitive  mode  of  working.  These 
mines  supply  nearly  all  of  Mexico  with  salt,  and  shipments  are 
made  as  far  as  Peru.  The  salt  lies  immeasurably  deep  in  an  old 
lake  bed,  the  central  disc  of  this  old  lake  being  one  and  a  balf 
miles  in  diameter.  As  fast  as  the  salt  is  quarried  out  of  a 
given  space  the  water  rushes  in  again  and  is  fast  evaporated, 
leaving  the  space  well  filled  again  with  salt.  The  purchase  price 
has  not  been  made  public,  but  the  purchasers  have  already  taken 
steps  to  put  in  costly  machinery,  build  ships,  etc..  when  the  busi- 
ness will  be  conducted  on  a  very  extensive  scale. 

$  4  $ 

THERE  has  not  been  very  much  talk  recently  in  the  London 
papers  about  the  several  enterprises  undertaken  in  California 
and  Nevada  during  the  past  6  years.  Have  the  shareholders  for- 
gotten the  promises  made  by  the  promoters  of  the  Union  Gold, 
Josephine,  Esmeralda  Consolidated,  Valley  Gold  and  others  of  a 
similar  character,  of  dividends  at  the  rate  of  20  per  cent.  The  ma- 
jority of  these  statements  has  been  based  on  faise  reports  made 
for  the  purpose  of  deceiving  people,  and  the  originators  of  the 
falsehoods  should  be  sent  to  jail.  In  view  of  the  fact  that  justice 
has  not  been  dealt  out  to  the  rascals  connected  with  these  schemes, 
it  is  strange  that  the  sufferers  financially  should  treat  the  matter 
so  complacently. 

$  $  S 

THE  new  mineral  discovery,  north  of  Kingston,  in  Arizona, 
has  already  attracted  the  attention  of  mining  men  in  this  city, 
and  a  general  exodus  has  followed  the  announcement  of  assays 
running  from  $10,000in  silver,  with  100  ounces  in  gold.  These 
figures  represent  a  fabulous  sum  to  the  square  yard,  but  never- 
theless the  statements  come  from  such  a  reliable  source  that  men 
like  John  T.  Bradley  have  packed  up  their  traps  and  hied  them 
southward.  The  croppings  in  this  new  district  are  well  defined  for 
miles,  and  it  is  claimed  that  a  second  Tombstone  has  been  dis- 
covered. 

$  $  $ 

NEWS  from  the  northwest  continues  of  a  most  favorable  char- 
acter. The  discovery  of  ore  is  reported  from  all  quarters,  and 
miners  are  prospecting  with  the  best  results.  Over  the  border 
line  in  British  Columbia  some  rich  strikes  are  announced  in  high 
grade  silver  ore,  and  the  influx  of  population  is  constantly  on  the 
increase. 

$$$ 

THE  California  (Mexico)  Land  Company  is  a  dead  cock  in  the 
pit,  so  far  as  the  disposition  of  the  lands  in  London  is  con- 
cerned. The  lottery  scheme  did  not  work,  fortunately  for  the 
foreign  investors.  Mr.  Xinocco  and  bis  associates  bad  better  try 
something  new  if  they  wish  to  succeed  in  hoodwinking  foreigners. 


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'Hr»ftnf<r!rr What  the  'If  Til  utthonr 

•Que  that  will  pIit  the  >IotI1.  »lr.  with  you." 


THE   usually   tranquil  summit   "f    IfoODl    Hamilton    has  been 
•  stated  by  a  strife   of    the   fifth    magnitude,  to  wit.  an  astral 
rel  between  Astronomer  Burnham  and  Astronomer  Holden. 

Gazing  upon  tbe  quiet   stars  Id    (be  solemn  majesty  of  the   ntgbt 
bas   bad  no  soothing  effect  upon  the  liery  souls  of  those  travelers 
through  the  Milky  Way.  and  here  is  how  it  occurred; 
Quoth   Astronomer  Holden  to  Burnham, 

•Quick  the  sponge  for  the  telescope  bring. 
Wipe  the  glass  off.  and  give  me  directly 

Some  facts  about  Saturn's  ring." 
Q'loth  Astronomer  Burnbaru  to  Holden, 

■    I've  a  pain  in  my  telescope  eye, 
80  I'll  not  be  on  duty  this  evening, 

And  therefore  must  bid  you  good-bye."' 
Then  Astronomer  Holden  got  wrathy. 

And  he  spoke  in  a  voice  choked  with  pain, 
■*  Friend   Burnham  go  back   to  Chicago, 

Or  to,  if  you  would,  Dansinane." 
At  this  mangled  Shakespearian  allusion 

Burnham  waxed   most  excessively  mad, 
And   used  in  the  wildest  profusion, 

Words  unchristianlike,  virile  and  bad. 
And   he  shrieked,  "  Ob,  Astronomer  Holden," 

Who  laughed  with   unqualified   mirth, 
•■  When   I  said  getting  68.00 

Arcturus  would  smash  up  the  earth? 
When  X  found  that  the  belt  of  Orion 

Was  gradually  shrinking  each  day, 
And  the  North  Star  for  years  was  extinguished, 

Thoagh  still  we  behoid  its  dim  ray." 
Astronomer  Holden  retorted, 

And  even  the  Pleiades  blushed 
At  his  language  so  strangely  distorted, 

Which  Astronomer  Burnham  quite  crushed. 
Now  Holden  communes  with   the  heavens, 

And  to  Jupiter  nods  on  his  throne, 
While  Burnham  *s  gone  back  to  Chicago, 

To  run  a  sky  show  of  his  own. 

JUST  as  the  honest  but  guileless  voters  of  the  country  have 
settled  themselves  down  to  the  happy  conviction  that  the 
Australian  ballot  system  has  secured  an  absolute  secret  vote, 
with  its  consequent  purification  of  politics,  comes  like  a  thunder- 
bolt the  news  that  the  Vallejo  politicians  have  already  discov- 
ered a  vital  defect  in  it — a  defect  which  they  propose  to  use  for 
alt  it  is  worth.  This  is  just  what  might  have  been  expected,  for 
in  Vallejo,  politics  is  a  business  and  not  an  incident.  There,  poli- 
tics has  been  reduced  to  a  science,  and  what  the  average  Vallejoite 
doesn't  know  about  all  its  intricacies  isn't  worth  knowing.  It 
was  in  that  city  that  Buckley  acquired  the  art  that  has  since 
made  him  famous,  and  although  he  was  regarded  as  a  phenome- 
non in  this  city,  he  was  considered  but  a  tyro  in  the  navy  yard 
town.  It  was  that  place  which  begot  the  necessity  for  the  uni- 
form ballot  system,  and  it  was  there  that  the  futility  of  that  sys- 
tem was  soon  shown.  Under  the  law  the  ballots  had  to  be  of  a 
uniform  length  and  width,  and  the  paper  when  received  from  the 
Secretary  of  Slate  was  of  a  uniform  tint.  As  it  was  considered 
absolutely  necessary  that  the  Republican  foreman  should  know 
whether  the  tickets  voted  by  the  navy  yard  employes  were  Re- 
publican, some  distinguishing  mark  was  absolutely  necessary, 
and,  thanks  to  their  political  genius,  the  problem  was  soon 
solved,  and  in  a  manner  most  simple,  too.  When  they  received 
their  ballut  paper  they  just  spread  it  out  in  the  open  air,  where 
the  sun  could  fade  it  just  a  shade;  and  that  settled  it,  for  close  as 
was  the  resemblance  between  the  paper  used  by  the  two  parties 
the  practiced  eye  found  no  difficulty  in  distinguishing  the  differ- 
ence in  complexion,  and  the  problem  was  solved.  And  now  they 
have  circumvented  the  Australian  system  by  another  method 
which  is  probably  of  equal  simplicity. 

A  LOS  ANGELES  husband  gave  his  wife  $800,  one  day  this 
week,  to  pay  off  his  mother-in-law,  who  was  dunning  him  for 
that  amount.  And  now  he  is  minus  wife  and  money.  According 
to  the  lady's  record,  the  wife  is  no  loss,  but  the  wretched  man 
must  feel  horribly  disgruntled  by  the  reflection  that  his  attempt 
to  commit  the  unpardonable  sin  of  making  any  restitution  to  his 
wife's  mother,  will  deprive  him  of  the  sympathy  of  every  mar- 
ried citizen  of  the  civilized  world. 

THE  Oakland  reporters  are  prodding  their  pens  into  the  school 
directors  of  that  city,  because  those  officials  insist  on  holding 
their  meatingg  in  secret.  Judging  by  the  excuses  offered  by  the 
secretive  directors,  it  would  seem  that  the  proceedings  at  their 
meetings  are  unfit  for  publication. 


GROB  DH  QOLIA,  tfat  great  Republican  boss  of  Oakland, 
may  vote  f<«r  Herri  eon  tin-  time,  but  swears  by  Lbe  great  born 
ipoon  that  be  trill  not  walk  or  work  t  ,r  bun.  lie  baa  done  all 
tin-  walking  for  arrlion  thai  be  Intends  to  do,  and  this  is  how 
It  occurred  When  the  General  visited  Oakland.  Tela  I'umyea 
drove  Mm  from  Oakland  to  the  rerrj  landing,  along  the  mole. 
when  the  horses  K'"t  on  the  oi<  le  little  Mr  HurrUon  grew  timid. 
and  although  Pete  i*  a  Bret-class  whip,  the  President  insisted 
thai  two  •>(  the  borses  should  be  taken  out.  This  was  done,  but 
the  General  was  not  BaUsfled.  He  was  -till  jumpy,  and  declared 
he  would  get  ..in  and  walk.  unless  some  patriotic  Republican  led 
tbe  animals.  This  was  Da  Ooha'j  great  opportunity.  He  and 
Mayor  Chapman  were  in  the  carriage  with  the  General,  and 
George,  springing  to  bis  feet,  vaulted  out  of  the  carriage  into  tbe 
ankle  deep  dust  on  the  road,  with  the  grace  uf  a  matador  enter- 
ing the  arena  at  a  Spanish  bull  fight.  Wnen  Mr.  ])e  Colia  had 
walked  five  yards,  his  beautiful  dutidn  irowsers  had  turned  from 
black  to  that  popular  color  known  us  London  smoke.  Wben  he 
had  gone  a  mile  and  a  half  he  was  clad  in  a  complete  suit  uf  Con- 
federate gray,  and  before  the  two  miles  were  accomplished,  tbe 
passing  engines  had  got  in  their  work  so  effectively  that  the 
weary  and  footsore  George  looked  like  the  first  mate  of  a  street- 
sweeper.  He  cursed  Harrison  every  step  he  took.  Indeed,  it  is 
safe  to  say  that  General  Hairison  cannot  count  upon  a  solid  Oak- 
land vote. 

STEPHEN  MAYBELL,  erstwhile  poet  of  the  Kearny  regime, 
has  sued  Mrs.  Maybell  for  divorce,  and  among  the  grounds 
were  the  counts  that  Mrs.  Maybell  us  d  to  call  him  a  crank,  and 
interfere  with  his  literary  labors.  Most  of  those  who  have  read 
Mr.  Maybell's  impassioned  verse  will  sympathize  with  the  lady, 
for  it  must  be  confessed  that  Stephen,  though  an  impassioned 
agitator,  is  an  infernally  bad  poet.  Therefore,  it  must  be  assumed 
that  Mrs.  Maybell  is  a  lady  of  no  mean  critical  ability.  Wben 
Stephen  dared  to  read  to  her  his  halting  verse,  the  probabilities 
are  that  she  would  swat  him  on  his  intellectual  brow  with  a  roll- 
ing pin.  She  had  no  use  fur  the  Muses  on  crutches,  and  therefore 
Stephen  has  no  use  for  her.  Yet,  in  contrast  with  this  spirited 
and  independent  female,  b'hold  the  wife  of  that  gray-haired  bard 
of  Pacific  Heights,  that  suffering  lady  whose  lord  and  master  ex- 
humes her  at  all  hours  of  the  night  from  the  family  couch  to 
harken  to  his  neuralgic  triolets  and  sonnets,  some  of  which  see 
the  light  through  the  Call,  but  the  majjrity,  fortunately,  are 
suffocated  in  the  waste  basket,  Poor  lady,  she  has  grown  old 
before  her  time.  It  would  be  well  for  her  if  she  could  take  a  leaf 
out  of  Mrs.  Maybell's  book. 

GIVE  me  the  ox-eyed  countryman,  tbe  fellow  that  rumbles 
along  in  hi-;  hay-wagon,  gazing  stolidly  into  vacancy,  for  un- 
diluted guile.  Alas  for  the  old  beliefs  that  cl  tse  and  intimate  as- 
sociation with  Nature  inculcated  purity,  honesty  and  generosity. 
This  is  is  ail  a  fallacy.  Go  forth,  oh,  tru-tiDg  philosopher,  and 
travel  in  tbe  country  for  a  single  week.  Purchase  from  the  ox- 
eyed  granger  the  ordinary  necesstries  of  life,  and  shiver  to  see 
how  he  will  cinch  you.  His  bones  are  full  of  villainy,  and  his 
speech  is  directed  into  channels  of  betrayal.  He  rtcognizes  in 
you  a  person  from  the  city — a  victim  whom  the  Lord  had  deliv- 
ered into  his  hands.  He  will  metaphorically  flay,  roast  your 
quivering  flesh,  fricasee  your  cuticle,  make  soup  of  your  bones, 
and  serve  your  marrow  on  toast  to  his  voracious  family.  Wres- 
tle with  the  bloodthirsty  mosquito,  fraternize  with  the  sand-fly, 
take  the  yellowjacket  to  your  bosom,  but  shun  the  honest  farmer 
when  you  go  in  for  a  taste  of  country  life.  Alt  of  the  former  are 
open  and  easily  crushed  foes;  but  tbe  granger  who  settles  upon 
the  man  courting  the  quiet  of  wood  and  stream,  is  an  implacable 
and  all  devouring  Mohawk. 

AN  Irishman,  who  bad  just  landed  at  Castle  Garden,  New  York, 
went  into  a  saloon  and  called  for  a  drink.  As  he  threw  down 
a  half-dollar  and  got  forty  cents  change,  the  cocktail  architect, 
thinking  to  amuse  his  cuytomers  at  the  expense  of  tbe  newly 
arrived  democrat  in  knee-breeches,  who  carried  his  baggage  on  a 
stick  in  a  bundle,  said:  «<  Did  ye  hear  the  news  from  Ireland, 
Pat?"  "  I  did  not,,  sorr,"  was  the  reply.  '-The  divil's  dead, 
Pat."  "  Is  that  so,  sorr?"  and  the  Irishman  calmly  pushed  his 
forty  cents  across  the  counter  to  the  saloon-keeper.  "  What's 
that  for?"  said  Bonifare.  •<  Well,  sir,"  said  the  Irishman,  "in 
the  country  where  I  was  reared  and  educated,  we  have  some 
beautiful  customs.  When  the  head  of  the  family  dies,  we  always 
take  up  a  contribution  for  the  orphans.  I'm  sorry  the  divil's 
dead,  but  plaze  be  after  accipting  the  change  in  mimory  of  your 
fayther,"     Tableau  and  free  drinks. 

A  MEXICAN  lady,  named  Isabella,  succeeded  this  week  in 
chewing  Officer  Reynolds'  coat  off  his  back  and  munching 
his  star  into  pewter  fragmeuts.  The  latest  news  regarding  the 
lady  is  to  the  effect  that  she  gnawed  her  way  out  of  the  dark  cell 
in  the  City  Prison,  masticated  the  iron  bars  at  the  doorway,  and 
was  recaptured  after  a  hard  struggle,  in  Portsmouth  Square, 
where  she  had  chewed  two  legs  and  an  ear  off  a  savage  bulldog. 
Gentlemen  engaged  in  ward  politics  will  find  her  a  valuable  party 
to  engage  when  the  fight  gets  warm,  in  November. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  25,  1892. 


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THE  announcement  of  a  reduction  in  interest  by  one  of  the 
banks  should  have  a  good  effect  upon  the  real  estate  market. 
It  is  the  bugbear  of  seven  per  cent  a  year  on  a  mortgage  which 
appals  the  thrifty  father  of  a  family  who  desires  to  build  a  house. 
Seven  per  cent  is  a  rather  heavy  rate,  and  the  mere  suggestion  of 
its  possible  reduction  has  had  an  excellent  effect  upon  the  condi- 
tion of  affairs  on  the  market.  Prices  are  yet  standing  very  firm, 
remarkably  so,  in  fact,  for  agents  find  the  utmost  difficulty  in  in- 
ducing sellers  to  come  down  a  peg  from  their  announced  price,  or 
to  get  buyers  to  raise  a  cent  above  the  first  offer.  Building  still 
continues  well  in  the  residence  districts,  notwithstanding  the 
fact  that  there  are  many  vacant  houses  in  the  city.  It  is  an  evi- 
dence of  the  abiding  faith  in  the  future  of  San  Francisco,  which 
is  sufficiently  strong  to  overcome  the  effects  of  the  croakings  of 
the  always  dissatisfied,  of  whom  there  are  very  many  in  this  city. 
The  increase  in  the  building  projects  makes  a  good  demand  for 
money,  with  the  result  that  the  banks  and  money-lenders  are  do- 
ing a  good  business. 

It  would  seem  that  the  property-owners  living  in  that  dis- 
trict west  of  Valencia  street,  and  between  Fifteenth  and  Twenty- 
third,  have  a  good  cause  for  complaint  when  they  protest  against 
the  excessive  taxation  levied  upon  their  lands  for  the  street  im- 
provements projected  in  that  section.  There  are  five  commis- 
sions which  are  now  or  have  recently  fixed  assessments  and 
awarded  damages  for  work  in  the  district  named.  On  some  of  the 
lots,  it  is  said  as  many  as  three  assessmente  for  different,  but  con- 
tiguous work,  have  been  levied,  while  on  more  than  one,  five  as- 
sessments have  been  placed.  Another  cause  for  complaint  is 
that,  notwithstanding  the  heavy  expenses  charged  and  to  be  paid, 
it  is  not  now  intended  to  open  the  streets,  but  merely  to  project 
them,  leaving  the  actual  work  to  fuiure  commissions,  which  will 
gather  in  more  of  the  hard-earned  shekels  of  the  Missionites. 
This  course  will  have  to  be  taken,  in  some  cases,  for  the  present 
law  does  not  allow  land  to  be  assessed  more  than  50  per  cent,  of 
its  value  for  street  assessment  purposes.  The  property-owners 
will  combine  to  defeat  the  purposes  for  which  the  commissioners 
were  appointed,  and  to  prevent  the  collection  of  the  assessments 
levied.  The  reports  of  the  Sixteenth  and  Seventeenth  Street 
Commissions  will  be  attacked  by  attorneys  hired  for  the  purpose. 
The  property-owners  will  make  a  strong  and  combined  effort  to 
uphold  what  they  consider  their  rights  in  the  premises. 

A  long-needed  improvement  has  been  made  on  the  Jesuit 
church  property  on  Hayes  street.  The  old  wooden  fence  on  Frank- 
lin street,  and  that  portion  that  ran  from  Franklin  to  the  church 
steps  on  Hayes,  has  been  torn  down  and  a  substantial  brick  wall 
erected  instead.  The  next  needed  improvement  in  connection 
with  this  fine  property  is  a  stone  sidewalk  in  front  of  the  new 
biick  wall,  instead  of  the  old  wooden  sidewalk  now  in  place. 

One  of  the  big  sales  recorded  during  the  week  was  that  from 
Ellen  Ives,  by  attorney,  to  Robert  A.  Vance,  of  50  vara  block 
274,  on  the  west  side  of  Leavenworth,  fiO  feet  south  of  Washing- 
ton, for  $23,000.  The  sales  of  50  vara  block  221,  and  100  varas 
396  and  416  were  also  recorded  during  the  week. 


THE  Suez  Canal  continues  to  prove  the  sharp  business  foresight 
of  the  late  Lord  Beaconsfield.  When  the  purchase  was  about 
to  be  made,  Gladstone  and  his  followers  were  loud  in  their  con- 
demnation of  the  scherue.  It  would  prove  a  ruinous  failure,  they 
said,  and  bankrupt  every  one  connected  with  it.  Last  year  the 
Canal  made  a  considerably  larger  profit  than  it  made  during  the 
previous  twelve  months,  which,  in  turn,  showed  a  profit  on  all 
previous  years.  The  net  dividend  per  share,  which  the  directors 
declared  was  105,50  f.  per  share,  compared  with  86.75  f.  per  share 
the  year  before.  A  further  reduction  of  tolls  will  soon  be  made, 
which  will  have  a  tendency  to  still  fu#ther  build  up  trade.  The  great 
success  of  this  venture  should  be  an  inducement  to  the  merchants 
of  this  city  to  exert  themselves  more  than  they  yet  have  done  to 
hurry  on  the  Nicaragua  waterway  to  completion.  They  should 
not  hesitate  to  subscribe  for  the  bonds  now  being  offered  through 
the  Bank  of  California,  for  construction  purposes.  It  will 
be  a  disgrace  to  San  Francisco  should  any  portion  of  the  few  mil- 
lions required  be  left  open  for  subscription  elsewhere. 


BEWICK,  Moreing  and  Hooper,  of  London,  have  just  recovered 
the  sum  of  £1,000  in  a  suit  against  a  South  African  company 
for  an  examination  of  the  property  in  question.  When  the 
verdict  got  noised  about  on  the  Stock  Exchange,  the  stock  of 
the  company  dropped  to  the  extent  of  nearly  $375,000. 

Since  leasing  the  Nucleus  Building,  at  the  corner  of  Third  and 
Market  streets,  Mr.  Percy  Beamish  has  greatly  improved  it,  and  has 
it  now  in  a  far  better  condition  than  it  has  been  for  year.s.  The 
building  has  been  completely  renovated— cleaned,  painted  and  fitted 
inside  and  out,  and  cleared  of  all  objectionable  tenants.  It  is  now 
one  of  the  most  desirable  office  buildings  in  the  city,  and  is  fast  fill- 
ing up  with  professional  men. 


/ETNA 

HOT 


Situated  in  Napa  County,  Cal. 

Reached  by  a  delightful  stage  ride  over  the  moun- 
tains. Sixteen  Miles  from  St.  Helena.  Good  Ac- 
commodations.   Ample  Bathing  Facilities. 

A  FEATURE  OF  THE  PLACE, 

A  Large  Swimming  Tank  cf  Hot  Mineral  Water 

The  waters  of  the  JEtna  Mineral  Springs  have 
long  been  celebrated  for  their  wonderful  cures  in 
cases  of  Acute  and  Chronic  Dyspepsia,  Rheuma- 
tism, Inflammation  of  the  Bladder,  and  Liver  and 
Kidney  Complaints. 

The  temperature  of  the  water  is  98  degrees,  and 
is  highly  charged  with  Carbonic  Acid  Gas,  making 
it  pleasant  to  the  taste,  and  giving  to  the  bath  a 
most  delightful  sensation. 


igh  Altitude !  No  Fogs !  No 


Water  from  the  Springs  bottled  by  the 

AETNA  MINERAL  WATER  CO., 

Telephoue  536.  Office,  108  Drumm  Street,  S.  F 


YOU'RE     OUT 

If  you  do  n't  go  to 

NAPA  SODA 
SPRINGS 


THIS     SUMMER. 


What  Do  You  Want  ? 


A  Climate  that  beats  Italy.  No  Malaria  or  Cold 
Sea  Air.  Health-giving  Mineral  Water.  Cuisine 
and  Service  Unexceptionable.  Comfortable  Beds. 
Table  First  Quality.  Gas  and  Running  Water  in 
Every  Room.  Hot  Napa  Soda  Baths. 
Two  Trains  Every  Day. 
All  Visitors  are  Satisfied. 


ANDREW  JACKSON, 


PROPRIETOR. 


Napa  Soda  Springs  P.  O. 


The  Strathmore  Apartment  House. 

N.  W.  Cor.  Larkin  and  Fulton  Streets. 

Exclusively  for  families.  First-class  in  every  respect.  Ele- 
vator day  and  night.     First-class  restaurant  in  the  building. 

Apply  to  Janitor  in  the  building,  or  to  A.  Hayward,  No.  224 
California  Street. 


HOTEL  PLEASANTON, 

Sutter  Street,  corner  Jones,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

The  Largest,  Best  Appointed  aud  Most  Liberally  Managed  Family  and 
Tourist  Hotel  in  Sau  Francisco.    Lighted  by  Electricity  throughout. 

Elegantly  Furnished  Dining  Rooms  and  Parlors  for  Banquets,  Private 
Dinners,  Parties,  Weddings,  etc. 
The  Cuisine  a  Special  Feature. 

MRS.  M.   E.  PENDLETON, 

Proprietor  and  Manager. 

ERNST  H.  LUDWIG, 


1206  Sutter  Street, 

Telephone  2388. SAN  FRANCISCO. 

FOREST     HOUSE, 

SANTA  CRUZ  MOUNTAINS, 
A  desirable  place  to  spend  your  vacation,    Situated  ou  Los  Gatos  Creek, 
a  few  minutes   walk  from  Alma  Station,  ou  S.  P.  O.  R.  R.    Fine  Hunting 
aud  Fishing.    Terras  reasonable. 

C.  E.  BROWN,  Proprietor.  Alma  Cal. 


Corner  Clay  and  Sansome. 


June  26,  1892. 


FRANCISCO  NEWS  M-:  I  I  BR 


19 


"HK  most  interesting  topic  of  gossip  on  the  Bourse,  durinp  the 
1  week,  is  anent  the  row  between  Troy,  of  San  Rafael,  ami  Torn 
Agnew.  of  Oakland,  concerning  the  risk  on  the  convent  at  San 
Rafael.  The  story  is  brief  and  extremely  pointed.  Troy,  it 
seems,  has  enjoyed  the  commissions  on  considerable  of  the  busi- 
ness of  the  Catholics  in  and  about  this  city,  and  among  other  risks 
be  had  about  $10,000  on  the  San  Kafael  convei.t.  This  policy 
expired  only  a  short  lime  ago,  and  the  whole  risk,  amounting  to 
over  $40,000,  it  is  said,  went  to  Tom  Agnew.  Troy,  of  course, 
was  more  than  astonished  at  losing  such  a  good  line,  and  he  made 
investigations.  They  resulted  in  the  staten.etit  made  by  him 
that  he  bad  been  informed  by  Father  Lagan,  of  San  Rafael,  that 
Agnew  bad  contracted  to  do  the  church  business  at  considerably 
below  regular  rates — some  30  per  cent.  Mr,  Troy  is  now  busily 
engaged  in  endeavoring  to  produce  conclusive  proof  of  the  re- 
ported Agnew  agreement.  If  he  does  so,  the  loiterers  on  the 
Bourse  may  expect  to  have  much  matter  for  interesting  discus- 
sion. Agnew  says  nothing,  but  ■•  saws  wood."  Troy  and  him- 
self have  not  been  the  best  of  friends  for  some  time,  their  differ- 
ences arising,  it  is  said,  from  an  item  published  in  the  press  at 
the  time  of  Troy's  marriage,  calling  attention  to  the  fact  that  he 
had  been  married  by  a  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  not  within  the 
shadow  of  the  church  from  which  he  derived  so  much  pecuniary 
benefit.  Troy  charged  Agnew  with  having  caused  the  publica- 
tion of  this  item,  and  as  they  are  both  rivals  in  the  endeavors  to 
control  the  Catholic  Cburch  business  of  the  coast,  as  may  be 
presumed,  they  have  not  regarded  each  other  in  that  true  Chris- 
tian manner  taught  in  the  Good  Book.  Agnew,  it  is  said,  also 
secured  the  Sacred  Heart  College,  recently,  and  has  other  remu- 
nerative and  safe  church  risks  in  view.  The  charges  made  by 
Troy  against  Agnew  will  be  investigated.  While  it  does  not  seem 
probable  that  an  agent  would  make  a  written  contract  to  do  busi- 
ness with  any  one  for  30  per  cent,  less  than  regular  rates,  it  is  not 
at  all  improbable  that  donations  to  the  church  have  been  made  in 
securing  or  holding  church  bu&iness.  These  donations  may,  in 
effect,  equal  a  25  or  30  per  cent,  reduction  in  the  rate.  The  Cath- 
olic Church  business  on  this  Coast  amounts  to  a  great  deal  of 
money,  as  the  church  has  many  millions  of  dollars  of  fine  prop- 
erty subject  to  insurance.  That  agents  should  use  every  means 
to  secure  it,  will  not  cause  much  surprise,  particularly  as  the 
matter  of  donation  giving  to  large  corporations,  rebates  and  rate- 
cutting  are  well  known. 

The  marine  underwriters  report  that  June  has  been  a  very  good 
month,  there  having  been  no  losses  of  any  consequence.  Marine 
business,  however,  is  very  dull,  there  now  being  in  this  port 
107,000  tons  of  disengaged  tonnage,  exclusive  of  coasters.  At  the 
same  time  last  year  there  were  only  16,000  tons  of  disengaged 
tonnage,  exclusive  of  coasters.  There  is  also  a  large  coasting 
fleet  laid  up.  There  are  several  causes  for  the  present  depression 
in  the  shipping  business  from  this  port.  There  is  but  little  busi- 
ness for  the  lumber  vessels,  of  which  there  is  a  number  on  this 
coast  designed  especially  for  that  trade,  being  no  demand 
for  lumber  from  Australia  or  South  America,  two  of  our  principal 
points  of  export.  Again,  there  has  been  a  decrease  in  the  cannery 
business.  Last  year  the  salmon  fleet  numbered  about  sixty  ves- 
sels. Owing  to  an  over-production,  the  canners  closed  down  all 
but  eight  or  nine  of  the  canneries  this  year,  having  need,  there- 
fore, for  only  a  comparatively  small  number  of  vessels.  When 
the  pool  cornered  the  wheat  ships  last  year,  and  brought  them  to 
this  port,  anticipating  large  charters  for  Europe,  the  vessels 
mostly  came  loaded  with  coal.  The  plans  of  the  combine  failed, 
however,  leaving  this  market  heavily  stocked  with  coal,  hence 
the  vessels  that  sail  coastwise  to  northern  ports  have  a  hard  time 
getting  return  cargoes,  as  there  is  no  demand  for  the  coat  they 
usually  brought  down.  The  depression  in  the  shipping  business 
is  by  no  means  confined  to  California. 

The  steamer  Mackinaw  has  met  with  another  accident,  having 
put  back  to  Tacoma  on  the  21st  inst.,  with  a  broken  propeller. 

The  Washington  Fire,  of  Spokane,  seems  to  be  in  a  muddle,  ac- 
cording to  the  dispatches.  The  company  does  not  amount  to 
much,  anyhow,  according  to  the  reports  of  underwriters  who 
know  it.  It  never  did  business  in  California,  evidently  not  caring 
to  put  up  the  necessary  golden  evidences  of  good  faith. 


Fine  Leather  Goods. 


Th,e  beautiful  leather  goods  being  shown  by  Sanborn,  Vail  &  Co., 
at  740-743  Market  street,  have  aroused  the  admiration  of  all  who 
have  seen  them.  The  pocket-books  and  purses  for  gentlemen  and 
ladies  are  in  the  finest  lizard,  alligator  and  grain  calf-skin,  and  are 
ornamented  with  sterling  silver  designs  of  great  beauty.  They  are 
in  great  demand.  The  house  is  also  showing  at  present  a  number  of 
writing  materials,  such  as  blotting  pads,  inkstands,  stamp-boxes, 
mucilage  bottles,  etc.,  in  sterling  silver.  They  are  all  very  handsome, 
There  are  also  silver  cigar  stands,  ash  receivers,  photograph  frames, 
and  numerous  articles  of  vertu. 


"THE  WHITE  HOUSE." 

THE  LARGEST  RETAIL  DRY-GOODS  STORE  IN  THE  CITY. 

GREAT  SUMMER   SALE! 

Daring  the  month  of  Jane  The  White  House  will  offer  for  Bale  the 
entire  stock  >><  tlii-  season's  Importations  at  Greatly  Reduced  Prices. 
The  stock  comprises : 

Woolen  Dress  Goods. 

CREPONS.  CASHMERES,  SERGES,  IN  FANcy  AND  PLAIN. 

A  Special  Bargain. 

100  pieces  of  Scotch  Cheviot,  suitable  for  Outing  Suits,  at  86c. 
per  yard. 

NOTICE.— Tables  of  Remnants  and  Short  Lengths  at  Less 
Than  Cost. 

Silks. 

An  average  price  of  Figured  India  Silk,  sold  until  now  at  $  1.25 
and  $1,  for  75c.  per  yard. 

Ribbon  Counter. 

This  department  offers  great  inducements  to  purchasers.  Ele- 
gant Woven  Ribbons  at  25c.  per  yard.  A  full  assortment  of 
Velvet  Ribbons,  Black  and  Colored. 

Chiffon  and  Ladies'  Neckwear. 

An  inspection  will  show  that  prices  of  the  above  goods  have 
been  reduced  over  50  per  cent. 

Wash  Goods. 

Sateens,  Cheviots,  Percales,  Zephyrs,  Ginghams,  Lawns  and 
Organdies,  at  Cost. 

Cloak  Room. 

A  very  material  reduction  has  been  made  in  the  prices  of 
Spring  Jackets,  Capes,  Ulsters,  Mantles. 

Outing  Suits. 

Black  India  and  Surah  Silk  Skirts,  with  one  or  two  ruffles:  also 
Fancy  Striped  Levantine  Silk  Skirts,  reduced  from  .$10.50  and 
$12  to  $8. 


.  _   •  Mail  orders  solicited.    Samples  sent  on  application.    Goods  sent 
free  to  all  suburban  towns. 

RAPHAEL  WEILL  &  CO., 

N.  W.  Cor.  Post  and  Kearny  Sts. 
NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Bullion    Mining   Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  Twenty-fourth  (24th)  day  of  May,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  88)  of  Twenty- 
five  (25)  Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately  iu  United  States  gold  coin  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  Room  20,  331  Pine  street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Twenty-elgh  h  (28th)  Day  of  June,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  nineteenth  (l'Jth)  day  of  July,  1892,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,   together  with  the  costs  of  advertising 
and  expenses  of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

R   R.  GRAYSON,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  20,  331  Fine  street.  San  Francisco,  California. 

ASSESSMENT   NOTICE. 

Alta     Silver     Mining     Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business — San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works-Gold  Hill,  Gold  Hill  Mining  District,  Storey  county,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  Saturday,  the  18th  day  of  June,  1892,  an  assessment,  No.  42,  of  Fifteen  (IS) 
cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  pay- 
able immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  of- 
fice of  the  company,  Room  33,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San 
Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

Tuesday,  the  Twenty-sixth  Day  of  July,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;   and  unless  payment  is  made 
before,  will  be  sold  on  TUESDAY,  the  sixteenth  day  of  August,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale.     By  order  of  the  Board  of  Jbireetors. 

L.  OSBORN,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  33,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Franois- 
co.  California. 

ANNUAL  MEETING. 

Union  Consolidated.  Mining  Company, 
The  regular  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Union  Consoli- 
dated Mining  Compauy  will  be  held  at  the  office  of  the  Company,  room  11. 
303  Califoruia  street,  San  Fraucisco,  California  ou  Monday,  the  eigi  ti  enlh 
day  of  July,  1892,  at  the  hour  of  one  o'clock  p  M.,  for  the  purpose  of  elect- 
ing a  Board  of  Directors  to  serve  for  the  ensuing  year  and  the  transaction 
of  such  other  business  a&  may  come  before  the  meeting.  Transfer  books 
will  close  on  Friday,  July  15,  at  3  o'clock  p,  m. 

A.  W.  BARROWS,  Secretary. 
Office.— Room  11,  303  California  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  25,  1892. 


AT    FLOOD    TIDE. 

The  waves  come  dashing  inland  to  the  shore, 
With  all  the  eager  lapping  love  of  life, 
13at  coy,  resisting  this  new  influx   rife, 

It  sends  the  waters  back  in  sullen    ruar. 

But  tireless  woer  of  seductive  charms — 

That  lie  unfathomed  on  the  upper  beach, 
Beyond  the  enamored  eea  waves'  ardent  reach, 

With  one  bold  rise  it  gathers  to  its  arms. 

And  holds  engulphed  in  its  desired  embrace; 
At  each  retreat  advancing  but  the  higher, 
Till  land  receives  and  welcomes  his  desire, 
Flooding  her  borders  in  relentless  chase. 

Rose  Maynard  David. 


THE    INCREASE    IN    BEER    CONSUMPTION. 

SOME  idea  of  the  great  increase  in  the  brewery  industry  of  the 
United  States,  and  the  consequent  increase  in  the  consump- 
tion of  beer  in  this  country,  may  be  gained  from  the  statements 
made  by  President  Henry  H.  Rueter,  of  the  United  States  Brew- 
ers' Association,  at  the  thirty-second  annual  convention  of  that 
body,  held  at  Boston,  Mass  ,  on  May  25ih  and  26th  last.  "  The 
nine  million  barrels  brewed  in  1873,  to  which  we  pointed  with  so 
much  satisfaction,  as  compared  to  the  two  million  barrels  pro- 
duced in  1863,  have  grown  to  over  thirty  million  barrels  in  1891," 
said  Pres;dent  Rueter,  and  in  bis  forcible  statements  showed  that 
with  this  remarkable  inc  ease  of  production,  the  importance 
of  the  brewing  business  in  its  relation  to  agriculture,  capital  and 
labor,  directly  and  indirectly  employed,  to  the  federal  revenue 
and  the  great  number  of  other  trades,  to  both  of  which  our  busi- 
ness is  a  liberal  contributor,  has,  of  course,  kept  step,  in  that  it 
takes  its  place  to-day  among  the  leading  industries  of  this  coun- 
try. He  can  look  upon  this  situation  complacently,  and  without 
the  pangs  of  conscience,  which  some  good  people  think  w.e  ought 
to  feel,  with  regard  to  the  effect  of  this  large  increase  of  consump- 
tion on  popular  sobriety.  It  is  wholly  within  the  limits  of  truth 
to  assert  that  this  increase  is  mainly  due  to  the  fact  that  the 
great  majority  of  moderate  and  temperate  drinkers,  compared  to 
whom  the  drunkards  and  abstainers  dwindle  to  two  insienificant 
minorities,  have  taken  kindly  to  fermented  malt  and  hop  drinks, 
led  thereto  by  the  safest  of  all  teachers — experience — and  have 
adopted  them  as  part  of  their  daily  diet.  Fermented  malt  and 
hop  beverages  are  steadily  gaining  ground  in  this  country,  not  so 
much  because  people  drink  more  beer,  but  because  more  people 
drink  beer,  and  that  it  is  a  healthy,  lasting  and  desirable  growth. 
In  1874  it  was  stated  that  if  the  true  opinions  of  the  people  of  the 
United  States  were  openly  and  honestly  expressed,  we  should 
have  the  support  of  a  large  majority,  including  the  wisest  and 
best  of  our  fellow  citizens.  At  the  same  convention,  President 
Ellis  Wainwright.  of  St.  Louis,  referred  to  a  recent  publication  in 
Frank  Leslie's  W.ekly  concerning  the  effects  of  beer  and  light 
wine  on  the  human  system.  >•  We,  who  know  beer 
to  be  one  of  the  purest  and  cleanest  beverages  ever 
prepared  for  the  public,  he  said,  "  far  cleaner  and  purer  than  milk 
from  the  best  managed  dairy  can  be,  are  in  no  need  of  assurances 
from  medical  authorities  as  to  the  healthful  properties  of  beer. 
But  where  such  untiring  efforts  have  been  made  to  awaken  popu- 
lar prejudice  against  malt  liquors,  it  is  gratifying  to  see  with 
what  almost  unanimity  the  hundreds  of  physicians  in  the  coun- 
try's greatest  metropolis  give  testimony  to  the  harmless  and  help- 
ful qualities  of  our  product.  After  all,  they  merely  confirm  the 
conclusions  of  scientists  of  this  and  the  old  world,  based  on  two 
hundred  years  of  experience  and  observation,  namely,  that  the 
extract  of  malt  and  hops,  with  which  a  kind  Providence  has 
blessed  mankind,  cannot  fail  to  work  beneficial  effects  on  the 
human  system  when  used  in  moderation.  That  the  public  is 
rapidly  learning  to  discriminate  between  the  beneficial  and  harm- 
ful use  of  beverages  is  proved  inconlrovertibly  by  the  compara- 
tive statistics  of  consumption.  These  figures  show  beyond  cavil 
that  beer  is  rapidly  taking  the  place  of  liquor,  with  drinking 
people  of  all  classes  and  nationalities;  that  the  percentage  of 
drunkeness  steadily  decreases,  notwithstanding  the  increasing 
consumption  of  malt  liquor;  that  the  percentage  of  insani.y  from 
alcoholism  is  steadily  and  rapidly  decreasing — in  short,  that  beer 
is  not  only  taking  its  proper  place  as  a  food,  instead  of  a  stimu- 
lant, but  is  steadily  abolishing  the  evils  which  have  in  the  pa-*t 
been  regarded  as  inseparable  from  the  drinking  habit."  The 
above  statements  of  well-known  facts  all  prove  the  acknowledg 
nieni  by  the  people  of  the  benefits  of  beer  drinking.  That  these 
henelits  are  recognized  here  is  shown  by  the  large  and  increasing 
business  done  by  the  Fredericksburg  and  John  Wieland  Breweries. 
California  has  the  finest  hops  in  the  world;  our  beer  is  exported 
all  over  this  country  and  to  Europe,  and  has  taken  place  with  the 
best  beer  ever  brewed. 


THE  new    minine    law    in    Mexico,  which    comes    into  force  in 
July  next,  includes    the   important   clause  securing  the  con- 
tinued ownership  of  property. 


THE  following  memorandum  will  probably  be  found  in  the 
the  pockets  of  some  unfortunate  visitor  to  Chicago  during 
Columbian  Pair:  "  Arrived  at  10:40  a.  m.,  with  $4,000  in  my 
pocket.  Expenses  first  24  hours:  Bed  on  a  billiard  table,  $75; 
three  two-bit  meals,  $40;  hack-hire  two  hours,  $120  and  a  black 
eye  from  the  driver;  4  glasses  of  beer,  $7.50;  dinner  and  break- 
fast, $75;  boot-blacking,  $2.50,  and  seat  at  the  theatre  behind  a 
big  hat,  $75.  At  this  rate  1  can  only  live  a  week.  Good-bye  to 
the  world."  The  sad  expression  of  his  face  will  be  peculiarly  no- 
ticeable by  all  visitors  to  the  morgue. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Bodie  Consolidated  Mining  Company, 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Bodip,  Mono  Couaiy,  California. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  20th  day  of  Jnue,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  llj  of  Tweutv-five  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  on  the  capital  stock  of  Hie  corporation,  payable 
immediately,  iu  United  States  sold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  company,  room  C2,  Nevada  B'ock,  No.  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessm   ut  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  22.1  Day  of  July.  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and,   unless  payment  is  made 
before,    will    be    sold     on  MONO  VY,  the   221    day   of    August,    1S92,   to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with    costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

H.  I'.  WALKER,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  62,  Nevada  Block,  309  Mo   tgomery  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Commonwealth  Consolidated  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business— San  Fraucisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works — Tuscarora,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  15th  day  of  Jnue,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  8)  of  Ten  (10)  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upou  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  Company,  room  20,  No.  331  Pine  street,  Sao  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia, or  to  E.  R   Grant.  Transfer  Agent,  57  Broadway,  New  York. 

Any  stock  upou  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-first  Day  of  July.  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
aud  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore,  will  be    sold  on  THURSDAY,  the  18th  day  of  August,  1822,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  costs  of   advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

R.  R.  GRAYSON,  Secretary. 

Office— Room  20.  No.  331  Piue  Street.  San  Fraucisco.  California. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Belle    Isle    Mining    Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  business — San  Fraucisco,  California.  Loca- 
tion of  works— Tuscarora,  Elko  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  the  Sixteenth  day  of  June,  1892.  an  assessment,  No.  14,  of  Ten  Cents 
per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation,  payable 
immediately  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the  office  of 
the  Company,  No.  310  Pine  street,  rooms  15  aud  17,  San  Fraucisco,    Cal. 

Any  stock  upou  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 
The  Twenty-frtst  Day  of  July,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 
and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  FRIDAY,   the  12th  day  of  August,  1892,  to  pay  the 
delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and  expenses 
of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

J.  W.  PEW.  Secretary. 

Office— No.  310  Pine  street,  rooms  15  an'i  17.  Sau  Fraucisco,  Cal. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Gould  &  Curry  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Assessment No    69 

Amount  per  Share     . ...     ... 25  cents 

Levied      Juue7, 1892 

Delinquent  in  Office     July  12, 1892 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  Stock                                                  August  4,  1892 
ALFRED  K.  DURBROW,  Secretary. 
Office— Room,  69  Nevada  Block,  30J   Montgomery  street,  Sau  Francisco, 
California. ___^__ 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

Savings  and  Loan  Society. 
Ti>e  Board  of  Direciors  declar  ■  a  dividend  for  the  term  eudiug  with 
Juue  30,   18j2,  at  the  rate  of  five  aud  on--fifth  (5  i  5j  per  cent    per  a   num 
ou  Term   Deposits  aud   four  and  nue-ihird  per  ceut.   per  annum  on   Or- 
dinary DcPDsils.'fiee  of  laxes,  payable  on  aud  after  Friday,  July  1,  1892. 

CYRUS  W    CARMANY,  Cashier. 
Office— IjI  Montgomery  St  ,  Cor  Su  ter,  Sau  Frauciaco,  Cal. 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

People's  Home  Savings  Bank. 

1  he  Board  of  Directors  of  this  bank  have  declared  a  dividend  fur  I  he 
term  ending  Juue  30,  1SJ2,  at  the  rate  of  five  aud  oue-fifrh  (i  1*5)  per  ceut. 
perannjmon  i  erm  Deposits,  aud  our  aud  oue-third  (4^1  per  cent,  per 
annum  ou  Ordluary  Deposits,  free  fr  ,m  taxe-,  and  payable  on  aud  alter 
July  1,  18i>2.  J-  E-  p  \.*NUM,  Secieiary. 

Office— SO;*  Market  street,  Flood  Building.  Sau  Traucisco,  Cal. 

DIVIDEND  NOTICE. 

The  German  Savings  and  Loan  Society. 

For  the  half  year  eudiug  Juue  30, 18  2,  a  dividend   has  beeu  declared  at 
the  rate  of  live  and  oue-ten'h  {5  1-10  per  cent,  pe^  annum  on  Term  Depos- 
its aud  four  aud  oue  quarter  (4V4)  per  ceut.   per  annum  on  Ordinary  De- 
posits, payable  ou  and  after  Friday,  July  1,  1892. 
*  GEORGE  TOURNY,  Secretary. 

Office— 52fi  California  street,  Sau  Francisco,  Cal. 


Jurv-  BS,   is:. J. 


BAN  PR  \n«  l-'  0   NEWS  I  OTTER. 


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THE    EXPLANATION.     Rmlyifi  KijAing. 

Lore  and   I»  alb  once  erased  iheir  Mrifc 
At   the    Tavcth   ol    Man's    Life. 
Called  for  wme.  and   threw,  alas! 
F.ach  bis  quiver  on  the  graa». 
When  Ihe  bout  was  o'er   ihey  found 
Mingled  arrows  strewed    the  ground. 
Ha*iil.v  they  gathered   then 
Each  the  loves  and  lives  of  men. 
Ah,  tbe  fateful  dawn  deceived  I 
Mingled   arrows   each    one  sheaved; 
Death's  dread  armory  eu  stored 
With   the  shafts  he  most  abhorred: 
Love's  light  quiver  groaned  beneath 
Venom-headed  darts  of  death. 
Thus  it  was  they  wrought  our  woe 
At  the  Tavern  long  ago. 
Tell  me.  do  our  masters  know, 
Loosing  blindly  as  they  Hy, 
Old  men  love  while  young  men  die? 

INTERESTING     TO    LIARS. 

ONE  of  tbe  most  interesting  contributions  to  recent  literature 
on  social  questions  is  Rabbi  Solomon  Schindler's  book,  "  Who 
LiesT"  published  by  the  Arena  Company,  of  Boston.  The  authors, 
Emil  Blum,  Ph.D.,  and  Mr.  Sigmund  B.  Alexander,  have  correct- 
ly called  it  an  »  Interrogation."  They  desire  to  call  attention  to 
one  of  tbe  most  serious  problems  of  life;  they  hurl  an  accusation 
at  our  modern  civilization,  against  which  a  defense  is  not  an  easy 
task;  they  cast  a  dash-light  upon  society,  and  show  the  rotten 
foundation  upon  which  it  rests.  Eight  gentlemen,  belonging  to 
the  cultured  and  well-to-do  classes  of  society,  and  representing 
various  walks  of  life,  are  assembled  at  a  banquet.  They  are  all 
graduates  of  the  same  college,  in  which  they  had  been  nick- 
named by  their  classmates  tbe  "Model  Nine."  Their  friendship 
had  existed  during  ten  years,  in  which  time  each  of  them  had  won 
for  himself  a  respected  position  in  society.  One  is  a  successful 
physician;  another  a  famous  lawyer;  the  third  stands  at  the 
head  of  a  lucrative  business  concern;  the  fourth  is  the  chief 
of  a  banking-house,  and  known  as  a  great  philanthropist; 
the  fifth  occupies  the  pulpit  of  a  fashionable  church;  the  sixth 
edits  a  newspaper  of  large  circulation;  the  seventh  holds  a  Pro- 
fessor's chair  at  the  Alma  Mater;  the  eighth  is  identified  with  the 
politics  of  his  State;  the  ninth,  the  most  promising  of  them,  had 
inherited  from  his  father  an  immense  fortune,  and  had,  during 
these  years,  traveled  extensively.  He  had,  therefore,  never  been 
present  at  any  of  their  annual  reunions,  but  is  expected  to  join 
them  on  this  occasion.  A  belated  train  brings  him  to  the  city 
and  into  their  company,  at  the  moment  they  are  drinking  the 
health  and  praising  the  noble  qualities  of  the  absentee.  He  is 
warmly  greeted  by  his  friends,  who,  however,  find  that  he  has 
changed  considerably.  Though  apparently  the  same  genial  and 
brilliant  fellow  whom  they  had  known  in  times  past,  he  seems  to 
have  become  infected  with  the  blackest  kind  of  pessimism.  He 
fiercely  attacks  the  very  civilization  which  they  cherish  so  dearly. 
A  controversy  arises  which  culminates  in  a  peculiar  wager.  Rust, 
the  pessimist,  claims  that  our  whole  civilization  is  a  huge  »  lie;" 
that  this  "lie"  has  permeated  and  poisoned  society  to  such  a  de- 
gree that  no  one  could  speak  the  truth,  even  if  he  desired,  for  any 
length  of  time,  without  harming,  if  not  destroying,  his  reputa- 
tion and  business  prospect.  This  is  emphatically  denied  by 
his  friends,  who,  on  their  part,  claim  that  for  one 
week  at  least,  they  would  pledge  themselves  to  ad- 
here strictly  to  the  truth.  The  wager  provides,  therefore, 
that  if  they  adhere  to  tbe  truth  one  week,  Rust  must  pay  eight 
thousand  dollars;  but  if  one  of  them  breaks  his  word,  he  must 
pay  one  thousand  dollars.  The  money  is  to  go  to  some  benevo- 
lent institution,  which  the  winner  shall  designate.  It  is  further 
agreed  that  any  member  may  withdraw  his  obligation  on  pay- 
ment of  one  thousand  dollars  during  the  week,  if  he  finds  telling 
the  truth  too  expensive.  The  result  was  as  predicted  by  Rust. 
Disaster  in  some  form  overtook  each  of  them.  In  tbe  last  chap- 
ter Rust  informs  them  that  he  had  offered  the  wager,  not  to  win 
the  money,  but  to  give  them  an  object  lesson.  "  All  the  miseries 
from  which  society  is  suffering,"  says  he,  "  are  the  logical  conse- 
quences of  the  prevailing  untruthfulness.  Instead  of  trying  to 
remodel  the  world,  and  to  better  the  conditions  by  assailing  con- 
sequences, they  ought  to  attack  the  root  of  the  evil,  the  '  Lie/  " 
He  proposes,  therefore,  the  formation  of  a  society  of  veritists — of 
men  who  will  pledge  themselves  to  speak  the  truth  always,  un- 
mindful of  possible  consequences.  It  is  his  firm  belief  that,  in 
the  end,  people  will  learn  that  they  prosper  much  better  with 
truth  than  untruth,  and  that  while  for  a  short  time  they  may  be 
the  losers,  in  the  end  they  will  win  confidence  and  make  up  for 
the  loss. 

For  Debilitated  Men  I  If  you  desire  to  be  restored  to  complete 
vigor  and  manhood,  promptly,  permanently  and  cheaply,  we  will 
send  you  full  particulars  (sealed)  of  a  reliable,  unfailing  Home  Treat- 
ment free.  No  electric  nonsense,  no  stomach  drugging.  Address 
Albion  Pharmacy  Co.,  Box  L,  Albion,  Mich. 


DELINQUENT  SALE  NOTICE. 

B«hril  ''I'M  Company. 

UmuIoh  of  prirjolpal  nlwe  ol  bnilmw  Bin  FnoetMO,  Csllfornls.   Lo- 

* '>    -I  k'«*hlk  HIvor.  A  Sills. 

>"  •  !'    '         I  ':.  r.    ,!-.    •  lcllu>|Uclll    UDOD    Ibfl    following     I.-   Bribed  Stock    "II 

IoIm mcuUNo    I  ,  levied  on  the  18th  deyof  Kcl.rusry   \tm  the 

several  mil, Mint*  «oi  oppotlM  iho  ihidimiI  the  respective  ■bareholden 

N»mc.  No.  Cerllrlcslc.        No.  Shares.      Amount. 

1       A      Im1iiw.ii  I  50  f  .11 

C  A.  John ■•  84.,  s<0 

Cha*.  Carlson  7  80  80 

C.  Lun.ll.crc  u  SM  Boo 

And  In  accordance  WlUl  law.  nurt  an  order  ol  the  Board  ol  Directors,  mado 
on  the  mill  day  of  February,  1892,  so  many  shares  ol  each  parcel  ol  such 

slock  h.s  may  he  iiccc'sary  will  he  sold  at  public  auetl al  ihe  olllceolthe 

company.  No  9  Market  street.  San  Francisco,  Cal,  ou  Friday,  the  lMh  day 
of  April.  1892,  at  the  hour  of  12  o'clock  m.  ol  said  day,  to  pay  «ald  delln- 
qurjnl  assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  Of  advertising  aud  expenses 
ol  Eale. 

JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 
Postponement. 
At  a  meeting  ol  the  Board  ol  Directors  ol  the  Behring  Sea  Packing  Com- 
fra!,'s/r!        ,iay'  thc  *ale  of  ,hc  above  delinquent  stock  was  postponed  until 
MONDA\ ,  the  16th  day  ol  May,  1892,  at  the  same  time  aud  place. 
„       „        ,  JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco,  April  16, 1892. 

Postponement. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Behriug  Sea  Packing  Com- 
pany, this  day,  the  sale  of  the  above  delinquent  stock  was  pjs'poued  until 
THURSDAY,  June  23, 1892,  at  the  same  time  aud  place 

.       „         ,  JAMES  MADISON,  Secretary. 

San  Francisco,  May  25.  1892. 

Postponement. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Behring  Sea  Packing  Com- 
pany the  sale  of  the  above  delinquent  stock  was  postponed  uutil  Saturday 
July  23^  1892.  JAMES  MADISON.  Secretary. 

Sau  Frauctsco,  June  23,  1892. 

DELINQUENT  SALE  NOTICE. 

New  Basil  Cons.  Gravel  Mining  Company. 

Location  of  Principal  place  of  business— San  Fraueisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Placer  County,  California. 

NOTICE  —There  are  delinquent  upon  the  following  described  stock,  on 
account  of  assessment  (No.  20),  levied  ou  the  18th  day  of  April.  1892,  the 
several  amounts  set  opposite  the  names  of  the  respective  shareholders  as 
follows : 

Names  No.  Certificate.    No.  Shares.      Amount. 

F.  X.  Simon,  Treasurer 97  225  $11  35 

F.  X.  Simon,  Treasurer 108  2,000  KO  00 

F.  X.  Simon,  Treasurer 109  100  5  00 

And  in  accordance  with  law,  and  an  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  made 
on  the  18th  day  of  April,  18J2,  so  mauy  shares  ol  each  parcel  of  such  stock 
as  may  be  necessary,  will  be  sold  at  public  auction  at  the  office  of  the  com- 
pany, 525  Commercial  street,  San  Fraueisco,  California,  on  MONDAY,  the 
27th  day  of  June,  1892,  at  the  nour  of  li  o'clock  m.  of  said  day,  to  pay  said 
delinquent  assessment  thereon,  together  with  costs  of  advertising  and  ex- 
penses of  sale. 

F.  X.  SIMON,  Secretary. 
Office— 525  Commercial  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

NOTICE  OF  ASSESSMENT. 

Utah  Consolidated  Mining  Company. 

Location  and  principal  place  of  business— San  Francisco,  California.    Lo- 
cation of  works— Virginia  Mining  District,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 
Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 


pany,  room  58,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Eleventh  Day  ot  July,  1892.  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction ;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  SATURDAY,  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  July,  1892,  to 
pay  the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

A.  H.  FISH,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  No.  58,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco,  Cal. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Ophir    Silver    Mining    Company. 

Location  of  principal  place  of  Business— San  Francisco,  California.  Lo- 
cation of  works— Virginia  Mining  District,  Storey  County,  Nevada. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held 
on  tbe  third  (3d)  day  of  June,  1892,  an  assessment  (No.  58)  of  Fifty  50) 
Cents  per  share  was  levied  upon  the  capital  stock  of  the  corporation, 
payable  immediately,  in  United  States  gold  coin,  to  the  Secretary,  at  the 
office  of  the  company,  room  4,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  street, 
Sau  Francisco,  California. 

Any  stock  upon  which  this  assessment  shall  remain  unpaid  on 

The  Seventh  Day  of  July,  1892,  will  be  delinquent, 

and  advertised  for  sale  at  public  auction;  and  unless  payment  is  made  be- 
fore, will  be  sold  on  WEDNESDAY,  the  27th  day  of  July,  1892,  to  pay 
the  delinquent  assessment,  together  with  the  costs  of  advertising  and 
expenses  of  sale.    By  order  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 

E.  B.  HOLMES,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  4,  Nevada  Block,  309  Montgomery  street,  S.  F.,  Cal. 

ASSESSMENT  NOTICE. 

Sierra  Nevada  Silver  Mining  Company. 

Assessment    No.  102 

Amount  per  Share 25  cents 

Levied June  10,  1892 

Delinquent  in  Office July  13, 1892 

Day  of  Sale  of  Delinquent  Stock..     August  2,  1892 

E.  L   PARKER,  Secretary. 
Office— Room  15,  Nevada  Block,  No.  309  Montgomery  Street,  San  Fran- 
cisco, California, 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  25,  1892. 


JUNE  7th  is  famous  in  the  annals  of  Duninow,  in  England,  as 
the  day  on  which  a  flitch  of  bacon  is  awarded  annually  by  a 
jury  of  spinsters  or  of  unmarried  men  to  any  married  couples 
who  can  prove  that  they  had  been  married  a  year  and  a  day  or 
longer  without  a  quarrel  of  any  kind  whatsoever.  The  list  of 
claimants  this  year  is  already  announced  by  The  London  Queen.  It 
contains  the  names  of  five  couples,  one  of  whom  has  been  married 
over  fifty  years.  From  this  it  might  be  gathered  that  conjugal 
harmony  is  more  general  than  in  olden  times,  for  it  was  a  rare 
occurrence  once  for  any  couple  to  be  so  bold  as  to  claim  this  re- 
ward, and  much  rarer  for  the  reward  to  be  granted  by  the  severe 
and  upright.  The  custom  was  established  so  early  that  the  date 
is  hidden  in  obscurity.  It  was  said  to  have  been  begun  by  some 
jovial  monks  in  the  Priory  of  Dunmow,  and  when  the  order  was 
broken  up  by  the  burning  of  the  priory,  even  the  Puritans  had 
respect  enough  for  the  custom  toconiinue  it.  The  couples  had  to 
make  oath  that  during  the  year  and  a  day,  or  during  their  mar- 
riage, they  not  only  had  not  quarreled,  but  had  never  regretted 
their  marriage,  and,  if  open  again  to  engagement,  would  make 
the  same  again.  Chaucer  alludes  to  the  Dunmow  custom  in  de- 
scribing the  Wife  of  Bath.  There  have  been  some  lapses  in  this 
curious  observances,  and  seasons  when  it  was  discontinued;  but, 
altogether,  it  is  one  of  the  most  ancient  of  all  curious  local  cus- 
toms. 

In  his  earlier  years  Bismarck  was  one  of  the  most  powerful 
swimmers  in  Europe,  and  his  prowess  in  this  particular  led  him 
to  a  characteristic  incident.  One  day  his  groom  fell  into  a  lake 
and  was  on  the  point  of  drowning.  Bismarck,  who  wore  the 
heavy  uniform  of  the  Landwehr,  cast  off  his  sabre  and  threw  him- 
self into  the  water  to  save  him.  Hampered  in  the  grasp  of  a 
drowning  man,  he  had  a  hard  struggle  to  reach  the  shore.  There 
was  an  excited  crowd  looking  on,  but  no  one  dared  to  come  to 
his  help.  Nothing  but  pluck  and  great  bodily  endurance  could 
have  pulled  him  through,  and  the  incident  created  such  sensation 
that  the  King  formerly  bestowed  upon  him  a  sort  of  a  Humane 
Society  medal.  Of  this  medal  Bismarck  was  very  proud.  He 
wore  it  once  at  a  State  ceremony  and  was  asked  in  a  sneering 
tone  what  it  meant,  by  a  foreign  diplomat  who  was  glistening 
with  medals  and  orders.  »  It  was  given  me  for  saving  a  life," 
said  Bismarck,  with  an  answering  sneer;  "  it  is  a  habit  I  some- 
times have." 

All  the  English  dukedoms  created  from  the  institution  of  the 
Order  down  to  the  commencement  of  the  reign  of  Charles  II.  are 
gone  with  the  exception  of  those  of  Norfolk,  Somerset,  and  Corn- 
wall, enjoyed  by  the  Prince  of  Wales;  Winchester  and  Worcester 
(the  latter  now  merged  in  the  dukedom  of  Beaufort)  are  the  only 
English  marquisates  older  than  the  reign  of  George  III.;  and  al- 
though the  Earl's  coronet  was  very  frequently  bestowed  under 
the  Henrys  and  the  Edwards,  it  was  the  favorite  distinction,  be- 
ing the  oldest.  Yet,  of  all  the  English  earldoms  created  by  the 
Normans,  the  Plantagenets,  and  the  Tudors,  eleven  only  remain, 
and  of  these  six  are  merged  in  higher  honors,  the  only  ones  giving 
independent  designation  being  Shrewsbury,  Derby,  Huntingdon, 
Pembroke  and  Devon. 

"  A  minister  in  my  district,"  said  Congressman  Cutting,  of  Cali- 
fornia, "  was  happily  married  to  a  wife  very  lovely  and  lady-like, 
but  very  deaf.  One  day  they  gave  a  dinner  party.  After  dinner 
they  returned  to  the  parlor.  Among  the  guests  was  a  Mr.  Hare. 
He  was  standing  near  the  lady  whom  he  had  taken  out  to  dinner 
and  whom  he  had  entertained  delightfully.  She,  not  knowing 
that  he  was  near,  remarked  to  the  deaf  hostess:  "  What  a  very 
agreeable  man  Mr.  Hare  is.'  "  Th*  hostess  heard  her  in  a  vague, 
indistinct  sort  of  way,  and  thought  the  praise  was  for  her  room 
and  not  for  her  company,  so  she  replied:  "  '  Yes,  and  so  warm 
and  comfortable  of  a  winter's  night.'  " 

Every  time  Queen  Victoria  leaves  one  of  her  residences,  even 
for  an  afternoon  drive,  the  event  is  notified  some  hours  beforehand 
to  the  police  by  the  equerry  on  doty,  who  announces  what  itine- 
rary Her  Majesty  will  probably  take.  At  certain  points  all  along 
the  route  policemen  have  to  be  stationed,  and  detectives  are  placed 
at  all  the  spots  where  the  Koyal  carriages  are  likely  to  stop. 
Round  Balmoral  and  Osborne  the  roads  can  be  watched  without 
difficulty,  but  not  so  around  Windsor  and  Buckingham  Palace. 

All  of  the  great  quantity  of  work  which  has  come  from  the  studios 
of  Bolton,  Strong  &  Co.,  the  engravers  and  plate  printers  of  430  Pine 
street,  is  of  a  high  standard  of  excellence.  The  excellent  artotypes 
which  have  formed  an  artistic  feature  of  the  News  Letter  for  a  long 
time,  are  from  the  ateliers  of  this  company,  which  is  unrivaled  in  its 
own  line. 

The  Maison  Riche,  at  the  corner  of  Geary  street  and  Grant  avenue, 
has  the  well-deserved  reputation  of  being  the  "  swellest "  restaurant 
in  town.    Its  menu  is  always  in  excellent  taste. 


B_A_isrics. 


BANK  OF  CALIFORNIA,  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Capital  $8,000,00C00 

Surplus 1,000,000  00 

Undivided  Profits .(July  1st,  1890) 3,275,919  48 

WM.  ALVORD,  President. 

Thomas  Bbown. Cashier  |  B.  MuBBAY.Jr  ..  .Assistant Cashier 

Irving  P.  Moolton,  2nd  Assistant  Cashier. 

CORRESPONDENTS : 

NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  Bank  of  California;  B03TON— Tremont 
National  Bank;  CHICAGO— Union  National  Bank;  8T.  LOUIS— Boatman's 
Bank;  NEW  ZEALANI>— The  Bank  of  New  Zealand.  Correspondent  in 
London— Messrs.  N.  M.  Rothschild  &  Sons.  Correspondents  in  India,  China, 
Japan  and  Australia. 

The  Bank  has  Agencies  at  Virginia  City,  and  Correspondents  in  all  the 
principal  Mining  Districts  and  Interior  Towns  of  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Letters  of  Credit  issued,  available  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Draw  direct 
on  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  New  Orleans,  Denver.  Salt  Lake, 
Cincinnati,  Portland.O.,  Los  Angeles,  London,  Dublin,  Paris,  Berlin,  Bremen, 
Hamburg,  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  Antwerp,  Amsterdam,  Copenhagen,  Stock- 
holm, Christiana,  Locarno,  Melbourne,  Sydney,  Auckland,  Hongkong 
Shanghai,  Yokohama,  Genoa,  and  all  cities  in  Italy  and  Switzerland. 

~  THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK. 

N.  W.  Corner  Sansome  and  Bush  Streets. 

Established  1870.  U.  S.  Depositary. 

CAPITAL  {PAID   UP) $1,500,000 

SURPLUS $600,000     UNDIVIDED   PROFITS 1160,000 

S.  G.  MURPHY President!  E.  D.MORGAN  Cashier 

JAMES  MOFFITT . . .  .Vice-President  |  GEO.  W.  KLINE Ass't  Cashier 

DIRECTORS: 

Geo.  A.  Low,  George  C.  Perkins,  8.  G.  Murphy, 

N.  Van  Bergen,  James  D.  Phelan,  James  Moffitt. 

Thomas  Jennings,  John  A.  Hooper,  J.  D.  Harvey. 

A  General  Banking  Business  Transacted. 

SAFE    DEPOSIT    DEPARTMENT, 

JAMES  K.  LYNCH,  Manager, 

Safes  to  rent  from  $6  to  ?100  per  annum  (under  the  exclusive  control  of 

tin?  renter),  for  the  care  of  all  valuables.    Trunks  and  Packages  taken  on 

storage.    A  specialty  made  of  the  care  of  wills.    Office  hours,  8  a.  m.  to  6  p.  m. 

LONDON  AND  SAN  FRANCISCO  BANK.  Limited. 

Authorized  Capital $3,500,000     |     Capital  paid  up 2,450,000 

Reserve 450,000 

San  Francisco  Office.  424  California  St.  I  London  Office 73  Lombard  Si.,E.  C 

Portland  Branch.  48  First  St.    Tacorna  Branch,  1006  A  Street. 

Man  ARTHUR  8CRIVENER;  Assistant  Manager,  WILLIAM  STEEL 

Cashier,   GCSTAV  FRIEDERICH. 

LONDON  BANKERS— Bank  of  England  and  London  Joint  Stock  Bank. 
NEW  YORK— Drexel,  Morgan  A  Co.    BOSTON— Third  National  Bank. 

This  Bank  is  prepared  to  transact  all  kinds  of  General  Banking  and  Ex- 
change Business  in  London  and  San  Francisco,  and  between  Baid  cities  and 
all  parts  of  the  world, 

THE  SATHER  BANKING  COMPANY. 

Capital $1,250,000. 

Successor  to  Sathee  &  Co.,  Established  1851,  San  Fraucisco. 

JAMES  K.  WILSON President 

J.  L.  N.  SHEPARD,  Vice-President.  J.  S.  HUTCHINSON,  Manager 

Director*:  E.  A.  Bruguiere,  F.  W.  Sumner,  Albert  Miller,  Wm.  P.  John- 
son, C.  F.  A.  Talbot,  J.  L.  N.  Shepard,  James  K.  Wilson. 

Agents:  New  York— Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co.  Boston— Downer  &  Co. 
Philadelphia— Drexel  &  Co.  Chicago— Atlas  NationaLBank.  St.  Louis— The 
Mechanics'  Bank.  Kansas  City— First  National  Bank.  London— Brown, 
Shipley  &  Co.    PariB — Drexel,  Harjes  &  Co. 

WELLS,  FARGO  &  COMPANY— BANKIN6  DEPARTMENT. 

N.  E.  Corner  Sansome  and  Sutter  Streets. 
SAN    FRANCISCO,    CAL. 

C1PITAL  $      500,000.00 

SURPLUS  5,488.393.72 

CAPITAL  AND  SURPLUS *   5,988,393  00 

DIRECTORS: 
Lloyd  Tevis,  President:  Jno.  J.  Valentine,  Vice-President;  Leland  Stan- 
ford, Chas.  P.  Crocker.  J.  C.  Fargo,  Oliver  Eldridge,  Wm.  Norris,  Geo.  E.  Gray 
and  W.  F.  Goad.    H.  Wadsworth,  Cashier. 
Receive  Deposits,  issues  Letters  of  Credit,  and  transact  a  General  Ban  kin 
Business. 

NEVADA   WAREHOUSE   AND  DOCK   COMPANY. 

WAREHOUSES  AND  DOCKS PORT  COSTA,  California. 

Storage  Capacity,  100,000  Tons.     Regular   Warehouse  for  San 
Francisco  Produce  Exchange  Call  Board. 

These  Warehouses  are  the  largest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  are  furnished 
with  the  latest  improvements  for  the  rapid  handling  and  storing  of  Grain. 
A  mill  attached,  supplied  with  the  best  and  newest  machinery  for  cleaning 
foul  and  smutty  Wheat. 

Money  advanced  at  lowest  rates  of  interest  on  Grain  stored  in  Warehouses, 
Insurance  effected  at  lowest  rates  in  First-Class  Companies,  or  Grain  sold, 
if  desired,  at  current  rates. 

Office  of  the  Company,  202  Sansome  St..  over  the  Anglo-California  Bank. 

THE  CROCKER-WOOLWORTH  NATIONAL  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO 

822    PINE    STRBKT. 

PAID-UP    CAPITAL 11,000,000. 

DIRECTORS: 
CHAS.  F.  CROCKER,  |  B.  H.  MILLEB,  JE. 

K.  C.  WOOLWOBTH Peesident. 

W.  E.  BROWN Vice-President. 

WM.  H.  CROCKER    CA8HIIE 

SECURITY  SAVIN6S  BANK. 

Guarantee  Capital $800,000 

OFFICERS: 

President  JEROME  LINCOLN  I  Secretary 8.  L.  ABBOT.  Jr. 

Vice-President  W.  S.  JONES  I  Attorney SIDNEY  V.  SMITH 

Loans  made  on  Real  Estate  and  other  approved  securities. 

OFFICE— No.  228  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


7niM>  25    1892. 


VNClSi  .1   \K\V-   I  KTTER. 


23 


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BANKS. 


A    KNOT    OF    HAIR  -Michael  FiMd. 


She  has  a  knot  of  russet  hair: 
It  seems  a  simple  thing  to  wear 
Through  year-,  despite  of  fashion's  check, 
The  same  deep  coil  about  the    heck; 
But  there  it  twined 

When  first   I   knew   her. 
And  learned   with  passion  to  pursue  her, 
And,  iT  she  changed  it,  to    my   mind 
She  were  a  creature  of  a  new  kind. 
On  others  she  may  Hash  the  wise, 
Strong  light  of  apprehending  eyes, 
And  make  who  fronts  her  beauty  great 
With  hopes  that  awe  and  stimulate. 
The  happy  lot 

Be  mine  to  follow 
These  threads  through  lovely  curve  and  hollow, 
And  muse  a  lifetime  how  they  got 
Into  that  wild,  mysterious  knot. 
0,  first  of  woman  who  hast  laid 
Magnetic  glory  on  a  braid! 
In  others'  tresses  we  may  mark 
If  they  be  silken,  blond  or  dark; 
Bat  thine  we  praise, 

And  dare  not  feel  them; 
Not  Hermes,  god  of  theft,  dare  steal  them; 
It  is  enough  for  aye  to  gaze 
Upon  their  vivifying  maze. 

IN    JUNE.— Louise  Chandler  Moulton,  in   Wide  Awake. 

The  birds  come  back  to  their  last  year's  nest, 

And  the  wild  rose  nods  in  the  lane; 
And  gold  in  the  east,  and  red  in  the  west, 

The  snn  bestirs  him  again. 
The  thief  bee  rifles  the  jasmine  flower, 

And  the  breezes  softly  sigh 
For  the  Columbine  in  my  lady's  bower! 

And  then  at  her  feet  they  die. 
And  all  the  pomp  of  the  June  is  here, 

The  mirth  and  passion  and  song; 
And  young  is  the  summer,  and  life  is  dear, 

And  the  day  is  never  too  long. 
Ah!  birds  come  back  to  their  last  year's  nest, 

And  the  wild  rose  laughs  in  the  lane; 
But  I  turn  to  the  east,  and  I  turn  to  the  west, 

She  never  will  come  again. 


THE    WAVE'S    DEATH- 


— Susan  Marr    Spalding,  in  "  Wings  of 
Tear  its." 


Is  it  a  dream  of  some  sweet  unknown  land, 

That  thrills  the  trembling  wave  far  out  at  sea? 

What  strange,  wild  longing  draws  resistlessly 
The  eager  waters  to  an  unknown  strand? 
Unhindered  by  the  tempest's  mighty  hand, 

From  lure  of  sunny  skies  and  soft  winds  free, 

They  hurry  on  in  passionate  ecstacy, 
And  breaking,  die  upon  the  faithless  sand. 

O,  restless  soul,  whose  every  yearning  breath 
Is  full  of  vague  desires  and  sweet,  dim  dreams, 
Across  thy  far  horizon  glows  and  gleams 

The  dazzling  land  where  passion  beckonech: 
Yet  shalt  thou  find,  fair  as  the  vision  seems, 

Like  the  lost  wave  upon  the  shore,  but  death. 

THE    COVES    OF    CRAIL.—  William  Sharp. 


The  moonlight  waters  wash  and  leap; 

The  dark  tide  floods  the  Coves  of  Crail; 
Sound,  sound  he  lies  in  dreamless  sleep, 

Nor  hears  the  sea-wind  wail. 
The  pale  gold  of  his  oozy  locks 

Doth  hither  drift  and  thither  wave; 
His  thin  hands  plash  against  the  rocks, 

His  white  lips  nothing  crave. 
Afar  away  she  laughs  and  sings — 

A  song  he  loved,  a  wild  sea  strain — 
Of  how  the  mermen  weave  their  rings 

Upon  the  reef-set  main. 
Sound,  sound  he  lies  in  dreamless  sleep, 

Nor  bears  the  sea-wind  wail, 
Though  with    the  tide  his  white  hands  creep 

Amid  the  Coves  of  Crail. 


BANK    OF    BRITISH    COLUMBIA. 


In  •■■ri.'trntcil  by  Knyal  ('hiirlcr. 

CAPITAL  PAID  UP  $3  000,000 

RESERVE  FUND  1,175,000 

Southeast  corner  Bush  and  Siunorao  Streets. 

HEAD  OFFICE     80  LOMBARD  STREET,  LONDON. 

BKAKCHKA— Victoria,  Vancouver,    British  Columbia;    Portland,   Oregon; 

Seattle  nii'l  Tn.,, ma,  WRsriltiglou. 
SIB  BRANCIIES-Kamloops,  Nanaiinn,  Nelson,  New  Westminster,  Brlt'sh 

Columbia, 

This  Bank  transacts  a  (feneral  Banking  Business.  Aceouuts  opened  sub- 
ject to  Cheek,  ami  special  Deposits  received.  Commercial  Credits  granted 
available  In  all  paitB  of  the  world.  Approved  Bills  discounted  and  ad- 
vances made  ou  good  collateral  security.  Draws  direct  at  current  rates 
upon  its  Head  office  aud  Branches,  aud  upon  its  Agents,  as  follows: 

NEW  YORK,  CHICAGO  aud  CANADA— Bank  of  Montreal:  LIVERPOOL 
—North  aud  South  Wales  Bank;  SCOTLAND— British  Lfucu  Company  ;  IKE- 
LAND— Bank  of  Ireland:  MEXICO  aud  SOUTH  AMERICA— London  Bank 
of  Mexico  aud  South  America:  CHINA  aud  JAPAN— Chartered  Bauk  of 
Iudia,  Australia  and  China;  AUSTRALIA  and  NEW  ZEALAND— Bauk  of 
Australasia,  Commercial  Banking  Company  of  Sydney,  English,  Scottish 
aud  Australian  Chartered  Bank  and  National  Bank  of  Australasia;  DEM- 
ERARA  and  TRINIDAD  (Westlndi es)— Colonial  Bank 

SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVIN6S  UNION. 

533  California  Street,  Corner  Webb  Street. 

Branch  Office 1700  Market  Street,  Corner  Polk. 

Deposits,  Jane  30, 1891 923,311,061  00 

Guaranteed  Capital  and  Surplus  1,346,635  00 

DIRECTORS. 
Aliirt  tftllir.   Pr  esident;   George  W.  Beaver,  Vice-President;   Thomas 
Magee,  E.  B.  Pond,   Charles  Pace,   Daniel  E.  Martin,  W.  C.  B.  DeFremery, 
George  C.  Boardman,  J.  G.  Eastland;    Lovell  White,  Cashier. 

Receives  Deposits,  aud  Loaus  only  on  real  estate  security.  Country  re- 
mittances may  be  seut  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  or  by  checks  of  reliable 
Sarties,  payable  in  Sao  Francisco,  but  the  responsibility  of  this  SavingB 
ank  commences  only  with  the  actual  receipt  of  the  money.  The  signature 
of  the  depositor  should  accompany  the  first  deposit.  No  charge  Is  made 
for  pass  book  or  entrance  fee.  Office  Hours — 9  a.  m.  to  3  p.  m.  Saturday 
evenings,  6:30  to  8. 

PEOPLES  HOME  SAVINGS  BANK  AND  SAFE  DEPOSIT. 

805  Market  Street   (Flood  Building)*  San  Francisco. 

ORGANIZED  MAY,  1888. 

Guaranteed  Capital $1,000,000.00  I  Surplus  Profits ?     45,000.00 

Paid-up  Capital 333,333.33  j  Deposits,  Jan.  1, 1892 1,752,000.00 

OFFICERS: 

COLUMBUS  WATERHOUSE President 

F.  V.  MCDONALD Vice-President 

J.  E.  FARNUM Secretary  and  Manager 

DORN  &  DORN Attorneys 

Th  is  bank  receives  savings  deposits  on  term  or  ordinary  ac- 
count, in  sums  ol  one  dollar  and  upwards. 

Interest  paid  from  date  of  deposit,  semi-annually.  The  five-cent  stamp 
system  and  the  safe  deposit  department  is  a  special  feature  of  this  bank. 
Safes  to  rent  by  the  month  or  year,  from  $4.00  to  $25.00  per  annum.  We  re- 
ceive commercial  deposits,  make  collections,  issue  local  and  foreign  ex- 
change. 

Money  to  loan  on  Real  Estate  and  Approved  Collateral. 

THE  GERMAN  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY. 

No.  626  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

GUARANTEE  CAPITAL  AND  RESERVE  FUND S    1,810,000  00. 

Deposits  Jan.  2,  1892 27,138,129  74 

Officers— President,  L.  GOT  TIG;  Vice-President,  EDW.  KRU8E 
Second  Vice-President,  GEO.  H.  EGGERS  ;  Cashier,  A.  H.  R.  SCHMIDT 
Assistant  Cashier,  WM.  HERRMANN ;  Secretary,  GEO.  TOURNY.  Board 
of  Directors— L.  Gottig,  Edw.  Kruse,  George  H.  Eggers,  O.  Schoemann,  E. 
Meyer,  F.  Tillmann,  H.  Horstmann,  B.  A.  Becker,  H.  L.  Simon.  Attorney, 
John  R.  Jabbqe. 

MUTUAL  SAVINGS  BANK  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO, 

33  Post  Street,  below  Kearny Mechanics'  Institute  Building 

Guaranty  Capital.  $1,000,000. 

OFFICERS. 

JAMES  G.  FAIR President 

JAMES  PHELAN,   S.  G.  MURPHY Vice-PresidentB 

Directors— James  G.  Fair,  Edward  Barron,  J.  A.  Hooper,  C.  G.  Hooker, 
James  Phelan,  James  Moffitt,  S.  G.  Murphy,  Chas.  Cadwalader  and  James 
D.  Phelan. 

Interest  paid  on  Term  and  Ordinary  Deposits.  Loans  on  Approved 
ecurities. JAMES  A.  THOMPSON,  Cashier. 

LONDON.  PARIS  AND  AMERICAN  BANK  (Limited), 

N.  W.  Cop.  Sansome  and.  Sutter  Sts. 

ubscried  Capital. $2,500,000  |  Paid  Up  Capital $2,000,000 

Reserve  Fund  $660,000 

Head  Office 58  Old  Broad  Street,  London 

Agents— NEW  YORK— Agency  of  the  London,  Paris  and  American  Bank 
(Ltd.),  No.  10  Wall  8t.,N.  Y.    PARIS— Messrs.  Lazard  Freres  &  Cie,  17Bonle 
vard  Poissoniere,    Draw  direct  on  the  principal  cities  of  the  world.  Com 
mercial  and  Travelers' Credits  Issued.           EUGENE  MEYER,  Manager. 
LC.  Altschul,  Cashier. 

THE  AN6L0-CAUF0RNIAN  BANK.  Limited. 

N.  E.  Corner  Pine  and  Sansome  Streets. 

Capital  Authorized ?6,00u,000  I  Paid  up $1,500,000 

Subscribed 3,000,000  |  Reserve  Fund. 650,000 

Head  Office— 3  Angel  Court,  London,  E.  C. 
Agents  at  New  York— J.  &  W.  Seligman  &  Co.,  21  Broad  street. 
The  Bank  transacts  a  general  hanking  business,  sells  drafts,  makes  tele- 
graphic transfers,  and  issues  letters  of  credit  available  throughout  the 
world.    Sends  bills  for  collection,  loans  money,  buys  and  sells  exchange 
and  bullion.  IGN.  STEINHART    )  MftnftBMfi 

a      UU1"W1*'  P  N  LILIENTHAL,    managers. 


24 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  25,  1892. 


5UNJ3EAM5I 


AN  Irishman,  recently  was  engaged  as  butler  in  a  fashionable 
house  in  Belgravia.  On  the  first  occasion  he  officiated  there 
happened  to  be  a  few  friends  at  dinner.  The  new  acquisition  stood 
all  attention  till  grace  had  been  said,  and  then  remarked  to  the  host- 
ess in  an  audible  whisper:  "Shall  1  shtrip,  rnaani?"  "What?" 
cried  the  lady.  "  Shall  I  shtrip,  maam  ?"  But  it  proved  from  a  wink 
he  gave  in  the  direction  of  the  soup  tureen  that  he  only  referred 
to  a  suggested  removal  of  the  cover  of  that  article;  and  so  the  gen- 
eral confusion  engendered  by  his  query  gradually  disappeared. 

-  —The  boy  was  on  deck  at  the  office  door,  and  he  was  vigilant. 
"  Where's  theeditor?"  asked  a  big,  ugly-looking  visitor.  "Upstairs," 
responded  the  boy.  "  Well,  I  want  to  see  him."  "  What  for?"  "  I 
want  to  Hckhim  for  something  he  said  in  his  paper  about  me."  "  You 
can*t  see  him,"  and  the  boy  braced  himself.  "  Why  can't  I?" 
"  'Cause  you  can't,  that's  why.  If  I  let  every  duffer  in  that  wanted 
to  lick  the  boss,  we  never  would  have  time  to  get  the  paper  out,  and 
the  paper's  got  to  come  out.  if  we  have  to  hire  a  man  to  come  down 
and  stand  guard  with  a  kittle  of  hoc  water.    See?" 

— Detroit  Free  Press. 

— ^"  I  desire,/  said  Miss  Esmeralda  Longcoffin,  entering  a  music 
store  on  Madison  avenue,  "  to  purchase  a  piece  of  music  for  my  little 
brother,  who  plays  on  the  piano."  "Here,  Miss,  is  precisely  what 
you  want-"  "  What  is  the  name  of  it?"  "  '  The  Maiden's  Prayer,' 
for  50  cents."  "  Only  50 cents?  Why,  he's  further  advanced  than 
that,  for  last  month  he  played  a  piece  worth  75  cents.  Haven't  you 
something  for  a  dollar?  — Texas  Siftings. 

-'•  Who  is  that  long-haired  young  fellow  who  seems  to  have 
nothing  to  do?"  inquired  the  casual  stranger.  "That's  our  poet," 
said  the  village  clerk.  "  The  village  clubs  together  and  pays  his 
board  and  clothes."  "Where  are  his  works  published?"  "Ain't 
never  published.  He's  arranged  to  have  'em  printed  after  he's  dead. 
That's  why  we  are  trying  to  keep  him  alive  as  long  as  we  can." 

— Boston  Transcript. 

-^Mother — The  grocer  sends  word  that  he  gave  you  an  extra  dozen 
of  eggs  by  mistake.  Where  are  they?  Small  Son— I  seed  I  had  a 
dozen  to  spare,  so  I  threw  'em  at  some  boys  wot  was  kiddin'  me. 
You  oughter  seen  'em  scoot.  — Street  <£•  Smith's  G*od  News. 

•^—School-Boy — I  want  five  cents  to  buy  a  pad  to  do  examples  on. 
Father—  When  I  was  a  boy  we  used  slates.  School  Boy  (reflectively)— 
I  guess  maybe  the  school  directors  wot  owned  slate  factories  is  dead. 

Street  &  Smith's  Good  News. 

"  Don't  you  know  it's  wicked  to  shoot  the  dear  little  birds,  Oil" 

ver?  They  never  harm  you.  "  Zey  don't!  Ev'y  time  I  ask  mamma 
what  sheVspankin'  me  for,  an'  who  told  her,  she  says  it  was  a  little 
bird,  and  I'm  goin'  to  get  even  with  'em.  —Life 

-^—She  (after  an  absence  of  several  years  abroad)— How  do  you  do?  So 
delighted,  I'm  sure.  "  Not  married  yet?  Why,  the  last  time  I  saw 
you,  it  seems  to  me  you  were  engaged.  He— Yes,  I  was.  She— Let's 
see;  to  whom?    Be— To  you.  — Life. 

— "  Mamma,"  said  little  May,  "  I'm  afraid  I'm  naughty,  because 
I've  got  an  awful  stomach  ache."  "  It  was  the  pie  you  ate,  I  think, 
May."  "Oh,  no,  mamma.  The  pie  was  too  good  to  behave  like 
that.    It  must  be  me."  — Judge. 

Clara — I  suppose  you  have  heard  that  Charlie  Bigrolle  and  I 

don,t  speak,  haven't  you?  Maude — Why,  no.  Whatwas  the  trouble? 
Clara—  It  was  all  my  dressmaker's  fault.  She  forgot  to  take  the  pins 
out  of  my  waistband.  — Judge. 

•^—V.  Ichy—l  don't  see  why  young  Brown  isn't  as  much  the 
right  sort  as  Jone^;  he  makes  more  money.  S.  Kllzer  — Yes;  but 
Brown  makes  wages— gets  paid  by  the  week,  you  know.  Jones  has 
an  income  of  a  thousand  a  year.  —  Puck. 

Doctor— You  should  wear    a    chest-protector,    Mrs.    Fashun. 

Mrs.  Fashun— I  may  take  it  off  when  I  wear  a  ball  or  opera  dress, 
mayn't  I?  Doctor—  No,  madam.  In  fact  that  is  the  only  time  when 
you  need  it.  — Judge. 

Absent-minded  counselor— Gentlemen  of  the  jury,  if  you  convict 

this  man,  who,  I  ask  you,  is  to  care  fpr  the  widow  and  orphans  left 
lonely  and —  The  prisoner — Slow  up,  pard.  It  was  der  old  woman 
what  got  shot."  — Judge. 

•^—Little  Boy  (with  swollen  face)— Oh,  dear,  I  wish  I  was  grandpa,  or 
else  the  baby.  Mother — Why?  Little  Boy— Grandpa's  teeth  is  all 
gone,  and  baby's  hasn't  come  yet.         —Street  &  Smith's  Good  News. 

Office  Boi/ — Can  you  let  me  off  this  afternoon?  My  grandmother 

is  dead!  Head"  of  Firm— Not  very  well;  but  you  can  runout  two 
or  three  times  and  look  at  the  score.  — Puck. 

Usher — I  can  give  you  a  good  seat  after  the  first  act;  the  news- 
paper critics  go  then.  Standee— Don't  they  comeback?  Usher — Bless 
you,  no  1    They  only  drop  in  to  verify  their  suspicions.  —  Puck. 

Policeman — Here,  now,  move  on,  or  Oi'll  pull  yes  in  I  Inebri- 
ate— Lookst  here,  ole  mansh, 'm  waiten  for  that  car.  Policeman — 
Thot  car !    Thot's  a  red  loight  in  a  drug  shtore.  — Judge. 

"Sullivan  was  arrested  for  having  his  hands  in  his  pockets,  the 

other  day."  "How  could  they  arrest  him  for  that?"  "Carrying 
concealed  weapons."  —Puck. 

False  Economy 
Is  practiced  by  people  who  buy  inferior  articles  of  food  because 
cheaper  than  standard  goods.  Infants  are  entitled  to  the  best  food 
obtainable.  It  is  a  fact  that  the  Gail  Borden  "  Eagle"  Brand  Con- 
densed Milk  is  the  best  infant  food.  Your  grocer  and  druggist  keep 
it. 


WOLFE'S 
SCHIEDAM  AROMATIC  SCHNAPPS. 


AN    OLD    MEDICINE    REVIVED. 

la  days  of  yore,  as  we  have  all  learned  from  the  old  folks,  no  medicine 
was  so  useful  to  have  in  the  house,  or  so  good  in  many  diseases,  as  Pure 
Holland  Gin.  For  a  long  time,  however,  the  genuine  article  could  not  be 
had,  until  it  had  appeared  under  the  new  name  of  Aromatic  Schiedam 
Schuapps.  The  article  is  manufactured  exclusively  by  Udolpho  Wolfe,  at 
Schiedam,  in  Holland,  and  put  up  in  small  and  large  bottles  expressly  for 
medicinal  purposes,  with  his  name  on  the  seal,  botile,  and  label,  to  protect 
it  against  counterfeits  What  a  great  blessing  it  is  for  persons  residing  in 
the  iuterior  of  our  Southern  and  Western  State*,  that  they  can  now  pur- 
chase a  pure  and  u  adulterated  article  of  tin  with  confidence,  without 
the  least  liability  i. fdeeep  ion  or  dissatisfaction.  That  it  will  tend  to  di- 
minish the  consumption  of  the  common  deleterious  and  spurious  liquors 
which  now  almost  exclusively  pervade  this  couutry,  admits  of  no  doubt. 
We  consider  the  medical  profession  and  the  traveliug  community  are  un- 
der obligations  to  Mr.  Wolfe. 

To  insure,  however,  obtaining  the  genuine  article,  ask  for  Wolfe's  Schie- 
dam Aromatic  Schuapps  and  look  for  the  legitimate  trade-mark— W.  A.  S. 
For  sale  by  all  Druggists.  Grocers  and  Liquor  Healers. 

Dr.  Ricord's  Rcstorative  Pills. 

Buy  none  but  the  Genuine— A  Specific  for  Exhausted  Vitality,  Physical 
Debility,  Wasted  Forces,  etc.— Approved  by  the  Academy  of  Medicine,  Paris, 
and  the  Medical  Celebrities.     Agents  for  California  and  the  Pacific  States. 
*       J.  O.   STEELE  A  CO., 
No.  635  Market  street  (Palace  Hotel),  San  Francisco. 
Sent  by  mail  or  express  anywhere. 

PRICES  REDUCED.  Bo::  of  50  pills,  $1  25:  of  100  pills,  $2;  of200pills. 
S3  50:  of  400  pills,  {6 :  Preparatory  PjIIb.  $2.    Bend  for  Circular. 

DR.   F.  C.  PAGUE, 

DENTIST, 

Rooms  4  &  5,  Academy  of  Sciences  Building, 
819  Market  Street. 

Dr.  J.  H.  STALLARD 

—  AND  — 

Dr.  J.  CLARK, 

PHTSICI^-lTS    and.    STTEaEOlTS, 
632    Sutter    Street. 

A.    LUSK   &  CO., 

122  DAVIS  STREET,  SAN    FRANCISCO. 
Packers  of  the  following  celebrated  brands: 
CELEBRATED  LUSK    BRANDS, 

J.    LUSK    CANNING    COMPANY, 

SAN    LORENZO    PACKING  CO 

OCCIDENTAL    HOTEL, 

San    Francisco. 

.A       CJTTIET       HOME 

CENTRALLY       LOCATED, 

FOR  THOSE  WHO  APPRECIATE  COMFORT  AND  ATTENTION. 

WM.  B.  HOOPER.    Manager. 

ML  VERNON  COMPANY,  BALTIMORE. 

&F-  The  undersigned  having  been  appointed  AGENTS  FOR  THE 
PACIFIC  COAST  for  the  sale  of  the  manufactures  of  above  company,  have 
now  in  store: 

SAIL     DUCK— ALL     NUMBERS; 
HYDRAULIC— ALL    NUMBERS; 
DRAPER     AND     WAGON     DUCK, 
From  30  to  120  inches  wide ;  and  a  Complete  Assortment  of  All  Qualities 
2814-INCH    DUCK,    FROM    7    OZS.   TO    16    OZS.,    Inclusive. 

MURPHY,     GRANT     &     CO. 

Good  Cheer  and  a  Souvenir  of  California  for  our  Eastern  Friends. 

Parties  desiring  to  send  to  their 
friends  East  the 

INGLENOOK  TABLE  WINES 

Can  have  their  orders  filled  at  San 
Francisco  prices  and  of  freight  at 
car-load  rates  added,  thus  saving 
a  great  expense  by  leaving  their 
orders  in  time  with 

F.  A.  HABER, 

Office  and   Depot  Inglenook  Vineyard,  122  Sansome  St.,  S. 


June  81,  I  ".'■:. 


SAN  FRANCIS*  0  NEWS  LETTER 


36 


•'..'O 
>  &« 


TMK  P*nisb  vjueen's  drMM8  for  the  different  golden  Medillnjt 
occasions  were  specially  magnificent  and  appropriate;  and  it 
Is  noteworthy  that  they  were  not  ordered  from  foreign  m 
but  from  an  establishment  in  her  husband's  own  capital.  The 
Golden  Bridal  robe  was  of  gold  brocade,  trimmed  with  ostrich 
feathers;  it  had  a  low-necked  bodice,  with  high  sleeves,  held  in 
place  by  large  diamonds.  Her  Majesty's  veil  was  ornamented 
with  golden  ears  of  corn,  and  she  wore  a  parure  of  diamonds.  For 
the  State  concert  at  the  theatre  she  wore  a  scarlet  velvet  robe, 
trimmed  with  rich  brocade.  At  the  party  given  by  the  Crown 
Prince  and  Princess,  the  Queen  was  dressed  in  mauve  velvet, 
with  a  trimming  of  brocade.  And  on  Sunday,  the  good  old  lady 
was  very  smart  in  a  toilette  of  heliotrope  velvet  and  ('cm—dress, 
mantle  and  bonnet  all  en  suite. 

Provence  roses  and  jasmine,  lavender  flowers  and  rose  petals, 
with  sprigs  of  rosemary,  form  a  delightful  adjunct  to  the  summer 
bath,  and  here  is  the  formula  for  preparing  them,  copied  from  the 
faded  script  in  recipe  books  that  were  old  before  the  girl  who 
studies  them  now  was  borti.  To  a  pint  of  pure  vinegar 
add  half  an  ounce  of  lavender  flowers  of  jasmine,  the  same  quan- 
tity of  common  red  rose  petals,  the  juice  of  a  lemon,  and  a  few 
sprigs  of  rosemary.  Infuse  for  two  days  in  an  earthen  jar;  then 
stand  the  jar  in  a  kettle  of  warm  water  for  a  day  and  filter  the 
contents  through  chemists'  paper.  Add  sprigs  of  thyme  or  rue,  a 
handful  of  clover  blossoms  if  you  like  their  odor,  and  sprinkle  a 
few  drops  in  the  hand  basin  or  a  tablespoonful  in  the  bath.  An 
ounce  of  clove  pink  petals  infused  in  three-quarters  or  a  pint  of 
pure  alcohol,  with  a  few  verbena  leaves  is  a  refreshing  odor  for 
the  bath. 

A  summer  costume  suitable  for  a  garden  party  is  of  pearl  gauze, 
through  which  is  a  satin  stripe  of  blue  forget-me-nots.  Two  ruf- 
fles of  lace  finish  the  bottom  of  the  full  plain  skirt.  The  pointed 
bodice  is  outlined  with  blue  satin  ribbon.  The  full  sleeves  are 
sheer  and  cool.  An  evening  waist  which  may  be  worn  with  any 
dark  silk  skirt  is  of  pearl  gray  India  silk,  with  a  jabot  of  fine 
French  lace  at  each  side,  starting  from  the  shoulder  and  outlining 
the  pointed  bodice.  The  neck  is  cut  square,  and  the  puffed 
sleeve  crowned  with  a  lace  cap.  Below  the  puff  is  a  band  of  rib- 
bon and  a  deep  lace  frill. 

Apropos  of  wedding  garments,  an  especially  chic  costume  seen 
recently  (a  bride's  going-away  gown)  was  made  of  low-tinted 
heliotrope  cloth  of  a  beautifully  soft  texture,  the  trimming  being 
in  velvet  of  a  darker  shade,  with  passementerie  in  gold  of  a  dull 
tone,  and  pale  pink  pearl  embroidery,  the  dress  cut  with  a  Watteau- 
pleated  back  and  shoulder  frills  of  velvet,  graduated  off  to  a  point 
at  the  back  and  in  front,  the  frill  edged  with  passementerie,  which 
was  also  used  on  the  cuffs  and  to  head  the  velvet  skirt  bordering. 

Cucumber  juice  or  melon  juice  squeezed  into  cream,  and  always 
prepared  in  an  earthen  dish  wiih  a  wooden  spoon  or  earthen 
pestle,  is  a  fatal  enemy  to  sunburn  and  all  its  wicked  works.  A 
handful  of  parsley  thrown  into  boiling  water  is  also  a  good  anti- 
dote for  sunburn,  and  some  famous  beauties  of  old  used  to  swear 
by  the  good  effects  of  a  raw  potato  cut  in  halves  and  rubbed  on 
the  face  at  night. 

The  Paris  Board  of  Health  has  issued  an  edict  against  the  poison- 
ous red  stocking;  and  now  those  poor,  dainty  little  women,  who 
hail  a  puddle  as  if  it  were  one  of  Nature's  dimples,  are  forced  to 
wear  black  silk  stockings,  or  conceal  their  flirtatious  red  ones. 

The  fashionable  outing  glove  is  of  tan  wash-leather.  There  is 
a  suspicion  of  black  at  the  top  and  on  the  back.  The  white 
chamois  gauntlet  glove  is  also  in  demand. 

An  exquisite  pin  represents  an  ostrich  feather.  It  is  of  finely 
carved  white  enamel,  sprinkled  with  diamonds.  The  center  of 
the  feather  is  a  row  of  tiny  diamonds. 

A  striking  fan  is  of  black  gauze  rosettes,  three  rows  deep,  each 
set  in  a  frame  of  gilt  stars.  The  black  sticks  are  carved  and  in- 
laid. 


Vinaigrettes  are  shorter  than  of  old. 
of  tinted  cut  glass. 


They  come  in  odd  shapes 


The  best  known  remedy  for  the  cure  of  poison  oak  is  Steele's  Grin- 
delia  Lotion.  It  is  also  an  excellent  cure  for  asthma.  The  Grindelia 
Lotion  is  for  sale  at  the  Palace  Pharmacy,  635  Market  street.  Every 
camper  and  traveler  along  the  country-side  should  be  provided  with 
a  bottle  of  the  Grindelia  Lotion,  which  may  prove  a  friend  in  need. 


John  W.  Carmany,  of  25  Kearny  street,  has  recently  enlarged  his 
excellent  stock  of  summer  goods,  with  all  the  very  latest  styles  in  gen- 
tlemen's wearing  apparel. 


SEMI-ANNUAL   CLEARANCE    SALE. 


-id   u- 


MAMMOTH    SURPLUS    STOCK 


-OK- 


SPRING  AND  SUMMER 

DRY  GOODS  AND  CLOAKS 


-NOW    BBIMG    CLOSED    OUT   AT- 


TREMENDOUS    REDUCTIONS. 

Every  Department  Brimming  With  Bargains- 
Call  Early  and  Secure  a  First  Choice. 


Murphy  Building. 

MARKET,  JONES  AND  MCALLISTER  STS. 


THE  BRENTWOOD-" 


O.  F.  WILLEY  &  CO., 

ESTABLISHED  1835. 

Carriage  Builders  and   Dealers, 

3X7  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block,  S.  F. 

Agency  for  Brewster  <ft  Co.,  New  York  (of  Broome  St.); 
Henry  Hooker  &  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn.;  C.  S.  Caffrey  Co. 
Camden,  N.  J.;  Henry  KUlam  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn.;  Mil- 
lion Guiet&  Cie,  Paris,  France;  H.  H.  Babeoek  Co.,  Water- 
town,  N.  Y.;  New  Haven  Carriage  Co.,  New  Haven,  Conn,  ■ 
Ohio  Buggy  Co.,  Columbus,  O. 


PARKE    &    LACY   CO. 

21  and  23  FREMONT  STREET. 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 


MINING,    WOOD    AND   IRON    WORKING    MACHINERY. 

ENGINES,    BOILERS,    STEAM    PUMPS, 
BELTING,   OILS  AND   8UPPLIE8. 


26 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  25,  1892. 


THE  saying  that  it  is  an  ill  wind  that  blows  nobody  good,  re- 
ceives a  new  exemplification  in  the  experience  of  the  West- 
minster Electric  Supply  Company  of  London,  whose  chairman 
recently  stated  that  the  winter  fog  of  that  metropolis  was  the 
shareholder's  best  friend.  During  one  week  of  almost  continuous 
fog,  the  receipts  for  electric  lighting  increased  from  $4,000  to 
$6,000,  a  gain  of  50  per  cent.  The  managers  of  other  electric 
lighting  companies  might  do  well  to  cut  out  and  paste  in  their 
bats  a  further  observation  of  the  same  chairman,  to  wit:  "The 
cost  of  production  will  be  greatly  reduced  as  the  total  output  in- 
creases, but  all  the  economies  before  us  at  present  must  be  simply 
straightforward  results  of  thoroughly  good  management  and  un- 
remitting attention  to  details." 

— The  Engineering  Magazine  for  June. 

One  of  the  curious  inventions  lately  brought  to   notice  is 

what  is  termed  palm  water  for  sizing,  prepared  from  the  fruit  of 
a  tree  known  in  India  as  the  Augustus  palm,  a  native  grower  in 
that  country,  and  in  the  Gujrati  language  called  areetha.  The 
article  now  brought  forward  and  to  be  made  use  of  as  indicated 
is  prepared  from  the  fruit  by  the  usual  process  of  maceration  in 
water,  by  which  means  an  extract  is  obtained,  and  this  may  be 
used  alone  with  ordinary  size  for  cotton  warps,  or  it  may  be  mixed 
with  chloride  of  magnesium,  bleaching  powder,  caustic  soda,  and 
gloy.  This  is  a  remarkable  mixture,  and,  used  in  the  proportion 
of  one  gallon  to  every  thirty  gallons  of  ordinary  size  material,  is 
said  to  whiten  and  strengthen  the  threads,  and  at  the  same  time 
impart  a  superior  feel  and  finish.  Directions  are  given  in  detail 
for  preparing  a  size  composed  of  the  ingredients  in  question,  or 
such  of  them  as  will  produce,  in  combination,  the  result  specified. 

A  new  material  possessing  improved  insulating  properties  is 

announced,  the  article  being  composed  of  seven  pounds  of  sulphur, 
one  and  one-half  pounds  of  pipe  clay,  one  and  one  half  pounds 
of  slate  dust,  two  ounces  of  pararline  wax,  and  a  variable  quan- 
tity of  oxide — the  amount  of  this  latter  depending  chiefly  upon 
the  color  which  it  is  desired  to  give  the  mixture,  and  may  vary 
from  one-half  to  one-fourth  of  the  total  wtight  of  the  other  in- 
gredients. In  the  process  of  making  up  this  mixture  the  clay  and 
the  slate  dust  are  first  thoroughly  compounded  together  by  grind- 
ing, the  materials  being  heated;  the  pararfine  wax  is  then  added, 
and  the  mixture  incorporated  into  a  paste.  After  being  exposed 
for  a  time,  by  means  of  which  it  becomes  dry  and  hard,  the  com- 
position is  ground  to  a  powder,  and  then  combined  with  the 
proper  quantities  of  sulphur  and  metallic  oxide,  when  it  is  in  a 
proper  state  for  use. 

In  connection  with   the   very  complete   diamond    exhibit 

which  is  promised  to  be  made  by  Cape  Colony  at  the  Chicago  ex- 
position, it  is  proposed  to  send  one  hundred  tons  of  pulverized 
earth  and  fifty  tons  of  unpulverized  earth,  together  with  a  com- 
plete washing  outfit,  to  be  operated  by  natives.  It  is  not  stated 
whether  the  idea  is  merely  to  wash  out  such  diamonds  as  may  be 
already  present  in  the  material,  or  whether  to  make  it  interesting 
and  more  exciting,  the  exhibitors  will  dump  in  a  few  handfuls  of 
uncut  stones,  so  as  to  prove  the  accuracy  of  the  concentrating 
process.  In  the  latter  case  they  would  be  doing  what  is  some- 
times done  in  vanner  tests,  where  a  weighed  amount  of  gold  dust 
is  mixed  witb  a  few  tons  of  barren  sand  and  then  recovered  by 
the  machine.  — The  Engineering  Magazine  for  June. 

For  application  to  metal  work,  a  new  kind  of  soap  is  pre- 
pared by  adding  2.5  kilograms  of  cocoanut  butter  to  a  little  water, 
and  mixing,  with  constant  stirring,  180  grams  of  chalk,  and  87.5 
grams  of  alum,  cream  of  tartar,  and  white  lead,  respectively. 
This  mixture  is  prepared  in  an  iron  kettle,  and  afterward  poured 
into  molds  of  any  size  or  form  preferred,  and  in  which  it  solidi- 
fies. On  being  applied  to  the  roGtal,  the  soap  has  first  to  be  re- 
duced to  a  paste  by  the  aid  of  water,  and  finally  removed  by  a 
dry  cloth  or  chamois.  Unlike  ordinary  soaps,  which  are  usually 
composed  of  vaseline  fat,  oleic  acid,  and  sometimes  rouge,  this 
new  article  possesses  the  important  advantage  of  not  turning 
rancid  with  age,  and  so  losing  its  value. 

—  A  very  simple  way  of  preventing  moths  from  laying  their 
eggs  in  a  bureau  is  to  uncork  a  bottle  of  chloroform  a  few  minutes 
in  each  drawer;  or,  better  still,  drop  a  few  drops  of  the  liquid  in 
the  drawer  itself.  If  a  garment  is  properly  brushed  and  well 
wrapped  in  newspaper,  moths  will  never  go  near  it,  as  they  seem 
to  have  a  great  dislike  to  the  press.  The  little  black  cricket  is 
more  destructive  to  clothes  in  the  summer  than  is  the  moth  itself; 
moreover,  he  eats  anything  and  everything,  and  as  be  attacks 
one's  every-day  wearing  apparel,  it  is  impossible  to  drive  him 
away  witb  powders  or  bad  smells. 

The  only  place  in  town  to  get  carpets  beaten  and  curtains  cleaned 
is  at  the  Cleaning  and  Dyeing  Works  of  J.  Spaulding  &  Co.,  at  553-557 
Tehama  street.  The  work  done  by  this  firm  is  always  first-class;  it 
has  no  superior,  for  which  excellent  reason  it  enjoys  a  monopoly  of 
its  business  in  the  city.  All  housewives  should  patronize  this  estab- 
lishment. 


I35TSTJE,^.n5rCE. 


REMOVAL! 
HOME  MUTUAL  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

Now  Occupies  Premises  at  the  N.  E.  Cor.  California  and  Sansome 
8ts.,   8.  F.,  Lately  Vacated  by  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  Bank. 

Twenty-seventh  Annual  Exhibit. 

January  1,  1891. 

INCORPORATED    A.   D.    1864. 

Losses  p'd  since  organi'n.53,175,759.21 1  Reinsurance  Reserve $266,043.59 

Assets  January  1,  1891 ....     867,612.19    Capital  paid  up,  Gold  . .       300,000.00 
Surplus  for  policy  holders    844,944.69  |  Net  Surplus  over  ev'yth'g     278,901.10 

Income  in  1890  {394,184.52  |  Fire  Losses  paid  in  1890.      142,338.90 

Fire  Losses  unpaid,  January  1, 1891 11.404.00 

President J.  P.  HO DGHTON  |  Secretary     ..     CHARLES  R.  STORY 

Vice-President. .HENRY  L.   DODGE  I  General  Agent.ROBERT  H.  MAGILL 

TRANSATLANTIC   FIRE   INSURANCE   COMPANY, 

OF  HAMBURG,  GERMANY. 

Herbert  L.  Low,  Manager  for  the  pacific  toast  Branch. 

22o  Sausoine  ,t.,  S.  F. 

Capital $1,500,000.00 

Invested  in  U.  S 534.795.72 

GEO.   MARCUS   &   CO., 

Agents  City  Department, 

233  California  St..  S.  F.,  t'al. 


THE  SWISS  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANIES 

COMBINED 

BALOISE  HELVETIA      SWITZERLAND 

OP  BASLB.  OF  ST.  GALL.  OF  ZURICH. 

COMB  NED  CAPITAL  4.000.000  DOLLARS. 

These  three  Companies  are  liable  jointly  and  severally  for  all  Losses  that 
may  be  sustained. 

HARRY  W.  SYZ,  General  Agent. 
410  California  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.^ 

THAMES  AND  MERSEY  MARINE  INSURANCE  COMPANY  (Limited) 

Of  Liverpool,  London  and  Manchester. 

Capital  Subs  irlbed S  10,000. 000 

Capital  Paid  Up ; 1.000.000 

Cash  Reserue  {In  addition  to  Capital) 2,125,000 

Total  Assets  December  31.  1888 6.124.057.80 

WM.   GREER    HARRISON,   Manager, 

305  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

PACIFIC    DEPARTMENT 

LONDON  AND  LANCASHIRE  FIRE  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

Capital I1u.626.000 

Cash    Assets 4.701,201   39 

Cash  Assets  In  United  States 2.272.084  13 

REINSURERS   OF 

Anglo-Nevada  Assnrance  Corporation 

AND 

Southern  California  Insurance  Company. 

■W3VE.    3^CA.C3D03ST^-IiX). 

MANAGER. 

D.  E    MILES,  Assistant  Manager. 

315  Montgomery  Street,  Nevada  Block.  S.  F. 

Phoenix  Assurance  Company  of  London,   [Established  1 782] 
American  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New  York  [Established  1857.] 

BUTLER  &  SALDAN,  Gen'l  Agents  for  the  Paeifie  Coast. 
413  California  Street,  San  Francisco. 

LONDON  ASSURANCE  CORPORATION  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  by  Royal  Charter,  1720.J 

NORTHERN  ASSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  LONDON. 

[Established  1836.J 
Office— Northwest  corner  Sacramento  and  Montgomery  Streets. 

GEO.  F.  GRANT.  Manager. 

PACIFIC    IDIEIFAIEaTIMIIEirsrT 

GUARDIAN  ASSURANCE  CO.,        SUN  INSURANCE  OFFICE, 


OF   LONDON. 

Established  A.  d.  1821. 
Paid-up  Capital,    -    -    -     $  5,000,000. 
Cash  AssetB, 523,194,249. 


OF   LONDON. 

Founded  a.  d.  1710. 

Cash  Assets, $10,044,712. 

Assets  in  America,  -    -    -   J22.222.724. 


WM.  J.  LANDERS,  Gen'l  Agent,  20i  Sansome  St.,  San  Franeiseo,  Cal. 


l^i  rtf 


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INSURANCE  COMPANY- LTD. 

fc  OFMANCHESTERi  EZIN  CB  L-^rslDT^J 

Capital  paid  &i  guaranteed  93,000,000,00. 
ChasA  Latum,  Manager. 

439  Californis  St.  San  Fj-aeazissa. 


Juno 


s\N   FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER 


27 


SUMMARY    OF    THE    MARKETS. 

If  Is  dull:    foreign    demand    fair;    Extras    H*>$II7.">:    Superfine 
«.7«#IS.lO 

Wheal  I.  1.11:  light  trade. Shipping ll..vr',.millni:.  11.4.'  *»1  IT'  per 
cental 

Barler  is  quiet:  Brewlne.  It  »>#»!  02'-,.  Food.  '."Oc<»>.",c  per  ell. 

Oats.  Mllliuij.  II  Vi^ii ...    v. ,  i    ii       ill  is  per  ell. 
Yellow,  li  vvimi  S7>    per  ctl. 

Kje.  no  stock,  »ood  demand.  II. 1'>**11.:!  .     Cement,  12.00912.25. 

Bin U lower;  Wheat,  »n«4»i.i   OaU.  I10»»12:  Alfalfa.  *s<»»10. 

MillslnfTs.  rood  demand.     Bran,  $1*4113.50  per  ton. 

Beans.  z«v*l  request,  li"  11.     Putatoes.  I5e.@7">c.  per  ctl. 

Butter  is  taleher;  C  1'alr.  K-c.l^lTe;  Eastern,  14e<^l5c. 

ObMBfs,  light  stock.,  "tl.QlfflT      F.c»:>.  free  supply,  20c.@25c. 

Honey.  Comb,  11C-912C. :  Extracted,  .>c.®6c.  Poultry  lu  good  supply. 

Onions  are  worth  4icaT«c     Beeswax  is  higher,  at  2oc.@2fiC. 

Fruit— all  kinds  dried— active.    Fruit  is  very  plentiful  and  cheap. 

Raisins  and  Dried  Grapes  lu  high  favor  at  good  paying  rates. 

Hides  are  steady:  Dry,  6oA7%c.     Wool  is  in  good  demaud  at  llc.@l6c. 

Provisions  move  off  steadily.    Bags  favor  the  buyer  at  7'  .,  n~* ,c. 

Coffee  lower  at  15c.@21c.  for  C.  A.    Canned   Fruits  of  all  kinds  in  favor. 

Coal  Is  lower,  with  a  declining  teodency.    Nuts  find  ready  sale. 

Quicksilver  is  nominal  at  KIM  per  flask.  Hops  are  in  demaud  at  15@lSc. 

Sugar,  good  stock,  of  both  Raws  and  Refined.    Whiles,  4}i@fr&c. 

Large  shipments  of  Potatoes  by  rail  during  the  month  of  May 
were  made  from  San  Jose,  say  1,506  tons,  267  tons  from  San  Fran- 
cisco, 36  tons  from  Sacramento,  etc.  New  Potatoes  are  now  com- 
ing to  the  front,  as  all  other  seasonable  Vegetables  Apricots, 
Currants,  Peaches,  Cherries  and  all  kinds  of  Berries  are  plentiful 
and  cheap.  Figs  and  Grapes  are  also  in  the  market — in  fact,  our 
markets  are  bountifully  supplied  with  all  sorts  of  Fruits,  Vegeta- 
bles, etc.  Canners  and  driers  are  now  having  their  bands  full  to 
care  for  the  same.  Present  shipments  of  Green  Fruits  are  large 
and  steadily  on  the  increase,  with  flattering  returns  of  paying 
rates. 

Wheat  and  Barley  of  the  new  crop  are  beginning  to  arrive  at 
tide  water,  and  it  will  not  be  long  before  shipments  to  Europe 
will  be  in  order;  already  50,000  sks.  brewing  Barley  have  been 
Bold  for  Europe,  at  $1.2$  per  ctl. 

A  train  of  some  fifteen  car-loads  of  green  fruit  leaves  Sacra- 
mento every  night  for  Eastern  cities,  running  through  on  much 
shorter  time  than  ever  before. 

The  Pacific  Mail  steamship  Panama  sailed  hence  for  the  Isth- 
mus and  way  ports  on  the  18th  inst.,  carrying  for  cargo,  to  Cen- 
tral America,  4,564  bbls.  Flour,  3,600  galls.  Wine,  18,760  lbs.  Lard, 
2,161  ctls.  Wheat,  9,300  lbs.  Malt,  13.390  lbs.  Tallow,  15,892  lbs. 
Rice,  1,951  lbs.  8ugar,  etc.,  value,  $45,925;  to  Mexico,  110  flks. 
Quicksilver,  1,000  galls.  Wine,  etc.,  value,  $26,730. 

The  schr.  J.  X.  Ingalls,  hence  for  Mexican  ports,  carried  to 
Mazatlan  2,200  galls.  Wine,  450  cs.  Dynamite,  19,909  lbs.  Coffee, 
200  reels  Barbed  Wire,  20  cs.  Beer,  and  Spices,  value,  $13,302. 

Charters  for  the  period  under  review  include  the  following  ves- 
sels: Br.  iron  bark  Ariadne,  1,167  tons,  Wheat  from  Tacoma  to 
Cork,  U.  K.,  Havre,  Antwerp  or  Dunkirk,  £1  13s.  9d.  Brit,  iron 
ship  Knight  Commander,  1,435  tons,  Redwood  Lumber  from  this 
port  to  Cork,  D.  K.,  £2  10s.  Brit,  iron  ship  Curzon,  1,815  tons, 
Wheat  to  Cork,  U.  K.,  Havre  or  Antwerp,  owners'  account.  Brit, 
iron  ship  Garfield,  2,290  tons,  Mdse.  to  Liverpool  direct;  laid  on. 
Brit,  iron  ship  Galgate,  2,291  tons,  has  been  re-chartered  to  load 
Wheat  to  Cork,  U.  K.,  Havre  or  Antwerp,  £1  5a.;  to  direct  port, 
£1  3s.  9d.  Ship  A.  McCallum,  1  878  tons,  Redwood  Lumber, 
hence  for  Cork;  terms  private.  Nor.  bark  Professor  Johnson, 
1,107  tons,  Lumber  from  Puget  Sound  to  Valparaiso  for  orders ; 
Callao  range,  £2.  Nor.  ship  Beaconsfield,  1,451  tons,  Lumber 
from  Puget  8ound  same  voyage  as  above,  £2.  Scbr.  Carrier  Dove, 
672  tons,  Lumber  same  as  above,  £2.  Bktne.  Robert  Sudden,  585 
tons,  Lumber  same  as  above,  £2. 

Sugar  shipments  by  sea  and  rail  from  San  Francisco  the  past 
5  mos.  aggregate  65,400,904  lbs.;  of  this,  we  sent  by  rail  all  but 
2,820,904  lbs. 

Wool  shipments  for  the  past  five  months  from  this  State  were 
8,272,000  lbs.,  all  by  rail;  also  by  sea,  1,829,798  lbs.;  total  since 
January  1st  by  sea  and  rail,  10,101,798  lbs.;  sameperiod,  1891,  10,- 
674,640  lbs. 

Hop  shipments  hence  in  the  first  five  months  of  the  current 
year  by  sea  were  31,113  lbs.,  and  for  sameperiod,  1891,  31,463  lbs., 
and  in  1890  88,407  lbs.;  also  by  rail,  1892,  652,000  lbs.;  total  by 
sea  and  rail  since  January  1st,  683,113  lbs.;  same  time  in  1891, 
543,863  lbs. 

The  steamer  Sirius,  from  Central  American  ports,  arrived  on  the 
21st  inst.  with  2,080  sks.  Coffee. 

Sugar  imports  from  Hawaii  since  last  report,  per  bkt.  Skagit, 
from  Kahului,  13,000  bags;  per  Ivengard,  from  Honolulu,  19,531 
bags;  per  Sonoma,  from  ditto,  27,869  bags;  per  Forest  Queen, 
from  ditto,  13,327  bags',  per  Eva,  from  Mahukona,  7,215  bags; 
per  John  C.  Potter,  from  Honolulu,  29,494  bags. 

Tahiti — The  Tropic  Bird  thence  brought  for  cargo  644  crates 
Oranges,  33  bbls.  Pearl  Shells,  40  tins  Desiccated  Cocoa  Nut,  105 
bags  Beche  de  Mere,  etc. 

The  steamship  San  Bias  brought  from  the  Isthmus  a  large  cargo 


of  Iron  ami  oilier  heavy  nierrhandisr  (coin  New   \..rk.  2,060  bugs 
A  kod  from  If  exloo  1,287  bx>,  Lima*, 

i  .iinnrni'ls.   | 
The  Urit.  ship  llriia.  from  London,  bad   for  cargo  13,397  Olkf. 
Cement,  Iron,  Cbamlcala,  elo. 

rii.-  itMmahip City  ol  New  York,  of  the  Paoifie  Uail  Co.,  oar- 

trml    America,  8,000  bbia.    Plonr  an, I    Mdae.,   value 

i;  io  Mexico,  Mdse.,  value,  1646;  to  Panama,  value  ^^ 

■h  America.  219  bbls.    Flour  and    Mdse.,   value  $l,:ii:i.  and 

for  New  York.   52,000  gals.    Wine   201  B18   lbs.  Borax,  110  bales 

Kags  and  Mdse.,  value  $62,019. 

Overland  shipments  Eastward  by  the  Southern  Pacific  Company 
during  ihe  month  of  May,  23,646  tons,  and  for  the  first  live 
months  of  the  current  year,  101,355  tons.  The  Canadian  Pacific 
route  appears  to  be  a  favorite  with  wool  shippers  for  the  Atlantic. 
The  stmr.  Walla  Walla,  hence  for  Victoria,  carried  on  the  18tb 
inst.,  en  route  for  Massachusetts,  81,890  lbs.  Wool;  also,  300  cs. 
Salmon,  value,  $13,875. 

Ftom  New  York  we  have  the  ship  A.  J.  Fuller,  132  days  thence, 
to  Sutton  .fc  Beebe,  with  a  large  and  valuable  cargo  of  general 
merchandise. 


Men  who  have  not  gone  to  the  Grand  Central  Wine  Rooms,  at 
16-18 Third  street,  have  a  treat  in  store  for  them,  for  theGrand  Central 
is  one  of  the  best  and  most  popular  bars  in  town.  It  always  has  ex- 
cellent stock  ou  its  shelves,  and  is  frequented  by  the  best  class  of  cus- 
tomers.    The  Grand  Central  is  a  popular  headquarters. 

Colonel  J.  M.  Litchfield,  of  12  Post  street,  is  one  of  the  leading 
tailors  of  the  city,  his  successful  business  career  for  years  having 
placed  him  at  Ihe  head  of  his  business.  He  makes  a  specialty  of  re- 
galias and  uniforms,  and  enjoys  an  extensive  custom  among  the  best- 
dressed  men  in  the  city. 

iisrsTr-K..A_:r>rc:E . 


Insurance  Company, 
capital 11.000,000,  |  assets $2,560,000. 

D.  J.  STAPLES President. 

WILLIAM  J.  DTJTTON Vice-President. 

B.  FAYMONVILLE .Secretary 

J.  B.  LE VISON  Marine  Secretary 

Agents  In  all  prominent  localities  throughout  the  United  States. 

THE  STATE  INVESTMENT  AND  INSURANCE  COMPANY 

1E8TABLISHED    1871.] 
CAPITAL   STOCK  Paid  Up $400,000. 

PRINCIPAL  OFFICE 278  AND  220  HANSOM E  STRtET, 

San   Francisco,  California. 


GEORGE  L.  BRANDER, 

President. 


CHAS.  M.  BLAIR, 

Secretary. 


QUEEN  INSURANCE  COMPANY  OF  AMERICA, 

NEW    YORK. 

Capital  Paid  Up %     500,000 

Assets  3,181,753 

Surplus  to  Policy  Holders 1,525,157 

ROBERT     DICKSON,  Manager,   S.   F. 
City  oilice— so  l  Montgomery  St.     Ueneral  Office— 101  Mom's,  St. 


FIRE 


INSURE  your  property  against  FIRE  in 

The  Lion  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  London. 
Imperial  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  London, 

WM.  SEXTON,  R.  C.  MEDCRAFT, 

Manager.  Sub-Manager. 

Pacific  Department,  214  Sansome  St.,  S.  F. 

SWAIN  &  MUBDOCK,  City  Agents. 

BRITISH  AND  F0REI6N  MARINE  INS.  CO.  OF  LIVERPOOL. 

CAPITAL  $5,000,000 

AGENTS: 
BALFOUR,  GUTHRIE  &  CO., 
No.  316  California  Street.  San  Francisco. 

THE  NEW  ENGLAND  MUTUAL  LIFE  INSURANCE  CO., 

OF  BOSTON,  MASSACHUSETTS.  Assets,  $19,724,638.45. 

President,  BENJAMIN  F.  STEVENS.  1  Vice-President,  JOS.  M.  GIBBENB. 
HENRY  K.  FIELD,  General  Agent, 
324  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 

"NOTICE  OF  REMOVAL 

HOME  MUTUAL  INSURANCE  COMPANY  Intends  removal  from  its 
present  office,  No.  326  California  street,  to  No.  318  CALIFORNIA  STREET, 
San  Francisco,  on  or  about  June  22,  1892.       CHAS.  R.  STORY,  President. 

San  Francisco,  June  7, 1892. 


28 


SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  25,  1892. 


TT  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  trial  of  the  French  anarchist,  Rava- 
1  chol,  for  the  murder  of  Brunei,  the  hermit  of  Cbambles,  will  re- 
sult in  the  accused  being  condemned  to  death,  for,  by  his  own  con- 
fession, he  has  committed  more  than  one  act  during  his  life  which 
deserves  capital  punishment.  Great  precautions  have  been  taken 
to  protect  the  jury  that  is  trying  the  criminal,  against  the  revenge 
of  the  anarchistic  monster's  friends.  The  election  of  the  jurymen 
by  lot,  and  the  decision  not  to  reveal  their  names,  may  endow  the 
men  who  are  chosen  to  act  for  the  safety  of  life  in  their  country, 
with  the  necessary  courage  to  do  their  duty  and  to  render  an  im- 
partial verdict.  It  is  a  pity,  however,  that  such  precautions  and 
encouragement  are  deemed  necessary  by  the  French  authorities, 
since  they  raise  the  power  of  the  anarchists  in  the  eyes  of  the 
public,  and  of  the  criminals  themselves,  to  an  importance  which 
they  do  not  actually  possess.  If  the  jury  which  tried  Ravachol 
before  had  condemned  him  to  the  scaffold,  according  to  the  law 
recently  passed  by  the  French  Chamber,  such  a  verdict  would 
have  gone  far  in  preventing  further  dynamite  outrages.  The 
present  precautions,  though  they  may  bring  the  murderer  to  the 
guillotine,  are  apt  to  do  a  great  deal  of  harm,  since  they  are  too 
plain  a  sign  of  fear,  and  are  calculated  to  encourage  the  dyna- 
myters. 

The  election  riots  in  Belgium  last  week,  on  the  occasion  of  vot- 
ing for  members  of  the  Constituent  Assembly,  which  will  be 
charged  with  the  revision  of  the  constitution,  somewhat  remind 
one  of  the  state  of  affairs  prevailing  in  Ireland.  The  Belgian 
radicals,  who  clamor  for  universal  or  manhood  suffrage,  though 
their  cause  certainly  deserves  to  be  encouraged,  ought  to  defend 
their  principles  in  a  more  dignified  manner,  and  show  that  they 
are  fitted  for  self-government  by  demonstrating  that  they  possess 
self-control. 

A  French  jury  has  dealt  out  a  severe  punishment  to  M.  Dru- 
mont,  a  well-known  anti-semite,  who,  prompted  by  his  blind 
hatred  of  Jews,  accused  Deputy  Pardeau  of  accepting  a  bribe 
from  Baron  Rothschild  for  drafting  a  bill  relating  to  the  Bank  of 
France.  The  offense  was  proved  to  be  not  only  a  libel  but  a  de- 
liberate attempt  to  bring  the  Jewish  community  of  Paris  into  dis- 
credit, and  it  was  this  evidently  which  induced  the  jury  to  show 
no  mercy.  Their  verdict  shows,  again,  that  the  French  are  too 
enlightened  a  people  to  sympathize  with  persons  who  indulge  in 
race-persecutions. 

According  to  a  telegram  from  London,  Sir  William  Gordon 
Cumming,  the  gentleman  who  so  prominently  figured  in  the  fam- 
ous Baccarat  scandal,  has  the  intention  to  compete  for  a  seat  in 
the  House  of  Commons  at  the  general  election.  His  friends  would 
do  well  to  advise  him  not  to  make  this  attempt,  for  it  is  not  likely 
that  in  any  British  constituency  electors  will  be  found  who,  by 
sending  Sir  William  Gordon  Cumming  to  Parliament,  would  be 
pronouncing  an  unmistakable  vote  of  censure  against  the  heir 
presumptive  to  the  throne,  however  well  such  censure  may  be  de- 
served by  the  latter. 

Herr  von  Tessendorff,  the  Chief  Prosecutor  for  the  German  Em- 
pire at  Leipsic,  has  caused  the  indictment  of  ninety-one  members 
of  the  Guelph  Society  of  Hanover  for  high  treason,  and  their  ar- 
rest has  already  taken  place.  This  step  plainly  indicates  that  the 
German  Government  is  bound  to  crush,  with  every  means  in  its 
power,  any  further  attempt  for  the  restoration  of  the  dynasty  for- 
merly ruling  in  Hanover.  The  agitators,  if  convicted,  will  have 
little  hope  of  escaping  severe  punishment,  and  all  such  agitations 
are  very  ill-advised  now,  since  the  Duke  of  Cumberland  has  de- 
finitely resigned  all  his,  so-called,  claims  to  the  throne,  and  since 
tne  Guelph  fund  has  been  restored. 

In  England,  the  labor  agitators,  who  clamor  for  the  introduc- 
tion of  an  official  eight-hour  working  day,  have  little  chance  of 
obtaining  the  assistance  of  Parliament,  for  the  leaders  of  both 
parties  want  to  have  nothing  to  do  with  that  impracticable 
scheme.  Lord  Salisbury,  not  long  ago,  plainly  expressed  to  the 
representatives  of  the  labor  movemeut  his  disapproval  of  the  vio- 
lent means  used  by  them  in  the  hope  of  coercing  their  employers, 
and  he  added,  that  in  his  opinion  the  forcible  reduction  of  the 
hours  of  labor  would  not  be  followed  by  any  corresponding  re- 
duction of  wages.  He  ironically  remarked  that  he  could  not 
"  conceive  the  intellectual  process  which  led  the  labor  agitators 
to  assume  such  a  result."  Mr.  Balfour  spoke  to  the  deputation 
in  a  similar  sense,  and  now  Mr.  Gladstone,  anxious  though  he 
may  be  to  cater  for  the  labor  votes,  has  also  definitely  declared 
that  he  adheres  to  his  previously  expressed  view,  and  that  he 
cannot  admit  the  eight-hour  principle  as  being  either  correct  or 
wise.  Under  these  circumstances,  the  labor  leaders  will  have  to 
depend  upon  their  own  efforts,  but  it  is  almost  certain  that  the 


intelligent  part  of  the  English  public  will  treat  with  them  in  the 
same  manner  as  their  political  leaders,  for  no  man  of  common 
sense  would  consent  to  jeopardize  the  prosperity  of  the  manufac- 
tories of  a  country  by  fettering  the  liberty  both  of  the  employers 
and  workingmen  in  a  manner  which  would  paralyze  all  industry. 

No  prettier  spot  for  a  picnic  can  be  found  than  Laundry  Farm.  It 
is  only  40  minutes  from  Oakland,  and  an  hour  and  fifteen  minutes 
from  this  city.  It  is  reached  directly  by  the  California  Railway, 
which  is  the  only  railway  running  direct  to  Mills  Seminary.  laundry 
Farm  is  very  pupular. 

Ladies  who  desire  good  corsets  all  visit  the  New  Corset  House  & 
Ladies' Emporium  of  Richard  Freud  and  Mrs.  W.  H.  Ober,  at  81<> 
Market  street,  in  the  Phelan  Block.  Mrs.  Ober  is  the  inventor  of  the 
popular  corset  waist. 


H.  M.  NEWHALL  &  CO., 

Shipping  and  Commission  Merchants, 

AND  

GENERAL  INSURANCE  AGENTS, 

Nos.  309  and  311  Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

NATIONAL  ASSURANCE  CO.  OF  IRELAND; 
ATLAS  ASSURANCE  CO.  OF  LONDON  ; 
BOYLSTON  INSURANCE  CO.  OF  BOSTON; 
OCEAN  MARINE  INSURANCE  CO  OF  LONDON. 

Steam  Boiler  incrustations. 

Old   Scale    Removed,  Formation  of  New  Scale  Prevented. 

Without  the  Aid  of  Chemicals,  by  the  Use  of  the 

LLEWELLYN    FILTER-HEATER    AND    CONDENSER  I 

,Over  SOO  In  Dally  Use  on  the  Pacific  Coast.) 

Removes  all  Impurities  from  the  Water  before  Entering  the  Boiler. 
Heats  the  Water  to  212°.  Saves  from  26  to  50  per  cent,  in  the  Amount  of 
Water  DBed. 

Illustrated  and  Descriptive  Pamphlet  Forwarded  on  Application  to 

Llewellyn    Steam    Condenser    Manufacturing    Co., 

330  Pine  street.  San  Francisco.  Cal. 

Systems— "  Slattery  "  Induction;  "  Wood  "  Arc.     Factories— Fort  Wayne, 
Indiana;  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Electric  Improvement  Company. 

General  Agents  for  California,  Nevada,  Oregon,  Arizona  and  Washington 
of  the  Fort  Wayne  Electric  Light  Co  ,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 

Estimates  furnished  for  Electric  Railways,  Electric  Light  and  Steam 
Plants,  House  Wiring,  etc.    Marine  Work  a  Specialty. 

35  New  Montgomery  Street,  San  Francisco. 


R.  J.   WHEELER. 


J.   W.   GIRVIN. 


J.   W.    GIRVIN   &   CO., 

bber  and  Leather  Belting,  Hose,  Packing,  etc. 

Rubber  Clothing,  Boots,  Shoes,  etc. 

Pacific  Coast  Agents  for  Boston  Belting  Co.  and  Fayerweather  &  Ladew, 
formerly  J.  B.  Hoyt  &  Co.  4  California  St.,  S.  F..  Cal. 

WILLIAMS.  DIMOND  &  CO. 

SHIPPING   AND    COMMISSION    MERCHANTS, 
UNION  BLOCK,  JUNCTION  MARKET  AND  PINE  STREETS. 

Agents  for — 
The  Cunard  Royal   Mail  Steamship  I  Vivian  Sons  Yellow  Metal  Sheathing 


Company, 
'The  California  Line  of  Clippers,' 

from  New  York, 
'The  Hawaiian  Line  of  Packets," 

to  and  from  Honolulu. 


Hartmann's  Rahtjeu's  Composition 
The  China  Traders  &  Insurance  Co. 

(L'd.), 
The    Baldwin   Locomotive  Works, 

Steel  Rails  and  Track  Material. 


J.  D.  Spreckels  &  Bros.  Company, 
SHIPPING  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

General  Agents  Oceanic  Steamship  Company  and 
Gillingham  Cement. 

327  Market  Street,  corner  Fremont. 

8AN    FRANCISCO. 

COKE— CHEAPEST  FUEL! 

Reduction  in  Price. 

Wholesale  (50  bbls.  or  more),  80c.  per  bbl.    Retail  (any  quantity 
under  50  bbls.),  90c.  per  bbl. 

AT  THE   WORKS  OF 

THE  SAN   FRANCISCO  GASLIGHT  COMPANY, 
HOWARD  AND  FIRST  STS..  and  FOOT  OF  SECOND  STREET. 


Jo,  .  ,_>. 

SAN  FRANCISCO  AND  NORTH  PACIFIC 
RAILWAY. 

•THE    0ON«KUE    B«)»OG»UCE    ROUTE ." 

OMapjmm  81-nday.    u >rii    .-,.  i«h,  u,d 
nnlll  ['inhor    notice,  Boats   and    Tr» 
learc  frnm  and  imif  at  ihc  Saa  FranclM**  Pas- 
s*n«.r    Drpol,  MARKET  STREET    WHAKV.  .. 
follows: 

From  San  Francisco  lor  Point  Tlburon.  Bthcden  and 
San  Rafael 

WEEK    DAYS-740  *.  ».,  9  go  a    *..    11  X  A.  «.: 

I  »p .«..  JJOr.  M.,506  r.  M..6a0p.  «. 
9lSDAYS-8.<»  A.M..9J0  ». ».,  ll:O0A.M.  :1  SOr.M. 

3  30  r.  St..  5-00  r.  SL,  6;1S  r.  u. 

From  San  Rafael  lor  San  Francisco. 
WEEK   HATJ-8;.    .      y  .   "  >.    „..  9  30   A    X. 

II  SO  a.  at:  1.40  r.x.,  8:«rn  ,  6:05  p.*. 
3ATIRDAVS  ONLV-An  extra  trip  at  6  JO  r.M. 
Sl'.NI'AYS— «:10  A.M..  9:40  A.M..  11:10  a.m.:  1  40  p.m. 

3:40  P.  St.,  S:00  »  M.,  6:25  p.  M. 

Prom  Point  Tlburon  to  San  Francisco. 
WEEK  DAYS-6:50  A.  M..  620  a.m..  9:55  a.m.,  11:55 
A.  M.:  2&>r.  M..  4:06  p.  M.,  5:S5.  p.  M. 
Saturdays,  only,  an  extra  trip  at  6:55  P  M. 
SI'S  DAYS— 8:35    a.m.,    10:05  A.M..   US.',  am.: 

2<5  r.  m.,  Uir.M..  5:80p.m„  6:50  p.m. 

LiaveS.F.      ]  ~ |  AEaivaixS.F. 

Week  DlanHATIOW.  ~      T- 

Days     8nnd»^|  Undays    week 


BAM  PB  INOISCO  M'w  -  I  KTTER. 

NORTH  PACIFIC  COAST  RAILROAD. 
-  ins  u rro 

n.»*l  I'upiilar  Line  In  I  Rllfornla      M..M  Ds) 

llstlllflll  4  UlllHlc        afSMsl     Arc  sllile 

Heel  loll. 


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7:40a.m.  8KW A.M.      Petaluma 
3:30p.M.  9:30a.m.  and 

S:05p.M.  5:00p.m.    Santa  Rosa. 


10:40  a.m|8:50  a.m. 
6:05  p.  si  i  10:30  a.  ■ 
7:25 P.stl  6:10p.m. 


7:40a.m. 
3:30p.m.  8:00a.m. 


Fulton, 
Windsor, 
Healdsburg. 
Uttao  Springs,    ' 
Cloverdale  & 
Way  Stations.  I 


7:40a.  m.  8:00a.  m. 


Hopland 
and  Ckiah. 


7:40a.m.  8:00a. x.iQuerneville.  7:25p.m   10:30a.m. 
3:30  p.  M I 6:10  p.m 


10:30a. M 
6:10p.M 


6:10  P.M. 


7:40a.m.  8:00a.m.  Sonomaand  10:40a.mJ8:50a.m. 
5:05  P.  M.  5:0Qp.  M  Glen  Ellen.  6:05p.M  lfi:10p.  m. 
7:40 a.m  I  8:00a.m  |  Sebastopol.  |  10:40a.m  I  1030am 
3:30  p.m  I  5:00  P.M  I j    m05p.M  |  6:10  p.m 

Stages  connect  at  Santa  Rosa  for  Mark  West 
Springs;  at  Geyserville  for  Skaggs  8prings 
Stewart's  Point,  Gualala  and  Point  Arena-  at 
Cloverdale  for  the  Geysers,  at  Pieta  for  High- 
land Springs,  Kelseyville,  Soda  Bay,  Lakeport  and 
Bartlett  Springs;  at  Hopland  for  Lakeport  and 
Bartlett  Springs ;  at  Ukiah  for  Vichy  Springs  Sara- 
toga Springs,  Blue  Lakes,  Witter  Springs  Upper 
Lake,  Lakeport,  Willilts,  Cahto,  Mendocino  City 
Fort  Bragg,  Westport,  Dsal,  Hydesville  and  Eu- 
reka. 

EXCUB.8ION  TICKETS  from  Saturdays  to  Mon- 
days—To Petaluma,  11  50;  to  Santa  Rosa,  S2  25-  to 
Healdsburg,  33  40;  to  Cloverdale,  $4  50;  to  Hop- 
land,  15  70;  to  Ukiah,  $6  75;  to  Sebastopol,  S2  70- 
to  Guerneville,  33  75;  to  Sonoma,  $150;  to  Glen 
Ellen,  $1  80. 

EXCURSION  TICKETS,  good  for  Sundays  only— 
To  Petaluma,  $1;  to  Santa  Rosa,  $1  50;  to  Healds- 
burg, $225;  to  Cloverdale,  $3;  to  Ukiah,  $4  50-  to 
Hopland,  $3  SO  to  Sebastopol,  $180;  to  Guerne- 
ville, $2  50:  to  Sonoma,  $1:  to  Glen  Ellen,  $1  20 
H.C.  WHITTNG,  PETER  J.  McGLYNN    ' 

Gen.  Manager.  Gen.  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Aet 

TICKET  OFFICES  at  Ferry,  36  Montgomery  street 
and  2  New  Montgomery  Street. 

OCCIDENTAL  AND  ORIENTAL  S.  S.  CO. 

FOR  JAPAN  AND  CHINA. 

Note  change  in  hour  of  sailing. 

Steamers  leave  wharf  corner  FIRST  and  BRAN- 
NAN  STREETS,  at  3:00  p.  m.  for  YOKOHAMA 
and  HONGKONG,  connecting  at  Yokohama  with 
Steamers  for  SHANGHAI:  ™ 

Gaelic  (via  Honolulu)  Saturday,  June  25, 1892 

Belgic Tuesday,  July  26, 1892! 

Oceanic  (Via  Honolulu)  Tuesday,  August  16  '92 

Gaelic  Tuesday,  Sept.  6,1892. 

ROUND  TRIP  TICKET8  AT    REDUCED    RATE8 

Cabin  Plans  on  exhibition  and  Passage  Tickets 

for  sale  at  8.  P.  Company's  General  Offices,  Room 

74,  Cor.  Fourth  and  Townsend  streets,  San  Fran- 

CiBCO. 

For  Freight,  apply  to  the  Traffic  Manager,  atthe 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company's  Wharf,  San 
Francisco. 

T.H.GOODMAN,  Gen.  Pass.  Agt. 

GEO.  H.RICE,  Traffic  Manager. 


CONSUMPTION. 

I  have  a  positive  remedy  for  the  above  disease;  by  its 
use  thousands  of  oases  of  the  worst  kind  and  of  long 
standing  have  been  cured.  Indeed  bo  strong  is  my  faith 
in  its  effioacy,  that  I  will  send  two  bottles  fkee,  with 
a  VALUABLE  TREATISE  on  this  disease  to  any  suf- 
ferer who  will  send  me  their  Express  and  P.  O.  address. 
T.  A.  Slocum,  M.  C-,  183  Pearl  St.,  N.  V. 


Bauaallto  for  ytchtlng  au.i  rowing. 

Larkspur:  for  a  good  dinner. 

B.y'.hednle  for  the  children. 

Mill  Valley  for  mineral  water  caret. 

Ban  Rftfiu-l  for  driving. 

Valley  for  Presbyterians. 

Sau  Quentlu  for  keeping  away  from. 

Fai'fax  (or  encampments. 

Tamp  Taylor  for  rest. 

Tomala  for  life. 

Duncan's  Mill>  for  scenery. 

Cazadero  for  soda  springs. 

Russian  River  for  grandeur. 

Country  Club  fishing  grounds,  camping,  hunt- 
ing, everything,  everywhere. 

Good  hotels  at  all  points,  fast  time,  prompt  ser- 
vice, best  equipment  and  most  enterprising  rail- 
road management  in  California.  Reduced  fares 
to  all  points. 

E.  H.  SHOEMAKER,  Gen'l  Sup't. 
F.  R.  LATHAM,  Gen.  Pass.  &  T'k't.  Agt. 


PACIFIC  MAIL  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

Through  Line  to  New  York,  via  Panama. 
Steamers  will  sail  at  NOON  on  the  5th,  15th  and 

25th  of  each  month, 

Calling  at  various  ports  of  Mexico  and  Central 

America. 

Through  Line  Sailings.  —  June  25th.  1892,  S.  S.  "  Sun 
Bias;"  July  5th,  S.  S."City  of  Sydney;"  July  15th, 
S.  8.  "San  Jose." 

Way  Line  to  Mexican  and  Central  American  Po  ts 
and  Panama.— Steamer  sails  at  noon  18th  of  each 
mouth,  calling  at  Mazatlan.  San  Bias,  Manzauillo, 
Acapuleo,  Port  Angel,  Salina  Cruz,  Tonala,  San 
Benito,  Ocos,  Champerico,  Sau  Jose  de  Guatemala, 
Acajutla,  La  Libertad,  La  Union,  Amapala,  Co- 
rinto,  San  Juan  del  Sur  and  Puuta  Arenas. 

Way  Line  Sailing.  —July  18th,  S.  S.   "  Colima'" 
When  the  regular  sailing  date  falls  ou  Sunday 
steamers  will  be  despatched  the  following  Mon- 
day. 

JAPAN  AND  CHINA  LINE  FOR  YOKOHAMA  AND 

HONGKONG, 

Connecting  at  Yokohama  with  steamers  for 

Shanghai,  and  at  Hongkong  for  East 

Indies,  Straits,  etc.: 

S.  S.  "  China,"  Saturday,  July  9th,  1892,  at  3  p.  m. 

S.  S.  "Peru"  (new),  Thursday,  Aug.  4th,  at  3  p.  m. 

"City  of  Rio  de  Janeiio,"  Saturday,  Aug  27th,  at 

3  P.  M. 

Round  Trip  Tickets  to  Yokohama  at  reduced 
rates. 

For  freight  or  passage  apply  at  the  office,  corner 
First  and  Brannan  streets.  Branch  office— 202 
Frout  street.  ALEXANDER  CENTER, 

General  Agent. 


PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  CO. 

SteamerB  of  this  Company  will  sail  from 
BROADWAY  WHARF  as  follows: 

The  steamers  CITY  OF  PUEBLA,  WALLA 
WALLA  and  UMATILLA,  direct  for  VICTORIA, 
B.  C.,  and  PUGET  SOUND  ports,  at  9  a.  m.  every 
five  days. 

The  steamers  sailing  for  Puget  Sound  ports  at 
9  a.  m.  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  steamers 
or  Alaska. 

For  PORTLAND,  Oregon,  in  connection  with 
U.  P.  R'y  Co.  every  four  days. 

For  SANTA  CRUZ,  MONTEREY,  San  Simeon, 
Cayucos,  Santa  Barbara,  San  Buenaventura, 
Hueneme,  San  Pedro,  Los  Angeles  and  San 
Diego,  about  every  second  day. 

For  EUREKA,  ARCATA  and  HOOKTON,  Hum- 
boldt Bay,  steamer  LOS  ANGELES,  every  Wed- 
nesday, at  9  a.  m. 

Ticket  Office— Palace  Hotel,  No.  4  New  Mont- 
gomery street. 

GOODALL,  PERKINS  &  CO.,  Gen'l  Agents, 
No.  10  Market  street,  Sau  Francisco. 


A    HINT.— Frank  Leslie's. 

He  was  a  lover  dilatory, 

And  had  delayed  to  tell  love's  story 

It  might  have  been  a  year  or  so; 
Impatient  grown,  she  said  with  sigh: 
<«  If  I  were  you  and  you  were  I, 

I  would  have  married  long  ago!" 


SOUTHERN   PACIFIC   COMPANY. 

PACIFIC     SYSTEM. 

Tr*tn*  L,«*v«  «nd    «r«  Due  to  Arrlvs  at 

SAN     FRANCISCO: 

From  Ju  e  9,    1892.  I  Abrivk 

7:00  a.  Be  Dicta,  ttunucy,  Sacramento       1  LA  r, 
7:80a.  Havwardi.,  Nilei.  ami  sun   h 
7:80a.  Martinez,  Ban   Ram-m   an<]    Cal- 

UtocH  and  Santa  l. 
8:00a.  3aor*mtOik  KnMmu,  via  Davit..       7.1,.  r. 

8:00  a.  Plrsl  and  s odClasB  forO 

and  Bast,  and  Brat  olaaa  loeulj       9:46  p. 

8:80a.  Nile*.  Sau  Jo&e,  Stockton,  lone, 
Sacramento,  Marym-llle,  Oro- 
villo  an.l  Red  BlutT  4:46  P. 

9:00a.  Suunot  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 
Santa  Barbara,  Log  Augeles, 
Demlug.El  Paso,  New  Orleans 
aud  En-!  8:46  p. 

*9:00  a.  Stockton  and  Milton          *8:45p. 

1200M.  Haywards,  Nilet.  aud  Livermore  7:15  p. 

*  1:00  p.  SHcrameuto  River  Steamers *9:00  p. 

1:30  p.  Vallejo,  Benlclaaud  Uartlues  12:46 p. 

3:00  P.  Haywards,  Niles  aud  San  Jose  9:46  a. 

4:00  p.  Martinez,  Sau  Ramon  A  Stockton  9:46  a, 

■1:00  p.  Vallejo,  Calihtoga,  El  Verauo  and 

Santa  Rosa                  .  9.45  A. 

4:30p.  Benicla,  E-parto,   Sacramento.  10:45a. 

4:30 p.  Woodlaud  and  Oroville  10:46  a. 

*4:8Up.  Niles  aud  Livermore *8:46  A. 

6:00p.  Lob  Angeles  Express,  Fresno, 
Bakersfleld,   Santa  Barbara  & 

Los  Angeles 12:15  p. 

5:00  p.  Santa  Fe  Route,  Atlantic  Express, 

forMojaveand  East  ..  12:15  p. 

6:00p.  Hay  wards,  Niles  and  San  Jose  .  7:45a. 

.   ...  Niles  and  San  Jose  .  J6 :15  p. 

*H;00p.  Suuol  aud  Livermore  

6:00  p.  Ogden  Route  Atlantic  Express, 

Ogden  aud  East. 9:15  a. 

I7:00p.  Vallejo  f8:45  p. 

7 :00  p.  ShaBta  Route  Express,  Sacramen- 
to, Marysville,  Redding,  Port- 
land, Puget  Sound  and  East. . .  8:15  a 

Santa  Cruz  Division. 

t7:45A.  Sunday  Excursion  Train  for  New- 
ark, Sau  Jose,  Los  Gatos,  Fel- 
ton.  Big  Trees  and  Santa  Cruz    18:05p. 

8:15a.  Newark,  Centerville,  San  Jose, 
Felton,    Boulder    Creek  and 

Santa  Cruz 6 :20  p. 

*2:15p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Almaden, 
Felton,  Boulder  Creek  and 
SantaCruz     *10:50a. 

4 :  15  p.  Centerville,  San  Jose,  Los  Gatos,     9:50a. 

Coast  Division  (Third  a  id  Townsend  Streets). 

*7 :00  a.  San  Jose,  Almaden  and  Way  Sta- 
tions         *2:38  p. 

17:30  a.  Monterey  aud  Santa  Cruz  Sun- 
day Excursion  i8:28p. 

8:15  a.  San  Jose,  Gilroy,  Tres  Pinos,  Pa- 
jaro, SantaCruz,  Monterey,  Pa- 
cific Grove,  Salinas,  San  Mi- 
guel, Paso  Robles  aQd  Santa 
Margarita  (San  Luis  Obispo) 
and  principal  Way  Stations  6:10  p. 
{9:30  a.    "Sunday  Excursion    Traiu  to 

Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations.    J2-.45  p. 
10:37a.  Sau  Jose,  and  Way  Stations. .  5:03p. 

12:15  P.  Cemetery,  Menlo  Park  and  Way 

Stations 3  30  p. 

*2:30p.  San  Jose,  Tres  Pinos,  SantaCruz, 
Salinas,  Monterey,  Pacific  Grove 
and  principal  Way  Stations.  ...*10:37A. 
*3;30  p.  Menlo  Park,  Sau  Jo.se  tud  Prin- 
cipal Way  Stations *9:47  A. 

*4:30p.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations.. .    *8:06a. 

5:15  p.  San  Jose  and  Way  Stations 8:48a, 

6 :30  P.  Menlo  Park  and  Way  Stations ...      6 :85  A. 
|-ll:45p.  Menlo  Park  aud  principal  Way 
Stations t7:30p. 

a.  for  Morning.  p.  for  Afternoon. 

*Sundays  excepted.  -(-Saturdays  only. 

ISundays  only. 

OCEANIC  STEAMSHIP  COMPANY, 

The  splendid  3,000-ton  steamers  of  this  line,  car- 
rying the  United  States,  Hawaiian  and  Colonial 
Mailp,  sail  from  Folsom  street  Wharf,  as  under: 

For  Honolulu  Only. 

8.8.  Au  tralia,  Tuesday,  July  5, 1892,  at  2  P.  M.. 

For  Freight  or  Passage  apply  at  Office,  327  Mar- 
ket street. 

JOHN  D.  SPRECKELS&  BROS., 

General  AgentB 

I  CURE  FITS! 

When  I  Bay  cure  I  do  not  mean  merely  to  stop  them 
for  a  time  and  then  have  them  return  again.  I  mean  a 
radical  cure.  I  have  made  thed  sease  of  FITS,  EPI- 
LEPSY or  FALLING  SICKNESS  a  lifelong  study.  I 
warrant  my  remedy  to  cure  the  worst  caseB.  Because 
others  have  failed  is  no  reason  for  not  now  receiving  a 
cure.  Send  at  once  for  a  treatise  and  a  Free  Bottle  of 
my  infallible  remedy.  Give  Express  and  Post  Office. 
H.  G.  ROOT,  M.  C.|  183  Pearl  St.,  N.  T. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


June  25,  1892. 


ONE  of  the  most  notable  of  the  out-of-town  weddings  this 
summer  was  the  brilliant  event  of  Monday  last,  when  Miss 
Marie.  Girfin  and  Daniel  T.  Perkins  were  the  bride  and  groom,  and 
the  ceremony  took  place  at  the  home  of  the  bride's  father,  O.  F. 
Girfin,  in  the  lovely  Pomona  valley.  The  Gifh'n  residence  on 
Holt  avenue,  in  Pomona,  is  one  of  the  most  charming  of  the 
many  similar  abodes  in  that  locality,  and  the  wealth  of  flowers 
which  tilled  every  nook  and  corner  of  the  mansion  has  seldom 
been  equalled,  even  in  that  land  of  luxuriant  Horiculture,  the 
beauty  of  which  is  proverbial.  The  Rev.  L.  W.  Sprague,  of  the 
Unitarian  Church,  performed  the  ceremony  in  the  presence  of  a 
brilliant  assemblage  of  guests,  and  later  a  handsome  supper  was 
served  on  tables  which  were  laid  in  the  broad  verandahs  which 
surround  the  house.  The  bride,  who  was  attended  by  the  Misses 
Alice  and  Edith  Giffin,  as  bridesmaids,  looked  lovely  in  an  im- 
ported costume  of  much  richness  and  beauty.  Mr.  L,  W.  Blancb- 
ard  was  the  groom's  chief  support,  and  the  wedding  gifts  were 
not  only  numerous  but  of  great  value.  The  bride  is  well  known 
in  this  cily,  San  Francisco  having  been  her  home  for  many  years. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Perkins  will  pass  some  time  at  San  Rafael,  coming 
to  San  Francisco  as  their  place  of  permanent  residence  early  in 
the  autumn. 

It  appears  to  be  the  fad  these  days  to  have  some  novel  feature 
attend  the  weddingservice,  e>pecially  if  the  ceremony  takes  place 
in  church.  Several  pretty  ideas  have  been  effectively  used  this 
season,  none  perhaps  more  pleasing  to  the  on-looker  than  that 
seen  at  the  Central  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  on  the  occasion 
of  the  nuptials  of  Miss  Marion  Bray  and  Joseph  J.  Morris,  when 
the  Rev.  W.  W,  Case  united  them  in  holy  wedlock.  The  church 
decorations  consisted  of  arches  of  bamboo  and  smilax,  potted 
palms,  ferns,  roses  and  other  bright-hued  blossoms;  and  in  front 
of  the  altar  was  placed  a  beautiful  bower  of  white  bamboo  poles, 
smilax  and  gauze,  wherein  the  marriage  service  took  place.  The 
ushers,  Messrs.  Will  Valentine  and  Will  M,  Abbot,  led  the  bridai 
cortege  as  it  entered  tJe  church;  two  wee  little  maidens,  Alice 
Jones  and  Marian  Venton,  following  them  as  maids  of  honor, 
and  after  them  came  the  bride  and  groom.  As  the  party  took 
their  places  beneath  the  bower,  fifteen  of  the  bride's  young 
friends,  members  like  herself  of  the  Ever-Ready  Circle  of  King's 
Daughters,  entered  from  either  side  of  the  chancel  and  formed  a 
circle  arouud  it  in  their  character  of  bridesmaids,  thus  producing 
a  very  pretty  tableau.  The  reception  which  followed  was  held  at 
the  residence  of  the  bride's  mother,  on  Sutter  street. 

One  of  the  most  charming  weddings  of  the  summer  was  that 
on  Thursday  last,  when  Samuel  M.  Ewing  and  Miss  Anna  E. 
Nicholson  were  united.  The  ceremony  took  place  in  the  presence 
only  of  the  relatives  and  a  few  intimate  friends  of  the  happy 
couple,  at  11  a.  m.,  at  the  residence  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  A.  Pariser, 
1460  O'Farrell  street.  Rev.  Dr.  M.  M.  Gibson,  pastor  of  the 
United  Presbyterian  Church,  officiated.  The  bride  was  attended 
by  Miss  Rensie  Nicholson,  her  sister,  as  bridesmaid,  and  Miss 
Flossie  James  as  maid  of  honor.  Mr.  James  O.  Denny  was  the 
best  man.  After  the  marriage  the  wedding  party  enjoyed  a  delight- 
ful breakfast.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ewing  were  the  happy  recipients  of 
many  evidences  of  good  will  from  their  numerous  friends  in  this 
and  other  cities,  both  being  very  popular.  The  bride  is  a  young 
lady  of  unusual  accomplishments.  The  groom  has  been  for  some 
years  the  railroad  editor  of  the  Examiner,  and  is  recognized  as  the 
ablest  writer  en  railroad  topics  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  An  evidence 
of  the  esteem  in  which  his  paper  holds  him,  was  given  by  the 
presentation  by  the  Examiner  of  a  magnificent  set  of  silverware. 
The  other  presents  were  as  numerous  as  beautiful.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Ewing  departed  for  Del  Monte  in  the  afternoon,  whence  the  wed- 
ding tour  will  extend  through  southern  California.  Upon  their 
return  they  will  be  at  home,  at  1460  O'Farrell  street,  on  the  sec- 
ond and  fourth  Tuesdays. 

Oakland  continues  to  hold  its  own  in  the  wedding  line,  most 
of  the  notable  ones  of  late  taking  place  within  its  limits.  One 
of  the  prettiest  of  those  celebrated  last  week  had  the  First  Con- 
gregational Church  as  the  locale,  the  ceremony  which  united 
Miss  Ruth  Dyer  and  Dr.  George  J.  Augur  being  performed  there- 
in last  Thursday  afternoon.  The  floral  decorations  were  of  great 
beauty,  elaborate  and  novel  of  design,  and  the  bridal  party  was 
one  of  the  prettiest  seen  this  season.  The  bride,  who  was  given 
into  the  keeping  of  the  groom  by  her  brother,  Joseph  Dyer,  wore 
a  beautiful  wedding  robe  of  brocaded  white  silk  made  en  traine, 
and  richly  trimmed  with  duchess  lace,  and  a  tulle  veil  and  dia- 
mond ornaments.  Her  hand  bouquet  was  of  white  sweet  pea 
blossoms.  The  gown  worn  by  the  maid  of  honor,  Miss  Josie 
Pierce,  was  of  light  crepe.  The  groom  and  his  best  man,  D.  W. 
Kirkland,  were  in  morning  dress,  as  were  the  ushers.  Messrs. 
Harry  Knowles  and  A.  S.  McDonald.  A  reception  at  the  Dyer 
residence,  on  Jackson  street,  followed  the  church  service,  and  the 
honeymoon  is  now  being  spent  in  the  Southern  counties. 


Society  life  is  extremely  quiet  in  town  at  present.  Most  of 
our  social  lights  are  installed  at  some  one  of  the  summer  resorts 
for  several  weeks  at  least,  and  those  who  have  not  already  gone 
will  be  pretty  sure  to  leave  town  before  the  4th,  at  which  perioc' 
they  seem  to  think  it  means  social  ostracism  to  be  seen  within 
the  city  limits.  TheditFerent  watering  places  are  preparing  to 
celebrate  the  national  holiday,  and  to  make  happy  the  increased 
crowds  the  holiday  is  sure  to  bring  them.  At  San  Rafael  the 
tennis  tournament  is  the  uppermost  thought  in  every  mind,  and 
the  courts,  occupied  from  early  morning  till  late  in  the  evening, 
present  a  most  animated  appearance  Sunday  is  the  grand  exhi- 
bition day,  however.  Star  players,  such  as  Will  Taylor,  Tobin, 
Southard,  Hoffman  and  H.  H.  Haight,  taking  turns  in  the  courts, 
to  the  delight  of  all  beholders.  The  festivities  for  the  coming  hol- 
iday will  include  tennis,  illuminations,  fireworks,  and  a  flannel 
cotillion,  to  be  followed  by  an  elaborate  supper. 


Among  the  distinguished  visitors  in  Stn  Francisco  this  week, 
is  William  Henry  Hilliard,  the  eminent  artist,  who  is  visiting  the 
State  for  the  purpose  of  selecting  a  bit  of  California  scenery  to  de- 
pict in  a  painting  to  be  sent  to  the  World's  Fair  at  Chicago.  An- 
other is  the  noted  Methodist- Episcopal  Bishop  W.  F.  Mallalieu, 
who  arrived  from  the  East  last  Wednesday.  He  is  accompanied 
by  his  son,  and  is  en  route  to  Japan,  on  his  way  around  the  globe, 
for  which  place  they  sail  today  on  the  -steamship  Gaelic.  The 
Bishop  was  given  a  reception  by  the  members  of  the  Methodist- 
Episcopal  Church,  which  took  place  in  the  parlors  of  the  Occi- 
dental Hotel  on  Thursday  evening,  at  which  Bishop  Fowler,  of 
Minneapolis,  and    Bishop  Tbuburn,  of   India,   were  also  present. 

The  summer  visitors  to  the  hotels  situated  on  the  Blue  Lakes, 
in  Lake  county,  are  beginning  to  arrive  in  great  numbers.  At 
the  Trianon  were  registered  last  week  F.  H.  Porter,  Chief  In- 
spector of  the  Fire  Underwriters'  Bureau  at  San  Francisco;  Dr. 
Preston  H.  Bailhache,  U.  8.  M.  H.  S.,  and  family ;  Miss  Ethel 
Poniery,  Oakland;  Miss  Blake,  of  the  same  city;  Capt.  Hibberd, 
H.  Eloesser,  Dr.  F.  L  Mahoney  and  wife,  and  quite  a  number  of 
transient  visitors.  Among  the  guests  at  the  Blue  Lakes  Hotel 
were  William  Letto  Oliver  and  family,  Oakland;  A.  L.  Frank,  S. 
Marks,  H.  Streim,  Mrs.  F.  Tillmann  and  family,  D.  Van  Court, 
Louis  W.  Hardie;  W.  T.Salomon  and  family,  Chicago;  Mrs.  I. 
Goodman  and  family,  E.  W.  Elkus,  Sacramento. 

At  Del  Monte  there  will,  of  course,  be  a  big  crowd  next  week. 
Tennis,  sea  bathing,  and  the  usual  Fourth  of  July  dinner  and 
ball  are  some  of  the  attractions  offered  to  catch  the  floating  pop- 
ulation. The  Tevis  family  will  muster  there  in  force.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Lloyd  Tevis  and  Harry  Tevis  are  there  at  present,  and  the 
party  will  be  further  augmented  by  the  arrival  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hugh  Tevis  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Will  Tevis.  Fred  Sharon  and  his 
wife,  and  all  the  Haggins,  including  Count  and  Countess  Festi- 
tics.  Other  intending  visitors  are  the  Alvords,  with  Mrs.  Alvord's 
granddaughters;  the  Jerome  Lincolns,  Mrs.  John  O'Neil  Reis  and 
the  Misses  Brookes. 

The  Yosemite  trip  is  attracting  a  large  crowd  of  visitors  this 
year.  This  is  the  favorite  season  for  visiting  the  valley,  as  it  is 
now  in  all  the  glory  of  its  wonderful  beauty.  The  favorite  route 
is  by  the  way  of  Wawona,  where  the  tourist  stops  over  night, 
and  so  given  an  opportunity  to  visit  the  famous  Mariposa  Big 
Tree  grove.  The  ride  on  the  fine  coaches  of  the  Yosemite  Stage 
Company  is  a  delightful  experience — considered  one  of  the  great 
pleasures  of  the  trip.  The  Stoneman  House  in  the  valley  is  un- 
der the  management  of  Mr,  J.  J.  Cook,  who  has  made  it  one  of 
the  most  comfortable  hotels  in  the  State.  It  is  very  popular  with 
all  tourists  who  have  visited  Yosemite. 


Mrs.  James  Carolan  has  been  in  San  Rafael  this  week  busily 
supervising  the  preparations  made  to  get  in  readiness  the  cottage 
taken  to  receive  Frank  Carolan  and  his  bride,  who  are  expected 
to  arrive  from  the  East  about  the  fifth  of  July.  Mrs.  Carolan 
and  her  daughters,  Evelyn  and  Emily,  fresh  from  school  life  at 
Farmington,  will  form  part  of  the  circle  at  Del  Monte,  where 
they  will  pass  the  month  of  July.  If  Mrs.  Pullman's  health  con- 
tinues to  be  as  good  as  it  is  at  present,  it  is  her  intention  to  pay  a 
visit  of  several  weeks  to  San  Francisco  in  the  autumn.  There  is, 
however,  no  truth  whatever  in  the  report  of  her  permanently  re- 
siding in  California. 

Another  Oakland  wedding  was  that  of  Miss  Fanny  Gardner 
and  Alfred  H.  Blow,  which  took  place  at  St.  Johns's  Church,  on 
Grove  street.  Here  also  the  floral  artist  had  been  at  work  to  give 
the  bridal  party  a  pretty  setting.  This  consisted  of  Miss  Maggie 
Blow  as  maid  of  honor,  the  Misses  May  Coates  and  Annette  Le- 
fabre  as  bridesmaids,  Arthur  Smith,  the  groom's  best  man,  and 
the  ushers,  Messrs.  W.  J.  Morrow  and  W.  W.  Foote,  Jr.  The 
church  was  filled  with  guests  to  witness  the  ceremony,  the  wed- 
ding breakfast  taking  place  at  the  home  of  the  bride's  uncle,  Mr. 
Robert  Gardner,  in  East  Oakland.  Later  in  the  day  the  happy 
pair  departed  to  spend  their  honeymoon  in  Lake  county. 

General,  Mrs.  and  Miss  Ruger  returned  from  their  trip  to  Yo- 
smiite  last  Tuesday.  In  addition  to  their  visit  to  the  Valley, 
they  also  spent  some  days  at  Sequoia  Park. 


June  _'">.  1  -92. 


BAN   FRAN1  [8  0  NEWS  LETTER 


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1  he  beautiful  an>l  sieve?  yminK  Caltfornlenne .  MlM  Kuline  BeV- 

rrtdftr.  vhaee    »kdl    a«   a    modeller   h««    already    been    ihown   in 

f  s«r*h  Bernhardt,  J-e  JenVreon,  Qertrnde  Franklin  Alb- 

erion  and  Mr  George  Bromley  ol  lh*  Bohemian  Club,  ll  now  en 
gaged  in  modelling  the  head  •>(  III  W.  <<reer  Ihrn-.m,  the  papu- 
la* president  of  the  'Uympic  Club.  Thai  she  will  produce  a  vigor- 
ous and  life-like  piece  of  work,  which  will  be  worthy  both  "f  the 
artist  and  of  her  subject,  may  be  confidently  expected,  Hei 
boat  of  Joe  J*-tTerson.  a  planter  out  "f  whtcb  was  on  exhibition 
at  Ihe  Actor's  Fund  J-'air.  la  soon,  we  hear,  to  be  cast  in  tbe  more 
noble  and  permanent  material,  bronze. 

General  and  tbe  affoaefl  Dimond.  who.  since  their  return  from 
;te  have  been  at  the  White  Sulphur  Spring*,  in  Napa,  will 
spend  a  few  days  at  the  Hotel  Rafael  before  returning  to  Menlo 
Park  for  the  summer.  The  young  ladies  will  visit  Miss  Mope 
Ellis,  at  Del  Monte,  later  on.  Tbe  Misses  Helen  and  Ethel  Smith 
expect  to  return  with  a  large  collec'.ion  of  lovely  pebbles  from 
Te^cadero.  where,  with  their  mother.  Mrs.  Sidney  M.  Smith,  they 
will  spend  the  month  of  July. 

Tbe  ceremony  which  united  Miss  Nellie  McKenna  and  John 
Rome  Lewis  was  performed  at  the  residence  of  the  bride's  par- 
ents, on  Valencia  street,  on  Thursday  evening  of  last  week,  the 
Rev.  Father  Brennan  officiating.  Miss  Kitty  HT.cH.ngh  and  Edwin 
Lewis  appearing  as  maid  of  honor  and  best  man,  respectively. 
The  parlors  were  beautifully  dressed  with  Bowers  and  foliage  for 
the  event,  and  filled  with  guests,  tbe  supper  being  served  in  a 
specialty  built  marquee  in  the  grounds. 

The  Catholic  Ladies'  Aid  Society.  No.  1,  gave  a  pleasant  enter- 
tainment and  dance  at  California  Hall,  Oakland,  on  Tuesday  even- 
ing. A  happily  arranged  programme  whiled  away  the  first  part 
of  the  evening,  and  then  came  refreshments  and  devotions  to 
Terpsichore.  Among  the  many  who  aided  to  make  the  affair  so 
delightful  were  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McDonougb,  Miss  Meyer,  Miss 
Loretta  Kirk.  Mrs.  Ryat.  Judge  Allen,  Mrs.  Jones,  Miss  Allen, 
Bd  Noblett,  Miss  Babcock  and  J.  Witherow  Hart. 


If  re.  s.  Gump  bee  avcnred  tbe  banquet   ball   at   the  California 

Hmi.i  for  tbe  wedding  ol  her  daughter,  Mia Idlna  damp,  to 

Mr  Loola 8webaelrer  ..f  Wheeling,  Va  Tbeeereinnnj  will  take 
place  at  6  r  m  July  27th.  a  bauqnei  will  be  held  after  the 
wedding  Mr.  s  Ourup  win  leave  Kumpe  f-»r  boma  In  lima  for 
the  wedding,  and  n  route  will  vlalt  Wheeling,  Va.,  whence  be 
will  be  ■eoompanied  to  ibla  city  by  hln  future  ion  In-law. 

Mr.  P«ter  Donahue,  who  baa  been  abroad  for  a  year  or  m  -re, 
is  credited  with  a  longing  Paclfl  Coa  iwarda,  something  by  no* 
meana  uncommon  among Callfornian  murist*  at  road.  He  will, 
however,  remain  in  1'aris  in  welcome  bin  b Inter  and  her  bu*band, 

Mr.  and  Mrs  Burke,  with  whom  he  will  nuke  a  abort  vlait.  The 
probabilities  are  that  we  shall  soon  after  see  Inn  again  in  San 
Francisco. 

A  choral  society  was  orgam/.-d  in  Oukland  on  Wednesday 
morning,  at  the  residence  of  Miss  Northey,  on  Eleventh  avenue 
and  East  Fifteenth  street.  It  consists  of  a  score  or  so  of  amateur 
ladies,  who  will  train  for  concerts  to  be  given  fur  charitable  pur- 
poses at  different  times  during  the  year.  Miss  Carrie  Northey- 
Roma  has  taken  charge  of  tbe  enterpri.se. 

Among  distinguished  guests  who  are  coming  to  us  is  Surgeon- 
General  Browne,  of  the  Navy,  who  is  almost  a  Californian,  hav- 
ing spent  many  years  of  his  life  in  service  on  this  coast.  He  will 
arrive  some  lime  in  July,  and  will  probably  be  accompanied  by 
pretty  Miss  Alice  Cults,  who  has  been  spending  the  winter  with 
her  aunt,  Mrs.  Browne,  in  Washington  City. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  J.  Bowie  and  tbe  Misses  Friedlander  will 
probably  spend  the  summer  in  town,  instead  of  at  the  Hotel 
Rafael  or  in  San  Jose,  as  usual.  Oae  reason  for  their  seclusion  is 
the  recent  death  of  Mrs.  Friedlander;  another,  the  departure  of 
Mr.  A.  J.  Bowie,  who  went  Eait  last  week,  expecting  to  be 
absent  from  the  Coast  some  time. 


The  Opera  House  at  San  Rafael  was  the  scene  of  another  ama- 
teur performance  on  Friday  evening  last,  when  A  Victim  of  Cir- 
cumstances was  the  medium  chosen  for  displaying  tbe  histrionic 
abilities  of  Miss  Bebe  Vining,  Messrs.  Trader  and  Hockey,  mem- 
bers of  the  Stroller's  Club,  and  the  attendance  was  large  and  fash- 
ionable. The  village  sent  over  another  large  contingent  of  its 
dwellers  and  guests  to  see  The  Lion  Tamer  by  the  theatre  boat  on 
Thursday  evening. 

Mrs.  W.  C.  Ralston  and  her  daughter,  Miss  Bertha  Ralston, 
have  been  visiting  Colorado,  and  were  recent  guests  at  the  Glen- 
arm  Hotel,  in  Denver.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur  Page,  nee  Emelita 
Ralston,  will  spend  the  summer  at  B-lvedere,  where  their  pretty 
villa  is  rapidly  nearing  completion,  and  which  tbey  intend  to  make 
one  of  the  most  attractive  in  that  charming  locality. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Thornton,  of  Butte,  Montana,  have  been 
in  the  city  for  the  past  week,  visiting  Judge  and  Mrs.  J.  D. 
Thornton,  on  Buchanan  street.  Mrs.  Will  Thornton  was  former- 
ly Mrs.  Francklyn,  and  as  Miss  Ellie  Hensley,  was  one  of  the 
belles  and  heiresses  of  San  Jose,  of  which  piace  her  father,  the 
late  Major  Hensley,  was  almost  a  life-long  resident. 

Two  new  engagements  just  out  have  been  discovered  this  week 
by  society  at  large.  One  is  that  of  Miss  Florence  Blythe  to  Fred 
H.  Hinckley;  the  other  of  Miss  Maud  Hopkins  to  Warren  D. 
Clark.  The  latter  announcement  gives  promise  of  a  gay  wedding 
party  some  time  in  the  autumn.  The  rumored  engagement  of 
Miss  Belle  Smith,  news  of  which  was  recently  received  from  the 
East,  has  been  positively  denied  by  her  mother,  Mrs.  Smith. 

Last  Tuesday  evening  tbe  Catholic  Ladies'  Aid  Society  of  Oak- 
land celebrated  its  fifth  anniversary,  by  giving  a  musical  soiree 
and  ball,  at  California  Hall.  The  Catholic  Four  Hundred  turned 
out  in  full  force,  and  the  toilets  of  the  ladies  were  very  handsome. 
At  the  conclusion  of  the  excellent  musical  programme,  to  which 
the  best  local  talent  contributed,  an  ice-cream  supper  was  served, 
and  the  ball  followed. 

Yosemite  is  being  more  extensively  visited  this  year  than  for 
several  seasons  past,  and  the  Valley  is  said  to  have  been  in  great 
beauty  of  late.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  B.  Schroeder,  of  Redwood,  Mrs. 
James  Irwin,  Col  Byrne,  J.  W.  Byrne,  Miss  Marie  Dillon,  Miss 
Ada  Sullivan,  Miss  Arcadia  Spence,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Page, 
Miss  Kittle  and  Mr.  Berry  are  amongst  the  most  recent  pilgrims 
in  that  direction. 

Tbe  engagement  of  Miss  Bettie  Fleishmann,  daughter  of  a 
wealthy  manufacturer  of  Cincinnati,  to  Dr.  Holmes,  of  the  same 
city,  is  announced.  Miss  Fleishmann  visited  this  city  about  time 
months  ago  in  her  private  car.  At  that  time  it  was  said  she  was 
to  marry  an  Austrian  Count,  but  she  broke  the  engagement, 
giving  as  her  reason  that  she  was  too  patriotic  to  marry  a  noble- 
man. 

The  final  cotillion  ot  the  season  will  be  danced  in  the  Hotel 
Rafael  on  the  night  of  July  2d.     It  will  be  led  by  Ned  Greenway. 


The  O.  D.  Baldwins,  who  have  spent  .the  past  year  abroad, 
chietiy  in  Continental  Europe,  reached  Sin  Kranjisco  upon  their 
return,  last  Tuesday,  and  will  pass  a  portion  of  the  summer  at 
Del  Monte.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  Gillig.  nee  Amy  Crocker,  and 
party  are  said  to  be  on  thesteamer  China,  due  to-day  from  Japan, 
from  their  ramble  through  India   etc. 

One  of  the  pleisaut  affairs  society  has  to  look  forward  to  in 
the  coming  season  in  town  is  the  "  coming  out "  ball  which  Mrs. 
Eleanor  Martin  proposes  giving  in  h  >nor  of  her  son,  Peter  Dona- 
hue Martin,  who  is  ju-t  nn:shing  his  term  at  Georgetown  College, 
and  who  will  aocompuiy  his  mother  when  she  returns  from  her 
present  Eastern  trip. 

Bishop  Kip,  who  has  been  very  seriously  ill,  is  reported  to  be 
progressing  favorably  toward*  convalescence.  His  favorite 
grandson,  William  K.ip  tbe  third,  the  successful  theological  stu- 
dent, arrived  from  bis  Eastern  college  last  Thursday,  and  will 
now  remain  in  California. 


Mrs.  Joseph  A.  Donahoe  has  been  entertaining  her  sister  from 
New  York,  who,  with  her  son  and  daughter,  have  been  visiting 
the  Donahoes  at  Menlo  Park  for  several  weeks.  It  was  in  honor 
of  her  sister  and  niece  that  Mrs.  Donahoe  gave  the  recent  lunch 
at  her  country  home. 

Fresh  recruits  for  Alaska  are  in  tbe  persons  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H. 
L.  Hutchinson,  who  depart  northward  the  first  week  in  July. 
Mr.«.  Charles  Gibbs,  the  Misses  Gibbs,  Miss  Gertrude  Goewey  and 
Miss  Ella  Johnson  were  among  the  party  which  left  for  there  last 
Thursday. 

Visitors  at  the  Larkspur  Inn  indulged  in  a  pink  domino  party 
last  Saturday  evening,  which  is  reported  to  have  been  very  suc- 
cessful. The  house  was  not  only  full,  but  overflowing  with  guests, 
among  whom  San  Francisco  and  Oakland  society  were  well  repre- 
sented. 

Mrs.  S.  F.  Thorne,  who  has  been  quite,  ill  at  the  Grand  Hotel, 
has  returned  to  her  country  place,  Craig-Thorne,  to  recuperate;  a 
party  of  friends  accompanied  her,  with  the  intention  of  remain- 
ing in  the  Santa  Cruz  Mountains  over  the  Fourth  of  July  holiday. 

The  University  Press  Club  had  an  "evening  detail"  on 
Wednesday  evening,  at  the  residence  of  F.  H.  McLean,  on  Ells- 
worth street,  Berkeley.  Judge  Harry  Melvin,  of  the  Oakland 
Tribune,  was  on  deck,  and  conducted  the   book  in  excellent  style. 

The  party  to  be  given  by  Mrs.  Will  Crocker  at  her  San  Mateo 
residence  on  the  Fourth,  will  be  a  swell  event.  After  leaving  Del 
Monte,  her  private  car  went  to  Santa  Barbara.  The  party  in  it 
includes  Miss  Sperry,  George  Hall  and  R.  M.  Tobin. 

A  Mendelssohn  male  quartette  has  been  organized  in  Oakland, 
and  will  soon  be  beard  in  concerts.  It  consists  of  Dan  L.  Law- 
rence, first  tenor;  E.  E  Brangs,  second  tenor;  H.  H.  Lawrence, 
Jr.,  first  bass;   Harry  A.  Melvin,  second  bass. 

Colonel  and  Mrs.  Hager,  of  Colusa,  returned  early  in  the  week 
from  their  trip  to  Yo  Semite  and  spent  some  days  at  the  Occi- 
dental. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS  LETTER. 


Juris  25,  1892. 


Camp  Taylor  can  boast  of  a  large  contingent  of  San  Francis- 
cans among  its  gnests  this  season.  Mrs.  Daniel  Stern  and  ber 
daughters,  Miss  Lillie  and  Miss  Selina,  and  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Kosen- 
stern  are  some  of  them.  Mrs.  Adolphus  Roos  and  ber  children, 
the  Misses  Grace  and  Lillie  Spreckels.  and  the  Julius  Bandmanns 
are  among  the  summer  visitors  at  Coronado.  The  Misses  Edith 
Janet  and  Frances  Newlands  have  returned  to  Reno.  Nev.,  from 
Washington  City,  where  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  Newlands  are  at 
present,  though  they  too  are  expected  to  arrive  at  Reno  some 
time  during  the  month  of  July. 

Mr.  and  the  Misses  Goad,  Mrs.  C.  J.  Hooker,  the  Misses  Bessie 
and  Jennie  Hooker,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  L.  Castle  and  Miss  Blanche 
Castle  are  among  the  most  recent  departures  for  Castle  Crags. 
Mrs.  Castle  will  be  joined  there  next  week  by  ber  other  daughters, 
Eva  and  Hilda,  directly  upon  the  arrival  of  the  latter  from  the 
East,  where  she  has  been  making  a  round  of  visits  among  rela- 
tives and  friends  for  the  past  few  months.  Mrs.  Mollie  McMullin 
Latham  is  one  of  the  latest  additions  to  the  circle  at  the  Castle 
Crags  Hotel.  

The  reports  of  the  serious  condition  of  W.  E,  Holloway,  result- 
ing from  the  breaking  and  subsequent  amputation  of  his  leg,  have 
been  received  with  regret  by  his  many  friends  in  this  city.  Mr. 
Holloway  is  prominent  in  social,  club  and  business  circles.  He 
is  the  consular  agent  of  Uruguay  and  Pern,  and  is  manager  for 
I.  W.  Grace  &  Co.  in  this  city.  He  is  prominent  in  both  the 
Olympic  and  Pacific  Union  clubs. 

One  of  the  home  weddings  of  the  present  week  was  celebrated 
at  the  residence  of  Mrs.  Eaton,  on  Bush  street,  on  Wednesday 
evening.  The  contracting  parties  were  Miss  Emily  Thomas,  of 
New  York,  and  R.  Floyd  Eaton,  of  San  Francisco.  Mrs.  E.  E. 
Eyre  has  been  visiting  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Pinckard,  at  San  Ra- 
fael, who  is  recovering  from  her  recent  severe  indisposition. 

Mrs-  Robert  Wieland  was  the  hostess  of  a  very  pretty  dinner, 
which  she  gave  at  the  Palace  Hotel  last  Friday  evening.  It  was 
a  "gold"  entertainment,  that  hue  being  the  one  chosen  for  the 
fioral  and  other  decorations  of  the  table,  etc. 

Miss  Mattie  Gibbs  is  again  at  home  after  an  absence  from  San 
Francisco  of  several  months.  She  had  a  delightful  visit  to  her 
sister,  Mrs.  Stafford,  at  St.  Louis,  and  from  there  went  to  New 
York,  Boston  and  Philadelphia,  spending  some  time  in  each  city 
with  relatives  and  friends. 

Mrs.  Robert  N.  Graves  and  her  daughter  are  at  the  White 
Sulphur  Springs,  where  they  will  probably  pass  the  entire  sum- 
mer, instead  of  at  San  Rafael,  as  has  been  their  custom  for  several 
years  past.  

Bishop  and  Mrs.  Nichols  and  their  family  are  contemplating 
spending  the  month  of  July  at  Bolinas.  The  Bishop  will  go  East 
in  August  to  attend  the  annual  convention,  remaining  away  sev- 
eral weeks.  

Mrs.  Tiburcio  Parrott,  nee  Tufley,  of  St.  Helena,  has  recently 
been  visiting  her  mother-in-law,  Mrs.  A.  M.  Parrott,  at  her  resi- 
dence, on  Sutter  street. 


Mrs.  Hattie  Crocker  Alexander,  Mr.  Alexander  and  their  young 
family  have  arrived  in  Europe,  where  they  will  spend  several 
months  travelling.         

Mrs.  W.  C.  Morrow  will  be  at  home  on  Mondays,  at  1,101  Pine 
street,  of  which  residence  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morrow  have  recently 
taken  possession. 

Mrs.  Henry  Hyman  and  children,  and  Miss  Viola  Hyman,  are 
at  Napa  Soda  Springs. 

Mrs.  Joseph  Naphtaly  and  children  will  pass  the  summer  at 
Santa  Cruz. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  M.  Meyerfeld  are^at  Harbin  8prings. 

A  ball  will  be  given  at  Del  Monte  on  the  night  of  the  Fourth. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wru.  Alvord  have  gone  to  Del  Monte. 

Burlington  Route  Excursions. 


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apply  to  agent,  Burlington    Koute,  at  204  So 
Angeles;  or  32  Montgomery  street.  San  Fram 


THERE  is  on  exhibition  in  London  what  is  said  to  be  (he  finest 
Persian  carpet  in  the  world.  This  is  the  Holy  Carpet  of  the 
Mosque  of  Ardebi  in  Persia.  It  is  34  feet  6  inches  by  1 7  feet  6 
inches.  The  ground  of  the  body  of  the  fabric  is  of  a  rich  blue, 
covered  with  a  Horal  tracery  of  exquisite  delicacy.  A  centre 
medallion  of  pale  yellow  terminates  on  its  outer  edge  in  sixteen 
minaret-shaped  points,  from  which  spring  sixteen  cartouches — 
four  green,  four  red  and  eight  cream — and  from  two  of  these  are 
suspended,  in  the  direction  of  the  respective  ends  of  the  carpet, 
two  of  the  sacred  lamps  of  the  mosque.  But. the  most  interesting 
detail  is  the  pale  cream  cartouche  placed  within  the  border  at  the 
upper  end  of  the  carpet,  bearing  an  inwoven  inscription  which  is 
thus  translated:  "  I  have  no  refuge  in  the  world  other  than  tby 
threshold.  My  head  has  no  protection  other  than  thy  porch  way. 
The  work  of  the  slave  of  this  Holy  Place,  Maksoud  of  Kashan, 
in  the  year  942.  Now,  942  of  the  Hegira  is  1535  of  our  era;  so 
that  the  carpet  was  actually  in  existence  in  the  mosque  of  the 
sacred  city  of  the  Suffavian  dynasty  when  Queen  Elizabeth  sent 
Anthony  Jenkinson  on  an  embassy  to  Shah  Tamasp.  Carpets 
thus  signed  and  dated  are  extremely  rare,  and  are  historically  im- 
portant, but  a  carpet  not  only  dated  and  signed,  but  of  such  size 
and  beauty  as  this,  is  said  to  be  something  unheard  of  before. 


Commencing  Tuesday,  March  15th,  at  2  p.  m.,  from  Los  Angeles, 
and  Wednesday,  at  8  p.  m.,  from  San  Francisco,  and  every  Tuesday 
and  Wednesday  thereafter,  the  Burlington  Route  will  run  "its  regular 
Summer  Excursions,  with  Pullman  Tourist  Sleeping  cars,  to  Chicago, 
via  Salt  Lake  City  and  Denver.  For  particulars  and  excursion  folder. 

South  Spring  street,  Los 
ancisco. 

Baggage  Notice. 

Round-trip  transfer  tickets  are  now  on  sale  at  any  of  our  offices  at 
reduced  rates,  viz.:  One  trunk,  round-trip.  50  cents;  single  trip.  35 
cents.  Keep  yuur  baggage  checks  until  you  reach  this  city.  Morton 
Special  Delivery,  17  Geary  street.  -408  Taylor,  Oakland  ferry  depot. 

'■  BIritiko"  reads  character  from  handwriting.  Write  in  ink,  in  an 
unfeigned  hand,  on  unruled  paper.  State  sex.  Send  50  cents 
stamps  or  postal  note.  Address  "  Kritiko,"C09  Merchant  street.  0.  P, 


CAPTAIN  DAVIS,  of  the  United  States  Lighthouse  steamer 
Madrono,  has  the  reputation  of  having  consumed  six  dozen 
Farallone  eggs  at  one  meal.  The  Captain  is  still  alive  and  happy, 
after  having  accomplished  an  unparalleled  feat  in  the  annals  of 
eggology.  The  hearty  Captain  is  on  exhibition  daily  at  Harrison- 
street  pier,  where  he  is  having  his  steamer  repaired. 

We  are  now  using  eleven  Caligraph  Typewriting  Machines    and 
no  others,  a  fact  which  speaks  for  itself.     We  have   tried  all   kinds, 
and  the  Caligraph  has  given  us  better  satisfaction  than  anything  else. 
Yours  truly,  Pope  Manufacturing  Co., 

Albert  A.  Pope,  President,  Boston,  Mass. 


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